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In One Of His Final Acts In Office, President Obama Shortened The Sentences Of 209 Prisoners, Pardoned 64 Individuals .the List Included Army Whistleblower Chelsea Manning, Longtime Imprisoned Puerto Rican Independence Activist Oscar López Rivera And Retired U.s. Marine Corps General James Cartwright. But Missing From The List Is 71-year-old Native American Activist Leonard Peltier.

[the Media Can Be] The Greatest Force For Peace On The Earth [for] It Is How We Come To Understand Each Other.

Journalism Is The Only Profession Explicitly Protected By The U.s. Constitution, Because Journalists Are Supposed To Be The Check And Balance On Government. We're Supposed To Be Holding Those In Power Accountable. We're Not Supposed To Be Their Megaphone. That's What The Corporate Media Have Become.

So It Is Fair To Ask, Why Not Address The Threat Of Climate Change When It Is Still Possible? Asad Rehman, Of The International Environmental Group Friends Of The Earth, Who Was In New York For The Climate March, Told Me, “if We Can Find The Trillions [of Dollars] We’re Finding For Conflict Whether There’s Been The Invasion In Iraq Or Afghanistan Or Now The Conflict In Syria, Then We Can Find The Kind Of Money That’s Required For The Transformation That Will Deliver Clean, Renewable Energy.”

The U.s. News Media Have A Critical Role To Play In Educating The Public About Climate Change.