Daily Archives: January 23, 2020

2020-01-23: News Headlines

RT (2020-01-23). Defamation suit aims to stop Hillary and her 'powerful elite friends' from silencing patriotic Americans, Gabbard says. rt.com Suing Hillary Clinton for defamation is necessary in order to keep the former first lady and her powerful allies from smearing Americans who seek "peace and freedom" for all, Tulsi Gabbard has argued. | The Democratic presidential hopeful released a scathing statement in defense of her suit against Clinton, noting that the former secretary of state's attempt to smear her as "the favorite of the Russians" would have far-reaching consequences if left unchallenged. | "If Hillary Clinton and her allies can successfully destroy my reputation — even though I'm a war veteran and a sitting member of Congress &#15…

Mark Gruenberg (2020-01-23). Trump impeachment trial starts as several unions speak out. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —The Republican-run Senate's impeachment trial of GOP President Donald Trump opened Jan. 21 with heated verbal jousting from lawyers — as several unions have spoken out. National Nurses United, Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten and Service Employees President Mary Kay Henry — strongly supported the impeachment process, but haven't taken a position on actual …

John Wojcik (2020-01-23). GOP senators look down in embarrassment as prosecutors make their case. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON — It was lucky for GOP senators at the impeachment trial yesterday that press cameras had been banned from the chamber and that only the stationary Senate cameras were running. Otherwise images of them fidgeting, squirming and looking down in embarrassment as House prosecutors spoke would have been beamed into the homes of American …

Staff (2020-01-23). Tim Robbins: Bernie Sanders Is the Best Shot We Have to Defeat Donald Trump. democracynow.org We continue our conversation with Academy Award-winning actor and director Tim Robbins, whose recent projects include the new film "Dark Waters" and a play about immigration called "The New Colossus." He recently endorsed Vermont senator and Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders for president. "I believe he is the only one of them that can defeat Trump," Robbins says.

Staff (2020-01-23). "The New Colossus": In New Play, Tim Robbins Tackles Immigration & Xenophobia. democracynow.org President Trump said Wednesday that he would expand his highly controversial travel ban, which already bars citizens from seven countries, most of which have Muslim-majority populations — Libya, Iran, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, North Korea and Venezuela — from entering the United States. Politico reports that the expanded ban could implement immigration restrictions on seven more countries: Belarus, Burma, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania, according to two sources. We speak with acclaimed actor, director and activist Tim Robbins, whose recent work has focused on immigration to the United S…

Staff (2020-01-23). "Dark Waters": Meet the Lawyer Whose 20-Year Fight Against DuPont Inspired the New Film. democracynow.org The new film "Dark Waters" tells the story of attorney Rob Bilott's 20-year battle with DuPont over contaminated drinking water in West Virginia from toxic chemicals used to make Teflon. The Environmental Working Group credited Billot with "uncovering the most heinous corporate environmental conspiracy in history," and the issue of contaminated water from the plastics industry continues to devastate areas across the country. On Wednesday, the Environmental Working Group released a shocking report about how toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS have been found in the drinking water of dozens of U.S. cities, in…

RT (2020-01-23). 'Nazi Germany' comparison once again: Pakistan's Imran Khan resorts to strong rhetoric against PM Modi's India. rt.com PM Imran Khan has once again accused India's prime minister of leading the country down the same path Nazi Germany took, as the two states are polarized by their view of India's policy towards Kashmir and its new citizenship law. | Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Khan expressed his "fear" that Pakistan's nuclear-armed rival was following in the footsteps of Adolf Hitler. | The latest developments in India bear a "striking resemblance to what happened in Nazi Germany," Khan told Foreign Policy, noting that in 1930-1934, Germany "went from a liberal democracy to a fascist, totalitaria…

Staff (2020-01-23). Trump Brags About Withholding Evidence as Democratic Impeachment Managers Lay Out Case in the Senate. democracynow.org During the opening day of oral arguments in the impeachment trial, President Trump was accused of abusing his office to "cheat an election." House impeachment managers spent about eight hours on Wednesday laying out their case for why President Trump should be removed from office. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for withholding congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine as part of an effort to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate Trump's political rival, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. While the impeachment trial was taking place in the Senate, Presiden…

RT (2020-01-23). 'I received an invitation to the US. Will I go? No,' Philippine's Duterte tells RT. rt.com Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte told RT in an exclusive interview that he has no plans to visit the US for the ASEAN summit, having already snubbed one invitation over a clash of words with Obama. | The Filipino leader told RT's Murad Gazdiev that he's never been to the United State, even though he once received an offer from Obama to come to Washington. He said he turned down the invitation after being criticized by the Democratic president during a press conference. | "He should have realized that I'm also the head of a sovereign state," Duterte explained, arguing that there were diplomatic channels that…

RT (2020-01-23). 'A KING or QUEEN is about to be here': Usain Bolt & model girlfriend Kasi Bennett reveal they are expecting 'golden child'. rt.com Usain Bolt has shared a glamorous Instagram photo of his girlfriend Kasi Bennett strolling along a beach holding her baby bump as part of a series in which the Jamaican model announced that they are expecting a "golden child." | Sprint superstar Usain Bolt has announced on Instagram that girlfriend Kasi Bennett is expecting the couple's first child, telling fans: "I just want to say a KING or QUEEN is about to be HERE." | Bolt let a series of fashion shoot-style photos do most of the talking alongside his brief announcement, posting a shot of Jamaican model Bennett holding her baby bump on a beach while wearin…

Staff (2020-01-23). Headlines for January 23, 2020. democracynow.org Democrats Accuse Trump of Trying to "Cheat" Upcoming Election, Supreme Court Decides Not to Fast-Track Obamacare Case, D.C. Sues Trump's Inaugural Committee over $1M Rental of Trump Hotel Ballroom, ICJ Orders Burma to Protect Rohingya from Genocide, Trump Says He's Planning to Add More Countries to Travel Ban, State Department to Make It More Difficult for Pregnant Women to Receive Visas, Trump Says He May Cut Medicare, Social Security, Trump Plans to Speak at Anti-Choice March for Life Friday, Chinese Authorities Seal Off City of Wudan as Coronavirus Spreads, Tulsi Gabbard Sues Clinton for Defamation, U.N.: Clim…

Staff (2020-01-23). Clinton Says Sanders Achieved "Nothing." My Community Clinic Shows She's Wrong. truthout.org Hillary Clinton has touched a nerve with her attacks on Bernie Sanders in a new docuseries premiering on Hulu and a

Anya Parampil (2020-01-23). The Grayzone's Anya Parampil slams mainstream media's anti-Sanders bias on Tucker Carlson Tonight. thegrayzone.com Grayzone host Anya Parampil joins Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News to discuss the media and democratic establishment's attack…

WSWS (2020-01-23). Despite #MeToo protest, Berlin audience applauds opera singer Placido Domingo. wsws.org The Berlin Staatsoper refused to comply with a call for an anti-democratic ban on Domingo performing raised by the "Pro Quote Bàºhne" group and Green Party politicians.

Roger D. Harris (2020-01-23). Now Three Years into the Reign of Trump, What's Left? dissidentvoice.org On January 20, Donald G. Trump completed his third year in office. My one blog that received five-digit Facebook shares predicted Trump would lose in 2016. I was spectacularly wrong but not alone. Even the Las Vegas bookies thought Clinton was a shoo-in with her unbeatable two-punch knockout of (1) I'm not Trump and (2) …

commondreams (2020-01-23). Greenpeace Climate Ranking Update: Steyer Passes Warren, Buttigieg Passes Biden, Bloomberg Enters Top 10. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Michael Payne (2020-01-23). Senate Republicans are allowing themselves to be used as pawns by McConnell to save Trump. nationofchange.org "Listen up, Senate Republicans and understand that you also are the ones who are on trial alongside Trump."

Nick Licata (2020-01-23). Do Republicans Have More to Lose Than Democrats in the Impeachment Trial? counterpunch.org Now that President Donald Trump's Senate Trial has begun there are some critical points to keep in mind in evaluating both the process and the likely outcome. All analysis, up to now, is based on the very low probability that 14 Republicans would break party ranks to convict Trump on the two articles of impeachment

WSWS (2020-01-23). Martin Luther King Jr. and the fight for social equality. wsws.org King's conception of a mass democratic movement for civil rights based on the unified action of all the oppressed sections of the population is being replaced with an essentially racialist narrative that presents all of American history in terms of a struggle between whites and blacks.

Staff (2020-01-23). Joe Biden's Record on Social Security Is Being Whitewashed. truthdig.com Here's something many Americans would be very interested to know: Is a leading candidate in the Democratic primary a liar? And since a

Conor Lynch (2020-01-23). Democratic Party Loyalty Has Always Been a Scam. truthdig.com During a

WSWS (2020-01-23). Democrats begin Senate trial of Trump with anti-Russia diatribe. wsws.org A casual viewer might have concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin, not Trump, was on trial.

Zephyr Teachout (2020-01-23). Why I Support Bernie Sanders for President. thenation.com Why I Support Bernie Sanders for President…

Richard Parker (2020-01-23). Why I Support Elizabeth Warren for President. thenation.com Why I Support Elizabeth Warren for President…

Ross Barkan (2020-01-23). Voter, Beware: Oppo Dump Season Is Upon Us. thenation.com Voter, Beware: Oppo Dump Season Is Upon Us…

Steve Phillips (2020-01-23). 12 States Where Democrats Could Flip the Senate. thenation.com 12 States Where Democrats Could Flip the Senate…

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2020-01-23). 'Haters Gonna Hate and Deniers Will Deny': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Greta Thunberg Hit Back at Mnuchin. commondreams.org "It doesn't take a college degree in economics to realize that our remaining 1.5 ∞ carbon budget and ongoing fossil fuel subsidies and investments don't add up." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/greta_thunberg_4.jpg

yenisafak (2020-01-23). US Democrats push resistant Republicans to join case for ousting Trump. yenisafak.com Democrats planned to plow ahead on Thursday at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial with their arguments for removing him from office, but Republicans showed no signs of softening their resistance to the Democratic case.U.S. Representative Adam Schiff and other Democratic impeachment managers are pressing their argument that Trump should be convicted of two articles of impeachment passed by the House last month – abuse of power and obstruction of Congress – for pressuring Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden last year, and impeding the inquiry into the matter.Blocked so far in their drive to pe…

RT (2020-01-22). 'Obvious malicious intent': Tulsi Gabbard hits Clinton with defamation suit over 'Russian asset' smear. rt.com Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard is suing two-time White House runner-up Hillary Clinton over her claim that Gabbard was a "Russian asset," alleging that the lie hurt not just her campaign but the entire election. | Clinton "lied about her perceived rival Tulsi Gabbard… publicly, unambiguously, and with obvious malicious intent" when she claimed Gabbard was "the favorite of the Russians," the campaign alleges in the

John O'Kane (2020-01-22). The Obama Legacy: Reform Versus Revolution. counterpunch.org Those factions of the Democratic party which worked so hard in 2016 to sabotage Bernie Sanders' chances for the nomination have been nervous for some time about the persistent popularity of the progressive agenda. We've been witnessing the blowback from this assault. The arrival of the "squad" in 2018 and Warren's addition to the slate of candidates for the upcoming election are striking symptoms, unthinkable without the Sanders' "revolution."

Staff (2020-01-22). "The Senate Voted for a Cover-Up": GOP Senators Tilt Impeachment Trial in Trump's Favor. democracynow.org After the first marathon day leading up to President Trump's impeachment trial, we speak with Vince Warren and Baher Azmy, executive director and legal director, respectively, of the Center for Constitutional Rights. In a 13-hour session, the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate approved rules for the impeachment trial that Vince Warren says are tantamount to a "cover-up." Under the rules, each side will be given 24 hours over a three-day period for opening arguments. Senators also agreed to automatically admit evidence from the House inquiry into the trial record. Republicans rejected 11 amendments from Democrats t…

RT (2020-01-22). Senate approves Trump impeachment trial rules after grueling 12-hour session. rt.com Senate Republicans have pushed through ground rules for President Trump's impeachment trial, ending more than 12 hours of contentious debate with their Democratic rivals over guidelines for the proceedings. | Approved by a party-line vote of 53 to 47, the rules give House prosecutors and Trump's legal team 24 hours each to argue their cases for and against impeachment. The opening statements are scheduled to begin on Wednesday afternoon. | After each side makes their case, senators will have 16 hours to submit questions in writing. The Senate will then consider subpoenaing witnesses or relevant documents. | Al…

Staff (2020-01-22). "Andrew Johnson Was a Lot Like Trump": Echoes of 1868 in Trump's Impeachment Trial. democracynow.org After a nearly 13-hour marathon session, the U.S. Senate approved by a party-line vote the rules for the impeachment trial of President Trump. This marks just the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden. Under the rules, each side will be given 24 hours over a three-day period for opening arguments. Senators also agreed to automatically admit evidence from the House inquiry into the trial record. Republicans rejected 11 amendments from Democrats to subpoena witnesses and…

John Wojcik (2020-01-22). House impeachment managers make case for removal of the president. peoplesworld.org Undaunted by GOP attempts to stage a sham trial the Democratic House impeachment managers used time Tuesday that Republicans had hoped would embroil them in procedural arguments to instead lay out a clear narrative of why Trump should be removed from office. They made a convincing argument that Trump is continuing today the abuses of …

Ed Sykes (2020-01-22). Long-Bailey gives her campaign a big boost with bold 'democratising' pledge. thecanary.co Rebecca Long-Bailey has launched a bold 'democratising' pledge which could give her Labour leadership campaign a big boost."I support open selections": In a Daily Mirror interview, Long-Bailey — the

Staff (2020-01-22). A Torturer Meets His Victims: CIA Psychologist Defends Brutal Methods at Guantánamo Military Hearing. democracynow.org On Tuesday, the psychologist identified as the "architect" of the CIA's torture program testified for the first time to the war court at Guantánamo Bay. James Mitchell was in the courtroom for a pretrial hearing for five 9/11 suspects who had been subject to torture, euphemistically called "enhanced interrogation techniques." Mitchell and his partner, Dr. Bruce Jessen, were paid $81 million to help design the CIA's torture methods, including some of the agency's most abusive tactics. The pair had no prior experience in interrogation. At the hearing, Mitchell reportedly told defense lawyers he only came to Guantán…

Staff (2020-01-22). Criminalizing Reporting: Glenn Greenwald Faces Cybercrime Complaint After Exposing Scandal in Brazil. democracynow.org In Brazil, federal prosecutors have filed a criminal complaint against journalist and Intercept co-founder Glenn Greenwald in connection to a major investigation he spearheaded that exposed misconduct among federal prosecutors and a former judge. Called "The Secret Brazil Archive," the series of pieces published in The Intercept and The Intercept Brasil used a trove of documents to offer new and damning insight into the sweeping anti-corruption campaign that brought down former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and paved the way for the election of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro. The investigation used pre…

Joshua Cho (2020-01-22). 23 Headlines Obscure Biden's Lies About Cutting Social Security. fair.org Here's something many Americans would be very interested to know: Is a leading candidate in the Democratic primary a liar? And since a

Staff (2020-01-22). Tulsi Gabbard Files Defamation Suit Against Hillary Clinton. truthdig.com NEW YORK — Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard filed a defamation lawsuit against Hillary Clinton on Wednesday over an interview in which Clinton appeared to call Gabbard "the favorite of the Russians." | Gabbard, a Hawaii congresswoman, said in her lawsuit filed in federal court in Manhattan that Clinton's comments in a podcast last year in which she suggested that Gabbard was being groomed by Russia to be a third-party candidate were based on either her own imagination or "extremely dubious conspiracy theories" that any reasonable person would know to be "inherently and objectively unreliable.

Staff (2020-01-22). Headlines for January 22, 2020. democracynow.org Senate Approves Rules for Trump's Impeachment Trial, Spain Declares Climate Emergency & Readies Climate Legislation, Australian Wildfires Release Massive Amounts of Greenhouse Gas, Airstrikes in Syria Kill 40 People, Including Children, in Idlib, Protesters Denounce Lebanon's Newly Formed Government, U.S. Deports Honduran Children Seeking Asylum to Guatemala Despite Being Ill, Hillary Clinton Slams Bernie Sanders in New Documentary But Says She Will Support Democratic Nominee, Architect of CIA's Torture Program Testifies in War Court at Guantánamo Bay, The Guardian: Bezos's Cellphone Was Allegedly Hacked by Saudi…

Ramzy Baroud (2020-01-22). In the Name of "Israel's Security": Retreating US Gives Israel Billions More in Military Funding. dissidentvoice.org Billions of US tax-payers' money will continue to be funneled into Israel in the next fiscal year, and for many years in the foreseeable future. Republican and Democratic Senators have recently achieved just that, passing a bill aimed at providing Israel with $3.3 billion in annual aid. The Bill, co-sponsored by Democratic Senator, Chris Coons …

Andrea Germanos (2020-01-22). 2020 Dems called on to follow Warren in supporting 'No Big Ag Money Pledge'. nationofchange.org "It's time to stop agribusiness monopolies from using campaign cash and lobbying dollars to put a stranglehold on federal food and farm policy."

Jacob G. Hornberger (2020-01-22). Egypt and the Destruction of Civil Liberties in America. counterpunch.org There are lots of things wrong with the conviction and incarceration of 54-year-old Mustafa Kassem, who died last week in Egypt. Kassen was an American citizen who drove a taxi in New York City. He had two children. In 2013, the Egyptian military ousted the democratically elected president of the country, which reestablished its omnipotent

Fight Back (2020-01-22). Denver students say: No war on Iran! fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – Students from Denver Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) met on campus
| January 21 to continue the rallying against U.S. aggression towards Iran and the U.S.
| occupation of Iraq. This action comes after the illegal act of war of the Trump
| regime in which Qassem Soleimani was assassinated in the Baghdad International Airport. | The U.S. has claimed that they are backing off from war at this time, but will continue to add
| sanctions against Iran which will harm the people of Iran. One SDS member noted
| in his speech, "Sanctions are an act of war; countless citizens died in…

WSWS (2020-01-22). Brazil's Bolsonaro government charges journalist Glenn Greenwald with "cybercrimes" wsws.org The trumped-up charges against Greenwald by Bolsonaro's fascistic government are of a piece with the global assault on free speech and democratic rights and the jailing of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.

teleSUR (2020-01-22). Evo Morales Celebrates 14th Anniversary of Cultural Revolution. telesurenglish.net The democratically elected president of Bolivia Evo Morales celebrated on Wednesday the 14th anniversary of the "Democratic and Cultural Revolution, and the Plurinational State Day," as social movements prepare several mobilizations in Bolivian territory to request the restoration of democracy. | RELATED: | "We are the unstoppable force of a people that has decided never to go back. We have shown that another Bolivia…

WSWS (2020-01-22). Shots fired at SPD constituency office in Halle, Germany. wsws.org On the morning of January 15, five bullet holes were discovered in the window of Social Democratic Party (SPD) member of parliament Karamba Diaby's constituency office in Halle.

WSWS (2020-01-22). Senate adopts rules for quick impeachment trial of President Trump. wsws.org The statements on the Senate floor by both the lawyers for Trump and the House impeachment managers made clear the right-wing, antidemocratic politics of both warring factions.

teleSUR (2020-01-22). US Style Democracy: Chronology of Bolivia's 'Slow Motion' Coup. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, November 10, 2019, Bolivia's Armed Forces Commander Williams Kaliman "recommended" President Evo Morales to present his resignation. | RELATED: | This was one of the last crucial moments in a coup d'etat that began long ago with the backing of the United States government and with the active participation of the Organization of American States (OAS). On that day, the Bolivian extreme right opened the door…

Yudy Castro Morales (2020-01-22). Despite Limitations, Cuba's State Budget Maintains Its Eminently Social Focus. globalresearch.ca The planned budget for 2020 is based on principles of conservation and rationality in expenditures, and maximizing income, mobilizing all untapped potential that exists in the economy, stated Vladimir Regueiro Ale, first deputy minister of Finances and Prices, during …

Joshua Cho (2020-01-22). 23 Corporate Media Headlines Obscure Biden's Social Security Lies. commondreams.org "Headlines typically draw in readers or viewers by including the most relevant and interesting information," writes Cho. "When only 40% of the US public read past the headlines, that means a good majority of readers have their worldviews shaped by the short bits of stories editors choose to highlight." (Collage: FAIR) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/biden-social-security-headlines-1024×512.jpg

Staff (2020-01-22). #TelltheTruthJoe Trends as Sanders Video Shows Biden Record on Social Security. truthout.org After Joe Biden's campaign Tuesday night released

Staff (2020-01-22). Andrew Johnson Was a Racist President Facing Impeachment. Sound Familiar? truthout.org After a nearly 13-hour marathon session, the U.S. Senate approved by a party-line vote the rules for the impeachment trial of President Trump. This marks just the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden. Under the rules, each side will be given 24 hours over a three-day period for opening arguments. Senators also agreed to automatically admit evidence from t…

Elie Mystal (2020-01-22). The Republicans Have Revealed Their Impeachment Strategy—Lying. thenation.com The Republicans Have Revealed Their Impeachment Strategy—Lying…

Andrea Miller (2020-01-22). There's a New Playbook for Securing Abortion Access. thenation.com There's a New Playbook for Securing Abortion Access…

Jeet Heer (2020-01-22). What Is Chuck Schumer Doing? thenation.com What Is Chuck Schumer Doing?

Jon Queally, staff writer (2020-01-22). Krystal Ball Explains to CNN That Bernie Sanders Popular 'Precisely Because DC Hates Him'. commondreams.org As the corporate and Democratic Party establishment lash out at the progressive 2020 candidate, #ILikeBernie and #IEndorseBernie show Sanders movement's ability to fight back. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/krystal_ball_establishment_sanders.jpg

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-01-22). To Open Congress to Working People, Georgia Democrat Petitions FEC to Use Campaign Funds for Healthcare. commondreams.org Nabilah Islam, a progressive Democrat running for Congress in Georgia's 7th district, is one of more than 100,000 people in her community who lack health insurance—and she is preparing to ask the Federal Election Commission to help allow more working Americans run for public office by allowing candidates to pay for health insurance using campaign funds. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-01-22_at_4.21.23_pm.jpg

Shawgi Tell (2020-01-22). Seventeen Charter Schools Siphon $155 Million from Buffalo Public School System. dissidentvoice.org To the shock of many, the Buffalo News, Buffalo's main newspaper, recently published an article exposing serious problems with charter schools. Like Rochester's Democrat and Chronicle, the Buffalo News usually goes out of its way to provide biased reporting on charter schools, almost always presenting them in the most favorable light possible, while consistently ignoring …

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2020-01-22). New Ad Campaign Ties Biden to 'Heartless' GOP Efforts to Cut Social Security. commondreams.org "Why did Joe Biden join Republicans to attack benefits for seniors?" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-01-22_at_5.04.37_pm.png

RT (2020-01-21). 'I'll straight up get armed': Yet another Bernie staffer caught spouting extremist ideas, is there a problem in the campaign? rt.com A video exposing the extreme viewpoints of yet another staffer of the Bernie Sanders campaign has some questioning whether there is a growing issue inside the Vermont senator's ranks. | A video released on Tuesday by Project Veritas reveals a man identified as Martin Weissgerber, a paid field organizer for the Sanders presidential campaign in South Carolina, fantasizing about sending Republicans to "reeducation camps" and Sanders dissolving the Senate and House of Representatives should he become president. | "Do we just cease — do we just dissolve the Senate, House of Representatives, the judicial branc…

RT (2020-01-21). Paging pot, this is kettle: 'Nobody likes him,' Hillary Clinton says of 'divisive' Bernie Sanders. rt.com Two-time presidential also-ran Hillary Clinton hasn't dropped her grudge against erstwhile opponent and current Democratic frontrunner Bernie Sanders, and her comments on his 'likability' have triggered a backlash from all sides. | Clinton excoriated her former competitor as unlikeable and ineffective, telling the Hollywood Reporter that "nobody wants to work with [Sanders]" in the Senate in an interview

Staff (2020-01-21). Greta Thunberg Addresses Global Elite at Davos: Our House Is Still on Fire. democracynow.org The 17-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered a speech Tuesday to the world leaders and global elite gathered in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum, one year after she first condemned the forum for its inaction on climate change. "We don't need a 'low-carbon economy.' We don't need to 'lower emissions.' Our emissions have to stop," Thunberg said. "And until we have the technologies that at scale can put our emissions to minus, then we must forget about net zero. We need real zero."

Staff (2020-01-21). National Archives Doctored Photo of 2017 Women's March to Blur Messages Critical of Trump. democracynow.org The National Archives and Records Administration apologized Saturday for doctoring a photo of the 2017 Women's March to remove criticisms of President Trump. In an exhibit called "Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote," the National Archives had displayed a large image of the first Women's March. But at least four signs referencing Trump had been blurred to remove his name, including a poster reading "God Hates Trump." Signs in the photo referencing female anatomy were also blurred. The shocking revelation that the archives — which calls itself the country's "record keeper" — had altered the im…

Staff (2020-01-21). A Show Trial? As Trump Impeachment Trial Begins, Mitch McConnell Accused of Staging a Cover-Up. democracynow.org The Senate opens the third impeachment trial of a U.S. president in the country's history Tuesday, marking a historic day in Washington. Under proposed rules by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, each side will be given 24 hours over two days for opening arguments, after which senators will have 16 hours for questions and four hours for debate. The Senate will then vote on whether to hear from any new witnesses. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said McConnell is trying to rush the impeachment process, while House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff, who is one of the impeachment managers, has accused the…

RT (2020-01-21). Trump lawyers & intel committee head Schiff accuse each other of obstructing as Senate impeachment trial begins. rt.com House intel committee head Adam Schiff clashed with President Donald Trump's attorneys as the Senate impeachment trial began, attempting to spin his party's lackluster articles of impeachment as dire crimes and getting cut down. | Even while insisting the evidence presented during the House hearings was "more than enough" for the Senate to convict Trump, Schiff maintained that failing to include all the witnesses, documents, and other material the Democrats had tried (and failed) to shoehorn into those hearings "only rewards the president's obstruction." | Trump's "refusal to obey subpoenas" was allowing him t…

Staff (2020-01-21). Voting Rights Advocate: The Impeachment of Trump Is Needed to Protect Our Elections & Democracy. democracynow.org The impeachment trial begins its proceedings in the Senate today amid accusations of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell attempting to rush the impeachment process. Senators will have 16 hours for questions and four hours for debate, after 24 hours for opening arguments on each side. We speak with Rick Perlstein, historian and author, and Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Clarke says that thanks to the rules set by McConnell, Trump's impeachment trial could be over within a week, with much of the debate taking place in the evening. The proces…

Eoin Higgins (2020-01-21). "Nobody Likes Him": Hillary Clinton Not Sure She'll Endorse Bernie Sanders. theantimedia.com (CD) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter released Tuesday that she would not commit to endorse or support Sen. Bernie Sanders should he win the Democratic nomination later this year and stood by comments in a forthcoming Hulu documentary that "nobody likes" the Vermont senator. Progressives were unimpressed with the remarks by Clinton, whose …

teleSUR (2020-01-21). Hillary Clinton Won't Help Bernie Sanders Win 2020 Election. telesurenglish.net Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she would not commit to back RELATED: | Her comments were made in an interview with The Hollywood Repo…

Staff (2020-01-21). Headlines for January 21, 2020. democracynow.org Impeachment Trial Opens as Democrats Accuse GOP of "Cover-Up", Trump and Greta Thunberg Address Elites at Davos as Oxfam Condemns Mounting Inequality, NYT Endorses Senators Warren, Klobuchar, as Sanders Gets Backing from Reps. Jayapal and Pocan, Puerto Ricans Call on Governor Vázquez to Resign After Viral Video Shows Unused Emergency Supplies, Attack Kills 100 Soldiers in Yemen, Police Injure Hundreds in Lebanese Anti-Government Protests, At Least 4 Killed, Dozens Injured in Iraq as Popular Protests Mount Nationwide, Racist Treatment of Meghan Markle Highlighted as Plans for "Megxit" Move Forward, 10,000s Attend…

Gerald E. Scorse (2020-01-21). Even the Democrats Do Favors for the Rich. dissidentvoice.org In 2017 a Republican-controlled Congress passed a tax cut hugely tilted to corporations and the wealthy. In the waning days of 2019, the Democratic-controlled House did a kind of me-too. It pushed through a retirement bill with a provision that gives billions to those in the upper tiers. The House's gift to the well-off was …

news.un (2020-01-21). Joint UN-Congolese strategy needed to address insecurity following deadly attacks. news.un.org Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the UN peacekeeping operation in the country, MONUSCO, are being urged to develop a comprehensive joint strategy to address insecurity in Beni territory, located in the east.

Jim Naureckas (2020-01-21). The big loser in the Iowa debate? CNN's reputation. mronline.org The biggest loser from last night's Democratic debate (1/14/20) was CNN's journalistic credibility. |

RT (2020-01-20). 'Hot mess': New York Times eviscerated for dual endorsement of Warren/Klobuchar. rt.com New York Times editor Mara Gay said the paper's Sunday night dual endorsement of Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar is meant to point out that there's two ways forward for anti-Trump voters, but neither side is buying it. | "This is really our way of narrowing that field, and also just pointing out to voters there is more than one pathway forward here," Gay told Morning Joe on Monday, saying Warren and Klobuchar present the best "two paths" to beat US President Donald Trump. | Conservatives have mocked the dual endorsement for being motivated by identity politics — Warren and Klobuchar are two of the las…

RT (2020-01-20). Trump's legal team releases impeachment trial memo, calls process a 'charade'. rt.com Donald Trump's legal team has released an official response to the charges of impeachment against the president, calling the process a "charade" and an "affront to the Constitution." | Trump has been charged with abuse of office and obstruction of Congress, with his impeachment trial slated to begin in the Senate on Tuesday. Though Trump has lambasted the impeachment drive against him since an inquiry was initially opened by Democrats in September, his legal team released a 110-page rebuttal of the charges on Monday. | "The Articles of Impeachment now before the Senate are an affront to the Constitution and to…

Staff (2020-01-20). SPECIAL: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in His Own Words. democracynow.org Today is the federal holiday that honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was born January 15, 1929. He was assassinated April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was just 39 years old. While Dr. King is primarily remembered as a civil rights leader, he also championed the cause of the poor and organized the Poor People's Campaign to address issues of economic justice. Dr. King was also a fierce critic of U.S. foreign policy and the Vietnam War. We play his "Beyond Vietnam" speech, which he delivered at New York City's Riverside Church on April 4, 1967, as well as his last speech, "I've Been to…

RT (2020-01-20). Biden campaign warns media not to spread 'debunked' claims about his activities in Ukraine or else. rt.com Joe Biden's presidential campaign has issued a warning to the media cautioning journalists against spreading what he called "debunked" theories about his controversial role in having a Ukrainian prosecutor removed from office. | In the memo first reported by NBC News, Biden's campaign accuses President Donald Trump of "spreading a malicious and conclusively debunked conspiracy theory" that the former VP engaged in wrongdoing when he pressured Ukraine to fire former Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin. | Biden has previously bragged about his role in having Shokin fired, even admitting on camera that he presented…

Aaron Maté (2020-01-19). Ex-UN weapons inspector: Biden's Iraq war vote excuse a 'bald-faced lie'. thegrayzone.com Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter dismantles Joe Biden's explanation for his Iraq war vote and recounts Biden's long record…

Staff (2020-01-17). Interpretation Crisis at the Border Leads to Deportation of Mayan-Language Speakers Seeking Refuge. democracynow.org 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…

Staff (2020-01-17). Headlines for January 17, 2020. democracynow.org Senate Impeachment Trial Opens as Accountability Office Says Trump Broke Law by Withholding Aid, Pentagon Contradicts Trump and Says 11 U.S. Troops Injured in Iranian Strikes, Senate Votes to Approve USMCA, Report: Six Banks Reaped $18 Billion Last Year from Trump Tax Cuts, Guatemalan Protesters Demand Outgoing President Be Arrested for Corruption, Deported Immigrant Rights Leader Jean Montrevil Sues U.S. Government, FBI Arrests 3 Suspected Neo-Nazis Ahead of Pro-Gun Rally in Richmond, Virginia, Florida Supreme Court Upholds Law Limiting Voting Rights for People with Felony Convictions, Harvard Law Students Prote…

Staff (2020-01-17). 4 Years Seeking Justice: Daughter of Slain Indigenous Environmental Leader Berta Cáceres Speaks Out. democracynow.org 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…

Staff (2020-01-16). Trump Becomes Just Third U.S. President to Face Impeachment Trial as Case Moves to the Senate. democracynow.org 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…

Staff (2020-01-16). Tanks & AR-15s: Moms 4 Housing Speaks Out After Militarized Eviction from Vacant Oakland House. democracynow.org 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…

Staff (2020-01-16). We Can't Be Silent Anymore: Rev. Barber & Poor People's Campaign Push Presidential Debate on Poverty. democracynow.org 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 — over 43% of the population — can't pay basic living expenses. In Iowa, 630,000 workers — 45% of the state's workforce — make less than $15 an hour. We're j…

Staff (2020-01-16). Putin Proposes Sweeping Changes to Russian Constitution, Possibly Prolonging His Grip on Power. democracynow.org 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…

Staff (2020-01-16). Headlines for January 16, 2020. democracynow.org House Lawmakers Deliver Articles of Impeachment to Senate, Ex-Giuliani Associate Says Trump Knew of Ukraine Pressure Campaign, U.S. Troops Resume Iraq Operations Despite Parliament's Expulsion Order, Afghan Reconstruction Watchdog Tells Congress of U.S. "Mendacity" and "Lies", Trump Signs "Phase 1" Agreement with China, Easing Trade War, Russian Government Resigns as Vladimir Putin Seeks to Retain Power Beyond 2024, At Least 21 Killed in Idlib Amid Syrian, Russian Airstrikes, Court Blocks Trump Order Allowing Local Leaders to Refuse Refugees, ACLU Sues to End Trump's Policy of Sending Asylum Seekers to Guatemala,…

Kate Oh (2020-01-16). The White House's Dangerously Expansive Views on Trump's Powers That You Can't See. aclu.org A basic legal consensus about our democracy is that the Constitution assigns the "

Staff (2020-01-15). A Modest Improvement or a Deal to Be Rejected? Warren & Sanders Debate New NAFTA Rewrite. democracynow.org 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 — and I'm the guy who voted against NAFTA and against permanent normal trade relations with China — is that we have forced American workers to compete against people in Mexico, in China, elsewhere, who earn starva…

Staff (2020-01-15). Phyllis Bennis on Dem Debate: Support for Combat Troop Withdrawal Is Not Enough to Stop Endless Wars. democracynow.org 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.

Staff (2020-01-15). Sanders and Warren Openly Spar as Some Progressives Fear Fighting Could Help Centrist Democrats. democracynow.org 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…

Staff (2020-01-15). Democrats Debate Wealth Tax, Free Public College & Student Debt Relief as Part of New Economic Plan. democracynow.org 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,"

Staff (2020-01-15). In First All-White Democratic Debate, CNN Didn't Ask a Single Question About Immigration. democracynow.org 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…

splcenter (2020-01-13). Miller Dismisses DACA in Emails, Mirroring Anti-Immigrant Extremists' Views. splcenter.org White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller went against many Republicans when siding with white nationalists and other extremists on the issue of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, more commonly known as DACA, emails show.

EIGHTY Bug (2020-01-01). The Legend Of Bernie Sanders Song. zcomm.org The Legend of Bernie Sanders was originally written for the Bernie documentary called BERN THE MOVIE and is a compendium of Bernie Sanders's life leading into the OUR REVOLUTION movement…

Norman Solomon (2019-12-02). The Official Secrets Movie vs. Joe Biden's Lies About the Iraq War. zcomm.org As he pursues the presidency, Joe Biden is persisting with dismal innovations to falsify his record on the Iraq war. In the process, he's operating completely at odds with what the Official Secrets film and Katharine Gun are all about…

Noam Chomsky (2019-12-02). The Foreign Policy of a Con Man. zcomm.org The Republican "radical insurgency," as it was called several years ago by Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute, has gone far off the traditional rails under Trump…

Paul Kawika Martin (2019-07-18). Diplomacy Instead of a Disaster in Iran. peaceaction.org Washington, D.C. — July 18, 2019 — In response to reports of the U.S. shooting down an Iranian drone, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs at Peace Action, released the following statement: "Because of the Trump administration's policy of maximum provocation towards Iran, America stands on the precipice of another blunderous …

Peace Action (2019-07-11). Peace Action Endorses 'the Squad' — Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Pressley and Tlaib for Congress. peaceaction.org Washington, D.C. — July 11, 2019 — Peace Action, the nation's largest grassroots peace organization, has endorsed four progressive champions for the House of Representatives in the 2020 election, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for New York's 14th district, Rep. Ilhan Omar for Minnesota's 5th district, Rep. Ayanna Pressley for Massachusetts' 7th district, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib …

Paul Kawika Martin (2019-06-28). Most Senators Oppose War with Iran Without Congressional Approval. peaceaction.org Washington, D.C. — June 28, 2019 — In response to the Senate voting 50-40 in favor of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to block funding for military action against Iran without congressional approval, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs at Peace Action, released the following statement: "Because …

Peace Action (2019-06-25). Peace Action Endorses Ilhan Omar for Congress. peaceaction.org Washington, DC — June 25, 2019 — Peace Action has announced its endorsement of Ilhan Omar for Congress in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District. Peace Action is a national grassroots organization working to advance nuclear disarmament, promote government spending priorities that support human needs, encourage real security through international cooperation and human rights, and support nonmilitary …

2020-01-23: Social Media Postees

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'Obvious Malicious Intent': Tulsi Gabbard Hits Clinton with Defamation Suit over 'Russian Asset' Smear
RT News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard is suing two-time White House runner-up Hillary Clinton over her claim that Gabbard was a "Russian asset," alleging that the lie hurt not just her campaign but the entire election. | Clinton "lied about her | …
globalresearch.ca/tulsi-gabbard-hits-clinton-defamation-suit-russian-asset-smear/5701468

Defamation suit aims to stop Hillary and her 'powerful elite friends' from silencing patriotic Americans, Gabbard says
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Suing Hillary Clinton for defamation is necessary in order to keep the former first lady and her powerful allies from smearing Americans who seek "peace and freedom" for all, Tulsi Gabbard has argued. | The Democratic presidential hopeful released a scathing statement in defense of her suit against Clinton, noting that the former secretary of state's attempt to smear her as "the favorite of the Russians" would have far-reaching consequences if left unchallenged. | "If Hillary Clinton and her allies can successfully destroy my reputation

Defamation suit aims to stop Hillary and her 'powerful elite friends' from silencing patriotic Americans, Gabbard says
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Suing Hillary Clinton for defamation is necessary in order to keep the former first lady and her powerful allies from smearing Americans who seek "peace and freedom" for all, Tulsi Gabbard has argued. | The Democratic presidential hopeful released a scathing statement in defense of her suit against Clinton, noting that the former secretary of state's attempt to smear her as "the favorite of the Russians" would have far-reaching consequences if left unchallenged. | "If Hillary Clinton and her allies can successfully destroy my reputation

The Paradox of Populism
Russell Rickford | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-23
For those of us who wish to see a world beyond inequality and oppression, and who believe popular movements are key to achieving it, the past decade has been dizzying. We witnessed extraordinary upsurges on the left, including the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, the Bernie Sanders campaign, the spectacular growth of…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/23/the-paradox-of-populism/

Clinton Says Sanders Achieved "Nothing." My Community Clinic Shows She's Wrong
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-23
Hillary Clinton has touched a nerve with her attacks on Bernie Sanders in a new docuseries premiering on Hulu and a subsequent interview with the Hollywood Reporter. In the docuseries, Clinton paints Sanders as an isolated career politician who failed to achieve anything meaningful in the Senate. "Nobody likes him, nobody wants to work with him, he got n…
truthout.org/articles/clinton-says-sanders-achieved-nothing-my-community-clinic-shows-shes-wrong/

Tim Robbins: Bernie Sanders Is the Best Shot We Have to Defeat Donald Trump
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
We continue our conversation with Academy Award-winning actor and director Tim Robbins, whose recent projects include the new film "Dark Waters" and a play about immigration called "The New Colossus." He recently endorsed Vermont senator and Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders for president. "I believe he is the only one of them that can defeat Trump," Robbins says.
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/23/tim_robbins_bernie_sanders_endorsement

Sanders Calls on Global Movement to Tackle 'Billionaires' Greed'
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
In a response to a new Oxfam International report on inequality, Sen. Bernie Sanders called Tuesday for a global movement to pursue economic justice. | RELATED: | 500M People Worldwide Struggle to Find Adequate Work: Study | "We live in a world where a tiny handful of billionaires have extraordinary control over the economic and political life of t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Sanders-Calls-for-Global-Movement-to-Tackle-Billionaires-Greed-20200122-0018.html

The Grayzone's Anya Parampil slams mainstream media's anti-Sanders bias on Tucker Carlson Tonight
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-23
Grayzone host Anya Parampil joins Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News to discuss the media and democratic establishment's attack…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/23/the-grayzones-anya-parampil-slams-mainstream-medias-anti-sanders-bias-on-tucker-carlson-tonight/

Despite #MeToo protest, Berlin audience applauds opera singer Placido Domingo
wsws.org | 2020-01-23
The Berlin Staatsoper refused to comply with a call for an anti-democratic ban on Domingo performing raised by the "Pro Quote Bàºhne" group and Green Party politicians.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/23/desp-j23.html

The Trump Coup to Come
Paul Street | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
America's political authoritarianism comes in different, yet combined, mutually reinforcing forms. We have the neofascist authoritarianism of the white nationalist Republican Party, its Great Dog-Wagging God in the White House and his cultish, white-Amerikaner base. | Donald Trump may well …
globalresearch.ca/trump-coup-come/5701470

Now Three Years into the Reign of Trump, What's Left?
Roger D. Harris | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-23
On January 20, Donald G. Trump completed his third year in office. My one blog that received five-digit Facebook shares predicted Trump would lose in 2016. I was spectacularly wrong but not alone. Even the Las Vegas bookies thought Clinton was a shoo-in with her unbeatable two-punch knockout of (1) I'm not Trump and (2) …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/now-three-years-into-the-reign-of-trump-whats-left/

Greenpeace Climate Ranking Update: Steyer Passes Warren, Buttigieg Passes Biden, Bloomberg Enters Top 10
commondreams.org | 2020-01-23
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/01/23/greenpeace-climate-ranking-update-steyer-passes-warren-buttigieg-passes-biden?cd-origin=rss

GOP senators look down in embarrassment as prosecutors make their case
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-23
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Do Republicans Have More to Lose Than Democrats in the Impeachment Trial?
Nick Licata | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-23
Now that President Donald Trump's Senate Trial has begun there are some critical points to keep in mind in evaluating both the process and the likely outcome. All analysis, up to now, is based on the very low probability that 14 Republicans would break party ranks to convict Trump on the two articles of impeachment…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/23/do-republicans-have-more-to-lose-than-democrats-in-the-impeachment-trial/

Senate Republicans are allowing themselves to be used as pawns by McConnell to save Trump
Michael Payne | nationofchange.org | 2020-01-23
"Listen up, Senate Republicans and understand that you also are the ones who are on trial alongside Trump."
nationofchange.org/2020/01/23/senate-republicans-are-allowing-themselves-to-be-used-as-pawns-by-mcconnell-to-save-trump/

Trump impeachment trial starts as several unions speak out
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-23
WASHINGTON –The Republican-run Senate's impeachment trial of GOP President Donald Trump opened Jan. 21 with heated verbal jousting from lawyers

Democratic Party Loyalty Has Always Been a Scam
Conor Lynch | truthdig.com | 2020-01-23
During a recent conversation with writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) did not mince words about the state of the Democratic Party. "We don't have a left party in the United States," she said. "The Democratic Party is not a left party. The Democratic Party is a center, or center-conservative, party." The congresswoman later added that while there are "left members inside the Democratic Party that are working to try to make that shift happen," there are still many true believers in the stat…
truthdig.com/articles/democratic-party-loyalty-has-always-been-a-scam/

Democrats begin Senate trial of Trump with anti-Russia diatribe
wsws.org | 2020-01-23
A casual viewer might have concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin, not Trump, was on trial.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/23/impe-j23.html

'Nazi Germany' comparison once again: Pakistan's Imran Khan resorts to strong rhetoric against PM Modi's India
rt.com | 2020-01-23
PM Imran Khan has once again accused India's prime minister of leading the country down the same path Nazi Germany took, as the two states are polarized by their view of India's policy towards Kashmir and its new citizenship law. | Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Khan expressed his "fear" that Pakistan's nuclear-armed rival was following in the footsteps of Adolf Hitler. | The latest developments in India bear a "striking resemblance to what happened in Nazi Germany," Khan told Foreign Policy, noting that in 1930-1934, Germany "went from a liberal democracy to a fascist, totalitaria…
rt.com/news/478942-pakistan-khan-nazi-india/

Democratic Party Loyalty Has Always Been a Scam
Conor Lynch | truthdig.com | 2020-01-23
During a recent conversation with writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., did not mince words about the state of the Democratic Party. "We don't have a left party in the United States," she said. "The Democratic Party is not a left party. The Democratic Party is a center, or center-conservative, party." The congresswoman later added that while there are "left members inside the Democratic Party that are working to try to make that shift happen," there are still many true believers in the stat…
truthdig.com/articles/democratic-party-loyalty-has-always-been-a-scam/

'I received an invitation to the US. Will I go? No,' Philippine's Duterte tells RT
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte told RT in an exclusive interview that he has no plans to visit the US for the ASEAN summit, having already snubbed one invitation over a clash of words with Obama. | The Filipino leader told RT's Murad Gazdiev that he's never been to the United State, even though he once received an offer from Obama to come to Washington. He said he turned down the invitation after being criticized by the Democratic president during a press conference. | "He should have realized that I'm also the head of a sovereign state," Duterte explained, arguing that there were diplomatic channels that…
rt.com/news/478967-duterte-obama-visit-us-rt/

Martin Luther King Jr. and the fight for social equality
wsws.org | 2020-01-23
King's conception of a mass democratic movement for civil rights based on the unified action of all the oppressed sections of the population is being replaced with an essentially racialist narrative that presents all of American history in terms of a struggle between whites and blacks.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/23/king-j23.html

"The New Colossus": In New Play, Tim Robbins Tackles Immigration & Xenophobia
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
President Trump said Wednesday that he would expand his highly controversial travel ban, which already bars citizens from seven countries, most of which have Muslim-majority populations

Trump Brags About Withholding Evidence as Democratic Impeachment Managers Lay Out Case in the Senate
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
During the opening day of oral arguments in the impeachment trial, President Trump was accused of abusing his office to "cheat an election." House impeachment managers spent about eight hours on Wednesday laying out their case for why President Trump should be removed from office. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for withholding congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine as part of an effort to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate Trump's political rival, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. While the impeachment trial was taking place in the Senate, Presiden…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/23/trump_impeachment_trial_senate_dahlia_lithwick

Trump Brags About Withholding Evidence as Democratic Impeachment Managers Lay Out Case in the Senate
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
During the opening day of oral arguments in the impeachment trial, President Trump was accused of abusing his office to "cheat an election." House impeachment managers spent about eight hours on Wednesday laying out their case for why President Trump should be removed from office. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for withholding congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine as part of an effort to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate Trump's political rival, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. While the impeachment trial was taking place in the Senate, Presiden…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/23/trump_impeachment_trial_senate_dahlia_lithwick

Joe Biden's Record on Social Security Is Being Whitewashed
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-23
Here's something many Americans would be very interested to know: Is a leading candidate in the Democratic primary a liar? And since a strong majority of Americans have consistently opposed cuts to Social Security, the country's most successful anti-poverty program, Democratic voters in particular might be interested to know if a Presi…
truthdig.com/articles/joe-bidens-record-on-social-security-is-being-whitewashed/

'I received an invitation to the US. Will I go? No,' Philippine's Duterte tells RT
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte told RT in an exclusive interview that he has no plans to visit the US for the ASEAN summit, having already snubbed one invitation over a clash of words with Obama. | The Filipino leader told RT's Murad Gazdiev that he's never been to the United State, even though he once received an offer from Obama to come to Washington. He said he turned down the invitation after being criticized by the Democratic president during a press conference. | "He should have realized that I'm also the head of a sovereign state," Duterte explained, arguing that there were diplomatic channels that…
rt.com/news/478967-duterte-obama-visit-us-rt/

"Dark Waters": Meet the Lawyer Whose 20-Year Fight Against DuPont Inspired the New Film
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
The new film "Dark Waters" tells the story of attorney Rob Bilott's 20-year battle with DuPont over contaminated drinking water in West Virginia from toxic chemicals used to make Teflon. The Environmental Working Group credited Billot with "uncovering the most heinous corporate environmental conspiracy in history," and the issue of contaminated water from the plastics industry continues to devastate areas across the country. On Wednesday, the Environmental Working Group released a shocking report about how toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS have been found in the drinking water of dozens of U.S. cities, in…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/23/tim_robbins_rob_billot_dark_waters

'A KING or QUEEN is about to be here': Usain Bolt & model girlfriend Kasi Bennett reveal they are expecting 'golden child'
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Usain Bolt has shared a glamorous Instagram photo of his girlfriend Kasi Bennett strolling along a beach holding her baby bump as part of a series in which the Jamaican model announced that they are expecting a "golden child." | Sprint superstar Usain Bolt has announced on Instagram that girlfriend Kasi Bennett is expecting the couple's first child, telling fans: "I just want to say a KING or QUEEN is about to be HERE." | Bolt let a series of fashion shoot-style photos do most of the talking alongside his brief announcement, posting a shot of Jamaican model Bennett holding her baby bump on a beach while wearin…
rt.com/sport/479000-usain-bolt-kasi-bennett/

Why I Support Bernie Sanders for President
Zephyr Teachout | thenation.com | 2020-01-23
Why I Support Bernie Sanders for President…
thenation.com/article/bernie-sanders-endorsement-2020/

Voter, Beware: Oppo Dump Season Is Upon Us
Ross Barkan | thenation.com | 2020-01-23
Voter, Beware: Oppo Dump Season Is Upon Us…
thenation.com/article/opposition-research-bernie-warren/

Voter, Beware: Oppo Dump Season Is Upon Us
Ross Barkan | thenation.com | 2020-01-23
Voter, Beware: Oppo Dump Season Is Upon Us…
thenation.com/article/opposition-research-bernie-warren/

Why I Support Elizabeth Warren for President
Richard Parker | thenation.com | 2020-01-23
Why I Support Elizabeth Warren for President…
thenation.com/article/warren-president-endorsement-2020/

12 States Where Democrats Could Flip the Senate
Steve Phillips | thenation.com | 2020-01-23
12 States Where Democrats Could Flip the Senate…
thenation.com/article/senate-race-democrats-2020/

'Haters Gonna Hate and Deniers Will Deny': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Greta Thunberg Hit Back at Mnuchin
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-23
"It doesn't take a college degree in economics to realize that our remaining 1.5 ∞ carbon budget and ongoing fossil fuel subsidies and investments don't add up." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/greta_thunberg_4.jpg
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US Democrats push resistant Republicans to join case for ousting Trump
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-23
Democrats planned to plow ahead on Thursday at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial with their arguments for removing him from office, but Republicans showed no signs of softening their resistance to the Democratic case.U.S. Representative Adam Schiff and other Democratic impeachment managers are pressing their argument that Trump should be convicted of two articles of impeachment passed by the House last month – abuse of power and obstruction of Congress – for pressuring Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden last year, and impeding the inquiry into the matter.Blocked so far in their drive to pe…
yenisafak.com/en/world/us-democrats-push-resistant-republicans-to-join-case-for-ousting-trump-3510317

'Obvious malicious intent': Tulsi Gabbard hits Clinton with defamation suit over 'Russian asset' smear
rt.com | 2020-01-22
Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard is suing two-time White House runner-up Hillary Clinton over her claim that Gabbard was a "Russian asset," alleging that the lie hurt not just her campaign but the entire election. | Clinton "lied about her perceived rival Tulsi Gabbard… publicly, unambiguously, and with obvious malicious intent" when she claimed Gabbard was "the favorite of the Russians," the campaign alleges in the suit, filed on Wednesday in the federal Southern Di…
rt.com/usa/478916-tulsi-russian-asset-clinton-lawsuit/

Tulsi Gabbard Files Defamation Suit Against Hillary Clinton
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-22
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The Obama Legacy: Reform Versus Revolution
John O'Kane | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-22
Those factions of the Democratic party which worked so hard in 2016 to sabotage Bernie Sanders' chances for the nomination have been nervous for some time about the persistent popularity of the progressive agenda. We've been witnessing the blowback from this assault. The arrival of the "squad" in 2018 and Warren's addition to the slate of candidates for the upcoming election are striking symptoms, unthinkable without the Sanders' "revolution."
counterpunch.org/2020/01/22/the-obama-legacy-reform-versus-revolution/

#TelltheTruthJoe Trends as Sanders Video Shows Biden Record on Social Security
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-22
After Joe Biden's campaign Tuesday night released an online video accusing the campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders of unleashing a "barrage of negative attacks" and "not telling the truth" about the former vice president's record on Social Security, the hashtag #TelltheTruthJoe began trending on social media and Sanders himself shot back by saying…
truthout.org/articles/tellthetruthjoe-trends-as-sanders-video-shows-biden-record-on-social-security/

In the Name of "Israel's Security": Retreating US Gives Israel Billions More in Military Funding
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-22
Billions of US tax-payers' money will continue to be funneled into Israel in the next fiscal year, and for many years in the foreseeable future. Republican and Democratic Senators have recently achieved just that, passing a bill aimed at providing Israel with $3.3 billion in annual aid. The Bill, co-sponsored by Democratic Senator, Chris Coons …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/in-the-name-of-israels-security-retreating-us-gives-israel-billions-more-in-military-funding/

2020 Dems called on to follow Warren in supporting 'No Big Ag Money Pledge'
Andrea Germanos | nationofchange.org | 2020-01-22
"It's time to stop agribusiness monopolies from using campaign cash and lobbying dollars to put a stranglehold on federal food and farm policy."
nationofchange.org/2020/01/22/2020-dems-called-on-to-follow-warren-in-supporting-no-big-ag-money-pledge/

"The Senate Voted for a Cover-Up": GOP Senators Tilt Impeachment Trial in Trump's Favor
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-22
After the first marathon day leading up to President Trump's impeachment trial, we speak with Vince Warren and Baher Azmy, executive director and legal director, respectively, of the Center for Constitutional Rights. In a 13-hour session, the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate approved rules for the impeachment trial that Vince Warren says are tantamount to a "cover-up." Under the rules, each side will be given 24 hours over a three-day period for opening arguments. Senators also agreed to automatically admit evidence from the House inquiry into the trial record. Republicans rejected 11 amendments from Democrats t…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/22/impeachment_trial_donald_trump_senate

House impeachment managers make case for removal of the president
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-22
Undaunted by GOP attempts to stage a sham trial the Democratic House impeachment managers used time Tuesday that Republicans had hoped would embroil them in procedural arguments to instead lay out a clear narrative of why Trump should be removed from office. They made a convincing argument that Trump is continuing today the abuses of …
peoplesworld.org/article/house-impeachment-managers-lay-out-the-case-for-removal-of-the-president/

"Andrew Johnson Was a Lot Like Trump": Echoes of 1868 in Trump's Impeachment Trial
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-22
After a nearly 13-hour marathon session, the U.S. Senate approved by a party-line vote the rules for the impeachment trial of President Trump. This marks just the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden. Under the rules, each side will be given 24 hours over a three-day period for opening arguments. Senators also agreed to automatically admit evidence from the House inquiry into the trial record. Republicans rejected 11 amendments from Democrats to subpoena witnesses and…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/22/impeachment_donald_trump_andrew_johnson

Senate approves Trump impeachment trial rules after grueling 12-hour session
rt.com | 2020-01-22
Senate Republicans have pushed through ground rules for President Trump's impeachment trial, ending more than 12 hours of contentious debate with their Democratic rivals over guidelines for the proceedings. | Approved by a party-line vote of 53 to 47, the rules give House prosecutors and Trump's legal team 24 hours each to argue their cases for and against impeachment. The opening statements are scheduled to begin on Wednesday afternoon. | After each side makes their case, senators will have 16 hours to submit questions in writing. The Senate will then consider subpoenaing witnesses or relevant documents. | Al…
rt.com/usa/478859-trump-impeachment-rules-senate-trial/

"Andrew Johnson Was a Lot Like Trump": Echoes of 1868 in Trump's Impeachment Trial
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-22
After a nearly 13-hour marathon session, the U.S. Senate approved by a party-line vote the rules for the impeachment trial of President Trump. This marks just the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden. Under the rules, each side will be given 24 hours over a three-day period for opening arguments. Senators also agreed to automatically admit evidence from the House inquiry into the trial record. Republicans rejected 11 amendments from Democrats to subpoena witnesses and…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/22/impeachment_donald_trump_andrew_johnson

Criminalizing Reporting: Glenn Greenwald Faces Cybercrime Complaint After Exposing Scandal in Brazil
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-22
In Brazil, federal prosecutors have filed a criminal complaint against journalist and Intercept co-founder Glenn Greenwald in connection to a major investigation he spearheaded that exposed misconduct among federal prosecutors and a former judge. Called "The Secret Brazil Archive," the series of pieces published in The Intercept and The Intercept Brasil used a trove of documents to offer new and damning insight into the sweeping anti-corruption campaign that brought down former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and paved the way for the election of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro. The investigation used pre…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/22/glenn_greenwald_cybercrimes_charges_brazil

US Style Democracy: Chronology of Bolivia's 'Slow Motion' Coup
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
On Sunday, November 10, 2019, Bolivia's Armed Forces Commander Williams Kaliman "recommended" President Evo Morales to present his resignation. | RELATED: | Bolivia: MAS Presidential Candidate Becomes Target of Lawfare | This was one of the last crucial moments in a coup d'etat that began long ago with the backing of the United States government and with the active participation of the Organization of American States (OAS). On that day, the Bolivian extreme right opened the door…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Style-Democracy-Chronology-of-Bolivias-Slow-Motion-Coup-20200122-0003.html

Criminalizing Reporting: Glenn Greenwald Faces Cybercrime Complaint After Exposing Scandal in Brazil
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-22
In Brazil, federal prosecutors have filed a criminal complaint against journalist and Intercept co-founder Glenn Greenwald in connection to a major investigation he spearheaded that exposed misconduct among federal prosecutors and a former judge. Called "The Secret Brazil Archive," the series of pieces published in The Intercept and The Intercept Brasil used a trove of documents to offer new and damning insight into the sweeping anti-corruption campaign that brought down former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and paved the way for the election of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro. The investigation used pre…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/22/glenn_greenwald_cybercrimes_charges_brazil

Denver students say: No war on Iran!
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-22
Denver, CO – Students from Denver Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) met on campus | January 21 to continue the rallying against U.S. aggression towards Iran and the U.S. | occupation of Iraq. This action comes after the illegal act of war of the Trump | regime in which Qassem Soleimani was assassinated in the Baghdad International Airport. | The U.S. has claimed that they are backing off from war at this time, but will continue to add | sanctions against Iran which will harm the people of Iran. One SDS member noted | in his speech, "Sanctions are an act of war; countless citizens died in…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/1/22/denver-students-say-no-war-iran

Citizens United: The Court Ruling That Sold Our Democracy
Tiffany Muller | commondreams.org | 2020-01-22
With so many politicians in the pockets of their big donors, it's been even harder to make progress on issues like gun safety, health care costs, or climate change. (Photo: DonkeyHotey/Flickr) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/money_12.jpeg
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Egypt and the Destruction of Civil Liberties in America
Jacob G. Hornberger | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-22
There are lots of things wrong with the conviction and incarceration of 54-year-old Mustafa Kassem, who died last week in Egypt. Kassen was an American citizen who drove a taxi in New York City. He had two children. In 2013, the Egyptian military ousted the democratically elected president of the country, which reestablished its omnipotent…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/22/egypt-and-the-destruction-of-civil-liberties-in-america/

Long-Bailey gives her campaign a big boost with bold 'democratising' pledge
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2020-01-22
Rebecca Long-Bailey has launched a bold 'democratising' pledge which could give her Labour leadership campaign a big boost."I support open selections": In a Daily Mirror interview, Long-Bailey

Brazil's Bolsonaro government charges journalist Glenn Greenwald with "cybercrimes"
wsws.org | 2020-01-22
The trumped-up charges against Greenwald by Bolsonaro's fascistic government are of a piece with the global assault on free speech and democratic rights and the jailing of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/22/gree-j22.html

Seventeen Charter Schools Siphon $155 Million from Buffalo Public School System
Shawgi Tell | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-22
To the shock of many, the Buffalo News, Buffalo's main newspaper, recently published an article exposing serious problems with charter schools. Like Rochester's Democrat and Chronicle, the Buffalo News usually goes out of its way to provide biased reporting on charter schools, almost always presenting them in the most favorable light possible, while consistently ignoring …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/seventeen-charter-schools-siphon-155-million-from-buffalo-public-school-system/

Evo Morales Celebrates 14th Anniversary of Cultural Revolution
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
The democratically elected president of Bolivia Evo Morales celebrated on Wednesday the 14th anniversary of the "Democratic and Cultural Revolution, and the Plurinational State Day," as social movements prepare several mobilizations in Bolivian territory to request the restoration of democracy. | RELATED: | Bolivia: MAS Presidential Candidate Becomes Target of Lawfare | "We are the unstoppable force of a people that has decided never to go back. We have shown that another Bolivia…
telesurenglish.net/news/Evo-Morales-Celebrates-14th-Anniversary-of-Cultural-Revolution-20200122-0005.html

Egypt and the Destruction of Civil Liberties in America
Jacob G. Hornberger | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-22
There are lots of things wrong with the conviction and incarceration of 54-year-old Mustafa Kassem, who died last week in Egypt. Kassen was an American citizen who drove a taxi in New York City. He had two children. In 2013, the Egyptian military ousted the democratically elected president of the country, which reestablished its omnipotent…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/22/egypt-and-the-destruction-of-civil-liberties-in-america/

Long-Bailey gives her campaign a big boost with bold 'democratising' pledge
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2020-01-22
Rebecca Long-Bailey has launched a bold 'democratising' pledge which could give her Labour leadership campaign a big boost."I support open selections": In a Daily Mirror interview, Long-Bailey

A Torturer Meets His Victims: CIA Psychologist Defends Brutal Methods at Guantánamo Military Hearing
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-22
On Tuesday, the psychologist identified as the "architect" of the CIA's torture program testified for the first time to the war court at Guantánamo Bay. James Mitchell was in the courtroom for a pretrial hearing for five 9/11 suspects who had been subject to torture, euphemistically called "enhanced interrogation techniques." Mitchell and his partner, Dr. Bruce Jessen, were paid $81 million to help design the CIA's torture methods, including some of the agency's most abusive tactics. The pair had no prior experience in interrogation. At the hearing, Mitchell reportedly told defense lawyers he only came to Guantán…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/22/cia_torture_program_guantanamo_bay

Seventeen Charter Schools Siphon $155 Million from Buffalo Public School System
Shawgi Tell | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-22
To the shock of many, the Buffalo News, Buffalo's main newspaper, recently published an article exposing serious problems with charter schools. Like Rochester's Democrat and Chronicle, the Buffalo News usually goes out of its way to provide biased reporting on charter schools, almost always presenting them in the most favorable light possible, while consistently ignoring …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/seventeen-charter-schools-siphon-155-million-from-buffalo-public-school-system/

23 Headlines Obscure Biden's Lies About Cutting Social Security
Joshua Cho | fair.org | 2020-01-22
Here's something many Americans would be very interested to know: Is a leading candidate in the Democratic primary a liar? And since a strong majority of Americans have consistently opposed cuts to Social Security, the country's most successful anti-poverty program, Democratic vot…
fair.org/home/23-headlines-obscure-bidens-lies-about-cutting-social-security/

Senate adopts rules for quick impeachment trial of President Trump
wsws.org | 2020-01-22
The statements on the Senate floor by both the lawyers for Trump and the House impeachment managers made clear the right-wing, antidemocratic politics of both warring factions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/22/impe-j22.html

Shots fired at SPD constituency office in Halle, Germany
wsws.org | 2020-01-22
On the morning of January 15, five bullet holes were discovered in the window of Social Democratic Party (SPD) member of parliament Karamba Diaby's constituency office in Halle.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/22/germ-j22.html

Despite Limitations, Cuba's State Budget Maintains Its Eminently Social Focus
Yudy Castro Morales | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-22
The planned budget for 2020 is based on principles of conservation and rationality in expenditures, and maximizing income, mobilizing all untapped potential that exists in the economy, stated Vladimir Regueiro Ale, first deputy minister of Finances and Prices, during …
globalresearch.ca/despite-limitations-cuba-state-budget-maintains-eminently-social-focus/5701381

23 Corporate Media Headlines Obscure Biden's Social Security Lies
Joshua Cho | commondreams.org | 2020-01-22
"Headlines typically draw in readers or viewers by including the most relevant and interesting information," writes Cho. "When only 40% of the US public read past the headlines, that means a good majority of readers have their worldviews shaped by the short bits of stories editors choose to highlight." (Collage: FAIR) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/biden-social-security-headlines-1024×512.jpg
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23 Corporate Media Headlines Obscure Biden's Social Security Lies
Joshua Cho | commondreams.org | 2020-01-22
"Headlines typically draw in readers or viewers by including the most relevant and interesting information," writes Cho. "When only 40% of the US public read past the headlines, that means a good majority of readers have their worldviews shaped by the short bits of stories editors choose to highlight." (Collage: FAIR) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/biden-social-security-headlines-1024×512.jpg
commondreams.org/views/2020/01/22/23-corporate-media-headlines-obscure-bidens-social-security-lies?cd-origin=rss

Andrew Johnson Was a Racist President Facing Impeachment. Sound Familiar?
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-22
After a nearly 13-hour marathon session, the U.S. Senate approved by a party-line vote the rules for the impeachment trial of President Trump. This marks just the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden. Under the rules, each side will be given 24 hours over a three-day period for opening arguments. Senators also agreed to automatically admit evidence from t…
truthout.org/video/andrew-johnson-was-a-racist-president-facing-impeachment-sound-familiar/

The Republicans Have Revealed Their Impeachment Strategy–Lying
Elie Mystal | thenation.com | 2020-01-22
The Republicans Have Revealed Their Impeachment Strategy–Lying…
thenation.com/article/cipollone-impeachment-lies/

The Republicans Have Revealed Their Impeachment Strategy–Lying
Elie Mystal | thenation.com | 2020-01-22
The Republicans Have Revealed Their Impeachment Strategy–Lying…
thenation.com/article/cipollone-impeachment-lies/

There's a New Playbook for Securing Abortion Access
Andrea Miller | thenation.com | 2020-01-22
There's a New Playbook for Securing Abortion Access…
thenation.com/article/abortion-democrats-roe-anniversary/

What Is Chuck Schumer Doing?
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2020-01-22
What Is Chuck Schumer Doing?
thenation.com/article/schumer-amendments-impeachment-strategy/

What Is Chuck Schumer Doing?
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2020-01-22
What Is Chuck Schumer Doing?
thenation.com/article/schumer-amendments-impeachment-strategy/

Krystal Ball Explains to CNN That Bernie Sanders Popular 'Precisely Because DC Hates Him'
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-22
As the corporate and Democratic Party establishment lash out at the progressive 2020 candidate, #ILikeBernie and #IEndorseBernie show Sanders movement's ability to fight back. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/krystal_ball_establishment_sanders.jpg
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2020 Dems Called On to Follow Warren in Supporting 'No Big Ag Money Pledge'
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-22
Supporting the pledge commits candidates to prioritizing "the health of our families, farmers, food chain workers, our planet, and our democracy." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/no-big-ag-money-pledge.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/22/2020-dems-called-follow-warren-supporting-no-big-ag-money-pledge?cd-origin=rss

New Ad Campaign Ties Biden to 'Heartless' GOP Efforts to Cut Social Security
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-22
"Why did Joe Biden join Republicans to attack benefits for seniors?" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-01-22_at_5.04.37_pm.png
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/22/new-ad-campaign-ties-biden-heartless-gop-efforts-cut-social-security?cd-origin=rss

New Ad Campaign Ties Biden to 'Heartless' GOP Efforts to Cut Social Security
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-22
"Why did Joe Biden join Republicans to attack benefits for seniors?" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-01-22_at_5.04.37_pm.png
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/22/new-ad-campaign-ties-biden-heartless-gop-efforts-cut-social-security?cd-origin=rss

To Open Congress to Working People, Georgia Democrat Petitions FEC to Use Campaign Funds for Healthcare
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-22
Nabilah Islam, a progressive Democrat running for Congress in Georgia's 7th district, is one of more than 100,000 people in her community who lack health insurance—and she is preparing to ask the Federal Election Commission to help allow more working Americans run for public office by allowing candidates to pay for health insurance using campaign funds. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-01-22_at_4.21.23_pm.jpg
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To Open Congress to Working People, Georgia Democrat Petitions FEC to Use Campaign Funds for Healthcare
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-22
Nabilah Islam, a progressive Democrat running for Congress in Georgia's 7th district, is one of more than 100,000 people in her community who lack health insurance—and she is preparing to ask the Federal Election Commission to help allow more working Americans run for public office by allowing candidates to pay for health insurance using campaign funds. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-01-22_at_4.21.23_pm.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/22/open-congress-working-people-georgia-democrat-petitions-fec-use-campaign-funds?cd-origin=rss

'I'll straight up get armed': Yet another Bernie staffer caught spouting extremist ideas, is there a problem in the campaign?
rt.com | 2020-01-21
A video exposing the extreme viewpoints of yet another staffer of the Bernie Sanders campaign has some questioning whether there is a growing issue inside the Vermont senator's ranks. | A video released on Tuesday by Project Veritas reveals a man identified as Martin Weissgerber, a paid field organizer for the Sanders presidential campaign in South Carolina, fantasizing about sending Republicans to "reeducation camps" and Sanders dissolving the Senate and House of Representatives should he become president. | "Do we just cease

Hillary Clinton Won't Help Bernie Sanders Win 2020 Election
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-21
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she would not commit to back Sen. Bernie Sanders should he win the Democratic nomination this year and declared in a forthcoming documentary that "nobody likes" the Vermont senator. | RELATED: | Sanders 1st Democratic Candidate to Criticize Coup in Bolivia | Her comments were made in an interview with The Hollywood Repo…
telesurenglish.net/news/Hillary-Clinton-Wont-Help-Bernie-Sanders-Win-2020-Election-20200121-0014.html

Paging pot, this is kettle: 'Nobody likes him,' Hillary Clinton says of 'divisive' Bernie Sanders
rt.com | 2020-01-21
Two-time presidential also-ran Hillary Clinton hasn't dropped her grudge against erstwhile opponent and current Democratic frontrunner Bernie Sanders, and her comments on his 'likability' have triggered a backlash from all sides. | Clinton excoriated her former competitor as unlikeable and ineffective, telling the Hollywood Reporter that "nobody wants to work with [Sanders]" in the Senate in an interview published Tuesday ahead of a four-part d…
rt.com/usa/478819-clinton-attacks-sanders-divisive-hypocrisy/

"Nobody Likes Him": Hillary Clinton Not Sure She'll Endorse Bernie Sanders
Eoin Higgins | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-21
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Even the Democrats Do Favors for the Rich
Gerald E. Scorse | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-21
In 2017 a Republican-controlled Congress passed a tax cut hugely tilted to corporations and the wealthy. In the waning days of 2019, the Democratic-controlled House did a kind of me-too. It pushed through a retirement bill with a provision that gives billions to those in the upper tiers. The House's gift to the well-off was …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/even-the-democrats-do-favors-for-the-rich/

Voting Rights Advocate: The Impeachment of Trump Is Needed to Protect Our Elections & Democracy
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-21
The impeachment trial begins its proceedings in the Senate today amid accusations of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell attempting to rush the impeachment process. Senators will have 16 hours for questions and four hours for debate, after 24 hours for opening arguments on each side. We speak with Rick Perlstein, historian and author, and Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Clarke says that thanks to the rules set by McConnell, Trump's impeachment trial could be over within a week, with much of the debate taking place in the evening. The proces…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/21/trump_impeachment_trial_us_senate_pt2

Trump lawyers & intel committee head Schiff accuse each other of obstructing as Senate impeachment trial begins
rt.com | 2020-01-21
House intel committee head Adam Schiff clashed with President Donald Trump's attorneys as the Senate impeachment trial began, attempting to spin his party's lackluster articles of impeachment as dire crimes and getting cut down. | Even while insisting the evidence presented during the House hearings was "more than enough" for the Senate to convict Trump, Schiff maintained that failing to include all the witnesses, documents, and other material the Democrats had tried (and failed) to shoehorn into those hearings "only rewards the president's obstruction." | Trump's "refusal to obey subpoenas" was allowing him t…
rt.com/usa/478839-schiff-trump-lawyers-impeachment-senate/

The big loser in the Iowa debate? CNN's reputation
Jim Naureckas | mronline.org | 2020-01-21
The biggest loser from last night's Democratic debate (1/14/20) was CNN's journalistic credibility. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/21/the-big-loser-in-the-iowa-debate-cnns-reputation/

A Show Trial? As Trump Impeachment Trial Begins, Mitch McConnell Accused of Staging a Cover-Up
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-21
The Senate opens the third impeachment trial of a U.S. president in the country's history Tuesday, marking a historic day in Washington. Under proposed rules by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, each side will be given 24 hours over two days for opening arguments, after which senators will have 16 hours for questions and four hours for debate. The Senate will then vote on whether to hear from any new witnesses. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said McConnell is trying to rush the impeachment process, while House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff, who is one of the impeachment managers, has accused the…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/21/trump_impeachment_trial_us_senate

Greta Thunberg Addresses Global Elite at Davos: Our House Is Still on Fire
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-21
The 17-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered a speech Tuesday to the world leaders and global elite gathered in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum, one year after she first condemned the forum for its inaction on climate change. "We don't need a 'low-carbon economy.' We don't need to 'lower emissions.' Our emissions have to stop," Thunberg said. "And until we have the technologies that at scale can put our emissions to minus, then we must forget about net zero. We need real zero."
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/21/greta_thunberg_davos_speech_2020

Joint UN-Congolese strategy needed to address insecurity following deadly attacks
news.un.org | 2020-01-21
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the UN peacekeeping operation in the country, MONUSCO, are being urged to develop a comprehensive joint strategy to address insecurity in Beni territory, located in the east.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/01/1055741

National Archives Doctored Photo of 2017 Women's March to Blur Messages Critical of Trump
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-21
The National Archives and Records Administration apologized Saturday for doctoring a photo of the 2017 Women's March to remove criticisms of President Trump. In an exhibit called "Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote," the National Archives had displayed a large image of the first Women's March. But at least four signs referencing Trump had been blurred to remove his name, including a poster reading "God Hates Trump." Signs in the photo referencing female anatomy were also blurred. The shocking revelation that the archives

National Archives Doctored Photo of 2017 Women's March to Blur Messages Critical of Trump
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-21
The National Archives and Records Administration apologized Saturday for doctoring a photo of the 2017 Women's March to remove criticisms of President Trump. In an exhibit called "Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote," the National Archives had displayed a large image of the first Women's March. But at least four signs referencing Trump had been blurred to remove his name, including a poster reading "God Hates Trump." Signs in the photo referencing female anatomy were also blurred. The shocking revelation that the archives

'Hot mess': New York Times eviscerated for dual endorsement of Warren/Klobuchar
rt.com | 2020-01-20
New York Times editor Mara Gay said the paper's Sunday night dual endorsement of Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar is meant to point out that there's two ways forward for anti-Trump voters, but neither side is buying it. | "This is really our way of narrowing that field, and also just pointing out to voters there is more than one pathway forward here," Gay told Morning Joe on Monday, saying Warren and Klobuchar present the best "two paths" to beat US President Donald Trump. | Conservatives have mocked the dual endorsement for being motivated by identity politics

Trump's legal team releases impeachment trial memo, calls process a 'charade'
rt.com | 2020-01-20
Donald Trump's legal team has released an official response to the charges of impeachment against the president, calling the process a "charade" and an "affront to the Constitution." | Trump has been charged with abuse of office and obstruction of Congress, with his impeachment trial slated to begin in the Senate on Tuesday. Though Trump has lambasted the impeachment drive against him since an inquiry was initially opened by Democrats in September, his legal team released a 110-page rebuttal of the charges on Monday. | "The Articles of Impeachment now before the Senate are an affront to the Constitution and to…
rt.com/usa/478749-trump-impeachment-trial-defense/

'Come and take it': Thousands rally in Virginia against new gun-control laws (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-01-20
Thousands of gun-rights supporters and militia members have gathered at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, in an armed show of defiance against a slew of gun laws proposed by Governor Ralph Northam. | Northam

SPECIAL: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in His Own Words
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-20
Today is the federal holiday that honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was born January 15, 1929. He was assassinated April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was just 39 years old. While Dr. King is primarily remembered as a civil rights leader, he also championed the cause of the poor and organized the Poor People's Campaign to address issues of economic justice. Dr. King was also a fierce critic of U.S. foreign policy and the Vietnam War. We play his "Beyond Vietnam" speech, which he delivered at New York City's Riverside Church on April 4, 1967, as well as his last speech, "I've Been to…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/20/special_dr_martin_luther_king_jr

Biden campaign warns media not to spread 'debunked' claims about his activities in Ukraine or else
rt.com | 2020-01-20
Joe Biden's presidential campaign has issued a warning to the media cautioning journalists against spreading what he called "debunked" theories about his controversial role in having a Ukrainian prosecutor removed from office. | In the memo first reported by NBC News, Biden's campaign accuses President Donald Trump of "spreading a malicious and conclusively debunked conspiracy theory" that the former VP engaged in wrongdoing when he pressured Ukraine to fire former Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin. | Biden has previously bragged about his role in having Shokin fired, even admitting on camera that he presented…
rt.com/usa/478746-biden-warns-media-ukraine/

Ex-UN weapons inspector: Biden's Iraq war vote excuse a 'bald-faced lie'
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-19
Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter dismantles Joe Biden's explanation for his Iraq war vote and recounts Biden's long record…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/19/ex-un-weapons-inspector-bidens-iraq-war-explanation-a-bald-faced-lie/

Ex-UN weapons inspector: Biden's Iraq war vote excuse a 'bald-faced lie'
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-19
Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter dismantles Joe Biden's explanation for his Iraq war vote and recounts Biden's long record…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/19/ex-un-weapons-inspector-bidens-iraq-war-explanation-a-bald-faced-lie/

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