Competing visions? The Green New Deal and the green industrial revolution
Derek Royden | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-06
Mainly thanks to youth activists from the Sunrise Movement in the United States to the student strike movement started by Greta Thunberg in Sweden, tackling the climate crisis has finally come onto the agenda of many politicians, at least on the left. Progressive voices have in some cases seen the crisis as an opportunity to …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/06/competing-visions-the-green-new-deal-and-the-green-industrial-revolution/

NATO Deep State in Turkey
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-06
àúnal àáevikà∂z, the deputy opposition leader of the main opposition party in Turkey, the Republican People's Party (RPP, Turk. CHP), commented on President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan's recent trip to Russia, saying: "We are concerned that if Turkey, a member of NATO, continues to purchase weapons that are not can be integrated into the Alliance system, …
uwidata.com/5228-turkeys-warning-to-nato/

Burning Down the House
John Feffer | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-06
Doesn't idiocy ever take a vacation? As August wound down, the populist troika of Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, and Jair Bolsonaro proved once again that the United States, the United Kingdom, and Brazil would be better off with no leaders rather than the dubious characters that currently pretend to govern these countries. In all three…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/06/burning-down-the-house-4/

Racism is About Power, Not Unpleasant Sentiments
Rob Urie | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-06
In September of 2011, the state of Georgia executed Troy Davis— a man who the best evidence suggested was innocent. On February 26, 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was murdered by self-appointed community 'guardian' George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida. Then Michael Brown was murdered by the Ferguson police and his lifeless body was left lying in the street for hours. And then Freddie Gray was murdered by the Baltimore police. And on, and on.
counterpunch.org/2019/09/06/racism-is-about-power-not-unpleasant-sentiments/

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
wsws.org | 2019-09-06
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/06/wkrs-s06.html

Car Manufacturers Caught in Crossfire of Trump's Trade War
Mike "Mish" Shedlock | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06

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globalresearch.ca/car-manufacturers-crossfire-trump-trade-war/5688289

Climate Catastrophe Comes for Europe
Conn Hallinan | commondreams.org | 2019-09-06
Drought-ravaged agricultural land in Central Europe. (Photo: Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/centraleurope.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/06/climate-catastrophe-comes-europe?cd-origin=rss

Funerals for glaciers: Is it too late for Europe's Green New Deal?
Conn Hallinan | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-06
On Aug. 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. Paris reached 108.7 degrees on July 25, and normally cold, blustery …
peoplesworld.org/article/funerals-for-glaciers-is-it-too-late-for-europes-green-new-deal/

Northern Ireland: Harland and Wolff shipyard workers continue occupation
wsws.org | 2019-09-06
Workers at Belfast's Harland and Wolff have been occupying its shipyard since late July.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/06/harl-s05.html

Ian Paisley slams claim his father funded UVF bomb as 'complete poppycock'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-09-06
Ian Paisley has slammed a claim that his father funded a UVF bomb as "complete and total poppycock".A BBC Northern Ireland Spotlight programme is set to broadcast the claim by former army officer David Hancock next Tuesday.In the programme, Mr Hancock, claims a police officer had shown him "evidence" that the Reverend Ian Paisley "had supplied the money which financed the explosion" on the Silent Valley reservoir, which was the main water supply for Belfast.David Hancock being interviewed (BBC/PA)The blast was one of a series carried out by Loyalists between March and April 1969 targeting water and electricity in…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2019/09/06/ian-paisley-slams-claim-his-father-funded-uvf-bomb-as-complete-poppycock/

The Desperate Call for the Good Friday Agreement to be Protected in US-UK Trade Talks
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
The Police Service of Northern Ireland counter-terror chief warns of year-long upsurges in dissident republican support — a motivating factor for extremists in the event of a disorderly exit. Chief Constable Barabara Grey said — | "anxiety levels had risen since | …
globalresearch.ca/desperate-call-good-friday-agreement-protected-us-uk-trade-talks/5688293

Welcome to the Indo-Russia Maritime Silk Road
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
There's no way to follow the complex inner workings of the Eurasia integration process without considering what takes place annually at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. | BRICS for the moment may be dead — considering the nasty cocktail of …
globalresearch.ca/indo-russia-maritime-silk-road/5688301

Video: Syrian Army Prepares Security Operation in Western Aleppo
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
Late on September 3, Idlib militants carried out an attack on Russia's Hmeimim Airbase with armed unmanned aerial vehicles. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the airbase's air-defense forces intercepted all the UAVs. The attack caused no casualties or damage …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-army-prepares-security-operation-western-aleppo/5688238

'Jack Ryan' TV show means US coup in Venezuela is toast
rt.com | 2019-09-06
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…
rt.com/usa/468209-jack-ryan-venezuela-trailer/

New U.N. Report Highlights US, UK, France War Crimes in Yemen Since 2014
Sarah Abed | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
The second largest sovereign state in the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen, has been ravaged by war, deliberate starvation, and cholera for over four years. A 274 page U.N. report released on Tuesday, highlights the human rights situation including violations and abuses …
globalresearch.ca/new-u-n-report-highlights-human-rights-violations-abuses-yemen-since-2014/5688247

Germany's Left Party reacts to electoral debacle in the East with sharp shift to the right
wsws.org | 2019-09-06
After its electoral collapse in Saxony and Brandenburg, the Left Party is adopting the anti-refugee policies of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/06/left-s06.html

Hungary: Europe's creeping fascism
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-09-06
immigration Luke CooperIssue 1236 Hungary rise of the far right Refugees holocaustSeptember 6, 2019Just along from the Hungarian parliament buil…
greenleft.org.au/content/hungary-europe-creeping-fascism

Denmark passes landmark consent-based rape laws
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-09-06
sexual consent Lisbeth LathamIssue 1236 Denmark rape lawsSeptember 6, 2019Denmark's Red-Green Alliance or Enhedslisten (United List) announced on July 14 that the g…
greenleft.org.au/content/denmark-passes-landmark-consent-based-rape-laws

Brexit: Johnson's Conservatives splinter, but Labour's path remains unclear
Al Neal | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-06
Will there ever be an end to the Brexit crisis? With a stubborn new Prime Minister apparently unwilling to admit defeat, and Members of Parliament opposed to a no-deal U.K. withdrawal from the European Union–the so-called "Rebel Alliance"– holding their ground, it seems the end of Brexit is nowhere near. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's party …
peoplesworld.org/article/brexit-johnsons-conservatives-splinter-but-labours-path-remains-unclear/

Peasant Bruegel: An appreciation of the Dutch realist painter
Jenny Farrell | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-05
The greatest of the 16th-century Dutch realists is without doubt Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Born around 1525, Bruegel died 450 years ago, on September 5, 1569. His lifetime coincides with the Netherlands' struggle against Spanish domination. The Netherlands, which at that time included the territory of the present Netherlands as well as Belgium, Luxembourg, and …
peoplesworld.org/article/peasant-bruegel-an-appreciation-of-the-dutch-realist-painter/

Russia and Turkey's ongoing cooperation provokes tension with Europe and the US
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-05
Turkey's purchase of the Russian S-400 systems (in spite of US sanctions and threats), along with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent visit to Russia and joint inspection of the latest Su-35 and Su-57 fighters with Russian President Vladimir Putin, are both clear indications of the ongoing split in the American-European axis. The US quickly …
uwidata.com/5218-turkish-russian-cooperation-as-a-turbulent-factor-in-us-european-relations/

Excessive state surveillance is now 'undermining British democracy'
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-09-05
Kevin Blowe is the coordinator of the Network for Police Monitoring (Netpol) from 2014 when it began focusing on the policing of opposition to fracking across the country. He regularly contributes to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's work on protecting rights to freedom of assembly and spent 25 years as a campaigner […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/05/excessive-state-surveillance-is-now-undermining-british-democracy/

Five Star-Democrat coalition government announced in Italy
wsws.org | 2019-09-05
Cobbled together in backroom deals to avoid elections while continuing austerity and attacks on refugees, this government is no alternative to its far-right predecessor.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/05/ital-s05.html

Elections in Germany, Split in the Italian Government, US-China Trade War
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-05
Elections in Germany Angela Merkel's the Christian Democratic Union came out victorious in the elections which took place in Brandenburg and Saxony. However, the party was followed closely by the far-right party "Alternative for Germany" (AfD). According to preliminary data, in Saxony, the right-wing formation received 27.5% of the vote, while the CDU received 32.1%. …
uwidata.com/5227-elections-in-germany-split-in-the-italian-government-us-china-trade-war/

What is filibustering and why does it matter?
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-09-05
Fears that Eurosceptic peers could have talked out — or filibustered — a bill to prevent a no-deal Brexit in October proved unfounded after the legislation cleared another hurdle in the early hours of Thursday. | The European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill went through the Commons on Wednesday but needed to also pass the House of Lords before Parliament is prorogued next week. | Conservative peer Lord True submitted a raft of amendments and was accused by Labour peers of time-wasting in a bid to delay progress. | Here's the answers to key questions about filibustering and how too much talk can kill a…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/09/05/what-is-filibustering-and-why-does-it-matter/

Will Germany direct European imperialism?
Alessio Arena | workers.org | 2019-09-04
Editor's notes: The following are excerpts, chosen from a more extensive essay on developments in Europe, which focuses on the role of German imperialism within the European Union. The author is the secretary general of the Fronte Popolare (Popular Front) in Italy. Translation by WW managing editor John Catalinotto. By . . . | Continue reading Will Germany direct European imperialism? at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/09/04/will-germany-direct-european-imperialism/

Human rights are everyone's business, amid relentless crises around world: UN's Bachelet
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-04
The relentless outbreak of crises around the world — from the fires in the Amazon to "carnage" in Syria and demonstrations in Hong Kong, Russia, Indonesian Papua and elsewhere – risk pushing the world "further and further away from global solutions to global problems", the UN's top rights official said on Wednesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1045602

What We Still Do Not Know About Russiagate
Stephen F. Cohen | thenation.com | 2019-09-04
What We Still Do Not Know About Russiagate…
thenation.com/article/what-we-still-do-not-know-about-russiagate/

Killing the Ocean
Robert Hunziker | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-04
The oceans are "crying for mercy," a fact that is starkly revealed in a telling 900-page draft of a forthcoming UN report due for release September 25th. The draft report obtained by Agence France-Presse (AFP) assesses the status of the oceans and cyrosphere. It's a landmark UN report, and it's not a pretty picture. In …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/killing-the-ocean/

"This Is a Climate Emergency": Devastated by Dorian, the Bahamas Are on Frontlines of a Dying Planet
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-09-04
It is a scene of utter devastation after the Category 5 Hurricane Dorian ravaged the Bahamas. Residents of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas are now bracing for the storm, which has been downgraded to Category 2. The official death in the Bahamas is at seven but is expected to rise. On the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama, as many as 13,000 homes have been destroyed or heavily damaged. Rescue efforts have been hampered by widespread flooding. Some reports say 70 to 80% of the affected areas remains underwater, including the Grand Bahama International Airport. The Bahamas Red Cross and other relief groups are sc…
www.democracynow.org/2019/9/4/dorian

Conservative Revolt Against Boris Johnson Exposes Republicans' Complicity in the Cult of Trump
Mehdi Hasan | theintercept.com | 2019-09-04
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speak before a working breakfast at the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France, on Aug. 25, 2019. | Donald Trump, brothers in chaos," read a headline in the Los Angeles Times over the weekend. | Chaos, indeed. The two right-wing soul mates seem to be competing with one another to see who can do more damage to the political, economic, and social fabric of their respective countries. The American president and British prime…
theintercept.com/2019/09/04/boris-johnson-brexit-trump/

Monthly review August 2019
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-03
Europe G7: the split intensifies The G7 summit was held in France between August 24 and 26. The leaders of the US, France, Germany, UK, Canada, Japan and Italy discussed internal contradictions between the world's leading economies, particularly between Washington and the rest of the member nations, and compromises were reached on some issues. The …
uwidata.com/5195-monthly-review-august-2019/

Fueled by Climate Change, Hurricane Dorian Devastates the Bahamas in "Unprecedented Disaster"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-09-03
Hurricane Dorian is continuing to wreak havoc in the Bahamas, where massive storms and flooding have killed five people and left many stranded on the Grand Bahama and Abaco Islands over the weekend. The Category 3 storm pummeled the islands throughout Monday with up to 180-mile-per-hour winds and continued to be stalled in the region Tuesday. Hurricane Dorian is one of the strongest recorded storms to ever strike the Atlantic, and is expected to continue a destructive path toward Florida and then onward to the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina. It made landfall as a Category 5 storm in the Bahamas Sunday. We s…
www.democracynow.org/2019/9/3/hurricane_dorian

Protesters demand MN divest from Elbit
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-09-02
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…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/9/2/protesters-demand-mn-divest-elbit

Undeclared US Airstrike on Syria's Idlib Leaves Multiple Casualties
RT | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-02
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 …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/undeclared-us-airstrike-on-syrias-idlib-leaves-multiple-casualties/

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell hits Russiagate rock bottom
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-08-31
Aaron Maté slams MSNBC's latest Russiagate dud, exposing how Lawrence O'Donnell's embarrassing retraction is part of a pattern of bogus…
thegrayzone.com/2019/08/31/aaron-mate-demolishes-lawrence-odonnells-embarrassing-russiagate-retraction/

FRSO labor delegation arrives in Caracas, Venezuela
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-08-30
Caracas, Venezuela – The Freedom Road Socialist Organization's trade union delegation arrived in Caracas, Venezuela for the "1st International Meeting of Workers in Solidarity with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, its Government and Its People," starting on August 29. | Delegates from most of the Latin America and Caribbean countries, as well as some other parts of the world are participating. This includes labor delegations and trade union leaders from Chile, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Colombia, Honduras, El Salvador, Argentina, Nigeria, Portugal, France, the UK and Spain.
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/8/30/frso-labor-delegation-arrives-caracas-venezuela

A safe zone in Syria: a renewed military crisis or a diplomatic solution?
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-08-29
The establishment of safe zones in war-torn countries is supposed to entail a reduction in violence. However, in the present situation in Syria, US involvement in the establishment of a safe zone will lead to the direct military entrenchment of Washington, Turkey, Russia, and Syria, and will only cause the situation to deteriorate further. WHY …
uwidata.com/5160-a-safe-zone-in-syria-a-renewed-military-crisis-or-a-diplomatic-solution/

Remembering Legendary Peace Activist Frances Crowe, Who Died at 100 After Decades of Resisting War
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-08-29
The legendary peace activist Frances Crowe died this week at the age of 100 in Northampton, Massachusetts. Over the past seven decades, Frances had been arrested countless times while protesting war, nuclear weapons, nuclear power and the construction of new pipelines. She is survived by her two sons, a daughter and an international community of peace activists. We revisit a 2005 interview of Frances Crowe by Amy Goodman and recognize her lifetime of advocacy.
www.democracynow.org/2019/8/29/remembering_legendary_peace_activist_frances_crowe

G7 Summit: Critical Outcomes
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-08-28
In the French city of Biarritz, a three-day summit featuring the heads of state from 7 of the world's largest economies (Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Canada, the USA, France and Japan) has come to a close. The hottest topics of discussion were trade relations, a nuclear deal with Iran, the protests in Hong Kong, the …
uwidata.com/5103-g7-summit-critical-outcomes/

Chaos in Italy, Hong Kong protests, G7 summit
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-08-27
Italian chaos Italian President Sergio Mattarella accepted the resignation of Giuseppe Conte, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. "The president of the republic took note of the resignation and asked the government to take care of completing the current tasks," the office of the Italian head of state said on Tuesday evening, August 20, …
uwidata.com/5209-chaos-in-italy-hong-kong-protests-g7-summit/

Israeli Filmmakers Letter on Greenhouse Project
PACBI | bdsmovement.net | 2019-08-26
Israeli Filmmakers Letter on Greenhouse Project: In the NewsLeonidas Kioussis | Catherine COLOMB-NANCY | (EuropeAid Co-Operation Office of the European Commission) | Rosamaria Gili | (European Commission Delegation in Morocco) Cultural BoycottFebruary 16, 2006 | By: | | Israeli filmmakers, producers, scholars and artists …
bdsmovement.net/news/israeli-filmmakers-letter-greenhouse-project

#ShutItDown: Organizing to Strike for Climate Justice
patrick | strikedc.org | 2019-08-20
Throughout the 2018–2019 school year, young people around organized massive school climate strikes to demand that the world's leaders take immediate action to address climate change. The strikes started first in Sweden, then spread throughout the European Union and around the world. By March, 15 tens of thousands of students in more than 100 countries … | Continue reading "#ShutItDown: Organizing to Strike for Climate Justice"
strikedc.org/index.php/2019/08/20/shutitdown-organizing-to-strike-for-climate-justice/

Turkey-Syria War on the Horizon: Airstrikes Target Invading Turkish Army Convoy
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-08-19
Turkey and Syria could be headed for war as their armies increasingly clash on front lines in southern Idlib.
theantimedia.com/turkey-syria-war-horizon-airstrikes-turkish-army-convoy/

Marjorie Taylor Greene: How an Outspoken MAGA Fan Built a Following in a World of Extremists
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-08-16
Originally a MAGA supporter but now an emerging MAGA star, Marjorie Taylor Greene has deftly leveraged social media and confrontations in public to increase her visibility. Now she's entering politics as a GOP candidate for Georgia's 6th Congressional District.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/08/16/marjorie-taylor-greene-how-outspoken-maga-fan-built-following-world-extremists

BDS condemns antisemitic, fascist forces in Germany and worldwide
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-08-14
BDS condemns antisemitic, fascist forces in Germany and worldwide: BNC StatementOur nonviolent movement opposes all forms of racism and racial discrimination. | Right To BoycottAugust 14, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) …
bdsmovement.net/news/bds-condemns-antisemitic-fascist-forces-germany-and-worldwide

Venezuelan Gov't Suspends Dialogue as EU Criticizes US Embargo
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-08
The European Union objected to the "extraterritorial application of unilateral measures."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14619

Pentagon: Any Operation by Turkey into Northern Syria 'Unacceptable'
Turkish Minute | theantimedia.com | 2019-08-06
(TM) — US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday any Turkish operation into northern Syria would be "unacceptable" and that the United States would prevent unilateral incursions, as tensions between Washington and Ankara simmer, according to Reuters. On Sunday President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan said Turkey, which already has a foothold in northwest Syria, will carry out …

Pentagon: Any Operation by Turkey into Northern Syria ‘Unacceptable’