PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “How Rick Perry Blocked Bills That Dealt with Climate Change” / David Sirota ☮

TYT Politics Contributor David Sirota (https://Twitter.com/DavidSirota) reports on how Governor Rick Perry and Texas legislators repeatedly killed legislation that would require state agencies to come up with plans to deal with climate change.

ECOSYSTEM: “Harvey, Houston, and the Science of Wetlands” / Watching the Hawks RT / Tabetha Wallace, and Tyrel Ventura ☮

Why has Hurricane Harvey exacted such devastating flooding on the city of Houston? The city’s mistreatment of its wetlands may be part of the reason, as Watching the Hawks’ Tabetha Wallace explains.

PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Agenda of Hate with Ajamu Baraka” / RT America / On Contact with Chris Hedges ☮

On this week’s episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges examines the rise of white, right-wing hate groups with Ajamu Baraka, Associate Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and the Green Party’s nominee for Vice President in the 2016 election. RT Correspondent Anya Parampil looks at the profusion of white supremacist groups in America.