Africa's Last Colony: Morocco's Monarchy Pursues Neoliberal Policies in Occupied Western Sahara | Daily Digest 11/18/2016

After Trump Elected, Nearly 200 Nations Proclaim "Urgent Duty" to Implement Paris Climate Accord & Marshall Islands Poet to U.N. Climate Summit: At 2 Degrees, My Islands Will Already Be Under Water & More Democracy Now! Daily Digest A Daily Independent Global News Hour with Amy Goodman & Juan González Friday, November 18, 2016 democracynow.org Stories Africa's Last Colony: Morocco's Monarchy Pursues Neoliberal Policies in Occupied Western Sahara As Democracy Now! broadcasts from the United Nations climate talks in Marrakech, Morocco, we report on an issue that is largely ignored: Morocco's 41-year ... Read More → After Trump Elected, Nearly 200 Nations Proclaim "Urgent Duty" to Implement Paris Climate Accord As Democracy Now! broadcasts from the U.N. climate talks in Marrakech, Morocco, we report that nearly 200 nations have agreed on a proclamation that declares ... Read More → Marshall Islands Poet to U.N. Climate Summit: At 2 Degrees, My Islands Will Already Be Under Water Among the poets from around the world who came to the U.N. climate summit in Morocco to highlight the impacts of climate change and inspire climate action ... Read More → Global South Pushes Developed Nations to Avoid "Climate Catastrophe" by Turning Words into Action As Greenpeace recently reported that the number of pollution deaths in India is higher than in China and as the country struggles through a second year of drought, ... Read More → Why Is the World Closing Borders on Us? A Plea from a 13-Year-Old Syrian Refugee Living in Morocco As Donald Trump assembles his Cabinet, we look at one of the communities that have been the target of his immigration policy: Syrian refugees. Over the course of ... Read More → East Timor Minister Constâncio Pinto Reflects on 25th Anniversary of Santa Cruz Massacre While covering the United Nations climate summit, we speak with Constâncio Pinto, minister of commerce, industry and environment of Timor-Leste, or East Timor. ... Read More → Headlines → Trump Picks Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General Trump Chooses Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn for National Security Adviser Trump Reportedly Considering General Petraeus for Secretary of State Intelligence Director James Clapper Resigns Trump's Son-in-Law Jared Kushner Weighs Joining Administration Democratic Party Elects NY Senator Chuck Schumer as Minority Leader Hearing Today over Whether to Postpone Trump University Lawsuit Norway's Largest Bank Sells Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline Company Iraq: Suicide Attack Kills 30 at Wedding Near Fallujah China: Workers Stage Series of Protests and Strikes Against Wal-Mart Palestinians Oppose Bills to Ban Call to Prayer & Retroactively Legalize Settlements Guatemala: U.S.-Backed Former Dictator Ríos Montt to Face Genocide Trial Residents of Chagos Islands, Removed for U.S. Base, Not Allowed to Return Home 400+ Reports of Attacks & Harassment in Wake of Trump's Election Karnes For-Profit Detention Center Bans Children From Playing with Crayons Colson Whitehead Wins National Book Award for "The Underground Railroad" Trump Picks Congressmember Mike Pompeo as CIA Director Forward this email → Donate today → Follow CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY NOW! Democracy Now!'s 20th Anniversary Celebration NEW BOOK Democracy Now!: Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America SPEAKING EVENTS 11/28 Philadelphia, PA 12/5 New York, NY WORK WITH US! Senior TV Producer Internships COLUMN As the planet warms, Trump sends a chill through Marrakech 207 W 25th St — 11th Floor — New York, NY — 10001 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License