2019-09-25: News Headlines

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2019-09-25). For 28th consecutive year, Cuba indicts U.S. blockade at United Nations. peoplesworld.org For the 28th consecutive year, Cuba will be asking the United Nations General Assembly on Nov. 7 to approve a resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic, commercial, and financial blockade of Cuba. Every year, in preparation for this vote, Cuba's Foreign Ministry delivers a comprehensive report to the various national delegations represented …

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2019-09-25). For 28th consecutive year, Cuba prepares to indict U.S. blockade at United Nations. peoplesworld.org For the 28th consecutive year, Cuba will be asking the United Nations General Assembly on Nov. 7 to approve a resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic, commercial, and financial blockade of Cuba. Every year, in preparation for this vote, Cuba's Foreign Ministry delivers a comprehensive report to the various national delegations represented …

The Canary (2019-09-25). Australian capital legalises recreational marijuana in a national first. thecanary.co Australia's capital has become the first part of the country to legalise recreational marijuana for personal use. | The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Legislative Assembly voted on Wednesday to legalise possession by adults of up to 50 grams (1.8 ounces) of dried marijuana and cultivation of two marijuana plants beginning on January 31. | The assembly is the local government of Canberra, the national capital with a population of 400,000. | The law requires that adults not use marijuana near children and to store it out of their reach. | Owners cannot sell or supply their marijuana to anyone else. | Households…

Diana Block (2019-09-24). The Venceremos Brigade at 50. mronline.org As the U.S. ramps up its global efforts to protect genocidal racial capitalism, it is a crucial time for a new generation to study and learn from Cuba's 60-year effort to build an alternative socio-economic system. | Source

Kate Aronoff (2019-09-24). Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Call for Reversal of Puerto Rico Austerity Measures. theintercept.com When hundreds of thousands of people poured onto the streets of San Juan, Puerto Rico, last July, it wasn't just the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló they wanted. "Ricky renuncia y llévate la junta," many of them cried — "Ricky resign, and take the junta with you." For three years, a federally imposed Financial Oversight and Management Board, known as the junta or the FOMB, had imposed severe austerity measures on Puerto Ricans, ostensibly in an effort to get a handle on the soaring debt. Like Rosselló's administration, the junta's members and consultants were riddled with conflicts of interest. The peo…

teleSUR (2019-09-24). Venezuelan Rep at UN Reads Bolivar's Book in Defiance to Trump. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's representative at the United Nations Daniela Rodríguez openly ignored U.S. President Donald Trump's rant on socialism in the Caribbean country, reading instead a book about the Independence's hero Simón Bolívar. | RELATED: | Venezuela to Denounce US Blockade at 74th UN General Assembly | "This is the book I read while @realDonaldTrump, desecrated the General Assembly of the #ONU with his xenophobic and imperialist speech" tweeted Rodriguez. "Long live Bolivar! Long live Venezuela! Long live the…

Ramona Wadi (2019-09-24). Human Rights Rhetoric at the UN Is Not Enough to Combat the US Blockade on Cuba. globalresearch.ca The latest tightening of US sanctions on Cuba which have led to a fuel crisis in the country, expose the futility of UN diplomacy when it comes to upholding its own definitions of international law. Since 1962, Cuba has been …

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2019-09-24). Because 'Puerto Rico Must No Longer Be Treated as a Colony,' Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Lead Demand to End Painful Austerity. commondreams.org "We must hold la Junta accountable—otherwise Wall Street vultures will continue to be prioritized over the needs of the people." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernie.aoc_.jpg

Staff (2019-09-24). Headlines for September 24, 2019. democracynow.org Greta Thunberg and Youth Activists Take On World Leaders at U.N. Climate Action Summit, Trump Admin Tells U.N. to Drop Term "Reproductive Health and Rights", Trump Ordered Hold on Ukrainian Aid Before Call with President Zelensky About Bidens, U.K. Supreme Court: Boris Johnson's Suspension of Parliament Is Unlawful, U.K., France & Germany Say Iran Responsible for Saudi Oil Attacks as Trump Addresses UNGA, Afghanistan: At Least 40 Civilians Killed by U.S.-Afghan Attack, Haiti: Senator Shoots AP Photographer in Face During Anti-Gov't Protests, Video of Blindfolded Prisoners in Xinjiang Adds to Fears of Mass Human R…

RT (2019-09-23). VP Pence under fire for driving 8 huge SUVs across Michigan's carless island (VIDEO). rt.com Vice President Mike Pence's visit to Mackinac Island could hardly go unnoticed, as he brought a massive SUV motorcade to a place where cars have been banned for over a century. Some Michiganders said it 'made their blood boil.' | The local population of around 470 residents was plunged into the 21st century when Pence traveled from a helicopter at the Mackinac Island airport to the Grand Hotel, where the conference was held, in a motorcade made up of eight large black SUVs. | Vice President Mike Pence leaves the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island Saturday in an eight-vehicle motorcade — the island's first ev…

pip.hinman (2019-09-21). Decriminalise abortion now. greenleft.org.au abortion rightsIssue 1238 Australia abortion decriminalisationSeptember 21, 2019Pro-choice activists rallied in Sydney on September 14 to call for the decriminalisation of abortion in NSW. | "Any law that places half the population at risk of criminality simply because of their biology is a ridiculous and unsupportable law", …

Staff (2019-09-20). Headlines for September 20, 2019. democracynow.org Students Across the World Walk Out of Classes in Global Climate Strike, Two Die in Texas as Storm Dumps 40 Inches of Rain on Houston Area, Red Cross: 2 Million Need Humanitarian Aid Every Week Due to Climate Crisis, Bird Population in U.S. & Canada Dropped by Nearly 3 Billion Since 1970, Benny Gantz Declares Victory, Rejects Overture from Netanyahu, Trudeau Apologizes Again as New Blackface Photos Emerge, Funeral Held in Afghanistan After U.S. Drone Strike Killed 30 Civilians, Mostly Farmers, Kashmiris Sue Modi in U.S. Court as Trump Prepares to Appear with Indian PM at Texas Rally, Report: Whistleblower Complain…

unitedEditor (2019-09-17). Why Iran's Khamenei pushes for higher birthrate? uwidata.com Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has again called on compatriots to have more children while calling on authorities to help families increase the population amid crippling economic sanctions, high unemployment and staggering inflation rates. Inspired by the size of the population in China and India, Khamenei urged for advancing Iran's national power by doubling its …

Staff (2019-09-17). "On Fire": In New Book, Naomi Klein Makes the Case for a Green New Deal to Save the Planet. democracynow.org Amid mounting climate disasters across the planet, from the fires ravaging the Amazon to Hurricane Dorian's destructive path through the Bahamas, we speak with renowned journalist, author and activist Naomi Klein. In her new book, "On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal," Klein looks unsparingly at the rise of ecofascism, as Western countries fortify their borders and white supremacy surges around the world in response to the climate crisis. But she also lays out another path forward in which mankind meets the challenge of global warming with radical and systemic transformation. "We do know that if we a…

Kim Ives (2019-09-06). Haiti: Fuel shortages and price hikes spark new demonstrations. liberationnews.org As opposition seeks elusive unity…

CounterSpin (2019-07-26). Ed Morales on Puerto Rico Protests. fair.org Media…