Forrest Hylton (2019-08-13). Medellín Diary: Remembering Our Dead. counterpunch.org What set Gustavo Marulanda\'s death apart from so many others in those years, when the Colombian government of Andrés Pastrana negotiated peace with the insurgent guerrilla movement, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), and the paramilitaries targeted intellectuals as well as social and trade union movement activists as guerrilla supporters, is that Marulanda publicly forecasted his murder at a student assembly. | More

RT (2019-08-13). Family of El Paso shooting victims says they received death threats over photo with Trump. rt.com Relatives of a married couple killed in the El Paso, Texas mass shooting say they have been swept up in a wave of hate and criticism — including death threats — after being photographed with US President Donald Trump.

Juan Cole (2019-08-13). The U.S.-Backed War on Yemen Is Collapsing. truthdig.com This piece originally appeared on Informed Comment. | Yemen, a country of 28 million and one of the poorest in the world, had already become a byword for misery over the course of the last four years of war. Now, believe it or not, things have abruptly worsened. | The strategic port of Aden has fallen to southern separatists, just as it did in 1967, when the Communists took over and created the People\'s Republic of South Yemen. | The Southern Transitional Council took over the strategic port of Aden with four hundred armed ve…

Dean Baker (2019-08-13). Thoughts on China\'s Currency. counterpunch.org There is a conventional wisdom on China\'s currency that gets repeated almost everywhere and never seems to be challenged in the media. The basic story is that in the bad old days China \'manipulated\" its currency, but that stopped years ago. At present, its currency controls are actually keeping the value of its currency up, More

Nancy Marie Mithlo (2019-08-13). Tarantino\'s \'Dead Indians\' and the Roots of American Violence. counterpunch.org My day job is as an American Indian Studies professor at a major university. Actually, like many educators, it is my day and night job. The luxury and the burden of being an academic is that you get to think about complex and weighty ideas ALL THE TIME. That is why I particularly relish going More

Rick Baum (2019-08-13). The Federal Reserve Board\'s Recent Figures on the Outrageous Unequal Distribution of Wealth. counterpunch.org Recent figures released by the Federal Reserve Board once again verify the shameful growing wealth inequality in the United States.[1] Below is a table derived from the Federal Reserve Board figures showing the share of the country\'s total net wealth (value of assets minus liabilities) held by the wealthiest 1%, the wealthiest 10%, the poorest More

John Marciano (2019-08-13). Massacres at Home and Abroad. counterpunch.org On August 5, former President Obama released a powerful statement in response to the latest gun massacres in Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton that left scores dead and wounded—including children who were shopping for school supplies at Walmart with their mothers, and with their families at the wonderful Gilroy Garlic Festival. He decried the madness of violence that has been fueled by Trump\'s vile pronouncements and policies that help spread anti-immigrant and racist poison across the nation. More

Robert Hunziker (2019-08-13). Sea Level Rise! counterpunch.org Sea level has been stable, at current levels, throughout recorded history for 5,000 years. That\'s about to change. Still, it\'s very difficult for people to imagine a change in sea level after 5,000 years of rock solid stability. Nevertheless, assuming sea levels do rise markedly, one of the biggest questions of the century is whether More

Staff (2019-08-13). Will Brazil\'s Social Movements be Hit by Bolsonaro\'s Anti-Crime Crackdown? therealnews.com Brazil\'s President Bolsonaro\'s comment that criminals should \"die like cockroaches\" is not only reminiscent of Philippine president Duterte, but also seeks to persecute social movements, says Mike Fox…

Julie Hollar (2019-08-13). Media Defend Biden by Attacking Dems for \'Attacking\' Obama. fair.org by Julie Hollar Coming out of the second round of Democratic debates, a curious storyline crystallized in the media: The candidates are attacking Obama, and that\'s a sure-fire way to hand the election to Trump. It\'s the latest flavor of \"the Democrats are moving too far left\" (FAIR.org, 7/2/19)—this time echoing both Trump himself and the right-wing Democratic candidates, including former Obama Vice President Joe Biden. | During the first debate, Rep. John Delaney pitched the story, claiming, \"Most o…

Staff (2019-08-13). Trump Keeps Cracking Down on Legal Immigration Because His Base Loves Cruelty. truthout.org | | When Democrats dismissed the Fox News-led fear-mongering about \"hordes\" of undocumented immigrants \"invading\" the United States from the south as a manufactured crisis, they were pilloried by Republicans and the mainstream media alike for not taking the issue seriously. Hardly anyone demonstrated an understanding of Democrats\' nuanced argument. | Illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border appeared much more substantial precisely because the Trump administration had choked off acces…

Emily Apple (2019-08-13). The government is making an obscene profit from the hostile environment. thecanary.co An investigation by the Times has revealed that the Home Office is making a massive profit from the hostile environment. According to its figures, the Home Office made £500m in 2018, with profits rising 91% in the last five years. | The Times tweeted graphs showing how the government is raking money in: | Profit from the hostile envi…

ACLU NorCal SCU Law Club (2019-08-13). Growing Anti-Immigrant Sentiments and Trump\'s Immigration Policies. indybay.org Charney Hall, Room 104. Santa Clara University School of Law | 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara 95050…

splcenter (2019-08-13). SPLC joins brief opposing Kansas law targeting immigrants. splcenter.org The SPLC and 29 worker and immigrant rights organizations filed an amicus brief today urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a court decision stating that a Kansas identity theft law cannot be used to turn local law enforcement into immigration agents.

Jewish Community Relations Council (2019-08-13). Immigration & Detention Solidarity on Tisha B\'av in San Jose. indybay.org James P. McEntee Sr. Plaza, County Of Santa Clara Government Building, 70 W Hedding St, San Jose, CA 95112…

WSWS (2019-08-13). Trump imposes new class-based immigration restrictions. wsws.org The draconian regulation change means immigrants will be denied permanent residency if they have a low credit score, for example.

WSWS (2019-08-13). Immigrant tent camps in Paris: Victims of France\'s war on refugees. wsws.org Every night in Paris, in sprawling tent encampments lying beneath highway overpasses, or in local playgrounds and parks, thousands of refugees go to sleep on the street.

Andrew Korybko (2019-08-13). Why Don\'t Activists Care About the Kashmiris as Much as the Rohingyas? globalresearch.ca It\'s certainly peculiar that the international activist community cares more for the Rohingyas than the Kashmiris despite both of these people being Muslim minorities that are facing a similar threat of ethnic cleansing, which suggests that there must be more …

CHICANO MEXICANO RESISTANCE (2019-08-13). COMMEMORATE 1970 CHICANO MORATORIUM MARCH. indybay.org SAN JOSE PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER | 48 S. 7th Street | San Jose, Calif. 95112 | Near corner of 7th and Santa Clara Streets.

Andrew Korybko (2019-08-13). Hong Kong Protesters Are Collectively Punishing the Peaceful Population. globalresearch.ca Thousands of demonstrators held an unlawful assembly in Hong Kong International Airport on Monday and prompted the cancellation of all flights for the day out of safety concerns. This marks a dramatic escalation in the weeks-long demonstrations against a now-suspended …

Peninsula Peace & Justice Center (2019-08-13). Climate Strike: Downtown Palo Alto. indybay.org Lytton Plaza, intersection of University Ave. & Emerson Street, Palo Alto 94301…

Jonathan Levi, Marta Orrantia (2019-08-13). The Broken Promise of Colombia\'s Peace Deal. thenation.com The Broken Promise of Colombia\'s Peace Deal…

Jim Miles (2019-08-13). Obama\'s Unending Wars — Fronting the Foreign Policy of the Permanent Warfare State. globalresearch.ca Obama is a shining light in comparison to his two bookends, George Bush and Donald Trump. His manner is calm and focused as he presents his ideas with well mannered rhetorical flourishes, speaking in terms of hope, peace, change, freedom …

Lynda Carson (2019-08-13). Billionaire Stephen Ross of the Related Companies faces protests for Trump fundraiser. indybay.org Reported by Politico, billionaire Stephen Ross the founder of \"The Related Companies,\" is facing a backlash for fundraising for the alleged racist President Donald Trump.

Andrew Korybko (2019-08-13). Iran Might be About To Change Its Approach Towards India. globalresearch.ca Iran had hitherto allowed India to make a fool out of it without uttering even the faintest protest in response, yet the Islamic Republic\'s previously servile attitude might be changing if two recent statements by its leadership are any indication …

Patrick Cockburn (2019-08-13). The British Still Haven\'t Learned the Lessons of the Troubles. counterpunch.org Fifty years ago, the Battle of the Bogside in Derry between Catholics and police, combined with the attacks on Catholic areas of Belfast by Protestants, led to two crucial developments that were to define the political landscape for decades: the arrival of the British army and the creation of the Provisional IRA. An eruption in More

teleSUR (2019-08-13). Students Strike, Protest Across Brazil as Moro Orders Crackdown. telesurenglish.net Brazil\'s Justice Minister Sergio Moro ordered his ministry\'s National Public Security Force (FSNP) to be stationed at the Ministries Square in Brasilia to crack down on student protests scheduled for Tuesday. | RELATED: | Argentina Frontrunner: \'Bolsonaro Is Racist, Misogynist, Violent\' | The National Student Union (UNE) called o…

Stephen Lendman (2019-08-13). Trump: A Modern-Day Herbert Hoover? Financial Plunge 2019. globalresearch.ca Clearly, Hoover was world\'s apart from Trump geopolitically, at war with no other nations, polar opposite how both extremist right wings of the US war party operate today. This article deals only with economic and financial issues. | Hoover had the …

Stephen Lendman (2019-08-13). Civil Disobedience in Hong Kong or US Color Revolution Attempt? globalresearch.ca As the saying goes, if it walks, talks, and quacks like a duck, chances are it is one. | What\'s been going on for months in Hong Kong has all the earmarks of a US orchestrated color revolution, aimed at destabilizing …

teleSUR (2019-08-13). Danny Glover Opposes Painting Over Slavery Mural. telesurenglish.net Actor Danny Glover opposed painting over a mural at the San Francisco Washington High school Monday. | RELATED: | US: Danny Glover Endorses Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders | The mural, namely, \"The Life of Washington\" was painted by Victor Arnautoff, one of the famous muralists in San Fransisco during the Depression i.e., the 1920s United States. | The 1…

Ilana Novick (2019-08-13). Third Way Democrats Are Bought and Sold by The Kochs. truthdig.com When George Soros and Charles Koch announced in July that they are partnering to create a think tank dedicated to ending the United States\' forever wars, Steven Kinzer of The Boston Globe called the idea \"one of the most remarkable partnerships in modern American political history.\" | Despite the jarring image of the liberal billionaire joining forces with the radical conservative, the forthcoming Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft is not such an anomaly in the history of the Koch family. As Ryan Grim and An…

Telesur (2019-08-13). Brazilian Prosecutors to Bar Bolsonaro\'s Son from US Envoy Role. globalresearch.ca Brazilian federal prosecutors are seeking to prevent far-right President Jair Bolsanaro\'s son from becoming the new ambassador to the United States. | The prosecutors filed a court injunction on Monday to bar Eduardo Bolsonaro from this ambassador role, citing the latter\'s …

teleSUR (2019-08-13). Brazilian Prosecutors to Bar Bolsonaro\'s Son from US Envoy Role. telesurenglish.net Brazilian federal prosecutors are seeking to prevent far-right President Jair Bolsanaro\'s son from becoming the new ambassador to the United States. | RELATED: | Brazil\'s Economy Continues Downward Spiral Towards Recession | The prosecutors filed a court injunction on Monday to bar Eduardo Bolsonaro from this ambassador role, citing the latter\'s lack of experience as one of the main factors for their intervention. | The public prosecutor\'s office asked a Brasilia court to rule on the need for non-dipl…

teleSUR (2019-08-13). UK Expected To Release Illegally Seized Iranian Tanker. telesurenglish.net Iran is celebrating a diplomatic victory, as they claim the U.K. is expected to release the seized Iranian tanker, following negotiations. Iranian maritime authorities said Tuesday that they had been in talks with the U.K. government, and showed documents that prove that Iran did not violate sanctions against Syria, the reason given by the U.K. for the seizure. | RELATED: | UK Wants European Force to Police Persian Gulf | Jalil Eslami, deputy head of Iran\'s Ports and Maritime Organization, s…

Barbara Crossette (2019-08-13). India\'s Constitutional Coup in Kashmir Is Sowing the Seeds of Renewed Rebellion. thenation.com India\'s Constitutional Coup in Kashmir Is Sowing the Seeds of Renewed Rebellion…

Staff (2019-08-13). From Hong Kong to Kashmir to the US, Authoritarianism Is Rising. truthout.org | | Over the past couple weeks, the global pattern of authoritarianism has become particularly visible, and particularly gut-wrenching. Global politics is changing quickly, with political discourse becoming increasingly degraded and dangerous in one country after the next. | In Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan\'s ruling party boasted of the mass book burning and destruction that it has, apparen…

teleSUR (2019-08-13). Yemen\'s Houthis Launch Attack on Saudi Airport. telesurenglish.net Yemen\'s Houthis Movement announced on Tuesday that their forces launched a new attack on a Saudi airport in the kingdom\'s Abha province. | RELATED: | Yemen: Saudi-led Forces Attack UAE-Backed Separatists in Aden, 40 Killed | According to their statement via Masirah TV, the Houthis attacked the Abha Regional Airport in southern Saudi Arabia using their armed drones. | There was no mention of the attack in Saudi Arabia\'s official media and Saudi officials could not immed…

WSWS (2019-08-13). Southern separatists overrun Aden, exposing fraud of US, Saudi puppet regime in Yemen. wsws.org The clashes in Aden after more than four years of murderous war in Yemen have laid bare the failure of the US-backed Saudi campaign to establish any viable regime.

Pepe Escobar (2019-08-13). How Tehran Fits into Russia-China Strategy. globalresearch.ca Complex doesn\'t even begin to describe the positioning of Iran-Russia in the geopolitical chessboard. What\'s clear in our current, volatile moment is that they\'re partners, as I previously reported. Although not strategic partners, as in the Russia-China tie-up, Russia-China-Iran …

Maj. Danny Sjursen (2019-08-13). The U.S. Government Doesn\'t Care About Afghan Women. truthdig.com In once, and to some extent still, relatively cosmopolitan Baghdad, Iraq, I once saw three young female college students from Mustansiriyah University walking home from class. They couldn\'t have been more differently clothed. One wore a full burqa that exposed only her eyes; another a hijab, a more modest head scarf without a facial veil, and a pair of jeans; the third sported a pink miniskirt and a revealing tank top with her long hair fully exposed. Still, they chatted like old friends. | By early 2007, this range of women\'s clothing was already highly rare in all but the safest Baghdad neighborhoods, yet it di…

Binoy Kampmark (2019-08-13). China Hysteria Down Under. counterpunch.org The blinkered security establishment is standard fare in politics. From Washington to Manila, we hear of terrors and concerns which tend to more spectral than not. Legitimate concerns such as catastrophic environmental failure, or a nuclear accident, are treated with a sigh, its warners doomsday advocates rather than reasoned citizens. It is the unseen demon More

WSWS (2019-08-13). Concerns grow over global financial stability. wsws.org There is now a historically unprecedented situation in bond markets where it is estimated that some $15 trillion worth of government bonds are trading at negative yields, meaning an investor who purchased the bond and held it to maturity would make a loss.

South Front (2019-08-13). Video: Syrian Tiger Forces Crush Al Qaeda Militants\' Defense in Southern Idlib. globalresearch.ca Over the past weekend, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the Tiger Forces have continued their advance on positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and its allies in northwestern Hama and southern Idlib. | By August 12, government forces had liberated the …

Yemeni Alliance Committee (2019-08-13). End the Genocide in #Yemen. indybay.org Speaker Nancy Pelosi | 90 7th St. | San Francisco, CA 94103…

Dan Bacher (2019-08-13). Winnemem Wintu Chief Asks Delta Tunnel Amendment Negotiators. counterpunch.org Despite the fact that new Delta Tunnel project supported by Governor Gavin Newsom has not been approved, the Department of Water Resources is proceeding forward with negotiations with its water contractors over the State Water Contract Amendment for the Delta Conveyance. DWR held two meetings, the first on July 24 and the second on July More

James A Haught (2019-08-13). The Biggest News of the 21st Century. counterpunch.org What\'s the most significant occurrence so far in the 21st century? Worsening weather calamities caused by global warming? Endless suicide bombings and massacres by religious fanatics in the Islamic \"cult of death\"? Snowballing acceptance of gays as equal humans? Kakistocracy (government by the worst) under a ludicrous president who has told 10,000 countable lies? Recurring More

Kim C. Domenico (2019-08-13). Careerism and the War Machine. counterpunch.org In Three Guineas, which I am reading at the request of a young friend who tells us she is writing her dissertation on Woolf and James Baldwin, Virginia Woolf answers the question asked of her by a prominent liberal of his day, which is that she give her opinion as to how war — this More

teleSUR (2019-08-13). Libya: Renewed Fighting Ends Eid Holiday Truce. telesurenglish.net After a two-day truce to celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday, General Khalifa Haftar\'s Libyan National Army (ANL) and the Tripoli-based government\'s army resumed fighting Tuesday. | RELATED: | Libya: 5 Killed and 8 Injured in Airstrike on a Hospital | \"Haftar had already violated the truce two days ago with bombings at the Mitiga airport in Tripoli, forcing the authorities to suspend flights for several hours… The Libyan army responded by bombing the roads leading to the airport,\" the…

WSWS (2019-08-13). Brazil\'s Bolsonaro threatens Glenn Greenwald, ratchets up fascist rants. wsws.org Bolsonaro is engaged in the buildup of a fascist movement based on the security forces, and feels emboldened by the wide consensus in ruling circles around his economic agenda.

teleSUR (2019-08-13). Argentina Frontrunner: \'Bolsonaro Is Racist, Misogynist, Violent\'. telesurenglish.net Alberto Fernandez, the front runner in Argentina\'s presidential race, responded to Brazilian President Bolsonaro\'s attacks on the progressive alliance which scored a landslide victory in Argentina\'s primary elections Sunday, dismissing him as a \"passing phase\" in Brazil\'s history. | RELATED: | Argentina Primaries: Fernandez Wins Landslide Victory Over Macri With 15-Point Lead | Fernandez, likely to be Argentina\'s next president for the progressive \'Front for All\' party, had s…