Top 20 The Grayzone stories of 2019: From Venezuela coup attempt to Russiagate delusions, information warfare to new cold war
The Grayzone | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-02
2019 was a big year for The Grayzone. We traveled the world and broke many stories, exposing the empire's schemes…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/01/top-20-the-grayzone-stories-of-2019/

Chile: Mayor of Santiago City to Face Constitutional Accusation
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-02
Chile's lawmaker of the Social Convergence party Gabriel Boric Thursday confirmed that a coalition of progressive parties will present a constitutional accusation against the Santiago Metropolitan Mayor Felipe Guevara who is one of the authorities responsible for the brutal repression that the Military Police has been performing against citizens at Dignity Square. | RELATED: | Chileans Ring In New Year With Large Protest Against Regime | "Guevara is politically responsible for som…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chile-Mayor-of-Santiago-City-to-Face-Constitutional-Accusation-20200102-0001.html

Evo Introduces Legal Team to Fight Coup Government Accusations
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-02
The constitutional president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, introduced the team of professionals who will advise him on legal matters, and that could assume his defense after the legal accusations against him. | RELATED: | Mexican Ambassador Expelled From Bolivia Arrives in Her Country | Lawyers Raúl Zaffaroni and Gustavo Ferreyra will integrate the team that will assume the legal role of defense and advice for Morales to confront the de facto government attacks that were imposed af…
telesurenglish.net/news/evo-presents-legal-team-to-face-coup-government-accusations-20200102-0018.html

Mexico Ratifies Asylum to Bolivian Refugees in Its Embassy
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-02
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) reaffirmed Thursday that he will not fall to "any provocation" and ratified that he will not hand over the former officials from Evo Morales government that have been granted asylum at his country's embassy in La Paz, Bolivia. | RELATED: | Evo Morales Condemns Expulsion of Diplomats from Bolivia | "The instruction they have is to assert the right of asylum, that we cannot waver in this matter of giving protection to those politica…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexico-Ratifies-Asylum-to-Bolivian-Refugees-in-Its-Embassy-20200102-0019.html

Mexican Ambassador Expelled From Bolivia Arrives in Her Country
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-02
Mexico's Ambassador to Bolivia Maria Teresa Mercado Tuesday arrived in her country after being expelled by Bolivia's de-facto regime after an incident starring Spanish diplomats at her residence. | RELATED: | Bolivia Expels Mexican Ambassador Amid Ongoing Diplomatic Row | On Dec. 30, the coup-born government led by Jeanine Añez gave Ambassador Mercado 72 hours to leave the Andean country as tensions escalated over Mexico's decision to grant asylum to former officials of Preside…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexican-Ambassador-Expelled-From-Bolivia-Arrives-in-Her-Country-20200102-0004.html

'Venezuela Moves Towards a Thriving Economy' President Maduro
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-02
During an interview granted on Wednesday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro assessed the year 2019 and made a socio-political and economic prospect for 2020. | RELATED: | Latin America: A Decade in Review | "We had to regulate public spending and prioritize every single dollar available to buy medicine, food, and vital supplies," Maduro said. | "The economy started to self-regulate. Private sector doll…
telesurenglish.net/news/maduro-we-will-move-to-an-economy-of-growth-and-prosperity-20200101-0017.html

Argentina: Fernandez to Send Legal Abortion Bill to Congress
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-02
On the last day of 2019, Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez confirmed that he will send to Congress a new bill to legalize abortion in his country. | RELATED: | Guatemala: Legislator Proposes Bill to Protect Underaged Rape Survivors | "It's a public health problem that needs to be resolved," Fernandez said and added that he doesn't wa…
telesurenglish.net/news/Argentina-Fernandez-to-Send-Legal-Abortion-Bill-to-Congress-20200102-0006.html

Anglophone vs Francophone in Cameroon
J.B. Gerald | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-02
On an ugliness scale of one to ten, if the U.S. Guantanamo prison is 7, the French military in Algeria 8, Pinochet's controls of Chile 9, and the Inquisition 10, the severity, scale and number of Cameroon military human rights violations is possibly 4 and a half. Still, is the suffering of any victim ever …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/anglophone-vs-francophone-in-cameroon/

IACHR Requests Precautionary Measures for Former Ecuadorean VP
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-02
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) requested Thursday precautionary measures in favor of former Vice President of Ecuador Jorge Glas, jailed since October 2017 after being sentenced to six years in prison as part of a case linked to the bribe plot of the Brazilian company Odebrecht which Glas denies to have taken part of. | RELATED: | Pabon: Fear and Persecution Can Hurt the Pillars of Democracy | Glas' attorney Fausto Jarrin announced it with a photograph that sho…
telesurenglish.net/news/iachr-asks-to-protect-the-life-and-integrity-of-jorge-glas-20200102-0021.html

Evo Morales: An Indian out of place
Boaventura de Sousa Santos | zcomm.org | 2020-01-02
The dramatic events in Bolivia in recent months have followed an imperial script that Latin Americans are becoming more and more familiar with, and which consists in paving the way for the replacing of a democratic government deemed hostile to the interests of the United States…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/evo-morales-an-indian-out-of-place/

Video: Military and Political Trends of 2019 that Will Shape 2020
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-02
In the year 2019 the world was marked with a number of emerging and developing crises. The threat of terrorism, conflicts in the Middle East, expanding instability in South America, never-ending military, political and humanitarian crises in Africa and Asia, …
globalresearch.ca/video-military-political-trends-2019-shape-2020/5699308

Who is Pope Francis? Jorge Mario Bergoglio and Argentina's "Dirty War"
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-01
Who was Pope Francis before he became Pope? And why was he chosen to become Pope? Jorge Maria Bergoglio, appointed "Provincial" of the Order of Jesus in Argentina was one of the main supporters –within the Catholic hierarchy– of Argentina's military dictatorship which came to power in March 1976.
globalresearch.ca/washingtons-pope-who-is-francis-i-cardinal-jorge-mario-bergoglio-and-argentinas-dirty-war/5326675

Claudia Lopez Makes History as She's Sworn in as Bogota's Mayor
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-01
More than a thousand Colombian mayors and over 30 governors have assumed their positions for the 2020-2023 period Wednesday, including Claudia López , of the Alianza Verde Party. | RELATED: | Colombia: Over 10,000 Homicides, 230 Activists Killed in 2019 | The four-year period for the 1,100 mayors and 32 departmental governors that were elected on October 27 officially began on January 1, although some of them assumed in recent days to avoid power shortages and disruptions to the po…
telesurenglish.net/news/Claudia-Lopez-Makes-History-as-Shes-Sworn-in-as-Bogotas-Mayor-20200101-0004.html

Chileans Ring In New Year With Large Protest Against Regime
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-01
Thousands of Chileans filled the area around Plaza Dignidad in Santiago, Chile, to ring in the New Year with a massive demonstration against police repression. | RELATED: | Chile: 6 Military Police Detained for Sexual Abuse in Protests | According to reports, the protesters began 2020 with a massive dinner at Plaza Italia, renamed 'Dignity', under the slogan "New Year With Dignity." The day of celebrations and peaceful demonstration featured live music by various artists. | How…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chileans-Ring-In-New-Year-With-Large-Protest-Against-Regime-20200101-0001.html

Over 15 Inmates Killed in Mexican Prison Fight
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-01
Over 15 inmates were killed and five others were badly wounded on Wednesday afternoon following a fight that broke out inside a Mexican prison, the state government said. | RELATED: | Bolivia Expels Mexican Ambassador Amid Ongoing Diplomatic Row | According to state government report, the fight broke out at approximately 2: 30 P.M. (local time) at the Regional Center for Social Reintegration in the town of Cieneguillas, located on the western flank of state capital Zacatecas, th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Over-15-Inmates-Killed-in-Mexican-Prison-Fight-20200101-0003.html

The Town That Refuses to Drown
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-01
It'S 9 A.M. and a grey cloud that had been shrouding one of four mountains surrounding Temacapulín, in the highlands of western Mexico, has begun to lift. "SINCE THE SIXTH CENTURY, TEMACAPULÂN WELCOMES YOU." The bold white letters emblazoned on the side of one of the mountains, Cerro de la Cruz, emerge through the mist, Hollywood-style, as the town's inhabitants scurry to live up to the promise. It's the first day of the Tenth Annual Chile de Arból Fair and a steady rain has been threatening to flood the town's two-day festival of resist…
truthout.org/articles/the-town-that-refuses-to-drown/

telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-01
Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro began his term in January 2019 with a 49 percent popularity rating, however, after a year of poor economic performance, violence and unpopular neoliberal reforms the president's support has dropped almost 20 points, according to a survey conducted by the Datafolha consulting firm Wednesday. | RELATED: | Brazil: 2019 Marks Highest Possession of Firearms Since 1997 | According to the poll, 80 percent of Brazilians distrust Bolsonaro's statement…
telesurenglish.net/news/terrible-first-year-for-jair-bolsonaro-in-brazil-survey-says-20200101-0016.html

Google System Could Improve Breast Cancer Detection
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-01
A series of research made by Alphabet Inc's DeepMind AI unit together with Google Health has shown the potential of artificial intelligence in the early detection of women breast cancer, according to an article published Wednesday in the journal Nature. | RELATED: | Brazil Fines Facebook US$1.6m in Cambridge Analytica Case | The study is the latest to prove the accuracy of screening for the pathology that affects one in eight females globally. Radiologists miss about 20 percent of th…
telesurenglish.net/news/google-system-could-improve-breast-cancer-detection-20200101-0010.html

Brazil: 2019 Marks Highest Possession of Firearms Since 1997
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-01
Brazil enters 2020 with the highest record of possession of firearms since 1997, local newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported Monday, a figure that correlates directly to far-right President Jair Bolsoanro's first year in power. | RELATED: | Brazil Fines Facebook US$1.6m in Cambridge Analytica Case | The number of guns in circulation nearly doubled from 47,600 in 2018 to 70,800 by November 2019. Gun registrations for hunters, shooters, and collectors, granted by the Brazilian Army, also…
telesurenglish.net/news/brazil-closed-with-highest-record-of-weapon-possesion-20200101-0009.html

Antonio García: "The government forgets that the conflict in Colombia has social, political and economic causes"
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2019-12-31
Commander of the ELN, Antonio García, reflects on the mobilizations that have shaken the continent in the last couple of months and the response of the Colombian government to the mobilizations…
peoplesdispatch.org/2019/12/31/antonio-garcia-the-government-forgets-that-the-conflict-in-colombia-has-social-political-and-economic-causes/

The Coup in Bolivia: Lessons for our Movement
Stansfield Smith | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-31
The US engineered another coup, this time Bolivia, and again our movement could not effectively counter pro-coup propaganda the US was selling to the public, let alone taking any action to stop it. There is an imperative need for much greater long-term cooperative work to combat US interventions. Needed is a qualitatively higher level of …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/the-coup-in-bolivia-lessons-for-our-movement/

Bolivia's TSE Ratifies MAS Participation for The 2020 Elections
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-31
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Bolivia announced this Tuesday that the party "Movimiento al Socialismo" (MAS) will be able to participate in the general elections of 2020. | RELATED: | Evo Morales Condemns Expulsion of Diplomats from Bolivia | After rejecting two challenges and a written note requesting the cancellation of MAS's legal status, the TSE…
telesurenglish.net/news/bolivia-tse-ratifies-mas-participation-on-the-2020-elections-20191231-0016.html

Crisis and Critique: Venezuela, a Paradox of Stability?
Prof. Ociel Alí López | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-31
For Venezuelans, the start of 2019 was perhaps the tensest moment in the past seventeen years. Unlike the political violence of 2017 and the electoral abstention drama of 2018, we faced a real scenario of foreign military intervention in Venezuela. …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-paradox-stability/5699199

This Was the Decade of Feminist Uprisings in Latin America
Zoà´ Carpenter | thenation.com | 2019-12-31
This Was the Decade of Feminist Uprisings in Latin America…
thenation.com/article/ecuador-abortion-green-wave/

Cracks in the neoliberal wall
Surangya | peoplesdispatch.org | 2019-12-30
The last year saw major protests erupt across the world against neoliberal, anti-people regimes, such as in Chile, Lebanon, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti and France. We review some of the largest struggles, the reasons people are fighting, and what they are fighting for.
peoplesdispatch.org/2019/12/30/cracks-in-the-neoliberal-wall/

Evo Morales' potential successor speaks out after far-right Bolivia coup: Interview with union leader Andrónico Rodríguez
Wyatt Reed | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-28
Andrónico Rodríguez could be the next president of Bolivia. The 30-year-old labor organizer speaks about the far-right US-backed coup, repression…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/28/andronico-rodriguez-bolivia-coup-interview/

Chileans Demand New Constitution as Protests Continue
The Real News | zcomm.org | 2019-12-28
For two months, Chileans have been protesting all over the country on a daily basis…
zcomm.org/zvideo/chileans-demand-new-constitution-as-protests-continue/

Prison gave me a greater will to fight
Luiz ignacio lula Da silva | zcomm.org | 2019-12-28
Interview on the reality that Brazil is experiencing and the social protests that have occurred in several Latin American countries…
zcomm.org/zvideo/prison-gave-me-a-greater-will-to-fight/

We are the ones who will awaken the dawn
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2019-12-27
Millions of people are on the streets, from India to Chile. Democracy is both their promise and it is what has betrayed them. They aspire to the democratic spirit but find that democratic institutions–saturated by money and power–are inadequate. They are on the streets for more democracy, deeper democracy, a different kind of democracy. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/12/27/we-are-the-ones-who-will-awaken-the-dawn/

Headlines for December 27, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-27
In Confidential Videos, Navy SEALs Say Gallagher Was "Toxic" & "Freaking Evil", Hospitals & Health Clinics Shuttered by Heavy Bombing in Idlib, Syria, Japan to Deploy Destroyer to Middle East Amid Rising Tensions in Gulf of Oman, Nigerian-American Journalist Omoyele Sowore Released from Prison, In India, Protests Rage Against "Anti-Muslim" Citizenship Law, Netanyahu Staves Off Party Leadership Challenge Ahead of General Election, Mexico to Bring Complaint Against Bolivia's Interim Government to ICJ, Congolese Asylum Seeker Died in Border Patrol Custody on Christmas Day, Los Angeles Prosecutors Consider Filing Cri…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/27/headlines

Headlines for December 27, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-27
In Confidential Videos, Navy SEALs Say Gallagher Was "Toxic" & "Freaking Evil", Hospitals & Health Clinics Shuttered by Heavy Bombing in Idlib, Syria, Japan to Deploy Destroyer to Middle East Amid Rising Tensions in Gulf of Oman, Nigerian-American Journalist Omoyele Sowore Released from Prison, In India, Protests Rage Against "Anti-Muslim" Citizenship Law, Netanyahu Staves Off Party Leadership Challenge Ahead of General Election, Mexico to Bring Complaint Against Bolivia's Interim Government to ICJ, Congolese Asylum Seeker Died in Border Patrol Custody on Christmas Day, Los Angeles Prosecutors Consider Filing Cri…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/27/headlines

Bolivia's free territory of Chapare has ousted the coup regime and is bracing for a bloody re-invasion
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-12-27
Spending time with the union members of Chapare, who run society in a collective fashion, offers special insights into the resistance to the coup. They succeeded in expelling the police, but now fear a bloodbath in retaliation. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/12/27/bolivias-free-territory-of-chapare-has-ousted-the-coup-regime-and-is-bracing-for-a-bloody-re-invasion/

Evo Morales marcha junto a las Madres de Plaza de Mayo en Argentina
Prensa Latina | peoplesworld.org | 2019-12-27
BUENOS AIRES — A los pies de la pirámide emplazada en la Plaza de Mayo, testigo de tantas luchas en Argentina, el expresidente boliviano Evo Morales acompañó hoy la marcha dos mil 176 de esas madres que siguen pidiendo justicia por los desaparecidos de la última dictadura militar (1976-1983). Con whipalas multiplicadas junto a las …
peoplesworld.org/article/evo-morales-marcha-junto-a-las-madres-de-plaza-de-mayo-en-argentina/

Pro-Coup Venezuelan Soldiers Who Fled to the US Now Locked Up in ICE Detention Center
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-27
In an ironic twist worthy of an Alanis Morissette song, participants in U.S.-backed coup are now in an ICE detention camp.
mintpressnews.com/pro-coup-venezuelan-soldiers-defected-to-us-locked-ice-prisons/263764/

Accelerating towards a fairer future
news.un.org | 2019-12-27
Cutting child mortality by a third in Brazil, reaching carbon neutrality in Finland and redirecting trillions of dollars of investment to funds that promote sustainability: these are some examples of initiatives from governments, civil society and the private sector, designed to speed up the UN's goal of achieving a fairer society for all.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/12/1054411

Headlines for December 26, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-26
Murkowski "Disturbed" by McConnell's "Coordination" with White House for Impeachment Trial, Trump Attacks Windmills with a Series of False Claims, The Intercept: Bloomberg Used Prison Labor to Make 2020 Campaign Calls, Thousands of Syrian Civilians Flee Government Offensive in Idlib, 35 Civilians Killed in Attack in Burkina Faso, China Calls on U.S. to Take "Concrete Steps" Toward Peace with North Korea, At Least 21 Killed as Typhoon Phanfone Slams into the Philippines, U.S. Ambassador to Zambia Recalled After Criticizing Criminalization of Homosexuality, Evo Morales Vows to Return to Bolivia by Next Christmas, H…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/26/headlines

Bolivia's free territory of Chapare has ousted the coup regime and is bracing for a bloody re-invasion
Ollie Vargas | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-25
Spending time with the union members of Chapare, who run society in a collective fashion, offers special insights into the…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/24/bolivia-free-territory-chapare-coup-invasion/

Venezuela Repels 'Terrorist' Attack on Military Bases, 1 Soldier Dead
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-12-23
The assailants stormed several military installations before being engaged by the Venezuelan army.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14752

Notes on a private TV newscast in Bolivia. The contrast with Venezuela is clear as day
Joe Emersberger | zcomm.org | 2019-12-20
In August, I took detailed notes a news broadcast on one of Venezuela's largest TV networks. I summarized these notes in an interview I did with the Real News Network making the point that Venezuela's private media (which reaches 60-90% of households) is remarkably free — most especially when you consider the US is openly Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/notes-on-a-private-tv-newscast-in-bolivia-the-contrast-with-venezuela-is-clear-as-day/

Headlines for December 20, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-20
Pelosi Delays Sending Impeachment Articles to Senate, 7 Democratic Candidates Debate in Los Angeles, Senate Passes $1.4 Trillion Spending Package, House Passes USMCA to Replace NAFTA, Protests Erupt in Lebanon as President Names New Prime Minister, Number of Killings by Police Soars in Brazil, Sudan Protesters Mark Anniversary of Uprising That Ousted Omar al-Bashir, Report: WA Republican Rep. Matt Shea Participated in Domestic Terrorism, Amazon Facing Criticism over Data Breach with Ring Home Security System…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/20/headlines

Chileans Demand New Constitution as Protests Continue
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-12-19
For two months, Chileans have been protesting all over the country on a daily basis.
therealnews.com/stories/chileans-demand-new-constitution-protests-continue

Fascist Bolivian coup leader fails in DC charm offensive
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-18
On Red Lines, Anya Parampil covers the obliteration of Bolivian coup leader Luis Fernando Camacho's big event in Washington, where…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/17/fascist-bolivian-coup-leader-camacho-dc/

Venezuela: Guaido Introduces Remote Voting in Bid to Secure Reelection
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-12-18
The opposition leader has been under fire amid recent scandals.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14749

US Venezuelan embassy protectors denied right to fair trial
The Grayzone | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-17
Four US activists protecting Venezuela's embassy in Washington, DC face prison time after the Trump administration illegally arrested them. And now…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/16/venezuelan-embassy-defenders-denied-right-fair-trial/

US Venezuelan embassy protectors denied right to fair trial
The Grayzone | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-17
Four US activists protecting Venezuela's embassy in Washington, DC face prison time after the Trump administration illegally arrested them. And now…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/16/venezuelan-embassy-defenders-denied-right-fair-trial/

Why Elliott Abrams is Smurf villain Gargamel
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-16
Trump Administration Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abram is not only the spitting image of Gargamel; the Smurfs are a…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/16/elliott-abrams-smurf-villain-gargamel/

Viral Chilean feminist anthem reveals powerful international sentiment against sexual violence
Candice Yanez | liberationnews.org | 2019-12-16
The protest song was first performed for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 20 in Valparaíso, Chile.
liberationnews.org/viral-chilean-feminist-anthem-reveals-powerful-international-sentiment-against-sexual-violence/

ALBA Summit: Venezuela Promises to Relaunch PetroCaribe in 2020
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-12-16
Heads of state also pledged to bolster various regional social programs including the Miracle Mission and Latin American Medical Schools.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14745

Francisco Rodriguez answers some questions I asked about Venezuela
Joe Emersberger | zcomm.org | 2019-12-16
Venezuelan economist Francisco Rodriguez, formerly of Torino Economics, answered a few questions of mine about his country. He was the economic adviser to Henri Falcon, the second place finisher in the May 2018 presidential election. His updated estimate for 2019 is that Venezuela's real GDP will contract by 25% . That's horrific, but less severe Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/francisco-rodriguez-answers-some-questions-i-asked-him-about-venezuela/

While Evo's MAS party regroups, Bolivia's coup leaders are eating each other alive
Wyatt Reed | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-15
Humiliating scandals are destroying right-wing leader Luis Fernando Camacho and the right is fracturing as a more militant MAS party…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/15/mas-regroups-bolivia-coup-leaders-eating-alive/