Journalist and Venezuela government defender Max Blumenthal arrested on bogus charges
Martha Grevatt | workers.org | 2019-11-05
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…
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Why Climate Action Needs to Target the Border Industrial Complex
Todd Miller | commondreams.org | 2019-11-05
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 …
commondreams.org/views/2019/11/05/why-climate-action-needs-target-border-industrial-complex?cd-origin=rss

Yemeni Government Sign Peace Deal With Southern Separatists
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-05
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Yemeni-Government-Sign-Peace-DealWith-Southern-Separatists-20191105-0012.html

Yemen agreement to end southern power struggle \'important step\' towards peace: UN Special Envoy
United Nations | un.org | 2019-11-05
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.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1050711

UN policewoman recognized for \'speaking up and speaking out\' on behalf of the vulnerable
United Nations | un.org | 2019-11-05
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\".
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1050651

Harvest Peace and Social Justice Craft and Info Fair
First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto | indybay.org | 2019-11-05
First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto | Fellowship Hall | 1140 Cowper Street | Palo Alto, CA 94301…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/03/18827836.php

History Demands: Turn Imperialist Wars into Wars Against Imperialism
Ajamu Baraka | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-05
\"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…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/05/history-demands-turn-imperialist-wars-into-wars-against-imperialism/

Protesters in Chile Have Been \'Murdered, Tortured, and Disappeared\'
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-11-05
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.
therealnews.com/stories/chile-protesters-murdered-tortured-disappeared

Forty-nine Malian soldiers dead in Islamic State attack, as protests grow against French-led war
wsws.org | 2019-11-05
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/05/mali-n05.html

Wealth and All That Glitters
Howard Lisnoff | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-05
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/05/wealth-and-all-that-glitters/

Bipartisan drive to outlaw protest in Australia
wsws.org | 2019-11-05
Prime Minister Morrison adopted the fascistic language of US President Donald Trump, accusing climate change demonstrators of \"economic sabotage.\"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/05/prot-n05.html

Death toll mounts as Iraqi protests defy repression
wsws.org | 2019-11-05
At least 260 people have been killed and hundreds more wounded since protests against unemployment and social inequality erupted last month.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/05/iraq-n05.html

US Sponsored Chaos: Iraqi Security Foil a Terrorist Attack Against Baghdad Protesters
Arabi Souri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-05
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, …
globalresearch.ca/iraqi-security-foil-terrorist-attack-against-protesters/5694072

13 People Killed in 24 Hours as Iraqi Protests Intensify
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-05
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/13-People-Killed-in-24-Hours-as-Iraqi-Protests-Intensify-20191105-0008.html

Great Britain is Reaching for Nationalism Over Economic Sense
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-05
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/05/great-britain-is-reaching-for-nationalism-over-economic-sense/

Crushing Anti-Mining Protest in Australia
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-05
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/05/crushing-anti-mining-protest-in-australia/

Brazilians Protest Against Bolsonaro Across the Country
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-05
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazilians-Protest-Against-Bolsonaro-Across-the-Country-20191105-0010.html

We Are All Palestinians
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-05
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 …
globalresearch.ca/we-all-palestinians/5694005

Sentence First, Crime Later?
Rep. Ron Paul | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-05
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 …
globalresearch.ca/sentence-first-crime-later/5694060

Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Bill to Withdraw Troops From Syria
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-11-05
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.
theantimedia.com/tulsi-gabbard-introduces-bill-to-withdraw-troops-from-syria/

Trump Impeachment Scam as Theater and Distraction
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-05
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 …
globalresearch.ca/trump-impeachment-scam-theater-distraction/5694075

The New Revolutionaries of the Middle East Share the Same Flaw
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-05
Revolutions are like electricity. An electric shock of the most unexpected kind. The victims think at first it must be a powerful wasp sting. Then they realise the entire house in which they live has been electrocuted. They react with howls of pain, promises to move home or to rewire the entire place, to protect…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/05/the-new-revolutionaries-of-the-middle-east-share-the-same-flaw/

Improved Russia-India Ties To be Balanced with Improved Russia-China Relations
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-05
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 …
globalresearch.ca/improved-russian-indian-ties-balanced-improved-russian-chinese-ones/5694065

US-China trade war is a \'lose-lose\' situation for them and the world, warn UN economists
United Nations | un.org | 2019-11-05
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.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1050661

Malaysian PM Dr. Mahathir: No Country Can Impose Sanctions on Other Countries
Press TV | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-05
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….
globalresearch.ca/malaysian-pm-no-country-impose-sanctions-other-countries/5694030

NYC Voters Decide Whether to Adopt Ranked-Choice Voting in Municipal Elections
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-05
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…
truthout.org/video/nyc-voters-decide-whether-to-adopt-ranked-choice-voting-in-municipal-elections/

US impeachment inquiry releases first transcripts
wsws.org | 2019-11-05
The publication of the testimony of two top State Department officials marks a new stage in the impeachment effort.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/05/impe-n05.html

Diplomat suddenly \'remembers\' personally delivering Ukrainian \'quid pro quo\' AFTER reading Trump impeachment testimonies
rt.com | 2019-11-05
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.com/usa/472696-sondland-modifies-impeachment-testimony-ukraine/

Is collusion still a thing? Washington Post publishing \'illustrated Mueller report\' book
rt.com | 2019-11-05
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…
rt.com/usa/472698-mueller-report-illustrated-comic/

NIAC Statement on Iran\'s Fourth Reduction in Nuclear Deal Compliance
commondreams.org | 2019-11-05
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/11/05/niac-statement-irans-fourth-reduction-nuclear-deal-compliance?cd-origin=rss

A Tragic Crash, but Was It Murder?
Tana Ganeva | truthdig.com | 2019-11-05
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…
truthdig.com/articles/a-tragic-crash-but-was-it-murder/

\'Radical Left Dems are killing our cities\': Trump attacks New York leaders as hundreds of prisoners set for early release
rt.com | 2019-11-05
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…
rt.com/usa/472687-trump-dems-killing-cities-new-york/

Syrian Army Defends Civilians from Sectarian Terrorist Threat in Northeast
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-05
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 …
globalresearch.ca/syrian-arab-army-defends-civilians-sectarian-terrorist-threat-northeast/5693995

Trump Is Right to Want to Stop Our Endless Wars, but He\'s the Wrong Person to Do It
Andrew J. Bacevich | thenation.com | 2019-11-05
Trump Is Right to Want to Stop Our Endless Wars, but He\'s the Wrong Person to Do It…
thenation.com/article/trump-syria-endless-war/

Video: Syrian Army Prepares for Advance in Northern Lattakia
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-05
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 …
globalresearch.ca/video-army-prepares-advance-northern-lattakia/5694079

\"Robbing\" Syria\'s Oil to Thwart Syria\'s Recovery
Salman Rafi Sheikh | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-05
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 …
globalresearch.ca/robbing-syria-oil-thwart-syria-recovery/5694045

Why Did Trump Sell Out Kurds?
Kani Xulam | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-05
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/05/why-did-trump-sell-out-kurds/

Our Kurdish Hero…the Terrorist?
Scott Ritter | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-05
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 …
globalresearch.ca/kurdish-hero-terrorist/5694037

How Peter Morley Turns Pain into Purpose Fighting for Health Care
Sari Beth Rosenberg | progressive.org | 2019-11-05
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.
progressive.org/dispatches/peter-morley-turned-pain-into-purpose-rosenberg-191105/

Standing on the brink–The President\'s war on the press
Thomas Magstadt | nationofchange.org | 2019-11-05
The freedom we cherish in America owes a great deal to the symbiotic relationship between \"the news\"–free-wheeling journalism, warts and all–and an accountable government.
nationofchange.org/2019/11/05/standing-on-the-brink-the-presidents-war-on-the-press/

Secret Gerrymandering Files Can Now Be Made Public, Court Rules
David Daley | theintercept.com | 2019-11-05
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…
theintercept.com/2019/11/05/gerrymandering-files-thomas-hofeller-public/

The Trump Doctrine Demands a Democratic Response
Maj. Danny Sjursen | truthdig.com | 2019-11-05
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,\"
truthdig.com/articles/the-trump-doctrine-demands-a-democratic-response/

Over 11,000 scientists declare climate emergency and call for urgent action
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-11-05
More than 11,000 scientists around the world have declared a climate emergency, warning of \"untold suffering\" without urgent action. | Scientists from the University of Sydney, Australia, Oregon State University and Tufts University in the US, and the University of Cape Town in South Africa are joined in the warning by 11,000 signatories from 153 countries, including the UK. The declaration is based on analysis of more than 40 years of publicly available data covering a range of measures from energy use to deforestation and carbon emissions | In a paper published in the journal Bioscience, the researchers set out…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/11/05/over-11000-scientists-declare-climate-emergency-and-call-for-urgent-action/

Elizabeth Warren unveils her \"Medicare for All\" electoral gimmick
wsws.org | 2019-11-05
The ruling elite will resist to the end any infringement, however minimal, on its ability to accumulate wealth at the expense of the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/05/medi-n05.html

International community urged to deliver on promise for better future for Bosnia and Herzegovina
United Nations | un.org | 2019-11-05
Current trends and public pronouncements by some political leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina indicate an effort to roll back reforms implemented since the end of the Balkan wars two decades ago, the UN Security Council heard on Tuesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1050671

Data regulator warns parties that election campaigns are being monitored
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-11-05
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…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/11/05/data-regulator-warns-parties-that-election-campaigns-are-being-monitored/

Feds may have secretly recorded UAW President Gary Jones ordering cover-up of embezzlement of union funds
wsws.org | 2019-11-05
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/05/jone-n05.html

Natural hazards don\'t always spell disaster: UN risk reduction chief
United Nations | un.org | 2019-11-05
Tsunamis are rare, but when they strike, they are the deadliest and most costly of natural hazards. With half of the world\'s population expected to live in coastal areas more prone to tsunamis by 2030, investing in early warning systems and resilient infrastructure, will be vital to saving lives and economies, said the top UN official on disaster risks on Tuesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1050631

The Sixth Annual Howard Zinn Book Fair – Strike! Discovering Our Power
Howard Zinn Book Fair | indybay.org | 2019-11-05
City College of San Francisco – Mission Campus | 1125 Valencia Street, S.F., CA 94110…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/04/18827850.php

One Dead, 45 Injured in Grenade Attack in Kashmir\'s Srinagar
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-05
One person died and at least 45 were injured on Monday in a grenade attack in Indian-administered Kashmir\'s main city of Srinagar, Indian officials said, in the bloodiest incident since New Delhi stripped the region of special status on Aug. 5. | RELATED: | Kashmir: 1 Million Tweets Critical of India Removed by Twitter | The injured, including three Indian paramilitary police, have been admitted to one of three hospitals after the blast on Hari Singh High Street in the center of…
telesurenglish.net/news/One-Dead-45-Injured-in-Grenade-Attack-in-Kashmirs-Srinagar-20191105-0014.html