US Immigration (ICE) Accelerates Violent Arrests of (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) DACA Holders
Danica Jorden | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-04
\"You are not from the castle. You are not from the village. You are nothing.\" Franz Kafka, \"The Castle\" | \"If there were right laws, if there were a pathway, we would stand in line…. Because this country has a broken, …
globalresearch.ca/us-immigration-ice-accelerates-violent-arrests-of-deferred-action-for-childhood-arrivals-daca-holders/5699356
Mexican president calls for Julian Assange\'s freedom
wsws.org | 2020-01-04
In response to a question from a reporter, Lopez Obrador said the WikiLeaks founder should be pardoned and his torture should be ended.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/04/amlo-j04.html
Ex-Australian foreign minister calls for release of Julian Assange to halt damage to US alliance
wsws.org | 2020-01-04
Carr\'s statement is, first of all, a symptom of the alarm within the ruling class about the mounting popular demand for the freedom of the WikiLeaks founder.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/04/assa-j04.html
US escalates war on Iran and Iraq — Discussion with Rania Khalek, Max Blumenthal, Ben Norton, Aaron Mate
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-04
The Grayzone held a live discussion of the US escalation of war on Iran and Iraq, with Trump\'s assassination of…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/03/us-war-iran-iraq-rania-khalek/
US Out of Iraq! (San Jose)
CODEPINK.org and many others | indybay.org | 2020-01-04
200 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95113…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/03/18829412.php
US Out of Iraq! (San Jose)
CODEPINK.org and many others | indybay.org | 2020-01-04
200 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95113…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/03/18829412.php
A Major Conventional War Against Iran Is an Impossibility. Crisis within the US Command Structure
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-04
What both the media and military analysts fail to acknowledge is that US CENTCOM\'s forward Middle East headquarters at the al-Udeid military base close to Doha de facto \"lies in enemy territory\". Since the May 2017 split of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Qatar has become a staunch ally of Iran…
globalresearch.ca/a-major-conventional-war-against-iran-is-an-impossibility-crisis-within-the-us-command-structure/5682514
Trump\'s march to war on Iran aided by Democrats\' weakness on sanctions, nuclear deal
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-04
The US assassination of Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian military commander, is the culmination of three years of Trump administration…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/04/trumps-march-to-war-on-iran-aided-by-democrats-weakness-on-sanctions-nuclear-deal/
Monterey Protest: No War on Iran! U.S. Out of Iraq!
Monterey Peace & Justice Center | indybay.org | 2020-01-04
Window On The Bay / Monterey Waterfront Park, Del Monte Ave, Monterey, California 93940…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/03/18829421.php
No War with Iran!
San Mateo Peace Action | indybay.org | 2020-01-04
corner 3rd Ave and El Camino | 300 So El Camino Real | San Mateo, CA 94402…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/04/18829424.php
No War with Iran! (San Mateo)
San Mateo Peace Action | indybay.org | 2020-01-04
corner 3rd Ave and El Camino | 300 So El Camino Real | San Mateo, CA 94402…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/04/18829424.php
Native People urge peace and friendship with Iran, demand U.S. get out of Iraq
Brenda Norrell | indybay.org | 2020-01-04
Native Americans spoke out today, urging peace and friendship with the people of Iraq and Iran, and called out Trump for assassinations and provocations to escalate war.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/04/18829437.php
Monterey Protest: No War on Iran! U.S. Out of Iraq!
Monterey Peace & Justice Center | indybay.org | 2020-01-04
Window On The Bay / Monterey Waterfront Park, Del Monte Ave, Monterey, California 93940…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/03/18829421.php
Peace in Darfur seems unlikely until dissolution of militias complicit in genocide
Pavan Kulkarni | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-04
The latest bout of violence in Darfur, which is believed to have cost 48 lives, has halted peace negotiations. A sustainable peace process seems unlikely till the militias involved in mass killings are dissolved and those in power who supported them are overthrown…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/04/peace-in-darfur-seems-unlikely-until-dissolution-of-militias-complicit-in-genocide/
An Eyewitness to the Horrors of the US \"Forever Wars\" Speaks Out
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-04
This article was originally published by National Catholic Reporter. | The 2003 \"shock and awe\" bombing of Iraq had finally stopped. From the balcony of my room in Baghdad\'s Al Fanar Hotel, I watched U.S. Marines moving between their jeeps, armored personnel carriers, and Humvees. They had occupied the street immediately in front of the small, family-owned hotel where our Iraq Peace Team had been living for the past six months. Looking upward, a U.S. Mari…
truthout.org/articles/an-eyewitness-to-the-horrors-of-the-us-forever-wars-speaks-out/
Mexico City Goes Back to the Future With Plastic Bag Ban
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-04
Mexico City\'s new ban on plastic bags has inspired visions of a journey back in time even as local makers of the packaging worry they could become obsolete. | The city\'s government this week banned single-use plastic bags to complement worldwide efforts to protect the environment, sparking protests from companies that produce them. | RELATED: | Mexico Ratifies Asylum to Bolivian Refugees in Its Embassy | \"We have to take plastic out of circulation,\" said Andree Lilian Guigue, the o…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexico-City-Goes-Back-to-the-Future-With-Plastic-Bag-Ban-20200104-0002.html
Sacramento Protest: U.S. Troops Out of Iraq! No War on Iran!
ANSWER Coalition & others | indybay.org | 2020-01-04
Intersection of 9th Street and K Street, Downtown Sacramento…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/03/18829419.php
Thousands Take to Streets Across US to Protest Trump\'s March to War Against Iran
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-04
Thousands of people in dozens of cities across the United States on Saturday took to the streets to condemn the Trump administration\'s \" reckless acts of war\" against Iran and demand that the U.S. withdraw its troops from the Middle East. | From New York City to Chicago to Arkansas and more than 70 other locations around the U.S., demonstrators rallied against the assassina…
truthout.org/articles/thousands-take-to-streets-across-us-to-protest-trumps-march-to-war-against-iran/
Sacramento Protest: U.S. Troops Out of Iraq! No War on Iran!
ANSWER Coalition & others | indybay.org | 2020-01-04
Intersection of 9th Street and K Street, Downtown Sacramento…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/03/18829419.php
Protest in Davis: No War on Iran! U.S. Troops Out of Iraq!
Yolo Grassroots Collective | indybay.org | 2020-01-04
B Street and 5th Street, Davis, CA…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/03/18829420.php
International Criminal Court to investigate Israeli war crimes
wsws.org | 2020-01-04
Human rights groups have told the UN Human Rights Council, which is investigating Israel\'s use of lethal fire against protestors, that no evidence exists of a single protester killed in Gaza border protests being armed.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/04/isra-j04.html
Protest in Davis: No War on Iran! U.S. Troops Out of Iraq!
Yolo Grassroots Collective | indybay.org | 2020-01-04
B Street and 5th Street, Davis, CA…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/03/18829420.php
Trump Unites Iran and Iraq… Against the United States
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2020-01-04
People gather to stage a protest against the killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guards\' Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani by a U.S. airstrike in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, after Friday prayer in Tehran, Iran on January 3, 2020. (Photo: Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/iran_2.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/01/04/trump-unites-iran-and-iraq-against-united-states?cd-origin=rss
Urgent Call For Action Against A U.S. War On Iran
Democratic Socialists of America | indybay.org | 2020-01-04
Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) emphatically opposes a U.S. war with Iran. In light of the U.S.\'s act of war against Iran, putting the two nations close to the brink of war, DSA calls on all members and chapters to mobilize against yet another U.S. war in the Middle East.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/04/18829433.php
An Eyewitness to the Horrors of the US \"Forever Wars\" speaks out
Kathy Kelly | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-04
Kathy Kelly and Maya Evans walk with children at the Chamin-E-Babrak refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 2014. (Abdulhai Darya) The 2003 \"shock and awe\" bombing of Iraq had finally stopped. From the balcony of my room in Baghdad\'s Al Fanar Hotel, I watched U.S. Marines moving between their jeeps, armored personnel carriers, and Humvees. …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/an-eyewitness-to-the-horrors-of-the-us-forever-wars-speaks-out/
\'End #TrumpsWar now\', US congresswoman & presidential candidate Gabbard tweets after drone strike killed Iranian general
rt.com | 2020-01-04
US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, one of the Democratic Party contenders in the 2020 presidential race, said American armed forces must leave Iraq and Syria, instead of pushing towards war. | \"End #TrumpsWar now. Remove our troops from Iraq and Syria,\" the politician from Hawaii tweeted on Saturday. | End #TrumpsWar now. Remove our troops from Iraq and Syria.– Tulsi Gabbard üå∫ (@TulsiGabbard) January 4, 2020…
rt.com/usa/477465-gabbard-iraq-troops-comment/
Why a Shadowy Tech Firm With Ties to Israeli Intelligence Is Running Doomsday Election Simulations
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-04
A shadowy tech firm with deep ties to Israeli intelligence and newly inked contracts to protect Pentagon computers is partnering with Lockheed Martin to gain unprecedented access to the heart of America\'s democracy.
mintpressnews.com/cybereason-israel-tech-firm-doomsday-election-simulations/263886/
Members of Congress Own Up to $93 Million in Fossil Fuel Stocks
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-04
This article was produced by Sludge, an independent, ad-free investigative news site covering money in politics. Click here to support Sludge. | Climate scientists predict climate change will have catastrophic effects in the coming decades if drastic action to reverse it is not taken immediately. Some members of Congress, including Green New Deal re…
truthout.org/articles/members-of-congress-own-up-to-93-million-in-fossil-fuel-stocks/
Australia: Climate change and the bushfire crisis
wsws.org | 2020-01-04
\"Long-term climate change in Australia is an undeniable reality.\"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/04/clim-j04.html
CA District 13 Senate Race: Candidates Forum on Climate & Environment
Citizens Climate Lobby and others | indybay.org | 2020-01-04
Menlo-Atherton High School Theatre, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton, CA 94027…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/04/18829429.php
Ruling class bereft of answers while catastrophic fires escalate across Australia
wsws.org | 2020-01-04
The criminal indifference of the Australian ruling elite to the threat of climate change has its parallels around the world.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/04/fire-j04.html
The $20 TRILLION threat that could trigger the next financial meltdown
rt.com | 2020-01-04
A number of recent reports suggest that the financial risk from climate change could be much greater than previously anticipated, and that entire asset classes could come under fire as temperatures continue to rise. | Trillions of dollars of market value could go up in smoke due to climate change. | The damage hits the global economy in multiple ways. The first is the most obvious. Physical damage from more powerful natural disasters is on the rise. 2017 and 2018 were the costliest back-to-back years for economic losses related to natural disasters, according to risk and reinsurance firm Aon. | Also on rt.com…
rt.com/business/475559-next-financial-meltdown-trigger/
Is California\'s Climate Progress Going Up in Smoke?
Climate One | indybay.org | 2020-01-04
The Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco 94105…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/04/18829430.php
Brazilians Ask Bolsonaro Not to Comment on US Attack in Iraq
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-04
The U.S. attack in Baghdad, which has ended the life of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani and other Iraqi military figures, represent a new escalade of tensions between Washington and Persian Gulf nations and have caused a whole series of speculations on social networks about the consequences it will have. | RELATED: | A 1st Year to Forget: 80% Distrust Brazil\'s Bolsonaro | While the supreme leader of Iran, Ali Hoseiní Khameneí, promised revenge, the U.S. president, Donald T…
telesurenglish.net/news/brazilians-ask-bolsonaro-not-to-comment-on-us-attack-in-iraq-20200103-0019.html
Rail Strike Becomes Longest in France\'s History Since May 1968
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-04
The ongoing train strike in France in opposition to pension reforms proposed by the government has become the largest continuous period of industrial action in the history of the country\'s state rail company. | RELATED: | \'New Strikes Against Pension Reform Are Ready\', French Workers | Entering its 29th consecutive day, the current strike by SNCF workers against President Emmanuel Macron\'s bid to overhaul France\'s pensions has surpassed the previous record of 28 days, which was se…
telesurenglish.net/news/Rail-Strike-Becomes-Longest-in-Frances-History-Since-May-1968-20200103-0021.html
Australia Deploys 3,000 Reservists to Combat Bushfire Crisis
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-04
Australia deployed three thousand reservists to fight forest fires on Saturday at the southeast of the country, where 21 people have died so far. | RELATED: | Australia: Wildfires Paint the Sky Red, Create Lightning Storms | \"It is costing us a high price,\" Prime Minister Scott Morrison said and mentioned that at least 1,500 homes have been burned across the country since September. | The Australian PM also announced the deployment of the Adelaide ship to help evacuate people,…
telesurenglish.net/news/Australia-Deploys-3000-Reservists-to-Combat-Bushfire-Crisis-20200104-0006.html
\'35 Vital US Posts Are Within Reach of Iran\', Iranian Commander
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-04
Iran\'s Revolutionary Guard commander Gholamali Abuhamzeh Friday warned that his country will punish the United States anywhere within the reach of the Islamic Republic in retaliation for the murder of General Qassem Soleimani. | RELATED: | US Deploys 3,000 Troops to the Middle East as War Concern Grows | Abuhamzeh, who stressed that Tehran has identified vital U.S. goals in the Middle East for a long time, mentioned a series of possible targets for reprisals including the Gulf…
telesurenglish.net/news/35-Vital-US-Posts-Are-Within-Reach-of-Iran-Iranian-Commander-20200104-0004.html
Trump Paints Himself as Defender of Faith for Evangelicals
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-04
U.S. President Donald Trump turned a mega-church revival gathering into a campaign rally on Friday, referring to a group of evangelical supporters on issues that include claims of Democratic Party anti-Semitism, the promise to take the prayer to public schools and even dared to mention the recent assassination of an Iranian Major-General. | RELATED: | Pentagon Confirms It Killed Iran\'s Soleimani on Trump\'s Orders | Trump spoke on the outskirts of Miami at the King Jesus Internati…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Portrays-Himself-as-Defender-of-Faith-for-the-US-Evangelical-Supporters-20200104-0003.html
Spain: Electoral Authority Disqualifies Catalonia\'s President
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-04
Spain\'s Electoral Board (JEC) Friday dismissed Catalonia\'s Autonomous Government President Quim Torra from his position as a regional lawmaker. This decision implies his cessation as president since the Statute of Catalonia obliges the head of the Catalan Executive to be a lawmaker. | RELATED: | EU Parliament President Lifts Ban on Top Catalan Politicians | Approved with…
telesurenglish.net/news/Spain-Electoral-Authority-Disqualifies-Catalonias-President-20200104-0005.html
Coup regime in Bolivia incites diplomatic conflict with Mexico and Spain
Tanya Wadhwa | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-04
The de-facto government in Bolivia ordered the expulsion of the Mexican ambassador to Bolivia and two Spanish diplomats from the country on December 30. The self-proclaimed president, Jeanine àÅñez, at a press conference, called the Mexican ambassador, María Teresa Mercado, the business manager of the Spanish embassy, ‚Äã‚ÄãCristina Borreguero, and the Spanish consul, àÅlvaro Fernández, \"persona non grata\" and asked them to leave the country within 72 hours. | àÅñez said that \"this group of representatives from the governments of Mexico and Spain have seriousl…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/04/coup-regime-in-bolivia-incites-diplomatic-conflict-with-mexico-and-spain/
The spooks\' choice: Coup plotters and CIA agents fill Pete Buttigieg\'s list of national security endorsers
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-04
Why are so many intelligence veterans throwing their weight behind a young Indiana mayor with such a thin foreign policy resume? | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/04/the-spooks-choice-coup-plotters-and-cia-agents-fill-pete-buttigiegs-list-of-national-security-endorsers/
Russia, Ukraine reach last minute gas transit deal
wsws.org | 2020-01-04
The EU pushed for the Ukraine and Russia to accept a deal following the US announcement of sanctions against the Russian-German pipeline Nord Stream 2.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/04/ukra-f04.html
Finally got the \'Witcher\' song out of your head? This Russian folk chorus will make you sing it again (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-04
Netflix\'s new fantasy epic may have met with a mixed response from critics, but the song \'Toss a Coin to Your Witcher\' proved to be a real earworm, and the Russian-language version has inspired an unusual cover. | In case you\'ve missed the meme, the TV series \'The Witcher\' stars Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, a mutant monster hunter with weird looks, a bad attitude and all the publicity problems they bring. Coming to his rescue is Joey Batey\'s Jaskier, a bard ever ready to spin Geralt\'s misadventures with a song or two. Deviating from the reality of Geralt\'s deeds, Jaskier\'s tunes convince the common folk th…
rt.com/russia/477448-witcher-song-russian-cover/
Geopolitical puzzle: What is behind Pompeo\'s visit to Kazakhstan?
rt.com | 2020-01-04
Kazakhstan is one of the stops on US State Secretary Mike Pompeo\'s whirlwind trip shortly after the New Year, with hopes that Washington can make inroads with a government in the key region between Russia, China and Afghanistan. | Washington has chosen to start 2020 by bringing its already strained relations with Iran to a whole new level of confrontation, as it ordered the killing of one of Tehran\'s top generals, Qassem Soleimani. The high-profile assassination is bound to make things difficult for the State Department. | And that\'s not to mention that it is far from being the only problem Pompeo and his staf…
rt.com/news/477028-pompeo-visit-kazakhstan-geopolitical-reasons/
Geopolitical puzzle: What is behind Pompeo\'s visit to Kazakhstan?
rt.com | 2020-01-04
Kazakhstan is one of the stops on US State Secretary Mike Pompeo\'s whirlwind trip shortly after the New Year, with hopes that Washington can make inroads with a government in the key region between Russia, China and Afghanistan. | Washington has chosen to start 2020 by bringing its already strained relations with Iran to a whole new level of confrontation, as it ordered the killing of one of Tehran\'s top generals, Qassem Soleimani. The high-profile assassination is bound to make things difficult for the State Department. | And that\'s not to mention that it is far from being the only problem Pompeo and his staf…
rt.com/news/477028-pompeo-visit-kazakhstan-geopolitical-reasons/
Holiday Appeal for Class-War Prisoners
Partisan Defense Committee | indybay.org | 2020-01-04
Oakstop, 1721 Broadway, Oakland near 19th St. BART stop…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/04/18829435.php
Sri Lankan police arrest two former government ministers
wsws.org | 2020-01-04
The Rajapakse government\'s attacks on political opponents is a warning to the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/04/sril-j04.html
20th Anniversary of Rosa Parks Day in California
Khubaka, Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2020-01-04
We are proud to continue the work this 20th Anniversary of Rosa Parks Day in California. Her birthday celebration is a special opportunity to recognize the profound changes throughout our society and reflect upon unfinished work toward forming a more perfect union, by ensuring her courage and her activism lives on.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/02/18829397.php
Bernie Sanders Touts Antiwar Record as Trump Barrels Toward War With Iran
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-04
As Democratic presidential hopefuls scrambled to respond after President Trump ordered the assassination on Thursday of a top Iranian military commander, Sen. Bernie Sanders touted his antiwar voting record on the campaign trail and laid out a vague but bold vision for removing U.S. troops from the Middle East while redirecting overseas military spending to programs that improve life for people back home. | The United States and Iran appear to be at the brink of war, or at least a proxy war, whi…
truthout.org/articles/bernie-sanders-touts-antiwar-record-as-trump-barrels-toward-war-with-iran/
Huge stock market bubble forming with an inevitable 60% plunge, strategist warns
rt.com | 2020-01-04
The \"everything rally\" that has engulfed Wall Street is a classic asset bubble just waiting to burst sometime in 2020, CEO of AdvisorShares Noah Hamman told Yahoo Finance. | \"It will continue on for a while for as long as we see we have an indication that we could have lower rates ahead, though possibly with a pause, but with an increasing Fed balance sheet,\" he said. | The \"everything rally\" refers to assets of all kinds that have been in major rally mode. Hype has risen among investors, thanks to the US Federal Reserve\'s rate cuts throughout 2019 and the signing of a phase one trade deal between the US and C…
rt.com/business/476957-stock-market-bubble-forming/