Common Dreams Highlights December 5, 2014

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News & Views | 12.05.14 Featured… Dennis Parker: ‘Believing Our Lying Eyes’: Race, Justice, and Eric Garner http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/12/05/believing-our-lying-eyes-race-justice-and-eric-garner Headlines… Locally-Controlled, Renewable Energy Championed as Key to Climate Justice http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/12/05/locally-controlled-renewable-energy-championed-key-climate-justice Outrage, Demand to Be Heard, Calls for Change Fuel Protests in Cities Nationwide http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/12/05/outrage-demand-be-heard-calls-change-fuel-protests-cities-nationwide EU Reaches Deal Allowing States to Ban GMOs, So Why Aren’t GMO Critics Cheering? http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/12/05/eu-reaches-deal-allowing-states-ban-gmos-so-why-arent-gmo-critics-cheering As Protests Sweep Nation, DOJ Confirms Cleveland Police ‘Chaotic and Dangerous’ http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/12/05/protests-sweep-nation-doj-confirms-cleveland-police-chaotic-and-dangerous ‘Justice for Rumain’: Latest Police Shooting of Unarmed Man in Phoenix Adds to Growing Outrage http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/12/05/justice-rumain-latest-police-shooting-unarmed-man-phoenix-adds-growing-outrage With Attention Elsewhere, Wall Street Lobbyists Push to Weaken Post-Crash Regulations http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/12/05/attention-elsewhere-wall-street-lobbyists-push-weaken-post-crash-regulations and more… **************************************************** Views… Ronnie Cummins: Reversing Global Warming, Hunger and Poverty: Supercharging the Global Grassroots http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/12/05/reversing-global-warming-hunger-and-poverty-supercharging-global-grassroots James Edwards: Why I Want to Burn Everything Down Right Now—And Why I’m Not Going To http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/12/05/why-i-want-burn-everything-down-right-now-and-why-im-not-going Richard Eskow: Why Demographics Can’t Save the Democrats – But Populism Can http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/12/05/why-demographics-cant-save-democrats-populism-can Amy Goodman: Hands Up, Don’t Choke http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/12/05/hands-dont-choke Martin Lukacs: It’s Time for a Public Takeover of the Tar Sands http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/12/05/its-time-public-takeover-tar-sands **************************************************** Newswire… Jubilee USA Network: UN Global Bankruptcy Negotiations Could Stop Predatory Hedge Funds http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2014/12/05/un-global-bankruptcy-negotiations-could-stop-predatory-hedge-funds Coalition for Peace Action: January 23-25 at PRINCETON: Nation’s First Interfaith Conference on Drone Warfare http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2014/12/05/january-23-25-princeton-nations-first-interfaith-conference-drone-warfare Center for Constitutional Rights Condemns Placement of Rasmea Odeh in Solitary Confinement http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2014/12/05/center-constitutional-rights-condemns-placement-rasmea-odeh-solitary-confinement and more…