RT (2019-11-04). \'Like a giant ISIS recruiting poster\': Trump\'s Syrian oilfield occupation slammed by \'moderate\' rebel recruiter Biden. rt.com Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden — who, back in the good old Obama administration days, lobbied for the arming of \'moderate\' rebels in Syria — slammed Trump for downgrading the US military to an oilfield occupation force. | \"Leaving troops behind like [Trump\'s] doing now — he says that what he wants to do is we\'re going to occupy the oil fields and we\'re going to take \'em,\" Biden told the Wall Street Journal. He expressed deep regret that the vacuum left by the withdrawal of US troops has disastrously been filled by the (legitimate) Syrian government, Russia, and (probably worst of al…

Alexandra Isfahani-Hammond (2019-11-04). Horses and Humans: On and Off the Track. counterpunch.org Images of thoroughbreds stumbling, becoming maimed and collapsing ignited outrage in the wake of record numbers of horse racing deaths in 2018 and 2019. One thousand racehorses were injured on the track and subsequently euthanized in 2018 in the United States alone. Alarm about the high death toll has centered on the hazardous weather conditions in which horses are made to run as well as the sport\'s ubiquitous use of \"performance enhancing\" drugs. Amphetamines, caffeine and anabolic steroids hype them up while anti-inflammatory and anti-bleeding medications deaden maimed horses\' pain so that they can be raced in…

Dan Bacher (2019-11-04). PG&E\'s Outlandish Lobbying in California. counterpunch.org The Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), again in the spotlight of the national and international news media because of its shutoffs of electricity to millions of Californians as fires now rage throughout the state, spent $876,445 on lobbying from January 1 to June 30 of his year. This latest spending comes after the utility spent nearly $10 More

Ron Jacobs (2019-11-04). The Boos at the Ballgame Were Just the Beginning, Mr. Trump. counterpunch.org The cry of the mighty who are falling is growing louder. In the case of the USA it\'s a combination of angry accusations based on a confused bluster of humanity in the White House whose phalanx of fools exists so deep within its own perception of itself its members cannot conceive of their leader being More

Nick Licata (2019-11-04). The Price of \"Progress\" counterpunch.org In Civilized to Death: The Price of Progress, author Christopher Ryan proposes the most controversial explanation offered today for what is wrong with our world. The problem began with advent of agriculture which gave rise to civilization: the movement of human activity from a life of cooperative community foraging together to one of individual competition for More

John W. Whitehead (2019-11-04). They Live, We Sleep. counterpunch.org \"You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they\'re people just like you. You\'re wrong. Dead wrong.\" — They Live We\'re living in two worlds, you and I. There\'s the world we see (or are made to see) and then there\'s the More

Nino Pagliccia (2019-11-04). Latin America: Is Canada Trying to Create Another \"Illegitimate\" Government? counterpunch.org Bolivia has recently had a presidential election that without foreign interference would have passed without notice outside Latin America. President Evo Morales was re-elected democratically to a forth term without the need of a run-off election with incumbent Carlos Mesa, which shows his strength as the chosen candidate. However, nine days after the elections the More

John Feffer (2019-11-04). The Islamic State and Trump\'s Delusion. counterpunch.org Even before the recent raid that resulted in the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the erstwhile head of the Islamic State, Donald Trump had spoken of how he had single-handedly defeated the caliphate. \"Now, when I came, the caliphate was all over the place,\" the president said apropos of nothing during a news conference with More

RT (2019-11-04). US Treasury sanctions Khamenei\'s son & Iran\'s General Staff on 40th anniversary of American embassy takeover in Tehran. rt.com Nine people, including the son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the General Staff of Iran\'s Armed Forces, were blacklisted by the US on the 40th anniversary of the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran in 1979. | The new round of sanctions against Tehran were announced on the US Treasury Department\'s website. | Khamenei\'s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, is an influential religious and political figure in the country, with European sources previously mentioning his name among the possible successors of his father as Iranian supreme leader. | Iran\'s head of judiciary and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei\'s chief o…

Staff (2019-11-04). Rex Tillerson Testifies in Climate Denial Case. therealnews.com Longtime ExxonMobil CEO and former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testified in a case pitting the company against the state of New York. ExxonMobil faces civil charges of defrauding investors by funding climate denial, even as its own scientists studied the climate impacts of fossil fuel extraction.

RT (2019-11-04). House Intelligence Committee releases first transcripts in Trump impeachment probe (READ THEM HERE). rt.com Formerly secret interviews with former US Ambassadors Marie Yovanovitch and State Department adviser Michael McKinley have been made public by the House, as part of the Democrats\' impeachment probe of President Donald Trump. | House Intelligence Committee chair Adam Schiff (D-California) released the transcripts of the interviews on Monday, under the rules of House Resolution 660. Adopted by the House last week, over the objections of all the Republicans and two Democrats, the resolution retroactively authorized the impeachment probe three committees had been conducting, and put Schiff in charge of it. | Also…

Steve Sweeney (2019-11-04). Iraqi Communists condemn repression, say \"moment of real change\" has arrived. peoplesworld.org Iraq\'s Communist Party called for a new type of government and for the momentum of the current uprising to continue until its demands are realized as roads were blocked in Baghdad on Sunday. A party statement branded the current system a \"terrible failure at all levels\" as mass anti-government protests over unemployment, corruption, and poor …

RT (2019-11-04). \'I (won\'t) be back\': Why is the latest \'Terminator\' such a flop? rt.com Far from a return to form, \'Terminator: Dark Fate\' has flopped at the box office. Was the movie\'s failure the result of misogyny, or indifference toward a Hollywood that doesn\'t know when to put an old dog down? | Billed as a worthy successor to 1991\'s universally-loved \'Terminator 2: Judgment Day\', \'Dark Fate\' had a big pair of cyborg boots to fill. After a slew of uninspiring sequels, the return of series creator James Cameron as producer was seen as a good omen, and critics scored the flick higher than any entry since 2003\'s \'Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines\'. | But demand for the film was not as great as…

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers (2019-11-04). Now Is The Time To Win National Improved Medicare For All. dissidentvoice.org National improved Medicare for all is making tremendous progress during the 2020 election cycle. Democratic presidential candidates, Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, who advocate for it, are achieving record numbers of contributions and performing strongly in the polls. Candidates like former Vice President Joe Biden, who opposes Medicare for all, and Senator Kamala Harris, …

The Canary (2019-11-04). Mothercare UK becomes the latest in a long line of retailers to enter administration in 2019. thecanary.co Mothercare has become the latest UK retailer to feel the pressure of the recent downturn affecting the high street.The baby-product business has announced plans to appoint administrators for the UK retail arm after years of tumbling sales and periodic shop closures.Last year, the company announced 55 store closures, but more could be on the cards unless the retailer secures a last-minute rescue deal. | Uncertainty among consumers and a drive towards online shopping has put pressure on Mothercare as well as a lot of its neighbouring retailers.According to auditing giant KPMG, 44 retail businesses entered administr…

Eds. (2019-11-04). The revolution isn\'t being televised. mronline.org It\'s all kicking off everywhere in 2019. Haitians are revolting against a corrupt political system and their President Jovenel MoàØse, who many see as a kleptocratic U.S. puppet. In Ecuador, huge public manifestations managed to force President Lenín Moreno to backtrack on his IMF-backed neoliberal package that would have sharply cut government spending and increased […] | Source

Rafael Neves (2019-11-04). In Peru\'s Operation Car Wash, Prosecutors and Witness Doctored Testimony to Avoid Contradictions. theintercept.com Ler em português | Leer en Español | Peru has experienced some of the most turbulent episodes involving Operation Car Wash, the far-reaching corruption probe that began in Brazil but has roiled politics across Latin America. Four Peruvian presidents have been caught up in the scandal; one of them, Alan García, took his own life right before being arrested last April. | The investigation into graft involving lucrative public works contracts has centered on the Brazilian construction g…

Ian Goodrum (2019-11-04). Congressional bill on Hong Kong lays bare U.S.\' colonial ambitions. peoplesworld.org Well, here we are again. The United States continues to run its mouth about the Hong Kong protests, this time in the form of legislation. Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3289, deemed the \"Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.\" It was approved by voice vote so an exact tally can\'t …

Juan Lopez (2019-11-04). Let\'s beat Trump first. peoplesworld.org In the event a Democrat ends up winning the 2020 presidential elections, an acquaintance expressed an over-zealous preoccupation with the need for progressives to come up with and press for more advanced programmatic solutions once the elections are over. In my view, he is putting the cart before the horse. If Trump gets re-elected, we could possibly …

Nils Melzer (2019-11-04). Julian Assange\'s Life May be at Risk. UN Expert on Torture Sounds Alarm. globalresearch.ca The UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, has expressed alarm at the continued deterioration of Julian Assange\'s health since his arrest and detention earlier this year, saying his life was now at risk. | Mr. Assange was sent …

WSWS (2019-11-04). UN rapporteur Nils Melzer warns: Julian Assange may die in a British prison. wsws.org Melzer\'s statements confirm that the British government, acting on behalf of the US administration of President Donald Trump, is seeking nothing less than Assange\'s psychological and physical destruction.

Kevin Zeese (2019-11-04). Now Is the Time to Win National Improved Medicare for All. globalresearch.ca National improved Medicare for all is making tremendous progress during the 2020 election cycle. Democratic presidential candidates, Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, who advocate for it, are achieving record numbers of contributions and performing strongly in the polls. …

Staff (2019-11-04). Border Agents Can Now Get Classified Intelligence Information. truthout.org Pushing further toward its goal of \"extreme vetting,\" the Trump administration is creating a new center in suburban Virginia that will allow immigration agents to access, for the first time, the sprawling array of information scooped up by America\'s intelligence agencies, from phone calls intercepted by the National Security Agency to material gathered by the CIA\'s spies overseas to tips from informants in Central America. | This classified, potentially derogatory, information will eventually be used to scr…

Lynda Carson (2019-11-04). Trump impeachment inquiry, migrant vs migrant. indybay.org Earlier today in Oakland after the House of Representatives voted for the Trump impeachment inquiry resolution, I was curious in regards to how the migrants felt about this. Oakland is a land of migrants, and there are around 135 different languages spoken in this city.

Wim Laven (2019-11-04). Should You be Afraid of the Fascists in Your Community? counterpunch.org I get accused of \"being over-the-top\" and using hyperbole by conservative friends and acquaintances with increasing frequency. This is caused, in large part, by me being a vocal and active contributor to the public discourse about issues of peace and justice. I am called a \"snowflake\" for responding to those who support—or even promote—rape culture. More

First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto (2019-11-04). Harvest Peace and Social Justice Craft and Info Fair. indybay.org First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto | Fellowship Hall | 1140 Cowper Street | Palo Alto, CA 94301…

Mnar Muhawesh (2019-11-04). Media Backs Billionaire President as Chileans Protest Privatization. mintpressnews.com Chile\'s right-wing President Sebastian Piñera recently declared war. He wasn\'t referring to a foreign government, but to his own people. He even ordered tanks and the military to the streets. | An estimated 20 protesters have been killed and over 500 injured. | Since October 14th, millions of Chileans have taken to the streets, rocking what is normally one of Latin America\'s most stable countries. | Chileans are in an uproar over rising taxes on public transportation, growing income inequality, and a broken pension system. | Many are demanding Piñera\'s resignation, even after he has tried to appease the protes…

WSWS (2019-11-04). Wildcat strike by sanitation workers against CHP administration in Maltepe, Turkey. wsws.org Simultaneous with the Maltepe municipal workers\' strike, workers in other municipalities, including àúskàºdar, Ata≈üehir, ƒ∞stanbul, Aliaƒüa, ƒ∞zmir, Aydƒ±n, and elsewhere are protesting against austerity and layoffs.

WSWS (2019-11-04). Protests erupt after Peruvian government approves controversial Tía María mining project. wsws.org Peasant farmers have blocked roads and confronted police after Peru\'s government approved construction of the mine, which will harm the fragile ecosystem of the Tambo Valley in the southern Andes.

Phyllis Bennis (2019-11-04). Trump Has Stolen the Anti-War Mantle. Here\'s How to Get It Back. thenation.com Trump Has Stolen the Anti-War Mantle. Here\'s How to Get It Back.

Stephen Lendman (2019-11-04). US Blames Palestinians for Israeli State Terror Against Them. globalresearch.ca Israel is a police state, masquerading as democratic, State terror is the favored strategy against millions of Palestinians. They endure mass arrests, abductions, imprisonments for political reasons, torture, and other forms of persecution. | In its latest quarterly report through September, …

Ralph Nader (2019-11-04). Axe the Max: Buffeting Boeing CEO\'s Rope-a-Dope in Congress. counterpunch.org This past week, Boeing\'s deadly 737 MAX crashes were the focus of two back-to-back hearings — one in the Senate and one in the House. In the House Transportation Committee hearing, at least 50 Democrats and Republicans criticized Dennis Muilenburg\'s mismanagement and implied criminal negligence. Muilenburg\'s actions allowed Boeing\'s marketeers to overrule Boeing\'s engineers so that Boeing could circumvent More

Arabi Souri (2019-11-04). Erdogan Terrorists on Terror Frenzy in Tal Abiad and Aleppo City. globalresearch.ca At least 19 civilians were killed and others injured in a car explosion in the center of the occupied city of Tal Abiad, northern Raqqa countryside, and two others injured by mortars in the Nile Street Market in the city …

Ahmed AbdulKareem (2019-11-04). Five Years On, Saudi Attacks on Yemen\'s Farmers Are Pushing the Whole Country into Famine. globalresearch.ca The country of Yemen, known in the medieval period as \"Green Yemen,\" is one of the most extensively terraced areas of the world. There, Yemeni farmers transformed rugged mountain slopes into terraces and built dams like the Great Marib, a …

United Nations (2019-11-04). UNICEF urges governments to repatriate thousands of foreign children stranded in northeast Syria. un.org The head of the UN Children\'s Fund (UNICEF) is appealing for countries to repatriate scores of foreign children who are stranded in northeast Syria in the wake of the Turkish-launched offensive which began last month.

Mustafa Dahnon (2019-11-04). The Killing of Baghdadi: Syrians Recall Terrifying Night of US Raid. globalresearch.ca Although it is situated in a war zone, the Syrian village of Barisha is a largely sleepy and picturesque place. | Some 6,000 people live in the village that lies 5km from the Turkish border, and there are also about 1,000 …

Nauman Sadiq (2019-11-04). How Does Controlling Syria\'s Oil Serve Washington\'s Strategic Objectives? globalresearch.ca Before the evacuation of 1,000 American troops from northern Syria to western Iraq, the Pentagon had 2,000 US forces in Syria. After the drawdown of US troops at Erdogan\'s insistence in order for Ankara to mount a ground offensive in …

Nauman Sadiq (2019-11-04). Islamic State (ISIS-Daesh) Exacts Revenge on Turkey for Selling Al-Baghdadi Out. globalresearch.ca A carbomb exploded [1] in northern Syria killing 13 and wounding 20. The blast on Saturday ripped through a crowded market in Tal Abyad, a town recently occupied by Turkish-backed militant proxies. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the …

Tom Anderson (2019-11-04). Fierce resistance continues in northeast Syria against Turkey\'s illegal invasion. thecanary.co Turkey\'s invasion of northeast Syria (aka Rojava) is facing fierce resistance from local defence forces. On Sunday 3 November, for example, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reported that they had destroyed a Turkish military vehicle: | #SDF destroyed a Turkish BMB, an armored vehicle to transport military personnel.

Jerry Lembcke, Tom Wilber (2019-11-04). Dateline Hoa Lo Prison, Hanoi: The Moratorium Days Against the War, 1969. counterpunch.org On November 26, 1969, Mrs. Trinh Thi Ngo, known to Americans as \"Hanoi Hannah\", read over Radio Hanoi an introduction to a tape provided from Hoa Lo prison, just a city block away: \"Now listen to a US pilot captured over North Vietnam on the occasion of the [American] Thanksgiving Day.\" \"To the Vietnam Moratorium More

Kim C. Domenico (2019-11-04). To Overthrow Radical Evil, the Revolution Must Go Deep. counterpunch.org \"Red tape and foolish effort, William, are what this outrageous, moribund and postliterate society demands from its elders, while what we should be giving is our wisdom.\" — Hayden Carruth, Doctor Jazz \"Lawyers and laws and courts and penal systems are nearly immobile before a shaken society, which is making civil disobedience a civil (I More

WSWS (2019-11-04). Former neo-fascist candidate attacks mosque in French city of Bayonne. wsws.org The entire political and media establishment bears heavy political responsibility for these attacks, creating the filthy political climate that encourages right-wing elements to carry them out.

commondreams (2019-11-04). Trump to Quit Paris Accord, End U.S. Obstruction of Global Climate Progress. commondreams.org ______________________________…

commondreams (2019-11-04). 350 Action on Trump\'s Paris Climate Accord Withdrawal. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Dan Bacher (2019-11-04). As CA expands oil drilling, Trump plans to frack on 1.2 million acres of federal lands. indybay.org Opponents of the Trump fracking expansion plan disagreed that promoting fracking and oil drilling on federal lands was \"responsible energy development.\" In response to release of the EIS, Food & Water Action Senior Central Coast Organizer Ana Rosa Rizo-Centino called expanding fracking and drilling \"the epitome of irresponsibility.\" | \"At a time when the climate crisis demands that California move away from fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy, it is the epitome of irresponsibility to expand fracking and drilling in our state. The climate-charged wildfires raging throughout California and the loss of life and…

commondreams (2019-11-04). 350.org on US Withdrawal From the Paris Climate Agreement. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Andrew Korybko (2019-11-04). Russia Is \"Skeptical\" of the US Sponsored\' \"Indo-Pacific\" Concept. globalresearch.ca The interview that Russian Prime Minister Medevedev gave to the Bangkok Post during his recent visit to Thailand to attend the ASEAN Summit there served to remind everyone of Russia\'s skepticism towards the US\' \"Indo-Pacific\" concept, which he believes reduces …

Irina Slav (2019-11-04). Nord Stream 2: There\'s No Stopping the World\'s Most Politically Charged Pipeline. globalresearch.ca This week, Denmark granted Gazprom approval for its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, a project that is set to bring 55 billion cubic meters of Russian gas into Europe annually. It is one of the most controversial pipeline projects …

Staff (2019-11-04). Trump\'s Obsession With Ukraine Has Deep Roots. truthout.org During the 2016 campaign candidate Donald Trump was always a bit odd about Russia. He claimed he knew Russian President Vladimir Putin, then denied he knew him a dozen different times. He insisted that the Ru…

Nauman Sadiq (2019-11-04). The Missing Pieces of the Al-Baghdadi Execution Puzzle. globalresearch.ca Casting aspersions over the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Russia\'s seasoned Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed [1] while speaking to Rossiya 24 broadcaster that the Islamic State and its slain \"caliph\" were the spawns of the United States. Being …