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On Contact: Rebel, Rebel With Popular Resistance

October 13, 2019 Chris Hedges, RT. , ,
This week on On Contact with Chris Hedges, Dr. Margaret Flowers and attorney Kevin Zeese speak about social transformation and building a culture of resistance. They discuss the roles of movements and electoral politics in social change and the necessity of direct action to impact the power structure. They also discuss the free Popular Resistance School. Hedges was involved in organizing the occupation of Freedom Plaza in 2011, part of the Occupy Movement, and the strategy retreat that led to the founding of Popular Resistance in 2013. Hedges' first-hand knowledge of major transformations that countries have experienced while being a foreign correspondent for the New York Times informs the work of Popular Resistance.

Too Poor To Live Free, Rebel Scientists And These Elections Don’t Matter

October 10, 2019 Eleanor Goldfield, Popular Resistance ,
How high can you go --- the costs of health insurance continue to rise sharply. Our push to build power, reach out to others and rattle thrones must escalate in kind. Next, climate and environmental experts fired for researching and spreading the truth. Are we gonna let their voices be silenced? Finally, Nora Barrows-Friedman joins us to talk about her recent trip to Palestine.

A Massive Rally By The Revolutionary Socialist Left In Argentina Was A Message To The Powerful

October 10, 2019 By Nathaniel Flakin, Leftvoice.org , ,
The largest avenue in the world, the 9 de Julio in the middle of Buenos Aires, was blocked off on Saturday afternoon. Thousands of socialists gathered in front of the Obelisk, Argentina’s national monument, for a rally of the Workers Left Front—Unity (Frente de Izquierda y los Trabajadores—Unididad, or FIT-Unidad). The country’s largest bourgeois newspaper, Clarín, estimated the crowd at 25,000 people. The rally was covered in all of the country’s major media outlets. Argentina’s national elections will take place in three weeks. The current president, Mauricio Macri, suffered a landslide defeat in the primary elections on August 11.

Social Movements Plan March On Sao Paulo For Lula

October 9, 2019 Staff, Telesurenglish.net , , , ,
Social movements in Brazil are planning a march to Sao Paulo for October 13th, to demand that former leftist President Lula Da Silva be freed from jail, where he has been detained since April 2018 on trumped-up charges. The organizers of the "Justice for Lula" event, together with the Lula Libre Committee, reported that the demonstration aims to denounce the crimes and legal war that have made it impossible for the ex-president to appear in the 2018 general elections, making him a political prisoner.

Citizens’ Demands Step Up In Peru

October 7, 2019 Gustavo Espinoza M., Resumen Latinoamericano in Peru, translation North America burea , ,
Yes, finally the demands of the citizens have come into play. Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra, cornered by the mafia of Fujimori supporters and the Aprista movement, has decided to dissolve the Congress of the Republic and convene new parliamentary elections next January 26. This is an action that would be considered completely legitimate and rational in Spain, England, or France is being objected to in the South American country by the most reactionary groups and is being branded as a “Chavista” measure.

Beyond Impeachment: Remove This Regime From Below

October 3, 2019 Paul Street, Counterpunch.org , ,
The impeachment of Donald J. Trump is coming. What to make of it? It’s hard not to enjoy watching the Malignant One (Trump) squirm and lash out like a wounded animal. There is no public humiliation too great for this sorry excuse for a human being, this racist, sexist, eco-cidal and fascist bastard who endangers the world with his presence in its most powerful office. Trump’s noxiously racist, sexist, Nativist, plutocratic, corrupt, and environmentally disastrous regime has done great damage to basic democratic and human norms, civilizational decency, social justice, and prospects for a decent future.

Behind The Impeachment Frenzy + Organizing To Win

October 3, 2019 Eleanor Goldfield, Popular Resistance ,
The spin on the impeachment frenzy you're not hearing – but really really need to. Plus, the difference between a whistleblower and a status quo whistler. Next, Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap joins us to talk constitutional amendments, working inside vs. outside the system and finding hope – without optimism – in the fight.

The Ukraine Impeachment Fiasco: Both Republicans And Democrats Being Manipulated By The Deep State

October 3, 2019 Philip Giraldi, Ahtribune.com , , ,
The problem with the current imbroglio over Ukraine is that the discussion does not begin where it should. Here is the timeline: the United States decided to make a serious effort to bring about regime change in Ukraine under the Obama Administration after that country’s election on June 2010 returned Viktor Yanukovych, who sought closer ties with Russia rather than Europe, as president. The White House claimed that the election results were fraudulent, even though international observers disagreed, and decided to intervene.

Shooting At Haitian Parliament Surprises Few As Anti-Government Protests Continue

October 2, 2019 Jane Regan, Nacla.org , , ,
An Associated Press photographer and a security guard were both injured when a Haitian senator pulled out a gun and started firing outside the parliament this week. Suddenly news outlets around the world remembered Haiti. The “if it bleeds it leads” adage was proven right once again. But the Haitian people have been bleeding for years now. The shooting was just one more incident in a crisis that arguably began long before President Jovenel Moïse took office in February 2017. The only notable difference on September 23 was that the victim worked for a foreign news agency.

Hindus Must Stand Against Hindutva: Why I Protested Against Narendra Modi In Houston And New York

October 1, 2019 Sunita Viswanath, Scroll.in , ,
A close Kashmiri friend of mine in New York City has not spoken with her loved ones for more than 50 days. The Valley has been under siege since August 5, with a communications blackout in place. Meanwhile, detention centres are being built in Assam for potentially millions of people rendered non-citizens through the National Register of Citizens programme. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the stage with US President Donald Trump in Houston on September 22, he declared in eight languages, “Everything is fine in India.”

Making Foreign Policy Part Of Election

October 1, 2019 By Yvesengler.com ,
Canada’s contribution to the climate crisis, anti-Palestinian policies, support for an illegitimate Haitian president, interference in Venezuela’s affairs, NATO deployments and arms sales to Saudi Arabia are some of the foreign policy topics that should motivate how we vote. Activists with Disruption Network Canada are committed to raising these issues in the spirit of Greta Thunberg who eloquently told the politicians: “You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words.” If election campaigns are not the time to demand change from political leaders when is?

Protests Break Out Across Egypt Demanding El-Sisi’s Resignation

September 30, 2019 Staff, Aljazeera.com , ,
Protests have broken out in parts of Egypt with demonstrators calling for the departure of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi amid a high security alert. Following Friday prayers in the Warraq area in Giza governorate, demonstrators chanted slogans calling for the resignation of el-Sisi and raised slogans condemning the deterioration of living conditions in the country as well as the spread of corruption. Witnesses and security sources said police fired tear gas to disperse up to 1,000 protesters that were shouting "Leave Sisi", reported Reuters news agency.

The Problem With Impeachment

September 28, 2019 Chris Hedges, Truthdig.com , ,
Impeaching Donald Trump would do nothing to halt the deep decay that has beset the American republic. It would not magically restore democratic institutions. It would not return us to the rule of law. It would not curb the predatory appetites of the big banks, the war industry and corporations. It would not get corporate money out of politics or end our system of legalized bribery. It would not halt the wholesale surveillance and monitoring of the public by the security services.

Egypt’s Arab Spring Isn’t Over

September 27, 2019 Greg Wilpert, Therealnews.com , , , ,
Welcome to The Real News Network. I’m Greg Wilpert in Baltimore. Over the weekend, in the middle of the night, thousands of Egyptians took to the streets in Tahrir Square, Cairo and were soon joined by other protestors in other cities all across Egypt. It all started when Mohamed Ali, a former actor and contractor for the Egyptian government who was living in Spain, recorded a video and spread it on Facebook, calling on Egyptians to protest against the SAC government.

Post-Election Horse-Trading Begins In Israel And All Outcomes Spell More Trouble For Palestinians

September 27, 2019 Miko Peled, Mintpressnews.com , ,
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — As the dust settles from the recent elections in apartheid Israel, the horse-trading begins. This horse-trading will determine which one of two war criminals will end up leading the racist, brutal state as its prime minister. There are two distinct and diametrically opposed approaches to viewing the Israeli elections — one that focuses on reality and one that focuses on gossip. The reality deals with Israel being a perpetrator of terrorism and destruction in Palestine for over seven decades.
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