UK government carries out deportation of around 20 Jamaican nationals
wsws.org | 2020-02-11
The men on board were among 700 immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers being held at two immigration detention removal centres near Heathrow Airport–Colnbrook and Harmondsworth.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/11/depo-f11.html
\"Our Very Existence Is the Resistance\"
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar | zcomm.org | 2020-02-11
Interview with the Squad, the group of four freshmen Democratic congresswomen who have taken Capitol Hill by storm…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/our-very-existence-is-the-resistance/
Dr. Lissa Johnson calls for workers and young people to rally in defence of Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning
wsws.org | 2020-02-11
\"Everyone who recognises that now is the time to take a stand against gross injustice and for fundamental democratic rights should attend the rallies.\"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/11/john-f11.html
Keep War, Environmental Degradation and Profit Out of Space
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-11
The 21st Century nuclear arms and developing outer space arms races, which began under Obama and are increasing under Trump, are going to be something the world has never seen before. They are a bonanza for weapons makers, the Pentagon …
globalresearch.ca/keep-war-environmental-degradation-profit-out-space/5703332
Keep War, Environmental Degradation And Profit Out Of Space
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-11
The 21st Century nuclear arms and developing outer space arms races, which began under Obama and are increasing under Trump, are going to be something the world has never seen before. They are a bonanza for weapons makers, the Pentagon budget and capitalists in space. They will create a less secure world, a greater wealth divide, …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/keep-war-environmental-degradation-and-profit-out-of-space/
Despite Corporate Media\'s \"War on Bernie,\" Sanders Rides Wave of Support into New Hampshire Primary
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-11
Polls have opened in New Hampshire for the first primary of the election season. The vote comes eight days after the still-disputed Iowa caucuses, where both Senator Bernie Sanders and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg claimed victory. Both candidates have asked for a partial recanvass of the results. We speak with Arnie Arnesen, a longtime radio and TV host in New Hampshire and a former New Hampshire legislator, and Norman Solomon, co-founder and national coordinator of RootsAction.org, which is supporting Bernie Sanders.
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/11/new_hampshire_primary_2020
Molly Crabapple: Bloomberg Is a Billionaire Republican Who Terrorized Black & Brown Youth
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-11
Polls open Tuesday in New Hampshire for the first primary of the 2020 presidential cycle. The Democratic candidates have been criss-crossing the state in the days leading up to the vote, which has even more significance this year following the muddled results of the Iowa caucuses. We continue our conversation with Arnie Arnesen, a longtime radio and TV host in New Hampshire and a former New Hampshire legislator; Norman Solomon, co-founder and national coordinator of RootsAction.org, which is supporting Bernie Sanders; and we are joined in New York by Molly Crabapple, an artist, writer and activist who recently pu…
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/11/mike_bloomberg_leaked_audio_aspen
Bloomberg Is a Billionaire Republican Who Terrorized Black and Brown Youth
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-11
Polls open Tuesday in New Hampshire for the first primary of the 2020 presidential cycle. The Democratic candidates have been criss-crossing the state in the days leading up to the vote, which has even more significance this year following the muddled results of the Iowa caucuses. We continue our conversation with Arnie Arnesen, a longtime radio and TV host in New Hampshire and a former New Hampshire legislator; Norman Solomon, co-founder and national coordinator of RootsAction.org, which is suppo…
truthout.org/video/bloomberg-is-a-billionaire-republican-who-terrorized-black-and-brown-youth/
Why the Buttigieg Campaign Tried to Have Me Arrested for Handing Out Information About Medicare for All
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-02-11
Trying to block information on a New Hampshire campus…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/10/18830596.php
Why the Buttigieg Campaign Tried to Have Me Arrested for Handing Out Information About Medicare for All
Norman Solomon | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-11
You\'d think that a presidential campaign backed by 40 billionaires and untold numbers of bundled rich people wouldn\'t worry about just one leaflet on Medicare for All. But minutes after Pete Buttigieg finished speaking in an auditorium at Keene State College in New Hampshire on Saturday, a Pete for America official confronted me outside the…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/11/why-the-buttigieg-campaign-tried-to-have-me-arrested-for-handing-out-information-about-medicare-for-all/
Despite Sanders Leading in Polls, Corporate Media Say He Has \"Flatlined\"
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-11
Polls have opened in New Hampshire for the first primary of the election season. The vote comes eight days after the still-disputed Iowa caucuses, where both Senator Bernie Sanders and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg claimed victory. Both candidates have asked for a partial recanvass of the results. We speak with Arnie Arnesen, a longtime radio and TV host in New Hampshire and a former New Hampshire legislator, and Norman Solomon, co-founder and national coordinator of RootsAction.org,…
truthout.org/video/despite-sanders-leading-in-polls-corporate-media-say-he-has-flatlined/
Exclusive: New leaks shatter OPCW\'s attacks on Douma whistleblowers
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-11
Facing accusations that it issued a doctored report alleging a chemical attack in Syria, the OPCW has released an inquiry…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/11/new-leaks-shatter-opcws-attacks-douma-whistleblowers/
Buttigieg Campaign Aggressively Targeting Progressive Activists, Media
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-11
Between efforts to censor information critical of Buttigieg on social media and harass independent media outlets and their reporters at his rallies, it appears that a concerted effort is underway to control the narrative around the DNC primaries…
mintpressnews.com/buttigieg-campaign-aggressively-targeting-progressive-activists-media/264834/
Video: The Battle for Idlib is Ongoing. Turkish Forces to the Rescue of \"Peaceful Al Qaeda Militants\"
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-11
During the last few days, Turkey deployed approximately 1,000 units of military equipment, including self-propelled howitzers, M06T and Leopard 2A4 battle tanks, in the Syrian province of Idlib. According to local sources, the number of Turkish troops and special forces …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrians-give-warm-welcome-erdogan-troops-attacking-saraqib/5703336
The Mideast\'s Place in Russia\'s Greater Eurasian Partnership
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-11
Russia\'s Greater Eurasian Partnership envisages the supercontinent peacefully coming together in the shared interests of peace, stability, and development, brought about by Moscow\'s \"balancing\" strategy in recent years which was first practiced in the Mideast region, one of the most …
globalresearch.ca/mideast-place-russia-greater-eurasian-partnership/5703367
Greenpeace Responds to Introduction of Groundbreaking Break Free From Plastic Legislation
commondreams.org | 2020-02-11
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/02/11/greenpeace-responds-introduction-groundbreaking-break-free-plastic-legislation?cd-origin=rss
How Trump\'s \"Peace\" Plan Will Redraw Israel\'s Borders to Exclude to Non-Jews
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-11
Trump\'s new Middle East \"Peace\" Plan will redraw Israeli borders to exclude towns with large populations of Arab citizens, an attempt, writes Miko Peled, to force them down the totem pole to a place where their rights will be even more limited.
mintpressnews.com/trump-peace-plan-redraw-borders-exclude-arab-citizens-of-israel/264812/
Democrats vs Bernie in 2020, Repeat of 2016
Register Peace & Freedom or Green | indybay.org | 2020-02-11
In Iowa, Bernie won the popular vote but a corporate candidate most of us never heard of, Peter Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Ind (mayors of small towns do not usually run for president) supposedly won the delegate vote. Now in California, Los Angeles County voters are receiving incorrect ballots.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/09/18830564.php
Fateh Standing behind Abbas following Threats by Israeli UN Delegate
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-11
The Fateh movement said, today, that it stands behind PA President Mahmoud Abbas and fully supports the positions expressed in his speech before the United Nations Security Council, warning of the implications rendered by the Israeli delegate\'s portrayal of Abbas as an obstacle to peace, in calling for him to …
imemc.org/article/fateh-standing-behind-abbas-following-threats-by-israeli-un-delegate/
\'Like Swiss cheese\': Abbas rubbishes Trump\'s map for Palestine, urges UNSC to reject \'deal of the century\' peace plan
rt.com | 2020-02-11
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appeared before the UNSC, criticizing the Trump administration\'s peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and urging the Security Council to firmly reject it. | The UNSC gathered in New York on Tuesday to discuss the decades-long conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, and the much-hyped \'deal of the century\' plan unveiled by the US President Donald Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu late in January. | Speaking before the Council, Abbas once again rejected Trump\'s peace plan, blasting the project as a gift to Israel. \"This plan should not be considered an…
rt.com/news/480578-abbas-trump-palestine-plan-unsc/
On V-Day: Vigil for Love Not War
Friday Peace Vigil, SJPJC, and others | indybay.org | 2020-02-11
In front of Martin Luther King, Jr Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/09/18830561.php
Developing Belonging in a Time of Othering
WILPF San Jose | indybay.org | 2020-02-11
San Jose Peace and Justice Center | 48 S 7th Street | San Jose, CA 95112…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/09/18830560.php
We\'re All in This Together: A Case for Not Giving Up on the American Dream
John Whitehead | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-11
America has been a warring nation–a military empire intent on occupation and conquest–for so long that perhaps we, the citizens of this warring nation, have forgotten what it means to live in peace, with the world and one another.
mintpressnews.com/a-case-for-not-giving-up-on-the-american-dream/264844/
Hollywood and Syria: The Uses of Enchantment in Crimes Against Peace
Miri Wood | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-11
Hollywood \'s Oscars awards ceremony is nigh. Two anti-Syria propaganda-documentaries are short-listed in this year\'s competition. We use the occasion to offer a photo tutorial on Hollywood enchantment techniques
Brazil: 20,000 Oil Workers on Strike to Halt Privatization Plan
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-11
Over 20,000 workers of the Brazilian state-controlled company Petrobras are carrying out a national strike in protest against the dismissal of workers and the privatization of public assets. | RELATED: | Brazil: Workers\' Party Not to Partner With Bolsonaro\'s Allies | In mid-January, the far-right President Jair Bolsonaro announced the closure of the Pa…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-20000-Oil-Workers-on-Strike-to-Halt-Privatization-Plan-20200211-0009.html
After Thousands Protest in Ramallah, Israeli Forces Fire Tear-Gas and Rubber-Coated Steel Rounds
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-11
\"Palestine is not for sale,\" and \"No to the deal of the century,\" were only a few of the signs raised, on Tuesday, by the tens of thousands of Palestinians who came from all over the West Bank to demonstrate in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, WAFA reported. …
imemc.org/article/after-thousands-protest-in-ramallah-israeli-forces-fire-tear-gas-and-rubber-coated-steel-rounds/
Sudan to hand over former president to International Criminal Court
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-11
Sudan\'s transitional authorities and rebel groups have agreed to hand over former president Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes, including mass killings in Darfur, a top official said.Al-Bashir, who was overthrown by the military last year amid a public uprising, is wanted by the ICC on charges of crimes against humanity and genocide related to the Darfur conflict.Since his ousting in April, he has been in jail in Sudan\'s capital Khartoum on charges of corruption and killing protesters.Mohammed Hassan al-Taishi, a member of the Sovereign Council and a government negotiator, s…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/02/11/sudan-to-hand-over-former-president-to-international-criminal-court/
Facing Skyrocketing Rents, Santa Cruz Grad Students Go on Strike
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-11
Protesting low wages in one of the most unaffordable cities in the country, graduate students at the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) went on a wildcat grading strike in December and are now organizing for a full strike, beginning February 10. | Graduate student workers at the 10 UC campuses across the state receive the same wages
Sanders Polls as the Favorite in New Hampshire Primary
teleSUR-age | telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-11
Hundreds of thousands of Democratic voters will go to the polls on Tuesday during the New Hampshire primary, where, according to party strategists, Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders has a good chance of winning. | RELATED: | US Election Cycle Kicks Off in Iowa With No Official Results | Just a week after the Iowa Democratic caucuses, in which no winner was officially declared, the strategists see Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders as the overwhelming favorite to win New Hampshire and…
telesurenglish.net/news/polls-points-sanders-as-the-favorite-in-new-hampshire-primary-20200211-0010.html
People are More Frightened of Coronavirus Than They Need to be, But the Culprit is not Who You Think
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-11
People are frightened because there is a good reason for their fear, though not as much as they think. The Wuhan variant of coronavirus has a death rate of about two per cent compared to 9.6 per cent for SARS and 34.4 per cent for MERS. But it is naàØve to think that potential victims
Analysis: Crisis and Opportunity: The \'Deal of the Century\' Challenge for Palestinians
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-11
By Ramzy Baroud for the Palestine Chronicle After several postponements, US President, Donald Trump, has finally revealed the details of his Middle East plan, dubbed \'Deal of the Century\', in a press conference in Washington, on January 28. Standing triumphantly beside Trump, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, must have surely …
imemc.org/article/analysis-crisis-and-opportunity-the-deal-of-the-century-challenge-for-palestinians/
Democrats Ignore Trump\'s Real Violations
Rep. Ron Paul | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-11
This week the latest Democratic Party attempt to remove President Trump from office
After His Acquittal, Trump Has Unleashed New Heights of Vindictiveness
Joan Walsh | thenation.com | 2020-02-11
After His Acquittal, Trump Has Unleashed New Heights of Vindictiveness…
thenation.com/article/politics/trump-impeachment-vindman-sondland/
As Brazilian oil workers\' strike grows, Labor Court rules it \"abusive\"
wsws.org | 2020-02-11
The Brazilian ruling elite fears that the strike at the state-owed oil giant Petrobras will spread to other sections of public and private sector workers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/11/braz-f11.html
Syrian Military in Full Control of Northwestern Syria Highway
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-11
The Syrian government forces established full control over a highway in northwest Syria for the first time since 2012 on Tuesday, as talks ended between Turkey and Russia on stopping clashes that killed 13 Turkish soldiers in a week. | RELATED: | Turkey Retaliates After Deadly Syrian Shelling | The Syrian military established full control over the main highway linking Damascus and Aleppo, also known as the M-5, after launching a large-scale offensive in the provinces of Aleppo and Idlib at th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Syrian-Military-in-Full-Control-of-Northwestern-Syria-Highway-20200211-0002.html
Venezuela Announces International Lawsuit Against US
teleSUR, gqc | telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-11
The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced on Monday the beginning of an international lawsuit against the U.S. government because of the perjuries caused to national companies. | RELATED: | Venezuela Condemns US Sanctions Against Assembly\'s New Leadership | During his intervention, in the context of the Great Anti-imperialist March in Caracas, as a support to the Venezuelan Consortium of Aeronautic Industries and Air Services and as a response to the arbitrary san…
telesurenglish.net/news/venezuela-announces-international-lawsuit-against-us-20200211-0012.html
Capitalism\'s Political Servants: Trump and Johnson
Richard D. Wolff | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-11
For the last half-century, US and UK capitalisms led the way in undoing the parallel legacies of the New Deal and Europe\'s social democracies. From its ascending Thatcher-Reagan couple to its descending Trump-Johnson imitation, neoliberal capitalism replaced Keynesian capitalism. Private corporate capitalists funded effective campaigns to celebrate neo-liberalism. The US and UK institutionalized it by de-regulating and privatizing further and faster than anywhere else…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/11/capitalisms-political-servants-trump-and-johnson/
Who Can Beat Trump? After Iowa Caucus Debacle, Stakes Increase for New Hampshire Primary
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-11
As voters head to the polls in New Hampshire for the nation\'s first presidential primary, we speak with Arnie Arnesen, a longtime radio and TV host in New Hampshire and former Democratic gubernatorial candidate.
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/11/who_can_beat_trump_after_iowa
Climate Is on the Ballot in New Hampshire
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2020-02-11
Climate Is on the Ballot in New Hampshire…
thenation.com/article/politics/climate-crisis-new-hampshire/
Here They Come Again: The Kind of Neoliberal Democrats Who Prefer Trump to Sanders
Adolph Reed Jr. | commondreams.org | 2020-02-11
Democratic presidential candidates former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and former Vice President Joe Biden greet each other prior to the start of the Democratic presidential primary debate in the Sullivan Arena at St. Anselm College on February 07, 2020 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Seven candidates qualified for the second Democratic presidential primary debate of 2020 which comes just days before the New Hampshire primary on February 11. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/t…
commondreams.org/views/2020/02/11/here-they-come-again-kind-neoliberal-democrats-who-prefer-trump-sanders?cd-origin=rss
Young People Have Been Eyeing the New Hampshire Primary Since 2017
Ryan Grim | zcomm.org | 2020-02-11
They Could Make the Difference…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/young-people-have-been-eyeing-the-new-hampshire-primary-since-2017/
Billboards Calling for Ending Support to Israel Launched in New Hampshire
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-11
Palestine Advocacy Project has launched two billboard ads calling upon American voters and the next President of the United States to end U.S. funding for Israeli human rights violations, and restore humanitarian aid to Palestine, the Palestine News Network reported.
imemc.org/article/billboards-calling-for-ending-support-to-israel-launched-in-new-hampshire/
Buttigieg Advocates Boldness But His Policies Are Timid
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-11
In the leadup to Tuesday\'s primary election in New Hampshire, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has sought to claim that he gained momentum by narrowly winning the most delegates in the Iowa caucus, even though Sen. Bernie Sanders won the popular vote and the whole process has been overshadowed by ongoing reports of errors. (Meanwhile, Sen. Elizabeth Warren came in third, ahead of former Vice President Joe Biden.) | At the New…
truthout.org/articles/buttigieg-advocates-boldness-but-his-policies-are-timid/
Pete Buttigieg Can\'t Be Defeated Soon Enough
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-02-11
The former mayor has much to gain and lose in New Hampshire–it\'s hard to imagine him winning another state, if he doesn\'t win this one.
truthdig.com/articles/pete-buttigieg-cant-be-defeated-soon-enough/
In New Hampshire and Beyond, Medicare for All Is Fueling Sanders\'s Rise
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-11
When Democratic Party voters cast their ballots in New Hampshire today, many of them will be doing so under the crushing weight of the current health care system. New Hampshire has been severely ravaged by the opiate crisis, and its Medicaid system has been under attack by the State House and Donald Trump. Residents know firsthand how cruel and inefficient the private, multi-payer system can be. | Sen. B…
truthout.org/articles/in-new-hampshire-and-beyond-medicare-for-all-is-fueling-sanderss-rise/
Trump rally REPEATEDLY breaks out in \'46! 46!\' chant as Don Jr. comes on stage & #Resistance freaks out
rt.com | 2020-02-11
A crowd at a campaign rally for US President Donald Trump in New Hampshire greeted his son, Don Jr., with a loud \"46!\" as he made his way on stage. The display has sparked quite a ruction on social media. | The eldest son of the 45th US president was treated to an especially warm welcome in Manchester, New Hampshire, where his dad held a rally on Monday. Warming up the crowd ahead of VP Mike Pence andTrump the Senior\'s entree, Don Jr. appeared to strike a chord with those gathered, prompting them to chant \"46…46!\" | (Don Jr. was actually about to introduce…Mike Pence when the \"46\" chant broke out)– I…
rt.com/usa/480540-trump-son-chant-46-rally/
MLB to Cancel Roger Waters\' Tour Promotions Over BDS Support
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-11
Major League Baseball (MLB) has made the decision to stop promoting Roger Waters\' tour due to his ongoing support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, the Associated Press reported on Sunday. | RELATED: | Palestinians Benefit From China-Funded Desalination Plants | The MLB, which was sponsoring ticket pre-sales for Waters\' \"This is Not a Drill\" tour, made the decision to halt its promotion following criticisms from Jewish advocacy groups, the report said. | A…
telesurenglish.net/news/MLB-to-Cancel-Roger-Waters-Tour-Promotions-Over-BDS-Support-20200211-0008.html
China, Russia to Defy US Sanctions Over Support to Venezuela
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-11
The Russian government rejected on Monday the U.S. threats to impose new sanctions against several Russian companies for their cooperation with Venezuela in the oil sector. | Last week, the United States special representative for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, warned Russia …
globalresearch.ca/china-russia-defy-us-sanctions-support-venezuela/5703352
In Our American Empire, \"Never Give a Sucker an Even Break…\"
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-11
Kudos to the 1941 W.C. Fields comedy film \"Never Give a Sucker an Even Break\" for the inspiration. Well, this certainly does fit with what is transpiring now in our American Empire. | This writer lives in an area I have …
globalresearch.ca/never-give-sucker/5703328
Trump Budget Gives Top Priority to New Generation of Nuclear Weapons
Patrick Martin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-11
The most ominous feature of the new budget document issued Monday by the Trump administration is the prominent place given to the development of a new generation of nuclear weapons, including so-called low-yield weapons, smaller than the bombs that destroyed …
globalresearch.ca/trump-budget-gives-top-priority-new-generation-nuclear-weapons/5703382