Bernie\'s Heart. And Ours
Norman Solomon | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-08
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:…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/08/bernies-heart-and-ours/

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

Trump issues proclamation to deny immigration visas to workers lacking health insurance
wsws.org | 2019-10-08
Last Friday, the White House released a presidential proclamation suspending immigration visas for applicants \"who will financially burden the United States health care system.\"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/08/immi-o08.html

Twitter Rakes in Cash From Anti-Immigrant Bigots
Ilana Novick | truthdig.com | 2019-10-08
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…
truthdig.com/articles/twitter-rakes-in-cash-from-anti-immigrant-bigots/

Hondurans Are Fighting for a Future Against the US-Supported Dictatorship
Laura Carlsen | thenation.com | 2019-10-08
Hondurans Are Fighting for a Future Against the US-Supported Dictatorship…
thenation.com/article/honduras-border-immigration-corruption/

As We Focus on Impeachment, Trump Is Restructuring the Country
Sasha Abramsky | thenation.com | 2019-10-08
As We Focus on Impeachment, Trump Is Restructuring the Country…
thenation.com/article/impeachment-trump-immigration-climate/

Australia\'s prisoner swap with Iran contrasts with persecution of Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2019-10-08
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/08/assa-o08.html

Instead of Explaining Greta Thunberg, Debate Her Claims
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-08
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/08/instead-of-explaining-greta-thunberg-debate-her-claims/

It\'s Not Just Greta: Why are the Developing World\'s Inspiring Activists Being Ignored?
Chika Unigwe | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-08
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/08/its-not-just-greta-why-are-the-developing-worlds-inspiring-activists-being-ignored/

Swedish teen climate activist rallies crowd in South Dakota
Associated Press | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-08
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 …
peoplesworld.org/article/swedish-teen-climate-activist-rallies-crowd-in-south-dakota/

Youth Indigenous Activist Speaks on Deforestation in Indonesia
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-08
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.
therealnews.com/stories/youth-indigenous-activist-speaks-deforestation-indonesia

Trump Escalated Wars He Inherited
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
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 …
globalresearch.ca/trump-escalated-wars-he-inherited/5691371

Some progress made towards security in Mali, but still a long way to go, Security Council hears
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-08
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.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048802

Canada\'s \"Minister of War\" Chrystia Freeland pursues \"America First\" foreign policy
Drew Garvie | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-08
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 …
peoplesworld.org/article/canadas-minister-of-war-chrystia-freeland-pursues-america-first-foreign-policy/

\'Get on the streets. And bring everybody\': Extinction Rebellion kicks off two weeks of global action
Jessica Corbett | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-08
Nearly a year after Extinction Rebellion launched in London, the global movement that uses nonviolent civil disobedience to demand ambitious climate action kicked off two weeks of protests on Monday with demonstrations around the world that blocked major roadways and led to arrests. | \"Starting on October 7th, for 2 weeks, Extinction Rebellion is calling an International Rebellion. Together, we will peacefully occupy the centers of power and shut them down until governme…
nationofchange.org/2019/10/08/get-on-the-streets-and-bring-everybody-extinction-rebellion-kicks-off-two-weeks-of-global-action/

The US-Brokered Taliban-India Prisoner Swap Is a Pretty Big Deal
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
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 …
globalresearch.ca/us-brokered-taliban-indian-prisoner-swap/5691378

Tuesday\'s Daily Brief: Eye health, UN\'s financial crisis, progress in Mali and South Sudan, human rights in Australia
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-08
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.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048832

Iraqi PM Issues 2nd Reform Package Amid Renewed Protests
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iraqi-PM-Issues-2nd-Reform-Package-Amid-Renewed-Protests-20191008-0010.html

7.5 Million Humans Say No to Climate Crisis and Yes to Life
Jerome Irwin | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-08
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/08/7-5-million-humans-say-no-to-climate-crisis-and-yes-to-life/

Over 700 Arrested During Extinction Rebellion Climate Actions
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-08
| 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…
truthout.org/video/over-700-arrested-during-extinction-rebellion-climate-actions/

Bangladeshis Protest Murder of Student by Ruling Party Workers
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bangladeshis-Protest-Murder-of-Student-by-Ruling-Party-Workers-20191008-0005.html

Sixth straight day of mass protests throughout Ecuador against austerity measures
Harvey Goldberg | indybay.org | 2019-10-08
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.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/08/18827136.php

State of exception in Ecuador amid strong protests
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-08
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…
mronline.org/2019/10/07/state-of-exception-in-ecuador-amid-strong-protests/

Ecuador: Public Radio Pulled Off Air Amid Anti-Gov\'t Protests
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ecuador-Public-Radio-Pulled-Off-Air-Amid-Anti-Govt-Protests-20191008-0015.html

Israelis Were \'Saddened\' to Have to Kill Gaza Protesters, to Avert \'Bloodbath\'
Philip Weiss | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
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 …
globalresearch.ca/israelis-saddened-kill-gaza-protesters/5691377

Demonstrations Continue in Hong Kong in Defiance of Face Mask Ban
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-08
Hong Kong police have arrested and charged two protesters for defying the ban on wearing face masks during demonstrations.
therealnews.com/stories/demonstrations-continue-hong-kong-defiance-face-mask-ban

Hong Kongers Need to Prepare for a Long Fight. A Very Long One
Chit Wai John Mok | progressive.org | 2019-10-08
Protesters have been expressing a strong yearning for victory: \"I want to win.\"
progressive.org/dispatches/hong-kongers-very-long-fight-mok-191008/

\"Your Transaction Has Been Canceled\": Lessons in Lebanon\'s Economy
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-08
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,…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/08/your-transaction-has-been-canceled-lessons-in-lebanons-economy/

For the People\'s Movement, Trump Impeachment Offers Road Map to Nowhere
Richard Becker | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
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 …
globalresearch.ca/peoples-movement-impeachment-offers-road-map-nowhere/5691342

Trump Regime Escalates Economic War on China
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
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 …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-escalates-economic-war-china/5691393

US Plans Permanent Occupation of Syrian Territory?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
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 …
globalresearch.ca/us-plans-permanent-occupation-syrian-territory/5691368

As Turkey Readies for Invasion of Northern Syria, Russia and Iran Object
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-10-08
Turkey has readied its forces for an offensive against Kurdish forces in northern Syria, prompting negative reactions from Iran and Russia.
theantimedia.com/as-turkey-readies-for-invasion-of-northern-syria-russia-and-iran-object/

\"Defender 2020\": NATO powers threaten war against Russia
wsws.org | 2019-10-08
In the coming year, armed forces from 17 NATO states, including the US and Germany, will carry out the \"Defender 2020\" manoeuvres.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/08/nato-o08.html

Winners and Losers From Trump Throwing Syrian Kurds Under the Bus
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2019-10-08
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 …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/08/winners-and-losers-trump-throwing-syrian-kurds-under-bus?cd-origin=rss

Get your popcorn? Trump & Comey to face off…in TV drama series
rt.com | 2019-10-08
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. | …
rt.com/usa/470475-comey-cbs-series-daniels/

Video: Idlib Militants Retreating to Turkish Border
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
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 …
globalresearch.ca/video-idlib-militants-retreating-turkish-border/5691340

MPs call for UK to \'stand against\' NATO member\'s invasion of northern Syria
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-10-08
NATO\'s second largest army is currently on the verge of invading northern Syria. And a cross-party group of MPs has called for the UK to \"steadfastly…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/10/08/mps-call-for-uk-to-stand-against-nato-members-invasion-of-northern-syria/

France Not To Sign Mercosur Agreement Due to Amazon Destruction
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
France will not sign the EU-Mercosur farming deal struck between the European Union and the Mercosur countries of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay under current conditions, France\'s environment minister said on Tuesday. | RELATED: | France, First Country in EU With Facial Recognition ID System | \"We can\'t sign a trade treaty with a country that doesn\'t respect the Amazon forest, that doesn\'t respect the Paris (climate) treaty. France will not sign the Mercosur deal under t…
telesurenglish.net/news/France-Not-To-Sign-Mercosur-Agreement-Due-to-Amazon-Destruction-20191008-0011.html

30+ Civil Rights Organizations Call On Elected Officials to Stop Amazon\'s Doorbell Surveillance Partnerships With Police
commondreams.org | 2019-10-08
______________________________…
commondreams.org/newswire/2019/10/08/30-civil-rights-organizations-call-elected-officials-stop-amazons-doorbell?cd-origin=rss

It\'s Not a Coup, It\'s the Constitution
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2019-10-08
It\'s Not a Coup, It\'s the Constitution…
thenation.com/article/trump-tweet-constitution/

How Venezuela defeated Washington\'s coup attempt at the United Nations
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-08
An inside look at how Venezuelan diplomats stymied a US attempt to revoke their credentials at the UN and shatter their nation\'s sovereignty. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/07/how-venezuela-defeated-washingtons-coup-attempt-at-the-united-nations/

\'Shusenjo\': The WWII \'comfort women\' issue receives a startling documentary film treatment
Cathy Deppe | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-08
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 …
peoplesworld.org/article/shusenjo-the-wwii-comfort-women-issue-receives-a-startling-documentary-film-treatment/

CUPE torpedoes Ontario school support-staff strike, accepts Ford\'s wage and budget cuts
wsws.org | 2019-10-08
CUPE has agreed to a sell-out contract that strengthens the hand of the Ford government as it presses forward with savage cuts to education, including dramatic class-size increases.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/08/cupe-o08.html

US Impeachment Campaign Escalates with Claim of Second Whistleblower
Patrick Martin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
The conflict between President Trump and congressional Democrats escalated over the weekend, with attorneys for the CIA officer who triggered an impeachment inquiry declaring that there were other \"whistleblowers\" coming forward to provide testimony in support of his allegations against …
globalresearch.ca/us-impeachment-campaign-escalates-second-whistleblower/5691354

Guns For Hire: the US Shouldn\'t Be Using the Military to Police the Globe
John W. Whitehead | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-08
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.\"
counterpunch.org/2019/10/08/guns-for-hire-the-us-shouldnt-be-using-the-military-to-police-the-globe/

US-China Telecom Warfare: Myanmar Turns to China\'s Huawei Despite US Pressure
Joseph Thomas | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
The Southeast Asian state of Myanmar, despite pressure from Washington, has decided to work with Chinese telecom company Huawei to develop its national 5G communication network. | The move by Myanmar is just one among many by the entire region to …
globalresearch.ca/us-china-telecom-warfare-myanmar-turns-to-chinas-huawei-despite-us-pressure/5691364

\'Through Positive Eyes\' lifts up the work of HIV/AIDS \'artivists\'
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-08
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 …
peoplesworld.org/article/through-positive-eyes-lifts-up-the-work-of-hiv-aids-artivists/

Is China \"Buying Brazil\"? Has President Bolsonaro Changed His Aggressive Anti-China Stance?
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
In an interview with DW Brasil, former Brazilian ambassador to Beijing, Marcos Caramuru, revealed the great interest Chinese companies have in potential infrastructure work in Brazil. Even with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro showing initial hostility towards China during his …
globalresearch.ca/is-china-buying-brazil-has-president-bolsonaro-changed-his-aggressive-anti-china-actions/5691408

Work and reforms of the UN \'at risk\', Guterres warns Member States, amidst \'record-level\' cash crisis
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-08
The United Nations is facing a severe shortage of cash, and unless more Governments pay their annual dues, \"our work and our reforms are at risk\", the UN chief António Guterres told Member States on Tuesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048782

Nobel prize winner missed call informing him of prestigious honour
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-08
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…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/10/08/nobel-prize-winner-missed-call-informing-him-of-prestigious-honour/