(2019-11-12). Canada's identity crisis: Wokeness clashes with WWI remembrance in Don Cherry scandal. rt.com 
Calling out immigrants who do not wear a poppy in memory of WWI veterans got legendary Canadian sportscaster Don Cherry fired and further polarized the nation struggling to reconcile "woke" values with its history and tradition. | Red poppy badges are a must-have accessory around Remembrance Day — November 11 — across the British Commonwealth, symbolizing the armistice that ended the First World War. When Cherry — the octogenarian sports commentator and former hockey coach — called out immigrants who refused to wear the badge, however, he was fired from Sportsnet and accused of being xenoph…
(2019-11-12). 'Never forget what your enemy looks like': MPs allow use of swastika to condemn Nazi ideology. rt.com 
The swastika and other symbols of the Third Reich can be used, but only if it's done to condemn Nazism, the State Duma ruled. The previous legislation was too harsh, even making addressing classic WWII movies a problem. | There was an outright ban on Nazi symbols in Russia due to them offending the memory of the grave losses suffered by the country during the Great Patriotic War against the German invaders in 1941-45. | But the amendments to the relevant law, which MPs passed in the second reading on Tuesday, allow for the restrictions to be lifted in cases when those symbols are used "to form a negative attit…
(2019-11-12). Supreme Court Lets Sandy Hook Shooting Lawsuit Go Forward. truthdig.com 
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that a survivor and relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting can pursue their lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 26 people. | The justices rejected an appeal from Remington Arms, which argued it should be shielded by a 2005 federal law preventing most lawsuits against firearms manufacturers when their products are used in crimes. | The case is being watched by gun control advocates, gun rights supporters and gun manufacturers across the country because it has the potential to provide a road map for victims of other mass sh…
(2019-11-12). Unions fight for DACA recipients as Supreme Court tackles their fate. peoplesworld.org 
AUSTIN, Texas—"P.V.," an assistant county attorney in Austin, Texas, knows many facets of the immigration issue, and particularly about the "Dreamers." P.V., you see, is an AFSCME member, and a beneficiary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In other words, he too is a Dreamer. Now his fate, and that of the …
(2019-11-12). Lula is Free: Can Socialism Be Restored? counterpunch.org Just before 5 p.m. on Friday the 8th of November, Brazil's former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walked out of his prison in Curitiba, Brazil. Lula went to prison in April last year on a 12-year sentence. Five-hundred and eighty days of prison are now over, as the Federal Supreme Court ruled that inmates who have not yet exhausted their appeals More
(2019-11-12). Bolivia coup led by Christian fascist paramilitary leader and millionaire — with foreign support. thegrayzone.com Bolivian coup leader Luis Fernando Camacho is a far-right multi-millionaire who arose from fascist movements in the Santa Cruz region,…
(2019-11-12). Recessions Are Racist (But They Don't Have to Be). thenation.com Recessions Are Racist (But They Don't Have to Be)…
(2019-11-12). SPLC Response to Union Petition. splcenter.org On November 7, 2019, the Southern Poverty Law Center received a notice from the National Labor Relations Board that the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild seeks to represent certain employees through the formation of a union.
(2019-11-12). Take Action Now: Protect Voting Rights. thenation.com Take Action Now: Protect Voting Rights…
(2019-11-12). Corbyn refuses to fight ramped-up bogus "anti-Semitism" witch-hunt. wsws.org The frenzied media campaign branding Corbyn, the Labour Party and its left-wing members above all as anti-Semitic is the "push back" demanded by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
(2019-11-12). The Spanish elections and the rise of the fascistic Vox party. wsws.org Vox is part of a broad trend in European capitalist politics toward the promotion of neo-fascist parties, nationalism and the furious public legitimization of fascist dictators.
(2019-11-12). No U.S.-backed fascist coup in Bolivia! indybay.org 24th + Mission Street, San Francisco…
(2019-11-12). Christian Fascists #OUTNOW. indybay.org Rally at Castro and Market | March to 24th and Mission…
(2019-11-12). As Arguments Begin, Civil Rights Leaders Urge Supreme Court to Uphold One of the Nation's Oldest Anti-Discrimination Statutes. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-11-12). The fate of DACA recipients goes before the US Supreme Court. indybay.org According to government sources, there were around 15,500 active DACA recipients in the San Francisco metropolitan area (San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward) as of September 4, 2017.
(2019-11-12). The Indivisible Project's Statement on DACA Supreme Court Case. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-11-12). The Edge of Democracy: Lula Is Freed in Brazil in Victory for Movement to Resist Bolsonaro. democracynow.org 
In Brazil, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was freed from prison Friday after 580 days behind bars. Lula's surprise release came after the Brazilian Supreme Court ruled to end the mandatory imprisonment of people convicted of crimes who are appealing their cases. He was serving a 12-year sentence over a disputed corruption and money laundering conviction handed down by conservative Judge Sérgio Moro, an ally of current far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and has long maintained his innocence. Lula has vowed to challenge Bolsonaro in the 2022 elections. At the time of his imprisonment in April…
(2019-11-12). Headlines for November 12, 2019. democracynow.org Longtime Bolivian President Evo Morales Takes Asylum in Mexico, Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on DACA Cases, Televised Impeachment Hearings to Start Tomorrow, Former MA Gov. Deval Patrick May Jump Into 2020 Race, NY Republican Congressman Peter King Retires, Donald Trump Jr. Heckled Off Stage by His Own Supporters, EPA to Restrict Scientific Research Used to Write Public Health Regulations, Israeli Military Kills Palestinian Commander in Targeted Assassination in Gaza, Afghan Government & Taliban Agree on Prisoner Exchange, Chilean Government Bows to Protests & Agrees to Rewrite Constitution, 260 Arrested in…
(2019-11-12). Dreamers and Allies Rise Above Trump's Latest 'False, Divisive' Attack as Supreme Court Hears Pivotal DACA Case. commondreams.org Undeterred by President Donald Trump's latest racist attack on immigrants and their rights, hundreds of DACA recipients and allies gathered outside the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday to support the plaintiffs in a case challenging the president's attempt to rescind DACA protections. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-11-12). The Antisemitism Allegations Against Ilhan Omar Mask An Ugly Agenda. mintpressnews.com 
Many have claimed that the fixation on anti-Semitism isn't about anti-Semitism at all, it is an attempt to derail any form of progressive or anti-war politics.
(2019-11-12). Top Trump Aide Stephen Miller's Affinity for White Nationalism Revealed in Leaked Emails. commondreams.org "What Stephen Miller sent [in these] emails has become policy at the Trump administration," says former editor for the far-right Breitbart news outlet. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-11-11). Evo Morales slams coup plotters for keeping up violence. mronline.org 
"Mesa and Camacho, discriminators and conspirators, will go down in history as racists and coup plotters," Morales said in a tweet early Monday morning. | Source
(2019-11-11). 'Terrible mistake'? Polish PM slams Netflix over documentary implying Poland shared responsibility for Nazi crimes. rt.com 
Netflix is "urgently" looking into complaints from Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki that a new Holocaust documentary is "rewriting history" by implying that Poland shared responsibility for death camp murders on its soil. | Morawiecki is pressuring the US streaming giant to modify the documentary, which shows the World War II-era Nazi death camps on a map of Poland, but drawn inside the country's modern borders. | In a letter to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, the Polish PM said that the map shown in the documentary series 'The Devil Next Door' implies that Poland existed as an independent nation and thu…
(2019-11-11). Luis Fernando Camacho, Bolivia's 'Bolsonaro' Leading the Coup. telesurenglish.net Virtually an unknown political actor outside Bolivia, in the last couple of weeks Luis Fernando Camacho has risen to the international spotlight as the main opposition figure leading the coup against President Evo Morales. | RELATED: | Evo Morales Slams Coup Plotters for Keeping up Violence | Under a racist, far-right discourse against the Indigenous leader and his legitimate government, the 40-year-old businessman from the resource-rich department of Santa Cruz represents the anti-th…
(2019-11-11). Fascistic Vox party surges in Spanish election as hung parliament emerges. wsws.org The rise of the fascistic right follows a reactionary election campaign oriented around all the major parties' support for police crackdowns on mass protests in Catalonia.
(2019-11-11). India's Supreme Court validates Hindu supremacist violence. wsws.org The Supreme Court's ruling attests to the extent to which India's state institutions have become infused with Hindu communalism and India's ruling elite is breaking with the most elementary democratic principles.
(2019-11-11). Trump Knows the Power of the Supreme Court—Why Don't Democrats? thenation.com Trump Knows the Power of the Supreme Court—Why Don't Democrats?
(2019-11-10). Bolivian Mayor, Patricia Arce, covered in paint, dragged through the streets by right wing fascists. mronline.org 
Right wing protesters used as an excuse against the mayor, the death of two protesters in clashes that happened in another town. The woman was forced to resign on her knees after she was spray painted with red and subjected to hours of humiliation. | Source
(2019-11-09). Possible False Flag In Iraq, US Votes Against Anti-Nazi Res. & Pompeo's Iran Nuclear Lies Debunked. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/6/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2019-11-09). Peter Handke Won the Nobel Prize. Then His Publisher Quietly Circulated a Strange Defense of His Genocide Denialism. theintercept.com Peter Handke's publisher, Suhrkamp, is being criticized for its 24-page memo on the writer's denial of the Serb genocide of Muslims in Bosnia.
(2019-11-08). 'Nazi turtles' with painted-on swastikas evade capture in Washington state park (PHOTOS). rt.com 
Police in Washington state are struggling to apprehend a pair of turtles spotted with swastikas painted on their shells in a bizarre act of vandalism. Despite their slow-moving reputation, the fugitive reptiles remain at large. | Startled visitors at Gene Coulon Park in the town of Renton notified police of the swastika-sporting reptiles earlier this week, but the Renton Police Department says it has been unable to catch the critters and wipe off the offensive symbols. | "Renton Police were made aware that two of our Gene Coulon turtles had some markings painted on their shells," the department said in a Faceb…
(2019-11-08). Texas Prepares to Execute Rodney Reed Amid a Flood of New Evidence Pointing to His Innocence. theintercept.com 
Deke Pierce was wearing civilian clothes as he took to the lectern in a narrow press room inside the Texas Capitol in Austin last month, but it was still obvious that he was a cop. He stood with his feet wide and his arms slightly away from his body, a stance molded by years in a uniform encumbered by heavy gear. He was there to make an extraordinary announcement: He and 12 other members of law enforcement with more than 250 years of combined experience had filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of a Texas death row prisoner named Rodney Reed, slated for execution on November 20.
(2019-11-08). Miller Pushed Racist 'Camp of the Saints' Beloved by Far Right. splcenter.org White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller recommended an explicitly racist novel to Breitbart News at a time when the book was obscure outside white nationalist circles, a Hatewatch investigation revealed.
(2019-11-08). "We Can't Afford to Wait for the DNC": Why Black Lawmakers Organized an Environmental Justice Forum. democracynow.org 
The first-ever Presidential Forum on Environmental Justice takes place tonight in Orangeburg, South Carolina, where six presidential candidates will take to the stage at South Carolina State University. African-American communities and people of color on the frontlines in South Carolina have been fighting for justice in the face of extreme environmental racism for years. We host a roundtable with local leaders and environmental justice advocates to talk about the significance of the event, the issues their communities face and the 2020 candidates' platforms on environmental justice. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, president o…
(2019-11-07). Antisemitism, intolerance, can be unlearned, Guterres tells New York commemoration. un.org Since nobody is born to hate, intolerance can be prevented and unlearned, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday, in a speech underlining his continued fight to stamp out antisemitism, racism and other forms of hatred.
(2019-11-07). The Reality of Everyday Racism. progressive.org For many black people, the most surprising thing about racism is that anyone is surprised it.
(2019-11-07). White Nationalist Richard Spencer Reportedly Spews Hate on Leaked Audio. splcenter.org A leaked audiotape attributed to white nationalist Richard Spencer depicts him as a suit-and-tie bigot who uses coded language to charm the masses but who deploys slur-laden, racist language with his followers.
(2019-11-07). Criminalizing homelessness in the heart of Dixie. splcenter.org Jonathan sleeps under a bridge at night or on a friend's porch. During the day, he holds up a "homeless" sign in the grassy area near a highway exit and asks for money.
(2019-11-07). After a hard-won sentence reduction, Huntsville man's court debt is another obstacle to freedom. splcenter.org Fresh out of prison after nearly 23 years, Archie "Jody" Hamlett appeared at his mother's door in Huntsville, Ala., one fall day in 2017.
(2019-11-06). Gabor Maté on the misuse of anti-Semitism and why fewer Jews identify with Israel. thegrayzone.com Dr. Gabor Maté, a survivor of the Nazi Holocaust, offers a personal and historical perspective on anti-Semitism, Zionism, and Israel-Palestine….
(2019-11-06). Headlines for November 6, 2019. democracynow.org Democrats Take Virginia Legislature & Beat Trump-Backed Governor in Kentucky, NYC Approves Ranked-Choice Voting; Tucson Voters Reject Sanctuary City Measure, JPMorgan CEO Accuses Warren of "Vilifying" Richest Americans, Sondland Now Says There Was Quid Pro Quo on Ukraine, Scientists: Humanity Risks "Untold Suffering" from Climate Change, Brazilians Protest the Largest Oil Auction in Brazilian History, Activists Arrested After Blockading Port of Vancouver in Pipeline Protest, 9 Members of Mormon Family Murdered in Mexico, Pro-Beijing Lawmaker Stabbed in Hong Kong, Israeli Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Expelling…
(2019-11-06). Why Did Nobel Winner Peter Handke Have a Secret Passport From Milosevic-Era Yugoslavia? theintercept.com 
The spring of 1999 was a busy time for Peter Handke, the controversial Austrian writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature last month. | Back then, Handke was already criticized for several books that were regarded as denying the Serb genocide of Muslims in Bosnia. But after the U.S. and its NATO allies began a bombing campaign against Serb targets on March 25, Handke stepped even more deeply into wartime politics by traveling to Belgrade to express his solidarity with the isolated country and its strongman, Slobodan Milosevic. "My place is in Serbia if th…
(2019-11-05). Gaza Championship Football Team Urges Argentina and Uruguay National Teams to Cancel "Friendly" Match in Apartheid Israel. bdsmovement.net 
Gaza Championship Football Team Urges Argentina and Uruguay National Teams to Cancel "Friendly" Match in Apartheid Israel: Open LetterIn an open letter, Khadamat Rafah, the top Gaza League football team, urges Argentina and Uruguay national teams to cancel "friendly" match in apartheid Tel Aviv. Israel denied Khadamat Rafah permits to travel to the 2019 Palestine Cup, causing the finals…
(2019-11-05). Stephen Miller's Affinity for White Nationalism Revealed in Leaked Emails. splcenter.org In the run-up to the 2016 election, White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller promoted white nationalist literature, pushed racist immigration stories and obsessed over the loss of Confederate symbols after Dylann Roof's murderous rampage, according to leaked emails reviewed by Hatewatch.
(2019-11-05). League of the South Resorts to Video Stunts as Membership Declines. splcenter.org The League of the South made a 25-second propaganda video over the weekend at the memorial of a civil rights icon in an apparent attempt to attract members to its neo-Confederate ideology.
(2019-11-05). SPLC celebrates 30th anniversary of Civil Rights Memorial. splcenter.org The first African American elected mayor of Montgomery, Alabama — a city known as both the "Cradle of the Confederacy" and the "Birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement" — urged those who gathered today to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Civil Rights Memorial to ask themselves how they can make an impact on the lives of others.
(2019-11-05). Trump Wants to Allow Discrimination with Billions of Dollars of Federal Funding. aclu.org Last Friday, the Trump administration announced | an alarming new proposal that would strip away critical protections against discrimination | in grants funded by the Department of Health and Human Services. | Initially, we thought this proposal would serve to fulfill Trump's promise to give taxpayer-funded child welfare agencies a license to discriminate. This proposal does…
(2019-11-04). Remembering the Greensboro Massacre of 1979, When KKK & Nazis Killed 5 People in Broad Daylight. democracynow.org 
Hundreds gathered this weekend to mark the 40th anniversary of the Greensboro massacre, when 40 Ku Klux Klansmen and American Nazis opened fire on an anti-Klan demonstration in Greensboro, North Carolina, killing five anti-racist activists in a span of 88 seconds. Those killed were members of the Communist Workers' Party. Ten other activists were injured. No one was convicted in the massacre, but a jury did find the Greensboro police liable for cooperating with the Ku Klux Klan in a wrongful death. Local pastors in Greensboro are now calling on the City Council to issue an apology for the events that led to the 1…
(2019-11-02). Tell Argentina and Uruguay: There's Nothing Friendly About Israeli Apartheid. bdsmovement.net 
Tell Argentina and Uruguay: There's Nothing Friendly About Israeli Apartheid: Action AlertUrge Argentina and Uruguay national football teams to stand with Palestinian footballers and cancel the "friendly" match in apartheid Israel. Red Card IsraelNovember 2, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)
(2019-11-01). Nazi-Normalizing Barf Journalism: A Brief History. fair.org 
The New York Times' portrait ( 11/25/17) of what it called "the Nazi sympathizer next door." | In the beginning was the profile of the Nazi next door, an inexplicable decision by the New York Times ( 11/25/17) to profile a right-wing extremist in the most sympathetic light possible. It was the most outrageous example of an outrageous genre of MSM—and particularly NYT—reporting: the never-ending effort to profile, study, explain…