Conservative Justices Sanction Stephen Miller's Anti-Immigration Agenda
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-28
Not even an impeachment trial can slow down the White House's anti-immigrant agenda. | Even as Chief Justice John Roberts presided over the Senate's trial of President Trump on Monday, the Supreme Court gifted senior White House adviser and documented white nationalist Stephen Miller by lifting a lower court's nationwide injunction against discriminatory new rules that represent the strongest effort to restrict legal immigration into the U.S. in more than a century. | On Holocaust Memorial Day, all…
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192 Migrants Rescued in the Mediterranean and Canary Islands
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-28
Over the last 24 hours, the Spanish humanitarian organization Open Arms has rescued 158 migrants who were sailing in the central Mediterranean Sea and at risk of a shipwreck on two different boats. | RELATED: | Italy: EU Countries to Receive 121 Migrants Rescued at Sea | The Open Arms vessel is currently the only humanitarian ship present in international waters in fr…
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Split Hearings: the Assange Extradition Case Drags On
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-28
It is being increasingly larded with heavy twists and turns, a form of state oppression in slow motion, but the Julian Assange extradition case now looks like it may well move into the middle of the year, dragged out, ironically enough, by the prosecution. Curiously, this is a point that both the prosecutors, fronted by…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/28/split-hearings-the-assange-extradition-case-drags-on/
Basta Thanks Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange for Revealing Bush's War Crimes
Orion the Elder | indybay.org | 2020-01-28
MacArthur&Fruitvale…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/24/18830062.php
Socialist Equality Party Public Meeting in London: Free Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning! No US extradition!
wsws.org | 2020-01-28
The SEP (UK) urges all readers of the World Socialist Web Site to attend our public meeting in London on Sunday, February 23, in defence of imprisoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and whistleblower Chelsea Manning.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/28/assa-j28.html
Socialist Equality Party Public Meeting in London: Free Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning! No US extradition!
wsws.org | 2020-01-28
The SEP (UK) urges all readers of the World Socialist Web Site to attend our public meeting in London on Sunday, February 23, in defence of imprisoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and whistleblower Chelsea Manning.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/28/assa-j28.html
Rallies in Australia and NZ to demand freedom for Assange and Manning. No to US extradition!
wsws.org | 2020-01-28
The SEP rallies in February will demand that the Australian government end its collaboration with Washington and immediately use its legal and diplomatic powers to secure Assange's freedom.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/28/rall-j28.html
Adam Schiff's Russia-bashing is unhinged and dangerous
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-28
Scholar and author Stephen F. Cohen says that Adam Schiff's Russia-bashing during the Trump impeachment trial is "ignorant and debased."…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/27/adam-schiffs-russia-bashing-is-unhinged-and-dangerous/
'Nobody ever gets points for saying anything good about Russia': Stephen Cohen says, as Rep. Schiff spreads ignorance about Putin
rt.com | 2020-01-28
US Congress heavyweights like Adam Schiff deeply misunderstand Russia but keep on bashing Moscow because it has become "politically advantageous" in Washington, Russia researcher Stephen Cohen said. | "Being highly-critical of Russia is good politics in the United States," Cohen, professor emeritus of Russian studies at New York University and Princeton University, told the Grayzone's Aaron Mate in an interview, uploaded online on Monday. | Nobody ever gets any points for saying anything good about Russia
'Stop calling me Greta of India': 8yo climate activist says comparisons to Thunberg 'delete' her own campaign
rt.com | 2020-01-28
Young Indian environmental activist Licypriya Kangujam slammed journalists for comparing her to Greta Thunberg, despite the fact that she began campaigning before the world knew who her Swedish colleague even was. | "Dear Media, Stop calling me 'Greta of India'. I am not doing my activism to [look] like Greta Thunberg," Kangujam, 8, tweeted. | While praising the Swedish climate activist as inspirational and "a great influencer," Kangujam said "we have common goal but I have my own identity, story." | If you ca…
rt.com/news/479347-thunberg-indian-climate-activist/
Chinese Artist & Filmmaker Ai Weiwei on State Violence from Mexico to Hong Kong to Xinjiang
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-28
In 2014, 43 students from Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College disappeared after they were abducted in Iguala, Mexico. More than five years after their disappearance, the families of the students are still fighting for justice. The story is the subject of a stunning new documentary by the world-renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei. The film, "Vivos," follows the families of the disappeared students in their daily lives as they grapple with the absence of their loved ones and attempt to hold the Mexican government accountable for their disappearance. We sat down with Ai Weiwei earlier this week at the Sund…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/28/ai_weiwei_vivos_hong_kong_xinjiang
Murder of Mexican Artist Highlights Endemic Issue of Femicide in Ciudad Juárez
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-28
Isabel Cabanillas, a 26-year-old beloved feminist activist and artist, was recently assassinated in Ciudad Juárez, resurfacing the border city's painful legacy of femicides and violence against women. Cabanillas was reported missing on social media by her friends on Saturday, January 18, after she never returned home. On that same day, she was found shot to death on a sidewalk next to her bicycle in downtown Juárez. We speak with Nana Rebell, a feminist activist in Ciudad Juárez and a membe…
truthout.org/video/murder-of-mexican-artist-highlights-endemic-issue-of-femicide-in-ciudad-juarez/
Murder of Mexican Artist Isabel Cabanillas Highlights Endemic Issue of Femicide in Ciudad Juárez
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-28
Isabel Cabanillas, a 26-year-old beloved feminist activist and artist, was recently assassinated in Ciudad Juárez, resurfacing the border city's painful legacy of femicides and violence against women. Cabanillas was reported missing on social media by her friends on Saturday, January 18, after she never returned home. On that same day, she was found shot to death on a sidewalk next to her bicycle in downtown Juárez. We speak with Nana Rebell, a feminist activist in Ciudad Juárez and a member of the Juárez feminist collective Hijas de su Maquilera Madre, about Cabanillas's life and the endemic issue of femicide in…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/28/juarez_mexico_isabel_cabanillas_assassination_femicide
Colombia: 16 Congress Seats for Victims of the Armed Conflict
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-28
Colombia's President of the Senate Lidio García announced that the victims of the armed conflict will have 16 seats in Congress, as had been established after the signing of the Peace Agreement between the Colombian state and former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). | RELATED: | Colombia: Ex-FARC Member and Peace Deal Signatory Assassinated | On Dec. 12019, Attorney Fernando Carrillo and the "Defend Peace" movement asked Garcia to review the administrative act through whi…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-16-Congress-Seats-for-Victims-of-the-Armed-Conflict-20200128-0004.html
Palestinian Rejection: End of Oslo Peace Process and the Trump-Netanyahu Apartheid "Steal of the Century"
Juan Cole | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-28
The Palestinian leadership has entirely rejected what is known of the Trump plan for Israel and Palestine, and warned that they see it as destroying the Oslo Peace accords. The Trump administration did not consult the Palestinians in drawing up …
globalresearch.ca/price-trolling-impeachment-end-oslo-peace-process-trump-netanyahu-apartheid-steal-century/5702085
Trump proposes a two-state solution for Israel-Palestine in 'win-win opportunity' for both sides
rt.com | 2020-01-28
Donald Trump has proposed a two-state solution for Israel-Palestine which would see the Palestinian capital located in east Jerusalem, in a move the US president called a "big step towards peace." | Trump said that Israel had agreed to negotiate on the basis of a conceptual and detailed proposed map for the first time. If Israel agrees to the proposed map, the US will recognize it, he said. | The plan will "more than double the Palestinian territory" and "no Israelis or Palestinians wil…
rt.com/news/479412-trump-two-state-solution-israel/
Forum "Why is the U.S. Always at War? Is Peace Possible?"
Party for Socialism and Liberation | indybay.org | 2020-01-28
2969 Mission St., near 26th St.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/27/18830112.php
US didn't discuss 'deal of century' with Moscow, Russia's UN envoy says
rt.com | 2020-01-28
The US did not hold consultations with Moscow on a plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia has said. | "We were not consulted, we don't know what this plan consists of," he said in response to a question from a reporter. | Israeli envoy to the UN Danny Danon, meanwhile, said that his country was looking forward to the unveiling of the plan, TASS reported on Tuesday. | US President Donald Trump previously announced that the White House would unveil a plan for peace in the Middle East on Tuesday.
rt.com/newsline/479348-us-palestinian-un-russia/
Price of Trolling Impeachment
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2020-01-28
End of Oslo Peace Process and Trump-Netanyahu Apartheid "Steal of the Century"
zcomm.org/znetarticle/price-of-trolling-impeachment/
On the Eve of the Release of Trump's 'Deal of the Century
Richard Falk | zcomm.org | 2020-01-28
The peace plan is substantially an imposed Israeli victory, not in any reasonable way the basis for reaching a political compromise…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/on-the-eve-of-the-release-of-trumps-deal-of-the-century/
Palestinians Call on World to Reject Trump 'Peace' Deal
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-28
Opponents decry the plan as little more than a distraction from the domestic scandals of the U.S. president and Israeli prime minister.
truthdig.com/articles/palestinians-call-on-world-to-reject-trump-peace-deal/
The Challenge for Chile and the World
Ariel Dorfman | zcomm.org | 2020-01-28
If the mainly peaceful Chilean people do manage such a seemingly intractable task
Trump Unveils Controversial Peace Plan for the Middle East
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-28
The president, with Netanyahu at his side, details the proposal to create a state of Palestine while ceding major West Bank blocs to Israel.
truthdig.com/articles/trump-unveils-controversial-peace-plan-for-the-middle-east/
Europe keeps Trump's Israel-Palestine 'peace plan' at arms' length, but other US allies rush to embrace – except Turkey & Jordan
rt.com | 2020-01-28
Reactions to US President Donald Trump's 'deal of the century' Israel-Palestine peace plan fell mostly along the lines of existing alliances, with close US allies backing the plan and rivals denouncing it – barring some surprises. | Europe hedged its bets on supporting the deal, weighing the importance of upholding international law against the need to appear loyal to Washington. Germany "welcomed" anything "aiming to inject new momentum" into the "stalled" peace process, but only went so far as to promise to "carefully examine the proposal" and discuss the resulting questions with other EU members. Foreign Mi…
rt.com/news/479424-israel-palestine-deal-foreign-reactions/
Netanyahu says Israel is offering Palestinians 'conditional' & 'limited' sovereignty, new capital will be at Abu Dis
rt.com | 2020-01-28
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he is willing to offer the Palestinian people the chance of "conditional, limited sovereignty" under the peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump. | Trump announced earlier Tuesday that the deal would see a Palestinian capital formed in East Jerusalem, while simultaneously calling the holy city Israel's "undivided" capital. | Speaking to reporters after Trump's comments, Netanyahu said the US recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital, "by which I mean, within its fences." | Netanyahu clarified that the proposed Palestinian capital under the peace plan w…
rt.com/news/479423-netanyahu-palestine-conditional-sovereignty/
A Million Iraqis Asked Us to Leave. We Should Listen
Rep. Ron Paul | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-28
You wouldn't know it from US mainstream media reporting, but on Friday an estimated million Iraqis took to the streets to protest the continued US military presence in their country. What little mainstream media coverage the protest received all reported …
globalresearch.ca/million-iraqis-asked-us-leave-we-should-listen/5702087
Raging Grannies Remember Kent State at J25 No War With Iran Rally
San Mateo Protests | indybay.org | 2020-01-28
Old enough to remember, members of the Raging Grannies tuned up their voices to sing a classic anti-war song from the Vietnam war era.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/26/18830102.php
Trump's Policy Toward Hong Kong Is Biased by US-China Trade Negotiations
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-28
Hong Kong remains an incredibly complicated region, not only historically but geographically and politically. Since June 2019, a variety of social and economic issues have been driving the country's historic protests. | In this interview, John Feffer, author and director of Foreign Policy in Focus, discusses the generational divides at hand in Hong Kong, implications for the countries involved and any pending lawmaking associated with the ongoing demonstrations. Feffer also weighs in on the left's…
truthout.org/articles/trumps-policy-toward-hong-kong-is-biased-by-us-china-trade-negotiations/
Iraqi government cracks down on anti-US protests
wsws.org | 2020-01-28
Protests were sparked by unemployment, particularly among young people, the lack of electricity and water, poor services and rampant corruption.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/28/iraq-j28.html
Follow the "Real Money" Behind the "New Green Agenda"
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-28
Within little more than a year everyone imaginable seems to have jumped on the bandwagon of the new green agenda of radical measures to "stop" climate change. Now the bastion of corporate economic globalization, the Swiss Davos World Economic Forum, …
globalresearch.ca/real-money-behind-new-green-agenda/5702027
Sorry Chomsky and Friends, The Green Party isn't the Problem
Nick Pemberton | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-28
counterpunch.org/2020/01/28/sorry-chomsky-and-friends-the-green-party-isnt-the-problem/
Sorry Chomsky and Friends, The Green Party isn't the Problem
Nick Pemberton | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-28
counterpunch.org/2020/01/28/sorry-chomsky-and-friends-the-green-party-isnt-the-problem/
Noam Chomsky Is the Antidote to Trump's Facism
Ilana Novick | truthdig.com | 2020-01-28
In addition to the obvious terrors
China's Coronavirus Outbreak Reminds Me of the Irish Polio Epidemic I Survived
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-28
China is responding to the spread of the coronavirus in Wuhan much as countries have always reacted to life-threatening epidemics. At every level of society and government, fear of death
Killing Free Speech in America
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-28
No group in the United States has labored so hard as the friends of Israel to destroy the First Amendment to the Constitution, which commits the government to prohibit any "abridging the freedom of speech…or the right of the …
globalresearch.ca/killing-free-speech-america/5702090
Pipeline or a Pipedream: A Conflict is Brewing Between Israel and Turkey over Natural Gas
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-28
Considering the massive deposits of natural gas needed to fuel struggling European markets, it is almost certain that Mediterranean natural gas will eventually become a major source of political disputes, if not all out war.
mintpressnews.com/conflict-brewing-israel-turkey-natural-gas/264410/
Video: Syria War Report, Maarat Al-numan South of Idlib Is Liberated
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-28
On January 27 evening, units of the Syrian Army continued their operation in southeastern Idlib. Government troops liberated Hamidiya, Bseida, Maasaran, Tal Al-Shih, Maziyan and several other villages. By this advance, the army fully besieged Maarat al-Numan from the northern, …
globalresearch.ca/video-maarat-al-numan-liberated/5702097
Coronavirus Outbreak, a Global Public Health Emergency?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-28
In late December, the World Health Organization (WHO) noted cases of a new virus strain unseen before. | Days later, Chinese authorities confirmed a new coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan City, a contagious respiratory illness. | On Tuesday, a WHO alert cited a …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-outbreak-global-public-health-emergency/5702060
How Government and Media Are Prepping America for a Failed 2020 Election
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-28
Russia, China and Iran are already being blamed for using tech to undermine the 2020 election. Yet, the very technologies they are allegedly using were created by a web of companies with deep ties to Israeli intelligence.
mintpressnews.com/media-israel-intelligence-2020-elections-cyber-security/264361/
Iran to Vote on Quitting Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-28
The Iranian parliament received a motion on Tuesday to quit nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the assembly's news site ICANA reported, in a move that appears to raise the stakes in Tehran's confrontation with the West. | RELATED: | US Confirms 34 Troops With Traumatic Brain Injury After Iran Strike | According to the report, the Iranian parliament will discuss leaving the nuclear treaty, but did not specify when they would vote on the motion. Furthermore, Iran's Supr…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-to-Vote-on-Quitting-Nuclear-Non-Proliferation-Treaty-20200128-0002.html
Death Toll Tops 100 in China as New Coronavirus Cases Emerge
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-28
The Chinese authorities reported Tuesday that the death toll from the coronavirus epidemic rose to 106 and the cases of people infected with the viral disease rose to 4,515 nationwide. | RELATED: | China's Death Toll from Coronavirus Nearly Doubles in 48 Hours | In the most recent report, Chinese authorities said on Tuesday the death of another 25 people was reported by the coronavirus called 2019-nCoV or coronavirus from the Wuhan seafood market. | Of the total new deaths, 24…
telesurenglish.net/news/Death-Toll-Tops-100-in-China-as-New-Coronavirus-Cases-Emerge-20200128-0005.html
Cuban President Calls For Massive March Honoring Jose Marti
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-28
Cuban President, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, called to pay tribute to national hero Jose Marti with the most massive torchlight march on the 167th anniversary of his birth. | RELATED: | Cuba Rejects Bolivian Coup Leaders Pretexts To Break Relations | Through his Twitter account, the Head of State called to "make history" with the torches lit from…
telesurenglish.net/news/cuban-president-calls-for-massive-march-honoring-jose-marti-20200127-0013.html
Qatari Prince Appoints New Prime Minister
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-28
Qatar's leader appointed a new Prime Minister on Tuesday, as he chose a close associate to help maintain his policies throughout the Gulf nation. | RELATED: | Kafala System to Be Abolished in Qatar: UN | According to Qatari state news, Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani appointed Sheikh Khaled bin Khalifa Al-Thani as the new Prime Minister after the previous premier, Sheikh Abdullah Nasser Al-Thani, who is also the country's Interior Minister, announced his resignation. | Qatari state news said…
telesurenglish.net/news/Qatari-Prince-Appoints-New-Prime-Minister-20200128-0003.html
Climate journalism and fossil fuel ads: an unholy marriage?
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-28
NBC's Camel News Caravan was one of the earliest television news programs in the United States. Sponsored by Camel Cigarettes, the program had an anchorman who not only kept an ashtray on his desk and often smoked while delivering the news, but also encouraged viewers to light up a Camel. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/28/climate-journalism-and-fossil-fuel-ads-an-unholy-marriage/
Running for Office in the Age of Donald Trump and Climate Change
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-28
"YES!" he yelled, thrusting his fist in the air. "We get to live in the mayor's house!" My son's reaction when I told his two sisters and him that I was running for mayor of our town became the laugh line of my campaign. But in real time, I had to burst his bubble. "Oh Seamus," I said, smiling, "the mayor just lives in his own house. There is no 'mayor's house.' If we win, we'll keep living in our house and it will become the mayor's house." | Seamus' reaction was indicative of his boundless confidence i…
truthout.org/articles/running-for-office-in-the-age-of-donald-trump-and-climate-change/
The Evolution of "Davos Man" into . . . Trump Fan!
Sam Pizzigati | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-28
The biggest surprise up in the Swiss Alps this week at the Davos World Economic Forum? Reporters who cover this annual global bacchanal of billionaires are marveling at the warm and friendly reception that has greeted Donald Trump. The world's deepest pockets have wined and dined with the U.S. president, laughed at his quips, and…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/28/the-evolution-of-davos-man-into-trump-fan/
Greece: a Chronology From January 25, 2015 to 2019
Eric Toussaint | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-28
Five years ago, on 25 January 2015, the Greek people sent a great signal of hope to the rest of the world. The purpose of this timeline is to review the main events of 2015. The chronology ends with the results of the May-June-July 2019 elections. 25 January 2015: in the parliamentary elections, victory for…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/28/greece-a-chronology-from-january-25-2015-to-2019/
Remove the Livestock, Not the Wolves
Greta Anderson | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-28
Wolves are smart, family-oriented animals and science demonstrates that problems with livestock increase following wolf removals. So why does the government keep removing wolves in response to conflict with livestock and hope that solves the same problem? Right now, in the Gila National Forest, there is a wolf family that is facing a huge amount…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/28/remove-the-livestock-not-the-wolves/
Truth a Major Casualty of Impeachment Hearings
Jeremy Kuzmarov | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-28
As in any political battle, truth has been one of the major casualties of the impeachment proceedings against President Donald J. Trump. While the Democratic impeachment managers have accused Trump repeatedly of dishonesty
Make America Radical Again: A Conversation with Harvey J. Kaye
Daniel Falcone | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-28
Harvey J. Kaye is the Ben & Joyce Rosenberg Professor of Democracy and Justice Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the Founding Director of the University's Center for History and Social Change, and the author of numerous books, including The British Marxist Historians, The Education of Desire (winner of the Isaac Deutscher Memorial Prize)…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/28/make-america-radical-again-a-conversation-with-harvey-j-kaye/