We will see roots reaching out for each other
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2019-09-07
Last week, Agence France-Presse got its hands on a draft UN report called Special Report on the Ocean and Cyrosphere in a Changing Climate. This 900-page document is study of the oceans for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN body which won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2007. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/07/we-will-see-roots-reaching-out-for-each-other/

Malaysia\'s Prime Minister Mahathir: Insufficient Evidence to Blame Russia for MH17 Crash over Eastern Ukraine
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-07
Malaysia\'s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad casts doubt on the controversial Dutch JIT investigation pertaining to the July 2014 crash of Malaysian Airlines MH17 over Eastern Ukraine. | In an interview with Sputnik News at the Vladivostok East Asia Economic Summit, Mahathir …
globalresearch.ca/malaysias-prime-minister-mahathir-insufficient-evidence-to-blame-russia-for-mh17-crash-over-eastern-ukraine/5688369

Socialism Forum \"The Fight Against White Supremacy & Racist Violence\"
Party for Socialism and Liberation | indybay.org | 2019-09-07
San Jose Peace & Justice Center, 48 S. 7th St. San Jose…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/05/18826010.php

PSL Public Forum: The Fight Against White Supremacy and Racist Violence
Jon Britton | indybay.org | 2019-09-07
San José Peace & Justice Center, 48 S. Seventh Street, San José, CA 95112…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/06/18826056.php

Not great, not terrible: US tests refurbished missiles after admission nuclear refit lagging behind
rt.com | 2019-09-07
The US Navy test-fired a volley of decades-old Trident II nuclear missiles, proving they can still fly days after a top official said the upgrade of bombs and warheads was lagging, and Russia offered to sell US some of its tech. | …
rt.com/usa/468222-us-tests-nuclear-missiles-submarine/

Evo Morales, providing leadership in times of adversity
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-09-07
While other South American leaders delayed operations to fight fires for days as flames spread across the Amazon, Bolivian President Evo Morales Ayma personally led efforts to confront the tragedy | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/07/evo-morales-providing-leadership-in-times-of-adversity/

The 5G Network: Southeast Asia Ignores US War on Huawei
Joseph Thomas | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-07
The Western media has begun complaining about Southeast Asia\'s collective decision to move forward with 5G network technology from Chinese telecom giant Huawei despite US demands that nations ban all Huawei products. | These demands are predicated on clearly fabricated security | …
globalresearch.ca/the-5g-network-southeast-asia-ignores-us-war-on-huawei/5688382

Jury finds one defendant not guilty, deadlocked on second in 2016 Oakland Ghost Ship warehouse fire case
wsws.org | 2019-09-07
The criminal trial of two defendants, Derrick Almena and Max Harris, charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter, has come to an end with a deadlock and an acquittal.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/07/ship-s07.html

Saudi Arabia and the UAE\'s Proxy-War and the Humanitarian Crisis in Southern Yemen
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-07
A rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the UAE has emerged in southern Yemen, the winner of which stands to greatly strengthen its position in the international arena. However, this power struggle is taking place as a result of the crisis in Yemen, likely the worst humanitarian disaster of the 21st century. THE SIDES OF …
uwidata.com/5243-saudi-arabia-and-the-uaes-proxy-war-and-the-humanitarian-crisis-in-southern-yemen/

Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Will Lead \'Walk for Juristac\' Sunday to Protect Sacred Lands
Center for Biological Diversity | indybay.org | 2019-09-07
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif.– The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band will be stepping forward in a public journey of healing and restoration on Sunday. One of the greatest challenges before the tribe is the protection of their sacred grounds at Juristac (Sargent Ranch). The site is currently threatened by Sargent Quarry, a proposed 320-acre sand-and-gravel mining operation.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/06/18826058.php

Venezuela: Embassy Protection Collective Speaks
Alicia Jrapko | indybay.org | 2019-09-07
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists\' Hall | 1924 Cedar (@Bonita), Berkeley www.bfuu.org…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/06/18826050.php

Exposing the contributors to the NRA, a domestic terrorist organization
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2019-09-07
Now that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution declaring that the National Rifle Association (NRA) is a domestic terrorist organization, this may mean that the NRA and it\'s contributors should come under much closer scrutiny!
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/07/18826064.php

Fascist NRA gun organization labeled a domestic terrorist organization
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2019-09-07
On Tuesday, September 3, 2019, a resolution passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors declared that the fascist right-wing extremist National Rifle Association of America (NRA), a very troubled organization that supports the Trump regime and Republicans with major political campaign contributions, is a domestic terrorist organization!
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/05/18826041.php

\"Go to hell\": Venezuelan coup leader Ricardo Hausmann stages WhatsApp meltdown when confronted with his own hypocrisy and lack of transparency
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2019-09-06
Over the course of an entire day, Venezuelan coup leader Ricardo Hausmann melted down on WhatsApp after I confronted him…
thegrayzone.com/2019/09/06/go-to-hell-venezuelan-coup-leader-ricardo-hausmann-stages-whatsapp-meltdown-when-confronted-with-his-own-hypocrisy-and-lack-of-transparency/

The Most Consequential Whistleblower Who Wasn\'t
Robert Scheer | truthdig.com | 2019-09-06
While so many have heard of whistleblowers Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden making history in recent years, few have heard the story of Katharine Gun, the subject of the film \"Official Secrets,\" directed and co-written by Gavin Hood. On the latest installment of \"Scheer Intelligence,\" the \"Official Secrets\" director tells Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer that he learned about Gun from Ged Doherty, a producer he\'d worked with on the film \"Eye in the Sky\" about drone warfare, and realized the whistleblowe…
truthdig.com/articles/the-most-consequential-whistleblower-who-wasnt/

What Happened on the Planes on September 11, 2001? The 9/11 Cell Phone Calls. The 9/11 Commission \"Script\" Was Fabricated
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
Given the prevailing technology in September 2001, it was extremely difficult, if not impossible, to place a wireless cell call from an aircraft traveling at high speed above 8000 feet: At least part of the Commission\'s script in Chapter 1 on the cell phone conversations, is fabricated.
globalresearch.ca/more-holes-in-the-official-story-the-911-cell-phone-calls/5652872

The FBI Is Monitoring Immigration Activists as Violent \"Extremists\"
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-06
| An FBI document obtained by Yahoo News shows that the bureau is monitoring groups that protest the Trump administration immigration policies as \"extremists.\" | An FBI \"external intelligence note\" that was…
truthout.org/articles/the-fbi-is-monitoring-immigration-activists-as-violent-extremists/

Immigrant Song: \'I\'m Leaving Now\'
Michael Atkinson | progressive.org | 2019-09-06
A new documentary trains our focus on an underexposed slice of the immigration dynamic: the urge to return home.
progressive.org/dispatches/immigrant-song-im-leaving-now-documentary-atkinson-190906/

At the Dividing Line Between the U.S. and Mexico, Two Very Different Visions of God Meet
Karen Kinney | commondreams.org | 2019-09-06
If love is indeed an indicator of true religion, then let us choose love. (Photo: Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_immigration.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/06/dividing-line-between-us-and-mexico-two-very-different-visions-god-meet?cd-origin=rss

\"Everywhere is Kashmir\": Unraveling Weaponized, Corporatized Hindustan in India\'s Northeast
Sarang Narasimhaiah | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-06
\"In India today,\" said an Indigenous activist I recently interviewed in the northeastern Indian state of Jharkhand, \"everywhere is Kashmir.\" At first glance, this statement seems overblown, perhaps even outrageous. No other part of India is as much of a consolidated internal colony as Kashmir. For that matter, Palestine is one of the only other…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/06/everywhere-is-kashmir-unraveling-weaponized-corporatized-hindustan-in-indias-northeast/

9/11 and the American Orwellian Nightmare
James Bovard | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-06
Next week will mark the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Politicians and bureaucrats wasted no time after that carnage to unleash the Surveillance State on average Americans, treating every citizen like a terrorist suspect. Since the government failed to protect the public, Americans somehow forfeited their constitutional right to privacy. Despite heroic efforts by former NSA staffer Edward Snowden and a host of activists and freedom fighters, the government continues ravaging American privacy.
counterpunch.org/2019/09/06/9-11-and-the-american-orwellian-nightmare/

Livestream: The Right to a Future — With Naomi Klein and Greta Thunberg
The Intercept | theintercept.com | 2019-09-06
The Intercept invites you to watch a special event in New York City hosted by Intercept senior correspondent Naomi Klein, author of the forthcoming book \"On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal,\" and headlined by trailblazing climate activist Greta Thunberg, author of \"No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference.\" Together with youth leaders Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Xiye Bastida, and Vic Barrett, as well as Indigenous Amazon leader Tuntiak Katan, Thunberg and Klein will help us envision a just and sustainable future, confront our climate emergency, and discuss the emerging cross-generational, transnational mov…
theintercept.com/2019/09/06/greta-thunberg-naomi-klein-climate-change-livestream/

Understanding the fires in South America
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-09-06
Extractivist governments are stoking destruction in the Amazon and beyond. International alliances and Indigenous technologies can help protect the biome and support its 30 million inhabitants. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/05/understanding-the-fires-in-south-america/

Ex-Starbucks CEO Schultz Rules Out Independent 2020 Bid
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-06
WASHINGTON–Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says he\'s no longer considering an independent presidential bid. | Schultz said Friday in a letter posted on his website, \"I have concluded that an independent campaign for the White House is not how I can best serve our country at this time.\" | Schultz faced intense resistance from Democratic activists who feared an independent run would give President Donald Trump an easier path to reelection. Schultz says not enough people are willing to back an independent because they fear doing so \"might lea…
truthdig.com/articles/ex-starbucks-ceo-schultz-rules-out-independent-2020-bid/

The Case Against the Zionist \"Left\"
Yoav Litvin | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-06
Zionist historical revisionism constructs an erroneous presentation of Israel as accommodating a left-to-right political milieu, the left-flank of which amenable to a peaceful resolution of \"the conflict\", instead of recognizing the entirety of Zionism, including its \"liberal\" faction, as inherently white supremacist, settler colonialist and genocidal. The supposed left, \"liberal\" wing of Zionism, comprising Israeli political…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/06/the-case-against-the-zionist-left/

Foreign Correspondent: Can Trump Bring Peace to Afghanistan?
Reese Erlich | progressive.org | 2019-09-06
Don\'t hold your breath.
progressive.org/dispatches/foreign-correspondent-trump-peace-afghanistan-erlich-190906/

A US-Taliban Peace Deal Would Redefine the Regional Balance of Power
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
The tentative peace deal that the US is negotiating with the Taliban would redefine the regional balance of power if it\'s officially promulgated, thus continuing the ongoing trend of Great Power realignment in Eurasia. | It\'s been widely reported that the | …
globalresearch.ca/taliban-peace-deal-would-redefine-regional-balance-power/5688277

US-China Trade War Causes Damage, but is Exaggerated
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-06
Trump hit China with more tariffs on $300 billion of imports, but as a percentage of GDP the trade war remains relatively small in its impact, and is thus unlikely to lead to a recession says CEPR\'s Mark Weisbrot…
therealnews.com/stories/us-china-trade-war-causes-damage-but-is-exaggerated

The War Ahead: Netanyahu\'s Elections Gamble Will be Costly for Israel
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-06
On September 1, the Lebanese group Hezbollah, struck an Israeli military base near the border town of Avivim. The Lebanese attack came as an inevitable response to a series of Israeli strikes that targeted four different Arab countries in the matter of two days. The Lebanese response, accompanied by jubilation throughout Lebanon, shows that Israeli…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/06/the-war-ahead-netanyahus-elections-gamble-will-be-costly-for-israel/

Chuck Todd, Labor Day, and Getting Serious
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-06
Labor Day has come and gone. To most people it\'s a day off and a splash of sales. The symbolism and meaning that inspired this national holiday back in 1894 has long since dissipated. Labor Day parades are affairs of the past, with very few exceptions, and those that still exist are facing dwindling participation…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/06/chuck-todd-labor-day-and-getting-serious/

Billionaires Who Promise to Save Journalism
Ted Rall | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-06
Let\'s talk about fraud: \"a person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities,\" the dictionary calls it. Let\'s also discuss breach of contract.
counterpunch.org/2019/09/06/billionaires-who-promise-to-save-journalism/

Mastercard Blocks Two Venezuelan Banks as Inflation Rises
Ricardo Vaz and Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-09-06
A Chinese contractor has also suspended work on an oil expansion project.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14649

No Joe: On Character, Quality and Authenticity
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-06
The Democratic Party establishment might want to heed Santayana\'s warning about how people who don\'t study history are doomed to repeat it. One of the many lessons of the 2016 Hillary Clinton campaign is that your candidate better damn well possess strong quality and character if you are going to run on, well, candidate quality and character.
counterpunch.org/2019/09/06/no-joe-on-character-quality-and-authenticity/

US and Iran \"At Cliff\'s Edge\"
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-06
Iran\'s president Hassan Rouhani presented an ultimatum of two months to the EU to save the Iran nuclear deal. However, the deal is likely to continue to deteriorate, says The Independent\'s Patrick Cockburn…
therealnews.com/stories/us-and-iran-at-cliffs-edge

Agreement to End US Involvement in Afghanistan War, But War Will Continue
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-06
The US and the Taliban are about to sign an agreement to withdraw 14,000 US troops from Afghanistan, potentially ending the longest war in US history. However, the Afghans will not see an end to fighting yet, says The Independent\'s Patrick Cockburn…
therealnews.com/stories/agreement-to-end-us-involvement-in-afghanistan-war-but-war-will-continue

Trump\'s Anti-Iran \"Blood Money\" Offer: \"$15 Million for Any Person Who Helps Us Disrupt the Financial Operations of Iran\'s IRGC-Qods Force\"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
According to Christian scripture, bribe money is blood money, a longstanding US specialty — followed by toughness when offers are rejected. | Bribery for political, economic, military, and/or other purposes reflects a corrupt society — what characterizes US public and private …
globalresearch.ca/trumps-anti-iran-blood-money-offer-15-million-for-any-person-who-helps-us-disrupt-the-financial-operations-of-irans-irgc-qods-force/5688310

Trump Regime Training Paramilitaries to Attack Venezuela?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
Washington wants Bolivarian Venezuela transformed into a US vassal state — to eliminate its social democracy and gain control over its vast oil reserves, the world\'s largest. | On Wednesday, the Trump regime earmarked over $120 million for Colombia. | Masquerading as …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-training-paramilitaries-attack-venezuela/5688315

Rating the presidential hopefuls: Only a few support unions in public
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-06
Labor Day is now past and the madcap race for the Democratic presidential nomination enters the fall, though with fewer hopefuls in the running. That\'s because the Democratic National Committee, sponsor of the series of nationally-televised debates between the aspirants, has imposed higher criteria for those who seek to qualify for the third round, in …
peoplesworld.org/article/rating-the-presidential-hopefuls-only-a-few-support-unions-in-public/

Washington escalates \"maximum pressure\" campaign against Iran
wsws.org | 2019-09-06
More than a year after re-imposing a punishing sanctions regime, and no closer to achieving regime change, the US is adopting increasingly reckless measures.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/06/pers-s06.html

We Are Teetering on the Brink of War With Iran
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-06
Sanctions are squeezing Tehran to death. If the EU can\'t salvage the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, things could escalate quickly.
truthdig.com/articles/we-are-teetering-on-the-brink-of-war-with-iran/

With hurricane destruction as backdrop, Democratic aspirants address climate change
John Bachtell | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-06
Hurricane Dorian, with its decimating fury unleashed on the Bahamas and the Southeastern U.S. seacoast, became the latest red alert warning of the rapidly mounting effects of climate change. It was also the backdrop for a historic Democratic presidential town hall forum on the climate crisis. The forum was nationally televised on Sept. 4 by …
peoplesworld.org/article/with-hurricane-destruction-as-backdrop-democratic-aspirants-address-climate-change/

Burning Down the House
John Feffer | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-06
Doesn\'t idiocy ever take a vacation? As August wound down, the populist troika of Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, and Jair Bolsonaro proved once again that the United States, the United Kingdom, and Brazil would be better off with no leaders rather than the dubious characters that currently pretend to govern these countries. In all three…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/06/burning-down-the-house-4/

Returning to Fidel as the Amazon burns
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-09-06
More than 27 years have passed since Fidel\'s warning, during the Earth Summit in Brazil, that an important species was endangered: human beings. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/06/returning-to-fidel-as-the-amazon-burns/

America\'s rush back to nuclear weapons
Emanuel Pastreich | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-06
Lawrence Wilkerson is the former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell. He is current the Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Government and Public Policy in the Government Department of the College of William and Mary. Emanuel Pastreich: What is the current status of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty on nuclear weapons? Lawrence Wilkerson: As …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/06/americas-rush-back-to-nuclear-weapons/

U.S. Propaganda Doesn\'t Get More Shameless Than \'Jack Ryan\'
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-06
In the second season of the Amazon series, the titular hero races against the clock to stop Venezuela from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
truthdig.com/articles/u-s-propaganda-doesnt-get-more-shameless-than-jack-ryan/

Climate Forum Shows Candidates\' Key Differences
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-06
At CNN\'s seven-hour climate town hall, ten Democratic candidates disagreed about fracking, nuclear power, and how much to fund the Pentagon. TRNN\'s Marc Steiner, Dharna Noor, and Steve Horn discuss.
therealnews.com/stories/climate-forum-shows-candidates-key-differences

\'Jack Ryan\' TV show means US coup in Venezuela is toast
rt.com | 2019-09-06
CIA agent Jack Ryan will tackle \'nuclear-armed\' Venezuela in the next season of the Amazon streaming show. That is perhaps the clearest admission that Washington\'s attempt at regime change in Caracas has failed. | Amazon teased the second season of \'Tom Clancy\'s Jack Ryan\' this week, ahead of its premiere in November. The 90-second trailer shows the title character on a mission to Venezuela, which may have secretly obtained nuclear weapons from the evil Russians (who else?), or something to that effect. | Needless to say, this has been met with everything from raised eyebrows to outright derision by journalist…
rt.com/usa/468209-jack-ryan-venezuela-trailer/

The United States: A Nation on Suicide Watch
John Stanton | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-06
The Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan required major shifts in national resources from civilian to military purposes and contributed to the growth of the budget deficit and public debt. Through FY 2018, the direct costs of the wars will have totaled more than $1.9 trillion, according to US Government figures. Pollution is a serious issue. …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/the-united-states-a-nation-on-suicide-watch/

Candidates Don\'t Agree On How Much To Spend on Climate Plans
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-06
At CNN\'s marathon climate town hall, candidates detailed environmental plans that range from $1.3 to $16.3 trillion, but moderators failed to address the cost of inaction…
therealnews.com/stories/candidates-dont-agree-on-how-much-to-spend-on-climate-plans

Friday\'s Daily Brief: Desertification summit, Dorian death toll rising, UN project eases Mali tensions, Yemen funding crisis, hope for Cameroon
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-06
A recap of Friday\'s main stories: Desertification solutions can ease other world woes; Dorian death toll expected to rise; UN moves to ease communal tensions in Mali; Yemen funding crisis threatens reproductive health nationwide; special report on countering terror in Cameroon.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1045812