**Ahead of Climate Strike, Greta Thunberg Tells US Lawmakers to Their Faces: Sorry, You're Not Trying 'Hard Enough'**
*by sketch24 (<https://redd.it/d5x9i1>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/18/ahead-climate-strike-greta-thunberg-tells-us-lawmakers-their-faces-sorry-youre-not

**GM Workers Strike Against Low Wages and Two-Tier Contracts**
*by john_brown_adk (<https://redd.it/d5xapi>)*
https://jacobinmag.com/2019/09/general-motors-strike-uaw-united-auto-workers/

**Pelosi and other Democrats say no to Kavanaugh impeachment**
*by tryingnewnow (<https://redd.it/d5xb74>)*
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/17/politics/pelosi-dems-kavanaugh-impeach/index.html?utm_term=image&utm_content=2019-09-18T12%3A46%3A03&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNNp

**For mayors, politics isn't a blood sport: Why we need Pete Buttigieg in the White House**
*by BlueJewSparrow (<https://redd.it/d5xc4x>)*
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/09/18/mayor-pete-buttigieg-south-bend-indiana-mayors-endorse-column/2350438001/

**Democratic donor Ed Buck charged with running 'drug den' after another man overdosed in Los Angeles home**
*by Possibly_the_CIA (<https://redd.it/d5xcxq>)*
https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/2361128001

**Fmr. federal prosecutor: Lewandowski "may have perjured himself" in hearing**
*by roastedtoperfection (<https://redd.it/d5xd8m>)*
https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/fmr-federal-prosecutor-lewandowski-may-have-perjured-himself-in-hearing-69198917839

**Bill Mitchell, the Trump-loving QAnon scammer, is pushing ammunition for a civil war — Mitchell is hawking bullets on Twitter**
*by chris-jjj (<https://redd.it/d5xe5c>)*
https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/bill-mitchell-republican-legion-ammunition-qanon/

**Trump has named more ex-lobbyists to cabinet-level positions in three years than Obama and Bush did in eight**
*by sketch24 (<https://redd.it/d5xedv>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-appointing-ex-lobbyists-cabinet-positions-1459929

**Trump vows to protect foreign real estate investors from America's homeless**
*by KiDDONNAViCiOUS (<https://redd.it/d5xeya>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/18/politics/trump-homeless-california-real-estate-investors/index.html

**Lewandowski says he has no reason to be held in contempt of Congress**
*by job_van_dam (<https://redd.it/d5xf57>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/18/politics/corey-lewandowski-donald-trump-judiciary-committee-hearing-contempt-cnntv/index.html

**Former FBI agent offers inside look at Trump's relationship with James Comey**
*by SotaSkoldier (<https://redd.it/d5xguc>)*
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/former-fbi-agent-offers-inside-look-at-trumps-relationship-with-james-comey/

**Trump says he told Mnuchin to ‘substantially increase’ sanctions on Iran**
*by Twoweekswithpay (<https://redd.it/d5xh4d>)*
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/18/trump-says-he-told-mnuchin-to-substantially-increase-sanctions-on-iran.html

**NBC/WSJ poll shows both Biden and Warren building formidable coalitions**
*by throwaway5272 (<https://redd.it/d5xh6a>)*
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/nbc-wsj-poll-shows-both-biden-warren-building-formidable-coalitions-n1055751

**The Welfare State Is a Poverty-Fighting Machine. Anyone who tells you the welfare state doesn’t reduce poverty is lying. Last year, even the United States’ tattered system of social provision cut poverty by two-thirds.**
*by john_brown_adk (<https://redd.it/d5xh87>)*
https://jacobinmag.com/2019/09/welfare-state-poverty-rate-census-data-social-security/

**Documents reveal how Russia taps phone companies for surveillance**
*by TooManyScrts (<https://redd.it/d5xi3t>)*
https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/18/russia-sorm-nokia-surveillance/

**Trump to Revoke California’s Authority to Set Stricter Auto Emissions Rules**
*by pnewell (<https://redd.it/d5xia2>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/climate/trump-california-emissions-waiver.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

**Trump blames 'Dummy Beto' for endangering deal on gun reform**
*by dieseleagle (<https://redd.it/d5xise>)*
https://www.politico.com/amp/story/2019/09/18/trump-dummy-beto-orourke-gun-control-1501808?__twitter_impression=true

**Biden: Child Tax Credit Will ‘Put 720 Million Women Back in the Workforce’**
*by Tuax (<https://redd.it/d5xivs>)*
https://freebeacon.com/politics/biden-child-tax-credit-will-put-720-million-women-back-in-the-workforce/

**2,246 Fetal Remains Found At Abortionist’s Home Should Be The Catalyst To End Abortion: We can’t breathe life back into the 2,246 fetal remains just discovered at abortionist Ulrich George Klopfer’s Illinois home. But we can demand justice for them.**
*by reshadn (<https://redd.it/d5xiz4>)*
https://thefederalist.com/2019/09/18/fetal-remains-on-george-klopfer-property-catalyst-to-end-abortion/

**Sandy Hook Promise releases shocking new 'Back to School' PSA. A new video by Sandy Hook Promise shows typical back to school items like sneakers and jackets being used in an emergency during a school shooting.**
*by ButteryKnob (<https://redd.it/d5xjjt>)*
https://www.today.com/parents/sandy-hook-promise-releases-shocking-new-back-school-psa-t162740

**The Electoral College Is Not What Its Defenders Say It Is**
*by animositisomina35 (<https://redd.it/d5xlny>)*
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/09/07/the-electoral-college-is-not-what-its-defenders-say-it-is/

**Democrats Continue To Turn On The Constitution**
*by undeadwater (<https://redd.it/d5xloc>)*
https://thefederalist.com/2019/09/03/democrats-continue-turn-constitution/

**Joe Biden Is Lying Through His Teeth About Iraq**
*by berni4pope (<https://redd.it/d5xlqk>)*
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/joe-biden-is-lying-through-his-teeth-about-iraq/

**The Democratic Party is suffused with wretched cowardice**
*by tryingnewnow (<https://redd.it/d5xm3d>)*
https://theweek.com/articles/865467/democratic-party-suffused-wretched-cowardice

**Why you should join the global climate strike this Friday**
*by pnewell (<https://redd.it/d5xm81>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/18/why-you-should-join-the-global-climate-strike-this-friday

**Trump says he’s ordered substantial increase in sanctions against Iran**
*by AMobOfDucks (<https://redd.it/d5xmg2>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/world/wp/2019/09/18/trump-says-hes-ordered-substantial-increase-in-sanctions-against-iran/

**The latest Iran-Saudi flare-up exposes Trump's bankrupt Middle East policy**
*by segvcore (<https://redd.it/d5xmja>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/18/trump-yemen-saudi-arabia-middle-east-iran

**Absurd Lewandowski hearing raises doubts about Dems strategy**
*by Aggressive_Dimension (<https://redd.it/d5xmyi>)*
https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/09/18/politics/donald-trump-corey-lewandowski-democrats-impeachment/index.html

**Pelosi reportedly left lawmakers 'stunned' by slamming House Judiciary Committee staff in meeting**
*by SotaSkoldier (<https://redd.it/d5xmyp>)*
https://theweek.com/speedreads/865879/pelosi-reportedly-left-lawmakers-stunned-by-slamming-house-judiciary-committee-staff-meeting

**McConnell says Congress in 'holding pattern' on gun control**
*by southwardly (<https://redd.it/d5xn3k>)*
https://apnews.com/2bb62d081cee4a8dabbabae930e458bf

**Jimmy Carter says he couldn’t have managed presidency at 80**
*by Peter_Jennings_Lungs (<https://redd.it/d5xnuy>)*
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jimmy-carter-says-he-couldnt-have-managed-presidency-at-80-2019-09-18

**New Mexico Announces Plan for Free College for State Residents**
*by pipsdontsqueak (<https://redd.it/d5xnwc>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/18/us/new-mexico-free-college-tuition.html

**How Should We Interpret the Constitution?**
*by News2016 (<https://redd.it/d5xo6s>)*
https://www.acslaw.org/video/how-should-we-interpret-the-constitution/

**'Heartless and Unconscionable': Outrage as General Motors Cuts Off Healthcare for 50,000 Striking Workers**
*by RoyalParamedic8 (<https://redd.it/d5xob4>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/18/heartless-and-unconscionable-outrage-general-motors-cuts-healthcare-50000-striking

**Getting Andy Ngo and His Fascist Friends Off Our Streets**
*by john_brown_adk (<https://redd.it/d5xodc>)*
https://jacobinmag.com/2019/09/andy-ngo-proud-boys-antifa-rally-portland-infowars/

**In whiplash moment, Democrats are now backing away from Kavanaugh allegations**
*by ClockOfTheLongNow (<https://redd.it/d5xopu>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/in-whiplash-moment-democrats-are-now-backing-away-from-kavanaugh-allegations/2019/09/17/e5ed1404-d981-11e9-ac63-3016711543fe_story.html

**California urges Trump administration to withdraw proposal on religious-based hiring**
*by asminaut (<https://redd.it/d5xorf>)*
https://www.sfchronicle.com/nation/article/California-urges-Trump-administration-to-withdraw-14447279.php?psid=nuXAl

**Shortchanging Future Generations**
*by urbaninstitute (<https://redd.it/d5xpqq>)*
https://www.urban.org/features/shortchanging-future-generations?utm_source=urban_social&utm_medium=reddit&utm_campaign=kids_share&utm_term=lhp

**Trump held fundraiser at former Sun CEO Scott McNealy's Silicon Valley house on Tuesday**
*by Jons312 (<https://redd.it/d5xq87>)*
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/17/trump-silicon-valley-fundraiser-at-scott-mcnealys-home.html

**Trump says he has ordered a substantial increase in sanctions against Iran**
*by dufusmembrane (<https://redd.it/d5xqdb>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-he-has-ordered-a-substantial-increase-in-sanctions-against-iran/2019/09/18/82a4c3f8-da15-11e9-bfb1-849887369476_story.html

**New poll finds Biden, Warren in virtual tie in Iowa**
*by animositisomina35 (<https://redd.it/d5xqoy>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/461896-new-poll-finds-biden-warren-in-virtual-tie-in-iowa