Israel Prepares to Turn Bedouin Citizens into Refugees in Their Own Country
Jonathan Cook | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
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.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/israel-prepares-to-turn-bedouin-citizens-into-refugees-in-their-own-country/

British family \"emotionally and psychologically destroyed\" by detention in US immigration prison
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/immi-o17.html

A Coalition of Support: Parliamentarians for Julian Assange
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/a-coalition-of-support-parliamentarians-for-julian-assange/

UN special rapporteur on torture warns: \"Assange will not get a fair trial in Virginia\"
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/melz-o17.html

War is Good for Business and Organized Crime: Afghanistan\'s Multibillion Dollar Opium Trade. Rising Heroin Addiction in the US
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
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.
globalresearch.ca/war-is-good-for-business-and-organized-crime-afghanistans-multibillion-dollar-opium-trade-rising-heroin-addiction-in-the-us/5664319

Saving the Green New Deal
Jon Rynn | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/saving-the-green-new-deal/

Extinction Rebellion \'own goal\' shows why climate action needs working-class people at the forefront
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-10-17
During the Thursday morning rush hour, Extinction Rebellion (XR) scored a massive \"own goal\", according to critics. Because by targeting a Tube train in east London with a protest, an XR activist revealed an apparent disconnect between the movement and ordinary working-class communities. And the situation soon turned ugly as a result. | \"Own goal\": | The global climate crisis is a massively important issue, and requires urgent action. Business as usual is most certainly not an option. But XR\'s protest tactic on Thursday was a big misstep that only did harm to the cause. | After climbing on top of a train…
thecanary.co/discovery/analysis-discovery/2019/10/17/extinction-rebellion-own-goal-shows-why-climate-action-needs-working-class-people-at-the-forefront/

Video: Syrian Kurds\' Protection Deal with Assad Explained
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
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 …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-kurds-protection-deal-explained/5692227

Could Turkish Aggression Boost Peace in Syria?
Firas Samuri | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-17
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 to attack the Kurdish units, posing a threat to Ankara. It\'s incredible that the Turkish …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/could-turkish-aggression-boost-peace-in-syria/

Could Turkish Aggression Boost Peace in Syria? Has Triggered Exit of US, Britain and France
Firas Samuri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
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 …
globalresearch.ca/could-turkish-aggression-boost-peace-syria/5692313

More Than 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza Have Bone Infections after Being Shot by Israeli Forces
Jewish Voice for Peace | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
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 | …
globalresearch.ca/more-than-1000-palestinians-gaza-have-bone-infections-after-shot-israeli-forces/5692286

Concerned over Haiti\'s political crisis, Guterres promises \'continuous commitment\'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-17
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\".
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049551

Ongoing insecurity in Darfur, despite \'remarkable developments\' in Sudan: UN peacekeeping chief
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-17
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.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049541

Ukrainian President Zelensky adopts Steinmeier formula amid mass far-right protests
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
Zelensky\'s move is part of his maneuvering between European and US imperialism.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/ukra-o17.html

Hong Kong! Discussion on the mass protests & 70th anniversary of the Chinese Revolution
Revolution Books | indybay.org | 2019-10-17
REVOLUTION BOOKS | 2444 Durant Ave. | Berkeley, CA 94704…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/17/18827367.php

A rare moment of truth on the US support for Al Qaeda
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
Representative Tulsi Gabbard described the terrorist group as the \"ground force\" for the American \"regime-change\" operation in Syria.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/gabb-o17.html

Syria: Exposing Western Radical Collaboration with Imperialism
Ajamu Baraka | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-17
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 …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/syria-exposing-western-radical-collaboration-with-imperialism/

Syria: Exposing Western Radical Collaboration with Imperialism
Ajamu Baraka | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/syria-exposing-western-radical-collaboration-with-imperialism/

Truth About Syria.\"How Could Corporate Journalists Get Away with Their Lies…\"
Alison Banville | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
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 | …
globalresearch.ca/how-could-corporate-journalists-get-away-with-their-lies-truth-about-syria/5692308

Uneasy Damascus/Kurdish Alliance
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
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….
globalresearch.ca/uneasy-damascus-kurdish-alliance/5692311

The Great and Unmatched Wisdom War
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2019-10-17
\"Never fear, the Commander-in-Phone-Calls will get tough!\"
progressive.org/dispatches/the-great-and-unmatched-wisdom-war-fiore-101917/

Venezuela\'s Opposition Declares PDVSA 2020 Bond Void, Nixes Payment
Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-10-17
Venezuela\'s CITGO could be seized by creditors.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14695

The First Thing We Do, Let\'s Fire All the Cops
Ted Rall | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/the-first-thing-we-do-lets-fire-all-the-cops/

Winners and Losers in the Turkish Attack on Kurds in Syria?
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
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 …
globalresearch.ca/winners-losers-turkish-attack-kurds-syria-2/5692282

Syria, the Kurds, Turkey and the U.S.: Why Progressives Should Not Support a New Imperial Partition in the Middle East
Jeff Klein | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/syria-the-kurds-turkey-and-the-u-s-why-progressives-should-not-support-a-new-imperial-partition-in-the-middle-east/

Trump Defends Syria Withdrawal as House Votes 354 to 60 to Condemn His Actions
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-17
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…
truthout.org/video/trump-defends-syria-withdrawal-as-house-votes-354-to-60-to-condemn-his-actions/

Rep. Ro Khanna: We Need a Responsible Withdrawal From Syria
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-17
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…
truthout.org/video/rep-ro-khanna-we-need-a-responsible-withdrawal-from-syria/

It\'s Curtains for US in Syria: Russia, Iran Owe Big Thanks to Erdogan
M.K. Bhadrakumar | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-17
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 …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/its-curtains-for-us-in-syria-russia-iran-owe-big-thanks-to-erdogan/

Bret Stephens\' American Fantasy
Charles Pierson | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
\"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…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/bret-stephens-american-fantasy/

Iran \'Has Evidence\' US, Israel, Saudis Attacked Tanker & Why The Kurds In Syria Are Just Terrorists
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-10-17
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 …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/iran-has-evidence-us-israel-saudis-attacked-tanker-why-the-kurds-in-syria-are-just-terrorists/

U.S., Turkey Agree on Turkish Cease-Fire with Syrian Kurds
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-17
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…
truthdig.com/articles/syrian-kurdish-force-to-abide-by-ceasefire/

Can the US Protect the Kurds Without Using Military Force?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-17
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?
therealnews.com/stories/us-protect-kurds-without-military-force

Erdogan Throws Trump\'s Syria Letter in the Trash
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-17
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Erdogan-Throws-Trumps-Syria-Letter-in-the-Trash-20191017-0002.html

US Drone Program May Have Helped Turkey Kill Kurds for Over a Decade
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-17
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…
truthout.org/articles/us-drone-program-may-have-helped-turkey-kill-kurds-for-over-a-decade/

Nobody Has a Plan for Thousands of ISIS Fighters Detained by Kurds in Syria
Umar Farooq | theintercept.com | 2019-10-17
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.
theintercept.com/2019/10/17/syria-turkey-kurds-isis/

Will Iran be the Next to Withdraw from Syria?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
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 …
globalresearch.ca/will-iran-next-withdraw-syria/5692235

Why Withdrawing US Troops from Northern Syria Is Good
Rick Sterling | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
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 …
globalresearch.ca/withdrawing-us-troops-northern-syria-good/5692249

Art In Struggle For Women & Prisoners In Iran: The Mural, The Artists & Women
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2019-10-17
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…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/15/18827319.php

Why Withdrawing US Troops from Northern Syria is GOOD
Rick Sterling | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-17
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 …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/why-withdrawing-us-troops-from-northern-syria-is-good/

We need to force the government to end all arms deals with Turkey, not just some
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2019-10-17
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…
thecanary.co/opinion/2019/10/17/we-need-to-force-the-government-to-end-all-arms-deals-with-turkey-not-just-some/

U.S., NATO, Turkey Out of Syria!
Sara Flounders | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
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 …
globalresearch.ca/u-s-nato-turkey-out-syria/5692246

With just one tweet, the youngest ever MSP destroys Trump\'s drivel on Turkey\'s invasion of Syria
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-10-17
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…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/10/17/one-tweet-youngest-ever-msp-destroys-trumps-drivel-turkeys-invasion-syria/

IMF cuts growth forecast and points to rising financial risks
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
Significantly, the World Economic Outlook report predicted that growth in four key areas of the global economy–the US, the eurozone, Japan and China–would remain subdued for the next five years.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/imfr-o17.html

Australia: \"Four Corners\" program promotes anti-China witch-hunt
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
The program underscores the role of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as a mouthpiece for the political establishment and the intelligence agencies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/corn-o17.html

Canada\'s involvement in US-led war drive against China: An election non-issue
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
A tacit all-party agreement to black out discussion of Canada\'s rearmament and involvement in US strategic offensives around the world has been in effect throughout the campaign for the October 21 federal election.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/cach-o17.html

Healing the Rift Between Political Reality and Ecological Reality
Stan Cox | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/healing-the-rift-between-political-reality-and-ecological-reality/

The Governor, the Mining Company and the Future of a Montana Wilderness
George Ochenski | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/the-governor-the-mining-company-and-the-future-of-a-montana-wilderness/

The Down Side of Impeachment
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
Unless there\'s some dramatic change in the political landscape over the next month or so, I believe that the US House of Representatives will impeach President Donald Trump. Unless there\'s some dramatic change in the political landscape between now and Trump\'s trial in the US Senate, I don\'t believe the Senate will vote, by the…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/the-down-side-of-impeachment/

What Really Happened to American Socialism?
Harvey Wasserman | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
Despite the corporate hype, Democratic Socialism and Social Democracy are deeply rooted in the mainstream of our nation\'s history. The lie that they\'re \"foreign ideologies\" starts with the fascist assault Woodrow Wilson waged against them during and after World War 1. Their marginalization today by corporate Democrats and Trump Republicans is itself profoundly unAmerican. Here\'s…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/what-really-happened-to-american-socialism/

Colombian Presidential Guard Member Arrested For Massacre
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-17
A member of Colombia\'s presidential guard was arrested on Wednesday for involvement in a massacre in which ten were killed in the municipality of El Tarra in North Santander. | RELATED: | US, Colombia Expand Cooperation To Crack Down on Coca Producers | Diego Hernando Galván Ruedas, of the 37th Infantry Battalion of the Presidential Gu…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombian-Presidential-Guard-Member-Arrested-For-Massacre-20191017-0012.html

Bernie Sanders to Receive the Most Coveted Democratic Endorsement
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-16
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will endorse the Vermont senator for president, a political coup for Sanders as he looks to increase his standing.
truthdig.com/articles/bernie-sanders-to-receive-the-most-coveted-democratic-endorsement/

Singer and Rap Artist M.I.A. Visits Julian Assange in Prison: \"It\'s About Truth–and that\'s Something People Have to Uphold and Fight for\"
Laura Tiernan | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-16
Singer and rap artist M.I.A. visited Julian Assange at Belmarsh Prison on Saturday, calling for his freedom. The WikiLeaks publisher and journalist faces extradition to the United States under the Espionage Act, with charges that carry a 175-year prison term….
globalresearch.ca/m-i-a-visits-julian-assange-prison/5692157

Kurds in San Francisco Protest Betrayal by the US
Photos and Text | indybay.org | 2019-10-16
Trump forces our former ally into arms of our enemy, Syria\'s Assad. Russia, Iran and ISIS to benefit.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/14/18827275.php

Mass strikes and protests force Ecuador\'s president to cancel austerity decree
wsws.org | 2019-10-16
The demonstrations, which only grew and radicalized as the repression and authoritarian measures escalated, demonstrated the enormous social power of the class struggle.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/16/ecua-o16.html

China Vows Strong Countermeasures in Response to Hostile US Legislation
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-16
The so-called US Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 was unanimously adopted by House and Senate committees. | On Tuesday, House members unanimously passed the measure, Senate adoption virtually certain, perhaps by unanimous voice vote. | The measure ignored …
globalresearch.ca/china-vows-strong-countermeasures-response-hostile-us-legislation/5692171

Millions Hungry and Food Insecure in the US
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-16
Poverty, unemployment, underemployment, hunger, food insecurity, and overall deprivation affect million of households in the world\'s richest country USA. | Why? It\'s because both right wings of its war party devote most of the nation\'s discretionary income for militarism, maintaining the …
globalresearch.ca/millions-hungry-food-insecure-us/5692168

How Turkey\'s Invasion of Syria Backfired on Erdogan
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-16
Turkey\'s Syrian venture is rapidly turning sour from President Erdogan\'s point of view. The Turkish advance into northeast Syria is moving slowly, but Turkey\'s military options are becoming increasingly limited as the Syrian Army, backed by Russia, moves into Kurdish-held cities and towns that might have been targeted by Turkish forces.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/16/how-turkeys-invasion-of-syria-backfired-on-erdogan/

Under Fire from Ukraine and Misperceived by the West, The People of the DPR Share Their Stories
Eva Bartlett | mintpressnews.com | 2019-10-16
Eva Bartlett traveled to the besieged Donetsk People\'s Republic to see firsthand how residents are faring amidst a western-backed Ukranian incursion.
mintpressnews.com/under-fire-from-ukraine-everyday-life-in-the-donetsk-peoples-republic/262363/

Donetsk Village Resident Question to the West: \"Why Do You Support (Ukrainian) Nazis?\"
Eva Bartlett | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-16
In Krutaya Balka, a village north of Donetsk which is routinely attacked by Ukrainian forces with shelling and heavy machine gun fire, I meet a man standing outside his home, where he lives with his wife, roughly 600 metres from …
globalresearch.ca/dpr-frontline-village-resident-question-west-why-do-you-support-ukrainian-nazis/5692173

What would a people\'s impeachment look like?
Makasi Motema | workers.org | 2019-10-16
Our news cycle is dominated by one overwhelming, all-encompassing story. While millions of people in the U.S. suffer without medical coverage, while police in Texas make a habit of entering Black people\'s homes and murdering them, and while our climate catastrophe looms, it is the palace intrigue of Trump\'s White . . . | Continue reading What would a people\'s impeachment look like? at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/44049/

Impeachment Escape Plan?
Peter Kuper | thenation.com | 2019-10-16
Impeachment Escape Plan?
thenation.com/article/impeachment-escape-plan/

Testimony highlights key role of Bolton in impeachment inquiry against Trump
wsws.org | 2019-10-16
The forces with which the Democrats are aligned include Bolton, who speaks for the most rabidly militaristic factions of the neo-conservative right wing.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/16/trum-o16.html

SF Embarcadero Rally As Nationwide Drive To Impeach Trump Begins
Photos and Text | indybay.org | 2019-10-16
Nationwide movement to deflate Trump…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/14/18827297.php

Forum – Eyewitness Iran: Uncovering the Media Lies
Party for Socialism and Liberation | indybay.org | 2019-10-16
2969 Mission St., near 26th St.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/14/18827269.php

Art In Struggle For Women & Prisoners In Iran: The Mural, The Artists & Women
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2019-10-16
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…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/15/18827319.php

Terrorized, Traumatized and Killed: The Police State\'s Deadly Toll on America\'s Children
John W. Whitehead | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-16
\" Mommy, am I gonna die?\"– 4-year-old Ava Ellis after being inadvertently shot in the leg by a police officer who was aiming for the girl\'s boxer-terrier dog, Patches | \"\' Am I going to get shot again.\'\"–2-year-old survivor …
globalresearch.ca/police-state-deadly-toll-america-children/5692160

How Cotton Became a Headache in the Age of Climate Chaos
Chitrangada Choudhury — Aniket Aga | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-16
\"The more we buy, the more we are in debt.\" That\'s Kunari Sabari, a farmer in her 40s, speaking to us in Khaira, a village mainly of her own Saora Adivasi community. \"The gobarakhatachaasa, halaachasaa [farming with cow dung and ploughs], which was ours, nobody is doing that anymore,\" she said. \"Now we run to the market for everything. Seeds, pesticides, fertiliser. Unlike before, even what we eat, we have to buy.\"
counterpunch.org/2019/10/16/how-cotton-became-a-headache-in-the-age-of-climate-chaos/

Looking Normal in Kew Gardens
Andrés Castro | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-16
Looking Normal in Kew Gardens It\'s normal not to think about the mentally ill homeless, until one picks up a six-year-old in your neighborhood, just playing in his driveway, and smashes his head against the pavement. I heard this homeless guy screaming, down the block from my building, as he was being arrested. Didn\'t look…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/16/looking-normal-in-kew-gardens/

The Maria Ramirez Story
Gary Leupp | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-16
Maria…I\'ve just met a girl named Maria and suddenly I\'ve found how beautiful a sound can be… You\'ve maybe seen the 30-second McDonald\'s commercial. (Find \"Maria\'s Graduation\" on youtube.) It begins with this young woman–Maria Ramirez is her name, as it happens–sitting in a McDonald\'s getting interviewed for the job, shows her clocking in, winning…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/16/the-maria-ramirez-story/

Extinction Rebellion Sweeps the World
Robert Hunziker | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-16
Extinction Rebellion, XR est. October 31, 2019, 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…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/16/extinction-rebellion-sweeps-the-world-stage/

Donald Trump as Artist
Peter A. Coclanis | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-16
To political junkies, Donald Trump\'s various (mis)representations of his July 25th phone conversation with President Volodymyr Zalensky are same old, same old stuff. Why? Because for years now assiduous journalists have been busy filing stories about Donald J. Trump\'s deceptive ways. To be sure, such a focus is hardly surprising, given the amount of material…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/16/donald-trump-as-artist/

It Serves Us Right To Suffer: Breaking Down Neoliberal Complacency
Kim C. Domenico | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-16
To be an intellectual really means to speak a truth that allows suffering to speak.. That is, it creates a vision of the world that puts into the limelight the social misery that is usually hidden or concealed by the dominant viewpoints of a society. Cornel West, Chekhov, Coltrane and Democracy Neoliberalism, like the \'spectacle\'…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/16/it-serves-us-right-to-suffer-breaking-down-neoliberal-complacency/

US-China Mini-Trade Deal: Trump Takes the Money and Runs
Jack Rasmus | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-16
Why did Trump \'stand down\' and agree to a deal now, after escalating his threats and actions over the summer? The reasons clearly have to do with the US economy softening in the 3rd quarter combined with a growing discontent in the farm sector over Trump\'s handling of a trade dispute that was beginning to bite hard on US farm sector sales that were heavily dependent on exports to China. |…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/16/us-china-mini-trade-deal-trump-takes-the-money-and-runs/

Bayer Shareholders: Put Health and Nature First and Stop Funding This Company!
Colin Todhunter | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-16
Campaigner and environmentalist Dr Rosemary Mason has just written an open letter to Bayer Crop Science shareholders and Chairman of the Board Werner Wenning. She has also sent them a 13,000-word report. Mason is appealing to shareholders to put human health and nature ahead of profit and to stop funding Bayer. In her report, she…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/16/bayer-shareholders-put-health-and-nature-first-and-stop-funding-this-company-2/

Byzantium Now: Time-Warping From Justinian to Trump
Chris Floyd | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-16
Sometime in the middle of the sixth century, the Byzantine historian Procopius wrote his \"Secret History,\" an account of the reign of the Emperor Justinian, whom Procopius had come to regard as a murderous, half-mad, utterly corrupt tyrant. Hidden for a thousand years, and often severely censored during subsequent publications, the full text did not…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/16/byzantium-now-time-warping-from-justinian-to-trump/

Communist Dictatorship in Our Midst
Michael Welton | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-16
the Industrial Revolution upset the great dream of the English Levellers, Thomas Paine and Abraham Lincoln by denying working people opportunities for economic independence. There was little room for egalitarian forms of self-employment. Now, work demanded that those selling their labour power had to subordinate their work-time to authoritarian bosses.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/16/communist-dictatorship-in-our-midst/

Wildlife Killing Contests are Unethical
Kiley Blackman | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-16
This summer USAToday ran a feature on the trophy hunting of a giraffe and the intense backlash against the hunter responsible for it. As people become more educated and anti-sport hunting sentiment grows, there is similar support for bills against wildlife killing \"contests,\" as have been enacted in New Mexico, California and Vermont. We are calling on…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/16/wildlife-killing-contests-are-unethical/

In For a Dime, in For a Dollar
Steve Klinger | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-16
Many years ago, when we played what we called \'penny-ante poker,\' there was always an unhappy participant who, as the evening wore on, slid more and more of his chips (or coins) to the middle of the table and recovered very few of them. This guy didn\'t want to give up, but neither did he…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/16/in-for-a-dime-in-for-a-dollar/

A warning to Trump? Twitter reminds \'world leaders\' aren\'t immune to deplatforming
rt.com | 2019-10-16
Twitter has put US President Donald Trump — and other world leaders — on notice with a clarification of its rules, letting one of the platform\'s most popular users know that it can cut off his ability to go viral at any time. | …
rt.com/usa/471019-twitter-warns-world-leaders/

Debate Rivals Assail Warren as She Joins Democrats\' Top Rank
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-16
A historic dozen candidates spar on stage, with several challenging the Massachusetts senator on her Medicare for All and wealth tax plans.
truthdig.com/articles/debate-rivals-assail-warren-as-she-joins-democrats-top-rank/

Turkish Op Ends When Kurdish Forces Leave Border Area: Erdogan
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-16
Turkey\'s offensive into northeast Syria will end if Kurdish fighters in the region drop their weapons and withdraw from a planned \"safe zone\", President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, but warned that no power could stop it until then. | RELATED: | US: White House Confirms Pence to Visit Turkey | Erdogan said the quickest solution was for militants to drop their weapons and pull back from the area by Wednesday evening. The operation will end when the \"safe zone\" is established, he sa…
telesurenglish.net/news/Turkish-Op-Ends-When-Kurdish-Forces-Leave-Border-Area-Erdogan-20191016-0004.html

Twitter: Accounts of world leaders \'not entirely\' above the rules
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-16
Twitter has said that accounts belonging to world leaders are not entirely above its rules, warning that it will do more to limit their reach. | While everyday users face restrictions and bans for breaking the social network\'s policies, tweets from accounts of those in power may stay on the service if Twitter believes it is in the public interest. | In June the company announced that in some rare cases it may leave up a tweet from an elected or government official that would otherwise be taken down, instead hiding it behind a notice that people have to click through to see fully. | Twitter said tweets it issues a…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/10/16/twitter-accounts-of-world-leaders-not-entirely-above-the-rules/

Elizabeth Warren Learns That Being a Frontrunner Isn\'t All Fun and Games
Joan Walsh | thenation.com | 2019-10-16
Elizabeth Warren Learns That Being a Frontrunner Isn\'t All Fun and Games…
thenation.com/article/elizabeth-warren-democratic-debate-medicare-all/

Schools not war: Mendez High School 10th year anniversary celebration
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-10-16
Los Angeles, CA – A joyous parade, block party and festival were held October 12 in Boyle Heights to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the opening of Mendez High School. The parade down First Street with beautiful vintage lowriders, featured Chicano writer Luis Rodriguez, author of Always Running; the daughter of Felicitas Mendez; Eloisa Galindo of Eastside Padres Contra la Privatización; Carlos Montes of Centro CSO; Jose Huizar of Council District 14 and Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) board member Monica Garcia. | In March 2003, Centro CSO, with local parents, launched their \"Schools Not Wars\" c…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/10/16/schools-not-war-mendez-high-school-10th-year-anniversary-celebration

Atlanta Pride says \'Free Chelsea Manning!\'
Dianne Mathiowetz | workers.org | 2019-10-16
For over three hours on Oct. 12, tens of thousands of Atlanta Pride marchers passed by stationary teams on both sides of Peachtree Street with banners and leaflets calling for freedom for Chelsea Manning, the anti-war whistleblower. Upon spotting the banners reading, \"Free Chelsea Manning! Jail War Criminals,\"countless participants reached . . . | Continue reading Atlanta Pride says \'Free Chelsea Manning!\' at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/44051/

Capitalism Is Dooming Kids With Curable Cancers
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-16
| Buried deep (Page A-21) within the dead tree edition of the New York Times today is a scandal far more deserving of outrage than the latest Ukraine-gate drama: | A critical drug that serves as the backbone of treatment for most childhood cancers, including leukemias, lymphomas and brain tumors, has become increasingly scarce, and doctors are warning that they may soon be forced to consider rationing doses. | Persistent shortages of certain drugs and medical supplies have plagued the United States for years, but ph…
truthout.org/articles/capitalism-is-dooming-kids-with-curable-cancers/

Joe Biden, in Stumbling Debate Performance, Claims Credit for Elizabeth Warren\'s Signature Achievement
Ryan Grim | theintercept.com | 2019-10-16
\"You did a hell of a job at your job,\" Biden told Elizabeth Warren, in a remark that couldn\'t have been more patronizing if he tried.
theintercept.com/2019/10/16/joe-biden-elizabeth-warren-democratic-debate/

Stable Ignoramus Trump: Kurds Didn\'t Help US Win World War II
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-16
It is a strange experience witnessing The Donald fumble his way through foreign policy, which he knows almost nothing about. | In the awkward press conference below, Trump stumbles his way through history. His explanation for abandoning the Kurds? They didn\'t …
globalresearch.ca/trump-kurds-didnt-help-us-win-wwii/5692138

Opinion polls indicate Canada\'s elections to end in hung parliament
wsws.org | 2019-10-16
Excluded from the official campaign has been any substantive discussion of the critical issues confronting working people–mounting economic insecurity and social inequality, the assault on democratic rights, rearmament and the threat of war.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/16/cane-o16.html

\'Without encryption, we will lose all privacy\': Snowden condemns US, UK, and Australian push for \'backdoor\' into Facebook messaging apps
Jessica Corbett | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-16
In an op-ed published Tuesday by The Guardian, American whistleblower Edward Snowden expressed alarm over global governments\' efforts to undermine encryption, highlighting a recent attempt by the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia to pressure Facebook to create a \"backdoor\" into its encrypted messaging applications.
nationofchange.org/2019/10/16/without-encryption-we-will-lose-all-privacy-snowden-condemns-us-uk-and-australian-push-for-backdoor-into-facebook-messaging-apps/

Both conservatives and liberals can agree on action on climate change
Christian Elliott | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-16
We tend to assume that democracies, over the long arc of history, work towards progress and justice. But with an issue like climate change, we\'re running out of time. It may come as a surprise, but at the moment, democracy may be an obstacle to the rapid action we need on climate change. Democratic governments …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/16/both-conservatives-and-liberals-can-agree-on-action-on-climate-change/

Judge wins landmark \'whistleblower\' appeal at UK\'s highest court
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-16
A judge who says she was bullied and suffered a breakdown after raising concerns about Government cuts has won a landmark appeal at the UK\'s highest court.District Judge Claire Gilham has been involved in a lengthy legal wrangle to have a \"whistleblowing\" claim aired at an employment tribunal.A unanimous ruling by five Supreme Court justices on Wednesday means that her case can now proceed at a tribunal.The judge, who sat at Warrington County Court in Cheshire, says she was \"treated detrimentally as a result of raising concerns about systemic failings in the court administration\". | But to date she had suffered d…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/10/16/judge-wins-landmark-whistleblower-appeal-at-uks-highest-court/

The Democrats support the \"Forever War\"
wsws.org | 2019-10-16
The Democratic Party\'s saber-rattling response to the Syrian fiasco helps Trump fraudulently posture as an opponent of war.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/16/pers-o16.html

On a Crowded Stage, Democrats Divide Into 2 Tribes
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2019-10-16
On a Crowded Stage, Democrats Divide Into 2 Tribes…
thenation.com/article/democratic-debate-warren-biden/

California Governor vetoes $2 billion affordable housing bill
wsws.org | 2019-10-16
Gavin Newsom\'s veto exposes the Democrat as a fiscal austerity conservative in the mold of Republican governors.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/16/hous-o16.html

U.S. Sanctions Could Push Turkey to Leave NATO
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-16
The administration of the Kurdish-controlled regions in north-eastern Syria announced on Sunday that they had reached an agreement with the central Syrian government in Damascus to deploy Syrian troops along areas of the border region with Turkey to help repel …
globalresearch.ca/u-s-sanctions-could-push-turkey-leave-nato/5692176

Saudi Arabia is Opening its Doors
Andre Vltchek | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-16
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is opening up to the world. It used to be absolutely impossible to get a visa to enter, unless you were a religious pilgrim (therefore officially a Muslim), NATO military personnel, or a businessman or woman, invited by a local company or by the Saudi government. Even if you secured …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/saudi-arabia-is-opening-its-doors/

Poland: Law and Justice Party wins second term in office, loses majority in the Senate
wsws.org | 2019-10-16
The far-right party has been able to exploit the liberal opposition\'s de facto collaboration in stifling workers\' opposition.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/16/pola-o16.html

China Is Exporting Its Anti-Muslim Strategy to India
Nithin Coca | thenation.com | 2019-10-16
China Is Exporting Its Anti-Muslim Strategy to India…
thenation.com/article/uighur-china-india/

Are We Blocking Out the Sun?
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-16
Climate change is real. However, serious scientific evidence is pointing to a very different causality than most discuss. Climate is a huge subject, an immensely complex one. There is controversy around whether we must implement drastic new taxes on fuels …
globalresearch.ca/are-we-blocking-out-sun/5692152