Politics & environs articles - May 18, 2018

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Archbishop Oscar Romero, killed by right-wing assassin in 1980, becomes saint

 

October 15, 2018 12:35 PM CDT By Marcos Aleman

 

 

 

 

In this Oct. 3 photo, pigeons fly in front of a mural of Archbishop Oscar Romero, on a wall of the Metropolitan Cathedral in San Salvador. Romero, who was killed in 1980 by a right-wing death squad during Mass, was canonized in Rome by Pope Francis on this past Sunday. | Salvador Melendez

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/archbishop-oscar-romero-killed-by-right-wing-assassin-in-1980-becomes-saint/

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvadoran_Civil_War

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Racist dog whistles against Andrew Gillum could backfire on Florida GOP

 

October 15, 2018 12:05 PM CDT By John Wojcik

 

 

 

 

Andrew Gillum | Paul Sancya/AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/racist-dog-whistles-against-andrew-gillum-could-backfire-on-florida-gop/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Without Medicaid expansion, the poor simply don’t go to the doctor

 

October 15, 2018 8:58 AM CDT By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar

 

 

 

 

Sen. Jeremy McPike, left, addresses a group of protesters holding a "die-in" in support of Medicaid expansion during an event in Capitol Square in Richmond, Va., May 14. | Bob Brown / Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP

 

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/without-medicaid-expansion-the-poor-simply-dont-go-to-the-doctor/

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A tale of two houses: how Jared Kushner fuelled the Trump-Saudi love-in

 

Trump’s loyalty to Riyadh amid the Jamal Khashoggi crisis is stretching his credibility to breaking point

 

 

Julian Borger in Washington

Tue 16 Oct 2018 12.12 BST

 

 

Donald Trump highlights arms sales to Saudi Arabia during a meeting in March with Mohammed bin Salman in Washington

Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

 

 

 

More pics

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/16/jared-kushner-trump-saudi-khashoggi-mbs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'It was like hell to work there': hotel workers break their silence

 

Staff at upscale Terranea Resort claim they were subject to repeated sexual harassment as California bill to end abuse stalls

 

 

Michael Sainato in Los Angeles

Tue 16 Oct 2018 12.00 BST

 

 

 

Terranea Resort workers Sandra Pezqueda, front seated, and, in back from left to right, Rosa Marina Moreno, Jasmin Sanchez and Sharon Merino

Photograph: Antonio Mendoza for the Guardian

 

 

 

More pics

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/16/hotel-workers-sexual-assault-harassment-terranea-resort

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Britain’s magical thinking won’t make the EU accept the impossible

 

Brussels’ Brexit policy has always been clear. We’re in this mess because British politicians never took it seriously

 

 

Tue 16 Oct 2018 06.00 BST Last modified on Tue 16 Oct 2018 10.09 BST

By  Rafael Behr

 

 

 

 

‘Angela Merkel was right. From the moment the article 50 trigger was pulled, the Brexit process has followed an EU timetable on terms defined by EU treaties.’

Photograph: Omer Messinger/EPA

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/16/britain-eu-brussels-brexit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Democrats’ chances of seizing Senate rest on two centrist older white men

 

Candidates Joe Manchin and Phil Bredesen are at the center of fight to win back the Senate – and a world away from the slate of diverse candidates running across America for the House

 

 

Ben Jacobs in Parkersburg, West Virginia

Tue 16 Oct 2018 11.00 BST

 

 

Democratic candidate Phil Bredesen for Senate in Tennessee paints himself as a bipartisan problem solver and deflects any talk of the Democrats taking control of the Senate

Photograph: EMG/REX/Shutterstock

 

 

 

More pics

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/16/democrats-chances-of-seizing-senate-rest-on-two-centrist-older-white-men

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Mi casa es su casa': the American welcoming migrants into her home

 

Sarah Jackson built a space for newly released detainees to get back on their feet after witnessing their struggles at the border

 

 

by Olivia Solon in Denver, Colorado

Tue 16 Oct 2018 10.00 BST

 

 

 

 

Sarah Jackson looks at a map showing where different Casa de Paz residents have come from

Photograph: Chet Strange for the Guardian

 

 

 

More pics

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/16/casa-de-paz-denver-immigration-separated-families-zero-tolerance

 

 

 

 

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Ann Coulter believes the left has 'lost its mind'. Should we listen?

 

The bestselling author has been criticized for dog-whistling to the far right. Now she’s taking aim at the left – can progressives learn anything from their sworn enemy?

 

 

Wed 17 Oct 2018 10.00 BST

by J Oliver Conroy

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/17/ann-coulter-believes-the-left-has-lost-its-mind-should-we-listen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump's win shredded the election playbook. What will that mean for the midterms?

 

The question in this election is whether liberal enthusiasm or Republican satisfaction will prevail

 

 

Gary Younge in Racine, Wisconsin

Wed 17 Oct 2018 06.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/16/trump-midterms-2018-election-win-ripped-up-old-playbook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Too poor to vote: how Alabama’s ‘new poll tax’ bars thousands of people from voting

 

In Alabama, money keeps thousands of people away from the ballot box – and the state’s felon disenfranchisement policies are probably unconstitutional

• This story is published in partnership with AL.com

 

Connor Sheets

Wed 4 Oct 2017 12.30 BST Last modified on Sat 6 Oct 2018 23.08 BST

 

 

Randi Lynn Williams: her debt, known as legal financial obligations, total more than $11,500

Photograph: Connor Sheets

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/04/alabama-voting-poll-tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Donald Trump rains insults on Elizabeth Warren after DNA test

 

President calls claim of Native American ancestry ‘a fraud’

 

Cherokee Nation criticises use of DNA test as ‘inappropriate’

 

 

Jamiles Lartey in New Orleans

Tue 16 Oct 2018 16.51 BST

 

 

Vid

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/16/donald-trump-elizabeth-warren-dna-test

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jamal Elshayyal: Response to Khashoggi’s Death Will Determine Future of Saudi Arabia & Middle East

 

October 17, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/10/17/jamal_elshayyal_response_to_khashoggis_death

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O’Rourke vs Cruz: The results in Texas will depend on turnout

 

October 17, 2018 10:09 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

Sen. Ted Cruz (left) and Rep. Beto O'Rourke | AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/orourke-vs-cruz-the-results-in-texas-will-depend-on-turnout/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nobody in America should be poor, period

 

October 17, 2018 12:21 PM CDT By Josh Hoxie

 

 

 

 

Working homeless: In this photo taken Oct. 5, 2018, San Francisco native Tracey Mixon stands on a street in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. Mixon, 47, and her daughter were recently evicted from their two-bedroom home. She hopes San Francisco voters will approve Proposition C on the Nov. 6 ballot, which would levy an extra tax on some businesses to raise $300 million a year for homelessness and mental health services. | Janie Har / AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/nobody-in-america-should-be-poor-period/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate lawyer lands top spot in DOJ’s Civil Rights Division

 

October 17, 2018 2:05 PM CDT By Al Neal

 

 

 

 

Eric Dreiband | AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/corporate-lawyer-lands-top-spot-in-dojs-civil-rights-division/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Praying for a Blue Wave: Harley Rouda works to flip Orange County

 

October 16, 2018 12:36 PM CDT By Eric A. Gordon

 

 

 

 

Praying for a Blue Wave: Harley Rouda, Democrat running for California's 48th Congressional district seat in Congress, speaks with supporters during his campaign rally in Laguna Beach, Calif., May 20. | Bill Clark / CQ Roll Call via AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/praying-for-a-blue-wave-harley-rouda-works-to-flip-orange-county/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Worker advocates urge Labor Department to restore Obama overtime rule

 

October 17, 2018 2:51 PM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

Department of Labor in Washington DC | AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/worker-advocates-urge-labor-department-to-restore-obama-overtime-rule/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real reform in Brooklyn’s Democratic Party a daunting task

 

October 16, 2018 1:55 PM CDT By Cameron Orr

 

 

 

 

Photo by meeting participant

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/real-reform-in-brooklyns-democratic-party-a-daunting-task/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rod Rosenstein's Wall Street Journal interview prompts Republican outrage

 

Republicans attack Rosenstein for ‘making time for interviews’ as they seek to question him over Trump wiretap claims

 

 

Thu 18 Oct 2018 15.41 BST

Jamiles Lartey

 

 

 

 

Rod Rosenstein with his boss Jeff Sessions. Rosenstein oversees the work of the special counsel, Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russian election interference

Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/18/rod-rosenstein-wall-street-journal-interview-republicans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump threatens to close US-Mexico border over Honduran migrant caravan

 

Trump also threatened to deploy the military to stop caravan which plans to head through Mexico toward the US border

 

 

Erin Durkin

Thu 18 Oct 2018 13.59 BST Last modified on Thu 18 Oct 2018 16.31 BST

 

 

 

Honduran migrants take part in a caravan towards the United States in Chiquimula, Guatemala, on 17 October

Photograph: Orlando Estrada/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/18/trump-threatens-to-close-us-mexico-border-over-migrant-caravan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mohammed bin Salman never was a reformer. This has proved it

 

The Saudi crown prince allowed women to drive, but the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi reveals his true nature

 

 

Thu 18 Oct 2018 06.00 BST Last modified on Thu 18 Oct 2018 09.18 BST

Dilip Hiro

 

 

 

 

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ‘has already been more despotic than previous rulers’.

Photograph: Cliff Owen/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/18/mohammed-bin-salman-brutality-saudi-jamal-khashoggi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia: voter suppression claims ramp up in governor’s race as lawsuits are filed

 

Issue has been a flashpoint in the race, which pits Democrat Stacey Abrams against Republican secretary of state, Brian Kemp

 

 

Erin Durkin

Wed 17 Oct 2018 19.47 BST Last modified on Wed 17 Oct 2018 20.09 BST

 

 

A supporter waits for the arrival of Democratic Georgia gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams during a rally in Morrow, Georgia, on 9 October

Photograph: John Amis/EPA

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/17/georgia-voter-suppression-allegations-governors-race-lawsuits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

McConnell blames budget deficit rise on government programs – not Republican tax cuts

 

Independent analyses found tax cuts caused $779bn deficit to balloon but Republican cited health and retirement benefits

 

 

Sabrina Siddiqui in Washington

Wed 17 Oct 2018 14.32 BST

 

 

Mitch McConnell with Donald Trump at a rally in Kentucky on Saturday. He said: ‘It’s disappointing but it’s not a Republican problem.’

Photograph: Andrew Harnik/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/16/mitch-mcconnell-federal-budget-deficit-tax-cuts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dead brothel owner will win Nevada election, says manager

 

Dennis Hof, 72, who died on Tuesday, will remain on ballot and win state assembly seat, campaign manager predicts

 

 

Reuters

Thu 18 Oct 2018 10.43 BST Last modified on Thu 18 Oct 2018 11.05 BST

 

 

 

Dennis Hof was running for a seat in a heavily Republican district and had been favoured to win

Photograph: Sylvain Gaboury/StarPix/REX/Shutterstock

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/18/dead-brothel-owner-dennis-hof-will-win-nevada-election-says-manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'There is no more Republican party': will California’s Orange county swing Democratic?

 

In the affluent area of yachting marinas and country clubs, some Republicans are growing tired of Washington’s rancor

 

 

Andrew Gumbel in Huntington Beach

Thu 18 Oct 2018 09.00 BST

 

 

Harley Rouda is running for Congress as a Democrat in traditionally Republican Orange county to unseat the 15-term Republican incumbent Dana Rohrabacher

Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/18/orange-county-turn-blue-republicans-democrats

 

 

umb's note (merely geographical, mind you) : been to Huntington Beach many years ago  while travelling around Southern California.....Liked it.....Surfers' homeland ( or at least one of them....) if I recall correctly......

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'How to stop an out-of-control president': the Trump films that may swing the midterms

 

US elections and awards season have led to documentaries about Trump from both sides of the political divide. But how do we separate the lies from the truth?

 

 

Steve Rose

Thu 18 Oct 2018 16.30 BST Last modified on Thu 18 Oct 2018 16.31 BST

 

 

 

2 vids & pics

 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/oct/18/how-to-stop-an-out-of-control-president-the-trump-films-that-may-swing-the-midterms

 

 

 

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The Guardian view on Theresa May’s Brexit: march to stop the madness

 

In Brussels this week, Brexit fantasy again collided with Brexit reality. This weekend’s march is an opportunity to pull Britain back from the no-deal brink

 

 

Fri 19 Oct 2018 17.24 BST Last modified on Fri 19 Oct 2018 17.30 BST

Editorial

 

 

 

 

‘The handling of Brexit has been a story of unremitting and nationally humiliating failure.’

Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/19/the-guardian-view-on-theresa-mays-brexit-march-to-stop-the-madness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As pressure on Saudi Arabia grows, Jamal Khashoggi is achieving his life’s mission

 

This single death has captured more attention than the killing of thousands by the regime. At last, it may be held to account

 

 

Fri 19 Oct 2018 17.59 BST

By  Jonathan Freedland

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/19/saudi-arabia-jamal-khashoggi-life-mission-brutal-regime

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Khashoggi's fate is proof the US-Saudi relationship is over

 

Michael Fuchs says it’s time for the US to take a stand against the destructive bond that Donald Trump has with Saudi Arabia

 

 

Fri 19 Oct 2018 16.55 BST Last modified on Fri 19 Oct 2018 16.56 BST

Michael H Fuchs

 

 

 

 

Donald Trump welcomed the Saudi crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman, to the Oval Office in March 2017

Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/19/khashoggi-fate-us-saudi-relationship

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'He's my guy': Donald Trump praises Gianforte for assault on Guardian reporter

 

President’s comments at Montana rally in praise of violence against US journalist come amid international outcry over Khashoggi

 

 

Ed Pilkington in Missoula

Fri 19 Oct 2018 15.24 BST

 

 

2 vids & pic

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/18/trump-greg-gianforte-assault-guardian-ben-jacobs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Bolton pushing Trump to withdraw from Russian nuclear arms treaty

 

Exclusive: national security adviser recommends ending intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty over alleged Russia violations

 

 

Julian Borger in Washington

Fri 19 Oct 2018 18.46 BST

 

 

 

National security adviser John Bolton has issued a recommendation for withdrawal from the 1987 intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty

Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/19/john-bolton-russia-nuclear-arms-deal-trump-lobbying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Democrats wary of 'luxury of hope' in Wisconsin's divided bellwether

 

There are two Racines: a richer, whiter county and a poorer, more diverse city. Which will weigh heavier at the ballot box in crucial midterm elections for House, Senate and governor?

 

 

Gary Younge in Racine, Wisconsin

Fri 19 Oct 2018 15.45 BST

 

 

The House speaker, Paul Ryan, seen campaigning in Wisconsin in 2016, is stepping down and Democrats have an outside chance of capturing his seat in the midterms

Photograph: Anthony Wahl/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/19/wisconsin-midterm-elections-scott-walker-democrats-chances-divided-state

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Israel Detained This Palestinian-American Student—Now She’s Challenging the State in Court

 

This isn’t the first time Israel has denied entry to a prospective student, but Lara Alqasem is the first to challenge it

 

October 17, 2018

 

 

 

Lara Alqasem appears at the district court in Tel Aviv, Oct. 11, 2018. (Reuters / Amir Cohen)

 

 

 

https://www.thenation.com/article/israel-detained-this-palestinian-american-student-now-shes-challenging-the-state-in-court/

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Dissident Saudi Academic Madawi Al-Rasheed on Khashoggi’s Disappearance, U.S.-Saudi Relations & More

 

October 19, 2018

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/10/19/dissident_saudi_academic_madawi_al_rasheed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netanyahu Attacks Israeli Human Rights Group B’Tselem for Criticizing Israeli Occupation at U.N.

 

October 19, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/10/19/netanyahu_attacks_israeli_human_rights_group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big business—as a class—will put dollars over democracy every time

 

October 19, 2018 9:34 AM CDT By Kevin Ovenden

 

 

 

 

If Bolsonaro ascends to the Brazilian presidency, the danger of Latin America shifting further toward another right-wing era of strongmen increases. Here, a Brazilian soldier stands next to a mural depicting a dove of peace at the Lins Complex of slums in Rio de Janeiro, where the military took control of all security. | Leo Correa / AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/big-business-as-a-class-will-put-dollars-over-democracy-every-time/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hundreds of thousands march in Berlin against the right wing

 

October 19, 2018 10:43 AM CDT By Victor Grossman

 

 

 

 

Hundreds of thousands on the streets o#Berlin for solidarity and against the global far-right

Fabian von der Mark/Twitter

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/hundreds-of-thousands-march-in-berlin-against-the-right-wing/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Markey: ‘Trump is waging a regulatory war’ against workers, consumers

 

October 19, 2018 10:16 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

Sen. Edward Markey | National Consumers League

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/markey-trump-is-waging-a-regulatory-war-against-workers-consumers/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018 is likely fourth-hottest year on record

 

October 19, 2018 1:16 PM CDT By Lorraine Chow

 

 

 

 

NOAA

 

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/2018-is-likely-fourth-hottest-year-on-record/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump plan to ramp up fracking, mining in National Forests threatens climate

 

October 18, 2018 12:50 PM CDT By Center for Biological Diversity

 

 

 

 

stateimpact.npr.org

 

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/trump-plan-to-ramp-up-fracking-mining-in-national-forests-threatens-climate/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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People's Vote march: 'more than half a million' rally for new Brexit referendum – live

 

Organisers say at least 670,000 have turned out for what they hope will prove to be the most important anti-Brexit demonstration since the referendum

 

Mattha Busby

Sat 20 Oct 2018 16.33 BST

 

Key events

• 1h ago 1,200 people attend Leave Means Leave rally
• 1h ago Aerial footage shows thousands of protesters on the march
• 2h ago Organisers now estimate 670,000 people are marching today
• 2h ago Sturgeon reiterates that SNP MPs will back people's vote
• 3h ago More than 500,000 people on march, say organisers
• 4h ago Young people lead the march to Parliament Square
• 5h ago Thousands converge on London to demand a final say

 

Live feed

 

Vid

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2018/oct/20/peoples-vote-march-london-second-referendum-brexit-live

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bloodshed and long queues as Afghans go to polls

 

Voters cast ballots despite attacks, equipment problems and coercion attempts

 

 

Emma Graham-Harrison in London and Akhtar Mohammad Makoii in Herat

Sat 20 Oct 2018 14.17 BST

 

 

 

Long queues formed at many polling stations

Photograph: Jawad Jalali/EPA

 

 

 

More pics

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/20/afghans-go-to-polls-amid-violence-and-corruption-claims

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miss Marple would demolish in minutes the Saudi story of a fistfight gone wrong

 

Jamal Khashoggi’s death leaves the crown prince’s reputation in the west in tatters, however much Trump says otherwise

 

 

Simon Tisdall

Sat 20 Oct 2018 14.43 BST First published on Sat 20 Oct 2018 13.59 BST

 

 

 

Mike Pompeo, US secretary of state, in Riyadh last week with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Photograph: Bandar Algaloud Handout/EPA

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/20/what-saudi-statement-about-khashoggi-fistfight-reveals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No more silence: how our firm helped give Franco’s victims a voice at last

 

Stolen babies, torture, mass graves … Spain’s historic scandals have been hidden by decades of ‘national amnesia’. A new documentary aims to change all that

 

 

Almudena Carracedo

Sat 20 Oct 2018 14.59 BST

 

 

 

María Martín sits by the road which covers the mass grave containing her mother’s remains

Photograph: Almudena Carracedo

 

 

More pics

 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/oct/20/no-more-silence-my-mission-to-let-franco-victims-be-heard

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Franco

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOP candidate improperly purged 340,000 from Georgia voter rolls, investigation claims

 

New analysis is latest voting rights controversy in race pitting secretary of state Brian Kemp against Democrat Stacey Abrams

 

 

Erin Durkin

Fri 19 Oct 2018 19.45 BST Last modified on Fri 19 Oct 2018 19.58 BST

 

 

 

The Georgia secretary of state, Brian Kemp, who is running for governor against Stacey Abrams, is alleged to have improperly purged voters from state registration rolls

Photograph: John Amis/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/19/georgia-governor-race-voter-suppression-brian-kemp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump baselessly claims Democrats are behind migrant caravan

 

President said midterms will be ‘an election of the caravan’ at a rally on Thursday, pushing it as a campaign issue for Republicans

 

 

Erin Durkin in New York

Fri 19 Oct 2018 16.36 BST

 

 

 

Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Missoula, Montana, on 18 October

Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/19/trump-migrant-caravan-mexico-border-democrat-blame-no-evidence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Fed is ignoring Trump: it knows this is a fight he cannot win

 

The US president has attacked Jerome Powell again, but the central bank is simply dealing with economic reality

 

 

Thu 18 Oct 2018 18.58 BST Last modified on Thu 18 Oct 2018 20.40 BST

By  Nils Pratley

 

 

 

 

President Donald Trump looks on as Jerome Powell speaks at the White House in November 2017

Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2018/oct/18/the-fed-is-ignoring-trump-it-knows-this-is-a-fight-he-cannot-win

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2020 vision: Democratic hopefuls warm up for White House race

 

Biden spars with Trump in Nevada, Booker and Harris are in South Carolina. The field is already crowded

 

 

Ben Jacobs in Washington

Sun 21 Oct 2018 12.58 BST

 

 

Joe Biden speaks in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday

Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/21/2020-democratic-presidential-candidates-biden-booker-harris-trump

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What Israelis and Palestinians think – uncut interviews from the streets

 

Corey Gil-Shuster puts his followers’ questions to the public, no matter how controversial

 

 

Roger Hamilton-Martin

Mon 22 Oct 2018 09.15 BST

 

 

 

Gad and Itamar from Jerusalem, two of Gil-Shuster’s interviewees

Photograph: YouTube/Corey Gil-Shuster

 

 

 

3 vids

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/22/what-israelis-and-palestinians-think-uncut-interviews-from-the-streets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘The next Joe Arpaio’: the Maryland sheriff praised by Fox and Trump

 

Chuck Jenkins’ work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement has turned into a fiscal and political goldmine

 

 

Daniel Moattar in Frederick county, Maryland

Mon 22 Oct 2018 11.00 BST

 

 

 

Frederick county sheriff Chuck Jenkins has been called America’s second-toughest sheriff on immigration

Photograph: The Washington Post/Getty Images

 

 

 

More pics

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/22/frederick-county-chuck-jenkins-donald-trump-immigration-ice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florida: Republican governor candidate flounders over Trump as role model

 

Ron DeSantis replies to question on children by defending Israel embassy move as Democrat Andrew Gillum shows calm in debate

 

 

Associated Press in Tallahassee

Mon 22 Oct 2018 13.34 BST

 

 

 

The Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, right, speaks as his Republican opponent Ron DeSantis looks on during a CNN debate on Sunday in Tampa

Photograph: Chris O'Meara/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/22/florida-governor-ron-desantis-andrew-gillum-republican-democrat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro threatens purge of leftwing 'outlaws'

 

Presidential frontrunner says rivals will ‘go overseas, or to jail’ in video address to supporters

 

 

Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

Mon 22 Oct 2018 12.59 BST

 

 

 

Supporters of the far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro flock to a rally in São Paulo

Photograph: Fernando Bizerra Jr/EPA

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/22/brazils-jair-bolsonaro-says-he-would-put-army-on-streets-to-fight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolsonaro's pledge to return Brazil to past alarms survivors of dictatorship

 

With the country poised to elect a dictator-praising, pro-torture populist, old wounds have been ripped open

 

 

Lucinda Elliott in São Paulo and Tom Phillips

Mon 22 Oct 2018 14.21 BST

 

 

Jair Bolsonaro is an outspoken admirer of the military dictatorship. ‘We want a Brazil that is similar to the one we had 40, 50 years ago,’ he has said

Photograph: Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

More pics

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/22/after-what-i-lived-through-survivors-of-brazils-dictatorship-fear-bolsonaro

 

 

Hmmm....Not looking good.......Another fascist (open supporter of past military dictatorship) about to be elected President....Hopefully not......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Khashoggi’s death cannot go unpunished': Yemeni Nobel laureate

 

Peace prize winner Tawakkol Karman, a friend of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, says his death will bring change in the region as long as the crown prince is held to account

 

 

 

Mon 22 Oct 2018 13.41 BST

Jo Griffin in The Hague

 

 

 

 

Nobel peace prize laureate Tawakkol Karman holds a picture of Khashoggi during a demonstration in front of the Saudi consulate on 5 October

Photograph: Ozan Köse/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/oct/22/jamal-khashoggi-death-cannot-go-unpunished-yemeni-nobel-laureate-tawakkol-karman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How Russia cyber attacks helped Trump to the US presidency

 

It is now incontrovertible: the theft and leaking of Democratic emails were key to Clinton’s election defeat

 

 

Mon 22 Oct 2018 13.13 BST Last modified on Mon 22 Oct 2018 14.06 BST

By  Kathleen Hall Jamieson

 

 

 

 

Hillar.y Clinton and Donald Trump during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St Louis on 9 October 2016

Photograph: Rick T Wilking/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/22/russia-cyber-theft-trump-us-election-president-clinton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump says he has alerted military to 'national emergency' of migrant caravan

 

President blames Mexico for failing to stop caravan and says he will be stopping aid to Central American countries

 

 

Staff and agencies in Washington

Mon 22 Oct 2018 16.04 BST

 

 

 

Thousands of mostly Honduran migrants crowded into the Mexican border city of Tapachula over the weekend after trekking on foot from the Guatemalan border

Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/22/trump-migrant-caravan-central-america-military

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pentagon confirms US general shot in Afghanistan Taliban attack

 

Brig Gen Jeffrey Smiley wounded at Kandahar compound

 

Two senior provincial officials assassinated

 

 

Associated Press in Washington

Sun 21 Oct 2018 22.19 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/21/pentagon-us-general-shot-jeffrey-smiley-afghanistan-taliban-attack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The women’s wave is coming. Republicans should be worried

 

We are strategic, we are focused, and we are a threat to Trump’s grip on power. We are taking back what Republicans have stolen

 

 

Linda Sarsour, Winnie Wong and Tamika Mallory

Mon 22 Oct 2018 11.00 BST

 

 

 

Women gather for a rally and march at Grant Park on 13 October in Chicago, Illinois to inspire voter turnout ahead of midterm elections

Photograph: Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/22/womens-wave-2019-republicans-should-be-worried

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kavanaugh once lobbied for judge now handling ethics complaints against him

 

Revelation raises concerns about politicization of the supreme court and whether Trump nominee will face disciplinary action

 

 

Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington

Mon 22 Oct 2018 06.00 BST

 

 

Critics, legal experts and senators, have said that Brett Kavanaugh’s testimony, in which he lashed out at Democrats over allegations he committed sexual assault, lacked judicial temperament

Photograph: Andrew Harnik/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/22/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-tim-tymkovich-ethics-complaints

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orwell was right: free speech is important but it is not enough

 

Freedom of expression is a dangerous licence when severed from any commitment to truth, as cyber-thugs reveal daily

 

 

Sun 21 Oct 2018 06.00 BST

By  David Dwan

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/21/orwell-free-speech-important-not-enough

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black 'reverse migration' driving Atlanta and Georgia towards Democrats

 

Demographic changes could bring success for Democrats and Stacey Abrams - and counter alleged voter suppression against minorities

 

 

Khushbu Shah in Atlanta

Mon 22 Oct 2018 11.00 BST

 

 

 

Stacey Abrams, Democratic challenger for Georgia governor in November 2018’s midterm elections at a rally supported by Democratic senator from Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren

Photograph: John Amis/EPA

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/oct/22/black-reverse-migration-atlanta-brian-kemp-stacey-abrams-governor-midterms-voter-suppression

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Reminiscent of South Africa’s Grand Apartheid”: Israeli Human Rights Group Slams Israel at U.N.

 

October 22, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/10/22/reminiscent_of_south_africas_grand_apartheid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Counterproductive and Dangerous”: Nuclear Arms Race Feared as U.S. Quits Key Treaty with Russia

 

October 22, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/10/22/counterproductive_and_dangerous_nuclear_arms_race

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump Admin Attempts to Erase Existence of Trans People After Years of GOP-Led Attacks on Freedoms

 

October 22, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/10/22/trump_admin_attempts_to_erase_existence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working-class white evangelical women shifting away from GOP in Texas

 

October 22, 2018 10:27 AM CDT By Ken Estey

 

 

 

 

Many white evangelical women are coming to question the GOP's immoral leadership. Here, Geralyn Johnson, left, and Rose Assad, right, hold paper cut-outs of the face of Beto O'Rourke at the doors of St. Louis Baptist Church in Tyler, Texas where O'Rourke made campaign stop on Aug. 13. | Sarah A. Miller / Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/working-class-white-evangelical-women-shifting-away-from-gop-in-texas/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deep in the heart of Texas Penny Morales Shaw fights for justice

 

October 22, 2018 11:26 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

Penny Shaw campaigns at a retirement home where everyone listened intensely. They vote! Bernard Sampson/People's World

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/deep-in-the-heart-of-texas-penny-morales-shaw-fights-for-justice/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KKK leader David Duke endorses Brazil’s Bolsonaro

 

October 22, 2018 12:44 PM CDT By Steve Sweeney

 

 

 

 

Former KKK leader David Duke in his Klan robes at the age of 27, left. Far right Brazilian candidate for the presidency Jair Bolsonaro, left. | AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/kkk-leader-david-duke-endorses-brazils-bolsonaro/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Republican record on Social Security: Getting worse all the time

 

October 22, 2018 9:46 AM CDT By Combined Sources

 

 

 

 

President Donald Trump listens as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks at a rally at Alumni Coliseum in Richmond, Ky., Oct. 13. | Andrew Harnik / AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/the-republican-record-on-social-security-getting-worse-all-the-time/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘22 July’ displays the danger of right wing extremism

 

October 19, 2018 12:51 PM CDT By Chauncey K. Robinson

 

 

 

 

Scene from "22 July"

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/22-july-displays-the-danger-of-right-wing-extremism/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marx and Engels a better bet than Governors Walker and Daniels

 

October 17, 2018 1:39 PM CDT By Tim Libretti

 

 

 

 

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (left) and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels | Gage Skidmore (left photo) and Rogelio V. Solis/AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/marx-and-engels-a-better-bet-than-governors-walker-and-daniels/

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Obama attacks Trump at midterm rally without ever naming him – video

 

Former President Barack Obama has delivered a biting critique of Republicans and President Donald Trump during a rally in Nevada. Although Obama never mentioned his successor by name.........

 

 

Source: AP

Tue 23 Oct 2018 07.07 BST Last modified on Tue 23 Oct 2018 10.28 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2018/oct/23/obama-attacks-trump-at-midterm-rally-without-ever-naming-him-video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Palestinian security forces routinely torture critics, rights group says

 

Palestinian Authority and Hamas target each other’s supporters, says Human Rights Watch

 

 

Oliver Holmes

Tue 23 Oct 2018 08.00 BST Last modified on Tue 23 Oct 2018 08.01 BST

 

 

A member of the Hamas security forces patrols in a street in Gaza City

Photograph: Wesam Saleh/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/23/palestinian-authority-hamas-torture-peaceful-critics-rights-group-says

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jamal Khashoggi: Erdoğan rejects Saudi account of killing

 

Turkish president calls for ‘highest ranked’ of those responsible to face justice

 

 

Bethan McKernan in Istanbul

Tue 23 Oct 2018 14.33 BST

 

 

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addresses parliament in Ankara. He strongly criticised Saudi Arabia’s ‘inconsistent statements’ in the Khashoggi case

Photograph: EPA

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/23/turkish-president-erdogan-rejects-saudi-account-of-khashoggi-killing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘This is evil at work’: how should a small town react to neo-Nazis?

 

Many progressives disagree on how best to fight the far right. This is how one rural Oregon community resisted

 

 

Jason Wilson in Cottage Grove, Oregon

Tue 23 Oct 2018 11.00 BST

 

 

Pics

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/23/this-is-evil-at-work-how-should-a-small-town-react-to-neo-nazis

 

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Voter suppression: Not just in the South, not just ID laws

 

October 23, 2018 12:01 PM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

Marching in Virginia. Steve Helber | AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/voter-suppression-not-just-in-the-south-not-just-id-laws/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rula Jebreal: My “Secret Interview” with Jamal Khashoggi Before His Brutal Murder by the Saudis

 

October 23, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/10/23/rula_jebreal_my_secret_interview_with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is Trump leading the country toward fascism?

 

October 23, 2018 1:40 PM CDT By Joe Sims

 

 

 

 

AP photo

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/is-trump-leading-the-country-toward-fascism/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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European parties urged to agree Israel boycott tactics are antisemitic

 

Convention backed by Israeli government to propose red lines for prospective MEPs

 

Arthur Neslen

Wed 24 Oct 2018 13.10 BST Last modified on Wed 24 Oct 2018 14.33 BST

 

 

Margrete Auken MEP at a Gaza protest in 2014. ‘I reject the unceasing attempts to amalgamate this Palestinian-led movement with antisemitism.’

Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/24/european-parties-urged-agree-israel-boycott-bds-antisemitic-mep

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The KKK’s Mount Rushmore: the problem with Stone Mountain

It is the biggest Confederate monument in the US – civil war leaders hewn into Atlanta’s Stone Mountain ...........

 

Khushbu Shah in Atlanta, GA. Videography by Tom Silverstone

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/ng-interactive/2018/oct/24/stone-mountain-is-it-time-to-remove-americas-biggest-confederate-memorial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'This border is out of control': journalists' murders shock Ecuador

 

The killings show the dangers of reporting on this isolated part of Latin America on the Colombia-Ecuador frontier

 

 

Jules Giraudat of Forbidden Stories in Mataje

Wed 24 Oct 2018 12.00 BST

 

 

 

Friends and relatives of Ecuadorean murdered journalist Javier Ortega, photographer Paul Rivas and their driver Efrain Segarra, light candles and pray in Quito on 13 April 2018

Photograph: Rodrigo Buendia/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/24/ecuador-journalist-safety-colombia-mataje-murders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The real danger to Europe? The lost sense of a common cause

 

From Munich to Milan, political narratives are driving citizens into ever more separated mindsets

 

 

Wed 24 Oct 2018 06.00 BST

Natalie Nougayrède

 

 

 

 

‘People’s perceptions have drifted very far from the European “demos” or public dreamed of by the creators of the EU.’

Illustration: Sébastien Thibault

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/24/true-threat-to-europe-lost-sense-of-common-cause

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'It's a poll tax': how New Hampshire became a battlefield for voting rights

 

In two years, the Republican-controlled state government has passed two bills that Democrats argue target the voting rights of the state’s 90,000 college students

 

 

Oliver Laughland in Hanover, New Hampshire

Wed 24 Oct 2018 06.00 BST

 

 

Garrett Muscatel, a Dartmouth student and a Democratic candidate for the New Hampshire house of representatives, stands outside the campus’s historic library

Photograph: Oliver Laughland for the Guardian

 

 

 

More pics

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/24/new-hampshire-voter-suppression-midterm-elections

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nevada Republican's family blasts his campaign in op-ed: 'It's all fake'

 

Adam Laxalt is the latest candidate to be publicly disowned after his family called his gubernatorial pitch misleading

 

 

Luke O'Neil

Tue 23 Oct 2018 22.20 BST Last modified on Wed 24 Oct 2018 14.51 BST

 

 

 

Adam Laxalt at a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada

Photograph: David Becker/Reuters

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/23/adam-laxalt-nevada-governor-candidate-family-op-ed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Beautiful Ted': Trump and Cruz bury the hatchet as midterm anxiety mounts

 

Their bitter 2016 rivalry was all but forgotten at a Houston rally as Trump turns to a narrative of fear and falsehoods to shore up Republican control of Congress

 

 

Tom Dart in Houston and Ben Jacobs in Washington

Tue 23 Oct 2018 15.32 BST

 

 

 

How about a hug? Ted Cruz said: ‘God bless Texas, and God bless President Donald Trump.’

Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

More pics

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/22/donald-trump-ted-cruz-rally-houston-midterms-obama-vegas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The socialists are coming! White House sounds alarm at rise of the left

 

As Democrats score on healthcare, the Council of Economic Advisers raises the spectre of Marx, Sanders and Swedish working mothers making you pay more for your pickup truck

 

 

David Smith in Washington

Tue 23 Oct 2018 19.54 BST

 

 

On Karl Marx’s 200th anniversary, the report breathlessly notes, ‘Detailed policy proposals from self-declared socialists are gaining support in Congress and among much of the electorate.’

Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/23/the-socialists-are-coming-white-house-sounds-alarm-at-rise-of-the-left

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Stacey Abrams Slams Brian Kemp on Suppressing Vote as He Worries Too Many Georgians Will Vote

 

October 24, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/10/24/stacey_abrams_slams_brian_kemp_on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greg Palast Sues Georgia’s Brian Kemp for Purging 340,000 from Voter Rolls Ahead of Election

 

October 24, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/10/24/greg_palast_sues_georgias_brian_kemp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump blasts caravan that poses no danger to the U.S.

 

October 24, 2018 11:10 AM CDT By Emile Schepers And John Wojcik

 

 

 

 

A Central American migrant sits amid a group of sleeping migrants, in Tapachula, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 22. Thousands of Honduran migrants hoping to reach the U.S. stretched out on rain-soaked sidewalks, benches, and public plazas in the southern Mexico city of Tapachula, worn down by another day's march under a blazing sun. | Moises Castillo / AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/trump-rails-against-a-caravan-that-poses-no-danger-to-the-u-s/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marxism vs. Donald Trump on the issue of nationalism

 

October 24, 2018 12:08 PM CDT By Gus Hall

 

 

 

 

Trump is using nationalism and racism to divide people and stoke anti-immigrant hysteria. Marxism exposed nationalism as a tool of the capitalist class

 

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/marxism-vs-donald-trump-on-the-issue-of-nationalism/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kalb, Rather: Trump endangers democracy as well as free press

 

October 24, 2018 12:30 PM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

Dan Rather | Richard Shotwell/AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/kalb-rather-trump-endangers-democracy-as-well-as-free-press/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bolsonaro threatens the world, not just Brazil’s fledgling democracy

 

Women and LGBT activists, human rights defenders, environmentalists and indigenous peoples are all at risk from the far-right candidate

 

 

Noam Chomsky and 14 others

Thu 25 Oct 2018 15.57 BST

 

 

 

Supporters of Brazilian right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro

Photograph: Daniel Ramalho/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/25/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-democracy-rights

 

Another proof that fascists will be fascists........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump’s words have consequences, and he can no longer deny it

 

After the targeting of politicians and the media in a pipe-bombing campaign, it’s clear where the president’s hostile rhetoric leads

 

 

Thu 25 Oct 2018 17.17 BST Last modified on Thu 25 Oct 2018 18.25 BST

By  Gary Younge

 

 

 

 

‘When pipe bombs are sent to CNN, it should be understood as one of the most violent examples yet of a democracy that has long been under threat.’

Photograph: Sean Rayford/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/25/donald-trump-words-consequences-violent-rhetoric

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

University founded by George Soros 'forced out' of Hungary

 

Central European University plans to move to Vienna next year after moves against it by Hungarian government

 

 

Shaun Walker Central and eastern Europe correspondent

Thu 25 Oct 2018 14.35 BST

 

 

 

 

Central European University is seen as one of the best universities in central and eastern Europe

Photograph: Bernadett Szabó/Reuters

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/25/university-founded-by-george-soros-forced-out-of-hungary

 

Once again....Fascists ( namely Viktor Orban) will be fascists......That's only the zillionth proof.....Billions more to come soon.......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tommy Robinson and the far right’s new playbook

 

The former EDL leader is one of a new breed of entrepreneurial activists who are bringing extremist myths into the mainstream – while also claiming they are being silenced

 

 

Thu 25 Oct 2018 06.00 BST

By Daniel Trilling

 

 

 

 

Rightwing groups protest in support of Yaxley-Lennon during his detention

Photograph: Penelope Barritt/Rex/Shutterstock

 

 

 

More pics

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/25/tommy-robinson-and-the-far-rights-new-playbook

 

Same as above......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the US in an 'illegal' immigration crisis? Border patrol data suggests otherwise

 

Illegal border crossings have declined significantly from record highs in the early years of the 21st century

 

 

Molly Molloy

Thu 25 Oct 2018 09.00 BST

 

 

 

A border patrol agent on the US-Mexico border on 13 October

Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/25/us-illegal-border-crossings-analysis-trump-migrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Migrants to Europe 'need to go home', says Czech prime minister

 

Andrej Babiš wants to see crackdown on people traffickers rather than boost in EU border force

 

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Thu 25 Oct 2018 10.52 BST

 

 

 

The Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš in in London for talks with Theresa May this week

Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/25/europe-migrants-need-to-go-home-says-czech-prime-minister

 

 

He and Hungary's Orban and Bannon and Vladimir Putin...are all Salvini's  ( Italian minister of interior affairs and deputy PM) friends / buddies / partners in crime / xxxxxxxs ( can be filled with any word....)....Let's say...Real lovers of DEMOCRACY............

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Five of the most bigoted and divisive political ads from the 2018 midterms

From calling a Muslim school ‘Terror High’ to claiming Democrats want to ‘lynch black folks’, the upcoming election has seen a large number of race-baiting and prejudiced ads

 

 

Sam Wolfson

Thu 25 Oct 2018 17.10 BST Last modified on Thu 25 Oct 2018 17.49 BST

 

 

 

An attack ad against Democratic candidate in Virginia’s seventh district asks: ‘What is Abigail Spanberger hiding?’

Photograph: Congressional Leadership Fund

 

 

 

 

Vids

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/25/midterm-attack-ads-five-most-bigoted-divisive-republicans-democrat-videos

 

 

 

 

 

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California Neo-Nazi Group Members Arrested for Role in Violence at Rallies in CA and Charlottesville

 

October 25, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/10/25/california_neo_nazi_group_members_arrested

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump Blames Media for Inciting “Anger” After Bombs Sent to CNN & High-Profile Democrats

 

October 25, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/10/25/trump_blames_media_for_inciting_anger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gustavo Arellano: Could Longtime GOP Stronghold Orange County Go Blue in Midterms?

 

October 25, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/10/25/gustavo_arellano_could_longtime_gop_stronghold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOJ says transgender discrimination not a violation of federal law

 

October 25, 2018 9:13 AM CDT By Michelle Zacarias

 

 

 

 

The National Center for Transgender Equality, NCTE, and the Human Rights Campaign gather on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 22, for a #WontBeErased rally. | Carolyn Kaster / AP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil’s Bolsonaro promises to purge the left if elected

 

October 25, 2018 9:38 AM CDT By Steve Sweeney

 

 

 

 

Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, of the right-wing Social Liberal Party. He says he plans to clear the country of "red outlaws" if elected. | Leo Correa / AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/brazils-bolsonaro-promises-to-purge-the-left-if-elected/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springtime for fascism: a global struggle

 

October 25, 2018 2:40 PM CDT By W. Scott Poole

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/springtime-for-fascism-a-global-struggle/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Will even more GOP-held districts flip in Virginia?

 

October 25, 2018 12:12 PM CDT By Emile Schepers

 

 

 

 

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., who is running for re-election, raises hands amid cheers with Democratic state Senator and U.S. Congressional candidate for Virginia's 10th District Jennifer Wexton during a campaign stop at the Espresso Bar and Cafe in Winchester, Va., July 5. | Jeff Taylor / The Winchester Star via AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/will-even-more-gop-held-districts-flip-in-virginia/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trump backs Italy's hard line on migrants

US President says Premier Conte 'will be successful!'

 

Redazione ANSA Rome

26 October 201810:36 News

 

 

 

President Trump with Italy's PM Giuseppe Conte

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright ANSA/EPA

 

 

 

http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2018/10/26/trump-backs-italys-hard-line-on-migrants_58683bb1-ac24-4426-ab75-e64bbc9073fb.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Our faith compels us': Christian resistance to Trump gathers steam

 

Progressive churchgoers are becoming increasingly vocal about “toxic Christianity” and the “gospel of Trump” while promoting biblical commands to protect the poor

 

 

Harriet Sherwood in Greensboro, North Carolina

Fri 26 Oct 2018 06.00 BST

 

 

Doug Pagitt, executive director of Vote Common Good, and Cristy Berghoef, CEO of the Institute of Faith, Justice & Dialogue, speak to the crowd at the Vote Common Good rally in Greensboro, North Carolina

Photograph: Logan Cyrus for the Guardian

 

 

 

More pics

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/26/trump-christian-vote-midterms-resistance-protest-tax-cuts-policies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lean left: is America ready for a wave of Bernie Sanders-inspired socialists?

 

A slew of leftwing Democrats are running in the midterms – but some believe it’s too soon for a full-scale embrace of progressive ideas

 

 

Adam Gabbatt in New York

Fri 26 Oct 2018 06.00 BST

 

 

 

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat Joe Crowley in June to win the Democratic nomination. Organizers on the left insist they are at the start of something big

Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/26/america-midterms-democrats-socialism-bernie-sanders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US plans to send 800 troops to border as caravan travels through Mexico

 

Defense secretary expected to sign order as Trump seeks to make fear of immigrants a top election issue

 

 

Associated Press in Washington

Fri 26 Oct 2018 02.40 BST

 

 

 

Members of the Arizona national guard listen to instructions in Phoenix. The additional troops would bolster national guard forces already at the border

Photograph: Caitlin O’hara/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/25/us-troops-mexico-border-caravan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bannon holds rally for Republican candidates but none show up

 

Trump’s former strategist touts his role in president’s success before crowd of 200 in upstate New York

 

 

Adam Gabbatt in Elma, New York

Thu 25 Oct 2018 03.27 BST

 

 

Steve Bannon speaks in Elma, New York

Photograph: Jeffrey T Barnes/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/25/steve-bannon-rally-elma-new-york-republicans

 

European populists seem to love him instead.........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Striking Univ. of California patient care workers rally with supporters across the state

 

October 26, 2018 8:50 AM CDT By Marilyn Bechtel

 

 

 

 

Marilyn Bechtel/PW

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/striking-univ-of-california-patient-care-workers-rally-with-supporters-across-the-state/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While Trump Calls Climate Change a Hoax, Hurricane Michael Damaged US Fighter Jets Worth $6 Billion

 

October 26, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/10/26/while_trump_calls_climate_change_a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal workers protest Trump’s “impasse” at Health and Human Services

 

October 26, 2018 10:28 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

NTEU members conducted informational picketing in front of the Department of Health and Human Services headquarters to protest the agency’s bad faith bargaining on a new contract. | NTEU

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/federal-workers-protest-trumps-impasse-at-health-and-human-services/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump Admin Opens Up Alaska for Drilling, Threatening Already At-Risk Arctic Biodiversity

 

October 26, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/10/26/trump_admin_opens_up_alaska_for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Socialism under attack from scared White House

 

October 26, 2018 9:43 AM CDT By Ian Goodrum

 

 

 

 

The Trump White House did one thing right in its shoddy report: Interest in socialism and Marxism around the world is increasing

 

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/socialism-under-attack-from-scared-white-house/

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Barack Obama takes aim at Donald Trump for 'making stuff up'

 

Ex-president joins campaign trail and says ‘the character of our country is on the ballot’

 

 

Associated Press

Sat 27 Oct 2018 12.06 BST Last modified on Sat 27 Oct 2018 12.29 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/27/barack-obama-takes-aim-at-donald-trump-for-making-stuff-up-us-midterms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tommy Robinson ‘stands to make £1m’ on US speaking tour

 

Anti-fascist campaigners fear former EDL leader could use money to fund UK tour

 

 

Mark Townsend Home affairs editor

Sun 28 Oct 2018 12.00 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/oct/27/tommy-robinson-edl-stands-to-make-1-million-pounds-on-us-speaking-tour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Why is that racist?' Trump greets young black leaders with freewheeling rant

 

The president’s speech to African American millennial supporters was rambling and toe-curling. But he and his audience loved it

 

 

David Smith in Washington

Sat 27 Oct 2018 00.01 BST

 

 

Vid

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/26/trump-young-black-leadership-summit-white-house-east-room

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What happened when migrants moved into my family’s Sicilian village

 

Refugees are breathing vibrant new life into the dying home town of Lorenzo Tondo’s father-in-law. If only Italy’s ascendant rightwingers saw it that way

 

 

Sat 27 Oct 2018 14.00 BST Last modified on Sat 27 Oct 2018 15.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/27/how-refugees-are-breathing-new-life-into-dying-italian-village

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UN's outgoing Syria envoy wants regime to stop being obstructive

 

Staffan de Mistura has been frustrated that Syria is resisting the creation of a potentially vital committee

 

 

Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor

Sat 27 Oct 2018 07.00 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/27/uns-outgoing-syria-envoy-wants-regime-to-stop-being-obstructive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The battle for Brazil – could the far-right populist Bolsonaro still be defeated?

 

Workers’ party candidate Fernando Haddad has been rallying voters and chipping away at Bolsonaro’s advantage

 

 

Tom Phillips in São Paulo

Sat 27 Oct 2018 07.00 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/26/max-benwell-maxbenwellguardiancouk-bolsonaro-win-chances-can-he-lose-brazil-election-vote-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Democrats see bright future rooted in Bernie Sanders' impact

 

‘We’re building the socialist wing of a broader movement’ says organizers of Democratic groups

 

Adam Gabbatt

Sat 27 Oct 2018 14.02 BST Last modified on Sat 27 Oct 2018 14.45 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/27/democrats-see-bright-future-rooted-in-bernie-sanders-impact

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'He's so openly racist': why does Iowa keep electing Steve King to Congress?

 

The eight-term congressman has Donald Trump’s backing, and looks likely to be re-elected in November’s midterms despite his ties to European far-right

 

 

Tom McCarthy in Jefferson, Carroll, and Correctionville, Iowa

Sat 27 Oct 2018 06.00 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/26/hes-so-openly-racist-why-does-iowa-keep-electing-steve-king-to-congress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can’t value freedom of movement but ignore how the EU treats migrants

 

Holding up the EU as a paragon of liberalism is an insult to the thousands of refugees who have drowned due to its border policy

 

 

Fri 26 Oct 2018 10.49 BST Last modified on Fri 26 Oct 2018 12.03 BST

By  Ben Smoke

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/26/freedom-of-movement-eu-migrants-refugees-drowned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Social media ‘aids oppressors’, says Saudi rights campaigner

 

Manal al-Sharif, a leader in the fight for Saudi women’s right to drive, claims Twitter is used to harass activists

 

 

Emma Graham-Harrison

Sun 28 Oct 2018 08.00 GMT

 

 

 

Manal al-Sharif

Photograph: Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/28/twitter-facebook-saudi-oppression

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dodge City polling place debacle: voter suppression or incompetence?

 

A small Kansas town is caught in the middle of a political gunfight over moving its only polling station

 

 

Chris McGrealin Dodge City, Kansas

Sun 28 Oct 2018 10.00 GMT

 

 

 

In Dodge City, Kansas, there is only a single polling place for more than 13,000 registered voters

Photograph: Larry W. Smith/EPA

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/28/dodge-city-polling-place-voter-suppression-voting-rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont launches new party

 

A year after secession bid, the separatist tries to rally support from his base in Belgium

 

 

Agence France-Presse in Barcelona

Sat 27 Oct 2018 23.44 BST

 

 

 

Former Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont appears on a screen during the founding convention of the new Catalan separatist party ‘Crida Nacional’ (National Call)

Photograph: Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/27/ousted-catalan-leader-carles-puigdemont-launches-new-party

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Supporting greed over needs': the group taking on big pharma in the midterms

 

Not-for-profit is promoting politicians who have helped lower drug prices and calling out those who haven’t, regardless of party

 

 

Tom McCarthy in New York

Sun 28 Oct 2018 06.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

Republican Bob Hugin, a former pharmaceuticals CEO running for US Senate in New Jersey, was the first target of the political action committee

Photograph: Julio Cortez/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/27/big-pharma-midterms-republicans-democrats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As Angela Merkel’s star dims, Europe is facing perhaps its biggest challenge since 1930s

 

Pragmatism and brave policies have sustained her so far, but her possible fall could have a dire impact on the whole EU

 

 

Simon Tisdall

Sun 28 Oct 2018 08.00 GMT Last modified on Sun 28 Oct 2018 09.42 GMT

 

 

Merkel could face a fatal rebuff today, just as the shine comes off Emmanuel Macron’s leadership in France

Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/28/angela-merkel-germany-elections-eu-europe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David Blight on Frederick Douglass: 'I call him beautifully human'

 

‘At first I didn’t want to,’ says the author of this magisterial biography of the great abolitionist, ‘it was so daunting’

 

 

Sun 28 Oct 2018 05.00 GMT

By  Martin Pengelly

 

 

Frederick Douglass, c1866

Photograph: Granger/REX/Shutterstock

 

 

 

More pics

 

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/oct/28/david-blight-on-frederick-douglass-i-call-him-beautifully-human

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil election: leftwinger Fernando Haddad narrows lead as polls open in runoff

 

But the Workers party candidate suffers blow after he fails to win the backing of key state governor ousted in first-round voting

 

 

Reuters

Sun 28 Oct 2018 03.04 GMT Last modified on Sun 28 Oct 2018 13.02 GMT

 

Fernando Haddad at a rally in São Paulo on Saturday

Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/28/brazil-election-leftwinger-fernando-haddad-narrows-lead-in-polls-ahead-of-runoff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jair Bolsonaro on brink of victory in Brazil as fears for democracy grow

 

Opponents fear far-right candidate will plunge Brazil back into authoritarianism

 

 

Tom Phillips in São Paulo and Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Sun 28 Oct 2018 15.12 GMT

 

 

Jair Bolsonaro waves after voting in the presidential election in Rio on Sunday

Photograph: Silvia Izquierdo/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/28/jair-bolsonaro-on-brink-of-victory-in-brazil-as-fears-for-democracy-grow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Edge of the knife’: Trump drags divided states of America towards his midterms reckoning

 

There are pipe bombs in the mail, racist invective is flying, a synagogue has been attacked. The president feeds the fire

 

 

David Smith in Washington

Sun 28 Oct 2018 11.38 GMT

 

 

Donald Trump speaks during an election rally in Murphysboro, Illinois

Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

More pics

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/28/donald-trump-midterms-elections-pipe-bombs-democrats-republicans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pittsburgh shooting extends wave of conspiracy-minded rightwing violence

 

Attack on synagogue is part of long history of white supremacist terror against American Jewish communities

 

 

Sat 27 Oct 2018 23.36 BST Last modified on Sun 28 Oct 2018 09.35 GMT

By  Jason Wilson

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/27/pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting-antisemitism-conspiracy-theories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The EU’s stand-off with Italy exposes its own failings

 

Demonising migrants isn’t confined to Italian politicians – it’s endemic in Brussels too

 

 

Sun 28 Oct 2018 08.00 GMT

By  Kenan Malik

 

 

 

 

Matteo Salvini, architect of Italy’s brutal immigration policy ( umb's note: and not only that....)

Photograph: Sergei Bobylev/TASS

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/28/european-union-stand-off-with-italy-exposes-its-own-failing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Donald Trump invites Vladimir Putin to Washington

 

It is not clear if Russian leader has accepted offer extended during John Bolton visit

 

 

Andrew Roth in Moscow

Fri 26 Oct 2018 12.27 BST

 

 

The invitation was extended when John Bolton (R) visited Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin earlier this week

Photograph: Maxim Shipenkov/EPA

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/26/donald-trump-invites-vladimir-putin-to-washington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pittsburgh shooting: suspect railed against Jews and Muslims on site used by 'alt-right'

 

Robert Bowers appears to have used the platform Gab to accuse Jews of bringing ‘evil Muslims’ into US

 

 

Sat 27 Oct 2018 23.49 BST First published on Sat 27 Oct 2018 21.30 BST

By  Lois Beckett

 

An ambulance arrives at the Tree of Life synagogue where a shooter opened fire

Photograph: Gene J Puskar/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/27/pittsburgh-shooting-suspect-antisemitism

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Jair Bolsonaro declared Brazil's next president

 

Controversial admirer of dictators says in video broadcast: ‘We are going to change the destiny of Brazil’

 

Tom Phillips in São Paulo and Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Mon 29 Oct 2018 10.45 GMT

 

 

2 vids & pics

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/28/jair-bolsonaro-wins-brazil-presidential-election

 

Italy's Salvini was one of the first to congratulate him........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

German chancellor Angela Merkel will not seek re-election in 2021

 

Chancellor also tells Christian Democrats she will not seek re-election as party chairwoman in December

 

 

Josie Le Blond in Berlin

Mon 29 Oct 2018 12.32 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/29/angela-merkel-wont-seek-re-election-as-cdu-party-leader

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump joy over Bolsonaro suggests new rightwing axis in Americas and beyond

 

US president says he will ‘work closely together’ with Brazil’s new hard-right leader while world’s far-right politicians share delight

 

 

Jonathan Watts

Mon 29 Oct 2018 16.27 GMT Last modified on Mon 29 Oct 2018 16.29 GMT

 

 

 

A Jair Bolsonaro supporter celebrates in Rio on Monday. Bolsonaro is arguably the most rightwing leader elected anywhere in the world this century

Photograph: Sergio Moraes/Reuters

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/29/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-trump-rightwing-axis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump, 'purveyor of hate speech', not welcome in Pittsburgh, says former synagogue leader

 

Lynette Lederman says she does not want the president to visit Pittsburgh and will rely on local political leadership

 

 

Mon 29 Oct 2018 15.28 GMT First published on Mon 29 Oct 2018 14.07 GMT

By  Oliver Laughland

 

 

 

 

Tree of Life Synagogue and memorial of flowers and stars in remembrance of the those killed and injured when a shooter opened fire during services on Saturday

Photograph: Gene J Puskar/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/29/pittsburgh-shooting-trump-not-welcome

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disillusioned Brazilians swap politics of hope for politics of anger and despair

 

Brazil’s voters followed a trend evident in embattled democracies around the world, and a wholesale rejection of politics-as-usual

 

 

Simon Tisdall

Mon 29 Oct 2018 05.30 GMT Last modified on Mon 29 Oct 2018 15.20 GMT

 

 

 

Supporters of far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro show support in front of his condominium of Barra de Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro, on Sunday

Photograph: António Lacerda/EPA

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/29/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-presidential-election

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who is Jair Bolsonaro? Brazil's far-right president in his own words

 

Brazil’s new president is a far-right figurehead and ex-paratrooper known for lashing out at women, minorities, and indigenous groups

 

 

Guardian staff

Mon 29 Oct 2018 09.27 GMT First published on Thu 6 Sep 2018 23.48 BST

 

 

 

Jair Bolsonaro waves after voting in the presidential runoff election in Rio de Janeiro

Photograph: Silvia Izquierdo/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/06/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-tropical-trump-who-hankers-for-days-of-dictatorship

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flights could be disrupted after Brexit, Chris Grayling admits

 

Transport secretary says EU would be to blame for any turmoil for not starting talks

 

 

Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Mon 29 Oct 2018 15.11 GMT

 

 

 

Chris Grayling told an aviation conference disruption was ‘unlikely’ but that talks to secure an aviation agreement had not yet started

Photograph: David Moir/REUTERS

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/oct/29/uk-eu-flights-disrupted-brexit-chris-grayling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greece reiterates claim of €288bn ($327.80B) for damages under Nazi occupation

 

Athens says destruction played major part in delaying Greece’s development as modern state

 

 

Helena Smith in Athens

Mon 29 Oct 2018 05.00 GMT

 

 

 

A presidential guard raises the historical Greek flag during a ceremony to mark the 74th anniversary of the liberation of Athens from Nazi occupation on 12 October 2018

Photograph: Yannis Kolesidis/EPA

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/29/greece-reiterates-claim-of-288bn-for-damages-under-nazi-occupation-germany

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Muslims raise more than $120,000 for families of Pittsburgh shooting victims

 

Groups say drive to raise funds sends ‘united message … that there is no place for this type of hate and violence’

 

 

Harriet Sherwood

Mon 29 Oct 2018 16.36 GMT Last modified on Mon 29 Oct 2018 16.37 GMT

 

 

 

A memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Eleven people were killed and six injured in the attack on Saturday

Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/29/us-muslims-charity-pittsburgh-synangogue-shooting-victims

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In about-face, Republicans make fixing Obamacare central to re-election push

 

Republicans wanted to gut Obamacare. Now, a wave of candidates advertise support for the ‘pre-existing conditions’ provision

 

 

Jessica Glenza in New York

Mon 29 Oct 2018 10.00 GMT

 

 

Protesters before a hearing on repealing Obamacare on Capitol Hill in Washington in September 2017

Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/29/in-about-face-republicans-make-fixing-obamacare-central-to-re-election-push

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Every vote should count': North Dakota ID law threatens Native Americans’ vote in key Senate race

 

On the tribal reservations, Republicans are accused of trying to suppress a potentially decisive bloc who tend to swing Democratic

 

 

Oliver Laughland in Standing Rock, North Dakota

Mon 29 Oct 2018 11.56 GMT

 

 

Honorata Defender canvassing in the remote settlement town of Selfridge on Thursday with information on how to vote for Standing Rock tribal members

Photograph: Dan Koeck/Getty Images for The Guardian

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/29/north-dakota-id-law-native-americans-vote-senate-race

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Glenn Greenwald on Bolsonaro: Brazil Has Elected “Most Extremist Leader in the Democratic World”

 

October 29, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/10/29/glenn_greenwald_on_bolsonaro_brazil_has

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Migrant caravan”: Why they’re really leaving home and risking it all

 

October 29, 2018 10:31 AM CDT By Rossana Cambron

 

 

 

 

A woman carries a baby affected by tear gas near a barricade erected by supporters of presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla protesting official election results in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Dec. 18. Since Juan Orlando Hernandez became president, he has moved to crush opposition, and his policies have worsened the already desperate economic situation faced by most Hondurans. | Fernando Antonio / AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/migrant-caravan-why-theyre-really-leaving-home-and-risking-it-all/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voter rights propositions look like winners in battleground state of Michigan

 

October 29, 2018 12:38 PM CDT By Roberta Wood

 

 

 

 

 

Although GOP-controlled legislatures across the country are engaged in massive suppression efforts, Michigan voters are set to possibly strengthen voter rights with a pair of constitutional initiatives. | Promote the Vote

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/voter-rights-propositions-look-like-winners-in-battleground-state-of-michigan/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florida hurricane victims still waiting: “Where’s the help?”

 

October 26, 2018 10:11 AM CDT By Tamara Lush

 

 

 

 

In this Oct. 23 photo, Ronald Lauricella cradles a kitten in his front yard in Bay County, Fla. | Tamara Lush / AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/florida-hurricane-victims-still-waiting-wheres-the-help/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“I Believe in the Bible. I Also Believe in Science”: How One Man Built Florida Home to Survive Storm

 

October 26, 2018

 

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/10/26/i_believe_in_the_bible_i

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Trump suggests he will end birthright citizenship with executive order

 

President falsely claimed US is ‘the only country in the world’ to endow the right and that he would move to sign order ending it

 

 

Oliver Laughland in New York

Tue 30 Oct 2018 12.47 GMT

 

 

Donald and Melania Trump hand out Halloween candy to trick-or-treaters at the White House on 28 October

Photograph: Joshua Roberts/Reuters

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/30/trump-birthright-citizenship-executive-order-14th-amendment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snitch on a teacher: Bolsonaro win sparks push against 'indoctrination'

 

A lawmaker from the party of ultra-right president-elect is urging students to denounce teachers who complain about his victory

 

 

Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Tue 30 Oct 2018 06.00 GMT

 

 

Students in Rio de Janeiro protest against an electoral court order for universities to remove banners containing ‘negative propaganda’ against Jair Bolsonaro

Photograph: Léo Corrêa/AP

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/30/bolsonaro-win-students-urged-report-teachers-who-complain-whatsapp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jair Bolsonaro denies he is a fascist and paints himself as a Brazilian Churchill

 

President-elect: ‘It’s the leftwing people … who are fascists’

 

Bolsonaro refuses to apologise for pro-dictatorship comments

 

 

Tom Phillips in São Paulo

Tue 30 Oct 2018 14.54 GMT

 

 

Jair Bolsonaro: ‘We are taking over a completely broken Brazil. We’ve never had such a major ethical, moral and economic crisis and we want to get out of this quagmire.’

Photograph: Ricardo Morales/Pool/EPA

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/30/jair-bolsonaro-denies-he-is-a-fascist-brazilian-churchill