(2019-09-18). Land Without Bread: the Green New Deal Forsakes America's Countryside. counterpunch.org 
Days after the heart-stopping Notre-Dame Cathedral fire in April, Swedish schoolgirl Greta Thunberg trained her eyes on the United Kingdom's parliament and chastised its meager response to climate change. "I want you to panic," the baby-faced sixteen-year-old quietly instructed the adults in the room. "Avoiding climate breakdown will require cathedral thinking. We must lay the foundation More
(2019-09-18). Italy: Mayors of Bologna and Lampedusa Propose Migration Pact. telesurenglish.net Virgilio Merola, the Bologna mayor, and Salvatore Martello, the Lampedusa mayor, presented on Wednesday the "Global Compact at the Local Level", a proposal made for the Italian cities which seek to promote "from the bottom up" the principles that the United Nations poses to achieve an "orderly, safe and regular" migration. | RELATED: | Three Men Accused of Torturing Migrants Are Arrested in Italy | On December 19, 2018, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the "Global Compact for Safe, Ord…
(2019-09-18). Latest Astana Peace Process Summit Highlights U.S. and Israel's Role in Prolonging Syrian Conflict. globalresearch.ca The fifth Syria-focused Astana process summit took place in Turkey's capital, Ankara on Monday. Since the summit's inception in 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have engaged in trilateral discussions …
(2019-09-18). Venezuela Urges the World to Support Peace Dialogue. telesurenglish.net The National Dialogue Roundtable in Venezuela, constituted by members of the constitutional government and representatives of the opposition, urged Tuesday for the international community to support the peace and understanding initiatives. | RELATED: | Venezuelan Court Frees Opposition Lawmaker | The participants reiterated in a statement that all political factions are working hard to reach a diplomatic solution to all internal problems. They also invited the European Union and the other interna…
(2019-09-18). Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan and The Taliban. Russia's "Balancing Act" in South Asia and Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca For as close as Russia has once again become to India following its support of the latter's "Israeli"-like unilateral moves in Kashmir and the restoration of their unofficial alliance after the recent Eastern Economic Forum, its flagship international media outlet …
(2019-09-18). Shocking Video Simulation Shows the Devastation Nuclear War Would Cause. globalresearch.ca The United States and Russia have quite the bumpy relationship. Talk of war between the two powerful countries isn't anything new, and anyone who is paying attention knows that such a war would be devastating for much of the world….
(2019-09-18). U.S. and Russia Battle It Out over this Huge Iraqi Gas Field. globalresearch.ca With the U.S, Russia, and China all jostling for position in Iraq's oil and gas industry both north and south, Iraq's oil ministry last week reiterated its desire to have one or more foreign partners in the Mansuriya gas field. …
(2019-09-18). Will Russia Be Driven From the West? thenation.com Will Russia Be Driven From the West?
(2019-09-18). Will the US Use Greece to Block Russia in the Black Sea? globalresearch.ca The Trump administration last week made its first major step to create a Greek-centric NATO corridor following United States Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, announcement that his country intends to acquire the strategic port of Alexandroupoli. If Athens …
(2019-09-18). Hundreds of thousands of Indian auto workers face sackings and wage cuts. wsws.org The assault on Indian workers is part of the escalating global attack on the jobs, wages and working conditions of auto workers in the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia.
(2019-09-18). Hundreds of thousands of Indian auto workers face sackings and wage cuts. wsws.org The assault on Indian workers is part of the escalating global attack on the jobs, wages and working conditions of auto workers in the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia.
(2019-09-18). Turkey's "Refugee City" Proposal for Syria Amounts to Demographic Engineering. globalresearch.ca Turkish President Erdogan's recently announced proposal to build a "refugee city" in Northern Syria amounts to demographic engineering intended to stop the creation of a "Kurdish Corridor" there and also prevent the region from fully reintegrating into Damascus' fold after …
(2019-09-18). An interview with director Eva Mulvad: "You can…come a bit closer to having a more rounded understanding of the world" wsws.org The WSWS spoke in Toronto to Eva Mulvad, Danish filmmaker and director of Love Child, about an Iranian refugee family in Turkey and its problems.
(2019-09-18). Minister defends under-fire settlement scheme for EU citizens. thecanary.co A minister has defended the settlement scheme for EU citizens in the UK as it came under fire from Poland's ambassador and a senior MEP. | Polish ambassador to the UK Arkady Rzegocki said there were "quite a lot of problems" with the system. | Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament's Brexit co-ordinator, hit out at the "bureaucratic" process which had even caused problems for EU citizens who had been in the UK for decades. | But Home Office minister Victoria Atkins insisted the Government wanted to make the process "as easy as possible". | Verhofstadt told MEPs in Strasbourg: "There are, every day in the Britis…
(2019-09-18). The Socialist answer to Brexit: For the United Socialist States of Europe. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party (UK) and the International Youth and Students for Social Equality are holding a series of meetings outlining the socialist answer to Brexit.
(2019-09-17). 'The Times is DEAD!' Trump demands resignation of all NYT writers involved in latest Kavanaugh smear. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump slammed the New York Times for 'destroying lives' after the paper belatedly issued a correction admitting its claim of assault by Justice Brett Kavanaugh was totally unsubstantiated by the "victim." | "I call for the Resignation of everybody at The New York Times involved in the Kavanaugh SMEAR story, and while you're at it, the Russian Witch Hunt Hoax, which is just as phony!" Trump tweeted on Monday in response to the Times's correction to an article describing Kavanaugh's alleged drunken misbehavior during his college years at Yale University, posted two days after the article itse…
(2019-09-17). Rise in number of older people seeking help for homelessness — ONS. thecanary.co 
There has been a significant increase in the number of older people seeking help for homelessness since 2012-13, new figures show.In England, Scotland and the north of Ireland, the last five years show an upward trend in the number of adults aged 60 and over applying for help with homelessness, such as through asking the local authority for temporary accommodation.According to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), England has seen a 39% increase in the number of main housing duty acceptances for those aged over 60 years, from 1,800 in 2012-13 to 2,500 in 2017-18.(PA Graphics)The north of Ireland has…
(2019-09-17). 'Our Doors Are Open for Peace Talks': Taliban to Trump. telesurenglish.net Afghanistan's Taliban told the BBC that their "doors are open" should United States President Donald Trump want to resume peace talks in the future, despite him having unilaterraly scrapped a draft peace deal between the two factions. | RELATED: | Taliban Delegation Travels to Russia as Peace Prospects With US Collapse | "From our side, our doo…
(2019-09-17). Russia-Venezuela Air Travel: Latin American Is Not the US' "Backyard"? globalresearch.ca The Venezuelan Minister for Tourism and Foreign Trade, Felix Plasencia revealed in an interview that Russia and Venezuela are analysing the possibility of opening commercial air routes between the two countries. The minister, who last week participated in the 23rd …
(2019-09-17). Russia-Saudi Relations: Putin's S-400 Sales Pitch to Saudi Arabia. globalresearch.ca Those surprised by President Putin's S-400 sales pitch to Saudi Arabia earlier this week while speaking in Ankara alongside his Turkish and Iranian counterparts clearly haven't been following the rapid development of Russian-Saudi relations and are likely influenced by the …
(2019-09-17). Reasons for optimism. nationofchange.org If stagnant wages, near-record inequality, climate change, nuclear buildups, assault weapons, mass killings, trade wars, opioid deaths, Russian intrusions into American elections, kids locked in cages at our border, and Donald Trump in the White House don't at least occasionally cause you feelings of impending doom, you're not human. | But I want you to remember this: As bad as it looks right now — as despairing as you can sometimes feel — the great strength of this country is our resilience. We bounce back. We will again. | Not convinced? | First, come back in time with me to when I graduated coll…
(2019-09-17). The Magnitskiy Myth Exploded. globalresearch.ca The conscientious judges of the European Court of Human Rights published a judgement a fortnight ago which utterly exploded the version of events promulgated by Western governments and media in the case of the late Mr Magnitskiy. Yet I can …
(2019-09-17). Absence Of Political Agreement Pushes Spain Back to Elections. telesurenglish.net After a second day of consulting with King Felipe, Pedro Sánchez announced a new round of elections on November 10th after four months of failed political negotiations and zero agreements. This is the second round of elections in seven months and the fourth time in four years. It ¥s the first time this has ever happened in Europe. | RELATED: | Spain: Ciudadanos Presents Conditions to Put Sanchez in Power | Pablo Iglesias of Podemos kept his denial to an immediate investiture witho…
(2019-09-17). Investigating the Destruction of All Three World Trade Center Skyscrapers on September 11. globalresearch.ca "The primary purpose of gathering and distributing news and opinion is to serve the general welfare by informing the people and enabling them to make judgments on the issues of the time."1 — Statement of Principles by the American …
(2019-09-17). US Sues Edward Snowden Over New Book, Seeks to Sale Profits. telesurenglish.net The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that they were suing NSA data leaker Edward Snowden over his new book "Permanent Record". | RELATED: | Snowden Hopes France Will Grant Him Asylum | "The United States today filed a lawsuit against Edward Snowden, a former employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA), who published a book entitled Permanent Record in violation of the non-disclosure agreements he signed with both CIA and N…
(2019-09-17). Four Funerals and a Wedding: A Brief History of the War on Humanity. globalresearch.ca Here, in the village of Stryszow in Southern Poland, you can hear the funeral ceremonies from the farmhouse on the hill where I reside during my time in this Country. The mournful cadences of the undertaker match the dull mechanical …
(2019-09-17). Tunisia: Saied, Karoui To Runoff Elections. telesurenglish.net Tunisia's Electoral Commission (ISIE) confirmed Tuesday that law professor Kais Saied and jailed media mogul Nabil Karoui won the most votes in Sunday's presidential election, heading thus to the runoff. | RELATED: | Absence Of Political Agreement Pushes Spain Back to Elections | The date of the second and final round has not been announced, but it must happen by Oct. 23. | "Tunisians have written a new and brilliant page in the history of the country," Saied told reporters at his headquar…
(2019-09-17). Germany poised to spend nearly $50 billion on climate protections. nationofchange.org The German government has approved a ‚Ǩ40 billion ($44.6 billion) climate package to abandon coal in the country in order to cut its greenhouse gas emissions 55% by 2030. | The ‚Ǩ40 billion package will need to be funded over the next four years, leaving some governmental officials skeptical as to how it will be paid for. "We agree that something needs to be done, but it is still open which form this will take," one person involved in the deal told Reuters. | Over the next few months Germany's ruling coalition, which include German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democr…
(2019-09-16). More refugees rescued after trying to seek safety across the Channel. thecanary.co 
Another group of refugees is thought to have been rescued off the Kent coast as the wave of people trying to cross the Channel from France in small boats continues.On Monday morning, a group of people draped in blankets were seen being brought ashore at the Port of Dover by Border Force officials.The group — thought to number 12 and mostly men with at least one woman — were searched, handed over to immigration officials and taken away in a van after coming ashore at around 11am.A group of people thought to be refugees brought to shore by Border Force officers at the Port of Dover in Kent on Monday (Gare…
(2019-09-16). Banana Kingdom Denmark. dissidentvoice.org September 2, the day that Yankee President Donald Trump should have been in Denmark, between 1200 and 1500 demonstrated against US-Denmark wars to tell both states: "Yankee Go Home" and "Take Back Denmark's Sovereignty." This was the largest anti-war gathering in a long time. Some people came out just to protest vulgar Trump, or to …
(2019-09-16). Will the IMF, FED, Negative Interest and Digital Money Kill the Western Economy? dissidentvoice.org The IMF, has been instrumental in helping destroying the economy of a myriad of countries, notably, and to start with, the new Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union, Greece, Ukraine and lately Argentina, to mention just a few. Madame Christine Lagarde, as chief of the IMF had a heavy hand in the annihilation …
(2019-09-16). Russia has 'oligarchs,' the U.S. has 'businessmen'. mronline.org 
In 150 NYT, CNN and Fox articles, 'oligarch' seems reserved for Slavic billionaires | Source
(2019-09-16). EU: Operational proposals to replace Brexit backstop 'have not yet been made'. thecanary.co 
Brussels has stepped up its demands for Boris Johnson to set out his plan for a Brexit deal after talks between the prime minister and European Union chief Jean-Claude Juncker. | Johnson and the European Commission president sat down for their first face-to-face talks in a restaurant in Juncker's native Luxembourg. | But while Juncker said the talks were "friendly" and negotiations will proceed "at high speed", there was little public sign of a breakthrough. | The commission said the government had still not made "legally operational solutions" to replace the controversial Irish backstop element of the Brexit div…
(2019-09-15). Outing of CIA's Kremlin mole echoes Iraq WMD hoax. thegrayzone.com The outing of a CIA informant inside of the Kremlin raises new questions about the Russia investigation and the intelligence…
(2019-09-14). 'Far into conspiracy theorizing': Ex-MSNBC Host Krystal Ball slams network for Russiagate hype. rt.com 
Krystal Ball, a former MSNBC host, has admitted that her colleagues went too far focusing on Russiagate narrative alone that it turned into conspiracy theorizing. | After three years of non-stop speculations about an alleged collusion between the Kremlin and US President Donald Trump ended up with Russiagaters' hopes crashed by the Mueller report, some in the American media seemed to have woken up to realize that the conspiratorial hype machine had replaced what should have been journalism. | The most recent example is Ball, who criticized her "former colleagues, friends" for going "so far into the realm of co…
(2019-09-14). Green Fascism: A Far-Right Ecology Movement is on the Rise in Germany, And It's Spreading Here. mronline.org 
Using green sensibilities to rally people around a nationalist ideology is also at the core of the AfD's agenda. The party, which does not seem to see a contradiction in its embrace of "a healthy environment" and climate-change denial, fuels fears that climate politics could threaten Germany's national sovereignty — for example, if ending fossil-fuel […] | Source
(2019-09-14). Green Fascism: A far-right ecology movement is on the rise in Germany, and it's spreading here. mronline.org Using green sensibilities to rally people around a nationalist ideology is also at the core of the AfD's agenda. The party, which does not seem to see a contradiction in its embrace of "a healthy environment" and climate-change denial, fuels fears that climate politics could threaten Germany's national sovereignty — for example, if ending fossil-fuel […] | Source
(2019-09-14). G7 hypocrites protest but exploit the Amazon anyway. workers.org 
Published in the Italian journal Il Manifesto on Sept. 3. Translation by John Catalinotto. Faced with the spread of fires in the Amazon, the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, changed its agenda to "tackle the emergency." The seven — France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Canada and the United States . . . | Continue reading G7 hypocrites protest but exploit the Amazon anyway at Workers.org
(2019-09-13). Iran: A Club of Sanctioned Countries in Solidarity Against US Economic Terrorism. dissidentvoice.org PressTV Interview — transcript Background links: ifpnews.com/iranian-mps-propose-formation-of-club-of-sanctioned-countries www.newsweek.com/russia-china-iran-fight-sanctions-1458096 Excerpts: An Iranian parliamentary faction has come up with the idea of establishing a club of sanctioned countries for concerted action against the US economic terrorism. The chairman of the Parliament's faction on countering sanctions, Poormokhtar, gave a report on the formation of the faction and its …
(2019-09-12). Venezuela Oil Production Continues Decline as China Cancels More Shipments. venezuelanalysis.com Russian oil giant Rosneft blasted threats of US sanctions as "unfair competition."
(2019-09-12). Noura Erakat: Netanyahu's Proposed West Bank Annexation Is Logical End to Israel's Apartheid Policy. democracynow.org 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing worldwide condemnation for vowing to annex nearly a third of the occupied West Bank if he wins next week's snap election. The United Nations, the Arab League, the European Union and Russia have all criticized Netanyahu's plan, which he unveiled Tuesday. Netanyahu's pledge comes just a week before Israeli voters return to the polls on Tuesday for new elections after Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government following Israel's April 9 election. Netanyahu's annexation plan would crush hopes of an eventual Palestinian state. We speak with Noura Erakat, Palesti…
(2019-09-12). MintPress Sits Down with Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova. mintpressnews.com 
(2019-09-09). Safe zone in Syria, Trump and the Taliban, Maduro vs. Guaido. uwidata.com Safe zone in Syria On Sunday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States of attempting to use the creation of a security zone in northeastern Syria, not for Ankara's sake, but in order to protect the Washington-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDS) operating in the area. Turkey sees the SDS and the Kurdish units of …
(2019-08-26). Israeli Filmmakers Letter on Greenhouse Project. bdsmovement.net Israeli Filmmakers Letter on Greenhouse Project: In the NewsLeonidas Kioussis
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(2019-08-14). BDS condemns antisemitic, fascist forces in Germany and worldwide. bdsmovement.net 
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)
(2019-08-08). Venezuelan Gov't Suspends Dialogue as EU Criticizes US Embargo. venezuelanalysis.com The European Union objected to the "extraterritorial application of unilateral measures."