Parasite: An unusual director with his antenna attuned to social class
wsws.org | 2019-11-16
Parasite is a dark comedy from South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho that concerns itself with income inequality and its implications. The Lighthouse is a pointless horror film set in the late 1800s in New England.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/16/para-n16.html

\'Grand American Tradition of Immunizing Its War Criminals\' Continues as Trump Pardons US Soldiers
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-16
\"A shameful use of presidential powers,\" said the ACLU. \"It sends a clear message of disrespect for the law, morality, the military justice system, and those in the military who abide by the laws of war.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/trump_war_criminals1.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/11/16/grand-american-tradition-immunizing-its-war-criminals-continues-trump-pardons-us?cd-origin=rss

Where the Vulture Funds Nest in Brexit Britain
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-16
The UK economy has seen a spike in corporate insolvencies, particularly in the retail, manufacturing and travel sectors since the EU referendum, and the heavy debt burden imposed by private equity has often been a factor. Vulture funds are …
globalresearch.ca/vulture-funds-nest-brexit-britain/5695074

Bolivia: Security forces open fire on protesters in Cochabamba
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-16
Bolivian elections Reposted from People\'s DispatchIssue 1246 Bolivia 2019 coup in Bolivia Movement Towards Socialism (MAS)November 16, 2019Bolivian security f…
greenleft.org.au/content/bolivia-security-forces-open-fire-protesters-cochabamba

The climate canary in the coal mine
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-16
Climate Zane AlcornIssue 1245 AustraliaNovember 16, 2019If you thought extreme weather and climate events would eventually force politicians to wake up — that notion should now be definitely put to bed. | Not only did the Coalition fail to acknowledge climate change makes it more likely that extreme weather events will be more frequent…
greenleft.org.au/content/climate-canary-coal-mine

Hungary\'s Far-Right Govt Tightens Control on Courts and Schools
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-15
The Hungarian government has proposed legislation that would increase its control over the country\'s courts and independent schools, raising concerns from rights groups. | RELATED: | UN Urges Hungary To Move Children From \'Prison-like\' Camps | One measure submitted to parliament this week would strengthen the Constitutional Court, most of whose judges are already elected by the ruling party. | Earlier this month, the government abandoned plans to set up separate administrative court…
telesurenglish.net/news/Hungarys-Far-Right-Govt-Tightens-Control-on-Courts-and-Schools-20191115-0012.html

Leaked emails reveal Trump aide Stephen Miller\'s fascist politics
wsws.org | 2019-11-15
Emails published by the Southern Poverty Law Center show Stephen Miller, White House senior adviser in charge of immigration policy, espousing racist views and promoting white supremacist and neo-Nazi publications.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/15/mill-n15.html

Corbyn and main union backer McCluskey oppose Labour conference free movement pledge on immigration
wsws.org | 2019-11-15
McCluskey intervened to ensure that it is the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn\'s position that is reflected in this year\'s election manifesto.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/15/immi-n15.html

Over 1 million health consultations provided in Yemen in 2019: UN migration agency
United Nations | un.org | 2019-11-15
Since the beginning of the year, the UN Migration Agency has carried out over one million health consultations for displaced and conflict-affected Yemenis and migrants struggling to reach the help they need, the organization announced on Friday.
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\"Bolivia does not exist\": Neocolonial rule reasserted by racist \'General\'s Coup\'
Vijay Prashad | peoplesworld.org | 2019-11-15
On Nov. 10, Bolivia\'s President Evo Morales Ayma was removed from office. Technically, Morales resigned, but the conditions for his resignation had been set by the Bolivian oligarchy, egged on for 13 years by the United States government. Having won re-election for the fourth time, Morales faced an open insurrection from his opponent–former President Carlos …
peoplesworld.org/article/bolivia-does-not-exist-neocolonial-rule-reasserted-with-racist-generals-coup/

\'Meant to intimidate\': Code Pink\'s Medea Benjamin slams bogus police raid as crackdown on peace activism
rt.com | 2019-11-15
Peace activist Medea Benjamin slammed a recent police raid on her home after she was accused of \"assaulting\" a Democratic congresswoman, calling it an act of \"intimidation\" against those opposing US interventionist policies. | Over a dozen officers from the US Capitol Police surrounded Benjamin\'s home on Wednesday, alleging the activist assaulted Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Florida) at a press conference earlier that day, but Benjamin says the charge is phoney. | \"This is selective prosecution and it\'s bogus,\" she told RT, adding \"I\'m a peace activist, I don\'t assault anyone.\" | They make up thin…
rt.com/usa/473503-medea-benjamin-intimidation-attempt/

Why Aren\'t Americans Rising up Like the People of Chile and Lebanon?
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-15
The waves of protests breaking out in country after country around the world beg the question: Why aren\'t Americans rising up like our neighbors? We live at the very heart of this neoliberal system that is force-feeding the systemic injustice and inequality of 19th-century laissez-faire capitalism to the people of the 21st century. So we…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/15/why-arent-americans-rising-up-like-the-people-of-chile-and-lebanon/

Encountering Peace — A Personal Note of an Israeli Peace Activist During the Gaza Rockets
Gershon Baskin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-15
What does an Israeli peace activist do when the rockets are flying and the bombs are falling? | I have been going to demonstrations since I was 12 years old — that was 51 years ago. I can easily say that …
globalresearch.ca/encountering-peace-a-personal-note-of-an-israeli-peace-activist-during-the-gaza-rockets/5695022

Corporate Media Whitewashes Its Role in Lula\'s Imprisonment
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-15
The Brazilian Supreme Court reversed a 2018 ruling on November 7, upholding the principle of innocent until proven guilty in the 1988 Constitution and declaring it illegal to jail defendants before their appeals processes have been exhausted. Within 24 hours, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was released to an adoring crowd of hundreds of union members and social movement activists who had maintained a camp outside the police station where he was held, shouting \"good morning,\" \"good afternoon\" and \"good night\" to him for 580 consecutive days. | The Supreme Court had previously ruled, on April 5, 2018[md…
truthdig.com/articles/corporate-media-whitewashes-its-role-in-lulas-imprisonment/

Drones, Guns and Abject Heroes in America
John Grant | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-15
A couple Saturdays ago I attended the monthly protest near the drone base located on what used to be the Willow Grove Naval Air Station in Horsham, PA, outside Philadelphia. The vigil has been going on monthly for a number of years, peopled by some of the most spiritual, peace-loving people I know. I\'d say…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/15/drones-guns-and-abject-heroes-in-america/

Missed Opportunity to Recall a Day to \'Perpetuate Peace\'
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2019-11-15
CNN ( 11/11/19) offered vets a guide to \"deals and freebies.\" | Media consumers were greeted on November 11 with stories like, \"Veterans Served to Protect Our Country. Here\'s Where They Can Get Served With Deals and Freebies Today,\" on CNN ( 11/11/19). Newsweek ( 11/11/19) counseled readers thatunlike on Memorial Day, when i…
fair.org/home/missed-opportunity-to-recall-a-day-to-perpetuate-peace/

Massive Anti-Coup Protests Explode Across Bolivia
Eoin Higgins | theantimedia.com | 2019-11-15
Video and photographs show tens of thousands of people waving the Indigenous flag and calling for Añez to step down.
theantimedia.com/massive-anti-coup-protests-bolivia/

MN says: \"No to U.S. coup in Bolivia\"
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-11-15
Minneapolis, MN – 50 protesters rallied at the intersection of Lake Street and Bloomington Avenue in Minneapolis on November 14 in response to a call for emergency response protests. On November 8, Bolivia\'s military staged a coup and ousted democratically elected President Evo Morales. Even though Morales accepted asylum in Mexico, the people\'s movements have refused to back down and have been protesting in the capital. Protests internationally have been organized to show solidarity with the indigenous and workers\' movements opposing U.S. interference in Bolivia. | Thousands of drivers returning home from work…
fightbacknews.org/2019/11/15/mn-says-no-us-coup-bolivia

Bolivia: Coup-Born Government Threatens Independent Journalists
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-15
Independent journalists who are covering protests in Bolivia were accused of carrying out \"sedition\" by Communications Minister Roxana Lizarraga, who was paradoxically appointed by a US-backed government that emerged from a coup d\'etat against the socialist President Evo Morales. | RELATED: | ALBA-TCP Debates Coup in Bolivia | \"Law will be fully enforced against th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivia-Coup-Born-Government-Threatens-Independent-Journalists-20191115-0002.html

Israel Says It Has Completed Gaza Strikes After Rocket Fire
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-15
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel said early Friday it has completed a series of airstrikes on targets linked to the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza after overnight rocket fire that rattled a day-old truce. | The Palestinian territory\'s Hamas rulers, who kept to the sidelines of this week\'s fighting, cancelled the weekly protests they organize along the perimeter fence without explanation — apparently in an effort to preserve the calm. | Israel reiterated that it was willing to abide by the cease-fire if there are no additional rocket attacks. The army said in a statement that it struck a military c…
truthdig.com/articles/israel-says-it-has-completed-gaza-strikes-after-rocket-fire/

Russia Denounces Bolivia Coup, Moscow\'s Ambiguous Statement Regarding Illegitimate Self-Proclaimed President
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-15
Time and again, Russia stressed that it supports the sovereign independence and territorial integrity of other countries. | On Monday, its Foreign Ministry denounced the toppling of Bolivia\'s Evo Morales, a statement saying: | \"We are alarmed by the dramatic developments | …
globalresearch.ca/russia-denounces-bolivia-coup-moscows-ambiguous-statement-regarding-illegitimate-self-proclaimed-president/5695102

A Lesson for the Palestinian Leadership: Real Reasons behind Israel\'s Arrest and Release of Labadi, Mi\'ri
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-15
The release on November 6 of two Jordanian nationals, Heba al-Labadi and Abdul Rahman Mi\'ri from Israeli prisons was a bittersweet moment. The pair were finally reunited with their families after harrowing experiences in Israel. Sadly, thousands of Palestinian prisoners are still denied their freedom, still subjected to all sorts of hardships at the hands…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/15/a-lesson-for-the-palestinian-leadership-real-reasons-behind-israels-arrest-and-release-of-labadi-miri/

When an Elected Government Falls in South America, as in Bolivia, Look For a US Role
Dave Lindorff | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-15
When it comes to politics in Latin America, what initially seems clear is usually anything but. And when that some complicated political event happens and is reported about in the US, the last place to look for clarity is the US media, which almost universally parrots the Washington line — an imperialist one that takes…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/15/when-an-elected-government-falls-in-south-america-as-in-bolivia-look-for-a-us-role/

Western Media Whitewash Bolivia\'s Far-Right Coup
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2019-11-15
The phrase AP (Chattanooga Times Free Press, 11/13/19) is looking for is \"self-declared.\" | Bolivia has a new US-backed puppet leader, and the Western media can hardly conceal their adulation. | Jeanine àÅñez declared herself \"interim president\" in a near-empty Senate chamber on November 12, proceeding to don the presidential sash with the assistance of uniformed soldiers. Despite a lack of quorum rendering the move nakedly unconstitutional, àÅñez was immediate…
fair.org/home/western-media-whitewash-bolivias-far-right-coup/

Cuban Collaborators Return After Ecuador Cancels Agreement
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-15
The Government of Ecuador ended the six agreements signed with the Ministry of Public Health of Cuba, which allowed hiring the Caribbean doctors in the Latin American country. The decision was announced by Minister of Government, María Paula Romo, last Tuesday, November 12th, at the Carondelet Palace, in Quito. The representative ratified that there will be no renewal or no new agreements in this modality. | RELATED: | Ecuador: \'Russia Today\' Taken Off The Air by State Company | \"In t…
telesurenglish.net/news/cuban-collaborators-return-after-ecuador-cancelled-agreement-20191115-0008.html

It\'s Still Not Too Late for Rojava
Edward Hunt | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-15
As Turkey continues its devastating military assault on Rojava, the Kurdish-led region of northeastern Syria, officials in Washington are facing a critical decision: allow Turkey to prevail in its campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Kurds or take action to protect them. The Turkish invasion, which began on October 9, has been devastating for Rojava.
counterpunch.org/2019/11/15/its-still-not-too-late-for-rojava/