Prof Rodrigue Tremblay (2019-08-25). The Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump: A Threat to American Democracy and an Agent of Chaos in the World? globalresearch.ca When 46.1% of Americans who voted for Trump in November they did not know precisely \"what they were buying\". They did not expect that the promised \"change\" the Republican presidential candidate envisioned and promised was going to be, in fact, \"chaos\" and \"turmoil\" in the U.S. government.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-08-25). Prior to 9/11: US Covert Support to Al Qaeda in Macedonia, \"Financing Both Sides\" globalresearch.ca This essay was first published by antiwar.com in April 2001, barely 5 months before the September 11, 2001 attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon. | It was subsequently published by Global Research when the site was launched in September 2001. …

Manuella Libardi (2019-08-24). Leaked documents show Brazil\'s Bolsonaro has grave plans for Amazon rainforest. nationofchange.org eaked documents show that Jair Bolsonaro\'s government intends to use the Brazilian president\'s hate speech to isolate minorities living in the Amazon region. The PowerPoint slides, which democraciaAbierta has seen, also reveal plans to implement predatory projects that could have a devastating environmental impact. | The Bolsonaro government has as one of its priorities to strategically occupy the Amazon region to prevent the implementation of multilateral conservation projects for the rainforest, specifically the so-called \"Triple A\" project. | \"Development projects must be implemented on the Amazon basin to…

Eds. (2019-08-24). Media Availability: Prabir Purkayastha on How Big Data\'s Threat to Elections and Democracy Is Quickly Becoming a Global Problem. mronline.org The cost of the 2016 U.S. elections was $6.5 billion if we combine the presidential and congressional elections. The Indian Parliamentary election of 2019 outspent the 2016 U.S. 2016 election, costing about $8.6 billion. | Source

Staff (2019-08-24). Trump\'s Concentration Camps for Children. therealnews.com This week, the Trump Administration declared that immigrant children can be detained indefinitely, and in conditions that can be described as concentration camps. We talk to Sasha Abramsky of The Nation…

Mehdi Hasan (2019-08-24). It\'s Time to Indict Aung San Suu Kyi for Genocide Against the Rohingya in Myanmar. theintercept.com Aung San Suu Kyi, a 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is an essential part of the decimation of the Rohingya Muslims in Burma. She should face trial.

RT (2019-08-24). Huawei, evil Chinese & decapitated cat: Bannon serving warmed-over propaganda to Trump & Americans. rt.com Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon has faced the \"China threat\" head-on with a lukewarm propaganda film dramatizing the Huawei case in Canada, hoping to galvanize the American people (and president) for a second Cold War. | Claws of the Red Dragon — \"inspired by real life events\" — tells the tale of a stand-in for Huawei\'s Meng Wanzhou, her arrest in Vancouver on US orders, the retaliatory arrest of two Canadians for definitely not spying in China, and the Huawei-standin\'s totally real collusion with an especially evil Chinese government. Characters include a plucky Chinese-Canadian journalist hot…

Month of Momentum Group (2019-08-24). #CloseTheCamps: Daily Protest at ICE Headquarters San Francisco (Aug 24). indybay.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 630 Sansome St, San Francisco 94111…

Month of Momentum Group (2019-08-24). #CloseTheCamps: Daily Protest at ICE Headquarters San Francisco (Aug 26). indybay.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 630 Sansome St, San Francisco 94111…

Month of Momentum Group (2019-08-24). #CloseTheCamps: Daily Protest at ICE Headquarters San Francisco (Aug 28). indybay.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 630 Sansome St, San Francisco 94111…

Month of Momentum Group (2019-08-24). #CloseTheCamps: Daily Protest at ICE Headquarters San Francisco (Aug 27). indybay.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 630 Sansome St, San Francisco 94111…

Month of Momentum Group (2019-08-24). #CloseTheCamps: Daily Protest at ICE Headquarters San Francisco (Aug 30). indybay.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 630 Sansome St, San Francisco 94111…

Month of Momentum Group (2019-08-24). #CloseTheCamps: Daily Protest at ICE Headquarters San Francisco (Aug 29). indybay.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 630 Sansome St, San Francisco 94111…

Month of Momentum Group (2019-08-24). #CloseTheCamps: Daily Protest at ICE Headquarters San Francisco (Aug 31). indybay.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 630 Sansome St, San Francisco 94111…

Staff (2019-08-24). Trump Administration Revives Clause That Kept Nazi-Era Refugees From the US. truthout.org | | During the Nazi era, roughly 300,000 additional Jewish refugees could have gained entry to the U.S. without exceeding the nation\'s existing quotas. | The primary mechanism that kept them out: the immigration law\'s \"likely to become a public charge\" clause. Consular officials with the authority to issue visas denied them to everyone they deemed incapable of supporting themselves in the U.S. | It is not possible to say what happened to these refugees. Some immigrated to other countries th…

Staff (2019-08-24). Israel\'s Ban on Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar Backfires. truthout.org | | During Congress\'s August recess, a group of 41 Democratic and 31 Republican congressmembers traveled to Israel on a delegation sponsored by American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). AIPAC subsidizes congressional trips to Israel in order to further the \"special relationship\" between Israel and the United States. Israel is the largest recipient of U.S. military aid: $3.8 billion annually. AIPAC is the chief Israel lobby in the United States and a consistent apologist for Israel\'s oppressive policies t…

Ben Norton (2019-08-24). Twitter relying on US/European gov-funded regime-change groups to crack down on foreign states. thegrayzone.com Twitter is relying on organizations funded by the US government and European allies, such as right-wing lobby group Freedom House,…

Staff (2019-08-24). 68 Protesters Detained as Leaders Gather at G-7 Summit. truthdig.com BIARRITZ, France—The Latest on the Group of Seven summit (all times local): | 11: 05 p.m. | French authorities have detained 68 people taking part in a tense protest near the G-7 summit. | The regional administration says those detained are accused of throwing projectiles, concealing their faces or possessing objects that could be used as weapons. | Police fired tear gas, water cannon and dispersion grenades at a crowd of about 400 mostly peaceful anti-capitalism demonstrators Saturday in the town of Bayonne. The regional administration says n…

Staff (2019-08-24). Brazilian Troops Deploy to Fight Amazon Fires. truthdig.com RIO DE JANEIRO— Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday were deploying in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as an international outcry. | President Jair Bolsonaro also tried to temper global concern, saying previously deforested areas had burned and that intact rainforest was spared. Even so, the fires were likely to be urgently discussed at a summit of the Group of Seven leaders in France this weekend. | Some 44,000 troops will be available for \"unprecedented\" operations to put out the fires, and forces are heading to six Br…

Basav Sen (2019-08-24). Brazil Isn\'t the Only Far-Right Government Destroying the Planet. progressive.org As the Amazon burns, the terrifying parallels between the U.S. and Brazilian governments highlight the damage authoritarian leaders are doing.

Brasil Solidarity Network & others (2019-08-24). #SaveTheAmazon: Action at Brazilian Consulate in Solidarity w/ Amazon\'s Indigenous Peoples. indybay.org Brazilian Consulate | 300 Montgomery Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California 94104…

Florian Zollmann (2019-08-24). Double Standards in Iran Reporting. indybay.org Iran has not attacked any country militarily in the last 100 years. This is mostly unmentioned in the media. Demonizations occur in the Iran reporting. In comparison, reporting about human rights in Saudi Arabia is not on the agenda.

Mathew Maavak (2019-08-24). \"Child Actorvism\" and the Extinction Agenda of Neoliberal Racists. dissidentvoice.org There is no shortage of social justice causes trumpeted by the West‚Ä with a revolving medley of \"child actorvists\" at the forefront. The logical observer may question whether these endless multi-billion dollar campaigns have had any tangible effect at all, except in serving as a stalking horse for mass-mediated interferences in the affairs of other …

Staff (2019-08-24). Insulin Prices Killed Josh Wilkerson. Now His Mother Is Taking On Big Pharma. truthout.org | | When Josh Wilkerson was a boy, he would page through his family\'s church directory to find people celebrating birthdays that day so he could call and wish them, \"Happy Birthday!\" He played Little League baseball and loved pro wrestling, often pantomiming the faux violence he saw on TV with his three brothers. One time, he peed on his brother\'s bed after they\'d fought and blamed it on spilled apple juice. | He was, in other words, a vibrant, lighthearted kid. \"He was normally easygoing a…

WSWS (2019-08-24). US commander says navy ready for Venezuela intervention. wsws.org The threat by the head of the US Southern Command came as both Trump and Maduro confirmed that US and Venezuelan officials have been holding direct talks.

Juan Cole (2019-08-24). Bernie Sanders\' Manhattan project: The game-changing Green New Deal. nationofchange.org Sen. Bernie Sanders\' breathtaking Green New Deal, with an advertised price tag of $16.3 trillion, is aimed at nothing less than saving the planet from the worst consequences of global heating. | The plan aims to create 20 million new, well-paying jobs. It should be noted that one possible outcome of big Federal R&D monies and a rapid shift to renewables would be to revivify the US industrial sector, which has fallen to only 12 percent or so of the US GDP. Although the price tag seems formidable, Sen. Sanders points out that climate inaction wil…

WSWS (2019-08-24). Unifor convention gives centre-stage to Trudeau, Freeland and the Liberal re-election campaign. wsws.org Unifor is spearheading a massive union drive to keep the big business, pro-austerity, pro-war Trudeau Liberal government in power.

John Atcheson (2019-08-24). Centrists Are Going to Kill Us. commondreams.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a rally at Howard University May 13, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/centrists-kill-us.jpg …

Alexandra Jacobo (2019-08-24). Air pollution now linked to degenerative eye disease and mental health problems in children. nationofchange.org It seems like nearly every week a new study is coming out to warn us of a new link between air pollution and various health problems. This week two new studies have revealed a link between air pollution from cars, general air pollution, and serious health problems. | A new study conducted by researchers in the United States and Denmark showed a connection between air pollution and an increased risk of mental health problems in people that spend their childhood in areas with high levels of air pollution. | When looking at the insurance data for 151 million individuals collected between 2003 and 2013 in the Unit…

WSWS (2019-08-24). \"We are all equal!\" Captain who saved refugees refuses award from Paris mayor. wsws.org Klemp repudiated the award and denounced the anti-refugee polices of the Paris authorities.

World Affairs SF (2019-08-24). Sen. Jeff Merkley Speaks: His New Book on Trump\'s War Against Migrant Families. indybay.org World Affairs, 312 Sutter St., Suite 200, San Francisco 94108…

Staff (2019-08-24). Can We Reach 100 Percent Renewable Energy in Time to Avert Climate Catastrophe? truthout.org | | Ten years ago, two climate scientists, Mark Jacobson and Mark Delucchi, published a groundbreaking article in Scientific American outlining a road map for becoming 100 percent reliant on energy generated by water, wind and sun by 2030. This was something that needed to be done \"if the world has any hope of slowing climate change,\" the researchers warned at the time. | The article proved incendiary. \"First of all, nobody believed…

Iranian Students Association in America (2019-08-24). Seven Whispers of the White Dove. indybay.org Hertz Hall | 101 Cross-Sproul Path | University of California | Berkeley, CA 94720…

Aaron Maté (2019-08-24). Israel bombs Iraq, escalating violence targeting Iran. thegrayzone.com An Israeli bombing of a weapons depot allegedly used by Iran is the first Israeli strike on Iraq in nearly…

Justin Mikulka (2019-08-24). How an application for propane fracking attempts to circumvent New York\'s fracking ban. nationofchange.org Four years after New York announced the state was banning hydraulic fracturing (fracking), Tioga Energy Partners, LLC has filed an application with the state to frack for natural gas, but there\'s a catch. The company is proposing to swap propane into the industry standard mix that usually calls for water. | Environmental advocates consider this application to use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and specifically a propane gel, an attempt…

Christian Fuchs (2019-08-24). Henry A. Giroux and the culture of neoliberal fascism. mronline.org HENRY A. GIROUX\'s book The Terror of the Unforeseen analyzes the conditions that have enabled and led to Donald Trump\'s rule and the consequences of that rule, that have ushered in an authoritarian version of capitalism. Giroux provides a realistic analysis that holds out the hope that, through collective efforts, change is possible and democracy […] | Source

Mark Gruenberg (2019-08-23). Climate change, Amazon fires come to France with G7 protests. peoplesworld.org BIARRITZ, France—The continuing controversy over international action — or lack of it — to deal with climate change, and the latest big threat to the environment, the massive Brazilian Amazonian wildfires, will descend on the G7 summit here this weekend. The object: To force the leaders of the world\'s top industrialized nations to do something …

Staff (2019-08-23). Bolsonaro May Send Army to Fight Massive Amazon Fires. truthdig.com France accuses the Brazilian leader of lying over his commitment to save the rainforest, which is seen as crucial to slowing global warming.

Vijay Prashad (2019-08-23). Hybrid wars are destroying Democracies. mronline.org In Brazil recently, I gave an interview to Brasil de Fato, which was born in 2003 as the weekly magazine of the World Social Forum. It is now one of the most important windows into Brazil\'s political world. The newsletter this week carries the text of most of the interview. | Source

RT (2019-08-23). David Koch, billionaire conservative & one of the world\'s richest people, dies at 79. rt.com US billionaire businessman and key Republican Party donor David Koch has died at the age of 79. | Koch stepped down from the family business, Koch Industries, last year amid health problems. His death has been confirmed by his older brother Charles. | \"It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my brother David,\" says Charles Koch in statement.— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) August 23, 2019 | David was listed by Forbes…

Eds. (2019-08-23). Top 1% up $21 Trillion. Bottom 50% down $900 Billion. mronline.org The insights of this new data series are many, but for this post here I want to highlight a single eye-popping statistic. Between 1989 and 2018, the top 1 percent increased its total net worth by $21 trillion. The bottom 50 percent actually saw its net worth decrease by $900 billion over the same period. | Source

RT (2019-08-23). Man CRUSHED by elevator in nightmarish incident in luxury Manhattan high-rise. rt.com A malfunctioning elevator in a posh New York City apartment building killed a man in a gruesome way, as other residents watched in horror. | Video of the graphic incident, captured by the building\'s security cameras on Thursday morning, shows one person getting out of the elevator. When another passenger tries to follow, the elevator plummets down, shearing him in half and crushing his body against the shaft.Samuel Waisbren, 30, was pronounced dead at the scene. | \"The elevator took him down,\" one of the people who witnessed the event told the New York Daily News. \"It\'s awful. It was disgusting.\" | Oh my gosh…

Neri Felipe (2019-08-23). Escuelita àìscar Romero in Philadelphia builds unity in the face of anti-immigrant terror. liberationnews.org The Escuelita àìscar Romero, a program of the Philadelphia branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation which primarily serves recently arrived Central American children, just concluded its first summer camp.

RT (2019-08-23). More Russiagate unraveling? Ex-CEO says FBI instructed him to have relationship with Maria Butina. rt.com Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne has told media that he was ordered by the FBI to initiate a romantic relationship with imprisoned Russian gun activist Maria Butina, seemingly confirming claims made by her lawyer. | Byrne, who resigned from the online retail company on Thursday, explained to CNN\'s Chris Cuomo that he had been asked by the FBI — on the orders of then-director James Comey — to \"rekindle a romantic relationship\" with Butina. | Taken aback by the claim, Cuomo interjected: \"You believe that Jim Comey knew that you were being asked to do these things in the name of the United States gove…

RT (2019-08-23). \'Provocative\' post-INF missile test serves US neocon goal to stop détente with Russia. rt.com The decision by the United States to test a cruise missile banned under the now-expired INF treaty was a provocative move that delights neocons who oppose rapprochement between the US and Russia, analysts told RT. | Less than a month after pulling out of the INF arms control treaty, the US military tested a ground-launched Tomahawk cruise missile previously prohibited under the agreement. | Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow would \"take exhaustive measures to prepare a symmetrical response\" to the test, while stressing that it is not aiming to ignite a new arms race. | Also on rt.com…

RT (2019-08-23). \'Crime does pay\': CNN hires disgraced ex-FBI director Andrew McCabe. rt.com What does one get for leaking to the media, lying to federal investigators about it, and allegedly participating in a plot to derail an American election? If you answered jail time, too bad. The correct answer is a job at CNN.

RT (2019-08-23). WATCH: Plane cabin fills with smoke moments before emergency landing. rt.com Horrified passengers of Hawaiian Airlines were lucky to escape disaster after their cabin filled with smoke during a flight to Honolulu on Thursday. Their plane made an emergency landing before the crew evacuated all on board. | Seven passengers, five adults and two children, were hospitalized after suffering \"smoke-related symptoms,\" the airline said in a statement. | Also on rt.com | | Watch Swiss fighter jets shadow Russian GOVERNMENT PLANE as \'act of hospitality\' | Smoke began filling the cabin 20 minutes before the flight from Oakland, California lan…

Staff (2019-08-23). Putin Orders Russia to Respond After U.S. Missile Test. truthdig.com MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military on Friday to work out a quid pro quo response after the test of a new U.S. missile banned under a now-defunct arms treaty. | In Sunday\'s test, a modified ground-launched version of a U.S. Navy Tomahawk cruise missile accurately struck its target more than 500 kilometers (310 miles) away. The test came after Moscow and Washington withdrew from the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. | Speaking at a meeting of his Security Council, Putin charged that the U.S. waged a \"propaganda campaign\" alleging Russian breaches of the pact to \"

CounterSpin (2019-08-23). Sasha Abramsky on Trump\'s New Attack on Immigrants. fair.org Media…

Tariq Ali (2019-08-23). Kashmir on the edge of the abyss. mronline.org Tariq Ali on the situation in Kashmir. | Source