Monday’s news links – Nov. 25, 2019

Indigenous Peoples

Destroying the Pilgrim mythology w/ Mahtowin Munro & Kisha James The Red Nation Podcast

Mahtowin Munro and Kimimila Sa (Kisha) James talk about the National Day of Mourning, which celebrates Indigenous resistance, on a make-believe holiday settlers celebrate as “Thanksgiving.” Learn the true history of this day and its significance to the Wampanoag people — and all Indigenous people.

Janet Jackson explains why the TMT protest is part of her Hawaii concerts Hawaii News Now

‘Fire is medicine’: the tribes burning California forests to save them Guardian

Bolivia coup

Evo Morales: “I Renounce My Candidacy.” Internationalist 360°

China – Bolivia – a Lithium Deal – No More? Peter Koenig

Bolivia: The Coup behind the Coup Resumen

C.I.A. Seeks Looser Rules On Killings During Coups NYTimes – 1989

William H. Webster, the Director of Central Intelligence, called today on the President and Congress to consider giving the Central Intelligence Agency greater latitude in supporting potentially violent efforts to overthrow foreign …

Labor

Half of Indiana’s school districts close, thousands of teachers demand better pay on Red for Ed Action Day USAToday

Syria

New sexed-up dossier furore: Explosive leaked email claims that UN watchdog’s report into alleged poison gas attack by Assad was doctored – so was it to justify British and American missile strikes on Syria? Daily Mail

Moody’s adjusts ExxonMobil credit outlook to negative IEEFA

See Naples and die Manlio Dinucci

The economy of Naples is slowly changing, to become increasingly centered on the basis of the presence of NATO. The young troops involved do not come mainly from the Naples region, but in general from all of Southern Italy, severely penalised by a level of unemployment among young people which is three and one half times superior to the European average. The money invested in the development of these military installations is not only far from an indispensable expense, but is now absent from the economy of Southern Italy.

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