(2020-09-29). Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor: We Must Rethink Our Society, from Policing to the Supreme Court. democracynow.org 
As President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden face off in the first presidential debate in Cleveland, we speak to author and academic Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, who says the multiple crises facing the United States are not getting enough attention leading up to the November election. "We're in the midst of a national reckoning about systemic racism in this country, about the way that things are governed, the way that this country functions," says Taylor, historian and contributing writer at The New Yorker. "There is such a myopia with Donald Trump that every sentence, every breath, everything that h…
(2020-09-29). Albuquerque Police Surveillance Linked to Companies Who Work with Neo-Nazis, White Supremacists, CIA, Documents Show. counterpunch.org 
The Albuquerque Police Department (APD), with the help of private companies, built a large and sophisticated intelligence gathering operation. One company is slowly building a database of every license plate in the United States. Another has clients that include neo-Nazi and white supremacist websites, and more than a half dozen groups listed as terrorist organizations
(2020-09-29). The people, not the military, must protect democracy in America. peoplesworld.org 
I am a U.S. military veteran and served in the army in the early 1990s, partly out of a belief in patriotic duty and partly out of need for G.I. Bill resources to attend college. Having said this, I do not believe in the idea that a military veteran is a more "virtuous citizen" with …
(2020-09-29). Portland's people out organize fascist groups. workers.org 
Portland, Ore. People in this city — the scene of many past rallies by violent fascist groups — squared off once more against far-right groups, led by the Proud Boys, on Sept. 26. Pro-fascists organized under the banner of combatting the mass anti-racist movement, which has persisted in this city . . . |
(2020-09-29). Is Pakistan ready to recognise Israel? middleeasteye.net 
Is Pakistan ready to recognise Israel? | Despite the pivotal role played by its close ally Saudi Arabia in the normalisation accords, any prospect of recognising Israel is seen as highly controversial | Tue, 09/29/2020 – 10: 17 | Israeli and US flags are burned during an anti-normalisation protest in Pakistan's port city of Karachi (AFP) | With a number of Gulf Arab countries, including the Unit…
(2020-09-29). Proposal could pave way for recognition of Uighur genocide in UK courts. middleeasteye.net 
Proposal could pave way for recognition of Uighur genocide in UK courts | The UK government fears new motion put forward by British parliamentarians could jeopardise Britain's relationship with China | Tue, 09/29/2020 – 15: 16 | UK parliamentarians have put forward proposals that could lead Britain to end its trade relationship with China (AFP) | Proposals put forth by British MPs and peer…
(2020-09-29). Trump court nominee Barrett tied to group advocating criminalization of homosexuality. peoplesworld.org 
A major national union, the American Federation of Teachers, is exposing Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, for her connections to a hate group espousing criminalization of homosexuality. Barrett has apparently been paid for speeches she delivered to the right-wing hate group, the "Alliance Defending Freedom." In its statement, at www.aft.org/press, AFT President Randi …
(2020-09-29). Trump Confirms U.S. Is Israel's "Protector" globalresearch.ca For many years the security framework in the Middle East has been described as a bilateral arrangement whereby Washington gained access to sufficient Saudi Arabian oil to keep the energy market stable while the United States provided an armed physical …
(2020-09-29). How the ACLU is Flexing its Political Muscle in the 2020 Elections. aclu.org This week, the presidential candidates will face off in their first debate of the general election. Voters will hear Donald Trump and Joe Biden talk about their views on the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy, and the Supreme Court vacancy created by the untimely passing of ACLU alumna Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The ACLU and our supporters will be listening closely for how their answers relate to key civil liberties issues, including racial justice and reproductive freedom, just as we have throughout the presidential campaign., , This cycle, the ACLU has gotten involved in the presidential campaign in a serious way for…
(2020-09-29). Tuesday 9/29: Remember Ruth & Breonna: Rise Up & Vote March & Rally at SCOTUS Washington DC w/ PPC. indybay.org In-person march starting at Supreme Court, Washington D.C. & online via livestream…
(2020-09-29). Winner-Take-All Electoral College Could Enable Dreaded Constitutional Crisis. truthout.org Support for abolishing the Electoral College has reached its highest level in nearly 10 years as calls to reform other minoritarian structures, including the composition of the Senate and the Supreme Court, come under increasing scrutiny after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. | A Gallup survey found
(2020-09-29). Indian court set to deliver verdict in Babri mosque demolition case. yenisafak.com A special court in India will deliver on Wednesday the verdict in the criminal case related to the Babri mosque demolition, almost 28 years after the structure in the Ayodhya town was pulled down.Last month, the Supreme Court had set Sept. 30 as the deadline to conclude the trial and pronounce the judgment.However, many senior defendants above 90 years of age may not be able to attend the court proceedings on that day due to health concerns although they are legally required to be present in court. It is not clear what arrangements the court would make for them.As many as 32 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders w…
(2020-09-29). Racism, Militarism and Materialism = AFRICOM. globalresearch.ca A year before the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was murdered, he declared the United States was the greatest purveyor of violence on the planet. | Some people today focus on the moral implications of this statement, disconnected from the …
(2020-09-29). UAE expresses hopes for Middle East peace talks following 'historic' accord with Israel. news.un.org The historic agreement normalizing relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) should boost efforts towards achieving regional peace and a brighter future for generations to come, the UAE's Foreign Affairs Minister told the UN General Assembly in a pre-recorded speech broadcast on Tuesday.
(2020-09-29). The Better Part of Patriotism. progressive.org Protest is the essence of American democracy, of America itself.
(2020-09-29). The Next Steps In Eviction Defense. popularresistance.org Oregon – Here in Portland, there are signs that the movement for Black lives and the movement for actually affordable housing are increasingly intersecting in all kinds of ways. Among the networks engaged in popular education and resistance organizing efforts around housing issues, you'll find groups normally focused on the massive problems of killer cops and institutional racism, such as Don't Shoot PDX. Outside of the home of a family facing foreclosure in North Portland on Mississippi, you'll find people who have long been involved with the daily protests that have been going on in Portland since the murder of…
(2020-09-29). Venezuela: Democracy Versus Blockade. popularresistance.org On December 6 there will be elections in Venezuela to elect all the deputies to the National Assembly (NA), an event of extraordinary political transcendence. But before going into that subject I will mention the elections that will be held in several Latin American countries in the coming months, all of them are very important in the dispute for our America between the right-wing and the popular forces. | On October 18, general elections in Bolivia, where Evo Morales' MAS is the favorite to win in the first round, but the big question remains whether the same oligarchic and racist group that, supported by Washin…
(2020-09-29). Protesters March On the Most Racist Police Department on the SF Peninsula. indybay.org Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by Louisville, Kentucky Metro Police Department officers Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove on March 13, 2020. In response to a lack of indictments for murder announced on September 23, hundreds marched down the El Camino Real taking the streets and descending on the Menlo Park Police Department (MPPD) two days later. An organizer said the location was chosen because MPPD is "the most racist police on the Peninsula by far."
(2020-09-29). Second Intifada Was Natural Response to Israeli 'Occupation', Top Abbas Adviser Says. sputniknews.com For Israel, the second Palestinian uprising was a bloody page in the country's history. It claimed the lives of more than a thousand people and injured many others. But for the Palestinians, assaults on Israeli targets, even if they were civilian, were necessary simply because they were a tool in the hands of people fighting for their independence.
(2020-09-29). Domestic Workers Are Organizing to Make Care Work a 2020 Election Issue. truthout.org Angella Foster, 56, has worked as a nanny in the Boston area since immigrating from Jamaica in 2000. She is also a local political activist. Foster has been reaching out to voters since the early days of the 2020 presidential primary, before COVID-19 hit. | "At first, I was fearful to canvas door to door in case I came across someone who was racist, but I knew I had to do it. I did it for myself, and for the next generation," Foster told Truthout. | Since the pandemic has made in-person canvassing…
(2020-09-29). Philippines: Human rights are weapons against Duterte's state terrorism. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Sept. 26 statement from Marco L. Valbuena, Information Officer, Communist Party of the Philippines. | Before the entire world, Duterte revealed himself a remorseless fascist when speaking before the United Nations General Assembly a few days ago, he denounced how human rights have been "weaponized" against his regime. Duterte used the term "weaponize" to denigrate human rights as if it were some malevolent tool used for underhanded aims and to denounce the advocates of human rights as subversives. | In fact, human rights are weapons of the people to defend them…
(2020-09-29). UAE, Israeli ministers discuss energy, technology cooperation. yenisafak.com Sultan al-Jaber had discussions with them on cooperation opportunities in energy, technology and industry, ADNOC said.Israel and the UAE signed an agreement on Sept. 15 to establish diplomatic relations.
(2020-09-29). Punished for Reporting Sexual Harassment: How One Law School Almost Got a Student Survivor Banned From the Bar. aclu.org George Washington University law student Dorea K. Batté saw the texts, missed calls, and voicemails pour into her phone by the hundreds. When she blocked the number they were coming from, her stalker found a way to use different numbers to contact her. She kept blocking the numbers; he kept reaching her using new ones. Feeling helpless and overwhelmed and after warning her stalker twice to stop contacting her — to no avail — Batté finally went to her law school's Title IX office to get help. As a reminder, Title IX is the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination — including sexual harass…
(2020-09-28). Planned Parenthood CEO: Trump's SCOTUS Pick Could Overturn Roe v. Wade & Kill Obamacare. democracynow.org 
President Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court could threaten reproductive rights across the U.S., according to Planned Parenthood president and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson. Barrett, who once called abortion "always immoral," would give conservatives a decisive 6-3 advantage on the top court if she is confirmed by the Senate, and President Trump has openly promoted her nomination by suggesting she would help overturn the landmark 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion in the U.S. Barrett "would be a huge threat to reproductive rights" on the Supreme Court, says McGill Johnson. "R…
(2020-09-28). How "Extremist" Amy Coney Barrett Could Reshape the Supreme Court & Hand Trump the Election. democracynow.org 
As President Trump nominates conservative federal judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat, we look at how an emboldened 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court could dramatically loosen gun laws, hurt immigrant communities and play a possibly central role in deciding a close presidential election. "Her religious conservatism is not what's extreme about her. It's her actual judicial opinions," says Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation. "She does not use her religion to guide her through her decisions; she uses her extremist conservative views."
(2020-09-28). Hamas in contact with Egypt to secure injured fisherman. yenisafak.com The Hamas group said on Sunday it is in contact with the Egyptian authorities to secure the return of a wounded Palestinian fisherman whose two brothers were killed by Egypt's navy on Friday.In a phone call with the family of the killed fishermen, Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh offered his group's condolences and confirmed the group is in contact with Egypt to secure the return of the third brother.On Sunday, thousands of Palestinians in the Deir al-Balah city, central Gaza, mourned the death of two brothers Hasan and Mahmoud al-Zazoua who were fishing along with their third brother when their small fishing boat came…
(2020-09-28). Wyoming Indigenous face coronavirus treatment discrimination. peoplesworld.org 
RIVERTON, Wyoming—There is a hotbed of controversy raging about the treatment of Tribal members of the Wind River Indian Reservation by a local hospital and inflammatory statements made by the Fremont County Commission Chairman Travis Becker. In the early days of the pandemic Northern Arapaho Tribal members of the Wind River Indian Reservation in west central …
(2020-09-28). Bolivia: New Attempts To Annul Socialist Presidential Binomial. telesurenglish.net Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) presidential candidate Luis Arce Sunday denounced that Bolivia's Supreme Court (TSE) is desperately seeking to proscribe the leftist movement from the elections through unconstitutional appeals. | RELATED: | His claim occurred after La Paz's Departmental Justice Tribunal (TDJ) admitted a legal appeal that seeks to force the TSE to annul MAS candidates. In July, lawmaker Carmen G…
(2020-09-28). Trump's Extremist Supreme Court Pick Could Hand Him the Election. truthout.org As President Trump nominates conservative federal judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat, we look at how an emboldened 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court could dramatically loosen gun laws, hurt immigrant communities and play a possibly central role in deciding a close presidential election. "Her religious conservatism is not what's extreme about her. It's her actual judicial opinions," says Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation. "She does not…
(2020-09-28). Supreme Court: Trump seeks to lock in ultra-right supermajority with Barrett nomination. liberationnews.org 
Frantic efforts in the Senate are underway to install far right appeals court judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. After a short search period, Donald Trump announced Barrett's nomination in a speech at the White House on Saturday. Trump touted her commitment to "our religious liberty, our public safety" and noted "Law and …
(2020-09-28). How AOC Challenged the Myth of Yitzhak Rabin the Peacemaker. mintpressnews.com 
When it was publicized that AOC was pulling out of a Yitzhak Rabin memorial, Peace Now's Israel PR man called him "a warrior with skeletons turned peacemaker, a description that betrays his bloody past.
(2020-09-28). Glaring racial disparities in Albany, NY. liberationnews.org 
A recent study from the Urban Institute shows that even within the racist country that is the U.S., Albany stands out. The capital of New York, a supposedly progressive state, ranked 234 out of 274 in terms of racial and economic inclusivity, using aggregate data like homeownership rates by race, poverty rates by race, and …
(2020-09-28). The Real Threat to Democracy: Concentrated Wealth. counterpunch.org 
A White House that muses openly about not counting votes. A Senate rushing to cement in place a fiercely conservative Supreme Court. We have plenty of reasons these days to despair for our democracy. The Commission on Presidential Debates has just added another. This independent blue-ribbon panel has produced every presidential debate since 1988. The
(2020-09-28). Let's Talk about Racism and Health. dissidentvoice.org 
The current uprising across the nation is a take-off moment for systemic racism in the United States. A take-off moment occurs when awareness about a crisis reaches a level of public consciousness where an event (in this case, the recent high-profile police murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd) sparks protests across the country. Racist …
(2020-09-28). Palestine politics: Could a unified leadership and elections herald a new era? middleeasteye.net 
Palestine politics: Could a unified leadership and elections herald a new era? | Following a meeting in Turkey, Fatah and Hamas announced a new roadmap for elections in Palestine | Mon, 09/28/2020 – 15: 00 | Palestinians wave national flags as they march in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, calling for the cessation of divisions between Fatah and Hamas and the unification of the West Bank an…
(2020-09-28). Accepting Israeli prize in 2018, RBG never mentioned Palestinians. mronline.org 
The recent death of U.S. Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg (known popularly as 'RBG') has brought accolades from all over the world, especially from progressives who hailed her positions.
(2020-09-28). Palestinians should be 'happy' about normalisation, says UAE's al-Otaiba. middleeasteye.net 
Palestinians should be 'happy' about normalisation, says UAE's al-Otaiba | Abu Dhabi's ambassador to Washington lashed out at the Palestinians for not celebrating normalisation with Israel | Mon, 09/28/2020 – 17: 50 | Yousef al-Otaiba claimed that the UAE-Israeli agreement halted Israel's plan to annex up to 30 percent of the occupied West Bank (AFP/File photo) | The UAE ambassador to the US has said that Pale…
(2020-09-28). The Court of God: How a Catholic Secret Society Took Over SCOTUS. mintpressnews.com 
With his latest SCOTUS nomination, Trump advances the designs of a clique of ultra-conservatives with ties to a Catholic secret society and Cold War stalwarts leading the US to the brink of overt fascism.
(2020-09-28). As poverty deepens / Black community fights police terror. workers.org 
San Antonio After summer-long mobilizations against racism, white supremacy, and killer cops, activists in San Antonio continued fighting on several fronts as fall arrived. Youth pay homage to police victim, Darrell Zemault Sr. Outraged protests have been ongoing since Sept. 15, when officers of the San Antonio Police Department shot . . . |
(2020-09-28). The Rolling Constitutional-Fascist Coup in the World's Most Dangerous Nation. counterpunch.org 
We are in the middle of a rolling authoritarian and even fascist coup that is working with and through the United States Constitution to no small degree. To be sure, Trump is doing everything in his considerable power to undermine a "normal" bourgeois-constitutional election. He's working to sabotage mail delivery in an election that will depend on mail-in ballots thanks to the pandemic Trump has fanned. He's deploying armed right-wing "poll watchers" to intimidate minority and other Biden voters. He's encouraging terrorist street actions and intimidation by white "tough guys" (bikers, militia members, cops, and…
(2020-09-28). Big Lies About Blacks From Bigot Boy. counterpunch.org 
During President Trump's appearance on a nationally televised Town Hall forum held recently at the U.S. Constitution Center in Philadelphia, he engaged in the 'Big Lie' — that propaganda technique linked with Hitler's Nazi regime. Trump spun Big Lies of varying size on topics ranging from health care to racial hatred throughout that Q-&-A session broadcast from
(2020-09-28). Pompeo Phones Egypt's FM to Discuss on Libya, Palestine. telesurenglish.net Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received on Sunday a phone call from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, during which they discussed regional issues including the Libyan crisis and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. | RELATED: | Shoukry and Pompeo discussed "the latest developments on the Libyan arena and the efforts made to stabilize the cease-fire" that was reached between Libyan rival parties, said Egyptian F…
(2020-09-28). Is a New Wave of Covid-Fascism Invading Europe? globalresearch.ca He spoke Truth to Power, about the covid-lie and what it did to humanity and to the global economy. And then he was suddenly arrested by police, handcuffed, pushed into a police car and driven to Wandsworth Custody Center, were he was detained for 22 hours, simply for telling the truth about covid-19.
(2020-09-28). Trump Nominates Right-Wing Ideologue for Supreme Court of the United States. globalresearch.ca On Saturday, Trump nominated US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett for SCOTUS. | If confirmed by the GOP-controlled Senate as expected pre-November elections, it'll shift the High Court to a far-right 6 — 3 majority, potentially for …
(2020-09-28). The Supreme Court Has Never Been Liberal. counterpunch.org In the hours after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, shocked Americans speculated about whether or not Republican Senator Mitt Romney would oppose a Senate confirmation vote just weeks before the election. After all, Romney had emerged as the highest-profile Republican lawmaker critical of the president and was the lone senator from his party
(2020-09-28). Trump's New Move To Stay in Office: Impose Coney-Barrett in Supreme. telesurenglish.net President Donald Trump nominated conservative Amy Coney-Barrett as a candidate for the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) to guarantee his permanence in the White House in case he doesn't win the November election. | RELATED: | "I will not leave the presidency so easily," Trump said after warning that if Democrat Joe Biden wins a majority vote, he will appeal to the Supreme Court for "being a victim of fraud." | On Saturd…
(2020-09-28). Spain's Supreme Forces Catalonia's President To Leave Office. telesurenglish.net Spain's Supreme Court disqualified the Catalonia president Quim Torra from his post for 18 months. The verdict argues that he did not comply with an Electoral Board's order, which requested him to remove banners supporting Catalan political prisoners. | RELATED: | Torra must also pay a fine of 30,000 euros for his "forceful, repeated, and stubborn resistance" to obeying an order "invested with authority and dictated u…
(2020-09-28). The Fickle Finger of Fate Points; Republicans React. counterpunch.org These excerpts come from the New York Times website at 9: 30 p.m. local time, on Thursday, September 24, 2020: "On Wednesday, Mr. Trump merged the two story lines involving the court and the legitimacy of the election. He said he expected voting disputes to be decided by the Supreme Court and urged a swift confirmation
(2020-09-28). Bolivia Election: Women and Young Represent Majority of Voters. telesurenglish.net Bolivia's electoral roll has a female majority, as 51.07 percent of eligible voters in the national territory are women, according to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). | RELATED: | The registry shows that in the national territory, 7.031.294 people will vote in the October 18 elections. Abroad there are 30 nations where Bolivians can participate, but the governments have yet to confirm whether it will offer them this oppor…
(2020-09-28). Russia and Iran in Syria; Iran prepares a move on the Israeli borders. thealtworld.com There has been a lot of talk about a Russian-Iranian conflict of interest in Syria and the differences of priorities, goals, and about the deployment of the Iranian forces in different Syrian provinces, in particular in the south of Syria bordering the Israeli occupied Golan Heights. In reality, there are organised disagreements which the various players have accepted without this necessarily affecting their primary objectives. However, Iran seems to have decided to take more escalatory steps in Syria that are expected to cause concern in Israel. This step follows the normalisation of the Emirates and Bahrein rel…