House Democrats Hoarding Cash to Ward Off Progressive Upstarts
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-08-08
WASHINGTON–Somewhere out there, the next Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lurks. So wary House Democrats are amassing campaign war chests to scare off progressive upstarts from challenging them in primaries — or trounce them if they try. | A look at 41 incumbent House Democrats who face potential 2020 party primary opponents shows 16 have already stockpiled over $1 million in campaign funds. The figures from Federal Election Commission reports for the first six months of this year show that 20 raised over $500,000 during that period alone. | Th…
truthdig.com/articles/house-democrats-hoarding-cash-to-ward-off-progressive-upstarts/
The Squad vs. Trump and Pelosi
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-08-08
In the past couple weeks, President Trump has gone on a racist, red-baiting rampage against four congresswomen elected in 2018. The four women of color–Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Ayanna Pressley–are now collectively known in the media as the \"squad.\" | Source…
mronline.org/2019/08/08/the-squad-vs-trump-and-pelosi/
SPLC statement on Mississippi immigration raids
splcenter.org | 2019-08-08
Southern Poverty Law Center Attorney Julia Solórzano, with the SPLC\'s Immigrant Justice Project, issued the following statement on today\'s workplace raids in Mississippi:…
splcenter.org/news/2019/08/07/splc-statement-mississippi-immigration-raids
ICE rounds up nearly 700 immigrants in sweep through Mississippi poultry plants
wsws.org | 2019-08-08
The Trump administration has given its real response to the fascist massacre in El Paso, Texas by carrying out the largest immigration raid since Trump entered the White House.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/08/immi-a08.html
Immigrant workers terrorized in Mississippi raids while Trump was in El Paso
Special to People\'s World | peoplesworld.org | 2019-08-08
While President Trump was forcing himself on El Paso, a city that wanted no part of him yesterday, he sent his immigration officials to several Mississippi food processing plants where they terrorized thousands of workers. The raids were some of the biggest ever conducted by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. A U.S. Immigration and …
peoplesworld.org/article/immigrant-workers-terrorized-in-mississippi-raids-while-trump-was-in-el-paso/
\'They Called Us Enemy\': Star Trek\'s George Takei pens graphic novel memoir
Anthony Mangos | peoplesworld.org | 2019-08-08
What does it mean to be an American? Who gets to decide? When the world is against you, what can one person do? These are the questions that emanate from George Takei\'s new graphic novel account of life as a child in two Japanese internment camps during World War II. Takei, well-known for his inspiring …
peoplesworld.org/article/they-called-us-enemy-star-treks-george-takei-pens-graphic-novel-memoir/
Trump\'s America: Gun Violence and the War on Immigrants
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-08-08
The country was rocked by two mass killings this past weekend. The first was in El Paso, Texas. The slaughter of 22 people in El Paso\'s Cielo Vista Walmart was an act of a white supremacist. A manifesto he allegedly posted online shortly before the massacre echoed President Donald Trump\'s anti-immigrant and anti-Latino rhetoric. \"This attack is a response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas,\" the alleged shooter wrote. | Late that night in Dayton, Ohio, throngs of people were enjoying the Oregon entertainment district when another white man in his 20s opened fire, killing nine people in about 30 seconds before poli…
truthdig.com/articles/trumps-america-gun-violence-and-the-war-on-immigrants/
Italy: Salvini Says Governing Coalition Splits, Wants Elections
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-08
The leader of Italy\'s ruling North League party, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, declared the governing coalition to be unworkable Thursday after months of internal bickering, announcing that the only way forward is to hold fresh elections. | RELATED: | Italy Senate Passes Salvini\'s Security Decree Against Migrants | In a statement, Salvini told Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, who belongs to neither coalition party, that the North League alliance with 5-Star (M5S) had colla…
telesurenglish.net/news/Italy-Salvini-Says-Governing-Coalition-Splits-Wants-Elections-20190808-0016.html
The Danger of Nancy Pelosi\'s Bad Attitude Toward Progressives
Norman Solomon | commondreams.org | 2019-08-08
From left, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., gather in the Capitol before a rally with House Democrats on their first 200 days of the 116th Congress on Thursday, July 25, 2019. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/pelosi_hoyer_omar_2020_democrats.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/08/08/danger-nancy-pelosis-bad-attitude-toward-progressives?cd-origin=rss
7 Colombian Soldiers Sentenced For Extrajudicial Killing
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-08
Seven members of Colombia\'s armed forces were sentenced Thursday, to 34 years in prison for carrying out an extrajudicial killing. The sentence overturned a ruling last year that absolved the troops of responsibility. The killing was part of the \'false positives\' scandal, whereby civilians were murdered and then dressed in guerilla uniforms so that soldiers could claim rewards. | RELATED: | One Sector Blocks Peace in Colombia: Ex-FARC Guerrilla Leader | In 2006, seven soldiers k…
telesurenglish.net/news/7-Colombian-Soldiers-Sentenced-For-Extrajudicial-Killing-20190808-0009.html
Visions of Peace: Dreams of a New Way
Chelli Stanley | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-08
After Medgar, Malcolm, and then Martin were killed, people realized there were forces in America that would keep Black people from achieving true freedom \"by any means necessary.\" When the Black Panther Party started to feed children at no cost, opened free health clinics, engaged in free public education, and tried to prevent the police…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/08/visions-of-peace-dreams-of-a-new-way/
Protesters condemn Trump as he visits cities rocked by gun massacres
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-08-08
Donald Trump has paid visits to two cities reeling from mass shootings that left 31 dead and dozens wounded, but his divisive words preceded him and prompted large protests and biting political attacks. | The president and first lady Melania Trump flew to El Paso, Texas, late on Wednesday after visiting the hospital in Dayton, Ohio, where many of the victims of Sunday\'s attack in that city were treated. | For most of the day, the Republican president was kept out of view of the reporters travelling with him, but the White House said the couple met hospital staff and first responders and spent time with wounded su…
thecanary.co/us/us-news-us/2019/08/08/protesters-condemn-trump-as-he-visits-cities-rocked-by-gun-massacres/
Emergency Doctor to Trump: You Are Wrong, Mental Illness Is Not to Blame for Gun Violence Epidemic
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-08-08
President Trump went to Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, where he was met by hundreds of protesters condemning his presence after the mass shootings over the weekend, which killed at least 32 people. Prior to his visits, Trump hinted at the need to strengthen background checks for gun purchases, and doubled down on what some healthcare professionals say is dangerous rhetoric linking illness to mass shootings. Numerous other political figures have pointed to mental illness as a contributing factor in mass shootings. From Montreal, we speak with Dr. Megan Ranney, an associate professor of emergency medi…
www.democracynow.org/2019/8/8/mental_illness_gun_violence_suicide_risk
Gaza Journalists Target of Israeli Snipers
Mahmoud Barakat | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-08
Palestinian journalists covering the weekly protests against the decades-long Israeli occupation are complaining of being the target of Israeli snipers stationed along the border of the blockaded territory. | Since the protests began in March of last year, two journalists have …
globalresearch.ca/gaza-journalists-target-israeli-snipers/5685918
Obama, Biden, Mattis and Clapper Expressed Skepticism on Syria, so Why Is Gabbard Singled Out?
Ali A. Taj | mintpressnews.com | 2019-08-08
Why must Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard be smeared and attacked for questioning the mainstream narrative on Syria when even Barack Obama has done the same?
mintpressnews.com/skepticism-syria-why-tulsi-gabbard-singled-out/261257/
Foreign Correspondent: The U.S. Trade War with China is Not Going So Well
Reese Erlich | progressive.org | 2019-08-08
For the past year, the U.S. has escalated economic warfare with grudging acceptance by high-level Democrats and Republicans.
progressive.org/dispatches/foreign-correspondent-u-s-trade-war-with-china-erlich-190808/
\"Economic Terror\": Trump Regime Aims to Starve Venezuelans into Submission
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-08
Under both extremist right wings of the US war party, the incremental Nazification of America may become full-blown in our lifetimes if not strongly challenged by the world community. | The Trump regime exceeds the worst of its predecessors. Based on …
globalresearch.ca/economic-terror-trump-regime-aims-to-starve-venezuelans-into-submission/5685937
\"Economic Terror\": Trump Regime Aims to Starve Venezuelans into Submission
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-08
Venezuela Vice President Delcy Rodriguez | Under both extremist right wings of the US war party, the incremental Nazification of America may become full-blown in our lifetimes if not strongly challenged by the world community. | The Trump regime exceeds the worst …
globalresearch.ca/economic-terror-trump-regime-aims-to-starve-venezuelans-into-submission/5685937
Escalating US War on China by Other Means. Undermining Stability in Asia-Pacific Region
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-08
The US is hostile toward all nations it doesn\'t control, waging war on them by naked aggression and other means, including against China. | Pressuring and bullying the country to bend to its interests failed, what Trump and hardliners surrounding him …
globalresearch.ca/escalating-us-war-china-other-means/5685952
NPR shreds ethics handbook to normalize regime change in Venezuela
Lucas Koerner | mronline.org | 2019-08-08
The Reagan administration in 1982 coerced National Public Radio (NPR) to cover more favorably the U.S. terrorist war then being waged against Nicaragua. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/08/08/npr-shreds-ethics-handbook-to-normalize-regime-change-in-venezuela/
Venezuelan Gov\'t Suspends Dialogue as EU Criticizes US Embargo
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-08
The European Union objected to the \"extraterritorial application of unilateral measures.\"
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14619
Quincy Who? Another New Washington Think Tank Tests the Waters
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-08
Think tanks sprout like weeds in Washington. The latest is the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, which is engaged in a pre-launch launch and is attracting some media coverage all across the political spectrum. The Institute is named after …
globalresearch.ca/quincy-who-another-new-think-tank-tests-waters/5685928
Iran on the Precipice
Jonathan Power | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-08
There\'s never been a full-scale war between two nuclear-armed states. If Iran one day did cross the nuclear threshold the same deterrence will apply. No one rational would want to provoke their own incineration. Columbia University professor, Kenneth Waltz, the distinguished theorist on the conduct of war, wrote in Foreign Affairs that with Israel possessing…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/08/iran-on-the-precipice/
Why SAA Resumed the Military Operation against Al Qaeda to Clean Idlib
Arabi Souri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-08
The latest 13th round of talks in Astana between the Syrian state with Russia and Iran as its guarantors on one side, and Al-Qaeda and the Turkish regime as it guarantor on the other side, would have slowly but steadily …
globalresearch.ca/saa-resumed-military-operation-clean-idlib-post-astana-talks/5685773
Video: Quitting Cold Turkey
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-08
Until literally a couple of years ago, courtesy of its enviable position in Asia Minor positioned in direct proximity of USSR (during the Cold War), Iran (after the Islamic Revolution), Iraq, and of course Syria in most recent years, Turkey …
globalresearch.ca/video-quitting-cold-turkey/5685875
Iranian War Veteran Gives Advice to Trump
Habib Ahmadzadeh | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-08-08
Dear President Trump, In a recent Tweet, you claimed that \"Iranians never won a war, but never lost a negotiation.\" As a world citizen and a veteran of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, I have firsthand experience with the bitterness of war, and I have a few suggestions and responses for you. First, I would advise you against …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/08/iranian-war-veteran-gives-advice-to-trump/
\"Global Hawk\" drone: evidence of Iran\'s advanced defensive capability
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-08-08
The recent downing of an American \"Global Hawk\" drone by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards is evidence of Iran\'s advanced defensive capability. Iran has proven that it can answer a direct military threat, even from a global power like the US. The same can be said for the UK, whose international immunity provided by world authorities …
uwidata.com/4788-global-hawk-drone-evidence-of-irans-advanced-defensive-capability/
Oil Rises More Than 2%, Expectations of More OPEC Cuts
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-08
Oil jumped more than 2 percent on Thursday on expectations that falling prices could lead to production cuts, coupled with a steadying of the yuan currency after a week of turmoil spurred by an escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions. | RELATED: | US Renews Chevron License in Venezuela Despite Trump Sanctions | Prices rebounded after tumbling nearly 5 percent to their lowest since January on Wednesday after data showed an unexpected build in U.S. crude stockpiles after nearly t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Oil-Rises-More-Than-2-Expectations-of-More-OPEC-Cuts-20190808-0018.html
To Flee or Not to Flee? In Honduras, A Child Braves Tear Gas to Sell Vinegar Bags
Adrienne Pine | mintpressnews.com | 2019-08-08
Public education and job opportunities have been stolen from Honduran youth by a U.S.-backed narco-state bent on privatizing the whole of society. Youth face the choice of suffering violence and repression at home or risking the dangerous journey to the United States.
mintpressnews.com/flee-honduras-child-braves-tear-gas-sell-vinegar-bags/261243/
In Afghanistan, U.S. Faces Formidable Foes–Its Own Allies
Edward Hunt | progressive.org | 2019-08-08
As the war approaches the end of its second decade, U.S. officials show no signs that they are willing to address the fundamental power dynamics that have fueled the war for so long. Meanwhile, innocent people die.
progressive.org/dispatches/US-fights-allies-in-afghanistan-hunt-190808/
Steps taken to end Saudi \'guardianship\' system for women, \'encouraging\' start
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-08
Allowing Saudi women to apply for passports and travel without their guardians\' permission is \"an encouraging move\" towards the \"complete abolition of the \'guardianship\' system,\" independent United Nations rights experts said on Thursday, but more action is needed to fully dismantle these restrictions.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1043941
Mobilizing Muslim Resistance to the War in Yemen
Huzaifa Shahbaz | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-08
Right now, the people of Yemen are suffering through the world\'s worst humanitarian disaster. The Saudi-led coalition, backed by the United States, continues to bomb Yemen and launch unlawful airstrikes that have hit homes, hospitals, schools, and mosques. This violence has left millions at risk of starvation and death due to repeated outbreaks of diseases…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/08/mobilizing-muslim-resistance-to-the-war-in-yemen/
Judge Won\'t Reconsider $1,000-Per-Day Fines for Chelsea Manning
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-08-08
| A federal judge denied Chelsea Manning\'s motion to reconsider fines imposed against her for refusing to testify before the grand jury investigating WikiLeaks. He also undermined due process and refused to hold a hearing. | \"Manning has the ability to comply with the court\'s financial sanctions or will have the ability after her release from confinement,\" Judge Anthony Trenga ruled. \"Therefore, the imposed fines of $500 per day after 30 days and $1,000 per day after 60 days is not so excessive as to re…
truthout.org/articles/judge-wont-reconsider-1000-per-day-fines-for-chelsea-manning/
El Paso shooter\'s mother warned police about her son weeks before massacre
rt.com | 2019-08-08
The Dallas-based mother of the El Paso mass shooter who killed 22 people, claims she called the police weeks prior to the shooting to share her concerns about his ownership of an assault rifle. | …
rt.com/usa/466046-elpaso-shooters-mother-warned-police/
Motivating Climate Action: A Review of Per Espen Stoknes \"What We Think About When We Try Not to Think About Global Warming.\"
Cynthia Kaufman | commondreams.org | 2019-08-08
We need to paint a picture of an inclusive sustainable world we are trying to build; remind people that the work is already underway and that millions of people are doing important work. (Photo: Beth Scupham/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/rationalthinking.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/08/08/motivating-climate-action-review-espen-stoknes-what-we-think-about-when-we-try-not?cd-origin=rss
Look after land to help tackle the climate emergency, experts urge
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-08-08
The world must \"look after the land\" to help tackle climate change, experts warn as rising temperatures put food supplies at risk. | Global warming will increasingly lead to extremes such as drought, heatwaves and wildfires and threaten food security, reducing yields, pushing up food prices and disrupting supply chains, a new UN report said. | But sustainable farming, eating more plant-based foods, replanting forests and protecting habitats such as peatland and mangroves can cut climate emissions and deliver other benefits such as securing food supplies. | Land is already under pressure, with around 70% of the wo…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/08/08/look-after-land-to-help-tackle-the-climate-emergency-experts-urge/
Campaigners welcome \'forward-looking\' NHS review on medical cannabis
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-08-08
Concerns about both the potential harm to mental health and effectiveness of medical cannabis \"is a major hurdle to prescribing\", according to an NHS England review.It said more clinical trials need to be carried out and a \"UK-wide paediatric specialist clinical network\" should be created to help doctors by providing expert advice on complex cases.The \"forward-looking and positive review\" was welcomed by the Medical Cannabis Clinicians Society (MCCC), whose executive director is Hannah Deacon. | Her eight-year-old son Alfie Dingley, who suffers from severe epilepsy, was the first of just two patients in the UK to…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/08/08/campaigners-welcome-forward-looking-nhs-review-on-medical-cannabis/
Death by Police is Now the 6th Leading Cause of Death Among Young Men
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-08
It was once believed that police killings were the 14th leading cause of death among young people. However, a new Rutgers University study by Frank Edwards, which used federal statistics and journalistic investigation found that the death rate is far higher now. We discuss the research with Frank Edwards…
therealnews.com/stories/death-by-police-is-now-the-6th-leading-cause-of-death-among-young-men
\'Human rights crisis\': Amnesty issues US travel warning, pushes for gun control after mass shootings
rt.com | 2019-08-08
Amnesty International has dived headlong into the US gun control debate, urging travelers to be cautious amid a \"human rights crisis\" they blame on \"ubiquity of firearms\" and government reluctance to confiscate them. | …
rt.com/usa/466022-amnesty-international-crisis-gun-violence/
The green new deal must be global
William Minter | nationofchange.org | 2019-08-08
June 2019 was the hottest June in recorded history. July was even hotter — in fact, it was the hottest month ever recorded worldwide, as a wide swath of the continental United States sweltered with heat indexes of over 100degrees. Unless new action is taken to curb emissions driving the climate crisis, warns the Union of Concerned Scientists …
nationofchange.org/2019/08/08/the-green-new-deal-must-be-global/
World food security increasingly at risk due to \'unprecedented\' climate change impact, new UN report warns
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-08
More than 500 million people today live in areas affected by erosion linked to climate change, the UN warned on Thursday, before urging all countries to commit to sustainable land use to help limit greenhouse gas emissions before it is too late.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1043921
Currency war: A new stage in capitalist breakdown
wsws.org | 2019-08-08
A global currency conflict will take the economic warfare being waged by the US against \"strategic competitors\" such as China as well as its nominal allies to a new level.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/08/curre-a08.html
The War on White Supremacist Terror
C. J. Hopkins | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-08-08
If you enjoyed the global corporatocracy\'s original War on Islamicist Terror, you\'re going to love their latest spinoff, The War on White Supremacist Terror. It\'s basically just like the old War on Terror, except that this time the bad guys are all white supremacists, and Donald Trump is Osama bin Laden … unless Putin is …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/08/the-war-on-white-supremacist-terror/
Australian spy and police chiefs say raids on journalists must continue
wsws.org | 2019-08-08
In a blunt intervention, Director-General of National Intelligence Nick Warner used the language of war to defend the targeting of journalists.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/08/poli-a08.html
Nuclear-armed India and Pakistan move closer to war after Kashmir annexation
Sweta Choudhury | peoplesworld.org | 2019-08-08
Kashmir is back on a knife edge with the Indian government\'s outrageous unilateral decision to scrap article 370 of the Indian Constitution that has given Indian-administered Kashmir its special status since May 14, 1954. This catastrophic and unconstitutional decision taken under right-wing Prime Minister Narendra Modi\'s leadership will have far-reaching consequences and spark civil unrest …
peoplesworld.org/article/nuclear-armed-india-and-pakistan-move-closer-to-war-after-kashmir-annexation/
Buffaloed by the Climate in Kolhapur
Sanket Jain | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-08
How and why does a full acre of jowar disappear from your fields at short notice? \"It was the first time in two years that I left my village for a week during the season. In that time, they devoured all of it,\" says Ananda Salvi. \'They\' is a herd of gaur (bos gaurus, also…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/08/113911/
U.N. Climate Report Warns About Impact on Food Supply
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-08-08
Global warming is already degrading land, but changes in the way people eat, grow food and manage forests could prevent a more dire future.
truthdig.com/articles/u-n-climate-report-warns-about-impact-on-food-supply/
Neoliberalism Has Met Its Match in China
Ellen Brown | truthdig.com | 2019-08-08
When the Federal Reserve cut interest rates last week, commentators were asking why. According to official data, the economy was rebounding, unemployment was below 4% and gross domestic product growth was above 3%. If anything, by the Fed\'s own reasoning, it should have been raising rates. | Market pundits explained that we\'re in a trade war and a currency war. Other central banks were cutting their rates, and the Fed had to follow suit in order to prevent the dollar from becoming overvalued relative to other c…
truthdig.com/articles/neoliberalism-has-met-its-match-in-china/
Pennsylvania is discharging radioactive fracking waste into rivers as landfill leachate, impacting the Chesapeake Bay & Ohio River watersheds
Joshua B Pribanic and Talia Wiener | nationofchange.org | 2019-08-08
Edited by Melissa Troutman Joey Bacon, 13, stands ready under the Lance Corporal Abram Howard Memorial bridge in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, with his fishing pole cast into the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. Joey spends a lot of time around the River swimming, fishing, and cannon-balling from the bridges that crisscross the water. He hasn\'t …
nationofchange.org/2019/08/08/pennsylvania-is-discharging-radioactive-fracking-waste-into-rivers-as-landfill-leachate-impacting-the-chesapeake-bay-ohio-river-watersheds/
Amid Turkish war threats, Ankara and Washington to build \"safe zone\" in Syria
wsws.org | 2019-08-08
The Turkish government is seeking US approval to invade Syria and target Kurdish nationalist militias that serve as key US proxies in the Middle East.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/08/turk-a08.html