Anthony DiMaggio (2019-10-18). Trump as the \"Anti-War\" President: on Misinformation in American Political Discourse. counterpunch.org It is a great propaganda victory for Donald Trump that he has managed to sell himself as \"anti-war.\" Broadly speaking, Trump has no anti-war bona fides to draw upon. He\'s torn up the Iran agreement, while threatening war in its place. He\'s threatened to \"totally destroy\" North Korea. Trump has presided over consistent increases in spending for the American warfare state. And he\'s engaged in more drone strikes than Obama up to this point in both presidencies. Trump has put forward no timetable for the final withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. He\'s continued for more than two years the U.S. military presenc…

Daniel Beaumont (2019-10-18). Pressing Done Here: Syria, Iraq and \"Informed Discussion\" counterpunch.org Yes, Iraq too again. Innocent Iraqis, most of them young, are being shot and killed now by the hundreds as they protest the corruption and incompetence of the current government. The title of Patrick Cockburn\'s last article about Iraq is \"Iraq is in Revolt\" (CounterPunch, October 7, 2019). The US \"liberation\" of Iraq in 2003 More

Ian Goodrum (2019-10-18). LeBron \'scandal\' over Hong Kong comments shows depth of anti-China psychosis. peoplesworld.org A measured answer to a loaded question. We don\'t get enough of them these days. LeBron James of the NBA\'s Los Angeles Lakers demonstrated tact and thoughtfulness when he broke his silence on Houston Rockets manager Daryl Morey\'s tweet in support of the Hong Kong protests, lodging no opinion on the protests themselves and calling …

Mark Gruenberg (2019-10-18). Impeachment crisis: Mulvaney admits guilt but says \"get over it\" peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Trump\'s approach now is to brazenly admit to almost everything he has been charged with and hope that by doing so people will think there was no \"secret\" conspiracy and that even clearly illegal acts are therefore \"ok\" because \"everyone does them.\" In the latest revelation of potential \"treason, bribery and other high crimes and …

Staff (2019-10-18). Why I Can\'t Get Excited About Impeaching Trump. truthdig.com This piece originally appeared on Chicago Reader. | Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has begun an impeachment inquiry into President Trump for asking Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter. I get that there is a strong desire for many Americans to be rid of what they see as the national nightmare of Trump\'s presidency. But I urge caution for several reasons. | First, this impeachment inquiry will not succeed in getting rid of Trump. To win, a super…

Ashley Smith (2019-10-18). Stop the Normalization of Concentration Camps. counterpunch.org After dragging its feet for months, the Democratic Party has finally launched an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. While this is welcome news, there is a danger that we will become transfixed by the proceedings in Washington and stop organizing the resistance against Trump, especially against his racist war on immigrants and refugees. That would More

The Canary (2019-10-18). Extinction Rebellion climate protester scales Big Ben scaffolding. thecanary.co An Extinction Rebellion protester has scaled the scaffolding surrounding Big Ben and draped two banners from the structure.Footage of the stunt circulated on social media showed the climber, who appeared to be dressed as Boris Johnson complete with a blond wig, shirt, tie and jacket.A spokesperson for the group said the climber was 42-year-old tree surgeon Ben Atkinson.He said Atkinson was climbing the tower to \"highlight Government inaction on the climate and ecological emergency\".The protester, who was also wearing green leggings, draped two signs carrying the group\'s slogans.The protester scaled the scaffoldin…

Olivia Rosane (2019-10-18). G7 summit at Trump\'s Miami resort: Climate change \"not on the agenda\" peoplesworld.org Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney made two controversial announcements about the 2020 Group of Seven (G7) summit: it will be hosted at one of President Donald Trump\'s golf resorts in Miami and it won\'t feature any discussion of the climate crisis. \"Climate change will not be on the agenda,\" Mulvaney told reporters, as The Guardian reported. Mulvaney\'s …

C.J. Atkins (2019-10-18). Canadian election: How long can Trudeau\'s Liberals wear a left disguise? peoplesworld.org TORONTO—Justin Trudeau won in 2015 on a left-leaning platform filled with pledges to tax the rich, make elections more democratic, and save the world from climate change. But four years, a number of scandals, and several broken promises later, it\'s getting harder for his Liberal Party to make Canadians think it\'s the modern progressive force …

M. G. Piety (2019-10-18). \"Grim Positivism\" vs. Truthiness in Biography. counterpunch.org Clare Carlisle took exception to my review in the Times Literary Supplement of her biography of Kierkegaard (\"Alone for dinner\" TLS 4 October 2019). She accused me in a letter to the editor in the next edition of being either \"unable or unwilling to approach [her] life of Kierkegaard on its own terms, i.e., as More

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2019-10-18). Russophobia at Democratic Party Debate. counterpunch.org Russophobia was on full display during Tuesday night\'s Democratic Party debate, with ominous repercussions for the future of American foreign policy. When asked what he would do to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Beto O\'Rourke stated that we \"must hold Russia accountable for invading the world\'s greatest democracy and being able to do More

Kathleen Wallace (2019-10-18). Trump Can\'t Survive Where the Bats and Moonlight Laugh. counterpunch.org During the Trump presidency there has been much talk about the lack of civility—the nature of discourse infecting the nation. There is a surreal sensation to it—that this is somehow new, but the only thing new about it is that the naked hate is just a bit more evident now. Are there more raging racists More

Daniel Warner (2019-10-18). Greta the Disturber. counterpunch.org Greta Thunberg has become an international figure. The sixteen-year-old Swedish environmental activist has gone from a lonely student skipping school on Fridays to protest for more action on global warming to being nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. Greta has become a global player. The New York City Board of Education officially excused over More

Rebecca Gordon (2019-10-18). Extorting Ukraine is Bad Enough But Trump Has Done Much Worse. counterpunch.org Recently a friend who follows the news a bit less obsessively than I do said, \"I thought George W. Bush was bad, but it seems like Donald Trump is even worse. What do you think?\" \"Well,\" I replied, \"in terms of causing death and destruction, I suspect Bush still has the edge.\" In fact, the More

Clark T. Scott (2019-10-18). Cross-eyed, Fanged and Horned. counterpunch.org Almost 700 years ago, as many people in Europe were trying to climb out of the squalor of so-called feudalism, Ambrogio Lorenzetti painted a series of frescos in the Palazzo Pubblico of Siena which included two allegorical representations of how government can operate. One allegory represented good government and its effects on the land and More

Andrew Levine (2019-10-18). What\'s So Awful About Foreign Interference? counterpunch.org The idea that our \"democracy\" is under attack by foreign adversaries rings hollow to anyone who thinks about it for more than a second or two, or rather it should. The reason is obvious: we don\'t have a democracy to attack. What we have are more or less — generally less — democratic elections. For More

Pete Dolack (2019-10-18). The Fight to Overturn the Latest Corporate Coup at Pacifica Has Only Begun. counterpunch.org Crisis is never far away at the Pacifica radio network, but it is now facing perhaps its worst crisis ever as a new \"corporate coup\" has, at least for now, shut down WBAI in New York City. Pacifica listeners and on-air hosts have successfully fought back against prior attacks on the progressive network, most notably More

John Kendall Hawkins (2019-10-18). Journey to the Unknown Interior of (You). counterpunch.org Turn off your mind, relax and float down stream It is not dying It is not dying Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void — The Beatles, \"Tomorrow Never Knows\" (1966), inspired by Timothy Leary\'s The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on The Tibetan Book of the Dead I was recklessly musing about Julian More

Joseph Natoli (2019-10-18). Trump on the March. counterpunch.org \"Did we stand on the sidelines and say nothing?\" Elijah Cummings 1951-2019 \"I, in my great and unmatched wisdom. ..\" \"Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart.\" — President Donald Trump tweets \"[U]nprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and More

Naureen Shah (2019-10-18). Why is the Trump Administration Trying to Tear This 26-Year-Old DACA Recipient Away From Her Child? aclu.org Anahi Jaquez —Estrada is scared. As soon as Monday, she may be deported to a country she hardly knows: away from her 8-year-old daughter and her husband, both of whom are United States citizens. She has lived in the U.S. almost her entire life and is in the process of becoming a lawful permanent resident. Her story is at once exceptionally tragic and a paradigmatic example of how our immigration legal system is failing — and tearing families apart. | I met Anahi in late July at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention site in Aurora, Colorado, where she has spent the last year and a…

CounterSpin (2019-10-18). Khury Petersen-Smith on Turkey & the Kurds, Alex Vitale on the Purpose of Policing. fair.org Media…

RT (2019-10-18). You didn\'t really think all Russian assets & Kremlin puppets in the US have already been exposed, did you? rt.com The 2020 presidential election is still more than a year away, but you wouldn\'t know that to look at all the Russian plots to subvert it breathlessly discussed in US media. Who are these recently exposed Kremlin agents? | READ MORE: Russian assets in America. A field guide | Ever since the election of Donald Trump as president in 2016, the US media has been ferreting out the Russian meddlers within the country, as it\'s their patriotic duty to do. Not even the disappointment of the Mueller report finding no Russian collusion could stop them &#150…

The Canary (2019-10-18). UK higher education must be decolonised, students warn. thecanary.co UK universities are \"a product of colonialism\" and action is still needed to challenge \"racist structures\" in institutions, students have warned.In a plan setting out its priorities for the future, the National Union of Students says that some parts of UK higher education \"have propagated systems that assure white privilege\" and that the system must be \"decolonised\".Universities have recognised there is a need to dismantle these systems, the union said, but more needs to be done to create a \"truly liberated education\".The call comes at a time of a number of campaigns. Some have focused on calling for individual u…

RT (2019-10-18). Boeing in more trouble over messages \'misleading\' FAA about 737 MAX problems — reports. rt.com Text messages between two Boeing employees implying they \"lied to the regulators\" about problems with the safety software of 737 MAX passenger jets have been reportedly given to investigators, as the planes remain out of service. | The exchanges from 2016 between MAX chief technical pilot Mark Forkner and another unnamed pilot at Boeing are now with the Federal Aviation Administration, according to documents seen by Reuters. | The FAA is said to have found the information \"concerning\" and is reviewing it \"to determine what action is appropriate.\" FAA Administrator Steve Dickson also wrote to Boeing CEO Dennis…

Minnie Bruce Pratt (2019-10-18). Syracuse, N.Y. says: \'Close the Camps\' with people\'s power. workers.org \"Up, up with liberation! Down, down with deportation!\" rang out Oct. 11 as more than 75 people marched through the streets of downtown Syracuse, N.Y. They were responding to a national call for Close the Camps actions that day to \"Stop the war on immigrants, Indigenous peoples and refugees!\" At . . . | Continue reading Syracuse, N.Y. says: \'Close the Camps\' with people\'s power at Workers.org

Staff (2019-10-18). Trump\'s Withdrawal From Forever War Is Just Another Con. truthdig.com If the president is truly committed to bringing our troops home, why has he increased their presence across the Greater Middle East?

RT (2019-10-18). \'I\'m the Meryl Streep of generals!\' Former Pentagon chief Mattis revels in Trump insult as #Resistance demands dirt. rt.com Former US Defense Secretary James Mattis bragged President Donald Trump had called him \"the most overrated general,\" comparing himself to similarly \'overrated\' actress Meryl Streep, while the #Resistance clamored for more. | \"I\'m not just an overrated general. I\'m the most overrated general,\" the former Pentagon chief boasted during the keynote speech at the Al Smith Memorial Foundation dinner on Thursday. \"I\'m honored to be considered that by Donald Trump because he also called Meryl Streep an overrated actress.\" | So I guess I\'m the Meryl Streep of generals, and frankly that sounds pretty good to me. | Warmi…

RT (2019-10-18). No birds allowed in this nuclear apocalypse: US Navy \'doomsday\' aircraft grounded by bird strike. rt.com A Navy \"doomsday\" aircraft designed to be used as a command center in a nuclear war was knocked out of commission — by a bird, which caused over $2 million in damages when it was sucked into an engine during a test flight.

Workers World Philadelphia bureau (2019-10-18). Potluck solidarity with striking GM workers. workers.org Around 100 United Auto Workers\' supporters gathered in Langhorne, Pa., at the General Motors Service Parts Operation warehouse on Oct. 13. Workers, both unionized and not, came from surrounding New Jersey and Pennsylvania cities and towns, some from as far away as Philadelphia to break bread and barbeque in a . . . | Continue reading Potluck solidarity with striking GM workers at Workers.org

RT (2019-10-18). WATCH: Lady Gaga plunges off stage after leaping into fan\'s arms. rt.com Pop performer Lady Gaga took a serious tumble off stage during her latest performance in Las Vegas. The singer had jumped into the arms of a fan when he lost his footing and the pair plummeted to the ground below. | Fans can be heard gasping and screaming in horror, fearing the worst for Gaga. | Though both appeared uninjured and retook the stage shortly afterwards, the fan, called Jack, was visibly distraught. \"Everything\'s ok,\" Lady Gaga said after getting back on her feet and looking for a way back onto the stage, before telling Jack, \"it\'s not your fault.\" | She even joked that she\'d \"be very upset\" if…

Staff (2019-10-18). Blast at Afghan Mosque Kills 62 at Prayer. truthdig.com The violence comes a day after a United Nations report said that Afghan civilians are dying in record numbers in the country\'s increasingly brutal war.

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J S Davies (2019-10-18). Trump\'s Fake Withdrawal From Endless War. commondreams.org Kurdish Syrian civilians flee the town of Kobane on the Turkish border on October 16, 2019 as Turkey and its allies continue their assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria. – Turkey rebuffed international pressure to curb its military offensive against Kurdish militants in Syria today as US President Donald Trump dispatched his deputy Mike Pence to Ankara to demand a ceasefire. (Photo: Bakr Alkasem/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_endless_war_syria_kurds.jpg …

Staff (2019-10-18). Trump Administration\'s Denials of H-1B Visas Are Being Overturned at Record Rate. truthout.org This story is part of a collaboration with Mother Jones. | Since 2017, as part of its efforts to \"hire American,\" the Trump administration has been aggressively denying applications for H-1B visas. Yet a record number of those denials have been overturned on appeal, suggesting that the administration has been wrongfully rejecting qualified applicants for these coveted visas for high-skilled immigrants. | While President Donald Trump\'s crackdown on undocumented immigrants has grabbed public…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-10-18). The Eurozone In Crisis? New President of the European Central Bank (ECB) has a Criminal Record. Christine Lagarde. globalresearch.ca Lagarde was found \"guilty\" without the enforcement of a one year prison sentence. She was accused of \"negligence\" rather than \"complicity\" in a multimillion euro fraud. She was rewarded rather than penalized.

teleSUR (2019-10-18). Activists Mount \"Sick-In\" To Highlight Pollution in Chile. telesurenglish.net Greenpeace activists and residents of communities suffering from industrial pollution created a mock hospital ward outside the Chilean presidential palace on Thursday to demand that the government commit to shutting down coal-fired power plants by 2030. | RELATED: | Greenpeace: Indonesian Firms Involved in Fires Have Not Been Punished | About 20 people were lying in hospital beds, hooked up to oxygen tanks and covered by sheets \"stained\" with pollution. | The aim of the…

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-18). Tulsi Gabbard, the Only Anti-War Progressive US Presidential Aspirant. globalresearch.ca Gabbard deserves praise for being anti-war and on the right side of other major issues. | Her \"vision for America\" includes world peace over endless US wars, no longer \"supporting allies and partners of al-Qaeda, ISIL, Jabhat Fateh al Sham and …

Nino Pagliccia (2019-10-18). Peace Restored in Ecuador, But is trust? counterpunch.org After ten people were reported killed on the streets of Ecuador, together with about 2,000 people injured and a large number imprisoned, an agreement was reached between the Lenin Moreno government and protesters against a controversial Decree 883 that had the footprint of the neoliberal austerity policies of the IMF. For the time being the More

Peace Action of San Mateo County (2019-10-18). Sharon Tennison\'s Closer Look at Russia. indybay.org Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo | 300 E. Santa Inez Avenue | San Mateo, CA 94401…

Revolution Books (2019-10-18). Hong Kong! Discussion on the mass protests & 70th anniversary of the Chinese Revolution. indybay.org REVOLUTION BOOKS | 2444 Durant Ave. | Berkeley, CA 94704…

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-18). Contradictory US/Turkey Ceasefire in Northern Syria. Turkey is Playing the US and Russia Cards Simultaneously. globalresearch.ca On Thursday in Ankara, Turkish President Erdogan met with Mike Pence and Pompeo, a joint statement by both sides issued following talks. See below. | Trump regime hardliners want their imperial agenda in Syria continued, notably aiming to undermine Russian efforts …

Reese Erlich (2019-10-18). Foreign Correspondent: Trump Dumps Kurds as the Empire Crumbles. progressive.org They say politics makes strange bedfellows. So does war.

Kathy Kelly (2019-10-18). Death, Bloodshed, and Misery in Yemen. globalresearch.ca Writing about his visit to the world\'s largest weapons bazaar, held in London in October, journalist Arron Merat describes reading the slogan emblazoned above Raytheon\'s stall: \"Strike With Creativity.\" Raytheon manufactures Paveway laser-guided bombs—produced in factories in the United States …

Sasha Abramsky (2019-10-18). Trump\'s Support May Be Dwindling, but His Assault on Regulations Continues. thenation.com Trump\'s Support May Be Dwindling, but His Assault on Regulations Continues…

Brandon Smith (2019-10-18). The Syrian Debacle Is Actually Well Planned Chaos. globalresearch.ca For many years now I have focused a considerable amount of analysis on the subject of Syria, with an emphasis on the country\'s importance to the global elites as a kind of geopolitical detonator; the first domino in a …

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2019-10-18). It\'s Curtains for US in Syria. Russia, Iran Owe Big Thanks to Erdogan. globalresearch.ca The scenario agreed on behind the curtains through months of confidential exchanges, often one-on-one, between the Russian and Turkish leaders regarding north-eastern Syria is entering a critical phase of implementation on the ground with the agreement between the Kurds and …

Staff (2019-10-18). Is Trump More Concerned With Erdoƒüan Relationship Than With Kurdish Lives? truthout.org After meeting with Vice President Mike Pence in Ankara on Thursday, Turkish officials agreed to temporarily pause Turkey\'s invasion of the Rojava autonomous region in northeast Syria in exchange for the lifting of U.S. sanctions. While the agreement may prevent further bloodshed and blunt a growing humanitarian crisis, it represents a victory for Turkey\'s authoritarian president and a setback for Syrian Kurdish militias that allied with the United States in the fight against ISIS. | The Syrian D…

teleSUR (2019-10-18). Massive Blast Kills 62 People in Eastern Afghanistan. telesurenglish.net Blasts in a mosque in eastern Afghanistan during Friday prayers killed at least 62 men who had gathered for worship, local officials said. | RELATED: | Afghanistan Election-Related Violence Left 85 Dead: UN Report | Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for Nangarhar province\'s governor, said there were multiple blasts from explosives placed inside the mosque in the Jawdara area of Haska Mena district. | The roof of the mosque had completely fallen in. | Sohrab Qaderi, a member of the…

Andre Vltchek (2019-10-18). US and China \"Trade\" War? dissidentvoice.org It is very popular these days to talk and write about the \"trade war\" between the United States and China. But is there really one raging? Or is what we are witnessing simply a clash of political and ideological systems: one being extremely successful and optimistic, the other depressing, full of dark cynicism and nihilism? …

Andre Vltchek (2019-10-18). US-China \"Trade\" War? No Way. Only the Defeat of Turbo-Capitalism! globalresearch.ca It is very popular these days to talk and write about the \"trade war\" between the United States and China. But is there really one raging? Or is it, what we are witnessing, simply a clash of political and ideological …

teleSUR (2019-10-18). Honduran President\'s Brother Found Guilty of Drug Trafficking. telesurenglish.net A New York Federal Court on Friday found Juan Antonio Hernandez (aka Tony), the brother of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez (JOH), guilty of charges of drug trafficking, use of weapons and lying to authorities. | RELATED: | Honduras President\'s Brother Allegedly Sold Drugs to Drug Dealer | During this trial President JOH was denounced by…

Staff (2019-10-17). Can the US Protect the Kurds Without Using Military Force? therealnews.com The House overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning Trump\'s troop withdrawal from Syria, making it look like Democrats are wedded to military intervention. Is there an alternative that protects the Kurds without the use of the U.S. military?

Jeff Klein (2019-10-17). Syria, the Kurds, Turkey and the U.S.: Why Progressives Should Not Support a New Imperial Partition in the Middle East. counterpunch.org In the face of Turkey\'s renewed invasion of Syria, it seems we are hearing across the entire span of elite opinion in the US, from Liberals to extreme Conservatives, the cry \"Don\'t abandon our allies the Kurds!\" Even on what passes for the Left in our country, many progressives have joined the chorus. Certainly, the More

Umar Farooq (2019-10-17). Nobody Has a Plan for Thousands of ISIS Fighters Detained by Kurds in Syria. theintercept.com The abrupt U.S. withdrawal from Syria means nobody knows who will eventually control the 10,000 ISIS fighters there or where they will wind up.

Staff (2019-10-17). U.S., Turkey Agree on Turkish Cease-Fire with Syrian Kurds. truthdig.com ANKARA, Turkey — The U.S. and Turkey agreed Thursday to a cease-fire in the Turks\' deadly attacks on Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, requiring the Kurds to vacate the area in an arrangement that largely solidifies Turkey\'s position and aims in the weeklong conflict. The deal includes a conditional halt to American economic sanctions. | After negotiations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence hailed the five-day cease-fire as the way to end the bloodshed caused by Turkey\'s invasion of Syria. He remained silent on whether it amounted to a second abandonment of America…

Charles Pierson (2019-10-17). Bret Stephens\' American Fantasy. counterpunch.org \"Goodbye, America. Goodbye, Freedom Man,\" laments Bret Stephens in the October 11 New York Times. The conservative columnist was reacting to President Donald Trump\'s abandonment of Syria\'s Kurds. On October 5, after a telephone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Trump ordered US forces back from the Syrian border with Turkey. Trump\'s action put More

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2019-10-17). It\'s Curtains for US in Syria: Russia, Iran Owe Big Thanks to Erdogan. dissidentvoice.org The scenario agreed on behind the curtains through months of confidential exchanges, often one-on-one, between the Russian and Turkish leaders regarding north-eastern Syria is entering a critical phase of implementation on the ground with the agreement between the Kurds and the Assad regime. We have a complex scenario where on the one hand the Turkish …

Jonathan Cook (2019-10-17). Israel Prepares to Turn Bedouin Citizens into Refugees in Their Own Country. counterpunch.org The decades-long struggle by tens of thousands of Israelis against being uprooted from their homes — some for the second or third time — should be proof enough that Israel is not the western-style liberal democracy it claims to be. Last week 36,000 Bedouin — all of them Israeli citizens — discovered that their state is about to make them refugees in their own country, driving them into holding camps. These Israelis, it seems, are the wrong kind. More

George Ochenski (2019-10-17). The Governor, the Mining Company and the Future of a Montana Wilderness. counterpunch.org One might credibly think that someone running in the Democratic primary to be the party\'s presidential nominee might, just might, want to be on the right side of the pressing environmental issues of the day. But last week Governor Steve Bullock and his Department of Environmental Quality sided with a disreputable \"bad actor\" mining company More

Stan Cox (2019-10-17). Healing the Rift Between Political Reality and Ecological Reality. counterpunch.org A Q & A with Shaun Chamberlin If U.S. greenhouse emissions are to be driven down to zero within a decade or even two, it will not be accomplished through building more solar and wind energy capacity and relying on market competition to eliminate fossil fuels from the economy. A direct, foolproof mechanism is required More

Martin Hart-Landsberg (2019-10-17). What the New Deal can teach us about winning a Green New Deal: Part V—summing up the New Deal experience. mronline.org Growing awareness of our ever-worsening climate crisis has boosted the popularity of movements calling for a Green New Deal. At present, the Green New Deal is a big tent idea, grounded to some extent by its identification with the original New Deal and emphasis on the need for strong state action to initiate social-system change […] | Source

Robert Hunziker (2019-10-17). Extinction Rebellion Sweeps the World. dissidentvoice.org Extinction Rebellion, XR est. October 31, 2018, has become a powerful force across the globe, almost overnight!!! It is the fastest-growing environmental movement ever. As such, it is only too obvious that \"people get it\" when it comes to climate change/global warming because they\'re jumping aboard like swarms of locusts. In fact, XR\'s truthful exposure …

Eds. (2019-10-17). Denmark\'s Red-Greens: what answers when the climate crisis shakes up politics? mronline.org In 2007, Sà∏ndergaard was elected as a Member of the European Parliament for the People\'s Movement against the European Union (EU). After resigning this position in 2014, he won election to the Danish parliament in 2015 as an RGA MP for Gladsaxe: he was re-elected in the June 5 general election this year. Sà∏ndergaard spoke with Green […] | Source

RT (2019-10-17). Stuck in a Russiagate-collusion rut: Putin \'owns Doral\' & other #Resistance pearls after G7 location announced. rt.com Critics of US President Donald Trump went into full-on meltdown mode after the White House announced that the US will host next year\'s G7 summit at the Trump-owned Miami resort. | White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney told reporters on Thursday that the gathering of international leaders will be held at the Trump National Doral resort on June 10-12, which he said was \"far and away the best place\" to host the event. | Even before his press conference was done, Democrats waxed outraged about a potential conflict of interest, even calling for other countries to boycott the G7 if Trump went ahead with his venue…

Mark Gruenberg (2019-10-17). Key impeachment panel chair Cummings dies at 68; Probe goes on. peoplesworld.org BALTIMORE—House Oversight Committee Chair Elijah Cummings, D-Md., a South Carolina sharecroppers\' son who rose to head a key panel probing impeachable offenses by GOP President Donald Trump, died at 2: 30 am on Oct. 17 at a hospice in his home town of Baltimore. The 68-year-old lawmaker suffered complications from a variety of diseases, his office …

Rick Sterling (2019-10-17). Sorting Facts From Fiction About the US Withdrawal From Syria. mintpressnews.com If one believes in the restoration of international law and the tenets of the UN Charter, then the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from northern Syria is a good thing. Here are some facts and history that explain why.

Staff (2019-10-17). Syrian Forces Enter Key Border Town, Blocking Turkish Plans. truthdig.com Kobani is taken by forces loyal to Bashar Assad, blocking one path for the Turkish military to establish a \"safe zone\" free of Syrian Kurdish fighters.

WSWS (2019-10-17). British family \"emotionally and psychologically destroyed\" by detention in US immigration prison. wsws.org The tragic experience faced by the Connors family is a small glimpse into the horrors faced by those who flee their home countries, undertaking a perilous journey only to be detained, separated, and abused in America\'s brutal concentration camps.

teleSUR (2019-10-17). Italian Govt. Allows Ocean Viking to Bring 176 Migrants Ashore. telesurenglish.net Italy\'s authorities Wednesday allowed the Ocean Viking to dock 176 African migrants in the port of Taranto. Apparently, this decision could put an end to the former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini\'s \"Closed Ports\" policy which has been in effect since 2017. | RELATED: | Italy: Lampedusa Remembers 368 Migrants Who Died in Shipwreck | \"Italy has assig…

Binoy Kampmark (2019-10-17). A Coalition of Support: Parliamentarians for Julian Assange. counterpunch.org Australian politicians, and the consular staff of the country, are rarely that engaged on the subject of protecting their citizens. In a couple of notorious cases, Australian authorities demonstrated, not only an indifference, but a consciously venal approach to its citizens in overseas theatres. Mamdouh Ahmed Habib, a dual Australian-Egyptian national, was detained in Pakistan More

WSWS (2019-10-17). UN special rapporteur on torture warns: \"Assange will not get a fair trial in Virginia\" wsws.org A panel discussion at Columbia University on Tuesday laid bare the fraudulent character of the charges brought against Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning and put the spotlight on those who committed the war crimes that WikiLeaks exposed.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-10-17). War is Good for Business and Organized Crime: Afghanistan\'s Multibillion Dollar Opium Trade. Rising Heroin Addiction in the US. globalresearch.ca Despite president Trump\'s announced US troop withdrawal, the Afghan opium trade continues to flourish. It is protected by US-NATO occupation forces on behalf of a nexus of powerful financial and criminal interests.

Jon Rynn (2019-10-17). Saving the Green New Deal. counterpunch.org The Green Economy Reconstruction Program and Budget On November 13, 2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the youth group Sunrise Movement staged a protest in soon-to-be Speaker Nancy Pelosi\'s office, demanding that Congress create a Green New Deal. Soon, the phrase \'Green New Deal\' became the next bright new policy idea, with dozens of articles explaining that More

South Front (2019-10-17). Video: Syrian Kurds\' Protection Deal with Assad Explained. globalresearch.ca The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have reached a groundbreaking deal with the Assad government. | This happened on October 13 evening after the US-led coalition expectedly abandoned their \'local partners\' in face of Turkey\'s Operation Peace Spring and an \'accident …

Firas Samuri (2019-10-17). Could Turkish Aggression Boost Peace in Syria? Has Triggered Exit of US, Britain and France. globalresearch.ca On October 7, 2019, the U.S. President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of American troops from northeast Syria, where the contingent alongside Kurdish militias controlled the vast territories. Trump clarified that the decision is connected with the intention of Turkey …

Jewish Voice for Peace (2019-10-17). More Than 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza Have Bone Infections after Being Shot by Israeli Forces. globalresearch.ca Gaza | Treating drug-resistant infections in Gaza under the blockade | Medicin Sans Frontieres 2 Sept. 2019-More than 7,400 Palestinians have been injured by live ammunition during protests in Gaza. About half of those suffering from open fractures, in which the bone …

United Nations (2019-10-17). Ongoing insecurity in Darfur, despite \'remarkable developments\' in Sudan: UN peacekeeping chief. un.org Despite major political developments at a national level, which have led to the establishment of a civilian-led government, the security situation in the Darfur region of Sudan remains unstable, UN peace chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix briefed the Security Council on Thursday.

United Nations (2019-10-17). Concerned over Haiti\'s political crisis, Guterres promises \'continuous commitment\'. un.org In the light of on-going instability across Haiti and this week\'s transition away from fully-fledged peacekeeping operations, the UN chief on Thursday promised \"the continuous commitment\" of the Organization \"to support the Haitian people on their path to peace and development\".

Ed Sykes (2019-10-17). With just one tweet, the youngest ever MSP destroys Trump\'s drivel on Turkey\'s invasion of Syria. thecanary.co Ross Greer, the youngest ever member of the Scottish parliament (MSP), has brilliantly taken down Donald Trump\'s latest drivel on Turkey\'s illegal invasion of northern Syria (aka Rojava). | Schooled: | NATO\'s second largest army is currently attacking Ku…

WSWS (2019-10-17). Ukrainian President Zelensky adopts Steinmeier formula amid mass far-right protests. wsws.org Zelensky\'s move is part of his maneuvering between European and US imperialism.

Revolution Books (2019-10-17). Hong Kong! Discussion on the mass protests & 70th anniversary of the Chinese Revolution. indybay.org REVOLUTION BOOKS | 2444 Durant Ave. | Berkeley, CA 94704…

WSWS (2019-10-17). A rare moment of truth on the US support for Al Qaeda. wsws.org Representative Tulsi Gabbard described the terrorist group as the \"ground force\" for the American \"regime-change\" operation in Syria.

Ajamu Baraka (2019-10-17). Syria: Exposing Western Radical Collaboration with Imperialism. dissidentvoice.org Despite so many self-defined radicals\' reading and claims to understand Gramsci\'s corrective to Marxism-Leninism\'s mechanistic understanding of the relationship between the base and the ideological superstructure, the ease by which some radicals are manipulated by the crude ideological machinations of the ruling class is truly astonishing. It is quite understandable that liberals would be manipulated …

Ajamu Baraka (2019-10-17). Syria: Exposing Western Radical Collaboration with Imperialism. counterpunch.org Despite so many self-defined radicals\' reading and claims to understand Gramsci\'s corrective to Marxism-Leninism\'s mechanistic understanding of the relationship between the base and the ideological superstructure, the ease by which some radicals are manipulated by the crude ideological machinations of the ruling class is truly astonishing. It is quite understandable that liberals would be manipulated More

Alison Banville (2019-10-17). Truth About Syria.\"How Could Corporate Journalists Get Away with Their Lies…\" globalresearch.ca Damascus, December 2018. Two great independent journalists sit down together: | Eva Bartlett and Vanessa Beeley | Eva Bartlett: \'when I arrived on the 29th (of December 2018) I was told that, aside from yourself (gestures to Vanessa Beeley), I was …

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-17). Uneasy Damascus/Kurdish Alliance. globalresearch.ca Throughout most of Obama\'s war, now Trump\'s, against Syrian sovereign independence and territorial integrity, Kurdish YPG fighters and their politicians allied with US imperial aims for their own self-interest — including support for jihadists used as Pentagon/CIA proxy foot soldiers….

Mark Fiore (2019-10-17). The Great and Unmatched Wisdom War. progressive.org \"Never fear, the Commander-in-Phone-Calls will get tough!\"

Lucas Koerner (2019-10-17). Venezuela\'s Opposition Declares PDVSA 2020 Bond Void, Nixes Payment. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuela\'s CITGO could be seized by creditors.

Ted Rall (2019-10-17). The First Thing We Do, Let\'s Fire All the Cops. counterpunch.org In the latest shooting of an innocent civilian by a trigger-happy police officer, a white Fort Worth cop blew away a 28-year-old African-American woman through her bedroom window as she played a video game with her eight-year-old nephew. Atatiana Jefferson\'s neighbor had called a nonemergency police number to request that they check on her because her doors More

Tom Anderson (2019-10-17). We need to force the government to end all arms deals with Turkey, not just some. thecanary.co On Tuesday 15 October, the British government suspended new arms sales to Turkey over its invasion of northern Syria. | Foreign secretary Dominic Raab announced that no more export licences would be granted \"for items that might be used in milita…

Ryan Cristián (2019-10-17). Iran \'Has Evidence\' US, Israel, Saudis Attacked Tanker & Why The Kurds In Syria Are Just Terrorists. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/16/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Staff (2019-10-17). US Drone Program May Have Helped Turkey Kill Kurds for Over a Decade. truthout.org UPDATE: The U.S. and Turkey agreed to a cease-fire in northeast Syria on Thursday. | Donald Trump is justifiably condemned for approving Turkey\'s assault against the United States\'s Kurdish allies in the war against ISIS. What is not widely known is that the U.S., in a largely secret program dubbed Operation Nomad Shadow, appears to have been using drones for over a decade to help Turkey stalk and kill Kurds. | Although the U.S. is now publicly opposing the Turkish push into Syria, is Nomad Shadow co…

Staff (2019-10-17). Rep. Ro Khanna: We Need a Responsible Withdrawal From Syria. truthout.org As hundreds of thousands of civilians face displacement and violence amid Turkey\'s assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northern Syria, the House of Representatives voted to condemn Trump\'s decision to withdraw U.S. support for the Kurds on Wednesday. The measure passed 354 to 60. We speak with Representative Ro Khanna, who says, \"We can\'t just get involved in a place and then walk away and not have some moral responsibility. We have a moral responsibility not just to the Kurds who fought with us against ISIS. W…

teleSUR (2019-10-17). Erdogan Throws Trump\'s Syria Letter in the Trash. telesurenglish.net U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday to urge him to halt his country\'s incursion into Syria, the Reuters News Agency reported. | RELATED: | Syrian Kurds Fleeing to Iraq: \'Life Will Never Be the Same\' | Pence\'s visit came shortly after a letter penned by U.S. President Donald Trump to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan was leaked on Twitter. | In the letter, Trump warns Erdogan to not test the U.S.\' patience with their Sy…

Elijah J. Magnier (2019-10-17). Winners and Losers in the Turkish Attack on Kurds in Syria? globalresearch.ca Turkish forces invaded north-east Syria (NES) only when it had coordinated with the US to define the red line of the invasion. Moreover, both superpowers, the US and Russia, protected Turkey by blocking an EU-drafted UN resolution to halt the …

Staff (2019-10-17). Trump Defends Syria Withdrawal as House Votes 354 to 60 to Condemn His Actions. truthout.org As the displacement of 300,000 civilians over Turkey\'s assault on Kurdish-controlled areas continues in northern Syria, the House of Representatives voted Wednesday to condemn President Trump\'s actions. Turkey invaded the region on October 9, shortly after Trump virtually greenlit the Turkey assault by abruptly withdrawing a small number of U.S. troops who were protecting Kurdish areas in northern Syria. Since then, the Kurds have aligned themselves with the Syrian government, and a number of…

Rick Sterling (2019-10-17). Why Withdrawing US Troops from Northern Syria Is Good. globalresearch.ca The foreign policy elite is in an uproar. They claim \"we have abandoned our allies\". They question \"how can America be trusted?\" They say the decision to withdraw from northern Syria was a \"gift\" to Russia, Iran, and Assad…. even …

Labor Video Project (2019-10-17). Art In Struggle For Women & Prisoners In Iran: The Mural, The Artists & Women. indybay.org An opening for an art mural about women and the prisoners of Iran was held on October 6, 2019 at Clarion Alley. The mural portrays the women who are fighting for human rights and worker rights in Iran…

Andrew Korybko (2019-10-17). Will Iran be the Next to Withdraw from Syria? globalresearch.ca The smoothness with which the US\' \"sudden\" withdrawal played out and the Pentagon\'s decision not to militantly enforce the so-called \"deconfliction line\" along the Euphrates River after the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) triumphantly crossed it en route to protecting their …

Rick Sterling (2019-10-17). Why Withdrawing US Troops from Northern Syria is GOOD. dissidentvoice.org The foreign policy elite is in an uproar. They claim \"we have abandoned our allies\". They question \"how can America be trusted?\" They say the decision to withdraw from northern Syria was a \"gift\" to Russia, Iran, and Assad, even ISIS. It is true that the policy of US/NATO interventionism is failing. But that has been …

Sara Flounders (2019-10-17). U.S., NATO, Turkey Out of Syria! globalresearch.ca The conflict within the U.S. ruling class about the Turkish invasion of northern Syria has created some confusion about events there. The latest new development — an alliance of Kurdish-based forces with the Syrian national army to defend the border …