(2019-09-22). Labour pledges to abolish prescription charges in England. thecanary.co 
Prescription charges will be abolished in England if Labour enter government, the party has announced.Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth used a speech at the party's conference to set out the policy which would bring England in line with the rest of the UK.Prescriptions are currently free for patients living in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, but cost £9 per item for those in England who do not qualify for an exemption.The party said the fees can be a burden for people with long-term conditions such as asthma and chronic kidney disease who can spend up to £104 a year on medication –…
(2019-09-22). The Green New Deal Can Help Us Fight White Supremacy. truthout.org | | "We had a direct existential threat with…Nazi Germany," Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said at a 2018 event. "We chose to mobilize our entire economy…. We have to do the same thing in order to get us to 100 percent renewable energy." She was promoting a Green New Deal, but her war analogy eerily fit our current political situation. | The left is facing a two-front struggle: On one side is capitalism wrecking the…
(2019-09-22). European Parliament Adopts Resolution Assimilating Communism to Nazism. globalresearch.ca The single party that governs Italy and the European Union has approved a resolution (yet another) that aligns Nazism and Communism. This is not the first time, it had already happened in the past, in line with the hysteria launched …
(2019-09-22). Ranked Choice Voting Is Big foundation Astroturf Fascism. indybay.org Everywhere it has become entrenched. Australia, Ireland, and so on, there has been no real democracy. Only the usual party system lock-in. That's all you get with the single-select voting we have now. And Astroturf Corporate sponsored Ranked Choice Voting will give you nothing more either. Don't be just another sucker.
(2019-09-22). Video: Russia Gave Syria 'Green Light' to Use the S-300 Air Defense System. globalresearch.ca On September 19, the Syrian Air Defense Forces shot down an unidentified unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over the town of Aqraba, south of Damascus. Pro-government sources claim that the intercepted UAV was likely operated by Israel. | On August 25, two …
(2019-09-22). Juncker: No-deal Brexit would mean Irish border checks. thecanary.co Brussels will insist on border checks if there is a no-deal Brexit in order to preserve the interests of the European Union, Jean-Claude Juncker said. | The European Commission president insisted that Brussels was "in no way responsible" for the consequences of a no-deal Brexit, saying the blame would lay squarely with the UK. | But he said "we can have a deal", and Boris Johnson's proposals for dealing with the problems Brexit will create at the border with Ireland were the basis for progress. | Jean-Claude Juncker says there would be a border between Northern Ireland and Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit…
(2019-09-21). 'Ask the right question!' Biden says there's 'nothing' to Ukraine scheme involving son as he brands Trump 'SERIAL ABUSER' of power. rt.com 
Former US Vice President and presidential hopeful Joe Biden has launched a broadside attack on Trump, calling for a probe into his scandalous phone call with Ukraine's leader and accusing him of systematic "abuse of power." | Biden produced the angry rant on Saturday when asked by a reporter if he'd spoken with his son Hunter about his business dealings in Ukraine, referring to the allegations that, while serving as VP, Biden Senior had shielded his son from a corruption inquest there. The 2020 presidential hopeful denied this, pointing fingers at Donald Trump instead. | "You should be asking him the question:…
(2019-09-21). On the Road to Damascus: International Conference in Syria on Sanctions and Its Blowback. mintpressnews.com 
Syrians say it's even harder now to make ends meet than it was during the height of their country's war because of intensified U.S and European sanctions.
(2019-09-21). Police use tear gas in Paris amid array of protests. thecanary.co 
Paris police have used tear gas to disperse anti-government demonstrators trying to revive the yellow vest movement in France.The French capital was placed under high security as a few hundred anti-government demonstrators protesting against perceived economic injustice and French President Emmanuel Macron started marching in the streets.Police in riot gear were moving quickly to disperse small crowds of protesters, using tear gas on and around the Champs-Elysees avenue, Saint-Lazare train station and Madeleine plaza — areas where protests have been banned this weekend.Paris has been placed under tight secu…
(2019-09-21). Trump Says He Had 'Perfectly Fine' Call With Ukraine Leader. truthdig.com The president reportedly urged the new leader to investigate the son of top Democratic contender Joe Biden in deepening whistleblower case.
(2019-09-21). Strong Men in Europe: Tony Abbott Visits Hungary. dissidentvoice.org "I extend a special welcome to Australia's former prime minister. It is in part due to his tough policy that we regard Australia as a model country. We especially respect it for the brave, direct and Anglo-Saxon consistency which it has shown on migration and defence of the Australian nation". These words of Hungarian Prime …
(2019-09-21). Italy: new government to stop the far-right. greenleft.org.au 
Italian politics Daniele FulviIssue 1238 Spain anti-racism anti-fascismSeptember 21, 2019Following weeks of negotiations, Italy's 5 Star Movement (M5S) and the Democratic Party (PD) have agreed to form a…
(2019-09-21). Victory as Jock Palfreeman released on parole. greenleft.org.au 
Pip HinmanIssue 1238 Bulgaria anti-racism prisoners' rights RomaSeptember 21, 2019Anti-fascist campaigner and Australian citizen Jock Palfreeman was unexpectedly granted parole on September 19 after serving…
(2019-09-20). Unipolar Governance of the Multipolar World. counterpunch.org 
The emergence in recent years of the economic and military powers in countries like China, Russia and India has given rise to theories and hopes of a multipolar world that could temper the heavy-handed unilateral/unipolar policies of the United States on a global level. Such hopes are further buoyed by the fact that these rising poles of economic development have instituted a number of regional international organizations such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the China-sponsored Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and the Eurasian Economic Union that incorporates Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzsta…
(2019-09-20). Defeating fascism: Greece's neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party is collapsing. peoplesworld.org 
Golden Dawn closed its national headquarters in Athens last Saturday. It is a further, massive blow to the Greek neo-Nazi party whose trial for organizing serious criminal activity is drawing to a close after four-and-a-half years. That and other news from Greece in the last few days should provide inspiration and some pointers to the …
(2019-09-20). The Rising Monopoly of Monsanto-Bayer. counterpunch.org 
Monsanto was an agrochemical and agricultural biotech company established in the US that became a large producer of GMO crops, with their main GMO crop having been corn. Monsanto was bought by Bayer, a German multinational pharmaceutical company, in late 2016 for $63 billion dollars. This deal was approved in early 2018 by the European Union More
(2019-09-20). Germany Advocates to Reduce Greenhouse Gases in Half. telesurenglish.net German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Friday a list of measures the government will take attain the nation's climate targets: 55 percent fewer greenhouse gases by 2030 than the country created in 1990. | RELATED: | Germany Accepts Climate Protection Deal Amid Worldwide Protests | From Berlin, the nation's leader said from Berlin that from 2021 on, national transport and construction sectors will see a fixed price on carbon for petrol, diesel, heating oil and natural ga…
(2019-09-20). Italy's 5-Star Backs Local Pact with Center-Left PD. telesurenglish.net Members of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement ‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äãbacked Friday a local alliance with the center-left Democratic Party (PD) in an online vote that could strengthen the new government and change the shape of Italian politics. | RELATED: | Italy: Mayors of Bologna and Lampedusa Propose Migration Pact | Following the recommendation of party chief Luigi Di Maio, 61 percent of 5-St…
(2019-09-20). Europe's Complicity in Latin America's Deforestation Crisis. globalresearch.ca Dear President-elect Ursula von der Leyen, | First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, | President of the European Parliament David Sassoli, | Dear Heads of State [heads of government] of countries signatory to the Amsterdam Declaration: | Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister …
(2019-09-20). Georgia Supreme Court Urges State to Stop Stonewalling In Devonia Inman Case: "Let Justice Be Done" theintercept.com Justice David Nahmias lamented the court's previous refusal to review Devonia Inman's case and expressed grave doubts about Inman's underlying guilt.
(2019-09-20). "Young People Have Had Enough": Global Climate Strike Youth Activists on Why They Are Marching Today. democracynow.org 
Today is the Global Climate Strike, inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. As people took to the streets in Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia, we host a roundtable discussion with youth activists organizing marches in the United States — in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Minneapolis — ahead of next week's U.N. Climate Action Summit. We are joined by Xiye Bastida, a 17-year-old climate justice activist originally from Mexico who is an organizer with Fridays for Future New York and a student at Beacon High School in New York; Katie Eder, a 19-year-old climate justice activist wh…
(2019-09-19). Russiagate's last stand? #Resistance works itself up over whistleblower complaint on Trump's alleged 'favor to foreign leader'. rt.com 
Just when you thought the Russiagate horse was well and truly dead, count on House Intelligence chair Adam Schiff to whip it back into life with another saucy tale of collusion, conspiracy and cover-up. | President Donald Trump's alleged "collusion" with Russia to swing the 2016 election has largely been absent from the news of late. After the Mueller Report cleared the president of wrongdoing, and after the damp squib that was Special Counsel Mueller's testimony before Congress in July, the story finally exited the news cycle. | Here comes Congressman Schiff (D-California), determined to breathe new life into…
(2019-09-19). Venezuela oil production continues decline as China cancels more shipments. mronline.org 
Russian oil giant Rosneft blasted threats of U.S. sanctions as "unfair competition." | Source
(2019-09-19). Hands Off Exarcheia: Athens's Anarchist Community Fights Back. thenation.com Hands Off Exarcheia: Athens's Anarchist Community Fights Back…
(2019-09-18). Turkey's Erdogan Presents Plan to Turn Kurds into a Minority in Northern Syria. therealnews.com 
President Erdogan of Turkey says that it's time for Turkey to send Syrian refugees to northern Syria, currently inhabited by Syrian Kurds. Meanwhile Erdogan's position in Turkey is weakening, both politically and economically, says Baris Karaagac…
(2019-09-18). Will Russia Be Driven From the West? thenation.com Will Russia Be Driven From the West?
(2019-09-18). Climate change affects the German economy. mronline.org 
In 2018, one of the longest dry spells on record left part of the Rhine in Germany at record low levels for months, forcing freighters to reduce their cargo or stop using the river altogether. | Source
(2019-09-18). Another German Court rules in favor of supporters of BDS Movement. bdsmovement.net 
Another German Court rules in favor of supporters of BDS Movement: In the NewsCourt orders City of Bonn to allow Women's Association to participate in festival, ruling their exclusion due to BDS support is "not even remotely justified." | Right To BoycottSeptember 18, 2019 | By: | | The European Legal Support Center
(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…
(2019-09-12). 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). MintPress Sits Down with Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova. mintpressnews.com 
(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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(2019-08-08). Venezuelan Gov't Suspends Dialogue as EU Criticizes US Embargo. venezuelanalysis.com The European Union objected to the "extraterritorial application of unilateral measures."