UK Parliament 'Beheads Democracy' With EU Exit Bill

UK Parliament 'Beheads Democracy' With EU Exit Bill 

Public interest organisations and opposition leaders slammed the EU Withdrawal Bill as the biggest threat to parliamentary democracy in decades, explains journalist Steve Topple 

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Sharmini Peries: It's the real news network, I'm Sharmini Peries coming to you from Baltimore. The executive branch of the British government and its leader has been accused of a sinister power grab in reference to the increasingly authoritarian rule of prime minister Theresa May, a power grab so severe that some civil society organizations dubbed it 'beheading of democracy.' This came into debate the day after the referendum on the Brexit, which triggered the great repeal bill now called the EU exit bill. Related to all of this, on Tuesday parliament voted 320 to 301, a slim margin, to allow the UK prime minister Theresa May the ability to dominate every parliamentary select committee in the house of parliament. This will allow dozens of crucial laws to be passed without a meaningful debate and opposition scrutiny effecting everything from health and safety protections to worker's rights. This is despite the fact that even the conservative party does not hold a majority in the house of parliament and despite many ranking parliamentarians including from her own party, has objected to this kind of a power grab.

TRNN SPECIAL: Trump, The Koch Brothers and Their War on Climate Science

TRNN SPECIAL: Trump, The Koch Brothers and Their War on Climate Science 

A documentary special reveals how climate change science has been under systematic attack; the multi-million dollar campaign allowed a climate change denier to be elected president (a new version with updated content and music) 

		Full Episode Climate Change TRNN SPECIAL: Trump, The Koch Brothers and Their War on Climate Science Is the Military Prepared for Climate Crisis? Humanity's 'Carbon Budget' is Smaller Than Generally Believed Are Irma-like Super Storms the 'New Normal'? Texaco-Chevron in Ecuador: Benefitted from Dumping Oil Beyond Saving Money Michael Mann Responds to 'Uninhabitable Earth' Biological Annihilation: Earth's Sixth Mass Extinction Event is Under Way Media Downplays Millions Affected by Climate Change-Linked Floods in Asia Houston Refinery Explosion Will Endanger Local Communities Climate Change Is Creating A New Urban Crisis Texas Organizer: Harvey Disproportionately Affects Low-Income People of Color Mainstream Media Misrepresents Hurricane Harvey's Climate Change Connection Hurricane Harvey Devastates Houston as Scientists Warn of the Perils of Ignoring Climate Change Exxon Mobil Knew But Hid the Links Between Oil and Catastrophic Climate Change Sandy-Level Hurricanes May Occur Every Five Years Due to Climate Change Progressive California Mayor Who Took On Big Oil Takes Movement Statewide Maryland Legislators Push Bill for 100% Renewables by 2035 Litigation Stops 'Potentially Devastating' Fracking Gas Pipeline in New York State Taxpayers Pay Cost for Coal Companies to Pollute Is Scott Pruitt's EPA Violating Federal Ethics Laws?

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DANNY GLOVER: 2016 was the hottest year on record, topping a decade of increasingly warm years. Powerful storms, heat waves, rising sea levels, melting glaciers, declining ice caps, and droughts stalk the planet.

MICHAEL MANN: There's anywhere from 97% to 99% consensus among the world's scientists studying this problem, that climate change is real and human caused.