(2020-09-04). [UPDATED] Venezuelan Government Invites Int'l Observers as Opposition Splits Over Elections. venezuelanalysis.com Opposition leaders Juan Guaido and Henrique Capriles have traded accusations in recent days.
(2020-09-04). China Backs Venezuela's Right To Safeguard Sovereignty: FM. telesurenglish.net China stands with the Venezuelan people in their fight against COVID-19 and upholds the Venezuelan government's right to safeguard national sovereignty, and national dignity and development, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. | Wang made the remarks while holding talks with his Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza via video link. | RELATED: | Noting that Latin America is one of the "epicenter…
(2020-09-04). Less Than Half of Jobs Lost at Start of Pandemic Have Been Recovered. truthout.org The August employment report showed the economy again adding back jobs at a strong rate. The reported gain of 1,371,000 somewhat overstates underlying strength since it includes the addition of 238,000 temporary Census jobs. However, even without these jobs, the gain would still be over 1.1 million. The unemployment rate dropped 1.8 percentage point to 8.4 percent, while the employment-to-population ratio (EPOP) rose 1.4 percentage point to 56.5 percent. (The Bureau of Labor Statistics warns that due…
(2020-09-03). Colombia: Police Arrests Mercenaries Linked To Gedeon Operation. telesurenglish.net Colombian authorities announced on Thursday the capture of four Venezuelans directly involved in the failed coup plot, dubbed "Operation Gedeon," against President Nicolás Maduro. At the same time, Colombia's President Iván Duque tried to put a spin on the announcement by saying Maduro's government allegedly financed them. This to distort the evidence presented by Venezuela on Colombia's role in the coup attempt. | RELATED: |
(2020-09-03). President Maduro Invites UN, EU Observers to December Elections. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said on RELATED: | The move comes a day after Preside…
(2020-09-03). Facebook Removes Right-Wing Disinformation Network. telesurenglish.net Facebook Tuesday informed it eliminated a U.S.-based disinformation network that was financed by Bolivia's Interim government as the company considered it a threat to democracy. | RELATED: | Besides posting information in favor of Bolivia's coup-born regime, such a network targeted Latin American users and offering them publications in support of political groups opposing Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and…
(2020-09-03). The stage is set for a Venezuela October surprise. mronline.org 
Aggression against Venezuela from the U.S. has intensified in recent weeks and all signs are pointing towards an escalation ahead of elections in the U.S. and Venezuela.
(2020-09-03). What Can We Learn From Cuba? Medicare-for-All is a Beginning, Not the End Point. counterpunch.org 
Throughout the expansion of health care, both inside the country and internationally, Cuban doctors used "allopathic" medicine (based largely on drugging and cutting, which is the focus of US medical schools). But they simultaneously incorporated traditional healing and preventive medicine, as well as respecting practices of other cultures.
(2020-09-03). State Department Awarded Haiti Contract to Politically Connected Security Firm. counterpunch.org 
Jake Johnston is a Senior Research Associate at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. | Kira Paulemon is an International Program Intern at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C.
(2020-09-03). Much ado about nothing: Political advertisements don't really persuade people at all, Yale study finds. rt.com 
While both major US political parties spend billions of dollars bombarding the population with political ads, a new study from Yale University found that the commercials have little to no effect on voters. | The new study found that regardless of the content or audience, TV political ads have little effect on voters, despite their own leanings or the timing of the ads relative to current events. | "There's an idea that a really good ad, or one delivered in just the right context to a targeted audience, can influence voters, but we found that political ads have consistently small persuasive effects across a ran…
(2020-09-03). Jamaicans Head to Polls for Parliamentary Elections. telesurenglish.net In spite of a rising number of COVID-19 cases on the Caribbean island, Jamaicans head for the polls today in what many see as decisive legislative elections, convoked three weeks ago by Prime Minister Andrew Holness of the JLP. | The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has reported that
(2020-09-03). This Public US University Has Seen Grades Soar Despite COVID-19. popularresistance.org If anywhere was going to take a pummeling from the coronavirus, you'd think it would be a place like Georgia State University in downtown Atlanta. | Georgia State is not a glamorous flagship university — that would be the University of Georgia in Athens, the spiritual home of the Bulldogs, REM and the B-52s. It's more of a workhorse public institution, with a large population of students who come from low-income households and have to work at least one paying job outside their studies to make ends meet.
(2020-09-02). Venezuela's pardon of opposition leaders is a major step in promoting national reconciliation. peoplesdispatch.org As many as 110 right-wing opposition leaders who have either been convicted or are being tried were pardoned by President Nicolás Maduro. This will enable them to take part in the electoral process for the National Assembly…
(2020-09-02). Venezuela's Maduro Grants Pardon to 110 Opposition Figures. venezuelanalysis.com The decision comes three months ahead of the next National Assembly elections.
(2020-09-02). Trump visits Kenosha to defend killer police and vigilantes. wsws.org Trump's efforts to project an image of authoritarian strength during his visit were belied by the extraordinary security measures taken to wall him off from the population.
(2020-09-02). Uganda Welcomes Rare Baby Boom in Mountain Gorilla Population. telesurenglish.net Uganda's population of gorillas increased notably so far this year, said the Wildlife Authority of that nation on Wednesday. | RELATED: | Five babies have been born in the last six weeks, and all of the newborns belong to the Rushegura clan, a gorilla family settled in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, near to Uganda's border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. | "This is highly unusual; it's an incredible blessing.
(2020-09-02). North Korea and the "Axis of Evil" globalresearch.ca "Over a period of three years or so we killed off – what – twenty percent of the population [of North Korea]" (General Curtis Lemay)…
(2020-09-01). Hamas announces ceasefire with Israel. peoplesdispatch.org On Monday, August 31, the Palestinian resistance group Hamas announced that it had reached a ceasefire with Israel that would end the recent hostilities in Gaza. Since August 6, Israel had been continuously attacking Gaza. It had bombed the region from the air, shelled it with tanks, and attacked Palestinian fishermen off the Gaza coast. Israel claimed the attacks were in response to Hamas and other Palestinian groups firing rockets and incendiary balloons. | The Israeli offensive was taking a heavy toll on people in Gaza. The attacks had deliberately targeted the civilian population. Israel had closed off the fi…
(2020-09-01). Maduro, Venezuelan Opposition Close to Deal on Election Participation – Report. sputniknews.com Two Venezuelan opposition leaders are in talks with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections in December, Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu revealed Tuesday.
(2020-09-01). Venezuela and Palestine: A Revolutionary Alliance. zcomm.org If this Venezuelan opposition comes to power with the help of American imperialists, the current pro-Israel and rightward shift in the political dynamics of Latin America will get further consolidated…
(2020-09-01). Medicare-for-All Is a Beginning, Not the End Point. zcomm.org What Can We Learn from Cuba?
(2020-09-01). US Government Seizes Websites Allegedly Involved In Iran-Venezuela Oil Deal. popularresistance.org The US government announced today that it had seized three websites used by Iran to facilitate oil deals with Venezuela. The decision follows the US interception of Iranian oil tankers bound for Venezuela and increased pressure from Washington on both countries. | The Department of Justice assumed control of the websites for Mobin International, Sohar Fuel and Oman Fuel, which the department called front companies. The companies allegedly facilitated a fuel shipment by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to Venezuela, according to a department press release.