US-North Korea Peace Talks Have Not Resumed: Pompeo
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-20
The U.S. and North Korea have not returned to the negotiation table as quickly as they initially hoped, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday, but he added that Washington knew there would be 'bumps on the road' in the denuclearization talks. | RELATED: | Trump Designates Brazil a 'Major Non-Nato Ally' | "We haven't gotten back to the table as quickly as we hoped but we've been pretty clear all along, we knew there would be bums along the way," Pompeo said during an interview with CBS…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-North-Korea-Peace-Talks-Have-Not-Resumed-Pompeo-20190820-0002.html

Workers Struggles: The Americas
wsws.org | 2019-08-20
Hundreds of thousands staged protests last week across Brazil last week in major cities targeting the policies of the Bolsanaro administration, in particular those attacking education.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/20/wrkr-a20.html

Lula: "U.S. hand" on everything that's happened in Brazil
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-08-20
In an interview with Bob Fernandes, on TVE Bahia, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that the U.S. government "created the Lava Jato investigation to take our oil." | Source…
mronline.org/2019/08/20/lula-u-s-hand-on-everything-thats-happened-in-brazil/

Kidnapper Shot After Hijacking Bus in Brazil With 40 Passengers
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-20
A man hijacked a bus in Rio de Janeiro with almost 40 passengers on board and threatened to set the bus on fire Tuesday. | RELATED: | Brazil's Inequality Widens, Super-Rich Hold 28% of Total Income | Brazilian police confirmed his death after holding the passengers' hostage for almost four hours. They also confirmed the safety of the hostages and…
telesurenglish.net/news/Kidnapper-Shot-After-Hijacking-Bus-in-Brazil-With-40-Passengers-20190820-0003.html

Bolivia's biggest mine and public health sector go on strike
wsws.org | 2019-08-20
Miners in San Cristobal, striking doctors and the entire, restive working class in Bolivia are coming into conflict with the Morales government, MAS and the trade unions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/20/boli-a20.html

Say no to the McCarthyite attack on Chicago teachers
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-08-20
As the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) find itself locked in tough contract negotiations and faces the possibility of a strike, corporate and right-wing media like the Chicago Tribune, Breitbart and others have launched a bizarre attack that seems like it is straight out of the 1950s red scare. Rather than addressing the real problems impacting teachers and students in Chicago schools, these reactionary pundits have decided the rant and rave about – of all things – a delegation of teachers that traveled to Venezuela earlier this summer. | Here are the facts of the matter. A group of teachers who are also members of…
fightbacknews.org/2019/8/20/say-no-mccarthyite-attack-chicago-teachers

Trump calls for naval blockade of Venezuela
wsws.org | 2019-08-20
The US president's demand for a military option reflects growing desperation in Washington over the failure of its regime-change operation.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/20/vene-a20.html

ABP ecuador te invita a juntar luchas
ABP ecuador | indybay.org | 2019-08-20
En ABP – Ecuador estableceremos espacios amplios de encuentro y lucha, para construir una planificación estratégica que trascienda la agenda coyuntural hacia una real construcción de poder popular.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/17/18825541.php

Bolsonaro Greenlights New Pesticides Even as Advocates Mourn Half Billion Dead Bees in Brazil
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-08-20
Pointing to the deaths of more than half a billion bees in Brazil over a period of just four months, beekeepers, experts, and activists are raising concerns about the soaring number of new pesticides greenlighted for use by the Brazilian government since far-right President Jair Bolsonaro took office in January—and the threat that it poses to pollinators, people, and the planet. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-113938906511.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/08/20/bolsonaro-greenlights-new-pesticides-even-advocates-mourn-half-billion-dead-bees?cd-origin=rss

#PrayForAmazonia Goes Viral as Twitter Users Call Attention to 'International Emergency' of Fires Devastating Brazil's Rainforest
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-08-20
"The Amazon rainforest has been burning for three weeks! We are on the verge of losing it completely if the fire isn't put out. The loss of trees, the loss of biodiversity is what is accelerating climate change." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/amazon_fires.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/08/20/prayforamazonia-goes-viral-twitter-users-call-attention-international-emergency?cd-origin=rss

Paraguay Labels Hamas, Hezbollah As 'Terrorist Groups'
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-19
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Paraguay's decision Monday to label Palestinian organization Hamas and Lebanese militant group and political party Hezbollah, as "international terrorist organizations," a move that comes shortly after Argentina first blacklisted Hezbollah. | RELATED: | Lebanon Accuses Israel of Threatening Peace in the Region | "I welcome the decision of Paraguayan President Mario Abdo to define Hezbollah and Hamas as terrorist organizations," Netanyahu said in…
telesurenglish.net/news/Paraguay-Labels-Hamas-Hezbollah-terrorist-groups-Israel-Applauds-20190819-0017.html

Sudan agreement, Hong Kong Protests, Venezuela and Trade War
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-08-19
Sudan Agreement The first agreements between military and civilians have been reached in Sudan following months of turmoil. According to the newly signed constitutional declaration, a sovereign council will become the highest authority in Sudan during the transition period pending upcoming elections. The console will include five representatives of the military and five civilian figures, …
uwidata.com/4995-sudan-agreement-hong-kong-protests-venezuela-and-trade-war/

Argentina's Energy Sector Rejects Macri Emergency Measures
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-19
The freezing of oil and fuel prices for 90 days in Argentina generated a wave of criticism from the local oil industry, which considers that it was a measure taken without the consent of the actors involved and outside the law. | RELATED: | 'Argentina Rebelled Against IMF,' President Evo Morales Says | According to the first reactions to the decree issued by the government of Argentine President Mauricio Macri, the oil sector is willing to go to court to invalidate the measure. | A…
telesurenglish.net/news/Argentinas-Energy-Sector-Rejects-Macri-Emergency-Measures-20190819-0003.html

UN refugee chief impressed with Brazil's 'exemplary' response to plight of fleeing Venezuelans
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-19
While praising the "efficient, coordinated, humane and innovative response" by Brazil on behalf of fleeing Venezuelans, the UN refugee chief has said that the sheer number of those on the run is proving to be a major challenge, calling for greater international support.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1044431

Brazil: New Leak Proves Further Conspiracy Against Lula
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-19
New private messages exchanged between the Lava Jato (Car Wash) prosecutors involved in the judicial case against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva were published Monday by his defense attorney, giving more evidence that the leader of the Workers Party was "victim of a conspiracy." | RELATED: | Brazil's Car Wash Investigation in the Mud | "The messages are directly related with the two clearly corrupted procedures that were initiated in the Federal Court of…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-New-Leak-Proves-Further-Conspiracy-Against-Lula-20190819-0009.html

Monday's Daily Brief: World Humanitarian Day, Afghan massacre aftermath, Venezuelans in Brazil, Yemen war update, and reconciliation in Mali
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-19
Our main stories today: Women celebrated on World Humanitarian Day; Afghanistan bloodshed mars 100 years of independence; Brazil's 'exemplary' response to Venezuelans; UN urges Yemen's warring parties to down weapons; and UN expert calls for Mali reconciliation efforts.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1044491

Brazil's Inequality Widens, Super-Rich Hold 28% of Total Income
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-19
Brazil is the world's democratic country with the highest concentration of income in the top one percent, and since 2014's recession while the country's poorest sectors continue to be hit the worst the rich keep getting richer. | RELATED: | Brazil's Economy Continues Downward Spiral Towards Recession | According to the 2018 Global Inequality Report produced by a team of economist from the Paris School of Economics, B…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Inequality-Widens-Super-Rich-Hold-28-percent-of-Total-Income-20190819-0015.html

Venezuela Oil Production Continues Slump as US Embargo Deters Foreign Trade
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-19
July's production was 740,000 barrels per day, 4 percent lower than in June.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14631

A concentraàßà£o de riqueza conduz o novo imperialismo global
Peter Phillips | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
As mudanàßas de regime no Iraque e na Líbia, a guerra na Síria, a crise na Venezuela, as sanàßàµes a Cuba, Irà£o, Rússia e Coreia do Norte reflectem o novo imperialismo global imposto por um núcleo de naàßàµes capitalistas em …
globalresearch.ca/a-concentracao-de-riqueza-conduz-o-novo-imperialismo-global/5686753

Venezuela: Worker control vs. Trump's blockade
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-08-19
Chicago, IL – Venezuela is a country where the dreams of the conscious workers of the world are being made real. It is a nation of 30 million people where, every day, the working class is becoming more conscious of its historic role in building socialism and taking steps to achieve it in the not so distant future. And in the face of an imperialist offensive that threatens them with starvation, where the threat of military invasion hangs over their heads like a storm cloud, they continue their struggle undeterred. | This past week, at the National Gathering of the Productive Worker Councils (CPTs), this stage of t…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/8/18/venezuela-worker-control-vs-trumps-blockade

Imperialist threats unite Venezuelan left, even as patience with Maduro wears thin
Paul Dobson | peoplesworld.org | 2019-08-19
On a recent visit to Caracas, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel characterized Venezuela as "the world's primary anti-imperialist bastion." This, coming from a Cuban, is a striking description. Despite political power having rested in the hands of progressive leaders for 20 years, the primary and unresolved contradiction facing Venezuela is between national sovereignty and imperialist power …
peoplesworld.org/article/imperialist-threats-unite-venezuelan-left-even-as-patience-with-maduro-wears-thin/

Venezuela Calls for Unity at VIII Assembly of Caribbean Peoples
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-19
The VIII edition of the Assembly of Peoples of the Caribbean, which took place in Trinidad and Tobago, ended Monday with a call for regional unity that was reached upon by debating strategies to counter imperialism. | RELATED: | US Court Rules Canadian Firm Can Collect $1.4B From Venezuela | To strengthen the resistance and unity of the organizations and social mov…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Calls-for-Regional-Unity-at-Assembly-of-Caribbean-Peoples-20190819-0021.html

Professor slams US for causing 'intense hardships' abroad, and media for not holding it to account
Slava Zilber | thecanary.co | 2019-08-19
Jeffrey Sachs — director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University — a long-time critic of US foreign policy. And speaking to The Canary, he slammed devastating US sanctions on countries like Venezuela and I…
thecanary.co/feature/2019/08/19/professor-slams-us-for-causing-intense-hardships-abroad-and-media-for-not-holding-it-to-account/

Venezuela: Worker control vs. Trump's blockade
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-08-19
Chicago, IL – Venezuela is a country where the dreams of the conscious workers of the world are being made real. It is a nation of 30 million people where, every day, the working class is becoming more conscious of its historic role in building socialism and taking steps to achieve it in the not so distant future. And in the face of an imperialist offensive that threatens them with starvation, where the threat of military invasion hangs over their heads like a storm cloud, they continue their struggle undeterred. | This past week, at the National Gathering of the Productive Worker Councils (CPTs), this stage of t…
fightbacknews.org/2019/8/18/venezuela-worker-control-vs-trumps-blockade

Trump Wanted Navy Stationed Along Venezuelan Coast
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-19
The United States President Donald Trump proposed deploying navy ships along the Venezuelan coast to prevent the entry of products into the country according to a report by Axios news portal. | RELATED: | US: Already Interfering in Upcoming Venezuelan Elections | Trump devised the idea of the maritime blockade of Venezuela with his security advisors ac…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Wanted-Navy-Stationed-Along-Venezuelan-Coast-20190819-0001.html

Remembering Colombian Land Defender Hern√°n Bedoya
Brent Patterson | commondreams.org | 2019-08-19
commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/hernan-deboya-lider-social-.jpeg …

Media Blackout on Brazil's Anti-Bolsonaro Protests – Why are New York Times and Guardian downplaying resistance to Brazil's far-right president?
Brian Mier | fair.org | 2019-08-17
August 13 protest against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Belo Horizonte, one of 211 cities where demonstrations took place (photo: Dowglas Silva). | Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets of 211 cities on August 13 to protest far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's austerity cuts and privatization plans for the public university system. It was the third in series of national education strikes, dubbed "the Education Tsunamis,…
fair.org/home/media-blackout-on-brazils-anti-bolsonaro-protests/

The IMF's latest victims
Jayati Ghosh | mronline.org | 2019-08-17
In 2013, the International Monetary Fund produced a report acknowledging that it had "underestimated" the effects that austerity would have on Greece's economy. Yet the Fund has made the same mistakes in its subsequent deals with Argentina and Ecuador. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/08/17/the-imfs-latest-victims/

The US is already interfering in the upcoming Venezuelan elections
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-08-15
US President Donald Trump has maintained strong economic pressure against Venezuela, having signed numerous decrees blocking the assets of the Venezuelan authorities within US jurisdiction. Giants such as the Central Bank of Venezuela and the state-owned oil company PDVSA were also included in the sanctions list. Now, Washington has announced it will even impose sanctions …
uwidata.com/4894-the-us-is-already-interfering-in-the-upcoming-venezuelan-elections/

The Black Working Class and Venezuela: Fighting The Same Enemy
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-15
Netfa Freeman discusses the unique perspective of the Embassy Protection Collective's work through the lens of the Black working class and their connection with Venezuela…
therealnews.com/stories/the-black-working-class-and-venezuela-fighting-the-same-enemy

PHOTOS: Venezuelans march against US embargo in enormous #NoMoreTrump protest
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2019-08-14
The Grayzone attends a massive march where hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Caracas to condemn the US…
thegrayzone.com/2019/08/14/photos-venezuela-march-us-embargo-no-more-trump-protest/

Brazil's Student Movement Mobilizes to Oppose Bolsonaro's Education Privatization
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-14
Students rallied and marched in 207 municipalities of Brazil, to declare their opposition to right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro's education reform that would privatize much of Brazil's higher education. Mike Fox reports…
therealnews.com/stories/brazils-student-movement-mobilizes-to-oppose-bolsonaros-education-privatization

Wednesday's Daily Brief: Help for Venezuelans, Burundi Ebola vaccine drive, Paraguay poison probe urged, talking disarmament in Geneva, Libya violence down
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-14
Our main stories today cover: Scaled-up assistance for Venezuelans; Ebola vaccinations for Burundi health workers; reports of civilian deaths following an Afghan-sponsored security operation; agrochemical spray probe urged in Paraguay; Libya violence abates during truce, and disarmament conference's first woman chief urges Governments to "overcome their differences".
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1044231

Venezuela's Maduro Reshuffles Cabinet as Supreme Court Strips Three Opposition Lawmakers of Immunity
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-14
The National Constituent Assembly will also evaluate bringing forward legislative elections.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14628

Humanitarian assistance to be scaled-up for millions of Venezuelans in need
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-14
The United Nations humanitarian wing launched a new Response Plan (HRP) on Wednesday, that aims to help around 2.6 million people in Venezuela through to the end of the year, almost half of whom are youth.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1044221

Venezuelan Opposition Journalist Served as Agent for US, UK Gov't
TeleSUR English | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-14
In a U.S. diplomatic cable, Bocaranda is dubbed a "reliable source" and to be "strictly protected."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14627

Safe Zone in Syria, Elections in Argentina and Guatemala, Ex-president of Kyrgyzstan arrested
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-08-13
Safe zone in Syria Turkish-American talks on creating a safe zone in northern Syria took place in Ankara this week. According to the Turkish Ministry of Defense, Turkey and the United States have agreed to establish a coordination center for joint operations in establishing the peace corridor. uwidata.com/4836-turkey-and-us-come-to-agreement-on-creation-of-security-zone/ Argentine elections On Sunday, primary elections took …
uwidata.com/4914-safe-zone-in-syria-elections-in-argentina-and-guatemala-ex-president-of-kyrgyzstan-arrested/

Results of Argentina's primary elections
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-08-13
Argentina recently held their primary elections for the leadership of the country. The so-called "PASO" elections are essentially a prelude to the general presidential elections. Those who receive less than 1.5% of the vote are barred from participating in the general elections which will take place in October. Peronism, represented by former Argentine president Cristina …
uwidata.com/4887-results-of-argentinas-primary-elections/

Eduardo Bolsonaro, Pro-Trump Son of Brazil's President, on Track to Be Ambassador to U.S
Robert Mackey | theintercept.com | 2019-08-13
Despite a legal challenge, President Jair Bolsonaro seems determined to nominate his son Eduardo to be Brazil's next ambassador to the United States.
theintercept.com/2019/08/13/eduardo-bolsonaro-pro-trump-son-brazils-president-track-ambassador-u-s/

Venezuela Secures New Chinese Oil Investment
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-12
The move defies the US embargo's secondary sanction provisions targeting foreign firms trading with Venezuela.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14625

Worldwide Solidarity Rallies Held in Support of Venezuela
TeleSur English | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-12
Rallies were held on Saturday across the world in support of Venezuela as the Bolivarian Republic faces an inhuman economic blockade imposed by the United States and their Western allies.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14623

Trump starves Venezuela, Democrats are silent
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-08-12
The Trump administration is intensifying its economic warfare on the people of Venezuela with a crippling embargo — and facing…
thegrayzone.com/2019/08/12/trump-starves-venezuela-democrats-are-silent/

Venezuelan Gov't Suspends Dialogue as EU Criticizes US Embargo
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-08
The European Union objected to the "extraterritorial application of unilateral measures."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14619

Actions urged against U.S. blockade of Venezuela
Gloria La Riva | liberationnews.org | 2019-08-08
With Trump's Aug. 6 announcement of a total U.S. economic blockade of Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro is calling on people worldwide to stand with Venezuela on Saturday, Aug. 10, with solidarity rallies.
liberationnews.org/actions-urged-against-u-s-blockade-of-venezuela/

Venezuelan Campesinos' March on Miraflores Blocked by Police
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-08
The mobilization marked the one-year anniversary of the Admirable Campesino March.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14620

Se urgen acciones contra bloqueo de EEUU a Venezuela
Gloria La Riva | liberationnews.org | 2019-08-08
Con el anuncio de Trump del 6 de agosto imponiendo un bloqueo económico total a Venezuela, el presidente Nicolás Maduro ha hecho un llamado a los pueblos del mundo que se una a Venezuela el sábado 10 de agosto, con manifestaciones de solidaridad.
liberationnews.org/se-urgen-acciones-contra-bloqueo-de-eeuu-a-venezuela/

Venezuelan Athletes Bring Home Medals from Pan-American Games
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-07
Venezuela has scored thirteen medals so far, including three golds, with more expected.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14617

Washington Escalates Venezuela Sanctions into Full-Fledged Embargo
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-06
The latest measures amount to a total trade embargo impacting both US and foreign entities.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14615

Venezuela derrota nuevo sabotaje de poder en horas
Gloria La Riva | liberationnews.org | 2019-08-06
Este es el tercer intento importante de los Estados Unidos y los contrarrevolucionarios internos para tratar de destruir el sistema de energía, el primero fue del 7 al 12 de marzo y el segundo del 23 de marzo al 4 de abril. Ha habido cientos de ataques terroristas en las líneas eléctricas.
liberationnews.org/venezuela-derrota-nuevo-sabotaje-de-poder-en-horas/

Venezuela: Trump Threatens Blockade as Dialogue Continues
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-08-05
A White House official added that the threat should be "taken seriously."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14614