(2019-11-21). At Democratic debate, all candidates agree: Trump must go. peoplesworld.org 
ATLANTA—When it comes to GOP Oval Office occupant Donald Trump, the ten Democratic hopefuls on stage in Atlanta on Nov. 20 all agree: Impeach him. None of the ten—former Vice President Joe Biden, Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Kamala Harris of California, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Cory Booker of New …
(2019-11-21). Trump asked Tim Cook if Apple could 'get involved' in building 5G networks in US. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump wants Apple CEO Tim Cook to "get involved" in developing 5G across the US in an apparent bid by Washington to push against the "threat" of Chinese tech giants. | Trump tweeted on Thursday morning that he had asked Cook about becoming involved with 5G during his visit to Austin, Texas, where he visited Apple facilities and discussed the construction of a new $1 billion, three-million-square-foot campus. | "I asked Tim Cook to see if he could get Apple involved in building 5G in the US. They have it all — Money, Technology, Vision & Cook!" Trump tweeted. | During my visit yesterday…
(2019-11-21). Bolivia coup ended a period of stability the country hadn't seen for over 180 years, Evo Morales tells Rafael Correa on RT. rt.com 
Deposed Bolivian president Evo Morales, speaking exclusively to RT Spanish, has predicted a return to turbulent times for his country. He'd had a long-term development plan but the 'coup' ended a rare period of stability, he says. | "There had never been political calm in Bolivia, with the exception of the time when Andrés de Santa Cruz was in power, between 1829 and 1838… It was the period of the greatest prosperity for the country. It used to be one of the leaders in the region," Morales was speaking with Ecuador's former president, Rafael Correa, on his show Conversation with Correa, aired on RT Sp…
(2019-11-21). 'Assassination attempt': Bolivia's Morales is certain helicopter malfunction was bid to kill him. rt.com 
Ousted Bolivian President Evo Morales said he has "zero doubt" that a mechanical failure that occurred on a helicopter he was traveling on last month was an "assassination attempt" and no accident. | In an exclusive interview with former leader of Ecuador Rafael Correa on RT Spanish, Morales said the incident — apparently a mechanical fault with the tail rotor — happened while he was flying to the opening ceremony for a new road. | At first, I thought it was an accident, but now I have zero doubt that it was an assassination attempt. | Morales, who fled Bolivia for asylum in Mexico last week after be…
(2019-11-21). Bolivian coup was all about the lithium & OAS had a hand in it, ousted president Morales tells RT. rt.com 
Bolivia's ousted president, Evo Morales, has told RT that the Organization of American States played a key role in deposing him, and that Bolivia's huge reserves of lithium had spurred on the coup. | Morales fled Bolivia earlier this month shortly after winning re-election to the presidency. Opponents claimed that the election was fraudulent and, though Morales offered to hold a fresh vote, he lost the support of his police and military then sought asylum in Mexico. | Morales was among a handful of leftist leaders remaining in Latin America and, speaking to former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on RT Spani…
(2019-11-21). Hammered & beheaded: Investigative paper wants atrocities of alleged Russian mercenaries in Syria probed after graphic VIDEO. rt.com 
A disturbing clip of an execution in Syria has prompted a Russian newspaper to investigate links between the torturers and the shadowy Wagner Group. Claiming to have uncovered one of the "mercenaries," it wants Moscow to step in. | The extremely graphic footage, said to have been filmed in Syria in 2017, documents the brutal torture and murder of an alleged Syrian deserter by Russian-speaking men dressed in tactical clothing. The man is accused of fighting for Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL). | The video, which triggered the Novaya Gazeta (NG) investigation, had surfaced in the media before but its full…
(2019-11-21). Jobs for All Manifesto. mronline.org 
What is needed is a program directed toward an intermediate goal which both rejects the existing social order and at the same time is attainable without overthrowing it. —Leo Huberman and Paul M. Sweezy | Source
(2019-11-21). Capitalism's Suicidal Trajectory can't be ignored. dissidentvoice.org 
If we make it out of the climate emergency, we may come to view the few decades usually described simply as the Cold War that followed the Second World War as halcyon days — at least relative to what we are facing now. The Cold War was a power struggle between two economic empires for …
(2019-11-21). 'Corruption' Probe Meant Bidens, Impeachment Witnesses Say. truthdig.com 
WASHINGTON — Key impeachment witnesses said Thursday it was clear that President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was pursuing political investigations of Democrats in Ukraine, in testimony undercutting Trump's argument that he only wanted to root out Ukrainian corruption. | State Department official David Holmes said he understood that Giuliani's push to investigate "Burisma," the Ukrainian gas company where Joe Biden's son Hunter served on the board, was code for the former vice president and his family. Former White House adviser Fiona Hill warned that Giuliani had been making "explosive" and…
(2019-11-21). BBC attacks Corbyn over his correct stance on foreign wars. mronline.org 
Corbyn's position on Britain's military adventures has been right on every occasion, argues Chris Nineham. | Source
(2019-11-21). World premiere play with music 'Salvage' launches in Los Angeles. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES—What a nice little discovery, this new one-act play with music now at the Lounge Theatre in Hollywood! Salvage has a book by Tim Alderson, with music and lyrics by himself, Pat Terry, and the late Mark Heard and Randy VanWarmer. It's this collection of intimate narrative songs, splendidly performed, that are the heart …
(2019-11-21). Bolivia, lithium and China's BRI. workers.org 
Details are still emerging about the recent coup in Bolivia, which removed President Evo Morales from power. Under Morales, the first Indigenous president in Bolivia and in South America, the government nationalized key industries and raw materials, directing profits to social programs that benefited the poor, largely Indigenous population. The . . . | Continue reading Bolivia, lithium and China's BRI at Workers.org
(2019-11-21). EPA Prosecutions of Polluters Approach Quarter-Century Lows. truthdig.com 
WASHINGTON — Criminal prosecution and convictions of polluters have fallen to quarter-century lows under the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency, deepening three years of overall enforcement declines, according to Justice Department statistics. | And while the administration says it's focusing on quality over quantity in pollution cases, using its enforcement resources to go after the biggest and worst offenders, an Associated Press analysis found little sign of that so far in court cases closed in 2019. | The criminal pollution cases initiated, and won this year, under the Trump administ…
(2019-11-21). The US Government Continues To Side With Saudi Arabia Over 9/11 Families. mintpressnews.com 
For years, the U.S. government's handling of the investigation surrounding the role of Saudi Arabia in the 9/11 attacks has been a slap in the face for the families of victims.
(2019-11-21). Schiff brings lip-reading witnesses and angry bureaucrats into impeachment theater. rt.com 
The impeachment circus remains in full swing on Capitol Hill, with the Democrats' latest star witness apparently overhearing an incriminating phone call and raging at Trump daring to set his own foreign policy agenda. | David Holmes, a low-level staffer at the US embassy in Kiev, appeared on Capitol Hill for questioning on Thursday. Holmes provided no direct evidence of a 'quid-pro-quo' arrangement between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but told lawmakers that he managed to overhear Trump demand "investigations" into Joe Biden while in a restaurant in Kiev. | Holmes claimed…
(2019-11-21). Hearings yield more evidence of Trump's threat to national security. peoplesworld.org 
In the midst of explosive testimony at the impeachment inquiry in Congress this morning, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told the press that by using his office for personal gain it is clear now that President Trump has "undermined the national security of the United States." She said that no decision has yet been made though …
(2019-11-21). 'Sums it up perfectly!' Donald Trump Jr uses 'Russian Slapping Champion' to mock Democrats & impeachment inquiry into his dad. rt.com 
Donald Trump Jr used a video of 'Russian Slap Champion' Vasilii Khamotskiy slapping an opponent unconcious to mock an impeachment inquiry into his father US President Donald Trump, and smash Democrats with his Trump 2020 campaign. | READ MORE: 'I didn't know I could knock him out with a slap!' Russian slapping champ on viral victory (VIDEO) | Trump Jr. used a clip of Khamotskiy, nicknamed 'Dumpling' and hailing from Siberia, withstanding a feeble slap, representing the reaction of 'Patriots' to the…
(2019-11-21). Former White House Aide / Russia Analyst Testifies. truthdig.com 
WASHINGTON — They have heard the measured testimony of career diplomats and the mind-boggling account of a first-time ambassador who declared he was in charge of President Donald Trump's Ukraine policy. Now House impeachment investigators are hearing from Fiona Hill, a no-nonsense former White House national security adviser who was alarmed by what she saw unfolding around her. | Hill, who speaks rapid-fire and in the distinctive accent of the coal country of northeastern England where she grew up, is testifying Thursday about what she witnessed insi…
(2019-11-21). World Federation of Trade Unions and Canadian Labour Congress denounce Bolivian coup. peoplesworld.org 
Two more big union federations, the Athens-based World Federation of Trade Unions and the Canadian Labour Congress, have joined the chorus of international union protests of the coup which ousted pro-worker Bolivian President Evo Morales. Their statements join those from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, National Nurses United, the Brazilian nurses' union, and the Trade Union …
(2019-11-21). U.S. activists unite to say "NO to fascist coup in Bolivia!'. workers.org 
As news of the U.S.-backed coup d'état in Bolivia and the Nov. 10 forced resignation of President Evo Morales hit the airwaves and social media, activists around the globe took to the streets to demand Morales' return to office. Protests began on Nov. 11 in multiple cities in the U.S., . . . | Continue reading U.S. activists unite to say "NO to fascist coup in Bolivia!' at Workers.org
(2019-11-21). 'Attempted coup': Defiant Netanyahu slams corruption indictment, says probe 'tainted by foreign interests'. rt.com 
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu tore into the judicial authorities, calling the bribery indictment against him an "attempted coup" and hinting at the presence of "foreign interests" behind the three-year investigation. | Netanyahu denounced the "tainted procedure," claiming it was the product of "foreign interests" trying to "carry out a legal revolution," after Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit released his indictment on Thursday. | Tonight we witness an attempted coup against a right-wing Prime Minister | Netanyahu has been charged with bribery, fraud, and abuse of trust in three separate corruption cases.
(2019-11-21). 'Years From Now, It'll Be Clear to Everyone There Was a Coup in Bolivia' – CounterSpin interview with Alex Main on Bolivia coup. fair.org 
Janine Jackson interviewed CEPR's Alex Main about the Bolivian coup for the November 15, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
(2019-11-21). Bolivia coup: Personal memories of an earlier military massacre. peoplesworld.org 
In January 1974, I was standing outside the Presidential Palace in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia. The president was General Hugo Bánzer Suárez, of German ancestry, who held old Nazi ideals. A group of Indigenous protesters demanded the end to 200% inflation, low wages, and no rice or sugar. A truckload of soldiers pulled …
(2019-11-21). Journalist cries troll after finding 'Russian quotation marks' in story about Biden's illegitimate child. rt.com 
A journalist called out an Arkansas paper for running a story about Hunter Biden's illegitimate child, pointing to a "Russian quotation mark" the account had used in its tweet promoting the article. Also known as an arrow. | Journalist Julia Ioffe, a Russiagate true-believer who covers foreign policy and national security topics for mainstream US publications like WaPo and The Atlantic, immediately smelled a rat when the Arkansas-Democrat Gazette tweeted an article claiming that "DNA testing has established that Hunter Biden is the father of an Arkansas baby," with what she — a Russian speaker — call…
(2019-11-21). Flight Interrupted: Russian security forces may now shoot illegal drones out of the sky. rt.com 
Parliament has granted the security forces a wide range of powers to protect the skies from dangerous or illegally operated drones, including shooting down such Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. | MPs at the State Duma have ratified the legislation in the final reading on Thursday. From now on, Russian law enforcement would be able to remotely take control of suspect UAVs and ground them, or to shoot them down if other means prove ineffective. Identifying the pilot and seizing control of the UAV from him or her is also an option. | Drones pose real dangers to planes as a collision caused by a hapless or a malicious qu…
(2019-11-21). 'Destroy, return, get rid of S-400'? Nope, Turkey says we'll activate Russian missiles instead. rt.com 
Washington officials are reportedly demanding that Turkey "destroy or return" its Russian-made S-400 air defense systems to get back in the good books and rejoin the F-35 fighter program — but Ankara has no intention of complying. | After a meeting between President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House last week, Erdogan noted that Trump's attitude to resolving the F-35 standoff was "positive," but offered no specifics. An unnamed State Department official, however, told Reuters on Thursday that ditching the S-400 is a precondition for rejoining the F-35 program. | "
(2019-11-21). Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Europe to start operating in mid-2020. rt.com 
The Nord Stream 2 project designed to deliver Russian natural gas to Germany and other European customers will start working in the middle of next year, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak said on Thursday. | He gave no other details about the exact date of the pipeline's launch. Earlier, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters that gas deliveries via the undersea pipeline could start in the coming months.The offshore and land sections of the pipeline were connected on the German side last year. The project only needed approval from Danish authorities. Other countries on the route of the pipeline…
(2019-11-21). Brazil's President Bolsonaro launches his own party. rt.com 
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro launched a new political party on Thursday, the Alliance for Brazil (APB), under the banner of fighting graft and advancing Christian values. | Bolsonaro led the party's first meeting in Brasilia, appointing its executive committee, powers he lacked in the right-wing Social Liberal Party (PSL). | The move to ditch the PSL is seen as a risky one for the former army captain, who rode a wave of conservative sentiment in Brazil to win last year's election. It may take months to formalize the new party and deadlines loom for next year's elections, Reuters said. | Bolsonaro's relati…
(2019-11-21). 'Orwellian absurdity': U.S. reversal on settlements draws international outrage. mronline.org 
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday that the U.S. was softening its position on Israel's network of settlements in the occupied Palestinain territory, saying it was revoking the notion that settlements are illegal under international law—a notion recognized by the rest of the world as factual and true. | Source
(2019-11-21). Joe Biden's AstroTurf Campaign. counterpunch.org Last week, I attended Joe Biden's first rally in California since he launched his presidential campaign more than six months ago. It was revealing. The Biden for President campaign had been using social media and its email list in the Los Angeles area to urge attendance. Under sunny skies, near abundant free parking, the outdoor More
(2019-11-21). Dear Young Progressives: The White-Supremacist Anti-Immigration Anti-Political-Correctness Free-Speech Fascists Are Your Friends. dissidentvoice.org Yup. The ruling elite are doing everything they can to divide you. They are doing everything they can to promote hate between you. In this article, I argue that the real enemy is the ruling elite, which manipulates us all. I explain that the Western USA-based ruling elite is desperate these days, and exceptionally adversarial, …
(2019-11-21). Conference at European Parliament defends Julian Assange. wsws.org Speakers warned that the persecution of Assange was creating a precedent for the suppression of press freedom and for the application of repressive US laws all over the world.
(2019-11-21). Video: An Interview with John Shipton, Father of Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca * | Note to readers: please click the share buttons above or below. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc….
(2019-11-21). Craig Murray on Assange: "Swedes should be ashamed of the way they've been played by the CIA" dissidentvoice.org "The Swedish people should be ashamed of the way they've been played by the CIA." | Craig Murray reacts to the prosecutor dropping the rape case against Julian Assange which he believes was a "political fit up from the start."
(2019-11-21). Striking university workers speak out: "Assange won't be defended by the rich, it must be the working people!" wsws.org WSWS reporters spoke to striking outsourced workers at University College London, on Tuesday.
(2019-11-21). Ilhan Omar's Call for Restorative Justice Gives Me Profound Hope for the Future. commondreams.org Omar understands that punishment perpetuates crime; that healing, repairing harm and creating peace are not simplistic matters to be dumped into the trash bin of the prison-industrial complex. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/ilhan_2.jpeg …
(2019-11-21). Elizabeth Warren endorses Trump's economic war on Venezuela, then soft-pedals far-right Bolivia coup. mronline.org In a nauseating interview on Pod Save America, Elizabeth Warren endorsed suffocating US sanctions on Venezuela, backing Trump's strategy to stop its "ability to have an economy" while parroting neocon regime-change myths. She then whitewashed the far-right military coup in Bolivia. | Source
(2019-11-21). Sheepdogs Sanders & Warren Support Anti-Abortion Democrats. indybay.org Despite the Democratic Party having as part of its party platform that it supports the right to abortion, the Democrats have the two alleged progressives running for president, the Democrats' sheepdogs Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, stating at the latest Democrats' "debate" that they would support anti-abortion Democrats! See | "Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders Wouldn't Rule Out Supporting Anti-Abortion Democrats" by Jenavieve Hatch, 11/21/19 at | www.huffpost.com/entry/warren-sanders-abortion-debate_n_5dd6150be4b010f3f1d27940…
(2019-11-21). Video:"Der IWF ist ein Kriegsinstrument der USA" — àñkonom Peter Kà∂nig zu Protesten in Sàºdamerika. globalresearch.ca Welche Rolle spielt der Internationale Wà§hrungsfonds (IWF) bei den zahlreichen gegenwà§rtigen Protesten in Sàºdamerika? Eine groàüe, aber keine gute — so das Fazit von Peter Kà∂nig, der àºber zwanzig Jahre lang als àñkonom fàºr die Weltbank tà§tig war. | Im Interview …
(2019-11-21). Video: Protest Movements in Iran. globalresearch.ca Iran has been swept by protests since November 15th, with banks, stores and gas stations being set on fire. So far, more than 1,000 have been arrested and upwards of 12 people have died. Iranian authorities said 87,400 …
(2019-11-21). Four Protesters Killed as Demonstrations Continue in Iraq. telesurenglish.net Four people were killed and 48 wounded early on Thursday when Iraqi security forces shot live fire and tear gas canisters at protesters near two key bridges in Baghdad, security and medical sources said. | RELATED: | ICC May Investigate British War Crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan | The cause of death was live fire and tear gas canisters aimed directly at the head, the sources said. | Police said earlier one protester was killed near Sinak bridge and one near the adjacent Ahrar bridge,…
(2019-11-21). Protests continue across Bolivia as the MAS submits to coup. wsws.org The response by MAS and the trade union bureaucracy demonstrates that no section of the ruling establishment is willing to oppose US imperialism's installation of a puppet regime.
(2019-11-21). Chile: Most Vulnerable Victims of State Violence are Minors. telesurenglish.net From October 18 to November 15, Chile's military police (Carabineros) violated the human rights of at least 327 children and adolescents. They physically hit 118 children, wounded 48 with pellets and shot at 11 with bullets, as Ombudsman for Children Patricia Muñoz reported on Wednesday. | RELATED: | Chile: Thousands Take to Streets to Mark One Month of Protests | As a reaction to this situation, she decided not to celebrate Universal Children's Day on November 20, a holiday tha…
(2019-11-21). Billionaires and Corporations Love Anti-SLAPP Laws, Why Does John Oliver? counterpunch.org John Oliver recently dedicated his HBO show to why we need a federal anti-SLAPP law. Like most of his stuff, the episode was witty and engaging. It was also sloppy, thoughtless and poorly researched. From now on, I'll wonder whether I can trust anything he says. An anti-SLAPP motion is a powerful legal maneuver available More
(2019-11-21). The OAS Lied about the Bolivian Election and Coup, Deliberately… globalresearch.ca What is the difference between an outright lie — stating something as a fact while knowing that it is false — and a deliberate material representation that accomplishes the same end? Here is an example that really pushes the boundary …
(2019-11-21). Trump's New Policy on Israeli Settlements Is Illegal and Self-Serving. globalresearch.ca Thumbing his nose at the Geneva Convention, the Rome Statute, the UN Security Council, the UN General Assembly and the International Court of Justice, Donald Trump decided that Israel's unlawful construction of Jewish settlements in occupied Palestinian territory is lawful. …
(2019-11-21). Noam Chomsky: Democratic Party Centrism Risks Handing Election to Trump. truthout.org As the 2020 election race heats up, U.S. politics, the nation's political culture as a whole, and even the future of organized human life are at a crossroads. Another four years of Donald Trump would deliver nightmarish blows to democracy and social rights, handing an unthinkable mandate to a president who has become notorious for undermining virtually everything of decent value to humanity. | Yet, the question remains as to whether this dangerous man will actually be defeated in 2020. At the Democ…
(2019-11-21). Why Did MSNBC Spend So Much Time Bashing Gabbard? counterpunch.org I couldn't believe my ears. I thought Tulsi Gabbard gave her best performance during Wednesday night's Democratic party debate. She swiftly demolished Mayor Pete and Kamala Harris to their faces, then attacked every prior Republican and Democratic administration (including Clinton's, although she did timidly omit Obama's) for wasteful and deceitful war-making and subservience to the More
(2019-11-21). Rethinking National Security: CIA and FBI Are Corrupt, but What About Congress? globalresearch.ca The developing story about how the US intelligence and national security agencies may have conspired to influence and possibly even reverse the results of the 2016 presidential election is compelling, even if one is disinclined to believe that such a …
(2019-11-21). America's Arms Sales Addiction. counterpunch.org It's no secret that Donald Trump is one of the most aggressive arms salesmen in history. How do we know? Because he tells us so at every conceivable opportunity. It started with his much exaggerated "$110 billion arms deal" with Saudi Arabia, announced on his first foreign trip as president. It continued with his White More