Tentative Opioids Settlement Falls Short of a Nationwide Deal
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-12
HARTFORD, Conn.–A tentative settlement announced Wednesday over the role Purdue Pharma played in the nation\'s opioid addiction crisis falls short of the far-reaching national settlement the OxyContin maker had been seeking for months, with litigation sure to continue against the company and the family that owns it. | The agreement with about half the states and attorneys representing roughly 2,000 local governments would have Purdue file for a structured bankruptcy and pay as much as $12 billion over time, with about $3 billion coming from the Sackler family. That number involves future profits and the valu…
truthdig.com/articles/tentative-opioids-settlement-falls-short-of-a-nationwide-deal/

Ilhan Omar, Bernie Sanders Slam Netanyahu\'s Vow of Annexation
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-11
U.S. progressive leaders Bernie Sanders and Ilhan Omar slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\'s vow to annex parts of occupied West Bank if he is re-elected in next week\'s elections. | RELATED: | Netanyahu Announces Plans to Annex Over a Third of the West Bank | Netanyahu announced Tuesday on Israeli TV that if he is to win the upcomin…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ilhan-Omar-Bernie-Sanders-Slam-Netanyahus-Vow-of-Annexation-20190911-0005.html

Nationalism, borders, and the state
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-09-11
Last summer, protesters in Oregon set up a makeshift camp outside the Portland office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Similar encampments soon spread across the country, from Chicago to Los Angeles and New York. Horrified by stories of family separation and images of children in detention centers along the southern border, a consequence of […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/11/nationalism-borders-and-the-state/

Where was Osama bin Laden on September 11, 2001?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-11
On September 10. 2001, Osama was in a Pakistani military hospital in Rawalpindi, courtesy of America\'s indefectible ally Pakistan…
globalresearch.ca/where-was-osama-on-september-11-2001/3194

Chile, September 11, 1973: The Inauguration of Neoliberalism, \"Shock Treatment\" and the Instruments of Economic Repression: The Junta\'s Deadly \"Economic Medicine\"
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-11
The Junta ordered a hike in the price of bread from 11 to 40 escudos. While food prices had skyrocketed, wages had been frozen. From one day to the next, an entire country had been precipitated into abysmal poverty; in less than a year the price of bread in Chile increased thirty-six fold.
globalresearch.ca/chile-september-11-1973-the-inauguration-of-neoliberalism-shock-treatment-and-the-instruments-of-economic-repression-the-juntas-deadly-economic-medicine/5545802

THE 9/11 READER. The September 11, 2001 Terror Attacks
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-11
The tragic events of September 11, 2001 constitute a fundamental landmark in American history. a decisive watershed. 9/11 opens up an era of crisis, upheaval and militarization of American society.
globalresearch.ca/the-911-reader-the-september-11-2001-terror-attacks/5303012

Why a DNC Vice Chair Bawled Me Out
Norman Solomon | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-11
The man quickly identified himself as a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. He didn\'t need to tell me that he was hopping mad. Ken Martin was angry that my colleagues and I were handing out a flier — providing some inconvenient facts about Joe Biden — to delegates and activists as they entered…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/11/why-a-dnc-vice-chair-bawled-me-out/

From a Lebanese refugee camp to Harvard, Ismail Ajjawi inspires other Palestinian students
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-11
Today marks a week since Ismail Ajjawi, a 17-year-old Palestinian student who was denied entry into the United States, began classes with his fellow Harvard freshmen. Ajjawi was initially turned away at Boston\'s Logan Airport after immigration officials searched his phone and computer, and interrogated him about his religion and social media posts by friends …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/11/from-a-lebanese-refugee-camp-to-harvard-ismail-ajjawi-inspires-other-palestinian-students/

US: Protests Against Salvadoran Deportation, Child with Cancer
teleSUR -EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-11
Protesters gathered Wednesday outside the Chicago headquarters of Immigration and Customs Service (ICE) to try to stop the deportation of an undocumented Salvadoran whose 18-month old daughter was recently diagnosed with leukemia. If forced to go back to his home country Cristian Avalos Merino\'s life would be \"at risk.\" | RELATED: | Panama to US: We Won\'t be Your \'Safe Third Country\' | Avalos was arrested on May 14 in Cicero, Illinois, while sleeping in his parked car. | Days later, during…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Protests-Against-Salvadoran-Deportation-Child-with-Cancer–20190911-0025.html

Get ready for unnatural disasters this hurricane season
Jill Richardson | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-11
Donald Trump discusses immigration as if the benefits of residence in the U.S. are a pie. When immigrants get more, the people who were already here get less. In general, that\'s not true. When immigrants come here, they don\'t just take some jobs (often low-wage jobs U.S. citizens don\'t want), they also create new jobs. …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/11/get-ready-for-unnatural-disasters-this-hurricane-season-2/

The Revival of Non-Self
L. Ali Khan | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-11
The 21st century is witnessing the revival of Non-Self, such as Herrenvolk and Hindutva, which assert a binary division of \"Self\" and \"Non-Self.\" Selfism advocates the exclusion of Non-Self, variously defined as immigrants, refugees, gypsies, indigenous people, minorities, or \"others.\" Nationalism, majoritarianism, and exceptionalism are its noxious crops. Ethnic cleansing, apartheid, segregation, settler colonialism, denial…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/11/the-revival-of-non-self/

Activists follow the money fueling Amazon fires
Negin Owliaei and Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-11
While the world watches in horror as fires rage on in the Amazon, activists are shining a light on the big businesses destroying what\'s popularly known as the \"lungs of the Earth.\" On September 5, people around the globe stood in solidarity with the rainforest\'s indigenous communities by partaking in the Global Day of Action …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/11/activists-follow-the-money-fueling-amazon-fires/

Netanyahu election promise: Annex part of West Bank \"in coordination\" with U.S
Ceren Sagir | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-11
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\'s promise to annex a third of the West Bank after the general election was globally condemned yesterday as a \"burial of peace.\" Netanyahu promised \"Jewish sovereignty\" over the Jordan Valley and northern Dead Sea \"in coordination\" with the U.S. if he is returned to office next week. \"We haven\'t had …
peoplesworld.org/article/netanyahu-election-promise-annex-part-of-west-bank-in-coordination-with-u-s/

The War in Eastern Ukraine May be Coming to an End but Do Any Americans Care?
Jeremy Kuzmarov | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-11
On Saturday September 7, Russia and Ukraine agreed to a prisoner swap which has brought hope of improved relations between the two countries and an end to the 5-year long conflict in Eastern Ukraine. A peace accord is being planned for later this month in Normandy involving Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany. Ukraine\'s newly elected …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/the-war-in-eastern-ukraine-may-be-coming-to-an-end-but-do-any-americans-care/

9/11: Honor, Remember, Build Peace
Andrea Arroyo | thenation.com | 2019-09-11
9/11: Honor, Remember, Build Peace.
thenation.com/article/9-11-honor-remember-build-peace/

Over a Hundred Arrested Resisting one of the World\'s Largest Arms Fairs
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-11
Hundreds of protesters gathered in East London at one of the world\'s largest arms fairs seeking to peacefully prevent the Defence and Security Equipment International from going ahead as usual.
therealnews.com/stories/over-a-hundred-arrested-resisting-one-of-the-worlds-largest-arms-fairs

Reflections on \"peace\" in Afghanistan
Andrew J. Bacevich | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-11
When the conflict that the Vietnamese refer to as the American War ended in April 1975, I was a U.S. Army captain attending a course at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In those days, the student body at any of our Army\'s myriad schools typically included officers from the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). Since …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/11/reflections-on-peace-in-afghanistan/

A Morning in Afghanistan
Kathy Kelly | commondreams.org | 2019-09-11
Habib (standing, left) serves fruit at a meeting for parents at a \"Street Kids School\" meeting. Six years ago, Afghan Peace Volunteers members befriended Habib after his father had been killed when a bomb exploded in Kabul. His colleague Masoma is in the background. (Photo: Kathy Kelly) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/parents_meeting.jpeg …
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On 18th Anniversary of 9/11, Media Worry About \'Premature\' End to Afghan War
Joshua Cho | fair.org | 2019-09-11
by Joshua Cho | On the 18th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the illegal US occupation of Afghanistan continues as the longest overseas war in American history. Although President Donald Trump recently declared that peace negotiations over the withdrawal of US troops with the Taliban are \"dead,\" reportedly because of the death of a US soldier from a suicide bomb attack in Kabul last week, the status of future negotiations…
fair.org/home/on-18th-anniversary-of-9-11-media-worry-about-premature-end-to-afghan-war/

Netanyahu Hints Trump Peace Plan Will Allow Israel to Annex Key West Bank Territory
Robert Mackey | theintercept.com | 2019-09-11
Benjamin Netanyahu hinted that his friend Jared Kushner\'s Mideast plan would give him the green light to annex nearly a quarter of the occupied West Bank.
theintercept.com/2019/09/11/netanyahu-hints-trump-peace-plan-will-allow-israel-annex-key-west-bank-territory/

Is Killing Peasants Protecting America\'s Interests?
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-11
The war drags on. There is no end in sight. Peace negotiations are thwarted again. Republicans and Democrats alike appear in the press decrying the possibility of the enemy coming to talk peace and staying at Camp David. Personally, I was surprised by the Camp David aspect of the story only because I figured Trump…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/11/is-killing-peasants-protecting-americas-interests/

Reflections on \"Peace\" in Afghanistan
Andrew Bacevich | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-11
When the conflict that the Vietnamese refer to as the American War ended in April 1975, I was a U.S. Army captain attending a course at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In those days, the student body at any of our Army\'s myriad schools typically included officers from the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). Since…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/11/reflections-on-peace-in-afghanistan/

Western Media Portrays Hong Kong Hooligans as Heroes. But Are They?
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-11
Whenever Hong Kong protesters are destroying public property, there are no cameras of Western media outlets in sight. But when police decide to intervene, protecting their city, Western media crusaders emerge in full force. | On Sunday, huge US flags were | …
globalresearch.ca/western-media-portrays-hong-kong-hooligans-heroes/5688809

Security breached at the world\'s biggest arms fair as one kayak takes on the war ships
Emily Apple | thecanary.co | 2019-09-11
On 10 September, Canary journalists (including this author) took off their press cards and were part of a protest at Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEI) — the world\'s largest arms fair.Using a kayak, two people rowed into the path of the war ships and breached the massive security operation. The action was timed to coincide with, and therefore disrupt, the BAE Systems boat display.Flares were lit on the water and at shore, and alongside chanting and banners, it…
thecanary.co/exclusive/2019/09/11/security-breached-at-the-worlds-biggest-arms-fair-as-one-kayak-takes-on-the-war-ships/

The Need for Non-Violence in Hong Kong
Jonathan Power | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-11
The gloves are off in Hong Kong. Judging from the pictures on today\'s BBC News the police no longer have any compunction about beating protestors. Ironically, they don\'t appear to get close to the fringe of protestors who are using violent tactics. Rather they are swinging their batons left right and centre at any young…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/11/the-need-for-non-violence-in-hong-kong/

Venezuela\'s Maduro Warns of Colombia \'Threat\' as Trump Fires Bolton
Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-09-11
Venezuelan military exercises along the border started on Tuesday.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14653

Much \"Foreign Aid\" Is Taxpayer-Funded Plundering of the Global South
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-11
| \"If at first you don\'t succeed, try, try again.\" That 1840 slogan seems to be the modus operandi of President Trump when thwarted by Congress. Trump has tried twice to cut foreign aid not just for humanitarian causes, but to nations balking at being U.S. puppets. | His first effort was in August 2018 when Mick Mulvaney, director of the White House Offi…
truthout.org/articles/much-foreign-aid-is-taxpayer-funded-plundering-of-the-global-south/

Trump Sacks Bolton. Who is the Next National Security Advisor?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-11
It\'s a good start, way short of what\'s needed — cleaning house of all Trump regime far-right extremists, notably Pompeo and likeminded hardliners. | Chance for positive change is virtually nil. Dirty business as usual in Washington won\'t miss a beat …
globalresearch.ca/trump-sacks-bolton-who-is-the-next-national-security-advisor/5688841

Tucson on road to elect first Chicana mayor
Joe Bernick | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-11
TUCSON, Ariz.–Voters in Tucson took the first step toward making history on Aug. 27 when City Councilwoman Regina Romero won the Democratic nomination for mayor. Romero is expected to easily defeat independent Ed Ackerley and Green Party candidate Mike Cease in November to become Tucson\'s first woman mayor, and also the first Mexican-American mayor since …
peoplesworld.org/article/tucson-on-road-to-elect-first-chicana-mayor/

More Americans Questioning Official 9/11 Story As New Evidence Contradicts Official Narrative
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-09-11
Evidence continues to mount that the official narrative itself is the irrational narrative of September 11, and it becomes ever more clear that the media remains committed to preventing legitimate questions about that day from receiving the scrutiny they deserve.
mintpressnews.com/americans-questioning-official-september-11-new-wtc-7-evidence/261744/

Bolton\'s Failures in Venezuela, Iran, Afghanistan and Russia Proved to be His Downfall
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-11
Trump\'s decision to fire Bolton likely stemmed from the latter\'s string of failures in Venezuela, Iran, Afghanistan, and Russia, with the American President finally realizing that enough is enough and that he needs to once again shuffle the \"deep state\" …
globalresearch.ca/bolton-failures-venezuela-iran-afghanistan-russia-his-downfall/5688762

New season of Amazon\'s Jack Ryan focused on Venezuela denounced as \'over-the-top and ridiculous\' U.S. propaganda
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-09-11
The upcoming season of Amazon\'s Jack Ryan could have been scripted by John Bolton. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/11/new-season-of-amazons-jack-ryan-focused-on-venezuela-denounced-as-over-the-top-and-ridiculous-u-s-propaganda/

Russia: Stalinist and far-right candidates win with backing from Navalny
wsws.org | 2019-09-11
The Western media has desperately tried to conceal the right-wing character of the political forces that have made gains in the elections in Moscow and Khabarovsk.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/11/mosc-s11.html

Iran Calls on US to Avoid War Hawks Like John Bolton
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-11
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on the United States administration to distance themselves from war hawks like John Bolton in the future if they want to improve relations with the Islamic Republic. | RELATED: | Charles Kupperman: A Bolton-Style Hawk Is Trump\'s Acting National Security Advisor | \"America should understand that … it should distance itself from warmongers,\" Iran\'s semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted President Hassan Rouhani as sayin…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Calls-on-US-to-Avoid-War-Hawks-Like-John-Bolton–20190911-0003.html

Trump fires Bolton as national security advisor
wsws.org | 2019-09-11
Disagreement over a proposed deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan was apparently the final straw in the internal White House conflict.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/11/bolt-s11.html

Iran urges US to \'put warmongers aside\' after John Bolton firing
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-09-11
Iran\'s president has welcomed Donald Trump\'s abrupt dismissal of his national security adviser, saying the US should \"put warmongers aside\" amid tensions in the Persian Gulf.Hassan Rouhani\'s remarks signalled approval after the US president forced out John Bolton, who had been hawkish on Iran and other global challenges.Rouhani\'s website quoted him as urging the US to \"abandon warmongering and its maximum pressure policy\" on Tehran.Ali Rabiei, a government spokesman, said after a cabinet meeting that Bolton\'s dismissal may help the US have a \"less biased\" attitude towards Iran.John Bolton (Evan Vucci/AP)The sudde…
thecanary.co/us/us-news-us/2019/09/11/iran-urges-us-to-put-warmongers-aside-after-john-bolton-firing/

On the anniversary of 9/11, let\'s remember that conspiracy theories are counterproductive
Peter Bolton | thecanary.co | 2019-09-11
Wednesday September 11, 2019 marks the 18th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center \'Twin Towers\' in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, DC. In the 18 years that have passed since that day in 2001, countless conspiracy theories have arisen that reject the mainstream account of what happened and who was responsible. Some of the conspiracies come from the lunatic…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/09/11/on-the-anniversary-of-9-11-lets-remember-that-conspiracy-theories-are-counterproductive/

Trump Slams \"Mr. Tough Guy\" Bolton for Making \"Some Very Big Mistakes\"
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-11
Trump slammed Bolton\'s \"Libyan model\" remark in regards to North Korea as \"not a good statement to make.\"
theantimedia.com/trump-slams-mr-tough-guy-bolton-for-making-some-very-big-mistakes/

The Catastrophic Tenure of John Bolton
Joseph Cirincione | commondreams.org | 2019-09-11
The National Security Council had been the principal forum for consideration of key policies for 72 years. Bolton destroyed it in 17 months. (Christopher Halloran via Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bolton_8.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/11/catastrophic-tenure-john-bolton?cd-origin=rss

Germany\'s Angela Merkel Says Europe to Honor Iran Nuclear Deal
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-11
Germany\'s Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Europe has chosen to honor the 2015 nuclear agreement deal with Iran which was abandoned by the United States unilaterally last year. | RELATED: | Iran Calls on US to Avoid War Hawks Like John Bolton | The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed between Iran and six other countries. While Germany, France, the United Kingdom, China, and Russia kept the deal, Washington pulled out of it in 2018 saying that Iran has breached it by…
telesurenglish.net/news/Germanys-Angela-Merkel-Says-Europe-to-Honor-Iran-Nuclear-Deal-20190911-0016.html

Iran thaw coming? After firing chief hawk, Trump hints at lifting sanctions on Tehran
rt.com | 2019-09-11
Days after saying he had \"no problem\" meeting his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani and soon after firing his hawkish adviser John Bolton, US President Donald Trump has hinted he may lift some sanctions on Tehran. | Iran has been under crippling US economic sanctions since the US unilaterally withdrew lat May from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA, or Iran Nuclear Deal). Relations between Washington and Tehran have since deteriorated, with the sanctions accompanied by a military buildup in the Persian Gulf and back-and-forth threats from both sides. | But, speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Trump…
rt.com/usa/468605-trump-lift-iran-sanctions/

Democrats Somehow Frame John Bolton\'s Exit as a Bad Thing
Caitlin Johnstone | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-11
John Bolton is out as President Trump\'s National Security Advisor. Trump says he fired Bolton, Bolton says he offered to resign first.
theantimedia.com/democrats-john-bolton-exit-bad-thing/

John Bolton\'s Ouster Makes the World Safer
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2019-09-11
John Bolton\'s Ouster Makes the World Safer…
thenation.com/article/trump-bolton-foreign-policy/

Ro Khanna: \'Americans Can Breathe a Sigh of Relief With Bolton Gone\'
Rep. Ro Khanna | thenation.com | 2019-09-11
Ro Khanna: \'Americans Can Breathe a Sigh of Relief With Bolton Gone\'…
thenation.com/article/bolton-war-ro-khanna/

Knowledge in the Blood: Stories About 9-11
Rachel Cunliffe | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-11
A Saudi Arabian exchange student starting 12thgrade in an American high school this fall is bullied because his name is Osama. \"Something about 11thof September?\" I learn. Jonathan Jansen called it \"knowledge in the blood\" when he wrote of the vindictiveness and hostility of Afrikaaner youth born after the end of apartheid as they entered…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/11/knowledge-in-the-blood-stories-about-9-11/

Some airplanes did something?! New York Times article \'de-terrorizes\' 9/11 attacks
rt.com | 2019-09-11
On the anniversary of the most devastating terrorist attack on US soil, a story by the New York Times suggested that \"airplanes\" brought down the twin towers. The seeming shift of responsibility did not sit well with readers. | \"18 years have passed since airplanes took aim and brought down the World Trade Center,\" read a tweet from the New York Times on Wednesday. \"Today families will once again gather and grieve at the site where more than 2000 people died.\" Inside an accompanying article, the same bizarre sentence was repeated. | Though technological dystopia was all the rage in 2001, what with the success…
rt.com/usa/468604-new-york-times-911-airplanes/

The Tragedy of 9/11: a \'false flag\' operation?
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-11
It is impossible to ignore today\'s tragic anniversary: ‚Äã‚Äãexactly 18 years ago, the events took place that would forever after be associated with the date 9/11. On this day in 2001, horrific terrorist attacks of monstrous proportion shook the world. At the time, the attack was attributed to a small group of hijackers led by …
uwidata.com/5276-the-tragedy-of-9-11-a-false-flag-operation/

It\'s Been 18 Years Since 9/11. It\'s Time to End the Wars
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-11
| 3,000 some poems disguised as people | On an almost too perfect day | Must be more than pawns | In some asshole\'s passion play | So now it\'s your job | And it\'s my job | To make it that way | –Ani DiFranco, \"Self Evident\"The September 11, 2001, terror attacks are old enough to vote now, old enough to enlist in the military and go fight in one of the ongoing wars spawned by that woeful day. \"Never Forget,\" went the enforcer\'s refrain: Grind in the horror, amplify the fear, profit from the rage, and take…
truthout.org/articles/its-been-18-years-since-9-11-its-time-to-end-the-wars/

Wednesday\'s Daily Brief: \'Appalling\' conditions in Syria camp, precarious SDG progress, South Sudan, Palestine refugees and mining in Mongolia
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-11
A recap of Wednesday\'s top stories: \'Inhumane conditions\' in Syria\'s Al Hol camp worsening; SDG progress risks going backward; food insecurity in South Sudan; Arab League petitioned to support Palestine refugees; and mining in Mongolia should boost development.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1046152

UN report on Syria conflict highlights inhumane detention of women and children
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-11
As the people of north-west Syria face intensifying violence, tens of thousands of women and children continue to be kept in \"inhumane conditions\" in a remote camp on the other side of the country, UN-appointed independent investigators said on Wednesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1046102

NYC Community Groups Ask Judge to Halt \"Public Charge\" Immigration Rule Before It Takes Effect
commondreams.org | 2019-09-10
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/09/10/nyc-community-groups-ask-judge-halt-public-charge-immigration-rule-it-takes?cd-origin=rss

American Barbarity on the Border
Michael Nigro | truthdig.com | 2019-09-10
The United States\' current immigration system is functioning exactly the way it is supposed to–it is designed to make people suffer. | The amount of violence the U.S. inflicts on people from around the world is all done in our name. It has become such a common occurrence that, like a fire alarm that blares randomly every day, it has lost all sense of urgency. We tune it out until it becomes white noise. | This is the case for the tens of thousands of asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border who are the targets of Trump and his administration\'s dehumanizing, intentional cruelty. | The featured series of phot…
truthdig.com/articles/american-barbarism-on-the-border/

Yoel Alonso Leal Is Facing Deportation. Doctors Say He May Die on the Plane
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-10
| Yoel Alonso Leal, a Cuban asylum seeker who has a lung tumor and has been struggling with gout and pneumonia while being shuffled through immigration jails, is facing deportation. Doctors and advocates say Leal\'s health is quickly declining and he could die before his plane back to Cuba lands at the airport. | \"There is a high chance that he would die from the flight itself. Deportation for him would be deadly,\" said Kiersta Kurtz-Burke of Louisiana State University\'s School of Medicine,…
truthout.org/articles/yoel-alonso-leal-is-facing-deportation-doctors-say-he-may-die-on-the-plane/

Video: 9/11 and the War on Terror
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
The tragic events of September 11, 2001 constitute a fundamental landmark in American history. a decisive watershed, a breaking point. Millions of people have been misled regarding the causes and consequences of 9/11. | September 11 2001 opens up an era …
globalresearch.ca/video-911-and-the-war-on-terror/5688740

Where Was Osama bin Laden on September 10, 2001? One Day Before 9/11. His Whereabouts Were Known
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
Donald Rumsfeld repeatedly claimed that the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden were unknown: \"It is like looking for a needle in a stack of hay\". It\'s an outright lie. Needless to say, \"Going after bin Laden\" in the wake of 9/11 has served to sustain the legend of the \"world\'s most wanted terrorist\".
globalresearch.ca/where-was-osama-bin-laden-on-september-10-2001-one-day-before-911-he-was-in-a-pakistani-military-hospital/5607143

Model Actress Pam Anderson, Defender of Assange: The US is Guilty of War Crimes
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
Model, actress, and Julian Assange defender Pamela Anderson said something you rarely if ever hear on corporate television: the US is guilty of war crimes. She made this remark during an exchange with the daughter of the late John McCain, …
globalresearch.ca/pam-anderson-meghan-mccain-war-crimes/5688632

An Inspiring Climate Victory in Kenya
Anita Plummer | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-10
As the UN Climate Action Summit approaches on September 23, the official UN site lays out individual actions that people can take to reduce their carbon footprint. But around the world activists are acting collectively as well, with a coordinated global climate strike. Local collective actions also can inspire hope, as demonstrated by Kenyan activists,…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/10/an-inspiring-climate-victory-in-kenya/

Activists Follow the Money Fueling Amazon Fires
Negin Owliaei, Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson | commondreams.org | 2019-09-10
Amazon Watch, a California-based organization that works in concert with indigenous and environmental groups, issued a report earlier this year documenting the dozens of companies that stand to make money as Bolsonaro strips regulations in Brazil. (Photo: Victor Moriyama/Greenpeace) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/amazonfires.jpeg …
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Activists Follow the Money Fueling the Amazon Fires
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-10
| While the world watches in horror as fires rage on in the Amazon, activists are shining a light on the big businesses destroying what\'s popularly known as the \"lungs of the Earth.\" On September 5, people around the globe stood in solidarity with the rainforest\'s indigenous communities by partaking in the Global Day of Action for the Amazon, staging protests and singling out the bad actors profiting off deforestation. | In Washington, D.C., protesters chanted \"Put out the flames, we name your names — poli…
truthout.org/articles/activists-follow-the-money-fueling-the-amazon-fires/

Netanyahu Cries Wolf About a Nonexistent Iranian Nuclear Threat — Again
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
Nuclear armed and dangerous Israel is a global menace, an indisputable fact. | It maintains unlawful stockpiles of chemical, biological, and other terror weapons as well. | The world community and establishment media remain silent about its existential threat to regional peace …
globalresearch.ca/netanyahu-cries-wolf-nonexistent-iranian-nuclear-threat/5688698

The Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Swap: A Path to Peace and Rapprochement?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
The Russian-Ukrainian prisoner swap proves that some degree of goodwill exists on both sides towards the other after Zelensky\'s historic election and recent clinching of a parliamentary majority, thus making it more likely that they\'ll continue down the path of …
globalresearch.ca/russian-ukrainian-prisoner-swap-path-peace-rapprochement/5688663

\"Hands Off Hong Kong\" — The Cry that Seldom Is Heard
John V. Walsh | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
Through the summer the world has watched as protests shook Hong Kong. As early as April they began as peaceful demonstrations which peaked in early June, with hundreds of thousands, in protest of an extradition bill. That bill would have …
globalresearch.ca/hands-off-hong-kong/5688696

Monday\'s Daily Brief: Afghanistan \'direct talks\' needed, Nicaragua rights crisis, Bangladesh monsoon and Libya detainees latest, Dorian update
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-10
A recap of Monday\'s top stories: All Afghans must participate in peace process; Nicaragua\'s rights crisis can be resolved says Bachelet; Rohingya refugees impacted by monsoon rains; Libya detainees to be evacuated to Rwanda; and multiple donors show solidarity with the Bahamas.
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Observe 9/11 Anniversary by Calling for an End to the Afghan War
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-10
| On the eve of the 18-year anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks and the illegal U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, the United States and the Taliban completed nine rounds of peace talks with no deal. | Although they had reportedly reached an agreement in principle, Donald Trump insisted on a secret meeting at Camp David with the Taliban and the puppet Afg…
truthout.org/articles/observe-9-11-anniversary-by-calling-for-an-end-to-the-afghan-war/

\'Whole spectrum of Afghan society\' must get behind peace talks, UN envoy tells Security Council
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-10
The long Afghan conflict can only be resolved by \"direct talks\" between its own people, the chief of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) told the Security Council on Tuesday, underscoring that they must be inclusive and represent \"the whole spectrum of Afghan society\".
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The Brutality of Robert Mugabe and Zanu-Pf In Zimbabwe
Kenneth Good | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-10
The independence elections, 27-29 March 1980, saw two main parties competing: ZANU-PF won 57 of the then 80 common roll seats, and 63% of the popular vote; and PF-ZAPU led by Joshua Nkomo gained 20 seats and 24% of the vote. It was clear that ZANU-PF controlled the ZANLA guerrillas whose \'presence was felt in over two-thirds of the country\', mostly in the Shona-speaking regions, and there was no doubt that \'peace meant a ZANU-PF victory.\' Turnout was a huge 91% of eligible voters. But participation fell to 54% in 1990, ZANU-PF having engulfed ZAPU after December 1987, and fell further to 31% in 1996. A deep and r…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/10/the-brutality-of-robert-mugabe-and-zanu-pf-in-zimbabwe/

Colombia Hides Largest Mass Grave in Latin America
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-10
Colombia has been hiding the fact that it has Latin America\'s largest mass graves according to a recent finding by the country\'s war crimes tribunal. It also said that Colombia may have been falsifying homicide rates for propaganda. | RELATED: | Brazil: 8 Bodies Found in Secret Mass Grave Used by Rio Militia | The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP)…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Hides-Largest-Mass-Grave-in-Latin-America-20190910-0019.html

\'All efforts must be made\' to ensure peaceful elections for Guinea-Bissau, Security Council hears
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-10
Since the inauguration of Guinea-Bissau\'s new Government in July, the political arena has been dominated by preparation for presidential elections, the assistant chief for UN peacekeeping operations in Africa told the Security Council on Tuesday, briefing members on the state of the nation, and the UN peacebuilding office there (UNIOGBIS).
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Nicaragua \'crisis\' still cause for concern amid murder, torture allegations: Bachelet
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-10
Nicaragua\'s on-going human rights crisis can be resolved peacefully through dialogue, the UN\'s top rights official said on Tuesday, before expressing concern about allegations of torture and murder of protesters involved in last year\'s anti-Government demonstrations.
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9/11: A Day that Changed the World
César Chelala | commondreams.org | 2019-09-10
While it is easy to create enemies, it is much harder to understand the \"other\", a necessary approach if we wish to eliminate conflict and honor the desire for peace and security of all people in the world. (Photo by Mohammed Elshamy/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/911.jpeg …
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Colombian Teachers to Go On National Strike in Defense of Life
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-10
The Colombian Federation of Education Workers (Fecode) called a 24-hour nationwide strike on September 12 to protest against the \"serious situation of insecurity\" that this South American country is experiencing. | RELATED: | Colombia: Special Jurisdiction for Peace Announces 650 New Applications | \"The protest aims at defending life and physical integrity of teachers, union and social leaders and rejecting all forms of violence in this country wherever they come from.\"
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombian-Teachers-to-Go-On-National-Strike-in-Defense-of-Life-20190910-0014.html

Carrie Lam Rejects US Sanctions Bill on Hong Kong
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-10
Hong Kong Chief Carrie Lam condemned Tuesday the \"Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act\", which is being proposed in the U.S. Congress by Senator Marco Rubio, and is expected to pass with bipartisan support. The bill would mandate the U.S. to take economic measures against Hong Kong. | RELATED: | Hong Kong Protestors Ask Trump For US Intervention | At a press conference on Tuesday, Hong Kong lead…
telesurenglish.net/news/Carrie-Lam-Rejects-US-Sanctions-Bill-on-Hong-Kong-20190910-0015.html

The spirit of MPs trying to stop Johnson\'s coup is the one we should use to get the Tories out of power
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-09-10
On 9 September, Boris Johnson succeeded in shutting parliament down for five weeks. But MPs didn\'t take it lying down. And their passionate resistance shows the spirit we should all use to finally get the Tories out of power. | Several left-wing MPs tried to block speaker John Bercow into his seat in parliament in a symbolic protest against Johnson\'s \'prorogation\' process. They also held up signs saying \'silenced\' to highlight the PM\'s efforts to avoid scrutiny…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/09/10/the-spirit-of-mps-trying-to-stop-johnsons-coup-is-the-one-we-should-use-to-get-the-tories-out-of-power/

US Is Behind Hong Kong Protests Says US Policymaker
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
The US continues to deny any involvement in ongoing unrest in China\'s special administrative region of Hong Kong. | However, even a casual look at US headlines or comments made by US politicians makes it clear the unrest not only suits …
globalresearch.ca/us-behind-hong-kong-protests-says-us-policymaker/5688690

Mining, Murder, and Impunity. Protests in Mexico against Canadian Mining company
Katarina Sabados | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
In a small town in southern Mexico, a public square is decorated with the bust of Mariano Abarca Roblero, a beloved father whose violent death remains unsolved. | Abarca was shot dead in 2009 after organizing protests against Canadian mining …
globalresearch.ca/mining-murder-impunity/5688705

War and whiskers: Freshly-resigned John Bolton gets meme-roasting
rt.com | 2019-09-10
US National Security Advisor John Bolton\'s departure from the Trump administration has been met with a mix of joy from the MAGA crowd and protests from dedicated neocons, but also with an avalanche of memes. | President Donald Trump announced Bolton\'s dismissal by tweet on Tuesday, saying he had \"disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions,\" presumably meaning his advocacy for military-enforced regime change in Syria, Venezuela, North Korea and Iran. Bolton insisted that he attempted to resign before Trump\'s announcement. | Reaction flowed in swiftly, with some commenters in the media lamenting the war-haw…
rt.com/usa/468514-john-bolton-mustache-memes/

China Threatens UK With Force Over Disputed Islands
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-10
The Chinese government issued a stern warning to Great Britain on Tuesday after a British naval ship entered the disputed waters of the South China Sea. | RELATED: | Hong Kong Protestors Ask Trump For US Intervention | The British ship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, reportedly entered the South China Sea, prompting China to warn the United Kingdom that their actions could be viewed as \'hostile\' to Beijing. | \"The South China Sea is a vast ocean… we have no objection to people sailing around ther…
telesurenglish.net/news/China-Threatens-UK-With-Force-Over-Disputed-Islands-20190910-0002.html

US Media Keep Saying Iran is \'In Violation\' of a Nuclear Agreement the US Withdrew From
Dave Lindorff | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-10
Yes, Iran is increasing the number of centrifuges it is using to refine nuclear fuel, and yes, it is refining that fuel to a higher percentage of U-235, the isotope that allows the uranium to begin a chain reaction necessary for both fueling a nuclear reactor and for creating an atomic bomb. But in taking…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/10/us-media-keep-saying-iran-is-in-violation-of-a-nuclear-agreement-the-us-withdrew-from/

Elections, coups and tax evaders: Venice Film Festival wrap-up
Dennis Broe | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-10
VENICE–Outside, police at the Venice Film Festival massed for a climate march that saw demonstrators swarm around the red carpet demanding action on climate devastation globally, and in Venice in particular, where oversized cruise ships are destroying the lagoon. Inside, the jury was meeting to award the Golden Lion for best film. What they essentially …
peoplesworld.org/article/elections-coups-and-tax-evaders-venice-film-festival-wrap-up/

Damascus Strongly Condemns US-Turkish Joint Military Patrols in Northeastern Syria
Sarah Abed | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
On Sunday, six military vehicles from Akcakale district in southeast Sanliurfa in Turkey, crossed the border into Syria and joined a US military convoy in carrying out joint military ground patrols from Tel Abyad, Al Raqqa governorate to Ras Al …
globalresearch.ca/damascus-condemns-us-turkish-joint-military-patrols-northeastern-syria/5688708

Trump-Taliban Talks Like Those with North Korea — A Photo Op on the Deck of the Titanic
Juan Cole | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
The Afghanistan government has been miffed and apprehensive for some time that the Trump administration has been talking to the Taliban in Qatar without any representation from Kabul. Government officials were therefore happy about Trump\'s abrupt cancellation of what he …
globalresearch.ca/trump-taliban-talks/5688680

Mohandas K. Gandhi vs. Contemporary Leaders
Robert J. Burrowes | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
On 2 October 2019, it will be the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mohandas K. Gandhi in Gujarat, India. I would like to reflect on the visionary leadership that Gandhi offered the world, briefly comparing it with some …
globalresearch.ca/comparative-political-leadership-gandhi-contemporary-leaders/5688650

Is It Time to Ditch the NPT, in Favor of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (Ban Treaty)?
Prof. Joelien Pretorius | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
In 2020, the participants in the 1970 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) will congregate for the treaty\'s 10th review conference. Which means that it may be a good time to re-examine the relevance of the NPT, and …
globalresearch.ca/time-ditch-npt/5688717

Was Isaac Newton a 9/11 \"Conspiracy Theorist\"?
Robin Davis | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
This article was originally published in September 2011. | Strange isn\'t it? To be labelled a 9/11 \"conspiracy theorist\" you don\'t even need to have a theory. It\'s enough to express any doubt about the official version of events. | Stranger still, …
globalresearch.ca/isaac-newton-911-conspiracy-theorist/5688656

Video: Turkey Expands Its Military Presence in Northern Syria
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
Turkey is increasing its military presence in northern Syria. | On September 8, Turkish and US forces carried out a first joint patrol east of the Euphrates in the framework of the \'safe zone\' agreement recently reached by Ankara and Washington. …
globalresearch.ca/video-turkey-expands-military-presence-northern-syria/5688629

Devastating Fires in Bolivia: A Political Tool
Carlos Guzman Vedia | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
The fires in the lowlands of Bolivia have burnt more than 1 million hectares, affecting forest reserves, protected areas and national parks. These fires represent the environmental tensions generated by the agricultural extractivism (McKay, 2018) that the drives the Bolivian …
globalresearch.ca/devastating-fires-bolivia-political-tool/5688627

Denmark Announces Increased Military Contributions and NATO Support in Syria and Beyond
Sarah Abed | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
Denmark is recognized as one of the most socially and economically developed countries in the world, which enjoys a high standard of living as well as high metrics in national performance, protection of civil liberties, and the lowest perceived level …
globalresearch.ca/denmark-announces-military-contributions-nato-syria/5688623

As Bolsonaro Incinerates the Amazon, Urgent Action Is Needed for Climate Justice
Prof. Mary Galvin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
Did South Africa need another high-profile reminder of climate chaos, after the Cape Town drought in 2015 to 2018; the two cyclones in March to April that ravaged Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe and killed more than 1 000 of our …
globalresearch.ca/bolsonaro-incinerates-amazon-climate-justice/5688711

5G Wireless: A Ridiculous Front for Global Control
Jon Rappoport | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
First, a few quotes to give a bit of background. | 5G speed, for people who must download a whole season of their favorite show in two seconds: | \"It\'s the next (fifth) generation of cellular technology which promises to greatly enhance | …
globalresearch.ca/5g-wireless-ridiculous-front-global-control/5688670

Netanyahu Risks Triggering an Unwinnable War to Avoid Losing Election
Jonathan Cook | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
Every Israeli prime minister — not least Benjamin Netanyahu — understands that a military entanglement with Hezbollah, Lebanon\'s armed Shia movement on Israel\'s northern border, is a dangerous wager, especially during an election campaign. | It was Shimon Peres who lost …
globalresearch.ca/netanyahu-risks-unwinnable-war-avoid-losing-election/5688669

How the U.S. Created the Cold War
Eric Zuesse | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
There was a speech that the smug Harvard neoconservative Graham Allison presented at the US aristocracy\'s TED Talks on 20 November 2018, and which is titled on youtube as \"Is war between China and the US inevitable?\" It currently has …
globalresearch.ca/us-created-cold-war/5688653

Why Wages Are Lower, Inflation Higher, and GDP Over-Stated
Dr. Jack Rasmus | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
In a post last week I took issue with the Trump administration\'s claim–repeated ad nauseam in the media–that wages were rising at a 3.1% pace this past year, according to the Labor Dept. In my post I explained the 3 …
globalresearch.ca/why-wages-lower-inflation-higher-gdp-over-stated/5688685

As in Vietnam, the US Will Leave Afghanistan a Disaster for Its Citizens
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-10
| When the conflict that the Vietnamese refer to as the American War ended in April 1975, I was a U.S. Army captain attending a course at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In those days, the student body at any of our Army\'s myriad schools typically included officers from the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). | Since ARVN\'s founding two decades earlier, the United States had assigned itself the task of professionalizing that fledgling military establishment. Based on a conviction that the standards,…
truthout.org/articles/as-in-vietnam-the-us-will-leave-afghanistan-a-disaster-for-its-citizens/

An Uber Driver\'s Death Shows the Harms of Misclassifying Workers
Yasin Khan | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-10
In 2015, Waheed Etimad immigrated with his wife and their seven children to the United States from Afghanistan on the special immigrant visa he received after translating for the U.S. Army. Etimad began taking courses at Diablo Valley College, studying to become a computer engineer while driving full time for Uber at night. People who…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/10/an-uber-drivers-death-shows-the-harms-of-misclassifying-workers/

Trump Dismisses John Bolton, Says They \'Disagreed Strongly\'
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-10
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday forced out John Bolton, his hawkish national security adviser with whom he had significant disagreements on Iran, Afghanistan and a cascade of other global challenges. | The two men offered opposing accounts on Bolton\'s less than friendly departure, a leave-taking example of what had been a fractious relationship almost from the start. | Trump tweeted that he told Bolton Monday night his services were no longer needed at the White House and Bolton submitted his resignation Tuesday morning. Bolton…
truthdig.com/articles/trump-fires-john-bolton-says-they-disagreed-strongly/

Nuclear Power Has No Role in Fighting the Climate Emergency
Linda Pentz Gunter | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-10
The Aug. 26 editorial \"A plan that goes nowhere\" in the Washington Post claimed that Sen. Bernie Sanders\'s (I-Vt.) proposed $16.3 trillion climate plan was made \"unnecessarily expensive\" by his exclusion of new nuclear power construction and his intention to deny existing nuclear plants license extensions. According to research by the Environmental Working Group, five…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/10/nuclear-power-has-no-role-in-fighting-the-climate-emergency/

\"The Pain Remains:\" The Living Literature of War
Nick Turse | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-10
Do you remember July 8, 2011? Where you were? What you did? Whom you talked to? Anything at all? I couldn\'t pin down one single thing for that day. I couldn\'t even locate an email I had sent or a photo I might have taken. It\'s all evidently lost in the ether, known only to tech…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/10/the-pain-remains-the-living-literature-of-war/

Are We Headed Toward a Techno-Eugenic Future?
Mohsen Abdelmoumen — Stuart Newman | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-10
Dr. Stuart A. Newman, Ph.D., is professor of cell biology and anatomy. He has been a visiting professor at the Pasteur Institute, Paris, the Centre à l\'Energie Atomique-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, the University of Tokyo, and was a Fogarty Senior International Fellow at Monash University, Australia. He was a founding member of…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/10/are-we-headed-toward-a-techno-eugenic-future/

The Last Days of Coney Island
Elliot Sperber | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-10
The Last Days of Coney Island Off in Coney Island there\'s an otter in the water And some harbor seals in tanks in the aquarium And penguins and brown pelicans Who envy all The gliding gulls and pizza-pecking pigeons there And rays who pray for hurricanes to come and wreck their prison — some desire…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/10/the-last-days-of-coney-island/

Boris Johnson Trips: Duvets, Toothbrushes and the House of Lords
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-10
In 2017, MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, a Tory creature trapped in cold storage, suggested that the UK\'s withdrawal from the European Union was tantamount to fighting the battles of Agincourt, Waterloo and Trafalgar, a true statement of British strength. (Much inconsistency there, but let him ride with it.)…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/10/boris-johnson-trips-duvets-toothbrushes-and-the-house-of-lords/