Chuck Churchill (2020-01-24). The Long History of Elite Rule: What Will It Take To End It? counterpunch.org Elites have ruled over people and commanded the surplus produced by their labor for many millennia. It is this long history we have to contend with in today\'s crisis of capitalism that has produced endless wars and environmental catastrophes as corporate billionaire rulers continue to promote business as usual while preparing to fight each other with armed forces and nuclear weapons. This has all been \"normalized.\"

Jess Franklin (2020-01-24). Globalizing the War on Indigenous People: Bolsonaro and Modi. counterpunch.org A man who has repeatedly romanticized dictatorship and advocated the use of torture seems like an odd choice for guest of honor at the annual celebration of the constitution in the biggest democracy in the world. However, it makes perfect sense that Brazil\'s notorious President, Jair Bolsonaro, has been invited to India\'s Republic Day parade

Eds. (2020-01-24). Brazilian prosecutors target journalist Glenn Greenwald for \'cybercrimes\'. mronline.org Glenn Greenwald is accused of being involved in the hacking of communications of senior government officials. His reports exposed the conspiracy between Brazil\'s current justice minister, Sergio Moro, and the Federal Prosecutor\'s Office against former president Lula. |

RT (2020-01-24). Putin returns fallen cap to member of Palestinian honor guard during Bethlehem visit (VIDEO). rt.com The Russian president made a small but noticeable contribution to keeping the Palestinian Authority in order when he put a fallen peaked cap back where it belonged — on the head of a member of an honor guard. | The amusing interlude happened on Friday as Vladimir Putin was visiting the Palestinian city of Bethlehem to meet PA chief Mahmoud Abbas. | A hat of an honor guard occurred during the reception ceremony for the Russian President in Bethlehem, Russia…

RT (2020-01-24). \'I want to open new fronts with Russia & China as US lived off the fat of our land,\' Philippines\' Duterte tells RT. rt.com Speaking to RT, firebrand President Rodrigo Duterte spewed vitriol at the US for seeing the Philippines as \"a vassal state,\" revealing that he has sets his hopes on reaching out to Moscow and Beijing instead. | \"America is not the Philippines and the Philippines is not America. It ain\'t that way anymore, and I refuse to dovetail under American foreign policy,\" Duterte proclaimed in a candid interview with RT. | Although Washington — which acquired the Philippines from Spain for just $20 million in the late 19th century — had \"lived off the fat of the land,\" their attitudes haven\'t seemed to change ov…

RT (2020-01-24). Lee Camp straightens out \'sewage\' NYT article that claims Russian bots \'sowed confusion\' in South America (VIDEO). rt.com American comedian Lee Camp issued a scathing retort to a New York Times piece alleging that Russian bots stoked tensions in South America, jokingly noting that it would take several years to fully dissect the baseless report. | The host of Redacted Tonight marveled at how the piece, titled \"As Protests in South America Surged, So Did Russian Trolls on Twitter, US Finds,\" was based on data provided by not-very-objective State Department \'analysts\'. For Camp, this raised a number of obvious red flags. | He argued that, contrary to the US government-sourced piece, Washington and its cheerleaders in the media are…

RT (2020-01-24). WATCH: Escaped elephants frolic in snowy streets of Russia\'s Ekaterinburg. rt.com Workers and residents alike were stunned to look out their windows and see not one but two Indian elephants taking a snow bath on the streets of the Russian city of Ekaterinburg on Thursday. | The star performers of a visiting Italian circus, 45-year-old Carla and 50-year-old Roni, couldn\'t resist taking a stroll in the -5C air and frolicking in the snow in the city before their days-long drive to Saint Petersburg, having broken away from their trainers during a well-earned break. | Elephants on loose in Russia after circus escape

RT (2020-01-24). \'False sense of security!\' Pakistan claims India\'s S-400 deal fuels arms race… as it tests ballistic missile. rt.com India\'s decision to buy Russia\'s S-400 missile defense system could spark an arms race, Pakistan has claimed, urging its regional rival to ditch it for the sake of \"stability\" the same day it tested a new nuclear-capable missile. | Citing \"concerns regarding the induction of ballistic missile defense systems in the region,\" Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Aisha Farooqui

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2020-01-24). Houthis Anticipate US Assassination Attempts, Warn US Troops Will Be Targeted in Retaliation. mintpressnews.com The U.S. recently admitted that it tried and failed to kill an Iranian commander in Yemen, sparking both fear and mobilization among Yemen\'s Houthis.

RT (2020-01-24). Western Balkans\' future \'should be toward Europe,\' EU to discuss enlargement soon — Brussels. rt.com The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, said on Friday that the bloc will be holding intensive discussions in the coming weeks on how future enlargement should be managed. | Michel, who was in the Albanian capital Tirana to meet with PM Edi Rama, said all member states \"are unanimous on one point — that the Western Balkans\' future should be toward Europe,\" AP reports. | Hopes of Albania and its neighbor North Macedonia to launch EU membership talks last year were dashed by French President Emmanuel Macron in October, when he asked for a reform of the process for admitting countries to the 2…

RT (2020-01-24). EU\'s foreign policy chief extends timeline for dispute mechanism on Iran nuclear accord. rt.com The EU\'s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Friday he had extended the time available to discuss ways to save the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran under a dispute mechanism triggered by France, Germany and Britain. \"There is agreement that more time is needed due to the complexity of the issues involved. The timeline is therefore extended,\" Borrell said in a statement. | On January 14, Borrell was notified by Paris, London and Berlin that they had triggered the dispute mechanism, in theory starting a 15-day process to resolve issues with Iran. | However, it is not clear when the 15-day period should start b…

Jim Kavanagh (2020-01-24). Aftermath: The Iran War After the Soleimani Assassination. counterpunch.org The thing that is so sad and so infuriating and so centrally symptomatic of everything wrong with American political culture, is that, with painfully few exceptions, Americans have no idea of what their government has done. They have no idea who Qassem Soleimani was, what he has accomplished, the web of relationships, action, and respect he has built, what his assassination means and will bring. The last person who has any clue about this, of course, is Donald Trump, who called Soleimani \"a total monster.\" His act of killing Soleimani is the apotheosis of the abysmal, arrogant ignorance of U.S. political culture.

Staff (2020-01-24). 34 Soldiers Suffered Brain Injuries in Iran Strike, Pentagon Reports. truthdig.com WASHINGTON—The Pentagon said Friday that 34 U.S. troops were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries suffered in this month\'s Iranian Seventeen of the 34 are still under medical observation or treatment, according to Jonathan Hoffman, the chief Pentagon spokesman. | President Donald Trump had initially said he was told that no troops had been injured in the Jan. 8 strike. The military said symptoms were not immediately reported after the…

Vijay Prashad (2020-01-24). When will the Winter come to an end? mronline.org On 17 January, Iran\'s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, led the Friday prayers for the first time in eight years. He mocked the \'American clowns\' who threatened Iran and said that Iran\'s response to the U.S. assassination of Major General Qassem Soleimani was a \'slap in the face\' of U.S. power. |

RT (2020-01-24). Turkey sending military to train UN-backed govt\'s forces in Libya — Erdogan. rt.com Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he is sending military personnel to Libya to train the forces loyal to the UN-backed Government of National Accord. | Erdogan announced the move on Friday, days after he apparently backed off on an earlier promise to deploy ground troops to the war-torn African country. The Turkish leader told journalists on Monday that a group of military \"advisers\" had been sent to Libya in the troops\' stead. | The Turkish personnel will train the forces of Fayez al-Sarraj, who heads the Tripoli-based and UN-backed Government of National Accord. The GNA has been engaged in…

RT (2020-01-24). Merkel\'s Turkish delights: Erdogan showers German chancellor with gifts as the two meet in Istanbul (PHOTOS). rt.com Hosting Angela Merkel in Istanbul, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a charm offensive of sorts, presenting her with a set of luxury antique gifts that she seemed visibly pleased to receive. | Merkel and Erdogan briefly met in Istanbul on Friday to discuss tough issues such as migration from the Middle East to Europe and Turkey\'s bid to join the EU. The pair took a short break from affairs of state later in the day to inaugurate a Turkish-German University (TAU) campus in Istanbul. | But the ceremony turned out to be far more eye-catching than similar events held elsewhere in the world as the Turkis…

RT (2020-01-24). Merkel and Erdogan\'s smiles hide tough times ahead: What can we expect from EU-Turkey talks? rt.com They may be all smiles for the cameras, but the issues Angela Merkel and Recep Tayyip Erdogan are set to discuss — from Syrian refugees to Turkey\'s attempts to join the EU — may stall talks and deteriorate relations even further.

Ben Norton (2020-01-24). OPCW investigator testifies at UN that no chemical attack took place in Douma, Syria. mronline.org In testimony before the United Nations Security Council, former OPCW inspection team leader and engineering expert Ian Henderson stated that their investigation in Douma, Syria suggested no chemical attack took place. But their findings were suppressed. |

RT (2020-01-24). American bot? US veteran shares thousands of anti-Morales tweets during Bolivia coup. rt.com A new report has revealed that the right-wing coup in Bolivia received automated support from a US Army veteran, who retweeted thousands of anti-Morales messages believed to have been written by fake Twitter accounts. | In the days preceding socialist President Evo Morales\' decision to step down amid pressure from the military, thousands of new accounts were created on Twitter — with many of them parroting identical messages reading, in English, \"Friends from everywhere, in Bolivia there was no coup.\" | According to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, an estimated 68,000 shady accounts were cr…

Marjorie Cohn (2020-01-24). Republicans Have Made a Mockery of Impeachment. truthdig.com It\'s not just Mitch McConnell. The Senate GOP has made clear it has no desire to get to the bottom of the charges against Donald Trump.

John Wojcik (2020-01-24). Schiff on Trump impeachment: \"If right doesn\'t matter we\'re lost\" peoplesworld.org With the words \"If right doesn\'t matter we\'re lost\" the chief House impeachment manager, Rep. Adam Schiff, D., Calif., ended a day of testimony in the Senate chamber yesterday where lawmakers proved conclusively to anyone listening that President Trump is guilty of abuse of power. Unexpectedly, at the very end of the day Schiff, in …

Staff (2020-01-24). Law Professor: Trump Could Also Have Been Impeached for War Crimes, Assassinations & Corruption. democracynow.org Democratic lawmakers are continuing to lay out their case for removing the president from office in the final day of opening arguments by Democrats in the historic impeachment trial of President Trump. Republicans will begin their opening arguments on Saturday. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for withholding congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine as part of an effort to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate Trump\'s political rival, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. On Thursday, House impeachment manager Jerrold Nadler made the case that a president can…

Staff (2020-01-24). International Court of Justice Orders Burmese Authorities to Protect Rohingya Muslims from Genocide. democracynow.org In a major ruling, the U.N. International Court of Justice at The Hague has ordered Burma to \"take all measures within its power\" to protect Rohingya Muslims from genocide. The court issued the ruling Thursday, calling the 600,000 Rohingya remaining in Burma, also known as Myanmar, \"extremely vulnerable\" to military violence. The court ordered Burma to report regularly to the tribunal about its progress. The ruling is a sharp rebuke of Burma\'s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who last month asked the court to drop the genocide case against Burma. Suu Kyi is a Nobel Peace Prize winner who spent over a decade figh…

Staff (2020-01-24). Trump to Announce Peace Plan Giving Israel \'Everything It Wants\'. truthdig.com President Donald Trump is expected to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Netanyahu\'s political rival Benny Gantz at the White House on January 28 to unveil the president\'s \"Deal of the Century\" peace deal for the Middle East. | Though the full plan has not been released, the deal reportedly delivers nearly all of Israel\'s demands in exchange for the possibility of maybe, someday recognizing a Palestinian state. | \"Peace has nothing to do with it,\" said Haaretz journalist Amir Tibon. | t.co/NaOhr3QEZX | — Amir Tibon (@amirtibon)

RT (2020-01-24). Dutch motorcyclist Edwin Straver becomes second rider to die at 2020 Dakar Rally. rt.com Dakar Rally officials have announced that Dutch rider Edwin Straver has passed away after succumbing to serious injuries he sustained following a fall earlier this month at the race\'s penultimate stage. | Straver, 48, crashed 77 miles (124 km) into the 11th stage of the race on January 16 and was transported by helicopter to a nearby medical facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. | He required resuscitation at the scene of the accident, where it was reported it took emergency workers around 10 minutes to get his heart beating. Further examinations in the hospital revealed that he had suffered a break to one of his…

Eric A. Gordon (2020-01-24). \'Nowhere on the Border,\' an engrossing play on our conscience. peoplesworld.org NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—The very fine Road Theatre Company is currently staging Carlos Lacámara\'s Nowhere on the Border (seen Jan. 18), a soul-wrenching, laser-beamed treatment of the emotional and economic issues around cross-border migration from Mexico into the U.S. Southwest. Gary (Chet Grissom), a border watch volunteer/vigilante from Pennsylvania with a son serving in Afghanistan, confronts …

RT (2020-01-24). Killer coronavirus KOs Ramirez v Postol WBC & WBO unification world title fight in China. rt.com The WBC and WBO light-welterweight world title showdown between Jose Ramirez and Viktor Postol scheduled to take place in Haikou, China has been postponed amid fears of the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country. | The fight was scheduled for February 1 in the Chinese province of Haikou but according to Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, the clash will be rescheduled for a later date following growing concerns about the spread of the fatal illness, which has claimed a reported 26 lives in China alone. | There have been a further 500 cases being suspected across the globe and measures to halt its spread via tradit…

RT (2020-01-24). McDonald's shuts down restaurants in five Chinese cities as coronavirus spreads. rt.com Fast food chain McDonald\'s has announced it will halt operations in five cities in China\'s Hubei province, where the new deadly coronavirus is believed to originate. The suspension comes into effect on Friday. | The restaurant chain has dozens of locations in the region, including in the city of Wuhan, which is considered to be the epicenter of the virus. | Apart from Wuhan, where most infections have occurred, McDonalds will close restaurants in Ezhou, Huanggang, Qianjing and Xiantao. The company says that the temporary measure is introduced for \"for employee and customer health and safety.\" | In a statement…

RT (2020-01-24). McDonald's reportedly shuts down restaurants in five Chinese cities as coronavirus spreads. rt.com Fast food chain McDonald\'s has announced it will halt operations in five cities in China\'s Hubei province, where the new deadly coronavirus is believed to originate. The suspension reportedly comes into effect on Friday. | The restaurant chain has dozens of locations in the region, including in the city of Wuhan, which is considered to be the epicenter of the virus. | Apart from Wuhan, where most infections have occurred, McDonalds will reportedly close restaurants in Ezhou, Huanggang, Qianjing and Xiantao. | Chinese authorities have placed several cities on lockdown, restricting movement for over 30 million p…

RT (2020-01-24). Dozens of Indian students TRAPPED in Wuhan as China scrambles to stop spread of deadly coronavirus. rt.com A group of young Indians studying medicine in Wuhan, China have found themselves trapped in the city, as Beijing rushes to contain the new coronavirus outbreak. | Wuhan, home to 11 million people, has been put on lockdown by authorities in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly virus. Restrictions were also placed on two nearby cities, creating a quarantine of nearly 18 million people in total. | Among them are 25 Indian students who attend Wuhan University\'s College of Medicine. The medical students will likely be trapped in the city until health officials give the all clear. Chinese soldiers and SWAT tea…

RT (2020-01-24). Chinese authorities share FIRST PHOTOS of deadly coronavirus. rt.com The first close-up images of the deadly coronavirus which has killed at least 26 people and infected some 830 others in China\'s Wuhan have been released. | The Institute of Microbiology at Chinese Academy of Sciences | The Wuhan Coronavirus or 2019-nCoV is closely related to both the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV), and has so far spre…

Tony Pecinovsky (2020-01-24). \'The East is Black: Cold War China in the Black Radical Imagination\'. peoplesworld.org …

RT (2020-01-24). Serena stunned! Williams loses to China's Wang at Australian Open as chance for 24th Grand Slam slips away AGAIN. rt.com The chance of a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam again went begging for Serena Williams as she lost to China\'s Wang Qiang in the third round of the Australian Open. | Williams, a seven-time champion in Melbourne, went down to Chinese number 27 seed Wang in three sets, 6-4 6-7 (2-7) 7-5 at Rod Laver Arena. | For Williams, who was seeded eighth Down Under, it means she remains stuck on 23 Grand Slam titles and again misses out on the chance to level Australian great Margaret Court\'s all-time mark of 24. | Williams, 38, last won a Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in 2017, and has since lost in four consecut…

RT (2020-01-24). Singapore confirms 2 more Wuhan virus cases, tally is now 3. rt.com Singapore has confirmed two more cases of a new strain of coronavirus, the Health Ministry said on Friday. The statement comes a day after the first case of the infection, which originated in China, was identified. | The ministry said it expected more imported cases because of high travel volume from China, where the virus has killed 25 people and infected more than 800, according to Reuters. Singapore\'s tally of confirmed cases is now three. | Schools in Singapore asked parents to declare overseas holiday plans as authorities screened travelers at air, land, and sea checkpoints on Friday, to combat the spread…

RT (2020-01-24). Killer coronavirus comes to Europe, 2 cases confirmed in France. rt.com French authorities have confirmed two cases of the deadly Wuhan coronavirus, its Health Minister Agnes Buzyn has announced. The affected patients — one in Paris, another in Bordeaux — are the first diagnosed carriers in Europe since the flu-like illness first surfaced in China in December. | The virus, which is believed to have first spread from animals to humans at a food market in Wuhan, has killed more than two dozen people so far and infected at least 800 more. The patient in Bordeaux had returned from a trip to Wuhan on Wednesday. | Chinese authorities have restricted public movement in 13 citie…

Dan Bacher (2020-01-24). Will the Extinction of Delta Smelt Be Governor Gavin Newsom\'s Environmental Legacy? counterpunch.org The Delta smelt, once the most abundant species on the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, continues its steep slide towards extinction. For the second year in a row, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in its annual fall midwater trawl survey in 2019 found zero Delta smelt during the months of September, October, November and December.

Mike Garrity — Jason Christensen (2020-01-24). Don\'t Kill 72 Grizzly Bears So Cattle Can Graze on Public Lands. counterpunch.org We have tens of millions of cattle in America but we only have about 700 grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Yet an October 2019 decision by the Bridger-Teton National Forest\'s Pinedale District authorizes continued cattle grazing on 267 square miles of public lands that will result in the deaths of an estimated 72 grizzly

Ramzy Baroud (2020-01-24). In the Name of \"Israel\'s Security\": Retreating US Gives Israel Billions More in Military Funding. counterpunch.org Billions of US tax-payers\' money will continue to be funneled into Israel in the next fiscal year, and for many years in the foreseeable future. Republican and Democratic Senators have recently achieved just that, passing a bill aimed at providing Israel with $3.3 billion in annual aid. The Bill, co-sponsored by Democratic Senator, Chris Coons

Courtney Bourgoin (2020-01-24). What We Lose When We Lose Wildlife. counterpunch.org I grew up in Michigan — a place with many deer and very few wolves to keep their populations in-check. Flawed wildlife management decisions caused our wolf numbers to plummet decades ago. While gray wolves are historically native to the state, the only place I\'ve seen one is the Potter Park Zoo — a tiny

James Graham (2020-01-24). From Paris, With Tear Gas… counterpunch.org Coming from the south on Avenue d\'Italie on foot or bike things were obviously out of the ordinary, impossible as it may be to define ordinary in France at this moment. Long lines of cars pressed together, red and white tape strung everywhere it wasn\'t five minutes before, sidewalks lined with gargantuan tour buses, their

Evaggelos Vallianatos (2020-01-24). Promtheus\' Fire: Climate Change in the Time of Willful Ignorance. counterpunch.org Prologue Greek myths assert Prometheus, Titan god of foreknowledge, was grandfather of the Greeks. He defied Zeus and brought the fire of knowledge and civilization to his relatives. Zeus reacted with violence. He ordered the god of metallurgy and technology Hephaistos to tie Prometheus on a pillar. Zeus sent an eagle, which tortured Prometheus. Every

Robert Hunziker (2020-01-24). A Climate Time Bomb With Trump\'s Name Inscribed. counterpunch.org Thwaites, in West Antarctica, is the world\'s most dangerous glacier. As of January 15th, scientists have labeled it: \"A Climate Time Bomb.\" Thwaites is crumbling apart on the underneath side where warm ocean currents circulate, which is clear evidence that global warming is really, truly hitting its stride even as America, obeying President Trump\'s orders,

Nick Pemberton (2020-01-24). AK-46: The Case Against Amy Klobuchar. counterpunch.org \"First, I must confess that over the last few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro\'s great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen\'s Council-er or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more

RT (2020-01-24). Outspoken former army figure named N. Korea\'s FM — reports. rt.com Pyongyang has reportedly named a sharp-tongued former army officer with little foreign policy experience as its top diplomat. Ri Son-gwon\'s new title as foreign minister was disclosed on Friday in a Korean Central News Agency dispatch. It said he attended a reception for foreign diplomats in Pyongyang the previous day. | South Korean and other media have also reported North Korea informed foreign diplomats in Pyongyang of Ri\'s job last week. Ri, an outspoken retired army colonel, previously headed a government body responsible for relations with Seoul and has taken part in numerous inter-Korean military talks…

RT (2020-01-24). 'Million-Man March' kicks off in Baghdad to demand US troop pullout (VIDEO, PHOTOS). rt.com A massive demonstration —called for by a prominent Shia cleric— has flooded the streets of the Iraq\'s capital Baghdad, with thousands voicing their anger at the US military presence there. | Early on Friday morning, throngs of protesters — men and women, young and old — began amassing at al-Hurriya Square in central Baghdad, near the city\'s main university. The anti-America rally, dubbed the \"Million-man March,\" was called by Moqtada al-Sadr, Iraq\'s top Shiite cleric. | Some were wearing white robes, symbolizing their readiness to die for a religious cause, while others were pictured hol…

RT (2020-01-24). One of the brightest explosions ever seen was actually a giant star EATING its neighbor — study. rt.com The record-setting stellar explosion SN 2006gy was 50 billion times brighter than our sun, with a blast so energetic it baffled the scientific community. Now scientists think they have uncovered what made it so incredibly bright. | The explosion, which became known as a \'hypernova,\' occurred in September 2006 some 240 million light-years away in the Perseus constellation. Astronomers looked on in awe as the blast grew even brighter over the course of 70 days, completely outshining its host galaxy, in a cosmic event hundreds of times more powerful than a standard supernova. | | SN 2006gy was the brightest and…

John Bachtell (2020-01-24). Iowa voters weigh many factors as they decide who to support. peoplesworld.org DES MOINES, Iowa — Harold Lanning is a retired factory worker. He\'s supporting Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination, but he was attending an Elizabeth Warren rally when People\'s World caught up with him. \"There are so darn many good candidates it\'s hard to lock in on one particular one. I\'m open to listening to …

RT (2020-01-24). 'He's clearly not all there': NFL star Antonio Brown ordered to pay $100K to leave prison after burglary and battery charges. rt.com A judge has ordered an evaluation of Antonio Brown\'s mental state and handed the NFL free agent tough release terms after he spent the night in a Florida prison, turning himself in over an arrest warrant for battery and burglary. | Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Brown turned himself in to police after accusations that he and coach Glenn Holt attacked a driver and threw rocks at his truck as he tried to deliver possessions to Brown\'s Hollywood home. | Wearing a mint-coloured suit over a green tracksuit top, Brown strolled through the entrance of Broward Jail and announced himself before leaving shortl…

RT (2020-01-24). \'Spygate\' update: At least two FISA warrants to spy on Carter Page were \'not valid,\' DOJ says. rt.com The top US spy court has revealed that at least two of the four warrants for spying on a Trump campaign adviser are now considered to have been improperly obtained, and all information gained from them is being restricted. | FBI applications under the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) described Carter Page as a foreign agent in order to spy on his communications during and after the 2016 presidential campaign. Thanks to the \"two hop\" rule for these warrants, the spying could have extended to the entire campaign as well as President Donald Trump himself. | In a January 7 ruling declassified on Thursd…

RT (2020-01-24). Social justice comes for the boardroom: Goldman Sachs declares war on the straight, white, male corporate board. rt.com Investment bank Goldman Sachs won\'t underwrite companies\' initial public offerings unless their boards have at least one \"diverse\" member. Social justice pandering or canny business move? | \"Starting on July 1st in the US and Europe, we\'re not going to take a company public unless there\'s at least one diverse board candidate, with a focus on women,\" Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. \"And we\'re going to move towards 2021 requesting two,\" he added. | Solomon\'s understanding of the word \"diverse\" is ill-defined. Presumably, a \"diverse\" candidate is…

Richard Moser (2020-01-23). Ten Best Messages for Waging Peace. counterpunch.org The rapid response to US war moves against Iran has been an exciting start toward rebuilding the anti-war movement we so desperately need. Thousands took to the streets in more than 80 cities. It\'s a great beginning. But, if we want a movement of millions we are going to have to reach everyday people outside of the existing movement, outside of partisan politics and outside of strictly moral appeals.

Staff (2020-01-23). \"The New Colossus\": In New Play, Tim Robbins Tackles Immigration & Xenophobia. democracynow.org President Trump said Wednesday that he would expand his highly controversial travel ban, which already bars citizens from seven countries, most of which have Muslim-majority populations — Libya, Iran, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, North Korea and Venezuela — from entering the United States. Politico reports that the expanded ban could implement immigration restrictions on seven more countries: Belarus, Burma, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania, according to two sources. We speak with acclaimed actor, director and activist Tim Robbins, whose recent work has focused on immigration to the United S…

RT (2020-01-23). Turkey won\'t send more advisers to Libya while ceasefire is observed — Ankara. rt.com Turkey does not plan to send more military advisers to Libya while a ceasefire is being observed, RIA Novosti quoted Turkey\'s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu as saying on Thursday. Ankara will instead commit to international efforts to reconcile the conflicting parties, he added. | Cavusoglu said on Tuesday that eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar must abide by calls for a political solution and take steps to secure \"calm on the ground.\" | Algeria will on Thursday host foreign affairs ministers from countries bordering Libya to discuss the conflict there, Reuters reported. Ministers from Egypt,…

RT (2020-01-23). Deal with OPEC helps Russia double its National Wealth Fund. rt.com The agreement between Russia and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to cut oil output has brought huge benefits to the entire Russian economy and its National Wealth Fund (NWF). | \"The NWF rose from 4.04 trillion rubles ($65.2 bln) to 7.7 trillion rubles ($124.3 billion), so the NWF actually doubled over the year. This largely indicates that the NWF resources through the fiscal rule have come exactly from the OPEC+ deal, increasing our reserves twofold,\" Kirill Dmitriev, chief executive of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), told TASS on the sidelines of the World Economic Foru…

RT (2020-01-23). Singapore confirms first case of deadly Chinese coronavirus — reports. rt.com The deadly coronavirus that has killed 17 people in China has spread to a seventh country, with health ministry officials in Singapore reportedly confirming its first case of the disease. | The island city-state joins Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and the United States in confirming cases of the illness which originated in China\'s Wuhan city. | A 66-year old man has tested positive for the virus in Singapore,

RT (2020-01-23). US imposes Iran-related sanctions on two people and six companies, mostly Chinese. rt.com The United States applied new economic sanctions to two Iranian individuals and six companies, including four firms tied to Iran\'s national oil company, as tensions between the country peaked after the killing of Gen. Soleimani. | The United States has applied fresh economic sanctions to two Iranian individuals and six companies, including four firms tied to Iran\'s national oil company. The move comes following a military standoff between both countries. | The US Department of the Treasury accuses the four international petroleum and petrochemical firms of helping Tehran export \"hundreds of millions of dollars…

Mark Gruenberg (2020-01-23). Trump impeachment trial starts as several unions speak out. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —The Republican-run Senate\'s impeachment trial of GOP President Donald Trump opened Jan. 21 with heated verbal jousting from lawyers — as several unions have spoken out. National Nurses United, Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten and Service Employees President Mary Kay Henry — strongly supported the impeachment process, but haven\'t taken a position on actual …

Staff (2020-01-23). Trump Brags About Withholding Evidence as Democratic Impeachment Managers Lay Out Case in the Senate. democracynow.org During the opening day of oral arguments in the impeachment trial, President Trump was accused of abusing his office to \"cheat an election.\" House impeachment managers spent about eight hours on Wednesday laying out their case for why President Trump should be removed from office. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for withholding congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine as part of an effort to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate Trump\'s political rival, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. While the impeachment trial was taking place in the Senate, Presiden…

John Wojcik (2020-01-23). GOP senators look down in embarrassment as prosecutors make their case. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON — It was lucky for GOP senators at the impeachment trial yesterday that press cameras had been banned from the chamber and that only the stationary Senate cameras were running. Otherwise images of them fidgeting, squirming and looking down in embarrassment as House prosecutors spoke would have been beamed into the homes of American …

Staff (2020-01-23). Tim Robbins: Bernie Sanders Is the Best Shot We Have to Defeat Donald Trump. democracynow.org We continue our conversation with Academy Award-winning actor and director Tim Robbins, whose recent projects include the new film \"Dark Waters\" and a play about immigration called \"The New Colossus.\" He recently endorsed Vermont senator and Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders for president. \"I believe he is the only one of them that can defeat Trump,\" Robbins says.

RT (2020-01-23). \'Targeted and governmental terrorism\': Iran slams US for threat against Soleimani successor. rt.com Iran\'s Foreign Ministry slammed the US\' policy of \"targeted and governmental terrorism\" after an American diplomat threatened Quds Force commander Esmail Ghaani with the same fate as his assassinated predecessor, Qassem Soleimani. | \"These words are an official announcement and a clear unveiling of America\'s targeted and governmental terrorism,\" ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi told Iranian state media on Thursday in response to threats made against Ghaani by US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook. Mousavi called on the international community to join him in condemning the thuggish statement from the Am…

RT (2020-01-23). \'A KING or QUEEN is about to be here\': Usain Bolt & model girlfriend Kasi Bennett reveal they are expecting \'golden child\'. rt.com Usain Bolt has shared a glamorous Instagram photo of his girlfriend Kasi Bennett strolling along a beach holding her baby bump as part of a series in which the Jamaican model announced that they are expecting a \"golden child.\" | Sprint superstar Usain Bolt has announced on Instagram that girlfriend Kasi Bennett is expecting the couple\'s first child, telling fans: \"I just want to say a KING or QUEEN is about to be HERE.\" | Bolt let a series of fashion shoot-style photos do most of the talking alongside his brief announcement, posting a shot of Jamaican model Bennett holding her baby bump on a beach while wearin…

RT (2020-01-23). \'Nazi Germany\' comparison once again: Pakistan\'s Imran Khan resorts to strong rhetoric against PM Modi\'s India. rt.com PM Imran Khan has once again accused India\'s prime minister of leading the country down the same path Nazi Germany took, as the two states are polarized by their view of India\'s policy towards Kashmir and its new citizenship law. | Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Khan expressed his \"fear\" that Pakistan\'s nuclear-armed rival was following in the footsteps of Adolf Hitler. | The latest developments in India bear a \"striking resemblance to what happened in Nazi Germany,\" Khan told Foreign Policy, noting that in 1930-1934, Germany \"went from a liberal democracy to a fascist, totalitaria…

RT (2020-01-23). Australian Open: Daniil Medvedev suffers bleed, Rafael Nadal hails ballgirl bravery, Serena Williams talks boxing. rt.com Nick Kyrgios and Gilles Simon both mocked Rafael Nadal and earned sanctions from umpire Fergus Murphy on an eventful day at the Australian Open when top seed Nadal dealt with an incident of his own and questions about his legacy. | After both players were given time violations, Kyrgios made umpire Murphy smile by appearing to impersonate Rafael Nadal\'s trait of tucking his hair behind his ears and checking his shorts before serving. | Simon then left Kyrgios twirling his racket with laughter after performing his own impression of the world number one, although Kyrgios could afford a joke at that stage, serving…

RT (2020-01-23). Israel gathers world leaders for Holocaust remembrance ceremony, Polish president bails after Putin invited to speak. rt.com Israel is hosting the World Holocaust Forum, marking the 75 years since the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz was liberated by Soviet troops. Present-day politics have cast a shadow over the solemn occasion, however. | Delegations of 49 countries will attend the main event at the Yad Vashem memorial complex on Thursday afternoon, to remember the Holocaust and express commitment to fighting anti-Semitism going forward. | Offended by the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin was invited to speak at the ceremony and he was not, Polish President Andrzej Duda refused to attend. He will be speaking at Poland\'s own c…

RT (2020-01-23). \'I saw the ice getting closer\': Russian figure skating duo narrowly avoids TERRIFYING fall (VIDEO). rt.com Russian figure skating duo Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov miraculously avoided a potentially disastrous fall during an overhead lift while performing at the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria. | Prior to the incident the two had flawlessly pulled off the technical elements in their short program, when suddenly Morozov seemed to have difficulty catching his partner coming down. For a mom…

RT (2020-01-23). Macron backs Putin\'s proposal to hold summit of 5 permanent UNSC members in 2020. rt.com French President Emmanuel Macron has supported his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin\'s proposal to hold a meeting between the leaders of the five states which founded the United Nations. The five permanent members of the UN Security Council have a special historic responsibility, Macron said in Jerusalem, and they need to meet together again. | Speaking at the fifth World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem, Putin has suggested holding a summit in 2020 involving the leaders of Russia, China, the US, France and Britain to discuss world affairs. | \"Neglect of the past and discord in the face of threats may entail terr…

RT (2020-01-23). Russian scientists create artificial \'human skin\' that becomes STRONGER when stretched. rt.com A Russian-led team of scientists has created a synthetic stand-in for human skin that overcomes many of the stumbling blocks faced in recreating living tissues by being both soft and firm and getting stronger when stretched. | The researchers from Moscow State University, along with colleagues in the United States, spent years developing the clever material, which is even capable of self-assembly. | The skin, which consists of molecular fibers which are grafted onto the long part of the molecule, is very elastic but if it is stretched, twisted or bent out of shape in other ways it gets stronger very quickly.

RT (2020-01-23). Defamation suit aims to stop Hillary and her \'powerful elite friends\' from silencing patriotic Americans, Gabbard says. rt.com Suing Hillary Clinton for defamation is necessary in order to keep the former first lady and her powerful allies from smearing Americans who seek \"peace and freedom\" for all, Tulsi Gabbard has argued. | The Democratic presidential hopeful released a scathing statement in defense of her suit against Clinton, noting that the former secretary of state\'s attempt to smear her as \"the favorite of the Russians\" would have far-reaching consequences if left unchallenged. | \"If Hillary Clinton and her allies can successfully destroy my reputation — even though I\'m a war veteran and a sitting member of Congress &#15…

RT (2020-01-23). Up to 40 Syrian troops killed, 80 injured as militants stage SIX attacks in Idlib — Russian military. rt.com Hundreds of fighters have attempted to break through Syrian Army lines, losing dozens of militants in the process while inflicting heavy casualties on government troops who eventually had to retreat. | Almost 600 fighters staged six attacks on Syrian forces, the Russian military\'s Reconciliation Center in Syria told the media on Thursday. \"In the wake of the offensive, government troops left their positions in the southeastern part of the Idlib de-escalation zone,\" it said. | The message didn\'t reveal details of the firefight, but the number of casualties suggests that it was fierce and took a heavy toll on bo…

Staff (2020-01-23). Russian Lawmakers OK Putin\'s Constitutional Proposals. truthdig.com MOSCOW — Russian lawmakers on Thursday quickly gave preliminary approval to a slew of constitutional changes widely seen as an attempt by President Vladimir Putin to remain in charge after his current term ends in 2024. | Kremlin critics have described the amendments as an attempt by Putin to secure his rule over Russia for life, but still it remains unclear how exactly the changes allow him to do that. | Putin also didn\'t explain why he hastily moved to amend the constitution now, four years before the end of his term. That drew suggestions it could herald a plan to call an early parliamentary or president…

Staff (2020-01-23). World Leaders Meet in Jerusalem to Denounce Anti-Semitism. truthdig.com JERUSALEM — Dozens of world leaders gathered Thursday in Jerusalem for the largest-ever gathering focused on commemorating the Holocaust and combating rising modern-day anti-Semitism — a politically charged event that has been clouded by rival national interpretations of the genocide. | Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron, Britain\'s Prince Charles, Vice President Mike Pence and the presidents of Germany, Italy and Austria were among the more than 40 dignitaries attending the World Holocaust Forum, which coincides with the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwi…

RT (2020-01-23). \'We have a HUGE site offer\': Anthony Joshua wants to fight winner of Tyson Fury v Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia this year. rt.com Anthony Joshua hopes to persuade the winner of the Tyson Fury v Deontay Wilder fight to drop any rematch clause and meet him this year in Saudi Arabia, where promoter Eddie Hearn has claimed a huge offer is on the table.

RT (2020-01-23). BoJo\'s \'Parliamentarian of the Year\' acceptance speech upstaged by his dog, prompting laughter and anger on Twitter (VIDEO). rt.com Boris Johnson\'s dog became the star of the show in a hilarious video that saw the UK prime minister win a \'Parliamentarian of the Year\' award, triggering both his supporters and detractors on social media. | The Spectator awards event in London on Wednesday night saw Johnson accepting the award via his dog, Dilyn, in a pre-recorded video, much to the amusement of assembled guests. Johnson apologized for not being able to accept his \'Parliamentarian of the Year\' accolade, and said he had \"found someone that could accept it on his behalf.\" | The PM\'s canine friend was then seen barking enthusiastically before te…

RT (2020-01-23). UN\'s top court orders Myanmar to prevent alleged Rohingya genocide. rt.com The UN\'s top court told Myanmar on Thursday to take urgent steps to prevent the alleged genocide of the Buddhist nation\'s minority Rohingya Muslims. The order was the first time that Myanmar has faced justice over a 2017 military crackdown that sent around 740,000 Rohingya fleeing into neighboring Bangladesh. | The International Court of Justice in The Hague granted a series of emergency steps requested by the mainly Muslim African state of The Gambia under the 1948 Genocide Convention, AFP reported. | The ruling comes days after a Myanmar commission concluded that some soldiers likely committed war crimes aga…

RT (2020-01-23). Impressive fighter jet formations & daring female motorcyclists: India gears up for Republic Day parade (PHOTOS/VIDEOS). rt.com Cities across India are making final preparations for Republic Day celebrations, as Delhi holds a traffic-clogging full dress rehearsal for the main parade. | Celebrated on January 26, Republic Day marks the date on which the Constitution of India, ratified in 1950, came into effect. The main event, the Delhi Republic Day parade, is held at the Rajpath, a ceremonial boulevard in the nation\'s capital. | Photographs and videos posted to social media showcase the diverse array of military units and hardware that will be put on display during the Delhi parade, as well as smaller ceremonies across India. | IN PICS:…

Gaither Stewart (2020-01-23). One Hundred Years: the Proletariat in Search of a Class. counterpunch.org Apparently, the super-indoctrinated, Trump-voting American working class, dulled by the mass media and the \"American dream\", has changed very little since the crushing of the great textile strikes that swept The United States in the 1920s. Not an iota of class-consciousness has it absorbed. (Nor has it been explained and offered to all wage earners

Eric A. Gordon (2020-01-23). What the Constitution means to everyone living in America. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES—New Yorkers went wild over Heidi Schreck\'s highly \"the personal is the political\" memoir play What the Constitution Means to Me. The show was extended several times, picked up two Tony Award nominations, and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Schreck has moved on from the show, where she played herself, but the show lives …

RT (2020-01-23). Asteroid EXPLODES over Earth after travelling from beyond Mars (VIDEO). rt.com The shattered remains of an asteroid now lie on the floor of one of North America\'s Great Lakes after travelling from beyond Mars to rain down on Earth in a blaze of fire. | Numerous eyewitnesses reported seeing the raging fireball streak across the sky on Tuesday night and experts calculate that it travelled nearly half a billion kilometers before coming to rest in its watery grave on the floor of Lake Huron. | Meteor scientist Peter Brown reported that the trajectory of the space rock\'s flight reveal that it travelled from the asteroid belt beyond Mars before hitting our planet. | The University of Western O…

Thomas S. Harrington (2020-01-23). The Catalan Crisis Threatens to Reopen a Debate That the EU\'s Power Brokers Thought They Had Long Ago Quashed. counterpunch.org Though it is largely forgotten today, there was during the late 80s and early 90s a vigorous debate in numerous sectors of European life about whether the EU would be best structured as a Union of Regions or as a Union of States. Adherents of the first posture hoped and believed that the goal the

Martha Rosenberg (2020-01-23). SARS-Like Disease Could Become a Pandemic. counterpunch.org Do you remember SARS? Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was so contagious; a SARS-afflicted man on an Air China flight in 2003 infected 20 passengers sitting at a distance away from him and two crew members. The simple act of flushing the toilet spread the deadly lung disease and health care workers had to wear HazMat suits to treat patients. Eight hundred people died including Pekka Aro, a senior official with the United Nations.

RT (2020-01-23). Second city shuts down all public transport amid deadly virus outbreak in China. rt.com China has shut down public transportation in Huanggang, a city close to the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 so far. This follows the quarantine of Wuhan, where the virus originated. | Chinese health officials announced that Huanggang city is suspending its public transit, including both rail and buses, following the outbreak of the new coronavirus, dubbed 2019-nCoV, which started in mid-December 2019. | Indoor entertainment venues, such as internet cafes and movie theaters have also been ordered to close. The local authorities are asking the seven million citizens to remain at home, an…

RT (2020-01-23). WHO praises China\'s \'strong action\' to quarantine 11mn in Wuhan as outbreak kills 17, with 95 critical. rt.com The World Health Organization (WHO) has commended China\'s swift response to a rapidly moving virus gripping the country, but despite a quick-climbing infection tally, the agency is reluctant to classify it a global health threat. | \"What they are doing is a very, very strong measure and with full commitment,\" WHO director-general Tedros Ahanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday, referring to Beijing\'s As of 10am local time, all trains, buses, r…

RT (2020-01-23). Did patient zero really catch new Chinese virus by eating infected bat soup? It\'s actually perfectly possible. rt.com A group of Chinese scientists today reported that the likely source of the deadly 2019‚ÄênCoV virus is snakes, based on genetic analysis. However, grisly images from a Chinese restaurant suggest bats may also be on the menu. | Their A detailed geneti…

RT (2020-01-23). IMAGES of Chinese quarantine flood social media amid coronavirus outbreak. rt.com As coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on China, with cases detected across the globe, netizens have uploaded alarming footage showing those infected and put in quarantine as authorities try to prevent the spread of the epidemic. | Trying to cope with coronavirus transmission, the Chinese government put on quarantine Wuhan — a city of 11 million people, where the virus originated. All transport services were suspended and residents were told not to leave the city. On Thursday, travel restrictions were issued for several nearby cities as well. | As fears of the new disease spread, Twitter users have been…

Staff (2020-01-23). China Locks Down 3 Cities With 18 Million to Stop Virus. truthdig.com Seventeen people have died in the outbreak, all of them in and around Wuhan; close to 600 have been infected.

RT (2020-01-23). Goldman: China coronavirus could push oil down by $3. rt.com The outbreak of a coronavirus in China that is now an international threat could cut oil demand by 260,000 bpd, which would translate into a price drop of almost $3 per barrel, Goldman Sachs has said. | Most of the demand loss will come from jet fuel as the risk of disease discourages travelers from getting on a plane, according to the investment bank, whose analysts qualified the outbreak\'s effect on oil prices as modest, Bloomberg Coronaviruses are common amon…

The Canary (2020-01-23). Experts to decide whether or not to declare coronavirus an international emergency. thecanary.co Experts will meet again on 23 January to decide whether to declare an international public health emergency over China\'s coronavirus, which has killed more than a dozen people in the country and closed down the city where it is thought to have originated.The World Health Organisation (WHO) was expected to make the decision on 22 January but said it needed more information, describing the emergence of the disease as an \"evolving and complex situation\".Officials say at least 444 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in China\'s Hubei province, where at least 17 people have died.Hubei\'s capital city Wuhan, which h…

RT (2020-01-23). Harrowing images of Chinese quarantine flood social media amid coronavirus outbreak (VIDEOS). rt.com As coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on China, with cases detected across the globe, netizens have uploaded alarming footage showing those infected and put in quarantine as authorities try to prevent the spread of the epidemic. | Trying to cope with coronavirus transmission, the Chinese government put on quarantine Wuhan — a city of 11 million people, where the virus originated. All transport services were suspended and residents were told not to leave the city. On Thursday, travel restrictions were issued for several nearby cities as well. | As fears of the new disease spread, Twitter users have been…

RT (2020-01-23). Cyprus govt backtracks on claim Turkey \'stole offshore gas data\'. rt.com A government spokesman in Cyprus backpedaled Thursday on a claim that Ankara may have stolen technical data to pinpoint a target for gas drilling in waters where the island nation has exclusive economic rights. Kyriakos Koushos told AP that no such data theft had occurred and his use of the word \"stolen\" in a Wednesday program by Greece\'s state broadcaster was a mistaken \"a slip of the tongue.\" | However, Koushos asserted that Turkey did obtain data that enabled it to send a drill ship to a specific location that two energy companies licensed by Cyprus, Eni and Total, had pre-selected to carry out their own ex…

John Washington (2020-01-23). \'It\'s Like Living in Solitary Confinement, but Out in the World\'. thenation.com \'It\'s Like Living in Solitary Confinement, but Out in the World\'

teleSUR (2020-01-23). New Migrant Group Sneaks Into Mexico by Crossing Suchiate River. telesurenglish.net Hundreds of Central American migrants Thursday managed to enter Mexican territory after crossing the Suchiate River, which is the natural border between Mexico and Guatemala. | RELATED: | A week ago,

teleSUR (2020-01-23). Migrant Caravan Arrives in Mexico by Crossing Suchiate River. telesurenglish.net Hundreds of Central American migrants Thursday managed to enter Mexican territory after crossing the Suchiate River, which is the natural border between Mexico and Guatemala. | RELATED: | A week ago,

La Via Campesina (2020-01-23). Video: Globalize Hope: New Film on the History of La Via Campesina. globalresearch.ca La Via Campesina is an international movement that brings together millions of peasants, landless workers, indigenous peoples and migrants — comprising women, men, youth and diverse identities — from all over the world. The movement brings them together under its …

Anya Parampil (2020-01-23). The Grayzone\'s Anya Parampil slams mainstream media\'s anti-Sanders bias on Tucker Carlson Tonight. thegrayzone.com Grayzone host Anya Parampil joins Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News to discuss the media and democratic establishment\'s attack…

teleSUR (2020-01-23). Extradition Hearing for Julian Assange Will be Split in Two. telesurenglish.net The extradition hearings for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been split in two, with the second taking place in May, according to a ruling made by a judge on Thursday, January 23rd. | RELATED: | The judge ruled that the first extradition hearing for Assange will be scheduled for the week of February 23rd, while the remaining three weeks will be held on May 18. | This move comes after Assange\'s defense team ar…

WSWS (2020-01-23). The prosecution of Glenn Greenwald and the global war on free speech. wsws.org The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has opened the floodgates for a global war on independent and critical journalism and the imposition of sweeping censorship.

sputniknews (2020-01-23). Second Part of Extradition Hearing for WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange to be Held in May. sputniknews.com It appears that the matter of Julian Assange\'s possible extradition to the United States will not be resolved this month, as the second part of the hearings regarding this issue is now expected to take place in May.

CODEPINK, ANSWER (2020-01-23). Global Day of Protest: No War on Iran! (Santa Cruz). indybay.org Santa Cruz Town Clock, tri-intersection of Water Street, Front Street, N. Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…

CODEPINK, ANSWER (2020-01-23). Global Day of Protest: No War on Iran! (San Mateo). indybay.org Intersection of 3rd Avenue and El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94401…