Noting That \'Presidents Are Not Kings,\' Federal Judge Rules Don McGahn Must Submit to Congressional Subpoena
Common Dreams staff | commondreams.org | 2019-11-26
\"This ruling means not only that McGahn must provide testimony, but so must a raft of administration officials who have been stonewalling Congress in attempts to protect this president.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/mcgahn_subpoena_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/11/25/noting-presidents-are-not-kings-federal-judge-rules-don-mcgahn-must-submit?cd-origin=rss

How a grassroots Seattle movement delivered Amazon a major loss
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-11-25
In Seattle\'s recent election, Amazon spent $1.5 million to defeat a slate of progressive candidates — and lost. One of…
thegrayzone.com/2019/11/25/how-a-grassroots-seattle-movement-delivered-amazon-a-major-loss/

Conspirateurs derrière le coup d\'état en Bolivie, formés à l\'École militaire des Amériques, ont servi d\'attachés dans des programmes du FBI
Jeb Sprague | thegrayzone.com | 2019-11-25
Les commandants de l\'armée et de la police boliviennes ont contribué à la préparation du coup d\'état et en ont…
thegrayzone.com/2019/11/25/coup-bolivie-lecole-militaire-des-ameriques-fbi/

Militarizing America\'s Police: The Whole Damn System Is \"Guilty as Hell\": Taking Control of Police
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-25
The entire system of policing in the United States is in crisis. Police murdering civilians has become a too common nightmare across the United States. The police murders of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, Eric Garner in New York City, …
globalresearch.ca/whole-system-guilty-taking-control-police/5695829

The Whole Damn System Is Guilty As Hell: Taking Control Of Police
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-25
Stop killings by police protest (Credit: William Widmer of the NY Times) The entire system of policing in the United States is in crisis. Police murdering civilians has become a too common nightmare across the United States. The police murders of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, Eric Garner in New York City, Walter Scott in …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/the-whole-damn-system-is-guilty-as-hell-taking-control-of-police/

John Pilger: The Lies About Julian Assange Must Stop Now
John Pilger | mintpressnews.com | 2019-11-25
Newspapers and other media in the United States, Britain and Australia have recently declared a passion for freedom of speech, especially their right to publish freely. They are worried by the \"Assange effect\". | It is as if the struggle of truth-tellers like Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning is now a warning to them: that the thugs who dragged Assange out of the Ecuadorean embassy in April may one day come for them. | A common refrain was echoed by the Guardian last week. The extradition of Assange, said the paper, \"is not a question of how wise Mr. Assange is, still less how likable. It\'s not about his charact…
mintpressnews.com/john-pilger-lies-julian-assange-must-stop-now/262990/

The Lies About Assange Must Stop Now
John Pilger | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
Newspapers and other media in the United States and Britain have recently declared a passion for freedom of speech, especially theirright to publish freely. They are worried by the \"Assange effect\". It is as if the struggle of truth-tellers like Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning is now a warning to them: that the thugs who dragged Assange out of the Ecuadorean embassy in April may one day come for them.
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/the-lies-about-assange-must-stop-now/

Torturing and Killing Julian Assange Slowly
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-25
In cahoots with the Trump regime, Britain is killing Assange slowly for the \"crime\" of truth-telling journalism the way it\'s supposed to be. | Isolated in maximum security solitary confinement, denied vitally needed medical and dental treatment, and reportedly given 3-quinuclidinyl …
globalresearch.ca/torturing-killing-julian-assange-slowly/5695898

Doctors demand \"urgent\" medical intervention to save Julian Assange\'s life
wsws.org | 2019-11-25
More than 65 eminent medical doctors from the UK and around the world have issued an open letter calling for urgent action to protect the life of imprisoned WikiLeaks founder and journalist Julian Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/25/lead-n25.html

Julian Assange Could Die in Prison, Doctors Warn
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-25
More than 60 doctors have written an open letter saying they fear Julian Assange\'s health is so bad that the WikiLeaks founder could die inside a top-security British jail. | The 48-year-old Australian is still fighting a US bid to extradite him from Britain on charges filed under the Espionage Act that could see him given a sentence of up to 17…
truthdig.com/articles/doctors-warn-julian-assange-could-die-in-prison/

Assange\'s lawyer Jennifer Robinson addresses public meetings in Australia
wsws.org | 2019-11-25
Robinson warned that the US attempt to prosecute Assange for publishing the truth was setting a \"terrifying precedent\" for all journalists and media organisations.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/25/robi-n25.html

An open letter from doctors: Julian Assange \"could die in prison\"
wsws.org | 2019-11-25
\"Were such urgent assessment and treatment not to take place, we have real concerns, on the evidence currently available, that Mr Assange could die in prison.\"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/25/open-n25.html

Clinical Psychologist Lissa Johnson on Julian Assange: \"A maximum security prison is no place to treat a torture victim\"
wsws.org | 2019-11-25
Australian clinical psychologist Lissa Johnson is a lead signatory to the open letter by medical doctors in defence of Julian Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/25/john-n25.html

The End of the Rule of Law: The 12 Impeachable Offenses Committed By Trump
Chris Hedges | commondreams.org | 2019-11-25
\"The most serious constitutional violations are the ones that are institutional usurpations.\" (Photo: Mr.Fish) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-11-25_at_9.05.34_am.png …
commondreams.org/views/2019/11/25/end-rule-law-12-impeachable-offenses-committed-trump?cd-origin=rss

The End of the Rule of Law
Chris Hedges | truthdig.com | 2019-11-25
Bruce Fein, a former senior official in the Department of Justice and a constitutional scholar, has identified 12 impeachable offenses committed by Donald Trump. But, as he notes, many of these constitutional violations are not unique to the Trump administration. They have been normalized by Democratic and Republican administrations. These long-standing violations are, for this reason, ignored by Democratic Party leaders seeking to impeach the president. They have chosen to focus exclusively on Trump\'s attempt to get the Ukrainian president to o…
truthdig.com/articles/the-end-of-the-rule-of-law/

The Realism of Bernie Sanders\' Climate Policy
Naomi Klein, Sivan Kartha | commondreams.org | 2019-11-25
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) introduce public housing legislation as part of the Green New Deal outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, November 14, 2019. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bernie_sanders_33.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/11/25/realism-bernie-sanders-climate-policy?cd-origin=rss

Pope Francis Calls Nuclear Weapons Immoral as Catholic Activists Face Jail
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-25
Over the weekend, Pope Francis visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki, where the United States dropped the first atomic bombs in 1945, killing more than 200,000 people. Pope Francis said, \"A world without nuclear weapons is possible and necessary.\" The leader of the Catholic Church met with survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings and declared the possession of nuclear weapons to be immoral. The Pope\'s visit comes as a group of seven Catholic peace activists are awaiting sentencing for breaking in…
truthout.org/video/pope-francis-calls-nuclear-weapons-immoral-as-catholic-activists-face-jail/

Are Democrats Impeaching Trump For the Wrong Crimes?
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-25
What follows is a conversation between author and activist David Samson and Marc Steiner of The Real News Network. Read a transcript of their conversation below or watch the video at the bottom of…
truthdig.com/articles/are-democrats-impeaching-trump-for-the-wrong-crimes/

Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Palestinian in Hebron
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-11-25
A Palestinian was shot and injured, on Sunday evening, in the town of Beit Ummar, in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. Mohammed Awad, a media activist, said Israeli forces stationed near the illegal Israeli settlement of Karmi Tzur, fired …
imemc.org/article/israeli-forces-shoot-injure-palestinian-in-hebron/

Sanders\' Green New Deal: A Realistic Response to the Emergency That Will Define Our Lifetimes
Rupert Read, Frank Scavelli | commondreams.org | 2019-11-25
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) attends a news conference to introduce legislation to transform public housing as part of the Green New Deal outside the U.S. Capitol November 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. The liberal legislators invited affordable housing advocates and climate change activists to join them for the announcement. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bernie_sanders_green_new_deal.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/11/25/sanders-green-new-deal-realistic-response-emergency-will-define-our-lifetimes?cd-origin=rss

Violence against women a barrier to peaceful future for all
United Nations | news.un.org | 2019-11-25
Senior officials from across the United Nations on Wednesday stood in solidarity with survivors of violence against women and activists working to end the all-too common human rights violation.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1052131

Colombia: Workers\' Union Calls to Carry On Strike Into 5th Day
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-25
The Central Workers\' Union of Colombia (CUT) called to continue this Monday, with massive protests against right-wing President Ivan Duque and his neoliberal policies, as well as in defense of peace in the South American nation. | RELATED: | Colombia: Curfew in Bogota On Nationwide Strike\'s Second Day | \"Many sectors of the population continue to demonstrate through the extraordinary cacerolazos [banging of pots], vigils, sit-ins and other creative and peaceful ways of protesting,…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Workers-Union-Call-to-Carry-On-Nationwide-Strike-Into-Its-5th-Day-20191125-0005.html

Tories call police on \'peaceful\' inflatable badger
Kerry-anne Mendoza | thecanary.co | 2019-11-25
The Somerset Conservatives are in hot water after appearing to overreact to a potential meeting with an inflatable badger.A local campaign group and their mascot Percy Q\'Ted spent the day with several candidates for local MP in efforts to convince them to oppose plans for a badger cull. While Labour and other parties held cordial meetings with the group, however, the Somerset Conservatives called the police.Percy Q\'Ted: The West Somerset seat is currently held by Conservative MP Ian Liddell-Grainger.
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/11/25/tories-call-police-on-peaceful-inflatable-badger/

UN mission in DR Congo appeals for calm as violent protests continue
United Nations | news.un.org | 2019-11-25
The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has met with national authorities in the wake of an attack against its headquarters in Beni on Monday, which left the building badly damaged.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1052151

The Battle for Seattle: A City Council Member Recalls the Protest That Rocked the World
Nick Licata | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
The freedom to dissent was tested as the US closed out the twentieth century with a demonstration that grabbed the world\'s attention. Forty thousand citizens marched through Seattle\'s downtown on November 30, 1999, to protest a meeting of the World Trade Organization Ministerial (WTO.) Having decided to hold its third biannual meeting in the US,…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/the-battle-for-seattle-a-city-council-member-recalls-the-protest-that-rocked-the-world/

Sanctimonious US Senators Condemn Hong Kong Police Ignoring Far More Brutal US Cops
Dave Lindorff | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
The Senate, by a voice vote with no opposition yesterday passed a bill condemning the Hong Kong government and Hong Kong police for their brutal treatment of students in the supposedly autonomous Chinese city protesting threats to Hong Kong\'s freedoms and it\'s promise from China of self rule until 2047. The bill, if signed into…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/sanctimonious-us-senators-condemn-hong-kong-police-ignoring-far-more-brutal-us-cops/

Iran Social Unrest: Protests and Carefully Planned Provocations
Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-25
When protests in Hong Kong, Iraq, and Lebanon erupted, I was fully anticipating protests in Iran to follow. In 2018 alone, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) had spent millions of dollars in these countries (and elsewhere) to promote America\'s …
globalresearch.ca/iran-unrest-protests-provocations/5695820

Landslide win for opposition in Hong Kong local elections \'a revolution\'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-11-25
Hong Kong\'s pro-democracy opposition won a stunning landslide victory in weekend local elections in a clear rebuke to city leader Carrie Lam over her handling of violent protests that have divided the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.Wu Chi-wai, leader of the city\'s biggest pro-democracy party, said that the bloc swept nearly 90% of 452 district council seats, which will help it take unprecedented control of 17 out of 18 district councils.The results were based on official tallies announced by election officials. | Almost 3 million people voted. The opposition is winning 388 seats vs. 59 for the gov\'t (w/ a few…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/11/25/landslide-win-for-opposition-in-hong-kong-local-elections-a-revolution/

Amnesty International Toes US Gov\'t Line in Urging Unrest in Iran
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-11-25
The US gov\'t has long attempted to foment popular uprisings and hijack or manipulate protests in Iran, now rights groups like Amnesty International, seem to be parroting the tactic.
mintpressnews.com/amnesty-international-takes-govt-line-in-urging-unrest-in-iran/263018/

German student organisation bombarded with far-right hate mail
wsws.org | 2019-11-25
The University of Hamburg student organization has been bombarded with hate mail and threats of violence after students protested against a founding member of the far-right Alternative for Germany, Bernd Lucke, returning to his teaching post.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/25/hamb-n25.html

Beware of the Medicare Disadvantage Corporate Trap — Wake Up AARP
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
While the Democratic presidential candidates are debating full Medicare for All, giant insurance companies like UnitedHealthcare are advertising to the elderly in an attempt to lure them from Traditional Medicare (TM) to the so-called Medicare Advantage (MA) — a corporate plan that UnitedHealthcare promotes to turn a profit at the expense of enrollees. Almost one…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/beware-of-the-medicare-disadvantage-corporate-trap-wake-up-aarp/

History of US-Israel Relations, The State Department\'s \"Fact Sheet\". A War of \"Terror Alliance\"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-25
The State Department\'s (SD below) so-called \"fact sheet\" on Israel mixes facts with fiction. | SD: \"The United States was the first country to recognize Israel as a state in 1948, and the first to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of …
globalresearch.ca/us-israeli-relations-war-terror-alliance/5695906

Oakland Raids Housing Justice Village: Being Houseless Is Not a Crime
Cat Brooks | indybay.org | 2019-11-25
Last night, dozens of unhoused community members with The Village and East Oakland Collective placed their tents on the lawn of City Hall; demanding to be seen, heard and helped by city officials. Instead they were terrorized, brutalized, arrested and taken to Santa Rita Jail.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/25/18828416.php

The White Helmets: How the U.S. Has Sponsored Terrorists in Syria
Abdallah Samir | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-25
James Le Mesurier, the co-founder of the White Helmets, was found dead on November 11, 2019, in Istanbul. It is noteworthy that his body was discovered near one of the headquarters of the organization. This incident brought us once …
globalresearch.ca/how-u-s-has-sponsored-terrorists-syria/5695886

Turmoil or State Terror in Kashmir? India\'s \"Hindutiva Project\"
Junaid S. Ahmad | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-25
\"They weren\'t like us and for that reason deserved to be ruled\" — Edward Said | The parallels with the Zionist state are impossible not to notice. This should be no surprise considering the close collaboration between Israel and India in …
globalresearch.ca/turmoil-state-terror-kashmir/5695884

Venezuela Unveils First Gold Processing Complex in Mining Arc
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-11-25
While already operational, the complex will reportedly be the 5th largest in the continent upon completion.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14731

It\'s Time. End the Draft, Once and For All
Rivera Sun | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
We may be months away from ending the US military draft, once and for all. After a court ruled that the male-only draft was unconstitutional, a Congress-appointed Commission has been studying whether or not to draft women into the US military. They make their report in March, and will likely either advocate for expanding draft…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/its-time-end-the-draft-once-and-for-all/

Repeal the Nearly Two-Decade-Old War Authorizations
Matthew Hoh | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
In 2001 and in 2002 Congress passed authorizations for war. While not declarations of war, these mandates, each titled an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) provided the legal framework for attacks against al-Qaeda in 2001 and in 2002 for the Iraq War. Both AUMFs are still in effect today. As Congress considers its…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/repeal-the-nearly-two-decade-old-war-authorizations/

Most People Pay a Higher Wealth Tax Than the Wealthy
Rick Baum | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
A long overdue tax on the wealth of the wealthy is finally being put forward as a means to fund government services and reduce economic inequality.[1] At this point, among Democrats, the Sander\'s proposal goes the furthest and is estimated to raise $4.35 trillion over the next 10 years. As of the second quarter of…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/most-people-pay-a-higher-wealth-tax-than-the-wealthy/

An Impeachment Hearings Libretto
Matthew Stevenson | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
I have no doubt that House Democrats will vote articles of impeachment against Trump, just as I have no trouble imagining that Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell will stage his own Netflix original and exonerate the president. So why plunge ahead to certain defeat in the Senate and give Trump an I-got-out-of-jail card in time for the election in 2020? |…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/an-impeachment-hearings-libretto/

An Open Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Bolivia From Canadian Writers and Scholars
CounterPunch News Service | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
The democratically elected president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, the very first indigenous president of the Americas, has been forced, at gunpoint, to flee the country. There have been on a 5-day stretch since October 20th, 23 deaths, 715 injured, total arrests of 1112 and the number of wounded are unknown (data from the Defensoría del…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/an-open-letter-to-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-on-bolivia-from-canadian-writers-and-scholars/

Nuclear Lies and Broken Promises
Conn Hallinan | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told an economic meeting in the city of Sivas this September that Turkey was considering building nuclear weapons, he was responding to a broken promise. When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the government of Iran of lying about its nuclear program, he was concealing one of the greatest subterfuges in the history of nuclear weapons. And the vast majority of Americans haven\'t a clue about either.
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/nuclear-lies-and-broken-promises/

California to Sue Over Trump Water Plan
Dan Bacher | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
The Gavin Newsom Administration today announced two separate but related actions that will have a big impact on protections for Delta smelt, Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon and other endangered fish species. First, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) issued a controversial draft Environmental Impact Report on the long term operations of the State Water Project (SWP). Second, the Newsom Administration…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/california-to-sue-over-trump-water-plan/

Why the NFL/Kaepernick Saga Is Bigger than Football
CP Editor | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/why-the-nfl-kaepernick-saga-is-bigger-than-football/

No Billionaires, No Fascists, No Warmongers To the Socialist Future
Mark Harris | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
There\'s probably no bigger sin in American politics than to imagine a world without war, inequality, and capitalism. Actually, imagining just a kinder, more equitable version of capitalism, one in which the existence of elite wealth is tempered by the peoples\' right to health care, a college education, affordable housing, strong workplace unions, full reproductive…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/no-billionaires-no-fascists-no-warmongers-to-the-socialist-future/

Australia\'s China Wars
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
This year, China as Intimidating Monster has become the popular motif in Canberra circles. Australian government members Andrew Hastie and Senator James Paterson have become vigorous moral, if hollow enthusiasts. Their criticism of China has led to the revocation of visas to the country, something that has given reason to flash their plumage for the…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/australias-china-wars/

South Korea extends military intelligence sharing agreement with Japan
wsws.org | 2019-11-25
The US exerted a great deal of pressure on Seoul to ensure the tensions between South Korea and Japan do not affect Washington\'s war drive against China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/25/skja-n25.html


Town Hall Meeting on Hong Kong (China)
Eugene E Ruyle | indybay.org | 2019-11-25
NPML, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/24/18828403.php

China Is Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-25
\"China\'s 70-Years Development and the Construction of a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind\". This is the title of an International Conference, organized by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) which I was privileged to attend from 5-7 | …
globalresearch.ca/china-building-community-shared-future-mankind/5695823

Bolsonaro Dismisses Amazon Deforestation as \'Cultural\'
Olivia Rosane | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-25
Despite confirmation this week that the deforestation rate in the Amazon rainforest is at its highest in more than a decade, far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro refuses to take the problem seriously. | When confronted with findings from Brazil\'s National …
globalresearch.ca/bolsonaro-dismisses-amazon-deforestation-cultural/5695812