RT (2019-10-08). Get your popcorn? Trump & Comey to face off…in TV drama series. rt.com Russiagate may have fizzled out, but efforts to cash in on the ensuing hysteria have only just begun. CBS Studios will make a TV show based on the debunked conspiracy theory, with some already joking it will surely not be biased.

Cathy Deppe (2019-10-08). \'Shusenjo\': The WWII \'comfort women\' issue receives a startling documentary film treatment. peoplesworld.org Should there be a reckoning from the Japanese government and its Imperial Japanese Army for authorizing the holding of women from Korea and elsewhere in sexual slavery from as early as 1932 through the end of World War II? Or should history be revised to permanently deny these events as \"fake news?\" A young American …

Robert Fisk (2019-10-08). \"Your Transaction Has Been Canceled\": Lessons in Lebanon\'s Economy. counterpunch.org I sniffed something was wrong in Lebanon when the central bank governor Riad Salame announced to us all that there were plenty of dollars in the system. No shortages. No tightening of the purse strings. I still have the papers with his announcement on page one. Both before, during and after the 1975-1990 civil war, More

John W. Whitehead (2019-10-08). Guns For Hire: the US Shouldn\'t Be Using the Military to Police the Globe. counterpunch.org The American Empire—with its endless wars waged by U.S. military servicepeople who have been reduced to little more than guns for hire: outsourced, stretched too thin, and deployed to far-flung places to police the globe—is approaching a breaking point. War has become a huge money-making venture, and America, with its vast military empire and its incestuous relationship with a host of international defense contractors, is one of its best buyers and sellers. In fact, as Reuters reports, \"[President] Trump has gone further than any of his predecessors to act as a salesman for the U.S. defense industry.\"

John Wojcik (2019-10-08). As Trump spins out of control, support for impeachment swells. peoplesworld.org The latest Washington Post poll shows 58% of Americans supporting the impeachment inquiry against the president versus 38% opposed and, for the first time, even Republicans are joining those voices with 18% of them agreeing with the probe. The poll follows a scathing ruling from a federal judge yesterday that brushed aside claims by Trump …

Eric A. Gordon (2019-10-08). \'Through Positive Eyes\' lifts up the work of HIV/AIDS \'artivists\'. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES—A broadly conceived, eye-opening exhibition on the human condition awaits the visitor at UCLA\'s Fowler Museum on the expansive West L.A. campus. The range of images included recalls the famous book The Family of Man, based on a 1955 exhibition at New York\'s Museum of Modern Art organized by photographer Edward Steichen. The distinguishing …

Drew Garvie (2019-10-08). Canada\'s \"Minister of War\" Chrystia Freeland pursues \"America First\" foreign policy. peoplesworld.org In Canada\'s 2015 parliamentary elections, Justin Trudeau\'s Liberal Party ran on a vague anti-war platform that emphasized peacekeeping. However, the last four years have seen an escalation in militarism and Canada\'s involvement in U.S.-led regime change attempts around the world. These efforts have been led by one of Trudeau\'s cabinet stars, Chrystia Freeland, who has …

The Canary (2019-10-08). Nobel prize winner missed call informing him of prestigious honour. thecanary.co A newly-crowned Nobel Laureate who was the first to discover an exoplanet missed the initial phone call telling him he had won the prestigious award.University of Cambridge professor Didier Queloz is one of three scientists to win the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for their contribution to the understanding of the evolution of the universe and \"Earth\'s place in the cosmos\".One half of the award was given to James Peebles, from Princeton University, US, \"for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology\".The other half went jointly to Swiss pair Michel Mayor and Queloz \"for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a s…

Jenny Farrell (2019-10-08). \'Walk with Gandhi\' on the 150th anniversary of his birth. peoplesworld.org Bóthar na Saoirse (Road to Freedom) Walk with Gandhi is a beautiful book to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi\'s birth on October 2, 1869. The book is a collection of haiga, a style of Japanese painting often accompanied by a haiku poem. The artists are the watercolorist Masood Hussain, from Kashmir, and the …

Eds. (2019-10-08). State of exception in Ecuador amid strong protests. mronline.org President Lenin Moreno declared a national state of exception due to protests against the elimination of fuel subsidies and expressed he ¥s not taking a step-back on reestablishing it because it ¥s \"a distortion that caused deterioration to the national economy.\" | Source

Anna-Catherine Brigida (2019-10-08). Despite U.S. Asylum Ban, Honduran Women Fleeing Violence Remain Undeterred. theintercept.com Heydi Lizbeth García Girón is haunted by the memory of the day her partner tried to kill her. | \"I can\'t sleep at night because when I close my eyes, I see the image of him over me with a machete,\" said García Girón, in an interview at the office of a women\'s rights organization in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in June. | In October of last year, García Girón returned to her home in Tegucigalpa with her partner of nine years, their 6-year-old daughter, and García Girón\'s 12-year-old son. Her partner was in a nasty temper, accusing her of lying about being with a friend earlier in the day. He sent her son to the store, a…

Chika Unigwe (2019-10-08). It\'s Not Just Greta: Why are the Developing World\'s Inspiring Activists Being Ignored? counterpunch.org Ridhima Pandey was just nine years old in 2017 when she filed a lawsuit against the Indian government for failing to take action against climate change. Pandey\'s fierce, astounding passion for the environment is not accidental. Her mother is a forestry guard and her father an environmental activist; and the whole family was displaced by More

Chitrangada Choudhury — Aniket Aga (2019-10-08). Sowing the Seeds of the Climate Crisis in Odisha. counterpunch.org \"Everybody is doing it. So we are too,\" said Rupa Pirikaka, somewhat uncertainly. \'It\' is genetically modified (GM) Bt cotton seeds, now easily bought at the local market, or even in one\'s own village. \'Everybody\' is countless other farmers like her in the village of and across the rest of south-western Odisha\'s Rayagada district. \"They are getting money in their hands,\" she says. More

Manuel García, Jr. (2019-10-08). The Political Realities of Science Work. counterpunch.org In his recent piece \"Geo-engineering is a Scam\", Josue De Luna Navarro points out a fact that has always been true of the engineering profession (and also most other highly refined professions) that its students, first seeking education, and then as graduates seeking employment and lengthy careers, are destined to serve monied patrons, the Golden More

Katie Fite (2019-10-08). Owyhee Ecocide: Anatomy of BLM\'s Ancient Juniper Forest Destruction. counterpunch.org For many years, BLM had plotted a massive deforestation project aimed at destroying ancient juniper trees living on Juniper Mountain in the Owyhee Canyonlands. The mountain is a long high ridge cut by headwater drainages of the Middle and North Fork Owyhee Rivers and Red Canyon Creek. Its right by the Oregon border, and has More

Nino Pagliccia (2019-10-08). The Real Venezuela: Dignified, Indivisible and Truthful. counterpunch.org All those wondering who is in charge in Venezuela, should stop reading the biased and confusing corporate media and should look at who represents the country at the United Nations. The UN is not a perfect institution but it is one that is clear on the issue of membership despite powerful attempts at obfuscating that More

Staff (2019-10-08). Support for Trump\'s Impeachment Is Only Growing. truthdig.com A new poll finds 58 percent of the public, including 30 percent of Republicans, now say the House was right to launch a formal inquiry.

Staff (2019-10-08). The Real Impeachment Scandal Isn\'t About Trump. truthdig.com As impeachment mania reaches fever pitch, will the catastrophes that paved the way for Trump\'s election be brushed aside? You can bet on it.

RT (2019-10-08). Impeachment saga: Trump won\'t send EU envoy to stand before \'totally compromised KANGAROO COURT\' but Dems say they will subpoena. rt.com The Trump administration wouldn\'t allow Gordon Sondland, a key figure in the Democrats\' impeachment effort, to testify before the House\'s \"kangaroo court\" — but the chairmen of the committees leading the efforts plan to subpoena. | Democrat-led committees in the US House, which are in the process of collecting evidence to argue the impeachment case against Donald Trump, wanted to hear the testimony of Gordon Sondland, Washington\'s ambassador to the EU. His scheduled appearance, however, was blocked by the White House. | I would love to send Ambassador Sondland, a really good man and great American, to te…

Associated Press (2019-10-08). Swedish teen climate activist rallies crowd in South Dakota. peoplesworld.org RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A 16-year-old environmental activist from Sweden urged politicians Monday at a South Dakota appearance to listen to indigenous people on climate change. Greta Thunberg spoke at a rally in Rapid City that attracted hundreds of people. She spoke out against the proposed path of the Keystone XL pipeline through South …

Staff (2019-10-08). Youth Indigenous Activist Speaks on Deforestation in Indonesia. therealnews.com 14-year-old Kynan Degar explains how the palm oil industry harms indigenous Indonesian communities through deforestation—an interview at the United Nations Climate Action Summit.

Stephanie Hedgecoke (2019-10-08). Cuba, reforestation and the climate crisis. workers.org On the Rio San Juan in the Sierra del Rosario biosphere in Cuba. The following is a slightly edited talk given at a Workers World Party forum on Oct. 3 in New York City. Hedgecoke participated in the 50th Venceremos Brigade this summer. We meet on stolen land. This is . . . | Continue reading Cuba, reforestation and the climate crisis at Workers.org

Staff (2019-10-08). Laura Flanders Show: How Can Municipal Government Promote Economic Democracy? therealnews.com New York, NY…its a city with close to 100 billion dollar budget every year and 1 deputy mayor with some pretty creative plans for how to spend it. What can one city do? And what\'s it gonna take to create a non-racist democracy? J Phillip Thompson, NYC Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives is my…

Staff (2019-10-08). Demonstrations Continue in Hong Kong in Defiance of Face Mask Ban. therealnews.com Hong Kong police have arrested and charged two protesters for defying the ban on wearing face masks during demonstrations.

Norman Solomon (2019-10-08). Bernie\'s Heart. And Ours. counterpunch.org Along with being where all blood goes, the heart is an enduring metaphor. As Bernie Sanders recovers from a heart attack, now might be a good time to consider some literal and symbolic meanings. Bernie immediately used his heart trouble to advance a central mission. From the hospital, he tweeted: \"I\'m fortunate to have good More

Aaron Maté (2019-10-08). US arming of Ukraine is a scandal on its own. thegrayzone.com There is growing evidence that President Donald Trump briefly froze U.S. military assistance to Ukraine for political goals. Max Blumenthal…

Ilana Novick (2019-10-08). Twitter Rakes in Cash From Anti-Immigrant Bigots. truthdig.com The group\'s name is bland enough: Federation for Immigration Reform (FAIR). It doesn\'t explain its specific position on immigration—it could want to expand or limit it, but the word reform doesn\'t tell us anything either way. That meaningless name is helpful for evading scrutiny, which is perhaps why, as Alex Kotch reports in Sludge, the \"prominent anti-immigrant organization has spent $934,000 on Twitter ads, and Twitter sees no problem with this.\" | A little under $1 million in promoted tweets over a few years might not seem like a lot of…

WSWS (2019-10-08). Trump issues proclamation to deny immigration visas to workers lacking health insurance. wsws.org Last Friday, the White House released a presidential proclamation suspending immigration visas for applicants \"who will financially burden the United States health care system.\"

Sasha Abramsky (2019-10-08). As We Focus on Impeachment, Trump Is Restructuring the Country. thenation.com As We Focus on Impeachment, Trump Is Restructuring the Country…

Laura Carlsen (2019-10-08). Hondurans Are Fighting for a Future Against the US-Supported Dictatorship. thenation.com Hondurans Are Fighting for a Future Against the US-Supported Dictatorship…

WSWS (2019-10-08). Australia\'s prisoner swap with Iran contrasts with persecution of Julian Assange. wsws.org The deal exposes the denial of basic legal and democratic rights by the Australian, British and US governments in the continued detention and psychological torture of the WikiLeaks founder.

Thomas Knapp (2019-10-08). Instead of Explaining Greta Thunberg, Debate Her Claims. counterpunch.org What is Greta Thunberg\'s superpower? She obviously has one, if not more. Your average sixteen-year-old doesn\'t start successful global activist movements, address UN Climate Action Summits, and have those addresses go viral as death metal videos. Critics slam Thunberg as everything from \"mentally ill\" (a claim which got one Fox News guest blacklisted), to naive More

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-08). Trump Escalated Wars He Inherited. globalresearch.ca Trump is no peacenik, far from it. He\'s the latest in a long line of US warrior presidents — waging endless wars of aggression, and by other means, against nonbelligerent states threatening no one. | He\'s the US liar-in chief, time …

United Nations (2019-10-08). Some progress made towards security in Mali, but still a long way to go, Security Council hears. un.org Some progress has been made towards restoring peace and stability in Mali as outlined in a fragile 2015 peace deal, yet sustainable peace developments are not happening fast enough, the Security Council heard on Tuesday.

Andrew Korybko (2019-10-08). The US-Brokered Taliban-India Prisoner Swap Is a Pretty Big Deal. globalresearch.ca The US-brokered Taliban-Indian prisoner swap might lead to the resumption of the Afghan peace process but the deal also carries with it somewhat uncomfortable optics for Pakistan since it was likely agreed to during US peace envoy Khalilzad\'s \"ice-breaking\" meeting …

United Nations (2019-10-08). Tuesday\'s Daily Brief: Eye health, UN\'s financial crisis, progress in Mali and South Sudan, human rights in Australia. un.org Tuesday\'s top stories: Global need for eye care is set to increase \'dramatically\'; work and reforms of the UN \'at risk\'; progress on Mali security; South Sudan peace accord anniversary; Rights chief Bachelet urges rollback on Australia migration policies; and an interview with Maha Mamo, living proof of why statelessness needs to end worldwide.

teleSUR (2019-10-08). Iraqi PM Issues 2nd Reform Package Amid Renewed Protests. telesurenglish.net Iraq\'s government issued a second package of proposed social reforms Tuesday in an attempt to appease the demands of anti-government protesters who for eight days have demonstrated nationwide, with the loss of 110 lives and 6,000 wounded. | RELATED: | Death Toll Rises in Iraq, Unrest Hits Baghdad\'s Sadr City | Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi issued a 13-point p…

Staff (2019-10-08). Over 700 Arrested During Extinction Rebellion Climate Actions. truthout.org | | More than 700 people have been arrested in civil disobedience actions as the group Extinction Rebellion kicked off two weeks of protests in 60 cities worldwide, demanding urgent government action on the climate crisis. Its members have superglued themselves to government buildings, occupied public landmarks, shut down roads and taken to the streets to sound the alarm about the impending catastrophe of global warming. Extinction Rebellion, a nonpolitical movement, launched last year in the U.K. and rose…

Jerome Irwin (2019-10-08). 7.5 Million Humans Say No to Climate Crisis and Yes to Life. counterpunch.org As one of the 7.5 million who recently put their bodies where their mouth are to visibly say \"NO\" to an out-of-control global climate crisis, this writer continues to reflect upon what lies behind the futility of so many climate crises, anti-war, pro-human protests of the past, and the even more aggressive protests that will More

teleSUR (2019-10-08). Bangladeshis Protest Murder of Student by Ruling Party Workers. telesurenglish.net Thousands of Bangladeshi university students protested Monday after an undergraduate student was allegedly murdered in the capital city Dhaka by the ruling party workers. | RELATED: | Bangladesh Charges 16 for Burning Alive Sexual Abuse Survivor | Abrar Fahad, 21 – a student at the prestigious Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology (BUET) was allegedly killed over a Facebook post which criticized the government\'s water-sharing agreement with India. | During the visit…

teleSUR (2019-10-08). Ecuador: Public Radio Pulled Off Air Amid Anti-Gov\'t Protests. telesurenglish.net Ecuadorean public radio Pichincha Universal denounced its signal has been pulled off the air and equipment was confiscated, as police raided the radio station Tuesday afternoon amid extensive coverage of the anti-government protests. | RELATED: | \'Ecuadoreans Can\'t Take It Anymore\': Protesters, Indigenous People March on as Gov\'t Flees Capital | \"We reject this intervention. We\'ve just been informing the public. I strongly reject this attitude,\" Wa…

Harvey Goldberg (2019-10-08). Sixth straight day of mass protests throughout Ecuador against austerity measures. indybay.org Protesters in Cuenca, Ecuador approach police line. | October 7, 2019 | Monday saw another day of protests, with highway blockades, being the main tactic. Protests continued in major cities, especially Monday night. A national strike has been called for Wednesday.

Philip Weiss (2019-10-08). Israelis Were \'Saddened\' to Have to Kill Gaza Protesters, to Avert \'Bloodbath\'. globalresearch.ca Have you watched reports of the Chinese government\'s attacks on protesters in Hong Kong? American media are outraged, and the shooting of a young man two days ago was national news here. The fact that the protesters hurl bricks is …

Chit Wai John Mok (2019-10-08). Hong Kongers Need to Prepare for a Long Fight. A Very Long One. progressive.org Protesters have been expressing a strong yearning for victory: \"I want to win.\"

Richard Becker (2019-10-08). For the People\'s Movement, Trump Impeachment Offers Road Map to Nowhere. globalresearch.ca The deepening conflict over the impeachment of President Donald Trump is a struggle between factions of the capitalist ruling class and its governmental apparatus. The fight is fundamentally over which side will exercise control over the state and government with …

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-08). Trump Regime Escalates Economic War on China. globalresearch.ca The US is a declining empire, the more aggressive and widespread its malign activities, the sooner its fall from grace will arrive. Vaunted Pentagon forces failed to defeat Taliban fighters in Afghanistan after 18 years of trying, nor Syrian resistance …

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-08). US Plans Permanent Occupation of Syrian Territory? globalresearch.ca International law is clear and unequivocal. No nation may interfere in the internal affairs of others. | No foreign military of proxy force may occupy another country\'s territory. No nation may attack another state without Security Council authorization — permitted only …

Juan Cole (2019-10-08). Winners and Losers From Trump Throwing Syrian Kurds Under the Bus. commondreams.org It is difficult to see in what way Russia is benefited by Turkey\'s incursion into northeast Syria. (Photo: @LevHavryliv/Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/assad.jpeg …

South Front (2019-10-08). Video: Idlib Militants Retreating to Turkish Border. globalresearch.ca On October 5, the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out airstrikes on positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham near the town of Ballisa and Agr Hilltop in southern Idlib. The strikes eliminated at least 9 militants and became a logical continuation of …

Middle East Eye (2019-10-08). As Turkey Readies for Invasion of Northern Syria, Russia and Iran Object. theantimedia.com Turkey has readied its forces for an offensive against Kurdish forces in northern Syria, prompting negative reactions from Iran and Russia.