(2020-09-11). Oregon Can't Fight Wildfires Because Its Helicopters Were Sent To Afghanistan. mintpressnews.com Many of Oregon's largest firefighting aircraft are not available because the Department of Defense has sent them to Afghanistan to fight in the 20-year-old war.
(2020-09-11). The Truth behind 9/11: Who Is Osama Bin Laden? globalresearch.ca At 11 o'clock, on the morning of 911, the Bush administration had already announced that Al Qaeda was responsible for the attacks. That same evening at 9.30 pm, a "War Cabinet" was formed and at 11.00 pm, the "War on Terrorism" was officially launched.
(2020-09-11). America's Current Jobs 'Great Depression'. counterpunch.org 
Two well-known and highly respected mainstream economists, Carmen Reinhart, a chief economist for the World Bank, and Vincent Reinhart, chief economist for Morgan Stanley bank, have recently published an article in the widely read and influential capitalist source, Foreign Affairs, entitled 'The Pandemic Depression'. Arguing primarily from a global perspective, the economists have concluded the
(2020-09-11). PDF of September 10 issue. workers.org 
Download the 12-page PDF. Anti-racists defy police, fascist terror Fight the right with united worker action! editorial ALSO: Kevin Zeese, °presente! Capitalist 'gifts': evictions and hunger. Battling racism on many fronts Pensacola and Greensboro; Sports focus on Black lives; Tribute to Chadwick Boseman. Labor's militant rank and file Save the . . . |
(2020-09-11). Outrage over death of Black trans woman in Cleveland jail. workers.org 
Cleveland Anger over the tragic death of 28-year-old Lea Rayshon Daye in Cleveland's Cuyahoga County Jail came out forcefully in a virtual press conference held Sept. 4. Daye's was the second jail death here in less than two months and the 11th in two years. Found unresponsive in her cell . . . |
(2020-09-11). George Jackson: Marxist-Leninist, abolitionist, revolutionary! workers.org 
As we commemorate the 49th anniversary of the Attica Uprising of 1971, the Prisoners Solidarity Committee of Workers World Party is inspired to once again raise the name of our comrade George Jackson. A revolutionary philosopher and communist militant, Jackson's writings have inspired workers on both sides of the prison . . . |
(2020-09-11). Colombian security forces massacre 10 youth protesting police murder. wsws.org The massacre in Bogotá signals the willingness of the Colombian ruling elite to turn to authoritarian rule to crush social opposition in the midst of the uncontrolled pandemic.
(2020-09-11). Parents, students, teachers hit Cuomo's school cuts. peoplesworld.org 
Parents, children, teachers and school aides gathered in front of Gov. Cuomo's office in New York City Tuesday, September 8 to protest projected cuts to the New York State School's budget. The rally was organized by the Alliance for Quality Education, Parents Supporting Parents NY and Make the Road, an immigrant rights group. Children and …
(2020-09-11). The Myth of the "Bad" Immigrant. aclu.org Immigrant communities are often asked to "get right with the law," but is the law right in the first place? That's what Alina Das asks in her new book, No Justice in the Shadows. She delves into her experience as the daughter of immigrants, an immigration attorney, and a clinical law professor to explore the intersection of immigration and the criminal justice system. , , Too often, she argues, our immigration system is used as a tool of discrimination and oppression, rather than as a tool of justice, and the consequences are dire. Our current immigration system is breaking up families, and forcing people to f…
(2020-09-11). The U.S. is Borrowing Its Way to Fascism. counterpunch.org 
Viewing the GOP convention seemed a little like binge-watching the last several years' parade of none-too-subtle signs of incipient fascism. We saw extreme nationalism, scapegoating immigrants and foreigners in general, white supremacy, "strong (narcissistic)-man" government, aggressive foreign policies, and hysterical red-baiting. Those signs reflect how capitalism's deepening crisis undermines both the center-left (Democrat) and center-right
(2020-09-11). New fires at Greek island refugee camp destroy last remaining shelters. news.un.org Fresh fires at a Greek island centre for thousands of refugees and migrants, have destroyed all remaining accommodation for those affected by the initial blaze on Tuesday evening.
(2020-09-11). In Remembrance of Melissa Kira, 1993-2020. liberationnews.org 
Melissa was the type of revolutionary many of us aspire to be and she will continue to live in our struggle.
(2020-09-11). Americans Have Always Been "Suckers" for War. counterpunch.org 
Trump's reported comments about the dead soldiers of World War I as "suckers" and "losers" has caused a well-deserved uproar. We may never know whether Trump actually said those things, but the sentiments are certainly in line with the brute cruelty and lack of empathy that marks his long career in business and politics. However,
(2020-09-11). Housing is a right for all! workers.org 
Even before the COVID pandemic hit, the U.S. was in a deep housing crisis. Not a stock market property crisis. The crisis of hundreds of thousands of people living in grossly inadequate housing — or actually houseless, with no access at all to permanent shelter. In recent years, homelessness in . . . |
(2020-09-11). As Washington Retreats, Eastern Mediterranean Conflict Further Marginalizes NATO. counterpunch.org 
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an alliance in name alone. Recent events notwithstanding, the brewing conflict over territorial waters in the Eastern Mediterranean indicates that the military union between mostly Western countries is faltering. The current Turkish-Greek tension is only one facet of a much larger conflict involving, aside from the two Mediterranean
(2020-09-11). From Hoovervilles to Trumpvilles: Homeless Crisis Deepens. counterpunch.org 
Nearly a century ago, when the Great Depression descended on New York in 1929, Gotham, like cities around the country, sprouted Hoovervilles, homeless encampments. In New York, a dozen or so were in Central Park and dubbed "Hoover Valley," "Shanty Town," "Squatters Village," "Forgotten Men's Gulch" and "Rockside Inn." Other Manhattan encampments included "Hardlucksville," the
(2020-09-11). A Daughter of Beirut Recovers the Memory of Her Father, Lost to Espionage at the Dawn of the Modern Oil Age. counterpunch.org 
Have you ever put down a Tom Clancy novel and wondered what the work of a real spy is like? Charlotte Dennett's new book, "The Crash of Flight 3804: A Lost Spy, a Daughter's Quest, and the Deadly Politics of the Great Game for Oil" provides a riveting, personal glimpse of what this world was about at
(2020-09-11). The NBA strike brings the counterinsurgency war on Black Liberation Movement to basketball. mronline.org 
When NBA players threatened to disrupt business as usual the ruling class deployed perhaps its most effective weapon of counterinsurgency: Barack Obama.
(2020-09-11). Biden's Transition Team Isn't a "Team" and It's Not Promising Much of a Transition. counterpunch.org 
On September 5th, Joe Biden added four new members to his transition team, which was not really a team. It consisted only of Ted Kaufman, the 81-year old Democratic senator from Delaware. Considering Kaufman's reputation as a deficit hawk and his advanced age, Biden had to cover his left flank and give the appearance of
(2020-09-11). Trump Tries to Change the Subject From Covid to Violence. counterpunch.org 
With over 185,000 covid corpses in the U.S., Trump needs to change the subject. What better way than promoting mayhem in American cities by routinely portraying Black Lives Matter protesters as violent, angry mobs intent on looting? Granted he gets a big assist on this from Fox News, which has screamed about black insurrection for
(2020-09-11). The War on You: How the Pentagon is Militarizing Social Control. counterpunch.org 
Neoliberalism benefits the few and makes life for the many increasingly impossible. Big data and blanket surveillance give state and corporate intelligence confidence that they can pre-empt and manage mass, social reactions to neoliberalism. This article is an excerpt from my new book, The War on You. TARGET: "EVERYONE" In 1997, the U.S. Space Command
(2020-09-11). Barbara Smith: The U.S. "Functions with White Supremacy as Its Engine." Here's How We Dismantle It. democracynow.org 
Since the police killing of George Floyd in May sparked a nationwide uprising against police brutality, armed white supremacists have taken to the streets of U.S. cities in response to Black Lives Matter protests. Organizing against systemic racism has been met with apparent attempts by the Trump administration to cover up white supremacist violence. We speak to legendary Black feminist scholar Barbara Smith, founder of the Combahee River Collective, about her proposal for an antiracist program called the Hamer-Baker Plan — named for Fannie Lou Hamer and Ella Baker — to eradicate white supremacy in th…
(2020-09-11). Headlines for September 11, 2020. democracynow.org 500,000 Evacuated Across Oregon as Record-Shattering Fires Rage in Western States, AstraZeneca CEO Warned Investors of Vaccine Recipient Who Became Ill, Trump Admin Fines Pork Processor $13,500 for Lapses at Plant Where 1,300 Contracted Coronavirus, India Records Another Record Daily Coronavirus Toll, Senate Coronavirus Relief Bill Fails as Another 857,000 File New Unemployment Claims, Amazon Accused of Price Gouging After Raising Prices Up to 1,000% During Lockdown, Philadelphia Activists Defy City Order to Vacate Encampment for Unhoused Residents, Joe Biden Says He May Further Increase Military Spending If Elec…
(2020-09-11). What Went Wrong with AstraZeneca's Vaccine Trial? CEO Only Shares Details with Investors. democracynow.org 
As the world races to find a COVID-19 vaccine, one of the most promising vaccine trials has hit a major roadblock. AstraZeneca paused its Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial after a woman in the trial developed severe neurological symptoms consistent with transverse myelitis, or inflammation of the spinal cord. Details were only revealed during a CEO call with investors, and "everyone was left to guess what went wrong," writes Ed Silverman, senior writer at the health news site STAT, which broke the story. Silverman says the halting of the U.K. trial raises several issues, including whether pharmaceutical companies ar…
(2020-09-11). Costs of War: After 9/11 Attacks, U.S. Wars Displaced at Least 37 Million People Around the World. democracynow.org 
As the United States marks 19 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, a new report finds at least 37 million people in eight countries have been displaced since the start of the so-called global war on terrorism since 2001. The Costs of War Project at Brown University also found more than 800,000 people have been killed since U.S. forces began fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan and Yemen, at a cost of $6.4 trillion to U.S. taxpayers. "The U.S. has played a disproportionate role in waging war, in launching war and in perpetuating war over the last 19 years," says…
(2020-09-11). Children sleeping among the graves as Moria devastation mounts on Lesbos. yenisafak.com Greece began setting up tents on Friday for thousands of increasingly desperate migrants left without shelter on the island of Lesbos after a fire destroyed Greece's biggest refugee camp on Wednesday.With more than 12,000 former occupants of the notoriously overcrowded Moria camp now camping out in fields and along roadsides without food or water and threatened by a possible spread of coronavirus infections, the need for a solution has become increasingly urgent.But the Greek government has been forced to tread warily due to growing anger among residents of an island whose location a few miles (km) off the Turkis…
(2020-09-11). For Greek camp migrants, COVID-19 quarantine was spark. yenisafak.com For asylum-seekers trapped in the overcrowded facility on Greece's island of Lesbos, Moria was hell most days. But a coronavirus quarantine was the final straw.It was just before midnight on Tuesday when eight migrants who tested positive for COVID-19 were told by authorities they would be isolated to an area just beyond the gated compound, according to witnesses and government officials.Their relatives would also be moved into the fenced unit, about 40 small wooden houses on a hill inside Greece's biggest migrant settlement set up to deal with any breakout of COVID-19, for further testing.The news did not go dow…
(2020-09-11). Trump administration seeks sweeping DNA collection of immigrants, US sponsors. yenisafak.com The Trump administration on Friday formally proposed a sweeping expansion of its collection of DNA and other biometric data of immigrants, to go beyond detained migrants in order to include U.S. citizen sponsors and others.Its proposal also vastly expands the biological information that the Department of Homeland Security collects beyond genetic material to include eye scans, voice prints, and palm prints, the department's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said in a notice published in the Federal Register.The plan is the latest move by President Donald Trump, who won office in part with his anti-immigran…
(2020-09-11). Assange's Fourth Day at the Old Bailey: COVID in the Courtroom. counterpunch.org As James Lewis QC for the prosecution, representing the US government, revealed, "I'm just saying about my charger. It's in court and I'm going to run out of battery." It was one of those moments that said much about the fourth day of proceedings at the Old Bailey regarding one Julian Assange, publisher, Australian national
(2020-09-11). Roaming Charges: Under Furious Skies. counterpunch.org 
+ I'm writing this late on Thursday afternoon. The sky is the color of rust. Neil Young's live rust. The sun is a crimson orb that occasionally bores through the enveloping pall, then recedes. We are under evacuation orders. The fires which have steadily gnawed their way toward us since Monday have reached the upper
(2020-09-11). The South China Sea: What's Really at Issue. dissidentvoice.org 
The South China Sea is basically China's export waterway to Africa and to Europe (among other markets), but in order for China's enemy (aspiring conqueror), America, to harm and weaken China maximally, and to use the United Nations assisting in that aggression, America and its allies have cast this vital trade-waterway as being instead basically …
(2020-09-11). Peter Maybarduk on Covid Treatments, Kia Rahnama on the Right to Protest. fair.org 
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(2020-09-11). ELECTION 2020: Everything you need to know to vote in your state. peoplesworld.org 
Find all the information you need to know about voting in your state — deadlines, dates, and rules — at the links below. >>You have the right to vote. If anyone tries to stop you, call the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-687-8683 and check out this guide outlining your voting rights. >>If you think voting …
(2020-09-11). Patton and Westy Meet in a Bar: a Play of Many Parts in One Act. counterpunch.org 
It's only mid-afternoon and Army Lieutenant General Victor Constant has already had a bad day.1 Soon after he arrived at the office at 0700, the Chief2had called. "Come see me. We need to talk." The call was not unexpected. Any day now, POTUS3 will announce the next four-star to command the war effort in Afghanistan
(2020-09-11). Lawyers' Committee on Jason Goodman's Crowdsource the Truth Streamed Live. globalresearch.ca 
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(2020-09-11). ELECTION 2020: All the information you need about voting in your state. peoplesworld.org Find all the information you need to know about voting in your state — deadlines, dates, and rules — at the links below. >>You have the right to vote. If anyone tries to stop you, call the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-687-8683 and check out this guide outlining your voting rights. Alabama: Election deadlines, dates, and …
(2020-09-11). Free college was once the norm all over America. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON— When people involved in the fight to cancel student debt demand free college education they are not calling for a new, radical idea. Countless numbers of lawmakers, for example, got their educations at free colleges that they now say are out of reach to the nation's students. One of the best examples was the …
(2020-09-11). Times remain hard, especially for low-wage workers. mronline.org 
The current economic crisis has hit workers hard. Unemployment rates remain high, with total weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits continuing to grow.
(2020-09-11). PM facing open revolt from Tory backbenchers over new lockdown restrictions. thecanary.co 
Boris Johnson is facing open revolt from some Tory backbenchers over new lockdown restrictions, with one former minister declaring: It is time for us to actually start living like a free people, not subjecting ourselves to constantly shifting legal requirements.It comes as coronavirus rates continued to increase across parts of the UK with Leeds and Birmingham among areas at risk of further lockdown measures.Revolting: Ministers are allegedly divided over new social distancing rules in England that will limit social gatherings to groups of just six people both indoors and outside from Monday.The Daily Teleg…
(2020-09-11). Elections and the Problem of Politics. counterpunch.org 
For most readers of political commentary, the human consequences of deindustrialization, the 1994 Crime Bill, the bailouts of Wall Street, etc., are abstractions. Deindustrialization left capable adults with the choice of taking low-wage, low-status service jobs or muddling through in the informal economy. The 1994 Crime Bill built out the infrastructure of policing and prisons
(2020-09-11). Floods'n'fires: DC underwater, California continues to choke on wildfire smoke as apocalyptic weather continues (VIDEOS). rt.com 
The apocalyptic weather besetting the US on all sides continues, with wildfires causing multiple fatalities and major evacuations as the capital Washington DC experienced flash flooding. | Torrential downpours left dozens of drivers stranded on Thursday, with many opting to abandon their vehicles on the roadside as others needed rescue by the authorities. | #Hyattsville. ‚Ŷ @fox5dc‚Å© pic.twitter.com/SZ19mEUwTX— Chris McManes (@ChrisMcManes1) (2020-09-11). #AllBuildingsMatter hashtag sends Twitter into meltdown on 9/11 anniversary. rt.com 
Trending only behind 9/11-related commemorative hashtags, the offbeat #AllBuildingsMatter has stirred anger online, with people accusing those advancing it of mocking tragedy to prove a point about the All Lives Matter slogan. | The three words in question made it to the top of US Twitter trends earlier on Friday, conspicuously overlapping with the 19th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks in which nearly 3,000 perished. | The AllBuildingsMatter hashtag — an explicit evocation of the ongoing US debate — was used to ridicule flaws in the slogan 'All Lives Matter'. Those trying to prove their poin…
(2020-09-11). Pelosi ridiculed from left and right after saying 'angry Mother Earth' caused California wildfires. rt.com 
Top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi was bombarded with online mockery after saying that massive ongoing wildfires raging in California were the result of "Mother Earth" and her displeasure with humans. | The house speaker addressed the blazing wildfires that have engulfed her home state on Friday in an interview with MSNBC. "Mother Earth is angry," Pelosi said. "She's telling us … with hurricanes on the Gulf Coast, fires in the west, whatever it is … the climate crisis is real and has an impact." | pic.twitter.com/ulY4Vwh7AC— MSNBC (@MSNBC) (2020-09-11). Netflix breaks silence on 'Cuties' after massive backlash over sexualization of children, defends movie as 'powerful story'. rt.com 
Netflix has addressed a wave of condemnation directed at its new release 'Cuties,' defending the film as a "powerful" social commentary while hitting back at irate critics who say the movie sexualizes young girls. | Released on the platform internationally earlier this week, the movie immediately stoked controversy, sending #CancelNetflix into the trends on Twitter as thousands denounced the film for wildly inappropriate depictions of children. After days of silence, Netflix attempted to speak to the criticism on Thursday, urging detractors to give the film a chance. | "Cuties is a social commentary against th…
(2020-09-11). LA health director accused of 'playing politics' after saying schools won't reopen 'until after the election' in leaked audio. rt.com 
LA County's public health chief has come under fire after saying that local schools would not reopen until after the 2020 presidential election, prompting criticism that officials are putting politics ahead of science. | The county's health director, Barbara Ferrer, recently told local educators that schools would remain shuttered until the beginning of November, repeatedly referring to the upcoming election, according to "We don't realistically anticipate that we would be moving t…
(2020-09-11). California sheriff's deputy filmed burglarizing home following resident's death (VIDEO). rt.com 
A sheriff's deputy in Orange County, California has been caught on camera robbing a recently deceased pensioner's home, just weeks after attending the scene in response to the emergency call reporting the man's death. | Orange County Sheriff's Department confirmed it is investigating 12-year force veteran Steve Hortz, who is accused of burglarizing the unoccupied home and helping himself to the dead man's two safes, ceiling fans, a rifle case, and other miscellaneous items. | An attorney for the deceased contacted the sheriff's department to report the missing items and shared the security camera footage.
(2020-09-11). Solidarity with frontline workers. workers.org 
When Philadelphia city officials banned all large parades due to COVID-19, AFL-CIO officials cancelled their annual Labor Day parade, opting for a virtual event and telling workers to "stay home and watch it on TV." Rank-and-file workers, however, made other plans. As a result, Labor Day 2020 will go down . . . |
(2020-09-11). Not just an orchard, not merely a field, we demand the whole World. mronline.org 
When news of the revolution in the Tsar's empire filtered into British-dominated India in 1917-1918, the reception was universal: if they could overthrow the Tsar, then we can overthrow the British Raj.
(2020-09-11). NSW Coalition staves off koala crisis. greenleft.org.au 
(2020-09-11). McConnell writes off the almost 1.7M more jobless workers forced to seek benefits. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Labor Day, September 7, was an unhappy holiday for almost 1.7 million more workers, who were forced to file for federal or state jobless benefits the week before. The data, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, show 857,148 people filed initial claims for state-paid jobless benefits in the week ending September 5. That was 20,140 …
(2020-09-11). We Can't Dismiss Young Voters. Here's Why. thenation.com 
Young voters are often perceived as ambivalent. But history shows us that young people led the nation's most significant movements, including the fight for voting rights.
(2020-09-11). The Presidential Election: "A 200-Pound Sack of Concrete" vs. "The Orange Menace" indybay.org May the worst man lose…
(2020-09-11). Despite Increasing Trade with Chinese Yuan US Dollar Is Likely to Remain the World's Biggest Currency Reserve. globalresearch.ca The Chinese currency is expected to increase its 2% share in the world market to somewhere between 5% and 10% within the next 10 years. This could mean that the Chinese yuan will become the world's third largest currency by …
(2020-09-11). Covid-19: The Great Reset — Revisited. Scary Threats, Rewards for Obedience… globalresearch.ca Covid-19: The Great Reset — is the title of a book by Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the WEF, and the Senior Director of the Global Risk Network at the institution, Thierry Malleret. The present analysis is based …
(2020-09-11). Reject Militarism on the Anniversary of 9/11. dissidentvoice.org Nineteen years after more than 3,000 people were killed on 9/11, there remains a bipartisan commitment to fight an endless "war on terrorism," instigate regime change coups, increase military spending, enhance US nuclear weapons, deport undocumented residents, curtail civil liberties, and militarize the police. The September 11, 2001 attacks on the US have obscured "The …
(2020-09-11). Sunday 9/20: Devastating Climate Change—Socialist Feminist Solutions to Save Mother Earth. indybay.org Online via Zoom. | Please register in advance: http: //bit.ly/Ecosocialist_Solutions…
(2020-09-11). For Nearly Six Months, Weekly US Unemployment Claims Exceed One Million. globalresearch.ca Since March, weekly US claims for unemployment insurance (UI) were greater than ever before in the nation's history for 25 straight weeks. | What seemed unimaginable when 2020 began is cold, hard reality. | Over one million jobless US workers continue to …
(2020-09-11). Distinct False Flag Aroma About Navalny Incident. globalresearch.ca During a Thursday Security Council session on Syria, Alexey Navalny's alleged novichok nerve agent poisoning was discussed. | So far, Germany failed to present evidence that supports its claim about his condition. | Is it because there is none? Did Russophobic …
(2020-09-11). Qatar set to host Afghan government-Taliban talks again. yenisafak.com Qatar is set to host another round of talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban on Saturday to end the ongoing war in the country.In a statement, the Afghan Presidency said negotiations with the Taliban would begin in Qatar's capital Doha.The Afghan delegation, headed by former chief of the intelligence service Masoom Stanikzai, includes 21 members from various political parties and groups.President of the Supreme Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah, acting Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar, Minister of State for Peace Affairs Sayed Sadat Mansoor Naderi and the president's Special Represent…
(2020-09-11). Multinationals and oil companies are imposing their greed on the people of Mozambique. peoplesdispatch.org Three years ago, on October 5, 2017, fighters with the Al Sunnah wa Jama'ah (ASWJ) entered the town of Mocímboa da Praia in northern Mozambique. They attacked three police stations, and then Mozambique's military has floundered. Under
(2020-09-11). Washington Regime Ban on China's TikTok App: A Dumb Move. globalresearch.ca The Washington regimes' demand that the Chinese firm ByteDance sell the U.S. presence of its video sharing app TikTok to a U.S. tech company is not a smart move. This follows related demands that the Chinese mobile app WeChat cease …
(2020-09-11). Why Many Police Are Barely Distinguishable From Racist Vigilantes. counterpunch.org Police in America, whose mottos claim to "protect and serve" us, have been openly declaring allegiance with the forces of white supremacy. It is no coincidence that this has become a hallmark of Donald Trump's presidency. Trump defended Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old white suspect in the shooting deaths of two activists in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in
(2020-09-11). The human cost of school reopenings: Six teachers dead in the US in the past month. wsws.org All of these deaths were absolutely unnecessary and are the direct result of criminal policies carried out by Democratic and Republican politicians at every level in the interest of protecting the profits of the financial oligarchy.
(2020-09-11). Eyewitness testimony: Death of Portland protester Michael Reinoehl was police execution. wsws.org Sought for the shooting of a fascist vigilante in Portland, Oregon, Reinoehl was walking to his car when four policemen opened fire on him without warning, riddling him with bullets.
(2020-09-11). The War on Your Mind: A Brief History of the U.S. Surveillance-Intelligence Complex. globalresearch.ca The recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vindicated the contractor-turned-
(2020-09-11). Over 10,500 Florida children test positive for COVID-19 after schools reopen. wsws.org Cases of COVID-19 among school-aged children in Florida have increased by 34 percent since schools started to reopen on August 10.
(2020-09-11). Banana Strings and the Military-Industrial Complex. counterpunch.org How did we ever arrive at this unfamiliar destination with a strangely morphing reality—writhing and shifting at an ever-accelerating pace? 8 months ago, the notion that a pandemic could alter our social interactions to this extent was not really considered to be a possibility. Now it feels as if life was always this way. Added
(2020-09-11). Israeli prison authorities confiscate fans of Palestinian prisoners for protests. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli forces stormed the cells of the approximately 850 prisoners who were part of the protest against the death of Daud Al-Khatib. They confiscated fans and electrical devices…
(2020-09-11). Fascism and the Quickening of History. counterpunch.org Over the last few months I have been revisiting research I did a long time ago on fascism. Pinochet's Chile, Sukarno's Indonesia, Montt's Guatemala, Hitler's Germany and beyond. I've spent time poring over the accounts of the survivors, the details of the crimes, the descriptions of the torture, of the camps, the ghettos, the dehumanization,
(2020-09-11). A Look at Two Crises: 9/11 and COVID-19. progressive.org Why aren't we doing a better job taking care of today's frontline workers?
(2020-09-11). For European Chemical Giants, Brazil Is an Open Market for Toxic Pesticides Banned at Home. globalresearch.ca Brazil is the world's largest user of pesticides, including more than a dozen considered highly hazardous, thanks to permissive legislation that allows some of Europe's biggest agrochemical companies to continue selling products that have been banned in their home market….
(2020-09-11). Is German Society Becoming Fascist? counterpunch.org Without any doubt, Germany's most successful right-wing extremist — some say neo-Nazi Neo-Nazi — party has been the AfD. The Alternative for Germany or AfD Alternative fàºr Deutschland received sufficient votes in 2017 to enter into Germany's Federal Parl;ament, the Reichstag 12.6%. Before that, the AfD has already managed to gain seats in several regional
(2020-09-11). Overall and Core CPI Both Rise 0.4 Percent in August Driven by Reversals from Earlier Price Declines. cepr.net Rental inflation continues to slow in high-priced areas. The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4 percent in August, bringing its increase over the last year to 1.3 percent. The core index also rose by 0.4 percent, bringing its increase over the last year to 1.7 percent. With both indexes, the increases were driven by …
(2020-09-11). Eyewitness testimony: Death of Portland protester Michael Reinoehl was targeted assassination. wsws.org Sought for the shooting of a fascist vigilante in Portland, Oregon, Reinoehl was walking to his car when four policemen opened fire on him without warning, riddling him with bullets.
(2020-09-11). Why 9/11 Matters 19 Years Later. The Spinning of 9/11, "Political Trickery" globalresearch.ca "The execution and spinning of 9/11 were instrumental in creating the repertoire of political trickery presently being adapted in the manufacturing and exploiting of the COVID-19 hysteria." | — Anthony Hall, August 23, 2020 [1] | LISTEN TO THE SHOW |
(2020-09-11). Trump vs. the Marines: Semper Lactentum. counterpunch.org We don't really know (and probably never will) whether President Donald Trump really called America's World War One dead "losers" and "suckers," as Jeffrey Goldberg claims in a September 3 piece in The Atlantic. On one hand, the claim rings true. Trump has a history of publicly spitting in the faces of war veterans both
(2020-09-11). David Dayen: Trump Is the Sweaty Armpit of Monopoly Capitalism. scheerpost.com Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play Over the past several decades, the largest corporations have absorbed and destroyed all opposition—big and small—and slowly come to play a role in every aspect of Americans' lives. That's the central argument of journalist David Dayen's latest book, Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power. On this week's installment of Scheer… |
(2020-09-11). Take Back The Night Like A Fresh Burning Star. counterpunch.org I am, she said, though borne into demolition. —"Poem for Suheir Hammad" by Trish Salah One hundred years ago, women were risking everything to get the right to vote, including marching on Washington during the Spanish Flu epidemic, which saw millions of people drop like flies. American suffragists had been fighting since the turn of
(2020-09-11). WHO warns against potential Ebola spread in DR Congo and beyond. news.un.org Ebola is spreading in a western province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising fears that the disease could reach neighbouring Republic of Congo and even the capital, Kinshasa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
(2020-09-11). The War on Terror Presaged Covid Mania. globalresearch.ca This week is the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. America never recovered politically from those attacks, and government responses to the Covid pandemic are repeating many of the same follies …
(2020-09-11). Spanish government demands schools reopen as COVID-19 deaths surge. wsws.org The PSOE-Podemos government is deliberately implementing a reckless and criminal policy that will lead to an explosion of cases and many unnecessary deaths.
(2020-09-11). We Need a People's Bailout as Inequality Worsens Amid COVID-19. zcomm.org The time for an emergency refund is now — all money acquired through price-gouging and loopholes needs to be returned. The choice is between collapse and giving people what is rightfully theirs…
(2020-09-11). The Sunrise Movement, a Growing Electoral Force, Faces "Painful Moment" zcomm.org Sunrise feels growing pains amid a slew of electoral victories, raging arctic wildfires, and a vanishing ice sheet…
(2020-09-11). Standing Up to Trump . . . and Biden. zcomm.org In a crazy sense, Trump's unwillingness to concede or acknowledge defeat could wind up pushing real democracy forward, by forcing citizens to vote not just with their ballots but with their bodies and souls…
(2020-09-11). Mutual Aid and Survival as Resistance in Puerto Rico. zcomm.org Faced with an onslaught of disasters and the injustices of colonialism, Puerto Rican communities have bet on their own survival. Their mutual aid efforts testify to both the power of grassroots organizing and the scale of state neglect…
(2020-09-11). It's OK to Mourn When "Back to School" Means Staying at Home. zcomm.org The experts and their statistical models are forecasting more than 410,000 COVID fatalities by the New Year…
(2020-09-11). Trump's United States of Lies. zcomm.org What right-wing conspiracy theorists achieve when peddling conspiracy theories is that it decreases political engagement because people are left feeling powerless…
(2020-09-11). Rolling Up Our Sleeves to Beat Trump. zcomm.org We must work hard, including calling millions of voters in battleground states daily until November 3, to deliver a crushing electoral defeat to Trump and all the Trumpists — so massive that it will be impossible for Trump and his supporters to force their will on the American people…
(2020-09-11). How the US government and the media suppressed the truth about the COVID-19 pandemic. indybay.org Recorded conversations between Donald Trump and reporter Bob Woodward make clear that the White House made a calculated decision to suppress information about the COVID-19 pandemic. Why are these recordings being released only now after almost 200,000 people in the United States have died?>
(2020-09-11). Trump's time is running out! indybay.org His record as president is modest. The economy is in crisis, unemployment is at record levels, and longer-term projects such as the reduction of large foreign trade deficits and the Great Wall at the border have not progressed beyond initial stages. Trump's foreign and trade policy is so fickle and unclear that it is hard to find anything positive from it for the election campaign.
(2020-09-11). Postponed: Memorial for People Killed by Police/Vigilantes since the George Floyd Uprising. indybay.org Due to unhealthy air quality, this memorial event is postponed until next Thursday.
(2020-09-11). Friday 9/11: Online Socialism Forum – Fight the war machine at home and abroad! indybay.org Register: bit.ly/stop-the-wars…
(2020-09-11). Still 42% Support for Nazi Trump. indybay.org 42% support for Nazi Trump despite admissions on tape that he knew at the beginning of February 2020 that the virus was 5 times worse than the flu but said nothing.
(2020-09-11). Trump has no concrete strategy for restoring economic growth or for defeating CoViD19. indybay.org Trump is faking it on the economy, just as he's faking it on the pandemic, just as he's faked everything his whole life…
(2020-09-11). 19 Years Since 9/11 Inside Job. indybay.org This year, 19 years after the 9/11 Inside Job of 9/11/01, Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth has taken the lead in pursuing the reversal of the NIST false decision that fires supposedly caused the collapse of the 110 Story Twin Towers and a 47 Story building, based on the massive evidence provided by commercial TV coverage on 9/11/01 where reporters described the demolition explosives they heard and witnessed. In addition, on September 10, 2020, the Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance presents the 16th Annual 9/11 Truth Film Festival Virtual Film Festival. See sf911truth.org/blog/ and nolie…
(2020-09-11). 2020 Juneteenth National Holiday Convention. indybay.org Globally, Juneteenth is poised help expand a year round expression of Freedom marked by a new official United States of America, Federal Holiday that could begin on Saturday, June 19, 2021, as we stand on the shoulders of many ancestors preparing for an amazing new beginning.
(2020-09-11). New Orleans Sanitation Workers Strike, Union Busting, Convict Labor & Labor Solidarity. indybay.org A panel was held on the strike of New Orleans striking sanitation workers who went out in May for PPE, health and safety and $15.00 an hour. Included on the panel were strikers and also supporters in Seattle and Tacoma who have been picketing the corporate owner of the contractor Metro which employed the workers. This company brought in convict labor to bust the strike.
(2020-09-11). A Response to Pacifica in Exile article 'Bad Bylaws Take 2'. indybay.org 9-3-20 Pacifica in Exile (PIE) article 'Bad Bylaws Take 2' critiques the proposed New Day Pacifica (NDP) Bylaws. Following is a response to the article, giving the reasons why you should sign the petition for the new Bylaws.
(2020-09-11). Studying coronavirus transmission in children could help cut COVID spread. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers are set to begin a study exploring how the virus causing COVID-19 is transmitted by children.
(2020-09-11). Universities Should Learn Lessons of 9/11 and Transform in the Face of Pandemic. truthout.org Nineteen years ago, I (Sepehr Vakil) was wrapping up my last summer before college visiting my dad in South Carolina. I was getting ready to enter the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a freshman to study engineering. I was the stereotype, the "American dream" realized, the successful culmination of an Iranian family's journey to the United States. We had immigrated from Iran when I was a small child, in the midst of the deadly Iraq-Iran War. | The summer of 2001 was an excit…
(2020-09-11). Beyond White Supremacist Groups, We Must Eradicate Systemic White Supremacy. truthout.org Image Credit: E. Mackey | Since the police killing of George Floyd in May sparked a nationwide uprising against police brutality, armed white supremacists have taken to the streets of U.S. cities in response to Black Lives Matter protests. Organizing against systemic racism has been met with apparent attempts by the Trump administration to cover up white supremacist violence. We speak to legendary Black feminist scholar Barbara Smith, founder of the Combahee River Collective, about her proposal fo…
(2020-09-11). US Wars Displaced at Least 37 Million People Since 9/11 Attacks. truthout.org As the United States marks 19 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, a new report finds at least 37 million people in eight countries have been displaced since the start of the so-called global war on terrorism since 2001. The Costs of War Project at Brown University also found more than 800,000 people have been killed since U.S. forces began fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan and Yemen, at a cost of $6.4 trillion to U.S. taxpayers. "The U.S. has played a…
(2020-09-11). Trump Is Conveniently Ignoring the Climate-Fueled Fires Raging in the West. truthout.org On Thursday morning, as deadly wildfires fueled by drought and climate change caused power outages and forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate their homes across three Western states, President Trump was tweeting about anything else. | New Mexico would not be "GREAT" unless President Trump is reelected, the president warned, and, he claimed, "America's suburbs" will be "OVERRUN" with protesters and low-income housing projects. Trump attacked political rivals, including President Obam…
(2020-09-11). The NYPD Repeatedly Promoted Cop Accused of Racist, Invasive Strip Searches. truthout.org This story includes reporting and analysis done by Christopher McCormack is one of the New York Police Department's highest-ranking officers. As an assistant chief, he helps oversee drug enforcement and organized crime investigations throughout the city. He was hand-picked for the promotion two years ago by his old friend James O'Neill, who was police commissioner. | But his ascension started three decades earlier, when he was a rookie cop pat…
(2020-09-11). Crucial Testing for Child Lead Poisoning Has Plummeted During Pandemic. truthout.org Families skipping or delaying pediatric appointments for their young children because of the pandemic are missing out on more than vaccines. Critical testing for lead poisoning has plummeted in many parts of the country. | In the Upper Midwest, Northeast and parts of the West Coast — areas with historically high rates of lead poisoning — the slide has been the most dramatic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In states such as Michigan, Ohio and Minnesota, test…
(2020-09-11). Trump Campaign Boots NYT Reporter After She Remarks on Lack of Masks at Rally. truthout.org A New York Times reporter covering a rally for President Donald Trump in Freeland, Michigan, was kicked out of the event Thursday by the president's campaign staff as she was detailing in real-time how individuals in the crowd were ignoring social distancing standards. | Kathy Gray, the Times reporter who attended the event,
(2020-09-11). Germany to take in 150 refugee children from Greece. yenisafak.com German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer and EU Commission's Vice President Margaritis Schinas held an online news conference to discuss the latest situation in the Moria Camp.Seehofer said that France and Germany will take in most of the 400 unaccompanied children that were relocated to the city of Thessaloniki.Germany did not give an exact number as the negotiations are still continuing, Seehofer stated.Germany aims to bring the children to the country until the end of this year, he said.Finland, Luxembourg, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Croatia, Portugal, Switzerland and Belgium are among the countries that accept…
(2020-09-11). Somalia: Suicide attack outside mosque kills 3. yenisafak.com At least three people, including a security guard and two civilians, were killed and seven others wounded in a suicide attack outside a mosque in southern Somalia on Friday, an official said.The deceased include Jubaland Chamber Of Commerce Chairman Shafi'i Rabi Kahin, according to Ahmed Mohamed Islam, Jubaland's state president."Today's terrorist attack in Kismayo killed Jubaland chamber of commerce chairman Shafi'i Rabi Kahin. We extended our condolences to families and friends of those lost their lives in the attack," Islam said in a statement.No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack but Somali-b…
(2020-09-11). Pakistan, Uzbekistan eye regional links, trade boost. yenisafak.com Pakistan and Uzbekistan on Friday held discussions on establishing a trade corridor and providing Central Asian countries access to Pakistani seaports.Special terminals for Central Asian goods and a dedicated shipping fleet to handle exports from these countries were among the proposals discussed in a meeting between Sardor Umurzakov, Uzbekistan's deputy prime minister for investment and foreign trade, and Ali Haider Zaidi, minister for Pakistan's maritime affairs.Pakistan's ports are the "cheapest route" for Uzbekistan and other Central Asian countries to send exports to Gulf countries, Southeast Asia, Europe, a…
(2020-09-11). US to cut Iraq troops to about 2,000 in 'very short' time, says Trump. yenisafak.com U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that U.S. troop numbers in Iraq would be down to about 2,000 in a very short period of time.At a White House news conference, Trump went further than a U.S. official speaking last month, who said the United States would go down to about 3,500 troops in Iraq in the next two to three months."Iraq will be down to about 2,000 soldiers in a very short period of time," Trump said.
(2020-09-11). India, China agree to 'quickly disengage, ease tensions' at border. yenisafak.com India and China agreed to quickly disengage their troops at the disputed border amid months-long ongoing faceoff, a joint statement said early Friday.Top diplomats of New Delhi and Beijing agreed at a meeting in the Russian capital Moscow on Thursday that the border troops of both sides "should continue their dialogue, quickly disengage, maintain proper distance and ease tensions," said the statement released by the Indian Foreign Ministry.The Asian giants are witnessing a heightened faceoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), a de facto border near the Himalayan region of Ladakh in the disputed Jammu and Kas…
(2020-09-11). US West wildfires kill 16; in Oregon 500,000 flee. yenisafak.com Around half a million people in Oregon evacuated as dozens of extreme, wind-driven wildfires scorched U.S. West Coast states on Friday, destroying hundreds of homes and killing at least 16 people, state and local authorities said.Since Monday 11 people have died from fires in California, while four were killed in Oregon and a 1-year-old boy died in Washington state, police reported.In Oregon alone the number of people under evacuation orders climbed to some 500,000 – about an eighth of the state's total population – as Portland suburbs came under threat from the state's biggest blaze, the state Office of Emergenc…
(2020-09-11). Lebanese firefighters douse remains of Beirut port fire. yenisafak.com Lebanese firefighters and army helicopters on Friday put out the remains of a huge fire at Beirut's port that had flared up a day earlier, barely a month after a massive blast devastated the port and the surrounding area.Thursday's fire, which officials said was sparked by welding during repair work after last month's port explosion, covered several districts of Beirut in a huge cloud of black, acrid smoke, causing panic in a city still on edge after the blast.The Aug. 4 port blast exacerbated challenges in a nation that is grappling with a deep economic crisis and facing the biggest threat to its stability since…
(2020-09-11). Trump says there will be no extension of TikTok deadline. yenisafak.com President Donald Trump said on Thursday the deadline set for Chinese company ByteDance to sell its popular short-video app TikTok's U.S. assets would not be extended."It'll either be closed up or they'll sell it," Trump told reporters before leaving for Michigan. "There will be no extension of the TikTok deadline."TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment.ByteDance has been looking to pick a buyer so it can finalize a deal by mid-September and comply with Trump's order to divest TikTok's assets.TikTok is best known for videos of people dancing, which go viral among teenagers. But U.S. officials…
(2020-09-11). Turkey's current account balance sees $1.8B gap in July. yenisafak.com Turkey's current account balance registered a deficit of $1.8 billion in July, the Turkish Central Bank said on Friday.The figure deteriorated from $1.9 billion surplus in July 2019 and down from $2.9 billion this June, the bank said. Bringing 12-month rolling deficit to $14.9 billion as of this July, current account deficit mainly stemmed from outflow in services.An Anadolu Agency survey on Thursday showed that economists had forecast a deficit of $1.9 billion.Projections of a group of 24 economists ranged from $800 million to $2.8 billion for the month.The survey also showed the end-2020 current account balance…
(2020-09-11). Sterling bobs above $1.28 after worst week since March. yenisafak.com The pound rose against the dollar on Friday, bobbing above the $1.28 mark after a week in which new Brexit friction between Britain and the European Union put the currency on track for its worst week since March's coronavirus-led market selloff.1-month implied volatility on the pound, an options market gauge of expected future price swings in the currency, remained elevated near 5-month highs at 11.5%.Brexit has returned to dog the pound this week as Britain introduced new draft legislation that it acknowledged would be inconsistent with international law, angering the EU.Investors fear this may derail trade talk…
(2020-09-11). Woodward book: Trump's virus, Saudi leader revelations. yenisafak.com President Donald Trump intentionally played down the novel coronavirus and called it "deadly stuff," according to audio recordings from some of Bob Woodward's interviews with the president for his forthcoming book Rage.Trump said in early February that he knew coronavirus was dangerous, highly contagious, airborne, "deadly" and maybe five times "more deadly" than the flu, according to recordings obtained by CNN."This is more deadly. This is five per- you know, this is five percent versus one percent and less than one percent. You know? So, this is deadly stuff," Trump said in the audio, which is recorded 19 days…
(2020-09-11). China, India agree to disengage troops on contested border. yenisafak.com China and India said they had agreed to de-escalate renewed tensions on their contested Himalayan border and take steps to restore "peace and tranquillity" following a high-level diplomatic meeting in Moscow.Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi and Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar met in Moscow on Thursday and reached a five-point consensus, including agreements the current border situation is not in their interests and that troops from both sides should quickly disengage and ease tensions, the two countries said in a joint statement.The consensus, struck on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation m…
(2020-09-11). Trump applauds major bank for resuming work from office. yenisafak.com US President Donald Trump applauded Friday the decision of banking giant JPMorgan Chase to resume work from office for some senior employees."Congratulations to JPMorgan Chase for ordering everyone BACK TO OFFICE on September 21st. Will always be better than working from home!" he tweeted.The US bank ordered earlier in the day senior sales and trading personnel to return to offices after months of working from home due to the novel coronavirus.Senior managers in sales and trading departments of the company, who are viewed as critical for training new employees, will be returning to work in the New York and London…
(2020-09-11). Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 strikes northern Chile. yenisafak.com An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck near the coast of Northern Chile, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said.The quake was at a depth of 44 km, it added.
(2020-09-11). Climate Emergency: Records Tumble as 2 Million Acres of California Burn. globalresearch.ca The signs are ominous as yet another climate record is broken. California is once again burning. From near the southern Mexico border, to San Diego and the forests of the Sierra Nevada, over two million acres of the Golden state …
(2020-09-11). EU Could Sue UK over Neglect of Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. globalresearch.ca It's being widely reported that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to circumvent certain parts of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement negotiated with the EU last year. The internal market bill, published on Wednesday, effectively negates the legal force of parts …
(2020-09-11). Bob Woodward: Trump Saved Saudi Crown Prince after Khashoggi Murder. dissidentvoice.org Besides the admission that Trump knew coronavirus was deadly yet he deliberately downplayed the outbreak, Bob Woodward has made several other startling revelations in his book Rage set to be released on September 15. President Donald Trump boasted that he protected Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from congressional scrutiny after the brutal assassination …
(2020-09-11). The 19th Anniversary of the Deep State Attack On America. thealtworld.com Most anniversaries of September 11, 2001, I have written an article presenting yet again the enormous evidence that the official story of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon are so obviously false as to be unbelievable. Yet Americans believed the transparent lie. | The military/security complex was desperate for enemies. In 2001 Russia was under the US thumb. China's rise was predicted to be 50 years away. Where were the enemies to keep the military/security budget and power growing? | The neoconservitives who dominated the Cheney/Bush government identified the Arab Middle East as the enemy and…
(2020-09-11). Selected Articles: 19 Years After 9/11. globalresearch.ca If you look to Global Research as a resource for information and understanding, to stay current on world events, or to experience honesty and transparency in your news coverage, please consider making a
(2020-09-11). Moria refugee camp has burned to the ground. Never forget the UK's role in creating this tragedy. thecanary.co On 9 September, Europe's largest refugee camp burned to the ground after a second fire engulfed the area. Moria, which has been
(2020-09-11). Trump's Tromperie Plumbs New Depths. thenation.com Trump's Tromperie Plumbs New Depths…
(2020-09-11). The 'Disposable Populations' of Sports. thenation.com The 'Disposable Populations' of Sports…
(2020-09-11). Tom Seaver's Major League Protest. thenation.com Tom Seaver's Major League Protest…
(2020-09-11). Freakish, Horrifying, and Sometimes Wondrous Alternative Histories. thenation.com Freakish, Horrifying, and Sometimes Wondrous Alternative Histories…