October 26 News Update

Over 120 arrested at North Dakota pipeline protests, including journalists
A big step towards the Anthropocene
The banana as we know it is in imminent danger
Renewables made up half of net electricity capacity added last year
Resettling China’s ‘Ecological Migrants’ *
The ‘Saddest’ Polar Bear Lives in a Mall in China *

Harvard reaches tenative deal with dining workers
Students, Supporters Out in Force For Dining Workers

BP Prefers Agency-Recruited Employees Not to Join Labor Union
The Crisis of European Integration and the Challenges for the Left
'We are on strike because we want to be alive'
‘Corbynism’ and the challenge for the left
The left currents in the Philippines and the Duterte presidency
Why Clinton's plans for no-fly zones in Syria could provoke US-Russia conflict
Most Americans do not feel represented by Democrats or Republicans – survey
Voter ID Laws Lost in Court. Why Can’t These Voters Vote? *
Google Curbs Expansion of Fiber Optic Network, Cutting Jobs *
 
Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.