Democracy Now! 2020-01-24 Friday

• Headlines for January 24, 2020
• Law Professor: Trump Could Also Have Been Impeached for War Crimes, Assassinations & Corruption
• International Court of Justice Orders Burmese Authorities to Protect Rohingya Muslims from Genocide
• Oakland Moms Who Occupied Vacant Property to Highlight Housing Crisis Celebrate Unexpected Victory

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On Wednesday, the Environmental Working Group released a shocking report about how toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS have been found in the drinking water of dozens of U.S. cities, including major metropolitan areas such as Miami, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia. We speak to the famed environmental lawyer Rob Bilott about his 20-year battle with DuPont over contaminated drinking water in West Virginia from toxic chemicals used to make Teflon. Bilott’s fight is portrayed in the new film “Dark Waters.”

Democracy Now! 2020-01-23 Thursday

• Headlines for January 23, 2020
• Trump Brags About Withholding Evidence as Democratic Impeachment Managers Lay Out Case in the Senate
• "The New Colossus": In New Play, Tim Robbins Tackles Immigration & Xenophobia
• Tim Robbins: Bernie Sanders Is the Best Shot We Have to Defeat Donald Trump
• "Dark Waters": Meet the Lawyer Whose 20-Year Fight Against DuPont Inspired the New Film

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Det er ikke bare den kunstige intelligensen som feiler som bør bekymre oss. Vi må også ha oppmerksomheten rettet mot den kunstige intelligensen som gir gode svar, men svar vi ikke kan forklare.

Democracy Now! 2020-01-22 Wednesday

• Headlines for January 22, 2020
• "Andrew Johnson Was a Lot Like Trump": Echoes of 1868 in Trump's Impeachment Trial
• "The Senate Voted for a Cover-Up": GOP Senators Tilt Impeachment Trial in Trump's Favor
• A Torturer Meets His Victims: CIA Psychologist Defends Brutal Methods at Guantánamo Military Hearing
• Criminalizing Reporting: Glenn Greenwald Faces Cybercrime Complaint After Exposing Scandal in Brazil

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The 17-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered a speech Tuesday to the world leaders and global elite gathered in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum, one year after she first condemned the forum for its inaction on climate change.

Democracy Now! 2020-01-21 Tuesday

• Headlines for January 21, 2020
• A Show Trial? As Trump Impeachment Trial Begins, Mitch McConnell Accused of Staging a Cover-Up
• Voting Rights Advocate: The Impeachment of Trump Is Needed to Protect Our Elections & Democracy
• National Archives Doctored Photo of 2017 Women's March to Blur Messages Critical of Trump
• Greta Thunberg Addresses Global Elite at Davos: Our House Is Still on Fire

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I dag tidlig samlet nærmere tusen demonstranter seg i den sveitsiske byen Klosters. Sammen gikk de den tre timer lange turen til Davos, der World Economic Forum (WEF) i disse dager holder sitt toppmøte, med klima på dagsordenen.

Internettet var ment å komme menneskeheten til gode, men nå har monopolistiske teknologiselskaper tatt over, og deres forretningsmodell er ikke forenelig med menneskerettigheter og personvern.

Democracy Now! 2020-01-20 Monday

• SPECIAL: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in His Own Words

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Democracy Now! 2020-01-17 Friday

• Headlines for January 17, 2020
• "They Must Conduct a Full and Fair Trial": Senators Sworn In for Historic Trump Impeachment Trial
• 4 Years Seeking Justice: Daughter of Slain Indigenous Environmental Leader Berta Cáceres Speaks Out
• Interpretation Crisis at the Border Leads to Deportation of Mayan-Language Speakers Seeking Refuge

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We continue our conversation with Oakland mother Misty Cross, who was evicted alongside other mothers fighting homelessness Tuesday from a vacant home they had been occupying for two months. Facing homelessness and skyrocketing rents, the working mothers moved into the house on 2928 Magnolia Street in November and stayed despite an eviction notice from real estate developer Wedgewood Properties. Their movement — Moms 4 Housing — gained international attention and became a rallying cry against rampant income inequality and homelessness in the Bay Area and across the U.S. But early Tuesday morning, Cross and three others were arrested by a heavily militarized police force, sparking outrage. All four were released on bail Tuesday afternoon. We also speak with Cross’s daughter Destiny Johnson and Oakland activist Carroll Fife, the director of the Oakland office for Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment.

Democracy Now! 2020-01-16 Thursday

• Headlines for January 16, 2020
• Trump Becomes Just Third U.S. President to Face Impeachment Trial as Case Moves to the Senate
• Putin Proposes Sweeping Changes to Russian Constitution, Possibly Prolonging His Grip on Power
• We Can't Be Silent Anymore: Rev. Barber & Poor People's Campaign Push Presidential Debate on Poverty
• Tanks & AR-15s: Moms 4 Housing Speaks Out After Militarized Eviction from Vacant Oakland House

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• «I den nye Oslo-skolen må tillit og ytringskultur følges av en opplevd bedring av sårbare barns skolehverdag», skriver 42 lærere ved Mortensrud skole i et innlegg i Dagsavisen tirsdag. De skriver for å uttrykke støtte til kollegaer ved Lofsrud skole i samme bydel, som før jul varslet om en prekær situasjon ved skolen i en kronikk på NRK Ytring. «Mange av våre elever opplever trusler, vold og en hevn- og æreskultur som rammer på ulike nivåer. Det er svært vanskelig å ta de rette...

DÉJÀ VU: Iran er ikke i ferd med å utvikle atomvåpen, slik flere vestlige ledere igjen påstår. Det fastslår Robert Kelley, som ledet FN-byrået IAEAs våpeninspeksjoner i Irak.

Tre av Vigmostad & Bjørkes nye titler ble ikke sendt rett til bibliotekene. Om tendensen brer seg, kan leserne måtte vente lenger på at bøker når bibliotekhyllene.

URO: Frp vil kun være fornøyd med politiske gjenytelser som kommer i tillegg til regjeringsplattformen, etter at en norsk IS-kvinne ble hentet fra Syria, sier Jon Helgheim (Frp).

Democracy Now! 2020-01-15 Wednesday

• Headlines for January 15, 2020
• Phyllis Bennis on Dem Debate: Support for Combat Troop Withdrawal Is Not Enough to Stop Endless Wars
• Sanders and Warren Openly Spar as Some Progressives Fear Fighting Could Help Centrist Democrats
• In First All-White Democratic Debate, CNN Didn't Ask a Single Question About Immigration
• A Modest Improvement or a Deal to Be Rejected? Warren & Sanders Debate New NAFTA Rewrite
• Democrats Debate Wealth Tax, Free Public College & Student Debt Relief as Part of New Economic Plan

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• Forrige uke fortalte Morgenbladet, på lederplass, at avisa framover vil trykkes uten lederartikkel. Konstituert sjefredaktør Sun Heidi Sæbø skriver at valget bunner i «en grunnleggende oppfatning av at lederen, som sjanger, har utspilt sin rolle. Den er en etterlevning fra partiavisenes tid og den gang den offentlige debatten ble definert av noen få». Synet får støtte av medie­kritiker Trygve Aas Olsen. I en kronikk på Medier24 skriver han at «da partipressen falt, var jo poenget...

Regjeringen kan ikke bare lene seg på internasjonale avtaler om beskatning av IT-gigantene, mener SV og Arbeiderpartiet.