Sanders Threatens the Establishment by Inspiring Popular Movements
Noam Chomsky | zcomm.org | 2020-02-05
The core of Sanders's "politico-ideological gestalt" is his long-standing commitment to the interests of the large majority of the population…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/sanders-threatens-the-establishment-by-inspiring-popular-movements/

Overstaying his welcome? Trump spotlights Venezuela's Guaido in cringeworthy reminder of year-long 'interim presidency'
rt.com | 2020-02-05
US President Donald Trump shone an awkward spotlight on self-styled Venezuelan 'interim president' Juan Guaido sitting in his SOTU audience over a year of daydreaming about replacing Nicolas Maduro as the only 'legitimate leader.' | Trump introduced an embarrassed-looking Guaido to the SOTU audience as "a very brave man who carries with him the hopes, dreams, and aspirations of all Venezuelans." Declaring him the "true and legitimate president of Venezuela," Trump contrasted the fidgety self-appointed statesman to "socialist dictator" President Nicolas Maduro

Forum – Eyewitness Venezuela Report & Analysis of Palestine "Peace Plan"
Party for Socialism and Liberation | indybay.org | 2020-02-04
2969 Mission St. near 26th…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/02/18830314.php

Russian FM to Visit Venezuela to Help Counteract Sanctions
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-04
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will make a state visit to Venezuela on Friday to boost relations between the two countries while they continue to face economic blockades from the United States and their allies. | RELATED: | Venezuela Commemorates 28th Anniversary of National Dignity Day | According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Lavrov will travel first to Cuba, who is also under an inhuman economic blockade, before making his way to Caracas for an official visit.
telesurenglish.net/news/Russian-FM-to-Visit-Venezuela-to-Help-Counteract-Sanctions-20200204-0008.html

Bolivia De Facto Govt Reestablishes Diplomatic Ties With Israel
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-04
Bolivia's de facto government announced Tuesday it will re-establish diplomatic relations with Israel after 11 years. | RELATED: | Bolivia's Coup-Born Regime Suspends Relations With Cuba | "Israel returns to Bolivia and Bolivia returns to Israel," Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon announced Monday, yet the confirmation was made after coup leader Jeanine Añez met in La Paz with Israel's Ambassador to Peru Asaf Ichilevich. | Exiled President Evo Morales, currently a…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivia-De-Facto-Govt-Reestablishes-Diplomatic-Ties-With-Israel-20200204-0011.html

FROM THE FIELD: 'A piece of me' was taken
news.un.org | 2020-02-04
"My flesh has been taken away, but I can never give away my heart"; those are the powerful words of resolve from Abida Dawud, one of three women survivors of female genital mutilation, or FGM, from Ethiopia, who have been speaking to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) about their experiences.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1056462

Canada: Court Dismisses Challenge to Trans Mountain Pipeline
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-04
Canada's Federal Court of Appeal approved Tuesday the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project, dismissing four legal challenges from First Nations. | RELATED: | Canada: One-Third of Prison Population is Indigenous | The court had to determine whether Canada had adequately consulted with Indigenous groups living along the Trans Mountain route (1,150km), from Edmonton, Alberta, to a terminal on the British Columbia (BC) coast. | It said the government's consultation process "was…
telesurenglish.net/news/Canada-Court-Dismisses-Challenge-to-Trans-Mountain-Pipeline-20200204-0017.html

FROM THE FIELD: 'A piece of me' was taken – women talk about genital mutilation
news.un.org | 2020-02-04
"My flesh has been taken away, but I can never give away my heart"; those are the powerful words of resolve from Abida Dawud, one of three women survivors of female genital mutilation, or FGM, from Ethiopia, who have been speaking to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) about their experiences.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1056462

Venezuela Commemorates 28th Anniversary of National Dignity Day
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-04
Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, told a large crowd Tuesday that on February 4, 1992, "the original dignity of the liberators broke into history, the original project of the Liberator Simón Bolívar and the giants of this country broke." | RELATED: | President Maduro Commemorates 21st Anniversary of Hugo Chavez's Inauguration | Maduro led the event at the Cuartel de la Montaña in honor of the civic-military rebellion of February 4, 1992, led by Commander Hugo…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Commemorates-28th-Anniversary-of-National-Dignity-Day-20200204-0003.html

The U.S. War on Iran and Venezuela: Interview with Ajamu Baraka
Ajamu Baraka | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-03
The following interview with Ajamu Baraka, national organizer of Black Alliance for Peace, was conducted on January 26, by Alan Benjamin, editorial board member of The Organizer newspaper. It is reprinted from Issue No. 149 (January 31, 2020) of …
globalresearch.ca/interview-ajamu-baraka-u-s-war-iran-venezuela/5702563

Guaido's Failed Foreign Tour Ends With A Flop
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-03
President Maduro speaks to a massive crowd at Miraflores Palace on the anniversary of a failed Guaido coup (From Orinoco Tribune) Juan Guaidó proclaimed himself the president of Venezuela a year ago but despite multiple coup attempts, he never took power and his support there rapidly disappeared. Now, with his foreign tour concluding, Guaidó's support is shrinking around …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/guaidos-failed-foreign-tour-ends-with-a-flop/

Haiti's Government Insists to Dialogue With the Opposition
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-03
Adviser to President Jovenel Moise, Jude Charles Faustin, said Monday the government is seeking to continue dialogue with sectors of the opposition to find a solution to the nation's dramatic situation. | RELATED: | Haiti Joins US-Backed Lima Group Against Venezuela | The comments came as government officials and some moderate opposition parties concluded a three-day meeting in Port-au-Prince without reaching any agreement. | The meeting called 'Political Conference for a way out of the…
telesurenglish.net/news/Haitis-Government-Insists-to-Dialogue-With-the-Opposition-20200203-0016.html

ACLU: Trump Is Expanding His Racist Travel Ban, This Time Targeting Africans
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-03
The Trump administration has expanded its contested travel ban to six additional countries

Yale Undergraduate Representatives Unanimously Vote to Join Call for Yale to Cancel Puerto Rico Debt, Divest From Fossil Fuels
commondreams.org | 2020-02-03
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US government censorship? Social media giants disappear accounts of Iranian and Venezuelan academics, journalists
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-30
Red Lines host Anya Parampil talks with Professor Mohammad Marandi of the University of Tehran. Professor Marandi's Facebook and Instagram…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/30/social-media-giants-disappear-popular-iranian-venezuelan-accounts/

Cuba is Testing Products Against Cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-30
While demonized in the United States, the Cuban government has built a comprehensive nationalized healthcare system based on preventative medicine, rather than the curative model the U.S. employs…
mintpressnews.com/cuba-testing-cancer-alzheimers-parkinsons-disease/264480/

Headlines for January 30, 2020
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-30
Rev. William Barber: Mitch McConnell Is Bringing Old Southern Justice to U.S. Senate, European Parliament Votes to Ratify Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 170, Racial Justice Groups Call on Klobuchar to Suspend Campaign, French Firefighters Clash with Riot Police in Latest Protests Against Pension Overhaul, Cuban Man Dies in ICE Custody, Marking 6th Death Since October, Salvadoran General Admits U.S.-Trained Forces Carried Out 1981 Massacre, South Dakota Passes Bill Criminalizing Gender-Affirming Surgery, #DignidadLiteraria: Latino Writers Launch Campaign in Response to "American Dirt"
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/30/headlines

Ciudadano estadounidense detenido e interrogado por agentes del DHS sobre la solidaridad con Venezuela del movimiento antiguerra
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-29
Un ciudadano estadounidense que participó en el Colectivo de Protección de la Embajada de Venezuela fue detenido, registrado e interrogado…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/29/ciudadano-estadounidense-detenido-interrogado-agentes-dhs/