The Muslim Predicament
Faisal Khan | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-01
This is a bad time in history to be a Muslim. Whether as minorities or in predominantly Muslim countries Muslims live under enormous and perhaps unprecedented strain. There is war and chaos in much of the Arab Middle East be it Syria, Palestine, Iraq or Libya. Further afield in places like Myanmar Muslims are facing…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/01/the-muslim-predicament/
World Bank warns Gaza faces economic collapse
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-01
The organization warned that half of Gaza residents live in poverty and youth unemployment is over 70 percent.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/01/gaza-o01.html
Soldiers Injure several Palestinians, Abduct One, In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-01
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier Monday, two neighborhoods in the southern area of Hebron city, and the al-Fawwar refugee camp, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, caused many Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, and abducted one. The soldiers invaded Gheith and Salayma neighborhoods, in the …
SF Democratic Party Promotes Rape Among City Employees & Navy's Blue Death
AMSH | indybay.org | 2018-10-01
While the country is fixed on the US Senate hearing for Republican Trump's rapist nominee for Supreme Court Justice, millionaire Brett Kavanaugh with a current lifetime judge position, right here in San Francisco on the taxpayer's payroll, the San Francisco Democratic Party, which has been in power at City Hall since 1960, allows rape, racism and retaliation, and has invited the world's leading terrorists, rapists and racists, the US military, as the Democrats have since 1981, when war profiteer Senator Dianne Feinstein was mayor, to again strafe our city for 4 days, October 4-7, 2018, for at least 4 hours per da…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/30/18817921.php
How Feedback Loops Are Driving Runaway Climate Change
Shared by Anton Woronczuk | truthout.org | 2018-10-01
If you think this summer has been intense as far as record warm temperatures, wildfires, drought, and flooding events around the Northern Hemisphere, you haven't seen anything yet — unless you happen to live in the Arctic. | According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), air temperatures there are increasing at an "unprecedented rate" — twice as fast as they are around the rest of the globe. NOAA's 2017 Arctic Report Card states unequivocally that the Arctic "
truthout.org/articles/how-feedback-loops-are-driving-runaway-climate-change/
Pivot towards India or China? The Maldives Might Not Become an Indian Satellite, at Least Not Yet
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-01
The opposition pulled off a surprise win in the Maldives' presidential elections last weekend. | Ibrahim Mohamed Solih trounced President Abdulla Yameen by a 16-point margin even though the US, India, and many Western countries fearmongered that the incumbent would resort … | The post Pivot towards India…
globalresearch.ca/pivot-towards-india-or-china-the-maldives-might-not-become-an-indian-satellite-at-least-not-yet/5655674
Lynching the Past
Chris Hedges | truthdig.com | 2018-10-01
Many Southern whites continue to lie to themselves and the world about the Civil War and the antebellum South. These lies perpetuate the evil they seek to hide. | The post Lynching the Past appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
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1918: How the Allies Surfed to Victory on a Wave of Oil
Jacques R. Pauwels | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-01
Virtually everybody knows that the First World War came to an end when Germany capitulated on November 11, 1918. But very few people are aware that, earlier in that same year, the Reich came tantalizingly close to winning the so-called Great War, but ultimately snatched defeat, so to speak, from the jaws of victory.
counterpunch.org/2018/10/01/1918-how-the-allies-surfed-to-victory-on-a-wave-of-oil/
Brazil: #NotHim Women Protest Far-Right Jair Bolsonaro
teleSUR | telesurtv.net | 2018-10-01
Hundreds of thousands gathered at different cities in Brazil to reject the far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro, from the Social Liberal Party (PSL), September 29. The movement was led by feminists opposing the candidate's sexism and joined by leftist organizations.The marches follow social media unrest, as Bolsonaro's remarks have shown little empathy towards gender equality.
www.telesurtv.net/english/multimedia/Brazil-NotHim-Women-Protest-Far-Right-Jair-Bolsonaro-20180929-0017.html
Edge of Sports: A Sports World Worth Fighting For
Dave Zirin | progressive.org | 2018-10-01
If we expand access as well as attitudes toward sports–having people be healthier, happier, and better-adjusted through exercise–that alone could trigger a tremendous change in our society.
progressive.org/magazine/edge-of-sports-sports-world-worth-fighting-for/
Lost in the Theatre of Data, Dada, and Emotional Manipulation
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-01
"It is not only information that they need – in this Age of Fact, information often dominates their attention and overwhelms their capacities to assimilate it…What they need, and what they feel they need, is a quality of mind that … | The post Lost in the Theatre of Data, Dada, and Emotional Manipulation appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/lost-in-the-theatre-of-data-dada-and-emotional-manipulation/5655685
Israeli Soldiers Injure Several Palestinians Near Jenin
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-01
Israeli soldiers injured, on Monday morning, several Palestinians in Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers installed a sudden military roadblock at the Jenin-Nablus roads, near Jaba' town junction, and another roadblock in the al-Fawwara area, before stopping and searching dozens of …
Macron whitewashes French state murder of Maurice Audin
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-01
Audin's murder in Algeria constitutes a warning of the nature of imperialist war, which still echoes 60 years on, as NATO intervenes across the Middle East.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/01/audi-o01.html
Iran Launches Multiple Ballistic Missiles Into Syria Targeting ISIS
ZeroHedge | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-01
Footage released through official state channels show missiles launched from western Iran towards Syria, targeting ISIS positions east of the Euphrates in revenge for the September 22 attack on a military parade. | The post Iran Launches Multiple Ballistic Missiles Into Syria Targeting ISIS appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/iran-launches-ballistic-missiles-syria/250120/
The Attack On Julian Assange, Journalists, Democratic Rights, Labor & Imperialist War
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2018-10-01
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/27/18817848.php
Professors and Politicians Gather to Warn Us About the New World Order (NWO)
Arjun Walia | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-01
"We are dealing with a criminal undertaking at a global level … and there is an ongoing war, it is led by the United States, it may be carried out by a number of proxy countries, which are obeying orders … | The post Professors and Politicians Gather to Warn Us About the New World Order (NWO) appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/professors-and-politicians-gather-to-warn-us-about-the-new-world-order-nwo/5655694
Venezuela Reaffirms Commitment to Peace in Colombia
teleSUR | telesurtv.net | 2018-10-01
Colombia has refused to appoint new negotiators for the process until the ELN agrees to its conditions.
www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Venezuela-Reaffirms-Commitment-to-Peace-in-Colombia-20180929-0016.html
Africa-America Institute 65th Anniversary Awards Gala
Aba Blankson | naacp.org | 2018-09-30
President Derrick Johnson Prepared Remarks New York, New York September 25, 2018…
naacp.org/latest/africa-america-institute-65th-anniversary-awards-gala/
US Pushes Forward With Plans For Anti-Iran Arab Alliance
RFE | iranian.com | 2018-09-30
The Trump administration pressed ahead Friday with plans to create an "Arab NATO" that would unite U.S. partners in the Middle East in an anti-Iran alliance, but Qatar said the crisis among Gulf countries must be solved first. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met in New York with foreign ministers from Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, […] | The post US Pushes Forward With Plans For Anti-Iran Arab Alliance appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/09/30/us-pushes-forward-with-plans-for-anti-iran-arab-alliance/
Bombing Libya: The Origins of Europe's Immigration Crisis
William Blum | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-30
The world will long remember the present immigrant crisis in Europe, which has negatively affected countless people there, and almost all countries. History will certainly record it as a major tragedy. Could it have been averted? Or kept within much | … | The post Bombing Libya: The Origins of Europe's Immigration Crisis appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/bombing-libya-the-origins-of-europes-immigration-crisis/5655589
Any Effective Anti-War Movement Must Readjust Its Understanding Of What War Is
Caitlin Johnstone | iranian.com | 2018-09-30
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has kicked off yet another round of "Iran is totally gonna nuke us any second now you guys" ejaculations. This is of course another demand that we accept unsubstantiated claims from a proven liar about another longtime target for neoconservative regime change, and I'd like to tap out a few […] | The post Any Effective Anti-War Movement Must Readjust Its Understanding Of What War Is appeared first on Th…
iranian.com/2018/09/29/anti-war-movement-must-readjust-its-understanding-of-what-war-is/
Chris Wallace Corners Sarah Sanders: How Can You Call Christine Ford 'Compelling' and Still Support Kavanaugh?
David Edwards, Raw Story | alternet.org | 2018-09-30
Sarah Sanders appeared on Fox News Sunday. | Rich text editor, edit-body-und-0-value, press ALT 0 for help. | White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders on Sunday admitted that Dr. Christine Blasey Ford was "compelling" when she testified that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her. During an interview on Fox News Sunday, Wallace aske. . .
alternet.org/chris-wallace-corners-sarah-sanders-how-can-you-call-christine-ford-compelling-and-still-support
U.S. Punishes Iranians and Threatens Nations That Disobey
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-09-30
As the Trump administration and its Israeli government ally continue their destabilization campaign against Iran, the EU, Russia, and China have reached a deal with Tehran that would shield financial transactions from newly reimposed U.S. sanctions. The U.S. has warned of "terrible consequences" for those defying its sanctions. Can Iran and the remaining nuclear deal… | The post U.S. Punishes Iranians and…
therealnews.com/stories/u-s-punishes-iranians-and-threatens-nations-that-disobey
Scandal Keeps Swedish Academy in Nobel Prize Limelight
Staff | truthdig.com | 2018-09-30
Jean-Claude Arnault is at the center of a sex abuse and financial-crimes case that has tarnished the group that awards the prestigious literature prize. | The post Scandal Keeps Swedish Academy in Nobel Prize Limelight appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
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With ISIS Defeated, Trump Is Now Targeting Iran
Patrick Cockburn | iranian.com | 2018-09-30
The shadowy figures of Kurdish fighters can be just made out on film as they ambush and kill three pro-Turkish fighters in a night time attack in Afrin in northern Syria. The Kurdish enclave was invaded and occupied by the Turkish army and their Syrian armed opposition allies earlier in the year. Sporadic guerrilla warfare […] | The post With ISIS Defeated, Trump Is Now Targeting Iran appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/09/30/trump-targeting-iran/
Will the New Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Protect Women and LGBTI Persons?
Shared by Anton Woronczuk | truthout.org | 2018-09-30
If you haven't heard about the new treaty on crimes against humanity that the United Nations has in the works, you're not alone. Most haven't. | What you should know is that if this treaty goes forward for adoption in its current draft form, only some — not all — people will be protected from crimes against humanity like massacres, rape, torture and persecution. This is because the treaty adopts an outdated definition of gender that some states will inevitably use to shirk their responsibility for addressing gender-based…
truthout.org/articles/will-the-new-crimes-against-humanity-treaty-protect-women-and-lgbti-persons/
Lady Liberty-sized asteroid to make close approach to Earth at over 37,000 mph
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-30
A huge asteroid dubbed 2018 SP1 is hurtling towards Earth. The space rock is estimated to be about the size of the Statue of Liberty or larger.
rt.com/usa/439953-asteroid-close-approach-earth/
"Contraception Deserts" Likely to Widen Under New Trump Administration Policy
Shared by Anton Woronczuk | truthout.org | 2018-09-30
Lawrenceville, Georgia — When Nikia Jackson needed to be screened for a sexually transmitted disease, she wanted a clinic that was reputable, quick and inexpensive. | After searching online, Jackson, 23, ended up at the Obria Medical Clinics' sparkling new facility in an office park in suburban Atlanta. She was unaware that the clinic does not offer condoms or other kinds of birth control beyond so-called natural family planning methods. | Religious conservatives say these types of clinics are the future of women's sexual health care in the United States. | "A woman needs choice, but you can't have a choice…
truthout.org/articles/contraception-deserts-likely-to-widen-under-new-trump-administration-policy/
U.S. Punishes Iranians and Threatens Nations That Disobey
Shared by Aaron Maté | therealnews.com | 2018-09-30
As the Trump administration and its Israeli government ally continue their destabilization campaign against Iran, the EU, Russia, and China have reached a deal with Tehran that would shield financial transactions from newly reimposed U.S. sanctions. The U.S. has warned of "terrible consequences" for those defying its sanctions. Can Iran and the remaining nuclear deal… | The post U.S. Punishes Iranians and…
therealnews.com/stories/u-s-punishes-iranians-and-threatens-nations-that-disobey
Can the Great Lakes Continue to Fend Off an Increasingly Thirsty World?
Shared by Anton Woronczuk | truthout.org | 2018-09-30
On the rocky beach at Little Girls Point County Park in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the heavy wash of Lake Superior seeking the shore rolls stones the size of softballs back and forth in the surf. | The power and immensity of the lake seems immutable. If there is anything in nature that will withstand the passing of time, this inland ocean would seem a likely candidate. | Peter Annin knows better. The author of The Great Lakes Water Wars, which examines the fight to…
truthout.org/articles/can-the-great-lakes-continue-to-fend-off-an-increasingly-thirsty-world/
Mass Murder, Violence and the U.S. Social Structure
Vince Montes | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-30
C. Wright Mills had warned about the excessive bureaucratization in the social sciences during his time, but he could not have envisioned the tremendous amount of fragmented analyses that occurs when attempts to understand the structure of U.S. society. | The … | The post Mass Murder, Violence and the U.S. Social Structure appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/mass-murder-violence-and-the-u-s-social-structure/5655577
US could use Navy for 'blockade' to hamper Russian energy exports — Interior Secretary
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-30
US could use its Navy to prevent Russia's potential energy supplies to the Middle East, Internal Secretary Ryan Zinke said, Washington Examiner reports. The blockade would actually mean an "act of war," Russian Senator fired back.
rt.com/usa/439967-us-navy-blockade-russia-energy/
ICE Defied a Court Order in Vendetta Against Deportee
Alice Speri | theintercept.com | 2018-09-29
Danny Michel's daughter and attorneys kept refreshing a map tracking his flight as they walked into federal court in Brooklyn on a sweltering Monday evening last month. On their phones, they watched his JetBlue flight from Port-au-Prince land at JFK airport as they waited for the after-hours judge on duty to see them. Timing was key: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had warned that they would detain Michel as soon as he stepped on U.S. soil. They needed the judge to stop ICE before it got to him. | Michel's attorneys succeeded, but for the next several hours, they found themselves fighting with the govern…
theintercept.com/2018/09/29/ice-deportation-immigration-system/
Iran Threatens Safety Of US Military Bases, Warns Saudi Arabia Of "Red Lines"
Zero Hedge | iranian.com | 2018-09-29
Iran has issued a number of threats on Friday following official charges made by leaders in Tehran that Saudi Arabia and the UAE funded a terrorist attack on a military parade in a southwest district last Saturday which killed 25 people, including members of the elite Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC). Iranian military officials declared "red lines" against […] | The post Iran Threatens Safety Of US Military Bases, Warns Saudi Arabia Of "Red Lines" appeared first on The…
iranian.com/2018/09/29/iran-warns-saudi-arabia-of-red-lines/
Lindsey Graham Consistently Disregards Violence Toward Women — And His State Is a Women's Murder Capital
Juan Cole, Informed Comment | alternet.org | 2018-09-29
Graham's tone deafness to rape victims is nothing new. He has consistently voted against the Violence against Women Act. | Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) made it abundantly clear in the hearing on Thursday that he cares more about Republican Party control of the Supreme Court than about rape victims. He implied that the charges of sexual assault that have surfaced against Brett Kavanaugh are a Democratic Party plot. . .
alternet.org/lindsey-graham-consistently-disregards-violence-toward-women-and-his-state-womens-murder-capital
Whitewashing Black Voter Suppression
Bill Fried | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-28
"The finest trick of the devil is to persuade you that he does not exist." — Charles Baudelaire In 2016, according to the Sentencing Project, over 7.4 percent of the adult African American population was disenfranchised; four times the rate for non-African Americans. In Florida, one in five adult blacks is not allowed to vote.
counterpunch.org/2018/09/28/whitewashing-black-voter-suppression/
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-28
A national stoppage of Ghana's 4,000 tanker drivers was called off by the unions barely 24 hours after an initial strike call.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/28/labo-s28.html
Correcting the record on China and Africa
Ian Goodrum | peoplesworld.org | 2018-09-28
peoplesworld.org/article/correcting-the-record-on-china-and-africa/
German government agrees to arms deliveries to Saudi Arabia, fuelling war in Yemen
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-28
The arms shipments to the Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula are part of the strategic plans of the German ruling class, which wants to pursue its geopolitical goals by military means.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/28/saud-s28.html
More Democrats Sign On to Stop Yemen War, But is Enough Being Done?
Shared by Aaron Maté | therealnews.com | 2018-09-28
With 23 co-sponsors for a new measure that would withdraw U.S. forces from the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, Rep. Ro Khanna says that ending the war is "now a mainstream position within the Democratic Party." Bill co-sponsor Rep. Adam Smith, the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services committee discusses the measure and whether… | The post More Democrats Sign On to Stop Yemen War, But is…
therealnews.com/stories/more-democrats-sign-on-to-stop-yemen-war-but-is-enough-being-done
'Stop the War!' — Yemeni-Americans Condemn Trump and Saudi Arabia Outside UN
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-28
Yemeni-Americans called for an end to the US-Saudi war on their home, at a protest outside the United Nations General Assembly. Ben Norton reports | The post 'Stop the War!' — Yemeni-Americans Condemn Trump and Saudi Arabia Outside UN appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/stop-the-war-yemeni-americans-condemn-trump-and-saudi-arabia-outside-un
New WikiLeaks Release Exposes Corruption in UAE Arms Deal Fueling War on Yemen
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2018-09-28
Though the corruption detailed in the newly leaked document took place decades ago, it highlights how lucrative arms deals are often enough incentive for governments to bend the rules in order to keep weapons and cash flowing, no matter the consequences. | The post New WikiLeaks Release Exposes Corruption in UAE Arms Deal Fueling War on Yemen appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/new-wikileaks-doc-exposes-corruption-in-uae-arms-deal-fueling-war-on-yemen/250045/
Trump and Iran
Robert Fantina | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-28
As U.S. President Donald Trump runs amok on the world stage, there seems to be a global focus more on his erratic behavior, than on what it is he proposes. We must not overlook his oppression of the Palestinians, bombing of school children in Yemen or support for terrorists in Syria. But our own focus…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/28/trump-and-iran/
US wars claim soaring civilian casualties in Yemen and Afghanistan
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-28
The US media has all but ignored the escalating slaughter in the two countries as well as the clear evidence of Washington's war crimes.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/28/yeme-s28.html
More Democrats Sign On to Stop Yemen War, But is Enough Being Done?
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-09-28
With 23 co-sponsors for a new measure that would withdraw U.S. forces from the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, Rep. Ro Khanna says that ending the war is "now a mainstream position within the Democratic Party." Bill co-sponsor Rep. Adam Smith, the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services committee discusses the measure and whether… | The post More Democrats Sign On to Stop Yemen War, But is…
therealnews.com/stories/more-democrats-sign-on-to-stop-yemen-war-but-is-enough-being-done
'Stop the War!' — Yemeni-Americans Condemn Trump and Saudi Arabia Outside UN
Shared by Ben Norton | therealnews.com | 2018-09-28
Yemeni-Americans called for an end to the US-Saudi war on their home, at a protest outside the United Nations General Assembly. Ben Norton reports | The post 'Stop the War!' — Yemeni-Americans Condemn Trump and Saudi Arabia Outside UN appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/stop-the-war-yemeni-americans-condemn-trump-and-saudi-arabia-outside-un
Elizabeth Warren Introduces Plan to Expand Affordable Housing and Dismantle Racist Zoning Practices
Rachel M. Cohen | theintercept.com | 2018-09-28
The Massachusetts senator introduced a bill this week that would create up to 3.2 million housing units for low- and middle-class families over 10 years. | The post Elizabeth Warren Introduces Plan to Expand Affordable Housing and Dismantle Racist Zoning Practices appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/09/28/elizabeth-warren-affordable-housing-bill/
The Real Reasons behind Washington's War on UNRWA
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-28
The US government's decision to slash funds provided to the United Nations agency that cares for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, is part of a new American-Israeli strategy aimed at redefining the rules of the game altogether. As a result, UNRWA is experiencing its worst financial crisis. The gap in its budget is estimated at around $217…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/28/the-real-reasons-behind-washingtons-war-on-unrwa/
Turkish president visits Berlin as US-European conflict in Middle East rises
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-28
Erdogan went to Germany seeking an ally against Trump's trade war measures and increasingly hostile policy toward Turkey in the Syrian war crisis.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/28/turk-s28.html
A Greedy Economy on Borrowed Time: America Under the Sword of Damocles
Jon Jeter | mintpressnews.com | 2018-09-28
Economists and financiers fear that the Treasury will have to print more and more money to service that debt, ultimately devaluing the currency and triggering hyperinflation, similar to what Germany experienced in trying to repay its onerous foreign debts following World War I. | The post A Greedy Economy on Borrowed Time: America Under the Sword of Damocles appeared first on MintPress News.
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