Nick Pemberton (2019-09-03). Replacing Ideology With Class. counterpunch.org There is something very peculiar about how politics is talked about. The things that are true and proven to work are called \"left\" while the things that are false and are proven to fail are called \"right\". This is why upon education most everyone becomes left, barring a greater force than truth itself in one\'s interest in education. This is an unprecedented dynamic. Take any other field. In mathematics, in science, in language, truth is proven and then more or less accepted. In politics this isn\'t the case. Despite things such as socialism, peace, education, regulation, housing and equality always working, there…

Phil Doe (2019-09-03). Chaos and Old Night: Fracking\'s Hell Fires Still Burn Bright in Colorado. counterpunch.org A funny thing happened on the way to the Colorado Capitol this past winter. The new Democratic majority passed a bill that would end the oil industry\'s reign of terror over the people in the fracking fields of Colorado. The new law, known as SB 181, made the protection of public health, safety, and the environment a condition that had to be met before any new oil and gas wells could be drilled or other infrastructure approved. More

Parth M.N. (2019-09-03). Hailstorms at 109 ∞F Wreck Farming in Latur, India. counterpunch.org His roof didn\'t quite come down on him, but it did chase Gunwant around his farm. That image remains vividly etched in his mind. \"The tin-roof of the shed on the edge of our land was torn off and came flying towards me,\" he recalls. \"I hid under a pile of hay and managed to More

Ellen Brown (2019-09-03). The Key to a Sustainable Economy is 5,000 Years Old. counterpunch.org We are again reaching the point in the business cycle known as \"peak debt,\" when debts have compounded to the point that their cumulative total cannot be paid. Student debt, credit card debt, auto loans, business debt and sovereign debt are all higher than they have ever been. As economist Michael Hudson writes in his More

Patrick Cockburn (2019-09-03). Boris Johnson\'s Slo-Motion Coup Eerily Recalls the Rise of Erdogan. counterpunch.org Britain is experiencing a slow-moving coup d\'etat in which a right-wing government progressively closes down or marginalises effective opposition to its rule. It concentrates power in its own hands by stifling parliament, denouncing its opponents as traitors to the nation, displacing critics in its own ranks, and purging non-partisan civil servants. | More

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2019-09-03). As Saudi and UAE Proxies Trade Blows in Southern Yemen, Yemeni Civilians Pay the Price. mintpressnews.com According to Yemenis in Aden, the victims of the fighting are always Yemeni, not citizens or soldiers from Saudi Arabia or the UAE, and are part of a larger Saudi-UAE strategy to keep Yemen divided.

Eds. (2019-09-03). Film \'Official Secrets\' is the tip of a mammoth iceberg. mronline.org A new film depicting the whistleblower Katherine Gun, who tried to stop the Iraq invasion, is largely accurate, but the story is not over, says Sam Husseini. | Source

Maj. Danny Sjursen (2019-09-03). We Are Living in the Wreckage of the War on Terror. truthdig.com Conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan rage on with no end in sight. Our delusion was believing they were ever rational, winnable or meaningful.

RT (2019-09-03). US Catholic school bans Harry Potter books after consulting exorcists. rt.com A Catholic School in Nashville has banned Harry Potter books from its library, because a pastor decided that \"the curses and spells used in the books are actual curses and spells.\" | Well, hide your cynicism, because reports suggest that Reverend Dan Reehil from St. Edward Catholic School did not make this highly controversial decision lightly. Before sending JK Rowling\'s books into purgatory, he \"consulted several exorcists in the US and Rome\" who decided that the boy wizard had to go. Has an exorcist ever said \'Actually, don\'t worry about it\' to any question ever? | In an email, Reehil claims: \"These books p…

Bruce Bostick (2019-09-03). Working-class solidarity: George Edwards and the pink hard hat. peoplesworld.org When I hired into the steel mill, Lorain Works — U.S. Steel, in 1970, it was a monstrous place, smoking, churning out tons of steel, with thousands of workers going in and out almost constantly. Around 9,000 workers, they said. The town of Lorain was/is an old mill town, with more bars than churches and …

Staff (2019-09-03). Joe Biden Taps Influence Industry Despite Pledge on Lobbyists. truthdig.com The money the presidential candidate has received from employees of major lobbying firms dwarfs that of the rest of the Democratic field.

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2019-09-03). Colombian peace agreement failing, some rebels return to armed struggle. peoplesworld.org Civil war in Colombia may be heating up once again. Appearing in a video released on August 29, Iván Márquez (formerly Luciano Marín Arango) spoke for former FARC guerrillas accompanying him. He announced they had returned \"to the mountain,\" to armed struggle. Guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) had fought Colombia\'s government …

James Jordan (2019-09-03). Former Colombian guerrillas rearm as government undermines Peace Accords. liberationnews.org A new phase of armed conflict in Colombia has emerged with the declaration by some former leaders of the FARC-EP (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia — People\'s Army) that they are reorganizing and rearming as an insurgent force.

Ben Norton (2019-09-03). \'Free Julian Assange!\' say Roger Waters, John Pilger, and British MP Chris Williamson. thegrayzone.com Legendary musician Roger Waters sang \"Wish You Were Here\" in honor of Julian Assange, at a public concert outside the…

David Cantor (2019-09-03). Racist Ideology and Practice Rooted in Speciesism. dissidentvoice.org When perceived authorities like President Trump designate immigrants \"animals,\" they authorize abuse of those officially disparaged people. Conscience-challenged people predictably seek to enhance their status by carrying out apparent or explicit wishes of adored \"leaders.\" Trump probably has not personally killed or rounded up anyone. Neither have many other authoritarian despots whose policies and rhetoric …

Andrew Moss (2019-09-03). The Many Faces of Immigration Resistance. counterpunch.org For the most part, major news organizations like the New York Times, CNN, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times have provided comprehensive, accurate coverage of major immigration-related developments. Significant policy changes and their impacts on people have been presented with careful regard for both detail and larger issues. This is as it should More

Yelp DiverseBurst SF (2019-09-03). \"Now What\": The State of Immigration Under Trump. indybay.org Yelp HQ, 140 New Montgomery Street, Level 8, San Francisco, CA 94105…

Multi-Faith Immigration Coalition for Action (2019-09-03). Crisis at the Border: Local Faith Responses and Call to Action. indybay.org First Presbyterian Church, 1965 Colfax St, Concord, CA 94520…

Staff (2019-09-03). Trump Silences Tlaib and Omar for Revealing Human Toll of Occupation. truthout.org | | Years ago, I visited Gaza. It was in 2009, shortly after the disastrous Israeli war, and I was there to see the damage firsthand with other activists. There was devastation, but that\'s not what I remember most. | More than the skeletal remains of a hotel on the beach, riddled with holes from artillery fire, I was struck by the laughter of the children running past it, playing. More than the rubble of the American International School of Gaza, I was moved by the sounds of a wedding parading in…

Max Blumenthal (2019-09-03). Meet the militantly pro-Israel Trump official directing the economic war on Iran. thegrayzone.com From her influential post at the Treasury Department, Sigal Mandelker has vowed to defend \"our great partner, Israel\" by sanctioning…

Aaron Maté (2019-09-03). Max Blumenthal: Nicaragua beat US regime change, but sanctions and sabotage continue. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone\'s Max Blumenthal explains how Nicaragua celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution just one year after defeating…

Rivera Sun (2019-09-03). Sparking Change: How Movements Pass on Inspiration. counterpunch.org Change doesn\'t happen in a vacuum. Resistance is a continuum. Nonviolent movements arise amidst the efforts of many other struggles. The knowledge of how to organize for change is a global legacy passed between movements and generations of activists through lineages of inspiration that stretch through hundreds of years. (The first recorded strike happened in More

Pradeep Baisakh (2019-09-03). Starved for Five Days, Disabled Child Succumbs in Indian Province. counterpunch.org Starved for five days, Goutam Behera, 17, a disabled child from Odisha, an eastern state of India, finally succumbed on July 8, 2019. Was it a starvation death? Government is evasive; but the activists say, \'yes\'. If there are so many food related schemes in the state, then why the starvation deaths? That\'s the moot More

Fight Back (2019-09-03). Boyle Heights commemorates the 49th anniversary of Chicano Moratorium. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – On August 29, hundreds of community members, activists and families gathered at a local Chicano art center, Self Help Graphics, to commemorate the 49th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War. | The event marks the August 29, 1970 Chicano Moratorium, which included over 30,000 Chicanos and supporters marching against the Vietnam War in East Los Angeles. The large march ended with a rally at Laguna Park – now known as Ruben Salazar Park. The moratorium was against the Vietnam War, against the high casualty rate of Chicanos in that war, against police terror and against racis…

Nancy Roberts (2019-09-03). Extinction Rebellion SFBay Action to Promote Climate Strike. indybay.org Activists from Extinction Rebellion SFBay were in downtown San Francisco before dawn on September 3, postering to raise awareness of the Global Climate Strike actions, Sept 20-27.

Mark Ashwill (2019-09-03). Whose Bread I Eat, His Song I Sing: An International Education Nonprofit and a Devil\'s Bargain. counterpunch.org 2019 is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Institute of International Education (IIE), a well-known US-based private nonprofit that focuses on international student exchange and aid, foreign affairs, and international peace and security. IIE refers to itself as \"a world leader in the international exchange of people and ideas.\" While IIE has numerous More

United Nations (2019-09-03). Following week of bloodshed, \'suffering of the Afghan people must end\': UN mission chief. un.org In the wake of a surge in violent strikes by Taliban extremists in Afghanistan over the past week, the country\'s top UN envoy has pleaded for an end to the fighting through a negotiated peace settlement, and an end to the \"indescribable loss\" suffered by victims\' loved ones…

Robert Chalmers (2019-09-03). The Real Victims of France\'s \'Yellow Vest\' Revolution. globalresearch.ca Classified \'sublethal\', the rubber bullets, teargas and stun grenades used by French police have nevertheless maimed, blinded and killed almost as many in the last six months as in the 20 years before the \'yellow jacket\' protests began taking to …

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-03). Another US Great Recession Coming? globalresearch.ca Hindsight is the best foresight, so clarity will arrive as events unfold. | For the vast majority of ordinary Americans, the 2008-09 great recession never ended. | Real unemployment is around 21%, based on how numbers were calculated in the 1980s. | The …

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-03). Heightened Israeli-Lebanese Tensions. A \"Declaration of War\" by Israel according to President Michel Aoun. globalresearch.ca September 17 Israeli elections loom. Were late August IDF attacks on Syria, Iraq and Lebanon \"fuel for the fire of (Netanyahu\'s) campaign,\" as Haaretz suggested? | Manufacturing nonexistent threats is common US/NATO/Israeli practice. Members of the block and the Jewish state …

Daniel Willis (2019-09-03). Amazonian Communities Need Solidarity, Not Saviours. commondreams.org If we truly want to stop the Amazon from burning we must immediately focus on building internationalist solidarity, through new and existing institutions, with indigenous movements in Brazil, the Amazon basin and across the global south. (Photo: Catedral Verde – Floresta Amazonica/Wikimedia) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/amazon-rainforest.jpeg …

Elliot Sperber (2019-09-03). Revolution or Death . counterpunch.org Revolution or Death Apropos Atropos Who, with her sisters, Determined existence According to myth Even Zeus was constrained By Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis — Pegasus, Eddie Pus, All of us, they say By the Fates, You know… Though the Romans called her Morta — Death — Atropos means the negation of Tropos No turning — so, no revolution More

Ahmed AbdulKareem (2019-09-03). US and Israeli Collectors Buy Up What Remains of Yemen\'s Ancient Heritage. globalresearch.ca Saada\'s old city, which is among the world\'s oldest human-carved landscapes, once consisted entirely of historic, centuries-old multi-story homes. Now, it has been wiped out, after Saudi Arabia declared it a military zone — even the city\'s hand-carved wooden doors …

commondreams (2019-09-03). Sanders, Lee, Khanna, Gaetz Lead Bipartisan Effort to Defund U.S. Role in Saudi War in Yemen. commondreams.org ______________________________…

WSWS (2019-09-03). Australian worker killed in fall on Sydney construction site. wsws.org Mohamad Riche, who died in an avoidable accident on August 21, was the sixth construction worker in Australia to lose his life on worksites this year.

Staff (2019-09-03). Texas Weakens Gun Laws One Day After Odessa Massacre Leaves 7 Dead, 22 Injured. truthout.org | | A gunman killed seven people and injured 22 others on Saturday, including a 17-month-old girl. Police have identified the shooter as 36-year-old Seth Ator. He went on the rampage just hours after being fired from his trucking job. The deadly string of events began when a Midland police officer pulled over Ator for failing to use his signal. Police say Ator then opened fire using an AR-15-style weapon before speeding away. He then began shooting at random residents and motorists. The ramp…

Nino Pagliccia (2019-09-03). Ottawa Goes to Havana to Talk Venezuela. Returns Empty-handed. globalresearch.ca Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland has just concluded a working visit to Cuba on August 28 intended to discuss the \"crisis in Venezuela\" with her Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez. A reading of the news release from the Ministry …

WSWS (2019-09-03). Far-right Alternative for Germany makes gains in local German elections. wsws.org The fascistic party was the main beneficiary in the collapse in support for the parties that make up the ruling grand coalition.

Ed Sykes (2019-09-03). US-Israeli journalist reveals \'really sad\' truth about far-right support for Israel. thecanary.co Israeli-American journalist Mairav Zonszein has shared a \"really sad\" assessment of far-right support for the Israeli state. | As supporters of Donald Trump held a \'straight pride\' event in Boston on 31 August, Zonszein tweeted about the presence of Israeli flags, insisting: | t.co/6nRv…

Washington\'s Blog (2019-09-03). 53 Admitted False Flag Attacks. globalresearch.ca Relevant article selected from the GR archive, first published in February 2015. | Not Theory … Admitted Fact | There are many documented false flag attacks, where a government carries out a terror attack … and then falsely blames its enemy for …

Fabian Goldmann, Florian Zollman & Hans Blixi (2019-09-03). Sanctions and Double Standards. indybay.org Sanctions are war with other means-and not an alternative to war. The civilian population pays the price with their bodies and their lives. Export prohibitions on the most important revenues of a country cause impoverishment and suffering. That Iran has not attacked another country militarily in the last 100 years is mostly unmentioned in the media.

Green Arcade (2019-09-03). American War Hero\'s Life Destroyed by McCarthyism. indybay.org The Green Arcade | 1680 Market Street | San Francisco, CA 94102…

United Nations (2019-09-03). Nowhere is safe to hide in war-torn Yemen, say UN-appointed rights experts. un.org The people of Yemen have been subject to \"numerous\" possible war crimes in recent years including forced recruitment of children and sexual abuse in detention, UN-appointed senior rights experts said on Tuesday, in an appeal to the international community to do more to end the conflict.

United Nations (2019-09-03). UN \'prioritizing needs\', ramping up aid, as Hurricane Dorian continues to batter the Bahamas. un.org Renewed warnings of deadly destruction in the Bahamas caused by Hurricane Dorian have been issued by UN agencies and partners, who said on Tuesday that they\'re worried \"for every single\" person on two of the worst-hit Caribbean islands.

Philip A Farruggio (2019-09-03). Hurricane Wars. Awaiting Another Deadly Storm. globalresearch.ca As we in Florida await in our (hopefully) boarded up and sandbagged homes the arrival of but another deadly storm, one has time to sit and ponder things. This writer lived through a major hurricane assault, when Mathew trampled through …

Nick Beams (2019-09-03). Trump Imposes New Tariffs on China. globalresearch.ca The Trump administration has gone ahead with its decision to impose a 15 percent tariff on $110 billion worth of Chinese goods in one of the most significant escalations of the trade war that has now lasted more than a …

Terje Maloy (2019-09-03). Did Trump Tacitly Threaten to Use Biological Weapons to Exterminate 10 Million? globalresearch.ca \"We could win that war so fast if I wanted to kill 10 million people … which I don\'t. I\'m not looking to kill a big portion of that country [Afghanistan],\" | \"I have plans on Afghanistan that, if I wanted …

Hans Stehling (2019-09-03). Boris Johnson Threatens to Suspend Parliament, Reminiscent of Dissolution of the Reichstag in Nazi Germany? globalresearch.ca In 1933 Germany, democracy was threatened and finally destroyed by the Nazi Party who eliminated those who opposed their Fascist ideology of mass murder and genocide. Hitler and his cohort of Storm Troopers persuaded the German Head of State, General …

The Global Research Team (2019-09-03). Help Global Research Ride the Storm. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | We find ourselves in troubled waters. Global Research, like many independent voices all over the globe, is feeling the effects of online measures set up to curtail access to our website, and by consequence, hinder our finances. We …

Abshir (2019-09-03). Nea Kavala Refugee Camp: Hell in Northern Greece. globalresearch.ca I cried when I heard that the Greek government said that it is going to send 1000 refugees from Moiria camp on Lesbos to Nea Kavala on the mainland. They want to relieve the pressure on the camp with all …

RT (2019-09-02). Odessa gunman was sacked hours before going on shooting spree — report. rt.com A gunman who killed seven people and injured over 20 during a rampage in west Texas on Saturday had lost his job as a truck driver shortly before the incident, a new report suggests. | The shooter, Seth A. Ator, was fired from his job with a trucking company mere hours before he opened fire at a state trooper when pulled over for failing to signal a turn at around 3: 17pm local time on Saturday, the New York Times reported, citing police sources. Without disclosing the company\'s name, the sources said that the gunman had been given the sack that very morning. Whether this was what set off Ator is the subject of…

Ian Gamble (2019-09-02). US conducts ground launch cruise missile test. liberationnews.org On Aug. 18, less than three weeks after scrapping the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, the U.S. launched a ballistic cruise missile from San Nicholas Island, CA.

Binoy Kampmark (2019-09-02). Justifications for Inequality: The Neuroses of Kochland. counterpunch.org One of the brothers Koch, David, has shuffled off this mortal coil, and the pious few looking at his passing may well think he is making it tough for camels passing through needles. As part of the Brothers Koch, he presided over a corporate empire that did its pinching best to wrest control from the More

Robert Fisk (2019-09-02). The Crazed, Rogue Leader is in Washington Not Tehran. counterpunch.org History in the Middle East is unkind to us westerners. Just when we thought we were the good guys and the Iranians were the bad guys, here comes the ghostly, hopeless possibility of a Trump-Rouhani summit to remind us that the apparent lunatic is the US president and the rational, sane leader who is supposed More

Christine Owens (2019-09-02). Democracy Needs Unions. counterpunch.org You deserve to have a say in matters that affect you. Everyone does. That\'s democracy. This shouldn\'t change when you go to work. Democratic rights in the workplace — including the right to form a union, and the power to speak up about workplace issues — go hand in hand with a democratic society. But More

David Rovics (2019-09-02). Remembering Mitch Podolak. counterpunch.org Before going to bed last night, I learned from a post I was tagged on on Facebook that Mitch Podolak had died. If I ever checked my Feed, I might have learned earlier — he had died several days earlier, on August 25th, 2019. Incidentally, exactly one year after US Senator John McCain died, who More

George Wuerthner (2019-09-02). What the New Yorker Got Wrong About Forests and Wildfires. counterpunch.org The New Yorker recently published an article titled Trailblazing plan to fight California Wildfires that contains misinformation. I\'ve had many people ask me what I thought of the piece. Given the influential nature of the New Yorker, I decided to respond here. The writing is good. There is much that is accurate about wildfire in the article, More

Melvin Goodman (2019-09-02). James Comey, Whistleblower. counterpunch.org Former FBI director James Comey has been criticized once again for violating FBI guidelines in handling official matters. He was pilloried for his handling of Hillary Clinton\'s violations of security practices as secretary of state, and now for revealing Donald Trump\'s efforts to obstruct justice. Although Comey believed he was acting in the best interests More

Labor Video Project (2019-09-02). SF Journalists Protest Detention Camps And Terror Against Immigrants. indybay.org Journalists spoke out against the detention camps and racist attacks on immigrants and migrants. Journalists are threatened by major corporate media not to take political stands or face termination. The San Francisco Chronicle prohibits journalists and photograpers from marching in rallies. The use ] of \"objective\" journalism by the bosses is to shutdown free speech.

WSWS (2019-09-02). Take forward the fight to free Julian Assange! wsws.org Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning are the victims of a monstrous criminal conspiracy, involving the most powerful governments in the world, the intelligence agencies and the corporate media.

Kevin Zeese (2019-09-02). Linking Popular Movements and Unions Is a Winning Strategy for Workers. globalresearch.ca After years of declining power and stagnant wages, workers in the United States are awakening, striking and demanding more rights. A Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows the number of striking workers is the highest since 1986. In 2018, 485,000 …

Bruno Sgarzini (2019-09-02). The U.S. Footprint in Bolivia\'s Incipient Colour Revolution. globalresearch.ca \"Activist groups and members of the opposition reminded President Evo Morales that his policy of expanding the agricultural frontier to favor the country\'s agribusinesses and ranchers is the cause of the environmental disaster,\" wrote the opposition daily Página Siete, attributing …

Paul Dobson (2019-09-02). Venezuela Points Finger at Duque for Breakdown of Colombian Peace Process. venezuelanalysis.com The Maduro government also refuted accusations that it offers \"refuge\" to FARC-EP rebels.

Staff (2019-09-02). Don\'t Subsidize Companies That Silence Workers. truthout.org | | On Labor Day, a critical question arises: Will America finally grant its workers First Amendment rights? | The Constitution guarantees \"freedom of speech,\" the right to \"peaceably assemble,\" and the right to petition for \"a redress of grievances.\" Yet these civil rights are commonly denied to workers. | Sure, we can say what we want, but we pay a high price to speak — often losing our jobs, health care, and benefits for our families. But we pay an even higher price for not speaking. | In 2016, Kyaw Kyaw, 50, <...

Oakland Peace Center (2019-09-02). Mind+Body Fun-raiser + ZUMBATHON. indybay.org Oakland Peace Center | 111 Fairmount Avenue (enter on 29th St.) | Oakland, CA 94611…

Fight Back (2019-09-02). Protesters demand MN divest from Elbit. fightbacknews.org St. Paul, MN – \"In 2017, the Trump administration awarded Elbit a contract to work on the expansion of the Mexico border wall. Elbit System\'s CEO has said that the company\'s current growth can be attributed to increased U.S. border spending,\" said Sarah Martin of Women Against Military Madness. \"This last decade has seen the international community divesting from Elbit, including the Norwegian State Pension Fund, Danske Bank. Governor Walz, we Minnesotans refuse to continue to profit from pain, injustice and tragedy at the hands of Elbit. We want you to do what Norway and Denmark did. Divest now!\" | Martin, who…

SF Demo (2019-09-02). Anti-War Protest: U.S. Out of Yemen. indybay.org As separatists and government-backed forces battle for control of the Yemeni capital, innocent civilians suffer. Yemeni-Americans and allies gathered in front of San Francisco\'s federal building on August 16 with a message for Nancy Pelosi. | PHOTOS: Please credit the photographer as noted | Terry Scussel, Pro Bono Photo.

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-02). US Dirty Hands All Over Hong Kong Violence and Chaos? globalresearch.ca The UN Charter and other international laws are clear and unequivocal. | No nation may legally interfere in the internal affairs of others for any reasons at any time — except in self-defense if attacked. | The US hasn\'t been attacked by …

Padraig McGrath (2019-09-02). For Denuclearization and Non-proliferation, We Need a \"Pax Russica-Sinica\" globalresearch.ca On August 29th, Kazakhstan\'s first president Nursultan Nazarbayev called for the construction of new global nuclear-arms-control infrastructure. While addressing the awards ceremony for the Nazarbayev Prize for a Nuclear-Weapons-Free World and Global Security, he stated: | \"There is a need to …

Finn Collom (2019-09-02). This Labor Day, We Need Real Plans to Build Worker Power. counterpunch.org This Labor Day, Democratic presidential candidates will no doubt be touting their support for a $15 per hour minimum wage. None have opposed the idea. A minimum wage increase would put more money in workers\' pockets. But so far, only two candidates — Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders — have far-reaching proposals to give More

WSWS (2019-09-02). Saudi airstrikes on Yemen prison kill more than 100. wsws.org Monday\'s mass slaughter ranks among the worst in a long string of war crimes carried out by Saudi Arabia with the backing of the American and British governments.

Michael T. Hertz (2019-09-02). The fight against climate change can bring us together. nationofchange.org For the last week or so, I have been pondering about what is the most important issue in the 2020 election. My thought has been that if we can agree on the most important issue, and if we can agree on what is needed to resolve it, we may not only resolve that issue but bring America back towards learning once again how to agree on things. | I thought first about Medicare for All. All of the Democratic candidates seemed to agree at their first debate in July that this was a very important issue. But since the crisis of the Arctic and the Amazon fires, Climate Change has become clearly the leading issue. And it…

Eric Zuesse (2019-09-02). America\'s Billionaires Congealing Around Warren and Buttigieg. globalresearch.ca The Democratic Presidential candidates who have been the most backed by billionaires have not been doing well in the polling thus far, and this fact greatly disturbs the billionaires. They know that the Democratic nominee will be chosen in the …

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2019-09-02). 2019 Folsom Community Service Day ~ 170th Anniversary of the Gold Rush Town, Negro Bar, CA. indybay.org Together, we are poised for a special 170th Anniversary of Negro Bar, Sacramento County by utilizing both private and public resources to forever preserve and interpret our unique contributions to the forward flow of humanity.

Carla Stea (2019-09-02). Venezuela, Ukraine, Hong Kong, … : Color Revolutions and Regime Change, A Modern Scourge Spawning Economic Destabilization and Civil War. globalresearch.ca Venezuela | There are innumerable examples throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, but three of the most notorious demonstrations of Washington, and its European cohorts incubating massive human tragedy and/or civil wars can be exemplified by Washington\'s cultivation, indeed creation of …

Julia Conley (2019-09-02). Tipping Point: UN Biodiversity Chief Warns Burning of Amazon Could Lead to \'Cascading Collapse of Natural Systems\'. globalresearch.ca Unless world governments, consumers, and businesses all work together to address the root causes of the current burning of the Amazon rain forest, the Arctic, and forests in the Congo and Angola, the planet will continue careening …

Tom Luongo (2019-09-02). One Last Ceasefire before Oblivion for Jihadists in Syria. globalresearch.ca The battle to reclaim Syria moved forward this week. Syrian Arab Army forces reclaimed the town of Khan Sheikoun last week prompting a flurry of moves by all involved, most notably Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. | Erdogan was in …

Juan Cole (2019-09-02). Hurricane Dorian: DeSantis & Trump haven\'t curbed CO2 emissions & should resign. nationofchange.org Hurricane Dorian has gathered strength from the freakishly warm waters of the Caribbean to become a category 4. It is already raging with 130 mph winds, but is expected now to become even stronger. It is menacing the Bahamas, from which tourists can afford to flee; but what about the people who live there? It is still unclear whether it will head across Florida or turn north up the coast of the state, sparing it tremendous devastation. | When once in 500 year events start happening several times a decade, then Something Big has Changed and t…

Anon-E-Moose (2019-09-02). People\'s Park: AntiFascism and Park Defense. indybay.org After anti-fascists announced plans for a rally in People\'s Park, the UCB chancellor sent out a press release that the UC is determined to move forward on their plans to eradicate the park.

Tony Cartalucci (2019-09-02). The West\'s \"Humanitarian\" Claims as Syrian War Nears Endgame. globalresearch.ca Headlines emanating from the West regarding Syria\'s ongoing war have a common theme — allegations of Syria and Russia\'s \"ruthless barrage\" of the northern region of Idlib. | So often — however — has the US and its allies falsely invoked …

RT (2019-09-02). Undeclared US Airstrike on Syria\'s Idlib Leaves Multiple Casualties. dissidentvoice.org Sending no warning to Russia or Turkey, the US bombed an array of targets within Idlib, Syria, killing numerous civilians and threatening the hard-earned truce across the province, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The air raid led to \"multiple casualties and destruction\" around two villages in the Idlib province, where a fragile ceasefire between government …

Kurt Nimmo (2019-09-02). Israeli Border Provocation Moves Plan for Regional War Forward. globalresearch.ca Israel has bombed both Syria and Iraq with impunity. Syria, over the last couple of years, has endured attacks by Israel hundreds of times. In July, the IDF, using US-produced F-35i stealth fighter jets, attacked targets inside Iraq. | From Al-Jazeera…

Ed Rampell (2019-09-02). A New Film Blows the Whistle on War. globalresearch.ca Official Secrets, co-written and directed by Gavin Hood, is one of the best movies ever made about investigative reporting and whistle-blowing—a film in a league with All the President\'s Men and Snowden. | Like the 1976 Watergate classic starring Robert Redford …

Diane Abbott (2019-09-02). \"Regime Change in the UK\": This Is an Anti-parliamentary Coup — and an Internationally Organised One. globalresearch.ca Around the world, coups are normally international events. Short of war they have been a preferred mechanism to achieve what has become known as \'regime change\'. And the last time there was a successful coup in this country in 1688 …

Robert Koehler (2019-09-02). We Are All Indigenous. counterpunch.org \"All things are interrelated. Everything in the universe is part of a single whole. Everything is connected in some way to everything else. It is therefore possible to understand something only if we can understand how it is connected to everything else.\" These words, the first of the Twelve Teachings of the Sacred Tree, quoted More

WSWS (2019-09-02). Preface to the Turkish edition of The Russian Revolution and the Unfinished Twentieth Century. wsws.org Today we are publishing the Preface to the Turkish edition of The Russian Revolution and the Unfinished Twentieth Century, by David North.

Ilana Novick (2019-09-02). Texas\' New Firearms Laws Are a Gift to the Gun Industry. truthdig.com Texas experienced its second mass shooting in a month on Saturday. A gunman, stopped by police for a traffic violation, killed seven people and injured 22 in a drive-by rampage outside Odessa. Less than a day after the murders, new legislation went into effect, not to limit the prevalence of firearms, but, as CNN reported Sunday, to \"make it easier to have guns just a month after a shooter <...

WSWS (2019-09-02). Twenty-five-year-old miner crushed to death in Pennsylvania coal mine. wsws.org Tanner Lee McFarland was killed Thursday evening when part of the wall and roof in the area of the mine he was working collapsed, crushing him under tons of coal and rock.

Thomas Hon Wing Polin (2019-09-02). Hong Kong\'s Enemy Within. counterpunch.org The bedrock of any nation is its government — the manifestation of its sovereignty and protector of its people. But what if the personal loyalties of a substantial portion of civil servants do not lie with the sovereign? Worse, what if these allegiances are actually more to other powers — forces that are at odds More

Cesar Chelala (2019-09-02). The NRA vs. American Children. counterpunch.org If any doubts remain about the nefarious influence of the National Rifle Association (NRA) on the political life of the United States, President Donald Trump\'s decision to discuss gun control measures with that organization should dispel them. The offer to discuss these measures is like asking a criminal for his weapon of choice in order More

TeleSur English (2019-09-02). Venezuela Exposes Failed Plan to Attack Justice Palace, Police Headquarters. venezuelanalysis.com Vicepresident Jorge Rodriguez presented evidence of a failed attack on Venezuela's highest courts located in Caracas allegedly to be carried out by criminals trained in Colombia.

Andre Vltchek (2019-09-02). Several Reasons Why West Papua Should Get Its Freedom… Immediately! globalresearch.ca More than ten years ago, in Nadi, Fiji, during a UN conference, I was approached by the Minister of Education of Papua New Guinea (PNG). | He was deeply shaken, troubled, his eyes full of tears: \"Please help our children,\" he …

Miri Wood (2019-09-02). Syria Law Enforcement Makes Another Huge \"Captagon\" Amphetamine Drug Bust. globalresearch.ca NATO-backed terrorist remnants in Aleppo countryside have increased attacks against civilian populations of the city, since prior to the Astana meetings and the short-lived \'cessation of hostilities\' agreement. | Massive quantities of this criminal drug were found in the wheels of …

Emanuel Pastreich (2019-09-02). Governing the Earth: Current Political Chaos Demands a Transformation of the United Nations. globalresearch.ca The destruction of the Amazon jungles by right-wing Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro threatens to end our civilization and to condemn the next generation to death and destruction. This is a truly existential moment for us, to use the hackneyed term …

Dr. Jack Rasmus (2019-09-02). Labor Day 2019: Surveys Show Wages Not Rising & Jobs 500,000 Fewer. globalresearch.ca What\'s the condition of the US working class on this Labor Day 2019? Wages and Jobs are of course the best indicators of that condition. So let\'s look at wages and jobs today in America today. | What we see is …

F. William Engdahl (2019-09-02). Is the Fed Preparing to Topple US Dollar? globalresearch.ca Unusual remarks and actions by the outgoing head of the Bank of England and other central banking insiders strongly suggest that there is a very ugly scenario in the works to end the role of the US dollar as world …

Lorenzo Carrasco (2019-09-02). Amazon, after Greenland? globalresearch.ca Even Americans who learned about the doctrines of \"exceptionalism\" and \"Manifest Destiny\", and are associated to the country\'s higher decision circles were surprised with President Donald Trump\'s declaration about his intention to buy Greenland, the world\'s largest island, and …

Jack Peat (2019-09-02). Britain\'s Home Secretary Priti Patel Paid £1k an Hour to Advise US Company Bidding for £6bn Defence Contract. globalresearch.ca Priti Patel was paid £1,000 an hour to advise a US company bidding on a lucrative £6 billion defence contract, The Guardian has revealed. | The Home Secretary has been urged to withdraw from cabinet discussions on the contract following …

A.M.A Television (2019-09-02). Video: Israeli State Sponsored Torture of Young Non-Jewish Children. globalresearch.ca Israeli State Sponsored Torture of Young non-Jewish children, an Australian documentary film. | This documentary film is laying bare what the Israeli supporting media always tries to cover up. There are a lot of upsetting scenes in this film so viewer …

Pepe Escobar (2019-09-02). BRICS Was Created as a Tool of Attack: Lula. globalresearch.ca In a wide-ranging, two-hour-plus, exclusive interview from a prison room in Curitiba in southern Brazil, former Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva re-emerged for the first time, after more than 500 days in jail, and sent a clear message …