What's Happening in Syria: A cultural/educational community event
Sheila Carrillo | indybay.org | 2018-09-30
Resource Center for Nonviolence 612 Ocean St Santa Cruz…
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The Earth Is the Common Home of All Inhabitants
Riccardo Petrella | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-30
The first vast work of "worldwide" occupation and predation of the Earth and its inhabitants was that begun in the sixteenth century by a number of European states (Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, England and France). After the First World War, … | The post The Earth Is the Common Home of All Inhabitants appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-earth-is-the-common-home-of-all-inhabitants/5655619
Bombing Libya: The Origins of Europe's Immigration Crisis
William Blum | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-30
The world will long remember the present immigrant crisis in Europe, which has negatively affected countless people there, and almost all countries. History will certainly record it as a major tragedy. Could it have been averted? Or kept within much | … | The post Bombing Libya: The Origins of Europe's Immigration Crisis appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/bombing-libya-the-origins-of-europes-immigration-crisis/5655589
The 17th Anniversary: 9/11 Family Members, Technical Experts Stand Tall for Truth and Justice at U.S. Capitol
Richard Gage | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-30
The AE911Truth team recently returned from an inspiring series of events we held on September 11, 2018, in the heart of the nation's capital. | We were joined by a handful of eloquent and moving speakers — including British 9/11 family … | The post The 17th Anniversary: 9/11 Family Members, Technical Experts Stand Tall for Truth and Justice at U.S. Capitol appeared first on Global…
globalresearch.ca/the-17th-anniversary-911-family-members-technical-experts-stand-tall-for-truth-and-justice-at-u-s-capitol/5655625
From the Zapatistas and Beyond
Research Center for the Americas, UCSC | indybay.org | 2018-09-30
The Nick | 210 Lincoln St, Santa Cruz…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/28/18817875.php
Cold War 2.0: The Russian Peace 'Threat' and America's Addiction to War
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-30
"It is namely the Russians who have prevented world war and any use of nuclear weapons, while it is the leaders of the United States Government-Military-Industrial-Deep State-Media Complex that does all it can to rule the world by using war | … | The post Cold War 2.0: The Russian Peace 'Threat' and America's Addiction to War appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/cold-war-2-0-the-russian-peace-threat-and-americas-addiction-to-war/5655545
Oil Market Shocked as China's Top Refiner Halves Iranian Oil Imports
Tsvetana Paraskova | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-30
China's top refiner Sinopec is halving its oil imports from Iran as of September, bowing to pressure from the United States, which is seeking to bring Iranian oil exports down to zero with the sanctions returning in November, Reuters reported… | The post Oil Market Shocked as China's Top Refiner Halves Iranian Oil Imports appeared first…
globalresearch.ca/oil-market-shocked-as-chinas-top-refiner-halves-iranian-oil-imports/5655610
Occupation, Bound for Conflict: US Builds New Military Base on Syrian-Iraq Border
Joaquin Flores | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-30
Despite the losing position of the US in its bid to destroy and divide Syria, the illegally occupying Atlanticist power is apparently making a statement that it intends to make its eventual exit as lucrative for the military industrial complex … | The post Occupation, Bound for Conflict: US Builds New Military Base on Syrian-Iraq Border appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/occupation-bound-for-conflict-us-builds-new-military-base-on-syrian-iraq-border/5655604
Mass Murder, Violence and the U.S. Social Structure
Vince Montes | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-30
C. Wright Mills had warned about the excessive bureaucratization in the social sciences during his time, but he could not have envisioned the tremendous amount of fragmented analyses that occurs when attempts to understand the structure of U.S. society. | The … | The post Mass Murder, Violence and the U.S. Social Structure appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/mass-murder-violence-and-the-u-s-social-structure/5655577
Washington's Farcical "Certifications" Enable the War Crimes of Allies
Ted Galen Carpenter | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-30
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's certification that the Saudi-led military coalition in the Yemen war was taking adequate steps to avoid inflicting civilian casualties may have achieved a new low in U.S. foreign-policy ethics. There is abundant evidence of … | The post Washington's Farcical "Certifications" Enable the War Crimes of Allies appe…
globalresearch.ca/washingtons-farcical-certifications-enable-the-war-crimes-of-allies/5655595
Free Quebec! Saudi Foreign Minister Launches Sarcastic Attack on Canada
Middle East Eye | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-30
The raging feud between Saudi Arabia and Canada has hit the United Nations. | On the margins of the 2018 UN General Assembly session in New York City this week, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister equated Canada's call for the release of … | The post Free Quebec! Saudi Foreign Minister Launches Sarcastic Attack on Canada appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/free-quebec-saudi-foreign-minister-launches-sarcastic-attack-on-canada/5655608
Global Wealth Concentration: The Global Power Elite Drive Amazon Share Value to a Trillion Dollars
Peter Phillips | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-30
Exciting news for capitalism was the recent achievement of trillion-dollar value for both Amazon and Apple, making them the first corporations to obtain such a lofty status. Amazon's skyrocketing growth makes its CEO, Jeff Bezos, the world's richest person … | The post Global Wealth Concentration: The Global Power Elite Drive Amazon Share Value to a Trillion Dollars appeared first on Global Res…
globalresearch.ca/global-wealth-concentration-the-global-power-elite-drive-amazon-share-value-to-a-trillion-dollars/5655571
Palestine Files Lawsuit Against US at the International Court of Justice
WAFA | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-30
The State of Palestine has filed a lawsuit against the United States at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the main judicial body of the United Nations, for violating international law by moving its embassy in Israel to the occupied … | The post Palestine Files Lawsuit Against US at the International Court of Justice appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/palestine-files-lawsuit-against-us-at-the-international-court-of-justice/5655586
Security, Safety, Security! Dictatorship by Democracy
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-30
The other day, checking in at a European airport for an international flight – within about an hour it took to deposit my luggage, going through airport security, the metal detectors, body screening machines, the automatic passport reading procedure, waiting … | The post Security, Safety, Security! Dictatorship by Democracy appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/security-safety-security-dictatorship-by-democracy/5655575
Russia and the Taming of the Israelis
Israel Shamir | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-30
Russia's unexpected decision to supply Syria with S-300 surface-to-air missile systems and to integrate Syria's air defence within the Russian command calls for a quick reassessment of our views. It turned out that Russia is able to learn and respond … | The post Russia and the Taming of the Israelis appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/russia-and-the-taming-of-the-israelis/5655599
Israel: The Nuclear Hegemon That Poses a Potential Threat to Europe
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-30
It is calculated that in addition to the secret arsenal of up to 400 nuclear warheads, according to American Scientists, the Israeli state also reportedly possesses chemical and/or biological WMD, making it a dangerous nuclear hegemon that poses a potential … | The post Israel: The Nuclear Hegemon That Poses a Potential Threat to Europe appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/israel-the-nuclear-hegemon-that-poses-a-potential-threat-to-europe/5655602
Malaysia's Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the UN General Assembly: Want to End Terrorism? Recognise Palestine and Stop Israeli Atrocities
TDMM | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-30
Recognise Palestine and stop Israel's blatant atrocities to stand a chance of ending terrorism. | Scroll down for complete text of Mahathir's presentation at the UN General Assembly | Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the present war against terrorism would … | The post Malaysia's Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the UN General Assembly: Want to End Terrorism? Recognise Palestine and Stop Israeli Atrocities appeared firs…
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SEP and IYSSE win broad support for Peradeniya university meeting on the struggle for Trotskyism
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-29
SEP campaigners have spoken with scores of students, workers and academics at the campus, explaining the historical record and political importance of the struggle for Trotskyism in Sri Lanka and internationally.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/29/camp…
New Zealand primary teachers reject sellout pay offer
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-29
The Labour Party-NZ First government's offer of a meagre 3 percent per year for three years, with no measures to address the staffing crisis, was resoundingly rejected by primary school teachers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/29/nzte…
I Inherited My Grandfather's Trauma–and His Healing Culture
Shared by Anton Woronczuk | truthout.org | 2018-09-29
My grandfather used to say that he'd never attended an Indian residential school. He'd shrug off his abuse in school as if it was no big deal. After all, everyone he knew was abused by White teachers. They were all beaten for speaking Ojibwe, beaten until they forgot how to speak it altogether. | The Methodist-run residential school for Native children that my grandfather likely attended was called Mount Elgin Industrial Institute. On the reserve, it was known by another name: Mount Elgin Residential School. But he wouldn't call it that. | He wouldn't name that school or his trauma, but it was still there. And I…
truthout.org/articles/i-inherited-my-grandfathers-trauma-and-his-healing-culture/
Lavrov Slams Western Unilateralism at UN General Assembly
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-29
In his UN General Assembly address and remarks to reporters in New York, Lavrov diverged from his usual measured approach when discussing geopolitical issues. | He slammed US-led Western unilateralism without naming countries or their ruling authorities. | Calling Western sanctions against … | The post Lavrov Slams Western Unilateralism at UN General Assembly appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/lavrov-slams-western-unilateralism-at-un-general-assembly/5655510
Demilitarization Zone in Northern Syria: What Is Going On in the Idlib Hornet Nest?
Firas Samuri | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-29
The creation of demilitarisation zone in northern Syria was announced last week. The joint decision of Moscow and Ankara was supported among a number of pro-Turkish groups. However, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Huras al-Din, and the Turkistan Islamic Party armed … | The post Demilitarization Zone in Northern Syria: What Is Going On in the Idlib Hornet Nest? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/demilitarization-zone-in-northern-syria-what-is-going-on-in-the-idlib-hornet-nest/5655502
Donald Trump, The Manchurian Candidate and The Russia Probe. The Rosenstein Comey Mueller Intrigue
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-29
Trump's Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was to organize the so-called Russia Probe pertaining to alleged Kremlin interference in the November 2016 elections. Rosenstein's first step consisted in the firing of FBI Director James Comey & appointing former FBI Director Robert Mueller to lead the Russia Probe. | The post Donald Trump, The Manchurian Candidate and The Russia Probe. The Rosenstein Comey Mueller Intrigue appeared first on…
globalresearch.ca/donald-trump-the-manchurian-candidate-and-the-russia-probe-rod-rosenstein-james-comey-and-robert-mueller/5655073
Ten Modern Methods of Mind Control
Nicholas West | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-29
This article was first posted on Global Research in January 2015. | The more one researches mind control, the more one will come to the conclusion that there is a coordinated script that has been in place for a very long … | The post Ten Modern Methods of Mind Control appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/10-modern-methods-of-mind-control/5422942
27th Straight Bloody Friday in Gaza. Israeli Forces Kill Children
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-29
Israel gets away with murdering Palestinians and other horrific human rights abuses because the international community fails to hold it accountable. | Peaceful Gazan Great March of Return protests began on March 30, continuing each Friday, yesterday for the 27th consecutive … | The post 27th Straight Bloody Friday in Gaza. Israeli Forces Kill Children appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/27th-straight-bloody-friday-in-gaza-israeli-forces-kill-children/5655498
The fight to drive out the right-wing from the Labour Party and the struggle for socialism
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-27
The Socialist Equality Party and the International Youth and Students for Social Equality are holding a series of meetings explaining the political issues posed by the campaign against Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn by the Blairite right in alliance with the Tory government and intelligence agencies. The meetings will discuss the call by the SEP for Labour members and supporters to drive out the right-wing and why Corbyn is opposed to this elementary task.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/27/meet…
Campaign meeting with Niles Niemuth brings socialism to Wyandotte, Michigan
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-27
Workers and students took part in a wide-ranging discussion with SEP's congressional candidate on the social conditions of the working class, the crisis of American politics, and how a socialist movement within the working class can be built.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/27/nile…
Yale Law Students Protest Alum Brett Kavanaugh, Demand Investigation of Sexual Assault Allegations
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-27
Thousands of Yale students are protesting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in support of Deborah Ramirez, the Yale alumna who alleges that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her by thrusting his genitals in her face at a drunken dorm party when they were both freshmen. Kavanaugh is a graduate of both Yale University and the Yale Law School. More than 2,800 Yale women have signed a letter of support for Ramirez. On Monday, Yale Law School faculty canceled 31 classes to allow more than 260 of their students to join a protest in support of Ramirez. We speak with Yale Law School student Samantha Peltz, who helped orga…
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/27/yale_law_…
California Just Banned For-Profit Charter Schools. Why?
Julian Vasquez Heilig | progressive.org | 2018-09-27
Given the state's history with "school choice," California's new legislation comes as a surprise. And it's met with skepticism.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/california-just-banned-for-profit-charters-180927/
Johns Hopkins Graduate Students Launch Union Campaign
Shared by Jaisal Noor | therealnews.com | 2018-09-26
The students say they are fighting for better working conditions and better compensation, and were joined by nurses who are seeking to unionize Johns Hopkins Hospital | The post Johns Hopkins Graduate Students Launch Union Campaign appeared first on The Real News Network.
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In Sprawling Farm Bill, a $200 Million Corporate Research Subsidy Goes Unnoticed
Tim Schwab | progressive.org | 2018-09-25
Congress is considering whether to continue funding a little known government-funded project, which calls itself "the people's foundation." The question is, whose people?
progressive.org/dispatches/in-sprawling-farm-bill-a-200-million-corporate-research-subsidy-180925/
Teachers' Strikes May Reinvigorate US Labor Movement
Eric Ortiz | consortiumnews.com | 2018-09-24
Events of recent weeks shows there's gut-level support for radical change, including on the state of education and teacher's working conditions. This building momentum could help spark a new labor movement, argues Andy Piascik. By Andy Piascik Last spring, public… Read more ?…
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What Does "Revolution" Look Like in Education?
José Luis Vilson | progressive.org | 2018-09-21
Teachers committed to justice are fighting against the historical role of education in the U.S.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/education-needs-more-than-a-superficial-revolution/
Michael Moore vs. Donald Trump in "Fahrenheit 11/9": New Film Warns Our Democracy Is At Risk
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-21
"Fahrenheit 11/9"–That's the name of the new documentary premiering today by Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore, a stunning retelling of the 2016 election and its aftermath. 11/9. That's November 9, the day Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election. In the film, Michael crosses the country, documenting not only the rise of Trumpism but also the teachers' strikes sweeping the nation, the "blue wave" of progressive candidates in the 2018 primaries, the rise of student activism after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, and the water crisis in his hometown of Flint, Michigan. Moore spares no one…
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/21/michael_m…
Broad Support Emerges for Full-Service Community Schools in Minneapolis
Sarah Lahm | progressive.org | 2018-09-19
A shift away from the charter school approach is on the horizon in Minnesota's largest city.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/support-emerges-community-schools-Minneapolis-180919/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/op-eds/how-colleges-and-universities-can-make-education-affordable-180831/
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/
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