What Happened in Sudan?
Prof. Vijay Prashad | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
On 19 December 2018, an uprising began in Sudan. This uprising would culminate in the removal of Sudan\'s president — Omar al-Bashir — from power on 11 April 2019. The army staged a conservative military coup to abort the revolutionary …
globalresearch.ca/what-happened-sudan/5690974

Democrats exclude Trump\'s fascist anti-immigrant policies from impeachment inquiry
wsws.org | 2019-10-03
According to the New York Times, Trump called for electrifying the border fence and shooting immigrants as they entered the US.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/03/pers-o03.html

\"The Globalization of War\" and \"Towards a World War III Scenario\"
Global Research | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
The Globalization of War: America\'s \"Long War\" against Humanity, by Michel Chossudovsky | America\'s hegemonic project in…
globalresearch.ca/the-globalization-of-war-and-towards-a-world-war-iii-scenario-two-books-by-michel-chossudovsky/5437767

Dangerous Detention: Julian Assange in Belmarsh Prison
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-03
Much ink has been spilt in textbooks describing situations where autocratic states can behave badly. They abuse rights; they ignore international law and they ride roughshod over conventions. Liberal democracies may boast that they follow matters to the letter of the law, and make sure that citizens are given their fair and just cause in…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/03/dangerous-detention-julian-assange-in-belmarsh-prison/

One Year After Khashoggi\'s Brutal Murder: Business as Usual?
Medea Benjamin | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-03
Heinous. Savage. Ghastly. It\'s hard to find the words to describe the act of luring journalist Jamal Khashoggi into a Saudi consulate in Istanbul, suffocating him, chopping him up and dissolving his bones. Yet a year later, governments and business people around the world are eager to forgive and forget — or already have. So …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/one-year-after-khashoggis-brutal-murder-business-as-usual/

Activists Hoist Giant Jeff Bezos Head on Whole Foods\' Roof, Protest Criminal Animal Abuse
DXE | indybay.org | 2019-10-03
Thirty-seven animal activists arrested protesting Jeff Bezos, Amazon, and Whole Food in San Francisco. Activists\' letter asks Bezos to disavow prosecution of factory-farm whistleblowers.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/02/18826999.php

The new age of protest
John Feffer | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-03
Led by young people, climate strikers blocked traffic on two mornings at the end of last month in Washington, DC. On the first day, protestors chained themselves to a boat three blocks from the White House, and 32 activists were arrested. On the second day, activists targeted the EPA and Trump International Hotel. It was …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/03/the-new-age-of-protest/

\'Keep up the great work\': Trump jabs at Greta Thunberg in Twitter proxy battle
rt.com | 2019-10-03
US President Donald Trump has taken another swipe at Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, retweeting a pro-MAGA account mocking the teenage eco-campaigner. | Thunberg\'s impassioned speech to world leaders at last week\'s UN Climate Action Summit established her as the world\'s leading spokesperson against climate change. But not everyone agrees with her apocalyptic message and lack of clear-cut suggestions for change. | Among the critics is Trump and some of his voters. On Thursday, the president held off directly attacking Thunberg but retweeted a post from one of his supporters calling the climate crusader…
rt.com/usa/470143-trump-greta-thunberg-tweet/

Climate protesters arrested for spraying fake blood at Treasury over UK funding for fossil-fuel schemes
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-03
Four people have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after climate crisis activists sprayed the Treasury in central London with fake blood.Extinction Rebellion demonstrators parked an old fire engine outside the building, and a pool of red liquid — said to be 396 gallons (1,800 litres) of water coloured with food dye — lay opposite the entrance.A police spokesman said: \"Police were called at 10.17am to Horse Guards Road. People on a privately-owned fire engine had sprayed a liquid at the Treasury building. … Three men and one woman were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.\"The campaigne…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/10/03/climate-protesters-arrested-for-spraying-fake-blood-at-treasury-over-uk-funding-for-fossil-fuel-schemes/

The US Calls for Peace and Apologies for Its Past. A Dream
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
\"As President of the United States of America, I apologise for the suffering we have caused the world for decades, and particularly in the Middle East. I am sorry for causing so much pain to the Iranian population by inflicting …
globalresearch.ca/us-calls-peace-apologies-its-past/5690942

Citizen Advocacy: The Achievements of New Zealand\'s Peace Activism
Pinar Temocin | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2019-10-03
asia-pacificresearch.com/citizen-advocacy-achievements-new-zealand-peace-activism/5628910

Iraqi protesters gunned down as demonstrations and strikes spread across Middle East
wsws.org | 2019-10-03
The death toll in Iraq rose to at least nine as security forces fired into mass protests against unemployment and deteriorating conditions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/03/iraq-o03.html

Youth Climate Strikers Have Accused World Leaders Like Me of Failure. They Are Right
António Guterres | commondreams.org | 2019-10-03
School children shout slogans during a strike and protest by students highlighting inadequate progress to address climate change in Sydney on March 15, 2019. Around the world, during a week of rolling and coordinated strikes and marches, more than 7 millions people demanded bold action to address the planetary emergency. (Photo: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/leaders_failed_so_we_must_lead.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/03/youth-climate-strikers-have-accused-world-leaders-me-failure-they-are-right?cd-origin=rss

Amid all of the War and Mayhem… Sam\'s Story
Howard Lisnoff | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-03
Sam and Eileen had traveled in an old car across the US in 1996. They had stopped at places I had long wanted to visit like the campus of Kent State University in Ohio, the site of the May 4, 1970 massacre of students protesting the Vietnam War. They had met on a beach in…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/03/amid-all-of-the-war-and-mayhem-sams-story/

\"No winners on a dead Earth\": Why we need a climate leader in 2020
David Korten | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-03
We know that election year 2020 is important, but we have scarcely begun to grasp the epic depth of what we must set in motion by the end of next year if there is to be realistic hope for a human future. Led by a brave and bold young woman, Greta Thunberg, massive youth protests are …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/03/no-winners-on-a-dead-earth-why-we-need-a-climate-leader-in-2020/

The New Age of Protest
John Feffer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-03
School strike for climate in Melbourne (Photo: Julian Meehan via Flickr) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/schoolstrike.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/03/new-age-protest?cd-origin=rss

The New York Times Called a Famous Cartoonist an Anti-Semite. Repeatedly. They Didn\'t Ask Him for Comment
Ted Rall | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-03
Earlier this year the Portuguese cartoonist António Moreira Antunes drew one of the most controversial political cartoons in history. His cartoon about U.S.-Israeli relations sparked so much controversy that The New York Times, whose international edition published it in April, decided to fire its two staff cartoonists, neither of whom had anything to do with it. Then…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/03/the-new-york-times-called-a-famous-cartoonist-an-anti-semite-repeatedly-they-didnt-ask-him-for-comment/

Green Party Debates Green New Deal
Don Fitz | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-03
Despite the furor over the Green New Deal (GND), many of its supporters have no idea of the wide variety of views on it, especially within the Green Party (GP), where it originated in the US. From June through August, 2019 Missouri Greens held public discussions contrasting at least three distinct GP views to those…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/03/green-party-debates-green-new-deal/

The Impeachment Crisis Just Got Worse for the GOP
Joan Walsh | thenation.com | 2019-10-03
Donald Trump is laying the groundwork to bring Pompeo and Pence down with him.
thenation.com/article/impeachment-trump-pompeo-pence/

Iran Ready to End Nuclear Standoff with United States Once Sanctions Are Lifted
Sarah Abed | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
Last week\'s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, presented the perfect opportunity for dialogue and diplomacy between the United States and Iran, in what would have been a historical meeting, the first of its kind between American and …
globalresearch.ca/iran-ready-end-nuclear-standoff-united-states-once-sanctions-lifted/5690934

Slow Burn: Dirt, Radiation, and Power in Fukushima
Dr. Peter Wynn Kirby | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
Amid the radioactive fallout of the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and across what would come to be known as the Exclusion Zone, Japanese members of the nuclear lobby laboured to contain the political fallout of the Fukushima …
globalresearch.ca/dirt-radiation-power-fukushima/5690924

Nuclear War Anywhere on Earth Will Doom Us All: Study
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-03
As the potential for nuclear war in Asia heats up, scientists have chilling news for those far from the battleground: we will all suffer.
truthdig.com/articles/nuclear-war-anywhere-on-earth-will-doom-us-all-study/

Trump Allies Outspend Democrats by Millions Amid Impeachment Inquiry
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-03
| The impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump took center stage last week and helped both parties rake in millions of dollars. While the president\'s campaign and his political allies countered the inquiry with a rain of anti-impeachment ads, Democrats appear more reserved on the ad front. | House Democrats overwhelmingly supported the inquiry, which came amid growing criticism over Trump\'s July phone…
truthout.org/articles/trump-allies-outspend-democrats-by-millions-amid-impeachment-inquiry/

Impeaching the Symptom, Not the Disease
Robert C. Koehler | commondreams.org | 2019-10-03
This is a force that has seldom made an appearance in presidential debates or campaigns. Certainly it\'s one of the forces behind gerrymandering and voter suppression. As far as I can tell, it\'s not a force within the reach of democracy. (Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/donald_trump_0.png …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/03/impeaching-symptom-not-disease?cd-origin=rss

Contradictions in the impeachment struggle
Fred Goldstein | workers.org | 2019-10-03
Posted on lowwagecapitalism.com, Sept. 29, 2019. The impeachment struggle against Trump poses many contradictions. On the one hand, hundreds of millions of people around the world would like to see Trump brought down in the hope that this will alleviate his administration\'s oppressive, racist and corrupt rule. On the other . . . | Continue reading Contradictions in the impeachment struggle at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/02/contradictions-in-the-impeachment-struggle/

No Good Reasons to Avoid Impeaching Trump
Sonali Kolhatkar | truthdig.com | 2019-10-03
The impeachment inquiry aimed at Donald Trump has elicited a near-palpable sigh of relief among many Americans deeply anxious about the damage he has done to the presidency and country. Each new poll suggests rising support among the electorate to terminate Trump\'s presidency. Given how Trump has devastated constitutional protections, human rights and ethical boundaries over the past two and a half years, causing untold damage to the nation, impeachment ought to be welcome news across the political spectrum. But many on bo…
truthdig.com/articles/no-good-reasons-to-avoid-impeaching-trump/

No Good Reasons to Avoid Impeaching Trump
Sonali Kolhatkar | commondreams.org | 2019-10-03
If any president is deserving of impeachment, it is Trump. (Photo: YouTube screen shot) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/donald-trump-youtube-screen-grab-795×500.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/03/no-good-reasons-avoid-impeaching-trump?cd-origin=rss

Curse of the pharaohs hits Trump in the form of impeachment
Aboulfotouh Kandil | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-03
Although he took over power after leading a military coup in 2013, Egypt\'s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been consistently praised by U.S. President Donald Trump. Sisi\'s coup was not only against the legitimate elected President Mohamed Morsi, but also against the entire nascent democracy experience that came about through the Egyptian revolution of 2011. …
peoplesworld.org/article/curse-of-the-pharaohs-hits-trump-in-the-form-of-impeachment/

Impeachment crisis: Trump, Democrats exchange threats and warnings
wsws.org | 2019-10-03
Two press conferences Wednesday gave sharp expression to the divisions within the US political establishment.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/03/impe-o03.html

America\'s nurses call for the impeachment of the President
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-03
peoplesworld.org/article/americas-nurses-call-for-the-impeachment-of-the-president/

Could President Trump be impeached and convicted — but also reelected?
Austin Sarat | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-03
The launching of an \"official impeachment inquiry\" into President Donald Trump\'s conduct has sailed America into largely uncharted waters. While there have been demands for the impeachment of many presidents, just three previous ones — Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton — have faced formal impeachment inquiries, and the Senate convicted none of them. None of those three sought reelection. After Johnson\'s …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/03/could-president-trump-be-impeached-and-convicted-but-also-reelected/

Trump says China and Ukraine should investigate the Bidens\' activities in the countries
rt.com | 2019-10-03
President Donald Trump has called on the governments of both China and Ukraine to investigate the business and political activities of Hunter and Joe Biden, as his opponents start an impeachment inquiry over his call to Kiev. | Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Thursday, Trump reiterated his demand that Ukraine\'s government investigate the Bidens, a similar suggestion he made to newly-minted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a now-infamous phone call in July. | \"If they were honest about it, they would start a major investigation into the Bidens,\" Trump said. \"They should investigate the…
rt.com/usa/470136-trump-china-investigate-bidens/

Playing the Impeach Trump Card
Victor Grossman | progressive.org | 2019-10-03
Clearly, the ingredients of an anti-Trump stew are mixed. But the impeachment proceedings and presidential campaigns should be forced to skim off less important scandals.
progressive.org/dispatches/playing-the-impeach-trump-card-grossman-191003/

Trump Calls on China to Investigate Bidens
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-03
WASHINGTON–Ensnarled in an impeachment investigation over his request for Ukraine to investigate a chief political rival, President Donald Trump on Thursday called on another nation to probe former Vice President Joe Biden: China. | \"China should start an investigation into the Bidens,\" Trump said in remarks to reporters outside the White House. Trump said he hadn\'t directly asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to investigate Biden and his son Hunter but said it\'s \"certainly something we could start thinking about.\" | Trump and personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani have also tried to raise suspicions about Hunter Bid…
truthdig.com/articles/trump-calls-on-china-to-investigate-bidens/

Money to Burn
Global Witness | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
The burning of the Brazilian Amazon this summer illustrated in the most graphic way possible humanity\'s war on the planet. | But such scenes play out every year in rainforests all around the world to make way for big agribusiness, away …
globalresearch.ca/money-burn/5690945

Jeff Bezos\' Whole Foods slashes medical benefits for nearly 2,000 part-time workers
wsws.org | 2019-10-03
Bezos, net worth $115 billion, makes enough money in 2 to 6 hours to more than cover the cost of an entire year of benefits for all of the workers facing cuts.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/03/amaz-o03.html

In Week Three of the GM Strike, Strikers Hold Firm for Making Temps Permanent
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-03
| General Motors workers have been on the picket lines for 18 days now, and just picked up their first weekly strike pay of $250. Strikers wonder who will hold out the longest — a workforce seeking justice or an immensely profitable corporation demanding more concessions? | GM\'s huge profits — $35 billion in the last three years — are both a spur to the s…
truthout.org/articles/in-week-three-of-the-gm-strike-strikers-hold-firm-for-making-temps-permanent/

Oakland files lawsuit to block Oakland Athletics from buying Coliseum complex
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2019-10-03
Indeed, billionaire John J. Fisher\'s plan to build a stadium at Howard Terminal will result in the loss of many present and future middle class jobs, and will result in higher priced housing and condominiums that most Oaklanders cannot afford. Despite all their promises, the A\'s and multi-billionaire John Fisher have never built any affordable housing near the Coliseum, or anywhere in the Bay Area. The Oakland City Council sold out Oaklanders by voting to support the A\'s stadium plan for Howard Terminal!
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/01/18826965.php

In week three, GM strikers hold firm for making temps permanent
Jane Slaughter | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-03
General Motors workers have been on the picket lines for 17 days now, and just picked up their first weekly strike pay of $250. Strikers wonder who will hold out the longest–a workforce seeking justice or an immensely profitable corporation demanding more concessions? GM\'s huge profits–$35 billion in the last three years–are both a spur to …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/03/in-week-three-gm-strikers-hold-firm-for-making-temps-permanent/

Cruise ship companies exploit environmental loopholes leading to massive ocean and air pollution
Ruth Milka | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-03
Global shipping companies are spending billions of dollars to invest in equipment that allows them to utilize environmental loopholes, dumping pollution into the sea rather than into the air, reports The Independent. | New environmental legislation meant to tackle air pollution from cruise ships is set to go into effect on January 1, 2020. Rather than comply legitimately with these new international standards, the shipping industry has instead spen…
nationofchange.org/2019/10/03/cruise-ship-companies-exploit-environmental-loopholes-leading-to-massive-ocean-and-air-pollution/

Left Party Minister President Bodo Ramelow lauds the right-wing CDU
wsws.org | 2019-10-03
With its right-wing and pro-capitalist policies, the Left Party, whose predecessors reintroduced capitalism into East Germany 30 years ago, bears major responsibility for the rise of the far-right.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/03/thur-o03.html

Global climate strikes–Earth crisis arouses millions
Minnie Bruce Pratt | workers.org | 2019-10-03
In Montreal, Quebec province, Canada, more than 500,000 people marched on Sept. 27 in an effort to halt the climate crisis, in the largest strike in the city\'s history, according to organizers. Indigenous youth headed massive Montreal Climate Strike, Sept. 27. This and other Global Climate Strike events ended a . . . | Continue reading Global climate strikes–Earth crisis arouses millions at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/02/global-climate-strikes-arouse-millions/

Trump Administration Reignites War Against Syria
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
The neocons are not about to give up and admit defeat. Due primarily to Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah, the presence of the Islamic State is now considerably reduced in Syria. | This is, of course, unacceptable for the neocons and Trump\'s …
globalresearch.ca/trump-administration-reignites-war-against-syria/5690913

Homeless LA \'subway soprano\' offered a record deal after video of her angelic singing goes viral
rt.com | 2019-10-03
Emily Zamourka, a homeless Russian singer who has become an overnight internet sensation, has been offered a record deal by a Grammy-nominated music producer, signaling a reversal of fortunes for the destitute virtuoso. | Zamourka has been living on the streets of Los Angeles after falling on hard times, but a viral video of her singing Puccini in the subway has led to an outpouring of support, donations and job offers. | According to TMZ, Zamourka caught the attention of Joel Diamond, who has worked with the likes of David Hasselhoff and famed singer Engelbert Humperdinck. The producer hopes to create a \"huge…
rt.com/usa/470097-zamourka-record-deal-la-homeless/

\'For futur of you\'re famly\': FBI seeks to recruit \'Russian spies\' with hilariously inept Facebook ad
rt.com | 2019-10-03
The FBI has sought to recruit \"Russian spies\" in Washington, DC through a series of Facebook ads — suggesting a degree of desperation when it comes to counter-intelligence assets, but also a serious lack of copy editing talent. | \"The FBI obtains the best intelligence to combat threats through information provided by the public. If you have information that can help the FBI, visit us,\" the three ads launched on September 11 urge in English. They are accompanied by stock photos with trite captions in Russian. | \"Time to build Bridges,\" says one, over a drawing of a man crossing a bridge. | \"Isn\'t it time…
rt.com/usa/470088-fbi-russia-facebook-ads/

New electoral law for Somalia, \'a crucial next step\' says top UN envoy, addressing Partnership Forum
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-03
The Somalia Partnership Forum concluded on Wednesday in the capital Mogadishu, with attendees – including the UN Special Representative for the country – taking stock of progress made, while also noting remaining challenges and agreeing on a set of priorities moving forward.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048462

Iranian Women Achieve Major Victory With New Citizenship Law
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-03
Iran officially passed a new law on Wednesday that granted the women of the Persian Gulf nation the right to pass their citizenship to their children that are born with foreign fathers. | RELATED: | Achaemenid Tablets Returned to Iran from US | Considered a major victory for Iranian women, the long-awaited bill was signed into law Wednesday by the country\'s Guardian Council, making it official after months of debate. | The law, which was originally passed by an overwhelming majority in parliament on May 1…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iranian-Women-Achieve-Major-Victory-With-New-Citizenship-Law-20191003-0007.html

Video: Houthis Deliver Devastating Blow to Saudi Arabia
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
In late September, Yemen\'s Houthis carried out a large-scale operation against Saudi-led forces on the border with the southern Saudi province of Narjan. According to a spokesperson for the Armed Forces of the Houthi Government, the Houthis fully defeated at …
globalresearch.ca/video-houthis-devastating-blow-saudi-arabia/5690904

Lula: I Will Not Trade My Dignity for My Freedom
Brasil de Fato | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wrote in a letter that he will only leave his current situation of incarceration if his full innocence is recognized. This declaration came after the Operation Car Wash prosecutors filed a petition …
globalresearch.ca/lula-will-not-trade-dignity-freedom/5690948

Gene Edited Catastrophe in Brazil. Mosquitos
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
A British-American gene-editing company has released millions of genetically modified mosquitoes containing a dominant lethal gene, each week for 27 months in the Bahia, Brazil region in a test to see if the gene-edited mosquitoes would mate with local mosquitoes …
globalresearch.ca/gene-edited-catastrophe-brazil/5690917