Back to School and Straight to the Picket Line
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2018-09-05
Teachers in six school districts in southern Washington state were on strike in late August and early September to demand wage increases needed to bring their pay up to the level of other educators nationally. | Predictably, school officials are claiming that giving teachers a raise would force them to cut important programs for students. | But this stock response is particularly absurd because a recent Washington Supreme Court ruling in the McCleary case — which was the result of the state's failure to live up to its obligation to provide quality public schools under the state's constitution — has triggered extra funding in the state budget, including $2 billion specifically earmarked for teachers' salaries. | Instead of agreeing to the wage increases, however, district administrators have been hoarding the cash, which sits in a bank account accruing interest. | In addition…
truthout.org/articles/back-to-school-and-straight-to-the-picket-line/
Black Student Activists Face a Penalty in College Admissions
The Conversation | alternet.org | 2018-09-05
New research by sociologist Ted Thornhill shows that black students who indicate they plan to fight for racial justice are more likely to be ignored by white admissions counselors. | Back when I taught at a predominantly white, selective liberal arts college, I came across a book called "Acting White? Rethinking Race in 'Post-Racial' America. "In the book, legal scholars De. . .
alternet.org/black-student-activists-face-penalty-college-admissions
As Amazon Hits $1 Trillion in Value, Its Warehouse Workers Denounce "Slavery" Conditions
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-05
Amazon made headlines Tuesday when it became the second American company, after Apple, to reach $1 trillion in value. Amazon's founder and chief executive, Jeff Bezos, is the richest man in the world, with a net worth of more than $167 billion. But what's behind that wealth? What about its workers? The working conditions in Amazon's warehouses have been the focus of protests, union drives and several investigations–including by student reporters. As students throughout the country head back to class, we feature an investigative report by students at the Rutgers University Department of Journalism and Media…
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/5/as_amazon_…
Extreme Heat Prompts 65 Baltimore School Closures, Student Protests
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-05
The closures sparked a debate between students and Republican Gov. Larry Hogan about who is to blame for the lack of air conditioning in city schools | The post Extreme Heat Prompts 65 Baltimore School Closures, Student Protests appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/extreme-heat-prompts-65-baltimore-school-closures-student-protests
Nikki Haley: Trump's Middle East 'Peace Plan' Getting Close
INA | imemc.org | 2018-09-05
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said, on Tuesday, that she has read the Trump administration's much-anticipated Middle East peace plan.
UK Complicity in Post-9/11 Torture and Rendition, We're Still Waiting for the Truth
Gracie Bradley | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
The prohibition on torture is one of the few absolute rights. Its use can never be justified, regardless of the circumstances. | After 9/11, the USA engaged in an appalling programme of …
globalresearch.ca/uk-complicity-in-post-911-torture-and-rendition-were-still-waiting-for-the-truth/5653065
Genocide for Profit: How the Government, Big Pharma, Psychiatry, and Department of Social Services (DSS) Are Conspiring to Destroy Native American Culture
Brandon Turbeville | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
From the first moments Europeans landed on the shores of North America, a war was waged against the indigenous people who lived there. That war took the form of deceptive agreements, …
globalresearch.ca/genocide-for-profit-how-the-government-big-pharma-psychiatry-and-department-of-social-services-dss-are-conspiring-to-destroy-native-american-culture/5653087
Here's How Russian Propaganda Trolls Act Differently Online from Regular People
The Conversation | alternet.org | 2018-09-05
There are a number of tells. | As information warfare becomes more common, agents of various governments are manipulating social media — and therefore people's thinking, political actions and democracy. Regular people need to know a lot more about what information warriors are doing and how they exert their influence. One group, a Russian government-sponsored troll farm called the Internet Research Agency, was the subject of a federal indictment issued in February, stemming from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian activities aimed at influencing the 2016 U. S. presidential election. Our recent study of that group's activities reveals that there are some behaviors that might help identify propaganda-spewing trolls and tell them apart from regular internet users. Targeted tweetingWe looked at 27,291 tweets posted by 1,024 Twitter accounts controlled by the Internet Research Agency, based on. . .
alternet.org/news-amp-politics/heres-how-russian-propaganda-trolls-act-differently-online-regular-people
"Dear Vlad, Is It Something I Said?": The Fierce Rivalry Between John McCain and Vladimir Putin
Adeyinka Makinde | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
The ferocious sense of enmity that existed between John McCain, the late US Senator, and Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation, was quite palpable. While McCain was …
globalresearch.ca/dear-vlad-is-it-something-i-said-the-fierce-rivalry-between-john-mccain-and-vladimir-putin/5653017
UCLA's Patent War in India Prevents Access to Prostate Cancer Treatment
Shared by Merula Furtado | truthout.org | 2018-09-05
Drug prices are too high: One in five Americans ration their medicine due to high prices, and 10 million people die every year due to lack of access to medicines. Because of patent exclusivity laws, pharmaceutical corporations are able to set the price tag of a novel drug as high as they want, which often keeps it out of the hands of low-income populations. Patent rights, along with their political and economic power, allow Big Pharma to prioritize profit-making over health interests and leads to even larger inequalities in global access to medicines. | University research often plays a big role in the discovery of lifesaving medicines before manufacturers' move in to price-gouge the new drugs. Take enzalutamide, a treatment for late-stage prostate cancer, as an example. The underlying research that led to its discovery was done at the University of California…
truthout.org/articles/uclas-patent-war-in-india-prevents-access-to-prostate-cancer-treatment/
As Social Opposition Mounts, Silicon Valley and Washington Step Up Internet Censorship
Andre Damon | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
As executives from Facebook and Twitter prepare to testify Wednesday on Capitol Hill, the social media monopolies are scrambling to demonstrate how far they have gone to implement censorship measures demanded …
globalresearch.ca/as-social-opposition-mounts-silicon-valley-and-washington-step-up-internet-censorship/5653042
9/11 Truth: The Mysterious Collapse of WTC Seven
David Ray Griffin | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
Why NIST's Final 9/11 Report is Unscientific and False…
globalresearch.ca/the-mysterious-collapse-of-wtc-seven/15201
Art and Culture: How the CIA Secretly Funded Abstract Expressionism During the Cold War
Josh Jones | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
This article was originally published in April 2013. | Considering the possibility of a truly proletarian art, the great English literary critic William Empson once wrote, "the reason an English audience can …
globalresearch.ca/art-and-culture-how-the-cia-secretly-funded-abstract-expressionism-during-the-cold-war/5653009
US to Drastically Expand Military Assistance to Ukraine. "They Need Lethal Assistance" according to US Envoy Kurt Volker
Peter Korzun | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
Washington is upping the ante in Ukraine. Kurt Volker, US Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations, said in an interview with the Guardian published on September 1 that "Washington is ready …
globalresearch.ca/us-to-drastically-expand-military-assistance-to-ukraine-the-need-lethal-assistance-according-to-us-envoy-kurt-volker/5653045
The Invasion of Afghanistan, October 7, 2001: Did 9/11 Justify the War in Afghanistan?
David Ray Griffin | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
Will the war in Afghanistan turn out to be "Obama's Vietnam"?>…
globalresearch.ca/did-9-11-justify-the-war-in-afghanistan/19891
Selected Articles: Terrorism and Genocide
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
For almost seventeen years, Global Research, together with partner independent media organizations, has sought Truth in Media with a view to eventually "disarming" the corporate media's disinformation crusade. | To reverse the …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-terrorism-and-genocide/5653099
9/11 Attacks: Thousands of 9/11 First Responders Have Cancer
Derrick Broze | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
As Americans prepare for the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, nearly 10,000 first responders and New York City residents have reported 9/11-related cancers. | In early August the New York Post…
globalresearch.ca/911-attacks-thousands-of-911-first-responders-have-cancer/5653071
China's "Influence Ops" in the USA. "Long March through US Institutions"
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission alleged that Beijing is running a massive influence operation inside of America's institutions. | The recently released report raises the alarm about what its …
globalresearch.ca/chinas-influence-ops-in-the-usa-long-march-through-us-institutions/5653025
Turkish Media Slam Washington Over "Exploiting Christianity Against Ankara"
Gizem Akbash | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
Last week, several Turkish news sites published an article called "Washington Exploiting Christianity against Turkey" written by Adnan Cavusoglu. The author's attention was drawn by the site christianpersecution.com, which covers …
globalresearch.ca/turkish-media-slam-washington-over-exploiting-christianity-against-ankara/5653062
Senator Fraser Anning and the Smugness of Australian "Values"
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2018-09-05
asia-pacificresearch.com/senator-fraser-anning-and-the-smugness-of-australian-values/5628316
Video: Trump Warns Syria Against Combating Terrorists in Idlib. The "Opposition" are Al Qaeda Affiliated Terrorists
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
The Turkish military has boosted its naval group in the Eastern Mediterranean as the battle of Idlib is looming in Syria, Turkey's pro-government daily Yeni Safak reported on September 2. According …
globalresearch.ca/video-trump-warns-syria-against-combating-terrorists-in-idlib-the-opposition-are-al-qaeda-affiliated-terrorists/5652998
UN Says the Obvious: Al-Qaeda Able to Produce Chlorine Gas in Syria
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Nusra terrorists have the resources and ability to produce chlorine gas to use against the population, UN special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura told a news conference on …
globalresearch.ca/un-says-the-obvious-al-qaeda-able-to-produce-chlorine-gas-in-syria/5653091
Cyber Risks, the Achilles' Heel of Cashless Economies
William Davis | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
Newspapers around the globe are telling us that contactless payments are thriving, cash is rapidly disappearing and cashless society is practically around the corner. | You don't need cash to pay for …
globalresearch.ca/cyber-risks-the-achilles-heel-of-cashless-economies/5653002
Mayor of Jerusalem to Stop UNRWA's Operations
Middle East Monitor | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
Featured image: Nir Barkat, the Israeli mayor of Jerusalem (Source: Wikimedia Commons) | Israel's Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat has threatened to end the work of the UN Refuge Agency for Palestine …
globalresearch.ca/mayor-of-jerusalem-to-stop-unrwas-operations/5653075
No Wonder Jeremy Corbyn Is Reluctant to be Gagged by the Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI) Lobby at Westminster
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
It is a sobering fact of reality to appreciate that 95% of all pro-Israel supporters either in Britain or elsewhere who complain about Jeremy Corbyn's concern for the Palestinian people, …
globalresearch.ca/no-wonder-jeremy-corbyn-is-reluctant-to-be-gagged-by-the-conservative-friends-of-israel-cfi-lobby-at-westminster/5653037
Turkish and US Regimes Allied Against Syria
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
Turkey's alliance of convenience with Russia and Iran on resolving conflict in Syria was always suspect. | Erdogan is a ruthless despot. Moscow and Tehran know the risks of dealing with a …
globalresearch.ca/turkish-and-us-regimes-allied-against-syria/5653057
History of Pan-Slavic Identity and Unity: The Idea of a "Greater Croatia" by 17th Century Publicist Pavao Ritter Vitezovi?
DVBS | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
The article will examine the model for the creation of a Greater Croatia designed by a Croatian nobleman, publicist and historian Pavao Ritter Vitezovi? (1652–1713). The article will offer a new …
globalresearch.ca/history-of-pan-slavic-identity-and-unity-the-idea-of-a-greater-croatia-by-17th-century-publicist-pavao-ritter-vitezovic/5653021
Trudeau Government Acknowledges Nazi Genocide Against Roma
Suzanne Weiss | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
Featured image: A group of Romani prisoners in the Belzec concentration camp. | More then 50 people of all ages joined in Toronto August 2, 2018, in an international day of remembrance …
globalresearch.ca/trudeau-government-acknowledges-nazi-genocide-against-roma/5653049
Chemically Induced Frankenstein-Humans
Robert Hunziker | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
One of the biggest open questions of the 21st century is whether 144,000 different chemicals swirling throughout the world are properly tested and analyzed for toxicity. By almost all accounts, the …
globalresearch.ca/chemically-induced-frankenstein-humans/5653004
Video: Who Was Behind Assassination of Donbass Leader
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
People in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk bid farewell to the pro-Russia forces' leader, who was killed in a bomb blast Friday. | Mourners gathered in the streets paying their respects by …
globalresearch.ca/video-who-was-behind-assassination-of-donbass-leader/5653113
Lifting the Darkness: American and Vietnamese War Poets
Lorrie Goldensohn | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2018-09-05
asia-pacificresearch.com/lifting-the-darkness-american-and-vietnamese-war-poets/5628320
Financial + Technology: Fintech, Hotbed of Offshore Deregulation and Crime
Nick Shaxson | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
Reuters has just published an article titled Swiss watchdog to propose looser anti-money laundering rules for fintechs. (Fintech is short for "financial + technology" and it is about bringing technology …
globalresearch.ca/financial-technology-fintech-hotbed-of-offshore-deregulation-and-crime/5653052
Walkouts by Washington state educators spread
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-05
More than 2,000 teachers in Tacoma voted overwhelmingly to strike as the struggle in Washington escalates, despite union efforts to prevent a statewide walkout.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/05/wash…
Where are they? Their loved ones deserve to know
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-09-05
amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2018/08/disappeared-in-africa/
Iran's Student Activists Denied an Education
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-09-05
University students cross a street during a snow storm in Tehran November 8, 2010. | © 2010 Reuters/Caren Firouz | This time of year in Iran, graduate school applicants learn if they've been accepted into the programs they've s…
hrw.org/news/2018/09/05/irans-student-activists-denied-education
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights partners with Discovery Education to launch new education program
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-09-04
Khalilah Harris and Kerry Kennedy discuss RFK Human Rights' launch of the Speak Truth To Power education initiative; engaging young people in schools to be aware of and take action on global human rights issues; and, the need to support teachers with the right tools and resources to be effective in the classroom | The post Robert F. Kenned…
therealnews.com/stories/robert-f-kennedy-human-rights-partners-with-discovery-education-to-launch-new-education-program
Speaking Freely, John McCain Was No Peacemaker
George Payne | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-04
Senator John McCain was a powerhouse in American politics. His legacy is far reaching and impacts every facet of civil life in our country. I didn't always agree with him, especially on matters of foreign policy, but Americans always knew where he stood on the issues; and one always trusted that he arrived at his…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/04/speaking-freely-john-mccain-was-no-peacemaker/
Judicial Bias Blocks Justice for Abu-Jamal
Linn Washington Jr. | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-04
In July 1987 Philadelphia's then District Attorney lashed out at local judges in an unusual verbal assault where that DA castigated what he said was the "historic" practice of judges in Pennsylvania's largest city to acquit police officers in cases where evidence clearly showed officers engaged in "egregious" brutality. That DA, Ronald Castille, told a…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/04/judicial-bias-blocks-justice-for-abu-jamal/
She's Not There
Jason Holland | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-04
"Our culture is now one of masculine triumphalism, in which transhistorically feminine expressions — empathy, sweetness, volubility, warmth — are seen as impediments to a woman's professional trajectory in many sectors." ‚Äï Antonella Gambotto-Burke, Mama: Dispatches from the Frontline of Love…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/04/shes-not-there/
No more science for you: Liquid nitrogen experiment fail caught on camera (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-04
The Museum of Discovery in Little Rock, Arkansas is beloved by locals and known for its hands-on approach to science education. However, things got a little out of hand at a recent event combining magic and science.
rt.com/usa/437582-liquid-nitrogen-experiment-fail/
Seattle Education Association orders teachers to work without contract vote
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-04
The move comes after teachers in Washington's largest district voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike last week.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/04/seat…
Workers Struggles: The Americas
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-04
Teachers in Buenos Aires province struck for three days last week for pay and infrastructure improvements, while Buenos Aires area bus drivers struck against arbitrary dismissals and the generally poor shape of transport facilities.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/04/wrkr…
The Carnival of Homelessness: How the Filthy Rich React
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-03
An aggressive sign of an affluent society can usually be gauged by its invidious misuse of its privilege. Poverty is deemed necessary, and the rich must try to understand it. To be privileged is to be guilty, a tickling of the conscience as the pennies pile up and the assets grow; and from that premise,…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/03/the-carnival-of-homelessness-how-the-filthy-rich-react/
As union seeks to wrap up strikes, Washington teachers rally and call for statewide walkout
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-03
Educators demand statewide strike action in Washington state, while the union seeks to quash walkouts and prevent new ones.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/03/wash…
Seattle Teachers Poised to Strike Draw Solidarity from Their Brothers and Sisters In Puerto Rico
Jesse Hagopian | progressive.org | 2018-08-31
To prepare for what we are likely to face in our struggle for a just contract, Seattle educators recently organized a panel that included a representative from the Puerto Rico Federation of Teachers.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/seattle-teachers-poised-to-strike-draw-solidarity-from-Puerto-Rico-180831/
What Educators Can Do to Make College More Affordable
Don Weimer | progressive.org | 2018-08-31
It's not just tuition–the cost of textbooks and other curricular materials is unnecessarily high.
progressive.org/dispatches/how-colleges-and-universities-can-make-education-affordable-180831/
Oklahoma Teachers Must Stay Unified to Overcome Janus and Union-Bashers
John Thompson | progressive.org | 2018-08-30
Oklahoma teachers face the litmus test of whether to reinvigorate–or reinvent–their union.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/oklahoma-teachers-must-stay-unified-180829/
Federal Data Shows Public Schools Nationwide Are a Hotbed of Racial Injustice
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-08-30
A new series of reports from the ACLU and UCLA Civil Rights Project reveal glaring racial disparities in school discipline. | Many students heading back to school are being greeted by more police and metal detectors, but few, if any, counselors — this is especially true for students of color. Beyond having more police officers who could be armed, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is reportedly considering a plan to allow states to buy guns for teachers using federal funds. | Despite the research demonstrating that
aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/race-and-inequality-education/federal-data-shows-public-schools-nationwide-are
In Defense of Affirmative Action in Higher Education
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-08-30
The mere consideration of race in admissions, as the Supreme Court has long-held, does not violate college applicants' equal rights. | In November 2014, Students for Fair Admissions, an organization founded and led by Edward Blum as part of his ongoing opposition to civil rights and racial equality, sued Harvard University for racial discrimination in the admissions process. | According to the plaintiff, Harvard discriminates against Asian-Americans and engages in "racial balancing" that unfairly restricts the number of Asian-Americans admitted to the school. Yet the remedy that plaintiff seeks — prohibiti…
aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/affirmative-action/defense-affirmative-action-higher-education
Venezuela Denounces Regional Anti-Migrant 'Xenophobia' as Brazil Militarises Border
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-08-30
The Maduro administration contrasted the recent attacks against Venezuelan migrants to its own open door policy which has seen foreigners benefit from free health, housing, education, and food programs.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14023