(2022-08-29). Journalists Who Challenge NATO Narratives Are Now 'Information Terrorists'. orinocotribune.com By Vanessa Beeley | We will have to answer to the "law" as "war criminals": | A US state department sponsored round table on "countering disinformation" was recently held at the According to the press release: "NGOs, mass media and international experts" took part in the round table discussions. Delegates discu…
(2022-08-29). US Sends Warships Through the Taiwan Strait for First Time Since Pelosi Visit. news.antiwar.com Two US warships The US Navy's Seventh Fleet said the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville made the passage through the Strait. China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) slammed the provocation and said it tracked the US warships as they made the transit. | "The People'
(2022-08-29). US Judge Upholds ConocoPhillips $8.5B Award, Venezuela Rejects 'Unlawful' Ruling. popularresistance.org A Washington D.C. federal judge has granted US oil corporation ConocoPhillips final approval to enforce a multi-billion arbitration award against Venezuela. | On August 19, US District Judge Carl Nichols issued a default judgment in favor of ConocoPhillips to collect on a US $8.5 billion arbitration award plus around $22 million for reimbursement of legal costs after the Venezuelan so-called "interim government" failed to appear in court for more than two years. The default claim was entered by the court in October 2021. | The Nicolás Maduro government had carried out the country's legal defense in its most impor…
(2022-08-29). West's neoliberal 'age of abundance' is over, as war and sanctions boomerang home. popularresistance.org France's President Emmanuel Macron, a former banker, warned that "we are living the end of what could have seemed an era of abundance," calling it "a kind of major tipping point or a great upheaval." | Western wars and sanctions are boomeranging back at home. The neoliberal phase of capitalism is collapsing. | Neoliberalism has lost the key pillars it was built on: cheap energy and raw materials from Russia, cheap labor and consumer goods from China, an unsustainable bubble of household debt, low to zero interest rates, and Washington's ability to organize regime-change operations in any country where a governmen…
(2022-08-29). Jaishankar Justifies India's Decision to Buy Russian Oil. infobrics.org Justifying India's decision to import Russian crude oil amidst the Ukraine war, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that his moral duty is to ensure the best deal for Indians, most of whom cannot afford high energy prices…
(2022-08-29). Baltic governments use war in Ukraine to accelerate removal of Soviet World War II monuments. wsws.org The reactionary campaign is designed to sow ethnic divisions and erase from historical memory the defeat of fascism and the massive victory it signified for both the Soviet and international working class.
(2022-08-29). Central bankers back Fed's war on the working class. wsws.org It is significant that in his very short speech to the Jackson Hole conclave, Fed chair Jerome Powell made two references to former chair Paul Volcker whose high interest rate regime in the 1980s resulted in economic devastation for millions of workers.
(2022-08-29). Impressions of Donald Trump. dissidentvoice.org 
Neurosis to a greater or lesser degree is the norm in western industrialized societies. Drawing on this fact is the key to effective propaganda. It is well known that neurotics always return to the place they are running away from. It's a circle game of frustration in which being frustrated is actually the "solution," because …
(2022-08-29). Early childcare workers take action to address staff shortages, low pay. greenleft.org.au Early childcare workers are going on strike on September 7 as part of their campaign for better pay and urgent action on staff shortages, reports Jacob Andrewartha.
(2022-08-29). US warships sail through Taiwan Strait four weeks after Pelosi trip. wsws.org The US Navy confirmed two guided-missile cruisers sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, further escalating the military standoff of US imperialism with China.
(2022-08-29). Science Saturday: Mayo innovation, research at forefront of World War II victory. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A photograph taken from the air of "G-Whiz," the Mayo Clinic Dauntless Dive Bomber plane used for testing the G-suit and other innovations. If you watched "Top Gun: Maverick" this summer, you saw a fictional portrayal of how fighter pilots can perform incredible aerial maneuvers at high G-forces, or the force of gravity. Here's the story about the role Mayo Clinic had in enabling pilots to reach those heights and possibly win a war. In…
(2022-08-29). Spiral downward and No exit! indybay.org The austerity dictates imposed on the Eurozone are only exacerbating the crisis they are supposed to be fighting. In all economies under the thumb of the "troika" of the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank & the European Commission, the austerity measures are leading to a collapse in domestic demand.
(2022-08-29). National Institutes of Health renews Mayo Clinic's $48 million Clinical and Translational Science Award. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic announced today that its Center for Clinical and Translational Science has successfully renewed funding for its research grant from the National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences for five more years. The funding award, totaling $48.2 million, is one of Mayo's largest NIH grants, supporting research and education across the institution at that aims to accelerate innovation to improve patient care and health for all people. "We…
(2022-08-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Helping your child with back-to-school anxiety. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Most kids are eager for the last day of school and the start of summer vacation. But this time of year, there are many students who might not look forward to returning to the classroom, in part because of separation anxiety. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/C_wvC0NAgy8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. By the time the first…
(2022-08-29). Netherlands innovates with Floating Panels in Sea, Locally-owned Wind Farm Cooperative. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) The Netherlands was long a laggard regarding the green energy revolution and combating the climate emergency, perhaps in part because it is a fossil gas-producing country. Even so, the Netherlands is now making strides toward an energy switch with some innovative approaches. It is still a little behind the European …
(2022-08-29). Colombian Ambassador Arrives in Caracas. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, August 28, designated Colombian ambassador to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti, arrived in Caracas to formally present credentials to the Venezuelan government, as part of the actions to resume relations between the two countries. | As reported by the "We are brothers and an imaginary line cannot separate us, much less a public policy of th…
(2022-08-29). Declaration affirms one-China principle. ecns.cn The one-China principle cannot be challenged and China must and will surely be reunified, according to the Chengdu Declaration adopted on Saturday evening during the Overseas Chinese World Conference for Promoting the Peaceful Reunification of China held in Chengdu, Sichuan province.
(2022-08-29). Venezuela y Colombia restablecen relaciones diplomáticas con el arribo de sus embajadores a Caracas y Bogotá. telesurtv.net Ambois países coinciden en impulsar relaciones bilaterales en cuestiones medulares como comercio, migrtación y seguridad fronteriza tras tres años de ruptura diplomática.
(2022-08-29). Presidente de Venezuela felicita a los nuevos jefes de calle. telesurtv.net "Más de 45.000 comunidades en la asamblea han elegido a sus jefes y jefas de comunidad, les expreso todo mi apoyo y todos somos vencedores", indicó el presidente Maduro.
(2022-08-28). China puts military on alert after US warships enter Taiwan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) — Beijing has reportedly slammed the US Navy's "freedom of navigation" missions in the Taiwan Strait as provocations.
(2022-08-28). Pentagon Says US Is Accelerating HIMARS Production to Arm Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A Pentagon official William LaPlante, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, made the comments after visiting Lockheed Martin facilities in Camden, Arkansas, that produces HIMARS and Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS). | "As we continue providing security assistance to Ukraine, w…
(2022-08-28). Every Meddling Tactic the U.S. Empire Has Used in Ukraine Has a Historical Precedent. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea The perception of the events in Ukraine that U.S. imperialism seeks to propagate is one of "see no evil, hear no evil" when it comes to the role Washington has played. The demonization of Russia is so extreme that Kiev supporters often can't even admit the conflict is a proxy war, for fear…
(2022-08-28). Will Six Months of War in Ukraine Turn Into Six Years? commondreams.org Biden is signaling that his administration intends to measure this war in years, not months.
(2022-08-28). Military Situation In Syria On August 27, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On August 26, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 4 times: 2 in Aleppo province, 1 in Latakia province, 1 in Idib province; | On August 26, the US base at Al-Omar oil field was targeted by a drone attack by the resistance groups; | On August 25, Israeli warplanes struck SAA positions in Masyaf with several missiles; | On August 25, Israeli warplanes struck SAA positions near Tartus with several missiles.
(2022-08-28). Ignorant and Stupid Politicians Committed to Nuclear War: The Unthinkable: "Money and Mistakes" are the Driving Force behind World History/ By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, August 27, 2022. marktaliano.net Original Link Here: www.globalresearch.ca/ignorant-and-stupid-politicians-committed-to-nuclear-war-the-unthinkable-money-and-mistakes-are-the-driving-force-behind-world-history/5791461 Nuclear War against both China and Russia is contemplated "At no point since the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, has humanity been closer to the unthinkable. All the safeguards of the Cold War era, which categorized the nuclear bomb as "a weapon of last resort", …
(2022-08-28). Major Damage After Israel Attacks Sites in Western Syria. news.antiwar.com 
Satellite imagery is coming in The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the main target was a depot holding 1,000 medium-range missiles Russia
(2022-08-28). Dr. Gerald Horne On The Life And Legacy Of W.E.B. Du Bois. popularresistance.org Decades after his death, W.E.B Du Bois stands as one of the great intellectual giants of the 20th Century. Born in Massachussets after the Civil War, Du Bois became the first Black man to earn a doctorate from Harvard University, and was one of the founders of the NAACP and the Niagara Movement. He authored works such as The Souls of Black Folk, The Philadelphia Negro, and Black Reconstruction in America, and is widely considered to be one of the founders of American sociology. Du Bois's brilliance extended beyond the academy to the world of politics. He denounced accommodationists such as Booker T. Washington, t…
(2022-08-28). Taliban Says US Drones are Entering Afghan Airspace Through Pakistan. news.antiwar.com The Taliban's acting defense minister said Sunday that US drones have been entering Afghan airspace through Pakistan. "According to our information the drones are entering through Pakistan to Afghanistan, they use Pakistan's airspace, we ask Pakistan, don't use your airspace against us," said Defense Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob. Pakistan has yet to comment on the …
(2022-08-28). US Hints to Israel's Gantz It's Preparing Military Option Against Iran. news.antiwar.com An Israeli official said that According to The Times of Israel, the Israeli official said that Gantz told Sullivan that Israel "needs" the US to have a credible military option against Iran. The meeting came as Washington and Tehran are engaged in negotiations to revive the nuclear deal. | The official sai…
(2022-08-28). Military Situation In Yemen On August 27, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 136 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On August 26, the STC forces captured Qashaa base in Abyan province from the Islah Party militants; | On August 27, the Jordanian media reported that US representatives and the rescue government of Yemen reached an agreement on the complete reopening of daily flights and the return of all airlines to Sana'a airport withou…
(2022-08-28). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…
(2022-08-28). Liberal Requiem for the Cold War. orinocotribune.com By Kahlil Wall-Johnson Aug 26, 2022 | Cold war veteran and former Radio Free Europe broadcaster George Urban is
(2022-08-28). Video: The Dangers of Nuclear War are "REAL": Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca While one can conceptualize the loss of life and destruction resulting from present-day wars including Iraq and Afghanistan, it is impossible to fully comprehend the devastation which might result from a Third World War, using "new technologies" and advanced weapons, until it occurs and becomes a reality.
(2022-08-28). Global WAR-NING! Geoengineering Is Wrecking Our Planet and Humanity. globalresearch.ca World leaders are meeting in Glasgow at COP-26. All eyes are now on "the imminent dangers of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions". The "climate emergency" is a timely instrument of propaganda used to distract people from questioning "the real crisis", namely the Covid-19 "plandemic".
(2022-08-28). The Twin City Co-op Wars: An Interview With Erik Esse. popularresistance.org In this episode of All Things Co-op, Cinar and Kevin talk with Erik Esse, the producer of the new documentary The Co-op Wars. The Co-op Wars traces the history of the food cooperative movement in the mid to late 1970s in Minnesota's Twin Cities. The rapid development of the food co-op network in the area prompted a split between anarchist "hippies" and Bolsheviks who styled themselves as the "Cooperative Organization" and set about taking over the People's Warehouse by force. The film provides powerful lessons for cooperative organizations and activists today. As Erik and the ATC guys dissect the film and its imp…
(2022-08-28). 32 Killed In Libya's Tripoli Clashes, Competing Prime Ministers De-Escalate. southfront.org 
On August 28, tensions came to an end in Tripoli as forces loyal to Fathi Bashagha, the interim prime minister of Libya, withdrew from the outskirts of the capital. | The forces withdrew from the April 7 Camp and Bawabat al-Jibs in southern Tripoli. Forces supporting Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, head of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity, quickly took back both areas. | The surprise withdrawal came following unconfirmed reports of Turkish drone strikes on forces led by Bashagha's ally Major Gen…
(2022-08-28). CA advocates call on lawmakers to 'beat the heat' with action to address climate change. indybay.org Environmental advocates called on California to take strong action to beat the heat by addressing climate change. Community members, advocates, and EOPA CA-an organization with 440 CA elected officials – want to ensure California is a national climate leader. Attendees showed support for Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal for climate action calling for state lawmakers to accelerate green-house gas reduction, the state's advance toward 100 percent clean energy, institute public health setbacks for oil and gas wells amongst other emission-reducing initiatives.
(2022-08-28). VIDEO: Largest procession of Arbaeen starts in Iarq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) — The largest procession of Arbaeen started from Basra province in southern Iraq towards the Holy shrine of Imam Hussein (PBUH) in Karbala.
(2022-08-28). Union-backed arbitration decision condemns Canadian Pacific Rail workers to real-terms pay cut, onerous working conditions. wsws.org The arbitration award, the outcome of the Teamsters' sabotage of last March's militant strike, retains the brutal scheduling regime and dangerous working conditions that prevail across North America's railroads.
(2022-08-28). Iraqi forces thwart rocket attack on UAE Dana Gas. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) — Iraqi security forces announced that a rocket attack on the UAE energy firm Dana Gas in Sulaymaniyah in northern Iraq has been thwarted.
(2022-08-28). China, ROK urged to jointly boost growth. ecns.cn Premier Li Keqiang has called for joint efforts by Beijing and Seoul to work toward another 30 years of common development and prosperity, saying that the two sides should reach agreements on the second phase of a bilateral free trade agreement as soon as possible.
(2022-08-28). Philippines: Free Adora Faye de Vera, poet, patriot and warrior for women's liberation. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following August 27 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | We join the clamor of women's groups, artists, poets, rights defenders and other democratic organizations for the immediate release of Adora Faye de Vera. Adora Faye was arrested by police last Wednesday afternoon in her place of residence in Quezon City, and later brought to Calinog town, Iloilo, where she is being made to face false criminal charges. She joins at least 800 other political prisoners in the Philippines who continue to suffer unjust incarceration. | Adora Faye is an artist, a poe…
(2022-08-28). Colombian Ambassador-designate Arrives in Venezuela. telesurenglish.net The arrival in Caracas of the newly appointed ambassador by Colombian President Gustavo Petro opens a new chapter in the history of relations between the two neighboring states, interrupted in February 2019. | Armando Benedetti received by Rander Peña, Vice Minister of the Americas of the People's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Aug. 28, 2022.
(2022-08-28). Presidente de Venezuela recibe al viceprimer ministro de Cuba. telesurtv.net El funcionario cubano, quien arribó el miércoles a la nación suramericana, se reunió también con la vicepresidenta venezolana, Delcy Rodríguez.
(2022-08-27). Biden Receives Bipartisan Criticism for Bombing Syria. news.antiwar.com After three days of airstrikes against Shia groups allied with the Syrian government, some members of Congress are taking aim at the White House. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy called for rethinking American troop presence in the Middle East. Republicans capitalized on the fighting to call for an end of nuclear talks with Iran. On Tuesday, …
(2022-08-27). U.S. boosts Ukraine war assistance to $13 billion. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Breaking DefenseAugust 24, 2022 With biggest-yet security package, US aid to Ukraine nears $13B The security package "is not relevant to the fight today, tomorrow or next week," but is designed to support Ukraine for years to come, said Pentagon Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl. President Joe Biden today…announc[ed] a new arms …
(2022-08-27). The Heat: Turkiye foreign policy. america.cgtn.com Turkiye is considered at the crossroad between West and East and now between Ukraine and Russia. We will take a look at how the country is helping forge peace by talking to both sides.
(2022-08-27). The US Blockade Against Cuba is an Act of War. libya360.wordpress.com HELEN YAFFE Cubans drive past the US embassy during a rally calling for the end of the US blockade. (YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images) For sixty years, the United States' blockade against Cuba has worked to hinder the island's development and prevent it from trading even with third countries. It's time Washington stopped its cruel…
(2022-08-27). Venezuelan Central Bank Scrambles to Control Soaring Exchange Rate. venezuelanalysis.com The currency devaluation has an immediate impact on the Venezuelan people's purchasing power.