Staff (2019-09-06). We Are Teetering on the Brink of War With Iran. truthdig.com Sanctions are squeezing Tehran to death. If the EU can\'t salvage the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, things could escalate quickly.

Sarang Narasimhaiah (2019-09-06). \"Everywhere is Kashmir\": Unraveling Weaponized, Corporatized Hindustan in India\'s Northeast. counterpunch.org \"In India today,\" said an Indigenous activist I recently interviewed in the northeastern Indian state of Jharkhand, \"everywhere is Kashmir.\" At first glance, this statement seems overblown, perhaps even outrageous. No other part of India is as much of a consolidated internal colony as Kashmir. For that matter, Palestine is one of the only other More

Eds. (2019-09-06). Returning to Fidel as the Amazon burns. mronline.org More than 27 years have passed since Fidel\'s warning, during the Earth Summit in Brazil, that an important species was endangered: human beings. | Source

Conn Hallinan (2019-09-06). Funerals for glaciers: Is it too late for Europe\'s Green New Deal? peoplesworld.org On Aug. 18, several dozen people gathered around a patch of snow in Iceland to commemorate the demise of the Okjokull glacier, a victim of climate change. Further to the west, Greenland shed 217 billion tons of ice in the month of July alone. Paris reached 108.7 degrees on July 25, and normally cold, blustery …

RT (2019-09-06). \'Jack Ryan\' TV show means US coup in Venezuela is toast. rt.com CIA agent Jack Ryan will tackle \'nuclear-armed\' Venezuela in the next season of the Amazon streaming show. That is perhaps the clearest admission that Washington\'s attempt at regime change in Caracas has failed. | Amazon teased the second season of \'Tom Clancy\'s Jack Ryan\' this week, ahead of its premiere in November. The 90-second trailer shows the title character on a mission to Venezuela, which may have secretly obtained nuclear weapons from the evil Russians (who else?), or something to that effect. | Needless to say, this has been met with everything from raised eyebrows to outright derision by journalist…

Staff (2019-09-06). US and Iran \"At Cliff\'s Edge\" therealnews.com Iran\'s president Hassan Rouhani presented an ultimatum of two months to the EU to save the Iran nuclear deal. However, the deal is likely to continue to deteriorate, says The Independent\'s Patrick Cockburn…

Mark Gruenberg (2019-09-06). Rating the presidential hopefuls: Only a few support unions in public. peoplesworld.org Labor Day is now past and the madcap race for the Democratic presidential nomination enters the fall, though with fewer hopefuls in the running. That\'s because the Democratic National Committee, sponsor of the series of nationally-televised debates between the aspirants, has imposed higher criteria for those who seek to qualify for the third round, in …

John Bachtell (2019-09-06). With hurricane destruction as backdrop, Democratic aspirants address climate change. peoplesworld.org Hurricane Dorian, with its decimating fury unleashed on the Bahamas and the Southeastern U.S. seacoast, became the latest red alert warning of the rapidly mounting effects of climate change. It was also the backdrop for a historic Democratic presidential town hall forum on the climate crisis. The forum was nationally televised on Sept. 4 by …

Staff (2019-09-06). Agreement to End US Involvement in Afghanistan War, But War Will Continue. therealnews.com The US and the Taliban are about to sign an agreement to withdraw 14,000 US troops from Afghanistan, potentially ending the longest war in US history. However, the Afghans will not see an end to fighting yet, says The Independent\'s Patrick Cockburn…

CounterSpin (2019-09-06). Hassan El Tayyab on US Out of Yemen, Kate Bronfenbrenner on Labor Board vs. Labor. fair.org Media…

Kathleen Wallace (2019-09-06). Extinction Via Rugged Individualism. counterpunch.org I was recently amused by a train of thought on Twitter excoriating Henry David Thoreau for his experiment in self-sufficient living. True, he was on the land of his wealthy neighbor, his mother did his laundry (and brought him old-timey donuts to eat), but it was rugged, dammit. Okay, it was something akin to a More

Richard Moser (2019-09-06). A Different‚Äã War Story: the Soldier and Veteran Resistance Against the War in Vietnam. counterpunch.org The battle over American war stories began during the peak of the last revolution. Millions of Americans and tens of thousands of veterans and soldiers opposed the war in Vietnam. In the war\'s moral outrages, crimes and betrayals, many saw the US empire for the first time. [1] For the last 40 years, the ruling class More

Ron Jacobs (2019-09-06). A Battle for Existence. counterpunch.org They are landscapes my mind escapes to regularly. The painted canyons in eastern Montana and the Zion region of Utah. Forests of huge conifers in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest and northern California. The incredible arid desolation of Utah west of Salt Lake City and the deserts of Nevada. Sagebrushed plains in the Southwest. More

Andrew Levine (2019-09-06). Trump Year Three: Three Random Late Summer Thoughts. counterpunch.org The underlying premise was never plausible, but for a while it was still possible to hope that, under Trump, American foreign policy would be less bellicose than it would have been had Hillary Clinton not managed to lose the 2016 election. Trump did, after all, seem less enthusiastic about restoring the Cold War that the More

James Bovard (2019-09-06). 9/11 and the American Orwellian Nightmare. counterpunch.org Next week will mark the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Politicians and bureaucrats wasted no time after that carnage to unleash the Surveillance State on average Americans, treating every citizen like a terrorist suspect. Since the government failed to protect the public, Americans somehow forfeited their constitutional right to privacy. Despite heroic efforts by former NSA staffer Edward Snowden and a host of activists and freedom fighters, the government continues ravaging American privacy. More

Yoav Litvin (2019-09-06). The Case Against the Zionist \"Left\" counterpunch.org Zionist historical revisionism constructs an erroneous presentation of Israel as accommodating a left-to-right political milieu, the left-flank of which amenable to a peaceful resolution of \"the conflict\", instead of recognizing the entirety of Zionism, including its \"liberal\" faction, as inherently white supremacist, settler colonialist and genocidal. The supposed left, \"liberal\" wing of Zionism, comprising Israeli political More

Staff (2019-09-06). Candidates Don\'t Agree On How Much To Spend on Climate Plans. therealnews.com At CNN\'s marathon climate town hall, candidates detailed environmental plans that range from $1.3 to $16.3 trillion, but moderators failed to address the cost of inaction…

Staff (2019-09-06). Climate Forum Shows Candidates\' Key Differences. therealnews.com At CNN\'s seven-hour climate town hall, ten Democratic candidates disagreed about fracking, nuclear power, and how much to fund the Pentagon. TRNN\'s Marc Steiner, Dharna Noor, and Steve Horn discuss.

Staff (2019-09-06). U.S. Propaganda Doesn\'t Get More Shameless Than \'Jack Ryan\'. truthdig.com In the second season of the Amazon series, the titular hero races against the clock to stop Venezuela from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

Anya Parampil (2019-09-06). \"Go to hell\": Venezuelan coup leader Ricardo Hausmann stages WhatsApp meltdown when confronted with his own hypocrisy and lack of transparency. thegrayzone.com Over the course of an entire day, Venezuelan coup leader Ricardo Hausmann melted down on WhatsApp after I confronted him…

Robert Scheer (2019-09-06). The Most Consequential Whistleblower Who Wasn\'t. truthdig.com While so many have heard of whistleblowers Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden making history in recent years, few have heard the story of Katharine Gun, the subject of the film \"Official Secrets,\" directed and co-written by Gavin Hood. On the latest installment of \"Scheer Intelligence,\" the \"Official Secrets\" director tells Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer that he learned about Gun from Ged Doherty, a producer he\'d worked with on the film \"Eye in the Sky\" about drone warfare, and realized the whistleblowe…

WSWS (2019-09-06). WikiLeaks exposes crimes of German imperialism. wsws.org The German media has slandered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who faces possible life imprisonment or the death penalty in the US for making Washington\'s war crimes public.

Michael Atkinson (2019-09-06). Immigrant Song: \'I\'m Leaving Now\'. progressive.org A new documentary trains our focus on an underexposed slice of the immigration dynamic: the urge to return home.

Karen Kinney (2019-09-06). At the Dividing Line Between the U.S. and Mexico, Two Very Different Visions of God Meet. commondreams.org If love is indeed an indicator of true religion, then let us choose love. (Photo: Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_immigration.jpeg …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-09-06). What Happened on the Planes on September 11, 2001? The 9/11 Cell Phone Calls. The 9/11 Commission \"Script\" Was Fabricated. globalresearch.ca Given the prevailing technology in September 2001, it was extremely difficult, if not impossible, to place a wireless cell call from an aircraft traveling at high speed above 8000 feet: At least part of the Commission\'s script in Chapter 1 on the cell phone conversations, is fabricated.

Staff (2019-09-06). Ex-Starbucks CEO Schultz Rules Out Independent 2020 Bid. truthdig.com WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says he\'s no longer considering an independent presidential bid. | Schultz said Friday in a letter posted on his website, \"I have concluded that an independent campaign for the White House is not how I can best serve our country at this time.\" | Schultz faced intense resistance from Democratic activists who feared an independent run would give President Donald Trump an easier path to reelection. Schultz says not enough people are willing to back an independent because they fear doing so \"mi…

The Intercept (2019-09-06). Livestream: The Right to a Future — With Naomi Klein and Greta Thunberg. theintercept.com The Intercept invites you to watch a special event in New York City hosted by Intercept senior correspondent Naomi Klein, author of the forthcoming book \"On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal,\" and headlined by trailblazing climate activist Greta Thunberg, author of \"No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference.\" Together with youth leaders Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Xiye Bastida, and Vic Barrett, as well as Indigenous Amazon leader Tuntiak Katan, Thunberg and Klein will help us envision a just and sustainable future, confront our climate emergency, and discuss the emerging cross-generational, transnational mov…

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-06). A US-Taliban Peace Deal Would Redefine the Regional Balance of Power. globalresearch.ca The tentative peace deal that the US is negotiating with the Taliban would redefine the regional balance of power if it\'s officially promulgated, thus continuing the ongoing trend of Great Power realignment in Eurasia. | It\'s been widely reported that the …

Reese Erlich (2019-09-06). Foreign Correspondent: Can Trump Bring Peace to Afghanistan? progressive.org Don\'t hold your breath.

Party for Socialism and Liberation (2019-09-06). Socialism Forum \"The Fight Against White Supremacy & Racist Violence\" indybay.org San Jose Peace & Justice Center, 48 S. 7th St. San Jose…

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-06). Trump\'s Anti-Iran \"Blood Money\" Offer: \"$15 Million for Any Person Who Helps Us Disrupt the Financial Operations of Iran\'s IRGC-Qods Force\" globalresearch.ca According to Christian scripture, bribe money is blood money, a longstanding US specialty — followed by toughness when offers are rejected. | Bribery for political, economic, military, and/or other purposes reflects a corrupt society — what characterizes US public and private …

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-06). Trump Regime Training Paramilitaries to Attack Venezuela? globalresearch.ca Washington wants Bolivarian Venezuela transformed into a US vassal state — to eliminate its social democracy and gain control over its vast oil reserves, the world\'s largest. | On Wednesday, the Trump regime earmarked over $120 million for Colombia. | Masquerading as …

Ramzy Baroud (2019-09-06). The War Ahead: Netanyahu\'s Elections Gamble Will be Costly for Israel. counterpunch.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 More

Ralph Nader (2019-09-06). Chuck Todd, Labor Day, and Getting Serious. counterpunch.org Labor Day has come and gone. To most people it\'s a day off and a splash of sales. The symbolism and meaning that inspired this national holiday back in 1894 has long since dissipated. Labor Day parades are affairs of the past, with very few exceptions, and those that still exist are facing dwindling participation More

Ted Rall (2019-09-06). Billionaires Who Promise to Save Journalism. counterpunch.org Let\'s talk about fraud: \"a person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities,\" the dictionary calls it. Let\'s also discuss breach of contract. \"A breach of contract occurs when the promise of the contract is not kept, because one party has failed to fulfill their More

United Nations (2019-09-06). Friday's Daily Brief: Desertification summit, Dorian death toll rising, UN project eases Mali tensions, Yemen funding crisis, hope for Cameroon. un.org A recap of Friday\'s main stories: Desertification solutions can ease other world woes; Dorian death toll expected to rise; UN moves to ease communal tensions in Mali; Yemen funding crisis threatens reproductive health nationwide; special report on countering terror in Cameroon.

John Feffer (2019-09-06). Burning Down the House. counterpunch.org Doesn\'t idiocy ever take a vacation? As August wound down, the populist troika of Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, and Jair Bolsonaro proved once again that the United States, the United Kingdom, and Brazil would be better off with no leaders rather than the dubious characters that currently pretend to govern these countries. In all three More

Staff (2019-09-06). Joni Ernst Says the Quiet Part Loud. truthdig.com Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) just said out loud what Republican politicians usually only talk about in secret meetings with their billionaire donors: The GOP wants to cut our earned Social Security benefits—and they want to do it behind closed doors so that they don\'t have to pay the political price. | At a recent town hall, Ernst stated that Congress needs to \"sit down behind closed doors\" to \"address Social Security.\" She vaguely asserted, \"A lot of changes need to be made in this system…

Marlee Kokotovic (2019-09-06). Trump\'s border wall pulls funding from military base schools and daycares. nationofchange.org The Pentagon released a statement on Wednesday saying it has authorized $3.6 billion in military construction funds to help fund 175 miles of Trump\'s U.S.-Mexico border wall. This money was originally allocated for roughly 127 Defense Department projects, which included schools and daycare centers for military families. \"The wall is being built. It\'s going up …

WSWS (2019-09-06). Washington escalates \"maximum pressure\" campaign against Iran. wsws.org More than a year after re-imposing a punishing sanctions regime, and no closer to achieving regime change, the US is adopting increasingly reckless measures.

Jason Ditz (2019-09-06). Israeli Officials Consider Attacking Iran, Believing Trump Won\'t Oppose It. globalresearch.ca The New York Times may have referred to it as \" The Secret History of the Push to Strike Iran,\" but it\'s hardly a secret that Israeli and US hawks have been angling for a war against Iran for …

John Stanton (2019-09-06). The United States: A Nation on Suicide Watch. dissidentvoice.org The Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan required major shifts in national resources from civilian to military purposes and contributed to the growth of the budget deficit and public debt. Through FY 2018, the direct costs of the wars will have totaled more than $1.9 trillion, according to US Government figures. Pollution is a serious issue. …

Sarah Abed (2019-09-06). New U.N. Report Highlights US, UK, France War Crimes in Yemen Since 2014. globalresearch.ca The second largest sovereign state in the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen, has been ravaged by war, deliberate starvation, and cholera for over four years. A 274 page U.N. report released on Tuesday, highlights the human rights situation including violations and abuses …

Chandra Muzaffar (2019-09-06). Concealing the Truth. counterpunch.org Concealing the truth from the people is not unusual in politics. It is perhaps more pronounced in global politics partly because it is more difficult to hold powerful global actors accountable. That might is right is an adage that rings true at the international level more than in the domestic arena. There are currently a More

Sam Pizzigati (2019-09-06). The Political Economy of the Opioid Epidemic. counterpunch.org Late this October, in Ohio, a jury will begin hearing evidence against the pharmaceutical giants that have manufactured — and profited royally from — the opioid epidemic. This Ohio trial will be the most significant courtroom skirmish yet between Big Pharma and the over 2,000 states, localities, and other complainants that have filed suit against More

Paul Edwards (2019-09-06). The Axis of Atrocity. counterpunch.org If daymare isn\'t a word, it should be. We\'re living one. And the shameless, infantile ugliness that rules America today was predicted by visionaries and poets long ago. H.L. Mencken nailed it nearly a century back: \"Before small electorates, a first-rate man occasionally fights his way through, carrying the mob with him by force of More

Chuck Collins (2019-09-06). Tax the Rich Before the Rest. counterpunch.org Presidential candidates should take a pledge: The middle class should not pay one dollar more in new taxes until the super-rich pay their fair share. Already candidates are outlining ambitious programs to improve health care, combat climate change, and address the opioid crisis — and trying to explain how they\'ll pay for it. President Trump, More

Pepe Escobar (2019-09-06). Welcome to the Indo-Russia Maritime Silk Road. globalresearch.ca There\'s no way to follow the complex inner workings of the Eurasia integration process without considering what takes place annually at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. | BRICS for the moment may be dead — considering the nasty cocktail of …

unitedEditor (2019-09-06). NATO Deep State in Turkey. 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, …

South Front (2019-09-06). Video: Syrian Army Prepares Security Operation in Western Aleppo. globalresearch.ca Late on September 3, Idlib militants carried out an attack on Russia\'s Hmeimim Airbase with armed unmanned aerial vehicles. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the airbase\'s air-defense forces intercepted all the UAVs. The attack caused no casualties or damage …