Ralph Nader (2019-09-29). Will Constitutional Outlaw Trump Implode With Lies Before He is Impeached? globalresearch.ca Donald Trump said he believes the Constitution lets him do \"whatever I want as President.\" In over two and a half years, Trump has been a serial violator of the Constitution, unmatched by any president in American history. Just about …

Staff (2019-09-29). Why Isn\'t Congress Impeaching Trump for War Crimes? truthout.org | | With a new scandal rocking the White House and a formal impeachment inquiry underway in the House, President Trump\'s self-serving illegal behavior is once again at the center of our political universe. Two huge questions now loom over Congress, and House Democrats in particular: Do the facts about Trump\'s actions warrant impeachment, and how will voters react as the process plays out? | These questions have led to a broader discussion of impeachment itself. Impeachment is not a criminal process, but a political…

Consortium News (2019-09-29). The Untold Story of the Trump-Ukraine Scandal. theantimedia.com The impeachment offensive against Donald Trump is another symptom of a partisan disease that ignores an even greater malignancy.

Curt Wechsler (2019-09-29). That Impeachment Inquiry? Now is the time to take to the streets. indybay.org 1590 Bryant (at 15th Street), San Francisco…

Juan Cole (2019-09-29). Annals of Impeachment: From Nixon\'s \"Smoking Gun\" Tape to Trump Zelensky Summary. globalresearch.ca On August 5, 1974, Nixon was forced by the Supreme Court to release the smoking gun tape in which he and his chief of staff H. R. Haldemann had a conversation, in the course of which Nixon could be heard …

Clark D. Cunningham (2019-09-29). America\'s Founders: Removal from Office Is Not the Only Purpose of Impeachment. globalresearch.ca As Congress moves toward a possible formal impeachment of President Donald Trump, they should consider words spoken at the Constitutional Convention, when the Founders explained that impeachment was intended to have many important purposes, not just removing a president …

Global Research News (2019-09-29). Selected Articles: Trump\'s Impeachment. globalresearch.ca In spite of online censorship efforts directed against the independent media, we are happy to say that readership on globalresearch.ca has recently increased. We wish to thank all of you who share our articles far and wide. | We cover a …

Staff (2019-09-29). Poultry Workers and Allies Organize in the Wake of Anti-Immigrant Raids. truthout.org | | This piece was originally published at Labor Notes.On August 7 the poultry towns of central Mississippi suffered the largest workplace raid in the U.S. since 2006. Some 680 chicken-processing workers from seven factories were detained and incarcerated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). | Ten percent of the population in Morton, Mississippi, was either incarcerated or fired. Parents were detained the same day they had dropped their children…

The Canary (2019-09-29). Scores of distressed refugees rescued after Mediterranean ordeal. thecanary.co Libya\'s coast guard has rescued about 70 Europe-bound refugees after days in distress in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the UN refugee agency. | UNHCR said the people have disembarked back in Libya. | The previous day, it said a boat carrying at least 50 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean. | Update on boat in distress: Some 70 persons have disembarked back in Libya by the coast guards, after days in distress at sea. UNHCR partner @IMC_Worldwide at the port to provide support. 2…

Gary Leupp (2019-09-29). Mike Pompeo on the U.S. Victory in Afghanistan. dissidentvoice.org The U.S. appears about to announce a peace agreement with the Taliban trading the withdrawal of U.S. forces for a Taliban commitment to exclude al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups from the country. (Presumably the Taliban themselves will be removed from the State Department\'s terror list.) It has been under discussion for at least several years, …

teleSUR (2019-09-29). Afghanistan Elections: Low Voter Turnout Amid Taliban\'s Threat. telesurenglish.net Afghanistan\'s presidential election turnout is unofficially estimated at just over 2 million people or about 20 percent of registered voters, an official said Sunday, solidifying fears that a low participation rate could marr the vote. | RELATED: | \'Afghan Election a Threat to Peace\': Former President Karzai | The figure is a sharp drop from the roughly…

Christian Sorensen (2019-09-29). The Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex Defeats Tulsi Gabbard. dissidentvoice.org The military-industrial-congressional complex (MIC) is the noxious alliance comprised of the Pentagon, the war industry, and Capitol Hill. U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard has spoken out against U.S. military interventions in such sovereign nations as Iraq, Syria, and Libya. While Gabbard\'s public discussion of the costs of war rankles some within the MIC, she does not …

Kathy Kelly (2019-09-29). Afghanistan: The Wounds of War. globalresearch.ca Its economy gutted by war, Afghanistan\'s largest cash crop remains opium. Yet farmers there do grow other crops for export. Villagers in the Wazir Tangi area of Nangarhar province, for example, cultivate pine nuts. As a precaution, this year at …

Monica Moorehead (2019-09-29). \'Lift U.S. sanctions off Zimbabwe\'. workers.org The Brooklyn-based December 12th Movement and Friends of Zimbabwe organized a march from 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue to the United Nations on Sept. 21 and demanded an end to the deadly economic sanctions imposed by the United States on Zimbabwe in southern Africa. The organizers repeatedly chanted \"Sanctions kill.\" . . . | Continue reading \'Lift U.S. sanctions off Zimbabwe\' at Workers.org

Ryan Grim (2019-09-29). Democratic Senators Orchestrated Infamous Caning of Slavery Opponent, According to New Book. theintercept.com Sidney Blumenthal\'s \"All the Powers of Earth: 1856-1860,\" dives deep into the greatest act of physical violence ever perpetrated on the U.S. Senate floor.

The Canary (2019-09-29). Thomas Cook staff prepare to be out of pocket on first payday since collapse. thecanary.co Thomas Cook staff left in limbo are preparing to go without their wages on Monday — which should have been their payday — following the collapse of the travel giant.Around 9,000 staff in the UK were left jobless in the early hours of Monday morning after the business failed to secure a last-ditch rescue deal.Cabin manager Blakey Jones, who has worked for Thomas Cook in Bristol for six years, said staff were unaware of the troubles plaguing the firm until last week.\"On Monday morning, we received an email to say they tried everything they could but the talks had failed, and that was all we got,\" the 36-y…

Staff (2019-09-29). iPhone Workers Are 25 Times More Exploited Than 19th Century Textile Workers. truthout.org | | A recent report by the International Labour Organisation shows that the total global labour force is now measured at 3.5 billion workers. This is the largest size of the global labour force in recorded history. Talk of the demise of workers…

Michael Welch (2019-09-29). Green New Deal and the Climate Movement. Trojan Horses for the Billionaire Class? globalresearch.ca \"As the oligarchs financed, shaped and largely managed the climate movement — it\'s only natural that they alone benefit from it. The power-elites repackaged our oppression as revolution and sold it back to us. By exploiting the innocent youth, which …

ALETH (2019-09-29). rudy the zero. indybay.org rudy giuliani was one of the September 11 terrorists…

Fight Back (2019-09-29). SDS strengthens at 14th annual national convention. fightbacknews.org Jacksonville, FL — On September 20, New Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) chapters from across the United States convened at the University of North Florida to reaffirm their commitment to student organizing and to discuss ways to, \"Stop Trump, Stop Racism, Stop U.S. Military and Police Terror.\" The conference peaked at over 80 students with a dozen chapters represented. | Speeches and applause rang through the halls all weekend. Students opened the conference chanting, \"Dare to struggle, dare to win!\" The conference ended with, \"It is our duty to fight for each other, it is our duty to win!\" | On Sat…

AutumnSun (2019-09-29). Climate Strike Santa Cruz 9-27-2019. indybay.org This last week has been Climate Strike Week with the youth demonstrating and striking around our country and all around the world!

To the Streets (2019-09-29). Berkeley Students Say System Change Needed, Rally and Walk Out from Campus on Global Climate Strike Day. indybay.org Three days before the international Climate Strike of September 20 in which students at UC Berkeley participated on a grand scale, the University of California committed to urgent action to address the climate crisis. Students expressed despair, worry, and shock about the state of the climate already. | [Photos by Bob Shonkoff, Pro Bono Photo. Please credit the photographer]…

Eric Walberg (2019-09-29). Toronto Climate Strike: Let a Hundred Posters Bloom. Corporate Society Gone Mad. globalresearch.ca The culmination of Toronto\'s Global Climate Strike on Friday September 27, 2019 made history. 20,000 demonstrators flooded downtown Toronto with a dazzling array of colourful, often witty, some devastating posters, vowing to stay the course in the battle with corporate …

Center for Biological Diversity (2019-09-29). Climate Strike Highlights Opposition to Restarting ExxonMobil Offshore Oil Platforms Off Santa Barbara. indybay.org SANTA BARBARA, Calif., September 26, 2019 — California Central Coast residents will march and call for climate action Friday as part of the global Climate Strike Week of Action. The Center for Biological Diversity, one of more than 30 participating organizations, will use the occasion to highlight opposition to ExxonMobil\'s proposal to restart its dormant offshore drilling platforms off Santa Barbara County.

Juan Cole (2019-09-29). Yemen\'s Houthis Claim Invasion of Saudi Arabia, Capture of Thousands of Troops in Najran. commondreams.org If the Houthi claims are even partially true, it underlines the weakness of Saudi security yet again, in the wake of the drone attacks on their Abqaiq petroleum processing plant in the Eastern Province, which initially knocked out about half of their petroleum exports. (Image: Screenshot / via Al-Jazeera) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/yemens-houthis-say-they-invaded-750×422.jpg …

Staff (2019-09-29). Why Detroit Could Be the Engine for the Green New Deal. truthout.org | | In Detroit, more than 8,000 residents live in what has been called one of the most polluted ZIP codes in the state. Located in the city\'s southwest corner, 48217 is known for its persistently poor air quality, where hundreds suffer from asthma, cancer, and other related health issues. The surrounding area has 26 industrial sites whose greenhouse gas emissions are being monitored by Michigan\'s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. And one of the largest polluters, Marathon Petroleum Corporation,…

Dr. Arshad M. Khan (2019-09-29). The Climate Action Summit Fiasco. globalresearch.ca No one could fail to be touched by the fear (for the future) and urgency in Greta Thunberg\'s young voice as she broke down while addressing world leaders on the last day of the UN Climate Summit. The IPCC (Intergovernmental …

On the Move (2019-09-29). San Jose Students Demonstrate, Ready to Act for Climate Justice. indybay.org An estimated 1,000 students expressed their commitment to a clean climate and a more just world…not only that, they have plans to make that happen. | [Photos: Chris Cassell, Pro Bono Photo. Please credit the photographer]…

Tony Cartalucci (2019-09-29). Greta Thunberg and Big-Biz\' Climate Charade. globalresearch.ca A 16 year old girl is obviously not behind a \"global movement\" demanding \"climate action\" from governments. | The massive corporate Western media is. And anything the corporate media is behind certainly cannot be described as \"grassroots.\" | It is the Western …

Hans Stehling (2019-09-29). The Twin Threats of Nuclear War and Global Warming. globalresearch.ca There are now far fewer nuclear weapons than at the height of the Cold War, the five major nuclear powers — US, Russia. China, France and UK -having all signed-up to the principle of eventual nuclear disarmament. | But there are …

Paul Antonopoulos (2019-09-29). Is Greece Becoming a Weaponized Anti-Russian Small Power? globalresearch.ca According to an exclusive report published by Greek online media Rizospastis this week, within the framework of the \" Greece-USA Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement,\" Washington and Athens have agreed to expand and increase U.S. military installations in the Mediterranean …

Edward Curtin (2019-09-29). Public Notices, Private Questions, Musical Dreams. globalresearch.ca Two women out walking do not stop talking. An elderly man and woman out dining do not start talking. | Who says the most? | \"Hello in There,\" John Prine | Every morning at sunrise, a simple, mild, and gentle man, seemingly somehow …

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-29). Annexation of Kashmir: Pakistan Just Warned the World About the 21st Century\'s Munich Moment. globalresearch.ca Pakistani Prime Minister Khan warned the world that India\'s annexation of Kashmir is akin to Nazi Germany\'s annexation of the Sudetenland and might even lead to a nuclear war if New Delhi proceeds to follow in the Fuhrer\'s footsteps and …

Craig Murray (2019-09-29). Heroes, Villains and Establishment Hypocrisy: Trump and Johnson Populism. globalresearch.ca Trump and Johnson\'s populism have shaken the old Establishment, and raised some very interesting questions about who is and who is not nowadays inside the Establishment and a beneficiary of the protection of the liberal elite. Yesterday two startling examples …

Jason Ditz (2019-09-29). Yemen\'s Houthis Claim to Have Captured Thousands of Saudi Troops. theantimedia.com The Houthis of Yemen claimed they completed a successful assault near the southern region of Najran, Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

Afroze Fatima Zaidi (2019-09-29). Journalist alleges Boris Johnson sexually assaulted her and her colleague. thecanary.co Journalist Charlotte Edwardes has revealed allegations of sexual misconduct against PM Boris Johnson. She described the incident in a column for the Times. | \"Under the table\": | Edwardes said the incident took place while she was sat next to Johnson…

reposted by Virginia B (2019-09-29). It\'s Not Free Speech Radio Anymore. indybay.org Hypocritical attempt to dislodge vigilant Pacifica board member. I do hope you can get through this, and especially the last 3 or 4 paragraphs – then go back and read about the sausage-making if that\'s easier. Please forward to any you think care about Pacifica. I don\'t agree with this newsletter always, but I think this is important. I hope others will write to the board as article suggests – if nothing else, for the record. They may not be able to ignore thousands of emails.

ALETH (2019-09-29). playin ¥ dead. indybay.org I argue that the U.S. establishment has been inflating the 9-11 death toll wildly for warmongering purposes.

Staff (2019-09-29). Documentary Exposes Wall Street Power Behind Global Gentrification Boom. truthout.org | | PUSH, a new documentary that had its world premiere at the CPH: DOX film festival in Copenhagen in March, where it won the festival\'s Audience Award, is coming to the U.S., and not a moment too soon. With a large majority of Americans in favor of making the issue o…

Staff (2019-09-29). Sanders Tied for First in Nevada, Warren Second to Biden in South Carolina. truthout.org | | New CNN polls from two key early states released Sunday solidify the notion that the Democratic Party presidential primary has largely become a three-way race between Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren. | The new polling figures show that Sanders and Biden are tied for first place in Nevada (both receiving 22%), while a third-place Warren trails slightly at 18% — just fou…

Common Dreams staff (2019-09-29). Sanders Tied for First With Biden in Nevada While Warren Edges Bernie for Second in Carolina: Poll. commondreams.org New figures help confirm Democratic primary race solidifying into three-way contest. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/democratic_debate_winship.jpg …

The Canary (2019-09-28). Trump\'s envoy to Ukraine resigns as impeachment gathers pace. thecanary.co Kurt Volker, a former US ambassador to NATO caught in the middle of a whistleblower complaint over President Donald Trump\'s dealings with Ukraine, has resigned from his post as special envoy to the Eastern European nation.The move came as House Democrats took their first concrete steps in the impeachment investigation of Trump, issuing subpoenas demanding documents from Mike Pompeo and scheduling legal depositions for other State Department officials.A US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Volker told Secretary of State Pompeo on Friday of his decision to leave the job.The move followed disclosur…

Staff (2019-09-28). Subpoenas Mark First Concrete Steps for Trump Impeachment. truthdig.com House Democrats ask Mike Pompeo and others in State Department to appear and turn over documents; Speaker Pelosi sets no deadline on probe.

RT (2019-09-28). \'This is war\': Trump\'s critics & backers trade blows as Washington braces for impeachment showdown. rt.com With impeachment the talk of the town in Washington, President Donald Trump\'s most fierce critics and defenders are squaring off, reacting to a Democratic initiative to remove him from office over an alleged abuse of power. | On Tuesday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) said the House was \"moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry,\" unifying ongoing investigations in six congressional committees under the umbrella of an impeachment probe. Citing a July phone call between President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, Pelosi argued that the president abused his authority and bro…

Staff (2019-09-28). Impeachment Firestorm Scorches William Barr. truthdig.com WASHINGTON—As Washington plunges into impeachment, Attorney General William Barr finds himself engulfed in the political firestorm, facing questions about his role in President Donald Trump\'s outreach to Ukraine and the administration\'s attempts to keep a whistleblower complaint from Congress. | Trump repeatedly told Ukraine\'s president in a telephone call that Barr and Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani could help investigate Trump\'s Democratic rival Joe Biden, according to a rough transcript of that summertime conversation. Justice Department officials insist Barr was unaware of Trump\'s comments at the t…

RT (2019-09-28). Trump told Russians their \'bad\' meddling is the same as \'good\' US meddling — WaPo\'s fresh Russiagate resurrection attempt. rt.com With the US president facing a Ukraine-linked impeachment probe, the Washington Post has delivered a fresh \'bombshell.\' Not only does Trump think nothing of Russian interference in 2016, he even said as much to the Russians! | The newspaper of record found a new way to flog the dead horse of collusion, treating its readers to outrageous details about a \"now-infamous\" m…

RT (2019-09-28). The cringe is strong with this one! NYT tries its hand at Trump memes, falls flat on face & gets MEMED in return. rt.com The New York Times tried its hand at a Star Wars meme to celebrate the launch of impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump — and proved what conservatives have been saying for years: the Left can\'t meme. | \"A long time coming for a White House far from reality,\" the clip reads, before launching into scrolling text designed to mimic the opening to the Star Wars films. Titled \"Episode 45,\" the meme features two and a half minutes of every misdeed — real and imagined — committed by Trump during his presidency, heavy on the Russiagate conspiracy theorizing. | \"The president has launche…

Jon Schwarz (2019-09-28). Nixon\'s Revenge: This Time, Republicans Are Ready to Fight Impeachment. theintercept.com The right has patiently spent decades creating a system to make sure no Republican president is ever forced from office again, no matter what he does.

Ralph Nader (2019-09-28). Trump: Will He Implode with Lies Before He is Impeached? dissidentvoice.org Donald Trump said he believes the Constitution lets him do \"whatever I want as President.\" In over two and a half years, Trump has been a serial violator of the Constitution, unmatched by any president in American history. Just about every day he is a constitutional outlaw. Constitutional scholar Bruce Fein has documented twelve categories …

Ralph Nader (2019-09-28). Will Constitutional Outlaw Trump Implode With Lies Before He is Impeached? commondreams.org U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, United States on September 27, 2019. (Photo: Kyle Mazza/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_impeachment_lies_lies_lies.jpg …