Police suppress protest over schools in debt-ridden Chinese city Chinese police made multiple arrests to curb a protest in Leiyang, a large city in Hunan province in southern China, during the first weekend of September. The immediate reason for the protest was a local government decision to cut costs in government-funded schools by relocating all fifth and sixth grade students to private schools. wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/10/prot-s10.html
Saudi King’s brother ‘considering self-exile’ after Yemen war criticism The brother of King Salman is pondering whether he should return to Saudi Arabia after criticising the King and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the war in Yemen, the Middle East Eye reports. rt.com/news/438020-saudi-abdulaziz-criticism-exile/
‘Tipping point passed’: Swedes waking up to reject liberal globalists, says political analyst The Sweden Democrats have successfully played off valid general concerns over uncontrolled immigration and crumbling public welfare to pierce the fortress of liberal values in Sweden, political analyst Charles Ortel told RT. rt.com/news/438019-sweden-election-tipping-point/
Saudi Arabia arrests man who filmed video of himself eating breakfast with female colleague Saudi Arabia has detained a hotel worker who filmed himself eating breakfast with a female colleague, the country’s labour ministry has said. The owner of the hotel has also been summoned for questioning, according to the ministry. outline.com/r62hFf
Cynthia Nixon and her supporters slam "anti-Semitism" mailer by Democratic Party On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, Cynthia Nixon and her campaign supporters are demanding Gov. Cuomo and the state’s Democratic Party repent for a mailer emblazoned with her picture and the words “anti-Semitism.” outline.com/YX9n2p . Trump administration to take tough stance against International Criminal Court The United States on Monday will adopt an aggressive posture against the International Criminal Court, threatening sanctions against ICC judges if they proceed with an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Americans in Afghanistan. reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-icc/trump-administration-to-take-tough-stance-against-international-criminal-court-idUSKCN1LQ076
India: Maoists spreading to more districts: Intelligence report The Western Ghats Special Zonal Committee (WGSZC) of CPI (Maoist) has been increasing the strength of its armed wing People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) in five districts of state, said a report from the intelligence wing of the anti-naxal squad of the state police. www.redspark.nu/en/peoples-war/india/india-maoists-spreading-to-more-districts-intelligence-report/
Israel’s Netanyahu extends hand of friendship to fascistic Philippines President Duterte Duterte met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as President Reuven Rivlin and officials from Israel’s military and intelligence agencies. Among his entourage were 46 senior politicians, officials and military and security personnel, as well as a 150-strong delegation of business leaders. wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/10/dute-s10.html
Is this real or just more fear mongering in India to push against the Communist Party of India?
Aaron Thomas
Lol weve been using depleated uranium to blow up chicken coups and elementary schools in Afghanistan for years if this investigation goes through were absolutely fucked.
Just kidding even if were found guilty on every count nothing will happen because America for all intents and purposes is international law.
Julian Gonzalez
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German Secret Service denies neo-Nazi violence in Chemnitz After thousands of neo-Nazis rampaged through the East German city of Chemnitz late last month, giving Nazi salutes and attacking foreigners, dominant sections of the German state and political establishment have come to the defence of the fascists. wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/10/chem-s10.html
Nike’s Bad Air With social justice icon Kaepernick fronting the brand, no one will be thinking about Nike’s wretched labor practices inside its sweatshops in Honduras, Indonesia and Vietnam. counterpunch.org/2018/09/10/105150/
Nearly 6 in 10 workers are still recovering after the Great Recession Joe Vier was on track for a secure retirement as an advertising executive in the Detroit auto industry. He was making more than $100,000 a year and contributing to his 401(k) savings plan at work. That was in 2008.A decade later, Vier, 58, is working at a Florida theme park as a photographer. He said he was never able to find another position in his field. "I had worked my whole career in automotive advertising, it kind of pigeonholed me," Vier said. outline.com/xnqZv5
Try using Porky outlets like Bloomberg, Business Insider, Financial Times, Forbes, etc. some. They are surprisingly honest sometimes.
Sebastian Richardson
True, the key is balancing your God awful NYT or WaPo with something like redspark, telesur, in these times, or almanar so you aren't pulling your hair out all the time
Joshua Miller
thats what pisses me off so goddamn much, when these fucks spy on us, and violate our privacy they cry out "if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear," but if their actions are investigated they screech and squeak like rats scrurrying when a light is turned on. a standard for us, and a standard for them. there are not enough brain tumors in the world for these fucks.
just use incognito or clear cookies and reset your router
Andrew Phillips
that formaldelhyde pollution isn't a meme either. lumberliquidators almost went out of business when it turned out some of their flooring had like 20x the legal limit when they sourced it from China. Given how the export is the cream of the crop god knows what some of the levels are like locally
Colton Wilson
capitalism sure is not bothering anymore with the "nice guy" mask… my mind is willing but my ass may not be ready for porky wild ride.
Eli Murphy
this is how you know you're either dealing with an ultra-Porky outlet or an indie site struggling desperately to keep the lights on
