"The New Colossus": In New Play, Tim Robbins Tackles Immigration & Xenophobia
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
President Trump said Wednesday that he would expand his highly controversial travel ban, which already bars citizens from seven countries, most of which have Muslim-majority populations
Tim Robbins: Bernie Sanders Is the Best Shot We Have to Defeat Donald Trump
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
We continue our conversation with Academy Award-winning actor and director Tim Robbins, whose recent projects include the new film "Dark Waters" and a play about immigration called "The New Colossus." He recently endorsed Vermont senator and Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders for president. "I believe he is the only one of them that can defeat Trump," Robbins says.
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/23/tim_robbins_bernie_sanders_endorsement
'It's Like Living in Solitary Confinement, but Out in the World'
John Washington | thenation.com | 2020-01-23
'It's Like Living in Solitary Confinement, but Out in the World'…
thenation.com/article/immigration-stateless-deportation/
'It's Like Living in Solitary Confinement, but Out in the World'
John Washington | thenation.com | 2020-01-23
'It's Like Living in Solitary Confinement, but Out in the World'…
thenation.com/article/immigration-stateless-deportation/
New Migrant Group Sneaks Into Mexico by Crossing Suchiate River
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
Hundreds of Central American migrants Thursday managed to enter Mexican territory after crossing the Suchiate River, which is the natural border between Mexico and Guatemala. | RELATED: | Mexico Guarantees Entry Conditions For The Migrant Caravan | A week ago, hundreds of Hondurans left their country to Guatemala intending to reach the southern border o…
telesurenglish.net/news/New-Migrant-Group-Sneaks-Into-Mexico-by-Crossing-Suchiate-River-20200123-0005.html
Migrant Caravan Arrives in Mexico by Crossing Suchiate River
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
Hundreds of Central American migrants Thursday managed to enter Mexican territory after crossing the Suchiate River, which is the natural border between Mexico and Guatemala. | RELATED: | Mexico Guarantees Entry Conditions For The Migrant Caravan | A week ago, hundreds of Hondurans left their country to Guatemala intending to reach the southern border o…
telesurenglish.net/news/Migrant-Caravan-Arrives-in-Mexico-by-Crossing-Suchiate-River-20200123-0005.html
Video: Globalize Hope: New Film on the History of La Via Campesina
La Via Campesina | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
La Via Campesina is an international movement that brings together millions of peasants, landless workers, indigenous peoples and migrants
The Grayzone's Anya Parampil slams mainstream media's anti-Sanders bias on Tucker Carlson Tonight
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-23
Grayzone host Anya Parampil joins Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News to discuss the media and democratic establishment's attack…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/23/the-grayzones-anya-parampil-slams-mainstream-medias-anti-sanders-bias-on-tucker-carlson-tonight/
Extradition Hearing for Julian Assange Will be Split in Two
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
The extradition hearings for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been split in two, with the second taking place in May, according to a ruling made by a judge on Thursday, January 23rd. | RELATED: | 'Assange Cannot Be Extradited to the US', Lawyer Holds at Court | The judge ruled that the first extradition hearing for Assange will be scheduled for the week of February 23rd, while the remaining three weeks will be held on May 18. | This move comes after Assange's defense team ar…
telesurenglish.net/news/Extradition-Hearing-for-Julian-Assange-Will-be-Split-in-Two-20200123-0003.html
The prosecution of Glenn Greenwald and the global war on free speech
wsws.org | 2020-01-23
The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has opened the floodgates for a global war on independent and critical journalism and the imposition of sweeping censorship.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/23/pers-j23.html
Second Part of Extradition Hearing for WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange to be Held in May
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-23
It appears that the matter of Julian Assange's possible extradition to the United States will not be resolved this month, as the second part of the hearings regarding this issue is now expected to take place in May.
sputniknews.com/uk/202001231078114027-second-part-of-extradition-hearing-for-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-to-be-held-in-may/
Global Day of Protest: No War on Iran! (San Mateo)
CODEPINK, ANSWER | indybay.org | 2020-01-23
Intersection of 3rd Avenue and El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94401…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/20/18829933.php
Global Day of Protest: No War on Iran! (San Mateo)
CODEPINK, ANSWER | indybay.org | 2020-01-23
Intersection of 3rd Avenue and El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94401…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/20/18829933.php
Global Day of Protest: No War on Iran! (Santa Cruz)
CODEPINK, ANSWER | indybay.org | 2020-01-23
Santa Cruz Town Clock, tri-intersection of Water Street, Front Street, N. Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/20/18829932.php
Next Generation 5G and the US-China "Cellphone War": The Arrest and Trial of Meng Wanzhou
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
The unspoken US policy objective behind the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou on trumped up charges, consists in breaking China's technological lead in wireless telecommunications. What is at stake is a coordinated US intelligence initiative to ban China from playing a strategic role in the 5G global mobile phone network.
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-next-generation-5g-and-the-us-china-cellphone-war/5663096
On 123rd Birthday, India Remembers Dynamic Freedom Fighter Whose Death Still Remains a Mystery
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-23
New Delhi (Sputnik): India gained freedom from British colonial rule in 1947 after almost two centuries of peaceful and in some cases violent struggle. Subhas Chandra Bose, a political activist who believed that freedom could not be achieved through peaceful means, has been fondly remembered as a "Netaji" (leader).
sputniknews.com/india/202001231078111521-on-123rd-birthday-india-remembers-dynamic-freedom-fighter-whose-death-still-remains-a-mystery/
An Epic Act of Resistance and Trial of Our Times. "The Venezuela Embassy Protectors Collective"
Lauren Smith | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
On February 11th, four American peace activists, known as the Embassy Protectors Collective, will be tried before the U.S. empire for "interfering with certain protective functions" of its Federal government for their occupation of the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, …
globalresearch.ca/resistance-trial-times/5701515
Despite Lawsuit, Activists Find Evidence Plant in Texas Still Polluting Water
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-23
On the afternoon of January 15, activist Diane Wilson kicked off a San Antonio Estuary Waterkeeper meeting on the side of the road across from a Formosa plastics manufacturing plant in Point Comfort, Texas. After Wilson and the waterkeeper successfully sued Formosa, the company agreed to no longer release even one of the tiny plastic pellets known as nurdles in…
truthout.org/articles/despite-lawsuit-activists-find-evidence-plant-in-texas-still-polluting-water/
US Treasury secretary has a tantrum over Greta Thunberg urging divestment from fossil fuels
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-23
US Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin has said Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is in no position to give economic advice until she goes to college and comes out with an economics degree. | At a press briefing at the World Economic Forum, Mr Mnuchin took a swipe at the 17-year-old environmental campaigner for her recommendation that the public and private sectors should divest from fossil fuels. | When asked how that would affect the US economic model, Mr Mnuchin threw a tantrum about Thunberg, asking if she was an economist and saying it "was a joke". | This week I'm attending the World Economic Forum in D…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/01/23/us-treasury-secretary-has-a-tantrum-over-greta-thunberg-urging-divestment-from-fossil-fuels/
A Trump official just tried to outwit Greta Thunberg. It ended very badly for him
Tracy Keeling | thecanary.co | 2020-01-23
A Trump official tried to tear Greta Thunberg down a peg or two on 23 January. Responding to a question about the climate activist's call for divestment from fossil fuels, Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thunberg should "come back and explain that to us" after she's studied economics in college. | Mnuchin's message was effectively 'shut up and listen to the grown-ups, Greta, until you are one yourself'. He should ha…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/01/23/a-trump-official-just-tried-to-outwit-greta-thunberg-it-ended-very-badly-for-him/
Defamation suit aims to stop Hillary and her 'powerful elite friends' from silencing patriotic Americans, Gabbard says
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Suing Hillary Clinton for defamation is necessary in order to keep the former first lady and her powerful allies from smearing Americans who seek "peace and freedom" for all, Tulsi Gabbard has argued. | The Democratic presidential hopeful released a scathing statement in defense of her suit against Clinton, noting that the former secretary of state's attempt to smear her as "the favorite of the Russians" would have far-reaching consequences if left unchallenged. | "If Hillary Clinton and her allies can successfully destroy my reputation
Ten Best Messages for Waging Peace
Richard Moser | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-23
The rapid response to US war moves against Iran has been an exciting start toward rebuilding the anti-war movement we so desperately need. Thousands took to the streets in more than 80 cities. It's a great beginning. But, if we want a movement of millions we are going to have to reach everyday people outside of the existing movement, outside of partisan politics and outside of strictly moral appeals.
counterpunch.org/2020/01/23/ten-best-messages-for-waging-peace/
Defamation suit aims to stop Hillary and her 'powerful elite friends' from silencing patriotic Americans, Gabbard says
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Suing Hillary Clinton for defamation is necessary in order to keep the former first lady and her powerful allies from smearing Americans who seek "peace and freedom" for all, Tulsi Gabbard has argued. | The Democratic presidential hopeful released a scathing statement in defense of her suit against Clinton, noting that the former secretary of state's attempt to smear her as "the favorite of the Russians" would have far-reaching consequences if left unchallenged. | "If Hillary Clinton and her allies can successfully destroy my reputation
Greenpeace Climate Ranking Update: Steyer Passes Warren, Buttigieg Passes Biden, Bloomberg Enters Top 10
commondreams.org | 2020-01-23
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/01/23/greenpeace-climate-ranking-update-steyer-passes-warren-buttigieg-passes-biden?cd-origin=rss
Colombia's Indigenous Demand Justice After 20 Leaders Killed
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
Colombia's Indigenous people are outraged at the death of more than 20 social leaders inside South American country, the counselor of the Indigenous Youth of Colombia , Eliel Castillo, said this week. | RELATED: | Protests Continue In Colombia Against Ivan Duque's Policies | Castillo, who participates in the World Encounter Against Imperialism, remarked that there is a systematic massacre occurring in his country. A massacre which has largely been ignored by the Colombian gover…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombias-Indigenous-Demand-Justice-After-20-Leaders-Killed-20200123-0007.html
A War Within: India's 'Missing Hindus' Return to Saffron Fold to Reinforce Their Dominance
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-23
New Delhi (Sputnik): A section of people in India's national capital city Delhi and other cities contend that the government cannot give in to anti-citizenship law protesters because it's a ploy to keep "communally sensitive" issues in the spotlight rather than real issues like the economy.
sputniknews.com/india/202001231078111271-a-war-within-indias-missing-hindus-return-to-saffron-fold-to-reinforce-their-dominance/
New Zealand Greens support military build-up
wsws.org | 2020-01-23
The Green Party, part of the Labour-led government, is backing $20 billion in military upgrades and increased army recruitment, purportedly because it will help address the impact of climate change.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/23/gree-j23.html
Three Years of Monroe Doctrine by Trump: What Has Happened in Latin America?
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
Against all mainstream media expectations, Donald Trump had defeated Hillary Clinton to the presidency of the United States in 2016, and it was expected that the new president would take on a more isolationist policy and withdraw his country from …
globalresearch.ca/three-years-monroe-doctrine-trump-latin-america/5701487
The Trump Coup to Come
Paul Street | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
America's political authoritarianism comes in different, yet combined, mutually reinforcing forms. We have the neofascist authoritarianism of the white nationalist Republican Party, its Great Dog-Wagging God in the White House and his cultish, white-Amerikaner base. | Donald Trump may well …
globalresearch.ca/trump-coup-come/5701470
An Army for Hire: Trump Wants to Make Money by Renting Out American Soldiers
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
To say that there has been some strange stuff coming out of the White House lately would be an understatement. If President Donald Trump knew a bit more about history, he would understand that countries that rent out their national …
globalresearch.ca/army-hire-trump-renting-out-american-soldiers/5701511
Video: Russia's "Dead Hand" Command Missiles, Deterrent In The Event of a Crippling Nuclear Attack
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
The existing system of international relations and arms control treaties is slowly, but steadily crumbling. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is dead, with both Washington and Moscow publicly developing previously banned short-to-medium range missiles. The New START (Strategic Arms Reduction …
globalresearch.ca/video-russian-real-life-doomsday-machine/5701454
Iraqi President Denounced for Meeting with Trump in Davos
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
On Wednesday, former Iraqi Kurdistan region prime minister/current Iraqi president Barham Salih met with Trump in Davos on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum. | He ignored warnings from internal Shia militia groups that he'd be unwelcome back home if …
globalresearch.ca/iraqi-president-denounced-meeting-trump-davos/5701483
Trump Parties in Davos While Ordinary Americans Struggle to Make Ends Meet
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
The annual Davos billionaire's ball
Today's US-Iran Crisis Is Rooted in the Decision to Invade Iraq
Stephen Zunes | commondreams.org | 2020-01-23
U.S. troops train some 25 miles from the Iraqi border, near Camp New York, on January 21, 2003, in Kuwait, Iraq. (Photo: Gilles Bassignac / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/troops.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/01/23/todays-us-iran-crisis-rooted-decision-invade-iraq?cd-origin=rss
'Obvious Malicious Intent': Tulsi Gabbard Hits Clinton with Defamation Suit over 'Russian Asset' Smear
RT News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard is suing two-time White House runner-up Hillary Clinton over her claim that Gabbard was a "Russian asset," alleging that the lie hurt not just her campaign but the entire election. | Clinton "lied about her | …
globalresearch.ca/tulsi-gabbard-hits-clinton-defamation-suit-russian-asset-smear/5701468
The Middle East in Chaos: US, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Libya Conflict Analysis
Denis Korkodinov | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
Recently, the Middle East region has erupted into chaos, which at one point threatened a world war between the US and Iran. To gain unparalleled insight into the complex global political systems, I decided to reach out to Denis Korkodinov…
globalresearch.ca/us-iran-iraq-turkey-libya-conflicts-analysis/5701480
US Troops Blocking Russians From Syrian Oilfields in Series of Dangerous Standoffs
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-23
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US troops confront Russian convoy near Syrian oil fields
wsws.org | 2020-01-23
Washington is occupying Syrian oil fields to deny resources to Damascus and continue its drive for regime change.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/23/syri-j23.html
Netanyahu Brands Iran 'The Most Anti-Semitic Regime in the World' at Holocaust Forum
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-23
The prime minister, who is currently hosting the Fifth World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem this week, has repeatedly compared the Islamic Republic to Nazi Germany in recent years over Tehran's alleged pursuit of nuclear weapons.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001231078115035-netanyahu-brands-iran-the-most-antisemitic-regime-in-the-world-at-holocaust-forum/
The United States: A Record-Holder in Political Assassinations
Wayne Madsen | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
The crowing by Donald Trump that he "terminated" the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force, Major General Qaseem Soleimani, simply because Trump believed, mobster-style, that he had it coming, should remind the world that the United …
globalresearch.ca/united-states-record-holder-political-assassinations/5701464
Netanyahu, Pence Slam 'Anti-Semitic' Iran at Holocaust Memorial
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence took turns denouncing Iran at the Holocaust memorial event on Wednesday, as both leaders accused the Islamic Republic of Anti-Semitism. | RELATED: | Israeli Opposition Leader Gantz Pledges to Annex Jordan Valley | Netanyahu, who has taken an aggressive approach towards Iran, called the Islamic Republic "the most anti-Semitic regime on the planet", telling world leaders at a Holocaust memorial event th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Netanyahu-Pence-Slam-Anti-Semitic-Iran-at-Holocaust-Memorial-20200123-0006.html
US Envoy Threatens to Assassinate New Quds Force Commander
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
The U.S. envoy to Iran Brian Hook has threatened Iran's Quds Force commander Esmail Ghaani with the same fate as his predecessor, Qassem Soleimani, if he followed the latter's path. | RELATED: | Netanyahu, Pence Slam 'Anti-Semitic' Iran at Holocaust Memorial | AccordIng to the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Hook and the rest of the Trump administration will not tolerate Soleimani's approach any further. The U.S. representative said the Trump administration will take similar action aga…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Envoy-Threatens-to-Assassinate-New-Quds-Force-Commander-20200123-0010.html
Germany to Ask Bolivia's Next President to Revive Lithium Deal
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
German authorities and companies will seek talks with the next government of Bolivia to revive an agreement to jointly exploit the Andean country's huge lithium reserves. | RELATED: | 'Fascists, Racists Plotted the Lithium Coup in Bolivia' Morales | The state-owned enterprise Bolivian Lithium Deposits (YLB) and the German company ACI Systems Germany (ACISA) agreed to create a joint venture in 2018. | On November 3, 2019, however, seven days before leaving the country due to the…
telesurenglish.net/news/Germany-to-Ask-Bolivias-Next-President-to-Revive-Lithium-Deal-20200123-0008.html
Sanders Calls on Global Movement to Tackle 'Billionaires' Greed'
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
In a response to a new Oxfam International report on inequality, Sen. Bernie Sanders called Tuesday for a global movement to pursue economic justice. | RELATED: | 500M People Worldwide Struggle to Find Adequate Work: Study | "We live in a world where a tiny handful of billionaires have extraordinary control over the economic and political life of t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Sanders-Calls-for-Global-Movement-to-Tackle-Billionaires-Greed-20200122-0018.html
China: Lockdown of Two Cities Near Wuhan to Contain Coronavirus
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
In order to curb the spread of coronavirus 2019-nCoV, Chinese authorities have suspended public transport out of the city of Huanggang (6 million inhabitants) and the city of Ezhou (1million inhabitants). Citizens have been asked not to leave these places without "special reasons." | RELATED: | WHO Extends Emergency Talks Over Novel Coronavirus Outbreak | Both locations are near Wuhan, the center of the viral pneumonia outbreak that has left at least 17 people dead. In this city,…
telesurenglish.net/news/China-Lockdown-of-Two-Cities-Near-Wuhan-to-Contain-Coronavirus-20200123-0004.html
Bolivia: As Elections Near, US-Backed Interim Government Mobilizes Military, Arrests Opposition Leaders
Alan MacLeod | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
Interim President of Bolivia Jeanine Añez has ordered troops to the streets and forced opposition candidates to organize abroad for fear of arrest ahead of the country's first elections since a US-backed coup last November. | *** | Wednesday, January 22 marks …
globalresearch.ca/bolivia-elections-near-us-backed-interim-government-mobilizes-military-arrests-opposition-leaders/5701496
'A KING or QUEEN is about to be here': Usain Bolt & model girlfriend Kasi Bennett reveal they are expecting 'golden child'
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Usain Bolt has shared a glamorous Instagram photo of his girlfriend Kasi Bennett strolling along a beach holding her baby bump as part of a series in which the Jamaican model announced that they are expecting a "golden child." | Sprint superstar Usain Bolt has announced on Instagram that girlfriend Kasi Bennett is expecting the couple's first child, telling fans: "I just want to say a KING or QUEEN is about to be HERE." | Bolt let a series of fashion shoot-style photos do most of the talking alongside his brief announcement, posting a shot of Jamaican model Bennett holding her baby bump on a beach while wearin…
rt.com/sport/479000-usain-bolt-kasi-bennett/
Deadly Distractions: Laying the Groundwork for the Next Civil War. "Deep State's Plot to Take Over America"
John W. Whitehead | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
" Pity the nation oh pity the people | who allow their rights to erode | and their freedoms to be washed away…" | –Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet | And so it continues. | This impeachment fiasco is merely the latest in a never-ending series …
globalresearch.ca/deadly-distractions-laying-groundwork-next-civil-war/5701452
Trump impeachment trial starts as several unions speak out
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-23
WASHINGTON –The Republican-run Senate's impeachment trial of GOP President Donald Trump opened Jan. 21 with heated verbal jousting from lawyers
Trump Brags About Withholding Evidence as Democratic Impeachment Managers Lay Out Case in the Senate
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
During the opening day of oral arguments in the impeachment trial, President Trump was accused of abusing his office to "cheat an election." House impeachment managers spent about eight hours on Wednesday laying out their case for why President Trump should be removed from office. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for withholding congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine as part of an effort to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate Trump's political rival, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. While the impeachment trial was taking place in the Senate, Presiden…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/23/trump_impeachment_trial_senate_dahlia_lithwick