Staff (2019-08-18). Corporate Media Are Downplaying Resistance to Brazil\'s Far-Right Leader. truthdig.com August 13 protest against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Belo Horizonte, one of 211 cities where demonstrations took place (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 Education Tsunamis,\" organ…

Staff (2019-08-18). Why Lula Thinks the U.S. Is Behind \'Operation Car Wash\'. truthdig.com In a recent interview, the former Brazilian president claims the recent turmoil in his nation \"has the hand of the United States\" all over it.

Vic Ryan (2019-08-18). Google Is Deepening Its Involvement With Egypt\'s Repressive Government. theintercept.com Google is set to re-staff its Cairo office, which more or less went dormant in 2014, following the military coup that brought Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to power.

Shaun King (2019-08-18). Bounty Hunters Are a Lethal Weapon in a Justice System Corrupted by Money. theintercept.com A group of bounty hunters and bondsmen, in pursuit of money, killed an innocent man in Tennessee. They were mostly let off by a jury.

Staff (2019-08-18). Israeli Illegal Arms Trade in South Sudan Was Disguised as \"Agriculture\" therealnews.com Investigative journalist Sam Mednik revealed that the agricultural company Green Horizons was a front for former Israeli general Israel Ziv\'s security company CST who were supplying arms to South Sudan, violating a UN Security Council arms embargo…

Rima Najjar (2019-08-18). Tlaib and Omar\'s Denial of Entry by Israel Is Not a \"Freedom of Speech\" Issue. globalresearch.ca For how long will discourse on the plight of the Palestinian people be hostage to the notion that \"impartial observers\", i.e., the silent majority on Israel, must be addressed in a manner that accounts for \"where they are, not where …

Public Health Justice Collective & Others (2019-08-18). #CloseTheCamps: Protest by Public Health & Healthcare Workers for Migrant Rights. indybay.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 630 Sansome St, San Francisco 94111…

Do No Harm Coalition, Public Health Awakening (2019-08-18). #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…

Staff (2019-08-18). The Christian Left, Appalled by Treatment of Migrants, Is Reviving in America. truthout.org | | Holding pictures of migrant children who have died in U.S. custody and forming a cross with their bodies on the floor of the Russell Senate Office Building, 70 Catholics were arrested in July for obstructing a public plac…

teleSUR (2019-08-18). Spain Offers Port to Stranded Migrants, Salvini Claims Victory. telesurenglish.net Spain on Sunday offered Algeciras as a port to disembark more than a hundred migrants on a charity rescue ship stranded off the coast of Italy after the vessel had spent more than two weeks waiting for a safe port to be made available. | RELATED: | Open Arms Allowed to Land 27 Minors at the Lampedusa Port | The migrants, most of whom are African, were picked up by the Open Arms boat off the coast of Libya and have been waiting to disembark on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa…

teleSUR (2019-08-18). Colombia\'s Duque Shuns Nobel Winner Meeting Rape Survivors. telesurenglish.net Colombian President Ivan Duque was slammed for refusing to meet with Nobel Laureate Denis Mukwege who visited the country to support the victims of sexual violence. | RELATED: | Colombian Social Leader Shot a Day After Global March Against Activists\' Killings | The physician from Congo won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 for his \"efforts to end the use of se…

(2019-08-18). How Washington Is Meddling in the Affairs of Hong Kong. globalresearch.ca While there has been growing coverage of the unrest in Hong Kong, there has been minimal coverage of what may lie behind the pro-democracy protests. Even Donald Trump has entered the fray with this tweet which clearly condemns China\'s actions …

Shane Quinn (2019-08-18). History of the Third Reich. Hitler and the Atomic Bomb. globalresearch.ca Author\'s preface | German dictator Adolf Hitler had a central role in initiating World War II, by pursuing a list of bold and aggressive foreign policy actions dating from the mid-1930s, and culminating in his invasion of Poland in the autumn …

Eugene E Ruyle (2019-08-18). 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.)…

South Front (2019-08-18). Video: Syrian Army Overwhelms Militants\' Defense in Southern Idlib. globalresearch.ca The southern part of Idlib province and the northern part of Hama province remain the main areas of hostilities in Syria. | On August 14, a Su-22 warplane of the Syrian Air Force was shot down during a combat sortie over …

Andrew Korybko (2019-08-18). The War on Yemen: How Far Will the Saudi-UAE Confrontation Go? globalresearch.ca Saudi Arabia and the UAE, increasingly wary allies of one another in the War on Yemen, are poised to sharpen their competition in the Red Sea-Horn of Africa region to the point of becoming \"frenemies\" amidst both parties\' efforts to …

Arabi Souri (2019-08-18). Destruction of the Pillars of the Syrian Economy: Terrorists Destroy Grain Silos, Farmer Tractors in Tal Al-Sakhr, North West of Hama. globalresearch.ca Nothing new with the crimes committed by the Turkish pariah Erdogan\'s most loyal terrorists in Syria, like their sponsor Erdogan and like Israel, they are not satisfied with the crimes they commit upon entering a town, and during their presence, …

Anti Police-Terror Project (2019-08-18). APTP Monthly Membership Meeting: Scott Morris on Santa Rita Jail. indybay.org East Side Arts Alliance | 2277 International Blvd. | Oakland, CA 94606…

Lilly Martin Sahiounie (2019-08-18). Political Propaganda directed against the Syrian Government of Bashar Al Assad. globalresearch.ca Very recently, National Public Radio (NPR) conducted an interview throwing suspicion on and mocking Asma, the wife of the President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian First Lady had recently done a Syrian TV interview announcing that she …

Native News Online (2019-08-18). US Congresswoman Accuses Tribes and Environmentalists of \"Destroying Our Western Way of Life\" over Sacred Grizzly Protections. globalresearch.ca On a momentous day for Tribal Nations, Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY), the House Republican Conference Chairwoman, stated that the successful litigation by tribes and environmentalists to return the grizzly bear in Greater Yellowstone to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) \"was …

Irwin Jerome (2019-08-18). Canada Oil Pipeline Contract Threatens Integrity of Mother Earth\'s Native Peoples. globalresearch.ca In a law school dictionary the definition of a Philadelphia Lawyer is, \"A very sly, crafty, shrewd lawyer who is an expert in the exploitation of legal technicalities\". No where more evident can this be seen than in Northern British …

Andrew Korybko (2019-08-18). Russia and China Divided over Kashmir Crisis. globalresearch.ca Kashmir issue has been internationalized and Pakistan sought the meeting of UNSC and with China\'s backing, UNSC is convening after 50 years on Kashmir issue. Russia seems to be backing Indian claims while China went all out in Pakistan\'s favor….

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2019-08-18). \'Their Racist, Anti-Immigration Crusade Knows No Bounds\': Trump White House Tried to Stop Immigrant Kids From Attending Public Schools. commondreams.org \"America's teachers and school staff will not stand for this. If they try to block students from attending our schools they will hear from us. Immigrants are welcome here.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/donald_trump_stephen_miller.png …

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2019-08-18). If Elected in 2020, Sanders Vows to \'Go to War With White Nationalism and Racism in Every Aspect of Our Lives\'. commondreams.org \"Too many people have fought over the years, too many people have died against racism to allow it to resurface and flourish in America.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernie_sanders_3.png …

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 …

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 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 Education Tsunamis,…

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). 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…

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…

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

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

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.\"

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 clashes come as President Donald Trump threatened to designate the left-wing movement as an \"organization of terror.\"

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.

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.

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.\'

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.

teleSUR (2019-08-17). Shell Union Coerced into Attending Trump Speech, or Lose Pay. telesurenglish.net Union workers at a Royal Dutch Shell manufacturing plant were put between a rock and a hard place, threatened with loss of pay if they refused to attend U.S. President Donald Trump\'s speech on Tuesday at the company\'s Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex in Monaca, Pennsylvania. | RELATED: | \'May God Ruin Him\': Rashida Tlaib\'s Grandma on Trump | According to the Pittsburgh Gazette, union leaders received a letter from their contractor at first informing them their attendance at the even…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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.

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…

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…

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.