Brett Wilkins, staff writer<\/span> (2020-09-08)<\/span>. Despite Overseeing Soaring Civilian Casualties, Trump Points Finger at Pentagon Leaders as Warmongers.<\/a><\/span> commondreams.org<\/a><\/span> Critics note the president has increased military spending to record levels while fulfilling his promise to "bomb the shit" out of militants—and their families. | www.commondreams.org\/sites\/default\/files…<\/a> …<\/span><\/p>\n

Max Blumenthal<\/span> (2020-09-07)<\/span>. 'Green' billionaires behind professional activist network that led suppression of 'Planet of the Humans' documentary.<\/a><\/span> thegrayzone.com<\/a><\/span> The Michael Moore-produced 'Planet of the Humans' faced a coordinated suppression campaign led by professional climate activists backed by the same 'green' billionaires, Wall Street investors, industry insiders and family foundations skewered in the film. By Max Blumenthal "We must take control of our environmental movement and our future from billionaires and their permanent war …<\/span><\/p>\n

Staff<\/span> (2020-09-07)<\/span>. Cornel West & Ben Jealous on Whether Progressives Can Push Joe Biden Leftward If He Defeats Trump.<\/a><\/span> democracynow.org<\/a><\/span> <\/span> In a Democracy Now! special, Harvard professor Cornel West and Ben Jealous, president of People for the American Way and former president of the NAACP, discuss the 2020 DNC, Joe Biden's vow to fight systemic racism and "overcome this season of darkness in America," the historic nomination of Kamala Harris as his partner on the ticket, and how the convention was a showcase for a broad anti-Trump coalition, including prominent Republican figures given plum speaking slots, but few voices from the party's insurgent left wing. "At this moment, with the decline and fall of the American empire, it looks as if the system…<\/span><\/p>\n

WSWS<\/span> (2020-09-07)<\/span>. The Silence of Others: The victims of Spanish fascism then and now.<\/a><\/span> wsws.org<\/a><\/span> Timely and moving, the Spanish documentary details the efforts of activists and torture survivors to prosecute Francoite officials for crimes against humanity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dirk Adriaensens<\/span> (2020-09-06)<\/span>. Channelling EU Money to the Military industry Under the Guise of 'Industrial Policy'.<\/a><\/span> globalresearch.ca<\/a><\/span> On 23 July, the vast majority of the Left Group (GUE\/NGL) in the European Parliament approved, together with the social democratic (S&D), Green and rightist (EPP, Renew) parties, a resolution which opposes the 'European deal' of 21 July, in which …<\/span><\/p>\n

_____<\/span> (2020-09-06)<\/span>. The Anarchist Assassination of U.S. President William McKinley and Its Links to the Murder of Tsar Alexander II.<\/a><\/span> strategic-culture.org<\/a><\/span> In 1901, there was a political coup d'etat in the United States that transformed the world and nobody noticed. | A beloved and twice-elected nationalist president was assassinated and replaced by a passionate supporter of the British Empire and America was on its disastrous path to empire in Asia and war in Europe. | The strategic context of the murder of William McKinley is seldom discussed. The extraordinary and deeply disturbing parallels between his murder and the sadistic slaughter 20 years before of Russia's heroic Tsar Alexander II, friend of Abraham Lincoln and liberator of 24 million slaves has, to my kn…<\/span><\/p>\n

Will Bunch<\/span> (2020-09-06)<\/span>. The Real 'Hoax' in America Is Record Wall Street Profits as Nation's Jobless Millions Cannot Afford Rent.<\/a><\/span> commondreams.org<\/a><\/span> Tenants and housing activists gathered at Maria Hernandez Park for a rally and march in the streets of Bushwick, demanding the New York City administration cancel rent immediately as many New Yorkers remain strapped for cash and out of work. (Photo: Erik McGregor\/LightRocket via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org\/sites\/default\/files…<\/a> …<\/span><\/p>\n

Pavan Kulkarni<\/span> (2020-09-05)<\/span>. As violence subsides in eastern Sudan, activists allege vested interest behind conflict.<\/a><\/span> peoplesdispatch.org<\/a><\/span> The political and economic interests of many powerful people in the eastern Kassala State are reportedly pitted against the transfer of administrative authority from the military to the newly appointed civilian governor, Saleh Ammar…<\/span><\/p>\n

_____<\/span> (2020-09-05)<\/span>. Group That Helped Draft Anti-BDS Laws In US Didn't Disclose Grant From Israel.<\/a><\/span> popularresistance.org<\/a><\/span> There's been a lot of talk about foreign governments intervening in our political process over the last few years, but some stories certainly don't permeate mainstream discourse. | A case in point was on display this week. The Forward reported that the Israel Allies Foundation (IAF) received a grant from the Israeli government for more than $100,000 last year. The IAF is a nonprofit that was established in 2007 to foster cooperation between pro-Israel forces and governments around the world. In 2014, the group helped develop South Carolina's anti-BDS law, which prohibits state entities from contracting with group…<\/span><\/p>\n

_____<\/span> (2020-09-05)<\/span>. Springfield Says "No" To Biomass Power Plant.<\/a><\/span> popularresistance.org<\/a><\/span> Springfield, MA – More than 75 people gathered on the steps of City Hall on Thursday calling for an end to a long-proposed biomass project in East Springfield, saying it is a threat to public health and an environmental hazard. | Some of those speaking used he phrase "we can't breathe" in expressing their strong opposition to the wood-to-energy plant proposed by Palmer Renewable Energy LLC at 1000 Page Blvd. | Verne McArthur, of the Springfield Climate Justice Coalition, led the activists and residents in chants against the biomass project, including, "We will, we will, block you, block you."<\/span><\/p>\n