unitedEditor (2019-08-17). Trump\'s \'Deal of the Century\': A plan for peace, or destruction? uwidata.com Trump\'s \'Deal of the Century\' bills itself as an effort at establishing peace between Israel and Palestine, but in reality aims at advancing Israel\'s interests, and fundamentally altering the geopolitical balance of the Middle East. THE US\' TRUE MOTIVATIONS The US established a new strategy in the Middle East after the end of World War …

Eric Buerk, member UFCW (2019-08-17). Mississippi raid shows ICE = unionbusters for the capitalist class. liberationnews.org There have also been previous allegations that ICE was serving as a private army for the capitalists.

Liliana Segura (2019-08-17). \"One By One, They\'re Dying\": Activists Protest Tennessee\'s Fifth Execution in a Year. theintercept.com Stephen West was killed in the electric chair on August 15, and abolitionists are vowing to step up the pressure to stop executions in Tennessee.

Brian Mier (2019-08-17). Media Blackout on Brazil\'s Anti-Bolsonaro Protests – Why are New York Times and Guardian downplaying resistance to Brazil\'s far-right president? fair.org by Brian Mier August 13 protest against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Belo Horizonte, one of 211 cities where demonstrations took place (photo: Dowglas Silva). | Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets of 211 cities on August 13 to protest far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro\'s austerity cuts and privatization plans for the public university system. It was the third in series of national education strikes, dubbed \"the Educat…

RT (2019-08-17). Pentagon to name new facility after Curtis \'Bombs Away\' LeMay. rt.com The US Strategic Command, which oversees America\'s nuclear arsenal, plans to name a new facility after the legendary but controversial bomber General Curtis LeMay, who notoriously said there are \'no innocent civilians.\'

Gloria Rubac (2019-08-17). After 10 years, federal executions set to resume. workers.org Attorney General William Barr is moving the United States backward. He is taking hard-fought civil rights gains to the dumpster. Just like President Donald Trump, he has nothing but racist contempt for people caught up in the so-called criminal justice system. Barr suddenly announced in a Department of Justice press . . . | Continue reading After 10 years, federal executions set to resume at Workers.org

RT (2019-08-17). Antifa may be branded \'organization of terror,\' Trump warns, ahead of Portland right-left showdown. rt.com Portland, Oregon, is bracing itself for a major right-wing rally — an event previously marred by clashes with anti-fascists. Warning any would-be violent counter-protesters, Donald Trump said events will be \"watched very closely.\"

The Canary (2019-08-17). Jeremy Corbyn vows to reverse \'depressing\' decline of town centres. thecanary.co Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said there is \"nothing more depressing\" than seeing town centres decline as shoppers turn to out-of-town warehouses for online deliveries.He wants councils to have the power to reopen abandoned shops which have been left vacant for 12 months or more and bring back into use some of the estimated 29,000 physical retail units abandoned.Under Labour\'s plan, local authorities will be able to turn vacant shops over to start-ups, co-operative businesses and community projects.Mr Corbyn was joined by local Labour group leader Linda Thomas, right, and Bolton West candidate Julie Hilling for…

The Canary (2019-08-17). Senior Tory says Boris Johnson\'s rhetoric has led directly to death threats. thecanary.co A Tory former attorney general has accused Boris Johnson of \"behaving like a demagogue\" and said the Prime Minister\'s rhetoric has led directly to him receiving death threats.Remain-supporter Dominic Grieve insisted he wanted to stay in the Conservative Party to \"save\" it from the likes of Mr Johnson — who he claimed was \"hijacking\" it.The Beaconsfield MP lambasted the PM\'s \"tub-thumping populism\", which he said had led \"straightforwardly\" to the death threats he has received.Mr Grieve, who said someone was arrested in respect of a death threat against him recently, told the BBC\'s Good Morning Scotland progr…

Johnnie Lewis and Joshua Hanks (2019-08-17). Northwest grocery workers prepare to strike. workers.org Aug. 2 — \"Are you aware that Fred Meyer pays $3.53 more per hour to male workers than to female workers?\" A United Steelworkers\' member posed this question to a Fred Meyer grocery store shopper. Shoppers were shocked and stopped to listen. Most took flyers showing the facts and figures, . . . | Continue reading Northwest grocery workers prepare to strike at Workers.org

The Canary (2019-08-17). Hong Kong teachers\' rally kicks off another weekend of protests. thecanary.co School teachers in Hong Kong are marching to the official residence of the city leader as another weekend of protests got under way.An overflow crowd rallied at a public square in the financial district before setting off for Government House, carrying signs that read \"Protect the next generation\" and umbrellas to ward off intermittent downpours.Teachers say they want to show their support for the protesters, many of whom are students.Pro-democracy protesters wait to cross a road during a march (Vincent Yu/AP)They said the government should answer the protesters\' demands and stop using what they called police vio…

RT (2019-08-17). VIDEOS show Antifa attacking bus, cornering right-wing protesters as Portland rally turns violent. rt.com Footage has emerged of several violent attacks by Antifa on right-wing demonstrators in Portland, Oregon. The new clashes come as US President Trump threatened to designated the left-wing movement as an \"organization of terror.\"

The Canary (2019-08-17). Sudanese protesters sign transition deal with army. thecanary.co Sudan\'s army and the country\'s pro-democracy movement have signed a final powersharing deal at a ceremony in the capital Khartoum.The move paves the way for a transition to civilian-led government following the overthrow of president Omar al-Bashir in April.Sealing the deal established a joint military and civilian council to rule for a little over three years until elections can be held.A military leader will head the 11-member council for the first 21 months, followed by a civilian leader for the following 18.Pro-democracy supporters headed to the capital Khartoum to celebrate (AP)The agreement will also establ…

RT (2019-08-17). Steele dossier \'pumped myths\' into the US justice system — former Trump adviser Carter Page. rt.com The former MI6 agent credited with launching Russiagate concocted dangerous lies and myths that made a mockery of the US justice system and misled the American people, former Donald Trump campaign adviser Carter Page has told RT.

Do No Harm Coalition, Public Health Awakening (2019-08-17). #CloseTheCamps: Protest by Healthcare & Harm Reduction Workers for Migrant Rights. indybay.org Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), | 630 Sansome St, San Francisco 94111…

Public Health Justice Collective & Others (2019-08-17). #CloseTheCamps: Protest by Public Health & Healthcare Workers for Migrant Rights. indybay.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 630 Sansome St, San Francisco 94111…

Staff (2019-08-17). Trump\'s Immigration Crackdown Is Quietly Targeting Labor Protections. truthout.org | | New Orleans — Martha came to the United States from Mexico to work in a seafood processing facility in the Gulf South on a temporary labor visa, but it\'s unclear if all of her fellow laborers were similarly documented. Her boss allegedly threatened to call immigration authorities and have workers deported if didn\'t they finish high volumes of work on time. | Workplace retaliation is against the law, regardless of where workers come from. Having attended know-your-rights trainings with labo…

Shawn Fremstad (2019-08-17). Trump\'s contempt for working-class expressed in new expanded public charge rule. nationofchange.org This week the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officially published regulations that radically expand the definition of an archaic immigration law term, public charge, to include various non-cash benefits that supplement earnings and other income, but are impossible to live on in the absence of other income. The people most impacted include millions of working-class and middle-class US citizens who plan to marry or are married to foreign nationals. | Under the longstanding law and policy that existed before the new regulati…

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams (2019-08-17). Jewish Activists and Allies Confront Amazon for Profiting Off ICE Terror. indybay.org More than 1,000 Jewish activists and allies gathered at an Amazon book store in New York City on Sunday to protest the online retail behemoth\'s collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which swept up nearly 700 people last week in what was reportedly one of the agency\'s largest-ever raids.

WSWS (2019-08-17). Tlaib agrees to Israeli terms, then reverses herself on West Bank visit. wsws.org The events of the past two days have provided a fresh demonstration of the cowardice of the Democratic Party and the absence within it of any principled opposition to Donald Trump\'s authoritarian agenda.

Cat Bell (2019-08-17). Haight Ashbury Peace Vigil. indybay.org Corner of Masonic and Fell at the Golden Gate Park Panhandle…

Fight Back (2019-08-17). Milwaukee VA workers fight union busting. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Fifty Veterans Affairs workers and supporters rallied outside the Zablocki VA hospital August 12 to protest union-busting, attacks on high-quality public veteran healthcare, and bad faith bargaining by the VA administration. | The rally was organized by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 3 and supported by the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, Milwaukee Area Labor Council, Veterans for Peace and elected leaders including Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore and U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin. | AFGE members and representatives detailed shocking accounts of the ex…

Brian Mier (2019-08-17). Media Blackout on Brazil\'s Anti-Bolsonaro Protests. commondreams.org \"The issue of under-reporting and ignoring protests by Brazil's so-called 'organized left'—the labor unions and popular social movements that make up the traditional support base for the Workers Party—is a historic problem,\" Mier writes. (Photo: Douglas Silva) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bolsonaro-protest-4-featured-1024×512.jpg …

Andrea Germanos (2019-08-17). Playing Role of Pesticide \'Cheerleader,\' EPA Rebukes California with Ban on Warning Labels for Roundup. globalresearch.ca President Donald Trump\'s Environmental Protection Agency was accused of being a pesticide \"cheerleader\" last week after the agency said it would not approval labels that say that glyphosate—the active ingredient in Roundup and other weedkillers—is known to cause cancer. | In …

Michael Snyder (2019-08-17). According to the Federal Government, 19 Million Acres of Farmland Were Not Planted with Crops this Year. globalresearch.ca If that headline sounds really bad to you, that is because the situation that we are facing is really bad. Over the past few months, I have written article after article about the unprecedented crisis that U.S. farmers are facing …

WSWS (2019-08-17). Outrage as Colorado police returned to duty after shooting 19-year-old in the back. wsws.org The officers involved in the murder of De\'Von Bailey, the 537th person killed by police in the US this year, have already been returned to active duty.

teleSUR (2019-08-17). Open Arms Allowed to Land 27 Minors at the Lampedusa Port. telesurenglish.net Defeated by international pressure and pressured by divisions in the far-right ruling class, Italy\'s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini authorized on Saturday morning the landing of 27 \"unaccompanied minors\" from the Open Arms ship to the Lampedura port. | RELATED: | \'Situation On Board is Dramatic\', Open Arms Says | \"Against my will and in another example…

WSWS (2019-08-17). Facial recognition technology and identity politics. wsws.org The Democrats are seeking to channel mass opposition to the wholesale invasion of privacy into a campaign to regulate and \"equalize\" facial recognition technology.

WSWS (2019-08-17). Japan-South Korea conflict intensifies. wsws.org South Korea announced this week that it has removed Japan from a list of countries that qualify for accelerated supply of South Korean products, after Japan had imposed a similar measure against South Korea on August 2.

WSWS (2019-08-17). Questions continue over Russian nuclear accident. wsws.org The dangers associated with the rapidly accelerating global arms race are clear, even as questions remain over the nature of the nuclear explosion that occurred in Russia\'s far north last week.

WSWS (2019-08-17). Blackwater mercenary Nicholas Slatten sentenced to life in prison for initiating 2007 Nisour Square Massacre. wsws.org Eight months after being found guilty a third time for first-degree murder, Slatten was sentenced Wednesday for his role in the notorious massacre in Baghdad during the height of the US occupation of Iraq.

splcenter (2019-08-17). Weekend Read: Slavery shaped America\'s pathology on race and whiteness. splcenter.org Four hundred years ago this month, the White Lion, a warship commanded by English privateers, docked at Point Comfort in the colony of Virginia.

Staff (2019-08-17). States Sue Trump Administration for Going After Low-Income Green Card Holders. truthout.org | | In November 2018, as the Trump administration ramped up plans to radically change public charge rules—which deem whether an immigrant or would-be immigrant is likely to end up a cash-burden to the state and thus be ineligible for permanent residency—the city of Baltimore sued the administration to prevent the change and protect its immigrant population. Three months later, the administration sought to g…

WSWS (2019-08-17). State of siege in Kashmir: A warning to the international working class. wsws.org Western governments and media have maintained virtual silence over the police state crackdown against 13 million Kashmiris.

teleSUR (2019-08-17). US Issues Arrest Warrant for Iranian Tanker Leaving Gibraltar. telesurenglish.net The United States issued a warrant to seize Iran\'s Grace 1 oil tanker before it leaves Gibraltar\'s waters in what appears to be a last ditch effort to prevent the vessel from continuing its journey into the Mediterranean. | RELATED: | UK Snubs Trump, Orders Release of Iranian Oil Tanker | A U.S. federal court issued the warrant this week to seize the Grace 1 in Gibraltar, along with all of its contents, which include the oil it carries and nearly US$1 million. | \"A network of front comp…

Scott Zimmerman (2019-08-17). ALEC fails to denounce dangerous and racist views of its leaders and members. nationofchange.org It has been a banner week for extremist politicians linked to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). | ALEC\'s Washington State Chair, Rep. Matt Shea, promoted and maintained close ties to an extremist group training children and young men for battle in a \"Biblical warfare\" while schooling them in the \"biblical teachings\" of racist preacher John Weaver, according to a new exposé published by The Guardian. The revelations come just weeks after the W…

Staff (2019-08-17). The Dangerous New US Consensus on China and the Future of US-China Relations. truthout.org | | The trade war and technological competition with China are symptomatic of a much larger issue: a dangerous gridlock in US-China relations that may become permanent, with dire consequences not just for the two countries\' economies but also for the global economy and quite possibly East Asia\'s and international security. Martin Wolf, Financial Times columnist, is right to conclude: \"Across-the-board rivalry wit…

Fight Back (2019-08-17). Carnegie Library workers vote to Join United Steelworkers. fightbacknews.org Pittsburgh, PA – Workers at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh voted overwhelmingly to join the United Steelworkers (USW) union, August 14, after launching their organizing campaign in June. They are seeking a collective bargaining agreement that would cover employees across 19 branches and the library support center. | The United Library Workers began discussing unionization last summer in hopes of gaining a voice when it comes to making decisions that affect the library, the people they serve and their own working environment. | \"I am so excited for us to start this next chapter and look forward to working tow…

Anti Police-Terror Project (2019-08-17). APTP Monthly Membership Meeting: Scott Morris on Santa Rita Jail. indybay.org East Side Arts Alliance | 2277 International Blvd. | Oakland, CA 94606…

Eugene E Ruyle (2019-08-17). The Plot to Attack Iran:‚Ä® How the CIA and the Deep State Have Conspired to Vilify Iran. indybay.org NPML, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)…

WSWS (2019-08-17). Venezuelan military court jails union official as working-class opposition grows. wsws.org The indictment of Rubén González is part of an attempt to criminalize growing social opposition among workers and the impoverished masses.

teleSUR (2019-08-17). Sudan Reach Final Power-Sharing Agreement. telesurenglish.net The Sudanese political crisis might be reaching its final stages following an agreement between the main opposition coalition and the ruling military council on Saturday. | RELATED: | Sudan Factions Sign Pact Ushering in Transitional Government | According to a statement from the Transitional Military Council (TMC) on Saturday, a final power-sharing agreement has been reached with the main opposition opposition alliance, Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC), after strenuous negoti…

WSWS (2019-08-17). UK: Record £9.2 billion of NHS budget handed to private firms. wsws.org A third of hip replacements carried out in the NHS are now done privately and community health and mental health provision have seen five years of continual gains by the private sector.

Staff (2019-08-17). Private Prisons Face 87.4 Percent Financing Gap as Banks Continue to Flee. truthout.org | | As of August 2019, eight banks — JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, SunTrust, BNP Paribas, Fifth Third Bancorp, Barclays, and PNC — have publicly committed to ending their future financing relationships with the private prison industry, including CoreCivic and GEO Group. Together these eight banks represent an estimated $2.35 billion — or 87.4% — of the credit lines and term loans that are central to these companies\' operations. | Notably, all of the banks t…

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2019-08-17). \'Bolton Is Desperate to Start a War\': US Issues Warrant to Seize Iranian Oil Tanker. commondreams.org \"Perfectly illustrates the U.S. trying to impose its domestic laws on the rest of the world. It should provoke worldwide outrage.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/iran_trump_bolton_pompeo.jpg …

James Risen (2019-08-17). To Fight White Supremacist Violence, Let\'s Not Repeat the Mistakes of the War on Terror. theintercept.com National security experts are calling for a war on terror akin to the fight against Al Qaeda and ISIS. But that campaign has been a disaster.

United Nations (2019-08-17). Terrorism survivors: \'I lived in fear that I would be killed\'. un.org To mark the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism this coming Wednesday, UN News travelled to Chad and the Far North region of Cameroon in West Africa to interview people who have personal stories to tell about how terrorism has shattered their lives.

Staff (2019-08-16). North Korea Suspends Talks With South Korea Because of U.S. Sanctions. therealnews.com While U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks fail to proceed because of a lack of unanimity within the Trump administration, the North suspended peace talks with the South because of the U.S.\'s refusal to lift economic sanctions, says Tim Shorrock…

Jim Kavanagh (2019-08-16). Dead Man\'s Hand: The Impeachment Gambit. counterpunch.org The two-year Mueller investigation of Donald Trump\'s alleged collusion (\"largely synonymous with conspiracy\") with Russia is over. Nothingburger. The 448-page Mueller Report has been published in full, and made into a dramatic hour-and-twenty-minute stage performance adapted by a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright with a cast of Hollywood stars. Yawn. Then there was the seven hours of More

Louis Proyect (2019-08-16). The Vanity Cinema of Quentin Tarantino. counterpunch.org After being sorely disappointed by Quentin Tarantino\'s last two films— \"The Hateful Eight\" and \"Django Unchained\" —I decided to wait for a studio screener of \"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood\" in November. This is when I customarily get freebies from studio publicists hoping to influence my vote in NYFCO\'s awards meeting in early December. More