SF Journalists Protest Detention Camps And Terror Against Immigrants
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2019-09-01
Journalists spoke out against the detention camps and racist attacks on immigrants and migrants. Journalists are threatened by major corporate media not to take political stands or face termination. The San Francisco Chronicle prohibits journalists and photograpers from marching in rallies. The use ] of \"objective\" journalism by the bosses is to shutdown free speech.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/30/18825858.php

Max Blumenthal on the US legacy in Honduras: migrant crisis, political murders, narco-President
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-09-01
Back from Honduras, The Grayzone\'s Max Blumenthal discusses the impact of US meddling over the last decade: a narco-President, Juan…
thegrayzone.com/2019/09/01/max-blumenthal-on-the-us-legacy-in-honduras-migrant-crisis-political-murders-narco-president/

UN chief pays tribute to the courage of DR Congo citizens, and the sacrifice of blue helmets
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-01
On the second day of his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres saluted the courage of the country\'s citizens, as well as the sacrifice of the peacekeepers who have died serving them.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1045372

Mind+Body Fun-raiser + ZUMBATHON
Oakland Peace Center | indybay.org | 2019-09-01
Oakland Peace Center | 111 Fairmount Avenue (enter on 29th St.) | Oakland, CA 94611…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/30/18825833.php

As Swinson goes MIA, Corbyn proves he\'s Leader of the Opposition in both name and nature
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-09-01
On 31 August, thousands of people took to the streets across Britain to oppose Boris Johnson\'s parliamentary coup. And while Liberal Democrat attention-seeker Jo Swinson was missing in action, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn stood proudly on the front line of the protests. | Where\'s Swinson?: | Sw…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/09/01/as-swinson-goes-mia-corbyn-proves-hes-leader-of-the-opposition-in-both-name-and-nature/

In \'stop the coup\' demos, police arrest protesters while protecting some from the far right
Afroze Fatima Zaidi | thecanary.co | 2019-09-01
On 31 August, thousands of people took to the streets to protest against Boris Johnson\'s proroguing of parliament. Protesters gathered in many major cities across the UK and shared updates and images on social media using the hashtag #stopthecoup. | However, the police presence was a cause for concern. Some tried to convince protesters in London to \'clear the streets\': | The police have been sent in to persuade the protesters to clear the streets. But it\'s cat & mou…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/09/01/in-stop-the-coup-demos-police-arrest-protesters-while-protecting-some-from-the-far-right/

During Global Month of Action For Yemen, SF Protesters Make Demands of Pelosi
End the Genocide in Yemen | indybay.org | 2019-09-01
As separatists and government-backed forces battle for control of the Yemeni capital, innocent civilians suffer. Yemeni-Americans and allies gathered in front of San Francisco\'s federal building on August 16 with a message for Nancy Pelosi. | PHOTOS: Please credit the photographer as noted | Cornelia Grimes, Pro Bono Photo.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/29/18825802.php

Anti-War Protest: U.S. Out of Yemen
SF Demo | indybay.org | 2019-09-01
As separatists and government-backed forces battle for control of the Yemeni capital, innocent civilians suffer. Yemeni-Americans and allies gathered in front of San Francisco\'s federal building on August 16 with a message for Nancy Pelosi. | PHOTOS: Please credit the photographer as noted | Terry Scussel, Pro Bono Photo.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/29/18825818.php

The U.N. Could Save the Amazon With One Simple Move
Marjorie Cohn | truthdig.com | 2019-09-01
The United Nations Security Council not only has a responsibility to save the burning rainforest, it has the power to do so, for all our sakes.
truthdig.com/articles/the-un-could-save-the-amazon-with-one-simple-decree/

Time to Liberate Afghanistan
Eric Margolis | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-01
After 18 years of war in Afghanistan– America\'s longest — US and Taliban negotiators are said to be close to an agreement that may see the withdrawal of many of the 14,000 US soldiers in that remote nation. | That\'s the …
globalresearch.ca/liberate-afghanistan/5687749

Video: The Malaysian Airlines MH17 Tragedy. What is Real, What is Fake? \"Highly Likely\" Can Mean Anything
Max Van Der Werff | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-01
For all the people who follow the MH17 case, Max van der Werff is an outstanding analyst. After spending thousands of hours of investigation on the crash of the Malaysian airline, Max has become an expert on this case. | His …
globalresearch.ca/video-max-van-der-werff-mh17-crash/5687689

FRSO delegation attends President Maduro\'s speech to international trade unionists
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-09-01
Caracas, Venezuela – President Nicolás Maduro spoke to labor delegates from 25 countries August 31. They were gathered at the 1st International Meeting of Workers in Solidarity with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, its Government and its People. The conference consists of labor union delegations from nearly all of Latin America and the Caribbean. In addition, Jared Hamil and Gabriella Killpack, trade unionists and members of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), are participating. | \"No más Trump!\" rang out as the trade unionists waited at the union assembly. Then Francisco Torrealba, president of…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/9/1/frso-delegation-attends-president-maduro-s-speech-international-trade-unionists

A New Film Blows the Whistle on War
Ed Rampell | commondreams.org | 2019-09-01
Keira Knightley as Katharine Gun, a 29-year-old British whistleblower who leaked a memo about an illegal NSA-sponsored operation digging for information that might be used to blackmail U.N. Security Council members into supporting the 2003 invasion of Iraq. (Photo: IFC Films) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/kiera_knightly_official_secrets.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/01/new-film-blows-whistle-war?cd-origin=rss

Odessa police refuse to name mass shooter, but issues of fame and race still play in the media
rt.com | 2019-09-01
Police in Texas are refusing to name the gunman responsible for killing seven people at a traffic stop in Odessa. However, seemingly everyone covering the story has their own subtle agenda at play. | A rifle-toting gunman killed seven people and injured more than 20 otherson Saturday. After blasting state troopers at a traffic stop, the murderer indiscriminately fired on passers by from the window of his pickup truck, before he was killed in a shootout with police. | Although the gunman was initially identified by media outlets as 36-year-old Seth Ator, Odessa police chief Michael Gerke said at a press confere…
rt.com/usa/467765-mass-shooting-racism-police/

West Texas Mass Shooting Provokes Fresh Calls for Stricter Gun Laws
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-01
| Gun control advocates and Democratic politicians swiftly demanded that Congress take action after at least seven people were killed and several more were injured in a mass shooting in Texas Saturday. | As the details of the shooting began to emerge, Ernest Coverson, campaign manager of Amnesty International USA\'s End Gun Violence campaign, said in a statement late Saturday, \"
truthout.org/articles/west-texas-mass-shooting-provokes-fresh-calls-for-stricter-gun-laws/

It\'s Time to Liberate Afghanistan
Eric Margolis | commondreams.org | 2019-09-01
The sooner America ends this shameful colonial war the better.
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/01/its-time-liberate-afghanistan?cd-origin=rss

Montgomery Street Repurposed to Save Amazon Forest
Photos and Text | indybay.org | 2019-09-01
Prayers, chants and ritual dancing in financial district…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/31/18825869.php

Re-Reflections on the Start of World War II
Robert Freeman | commondreams.org | 2019-09-01
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (left) and German Chancellor Adolf Hitler (in light jacket), leave their meeting at Bad Godesberg, on Sept. 23, 1938. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bundesarchiv_bild_183-h12751_godesberg_vorbereitung_munchener_abkommen1.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/01/re-reflections-start-world-war-ii?cd-origin=rss

People\'s Park: AntiFascism and Park Defense
Anon-E-Moose | indybay.org | 2019-09-01
After anti-fascists announced plans for a rally in People\'s Park, the UCB chancellor sent out a press release that the UC is determined to move forward on their plans to eradicate the park.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/31/18825865.php

Recession incoming? Lee Camp tears apart Trump\'s boasts about volatile US economy
rt.com | 2019-09-01
Donald Trump insists that the US economy is booming, but there are warning signs that we\'re heading towards a recession, Lee Camp argues, blaming the country\'s elite for setting the stage for another financial meltdown. | The US president has pointed to a robust stock market and low unemployment as evidence of a bright economic outlook for America. The reality, however, is far less rosy, the host of Redacted Tonight said. He noted that the Dow Jones has been extremely shaky, losing over 1,000 points over the past month. The American comedian also cited data showing that historically, recessions are preceded by…
rt.com/usa/467747-lee-camp-us-economy-trump/

2019 Folsom Community Service Day ~ 170th Anniversary of the Gold Rush Town, Negro Bar, CA
Khubaka, Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2019-09-01
Together, we are poised for a special 170th Anniversary of Negro Bar, Sacramento County by utilizing both private and public resources to forever preserve and interpret our unique contributions to the forward flow of humanity.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/30/18825857.php

Brexit powder keg lit as Johnson\'s \'coup\' provokes civil war within Conservative ranks
Tom Coburg | thecanary.co | 2019-09-01
UK prime minister Boris Johnson is under attack from all sides. But like a frightened and wounded animal that\'s backed into a corner by foes and friends alike, he is now at his most vulnerable. | It\'s rumoured he will announce a snap general election. To some, this could be seen as a clever move, giving him a strategic advantage. To others, it would be like lighting a fuse to a powder keg, resulting in the quick and painful demise of hi…
thecanary.co/opinion/2019/09/01/brexit-powder-keg-lit-as-johnsons-coup-provokes-civil-war-within-conservative-ranks/

\'Carnage That Could Have Been Prevented\': West Texas Mass Shooting Provokes Fresh Calls for Stricter Gun Laws
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-09-01
Gun control advocates and Democratic politicians swiftly demanded that Congress take action after at least five people were killed and several more were injured in a mass shooting in Texas Saturday. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11653012711.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/09/01/carnage-could-have-been-prevented-west-texas-mass-shooting-provokes-fresh-calls?cd-origin=rss

Report Reveals That \'Like Everything Else\' About GOP Tax Scam, Program Purported to Help the Poor Really \'Just Another Handout to the Rich\'
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-09-01
Urban policy experts along with progressive groups and politicians responded with outrage to a New York Times report published Saturday that detailed how the Trump administration\'s \"signature plan\" to help low-income communities across the United States with a multibillion-dollar tax break has \"fueled a wave of developments financed by and built for the wealthiest Americans.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-881221892_0_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/09/01/report-reveals-everything-else-about-gop-tax-scam-program-purported-help-poor-really?cd-origin=rss

\'Historic, Catastrophic\' Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Hits Bahamas, Still Threatens Southeast US Coast
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-09-01
The \"historic, catastrophic\" category 5 Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas Sunday—eliciting a slew of urgent public safety warnings, concerns about what\'s in store for the Southeastern coast of the United States next week, and impassioned demands for ambitious government action to combat the global climate emergency. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/dorian_over_bahamas_nhc_1_sept_19.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/09/01/historic-catastrophic-category-5-hurricane-dorian-hits-bahamas-still-threatens?cd-origin=rss

Hausmann hypocrisy: Guaido coup official raked in dollars from dictators and banking behemoths while promoting \'democracy\' for Venezuela
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2019-08-31
Ricardo Hausmann slammed banks for doing business with Venezuela\'s elected government. But financial disclosure forms filed with Harvard show the…
thegrayzone.com/2019/08/31/hausmann-hypocrisy-guaido-dollars-dictators/

Fakes for me, not for thee: US govt to use false social media profiles to monitor immigrants
rt.com | 2019-08-31
US Citizenship and Immigration officers can now use fake social media accounts to surveil foreigners seeking visas and citizenship, even after years of US lawmakers blasting foreign rivals for supposedly doing the same. | Officers have until recently been banned from creating fictitious profiles, but a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) privacy review dated July 2019 but posted online on Friday has reversed that ban. According to the review, officers with the department\'s…
rt.com/usa/467715-immigration-officers-fake-profiles/

\'CA has decriminalized illegal alien crime\': Outrage as Kate Steinle\'s killer\'s conviction tossed
rt.com | 2019-08-31
A California appeals court has thrown out the conviction of an illegal immigrant who shot a woman on a San Francisco pier after escaping deportation due to the city\'s sanctuary policy, triggering further outrage. | Jose Ines Garcia Zarate\'s conviction on charges of being a convicted felon in possession of a gun was thrown out by a California state appeals court on Friday, reviving the furor over a case that has defined the immigration debate. The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled the judge failed to offer the jury the option of acquitting the Mexican national on the theory he only possessed the weapon \"for a…
rt.com/usa/467663-zarate-conviction-overturned-kate-steinle/

Heroin Addiction in America Spearheaded by US-led War on Afghanistan
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-31
Afghanistan under US military occupation produces approximately 90% of the World\'s illegal supply of opium which is used to produce heroin. The production of opium in Afghanistan has registered a 49 fold increase since 2001.
globalresearch.ca/trumps-hypocritical-concern-on-heroin-addiction-sustained-by-us-led-war-on-afghanistan/5628138

Hungering for the language of class war
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2019-08-31
Dark skies persist over coastal Brazil, where the country\'s major population centres are to be found. This year, there have been 40,341 fires in the Amazon, the highest since 2010. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/08/30/hungering-for-the-language-of-class-war/

Roger Waters to perform in London Monday in defense of Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2019-08-31
Also speaking at the event will be John Pilger, the award-winning investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/31/assa-s01.html

Colombia\'s President \"Wants War,\" FARC Dissidents Comply
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-31
Colombian activist Manuel Rozental explains that the flawed 2016 peace agreement with the FARC rebels was an important step forward, but now FARC dissidents are giving in to the government\'s push for more war…
therealnews.com/stories/colombias-president-wants-war-farc-dissidents-comply

FARC-EP calls for renewed armed struggle
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-08-31
In a video released on August 29, 2019, Iván Márquez, former lead peace negotiator for the FARC-EP in the peace talks in Havana, Cuba, announced that a sector of the FARC party (name of the successor party to the FARC-EP that was founded after the signing of the peace agreement in 2016) were returning to the armed struggle under the banner of the revolutionary guerrilla organization the FARC-EP (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia- Ejército del Pueblo). Iván Márquez read the FARC-EP\'s new manifesto dressed in military fatigues surrounded by armed companions, including the famous FARC-EP commanders El Pais…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/8/30/farc-ep-calls-renewed-armed-struggle

David Swanson: Nukes- What Are They Good For?
CP Editor | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-31
counterpunch.org/2019/08/31/david-swanson-nukes-what-are-they-good-for/

Amazon Fires Will Have Global Consequences. The UN Must Act
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-31
The Amazon is burning. Nearly 75,000 fires have started in the iconic Brazilian rainforest this year to date, an 84 percent increase from the year before. Since August 10, a spate of intentionally set fires have been raging in the …
globalresearch.ca/amazon-fires-global-consequences-un-must-act/5687666

GOP Hardliners Want China Sanctioned
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-31
Time and again, the US, its key NATO allies and Israel blame their victims for wrongdoing committed against them. | According to the Daily Beast, Republicans are pushing for sanctions on China over how Hong Kong authorities are handling months …
globalresearch.ca/gop-hardliners-want-china-sanctioned/5687669

US/North Korea Talks Undermined by Pompeo and Bolton
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-31
Trump\'s \"fire and fury like the world has never seen\" remark about North Korea shifted to the appearance of friendship with Kim Jong-un, DJT saying \"(h)e wrote me beautiful letters and we fell in love.\" | Two summits and Trump\'s …
globalresearch.ca/us-north-korea-talks-pompeo-bolton/5687697

Monster Hurricane Dorian
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-31
Currently at Category 4 strength, defined as having sustained winds of from 130 — 156 mph, gusts up to 30% stronger, Dorian is expected hit Florida\'s Atlantic coast on Tuesday, precisely where unclear so far. | On August 31, the National …
globalresearch.ca/monster-hurricane-dorian/5687698

America\'s Economic Dark Side. Widening Social Inequality, Rising Poverty and Joblessness
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-31
This incisive ad timely article was first published in October 2013 | Former Clinton administration Labor Secretary Robert Reich explained, saying: | \"Of all developed nations, the United States has the most unequal distribution of income, and we\'re surging towards every greater | …
globalresearch.ca/americas-economic-dark-side-widening-social-inequality-rising-poverty-and-joblessness/5354970

Neoliberal Globalization: Is There an Alternative to Plundering the Earth?
Prof. Claudia von Werlhof | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-31
Is there an alternative to making war? Is there an alternative to destroying the planet? No one asks these questions because they seem absurd…
globalresearch.ca/neoliberal-globalization-is-there-an-alternative-to-plundering-the-earth/24403

Video: Syrian Army Further Advances in Greater Idlib
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-31
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies responded to recent militant attacks near Abu Dail with a limited offensive in the area. | In the first phase of the offensive, SAA units liberated Khuwayn al-Kabir, Ard al-Zurzur, the Aghir hilltop, …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-army-advances-greater-idlib/5687679

5G Wireless Technology Is War against Humanity
Claire Edwards | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-31
This important article was first published in February 2019. | Disclosure about 5G — and its considerable risk for humanity — is occurring within the United Nations. This is thanks to longtime UN staff member and whistle-blower Claire Edwards, who recently …
globalresearch.ca/5g-wireless-technology-is-war-against-humanity/5679372

Mozart Piano Concerto No 15: Yeol Eum Son, the World\'s Most Outstanding Pianist
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-31
Forget geopolitics and the World financial crisis. | Music gives us hope. Listen carefully. | By far Yeol Eum Son is among the World\'s most outstanding pianists. | It is not only musical excellence and talent. | She translates her feelings into music. Her …
globalresearch.ca/mozart-piano-concerto-no-15-yeol-eum-son-the-worlds-most-outstanding-pianist/5687646

Reckless Path to Nuclear Weapons Leaves Us Looking Over the Edge
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-31
After two years of analysis and inquiries, Roosevelt formally established America\'s nuclear program on 19 January 1942, called the Manhattan Project — with a final $2 billion budget supporting it ($36 billion today) and employing over 130,000 people.
globalresearch.ca/reckless-path-nuclear-weapons-leaves-looking-edge/5665290

Macedonia Is Macedonian — Common Sense Dictates It
Bill Nicholov | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-31
If an ethnic group told you that a certain name used to describe them is deeply offensive, would you continue to use that name and even try to convince them that it is not offensive? | No. So stop calling me …
globalresearch.ca/macedonia-macedonian/5687677

The Key to a Sustainable Economy Is 5,000 Years Old
Ellen Brown | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-31
We are again reaching the point in the business cycle known as \"peak debt,\" when debts have compounded to the point that their cumulative total cannot be paid. Student debt, credit card debt, auto loans, business debt and sovereign debt …
globalresearch.ca/key-sustainable-economy-5000-years-old/5687675

Subitamente o Ocidente já nà£o consegue derrubar \"regimes\"
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-31
Costumava ser feito regularmente e funcionava: o Ocidente identificava um país como seu inimigo, desencadeava sua propaganda profissional contra ele, a seguir administrava uma série de sanàßàµes, esfaimando e assassinando crianàßas, idosos e outros grupos vulneráveis. Se o país nà£o …
globalresearch.ca/subitamente-o-ocidente-ja-nao-consegue-derrubar-regimes/5687710

9/11: Facts, Fiction and Censorship
Julie Lévesque | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-31
The commemoration of 9/11 on September 11, 2019 is fast approaching. | The following text (including a selection of articles) was first posted seven years ago on September 12, 2012. | *** | Whoever dares raise questions about the official 9/11 narrative, will …
globalresearch.ca/911-facts-fiction-and-censorship/5304306

A Conspiracy Theory That Became a \"Conspiracy Fact\": The CIA, Afghanistan\'s Poppy Fields and America\'s Growing Heroin Epidemic
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-31
First published by Global Research in July 2016 | The heroin epidemic resembles the days when \"Crack cocaine\" became the major drug that destroyed communities across the United States and other parts of the world including the Caribbean that began in …
globalresearch.ca/a-conspiracy-theory-that-became-a-conspiracy-fact-the-cia-afghanistans-poppy-fields-and-americas-growing-heroin-epidemic/5533673

The Pentagon\'s Map of Afghanistan: An Eldorado of Mineral Wealth and Natural Resources
Nikolai Malishevski | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-31
Of relevance to an understanding America\'s military and economic agenda in Afghanistan. First published in August 2012 | Curious information surfaced in the media [2012] — based on space reconnaissance, the US Department of Defense put together a map of Afghanistan …
globalresearch.ca/the-pentagon-s-map-of-afghanistan-an-eldorado-of-mineral-wealth-and-natural-resources/32265