RT (2019-08-26). \'RIDICULOUS\': Trump slams report alleging he ever suggested to nuke hurricanes as \'fake news\'. rt.com A report alleging that Donald Trump suggested using nuclear weapons to decimate hurricanes before they reached the US is untrue, the US president has claimed, describing the story as \"ridiculous\" fake news. | \"The story by Axios that President Trump wanted to blow up large hurricanes with nuclear weapons prior to reaching shore is ridiculous. I never said this. Just more FAKE NEWS!\" Trump tweeted on Monday. | The story by Axios that President Trump wanted to blow up large hurricanes with nuclear weapons prior to reaching shore is ridiculous. I never said this. Just more FAKE NEWS!— Donald J. Trump (@real…

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2019-08-26). US and Israeli Collectors Buy Up What Remains of Yemen\'s Ancient Heritage. mintpressnews.com Saada\'s old city, which is among the world\'s oldest human-carved landscapes, once consisted entirely of historic, centuries-old multi-story homes. Now, it has been wiped out, after Saudi Arabia declared it a military zone — even the city\'s hand-carved wooden doors have been reduced to ashes.

Jos Barlow and Alexander C. Lees (2019-08-26). Amazon fires explained: what are they, why are they so damaging, and how can we stop them? nationofchange.org Addressing these challenges requires integrated national and global actions, collaboration between scientists and policy makers, and long-term funding — approaches that the current Brazilian administration seems intent on destroying.

Emile Schepers (2019-08-26). Bolsonaro: I\'ll save Amazon rainforest by giving it to corporations. peoplesworld.org The massive fire disaster in the Brazilian Amazon has sparked angry reactions worldwide. The danger to all of nature and humanity posed by the destruction of the vast forested area, which scientists say provides the planet with 20% of its oxygen, has caused alarm in countries rich and poor. It has also prompted indignation against …

Staff (2019-08-26). How to Confront the Global Rise of the Right? (2/2). therealnews.com In part 2 of our discussion with Walden Bello about his new book, \"Counterrevolution,\" we address the role of neoliberalism, the strategies of the far-right to gain and maintain power, and how progressive forces might confront the far-right…

RT (2019-08-26). NUKE them? \'Not bad!\' Trump reportedly startled advisers with hurricane prevention strategy. rt.com Hurricanes regularly devastate the American homeland, so maybe we should just nuke the suckers before they reach the coast? This is the astute suggestion that has reportedly been put forward by US President Donald Trump. | According to Axios, Trump has suggested on multiple occasions to senior Homeland Security and national security officials that they explore the possibility of using nuclear weapons to stop hurricanes from hitting the United States. | The outlet claims that after sitting through a hurricane briefing at the White House, the US president blurted out: \"I got it. I got it. Why don\'t we nuke them?

Robert Fisk (2019-08-26). The Fourth Afghan War is About to Escalate. counterpunch.org While Afghans are supposed to be celebrating this week\'s blood-soaked hundredth anniversary of their \"independence\" from Britain, signed off in the sweltering Raj military city of Rawalpindi in 1919, their most powerful militia is negotiating further \"independence\" from the Americans in an air-conditioned conference hall in Doha. A hundred years ago, \"Pindi\" was the British army\'s More

unitedEditor (2019-08-26). The End of the Greater Middle East Project: The Case of Kurdistan. uwidata.com Donald Trump\'s victory in the 2016 presidential elections has had dire implications for the American \"Greater Middle East\" project which has guided US foreign policy in the Middle East since it was first put forward in 2003. Trump\'s reorientation toward internal US problems (migration, economy, protectionism), the emergence of new geopolitical rivals (China and Iran) …

Paul Street (2019-08-26). \"Hereby Ordered\": On Trump, Capital, Fascism, and China in a World on Fire. counterpunch.org I am hearing whispers from lefties that \"the ruling class is finally done with Trump.\" It\'s \"the China stuff\" that\'s doing the trick. Sure, the argument goes, the corporate and financial powers that be haven\'t been all that happy with Trump\'s open white nationalism, racism, narcissism, and sexism. It\'s not their style. But they\'ve been willing to put up with Trump\'s noxious nonsense because he\'s rewarded them with plutocratic tax cuts and de-regulation. The presidents\' immigrant-bashing awfulness has kept his \"heartland\" base loyal to a president who knows (despite all his insanity) which constituency matters mos…

RT (2019-08-26). \'They\'ve got it all wrong!\' Trump says entire G7 laughing at US \'fake news\'. rt.com With their \'inaccurate\' coverage of his meetings with world leaders, the US \'fake news\' media have become the laughing stock of the G7 summit in France, US President Donald Trump has claimed. | \"In France we are all laughing at how knowingly inaccurate the US reporting of events and conversations at the G-7 is,\" Trump tweeted on Sunday evening. \"These Leaders, and many others, are getting a major case study of Fake News at it\'s (sic) finest!\" | They\'ve got it all wrong, from Iran, to China Tariffs, to Boris! | In France we are all laughing at how knowingly inaccurate the U.S. reporting of events and conversati…

David Macaray (2019-08-26). The Death of Political Satire. counterpunch.org Not that we don\'t already have a long list of reasons for wanting to see Donald Trump driven out of office, but one more item to add to the list is that this man\'s limitless boorish behavior has more or less ruined any chance of our resorting to political satire (one of my favorite genres) More

Medha Kale (2019-08-26). \'Everything has Turned Upside Down\' in Sangole. counterpunch.org \"People will call me crazy if I say this,\" says 53-year-old Dnyanu Kharat, sitting on the mud floor of his brick house one afternoon. \"But 30-40 years ago, during the rains, fish would flood our fields [from the nearby stream]. I caught them with my own hands.\" It\'s mid-June and just a little while before More

Jim Furnish (2019-08-26). Trump Administration Proposal to Roll Back Logging Rules is Reckless. counterpunch.org I was the supervisor of Oregon\'s Siuslaw National Forest in 1996 when a huge landslide caused by shoddy road construction sent tons of mud and debris into a critical salmon stream. I felt terrible — and personally responsible. In the rush to build logging roads along treacherously steep hillsides, we mismanaged forests for decades and More

Janine Jackson (2019-08-26). \'It\'s an Attempt to Impose a White Nationalist Vision of What America Is\' – CounterSpin interview with Sasha Abramsky on new attack on immigrants. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed author Sasha Abramsky about Trump\'s new attack on immigrants for the August 23, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…

Ken Freeland (2019-08-26). Rogues\' Gallery: A Sober Look at the \"Progressive\" Democratic Presidential Candidates. mintpressnews.com Unless someone new enters the race or one of the existing candidates is stricken on the road to Damascus, there will be no genuinely progressive foreign policy offered by either of the two major political parties in the 2020 presidential election.

United Nations (2019-08-26). Monday\'s Daily Brief: UN chief talks climate action at G7, WFP official visits camp in Central African Republic, Deadly violence at Lesvos migrant centre, Security Council meets on AU-UN Darfur mission. un.org A recap of Monday\'s stories: UN chief urges more action from G7 leaders to tackle \'climate emergency\'; WFP official visits camp for displaced in Central African Republic, UN refugee agency calls on Greece to keep young migrants safe after deadly incident at Lesvos reception centre; and Security Council considers work of AU-UN Mission in Sudan\'s Darfur region.

Month of Momentum Group (2019-08-26). #CloseTheCamps: Daily Protest at ICE Headquarters San Francisco (Aug 28). indybay.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 630 Sansome St, San Francisco 94111…

Month of Momentum Group (2019-08-26). #CloseTheCamps: Daily Protest at ICE Headquarters San Francisco (Aug 29). indybay.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 630 Sansome St, San Francisco 94111…

Month of Momentum Group (2019-08-26). #CloseTheCamps: Daily Protest at ICE Headquarters San Francisco (Aug 27). indybay.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 630 Sansome St, San Francisco 94111…

Month of Momentum Group (2019-08-26). #CloseTheCamps: Daily Protest at ICE Headquarters San Francisco (Aug 31). indybay.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 630 Sansome St, San Francisco 94111…

Month of Momentum Group (2019-08-26). #CloseTheCamps: Daily Protest at ICE Headquarters San Francisco (Aug 24). indybay.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 630 Sansome St, San Francisco 94111…

Month of Momentum Group (2019-08-26). #CloseTheCamps: Daily Protest at ICE Headquarters San Francisco (Aug 30). indybay.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 630 Sansome St, San Francisco 94111…

Month of Momentum Group (2019-08-26). #CloseTheCamps: Daily Protest at ICE Headquarters San Francisco (Aug 26). indybay.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 630 Sansome St, San Francisco 94111…

Mnar Muhawesh (2019-08-26). Breaking The Media Blackout on the Imprisonment of Julian Assange. mintpressnews.com The same media that has spent years dragging Assange\'s name through the mud is now engaging in a blackout on his treatment. If you are waiting for corporate media pundits to defend freedom of the press, you\'re going to be disappointed.

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J S Davies (2019-08-26). Are Sanders and Warren Throwing a Lifeline to the Military-Industrial Complex? commondreams.org Progressive candidates should instead be sending the entire world an unequivocal message that the United States is finally ready to turn the page to a new era of peaceful, cooperative and lawful diplomacy. (Photo: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-1163768855.jpg …

Prof. Marjorie Cohn (2019-08-26). Israel\'s Ban on Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar Backfires. globalresearch.ca During Congress\'s August recess, a group of 41 Democratic and 31 Republican congressmembers traveled to Israel on a delegation sponsored by American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). AIPAC subsidizes congressional trips to Israel in order to further the \"special relationship\" …

Staff (2019-08-26). The Amazon Fires Have Upended the Climate Fight as We Know It. truthdig.com Activists have long warned that offsets are too risky to count on to offset corporate pollution. Now the world is learning the hard way.

Naomi Klein (2019-08-26). The Amazon Is on Fire—Indigenous Rights Can Help Put It Out. commondreams.org Colombian natives and activists protested against the government of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro over the fires in the Amazon rainforest, in front of the Brazilian consulate in Bogota, Colombia, on August 23, 2019.(Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/indogenous.jpeg …

teleSUR (2019-08-26). Trump seeks to Deescalate Tensions With China, Iran as G7 Ends. telesurenglish.net U.S. President Donald Trump Monday offered an olive branch to China after days of intense feuding over trade and opened the door to diplomacy on Iran, easing tension on the last day of a strained G7 summit. | RELATED: | Rifts Emerge Between Trump and Western Allies at G7 Summit | Trump and his Western allies appear to have agreed amicably to disagree on…

Staff (2019-08-26). Feminist Activist Kavita Krishnan on What She Saw in Kashmir. truthout.org | | In Kashmir, residents have entered their fourth week of a severe lockdown after India revoked the special status of the Indian-controlled part of the Muslim-majority territory. On August 5, India imposed a curfew and cut off all communications to the region. More than 4,000 people, including many political leaders, have been detained, while local residents report facing increasing shortages of food and medicine. Over the weekend, India blocked a delegation of Indian opposition politicians from visiting K…

TeleSur English (2019-08-26). Venezuela: Major Gas Explosion Called Act of 'Sabotage'. venezuelanalysis.com Government spokespersons have blamed opposition activists from First Justice Party.

Basav Sen (2019-08-26). Brazil Isn\'t the Only Far-Right Government Destroying the Planet. commondreams.org CANDEIRAS DO JAMARI, ROND√îNIA, BRAZIL: Aerial view of a large burned area in the city of Candeiras do Jamari in the state of Rond√¥nia. (Photo: Victor Moriyama / Greenpeace) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/amazon_4.jpeg …

United Nations (2019-08-26). Sudan: New political transition, bolstered by peacebuilding, could bring long-term stability to Darfur, Security Council told. un.org \"Important developments\" under way in Sudan since midsummer, including a pledge to end the country\'s outstanding conflicts, and the establishment of a new transitional government, could serve to edge the country\'s people closer to stability, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said, briefing the UN Security Council on Monday.

teleSUR (2019-08-26). G7 Leaders Promises US$20 million to Battle Amazon Fire. telesurenglish.net Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations will release more than US$20 million of emergency aid to help countries battle wildfires in the Amazon rainforest, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday. | RELATED: | G7 Summit Starts Amid Discontent with Amazon Fires, Trade Wars | However, it was not immediately clear if the country at the epicenter of the Ama…

WSWS (2019-08-26). Tens of thousands demonstrate in Dresden, Germany, against the rise of the far-right. wsws.org Tens of thousands marched through Dresden on Saturday to protest against the rise of the far-right a week prior to state elections in Saxony and Brandenburg.

teleSUR (2019-08-26). Protests Against G7 Summit Finish with Citizen Manifesto. telesurenglish.net With a symbolic act and a citizen manifesto, protests against the G7 summit end here rejecting the group held responsible for wars, climate change and inequalities. | RELATED: | Rifts Emerge Between Trump and Western Allies at G7 Summit | The G7 EZ platforms and Alternatives to G7, which have coordinated actions of more than a hundred organizations, announced that the City of the Ocean, Biarritz, will be the scene of activities, which in addition to the protests and the political d…

Stephen Lendman (2019-08-26). Tulsi Gabbard\'s Anti-War Foreign Policy. globalresearch.ca Her public statements, website positions, and body language suggest she\'s a genuine anti-war presidential aspirant. | Wanting US wars of aggression ended against nations threatening no one makes her worthy of everyone\'s support. | At the same time, it\'s important to note …

Stephen Lendman (2019-08-26). Trump Escalates Trade War with China. Orders Corporate America to Stop Doing Business with China. Beijing Will Retaliate. globalresearch.ca Trade wars assure losers, not winners, Trump waging it on multiple fronts — China his main target, a nation able to give as much as it takes directly and asymmetrically. | His MAGA agenda has nothing to do with reducing the …

WSWS (2019-08-26). Britain sold more than £6 billion in arms for Saudi-led coalition\'s deadly war in Yemen. wsws.org British-built aircraft, bombs and missiles have been used to target civilians in breach of the UK arms export law that bans the sale of arms or munitions to a state that is at \"clear risk\" of committing serious violations of international humanitarian law.

Peter Koenig (2019-08-26). Hong Kong and the Audacity of the U.S. Part of a \"Destabilization War\" with China. globalresearch.ca The US has sent a couple of war ships into China waters at Hong Kong. They had the audacity to ask Beijing to grant them the right to dock at Hong Kong harbor. Beijing refused and warned Washington — do not meddle in our internal affairs.

Party for Socialism and Liberation (2019-08-26). SF Workshop — Capitalism: Arsonist of the Amazon. indybay.org 2969 Mission St., near 26th St.

Ilana Novick (2019-08-26). Bolsonaro\'s Horrific Plans for the Amazon Revealed in Leaked Presentation. truthdig.com It shows how the Brazilian president intends to isolate minority groups with his hate speech and use developments to \"occupy\" the land.

Yves Engler (2019-08-26). If Trudeau Cared About Environment He\'d Stop \"Making Nice\" with Brazilian President Bolsonaro. globalresearch.ca By now most environmentally conscious people understand that Jair Bolsonaro is a bad guy. Brazil\'s president has scandalously blamed environmentalists for starting fires burning in the Amazon region, after having called for more \"development\" of the huge forests. | Canadians are …

Matt Agorist (2019-08-26). After Covering the Paris Notre Dame Cathedral Fire Non-Stop, Media Silent as the Amazon Burns for Weeks. globalresearch.ca When the famous Notre Dame Cathedral erupted in flames last April, images of the blaze were plastered across television and computer screens alike. For days on end, mainstream media networks around the world devoted round-the-clock coverage to this burning church. …

Janine Jackson (2019-08-26). Reporting on global crises like Amazon fires, media need to focus on who\'s fighting them. nationofchange.org It doesn\'t matter so much how many reports corporate media write; if the same people stay at the center of them, the story won\'t change.

teleSUR (2019-08-26). Leonardo DiCaprio Pledges $5 Million to Fight Amazon Fires. telesurenglish.net United States actor Leonardo DiCaprio announced Sunday that he will contribute up to US$5 million to help \"preserve the Amazon\" after the devastating fires of recent days. | RELATED: | Evo Morales Calls for UN Assembly to Address Amazon Fires | The actor made the announcement through Earth Alliance, an environmental organization he created with businessw…

David Miranda (2019-08-26). Fires Are Devouring the Amazon. And Jair Bolsonaro Is to Blame. commondreams.org \'The raging fires have become so potent that the smoke they generate plunged the Western Hemisphere\'s largest city, S√£o Paulo, into total darkness.' (Photo: Victor Moriyama/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/rainforest.jpg …

Staff (2019-08-26). G-7 Pledges Funds to Fight Amazon Fires; Bolsonaro Questions Motives. truthdig.com The relatively paltry $20 million is met by the president\'s claims that rich countries are trying to exploit Brazil\'s natural resources.

teleSUR (2019-08-26). Evo Morales Calls for UN Assembly to Address Amazon Fires. telesurenglish.net The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, thanked the interest of the French head of state, Emmanuel Macron to protect the Amazon, and proposed a world meeting at the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization to address concrete actions against the devastating fires. | Related: | Fines for Violating Environment Dropped Since Bolsonaro Elected | \"We appreciate the interest, on the part of France, for our Amazon and Mother Ear…

Elliot Sperber (2019-08-26). The Amazon or Amazon. counterpunch.org The Amazon or Amazon The Amazon or Amazon Sea ice or ICE This is how we get to sleep Some nights Thinking of a bathtub full of vodka Thinking of a bathtub full of jam Bathtubs filled with scram- bled eggs Or ketchup, said the president Is all kids need to eat And spread it More