Staff (2019-08-11). The Evolution of Venezuela\'s Media Landscape: From Openness to Restriction? therealnews.com Prominent Venezuelan journalists talk about how Venezuela\'s media landscape has evolved from the Chavez years to the present under the combined pressure of President Maduro and the US-Opposition\'s onslaught against the government. A report from Venezuela by Ed Augustin…

Andre Vltchek (2019-08-11). China\'s BRI Could Save Destroyed Southeast Asia. dissidentvoice.org Most of the people in the West or in North Asia usually never think about it, but Southeast Asia is one of the most depressed and depressing parts of the world. It has been through genocides, wars and atrocious military regimes. Then, those monstrous income disparities. Jakarta beggars at night According to The Bangkok Post, …

Staff (2019-08-11). Billionaire Tom Steyer Spends More Than $7 Million on Ads in First Month. truthout.org | | In the month since Tom Steyer jumped into the Democratic presidential field with a promise to spend $100 million on his own campaign, the billionaire activist and former hedge fund manager has made his name known across early primary states with millions in ad buys. | But it remains to be seen whether Steyer,…

Staff (2019-08-11). I\'m in Prison, and I Need More Than a Vote to Participate in Democracy. truthout.org | | I am well aware that, for years, activists have engaged in political and ideological disagreements about how far the new suffrage movement should go in fighting for the voting rights of people with felony convictions. I\'ve been in prison for 25 years, following all the ups and downs. However, it is time to bring some hard-headed realism to bear on this longstanding contradiction in U.S. democracy. | Let\'s take a mental leap: Even if politicians eventually conclude that no one of voting age in…

teleSUR (2019-08-11). Chomsky Slams Macri\'s Neoliberal Policies in Education. telesurenglish.net Noam Chomsky, the renowned academic and political thinker from the United States, slammed Argentinian President Mauricio Macri for subordinating of public education to favor neoliberal markets in an article published by La Garganta Poderosa Saturday. | RELATED: | Chomsky: Fixation on Russia May Have Handed Trump a 2020 Win | He said the advanced neoliberal p…

Strategic Culture Foundation (2019-08-11). Washington\'s Utterly Failed Diplomacy. globalresearch.ca There seems no longer any attempt, or semblance, of seeking diplomacy by Washington. Sanctions and aggression are wielded with reckless abandon. Russia, China, and even America\'s own supposed European allies are subject to sanctions by Washington in a high-handed dismissal …

Andrew Korybko (2019-08-11). Did Indian Intelligence Invent a Russian Diplomatic Statement to Pressure Moscow on Kashmir? globalresearch.ca It remains unclear at the time of writing whether the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs really did back India\'s unilateral actions in Kashmir or not, with the mysterious circumstances surrounding its now-viral alleged statement of support suggesting that it might …

teleSUR (2019-08-11). Saudi Forces Attack UAE-Backed Separatists in Aden, 40 Killed. telesurenglish.net The Saudi-led coalition intervened in Aden Sunday in support of the Yemeni government after southern UAE-backed separatists effectively took over the port city, fracturing the alliance that had been battling the Houthi movement. | RELATED: | Saudi Forces Kill 13 in \'Massacre\' at Yemen Market | The infighting, which broke out on Aug. 8 to control the port city which serves as temporary seat of Yemen\'s Saudi-backed has killed 40 people and injured 260, the United Nations said. | \"It is heart-…

Sarah Abed (2019-08-11). Syria Warns US-Turkey \"Safe Zone\" Deal Is a Plot for \"Expansionist Ambitions\" globalresearch.ca After three days of intense negotiations in Ankara, US and Turkish officials reached an agreement on Wednesday to create a joint operations center and set up a safe zone east of the Euphrates in north eastern Syria. Deal details have …

teleSUR (2019-08-11). Brazil\'s Bolsonaro Says \'Poop Every Other Day\' for Environment. telesurenglish.net Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro said people should \"poop every other day\" to save the planet from climate change. | RELATED: | \'Bolsonaro is Responsible for the Amazon\' UN Rapporteur Says | His comments came after a journalist questioned his solution to preserving the environment as well as developing the agricultural industry. | \"It\'s enough to eat a little less. You talk about environmental pollution. It\'s enough to poop every other day. That will be better for the…

Juliette Majot (2019-08-11). Climate Change and a New Agricultural System. globalresearch.ca This week, the United Nation\'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a long-awaited report on land, climate change and agriculture.[1] The report\'s findings confirm that the agriculture and food systems on which we now depend are no longer viable. …

True Publica (2019-08-11). State Censorship: Seizing Journalists Notes, Restricting Press Freedom. globalresearch.ca In our recent article entitled — Rise of the Techno Stasi-State we asked the question was that too strong a news headline after the High Court decided the government\'s architecture of mass surveillance over the population was perfectly legal. The …

Susie Greaves (2019-08-11). Chernobyl: A \'Debt to the Truth\'. globalresearch.ca The HBO miniseries \" Chernobyl\" is a timely reminder of the horrors of nuclear technology gone wrong. | In the early hours of 26 April 1986, an accident occurred in northern Ukraine that revealed once again that all the genius …

Philip A Farruggio (2019-08-11). Insulated from the Truth. globalresearch.ca In 1933, soon after Hitler\'s ascent to power, the British ambassador to Germany made this assertion: \"I have the impression that the persons directing the policy of the Hitler government are not normal. Many of us, indeed, have a feeling …

Juan Cole (2019-08-11). After Terror Attack at Oslo Mosque, What if Trump Spoke About White Supremacists the Way He Does Islam? commondreams.org A picture taken on August 10, 2019 shows medics with a stretcher near the al-Noor islamic center mosque where a gunman, armed with multiple weapons, went on a shooting spree in the town of Baerum, an Oslo suburb. The gunman injured one worshipper before being arrested, police and witnesses said. (Photo: Terje Pedersen/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/oslo_mosque_shooting.jpg …

Common Dreams staff (2019-08-11). No, Trump Doesn\'t Want to \'See People Mowed Down and Killed,\' Says Sanders, But His \'Racist Rhetoric\' Fueling Violence. commondreams.org The president, charged the 2020 Democratic candidate, \"creates a climate where we are seeing a significant increase in hate crimes in this country—hates crimes against Muslims, against Mexicans, against Jews. He is creating the kind of divisiveness in this nation that is the last thing we should be doing.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernie_sanders_trump_mow_people_down.jpg …

Staff (2019-08-11). Israel Systematically Blocks International Scholars From Reaching Palestine. truthout.org | | International scholars are important to universities throughout the world. Their unique perspectives, emanating from different cultures and places, enrichen intellectual conversations among students and faculty. International scholars help orient local students toward global citizenship, and in turn those students help visiting scholars to understand their host country and culture better. | In the Occupied Palestinian Territories, however, Israel routinely blocks international scholars…

Adam Ramsay (2019-08-11). Britain after Brexit: Welcome to the Vulture Restaurant. globalresearch.ca \"Britain has no leverage, Britain is desperate … it needs an agreement very soon. When you have a desperate partner, that\'s when you strike the hardest bargain.\" So warned former US treasury secretary Larry Summers on Radio 4 \'Today\' programme …

Martha Hubert (2019-08-11). CODEPINK Monthly Golden Gate Bridge WALK for PEACE. indybay.org 11: 45 am: Gather at the SF end of the eastern walkway of the Golden Gate Bridge. | Noon: Walk on the easter walkway from the SF side to the middle of the bridge. There we will hold a \"burma shave\" style presence | with each of us holding a sign with adequate space between us so that motorists can easily read all of our signs. Some signs provided, or bring your own. We\'ll return to the SF side of the bridge for a rally with Photo ops and flyer distribution. | Parking is available, though often very crowded. It\'s best to use public transit. See https: //tripplanner.transit.511 for transit options. The SF Muni Bus 28…

Toby Blome (2019-08-11). CODEPINK Monthly Golden Gate Bridge Walk for Peace. indybay.org 11: 45 am: Gather at the SF or Marin end of the eastern walkway of the Golden Gate Bridge. Parking available on all 4 \"corners\", just remember to take the last exit on hwy 101 as you approach the bridge, or the first exit after you leave the bridge. Arrive early for best parking. | Noon: Walk on the eastern walkway from the north or south ends, to converge in the middle. Short, silent vigil in the middle. | 1: 00 pm: Rally on SF side after the bridge walk. | FMI & carpooling: Toby, 510-215-5974 | ratherbenyckeling@comcast.net | See https: //tripplanner.transit.511.org for public transit options. | Golden Gate Transit…

Kate Zeller (2019-08-11). Mozambique Charges Former President\'s Son, Officials for Secret Debt Scandal. indybay.org Mozambique charged the former president\'s son and 19 others on corruption, fraud and blackmail in relation to a $2 billion dollar loan scandal.

unitedEditor (2019-08-10). TURKEY AND US COME TO AGREEMENT ON CREATION OF SECURITY ZONE. uwidata.com Turkey and the United States seem to have finally reached some level of agreement regarding the creation of a security zone in Syria, an issue which had long strained the already tense relations between the two countries. Nonetheless, the decision likely doesn\'t mean the end of the conflict over the issue. Following three days of …

Eds. (2019-08-10). USA vs. Venezuela: the embargo as part of a war with no turning back (Interview — Julio Escalona). mronline.org The total embargo declared by Donald Trump against Venezuela is another step in sharpening his strategy to generate chaos in the country and overthrow Nicolás Maduro. Julio Escalona, deputy of the National Constituent Assembly, analyzes the situation, the possibility of dialogues, and challenges. | Source

RT (2019-08-10). Talks ahead? Trump says Kim Jong-un \'apologized\' for missile tests in \'beautiful\' 3-page letter. rt.com President Donald Trump has said that North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un wants to meet again for negotiations, after Kim reportedly apologized for missile tests and complained about US military exercises.

Ryan Devereaux (2019-08-10). The Unraveling of the Conspiracy Case Against No More Deaths Volunteer Scott Warren. theintercept.com The federal courthouse in Tucson, Arizona, has always been a place where the borderlands and the American justice system collide. Described by its engineers as \"a gateway to the desert and the mountains beyond,\" it was completed in 2000, the year that the Pima County medical examiner\'s office began tracking an explosion of deaths in that same desert. | Each afternoon, Monday through Thursday, dozens of chained migrants who survived the journey across the border but found themselves in Border Patrol custody are marched up from the building\'s bowels for mass hearings. They come in groups of up to 70 at a time. You…

RT (2019-08-10). Facebook \'News\': A bold step toward total control of reality? rt.com Facebook\'s plan to hook ad-cash-deprived mainstream outlets on licensing payouts seems to be an attempt to hijack narrative control en route to total domination of the infosphere — the ultimate safe space, Zuckerberg-style.

Andrew E. Miller (2019-08-10). A Trump-Bolsonaro Free Trade Deal Is an Apocalyptically Bad Idea. commondreams.org Greenpeace activists hang a large banner on the ramparts of the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel with a message to the visiting Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro on April 1, 2019. (Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg / AFP / Israel Out) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bolsonaro_amazon_free_trade.jpg …

Fight Back (2019-08-10). Milwaukee: Victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki remembered. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On the evening of August 9, over 50 anti-war activists, peace advocates and community members gathered at the Urban Ecology Center in Washington Park on Milwaukee\'s north side to remember the victims of the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki (August 9) in 1945. Additionally, victims of recent and prior mass shootings across the U.S. were honored. | The program began with an opportunity for attendees to create their own Japanese lanterns, including drawing or writing messages or images on the wrappings. Many custom designs feature messages such as \"No more war!\" and \"Denu…

Andrew Korybko (2019-08-10). \"The Sikhs For Justice\" Are Taking Up The Kashmiri Cause At The UN. globalresearch.ca The Sikhs For Justice, a purely peaceful organization that\'s campaigning for a plebiscite on the independence of Indian Punjab as Khalistan, are taking their support for Kashmir to the next level by filing a complaint at the UN about India\'s …

teleSUR (2019-08-10). Colombian Indigenous Call SOS to Save Lives of Social Leaders. telesurenglish.net The National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC) declared an \"emergency situation\" Friday for the systematic slaughter of Indigenous social leaders witnessed within President Ivan Duque\'s administration. | RELATED: | Colombian Indigenous Group Demands Justice for Guard\'s Murder | \"We have an ethical and political obligation to declare a humanitar…

teleSUR-EF (2019-08-10). Maduro: \'Amazing\', the Global #NoMoreTrump Protests. telesurenglish.net Named \'World Protest Day\', massive demonstrations took place Saturday in Venezuela and across the globe against the economic, financial and commercial blockade imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on this South American country. | RELATED: | Venezuelans Amass Across the Country to Protest Trump | Hundreds of thousands of people were in the streets of Caracas Aug. 10 with signs that read, \'No Mas Trump\' in protest to the U.S. president and his administration that has prevented the Ven…

teleSUR (2019-08-10). Worldwide Solidarity Rallies Held in Support of Venezuela. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called on the people of his country on August 10th to march in protest of U.S. President Donald Trump\'s ongoing inhuman economic blockade that has caused significant suffering to the civilians of the Bolivarian Republic. | Related: | Venezuelans Amass Across the Country to Protest Trump | In a sign of solidarity with the people of Venezuela, several demonstrations were held in countries such as Australia, Haiti, Turkey Italy, Germany, Dominican Republ…

WSWS (2019-08-10). Police have killed 5,000 Americans since Ferguson protests. wsws.org Despite popular protests and increased scrutiny in the aftermath of Michael Brown\'s killing, US police officers have continued to kill at a rate of more than 1,000 people per year.

Fight Back (2019-08-10). Jamar Clark settlement announced, community vows to keep up the fight. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On August 8, a settlement was reached in the case of Jamar Clark. The city of Minneapolis awarded $200,000 to Jamar Clark\'s families. | Clark was murdered by Minneapolis police officers on November 15, 2015. According to witnesses, he was handcuffed when he was shot at point-blank range. His killing led to massive protests and a weeks-long winter encampment in front of the police precinct office near the scene of his death. Investigators ignored the input of 20 witnesses to the killing, forcibly seized all video of the shooting, and refused to release the video to the public. No charges were pre…

WSWS (2019-08-10). German government and Greens promote military mission in Persian Gulf. wsws.org The German ruling class is intensifying its campaign for a European war mission in the Persian Gulf. Especially aggressive are the leaders of the Green party.

Stephen Lendman (2019-08-10). ISIS and Al Qaeda are \"Made in America\". Trump Tweets \"We Have Defeated ISIS in Syria\" globalresearch.ca In late 2018 and numerous other times, Trump falsely claimed ISIS was defeated. | Last December he tweeted: \"We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there…\" | In his January State of the Union address, he falsely …

WSWS (2019-08-10). US defence secretary, NATO chief visit New Zealand to strengthen military ties. wsws.org The visits by US defence secretary Mark Esper and NATO general secretary Jens Stoltenberg were aimed at incorporating New Zealand further into the military build-up against China, Russia and Iran.

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2019-08-10). Saudi, UAE Proxies Clash in Southern Yemen, as UAE Plots Partition. mintpressnews.com At least 2,400 citizens have been forcibly expelled from Aden, while over 1,600 shops have been burned and damaged, more than 1,700 shops closed and 76 cars confiscated.

United Nations (2019-08-10). Three UN workers killed following Benghazi car bomb attack, as Security Council meets in emergency session, honours their \'ultimate sacrifice\'. un.org Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday condemned a car bomb attack in front of a shopping mall in the Libyan city of Benghazi, which left three UN workers dead, and three others injured, with dozens of civilians also wounded.

teleSUR (2019-08-10). Libya: 3 UN Members, 2 Assistants Killed in Car Bombing. telesurenglish.net Three United Nations staff members and two other mission personnel were killed in a car bomb explosion Saturday in Benghazi, Libya. | RELATED: | Paris Admits its Missiles Found on Pro-Haftar Base in Libya | The explosion happened in front of a shopping mall and bank. At least one burned-out U.N. car could be seen at the scene. | The U.N. refrained from releasing details, but said some of the casualties were from its team working on a mission in eastern Libya. | Libyan National A…

Ruth Milka (2019-08-10). Biodiversity is highest on indigenous-managed lands — even higher than protected land areas. nationofchange.org Indigenous-managed lands possess the greatest levels of biodiversity, perhaps even more than the biodiversity in protected areas says a new study published in the journal of Environmental Science & Policy. | Studying biodiversity levels in nearly 16,000 areas across Australia, Brazil, and Canada, the team of researchers found that land fully or co-managed by indigenous communities contained the highest levels of biodiversity. | Protected areas of lands, such as parks and wildlife reserves, came in second. Size and location of the land had less of an impact on species diversity levels than who the land was mana…

John Riddell (2019-08-10). India\'s Kashmir Crackdown Poses Risk of War. globalresearch.ca On August 5, India\'s Hindu nationalist government unilaterally revoked the autonomy of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, while flooding the region with troops, imposing a curfew, and shutting down all communications. | The state is to be broken in two, …

Peter Koenig (2019-08-10). Criminal Embargos: Venezuela and Iran in the Crosshairs of Murderers Inc — Who is Next? globalresearch.ca Now the US is expanding her palette of killing by impunity to subjugate nation after nation which they do not consider bending sufficiently to the dictate of their masters. Venezuela has been targeted for two decades, and Iran, ever since the US-imposed Shah was deposed in 1979 — exactly 40 years ago…

splcenter (2019-08-10). Weekend Read: Neo-Nazi leader must pay more than $14 million in damages. splcenter.org A federal judge has ruled in an SPLC lawsuit that neo-Nazi leader Andrew Anglin must pay more than $14 million in damages for using his website to launch an antisemitic campaign of terror against a Jewish woman and her family.

WSWS (2019-08-10). Italy: Salvini seeks coalition with fascist Fratelli d\'Italia. wsws.org In a surprise coup, the leader of the Lega is attempting to carry out a shift to the right and to prepare fascistic forms of rule.

Michael T. Hertz (2019-08-10). Why are there more mass killings on Trump\'s watch than before? nationofchange.org Why are there more mass killings on Trump\'s watch than before? | I suspected that this was true, but until I actually used US mass shootings, 1982-2019: Data from Mother Jones\' investigation I didn\'t have data. | The Mother Jones data collects all mass killings (shootings that killed over 3 people, not including the perpetrator). I added up those killed in mass shootings under Obama, and the total for all 8 years was 310. The total for Trump through August 4, 2019 was 256. Thus, Obama averaged 38.75 a year while T…

Gregory Shupak (2019-08-10). The New York Times\' Pro-War Arguments Against War With Iran. commondreams.org \"Once you\'re debating who ought to start a war,\" writes Shupak, \"you've abandoned the anti-war argument.\" (Screenshot: New York Times, 6/20/19) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/iran_2_new_york_times_0.jpg …

Peter Koenig (2019-08-10). Venezuela and Iran in the Crosshairs of Murderers Inc. dissidentvoice.org Imagine just for a moment, the World would stand up in unison, sick and tired of the aggressive killer arrogance of the United States and her vassals — and their joint war-force called NATO — and this World, our World, what\'s left of it when you deduct Washington and its Brussels allies, would at once …

teleSUR (2019-08-10). Bolivia Rejects US Drug Control Report as \'Malicious\'. telesurenglish.net Bolivia says it rejects the slanderous accusations made by the U.S. in its recent report where it alleged the South American country had breached the bylines of an international anti-drug initiative. | RELATED: | War on Drugs Has Failed in Bolivia: Evo Morales | In a memorandum released Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump listed 20 countries his administration says are either major transit, or illicit drug-producing countries. He named Bolivia and Venezuela as having failed to honor their ob…

WSWS (2019-08-10). Detroit man dies after ICE deports him to Iraq. wsws.org Jimmy Aldaoud was born in Greece to Iraqi refugee parents and arrived in the US as an infant in 1979. He was deported to Iraq in June and died this week.