RT (2019-09-09). Trump says he \'could\' meet with Iran President Rouhani. rt.com US President Donald Trump said he has \"no problem with the idea\" of meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani. There are rumors the meeting could happen later this month at the UN General Assembly. | Trump left open the possibility of the meeting during one of his helicopter press-conferences at the White House on Monday, prior to departing for North Carolina. | Iran should straighten it out, because they\'re in a very bad position right now. | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that Trump was willing to meet with Rouhani \"with no pre-condition,\" because \"we don\'t want war with Iran.\" | Se…

Robert Fisk (2019-09-09). The Coming Drone War Over Lebanon. counterpunch.org After two civil wars, multiple invasions and political assassinations galore, you might think Lebanon deserves a break from the greatest crisis since its last greatest crisis. But no — here we were this week with the Israelis claiming the Hezbollah were running a missile factory in the Bekaa Valley and the prime minister — the More

Howard Lisnoff (2019-09-09). Underground Notes From a 2016 Sandernista. counterpunch.org It was about call and text message 10,000 that I came to realize that political campaigns that once started in September of the election cycle, which would culminate with the election in November, now begin years earlier. The election cycle never ends! These have been info calls and texts and direct calls for donations from More

Staff (2019-09-09). House Panel to Escalate Trump Impeachment Inquiry. truthdig.com WASHINGTON—The House Judiciary Committee will vote Thursday to establish rules for hearings on impeachment, escalating the panel\'s investigations of President Donald Trump even as many Democrats remain wary of the effort. | The resolution is a technical step, and the panel would still have to introduce impeachment articles against Trump and win approval from the House to bring charges against Trump. It\'s unclear if that will ever happen, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has urged caution on the issue, saying the public still isn\'t yet supportive of taking those steps. | Related Articles: …

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers (2019-09-09). People\'s Mobilization Unites For People And Planet. dissidentvoice.org The People\'s Mobilization to Stop the US War Machine and Save the Planet is two weeks away. The \"People\'s Mobe\" will be held from September 20 to 23 in New York City during the United Nations General Assembly. Members of the Venezuelan Embassy Protection Collective started organizing the People\'s Mobe in May. Organizers sought to …

Dean Baker (2019-09-09). Confronting Global Warming and Austerity. counterpunch.org In the United States, proposals for a Green New Deal have been getting considerable attention in recent months as activists have pressed both members of Congress and Democratic presidential candidates to support aggressive measures to combat global warming. There clearly is much more that we can and must do in the immediate future to prevent enormous damage to the planet. More

Conn Hallinan (2019-09-09). Climate Chaos Descends on Europe. counterpunch.org It\'s been a rough summer in Europe. On August 18, several dozen people gathered around a patch of snow in Iceland to commemorate the demise of the Okjokull glacier, a victim of climate change. Further to the west, Greenland shed 217 billion tons of ice in the month of July alone. Not long before, Paris reached 108.7 degrees on July 25, and normally cold, blustery Normandy registered 102 degrees. Worldwide, July 2019 was the hottest month on record. More

Jack Rasmus (2019-09-09). What\'s the True Unemployment Rate in the US? counterpunch.org The real unemployment rate is probably somewhere between 10%-12%. Here\'s why: the 3.7% is the U-3 rate, per the labor dept. But that\'s the rate only for full time employed. What the labor dept. calls the U-6 includes what it calls discouraged workers (those who haven\'t looked for work in the past 4 weeks). Then there\'s what\'s called the \'missing labor force\'—i.e. those who haven\'t looked in the past year. They\'re not calculated in the 3.7% U-3 unemployment rate number either. Why? Because you have to be \'out of work and actively looking for work\' to be counted as unemployed and therefore part of the 3.7% ra…

Norman Solomon (2019-09-09). Joe Biden Must Be Stopped. truthdig.com 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 the New Hampshire Democratic Party convention on Saturday. The headline, next to Biden\'s picture, quoted a statement he made last year: \"I don\'t think 500 billionaires are the reason why we\'re in trouble.\" | While not flattering to the current frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, th…

Staff (2019-09-09). FBI Investigates ICE Shooting of Undocumented Man in Nashville Suburb. truthout.org | | The FBI is investigating the shooting of an undocumented immigrant by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent during a traffic stop last week. The shooting occurred Thursday at a supermarket parking lot in Antioch, a suburb of Nashville, where workers often gather to be picked up for a day\'s work. ICE agents were attempting to detain an unnamed 39-year-old Mexican man, who reportedly attempted to flee in a white box truck, when one of the agents shot him twice. It has now been revealed that…

WSWS (2019-09-09). This week in history: September 9-15. wsws.org 25 years ago: Castro bows to imperialism on immigrationOn September 9, 1994, the Castro and Clinton governments signed an agreement to halt further uncontrolled immigration to the United States from Cuba. The deal marked a further step in the capitulation to imperialism by the bourgeois-nationalist Castro regime.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-09-09). September 9, 2001: Two Days Before 9/11, Global Research Was Born… globalresearch.ca We started up in late August with a handmade web design in FrontPage. A student in philosophy gave me a hand in drafting the home page and putting the project online. On the morning of September 8, I took a two hour \"crash course\" on the use of file transfer FTP software.

Mill Valley activist groups (2019-09-09). Climate Strike: Mill Valley, Marin County. indybay.org Plaza outside Mill Valley Book Depot & Cafe, 87 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941 | Mill Valley Seniors for Peace @ Camino Alto and Miller Avenue…

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-09). US-Taliban No-Peace \"Peace Talks\" globalresearch.ca On Sunday, Pompeo called talks with the Taliban dead, no agreement forthcoming without \"significant commitments\" from its authorities. | On Saturday, Trump cancelled what he called secret talks with the Taliban and (US-installed Afghan puppet) president Ghani to be held separately …

WSWS (2019-09-09). Trump breaks off talks on end to US war in Afghanistan. wsws.org The US president announced that he had called off plans for a secret Camp David meeting with the Taliban and the Afghan president to conclude a peace deal.

Staff (2019-09-09). Trump Calls Off Peace Talks With Taliban. truthout.org | | This weekend, President Trump publicly called off a secret meeting at Camp David with the Taliban and the president of Afghanistan that aimed to end the 18-year war, the longest in U.S. history. The United States and Taliban had appeared close to signing an agreement after holding nine rounds of talks in Doha, but the negotiations took a surprise turn when President Trump suggested a Camp David meeting that included Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who had not been involved in the previous talks. For more, we go to Kabul to s…

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-09). The Taliban\'s Recent Kabul Attack Inadvertently Tanked the Afghan Peace Talks. globalresearch.ca Neither the Taliban nor the US wanted to throw away the unprecedented progress that\'s been made towards peace thus far, but pressure on both sides from within their own ranks and outside regrettably led to the suspension of the Afghan …

Jon Britton (2019-09-09). PSL Public Forum: The Fight Against White Supremacy and Racist Violence. indybay.org San José Peace & Justice Center, 48 S. Seventh Street, San José, CA 95112…

Fréa Lockley (2019-09-09). Sadiq Khan challenges the conflict and suffering caused by the world\'s largest arms fair. thecanary.co London mayor Sadiq Khan has spoken out against the world\'s largest arms fair. As protests continue against the Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair, Khan\'s open letter also makes the link between the \"arms and w…

teleSUR (2019-09-09). Guatemala Imposes Siege for 30 Days, Rights Groups Protest. telesurenglish.net Guatemala\'s Congress Saturday voted overwhelmingly to approve a temporary state of siege in six northeastern provinces, a measure designed to tighten security after several soldiers were killed by alleged drug traffickers. | RELATED: | Guatemalan President-Elect to Create New Anti-Corruption Body | The initiative passed after 88 lawmakers voted in favor while nine opposed it in the Central American country\'s unicameral legislature. | The 30-day state of siege imposes a night-time cur…

teleSUR (2019-09-09). Pakistan Arrests 22 Protesters at Pro-Freedom Kashmir Rally. telesurenglish.net Pakistani police arrested 22 pro-independence protesters in Pakistan administered Kashmir. The protesters were demonstrating near the village of Tatrinote, close to the Line of Control about 80km south of the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Muzaffarabad. | RELATED: | \'United Struggle Against United Oppressors\': Pro-Palestine BDS Stands in Solidarity With Kashmir | The Line of Control (LoC) is the de facto border dividing India\'s Kashmir…

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-09). Netanyahu Fighting for His Political Life. globalresearch.ca On April 9, Israeli Knesset elections were held, 61 coalition seats needed for majority rule. | New elections were called after Netanyahu failed to cobble together enough support for reelection as prime minister. He remains interim PM. | On September 17, Israelis …

Philip Giraldi (2019-09-09). Revisiting Stuxnet: The Israeli-American Computer Virus that Started Cyber-Warfare. globalresearch.ca New evidence has surfaced to demonstrate how both American and Israeli intelligence services, aided by European partners, have long been targeting Iran in spite of clear evidence that it constituted no threat. The story involves the Stuxnet virus or \"worm,\" …

Marwa Osman (2019-09-09). Trump Hits Lebanon Bank with His Favorite Econo-Political Battering Ram. globalresearch.ca The fact that the U.S. sanctions countries whenever its president pleases could in itself be considered a hostile act. Even in wartime, these sorts of collective punishments are illegal under the Geneva Conventions. | *** | Economic sanctions are not only a …

Elijah J. Magnier (2019-09-09). A Secret US-Iran Deal over Oil Supplies to Syria. globalresearch.ca A secret deal has been set up between the US and Iran, through a third party, to enable the Iranian super tanker Adrian Darya 1 (formerly Grace 1) to deliver its 2.1 million barrels of oil to the Syrian government. …

Elizabeth Keyes (2019-09-09). Somewhere Beyond Corporate Media Yemenis Die. counterpunch.org Somewhere Beyond Corporate Media Yemenis Die (Parody of \"Somewhere Over the Rainbow\" by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg) Somewhere beyond corporate media Yemenis die, Folk rarely heard of, yet our weapons they\'re killed by. Somewhere beyond corporate media Al Qaeda of AP expands, Saudi/US war crime crony, sanctity of human life be damned. Yemenis wish More

Paul Dobson (2019-09-09). Venezuela: Guaido Under Investigation over Essequibo Bargaining Revelations. venezuelanalysis.com Guaido envoy Vanessa Neumann was caught on tape offering to relinquish Venezuela\'s historic claim in exchange for backing from London.

Lynda Carson (2019-09-09). Exposing the contributors to the NRA, a domestic terrorist organization. indybay.org Now that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution declaring that the National Rifle Association (NRA) is a domestic terrorist organization, this may mean that the NRA and it\'s contributors should come under much closer scrutiny!

Nick Turse (2019-09-09). The Corporeal Wreckage of War. thenation.com The Corporeal Wreckage of War…

Eric Margolis (2019-09-09). Trade Wars Are a Fool\'s Game. globalresearch.ca According to the great military thinker, Maj. Gen. J.F.C. Fuller, \'the object of war is not victory. It is to achieve political goals.\' | Too bad President Donald Trump does not read books. He has started economic wars against China, …

Andre Vltchek (2019-09-09). Both Israel and Hezbollah Imagined a Horrid Black Hole and Stopped. dissidentvoice.org There are rare moments in history, when even the most determined enemies can suddenly recognize the futility of battle. Sometimes, just for a moment or two. Sometimes, for longer. Such moments of sanity may save thousands, even millions human lives. And, such moments are not expressions of weakness or cowardice; on the contrary; they are …

Staff (2019-09-09). Climate Change Is Already Hitting Europe Harder Than Anyone Expected. truthdig.com From the edge of the Arctic to almost the Tropic of Cancer, Europe\'s rapid warming is evidenced by hotter summers and winters.

Staff (2019-09-09). Government-Granted Patent Monopolies Are Driving Up Drug Prices. truthout.org | | Most of the leading Democratic presidential contenders have put forward a plan to reduce drug prices. But for some reason, none of them have embraced the simple idea of not making drugs expensive in the first place. Specifically, none of the contenders have proposed moving away from the current system of financing the research and development of new drugs through government-granted patent monopolies. | The point is a simple one that should be obvious to people in policy debates. Drugs are almost in…

WSWS (2019-09-09). Florida teen hangs himself in Broward County maximum-security jail. wsws.org Sonny Rugani, 17, had been charged as an adult and was detained at the Broward County main jail. He had told his arresting officers that he planned to hang himself in prison.

WSWS (2019-09-09). The issues raised by climate change in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. wsws.org The destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian further supports the prediction that global warming will cause more destructive tropical storms.

Richard C. Gross (2019-09-09). There is But One Race: Human. counterpunch.org Want to blame something for differences in skin color, blame the sun. It\'s all in the melanin. The concept of different races is a farce, largely concocted as \"scientific racism\" by an American physician before the Civil War, as noted in a fascinating special April 2018 issue of the National Geographic, \"Black and White.\" It is More

Center for Biological Diversity (2019-09-09). Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Will Lead \'Walk for Juristac\' Sunday to Protect Sacred Lands. indybay.org SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif.— The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band will be stepping forward in a public journey of healing and restoration on Sunday. One of the greatest challenges before the tribe is the protection of their sacred grounds at Juristac (Sargent Ranch). The site is currently threatened by Sargent Quarry, a proposed 320-acre sand-and-gravel mining operation.

Joachim Bischoff and Erhard Crome (2019-09-09). From Punitive Tariffs and Trade Conflicts to Economic War. indybay.org Donald Trump\'s punitive attacks on several trading partners, above all China, are changing suddenly into a destruction of the multilateral structures of the world market. With the rigorous policy of \"America first,\" the US president wants to restore or develop the past hegemony. The wrercking ball is not the only foreign policy model. Compromise is a necessity, not a weakness.

Prof Susan Babbitt (2019-09-09). Oliver Sacks, the \"Neurological Philosopher\" globalresearch.ca Oliver Sacks, the \"neurological philosopher\", did a \"different sort of medicine on behalf of chronic often warehoused and largely abandoned patients.\" It combined art and science. Lawrence Weschler, in a new biography, says Sacks was from \"the period …

teleSUR (2019-09-09). Elizabeth Warren Held Secret Talks With Hillary Clinton: Report. telesurenglish.net United States Senator Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton have been having private conversations since the former decided to run for the White House according to a report by the NBC. | RELATED: | Sanders, Warren Surge to Tie Biden Atop Dem 2020 Primary: Poll | The NBC reported that many people with knowledge of the correspondence between the 2016 presidential candidate an…

WSWS (2019-09-09). US agency warns of lung illness epidemic among young people, attributed to e-cigarettes. wsws.org The FDA has issued a public warning of a rapidly developing epidemic of severe lung illnesses associated with \"vaping,\" with 450 cases confirmed spanning 33 states.

Binoy Kampmark (2019-09-09). Robert Mugabe\'s Legacy: Revolution, Amity and Decline. counterpunch.org Robert Mugabe is the sort of figure that always caused discomfort. He was a permanent revolutionary, becoming, in time, the despotic ruler who frittered away revolutionary gain. He played multiple roles in international political consciousness. As Zimbabwe\'s strongman, he was demonised and lionised in equal measure for a good deal of his time in power. More

Brian Horejsi (2019-09-09). Sometimes There Are Bears Living There. counterpunch.org As a young boy I grew up in a very small town surrounded by mountains and foothills. I\'d sit in my grandfather\'s nearby backyard while he told me stories, including those about the many caves in the mountains. \"There are bears living in there sometimes\", he would point out, nodding his head knowingly. I took More

Dr. Andrew Glikson (2019-09-09). Wildfires and the Climate Crisis: Brazil, Siberia, California, South Europe, Queensland. globalresearch.ca The planetary consequences of injecting 910 billion tons CO2 into the atmosphere are playing in real time. | The Arctic Circle is suffering from an unprecedented number of wildfires in the latest sign of a climate crisis. With some blazes …

Hannah Mowat (2019-09-09). Europeans Must Face Their Own Role in the Destruction of the Amazon. globalresearch.ca Images of the Amazon burning have caused global alarm. They have also, say observers, triggered a response unparalleled in the history of the politics around climate change: the setting of international red lines on environmental destruction. For President Macron …

Alicia Jrapko (2019-09-09). Venezuela: Embassy Protection Collective Speaks. indybay.org Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists\' Hall | 1924 Cedar (@Bonita), Berkeley www.bfuu.org…

teleSUR (2019-09-09). Venezuela Rejects \'Lies\' published by Colombian Outlet. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan Communication Minister Jorge Rodríguez offered Monday a press conference in which he denied a publication made by the magazine Semana this weekend that allegedly linked the Venezuelan Government to irregular groups in Colombia. | \"The publication of Semana magazine is full of lies about the operations of the Venezuelan State,\" Rodríguez said as he showed evidence that dismantles the report, which he attributed to former Colombian President àÅlvaro Uribe Vélez as an intellectual author. | Rodríguez said the supposed document extracted from Venezuelan intelligence bodies does not correspond to…

Carlos Eduardo Martins (2019-09-09). Bolsonaro, o falso nacionalismo e a destruiàßà£o do Brasil. globalresearch.ca A crise ambiental e diplomática promovida pelo governo brasileiro, em razà£o de sua cumplicidade com o Dia do Fogo organizado por setores do agronegócio na Amazà¥nia e das hostilidades que dirigiu ao governo francês, é apenas mais um capítulo de …

Kurt Nimmo (2019-09-09). Identity Politics: A Control Mechanism Exploited by the Ruling Elite. globalresearch.ca There will not be a Peasants\' Revolt like the one in 1381. We don\'t have a Jack Straw, John Ball, or Wat Tyler to lead and guide us. Those revolutionaries were betrayed by officers of Richard II—Richard was 14 at …

Frik Els (2019-09-09). Gold Price Suffers Biggest Fall in Six Years. globalresearch.ca The gold price plunged in early morning trade on Thursday, in one of the worst trading sessions in dollar terms in gold market history. | The gold price dropped to $1,514.30 an ounce in mid-morning — down 3% or $46.10 an …

RT (2019-09-08). Amazon\'s \'smart\' doorbell allows customers to spy on \'minorities minding their own f**ng business\'. rt.com A shadowy partnership between Amazon\'s \'smart\' doorbell company and hundreds of police departments across America has fueled paranoia and pushed the country closer to an Orwellian surveillance state, Redacted Tonight reports. | Amazon\'s Ring has given 400 US police departments access to its customers\' home surveillance footage, raising serious privacy concerns — particularly because many clients have reportedly never consented to participating in the program. | As Redacted Tonight correspondent Natalie McGill argues, the company feeds on paranoia and prejudice, leading to a spike in reports to police that…

RT (2019-09-08). Hillary Clinton & Elizabeth Warren's \'secret talks\' ignite outrage, mockery on social media. rt.com Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren is reportedly in talks with failed presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, a move that\'s at odds with Warren\'s progressive image, and people really aren\'t happy about it. | The two have been in communication since the Massachusetts senator announced her presidential run, although both are keeping quiet about it, NBC reports, citing several people who wished to remain anonymous. | pic.twitter.com/pm4FPOttz…

RT (2019-09-08). Afghan peace talks dead \'for the time being\' & US won't enter any agreement — Pompeo. rt.com US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that peace negotiations with Afghanistan\'s Taliban are dead and that Washington will not enter any future agreement without \"commitments\" from the militants. | Appearing on a round of cable news shows Sunday morning, Pompeo told one of these, Fox News, that negotiations with the Taliban are dead \"for the time being,\" adding that Washington is recalling its special envoy to Afghanistan to work out its next steps. Also appearing on CNN, Pompeo said that the US would not enter into any future agreement with the Taliban without \"significant commitments\" from the fighters,…

unitedEditor (2019-09-08). Guaido on the verge of imprisonment: Why does the US have its eye on Essequibo? uwidata.com Self-proclaimed Venezuelan president Juan Guaido and his team have been convicted of holding talks with Guyana on the territorial issue of Essequibo. According to the Prosecutor General\'s Office of the Bolivarian Republic, the opposition has offered to surrender Venezuelan\'s historical claims to the territory of Essequibo. El presidente venezolano @NicolasMaduro anunció que el gobierno se …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-09-08). Who Is Osama Bin Laden? globalresearch.ca It was Eighteen years ago: I started writing on the evening of September 11, late into the night, going through piles of research notes, which I had previously collected on the history of Al Qaeda. This first text on 9/11 …

Mill Valley activist groups (2019-09-08). Climate Strike: Mill Valley, Marin County. indybay.org Plaza outside Mill Valley Book Depot & Cafe, 87 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941 | Mill Valley Seniors for Peace @ Camino Alto and Miller Avenue…

Jon Britton (2019-09-08). PSL Public Forum: The Fight Against White Supremacy and Racist Violence. indybay.org San José Peace & Justice Center, 48 S. Seventh Street, San José, CA 95112…

Reese Erlich (2019-09-08). Foreign Correspondent: Will Trump Bring Peace to Afghanistan? commondreams.org U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting at The Venetian Las Vegas on April 6, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_afghan.jpg …

Staff (2019-09-08). Should We Feed Hungry Children, or the War Machine? truthout.org | | On August 21, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Lise Grande, put out a heartbreaking call for nations to make good on their pledges to send humanitarian aid to feed destitute families in war-torn Yemen. Unless the funds promised are received soon, she warned, food rations for 12 million people would be reduced and at least 2.5 million malnourished children would be cut-off from the services tha…

Center for Biological Diversity (2019-09-08). Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Will Lead \'Walk for Juristac\' Sunday to Protect Sacred Lands. indybay.org SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif.— The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band will be stepping forward in a public journey of healing and restoration on Sunday. One of the greatest challenges before the tribe is the protection of their sacred grounds at Juristac (Sargent Ranch). The site is currently threatened by Sargent Quarry, a proposed 320-acre sand-and-gravel mining operation.

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-09-08). The Courage of Saying No: Children, Rebellion and Greta Thunberg. globalresearch.ca There is something to be said of wariness when it comes to revolutionary voices. As Albert Camus argued in that beautiful tract of illumination and contradiction, The Rebel, \"All modern revolutions have ended in the reinforcement of the power of …

Staff (2019-09-08). Marcus Deon Smith Was Killed 1 Year Ago by Police. His Life Still Matters. truthout.org | | One year ago at midnight, a 38-year-old Black man named Marcus Deon Smith was wandering in and out of downtown traffic in Greensboro as the North Carolina Folk Festival concluded for the night. Smith, a beloved member of the Greensboro homeless community, was high on drugs and experiencing a mental crisis when eight Greensboro police officers attempted to deal with his obvious psychological distress. Smith, who was known as a gentle, nonviolent man, frantically pleaded with the officers, r…

Lynda Carson (2019-09-08). Fascist NRA gun organization labeled a domestic terrorist organization. indybay.org On Tuesday, September 3, 2019, a resolution passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors declared that the fascist right-wing extremist National Rifle Association of America (NRA), a very troubled organization that supports the Trump regime and Republicans with major political campaign contributions, is a domestic terrorist organization!

Lynda Carson (2019-09-08). Exposing the contributors to the NRA, a domestic terrorist organization. indybay.org Now that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution declaring that the National Rifle Association (NRA) is a domestic terrorist organization, this may mean that the NRA and it\'s contributors should come under much closer scrutiny!

Alicia Jrapko (2019-09-08). Venezuela: Embassy Protection Collective Speaks. indybay.org Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists\' Hall | 1924 Cedar (@Bonita), Berkeley www.bfuu.org…

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2019-09-08). Days Before Talks With Taliban and Peace Deal, Trump Publicly Calls Secret Meeting Off. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/trump_stolen_time_0.jpg …

Eds. (2019-09-07). Evo Morales, providing leadership in times of adversity. mronline.org While other South American leaders delayed operations to fight fires for days as flames spread across the Amazon, Bolivian President Evo Morales Ayma personally led efforts to confront the tragedy | Source

RT (2019-09-07). Not great, not terrible: US tests refurbished missiles after admission nuclear refit lagging behind. rt.com The US Navy test-fired a volley of decades-old Trident II nuclear missiles, proving they can still fly days after a top official said the upgrade of bombs and warheads was lagging, and Russia offered to sell US some of its tech.

Staff (2019-09-07). Iran Raises Nuclear Stakes, Threatens Higher Enrichment. truthdig.com TEHRAN, Iran—Iran on Saturday said it now uses arrays of advanced centrifuges prohibited by its 2015 nuclear deal and can enrich uranium \"much more beyond\" current levels to weapons-grade material, taking a third step away from the accord while warning Europe has little time to offer it new terms. | While insisting Iran doesn\'t seek a nuclear weapon, the comments by Behrouz Kamalvandi of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran threatened pushing uranium enrichment far beyond levels ever reached in the country. Prior to the atomic deal, Iran only reached up to 20%, which itself still is only a short technical…

RT (2019-09-07). Trump lauds prisoner exchange between Russia & Ukraine as \'giant step to peace\'. rt.com US President Donald Trump has praised the prisoner swap between Moscow and Ukraine, congratulating the two countries for making such a move and naming it a \"giant step to peace.\" | Earlier in the day, Russia surrendered 35 individuals to Ukraine that had been held in its prisons and detainment centers, receiving an equal amount of people in return. | Weighing in, Trump wrote that it was indeed a step forward. | Very good news, perhaps a first giant step to peace. Congratulations to both countries!

The Canary (2019-09-07). Protesters stage \'die in\' to highlight cyclist deaths. thecanary.co Dozens of protesters have staged a symbolic funeral procession across central London, ending in a die-in in Trafalgar Square to highlight the need for measures to protect cyclists.The protest, organised by Extinction Rebellion in partnership with Stop Killing Cyclists, called on the Government to start investing £6 billion a year on cycling infrastructure.The march, which began at Lincoln\'s Inn Fields, was led by three horse-drawn funeral hearses meant to represent the deaths of cyclists caused by road accidents and pollution.Florence Reid waves an Exinction Rebellion flag during the protest (David Mirzoeff…

Staff (2019-09-07). Russia and Ukraine Trade Prisoners, Each Flies 35 to Freedom. truthdig.com Among those released by Ukraine was separatist Volodymyr Tsemakh, linked to the 2014 shoot-down of a Malaysian airliner that killed 298.

teleSUR (2019-09-07). Italy\'s \'Closed Ports Policy\' Stays, Minister Luciana Lamorgese. telesurenglish.net Italy\'s Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese confirmed Friday that the \"Ports Closed\" policy remains in force, although the far-right politician Matteo Salvini is no longer part of the new ruling coalition. | RELATED: | Italy: Pro-Migrant Mayor Lucano Allowed to Return to His City | This comes as the rescue vessel \'Alan Kurdi\', which is currently waiting off Malta with Tunisian migrants rescued at the Mediterranean sea, has not been authorized to enter Italian ports. | \"We asked…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-09-07). Malaysia\'s Prime Minister Mahathir: Insufficient Evidence to Blame Russia for MH17 Crash over Eastern Ukraine. globalresearch.ca Malaysia\'s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad casts doubt on the controversial Dutch JIT investigation pertaining to the July 2014 crash of Malaysian Airlines MH17 over Eastern Ukraine. | In an interview with Sputnik News at the Vladivostok East Asia Economic Summit, Mahathir …

teleSUR (2019-09-07). Trump Scraps Afghan Peace Talks With Taliban Over Attack. telesurenglish.net United States President Donald Trump informed Saturday he canceled peace talks with Afghanistan\'s Taliban leaders after the group claimed the attack in Kabul that killed a U.S. soldier and 11 civilians. | RELATED: | \'We\'re Going to Always Have a Presence in Afghanistan\': Trump | \"If they cannot agree to a ceasefire during these very important peace talks…then they probably don\'t have the power to negotiate a meaningful agreement anyway,\" Trump said on Twitter. | The U.S. presiden…

teleSUR (2019-09-07). \'Brazil In Mourning\', Rallies in Defense of Public Education. telesurenglish.net On September 7th, the Independence Day of Brazil, the National Student Union (UNE) led protests in defense of the Amazon and public education, both of which are being threatened by policies in favor of private companies promoted by President Jair Bolsonaro. | RELATED: | Brazilians to Celebrate Amazon Rainforest Day by Protesting | \"Education-related b…

teleSUR (2019-09-07). Hong Kong Strongly Condemns Vandalistic Acts of Protesters. telesurenglish.net Hong Kong\'s government has strongly condemned the vandalistic acts of radical western-backed protesters, as more actions to affect the city\'s infrastructure and normalization of activities continue. | RELATED: | Hong Kong Chief Lays Out Plan To End Protests | Saturday\'s planned airport disruption was thwarted by police who were ready, with authorities searching public transport heading for the airport ahead of what was planned to be a \"stress test\" of road and rail links to one of the world\'s b…

teleSUR (2019-09-07). Seven South American Countries Agree to Protect Amazon Forests. telesurenglish.net Seven South American countries on Friday signed a pact to protect the world\'s largest tropical forest, the Amazon, a globally important macro-ecosystem which has been been burning in its Brazilian region for weeks. | RELATED: | South American Leaders Begin Emergency Summit on Amazon Fires | \"What happens in the Amazon affects not just our countries but also the entire world. If we do not work in a responsible way, maybe in the short time, it will be too late to reverse this situ…

Staff (2019-09-07). Trump Rakes in Fossil Fuel Money While Some Democrats Skirt Donation Pledge. truthout.org | | Against the backdrop of intensifying global heat waves, a burning Amazon forest, and melting arctic ice caps, the question of how to respond to the global climate crisis, and a candidate\'s relationship to the fossil fuel industry, are assuming center stage in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. | At one end, you have Donald Trump, the near-certain Republican nominee, who has taken huge amounts of money from the fossil fuel industry. The Trump administration has rolled back climate regu…

Joseph Thomas (2019-09-07). The 5G Network: Southeast Asia Ignores US War on Huawei. globalresearch.ca The Western media has begun complaining about Southeast Asia\'s collective decision to move forward with 5G network technology from Chinese telecom giant Huawei despite US demands that nations ban all Huawei products. | These demands are predicated on clearly fabricated security …

John Stanton (2019-09-07). The United States: A Nation on Suicide Watch. globalresearch.ca \"The Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan required major shifts in national resources from civilian to military purposes and contributed to the growth of the budget deficit and public debt. Through FY 2018, the direct costs of the wars will have …

teleSUR (2019-09-07). Iran Seizes Tugboat Carrying Suspected Smuggled Oil. telesurenglish.net The Iranian coast guard detained a foreign tugboat that was carrying smuggled oil through the Persian Gulf waters on Saturday. | RELATED: | \'US Treasury Is A Jail Warden\' Iranian Foreign Minister Says | According to Iranian state television, their coast guard seized the tugboat after it was suspected to be carrying smuggled fuel. The Iranian authorities said the ship was seized and all 12 of its Filipino crew members were arrested. | It said the tugboat was carrying nearly 284,000…

Dr. Andrew Glikson (2019-09-07). Portents of 21st Century Global Warming. globalresearch.ca Global Research has decided to publish different perspectives and competing viewpoints regarding Climate Change, with a view to promoting debate and critical analysis. | *** | \"We will be in a position where we set off an irreversible chain reaction beyond human …

WSWS (2019-09-07). Jury finds one defendant not guilty, deadlocked on second in 2016 Oakland Ghost Ship warehouse fire case. wsws.org The criminal trial of two defendants, Derrick Almena and Max Harris, charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter, has come to an end with a deadlock and an acquittal.

Staff (2019-09-07). US Beekeepers File Suit Against EPA Charging \"Illegal\" Approval of Insecticide. truthout.org | | A group of beekeepers joined forces on Friday against Trump\'s EPA by filing a lawsuit over the agency\'s move to put a powerful insecticide—one that scientists warn is part of the massive pollinator die-off across the U.S.—back on the market. | The lawsuit charges that the EPA\'s approval of sulfoxaflor—touted by its manufacturer, agro-chemical giant…

WSWS (2019-09-07). Colombian government renews civil war amid growing social unrest. wsws.org At least 150 former FARC fighters and their family members have been killed since the signing of the agreement with the Colombian government.

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-09-07). Robert Mugabe\'s Legacy: Revolution, Amity and Decline. globalresearch.ca Robert Mugabe is the sort of figure that always caused discomfort. He was a permanent revolutionary, becoming, in time, the despotic ruler who frittered away revolutionary gain. He played multiple roles in international political consciousness. As Zimbabwe\'s strongman, he was …

teleSUR (2019-09-07). Politician, Social Leader, 3 Ex-FARC Members Killed in Colombia. telesurenglish.net A political candidate, a social leader and three former combatants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were murdered in the Toledo, Cucuta and the Choco regions in the last 24 hours, local sources reported. | RELATED: | Colombian Ministries Call for More Protection of Social Leaders | The candidate for the mayorship of Toledo, located in Antioquia, northwest Colombia, Orley Garcia, was killed on Saturday after been shot more than 10 times. The Colombian Sevent…

teleSUR (2019-09-07). Russia, Ukraine Swap Prisoners In First Step To Settle Conflict. telesurenglish.net Russia and Ukraine swapped 35 prisoners on each side Saturday in a lengthy and carefully-negotiated rapprochement that is considered a \"first step\" to mend the relations between Kiev and Moscow, although full normalization is still a long way ahead. | RELATED: | Ukraine\'s President Zelenskiy Leads Exit Poll on Snap Elections | Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova hailed the prisoner exchange as \"a historical mass-scale humanitarian action,\" confirming the sw…

teleSUR (2019-09-07). Footballer Ronaldinho Is Bolsonaro\'s New Ambassador of Tourism. telesurenglish.net Brazilian football superstar, Ronaldinho Gaucho, has been appointed as one of the new tourist ambassadors of Brazil in far-right Jair Bolsonaro\'s government, despite the fact that he is forbidden to travel outside the country by court order since November 2018. | RELATED: | Ronaldinho, Rivaldo Get Backlash After Supporting Bolsonaro | The decision was announced last week by the Brazilian Tourism Institute (Embratur) in coordination with the country\'s Ministry of Tourism. | Accordi…

Chuck Collins (2019-09-07). Tax the rich before the rest. nationofchange.org Presidential candidates should take a pledge: The middle class should not pay one dollar more in new taxes until the super-rich pay their fair share. | Already candidates are outlining ambitious programs to improve health care, combat climate change, and address the opioid crisis — and trying to explain how they\'ll pay for it. | President Trump, on the other hand, wants to give corporations and the richest 1 percent more tax breaks to keep goosing a lopsided economic boom — even as deficit hawks moan about the exploding national debt and annual deficits topping $1 trillion. | Eventually someone is…

teleSUR (2019-09-07). US Restricts Sending of Remittances to Cuba, Bans Donations. telesurenglish.net The United States Treasury Department\'s Office of Foreign Assets Control amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations Friday to cap the amount of money family members can send to Cuba, ban donations and money transfers to or from the island through U.S. banks. | RELATED: | Cuban Economy Will Not Enter Recession Despite Blockade: Report | The new economic sanctions, which go into effect on Oct. 9, will restrict the remittances to US$ 1,000 per quarter, no longer allow transfers…

The Canary (2019-09-07). Pro and anti-Brexit demonstrators clash on Parliament Square. thecanary.co Two groups of pro and anti-Brexit protesters have clashed on Parliament Square. | About 200 people joined a pro-Brexit demonstration organised by the Democratic Football Lads Alliance (DFLA) on Saturday morning. | When members of the anti-Brexit group March for Change began to set up for a rally of their own, some members of the DFLA approached and began shouting. | A beer can was thrown towards about 10 people from the March for Change protest, before police on horseback intervened. | Police knew about both protests prior to Saturday. | A blimp in the shape of Boris Johnson had been set to fly at the March for C…

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-07). UK House of Lords Members Block No-Deal Brexit. globalresearch.ca Overnight Thursday, majority House of Lords members voted to require Boris Johnson to ask Brussels for a Brexit delay until end of January if a deal isn\'t reached by October 19 — blocking his no-deal Brexit aim by October …

unitedEditor (2019-09-07). Saudi Arabia and the UAE\'s Proxy-War and the Humanitarian Crisis in Southern Yemen. uwidata.com A rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the UAE has emerged in southern Yemen, the winner of which stands to greatly strengthen its position in the international arena. However, this power struggle is taking place as a result of the crisis in Yemen, likely the worst humanitarian disaster of the 21st century. THE SIDES OF …

Olivia Riggio (2019-09-07). NYT remembers David Koch more as \'philanthropist\' than polluter. nationofchange.org David Koch may be dead, but his legacy of support for far-right politics and climate change denial lives on. The New York Times, however, chose to focus more on his love for the ballet than on his pollution and profiteering. | In its obituary ( 8/23/19), \"David Koch, Billionaire Who Fueled Right-Wing Movement, Dies at 79\" the Times called Koch a \"man-about-town philanthropist.\" On the same day, the Times ( 8/23/19) published an affecti…

Vijay Prashad (2019-09-07). We will see roots reaching out for each other. mronline.org Last week, Agence France-Presse got its hands on a draft UN report called Special Report on the Ocean and Cyrosphere in a Changing Climate. This 900-page document is study of the oceans for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN body which won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2007. | Source

RT (2019-09-06). \'Jack Ryan\' TV show means US coup in Venezuela is toast. rt.com CIA agent Jack Ryan will tackle \'nuclear-armed\' Venezuela in the next season of the Amazon streaming show. That is perhaps the clearest admission that Washington\'s attempt at regime change in Caracas has failed. | Amazon teased the second season of \'Tom Clancy\'s Jack Ryan\' this week, ahead of its premiere in November. The 90-second trailer shows the title character on a mission to Venezuela, which may have secretly obtained nuclear weapons from the evil Russians (who else?), or something to that effect. | Needless to say, this has been met with everything from raised eyebrows to outright derision by journalist…

Eds. (2019-09-06). Returning to Fidel as the Amazon burns. mronline.org More than 27 years have passed since Fidel\'s warning, during the Earth Summit in Brazil, that an important species was endangered: human beings. | Source

Staff (2019-09-06). US-China Trade War Causes Damage, but is Exaggerated. therealnews.com Trump hit China with more tariffs on $300 billion of imports, but as a percentage of GDP the trade war remains relatively small in its impact, and is thus unlikely to lead to a recession says CEPR\'s Mark Weisbrot…