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Hey everyone! Lest you thought there would be no Roundup due to the climate march coverage, rest assured I am still able to juggle both things at once.

International Politics

Overall

– United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon: We are living in times where there is an “unprecedented level of crises”

– President Barack Obama wants to push for a ban on travel for anyone looking to fight foreign wars

Middle East

– More than 100,000 refugees went from Syria into Turkey to escape from advances of the Islamic State

– Iraqi troops near Falluja, Iraq, are struggling to survive against ISIL militants as their supplies run down

– At least 13 people died in Iraq after both bombs and mortars went off

Asia and Oceania

– John Pilger: “War, Circus and Injustice Down Under”

– Ashraf Ghani, a former financial minister of Afghanistan, is named the next president of the country in a new deal

Africa

– In Libya, a number of assassination attempts left some journalists, soldiers and activists dead

– The Nigerian government allegedly is in negotiations with militants from Boko Haram over the release of the girls kidnapped months ago

Europe 

– Tariq Ali writes on Project Fear, the media campaign waged by “No” supporters,” and its intention to scare Scottish voters to oppose independence

– In Moscow, Russia, thousands demonstrated against the government’s intervention in Ukraine

Financial Matters

– Deflation is apparently a major worry for leaders in Europe as it could spiral out of control if they do not counteract it

– Treasury Secretary Jack Lew: Boosting demand should be top priority for Europe

– Resistance against large telecommunication companies can best be found in small towns as they understand why it is important to stop the profit-incentive for the internet

Politics US

Washington USA

– Zephyr Teachout: “Antonin Scalia’s bad law, bad history: How the Supreme Court legalized corruption”

– Trevor Timm: “Is Obama really going back to war with a worse legal rationale than Bush? He still won’t say”

Anytown USA

– Thomas Frank: “In Brownbackistan, everything is awesome! And don’t let any liberal tell you different”

– Anna Lekas Miller of Waging Nonviolence interviews Cecily McMillan on the prison system and feminism

We Don’t Need No Education

– Higher education cannot sustain itself on a model prioritizing trivial things instead of actual education. It jeopardizes the very fabric of education.

– The way adjuncts are treated in our higher education system (poorly) reveals how little valued they are by college administration

Health, Hunger and Homelessness

– If nations do not coordinate with one another to contain the Ebola virus, then the “window of opportunity” will close forever

– Jacob George, a former veteran and anti-war activist, committed suicide; Tragic news highlighting the necessity to provide support for those at risk.

The Second Sex

– Carol Hanisch, of “The Personal is Political” fame, pens a piece on the Miss America contest during the 1960s and now

– What’s “more costly than war”? According to a new study, it’s domestic violence.

– San Francisco, Calif., opposed efforts to ban “sex-selective” abortions as another attempt to restrict abortion rights

Planet Earth

– With more than 310,000 people estimated participating in the People’s Climate March, it seems the energy from those demonstrating really struck a chord; I will be providing updates throughout the week on this

– Arun Gupta: “How the People’s Climate March Became a Corporate PR Campaign“; Perhaps essential reading for those following coverage

– The inclusion of 350.org in the march today is suspicious considering its history of undermining change

– Aside from the march, the buildup to the UN General Assembly is depressing with major nations unable to provide a thorough plan

– Instead of saving the world as if it was a classic of tale of good versus evil, we should transform the world into another type of society

– Naomi Klein, Chris Hedges, Kshama Sawant, Bill McKibben and Bernie Sanders all spoke in New York City on the environment last night (10 minute highlighters here); I will provide a post tomorrow or Tuesday about the event itself

– Naomi Klein: “Climate change is a global emergency. Stop waiting for politicians to sound the alarm”

– With wells in California drying up, bottle water, specifically donated, is the supplement for civilians there

– John Kerry: Climate change is just as dangerous as Islamic State or the Ebola virus; Good joke Kerry! Next thing you’ll say is that we’ll commit to environmental polices or, even better, stop funding terrorists!

– The divest movement in the University of California system failed as the university decided to stick with its tainted investments

– A new forecast warned the West will face heavy drought next year

Mixed Bag

– Louis Proyect goes into the fascinating history of Stieg Larsson in both journalism and Marxism; This makes me want to pick up his books since I was previously unaware of this

Break Time

– Hands All Over [Soundgarden]