New 'Poison Papers' Leak: EPA Knew About Many Dangerous Toxins, But Kept Quiet
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-10
A new leak in the series of documents known as the "poison papers," which were provided by whistleblower William Sanjour, show that unless regulatory bodies such as the EPA have real political backing, they will not act in the public interest. We speak to Jonathan Latham of the Bioscience Resource Project | The post New 'Poison Papers' Leak: EPA Knew About Many Dangerous Toxins, But Ke…
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Pompeo's Fingerprints Are All Over Trump's New Syria Regime Change Policy
Whitney Webb | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
Despite his having expressed his desire to get U.S. troops out of Syria only months ago, a report published Friday in The Washington Post claims that President Donald Trump is allegedly …
globalresearch.ca/pompeos-fingerprints-are-all-over-trumps-new-syria-regime-change-policy/5653606

A week of crisis and deepening dysfunction in US politics
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-10
There is no progressive or democratic side in the conflict between Trump and his opponents within the military-intelligence apparatus, the corporate media, and the Democratic Party.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/10/pers-s10.html

The Amazon Business Model is A Job Killer: The Shift Towards E-Commerce. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and 31 Million Jobs Destroyed
Dr. Jack Rasmus | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-09
Prominent in the news this past week was the report that Amazon and its CEO, Jeff Bezos, reached record levels of market valuation and wealth. Amazon is now worth more than …
globalresearch.ca/the-amazon-business-model-is-a-job-killer-the-shift-towards-e-commerce-artificial-intelligence-ai-31-million-jobs-destroyed/5653529

Contacts Disclosed Between Houthis And Saudi Princes
The Iranian | iranian.com | 2018-09-09
Houthi leader Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi has disclosed contacts with princes of the Saudi Arabian royal family, it has been reported. The head of the Supreme Revolutionary Committee formed by Ansar Allah group in Yemen used Twitter for his disclosure. "Prince Ahmed Bin Abdulaziz's statements are positive and show a great sense of awareness from the […] | The post Contacts Disclosed Between Houthis And Saudi Princes appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/09/09/contacts-disclosed-between-houthis-and-saudi-princes/

Facebook's partnership with the Atlantic Council
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-08
The campaign against "fake news," "election meddling" and "disinformation" is emerging as the integration of the social media monopolies with the US military-intelligence apparatus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/08/atla-s08.html

SPLC statement on loss of Medicaid benefits to thousands of Arkansans
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-09-07
New figures released by the state of Arkansas this week show that more than 4,600 low-income people in the state have lost their Medicaid benefits because of a draconian state requirement that they must work in order to receive those benefits.
splcenter.org/news/2018/09/07/splc-statement-loss-medicaid-benefits-thousands-arkansans

Trump Should Fire Jeff Sessions, But Not For the Reason You Think
Elias Atienza | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-07
On August 23, President Trump went after Attorney General Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from the Mueller investigation, belittling his character by asking "what kind of man is this?" For his part, Sessions declared that he wouldn't let political considerations influence the Department of Justice (DOJ). This war of words between the executive office and…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/07/trump-should-fire-jeff-sessions-but-not-for-the-reason-you-think/

CIA Democrat complains of political spying by Republicans
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-07
Democrat Abigail Spanberger, whose main political "credential" is eight years as an undercover CIA operative, is denouncing the Republican Party for obtaining a copy of her full federal security clearance document.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/07/span-s07.html

Ex-Trump campaign aide Papadopoulos jailed for 14 days, slapped with $9,500 fine in Mueller probe
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-07
George Papadopoulos, a former campaign aide of President Donald Trump, has been sentenced to two weeks in prison, a $9,500 fine and 200 hours of community service for lying to the FBI in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe.
rt.com/usa/437927-papadopoulos-jailed-fined-mueller/

Pompeo visits Pakistan to demand "reset" in support for Afghan war
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-07
US Secretary of State Pompeo and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dunford staged a four-hour visit to Pakistan on Wednesday.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/07/pomp-s07.html

The Kavanaugh Cover-up? Role in Torture & Domestic Spying Policy Remains Unknown as Papers Withheld
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-06
Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearing enters its third day today. On Wednesday Capitol Police arrested 73 people protesting Kavanaugh's nomination. The protests began almost immediately when Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley tried to start the hearing. Protesters included Women's March organizers from 26 states. Among them was a teenager who stood on a chair and said, "I'm 18, and I'm here for the youth of the country. You're ruining my future." We speak to Hina Shamsi, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's National Security Project, and Vince Warren, executive direct…
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/6/the_kavanaugh_cover_up_role_in

Arundhati Roy: The U.S. Is Growing Closer to India Militarily as Modi Expands Crackdown on Dissent
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-06
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis are in New Delhi today for talks aimed at deepening military and trade ties between India and the United States. India is the largest weapons importer in the world. The trip comes just a week after the Indian government conducted raids across the country targeting prominent human rights activists, lawyers, poets and critics of the Narendra Modi government. At least five people were arrested. Critics say the arrests are part of a broader attempt by Modi's government to silence dissidents ahead of next year's general election. We speak with the prize-w…
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/6/arundhati_roy_the_us_is_growing

Pentagon has 'zero intelligence' on Syrian militants' chemical weapons capabilities — Mattis
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-06
Despite having a "fairly good penetration" of the Syrian opposition groups, the US has not seen any evidence suggesting that the militants in Idlib are capable of staging a chemical attack, the US defense secretary claimed.
rt.com/usa/437734-mattis-evidence-chemical-weapons-idlib/

Sheryl Sandberg Misled Congress About Facebook's Conscience
Sam Biddle | theintercept.com | 2018-09-05
Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg draped herself in the star-spangled banner of American principles before today's Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing on social media. Sandberg proclaimed that democratic values of free expression were integral to the company's conscience. "We would only operate in a country where we could do so in keeping with our values," she went on. Either this was a lie told under oath, or Facebook has some pretty lousy values."We would only operate in a country where we could do so in keeping with our values." | Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., questioned Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey about the fact that they are both ostensibly American companies, but also firms with users around the world — including in countries with legal systems and values that differ drastically from the United States. Rubio cited various governments that crack down…
theintercept.com/2018/09/05/facebook-senate-hearing-sheryl-sandberg/

U.K. Charges Two Suspected Russian Intelligence Agents in Nerve Agent Attack
Robert Mackey | theintercept.com | 2018-09-05
Two suspected Russian spies were charged on Wednesday with smuggling a Novichok nerve agent into Britain in March and using it to poison a former spy. | The post U.K. Charges Two Suspected Russian Intelligence Agents in Nerve Agent Attack appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/09/05/u-k-charges-two-suspected-russian-intelligence-agents-nerve-agent-attack/

Ellsberg Says Assange, as a Journalist, Can't Be Tried Under Espionage Act
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-09-05
In an interview with Consortium News Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria, Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg says the Espionage Act, under which he was indicted, cannot apply to Julian Assange because he is a journalist. Speaking during an online vigil for Assange… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/09/05/ellsberg-says-assange-as-a-journalist-cant-be-tried-under-espionage-act/

Fuel tanker smashes into bridge in Japan during massive typhoon (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-04
A hulking tanker ship smashed right into a bridge linking Osaka Kansai airport with the Japanese mainland. The collision happened as Japan is being battered by the largest typhoon in 25 years.
rt.com/usa/437592-tanker-ship-typhoon-bridge/

No more science for you: Liquid nitrogen experiment fail caught on camera (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-04
The Museum of Discovery in Little Rock, Arkansas is beloved by locals and known for its hands-on approach to science education. However, things got a little out of hand at a recent event combining magic and science.
rt.com/usa/437582-liquid-nitrogen-experiment-fail/

Desperate for collusion proof, FBI 'tried & failed to recruit Russian oligarchs' — report
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-02
FBI agents tried to turn Russia's once-richest man into a US mole, according to an explosive NYT report. It claims that Oleg Deripaska was one of six oligarchs targeted for information in a Russiagate-related intelligence flop.
rt.com/usa/437449-trump-fbi-dossier-russian-oligarchs/

US has already drafted list of targets for potential strike in Syria — report
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-31
The US military and intelligence have already compiled a list of preliminary targets they would strike in response to another chemical-weapons incident in Syria, CNN reported, citing US administration officials.
rt.com/usa/437374-us-strike-target-list-syria/

Headlines for August 28, 2018
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-08-28
U.N. Accuses U.S.-Backed, Saudi-led Coalition of Possible War Crimes in Yemen, North Korea Warns Denuclearization Talks in Jeopardy, Federal Court Strikes Down North Carolina's Gerrymandered Voting Map, U.S. Student Loan Watchdog Accuses Trump Administration of Siding with Predatory Lenders, Facebook Bans Burmese Army Commander-in-Chief After U.N. Genocide Report, U.S. and Mexico Reach Agreement to Revise Portions of NAFTA | , Trump Breaks Near-Silence on Death of Sen. John McCain, Study Links Air Pollution to Reduction in Intelligence, Bloomberg Reassigns Journalist Who Exposed Wells Fargo's Ties to Gun Industry…
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