2020-11-14: News Headlines

MEE and agencies (2020-11-14). Traffic resumes at truck stop that sparked Western Sahara tensions. middleeasteye.net Traffic resumes at truck stop that sparked Western Sahara tensions | Three-decade ceasefire in doubt as fighting continues between Moroccan forces and the Polisario Front | Sat, 11/14/2020 – 22: 14 | Morocco has accused the Polisario Front of upending trucks moving between Western Sahara and Mauritania (AFP) | Truck traffic resumed Saturday between Mauritania and Moroccan-controlled territ…

Editor (2020-11-14). When Centrists Lose, Corporate Media Love to Blame the Left. scheerpost.com nrkbeta / CC BY-SA 2.0] By Julie Hollar / FAIR Joe Biden hadn't even been declared the victor of the 2020 election before establishment Democrats, in the face of poorer-than-expected results in House and Senate races, began pointing fingers at the left—with corporate media giving them a major assist. Democrats had been hoping for big wins on election night, with the possibility of winning not only… |

Terje Maloy (2020-11-14). Propaganda during World War I: An Illustrated Account. globalresearch.ca These stories are not unique cases from a remote war. The same methods are constantly rinsed and repeated, the mentality in our ruling elites is the same, and the risk of a major conflict is as great today as in 1914.

Oliver Vargas (2020-11-14). A Hero's Welcome: Inside Evo Morales' Triumphant Return Tour. mintpressnews.com The return of Evo Morales to Bolivia on Monday, November 9, one day after President Luis Arce's inauguration, marked the formal end of last year's U.S.-backed coup. What does his return mean for Bolivia, and for the world? Is he just a former president who the media will turn to periodically for comment? Is he yesterday's news to his party? The answers to those questions remain unclear, but what is clear is that his three-day return tour was a statement that he intends to provide strong leadership for social movements in Bolivia and abroad. | Corporate media, both national and international, have been promoting a…

Project Censored (2020-11-14). Ep116: Project Censored with Andy Lee Roth. projectcensored.org On today's episode, Nicholas Baham II (Dr. Dreadlocks), Janice Domingo, and Nolan Higdon discuss Project Censored with Andy Lee Roth. Along The Line is a non-profit, education-based podcast that provides…

Julie Hollar (2020-11-13). When Centrists lose, corporate media blame the left. mronline.org Joe Biden hadn't even been declared the victor of the 2020 election before establishment Democrats, in the face of poorer-than-expected results in House and Senate races, began pointing fingers at the left—with corporate media giving them a major assist.

sputniknews (2020-11-13). Video: US Air Force Base Security to Start Patrolling Grounds With 'Robot Dogs'. sputniknews.com Security at one Florida air base will be the US Air Force's first force to patrol their station with robotic dogs.

_____ (2020-11-13). Black Cops Don't Make Policing Any Less Anti-Black. popularresistance.org Amid recent growing calls for defunding police this summer, a set of billboards appeared in Dallas, Atlanta, and New York City. Each had the words "No Police, No Peace" printed in large, bold letters next to an image of a Black police officer. Funded by a conservative right-wing think tank , the billboards captured all the hallmarks of modern pro-policing propaganda. The jarring choice of language, a deliberate corruption of the protest chant "no justice, no peace," follows a pattern we see frequently from proponents of the police state.

WSWS (2020-11-13). Stop online censorship: Restore the Twitter account of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (US)! wsws.org In an act of online political censorship, Twitter has suspended the account of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality in the US.

WSWS (2020-11-12). As COVID-19 cases surge across Canada, governments press forward with "reopening" of the economy. wsws.org That Canada's governments are pursuing a "herd immunity" policy that will result in mass death is increasingly being admitted even within the corporate media.

Media Lens (2020-11-11). Robert Fisk: Death of a "Controversial" Journalist. dissidentvoice.org Robert Fisk, the Independent's Middle East correspondent, died on 30 October aged 74. In reviewing his life and career, the newspaper for which he worked for more than two decades wrote of their star reporter: 'Much of what Fisk wrote was controversial…' As John Pilger noted, in describing Fisk's journalism as 'controversial' the Independent was …

WSWS (2020-11-11). COVID-19 cuts through Missouri and Kansas uncontrolled. wsws.org Hospitalizations again hit another high Tuesday at 2,055 across Missouri, and some St. Louis-area hospitals are postponing elective procedures to free up capacity.