One Year After the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi: Business as Usual?
Medea Benjamin | mintpressnews.com | 2019-10-02
Who is more evil–the maniacal Saudi crown prince responsible for Khashoggi\'s murder and the murder of tens of thousands of Yemenis, or the mendacious world leaders and businesspeople who continue to embrace what should be a pariah state?
mintpressnews.com/one-year-after-the-murder-of-jamal-khashoggi-business-as-usual/262149/

Internally Displaced Syrian Refugees Tormented by US Forces
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees are trapped in northern and southern camps controlled by the US and its jihadist foot soldiers. | On October 1, Russian and Syrian Joint Coordination Committees on the Repatriation of Syrian Refugees said US forces, …
globalresearch.ca/internally-displaced-syrian-refugees-tormented-us-forces/5690844

UN condemns deadly simultaneous terrorist attacks on military camps in Mali
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-02
The United Nations condemned on Wednesday, with \"the utmost energy\", simultaneous terrorist attacks on military camps in central Mali, close to the border with Burkina Faso, that left dozens dead and scores missing.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048442

\'Stop the wars, save the planet!\'
Makasi Motema | workers.org | 2019-10-02
Activists with the People\'s Mobilization to Stop the U.S. War Machine gathered at Herald Square Sept. 22 to denounce U.S. imperialism and its role in the current climate crisis. People\'s Mobilization is a coalition that includes Code Pink, the Venezuelan Embassy Protection Collective, the International Action Center and many anti-war, . . . | Continue reading \'Stop the wars, save the planet!\' at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/01/stop-the-wars-save-the-planet/

Palestinian civil society calls on the Egyptian authorities to immediately release activist Ramy Shaath
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-10-02
Palestinian civil society calls on the Egyptian authorities to immediately release activist Ramy Shaath: Open Letter30 Palestinian civil society organizations call on the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release human rights activist Ramy Shaath, and call on all Palestinian, Arab and international organizations to show solidarity with Ramy\'s just cause and a…
bdsmovement.net/news/palestinian-civil-society-calls-egyptian-authorities-immediately-release-activist-ramy-shaath

Africa must \'value youth\' in the drive towards lasting peace, young envoy tells Security Council
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-02
Recognizing the potential of African youth caught up in conflict to forge peace, is crucial for nurturing their developing identities, and could help them turn away from violence, a youth representative told the Security Council on Wednesday.‚Ä&Oslash…
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048412

North Korea Fires Submarine Missile in Show of Strength
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-02
North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) that landed near Japanese, waters, in a show of strength as the U.S. and South Korea ramp up military cooperation. | RELATED: | North Korea Attacks \'Hypocrisy\' of South Korea as Peace Falters | The missile is said to be a Pukguksong-class weapon, it flew 450 kilometers and reached an altitude of 910 kilometers. \"At present, t…
telesurenglish.net/news/North-Korea-Fires-Submarine-Missile-in-Show-of-Strength-20191002-0003.html

Peace and Justice in the Middle East. Canadian Federal Parties\' Positions on the Middle East
CJPME | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is pleased to provide the present guide on Canadian Federal parties\' positions on the Middle East. While much has happened since the last Canadian Federal elections in 2015, CJPME has | …
globalresearch.ca/peace-and-justice-in-the-middle-east-canadian-federal-parties-positions-on-the-middle-east/5690864

The Second Candle-Light Revolution in Korea: The People\'s Fight for the Survival of Clean Democracy
Prof. Joseph H. Chung | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
The world still remembers the 2017 Candle-Light Revolution in which 17,000,000 Korean people fought peacefully and culturally on the streets, for several months, against the deep-rooted corruption culture developed and enforced under the 60- year conservative government\'s rule. | In the …
globalresearch.ca/second-candle-light-revolution-korea/5690806

Yemeni Houthis Defeating Paper Tiger Saudis
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Saudi Arabia ranks third in global military spending after the US and China — allocating an estimated $65.5 billion in 2018. | The US, Britain and France are its main weapons, munitions, …
globalresearch.ca/yemeni-houthis-defeating-paper-tiger-saudis/5690840

Will Trump Refuse to Leave? We Should Be Worried About This Tweet
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-02
| Days after amplifying a right-wing pastor\'s warning of a \"Civil War-like fracture\" if he is removed from office, President Donald Trump late Tuesday said the impeachment inquiry launched by House Democrats is a \"coup,\" heightening fears that Trump could refuse to allow a peaceful transition of power if he is ousted by Congress or defeated in 2020. | \"As I lea…
truthout.org/articles/will-trump-refuse-to-leave-we-should-be-worried-about-this-tweet/

Trump and Money Are Shielding Saudi Arabia From Accountability for Khashoggi\'s Killing
Ben Freeman , William Hartung | commondreams.org | 2019-10-02
Protesters rally outside the Saudi Arabia Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, where journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed Oct. 2, 2018. (Photo: Ozan Kose / AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyy.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/02/trump-and-money-are-shielding-saudi-arabia-accountability-khashoggis-killing?cd-origin=rss

Haiti: Four Killed as Authorities Crack Down on Anti-Government Protests
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-02
The Miami Herald\'s Jacqueline Charles says ordinary Haitians continue to suffer as the country is gripped by protests demanding the resignation of President Jovenel MoàØse.
therealnews.com/stories/haiti-four-killed-anti-government-protests

U.N.: Haiti Unrest Harming Hospitals, Orphanages, Students
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-02
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The operation dubbed \"Find Jovenel MoàØse\" organized by opposition leaders demanding the resignation of Haiti\'s president ended abruptly when he appeared at the National Palace early this week following violent protests in which several people were killed. | Haitians had become so accustomed to not seeing their president in person amid a deepening political and economic crisis that his arrival at the palace Tuesday took protesters by surprise. Only a handful of them were present to pelt his convoy with rocks. | Despite the rarity of his public appearances, the embattled leader…
truthdig.com/articles/u-n-haiti-unrest-harming-hospitals-orphanages-students/

\"They Are Killing Our Leaders One by One.\"
Meghan Krausch | progressive.org | 2019-10-02
As defenders of Honduran forests die, a drug trafficking trial opens in New York for the brother of the country\'s president.
progressive.org/dispatches/Honduran-indigenous-protesting-logging-killed-Krausch-191002/

Iraq Protests: At Least 9 Dead After Police Open Fire on Crowds, Embassies Sealed Off
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-10-02
At least nine killed as Iraqis take to streets again to protest corruption, unemployment and removal of popular military leader.
theantimedia.com/iraq-protests-at-least-9-dead-after-police-open-fire-on-crowds-embassies-sealed-off/

Colombia Diary: Under Heavy Manners
Forrest Hylton | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-02
In Colombia as elsewhere, the commodification of higher education has led to widespread systemic corruption, and on September 23, students from the Universidad Distrital in Bogotá took to the streets to protest an egregious case of embezzlement, in which, according to the Attorney General\'s Office, a professor used the university\'s Institute for Outreach to enrich…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/02/colombia-diary-under-heavy-manners/

Netanyahu\'s Pre-Indictment Hearing Begins
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
The hearing begun Wednesday is expected to last four days, maybe longer. | Netanyahu\'s 10-lawyer team is up against 20 state prosecution officials, headed by AG Avichai Mandelblit, State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan, and Liat Ben-Ari, lead prosecutor in three …
globalresearch.ca/netanyahu-pre-indictment-hearing-begins/5690838

Bolsonaro\'s Highway Project Targets Heart of Amazon Region
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-02
Brazil\'s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is pushing to ressurect a dilapidated highway project that seeks to build a highway through the heart of the South American country\'s Amazonas region. | RELATED: | Death Toll in Brazil Dam Collapse Rises to 250: New Findings | For more than 50 years, the destruction has almost always begun with a road hewn through the dense Amazon rainforest. With pavement, comes logging, then ranching and eventually commercial farming and towns. | This…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolsonaros-Highway-Project-Targets-Heart-of-Amazon-Region-20191002-0002.html

Why Israel Is Struggling to Find a Way Out of Its Political Deadlock
Jonathan Cook | commondreams.org | 2019-10-02
In political terms, there is nothing divided about Israel. In this month\'s general election, 90 per cent of Israeli Jews voted for parties that identify as being either on the militaristic, anti-Arab right or on the religious, anti-Arab far-right. (Photo: Jordi Bernabeu Farr√∫s/Flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/military.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/02/why-israel-struggling-find-way-out-its-political-deadlock?cd-origin=rss

Why the Fires Raging Across Amazonia Ought to be a Burning Issue for Africa
Prof Gerard Boyce | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
Of late, global news headlines have been dominated by reports of the fires raging across the Amazon Basin, mainly in Brazil but in other countries across the region such as Bolivia as well. Cognisant of the adverse consequences they portend …
globalresearch.ca/fires-raging-across-amazonia-ought-burning-issue-africa/5690830

Trump, Democrats dig in as impeachment drive escalates
wsws.org | 2019-10-02
Many within the ruling class are taking Trump\'s talk of civil war as a serious threat.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/02/trum-o02.html

\'This isn\'t impeachment, it\'s a COUP!\' Trump warns followers Dems are out for their God-given freedoms & rights
rt.com | 2019-10-02
US President Donald Trump tore into Democratic impeachment efforts, slamming the drive to have him removed from office as a \"coup\" plot seeking to deprive Americans of their rights and freedoms. | Taking to Twitter on Tuesday night, the president told his followers their very identity as Americans was threatened by impeachment proceedings initiated by House Democrats last week. | As I learn more and more each day, I am coming to the conclusion that what is taking place is not an impeachment, it is a COUP, intended to take away the Power of the People. | He added the Democrats were looking to take away his supp…
rt.com/usa/470024-trump-warns-impeachment-coup/

The History of World War II: The War Started in October 1938
Ivan Daraktchiev | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
Historians, media pundits and politicians have managed to postulate, and impose it into the history annals, encyclopedias and school books that the Second World War was started in September 1939 by Nazi Germany\'s attack[1] and prompt defeat[2] of Poland. | This …
globalresearch.ca/truth-80-years-beginning-wwii-october-1938/5690808

Public Notices/Private Questions/Musical Dreams
Edward Curtin | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-02
Throughout our days we all notice many things that elicit questions that quickly pass through us as in a dream. Here are some that a man caught on the fly, asked to respond, and found they all responded in songs, songs that didn\'t exactly answer his questions but set him to dreaming. This is an …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/public-notices-private-questions-musical-dreams/

Democrats: Trump Incites Violence Against Whistleblower
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-02
WASHINGTON — Accusing President Donald Trump of \"an incitement to violence,\" House Democratic leaders bluntly warned Trump and his administration Wednesday not to intimidate potential witnesses in their impeachment inquiry. They said they were readying a subpoena demanding documents related to the president\'s dealings with Ukraine | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Trump may not \"recognize how dangerous his statements are\" against a whistleblower who exposed a July phone call that Trump had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. On the call, Trump pressed for an investigation of Democratic political r…
truthdig.com/articles/democrats-trump-incites-violence-against-whistleblower/

\'The Civil War Is Here\'
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-02
Jeet Heer of The Nation explores the deepening political divide, the growing support for impeachment, and the political battles that it will define.
therealnews.com/stories/trump-impeachment-civil-war

The Next Stage of Britain\'s Dominic Cummings \"Plan of Chaos\". Can it Get Any Worse?
Robert Woodward | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
There were rumours and murmurs throughout last week swirling around the House of Commons bubble that something serious was brewing. Leaving aside that Boris Johnson was centre stage of the scandal that his government now represents — not just of …
globalresearch.ca/dominic-cummings-plan-chaos/5690850

Oakland files lawsuit to block Oakland Athletics from buying Coliseum complex
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2019-10-02
Indeed, billionaire John J. Fisher\'s plan to build a stadium at Howard Terminal will result in the loss of many present and future middle class jobs, and will result in higher priced housing and condominiums that most Oaklanders cannot afford. Despite all their promises, the A\'s and multi-billionaire John Fisher have never built any affordable housing near the Coliseum, or anywhere in the Bay Area. The Oakland City Council sold out Oaklanders by voting to support the A\'s stadium plan for Howard Terminal!
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/01/18826965.php

How Can the Novel Represent Sexual Abuse Honestly?
Erin Schwartz | thenation.com | 2019-10-02
How Can the Novel Represent Sexual Abuse Honestly?
thenation.com/article/trust-exercise-susan-choi-novel-review/

Channel 4 News wins the award for most superb moment of the Tory Party conference
Tracy Keeling | thecanary.co | 2019-10-02
Despite stiff competition, Channel 4 News definitely wins the award for most superb moment of the Conservative Party conference. On 1 October, Krishnan Guru-Murthy introduced Jacob Rees-Mogg prior to interviewing him. And my, what an introduction it was. | The unlawful proroguer: | Here\'s how Guru-Murthy introduced Rees-Mogg before the interview: I am joined… by Jacob Rees-Mogg… it\'s our first chance to talk to him since…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/10/02/channel-4-news-wins-the-award-for-most-superb-moment-of-the-tory-party-conference/

Nobel Prizes: Why is there One in Economics? Rewarding Neoliberal Flawed Theories
Bryant Brown | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
The Nobel Prize Committee will announce the winners of this years Nobel prizes from October 8 to the 11th, and then on October 14 they will announce one more. | The prizes originated from a bequest in the will of Alfred …
globalresearch.ca/nobel-prizes-why-is-there-one-in-economics-rewarding-neoliberal-flawed-theories/5690792

Impeachment Inquiry Is an Opportunity to Investigate Trump\'s Finances
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-02
| The impeachment inquiry under way against President Donald Trump is an important opportunity to \"look under the microscope at Trump\'s finances, which have largely been a black hole to this point,\" says Anthony DiMaggio, a political scientist at Lehigh University. In this interview, DiMaggio — the author of Selling War, Selling Hope and The Politics of Persuasion — examines the history of impeachment in the United States and argues that there is little evidence to suggest the impeac…
truthout.org/articles/impeachment-inquiry-is-an-opportunity-to-investigate-trumps-finances/

Indigenous Peoples\' Day Celebration at Yerba Buena Gardens (San Francisco)
International Indian Treaty Council & another | indybay.org | 2019-10-02
Esplanade, Yerba Buena Gardens, between Mission St. & 3rd and Howard St. & 4th, San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/01/18826955.php

Killer cop on trial: Justice for Anthony Hill!
Dianne Mathiowetz | workers.org | 2019-10-02
On March 9, 2015, promising musician and singer Anthony Hill was killed by DeKalb County Deputy Robert Olsen in the parking lot of Hill\'s Chamblee apartment complex. Hill, 27, an African-American veteran of the Afghanistan war, had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and PTSD as a result of his military . . . | Continue reading Killer cop on trial: Justice for Anthony Hill! at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/01/killer-cop-on-trial-justice-for-anthony-hill/

Counting the Dead Through the Fog of War in Afghanistan
Nicolas J. S. Davies | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
During one week in late September, U.S.-led forces killed at least 70 civilians in two incidents in Afghanistan. A U.S. drone strike on September 19th killed at least 30 farmers harvesting pine nuts in Nangarhar province. Then on September 23rd, …
globalresearch.ca/war-afghanistan/5690791

Warren v. Zuckerberg
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-02
truthdig.com/cartoons/zuckerberg-v-warren/

History: Russian Government Condemn\'s European Parliament\'s Blaming Stalin as Having Started World War II
Eric Zuesse | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
On October 1st, Russia\'s Tass news agency reported that the Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin condemned the European Parliament for having blamed Stalin along with Hitler as having started World War II. He said, | \"The recent | …
globalresearch.ca/russian-government-condemns-european-parliament-blaming-stalin-started-ww-ii/5690809

The People\'s Republic of China: 70 Years of Struggle and Success
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
The 70th anniversary of the founding of the People\'s Republic of China is a worthwhile time to reflect on its struggles and successes with a view towards better understanding where it\'s headed across the coming future. | The People\'s Republic of | …
globalresearch.ca/china-70-years-struggle-success/5690854

Rich and want to escape Elizabeth Warren\'s wealth tax? CNBC says get divorced
Tim Libretti | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-02
Readers of People\'s World certainly read the news with a consciousness of the fact that the media is one key site of class struggle among many in U.S. capitalist class society. But it is nonetheless worth decoding the language of the corporate media as we seek talking points that help us communicate and unmask the …
peoplesworld.org/article/rich-and-want-to-escape-elizabeth-warrens-wealth-tax-cnbc-says-get-divorced/

\'Tenacious\' Kyrgyz lawyer and statelessness champion, wins prestigious UNHCR prize
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-02
A rights lawyer who took to horseback to help more than 10,000 stateless people gain nationality in Kyrgystan after the break-up of the Soviet Union, has been awarded the UN refugee agency\'s prestigious 2019 Nansen Refugee Award.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048382

Hurricane Lorenzo lashes Azores Islands as it heads towards Ireland and UK
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-02
Hurricane Lorenzo lashed the mid-Atlantic Azores Islands with heavy rain, powerful winds and high waves, though initial reports said it caused only minor damage.The Azores Civil Protection Agency said the category two hurricane felled trees and power lines as it passed just west of the Portuguese island chain.Hurricanes the size of Lorenzo are rare so far north and east in the Atlantic basin.Residents board up a door in preparation for the arrival of Lorenzo (Joao Henriques/AP)Lorenzo is producing huge swells across the North Atlantic as it moves north east toward Ireland and the United Kingdom and weakens to cat…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/10/02/hurricane-lorenzo-lashes-azores-islands-as-it-heads-towards-ireland-and-uk/

Trump calls impeachment inquiry a \"coup\" that will trigger civil war
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-02
President Trump, after predicting his impeachment would trigger civil war, stepped up his vitriol yesterday by characterizing the impeachment inquiry as a \"coup\" and by warning his die-hard right-wing followers in one of almost 50 tweets that Democrats were \"coming for\" their liberty, their homes, and their guns. The escalating rhetoric from the White House …
peoplesworld.org/article/trump-calls-impeachment-inquiry-a-coup-that-will-trigger-civil-war/

\'Martin Eden\' and \'1982\' at Toronto International Film Festival
Bill Meyer | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-02
TORONTO–Another award winner at this year\'s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is Pietro Marcello\'s Martin Eden, based on the 1909 novel by famed American socialist writer Jack London. It was given the Toronto Platform Prize, and the jury proclaimed, \"a politically and philosophically provocative story told with extraordinary cinematic invention and grace, this film reaffirms …
peoplesworld.org/article/martin-eden-and-1982-at-toronto-international-film-festival/

Trump, Democrats Dig in as Impeachment Drive Escalates
Barry Grey | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
Having suggested that his impeachment could provoke \"civil war\" and threatened to arrest the Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee on treason charges, President Donald Trump on Tuesday tweeted a map of the 2016 election results with the words …
globalresearch.ca/trump-democrats-impeachment-drive-escalates/5690834

Is the US Political System Beyond Repair?
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-02
Moving ahead with the impeachment of Donald Trump is a good idea. Indeed, the fact that it is moving forward is a sign of the deep fissures in the ruling class. They are very divided. Even if it is done within the limited parameters hoped for by Pelosi and other mainstream Democrats, the process should expose the criminality of one party of the ruling class and the venality of both.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/02/is-the-us-political-system-beyond-repair/

#IVotePalestine: For Freedom, Justice and Equality
Canadian BDS Coalition | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
In the upcoming Canadian general election scheduled for October 21, 2019, we commit to vote for candidates and parties that: | Support Palestinian human and national rights including the inalienable right to self-determination. | Oppose Israeli ethnic cleansing, war crimes and apartheid. | …
globalresearch.ca/ivotepalestine-freedom-justice-equality/5690861

Civilian Deaths in U.S. Wars Are Skyrocketing Under Trump. It May Not Be Impeachable, but It\'s a Crime
Murtaza Hussain | theintercept.com | 2019-10-02
There are so many reasons why Trump should be the object of our moral outrage, not least his role in the violent deaths of thousands of innocent people.
theintercept.com/2019/10/02/trump-impeachment-civilian-casualties-war/

Trump\'s War on Whistleblowers
Melvin Goodman | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-02
Donald Trump, campaigning in Iowa in 2015, said that \"I\'ve had a lot of wars of my own. I\'m really good at war. I love war….\" Well, for the past three years, we have witnessed Trump\'s wars on governance, science, national security policy, and public service. For the past several days, we have witnessed a…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/02/trumps-war-on-whistleblowers/

Where Are the Indictments of those Implicated in the Coup Attempt Against Trump?
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
In the 1970s Irving Kristol declared Republicans to be the \"stupid party.\" How correct he has proven to be. Russiagate and now this latest coup attempt to overthrow the elected president of the United States are acts of sedition. There …
globalresearch.ca/coup-attempt-against-trump/5690789

Trump Attacked the Women of Color Who Led the Push for Impeachment. Then CNN Erased Them
Natasha Lennard | theintercept.com | 2019-10-01
From left, Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib, conduct a news conference in Washington, D.C. responding to negative comments by President Trump that were directed the freshmen House Democrats on July 15, 2019. | Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP | There is a growing double narrative about who deserves credit for the effort to impeach President Donald Trump. One side of the narrative, coming primarily from the media, lauds late-coming figures to impeachment as saviors, and the other, coming from Trump, tears down impeachment\'s early adopters as malicious traito…
theintercept.com/2019/10/01/cnn-impeachment-badasses-squad/

\"Ukrainegate\" Teaches Us More about Ourselves Than Trump or Biden
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-01
Anti-Imperialism protest in the Phillippines. Photo: Carlo Manalansan by Bulatlat \'Ukrainegate\' has opened the floodgates of impeachment in Washington, DC. President Trump\'s phone call with Ukrainian President Zelensky provided such an opportunity that Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, who resisted pressure for impeachment, is now on board along with a majority of the party. Democrats are …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/ukrainegate-teaches-us-more-about-ourselves-than-trump-or-biden/

Undocumented Poets and Writers Are Vital to the Struggle for Migrant Justice
Christopher Soto | thenation.com | 2019-10-01
Undocumented Poets and Writers Are Vital to the Struggle for Migrant Justice…
thenation.com/article/undocumented-writers-immigration/

MoveOn\'s Phony New Campaign for \'Protecting Whistleblowers\'
Norman Solomon | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-01
All of a sudden, MoveOn wants to help \"national security\" whistleblowers. Well, some of them, anyway. After many years of carefully refusing to launch a single campaign in support of brave whistleblowers who faced vicious prosecution during the Obama administration — including Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning, NSA whistleblowers Thomas Drake and Edward Snowden, and CIA whistleblowers John…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/01/moveons-phony-new-campaign-for-protecting-whistleblowers/

Capitalism and the climate disaster: The issues posed by the worldwide protests
wsws.org | 2019-10-01
Efforts to save the natural environment while preserving the capitalist system have proven to be a blind alley for half a century.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/01/clim-o01.html

Beyond Impeachment: Remove This Regime from Below
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-01
The impeachment of Donald J. Trump is coming. What to make of it? It\'s hard not to enjoy watching the Malignant One (Trump) squirm and lash out like a wounded animal. There is no public humiliation too great for this sorry excuse for a human being, this racist, sexist, eco-cidal and fascist bastard who endangers the world with his presence in its most powerful office. Trump\'s noxiously racist, sexist, Nativist, plutocratic, corrupt, and environmentally disastrous regime has done great damage to basic democratic and human norms, civilizational decency, social justice, and prospects for a decent future. All of that…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/01/beyond-impeachment-remove-this-regime-from-below-2/

How the Saudi Oil Field Attack Overturned America\'s Apple Cart
Conn Hallinan | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-01
In many ways it doesn\'t really matter who — Houthis in Yemen? Iranians? Shiites in Iraq? — launched those missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia. Whoever did it changed the rules of the game, and not just in the Middle East. \"It\'s a moment when offense laps defense, when the strong have reason to fear the weak,\" observes military historian Jack Radey.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/01/how-the-saudi-oil-field-attack-overturned-americas-apple-cart/

Austrian far-right FPàñ loses massively in parliamentary elections
wsws.org | 2019-10-01
Yesterday\'s parliamentary elections in Austria resulted in considerable losses for the right-wing extremist Freedom Party (FPàñ) and the social-democratic SPàñ.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/01/aust-o01.html

Playing the Trump Card in Ukraine
Victor Grossman | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-01
Yes, we all detest Trump and would be gladdened and relieved to see the last of those orange-yellow tresses now defiling the pure White House! Therefore: impeachment — olé! But does all such current enthusiasm have the same motivation? The reasons stressed by most of the media are Trump\'s attempts to buy Ukrainian assistance for…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/01/playing-the-trump-card-in-ukraine/

Who\'s Afraid of Impeachment? On Presidential Investigation and a 2020 Backlash
Anthony DiMaggio | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-01
There has been quite a bit of prophesizing among pundits in the news media, on the right and elsewhere, and even among some on the left with which I\'ve spoken, in which critics confidently maintain that impeachment is a \"gift\" to Trump, dividing the nation, but mobilizing and energizing Trump\'s base, thereby handing the election to Trump. These claims are almost entirely based on fear and conjecture, not on actual evidence. If we look back to the limited history of this country\'s use of impeachment against presidents in modern times, there is little evidence to draw from one way or another, and certainly no cases…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/01/whos-afraid-of-impeachment-on-presidential-investigation-and-a-2020-backlash/

Trump threatens \"civil war\" as Democrats escalate impeachment campaign
wsws.org | 2019-10-01
President Donald Trump, in an implicit threat of violence against his political opponents, suggested late Sunday that the Democrats\' efforts to remove him from office could precipitate a \"civil war.\"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/01/trum-o01.html

That Impeachment Inquiry? Now is the time to take to the streets
Curt Wechsler | indybay.org | 2019-10-01
1590 Bryant (at 15th Street), San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/28/18826888.php

Young and Old Rise Up for Climate Action in Palo Alto
Climate Strike Now | indybay.org | 2019-10-01
Grassroots action with a local face–young and old rose for Climate Action in Palo Alto on September 20. | [photos: Teri Vershel, Pro Bono Photo, please credit the photographer]…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/29/18826916.php

Climate Strike Santa Cruz 9-27-2019
AutumnSun | indybay.org | 2019-10-01
This last week has been Climate Strike Week with the youth demonstrating and striking around our country and all around the world!
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/28/18826838.php

One Warm Day in September: the Climate Strike and Its Meaning for Activism
Kenn Orphan | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-01
Last Friday was a beautiful fall day. The air was crisp and the sun was hot as I marched with friends and around 10,000 Nova Scotians who understand that we, as a species, are in deep trouble. Catastrophic climate change, which I have been writing about for years, stands to threaten our species, as well…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/01/one-warm-day-in-september-the-climate-strike-and-its-meaning-for-activism/

Sanders rips \'casual cruelty that motivates Trump and his billionaire friends\' as White House moves to strip free school lunches from 500,000 kids
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-01
Trump is depriving 500,000 kids of their school lunches for no damn reason–even after 139 members of Congress warned him not to. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/30/sanders-rips-casual-cruelty-that-motivates-trump-and-his-billionaire-friends-as-white-house-moves-to-strip-free-school-lunches-from-500000-kids/

Why are Key House Democrats Giving Betsy DeVos a Free Ride?
Max Moran | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-01
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testified before the House Education and Labor Committee five months ago. She sat down, cleared her throat, and proceded to dodge basic yes-or-no questions about everything from transgender rights to literacy programs to arming teachers for several hours. Through her evasiveness, and the many issues Democrats wanted to bring up, there…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/01/why-are-key-house-democrats-giving-betsy-devos-a-free-ride/

Jacques Chirac and the Art of Being Vague
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-01
The tributes have been dripping in heavy praise: former French president Jacques Chirac and mayor of Paris, the great statesman; the man who said no to the US-led war juggernaut into Iraq; the man loved for being loved. Many of these should have raised the odd eyebrow here and there.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/01/jacques-chirac-and-the-art-of-being-vague/

The Root Problem is the Capitalist System
Evo Morales | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-01
Text of Bolivian President Evo Morales\' speech to the United Nations General Assembly, September 24, 2019. Brother President of the United Nations General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad Bande. Brother Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres. Sisters and brothers Presidents, Chancellors and Delegates Sisters and brothers of the International Organizations and all the peoples of the…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/01/the-root-problem-is-the-capitalist-system/

Ten Recent Democratic Primary Polls Good for Bernie Sanders Ignored by the Conventional Wisdom
Doug Johnson Hatlem | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-01
The conventional wisdom for the Democratic Primary right now is that Senator Bernie Sanders is fading while Senator Elizabeth Warren is rising into a two-way race with former Vice-President Joe Biden. Nate Silver made the case after Debate 3 (September 12) in article form and has continued, via Twitter, to cherry-pick polls to fit this beatified narrative. | I am a bit loathe to engage in the exercise that follows — that is to highlight the evidence that runs counter to this narrative. While it feels a bit like cherry-picking in the opposite direction, it also just is a necessary counter-weight to a herding…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/01/ten-recent-democratic-primary-polls-good-for-bernie-sanders-ignored-by-the-conventional-wisdom/

Pop Social Darwinism in Contemporary American Capitalist Society: the Marketization of Che as Individualist Symbol
Nelson Valdes | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-01
I. INTRODUCTION In what way is the selling of Che Guevara a negation of Che and an assertion of the Hobbesian ideology of rugged individualism and Social Darwinism in US society? This is the central question that this essay will discuss. II. NEO CONSERVATISM AT HOME, GLOBALIZATION ABROAD AND THE NECESSITY OF POP SOCIAL DARWINIST IDEOLOGY…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/01/pop-social-darwinism-in-contemporary-american-capitalist-society-the-marketization-of-che-as-individualist-symbol/

Richard Holbrooke: Present at the Demise of U.S. Foreign Policy
Daniel Warner | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-01
President Barack Obama and the Guardian described him as \"a true giant of American foreign policy.\" Others, including the Economist, described him as the most influential and effective American diplomat of his generation. Richard Holbrooke was certainly present at most of the hot spots of his era: a young diplomat serving in Vietnam during the…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/01/richard-holbrooke-present-at-the-demise-of-u-s-foreign-policy/

Time for Personal Responsibility in Bear Country
Mike Bader | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-01
Hunters are afield in the quest for winter meat and it\'s time for self-reflection and responsibility. The connection between hunting and grizzly bear-human conflicts is well documented. Many occur when hunters retrieve a carcass, only to find it has been appropriated by a grizzly bear. An alarming number of human injury incidents have occurred to…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/01/time-for-personal-responsibility-in-bear-country/

Sublation of Banks
Elliot Sperber | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-01
Sublation of Banks If I were the mayor I\'d be the best mayor My moon bridges over the wild East River Dear reader, do you understand Just how lovely those would be And fun to traverse, and healthy And my plans for the bridges existing already Salutary gardens hanging No cars ranging and banging But…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/01/sublation-of-banks/

NothingGate? Australian PM undercuts MSM narrative on Trump \'pressure\' in phone call
rt.com | 2019-10-01
US President Donald Trump has again come under a media barrage after reports that he \"pressed\" Australia\'s prime minister to assist in an investigation into the origins of Russiagate, which Canberra disputes. | In a report on Monday, the New York Times said the president \"pushed\" Austrialian Prime Minister Scott Morrison into cooperating with a Department of Justice (DOJ) probe tasked with looking into the origins of the \'Russiagate\' investigation. While the Times itself acknowledges there was nothing \"illegal [or] untoward\" about the president\'s request, the story posits similarities to Trump\'s July call with…
rt.com/usa/469954-australian-pm-trump-call/

\"World at a Crossroads and a System of International Relations for the Future\" by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for \"Russia in Global Affairs\" magazine, September 20, 2019
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-01
These days, the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly opens up. So does a new international \"political season\". | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/30/world-at-a-crossroads-and-a-system-of-international-relations-for-the-future-by-foreign-minister-sergey-lavrov-for-russia-in-global-affairs-magazine-september-20/

Israel\'s Benny Gantz Faces Dutch War Crimes Case
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-01
Ismail Ziada, a Dutch Palestinian who lost six family members when Israel bombarded his home in Gaza, is taking Benny Gantz, the leader of Israel\'s Blue and White Party, to court for killing his family. Prof. Hilla Dayan, who observed the proceedings, discusses the case and its impact on Israeli politics.
therealnews.com/stories/israel-benny-gantz-faces-dutch-war-crimes-case

Germany: Bus drivers strike in Hesse and Saarland
wsws.org | 2019-10-01
1,500 bus drivers in Frankfurt, Giessen, Darmstadt, Kassel, Offenbach, Hanau and Fulda took part in a 24-hour warning strike Friday for significant wage increases and better holiday arrangements.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/01/busd-o01.html

Peterloo and Shelley
wsws.org | 2019-10-01
Shelley\'s commitment to revolutionary change was \"more than the vague striving after freedom in the abstract,\" as Eleanor Marx and Edward Aveling wrote in 1888.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/01/shel-o01.html

New research warns severe climate-related droughts could threaten 60% of Global wheat crop by 2100
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-01
Even with ambitious global efforts to limit emissions, the study warns, \"the increase in the frequency and extent of adverse weather extremes and related shocks on the production side would be unprecedented.\" | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/30/new-research-warns-severe-climate-related-droughts-could-threaten-60-of-global-wheat-crop-by-2100/

It\'s Not Free Speech Radio Anymore
reposted by Virginia B | indybay.org | 2019-10-01
Hypocritical attempt to dislodge vigilant Pacifica board member. I do hope you can get through this, and especially the last 3 or 4 paragraphs – then go back and read about the sausage-making if that\'s easier. Please forward to any you think care about Pacifica. I don\'t agree with this newsletter always, but I think this is important. I hope others will write to the board as article suggests – if nothing else, for the record. They may not be able to ignore thousands of emails.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/28/18826887.php

\"How Dare You!\" The Climate Crisis and the Public Demand for Real Action
Media Lens | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-01
Reality clashed with the BBC version of false consensus in a remarkable edition of HardTalk last month. Roger Hallam, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, was starkly honest about humanity\'s extreme predicament in the face of climate breakdown and refused to buckle under host Stephen Sackur\'s incredulous questioning. Sackur\'s inability to grasp that we are already in …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/how-dare-you-the-climate-crisis-and-the-public-demand-for-real-action/

The Strange, Uncertain Fate of One of the World\'s Most Valuable Salmon Habitats
Julia O\'Malley | thenation.com | 2019-10-01
The Strange, Uncertain Fate of One of the World\'s Most Valuable Salmon Habitats…
thenation.com/article/salmon-pollution-climate/

Socialist Analysis & Discussion \"Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism\"
Party for Socialism and Liberation | indybay.org | 2019-10-01
2969 Mission St., near 26th St.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/30/18826935.php

San Jose Students Demonstrate, Ready to Act for Climate Justice
On the Move | indybay.org | 2019-10-01
An estimated 1,000 students expressed their commitment to a clean climate and a more just world…not only that, they have plans to make that happen. | [Photos: Chris Cassell, Pro Bono Photo. Please credit the photographer]…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/28/18826866.php

U.S. Military Shows Appalling Disregard For Civilians Killed in Somalia Air Strike
commondreams.org | 2019-10-01
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/09/30/us-military-shows-appalling-disregard-civilians-killed-somalia-air-strike?cd-origin=rss

Cultural production in Revolutionary Venezuela: A conversation with Kael Abello
Cira Pascual Marquina | mronline.org | 2019-10-01
A key member of the \'Comando Creativo\' artists\' collective reflects on how to make relevant art during a revolution. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/30/cultural-production-in-revolutionary-venezuela-a-conversation-with-kael-abello/

\"It\'s a Criminal Enterprise\": Calls to Impeach Barr Intensify After Reports AG Pressured Foreign Officials to Help Discredit Mueller Probe
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-01
\"Barr decided a long time ago that he was going to be a fixer for Donald Trump. Donald Trump\'s personal lawyer.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/william_barr.png …
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/01/its-criminal-enterprise-calls-impeach-barr-intensify-after-reports-ag-pressured?cd-origin=rss

In El Paso, a Loving Community Living in Fear
Edith Tapia, Ariana Sawyer | thenation.com | 2019-09-30
In El Paso, a Loving Community Living in Fear…
thenation.com/article/el-paso-immigration/

How the Trump Admin Used a Secret Livestream to Spy on Julian Assange
Jimmysllama | mintpressnews.com | 2019-09-30
Working directly with Ecuador\'s corrupt government, the U.S. government abandoned all sense of legality and moral decency by spying on Assange twenty-four hours a day via an illegal livestream surveillance operation set up by a private security firm and approved by Ecuador\'s president.
mintpressnews.com/us-complicit-julian-assange-surveillance-operation-ecuadorian-embassy/262131/

London: Hundreds rally for Assange outside Belmarsh Prison
wsws.org | 2019-09-30
SEP National Secretary Chris Marsden emphasised that Assange\'s persecution was a product of the drive to war and dictatorial rule by the US, British and world imperialism.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/30/belm-s30.html

Funcionario del golpe en Venezuela Ricardo Hausmann se ve obligado a renunciar tras revelaciones publicadas por The Grayzone
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2019-09-30
Luego de que Anya Parampil de The Grayzone publicara unas revelaciones sobre las prácticas opacas e hipócritas de Ricardo Hausmann,…
thegrayzone.com/2019/09/30/golpe-venezuela-ricardo-hausmann-renunciar-grayzone/

Behind the US-backed Venezuelan opposition\'s massive corruption scandal
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-09-30
On Pushback with Aaron Maté, The Grayzone\'s Anya Parampil explains how the Trump-backed right-wing opposition has essentially liquidated Venezuela\'s most…
thegrayzone.com/2019/09/29/venezuelan-opposition-corruption-citgo-crystallex/

The Truth About Vanessa Beeley and Eva Bartlett\'s Attack on Max Blumenthal
Darius Shahtahmasebi | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-30
Those of you who follow alternative media have likely come across independent journalists Vanessa Beeley, Eva Bartlett and Max Blumenthal.
theantimedia.com/vanessa-beeley-eva-bartlett-max-blumenthal/

Afghanistan: Both Frontrunners Claim Victory in Election
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-30
Top rivals in Afghanistan\'s presidential election, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and President Ashraf Ghani, have both claimed victory Monday despite official counting still underway. | RELATED: | Afghanistan Elections: Low Voter Turnout Amid Taliban\'s Threat | After the first round of voting that took place on Saturday, both camps issued statement…
telesurenglish.net/news/Afghanistan-Both-Frontrunners-Claim-Victory-in-Presidential-Election-20190930-0010.html

Syrians Continue Protests Against US-Owned SDF Terrorists
Miri Wood | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-30
Syrians under the occupation of US illegals and their terrorist SDF are continuing public protests against the illicit militia that burns agricultural fields, appropriates or bombs homes, kidnaps Syrian children for criminal training in military camps. In a recent …
globalresearch.ca/syrians-continue-protests-against-us-owned-sdf-terrorists/5690546

iPhone workers today are 25 times more exploited than textile workers in 19th Century England
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2019-09-30
A recent report by the International Labour Organisation shows that the total global labour force is now measured at 3.5 billion workers. This is the largest size of the global labour force in recorded history. Talk of the demise of workers is utterly premature when confronted with the weight of this data. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/29/iphone-workers-today-are-25-times-more-exploited-than-textile-workers-in-19th-century-england/

Greta Thunberg Isn\'t Alone. Meet Some Other Young Activists Who Are Leading the Environmentalist Fight
Leah Asmelash | commondreams.org | 2019-09-30
Young climate strikers march through Melbourne, Australia on May 3, 2019.(Photo: julian meehan/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/may-3-climate-strikes.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/30/greta-thunberg-isnt-alone-meet-some-other-young-activists-who-are-leading?cd-origin=rss

Palestinian Rights: Israeli Army Forcibly Evicts Nonviolent Demonstrators at the Dead Sea
Popular Struggle Coordination Committee | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-30
Today, over 100 activists came together at the northern banks of the Dead Sea to reclaim Palestinian rights to land and its natural resources amidst the deepening Israeli occupation of the West Bank. After decades of apartheid and colonialization, and …
globalresearch.ca/israeli-army-forcibly-evicts-nonviolent-demonstrators-dead-sea/5690549

Democrats say they will ban fracking nationwide. An empty campaign promise or are they serious?
rt.com | 2019-09-30
Several contenders for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination have promised a nationwide ban on fracking. How viable is that proposal and do they really want to do it — or is it just a campaign promise they can never fulfil? | Banning \'fracking\' — the process of extracting oil and natural gas via hydraulic fracturing — is popular among environmentalists and activists who are increasingly concerned about climate change. Among the candidates who have backed a ban are the current frontrunner Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts), as well as her colleagues Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and K…
rt.com/usa/469917-democrats-fracking-ban-2020/