#CloseTheCamps: Protest by Healthcare & Harm Reduction Workers for Migrant Rights
Do No Harm Coalition, Public Health Awakening | indybay.org | 2019-08-17
Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), | 630 Sansome St, San Francisco 94111…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/15/18825502.php

#CloseTheCamps: Protest by Public Health & Healthcare Workers for Migrant Rights
Public Health Justice Collective & Others | indybay.org | 2019-08-17
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 630 Sansome St, San Francisco 94111…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/15/18825498.php

Trump\'s Immigration Crackdown Is Quietly Targeting Labor Protections
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-08-17
| New Orleans — Martha came to the United States from Mexico to work in a seafood processing facility in the Gulf South on a temporary labor visa, but it\'s unclear if all of her fellow laborers were similarly documented. Her boss allegedly threatened to call immigration authorities and have workers deported if didn\'t they finish high volumes of work on time. | Workplace retaliation is against the law, regardless of where workers come from. Having attended know-your-rights trainings with labo…
truthout.org/articles/trumps-immigration-crackdown-is-quietly-targeting-labor-protections/

Trump\'s contempt for working-class expressed in new expanded public charge rule
Shawn Fremstad | nationofchange.org | 2019-08-17
This week the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officially published regulations that radically expand the definition of an archaic immigration law term, public charge, to include various non-cash benefits that supplement earnings and other income, but are impossible to live on in the absence of other income. The people most impacted include millions of working-class and middle-class US citizens who plan to marry or are married to foreign nationals. | Under the longstanding law and policy that existed before the new regulati…
nationofchange.org/2019/08/17/trumps-contempt-for-working-class-expressed-in-new-expanded-public-charge-rule/

Jewish Activists and Allies Confront Amazon for Profiting Off ICE Terror
Jake Johnson, Common Dreams | indybay.org | 2019-08-17
More than 1,000 Jewish activists and allies gathered at an Amazon book store in New York City on Sunday to protest the online retail behemoth\'s collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which swept up nearly 700 people last week in what was reportedly one of the agency\'s largest-ever raids.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/15/18825493.php

Tlaib agrees to Israeli terms, then reverses herself on West Bank visit
wsws.org | 2019-08-17
The events of the past two days have provided a fresh demonstration of the cowardice of the Democratic Party and the absence within it of any principled opposition to Donald Trump\'s authoritarian agenda.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/17/dems-a17.html

\"One By One, They\'re Dying\": Activists Protest Tennessee\'s Fifth Execution in a Year
Liliana Segura | theintercept.com | 2019-08-17
Stephen West was killed in the electric chair on August 15, and abolitionists are vowing to step up the pressure to stop executions in Tennessee.
theintercept.com/2019/08/17/tennessee-death-penalty-protests/

Trump\'s \'Deal of the Century\': A plan for peace, or destruction?
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-08-17
Trump\'s \'Deal of the Century\' bills itself as an effort at establishing peace between Israel and Palestine, but in reality aims at advancing Israel\'s interests, and fundamentally altering the geopolitical balance of the Middle East. THE US\' TRUE MOTIVATIONS The US established a new strategy in the Middle East after the end of World War …
uwidata.com/4948-trumps-deal-of-the-century-a-plan-for-peace-or-destruction/

Milwaukee VA workers fight union busting
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-08-17
Milwaukee, WI – Fifty Veterans Affairs workers and supporters rallied outside the Zablocki VA hospital August 12 to protest union-busting, attacks on high-quality public veteran healthcare, and bad faith bargaining by the VA administration. | The rally was organized by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 3 and supported by the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, Milwaukee Area Labor Council, Veterans for Peace and elected leaders including Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore and U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin. | AFGE members and representatives detailed shocking accounts of the ex…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/8/17/milwaukee-va-workers-fight-union-busting

Haight Ashbury Peace Vigil
Cat Bell | indybay.org | 2019-08-17
Corner of Masonic and Fell at the Golden Gate Park Panhandle…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/14/18825492.php

Media Blackout on Brazil\'s Anti-Bolsonaro Protests – Why are New York Times and Guardian downplaying resistance to Brazil\'s far-right president?
Brian Mier | fair.org | 2019-08-17
by Brian Mier August 13 protest against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Belo Horizonte, one of 211 cities where demonstrations took place (photo: Dowglas Silva). | Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets of 211 cities on August 13 to protest far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro\'s austerity cuts and privatization plans for the public university system. It was the third in series of national education strikes, dubbed \"the Educat…
fair.org/home/media-blackout-on-brazils-anti-bolsonaro-protests/

Hong Kong teachers\' rally kicks off another weekend of protests
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-08-17
School teachers in Hong Kong are marching to the official residence of the city leader as another weekend of protests got under way.An overflow crowd rallied at a public square in the financial district before setting off for Government House, carrying signs that read \"Protect the next generation\" and umbrellas to ward off intermittent downpours.Teachers say they want to show their support for the protesters, many of whom are students.Pro-democracy protesters wait to cross a road during a march (Vincent Yu/AP)They said the government should answer the protesters\' demands and stop using what they called police vio…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2019/08/17/hong-kong-teachers-rally-kicks-off-another-weekend-of-protests/

Antifa may be branded \'organization of terror,\' Trump warns, ahead of Portland right-left showdown
rt.com | 2019-08-17
Portland, Oregon, is bracing itself for a major right-wing rally — an event previously marred by clashes with anti-fascists. Warning any would-be violent counter-protesters, Donald Trump said events will be \"watched very closely.\" | …
rt.com/usa/466731-antifa-branded-terrorist-trump-portland/

VIDEOS show Antifa attacking bus, cornering right-wing protesters as Portland rally turns violent
rt.com | 2019-08-17
Footage has emerged of several violent attacks by Antifa on right-wing demonstrators in Portland, Oregon. The new clashes come as US President Trump threatened to designated the left-wing movement as an \"organization of terror.\" | …
rt.com/usa/466737-portland-clashes-proud-boys-antifa/

Media Blackout on Brazil\'s Anti-Bolsonaro Protests
Brian Mier | commondreams.org | 2019-08-17
\"The issue of under-reporting and ignoring protests by Brazil\'s so-called \'organized left\'—the labor unions and popular social movements that make up the traditional support base for the Workers Party—is a historic problem,\" Mier writes. (Photo: Douglas Silva) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bolsonaro-protest-4-featured-1024×512.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/08/17/media-blackout-brazils-anti-bolsonaro-protests?cd-origin=rss

Sudanese protesters sign transition deal with army
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-08-17
Sudan\'s army and the country\'s pro-democracy movement have signed a final powersharing deal at a ceremony in the capital Khartoum.The move paves the way for a transition to civilian-led government following the overthrow of president Omar al-Bashir in April.Sealing the deal established a joint military and civilian council to rule for a little over three years until elections can be held.A military leader will head the 11-member council for the first 21 months, followed by a civilian leader for the following 18.Pro-democracy supporters headed to the capital Khartoum to celebrate (AP)The agreement will also establ…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2019/08/17/sudanese-protesters-sign-transition-deal-with-army/

According to the Federal Government, 19 Million Acres of Farmland Were Not Planted with Crops this Year
Michael Snyder | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-17
If that headline sounds really bad to you, that is because the situation that we are facing is really bad. Over the past few months, I have written article after article about the unprecedented crisis that U.S. farmers are facing …
globalresearch.ca/19-million-acres-farmland-were-not-planted-crops-this-year/5686601

Playing Role of Pesticide \'Cheerleader,\' EPA Rebukes California with Ban on Warning Labels for Roundup
Andrea Germanos | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-17
President Donald Trump\'s Environmental Protection Agency was accused of being a pesticide \"cheerleader\" last week after the agency said it would not approval labels that say that glyphosate–the active ingredient in Roundup and other weedkillers–is known to cause cancer. | In …
globalresearch.ca/epa-rebukes-california-ban-warning-labels-roundup/5686607

Outrage as Colorado police returned to duty after shooting 19-year-old in the back
wsws.org | 2019-08-17
The officers involved in the murder of De\'Von Bailey, the 537th person killed by police in the US this year, have already been returned to active duty.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/17/colo-a17.html

Open Arms Allowed to Land 27 Minors at the Lampedusa Port
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-17
Defeated by international pressure and pressured by divisions in the far-right ruling class, Italy\'s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini authorized on Saturday morning the landing of 27 \"unaccompanied minors\" from the Open Arms ship to the Lampedura port. | RELATED: | \'Situation On Board is Dramatic\', Open Arms Says | \"Against my will and in another example…
telesurenglish.net/news/Open-Arms-Allowed-to-Land-27-Minors-at-the-Lampedusa-Port-20190817-0005.html

Facial recognition technology and identity politics
wsws.org | 2019-08-17
The Democrats are seeking to channel mass opposition to the wholesale invasion of privacy into a campaign to regulate and \"equalize\" facial recognition technology.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/17/face-a17.html

Japan-South Korea conflict intensifies
wsws.org | 2019-08-17
South Korea announced this week that it has removed Japan from a list of countries that qualify for accelerated supply of South Korean products, after Japan had imposed a similar measure against South Korea on August 2.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/17/jpsk-a17.html

Pentagon to name new facility after Curtis \'Bombs Away\' LeMay
rt.com | 2019-08-17
The US Strategic Command, which oversees America\'s nuclear arsenal, plans to name a new facility after the legendary but controversial bomber General Curtis LeMay, who notoriously said there are \'no innocent civilians.\' | …
rt.com/usa/466686-base-name-bomber-nebraska/

Questions continue over Russian nuclear accident
wsws.org | 2019-08-17
The dangers associated with the rapidly accelerating global arms race are clear, even as questions remain over the nature of the nuclear explosion that occurred in Russia\'s far north last week.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/17/nyon-a17-a17.html

Blackwater mercenary Nicholas Slatten sentenced to life in prison for initiating 2007 Nisour Square Massacre
wsws.org | 2019-08-17
Eight months after being found guilty a third time for first-degree murder, Slatten was sentenced Wednesday for his role in the notorious massacre in Baghdad during the height of the US occupation of Iraq.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/17/slif-a17.html

State of siege in Kashmir: A warning to the international working class
wsws.org | 2019-08-17
Western governments and media have maintained virtual silence over the police state crackdown against 13 million Kashmiris.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/17/pers-a17.html

Carnegie Library workers vote to Join United Steelworkers
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-08-17
Pittsburgh, PA – Workers at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh voted overwhelmingly to join the United Steelworkers (USW) union, August 14, after launching their organizing campaign in June. They are seeking a collective bargaining agreement that would cover employees across 19 branches and the library support center. | The United Library Workers began discussing unionization last summer in hopes of gaining a voice when it comes to making decisions that affect the library, the people they serve and their own working environment. | \"I am so excited for us to start this next chapter and look forward to working tow…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/8/16/carnegie-library-workers-vote-join-united-steelworkers

After 10 years, federal executions set to resume
Gloria Rubac | workers.org | 2019-08-17
Attorney General William Barr is moving the United States backward. He is taking hard-fought civil rights gains to the dumpster. Just like President Donald Trump, he has nothing but racist contempt for people caught up in the so-called criminal justice system. Barr suddenly announced in a Department of Justice press . . . | Continue reading After 10 years, federal executions set to resume at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/08/17/after-10-years-federal-executions-set-to-resume/

The Dangerous New US Consensus on China and the Future of US-China Relations
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-08-17
| The trade war and technological competition with China are symptomatic of a much larger issue: a dangerous gridlock in US-China relations that may become permanent, with dire consequences not just for the two countries\' economies but also for the global economy and quite possibly East Asia\'s and international security. Martin Wolf, Financial Times columnist, is right to conclude: \"Across-the-board rivalry wit…
truthout.org/articles/the-dangerous-new-us-consensus-on-china-and-the-future-of-us-china-relations/

US Issues Arrest Warrant for Iranian Tanker Leaving Gibraltar
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-17
The United States issued a warrant to seize Iran\'s Grace 1 oil tanker before it leaves Gibraltar\'s waters in what appears to be a last ditch effort to prevent the vessel from continuing its journey into the Mediterranean. | RELATED: | UK Snubs Trump, Orders Release of Iranian Oil Tanker | A U.S. federal court issued the warrant this week to seize the Grace 1 in Gibraltar, along with all of its contents, which include the oil it carries and nearly US$1 million. | \"A network of front comp…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Issues-Arrest-Warrant-for-Iranian-Tanker-Leaving-Gibraltar-20190817-0001.html

Northwest grocery workers prepare to strike
Johnnie Lewis and Joshua Hanks | workers.org | 2019-08-17
Aug. 2 — \"Are you aware that Fred Meyer pays $3.53 more per hour to male workers than to female workers?\" A United Steelworkers\' member posed this question to a Fred Meyer grocery store shopper. Shoppers were shocked and stopped to listen. Most took flyers showing the facts and figures, . . . | Continue reading Northwest grocery workers prepare to strike at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/08/17/northwest-grocery-workers-prepare-to-strike/

Weekend Read: Slavery shaped America\'s pathology on race and whiteness
splcenter.org | 2019-08-17
Four hundred years ago this month, the White Lion, a warship commanded by English privateers, docked at Point Comfort in the colony of Virginia.
splcenter.org/news/2019/08/17/weekend-read-slavery-shaped-americas-pathology-race-and-whiteness

Senior Tory says Boris Johnson\'s rhetoric has led directly to death threats
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-08-17
A Tory former attorney general has accused Boris Johnson of \"behaving like a demagogue\" and said the Prime Minister\'s rhetoric has led directly to him receiving death threats.Remain-supporter Dominic Grieve insisted he wanted to stay in the Conservative Party to \"save\" it from the likes of Mr Johnson — who he claimed was \"hijacking\" it.The Beaconsfield MP lambasted the PM\'s \"tub-thumping populism\", which he said had led \"straightforwardly\" to the death threats he has received.Mr Grieve, who said someone was arrested in respect of a death threat against him recently, told the BBC\'s Good Morning Scotland progr…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2019/08/17/senior-tory-says-boris-johnsons-rhetoric-has-led-directly-to-death-threats/

ALEC fails to denounce dangerous and racist views of its leaders and members
Scott Zimmerman | nationofchange.org | 2019-08-17
It has been a banner week for extremist politicians linked to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). | ALEC\'s Washington State Chair, Rep. Matt Shea, promoted and maintained close ties to an extremist group training children and young men for battle in a \"Biblical warfare\" while schooling them in the \"biblical teachings\" of racist preacher John Weaver, according to a new exposé published by The Guardian. The revelations come just weeks after the W…
nationofchange.org/2019/08/17/alec-fails-to-denounce-dangerous-and-racist-views-of-its-leaders-and-members/

Jeremy Corbyn vows to reverse \'depressing\' decline of town centres
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-08-17
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said there is \"nothing more depressing\" than seeing town centres decline as shoppers turn to out-of-town warehouses for online deliveries.He wants councils to have the power to reopen abandoned shops which have been left vacant for 12 months or more and bring back into use some of the estimated 29,000 physical retail units abandoned.Under Labour\'s plan, local authorities will be able to turn vacant shops over to start-ups, co-operative businesses and community projects.Mr Corbyn was joined by local Labour group leader Linda Thomas, right, and Bolton West candidate Julie Hilling for…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2019/08/17/jeremy-corbyn-vows-to-reverse-depressing-decline-of-town-centres/

APTP Monthly Membership Meeting: Scott Morris on Santa Rita Jail
Anti Police-Terror Project | indybay.org | 2019-08-17
East Side Arts Alliance | 2277 International Blvd. | Oakland, CA 94606…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/17/18825530.php

The Plot to Attack Iran:‚Ä® How the CIA and the Deep State Have Conspired to Vilify Iran
Eugene E Ruyle | indybay.org | 2019-08-17
NPML, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/15/18825506.php

Venezuelan military court jails union official as working-class opposition grows
wsws.org | 2019-08-17
The indictment of Rubén González is part of an attempt to criminalize growing social opposition among workers and the impoverished masses.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/17/vene-a17.html

Sudan Reach Final Power-Sharing Agreement
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-17
The Sudanese political crisis might be reaching its final stages following an agreement between the main opposition coalition and the ruling military council on Saturday. | RELATED: | Sudan Factions Sign Pact Ushering in Transitional Government | According to a statement from the Transitional Military Council (TMC) on Saturday, a final power-sharing agreement has been reached with the main opposition opposition alliance, Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC), after strenuous negoti…
telesurenglish.net/news/Sudan-Reach-Final-Power-Sharing-Agreement-20190817-0003.html

Steele dossier \'pumped myths\' into the US justice system — former Trump adviser Carter Page
rt.com | 2019-08-17
The former MI6 agent credited with launching Russiagate concocted dangerous lies and myths that made a mockery of the US justice system and misled the American people, former Donald Trump campaign adviser Carter Page has told RT. | …
rt.com/usa/466725-carter-page-russiagate-going-underground/

UK: Record £9.2 billion of NHS budget handed to private firms
wsws.org | 2019-08-17
A third of hip replacements carried out in the NHS are now done privately and community health and mental health provision have seen five years of continual gains by the private sector.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/17/nhsp-a17.html

Private Prisons Face 87.4 Percent Financing Gap as Banks Continue to Flee
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-08-17
| As of August 2019, eight banks — JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, SunTrust, BNP Paribas, Fifth Third Bancorp, Barclays, and PNC — have publicly committed to ending their future financing relationships with the private prison industry, including CoreCivic and GEO Group. Together these eight banks represent an estimated $2.35 billion — or 87.4% — of the credit lines and term loans that are central to these companies\' operations. | Notably, all of the banks t…
truthout.org/articles/private-prisons-face-87-4-percent-financing-gap-as-banks-continue-to-flee/

\'Bolton Is Desperate to Start a War\': US Issues Warrant to Seize Iranian Oil Tanker
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-08-17
\"Perfectly illustrates the U.S. trying to impose its domestic laws on the rest of the world. It should provoke worldwide outrage.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/iran_trump_bolton_pompeo.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/08/17/bolton-desperate-start-war-us-issues-warrant-seize-iranian-oil-tanker?cd-origin=rss

Terrorism survivors: \'I lived in fear that I would be killed\'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-17
To mark the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism this coming Wednesday, UN News travelled to Chad and the Far North region of Cameroon in West Africa to interview people who have personal stories to tell about how terrorism has shattered their lives.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1044331

To Fight White Supremacist Violence, Let\'s Not Repeat the Mistakes of the War on Terror
James Risen | theintercept.com | 2019-08-17
National security experts are calling for a war on terror akin to the fight against Al Qaeda and ISIS. But that campaign has been a disaster.
theintercept.com/2019/08/17/domestic-terrorism-war-on-terror/

Uncle Sam was Born Lethal
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-16
One of the occupational and intellectual hazards of being a historian is that current events often seem far less new to oneself than they do to others. Recently a leftish liberal friend told me that the United States under the Donald Trump had \"become a lethal society.\" My friend cited the neofascist Trump\'s: horrible family separations and concentration camps on the border; openly white-nationalist assaults on four progressive nonwhite and female Congresswomen; real and threatened roundups of undocumented immigrants; fascist-style and hate-filled \"Make America Great Again\" rallies; encouragement of white suprema…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/16/uncle-sam-was-born-lethal/

\"Bernie is Trump\" (and other Corporate Media Bullsh*t)
Eric Draitser | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-16
A dead-end street with a lemonade stand Where is the sky in upside down land? That question is hard if you can\'t see the stars I\'m really not sure, ask me tomorrow — Yasiin Bey, \"Education\" (featured on the album \"Bandana\" by Freddie Gibbs) Welcome to Bizarro World where up is down, black is white,…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/16/bernie-is-trump-and-other-corporate-media-bullsht/

Italy: \'The Situation On Board is Dramatic\', Open Arms Says
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-16
The Spanish flagged vessel Open Arms on Friday called for the evacuation \"with the utmost urgency for humanitarian emergency\" of all 134 migrants who are still waiting on board for Italian authorities to authorize them to disembark. | RELATED: | Italian PM Blasts Salvini for Being Obsessed with Immigration | \"The psychophysical conditions of adults and minors are critical and their safety is very worrying,\" a medical report prepared by Emergency, an NGO delivering medical care t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Italy-The-Situation-On-Board-is-Dramatic-Open-Arms-Says-20190816-0005.html

Israel Fears a Visit by Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib
Yoav Litvin | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-16
On July 16, Somali-American Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar, together with Representatives John Lewis and Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib, introduced bill HR-496 which is meant to affirm Americans\' \"right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad, as protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution\". Though not explicitly mentioned, HR-496 is at least…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/16/israel-fears-a-visit-by-ilhan-omar-and-rashida-tlaib/

Rashida Tlaib Blasts Israel for \'Oppressive Conditions\'
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-16
U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib blasted Israel on Friday for imposing \"oppressive conditions\" on her visit to the occupied West Bank. | RELATED: | Israel Reverses Ban on US Congresswoman Tlaib | Israel, who was conditionally allowing Tlaib to visit the occupied West Bank, issued a list of demands for the U.S. congresswoman that prohibited her from promoting the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) during her stay. | The U.S. congresswoman, in turn, said she would not visit her family there…
telesurenglish.net/news/Rashida-Tlaib-Blasts-Israel-for-Oppressive-Conditions–20190816-0008.html