American College Student Held in Israel for Support of BDS Movement
Middle East Monitor | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-09
Her "crime", according to Israel's Strategic Affairs Ministry, is that while studying for her bachelor's degree in Florida, she was president of an organization that supported a boycott against Israel. | The post American College Student Held in Israel for Support of BDS Movement appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/american-college-student-held-israel-support-bds-movement/250515/
U.S. Student Detained in Israel for Alleged Boycott Support
Staff | truthdig.com | 2018-10-09
Lara Alqasem, 22, was held for a week and finally barred from the country, despite arriving at Ben-Gurion Airport with a valid visa. | The post U.S. Student Detained in Israel for Alleged Boycott Support appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
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Today's Most Popular Articles
Jez | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-09
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US-Saudi Relations Enter Unchartered Waters
M. K. Bhadrakumar | iranian.com | 2018-10-09
The disappearance of the Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi in mysterious circumstances while on a visit to his country's consulate in Istanbul last Tuesday still remains unexplained. The plot is thickening by the day. The latest reports suggest that he may not even be alive. The Istanbul Prosecutor has ordered an investigation. President Recep Erdogan has […] | The post US-Saudi Relations Enter Unchartered Waters appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/10/09/us-saudi-relations-enter-unchartered-waters/
IPCC's New Climate Report: We Could See Irreparable Damage by 2040
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-10-09
The IPCC climate report once said a 3.6 degree F rise from the pre-industrial era could be disastrous. New research drops that threshold to 2.7 degrees F and says that the point of no-return could be as early as 2040 | The post IPCC's New Climate Report: We Could See Irreparable Damage by 2040 appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/ipccs-new-climate-report-we-could-see-irreparable-damage-by-2040
Baltimore Parent Panel on Education
Shared by Khalilah M. Harris | therealnews.com | 2018-10-09
Khalilah Harris joins a group of Baltimore City Public Schools parents to discuss expanding educational opportunity and community engagement in education policy making | The post Baltimore Parent Panel on Education appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/baltimore-parent-panel-on-education
Workers Struggles: The Americas
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-09
Tens of thousands of teachers struck across Chile on October 3 and 4 to press demands, including economic grievances, while 2,000 forestry workers in northern British Columbia in Canada are preparing to go on strike.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/09/wrkr…
Visa Mill Promoters Drop $760K on Key Republicans and NY Governor Andrew Cuomo
Dahn Shaulis | indybay.org | 2018-10-09
According to Federal Election Commission records, two members of Thompson Education Center, a proposed visa mill in New York State, have spent at least $710,000 for the 2017-2018 election cycle, all on Republican efforts. | Is the China City/Thompson Education Center project a threat to US security or a business scam? Possibly both.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/08/18818094.php
IPCC's New Climate Report: We Could See Irreparable Damage by 2040
Shared by Marc Steiner | therealnews.com | 2018-10-09
The IPCC climate report once said a 3.6 degree F rise from the pre-industrial era could be disastrous. New research drops that threshold to 2.7 degrees F and says that the point of no-return could be as early as 2040 | The post IPCC's New Climate Report: We Could See Irreparable Damage by 2040 appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/ipccs-new-climate-report-we-could-see-irreparable-damage-by-2040
Baltimore Parent Panel on Education
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-10-09
Khalilah Harris joins a group of Baltimore City Public Schools parents to discuss expanding educational opportunity and community engagement in education policy making | The post Baltimore Parent Panel on Education appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/baltimore-parent-panel-on-education
Gender danger: Trans student barred from all locker rooms, left in the open at school shooter drill
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-09
LGBTQ groups have criticized a Virginia public school for leaving a transgender student unprotected during a lockdown drill. While others hid in boys' and girls' locker rooms, teachers argued over where to hide the trans student.
rt.com/usa/440720-transgender-student-shooting-lockdown/
MST Open Letter on Brazil Election
MST, Landless Workers Movement of Brazil | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-08
Comrades and Friends of MST around the World, | We would like to share some of our views on this delicate moment of Brazilian politics in the last week of the election campaign: | 1. This election is very special because it … | The post MST Open Letter on Brazil Election appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/mst-open-letter-on-brazil-election/5656406
No More Torture Says France
Eric Margolis | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-08
'This is La Main Rouge,' said the gruff voice on our home telephone in Geneva, Switzerland.. 'Stop your activities on behalf of the FLN or we will kill you.' The mysterious caller hung up. | I was petrified. La Main Rouge … | The post No More Torture Says France appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/no-more-torture-says-france/5656432
Fun at the United Nations and in Congress: Israel Wins the Comedy Competition
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-08
Most people are unaware of the fact that the annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly, which takes place in September, is actually a major audition opportunity for aspiring stand-up comedians. This year, American President Donald Trump was … | The post Fun at the United Nations and in Congress: Israel Wins the Comedy Competition appeared first on Globa…
globalresearch.ca/fun-at-the-united-nations-and-in-congress-israel-wins-the-comedy-competition/5656447
Criticism of Israeli Policy Is Not Anti-Semitic
James J. Zogby | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-08
I was provoked to write this discussion of what is and what isn't anti-Semitism by an article in Ha'aretz on the "controversy" created by the awarding of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to George P. Smith. According to the … | The post Criticism of Israeli Policy Is Not Anti-Semitic appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/criticism-of-israeli-policy-is-not-anti-semitic/5656440
NAFTA 2.0: Free Trade or Central Planning?
Rep. Ron Paul | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-08
Last week the United States, Mexico, and Canada agreed to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with a new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Sadly, instead of replacing NAFTA's managed trade with true free trade, the new USMCA expands … | The post NAFTA 2.0: Free Trade or Central Planning? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/nafta-2-0-free-trade-or-central-planning/5656436
ACT for America sets its sights on college campuses with upcoming speaking tour
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2018-10-08
The anti-Muslim hate group ACT for America is taking its message to college campuses. ACT's lead activism strategist, Scott Presler, is scheduled to speak at the University of Akron on Oct. 10. This appears to be the first stop on a fall speaking tour that Presler has lined up, and is part of a greater effort by hate groups to push their agendas onto students.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/10/09/act-america-sets-its-sights-college-campuses-upcoming-speaking-tour
The Final Truth of Russia-gate
Justin Raimondo | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-08
The conspiracy to overthrow a sitting US President extends far beyond our own "Deep State." As I've been saying in this space for quite some time, it's been an international team effort from the beginning. Setting aside the British origins … | The post The Final Truth of Russia-gate appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-final-truth-of-russia-gate/5656434
US Senate Elevates Right-wing Judge Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court
Patrick Martin | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-08
The US Senate on Saturday confirmed Brett Kavanaugh as associate justice of the Supreme Court in a near-party-line vote of 50 to 48. Kavanaugh was sworn in only a few hours later by Chief Justice John Roberts in a private … | The post US Senate Elevates Right-wing Judge Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/us-senate-elevates-right-wing-judge-brett-kavanaugh-to-supreme-court/5656453
Sharp rise in child protection interventions in Australia
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-08
The statistics point to a deepening social crisis, particularly in working class and rural areas, with the worst impact on indigenous families.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/08/chil…
High school band director suspended after cops-at-gunpoint skit sparks outrage (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-08
A high school band director in the US has been suspended after an ill-advised halftime show saw students dressed as cops being held at gunpoint. The skit sparked massive viral outrage and demands that those responsible be fired.
rt.com/usa/440698-mississippi-cop-skit-apology/
Sweida: A Bloody Massacre Barely Registered by Western Media as ISIS Slaughter Innocent Civilians in Their Sleep
Vanessa Beeley | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
On the 2nd October 2018, a young woman's life was brought to a brutal end by a bullet from an ISIS executioner's hand-gun. Mrs Thoraya Um Ammar was executed on video by the terrorist group more than two months after … | The post Sweida: A Bloody Massacre Barely Registered by Western Media as ISIS Slaughter Innocent Civilians in Their…
globalresearch.ca/sweida-a-bloody-massacre-barely-registered-by-western-media-as-isis-slaughter-innocent-civilians-in-their-sleep/5656328
Brazil's Non-Elections: A Crisis of Trust, a Failure of Democracy
Asad Ismi | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
This article was first published by The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives in early September. The article provides a historical overview. It does include recent developments pertaining to the election campaign following Lula's decision to drop out of the race | … | The post Brazil's Non-Elections: A Crisis of Trust, a Failure of Democracy appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/brazil-a-crisis-of-trust-a-failure-of-democracy/5656345
Food, Justice, Violence and Capitalism
Colin Todhunter | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
In 2015, India's internal intelligence agency wrote a report that depicted various campaigners and groups as working against the national interest. The report singled out environmental activists and NGOs that had been protesting against state-corporate policies. Those largely undemocratic and … | The post Food, Justice, Violence and Capitalism appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/food-justice-violence-and-capitalism/5656337
Sino-US Tensions: Pentagon Accuses China of Threatening America's National Security
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
Sino/US tensions risk boiling over into something much more serious than already. | Washington considers China's significant political, economic, trade, and military strength as a threat to US national security. | Accusations by US officials against China, Russia, and other countries are … | The post Sino-US Tensions: Pentagon Accuses China of Threatening America's National Security appeared first on Global Res…
globalresearch.ca/sino-us-tensions-pentagon-accuses-china-of-threatening-americas-national-security/5656334
Even in "Revolutionary Countries", Mass Media Is Still in the Hands of the Right
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
How could a country win her fight against Western imperialism, how could it become truly independent, if its people are fully conditioned, through the mass media and education, by the North American and European doctrines and world view? | Wherever I … | The post Even in "Revolutionary Countries", Mass Media Is Still in the Hands of the Right appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/even-in-revolutionary-countries-mass-media-is-still-in-the-hands-of-the-right/5656352
NAACP Leaders Advance Education and Employment Initiative with LDS Church
Aba Blankson | naacp.org | 2018-10-07
Senior leaders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) met with leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Friday, October 5, and Saturday, October 6, 2018 — another indication of the growing friendship between the two groups. At a series of meetings and presentations held with members of […] | The post NAACP Leaders Advance Education and Employment Initiative with LDS Church appeared first on NAACP.
naacp.org/latest/ldschurch/
Trump Has Venezuela in His Sights
Tim Young | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
President Trump has again raised the possibility of regime change in Venezuela, as talk of military intervention against its democratically elected government grows in the United States. | Speaking recently at the UN, he declared: | "It's a regime that frankly could | … | The post Trump Has Venezuela in His Sights appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trump-has-venezuela-in-his-sights/5656362
Authoritarian Brazil Redux?
Massimiliano Mollona | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
On Sunday 7th of October, the Brazilian people will go to the polls to elect their next president. There has never been such a dramatic election since January 15th 1985 when Brazil returned, the vote to the polls after twenty … | The post Authoritarian Brazil Redux? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/authoritarian-brazil-redux/5656326
Brazil: Neoliberalism with a "Human Face"
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
Author's Introduction and Update | Today October 7 is election day in Brazil, amidst rising confusion and misunderstanding. | It is important to focus on the history of the PT government since the outset. | Today Brazil is living the most serious crisis … | The post Brazil: Neoliberalism with a "Human Face" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/brazil-neoliberalism-with-a-human-face/374
The "Housing Question" in Detroit and throughout the United States
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
This address was delivered at the Wayne State University Labor Studies Center Conference "Workers in Solidarity and Education (WISE)" held on Saturday October 6, 2018 at the Greektown Casino Hotel in downtown Detroit. | *** | One of the most important issues … | The post The "Housing Question" in Detroit and throughout the United States appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-housing-question-in-detroit-and-throughout-the-united-states/5656373
Trump at the United Nations
Carla Stea | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
Polar opposites were on glaring display during the United Nations Security Council meeting "Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction," on September 26, with the meeting chaired by President Donald Trump, representing the US Presidency of the Security Council for … | The post Trump at the United Nations appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trump-at-the-united-nations-2/5656355
Israel to Use F-35 Stealth Warplanes Against Syria
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
Installation of Russian S-300 air defense systems compromises Israel's ability to continue waging naked aggression against Syrian targets. | Israeli officials claim the IDF is protecting the country's security — despite no threat from Syria, Iran or any other countries. | It's … | The post Israel to Use F-35 Stealth Warplanes Against Syria appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/israel-to-use-f-35-stealth-warplanes-against-syria/5656343
Brett Kavanaugh and the Federalist Society: Inside the Right-wing Group Picking Trump's Supreme Court Judges
Sophie McBain | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
With Brett Kavanaugh confirmed as Supreme Court Justice, it means that five of the nine Supreme Court justices are members of the Federalist Society, a network of right-wing conservative lawyers that has become one of the most powerful groups in … | The post Brett Kavanaugh and the Federalist Society: Inside the Right-wing Group Picking Trump's Supreme Court Judges appeared first on Glo…
globalresearch.ca/brett-kavanaugh-and-the-federalist-society-inside-the-right-wing-group-picking-trumps-supreme-court-judges/5656360
India Buying Russian S-400s Air Defense Systems, Defies US Sanctions Threat
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-06
In New Delhi on Friday October 4, 2018, Russia's President Putin and India's Prime Minister Modi signed a $5.4 billion agreement to purchase five S-400 air defense systems, delivery scheduled for 2020 — ignoring the threat of possible US sanctions…. | The post India Buying Russian S-400s Air Defense Systems, Defies US Sanctions Threat appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/india-buying-russian-s-400s-air-defense-systems-defies-us-sanctions-threat/5656269
Russia's S-400 Air Defense System: Turkey Fell Victim But India Escaped US Sanctions?
Masud Wadan | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-06
Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | In recent developments, New Delhi on Friday October 4, 2018, "Russia's President Putin and India's Prime Minister Modi signed a $5.4 billion agreement to purchase five S-400 air defense systems, … | The post Russia's S-400 Air Defense System: Turkey Fell Victim But India Escaped US Sanctions? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/russias-s-400-air-defense-system-turkey-fell-victim-but-india-escaped-us-sanctions/5653347
Syria's No-fly Zone
Askiah Adam | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-06
The Russian Defence Minister has announced that the promised S-300 air defence system has been delivered to Syria with the Karushka 4 radar systems jammer and other related military equipment, to boost the safety of Russia's military personnel and facilities. … | The post Syria's No-fly Zone appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/syrias-no-fly-zone/5656265
Los Angeles teachers union continues to delay strike action as negotiations proceed
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-06
The union for Los Angeles teachers is fighting to block strike action, despite teachers working without a contract and authorizing a strike.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/06/utla…
'Cop-killing' halftime show at Mississippi high school leaves community and social media outraged
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-06
A grieving Mississippi community is outraged after a visiting high school team's halftime show portrayed students holding a SWAT team at gunpoint. It comes a week after two police officers in the town were killed while on duty.
rt.com/usa/440505-high-school-gun-skit-outrage/
US professor who wished 'death & castration' to Kavanaugh defenders is sent on paid working trip
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-06
A Georgetown University professor, suspended from Twitter over calls to murder 'entitled white men' for supporting Judge Brett Kavanaugh and to 'castrate their corpses,' is being sent to travel internationally for research.
rt.com/usa/440475-georgetown-professor-castrate-vacation/
Canceling Student Debt Would Stimulate the Economy–and Voter Turnout
Richard Eskow, Sean McElwee | thenation.com | 2018-10-05
Canceling Student Debt Would Stimulate the Economy–and Voter Turnout…
thenation.com/article/canceling-student-debt-would-stimulate-the-economy-and-voter-turnout/
Defensive bioweapon? DARPA wants insects to spread genetically modified viruses… to 'save crops'
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-05
A US military program dubbed 'Insect Allies' could be used as a biological weapon, a group of European scientists warns. The Pentagon's research arm claims they are intended to defend crops, but doesn't deny 'dual-use' potential.
rt.com/usa/440367-darpa-insect-allies-bioweapon/
New EPA Proposal Could Have Huge Health Impact for Vulnerable Communities
Shared by Dharna Noor | therealnews.com | 2018-10-05
Former EPA Official Mustafa Santiago Ali says that the EPA's attacks on science, including their new proposal on regulating toxic chemicals, are driven by the desire to make policy that prioritizes industry over people | The post New EPA Proposal Could Have Huge Health Impact for Vulnerable Communities appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/new-epa-proposal-could-have-huge-health-impact-for-vulnerable-communities
SPLC report: Detention system forces people to give up claims to stay in U.S
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-10-04
Before fleeing Somalia, Yuusuf was a teacher.
splcenter.org/news/2018/10/04/splc-report-detention-system-forces-people-give-claims-stay-us
'Bowing to racists'? University in Ohio cancels musical over 'whitewashing' backlash
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-04
A university in Ohio has cancelled a planned production of the musical 'West Side Story' after students complained that Latino roles were given to white students instead of students of Latino descent.
rt.com/usa/440272-musical-cancelled-white-latino-casting/
Academics 'rewrite' Mein Kampf using radical feminist language, paper accepted
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-04
A trio of frustrated academics has perpetrated an elaborate hoax exposing malpractice within academic research by submitting 20 bizarre and deliberately ridiculous papers for publication, several of which were accepted.
rt.com/usa/440299-feminist-mein-kampf-hoax/
Lift Us Up: Meet the Activists on the Front Lines of the Battle for Educational Justice in America
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-03
As Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh objects to being held accountable for his behavior in high school, we look at the criminalization of black and brown students that has led to what is known as the school-to-prison pipeline. We speak with a roundtable of community activists engaged in the fight to save schools and push for alternatives to punishment and privatization. Their voices are highlighted in a new book titled "Lift Us Up, Don't Push Us Out! Voices from the Front Lines of the Educational Justice Movement." In Chicago, we speak with ‚Ä®Jitu Brown, the national director of the Journey fo…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/3/lift_us_u…
Mom Fears Her Autistic Son Is Being Abused at School. District Does Nothing
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-10-03
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
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/
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_…