Army Injures A Teacher, Abducts Principal, And Causes Many Students To Suffer Effects Of Teargas Inhalation, In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-09-10
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday morning, the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and attempted to invade a school, before assaulting and wounding a teacher, and caused many Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to abducting the school principal. Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers …
Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian In Al-'Isawiya, Injure Many In Abu Dis
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-09-10
Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday, a young Palestinian man in the al-'Isawiya town, in the center of occupied Jerusalem, and injured many students near Al-Quds University, in Abu Dis town, southeast of the city. Several army jeeps invaded al-'Isawiya, before searching a number of homes, and abducted Taj Maher Mheisin, before …
Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian In Al-‘Isawiya, Injure Many In Abu Dis
Illiteracy Rate in Palestine is Among the Lowest in the World
INA | imemc.org | 2018-09-10
On the occasion of International Literacy Day, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) published a report, last week, on the illiteracy rate in Palestine ,and confirmed that it is one of the lowest in the world. The report said that the illiteracy rate in 2017 was 3.3% (7,898 illiterate) …
Illiteracy Rate in Palestine is Among the Lowest in the World
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Donors Get the Green
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2018-09-10
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is using the state's renewable energy funds, collected via surcharges on New Yorkers' utility bills, to award campaign donors with grants through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and its child organization, the New York Green Bank. | "Low-income households pay a disproportionate amount of their income to fund the Green Bank when compared to wealthy households," notes Jessica Azulay, Executive Director of Alliance for a Green Economy. "Because the Green Bank is using public money, it really should have a goal of equitable funding, with a strong focus on overcoming the barriers that New York's most vulnerable communities face when they want to implement renewable energy projects." | But the governor has primarily used NYSERDA's 10-year Clean Energy Fund, a pool of $5.3 billion, and the Green Bank to finance donors' energy projects. Five renewable…
truthout.org/articles/new-york-gov-andrew-cuomos-donors-get-the-green/
Are the US and UK Empowering Al-Qaeda in Yemen?
Mark Curtis | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
A recent investigation by the Associated Press found that militias in Yemen backed by the Saudi-led coalition, of which the US and UK are a de facto part, have been recruiting …
globalresearch.ca/are-the-us-and-uk-empowering-al-qaeda-in-yemen/5653597
New Pro-US Alliance Emerges in Eastern Mediterranean to Reshape Regional Security Landscape, Divisions within NATO
Peter Korzun | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
The military-political landscape in Europe and the Mediterranean is changing. NATO is not as unified as it once was, and Turkey's membership has become more of a formality than a real …
globalresearch.ca/new-pro-us-alliance-emerges-in-eastern-mediterranean-to-reshape-regional-security-landscape-divisions-within-nato/5653616
Moscow Has Upped the Ante in Syria
VIPFS | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
As Syrian forces back by Russian launch the final showdown in Syria against jihadist extremists, the potential for a U.S.-Russia confrontation has never been greater, as VIPS warns in this memo …
globalresearch.ca/moscow-has-upped-the-ante-in-syria/5653571
US Air Forces Strike Deir Ez-Zor with Banned Phosphorus Shells – Mod
Muraselon | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
The US Air forces " Two US F-15 jets " on September 8 carried out strikes using banned phosphorus bombs in Deir ez-Zor province, the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation said …
globalresearch.ca/us-air-forces-strike-deir-ez-zor-with-banned-phosphorus-shells-mod/5653595
Albert Einstein's 1948 Letter to the New York Times Comparing Israeli Politicians to Nazis
Dr. Albert Einstein | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
. Forward this article on your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums, etc. | GR Ed.: Compared to 2018, the NYT in 1948 was visibly committed to opinion, analysis …
globalresearch.ca/albert-einsteins-1948-letter-to-the-new-york-times-comparing-israeli-politicians-to-nazis/5653561
Empire Journalism: Venezuela, the US and John McCain
Media Lens | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
The US political commentator Michael Parenti once observed that: 'Bias in favor of the orthodox is frequently mistaken for "objectivity". Departures from this ideological orthodoxy are themselves dismissed as ideological.' | Once …
globalresearch.ca/empire-journalism-venezuela-the-us-and-john-mccain/5653610
Brexit and "Suicide Vests": Boris Johnson Takes Another Shot at Theresa May
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
The next blow in Boris Johnson's chapter of political suicide has been made: a piece in the Mail on Sunday which supplied him ample room to take yet another shot …
globalresearch.ca/brexit-and-suicide-vests-boris-johnson-takes-another-shot-at-theresa-may/5653559
Osamagate
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
The main justification for waging this war has been totally fabricated. The American people have been deliberately and consciously misled by their government into supporting a major military adventure which affects our collective future.
globalresearch.ca/osamagate/369
Federal Grand Jury Petition Filed for New 9/11 Investigation
Bruce G. Morgan | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
Good news has finally come along for the many people who know office fires cannot bring down modern steel framed skyscrapers, and it's good news for the rest of the world …
globalresearch.ca/federal-grand-jury-petition-filed-for-new-911-investigation/5653573
Shameless Misinformation Campaign Against Nicaragua and Its People
Camilo Mejia | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
Featured image: Sandinista Nicaraguans march for Peace and Justice for their dead, wounded, and disappeared. Managua, September 8, 2018. | On its September 7 article, the once progressive newspaper reports that …
globalresearch.ca/shameless-misinformation-campaign-against-nicaragua-and-its-people/5653600
Israel Should Not Have to Ask Washington's Permission for Settlements: US Ambassador Friedman
Yemenpress | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
The US ambassador to Tel Aviv says Israel checks all settlement expansion plans in the occupied Palestinian territories with the United States which never challenges them. | In an interview published in …
globalresearch.ca/israel-should-not-have-to-ask-washingtons-permission-for-settlements-us-ambassador-friedman/5653592
Where was Osama bin Laden on September 11, 2001?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
On September 10. 2001, Osama was in a Pakistani military hospital in Rawalpindi, courtesy of America's indefectible ally Pakistan…
globalresearch.ca/where-was-osama-on-september-11-2001/3194
Watch: Omarosa Manigault Newman Visits The View to Leak Audio of Trump Ranting About Hillary Clinton And Russia
Travis Gettys, Raw Story | alternet.org | 2018-09-10
"The real Russia story is Hillary and collusion. " | Former White House aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman shared a new recording with "The View" of her time working for President Donald Trump. The recording shows Trump rambling about Hillary Clinton and the Russia investigation after interrupting a meeting about tax cut legislation in October 2017, shortly after reporting showed his rival's campaign and the Democratic National Committee helped pay for opposition research b. . .
alternet.org/watch-omarosa-manigault-newman-visits-view-leak-audio-trump-ranting-about-hillary-clinton-and-russia
Ten Irrefutable, Devastating 9/11 Facts
Elias Davidsson | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
There is actually no need to resort to speculative arguments that the official account of 9/11 is a fraud since there are hard facts that support this conclusion. Here are 10 such undisputed facts.
globalresearch.ca/ten-irrefutable-devastating-911-facts/5637525
The Military Drills of September 11th: Why a New Investigation is Needed
Elizabeth Woodworth | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
This essay quotes military officials and compares their statements to those of the 9/11 Commission.
globalresearch.ca/the-military-drills-of-september-11th-why-a-new-investigation-is-needed/6906
Pompeo's Fingerprints Are All Over Trump's New Syria Regime Change Policy
Whitney Webb | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
Despite his having expressed his desire to get U.S. troops out of Syria only months ago, a report published Friday in The Washington Post claims that President Donald Trump is allegedly …
globalresearch.ca/pompeos-fingerprints-are-all-over-trumps-new-syria-regime-change-policy/5653606
How the U.S. Does Propaganda
Eric Zuesse | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
A typical example was on NPR's "Weekend Edition Saturday," on September 8th, when the program-host Scott Simon interviewed the Obama Administration's diplomat Robert Malley, in a segment titled "What's Next In …
globalresearch.ca/how-the-u-s-does-propaganda/5653569
We Can No Longer Afford a Fossil Fuel Economy
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
Featured image: #WeRiseForClimate protest in San Francisco, September 8, 2018 from 350.org flickr. | The Global #RiseForClimate actions are just one example of many that the climate justice movement is building the …
globalresearch.ca/we-can-no-longer-afford-a-fossil-fuel-economy/5653565
Samir Amin's Theoretical Contributions (1931-2018) on "Delinking" From the Eurocentric World System
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
Samir Amin, the Egyptian-born social scientist and activist, died in a Paris hospital on August 12, 2018 at the age of 86. | He was a prodigious researcher and publisher issuing …
globalresearch.ca/samir-amins-theoretical-contributions-1931-2018-on-delinking-from-the-eurocentric-world-system/5653577
New 'Poison Papers' Leak: EPA Knew About Many Dangerous Toxins, But Kept Quiet
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-10
A new leak in the series of documents known as the "poison papers," which were provided by whistleblower William Sanjour, show that unless regulatory bodies such as the EPA have real political backing, they will not act in the public interest. We speak to Jonathan Latham of the Bioscience Resource Project | The post New 'Poison Papers' Leak: EPA Knew About Many Dangerous Toxins, But Ke…
therealnews.com/stories/new-poison-papers-leak-epa-knew-about-many-dangerous-toxins-but-kept-quiet
Seattle Education Association pushes through sellout deal
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-10
The Seattle Education Association, with the backing of its supposedly dissident faction, Social Equity Educators, forced through the agreement, undermining the momentum for a statewide strike.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/10/seat…
Police suppress protest over schools in debt-ridden Chinese city
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-10
The immediate reason for the protest was a local government decision to cut costs in government schools by relocating all fifth and sixth grade students to private schools.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/10/prot…
How Milwaukee Teachers Beat Back Cuts and Busywork
Shared by Anton Woronczuk | truthout.org | 2018-09-09
| Collective bargaining is all but illegal for public sector workers in Wisconsin. So how did Milwaukee teachers not only block major cuts to public schools but also make gains on workload and health care? | At the height of the red-state teacher strikes in April and May, teachers and school employees in Milwaukee passed around a petition at school committing that to win their demands, they were ready to "do whatever it takes." | The clear subtext: illegal or not, teachers might walk out. "We were assessing our collective willingness to step out further than we have before," said Milwaukee Teachers Education Association President Amy Mizialko, "including shutting down schools." | In May the district blinked. Management backed off its proposed 5 percent cut to schools budget and cuts to health care, and it…
truthout.org/articles/how-milwaukee-teachers-beat-back-cuts-and-busywork/
Russia and Iran Versus Turkey: Strange Bedfellows on Syria
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-09
Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and Turkish despot Recep Yayyip Erdogan met in Tehran on Syria. They agreed to disagree despite pretending otherwise in their communique following talks….
globalresearch.ca/russia-and-iran-versus-turkey-strange-bedfellows-on-syria/5653520
Trump's Mission of Distraction: Finding the NYT "Anonymous Author"
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-09
The Trump presidency has proven to be a set of publicity driven punctuations and blows, riddled by distractions contrived and accidental. Controversy and accusation characterise the next revelation, the next announcement …
globalresearch.ca/trumps-mission-of-distraction-finding-the-nyt-anonymous-author/5653508
Brazil: Neoliberalism with a "Human Face"
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-09
The article below was first published by Global Research more than fifteen years ago on April 25, 2003. The introduction below was drafted in 2016 following the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff. | Today Brazil is living the most serious crisis since …
globalresearch.ca/brazil-neoliberalism-with-a-human-face/374
We've Come a Long Way: Obama Says Medicare for All Is a "Good New Idea"
Margaret Flowers | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-09
On September 7, 2018, speaking at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, President Obama said that Democrats are running on "good new ideas like Medicare for All…" | This indicates a significant …
globalresearch.ca/weve-come-a-long-way-president-obama-says-medicare-for-all-is-a-good-new-idea/5653526
Trump Commits US to 'Indefinite' Military Presence in Syria
Jason Ditz | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-09
According to State Department officials, President Trump has recently abandoned his desire to "get out" of Syria and bring US troops home. He has signed a new strategy, which includes new …
globalresearch.ca/trump-commits-us-to-indefinite-military-presence-in-syria/5653510
Trump Cuts $25m in Aid for Palestinians in East Jerusalem Hospitals
Middle East Eye | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-09
US President Donald Trump ordered that $25m earmarked for the medical care of Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals be directed elsewhere as part of a review of aid, a State Department …
globalresearch.ca/trump-cuts-25m-in-aid-for-palestinians-in-east-jerusalem-hospitals/5653538
The Amazon Business Model is A Job Killer: The Shift Towards E-Commerce. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and 31 Million Jobs Destroyed
Dr. Jack Rasmus | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-09
Prominent in the news this past week was the report that Amazon and its CEO, Jeff Bezos, reached record levels of market valuation and wealth. Amazon is now worth more than …
globalresearch.ca/the-amazon-business-model-is-a-job-killer-the-shift-towards-e-commerce-artificial-intelligence-ai-31-million-jobs-destroyed/5653529
A Father Took His 10-Year-Old Fishing. She Fell in the Water and Drowned. It Was a Tragic Accident — Then He Was Charged With Murder
Jordan Smith | theintercept.com | 2018-09-09
Wendell Lindsey is serving life in a Texas prison, but his conviction relied on dubious drowning science and a key witness with secrets of her own. | The post A Father Took His 10-Year-Old Fishing. She Fell in the Water and Drowned. It Was a Tragic Accident — Then He Was Charged With Murder. appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/09/09/wendell-lindsey-murder-drowning-forensic-science/
Prisoners Strike Across America & Canada to End Penal Enslavement
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-08
Prisoners Across US & Canada go on hunger and work strike to protest no wages/low wages, end of solitary confinement, for education programs & an end to mass incarceration | The post Prisoners Strike Across America & Canada to End Penal Enslavement appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/prisoners-strike-across-america-canada-to-end-penal-enslavement
Let's Heal Kids, Not Harden Schools
Suzanne Bohan | progressive.org | 2018-09-08
Betsy DeVos has proposed to make federal funding available for schools to purchase weapons. But the proliferation of guns will not curb violence in schools.
progressive.org/op-eds/lets-heal-kids-not-harden-schools180905/
Reject the sellout in Seattle! For a statewide and national teachers strike!
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-08
The WSWS Teacher Newsletter urges Seattle teachers meeting today to vote "no" and immediately constitute themselves as an independent rank-and-file committee to plan a serious struggle.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/08/wash…
CIA out of University of Illinois Chicago!
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-08
The CIA partnership is an expression of the militarization of life in the US and internationally that must be opposed by students and young people.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/08/ciau…
Can the Wall Between Church and State Survive Brett Kavanaugh?
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-09-07
The Supreme Court nominee's testimony this week signals an intent to weaken the separation of church and state. | Public schools are educational institutions, not temples of religious indoctrination. For over half a century, the Supreme Court has thus recognized that the Constitution prohibits public schools from imposing prayer on children and that religious education is the province of parents and religious communities, not government bureaucrats. | On Wednesday, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, however, strongly suggested that he disagrees and that, if confirmed, he will vote to weaken the separation of…
aclu.org/blog/religious-liberty/can-wall-between-church-and-state-survive-brett-kavanaugh
SPLC: Florida Supreme Court's decision to remove misleading ballot measure on education is a 'victory for schoolchildren'
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-09-07
The Florida Supreme Court today affirmed a lower court's ruling to strike a proposed state constitutional amendment that would have eliminated local school boards' exclusive duty to regulate some new public schools — including charter schools — from the ballot.
splcenter.org/news/2018/09/07/splc-florida-supreme-court%25E2%2580%2599s-decision-remove-misleading-ballot-measure-education-%25E2%2580%2598victory
'Punitive Discipline Policies Have Proven to Be Destructive to Children'
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2018-09-07
CBS News ( 8/14/18) | Janine Jackson: Nothing says America 2018 like a spate of stories on how back-to-school shopping includes bulletproof backpacks. Arming teachers and gearing kids up like commandos are presented as more-or-less reasonable responses to concerns about school safety. | Any violence in schools is too much, of course, but a conversation about school safety that's focused on guns and bullets is a narrow and distorted conversation. Recasting our definition of a "safe school environment" could lead us in some very different directions. | Karen Dolan is director of the Criminalization of Race and Poverty Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, and co-author, with Ebony Slaughter-Johnson and Myacah Sampson, of the recent report Students Under Siege: How the School-to-Prison Pipeline, Poverty and Racism Endanger Our Schoolchildren. She joins us now by phone…
fair.org/home/punitive-discipline-policies-have-proven-to-be-destructive-to-children/
Petroleum Junkies of the World, Unite!
Craig Collins | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-07
Like most Americans, I was born into a lifestyle of cheap energy and took it for granted. Growing up in the latter half of the 20th century, cars and electricity were just part of daily life. Nobody thought of it as addiction; it was progress. Every new electronic device and labor saving appliance was a testament to the miracle of modern science and technology. The future was usually portrayed as a technological utopia where all our wants and needs would be met by some new scientific wonder. Remember The Jetsons?
counterpunch.org/2018/09/07/petroleum-junkies-of-the-world-unite/
Striking Tacoma, Washington, teachers demand better pay, funding for education
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-07
On Thursday, teachers in Tacoma joined thousands of striking teachers throughout the state of Washington as the unions work to contain and isolate the struggles in each district.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/07/wash…
Waste plastics poison the food chain and contribute to global warming
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-07
A variety of recent research highlights the ways in which the huge amounts of discarded plastic products are harmful to the environment and human health.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/07/plas…
Los Angeles Teachers Prepare to Strike: An Organizing Drive Long in the Making
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-06
LA teachers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, should contract negotiations fail. Each side accusing the other of illegal tactics. However, teachers say this is not mainly about wages, but about improving children's education. Jane McAlevey explains | The post Los Angeles Teachers Prepare to Strike: An Organizing Drive Long in the Making ap…
therealnews.com/stories/los-angeles-teachers-prepare-to-strike-an-organizing-drive-long-in-the-making
In Louisville, a Web of Private Interests Conspire to Expand Charter Schools
Jeff Bryant | progressive.org | 2018-09-06
Members of the Kentucky Board of Education have allied with corporate interests to privatize education, including involvement in potential real estate deals.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/financial-forces-behind-lousiville-charters-180905/
When Sea Turtles and Fishermen Collide
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-09-06
Ecologically sustainable fishing communities and marine life can coexist and great community-level efforts are underway to maintain their livelihood, says Bryan Wallace, Senior Scientist with the Conservation Science Partners | The post When Sea Turtles and Fishermen Collide appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/when-sea-turtles-and-fisherman-collide
US billionaire Richard DeVos, Amway co-founder and Orlando Magic owner, dies at 92
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-06
American billionaire Richard DeVos, the co-founder of Amway, owner of the Orlando Magic basketball team and father-in-law of US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has died at the age of 92.
rt.com/usa/437812-richard-devos-amway-dies/
Plutocracy Now!
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-09-05
The United States today qualifies as a plutocracy — on a number of grounds, and it is having a profound impact on the media, education and think tanks–indeed on the whole of society, says Michael Brenner. By Michael Brenner Plutocracy… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/09/05/plutocracy-now/