| No Images? Click here   Millions Strike For Global Climate ActionThe global climate strike began early Friday in Australia and countries across Asia and the Pacific, and continued in Europe and Africa.Friday’s event is the second mass climate protest this year. In March, more than 1.4 million young people around the world were inspired in large part by 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg, who staged a solo protest in her native Sweden.Thunberg has become one of the most well-known faces of the youth climate movement, and in recent weeks has appeared in front of Congress, spoken with former President Barack Obama and has plans to speak before the United Nations next week.The event comes at a dramatic crossroads for climate action. Young Americans are more worried about climate change than ever, but federal action to address the phenomenon has only been rolled back since the ascendency of President Donald Trump. Over the past two years, the White House has rolled back or eliminated dozens of the country’s key environmental laws and withdrawn the U.S. from the landmark Paris climate agreement.At the same time, scientists have been tolling warning bells loudly. Global carbon emissions — the main driver of climate change — rose to a record high in 2018, which was also the fourth hottest year on record.  WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING?Trump dismisses whistleblower complaint as a "hack job". Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump tried to dismiss growing concerns about his alleged misconduct and accusations his administration is engaged in a cover-up. Rudy Giuliani, attorney to Trump, admitted on CNN the previous night that he asked Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden.George Conway, who is married to senior White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, said Thursday that President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office “without delay” if it turns out he pressured Ukraine to dig up dirt on political rival Joe Biden.If Texas is going to turn blue, it starts with this special election. When Beto O’Rourke traveled to his home state of Texas for the recent Democratic presidential debate, he made a surprising stop: at a rally with a state legislative candidate who is barely known outside the exurbs of Houston. But if she wins Texas’ 28th Statehouse District in November, Eliz Markowitz could help change the course of U.S. politics for the next decade.
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