RT (2019-11-05). Diplomat suddenly \'remembers\' personally delivering Ukrainian \'quid pro quo\' AFTER reading Trump impeachment testimonies. rt.com The US ambassador to the EU has suddenly remembered he did notify Kiev that military aid was contingent on launching a corruption probe into the gas company that employed Hunter Biden, his memory jogged by impeachment testimonies. | Ambassador Gordon Sondland said he did, after all, tell an aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that US military aid to the country depended on Zelensky publicly pledging to open a corruption investigation into Burisma Holdings, the natural gas company which had hired Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden\'s son onto its board of directors. Sondland recalled this i…

RT (2019-11-05). Is collusion still a thing? Washington Post publishing \'illustrated Mueller report\' book. rt.com Haven\'t got enough \'Russiagate\' already? Need the ideal Christmas gift for the unsatisfied Democrat in your life? Well how about a copy of the Mueller report, soon available in graphic novel form! | Special Counsel Robert Mueller\'s two-year probe found no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in the run-up to the 2016 election, and insufficient evidence that Trump obstructed the investigation itself. Though Trump declared \"case closed,\" the mainstream media that banked on Mueller so heavily isn\'t quite ready to let it go yet. | Case in point: \'The Mueller Report Illustrated,\' a graphic no…

Tana Ganeva (2019-11-05). A Tragic Crash, but Was It Murder? truthdig.com Semi-pro football player Cedric Mitchell was driving to practice on June 7 when he says he lost consciousness. \"I remember blacking out,\" the 35-year-old told Truthdig from the county jail in Twin Falls, Idaho, \"and coming back to when somebody was taking me out of my truck.\" | Mitchell had been going 75 to 79 miles per hour in a 30-mile-per-hour zone, according to police reports. His truck slammed into the back of Dwayne Steiner\'s 1997 Dodge Ram, throwing both cars into oncoming traffic, where they collided with more vehicles. Mitchell was airlifted to a hospital in Boise, while Steiner and his wife, Maryann, we…

Staff (2019-11-05). Protesters in Chile Have Been \'Murdered, Tortured, and Disappeared\'. therealnews.com Chile\'s President Piñera says foreign intervention and a conspiracy are behind the recent protests. But protesters say what\'s happening is an explosion of long-contained rage against poverty, inequality, and oppression.

RT (2019-11-05). 'Radical Left Dems are killing our cities': Trump attacks New York leaders as hundreds of prisoners set for early release. rt.com US President Donald Trump has joined a chorus of opposition to moves by New York leaders which will see hundreds of inmates being released from prison as early as next month. | The controversial law doesn\'t officially come into force until 2020, but New York\'s state court system indicated in recent days that it will begin to release prisoners next month to avoid a glut of cases when January rolls around. | Also on rt.com | | No \'foreign intervention\' needed: Mexico thanks Trump but rejects offer of \'help\' with drug cartels after murder of US family | Ne…

Atilio A. Borón (2019-11-05). Agony and death of neoliberalism in Latin America. mronline.org After nearly half a century of pillage, outrage and crimes of all kinds against society and the environment, we witness the downfall of the ruling model promoted enthusiastically by the governments of advanced capitalist countries; institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank; and self-righteous intellectuals and establishment politicians. | Source

Martha Grevatt (2019-11-05). Journalist and Venezuela government defender Max Blumenthal arrested on bogus charges. workers.org Max Blumenthal. On the morning of Oct. 25, in a SWAT-style operation, Washington, D.C., police arrested Max Blumenthal, editor of The Grayzone, an independent investigative news site. Unbeknownst to Blumenthal, the cops had an arrest warrant on false assault charges stemming from his participation in defense of the Venezuelan embassy . . . | Continue reading Journalist and Venezuela government defender Max Blumenthal arrested on bogus charges at Workers.org

Maj. Danny Sjursen (2019-11-05). The Trump Doctrine Demands a Democratic Response. truthdig.com I\'ve been publishing anti-war material for more than five years now. Seeing as I only retired this past February, I did most of my dissenting while still on active duty, and much of it during the Obama years. During that time, the overwhelming majority of hate mail in my inbox—and sometimes my actual mailbox—almost always came from the political right. Then Trump was elected, occasionally said some modestly prudent things about ending endless war in the Middle East, and when I dared write approvingly about those words, my hate mail began to change. Now it invariably emerges from the mainstream \"left,\"

Howard Lisnoff (2019-11-05). Wealth and All That Glitters. counterpunch.org The generation of baby boomers gave rise to a stable of cultural heroes who became multimillionaires. They were actors, writers, musicians and some of those took part in protest. There was one major difference about this stable that set them apart from the rest of us during that era of protest, and that was they More

Staff (2019-11-05). What We\'re Not Being Told About Inhalers. truthdig.com Many people affected by breathing conditions like asthma may be unwittingly adding to global heating, because of the climate threat from inhalers often used to relieve their suffering. | Many of the appliances used at present — termed metered-dose inhalers — contain propellants that are potent greenhouse gases (GHGs) which contribute to the problems of climate change. | A new study by researchers at the University of Cambridge in the UK says that if health services switched to prescribing \"green\" inhalers instead, big cuts would be possible i…

Peter Critchley (2019-11-05). Culturalism, Naturalism, and Social Metabolism. mronline.org The alternative to the social and ecological pathology which is becoming all-pervasive in the socioinstitutional and economic fabric of modern capitalist society is to be found in the development of an appropriate, harmonious relationship between humanity, their productive powers, and nature. | Source

Monica Moorehead (2019-11-05). New York City forum on Chile uprising, myth of \'Thanksgiving,\' surge of U.S. strikes. workers.org Nieves Ayress Moreno The New York chapter of Workers World Party held a forum on Nov. 2 featuring three dynamic women speakers on important struggles at home and abroad. Stephanie Tromblay, Huron/Metis nonstatus and of mixed Southeast Indigenous heritage, officially opened the meeting by reminding everyone: \"We meet on stolen . . . | Continue reading New York City forum on Chile uprising, myth of \'Thanksgiving,\' surge of U.S. strikes at Workers.org

Patrick Cockburn (2019-11-05). Great Britain is Reaching for Nationalism Over Economic Sense. counterpunch.org Britain is becoming more and more like Northern Ireland. This should be a comfort to Arlene Foster and the DUP as they rue their betrayal by Boris Johnson over the Irish border. Northern Irish politics have always been dominated by the competing agendas of the Catholic/Irish nationalists and the Protestant/Unionist communities. In practice, both the More

Dean Baker (2019-11-05). Mark Zuckerberg is a Rich Jerk. counterpunch.org Last week, New York Times columnist Timothy Egan had a piece headlined \"Why Doesn\'t Mark Zuckerberg Get It?\" The piece then goes on to document how Facebook has become a medium for spreading lies and nonsense all over the world, that many ill-informed users have come to believe. This is what Egan wants Zuckerberg to More

Thomas Knapp (2019-11-05). Messaging as Manslaughter. counterpunch.org In July of 2014, 18-year-old Conrad Roy killed himself in Fairhaven, Massachusetts by pumping carbon monoxide into the cab of his truck. In a bench trial, a judge convicted Roy\'s 17-year-old girlfriend, Michelle Carter, of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced her to 2 1/2 years in prison. In May of 2019, 22-year-old Alexander Urtula killed himself More

The Canary (2019-11-05). Raab dismisses \'Kremlin mole\' fears as MPs demand release of Russia report. thecanary.co Dominic Raab denied 10 Downing Street is in the grip of a \"Kremlin mole\", as MPs demanded a report into alleged Russian interference of the UK democratic process be published.The foreign secretary was pressed on why the government is seeking to \"delay\" publication of the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) report ahead of the general election, with Downing Street indicating it would not be cleared for release before Parliament is dissolved on Wednesday.Questions were also raised by Labour about the level of access Boris Johnson\'s senior adviser Dominic Cummings has to intelligence information, which prompte…

Todd Miller (2019-11-05). Why Climate Action Needs to Target the Border Industrial Complex. commondreams.org The survival of private prisons depends on keeping a consistent and increasing number of people incarcerated and today immigrants serve as this predatory industry's primary cash generators. (Photo: Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/cages_0.jpeg …

United Nations (2019-11-05). Yemen agreement to end southern power struggle 'important step' towards peace: UN Special Envoy. un.org The top UN official in Yemen has welcomed an agreement to end infighting between the Government and separatist allies in the south of the country, known as the Southern Transitional Council, signed on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia.

teleSUR (2019-11-05). Yemeni Government Sign Peace Deal With Southern Separatists. telesurenglish.net Yemen\'s Saudi backed government signed Tuesday a power-sharing deal with the separatists\' Southern Transitional Council (STC). The agreement was signed under the supervision of Saudi Arabia\'s crown prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) who welcomed it as the first consequent step to end the multifaceted war whose principal victims are civilians. | RELATED: | 2M Yemeni Children Out of School, 3.7M at Risk of Dropping Out | The deal, a copy of which was seen by Reuters, calls for the…

United Nations (2019-11-05). UN policewoman recognized for \'speaking up and speaking out\' on behalf of the vulnerable. un.org At the core of peacekeeping lies the notion of shared responsibility, the UN peacekeeping chief said on Tuesday, presenting this year\'s award for Female Police Officer of the Year, to a woman who \"has made a career of speaking up and speaking out on behalf of all vulnerable populations\".

First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto (2019-11-05). Harvest Peace and Social Justice Craft and Info Fair. indybay.org First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto | Fellowship Hall | 1140 Cowper Street | Palo Alto, CA 94301…

Ajamu Baraka (2019-11-05). History Demands: Turn Imperialist Wars into Wars Against Imperialism. counterpunch.org \"Now is the time to throw off all hesitation, open up new fronts of struggle and to launch every protest, demonstration, and anti-imperialist action — from the ballot box to the barricades — as an act to deepen the crisis of imperialism. \"Every protest against police and white civilian murder of our people, every mass More

teleSUR (2019-11-05). Brazilians Protest Against Bolsonaro Across the Country. telesurenglish.net Brazil\'s student organizations, social movements, unions, and progressive parties on Tuesday held protests across the country with the motto, \"For justice, democracy and rights. For Marielle, enough of Bolsonaro!\" | RELATED: | \'Brazil Needs More Democracy\', Lula Replies to Bolsonaro\'s Son | \"Let the Latin American winds reach Brazil. Everyone to the streets…

WSWS (2019-11-05). Forty-nine Malian soldiers dead in Islamic State attack, as protests grow against French-led war. wsws.org The attack came last Friday on a Malian army outpost at Indelimane, near the border with Niger, as the seventh year of the French-led war in Mali was drawing to a close.

WSWS (2019-11-05). Bipartisan drive to outlaw protest in Australia. wsws.org Prime Minister Morrison adopted the fascistic language of US President Donald Trump, accusing climate change demonstrators of \"economic sabotage.\"

Arabi Souri (2019-11-05). US Sponsored Chaos: Iraqi Security Foil a Terrorist Attack Against Baghdad Protesters. globalresearch.ca Iraqi security forces managed to arrest a terrorist plotting to carry out terrorist bombings against the protesters in a special operation south of Baghdad, he goes by the pseudonym \'Abu Haroun\'. | The counter-terrorist unit discovered a stash of weapons, explosives, …

teleSUR (2019-11-05). 13 People Killed in 24 Hours as Iraqi Protests Intensify. telesurenglish.net The Iraqi security forces killed 13 protesters in the past 24 hours, abandoning weeks of comparative restraint to unleash live gunfire in a bid to crush demonstrations against the political parties that control the government. | RELATED: | At Least 120 Injured in Iraq\'s Main Port As Unrest Continues | After eight people were killed during the day on Monday, security forces shot dead at least five others overnight or early on Tuesday, including one killed with live fire at a funera…

WSWS (2019-11-05). Death toll mounts as Iraqi protests defy repression. wsws.org At least 260 people have been killed and hundreds more wounded since protests against unemployment and social inequality erupted last month.

Binoy Kampmark (2019-11-05). Crushing Anti-Mining Protest in Australia. counterpunch.org The Prime Minister of Australia is fuming. Having made his mark on Australian politics by being the mining sector\'s most avid defender, Scott Morrison was disturbed by the week\'s events in Melbourne that saw clashes between police and protesters outside the sixth annual international mining and resources conference. It made sense for the protesters to More

John Stanton (2019-11-05). America\'s Education System: Teaching the Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing. globalresearch.ca \"Ask students to read for more than a couple of sentences and many will protest that they can\'t do it. The most frequent complaint that teachers hear that it\'s boring. It is not so much the content of the …

Philip Giraldi (2019-11-05). We Are All Palestinians. globalresearch.ca In spite of the fact that Israeli snipers continue to shoot scores of unarmed protesting Gazans every Friday with virtually no coverage from the media, there are some signs that the ability of Israel and its friends to control the …

Rep. Ron Paul (2019-11-05). Sentence First, Crime Later? globalresearch.ca Attorney General William Barr recently sent a memo to law enforcement officials announcing a new federal initiative that would use techniques and tools developed in the war on terror, such as mass surveillance, to identify potential mass shooters. Those so …

Jason Ditz (2019-11-05). Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Bill to Withdraw Troops From Syria. theantimedia.com The idea of the bill is to remove any troops in Syria that do not have Congressional approval to be there, which is all of them.

Stephen Lendman (2019-11-05). Trump Impeachment Scam as Theater and Distraction. globalresearch.ca Trump is virtually certain to be impeached for illegitimate reasons by the Dem-controlled House — even though majority senators are highly likely to defeat the scheme. | What\'s going on is one of the most disturbing spectacles in US history that\'s …

United Nations (2019-11-05). US-China trade war is a \'lose-lose\' situation for them and the world, warn UN economists. un.org The trade tariff spat between China and the United States has been a \"lose-lose\" situation for both countries and the wider world and it is likely to deteriorate unless a deal is reached, UN economists said on Tuesday.

Andrew Korybko (2019-11-05). Improved Russia-India Ties To be Balanced with Improved Russia-China Relations. globalresearch.ca The visit of new Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh to Moscow from 5-7 November along with a 50-member military-technical business delegation will continue the trend of improving Russian-Indian defense ties after their comparative weakening over the past few years, though …

Press TV (2019-11-05). Malaysian PM Dr. Mahathir: No Country Can Impose Sanctions on Other Countries. globalresearch.ca Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says his country cannot carry out trade with Iran, one of its big trading partners, as a result of Washington\'s unilateral sanctions against Tehran, noting that US bans on Iran contravene the United Nations\' provisions….

WSWS (2019-11-05). US impeachment inquiry releases first transcripts. wsws.org The publication of the testimony of two top State Department officials marks a new stage in the impeachment effort.

Staff (2019-11-05). NYC Voters Decide Whether to Adopt Ranked-Choice Voting in Municipal Elections. truthout.org Voters across the U.S. head to the polls today for statewide elections that will be seen as a measure of Donald Trump\'s influence in the Republican Party as he faces an impeachment inquiry. In New York City, a major ballot measure could change the way voters select their candidates in future elections. New Yorkers will decide whether to move from electing candidates by a plurality of votes to ranked-choice voting, a system in which voters rank their favorite candidates in order and the person…

commondreams (2019-11-05). NIAC Statement on Iran\'s Fourth Reduction in Nuclear Deal Compliance. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Steven Sahiounie (2019-11-05). Syrian Army Defends Civilians from Sectarian Terrorist Threat in Northeast. globalresearch.ca Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have continued to pull back as agreed, while the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their Russian military allies have taken positions through much of the northeast of Syria, to counter the Turkish invasion. There …

Andrew J. Bacevich (2019-11-05). Trump Is Right to Want to Stop Our Endless Wars, but He\'s the Wrong Person to Do It. thenation.com Trump Is Right to Want to Stop Our Endless Wars, but He\'s the Wrong Person to Do It…

Kani Xulam (2019-11-05). Why Did Trump Sell Out Kurds? counterpunch.org On October 6, the presidents of America and Turkey spoke by phone. There is no transcript of what was said, but the White House issued a press release announcing the decision of Turkey\'s president to attack northern Syria, and that of the United States to withdraw from it. Kurds live in northern Syria, which we More

South Front (2019-11-05). Video: Syrian Army Prepares for Advance in Northern Lattakia. globalresearch.ca In response to a recent escalation in northern Lattakia, the Syrian Army has deployed a batch of reinforcements south of the militant-held town of Kbani. According to pro-government sources, the Syrian military leadership is also considering to deploy units from …

Salman Rafi Sheikh (2019-11-05). \"Robbing\" Syria\'s Oil to Thwart Syria\'s Recovery. globalresearch.ca In the name of what the US president called \"securing the oil\" or what the Pentagon chose to describe as an attempt to \"protect\" Syria\'s oil, the US is basically indulging in what can, in simple terms, be described as …

Scott Ritter (2019-11-05). Our Kurdish Hero…the Terrorist? globalresearch.ca In the past month, the name and image of General Mazloum Adbi, the commander of the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, has become well known to Americans. The decision by President Trump to precipitously withdraw U.S. forces …

The Canary (2019-11-05). Data regulator warns parties that election campaigns are being monitored. thecanary.co Political parties have been warned that the data regulator will be watching over their general election campaigning activity to ensure it stays within the law. | The Information Commissioner\'s Office (ICO) has written to 13 main parties explaining that complying with personal data protection and electronic marketing laws is essential to trust and confidence in the democratic system. | \"People expect their personal information to be used in line with the law, and, where that doesn\'t happen in digital campaigning, there\'s a danger that public trust and confidence in the broader democracy process is damaged,\" inform…

Sari Beth Rosenberg (2019-11-05). How Peter Morley Turns Pain into Purpose Fighting for Health Care. progressive.org If the Trump Administration had its way, Americans would be completely unaware that the 2020 ACA enrollment period began on Friday, November 1. Enter Peter Morley.

WSWS (2019-11-05). Feds may have secretly recorded UAW President Gary Jones ordering cover-up of embezzlement of union funds. wsws.org Details in the indictment against Jones confidante Edward N. Robinson indicate that the FBI likely has undercover recordings of Jones ordering Robinson to destroy evidence and take the fall for him, according to the Detroit News.

David Daley (2019-11-05). Secret Gerrymandering Files Can Now Be Made Public, Court Rules. theintercept.com Eight years ago, when Thomas Hofeller addressed state legislators from across the country in the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National Harbor, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., he cautioned elected officials working on redistricting to \"make sure your computer is in a private location\" and warned them not to \"walk away from it and leave your work exposed.\" | \"Remember,\" one slide from his presentation reads, \"A journey to legal HELL starts with but a single misstatement OR a stupid email!\" | Hofeller, a veteran Republi…