(2019-12-30). The continuing struggle for justice for Berta Cáceres. peoplesdispatch.org 
Berta Cáceres was assassinated nearly four years ago by hitmen in her home in La Esperanza, Honduras, despite overwhelming evidence linking the most powerful families in Honduras to the crime, justice has yet to be served…
(2019-12-30). Onward, Christian Fascists. truthdig.com 
The greatest moral failing of the liberal Christian church was its refusal, justified in the name of tolerance and dialogue, to denounce the followers of the Christian right as heretics. By tolerating the intolerant it ceded religious legitimacy to an array of con artists, charlatans and demagogues and their cultish supporters. It stood by as the core Gospel message—concern for the poor and the oppressed—was perverted into a magical world where God and Jesus showered believers with material wealth and power. The white race, especially in the United States, became God's chosen agent. Imperialism and wa…
(2019-12-30). Venezuela 2019: Yankees go home! peoplesdispatch.org 
2019 saw a series of desperate attempts coordinated by the US to overthrow democratically elected president Nicolás Maduro and engender chaos in Venezuela, but the unity of the Venezuelan people and the strength of the Bolivarian Revolution persevered…
(2019-12-30). Pro-Coup Venezuelan Soldiers Who Fled to the US Now Locked Up in ICE Immigration Detention Center. globalresearch.ca The Venezuelan soldiers who participated in the U.S.-backed coup attempt in April of this year and subsequently fled to the U.S. have been incarcerated in ICE detention camps ever since. Telemundo, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, secured an interview …
(2019-12-30). Australia: Julian Assange support group formed in Alice Springs. wsws.org The central Australian group points to the sort of formations workers and youth around the world need to establish in order to secure the release of Assange and Manning.
(2019-12-30). Onward, Christian Fascists. truthdig.com The greatest moral failing of the liberal Christian church was its refusal, justified in the name of tolerance and dialogue, to denounce the followers of the Christian right as heretics. By tolerating the intolerant it ceded religious legitimacy to an array of con artists, charlatans and demagogues and their cultish supporters. It stood by as the core Gospel message—concern for the poor and the oppressed—was perverted into a magical world where God and Jesus showered believers with material wealth and power. The white race, especially in the United States, became God's chosen agent. Imperialism and wa…
(2019-12-30). CODEPINK Statement in Response to the Hanukkah Stabbing Attack in Monsey, New York. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-12-30). We Are the Majority; We Must Turn that into Power. globalresearch.ca Over the last decade, a national consensus has developed for a progressive left agenda on the economy, social services, the climate crisis and ending wars but the movement has not yet built the power to make that a reality. The …
(2019-12-30). Get Ready for a Stop-Bernie Onslaught Like You've Never Seen. counterpunch.org A central premise of conventional media wisdom has collapsed. On Thursday, both the New York Times and Politico published major articles reporting that Bernie Sanders really could win the Democratic presidential nomination. Such acknowledgments will add to the momentum of the Bernie 2020 campaign as the new year begins — but they foreshadow a massive escalation of anti-Sanders misinformation More
(2019-12-30). The spooks' choice: Coup plotters and CIA agents fill Pete Buttigieg's list of national security endorsers. thegrayzone.com Why are so many intelligence veterans throwing their weight behind a young Indiana mayor with such a thin foreign policy…
(2019-12-30). The spook's choice: Coup plotters and CIA agents fill Mayor Pete's list of national security endorsers. thegrayzone.com Why are so many intelligence veterans throwing their weight behind a young Indiana mayor with such a thin foreign policy…
(2019-12-30). The spooks' choice: Coup plotters and CIA agents fill Pete Buttigieg's list of national security endorsers. thegrayzone.com Why are so many intelligence veterans throwing their weight behind a young Indiana mayor with such a thin foreign policy…
(2019-12-30). The Tail Don't Wag the Dog: Israel and the United States. counterpunch.org The tail don't wag the dog, and the United States government was not somehow infiltrated and manipulated into supporting the capitalistic, ever-expansive, angry, and war-like successive governments in Israel, nor was it manipulated into supporting the right-wing Israeli settlers who undermined every attempt at peace any Israeli president ever made. The United States government did these More
(2019-12-30). Political Instability and the Protest Movement: President of Iraq — The Decision Is Mine. globalresearch.ca Iraqi President Barham Salih has shown that he is in control of the country and has made a show of his contempt for the Iraqi constitution. In a dramatic gesture, Salih made a play for public support by declaring his …
(2019-12-30). Trump Wants to Keep the Oil: Syria Mulls Suing US in International Court over 'Stealing' Country's Oil. globalresearch.ca The US recently announced its intent to stay in the Arab Republic in order to "keep the oil" and channel revenues from it to the local Kurdish militia, despite protests from Damascus. | Syria is considering filing an international suit against …
(2019-12-30). 2019: sounds like an upsurge. fightbacknews.org In 2019, we saw workers take to picket lines and we saw mass movements hit the streets in the U.S. and around the world. And when there's an upsurge with lots of people hitting the streets, you can bet it will be accompanied by protest music. This year has been no exception. | Here are my favorite political songs of 2019. Some give voice to a specific struggle, while others tackle more general themes. | I'm sure I missed out on some good ones – add more in the comments. | (Content warning: some of these songs contain profane language and…
(2019-12-30). Bolivia a military coup. Coup leader Fernando Camacho boasting. indybay.org It was a military coup. Coup leader Fernando Camacho boasting about how his father coordinated with military so they wouldn't be mobilised against the anti-Evo protests before the coup.
(2019-12-30). Georgia and Ukraine Joining NATO Will Likely Have the Opposite Effect Against Russia. globalresearch.ca Back in April, during a ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) meeting in Washington, it was agreed that a package of measures to strengthen support for Georgia and Ukraine, particularly in the area of ‚Äã‚Äãmaritime defense, would be …
(2019-12-30). Al Qaeda's Idlib Stronghold: The Battle to Liberate Syria's Idlib Province from US Supported Terrorists. globalresearch.ca Syria's Idlib province in the country's northwest borders Turkey. | Infested with US-supported jihadists, the Erdogan regime lets them move back and forth cross-border between both countries while pretending to oppose them — supplying them with heavy and other weapons, along …
(2019-12-30). Trump Signs Measure Enabling Establishment of a U.S. Space Force. globalresearch.ca President Trump has signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2020 that establishes a U.S. Space Force as the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces—despite the Outer Space Treaty designating space as a global commons to be used …
(2019-12-30). The Future of Trade Deals. counterpunch.org Last week, to take some of the sting off his impeachment, Donald Trump was celebrating his trade deals as evidence of the great success of his presidency. Specially, he has touted his revised NAFTA, which the Democratic leadership agreed to, and his first round trade agreement with China. Neither deal is likely to have a More
(2019-12-30). Economic Globalization: Russia, China, and the US' "Integration Models" Aren't Mutually Exclusive. globalresearch.ca Russia, China, and the US are each promoting three separate integration models emphasizing conservatism, connectivity, and competitiveness, respectively, but each of their defining characteristics don't make them mutually exclusive of one another, and it would be to the benefit of …
(2019-12-30). Iran, Russia and China hold joint naval drills in Indian Ocean amid US war threats. wsws.org The exercises are a signal that a US-led war targeting Iran could rapidly escalate into a global conflict involving the major nuclear powers.
(2019-12-30). 2020: The Year of the Oil Bankruptcies. globalresearch.ca A bankruptcy boom has hit the oil and gas industry, and it's just getting started. Investors have lost their appetite for shale, and energy debt has become among the least desirable in the market. | The industry has been teetering on …
(2019-12-30). Nestlé and the Privatization of Water: A Tale of Many Cities. globalresearch.ca On November 14th the Canadian group Wellington Water Watchers organized the "All Eyes on Nestlé" conference in the city of Guelph, Ontario, bringing together indigenous' peoples and citizens' movements fighting Nestlé's water takings from Canada, the US, France and Brazil. …
(2019-12-30). Rex 84: FEMA's Blueprint for Martial Law in America. globalresearch.ca We are dangerously close to a situation where ~ if the American people took to the streets in righteous indignation or if there were another 9/11 ~ a mechanism for martial law could be quickly implemented and carried out under REX 84.
(2019-12-30). New WikiLeaks Documents Expose Doctoring of Chemical Weapons Report to Justify 2018 US Attack on Syria. globalresearch.ca A fourth round of leaked internal documents from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was published by WikiLeaks Friday, further exposing the official report on an alleged 2018 chemical weapons attack in Douma—a suburb of Damascus then …
(2019-12-30). Scapegoats for Jamal Khashoggi. globalresearch.ca The hit squad that went about its deadly business with varying degrees of competence in Istanbul last year is set to be thinned. Five members of the group tasked with strangling and carving up the Saudi journalist and out-of-favour Jamal …
(2019-12-30). Open Season on Critics of 5G Cell Phone Technology: Media Censorship And Smear Campaigns against Prominent Scientists and Physicians. globalresearch.ca Last May, the New York Times tried to take down David Carpenter, a public health physician and the country's most prominent 5G critic. Veteran science writer William Broad painted Carpenter as a willing tool of a disinformation campaign promoted …
(2019-12-30). Washington Post's Afghanistan Papers Propagate Colonial Narrative of Noble Intentions Gone Awry. globalresearch.ca In an earlier article (FAIR.org, 12/18/19) regarding the Washington Post's Afghanistan Papers ( 12/9/19), I discussed how…
(2019-12-30). 'Victory for Our Oceans': US Court Upholds Ruling on Vast Marine Monument Established by Obama. globalresearch.ca "This decision upholds protections for one of the most fragile and scientifically important areas in the North Atlantic from destructive activities like oil drilling and industrial fishing." | *** | Defenders of ocean habitats celebrated Friday after a federal court upheld a …
(2019-12-30). The West — Full Spectrum Dementia: Bogus News Media, Corruption of Academic Research, Irrational Lies Fed into the Educational System. globalresearch.ca First published in May 2019 | "The American fascist would prefer not to use violence. His method is to poison the channels of public information." — Henry Wallace, New York Times, April 9th 1944. | Journalism has never been free of …
(2019-12-30). Most Popular GR Articles of 2019. globalresearch.ca …
(2019-12-30). The External Costs of Human Activity Are Killing the Planet. globalresearch.ca Humans are exterminating themselves by exterminating other life forms. As a person committed to free thought, I sometimes catch myself wondering if what is really needed is a form of Borg Star Trek mind control to stop us from destroying …
(2019-12-30). Merry Christmas, America! Let's Remember the Children Who Live in Fear of Our Killer Drones. globalresearch.ca The movie "Love Actually" has some good advice: At Christmas, you tell the truth. It's the perfect day to be honest about what you've done in the past year, what that says about who you are, and what it …
(2019-12-30). The OPCW Whistleblower Scandal: A Newsweek Reporter Resigns, A Counter-Narrative Won't Die. globalresearch.ca It is perhaps the least reported media scandal about the least reported international controversy in recent times—the resignation of Tareq Haddad, a well-regarded journalist from Newsweek, a mainstay of the mainstream media. | At issue was what he said …
(2019-12-30). WikiLeaks: Chemical Weapons Watchdog Ordered Deletion of 'All Traces' of Findings that Syrian 'Chemical Attack' May Have Been Staged. globalresearch.ca Wikileaks has published shocking leaked documents from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in which they covered up a dissenting report that concluded chemical weapons were not used in the Syrian city of Duoma last year. | *** | The …
(2019-12-30). Russia's Newborn Avangard Hypersonic Weaponry. Towards a New Perilous Arms Race? globalresearch.ca Weapons of dazzling murderousness have always thrilled military industrial establishments. They make money; they add to the accounts; and they tickle the pride of States who manufacture them. From time to time, showy displays of restraint through arms limitation agreements …
(2019-12-30). The Crumbling of America. globalresearch.ca In June of 2013 an Interstate bridge on a main commercial corridor between Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, Canada, collapsed and fell into the river below after being hit by a truck. This was not a high-speed collision; the truck simply …
(2019-12-30). Cuba's Revolutionary Beginning Started 61 Years Ago. globalresearch.ca Some time ago in another late December my partner in life commented that she liked beginnings in reference to the approaching new year. I became immediately aware that other traditions may have a calendar different from the Gregorian calendar and …
(2019-12-30). Beating the Western Media Blockade — Ideas, Infrastructure, Solidarity. globalresearch.ca So much confusion and bad faith prevails in the current global information chaos that getting back to basics sometimes seems impossible. But fundamentals never change and merit constant repetition. Above all, anti-imperialist defense of majority world peoples' right to development …
(2019-12-30). Britain Dutifully Bows Down to the Ruling Elite. globalresearch.ca Congratulations to the people of 'Great' Britain for voting the ruling elite into power yet again. You certainly do know your place. Now they have a mandate to treat people with disdain and contempt, for the next five years. I …
(2019-12-30). 5G Cell Phone Radiation: How the Telecom Companies Are Losing the Battle to Impose 5G Against the Will of the People. globalresearch.ca The telecommunications companies and the mainstream media would have you believe that the race to roll out 5G is unstoppable. That you are nothing and no one in the face of a lethal multi-trillion-dollar agenda imposed by some of the most powerful entities on the planet.
(2019-12-30). Holding Pens for the Homeless. globalresearch.ca Homelessness is spinning out of control in many places, not least right here in Toronto. However, in California, the situation is now generating an acute political crisis. So great is the problem of mass destitution in that state that …
(2019-12-30). Syria Considers Suing Washington for Syrian Oil Theft and Violating Syria's Sovereignty. globalresearch.ca Six years ago, at the age of 95, the revolutionary, outspoken, anti-apartheid former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela passed away. During his lifetime Mandela was a fierce skeptic of American power, U.S. imperialism, policies and ideology. | When the United …
(2019-12-30). Christmas: A Casualty of War. globalresearch.ca I remember being far from home, family, and loved ones. Thrust into an alien and hostile land I didn't even know existed. Christmas dinner choppered in to a desolate LZ. The space on the chopper where the cold turkey and …
(2019-12-30). Agents: The FBI and GPU Infiltration of the Trotskyist Movement by Eric London — How Leon Trotsky's Assassination was prepared. wsws.org The assassination of Leon Trotsky in 1940 by the Stalinist secret police was perpetrated by a network of agents infiltrated into the Fourth International. | Last week of half-price sale! Available for $8.48 through January 5.
(2019-12-30). Statistic of the Decade: The Massive Deforestation of the Amazon. truthout.org This year, I was on the judging panel for the Royal Statistical Society's International Statistic of the Decade. | Much like Oxford English Dictionary's "Word of the Year" competition, the international statistic is meant to capture the zeitgeist of this decade. The judging panel accepted nominations from the statistical community and the public at large for a statistic that shines a light on the decade's most pressing issues. | On Dec. 23, we…
(2019-12-30). UK Muslims demand investigation of Conservative Party's Islamophobia. wsws.org Johnson put racism and Islamophobia at the heart of his election campaign, pitting Indian Hindu voters against Pakistani Muslim voters.
(2019-12-30). Headlines for December 30, 2019. democracynow.org Man Stabs 5 Jewish Worshipers Celebrating Hanukkah at Rabbi's Home in New York, Gunman Shoots and Kills 2 Worshipers During Church Service in Texas, U.S. Launches Airstrikes in Iraq & Syria After U.S. Contractor Killed in Iraq, 250,000 People Flee Syrian Government Offensive in Idlib, Bombing Kills 79 in Mogadishu, Somalia, Taliban Agrees to Temporary Ceasefire in Afghanistan, 10 Killed in Strike on Military Parade in Southern Yemen, Politico: Democratic Party Insiders Now Think Sanders Could Win Nomination, WaPo: Giuliani Held Back-Channel Call with Maduro, France: Strikes Against Pension Overhaul Enter 25th Day…