Michael Otto and Zoila Ramirez (2019-10-14). Indigenous peoples take lead in Ecuador\'s general strike. workers.org Oct. 11 ‚àí Today, after nine days of the people\'s uprising here, Ibarra was again without buses or taxis, and many people were lugging heavy bundles of food through the streets. Classes at the schools have been suspended for seven days, and a view out the window showed only a . . . | Continue reading Indigenous peoples take lead in Ecuador\'s general strike at Workers.org

RT (2019-10-14). Project Veritas starts dropping massive CNN exposé claiming to uncover \'anti-Trump CRUSADE\'. rt.com Project Veritas has dropped what it claims is a bombshell expose on CNN, including secret recordings of staff at editorial meetings which reveal an \"anti-Trump crusade\" and \"bias\" at the highest levels. | In the first clip uploaded by PV, a person who is allegedly CNN President Jeff Zucker tells a staff meeting that he wants them to \"stay very focused\" on President Donald Trump\'s possible impeachment. | The video also shows Nick Neville, a media coordinator at CNN saying that Zucker has a \"personal vendetta\" against Trump. | PART 1: CNN Insider Blows Whistle, Secretly Records Staff, Execs and Network President…

Maj. Danny Sjursen (2019-10-14). The Sudden Martyrdom of the Government Whistleblower. truthdig.com This piece originally appeared on The American Conservative. | Few see the irony in the corporate mainstream media\'s love affair with the anonymous whistleblower in President Trump\'s alleged Ukraine-gate affair. Yet everyone should. | The whole impeachment charade, and that\'s what it is, rests on the paradoxical and ahistorical assertions that 1) the president\'s phone call with Ukraine\'s leader is Trump\'s worst crime, and 2) the \"liberal\" press has always supported government whistleblowers. Both…

Thomas Knapp (2019-10-14). \"The Grid\" is the Problem, Not the Solution. counterpunch.org On October 9, Pacific Gas & Electric began shutting down power to about 750,000 customers (affecting as many as 2 million people) in California. The company claims the shutdowns are necessary to reduce the risk that its power lines and other infrastructure will cause wildfires like last year\'s Camp Fire, which killed 85 people and More

Staff (2019-10-14). The Murder of Joshua Brown: Tragic Coincidence, or Something Bigger? therealnews.com Joshua Brown was killed after testifying as a witness in Amber Guyger\'s trial. People asking questions about his death aren\'t conspiracy theorists—there\'s a long history shaping their suspicions.

Juan Cole (2019-10-14). The U.S. Could Be Forcing the Kurds Into Assad\'s Arms. truthdig.com American refusal to aid Kurdish allies as Turkey invades Northeastern Syria may end up inadvertently helping the government of Bashar Assad.

John Feffer (2019-10-14). Trump\'s Undeclared State of Emergency. counterpunch.org Trump\'s public appeal to China last week to help with uncovering dirt on the Biden family was both a brazen flouting of the law and (it pains me to say) an astute political tactic. \"China should start an investigation into the Bidens, because what happened in China is just about as bad as what happened More

Alan Macleod (2019-10-14). Media Yells \"Cut!\" When Trump Forgets His Lines and Says Something Anti-War. mintpressnews.com When it comes to substantive issues that the elite all agree on (such as foreign policy), there is little to no pushback against the president, excepting when he utters statements that are read as critical of war and militarism.

Jonah Raskin (2019-10-14). What Evil Empire? counterpunch.org When did the Cold War begin? In 1917! When, if ever, did it end? Never! What is its most dramatic moment? The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki! Who if anyone won? No one! These and other questions (and the answers that follow) are prompted by the publication of a big new book More

Staff (2019-10-14). Sanders Distinguishes Himself From Warren in No Uncertain Terms. truthdig.com In an interview with ABC, the Vermont senator says, \"Elizabeth … has said that she is a capitalist through her bones. I\'m not.\"

Mike Miller (2019-10-14). Global Climate Strike: From Protest To Power? counterpunch.org Climate justice advocates enthusiastically report that the recent Global Climate Strike involved 7.6 million people in 6,500 events that took place in 185 countries, supported by 8,500 websites, 3,000 companies, and 73 trade unions. Behind the headlines is this fact: with the exception of Morocco, no country in the world is complying with its Paris More

Patrick Cockburn (2019-10-14). As Turkey Prepares to Slice Through Syria, the US has Cleared a New Breeding Ground for Isis. counterpunch.org \"Never get into a well with an American rope\" goes the saying spreading across the Middle East, as the US abandons its Kurdish allies in Syria to a Turkish invasion force. People in the region are traditionally cynical about the loyalty of great powers to their local friends, but even they are shocked by the speed and ruthlessness with which Donald Trump greenlit the Turkish attack. More

Dean Baker (2019-10-14). The Economics and Politics of Financial Transactions Taxes and Wealth Taxes. counterpunch.org Last month, the Washington Post reported that Joe Biden is considering including a financial transactions tax (FTT) as part of his campaign for the Democratic nomination. For those of us who have long advocated such a tax, this is very good news. On this issue, Bernie Sanders has taken the lead among presidential candidates, including More

RT (2019-10-14). Fake news fail! ABC claims footage from Kentucky gun range shows Turkish attack on Kurdish civilians. rt.com In a scarcely believable display of extreme incompetence or bald-faced lying, ABC News has broadcast footage from a Kentucky gun show, claiming it shows a Turkish assault on Kurdish civilians in northern Syria. | The news organization made the humiliating fumble on its World News Tonight show on Sunday and then again on Good Morning America on Monday. It featured in a package that was heavily critical of US President Donald Trump\'s decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria. | \"Slaughter in Syria,\" the on-screen graphic screamed as anchor Tom Llamas introduced the footage. \"This video, right here, appeari…

The Canary (2019-10-14). Catalan leaders convicted by Spain\'s Supreme Court for secession attempt. thecanary.co Spain\'s supreme court has convicted 12 former Catalan politicians and activists for their roles in the secession movement of 2017.The court sentenced former regional vice president Oriol Junqueras to 13 years for sedition and misuse of public funds.Journalists waiting outside the court (AP/Paul White)The 12 were tried for their actions in a 2017 attempt by Catalonia to break away from Spain following an independence referendum that Spain declared illegal.Grassroots pro-secession groups have previously said that if any of the defendants were found guilty they would organise protests and \"peaceful civil disobedienc…

Binoy Kampmark (2019-10-14). A Coalition of Support: Parliamentarians for Julian Assange. dissidentvoice.org Australian politicians, and the consular staff of the country, are rarely that engaged on the subject of protecting their citizens. In a couple of notorious cases, Australian authorities demonstrated not only an indifference, but a consciously venal approach to its citizens in overseas theatres. Mamdouh Ahmed Habib, a dual Australian-Egyptian national, was detained in Pakistan …

John Kendall Hawkins (2019-10-14). Assange: Enema of the State. counterpunch.org Crikey, he gives them the shits. Hillary once said — even before the 2016 election — \"Can\'t we just drone him?\" Maybe you\'re thinking she was just joking, like Obama that time at the White House Correspondents Dinner in 2010, when he cracked that he\'d take out the Jonas Brothers with a Predator drone strike, More

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-10-14). New President of the European Central Bank (ECB) has a Criminal Record. Christine Lagarde. globalresearch.ca Ms. Christine Lagarde, outgoing Managing Director of the IMF has been appointed to the position of president of the European Central Bank (ECB) effective November 1, 2019 | France\'s president Emmanuel Macron acting on behalf of powerful banking interests was …

The Canary (2019-10-14). Johnson\'s first Queen\'s Speech dominated by crime Bills. thecanary.co A \'crime crackdown\' dominated the first Queen\'s Speech of Boris Johnson\'s premiership. | With the prime minister pushing for a snap general election the legislative programme presented at the State Opening of Parliament is being seen as a bid by Johnson to set out his campaign agenda. | As well as law and order issues, immigration and the environment were also major elements of the programme, which had already been extensively trailed. | The package of 26 Bills includes seven relating to crime and justice. | These include legislation to keep serious criminals in prison for longer, impose tougher sentences on fore…

Max Blumenthal (2019-10-14). DC\'s Atlantic Council raked in funding from Hunter Biden\'s corruption-stained employer while courting his VP father. thegrayzone.com The shady arrangement between the Atlantic Council and Burisma — the gas company at the center of the \'Ukrainegate\' scandal…

teleSUR (2019-10-14). Trump Prepares to Drop Sanctions Hammer on Turkey. telesurenglish.net Early this week, the White House is set to impose economic sanctions on Ankara for its incursion into northern Syria, one of the few levers the United States still has over NATO-ally Turkey. | RELATED: | In Southern Mexico, Migrants Gather in Caravan to Reach US | Using the U.S. military to stop the Turkish offensive on Kurdish fighters was never an option, defense officials have said, and Trump asked the Pentagon on Sunday to begin a \"deliberate\" withdrawal of all American troops f…

Basav Sen (2019-10-14). The Oil Despots. counterpunch.org The world\'s burgeoning far-right movements are far-flung and diverse, but in government they share a few core tendencies: They attack minority populations. They criminalize dissent. And they\'re horrible for the planet. The slide into extractivist authoritarianism in the U.S. is part of a worldwide trend, exemplified by the parallels between the U.S. and Brazil, where More

Fight Back (2019-10-14). Tucson demands \"U.S.-NATO hands off Syria\" fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – Nearly a dozen anti-war activists answered the call for an emergency rally Friday afternoon, October 11, to make the demand that the U.S. and NATO member Turkey leave Syria. Amid rush hour traffic moving through downtown, there were several honks of solidarity with the message on posters saying: \"U.S.-NATO out of Syria\" and \"U.S. hands off Syria.\" | Earlier in the week, President Trump announced that U.S. troops would be leaving northern Syria. This created an uproar in the corporate mainstream media that the U.S. would be \"abandoning an ally\" in regional Kurdish forces. A few days later, Turkey, a U…

WSWS (2019-10-14). This week in history: October 14- 20. wsws.org 25 years ago: Hamas terrorist attack kills 22 On October 19, 1994, 22 civilians were killed and 50 more were injured in a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv by the Palestinian Islamic fundamentalist group Hamas. The attack came on the eve of the signing of the Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace and was coupled with two other terrorist acts the same week.

Fight Back (2019-10-14). MN backs Rage Against the War Machine protest in DC. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – 40 protesters braved the first snow of the season at the busy intersection of Lake Street and Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis on October 12 to say no to U.S. endless wars. The protest was called by the MN Peace Action Coalition in conjunction with the Rage Against the War Machine organized by the Women's March on the Pentagon the same weekend in Washington DC. | Autumn Lake, an organizer with the MN Anti-War Committee, started off the program, \"Our protest today comes a day after the Pentagon announced that nearly 2000 additional U.S. troops are being sent to Saudi Arabia in preparation for…

Telesur (2019-10-14). Lula Receives Human Rights Prize from Prison. globalresearch.ca The AFL-CIO Lula\'s decades of struggle for the advancement of workers\' rights, the strengthening of Brazilian democracy and their struggle for greater equality and justice in the world. | Just a few hours before this year\'s Nobel Peace Prize winner was …

Fréa Lockley (2019-10-14). Turkish invaders in Syria have killed at least 39 civilians so far — including children. thecanary.co On 9 October, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan launched an illegal invasion of largely-Kurdish areas in northern Syria (aka Rojava). And the latest reports indicate that Turkey has killed at least 39 civilians and injured over 100. | \"Martyred\": | A r…

WSWS (2019-10-14). Trump backs China\'s handling of Hong Kong protests. wsws.org Trump\'s comments demonstrate that US imperialism, far from defending democratic rights, cynically and selectively exploits \"human rights\" as the means for prosecuting its own interests.

George Stacey (2019-10-14). Norvergence — From Syrian children holding Pokemon Go placard to save their lives to climate change protest: Why the children give us hope for the better future. nationofchange.org Environmentalists at Norvergence believe that the different ways in which today\'s generation especially children are raising their voice against injustice or climate change, it seems the future of this planet is in safe hands. September 20, 2019, millions of people have come out in large numbers to protest against climate change demanding urgent action. The …

Ed Sykes (2019-10-14). Military deal sees Syrian army support Kurdish-led resistance to Turkish invasion. thecanary.co The Syrian army has now deployed near the Turkish border. This came hours after Kurdish-led defence forces in northern Syria (aka Rojava) said they had reached a deal with Damascus to help them resist Turkey\'s illegal invasion. | A \"military\" deal to defeat Turkish-led invaders: | On Monday morning, Syria\'s state news agency said that the army had moved into…

Andre Vltchek (2019-10-14). The Last Moments of Indonesia as We Know It. Forest Fires, Collapsing Economy. globalresearch.ca Student protests, West Papua independence struggle, monstrous forest fires, an earthquake and a collapsing economy — the increasingly religiously fundamentalist Indonesia is suddenly facing too many disasters. It cannot cope with any of them. | Nothing seems to be going well …

Renee Parsons (2019-10-14). Will the Democratic Party Exist after 2020 Election? globalresearch.ca Even before Rep. Tulsi Gabbard threatened to boycott the upcoming Dem debate as the DNC usurps the role of voters in the Democratic primacy 2020 election and with an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on the table, the Swamp …

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-14). Kurds Ally with Damascus Against Turkish Aggression. globalresearch.ca Kurds in northern Syria comprise around 10% of the nation\'s population, its largest ethnic minority. | Their relationship with Damascus has been uneasy at best, stormy at worst. They seek local autonomy. | Syrian authorities want the country\'s sovereignty and territorial integrity …

United Nations (2019-10-14). Military operation in northeast Syria could see unintentional release of ISIL affiliates: UN chief. un.org The ongoing Turkish military incursion in northeast Syria could unintentionally lead to the release of scores of people associated with the terrorist group ISIL, the UN Secretary-General fears.

WSWS (2019-10-14). Syrian army, Iran threaten counterattack against Turkish invasion of Syria. wsws.org A large-scale Middle East war could strangle the world\'s oil supply and escalate into a war between nuclear-armed powers. The working class is coming face to face with the real possibility of a Third World War.

Party for Socialism and Liberation (2019-10-14). Forum – Eyewitness Iran: Uncovering the Media Lies. indybay.org 2969 Mission St., near 26th St.

Peter Koenig (2019-10-14). Ecuador — and the IMF\'s Killing Spree. globalresearch.ca The IMF has weaponized its handle through the dollar-based western monetary system, and brutally destroyed nation after nation, thereby killed hundreds of thousands of people. Indirectly, of course, as the IMF would not use traditional guns and bombs, but financial instruments that kill — they kill by famine, by economic strangulation.

Medios libres de América (2019-10-14). #SOSEcuador: Exigimos el cese de la violencia por parte del gobierno ecuatoriano. indybay.org Colectivos y organizaciones firmantes denunciamos la inconstitucionalidad del toque de queda impuesto en Ecuador desde hoy sábado 12 de octubre a las 3 pm. Exigimos que se levante esta medida excesiva por ser un mecanismo que pone en riesgo la seguridad y la vida de los y las manifestantes.

Staff (2019-10-14). Trump Has Been Giving Up Ground in His Much-Vaunted \"Trade War\" truthout.org | | With all the attention on the impeachment investigation against Donald Trump, his trade war is getting ignored by the media. Since the trade war is not going very well, that is probably a good thing for Trump. | Just to remind people, Trump made the trade deficit a major issue in his campaign. He claimed that our trading partners were ripping the U.S. off because of lousy trade deals crafted by stupid negotiators. He assured the public that he would use his negotiating skills to bring the trade defic…

WSWS (2019-10-14). US impeachment inquiry: State Department official testifies in defiance of Trump ban. wsws.org Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch is the first Trump administration official to testify before the House Intelligence Committee since the White House declared its policy of noncooperation with the impeachment inquiry.

Rob Kall (2019-10-14). Republicans Are Going to Remove Trump Soon. counterpunch.org It will not be long before Trump is out of the White House and off the 2020 presidential ballot. In spite of what virtually all the mainstream media have been saying about impeachment going nowhere in the Senate, I am very confident that Trump will not be president and will not be on the ballot More

WSWS (2019-10-14). NDP advocates spending tens of billions on Canada\'s military. wsws.org Canada\'s social democrats are full-throated supporters of the Trudeau Liberal government\'s plans to buy new fleets of warships and fighter jets.

Amy Goodman (2019-10-14). \"We\'re still here\": Indigenous Peoples\' Day celebration reflects ongoing resistance to colonization. nationofchange.org Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas 527 years ago this week, unleashing a brutal genocide that killed tens of millions of Native people across the hemisphere. Cities and states across the country are acknowledging this devastating history by rejecting the federal holiday of Columbus Day and celebrating Indigenous Peoples\' Day instead to honor centuries of …

Matt Korda (2019-10-14). When Talking About the Climate Crisis, We Can\'t Forget About Nuclear Weapons. thenation.com When Talking About the Climate Crisis, We Can\'t Forget About Nuclear Weapons…

Kim Petersen (2019-10-14). Lessons Not Learned from History Can Kill You. dissidentvoice.org The Kurds in Northern Syria have been abandoned by the United States military and left to the mercy/mercilessness of the invading Turks. This is what\'s happening in N. Syria now. Most stable part of the country is being ruined. These armed groups are executing people on M4 Highway earlier today pic.twitter.com/kw7s29NvlW — Mutlu Civiroglu (@mutludc) …

Khury Petersen-Smith (2019-10-14). Trump\'s Betrayal of the Kurds Is Terrible, But the Answer Is Not Endless War. commondreams.org Turkish soldiers prepare to cross the border into Syria on October 09, 2019 in Akcakale, Turkey. The military action is part of a campaign to extend Turkish control of more of northern Syria. (Photo: Burak Kara/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/getty_2.jpeg …

teleSUR (2019-10-14). Turkey Claims Kurds Allowed IS Group Prisoners to Escape. telesurenglish.net Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar Monday accused Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters of emptying a jail holding Islamic State group prisoners in a part of Syria where Ankara is mounting an offensive, and that the prisoners there had been abducted. | RELATED: | Syrian Kurds Announce Deal with Damascus to Challenge Turkey | Turkey launched a cross-border operation against the YPG militia in northeastern Syria last week, after U.S. President Donald Trump decided to withdraw forces from tw…

Staff (2019-10-14). Kurds Turn to Bashar al-Assad for Protection as US Abandons Former Allies. truthout.org | | Syrian troops are massing near the Turkish border, one day after Bashar al-Assad\'s government reached a deal to help protect the Kurds from Turkey\'s deadly air and ground assault. On Sunday, the Kurds agreed, in a deal brokered by Russia, to hand over two border towns to the Syrian government in exchange for protection. The Kurds had been allied with the United States up until last week, when President Trump abruptly pulled U.S. troops from northern Syria, paving the way for Turkey\'s assault…

Brett Wilkins (2019-10-14). \'No Friend But the Mountains\': A History of US Betrayal of the Kurds. counterpunch.org To be clear, what follows is not an endorsement of a continued US military presence in Syria. There is, however, a difference between President Donald Trump attempting to fulfill a campaign promise to end American involvement in wars that have cost so much in blood and treasure and giving the green light to what many More

Dr. Jack Rasmus (2019-10-14). China-US Mini Trade Deal: Trump Takes the Money and Runs. globalresearch.ca After months of escalating tit-for-tat tariff increases, and bringing the global economy to the precipice of a global currency war, the US and China agreed to a partial deal on their trade dispute this past week. | Trump heralds the deal …