RT (2019-09-09). Trump says he \'could\' meet with Iran President Rouhani. rt.com US President Donald Trump said he has \"no problem with the idea\" of meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani. There are rumors the meeting could happen later this month at the UN General Assembly. | Trump left open the possibility of the meeting during one of his helicopter press-conferences at the White House on Monday, prior to departing for North Carolina. | Iran should straighten it out, because they\'re in a very bad position right now. | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that Trump was willing to meet with Rouhani \"with no pre-condition,\" because \"we don\'t want war with Iran.\" | Se…

Robert Fisk (2019-09-09). The Coming Drone War Over Lebanon. counterpunch.org After two civil wars, multiple invasions and political assassinations galore, you might think Lebanon deserves a break from the greatest crisis since its last greatest crisis. But no — here we were this week with the Israelis claiming the Hezbollah were running a missile factory in the Bekaa Valley and the prime minister — the More

Howard Lisnoff (2019-09-09). Underground Notes From a 2016 Sandernista. counterpunch.org It was about call and text message 10,000 that I came to realize that political campaigns that once started in September of the election cycle, which would culminate with the election in November, now begin years earlier. The election cycle never ends! These have been info calls and texts and direct calls for donations from More

Staff (2019-09-09). House Panel to Escalate Trump Impeachment Inquiry. truthdig.com WASHINGTON—The House Judiciary Committee will vote Thursday to establish rules for hearings on impeachment, escalating the panel\'s investigations of President Donald Trump even as many Democrats remain wary of the effort. | The resolution is a technical step, and the panel would still have to introduce impeachment articles against Trump and win approval from the House to bring charges against Trump. It\'s unclear if that will ever happen, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has urged caution on the issue, saying the public still isn\'t yet supportive of taking those steps. | Related Articles: …

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers (2019-09-09). People\'s Mobilization Unites For People And Planet. dissidentvoice.org The People\'s Mobilization to Stop the US War Machine and Save the Planet is two weeks away. The \"People\'s Mobe\" will be held from September 20 to 23 in New York City during the United Nations General Assembly. Members of the Venezuelan Embassy Protection Collective started organizing the People\'s Mobe in May. Organizers sought to …

Dean Baker (2019-09-09). Confronting Global Warming and Austerity. counterpunch.org In the United States, proposals for a Green New Deal have been getting considerable attention in recent months as activists have pressed both members of Congress and Democratic presidential candidates to support aggressive measures to combat global warming. There clearly is much more that we can and must do in the immediate future to prevent enormous damage to the planet. More

Conn Hallinan (2019-09-09). Climate Chaos Descends on Europe. counterpunch.org It\'s been a rough summer in Europe. On August 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. Not long before, Paris reached 108.7 degrees on July 25, and normally cold, blustery Normandy registered 102 degrees. Worldwide, July 2019 was the hottest month on record. More

Jack Rasmus (2019-09-09). What\'s the True Unemployment Rate in the US? counterpunch.org The real unemployment rate is probably somewhere between 10%-12%. Here\'s why: the 3.7% is the U-3 rate, per the labor dept. But that\'s the rate only for full time employed. What the labor dept. calls the U-6 includes what it calls discouraged workers (those who haven\'t looked for work in the past 4 weeks). Then there\'s what\'s called the \'missing labor force\'—i.e. those who haven\'t looked in the past year. They\'re not calculated in the 3.7% U-3 unemployment rate number either. Why? Because you have to be \'out of work and actively looking for work\' to be counted as unemployed and therefore part of the 3.7% ra…

Norman Solomon (2019-09-09). Joe Biden Must Be Stopped. truthdig.com The man quickly identified himself as a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. He didn\'t need to tell me that he was hopping mad. | Ken Martin was angry that my colleagues and I were handing out a flier—providing some inconvenient facts about Joe Biden—to delegates and activists as they entered the New Hampshire Democratic Party convention on Saturday. The headline, next to Biden\'s picture, quoted a statement he made last year: \"I don\'t think 500 billionaires are the reason why we\'re in trouble.\" | While not flattering to the current frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, th…

Staff (2019-09-09). FBI Investigates ICE Shooting of Undocumented Man in Nashville Suburb. truthout.org | | The FBI is investigating the shooting of an undocumented immigrant by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent during a traffic stop last week. The shooting occurred Thursday at a supermarket parking lot in Antioch, a suburb of Nashville, where workers often gather to be picked up for a day\'s work. ICE agents were attempting to detain an unnamed 39-year-old Mexican man, who reportedly attempted to flee in a white box truck, when one of the agents shot him twice. It has now been revealed that…

WSWS (2019-09-09). This week in history: September 9-15. wsws.org 25 years ago: Castro bows to imperialism on immigrationOn September 9, 1994, the Castro and Clinton governments signed an agreement to halt further uncontrolled immigration to the United States from Cuba. The deal marked a further step in the capitulation to imperialism by the bourgeois-nationalist Castro regime.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-09-09). September 9, 2001: Two Days Before 9/11, Global Research Was Born… globalresearch.ca We started up in late August with a handmade web design in FrontPage. A student in philosophy gave me a hand in drafting the home page and putting the project online. On the morning of September 8, I took a two hour \"crash course\" on the use of file transfer FTP software.

Mill Valley activist groups (2019-09-09). Climate Strike: Mill Valley, Marin County. indybay.org Plaza outside Mill Valley Book Depot & Cafe, 87 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941 | Mill Valley Seniors for Peace @ Camino Alto and Miller Avenue…

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-09). US-Taliban No-Peace \"Peace Talks\" globalresearch.ca On Sunday, Pompeo called talks with the Taliban dead, no agreement forthcoming without \"significant commitments\" from its authorities. | On Saturday, Trump cancelled what he called secret talks with the Taliban and (US-installed Afghan puppet) president Ghani to be held separately …

WSWS (2019-09-09). Trump breaks off talks on end to US war in Afghanistan. wsws.org The US president announced that he had called off plans for a secret Camp David meeting with the Taliban and the Afghan president to conclude a peace deal.

Staff (2019-09-09). Trump Calls Off Peace Talks With Taliban. truthout.org | | This weekend, President Trump publicly called off a secret meeting at Camp David with the Taliban and the president of Afghanistan that aimed to end the 18-year war, the longest in U.S. history. The United States and Taliban had appeared close to signing an agreement after holding nine rounds of talks in Doha, but the negotiations took a surprise turn when President Trump suggested a Camp David meeting that included Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who had not been involved in the previous talks. For more, we go to Kabul to s…

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-09). The Taliban\'s Recent Kabul Attack Inadvertently Tanked the Afghan Peace Talks. globalresearch.ca Neither the Taliban nor the US wanted to throw away the unprecedented progress that\'s been made towards peace thus far, but pressure on both sides from within their own ranks and outside regrettably led to the suspension of the Afghan …

Jon Britton (2019-09-09). PSL Public Forum: The Fight Against White Supremacy and Racist Violence. indybay.org San José Peace & Justice Center, 48 S. Seventh Street, San José, CA 95112…

Fréa Lockley (2019-09-09). Sadiq Khan challenges the conflict and suffering caused by the world\'s largest arms fair. thecanary.co London mayor Sadiq Khan has spoken out against the world\'s largest arms fair. As protests continue against the Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair, Khan\'s open letter also makes the link between the \"arms and w…

teleSUR (2019-09-09). Guatemala Imposes Siege for 30 Days, Rights Groups Protest. telesurenglish.net Guatemala\'s Congress Saturday voted overwhelmingly to approve a temporary state of siege in six northeastern provinces, a measure designed to tighten security after several soldiers were killed by alleged drug traffickers. | RELATED: | Guatemalan President-Elect to Create New Anti-Corruption Body | The initiative passed after 88 lawmakers voted in favor while nine opposed it in the Central American country\'s unicameral legislature. | The 30-day state of siege imposes a night-time cur…

teleSUR (2019-09-09). Pakistan Arrests 22 Protesters at Pro-Freedom Kashmir Rally. telesurenglish.net Pakistani police arrested 22 pro-independence protesters in Pakistan administered Kashmir. The protesters were demonstrating near the village of Tatrinote, close to the Line of Control about 80km south of the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Muzaffarabad. | RELATED: | \'United Struggle Against United Oppressors\': Pro-Palestine BDS Stands in Solidarity With Kashmir | The Line of Control (LoC) is the de facto border dividing India\'s Kashmir…

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-09). Netanyahu Fighting for His Political Life. globalresearch.ca On April 9, Israeli Knesset elections were held, 61 coalition seats needed for majority rule. | New elections were called after Netanyahu failed to cobble together enough support for reelection as prime minister. He remains interim PM. | On September 17, Israelis …

Philip Giraldi (2019-09-09). Revisiting Stuxnet: The Israeli-American Computer Virus that Started Cyber-Warfare. globalresearch.ca New evidence has surfaced to demonstrate how both American and Israeli intelligence services, aided by European partners, have long been targeting Iran in spite of clear evidence that it constituted no threat. The story involves the Stuxnet virus or \"worm,\" …

Marwa Osman (2019-09-09). Trump Hits Lebanon Bank with His Favorite Econo-Political Battering Ram. globalresearch.ca The fact that the U.S. sanctions countries whenever its president pleases could in itself be considered a hostile act. Even in wartime, these sorts of collective punishments are illegal under the Geneva Conventions. | *** | Economic sanctions are not only a …

Elijah J. Magnier (2019-09-09). A Secret US-Iran Deal over Oil Supplies to Syria. globalresearch.ca A secret deal has been set up between the US and Iran, through a third party, to enable the Iranian super tanker Adrian Darya 1 (formerly Grace 1) to deliver its 2.1 million barrels of oil to the Syrian government. …

Elizabeth Keyes (2019-09-09). Somewhere Beyond Corporate Media Yemenis Die. counterpunch.org Somewhere Beyond Corporate Media Yemenis Die (Parody of \"Somewhere Over the Rainbow\" by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg) Somewhere beyond corporate media Yemenis die, Folk rarely heard of, yet our weapons they\'re killed by. Somewhere beyond corporate media Al Qaeda of AP expands, Saudi/US war crime crony, sanctity of human life be damned. Yemenis wish More

Paul Dobson (2019-09-09). Venezuela: Guaido Under Investigation over Essequibo Bargaining Revelations. venezuelanalysis.com Guaido envoy Vanessa Neumann was caught on tape offering to relinquish Venezuela\'s historic claim in exchange for backing from London.

Lynda Carson (2019-09-09). Exposing the contributors to the NRA, a domestic terrorist organization. indybay.org Now that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution declaring that the National Rifle Association (NRA) is a domestic terrorist organization, this may mean that the NRA and it\'s contributors should come under much closer scrutiny!

Nick Turse (2019-09-09). The Corporeal Wreckage of War. thenation.com The Corporeal Wreckage of War…

Eric Margolis (2019-09-09). Trade Wars Are a Fool\'s Game. globalresearch.ca According to the great military thinker, Maj. Gen. J.F.C. Fuller, \'the object of war is not victory. It is to achieve political goals.\' | Too bad President Donald Trump does not read books. He has started economic wars against China, …

Andre Vltchek (2019-09-09). Both Israel and Hezbollah Imagined a Horrid Black Hole and Stopped. dissidentvoice.org There are rare moments in history, when even the most determined enemies can suddenly recognize the futility of battle. Sometimes, just for a moment or two. Sometimes, for longer. Such moments of sanity may save thousands, even millions human lives. And, such moments are not expressions of weakness or cowardice; on the contrary; they are …

Staff (2019-09-09). Climate Change Is Already Hitting Europe Harder Than Anyone Expected. truthdig.com From the edge of the Arctic to almost the Tropic of Cancer, Europe\'s rapid warming is evidenced by hotter summers and winters.

Staff (2019-09-09). Government-Granted Patent Monopolies Are Driving Up Drug Prices. truthout.org | | Most of the leading Democratic presidential contenders have put forward a plan to reduce drug prices. But for some reason, none of them have embraced the simple idea of not making drugs expensive in the first place. Specifically, none of the contenders have proposed moving away from the current system of financing the research and development of new drugs through government-granted patent monopolies. | The point is a simple one that should be obvious to people in policy debates. Drugs are almost in…

WSWS (2019-09-09). Florida teen hangs himself in Broward County maximum-security jail. wsws.org Sonny Rugani, 17, had been charged as an adult and was detained at the Broward County main jail. He had told his arresting officers that he planned to hang himself in prison.

WSWS (2019-09-09). The issues raised by climate change in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. wsws.org The destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian further supports the prediction that global warming will cause more destructive tropical storms.

Richard C. Gross (2019-09-09). There is But One Race: Human. counterpunch.org Want to blame something for differences in skin color, blame the sun. It\'s all in the melanin. The concept of different races is a farce, largely concocted as \"scientific racism\" by an American physician before the Civil War, as noted in a fascinating special April 2018 issue of the National Geographic, \"Black and White.\" It is More

Center for Biological Diversity (2019-09-09). Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Will Lead \'Walk for Juristac\' Sunday to Protect Sacred Lands. indybay.org SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif.— The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band will be stepping forward in a public journey of healing and restoration on Sunday. One of the greatest challenges before the tribe is the protection of their sacred grounds at Juristac (Sargent Ranch). The site is currently threatened by Sargent Quarry, a proposed 320-acre sand-and-gravel mining operation.

Joachim Bischoff and Erhard Crome (2019-09-09). From Punitive Tariffs and Trade Conflicts to Economic War. indybay.org Donald Trump\'s punitive attacks on several trading partners, above all China, are changing suddenly into a destruction of the multilateral structures of the world market. With the rigorous policy of \"America first,\" the US president wants to restore or develop the past hegemony. The wrercking ball is not the only foreign policy model. Compromise is a necessity, not a weakness.

Prof Susan Babbitt (2019-09-09). Oliver Sacks, the \"Neurological Philosopher\" globalresearch.ca Oliver Sacks, the \"neurological philosopher\", did a \"different sort of medicine on behalf of chronic often warehoused and largely abandoned patients.\" It combined art and science. Lawrence Weschler, in a new biography, says Sacks was from \"the period …

teleSUR (2019-09-09). Elizabeth Warren Held Secret Talks With Hillary Clinton: Report. telesurenglish.net United States Senator Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton have been having private conversations since the former decided to run for the White House according to a report by the NBC. | RELATED: | Sanders, Warren Surge to Tie Biden Atop Dem 2020 Primary: Poll | The NBC reported that many people with knowledge of the correspondence between the 2016 presidential candidate an…

WSWS (2019-09-09). US agency warns of lung illness epidemic among young people, attributed to e-cigarettes. wsws.org The FDA has issued a public warning of a rapidly developing epidemic of severe lung illnesses associated with \"vaping,\" with 450 cases confirmed spanning 33 states.

Binoy Kampmark (2019-09-09). Robert Mugabe\'s Legacy: Revolution, Amity and Decline. counterpunch.org Robert Mugabe is the sort of figure that always caused discomfort. He was a permanent revolutionary, becoming, in time, the despotic ruler who frittered away revolutionary gain. He played multiple roles in international political consciousness. As Zimbabwe\'s strongman, he was demonised and lionised in equal measure for a good deal of his time in power. More

Brian Horejsi (2019-09-09). Sometimes There Are Bears Living There. counterpunch.org As a young boy I grew up in a very small town surrounded by mountains and foothills. I\'d sit in my grandfather\'s nearby backyard while he told me stories, including those about the many caves in the mountains. \"There are bears living in there sometimes\", he would point out, nodding his head knowingly. I took More

Dr. Andrew Glikson (2019-09-09). Wildfires and the Climate Crisis: Brazil, Siberia, California, South Europe, Queensland. globalresearch.ca The planetary consequences of injecting 910 billion tons CO2 into the atmosphere are playing in real time. | The Arctic Circle is suffering from an unprecedented number of wildfires in the latest sign of a climate crisis. With some blazes …

Hannah Mowat (2019-09-09). Europeans Must Face Their Own Role in the Destruction of the Amazon. globalresearch.ca Images of the Amazon burning have caused global alarm. They have also, say observers, triggered a response unparalleled in the history of the politics around climate change: the setting of international red lines on environmental destruction. For President Macron …

Alicia Jrapko (2019-09-09). Venezuela: Embassy Protection Collective Speaks. indybay.org Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists\' Hall | 1924 Cedar (@Bonita), Berkeley www.bfuu.org…

teleSUR (2019-09-09). Venezuela Rejects \'Lies\' published by Colombian Outlet. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan Communication Minister Jorge Rodríguez offered Monday a press conference in which he denied a publication made by the magazine Semana this weekend that allegedly linked the Venezuelan Government to irregular groups in Colombia. | \"The publication of Semana magazine is full of lies about the operations of the Venezuelan State,\" Rodríguez said as he showed evidence that dismantles the report, which he attributed to former Colombian President àÅlvaro Uribe Vélez as an intellectual author. | Rodríguez said the supposed document extracted from Venezuelan intelligence bodies does not correspond to…

Carlos Eduardo Martins (2019-09-09). Bolsonaro, o falso nacionalismo e a destruiàßà£o do Brasil. globalresearch.ca A crise ambiental e diplomática promovida pelo governo brasileiro, em razà£o de sua cumplicidade com o Dia do Fogo organizado por setores do agronegócio na Amazà¥nia e das hostilidades que dirigiu ao governo francês, é apenas mais um capítulo de …

Kurt Nimmo (2019-09-09). Identity Politics: A Control Mechanism Exploited by the Ruling Elite. globalresearch.ca There will not be a Peasants\' Revolt like the one in 1381. We don\'t have a Jack Straw, John Ball, or Wat Tyler to lead and guide us. Those revolutionaries were betrayed by officers of Richard II—Richard was 14 at …

Frik Els (2019-09-09). Gold Price Suffers Biggest Fall in Six Years. globalresearch.ca The gold price plunged in early morning trade on Thursday, in one of the worst trading sessions in dollar terms in gold market history. | The gold price dropped to $1,514.30 an ounce in mid-morning — down 3% or $46.10 an …