teleSUR (2019-07-18). Landless Worker Hit by a Truck in Sao Paulo, Brazil. telesurenglish.net The Landless Workers Movement, or MST, condemned Thursday the killing of one of their members, hit by a truck in Sao Paulo in the morning, arguing the crime was the result of a strategy attempting to spread fear among social movements. | RELATED: | Brazil Court to Rule on Eviction Case of Landless Workers Camp | A man in a truck entered at full spee…

James Jeffrey (2019-07-18). The Dark Side of the Moon Mission. progressive.org \"For that kind of money,\" Vonnegut cracked on the CBS Evening News, \"the least [NASA] can do is discover God.\" Civil rights activists, anti-Vietnam War protesters and even top scientists were skeptical of the Apollo moon mission at the time.

John Catalinotto (2019-07-18). Seeking truth about Venezuela\'s food production. workers.org An organization in the United States has scheduled a 10-day trip to Venezuela in late August that could help people find answers to important questions: Are there shortages of food? What is responsible for such shortages? What is the role of U.S. sanctions? How are the Venezuelans responding to the . . . | Continue reading Seeking truth about Venezuela\'s food production at Workers.org

William Hartung (2019-07-18). Merger Mania: the Military-Industrial Complex on Steroids. counterpunch.org When, in his farewell address in 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of the dangers of the \"unwarranted influence\" wielded by the \"military-industrial complex,\" he could never have dreamed of an arms-making corporation of the size and political clout of Lockheed Martin. In a good year, it now receives up to $50 billion in government More

Judith Deutsch (2019-07-18). Psychology Stories: Children. counterpunch.org The majesty and burning of the child\'s death…. After the first death, there is no other. — Dylan Thomas The sniper who shot at Muhammad the child Beneath his father\'s arm Wasn\'t acting alone — Aharon Shabtai, J\'Accuse If you are overcome by the horrific crimes against the humanity of children and then wonder how this More

United Nations (2019-07-18). Yemen: UN Envoy \'guilty\' of optimistic hope that war is \'nearing the end\'. un.org With Yemen once again at a \"crucial moment\" the UN Special Envoy trying to facilitate peace there told Security Council members on Thursday that despite the dangers of being over optimistic, he could not help thinking the country could finally be \"nearing the end of its war.\"

Staff (2019-07-18). Noam Chomsky: Trump Is Trying to Exploit Tension With Iran for 2020. truthout.org | | \"Any concern about Iranian weapons of mass destruction could be alleviated by the single means of heeding Iran\'s call to establish a weapons-of-mass-destruction-free zone in the Middle East,\" says legendary public intellectual Noam Chomsky, but that isn\'t stopping the Trump administration from concocting stories about Iran threatening to \"conquer the world\" in order to escalate tensions and thereby strengthen Trump\'s hand going into the 2020 election. | In this exclusive transcript of a conversa…

unitedEditor (2019-07-18). WHY IS THE TURKISH PRESS SILENT ON THE CRISIS IN LIBYA? uwidata.com Faruk Bildirici, one of the distinguished representatives of Turkish journalism, with whom I worked for 27 years at Hàºrriyet news, has consistently represented the interests of his readers over the past few years. After he was fired several months ago, Bildirici created his own website to continue his work. Last week Bildirici published a curious …

Staff (2019-07-18). Iran Acknowledges Missing Tanker Was Seized in Persian Gulf. truthdig.com The United Arab Emirates-based oil tanker and its crew of 12 was smuggling fuel out of the country, according to Iran\'s state-owned TV station.

Thomas Mountain (2019-07-18). Africans Solving African Problems; Bringing Peace to Sudan. counterpunch.org The recent peace deal being implemented in Sudan was brokered by African leaders without any interference or even input by non African players ie the UN or western countries. As a matter of fact the deal was made in Asmara, Eritrea where the head of the Sudanese military that had overthrown the long time despot More

The Canary (2019-07-18). Brother of Manchester bomber to deny murdering 22 victims of arena terror attack. thecanary.co The brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi has indicated he will deny helping him to murder 22 people in the 2017 terror attack.Hashem Abedi, 22, stood in the dock at Westminster Magistrates\' Court as the names of each fatality were read aloud. | His counsel, Zafar Ali QC, said the defendant denied the charges against him. No formal pleas were entered during the 15-minute hearing.Abedi, who was raised in Manchester, travelled to Libya before his older brother detonated his suicide vest as pop fans left an Ariana Grande concert.Prosecutor Kathryn Selby told the court that Abedi had been charged with 22 co…

W. T. Whitney (2019-07-18). Cuba and a New Generation of Leaders Respond to U.S. Anti-People War. counterpunch.org For almost 60 years Cuba has successfully defended its socialist revolution against a steady onslaught of U.S. aggressive actions, serious enough at times to warrant extraordinary measures. Cuba, for example, established alliances with the Soviet bloc of nations in the early 1960s, readjusted its economy and politics following the Soviet collapse, and sharpened its intelligence capabilities in response to terrorist attacks continuing into the 1990s. More

Michele Willens (2019-07-18). Travels in the South. thenation.com Travels in the South…

Staff (2019-07-18). \"It Is Not Just War. It Is Life\": Acclaimed Doc \"For Sama\" Offers Rare Glimpse into War-Torn Syria. democracynow.org We look at the award-winning documentary feature titled \"For Sama,\" a devastating account of war-torn Syria told through the eyes of director Waad al-Kateab. She filmed hundreds of hours of footage in her native Aleppo to create a stunning depiction of life during wartime. Amid airstrikes and attacks on hospitals, Waad falls in love with one of the last remaining doctors in Aleppo, gets married and has a baby girl, Sama, to whom the film is dedicated. When protests against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad first began in 2011, Waad al-Kateab was a young economics student who began filming on a cellphone. Fo…

Paul Kawika Martin (2019-07-18). Diplomacy Instead of a Disaster in Iran. peaceaction.org Washington, D.C. — July 18, 2019 — In response to reports of the U.S. shooting down an Iranian drone, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs at Peace Action, released the following statement: \"Because of the Trump administration\'s policy of maximum provocation towards Iran, America stands on the precipice of another blunderous …

Ralph Nader (2019-07-18). Will Any Disgusted Republicans Challenge Trump in the Primaries? dissidentvoice.org In 1956, then Senator John F. Kennedy authored a best-selling book titled Profiles in Courage, in which he told the stories of Senators in American history who, on principle, bucked the tides of power. Today, some Republican writer or conservative syndicated columnist — George Will or Max Boot — should write a book called Profiles in Cowardliness. It …

Jonathan Cook (2019-07-18). How the Goliath of the Jerusalem Settler Movement Persuaded the World It\'s Really David. counterpunch.org Israeli police forced out the Siyam family from their home in the heart of occupied East Jerusalem last week, the final chapter in their 25-year legal battle against a powerful settler organisation. The family\'s defeat represented much more than just another eviction. It was intended to land a crushing blow against the hopes of some More

teleSUR (2019-07-18). Arson Attack in Japan\'s Animation Studio Kills 33. telesurenglish.net A man shouted \"die\" as he doused an animation studio with fuel and set it ablaze in Japan Thursday, public broadcaster NHK said, killing at least 33 people in the nation\'s worst mass murder in nearly two decades. | RELATED: | #KuToo: Japanese Women Protest Compulsory High Heel Rule at Workplace | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the attack in the…

Staff (2019-07-18). Why Are Billionaires Like Jeff Bezos so Obsessed With Space? truthdig.com The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing is this year, and it\'s worth recalling the memo that then-Vice President Lyndon Johnson wrote to President John F. Kennedy: \"If we do not make the strong effort now, the time will soon be reached when the margin of control over space and over men\'s minds through space accomplishments will have swung so far on the Russian side that we will not be able to catch up, let alone assume leadership.\" | That sense of urgency has shifted over the decades f…

The Canary (2019-07-18). Government \'still not doing enough\' over cladding after Grenfell tragedy. thecanary.co The Government is \"still not doing enough\" to remove dangerous cladding from buildings more than two years on from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, a report has said.The Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee report accuses the Government of being \"far too slow\" in its response to the blaze, which killed 72 people in June 2017.The report further warns that the £200 million set aside for remediation of private sector residential buildings with aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding will not be enough.(PA Graphics)The spread of the fire at Grenfell has been linked to the use of ACM in its…

Binoy Kampmark (2019-07-18). Spying on Julian Assange: UC Global, CNN and Russian Couriers. dissidentvoice.org History\'s scope for the absurd and tragic is infinite. Like Sisyphus engaged in permanent labours pushing a boulder up a slope, the effort of making sense of such scope is likewise, absurdly infinite. To see images of an exhausted and world-weary Julian Assange attempting to dodge the all-eye surveillance operation that he would complain about …

Stephen Lendman (2019-07-18). Trump: America\'s \"Racist-in-Chief\" globalresearch.ca Racism defines Trump\'s private and public life. He falsely said \"I am not a racist.\" | \"I\'m the least racist person you\" will ever meet is belied by his unacceptable Trump Organization practices, his hostile actions against unwanted aliens of the …

Philip Giraldi (2019-07-18). Trump Outreach: Pandering to Christian Zionism, \"Preparing the Nation for An Inevitable War\"? globalresearch.ca In Washington on the weekend after the Fourth of July, Israel was praised and Iran was condemned in the strongest terms, with a bit of a call to arms thrown in to prepare the nation for an inevitable war. It …

Rachel M. Cohen (2019-07-18). A California Bill Could Transform the Lives of Gig Workers. Silicon Valley Wants Labor\'s Help To Stop It. theintercept.com Gig economy workers who support the legislation view it as a necessary step toward their ability to collectively organize. Uber and Lyft want a workaround.

Fight Back (2019-07-18). Rally demands \"Justice for Isak Aden\" fightbacknews.org Eagan, MN – Some 200 community members gathered here July 16 to demand justice for Isak Aden, a Somali man who was killed by police in this Saint Paul suburb on July 2. Aden was a 23-year-old college student who was killed by police after a four-hour standoff with 90 officers from nine different agencies. Five police officers from the cities of Eagan and Bloomington were named responsible for his death. | Marching behind a 30-foot banner, about 100 protesters took to the streets around the municipal center, which includes the Eagan Police Department and the Eagan City Hall. Then, the crowd poured into the center…

Andre Vltchek (2019-07-18). Why the West is Determined to Ignore China\'s Success. dissidentvoice.org It used to be comical, but suddenly it is not, anymore. In the past, blind hatred towards China could had been attributed to ignorance, or at least to indoctrination by the Western propaganda and mass media outlets. But now? China\'s tremendous leap forward, its excellent, humane social policies and determined people-oriented scientific research, as well …

Dean Baker (2019-07-18). The Coal Industry is Not a Major Employer. counterpunch.org The NYT had a column by Eliza Griswold talking about the prospect of job loss in coal mining areas due to efforts to restrict greenhouse gas emissions. While it is often traumatic for workers to lose jobs, especially long-held jobs, it is important to realize that relatively few jobs are at stake in the coal More

United Nations (2019-07-18). Stronger partnerships with post-conflict countries needed to ensure \'path towards durable peace\': UN chief. un.org As UN missions are drawn down and eventually closed, stronger partnerships are needed to ensure that countries recovering from conflict can transition successfully to a phase of durable peace and development, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday.

Andrew Korybko (2019-07-18). Julian Assange: US Coopts Patriotic Opposition in Ecuador, Former President Correa goes against Wikileaks Founder. globalresearch.ca Former President Rafael Correa\'s claim that Julian Assange abused his political asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to influence the US\' 2016 elections and his publicly proclaimed admiration for Hillary amount to nothing less than the completion of America\'s …

Alex Anfruns (2019-07-18). An Interview with Daniel Kovalik. dissidentvoice.org In his last book on Venezuela, Daniel Kovalik, a lawyer and a long standing friend of Latin American people in countries such as Colombia and Central America, is tearing away the veil of war propaganda: \"The humanitarian part of the intervention is now barely a fig leaf for the real and usual intention — the …

Staff (2019-07-18). Headlines for July 18, 2019. democracynow.org House Lawmakers Vote to Table Trump Impeachment Resolution, Trump Renews Racist Attacks on Four Progressive Congresswomen, Rep. Ilhan Omar Introduces Bill Affirming the Right to Boycott, House Votes to Bar Trump\'s Planned Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE, U.S. to Deploy 500 Troops to Saudi Air Base, Sudan\'s Military Rulers Agree to Share Power with Civilian Protesters, United Nations Declares Global Health Emergency as Ebola Spreads, Puerto Ricans Demand Resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló over Hateful Messages, AG Barr & Commerce Secretary Ross Held in Contempt of Congress, Sen. Rand Paul Blocks Vote on S…

Stephen Lendman (2019-07-18). Trump Ignorant of China\'s Resolve. globalresearch.ca Trump is an artful dealmaker in his own mind, his mastery more myth than reality. | Former Trump Organization executive Barbara Res earlier said he wasn\'t a great dealmaker. | \"In terms of taking the responsibility for the buck, he just would …

United Nations (2019-07-18). Monsoon rains turn millions of children\'s lives \'upside down\' across South Asia. un.org Heavy rainfall, severe flooding and landslides across Nepal, India and Bangladesh have killed at least 93 children, and put the lives of millions more at risk, according to the United Nations Children\'s Fund (UNICEF), which is \"responding urgently\".

United Nations (2019-07-18). Carnage must stop in northwest Syria demands Lowcock, as attacks intensify. un.org After 80 days of intensifying attacks, many on health facilities, \"the carnage must stop\" in northwest Syria, said the UN relief chief on Thursday, noting that more than 70 civilians had been killed this month alone across the last rebel-held enclave of the country.

teleSUR (2019-07-18). Mercosur No Longer Seeks Chavez\'s \'Great Homeland\': Bolsonaro. telesurenglish.net At the end of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) Summit in Santa Fe, Argentina, the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro affirmed Wednesday that this trade bloc does not aim anymore to build a \"Great Homeland,\" which was common goal proposed by the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as a way to unite all Latin American countries in order to overcome the h…

Ali Harb (2019-07-18). How Iranian MEK Went from US Terror List to Halls of Congress. globalresearch.ca As soon as Maryam Rajavi, her face beaming across a giant screen, finished speaking, the sky above hundreds of her supporters in the United States filled with red, white and green confetti — the colours of the Iranian flag….

Elliot Sperber (2019-07-18). Don\'t Open the Door. counterpunch.org Don\'t Open the Door When the knock came at the door for A second I thought about a man: Davino Watson A US citizen Locked up for forty-one months by ICE Over 3 years Of his life lost. For what? A clerical error Or clerical terror And then about Bello, the Bakersfield poet Targeted by More

Ricardo Vaz (2019-07-18). Venezuela: Trump Diverts Central America Aid to Guaido as EU Threatens More Sanctions. venezuelanalysis.com Guaido\'s team is receiving over $40 million to fund salaries, travel, training, propaganda and technical assistance.

teleSUR (2019-07-18). Uruguay: Left-Wing Broad Front Ratifies Its Presidential Ticket. telesurenglish.net Uruguay\'s left-wing coalition Broad Front endorsed Thursday its presidential ticket Daniel Martinez – Graciela Villar as the formula that will represent it in the country\'s national elections on Oct. 27. | RELATED: | Uruguay Walks Out of OAS Meeting Rejecting Guaido Reps | \"With the Broad Front, all progressives are aiming for an increasingly fair country, we are going for a better nation, we are going to walk firmly in the 21st century, we are going for a change that adds up,\" Martine…

teleSUR (2019-07-18). Mexico Rejects the Presence of Venezuelan Opposition at the OAS. telesurenglish.net Mexico, along with nine countries in the region, challenged on Thursday the presence of representatives of the Venezuelan opposition in the General Assembly of the Organization of American States ( OAS ), which is being held in Medellin, Colombia. | RELATED: | Why the Canadian Government Is Confronting Venezuela | After the accreditation of said delegation, headed by the deputy of the Venezuelan right Julio Borges, Mexico requested that the following be included in the minutes and doc…

teleSUR (2019-07-18). Boeing Assumes US$5b in After-Tax Charges for Plane Crashes. telesurenglish.net The Boeing airplane manufacturing company will be assuming a US$4.9 billion dollar after-tax charge for the pair of deadly crashes suffered by passengers riding the 737 MAX plane since February. | RELATED: | From Boeing to Lockheed Martin | The charge will result in a US$5.6 billion reduction in revenue and pre-tax earnings in the second quarter, Boeing officials said in a statement. | Known as the world\'s largest airplane manufacturer, the Chicago-based company is set to release financial results July 24.

South Front (2019-07-18). Video: Waiting for New Idlib Offensive. US Continues to Provide Syria Rebels with Weapons and Military Supplies. globalresearch.ca The situation in northwestern Hama and along the entire contact line around the Idlib de-escalation zone has remained stable but tense during the past week. The Syrian Arab Army, the Tiger Forces and their allies have repeatedly engaged in local …

Abayomi Azikiwe (2019-07-18). African Free Trade Area Launched in Niger. globalresearch.ca On July 4 the 12th Extraordinary Summit of the African Union (AU) was held in Niamey, Niger to officially proclaim a project that is inherent within the notions of sovereignty and unity on the continent. | This African Continental Free …

John Feffer (2019-07-18). Trump\'s send-them-back doctrine. nationofchange.org During the height of Stalin\'s purges, the great Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich kept a packed suitcase near the door of his apartment. The Black Marias, the vehicle of choice for the secret police, would traditionally arrive in the middle of the night to ferry \"undesirables\" to interrogation cells. Shostakovich wanted to be ready at any …

United Nations (2019-07-18). Thursday\'s Daily Brief: Mandela Day, war waning in Yemen? Deadly monsoon rains, zero hunger hopes fade, fifth anniversary of MH17 crash. un.org In today\'s Daily Brief: World celebrates Nelson Mandela; Security Council hears end of Yemen war may be in sight; South Asia children turned \'upside down\' by monsoon rains; world \'off track\' to meet zero hunger target; Italy urged to stop \'criminalising\' migrant rescues…

Prof. Joseph H. Chung (2019-07-18). Korea-Japan Trade Plus War: Where Are You Going Mr. Shinzo Abe? globalresearch.ca Right after the G20 Conference (28-28 June 2019) in Osaka, Japan, Shinzo Abe, prime minister of Japan declared the beginning of trade war against South Korea. It was indeed an irony that Abe was the host of the Conference …

Jim Hightower (2019-07-18). The Mad Corruptions of Trump Inc. globalresearch.ca Where\'s Shakespeare when we need him? Only the Bard of Avon could do literary justice to the tortured madness of Donald Trump, who fluctuates between petulant self-pity and weird self-praise. | His brags are especially weird because they usually involve …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-07-18). Donald Trump, \"the Democrat Squad\" and Failed Impeachment. globalresearch.ca Twitter has become policy. It is platform, direction and determination. It has served one particular person well, a hazy mechanism to fog up the lenses of law makers. When President Donald Trump needs an air-wave filling distraction, a bilious splurge …

Mike Whitney (2019-07-18). Five Years Ago: Was Malaysia Flight MH17 Shot Down by a Ukrainian Fighter Plane? globalresearch.ca This article was originally published in 2014. | July 17th is the commemoration of the downing of MH17, July 17, 2014 | \"From start to finish, the Ukraine crisis has been instigated by US imperialism. Every action Washington has taken has been …

Environmental Health Trust (2019-07-18). Top 10 Facts About Cell Phones and Wi-Fi. globalresearch.ca 1. All Cell Phones And Wireless Devices Emit Radiation. | Every wireless device is actually a two-way microwave radio that sends and receives a type of non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation called radio frequency radiation RF — EMF. This machine-made radiation is millions …