The Currency War Will Escalate as China's 'Petro-Yuan' Challenges the U.S. Military-Backed 'Petro-Dollar'
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-16
Of relevance to the ongoing currency war, first published in November 2017 | One quote that always crosses my mind regarding the decline of the U.S. dollar and the state of geopolitics associated with it, is by Gerald Celente, founder … | The post The Currency War Will Escalate as China's 'Petro-Yuan' Challenges the U.S. Military-Backed 'Petro-Dollar' appeared first on Global Research
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The Alleged Involvement of Saudi Arabia in 9/11: Bob Graham and the Missing 28 Pages of the 9/11 Joint Inquiry Report
Kevin Ryan | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-16
First published by GR on May 13, 2015 | The media has taken an increasing interest in the 28 pages that were redacted from the 9/11 Joint Congressional Inquiry Report. The stories usually feature one of the Inquiry's leaders, former Senator … | The post The Alleged Involvement o…
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South America's "Made in USA" Growing Crises. Economic Destabilization of Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela
Dr. Jack Rasmus | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-16
First published by GR on June 11, 2018 | Emerging market economies are heading for an economic implosion. From South America to South Asia conditions are deteriorating rapidly and heading for an even more severe economic crisis in which many are … | The post South America's "Made in USA" Growing Crises. Economic Destabilization of Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela appeared first on Global Resea…
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Be the Change, Be the Refuge: Cultivating Self Love and Collective Liberation
EBMC | indybay.org | 2018-09-16
In such challenging times, how can we practice self care and also cultivate collective liberation? Join us for a visionary evening with renowned meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Spring Washam who will be discussing how to forge a path of resistance, resilience and love on Friday, September 28th at First Church Berkeley in benefit of East Bay Meditation Center.
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Texas Education Board votes to cut Hillary Clinton's name from student curriculum
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-16
Students in Texas will not be obliged to learn about Hillary Clinton in their history class, but will discuss the impact of Moses on the nation's founding documents, following a vote by the State Board of Education.
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Marines Team Up with Islamists in Syria
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-15
Note to readers: please click the share buttons above. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | Trump and the Pentagon have sent a number of Marines to al-Tanf in Syria where they … | The post Marines Team Up with Islamists in Syria appeared first on Global Research.
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Skripal Case Suspects, CCTV Camera Footage, Official UK Statement and Timeline, RT Interview with Petrov and Boshirov
Alexander Petrov | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-15
Note to readers: please click the share buttons above. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | Global Research Introductory Note | We bring to the attention of our readers three videos pertaining to … | The post Skripal Case Suspects, CCTV Camera Footage, Official UK Statement and Timeline, RT Interview with Petrov and Boshirov appeared first on Global Research.
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Central Banks Have Gone Rogue, Putting Us All at Risk
Ellen Brown | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-15
Note to readers: please click the share buttons above. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | Central bankers are now aggressively playing the stock market. To say they are buying up the … | The post Central Banks Have Gone Rogue, Putting Us All at Risk appeared first on Global Research.
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Trump Administration Outraged at John Kerry for Talking to Iran
Middle East Eye | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-15
Note to readers: please click the share buttons above. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday lambasted his predecessor, John Kerry, for meeting … | The post Trump Administration Outraged at John Kerry for Talking to Iran appeared first on Global Research.
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Washington's "Divide and Rule Strategy" in Basra, Home of Iraq's Biggest Oil Fields
DDYS | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-15
Note to readers: please click the share buttons above. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | Basra is supposed to be a prosperous province for its citizens. The province is a home … | The post Washington's "Divide and Rule Strategy" in Basra, Home of Iraq's Biggest Oil Fields appeared first on Global Research.
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A Traditional Right: Jimmie Akesson and the Sweden Democrats
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-15
Note to readers: please click the share buttons above. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | Sweden's elections are normally dull affairs. The same political arrangements have been in place for decades, … | The post A Traditional Right: Jimmie Akesson and the Sweden Democrats appeared first on Global Research.
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WikiLeaks Associate Kamphuis' Belongings Found Floating in Sea, Sparking Homicide Fears
Whitney Webb | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-15
Note to readers: please click the share buttons above. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | The belongings of Arjen Kamphuis, a Dutch cybersecurity expert closely associated with the transparency organization … | The post WikiLeaks Associate Kamphuis' Belongings Found Floating in Sea, Sparking Homicide Fears appeared first on
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Prof. Michel Chossudovsky über einen Friedensplan für Korea
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-15
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The Flag War: Ethiopia's Competing Nationalisms
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-15
Note to readers: please click the share buttons above. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | The Ethiopian capital is on edge as Oromo from the surrounding region flock to Addis Ababa … | The post The Flag War: Ethiopia's Competing Nationalisms appeared first on Global Research.
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Does the US Military "Own the Weather"? "Weaponizing the Weather" as an Instrument of Modern Warfare?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-15
Weather-modification, according to the US Air Force document AF 2025 Final Report, "offers the war fighter a wide range of possible options to defeat or coerce an adversary", capabilities, it says, extend to the triggering of floods, hurricanes, droughts and earthquakes | The post Does the US Military "Own the Weather"? "Weaponizing the Weather" as an Instrument of Modern Warfare? appeared first on …
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Lynch Mob Mentality. The Boshirov and Petrov story
Craig Murray | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-15
Note to readers: please click the share buttons above. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | I was caught in a twitterstorm of hatred yesterday, much of it led by mainstream media … | The post Lynch Mob Mentality. The Boshirov and Petrov story appeared first on Global Research.
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Freedom of Expression in the UK: Prominent British Scientist and Critic of the Skripal Poisoning Story Arrested
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-15
Note to readers: please click the share buttons above. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | The UK government is now targeting critics of the fake chemical attack in Salisbury it has … | The post Freedom of Expression in the UK: Prominent British Scientist and Critic of the Skripal Poisoning Story Arrested appeared first on Global…
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Teacher strike in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania wins broad support
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-15
On Friday, approximately 1,000 teachers, students, and supporters picketed East Stroudsburg's South High School as a strike continues by instructors over management demands for major cuts in health care.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/15/stro…
Racism Toward Asian-Americans isn't Restricted to the Ivy Leagues
Elias Atienza | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-14
On August 30, the Department of Justice chose to side with a coalition of Asian-American students who sued Harvard University, alleging that the university was discriminating against applicants based on race. The coalition argued that Harvard was ranking Asian-American applicants lower on applications in personality traits such as likeability, resulting in fewer Asian-Americans being accepted…
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D.C.-Based Pro-Israel Group Secretly Ran Misleading Facebook Ads to Target Pro-Palestinian Activist
Justin Elliot | mintpressnews.com | 2018-09-14
This story was originally published by ProPublica. | In 2016, as Palestinian-American poet Remi Kanazi performed at college campuses around the United States, his appearances seemed to spark student protests. | Before his visit to John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, a page called "John Jay Students Against Hate" appeared on Facebook with Kanazi's face next to a uniformed cop, painting Kanazi as anti-police. When Kanazi crossed the country a few days later to visit San Jose State, a nearly-identical Facebook page popped up, this one called "SJSU Students Against Hate," with Kanazi's face superimposed over an image of military graves. Paid Facebook campaigns promoted both pages. | Despite their names, the Facebook campaigns were run by professional Washington D.C. political operatives who work for a group called the Israel on Campus Coalition, according to promotional materials obtained…
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The Black and the Blue: Community and Education are Viable Responses to Bigotry
Nyla Ali Khan | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-14
On September 11, 2018, I had the pleasure of participating in a stimulating discussion on The Black and The Blue and issues of social justice that continue to plague us in the 21st century. The authors of the book, Matthew Horace and Ron Harris, have delved into the militarization of American policing, lack of community policing, and the…
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The United States' Disregard for International Law is a Menace to Venezuela and Latin America
Nino Pagliccia | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-14
International community principles At the 25thU.N. session of October 1970 the General Assembly adopted a Resolution titled "Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations." [1] Not too many people would know that, therefore I think it is important to remember…
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Why John Bolton Really Hates the International Criminal Court
Brett Wilkins | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
Note to readers: please click the share buttons above. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | When Bolton expresses his desire to "strangle the ICC in its cradle," what he really means … | The post Why John Bolton Really Hates the International Criminal Court appeared first on Global Research.
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Video: Turkey Deploys Battle Tanks at Observation Post in Northern Hama
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
Note to readers: please click the share buttons above. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | On September 13, the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) deployed several battle tanks and armoured vehicles at … | The post Video: Turkey Deploys Battle Tanks at Observation Post in Northern Hama appeared first on Global Research.
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US Biological Warfare Program in the Spotlight Again
Peter Korzun | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
Note to readers: please click the share buttons above. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | This is a scoop to bring the US biological warfare effort back into the spotlight. On … | The post US Biological Warfare Program in the Spotlight Again appeared first on Global Research.
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The Two Most Dangerous Warmongers in Political Office Today
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
image: Trump and Netanyahu | Note to readers: please click the share buttons above. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | They work in concert to carefully lay the foundations and propaganda for … | The post The Two Most Dangerous Warmongers in Political Office Today appeared first on Global Research.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson: A Celebrity Salesman for the Military-Industrial-Complex
T.J. Coles | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-14
The idea for this article came from one of those annoying "Recommended for you" thumbnails on YouTube. The title was: "Neil deGrasse Tyson: Trump's Space Force Is Not a Crazy Idea." Having written about and researched space weapons for over a decade, I was intrigued as to why a seemingly intelligent man (Tyson) would want…
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Criticising Israel: A Lesson From the Past. Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat Shake Hands
Robin Lustig | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
Note to readers: please click the share buttons above. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | Twenty-five years ago, on 13 September 1993, the then Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and the … | The post Criticising Israel: A Lesson From the Past. Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat Shake Hands appeared first on Global Research.
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The Strange Russian Alibi
Craig Murray | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
Note to readers: please click the share buttons above. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | Like many, my first thought at the interview of Boshirov and Petrov – which apparently are … | The post The Strange Russian Alibi appeared first on Global Research.
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Turkey's Political Agenda in the Balkans. Erdogan's Islamic Influence in Bosnia
Prof. Alon Ben-Meir | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
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Video: Dr. Chris Busby on Novichoks and the Skripal Russia Poisoning Affair
Prof. Christopher Busby | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
This report by prominent British Scientist Dr. Chris Busby was published in April 2018. | In recent developments, Chris Busby's home was raided by police. He was arrested on trumped up charges. | See screenshot below. | This arrest points to the suppression … | The post Video: Dr. Chris Busby on Novichoks and the Skripal Russia Poisoning Affair appeared first on Global Research.
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Counter-Terrorism Operation against Al Qaeda's Stronghold in Northern Syria: The Liberation of Idlib
Firas Samuri | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
Note to readers: please click the share buttons above. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | The successful actions of the Syrian Arab Army led to the almost total liberation of the … | The post Counter-Terrorism Operation against Al Qaeda's Stronghold in Northern Syria: The Liberation of Idlib appeared first on Global Research.
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The IMF's 'Large Brain, Unhealthy Ego, and Tiny Conscience'
Lauren Carasik | thenation.com | 2018-09-14
The IMF's 'Large Brain, Unhealthy Ego, and Tiny Conscience' appeared first on The Nation.
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From CO2 to Methane, Trump's Hurricane of Destruction
Joshua Frank | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-14
Photo Source Becker1999 | CC BY 2.0 | While the Trump administration swirls around in a vortex of Tweets, lies and Russiagate, one thing is for certain, while we are all distracted and perplexed by the daily mayhem, Trump and his fossil fuel buddies are getting away with environmental plunder. | It's not a surprise, really, given that Trump believes man-made climate change is a bunch of stale chow mein, as he notoriously tweeted: | November 6, 2012 | Unfortunately, Trump has moved beyond his wacky conspiracy theory and sparked a full-on assault on the environmental laws, science and regulatory apparatus which act as our best hope to curb greenhouse gas emissions. In documents uncovered by the New York Times earlier this week, the paper revealed the Trump gang is going to announce a proposal that will make it far…
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Washington state strikes continue as Tumwater teachers defy back-to-work order
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-14
Four hundred teachers in the small Washington State town of Tumwater are courageously defying a judge's strikebreaking order as educators continue walkouts in Tacoma and other cities.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/14/tumw…
'It's science fiction': Professor doubts claims of 'microwave attacks' on US diplomats in Cuba
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-14
There's no conclusive evidence that US diplomats stationed in Cuba were injured by a futuristic weapon, Kenneth R. Foster, a professor of bioengineering, told RT, adding that theories involving microwaves were "science fiction."
rt.com/usa/438425-microwave-cuba-attack-science-fiction/
SEP congressional candidate Niles Niemuth campaigns at Wayne State University in Detroit
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-14
Niles spoke with students at Wayne State University about the fight for socialism and the struggle against war and social inequality.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/14/nile…
Australia: Union calls one-day stoppage at University of Newcastle
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-14
The National Tertiary Education Union's demands centre on maintaining the "consultative" and "committee" structures through which it has helped management impose restructuring and job cuts.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/14/newc…
Schools Have Committed to Hiring Teachers of Color. Now They Need to Keep Them
Rann Miller | progressive.org | 2018-09-13
When schools fail to challenge Eurocentric curricula and pedagogy, they alienate teachers of color.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/schools-must-retain-teachers-of-color-180913/
GC Brad Berry to Discuss Admin's Assault on Education, NAACP Lawsuit Against Betsy DeVos at CBC Education Event
Juliana Bolden | naacp.org | 2018-09-13
NAACP's General Counsel Brad Berry to Discuss Combating the Administration's Assault on Education and NAACP Lawsuit Against Betsy DeVos During Congressional Black Caucus Education Event Washington, D.C. –In June, the NAACP filed a lawsuit against Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) for abandoning without public notice its obligation to […] | The post GC Brad Berry to Discuss Admin's Assault on Education, NAACP La…
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"Why the working class needs socialism" Large turnout to hear SEP candidate Niles Niemuth at University of Michigan
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-13
The meeting addressed by Niemuth, who is running for Congress in Michigan's 12th Congressional District, reflected the growing interest in socialism among students and young people.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/13/nium…
Teachers strike in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-13
The district's teachers are being asked to shoulder increased health care costs.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/13/stro…
In new cost-cutting move, PSA subcontracts Opel operation in Germany
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-13
The subcontracting of research and development operations in Ràºsselsheim is another significant step towards the dismantling of Opel.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/13/opel…
New York's Democratic Primary is a Showdown for Charter School Politics
Jake Jacobs | progressive.org | 2018-09-11
The upcoming New York primary could redefine the Democratic party in the state–and could mean drastic change for the charter school industry.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/democratic-primaries-charter-schools-180911/
AI detects 'mysterious repeating' signals from 'alien galaxy' 3 billion light years away
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-11
Researchers at Breakthrough Listen, a project involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), have used AI to study signals from distant galaxies and found that we may have missed a lot in the hunt for alien life.
rt.com/news/438199-ai-signals-aliens-seti/
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…
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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/
'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…
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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/
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_…