2020-01-17: Social Media Postees

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'Rigging election again': Trump says impeachment all a ploy to… shaft Bernie Sanders
rt.com | 2020-01-17
The impeachment trial against Donald Trump is not just a "witch hunt," but a ploy to "rig" the Democratic nomination against Bernie Sanders and in favor of Joe Biden, the US president has claimed. | "They are rigging the election again against Bernie Sanders, just like last time, only even more obviously," Trump tweeted on Friday. | They are rigging the election again against Bernie Sanders, just like last time, only even more obviously. They are bringing him out of so important Iowa in order that, as a Senator, he sit through the Impeachment Hoax Trial. Crazy Nancy thereby gives the strong edge to Sleepy…[m…
rt.com/usa/478551-trump-bernie-sanders-rigging/

Bernie Sanders Leads in New Post-Debate National Poll
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-17
Amid a series of endorsements in key primary states, the Vermont senator pulls ahead of Joe Biden for the first time this election cycle.
truthdig.com/articles/bernie-sanders-leads-in-new-post-debate-national-poll/

Not Bernie, Us. Not Warren, Us. Their Clash Underscores the Need for Grassroots Wisdom
Norman Solomon | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-17
The dismal conflict that erupted this week between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren should never have happened. But now that it has, supporters must provide grassroots leadership to mitigate the dangerous mess. The argument that broke out between Warren and Sanders last weekend and escalated in recent days is already history that threatens to foreshadow…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/17/not-bernie-us-not-warren-us-their-clash-underscores-the-need-for-grassroots-wisdom/

California Bill Would Raise Taxes on Corporations With Large CEO-Worker Pay Gaps
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-17
A bill to raise taxes on corporations with large gaps between CEO and worker pay moved forward in the California state senate Wednesday after a hearing that drew sharp lines between labor and anti-poverty supporters and corporate and Wall Street opponents. | The California proposal is similar to legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress last November by Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, Representatives Barbara Lee and Rashida Tlaib, and 18 other House members. | Under the Ca…
truthout.org/articles/california-bill-would-raise-taxes-on-corporations-with-large-ceo-worker-pay-gaps/

Not Bernie, Us. Not Warren, Us. Their Clash Underscores the Need for Grassroots Wisdom
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-01-17
Billionaires want Sanders and Warren to clash and burn…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/16/18829794.php

Dr. Stephen Zunes speaks on Trump's Mideast Policy
Peace Action of San Mateo County | indybay.org | 2020-01-17
Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo | 300 E. Santa Inez Avenue | San Mateo, CA 94401…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/15/18829770.php

20th Anniversary of Rosa Parks Day
Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2020-01-17
20 years later the struggle continues in the City of Sacramento to honor the "Patron Saint" of the Women's Political Council who later became the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement." Thankfully, Attorney Fred Gray, Esq. is still on the case and preparing to join us MLK 50 Anniversary – Sacramento Public Library.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/17/18829822.php

Exploring California Pan African Heritage in Elk Grove, California
Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2020-01-17
2020 Black History Month, Early California Pan African Heritage…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/16/18829816.php

Moustache of Discord: South Koreans Find US Ambassador's Facial Hair Disrespectful
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-17
Apart from his personal appearance Harry Harris has angered South Koreans with his support for Donald Trump's demands to increase payment for US military protection to $5 million, as the country hosts more than 28,000 American servicemen.
sputniknews.com/asia/202001171078057244-moustache-of-discord-south-koreans-find-us-ambassadors-facial-hair-disrespectful-/

Claims that the 'NAFTA 2' Agreement is Better are a Macabre Joke
Pete Dolack | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-17
Democratic Party House representatives have voted by a wide margin to approve version 2 of the North American Free Trade Agreement, known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Even Rose DeLauro of Connecticut, in the past a strong leader within Congress in the fight against so-called "free trade" agreements, is on board with this one. Representative…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/17/claims-that-the-nafta-2-agreement-is-better-are-a-macabre-joke/

Assassination of Congolese independence leader and revolutionary Patrice Lumumba
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-17
On January 17, 1961, Congolese independence leader, Patrice Lumumba was assassinated by counter-revolutionary forces, backed by the US and Belgium. He was the first Prime Minister of the independent Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Republic of the Congo). He played a significant role in the transformation of the Congo from a colony of Belgium into an independent republic. Ideologically an African nationalist and Pan-Africanist, he led the Congolese National Movement (MNC) party from 1958 until his assassination.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/17/assassination-of-congolese-independence-leader-and-revolutionary-patrice-lumumba/

Uniting "Progressives" Instead of Democrats
Clark T. Scott | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-17
It seems that people who identify themselves as "progressive democrats" are hellbent on solidifying a tendency which I continue to resist

Joe Biden Can't Outrun His Record on Social Security
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-17
As a senator of Delaware, he repeatedly tried to freeze federal spending. Democrats would be suicidal to nominate him against Donald Trump.
truthdig.com/articles/joe-biden-cant-outrun-his-record-on-social-secuity/

Interpretation Crisis at the Border Leads to Deportation of Mayan-Language Speakers Seeking Refuge
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-17
As the U.S. continues to use hostile policies to stop people from seeking refuge and asylum in the United States, we look at a key problem that is preventing migrants from getting due process, and in many cases getting them deported: inadequate interpretation for indigenous asylum seekers who speak Mayan languages. Guatemala has a population of 15 million people, and at least 40% of them are indigenous. In the past year, a quarter of a million Guatemalan migrants have been apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border. At least half of them are Mayan. Many speak little or no Spanish. This is the focus of a new report in…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/17/a_translation_crisis_at_the_border

The Business Party Syndicate
James McFadden | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-17
Each year Leftist Democrats, Socialists and Radicals are asked to hold their noses and vote for the lesser-of-two-evils. This is a false choice because we live in a rigged One-Party state

A Trump impeachment trial primer–How it will proceed (or not)
Al Neal | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-17
The seven prosecutors–Democratic House members who will serve as impeachment managers–have been selected, and all of them are experienced litigators to one degree or another. U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has taken the oath as trial adjudicator, and all 100 U.S. Senators have been sworn in as jurors for the impeachment trial of …
peoplesworld.org/article/a-trump-impeachment-trial-primer-how-it-will-proceed-or-not/

Canada Opposed Iranian Democracy
Yves Engler | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-17
To understand where you are, it is necessary to know where you have been. To understand current Canadian policy towards the 18th most populous country in the world, it is necessary to look at the history of Ottawa's relations …
globalresearch.ca/canada-opposed-iranian-democracy-history-of-ottawas-relations-with-iran/5700933

"They Must Conduct a Full and Fair Trial": Senators Sworn In for Historic Trump Impeachment Trial
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-17
For just the third time in history, the U.S. Senate has opened a trial to determine if a sitting president should be removed from office. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached President Trump for pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who will preside over the impeachment trial in the Senate, later swore in senators who will serve as jurors when the trial officially begins on Tuesday. This comes as more information is coming to light about the actions of President Trump and his associates. On Thursday, the nonpartisan Governmen…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/17/impeachment_trial_senate_john_bonifaz

'Remember the past & honor the dead': Former president Walesa slams Poland's failure to commemorate Warsaw's WWII liberation
rt.com | 2020-01-17
While the anniversary of Warsaw's liberation is largely overlooked in modern-day Poland, it's worth paying respect to the sacrifice of the Red Army, former president and democracy hero Lech Walesa acknowledged on RT. | It's been exactly 75 years since the Soviet Union's 1st Byelorussian Front and the allied Polish 1st Army defeated the last remaining pocket of Nazi resistance, ending the five-year occupation of Warsaw. But the milestone event, in which 22,000 Soviet and 3,100 Polish soldiers lost their lives, is no longer an occasion for Poland to celebrate, it seems. | While local press maintained a deafening…
rt.com/news/478482-lech-walesa-liberation-warsaw/

The impeachment trial begins as Trump escalates fascistic appeals
wsws.org | 2020-01-17
The Democratic impeachment process will not stop Trump's increasingly blatant assault on the constitutional foundations of basic democratic rights.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/17/pers-j17.html

As Senators Are Sworn In, Calls for a Full for Impeachment Trial Intensify
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-17
For just the third time in history, the U.S. Senate has opened a trial to determine if a sitting president should be removed from office. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached President Trump for pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who will preside over the impeachment trial in the Senate, later swore in senators who will serve as jurors when the trial officially begins on Tuesday. This comes as more inf…
truthout.org/video/as-senators-are-sworn-in-for-impeachment-trial-calls-for-a-full-trial-intensify/

The Market in this New Decade
Bryant Brown | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-17
On January first of this new decade, 2020 the Dow Jones was at a record high; $28,634. What does that mean? | Since the great depression of 1929 there have been 13 severe downturns revealing time and again that the market …
globalresearch.ca/market-new-decade/5700896

Israel Bombs Gaza And Syria Killing 3 & Iran Says US Sabotage/Cyberattack Likely Behind 737 Downing
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-17
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 (1/16/19). 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/israel-bombs-gaza-and-syria-killing-3-iran-says-us-sabotage-cyberattack-likely-behind-737-downing/

The World Looks to Abandon the Dollar as US Sanctions Tighten Their Grip
Ryan McMaken | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-17
When the US places financial sanctions on one country, it de facto sanctions many other countries as well

Hijacking the Struggles of Others, Elizabeth Warren Style
Kathleen Wallace | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-17
To say Elizabeth Warren is a political opportunist is not giving her enough credit. She has taken the struggles, as well as the identities of others (women, school teachers, Native Americans, public school supporters, people who are able to tweet with humor, actual humans) and has weaponized these categories until the meaning of it all is lost.
counterpunch.org/2020/01/17/hijacking-the-struggles-of-others-elizabeth-warren-style/

Democrats Should Embrace the Politics of Impeachment
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2020-01-17
Democrats Should Embrace the Politics of Impeachment…
thenation.com/article/mcsally-democrats-impeachment/

Thanks to Republicans, Iran Is Another Iraq Waiting to Happen
Laila Lalami | thenation.com | 2020-01-17
Thanks to Republicans, Iran Is Another Iraq Waiting to Happen…
thenation.com/article/iran-trump-soleimani-iraq/

Republicans Are About to Show Just How Low They'll Go to Save Trump
Elie Mystal | thenation.com | 2020-01-17
Republicans Are About to Show Just How Low They'll Go to Save Trump…
thenation.com/article/impeachment-trial-mcconnell/

4 Years Seeking Justice: Daughter of Slain Indigenous Environmental Leader Berta Cáceres Speaks Out
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-17
In Honduras, a new report by the Violence Observatory at the Honduran National Autonomous University says that at least 15 women have been murdered in the first 14 days of this year. Violence against women, LGBTQ people, indigenous leaders and environmental activists has skyrocketed in Honduras under the U.S.-backed government of President Juan Orlando Hernández. The report comes nearly four years after the Honduran indigenous environmental activist Berta Cáceres was shot dead inside her home in La Esperanza, Honduras, by hired hitmen. Last month in the capital of Tegucigalpa, seven men were sentenced to up to 50…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/17/berta_caceres_laura_caceres_interview

Pentagon gets request to build roughly 270 miles of Trump border wall
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-17
The Pentagon has received a request from within the Trump administration to build roughly 270 miles (435 km) of wall on the border with Mexico and is evaluating its cost and viability, a senior Defense Department official said on Thursday.The disclosure of the request by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sets up another showdown with Democrats in Congress, who oppose President Donald Trump's past diversion of billions of dollars in military spending to bolster security on the border.The senior U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, declined to speculate on the costs of the project but noted i…
yenisafak.com/en/world/pentagon-gets-request-to-build-roughly-270-miles-of-trump-border-wall-3509825

Mideast war threat overshadows Democratic debate
wsws.org | 2020-01-16
All six candidates–including the nominal "socialist" Bernie Sanders–criticized Trump's actions from the standpoint of advocating a more carefully considered strategy to advance the interests of American imperialism.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/16/dems-j16.html

'Fueling Warren-Sanders Discord Will Serve Trump': Ilhan Omar
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-16
Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar urged Wednesday supporters of Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders to resist fighting online after they appeared resolved to escalate a disagreement between the two 2020 Democratic presidential candidates over a private meeting they had last before the beginning of their campaigns. | RELATED: | Elizabeth Warren Held Secret Talks With Hillary Clinton: Report | As the party's primary votes are approaching, Omar said the spat between bo…
telesurenglish.net/news/Fueling-Warren-Sanders-Discord-Will-Serve-Trump-Ilhan-Omar–20200116-0017.html

Trump steps up attacks on Bernie Sanders, showing just how scared he really is
Peter Bolton | thecanary.co | 2020-01-16
With the US presidential election approaching in 11 months' time, Donald Trump is going into attack mode. But he has a new target. Whereas previously he and his backers were focusing on Democratic Party establishment favourite Joe Biden, they are now homing in on democratic socialist Bernie Sanders. This can only mean one thing: they fear that he will wi…
thecanary.co/us/us-analysis/2020/01/16/trump-steps-up-attacks-on-bernie-sanders-showing-just-how-scared-he-really-is/

Not Bernie, Us. Not Warren, Us
Norman Solomon | zcomm.org | 2020-01-16
Their Clash Underscores the Need for Grassroots Wisdom…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/not-bernie-us-not-warren-us/

Bernie and AOC urge Trump to stop delaying disaster relief aid for Puerto Rico
Andrew Emett | nationofchange.org | 2020-01-16
"Let us be clear: Postponing the disbursement of this vital assistance any longer–in the face of the humanitarian needs of Puerto Rico–is simply shameful."
nationofchange.org/2020/01/16/bernie-and-aoc-urge-trump-to-stop-delaying-disaster-relief-aid-for-puerto-rico/

Milwaukee meets Trump with huge protest
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-16
Milwaukee, WI

The Biggest Loser in the Iowa Debate? CNN's Reputation
Jim Naureckas, Julie Hollar | commondreams.org | 2020-01-16
Six candidates out of the field qualified for the first Democratic presidential primary debate of 2020, hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register on Jan. 14. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-11995510881_2.jpg …
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Broad Bipartisan Congressional Votes on Revised NAFTA Cement New Floor for Trade Pacts: Pharma Giveaways, Extreme Investor Rights in Past Pacts Are Out, Better Labor and Environmental Terms In After Democrats Forced Trump to Redo His 2018 NAFTA 2.0 Deal
commondreams.org | 2020-01-16
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/01/16/broad-bipartisan-congressional-votes-revised-nafta-cement-new-floor-trade-pacts?cd-origin=rss

Putin Proposes Sweeping Changes to Russian Constitution, Possibly Prolonging His Grip on Power
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-16
In Russia, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev resigned Wednesday along with his entire Cabinet in a move that surprised many in Moscow and abroad. The move came as Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping constitutional changes to expand the power of the parliament and the State Council while weakening the presidency. Critics of Putin say the proposals could help him keep power after his final presidential term ends in 2024. The Russian parliament is expected to vote today to confirm Putin's pick for new prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, a bureaucrat who runs Russia's tax service. The Russian newspaper Kom…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/16/russia_putin_medvedev_tony_wood

Trump Becomes Just Third U.S. President to Face Impeachment Trial as Case Moves to the Senate
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-16
In a historic move, the House of Representatives presented articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate Wednesday. It marks only the third presidential impeachment trial in all of U.S. history. Earlier Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a news conference with the seven impeachment managers. The House vote to send articles of impeachment to the Senate comes as The Washington Post reports explosive new information at the center of the impeachment inquiry. New material released by House Democrats shows text messages between former Giuliani associate Lev Parnas and Robert Hyde, a Republican c…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/16/articles_of_impeachment_trump_senate_trial

'CNN Is Truly a Terrible Influence on This Country'
Jessica Corbett | zcomm.org | 2020-01-16
Democratic Debate Moderators Pilloried for Centrist Talking Points and Anti-Sanders Bias…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/cnn-is-truly-a-terrible-influence-on-this-country/

Robert Reich: Facebook Is Failing the American People
Robert Reich | truthdig.com | 2020-01-16
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he'll run political ads even if false. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says he'll stop running political ads. | Dorsey has the correct approach, but this entire debate about ads skirts the bigger question: Who's responsible for protecting democracy from big, dangerous lies? | Donald Trump lies like most people breathe, and his lies have grown more vicious and dangerous as he's been cornered

We Can't Be Silent Anymore: Rev. Barber & Poor People's Campaign Push Presidential Debate on Poverty
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-16
As the final Democratic debate ahead of the Iowa caucuses took place Tuesday night in Des Moines, Iowa, more than 100 protesters gathered outside the debate venue at Drake University to demand a televised presidential debate on poverty. Led by Reverend William Barber, demonstrators carried a coffin to honor the 250,000 people who die every year from the impacts of poverty. According to the Poor People's Campaign, 140 million Americans

What Separates Sanders From Warren (and Everybody Else)
Conor Lynch | truthdig.com | 2020-01-16
In America, the term "middle class" has long been used to describe the majority of wage and salary earners, from those receiving a median annual income of around $50,000 to those who earn three or four times that amount. Whether Democrat or Republican, politicians from across the political aisle claim to represent the middle class–that vast-yet-amorphous segment of the population where the managers and the managed all seem to fit together. | The term has always been somewhat problematic when it comes to politics. As Joan C. Williams observes in her 2017 book, "White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessn…
truthdig.com/articles/sanders-is-the-only-candidate-who-gets-what-working-class-really-means/

Tanks & AR-15s: Moms 4 Housing Speaks Out After Militarized Eviction from Vacant Oakland House
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-16
We look at the fight for affordable housing in the Bay Area with Moms 4 Housing, the unhoused and insecurely housed mothers who were evicted Tuesday by a militarized police force from a vacant home they had been occupying in Oakland, California. The action ended a two-month standoff between the mothers and real estate developer Wedgewood Properties when sheriff's deputies arrested two mothers and two of their supporters. All four were released on bail Tuesday afternoon. We speak to Misty Cross, one of the moms who was arrested, and her daughter Destiny Johnson. "It was never about trying to stay in that house," s…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/16/moms_4_housing

Planned picket line against CNN would have stopped Des Moines Democratic debate
PAI | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-16
DES MOINES, Iowa (PAI)–The Jan. 14 debate between six Democratic presidential hopefuls in Des Moines, Iowa, almost fell through. The reason it didn't was pressure on its broadcaster, the Cable News Network (CNN), by Democratic National Chairman Thomas Perez, a former Obama administration Labor Secretary, and the promise by the six not to cross a …
peoplesworld.org/article/planned-picket-line-against-cnn-would-have-stopped-des-moines-democratic-debate/

The White House's Dangerously Expansive Views on Trump's Powers That You Can't See
Kate Oh | aclu.org | 2020-01-16
A basic legal consensus about our democracy is that the Constitution assigns the " power of the purse" to Congress. Turning this edict on its head, White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) lawyers reportedly concocted a legal theory that President Trump can override Congress's foreign policy spending decisions enshrined in law. If such a dangerously expansive proposal exists as a full legal opinion, it…
aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/the-white-houses-dangerously-expansive-views-on-trumps-powers-that-you-cant-see

Trump Was on Board With the Plan to Use Ukraine to Torpedo Biden, Parnas Says
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-16
Lev Parnas, a close associate of President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, claimed in a series of interviews that aired on Wednesday and Thursday that the president and top aides were aware of and on board with the plot to use Ukraine to torpedo former Vice President Joe Biden's chances in the 2020 election. | Parnas made the claims on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Show, CNN's New Day, and to the New York Times. | "I am betting my whole life that Trump knew exactly everything that was g…
truthout.org/articles/trump-was-on-board-with-the-plan-to-use-ukraine-to-torpedo-biden-parnas-says/

The Warren-Sanders Squabble is Foolish
Jeffrey C. Isaac | commondreams.org | 2020-01-16
The current kerfuffle between Warren and Sanders has almost nothing to do with the real issues at stake in this election and even this primary. (Photo: Joe Skipper/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/sanders_1.png …
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Senate Urged to Convict Trump After GAO Says Freezing Ukraine Aid Was Illegal
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-16
Sparking fresh calls for the Republican-controlled Senate to remove President Donald Trump from office, a federal watchdog agency announced Thursday that the White House violated the law by withholding congressionally approved U.S. military aid to Ukraine

Group Behind Wisconsin Voter Purge Lawsuit Has Strong GOP Ties
David Armiak , Arn Pearson | commondreams.org | 2020-01-16
Considered the "MVP" of the right-wing infrastructure built in the state over the past decade, WILL's leaders and funders include many of Wisconsin's heaviest Republican hitters and have collectively poured at least $12 million into the Wisconsin GOP and its candidates over the past two decades. (Photo: Creative Commons) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/respect-wisconsin-voters-900×508.jpeg …
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Pelosi Pushes for a Real Impeachment Trial With Witnesses and Cross-Examination
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-16
In a historic move, the House of Representatives presented articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate Wednesday. It marks only the third presidential impeachment trial in all of U.S. history. Earlier Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a news conference with the seven impeachment managers. The House vote to send articles of impeachment to the Senate comes as The Washington Post reports explosive new information at the center of the impeachment inquiry. New material r…
truthout.org/video/pelosi-pushes-for-a-real-impeachment-trial-with-witnesses-and-cross-examination/

Pelosi wants new impeachment witnesses, says Trump broke the law in withholding Ukraine aid
rt.com | 2020-01-16
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has accused US President Donald Trump of breaking the law by delaying military aid to Ukraine. One day after submitting articles of impeachment to the Senate, Pelosi now wants to call more witnesses. | Her calls come on foot of a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) which claims Trump broke the law by temporarily withholding military aid to Ukraine last year. According to the report, Trump held up the aid based on "his own policy priorities," in violation of the Impoundment Control Act. | Pelosi, who on Wednesday announced her team of prosecutors who will lead t…
rt.com/usa/478457-pelosi-impeachment-new-witnesses/

Bernie Is Less Sexist Than American Voters
Katha Pollitt | thenation.com | 2020-01-16
Bernie Is Less Sexist Than American Voters…
thenation.com/article/bernie-warren-sexist-debate/

'The New York Times' Is Enabling Republican Lies
Eric Alterman | thenation.com | 2020-01-16
'The New York Times' Is Enabling Republican Lies…
thenation.com/article/republican-lies-media/

'I Made a Lot of Bankers Look Very Good,' Brags Trump as Wall Street Titans Enjoy $32 Billion Tax Bonanza
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-16
"It looks like Trump just let the six largest banks 'get away with murder' something he promised he wouldn't do as president," said a senior advisor to Bernie Sanders in response. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-6341888501.jpg …
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Schumer Praised for Joining Sanders in Voting Against Trump Trade Deal That Ignores Climate Crisis
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-16
Environmentalists and progressives nationwide praised Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday for voting against President Donald Trump's new trade deal because it ignored the human-caused climate crisis. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-6873969301.jpg …
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Right-Wing 'Review Boards' in Missouri Would Pave Way for Arresting Librarians Over Books Deemed 'Inappropriate'
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-16
The Missouri Library Association says it is monitoring a bill put forward in the state House by a Republican lawmaker, which, if passed, could create committees across the state with the power to jail librarians for distributing material the panels deem "inappropriate." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/4296033560_7f60636867_o_1.jpg …
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Senate Urged to Convict Trump After GAO Says White House Broke Law by Freezing Ukraine Aid
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-16
Sparking fresh calls for the Republican-controlled Senate to remove President Donald Trump from office, a federal watchdog agency announced Thursday that the White House violated the law by withholding congressionally approved U.S. military aid to Ukraine—a decision at the center of the impeachment probe. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/mulvaney_trump_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/16/senate-urged-convict-trump-after-gao-says-white-house-broke-law-freezing-ukraine-aid?cd-origin=rss

People Want a Wealth Tax, but Many Politicians Oppose It
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-01-15
Democratic presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are practically the only major politicians supporting a wealth tax to reduce inequality and fund government programs, even though polling shows nearly two-thirds of Americans support it.
therealnews.com/stories/wealth-tax-politicians-oppose-sanders-warren

Democrats Debate Wealth Tax, Free Public College & Student Debt Relief as Part of New Economic Plan
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-15
At Tuesday's Democratic debate, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg repeated his criticism of plans for tuition-free public college and wiping out student debt, supported by both Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. Activist and Truthout contributor Alexis Goldstein says the dispute highlights a philosophical split within the Democratic Party. "We essentially have a disagreement between the progressive candidates and the moderate candidates about whether or not we want to pursue a universal benefit for higher education and make it a public good, much in the way that K-12 education is treated as a public good,"
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/15/democratic_debate_higher_education_universal_programs

#CNNisTrash unites political rivals after network hammers Sanders in Democratic debate
rt.com | 2020-01-15
It's not just the right who accuse CNN of peddling 'fake news'. After the network's treatment of Bernie Sanders in a recent Iowa debate, the left joined them on Twitter. | With the field of Democratic hopefuls whittled down, six frontrunners took to the stage in Des Moines on Tuesday night, with polls putting four of them as frontrunners: Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Joe Biden, and former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Hosted by CNN, the debate was the final Democratic head-to-head before next month's Iowa caucuses. | Tensions between Sanders and Warren were hi…
rt.com/usa/478359-cnn-sanders-warren-trash/

Sanders and Warren Openly Spar as Some Progressives Fear Fighting Could Help Centrist Democrats
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-15
At Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa, Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren openly sparred for the first time when asked about Warren's claim that Sanders told her in a private 2018 meeting that a woman could not win the presidential election. Sanders again denied the accusation when asked about it by CNN's Abby Phillip. Warren maintained her claim. At the end of the night, Warren also apparently refused to shake Sanders's hand. We speak with journalist Julian Brave NoiseCat, activist and Truthout contributor Alexis Goldstein and Larry Hamm of People's Organization for Prog…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/15/democratic_debate_gender_progressive_infighting_healthcare

'Even Hillary and Trump shook hands': Warren snubs Sanders handshake after tense Democratic debate (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-15
Tuesday night's Democratic debate was marked by an ever-widening schism between long-time 'friends' turned rivals, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, which culminated in a spurned handshake which has become the talk of Twitter. | The talking match was punctuated by several increasingly tense and bitter exchanges between the pair as the night wore on. Roughly 45 minutes into the discussion, CNN moderator Abby Phillip asked Sanders to respond to reports he told Warren that a woman couldn't win the 2020 election. | Handshake: REJECTED pic.twitter.com/LUA49Z0JCc– Timot…
rt.com/usa/478308-warren-snubs-bernie-handshake/

CNN, Warren's Sexism Jibe Against Sanders Backfires as #CNNisTrash Trends on Twitter
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-15
CNN has been widely criticized for its perceived bias in moderating yesterday's Democratic presidential debate in Iowa. With just three weeks before the first primaries, six leading candidates descended upon Des Moines last night to take part. But, as with previous debates, much of the public discussion centered on the organization, framing and bias of the organizers and moderators. | CNN asked Bernie Sanders, the most left-leaning of the candidates, if he thought he "owed voters an explanation" on how much his health plan would cost them…
mintpressnews.com/cnn-elizabeth-warren-jibe-bernie-sanders-cnnistrash-trends/264122/

A Modest Improvement or a Deal to Be Rejected? Warren & Sanders Debate New NAFTA Rewrite
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-15
Progressive Democratic presidential candidates Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders clashed over their trade policy disagreements as they zeroed in on the U.S., Mexico and Canada trade agreement that is meant to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. Sanders said the government can do much better. "The heart and soul of our disastrous trade agreements

Phyllis Bennis on Dem Debate: Support for Combat Troop Withdrawal Is Not Enough to Stop Endless Wars
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-15
Six Democratic presidential candidates sparred on Tuesday night in Des Moines, the last debate before the crucial Iowa caucuses. The debate, hosted by CNN and The Des Moines Register, focused heavily on foreign policy and rising tensions with Iran following the U.S. assassination of that country's top military commander, Qassem Soleimani. As the presidential field continues to narrow, the U.S. Senate is preparing for the historic impeachment trial of President Trump, for which Senators Sanders, Warren and Klobuchar are all expected to leave the campaign trail to serve their role as jurors.
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/15/7th_democratic_debate_iowa

Iran-Iraq solidarity grows amid U.S. threats
Sara Flounders | workers.org | 2020-01-15
United States policy toward both Iran and Iraq is based not on "bad advice" or howling blunders by President Donald Trump, as Democratic Party pundits claim. It is not just a "mismanaged" foreign policy. Times Square protest, Jan. 8, New York City. (WW photo: Brenda Ryan) Washington's miscalculations of the . . . | Continue reading Iran-Iraq solidarity grows amid U.S. threats at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/01/45540/

Tampa students rally against aggressions towards Iran
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-15
Tampa, FL – At the University of South Florida, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held their second rally against the President Trump's and U.S. aggression towards Iran. The protest, attended by around 20 students on campus on January 14, has come in the wake of the assassination of a high-ranking Iranian military figure, Qassem Soleimani. | Along with the threat of more U.S. troops to the region and further hostilities, Iran has been hit by U.S. economic sanctions since 2010. An SDS member told the crowd, "The sanctions have greatly limited the amount of medical resources that Iran can get. This has result…
fightbacknews.org/2020/1/15/tampa-students-rally-against-aggressions-towards-iran

Trump Escalates Authoritarian Tone in Milwaukee Rally
Roger Bybee | progressive.org | 2020-01-15
In the President's view, the Democratic Party is a malicious, disloyal force with sinister and destructive plans for the nation.
progressive.org/dispatches/trump-launches-new-escalation-of-authoritarian-tone-in-milwaukee-bybee-200115/

Trump's war on Iran, health care loom large at Dem debate
Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-15
DES MOINES, Iowa

In First All-White Democratic Debate, CNN Didn't Ask a Single Question About Immigration
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-15
As the federal government plans to divert an additional $7.2 billion from the military budget for the construction of President Trump's promised border wall, and tens of thousands of asylum seekers from Central America, the Caribbean and other regions are stranded throughout the U.S.-Mexico border, CNN moderators failed to question Democratic presidential candidates on border and immigration issues. We speak to Julio Ricardo Varela, co-host of the Latinx political podcast "In the Thick" and founder of Latino Rebels. "Anyone who thinks that a wall is going to protect us, the statistics aren't there. … But that i…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/15/democratic_debate_immigration

Pelosi announces impeachment managers, House votes to send articles to Senate for trial (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-15
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has named the House Democrats who will serve as seven impeachment managers

Thousands protest Trump visit in Milwaukee
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-15
Milwaukee, WI

Video Shows TWO Missiles Bringing Down Iran 737, Second Plane Reported & Iraq And Syria Under Attack
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-15
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 (1/14/19). 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/video-shows-two-missiles-bringing-down-iran-737-second-plane-reported-iraq-and-syria-under-attack/

In Iowa Debate, Progressives Resist Efforts to Divide Them
Ruth Conniff | progressive.org | 2020-01-15
The moderators did all they could to start a fight, but Sanders and Warren refused to bite.
progressive.org/dispatches/in-iowa-debate-progressives-resist-efforts-to-divide-them-conniff-200115/

CNN Attacks Sanders in Iowa Dem Debate
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-01-15
The Warren/Sanders feud is splitting progressives. Can Sanders unite the working class with anti-war policies and Medicare for All?
therealnews.com/stories/cnn_attacks_sanders_in_iowa_dem_debate

Bernie Sanders Won't Play Your Game
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2020-01-15
Bernie Sanders Won't Play Your Game…
thenation.com/article/bernie-sanders-trade-climate/

Why Was Pete Buttigieg Still on the Debate Stage–and Kamala Harris Wasn't?
Elie Mystal | thenation.com | 2020-01-15
Why Was Pete Buttigieg Still on the Debate Stage–and Kamala Harris Wasn't?
thenation.com/article/democratic-debate-white/

Pete and Amy Needed to Crush the Iowa Debate. They Did Not
Joan Walsh | thenation.com | 2020-01-15
Buttigieg and Klobuchar have to do well in their neighboring Midwestern state's caucus to advance, and their mediocre nights didn't help them.
thenation.com/article/buttigieg-klobuchar-iowa-debate/

CNN Has It In for Bernie
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2020-01-15
CNN Has It In for Bernie…
thenation.com/article/sanders-warren-cnn-debate/

Mass Media Attacks on a Surging Sanders
Dave Lindorff | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-14
CNN (1/13/19) has an anonymously sourced hit piece out today on Bernie Sanders, claiming that at a meeting in Elizabeth Warren's home on December 18, 2018, he told her "a woman can't win" the presidency. The article, by CNN correspondent MJ Lee, is so journalistically shoddy that someone reading only the first few paragraphs would …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/mass-media-attacks-on-a-surging-sanders/

"Floaters": Martín Espada Pays Tribute to Salvadoran Father & Daughter Who Drowned at U.S. Border
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-14
Acclaimed poet Martín Espada pays tribute to àìscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his 23-month old daughter Angie Valeria, who drowned in the Rio Grande river in June 2019 trying to cross into the United States. A photo of the drowned Salvadoran father and daughter caused widespread outrage at the humanitarian crisis at the U.S. southern border and also raised questions about the ethics of exploiting such images in the press. Espada's poem "Floaters" meditates on their passing and its aftermath.
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/14/martin_espada_poem_immigration

"Morir Soñando": Martín Espada Reads Poem About Luis Garden Acosta, Young Lord & Community Activist
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-14
Last week marked the first anniversary of the passing of Luis Garden Acosta, the founder and longtime president of the nationally known El Puente youth and community leadership program in Brooklyn. Long regarded as one of New York City's foremost human rights and Latino community activists, Garden Acosta died last January at the age of 72. A former seminarian who had been active in the Catholic antiwar movement, Garden Acosta joined the Young Lords Party in 1970 and later founded that group's Massachusetts chapter while he was still a student at Harvard Medical School. He went on to pioneer successful nonviolent…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/14/luis_garden_acosta_martin_espada

Moms 4 Housing: Meet the Oakland Mothers Facing Eviction After Two Months Occupying Vacant House
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-14
In Oakland, California, a group of mothers fighting homelessness is waging a battle against real estate speculators and demanding permanent solutions to the Bay Area housing crisis by occupying a vacant house with their children. The struggle began in November, when working mothers in West Oakland moved into 2928 Magnolia Street, a vacant house owned by real estate investment firm Wedgewood Properties. The firm tried to evict them, claiming they were illegally squatting on private property, but the mothers went to court and filed a "right to possession" claim, saying housing is a human right. Their name is Moms 4…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/14/oakland_california_moms_4_housing

Hear no evil, see no evil, print no evil? MSM warn journalists away from Burisma/Biden info after 'hack' report
rt.com | 2020-01-14
The US political and media elite have warned any journalist who might think of publishing (or even looking at) material potentially hacked from Ukrainian gas firm Burisma that they're essentially handing 2020's election to Russia. | Burisma Holdings – the Ukrainian company where Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden's son Hunter served as a director – has been hacked, cybersecurity firm Area 1 announced on Tuesday. Area 1 has ties to both the NSA and Crowdstrike, the firm behind 2016's still-unproven "Russian hacking" allegations, and has…
rt.com/usa/478271-establishment-warns-burisma-biden-russia/

GOP Debate on Impeachment Witnesses Intensifies as Pelosi Prepares to Send Articles to Senate
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-14
The impeachment trial of President Trump is anticipated to proceed this week, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to send the two articles of impeachment to the Senate as early as Wednesday. The House impeached Trump in December for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress related to Trump's effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden. A growing number of Republican senators are pushing for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to hold a vote on whether to allow witnesses to speak at the Senate trial. The timing of the Senate impeachment trial could impact the 2020 presidentia…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/14/dahlia_lithwick_impeachment

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