Sheepdogs Sanders & Warren Support Anti-Abortion Democrats
Register Peace & Freedom or Green | indybay.org | 2019-11-23
Despite the Democratic Party having as part of its party platform that it supports the right to abortion, the Democrats have the two alleged progressives running for president, the Democrats' sheepdogs Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, stating at the latest Democrats' "debate" that they would support anti-abortion Democrats! See | "Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders Wouldn't Rule Out Supporting Anti-Abortion Democrats" by Jenavieve Hatch, 11/21/19 at | www.huffpost.com/entry/warren-sanders-abortion-debate_n_5dd6150be4b010f3f1d27940…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/20/18828333.php
Democratic Lawmakers Criticize US Stance Towards Bolivia's Coup
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-23
James McGovern, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other Democratic lawmakers on Friday criticized President Donald Trump administration for its stance regarding what is happening in Bolivia. | RELATED: | Bolivia: Ilegitimate Government Attempts to Sue Evo Morales | "We are troubled by statements from administration officials, including President Trump,…
telesurenglish.net/news/Democratic-Lawmakers-Criticize-US-Stance-Towards-Bolivias-Coup-20191123-0002.html
La CIA ayudó a convertir a la serie 'Jack Ryan' en una fantasía intolerante sobre un cambio de régimen en Venezuela
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2019-11-23
Un análisis del investigador Tom Secker revela cómo la fantasía de Amazon sobre un cambio de régimen, "Jack Ryan", fue…
thegrayzone.com/2019/11/23/la-cia-ayudo-a-convertir-a-la-serie-jack-ryan-en-una-fantasia-intolerante-sobre-un-cambio-de-regimen-en-venezuela/
The Tale of the Whistleblower
Christopher Brauchli | commondreams.org | 2019-11-23
Republican counsel Steve Castor listens to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) during a hearing with witness U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on November 15, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Joshua Roberts—Pool/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/jim_jordan_0.jpg …
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Uruguay: Far-Right Calls Armed Forces to Vote Against Leftists
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-23
Uruguay's Minister of Defense Jose Bayardi denounced Saturday former army general and far-right presidential candidate Guido Manini for inciting confrontations and rebellion of the military against democratic institutions, through a video on social media. | RELATED: | Uruguay: Martinez, Lacalle Pou Close Campaigns Prior to Ballot | The far-right politician who belongs to the Cabildo Abierto party published a video addressed to members of the armed forces, calling for them…
telesurenglish.net/news/Uruguay-Far-Right-Calls-Armed-Forces-to-Vote-Against-Leftists-20191123-0005.html
United Nations Presents a Peace-Building Agreement for Bolivia
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-23
The United Nations, the European Union (EU) and the Bolivian Episcopal Conference (CEB) on Saturday announced an agreement between the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) and the Jeanine Añez administration whereby they pledge to pacify Bolivia and ensure credible elections. | RELATED: | Democratic Lawmakers Criticize US Stance Towards Bolivia's Coup | The agreement was presented at a press conference by the UN special envoy Jean Arnault, the EU ambassador to Bolivia Leon de la To…
telesurenglish.net/news/United-Nations-Presents-a-Peace-Building-Agreement-for-Bolivia-20191123-0003.html
Ukrainegate 13,000 Times Worse Than You Think
Joe Giambrone | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-23
Did you know that Donald Trump had the State Department, USAID, NED, and the CIA fund and train Neo-Nazi, fascist militias to overthrow the government of Ukraine? These riot mobs, primarily Svoboda and Right Sector, stormed the capital, firebombed and shot the police, and destroyed democracy inside Ukraine. When the legitimately elected president was forced …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/ukrainegate-13000-times-worse-than-you-think/
In Three Touchstone Speeches, Elizabeth Warren Grounds Her Campaign in a History of American Protest and Movement Building
Ryan Grim | theintercept.com | 2019-11-23
Linking with women-led labor struggles is her way of answering those who want to push her away from economic policy and into a "women's issues" box.
theintercept.com/2019/11/23/elizabeth-warren-campaign-labor-union-protests/
In Three Touchstone Speeches, Elizabeth Warren Grounds Her Campaign in a History of American Protest and Movement Building
Ryan Grim | theintercept.com | 2019-11-23
Linking with women-led labor struggles is her way of answering those who want to push her away from economic policy and into a "women's issues" box.
theintercept.com/2019/11/23/elizabeth-warren-campaign-labor-union-protests/
Iran False Flag Prep, US Government's Staggering Bolivia Hypocrisy, Netanyahu Indicted & Patriot Act
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-23
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/22/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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Humanitarian Volunteer Scott Warren Reflects on the Borderlands and Two Years of Government Persecution
Ryan Devereaux | theintercept.com | 2019-11-23
A jury found Scott Warren not guilty in the government's second attempt to lock him up for providing humanitarian aid on the border in Arizona.
theintercept.com/2019/11/23/scott-warren-verdict-immigration-border/
First Fruits of the Harvest ~ Pre-Kwanzaa Unity Celebation
Khubaka, Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2019-11-23
Join us continue the expansion of Kwanzaa in the Capitol of the 5th Largest Economy on Earth, our "California Grown" Holiday comes to First Baptist Church of Sacramento in a good way…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/21/18828348.php
'OK boomer': Biden attempt to roast Trump on Twitter unites left and right in mockery
rt.com | 2019-11-23
Conservatives and liberals found rare common ground in mocking the Twitter game of former Vice-President and current Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden, after he tried to accuse President Donald Trump of corruption. | "Corruption is Donald Trump's middle name," Biden tweeted out on Friday, following that up with a plea for $5 donations to oust the "most corrupt president in modern American history." | This prompted Ken Klippenstein, a journalist with the progressive outlet The Young Turks, to post a screensho…
rt.com/usa/474142-biden-trump-corruption-tweet/
'Best assist ever!': Tottenham's Deli Alli performs OUTRAGEOUS flick to set up goal as Mourinho's men beat West Ham (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2019-11-23
Dele Alli provided the most memorable moment of the first game of the Jose Mourinho era at Spurs as he acrobatically flicked the ball to a teammate in a move which led to Tottenham's second goal of the game. | Despite losing his balance on the touchline, Alli managed to prevent the ball from going out of play by flicking the ball away from West Ham defender Ryan Fredricks into the path of the onrushing Son Heung-min, who in turn squared the ball to Lucas Moura to slide the ball home at the far post. | Alli was also crucial the game's opener, laying it on for the South Korean to score the first goal of the Mour…
rt.com/sport/474177-dele-alli-west-ham-assist/
Rob Delaney hails NHS as 'pinnacle of human achievement' as he backs Labour
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-11-23
Catastrophe star Rob Delaney has hailed the NHS as "the pinnacle of human achievement" in a video supporting Labour ahead of the general eelection. | In a clip shared by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Twitter, the American actor and writer says he is "crazy" about the NHS. | He also commented on Boris Johnson's "disastrous Brexit deal", suggesting the "NHS as we know it will be gone" if the Conservatives win the December 12 election. | pic.twitter.com/VNzKPYGgq2 | — rob delaney (@robdelaney)
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/11/23/rob-delaney-hails-nhs-as-pinnacle-of-human-achievement-as-he-backs-labour/
'Nothing But Disdain for Democracy': Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, and Pressley Join Letter Condemning Trump for Fueling Crisis in Bolivia
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-23
"Rather than supporting a military coup, our government should make it clear that the unconstitutional removal of an elected president is unacceptable." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bolivia1.jpg …
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Want More Proof of Corporate Media's Anti-Bernie Bias? Look at MSNBC's Democratic Debate
Branko Marcetic | commondreams.org | 2019-11-22
MSNBC's anti-Bernie Sanders bias was on full display in Wednesday's Democratic debate. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bernie_13.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/11/22/want-more-proof-corporate-medias-anti-bernie-bias-look-msnbcs-democratic-debate?cd-origin=rss
Jeremy Corbyn, Bernie Sanders Back Ecuador Anti-IMF Protests
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-22
U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders have both sent messages of solidarity to the recent anti-IMF protests in Ecuador, which have succeeded in forcing the government to scrap a controversial austerity decree. | "Let's give a | …
globalresearch.ca/jeremy-corbyn-bernie-sanders-back-ecuador-anti-imf-protests/5695656
Bernie Sanders dispenses with his "political revolution" at fifth Democratic presidential debate
wsws.org | 2019-11-22
Sanders declared at Wednesday night's debate that he agreed with Obama that it wasn't necessary to "tear down the system and remake it."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/22/sand-n22.html
A return to feudalism? The aftermath of Bolivia's coup
Derek Royden | nationofchange.org | 2019-11-22
This coup is a disaster, and besides Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, no major North American politician has pushed back against it.
nationofchange.org/2019/11/22/a-return-to-feudalism-the-aftermath-of-bolivias-coup/
Is Bernie Sanders Electable?
Chris Wright | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-22
In his 2007 classic Deer Hunting With Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War–a book that, in the age of Donald Trump, is more relevant than ever–Joe Bageant makes an observation that cuts to the nub of the matter. America, he says, isn't composed of some great middle class; it is an overwhelmingly working-class country. "If …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/is-bernie-sanders-electable/
A BDS Campaign Tackles the Sports Industry in Portland — and Wins
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-22
Boycotting for Palestinian rights works. A reporter broke the news in late September that the Portland Trail Blazers basketball team ended their partnership with Leupold & Stevens, which makes rifle scopes for Israel's brutal occupying army, following a year-long protest campaign led by our Portland, Oregon, chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and many allies. | For nearly 10 years, Leupold & Stevens sponsored a "Hometo…
truthout.org/articles/a-bds-campaign-tackles-the-sports-industry-in-portland-and-wins/
Bolivia's US Installed Coup d'Etat Regime Authorizes Brute Force
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-22
Following Evo Morales' democratic reelection on October 20, a CIA-orchestrated coup d'etat unconstitutionally replaced him with hard-right, political nobody senator Jeanine Anez. | Article 169 of Bolivia's Constitution states: | "In case of impediment or definitive absence of the president | …
globalresearch.ca/bolivia-us-installed-coup-detat-regime-authorizes-brute-force/5695639
Washington's Consensus on Neofascist Coups in Latin America
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-22
The Obama-backed right-wing coup in Honduras helped fuel Central American migrant streams that the demented fascist oligarch Donald Trump railed against during his successful and Nativist presidential campaign. "Donito Assolini" has been mired in partisan turmoil since the beginning of his cancerous, white-nationalist presidency. The two major parties and their constituents disagree sharply over whether the tiny-fingered, tangerine-tinted, Twitter-tantruming tyrant Trump should be impeached and removed for trying to trade arms to Ukraine in exchange for political dirt on the ludicrous right-wing Democratic-presid…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/22/washingtons-consensus-on-neofascist-coups-in-latin-america/
Ralph Nader: American Seniors Are Being Duped
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-22
While the Democratic presidential candidates are debating full Medicare for All, giant insurance companies like UnitedHealthcare are advertising to the elderly in an attempt to lure them from Traditional Medicare (TM) to the so-called Medicare Advantage (MA)–a corporate plan that UnitedHealthcare promotes to turn a profit at the expense of enrollees. | Almost one third of all elderly over 65 are enrolled in these numerous, complex MA policies the government pays so much for monthly. The health insurance industry wants more enrollees as they continue to press Congress for more advantages. | Medical Disadvant…
truthdig.com/articles/ralph-nader-american-seniors-are-being-duped/
Beware of the Medicare Disadvantage Corporate Trap
Ralph Nader | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-22
While the Democratic presidential candidates are debating full Medicare for All, giant insurance companies like UnitedHealthcare are advertising to the elderly in an attempt to lure them from Traditional Medicare (TM) to the so-called Medicare Advantage (MA) — a corporate plan that UnitedHealthcare promotes to turn a profit at the expense of enrollees. Almost one …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/beware-of-the-medicare-disadvantage-corporate-trap/
CIA helped shape 'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan' series into bigoted Venezuela regime change fantasy
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2019-11-22
Analysis by researcher Tom Secker reveals how Amazon's regime change fantasy "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan" was shaped by CIA and…
thegrayzone.com/2019/11/22/tom-clancy-jack-ryan-cia-propaganda-john-krasinski/
Biden Under Fire for Telling Protester to 'Vote for Trump'
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-22
During a campaign event in Greenwood, South Carolina Thursday night, former Vice President Joe Biden told a protestor who confronted him over the Obama administration's mass deportation policies to "vote for Trump," prompting outrage from immigrant rights groups and activists. | "You should vote for Trump," Biden repeated as Carlos Rojas, an organizer with Movimiento Cosecha, urged the former Vice President to depart from the destructive record of the Obama White House and support a moratorium on deportations. | Biden, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, refused to agree to the demand, insisting that he wil…
truthdig.com/articles/joe-biden-under-fire-after-telling-protester-to-vote-for-trump/
Biden Under Fire for Telling Immigrant Rights Activist to "Vote for Trump"
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-22
During a campaign event in Greenwood, South Carolina Thursday night, former Vice President Joe Biden told a protestor who confronted him over the Obama administration's mass deportation policies to "vote for Trump," prompting outrage from immigrant rights groups and activists. | "You should vote for Trump," Biden repeated as Carlos Rojas, an organizer with Movimiento Cosecha, urged the former Vice President to depart from the destructive record of the Obama White House and support a moratorium on…
truthout.org/articles/biden-under-fire-for-telling-immigrant-rights-activist-to-vote-for-trump/
U.S. Opens Up Another Front in Its Cold War Against China as Congress Passes the "Hong Kong Democracy Act"
Dr. Leon Tressell | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-22
The Trump impeachment hearings give the illusion that voters in the United States have a choice between two different political parties: the Democrats and Republicans. The daily impeachment hearings dominate news headlines. Meanwhile, politicians of both parties have unanimously passed …
globalresearch.ca/u-s-opens-up-another-front-against-china-congress-passes-hong-kong-democracy-act/5695652
Congress Quietly Unites To Extend "Temporary" Patriot Act Under Cover Of The Impeachment Distraction
Activist Post | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-22
The only time Republicans and Democrats can agree is when they are discussing the expansion of the permanent war and surveillance state. The Last American Vagabond takes a closer look at the many layers of deception about how legislation gets pushed through which contains buried provisions that further erode the U.S. Constitution and liberty. This is …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/constitutional-rights/congress-quietly-unites-to-extend-temporary-patriot-act-under-cover-of-the-impeachment-distraction/
Talking to Rudy, Trumpist Hand Grenade: Impeachment Days Four and Five
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-22
The impeachment process is about power. Who has it and who gets to keep it? The trumpists, having taken over the Republican Party, the Senate and the White House, are determined to keep their hold on these points of power. Naturally, they hope to regain control of the House of Representatives and are most likely…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/22/talking-to-rudy-trumpist-hand-grenade-impeachment-days-four-and-five/
Is Pete Buttigieg Just a Shill for Corporations and the Donor Class?
Miles Mogulescu | commondreams.org | 2019-11-22
Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaking with attendees at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California on June 1, 2019. (Photo: Gage Skidmore/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/pete_buttigieg_corporate_shill.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/11/22/pete-buttigieg-just-shill-corporations-and-donor-class?cd-origin=rss
Ranked-Choice Voting "Allows You to Vote for the Person You Really Like"
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-22
Janine Jackson: As media critics in election season, our preeminent concern is less how fair the press are to this or that candidate, than how fair they are to the public. That means substantive reporting, not just on candidates, their records and proposals, but on the voting process itself, and specifically the distance between the system we have and the democracy we rhetorically invoke, and that some of us actually seek. If corporate media typically underserve such process questions, the public incr…
truthout.org/audio/ranked-choice-voting-allows-you-to-vote-for-the-person-you-really-like/
What's Up With Trump and "The Deep State"?
Andrew Levine | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-22
Our Commander-in-Chief has attitudes that seldom rise to the level of ideas. For the most part, they are noxious and stupid, though the ones that descend from old fashioned "isolationism" are at least less lethal than the Cold War and empire-friendly attitudes that nearly all Democrats evince. Or rather they would be if anything ever…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/22/whats-up-with-trump-and-the-deep-state/
Ebola in DR Congo: New transmission chain risks reversing major gains
United Nations | news.un.org | 2019-11-22
Amid multiple deadly attacks on civilians by armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an Ebola death "unlinked to any chain of transmission" risks reversing major gains against the epidemic, which is now down to just a handful of cases, a top UN medic said on Friday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1051961
Sasha Baron Cohen Delivers Blistering Takedown of Facebook
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-22
Sometimes the most trenchant commentary comes from the voices we'd least expect. Such was the case Thursday night when "Borat" actor and comedian Sasha Baron Cohen used his acceptance speech for an International Leadership Award from the Anti-Defamation League to address the dangers social media giants like Facebook pose to democracies the world over. | While acknowledging that his own body of work has been accused of perpetuating harmful stereotypes–a line of criticism he disputes–he blames the decline of global democracy on the proliferation of hate speech and conspiracy theories. The result, Baron…
truthdig.com/videos/sasha-baron-cohen-delivers-blistering-takedown-of-facebook/
Sasha Baron Cohen Delivers Blistering Takedown of Facebook
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-22
Sometimes the most trenchant commentary comes from the voices we'd least expect. Such was the case Thursday night when "Borat" actor and comedian Sasha Baron Cohen used his acceptance speech for an International Leadership Award from the Anti-Defamation League to address the dangers social media giants like Facebook pose to democracies the world over. | While acknowledging that his own body of work has been accused of perpetuating harmful stereotypes–a line of criticism he disputes–he blames the decline of global democracy on the proliferation of hate speech and conspiracy theories. The result, Baron…
truthdig.com/videos/sasha-baron-cohen-delivers-blistering-takedown-of-facebook/
The CIA's Jack Ryan Series Is 'Regime-Change' Propaganda Aimed At Venezuela
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-11-22
Dr. Matthew Alford of the University of Bath told MintPress that the new Amazon product is a "disgrace of a series," unfairly demonizing a nation at a time when the United States has its boot on the throat of Venezuelan society.
mintpressnews.com/cia-jack-ryan-propaganda-venezuela/262956/
David Harris, Presente!
Howard Lisnoff | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-22
David Harris is a hero, and he is one of my heroes. While this may sound maudlin to some, it was David Harris who was there at the beginning of the antiwar movement during the Vietnam War and who preceded that era with his work in the civil rights movement in the US South. David Harris…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/22/david-harris-presente/
Democrats Won Virginia by Investing in People of Color
Steve Phillips | thenation.com | 2019-11-22
Democrats Won Virginia by Investing in People of Color…
thenation.com/article/democrats-spending-virginia-election/
Impeachment Non-Bombshells Endanger Democrats in 2020
Aaron Maté | thenation.com | 2019-11-22
Impeachment Non-Bombshells Endanger Democrats in 2020…
thenation.com/article/impeachment-sondland-democrats/
Hillary's white pantsuit says 'empowerment' but Tulsi's says 'fringe cult leader': NYT pilloried for two-faced style commentary
rt.com | 2019-11-22
The New York Times has been accused of peddling ridiculous and shamelessly biased punditry, after the Gray Lady took aim at presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard's white pantsuit but ended up red-faced. | Style writer Vanessa Friedman argued that the Hawaii congresswoman's wardrobe made her look like a "cult leader" full of "combative righteousness." The terrifying white fabric has "connotations of the fringe, rather than the center" and even undermines "community building," the Times' writer expertly deduced. | Unfortunately, her completely reasonable fashion analysis came under fire from fringe-loving social…
rt.com/usa/474067-gabbard-white-pantsuit-nyt-clinton/
'I want a Senate impeachment trial', Trump says in live TV phone call
rt.com | 2019-11-22
President Donald Trump has said that he wants to be tried by the Senate if the House votes to impeach him. Trump told Fox & Friends that he would like to see impeachment democrats like "nut job" Adam Schiff testify. | While the Republican-controlled Senate could shoot down any articles of impeachment presented by the House, Trump told the Fox show by phone on Friday that he would like to see the inquiry against him go to a Senate trial. | "I want a trial," the president said. "I want to see Adam Schiff testify about the whistleblower — who's a fake whistleblower," he continued, referring to the intelligen…
rt.com/usa/474106-trump-senate-impeachment-trial/
Friends with everyone? Trump says US must stand with Hong Kong AND President Xi
rt.com | 2019-11-22
US President Donald Trump is hedging his bets on supporting the Hong Kong 'pro-democracy' rioters, making clear he is not willing to alienate China in the process. Beijing has slammed a US 'pro-rioters' bill as massive overreach. | "We have to stand with Hong Kong, but I'm also standing with President Xi. He's my friend," Trump declared on Friday morning, in response to questions about whether he would sign the bills that both chambers of Congress approved unanimously. The move would satisfy both parties in Washington, but Beijing has warned it will halt all trade talks if the bill becomes law. | Also on rt.co…
rt.com/usa/474115-trump-friends-hongkong-china/
Pompeo Calls It 'Democracy' in Bolivia as Post-Coup Violence Grows and Fear of Civil War Intensifies
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-22
"The military has guns and a license to kill; we have nothing. Please, tell the international community to come here and stop this." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bolivia_2.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/11/22/pompeo-calls-it-democracy-bolivia-post-coup-violence-grows-and-fear-civil-war?cd-origin=rss
Lula Vows to 'Battle for Democracy' Against Bolsonaro Push to 'Destroy' Decades of Progress in Brazil
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-22
Leftist former Brazilian President Luiz In√°cio Lula da Silva declared in an exclusive interview published Friday by The Guardian that his mission now is to "battle for democracy" against the efforts of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro to "destroy" the South American country. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/lula_0.jpeg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/11/22/lula-vows-battle-democracy-against-bolsonaro-push-destroy-decades-progress-brazil?cd-origin=rss
Billionaire Walton Family Behind Pro-Charter School Protest at Warren Rally
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-22
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's rally on Thursday night in Atlanta was interrupted by a group of parents protesting her stance on charter schools—but the demonstration was reportedly funded by the billionaire Walton family, which has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into privately-run schools that critics say unfairly pull money from public education. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11838237792.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/11/22/billionaire-walton-family-behind-pro-charter-school-protest-warren-rally?cd-origin=rss
Roaming Charges: High Nunes on Capitol Hill
Jeffrey St. Clair | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-22
+ As the House holds hearings to impeach Trump for "abuse of power," Pelosi just rushed through an extension of the Patriot Act, giving that very same president vast, unchecked powers to spy on American citizens. This makes sense only in Washington… + It's deflating to see "the Squad" (and every other Democrat) voting for…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/22/roaming-charges-high-nunes-on-capitol-hill/
"In Defense of Julian Assange": Why WikiLeaks Founder's Case Threatens Press Freedom
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-22
This week Swedish prosecutors dropped an investigation into sexual assault allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, stemming from 2010. Assange, who has always denied the allegations, took refuge inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London for over seven years to avoid extradition to Sweden on the charges. British authorities dragged him out of the Ecuadorian embassy in April and he has since been jailed in London's Belmarsh prison on charges related to skipping of bail in 2012, when he first entered the embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden over the now-dropped sexual assault charges. The United States…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/22/julian_assange_tariq_ali_margaret_kunstler
U.N. Rapporteur: Julian Assange Has Faced Psychological Torture; He Should Not Be Extradited to U.S
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-22
This week Swedish prosecutors dropped an investigation into sexual assault allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, stemming from 2010. Assange, who has always denied the allegations, took refuge inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London for over seven years to avoid extradition to Sweden on the charges. British authorities dragged him out of the Ecuadorian embassy in April and he has since been jailed in London's Belmarsh prison on charges related to skipping of bail in 2012, when he first entered the embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden over the now-dropped sexual assault charges. The United States…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/22/nils_melzer_julian_assange
Hundreds of Thousands Join National Strike in Colombia in Rebuke to Right-Wing President Iván Duque
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-22
In Colombia, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets Thursday in the largest national strike the country has seen in years. Labor unions, students, teachers, Indigenous and Afro-Colombian activists joined in peaceful marches across urban and rural Colombia as anger mounts against right-wing President Iván Duque and his cabinet. The protests were triggered by Duque's proposed labor reforms and cuts to the pension system, as well as a recent military airstrike against a camp of alleged dissident rebel drug traffickers, which killed eight children. Police responded to the movements with repressive tactic…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/22/colombia_protests_ivan_duque
Trump's Recognition of Israeli Settlements Is Rooted in Bipartisan Support
Stephen Zunes | progressive.org | 2019-11-21
Three previous U.S. administrations all ignored the gross power asymmetry between the Palestinians and the Israelis.
progressive.org/dispatches/democrats-helped-recognition-of-settlements-zunes-191121/
Elizabeth Warren endorses Trump's economic war on Venezuela, then soft-pedals far-right Bolivia coup
Ben Norton | mronline.org | 2019-11-21
In a nauseating interview on Pod Save America, Elizabeth Warren endorsed suffocating US sanctions on Venezuela, backing Trump's strategy to stop its "ability to have an economy" while parroting neocon regime-change myths. She then whitewashed the far-right military coup in Bolivia. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/11/21/elizabeth-warren-endorses-trumps-economic-war-on-venezuela-then-soft-pedals-far-right-bolivia-coup/
Joe Biden, in Departure From Obama Policy, Says He Would Make Saudi Arabia a "Pariah"
Alex Emmons | theintercept.com | 2019-11-21
Foreign policy took center stage in Wednesday night's Democratic debate, with former Vice President Joe Biden saying he would not sell weapons to Saudi Arabia — marking a sharp contrast with the Obama administration — and stressing he would make the Saudis "pay the price" for their killing of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi. | "I would make it very clear we were not going to in fact sell more weapons to them," Biden said. "We were going to in fact make them pay the price, and make them in fact the pariah that they are." Biden also said there is "very little social redeeming value in the pr…
theintercept.com/2019/11/21/democratic-debate-joe-biden-saudi-arabia/
Sondland Pressed Ukraine to Smear Biden at Trump's Direction, Diplomat Says
Robert Mackey | theintercept.com | 2019-11-21
Donald Trump's point man on Ukraine, Gordon Sondland, admitted during a conversation in July that the president had directed him to press Ukraine's leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, to open a sham investigation of former Vice President Joe Biden, a State Department official testified on Thursday to the House impeachment inquiry. | The official, David Holmes, is a career foreign service officer who said in his opening statement that Sondland, the U.S.
theintercept.com/2019/11/21/sondland-pressed-ukraine-smear-biden-trumps-direction-diplomat-says/
Portugal: Police Demand Better Working Conditions, Higher Wages
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-21
Shouting "Zero Tolerance", thousands of members of the Public Security Police (PSP) and the Republican National Guard (GNR) on Thursday gathered outside the Parliament in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, to demand higher salaries and better working conditions. | RELATED: | Portugal PM Set for Election Win Without Majority: Exit Polls | "We ask for salary increases, risk subsidies, and sanitary improvements at our facilities," t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Portugal-Police-Demand-Better-Working-Conditions-Higher-Wages-20191121-0006.html
Last Night's Debate Was Likely the Farewell for Several Campaigns
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-21
After 11 hours of impeachment hearings earlier in the day, the seemingly endless spectacle of the Democratic presidential debates continued last night. It was, in contrast to some of the previous contests, a relatively muted affair. Certainly, it didn't have the fireworks quality that the day's impeachment hearing testimonies provided. | By and large, there weren't the sorts of nasty personal attacks that marked some of the earlier debates and which risk providing the Republicans with ready-made sound bi…
truthout.org/articles/last-nights-debate-was-likely-the-farewell-for-several-campaigns/
Klobuchar, Booker, Harris Turn Up the Temp in Democratic Debate Number Five
Ruth Conniff | progressive.org | 2019-11-21
In the most watchable of the five Democratic candidate debates so far, three candidates who have been running toward the back of the pack put in the best performances.
progressive.org/dispatches/klobuchar-booker-harris-strong-showing-fifth-democratic-debate-conniff-191121/
Bernie Sanders Wins the Foreign Policy Debate
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2019-11-21
Bernie Sanders Wins the Foreign Policy Debate…
thenation.com/article/palestine-debate-bernie-sanders/
Climate Finally Climbed Onto the Debate Stage. But It's Still Not Taken Seriously Enough
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2019-11-21
Climate Finally Climbed Onto the Debate Stage. But It's Still Not Taken Seriously Enough.
thenation.com/article/climate-democrats-debate-2020/
What a Debate Run by Women Looks Like
Joan Walsh | thenation.com | 2019-11-21
What a Debate Run by Women Looks Like…
thenation.com/article/democratic-debate-atlanta-abortion-family-leave/
Journalist cries troll after finding 'Russian quotation marks' in story about Biden's illegitimate child
rt.com | 2019-11-21
A journalist called out an Arkansas paper for running a story about Hunter Biden's illegitimate child, pointing to a "Russian quotation mark" the account had used in its tweet promoting the article. Also known as an arrow. | Journalist Julia Ioffe, a Russiagate true-believer who covers foreign policy and national security topics for mainstream US publications like WaPo and The Atlantic, immediately smelled a rat when the Arkansas-Democrat Gazette tweeted an article claiming that "DNA testing has established that Hunter Biden is the father of an Arkansas baby," with what she — a Russian speaker — call…
rt.com/usa/474018-journo-redbaits-arkansas-biden-baby/
'I said the FIRST!' Biden boasts that he has support of 'only' female African-American senator while on stage with Kamala Harris
rt.com | 2019-11-21
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden was forced to swiftly correct himself during a debate after bragging that he had support from the "only" black female senator ever elected, despite standing mere feet from Kamala Harris. | While giving a brief monologue about the immense support he enjoys from African Americans, the former VP was stopped dead in his tracks by fellow contestant Kamala Harris (D-California), a US senator who is both black and female. | "I have more people supporting me in the black community, that have announced for me, because they know me, they know who I am," Biden said, listing a num…
rt.com/usa/473941-biden-gaffe-african-american/
Schiff brings lip-reading witnesses and angry bureaucrats into impeachment theater
rt.com | 2019-11-21
The impeachment circus remains in full swing on Capitol Hill, with the Democrats' latest star witness apparently overhearing an incriminating phone call and raging at Trump daring to set his own foreign policy agenda. | David Holmes, a low-level staffer at the US embassy in Kiev, appeared on Capitol Hill for questioning on Thursday. Holmes provided no direct evidence of a 'quid-pro-quo' arrangement between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but told lawmakers that he managed to overhear Trump demand "investigations" into Joe Biden while in a restaurant in Kiev. | Holmes claimed…
rt.com/usa/474026-adam-schiff-holmes-impeachment/
Bernie Sanders Criticizes U.S. Relationships with Saudi Arabia and Israel at Democratic Debate
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-21
Ten Democratic candidates took the stage in Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday for the party's fifth presidential debate, co-hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post. Toward the end of the evening, Senator Bernie Sanders criticized former Vice President Joe Biden's support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq and laid out his foreign policy vision, including strong criticism of traditional U.S. allies Saudi Arabia and Israel. "It is no longer good enough for us to be pro-Israel — I am pro-Israel — but we must treat the Palestinians with the dignity they deserve," he said. We speak with Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at th…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/21/democratic_debate_sanders_foreign_policy_palestine
Julián Castro: Gordon Sondland's Testimony Is "Nail in the Coffin" of Trump's Defense
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-21
During Wednesday's impeachment hearing, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland told lawmakers that he was ordered by Trump to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter. Sondland also acknowledged there was a quid pro quo tying U.S. military aid to investigations, and said that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vice President Mike Pence were aware of the Ukraine pressure campaign. Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro joins us to discuss these latest developments in the impeachment inquiry, which he describes as "blockbuster testimony" that could serve…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/21/julian_castro_impeachment_hearings_democratic_debate
Joe Biden's and Pete Buttigieg's Records on Race Come Under Scrutiny at 5th Democratic Debate
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-21
Presidential candidate Joe Biden claimed on the Democratic debate stage Wednesday that he has broad support from black voters and the only black woman elected to the Senate, seemingly forgetting that 2020 candidate Kamala Harris is a California senator. Biden's comment came amid multiple blunders during the debate, hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post in Atlanta. For more on the 2020 candidates' discussion of race in their campaigns, we speak with Rashad Robinson, executive director of Color of Change, and Ryan Grim, D.C. bureau chief for The Intercept.
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/21/democratic_debate_race_racism_buttigieg_biden
2020 Candidates' Focus on Inequality Shows "Shift in the Conversation" Within Democratic Party
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-21
Ten Democratic candidates took the stage Wednesday for the party's fifth presidential debate, held in Atlanta, Georgia, and co-hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post. One of the most memorable moments of the night was a disagreement between Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker over Warren's proposed tax on the wealthiest Americans. Her proposed wealth tax would kick in on assets of $50 million and higher. Both candidates agreed that inequality is a major issue in the U.S., but Booker said wealth taxes in other countries have not been effective and that there are better ways to raise revenue. The issue of ec…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/21/democratic_debate_wealth_tax_inequality_m4a
Elizabeth Warren's Support for Bolivia Coup Consistent With Other Hawkish Foreign Policy Positions
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-11-20
The opposing positions of Warren and her primary opponent Bernie Sanders on Bolivia highlight an increasingly clear policy gap between the two Democratic frontrunners.
mintpressnews.com/elizabeth-warren-coup-bolivia-hawkish-foreign-policy/262897/
Sanders' Plan to Fight Global Climate Disaster Too Ambitious, Says NYT
Julie Hollar | fair.org | 2019-11-20
When Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his $16.3 trillion climate plan, corporate media were quick to throw cold water on it, arguing that the Democratic presidential candidate's plan was too expensive, and logistically and politically impossible (FAIR.org, 9/6/19). As Sanders fleshed out his plan in more detail, the media pushback continued: "Sanders' Climate Ambitions Thrill Supporters, but Experts Aren't Impressed," annou…
fair.org/home/sanders-plan-to-fight-global-climate-disaster-too-ambitious-says-nyt/
Elizabeth Warren endorses Trump's economic war on Venezuela, then soft-pedals far-right Bolivia coup
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2019-11-20
In a nauseating interview on Pod Save America, Elizabeth Warren endorsed suffocating US sanctions on Venezuela, backing Trump's strategy to…
thegrayzone.com/2019/11/20/elizabeth-warren-venezuela-sanctions-bolivia-coup/
At Private California Fundraiser, Pete Buttigieg Explains Limited Black Support
Akela Lacy | theintercept.com | 2019-11-20
At a private fundraiser in California on Friday, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg suggested that black voters in South Carolina preferred former Vice President Joe Biden because of a perception of "familiarity," even though Biden isn't "the candidate with the best answers on the subject of race." | Asked by a guest in attendance at a meet-and-greet event at Thunderbird Heig…
theintercept.com/2019/11/20/pete-buttigieg-black-voters-south-carolina/
At Private California Fundraiser, Pete Buttigieg Explains Limited Black Support
Akela Lacy | theintercept.com | 2019-11-20
At a private fundraiser in California on Friday, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg suggested that black voters in South Carolina preferred former Vice President Joe Biden because of a perception of "familiarity," even though Biden isn't "the candidate with the best answers on the subject of race." | Asked by a guest in attendance at a meet-and-greet event at Thunderbird Heig…
theintercept.com/2019/11/20/pete-buttigieg-black-voters-south-carolina/
As President, Pete Buttigieg Wants to Give 25 Percent of Federal Contracts to Minorities. As Mayor, He Gave 3 Percent
Akela Lacy | theintercept.com | 2019-11-20
Even as Buttigieg pushes diversity efforts as mayor, less than 3 percent of South Bend's business in 2018 went to minority- and women-owned firms.
theintercept.com/2019/11/20/pete-buttigieg-federal-contracts-minorities/
Organization of American States Election Observers subvert Bolivian Democracy
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-20
Organization of American States election observers have played an important role in subverting Bolivian democracy. While some may find it hard to believe that a regional electoral monitoring body would consciously subvert democracy, their actions in the South American country are not dissimilar to previous US/Canada backed OAS missions in Haiti. "The OAS Election Audit …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/organization-of-american-states-election-observers-subvert-bolivian-democracy/
Israel Carries Out 'Wide-Scale Strikes' In Syria, US Gov Withholds Food/Meds From Iran & Patriot Act
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-20
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/20/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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Live Chat: November 20 Debate Night
The Nation | thenation.com | 2019-11-20
Live Chat: November 20 Debate Night…
thenation.com/article/democratic-debate-live-november/
Why I'm Endorsing Elizabeth Warren
Ady Barkan | thenation.com | 2019-11-20
Why I'm Endorsing Elizabeth Warren…
thenation.com/article/ady-barkan-elizabeth-warren-endorsement/
Police storm universities in Hong Kong
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-20
protest Wlam*Issue 1246 Hong Kong 2019 Hong Kong pro-democracy movementNovember 20, 2019Hong Kong riot police stormed the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), one of the prestigious universities in Hong Kong, on November 12, despite making several promises…
greenleft.org.au/content/police-storm-universities-hong-kong
Unusual. Improper. Inappropriate. Wrong: Officials Decry Trump's Pressure on Ukraine to Probe Bidens
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-20
"I couldn't believe what I was hearing." Those were the words of Army Lieutenant Colonel Alex Vindman during Tuesday's House impeachment inquiry hearings, describing his reaction to a July phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. During the call, Trump pressured Zelensky to investigate his political rival Joe Biden and his son Hunter, who served on the board of a Ukrainian natural gas company, Burisma. Vindman, who is the director for European affairs at the National Security Council, testified along with Jennifer Williams, a Russia adviser for Vice President Pence, in the fi…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/20/trump_impeachment_vindman_williams_volker_morrison
Transgender Day of Remembrance: "Celebrate the Living" While Honoring Loved Ones Lost to Hate
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-20
November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day that honors the thousands of transgender and gender nonconforming people who have been killed around the world. The Day of Remembrance is also a celebration of the community's resistance and a call to action to fight for policies and a shift in culture that protects trans lives. At least 22 transgender and gender nonconforming people have been killed in the United States this year, and over 3,000 transgender and gender nonconforming lives have been taken since 2008 around the world. We speak with LaLa B Zannell, longtime transgender rights advocate and the co-p…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/20/transgender_day_of_remembrance_lala_b
Iran: Over 100 Feared Dead in Protest Crackdown as Authorities Impose Internet Blackout
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-20
In Iran, Amnesty International reports over 100 protesters have been killed in 21 cities by security forces during ongoing nationwide demonstrations sparked by a sudden hike in fuel prices last week. The death count may be much higher, the report warns, with some suggesting as many as 200 have been killed. According to Iranian state media, over 1,000 people have been arrested. On Thursday, Iran announced a rise in the cost of gas ranging from 50% to 300%. Soon after protests broke out on Sunday, Iran imposed an almost complete internet blackout, making it nearly impossible for protesters use social media to share…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/20/iran_fuel_price_protests_internet_shutdown
Republicans Urge Americans to Follow Them Through the Fox News Looking Glass on Ukraine
Robert Mackey | theintercept.com | 2019-11-19
To defend Donald Trump, Republicans in the House are trying to discredit Sergii Leshchenko, who helped expose Paul Manafort's corruption in Ukraine.
theintercept.com/2019/11/19/republicans-use-impeachment-hearings-smear-ukrainian-helped-expose-manafort/
'Community Control Over Police Should Be a Democratic Right' – CounterSpin interview with Netfa Freeman on police militarization
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2019-11-19
Janine Jackson interviewed IPS's Netfa Freeman about Trump's police "surge" for the November 8, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
fair.org/home/community-control-over-police-should-be-a-democratic-right/
#PrimariesSoWhite: Why Do Two of the Whitest States Vote First for Presidential Candidates?
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-19
As the United States becomes increasingly diverse, the presidential nomination process remains heavily weighted by two states that are among the whitest in the nation: Iowa and New Hampshire. Candidates, in some cases, spend more than a year making frequent, extended campaign swings through both Iowa and New Hampshire, which, critics say, gives the concerns of the first states a disproportionate impact on the agenda for the entire race. During the first-ever Presidential Forum on Environmental Justice earlier this month in South Carolina, Senator Elizabeth Warren refused to criticize the primary schedule, saying,…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/19/iowa_new_hampshire_primary_calendar_criticism
Noura Erakat: U.S. Recognition of Israeli Settlements Is "Entrenchment of an Apartheid Regime"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-19
The Trump administration has announced it no longer views Israel settlements in the occupied West Bank to be a violation of international law, in another blow to possible Israel-Palestine peace negotiations. On Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a reversal to the U.S. position, putting the U.S. at odds with the international community. A U.N. resolution in 2016 declared the settlements a "flagrant violation" of international law. Israel's embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed Pompeo's announcement as a historic day for Israel, but Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat condemned the…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/19/noura_erakat_israeli_settlements_trump_announcement
Bolivian U.N. Ambassador: "Racist Elite" Engineered Coup to Restore Neoliberalism in Bolivia
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-19
Thousands marched across Bolivia Monday to demand the resignation of Jeanine àÅñez, the right-wing senator who declared herself president of Bolivia last week after longtime socialist President Evo Morales resigned under pressure from the military. The coup d'état has thrown Bolivia into crisis, with violence across the country leaving at least 23 dead. On Friday, the military gunned down nine pro-Morales protesters outside Cochabamba, where indigenous people took to the streets again on Monday. Thousands more marched to the presidential palace in La Paz. The wave of protests are condemning the spike in ant…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/19/bolivia_un_ambassador_sacha_llorenti_coup
Don't Suppress Votes of New Citizens
Terri Gerstein | progressive.org | 2019-11-18
A new kind of voter suppression is being perpetrated by the federal government and flying largely under the radar: a multi-faceted effort to prevent legal immigrants from becoming citizens in time to vote.
progressive.org/op-eds/dont-suppress-votes-of-new-citizens-gerstein-191118/
Bolivia's Coup Government Threatens to Arrest Leftist Lawmakers and Journalists
Common Dreams | theantimedia.com | 2019-11-18
"Bolivia is living through a violent, regressive, completely undemocratic power grab. All governments must sever relations with this illegal regime."
Bolivia's Coup Government Threatens to Arrest Leftist Lawmakers and Journalists
Unpacking Media Propaganda About Bolivia's Election – Pro-coup editorials rely on–and misreport–questionable evidence from the dubious OAS
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2019-11-18
To endorse the coup in Bolivia, numerous editorials in major US media outlets paint President Evo Morales as undemocratic. Exhibit A in their case is the Organization of American States' (OAS) claims that there was fraud in the October 20 Bolivian election in which Morales was elected for a fourth term. They also argue that he should not have been allowed to run again in the first place. | The New York Times' editorial ( 11/11/19) accused Morales of "brazenly abusing the power and institutions put in his care by the electorate."
fair.org/home/unpacking-media-propaganda-about-bolivias-election/
Bolivia's Coup Government Threatens to Arrest Leftist Lawmakers and Journalists
Common Dreams | theantimedia.com | 2019-11-18
"Bolivia is living through a violent, regressive, completely undemocratic power grab. All governments must sever relations with this illegal regime."
Bolivia's Coup Government Threatens to Arrest Leftist Lawmakers and Journalists
If You Care About Medicare for All or a Green New Deal, Here's the Senate Primary That Matters
Ryan Grim | theintercept.com | 2019-11-18
Chris Coons, a devotee of bipartisanship, is being challenged by Jess Scarane, who was inspired by progressive Kerri Harris's 2018 Senate campaign.
theintercept.com/2019/11/18/chris-coons-delaware-primary-jess-scarane/
US Says Israeli Settlements Are Legal, 23 Killed In Bolivia As Violent Coup Ignored & Venezuela Flop
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-18
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/18/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/us-says-israeli-settlements-are-legal-23-killed-in-bolivia-as-violent-coup-ignored-venezuela-flop/
If You Care About Medicare for All or a Green New Deal, Here's the Senate Primary That Matters
Ryan Grim | theintercept.com | 2019-11-18
Chris Coons, a devotee of bipartisanship, is being challenged by Jess Scarane, who was inspired by progressive Kerri Harris's 2018 Senate campaign.
theintercept.com/2019/11/18/chris-coons-delaware-primary-jess-scarane/
After Texas Court Blocks Execution, Rodney Reed Has a Chance to Prove His Innocence in 1996 Murder
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-18
In a stunning decision handed down Friday, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halted the execution of Rodney Reed, an African-American death row prisoner who was scheduled to be executed on Wednesday for a murder he says he did not commit. The appeals court ordered a review of the case to examine claims of prosecutorial misconduct. Millions of people around the country had joined Reed's cause in recent weeks amid mounting evidence that another man may be responsible for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites, a 19-year-old white woman. In 1998, an all-white jury sentenced Reed to die for Stites's murder after his DNA…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/18/rodney_reed_scheduled_execution_in_texas
Leaked Cables Show Depth of Iranian Influence in Iraq After U.S. Invasion "Shattered" the Country
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-18
An unprecedented leak of secret intelligence reports from inside the Iranian government has shed new light on how Iran has taken control of much of the Iraqi government in the wake of the 2003 U.S. invasion. The documents from Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security were leaked to The Intercept, which then partnered with The New York Times on reporting the story. The leak includes 700 pages of intelligence documents from 2014 to 2015. The documents reveal that a number of Iraqis who once worked with the CIA went on to work with Iranian intelligence. We speak with Murtaza Hussain, a reporter at The Intercept…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/18/iran_leaked_cables_show_control_of
Massacre in Cochabamba: Anti-Indigenous Violence Escalates as Mass Protests Denounce Coup in Bolivia
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-18
In Bolivia, at least 23 people have died amid escalating violence since President Evo Morales, the country's first indigenous president, resigned at the demand of the military last week. Growing unrest quickly turned to violent chaos on Friday outside Cochabamba when military forces opened fire on indigenous pro-Morales demonstrators, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 100. The violence began soon after thousands of protesters — many indigenous coca leaf growers — gathered for a peaceful march in the town of Sacaba and then attempted to cross a military checkpoint into Cochabamba. Ami…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/18/bolivia_cochabamba_massacre_anti_indigenous_violence
Jimmy Dore: until we fix Democratic Party elites' corruption, we won't defeat Trump's
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-11-17
Jimmy Dore pushes back on impeachment and Ukrainegate, Hillary Clinton's smear of Tulsi Gabbard as a Russian asset, the DNC's…
thegrayzone.com/2019/11/17/jimmy-dore-until-we-fix-democratic-party-elites-corruption-we-wont-defeat-trumps/
CAP's Topher Spiro Is Trying to Deceive Journalists By Lying
Matt Bruenig | peoplespolicyproject.org | 2019-11-17
It's been fun to see how the Center for American Progress (CAP) navigates this year's presidential election. For insider political reasons, they can't support Biden or Sanders. But for a long time, it was unclear who the alternative candidate they could support would be. | When Kamala Harris was rising, CAP's staff was doing overtime boosting her on Twitter and in the press, including boosting Harris's absurd health care proposal. But Harris's collapse put an end to that strategy. Recently Warren has risen as the alternative and so CAP has been working to promote her campaign, which puts CAP in the comical positi…
peoplespolicyproject.org/2019/11/17/caps-topher-spiro-is-trying-to-deceive-journalists-by-lying/