Staff (2019-10-15). Ecuadorian Government Withdraws IMF Decree After 11 Days of Protests and State Repression. therealnews.com President Lenin Moreno\'s government withdrew the neoliberal program which had sparked the massive protests. Indigenous groups remain wary, though, in case the government implements new austerity measures.

Matthew Trinder (2019-10-15). Indigenous-led protests force Ecuador to restore fuel subsidy cuts ordered by IMF. peoplesworld.org Ecuador\'s government agreed Monday to restore fuel subsidies it had forced on the public in order to obtain an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan. The announcement to back away from the subsidy cuts is part of a deal to stop mass protests that had forced the government to flee the capital. The deal was struck …

Wilma Salgado (2019-10-15). Ecuador: Lenin Moreno\'s Government Sacrifices the Poor to Satisfy the IMF. counterpunch.org Ecuador\'s President Lenin Moreno has been cutting government spending since signing an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in February of this year. This policy has benefited multinational corporations, the banks, and in general, powerful economic groups at the expense of the middle and working classes, who are being pushed More

Staff (2019-10-15). California Lawmakers Passed a Bill Banning Private Prisons. therealnews.com Activist Amani Sawari talks about what the impact on people in private prisons and immigration detention centers will be if Governor Gavin Newsom signs AB32, which would phase out private prisons by 2028.

The Canary (2019-10-15). Dominic Raab \'was cold, unpleasant and rude\' to parents of teenage crash victim. thecanary.co The Foreign Secretary was \"cold\" and \"rude\" to the family of Harry Dunn during a meeting about the teenager\'s death, their spokesman has said.Dominic Raab met the 19-year-old\'s parents, Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn, last week.The teenager was killed when his motorbike was involved in a head-on collision outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire in August.Harry Dunn (Family handout/Northamptonshire Police/PA)His parents met Raab after Anne Sacoolas, the motorist allegedly responsible for the crash, was given diplomatic immunity and allowed to flee to the US after the crash.Family spokesman Radd Seiger told the P…

Ralph Nader (2019-10-15). The Congress Has to Draw the Line. counterpunch.org \"I have an Article II, where I have the right to do whatever I want as President.\" Really! It is time for the House of Representatives to announce comprehensive articles of impeachment against the chronic outlaw and violator of the public trust — President Donald J. Trump who won the Electoral College, but lost the popular vote. Six More

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers (2019-10-15). Pink Tide Against US Domination Rising Again In Latin America. dissidentvoice.org (Photo from Dissent Magazine) Once again, the left is rising in Latin America as people revolt against authoritarian regimes, many of whom were put in place by US-supported coups. These regimes have taken International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans and are under the thumb of international finance, which is against the interests of people.After the embattled …

Monica Moorehead (2019-10-15). NBA and China: The \'right to free speech\' vs. the right to sovereignty. workers.org The great Yao Ming. The Houston Rockets are the most popular National Basketball Association team in China for one main reason: Yao Ming, the current president of the Chinese Basketball Association and an NBA Hall of Famer, played eight seasons for the Rockets. Basketball is very popular in China, thanks . . . | Continue reading NBA and China: The \'right to free speech\' vs. the right to sovereignty at Workers.org

Andre Vltchek (2019-10-15). Why I stand by 70 years old Communist China. dissidentvoice.org Happy Birthday, People\'s Republic of China! Heartfelt Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday, and thank you for being here, for standing, for not bending down and never surrendering. The capitalist world is in decay. The West is rotting. Anger and nihilism are pouring from the imperialist empire whose citizens are frustrated; not at peace with themselves. Imperialist …

Lee Camp (2019-10-15). Just 100 Companies Will Sign Humanity\'s Death Warrant. truthdig.com Only 100 companies will sign humanity\'s death sentence. That\'s it. One hundred corporate boards filled with sociopaths. But I\'ll get back to that in a moment. | In recent weeks, climate activists in New York City jammed up foot traffic on Wall Street with a die-in, covering themselves in fake blood and lying on the ground. Other activists in Washington, D.C., blocked intersections using a variety of tactics, gridlocking traffic and pissing off a lot of people. It seems clear that when it comes to our impending extinction, practically no one cares, unl…

Raouf Halaby (2019-10-15). Kurdish Massacres: One of Britain\'s Many Original Sins. counterpunch.org For those who believe in the fairy tale of original sin, Adam and Eve, so goes the narrative, partook of the forbidden fruit, fell from grace, and were forever banished from the garden. The same narrative informs us that the second major sin, an infinitely more hideous one, was the result of a jealous and More

Ron Jacobs (2019-10-15). Betrayal in the Levant. counterpunch.org Confusion reigns in certain left-leaning and anarchist circles. Pat Robertson tells Trump he will lose his mandate of heaven if he really does pull the US troops occupying northern Syria from their positions. Democrats, Republicans, neocons and neoliberals join the Pentagon and the mainstream US media to decry this possible troop redeployment. Turkey assembles its military More

William A. Cohn (2019-10-15). The Don Fought the Law… counterpunch.org Photo by Nathaniel St. Clair Indictments now point to a vast criminal conspiracy involving the personal lawyer of the sitting U.S. President and *45 to rig the 2020 election. I refer to Mr. Donald J. Trump as *45 to deny the legitimacy of his holding his office. Now, judicial fact-finding strengthens the existing public record More

Victor Grossman (2019-10-15). The Berlin Wall, Thirty Years Later. counterpunch.org Remembrance Days are rewarding for journalists, especially since Google made research digging so easy. And how the German media love such days! Their favorite dates recall four events: June 17, 1953, the \"Uprising\" (or whatever it\'s labeled) by East German workers in the birthing period of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), the building of the Berlin Wall More

Liberation Staff (2019-10-15). Leonard Peltier subjected to unjust lockdown in prison: Write to the warden now! liberationnews.org The Party for Socialism and Liberation urges its supporters to write the warden to demand an end to this brutal lockdown.

Staff (2019-10-15). #MeToo Writings Are About a Lot More Than Stories. truthdig.com \"Indelible in the Hippocampus: Writings From the Me Too Movement\" | A book edited by Shelly Oria \"Indelible: Writings From the Me Too Movement\" is not just a collection of nonfiction essays, short stories, and poems about the Great Reckoning edited by award-winning novelist Shelly Oria. \"Indelible\"\'s writings also strive to create a forum for litigating sexual violence claims outside of the failed state. In a society where only one out of four rapes are reported — often because victims understand that police are unlikely to believe the…

Max Blumenthal (2019-10-15). The Legal Biden Family Corruption Democrats Refuse to Acknowledge. truthdig.com This piece originally appeared on The Grayzone. | With its relentless focus on corruption in Russia and Ukraine, the Atlantic Council has distinguished itself from other top-flight think tanks in Washington. Over the past several years, it has held innumerable conferences and panel discussions, issued a string of reports, and published literally hundreds of essays on Russia\'s \"kleptocracy\" and the scourge of Kremlin disinformation. | At the same time,…

Victor Grossman (2019-10-15). Thirty years later the Berlin Wall is again being \"remembered\" peoplesworld.org BERLIN — Remembrance Days are rewarding for journalists, especially since Google made research digging so easy. And how the German media love such days! Their favorite dates recall four events: June 17, 1953, the \"Uprising\" (or whatever it\'s labeled) by East German workers in the birthing period of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), the building …

Maxximilian Seijo (2019-10-15). No Depression in Heaven with Alison Collis Greene. mronline.org In this episode of Money on the Left, we speak with historian Alison Collis Greene about her book No Depression in Heaven with an eye toward contemporary debates around the Green New Deal. Subtitled The Great Depression, the New Deal, and the Transformation of Religion in the Delta, Alison\'s book critiques what she calls the […] | Source

Eric A. Gordon (2019-10-15). \'The Abuelas\' unpacks repercussions of child kidnapping in Argentina\'s Dirty War. peoplesworld.org GLENDALE, Calif.— \"If you have doubts about your identity, contact Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo.\" So read billboards across today\'s Argentina, where thousands of people were \"disappeared\" between 1976 and 1983 during the brutal military dictatorship\'s Dirty War. Antaeus Theatre Company presents the West Coast premiere of Stephanie Alison Walker\'s striking new play, The …

Norman Solomon (2019-10-15). The More Joe Biden Stumbles, the More Corporate Democrats Freak Out. counterpunch.org The Democratic Party\'s most powerful donors are running out of options in the presidential race. Their warhorse Joe Biden is stumbling, while the other corporate-minded candidates lag far behind. For party elites, with less than four months to go before voting starts in caucuses and primaries, 2020 looks like Biden or bust. A key problem More

David M. Perry (2019-10-15). Why Ilhan Omar Is the Optimist in the Room. thenation.com Why Ilhan Omar Is the Optimist in the Room…

Aaron Maté (2019-10-15). Pushback: Aaron Maté and Ben Norton discuss Syria war, US withdrawal, Turkish invasion. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone hosted its first YouTube livestream of Pushback with Aaron Maté, featuring Ben Norton. We discussed the Syria war,…

Kevin Zeese (2019-10-15). \"Pink Tide\" Against US Domination Rising Again in Latin America and the Caribbean. globalresearch.ca Once again, the left is rising in Latin America as people revolt against authoritarian regimes, many of whom were put in place by US-supported coups. These regimes have taken International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans and are under the thumb of …

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers (2019-10-15). Pink tide against US domination rising again in Latin America. nationofchange.org Once again, the left is rising in Latin America as people revolt against authoritarian regimes, many of whom were put in place by US-supported coups. These regimes have taken the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans and are under the thumb of international finance, which is against the interests of people. After the embattled President of …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-10-15). A Coalition of Support: Parliamentarians for Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca 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 …

Zenobia Jeffries Warfield (2019-10-15). It\'s Time for Effective Oversight of Police Violence. commondreams.org Community organizers and activists demand police accountability at a rally in New York City on August 9, 2019, to commemorate the 5-year anniversary of Mike Brown\'s death by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson. (Photo: Erik McGregor/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/stoplillingus.jpeg …

Zero Hedge (2019-10-15). Erdogan Holding 50 US Tactical Nukes \'Hostage\' as Trump Authorizes Sanctions. globalresearch.ca Amid all the media and pundit outrage since Turkey\'s President Erdogan launched his so-called \'Operation Peace Spring\' into northeast Syria last week, vowing to wipe out Syrian Kurdish forces who\'ve long held the border areas, what\'s been largely missing is …

South Front (2019-10-15). Video: Turkish Offensive in Northern Syria Pushed Kurds into Hands of Assad and Moscow. War Report. globalresearch.ca The defense of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is steadily collapsing under pressure from the Turkish Armed Forces and Turkish-backed militant groups, branded as the National Syrian Army. | Since the start of Operation Peace Spring, Turkey-led forces have captured …

Thomas Mountain (2019-10-15). Ethiopia\'s Abiy Ahmed Wins Nobel Peace Prize, But It Takes Two to Make Peace. counterpunch.org Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize for Peace which begs the question, if it takes two sides to fight a war doesn\'t it take two sides to make peace? Just as it takes two hands to clap it takes two to make peace and P.M. Abiy has taken pains More

WSWS (2019-10-15). Germany\'s IG Metall union calls for alliance with government and corporations against workers. wsws.org IG Metall is offering the services of its apparatus to ensure labour peace in the factories and impose the cuts demanded by Germany\'s ruling elite.

United Nations (2019-10-15). Security Council marks transition from 15 years of UN peacekeeping in Haiti. un.org Although 15 years of UN peacekeeping in Haiti has drawn to a close, the Organization\'s commitment to strengthening and stabilizing the country, will continue, the Security Council heard on Tuesday.

Photos and Text (2019-10-15). Kurds in San Francisco Protest Betrayal by the US. indybay.org Trump forces our former ally into arms of our enemy, Syria\'s Assad. Russia, Iran and ISIS to benefit.

WSWS (2019-10-15). Australian governments trial police-state measures against climate protesters. wsws.org The authorities are using the demonstrations as a test case for future repression of the emerging social and political struggles of the working class.

Wim Laven (2019-10-15). Citizens Must Remove Trump From Office. counterpunch.org Familiarize yourself with the hashtag #OutNow, it is refusefacism.org\'s message: \"In the name of humanity we refuse to accept a fascist America!\" Their goal is seeing the Trump/Pence regime gone—now. The protests in Los Angeles and New York to be held on October 19th will showcase this necessary cause—there is no higher form of patriotism More

WSWS (2019-10-15). Spanish police attack mass protests against prison terms for Catalan nationalists. wsws.org The ruling against defendants involved in the 2017 Catalan independence referendum is the outcome of a show trial and part of the Spanish ruling class\'s drive toward dictatorship.

Mark Engler (2019-10-15). Why Bother Protesting When the President Doesn\'t Care? thenation.com Why Bother Protesting When the President Doesn\'t Care?

Philip Giraldi (2019-10-15). Trump Wants to End the \"Stupid Wars\"? globalresearch.ca The discussion, if one might even call it that, regarding the apparent President Donald Trump decision to withdraw at least some American soldiers from Syria has predictably developed along partisan, ideologically fueled lines. Trump has inevitably muddied the waters by …

Kathy Kelly (2019-10-15). Death, Bloodshed, and Misery in Yemen. progressive.org \"Strike with creativity!\" proclaims Raytheon.

Dr. Barbara G. Ellis (2019-10-15). Lessons from Ukraine: Shift Foreign Aid to U.S. Desperate Domestic Aid Programs. globalresearch.ca If anything, the Trump-Ukraine impeachment issue reveals to the American public that ever since 1961 when the Foreign Assistance Act was passed, perhaps nearly trillions of our tax dollars have been used by decades of administrations as a primary tool …

Pepe Escobar (2019-10-15). Kurds Face Stark Options after US Pullback from Northern Syria. globalresearch.ca In the annals of bombastic Trump tweets, this one is simply astonishing: here we have a President of the United States, on the record, unmasking the whole $8-trillion intervention in the Middle East as an endless war based on a …

Medios libres de América (2019-10-15). #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.

Joe Emersberger (2019-10-15). Media Smears, Political Persecution Set the Stage for Austerity and the Backlash Against It in Ecuador. counterpunch.org An interview with Fausto Jarrin On October 6, I interviewed Ecuadorian lawyer Fausto Jarrin, who has represented former Ecuadorian President Rafael and other former members of his government. Correa was in office from 2007-2017. In 2017, Lenin Moreno, who had been part of Correa\'s government for ten years, won the presidency on a platform of More

Party for Socialism and Liberation (2019-10-15). Forum – Eyewitness Iran: Uncovering the Media Lies. indybay.org 2969 Mission St., near 26th St.

Labor Video Project (2019-10-15). Art In Struggle For Women & Prisoners In Iran: The Mural, The Artists & Women. indybay.org An opening for an art mural about women and the prisoners of Iran was held on October 6, 2019 at Clarion Alley. The mural portrays the women who are fighting for human rights and worker rights in Iran…

Shane Quinn (2019-10-15). The United States Is Unlikely to Desire Conflict with a Formidable Iran. globalresearch.ca The failure of the American-led occupation of Iraq has surely not been forgotten in Washington. Against by all accounts a much depleted enemy in Baghdad, America\'s military and civilian branches were unable to maintain authority in an Iraqi state already …

Carla Stea (2019-10-15). UN General Assembly 2019: Venezuela, Russia, China Denounce Violations of International Treaties and Distortions of UN Charter. globalresearch.ca As Venezuelan Chairman of the Non Aligned Movement, comprising 120 nations and observer states, Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza denounced devious and Machiavellian ploys attempted by the US to force regime change on his country, with efforts to isolate the country, …

Staff (2019-10-15). Outrage in Texas as Police Kill Atatiana Jefferson at Home. truthout.org | | A white police officer in Fort Worth, Texas, has been arrested and charged with murder, after he shot and killed an African-American woman who was inside her own home. Officer Aaron Dean was responding to a non-emergency call for a wellness check after a neighbor had called the Fort Worth police to report that 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson\'s front door was open at around 2: 30 in the morning on Saturday. Soon after the officers arrived, Dean, who never identified himself to be a police officer, shouted thr…

Calvin Trillin (2019-10-15). On Trump Asking China to Investigate the Bidens. thenation.com On Trump Asking China to Investigate the Bidens…

Dave Zirin (2019-10-15). LeBron James\'s Politics Stop at the Water\'s Edge. thenation.com LeBron James\'s Politics Stop at the Water\'s Edge…