Headlines for August 23, 2019
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#4NTFP)
- U.N. Calls for Protection of the Amazon as Rainforest Burns at Record Pace
- Indigenous Communities Say Brazil's President Is Encouraging Destruction of Forests
- Bernie Sanders Unveils Ambitious Green New Deal to Avert Climate Catastrophe
- Democratic Leaders Reject Resolution Calling for Candidate Climate Debate
- French Authorities to Crack Down on Protest as 13,000 Police Mobilize for G7 Summit
- Syrian Forces Encircle Last Major Rebel-Held Stronghold in Hama Province
- U.N.: Burmese Troops Had "Genocidal Intent" in Targeting Rohingya for Sexual Violence
- Indonesia Deploys Troops to Quell Independence Protests in West Papua
- Russian Opposition Leader Freed from Jail 30 Days After Promoting Pro-Democracy Protests
- North Korea Calls U.S. Secretary of State "Poisonous" as Denuclearization Talks Stall
- Russian President Orders "Symmetrical Response" After U.S. Tests New Cruise Missile
- French President Calls for Global Tax on Tech Giants
- Justice Department Emailed Employees Link to White Nationalist Website
- Sarah Sanders to Join Fox News; Sean Spicer to Join "Dancing with the Stars"
- Labor Leader Dolores Huerta Among 8 Arrested at Protest Demanding Raise for Home Care Workers
- Thousands of Accountants Join Latest Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protests
- Activists Demand Parole Reform as They Mark Passing of NY's Longest-Serving Woman Prisoner