Monica Moorehead (2019-10-24). New York forum / \'End sanctions on China & Zimbabwe!\'. workers.org A Workers World Party forum on \"Resisting Sanctions & U.S. Economic Warfare, from China to Zimbabwe\" was held in New York City on Oct. 17, featuring two speakers. Omowale Clay, Oct. 17. Omowale Clay, a longtime leader of the December 12th Movement, has been a main organizer in building solidarity . . . | Continue reading New York forum / \'End sanctions on China & Zimbabwe!\' at Workers.org

Liberation Staff Chicago (2019-10-24). Chicago teachers strike for their students. liberationnews.org The teachers and support staff who are bravely standing up show the way forward for all workers.

Eds. (2019-10-24). The struggle to live in the present. mronline.org In Capital Is Dead, Mckenzie Wark argues that the dominance of the capitalist class may be ending. In order to grasp this epochal transition, leftists must follow the young Marx—and abandon or adapt inherited modes of thought. | Source

Sara Flounders (2019-10-24). U.S. anti-war movement should stay focused on getting U.S. out of Syria. workers.org Oct. 20 — The author visited Syria in 2014 and 2015 in small International Action Center solidarity delegations. At that time, no road in the country was safe and one-third of the population was displaced — taking refuge inside Syria or in surrounding countries. The schools, mosques, churches and community . . . | Continue reading U.S. anti-war movement should stay focused on getting U.S. out of Syria at Workers.org

John Bachtell (2019-10-24). Warren rallies with striking teachers, calls for structural education reforms. peoplesworld.org CHICAGO — \"Everyone in America should support this strike. Because when you fight, you don\'t just fight for yourselves. You fight for the children of this city and this country,\" declared Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Elizabeth Warren. \"I believe in you. I believe in the work that you do every day.\" Warren stopped at Oscar …

The Canary (2019-10-24). BBC at risk of losing generation of viewers, Ofcom warns. thecanary.co The BBC is at risk of losing \"a generation of viewers\" if it cannot engage a younger audience — and it may not be sustainable in its current form, Ofcom has warned.Time spent with BBC services by younger audiences across TV, radio and the BBC\'s main online sites declined further in 2018/19, the watchdog\'s second annual report on the broadcaster found, jeopardising revenue if young people are not motivated to pay the licence fee.The report said: \"Like all PSBs (public service broadcasters), the BBC is vulnerable to the rapidly changing media landscape, particularly in its struggle to attract and retain younge…

Michael Welton (2019-10-24). Honneth\'s Resolution: Philosophical Grounding for the Emancipation of Labour. counterpunch.org Alex Honneth\'s essay, \"Labor and interaction: a redefinition,\" in his book, The I in We: Studies in the Theory of Recognition (2012), revisits an earlier attempt to find moral norms immanent in the capitalist mode of production. His first one failed; his second carries promise to provide the moral grounding that could animate labour and More

A.M. Hennessey (2019-10-24). Segregation, Wealth and Education: the Politics of Liberal San Francisco\'s \'Separate But Equal\'. counterpunch.org The actual foundation of racism is not ignorance and hate, but self-interest, particularly economic and political and cultural. — Ibram X. Kendi A recent New York Times article about the segregation of schools across the district of San Francisco (San Francisco Had an Ambitious Plan to Tackle School Segregation. It Made It Worse) cites president More

P. Sainath (2019-10-24). The Courier and His Anti-British barrage. counterpunch.org He sits calm and unruffled by the blazing heat on a small bridge atop this compact dam in Kolhapur that he brought into being over half a century ago. Patiently continuing to answer questions we had sprung on him earlier at lunch. He also walks, sprightly and energetic, all over the bridge with us — More

Manuel García, Jr. (2019-10-24). I Rebel, Therefore We Exist. counterpunch.org When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke of her origins and family today (19 October 2019), I remembered my own story because they are so similar. My mother, too, is a lovely Puertorriqueña; I too was born in the Boogie-Town island stolen from the American Indians (Manhattan); we too lived in Parkchester, in the Bronx, in a basement More

Monica Moorehead (2019-10-24). LeBron James and the Hong Kong debate. workers.org Los Angeles Laker icon LeBron James received a major amount of criticism from bourgeois pundits for his Oct. 14 statements on a controversial Oct. 4 tweet from white general manager of the National Basketball Association\'s Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey. As the Rockets, the Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets were in . . . | Continue reading LeBron James and the Hong Kong debate at Workers.org

Sara Flounders (2019-10-24). U.S. \'democracy\' for $ale: Hong Kong protesters in NYC unmasked. workers.org \'Rally in a box\' being unpacked, Oct. 13, New York City. I watched as a prefab \"rally in a box\" about Hong Kong opened up here on Oct. 13. I don\'t know if this rally was funded directly by the notorious U.S. National Endowment for Democracy, a congressionally funded agency . . . | Continue reading U.S. \'democracy\' for $ale: Hong Kong protesters in NYC unmasked at Workers.org

RT (2019-10-24). Pence blasts US corporations for bowing to China — says they should bow to Washington instead. rt.com US corporations \"should stand up for American values,\" but instead they are \"wholly owned\" by the \"authoritarian regime\" in China, Vice President Mike Pence said in a speech, singling out Nike and the NBA for criticism. | China has been trying to export its domestic censorship by playing on corporate greed and pressuring corporate America to toe the party line, the VP argued, in a speech on US-China relations on Thursday. As examples, he brought up the basketball league penalizing a manager after comments made in support of protesters in Hong Kong, at which Chinese authorities were offended. | \"Some of the NBA…

Eds. (2019-10-24). America sponsors far-right holocaust revisionist exhibit in Kiev (Part I). mronline.org Why is a major federal agency funded by Congress helping push this bile on the Ukrainian people? | Source

Eds. (2019-10-24). Neoliberalism, hell no! mronline.org Former Vice-President Elias Jaua looks at the current anti-neoliberal uprisings in Ecuador and Argentina through the lens of decades of similar struggle in Venezuela. | Source

Staff (2019-10-24). Conflict Between Trump and Military-Diplomatic Establishment Is Full of Hypocrisy. therealnews.com We are living in a political world that seems turned on its head, with Democrats voting to stay in Syria and Republicans wanting to get out—but neither side is getting it right.

The Canary (2019-10-24). Father of woman killed fighting against terrorists in Syria launches campaign to bring her body home. thecanary.co The father of the first British woman to die fighting against Daesh (Isis/Isil) in Syria has launched a campaign to bring his daughter\'s remains back to the UK.Dirk Campbell\'s daughter Anna travelled to Syria via Lebanon in 2017 to join Kurdish forces fighting in the north west city of Afrin.In March 2018, Campbell died after she was hit during Turkish air strikes while fighting with an all-female brigade of the Kurdish People\'s Protection Units (YPG).Anna Campbell (Family handout/PA)The 26-year-old was the eighth British citizen to die in the country but the first woman.Her father, a musician from Lewes in East…

Eds. (2019-10-24). Syria: exposing western radical collaboration with imperialism. mronline.org Western radicals must take a consistent anti-imperialist position despite the internal contradictions or problems that exist within a state in the Global South. | Source

Emile Schepers (2019-10-24). With conviction of president\'s brother, protest in Honduras reaches boiling point. peoplesworld.org Since the re-election of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández of the right-wing National Party in 2017, mass protests have been ongoing in the streets of Honduran cities. That election was considered fraudulent by many, but now a court decision in the United States has added to the anger against Hernández, a close ally of the …

Staff (2019-10-24). Trump Impeachment Case Keeps Getting Stronger. therealnews.com White collar criminologist Bill Black outlines why the case against Trump was strong even without a quid pro quo with Ukraine, and that his defense strategy now gives reason for obstruction of justice charges.

RT (2019-10-24). Fired New York police officer implicated in death of Eric Garner sues to get job back at department. rt.com The NYPD officer who killed Eric Garner (a suspect accused of selling loose cigarettes) with a chokehold in 2014 and was later fired for lying about the incident has filed a lawsuit in hopes of being re-hired. | Ex-officer Daniel Pantaleo brought the suit on Wednesday, arguing his termination was \"arbitrary and capricious,\" after a disciplinary hearing in June determined his use of a chokehold maneuver prohibited by his department was \"reckless\" and recommended he be fired. | Under New York\'s civil code, which gives public employees means of redress for government rulings, Pantaleo has the right to appeal his…

Eds. (2019-10-24). Police killed CPN leader Paudel in cold blood: NHRC. mronline.org The NHRC has recommended that the government should investigate officers issuing orders to police officials who acted against Paudel and bring them to book. | Source

RT (2019-10-24). \'Fundamentally broken\': Student loan official with Trump admin quits, calls for debt forgiveness and wants to be a senator. rt.com A Trump administration student loan official has left his post, blasting a \"broken\" loan system and calling for college debt forgiveness. Though it\'s is a popular progressive view, he\'s planning to run for office as Republican. | A. Wayne Johnson stepped down from his post at the Office of Federal Student Aid on Thursday, offering a blistering critique of a system that has saddled the average borrower with tens of thousands of dollars in debt that cannot be canceled or, increasingly, repaid. Americans owe $1.5 trillion in student loan debt, and 40 percent of them are expected to default on it by 2023. | Also o…

Tim Libretti (2019-10-24). Trump needs to be brought to UN on charges of genocide. peoplesworld.org While the Turkish continue to deny this history to this day, in 1915 the nation of Turkey engaged in a genocide of the Armenian people. The mass killing reduced the Armenian population from two million to 400,000. The denial of genocide, of course, is nothing new; it has a long tradition at home in the …

Ben Norton (2019-10-24). Honduras is ruled by a US-backed drug cartel — and the country\'s opposition just united to oust it. thegrayzone.com \"The process of uniting the opposition has begun, to oust the DRUG TRAFFICKERS, who rule us with the dictatorship of…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-10-24). Case Mismanagement in London: Julian Assange, Political Offences and Surveillance. globalresearch.ca While Australian journalists bonded and broke break in condemning national security legislation that some of them had previously supported, one figure was barely mentioned. Julian Assange was making his first public appearance since April for a case management hearing at …

WSWS (2019-10-24). Julian Assange\'s court hearing in London: Britain stages a lawless show-trial. wsws.org The appearance of Assange, ill and defenceless, before a magistrate who showed contempt for the law, makes clear that the persecution of the award-winning journalist has been a pseudo-legal travesty from the beginning.

Nozomi Hayase (2019-10-24). Assange\'s Extradition Is a Case About the Crimes of Empire. commondreams.org UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer, who has been deeply concerned about the treatment of Assange and his health, has been warning the public that Assange has been subjected to psychological torture.(Photo: David G Silvers. Canciller√≠a del Ecuador) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/14933990406_d5246b7349_c.jpg …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-10-24). Chile, September 11, 1973: The Ingredients of a Military Coup. The Imposition of a Neoliberal Agenda. globalresearch.ca In early 1970s, in a note to the CIA, Henry Kissinger recommended \"Make the economy scream.\" The same concept has been applied to Venezuela, with advanced techniques of financial warfare.

Arnold R. Isaacs (2019-10-24). The White House Targets Refugees, Green Card Applicants, and Poor Immigrants. counterpunch.org On September 26th, President Donald Trump\'s White House announced that, in 2020, refugee admissions to the United States will be limited to 18,000, drastically lower than any yearly ceiling over the past 40 years. Along with that announcement, the White House released a separate executive orderintended to upend many years of precedent by giving state More

Akela Lacy (2019-10-24). Ilhan Omar Explains Why She Endorsed Bernie Sanders — and Why She Blames Mark Zuckerberg for Enabling Threats Against Her. theintercept.com In an interview with The Intercept\'s Mehdi Hasan, Rep. Ilhan Omar said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg helped place a target on her back.

Staff (2019-10-24). Watch Ocasio-Cortez\'s Epic Takedown of Mark Zuckerberg (Video). truthdig.com At Wednesday\'s congressional hearings about Libra, Facebook\'s cryptocurrency project, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took the opportunity to question founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg about more than a couple of things he likely wasn\'t expecting. Probably one of the most memorable questions came when AOC, as the congressmember is known, asked the Facebook CEO about the content of the discussions at his \"ongoing dinner parties with far-right figures.\" Another great moment came when she asked Zuckerberg if he\'d take down false political advertisements and he responded with, \"Lying is bad,\" but refused to say what he\'d…

Tom Anderson (2019-10-24). Turkey accused of spreading misinformation to force people out of their homes in northern Syria. thecanary.co Turkey has been accused of spreading misinformation aimed at forcing people to flee from their homes in northern Syria (aka Rojava). | Turkish-led forces invaded Rojava on 9 October. The NATO member has faced accusations of ethnic cleansing a…

teleSUR (2019-10-24). AOC Grills Facebook\'s Zuckerberg for \'Far-right Dinner Parties\'. telesurenglish.net Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled by progressive U.S. lawmakers asking questions on election interference, free speech, hate groups and fake news. | RELATED: | teleSUR English Removed From Facebook for Second Time | \"In order for us to make decisions about Libra, I think we need to kind of dig into your past behavior and Facebook\'s past behavior with respect to our democracy,\" New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, before asking Zuckerberg when he had first…

Lynda Carson (2019-10-24). Activist claims CITES exemption for finished musical instruments may set a bad precedent. indybay.org The handmade guitar made by the author of this story around 34 years ago is partially made of East Indian rosewood and Brazilian rosewood. It would be confiscated by government officials if it was taken across an international border.

Robert C. Koehler (2019-10-24). Clinton, Stein, Gabbard, and the Deconstruction of RussiaGate. commondreams.org Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at Georgetown University September 27, 2019 in Washington, DC .Clinton delivered remarks before recognizing the winners of the 2019 Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards for Advancing Women in Peace and Security. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/clinton_gabbard_russiagate.jpg …

United Nations (2019-10-24). \'Unique opportunity\' to resolve border dispute between Sudan, South Sudan. un.org Sudan and neighbouring South Sudan \"have never been closer\" to reaching a sustainable peace with each other, and their own internal armed opposition groups, the head of UN peacekeeping told the Security Council on Thursday.

Kei Otsuki (2019-10-24). Is It Time to Engage With the Destroyers of the Amazon Rainforest? commondreams.org Aerial view of a large burned area in the city of Candeiras do Jamari in the Brazilian state of Rond√¥nia. (Photo: Victor Moriyama/Greenpeace) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/amazon_fires_1.jpeg …

Robert L. Borosage (2019-10-24). Trump\'s Kurdish Betrayal Gives Peace a Bad Name. thenation.com Trump\'s Kurdish Betrayal Gives Peace a Bad Name…

Michael Jansen (2019-10-24). Lebanon Protest Movement: Demanding Total Change of State\'s Political Framework. globalresearch.ca Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets and squares across Lebanon to call for the fall of the country\'s political class, which they accuse of looting the country. They also demand an end to the sectarian …

Joe Emersberger (2019-10-24). Ecuador\'s Austerity Measures, Repression Based on Media Lies. globalresearch.ca Bernie Sanders tweeted an Associated Press article in the LA Times ( 10/14/19) about Ecuador\'s recent protests, in which eight protesters were killed in 11 days. \"Economic elites keep pushing austerity worldwide, making life unbearable for working people,\" Sanders …

Amy Wilentz (2019-10-24). Haiti Is in the Streets. thenation.com Haiti Is in the Streets…

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-24). Tulsi a Russian Asset? Censored by Google and YouTube. globalresearch.ca Time and again, clear evidence proves democracy in America is pure fantasy — how it\'s been from inception, notably today under its money-controlled system, most politicians bought like toothpaste. | One-party rule with two extremist right wings serves privileged interests exclusively …

Philip Giraldi (2019-10-24). Trump and Erdogan Are Alike: Both Are \'Thin-Skinned\' and Relied on \'Deplorables\' to Win. globalresearch.ca The apparent communications problems that have arisen between US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are basically due to Trump\'s failure to understand that Erdogan is essentially his Turkish counterpart in more ways that the title of …

Ted Rall (2019-10-24). Gen X Faces a Bleak, Impoverished Old Age. counterpunch.org In 1991 the demographers Neil Howe and William Strauss published their awkwardly-titled tome \"13th Gen,\" about Generation X—the Americans born between 1961 and 1981. If Xers had paid attention they would have committed suicide. \"Child poverty, employment, wages, home ownership, arrest records — in every category, this generation, the 13th since the American Revolution, is More

Philip A Farruggio (2019-10-24). Apocalypse Now? \"War is Profitable\" globalresearch.ca Every high school and college student, and all their parents and grandparents should watch Francis Ford Cappola\'s Apocalypse Now Redux. This is the 2001 re-cut and extended version of his 1979 classic of the same name. Set in Vietnam at …

Steve Rutchinski (2019-10-24). Canada\'s Seizure, Sale and Disbursement of Iranian Assets Are Acts of a Hooligan and Wrecker of International Law. globalresearch.ca Documents recently filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice reveal that some $30 million realized from the seizure and sale of Iranian government assets in Canada have been transferred to American families who filed for compensation under the Justice …

Sara Flounders (2019-10-24). U.S. Anti-war Movement Should Stay Focused on Getting U.S. Out of Syria. globalresearch.ca Oct. 20 — The author visited Syria in 2014 and 2015 in small International Action Center solidarity delegations. At that time, no road in the country was safe and one-third of the population was displaced — taking refuge inside Syria …

Joseph Thomas (2019-10-24). US Agitators in Asia \"United\" over Hong Kong Chaos. globalresearch.ca Despite the chaos created across Hong Kong, the vast majority of the region\'s inhabitants do not support the growing violence nor do they benefit from it in any way. | As is typical in other regions of the world the US …

Dr. Ludwig Watzal (2019-10-24). The White Helmets: A Terrorist Organization Supported by the Trump Administration. globalresearch.ca The White Helmets are a terrorist affiliate of ISIS and al-Nusra front and not paramedics. A British secret service agent created these pseudo paramedics terrorists with the financial support of Western countries. Great Britain, France, Germany, and the U. S …

Joe Emersberger (2019-10-23). Ecuador\'s Austerity Measures, Repression Based on Lies AP Happily Spread. fair.org AP piece in the LA Times ( 10/14/19) | Bernie Sanders tweeted an Associated Press article in the LA Times ( 10/14/19) about Ecuador\'s recent protests, in which eight protesters were killed in 11 days. \"Economic elites ke…

Andre Vltchek (2019-10-23). India is Confused: where does it go from here? dissidentvoice.org At J. Nehru University, most students know about China and Russia only from the BBC, Reuters and other Western media outlets. Even those individuals who claim they belong to the left are not immune; influenced mainly by the British propaganda. ***** It has been like this for years: usual confusion, all around India: tough nationalistic, …

Staff (2019-10-23). Tulsi Gabbard Isn\'t a Russian Asset. It\'s More Complicated Than That. therealnews.com The Nation\'s Jeet Heer discusses Hillary Clinton\'s recent remarks toward Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. Why do anti-war activists and the right wing seem to love her?

Staff (2019-10-23). Congress Holds Hearing on Big Oil\'s War on Climate Science. therealnews.com The House Oversight Committee heard testimony about the fossil fuel industry\'s multimillion dollar campaign to suppress knowledge of their contributions to the climate crisis.

Staff (2019-10-23). Lebanese Join Growing Protest Wave Against Austerity and Corruption. therealnews.com Anti-austerity protests have swept Sudan, Egypt, Algeria, Iraq, and now Lebanon. As\'ad Abukhalil discusses how Lebanon is joining what seems like a second Arab Spring focused on a demand for social justice.

Jonathan Cook (2019-10-23). The Democrats Helped Cultivate the Barbarism of ISIS. counterpunch.org There is something profoundly deceitful in the way the Democratic Party and the corporate media are framing Donald Trump\'s decision to pull troops out of Syria. One does not need to defend Trump\'s actions or ignore the dangers posed to the Kurds, at least in the short term, by the departure of US forces from More

Ramzy Baroud (2019-10-23). Betty McCollum Is Pushing Congress to Stop Subsidizing the Torture of Palestinian Children. mintpressnews.com \"The legislation I am introducing is expressly intended to end U.S. support and funding for Israel\'s systematic military detention, interrogation, abuse, torture, and prosecution of Palestinian children.\" – Betty McCollum…

Dave Lindorff (2019-10-23). Military Spending\'s Out of Control While Slashing It Could Easily Fund Medicare for All. counterpunch.org Something very unusual happened on Thursday, Oct. 17. The New York Times suddenly ran an article on its opinion page explaining how to cut $300 billion from the $1-trillion military budget — enough, the article explained, to fund Bernie Sanders\' proposed program for an expanded Medicare program to cover all Americans without raising a dime More

Kenneth Surin (2019-10-23). Western China and the New Silk Road. counterpunch.org Coming to China every few months has almost become a regular occurrence for me, though this time I am in a part of China I have not been to before. China\'s developmental model has for decades been tilted towards export-based manufacturing. This model has brought immense benefits to China. Its eastern coastal regions, Guangdong and its hinterlands in particular, have flourished, while China inland and to the west has lagged behind this hectic developmental pace. More

John Horning (2019-10-23). Spotted Owls and the National Christmas Tree. counterpunch.org The national Christmas tree this year will come from my home state of New Mexico. It might be the only Christmas tree that comes from a national forest in New Mexico — and if that happens, people are going to blame me. That\'s because my organization, WildEarth Guardians, won a court ruling halting all timber More

Louisa Willcox (2019-10-23). Inviting the Chief of the Grizzlies to Our Feast. counterpunch.org Harvest season is a time of abundance. From the earth\'s gifts we bake apple pies, pickle beets, and boil cranberry for jelly. Many head out hunting, not unlike grizzlies. In fact, as fellow omnivores, we humans and grizzlies share similar tastes. This can be a terrible recipe for conflict, especially when hungry grizzlies contest foods More

Michael de Adder (2019-10-23). In Honor of the Kurds. thenation.com Grave concerns.

RT (2019-10-23). But China! Cryptos crater as Congress tries to pin Zuckerberg down on \'too big to fail\' Libra. rt.com Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plummeted as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg tried to defend his beleaguered digital currency Libra — a project rapidly losing institutional support as it hits one regulatory hurdle after another. | If Facebook isn\'t allowed to go forward with the rollout of its digital currency, China will surpass the US in technological innovation, Zuckerberg threatened the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday. The billionaire\'s bid to save Libra — and its public image — after several of the big-name financial institutions backing the online payments system dropped o…

Harry Targ (2019-10-23). United States foreign policy: yesterday, today, and tomorrow. mronline.org This essay makes the connections between the initiation of the permanent war economy, the drive for US empire, and today\'s factional disputes and similarities among political elites. | Source

RT (2019-10-23). Buzz off! Wasp interrupts mortal combat between two snakes in Florida (VIDEO). rt.com One horrified Gainesville, Florida resident went to investigate a ruckus in her backyard and happened upon a bizarre battle: two snakes fighting upside down while a yellowjacket wasp stung one of the surly serpents. | Evangeline Cummings initially assumed the strange rustling in her rose bush was a dead hanging snake. But before she could fully investigate, she spotted another snake weaving its way towards the tree, before climbing up and attacking its serpentine sibling, at which point she began filming. | It wasn\'t long before a yellowjacket wasp joined the bizarre and violent backyard brawl. | Um ok, &sbquo…

Emile Schepers (2019-10-23). Opposition to Trump\'s anti-Cuba policy at new high in U.S. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—With new sanctions just announced, the Trump administration\'s effort to roll back the advances in U.S.—Cuba relations achieved toward the end of the Obama administration is going full blast. Will opponents of these policies in the United States be up to the challenge of countering this reactionary wave? On the weekend of Oct. 19-20, the …

RT (2019-10-23). HUD Secretary Ben Carson warns \'political correctness\' will \'DESTROY' the US (VIDEO). rt.com Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson took aim at \"political correctness\" at a contentious committee hearing, warning that the impulse to control speech and expression would \"destroy\" the country. | During Tuesday\'s House Financial Services hearing, Representative Jennifer Wexton (D-Virginia) raised previous comments Carson had made about \"big, hairy men,\" widely understood to be directed at transgender women, inviting him to apologize, but the secretary was having none of it. | \"I think this whole concept of political correctness — you can say this, you can\'t say that, you can\'t repeat what…

Associated Press (2019-10-23). Astros GM apologizes after hurling taunts at female reporters, MLB says it will investigate. peoplesworld.org HOUSTON (AP) — It\'s fitting that the Houston Astros lost Game 1 of the World Series against the Washington Nationals the same day assistant general manager Brandon Taubman apologized for using \"inappropriate language\" after a Sports Illustrated report said he repeatedly yelled toward a group of female reporters about closer Roberto Osuna during a clubhouse …

Kevin Cooper (2019-10-23). A Key Reparation to Descendants of Slaves Wouldn\'t Cost a Dime. truthdig.com Ending the death penalty, which is disproportionately imposed on African Americans, would be a good first step toward righting some of this nation\'s wrongs.

Staff (2019-10-23). Republicans Storm Closed Door Impeachment Hearing. therealnews.com Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Cooper arrives to testify at deposition as part of Trump impeachment inquiry on Capitol Hill in Washington REUTERS/Carlos Jasso | Republicans stormed the House Intelligence Committee\'s Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility on Wednesday as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper was due to testify at a closed-door deposition. Cooper\'s testimony, which was delayed as a result of Wednesday\'s actions but resumed later that afternoon, is part of House Democrats\' impeachment inquiry. | It happened a day after William B. Taylor Jr., the acting U.S. ambassador to Uk…

Tom Coburg (2019-10-23). UK authorities may have just provided the perfect reason why Assange\'s extradition should end. thecanary.co A UK authority may have just provided the perfect reason for dismissing the US extradition request for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. | Court hearing: | At a 21 October court hearing, Assange\'s lawyers made it clear to district judge Vanessa Baraitser that the US extradition request should be denied because of surveillance in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Significantly, that surveillance included the monitoring of privileged client-lawy…

Craig Murray (2019-10-23). Assange in Court. globalresearch.ca I was deeply shaken while witnessing yesterday\'s events in Westminster Magistrates Court. Every decision was railroaded through over the scarcely heard arguments and objections of Assange\'s legal team, by a magistrate who barely pretended to be listening. | Before I get …

Eric Zuesse (2019-10-23). That We Live Under a Dictatorship Is Now Unquestionable: The Assange Case. globalresearch.ca What else can we call it when a publisher does what the New York Times did when it published the Pentagon Papers and was ruled by the Supreme Court in 1971 (New York Times Co. v. United States) to have …

Aaron Maté (2019-10-23). Jill Stein: Hillary Clinton is still sabotaging progressives. thegrayzone.com Former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein responds to Hillary Clinton calling her a \"Russian asset\" and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard…

Ilhan Omar (2019-10-23). Sanctions Are Part of a Failed Foreign Policy Playbook. Stop Relying on Them. commondreams.org Economic and sector sanctions are too often designed to inflict maximum pain on civilians, not empower them. (Photo: Syrian Refugees/Josh Zakary/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/refugeesvienna-a.jpeg …

Ben Norton (2019-10-23). US troops are staying in Syria to \'keep the oil\' — and have already killed hundreds over it. thegrayzone.com Hundreds of American soldiers are remaining in Syria to occupy its oil reserves and block the Syrian government from revenue…

Ed Sykes (2019-10-23). Trump slammed for \'rewarding murder\' in Syria as he lifts sanctions on Turkey. thecanary.co Donald Trump has said he will lift sanctions on Turkey after it reportedly agreed to \'permanently\' cease hostilities against the largely-Kurdish areas of northern Syria (aka Rojava). But he has faced criticism across the board for being soft in the face of his NATO ally\'s crimes. | A new stage of the invasion: | Turkey has faced accusations of ethnic cleansing and…

Elliott Negin (2019-10-23). ExxonMobil Is Still Bankrolling Climate Science Deniers. commondreams.org Climate activists demonstrate in Washington, D.C. in 2015. One displays a sign admonishing ExxonMobil for its complicity in furthering the climate apocalypse. (Photo: Johnny Silvercloud) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/22286952533_bee67ae3e5_o.jpg …

Staff (2019-10-23). Elizabeth Warren and Activists Say Big Tech Companies Should Be Broken Up. truthout.org Facebook continues to face growing criticism and demands that it be broken up. Massachusetts senator and Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has repeatedly called for Facebook and other big tech companies to be broken up on antitrust grounds. Roger McNamee, a Silicon Valley investor who went from being an early supporter of Facebook to a vocal critic, speaks with us about 2020 candidates\' platforms on big tech. Antitrust regulation is \"the one issue that seems to cut across the entir…

Lynda Carson (2019-10-23). Activist claims CITES exemption for finished musical instruments may set a bad precedent. indybay.org The handmade guitar made by the author of this story around 34 years ago is partially made of East Indian rosewood and Brazilian rosewood. It would be confiscated by government officials if it was taken across an international border.

Saad Hafiz (2019-10-23). America\'s Mission to Remake Afghanistan Has Failed. counterpunch.org The United States is ready to leave Afghanistan despite the latest gambit by President Trump to call off peace negotiations with the Taliban. The US intervention in the country in 2001 has turned into a trillion-dollar disaster. It was ostensibly intended to punish the Taliban for sheltering Al-Qaeda before 9/11 and to prevent the use of More

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2019-10-23). Better Relations Between the US and Russia Are Not in the Cards. globalresearch.ca By now Russians must wonder if the better relations they desire with the US are ever to be. US Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Democrat from Hawaii is the latest peacemaker to be declared \"a Russian asset\" by Hillary, the DNC, …

United Nations (2019-10-23). Somalia advancing towards \'inclusive and peaceful future\' for women, deputy UN chief. un.org Somalia has made \"enormous strides on its path to peace and stability\", and Somali women\'s participation in peace and security efforts has \"helped advance society towards an inclusive and peaceful future\", UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Wednesday.

South Front (2019-10-23). Video: Erdogan, Putin Reach \'Historical Deal\' on Northern Syria. globalresearch.ca On October 22, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin reached an agreement to settle the situation in northeastern Syria. | According to the agreement, Turkey\'s Operation \'Peace Spring\' will continue in a limited area between Tell Abyad …

Binoy Kampmark (2019-10-23). Celebrity Protesters and Extinction Rebellion. counterpunch.org Benedict Cumberbatch. Olivia Colman. Fine actors. They believe in Extinction Rebellion, or perhaps, rebelling against the prospect of extinction. The environment thing, humanity as a damnably scandalous, ecologically damaging species. But they also believe in taking sponsorship from the very same entities who are doing their best (or worst) to engage in matters of existential More

Jen Moore (2019-10-23). Abusive North American Companies Pay Off Latin American Police to Harass Critics. commondreams.org Indigenous Peruvians protest mining pollution, 2015. (Photo: Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/peru.jpeg …

WSWS (2019-10-23). Mass protests continue in defiance of military crackdown in Chile. wsws.org The military-police crackdown on protests in Chile is only one of the most shocking expressions of the global turn toward dictatorship by governments throughout the world.

Lucas Koerner (2019-10-23). US Renews Chevron License as European Refiner Cuts Venezuela Ties over Sanctions. venezuelanalysis.com Finnish-Venezuelan refiner Nynas is one of PDVSA\'s few remaining cash buyers.

Ralph Nader (2019-10-23). Where Are the Influentials Who Find Trump Despicable? globalresearch.ca The British political philosopher, John Stuart Mill, was a man of many pithy phrases. Possibly his most widely quoted assertion is that \"Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and …

Renee Parsons (2019-10-23). Hillary, \"Russian Assets\" and Realignment. The Dems Morph into Neocons. globalresearch.ca As you may have figured out by now, Hillary Clinton, warped by her own self aggrandizement of entitlement, did Tulsi Gabbard and her Presidential campaign against interventionist wars a huge incidental favor. | While the Democrats continue to splinter and …

Prof. Marjorie Cohn (2019-10-23). As Trump Aids and Abets Turkey\'s War Crimes, the UN Must Act. globalresearch.ca Nearly two weeks have passed since Turkey launched its ground and air attack on Rojava, the autonomous region of northeast Syria, following Trump\'s sudden removal of 1,000 U.S. troops from the area. | While the United States and Turkey reached a …

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-23). Russian/Turkish Agreement on Northern Syria. globalresearch.ca When deals are struck, the devil is in the details, along with implementation of what was agreed on by all parties involved. | The historical record is clear. The US, West and Israel can never be trusted. The Russian Federation operates …

Ed Rampell (2019-10-23). The Kill Team Kills Again. progressive.org The new film illustrates how Washington\'s endless imperialist wars of aggression tragically pit Americans against not only overseas \"enemies,\" but one another.

WSWS (2019-10-23). Germany, US threaten war amid Russia-Turkey summit on Syria. wsws.org German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer called for a massive European Union (EU) force to occupy northern Syria, involving up to 40,000 troops.

Max Parry (2019-10-23). The EU Is Rewriting World War II History to Demonize Russia. globalresearch.ca Last month, on the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II, the European Parliament voted on a resolution entitled \"On the Importance of European Remembrance for the Future of Europe.\" The adopted document: | \"…Stresses that the Second World …

Staff (2019-10-23). Turkey Signals It\'s Holding Back on Resuming Syria Push. truthdig.com Ankara indicates it will not resume its offensive against Kurds in northeast Syria, following separate agreements reached with the U.S. and Russia.

Kurt Nimmo (2019-10-23). Russia and Clinton\'s Election Plan B. globalresearch.ca America is an insular nation, exceptional only in its willful ignorance of the rest of the world. Many Americans, undoubtedly a majority, know very little about what is really going on in the world. | Millions of Americans are unable to …

Andrew Korybko (2019-10-23). The Russian-Turkish Deal on Syria: Who Won and Who Lost? globalresearch.ca Presidents Putin and Erdogan reached a deal on Syria that represents a decisive victory for Turkey while being a drastic climbdown for Damascus after President Assad vowed earlier that day that the Syrian Arab Army was \"prepared to support any …

Staff (2019-10-23). Former Zuckerberg Mentor: I Raised Alarm on Russian Interference But Was Ignored. truthout.org Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies on Capitol Hill Wednesday, where he is expected to face questioning about the company\'s cryptocurrency Libra, among other issues. Zuckerberg has faced scrutiny before, including for Facebook\'s role in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. A former mentor of Zuckerberg and longtime Silicon Valley investor Roger McNamee speaks out about the company\'s dismissal of Russian interference in the election. \"They treated it like a PR problem, not a business issue,…

United Nations (2019-10-23). UN and partners call for solidarity, as Venezuelans on the move reach 4.5 million. un.org Since 2015, approximately 4.5 million Venezuelans have fled their country as the Latin American nation\'s political, humanitarian and economic crisis drags on, creating one of the \"direst\" displacement crises in the world, the UN and European Union said on Wednesday, ahead of a solidarity conference next week.