unitedEditor (2019-09-05). Russia and Turkey\'s ongoing cooperation provokes tension with Europe and the US. uwidata.com Turkey\'s purchase of the Russian S-400 systems (in spite of US sanctions and threats), along with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan\'s recent visit to Russia and joint inspection of the latest Su-35 and Su-57 fighters with Russian President Vladimir Putin, are both clear indications of the ongoing split in the American-European axis. The US quickly …

Peter Bolton (2019-09-05). The Problem With Warren. counterpunch.org A new poll shows that support for former vice president Joe Biden is falling. The survey, produced by Monmouth University, shows Biden dropping from 32 percent amongst Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters in June — when Monmouth produced its last poll — to below 19 percent now. The stats, meanwhile, place Biden\'s two progressive competitors, Bernie More

Evaggelos Vallianatos (2019-09-05). Targeting the Tongass National Forest for Amazon-like Destruction. counterpunch.org One wonders if Trump and his administration are aware of what is happening in the world or if they care the Earth is under deadly stress by no less an enemy than humans. Are they so certain their crackpot theories are valid, that global warming is a hoax, that it\'s fine to keep cutting down forests, that burning the Amazon is good for ranchers, that pollution is good for business, that poisoning children by neurotoxins in their food is an unavoidable part of food production? More

John V. Walsh (2019-09-05). Hands off Hong Kong: The Cry Seldom Heard. dissidentvoice.org Through the summer the world has watched as protests shook Hong Kong. As early as April they began as peaceful demonstrations which peaked in early June, with hundreds of thousands, in protest of an extradition bill. That bill would have allowed Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of China, to return criminals to Taiwan, mainland …

Staff (2019-09-05). Hurricane Dorian Ravages the Bahamas. therealnews.com The climate crisis has increased the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events like Hurricane Dorian. Storms like this one are why we must raise our political expectations, says Greenpeace\'s Jack Shapiro…

Nadya Williams (2019-09-05). Bayer adds Monsanto\'s toxic legacy to its own. peoplesworld.org Incendiary exposés of Monsanto products—scientifically proven in court to cause cancers in workers and homeowners who have used them—have caused stocks to plunge and new owner, German pharmaceutical corporation Bayer, to no longer want to use the brand name. Three multi-billion dollar lawsuits, with 18,000 more pending, are quite a corporate burden for Bayer to acquire, …

Dean Baker (2019-09-05). Severance Pay: Corporate Obligation to Long-Term Workers. counterpunch.org In recent months there have been a number of large retail companies that went into bankruptcy, most notably Sears and Toys \"R\" Us. In these and other cases, the public is naturally concerned about the plight of long-term workers who have often spent decades working for the same company. We know from much research that More

Bruce E. Levine (2019-09-05). Curious \"Anti-Authoritarian\" Definitions and Divides. counterpunch.org Some Trump supporters tell me that they and their hero are anti-authoritarians. Trump admirers see Trump as rising to power challenging illegitimate authorities; however, they neglect the crucial reality that Trump demands unquestioning obedience to him which, by definition, makes him an authoritarian. Trump\'s faithful also neglect the reality that Trump himself sees his supporters as authoritarians who unquestioningly follow him More

George Ochenski (2019-09-05). Come Home to Montana, Wanderin\' Steve Bullock, There\'s Work to Do. counterpunch.org It\'s not unusual for politicians in one elected office to seek higher office and that\'s just what Montana\'s Gov. Steve Bullock has been doing for much of the last few months. But reality has a way of chiming in on political ambition and given that Bullock will not make the next Democratic debate due to More

Katha Pollitt (2019-09-05). Almost Everything Bad That Trump Did This Summer. thenation.com Almost Everything Bad That Trump Did This Summer…

Jill Richardson (2019-09-05). Get ready for unnatural disasters this hurricane season. nationofchange.org Donald Trump discusses immigration as if the benefits of residence in the U.S. are a pie. When immigrants get more, the people who were already here get less. In general, that\'s not true. When immigrants come here, they don\'t just take some jobs (often low-wage jobs U.S. citizens don\'t want), they also create new jobs. …

Medea Benjamin (2019-09-05). Should We Feed Hungry Children, or the War Machine? commondreams.org Anti-war demonstration in New York City on the 16th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan, October 7 2017. (Photo: Erik McGregor/SIPA USA/PA Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/racket.jpeg …

Aaron Maté (2019-09-05). Max Blumenthal: Nicaragua beat U.S. regime change, but sanctions and sabotage continue. mronline.org The Grayzone\'s Max Blumenthal explains how Nicaragua celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution just one year after defeating a U.S.-backed coup effort — and how U.S. sabotage efforts continue today. | Source

Philip A Farruggio (2019-09-05). Mona from the Corner: Set Aside Political Differences, Converge in Harmony for Truth and Justice. globalresearch.ca She\'s a little lady, 70 something, with this cute, addictive smile. Drives an old bomb of a car, replete with Peace and End the Occupation type stickers on it. She\'s a nurse, still works, doing home care for very ill …

United Nations (2019-09-05). Sexual exploitation and abuse: latest UN quarterly update. un.org In the second quarter of 2019, the United Nations received 38 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) involving UN personnel, including civilian and uniformed personnel from peacekeeping operations, as well as those from agencies, funds and programmes, according to the latest figures released on Thursday.

Party for Socialism and Liberation (2019-09-05). Socialism Forum \"The Fight Against White Supremacy & Racist Violence\" indybay.org San Jose Peace & Justice Center, 48 S. 7th St. San Jose…

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-05). Kazakhstan\'s New President Faces His First Test: Anti-Chinese Protests. globalresearch.ca New Kazakhstani President Tokayev is facing his first real test as the country\'s leader after low-intensity anti-Chinese protests broke out in three main cities in response to concerns that the Central Asian state is becoming much too dependent on its …

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-05). JCPOA Commitments: Iran will Increase its Nuclear R & D. globalresearch.ca In response to Britain, France, Germany, and the EU\'s continued failure to fulfill their mandated JCPOA obligations, Iranian President Rouhani said his government will increase its nuclear R & D beginning September 6. | It\'s the third rollback of its voluntary …

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-05). Another Official 9/11 Big Lie Exposed — Again. globalresearch.ca \"The Mysterious Collapse of World Trade Center 7: Why the Final Official Report About 9/11 Is Unscientific and False\" by David Ray Griffin debunked the official account of what happened. | He explained that the National Institute of Standards and Technology\'s …

Ramzy Baroud (2019-09-05). The War Ahead: Netanyahu\'s Elections Gamble Will be Costly for Israel. dissidentvoice.org On September 1, the Lebanese group Hezbollah, struck an Israeli military base near the border town of Avivim. The Lebanese attack came as an inevitable response to a series of Israeli strikes that targeted four different Arab countries in the matter of two days. The Lebanese response, accompanied by jubilation throughout Lebanon, shows that Israeli …

Philip Giraldi (2019-09-05). Now It\'s Official: US Visa Can be Denied if You (or Even Your Friends) Are Critical of American Policies. globalresearch.ca There have been several interesting developments in the United States government\'s war on free speech and privacy. | First of all, the Department of Homeland Security\'s (DHS) Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP), which is responsible for actual entry of travelers …

Laura Wells (2019-09-05). What is Happening in Venezuela, and What Can the U.S. Do? PART III. indybay.org PART III of a three-part series on Venezuela, written after participating in an End-Sanctions delegation in April 2019. The PDF has the Tikkun magazine article that combines the three parts: What\'s really happening, Why did both Obama and Trump sanction Venezuela, and How did the Venezuelan economy get so messed up?>

Laura Wells (2019-09-05). What is Happening in Venezuela, and What Can the U.S. Do? PART II. indybay.org PART II of a three-part series on Venezuela, written after participating in an End-Sanctions delegation in April 2019. The PDF has the Tikkun magazine article that combines the three parts: What\'s really happening, Why did both Obama and Trump sanction Venezuela, and How did the Venezuelan economy get so messed up?>

Laura Wells (2019-09-05). What is Happening in Venezuela, and What Can the U.S. Do? PART I. indybay.org PART I of a three-part series on Venezuela after participating in an End-Sanctions delegation in April 2019. The PDF has the Tikkun magazine article that combines the three parts: What\'s really happening; Why did both Obama and Trump sanction Venezuela, and How did the Venezuelan Economy get so messed up?>

Staff (2019-09-05). Hurricane Dorian Batters the Carolinas as It Pushes Northward. truthdig.com Its 110-mph winds and storm-surge flooding causes havoc after sweeping past Florida and Georgia and leaving at least 20 dead in the Bahamas.

Staff (2019-09-05). U.S., Chinese Envoys to Meet in October for Tariff War Talks. truthdig.com BEIJING—U.S. and Chinese envoys will meet in early October for more talks aimed at ending a tariff war that threatens global economic growth. | Stock markets rose on Thursday\'s announcement but there has been no sign of progress since Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed in June to resume deadlocked negotiations about trade and technology. | The agreement on timing came in a phone call conducted by the chief Chinese envoy, Vice Premier Liu He, with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said in a statement. | Officials will \"

Amazon Watch (2019-09-05). Global Day for Amazon assemble at Brazilian consulate -march to BlackRock at 400 Howard. indybay.org Brazilian Consulate‚Ä¢300 Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA 94104…

Staff (2019-09-05). The 2020 Candidates Must Not Ignore Indian Country. truthout.org | | Janine Jackson: The Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa, was a long overdue spotlight on Native American communities and concerns, and was attended by top-tier candidates. So what happens now? What sort of questions should we (and journalists) be asking to distinguish between candidates\' talk and their walk on issues of importance for indigenous communities?

Staff (2019-09-05). As Drug War Rages, Most People Who Need Treatment Don\'t Get It. truthout.org | | The war on drugs persists under President Trump. In fact, critics say the administration\'s continued focus on drug-supply reduction and law enforcement could undermine the public health approaches to the opioid crisis that the government funnels billions of dollars into every year. | On Thursday, the Trump administration announced the release of $1.8 billion in state grants for combating opioid addiction and the overdose epidemic. The money was allocated by Congress, which has put billions of dollars…

United World International (2019-09-05). The End of the \"Greater Middle East Project\": The Case of Kurdistan. globalresearch.ca 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 …

Staff (2019-09-05). Should US Nationalize Fossil Fuel Industry? Warren Says No, Sanders Says Yes. truthout.org | | While 2020 hopefuls Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders often aligned on climate policy at CNN\'s climate crisis town hall Wednesday evening, the candidates diverged on the question of nationalizing public utilities. Bernie is for the proposal, while Warren is against. We speak with journalist Kate Aronoff. | TRANSCRIPT: | NERMEEN SHAIKH: Well, let\'s turn to an audience member questioning Senator Elizabeth Warren. | ROBERT WOOD: Bernie Sanders has endorsed the idea of the public owne…

Staff (2019-09-05). Leaked IPCC Report Warns of Calamitous Future for Oceans. truthout.org | | The world\'s vast oceans, glacial ice sheets and northern permafrost are poised to unleash disaster, including drought, floods, hunger and destruction, unless dramatic action is taken against human-caused carbon pollution and climate change, warns a leaked draft of a major U.N. report. | The Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) sounds alarm bells over declines in fish stocks, plus \"a hund…

unitedEditor (2019-09-05). Elections in Germany, Split in the Italian Government, US-China Trade War. uwidata.com Elections in Germany Angela Merkel\'s the Christian Democratic Union came out victorious in the elections which took place in Brandenburg and Saxony. However, the party was followed closely by the far-right party \"Alternative for Germany\" (AfD). According to preliminary data, in Saxony, the right-wing formation received 27.5% of the vote, while the CDU received 32.1%. …

Staff (2019-09-05). More Than 30 Groups Demand Law Enforcement Ban on Facial Recognition Technology. truthout.org | | A diverse coalition of advocacy groups representing more than 15 million people launched a grassroots pressure campaign Thursday calling on local, state, and federal lawmakers to completely ban law enforcement use of facial recognition technology, which the organizations warn is \"spreading like an epidemic\" and poses a dire threat to fundamental privacy rights. | \"Facial recognition is one of the most authoritarian and invasive for…

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-05). Belarus Is Between a Rock and a Hard Place. \"Balance\" its Relations between Russia and the US. globalresearch.ca Belarus is in the unenviable position of being caught in the middle of the New Cold War and having to delicately \"balance\" relations between Russia and the US. | US National Security Advisor Bolton\'s trip late last month to Belarus was …

unitedEditor (2019-09-05). Turkey\'s warning to NATO. uwidata.com àúnal àáevikà∂z, the deputy opposition leader of the main opposition party in Turkey, the Republican People\'s Party (RPP, Turk. CHP), commented on President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan\'s recent trip to Russia, saying: \"We are concerned that if Turkey, a member of NATO, continues to purchase weapons that are not can be integrated into the Alliance system, …

WSWS (2019-09-05). Trade war accelerates trend towards global recession. wsws.org Manufacturing survey results from around the world point to a significant slowdown with no signs of increased activity in the coming months.

Jordan Davidson (2019-09-05). Elizabeth Warren adopts $3 trillion climate crisis plan, challenges all 2020 candidates to do same. nationofchange.org Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced that she would adopt Gov. Jay Inslee\'s climate crisis plan and add in a $1 trillion in investments to help protect workers and to fund a dramatic shift in infrastructure away from fossil fuels if she is elected president, as CNN reported. Warren said her plan includes a \"federal investment of $3 trillion\" and \"will leverage additional …

Staff (2019-09-05). Sanders Shines and Biden Crumbles During Epic Town Hall on Climate Crisis. truthout.org | | Adding climate change to school curriculums. Geoengineering. Thorium fuel reactors. A Blue New Deal. The Syrian war was a climate war. Climate distress included in asylum petitions. Food deserts. Climate denial is a l…

Andrew Emett (2019-09-05). Bernie leads bipartisan effort to end US involvement in Saudi war in Yemen. nationofchange.org In a recent letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the armed service committees in the U.S. House and Senate, Sen. Bernie Sanders along with a bipartisan group of 43 other lawmakers urged Congress to defund unauthorized U.S. military involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Instead of withdrawing all support to Saudi Arabia …

Brian Mier (2019-09-05). As Brazil Burns, Northern Media Deploy a Strategy of Deflection. commondreams.org Soy production for foreign markets, coupled with far-right government of President Jair Bolsonaro\'s gutting of environmental protection agencies, are two drivers of the current, catastrophic increase in fires and deforestation. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/amazon_5.jpeg …

Darren Reid (2019-09-05). The Amazon Fire Crisis Has Been 500 Years in the Making — as Brazil\'s Indigenous People Know Only Too Well. globalresearch.ca Sà£o Paulo — the largest city in the Americas — was recently plunged into darkness in the middle of the day due to smoke from the Amazon rainforest burning more than 2,700km (1,700 miles) away. | These fires have brought …

Staff (2019-09-05). Your Amazon Order Comes at a Steep Human Price. truthdig.com This story was co-published with The New York Times. | ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica\'s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published. | WHEN SHE ADDED GABRIELLE\'S NAME to the chart in her kitchen, Judy Kennedy could picture the annual ritual. At birthdays she would ask her newest grandchild to stand up straight, heels against the door frame, so she could mark Gabrielle\'s height beside that of her other granddaughter in the Maine house the family…

Staff (2019-09-05). It\'s Not Just the Amazon: We Must Also Protect Congo Basin Peatlands From Fire. truthout.org | | Fires in the Amazon have sparked debate around the world, amplifying fears of climate change and the dire threat they pose for local Indigenous communities and the future sustainability of the planet. | These concerns are valid and real. Policies introduced by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are widely recognized to have p…

Jill Langlois (2019-09-05). Brazil\'s indigenous peoples have long united against deforestation. nationofchange.org When rain started to fall on the flames overtaking the area around the small Amazonian town of Lábrea, Brazil, Marcos Apurin࣠let out a sigh. The Indigenous leader knew the fires would continue to rage across the lower Amazon region in Brazil, known as the arc of deforestation, but the rain brought a brief moment …

Daniel Willis (2019-09-05). Amazonian Communities Need Solidarity, Not Saviours. globalresearch.ca A multitude of images of burning rainforest have circulated across social media over the last week with the hashtag #PrayfortheAmazon. A familiar refrain in these tweets and posts has been: if billionaires could dig in their pockets for Notre Dame, …

Padraig McGrath (2019-09-05). JCPOA (Nuclear) Negotiations with Iran Are a Test of the EU\'s Geopolitical Credibility. globalresearch.ca On September 4th, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that Iran would give the EU a further 60 days to come back into compliance with its economic commitments under the JCPOA before Iran would initiate a third phase of withdrawal from …

The Canary (2019-09-05). Iran releases seven crew members from British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero. thecanary.co Iran has released seven crew members from detained British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero and they have flown out of Iran, according to the ship\'s owner. | The development emerged in a statement quoting Stena Bulk chief executive Erik Hanell. | Stena Impero — Statement 16 | Erik Hanell, President and CEO, Stena Bulk said: \"Stena Bulk and Northern Marine Management can confirm that seven crew members of the Stena Impero have been released and are now travelling to a safe location. t.co/7XD2JQiAFM | [md…

South Front (2019-09-05). Video: \"Mighty Israeli Army\" Abandoned Military Facility after Hezbollah Anti Tank (ATGM) Strike. globalresearch.ca The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) abandoned their military facility at Avivim in Upper Galilee, which had been targeted by Hezbollah anti-tank guided missile strike. According to a released video, IDF troops left behind at least 2 pieces of military equipment …

Alliance for Natural Health (2019-09-05). 5G Critics Censored by Big Tech. globalresearch.ca More and more concerned citizens are asking tough questions about the safety of 5G wireless networks. Are big tech companies trying to quash their dissent? Action Alert! | Over the last few months, we\'ve been reporting on the planned deployment of …