Politics & environs articles 2019

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Bolsonaro attacks 'putrid' media over Marielle Franco murder revelations

 

Brazilian president seethes after investigation revealed suspects met at his compound before leftist politician’s murder

 

Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

Wed 30 Oct 2019 14.22 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/30/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-marielle-franco-murder-suspects

 

 

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

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Who (besides the rich) actually thinks wealth taxes are a bad idea?

 

October 25, 2019 3:05 PM CDT By Tim Libretti

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/who-besides-the-rich-actually-thinks-wealth-taxes-are-a-bad-idea/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chesa Boudin, Son of 1960s Radicals, Runs for San Francisco DA on Criminal Justice Reform Platform

 

October 30, 2019

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2019/10/30/chesa_boudin_san_francisco_district_attorney

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India strips Kashmir of special status and divides it in two

 

State taken under federal control and split into Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh

 

Hannah Ellis-Petersen and a reporter in Srinagar

Thu 31 Oct 2019 14.12 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/31/india-strips-kashmir-of-special-status-and-divides-it-in-two

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EU leaders face legal action over Czech PM's alleged conflict of interest

 

European council accused of failing to act over claims Andrej Babiš gains from EU subsidies

 

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

Thu 31 Oct 2019 14.40 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/31/eu-leaders-face-legal-action-czech-pm-andrej-babis-alleged-conflict-of-interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The US city preparing itself for the collapse of capitalism

 

From a festival that helps artists trade work for healthcare to a regional micro-currency, Kingston is trying to build an inclusive and self-sufficient local ecosystem

 

Alexandra Marvar

Thu 31 Oct 2019 10.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 31 Oct 2019 15.22 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/oct/31/us-city-preparing-itself-for-the-collapse-of-capitalism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colombian artist wins $1m prize for work on political violence

 

Nomura award goes to Doris Salcedo, who focuses on exposing human cost of conflict

 

Lanre Bakare and Joe Parkin Daniels

Thu 31 Oct 2019 15.43 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/oct/31/colombian-artist-wins-1m-prize-for-work-on-political-violence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot owner PSA agree £35bn ($45.29B) merger

 

Tie-up of Italian and French firms would create world’s fourth-biggest carmaker

 

Julia Kollewe

Thu 31 Oct 2019 09.26 GMT Last modified on Thu 31 Oct 2019 10.08 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/31/fiat-chrysler-and-psa-peugeot-agree-35bn-merger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WhatsApp fake news during Brazil election ‘favoured Bolsonaro’

 

Analysis suggests vast majority of viral messages with false information were rightwing

 

Daniel Avelar

Wed 30 Oct 2019 16.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 31 Oct 2019 11.55 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/30/whatsapp-fake-news-brazil-election-favoured-jair-bolsonaro-analysis-suggests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Death toll in Yemen war reaches 100,000

 

Data project says 20,000 killed this year and 12,000 civilians among total since 2015

 

Peter Beaumont

Thu 31 Oct 2019 15.53 GMT Last modified on Thu 31 Oct 2019 15.55 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/31/death-toll-in-yemen-war-reaches-100000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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New Study: 300 Million Face Severe Risk of Climate-Fueled Coastal Flooding by 2050

 

October 31, 2019

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2019/10/31/chile_cancels_un_climate_summit_after

 

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Is Brazil’s military now in power?

There are more ministers from the armed forces in Jair Bolsonaro’s government than was sometimes the case during Brazil’s military dictatorship. How much influence will they have over its policies?

 

 

by Raúl Zibechi

 

February 2019

 

 

https://mondediplo.com/2019/02/04brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ankara realpolitik

 

With Turkey’s purchase of a Russian air defence system, and both countries keen to flex their muscles internationally, could these former rivals make common cause?

 

by Didier Billion

Oct. 2019

 

 

https://mondediplo.com/2019/10/09turkey

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Full House votes to approve Trump impeachment roadmap

 

October 31, 2019 1:06 PM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/full-house-votes-to-approve-trump-impeachment-roadmap/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina elections: A move forward or just a swing of the pendulum?

 

October 31, 2019 12:40 PM CDT By Emile Schepers

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/argentina-elections-a-move-forward-or-just-a-swing-of-the-pendulum/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Israeli Arab lawmaker Ayman Odeh to Gantz: Accept us into government

 

October 29, 2019 3:21 PM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/israeli-arab-lawmaker-ayman-odeh-to-gantz-accept-us-into-government/

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Looming Face Of Facism | World War II In Colour

 

 

 

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Brazilian president's son suggests using dictatorship-era tactics on leftist foes

 

Eduardo Bolsonaro’s incendiary remarks prompted many across the political spectrum to condemn him

 

Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

Fri 1 Nov 2019 17.19 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/01/brazili-president-son-jair-eduardo-bolsonaro-dictatorship-era-tactics-leftist-foes

 

UNBELIEVABLE he has the nerve to state such garbage....Even more infact in a Country that had to to be ruled by a fascist military dictatorship for 20plus years.....He should be condemned for stating such BESTIALITY!!!!!

 

I know...Not his fault as he was raised by a fascist ( and proud to be) father....Who said in more occasions that the military dictatorship had been the best ever period for Brazil...This man is now President of the 2nd biggest Country in the Americas.....What gives?

 

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

Edited November 1, 2019 by umbertino

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Undercover reporter reveals life in a Polish troll farm

 

Katarzyna Pruszkiewicz spent six months running fake social media accounts at self-described ‘ePR firm’ in Wrocław

 

Christian Davies in Warsaw

Fri 1 Nov 2019 05.00 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/01/undercover-reporter-reveals-life-in-a-polish-troll-farm

 

 

 

 

 

Malta halts shipment of cash destined for Libyan rebel chief

 

Huge cache thought to have come from Russia in order to bankroll general’s war effort

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Fri 1 Nov 2019 14.19 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/01/malta-halts-shipment-of-cash-destined-for-libyan-rebel-chief

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We stand in solidarity with Rojava, an example to the world

 

Leaders from social movements, communities and First Nations from around the world, including LaDonna Brave Bull Allard, Eve Ensler and Stuart Basden on the Turkish invasion in north-east Syria

 

Letters

Fri 1 Nov 2019 17.52 GMT Last modified on Fri 1 Nov 2019 17.54 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/01/we-stand-in-solidarity-with-rojava-an-example-to-the-world

 

 

 

 

 

Kurds call on US to block Turkish military drones from Syrian air space

 

• Unmanned weapons ‘targeting anything they wish to’
• Kurds say Turks have killed 509 civilians and 412 troops
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Julian Borger in Washington

Thu 31 Oct 2019 21.09 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/31/kurds-turkish-military-drones-syrian-air-space-us

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dozens killed in Mali jihadist attack

 

Government says over 50 people left dead in Menaka region

 

Associated Press in Bamako

Sat 2 Nov 2019 11.11 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/02/dozens-killed-in-mali-jihadist-attack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George Soros: ‘Brexit hurts both sides – my money was used to educate the British public’

 

The philanthropist who has spent billions promoting democracy talks populism, Trump and powerful enemies

 

Sat 2 Nov 2019 08.00 GMT

Tim Walker

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/nov/02/george-soros-brexit-hurts-both-sides-money-educate-british-public

 

 

 

 

Super-rich prepare to leave UK 'within minutes' if Labour wins election

 

Wealthy see potential taxes imposed by Jeremy Corbyn as bigger threat than Brexit

 

Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent

Sat 2 Nov 2019 08.00 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/nov/02/super-rich-leave-uk-labour-election-win-jeremy-corbyn-wealth-taxes

 

 

 

 

Why are we being herded into buying part of the world's biggest polluter?

 

Pension funds will be stuffed with Saudi Aramco shares after the oil giant’s floatation this weekend

 

Sat 2 Nov 2019 07.00 GMT Last modified on Sat 2 Nov 2019 11.26 GMT

Patrick Collinson

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/nov/02/worlds-biggest-polluter-saudi-aramco-floatation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spain: Attack on unconscious girl was sex abuse, not rape

• ByThe Associated Press

BARCELONA, Spain — Nov 1, 2019, 11:28 AM ET

 

 

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/spain-outraged-courts-light-treatment-gang-rape-case-66685975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dresden: The German city that declared a 'Nazi emergency'

• 4 hours ago

 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50266955

 

 

Not good...This is dangerous stuff.....

 

 

 

 

 

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Watch World Exclusive Interview With President Donald Trump: Live From 6pm

31 October 2019, 17:35

 

 

Vid

 

https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/nigel-farage/world-exclusive-interview-with-president-trum

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Torture, rape and murder: inside Tripoli’s refugee detention camps

 

Europe poured in aid to help migrants in Libya – but for thousands, life is still hellish and many prefer to risk staying on the streets

 

 

Sun 3 Nov 2019 08.14 GMT

by Francesca Mannocchi

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/03/libya-migrants-tripoli-refugees-detention-camps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saudi Aramco IPO: the ultimate marriage between carbon and capitalism

 

A firm with the biggest carbon footprint seeks cash to grow just as the fight against climate change needs it to shrink

 

Jonathan Watts

Sun 3 Nov 2019 12.49 GMT Last modified on Sun 3 Nov 2019 13.28 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/nov/03/saudi-aramco-ipo-the-ultimate-marriage-between-carbon-and-capitalism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazilian 'forest guardian' killed by illegal loggers in ambush

 

Paulo Paulino Guajajara was killed by armed loggers in the Araribóia region in Maranhão (state)

 

 

Sam Cowie São Paulo

Sat 2 Nov 2019 19.30 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/02/brazilian-forest-guardian-killed-by-illegal-loggers-in-ambush

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greece passes asylum law aimed at curbing migrant arrivals

 

Opponents of legislation say it will severely curtail access to safeguards for asylum seekers

 

Helena Smith in Athens

Fri 1 Nov 2019 08.44 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/01/greece-passes-asylum-law-aimed-at-curbing-migrant-arrivals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Living a daily tragedy': Venezuelans struggle to survive in Colombia

 

Driven from their homeland by economic chaos, tens of thousands of people are living a precarious existence on the dangerous streets of Maicao in northern Colombia

 

Steven Grattan in Maicao

Fri 1 Nov 2019 07.00 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/nov/01/living-a-daily-tragedy-venezuelans-struggle-to-survive-in-colombia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frustration and anger fuel wave of youth unrest in Arab world

 

Eight years after the Arab spring, unrest has shaken the Middle East and north Africa, amid youth joblessness and falling oil prices

 

Michael Safi in Amman

Sat 2 Nov 2019 15.35 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/02/middle-east-young-frustration-joblessness-fuels-protests

 

 

 

 

UK: Unaoil executives admit paying multimillion-dollar bribes

 

Three UK businessmen plead guilty in US to bribing officials in nine countries over 17 years

 

David Pegg and Rob Evans

Thu 31 Oct 2019 17.59 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/31/unaoil-executives-admit-paying-multimillion-dollar-bribes

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Trump's border wall cut open by smugglers with cheap power tools

 

Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News

AAP

Sunday, 3 November 2019 3:42 am

 

 

Vid

 

https://7news.com.au/politics/trumps-wall-easy-to-cut-with-cheap-saw-c-537741

 

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Saudi Arabia: arrests of dissidents and torture allegations continue

 

Relaxation of social laws has belied repression since murder of Jamal Khashoggi, says report

 

Michael Safi

Mon 4 Nov 2019 12.28 GMT Last modified on Mon 4 Nov 2019 17.34 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/04/saudi-arabia-mass-arrests-of-dissidents-and-torture-allegations-continue

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadians exposed to high levels of lead in drinking water, investigation finds

 

• Levels exceed federal guidelines for hundreds of thousands
• 18% of test results exceed far laxer US standard
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Associated Press in Montreal

Mon 4 Nov 2019 16.18 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/04/canadians-high-lead-levels-drinking-water-investigation

 

 

 

 

Iran's production of enriched uranium rises tenfold in two months

 

Experts warn of dangerous consequences as nuclear deal continues to unravel

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Mon 4 Nov 2019 17.45 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/04/irans-production-of-enriched-uranium-rises-tenfold-in-two-months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bloody Tijuana: a week in the life of Mexico's murderous border city

 

In a country with nearly 100 murders a day President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has vowed to tackle the social roots of crime but change is slow to come

 

by Tom Phillips in Tijuana

 

This article contains images some readers may find distressing

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/04/bloody-tijuana-mexico-murderous-border-city-week

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden bomb attacks reach unprecedented level as gangs feud

 

Police say lack of fatalities ‘incredibly lucky’ after 30 bomb squad call-outs in two months

 

Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Mon 4 Nov 2019 13.01 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/04/sweden-bomb-attacks-reach-unprecedented-level-as-gangs-feud

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong protests: Chinese state media urges tougher stance on 'wanton violence'

 

China Daily newspaper accuses protesters of being at mercy of hormones, and venting anger ‘at grievances real and imagined’

 

Staff and agencies

Mon 4 Nov 2019 02.11 GMT Last modified on Mon 4 Nov 2019 10.29 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/04/hong-kong-protests-chinese-state-media-urges-tougher-stance-on-wanton-violence

 

 

 

 

 

 

British Museum is world's largest receiver of stolen goods, says QC

 

Geoffrey Robertson says it should ‘wash its hands of blood and return Elgin’s loot’

 

Dalya Alberge

Mon 4 Nov 2019 14.41 GMT Last modified on Mon 4 Nov 2019 15.04 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/04/british-museum-is-worlds-largest-receiver-of-stolen-goods-says-qc

 

 

 

 

 

 

Police find 41 migrants alive in refrigerated truck in Greece

 

Driver arrested after seven people are rushed to hospital with respiratory problems

 

Helena Smith in Athens

Mon 4 Nov 2019 17.17 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/04/police-find-41-migrants-alive-in-refrigerated-truck-in-greece

 

 

 

 

 

 

Footage leaked of Israeli officer shooting Palestinian in the back

 

Israel says it has completed investigation into woman seen in year-old video

 

Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem

Sun 3 Nov 2019 16.32 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/03/footage-leaked-of-israeli-officer-shooting-palestinian-in-the-back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Balotelli 'not fully Italian' says Verona ultra fan chief amid racism row

Brescia forward protested against racist chants during match against Hellas on Sunday

 

Redazione ANSA Venice

04 November 201911:37 News

 

 

Classic racist line of fascist extreme soccer  fans...And they usually boo and cuss all the colored players...That's "merit" of fmr. ( thank God) Minister of Interiors Mateo Salvini who de facto cleared racist language toward a lot of people...Hope he never becomes part of a Gov't again....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matteo Salvini: The making of a modern despot?

Barbara Pellegrino 3 mars, 2019

 

 

https://www.eyes-on-europe.eu/matteo-salvini-2/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.Mittal says pulling out of ILVA, govt says won't let it

Conte calls summit with ministers, will summon A.Mittal Tue

Redazione ANSA Rome

04 November 201918:24 News

 

 

http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2019/11/04/a.mittal-says-pulling-out-of-ilva-govt-says-wont-let-it_a9bf2d8c-0ec9-49e9-8887-9c87972c3805.html

 

Biggest steel plant in Europe

Edited November 4, 2019 by umbertino

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Mexico’s security failure: grisly cartel shootout shows who holds the power

 

Amlo is under pressure to rethink his peace-keeping strategy that includes alleviating poverty and a ban on corruption

 

Jo Tuckman in Mexico City

Tue 5 Nov 2019 09.05 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/05/mexicos-security-failure-grisly-cartel-shootout-shows-who-holds-the-power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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If Americans are better off than a decade ago, why doesn’t it feel that way?

 

A growing number of Americans work hard but aren’t getting their basic needs met – but the 2020 candidates seem poised to tackle economic inequality

 

Jessica Goodheart

Tue 5 Nov 2019 10.00 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/05/if-americans-are-better-off-than-a-decade-ago-why-doesnt-it-feel-that-way

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“Release My Mother”: A Yale Student Fights to Halt Deportation of His Mother with Stage IV Cancer

 

November 05, 2019

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2019/11/5/cancer_patient_tania_romero_ice_detention

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bill McKibben on U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Accord, California Fires, Climate Refugees & More

 

November 05, 2019

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2019/11/5/trump_admin_paris_climate_agreement_withdrawal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Think billionaires are just super-rich people? Big mistake

 

The hard realities of extreme wealth – political influence and jaw-dropping inequality – should have us all protesting in the streets

 

Wed 6 Nov 2019 07.00 GMT

Arwa Mahdawi

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/06/billionaires-super-rich-extreme-wealth-political-influence-inequality-gates-bezos-buffett

 

 

 

 

Canada is overdue for a reckoning with its anti-black racism

 

A recent incident in Alberta is yet another reminder that Canada’s post-racial image is a myth – and a dangerous one

 

Wed 6 Nov 2019 11.00 GMT Last modified on Wed 6 Nov 2019 11.02 GMT

Tayo Bero

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/06/canada-overdue-reckoning-anti-black-racism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro-Beijing lawmaker 'stabbed' in Hong Kong

Junius Ho hospitalised after attack that comes amid protests

 

Guardian staff

Wed 6 Nov 2019 03.05 GMT Last modified on Wed 6 Nov 2019 04.31 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/06/pro-beijing-lawmaker-junius-ho-attacked-in-apparent-stabbing-in-hong-kong-park

 

I truly hope this incident wasn't made up for China having an excuse to intervene in Hong Kong.....Which would be bad....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Oscars ban for a Nigerian film shows the Academy still doesn’t get it on race

 

Excluding Lionheart for using English shows Africans are still expected to satisfy American ideas of authenticity

 

Wed 6 Nov 2019 06.00 GMT

Afua Hirsch

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/06/oscard-ban-nollywood-film-lionheart-oscarssowhite-nigerian-film

 

 

 

 

Spain's far-right Vox surges in wake of Catalan independence protests

 

Catalan question again dominates campaign with fears over rise of far-right Vox party

 

Sam Jones in Madrid and Stephen Burgen in Barcelona

Wed 6 Nov 2019 11.36 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/06/barcelona-picks-itself-up-after-protests-as-spain-goes-to-polls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surge of rightwing populism in eastern Europe is part of a global trend

 

The long read discussing the cause of illiberal movements in countries such as Poland and Hungary ignores the role of transnational ultraconservative networks, writes Elzbieta Korolczuk

 

Letters

Tue 5 Nov 2019 17.33 GMT Last modified on Tue 5 Nov 2019 17.45 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/05/surge-of-rightwing-populism-in-eastern-europe-is-part-of-a-global-trend

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most countries' climate plans 'totally inadequate' – experts

 

US and Brazil unlikely to meet Paris agreement pledges - while Russia has not even made one

 

Damian Carrington Environment editor

Tue 5 Nov 2019 17.00 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/05/most-countries-climate-plans-totally-inadequate-experts

 

 

 

 

‘We’re going home!’: more than 500 Oklahoma inmates freed in historic release

 

State initiative reclassified felony crimes to misdemeanors and sweeping vote allowed changes to apply to those serving sentences

 

Cary Aspinwall in Taft, Oklahoma

Tue 5 Nov 2019 16.00 GMT

 

 

Vid

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/05/oklahoma-inmates-prison-historic-mass-release

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America needs to seriously tax the rich – I should know, I'm one of them

 

As a member of the Patriotic Millionaires organization I’ve seen how our system perpetuates gross inequality but now I’m a proud ‘traitor to our class’

 

George Zimmer

Wed 6 Nov 2019 07.00 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/06/america-tax-rich-wealthy-people-patriotic-millionaires

 

 

 

 

Israel can deport Human Rights Watch official, court rules

 

Court backs expulsion of Omar Shakir for allegedly promoting pro-Palestinian boycotts

 

Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem

Tue 5 Nov 2019 11.57 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/05/israel-top-court-says-government-can-deport-human-rights-watch-official

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Russian army's hazing culture drove son to kill soldiers, says father

 

Ramil Shamsutdinov opened fire on eight fellow soldiers on Siberian military base

 

Andrew Roth in Moscow

Wed 6 Nov 2019 15.19 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/06/russian-armys-hazing-culture-drove-son-ramil-shamsutdinov-to-kill-soldiers-says-father

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Macron warns of Nato 'brain death' as US turns its back on allies

 

French president also says Europe is in danger of disappearing geopolitically

 

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

Thu 7 Nov 2019 14.56 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/07/macron-warns-of-nato-brain-death-as-us-turns-its-back-on-allies

 

 

 

 

UK diplomatic cables shed light on Cuba 'sonic attacks' scare

 

FoI release shows how embassy and FCO staff sought to make sense of mystery illnesses

 

Ian Sample Science editor

Thu 7 Nov 2019 11.33 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/07/uk-diplomatic-cables-shed-light-on-cuba-sonic-attacks-scare

 

 

 

 

Leak from neo-Nazi site could identify hundreds of extremists worldwide

 

Researchers claim users identified from online leak of contents of now defunct Iron March, linked to acts of extremist terrorism

 

Jason Wilson

Thu 7 Nov 2019 14.40 GMT Last modified on Thu 7 Nov 2019 14.44 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/07/neo-nazi-site-iron-march-materials-leak

 

 

 

 

Is America a democracy? If so, why does it deny millions the vote?

 

Voter suppression as a tactic – from strict ID laws to closing polling places to purging voter rolls – is deliberately making it hard for minority communities in America to exercise their democratic right

 

by Ankita Rao, voting rights editor in New York, Pat Dillon in Madison, Wisconsin, Kim Kelly in Philadelphia, and Zak Bennett in Miami Beach, Florida

Thu 7 Nov 2019 11.01 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/07/is-america-a-democracy-if-so-why-does-it-deny-millions-the-vote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Briton who fought Isis alongside PKK in Iraq jailed for four years

 

Aidan James, who opposed Islamic State, guilty of terror training with banned Kurdistan Workers’ party

 

PA Media

Thu 7 Nov 2019 15.09 GMT Last modified on Thu 7 Nov 2019 15.35 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/07/briton-who-fought-isis-alongside-pkk-in-iraq-jailed-for-four-years

 

WTF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As German health minister, I’m championing both migration and patriotism

 

In Germany we’re welcoming international migrants into our health professions by focusing on shared values, not differences

 

Thu 7 Nov 2019 10.19 GMT Last modified on Thu 7 Nov 2019 12.57 GMT

Jens Spahn

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/07/german-health-minister-migration-patriotism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'I've been shafted twice': Stasi victims and their quest for compensation

 

Systematic degradation by state police resulting in lost careers and poor mental health has been hard to prove for many seeking recompense

 

Philip Oltermann in Berlin

Wed 6 Nov 2019 05.00 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/06/ive-been-shafted-twice-stasi-victims-and-their-quest-for-compensation

 

 

 

 

Young Kurdish feminists make me hopeful for the future of the region

 

A conference on sexual violence in Iraqi Kurdistan has given women an overdue opportunity to voice their experiences

 

Thu 7 Nov 2019 07.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 7 Nov 2019 07.02 GMT

Julie Bindel

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/nov/07/young-kurdish-feminists-make-me-hopeful-for-the-future-of-the-region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iran has 'military advantage over US and allies in Middle East'

 

Thinktank says third parties such as Shia militias are more important to Tehran than nuclear plans

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Thu 7 Nov 2019 00.01 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/07/iran-has-military-advantage-over-us-and-allies-in-middle-east

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Delhi’s toxic politicians must be held to account for this deadly pollution

 

India’s climate movements are growing, but a unique political deadlock in the capital is creating a destructive inertia

 

Aruna Chandrasekhar

Fri 8 Nov 2019 09.20 GMT Last modified on Fri 8 Nov 2019 10.27 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/08/delhi-india-toxic-politicians-held-account-pollution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lebanese women demand new rights amid political turmoil

 

Feminist bloc plans to build on role in protests that brought down prime minister

 

Gaia Caramazza

Fri 8 Nov 2019 07.00 GMT Last modified on Fri 8 Nov 2019 08.11 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/08/lebanese-women-demand-new-rights-amid-political-turmoil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rightwing columnist smacks journalist Glenn Greenwald on Brazil radio show

 

Greenwald has faced backlash from far right after series of articles damaging to Jair Bolsonaro’s government

 

Anna Jean Kaiser in Rio de Janeiro

Thu 7 Nov 2019 22.03 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/07/glenn-greenwald-brazil-augusto-nunes-radio-show

 

 

 

 

 

How an isolated group of Mormons got caught up in Mexico's cartel wars

 

The deaths of nine women and children has thrust into focus a small religious community and their long history in a remote corner of northern Mexico

 

David Agren in Mexico City

Fri 8 Nov 2019 07.00 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/08/mexico-american-mormons-drugs-cartel-attack

 

 

 

 

 

Lula: former Brazil president could be freed from jail after court ruling

 

Court says people, including former president convicted in Car Wash scandal, can’t be jailed until all appeals are exhausted

 

Associated Press

Fri 8 Nov 2019 02.56 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/08/lula-former-brazil-president-could-be-freed-from-jail-after-court-ruling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On top of the world: Europeans say they are happier than ever

 

Despite social and political turbulence, most EU people report broad levels of satisfaction

 

Mark Rice-Oxley

Fri 8 Nov 2019 07.00 GMT Last modified on Fri 8 Nov 2019 07.03 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/08/on-top-of-the-world-europeans-say-they-are-happier-than-ever

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italian Holocaust survivor given police escort after far-right threats

 

Death threats against Liliana Segre have increased since her proposal for an anti-racism commission was passed

 

Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Thu 7 Nov 2019 18.19 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/07/italian-holocaust-survivor-given-police-escort-after-far-right-threats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Donald Trump fined $2m for misusing charity for political ends

 

New York judge also signed off on agreement to close the Trump Foundation and distribute $1.7m remaining funds to not-for-profits

 

David Smith in Washington

Thu 7 Nov 2019 21.46 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/07/donald-trump-charity-foundation-misuse-lawsuit

 

 

 

 

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Brazil's former president Lula walks free from prison after supreme court ruling

 

• Workers’ party leader had been held for 580 days for corruption
• Court rules incarceration unlawful until appeals exhausted
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Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Fri 8 Nov 2019 20.55 GMT

 

 

The former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walks out after being released from prison in Curitiba

Photograph: Rodolfo Bührer/Reuters

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/08/lula-brazil-released-prison-supreme-court-ruling

 

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Today in history: Kristallnacht, the Nazis’ “Night of Broken Glass”

 

November 9, 2012 5:04 PM CST By Barbara Russum

 

 

 

A synagogue burns on Kristallnacht, 1938. | Public domain

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/today-in-history-kristallnacht-or-the-night-of-broken-glass/

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Bolivian police 'mutiny' in opposition to Evo Morales

 

Groups of officers in major cities join protests over disputed presidential election result

 

Dan Collyns in La Paz

Sat 9 Nov 2019 05.34 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/09/bolivian-police-mutiny-in-opposition-to-evo-morales

 

 

 

 

Poorly planned Amazon dam project 'poses serious threat to life'

 

Operator faces choice of weakening 14km barrier or potentially devastating a biodiversity hotspot

 

Fri 8 Nov 2019 16.00 GMT

by Jonathan Watts in Belo Monte

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/08/death-of-a-river-the-ruinous-design-flaw-in-a-vast-amazon-rainforest-dam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 1989, capitalism won. Today its greatest ideological challenge is the planet

 

The fall of the iron curtain saw the market dominate. But environmental protection has become a significant rival belief

 

Sat 9 Nov 2019 12.00 GMT

Larry Elliott

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/09/1989-capitalism-planet-iron-curtain-market-environmental

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cuba’s secret deal with Qatar to take up to 90% of doctors' wages

 

Most of the money earned by Cuban medics working in Qatar goes to their national government. But while some feel exploited, others tell a different story

 

Pete Pattisson in Dukhan

Fri 8 Nov 2019 07.00 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/nov/08/cuba-secret-deal-to-monetise-medics-working-in-qatar