The NBA's Black Power
Ann Garrison | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-31
On August 26, the third day of the Republican Convention and two days after a Kenosha, Wisconsin cop fired seven bullets into the back of Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man, the Milwaukee Bucks refused to play. Then the rest of the NBA players, 75% of whom are Black, chose to go on strike as…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/the-nbas-black-power/

Waiting for the Old Bailey: Julian Assange and Britain's Judicial Establishment
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-31
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. The UK prison authorities are doing little to protect his health. The end result, should…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/waiting-for-the-old-bailey-julian-assange-and-britains-judicial-establishment/

This is the full membership list of the Christian Right's secretive and powerful Council for National Policy
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2020-08-31
Donald Trump previewed his RNC acceptance address before the influential Council for National Policy. The membership list of this Christian Right cabal was a carefully guarded secret — until now. President Donald Trump's appearance in Arlington, Virginia on August 21 before the Council for National Policy (CNP), a hyper-secretive Christian Right powerhouse that helps set …
thegrayzone.com/2020/08/30/membership-list-powerful-secretive-christian-right-america/

American Workers Have Been Given a Raw Deal Throughout the Trump Era
Lawrence Wittner | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-31
Although Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that American workers are "thriving" during his presidency, this contention rings hollow. The mishandled coronavirus pandemic, of course, has created levels of unemployment, hunger, and misery in the United States not seen since the Great Depression. But even in the years before the pandemic, when Trump claimed he had …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/american-workers-have-been-given-a-raw-deal-throughout-the-trump-era/

American Workers Have Been Given a Raw Deal Throughout the Trump Era
Lawrence Wittner | zcomm.org | 2020-08-31
Although Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that American workers are "thriving" during his presidency, this contention rings hollow. The mishandled coronavirus pandemic, of course, has created levels of unemployment, hunger, and misery in the United States not seen since the Great Depression. But even in the years before the pandemic, when Trump claimed he had Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/american-workers-have-been-given-a-raw-deal-throughout-the-trump-era/

Trump at the RNC: Echoes of Saddam
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-31
The Republican convention was a nauseating performance even by the cess-pit standards of the Trump administration. In its cult-like obeisance to the supreme leader it reminds me of meetings of the Iraqi Baath Party that periodically endorsed Saddam Hussein as the national saviour. The only speeches acceptable in both cases were dollops of fawning praise. Speakers outdid each other in adulation, pretending that shambolic failures were triumphant successes.
counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/trump-at-the-rnc-echoes-of-saddam/

Democrats Must Demolish Trump's Delusional Law-Breaking Dystopia
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-31
Donald Trump continually breaks multiple laws. Yet the serial lawbreaking, lying Trump is playing the "law and order" card against street protestors reacting to fatal cases of police brutality. Armed pro-Trump provocateurs are attending civic protests and generating casualties and property damage, as was the case recently in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Trump uses such mayhem to…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/democrats-must-demolish-trumps-delusional-law-breaking-dystopia/

The Empty Theater
Kenn Orphan | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-31
Media personality figure and former prosecutor, Kimberly Guilfoyle, perhaps gave the most crazed speech at the Republican National Convention. In a shrill tone, she repeatedly claimed that Joe Biden and the Democrats are socialists. This is how far down the rabbit hole the American political landscape has fallen. If they are socialists, they are the…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/the-empty-theater/

EU Supports US Coup Plot Against Belarus, Imposes Illegal Sanctions
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-31
Nearly always, EU countries are subservient to Washington's geopolitical agenda — no matter how unlawful. | Support by Britain, France, Germany (the E3), and Brussels for Iran's right to buy and sell conventional arms once the UN embargo on the practice …
globalresearch.ca/eu-supports-us-coup-plot-against-belarus-imposes-illegal-sanctions/5722598

Manufactured Pandemic and Economic Collapse a Boon for Billionaires
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-31
There's nothing natural about US-engineered coronavirus and economic collapse that made the dismal state of the nation much worse. | Things are unlikely to return to their former state when the current storm passes that won't happen any time soon. | Improvement …
globalresearch.ca/manufactured-pandemic-economic-collapse-boon-billionaires/5722658

From Cotton to Brinjal: Fraudulent GMO Project in India Sustained by Deception
Colin Todhunter | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-31
Insecticidal Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton is the first and only GM (genetically modified) crop that has been approved in India. It has been cultivated in the country for more than 20 years. In a formal statement to the Supreme Court …
globalresearch.ca/cotton-brinjal-fraudulent-gmo-project-india-sustained-deception/5722609

Venezuela's Oil Industry Between Sanctions and Strategic Blunders: A Conversation with Carlos Mendoza Potella
Prof. Carlos Mendoza Potella | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-31
Carlos Mendoza Potella is an economics professor at Venezuela's Central University and advisor to Venezuela's Central Bank. He recently spoke to Venezuelanalysis about the origins of the crisis in the country's oil industry and what that means for its future….
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-oil-industry/5722641

Why U.S. Political Scientists Are Arguing That Evo Morales Should Be the President of Bolivia
Vijay Prashad — Manuel Bertoldi | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-31
Three political scientists from the United States closely studied allegations of fraud in the Bolivian election of 2019 and found that there was no fraud. These scholars–from the University of Pennsylvania and Tulane University–looked at raw evidence from the Bolivian election authorities that had been handed over to the New York Times. They suggest late-counted…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/why-u-s-political-scientists-are-arguing-that-evo-morales-should-be-the-president-of-bolivia/

With thousands of new cases in US, opposition mounts against unsafe school and college reopenings
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
Over the last three weeks, there have been at least 12,000 infections at public schools, universities and colleges in the US.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/scho-a31.html

New York City teachers union postures as though preparing to call strike
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
By posing as though it supports calling a strike, the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) aims to block rank-and-file educators from taking independent initiative.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/nyce-a31.html

New York City teachers union holds strike authorization vote amidst mass opposition to school reopening
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) aims to block rank-and-file educators from taking independent initiative against the policy or reopening schools.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/nyce-a31.html

The Rotten Alliance of Liberals and Neocons Will Likely Shape U.S. Foreign Policy for Years to Come
Marshall Auerback | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-31
The emergence in recent weeks of a coalition of neocon Republicans and former national security officials who have thrown their support behind the candidacy of Joe Biden is an ominous development to those who believe U.S. foreign policy should be guided by the principles of realism and military restraint, rather than perpetual wars of choice.
counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/the-rotten-alliance-of-liberals-and-neocons-will-likely-shape-u-s-foreign-policy-for-years-to-come/

No Going Back: It's All Got to Change
Graham Peebles | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-31
It's been a weird time, the last six months, and so it continues; perhaps it always was. It's certainly been an unjust violent mess in varying degrees of severity, for as long as most can remember. With selfishness, division and pleasure firmly in the driving seat, and the planet beautiful, slowly choking to death under…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/no-going-back-its-all-got-to-change/

GOP Convention Pretended COVID Was Over While Creating Super-Spreader Conditions
William rivers Pitt | zcomm.org | 2020-08-31
With his death cult of cheering, sweaty, unmasked, shoulder-to-shoulder devotees arrayed before him, Trump painted a bleak portrait of the nation in chaotic hues of his own failed stewardship, all blood red and Klansman white…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/gop-convention-pretended-covid-was-over-while-creating-super-spreader-conditions/

MGM Resorts to lay off 18,000 workers
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
The Culinary Workers Union is not opposing the layoffs, demanding only that the fired workers be given the right to be re-hired at some point in the future.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/vega-a31.html

Escalation in Portland
David Rovics | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-31
Last night a man was shot to death near the Justice Center in downtown Portland, where protests have been taking place every night for over three months. Details are still coming in, but it appears the deceased was a heavily-armed member of the far right. Another member of the far right was just arrested this…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/escalation-in-portland/

Central Michigan University faces COVID-19 outbreak as campus opens
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
Shorty after the opening of the fall semester CMU has seen 117 new COVID-19 cases as a result of the reckless decision to move ahead with in-person classes.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/cmu1-j01.html

Saudi Troops Join U.S. Base in Oil-Rich Northern Syria
Josh Owens | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-31
Twenty Saudi soldiers arrived this week at a U.S. military base close to an oilfield in northeastern Syria, according to Iranian media, which cite a report from a Lebanon-based Arabic-language TV channel. | At the end of last year, Saudi …
globalresearch.ca/saudi-troops-join-us-base-oil-rich-northern-syria/5722632

Basketball Plays Outside the Bubble
Daniel Warner | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-31
Professional sports are trying to function within the constraints of the coronavirus. The National Basketball Association, in a most novel solution, has tried to finish its interrupted season within a bubble at Walt Disney World in Florida. The remaining games have been played under strict supervision; the players have been in virtual lockdown. But the…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/basketball-plays-outside-the-bubble/

The Rotten Alliance of Liberals and Neocons Will Likely Shape U.S. Foreign Policy for Years to Come
Marshall Auerback | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-31
The emergence in recent weeks of a coalition of neocon Republicans and former national security officials who have thrown their support behind the candidacy of Joe Biden is an ominous development to those who believe U.S. foreign policy should be guided by the principles of realism and military restraint, rather than perpetual wars of choice.
counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/the-rotten-alliance-of-liberals-and-neocons-will-likely-shape-u-s-foreign-policy-for-years-to-come/

University of Florida graduate residents expose plans to quarantine COVID-19 victims in family housing
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
The university management plans to quarantine people in family housing complexes in secret while pursuing a "herd immunity" strategy on campus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/ufcv-a31.html

Fall 2020 National Immigrant Solidarity Network Immigrant News Alert!
Lee Siu Hin, Immigrant Solidarity Network | indybay.org | 2020-08-31
ICE Is Leaving Immigrants To Die In Detention, Trump Used Looted Venezuelan Public Money To Build Border Wall With Mexico…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/30/18836288.php

White Supremacist in the White House: Ibram X. Kendi on Trump's Calls for "Law & Order" in Kenosha
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-08-31
In Part Two of our interview with Ibram X. Kendi, director of the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University, we air excerpts from the families of Jacob Blake and George Floyd at the massive protest marking the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington, and discuss President Trump's planned visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin, as he blames Democrats for violence during protests there and in Portland, Oregon. "Racism has spread to every part of the body," says Kendi, comparing U.S. racism to cancer, "and then we have a president who is claiming that it doesn't exist."
www.democracynow.org/2020/8/31/ibram_x_kendi_blm_protests_trump

Remembering Chadwick Boseman: Ibram X Kendi on Legacy of "Black Panther" Actor, Cancer & Anti-Racism
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-08-31
Tributes continue to pour in for beloved actor Chadwick Boseman after his death at age 43 following a private four-year battle with colon cancer. Boseman is best known for his iconic role as King T'Challa in the groundbreaking "Black Panther" — the first mainstream Black superhero movie and a smash hit that earned more than $1 billion at the box office. He is also widely acclaimed for his portrayal of major historical figures such as Thurgood Marshall, James Brown and Jackie Robinson. Boseman's death has highlighted the higher rates of colon cancer among Black men and the links to systemic racism. "Cancer,…
www.democracynow.org/2020/8/31/chadwick_boseman_cancer_ibram_x_kendi

Thoughts on the Fall of the Falwells
Gary Leupp | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-31
How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! — 2 Samuel 1: 25 Baptist minister Jerry Falwell Sr., leader of a megachurch in Lynchburg, Va. since the 1960s, founded Liberty University in 1971. In 1979 he founded the Moral Majority as a political movement opposed to abortion, homosexuality, feminism, and liberal, socialist thought; …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/thoughts-on-the-fall-of-the-falwells/

Escalation in Portland
David Rovics | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-31
Last night a man was shot to death near the Justice Center in downtown Portland, where protests have been taking place every night for over three months. Details are still coming in, but it appears the deceased was a heavily-armed member of the far right. Another member of the far right was just arrested this…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/escalation-in-portland/

Video: Robert F Kennedy Jr. in Berlin: COVID-19 Is Destroying Us All, Making the Powerful Elites More Powerful!!
Robert F. Kennedy Jr | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-31
By the Children's Health Defense Team | Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. spoke to hundreds of thousands in the streets of Berlin, Germany, August 29, 2020. | With Groàüer Stern Square and the Siegesà§ule Monument as a backdrop, Mr. Kennedy talked about …
globalresearch.ca/video-robert-f-kennedy-jr-in-berlin-covid-19-is-destroying-us-all-making-the-powerful-elites-more-powerful/5722580

Mounting evidence of COVID-19 reinfection
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
Several recent studies suggest that survivors of the coronavirus can come down with a second case after recovering from a first infection.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/rein-a31.html

Teachers Expect UFT to Vote on Whether to Authorize a Strike Over School Reopening
Matthew Cunningham-Cook | zcomm.org | 2020-08-31
The New York City teachers union wants to ensure good ventilation in schools and access to Covid-19 testing…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/teachers-expect-uft-to-vote-on-whether-to-authorize-a-strike-over-school-reopening/

Amid cross-Canada protests against back-to-school drive, Trudeau announces $2 billion to fund school reopenings
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
The prime minister stressed that reopening schools is "critical to restarting the economy."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/casc-a31.html

Greek government continues evictions of over 11,000 asylum seekers
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
The ND government's actions are particularly brutal amid a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic, with hundreds of new infections being announced each day.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/gree-a31.html

Yellowstone, Environmental Collapse, and Compromised Thinking
Joseph Scalia III | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-31
In this era in which climate change and global warming occupy ever more of the public discourse and awareness, it is striking that its brethren environmental concerns, all of no less consequence, remain starkly and fatefully off the public radar screen. These threats could be enumerated to include, among others, deforestation, ocean acidification, grasslands and…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/yellowstone-environmental-collapse-and-compromised-thinking/

Trump administration halts closure of California meatpacking plant despite eight COVID-19 deaths
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
The Trump administration postponed the closure of a plant that local health officials had ordered closed after at least 392 workers tested positive for COVID-19 and eight died.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/fost-a31.html

California Governor Newsom continues murderous policies as COVID-19 cases in state reach 700,000
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rapidly spread through California, with over 6,000 new infections per day, including 1,500 in Los Angeles County alone.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/cali-a31.html

A Festival of Distortion
Richard C. Gross | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-31
The fake other worldly Republican national séance was marked by an orchestrated festival of lies, distortion, fear-mongering and cult-like worship of Donald Trump. At its apex, the people's White House blatantly was used as a prop that violated a longtime tradition of not mixing up governing and politics.
counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/a-festival-of-distortion/

O, Homo Contractus, Where Art Thou?
John Hawkins | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-31
"Deep State" derives from a John le Carré spy novel. It is an expression bandied about rather frequently these days. It's in danger of losing its meaning the more it becomes just another little buzzword from Hiveworld, busy bobbing among the festive fields of corn-cockle until exhaustion sets in. There is a real, non-fictional Deep …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/o-homo-contractus-where-art-thou/

US military will not be involved in election crisis, top general claims
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
The extraordinary statement by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff came in response to a letter from two Democratic congresswomen.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/mili-a31.html

To Transform Policing, We Need Community Control
Jazmine Salas | zcomm.org | 2020-08-31
An elected civilian council could crack down on police abuses, and pave the way for longer-term transformations…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/to-transform-policing-we-need-community-control/

Urgent solution needed to address fuel woes in war-torn Yemen
news.un.org | 2020-08-31
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen has called on all parties to urgently work together with his Office, in order to find a solution that ensures people in the country can access basic fuel supplies, amid major shortages in areas controlled by the Houthis, formally known as Ansar Allah.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/08/1071352

Fifty-six-year-old Tennessee resident evicted from her home after contracting COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
Leslie Nelson reportedly suffered an epileptic seizure as her belongings were thrown into her yard under the close watch of the police.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/evic-a31.html

Radioactive: The pioneering efforts of physicist and chemist Marie Curie
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
Marie Curie (1867-1934) was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person and only woman to win it twice. Her life and work are the subject matter of Iranian-born French filmmaker Marjane Satrapi's feature.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/radi-a31.html

Video: The USA and Nicaragua Now: Brian Willson
S. Brian Willson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-31
Tortilla con Sal: We're here with Brian Willson, Viet Nam veteran and onetime criminal lawyer. Brian has written extensively about US imperialism and its effects around the world and what people in Nicaragua are especially interested in right …
globalresearch.ca/video-usa-nicaragua-now/5722621

Will Trump Pardon Edward Snowden?
Robert Fantina | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-31
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 the blatant injustices he saw. To others, he is a traitor, a government employee who had the…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/will-trump-pardon-edward-snowden/

How We Can Save Aviation Without Enriching Airline CEOs
Sam Pizzigati | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-31
The next economic calamity of the Trump regime's Year Four? That will come October 1 when the federal coronavirus aid deal brokered last March for the airline industry expires. That deal poured $25 billion in emergency grants to the nation's hard-hit airlines. In return, the airlines agreed not to lay off any workers before October…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/how-we-can-save-aviation-without-enriching-airline-ceos/

Wallerstein expanded the South African independent left's horizons
Patrick Bond | zcomm.org | 2020-08-31
In establishing a strategic approach to these big-picture problems, which we continue to face in South Africa, no one I know embraced scale-politics better, with more seriousness and historical reach, and with such a long-range, compassionate future viewpoint, than Immanuel Wallerstein…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/wallerstein-expanded-the-south-african-independent-lefts-horizons/

Live Like Them
Collective 20 | zcomm.org | 2020-08-31
The response of athletes as teams and as individuals, striking, dropping out of tournaments, speaking out, is remarkable…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/live-like-them/

Trump incites vigilante violence against peaceful protests in Wisconsin
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
The murders in Kenosha are the first major attempt to use right-wing vigilante groups to carry out violent attacks on domestic opposition within the United States.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/pers-a31.html

GM workers in Silao, Mexico, report eighth death from COVID-19, as corporation fires vulnerable workers
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
GM and the corporate-controlled Confederation of Mexican Workers have refused to provide workers with any information about COVID-19 cases in the plant.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/sila-a31.html

This week in history: August 31-September 6
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
25 years ago: French test nuclear bomb in Pacific, setting off protests in Tahiti On September 5, 1995, the French government launched the first in a series of nuclear tests at Moruroa Atoll in the Pacific. Rioting and protests erupted in the Tahitian capital of Papeete in response, where one-third of the population was unemployed.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/twih-a31.html

The New Class War of the Managerial Elite
Thomas Klikauer — Nadine Campbell | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-31
Ever since Frederic Taylor's falsely labelled "Scientific Management", the managerial elite has been on a stratospheric rise. Rather cunningly and often even deceitfully, Taylor named his book "scientific" even though it does not contain a single scientific experiment. What he presented was an engineering ideology — not science. Despite this and together with French factory…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/the-new-class-war-of-the-managerial-elite/

Education is a Public Obligation and Individual Right
Paul Larudee | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-31
Read Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII, and Part IX. The system of education in the US is failing at every level except for private, heavily endowed or extremely costly institutions for the wealthy and privileged. Students of all ages are increasingly viewed as "profit …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/education-is-a-public-obligation-and-individual-right/

EU refuses to accept hundreds of refugees rescued in the Mediterranean
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
More than 400 refugees are waiting in the central Mediterranean Sea off Sicily to be assigned to a safe haven.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/refu-a31.html

Fear and uncertainty dominate Jackson Hole central bankers' meeting
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
The key initiative announced at the gathering was the decision by the US Fed's policy-making body to maintain interest rates at ultra-low levels for an indefinite period.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/hole-a31.html

CDC Now Admits that 94% of COVID Deaths Had "Another Cause of Death"
Jack Davis | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-31
What this CDC report suggests is that at the outset of the pandemic it had been instructed to change the methodology with a view to artificially inflating the numbers of "Covid deaths". This is confirmed by the H. Ealy, M. …
globalresearch.ca/cdc-says-94-covid-deaths-had-underlying-condition/5722646

China Warns of "Accidental" Military Confrontation with US
Orinoco Tribune | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-31
China's military has warned of an unintentional military confrontation with the US if it does not halt its naval operations in the South China Sea, insisting that recent US activities in the region are instigating such hostilities. | The warning came …
globalresearch.ca/china-warns-accidental-military-confrontation-us/5722631

Mounting social and health disaster in Louisiana after Hurricane Laura
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
Three days after the most powerful hurricane to hit the state since 1856, the scale of destruction and accompanying social crisis is coming into sharp relief.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/laur-a31.html

Overturning Austerity 101
Fred Glass | zcomm.org | 2020-08-31
California's Prop 15 Will Tax the Rich…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/overturning-austerity-101/

Seattle's High-End Wage Tax and Taxing Stock Returns
Dean Baker | zcomm.org | 2020-08-31
If instead of taxing corporate profits we targeted stock returns, we could be certain of collecting the tax rate we had targeted…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/seattles-high-end-wage-tax-and-taxing-stock-returns/

Trump's Hotel in Vancouver Files for Bankruptcy
Tasnim News Agency | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-31
The Trump International Hotel in Vancouver has closed permanently just three years after opening, and the management company that owns it has filed for bankruptcy, The Hill reported. | Hotel operator TA Hotel Management Partnership Ltd. filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, …
globalresearch.ca/trump-hotel-vancouver-files-bankruptcy/5722635

Encounter with Tiburon cops was racially motivated
Protest This! | indybay.org | 2020-08-31
500 people marched on the Tiburon police station to demand an end to racial profiling.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/30/18836290.php

The 8-30 Edition of Bathrobespierre's Broadsides Free Radio Santa Cruz show
Robert Norse | indybay.org | 2020-08-31
The regular Free Radio Santa Cruz twice-weekly Bathrobespierre's Broadsides show usually airs on the net at freakradio.org Thursdays 6-8 PM and Sundays 9: 30 AM to 3 PM. However, FRSC-on-the-net is recovering of fire evacuation right now. Meanwhile the show is archived at http: //www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html . This is another on-the-road collection of interviews, downloaded songs, and my commentary from the last few days in downtown Santa Cruz.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/30/18836301.php

Another {attempted} Power Grab By Pacifica Corporatizers!
repost, from Alex Steinberg | indybay.org | 2020-08-31
KPFA members: | Don't Sign The Petition At Pacifica To Corporatize The Bylaws! | – From the Pacifica National Board Chair…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/30/18836289.php

Creative Protest in Palo Alto After Another Black Man Shot by Police
Kenosha Reaction | indybay.org | 2020-08-31
Short videos from protest in Palo Alto of August 27 include a demonstrator holding flowers and dancing to rap number "Fuck the Police." | Ten seconds and seven seconds in length.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/30/18836285.php

Tell Warren Buffett to Move Forward With Klamath Dam Removal Agreement
UnDam the Klamath | indybay.org | 2020-08-31
Send Warren Buffett a message urging his company Berkshire Hathoway and its subsidiary, PacifiCorp to move forward with Klamath dam removal.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/31/18836305.php

Loud Protest at Tiburon Police Station After Police Harass Black Shop Owner
No Racial Profiling | indybay.org | 2020-08-31
Protesters rallied in Tiburon after police harassed a Black shop owner, demanding he prove he belonged there … in his own store. 32 second video.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/29/18836278.php

Golden Gate Bridge Action: "Confrontation with Police Was a Rehearsal for November 4"
R. Robertson | indybay.org | 2020-08-31
Organizers of the "March for the Dead Fight for the Living" action of August 21 called their action preparation for election day.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/30/18836280.php

Saturday 9/19: Online Townhall: Normal is Still the Problem!
Speak Out Now | indybay.org | 2020-08-31
Online meeting, see website for details…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/30/18836299.php

Iran registers 1,642 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-31
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 1,642 COVID-19 infections and 109 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours.
en.mehrnews.com/news/162937/Iran-registers-1-642-COVID-19-cases-in-24-hours

Shalamcheh border crossing resumes operation after short halt
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-31
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — Shalamcheh border crossing, which connects Iran's southwestern Khuzestan province to Basra in Iraq, resumed trade operation on Monday morning after a temporary halt last week.
en.mehrnews.com/news/162926/Shalamcheh-border-crossing-resumes-operation-after-short-halt

Persian Restaurants in New Mexico
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-31
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — The restaurant concept is defined by business model and restaurant theme, style of service, cuisine, interior design, and price point. One of these concepts is catering restaurants.
en.mehrnews.com/news/162934/Persian-Restaurants-in-New-Mexico

Lebanese president designates new PM
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-31
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — Lebanon on Monday designated Berlin envoy, Mustafa Adib, as the new premier following consultations with parliamentary blocs at Baabda Presidential Palace.
en.mehrnews.com/news/162941/Lebanese-president-designates-new-PM

1st Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi flight leaves occupied lands
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-31
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — Despite all criticisms, the first-ever commercial flight from occupied lands of Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi took place on Monday, with Israeli regime and US delegations on board.
en.mehrnews.com/news/162931/1st-Tel-Aviv-to-Abu-Dhabi-flight-leaves-occupied-lands

Pursuing Gen. Soleimani's assassination case high on agenda
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-31
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — Iran's Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raeisi said that his body considers the case of Lieutenant General Soleimani's assassination as a priority to deal with.
en.mehrnews.com/news/162940/Pursuing-Gen-Soleimani-s-assassination-case-high-on-agenda

Several injured in Abu Dhabi restaurant blast
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-31
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — One person was killed and several people were injured on Monday in two separate explosions in the United Arab Emirates' capital Abu Dhabi and its tourism hub Dubai, the police and local media said.
en.mehrnews.com/news/162936/Several-injured-in-Abu-Dhabi-restaurant-blast

Iranians for Iranians against pandemic in Muharram
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-31
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — Iranian society is experiencing new trends under the coronavirus pandemic and in Muharram, the most significant of which is the increasing people's support for each other and their cooperation on improving their livelihood.
en.mehrnews.com/news/162924/Iranians-for-Iranians-against-pandemic-in-Muharram

Mama Mia! NASA Tracking Asteroid Nearly Double the Diameter of Roman Colosseum Approaching Earth
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-31
The so-called 'Near-Earth Object', classified as such by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), was first discovered by astronomers in 2010, and is set to cross Earth's orbit on Sunday.
sputniknews.com/science/202008311080326915-mama-mia-nasa-tracking-asteroid-nearly-double-diameter-of-roman-colosseum-approaching-earth/

How UK Tax Hikes May Deal a New Blow to the British Economy & Estrange Foreign Investors
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-31
While seeking ways to plug a gap in the country's budget caused by the COVID pandemic, the UK government is seemingly inclined to considerably raise tax rates. International observers have explained why it is not the best economic strategy to implement.
sputniknews.com/uk/202008311080321576-how-uk-tax-hikes-may-deal-a-new-blow-to-the-british-economy–estrange-foreign-investors/

Filmmaker Michael Moore Predicts Repeat of 2016, Claims Donald Trump Headed to Win 2020 Election
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-31
Renowned filmmaker Michael Moore predicted in 2016 that Donald Trump would win the presidential election despite all leading US polls claiming otherwise and tipping Democrat Hillary Clinton as the hot favourite.
sputniknews.com/us/202008311080326722-filmmaker-michael-moore-predicts-repeat-of-2016-claims-donald-trump-headed-to-win-2020-election–/

China says Czech Senate Speaker to Pay 'Heavy Price' for 'Political Opportunism' of Taiwan Visit
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-31
Czech Senate speaker Milos Vystrcil arrived in Taipei on 30 August on a visit to promote business links with Taiwan, dismissing anticipated objections from Beijing over a perceived violation of the European state's one-China policy.
sputniknews.com/world/202008311080325439-china-says-czech-senate-speaker-to-pay-heavy-price-for-political-opportunism-of-taiwan-visit-/

Mykonos Police Reportedly Say Harry Maguire Was Treated Like 'Just Another Drunk Brit'
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-31
Man United footballer Harry Maguire received a 21-month suspended sentence for punching Mykonos police officers and attempting to bribe them. The brawl reportedly began after what Maguire asserted was an attempt to inject his sister with a "rape drug".
sputniknews.com/society/202008311080323841-mykonos-police-say-harry-maguire-was-treated-like-just-another-drunk-brit/

Law & Order: How BLM Protests Can Improve Trump's Election Odds Instead of Axing His 2020 Bid
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-31
Months of often-violent anti-racist protests which have engulfed the US from May threaten to pull rug out from under the Democrats, who closed their eyes to looting and rioting, say American observers outlining how Donald Trump can raise victorious and even receive a large share of the African American vote.
sputniknews.com/us/202008311080319465-law–order-how-blm-protests-can-improve-trumps-election-odds-instead-of-axing-his-2020-bid/

Modi's Monthly Radio Address Programme Becomes Victim of "Dislikes" on YouTube
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-31
New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been hosting a monthly radio programme, "Mann Ki Baat", since October 2014, wherein he addresses his countrymen on state-owned All India Radio. The recording of the same is shared on Modi's YouTube channel along with the BJP and Press Information Bureau.
sputniknews.com/news/202008311080324079-modis-monthly-radio-address-programme-becomes-victim-of-dislikes-on-youtube-/

Biden Accuses Trump of 'Fanning The Flames of Hate' Amid Continuing Portland Unrest
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-31
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has condemned the recent violence in Portland, blaming US President Donald Trump for fueling tensions.
sputniknews.com/us/202008311080323819-biden-accuses-trump-of-fanning-the-flames-of-hate-amid-continuing-portland-unrest/

Video Shows Moment Before Deadly Portland Shooting Amid Rival BLM, Pro-Trump Protests
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-31
A man was shot dead in downtown Portland, Oregon, on Saturday night as violence erupted between supporters of President Donald Trump and Black Lives Matter protesters. The city has become a flashpoint for demonstrations against police brutality and racism since the death of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis on 25 May.
sputniknews.com/us/202008311080325068-video-shows-moment-before-deadly-portland-shooting-amid-rival-blm-pro-trump-protests-/

Vote for Joe Biden or Democrats Would 'Conflict' with True Belief in Jesus Christ, Claims Pastor
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-31
Earlier, Los Angeles County moved to hold John MacArthur, Grace Community Church pastor, in contempt of court after hosting three indoor services in August in defiance of a court order that his church must comply with California's coronavirus restrictions.
sputniknews.com/us/202008311080324697-vote-for-joe-biden-or-democrats-would-conflict-with-true-belief-in-jesus-christ-claims-pastor/

Biggest Timber Sale in Memory Cancelled in Bitterroot National Forest
CounterPunch News Service | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-31
The Bitterroot National Forest today formally withdrew its decision authorizing the Gold Butterfly Project. Friends of the Bitterroot and the Alliance for the Wild Rockies filed a lawsuit on July 10th against the Bitterroot National Forest seeking to stop the Gold Butterfly timber sale which was called "the largest project in memory" by the Ravalli…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/biggest-timber-sale-in-memory-cancelled-in-bitterroot-national-forest/

Video: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Demo Berlin on August 29, 2020
Energie Service Zentrale Mitte | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-31
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Philippines: Opposition to early release for U.S. Marine who raped, murdered Filipino transgender woman
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-08-31
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | Murderer, rapist Pemberton does not deserve early release | U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton does not deserve early release from imprisonment. He has not even properly served his sentence having been afforded the privilege of being "detained" in a "special military jail" inside Camp Aguinaldo. | The Party opposes Pemberton's bid for a reduction of his jail term through the so-called "good conduct time allowance" as he has yet to rightfully suffer the consequences of his heinous crime. On the…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/8/30/philippines-opposition-early-release-us-marine-who-raped-murdered-filipino-transgender-wom

New York transit agency threatens draconian cuts and fare hikes
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
The MTA is considering reducing New York City bus and subway service by 40 percent as well as cutting commuter railroads service by 50 percent.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/mtan-a31.html

Philippines: Opposition to early release for U.S. Marine who raped, murdered Filipino transgender woman
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-08-31
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | Murderer, rapist Pemberton does not deserve early release | U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton does not deserve early release from imprisonment. He has not even properly served his sentence having been afforded the privilege of being "detained" in a "special military jail" inside Camp Aguinaldo. | The Party opposes Pemberton's bid for a reduction of his jail term through the so-called "good conduct time allowance" as he has yet to rightfully suffer the consequences of his heinous crime. On the…
fightbacknews.org/2020/8/30/philippines-opposition-early-release-us-marine-who-raped-murdered-filipino-transgender-wom

Galatasaray to face Azerbaijan's Neftci in Europa League
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-31
The draw for the Europa League 2nd qualifying round was made in the UEFA headquarters in Switzerland.Galatasaray will visit Neftci in the first and only leg on Sept. 17.The tournament's second qualifying round will be single leg.The winning team will advance to the Europa League's third qualifying round.
yenisafak.com/en/sports/galatasaray-to-face-azerbaijans-neftci-in-europa-league-3538062

Trump slams Biden's response to 'anarchists'
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-31
US President Donald Trump has criticized Democratic nominee Joe Biden for not controlling the "Anarchists, Thugs Agitators in ANTIFA," underlining the necessity of National Guard in protests-rocked states and cities that are mostly under the rule of Democrats. "When is Slow Joe Biden going to criticize the Anarchists, Thugs Agitators in ANTIFA?" Trump tweeted late Sunday. "When is he going to suggest bringing up the National Guard in BADLY RUN Crime Infested Democrat Cities States? Remember, he can't lose the Crazy Bernie Super Liberal vote!"Antifa, short for "antifascist," is a far-left anti-fascist political ac…
yenisafak.com/en/world/trump-slams-bidens-response-to-anarchists-3538057

Who is the leader of the Muslim world? Egyptians say 'Turkey' all the way
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-31
Despite all the smear campaigns launched against Turkey in Egypt under the administration of putschist Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the people of Egypt continue to stand by Turkey and have deemed Erdogan the leader of the Muslim world.A poll conducted with the participation of 1,047 Egyptians by Turkey-based research company Areda Survey yielded quite the shocking results and shed light on how the people of Egypt really feel towards Turkey.When asked, "Who is the leader of the Muslim world besides your own country?", 31,4 percent of respondents answered "Turkey," with Saudi Arabia lagging far behind with only 10,4 perce…
yenisafak.com/en/world/who-is-the-leader-of-the-muslim-world-egyptians-say-turkey-all-the-way-3538054

At least 100 doctors die of coronavirus in Indonesia
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-31
At least 100 Indonesian doctors have died of the novel coronavirus since the pandemic started in March, a doctors association said on Monday."There have been 100 doctors who died while handling COVID-19. Likewise, the number of other health workers who have died also climbed," Daeng Faqih, chairman of Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI), said in a statement.Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Halik Malik, the association spokesman, said the number of doctors who have died increased significantly over the last two months.As of Aug. 4, the doctors association recorded deaths of 74 doctors, and the number climbed by 26 ove…
yenisafak.com/en/world/at-least-100-doctors-die-of-coronavirus-in-indonesia-3538060

Russia expels 3 Slovak diplomats in reciprocal move
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-31
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday it expelled in a reciprocal move three Slovak diplomats.The decision was conveyed to the Slovak Ambassador in Russia Peter Priputen, the ministry said in a statement on its official website."On Aug. 31, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the Russian Federation, Peter Priputen, for a strong protest about the unjustified expulsion of three diplomatic employees of the Russian Embassy in Slovakia in August this year," it said.Moscow considers the step by Bratislava as "unfriendly" and "contrary to the traditional spirit of co…
yenisafak.com/en/world/russia-expels-3-slovak-diplomats-in-reciprocal-move-3538056

China rejects Indian claim about border violation
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-31
In further escalation of tensions between India and China, New Delhi Monday said that its troops thwarted the "provocative military movements" in border areas of the Himalayan region of Ladakh, where the two countries are witnessing a heightened face-off since May this year."On the night of 29/30 August 2020, PLA [People's Liberation Army of China] troops violated the previous consensus arrived at during military and diplomatic engagements during the ongoing standoff in Eastern Ladakh and carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo," said a statement by the Indian Defense Ministry.However,…
yenisafak.com/en/news/china-rejects-indian-claim-about-border-violation-3538055

EU offers 400 mln euros in guarantees to WHO-led COVID-19 vaccine initiative
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-31
The European Commission said on Monday it would contribute 400 million euros ($476 million) in guarantees to an initiative led by the World Health Organisation to buy COVID-19 vaccines.Countries wishing to be part of the WHO initiative, dubbed COVAX, had to submit expressions of interest by Monday.($1 = 0.8396 euros)…
yenisafak.com/en/world/eu-offers-400-mln-euros-in-guarantees-to-who-led-covid-19-vaccine-initiative-3538053

Separatist leader says Saudi Arabia hinders Yemen agreement
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-31
A separatist official has accused Saudi Arabia of hindering the implementation of a power-sharing deal, known as the Riyadh Agreement, for southern Yemen. | "The denial of return for southern leaders to Aden by Saudi Arabia is an obstruction of the implementation of the Riyadh Agreement," Rami Muthana al-Sumaidi, a leader of the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC), said on Monday. | He added Riyadh has refused to allow former security chief Shallal Shaya to return to Aden from Abu Dhabi. | Al-Sumaidi warned the Saudi-led coalition of taking any measures to prevent the movement of southern Yemeni leader…
yenisafak.com/en/world/separatist-leader-says-saudi-arabia-hinders-yemen-agreement-3538059

First Israeli flight flies to UAE via Saudi airspace
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-31
The first-ever commercial flight flew from Israel's Ben Gurion airport on Monday to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) through Saudi airspace. | The El Al flight is carrying an Israeli delegation headed by national security adviser Meir Ben-Shabat and US diplomats led by Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and special adviser. | Kushner described the flight as "historic" that is being watched by all in the Arab and Islamic world. | "This is a very hopeful time and I believe that so much peace and prosperity is possible in this region and throughout the world," Kushner said in statements cited by the Is…
yenisafak.com/en/world/first-israeli-flight-flies-to-uae-via-saudi-airspace-3538049

Japan's former defence minister Ishiba to run in LDP leadership election
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-31
Japanese former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba, a favourite in opinion polls to become the next premier, will run in the ruling LDP leadership election, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported on Monday, citing members of Ishiba's faction.Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has also indicated he intends to run in the race, according to a source with the direct knowledge of the matter.
yenisafak.com/en/world/japans-former-defence-minister-ishiba-to-run-in-ldp-leadership-election-3538061

'The new Babylon Bee?' CNN commentator mocked after downplaying riots in Kenosha, Portland as 'protests' with a FIERY cover photo
rt.com | 2020-08-31
CNN's Chris Cillizza became the butt of the joke online after saying that calling the unrest in Kenosha and Portland "riots" is a desperate ploy by Trump. The cover photo seems to be at odds with the spin, however. | CNN political commentator Chris Cillizza faced a torrent of mockery from conservatives accusing him of whitewashing the violence festering in Kenosha, Wisconsin and Portland, Oregon, after he opined that referring to the looting, vandalism, and arson in both cities as 'rioting' is unjustified and a "desperate" political ploy by US President Donald Trump. | | © CNN | "To hear Trump and his a…
rt.com/usa/499480-cnn-riots-protests-mockery/

Reports of shots fired at pro-Trump caravan in LA suburb, suspect on the run after standoff with police
rt.com | 2020-08-31
Police have responded to reports of fire being opened at a pro-Trump parade of cars in Woodland Hills, California, after a tire was slashed by a projectile, probably a bullet. The alleged shooter is at large. | The incident unfolded about 11: 30 a.m. local time in the 20600 block of Ventura Boulevard, as the torrent of cars with Trump supporters was streaming past Woodland Hills, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. | Update: LAPD says they got reports of shots fired on a Woodland Hills street where a large caravan of Trump supporters was passing through and a bullet may…
rt.com/usa/499479-shooting-trump-rally-woodland-hills/

Russia fuelling Portland & Kenosha violence? CNN turns to Russiagate tsar Schiff with bizarre take on US race tensions
rt.com | 2020-08-31
Russia may be responsible for the deadly unrest in American cities, CNN host Dana Bash has implied during an interview with Democrats' top Russiagate figure, Adam Schiff, proving that red-baiting never goes out of vogue. | Schiff, the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, came to CNN for a round of Trump-bashing over the President's remarks on how Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe "got tired of" classified information being leaking from Congress. The DNI wrote last week to the California representative and his Senate counterpart, Marco Rubio, that his office will be informing lawmaker…
rt.com/usa/499503-cnn-russia-riots-schiff/

Major Australian corporations report windfalls from JobKeeper scheme
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
Although the true extent of the corporate welfare grab is unknown, listed companies have received at least $625 million in COVID-19 wage subsidies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/jobk-a31.html

The Sentencing of Brenton Tarrant: Jailing the Man, not the Great Replacement
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-31
Brenton Tarrant was sentenced last week. The Australian national who butchered, with relish, 51 individuals in Christchurch at Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre, found himself facing something unique in New Zealand: jail for life without parole. He pleaded guilty to 51 charges of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one of …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/the-sentencing-of-brenton-tarrant-jailing-the-man-not-the-great-replacement/

Australian report reveals accelerating social inequality in education
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
The data exposes the fraud of the Gonski funding model, commissioned by the last federal Labor government, ostensibly to overcome the socioeconomic divide.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/educ-a31.html

A no-deal Brexit may still be more costly than COVID-19
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-08-31
Conventional wisdom holds that the impact of COVID-19 on the UK economy dwarfs the potential consequences of Brexit. This has led some Brexiteers to argue there is nothing to fear about a no-deal Brexit. Yet, data show that a no-deal Brexit may not be less costly than the longterm economic fallout from COVID-19, argues Thomas Sampson (LSE). As …
truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/a-no-deal-brexit-may-still-be-more-costly-than-covid-19/

'Photo-Op for White Nationalist President Isn't Helpful,' Says Wisconsin Dem as Trump Plans Kenosha Visit Despite Calls to Stay Away
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-31
In a letter to Trump on Sunday, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers warned the president's visit "will only delay our work to overcome division and move forward together." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/jacob_blake_kenosha.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/08/31/photo-op-white-nationalist-president-isnt-helpful-says-wisconsin-dem-trump-plans?cd-origin=rss

United States: Players strike for racial justice
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-08-31
Anti-racism Sports Dave ZirinIssue 1279 | United States Black Lives MatterAugust 31, 2020This is without precedent in the history of sports: The Milwaukee Bucks, arguably the best team in the Nati…
greenleft.org.au/content/united-states-players-strike-racial-justice

Japanese Prime Minister Abe suddenly resigns
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
Whoever replaces Abe will pursue the same militarist agenda and build up to war in the Asia-Pacific region.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/jabe-a31.html

Sri Lanka and Turkey: an Interview with the Turkish Ambassador, R. Demet Şekercioğlu
Nilantha Ilangamuwa | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-31
As a part of my series on talking to the foreign diplomats in Sri Lanka for our newly initiated talk show; The New Normal, I have had an opportunity to sit with newly appointed Turkish Ambassador to Sri Lanka. In this exclusive interview she has detailed with me about diplomatic relationship between Sri Lanka and…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/sri-lanka-and-turkey-an-interview-with-the-turkish-ambassador-r-demet-sekercioglu/

Statements of support from Sri Lanka for Joseph Scalice
wsws.org | 2020-08-31
We call on our readers to come to the defence of Scalice by sending statements of support to the WSWS opposing the slanderous attack on him by the Communist Party of the Philippines.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/31/scal-a31.html

Jacob Blake Was Shot in Kenosha, a City Adrift in a Moral Desert
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2020-08-31
Jacob Blake Was Shot in Kenosha, a City Adrift in a Moral Desert…
thenation.com/article/society/jacob-blake-kenosha/

The Culture Is Still Catching Up With Georgia Anne Muldrow
Marcus J. Moore | thenation.com | 2020-08-31
The Culture Is Still Catching Up With Georgia Anne Muldrow…
thenation.com/article/culture/georgia-anne-muldrow-mama-you-can-bet-music/

Report says top Facebook executive in India openly backed Modi on internal company group
Newsclick | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-31
A report by Wall Street Journal revealed that Facebook's policy head for the region, Ankhi Das, had said in an internal post "We lit a fire to his (Modi) social media campaign and the rest is of course history"
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/31/report-says-top-facebook-executive-in-india-openly-backed-modi-on-internal-company-group/

What Trump's Troop Withdrawal from Iraq Means for Ending America's Endless Wars
Dr. Trita Parsi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-31
The Wall Street Journal scoop on the details of the Trump administration's troop withdrawal from Iraq is welcome news. Reportedly, President Donald Trump is cutting U.S. troop levels by one- third, to about 3,500 troops from 5,200. This move would …
globalresearch.ca/trump-troop-withdrawal-iraq-means-ending-america-endless-wars/5722639

September 11, 2001: "The Global War on Terrorism" is Fake. Al Qaeda is "Made in America"
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-30
Next week, at the hight of the Covid crisis, we will be commemorating. It was 19 years ago. It was a criminal undertaking and a Big Lie. It was a pretext and justification to initiate the "Global War on Terrorism"…
globalresearch.ca/the-global-war-on-terrorism-is-fake-al-qaeda-is-made-in-america/5667249

September 11, 2001: "The Global War on Terrorism" is Fake. Al Qaeda is "Made in America"
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-30
Next week, at the height of the Covid crisis, we will be commemorating 9/11. It was 19 years ago. It was a criminal undertaking and a Big Lie. It was a pretext and justification to initiate the "Global War on …
globalresearch.ca/the-global-war-on-terrorism-is-fake-al-qaeda-is-made-in-america/5667249

Fraudulent Covid Data: Inflating the Numbers. "Double-Counting", Manipulation of Test Results
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-30
According to a Daily Mail report (August 14) the British authorities have been involved in the practice of "double-counting" the official RT-PCR test results. It is presented as an unfortunate error or mistake: | "Ministers have quietly wiped 1.3million Covid-19 swabs …
globalresearch.ca/fraudulent-covid-data-inflating-the-numbers-double-counting-manipulation-of-test-results/5722405

On Contact: Public Monuments And Racism
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-30
n the show this week, Chris Hedges, in his second interview with Professor James W Loewen, discusses public monuments and statues, who puts them up and why, and what may replace them. Prof Loewen is the author of 'Lies Across America: What Our Historical Markers and Monuments Get Wrong'. | "The uprisings sweeping the nation triggered by the police murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others have not only confronted systematic police abuse, but targeted statues, monuments and buildings commemorating white supremacy.
popularresistance.org/on-contact-public-monuments-and-racism/

'Wisdom' of Guatemala's indigenous people needed for sustainable development: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
news.un.org | 2020-08-30
The wisdom and knowledge of indigenous people in Guatemala is central to the realization of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs, targets agreed by countries around the world to end poverty, maintain peace and preserve the health of the planet. In this blog, the UN Resident Coordinator in Guatemala Rebeca Arias Flores explains how sustainable development is not new, but simply a new name that draws on ancient wisdom that is renewed with each generation of indigenous people.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/08/1070862

'Wisdom' of Guatemala's indigenous people needed for sustainable development: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
news.un.org | 2020-08-30
The wisdom and knowledge of indigenous people in Guatemala is central to the realization of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs, targets agreed by countries around the world to end poverty, maintain peace and preserve the health of the planet. In this blog, the UN Resident Coordinator in Guatemala Rebeca Arias Flores explains how sustainable development is not new, but simply a new name that draws on ancient wisdom that is renewed with each generation of indigenous people.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/08/1070862

Chadwick Boseman's Wakanda: Afro-Futurism Is in the Present
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2020-08-30
Skyline of the business district in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city with a population of over 12 million. (Photo: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-481661017_1.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/08/30/chadwick-bosemans-wakanda-afro-futurism-present?cd-origin=rss

Venezuela: Right-Wing Opposition Leader Released to House Arrest
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-08-30
Juan Requesens had been linked to the August 2018 assassination attempt against President Maduro.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14981

Video: Canada Anti-Civid Measures Rally in Ottawa on Parliament Hill, Against the Mask and Social Distancing
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-30
In the first video, Pastor Henry Hildebrandt of the Church of God, in Aylmer, ON., decries the government's infringement of Canadians' Constitutionally-enshrined freedoms to assemble and to worship. | He sees the government-imposed COVID measures as a form of social conditioning….
globalresearch.ca/video-canada-anti-civid-measures-rally-in-ottawa-on-parliament-hill-against-the-mask-and-social-distancing/5722537

Fall 2020 National Immigrant Solidarity Network Immigrant News Alert!
Lee Siu Hin, Immigrant Solidarity Network | indybay.org | 2020-08-30
ICE Is Leaving Immigrants To Die In Detention, Trump Used Looted Venezuelan Public Money To Build Border Wall With Mexico…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/30/18836288.php

At least three migrants die as boat catches fire off Italy
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-30
At least three migrants died when a fire broke out on a boat carrying them close to the southern coast of Italy on Sunday, police and health officials said.Another five migrants were injured and taken to hospital, health authorities in the Italian port city of Crotone said.Two police officers were hurt as they tried to help the migrants, the Crotone police force said, without going into further details.
yenisafak.com/en/world/at-least-three-migrants-die-as-boat-catches-fire-off-italy-3538009

Turkey slams Islamophobic act by 'modern barbarians'
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-30
"They shamelessly burn the Qur'an, the sacred book of Islam, in the middle of Europe. They then claim to be the paragons of reason, logic, freedom and justice," Ibrahim Kalin said in a tweet."They label anyone not like them as anti-reason bigots and retros. Modern barbarians know no limits in primitive mindset."The incident took place in the Swedish city of Malmo on Friday evening, where far-right activists of the anti-Muslim group Stram Krus (Hard Line) burned a copy of the Quran at a rally in the largely migrant neighborhood of Rosengard.The Turkish Foreign Ministry has also vehemently criticized the incident,…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-slams-islamophobic-act-by-modern-barbarians-3537999

U.S. Control of Alexandroupolis Port Will Not Help to Protect Greece from Turkey
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-30
The Greek Private Asset Utilization Fund (HRADF) will sell a 67% stake of Alexandroupolis Port in northern Greece near the border with Turkey and Bulgaria. Two American companies are believed to be interested in the deal. Selling a port of …
globalresearch.ca/us-control-alexandroupolis-port-not-help-protect-greece-turkey/5722510

Montenegro holds parliamentary polls amid pandemic
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-30
More than half a million voters are expected to cast their ballots on Sunday in Montenegro's fifth parliamentary elections since independence.Candidates from 11 coalitions, six alliances, and five parties are vying for a place in the 81-seat parliament.The main contest is expected between President Milo Djukanovic's pro-West Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), which has ruled the country for 30 years, and the opposition Democratic Front (DF), which leans more towards Russia and Serbia.However, neither of the two is projected to win a majority in parliament.Montenegrins can vote at 1,217 polling stations until 8…
yenisafak.com/en/world/montenegro-holds-parliamentary-polls-amid-pandemic-3537994

Video: UAE and Israel Plan to Create Intelligence Bases on Yemen's Socotra Island
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-30
Israel and the United Arab Emirates are going to create a military intelligence-gathering infrastructure on Yemen's Socotra Island, according to Arab and French sources. | The 3,650km2 island, located south of the Yemeni mainland in the Indian Ocean, overlooks the Bab …
globalresearch.ca/video-uae-israel-plan-create-intelligence-bases-yemen-socotra-island/5722512

If Navalny was poisoned, unlikely it was by Putin: Italian professor pours cold water on 'state-sponsored assassination' theory
rt.com | 2020-08-30
Western media wasted no time in accusing the Russian government of attempting to kill Moscow protest leader Alexey Navalny with poison, but basic common sense points against the conspiracy theory, an Italian expert has argued. | Navalny fell ill last week during a commercial flight and was rushed to a hospital after his plane made an emergency landing in the Siberian city of Omsk. Two days later, he was flown to Germany to be treated at the Charité University Hospital in Berlin. Doctors there said his symptoms indicate poisoning with a cholinesterase inhibitor — a type of chemical encountered in ce…
rt.com/russia/499453-navalny-state-poisoning-theory/

In Battle for Virtual Schools, Rochester Teachers Caucus Leads from Below
Michelle Accorso Sapere | zcomm.org | 2020-08-30
As we move forward, we're confident we will continue to push a conservative union toward more progressive stances and actions, and we honestly care little who gets the credit for it.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/in-battle-for-virtual-schools-rochester-teachers-caucus-leads-from-below/

Zimbabwe's left and progressive forces face a quandary
Pavan Kulkarni | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-30
The government in Zimbabwe is relying on large scale deployment of security forces to quell the protests sweeping the country, which may turn into a mass uprising. Left forces have however warned that the protests could be hijacked…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/30/zimbabwes-left-and-progressive-forces-face-a-quandary/

Confess to Covid: just short of witch burning
T.P. Wilkinson | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-30
English propaganda poster by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London 1915 (Wikipedia Commons) 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 the population. Instead …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/confess-to-covid-just-short-of-witch-burning/

Masses cheer as protests force out government in Mali
G. Dunkel | workers.org | 2020-08-30
Bamako, Mali After months of agitation and protests — some going on for days, involving thousands of people and substantial injuries — the Malian Army arrested President Ibrahim Boubacar KeàØta (IBK), Prime Minister Boubou Cissé and the entire cabinet Aug. 18. The June 5 Movement — Rally of Patriotic . . . | Continue reading Masses cheer as protests force out government in Mali at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/08/50922/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=masses-cheer-as-protests-force-out-government-in-mali

Half of the world's oceans are already affected by human-induced climate change
Sandipan Talukdar | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-30
A recent study of ocean depths shows that 20-55% of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans have shown an emergent human-induced signal and it is likely to increase to 40-65% and up to 80% by 2080…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/30/half-of-the-worlds-oceans-are-already-affected-by-human-induced-climate-change/

Syria's Pharmaceutical Industry Develops Cure to Fight Covid
Miri Wood | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-30
Thameco Pharmaceutical has begun domestic manufacturing of azithromycin as part of Syria's fight against the COVID pandemic. Dr. Fida Ali, the company's General Manager, made this exciting announcement in an interview with SANA. | Dr. Ali noted that Thameco has …
globalresearch.ca/syrias-pharmaceutical-industry-develops-cure-to-fight-covid/5722533

The raging power struggle in North Africa and Mediterranean
Newsclick | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-30
Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the faultlines emerging in west Asia and north Africa where Turkey and the Gulf monarchies have been engaging in a geopolitical contest…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/30/the-raging-power-struggle-in-north-africa-and-mediterranean/

On the ground with Kenosha protesters: "We want justice"
Will Arment and Lilith McKenzie | liberationnews.org | 2020-08-30
"They keep doing it. They keep doing it over and over again. Something's gotta give."
liberationnews.org/on-the-ground-with-kenosha-protesters-we-want-justice/

U.S. economy stuck in worst recession since the Great Depression
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-08-30
San José, CA – On Thursday, August 27, the latest report on unemployment insurance shows that the U.S. economy remains stuck in the worst recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s. While new claims for regular state unemployment insurance benefits did drop to a little, over 1 million for the week ending August 22, the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance or PUA for gig workers and self-employed rose the same week. Together the two stayed the same as the week before, and slightly higher than two weeks ago. One million new applications for state unemployment insurance is five times the rate at beginning…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/8/30/us-economy-stuck-worst-recession-great-depression

The Twilight of Democracy in the United States. Architecture of a Totalitarian Police State
Donald Monaco | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-30
The United States has erected the legal and institutional architecture of a totalitarian police state. | Institutionally, the national security autocracy has merged with the military, law enforcement and a vast private intelligence network to create a massive physical apparatus of …
globalresearch.ca/twilight-democracy-united-states/5722528

Tampa protest demands justice for Jacob Blake and community control of the police
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-08-30
Tampa, FL – On August 28, around 70 protesters demanded justice for Jacob Blake at an event by Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and Tampa Bay Community Action Committee (TBCAC). Blake was a Black man shot seven times in the back by Officer Rusten Sheskey in Kenosha, Wisconsin. His murder sparked a massive rebellion in Kenosha and protests in other cities across the country. | In addition to demanding justice Jacob Blake, demonstrators also demanded justice for victims of police brutality in Tampa, including justice for Jonas Joseph, Josiah Pinner and Andrew Joseph III. | David Jones, member of TB…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/8/30/tampa-protest-demands-justice-jacob-blake-and-community-control-police

U.S. economy stuck in worst recession since the Great Depression
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-08-30
San José, CA – On Thursday, August 27, the latest report on unemployment insurance shows that the U.S. economy remains stuck in the worst recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s. While new claims for regular state unemployment insurance benefits did drop to a little, over 1 million for the week ending August 22, the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance or PUA for gig workers and self-employed rose the same week. Together the two stayed the same as the week before, and slightly higher than two weeks ago. One million new applications for state unemployment insurance is five times the rate at beginning…
fightbacknews.org/2020/8/30/us-economy-stuck-worst-recession-great-depression

Vote will decide if 180,000 NYC teachers strike over unsafe re-opening
Karla Reyes | liberationnews.org | 2020-08-30
We draw the line at dying because the city is focused on buildings but people are the ones who carry the virus, people are the ones dying, people are the ones losing their jobs.
liberationnews.org/180000-nyc-teachers-to-hold-strike-vote-over-unsafe-re-opening/

COVID-19: How and why India is losing the battle
Subodh Varma | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-30
It has become customary to say that given its huge population, India is doing much better than say, the US or Europe. This is how officialdom is trying to explain away the shockingly high numbers of total confirmed cases (over 340,000 on August 29) and total deaths (nearly 63,000) — both of which put India at the third position globally, behind the US and Brazil. | However, the comparison is not really valid. India needs to be compared not with the US and Europe but to regions of the world where the population's age, economic standards and healthcare access is similar. Such a comparison reveals that, in fac…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/30/covid-19-how-and-why-india-is-losing-the-battle/

Workers and communists in Belarus unite behind Lukashenko
Otis Grotewohl | workers.org | 2020-08-30
As the corporate-owned press continues its biased coverage of the neoliberal gatherings in Belarus disputing the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko, the Communist Party of Belarus (CPB) has helped organize rallies in Minsk to celebrate his election victory. Since its foundation in 1996, the CPB has supported Lukashenko and attributed . . . | Continue reading Workers and communists in Belarus unite behind Lukashenko at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/08/50925/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=workers-and-communists-in-belarus-unite-behind-lukashenko

PDF of August 27 issue
Workers World Party | workers.org | 2020-08-30
Download the 12-page PDF. RESIST KILLER COPS! COVID-19 Webinar: Cuba's solidarity; China's success. ALSO: Philly houseless defiant; Post Office protests; Racist cop attacks NBA executive; Margaret Sanger's contradictions; N. Carolina campus openings fail. Editorials: DNC scrutinized; Abolish the police. TEAR DOWN THE WALLS: Women in Georgia jail; Wildfires in California; . . . | Continue reading PDF of August 27 issue at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/08/50877/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pdf-of-august-27-issue

Why Trump Commands So Much Loyalty From His Base
Sonali Kolhatkar | zcomm.org | 2020-08-30
Trump offers specific promises and doesn't bother smoothing his rough edges. In contrast, Biden offers "decency" and other character traits without bold and concrete pledges…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/why-trump-commands-so-much-loyalty-from-his-base/

A Direct Legacy of Slavery, Domestic Worker Exploitation Is On the Rise In the U.S
Maurizio Guerrero | zcomm.org | 2020-08-30
The pandemic has left already vulnerable workers even more exposed to abuses on the job…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/a-direct-legacy-of-slavery-domestic-worker-exploitation-is-on-the-rise-in-the-u-s/

Tampa protest demands justice for Jacob Blake and community control of the police
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-08-30
Tampa, FL – On August 28, around 70 protesters demanded justice for Jacob Blake at an event by Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and Tampa Bay Community Action Committee (TBCAC). Blake was a Black man shot seven times in the back by Officer Rusten Sheskey in Kenosha, Wisconsin. His murder sparked a massive rebellion in Kenosha and protests in other cities across the country. | In addition to demanding justice Jacob Blake, demonstrators also demanded justice for victims of police brutality in Tampa, including justice for Jonas Joseph, Josiah Pinner and Andrew Joseph III. | David Jones, member of TB…
fightbacknews.org/2020/8/30/tampa-protest-demands-justice-jacob-blake-and-community-control-police

SF School bus drivers: 'Don't throw us under the bus!'
Dave Welsh | workers.org | 2020-08-30
For 50 years, the San Francisco school bus drivers union has led the fight for safe — and unionized — transportation of children to and from school. Now the school district and its bus contractor First Student are threatening to lay off 260 drivers and strip them of their healthcare . . . | Continue reading SF School bus drivers: 'Don't throw us under the bus!' at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/08/50934/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sf-school-bus-drivers-dont-throw-us-under-the-bus

TikTok ban and Trump's extortionist policies
Prabir Purkayastha | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-30
China sees the US demand for opening their and others' markets, while ordering ByteDance to sell TikTok, as another version of the Opium War. If TikTok owning the data of its users is dangerous to national security, so is Facebook and Google owning their users' data…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/30/tiktok-ban-and-trumps-extortionist-policies/

Prior to the Cold War: US Nuclear Plans Entailed Blowing Up Hundreds of Chinese, Soviet and Eastern European Cities
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-30
On 30 August 1945, Major General Lauris Norstad dispatched a document to his superior, General Leslie Groves, outlining a total of 15 "key Soviet cities" to be struck with US atomic weapons.
globalresearch.ca/us-nuclear-plans-entailed-blowing-up-hundreds-chinese-soviet-warsaw-pact-cities/5678753

The US and Russia Collide, while Syrians Call for US Withdrawal
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-30
Wednesday's collision between the US military occupying the northeast of Syria, and the Russian military legally present there, showcases the drama unfolding, as the occupiers are being handed a cue: "Yankee Go Home". | Sheiks and elders of the Arab Al-Uqaydat …
globalresearch.ca/us-russia-collide-syrian-tribes-call-us-withdrawal/5722526

CCSF Reactionary Bd Of Trustees Send Art Supplies From Ft. Mason To Dump
repost | indybay.org | 2020-08-30
The reationary union busting CCSF Board Of Trustees including Board President Shanell Williams are sending Art supplies to a dump in the midst of a pandemic.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/28/18836232.php

Regarding Postmaster General DeJoy Temporarily Suspending Some Recent Policy Decisions
In SF Bay Area Protesters Say It's Not Enough, Hit the Streets | indybay.org | 2020-08-30
Despite limited concessions by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy after a public outcry against mail delaying tactics, community members and postal workers rallied to demand that Congress save the US Postal Service in protests across the US. Of course the San Francisco Bay Area was no exception. On August 19, APWU National President Mark Dimondstein issued a statement saying why concessions made to assuage concerned Americans are not enough.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/29/18836267.php

Saturday 8/29: The Beginning of the End of Nuclear Weapons
Monterey Peace and Justice Center | indybay.org | 2020-08-30
Monterey Peace & Justice Center YouTube livestream: www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1w-ymh_t13xi8y4WoYK7Q | Or join in the event via Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k1NGi-bkSaaGulDZ4pUvPw…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/28/18836240.php

Loud Protest at Tiburon Police Station After Police Harass Black Shop Owner
No Racial Profiling | indybay.org | 2020-08-30
Protesters rallied in Tiburon after police harassed a Black shop owner, demanding he prove he belonged there … in his own store. 32 second video.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/29/18836278.php

Wednesday 9/2: Break the Mold: Questioning Capitalism: DEMOCRACY
Human Agenda | indybay.org | 2020-08-30
Zoom Conference ID: 513 856 6423 | us02web.zoom.us/j/5138566423 | Call in: +1 669-900-9128…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/28/18836241.php

the con-vid psyop
ALETH | indybay.org | 2020-08-30
there is no "covid" and bill gates is its propheteer…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/30/18836287.php

2020 International Juneteenth Food and Wine Festival
Khubaka, Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2020-08-30
Together, we look forward to returning to Memphis, Tennessee, a birthplace of the Blues, reclaiming our ancient sacred mounds of Mississippian culture along "Ole Man River"
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/29/18836258.php

Protesters in Oakland Decry Police Brutality During Historic Week
R. Robertson | indybay.org | 2020-08-30
Moved by anger after police in Kenosha, Wisconsin shot Jacob Blake numerous times in the back, protesters demonstrated with outrage on Aug 26 in Oakland. Protests continued through the week.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/29/18836247.php

Car Caravan in Fresno Promotes Equity
Peter Maiden | indybay.org | 2020-08-30
In Fresno on Monday, August 24 Cars were decorated with signs promoting equity through taxing millionaires and billionaires. They then drove in a caravan through the city.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/28/18836235.php

Creative Protest in Palo Alto After Another Black Man Shot by Police
Kenosha Reaction | indybay.org | 2020-08-30
Short videos from protest in Palo Alto of August 27 include a demonstrator holding flowers and dancing to rap number "Fuck the Police." | Ten seconds and seven seconds in length.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/30/18836285.php

33rd Anniversary Of Brian Willson Surviving The US Train Assault
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-30
I am here today in front of the US Embassy in Managua to protest US intervention in Nicaragua and also to publicly deliver a letter in which I and others request a meeting with Ambassador Sullivan to denounce US intervention in Nicaragua. | I first came to Nicaragua in 1986 to study Spanish and to learn about Nicaragua's Revolution. In 1987 I protested US weapons going to Nicaragua by blocking a train, he other two veterans and I took our firm positions between the rail's two tracks, to wait for our arrests. I was sitting in a lotus position, the other two were crouched but firmly planted on their feet. But, as i…
popularresistance.org/33rd-anniversary-of-brian-willson-surviving-the-us-train-assault/

Teen Who Organized BLM Rally Billed $2500 For Police Overtime
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-30
A teen who organized a Black Lives Matter rally in her northern New Jersey town said she has been sent a $2500 bill from officials for police overtime. | NJ Advance Media reported Friday Emily Gil, 18, of Englewood Cliffs received a letter earlier this month from Mayor Mario M. Kranjac looking for payment of $2,499.26 "for the police overtime caused by your protest." | A civil liberties advocate called the move "shocking." | Gil, a recent high school graduate, had organized a protest on July 25 in the town, just across the river from the uppermost parts of Manhattan. She said she called for action like increasing…
popularresistance.org/teen-who-organized-blm-rally-billed-2500-for-police-overtime/

US Militarism Toward China Is Part And Parcel Of American Hegemony
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-30
The COVID-19 pandemic has not made the planet any safer from the threat of U.S. militarism. Nothing encapsulates the inhumanity of the U.S. social order more than the loss of tens of millions of jobs and nearly 200,000 lives occurring alongside the expansion of U.S. aggression around the world. For seven months, the majority of the planet has been busy engaging in high level cooperation to contain the pandemic. The U.S. has done the exact opposite, focusing instead on scapegoating China to deflect attention away from its own shortcomings.
popularresistance.org/us-militarism-toward-china-is-part-and-parcel-of-american-hegemony/

Definitive Eurasian Alliance Is Closer Than You Think
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-30
We have seen how China is meticulously planning all its crucial geopolitical and geoeconomic moves all the way to 2030 and beyond. | What you are about to read next comes from a series of private, multilateral discussions among intel analysts, and may helpfully design the contours of the Big Picture. | In China, it's clear the path ahead points to boosting internal demand, and shifting monetary policy towards the creation of credit to consolidate the building of world-class domestic industries. | In parallel, there's a serious debate in Moscow that Russia should proceed along the same path.
popularresistance.org/definitive-eurasian-alliance-is-closer-than-you-think/

The Two Parties Have Failed Us, But The People Can Succeed
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-30
The Republican and Democratic Party conventions showed that both major parties are failing to control the pandemic and protect people, address the climate crisis and clean up the environment, support families and businesses during the economic collapse, prevent police violence or deal with any of the other major problems we face. | These were two substance-less conventions. The Democrats focused on criticizing Trump without putting forward an agenda while the Republicans claimed Biden was a front for socialism when he is a deeply embedded corporate Democrat.
popularresistance.org/the-two-parties-have-failed-us-but-the-people-can-succeed/

US Sanctions Russian Institute That Developed COVID-19 Vaccine
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-30
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 institutes, including the Russian Defense Ministry's 48th Central Research Institute, which has worked with other non-military medical centers to develop and test the world's first Covid-19 vaccine. | In the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic and a historic economic crisis, Washington has escalated its global campaign of economic warfare, imposing sanctions o…
popularresistance.org/us-sanctions-russian-institute-that-developed-covid-19-vaccine/

Navajo Nation And White Mountain Apache Tribe Chase Down A Virus
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-30
On a mild morning in April at Arizona's Whiteriver Indian Hospital, Dr. Ryan Close tested nasal swabs from two members of an eight-person household on the Fort Apache Reservation northwest of Phoenix. About half of the family had a runny nose and cough and had lost their sense of taste and smell — all symptoms of COVID-19 — and, by late morning, the two tests had come back positive. Close's contact-tracing work began. | For Close and his team, each day begins like this: with a list of new COVID-19 cases — new sources that may have spread the virus.
popularresistance.org/navajo-nation-and-white-mountain-apache-tribe-chase-down-a-virus/

Senate Democrats' New Climate Report Disappoints
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-30
Senate Democrats released a climate action report earlier this week leaving green groups, environmental activists, and progressive campaigners disappointed. | Critics of the report are saying there is not nearly enough action involved to fight the threat of global heating that is caused by human activity. "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."
popularresistance.org/senate-dems-new-climate-report-disappoints/

Health Insurance And The COVID-19 shock
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-30
The inefficiencies and problems caused by the U.S. system of tying access to health insurance to specific jobs are well known. The downsides of employer-based health insurance access have been made spectacularly visible by the COVID-19 shock–a shock that has cost millions of Americans their jobs and their access to health care in the midst of a public health catastrophe. | Delinking access to health insurance from specific jobs should be a top policy priority for the long term. The most ambitious and transformational way to sever this link is to make the federal government the payer of first resort for all…
popularresistance.org/health-insurance-and-the-covid-19-shock/

Ghosts of the American Republic
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-30
Let us update the wisdom of Sigmund Freud to the Age of Marshall McLuhan and Philip K. Dick: Sometimes the image, or label of the cigar is far more important than any petty real cigar — especially if there are no cigars left in the world. | American democracy in the third decade of the 21st century is but a vague, fading shadow, a dimly receding echo of whatever it even was 40 or 50 years ago. The acclaimed "success" of the Democratic convention that was supposedly held "in" the city of Milwaukee in the Midwest state of Wisconsin is a perfect example of this strange post-reality echo. | The classic American…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/30/ghosts-of-american-republic/

To Capture and Subdue: America's Theft of Syrian Oil Has Very Little to Do With Money
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-30
So, next time you see headlines about Exxon being in some kind of legal dispute with, say, Venezuela, ask yourself how was it that those companies became involved with the resources of that part of the world? More often than not, the answer will be similar to how this U.S. company got involved in Syria.
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/30/to-capture-and-subdue-america-theft-of-syrian-oil-has-very-little-to-money/

Biden's Chances Rest on a John Podesta-Planned Military Coup, Ballot Harvesting, Police Shootings, and a False Flag
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-30
Our early August prognosis published by SCF on August 23rd, that Joe Biden would not concede the election even if Trump wins, was confirmed by Hillary Clinton herself on August 25th . | This piece will follow up on the strategy involved in that piece, and develop these in light of John Podesta's election war-game and the situation in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In the Kenosha situation, we have armed groups on both sides, creating a volatile situation in wh…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/30/bidens-chances-rest-on-john-podesta-planned-military-coup-ballot-harvesting-police-shootings-false-flag/

Nigerian Police attacks Shiite mourners on Ashura
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-30
TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) — Dozens of people were injured and two were arrested after Nigerian police attacked mourners marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH) on Ashura day, Sunday.
en.mehrnews.com/news/162902/Nigerian-Police-attacks-Shiite-mourners-on-Ashura

'Saudi Arabia, UAE leaders of hypocrisy campaign'
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-30
TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) — Leader of Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah Movement Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi said on Sunday that Saudi Arabia and the UAE are the leaders of the hypocrisy campaign.
en.mehrnews.com/news/162901/Saudi-Arabia-UAE-leaders-of-hypocrisy-campaign

Development of Russo-Turkish Cooperation is Important for the Whole World, Istanbul Mayor Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-30
This week, a delegation of the Russian-Turkish Business Council (RTBC) and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu held a meeting led by the Chairman Ahmet Palankoev discussing measures to boost the bilateral trade turnover amid the coronavirus outbreak. The mayor has shed light on potential spheres that could prove lucrative for both sides.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008301080315298-development-of-russo-turkish-cooperation-is-important-for-the-whole-world-istanbul-mayor-says/

Trump Crows Over New Poll Predicting Landslide Victory in November
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-30
Previous polls have put Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the lead, but the new results show Donald Trump scoring heavily among "shy voters" who hide their intentions from Pollsters. The poll predicted a big victory for Trump in a repeat of the 2016 election which Hillary was hotly tipped to win.
sputniknews.com/us/202008301080320567-trump-crows-over-new-poll-predicting-landslide-victory-in-november/

Trump Ready to Provide Law Enforcement Assets to Any US Governor Regardless of Party Affiliation
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-30
The city of Portland has been engulfed in protests, some of which have turned violent or resulted in looting and arsons, for months. However, local authorities have refused to accept assistance from the federal government to quell the unrest, despite pressure from the White House and criticism from President Donald Trump.
sputniknews.com/us/202008301080320419-us-homeland-security-secretary-says-all-options-on-the-table-for-dealing-with-unrest-in-portland/

German Police Push Back 'Anti-Corona' Protesters as They Attempt to Storm Parliament – Videos
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-30
Saturday's demonstrations in Berlin saw tens of thousands of people, as per authorities' data, take to the streets to protest against the anti-coronavirus measures put in place by the German government to curb the spread of COVID-19.
sputniknews.com/europe/202008301080317771-german-police-push-back-anti-corona-protesters-as-they-attempt-to-storm-parliament—videos/

UK Treasury Mulls $40 Billion Tax Hike to Plug Gap in Corona-Hit Finances, Report Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-30
Earlier on Saturday, British business leaders berated Health Secretary Matt Hancock for "scaremongering" talk about a possible second national lockdown that they said risks causing "untold damage" to businesses trying to recover from the first one.
sputniknews.com/uk/202008301080317635-uk-treasury-mulls-40-billion-tax-hike-to-pay-for-covid-19-bailout-report-says-/

UK's Matt Hancock Ripped for 'Scaremongering' Comments About 'Serious Threat' of Second COVID Wave
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-30
A recent interview with the UK health chief has sparked utter disbelief and anger among business leaders, who suggested that "career politicians" will hardly lead the country successfully through the woes of the corona crisis.
sputniknews.com/uk/202008301080318381-uks-matt-hancock-ripped-for-scaremongering-comments-about-serious-threat-of-second-covid-wave/

'Team up for Toys': Narendra Modi Urges Indians to Prop up Domestic Producers in Blow to China
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-30
New Delhi (Sputnik): India imports around 90 percent of its needs of plastic toys from China. The initiative to curb Chinese imports comes at a time when New Delhi and Beijing are accusing each other of disturbing the years-old peace and tranquillity at the border by various means.
sputniknews.com/world/202008301080318365-team-up-for-toys-narendra-modi-urges-indians-to-prop-up-domestic-producers-in-blow-to-china/

Co-ops Can Lay a Path to Just Economies Amid the COVID Crisis
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-30
Cooperatives are showing greater resilience than traditional enterprises in Argentina amid the COVID-19 crisis, in the same way as employee-owned companies did in the U.S. during the Great Recession, producing COVID tests, masks and disinfectant, and directly meeting the needs of their workers and communities. | The cooperatives of Argentina, many of which underwent a rapid conversion…
truthout.org/articles/co-ops-can-lay-a-path-to-just-economies-amid-the-covid-crisis/

Deep Cuts to Florida's Public Health System Made the State Vulnerable to COVID
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-30
Jacksonville, Florida — On a sweltering July morning, Rose Wilson struggled to breathe as she sat in her bed, the light from her computer illuminating her face and the oxygen tubes in her nose. | Wilson, a retiree who worked as a public health department nurse supervisor in Duval County for 35 years, had just been diagnosed with COVID-19-induced pneumonia. She had a telemedicine appointment with her doctor. | Staring back from her screen was Dr. Rogers Cain, who runs a tidy little fami…
truthout.org/articles/deep-cuts-to-floridas-public-health-system-made-the-state-vulnerable-to-covid/

Trump Shifts $44 Billion Away From FEMA Amid Record-Setting Hurricane Season
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-30
Lawmakers are concerned that President Donald Trump's decision to swipe $44 billion from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will leave its disaster fund depleted amid a record-setting hurricane season. | Trump issued a memorandum allowing states to use $44 billion from FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund to pay $300 per…
truthout.org/articles/trump-shifts-44-billion-away-from-fema-amid-record-setting-hurricane-season/

Public Health Experts Decry FDA's "Troubling" Approval of Remdesivir for COVID
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-30
Public health experts on Saturday decried the Food and Drug Administration's "troubling" approval of a Covid-19 treatment which has not been proven to help patients who are severely ill with the disease. | The FDA expanded its emergency authorization on remdesivir on Friday evening, allowing its use for all patients who are hospitalized with Covid-19. Previously, the drug had been approved — and shown to benefit [md…
truthout.org/articles/public-health-experts-decry-fdas-troubling-approval-of-remdesivir-for-covid/

Hundreds of Thousands of Primary Absentee Voters Must Reapply to Vote in Fall
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-30
This article was produced by Voting Booth, a project of the Independent Media Institute. | On August 20, the Wisconsin Elections Commission announced that they would send letters to 2.6 million voters who have not yet signed up to receive an absentee ballot for the fall election, reminding them about their voting options and urging them to apply for a mailed-out bal…
truthout.org/articles/hundreds-of-thousands-of-primary-absentee-voters-must-reapply-to-vote-in-fall/

COVID-19 Could Set Back Women's Economic Progress for Decades
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-30
Nothing in recent decades has shown the extent to which our care industry is underfunded and undervalued quite like the coronavirus pandemic. In the midst of a public health crisis when the life-saving and sustaining work of health care, elder care and child care is most needed, it is out of reach for many. Accessing adequate car…
truthout.org/articles/covid-19-could-set-back-womens-economic-progress-for-decades/

Turkey to EU: 'Be fair, Turkey will not pull back'
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-30
Turkey's Vice President Fuat Oktay sat down Saturday in an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency to discuss the latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean, regional and international issues, and the country's foreign policy.He stressed that Ankara "expects fairness [from the EU]. Nobody should expect Turkey to pull back in line with this fairness."When Turkey resumes exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean, do you have different goals there? Do you plan to do something else? Why does Europe react so actively?Unfortunately, we do not remember Europe supporting Turkey for any issues in favor of Ankara, standin…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-to-eu-be-fair-turkey-will-not-pull-back-3538008

Lukashenko gets birthday call from Putin as Belarus protests rumble
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-30
Russian President Vladimir Putin used a birthday phone call on Sunday to invite Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko to visit Moscow, a Kremlin show of support as thousands of protesters streamed into central Minsk demanding Lukashenko step down.President Lukashenko, who turned 66 on Sunday, is struggling to contain three weeks of protests and strikes since winning an Aug. 9 election that his opponents say was rigged. He denies electoral fraud and has said the protests are backed from abroad."It was agreed to hold a meeting in Moscow in the coming weeks," the Kremlin said in a statement after the leaders' call.
yenisafak.com/en/news/lukashenko-gets-birthday-call-from-putin-as-belarus-protests-rumble-3537996

COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy: Mexico courts allies across ideological spectrum
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-30
Mexico is pressing ahead with an effort to forge COVID-19 vaccine alliances across a wide ideological spectrum of countries from France to Cuba as a World Health Organization (WHO) vaccine initiative will fall short of its needs.Mexico joined in early June the WHO's global COVAX plan, which aims to deliver at least 2 billion doses of approved vaccines by the end of next year and ensure "equitable access."But Martha Delgado, a Mexican deputy foreign minister whom President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador put in charge of Mexico's international response, told Reuters its share of that program was unlikely to be enough…
yenisafak.com/en/world/covid-19-vaccine-diplomacy-mexico-courts-allies-across-ideological-spectrum-3538006

Turkish president marks 98th anniversary of Victory Day
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-30
Turkey on Sunday celebrated the 98th anniversary of Victory Day, which commemorates the resounding defeat of the Greek forces at the hands of the Turks in the Battle of Dumlupinar in 1922.President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, senior government and high-ranking military officials, and opposition leaders laid a wreath at Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Turkish Republic's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in the capital Ankara."Our critical achievements in different fields are the clearest indication of our will to protect the rights and interests of our country," Erdogan wrote in the Anitkabir memorial book.He also wrote: "We ar…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkish-president-marks-98th-anniversary-of-victory-day-3537986

Iran marks Ashura with low-key ceremonies over virus
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-30
Iranians marked the annual Ashura ritual with low-key ceremonies on Sunday, amid a coronavirus outbreak in the country.Shia Muslims hold mourning processions, which attract large crowds, on the month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, to mark the martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Hussein, who was killed in a battle in the Iraqi city of Karbala in 680 AD.The day is commonly known as Ashura.All major ceremonies marking the day, however, were canceled this year due to the COVID-19 outbreak.Iran, one of the first countries in the region to report coronavirus cases in mid-February…
yenisafak.com/en/world/iran-marks-ashura-with-low-key-ceremonies-over-virus-3538004

Thai royalists rally to support monarchy amid calls for reforms
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-30
About 1,200 Thai royalists gathered on Sunday to support the monarchy after almost daily student-led, anti-government protests calling for change, with some seeking reforms of the powerful institution.Waving national flags and holding pictures of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, the group of mostly older people, called "Thai Pakdee" (Loyal Thai) many in yellow and some in white, urged Thais to protect the monarchy and the country.Rallying in an indoor sports stadium in the capital Bangkok, some had "We Love The King" written on their bandannas while others held placards with messages such as "Save the Nation", "Don't Bu…
yenisafak.com/en/world/thai-royalists-rally-to-support-monarchy-amid-calls-for-reforms-3537992

Turkey to start space trials of domestic rocket engines, says Erdogan
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-30
Turkey will start space trials of its liquid-propellant rocket engines, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday."I would like to announce the start of the first space trials of domestically developed liquid-propellant rocket engine technology," Erdogan said at the opening ceremony of Turkey's leading defense company Roketsan's production facility and research center in the capital Ankara.Early this year, Erdogan promised the launch of a national space program in 2020 joining the ranks of China, the US, India and Russia.
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-to-start-space-trials-of-domestic-rocket-engines-says-erdogan-3538011

France in Lebanon: Solidarity or renewed neocolonialism?
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-30
Massive explosions that rocked Beirut on Aug. 4 made headlines around the world, with Hiroshima-like visuals that seemed hard to fathom.France, led by President Emmanuel Macron, rushed to the rescue of the ailing nation — with supplies, crisis and health care workers, and strong leadership.But why the immediate moves? Were Macron's actions a result of a shared history or a view on the future?Two enormous blasts erupted in the Port of Beirut after a neglected stockpile of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse was left for more than six years to decay and then ignited by fireworks stored in the same…
yenisafak.com/en/news/france-in-lebanon-solidarity-or-renewed-neocolonialism-3538013

Britain's Conservatives and opposition Labour tied in latest opinion poll
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-30
Britain's Conservative Party and the main opposition Labour Party are tied in a new opinion poll, the first time the governing party has not been ahead for more than a year.The new poll by Opinium put both parties on 40%, with 47% of the 2,002 people polled between Aug. 26-28 disapproving of the government's handling of the country's coronavirus pandemic, compared with 31% who approved.Prime Minister Boris Johnson approval rating is still lower than Labour leader Keir Starmer's, although Starmer's rating has dipped, the poll showed on Saturday.
yenisafak.com/en/world/britains-conservatives-and-opposition-labour-tied-in-latest-opinion-poll-3537998

Jordan releases cartoonist held over UAE drawing
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-30
Jordan on Sunday decided to release a cartoonist held for drawing a cartoon mocking a recent deal to normalize relations between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel.Emad Hajjaj was arrested by Jordanian police on charges of insulting an Arab country after he drew a caricature that mocks UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, as Israel refused to allow the UAE to buy F-35 warplanes from the US despite Abu Dhabi's normalization deal with Tel Aviv."The Judiciary has ordered Hajjaj's release," his lawyer Marwan Salem told Anadolu Agency.The lawyer, however, did not give any further details, and there wa…
yenisafak.com/en/world/jordan-releases-cartoonist-held-over-uae-drawing-3538003

Missing persons in Syria near 100,000: Watchdog
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-30
In a report released on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said a vast majority of these people were picked up by the Syrian regime forces, followed by the ISIS/Daesh.A total of 84,371 were forcibly disappeared by the Syrian regime forces, including 1,738 children and 4,982 women, it said.An additional 8,648 individuals, including 319 children and 225 women, were disappeared by ISIS [Daesh], the report added.Stating that disappearances were on the rise since 2011, the report said 991 people according to the Syrian regime died in detention. T…
yenisafak.com/en/world/missing-persons-in-syria-near-100000-watchdog-3538012

OIC condemns Quran burning in Sweden
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-30
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday condemned the burning of a copy of the Muslim holy book Quran in the southern Sweden city of Malmo.In a statement, the Jeddah-based bloc described the burning as an "act of incitement and provocation" and "contradicts with global efforts to combat extremism and incitement to hatred based on religion and faith".A copy of the Quran was burned by supporters of racist Danish leader Rasmus Paludan, the leader of the anti-Islamic group Tight Direction (Stram Kurs), in Malmo on Friday.The rally was marred by violence, which left several police officers injured. At…
yenisafak.com/en/news/oic-condemns-quran-burning-in-sweden-3537995

Burst of success for progressive challengers in US congressional races may fizzle in Massachusetts
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-30
A solid year for progressive Democrats who have defeated at least three incumbents in the U.S. Congress in primaries could fizzle out this week in Massachusetts where three party stalwarts were set to fend off challengers.The progressive model for success has seen an array of mostly young candidates, sometimes minorities, toppling older establishment incumbents. But the most prominent race on Tuesday turns things upside down with an older, veteran lawmaker claiming the progressive mantle from his younger challenger.Senator Ed Markey, 74, appeared to be holding off 39-year-old Representative Joe Kennedy III by tou…
yenisafak.com/en/world/burst-of-success-for-progressive-challengers-in-us-congressional-races-may-fizzle-in-massachusetts-3537991

Iraqi parliament accuses gov't of delaying reforms
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-30
Iraq's Parliament Speaker Mohamed al-Halbousi on Sunday accused the government of "dragging its feet" on carrying out reforms and holding early elections, despite growing public demands."The reform process has slowed down again and again despite efforts of the good and honorable [people] in this country," al-Halbousi said in a statement.He said the government's actions came "despite the legitimate demands of the people for change and reform through early elections and a government program that fulfil the people's demands".The speaker said the Iraqi parliament has shouldered the responsibility of "proceeding with…
yenisafak.com/en/world/iraqi-parliament-accuses-govt-of-delaying-reforms-3538002

'Intolerable attack on democracy!' German politicians FURIOUS after anti-lockdown protesters try to STORM Reichstag (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-08-30
Top German politicians have been venting their fury after Saturday's massive anti-lockdown rally in Berlin ended with the surreal scenes of protesters trying to storm the Reichstag building — the seat of the national parliament. | Many were baffled after footage showed one of the groups of protesters rallying against anti-coronavirus restrictions in the German capital breaking through police cordons with flags and banners and literally trying to take Reichstag by storm. Politicians all across the political spectrum have been left furious at the security lapse, but most of all at the Covid-sceptic protest…
rt.com/news/499433-berlin-lockdown-protesters-storm-reichstag/

Clashes break out as pro-Trump 'caravan' of cars wheels into Portland (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-08-30
Scuffles have erupted in the streets of Portland, Oregon after a stream of cars entered the city as part of the pro-Trump caravan, drawing ire from the counter-protesters struggling to block the procession. | Several hundred vehicles rolled into the streets of Portland on Saturday evening, many displaying Trump/Pence 2020 flags. The noisy procession launched from Clackamas, a suburb of Portland, which hosted a pro-Trump rally earlier in the day, and reached the city by 6pm, The Oregonian reports. | TRUMP CAR PARADE IN PORTLAND!!üá∫üá∏üö&ograve…
rt.com/usa/499443-portland-trump-caravan-clashes/

'We are not safe in Trump's America': Liberals attempting to spin unrest in Portland & Kenosha as 'TRUMP RIOTS'
rt.com | 2020-08-30
Following the shooting death of a Trump supporter in Portland, Democrats have taken to acknowledging increasing violence at protests across the country, but are laying the blame at the feet of President Donald Trump. | Many Democrats made it clear through Sunday interviews that they believe President Trump is to blame for increasingly violent protests across the country. | "I have long condemned looting, violence, threats…but let's take a step back. This isn't just happening in one place. It's happening all over the country. It is happening under Donald Trump's watch," Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) told A…
rt.com/usa/499476-trump-riots-portland-shooting-democrats/

1 person shot dead in Portland, Oregon near site of showdown between pro-Trump & BLM activists
rt.com | 2020-08-30
A man was shot and killed in Portland amid heightened tensions in the city that has seen clashes between members of the pro-Trump car parade and counter-protesters. It's unclear if the incident is linked to the demonstrations. | "Portland Police officers heard sounds of gunfire from the area of Southeast 3rd Avenue and Southwest Alder Street. They responded and located a victim with a gunshot wound to the chest. Medical responded and determined that the victim was deceased," police said in a statement. | The victim, a white male, was shot as it came to the showdown between Trump supporters that drove into the…
rt.com/usa/499444-portland-shooting-clashes-killed/

'Support us or stay the hell out of the way': Portland's Wheeler blasts Trump following shooting death, president fires back
rt.com | 2020-08-30
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler blamed Donald Trump for encouraging violence following one of the president's supporters being shot and killed in the city as Black Lives Matter protesters clashed with pro-Trump parade on Saturday. | During a Sunday press conference, Wheeler blasted Trump for creating "hate and division" in the country. | "Do you seriously wonder, Mr. President, why this is the first time in decades that America has seen this level of violence?" he said. | The press conference followed Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter demonstrators clashing the night before in the city. A man, identified as a…
rt.com/usa/499477-ted-wheeler-portland-shooting-trump/

'Rest in Peace Jay!' Trump pays tribute to slain supporter shot dead amid Portland clashes, police still to release his identity
rt.com | 2020-08-30
US President Donald Trump extended his condolences following the shooting death of a man in Portland, tentatively identified as a member of the right-wing Patriot Prayer group. Police have yet to confirm his identity. | "Rest in Peace Jay," Trump wrote on Sunday evening, retweeting a post by Amy Kremer, co-founder and co-chair of Women for Trump, identifying the man who was shot and killed in Portland on Saturday amid skirmishes between Black Lives Matter protesters and Trump supporters as 'Jay Bishop'. | Rest In Peace Jay! t.co/j6FYxIygmh– Donald J. Trump (@…
rt.com/usa/499478-trump-portland-shooting-victim-identified/

Chinese data shows Beijing continues Iranian oil imports
rt.com | 2020-08-30
Official Chinese data showed this week that China imported 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil from Iran in July as Beijing returns to reporting crude imports from the Islamic Republic after reporting no such imports for June. | According to Chinese customs data reported by Radio Farda, China's oil imports from Iran averaged 77,000 bpd between January and July this year, nine times lower than the figures China had reported before the US re-imposed sanctions on Iran's oil industry and exports. | In reality, various reports, media investigations, and tanker-tracking firms suggest that China is receiving much mo…
rt.com/business/499335-china-imports-iranian-oil/

Democrats scramble to denounce Trump's Kenosha visit plan, claiming he's 'literally pitting American against American'
rt.com | 2020-08-30
Democrats are making it clear they don't want President Donald Trump to go through with his visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin and make things "worse" after the police shooting of Jacob Blake and deadly gun use at subsequent riots. | Trump will be making his way to Kenosha on Tuesday, according to the White House, to assess damage from the riots that followed the death of Blake, and to speak to law enforcement agents, who have been the target of criticism from protesters objecting to the shooting. | Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes told CNN on Sunday he is against the visit, citing the rhetoric at the Rep…
rt.com/usa/499467-trump-kenosha-visit-democrats/

Jumping the gun: NYT journalist gets roasted for linking Portland & Kenosha shootings
rt.com | 2020-08-30
A New York Times writer has been left red-faced after he was quick to link an overnight shooting in Portland to the incident in Kenosha. His far-reaching assertions turned out to be badly mistaken. | Shortly after a man was shot and killed during chaotic protests in Portland, where pro-Trump activists faced off against a Black Lives Matter (BLM) crowd, NYT opinion writer Jamelle Bouie took to Twitter to 'analyze' the incident. | The journalist linked it to the earlier Kenosha shooting, stating "it took four days before someone decided to emulate Rittenhouse" and effectively suggested that it was a BLM proteste…
rt.com/usa/499448-portland-kenosha-link-nyt/

Belarus' anti-government protesters, law enforcement brace for possible showdown on Lukashenko's birthday (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-08-30
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters are gathering in central Minsk for a new rally a day after a protest march resulted in scuffles with the police. Law enforcement is maintaining a heavy presence in the city. | Crowds of protesters flocked to a spot near a war memorial in the Belarusian capital, gearing for a third massive Sunday rally in a row. They are demanding the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko, who stands accused of rigging a recent election and of brutalizing members of the opposition. Similar events on two previous weekends attracted an estimated 100,000 participants each.
rt.com/russia/499459-minsk-suday-protest-lukashenko/

'Fascist died tonight': Portland shooting celebration VIDEOS spark speculation of ongoing 'HUNT' & 'WAR' on Republicans
rt.com | 2020-08-30
Multiple videos appearing to show Black Lives Matter protesters celebrating the shooting and death of a Trump supporter have conservatives concerned about a "hunt" against their lives. | Since the clash of a pro-Trump car caravan and counter-protesters in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday night and the subsequent shooting death of a man who is believed to be a Trump supporter, several videos have conservatives on social media calling out the left for what they claim is intentional violence against those who dissent from the current BLM and anti-Trump movements displayed in increasingly violent protests across the…
rt.com/usa/499462-blm-celebrate-portland-shooting/

'Grow a pair': Tyson Fury calls on Anthony Joshua to dismiss mandatory challengers and focus on December 'Battle of Britain'
rt.com | 2020-08-30
Tyson Fury has challenged Anthony Joshua to clear his schedule for a titanic December showdown between boxing's two heavyweight champions, telling his fellow Brit that the two should clash in December. | Fury's callout comes amid uncertain times in top-level boxing as the sport remains impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions governing international travel, as well as caps placed upon the numbers of people permitted to gather inside of an arena. | Workarounds exist, as Eddie Hearn proved over the last several weeks, but with the immediate futures of the two men who hold all the marbles at heavyweight – Fu…
rt.com/sport/499460-tyson-fury-anthony-joshua-december/

Leo in limbo: Lionel Messi's Barcelona exit looking LESS LIKELY as La Liga says his Camp Nou contract is STILL VALID
rt.com | 2020-08-30
Despite his legal team arguing otherwise, La Liga has confirmed Lionel Messi's Barcelona contract remains valid, meaning he cannot walk away for free, and a club would have to pay the $833 MILLION release clause to sign him. | Messi's contract, which he signed in 2017, contains a clause that would have allowed him to leave the Catalan side for free if he had put in an official request by June 10. | But, despite that date passing, his legal team said that the specific day was set in the contract to signify the end of the Spanish season, and the COVID-19-delayed nature of the season made it void. | Messi later c…
rt.com/sport/499456-lionel-messi-barcelona-contract-valid/

'Finally some transfer movement!' Manchester United tipped to make BIG-MONEY move for Ajax star Donny van de Beek
rt.com | 2020-08-30
With the on-off move for Jadon Sancho still seemingly at an impasse, Ole Gunnar Solksjaer looks set to kick off the summer spending at Old Trafford with a move for Ajax's Dutch midfielder Donny van de Beek, according to reports. | Thus far it has been a summer of inactivity as far at Manchester United. The club's dogged pursuit of Sancho looks set to rumble on towards transfer deadline day while the club's fans continue to show their frustration at the club's management at board level. | The team finished third in the 2019-20 Premier League table, but the gap between United and Liverpool at the top of the tabl…
rt.com/sport/499464-donny-van-de-beek-manchester-united/

Trump's COVID-19 Rx: Less science, more politics
Betsey Piette | workers.org | 2020-08-30
On the eve of the Republican National Convention, on Aug. 23, Trump took to the airwaves to announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved an emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma for COVID-19 treatment. The previous day, Trump had accused the FDA of delaying the rollout of . . . | Continue reading Trump's COVID-19 Rx: Less science, more politics at Workers.org…
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Michael Moore Provides 'Reality Check,' Warning Swing State Polls Signal Trump Could Pull Off Electoral Victory in November
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-30
Pointing to polls in swing states and the wide gap in enthusiasm between President Donald Trump's supporters and voters planning to cast a ballot for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, progressive filmmaker Michael Moore warned Friday of signs that Trump may win the November general election. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/moore_0.png …
commondreams.org/news/2020/08/30/michael-moore-provides-reality-check-warning-swing-state-polls-signal-trump-could?cd-origin=rss

Amid Violence in Portland, Biden and Progressive Critics Blame 'Trump's America' for Chaos
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-30
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has consistently called for peaceful protests and condemned violence, but still faces accusations that he's allowed Trump to claim the "law and order" mantle. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1228257810_1_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/08/30/amid-violence-portland-biden-and-progressive-critics-blame-trumps-america-chaos?cd-origin=rss

Progressive Foreign Policy and Ending Endless War: What Democrats Want
Eva Galanes-Rosenbaum | commondreams.org | 2020-08-30
A protester holds a placard that says Nobody Wants a War during the demonstration. (Photo: Whitney Saleski/Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-11920327561.jpg …
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The UAE-Israel Deal: Selling Illusions
Abdel Bari Atwan | thealtworld.com | 2020-08-30
Gulf rulers think they're buying protection against Iran and Turkey, just like the Palestinians bought into the fake promise of independence | Shimon Peres, Israel's shrewd former prime minister, once described the Oslo Accords as Israel's 'greatest invention.' The UAE-Israel agreement due to be formally signed next month can be seen as an equally great and duplicitous 'invention' by its architect Jared Kushner and his mentor Benjamin Netanyahu. | The former agreement, signed in the White House Rose Garden on 13 September 1993, sold the Palestinians the illusion that they would get an independent state on the 196…

The UAE-Israel Deal: Selling Illusions

Dem Convention Made No Mention Of Russiagate Or Impeachment, Because Those Were Fake Things
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-08-29
Despite their dominating mainstream news cycles for years on end, at no time during the four-day Democratic National Convention was the word "impeachment" ever uttered, nor was any mention made of the Mueller investigation into allegations of collusion between Trump and the Russian government. | Politico reports: | Eight months after Democrats mounted a historic effort to remove Donald Trump from office, not a single speaker uttered the word "impeachment" during thei…

Dem Convention Made No Mention Of Russiagate Or Impeachment, Because Those Were Fake Things

Dem Convention Made No Mention of Russiagate or Impeachment, Because Those Were Fake Things
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-29
Caitlin JOHNSTONE | Despite their dominating mainstream news cycles for years on end, at no time during the four-day Democratic National Convention was the word "impeachment" ever uttered, nor was any mention made of the Mueller investigation into allegations of collusion between Trump and the Russian government. | Politico reports: | Eight months after Democrats mounted a historic effort to remove Donald Trump from office, not a single speaker uttered the word "impeachment" du…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/29/dem-convention-made-no-mention-of-russiagate-or-impeachment-because-those-were-fake-things/

Real life member of the Cuban Five responds to Netflix film "The Wasp Network"
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-08-29
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with René González, a member of the Cuban Five whose real life experience inspired the recent Netflix film "The Wasp Network". They discuss his reaction to the film as well as what it was like for him to work as a Cuban agent in the 1990s monitoring right-wing …
thegrayzone.com/2020/08/29/real-life-member-of-the-wasp-network-responds-to-netflix-film/

Waiting for the Old Bailey: Julian Assange and Britain's Judicial Establishment
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-29
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. The UK prison authorities are doing little to protect his health. The end result, should …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/waiting-for-the-old-bailey-julian-assange-and-britains-judicial-establishment/

Assange 'In A Lot Of Pain' Says Partner After Prison Visit
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-29
Julian Assange's partner has visited him in prison for the first time in almost six months, and said he looked much thinner than last time she saw him. | Stella Moris took the couple's two young children to meet their father, who is being held in Belmarsh Prison in south-east London, awaiting an extradition hearing on behalf of the United States government. | Ms Moris and the WikiLeaks founder had to wear face masks and visors for the 20-minute meeting and were not allowed to touch each other. "We had to keep social distancing and Julian was told he would have to self-isolate for two weeks if he touched the child…
popularresistance.org/assange-in-a-lot-of-pain-says-partner-after-prison-visit/

Labor MP denounces Australian government's refusal to defend Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2020-08-29
Labor parliamentarian Julian Hill could just as well have condemned his own party's refusal to oppose the unprecedented persecution of the WikiLeaks publisher.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/29/assa-a29.html

U.S. Sanctions Russian Research Institute That Developed Covid-19 Vaccine
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-29
The US Commerce Department blacklisted a Russian research institute that helped create the world's first Covid-19 vaccine. | Ben NORTON | 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 institutes, including the Russian Defense Ministry's 48th Central Research Institute, which has worked with other non-military medical centers to develop and test the world's first Covid-19 vaccine. | In the midst of the global c…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/29/us-sanctions-russian-research-institute-that-developed-covid-19-vaccine/

Venezuela: Aggression In October?
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-29
A US-sponsored military aggression against Venezuela could take place before the November 3 elections in that country. On August 22, Admiral Remigio Ceballos, chief of the strategic operational command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB), said that "The international intelligence agencies allied to Venezuela inform us that Colombia is preparing an aggression, and the FANB will respond with force and forcefulness to any aggression against the sovereignty and independence of Venezuela, under the command of our Commander in Chief Nicolas Maduro Moros". Coinciding with this, they met in Bogotá with Presiden…
popularresistance.org/venezuela-aggression-in-october/

Video: Covid-Gate, The Political Virus
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-29
The national economies of 193 countries, member states of the United Nations were ordered to close down on March 11, 2020. The order came from above, from Wall Street, the World Economic Forum, the billionaire foundations. And corrupt politicians throughout …
globalresearch.ca/video-covid-gate-the-political-virus/5722504

The nonexistent peace in Colombia
Yanis Iqbal | mronline.org | 2020-08-29
In Colombia, a spate of killings has been going on amid the Covid-19 pandemic. On 13 August, 2020, Colombian armed forces killed two Indigenous people and injured two community members during an eviction operation in El Berraco village in the Cauca department. Journalists Abelardo Liz and Johel Rivera, part of the "Liberation of Mother Earth" movement, …
mronline.org/2020/08/29/the-nonexistent-peace-in-colombia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-nonexistent-peace-in-colombia

A Colombian Activist Is Killed Every 20 Hours
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-29
The Alliance for Global Justice is extremely concerned with the recent increase of violence in Colombia. In our June 16, 2020 action, we asked you to sign a letter asking Members of the USA Congress to act immediately to protect the lives of social leaders, peasants, indigenous and Afro Colombians victims of the violence generated by the illegal arm forces present in their communities. Unfortunately, despite our efforts, the human rights situation in Colombia has worsened to disturbing levels. | In 2020, there have been 43 massacres with most of the victims in the Colombia states of Nariño, Cauca, Valle del Cauca…
popularresistance.org/a-colombian-activist-killed-every-20-hours/

How Trump brought us 11.1% Unemployment, lost Manufacturing Jobs, worsened Trade Deficits and Kowtowed to China
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2020-08-29
Trump has the worst job creation record of any modern president and far worse than even the much maligned Jimmy Carter…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/how-trump-brought-us-11-1-unemployment-lost-manufacturing-jobs-worsened-trade-deficits-and-kowtowed-to-china/

Leftist Twitter pundit says MOB JUSTICE 'will be served' for 17-year-old Kenosha shooter if court fails to convict
rt.com | 2020-08-29
Twitter pundit Rob Gill — apparently triggered by a conspiracy theorist who sees Russian bogeymen behind every evil act — has threatened mob justice if the teenager charged with shooting three protesters in Wisconsin is acquitted. | "Kyle Rittenhouse will be served justice and pay for his crimes, either by the justice system or by his fellow Americans," Gill tweeted on Friday. The Black Lives Matter supporter, who has more than 25,000 followers on Twitter, blocked replies to his message. He later took his tweets into social-media hiding, allowing only approved followers to see his recent and former…
rt.com/usa/499382-kenosha-mob-justice-rob-gill/

COVID-19 Scientific Statements Contradict Government Lockdown Policies. Fake Death Certificates
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-29
This article was first published on May 12, 2020 | *** | There exists a huge disconnect between publicly available real scientific evidence and government policy surrounding the Covid crisis. Consider the following scientific "admissions" and how they contradict government "lockdown" policies: …
globalresearch.ca/admissions-against-interest-covid-19/5712569

Tate UK strikers: "COVID-19 is being used to inflict a jobs massacre"
wsws.org | 2020-08-29
Strikers warn that the pandemic is being used to enforce unprecedented job cuts and further privatise the arts and culture sector.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/29/tate-a29.html

UN agencies call for urgent disembarkation of hundreds rescued in the Mediterranean
news.un.org | 2020-08-29
Hundreds of rescued migrants and refugees currently on board three vessels in the Central Mediterranean, some of whom have been stuck at sea for weeks, must be brought to shore immediately, two UN agencies said on Saturday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/08/1071332

UN agencies call for urgent disembarkation of hundreds of refugees and migrants rescued in Central Mediterranean
news.un.org | 2020-08-29
Hundreds of rescued migrants and refugees currently on board three vessels in the Central Mediterranean, some of whom have been stuck at sea for weeks, must be brought to shore immediately, two UN agencies said on Saturday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/08/1071332

Italy evacuates dozens from overcrowded Banksy-funded migrant rescue boat after crew accuses Europe of 'IGNORING' emergency calls
rt.com | 2020-08-29
Some 50 people were evacuated from the migrant rescue boat Louise Michel that got stranded off Malta's coast after taking more than 200 people aboard. After one person died, the crew accused Europe of ignoring its pleas for help. | The vessel, which reported rescuing a total of 219 people from the sea over the past few days, including "many women and children," had become so "overcrowded" that a life raft was attached to its side, and it lost its ability to maneuver. The crew's Twitter feed suggests they have been desperately sending distress signals and making calls to various European maritime authorities to…
rt.com/news/499419-banksy-migrant-rescue-ship-stranded/

Twin Imperatives: Defeat President Trump This Fall, Challenge President Biden from Day One
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-08-29
The Republican Party today is the party of white supremacy…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/27/18836208.php

Trotsky's Last Year
wsws.org | 2020-08-29
An appraisal, on the occasion of the eightieth anniversary of Trotsky's assassination, of the work of the great theoretician and strategist of World Socialist Revolution during the final year of his life.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/29/ann4-a29.html

CIA's Addiction to Afghanistan War
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-29
It is America's longest overseas war and shows no clear sign of ending despite a shaky peace deal underway between the Trump administration and Taliban militants. A phased withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan over the next year could yet be derailed, resulting in continued American military operations in the South Asian country — nearly two decades after President GW Bush launched Operation Enduring Freedom in October 2001. | US involvement in Afghanistan is the archetypal quagmire. Hundreds of thousands killed or maimed, trillions of dollars wasted, a failed state — despite American pretension…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/29/cia-addiction-to-afghanistan-war/

COVID-19 outbreaks continue unabated at schools, putting millions at risk
wsws.org | 2020-08-29
The past week has seen a deepening of the disastrous crisis surrounding the reopening of schools, with significant outbreaks occurring in schools across the country.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/29/reop-a29.html

Government agency minutes reveal at least 40 active COVID-19 outbreaks at UK food processing plants
wsws.org | 2020-08-29
The information is not available in the news section of the Food Standards Agency's website or its social media accounts.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/29/couk-a29.html

China launches missiles into South China Sea in response to US provocations
wsws.org | 2020-08-29
The ultimate responsibility for the dangerous escalation of tensions rests with Washington, which is continuing to try to provoke China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/29/scse-a29.html

The Thin Blue Line Between Violent, Pro-Trump Militias and Police
Ryan Devereaux | zcomm.org | 2020-08-29
Police in Kenosha told armed vigilantes, "We appreciate you guys. We really do." Then one of them killed two protesters.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-thin-blue-line-between-violent-pro-trump-militias-and-police/

Classes resume at University of Iowa amid COVID-19 outbreak
wsws.org | 2020-08-29
Over 600 students tested positive for COVID-19 within the first week of in person classes as cases surge in Iowa.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/29/iowa-a29.html

Athletes Have Rekindled the Ember of Hope
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | zcomm.org | 2020-08-29
When I boycotted the 1968 Olympics because of racial inequality I was ostracized. Now white athletes are joining their black teammates in protests…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/athletes-have-rekindled-the-ember-of-hope/

The Kill Chain: A new era of world war
wsws.org | 2020-08-29
The Kill Chain exposes US imperialism's advanced war preparations against China, with Silicon Valley playing a critical role.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/29/kill-a29.html

Republicans defend Kenosha gunman as nationwide protests continue
wsws.org | 2020-08-29
The Democrats and the media are covering up the direct line that can be drawn between the fascistic statements of Trump and the vigilante killings in Kenosha perpetrated by Kyle Rittenhouse.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/29/prot-a29.html

Spending on Prescription Drugs: Lies My President Told Me #3,475,652
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2020-08-29
Donald Trump's re-election campaign has been touting that he is tough on the drug companies, unlike the wimpy Joe Biden. Perhaps in Trumpland this is true, but not in the real world. Spending on prescription drugs has actually increased somewhat more rapidly under Trump than Obama-Biden, rising at a 6.3 percent annual rate under Trump …
cepr.net/spending-on-prescription-drugs-lies-my-president-told-me-3475652/

COVID–19 Testing DeMystified at Community-Informed Coronavirus Testing Site
Unicorn Riot | unicornriot.ninja | 2020-08-29
Minneapolis, MN — For two afternoons, coronavirus testing was conducted in full view of the public, free to anyone, one block south of George Floyd Memorial Square. An open-air testing center had been assembled out of folding chairs, canopies, and clipboards in the parking lot…
unicornriot.ninja/2020/covid-19-testing-demystified-at-community-informed-coronavirus-testing-site/

54 million people in the US may go hungry during pandemic–can urban farms help?
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner | nationofchange.org | 2020-08-29
In the COVID era, growing food locally has become more essential than ever.
nationofchange.org/2020/08/29/54-million-people-in-the-us-may-go-hungry-during-pandemic-can-urban-farms-help/

'Wild and timely' report details infiltration of far-right militias and white supremacist groups in US police departments
Julia Conley | nationofchange.org | 2020-08-29
"An especially harmful form of bias, which remains entrenched within law enforcement: explicit racism."
nationofchange.org/2020/08/29/wild-and-timely-report-details-infiltration-of-far-right-militias-and-white-supremacist-groups-in-us-police-departments/

Boycott by professional athletes expands in second day of protests against police violence
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-08-29
The boycott by professional athletes of scheduled games and practices expanded on Thursday for the second day. The boycotts began yesterday with professional basketball players in protest against police violence and racism, in particular, the brutal shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Sunday.
mronline.org/2020/08/29/boycott-by-professional-athletes-expands-in-second-day-of-protests-against-police-violence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boycott-by-professional-athletes-expands-in-second-day-of-protests-against-police-violence

Workers, communities rise to defend the Postal Service
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-08-29
The catchy rhythmic beat of Washington, D.C.'s home-grown Go-Go music was cranked up loud outside U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's home in a protest against actions that weaken…
mronline.org/2020/08/29/workers-communities-rise-to-defend-the-postal-service/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=workers-communities-rise-to-defend-the-postal-service

STC abandons power sharing deal with the Hadi govt in Yemen
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-29
The development is a serious blow to the Saudi hopes of uniting the Hadi government and the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) in order to strengthen the fight against the rebel Shia Houthis in Yemen…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/29/stc-abandons-power-sharing-deal-with-the-hadi-govt-in-yemen/

Episode 104 — What are We Voting For? Analyzing The 2020 Conventions and Platforms
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-08-29
On today's episode, Nicholas Baham II (Dr. Dreadlocks), Janice Domingo, and Nolan Higdon analyze the DNC and RNC conventions and platforms. Along The Line is a non-profit, education-based podcast that…
projectcensored.org/episode-104-what-are-we-voting-for-analyzing-the-2020-conventions-and-platforms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-104-what-are-we-voting-for-analyzing-the-2020-conventions-and-platforms

The key to Viet Nam's successful COVID-19 response: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
news.un.org | 2020-08-29
Whilst no country can claim to have beaten COVID-19, some countries have been noticeably more effective in curbing the spread of the disease. Kamal Malhotra, the UN Resident Coordinator in Viet Nam, explains why the country's response to the pandemic has been so successful.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/08/1070852

Struggles in social reproduction during COVID-19: from East to West and beyond
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-08-29
The COVID-19 pandemic showed, more than anything, the deep interconnectedness and mutual dependence of different sectors, areas of life, and countries and regions within the global capitalist system.
mronline.org/2020/08/29/struggles-in-social-reproduction-during-covid-19-from-east-to-west-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=struggles-in-social-reproduction-during-covid-19-from-east-to-west-and-beyond

MintPress Is Recognizing Our Essential Workers: Independent Journalists
Mnar Muhawesh Adley | mintpressnews.com | 2020-08-29
For the next week, MintPress News will be offline and enjoying Staff Appreciation Week with bonus paid time off to celebrate one of the most underappreciated Essential Workers working tirelessly and selflessly to keep us informed about stories the mainstream establishment media ignore or under look: Independent Journalists. Here's why…
mintpressnews.com/mintpress-recognizing-essential-workers-independent-journalists/270946/

Canada's Conservatives choose Erin O'Toole as leader in further shift right
wsws.org | 2020-08-29
O'Toole has pledged to "take back Canada" from the "radical left," aggressively confront China, and make Canada more investment friendly.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/29/cons-a29.html

Minneapolis Police Arrest Many in Multiple Sweeps After ~700 March for Kenosha
Unicorn Riot | unicornriot.ninja | 2020-08-29
Minneapolis, MN — Police targeted and arrested a group of protesters after a large 'Justice for Jacob Blake' march, culminating in over a dozen arrests later in the night. Nearly 1,000 people had gathered in downtown Minneapolis on August 24, the day after Blake was…
unicornriot.ninja/2020/minneapolis-police-arrest-many-in-multiple-sweeps-after-700-march-for-kenosha/

A burning chemical plant may be just the tip of Hurricane Laura's damage in this area of oil fields and industry
John Pardue | nationofchange.org | 2020-08-29
While the full health impacts of the fire weren't immediately known, a storm-driven chlorine gas release in a vulnerable community is the type of worst-case scenario that scientists and engineers like myself have warned the petrochemical industry about for decades.
nationofchange.org/2020/08/29/a-burning-chemical-plant-may-be-just-the-tip-of-hurricane-lauras-damage-in-this-area-of-oil-fields-and-industry/

March on Washington for Police Accountability
Unicorn Riot | unicornriot.ninja | 2020-08-29
Washington, D.C. — Nearly 70,000 people converged at the Lincoln Memorial to demand police accountability and racial equity across all sectors in America. The march was originally announced in June by Al Sharpton as he delivered the eulogy at George Floyd's funeral. Dedicating the march…
unicornriot.ninja/2020/march-on-washington-for-police-accountability/

Promueven Vietnam y Cuba cooperación en medicina
Vietnam News Agency | peoplesworld.org | 2020-08-29
HANOI (VNA) — El viceministro de Defensa de Vietnam y jefe de la Dirección de la cartera para la prevención y el control del COVID-19, Tran Don, recibió hoy a un grupo de expertos de Cuba. Tran Don afirmó que durante las últimas seis décadas, particularmente en los momentos más difíciles, la cooperación bilateral evidenció …
peoplesworld.org/article/promueven-vietnam-y-cuba-cooperacion-en-medicina/

Hydroxychloriquine vs. The Mask": a herd divided
Todd Smith | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-29
It has taken quite a while, but famous 2nd — or 3rd — iteration Fleetwood Mac lead singer, Stevie Nicks, has finally opined on the coronavirus crisis, and the 72 year old songstress of note imploringly had this to say, in a paraphrase: If I get this, I'll never sing again! This was from a …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/hydroxychloriquine-vs-the-mask-a-herd-divided/

500,000 Kashmiri have lost their jobs because of digital apartheid, says JKCCS report
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-29
A report by the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society remarks that the multi-faceted and targeted denial of digital rights is a "systemic form of discrimination, digital repression and collective punishment" for the Kashmiri population…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/29/500000-kashmiri-have-lost-their-jobs-because-of-digital-apartheid-says-jkccs-report/

COVID-19 outbreaks continue unabated at US schools, putting millions at risk
wsws.org | 2020-08-29
The past week has seen a deepening of the disastrous crisis surrounding the reopening of schools, with significant outbreaks occurring in schools across the country.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/29/reop-a29.html

German federal and state governments protect profits instead of lives
wsws.org | 2020-08-29
Chancellor Merkel and the German state premiers to continue their dangerous policies, despite increasing COVID-19 infection rates.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/29/prof-a29.html

Episode 104 — What are We Voting For? Analyzing The 2020 Conventions and Platforms
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-08-29
On today's episode, Nicholas Baham II (Dr. Dreadlocks), Janice Domingo, and Nolan Higdon analyze the DNC and RNC conventions and platforms. Along The Line is a non-profit, education-based podcast that…
On today's episode, Nicholas Baham II (Dr. Dreadlocks), Janice Domingo, and Nolan Higdon host Fordam University's Robin Andersen. Along The Line is a non-profit, education-based podcast that provides listeners with…
projectcensored.org/episode-104-what-are-we-voting-for-analyzing-the-2020-conventions-and-platforms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-104-what-are-we-voting-for-analyzing-the-2020-conventions-and-platforms

Enforced disappearances 'rife across the world' — UN chief
news.un.org | 2020-08-29
More than a human rights violation against an individual, enforced disappearances have frequently been used as a strategy to spread terror within the whole of society, the United Nations said on Sunday, the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/08/1071282

Argentine government declares cell phone, internet and pay television as essential services
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-29
Argentine President Alberto Fernández, on August 21, announced that cell phone, internet and pay television services will be considered essential public services. He also anticipated that the rates of these services will be frozen until December 31. "In the face of the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, no one should give up a part of their income to face the increases in the prices of these services," said Fernández. | In a tweet, Fernández announced that "Education, access to knowledge, culture and communication are basic rights that we must preserve. That is why we have ordered that from now on there are in…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/29/argentine-government-declares-cell-phone-internet-and-pay-television-as-essential-services/

Mexico: First the Poor
Roger Stoll | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-29
Por el bien de todos, primero los pobres ("For the good of all, first the poor.") — AMLO Mexico is a semi-colony with a population of 129 million. Its political, financial and business elites are bound to the US, which receives 80% of Mexican exports. International corporations feast on Mexico's cheap labor and resources, from …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/mexico-first-the-poor/

Cyber Charter School Disasters About to Worsen
Shawgi Tell | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-29
Recent news reports suggest that more parents and students are flocking to privately-owned-operated online charter schools, presumably due to concerns about the "COVID Pandemic."1 Parents, students, teachers, and the public at large should be aware that: The overall "academic performance" of cyber charter schools is consistently abysmal, even by the admission of staunch charter school …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/cyber-charter-school-disasters-about-to-worsen/

New York Times Reports that 0.01 Percent of the Paycheck Protection Program was Fraudulently Spent
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2020-08-29
Yep, that's its big story for the day, although people probably saw the number $62 million in the headline. The program spent a total of $525 billion to keep small businesses alive and workers being paid in the period where the economy was largely shutdown. It was a rushed program that was completely improvised, since …
cepr.net/new-york-times-reports-that-0-01-percent-of-the-paycheck-protection-program-was-fraudulently-spent/

The key to Viet Nam's successful COVID-19 response : a UN Resident Coordinator blog
news.un.org | 2020-08-29
Whilst no country can claim to have beaten COVID-19, some countries have been noticeably more effective in curbing the spread of the disease. Kamal Malhotra, the UN Resident Coordinator in Viet Nam, explains why the country's response to the pandemic has been so successful.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/08/1070852

Guy McPherson: Climate Change and the Debate on Near Term Extinction of Humans and all Life on Earth
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-29
globalresearch.ca/guy-mcpherson-climate-change-and-the-debate-on-near-term-extinction-of-humans-and-all-life-on-earth/5722499

Saturday 8/29: The Beginning of the End of Nuclear Weapons
Monterey Peace and Justice Center | indybay.org | 2020-08-29
Monterey Peace & Justice Center YouTube livestream: www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1w-ymh_t13xi8y4WoYK7Q | Or join in the event via Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k1NGi-bkSaaGulDZ4pUvPw…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/28/18836240.php

2020 International Juneteenth Food and Wine Festival
Khubaka, Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2020-08-29
Together, we look forward to returning to Memphis, Tennessee, a birthplace of the Blues, reclaiming our ancient sacred mounds of Mississippian culture along "Ole Man River"
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/29/18836258.php

Regarding Postmaster General DeJoy Temporarily Suspending Some Recent Policy Decisions
In SF Bay Area Protesters Say It's Not Enough, Hit the Streets | indybay.org | 2020-08-29
Despite limited concessions by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy after a public outcry against mail delaying tactics, community members and postal workers rallied to demand that Congress save the US Postal Service in protests across the US. Of course the San Francisco Bay Area was no exception. On August 19, APWU National President Mark Dimondstein issued a statement saying why concessions made to assuage concerned Americans are not enough.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/29/18836267.php

Protesters in Oakland Decry Police Brutality During Historic Week
R. Robertson | indybay.org | 2020-08-29
Moved by anger after police in Kenosha, Wisconsin shot Jacob Blake numerous times in the back, protesters demonstrated with outrage on Aug 26 in Oakland. Protests continued through the week.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/29/18836247.php

Stand with Anarchist Publishers Banned by Facebook
Agency | indybay.org | 2020-08-29
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.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/27/18836209.php

CCSF Reactionary Bd Of Trustees Send Art Supplies From Ft. Mason To Dump
repost | indybay.org | 2020-08-29
The reationary union busting CCSF Board Of Trustees including Board President Shanell Williams are sending Art supplies to a dump in the midst of a pandemic.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/28/18836232.php

Car Caravan in Fresno Promotes Equity
Peter Maiden | indybay.org | 2020-08-29
In Fresno on Monday, August 24 Cars were decorated with signs promoting equity through taxing millionaires and billionaires. They then drove in a caravan through the city.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/28/18836235.php

Wednesday 9/2: Break the Mold: Questioning Capitalism: DEMOCRACY
Human Agenda | indybay.org | 2020-08-29
Zoom Conference ID: 513 856 6423 | us02web.zoom.us/j/5138566423 | Call in: +1 669-900-9128…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/28/18836241.php

[Perspectives] Jonathan Miller: finding the considerable in the negligible
Seamus O'Mahony | thelancet.com | 2020-08-29
When Jonathan Miller was a little boy, he asked his novelist mother Betty–as she sat typing–what she was doing. "Well, what I am trying to do is make the negligible considerable", she replied. Throughout his long career in the theatre and opera, Miller did the very same. He hadn't planned on a career as a director. After a brilliant preclinical career at Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, Miller graduated as a doctor from University College Hospital (UCH), London, UK, in 1959, but abandoned medicine after less than 3 years because of the staggering success of Beyond the Fringe, the comedy review whi…
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31719-0/fulltext?rss=yes

[Correspondence] Health and medicine cannot solve COVID-19
Amy K McLennan, Anne Katrine Kleberg Hansen, Stanley J Ulijaszek | thelancet.com | 2020-08-29
Richard Horton argues that combination prevention and global health collaboration are required to address the COVID-19 pandemic.1 We agree and suggest this should incorporate further measures. Thinking closely in terms of medical solutions could create false public expectations of a return to normal, and risks closing out non-health interventions that could lead to substantial improvements.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31796-7/fulltext?rss=yes

[World Report] Questions over health response to Mauritius oil spill
Sima Barmania | thelancet.com | 2020-08-29
The government has denied that symptoms are a direct result of oil exposure and experts have criticised the response. Sima Barmania reports.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31820-1/fulltext?rss=yes

[Comment] Acute coronary syndromes in older patients: does older age matter?
Bjà∏rn Bendz, Lars Aaberge | thelancet.com | 2020-08-29
Ischaemic heart disease is common in people aged 80 years or older, and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in this age group worldwide. As this patient group grows, with an increase in life expectancy of up to 10 years or more, the absolute prevalence of cardiovascular disease is expected to increase.1 According to present guidelines, medical optimisation followed by an invasive strategy–including coronary angiography and subsequent revascularisation with percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass graft–is recommended for eligible patients with acute coronary syndromes witho…
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31317-9/fulltext?rss=yes

[Comment] A leap of faith for more effective mental health care
Charlotte Hanlon, Atalay Alem | thelancet.com | 2020-08-29
Traditional and faith healers (TFHs) play an important, but contested, part in the response to mental health problems around the globe. Particularly for severe mental health conditions, such as psychosis, TFHs are often the first contact when help is sought by individuals and families in many countries of sub-Saharan Africa.1 In part, TFHs inhabit this privileged position due to a scarcity of accessible alternatives, but their approach might also be more acceptable to communities because of shared world views about causes of mental ill-health and processes of healing.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31295-2/fulltext?rss=yes

[Clinical Picture] Flushing out a plasmacytoma in a patient with POEMS and AESOP syndromes
Jesus A Cardenas-de la Garza, Jorge A Esquivel-Valerio, Rosa I Arvizu-Rivera, Perla R Colunga-Pedraza, Dionicio A Galarza-Delgado | thelancet.com | 2020-08-29
A 58-year old man presented to our dermatology clinic with a 10-month history of discoloured skin patches on his chest, slowly progressive weakness and altered sensation in both legs. He also complained of chest pain, increased pigmentation of his arms, and episodic flushing of his face.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31756-6/fulltext?rss=yes

[Correspondence] Transparency and diversity in cystic fibrosis research
Meghan McGarry | thelancet.com | 2020-08-29
In the Article by Harry Heijerman and colleagues,1 it was surprising to find that a description of the participants' race and ethnicity was not included.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30906-5/fulltext?rss=yes

[Articles] Effect of collaborative care between traditional and faith healers and primary health-care workers on psychosis outcomes in Nigeria and Ghana (COSIMPO): a cluster randomised controlled trial
Oye Gureje, John Appiah-Poku, Toyin Bello, Lola Kola, Ricardo Araya, Dan Chisholm, Oluyomi Esan, Benjamin Harris, Victor Makanjuola, Caleb Othieno, LeShawndra Price, Soraya Seedat | thelancet.com | 2020-08-29
A collaborative shared care delivered by TFH and conventional health-care providers for people with psychosis was effective and cost-effective. The model of care offers the prospect of scaling up improved care to this vulnerable population in settings with low resources.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30634-6/fulltext?rss=yes

[Correspondence] Predilatation and paravalvular leakage risk in TAVR — Authors' reply
Jonas Lanz, Arnaud Kàºnzi, Stephan Windecker, Thomas Pilgrim | thelancet.com | 2020-08-29
We thank Liang Yao and colleagues for their interest in our Article.1…
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30618-8/fulltext?rss=yes

[Obituary] Roger Stanley Williams
Geoff Watts | thelancet.com | 2020-08-29
Leading influence in UK liver medicine. He was born in Bexleyheath, UK, on Aug 28, 1931, and died in Southampton, UK, from a heart attack on July 26, 2020, aged 88 years.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31720-7/fulltext?rss=yes

[Correspondence] Transparency and diversity in cystic fibrosis research — Authors' reply
Karen S McCoy, Harry Heijerman, Jennifer L Taylor-Cousar, David Waltz, Patrick R Sosnay, Bonnie W Ramsey, Steven Rowe, John Welter | thelancet.com | 2020-08-29
We appreciate the opportunity to respond to Meghan McGarry's queries about our study.1…
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30897-7/fulltext?rss=yes

[Perspectives] Seven more things organisations should be doing to combat racism
J Nwando Olayiwola, Esther Choo | thelancet.com | 2020-08-29
The previous The Penumbra column outlined seven steps that organisations can take to address racism. In this month's column, we offer additional actions likely to be helpful in creating an anti-racist climate. With these suggestions, we highlight actions that fill obvious gaps in thinking and practice in our health-care environments.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31718-9/fulltext?rss=yes

[Correspondence] Transparency and diversity in cystic fibrosis research
Bennett Holman, Nicholas J DeVito, Matt Vassar | thelancet.com | 2020-08-29
In the results on the safety and efficacy of a combination regimen of elexacaftor, tezacaftor, and ivacaftor for people with cystic fibrosis homozygous for the F508del mutation, presented by Harry Heijerman and colleagues1, we took notice of the authors' disclosure statements.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30905-3/fulltext?rss=yes

[Articles] Invasive versus non-invasive management of older patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (SENIOR-NSTEMI): a cohort study based on routine clinical data
Amit Kaura, Jonathan A C Sterne, Adam Trickey, Sam Abbott, Abdulrahim Mulla, Benjamin Glampson, Vasileios Panoulas, Jim Davies, Kerrie Woods, Joe Omigie, Anoop D Shah, Keith M Channon, Jonathan N Weber, Mark R Thursz, Paul Elliott, Harry Hemingway, Bryan Williams, Folkert W Asselbergs, Michael O'Sullivan, Graham M Lord, Narbeh Melikian, Thomas Johnson, Darrel P Francis, Ajay M Shah, Divaka Perera, Rajesh Kharbanda, Riyaz S Patel, Jamil Mayet | thelancet.com | 2020-08-29
The survival advantage of invasive compared with non-invasive management appears to extend to patients with NSTEMI who are aged 80 years or older.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30930-2/fulltext?rss=yes

[Editorial] Research and higher education in the time of COVID-19
The Lancet | thelancet.com | 2020-08-29
The COVID-19 pandemic has propelled the research and higher education sectors to the forefront of public attention. Laboratory capacity has been crucial for diagnostic testing; experts in infectious diseases, epidemiology, public health, mathematical modelling, and economics are central to national policy making and media coverage; clinical research has been vital to improving COVID-19 management; and our collective global future relies heavily on the development of an effective vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31818-3/fulltext?rss=yes

[Correspondence] Predilatation and paravalvular leakage risk in TAVR
Fuxiang Liang, Xiaoqin Wang, Qi Wang, Peijing Yan, Liang Yao | thelancet.com | 2020-08-29
Jonas Lanz and colleagues1 compared the effect of a self-expanding valve with a balloon-expandable valve for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis. According to the results, the incidence of paravalvular leakage was higher in the group of patients using the self-expanding ACURATE neo device than in the group of patients using the balloon-expandable SAPIEN 3 prosthesis. However, we are concerned that this finding might be at least partly caused by differences in predilatation between the groups.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30624-3/fulltext?rss=yes

[World Report] Bangladesh's COVID-19 testing criticised
Sophie Cousins | thelancet.com | 2020-08-29
Experts say that the government's approach to testing and surveillance, including charging patients a fee, is hampering the response. Sophie Cousins reports.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31819-5/fulltext?rss=yes

[Seminar] Gastric cancer
Elizabeth C Smyth, Magnus Nilsson, Heike I Grabsch, Nicole CT van Grieken, Florian Lordick | thelancet.com | 2020-08-29
Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer and the third most common cause of cancer death globally. Risk factors for the condition include Helicobacter pylori infection, age, high salt intake, and diets low in fruit and vegetables. Gastric cancer is diagnosed histologically after endoscopic biopsy and staged using CT, endoscopic ultrasound, PET, and laparoscopy. It is a molecularly and phenotypically highly heterogeneous disease. The main treatment for early gastric cancer is endoscopic resection.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31288-5/fulltext?rss=yes

People Are Protesting The Desecration Of A Historic Black Cemetery
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-29
This summer, on an industrial and commercial section of River Road near the Capital Crescent Trail in Bethesda, you can regularly find area musician Brian Farrow in the roadway playing "Potter's Hornpipe," a song written by Black composer Francis Johnson in 1816 in honor of a destroyed African American cemetery. Nearby, protestors hold signs that say "Black Ancestors Matter" and "Black Lives Matter from Cradle to Grave," while Marsha Coleman-Adebayo of the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition and Macedonia Baptist Church leads chants of "Save Moses Cemetery!"
popularresistance.org/people-protest-desecration-of-historic-black-cemetery/

Black Families Purchased Land To Build Their Own City
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-29
n Toomsboro, Georgia, a group of 19 Black families banded together to create what has the potential to be the next Black Wall Steet. | Black people are resilient, we've had to be to thrive under systems that weren't built for us. This resiliency has created innovative solutions to impossible problems such as racial injustices, food insecurity, and a lack of secure and safe communities. | Ashley Scott, a realtor living in Stonecrest, Georgia, was reaching her breaking point after watching the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in her home state.
popularresistance.org/black-families-purchased-land-to-build-their-own-city/

Democrats Are Officially Republicans
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-29
The Democratic Party has ended any debate or dispute about its true nature. It is a party representing neo-liberal interests and international gangsterism, just like their putative opposition, the Republican party. | Even a cursory observation of the recent Democratic National Convention proves that this assessment is correct. There were paeans of love to the late warmonger John McCain and even an appearance from his widow. A special segment was set aside for Republicans like John Kasich whose speech was used in part to beat down progressives and make clear that Joe Biden wants nothing to do with them. Not to be…
popularresistance.org/democrats-are-officially-republicans/

A Week Of Mass Layoffs
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-29
MGM Resorts is laying off 18,000 people as an unchecked pandemic leaves economic scars across a broad swath of U.S. industries, particularly those that rely on healthy crowds of people. | The layoffs at MGM, which amount to about a quarter of its U.S staff of about 70,000, caps a wave of job cuts and buyouts this week across a broad array of industries. | Economists warn that sizable layoffs will continue and any recovery is likely to falter as long as the virus rages and Congress doesn't come up with additional financial aid for the unemployed, as well as desperate state and local governments.
popularresistance.org/a-week-of-mass-layoffs/

Kings Bay Plowshares Sentencing Delayed
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-29
The six remaining Kings Bay Plowshares defendants have had their sentencing dates moved from September to October 15 and 16. They had requested a continuance because they want to appear in open court in Georgia and the virus situation there is still too out of control to safely allow it. | Steve Kelly has now served almost 29 months in county jails since the action in April 2018 so has already met the guidelines for his likely sentence. The court may not want to grant him further extensions. (You can send a postcard to Steve to let him know you're thinking of him. Directions on writing here.) | The other defendan…
popularresistance.org/kings-bay-plowshares-sentencing-delayed/

Colombian President Duque Authorizes The Return Of US Troops
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-29
Colombia's Defense Ministry Thursday informed that President Ivan Duque allowed the resumption of the U.S. Army's cooperation work in the country after it was suspended by a court order. | In July, Cundinamarca's Administrative Court ordered to suspend the U.S. Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) activities after several senators' complaints. | Over 20 lawmakers claimed that Duque had violated political controls because he did not ask the Senate's authorization to allow the transit of foreign troops in the national territory. Alternative Democratic Pole Party (PDA) Lawmaker Ivan Cepeda urged the government t…
popularresistance.org/colombian-president-duque-authorizes-the-return-of-us-troops/

Black Families Purchased Land To Build Their Own City
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-29
In Toomsboro, Georgia, a group of 19 Black families banded together to create what has the potential to be the next Black Wall Steet. | Black people are resilient, we've had to be to thrive under systems that weren't built for us. This resiliency has created innovative solutions to impossible problems such as racial injustices, food insecurity, and a lack of secure and safe communities. | Ashley Scott, a realtor living in Stonecrest, Georgia, was reaching her breaking point after watching the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in her home state.
popularresistance.org/black-families-purchased-land-to-build-their-own-city/

These Six Banks Have Frozen $4.6 Billion Belonging To Venezuelans
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-29
The looting, theft and hijacking of resources from Venezuela has been of great magnitude, six banks withhold under the excuse of US sanctions, around 4.6 billion dollars much needed by and belonging to the Venezuelans, currently facing a spike in Covid-19 cases. The website La Tabla cited the data published by the Venezuelan NGO dedicated to the study, promotion, education and defense of human rights, "Organización Sures", which explained that this Venezuelan money is in the following banks: | Novo Banco: $ 1,547,322,175.89, | Bank of England: $ 1,323,228,162.57, | Clearstream: $ 517,088,580.00, | Citibank: $ 458…
popularresistance.org/these-six-banks-have-frozen-4-6-billion-belonging-to-venezuelans/

Riots for Neo-Liberalism: ANTIFA & BLM Are the Global Elites' Useful Thugs
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-29
The iconoclastic fury we have witnessed this summer in the U.S. and Europe is driven by global capitalism's attempt to destroy everything that stands on the way of its fullest takeover of human society. Western Culture is one such thing. | The Italian writer and movie-maker Ennio Flaiano (1910-1972), who lived through fascism (1920s and 1930s), WW2 and Italy's post-war economic miracle (1950s and 1960s), once famously remarked: | "In Italy, fascists fall into two categories: fascists and antifascists." | He was referring to the belligere…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/29/riots-for-neo-liberalism-antifa-blm-are-the-global-elites-useful-thugs/

The Heat: COVID-19 in the U.S
Mike Walter | america.cgtn.com | 2020-08-29
The number of new coronavirus cases in the United States fell for the fifth straight week. Could this be a turning point in the fight against the global pandemic?
america.cgtn.com/2020/08/28/the-heat-covid-19-in-the-u-s

Iran, Italy discuss expansion of ties
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-29
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) — Iranian and Italian ambassadors to Russia held a phone conversation on Friday to discuss ways of boosting bilateral ties.
en.mehrnews.com/news/162870/Iran-Italy-discuss-expansion-of-ties

Muharram mourning ceremony at Fatima Masumeh's holy shrine
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-29
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) — People of Qom, central Iran, convened at the holy shrine of Hazrat Fatima Masumeh on Saturday night to hold mourning ceremonies of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam. The ceremony was held while observing all health protocols.
en.mehrnews.com/photo/162875/Muharram-mourning-ceremony-at-Fatima-Masumeh-s-holy-shrine

Iran to keep pursuing disappearance of Imam Musa al-Sadr
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-29
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Iran has constantly been pursuing the disappearance of Imam Musa al-Sadr, the founder of the basic core of anti-Zionism resistance in Lebanon, and will keep it on the agenda.
en.mehrnews.com/news/162878/Iran-to-keep-pursuing-disappearance-of-Imam-Musa-al-Sadr

Iran, Austria review security, law enforcement coop
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-29
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) — Iran and Austria have reviewed the bilateral relations in the field of security, police and law enforcement.
en.mehrnews.com/news/162881/Iran-Austria-review-security-law-enforcement-coop

China's UNSC stance 'actual rejection of US bullying'
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-29
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) — Iran's ambassador to Beijing hailed China's standing against US bullying policies at the UN, saying such stance has thwarted Washington's unilateralism.
en.mehrnews.com/news/162872/China-s-UNSC-stance-actual-rejection-of-US-bullying

Nigerians hold demonstration to support Sheikh Zakzaky
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-29
TEHRAN, aug. 29 (MNA) — A number of the supporters of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky demanded the release of the Nigerian top Shia cleric in the capital city of Abuja.
en.mehrnews.com/news/162880/Nigerians-hold-demonstration-to-support-Sheikh-Zakzaky

Iranian support for Iraqi government 'unconditional'
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-29
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) — Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi expressed the Islamic Republic's "unconditional support" to the Iraqi government, whether Iraq decides to expel US troops or not.
en.mehrnews.com/news/162876/Iranian-support-for-Iraqi-government-unconditional

Jordan urged to free cartoonist held over UAE drawing
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-29
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Jordanian authorities to immediately release a cartoonist for drawing a satirical cartoon about a recent normalization deal between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel.Emad Hajjaj was arrested by Jordanian police on charges of insulting an Arab country."Calling a satirical cartoon a terrorism offense only confirms that Jordan intends to muzzle citizens who speak freely," Joe Stork, HRW's deputy Middle East director, said in a statement."This arrest sends the message that Jordanian authorities would rather abuse the rights of their own citizens than risk offending…
yenisafak.com/en/world/jordan-urged-to-free-cartoonist-held-over-uae-drawing-3537944

Wisconsin Dems Became 'Less Approving' of BLM Protests Before Kenosha Riots, Poll Shows
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-29
By throwing their support behind the cause of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and anti-racism protests, Democrats may have picked the wrong social trend trend to chase after, recent poll data suggests.
sputniknews.com/us/202008291080315872-swing-states-wisconsin-dems-became-less-approving-of-blm-protests-before-kenosha-riots-poll-show/

How Much is the Chip? Elon Musk Reveals Cost of Brain Implants Developed by His Company
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-29
Musk is simplifying space travel and seeks to take humans to Mars, also inventing new ways of transportation and is considered by some to be the most important person in the world. Now, Elon Musk and his Neuralink company want to help rid humanity of such diseases as dementia, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, and preemptively win the war against AI.
sputniknews.com/science/202008291080315458-how-much-is-the-chip-elon-musk-reveals-cost-of-brain-implants-developed-by-his-company/

Turkey Launches Shooting Exercises in Eastern Mediterranean Amid Drilling Tensions With Greece
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-29
The development comes as Ankara is engaged in a bitter territorial dispute with Greece and Cyprus. The European Union has threatened to slap sanctions on Turkey if it continues with what Brussels has called "illegal drilling".
sputniknews.com/world/202008291080312395-turkey-launches-shooting-exercises-in-eastern-mediterranean-amid-drilling-tensions-with-greece/

Gay Trump Supporter Claims He Was Assaulted by 'BLM Protesters' Hurling Homophobic Abuse
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-29
Gay social media activist Brandon Straka and his two colleagues were just the latest victims of harassment by protesters outside the Republican National Convention in Washington DC, where an elderly couple were assaulted and a podcaster and his wife were followed for a mile.
sputniknews.com/viral/202008291080313136-gay-trump-supporter-claims-he-was-assaulted-by-blm-protesters-hurling-homophobic-abuse/

Seven Terrorists, One Soldier Killed in India's Jammu and Kashmir in Security Operation
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-29
New Delhi (Sputnik): The issue of terrorism in India's Kashmir Valley dates back to the 1990s, when demands for independence from the country began to be made in the region. The Indian government accuses neighbouring Pakistan, which also lays claim to the region, of fuelling Kashmiri secessionism…
sputniknews.com/india/202008291080311010-seven-terrorists-one-soldier-killed-in-indias-jammu-and-kashmir-in-security-operation/

Jacob Blake Unshackled From Bed in Hospital After His Warrant Vacated
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-29
The incident involving local police shooting Blake several times in the back left the African-American man paralysed and sparked a spate of protests in the Wisconsin city of Kenosha, some of which turned violent and resulted in looting sprees.
sputniknews.com/us/202008291080314987-jacob-blake-unshackled-from-bed-in-hospital-after-his-warrant-vacated/

Venezuela Reportedly Sends Ship Full of Aluminium to Iran Following Fuel Deliveries From Tehran
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-29
The two countries have been actively cooperating after unilateral US sanctions started affecting their economies. Tehran has namely delivered several shipments to help Caracas restart its massive oil refining industry.
sputniknews.com/latam/202008291080312131-venezuela-reportedly-sends-ship-full-of-aluminium-to-iran-following-fuel-deliveries-from-tehran/

'Game of Chicken': US Risks War With Beijing by Stoking South China Sea Tensions With FONOPs
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-29
Military tensions are growing between the US and China as Washington continues to pursue a policy of attempting to dominate global affairs, Mike Wong, the vice president of the San Francisco chapter of Veterans for Peace, told Radio Sputnik's Loud & Clear Friday.
sputniknews.com/analysis/202008291080310064-game-of-chicken-us-risks-war-with-beijing-by-stoking-south-china-sea-tensions-with-fonops/

Study Suggests UK Could See Further 85,000 COVID-19 Deaths in Winter, Reports Say
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-29
LONDON (Sputnik) – A study prepared by the UK government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergency (SAGE) suggests that in a reasonable worst-case scenario, a further 85,000 people could die from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom this winter, the BBC reported on Saturday.
sputniknews.com/uk/202008291080313907-study-suggests-uk-could-see-further-85000-covid-19-deaths-in-winter-reports-say/

US Secret Service Reportedly Struggling With Coronavirus Cases as Agents Work Trump Events
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-29
Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, US President Donald Trump, who marked his 2016 election campaign with large-scale rallies, has reduced the number of events. He delivered a speech on the Republican National Convention and has held smaller events.
sputniknews.com/us/202008291080310212-us-secret-service-reportedly-struggling-with-coronavirus-cases-as-agents-work-trump-events/

Water Was 'Most Likely' Brought to Earth by Meteorites, New Study Claims
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-29
Water covers 70 percent of our planet's surface and is a vital element for all life on Earth; however, scientists cannot say with certainty how it got here. When the Solar System formed, the planets were too hot to sustain ice.
sputniknews.com/science/202008291080314089-water-was-most-likely-brought-to-earth-by-meteorites-new-study-claims/

Russia Presents Device That Detects Toxins, Pathogens Including COVID-19 in Air in Matter of Seconds
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-29
The device, which was first conceived back in 2015, has been perfected over the last five years — and the timing couldn't be better, as countries are lifting their lockdowns while trying to prevent a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
sputniknews.com/science/202008291080313786-russia-presents-device-that-detects-toxins-pathogens-including-covid-19-in-air-in-matter-of-seconds/

Trump Vows to 'Go In and Take Care' of Portland if Mayor Wheeler 'Doesn't Get Control' of City
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-29
Earlier, US President Donald Trump stated: "Are you listening Portland?", when touting that the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, saw no violence after National Guard troops were deployed amid violent protests sparked after the shooting of a black man, Jacob Blake, by a white police officer.
sputniknews.com/us/202008291080310241-trump-vows-to-go-in-and-take-care-of-portland-if-mayor-wheeler-doesnt-get-control-of-city/

Trump Is Laying the Groundwork to Reject the Results of the Election
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-29
Last week, as Donald Trump ginned up for the Republican National Convention, he went on Fox News to talk with Sean Hannity about "voter fraud," be it fraud committed at polling sites or fraud committed by mail. To preempt this, he assured his audience, he would send sheriffs, miscellaneous other law enforcement and U.S. attorneys into polling places around…
truthout.org/articles/trump-is-laying-the-groundwork-to-reject-the-results-of-the-election/

Trump Admin Faces Lawsuit for "Insidious" Attack on Major Environmental Law
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-29
A coalition of 27 U.S. states, commonwealths, territories, counties, and cities filed a federal lawsuit on Friday challenging the Trump administration's "unlawful, unjustified, and sweeping revisions" to a 50-year-old law that the president claimed would "streamline" infrastructure projects by limiting environmental reviews. | After revealing plans to alter th…
truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-faces-lawsuit-for-insidious-attack-on-major-environmental-law/

No Big Pharma Company Has Committed to Make the COVID Vaccine Free or Cheap
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-29
In a business driven by profit, vaccines have a problem. They're not very profitable — at least not without government subsidies. Pharma companies favor expensive medicines that must be taken repeatedly and generate revenue for years or decades. Vaccines are often given only once or twice. In many parts of the world, established vaccines cost a few dollars per dose or less. | Last year only four companies were making vaccines for the U.S. market, down from more than 20 in the 1970s. As r…
truthout.org/articles/no-big-pharma-company-has-committed-to-make-the-covid-vaccine-free-or-cheap/

Watered-Down "Anti-Racism Training" in Schools Is Perpetuating Racism
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-29
High school students have been in the streets all summer, and they're not backing down. Black Lives Matter protests have gone on for weeks. They've popped up in hundreds of small towns. More and more kids don't need to be taught that policing is racist, nor that police anchor a historic system of racial domination. They see it everywhere. | Now students are demanding deeper teaching o…
truthout.org/articles/watered-down-anti-racism-training-in-schools-is-perpetuating-racism/

Social Security Fund Would Be Depleted in 3 Years If Trump Kills the Payroll Tax
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-29

| President Donald Trump claimed he would eliminate the payroll tax if he is reelected — but an analysis by the Social Security Administration found that such a move would cause the Social Security Trust Fund to run out of money by 2023. | Trump recently signed a memorandum that would temporarily stop the collection of payroll taxes, w…
truthout.org/articles/social-security-fund-would-be-depleted-in-3-years-if-trump-kills-the-payroll-tax/

Roughly Half of Workplaces Have Not Filed Required Injury and Illness Reports
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-29
This story was originally published by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit news organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more at revealnews.org and subscribe to the Reveal podcast, produced with PRX, at revealnews.org/podcast. | More than 100,000 U.S. workplaces required to submit injury and illness records flouted a new federal requirement to electronica…
truthout.org/articles/roughly-half-of-workplaces-have-failed-to-file-required-injury-and-illness-reports/

Turkey expects 'equity' from EU amid East Med tension
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-29
The Turkish vice president Saturday called on the EU for equity amid ongoing tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Fuat Oktay said: "Turkey expects equity from the EU, no one should expect Ankara to take a step back based on this equity."Oktay further asked: "If the Greek attempts to expand its territorial waters isn't a cause of war, then what is?" stressing that the country "will protect its rights on every cubic meter in the Eastern Mediterranean waters no matter what.""It is insincere for the EU to call for dialogue on the one hand and make other plans on the oth…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-expects-equity-from-eu-amid-east-med-tension-3537939

Trump says NBA protest will 'destroy' basketball
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-29
President Donald Trump said on Friday that what he viewed as political activity by the National Basketball Association would destroy the sport."I think what they're doing to the NBA in particular is gonna destroy basketball," Trump told reporters on Air Force One. He said it would be "threatening" to the NBA.NBA players halted play for three days in a protest sparked by the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin.The league and players association said on Friday that playoffs would resume on Saturday in a deal that includes increased access to voting in the U.S. presidential election.Tru…
yenisafak.com/en/news/trump-says-nba-protest-will-destroy-basketball-3537938

Over 1,250 suspects held in operations across Turkey
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-29
At least 1,281 suspects were nabbed in simultaneous operations across Turkey over the past 24 hours, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.In a statement, the ministry said 63,591 security personnel were part of the "Turkey Peace Security" operations carried out in different areas of the country.It said search operations were carried out at shopping malls, abandoned buildings, fair grounds, event and entertainment venues, bus terminals and other public transport stations, piers and ports, routes leading to airports, internet cafes, and other public places.Along with the suspects arrested for various crimes, 24…
yenisafak.com/en/news/over-1250-suspects-held-in-operations-across-turkey-3537941

Saudi envoy discusses Lebanon developments with Geagea
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-29
Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari held talks Saturday in Beirut with the leader of the Lebanese Forces party, Samir Geagea.The discussions dwelt on the domestic situation in Lebanon and regional developments, the official Lebanese news agency said, without giving any further details.Saturday's meeting comes amid a deep political crisis in Lebanon following the Aug. 4 explosion at the Beirut port, which shook the country to its core.Saudi Arabia, along with a number of Arab and foreign countries, has refrained from providing support to Lebanon as a sign of dissatisfaction with the government of Hassan Dia…
yenisafak.com/en/news/saudi-envoy-discusses-lebanon-developments-with-geagea-3537945

Afghanistan flash floods kill 160, search for bodies continues
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-29
Thirteen provinces, mostly in the country's north, had been affected by floods, according to the Ministry for Disaster Management.In Parwan, just north of the capital Kabul, 116 people had been killed and more than 120 injured, with 15 people still missing, national and local officials said."Rescue teams are still in the area and searching for the missing bodies," said Wahida Shahkar, a spokeswoman for Parwan's governor.Flash flooding hit Parwan early on Wednesday, washing away homes and buildings. Local police spokesman Salim Noori said that the community in the worst-affected areas were mostly farmers and infor…
yenisafak.com/en/world/afghanistan-flash-floods-kill-160-search-for-bodies-continues-3537948

'Unthinkable for Turkey to give up Aegean, East Med'
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-29
It is unthinkable for Turkey to give up its "historical interests" in the Mediterranean and Aegean seas, the head of a Turkish political party said on Saturday.Greece is playing with fire and is being spurred on by France, Devlet Bahceli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), said in a written statement.He said all the countries sitting at the gambling table are familiar with each other and are trying to bet on the winner.Do not come close to a fire that will burn you, Bahceli warned the nations stoking tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.His remarks are an extension of Ankara's strong stance against…
yenisafak.com/en/news/unthinkable-for-turkey-to-give-up-aegean-east-med-3537946

Four killed in Kashmir gunfight
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-29
Three militants and an Indian army soldier were killed in a gunfight on Saturday morning in a southern district of the Indian-administered Kashmir, an army spokesman said.This was the second gunfight in the past 24 hours. Four militants were killed and another was caught alive during an operation in the southern Shopian district on Friday, according to army spokesman Col. Rajesh Kalia.Vijay Kumar, the inspector general of police, told reporters that one of the deceased in Friday's gunfight was the district commander of Al-Badr militant outfit.- Ongoing violenceDespite multiple calls for a cease-fire, violence in…
yenisafak.com/en/world/four-killed-in-kashmir-gunfight-3537947

Istanbul to limit indoor gatherings over pandemic
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-29
The Istanbul governor's office on Saturday issued a statement titled "Pandemic Measures for Weddings in Istanbul", banning some indoor gatherings as of Monday.According to the statement, some events and gatherings including engagement ceremonies, and similar activities will not be allowed in any indoor areas as part of new measures to stem the spread of the virus.At the wedding and ceremony halls, seating arrangements should not exceed one-third of the total capacity, in accordance with social distancing measures, said the statement.Under the new regulations, no food or drinks will be served at these events whil…
yenisafak.com/en/news/istanbul-to-limit-indoor-gatherings-over-pandemic-3537943

Evidence that masks protect from Covid 'not very strong in either direction,' says UK's deputy chief medical officer
rt.com | 2020-08-29
Despite mask mandates imposed to stop the spread of Covid-19, the UK Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries cast doubt on their effectiveness, adding yet another wrinkle to the raging debate about face coverings. | As schools prepare to reopen, the government has released guidance that will require students and teachers to wear masks in communal areas. Masks are currently required in hospitals, on public transport, and in many businesses. | In a Q and A session with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, however, Harries pushed back against the theory that masks help stop the spread of Covid-19, adding further conf…
rt.com/uk/499429-evidence-masks-effective-not-strong/

Anti-Islam protest in Oslo ends with Koran-tearing and scuffles between anti-protesters & police (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-08-29
A Norwegian anti-Islam group staged a protest on Saturday, culminating in an activist tearing pages from a Koran. The event was wrapped up after a scuffle with counter-protesters, who managed to bypass the police perimeter. | The rally outside the parliament building in Oslo was organized by a group called Stop Islamisation of Norway, or SIAN. Some of their past rallies have ended with clashes between group members and their political opponents. The police had a heavy presence at the scene in advance of Saturday's event. | The protest escalated into violence when a female activist held up a copy of the Koran a…
rt.com/news/499411-anti-islam-protest-norway/

'Take off the mask!' Thousands gather in London for 'Unite for Freedom' rally, demanding 'back to normal now' (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-08-29
Crowds of lockdown-weary Brits gathered in London at a 'Unite for Freedom' rally to protest the Covid-19 measures, an event quickly dubbed a gathering of "conspiracy loons" for its strong message against restrictions and mandates. | People began gathering in London's Trafalgar Square around noon and then marched to the Houses of Parliament to show opposition to the ongoing shutdowns, introduced as part of the UK's response to the pandemic. | | © REUTERS/Henry Nicholls | The rally, called under the slogans of…
rt.com/uk/499430-unite-for-freedom-london-coronavirus/

Trump gets a bounce from Republican convention as new poll shows him narrowing Biden's lead by 4 points
rt.com | 2020-08-29
The first poll to be completed since the Republican National Convention ended on Thursday night shows that President Donald Trump gained on rival Joe Biden, whittling down the Democrat's lead in the race by four percentage points. | Forty-four percent of respondents said they will vote for Trump, up from 42 percent just before the RNC, Washington-based research firm Morning Consult said Saturday. Biden was chosen by 50 percent of respondents, down from 52 percent previously, meaning his lead was narrowed t…
rt.com/usa/499425-trump-biden-poll-rnc-bounce/

Messi MUTED: Lionel Messi's best pal Sergio Aguero BANS Barca star's name from live chat after being MOBBED by fans wanting news
rt.com | 2020-08-29
Star Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero was embarrassingly forced to automatically mute mentions of Argentina team-mate and friend Lionel Messi during a live stream, with fans and journalists inundating him with questions. | City's record goalscorer Aguero was taking part in a live chat with around 34,000 fans on gaming platform Twitch when he was immediately bombarded with requests for an update on whether Messi would be joining him at the Premier League giants. | Reporters were among those asking the forward for information in a desperate attempt to discover the latest on the Barcelona legend's potential…
rt.com/sport/499428-sergio-aguero-twitch-messi/

After predicting 2016 election results, Michael Moore gives 'reality check' to Dems: 'Are you ready for a Trump victory?'
rt.com | 2020-08-29
Liberal documentary filmmaker Michael Moore has issued a "reality check" to Democrats who have faith Joe Biden can beat Donald Trump in November, similar to a warning he gave them in 2016 before Hillary Clinton lost. | "Sorry to have to provide the reality check again," Moore wrote in a Friday night social media post. | The 'Bowling for Columbine' director provided a graphic from a CNN poll showing Biden and Trump in a virtual tie in polling from swing states. | "Are you ready for a Trump victory? Are you mentally prepared to be outsmarted by Trump again? Do you find comfort in your certainty that there is no…
rt.com/usa/499432-michael-moore-trump-victory-2020/

'Pipelines aren't built just to annoy somebody': Former Austrian FM Karin Kneissl believes Nord Stream 2 will be completed
rt.com | 2020-08-29
The joint Russian-German Nord Stream 2 pipeline project is likely to be completed despite all the obstacles, Austria's former FM Karin Kneissl believes. Still, the US will try its best to stop it going ahead, she warned. | Commenting on recent remarks by Chancellor Angela Merkel, who called for the pipeline project not to be politicized, Kneissl said the German leader was absolutely right. Nord Stream 2's construction should proceed regardless of the alleged poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny or US opposition to the project. | "As I've said on various occasions, also to my counterparts when I was still…
rt.com/news/499389-nord-stream-kneissl-sanctions/

Chadwick Boseman death is turned into Biden/Harris campaign ad by liberals who love his final tweet
rt.com | 2020-08-29
Following the shocking death of 43-year-old 'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman, Democratic Party supporters quickly capitalized on his final tweet, in which the actor backed Kamala Harris. | While most tweets reacting to Boseman's death have focused on his interaction with fans, charity work, and acting career, which spanned from being a central part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to playing historical figures like Jackie Robinson and James Brown, agenda-driven activists have essentially turned his passing into a campaign ad for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' presidential ticket. | The final tweet released…
rt.com/usa/499426-chadwick-boseman-kamala-harris-tweet/

Declaring Portland's riots to be riots may be RACIST because Oregon's laws are rooted in state's racist history, NPR says
rt.com | 2020-08-29
After trying to whitewash the unrest gripping Portland for more than three months as "mostly peaceful" protests, the mainstream media is going a step further with NPR saying that declaring a riot to be a riot may be racist. | The taxpayer-funded media outlet said on Thursday that when police declare protests in Portland to be riots, that definition "could be rooted in racism." The story, reported by NPR's Oregon Public Broadcasting affiliate, went on…
rt.com/usa/499380-npr-calls-riot-racist/

Brandon Straka dares media to report 'anti-gay' attack at BLM protest as pro-Trump rallies blasted as 'Covid-19 superspreaders'
rt.com | 2020-08-29
Responding to MSNBC's Joy Reid blasting his pro-Trump event as a 'danger' during the Covid-19 pandemic, activist Brandon Straka silenced her by calling out hypocrisy on BLM coverage, and a refusal to cover a recent attack on him. | "So they're just gonna go back to their screaming rallies like there is no Covid, just because their Dear Leader needs the ego boost," Reid tweeted on Saturday, in reaction to video from a rally held by Straka in Chicago in support of President Donald Trump. | The video shows people, some wearing masks and some not, holding pro-Trump signs and chanting, "walk away," the name of a ca…
rt.com/usa/499431-straka-dares-media-cover-blm-attack/

Pro-opposition 'women's march' scuffles with riot police in Minsk as 'motor rallies' held in support of Lukashenko (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-08-29
Thousands of pro-opposition women marched and tried to breach a police cordon in central Minsk on Saturday while 'motor rallies' were held in support of President Alexander Lukashenko, as political turmoil continues in Belarus. | The women were carrying flowers, white-red-white flags and white-red-white umbrellas, and chanting slogans such as "Shame!", "We will not forget, we will not forgive!" and "Long live Belarus!" The protesters had planned to march along Independence Avenue, but minibuses blocked their way. | | © BelaPAN via Reuters | Police warned the marchers that their action was unauthorized a…
rt.com/russia/499436-womens-march-minsk-belarus/

Teen organizer of BLM event in New Jersey slapped with $2,500 police overtime bill
rt.com | 2020-08-29
An 18-year-old activist from New Jersey was billed almost $2,500 in police overtime after organizing a small protest over a lack of affordable housing in a local borough. She claims the mayor wants to 'intimidate and silence' her. | Emily Gil, a high school graduate, received the hefty bill from the office of Mario Kranjac, the mayor of Englewood Cliffs in Bergen County, New Jersey. She has to compensate the borough for $2,499.26 in police overtime caused by a protest she organized last month, the mayor wrote to her. | The expenses related to a small event on July 25, which demonstrated against what Gil percei…
rt.com/usa/499390-blm-protest-police-bill/

After predicting 2016 election results, Michael Moore gives 'reality check' to Dems: 'Are you ready for a Trump victory?'
rt.com | 2020-08-29
Liberal documentary filmmaker Michael Moore has issued a "reality check" to Democrats who have faith that Joe Biden can beat Donald Trump in November, similar to a warning he gave them in 2016 before Hillary Clinton lost. | "Sorry to have to provide the reality check again," Moore wrote in a Friday night social media post. | The 'Bowling for Columbine' director provided a graphic from a CNN poll showing Biden and Trump in a virtual tie in polling from swing states. | "Are you ready for a Trump victory? Are you mentally prepared to be outsmarted by Trump again? Do you find comfort in your certainty that there i…
rt.com/usa/499432-michael-moore-trump-victory-2020/

Bipartisan Australian move to ban agreements with China
wsws.org | 2020-08-29
The bill was announced amid bellicose anti-China speeches by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and an accompanying media witch hunt.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/29/fore-a29.html

WATCH: Highlighting Trump's 'Promises Broken,' Sanders Gives Address on Biden's Plan for the Economy and Working Families
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-29
Sen. Bernie Sanders will deliver a speech Saturday afternoon about the economic reforms that must be put in place to improve the lives of working Americans and how Joe Biden plans to raise wages, create millions of new jobs, and narrow the United States' massive wealth gap. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernie_sanders_11_0.png …
commondreams.org/news/2020/08/29/watch-highlighting-trumps-promises-broken-sanders-gives-address-bidens-plan-economy?cd-origin=rss

Public Health Experts Fear Trump FDA's Remdesivir Approval 'Without Evidence' of Widespread Benefits Signal Likely Premature Vaccine
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-29
Public health experts on Saturday decried the Food and Drug Administration's "troubling" approval of a Covid-19 treatment which has not been proven to help patients who are severely ill with the disease. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1227820551_1.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/08/29/public-health-experts-fear-trump-fdas-remdesivir-approval-without-evidence?cd-origin=rss

Pelosi Says Biden Should Not Debate Trump!
The Jimmy Dore Show | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-29
Jimmy Dore and friend, Stef Zamorano, give their no-holds-barred take on the battle for the 2020 presidency in the one-party, two factions system.
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/pelosi-says-biden-should-not-debate-trump/

UN envoy welcomes 'commonalities' shared by Syrians in Geneva talks
news.un.org | 2020-08-29
Syrian opponents meeting in Geneva as part of efforts to find a peaceful end to nearly a decade of conflict in their country have found common ground on which to pursue further discussions, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said on Saturday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/08/1071342

Volkswagen to slash 35 percent of Brazilian workforce as jobs bloodbath hits auto industry
wsws.org | 2020-08-29
Twenty-eight thousand jobs have been wiped out since 2013, when the unions began pushing for systematic contract suspensions and bailouts for automakers in Brazil.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/29/volk-a29.html

Normal Has Failed. Be As Weird As You Like
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-08-28
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…

Normal Has Failed. Be As Weird As You Like.

The Modern U.S. War Machine Kills More Like a Python Than a Tiger
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-28
Caitlin JOHNSTONE | Forbes has published two back-to-back articles about the analysis of retired Navy captain and political scientist Bradford Dismukes titled " To Defeat China In War, Strangle Its Economy" and " If Russia Invades Europe, NATO Could Sweep The Seas Of Russian Merchant Ships". | The articl…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/28/modern-us-war-machine-kills-more-like-python-than-tiger/

China's Project to Create A "Digital Yuan"
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-28
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, …
globalresearch.ca/china-create-digital-yuan/5722434

Massive Ansar Allah Operation in Central Yemen Reveals Alliance Between al-Qaeda and Islamic State
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2020-08-28
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.
mintpressnews.com/massive-ansar-allah-operation-in-central-yemen-reveals-alliance-between-is-and-al-qaeda/270878/

Kenosha Sheriff's Racist Rant Follows Pattern of Fraternizing with White Supremacists
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-08-28
In 2018, Sheriff David Beth went on a bizarre eugenics rant, claiming that the police's job should be to stop "these males" from "getting ten other women pregnant and having small children," among other troubling comments he made on video.
mintpressnews.com/kenosha-sheriff-david-beth-racist-rant-pattern-fraternizing-with-white-supremacists/270895/

Kenosha Sheriff's Racist Rant Follows Pattern of Fraternizing with White Supremacists
Alan MacLeod | thealtworld.com | 2020-08-28
In 2018, Sheriff David Beth went on a bizarre eugenics rant, claiming that the police's job should be to stop "these males" from "getting ten other women pregnant and having small children," among other troubling comments he made on video. | MPN– The Kenosha Police Department has come under heavy scrutiny in recent days after one of its officers shot Jacob Blake multiple times in the back at close range. Later, after protests erupted, its officers stood shoulder-to-shoulder with local militia, one of whom — a 17-year-old boy — would go on to shoot three people, returning to police lines, where th…

Kenosha Sheriff’s Racist Rant Follows Pattern of Fraternizing with White Supremacists

"This is How Armed Gangs Operate" Israel Admits its Troops Planted IEDs in a Palestinian Town
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-08-28
The IDF admitted that they put the explosives on the commonly used road, doing it to "create a deterrence," because "riots have regularly occurred" in the area.
mintpressnews.com/armed-gangs-operate-israel-admits-troops-planted-ieds-palestinian-town/270918/

Decades Later, America's Meddling in Colombia is Still Costing Lives
Alan MacLeod | thealtworld.com | 2020-08-28
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. | MPN– On a warm Tuesday morning earlier this month in Llano Verde, an eastern suburb of the city of Cali, five Afro-Colombian children decided to leave their homes to take advantage of the fine weather to spend some time outside. They would never return. Only a few hours later, they were found dead; their bodies burned, cut to pieces with machetes and riddled with bullets, dumped in public for all to se…

Decades Later, America’s Meddling in Colombia is Still Costing Lives

Decades Later, America's Meddling in Colombia is Still Costing Lives
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-08-28
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.
mintpressnews.com/decades-later-untied-states-meddling-colombia-still-costing-lives/270860/

Amazon delivers prime privacy intrusion with body-scanning fitness tracker that detects EMOTIONS in voice
rt.com | 2020-08-28
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'…
rt.com/usa/499260-amazon-halo-intrusive-body-scan-emotions/

Prime privacy intrusion: Amazon rolls out BODY-SCANNING fitness tracker that detects EMOTIONS in voice
rt.com | 2020-08-28
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'…
rt.com/usa/499260-amazon-halo-intrusive-body-scan-emotions/

As Amazon and California Burn, New Analysis Warns Human Activity Driving Global Wildfire Surge
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-28
Given estimates that humans are responsible for around 75% of fires, "this means solutions are in our grasp too." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12677914941.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/08/28/amazon-and-california-burn-new-analysis-warns-human-activity-driving-global-wildfire?cd-origin=rss

'American Capitalism Is Off the Rails': Bezos Now Worth $200 Billion as Millions Struggle to Afford Essentials
Brett Wilkins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-28
Protesters rally outside Bezos' D.C. to demand $30/hr minimum wage for Amazon workers after world's richest man sets new wealth record. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/jeff_bezos_covid_profits_850_578.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/08/28/american-capitalism-rails-bezos-now-worth-200-billion-millions-struggle-afford?cd-origin=rss

Trump Rebuked for 'Breathtakingly Vicious' Plan for Fossil Fuel Lease Sales in California Amid Historic Wildfires
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-28
"More oil wells mean more greenhouse gases, more air pollution, and more destroyed habitat." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/oil-leases-california-fires-covid.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/08/28/trump-rebuked-breathtakingly-vicious-plan-fossil-fuel-lease-sales-california-amid?cd-origin=rss

Waiting for the Old Bailey: Julian Assange and Britain's Judicial Establishment
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-28
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. …
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-britain-judicial-establishment/5722446

Julian Assange receives first visitors in six months: "He is in a lot of pain"
wsws.org | 2020-08-28
The visit has underscored the brutal conditions in which Assange is imprisoned and has sparked renewed fears that his health is continuing to deteriorate.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/28/assa-a28.html

Reporters Without Borders petition against Assange's extradition, raise concern over his health
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-28
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…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/28/rsf-assange-petition/

U.S. sanctions Russian research institute that developed Covid-19 vaccine
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-08-28
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 …
thegrayzone.com/2020/08/28/us-sanctions-russian-research-institute-covid-19-vaccine/

Jacob Blake Shooting Shines New Light on Death of Michael Bell, Killed by Kenosha Cops in 2004
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-08-28
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…
www.democracynow.org/2020/8/28/michael_bell

Hurricane Laura Devastates Gulf Coast, Laying Bare Climate Crisis, Environmental Racism
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-08-28
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. "
www.democracynow.org/2020/8/28/hurricane_laura_gulf_coast

ACLU Demands Resignation of Top Cops in Kenosha for Racism & Brutal Response to Jacob Blake Protests
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-08-28
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…
www.democracynow.org/2020/8/28/kenosha_police

Historian Rick Perlstein on the RNC & Trump's Dangerous Propaganda Driving People to Violence
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-08-28
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…
www.democracynow.org/2020/8/28/rick_perlstein_rnc_trump_fascism

Occupation accentuates COVID-19's impact in Gaza
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-28
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…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/28/occupation-accentuates-covid-19s-impact-in-gaza/

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