Staff (2019-09-10). Putin Suffers Setback in Moscow Election, But Remains Secure Nonetheless. therealnews.com In what many analysts saw as a test for Vladimir Putin\'s rule, the Moscow election was a setback of sorts, but the opposition\'s orientation towards capitalism undermines its own anti-corruption platform, says Tony Wood…

Dennis Broe (2019-09-10). Elections, coups and tax evaders: Venice Film Festival wrap-up. peoplesworld.org VENICE—Outside, police at the Venice Film Festival massed for a climate march that saw demonstrators swarm around the red carpet demanding action on climate devastation globally, and in Venice in particular, where oversized cruise ships are destroying the lagoon. Inside, the jury was meeting to award the Golden Lion for best film. What they essentially …

Michael Welton (2019-09-10). Adorno is Not a Cheery Guy. counterpunch.org Maybe Teddy would be lots of laughs in a Berlin pub after one too many. But, judging from his essay, \"Education after Auschwitz,\" written in popular style in 1966 (three years from his death), Adorno might chase away the crowds. \"Hey, see that dreary old guy sitting alone in the corner? That\'s sad old Adorno.\" More

Garikai Chengu (2019-09-10). Gaddafi vs the West: Two Revolutions on the Wrong Side of History. counterpunch.org Sunday marked half a century since Muammar Gaddafi\'s Libyan revolution, which led to the overthrow of the American-backed King Irdis. In Libya\'s 1969 revolution, Muammar Gaddafi inherited one of the poorest nations in Africa; however, by the time he was assassinated, Gaddafi\'s socialism had turned Libya into Africa\'s wealthiest nation. Libya had the highest GDP More

Elliot Sperber (2019-09-10). The Last Days of Coney Island. counterpunch.org The Last Days of Coney Island Off in Coney Island there\'s an otter in the water And some harbor seals in tanks in the aquarium And penguins and brown pelicans Who envy all The gliding gulls and pizza-pecking pigeons there And rays who pray for hurricanes to come and wreck their prison — some desire More

Binoy Kampmark (2019-09-10). Boris Johnson Trips: Duvets, Toothbrushes and the House of Lords. counterpunch.org In 2017, MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, a Tory creature trapped in cold storage, suggested that the UK\'s withdrawal from the European Union was tantamount to fighting the battles of Agincourt, Waterloo and Trafalgar, a true statement of British strength. (Much inconsistency there, but let him ride with it.) \"This is Magna Carta, it\'s the Burgesses coming More

Mohsen Abdelmoumen — Stuart Newman (2019-09-10). Are We Headed Toward a Techno-Eugenic Future? counterpunch.org Dr. Stuart A. Newman, Ph.D., is professor of cell biology and anatomy. He has been a visiting professor at the Pasteur Institute, Paris, the Centre à l\'Energie Atomique-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, the University of Tokyo, and was a Fogarty Senior International Fellow at Monash University, Australia. He was a founding member of More

Nick Turse (2019-09-10). \"The Pain Remains:\" The Living Literature of War. counterpunch.org Do you remember July 8, 2011? Where you were? What you did? Whom you talked to? Anything at all? I couldn\'t pin down one single thing for that day. I couldn\'t even locate an email I had sent or a photo I might have taken. It\'s all evidently lost in the ether, known only to tech More

Kenneth Good (2019-09-10). The Brutality of Robert Mugabe and Zanu-Pf In Zimbabwe. counterpunch.org The independence elections, 27-29 March 1980, saw two main parties competing: ZANU-PF won 57 of the then 80 common roll seats, and 63% of the popular vote; and PF-ZAPU led by Joshua Nkomo gained 20 seats and 24% of the vote. It was clear that ZANU-PF controlled the ZANLA guerrillas whose \'presence was felt in over two-thirds of the country\', mostly in the Shona-speaking regions, and there was no doubt that \'peace meant a ZANU-PF victory.\' Turnout was a huge 91% of eligible voters. But participation fell to 54% in 1990, ZANU-PF having engulfed ZAPU after December 1987, and fell further to 31% in 1996. A deep and r…

RT (2019-09-10). War and whiskers: Freshly-resigned John Bolton gets meme-roasting. rt.com US National Security Advisor John Bolton\'s departure from the Trump administration has been met with a mix of joy from the MAGA crowd and protests from dedicated neocons, but also with an avalanche of memes. | President Donald Trump announced Bolton\'s dismissal by tweet on Tuesday, saying he had \"disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions,\" presumably meaning his advocacy for military-enforced regime change in Syria, Venezuela, North Korea and Iran. Bolton insisted that he attempted to resign before Trump\'s announcement. | Reaction flowed in swiftly, with some commenters in the media lamenting the war-haw…

Finn Collom (2019-09-10). Warren and Sanders revive old social democratic idea to increase worker power. peoplesworld.org As the primaries approach, Democratic presidential candidates will no doubt be touting their support for a $15 per hour minimum wage. None have opposed the idea. A minimum wage increase would put more money in workers\' pockets. But so far, only two candidates—Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders—have far-reaching proposals to give workers something even more important: …

RT (2019-09-10). NRA sues San Francisco after city brands it a \'domestic terrorist organization\'. rt.com The National Rifle Association (NRA) is taking the city of San Francisco to court over a recent resolution calling it a domestic terrorist entity and discouraging businesses from dealing with it. | The powerful gun lobbying organization, which has borne the brunt of liberal anger in the wake of mass shootings that have rattled the US over the past several years, has filed a complaint against the City and County of San Francisco and its super…

John Wojcik (2019-09-10). Why Trump has failed at regime change in Venezuela. peoplesworld.org LISBON, Portugal—Trump\'s first problem when his administration launched a full-scale effort earlier this year to overthrow the Venezuelan government was that he was working against history. Since the months before the presidential elections in that country in 1998 up to now, the U.S. has repeatedly failed to thwart that country\'s \"Bolivarian Revolution.\" Trump, in fact, …

RT (2019-09-10). John Bolton, welcome to #Resistance? Media, Democrats lament Trump firing national security hawk. rt.com Within hours of his firing by President Donald Trump, the hawkish national security adviser John Bolton was embraced by mainstream media outlets and even some Democrats, even if only as an excuse to criticize the White House. | Trump announced Bolton\'s ouster via Twitter on Tuesday morning, stunning even those in Washington who have reported on the possibility of such a move for months. As the shock wore off, however, reporters and lawmakers figured they would offer their thoughts — which, unsurprisingly, went along the usual lines. | \"Can\'t wait for the Resistance, led by Maddow & O\'Donnell & Hayes, to e…

RT (2019-09-10). Bolton out: Trump ditches hawkish adviser he kept for 18 months despite \'disagreements\'. rt.com Whatever prompted US President Donald Trump to decide the services of his national security adviser John Bolton were \"no longer needed,\" the question now is if he intends to retreat from the hawkish path Bolton had blazed. | Trump made the announcement on Twitter, as usual, saying he \"disagreed strongly with many of [Bolton\'s] suggestions\" and therefore asked for his resignation — and received it on Tuesday. Bolton\'s response perhaps illustrated the nature of his relationship with Trump: he tweeted only a confirmation that he\'d offered to resign, then leaked an account to the media disputing Trump\'s versi…

Janine Jackson (2019-09-10). \'Under the Trump Administration, the [NLRB] Appointees Have Been Extremists\' – CounterSpin interview with Kate Bronfenbrenner on Trump's anti-labor Labor Board. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed Cornell\'s Kate Bronfenbrenner about Trump\'s anti-labor Labor Board for the September 6, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…

Michael Nigro (2019-09-10). American Barbarity on the Border. truthdig.com The United States\' current immigration system is functioning exactly the way it is supposed to—it is designed to make people suffer. | The amount of violence the U.S. inflicts on people from around the world is all done in our name. It has become such a common occurrence that, like a fire alarm that blares randomly every day, it has lost all sense of urgency. We tune it out until it becomes white noise. | This is the case for the tens of thousands of asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border who are the targets of Trump and his administration\'s dehumanizing, intentional cruelty. | The featured series of phot…

commondreams (2019-09-10). NYC Community Groups Ask Judge to Halt \"Public Charge\" Immigration Rule Before It Takes Effect. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Staff (2019-09-10). Yoel Alonso Leal Is Facing Deportation. Doctors Say He May Die on the Plane. truthout.org | | Yoel Alonso Leal, a Cuban asylum seeker who has a lung tumor and has been struggling with gout and pneumonia while being shuffled through immigration jails, is facing deportation. Doctors and advocates say Leal\'s health is quickly declining and he could die before his plane back to Cuba lands at the airport. | \"There is a high chance that he would die from the flight itself. Deportation for him would be deadly,\" said Kiersta Kurtz-Burke of Louisiana State University\'s School of Medicine,…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-09-10). Where Was Osama bin Laden on September 10, 2001? One Day Before 9/11. His Whereabouts Were Known. globalresearch.ca Donald Rumsfeld repeatedly claimed that the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden were unknown: \"It is like looking for a needle in a stack of hay\". It\'s an outright lie. Needless to say, \"Going after bin Laden\" in the wake of 9/11 has served to sustain the legend of the \"world\'s most wanted terrorist\".

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-09-10). Video: 9/11 and the War on Terror. globalresearch.ca The tragic events of September 11, 2001 constitute a fundamental landmark in American history. a decisive watershed, a breaking point. Millions of people have been misled regarding the causes and consequences of 9/11. | September 11 2001 opens up an era …

Kurt Nimmo (2019-09-10). Model Actress Pam Anderson, Defender of Assange: The US is Guilty of War Crimes. globalresearch.ca Model, actress, and Julian Assange defender Pamela Anderson said something you rarely if ever hear on corporate television: the US is guilty of war crimes. She made this remark during an exchange with the daughter of the late John McCain, …

Anita Plummer (2019-09-10). An Inspiring Climate Victory in Kenya. counterpunch.org As the UN Climate Action Summit approaches on September 23, the official UN site lays out individual actions that people can take to reduce their carbon footprint. But around the world activists are acting collectively as well, with a coordinated global climate strike. Local collective actions also can inspire hope, as demonstrated by Kenyan activists, More

Negin Owliaei, Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson (2019-09-10). Activists Follow the Money Fueling Amazon Fires. commondreams.org Amazon Watch, a California-based organization that works in concert with indigenous and environmental groups, issued a report earlier this year documenting the dozens of companies that stand to make money as Bolsonaro strips regulations in Brazil. (Photo: Victor Moriyama/Greenpeace) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/amazonfires.jpeg …

Staff (2019-09-10). Activists Follow the Money Fueling the Amazon Fires. truthout.org | | While the world watches in horror as fires rage on in the Amazon, activists are shining a light on the big businesses destroying what\'s popularly known as the \"lungs of the Earth.\" On September 5, people around the globe stood in solidarity with the rainforest\'s indigenous communities by partaking in the Global Day of Action for the Amazon, staging protests and singling out the bad actors profiting off deforestation. | In Washington, D.C., protesters chanted \"Put out the flames, we name your names — poli…

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-10). Netanyahu Cries Wolf About a Nonexistent Iranian Nuclear Threat — Again. globalresearch.ca Nuclear armed and dangerous Israel is a global menace, an indisputable fact. | It maintains unlawful stockpiles of chemical, biological, and other terror weapons as well. | The world community and establishment media remain silent about its existential threat to regional peace …

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-10). The Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Swap: A Path to Peace and Rapprochement? globalresearch.ca The Russian-Ukrainian prisoner swap proves that some degree of goodwill exists on both sides towards the other after Zelensky\'s historic election and recent clinching of a parliamentary majority, thus making it more likely that they\'ll continue down the path of …

John V. Walsh (2019-09-10). \"Hands Off Hong Kong\" — The Cry that Seldom Is Heard. globalresearch.ca Through the summer the world has watched as protests shook Hong Kong. As early as April they began as peaceful demonstrations which peaked in early June, with hundreds of thousands, in protest of an extradition bill. That bill would have …

Staff (2019-09-10). Observe 9/11 Anniversary by Calling for an End to the Afghan War. truthout.org | | On the eve of the 18-year anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks and the illegal U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, the United States and the Taliban completed nine rounds of peace talks with no deal. | Although they had reportedly reached an agreement in principle, Donald Trump insisted on a secret meeting at Camp David with the Taliban and the puppet Afg…

United Nations (2019-09-10). \'Whole spectrum of Afghan society\' must get behind peace talks, UN envoy tells Security Council. un.org The long Afghan conflict can only be resolved by \"direct talks\" between its own people, the chief of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) told the Security Council on Tuesday, underscoring that they must be inclusive and represent \"the whole spectrum of Afghan society\".

United Nations (2019-09-10). Monday\'s Daily Brief: Afghanistan \'direct talks\' needed, Nicaragua rights crisis, Bangladesh monsoon and Libya detainees latest, Dorian update. un.org A recap of Monday\'s top stories: All Afghans must participate in peace process; Nicaragua\'s rights crisis can be resolved says Bachelet; Rohingya refugees impacted by monsoon rains; Libya detainees to be evacuated to Rwanda; and multiple donors show solidarity with the Bahamas.

teleSUR (2019-09-10). Colombia Hides Largest Mass Grave in Latin America. telesurenglish.net Colombia has been hiding the fact that it has Latin America\'s largest mass graves according to a recent finding by the country\'s war crimes tribunal. It also said that Colombia may have been falsifying homicide rates for propaganda. | RELATED: | Brazil: 8 Bodies Found in Secret Mass Grave Used by Rio Militia | The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP)…

teleSUR (2019-09-10). Colombian Teachers to Go On National Strike in Defense of Life. telesurenglish.net The Colombian Federation of Education Workers (Fecode) called a 24-hour nationwide strike on September 12 to protest against the \"serious situation of insecurity\" that this South American country is experiencing. | RELATED: | Colombia: Special Jurisdiction for Peace Announces 650 New Applications | \"The protest aims at defending life and physical integrity of teachers, union and social leaders and rejecting all forms of violence in this country wherever they come from.\"

C√©sar Chelala (2019-09-10). 9/11: A Day that Changed the World. commondreams.org While it is easy to create enemies, it is much harder to understand the \"other\", a necessary approach if we wish to eliminate conflict and honor the desire for peace and security of all people in the world. (Photo by Mohammed Elshamy/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/911.jpeg …

United Nations (2019-09-10). \'All efforts must be made\' to ensure peaceful elections for Guinea-Bissau, Security Council hears. un.org Since the inauguration of Guinea-Bissau\'s new Government in July, the political arena has been dominated by preparation for presidential elections, the assistant chief for UN peacekeeping operations in Africa told the Security Council on Tuesday, briefing members on the state of the nation, and the UN peacebuilding office there (UNIOGBIS).

United Nations (2019-09-10). Nicaragua \'crisis\' still cause for concern amid murder, torture allegations: Bachelet. un.org Nicaragua\'s on-going human rights crisis can be resolved peacefully through dialogue, the UN\'s top rights official said on Tuesday, before expressing concern about allegations of torture and murder of protesters involved in last year\'s anti-Government demonstrations.

teleSUR (2019-09-10). Carrie Lam Rejects US Sanctions Bill on Hong Kong. telesurenglish.net Hong Kong Chief Carrie Lam condemned Tuesday the \"Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act\", which is being proposed in the U.S. Congress by Senator Marco Rubio, and is expected to pass with bipartisan support. The bill would mandate the U.S. to take economic measures against Hong Kong. | RELATED: | Hong Kong Protestors Ask Trump For US Intervention | At a press conference on Tuesday, Hong Kong lead…

Tony Cartalucci (2019-09-10). US Is Behind Hong Kong Protests Says US Policymaker. globalresearch.ca The US continues to deny any involvement in ongoing unrest in China\'s special administrative region of Hong Kong. | However, even a casual look at US headlines or comments made by US politicians makes it clear the unrest not only suits …

Katarina Sabados (2019-09-10). Mining, Murder, and Impunity. Protests in Mexico against Canadian Mining company. globalresearch.ca In a small town in southern Mexico, a public square is decorated with the bust of Mariano Abarca Roblero, a beloved father whose violent death remains unsolved. | Abarca was shot dead in 2009 after organizing protests against Canadian mining …

teleSUR (2019-09-10). China Threatens UK With Force Over Disputed Islands. telesurenglish.net The Chinese government issued a stern warning to Great Britain on Tuesday after a British naval ship entered the disputed waters of the South China Sea. | RELATED: | Hong Kong Protestors Ask Trump For US Intervention | The British ship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, reportedly entered the South China Sea, prompting China to warn the United Kingdom that their actions could be viewed as \'hostile\' to Beijing. | \"The South China Sea is a vast ocean… we have no objection to people sailing around ther…

Dave Lindorff (2019-09-10). US Media Keep Saying Iran is \'In Violation\' of a Nuclear Agreement the US Withdrew From. counterpunch.org Yes, Iran is increasing the number of centrifuges it is using to refine nuclear fuel, and yes, it is refining that fuel to a higher percentage of U-235, the isotope that allows the uranium to begin a chain reaction necessary for both fueling a nuclear reactor and for creating an atomic bomb. But in taking More

Jonathan Cook (2019-09-10). Netanyahu Risks Triggering an Unwinnable War to Avoid Losing Election. globalresearch.ca Every Israeli prime minister — not least Benjamin Netanyahu — understands that a military entanglement with Hezbollah, Lebanon\'s armed Shia movement on Israel\'s northern border, is a dangerous wager, especially during an election campaign. | It was Shimon Peres who lost …

South Front (2019-09-10). Video: Turkey Expands Its Military Presence in Northern Syria. globalresearch.ca Turkey is increasing its military presence in northern Syria. | On September 8, Turkish and US forces carried out a first joint patrol east of the Euphrates in the framework of the \'safe zone\' agreement recently reached by Ankara and Washington. …

Sarah Abed (2019-09-10). Denmark Announces Increased Military Contributions and NATO Support in Syria and Beyond. globalresearch.ca Denmark is recognized as one of the most socially and economically developed countries in the world, which enjoys a high standard of living as well as high metrics in national performance, protection of civil liberties, and the lowest perceived level …

Robert J. Burrowes (2019-09-10). Mohandas K. Gandhi vs. Contemporary Leaders. globalresearch.ca On 2 October 2019, it will be the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mohandas K. Gandhi in Gujarat, India. I would like to reflect on the visionary leadership that Gandhi offered the world, briefly comparing it with some …

Prof. Joelien Pretorius (2019-09-10). Is It Time to Ditch the NPT, in Favor of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (Ban Treaty)? globalresearch.ca In 2020, the participants in the 1970 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) will congregate for the treaty\'s 10th review conference. Which means that it may be a good time to re-examine the relevance of the NPT, and …

Carlos Guzman Vedia (2019-09-10). Devastating Fires in Bolivia: A Political Tool. globalresearch.ca The fires in the lowlands of Bolivia have burnt more than 1 million hectares, affecting forest reserves, protected areas and national parks. These fires represent the environmental tensions generated by the agricultural extractivism (McKay, 2018) that the drives the Bolivian …

Sarah Abed (2019-09-10). Damascus Strongly Condemns US-Turkish Joint Military Patrols in Northeastern Syria. globalresearch.ca On Sunday, six military vehicles from Akcakale district in southeast Sanliurfa in Turkey, crossed the border into Syria and joined a US military convoy in carrying out joint military ground patrols from Tel Abyad, Al Raqqa governorate to Ras Al …

Juan Cole (2019-09-10). Trump-Taliban Talks Like Those with North Korea — A Photo Op on the Deck of the Titanic. globalresearch.ca The Afghanistan government has been miffed and apprehensive for some time that the Trump administration has been talking to the Taliban in Qatar without any representation from Kabul. Government officials were therefore happy about Trump\'s abrupt cancellation of what he …

Eric Zuesse (2019-09-10). How the U.S. Created the Cold War. globalresearch.ca There was a speech that the smug Harvard neoconservative Graham Allison presented at the US aristocracy\'s TED Talks on 20 November 2018, and which is titled on youtube as \"Is war between China and the US inevitable?\" It currently has …