Eds. (2019-11-27). The human cost of nuclear weapons is not only a \"feminine\" concern. mronline.org The nuclear weapons world is full of subtle and not-so-subtle misogyny, and I\'ve had my share of experiences: Fighting my way onto an otherwise all-male panel, only to have my speaking time cut short. Meeting a male colleague at a conference for the first time, where he immediately told me that he liked the red […] | Source

Eds. (2019-11-27). Australian bushfire crisis spreads as PM denies climate change link. mronline.org Even before summer has begun, bushfires and toxic smoke have threatened the lives, health and homes of millions of people in nearly every Australian state and territory this week. The fire emergencies that first erupted two weeks ago in two states have spread across the country, worsened by dust storms, asthma alerts and electricity blackouts. | Source

RT (2019-11-27). Americans are \'sick and tired\' of impeachment and \'grandstanding & chicanery\' of both parties — Ron Paul. rt.com The Democrats are desperately trying to remove President Donald Trump from office or at least win back the presidency in 2020. Yet, all their efforts are seemingly having the opposite effect, former congressman Ron Paul told RT. | Under the present circumstances, the impeachment would be a \"total negative for the Democrats\" as it would be \"squelched in the Senate,\" even if the Democrat-majority House approves it, Paul said on Tuesday. | More importantly, the whole process is apparently losing steam because people are \"sick and tired\" of the latest of many attempts to impeach Trump. | There is less enthusiasm f…

RT (2019-11-27). Turkey refusing to sign NATO defense plan for the Baltics, pressing alliance to label Syria\'s Kurds as \'terrorists\' — report. rt.com Ankara has reportedly been blackmailing NATO, refusing to sign the proposed defense plan for the Baltics and Poland unless the alliance officially recognizes Kurdish-led militia in northern Syria as a \"terrorist group.\" | Agreeing on a new NATO defense plan for the eastern European countries has escalated from a formality into a true diplomatic battle, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing four senior sources within the bloc. | \"[The Turks) are taking eastern Europeans hostage, blocking approval of this military planning until they get concessions,\" one of the sources said. | Turkey\'s envoy had been instructed not…

Conn Hallinan (2019-11-26). Nuclear lies and broken promises: Will Turkey get the bomb next? peoplesworld.org When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan told an economic meeting in the city of Sivas on Sept. 4 that Turkey was considering building nuclear weapons, he was responding to a broken promise. When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the government of Iran of lying about its nuclear program, he was concealing one of the …

PAI (2019-11-26). Murders of Latin American labor leaders anger unions and lawmakers. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (PAI)—It\'s still not safe to be a labor leader in Latin America, and that has Communications Workers President Chris Shelton, the AFL-CIO\'s Solidarity Center, and four pro-worker U.S. House Democrats hopping mad. As a result, all of them are demanding impartial investigations and changes in U.S. policy in response to the killings. The most …

Al Neal (2019-11-26). Calgary Flames investigate allegations of racism. peoplesworld.org Following the Calgary Flames\' 3-2 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins Monday, Flames general manager Brad Treliving said the team has begun investigations into an accusation that head coach Bill Peters directed racial slurs towards a Nigerian-born player ten years ago while in the minor leagues, later arraigning the player\'s demotion after he raised concerns. …

W. T. Whitney, Jr. (2019-11-26). Green Strategy: To beat climate change, humanity needs socialism. mronline.org It\'s bad enough to imagine blame and scenarios of dread, as if from science fiction, but add in the presently feeble response to dire threats and we\'re in a funk. If tools were available, we\'d get a lift. Marc Brodine\'s book Green Strategy, reviewed here, is about tools. | Source

C.J. Atkins (2019-11-26). Let Them Tremble: Author Tony Pecinovsky discusses new book on CPUSA. peoplesworld.org Many mainstream historians concluded long ago that the Communist Party USA, which was the predominant left organization in the United States during the years of the Great Depression and World War II, basically died out after the Red Scare. The end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union just reinforced that …

W. T. Whitney, Jr. (2019-11-26). Evidence talks: U.S. government propelled coup in Bolivia. mronline.org A coup on November 10 removed the socialist government of Bolivian President Evo Morales. The trail of evidence—from money flows to U.S. influence within the Bolivian military, and U.S. control of the Organization of American States (OAS)—leaves little doubt that the U.S. government made preparations and orchestrated the final stages of the coup. | Source

Kim Petersen (2019-11-26). Humans and Their Deadly Military Toys. dissidentvoice.org On 1 March, Russian president Vladimir Putin delivered the annual address to Russia\'s Federal Assembly. The part of Putin\'s address that drew the most notice was his revealing the development of new hypersonic weaponry unmatched elsewhere: the Mach 10+ capable Kinzhal and the Mach 9 capable Zircon. Russian military and naval expert Andrei Martyanov examines …

WSWS (2019-11-26). Attendees at meetings in Australia and NZ support campaign for release of Assange and Manning. wsws.org \"What\'s happening to Julian Assange affects us all. He has told the truth and he has exposed the war criminals and that\'s why the US wants him.\"

WSWS (2019-11-26). Resolution: Stop the US extradition of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange! Free Assange and Manning! wsws.org The following resolution was unanimously adopted by a meeting called by the Socialist Equality Party in Sydney last November 24. Similar resolutions were passed at events in Brisbane, Alice Springs and Wellington, New Zealand.

WSWS (2019-11-26). Meetings in Australia and New Zealand pass resolutions demanding freedom of Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning. wsws.org The meetings on the weekend took place just days after Swedish prosecutors had abandoned—for the third time—their \"preliminary investigation\" into the false allegations that Assange had committed sexual assault.

WSWS (2019-11-26). The significance of the doctors\' open letter in defence of Julian Assange. wsws.org The doctors\' action marks a new stage in the struggle to free Assange because it has been taken independently by a group of professional workers, animated by profound concern for his fate and for democratic rights.

Michael Felsen (2019-11-26). Immigrant Worker Deportations Hurt Us All. progressive.org Aggressive immigration law enforcement obstructs the protection of all workers, documented and undocumented alike. In November, Democratic lawmakers reintroduced legislation meant to protect them.

Chris Hedges (2019-11-26). The End of the Rule of Law. globalresearch.ca Bruce Fein, a former senior official in the Department of Justice and a constitutional scholar, has identified 12 impeachable offenses committed by Donald Trump. But, as he notes, many of these constitutional violations are not unique to the …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-11-26). Military Training for Young Children at Ukraine\'s \"Neo-Nazi Summer Camp\". Recruitment of Ukraine\'s \"Child Soldiers\" Financed by US \"Nonlethal\" Military Aid? globalresearch.ca The Azov battalion supported by its Western partners is not only involved in para-military operations in Donbass, it is also running a Summer Camp military training project for young children.

J. B. Gerald (2019-11-26). On State Contravention of the Genocide Convention. America\'s \"Genocidal Intent\" globalresearch.ca I\'d like to note two articles by Professor Michel Chossudovsky published this November in Global Research: they help explain the current denigration of the Convention on Genocide. When we grow accustomed to our system\'s atrocities we lessen our humanity. | In …

teleSUR (2019-11-26). Spanish Ship Arrives in Italy With 62 Rescued Migrants. telesurenglish.net The Open Arms humanitarian vessel on Tuesday arrived in the Taranto port (Italy) with 62 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea some five days ago. | RELATED: | Italy: Government Addresses Migration Issues With Rescue NGOs | \"We have finished the landing of 62 people… we hope they leave behind terrible experiences lived before and be treated with humanity by Europe,\" Open Arms tweeted. | The international charity also informed that another 11 African migrants were previousl…

Aaron Maté (2019-11-26). White Helmets Whitewash: founder\'s death, OPCW scandal lift mask on al-Qaeda\'s ally in Syria. thegrayzone.com The recent death of White Helmets founder James Le Mesurier, and an unfolding cover-up at the OPCW of an apparently…

Taoka Shunji (2019-11-26). Withdrawal of U.S. Forces from South Korea Is Long Overdue: Examining the Military Balance on the Korean Peninsula. globalresearch.ca Introduction | On the eve of the seventieth anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, the armistice of 1953 has still not led to a peace treaty, to U.S.-DPRK diplomatic relations, or to an end to the U.S. embargo on …

David Armiak (2019-11-26). Wisconsin\'s Democratic Governor Signs Anti-Protest Bill into Law. progressive.org Peaceful protestors can now be charged with a felony if they trespass on property owned, leased, or operated by companies engaged in the distribution of oil or petroleum.

United Nations (2019-11-26). UN chief hails \'positive developments\' towards ending political crisis in Bolivia. news.un.org UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed recent steps towards a peaceful resolution to the political turmoil in Bolivia.

United Nations (2019-11-26). UN working to prevent attacks on civilians in eastern DR Congo. news.un.org Peacekeepers from the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were conducting extensive patrols in the east of the country on Tuesday, one day after demonstrators set fire to buildings to protest lack of civilian protection in the face of attacks by armed groups.

WSWS (2019-11-26). The lessons of the Hong Kong protests for the working class. wsws.org In the absence of a turn to the working class throughout China based on a socialist and internationalist perspective, the Hong Kong protest movement is being corralled behind various pro-capitalist organizations.

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-11-26). Israeli Forces Instructed To Avoid Live Fire in West Bank Protests. imemc.org Hebrew channel 2 reported, on Tuesday, that the Israeli army was preparing for the day of Palestinian anger, in protest against the US decision on settlements in the West Bank, Alray reported. The Israeli source revealed that there were fears among the Israeli security forces, of killing Palestinian protestors by …

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-11-26). Confrontations Ensue as Palestinians Protest in West Bank. imemc.org Heeding calls by political factions, mainly Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas\' Fateh movement, thousands of Palestinians have rallied in several West Bank city centers to protest the latest American declaration on settlements, which considered them not inconsistent with international law. Rallies were held in Ramallah, Nablus, Tulkarem, Bethlehem, and Hebron, …

Staff (2019-11-26). The US Has Tried to Divide Iraqis. Now Protests Are Uniting Them. truthout.org In Iraq, more than 340 people have died since anti-government protests began in early October. More than 15,000 Iraqis have been injured. Tires were set on fire Monday and main roads and bridges were blocked in the cities of Basra and Nassiriya. Over the weekend, security forces opened fire on civilians in Baghdad and other cities. Demonstrators are protesting corruption and lack of jobs and basic services, including clean water and electricity. In Baghdad, many university students are taking part in the dem…

teleSUR (2019-11-26). Powerful Quake Kills 21 in Albania as Buildings Bury Residents. telesurenglish.net At least 21 people were killed when the most powerful earthquake to strike Albania in decades shook the capital Tirana and the country\'s west and north on Tuesday, tearing down buildings and burying residents under rubble. | Residents, some carrying babies, fled apartment buildings in Tirana and the western port of Durres after the 6.4 magnitude quake struck shortly before 4 a.m. (0300 GMT). | RELATED: | Albanian Protesters Attempt to Storm Prime Minister\'s Residence | The Balk…

teleSUR (2019-11-26). Lebanon\'s Hariri Says He Does Not Want Premiership. telesurenglish.net Lebanon\'s Saad al-Hariri said on Tuesday he did not want to be prime minister of a new government, calling his decision \"decisive\" and saying he was confident President Michel Aoun would convene consultations to designate someone else. | RELATED: | Lebanon\'s Parliament First Session in Weeks Delayed by Protests | Hariri resigned on October 29 in the face of nationwide protests against Lebanon\'s ruling elite. His decision toppled a coalition government including the powerful,…

teleSUR (2019-11-26). Over 2,800 People Wounded in Chile Since Start of Protests. telesurenglish.net The National Institute of Human Rights of Chile ( NHRI ) on Monday reported that 2,808 people have been wounded during the nearly 40 days of demonstrations in the South American country. | RELATED: | Spain, UK, France to \'Advise\' Chile\'s Police on Public Order | According to figures provided by the Chilean agency, 232 people suffered eye injuries (75 percent of the cases of gunshots), of the 2,808 wounded that have been found in different hospitals. | As of Monday, 437 people we…

Hamid Yazdan Panah (2019-11-26). A Simple Truth About the Protests in Iran. counterpunch.org A wave of protests hit Iran this past week, shaking the nation and its ruling regime, to the core. More than a decade after widespread protests over electoral fraud captured the world\'s attention, the Iranian people are back in the streets with a vengeance. Reports of demonstrations in more than 100 cities across the country More

Staff (2019-11-26). Chilean Government Cracks Down as Protest Becomes Deep Movement for Change. truthout.org Moving into the sixth week of massive protests, Chilean authorities have shown few signs of resolving the crises that began over a public transportation fare hike and quickly evolved into widespread criticism of the country\'s profound inequality and neoliberal policies. Instead of seeking democratic solutions that engage relevant social and political sectors, President Sebastián Piñera\'s government has responded with brutal force to subdue popular dissent. | So far, the crisis has claimed the l…

WSWS (2019-11-26). Wisconsin\'s Democratic governor signs oil lobby-backed bill criminalising free speech. wsws.org Governor Tony Evers made Wisconsin the tenth state to enact legislation drafted by the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers association placing greater restrictions on anti-pipeline protests.

Stephen Lendman (2019-11-26). Eroding Free Expression in Israel Updated. globalresearch.ca Like the US and other Western societies, democracy in Israel is pure fantasy, the notion abhorred by its ruling authorities. | Ordinary Jews are exploited to benefit privileged ones. Separate and unequal is official policy. | Arab citizens are considered 5th column …

Stephen Lendman (2019-11-26). One Country, Two Systems Unchanged After Hong Kong Elections. globalresearch.ca One country, two systems defines how Hong Kong and Macau are governed since becoming Chinese regions in 1997 and 1999 respectively. | After reunification with China, both cities were granted a high degree of autonomy for 50 years as special administrative …

Rep. Ron Paul (2019-11-26). The Real Bombshell of the Impeachment Hearings. globalresearch.ca The most shocking thing about the House impeachment hearings to this point is not a \"smoking gun\" witness providing irrefutable evidence of quid pro quo. It\'s not that President Trump may or may not have asked the Ukrainians to look …

Michael K. Smith (2019-11-26). Legalienate Hails Democratic Coup In Bolivia. dissidentvoice.org Legalienate editors Frank Scott and Michael Smith, who declared themselves co-president of the United States in February, today hailed the self-proclaimed presidency of Jeanine Añez in Bolivia as a harbinger of democratic self-determination throughout the world. \"Juan Guaidó in Venezuela was just the beginning,\" exulted Smith. \"On the eve of Thanksgiving, we are deeply grateful …

Eugene E Ruyle (2019-11-26). ‚Ä®Town Hall Meeting on Hong Kong (China). indybay.org NPML, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)…

Pepe Escobar (2019-11-26). The Road Toward Greater Eurasia. globalresearch.ca The Astana Club is one of the most crucial annual meetings in Eurasia, alongside the Boao forum in China and the Valdai discussions in Russia. China, Russia and Kazakhstan are all at the forefront of Eurasia integration. No wonder, then, …

Pepe Escobar (2019-11-26). Iran\'s \'Only Crime Is We Decided Not to Fold\'. globalresearch.ca Just in time to shine a light on what\'s behind the latest sanctions from Washington, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a speech at the annual Astana Club meeting in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan delivered a searing account of Iran-US …

Alison Bodine (2019-11-26). Chile Despert√≥! Chile Has Woken Up! The Rising Fight Against Neo-Liberalism in Chile. commondreams.org Despite the severe repression, on October 25, 2019, 1.2 million people marched in Santiago, representing diverse sectors of Chilean society including social movements, Indigenous people, women, retired people, unions, students and more. (Photo: Rodrigo Arangua/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/chile_1.jpeg …

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2019-11-26). Ukraine-Gate Provides Another Opportunity to Demonize Russia. counterpunch.org Caught up in partisan politics, many Americans liberals have been supporting the impeachment hearings hoping that they will lead to President Trump\'s ouster. Since Trump is unlikely to be removed by the Senate, the most salient legacy of the hearings, however, will be the further entrenchment of Russophobia and advancement of the new Cold War. More

Staff (2019-11-26). Judge Says Trump Can\'t Block Officials From Testifying. truthout.org In a legal ruling that has major implications for the impeachment inquiry, a federal judge on Monday ordered former White House counsel Don McGahn to comply with a congressional subpoena and testify before House impeachment investigators. | In a scathing 120-page ruling, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote that \"residents are not kings,\" and that \"[t]hey do not have subjects, bound…

Staff (2019-11-26). House Judiciary Committee Sets Dec. 4 Impeachment Hearing. truthdig.com The panel will hear from legal experts on the question of \"high crimes and misdemeanors\" as it begins to weigh President Trump\'s fate.

IMEMC News (2019-11-26). Soldiers Abduct Two Workers In Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, Tuesday, two Palestinian workers of the Hebron Rehabilitation Committee, in the Old City of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. The Committee stated that the soldiers abducted Mohammad Sa\'adi Rajabi and Ali \'Ahdi Ja\'bari, while working in an old home, owned by Jamil …

IMEMC News (2019-11-26). Illegal Colonists Burn Olive Trees Near Nablus. imemc.org A group of fanatic illegal Israeli colonists burnt, on Monday night after midnight, several Palestinian olive trees in the Archeological Area in Sebastia Palestinian town, northwest of Nablus, in northern West Bank. The Mayor of Sebastia, Mohammad Azem, said the alertness of the local neighborhood watch committees, and the residents, …

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-11-26). Israeli Forces Detain Nine Palestinians, Many Former Prisoners. imemc.org Palestinian security sources and witnesses confirmed, on Tuesday, that Israeli forces conducted multiple invasions, across the West Bank, at least nine Palestinians. The Palestinian News and Info Agency reported that Israeli forces detained three Palestinians, including two former prisoners, after ransacking their homes in Kafr Ra\'i town, south of the …

IMEMC News (2019-11-26). Illegal Israeli Colonists Cut 30 Olive Trees Near Nablus. imemc.org A group of fanatic illegal Israeli colonists cut, on Tuesday morning, at least thirty Palestinian olive trees in the as-Sawiya area, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel\'s illegal colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the colonists cut …

Common Dreams staff (2019-11-26). Noting That \'Presidents Are Not Kings,\' Federal Judge Rules Don McGahn Must Submit to Congressional Subpoena. commondreams.org \"This ruling means not only that McGahn must provide testimony, but so must a raft of administration officials who have been stonewalling Congress in attempts to protect this president.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/mcgahn_subpoena_0.jpg …

Lamiat Sabin (2019-11-25). The Corbyn Manifesto: British Labour leader offers radical alternative. peoplesworld.org BIRMINGHAM, U.K.—British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn declared war on bankers, billionaires, bad bosses, dodgy landlords, media moguls, and tax-dodging corporations as he launched the party\'s transformative election manifesto last week. The Labour leader said the manifesto—the \"most radical in decades\"—offers Britain \"hope and real change\" with policies that the \"political establishment\" and the \"most …

John Pilger (2019-11-25). John Pilger: The Lies About Julian Assange Must Stop Now. mintpressnews.com Newspapers and other media in the United States, Britain and Australia have recently declared a passion for freedom of speech, especially their right to publish freely. They are worried by the \"Assange effect\". | It is as if the struggle of truth-tellers like Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning is now a warning to them: that the thugs who dragged Assange out of the Ecuadorean embassy in April may one day come for them. | A common refrain was echoed by the Guardian last week. The extradition of Assange, said the paper, \"is not a question of how wise Mr. Assange is, still less how likable. It\'s not about his charact…

Staff (2019-11-25). Amazon\'s Labor Abuses Are More Appalling Than You Think. truthdig.com This story was produced by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit news organization. Get their investigations emailed to you directly by signing up at revealnews.org/newsletter. | When Candice Dixon showed up for her first day of work at an Amazon warehouse in Eastvale, California, she stepped into a wonder of automation, efficiency and speed. Inside the sprawling four-story building in Southern California\'s Inland Empire, hundreds of squat orange robots whizzed acros…

Sílvia Lisboa (2019-11-25). Emboldened by Bolsonaro, Land-Hungry Ranchers Are Destroying a Pioneering Project to Help the Poor and Save the Amazon. theintercept.com The American Catholic nun Dorothy Stang died defending a sustainable development model for the Amazon. Can her legacy survive in Bolsonaro\'s Brazil?

Staff (2019-11-25). Julian Assange Could Die in Prison, Doctors Warn. truthdig.com More than 60 doctors have written an open letter saying they fear Julian Assange\'s health is so bad that the WikiLeaks founder could die inside a top-security British jail. | The 48-year-old Australian is still fighting a US bid to extradite him from Britain on charges filed under the Espionage Act that could see him given a sentence of up to 17…

Mark Gruenberg (2019-11-25). Why many unions haven\'t come out for impeachment. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Following explosive testimony which definitely exposes GOP President Donald Trump\'s plan to literally bribe the Ukrainian government — using $391 million in taxpayer dollars — for his own political advantage in next year\'s campaign, the Democratic-run House is on the verge of drafting and voting on impeachment articles against him. A string of credible witnesses, …

Al Neal (2019-11-25). Taking down \"The Boss\": RICO and the crimes of a corrupt president. peoplesworld.org Rep. Kevin Buck, R-Colo.: \"Could you charge him (Trump) after he left office?\" Robert Mueller: \"Yes.\" Buck: \"For obstruction of justice? Mueller: \"Yes.\" Last week saw quite a whirlwind of testimony in the Trump impeachment hearings before the House Intelligence Committee. Former National Security Council staffer Fiona Hill and foreign service officer David Holmes closed out the final …

The Canary (2019-11-25). Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere \'reach new record highs\'. thecanary.co Levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another record high, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned.Concentrations of carbon dioxide, the main gas driving global warming, reached new highs of 407.8 parts per million in 2018, up from 405.5 parts per million (ppm) in 2017, a report by the UN body shows.That is well above the level of around 280 ppm seen before the industrial revolution and the start of large scale burning of fossil fuels for energy and transport, which have driven up carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. | The rise is close to the increase seen between 2016 and 2017 an…

Ilana Novick (2019-11-25). Noam Chomsky: Centrism Will Only Get Us Four More Years of Trump. truthdig.com Noam Chomsky is not here to reassure you. As Arctic ice melts, centrists in the Democratic Party actively hinder progress on \"Medicare for All\" and Republicans work equally hard on voter suppression, the activist, linguist and professor is sounding the alarm. | In an interview after last week\'s Democrat…

John Wojcik (2019-11-25). Trump\'s firing of Navy Secretary yet another threat to democracy. peoplesworld.org President Trump has been recognized as a leader of the authoritarian mindset that has been operating in this country to win Senate and House seats, to control state legislatures, and to take over the federal courts. His recent pardoning of war criminals in the military, capped by his firing of Secretary of the Navy Richard …

Murtaza Hussain (2019-11-25). Iraqi Children Born Near U.S. Military Base Show Elevated Rates of \"Serious Congenital Deformities,\" Study Finds. theintercept.com \"The war has spread so much radiation here that, unless it is cleaned up, generations of Iraqis will continue to be affected.\"

The Canary (2019-11-25). Landslide win for opposition in Hong Kong local elections \'a revolution\'. thecanary.co Hong Kong\'s pro-democracy opposition won a stunning landslide victory in weekend local elections in a clear rebuke to city leader Carrie Lam over her handling of violent protests that have divided the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.Wu Chi-wai, leader of the city\'s biggest pro-democracy party, said that the bloc swept nearly 90% of 452 district council seats, which will help it take unprecedented control of 17 out of 18 district councils.The results were based on official tallies announced by election officials. | Almost 3 million people voted. The opposition is winning 388 seats vs. 59 for the gov\'t (w/ a few…

Staff (2019-11-25). Are Democrats Impeaching Trump For the Wrong Crimes? truthdig.com What follows is a conversation between author and activist David Samson and Marc Steiner of The Real News Network. Read a transcript of their conversation below or watch the video at the bottom of…

Chris Hedges (2019-11-25). The End of the Rule of Law. truthdig.com Bruce Fein, a former senior official in the Department of Justice and a constitutional scholar, has identified 12 impeachable offenses committed by Donald Trump. But, as he notes, many of these constitutional violations are not unique to the Trump administration. They have been normalized by Democratic and Republican administrations. These long-standing violations are, for this reason, ignored by Democratic Party leaders seeking to impeach the president. They have chosen to focus exclusively on Trump\'s attempt to get the Ukrainian president to o…

Staff (2019-11-25). Who Is Overseeing $1 Billion in U.S. Aid to Iraq? truthdig.com A new watchdog report finds cuts by the Trump administration have had \"significant adverse affects\" on the management of government grants.

Delilah Boxstein (2019-11-25). Blinded Palestinian Journalist Exposes Israel\'s Increasing Violence Against Media. mintpressnews.com 2018 saw a 52 percent increase in the number of violations against Palestinian press, the majority of them comprised physical abuse, arrests or detentions, questioning, preventing coverage and shutting down websites and social media accounts.

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers (2019-11-25). The Whole Damn System Is Guilty As Hell: Taking Control Of Police. dissidentvoice.org Stop killings by police protest (Credit: William Widmer of the NY Times) The entire system of policing in the United States is in crisis. Police murdering civilians has become a too common nightmare across the United States. The police murders of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, Eric Garner in New York City, Walter Scott in …

Aaron Maté (2019-11-25). How a grassroots Seattle movement delivered Amazon a major loss. thegrayzone.com In Seattle\'s recent election, Amazon spent $1.5 million to defeat a slate of progressive candidates — and lost. One of…

Jeb Sprague (2019-11-25). Conspirateurs derrière le coup d\'état en Bolivie, formés à l\'École militaire des Amériques, ont servi d\'attachés dans des programmes du FBI. thegrayzone.com Les commandants de l\'armée et de la police boliviennes ont contribué à la préparation du coup d\'état et en ont…

Kevin Zeese (2019-11-25). Militarizing America\'s Police: The Whole Damn System Is \"Guilty as Hell\": Taking Control of Police. globalresearch.ca The entire system of policing in the United States is in crisis. Police murdering civilians has become a too common nightmare across the United States. The police murders of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, Eric Garner in New York City, …

John Pilger (2019-11-25). The Lies About Assange Must Stop Now. counterpunch.org Newspapers and other media in the United States and Britain have recently declared a passion for freedom of speech, especially theirright to publish freely. They are worried by the \"Assange effect\". It is as if the struggle of truth-tellers like Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning is now a warning to them: that the thugs who dragged Assange out of the Ecuadorean embassy in April may one day come for them. More

Stephen Lendman (2019-11-25). Torturing and Killing Julian Assange Slowly. globalresearch.ca In cahoots with the Trump regime, Britain is killing Assange slowly for the \"crime\" of truth-telling journalism the way it\'s supposed to be. | Isolated in maximum security solitary confinement, denied vitally needed medical and dental treatment, and reportedly given 3-quinuclidinyl …

WSWS (2019-11-25). Assange\'s lawyer Jennifer Robinson addresses public meetings in Australia. wsws.org Robinson warned that the US attempt to prosecute Assange for publishing the truth was setting a \"terrifying precedent\" for all journalists and media organisations.

WSWS (2019-11-25). An open letter from doctors: Julian Assange \"could die in prison\" wsws.org \"Were such urgent assessment and treatment not to take place, we have real concerns, on the evidence currently available, that Mr Assange could die in prison.\"

WSWS (2019-11-25). Doctors demand \"urgent\" medical intervention to save Julian Assange\'s life. wsws.org More than 65 eminent medical doctors from the UK and around the world have issued an open letter calling for urgent action to protect the life of imprisoned WikiLeaks founder and journalist Julian Assange.

WSWS (2019-11-25). Clinical Psychologist Lissa Johnson on Julian Assange: \"A maximum security prison is no place to treat a torture victim\" wsws.org Australian clinical psychologist Lissa Johnson is a lead signatory to the open letter by medical doctors in defence of Julian Assange.

Naomi Klein, Sivan Kartha (2019-11-25). The Realism of Bernie Sanders\' Climate Policy. commondreams.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) introduce public housing legislation as part of the Green New Deal outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, November 14, 2019. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bernie_sanders_33.jpg …

Staff (2019-11-25). Pope Francis Calls Nuclear Weapons Immoral as Catholic Activists Face Jail. truthout.org Over the weekend, Pope Francis visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki, where the United States dropped the first atomic bombs in 1945, killing more than 200,000 people. Pope Francis said, \"A world without nuclear weapons is possible and necessary.\" The leader of the Catholic Church met with survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings and declared the possession of nuclear weapons to be immoral. The Pope\'s visit comes as a group of seven Catholic peace activists are awaiting sentencing for breaking in…

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-11-25). Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Palestinian in Hebron. imemc.org A Palestinian was shot and injured, on Sunday evening, in the town of Beit Ummar, in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. Mohammed Awad, a media activist, said Israeli forces stationed near the illegal Israeli settlement of Karmi Tzur, fired …

Rupert Read, Frank Scavelli (2019-11-25). Sanders\' Green New Deal: A Realistic Response to the Emergency That Will Define Our Lifetimes. commondreams.org Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) attends a news conference to introduce legislation to transform public housing as part of the Green New Deal outside the U.S. Capitol November 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. The liberal legislators invited affordable housing advocates and climate change activists to join them for the announcement. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bernie_sanders_green_new_deal.jpg …

United Nations (2019-11-25). Violence against women a barrier to peaceful future for all. news.un.org Senior officials from across the United Nations on Wednesday stood in solidarity with survivors of violence against women and activists working to end the all-too common human rights violation.

teleSUR (2019-11-25). Colombia: Workers\' Union Calls to Carry On Strike Into 5th Day. telesurenglish.net The Central Workers\' Union of Colombia (CUT) called to continue this Monday, with massive protests against right-wing President Ivan Duque and his neoliberal policies, as well as in defense of peace in the South American nation. | RELATED: | Colombia: Curfew in Bogota On Nationwide Strike\'s Second Day | \"Many sectors of the population continue to demonstrate through the extraordinary cacerolazos [banging of pots], vigils, sit-ins and other creative and peaceful ways of protesting,…

Kerry-anne Mendoza (2019-11-25). Tories call police on \'peaceful\' inflatable badger. thecanary.co The Somerset Conservatives are in hot water after appearing to overreact to a potential meeting with an inflatable badger.A local campaign group and their mascot Percy Q\'Ted spent the day with several candidates for local MP in efforts to convince them to oppose plans for a badger cull. While Labour and other parties held cordial meetings with the group, however, the Somerset Conservatives called the police.Percy Q\'Ted: The West Somerset seat is currently held by Conservative MP Ian Liddell-Grainger.

United Nations (2019-11-25). UN mission in DR Congo appeals for calm as violent protests continue. news.un.org The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has met with national authorities in the wake of an attack against its headquarters in Beni on Monday, which left the building badly damaged.

Nick Licata (2019-11-25). The Battle for Seattle: A City Council Member Recalls the Protest That Rocked the World. counterpunch.org The freedom to dissent was tested as the US closed out the twentieth century with a demonstration that grabbed the world\'s attention. Forty thousand citizens marched through Seattle\'s downtown on November 30, 1999, to protest a meeting of the World Trade Organization Ministerial (WTO.) Having decided to hold its third biannual meeting in the US, More

Dave Lindorff (2019-11-25). Sanctimonious US Senators Condemn Hong Kong Police Ignoring Far More Brutal US Cops. counterpunch.org The Senate, by a voice vote with no opposition yesterday passed a bill condemning the Hong Kong government and Hong Kong police for their brutal treatment of students in the supposedly autonomous Chinese city protesting threats to Hong Kong\'s freedoms and it\'s promise from China of self rule until 2047. The bill, if signed into More

Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich (2019-11-25). Iran Social Unrest: Protests and Carefully Planned Provocations. globalresearch.ca When protests in Hong Kong, Iraq, and Lebanon erupted, I was fully anticipating protests in Iran to follow. In 2018 alone, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) had spent millions of dollars in these countries (and elsewhere) to promote America\'s …

Alan Macleod (2019-11-25). Amnesty International Toes US Gov\'t Line in Urging Unrest in Iran. mintpressnews.com The US gov\'t has long attempted to foment popular uprisings and hijack or manipulate protests in Iran, now rights groups like Amnesty International, seem to be parroting the tactic.

WSWS (2019-11-25). German student organisation bombarded with far-right hate mail. wsws.org The University of Hamburg student organization has been bombarded with hate mail and threats of violence after students protested against a founding member of the far-right Alternative for Germany, Bernd Lucke, returning to his teaching post.

Ralph Nader (2019-11-25). Beware of the Medicare Disadvantage Corporate Trap — Wake Up AARP. counterpunch.org While the Democratic presidential candidates are debating full Medicare for All, giant insurance companies like UnitedHealthcare are advertising to the elderly in an attempt to lure them from Traditional Medicare (TM) to the so-called Medicare Advantage (MA) — a corporate plan that UnitedHealthcare promotes to turn a profit at the expense of enrollees. Almost one More

Stephen Lendman (2019-11-25). History of US-Israel Relations, The State Department\'s \"Fact Sheet\". A War of \"Terror Alliance\" globalresearch.ca The State Department\'s (SD below) so-called \"fact sheet\" on Israel mixes facts with fiction. | SD: \"The United States was the first country to recognize Israel as a state in 1948, and the first to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of …

Cat Brooks (2019-11-25). Oakland Raids Housing Justice Village: Being Houseless Is Not a Crime. indybay.org Last night, dozens of unhoused community members with The Village and East Oakland Collective placed their tents on the lawn of City Hall; demanding to be seen, heard and helped by city officials. Instead they were terrorized, brutalized, arrested and taken to Santa Rita Jail.

Abdallah Samir (2019-11-25). The White Helmets: How the U.S. Has Sponsored Terrorists in Syria. globalresearch.ca James Le Mesurier, the co-founder of the White Helmets, was found dead on November 11, 2019, in Istanbul. It is noteworthy that his body was discovered near one of the headquarters of the organization. This incident brought us once …

Junaid S. Ahmad (2019-11-25). Turmoil or State Terror in Kashmir? India\'s \"Hindutiva Project\" globalresearch.ca \"They weren\'t like us and for that reason deserved to be ruled\" — Edward Said | The parallels with the Zionist state are impossible not to notice. This should be no surprise considering the close collaboration between Israel and India in …

Paul Dobson (2019-11-25). Venezuela Unveils First Gold Processing Complex in Mining Arc. venezuelanalysis.com While already operational, the complex will reportedly be the 5th largest in the continent upon completion.

Matthew Hoh (2019-11-25). Repeal the Nearly Two-Decade-Old War Authorizations. counterpunch.org In 2001 and in 2002 Congress passed authorizations for war. While not declarations of war, these mandates, each titled an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) provided the legal framework for attacks against al-Qaeda in 2001 and in 2002 for the Iraq War. Both AUMFs are still in effect today. As Congress considers its More

Dan Bacher (2019-11-25). California to Sue Over Trump Water Plan. counterpunch.org The Gavin Newsom Administration today announced two separate but related actions that will have a big impact on protections for Delta smelt, Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon and other endangered fish species. First, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) issued a controversial draft Environmental Impact Report on the long term operations of the State Water Project (SWP). Second, the Newsom Administration More

Rivera Sun (2019-11-25). It\'s Time. End the Draft, Once and For All. counterpunch.org We may be months away from ending the US military draft, once and for all. After a court ruled that the male-only draft was unconstitutional, a Congress-appointed Commission has been studying whether or not to draft women into the US military. They make their report in March, and will likely either advocate for expanding draft More

Mark Harris (2019-11-25). No Billionaires, No Fascists, No Warmongers To the Socialist Future. counterpunch.org There\'s probably no bigger sin in American politics than to imagine a world without war, inequality, and capitalism. Actually, imagining just a kinder, more equitable version of capitalism, one in which the existence of elite wealth is tempered by the peoples\' right to health care, a college education, affordable housing, strong workplace unions, full reproductive More