The Baltimore Bureau Podcast Show: Week of September 23rd, 2018
Shared by therealnews | therealnews.com | 2018-10-02
Eze Jackson, Khalilah Harris, and Dharna Noor talk about Maryland's only 2018 gubernatorial debate, place-based solutions to climate change, demands for justice at Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, and the Kirwan Commission on Education | The post The Baltimore Bureau Podcast Show: Week of September 23rd, 2018 appeared first on The Real News Networ…
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Costa Rica Strike Enters 4th Week as Unions Reject Gov't Proposal
teleSUR | telesurtv.net | 2018-10-02
The president of the Union of Workers of Costa Rican Education (SEC), Gilbert Diaz said the document presented to the unions by the government was rejected and the strike will continue.
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The Baltimore Bureau Podcast Show: Week of September 23rd, 2018
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-10-02
Eze Jackson, Khalilah Harris, and Dharna Noor talk about Maryland's only 2018 gubernatorial debate, place-based solutions to climate change, demands for justice at Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, and the Kirwan Commission on Education | The post The Baltimore Bureau Podcast Show: Week of September 23rd, 2018 appeared first on The Real News Networ…
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The fight against public sector cutbacks requires a socialist perspective
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-02
The World Socialist Web Site supports today's march in The Hague, in which thousands employed in the public sector, health and above all education will participate.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/02/neth…
What's Happening in Syria: A cultural/educational community event
Sheila Carrillo | indybay.org | 2018-10-02
Resource Center for Nonviolence 612 Ocean St Santa Cruz…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/29/18817899.php
New Zealand education riven by class inequality
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-02
The New Zealand Herald's investigation found that only one in 100 entrants to top university courses over a five-year period were students from the poorest schools.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/02/nzed…
Sri Lankan students discuss upcoming anniversary meetings on the history of the Trotskyist movement
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-02
University students in Kandy and Colombo outline their financial difficulties, concerns about unemployment and voice support for David North's forthcoming lectures.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/02/camp…
LA Teachers May Be Forced to Strike for More School Funding
Shared by Marc Steiner | therealnews.com | 2018-10-02
Los Angeles teachers are now in mediation over wages, evaluation, smaller class size and school funding. The teachers have authorized their union to call a strike if negotiations fail | The post LA Teachers May Be Forced to Strike for More School Funding appeared first on The Real News Network.
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LA Teachers May Be Forced to Strike for More School Funding
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-10-02
Los Angeles teachers are now in mediation over wages, evaluation, smaller class size and school funding. The teachers have authorized their union to call a strike if negotiations fail | The post LA Teachers May Be Forced to Strike for More School Funding appeared first on The Real News Network.
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Making the Arctic Safe for Neoliberalism
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-02
Let's put aside for a moment the nonsense about Russia hijacking the vote with Facebook ads and focus on the endgame. | The neoliberal economic order is based on natural resource and market dominance, so it's no surprise when it reacts … | The post Making the Arctic Safe for Neoliberalism appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/making-the-arctic-safe-for-neoliberalism/5655786
"Covert Wars", Threats and Laughter in the Halls and Corridors of the United Nations
Dr. Elias Akleh | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-02
Last week the UN halls have been the battlefields of aggressive speeches by world leaders. | My interest is in the speeches concerning the Middle East; a very dangerous and volatile area, whose unfolding battles are affecting the whole world. The … | The post "Covert Wars", Threats and Laughter in the Halls and Corridors of the United Nations appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/covert-wars-threats-and-laughter-in-the-halls-and-corridors-of-the-united-nations/5655797
Everyone Washes Their Hands as Gaza's Economy Goes into Freefall
Jonathan Cook | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-02
The moment long feared is fast approaching in Gaza, according to a new report by the World Bank. After a decade-long Israeli blockade and a series of large-scale military assaults, the economy of the tiny coastal enclave is in "freefall"…. | The post Everyone Washes Their Hands as Gaza's Economy Goes into Freefall appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/everyone-washes-their-hands-as-gazas-economy-goes-into-freefall/5655785
Il potere politico delle armi
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-02
Mercati e Unione europea in allarme, opposizione all'attacco, richiamo del presidente della Repubblica alla Costituzione, perché l'annunciata manovra finanziaria del governo comporterebbe un deficit di circa 27 miliardi di euro. Silenzio assoluto invece, sia nel governo che nell'opposizione, sul fatto … | The post Il potere politico delle armi appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/il-potere-politico-delle-armi/5655812
The US Has Delisted Anti-Iranian MEK Terrorists Still Openly Committed to Violence
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-02
In 2012, the US State Department would delist anti-Iranian terrorist group – Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) – from its Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) list. Yet years later, MEK has demonstrated an eager desire to carry out political violence on a scale … | The post The US Has Delisted Anti-Iranian MEK Terrorists Still Openly Committed to Violence appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-us-has-delisted-anti-iranian-mek-terrorists-still-openly-committed-to-violence/5655808
Liberate Locked Lavatories
Conscience and Action | indybay.org | 2018-10-02
Gather at City Hall (809 Center St.) for a march to Londen (Louden) Nelson Community Center at 1 PM or go directly to London Nelson or the adjacent Laurel Park there.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/30/18817923.php
Mom Fears Her Autistic Son Is Being Abused at School. District Does Nothing
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-10-01
A Northern California school district is creating a hostile environment for a Black student with disabilities in violation of the law. | School just got back in session, but one school district in Northern California already needs a lesson in how to create a welcoming and safe environment for Black students with disabilities., , A 5-year-old Black student with autism and speech and language impairments suffered for months, including suffering injuries that needed to be treated by a hospital, all because of the inadequate oversight of Hayward Unified School District's staff. In a time when Black students are regul…
aclu.org/blog/disability-rights/disability-rights-and-education/mom-fears-her-autistic-son-being-abused
Getting Serious About Debts and Deficits
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-01
With the possibility that the Democrats will retake Congress and press demands for increased spending in areas like health care, education, and child care, the deficit hawks (DH) are getting prepared to awaken from their dormant state. We can expect major news outlets to be filled with stories on how the United States is on…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/01/getting-serious-about-debts-and-deficits/
López Obrador promises Truth Commission in disappearance of Ayotzinapa students
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-01
Any new investigation will inevitably face limits, including the role of the army in the events and its coverup.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/01/ayot…
Beijing university threatens Marxist student society
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-01
The university has reacted to fears that not only politically radicalised students, but also China's exploited working class, could threaten the CCP's police-state regime.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/01/chin…
Reflections on "Reflections From a Hashtag"
M. G. Piety | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-01
I was sexually harassed by one of my professors in graduate school. He was the director of the graduate program and was known to host parties at his apartment for the graduate students. I assumed, when he invited me to his apartment for "dinner," that the "dinner" in question was such an event.
counterpunch.org/2018/10/01/reflections-on-reflections-from-a-hashtag/
Now Biggest Donor in All of US Politics, Sheldon Adelson Brings an Israel First Agenda to Washington
Whitney Webb | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-01
Adelson's massive expenditures in federal elections this cycle are being made because he believes that Republican control of the House and the Senate is vital to maintaining right-wing and pro-Zionist policies and his influence in Washington and at the White … | The post Now Biggest Donor in All of US Politics, Sheldon Adelson Brings an Israel First Agenda to Washington appeared first on Globa…
globalresearch.ca/now-biggest-donor-in-all-of-us-politics-sheldon-adelson-brings-an-israel-first-agenda-to-washington/5655659
'Horrific' Immigration Policy: In Dead of Night, Trump Administration Transferring Children to Tent Camp with No Schooling and Limited Legal Services
Jake Johnson | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-01
"A reminder that the Trump administration is diverting money away from Head Start, the National Cancer Institute, the HIV/AIDS programs, maternal and child health programs, and the CDC to pay for these human rights abuses." | With detention facilities overflowing due … | The post 'Horrific' Immigration Policy: In Dead of Night, Trump Administration Transferring Children to Tent Camp with No Schooling and L…
globalresearch.ca/horrific-immigration-policy-in-dead-of-night-trump-administration-transferring-children-to-tent-camp-with-no-schooling-and-limited-legal-services/5655761
Theresa May Tells American Investors – Brexit Britain Is Up for Grabs
Graham Vanbergen | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-01
Britain will be "unequivocally pro-business" after it leaves the European Union, Theresa May has promised American investors. To neoliberal politicians, this was always the endgame. | The prime minister told the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York that the UK … | The post Theresa May Tells American Investors – Brexit Britain Is Up for Grabs appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/theresa-may-tells-american-investors-brexit-britain-is-up-for-grabs/5655745
Iraq Will Have a President and Prime Minister Who Take Account of Both Iranian and US Interests
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-01
Iraqi politicians have agreed on a new prime minister, Adel Abdel Mahdi, to replace Haidar al-Abadi, after over four months of difficult work. Adel Abdel Mahdi is an experienced politician who almost became prime minister in the 2000s when … | The post Iraq Will Have a President and Prime Minister Who Take Account of Both Iranian and US Interests appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/iraq-will-have-a-president-and-prime-minister-who-take-account-of-both-iranian-and-us-interests/5655757
Venezuela's Socialism…And Ours
Rep. Ron Paul | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-01
This week we witnessed the horrible spectacle of Nikki Haley, President Trump's Ambassador to the United Nations, joining a protest outside the UN building and calling for the people of Venezuela to overthrow their government. | "We are going to | … | The post Venezuela's Socialism…And Ours appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/venezuelas-socialism-and-ours/5655762
How the American Media Was Destroyed
DPCR | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-01
In my September 24 column, " Truth Is Evaporating Before Our Eyes," I used the destruction of the CBS news team that broke the Abu Ghraib story and the story of President George W. Bush's non-performance of his … | The post How the American Media Was Destroyed appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/how-the-american-media-was-destroyed/5655726
Video: Facebook and the New Face of Regime Change
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-01
Facebook and the National Endowment for Democracy have agreed to stop the spread of what the United States government and its corporate media denounce as misinformation, that is to say information in conflict with the establishment narrative. | . | . | *… | The post Video: Facebook and the New Face of Regime Change appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-facebook-and-the-new-face-of-regime-change/5655673
Mexico -US -Canada NAFTA Trade Agreement Reached — A Phony Trade War!
Dr. Jack Rasmus | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-01
Trump's 'trade war' with allies, including Mexico-Canada, was and remains a phony trade war. A war of words for the purpose of consumption of Trump's domestic political base before the November midterm elections. Trump has been playing his 'economic nationalism' … | The post Mexico -US -Canada NAFTA Trade Agreement Reached — A Phony Trade War! appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/mexico-us-canada-nafta-trade-agreement-reached-a-phony-trade-war/5655734
Food, Art and Literature: How Israel Is Stealing Arab Culture
Prof. Nada Elia | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-01
As a settler-colonial country, Israel has industriously sought to erase the existence of the people indigenous to the land it occupies, so as to better appropriate aspects of their culture that make it "local", rather than implanted. | Since food is … | The post Food, Art and Literature: How Israel Is Stealing Arab Culture appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/food-art-and-literature-how-israel-is-stealing-arab-culture/5655752
US Military Plans Thwarted, Washington's "Strategy of Isolation" in Syria: Assad Government Now to be Made 'as Miserable as Possible' with Sanctions
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-01
The United States, along with its allies, will implement a "strategy of isolation" in Syria if President Bashar Assad maintains the political process aimed at ending the war in Syria, an American diplomat was quoted as saying. | US Special Representative … | The post US Military Plans Thwarted, Washington's "Strategy of Isolation" in Syria: Assad Government Now to be Made 'as Miserable as Possible' with Sancti…
globalresearch.ca/us-military-plans-thwarted-washingtons-strategy-of-isolation-in-syria-assad-government-now-to-be-made-as-miserable-as-possible-with-sanctions/5655740
Gandhi's Despair and the Struggle for Truth and Love
Robert J. Burrowes | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-01
'When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think … | The post Gandhi's Despair and the Struggle for Truth and Love appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/gandhis-despair-and-the-struggle-for-truth-and-love/5655661
Pivot towards India or China? The Maldives Might Not Become an Indian Satellite, at Least Not Yet
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-01
The opposition pulled off a surprise win in the Maldives' presidential elections last weekend. | Ibrahim Mohamed Solih trounced President Abdulla Yameen by a 16-point margin even though the US, India, and many Western countries fearmongered that the incumbent would resort … | The post Pivot towards India…
globalresearch.ca/pivot-towards-india-or-china-the-maldives-might-not-become-an-indian-satellite-at-least-not-yet/5655674
Nostalgia and Sunshine: Bruce Beresford's "Ladies in Black". Sydney in 1959
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-01
This effort seems to be a bit of camping out on the part of director Bruce Beresford, whose list of cinematic achievements include Driving Miss Daisy and Breaker Morant. There are many smiles, a few distributed tears and occasional sighs … | The post Nostalgia and Sunshine: Bruce Beresford's "Ladies in Black". Sydney in 1959 appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/nostalgia-and-sunshine-bruce-beresfords-ladies-in-black-sydney-of-1959/5655723
Texan, Japanese Win Nobel for 'Landmark' Cancer Therapy Work
Staff | truthdig.com | 2018-10-01
"An untold number of lives … have been saved by the science that they pioneered," one doctor says of the immune system research of James Allison and Tasuku Honjo. | The post Texan, Japanese Win Nobel for 'Landmark' Cancer Therapy Work appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
truthdig.com/articles/james-allison-tasuku-honjo-win-nobel-for-landmark-cancer-therapy-work/
Video: CIA Documentary: "On Company Business" (1980)
Allan Francovich | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-01
Rare award winning CIA documentary, On Company Business painfully restored from VHS. | "Inside the CIA: On Company Business" PARTS I, II & III (1980) is a gripping and penetrating look inside the world's most powerful secret institutionalized conspiracy organization. | This … | The post Video: CIA Documentary: "On Company Business" (1980) appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-cia-documentary-on-company-business-1980/5655669
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…
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 Jocelyn Dombroski | 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 ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/09/24/teachers-strikes-may-reinvigorate-the-us-labor-movement/
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/