Medea Benjamin: Donald Trump Was Right, NATO Should Be Obsolete
Medea Benjamin | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-02
In an age where people around the world want to avoid war and to focus instead on the climate chaos that threatens future life on earth, NATO is an anachronism. It now accounts for about three-quarters of military spending and weapons dealing around the globe.
mintpressnews.com/medea-benjamin-donald-trump-nato-obsolete/263116/

Trump Was Right: NATO Should be Obsolete
Medea Benjamin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-02
Donald Trump uttered during his presidential campaign are \"NATO is obsolete.\" His adversary, Hillary Clinton, retorted that NATO was \"the strongest military alliance in the history of the world.\" Now that Trump has been …
globalresearch.ca/trump-right-nato-should-obsolete/5696524

Trump Was Right: NATO Should Be Obsolete
Medea Benjamin | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-02
The three smartest words that Donald Trump uttered during his presidential campaign are \"NATO is obsolete.\" His adversary, Hillary Clinton, retorted that NATO was \"the strongest military alliance in the history of the world.\" Now that Trump has been in power, the White House parrots the same worn line that NATO is \"the most successful …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/trump-was-right-nato-should-be-obsolete/

Trump Was Right Before He Was Wrong: NATO Should Be Obsolete
Medea Benjamin | commondreams.org | 2019-12-02
Antio-NATO protesters in Newport, Wales in 2014. (Photo: Andy Davies/@adavies4) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/challengerole.jpg …
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Chris Hedges: Electoralism Won\'t Save Us
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-12-02
In the latest episode of \"The Empire Files\" with Abby Martin, Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges explores a range of topics including the degradation of America\'s institutions and the slow-motion collapse of the rule of law. While acknowledging that the Trump administration has made innumerable policy decisions to undermine our democracy, he specifically cites the president\'s circumvention of Congress to allow Saudi Arabia to build nuclear reactors. Hedges contends that the sickness of our political system is ultimately bipartisan and may prove terminal. \"We\'re in a very, very serious moment in American history,\" he…
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For Corporate Media, It\'s \'Anybody But Sanders or Warren\'
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2019-12-02
Journalism that can\'t stand progressive populism…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/02/18828555.php

Spanish judge to question Assange over illegal CIA spying in Ecuadorian embassy
wsws.org | 2019-12-02
British authorities had previously sought to block the interview, because the spying operation exposes the illegality of the entire US-led campaign against the WikiLeaks publisher.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/02/ases-d02.html

Hundreds Attend London Meeting to Demand Freedom for Julian Assange
World Socialist Web Site | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-02
Hundreds packed the St Pancras New Church in Euston Thursday night for a meeting demanding freedom for imprisoned WikiLeaks founder and journalist Julian Assange. | The largest meeting held in London to date reflects growing opposition to plans by the …
globalresearch.ca/hundreds-attend-london-meeting-demand-freedom-julian-assange/5696489

The Spanish Case Takes a Turn, Activities of Security Outfit Aimed at Wikileaks. Julian Assange in Video Conference?
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-02
Judge José de la Mata of Spain\'s High Court, the Audiencia Nacional, had been facing a good deal of stonewalling on the part of his British colleagues. He is overseeing an investigation into the surveillance activities of a Spanish security …
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-video-conference-spanish-case-takes-turn/5696557

Greater Manchester Unite community branch hears report on fight to free Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2019-12-02
The branch listened attentively as an SEP member reported the growing public concern over the plight of Assange and his declining health.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/02/assa-d02.html

Central Australian residents speak out in defence of Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2019-12-02
\"Assange is a journalist, he\'s done nothing wrong and we need to get him back to Australia. There should be marches, rallies, protests and that sort of thing everywhere.\"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/02/ints-d02.html

Warm reception for SEP candidate Chris Marsden at Sheffield student meeting
wsws.org | 2019-12-02
Marsden told students that Britain has the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, who is being targeted because he exposed war crimes, locked up in a maximum-security prison and intends to ship him to America to face 175 years in prison.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/02/keds-d02.html

SEP meeting in Alice Springs demands freedom for Assange and Manning
wsws.org | 2019-12-02
\"Something inside me told me that I had to do everything to defend Assange… It was going to be one of those life-defining moments for me\"–Margaret Richardson…
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/02/alsp-d02.html

Visiting Assange, Britain\'s Political Prisoner
John Pilger | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-02
I set out at dawn. Her Majesty\'s Prison Belmarsh is in the flat hinterland of south east London, a ribbon of walls and wire with no horizon. At what is called the visitors centre, I surrendered my passport, wallet, credit cards, medical cards, money, phone, keys, comb, pen, paper. I need two pairs of glasses.
counterpunch.org/2019/12/02/visiting-assange-britains-political-prisoner/

The New \'Black Codes\'
Chris Hedges | commondreams.org | 2019-12-02
Aggressive policing is the bulwark of a segregated America. (Photo: Mr. Fish / Truthdig) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/police_3.jpeg …
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National Climate Strike in Livermore
Student Activists | indybay.org | 2019-12-02
Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive, Livermore, CA 94551…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/02/18828546.php

As UN Climate COP launches in Madrid Activists in Chile Demand Rejection of Neoliberal Model and Removal of Chile from COP Presidency
commondreams.org | 2019-12-02
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Thousands of activists stage protests at three German coal mines to demand bolder climate policies
Jessica Corbett | nationofchange.org | 2019-12-02
\"We want to show with our protest today that this mine needs to be shut down permanently.\"
nationofchange.org/2019/12/02/thousands-of-activists-stage-protests-at-three-german-coal-mines-to-demand-bolder-climate-policies/

American Exceptionalism Is Killing Planet Earth
William Astore | commondreams.org | 2019-12-02
\"For a select few, war pays dividends in ways that peace doesn\'t,\" writes Astore. \"In a nutshell, or perhaps an artillery shell, war is anti-democratic, anti-progressive, anti-intellectual, and anti-human.\" (Photo: Stockbyte/Stockbyte/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-57339467.2e16d0ba.fill-1120×600.jpg …
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Shoot to Kill: Thousands may already be dead in Iran
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2019-12-02
The murder of peaceful protesters underway for weeks now in Iran is far worse than what has been reported in media around the world, according to Navid Shomali, the international secretary of Iran\'s Tudeh (Communist) Party. \"The numbers being killed are rising every day and have already reached at least into the many hundreds,\" Shomali …
peoplesworld.org/article/shoot-to-kill-thousands-may-already-be-dead-in-iran/

US Threatens to Continue Intervening in Latin American Protests
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-02
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Monday that Washington would \"support\" aligned governments trying to prevent protests in the region from turning into \"riots.\" | RELATED: | \'We Lied, Cheated and Stole\': Pompeo Comes Clean About CIA | \"We\'ll work with legitimate (governments) to prevent protests from morphing into riots and violence that don\'t reflect the democratic will of the people,\" Pompeo told an audience at the University of Louisville, in Kentucky. | The Trump…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Threatens-to-Continue-Intervening-in-Latin-American-Protests-20191202-0005.html

Youth-Led Protests Topple Iraqi Prime Minister as Demonstrations Continue
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-02
Anti-government protests are continuing in Iraq one day after the Iraqi parliament voted to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi. On Saturday, protesters set off fireworks in Baghdad\'s Tahrir Square when Abdul Mahdi announced he would submit his resignation, though he will remain in a caretaker capacity until a new government is formed. The resignation came two days after Iraqi security forces killed at least 44 people in the southern cities of Nasiriya and Najaf after the I…
truthout.org/video/youth-led-protests-topple-iraqi-prime-minister-as-demonstrations-continue/

UN Climate Convention Switch From Chile to Spain May Hinder Climate Justice
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-02
In October, as scientists, policymakers and civil society leaders geared up to travel to Chile for the 25th Conference of the Parties of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 25), which begins today, the country was making headlines for different reasons. | In mid-October, school students began jumping the gates of Santiago\'s subways in protest of fare increases, eventually shutting down the entire Metro system fo…
truthout.org/articles/un-climate-convention-switch-from-chile-to-spain-may-hinder-climate-justice/

Maltese Prime Minister to Resign Following Intense Protests Over Journalist\'s Murder
Common Dreams | theantimedia.com | 2019-12-02
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced Sunday that he intends to step down soon amid protests demanding his immediate resignation.
theantimedia.com/maltese-prime-minister-resign/

Israeli Soldiers Abduct Six Palestinians In Hebron, Bethlehem, and Ramallah
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-02
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, six Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank governorates of Hebron, Bethlehem and Ramallah, in addition to attacking protesters in Bethlehem, Jenin and Ramallah. In Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched several homes, …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-abduct-six-palestinians-in-hebron-bethlehem-and-ramallah/

Protest hypocrisy: U.S. media\'s double standard on Hong Kong and Bolivia demos
Ian Goodrum | peoplesworld.org | 2019-12-02
All over the world, protest movements are on the march. In places as diverse as Chile, Haiti, Iraq, Ecuador, France, and Bolivia, people are taking to the streets to make their voices heard. Their demands are varied, but all have come to the conclusion they must engage in direct action to get what they believe …
peoplesworld.org/article/protest-hypocrisy-u-s-medias-double-standard-on-hong-kong-and-bolivia-demos/

The Iraq Protest Movement: 373 Killed During November
Margaret Griffis | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-02
During November, at least 373 people were killed and 3,136 were wounded. Mass graves gave up 73 bodies as well. October saw 433 deaths and thousands more wounded. | Protests continued last month, but the Iraqi government ceased giving official …
globalresearch.ca/the-iraq-protest-movement-373-killed-during-november/5696535

Turning Point in Climate Activism? Germans Block Coal Mines With Their Bodies
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2019-12-02
These sorts of dramatic protests seem to me the writing on the wall. (Photo: Screenshot) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/turning-point-in-climate-activis.jpeg …
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Non-Intervention: an Imperfect Solution to a Terrible Problem
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-02
On November 27, US president Donald Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. The bill, passed by veto-proof majorities in Congress amid large protests in the \"special administrative region,\" allows the president to impose sanctions on officials who violate human rights there, and requires various US government departments to annually review Hong…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/02/non-intervention-an-imperfect-solution-to-a-terrible-problem/

Israel\'s Unfinished \"Coup\"
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-02
This time, nothing seems to work. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has tried every trick in the book to save his political career and to avoid possible prison time. But for Israel\'s longest-serving leader, the honeymoon is certainly almost over. It is an \"attempted coup\", is how Netanyahu described his indictment on charges of fraud, …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/israels-unfinished-coup/

The Unfinished \"Coup\": the End of the Netanyahu Era and the Political Earthquake Ahead
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-02
It seems that the end of the Netanyahu era is finally upon us, but it is likely to be longer and uglier than expected.
mintpressnews.com/end-netanyahu-era-israel-political-earthquake-ahead/263097/

The Unfinished \'Coup\': The End of Netanyahu\'s Era and the Political Earthquake Ahead
Ramzy Baroud | commondreams.org | 2019-12-02
The reason that Netanyahu is still in power after all the setbacks and outright failures is the fact that his rivals are yet to mobilize the necessary votes and public support to oust him for good. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/netanyahu-third-corruption-bribe-media_0.jpeg …
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Bloomberg for President? God No!
Dave Lindorff | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-02
Billionaire on the mayoral campaign trail in New York. (Mike Bloomberg is the turkey to the right of the chicken and eagle.) Michael Bloomberg, according to Forbes Magazine the 9th richest man in the world with a net worth this year of $54.7 billion, isn\'t just the real billionaire candidate for President in 2020 (Donald …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/bloomberg-for-president-god-no/

Bolsonaro Denounced Before International Criminal Court
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-02
The Brazilian Bar Association for Human Rights and the Arns Commission on Wednesday denounced President Jair Bolsonaro formally for \"crimes against humanity\" and incitement to genocide of the Amazon indigenous peoples. | This complaint was filed before the International Criminal Court …
globalresearch.ca/bolsonaro-denounced-before-international-criminal-court/5696500

There Can Be No Climate Justice Without Social Justice: Maduro
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-02
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro issued on Sunday a letter addressed to the heads of state and government meeting in Spain as they participate in the 25th conference of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25). | RELATED: | Morales Vows To Do What\'s Best for Bolivia, Not Afraid of Jail | In the letter, the Venezuelan leader stressed that \"there can be no climate justice without social justice\", and mentioned that problems such as defores…
telesurenglish.net/news/There-Can-Be-No-Climate-Justice-Without-Social-Justice-Maduro-20191202-0003.html

Israeli Occupation Cost Palestine $48b Between 2000-2017: UN
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-02
Israel\'s illegal occupation of Palestine has cost the economy US$47,7 billion between 2000-2017, or three times the size of the Palestinian economy in 2017, a United Nations report said Monday. | RELATED: | UN Warns \'Most Vulnerable Palestinians\' Threatened by Major Fiscal Crisis | The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development report, titled \'Economic cost of the Israeli occupation for…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israeli-Occupation-Cost-Palestine-48b-Between-2000-2017-UN-20191202-0006.html

Morales Vows To Do What\'s Best for Bolivia, Not Afraid of Jail
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-02
The democratically elected President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, said Sunday that he would value the option of being imprisoned in Bolivia, if that action helps the Bolivian people, who suffer from a climate of anxiety and instability after the coup d\'etat driven by the right of the South American country. | RELATED: | The Pro-Evo Upheaval in Bolivia: How is it Affecting the Canadian Political Scene? | \"For the Bolivian people, for the political instrument, for t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Morales-Vows-To-Do-Whats-Best-for-Bolivia-Not-Afraid-of-Jail-20191202-0002.html

White House Won\'t Participate In Next Trump Impeachment Hearing
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-02
The White House told Democratic lawmakers Sunday that President Donald Trump and his lawyers would not participate in an impeachment hearing in Congress this week, citing a lack of \"fundamental justice.\" | RELATED: | Trump Accuses Impeachment Witness Of Lying, Defends Giuliani | Trump\'s aides responded defiantly to the first of two crucial deadlines he faces in Congress this week as Democrats prepare to shift the focus of their fact-finding probe to the consideration of possible ch…
telesurenglish.net/news/white-house-wont-participate-in-next-trump-impeachment-hearing-20191201-0015.html

Trump Hits Argentina and Brazil With New Tariffs
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-02
The U.S. President on Monday sent shock waves through Brazil and Argentina, announcing he would restore tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum imports from the two countries in apparent retaliation for currency weakness he said was hurting U.S. farmers. | RELATED: | Alberto Fernandez Won\'t Ask for Money From IMF | In an early morning tweet that sent officials from both countries scrambling for explanations from Washington, Donald Trump said Brazil and Argentina were \"presiding over…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Hits-Argentina-and-Brazil-With-New-Tariffs-20191202-0004.html

Venezuela\'s PDVSA Secures Temporary Lease Extension for Curacao Refinery
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-12-02
Despite the extension, refinery owners are looking to end the 34-year cooperation under pressure from US sanctions.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14736

Germany\'s budget for 2020: Billions for rearmament and war
wsws.org | 2019-12-02
Five years ago the grand coalition announced Germany\'s return to an aggressive foreign and great power policy. The far-reaching consequences of such a policy are increasingly reflected in the current budget.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/02/bund-d02.html

The \'Silicon Six\' Is Dodging Taxes to the Tune of Billions
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-12-02
A new analysis from the U.K.-based Fair Tax Mark exposes the greed of tech giants Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Netflix.
truthdig.com/articles/the-silicon-six-is-dodging-taxes-to-the-tune-of-billions/

What Would It Cost to Buy the 2020 Election?
Sam Pizzigati | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-02
Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York\'s mayors since 1942, hosted billionaire Michael Bloomberg for three terms. The first of these terms began after Bloomberg, then the Republican candidate for mayor, spent an incredible $74 million to get himself elected in 2001. He spent, in effect, $99 for every vote he received. Four years…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/02/what-would-it-cost-to-buy-the-2020-election/

Ten trillion dollars of US corporate debt set off alarm bells
wsws.org | 2019-12-02
One of the most significant features of the debt binge is the rise in purchase by companies of their own stock in order to boost share market valuations, with companies spending more than $3 trillion over the past five years for this purpose.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/02/debt-d02.html

Ukraine, the New Cold War and the Politics of Impeachment
Rob Urie | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-02
In October 2019, with the impeachment of Donald Trump already underway, wealthy \'centrist\' Democratic Party donors began to fret over the Democrat\'s prospects in the 2020 election. Since then Michael Bloomberg and Deval Patrick, both Wall Street Democrats with deep pockets, have entered the race. Meanwhile, the Senate impeachment schedule will keep Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in Washington— and away from the campaign trail, well into the early state primaries.
counterpunch.org/2019/12/02/ukraine-the-new-cold-war-and-the-politics-of-impeachment/

Oil and Gas Favors Continue During Trump Impeachment Proceedings
commondreams.org | 2019-12-02
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Despite Cries of Unfairness, Trump Refuses Impeachment Hearing Invite
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-02
White House counsel Pat Cipollone informed the House Judiciary Committee late Sunday that President Donald Trump and his lawyers will not participate in the panel\'s first impeachment hearing this week, a move Democratic lawmakers highlighted as further evidence that the president\'s repeated complaints about lack of due process have been completely empty. | \"Not one proce…
truthout.org/articles/despite-cries-of-unfairness-trump-refuses-impeachment-hearing-invite/

House Impeachment Report Coming Ahead of Landmark Hearing
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-12-02
WASHINGTON — The House impeachment report on President Donald Trump will be unveiled Monday behind closed doors for key lawmakers as Democrats push ahead with the inquiry despite the White House\'s declaration it will not participate in the first Judiciary Committee hearing. | The Democratic majority on the House Intelligence Committee says the report, compiled after weeks of testimony, will speak for itself in laying out what Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., called the evidence of \"wrongdoing and misconduct\" by the Republican president over hi…
truthdig.com/articles/house-impeachment-report-coming-ahead-of-landmark-hearing/

The House is Not a Home: a Common Sense Proposition
William A. Cohn | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-02
Now that the House of Representatives case for impeachment has been made as the public hearings have concluded, it is assumed that a vote to impeach must follow. For those who believe that Donald Trump is unfit to serve as President, there is a far better option. Don\'t vote in the House of Representatives, but…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/02/the-house-is-not-a-home-a-common-sense-proposition/

Top Democratic Consultants Have Worked for Anti-Medicare for All Campaign
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-02
As health insurance, pharmaceutical and hospital companies fight to prevent more politicians from backing Medicare for All, the industry\'s front group has turned to top Democratic consulting firms and pro-business nonprofits for help, according to its 2018 tax return. The array of consultants includes presidential candidate Joe Biden\'s pollster. | The Partnership for America\'s Health Care Future (PAHCF), a nonprofi…
truthout.org/articles/top-democratic-consultants-have-worked-for-anti-medicare-for-all-campaign/