2019-11-08: Social Media Postees

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Neoliberalism's Children Rise Up to Demand Justice in Chile and the World
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-08
Uprisings against the corrupt, generation-long dominance of neoliberal "center-right" and "center-left" governments that benefit the wealthy and multinational corporations at the expense of working people are sweeping country after country all over the world. In this Autumn of Discontent, people from Chile, Haiti and Honduras to Iraq, Egypt and Lebanon are rising up against neoliberalism,…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/08/neoliberalisms-children-rise-up-to-demand-justice-in-chile-and-the-world/

'Massacre' of Indigenous Leaders in Colombia Is Result of Broken Peace Agreement
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-11-08
Yet another massacre of indigenous leaders in Colombia has sparked outrage across the country, as the right-wing government of President Ivan Duque faces increasing challenges to his already weakened leadership.
therealnews.com/stories/massacre-indigenous-leaders-colombia-result-broken-peace-agreement

Feminist Movements Protest Police Sexual Violence in Chile
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-08
Massive protests in Chile have been going on for over three weeks already. This time, feminists are the ones leading the marches in Santiago, Valparaiso, and other regions where they have also been organizing activities at universities and neighborhoods to generate a political dialogue capable about a new model for their nation, and demanding a constituent assembly. | RELATED: | Chileans Reject Piñera's Measures to Criminalize Social Protest | The 8M Feminist Coordinator called…
telesurenglish.net/news/feminist-resistance-another-force-willing-to-save-chile-20191108-0013.html

Hundreds of Thousands Gather Against Conservative Govt in Chile
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-08
As Chile is starting the third week of demonstrations against the government of President Sebastian Pinera, hundreds of thousands gathered on Plaza Italia this Friday amid fierce police repression. | RELATED: | Chileans Reject Piñera's Measures to Criminalize Social Protest | The anti-riot police again assaulted the demonstration with tear gas and military equipment, despite the worldwide condemnation of police abuses in recent weeks. | "Violence can never be the answer to soc…
telesurenglish.net/news/Hundreds-of-Thousands-Gather-Against-Conservative-Govt-in-Chile-20191108-0014.html

America's Streets and Squares Are Waiting, But When Will the People Rise Up to Fill Them?
Ralph Nader | commondreams.org | 2019-11-08
General view as people gather in a massive protest at Plaza Baquedano during the eighth day of protests against President Sebastian Pi√±era's government on October 25, 2019 in Santiago, Chile. President Sebastian Pi√±era announced measures to improve social inequality, however unions called for a nationwide strike and massive demonstrations continue as death toll reached 18. Demands behind the protests include issues as health care, pension system, privatization of water, public transport, education, social mobility and corruption. (Photo: Claudio Santana/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites…
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Pabloites prepare new betrayal of the Chilean working class
wsws.org | 2019-11-08
The PTR, while rhetorically glorifying the spontaneity of the protests, has worked to channel them behind the Stalinist PCCH and the Broad Front.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/08/chil-n08.html

Violence can 'never be the answer': UN rights experts condemn excessive force during Chile protests
United Nations | un.org | 2019-11-08
United Nations human rights experts on Friday condemned the excessive use of force during Chile's ongoing street protests, and in a statement underscored that violence "can never be the answer to people's social and political demands".
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The Trump Administration Is Undercutting Democracy in Bolivia
Mark Weisbrot | thenation.com | 2019-11-08
The Trump Administration Is Undercutting Democracy in Bolivia…
thenation.com/article/bolivia-election-oas/

Rebellion, reformism, and reaction in Latin America: An interview with Jeffery R. Webber
Jeffery R. Webber | mronline.org | 2019-11-08
From Chile to Ecuador, a wave of revolts against neoliberal austerity has swept through Latin America. Elections have brought the Peronists back to office in Argentina, and political crisis to Bolivia under Evo Morales. Brazil remains under the shadow of Jair Bolsonaro, but how enduring is his far-right politics, and what lessons does it signal […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/11/08/rebellion-reformism-and-reaction-in-latin-america-an-interview-with-jeffery-r-webber/

Hundreds Stand Tall in Solidarity with the People of Latin America at Havana Conference
Alicia Jrapko | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-08
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Moros, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (Photo by Bill Hackwell) From November 1-3 more than 1,350 delegates from 86 countries representing 789 organizations, came to Havana to participate in the Anti-imperialist Conference of Solidarity, for Democracy and Against Neoliberalism. Delegates traveled from all continents, particularly from Latin …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/hundreds-stand-tall-in-solidarity-with-the-people-of-latin-america-at-havana-conference/

Brazil: Lula's Defense Submits Request for Immediate Release
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-08
Brazil's former president Lula da Silva's lawyers on Friday morning filed in court a request for his inmediate release based on the decision adopted by the Supreme Court (STF) on Thursday. | RELATED: | Court Ends Early Prison Rule, Decision Could Free Lula | The Workers' Party leader, who has remained a political prisoner for one year and seven month…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Lulas-Defense-Submits-Request-for-Immediate-Release-20191108-0006.html

Lula freed after surprise Brazilian Supreme Court ruling
Morning Star | peoplesworld.org | 2019-11-08
UPDATE: This story was first published just hours before former Brazilian President Lula was freed from prison. It has been updated to reflect this breaking news. Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was released from prison today after a key Supreme Court ruling. The court ruled by six judges to five on Thursday …
peoplesworld.org/article/lula-could-be-freed-after-surprise-brazilian-supreme-court-ruling/

Illegal Loggers Murder Indigenous Forest Guardian in Brazilian Amazon
Dan Bacher | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-08
Maranhà£o state, Brazil On the morning of November 1, a group of illegal loggers in the Araribóia indigenous territory ambushed members of the Guajajara people's Forest Guardians, a volunteer land and environmental monitoring force, leaving one Guardian dead and another gravely wounded. The loggers killed forest defender Paulo Paulino Guajajara in a shot to the face, while they…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/08/illegal-loggers-murder-indigenous-forest-guardian-in-brazilian-amazon/

Lula is Free
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-08
Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was released on Friday, one day after Brazil's Supreme Court decided to end the mandatory imprisonment of convicted criminals after they lose their first appeal. | RELATED: | Brazil Court Ends Early Prison Rule, Decision Could Free Lula | Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva thanked on Friday all the peo…
telesurenglish.net/news/Lula-is-Free-20191108-0009.html

Latin American Progressives to Gather at Puebla Group Meeting
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-08
Argentina's President-elect Alberto Fernandez will host the second meeting of the Puebla Group, a Latin American forum of progressive leaders who began their discussions in Buenos Aires on Friday. | RELATED: | Fernandez to Correa: Make Latin America United Again | Among the 25 attendees are former Chilean presidential candidate Marco Enriquez-Ominami and former presidents…
telesurenglish.net/news/Latin-American-Progressives-to-Gather-at-Puebla-Group-Meeting-20191108-0003.html

'They took away so much, they even took away our fear'
| workers.org | 2019-11-08
Nieves Ayress Moreno, from the La Peña del Bronx movement and former political prisoner of the civil-military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, read the following statement in Spanish on the current uprising in Chile at a Nov. 2 Workers World Party forum in New York City. Nieves Ayress Moreno The neoliberal . . . | Continue reading 'They took away so much, they even took away our fear' at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/11/44307/

UN Votes 187-3 to Condemn US Embargo Against Cuba, With Israel and Brazil Joining Trump Administration as Lone Outliers
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-08
"The blockade has caused incalculable humanitarian damages. It is a flagrant, massive, and systematic violation of human rights," said Bruno Rodr√≠guez Parrilla, Cuba's foreign minister. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/cuba_embargo_0.jpg …
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'An Extraordinary Day': Brazilian Leftist Leader Lula Freed From Prison
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-08
"An extraordinary day in Brazil—for the world, given Lula's stature." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/lula_livre_brazil.jpg …
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Neoliberalism's Children Rise Up to Demand Justice in Chile and the World
Medea Benjamin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-07
In this Autumn of Discontent, people | …
globalresearch.ca/neoliberalism-demand-justice-chile-world/5694211

Bolivia: UN Condemns Violence and Calls for Dialogue
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-07
The United Nations in Bolivia Thursday condemned the murder of the young man, Limbert Guzman Vasquez, as well as the violence and inhuman treatment suffered by the Mayor of Vinto municipality Patricia Arce during the demonstrations that took place in the central city of Cochabamba. | RELATED: | Bolivian Opposition Protesters Attack Socialist Mayor | "The United Nations strongly condemns the death of a third victim of intolerance and violence that continues around the country, as well as…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivia-UN-Condemns-Violence-and-Calls-for-Dialogue.–20191107-0021.html

The Walls of Chile Speak of a Suppressed Rage
Terri Gordon-Zolov, Eric Zolov | thenation.com | 2019-11-07
The Walls of Chile Speak of a Suppressed Rage…
thenation.com/article/chile-protest-art/

Deforestation in Brazil Jumped by 80% in One Year: Study
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-07
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon region increased by 80 percent in September compared to the same month last year, according to a private study released on Wednesday stating that 802 square kilometers of forest was lost in the zone. | RELATED: | Bolivia and Nicaragua Launch Large Reforestation Plans | The Amazon Institute of People and the Environment ( Imazon), which has been analyzing the planet's largest tropical forest for the past three decades…
telesurenglish.net/news/Deforestation-in-Brazil-Jumped-by-80-in-One-Year-Study-20191107-0010.html

Fernandez to Correa: Make Latin America United Again
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-07
In the new episode of 'Conversando con Correa', the Ecuadorean former president interviewed the recently elected president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, with whom he discussed a wide range of issues including the social and economic situation of the southern nation, the history and topicality of Peronism, as well as several problems faced by Latin America. | Discussing why Argentina's economic development path has not turned out to be as successful as that of some Western countries, such as Australia, which had per capita income at the beginning of the 20th century similar to Argentina, Fernández stressed t…
telesurenglish.net/news/fernandez-to-correa-make-latin-america-united-again-20191107-0014.html

Largest Brazilian media group implicates Bolsonaro in death squad execution of Marielle Franco
wsws.org | 2019-11-07
Every faction of the Brazilian political system, from the Army to the pseudo-left, fears that Bolsonaro's austerity measures and fascistic rhetoric may trigger a social explosion.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/07/braz-n07.html

Brazil: Glenn Greenwald Assaulted During Live Broadcast
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-07
The Intercept's co-founder Glenn Greenwald was assaulted during a live broadcast Thursday by far-right Brazilian journalist and pro-Bolsanaro supporter Augusto Nunes after a heated argument regarding baseless accusations against Greenwald's family. | RELATED: | Brazil Top Judge Issues Order Protecting Greenwald from Prosecution over Moro Leaks | "We have a lot of political differences, I have no problem being criticized for my work, I criticize him too, but…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Journalist-Glenn-Greenwald-Assaulted-During-Live-Broadcast-20191107-0020.html

UN Overwhelmingly Votes to End US Blockade Against Cuba
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-07
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday overwhelming voted in favor of the resolution demanding the ending of the U.S. blockade against Cuba with 187 countries voting in favor, three against while two countries abstained. | RELATED: | Caribbean Nations Reaffirm Support for Cuba Against US Blockade | The nations still promoting the continuation of the financial, economic and trade blockade are the United States, Israel and Brazil. | For the first time in its dip…
telesurenglish.net/news/UN-Overwhelmingly-Votes-in-Favor-of-Resolution-Ending-US-Blockade-Against-Cuba-20191107-0008.html

Cuba: UN Members overwhelmingly support end of US embargo, as Brazil backs Washington
United Nations | un.org | 2019-11-07
For the 28th consecutive year, the UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling for an end to the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1050891

Neoliberalism's Children Rise Up to Demand Justice in Chile and the World
MBNJSD | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-07
Uprisings against the corrupt, generation-long dominance of neoliberal "center-right" and "center-left" governments that benefit the wealthy and multinational corporations at the expense of working people are sweeping country after country all over the world. In this Autumn of Discontent, people from Chile, Haiti and Honduras to Iraq, Egypt and Lebanon are rising up against neoliberalism, …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/neoliberalisms-children-rise-up-to-demand-justice-in-chile-and-the-world/

Chile: 'This fight is for dignity'
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-07
Nate Thompson Susan PriceIssue 1244 Chile 2019 Chile protestsNovember 7, 2019A huge popular revolt has erupted in Chile against the neoliberal policies of President Sebastian Pinera. This uprising was initially sparked by a campaign of student civil disobedience…
greenleft.org.au/content/chile-fight-dignity

Brazilians March Against Bolsonaro and his Ties to Murder of Activist
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-11-07
The anti-Bolsonaro marches come amid extremely concerning revelations, which allegedly tie the president to the murder of the councilwoman and LGBT activist Marielle Franco last year.
therealnews.com/stories/brazilians-march-against-bolsonaro-ties-murder-activist

US Authorizes Tax Payments to Maduro Gov't, Sanctions Five More Venezuelan Officials
Ricardo Vaz and Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-11-06
Washington has eased some of the restrictions imposed under its recent Venezuela embargo.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14719

Ecuadorians review lessons of mass uprising
Michael Otto and Zoila Ramirez | workers.org | 2019-11-06
Nov. 2 — The 12-day national strike in Ecuador forced the Lenín Moreno government to retreat on the one issue of Decree #883, which raised fuel prices and was a direct attack on the Indigenous community, more than doubling the fuel costs of farming. Despite Moreno's retreat [on Oct 13], . . . | Continue reading Ecuadorians review lessons of mass uprising at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/11/44296/

'Everyone needs to do more' to help suffering Venezuelans, says UN Emergency Relief Coordinator
United Nations | un.org | 2019-11-06
"Ordinary women, men and children face overwhelming challenges" just to survive in Venezuela today, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock said on Wednesday in the capital, Caracas.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1050791

From Colombia to Galapagos to California and OSU
Paul Haeder | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-06
New information breakthroughs for me are exhilarating. Working with all that whale data is like looking into the dark with a flashlight. It's work that is able to contribute new information to the field. — OSU Whale Researcher, Daniel Palacios Whaling's first commercial iteration with harpoons started in Japan around 1570. With many more nations participating …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/from-colombia-to-galapagos-to-california-and-osu/

Media Conceal Chile's State Criminality, Delegitimize Bolivian Democracy
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2019-11-05
by Lucas Koerner Chilean protester beaten by government forces (Twitter, 10/21/19) | Chile's anti-neoliberal rebellion is entering its third week, and the brutal crackdown continues. Hard-right President Sebastian Piñera and his generals have effectively decreed the country's oligarch-dominated democracy out of existence by sending soldiers into the streets to kill, maim and torture their own people. | And, for the most part, the Western corporate media blackout persists unabated. | October 25's historic 1.2 million–person march in Sa…
fair.org/home/media-conceal-chiles-state-criminality-delegitimize-bolivian-democracy/

Protesters in Chile Have Been 'Murdered, Tortured, and Disappeared'
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-11-05
Chile's President Piñera says foreign intervention and a conspiracy are behind the recent protests. But protesters say what's happening is an explosion of long-contained rage against poverty, inequality, and oppression.
therealnews.com/stories/chile-protesters-murdered-tortured-disappeared

Gaza Championship Football Team Urges Argentina and Uruguay National Teams to Cancel "Friendly" Match in Apartheid Israel
PACBI | bdsmovement.net | 2019-11-05
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…
bdsmovement.net/news/gaza-championship-football-team-urges-argentina-and-uruguay-national-teams-cancel-friendly

Eyewitness: Chile police repression not deterring protesters
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-05
John EnglartIssue 1244 Chile 2019 Chile protests SantiagoNovember 5, 2019The protests against the regime of centre-right Chilean President Sebastian Pinera continued on "Super Monday", November 4, with protests in the capital Santiago and other cities. | Local police vi…
greenleft.org.au/content/eyewitness-chile-police-repression-not-deterring-protesters

Witnessing repression from a hotel window: A reflection on the suppression of Chile protests
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-05
John EnglartIssue 1244 Chile 2019 Chile protests SantiagoNovember 5, 2019I am in Chile due to the United Nation's Climate conference being originally hosted here in Santiago. Now, I find myself an observer of the widespread social protest against the government, ca…
greenleft.org.au/content/witnessing-repression-hotel-window-reflection-suppression-chile-protests

Media Backs Billionaire President as Chileans Protest Privatization
Mnar Muhawesh | mintpressnews.com | 2019-11-04
Chile's right-wing President Sebastian Piñera recently declared war. He wasn't referring to a foreign government, but to his own people. He even ordered tanks and the military to the streets. | An estimated 20 protesters have been killed and over 500 injured. | Since October 14th, millions of Chileans have taken to the streets, rocking what is normally one of Latin America's most stable countries. | Chileans are in an uproar over rising taxes on public transportation, growing income inequality, and a broken pension system. | Many are demanding Piñera's resignation, even after he has tried to appease the protes…
mintpressnews.com/chile-protests-battling-privatization-corporate-media/262647/

In Peru's Operation Car Wash, Prosecutors and Witness Doctored Testimony to Avoid Contradictions
Rafael Neves | theintercept.com | 2019-11-04
Ler em português | Leer en Español | Peru has experienced some of the most turbulent episodes involving Operation Car Wash, the far-reaching corruption probe that began in Brazil but has roiled politics across Latin America. Four Peruvian presidents have been caught up in the scandal; one of them, Alan García, took his own life right before being arrested last April. | The investigation into graft involving lucrative public works contracts has centered on the Brazilian construction g…
theintercept.com/2019/11/03/peru-operation-car-wash-prosecutors/

Venezuela, El Salvador Break Relations as Maduro Applauds 'New Anti-Neoliberal Wave'
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-11-04
Guatemala's president-elect has similarly pledged to break with the Maduro government upon assuming office in January.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14717

Emboldened by Bolsonaro, Illegal Loggers in Amazon Kill Indigenous Leader Paulo Paulino Guajajara
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-04
An indigenous forest protector named Paulo Paulino Guajajara was shot dead in the Amazon by illegal loggers on Saturday. It is the latest incident in a wave of violence targeting indigenous land protectors since the election of Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro last year. Guajajara was killed when he and another forest protector were ambushed by a group of illegal loggers inside the Araribóia reservation in the northeastern state of Maranhà£o. We speak with Joà£o Coimbra Sousa, a field coordinator and legal adviser for Amazon Watch, in Sà£o Luís in the northeastern state of Maranhà&pou…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/4/paulo_paulino_guajajara_amazon_indigenous_killings

Journalist Max Blumenthal arrested on false charge in DC
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-11-03
The Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal speaks out on his arrest months after reporting on Venezuelan opposition violence at the DC…
thegrayzone.com/2019/11/03/journalist-max-blumenthal-arrested-on-false-charge-in-dc/

Tell Argentina and Uruguay: There's Nothing Friendly About Israeli Apartheid
PACBI | bdsmovement.net | 2019-11-02
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) …
bdsmovement.net/argentina-uruguay

Venezuelan Leftist Parties and Unions Stage Protest, Demand Gov't Answers
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-11-01
Dozens of activists demanded better wages and respect for collective bargaining rights.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14714

Five Indigenous Leaders Massacred in Colombia; New Wave of Violence Feared as 2,500 Troops Deployed
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-01
The massacre of five Indigenous leaders in Colombia has shocked the country. The killings took place in the southwestern region of Cauca. Among the victims was Cristina Bautista, the leader of the semi-autonomous Indigenous reservation of Nasa Tacueyó. Four of the community's unarmed guards were also killed, while six others were wounded. A group of U.N. experts have denounced the massacre and demanded the Colombian government to take urgent measures in cooperation with Indigenous authorities to investigate the murders. Police have made no arrests and no suspects have been named in the massacre. Since the signing…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/1/cristina_bautista_colombia_indigenous_leaders_killed

Max Blumenthal Arrest Exposes Hypocrisy of Western Media and 'Human Rights' NGOs
Joe Emersberger | fair.org | 2019-10-30
by Joe Emersberger Grayzone ( 10/28/19) reported that its editor, Max Blumenthal, had been arrested on "fabricated charge related to the siege of the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC." | Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal, a prominent journalistic critic of US policy toward Venezuela, was arrested by DC police on Friday, October 25, in connection with a protest at the Venezuelan embassy, and held incommunicado. But if you rely o…
fair.org/home/max-blumenthal-arrest-exposes-hypocrisy-of-western-media-and-human-rights-ngos/

Venezuela: Opposition Demands Bond Annulment, Gov't Grants Rosneft Tax Breaks
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-10-30
Rosneft will reportedly invest in natural gas production in Venezuela.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14712

'This charge is 100% false': Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal arrested months after reporting on Venezuelan opposition violence
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2019-10-28
The Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal has been arrested on false charges after reporting on Venezuelan opposition violence outside the DC…
thegrayzone.com/2019/10/28/this-charge-is-one-hundred-percent-false-grayzone-editor-max-blumenthal-arrested-months-after-reporting-on-venezuelan-opposition-violence/

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2019-11-07: News Headlines

Medea Benjamin (2019-11-07). Neoliberalism's Children Rise Up to Demand Justice in Chile and the World. globalresearch.ca In this Autumn of Discontent, people …

Terri Gordon-Zolov, Eric Zolov (2019-11-07). The Walls of Chile Speak of a Suppressed Rage. thenation.com The Walls of Chile Speak of a Suppressed Rage…

teleSUR (2019-11-07). Bolivian Opposition Protesters Attack Socialist Mayor. telesurenglish.net A mob led by the right-wing opposition Wednesday set fire to the Vinto Town Hall and dragged socialist mayor Patricia Arce down the street, where they humiliated her physically and verbally. | RELATED: | Retired Bolivian General Dismisses Coup Attempt by ex-Army Men | The Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) politician was still inside the town hall wh…

teleSUR (2019-11-07). Argentina: Fernandez Affirms Non-Interventionist Stance on Venezuela. telesurenglish.net Argentina's President-elect Alberto Fernandez on Wednesday reiterated his position in favor of the non-intervention of the United States in Venezuela during a conversation with Mauricio Claver-Carone, Advisor to the U.S. President Donald Trump for Hemispheric Affairs. | RELATED: | Mexico Wants To Bolster Economic Ties with Argentina: President | This meeting to…

MBNJSD (2019-11-07). Neoliberalism's Children Rise Up to Demand Justice in Chile and the World. dissidentvoice.org Uprisings against the corrupt, generation-long dominance of neoliberal "center-right" and "center-left" governments that benefit the wealthy and multinational corporations at the expense of working people are sweeping country after country all over the world. In this Autumn of Discontent, people from Chile, Haiti and Honduras to Iraq, Egypt and Lebanon are rising up against neoliberalism, …

WSWS (2019-11-07). Largest Brazilian media group implicates Bolsonaro in death squad execution of Marielle Franco. wsws.org Every faction of the Brazilian political system, from the Army to the pseudo-left, fears that Bolsonaro's austerity measures and fascistic rhetoric may trigger a social explosion.

Tchenna Maso (2019-11-07). In Bolsanaro's Brazil, Dams Are Ticking Time Bombs. globalresearch.ca Today is the fourth anniversary of the Fundà£o tailings (mine waste) dam disaster in Mariana, a town in the South-eastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The Fundà£o dam and the associated iron ore mine, called Samarco, is operated by a …

teleSUR (2019-11-07). UN Overwhelmingly Votes to End US Blockade Against Cuba. telesurenglish.net The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday overwhelming voted in favor of the resolution demanding the ending of the U.S. blockade against Cuba with 187 countries voting in favor, three against while two countries abstained. | RELATED: | Caribbean Nations Reaffirm Support for Cuba Against US Blockade | The nations still promoting the continuation of the financial, economic and trade blockade are the United States, Israel and Brazil. | For the first time in its dip…

teleSUR (2019-11-07). Venezuela Asserts Its Position Against Cuba Blockade at UN. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said Thursday that his country, as a responsible member of the United Nations, will vote in favor of the resolution that demands an end to the economic and financial blockade of the United States against Cuba. | RELATED: | Cuba: Anti-Imperialist Solidarity Meeting Kicks Off in Havana | The Venezuelan foreign minister stressed that "we are here to accompany Cuba at a time when the U.S. government has hardened the criminal blockade against…

Susan Price (2019-11-07). Chile: 'This fight is for dignity'. greenleft.org.au Nate Thompson Susan PriceIssue 1244 Chile 2019 Chile protestsNovember 7, 2019A huge popular revolt has erupted in Chile against the neoliberal policies of President Sebastian Pinera. This uprising was initially sparked by a campaign of student civil disobedience…

Staff (2019-11-07). Brazilians March Against Bolsonaro and his Ties to Murder of Activist. therealnews.com The anti-Bolsonaro marches come amid extremely concerning revelations, which allegedly tie the president to the murder of the councilwoman and LGBT activist Marielle Franco last year.

Vijay Prashad (2019-11-06). The political tide sweeping South America won't accept predatory capitalism. mronline.org The slogan is pithy—Neoliberalismo nunca más (Neoliberalism Never Again). It was chanted in the streets of Santiago, Chile; it was drawn on the walls in Buenos Aires, Argentina; and in a more sober register, it is mentioned in a seminar in Mexico City, Mexico. | Source

Paul Haeder (2019-11-06). From Colombia to Galapagos to California and OSU. dissidentvoice.org New information breakthroughs for me are exhilarating. Working with all that whale data is like looking into the dark with a flashlight. It's work that is able to contribute new information to the field. — OSU Whale Researcher, Daniel Palacios Whaling's first commercial iteration with harpoons started in Japan around 1570. With many more nations participating …

(2019-11-06). 'Nos quitaron tanto que nos quitaron el miedo'. workers.org En un foro del Workers World Party el 2 de noviembre en la ciudad de Nueva York, Nieves Ayress Moreno del movimiento La Peña del Bronx y ex prisionera política de la dictadura cívico-militar de Augusto Pinochet leyó la siguiente declaración sobre el actual levantamiento en Chile. El modelo económico . . . | Continue reading 'Nos quitaron tanto que nos quitaron el miedo' at Workers.org

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J S Davies (2019-11-06). Neoliberalism's Children Rise Up to Demand Justice in Chile and the World. commondreams.org If Chenoweth is right and the million Chileans in the street have breached the tipping point for successful non-violent popular democracy, Chile may be leading the way to a global political and economic revolution. (Photo: RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-1179494756.jpg …

teleSUR (2019-11-06). Chile's Piñera Increases Minimum Wage, Protests Continue. telesurenglish.net Amid massive protests and unrest calling for the government's resignation and a total overhaul of the political and economic system, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera signed Wednesday a bill that establishes a minimum income for workers of 350,000 pesos, about US$475. | RELATED: | Chilean Activists Sue Piñera Over Crimes Against Humanity During Protests | The reform is a state subsidy that will benefit 540,000 vulnerable workers whose salaries exceed the current min…

teleSUR (2019-11-06). Chile Prosecutor To Probe 14 Policemen for Alleged Torture. telesurenglish.net A Chilean prosecutor on Wednesday said he would seek court approval to investigate 14 police officers for allegedly torturing protesters during almost three weeks of intense unrest and rioting in the country. | RELATED: | Chilean Activists Sue Piñera Over Crimes Against Humanity During Protests | Manual Guerra, the prosecutor for Santiago East, said the investigation was related to two separate cases during a nine-day state of emergency in the capital Santiago from O…

Staff (2019-11-06). Petroleum Is at the Heart of Ecuador's Anti-Austerity Protests. truthout.org An hour before sunrise on October 6, 200 armed soldiers entered the Indigenous Shuar territory on the western edge of the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest. | "They came in … shooting, with tear gas, without taking into account the presence of women, children, young people and seniors," said Tom Sharupi, the director of the youth branch of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENIAE), that represents 11 Indigenous nationalities with territory throughout the Ecuadorian Amaz…

teleSUR (2019-11-06). Colombia: Defense Minister Accused of Hiding Death of 7 Minors. telesurenglish.net Colombia's Defense Minister Guillermo Botero on Tuesday was accused of concealing the death of seven minors in a bombing against dissidents of the Common Alternative Revolutionary Force (FARC) which was carried out in the Caqueta region on September 2nd. | RELATED: | Colombia: 6th Indigenous Person Killed in Cauca in a Week | "He presented suc…

teleSUR (2019-11-06). Bolsonaro Puts Up Brazilian Richest Oil Wells for Sale. telesurenglish.net Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday put for sale four highly productive oil deposits to foreign multinational companies. | RELATED: | Brazil Mining Regulator Says Vale 'Negligence' Cost Lives | One of them is the Buzios field where there are three of the world's most productive wells, which are capable of yielding more than 40,000 thousand barrels per…

Ricardo Vaz and Lucas Koerner (2019-11-06). US Authorizes Tax Payments to Maduro Gov't, Sanctions Five More Venezuelan Officials. venezuelanalysis.com Washington has eased some of the restrictions imposed under its recent Venezuela embargo.

teleSUR (2019-11-06). Argentina's Alberto Fernandez Backs Legal Abortion. telesurenglish.net During a keynote conference at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Argentina's President-elect Alberto Fernandez on Tuesday said that abortion should not be a crime, for the State should guarantee the right to voluntary and safe interruption of pregnancy. | RELATED: | Thousands of Argentinian Women Demand Legal Abortion | "All my life I have…

teleSUR (2019-11-06). Venezuelan Government Reveals New Evidence Against Guaido. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan Minister for Communication, Jorge Rodriguez, on Wednesday, presented new evidence implicating Deputy Juan Guaido in Colombian paramilitarism and actions to destabilize the country. | RELATED: | Venezuela Captures Paramilitary Photographed With Guaido | During a press conference, Rodriguez showed videos and photos proving the relationship of the opposition deputy with the armed group Los Rastrojos, former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, and the current President o…

teleSUR (2019-11-06). Colombia's Minister of Defense Resigns After Killings. telesurenglish.net Colombian Defense Minister Guillermo Botero resigned his position on Wednesday, amid controversy over an Army bombing where eight minors were killed. The incident was hidden for months and presented as an operation in which FARC-EP dissidents died, who recently returned to arms. | RELATED: | Colombia: Defense Minister Accused of Hiding Death of 7 Minors | Botero's resignation occurs before he became the first minister of the country's history to be removed by Congress for a moti…

Telesur (2019-11-06). Bolivia: Leaked Audios Confirm Involvement of Opposition Leaders, Ex-Military and US in Coup Plans. globalresearch.ca The Radio Education Network of Bolivia (Erbol) leaked 16 audios involving opposition leaders who are calling for a coup d'etat against the government of President Evo Morales, a political action which would have been coordinated from the U.S. embassy …

teleSUR (2019-11-06). Retired Bolivian General Dismisses Coup Attempt by ex-Army Men. telesurenglish.net Bolivia's Retired General Edwin De La Fuente Wednesday clarified that passive service military who are allegedly seeking a coup d'etat has no real influence within his country's Armed Forces. | RELATED: | Evo Morales: Fraud Allegations Are Pretext for Coup | "They are disabled elements with no influence on the Army and their political calls have no impact," De La Fuente said and added that conspirators are taking advantage of the situation to act illegally.‚Äã‚&Auml…

teleSUR (2019-11-06). Social NGOs Stand Guard At Venezuelan Embassy in El Salvador. telesurenglish.net Social organizations continued Wednesday to safeguard the Venezuelan embassy in El Salvador to prevent a possible occupation of the diplomatic premises in a similar fashion as in Washington around six months ago. | RELATED: | Venezuela Expels El Salvador's Diplomats from Caracas | "We recognize the constitutional legitimacy of President Nicolas Maduro, we mobilized to protect the embassy," member of the Venezuelan Embassy Defense Committee Logan Martinez told Prensa Latina. | This comes…

United Nations (2019-11-06). 'Everyone needs to do more' to help suffering Venezuelans, says UN Emergency Relief Coordinator. un.org "Ordinary women, men and children face overwhelming challenges" just to survive in Venezuela today, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock said on Wednesday in the capital, Caracas.

Staff (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…

Staff (2019-11-06). Chile and Bolivia Reports Expose Western Media's Rank Hypocrisy. truthdig.com Chile's anti-neoliberal rebellion is entering its third week, and the brutal crackdown continues. Hard-right President Sebastian Piñera and his generals have effectively decreed the country's oligarch-dominated democracy out of existence by sending soldiers into the streets to kill, maim and torture their own people. | And, for the most part, the Western corporate media blackout persists unabated. | October 25's historic 1.2 million—person march in Santiago—the largest since the end of the dictatorship—has forced some outlets to begin to acknowledge state violence. But corporate journalists cont…

PACBI (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…

Staff (2019-11-05). Protesters in Chile Have Been 'Murdered, Tortured, and Disappeared'. therealnews.com Chile's President Piñera says foreign intervention and a conspiracy are behind the recent protests. But protesters say what's happening is an explosion of long-contained rage against poverty, inequality, and oppression.

David Ruccio (2019-11-05). Changing the subject. mronline.org From Chile to Lebanon, young people are demonstrating—in street protests and voting booths—that they've had enough of being disciplined and punished by the current development model. | Source

Zoe PC (2019-11-05). Bolivian right-wing activates 'electoral fraud' contingency plan against Morales. mronline.org President Evo Morales emerged victorious in the first round of presidential elections in Bolivia held on October 20 but the opposition is set on rejecting the results | Source

Martha Grevatt (2019-11-05). Journalist and Venezuela government defender Max Blumenthal arrested on bogus charges. workers.org Max Blumenthal. On the morning of Oct. 25, in a SWAT-style operation, Washington, D.C., police arrested Max Blumenthal, editor of The Grayzone, an independent investigative news site. Unbeknownst to Blumenthal, the cops had an arrest warrant on false assault charges stemming from his participation in defense of the Venezuelan embassy . . . | Continue reading Journalist and Venezuela government defender Max Blumenthal arrested on bogus charges at Workers.org

Atilio A. Borón (2019-11-05). Agony and death of neoliberalism in Latin America. mronline.org After nearly half a century of pillage, outrage and crimes of all kinds against society and the environment, we witness the downfall of the ruling model promoted enthusiastically by the governments of advanced capitalist countries; institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank; and self-righteous intellectuals and establishment politicians. | Source

teleSUR (2019-11-05). Isabel Allende: Trump is a 'Fool' for Denying Climate Change. telesurenglish.net Chilean writer Isabel Allende said Monday she is bemused by how U.S. President Donald Trump can deny climate change, adding that it was a foolish stance to take. | RELATED: | Australia's Premier to Ban Climate Boycotts | "How is it possible that the President of the United States denies climate change, with what that means in terms of policies, of image, of the message he gives to the world? Who can deny it? Only a fool can deny it," she said as she was in Barcelona to pick up the International Barcino…

teleSUR (2019-11-05). Brazil Mining Regulator Says Vale 'Negligence' Cost Lives. telesurenglish.net Brazil's mining regulator on Tuesday blasted iron ore miner Vale SA for failing to disclose problems with a mining dam before a deadly collapse in January, saying this kept the agency from taking actions that could have saved lives. | RELATED: | Death Toll in Brazil Dam Collapse Rises to 250: New Findings | The dam in Brumadinho collapsed and flooded a nearby company cafeteria and the surrounding countryside with mining waste, killing more than 250 people. It was Vale's second dea…

Susan Price (2019-11-05). Witnessing repression from a hotel window: A personal reflection on suppression of Chile protests. greenleft.org.au John EnglartIssue 1244 Chile 2019 Chile protests SantiagoNovember 5, 2019I am in Chile due to the United Nation's Climate conference being originally hosted here in Santiago. Now, I find myself an observer of the widespread social protest against the government, ca…

Susan Price (2019-11-05). Eyewitness: Chile police repression not deterring protesters. greenleft.org.au John EnglartIssue 1244 Chile 2019 Chile protests SantiagoNovember 5, 2019The protests against the regime of centre-right Chilean President Sebastian Pinera continued on "Super Monday", November 4, with protests in the capital Santiago and other cities. | Local police vi…

Staff (2019-11-05). Headlines for November 5, 2019. democracynow.org U.S. Formalizes Withdrawal from Historic Paris Climate Agreement, Democrats Begin to Release Impeachment Inquiry Transcripts, Voters Head to the Polls for Statewide Elections Today, E. Jean Carroll, Who Accuses Trump of Raping Her, Sues President for Defamation, Court Rejects Trump's Efforts to Fight NY Subpoena for Tax Returns, Trump Threatens to Cut Off Federal Funding for California's Wildfires, Thousands of Academics Demand Chile End Violent Crackdown Against Protests, Iraqi Authorities Cut Internet Access Amid Ongoing Anti-Government Protests, Two Indonesian Journalists Found Dead at Illegal Palm Oil Plantat…

Lucas Koerner (2019-11-05). Media Conceal Chile's State Criminality, Delegitimize Bolivian Democracy. fair.org by Lucas Koerner Chilean protester beaten by government forces (Twitter, 10/21/19) | Chile's anti-neoliberal rebellion is entering its third week, and the brutal crackdown continues. Hard-right President Sebastian Piñera and his generals have effectively decreed the country's oligarch-dominated democracy out of existence by sending soldiers into the streets to kill, maim and torture their own people. | And, for the most part, the Western corporate media blackout persists unabated. | October 25's historic 1.2 million—person march in Sa…

Eds. (2019-11-04). The revolution isn't being televised. mronline.org It's all kicking off everywhere in 2019. Haitians are revolting against a corrupt political system and their President Jovenel MoàØse, who many see as a kleptocratic U.S. puppet. In Ecuador, huge public manifestations managed to force President Lenín Moreno to backtrack on his IMF-backed neoliberal package that would have sharply cut government spending and increased […] | Source

Rafael Neves (2019-11-04). In Peru's Operation Car Wash, Prosecutors and Witness Doctored Testimony to Avoid Contradictions. theintercept.com Ler em português | Leer en Español | Peru has experienced some of the most turbulent episodes involving Operation Car Wash, the far-reaching corruption probe that began in Brazil but has roiled politics across Latin America. Four Peruvian presidents have been caught up in the scandal; one of them, Alan García, took his own life right before being arrested last April. | The investigation into graft involving lucrative public works contracts has centered on the Brazilian construction g…

Mnar Muhawesh (2019-11-04). Media Backs Billionaire President as Chileans Protest Privatization. mintpressnews.com Chile's right-wing President Sebastian Piñera recently declared war. He wasn't referring to a foreign government, but to his own people. He even ordered tanks and the military to the streets. | An estimated 20 protesters have been killed and over 500 injured. | Since October 14th, millions of Chileans have taken to the streets, rocking what is normally one of Latin America's most stable countries. | Chileans are in an uproar over rising taxes on public transportation, growing income inequality, and a broken pension system. | Many are demanding Piñera's resignation, even after he has tried to appease the protes…

Paul Dobson (2019-11-04). Venezuela, El Salvador Break Relations as Maduro Applauds 'New Anti-Neoliberal Wave'. venezuelanalysis.com Guatemala's president-elect has similarly pledged to break with the Maduro government upon assuming office in January.

Staff (2019-11-04). Emboldened by Bolsonaro, Illegal Loggers in Amazon Kill Indigenous Leader Paulo Paulino Guajajara. democracynow.org An indigenous forest protector named Paulo Paulino Guajajara was shot dead in the Amazon by illegal loggers on Saturday. It is the latest incident in a wave of violence targeting indigenous land protectors since the election of Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro last year. Guajajara was killed when he and another forest protector were ambushed by a group of illegal loggers inside the Araribóia reservation in the northeastern state of Maranhà£o. We speak with Joà£o Coimbra Sousa, a field coordinator and legal adviser for Amazon Watch, in Sà£o Luís in the northeastern state of Maranhà&pou…

Staff (2019-11-04). Headlines for November 4, 2019. democracynow.org Four White House Officials Refused to Testify in Impeachment Hearings, Turkish-Backed Forces Accused of War Crimes in Northern Syria, Sen. Warren Releases Details on Her Medicare for All Plan, Trump to Nominate Dr. Stephen Hahn to Lead FDA, EPA Slated to Roll Back Rules to Protect Waterways from Toxic Coal Ash, Group of Automakers Sides with Trump Admin in Fight over Fuel-Efficiency Standards, NYT: Major U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arms Treaty Could Expire Without Being Replaced, Mali: Over 50 Soldiers Killed in Attack on Military Post, Anti-Government Protests Continue to Sweep Iraq, Lebanon & Algeria, Brazilian Indigen…

Aaron Maté (2019-11-03). Journalist Max Blumenthal arrested on false charge in DC. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal speaks out on his arrest months after reporting on Venezuelan opposition violence at the DC…

PACBI (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)

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