(2020-08-28). Normal Has Failed. Be As Weird As You Like. thealtworld.com Consumerism is unsustainable. Competition is unsustainable. Imperialism is unsustainable. | Our species is standing on the brink of an extinction-level event due to ecosystemic collapse or nuclear war, and it is because of the way that we have lived on this planet up until this point. If we keep moving in this direction we will go the way of the dinosaur in the not-too distant future and take most terrestrial life with us. Maybe even all of it. | The imperfect and immature nature of our newly evolved capacity for language and abstract thought, combined with our social nature as primates, has caused our species to…
(2020-08-28). China's Project to Create A "Digital Yuan" globalresearch.ca The topic of cryptocurrencies has gained prominence among specialists in international trade in recent months. With the global economic crisis generated by the new coronavirus pandemic, this need has become even more evident. The world powers enter a new race, …
(2020-08-28). Massive Ansar Allah Operation in Central Yemen Reveals Alliance Between al-Qaeda and Islamic State. mintpressnews.com 
A recent operation carried out in Yemen's al-Badya province by Ansar Allah revealed an active alliance between al-Qaeda and IS forces who, documents reveal, were hoping to recreate a Mosul or Raqqa-like scenario in central Yemen.
(2020-08-28). Decades Later, America's Meddling in Colombia is Still Costing Lives. mintpressnews.com 
From the drug war to Plan Colombia to support for right-wing paramilitary groups, decades of US interference in Colombia has caused so much instability that to this day, the country is still reeling from it.
(2020-08-28). Sadistic Facebook shuts down Gaza health ministry page. zcomm.org Things are difficult enough for Palestinians in Gaza. Facebook must stop contributing to their misery by censoring vital health information.
(2020-08-28). Waiting for the Old Bailey: Julian Assange and Britain's Judicial Establishment. globalresearch.ca On September 7, Julian Assange will be facing another round of gruelling extradition proceedings, in the Old Bailey, part of a process that has become a form of gradual state-sanctioned torture. The US Department of Justice hungers for their man. …
(2020-08-28). U.S. imposes sanctions on Russian research institute that developed Covid-19 vaccine. thegrayzone.com The US Commerce Department blacklisted a Russian research institute that helped create the world's first Covid-19 vaccine. Russia won the race to develop the first vaccine against the novel coronavirus. The United States has responded by slapping sanctions on a Russian research facility involved in creating it. The US government has blacklisted several Russian scientific …
(2020-08-28). Occupation accentuates COVID-19's impact in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org The COVID-19 lockdown, which has been in place in Gaza since Monday, was extended for three more days on August 26. Gaza has also suffered continuous attacks by Israel in the past month…
(2020-08-28). Planting Trees Can Reduce Poverty and Slow Climate Change. globalresearch.ca Humanitarian crises have recently been declared in
(2020-08-28). We Gawk at Nonsense Political Theater While the Real Enemies Go Unnoticed. counterpunch.org 
Donald Trump speeches. Celebrity tweets. Corporate news repetition. Chaos. Vapidity. Manufactured dissent. Graphic fighting sports. This is what fills our field of vision. It consumes our thoughts, overflows our brains with anti-intellectual mud. Yet most of these things are the bug splatter across the windshield. They are not the actual highway, the path forward, actually
(2020-08-28). Brief Interview with Mark Weisbrot on the US Election, the Trump Presidency, and the Impact of Protests. cepr.net The Instituto para Reforma das Relaàßàµes entre Estado e Empresa (IREE), based in Brazil, interviewed CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot about the upcoming US elections. The Portuguese version is on the IREE's website here. IREE: The protests in the United States motivated by the death of George Floyd arrived in Washington with the demonstrations calling for …
(2020-08-28). Life in the Ultra Resistance: A Tale of the Catholic Left. counterpunch.org 
Like many other adolescents of my generation, I attended many protests against the US war in Vietnam. Like many antiwar protesters, I was inspired by many different writers, philosophies and other protesters. Among those inspirations—amidst the youthful rebels in SDS and the Yippies, the writings of Karl Marx and Jean Paul Sartre, and the militant
(2020-08-28). UN rights chief urges DR Congo to protect Nobel laureate Mukwege amid death threats. news.un.org UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has condemned death threats made against Congolese Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege and called for his protection.
(2020-08-28). MIRAC demands Minnesota divest from border militarization corporation Elbit Systems. fightbacknews.org Saint Paul, MN – At the State Board of Investments (SBI) meeting on August 26, Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) member Mari Mansfield spoke out, demanding that Minnesota divest its funds from the border militarization corporation Elbit Systems. | This was part of an ongoing campaign to press the State Board of Investments on this issue. Activists from MIRAC, the Anti-War Committee and other organizations have spoken at several previous SBI meetings, have presented thousands of petitions, and have protested in front of Governor Walz's mansion to demand divestment from Elbit System because of the…
(2020-08-28). Kyle Rittenhouse. Senseless Violence Across America… globalresearch.ca Kyle Rittenhouse didn't go to Kenosha to shoot protestors; he went to protect the property and lives of the people who were threatened by a rampaging mob that had already destroyed large parts of the city. That's why he was …
(2020-08-28). "Kamala Auntie": On the Vulgarity of Bourgeois Identity Politics in 2020. dissidentvoice.org 
Joe Biden picking Kamala Harris for his running mate kicked off a flurry of think pieces in the media. Some of these opinions have attacked the anti-Black and casteist attitudes still prevalent among South Asians in the subcontinent and in the global diaspora. The former prosecutor and attorney general-turned-2020 Democratic vice-presidential nominee has been propped …
(2020-08-28). Second Trump term would mean disaster for U.S. and the whole world. peoplesworld.org 
Socialists around the world are recognizing the danger posed by the re-election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency. Despite reservations about Democratic nominee Joe Biden, the fascist turn of the Trump administration is prompting a recognition that Trump must be defeated at all costs. On this topic, People's World presents the following guest editorial …
(2020-08-28). 'What stage of capitalism is this?' Hedge fund $3 billion richer thanks to wager on wildfire insurance claims. mronline.org 
With over 100,000 people displaced by wildfires raging across California, Baupost Group collected more than $3 billion in July after betting on insurance claims against embattled utility company PG&E.
(2020-08-28). Class Reductionism and Environmental Racism. counterpunch.org 
On August 14th, the N.Y. Times reported on the clash between Adolph Reed Jr. and the Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus in DSA. The caucus advocates stepped up support for BLM protests while Reed views them as tools of corporate America. Naturally, when the event organizers scheduled a Zoom lecture for Reed, the caucus
(2020-08-28). ACLU Demands Resignation of Top Cops in Kenosha for Racism & Brutal Response to Jacob Blake Protests. democracynow.org 
The ACLU of Wisconsin is calling for top Kenosha law enforcement officials to resign in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, who was left paralyzed below the waist after a white officer shot him in the back seven times. The shooting has sparked mass protests in Kenosha and around the U.S., bringing renewed attention to racism and violence in the Kenosha police force. A damning video of Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth has surfaced from a 2018 news conference, when he described Black people accused of shoplifting and crashing a stolen car as "garbage people that fill our communities that are a cancer t…
(2020-08-28). Headlines for August 28, 2020. democracynow.org Trump Assails Biden's "Socialist Agenda" in RNC Acceptance Speech Riddled With Lies, CDC Projects Official U.S. Death Toll Will Top 200,000 in September, Two Navajo Sisters Who Worked as Frontline Health Workers Die of COVID-19, Alabama Professors Ordered Not to Warn Students of Exposure to Infected Classmates, Hurricane Laura Leaves Path of Devastation in Louisiana, Triggers Chemical Plant Fire, Hurricane Topples Confederate Monument that Lake Charles Officials Refused to Remove, Jacob Blake, Left Paralyzed by Officer's Bullets, Reportedly Handcuffed to Hospital Bed, Teenage Militia Member Charged Over Shooting…
(2020-08-28). Historian Rick Perlstein on the RNC & Trump's Dangerous Propaganda Driving People to Violence. democracynow.org 
President Donald Trump formally accepted the Republican Party's nomination on Thursday before a crowd of about 1,500 on the South Lawn of the White House. In defiance of social distancing guidelines, attendees sat shoulder-to-shoulder with few people wearing masks. Trump spoke as the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus neared 180,000 — by far the highest total in the world — and repeatedly defended his administration's handling of the pandemic. Trump warned of chaos and violence if Joe Biden becomes president, but made no reference to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, or the k…
(2020-08-28). Hurricane Laura Devastates Gulf Coast, Laying Bare Climate Crisis, Environmental Racism. democracynow.org 
Hurricane Laura has slammed ashore as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, bringing sustained winds of 150 miles per hour to the Gulf Coast. The strongest storm to hit Louisiana in over a century, Laura made landfall near the border of Louisiana and Texas. At least six people have been killed. Residents near Lake Charles were told to stay indoors with windows and doors shut when a chemical fire broke out at a Biolab plant. Hilton Kelley, the executive director of the Community In Power and Development Association, says local communities are dealing with multiple crises amid the devastation of the hurricane. "
(2020-08-28). Jacob Blake Shooting Shines New Light on Death of Michael Bell, Killed by Kenosha Cops in 2004. democracynow.org 
In light of the police shooting of unarmed African American father Jacob Blake, we look at the past misconduct of the Kenosha police department. In 2004, Kenosha police killed white 21-year-old Michael Bell in front of his mother and sister. The Kenosha Police Department conducted its own review of the incident, and within two days completely exonerated the officers. Bell's father, Michael Bell Sr., commissioned an independent inquiry that found the police account of the incident to be forensically impossible. "It was really hard for me to believe that a uniformed person would do that," says Michael Bell Sr., who…
(2020-08-28). Better To Launch Balloons Than Die In Silence. popularresistance.org In recent weeks, the tension between Palestinians in Gaza and Israel's forces of occupation has increased. Israel has used the launching of incendiary balloons by Palestinian youths as a pretext to bomb Gaza once again. | The release of the balloons is a gesture of protest against how the Israeli occupation has procrastinated in abiding by its previous agreements with the Palestinian resistance. Under those agreements, Israel had committed to easing the siege on Gaza. | This procrastination has caused the continued deterioration of Gaza's health and public services and its economy.
(2020-08-28). Amazon delivers prime privacy intrusion with body-scanning fitness tracker that detects EMOTIONS in voice. rt.com 
Amazon's new fitness tracker 'Halo' takes technological intrusion to new levels, scanning the user's body and tracking the emotions in their voice. Even mainstream media coverage says the tech's privacy implications are troubling. | Like most fitness trackers, the retail behemoth's new wearable Halo monitors cardio activity, motion and sleep. Unlike most trackers, it also records body fat and voice tone — in ways that some users might find uncomfortably intrusive. | Not only can the device track your current body fat percentage (with the help of machine learning, no less!) by working with your smartphone'
(2020-08-28). Former DHS Official Claims Trump "Wanted to Maim" Migrants at US-Mexico Border. truthout.org Former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chief of Staff Miles Taylor claimed in a podcast earlier this week that President Donald Trump told administration officials he wanted to "maim" and "shoot" migrants at the southern border. | Taylor, who served as chief of staff to former DHS Kirstjen Nielsen before departing the agency with her in April 2019, made the remarks Monday on an episode of "The New Abnormal" podcast from The Daily Beast. | Taylor said he could not get through a meeting w…
(2020-08-28). Reporters Without Borders petition against Assange's extradition, raise concern over his health. peoplesdispatch.org Reporters Without Borders has called on the British government to respect press freedom and human rights in Assange's trial and not comply with the US extradition request…
(2020-08-28). Roaming Charges: Great Balls of Ire at the RNC. counterpunch.org 
Day One + The Republican convention began, as all conventions should from now on, by deplatforming its platform. The stale ideologies of the pre-Trump party were replaced over the course of four days by a parade of the ridiculous and the repugnant, gun-slingers and fetus-worshippers, conspiracies and histrionics, white grievance, fake piety and unabashed money-grubbing.
(2020-08-28). Immigrant Children in the US Are Still In Cages. thenation.com Immigrant Children in the US Are Still In Cages…
(2020-08-28). Where Trump is Getting His Lines. counterpunch.org 
Rory McVeigh wrote The Rise of the Ku Klux Klan, a study of the KKK in the 1920s, in 2009 — long before Donal Trump became president. But it could almost be about Trump today. In the 1920s, white, male, U.S.-born Protestants worried they were losing status, economic clout, and political power. Catholic and Jewish
(2020-08-28). William Perry Pendley Must Go. counterpunch.org 
William Perry Pendley's nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management has been withdrawn and while President Trump offered no explanation for withdrawing Pendley's nomination, it seems he didn't have the votes necessary for Senate confirmation. The Senate Democrats were united against him and a few GOP Senators found themselves in an election year hot
(2020-08-28). The Short Life and Long Afterlife of Fred Hampton. counterpunch.org 
The events described here happened during my lifetime, but to many, they're "history." Fred's life, and the principles he lived by, still have much to teach us today. Life Fred Hampton (1948-1969), leader of Chicago's Black Panther Party (BPP), was one of the most brilliant and creative people the USA has produced. And that's why
(2020-08-28). Nick Sandmann: GOP's Poster Child for Fake Victimhood. counterpunch.org 
A common complaint among Republicans is that their opponents are mainly in the business of manufacturing victims and turning those victims into Democratic voters. That complaint is true as far as it goes. Yes, Democratic politicians work overtime to get out the vote for their party by portraying society at large as having wronged members
(2020-08-28). Clear Markers and Dark Delusions. counterpunch.org 
"If anyone but me takes over… there will be a Market Crash the likes of which has not been seen before!" — Trump tweet You could say that this tweet is President Trump's prediction or prophecy with some rational basis to it but the refrain "which has not been seen before" is one that the
(2020-08-28). The Comeback of Manufacturing Jobs: MAGA Land and the Real World. counterpunch.org 
We know that Donald Trump has no interest in reality, but just in case anyone might be tempted to take his boasts about bringing back manufacturing jobs seriously, it is worth a quick visit to the actual numbers. In 2016 Trump focused his campaign on a series of Midwestern swing states that had been hard
(2020-08-28). The COVID Heroism of Cuban Doctors. counterpunch.org 
With Covid-19 roaring through the U.S., now is a good time to discuss Cuban health care. It's about as different from the American variety as possible. It is not for profit. It is socialized. It does not first resort to expensive medical technology. Its doctors live among the people, like in Haiti after the earthquake,
(2020-08-28). Washington Schemes to Heat Up the Arctic. counterpunch.org 
One of the more bizarre indications that Trump Washington is interested in the Arctic was made a year ago when he said he would like to buy Greenland, a vast territory that is administered by Denmark. It is about the same size as Saudi Arabia, and slightly smaller than India — a big country in which there is
(2020-08-28). Bannon's arrest exposes fraud at the top. workers.org 
Stephen K. Bannon may be in big trouble. Or maybe not. Pals of the very rich rarely pay for their crimes. It is generally the poor who are held in jail — which can be a death sentence in this COVID-19 pandemic. Advertising for money for the "privately-funded" We Build . . . |
(2020-08-28). How a communist youth organization in Kerala raised USD 1.4 million for COVID-19 relief. peoplesdispatch.org 
Cadre of the Democratic Youth Federation of India in the State of Kerala raised USD 1.4 million by running a recycling campaign where they collected scrap from across the State and sold in to recyclers…
(2020-08-28). Philly rally demands unemployment pay. workers.org 
Dozens of unemployed workers and their supporters held a rally in Philadelphia Aug. 20 to demand extension of the federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, which expired July 31. The protest was called by the Philadelphia Unemployment Project and was organized by members of UNITE HERE, Philadelphia Musicians Union Local 77, International . . . |
(2020-08-28). Phyllis Bennis on Foreign Policy Visions. fair.org 
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(2020-08-28). White supremacist who killed two protesters in Kenosha arrested nearly 12 hours later. mronline.org 
17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse who fatally shot two protesters in Kenosha and left the scene even as the police was arriving was arrested in the neighboring State of Illinois.
(2020-08-28). NBA strike explodes into a sportswide protest against police shooting of Jacob Blake. workers.org 
Kenosha, Wis., became the epicenter of the anti-racist struggle after a 29-year-old Black man, Jacob Blake, was shot seven times in the back at point-blank range by a white police officer on Aug. 23. Kenosha is 40 miles from Milwaukee, Wisconsin's biggest city. A recorded video showed that the unarmed . . . |
(2020-08-28). Kenosha police ignore racist double killing, allow shooter to leave scene, arrest protesters instead. liberationnews.org 
Protests will continue in Kenosha and across the country, and the people of Southeastern Wisconsin will continue to demand justice for those that have been maimed and lost their lives at the hands of police and white supremacist terror.
(2020-08-28). Rights groups, opposition parties in the UK oppose bill claiming it provides amnesty to war crimes. peoplesdispatch.org 
The controversial Overseas Operations Bill will provide partial amnesty to soldiers if the case is filed after five years from the date of the crime or if the investigation is not completed within five years…
(2020-08-28). Under capitalism Black lives are adrift and vulnerable. peoplesworld.org 
It's true. Too often, in too many circumstances, for too long, the lives of Black people in the United States don't matter. Black people fill prisons; their children fill terrible schools; too many are poverty-stricken. But at issue here are the killings and the people left to die. Post-Civil War arrangements by which the victorious …
(2020-08-28). Tom Cotton is wrong; we don't have to suffer for capitalism. peoplesworld.org 
Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton recently proposed legislation that would deny federal funding to schools that in any way used The New York Times' controversial 1619 project in its curriculum. The series explores the history of the United States through the lens of slavery, premised on the fact that accounts of slavery have not been …
(2020-08-28). Why Jacob Blake's family will have to fight for justice. therealnews.com 
After his unarmed son was killed by Kenosha police, Michael Bell Sr. has fought for independent investigations of police shootings.
(2020-08-28). 'Building the American Dream': A Texas wage-theft and heat-stroke nightmare. peoplesworld.org 
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has called his state's recent building boom "The Texas Miracle." But the workers who have actually done the building often find themselves engaged in a nightmare! Texas has lured and nurtured companies with its low taxes and negligible regulation. Cheap labor is lured from across the border and from other states. …
(2020-08-28). Families and teachers unite to fight NYC school reopening. liberationnews.org 
This is just a glance into the intense, disciplined, and mass-based organizing being led by educators in NYC.
(2020-08-28). Only the struggle of the people will free the country. mronline.org 
On 18 August, soldiers from the Kati barracks outside Bamako (Mali) left their posts, arrested president Ibrahim Boubacar Kà´ita (IBK) and prime minister Boubou Cissé, and set up the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP).
(2020-08-28). Grocery worker sees fascist thinking at root of anti-mask campaign. peoplesworld.org 
SAN FERNANDO, Calif.—I trundle back inside the store, soaked in sweat and struggling to breath against a thick cloth mask. I could already see the rest of the day ahead of me: I'd spend the next ten minutes cooling off in our dairy box, chugging down some ice-cold water, then it's back to work with …
(2020-08-28). On socialist Vietnam's response to COVID-19. workers.org 
By Dr. Ngo Thanh Nhan and Merle Ratner This slightly edited co-written article was presented as a talk by Dr. Ngo Thanh Nhan on Aug. 20 to a Workers World Party webinar on "COVID can be defeated: Cuba, China, Venezuela & Vietnam lead the way." The presentation began with a . . . |
(2020-08-28). Beijing warns of possible 'military accidents' after US carries out 'provocative' operation in South China Sea. rt.com 
Beijing has cautioned against further US naval operations in the South China Sea, claiming that recent activities by the American side create conditions for an unintentional military confrontation. | A spokesman for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) said on Friday that a US warship entered Chinese territorial waters without permission. | | "We urge the US to stop such provocative behavior and restrict its maritime actions to avoid possible military accidents," Senior Colonel Li Hu…
(2020-08-28). Award-winning investigative journalist ridiculed on Twitter after calling out Ivanka Trump for 'LEGOGATE' fib. rt.com 
With 'Russiagate' done and dusted, and the 'Ukrainegate' impeachment a flop, some intrepid journalists have scraped the bottom of the barrel and come up with a new Trump family scandal: 'Legogate.' | Speaking to the Republican National Convention on Thursday, the US president's daughter and advisor, Ivanka Trump, shared a personal anecdote about moving to Washington DC with her family. "My son Joseph promptly built Grandpa a Lego replica of the White House. The president still displays it on the mantel in the Oval Office and shows it to world leaders, just so they know he has the greatest grandchildren on Eart…
(2020-08-28). WATCH BLM activists BEHEAD Trump effigy & pretend to shoot up 'cops' in noisy RNC protest outside White House. rt.com 
Demonstrators have gathered near the White House to protest the Republican National Convention, trying to drown out the event with loud music and chants while decapitating President Donald Trump's effigy with a mock guillotine. | Protesters blared music, shouted slogans and beat drums in the nation's capital on Thursday, many gathered not far from the White House, where Trump gave his acceptance speech to a live audience of more than 1,000 on the final night of the RNC. | #dcprotest pic.twitter.com/GM92w7yIX9— Matt Brown (@mrbrownsir) (2020-08-28). 'Violence & destruction do not save black lives, they destroy them': Widow of David Dorn, cop killed by looters, says at RNC. rt.com 
Ann Dorn, the widow of retired police officer David Dorn, shot to death in St. Louis amid violent protests, has urged the nation to "remember that every life is precious" while denouncing riots that cost her husband his life. | Dorn's widow — who like her late husband is a former St. Louis police officer — became one of the highlights of the fourth and final day of the Republican National Convention, which culminated with US President Donald Trump accepting his party's nomination on Thursday night. | She spoke at length about the ordeal she went through on the night of June 2 when Dorn, who was tryin…
(2020-08-28). Republican Senator Rand Paul gets swarmed & harassed by mob of 'over 100' after Trump's RNC speech. rt.com 
An enraged crowd "attacked" Kentucky Senator Rand Paul in the vicinity of the White House, with some hot-headed mobsters going as far as to violently push officers escorting the prominent lawmaker. | Footage of the assault quickly spread on social media on August 28, showing Senator Paul and his wife slowly making their way through a street in the US capital after the final night of the Republican National Convention. | People are seen swarming the senator, with police forming a protective ring around him. | Things started to get more contentious when an officer appears to have been shoved into Paul, nearly k…
(2020-08-28). Airlines forced to ground eight 787 Dreamliners after Boeing discovers 'manufacturing issue'. rt.com 
A total of eight recently-manufactured 787 Dreamliners have been yanked from the skies after Boeing said the batch of aircraft left the assembly line with potentially dangerous flaws. | Boeing informed United Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Air Canada that aircraft they were operating suffered from a manufacturing issue that affected the strength of the jet's carbon fiber composite structure. The American firm confirmed the issue to aviation outlet the Air Current, stating that the current condition of the planes "does not meet our design standards." | So far, eight Dreamliners operated by United Airlines, Si…
(2020-08-28). Workers should not be intimidated back into the office, Nicola Sturgeon says. thecanary.co 
Nicola Sturgeon has said she will not "countenance" people being intimidated into going back to work in offices.Speaking at the daily coronavirus briefing, the first minister said reopening offices too soon would risk the virus spreading and compromise the ability to keep schools open."I will not countenance in Scotland any kind of narrative around this that is seeking to almost intimidate people back to work before, as a country, we have taken a decision that that is safe," she said. | 📺 Watch live: First Minister
(2020-08-28). Suspect charged over fatal shootings amid US protests against racism and police brutality. thecanary.co 
A 17-year-old has been charged over the fatal shooting of two people and the wounding of a third amid protests against a police attack which left a Black man with severe spinal injuries.Demonstrations began in Kenosha, Wisconsin and were taken up by major sport leagues and prominent athletes across the US after Jacob Blake was shot in the back.Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly went to Kenosha from nearby Antioch, Illinois and went on a shooting rampage. He faces charges of first-degree intentional homicide, one count of first-degree reckless homicide, one count of attempted first-degree intentional homicide and two coun…
(2020-08-28). March on Washington commemorations expected to be attended by thousands. thecanary.co 
Civil rights advocates in the US will highlight police and vigilante violence against Black people at a commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.Thousands are expected at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic I Have A Dream address about racial equality.They are gathering after another shooting by a white police officer of a Black man — this time 29-year-old Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on 23 August — sparking days of protests and violence that left two dead."We've got to create a different consciousness and a different clim…
(2020-08-28). Six men due in court accused of people-smuggling over container deaths. thecanary.co 
Six men are due to appear at the Old Bailey accused of being part of a people-smuggling ring linked to the deaths of 39 people in the back of a container. The bodies of the Vietnamese nationals were discovered on an industrial estate in Grays, Essex, shortly after the container arrived in Purfleet on a ferry in the early hours of 23 October last year. Among the men, women and children were 10 teenagers, two of them 15-year-old boys.39 counts of manslaughter: An inquest heard that their medical cause of death was asphyxia and hyperthermia — a lack of oxygen and overheating — in an enclosed space.E…
(2020-08-28). Louisiana left devastated as Laura's remnants move eastwards. thecanary.co 
The remnants of Hurricane Laura have unleashed heavy rain and twisters hundreds of miles inland. Flooding and more tornadoes are possible as the leftovers of the Category 4 hurricane move eastwards through Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama.Laura weakened to a tropical depression late on 27 August, but could become a tropical storm again when it moves off the mid-Atlantic coast on 29 August.Damage in Cameron, Louisiana caused by Laura (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP, Pool)More than 750,000 homes and businesses were without power in Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas in the storm's wake, according to poweroutage.us, whi…
(2020-08-28). Monsoon rain wreaks further havoc in Pakistan, killing at least 20 more people. thecanary.co 
Heavy rain has hit Pakistan's financial capital Karachi for a fifth straight night, bringing further flooding and killing at least 20 more people, officials said, as rescuers evacuated people from flooded neighbourhoods.About 30in of rain has fallen on the city since 23 August when monsoon rain began lashing the city, forcing authorities to use boats to evacuate people trapped in flooded streets.Downed power lines caused widespread electrical outages, adding misery to the lives of many of the city's 15 million residents.A family wades through a flooded area (Fareed Khan/AP)Some workers stayed at their offices and…
(2020-08-28). Selected Articles: The Imposition of Compulsory Vaccination with a Biometric Health Passport? globalresearch.ca 
By [The government's anti-COVID19 measures] are grotesque, absurd and very dangerous […] The consequences on medical care are profound. Already services to patients in need are reduced, operations cancelled, …
(2020-08-28). Time to defeat Trump — without make-believe about Biden. nationofchange.org "With another Trump presidency, the left would have few options and could face new levels of government repression."
(2020-08-28). Twin Imperatives: Defeat President Trump This Fall, Challenge President Biden from Day One. indybay.org The Republican Party today is the party of white supremacy…
(2020-08-28). The F-Word: No Other Way to Describe Trump's Fascism 2.0. thenation.com The F-Word: No Other Way to Describe Trump's Fascism 2.0…
(2020-08-28). Foreign Correspondent: Biden's Troubling Foreign Policy. progressive.org An important behind-the-scenes battle is being fought over the Democratic nominee's conservative positions.
(2020-08-28). Trump runs for Fàºhrer. wsws.org Trump delivered a fascistic tirade from the White House lawn Thursday night, painting his reelection as the last bastion against "agitators" and "socialists."
(2020-08-28). Video: US-Russia "Road War" in Northeastern Syria. globalresearch.ca Four US service members were slightly injured during a standoff with the Russian Military Police near the border-town of Al-Malikiyah in the Syrian province of al-Hasakah. According to reports, the US troops received "mild injures" after their MaxxPro MRAP vehicle …
(2020-08-28). Mandating Mass Compulsory Covid Vaccine Violates the Nuremberg Code? Hazardous Health Toxins. globalresearch.ca If ordered by federal, state, or local authorities, businesses or other entities in the US or elsewhere, mandating mass-vaxxing against COVID-19 will violate the Nuremberg Code. | All vaccines contain hazardous to human health toxins and are unsafe to use — …
(2020-08-28). Why US political scientists are arguing that Evo Morales should be the President of Bolivia. peoplesdispatch.org A recent study released by US based researchers disproves allegations made by the Organization of American States that electoral fraud was committed by Evo Morales' party in the 2019 Bolivian elections…
(2020-08-28). 100 Years and Counting: The Fight for Women's Suffrage Continues. aclu.org One hundred years ago this month, the
(2020-08-28). Restoration in Washington? counterpunch.org In 2008, when Barack Obama chose veteran centrist Joe Biden as his vice-presidential running mate, it seemed a prudent choice: Democrats had already expressed their desire for change by choosing a progressive African American who opposed the Iraq war to succeed George W Bush. In November, it's Biden's turn to run for the top job.
(2020-08-28). It Is Time for a One-Time Pandemic Wealth Tax on Billionaires' Windfall Gains. zcomm.org The 500 or so U.S. billionaires should make an extra contribution to the public health and economic needs of a country in crisis…
(2020-08-28). Apelo Aos Dirigentes Dos Nove Estados Detentores De Armas Nucleares (China, Franàßa, Ândia, Israel, Coreia do Norte, Paquistà£o, Rússia, Reino Unido e Estados Unidos da América). globalresearch.ca Nós, pessoas de boa vontade, de todas as etnias e de todas as classes socioeconómicas, a viver em todos os continentes e a professar credos e religiàµes distintas, dirigimos a vossa atenàßà£o para a ameaàßa de uma guerra nuclear total …
(2020-08-28). "Modern Attilla the Hun" Ravages Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Syria, Iran… China and Russia Block The Momentum, Are They the Next Targets? globalresearch.ca In 1991-1992, just prior to, and following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the US gloated over its global supremacy which, of course guaranteed its unfettered dominance of United Nations agencies, the most powerful of which is the UN Security …
(2020-08-28). Definitive Eurasian Alliance Is Closer than You Think. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on Asia Times. | We have seen how China is meticulously What you are about to read next comes from a …
(2020-08-28). Senate Dems share new climate report disappointing green groups and climate activists. nationofchange.org "The report fails to address the vital need to end the extraction, processing, and burning of fossil fuels, and instead sees a future for fossil fuels tied to the false promise of carbon capture."
(2020-08-28). India urged to lead global push for clean energy, climate action. news.un.org India has a crucial role to play in promoting clean energy and climate action as the world looks to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday.
(2020-08-28). Video: Lies, Damned Lies and Coronavirus Statistics. globalresearch.ca This report was first released on April 17. It provides a detailed understanding of the lies and fabrications pertaining to COVID-19 | *** | The numbers are in on the great Covid-19 pandemic . . . but unfortunately those numbers are unreliable. …
(2020-08-28). 12 Experts Questioning the Coronavirus Panic. globalresearch.ca First crossposted in March. | Below is our list of twelve medical experts whose opinions on the Coronavirus outbreak contradict the official narratives of the MSM, and the memes so prevalent on social media. | *** |
(2020-08-28). Questioning COVID19: Why I Will Never Trust the Medical Establishment About Respiratory Disease. A Case History. globalresearch.ca If you are interested in finding out the truth about the Covid19 scare, you can look for information in many areas. Understanding the corporate (profit-driven) and petrochemical-based history of the medical establishment helps. Being aware of the lack of scientific …
(2020-08-28). Catholics Against Nukes: Archbishop Wester's Hiroshima Vigil. counterpunch.org In what is a turn-up for the books, a senior voice of the Catholic Church made something of an impression this month that did not incite scandal, hot rage, or the commencement of an investigation. It did, however, agitate a few editors. Archbishop John C. Wester of San Fe, in speaking at the online Hiroshima
(2020-08-28). COVID-19: deceased patients' autopsies show remarkable immune failure. peoplesdispatch.org Recent studies have found that the deceased patients lack germinal centers in the spleen and lymph nodes. Germinal centers are where mature B cells can proliferate, and undergo mutations so that become long-standing fighters against a pathogen…
(2020-08-28). Confess to COVID: Just Short of Witch Burning. There Was a Covid "Vaccine" Before the Pathogen… globalresearch.ca Despite the lamentations and orders from Geneva or the local capitals of Capital, I refuse to believe that COVID-19 or the putative pathogens are a principal challenge to humanity— except for those using these viruses for policing and/ or culling …
(2020-08-28). Appeal to the Leaders of the Nine Nuclear Weapon States. globalresearch.ca Initiative of the No War No NATO Campaign: | We, the people of good will, of all walks of life, living on all continents and professing different creeds and religions, direct your attention to the threat of an all-out nuclear war …
(2020-08-28). Netanyanu the "Crime Minister", Once Again, Battling for His Political Life, … Immunity from Arrest? globalresearch.ca Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyanu is, once again, battling for his political life and personal freedom. Thousands of protesters calling for him to resign have continued to mount protests outside his official residence in Jerusalem. They demand he step down …
(2020-08-28). "Made in Bangladesh". Women Workers in Dhaka Factories Fight For Their Rights. A Union Story. globalresearch.ca If you're gathering evidence of the victimization of Muslim women, this is not your film. Yes, Made in Bangladesh highlights exploitation in a country, most of whose citizens are Muslim. But this film's focus is women workers: people working to …
(2020-08-28). 3 Oil Majors that Bet Big on Renewables. globalresearch.ca Big Oil has frequently been chided for merely trying to burnish its green credentials, and so far, it has done little to convince us that it is truly moving forward to greenness. Despite the much-vaunted megatrend involving the global electrification …
(2020-08-28). Toronto Children's Hospital Recommends Back to School without Masks or Social Distancing. Detailed Report. globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on July 21, 2020 | Toronto's
(2020-08-28). Belarus Crisis Through the Lens of Ukraine. globalresearch.ca On August 9, presidential elections were held in Ukraine's neighbor, Belarus. Economically, they are mutually dependent on each other, and Russia is too, but currently it seems as if trade, like flights, could soon be put on hold. Meanwhile, far …
(2020-08-28). Will Trump Pardon Edward Snowden? globalresearch.ca The name 'Edward Snowden' represents different things to different people. For those interested in government transparency and the rule of law, he is a hero, a man who initially tried to go through the 'proper' channels to publicize …
(2020-08-28). Kashmir Mainstream Parties Remain Principled in Their Allegiance To the Republic. zcomm.org Though the Centre has attempted to equate them with the separatists, the region's mainstream political leaders remain committed to the honourable politics of regaining lost constitutional guarantees…
(2020-08-28). Protesters clash with police in downtown Minneapolis, mayor summons National Guard. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Three months after the murder of George Floyd, and days after the cowardly shooting of Jacob Blake in the back in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the simmering anger in Minneapolis boiled over last night, Wednesday, August 26, after dozens of people witnessed what they believed was another police murder of a Black man. | In the early evening, word spread across social media that police had shot and killed a Black man on a crowded street here. Members of Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar were on the other side of downtown, at a memorial march for Lionel "Twan" Lewis who had been killed by police year…
(2020-08-28). Boycott by professional athletes expands in second day of protests against police violence. wsws.org The boycott among professional athletes expanded on Thursday in response to the brutal police murder of 21-year-old Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
(2020-08-28). Why the pandemic crisis marks a dead-end for capitalism. peoplesdispatch.org There is a commonly-held view that the current crisis in capitalism, which has resulted in a massive output contraction and increase in unemployment, is because of the pandemic; and that once the pandemic gets over, things will go back to "normal". | This view is entirely erroneous for two reasons. The first, which has been often discussed in this column, has to do with the fact that even before the pandemic, the world economy was slowing down. In fact, since the financial crisis of 2008 following the collapse of the housing bubble, the real economy of the world had never fully recovered. | Small recoveries were…
(2020-08-28). Maeve in America: Taking it to the Streets. progressive.org A huge number of people have taken to the streets on foot, by bike, in strollers and wheelchairs, and even on roller skates these past few months, but we are nowhere close to the majority.
(2020-08-28). Communists allege discrimination in official commemoration of Slovak resistance. peoplesdispatch.org Slovak National Uprising Museum authorities have denied permission to the KSS, saying the 76th anniversary of the uprising will be held as an apolitical event. This is despite ruling party representatives being invited…
(2020-08-28). Trump and DeJoy's main objective: To incapacitate the US Postal Service. nationofchange.org What we need now is to see a plethora of other states joining in these lawsuits that are charging Trump and DeJoy with deliberate voter suppression.
(2020-08-28). UNICEF: Time is of the essence, as water shortages compound desperate situation in Beirut. news.un.org Risk of water-borne diseases is rising in Beirut, in the aftermath of the devastating explosion in early August, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned, calling for urgent action to ensure families and responders have access to safe water and sanitation.
(2020-08-28). Our enemy is imperialism, not abstract art: Fidel Castro. peoplesdispatch.org Today, the threat of imperialism looms with increased might and is putting the future of life and the planet at risk. It has diverse manifestations from military aggression, to the pillaging of territories near and far by transnational companies for natural resources, the militarization of the planet and stockpiling of incomprehensibly dangerous weapons, a global economic order characterized by extreme inequality, and the subjugation of nation-states to international financial and trade institutions dominated by imperialist powers. While we are not always conscious of it, many aspects of our daily lives are shape…
(2020-08-28). Does Trump know the limits of presidential power? nationofchange.org Since we aren't going to vote for Trump, and since not voting is pointless if we want a better government, then what?
(2020-08-28). The reality of Black pain is breaking American sports' status quo. zcomm.org Unlike 2014 and the years that followed, the players have sent a message: For a public that expects performance while being indifferent or hostile to the bodies that live inside the jerseys, they will be seen in full dimension, or, sometimes, not at all…
(2020-08-28). Fed resets monetary policy framework to meet Wall Street's demands. wsws.org The effect of the changes is to assure the financial oligarchy that the ultra-low interest rate regime, so essential to its wealth accumulation, will continue indefinitely.
(2020-08-28). New guidelines aim to dismantle barriers blocking people with disabilities from access to justice. news.un.org The first-ever guidelines on access to justice for people with disabilities are an "indispensable contribution" towards ensuring justice for all, UN human rights experts said on Friday.
(2020-08-28). We cannot be silent in the face of Trump's dangerous lies. zcomm.org Rev. Barber, clergy of various faiths called out the lies of the Trump administration on issues including the economy, voting, health care and race during a news conference in Charlotte on Thursday, the last day of the Republican National Convention…
(2020-08-28). What Is Happening in Trump's Brain? progressive.org A new documentary diagnoses and analyzes the President as he goes postal.
(2020-08-28). Hurricane Laura: Most dangerous hurricane to hit the US this season. news.un.org Hurricane Laura is by far the most intense and dangerous hurricane to hit the United States this season, the UN weather agency said on Friday, the day after it made landfall on the US Gulf Coast.
(2020-08-28). Myanmar: Upcoming elections an opportunity to take a new inclusive democratic path. news.un.org The Government of Myanmar should embrace upcoming national elections, scheduled for November, as an opportunity to take a new and fully inclusive democratic path, and to address the root of causes of abuses suffered by ethnic minorities, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) has urged.
(2020-08-28). Why Is Jacob Blake Handcuffed to His Bed? progressive.org Groups call for resignations as paralyzed Black man is still seen as a threat.
(2020-08-28). Q&A: Christmas Lecturer talks geoscience, climate change, and diversity. imperial.ac.uk Professor Chris Jackson discusses the Christmas Lecture 'Planet Earth: A User's Guide', and the importance of role models in diversifying science.
(2020-08-28). COVID-19 immune system puzzles to be tackled by scientists. imperial.ac.uk Imperial scientists are members of a £8.4m project to solve key questions on how our immune system interacts with COVID-19…
(2020-08-28). Cholesterol drug combinations could cut health risk for European patients. imperial.ac.uk More patients could benefit from combinations of cholesterol-lowering drugs to reduce their risk of stroke and heart attacks.
(2020-08-28). Post Office Privatization Scams, Corruption & Politicians With Author Peter Byrne. indybay.org Journalist and author Peter Byrne discusses the privatization of the US post offices and the role of Diane Feinstein's husband Richard Blum. He also talks about Democratic politicians including Senator Kamala Harris who is now running for Vice President with Joe Biden.
(2020-08-28). The Fed and Central Banks Seek Cure for COVID-hit Economy. indybay.org On August 27 and 28, the US Federal Reserve and other government central banks meet for their annual retreat.
(2020-08-28). Leap of Peace, Day of Mourning near Golden Gate Bridge. indybay.org Mourning two pandemics, COVID and racism, and calling out police for brutality…but first, the dance of peace.
(2020-08-28). Protesters Clash with Police Near Pedestrian Entrance to Golden Gate Bridge. indybay.org Protesters mourning two pandemics in America, one being COVID-19 and the other racism, gathered under the slogan "march for the dead and fight for the living." | Photos, including top photo, by Jasmin Van T. Additional photos by Garrett Schmid, as indicated.
(2020-08-28). Stand with Anarchist Publishers Banned by Facebook. indybay.org Sign our open letter to oppose Facebook's "both sides" narrative as they align with the Trump administration to suppress the voices of activists and media producers associated with left protest movements.
(2020-08-28). Protesters Tell Police "Wear A Mask!" indybay.org At a demonstration in San Francisco on August 21, police, some of whom weren't wearing masks, were face to face with protesters. Over the din, a demonstrator in the first video can be heard asking a cop, "where's your mask?" and in the second video the crowd is chanting "wear a mask!…wear a mask!" | videos courtesy of CCSF Collective | video 1 is 4 seconds long | video 2 is 9 seconds long…
(2020-08-28). CHP and Golden Gate Bridge Police Violate Mask Use Ordinance at Protest. indybay.org On August 21, employees of the California Highway Patrol and Golden Gate Bridge were observed to be in violation of the San Francisco ordinance for mask use. They were confronting younger and healthier protesters who took precautions and were all masked up. A registered nurse who was present addressed the issue in a letter to the CHP and GGBP.
(2020-08-28). Saturday 8/29: BLM, the Dodgers, and your rent. indybay.org Join Zoom Meeting | zoom.us/j/99338725760?pwd=VjMxQ1FpWG45dVhlQzg1STNxR05wdz09 | Meeting ID: 993 3872 5760 | Passcode: yUG5ak…
(2020-08-28). Protect Public Education! Turn Our CCSF Community Demands into CCSF Board Goals! indybay.org San Francisco Community College is being liquidated by the their Board of Trustees. Students have put together demands to defend it.
(2020-08-28). Saturday 8/29: ERA: Strictly Speaking Equal Rights Should Have No Deadline. indybay.org Online via livestream…
(2020-08-28). Thursday 8/27: Urgent Livestream: The Lies of Trump Are Too Much, We Can't Be Silent (PPC). indybay.org Online via livestream…
(2020-08-28). British Soldier Arrested For Opposing UK Arming Saudi Arabia. popularresistance.org A British soldier has been arrested for opposing the United Kingdom's role in the Saudi-led war against Yemen. Video shows Lance Corporal Ahmed Al-Babati of the Royal Signals being led away by military police from his protest outside Britain's Ministry of Defense in London. Al-Babati earlier released a video explaining his decision to risk his freedom rather than participate in what he feels is a grossly immoral war. "Our government continues to arm and support Saudi Arabia," he said. "We tried to make our voices heard by protesting in London, Manchester, Liverpool and many other cities.
(2020-08-28). The Victims Of The Kenosha Protest Shooting. popularresistance.org Above photo: People gather to protest Wednesday, Aug. 256 2020 in Kenosha. Anger over the Sunday shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police spilled into the streets for a fourth night. AP Photo/Morry Gash. Two men killed at a protest for Jacob Blake were a father and a skater who tried to disarm …
(2020-08-28). Belarus: NATO Lobby Acknowledges That Its Color Revolution Failed. popularresistance.org It is over. The 'patchy strikes' were never real industrial actions. A few journalist of the Belarus state TV went on a strike. They were unceremoniously fired and replaced with Russian journalists. A few hundred workers at the MTZ Minsk Tractor Works did a walk out. But MTZ has 17,000 employees and the 16,500+ who did not walk out know very well why they still have their jobs. Should Lukashenko fall it is highly likely that their state owned company will be sold off for pennies and immediately 'right sized' meaning that most of them would be out of work.
(2020-08-28). Victory For The Humboldt 3! popularresistance.org Es lebe die freiheit — long live freedom — is the cry of every Palestinian and all people longing for freedom from colonialism.They were also the last words of Hans Scholl, a member of the White Rose anti-fascist resistance movement in Nazi Germany, before his execution on February 22 1945. The White Rose brought the Nazis' crimes to public awareness, and demanded justice for their victims. | Over seventy years later we, the Humboldt 3, drew inspiration from the White Rose. Along with Israeli anti-Zionist activists Ronnie Barkan and Stavit Sinai, I disrupted a talk given at the Humboldt University of…
(2020-08-28). RNC vs DNC: Though Biden Leading in Polls, Strong Economy is POTUS' 2020 Trump Card, Observers Say. sputniknews.com The 2020 Republican National Convention (RNC) ended on Thursday night with Donald Trump delivering his acceptance speech. American observers have discussed the competitive advantages and flaws of the DNC and RNC shows weighing up the GOP's chances of attracting unaffiliated voters.
(2020-08-28). China Boosts Infrastructure, Lays 5G Net Along Indian Border Amid De-Escalation Talks, Report Says. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): India and China have been engaged in talks at the military commander and diplomatic levels to disengage their troops along the border in the Ladakh region after a fierce standoff on 15 June, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. The Chinese Army has withdrawn from some friction points, except for two.
(2020-08-28). From Obama's Birth Certificate to Dancing Coronaviruses: Twitter Edits Melania Trump's RNC Dress. sputniknews.com The first lady's pick of wardrobe is rarely ignored by eagle-eyed netizens, and even more so if it truly stands out not only for its design, but for its colour.
(2020-08-28). Noise of Modi's Self-Reliant India Lacks on Ground Action to Empower 3.5 Million Weavers, Artisans. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): As India tries to bounce back from an unprecedented lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a "Self-Reliant India (Aatmanirbhar Bharat)". In the meantime, the Ministry of Textiles has abolished all Indian handicrafts and handloom boards.
(2020-08-28). UK Study Shows Only Six Children Have Died Of Covid-19 — And All Had Serious Health Problems Already. sputniknews.com The new research may reassure worried parents but also anger education unions who have raised concerns over all pupils returning to school.
(2020-08-28). Russian FM: US Sanctions on Institute Working on COVID Vaccine Aimed at Promoting Their Own Pharma. sputniknews.com On Wednesday, the US slapped sanctions on five Russian institutes, accusing them of developing chemical and biological weapons. The restrictions were specifically imposed on a research institute of the Russian Defence Ministry that developed the first COVID-19 vaccine together with the Gamaleya Institute.
(2020-08-28). Kenosha Expects Another Day of Protest Over Police Shooting of Jacob Blake – Video. sputniknews.com The Wisconsin city of Kenosha saw violent protests after a video emerged online showing a white police officer shooting a black man named Jacob Blake seven times in the back. Though surviving the shooting, Blake is now said be paralyzed from the waist down.
(2020-08-28). B-Town Actor's Girlfriend Summoned by India's Top Probe Agency for Questioning in his Death. sputniknews.com Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's family has alleged the role of the actor's ex-girlfriend Rhea Chakrabory in his death and filed a case in Patna, Bihar, against her. Chakraborty has been accused of driving Rajput to suicide and taking his money by the family.
(2020-08-28). UK Needs a Big Vision, a New Start. sputniknews.com I'm sorry Boris but I'm not going to come to London just to buy an overpriced sandwich and keep a multinational like Pret in business.
(2020-08-28). Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi Moves to Reform Party, Keeping Party Dissenters at Bay. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): India's main opposition party Congress is grappling with an internal crisis in view of rising demand for a complete overhaul of leadership and to revive and restructure the group. The party's last full-time chief Rahul Gandhi resigned following the organisation's debacle in the 2019 parliamentary elections.
(2020-08-28). Beijing on Possible US Ban of WeChat: 'There'll Be No Reason Why Chinese Should Keep Apple Products'. sputniknews.com Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump announced numerous bans on business dealings with the Chinese social media platforms TikTok and WeChat via executive orders set to take effect on 15 September, citing national security risks.
(2020-08-28). Merkel on Greece-Turkey East Med Row: All EU Countries Have Obligation to Support Athens. sputniknews.com Tensions in the eastern Mediterranean have been escalating since Turkey renewed its efforts to explore energy reserves near Cyprus. Ankara claims rights to parts of the island's offshore resources despite vehement opposition from Greece and some other EU states.
(2020-08-28). Tip of the Iceberg: Bollywood Celebs Speak Out About Drug Culture in Glam World. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): With the new twist of an alleged drug connection in actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death case and actress Kangana Ranaut speaking out on the drug culture prevailing in Bollywood, many celebs and critics have said there is indeed rampant use of narcotics. Some feel it's just "the tip of the iceberg".
(2020-08-28). Rand Paul Thanks Police for Saving Him, His Wife From 'Crazed Mob' That Engaged Them After RNC. sputniknews.com Ironically, the mob harassed the senator over the death of Breonna Taylor in whose name Paul named a bill, designed to ban the use of a no-knock warrant, which purportedly led to the killing of the African American woman during a police raid.
(2020-08-28). Trump Accepts GOP Presidential Nomination, Promises 'Economic Boom' During RNC Speech. sputniknews.com The four-day Republican National Convention hosted various speakers, from members of the president's family and prominent GOP figures to media personalities.
(2020-08-28). The American Way of War, a Required Reading List. strategic-culture.org The two books I tell people to read to understand not just the United States' war in Vietnam, but also its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the current world war the US has created and sustained that stretches from western Africa to Pakistan, are David Halberstam's The Best and the Brightest and Neil Sheehan's A Bright Shining Lie.
(2020-08-28). Trump/Biden… Two Candidates Both Standing for War Party. strategic-culture.org How do we know there will be no change from the election of Donald Trump or Joe Biden? Because they are essentially two faces on either side of the same coin. This is more self-evident after the Republican national convention this week officially nominating Trump for the presidency which followed the Democratic convention last week putting forward Joe Biden as their candidate in the November election. | Both parties are wrapping themselves around the flag in a competition of jingoism and chauvinism. Literally. Speakers for either party have as mandatory backdrop, the ubiquitous stars and stripes bristling with na…
(2020-08-28). When Is a Peace Deal Not a Peace Deal? When It Is a War Deal. strategic-culture.org President Trump called it "historical" citing previous peace agreements in the region (the last one being between Jordan and Israel in 1994) while his son-in-law, awkwardly, heaped praise on him in a White House moment which made the president look like a belligerent tyrant of an African state and Jared Kushner his overpaid media consultant flown in for the event. | And yet, the only thing really which can be trumpeted as "historical" is the level of how far Trump, Nethanyahu and MbZ in the UAE are prepared to go in pulling off a great sham and deceiving us all about what this "peace deal" really is. The problem…
(2020-08-28). Kosovo Endgame: A Perfect Storm of Betrayal. strategic-culture.org It is difficult to avoid the impression that the denouement of the Kosovo political saga is approaching at an accelerated pace. On September 4 an important meeting will be held in Washington, with President Trump's attendance at some stage strongly suggested. Its purpose is to sort out the finer details of what should soon be unveiled as a "comprehensive and legally binding" settlement between Serbia and its province of Kosovo. Kosovo has been illegally occupied by NATO since 1999 and was spurred on in 2008 to unilaterally proclaim its "independence." | A few preliminary facts need to be stated before embarkin…
(2020-08-28). Nine out of 10 people want to continue working from home, report says. thecanary.co Nine out of 10 people in the UK who have worked from home during lockdown want to continue doing so, according to research. | The report — Homeworking in the UK: before and during the 2020 lockdown — is believed to be the first to analyse survey data focused on homeworking during the coronavirus pandemic. | It said working from home in the UK rose from 6% of employees before the start of the pandemic up to 43% in April, with results indicating that productivity mostly remained stable compared with the six months before. | Its publication comes after reports that the UK government is planning to encour…
(2020-08-28). Banksy-funded rescue boat is helping to save refugees in Mediterranean. thecanary.co British street artist Banksy has funded a refugee rescue boat that is helping to save people encountering danger in the Mediterranean Sea. | The Louise Michel, a vessel that used to be owned by the customs authorities in France, launched under its new guise last week and features a painting from Banksy depicting a young girl holding on to a heart-shaped safety float. | The boat was renamed after a 19th-century French feminist anarchist, and is spattered in pink paint after the secretive artist "decorated her with a fire extinguisher". | It was bought with the proceeds of some of Banksy's works and is captained by…
(2020-08-28). GOP Convention Pretended COVID Was Over While Creating Super-Spreader Conditions. truthout.org He lied about testing, again. He lied about the China travel ban, again. He lied about the pandemic dead, again. He lied about supporting Black people, again. He lied about protecting coverage for pre-existing conditions, again. He lied about Joe Biden and Barack Obama, again and again. He lied about petroleum, the police, the military, the border wall, immigration in general, NATO, the economy, veterans… for more than an hour in the hot COVID night of Washington D.C., Donald Trump brea…
(2020-08-28). Trump Proposes Expanded Drilling and Fracking in California Amid Wildfires. truthout.org Especially given the climate-fueled wildfires ravaging the region, conservationists sounded alarm Thursday in response to a Trump administration proposal for an oil and gas lease sale in California, which would be the state's first such federal auction in eight years. | At issue are over 4,300 acres of public land in Kern County, an area recently
(2020-08-28). White House Official Spurns COVID Prevention: "Everybody Is Going to Catch This" truthout.org Around 1,500 of the president's supporters gathered on the South Lawn of the White House Thursday evening to hear Donald Trump formally accept the nomination for president at the Republican National Convention (RNC). | Before and during the speech, one thing was quite noticeable: In spite of guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
(2020-08-28). Trump Touts Stock Market Gains That Benefit the Wealthy as Americans Suffer. truthout.org It is always curious when the health of the economy is equated with the stock market, as President Trump did when
(2020-08-28). Mail-In Voting's Difficulties Extend Beyond DeJoy's Gutting of USPS. truthout.org While much of the recent attention on mail-in voting has focused on the U.S. Postal Service or on
(2020-08-28). Hurricane Laura Ravages Gulf Coast, Exposing Legacies of Environmental Racism. truthout.org Hurricane Laura has slammed ashore as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, bringing sustained winds of 150 miles per hour to the Gulf Coast. The strongest storm to hit Louisiana in over a century, Laura made landfall near the border of Louisiana and Texas. At least six people have been killed. Residents near Lake Charles were told to stay indoors with windows and doors shut when a chemical fire broke out at a Biolab plant. Hilton Kelley, the executive director of the Community In Power an…
(2020-08-28). White Supremacist Groups Have Infiltrated US Police Departments, Report Says. truthout.org As law enforcement agencies and lawmakers respond to nationwide outrage over countless police shootings of Black Americans with pledges to address racial profiling and "implicit bias," the Brennan Center for Justice released a report Thursday on what it called "an especially harmful form of bias, which remains entrenched within law enforcement: explicit racism." | The presence of virulent racism within police ranks across the country has grown over the past two decades, Brennan Center fellow a…
(2020-08-28). Some Dare Call It Treason. zcomm.org "The attempted dismantling of our United States Postal Service is beyond political malpractice. It is treasonous."
(2020-08-28). Turkish aid agency sends medical aid to Afghanistan. yenisafak.com A Turkish aid agency Friday sent medical aid to Afghanistan to help the country fight COVID-19.The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency's (TIKA) Afghanistan office in Kabul facilitated the process.The two countries have strong historical, cultural and religious ties, and Turkey has always stood with Afghanistan, said Afghanistan's Deputy Health Minister Abdul Kadir in a statement. Kadir thanked Turkey for its contributions to Afghanistan's development.As part of the fight against COVID-19, the agency delivered to Afghanistan's Health Ministry the second batch of aid as well, said Zuhtu Cal, TIKA's coordina…
(2020-08-28). Spanish police arrest pandemic-denier for inciting hatred. yenisafak.com Spanish police said on Friday they had arrested a man near the northeastern city of Zaragoza, who believed the coronavirus pandemic to be a hoax, for inciting hatred and violence across several anonymous social-media profiles.The 38-year-old, who claimed that health professionals and the media were behind what he called the "COVID farce", urged his followers to attack politicians and journalists, police said."All this would be solved with a shot to the back of (Spanish Prime Minister) Pedro Sanchez's head," he wrote on one of his accounts.In other posts he said the headquarters of Spain's doctors' union should be…
(2020-08-28). Police exempt cyclists from wearing face masks in Paris. yenisafak.com Cyclists and people taking exercise in Paris will be exempt from a new requirement to wear masks outdoors to combat a surge in coronavirus infections, police said on Friday.The city's police department said officers would issue verbal warnings before imposing fines as many people were confused by changes in the rules on face coverings.From Friday, authorities have made it compulsory to wear masks everywhere in Paris. Until now, masks were mostly required in crowded areas of the city."It was not very clear for people to know where to wear (a mask) or not on the streets in Paris," resident Lauriane, who works in ma…
(2020-08-28). Merkel warns coronavirus situation to get more difficult over winter. yenisafak.com German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday the coronavirus pandemic was likely to worsen in coming months, and that her government would respond by prioritising the welfare of society as a whole, notably its children, and the economy.The government will be "doing everything so that our children are not the losers of the pandemic. School and daycare need to be the most important things," she told reporters at a news conference.The government would also seek to keep the economy going, or to restart it where it was still stunted by the pandemic, and to preserve jobs.The third priority would be a spirit of social…
(2020-08-28). Indonesia sees highest single-day spike COVID-19 cases. yenisafak.com Indonesia on Friday confirmed 3,003 new cases of the novel coronavirus, the highest daily rise so far, raising the nationwide tally to 165,887.The Ministry of Health reported that the number of recoveries rose by 2,325 for a total of 120,900.A further 105 fatalities were recorded in the archipelago country, bringing the death toll to 7,169.The ministry also announced that more than 33,000 tests for the virus had been administered in the last 24 hours.Health professionals have conducted at least 2.1 million tests since the first case was reported in early March.The capital Jakarta reported the highest daily surge…
(2020-08-28). Saudi Arabia reports over 1,000 more virus cases. yenisafak.com Saudi Arabia reported over 1,000 more coronavirus cases on Friday.According to the Health Ministry, 1,069 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, raising the overall count to 312,924.At least 28 more fatalities move the death toll up to 3,813, while the number of recoveries stands at 287,403.The pandemic has claimed more than 832,400 lives in 188 countries and regions since last December.Almost 24.5 million cases have been reported globally, with recoveries exceeding 16 million, according to figures compiled by the US' Johns Hopkins University.* Writing by Zehra Nur Duz…
(2020-08-28). Foreign missions condemn rights abuses in Zimbabwe. yenisafak.com In a joint statement issued Friday, the envoys urged Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to walk the talk, after pledging two years ago to work with all citizens."It is in this spirit that the Heads of Mission express their deep concern with the current political, economic, social, and health crisis that most Zimbabweans are facing today."The Heads of Mission stand by the people of Zimbabwe in their desire for a peaceful and prosperous democracy," the joint statement read.The mission heads noted that the government was criticizing almost everyone including the Catholic Bishops for raising their voices against h…
(2020-08-28). Pakistan lauds Turkey's support on Kashmir. yenisafak.com Pakistan on Thursday praised Turkey for its support for the people of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.Following a meeting in the capital Islamabad with Turkey's envoy to the South Asian country, the chairman of Pakistan's Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir, Shehryar Afridi, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's stance on Kashmir has helped internationally highlight the issue."President Erdogan has played vital role in exposing Hindutva designs against the people of Kashmir and Indian minorities as the goons of proscribed Rashtariya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) were lynching Muslims, Christians, Sikhs and…
(2020-08-28). Turkey to become battery production hub: Tech minister. yenisafak.com Turkey aims to become a hub for battery production with its investments in battery modules, packages and cells, a senior official said Friday.To reach this goal, the country will support electric-electronic firms' investments in the automotive sector, Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank told a ceremony by Korean automotive giant Hyundai that marked the launch of mass production of i20 model automobiles in Turkey's industrial province of Kocaeli.Hyundai's Turkey factory will cover half of all i20 output across the globe, with 90% of all vehicles produced to be exported, Varank noted.The minister also s…
(2020-08-28). Turkish, British defense chiefs discuss East Med, Libya. yenisafak.com Turkey's defense chief and his British counterpart spoke over the phone Friday about recent developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and Libya.Hulusi Akar and Ben Wallace spoke amid escalating tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean between Turkey and Greece.On disputes over maritime boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean, Akar on Thursday stressed that Turkey would not usurp anyone's land or sea, but at the same time, would not allow any attack on its territory.Turkey has long opposed efforts of various countries to exclude it from its rightful maritime jurisdiction and deprive it from exploring energy resources…
(2020-08-28). Top Turkish, Libyan officials discuss mutual issues. yenisafak.com Turkey's foreign and defense ministers on Friday met separately with Khaled al-Mishri, the head of Libya's High Council of State.Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu, in a statement, said the two discussed Turkish cooperation with "brotherly" Libya, which he said grows stronger every day.Saying both countries are determined to speed up joint economic and commercial projects, he added that Turkey will continue to support the political process in Libya.In a separate statement, Turkey's National Defense Ministry said Hulusi Akar discussed the latest developments in Libya with Al-Mis…
(2020-08-28). Germany would be ready to sanction Russia over Navalny case: Maas. yenisafak.com Germany would be ready to impose diplomatic sanctions against Russia if it concludes that Russian state agencies were behind the poisoning of a critic of President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Friday."Concerning Russia's readiness to clear up the case of (Alexei) Navalny we will act like we did in the case of the Tiergarten murder," Maas said, referring to Germany's expulsion of Russian embassy employees over Moscow's lack of cooperation in a probe into the murder of a Georgian man in a Berlin park.
(2020-08-28). US Rep. senator says he was 'attacked by angry mob'. yenisafak.com US Republican Senator Rand Paul said Friday he was "attacked by an angry mob" of more than 100 people near the White House, where he attended President Donald Trump's nomination convention."Just got attacked by an angry mob of over 100, one block away from the White House," Paul said on Twitter in the early hours of today."Thank you to DC Police Dept for literally saving our lives from a crazed mob," he added.In a video that emerged on social media, Paul and his wife Kelley are seen being escorted by police through a rowdy crowd of protesters.The motive of the confrontation is not clear yet.
(2020-08-28). Turkey says determined to preserve Idlib de-escalation zone. yenisafak.com Turkey is determined to preserve the de-escalation zone in Idlib, Syria despite the violations of cease-fire and the brutality of Assad regime, the country's presidential spokesman said on Friday.Turkey's Ibrahim Kalin met visiting US special envoy for Syria James Jeffrey and his delegation in Istanbul.The Syria crisis, especially Idlib, political process in the war-torn country, works of Syrian Constitutional Committee, anti-terrorism efforts, asylum seekers, and bilateral and regional issues were the items of the meeting's agenda.During the talks, Kalin stressed that any political, economic, military support to…
(2020-08-28). Top Turkish diplomat regrets Japan PM's resignation. yenisafak.com The Turkish foreign minister on Friday expressed sorrow at the resignation of the Japanese prime minister due to health issues.In a Twitter post, Mevlut Cavusoglu said Shinzo Abe made a great contribution in the sense of improving diplomatic ties between Turkey and Japan.Cavusoglu thanked Abe for his efforts in this regard and wished him recovery.Earlier, the 65-year-old Japanese premier announced his resignation due to health concerns, saying: "I have decided to step down as prime minister as poor health should not lead to wrong political decision."The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will hold a poll of se…
(2020-08-28). Japan's Shinzo Abe: 'Tired not retired'. yenisafak.com The motto "politics demands producing results" has been the hallmark of top Japanese politician Shinzo Abe until he announced his resignation from the office of prime minister on Friday. "I have decided to step down as prime minister as poor health should not lead to wrong political decisions," said Abe, who has led the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as the country's longest-serving premier, besting the previous record of 2,798 days held by his great uncle, Eisaku Sato (1901-1975).He added: "I will continue [my political work] and will run [for parliament] in the next elections."Abe, also Japan's youngest prime m…
(2020-08-28). El Al to fly Israel's first flight to UAE by commercial carrier, airport timetable shows. yenisafak.com El Al Airlines on Monday will fly Israel's first flight to the United Arab Emirates by a commercial carrier, a timetable on the Israel Airports Authority's website showed, as the countries forge ahead with a deal to normalise ties.The direct flight between Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport and the UAE's political capital of Abu Dhabi is expected to carry an Israeli delegation and accompanying officials from the United States, which brokered the Aug. 13 accord.El Al and smaller Israeli rival Israir had submitted bids for the flight, an aviation source said. An El Al spokesman did not immediately respond to a request f…
(2020-08-28). Germany calls for dialogue between Turkey, Greece. yenisafak.com German Chancellor Angela Merkel Friday reiterated her call for dialogue between Turkey and Greece over the offshore energy exploration in Eastern Mediterranean. | "I made an effort to reduce tension. Sometimes this is only possible with both parties speaking over and over again," said Merkel during her traditional annual summer news conference. | "The discussion regarding the distribution of economic zones can only be carried out together. Germany is making an effort for this," she added. | "As EU member states, we all have a duty to take our Greek friends' rights seriously and support them where they are right."
(2020-08-28). Free Speech Be Damned: Joshua Krook and the Australian Public Service. zcomm.org What is challenging is bound to be offensive; what is audaciously defying is bound to rub the dullards the wrong way…
(2020-08-28). Ministry of Defence Blacklists British Journalists Who Report on UK Military. globalresearch.ca The British Ministry of Defence has blacklisted Declassified UK, a media organisation producing in-depth, critical journalism on UK foreign and security policies. It is the latest attempt by Whitehall to censor the media and the National Union of Journalists has …
(2020-08-28). Donald Trump Has Declared Himself Impotent. thenation.com Donald Trump Has Declared Himself Impotent…
(2020-08-28). Professional Athletes Are Showing America Just How Powerful Labor Really Is. thenation.com Professional Athletes Are Showing America Just How Powerful Labor Really Is…
(2020-08-28). US Law Enforcement's Warrior Complex Is on Full Display in the Streets—and in Leaked Documents. thenation.com US Law Enforcement's Warrior Complex Is on Full Display in the Streets—and in Leaked Documents…
(2020-08-28). Time for Democratic Deficit Hawks to Go the Way of the Dodo. thenation.com Time for Democratic Deficit Hawks to Go the Way of the Dodo…
(2020-08-28). The 'Abomination' of a Convention Makes Clear the GOP Threat. thenation.com The 'Abomination' of a Convention Makes Clear the GOP Threat…
(2020-08-27). Argentina Wants to Recover the Falkland Islands. globalresearch.ca The desire to regain sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (called "Malvinas" by the Argentines) has for decades been deeply rooted in the Argentine people. In fact, the British occupation of the territory, made possible by the English victory in the …
(2020-08-27). Microsoft joined by Walmart in grab for TikTok as tech platform's CEO jumps ship. rt.com 
Walmart is joining Microsoft in its bid to acquire the US, Canadian and Australian operations of Chinese social media platform TikTok — a move that could help the retailer better compete against major player and rival Amazon. | The big-box retailer confirmed on Thursday that it's climbing on board with software giant Microsoft in the company's bid to acquire TikTok's operations in four countries. TikTok owner ByteDance has been pressured to sell its blockbuster micro-vlogging platform for weeks by the Trump administration, which is threatening to ban the social network entirely in the US if the Chinese c…
(2020-08-27). 'Unconscionable, But Unsurprising': Trump Border Officials Proposed 'Heat Ray' Weapon to Deter Migrants. commondreams.org "Maximum cruelty and maximum harm: That is how this administration operates. It is their policy and their platform," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/heat-ray-trump-migrants.jpg …
(2020-08-27). India's Island Bases Might be a Game-Changer in Its Regional Competition with China. globalresearch.ca India's plans to construct full-fledged fighter bases in the union territories of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands (below) as well as Lakshadweep (2nd map below) might prove to be game-changers in its regional competition with China by enabling New Delhi …
(2020-08-27). Biden's Philly headquarters rents a fence to stop the Poor People's Army. mronline.org 
Cheri Honkala tells Ann Garrison that the Biden campaign headquarters threw up a rent-a-fence when they heard the Poor People's Army was coming.
(2020-08-27). Free Julian Assange! Defend Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden! wsws.org The SEP's recent National Congress committed to "intensifying the fight for the unconditional freedom of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange" and the defence of all persecuted journalists and whistleblowers.
(2020-08-27). COVID-19 Coronavirus: The Crisis. "You Simulate and Then You Go Live" globalresearch.ca On January 30th 2020, the WHO Director General declared a Public Health Emergency (PHEIC) in relation to China's novel coronavirus. This far-reaching decision was taken without the support of expert opinion. There were 150 confirmed cases outside China, when the decision was taken. 6 in the US, 3 in Canada, 2 in the UK, etc.
(2020-08-27). Global Capitalism, "World Government" and the Corona Crisis. globalresearch.ca The COVID-19 crisis is marked by a public health "emergency" under WHO auspices which is being used as a pretext and a justification to triggering a Worldwide process of economic, social and political restructuring.
(2020-08-27). Law and Order? VP Mike Pence Ignores Police Violence & Stokes Division on Third Night of RNC. democracynow.org 
Vice President Mike Pence headlined the third night of the Republican National Convention, focusing largely on preserving law and order and attacking Joe Biden. We play excerpts of the comments made by Pence, who made no mention of police brutality or the recent police shootings that have sparked protests across the U.S. Pence also failed to mention the white gunman accused of killing two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
(2020-08-27). Headlines for August 27, 2020. democracynow.org Hurricane Laura Hits Louisiana with 150 MPH Winds, "Unsurvivable" 20-Foot Storm Surge, Mike Pence Tells Republican National Convention, "We Will Have Law and Order", Kenosha Police Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake ID'd as Rusten Sheskey, 17-Year-Old Trump-Supporting Militia Member Charged with Murdering 2 Protesters, NBA, WNBA, MLS and MLB Games Postponed as Players Protest Police Shootings, Trump Administration Officials Pressured CDC to Weaken Coronavirus Guidelines , Coronavirus Cases Hit Record High in Burma; Doctors Strike in South Korea Amid Outbreaks, Just Two States Are Distributing Trump's Promised Unemploym…
(2020-08-27). "On a Hunting Spree": Wisc. Rep. David Bowen Says Cops Turned Blind Eye to White Militias in Kenosha. democracynow.org 
The police shooting of Jacob Blake has sparked massive protests across the country and in Kenosha, where a white teenager opened fire on Black Lives Matter protesters and killed two people. Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old self-declared militia member and avid Trump supporter, was apprehended in Antioch, Illinois, after fleeing Wisconsin. He has been charged with murder. Wisconsin state Representative David Bowen, who has attended racial justice protests in Kenosha, says he "witnessed firsthand" how freely organized white supremacists targeted protesters without interference from law enforcement, and accuses pol…
(2020-08-27). "Authoritarian Nightmare": John Dean Helped Bring Down Nixon over Watergate. He Says Trump Is Worse. democracynow.org 
As President Trump is set to accept the Republican Party's formal renomination for president amid ongoing scandals and multiple crises, we speak with John Dean, who served as the White House counsel for President Richard Nixon from 1970 to 1973. His testimony during the Watergate scandal helped bring down Nixon. His new book is "Authoritarian Nightmare: Trump and His Followers." "I worked for the last authoritarian president we had," Dean says. "Trump is of a different cut than Nixon. … He's going to make Nixon look like a choir boy before it's all over."
(2020-08-27). After Beirut Blast, Israel Revives Tales of Hezbollah Ammonium Nitrate Terror Plots. globalresearch.ca Israeli intelligence is polishing off a dubious propaganda campaign to suggest Hezbollah was to blame for the recent catastrophe in Beirut. But the factual record either contradicts Israeli claims or reveals a complete dearth of evidence. | *** | Israeli officials have …
(2020-08-27). Decades of Land Grabs Betray Israel's "Terror Balloon" Justification for Latest War on Gaza. mintpressnews.com 
Just as with the last three major Israeli incursions into Gaza, Israel's stated motive — to stop incoming projectiles — conceals a long-term ambition: to seize more land with fewer Palestinians on it.
(2020-08-27). Israel's Crimes Must Be Met With Arms Embargo. popularresistance.org Israel's bombing of the besieged Gaza Strip must be met with an "urgent and comprehensive military embargo," the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee stated on Sunday. | Israel has bombed Gaza every night for the past 12 days in response, or so it claims, to incendiary balloons flown from the territory. Those balloons have caused fires on agricultural land in southern Israel. | Two-thirds of Gaza's population of 2.1 million are refugees, some of them from the lands just on the other side of the Gaza boundary fence. Israel denies them their right to return, enshrined in international la…
(2020-08-27). Nuclear Power In The Green New Deal? popularresistance.org Over the last few years, there has been a growing interest in a Green New Deal and there are many versions proposed in different countries. At the same time, there has also been criticism of these proposals on many counts, including the fact that they typically don't include nuclear energy. | This criticism misses a basic point: a Green New Deal is, by its very definition, much more than an emissions reduction plan. As we argue below, the other attributes that characterize Green New Deals, rule out nuclear energy as an option. | Like the original New Deal of U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s, all…
(2020-08-27). A Temporary Respite From the Shit This System Peddles. counterpunch.org Reading Jonah Raskin's article at CounterPunch was like a moment when it all comes back again ("Woodstock Nation Revisited: Abbie Hoffman, Joan Baez and the Culture Vultures of Capitalism," August 14, 2019). I found the article while looking at the Internet to see whether or not my article about celebrity and politics ("Celebrity, War, and Presidential Elections,
(2020-08-27). 'Widespread' COVID-19 transmission, limited testing, deepen Syria's humanitarian woes. news.un.org COVID-19 is having a dramatic impact on health services in Syria, where limited testing is obscuring the real extent of the pandemic, the UN's Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Thursday.
(2020-08-27). The Democrats and the Agenda Test. counterpunch.org In last week's Democratic National Convention, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris passed the character test. Now as Trump rolls out his virtual convention, they must ace the agenda test. They need to argue the case for the bold agenda that this country desperately needs, and challenge Trump for his policy failures. The Democratic National Convention
(2020-08-27). Lee Camp: How News of a Cure for Cancer Got Lost in Our Nightly Political Theater. mintpressnews.com They found a way to detect cancer years before symptoms arise. Hypothetically this could save millions upon millions of lives. So why is it not plastered all over our nightly news?
(2020-08-27). Campaign props! Putin wannabe! Democrats cry foul over RNC clip of Marines ushering Trump through doors. rt.com 
Two US Marines doing their job as part of the White House detail have found themselves targeted by outraged Democrats, after the video of President Donald Trump welcoming new US citizens was shown during the Republican convention. | In the video, two Marines can be seen opening the doors for Trump as he walks into a room where the acting homeland security secretary then administers the oath of citizenship to five immigrants. The event was aired on the second night of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday evening. | Trump's critics, obsessed with finding 'links' between him and Russia for the past four…
(2020-08-27). It's Time for a Pandemic Wealth Tax on Billionaires' Windfall Gains. counterpunch.org 
Nothing symbolizes the inequality of sacrifice during the COVID-19 pandemic more than watching a few hundred billionaires gain while everyone else struggles through job losses, debilitating illness, or death. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have died from COVID-19 and over 32 million have lost their jobs. U.S. households lost an estimated $6.5 trillion in wealth
(2020-08-27). Why Cuban Doctors Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize. counterpunch.org 
Five years ago, I read the story of Dr. Félix Báez, a Cuban doctor who had worked in West Africa to stop the spread of Ebola. Dr. Báez was one of 165 Cuban doctors of the Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade who went to Sierra Leone to fight a terrible outbreak in 2014 of a disease first detected in 1976. During his time there, Dr. Báez contracted Ebola.
(2020-08-27). What Good are Police on Patrol? An Analysis of Traffic Enforcement in Albuquerque. counterpunch.org 
Nearly every criminologist says it. The police traffic stop is the most common way people come into contact with cops. In 2018, the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) made 44,132 traffic stops, an increase of 35 percent over the previous year. Nationwide, police make nearly 20,000,000 police stops each year. According to the authors of Pulled Over: How Police Stops Define Race and Citizenship, "Nationally, 12 percent of drivers are stopped per year by the police. Among racial minorities the rate is considerably higher: 24 percent by some estimates." The Bureau of Justice Statistics notes that Black and Hispanic…
(2020-08-27). The Annus Horribilis of the Anus Horribilis. counterpunch.org 
Coming to the end of the last year of Trump's presidency, during which he will have mismanaged the Covid-19 pandemic to the effect of 300,000 plus deaths; sent the economy into Depression and millions into hunger; separated untold thousands of children from their parents at the southern border, confining many in cages; was impeached for
(2020-08-27). Belarus's Options in the Midst of a Color Revolution. counterpunch.org 
A "color revolution" is a media term for a movement based on legitimate grievances only to be co-opted into a regime change operation backed by the US and confederates. There have been so many — Georgia in 2003, Ukraine in 2004, Kyrgyzstan in 2005 — that they have run out of colors. Belarus is amidst
(2020-08-27). The Sturgis and Standing Rock Protests. counterpunch.org 
I grew up in the Black Hills of western South Dakota on a small ranch roughly 30 miles away from the small city of Sturgis and between 100 and 200 miles away from the sprawling Pine Ridge and Cheyenne River Indian Reservations. David Taylor, who homesteaded our ranch, created a sinuous inholding within the newly created Black Hills Forest Reserve, laid out to capture as much bottomland pasture as possible along aptly named Hay Creek.
(2020-08-27). After crippling mail delivery Trump now sabotages COVID-19 testing. peoplesworld.org 
OAKLAND, Calif.—On the third day of his "don't worry be happy" convention Trump's CDC bought into the president's long-standing argument that the best way to deal with the pandemic is to ignore it. The CDC issued new guidelines that essentially say much of the testing being done in the country is not really needed. Only …
(2020-08-27). Trump's message to white supremacists: It's OK to gun down protesters. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—One of Donald Trump's "very fine people," Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old who news reports said "admires the police," was arrested August 26 for gunning down three peaceful protesters against racial repression and police violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin. One of his victims is in the hospital. The other two—one shot point-blank in the head, video shows—are …
(2020-08-27). Stop the execution of Lezmond Mitchell! workers.org 
The U.S. government has scheduled the federal execution of 38-year-old Lezmond Mitchell of the Navajo Nation on Aug. 26, despite widespread condemnation. Great Seal of the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Nation has formally protested the execution on grounds of tribal sovereignty. Family members of Navajo citizens who Mitchell was convicted . . . |
(2020-08-27). On Earth One, unlike Earth RNC, jobless rate soars again. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The nation's unemployment lines kept growing, despite all the RNC happy talk about the economy, in the week ending August 22, with the Labor Department reporting yet another 1,429,397 people filed for jobless benefits. They sought either state benefits, federal checks, or both. In the real world of Earth One, unlike in the alternate universe …
(2020-08-27). For some, homes and neighborhoods are now digital prisons. therealnews.com 
Authors Maya Schenwar and Vikki Law argue that many alternatives to incarceration follow the same model of oppression as physical prisons.
(2020-08-27). Ranch 2 fire sweeps Azusa Canyon in California. liberationnews.org 
Leaving vulnerable populations without protection from the man-made crisis of global warming would be avoided with a new socialist system that centers the struggles of the people.
(2020-08-27). The Heat: China-U.S. ties. america.cgtn.com 
China and the United States say they're making progress on trade, despite ongoing tensions. Can the world's two largest economies set aside their differences?
(2020-08-27). 'Skulduggery': Pelosi says Biden should NOT 'dignify' Trump with a debate as president 'disrespects' office. rt.com 
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, thinks her party's nominee Joe Biden shouldn't dignify President Donald Trump with a debate, because he disrespects the office and has engaged in "skulduggery" during the current election. | "I don't think there should be any debates," Pelosi (D-California) told reporters on Thursday. "I wouldn't legitimize a conversation with him, nor a debate in terms of the presidency." | | And so it begins. | PELOSI: "Don't tell anybody I told you this.. Especially don't tell Joe Biden. But I don't think th…
(2020-08-27). Ultimate Zoom disaster: Philippines government official loses job after video meeting sex romp with secretary. rt.com 
In one of the greatest Zoom fails of the entire coronavirus pandemic, a government official in the Philippines has been booted from his job after being caught having sex with his secretary during an online conference call. | The Fatima Dos village council in the province of Cavite had gathered online for another routine Zoom meeting when something entirely out of the ordinary happened. The boss, Captain Jesus Estil, appeared on screen in the midst of an all-consuming sex session with his secretary. | Reports in Phillippine news outlets reveal that Estil was known to struggle with technology and the hapless off…
(2020-08-27). Immigration added 313,000 to UK population last year, with non-EU arrivals at record levels. rt.com 
The UK experienced a net immigration bump of 313,000 people in the year ending March 2020, according to new statistics, with the majority of arrivals coming from outside the European Union. | While the coronavirus pandemic has since slashed all forms of international travel, immigration to the UK increased to its highest level since the Brexit vote last year. In the first quarter of 2020, around 715,000 people moved to the UK, while 403,000 left, according to an Office for National Statistics (ONS) report published on Thursday. Overall, the population increased by 313,000. | Our latest quarterly migration figu…
(2020-08-27). Kenosha shooter charged with first-degree murder & attempted homicide, faces life in prison. rt.com 
The Illinois teen accused of shooting two people dead during chaotic unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin this week has been charged on six counts, including first-degree murder and attempted homicide. | Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, was charged on Thursday after being taken into custody the day prior, suspected of killing two protesters in Kenosha and wounding a third on Tuesday night. | Also on rt.com | | In addition to first-degree intentiona…
(2020-08-27). 'Clear case of self-defense': Pundits argue video evidence exonerates 17-year-old charged with Kenosha killings. rt.com 
Numerous commentators claim that all available evidence shows that Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self-defense when he opened fire on protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The teen is accused of killing two protesters. | Rittenhouse, 17, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder over the shooting of three demonstrators — two of whom died — during riots in the city on Tuesday night. | Although painted as a bloodthirsty white supremacist by some journalists and activists, multiple observers have made the case that Rittenhouse had good intentions and pulled the trigger as a last resort. | Read more…
(2020-08-27). Critics call for 'murder apologist' Tucker Carlson to be fired after he says govt failure to tame violence caused Kenosha shooting. rt.com 
Fox host Tucker Carlson kicked off an angry backlash after saying authorities were to blame for days of violent unrest in Wisconsin, which critics took as a defense of the vigilante gunman who shot two people dead on Tuesday. | Carlson's "Kenosha has devolved in…
(2020-08-27). Minnesota governor calls in National Guard as looters tear up Minneapolis over rumors of police shooting (VIDEOS). rt.com 
Governor Tim Walz has mobilized the Minnesota National Guard in response to widespread looting in Minneapolis, reportedly sparked by false allegations that the city's police had shot and killed a black man earlier in the day. | Restaurants, shops, and other businesses were vandalized and robbed in Minneapolis hours after a murder suspect shot himself after being confronted by police. A rumor spread alleging that the man had been killed by law enforcement officers, leading to rioting in the city, according to reports. | Citing the chaos in downtown Minneapolis, Waltz declared a 'peacetime emergency' and said he…
(2020-08-27). Armed Kenosha shooting victim tells friend he regrets 'NOT KILLING THE KID' in Facebook post. rt.com 
Gaige Grosskreutz was armed with a pistol when 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse blew his bicep apart with a semi-automatic rifle in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In a Facebook post gone viral, Grosskreutz regrets not killing the teenager. | Rittenhouse has been arrested and charged with murder after he shot three people during the rioting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday night. Two died, and a third, Grosskreutz, has had surgery to repair a massive bullet wound to his bicep. | Grosskreutz was one of two men caught on video attacking Rittenhouse, who was apparently fleeing the scene of the first shooting. As gunshots rang o…
(2020-08-27). DOJ launches civil rights investigation into Jacob Blake shooting, urges 'everyone to act peacefully'. rt.com 
A federal civil rights investigation has been opened into the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The incident sparked protests that quickly escalated into riots in which two people were killed. | According to the Department of Justice, prosecutors from the US Attorney's Office and the Civil Rights Division will oversee the proceedings, with the investigation carried out by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and involving Wisconsin's justice department, among other local authorities. | U.S. Department of Justice Confirms Federal Civil Rights Investigation Into Shooting of Mr. Ja…
(2020-08-27). 'Fiery but mostly peaceful': CNN mocked for ridiculous caption of Kenosha riots destruction. rt.com 
Online vigilantes lined up to spew vitriol at CNN and their reporter, who described the chaos in the riots-plagued Kenosha as "mostly peaceful" protests, while showing viewers exactly the opposite. | CNN's Omar Jimenez went live from a troubled neighborhood in Kenosha, Wisconsin, telling viewers that protests — sparked by the death of African American Jacob Blake — were "largely peaceful" during the day, but that "things began to get a little bit more contentious" when night fell. | As he spoke, buildings and vehicles burned in the background, with the scenes of destruction and chaos running contrary…
(2020-08-27). Dozens of journalists covering latest protests rounded up in Minsk for 'document check' — Russian embassy investigating. rt.com 
Belarusian authorities have apprehended over 60 journalists who were planning to cover a major protest in Minsk on Thursday evening. They include members of the Russian, American and British press corps in the capital of Belarus. | Photographer Sergey Bobylev of Moscow news agency TASS was among those held. He said he was stopped on the Svobody Square in central Minsk, before an opposition rally. Opponents of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko have disputed the outcome of this month's controversial presidential elections, in which he was officially re-elected with 80 percent of the vote. | Bobylev, who…
(2020-08-27). Trump says NBA acting 'like a political organization' as ANOTHER day of games is canceled. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump said NBA has become "like a political organization," as the basketball league announced the second straight day of no playoff games due to the ongoing boycott in the name of social justice. | "I don't know much about the NBA protest. I know their ratings have been very bad because I think people are a little tired of the NBA," Trump said on Thursday. | They've become like a political organization, and that's not a good thing. | Within minutes, the NBA announced none of the games scheduled for Thursday would be played either. The league was "hopeful to resume games either Friday or Sat…
(2020-08-27). 'Shoot me, ni**a': Kenosha teenage vigilante's victim ID'd as registered CHILD MOLESTER, seen on video DARING others to shoot him. rt.com 
One of the men killed in the shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin was identified by online journalists as a convicted child molester. A video from the night of the incident shows him provoking someone to shoot him. | The 36-year-old Joseph Rosenbaum was reported by local media to have been one of the two men killed in the Tuesday shooting initiated by teenager Kyle Rittenhouse during protests in Kenosha. Rosenbaum was identified as a registered sex offender, convicted in Arizona for "sexual conduct with a minor",
(2020-08-27). First Hurricane Laura, now a CHEMICAL FIRE: Louisiana towns told to stay indoors, turn off air conditioning (VIDEOS). rt.com 
Residents of an area just west of Lake Charles, Louisiana have been ordered to shelter in place, close all windows and turn off air conditioning, due to a fire at a chemical plant in the wake of Hurricane Laura. | Governor John Bel Edwards himself "There is a chemical fire," he added. "Stay inside and wait for additional direction from local officials." | Sh…
(2020-08-27). What Is America's Experience With War? strategic-culture.org 
The United States of America has been at war with somebody for much of its existence. Although it has won an absolute majority of them, there is a problem with the way America has waged its wars: very few of them have been against peers. America believes wars are easy, quick, profitable, successful. According to U.S. journalist Fred Reed, the American military's normal procedure is to overestimate American power, underestimate the enemy, and misunderstand the kind of war it is getting into.
(2020-08-27). Hancock defends isolation payments as council leader calls them a slap in face. thecanary.co 
Health secretary Matt Hancock has defended the level of compensation payments for people who have to self-isolate, but a council leader in one of the pilot areas has branded them "a slap in the face".The government has confirmed payments of up to £182 for 14 days — £13 per day — will be given to people in areas with high incidences of coronavirus (Covid-19), with a trial beginning in Blackburn with Darwen and Pendle in Lancashire, as well as Oldham in Greater Manchester.As of Tuesday 1 September, people in those areas on either Universal Credit or Working Tax Credit, who are required to self…
(2020-08-27). Test and Trace system fails to reach 80% target for ninth week in a row. thecanary.co 
Three-quarters of close contacts of people who tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) were reached through the NHS Test and Trace system, once again falling short of the government's target, the latest figures show.Some 75.5% of close contacts in England were reached in the week ending 19 August.While this is up from 71.6% in the previous week, it is the ninth week in a row where the government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) target of isolating 80% of contacts of coronavirus cases within 48-72 hours has been missed.Ahead of this week's figures being published, health secretary Matt Hancock…
(2020-08-27). Teenager arrested after two shot dead during Black Lives Matter protests. thecanary.co 
A white 17-year-old police admirer has been arrested over the killing of two people gunned down during a third night of protests in Wisconsin over the police shooting of Black man Jacob Blake.Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, was taken into custody on suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide. Antioch is about 15 miles from Kenosha where protests have been taking place.Two people were shot dead on Tuesday night in the attack carried out by a young white man who was caught on mobile phone video opening fire in the middle of the street with a semi-automatic rifle.Police officers in riot gear line up agai…
(2020-08-27). It is Time to Create a New Equitable, Ecologically-Aware Forest Service. counterpunch.org 
Over a hundred years ago, Gifford Pinchot stated that national forests were for the home-builder first of all. Although the idea was to implement "sustainable" logging, nonetheless the main function of these federally-owned forests was to provide timber for Euro-American development and expansion. Over a century later, the Forest Service is still stuck in this
(2020-08-27). Not being Trump is not enough. workers.org 
Once every four years, the two major capitalist parties in the United States get unlimited prime-time media, with much hoopla, to promote their candidates for U.S. president and vice president. The four-day Democratic National Convention that ended Aug. 20 offered far less than usual, which cannot just be blamed on . . . |
(2020-08-27). Pharrell Williams — Entrepreneur. counterpunch.org 
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(2020-08-27). The climate action we need today. greenleft.org.au 
(2020-08-27). Bus drivers stop work over COVID-19 safety, privatisation. greenleft.org.au 
(2020-08-27). Stop Dan Tehan's efforts to gouge students. greenleft.org.au 
(2020-08-27). Let's Talk U.S. Foreign Policy: It Is the Root Cause of Many Evils. thealtworld.com As the United States sinks deeper into a multi-faceted global crisis that no politician seems able or even willing to address, one hears more and more often demands for radical change in who runs the country and to what end. Of course, Donald J. Trump offered such a dramatic shift in priorities four years ago, but he has been unable to deliver due to his own inability to execute and the ill-conceived machinations of those whom he has chosen as advisers. The Democrats for their part are offering little beyond a repeat of their 2016 pander to grievance groups in an effort to cobble together an unassailable majority…
(2020-08-27). New York City's school reopening plan: anatomy of a crime. wsws.org Mayor de Blasio, a self-proclaimed "progressive," has proven just as willing to carry out the homicidal policy of school reopening amidst the pandemic as his most reactionary Republican counterparts.
(2020-08-27). Dutch socialist youth demand abolition of first class in railways to prevent overcrowding. peoplesdispatch.org Even during the raging COVID-19 pandemic, trains in the Netherlands have been running with overcrowded second class coaches and almost vacant expensive first class coaches…
(2020-08-27). Sri Lankan SEP to hold online lecture on how to fight Rajapakse's dictatorial moves. wsws.org The SEP-IYSSE lecture will explain the necessity for a socialist program to fight President Rajapakse's escalating steps towards dictatorship.
(2020-08-27). Video: Russian, Syrian Forces Operation against ISIS Terrorists. globalresearch.ca Russian and Syrian forces eliminated 327 ISIS militants during a joint security operation that took place in the desert areas of Homs and Deir Ezzor from August 18 to August 24. | According to the Russian side, strikes of the Syrian …
(2020-08-27). Houthis' War on Terror in Yemen. globalresearch.ca Since the start of the Saudi intervention in Yemen in March 2015, the official Saudi propaganda, Western diplomats and mainstream media outlets have been arguing that the coalition is somehow combating terrorists there. | As a part of this narrative, Saudi …
(2020-08-27). Politicizing Alexey Navalny's Illness. globalresearch.ca Politicized claims that Putin critic Navalny (with scant public support) was poisoned appear greatly exaggerated. | On Tuesday, Moscow's Health Department Bureau of Forensic Medical Examination director Sergey Shigeev explained the following: | "There is a lot of information in the media …
(2020-08-27). NBA Players Respond to Police Shootings of Jacob Blake and Other Black Youths. globalresearch.ca Police in America kill over 1,000 victims annually, mostly Black and Latino youths. | Incidents without just cause happen with disturbing regularity nationwide in urban and rural communities. | US inner city minority communities are virtual war zones. Most often, cops act …
(2020-08-27). Spies or Journalists? Western Media Deliberately Covers Up US Meddling in Thailand. globalresearch.ca The Western media functions more as lobbyists or even foreign intelligence agencies rather than real journalists by deliberately omitting facts, fabricating others, and all to ensure maximum momentum of what is verified US political interference in a foreign country. | ***…
(2020-08-27). Letter from Bernie on the "Danger of Socialism" zcomm.org But already existing socialism for the rich as the problem…
(2020-08-27). Remdesivir for Covid-19: $1.6 Billion for a "Modestly Beneficial" Drug? globalresearch.ca First published on August 1, 2020 | The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has recently "bought" all of Gilead Science's Remdesivir for $1.6 billion. "500,000 doses at $3,200 per patient — to be available to American hospitals but …
(2020-08-27). TikTok files federal lawsuit against the Trump administration. wsws.org TikTok, the massively popular social media platform owned by China-based ByteDance, has filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order banning the app and forcing its sale to a US owner.
(2020-08-27). The pandemic has severely weakened US credibility. peoplesdispatch.org In the third part of our conversation with Charles Xu from the Qiao Collective, Xu talks about the rising Sinophobia in the US, particularly after the COVID-19 outbreak. While this has been fueled by the current conditions and the rhetoric mounted by the present US administration, Xu discusses how these anti-China sentiments are strong across the political spectrum.
(2020-08-27). Wildfires continue to rage across California amidst heat wave and pandemic. wsws.org Northern California residents have suffered more than a week of wildfires caused by lightning strikes and a historic heat wave in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
(2020-08-27). Seattle's High-End Wage Tax and Taxing Stock Returns. counterpunch.org Sometimes random events come together in ways that help clarify our thinking. I had such an event last Friday. I was happy that day because Bloomberg ran a column by me on an idea I've toyed with for years: replacing the corporate income tax with a tax on stock returns. The logic is that this
(2020-08-27). Corporate Dems Want You To Shut Up While They Get Loud. zcomm.org Progressives are told to keep quiet until after the election — meanwhile, corporate Dems are blasting out divisive ideological messages that could demoralize Democratic voters and depress turnout…
(2020-08-27). A Republican Pledge of Allegiance. counterpunch.org A Republican Pledge of Allegiance Upon hearing that the Republican Convention this year would have no actual platform, just a pledge of loyalty and support to the whims and person of Donald J. Trump… I pledge allegiance To the Trump, And his polarized states of America. And to all the lackeys Enabling his reign: One
(2020-08-27). Stanford Study Proves Covid-19 Was Overhyped. "Death Rate Is Likely Under 0.2%" globalresearch.ca First published on April 17, 2020 | *** | MIT Tech Review's hyped coverage of the Covid-19 outbreak is led by the tag-line, "Navigating a world reshaped by Covid-19." | Their articles reflect an eager embracement of the public hysteria prompted by Covid-19's …
(2020-08-27). The US Is Facing a Child Care Crisis as Schools Go Digital. mintpressnews.com A child care crisis is in the offing both in the United States and around the world as school-age children stay home for the new school year and working parents face the prospect of more state interference…
(2020-08-27). COVID-19 Measures Unconstitutional: Legal Proceeding against Prime Minister Trudeau: Filed in Ontario Superior Court. globalresearch.ca We are living in unprecedented times. The mass and indiscriminate containment of citizens, the restriction of access to parliament, the courts, medical and educational services, the destruction of local economies and livelihoods, and the requirement to physically distance, along with …
(2020-08-27). Under pressure from the White House, CDC issues guidelines for less COVID-19 testing. wsws.org The change in guidelines has been met with a barrage of anger and dismay among various health experts and physician groups who have repeatedly stated that the key to suppressing the infection is broad, mass testing of the population.
(2020-08-27). Human rights are the 'means by which governments can successfully beat pandemics', says UNAIDS chief. news.un.org Some of the world's most marginalized and defenseless communities have fallen victim to violence and other rights abuses during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting the UN agency dedicated to tackling the AIDS virus to urge Governments to protect the most vulnerable, particularly key populations at higher risk of HIV.
(2020-08-27). Globally, 1 in 3 children missed out on remote learning when COVID-19 shuttered schools. news.un.org For at least 463 million children whose schools closed due to COVID-19, "there was no such a thing as remote learning," the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday, as the agency launched a new report outlining the limitations of remote learning and exposing the deep inequalities in access.
(2020-08-27). Masks Aren't Helpful in Beating COVID-19: Europe's Top Health Officials. globalresearch.ca Denmark boasts one of the lowest COVID-19 death rates in the world. As of August 4, the Danes have suffered 616 COVID-19 deaths, That's less
(2020-08-27). Workers anger grows as Turkish government downplays COVID-19 crisis. wsws.org Growing opposition, sit-ins and strikes among workers against the Turkish government's and companies' handling of the COVID-19 pandemic are emerging.
(2020-08-27). Lockdowns and Mask Mandates Do Not Lead to Reduced COVID Transmission Rates or Deaths, New Study Suggests. globalresearch.ca A new
(2020-08-27). The Age of Disputed Presidencies — Is Democracy in Crisis? globalresearch.ca In 1378, it was not clear who the true Pope was. Depending on whom one asked, it was either Clement VII, nowadays listed as an Antipope in the Catholic Encyclopedia, or Urban VI. This was a time of crisis in …
(2020-08-27). Far-right militia member arrested for fatally shooting two protesters and wounding a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin. wsws.org Video posted on social media shows friendly interaction between Kenosha police and armed militia members just prior to the murderous assault on demonstrators.
(2020-08-27). Are Face Masks Effective? The Evidence. globalresearch.ca First published August 4, 2020 | 1. Studies on the effectiveness of face masks | So far, most studies found little to no evidence for the effectiveness of cloth face masks in the general population, neither as personal protective equipment nor as …
(2020-08-27). Saving Our Seals — 28 Sea Mammals Rescued after Becoming Trapped in Plastic Junk. globalresearch.ca This was a first expedition by volunteers and activists to rescue seals trapped in plastic rubbish on the island, a breeding ground in the Sea of Okhotsk, off Sakhalin. | Each year, these shores are a magnet for seals and sea …
(2020-08-27). US Is Willing to Dismantle the UN Security Council to Put Pressure on Iran. globalresearch.ca In a world where American exceptionalism and unilateralism has become common currency, the brazenness of Secretary of State Pompeo's bid to impose "snap back" inspections of Iran takes the cake. Moreover, it's doomed to fail. | When it comes to …
(2020-08-27). Instability in Mali Caused by Imperialist Foreign Policy. globalresearch.ca A mutiny by lower-ranking military officers on August 18 in the West African state of Mali has prompted the condemnation of regional, continental and international organizations. | President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was forced over the national media to resign from office …
(2020-08-27). Trump's Postmaster General Should be Returned to Sender. globalresearch.ca President Trump's postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, recently testified before Congress about major slowdowns in mail delivery under his watch. | As a 20-year postal veteran, I had only one reaction: DeJoy needs to be Returned to Sender. | DeJoy, a Trump …
(2020-08-27). Burying the Hatchet Act: Donald Trump's Unconventional Convention. globalresearch.ca Conventions suggest norms, a set of accepted rules. Behaviour is agreed upon in advance. In the case of US political conventions, there is much cant and gaudy ceremony. Certain transgressions are simply not contemplated. But the Trump administration is freighted …
(2020-08-27). Watch: French Professor Says There Is No Second Wave. globalresearch.ca In a recent interview on French television Deaths in …
(2020-08-27). Over 65 Organizations Call on Home Depot and Lowe's to End Sales of Cancer-linked Roundup. globalresearch.ca Sixty-six organizations representing over 7.5 million members sent letters to
(2020-08-27). HBO's 'Welcome to Chechnya' Is Latest Anti-Russian Cold War Propaganda. globalresearch.ca In 2017, explosive allegations first emerged that the authorities of the Chechen Republic were reportedly interning gay men in concentration camps. After a three year period of dormancy, the accusations have resurfaced in a new feature length documentary by HBO …
(2020-08-27). UK "hostile environment" sees two more asylum seeker deaths. wsws.org Mercy Baguma's death sparked anger with a protest held yesterday outside the Home Office immigration centre in Glasgow.
(2020-08-27). US professional basketball players begin strike over police killings. peoplesdispatch.org Basketball players from the Wisconsin-based Milwaukee Bucks in the United States held an emotional press conference on Wednesday, August 26, to announce that they would not be playing in the upcoming game against the Orlando Magic. Their announcement comes after the brutal shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake on Sunday August 23 by police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin which was recorded by a neighbor and widely circulated on the internet. | The shooting of Blake comes amid a nationwide movement against police violence and racism, sparked by the murder of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis on May 25. S…
(2020-08-27). Blue lives supporter Kyle Rittenhouse shoots three in Kenosha, killing two. fightbacknews.org Kenosha, WI – August 25 marked the third night of the uprising that has engulfed Kenosha since the attempted murder of Jacob Blake at the hands of Kenosha police. It was also the deadliest yet, with several people being shot as reactionaries descended on the city. Two of those shot tragically lost their lives. | While the authorities, including the Kenosha Police Department, have yet to release any specifics on the situation, the people who were on the ground recording every moment have been hard at work piecing the available evidence together. As things stand, all of that evidence points to the racist killer bei…
(2020-08-27). A Tale of Two Teens: When White Killers Are Treated Better Than Black Victims. progressive.org Trayvon Martin, a Black teenager, was killed for walking home at night—Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teenager, is being defended by Republicans after murdering two BLM protesters.
(2020-08-27). Protests Intensify in the Wake of Jacob Blake's Shooting. progressive.org In Kenosha, Wisconsin, and elsewhere, the civil unrest is palpable as protesters continue to demand an end to police brutality.
(2020-08-27). Anti-racism protests intensify in the US. peoplesdispatch.org A fresh wave of protests has broken out across the US state of Wisconsin and other parts of the country after police officers were caught on video shooting a Black man multiple times in the back. Jacob Blake was reportedly shot seven times in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Sunday, August 23. This shooting occurred days after police officers shot and killed a Black man, Trayford Pellerin, in Lafayette, Louisiana on Friday, August 21.
(2020-08-27). Players shut down NBA playoffs in protest over Jacob Blake shooting. wsws.org The refusal of the Milwaukee Bucks to take the court for their Wednesday playoff game forced professional basketball to postpone all of Wednesday's games.
(2020-08-27). Michigan postal workers join nationwide protests. fightbacknews.org Kalamazoo, MI – Joining hundreds of protests across the country, 70 postal workers and union supporters gathered outside the Arcadia Creek United States Post Office in downtown Kalamazoo on August 25. They held signs reading "Save…
(2020-08-27). The battle for the United States Postal Service. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On August 18, amid public outcry, political scrutiny and protests, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced that his so-called 'reforms' will be put on hold until after the election. While voting rights advocates can and should take this as a partial win, postal workers and concerned postal customers must continue to escalate and build a movement that can permanently end DeJoy's policies of deliberate sabotage and reverse the damage that has already been done. | What have the 'reforms' meant for postal workers and customers? | People around the country were shocked to see images appear of dismantl…
(2020-08-27). New Unrest in Downtown Minneapolis; Mayor Calls for National Guard. unicornriot.ninja MINNEAPOLIS, MN — A new wave of unrest hit downtown Minneapolis after a man reportedly shot himself late on Wednesday afternoon near 8th and Nicollet Mall, according to evidence now available. | A city-wide curfew is in effect between the hours of 11: 00 p.m. and 6: 00…
(2020-08-27). Daughter Organizes March for Father Killed After Police Interaction. unicornriot.ninja Minneapolis, MN — Lionel Lewis was 26-years-old when he died in police custody in northern Minnesota in 2002. Lewis' daughter, Mia, was only one at the time. | Mia is dedicating her birthday this year to her father and has organized a public demonstration in remembrance…
(2020-08-27). HBO's Welcome to Chechnya is Latest Anti-Russian Cold War Propaganda. dissidentvoice.org In 2017, explosive allegations first emerged that the authorities of the Chechen Republic were reportedly interning gay men in concentration camps. After a three year period of dormancy, the accusations have resurfaced in a new feature length documentary by HBO Films entitled Welcome to Chechnya. Shot between mid-2017 and early last year, the film has …
(2020-08-27). Teachers inspire revolt against austerity in Jordan. zcomm.org Jordan, known for its relative stability compared to its war-torn neighbors, is erupting following a government crackdown on the teachers' union…
(2020-08-27). Cops admit to targeting citizen after he filed complaint against them. nationofchange.org "Spiteful retaliation from law enforcement officers towards a citizen for any reason is an unacceptable option."
(2020-08-27). IRCS announces readiness to help flood-hit Afghan people. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) — Head of Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said that the body is ready to help flood-stricken people in Afghanistan.
(2020-08-27). China welcomes Iran-IAEA agreement: FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) — China welcomed and applauded that the IAEA and Iran reached an agreement on the resolution of the safeguards implementation issues after friendly consultations.
(2020-08-27). Developing Iran only oceanic port, JCPOA salient achievement. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) — The Director General of Sistan and Baluchestan Ports and Maritime Department General said that development of Iran's only oceanic port "Chabahar" is the salient achievement of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
(2020-08-27). Iran, Turkmenistan stress expanding trade, transit coop. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) — Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkmenistan called for broadening and developing trade and transit cooperation.
(2020-08-27). Germany seeking to impose arms embargo on Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) — Leveling accusations against Iran, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas pointed to efforts to impose an arms embargo against the Islamic Republic in the future.
(2020-08-27). Army marks Government Week with issuing a statement. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) — Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran called on all governmental officials to take revolutionary steps in solving economic problems overshadowing the country.
(2020-08-27). Trade activity in Mehran Border Crossing increases. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) — Spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) on Thu. revealed that trade and business activity at Mehran Border Crossing increased to four days a week.
(2020-08-27). Internet brings Muharram rituals in Yazd to whole world. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) — Religious tourism, which had been flourishing Yazd for years, seems to be affected by the pandemic, but the fact is that this year, the internet is hosting thousands of foreign tourists to observe the rituals in Yazd.
(2020-08-27). Abbi Samuels Letter to City Attorney Condotti Re: Police Harassment of Cooper D'Angelo. indybay.org Activist and ACLU Board member Abbi Samuels posted the following letter asking telling questions about the harassment of Cooper D'Angelo and her partner Russell on the sidewalk outside the Main Post Office last week.
(2020-08-27). "Don't let them take democracy away from you" indybay.org "United we can and will overcome the time of darkness in America," he said. After four years of Trump's presidency, the Biden-Harris team wants to reunite the country, overcome the Corona crisis and boost the economy with millions of new jobs. In addition, the challengers want to provide an answer to "racial injustice" and take decisive action against the climate crisis [1].
(2020-08-27). State Estimates Delta Tunnel's Cost at $15.9 Billion, but Critics Point to Higher Cost. indybay.org "That Gavin Newsom and California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot are working with Trump to push this through during a pandemic, while many of the people that will be impacted can't engage, shows disrespect for Native Americans and other rural and salmon dependent communities," said Regina Chichizola, co-director of Save California Salmon.
(2020-08-27). Friday 8/28: Online Socialism Forum – Climate Change or System Change! indybay.org Register at bit.ly/planet-not-profits…
(2020-08-27). Cancel Animal Ag: Demand a Moratorium. indybay.org Animal abuse is rampant in California. Companies like Smithfield Foods are torturing animals, brewing disease inside filthy factory farms, and spreading COVID-19 among vulnerable slaughterhouse workers.
(2020-08-27). Protesters Clash with Police Near Pedestrian Entrance to Golden Golden Bridge. indybay.org Protesters mourning two pandemics in America, one being COVID-19 and the other racism, gathered under the slogan "march for the dead and fight for the living." | Photos, including top photo, by Jasmin Van T. Additional photos by Garrett Schmid, as indicated.
(2020-08-27). Thursday 8/27: "Immigration Nation" & the Reality of the Family Separation Crisis Today. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2020-08-27). DeJoy Resign! SF Postal Workers/Supporters Of USPO Protest Privatization & Attacks. indybay.org Postal workers from APWU SF and the Mail Handlers as well as supporters of the US Post office rallied in San Francisco against the shutdown of postal sorting machines and the continued privatization of the public services that also threatens a democratic election. | The rally took place on August 25, 2020 as part of a national day of action to protect…
(2020-08-27). Friday 8/28: Solidarity Speaker: Building Power for Systemic Change. indybay.org We are proud to host a presentation by East Bay Resistance! | The East Bay Resistance organizes protests and actions for human rights and social justice. Their vision is to develop leaders and build power through their communities to drive systemic change, improve the quality of life for their families, and build the leadership capacity within the undermargenalized communities. Learn more at linktr.ee/eastbayresistance | This is a part of our solidarity speaker series that features activists and organizers from various local organizations helping to make the world a better place! Through these speaker eve…
(2020-08-27). SF Postal Workers in "US Mail Not For Sale" Rally. indybay.org Nationwide protests called by APWU and NACL in response to Trump's attack on the US postal system.
(2020-08-27). Meetup: Stories from the Community. indybay.org Everyone we meet has their own unique and incredible story and experience. While we are all united for animal liberation, we all have our own backgrounds and stories to share! Stories From The Community provides us a space for people in the DxE community to learn about and appreciate each other! We know you have a really fascinating pasts to share and we look forward to hearing them! üíö…
(2020-08-27). The Eurasian Century Has Already Begun. popularresistance.org India, China and ASEAN are the greatest market opportunities, with the greatest potential for growth in nominal terms if the dollar declines. | China, India and ASEAN also account for about 45% of the global population versus less than 5% for the US. All Eurasia accounts for more than 60%. No matter who wins the election in November, the US is not returning as the engine of global economic growth. Instead, it is adopting the mercantilist import-substitution policies that built the "miracle" economies of East Asia. Recent studies from sources such as the Pew Research Center and the University of Washington have ra…
(2020-08-27). Lebanon: Inconvenient Truths About Syria, Iran, Hezbollah And The Shia 'Street'. popularresistance.org There's been a lot of nonsense passing as truth in post-blast Lebanon reporting. Most centers around alarmism about Hezbollah's nefarious influence, the West's "opportunity" to destroy it, and the supposed struggle with Russia, China, and Iran for paternalist-preeminence in a country that isn't ours (or theirs) to preside over in the first place. There's little discussion in most mainstream reporting on the minor matter of why Hezbollah gained influence in the first place. Shia Muslims are difficult to provoke and almost impossible to suppress once aroused. Long led by a more "quietist" strand of conservative, ap…
(2020-08-27). For Democracy And Transparency In The Plurinational State Of Bolivia. popularresistance.org We are witnessing the systematic destruction of democracy at the hands of the de facto government of Jeanine AnÃÉez and its allied forces of repression in the streets, on the highways, and the communities across Bolivia. | Through this letter, the members of the Progressive International demand that you take urgent action within your mandate to restore the fundamental rights of the Bolivian people to peace, protest, and democratic self-determination. In our message to you, we emphasize the urgency of your action to protect the integrity of the electoral process in the Plurinational State, to prevent…
(2020-08-27). Self-Storage Removes Evidence From Cemetery And Denies Archeologist Access. popularresistance.org Bethesda, MD — Over 100 dump trucks removed hundreds of cubic feet of soil containing evidence of burials in Moses Cemetery from the disputed site along River Road. Photographs were taken of site managers removing bottles and other glass features, common in African and African American burials, from the cemetery and ignoring objects shaped like headstones (see below.) The community maintains that the company is out of compliance in several essential areas. The Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition (BACC) has been protesting Bethesda Self-Storage Company's excavation to build a large storage facility on top of Mose…
(2020-08-27). Joe Biden Ignores Nancy Pelosi's Advice, Says He Will Debate Trump and 'Fact-Check' Him on Floor. sputniknews.com The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, whom Trump has repeatedly alleged to be losing cognitive abilities, promised he would act as a POTUS fact-checker, as Democrats accuse the president of distorting facts and giving misleading information.
(2020-08-27). Indian Prime Minister's Home State Top-Ranked in Export Readiness in Gov't Think Tank Report. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): India's exports have been badly hit by the ongoing global pandemic with major economies in the world completely shutting down operations. According to Trade Ministry data, overall exports in April-July are estimated to be $141.82 billion, showing a negative growth of minus 21.99 percent over the same period in 2019.
(2020-08-27). 'Supreme Trolling' Seen in Pick of Books Placed in Background During Boris Johnson's Speech. sputniknews.com A set of politically charged books was immediately spotted just behind the UK prime minister's back as he spoke in a rambling manner about the importance of sending schoolchildren back to their classrooms after a lengthy coronavirus lockdown, and the frustrating public exams fiasco.
(2020-08-27). Democrats Wage #TrumpChaos 'War' Campaign via Billboards in DC Amid RNC Convention. sputniknews.com The Democratic National Committee (DNC) launched the Twitter hashtag #TrumpChaos, fueling both offline and online campaigns against US President Donald Trump, attacking the president for how he uses the coronavirus pandemic and condemning him for attempting to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
(2020-08-27). Observers: US Sanctions on Russian Institute Working on Sputnik V Caused by Fear to Lose Leadership. sputniknews.com As Moscow announced the beginning of post-registration trials of anti-COVID vaccine Sputnik V on 26 August, the US added a group of Russian research institutes, including the one testing the anti-coronavirus drug, to its sanctions list. International observers have discussed the US move unveiled amid the global effort to curb the pandemic.
(2020-08-27). Teenage Indian-American Girl Designs Vibrating Cap That Beeps, Alerts to Maintain Social Distance. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the world by surprise in the last few months, however people have now come to terms with the difficult life that has become the new normal due to restrictions introduced in the wake of the outbreak.
(2020-08-27). 'Tremendously Effective': Face Coverings Block 99.9% of COVID-19 Respiratory Droplets – Study. sputniknews.com A new study by researchers at the UK's University of Edinburgh reveals that face coverings can block 99.9% of respiratory droplets, which in turn can significantly reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
(2020-08-27). Vladimir Putin Reveals His Daughter Developed COVID Antibodies After Taking Russian Vaccine. sputniknews.com Following the announcement of the world's first COVID-19 vaccine on 11 August, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that one of his daughters had been inoculated with it.
(2020-08-27). Malicious Propaganda: Pakistan Rejects India's Claim Pulwama Attack Executed at Islamabad's Behest. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): On 25 August, India's top investigative agency filed its first charge sheet in the deadly February 2019 Pulwama suicide bombing case, naming 19 people for carrying out the attack at "Pakistan's behest".
(2020-08-27). Twitterstorm as India's Apex Court Disallows Muharram Processions, Saying Muslims Could Be Targeted. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): Shia Muslims observe Muharram by mourning the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein Ibn Ali, on the 10th day of the first month of the Islamic calendar, falling on 29 August. People gather in streets for processions with decorated "Tazia" – a replica of a coffin – and perform ceremonial chest-beating.
(2020-08-27). Trump Calls Pro Basketball League 'Political Organization' Amid Police Shooting Boycott. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the National Basketball Association (NBA) has turned into a political organization after the league postponed games amid protests over another police-involved shooting of a person of color.
(2020-08-27). Riots Reignite in Minneapolis Amid Fake Rumours of African American Being Shot by Police. sputniknews.com A new wave of looting came as the city is struggling to recover from riots that began at the end of May over the death of African American George Floyd in police custody. The US has been rocked by a series of protests, sometimes violent, since then with the most recent engulfing the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
(2020-08-27). French Foreign Minister Warns Lebanon May Disappear as State Unless Urgent Reforms Made. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Lebanon should form a new government and implement a series of urgent reforms, as it is currently on the verge of distress and disappearance due to the consequences of both the Beirut blast and a political crisis in the country, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday.
(2020-08-27). Obama Is Wrong, Trump Doesn't Use Twitter Enough. strategic-culture.org Not surprisingly Barack Obama has risen from the murky grey realm of former U.S. Presidents to support his old right-hand man Joe Biden by emotionally criticizing Trump. The
(2020-08-27). A 'substantial' number of people plan to change lifestyle after pandemic ends. thecanary.co Only one in 10 people plan to return to living exactly as they did before coronavirus (Covid-19) after the pandemic ends, researchers have found. | The ongoing Covid-19 social study by University College London (UCL) found just over half (51%) of people said they were more likely on balance to return to how things were before lockdown. | However, a fifth (22%) of respondents felt they were more likely to change things, which rose to around a quarter for those aged 30-59 (25%) and for those with a diagnosed mental illness (26%). | Launched in the week before lockdown began, the research by UCL is the UK's largest…
(2020-08-27). Home Office accused of 'assault on rule of law' over rhetoric on refugees. thecanary.co The Home Office has been accused of an "assault on the rule of law" over its comments about "activist lawyers" who are representing refugees. | Home secretary Priti Patel's department has faced fierce criticism from legal figures over a video posted to its Twitter account about its efforts to remove refugees from the UK. | The clip, which has been viewed nearly a million times in less than 24 hours, says that current regulations are "allowing activist lawyers to delay and disrupt returns". | The comments have been criticised by various legal figures including immigration lawyers Duncan Lewis, who described them a…
(2020-08-27). Kenosha Police Chief Blames Murdered Protesters for Their Own Deaths. truthout.org After two protesters were murdered by 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday night, the city's Chief of Police Dan Miskinis appeared to imply in comments to media that it was the murdered protesters themselves who were to blame. | Rittenhouse had traveled from his home in Antioch, Illinois, to Kenosha
(2020-08-27). As RNC Speakers Denounce Protests, Police Pepper Spray Activists Protesting RNC. truthout.org Each Republican National Convention (RNC) is met with protests and a corresponding police presence. The resistance against the 2020 convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, has taken on a particularly anti-racist character, in line with ongoing rebellion following the police murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and others in the spring. The RNC protests are happening amid
(2020-08-27). Wisconsin Rep.: White Supremacists Targeted Protesters Without Cop Interference. truthout.org Image Credit: Julio Rosas/townhall.com | The police shooting of Jacob Blake has sparked massive protests across the country and in Kenosha, where a white teenager opened fire on Black Lives Matter protesters and killed two people. Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old self-declared militia member and avid Trump supporter, was apprehended in Antioch, Illinois, after fleeing Wisconsin. He has been charged with murder. Wisconsin state Representative David Bowen, who has attended racial justice protest…
(2020-08-27). Pandemic Could Disenfranchise Hundreds of Thousands of Nursing Home Residents. truthout.org Walter Hutchins cast his first vote for president for Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952, and he has voted in every election since. The last thing he wants is for his "68-year streak," as he proudly calls it, to end in November. | An industrial engineer, Hutchins helped design the M16, the weapon of choice for American soldiers during the Vietnam War, and he invented
(2020-08-27). Trump Is Campaigning on a Fiction. That Doesn't Mean He Won't Stay President. truthout.org Donald J. Trump is the most perfect coward in the long, weird history of American politics. I know this, because he has spent the last three nights showing the nation and the world how grossly thoroughgoing that cowardice is. Many have worked to produce this Republican convention, but all of it has flowed from one mind, Trump's mind, and he is terrified of showing you who and what he truly is. | Wednesday's theme was "A Land of Heroes," and the convention used most of its 150 minutes poaching th…
(2020-08-27). People Who Live in Red States Die Younger. Conservative Policies Are to Blame. truthout.org People in red states Now, a
(2020-08-27). Top Democrat Demands DeJoy Turn Over All Secret Trump Campaign Communications. truthout.org A top Democratic congressman is Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), chairma…
(2020-08-27). 'Turkey, Ukraine should pursue joint tech production'. yenisafak.com "From now on, we should focus on getting quick results in the work we've initiated towards joint project and product development and joint technological research," Mustafa Varank said in a meeting with Oleh Urusky, Ukraine's vice prime minister for strategic industries.This would transform the countries' "strategic cooperation into a more systematic and institutionalized structure," he said in the Turkish capital Ankara.Varank said the countries' close historical, cultural, and geographical ties were strengthened by a strategic partnership announced in 2011.Calling the Ukrainian official's visit a milestone in fo…
(2020-08-27). Tanzania bans more Kenyan airlines over coronavirus. yenisafak.com Tanzanian aviation authorities on Thursday banned three Kenyan airlines from flying into the country in retaliation for Kenya subjecting passengers from Tanzania to a mandatory 14-day COVID-19 quarantine.Tanzania reported 509 COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths in late April, when authorities stopped publishing the pandemic's tally. President John Magufuli has declared victory over the coronavirus pandemic, ordering social and economic activities to resume.Hamza Johari, head of the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority, said in a statement that Air Kenya Express, Fly540, and Safari Link Aviation will not be allowed to enter…
(2020-08-27). Jordan to hold elections on Nov. 10 amid COVID-19. yenisafak.com Jordan is preparing for general elections scheduled for Nov. 10 in line with the guidelines issued by the country's election board due to coronavirus. | Taking into account the health and safety of the public, the Jordanian Election Board took a series of decisions to prevent the spread of the virus across the country. As part of the restrictions, authorities banned election rallies and gatherings of more than 20 people. | Zahir Amr, former secretary general of Jordan's Al-Hayat Party, said that he supports the board's instructions in principle as they play an important role in preventing violations by candidate…
(2020-08-27). India's daily virus cases soar over 75,000. yenisafak.com India reported over 75,000 new coronavirus cases and more than 1,000 fatalities on Thursday.At least 75,760 more people tested positive for COVID-19, the country's highest daily figure to date, taking the total past 3.31 million, according to the Health Ministry's latest data.The nationwide death toll increased by 1,023 in the past day and now stands at 60,472.With 718,711 infections, the western state of Maharashtra remains India's worst-hit region.At least 106 members of the state police force tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, the Maharashtra police said.A total of 14,295 police personnel hav…
(2020-08-27). Wearing of face masks to be broadened further in Paris: French PM. yenisafak.com The compulsory wearing of facemasks outdoors in Paris, to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus, is set to be broadened further, said French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Thursday.Castex said the final details on how this would take effect would follow a consultation with the Paris local government and police force.At the moment, the wearing of face masks outdoors is compulsory in much of Paris but is not obligatory in certain parts, such as public parks or some of the less busy streets of the capital.
(2020-08-27). US' Pompeo pays surprise visit to Oman. yenisafak.com US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Oman Thursday for an unannounced stopover."Arrived in Oman and will meet with Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tarik Al Said," Pompeo wrote on his Twitter account.Before Oman, Pompeo paid a visit Israel, Sudan, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during his Mideast tour."I look forward to discussing efforts to build unity among the Gulf Cooperation Council and build on the momentum to advance regional peace and prosperity," Pompeo added.Although his visit was not announced by the State Department, some media reports revealed that Pompeo is visiting two countries within…
(2020-08-27). EU mulls Belarus sanctions as opposition calls for Merkel's aid. yenisafak.com European Union foreign ministers on Thursday sought sanctions against Belarus to pressure President Alexander Lukashenko to hold new elections as the country's opposition appealed to German Chancellor Angela Merkel for help.Eager to support mass protests against Lukashenko's 26-year iron rule, EU ministers are considering travel bans and asset freezes on up to 20 people responsible for a crackdown on demonstrators two weeks after an election they say was rigged."The announcement of sanctions has not led to any change in behaviour in Belarus," German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told reporters, referring to the thr…
(2020-08-27). Australian media stokes fears over Papua New Guinea-China links. wsws.org The Australian media is working hand-in-hand with the government to undermine China's presence in its former colonial possession.
(2020-08-27). Australia: Official negligence led to mass health worker infections in Victoria. wsws.org Government claims that health staff had primarily contracted COVID-19 at home and in the community, as opposed to their places of employment, have been exposed as lies.
(2020-08-27). British government to use treason laws targeting Russia and China to suppress domestic dissent. wsws.org Under the changes being considered, merely voicing opinions and facts associated with the hindrance of British interests abroad—however the government defines this—will make citizens and groups open to accusations of treason.
(2020-08-27). ACLU Demands Immediate Resignation of Kenosha Police Chief, Sheriff, and Mayor. commondreams.org The actions of the city's top law enforcement officials, said the group, "uphold and defend white supremacy, while demonizing people who were murdered for exercising their first amendment rights and speaking out against police violence." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/kenosha_sheriff_resign.jpg …
(2020-08-27). ACLU Calls for Immediate Resignation of Kenosha Police Chief and Kenosha County Sheriff for Failed Response To Attempted Murder of Jacob Blake. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-08-27). Citing 'Unbreakable Commitment,' Harris Vows Biden Would Never Place Conditions on US Military Aid to Israel. commondreams.org "Unconditional military aid to Israel," one critic wryly noted, "puts Biden/Harris far to the right of notorious peacenik George H.W. Bush." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/biden_bibi.jpg …
(2020-08-27). I'm a Lifelong Progressive Voting for Joe Biden—Here's Why. commondreams.org Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden appears with his running mate, Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) at Alexis I. DuPont High School in Wilmington, Del., on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. (Photo: Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bidenharris2020.jpg …
(2020-08-27). Big Oil And Coal Is In Big Trouble Despite Billions In Bailouts. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-08-27). 'Climate Denial Is Not a Victimless Crime' – Greenpeace Response to Hurricane Laura. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-08-27). Poverty and Petrochemicals Converge as Hurricane Laura's Devastation Exposes Entire Gulf Coast as 'Sacrificial Zone'. commondreams.org "The devastation wrought by Hurricane Laura is staggering. Climate denial is not a victimless crime, and it's time for the fossil fuel industry to be held accountable." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/hurricane_laura_0.jpg …
(2020-08-27). WATCH LIVE: The 'Lies of Donald Trump Are Too Much' Press Conference Counters RNC's Flood of Falsehoods. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/lies_of_trump.png …
(2020-08-27). As AstraZeneca Signs Deal With EU, Critics Warn Big Pharma Push for Covid Vaccine Liability Protections a 'Dangerous Precedent'. commondreams.org "Governments need to resist pharma pressure and be transparent." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/getty-astrazeneca.jpg …
(2020-08-27). Murdering Democracy in Kenosha. commondreams.org A man on the ground was shot during the third day of protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin on August 25, 2020. (Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/kenosha_shooter.jpg …
(2020-08-27). 'Wild and Timely' Report Details Infiltration of Far-Right Militias and White Supremacist Groups in US Police Departments. commondreams.org The Brennan Center for Justice released a report Thursday on what it called "an especially harmful form of bias, which remains entrenched within law enforcement: explicit racism." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1228218548_1.jpg …
(2020-08-27). Media Watchdog Says Advertisers, Cable Companies are Complicit as Fox News Advocates Vigilante Murders of Political Opponents. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-08-27). Not Even a Global Pandemic Could Stop the Federal Government from Pursuing a String of Back-to-Back Executions This Summer. commondreams.org Anti-death penalty activists Art Laffin (L) of Journey of Hope and Judy Coode of Pax Christi International demonstrate in front of the U.S. Justice Department's Robert F. Kennedy Building July 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/deathpenaltyprotest.jpg …
(2020-08-27). 'Strike Is Our Tactic. Solidarity Is Our Power': NBA, WNBA Players Ignite Work Stoppage to Protest Police Violence. commondreams.org NBA players and the league's board of governors were set to meet Thursday morning to discuss whether to continue the rest of the season, after the Milwaukee Bucks led several teams Wednesday night in a labor strike to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/wnba.jpg …
(2020-08-27). Venezuela's Foreign Minister Slams Canadian Actions. commondreams.org "Those who believe Canada should support a rules-based international order rather than the US empire, must continue to press Ottawa," writes Mugyenyi. (Photo: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/handsoffvenezuela.jpg …
(2020-08-27). Rattled by crisis, US-aligned Polish government steps up intervention in Belarus. wsws.org Warsaw is attempting to bolster the EU-backed opposition in Belarus, as the Belarusian president turns to the Kremlin in response to the strikes and mass protests against his government.
(2020-08-27). Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Pulls Out of Planned Meeting in Washington with Netanyahu. globalresearch.ca The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, pulled out of a planned visit to Washington DC next week to meet the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he feared that the news had leaked and that his …
(2020-08-27). More Ignored Black on White Crime. thealtworld.com More Ignored Black on White Crime | The American white liberals who have taught blacks to hate whites are accomplices in the murder of 17 year old Veronica Baker by black thugs. | The views expressed in this article bel…
(2020-08-27). Selected Articles: Towards a Second Covid Lockdown? globalresearch.ca If you look to Global Research as a resource for information and understanding, to stay current on world events, or to experience honesty and transparency in your news coverage, please consider making a
(2020-08-27). The Pentagon's Next Project: Automated War. thenation.com The Pentagon's Next Project: Automated War…
(2020-08-26). Reminder: The US Empire Tortures Journalists And Whistleblowers. thealtworld.com Julian Assange's partner Stella Moris was able to visit him with their children at Belmarsh prison for the first time since March of this year, and reports that his physical condition has deteriorated noticeably since that time. | "He was wearing a yellow armband to indicate his level of prisoner status, and you could see how thin his arms were," Moris "Moris said her partner is still suffering from a frozen shoulder, and had recently sprained h…
(2020-08-26). New survey highlights effectiveness of anti-China COVID rhetoric. mronline.org 
A new YouGov survey reveals the real effects that Anti-China rhetoric is having on shaping public perception and the reality of COVID-19's impact on the world.
(2020-08-26). Israel bombs Gaza every day since UAE normalization announced. thegrayzone.com Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Ali Abunimah, co-founder of the Electronic Intifada, about the recent announcement that Israel and the United Arab Emirates plan to normalize relations. They discuss the conditions which led to the deal as well as what the agreement will mean for Palestinians, particularly those in the besieged Gaza Strip.
(2020-08-26). How Corporate Tyranny Works. commondreams.org Oil sludge from one of the hundreds of waste pits that Chevron left in the Ecuadorean Amazon. (Photo: via Indian Country News) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/ecuador-oil-sludge_0.jpg …
(2020-08-26). Madrid: One of the real but "polemic" ways to defeat the COVID-19. dissidentvoice.org 
What a joy to travel again! COVID-19 is not just a disease; it is also a state of mind, a psychosis, a fear. It is an event that, all over the world, unleashed irrational behavior by the governments, individuals, and media. It triggered speculations, bizarre analyses, and selective 'cut-and-paste science.' Result: while there are, undeniably, …
(2020-08-26). Threat of Devastating Hurricane Laura Highlights a GOP With 'Absolutely No Plan to Deal With the Climate Crisis'. commondreams.org "The Green New Deal is not radical," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "Having a president in office who calls climate change a hoax—that's radical." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/hurricane_laura_1.png …
(2020-08-26). Warning of 'Unsurvivable' Storm Surge as Category 4 Hurricane Laura Barrels Toward US. commondreams.org "Little time remains to protect life and property," said the National Hurricane Center. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/hurricane-laura-unsurvivable.jpg …
(2020-08-26). The China-US Trade Deal, Uncertainty and Instability of the Global Economy. globalresearch.ca Everything is so uncertain around the world that the international community craves some semblance of structural stability around which they can rebuild their economies. China and the US' reaffirmation of their trade deal fulfills this much-needed role, which in turn …
(2020-08-26). Can the US Stop Russia from 'Pulling a Crimea' in Belarus? globalresearch.ca US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun is rushing to Moscow from 25-26 August in a desperate attempt to stop Russia from "pulling a Crimea" in Belarus after the ongoing Color Revolution there has thus far failed to depose Lukashenko …
(2020-08-26). Comment les États-Unis ont poussé le Liban au bord de l'effondrement. thegrayzone.com Alors que les médias arguent que la crise du Liban n'a pour cause unique que la corruption, le gouvernement étatsunien a déclenché une campagne de ´pression maximale ª pour pousser au changement de régime et écraser la résistance libanaise par des sanctions et une guerre hybride agressive. You can read this article in English here. Alors …
(2020-08-26). "Collective Narcissism" and the "Dark Triad": Those Who Protest against the "Official" Covid-19 Narrative are Categorized as "Psychopaths". Is It A Witch Hunt? globalresearch.ca A diabolical process is underway which consists in "identifying" all those who are opposed to the governments' management of the coronavirus pandemic. According to ongoing psychological studies, these opponents are categorized as anti-social psychopaths. | The unspoken objective is to shunt …
(2020-08-26). Chris Hedges: How Corporate Tyranny Works. popularresistance.org The persecution of the attorney Steven Donziger is a grim illustration of what happens when we confront the real centers of power, masked and unacknowledged by the divisive cant from the Trump White House or the sentimental drivel of the Democratic Party. Those, like Donziger, who name and fight the corporate control of our society on behalf of the vulnerable see the judiciary, the press and the institutions of government unite to crucify them. | "It's been a long battle, 27 years," Donziger said when I reached him by phone in his apartment in Manhattan.
(2020-08-26). RNC Night 2: Trump Loyalists & Family Members Ignore COVID Death Toll & Flout Election Laws. democracynow.org 
At the second night of the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, speakers largely ignored the devastating public health and economic crisis facing the country as the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus nears 180,000 and tens of millions of Americans are out of work and struggling to pay for food and housing. We feature excerpts from the night, which included praise for President Trump's actions in the Middle East and more dire warnings about a Joe Biden presidency, as well as several speeches that appear to violate the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from using their office for partisan polit…
(2020-08-26). Headlines for August 26, 2020. democracynow.org Two Killed as White Militia Member Fires on Black Lives Matter Protesters in Kenosha, WI, Family of Jacob Blake Demands Arrest of Officers Who Shot Him in the Back, Black Lives Matter Protesters Shot At While Marching in Pennsylvania, Republican National Convention Speakers Continue to Flout Hatch Act Ethics Laws, CDC Quietly Drops Test Recommendation for Asymptomatic People Exposed to COVID-19, Far-Right Militia Leader Ammon Bundy Arrested at Idaho State Capitol, Argentina Posts Record Coronavirus Toll; COVID-19 Resurgent in Europe, Hurricane Laura Could Become Category 4 Storm Ahead of Gulf Coast Landfall, Leba…
(2020-08-26). "Hatemonger": Author Jean Guerrero on Stephen Miller, Trump's White Nationalist Immigration Henchman. democracynow.org 
A new book on Stephen Miller, the architect of the Trump administration's unprecedented attack on immigrant communities and the immigration system, describes the White House adviser as a dangerous man bringing white nationalist ideology to the highest levels of government. "This is what shapes the immigration policy," says Jean Guerrero, author of "Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda." Miller, descended from Jewish immigrants, has been obsessed with fighting multiculturalism since his teenage years and has steadily climbed the right-wing political ladder to become one of Don…
(2020-08-26). Two Shot Dead in Kenosha as Armed Militias Confront BLM Protests over Police Shooting of Jacob Blake. democracynow.org 
Protests continue in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where police shot an unarmed Black man in the back seven times as he was getting into his car, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. Jacob Blake was reportedly breaking up a fight before police shot him, and the shooting was witnessed by his three young children. On Tuesday, the situation escalated further when at least one white gunman opened fire on a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters. Two people were killed, and a third was injured, as police continued a violent crackdown on protesters demanding justice for Blake. We speak with Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Ma…
(2020-08-26). China's Growing Agriculture Crisis. Devastating Shocks: Swine Fever, Floods, Droughts. globalresearch.ca For the past months the Peoples' Republic of China has been subject to one after the other devastating shocks to its agriculture sector. A deadly outbreak of African Swine Fever that halved China's huge pig herds in 2019, was followed …
(2020-08-26). Over 40 Protests Across The UK On #StopArmingIsrael Day Of Action. popularresistance.org Hundreds have taken to the streets in dozens of towns and cities to call for an end to the UK's complicity in Israel's oppression of the Palestinian people, on the 6 year anniversary of the end of Israel's aerial bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza. The protests come as Israel has conducted a renewed bombardment of Gaza, which remains under a crippling land, air and sea blockade. | The 2014 attack killed over 2,200 Palestinians in 51 days, nearly a quarter of whom were children. The UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict found credible allegations that Israel committed war crimes throu…
(2020-08-26). Coronavirus outbreak kills 1, sickens 8 in Gaza. yenisafak.com Health authorities in the blockaded Gaza Strip on Wednesday registered one death and eight cases from the coronavirus pandemic.The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said a 61-year-old Palestinian died from the virus, while eight people were infected, bringing the total number of cases in the enclave since Monday to 15.On Monday, authorities in the enclave imposed a two-day lockdown as part of measures to stem the virus' spread.Previous infections were reported from inside quarantine centers for arrivals to Gaza.*Writing by Mahmoud Barakat…
(2020-08-26). Netanyahu vs Gantz: Gaza Escalation as Reflection of Israel's Political Rivalry. commondreams.org An explosion goes off during an airstrike carried out by Israeli warplanes. (Photo: Mohammed Talatene/picture alliance via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gazaairstrike.jpg …
(2020-08-26). Displaced Yemenis suffer as aid shortfall closes clinics. yenisafak.com "Enough is enough now, we can't go on," said administrative worker Mansour, who financially supports his and his deceased brother's family. His salary, while he was still paid, was around $180 a month.Across Yemen health, sanitation and nutrition services that keep millions from starvation and disease are gradually closing amid an acute funding shortage for the world's largest humanitarian crisis.The United Nations said last week 12 of its 38 major programmes have shut or scaled down, and between August and September 20 programmes face further reductions or closure.In the Mahraba displacement camp in Hajjah provi…
(2020-08-26). US Elections 2020 and the Corporate Media. globalresearch.ca Irony is dead, or at least one might think so by observing several articles about Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar's recent re-nomination. Article after article references her statement that U.S. officials' support for Israel is "all about the Benjamins", and …
(2020-08-26). California ski resort changes name over offensive term for Native American women. thecanary.co 
California's popular Squaw Valley Ski Resort will change its name because the word "squaw" is a derogatory term for Native American women, officials have said.The resort hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics.The decision was reached after consulting with local Native American groups and extensive research into the etymology and history of the term "squaw", said Ron Cohen, president and COO of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows.The word "squaw", derived from the Algonquin language, may have once simply meant "woman". But over generations, the word morphed into a misogynist and racist term to disparage Indigenous women. | Today…
(2020-08-26). As Party of Climate Denial Meets, Wildfires Rage and Hurricanes Target Gulf Coast. zcomm.org The Republican Party cannot solve the climate emergency just as it cannot solve the pandemic. It is about making money for its billionaire clientele, not about delivering better lives to working Americans.
(2020-08-26). Kerala rejects handing over of airport to Adani Group. peoplesdispatch.org A massive protest was organized by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the Indian State of Kerala in which 3 million people took part against the anti-people policies of the Central government. The protest also marked the beginning of a campaign against the privatization of Thiruvananthapuram airport.
(2020-08-26). GOP convention claims coronavirus pandemic is over and economy is booming. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (AP)—At President Donald Trump's Republican convention, he is welcoming to immigrants, not the architect of some of the nation's harshest anti-immigration policies. At Trump's convention, the coronavirus pandemic has largely subsided, not continued to infect thousands of Americans a day. The economy is booming, not sputtering. Trump is a leader in healing racial strife, not stoking divisions. Tuesday's gauzy prime-time …
(2020-08-26). Faurecia Gladstone Rank-and-File Safety Committee defends immigrant workers at Indiana parts plant, opposes back-to-school drive. wsws.org Workers at the plant are refusing leadership positions on the shop floor and others are leaving the factory in response to forced overtime and the disregard of medical work restrictions.
(2020-08-26). Anti-Trump Twitter UNWOKES itself to go after Melania for being an immigrant and a woman following RNC speech. rt.com 
Anti-Republican partisans online appeared to abandon any pro-women and pro-immigrant rhetoric to mock Melania Trump's accent, appearance and even to doubt her visa following the first lady's RNC speech. | In her address at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, Melania The speech's substance was largely ignored by some Twitter users, who went on to ridicule the first lady for b…
(2020-08-26). US Border Agents Considered Using 'Heat Ray' Against Migrants at Southern Border – Report. sputniknews.com A new report in the New York Times details that around two weeks before the 2018 midterm elections, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials, at the request of US President Donald Trump, suggested deploying a microwave, or "heat ray," weapon at the country's southern border to deter illegal crossings.