\"The New Colossus\": In New Play, Tim Robbins Tackles Immigration & Xenophobia
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
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

\'It\'s Like Living in Solitary Confinement, but Out in the World\'
John Washington | thenation.com | 2020-01-23
\'It\'s Like Living in Solitary Confinement, but Out in the World\'…
thenation.com/article/immigration-stateless-deportation/

Tim Robbins: Bernie Sanders Is the Best Shot We Have to Defeat Donald Trump
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
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.
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/23/tim_robbins_bernie_sanders_endorsement

\'It\'s Like Living in Solitary Confinement, but Out in the World\'
John Washington | thenation.com | 2020-01-23
\'It\'s Like Living in Solitary Confinement, but Out in the World\'…
thenation.com/article/immigration-stateless-deportation/

New Migrant Group Sneaks Into Mexico by Crossing Suchiate River
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
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: | Mexico Guarantees Entry Conditions For The Migrant Caravan | A week ago, hundreds of Hondurans left their country to Guatemala intending to reach the southern border o…
telesurenglish.net/news/New-Migrant-Group-Sneaks-Into-Mexico-by-Crossing-Suchiate-River-20200123-0005.html

Migrant Caravan Arrives in Mexico by Crossing Suchiate River
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
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: | Mexico Guarantees Entry Conditions For The Migrant Caravan | A week ago, hundreds of Hondurans left their country to Guatemala intending to reach the southern border o…
telesurenglish.net/news/Migrant-Caravan-Arrives-in-Mexico-by-Crossing-Suchiate-River-20200123-0005.html

Video: Globalize Hope: New Film on the History of La Via Campesina
La Via Campesina | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
La Via Campesina is an international movement that brings together millions of peasants, landless workers, indigenous peoples and migrants

The Grayzone\'s Anya Parampil slams mainstream media\'s anti-Sanders bias on Tucker Carlson Tonight
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-23
Grayzone host Anya Parampil joins Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News to discuss the media and democratic establishment\'s attack…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/23/the-grayzones-anya-parampil-slams-mainstream-medias-anti-sanders-bias-on-tucker-carlson-tonight/

Extradition Hearing for Julian Assange Will be Split in Two
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
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: | \'Assange Cannot Be Extradited to the US\', Lawyer Holds at Court | 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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Extradition-Hearing-for-Julian-Assange-Will-be-Split-in-Two-20200123-0003.html

The prosecution of Glenn Greenwald and the global war on free speech
wsws.org | 2020-01-23
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/23/pers-j23.html

Second Part of Extradition Hearing for WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange to be Held in May
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-23
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.
sputniknews.com/uk/202001231078114027-second-part-of-extradition-hearing-for-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-to-be-held-in-may/

Global Day of Protest: No War on Iran! (San Mateo)
CODEPINK, ANSWER | indybay.org | 2020-01-23
Intersection of 3rd Avenue and El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94401…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/20/18829933.php

Global Day of Protest: No War on Iran! (Santa Cruz)
CODEPINK, ANSWER | indybay.org | 2020-01-23
Santa Cruz Town Clock, tri-intersection of Water Street, Front Street, N. Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/20/18829932.php

Global Day of Protest: No War on Iran! (San Mateo)
CODEPINK, ANSWER | indybay.org | 2020-01-23
Intersection of 3rd Avenue and El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94401…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/20/18829933.php

Next Generation 5G and the US-China \"Cellphone War\": The Arrest and Trial of Meng Wanzhou
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
The unspoken US policy objective behind the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou on trumped up charges, consists in breaking China\'s technological lead in wireless telecommunications. What is at stake is a coordinated US intelligence initiative to ban China from playing a strategic role in the 5G global mobile phone network.
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-next-generation-5g-and-the-us-china-cellphone-war/5663096

US Treasury secretary has a tantrum over Greta Thunberg urging divestment from fossil fuels
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-23
US Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin has said Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is in no position to give economic advice until she goes to college and comes out with an economics degree. | At a press briefing at the World Economic Forum, Mr Mnuchin took a swipe at the 17-year-old environmental campaigner for her recommendation that the public and private sectors should divest from fossil fuels. | When asked how that would affect the US economic model, Mr Mnuchin threw a tantrum about Thunberg, asking if she was an economist and saying it \"was a joke\". | This week I\'m attending the World Economic Forum in D…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/01/23/us-treasury-secretary-has-a-tantrum-over-greta-thunberg-urging-divestment-from-fossil-fuels/

A Trump official just tried to outwit Greta Thunberg. It ended very badly for him
Tracy Keeling | thecanary.co | 2020-01-23
A Trump official tried to tear Greta Thunberg down a peg or two on 23 January. Responding to a question about the climate activist\'s call for divestment from fossil fuels, Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thunberg should \"come back and explain that to us\" after she\'s studied economics in college. | Mnuchin\'s message was effectively \'shut up and listen to the grown-ups, Greta, until you are one yourself\'. He should ha…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/01/23/a-trump-official-just-tried-to-outwit-greta-thunberg-it-ended-very-badly-for-him/

An Epic Act of Resistance and Trial of Our Times. \"The Venezuela Embassy Protectors Collective\"
Lauren Smith | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
On February 11th, four American peace activists, known as the Embassy Protectors Collective, will be tried before the U.S. empire for \"interfering with certain protective functions\" of its Federal government for their occupation of the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, …
globalresearch.ca/resistance-trial-times/5701515

Despite Lawsuit, Activists Find Evidence Plant in Texas Still Polluting Water
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-23
On the afternoon of January 15, activist Diane Wilson kicked off a San Antonio Estuary Waterkeeper meeting on the side of the road across from a Formosa plastics manufacturing plant in Point Comfort, Texas. After Wilson and the waterkeeper successfully sued Formosa, the company agreed to no longer release even one of the tiny plastic pellets known as nurdles in…
truthout.org/articles/despite-lawsuit-activists-find-evidence-plant-in-texas-still-polluting-water/

On 123rd Birthday, India Remembers Dynamic Freedom Fighter Whose Death Still Remains a Mystery
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-23
New Delhi (Sputnik): India gained freedom from British colonial rule in 1947 after almost two centuries of peaceful and in some cases violent struggle. Subhas Chandra Bose, a political activist who believed that freedom could not be achieved through peaceful means, has been fondly remembered as a \"Netaji\" (leader).
sputniknews.com/india/202001231078111521-on-123rd-birthday-india-remembers-dynamic-freedom-fighter-whose-death-still-remains-a-mystery/

Defamation suit aims to stop Hillary and her \'powerful elite friends\' from silencing patriotic Americans, Gabbard says
rt.com | 2020-01-23
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

Defamation suit aims to stop Hillary and her \'powerful elite friends\' from silencing patriotic Americans, Gabbard says
rt.com | 2020-01-23
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

Greenpeace Climate Ranking Update: Steyer Passes Warren, Buttigieg Passes Biden, Bloomberg Enters Top 10
commondreams.org | 2020-01-23
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/01/23/greenpeace-climate-ranking-update-steyer-passes-warren-buttigieg-passes-biden?cd-origin=rss

Ten Best Messages for Waging Peace
Richard Moser | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-23
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.
counterpunch.org/2020/01/23/ten-best-messages-for-waging-peace/

Colombia\'s Indigenous Demand Justice After 20 Leaders Killed
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
Colombia\'s Indigenous people are outraged at the death of more than 20 social leaders inside South American country, the counselor of the Indigenous Youth of Colombia , Eliel Castillo, said this week. | RELATED: | Protests Continue In Colombia Against Ivan Duque\'s Policies | Castillo, who participates in the World Encounter Against Imperialism, remarked that there is a systematic massacre occurring in his country. A massacre which has largely been ignored by the Colombian gover…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombias-Indigenous-Demand-Justice-After-20-Leaders-Killed-20200123-0007.html

A War Within: India\'s \'Missing Hindus\' Return to Saffron Fold to Reinforce Their Dominance
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-23
New Delhi (Sputnik): A section of people in India\'s national capital city Delhi and other cities contend that the government cannot give in to anti-citizenship law protesters because it\'s a ploy to keep \"communally sensitive\" issues in the spotlight rather than real issues like the economy.
sputniknews.com/india/202001231078111271-a-war-within-indias-missing-hindus-return-to-saffron-fold-to-reinforce-their-dominance/

New Zealand Greens support military build-up
wsws.org | 2020-01-23
The Green Party, part of the Labour-led government, is backing $20 billion in military upgrades and increased army recruitment, purportedly because it will help address the impact of climate change.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/23/gree-j23.html

Three Years of Monroe Doctrine by Trump: What Has Happened in Latin America?
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
Against all mainstream media expectations, Donald Trump had defeated Hillary Clinton to the presidency of the United States in 2016, and it was expected that the new president would take on a more isolationist policy and withdraw his country from …
globalresearch.ca/three-years-monroe-doctrine-trump-latin-america/5701487

The Trump Coup to Come
Paul Street | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
America\'s political authoritarianism comes in different, yet combined, mutually reinforcing forms. We have the neofascist authoritarianism of the white nationalist Republican Party, its Great Dog-Wagging God in the White House and his cultish, white-Amerikaner base. | Donald Trump may well …
globalresearch.ca/trump-coup-come/5701470

An Army for Hire: Trump Wants to Make Money by Renting Out American Soldiers
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
To say that there has been some strange stuff coming out of the White House lately would be an understatement. If President Donald Trump knew a bit more about history, he would understand that countries that rent out their national …
globalresearch.ca/army-hire-trump-renting-out-american-soldiers/5701511

Video: Russia\'s \"Dead Hand\" Command Missiles, Deterrent In The Event of a Crippling Nuclear Attack
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
The existing system of international relations and arms control treaties is slowly, but steadily crumbling. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is dead, with both Washington and Moscow publicly developing previously banned short-to-medium range missiles. The New START (Strategic Arms Reduction …
globalresearch.ca/video-russian-real-life-doomsday-machine/5701454

Iraqi President Denounced for Meeting with Trump in Davos
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
On Wednesday, former Iraqi Kurdistan region prime minister/current Iraqi president Barham Salih met with Trump in Davos on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum. | He ignored warnings from internal Shia militia groups that he\'d be unwelcome back home if …
globalresearch.ca/iraqi-president-denounced-meeting-trump-davos/5701483

Trump Parties in Davos While Ordinary Americans Struggle to Make Ends Meet
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
The annual Davos billionaire\'s ball

Today\'s US-Iran Crisis Is Rooted in the Decision to Invade Iraq
Stephen Zunes | commondreams.org | 2020-01-23
U.S. troops train some 25 miles from the Iraqi border, near Camp New York, on January 21, 2003, in Kuwait, Iraq. (Photo: Gilles Bassignac / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/troops.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/01/23/todays-us-iran-crisis-rooted-decision-invade-iraq?cd-origin=rss

\'Obvious Malicious Intent\': Tulsi Gabbard Hits Clinton with Defamation Suit over \'Russian Asset\' Smear
RT News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard is suing two-time White House runner-up Hillary Clinton over her claim that Gabbard was a \"Russian asset,\" alleging that the lie hurt not just her campaign but the entire election. | Clinton \"lied about her | …
globalresearch.ca/tulsi-gabbard-hits-clinton-defamation-suit-russian-asset-smear/5701468

Deal with OPEC helps Russia double its National Wealth Fund
rt.com | 2020-01-23
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.com/business/478962-opec-deal-russia-reserves/

The Middle East in Chaos: US, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Libya Conflict Analysis
Denis Korkodinov | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
Recently, the Middle East region has erupted into chaos, which at one point threatened a world war between the US and Iran. To gain unparalleled insight into the complex global political systems, I decided to reach out to Denis Korkodinov…
globalresearch.ca/us-iran-iraq-turkey-libya-conflicts-analysis/5701480

Netanyahu, Pence Slam \'Anti-Semitic\' Iran at Holocaust Memorial
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence took turns denouncing Iran at the Holocaust memorial event on Wednesday, as both leaders accused the Islamic Republic of Anti-Semitism. | RELATED: | Israeli Opposition Leader Gantz Pledges to Annex Jordan Valley | Netanyahu, who has taken an aggressive approach towards Iran, called the Islamic Republic \"the most anti-Semitic regime on the planet\", telling world leaders at a Holocaust memorial event th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Netanyahu-Pence-Slam-Anti-Semitic-Iran-at-Holocaust-Memorial-20200123-0006.html

China: Lockdown of Two Cities Near Wuhan to Contain Coronavirus
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
In order to curb the spread of coronavirus 2019-nCoV, Chinese authorities have suspended public transport out of the city of Huanggang (6 million inhabitants) and the city of Ezhou (1million inhabitants). Citizens have been asked not to leave these places without \"special reasons.\" | RELATED: | WHO Extends Emergency Talks Over Novel Coronavirus Outbreak | Both locations are near Wuhan, the center of the viral pneumonia outbreak that has left at least 17 people dead. In this city,…
telesurenglish.net/news/China-Lockdown-of-Two-Cities-Near-Wuhan-to-Contain-Coronavirus-20200123-0004.html

Sanders Calls on Global Movement to Tackle \'Billionaires\' Greed\'
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
In a response to a new Oxfam International report on inequality, Sen. Bernie Sanders called Tuesday for a global movement to pursue economic justice. | RELATED: | 500M People Worldwide Struggle to Find Adequate Work: Study | \"We live in a world where a tiny handful of billionaires have extraordinary control over the economic and political life of t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Sanders-Calls-for-Global-Movement-to-Tackle-Billionaires-Greed-20200122-0018.html

US Envoy Threatens to Assassinate New Quds Force Commander
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
The U.S. envoy to Iran Brian Hook has threatened Iran\'s Quds Force commander Esmail Ghaani with the same fate as his predecessor, Qassem Soleimani, if he followed the latter\'s path. | RELATED: | Netanyahu, Pence Slam \'Anti-Semitic\' Iran at Holocaust Memorial | AccordIng to the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Hook and the rest of the Trump administration will not tolerate Soleimani\'s approach any further. The U.S. representative said the Trump administration will take similar action aga…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Envoy-Threatens-to-Assassinate-New-Quds-Force-Commander-20200123-0010.html

Germany to Ask Bolivia\'s Next President to Revive Lithium Deal
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
German authorities and companies will seek talks with the next government of Bolivia to revive an agreement to jointly exploit the Andean country\'s huge lithium reserves. | RELATED: | \'Fascists, Racists Plotted the Lithium Coup in Bolivia\' Morales | The state-owned enterprise Bolivian Lithium Deposits (YLB) and the German company ACI Systems Germany (ACISA) agreed to create a joint venture in 2018. | On November 3, 2019, however, seven days before leaving the country due to the…
telesurenglish.net/news/Germany-to-Ask-Bolivias-Next-President-to-Revive-Lithium-Deal-20200123-0008.html

How the Military-Industrial Complex Gets Away With Murder in Contract After Contract
Mandy Smithberger | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-23
Call it a colossal victory for a Pentagon that hasn\'t won a war in this century, but not for the rest of us. Congress only recently passed and the president approved one of the largest Pentagon budgets ever. It will surpass spending at the peaks of both the Korean and Vietnam wars. As last year ended,…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/23/how-the-military-industrial-complex-gets-away-with-murder-in-contract-after-contract/

You Shall Not Pass! Russian Border City to Limit Access to China Due to Coronavirus Outbreak
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-23
The virus has also been registered in the United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, and Japan.
sputniknews.com/world/202001231078113159-you-shall-not-pass-russian-border-city-to-limit-access-to-china-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak/

US imposes Iran-related sanctions on two people and six companies, mostly Chinese
rt.com | 2020-01-23
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…
rt.com/news/479019-us-sanctions-iran-china/

Trump impeachment trial starts as several unions speak out
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-23
WASHINGTON –The Republican-run Senate\'s impeachment trial of GOP President Donald Trump opened Jan. 21 with heated verbal jousting from lawyers

Do Republicans Have More to Lose Than Democrats in the Impeachment Trial?
Nick Licata | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-23
Now that President Donald Trump\'s Senate Trial has begun there are some critical points to keep in mind in evaluating both the process and the likely outcome. All analysis, up to now, is based on the very low probability that 14 Republicans would break party ranks to convict Trump on the two articles of impeachment…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/23/do-republicans-have-more-to-lose-than-democrats-in-the-impeachment-trial/

Trump Brags About Withholding Evidence as Democratic Impeachment Managers Lay Out Case in the Senate
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
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…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/23/trump_impeachment_trial_senate_dahlia_lithwick

Trump Brags About Withholding Evidence as Impeachment Trial Proceeds in Senate
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-23
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 politica…
truthout.org/video/trump-brags-about-withholding-evidence-as-impeachment-trial-proceeds-in-senate/

Deadly Distractions: Laying the Groundwork for the Next Civil War. \"Deep State\'s Plot to Take Over America\"
John W. Whitehead | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
\" Pity the nation oh pity the people | who allow their rights to erode | and their freedoms to be washed away…\" | –Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet | And so it continues. | This impeachment fiasco is merely the latest in a never-ending series …
globalresearch.ca/deadly-distractions-laying-groundwork-next-civil-war/5701452

The Trump Administration Just Opened a New Immigrant Prison in Rural Michigan
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-22
From his office at the Cristo Rey Church in Lansing, Mich., Oscar Castañeda runs a campaign against a new federal immigrant prison, part of President Donald Trump\'s escalation of immigration enforcement. | In May 2019, the Trump administration awarded a ten-year, $398 million contract to The GEO Group, the largest private prison corporation in the country, to reopen a shu…
truthout.org/articles/the-trump-administration-just-opened-a-new-immigrant-prison-in-rural-michigan/

Mexico Begins Flying, Busing Migrants Back to Honduras
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-22
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico

Migrant caravan shrinks at Guatemala-Mexico border amid deportations
rt.com | 2020-01-22
The number of migrants stuck at the Guatemala-Mexico border continues to dwindle as detentions chip away at what remains of the latest caravan, AP reports. | The first buses of migrants left Tecun Uman, Guatemala overnight to repatriate migrants to their countries. On Tuesday, Mexico began flying and busing hundreds of migrants who had crossed into the country back to Honduras. | Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador recognized the success of his government\'s strategy on Wednesday, noting that many of the migrants had begun to voluntarily return to their countries. | US Department of Homeland Security…
rt.com/newsline/478914-migrant-caravan-guatemala-mexico/

Migrant caravan shrinks at Guatemala-Mexico border amid deportations
rt.com | 2020-01-22
The number of migrants stuck at the Guatemala-Mexico border continues to dwindle as detentions chip away at what remains of the latest caravan, AP reports. | The first buses of migrants left Tecun Uman, Guatemala overnight to repatriate migrants to their countries. On Tuesday, Mexico began flying and busing hundreds of migrants who had crossed into the country back to Honduras. | Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador recognized the success of his government\'s strategy on Wednesday, noting that many of the migrants had begun to voluntarily return to their countries. | US Department of Homeland Security…
rt.com/newsline/478914-migrant-caravan-guatemala-mexico/

Greece: Islanders Stage General Strike in Support of Refugees
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
Authorities and residents of the Greek islands of Samos, Lesbos, and Chios Wednesday held a general strike demanding Greece\'s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to implement real solutions to the overcrowding in refugee camps. | RELATED: | Greece: 1,200 More Guards To \'Shut The Door\' On Migrants | …
telesurenglish.net/news/Greece-Islanders-Stage-General-Strike-in-Support-of-Refugees-20200122-0006.html

Busting Cold War propaganda: what China is really like
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-22
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Danny Haiphong, a contributing editor at the Black Agenda Report, about his recent,…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/22/busting-pro-war-propaganda-what-china-is-really-like/

Busting pro-war propaganda: what China is really like
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-22
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Danny Haiphong, a contributing editor at the Black Agenda Report, about his…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/22/busting-pro-war-propaganda-what-china-is-really-like/

Witnesses testify that CIA spied on Assange and his lawyers
wsws.org | 2020-01-22
This evidence alone requires the US extradition case to be thrown out of court on the grounds of illegality.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/22/ucgl-j22.html

SEP to hold public meeting in Canada to demand freedom for Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2020-01-22
The Socialist Equality Party (Canada) is holding a public meeting in Montreal on Sunday, February 2 to fight for the freedom of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, oppose war, and defend democratic rights.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/22/cnas-j22.html

Brazil\'s Bolsonaro government charges journalist Glenn Greenwald with \"cybercrimes\"
wsws.org | 2020-01-22
The trumped-up charges against Greenwald by Bolsonaro\'s fascistic government are of a piece with the global assault on free speech and democratic rights and the jailing of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/22/gree-j22.html

OPCW investigator testifies at UN that no chemical attack took place in Douma, Syria
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-22
In testimony before the United Nations Security Council, former OPCW inspection team leader and engineering expert Ian Henderson stated that…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/22/ian-henderson-opcw-whistleblower-un-no-chemical-attack-douma-syria/

Global Day of Protest: No War on Iran! (Davis)
CODEPINK, ANSWER | indybay.org | 2020-01-22
Intersection of 5th Street and B Street, Downtown Davis 95616…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/20/18829931.php

Global Day of Protest: No War on Iran! (Santa Cruz)
CODEPINK, ANSWER | indybay.org | 2020-01-22
Santa Cruz Town Clock, tri-intersection of Water Street, Front Street, N. Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/20/18829932.php

Global Day of Protest: No War on Iran! (San Mateo)
CODEPINK, ANSWER | indybay.org | 2020-01-22
Intersection of 3rd Avenue and El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94401…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/20/18829933.php

Global Day of Protest: No War on Iran! (Sacramento)
CODEPINK, ANSWER | indybay.org | 2020-01-22
Intersection of 9th street & K street, Sacramento, CA 95814…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/20/18829929.php

Ending Militarization Of Our Communities
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-22
From Stop The Militarization of Police Facebook page In recent weeks Popular Resistance has focused on the escalation of US militarism around the world, especially in the Middle East with the assassination of General Soleimani, US troops staying in Syria to take their oil and the US refusing to leave Iraq despite being asked to leave. …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/ending-militarization-of-our-communities/

At Davos 2020, Trump dismissive of climate change concerns
Deutsche Welle | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-22
U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed the concerns of environmental activists as \"pessimism\" in a speech to political and business leaders at the start of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Tuesday. Climate change and global warming are topping the agenda at this year\'s annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, with activists at odds with …
peoplesworld.org/article/at-davos-2020-trump-dismissive-of-climate-change-concerns/

Advice from Trump: US is clean & beautiful, Greta; please go and fight those trashing the Pacific Ocean
rt.com | 2020-01-22
When President Donald Trump mentioned Swedish ecological activist Greta Thunberg, everybody held their breath. However, he kept his cool, simply telling her not to focus on America\'s environmental issues and focus on other places. | Some environmental enthusiasts looked forward to the World Economic Forum the way sports fans wait in anticipation for a big game. US President Donald Trump and Swedish ecological activist Greta Thunberg, two irreconcilable eco-rivals, were given the opportunity and venue to duel it out over climate change. | On Tuesday, Thunberg blamed world leaders for the \"inaction\" which is fue…
rt.com/news/478889-trump-greta-us-climate-environment/

Advice from Trump: US is clean & beautiful, Greta; please go and fight those trashing the Pacific Ocean
rt.com | 2020-01-22
When President Donald Trump mentioned Swedish ecological activist Greta Thunberg, everybody held their breath. However, he kept his cool, simply telling her not to focus on America\'s environmental issues and focus on other places. | Some environmental enthusiasts looked forward to the World Economic Forum the way sports fans wait in anticipation for a big game. US President Donald Trump and Swedish ecological activist Greta Thunberg, two irreconcilable eco-rivals, were given the opportunity and venue to duel it out over climate change. | On Tuesday, Thunberg blamed world leaders for the \"inaction\" which is fue…
rt.com/news/478889-trump-greta-us-climate-environment/

The People of Colombia are Cracking the Walls of War and Authoritarianism
Justin Podur | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-22
The protests that started with the national strike called by Colombia\'s central union on November 21 to protest pension reforms and the broken promises of the peace accords have persisted for two months and grown into a protest against the whole establishment. And the protests have continued into the new year and show no signs…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/22/the-people-of-colombia-are-cracking-the-walls-of-war-and-authoritarianism/

Protests Continue In Colombia Against Ivan Duque\'s Policies
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
Several clashes between demonstrators and the police took place during rallies in Bogotá and several regions of the country, in the context of a day of protest in Colombia, where isolated cases of repression were reported. | RELATED: | One More Social Leader Killed In Colombia, 21 So Far in 2020 | The most serious incident happened in Bogota, when a g…
telesurenglish.net/news/mobilizations-continue-in-colombia-against-ivan-duque-policies-20200121-0020.html

UK: Johnson government plans draconian new anti-terror laws
wsws.org | 2020-01-22
Patel\'s announcement comes after it was revealed that dozens of left-wing and environmental protest groups are included in a counter-terrorism \"guidance document.\"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/22/terr-j22.html

10 protesters killed in violent crackdown by Iraqi security forces
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-22
Nearly 150 protesters were also injured in the crackdown by security forces on Monday and Tuesday. Since the beginning of the protests on October 1, 2019, more than 500 people have been killed and over 25,000 injured…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/22/10-protesters-killed-in-violent-crackdown-by-iraqi-security-forces/

Colombia demonstrations resume demanding dignity for the people and end to right-wing violence
Mario Murcia | liberationnews.org | 2020-01-22
Major national protests took place across Colombia January 21 within the context of the national strike movement that began on November 21.
liberationnews.org/colombia-demonstrations-resume-demanding-dignity-for-the-people-and-end-to-right-wing-violence/

Australia: Thousands protest government inaction on bushfires and climate change
wsws.org | 2020-01-22
The organisers of the Melbourne demonstration provided no way forward beyond the confines of the capitalist system that has led to environmental destruction.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/22/rall-j22.html

US Officials Admit Covert Tech Program Is Fueling Iran Protests
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-22
After major protests hit multiple cities across Iran in November following a drastic government slash in gasoline subsidies which quickly turned anti-regime, broad internet outages were reported

How Western Left Media Helped Legitimate US Regime Change in Venezuela
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2020-01-22
In Jacobin ( 2/5/19)… | It\'s been a year since Juan Guaidó began his US-anointed mandate as \"interim president\" of Venezuela. | Following the opposition leader\'s failure to secure reelection as National Assembly president this month, Washington and its corporate media stenographers have hysterically decried a \"coup\" (FAIR.org, 1/10/20) against the coup…
fair.org/home/how-western-left-media-helped-legitimate-us-regime-change-in-venezuela/

Video: Dozens Army Troops Killed, Injured in Idlib Clashes
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-22
46 Syrian service members have been killed and 77 were wounded in recent clashes with radical militants in Greater Idlib in the period from January 16 to January 19, the Russian Reconciliation Center reported. According to the report, 57 civilians …
globalresearch.ca/video-dozens-army-troops-killed-injured-idlib-clashes/5701348

OPCW Inspector Debunks Doctored Syria Report. \"The Chemical Weapons Incident That Never Occurred\"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-22
Last November, WikiLeaks published information from an OPCW whistleblower. | A member of its fact finding mission to Douma, Syria, he expressed grave \"concern over intentional bias introduced to a redacted version of the report he co-authored.\" | The OPCW\'s so-called Fact …
globalresearch.ca/opcw-inspector-debunks-doctored-syria-report-the-chemical-weapons-incident-that-never-occurred/5701378

Netanyahu and Gantz Vow Jordan Valley Annexation
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-22
The Jordan Valley, including the northern Dead Sea, comprise about 30% of the West Bank. | Most of the territory was designated Area C under Oslo II (1995). | The 1993 Oslo Accords gave Israel de facto control over the Occupied Territories …
globalresearch.ca/netanyahu-gantz-vow-jordan-valley-annexation/5701382

Tulsi Gabbard Files Defamation Suit Against Hillary Clinton
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-22
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\'Obvious malicious intent\': Tulsi Gabbard hits Clinton with defamation suit over \'Russian asset\' smear
rt.com | 2020-01-22
Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard is suing two-time White House runner-up Hillary Clinton over her claim that Gabbard was a \"Russian asset,\" alleging that the lie hurt not just her campaign but the entire election. | Clinton \"lied about her perceived rival Tulsi Gabbard… publicly, unambiguously, and with obvious malicious intent\" when she claimed Gabbard was \"the favorite of the Russians,\" the campaign alleges in the suit, filed on Wednesday in the federal Southern Di…
rt.com/usa/478916-tulsi-russian-asset-clinton-lawsuit/

\'Obvious malicious intent\': Tulsi Gabbard hits Clinton with defamation suit over \'Russian asset\' smear
rt.com | 2020-01-22
Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard is suing two-time White House runner-up Hillary Clinton over her claim that Gabbard was a \"Russian asset,\" alleging that the lie hurt not just her campaign but the entire election. | Clinton \"lied about her perceived rival Tulsi Gabbard… publicly, unambiguously, and with obvious malicious intent\" when she claimed Gabbard was \"the favorite of the Russians,\" the campaign alleges in the suit, filed on Wednesday in the federal Southern Di…
rt.com/usa/478916-tulsi-russian-asset-clinton-lawsuit/

Guaido\'s Last Ride
Daniel McAdams | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-22
Remember Juan Guaido? Just a year ago the Venezuelan politician, unknown even in his own country, was tapped by the US government to lead a coup against the elected government of Nicolas Maduro. In a phone call with …
globalresearch.ca/guaido-last-ride/5701390

\'Respect the rules\': French President Macron snaps at Israeli police in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-22
French President Emmanuel Macron gave Israeli police officers a tongue-lashing in Jerusalem, after the cops entered the French Church of St. Anne in the city\'s old quarter. | Footage shared on social media captured the altercation, which took place during Macron\'s visit to the Crusader-era church on Wednesday. Though situated in the Old City of Jerusalem, the church belongs to the French government, and Israeli officers had apparently tried to enter the premises ahead of Macron. | \"Everybody knows the rules!\" Macron shouted, speaking English. \"I don\'t like what you did in front of me. Go out!\" | Coup de colère…
rt.com/news/478910-macron-confrontation-jerusalem-police-church/

US Style Democracy: Chronology of Bolivia\'s \'Slow Motion\' Coup
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
On Sunday, November 10, 2019, Bolivia\'s Armed Forces Commander Williams Kaliman \"recommended\" President Evo Morales to present his resignation. | RELATED: | Bolivia: MAS Presidential Candidate Becomes Target of Lawfare | This was one of the last crucial moments in a coup d\'etat that began long ago with the backing of the United States government and with the active participation of the Organization of American States (OAS). On that day, the Bolivian extreme right opened the door…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Style-Democracy-Chronology-of-Bolivias-Slow-Motion-Coup-20200122-0003.html

\'Respect the rules\': French President Macron snaps at Israeli police in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-22
French President Emmanuel Macron gave Israeli police officers a tongue-lashing in Jerusalem, after the cops entered the French Church of St. Anne in the city\'s old quarter. | Footage shared on social media captured the altercation, which took place during Macron\'s visit to the Crusader-era church on Wednesday. Though situated in the Old City of Jerusalem, the church belongs to the French government, and Israeli officers had apparently tried to enter the premises ahead of Macron. | \"Everybody knows the rules!\" Macron shouted, speaking English. \"I don\'t like what you did in front of me. Go out!\" | Coup de colère…
rt.com/news/478910-macron-confrontation-jerusalem-police-church/

How Are Iran and the \"Axis of the Resistance\" Affected by the US Assassination of Soleimani?
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-22
The US President Donald Trump assassinated the commander of the \"Axis of the Resistance\", the (Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps) IRGC

US Violated Unspoken Rule of Engagement with Iran
Prof. As\'ad AbuKhalil | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-22
Something big and unprecedented has happened in the Middle East after the assassination of one of Iran\'s top commanders, Qasim Suleimani. | The U.S. has long assumed that assassinations of major figures in the Iranian \"resistance-axis\" in the Middle East …
globalresearch.ca/us-violated-unspoken-rule-engagement-iran/5701386

\'Many May Not Return\': An interview with two actors
Teresa del Carmen Gonzalez | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-22
LONG BEACH, Calif.–The anti-war play Many May Not Return, by David Trujillo, touches on current political issues and global events, such as this being an election year, the recent assassination in Iraq of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani by U.S. troops, which created the black cloud of war hanging over the future. These are signs of …
peoplesworld.org/article/many-may-not-return-an-interview-with-two-actors/

Death Toll Rises in China as Flu-Like Virus Global Panic
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
The death toll for a flu-like virus that hit China\'s Hubei province has risen to 17, Chinese state televeision stated on Wednesday, citing a report from the provincial government. | RELATED: | Officials Confirm First U.S. Case Of Coronavirus From China | According to Chinese state television, the provincial government in Hubei has confirmed that the total cases of the coronavirus has risen to 444. The virus itself first emerged on Tuesday at 8 P.M. local time, as it hit the provin…
telesurenglish.net/news/Death-Toll-Rises-in-China-as-Flu-Like-Virus-Global-Panic-20200122-0004.html

Trump Downplays US Casualties from Iranian Attack
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
Dozens of U.S. troops were withdrawn from Iraq this week after 11 soldiers were wounded during the Iranian attack on two bases, a U.S. official told Reuters on the condition of anonymity. | RELATED: | Iraqi President Meets With Trump to Discuss US Withdrawal | According to the official that spoke to Reuters on Wednesday, the soldiers were transported from Iraq to the U.S. military bases in Germany. | Meanwhile, earlier in the day, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters during t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Downplays-US-Casualties-from-Iranian-Attack–20200122-0007.html

WHO Extends Emergency Talks Over Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
GENEVA, Jan. 22 – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday night postponed determining whether the novel coronavirus outbreak in China constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) to Thursday. | \"The decision is one I take extremely seriously and one I am only prepared to make with appropriate consideration of all the evidence,\" WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. | \"This is an evolving and complex situation,\" he added. \"Our team in China is working with local experts and officials to investigate the outbreak.\" | He was sp…
telesurenglish.net/news/WHO-Extends-Emergency-Talks-Over-Novel-Coronavirus-Outbreak-20200122-0010.html

Evo Morales Celebrates 14th Anniversary of Cultural Revolution
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
The democratically elected president of Bolivia Evo Morales celebrated on Wednesday the 14th anniversary of the \"Democratic and Cultural Revolution, and the Plurinational State Day,\" as social movements prepare several mobilizations in Bolivian territory to request the restoration of democracy. | RELATED: | Bolivia: MAS Presidential Candidate Becomes Target of Lawfare | \"We are the unstoppable force of a people that has decided never to go back. We have shown that another Bolivia…
telesurenglish.net/news/Evo-Morales-Celebrates-14th-Anniversary-of-Cultural-Revolution-20200122-0005.html

Iraqi President Meets With Trump to Discuss US Withdrawal
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
The Iraqi President, Barham Salih, met with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, in Davos on Wednesday to discuss a number of topics, including the withdrawal of foreign forces from Iraq. | RELATED: | At Least 10 Killed in Two Days of Violence Across Iraq | According to the Iraqi President\'s office, Salih called on Trump to respect the demands of the Iraqi people and begin withdrawing the U.S. Armed Forces from his country. | \"During the meeting, reducing foreign troops and the importa…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iraqi-President-Meets-With-Trump-to-Discuss-US-Withdrawal-20200122-0001.html

UN Investigates Saudi Arabia \'Hacking\' Jeff Bezos\'s Phone
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
United Nations experts have announced that they have information that proves the \"possible participation\" of prince Mohamed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, in the \'hacking\' of the phone of Jeff Bezos, founder and executive director of Amazon, in 2018. | RELATED: | Saudi Arabia Pays the US $500 Million to Host Their Troops | In a joint statement, Agnes Callamard and David Kaye, UN representatives in charge of extrajudicial killings and for freedom of expression, respectively, demande…
telesurenglish.net/news/un-investigates-saudi-arabia-hacking-jeff-bezos-phone-20200122-0011.html

Europe dispatches naval flotilla to threaten Iran, Syria
wsws.org | 2020-01-22
A French aircraft carrier and European naval flotillas will patrol strategic Middle East waters that are critical to the global oil trade.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/22/char-j22.html

Scientists find Earth\'s oldest asteroid crater from 2.229 BILLION years ago which \'may have ended an ice age\'
rt.com | 2020-01-22
An innocuous crater in Yarrabubba, Western Australia has been identified as the oldest known extraterrestrial impact site on Earth, with researchers calculating that the natural structure dates back a whopping 2.229 billion years. | Researchers from Curtin University tested minerals found in rocks at the site. The zircon and monazite crystals in the rocks themselves contain tiny amounts of uranium, and by measuring the uranium\'s very specifically-timed decay into lead, the team was able to calculate exactly how old the crater is. | | © NASA | The 70 kilometer (43 miles) diameter crater was actually disc…
rt.com/news/478913-earths-oldest-asteroid-crater-discovered/

Our Final Decade to Get Climate Policy Right
Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-22
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned in October 2018 that we have 12 years to keep global temperatures increases at 1.5 degrees Celsius or less. Now, we have more like 10 years. We have this decade. In the first weeks of 2020, we\'ve already witnessed mass evacuations and the death of over a billionanimals…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/22/our-final-decade-to-get-climate-policy-right/

The Uber-Rich\'s Preferred Means of Fending Off the Masses
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-22
I\'m guessing that being rich is a comfortable feeling