Neoliberal Economics: The Plague of Iran's Economy
Prof. Ismael Hossein-Zadeh | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-11
The Iranian economy is mired in a deep recession. The real or productive sector of the economy is paralyzed, largely by out-of-control (and often illicit) imports that have replaced domestic production. Rent seeking, corruption and the looting of national resources … | The post Neoliberal Economics: The Plague of Iran's Economy appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/neoliberal-economics-the-plague-of-irans-economy/5656682
Future of Western Democracy Being Played Out in Brazil
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-11
Nothing less than the future of politics across the West – and across the Global South – is being played out in Brazil. | Stripped to its essence, the Brazilian presidential elections represent a direct clash between democracy and an early … | The post Future of Western Democracy Being Played Out in Brazil appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/future-of-western-democracy-being-played-out-in-brazil/5656672
Notre Dame Struck a Secret Deal With the Trump Administration to Deny Birth Control Coverage. Now Students Are Fighting Back
Jordan Smith | theintercept.com | 2018-10-11
The Trump administration bypassed the judicial system to negotiate a backroom settlement with 74 religiously affiliated institutions, including Notre Dame. | The post Notre Dame Struck a Secret Deal With the Trump Administration to Deny Birth Control Coverage. Now Students Are Fighting Back. appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/10/11/notre-dame-health-insurance-birth-control-trump/
A Global People's Bailout for the Coming Financial Crash
Adam Parsons | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-11
When the global financial crisis resurfaces, we the people will have to fill the vacuum in political leadership. It will call for a monumental mobilisation of citizens from below, focused on a single and unifying demand for a people's bailout … | The post A Global People's Bailout for the Coming Financial Crash appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/a-global-peoples-bailout-for-the-coming-financial-crash/5656741
The Shaky Case That Russia Manipulated Social Media to Tip the 2016 Election
Gareth Porter | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-11
In their long recapitulation of the case that Russia subverted the 2016 election, Scott Shane and Mark Mazzetti of The New York Times painted a picture of highly effective Russian government exploitation of social media for that purpose. Shane and … | The post The Shaky Case That Russia Manipulated Social Media to Tip the 2016 Election appeared first…
globalresearch.ca/the-shaky-case-that-russia-manipulated-social-media-to-tip-the-2016-election/5656738
Kuwait Stops Exporting Crude to the U.S
Irina Slav | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-11
Kuwait has not sent any crude oil to the United States for at least four weeks, EIA's weekly petroleum reports for the last four weeks, which also include a weekly comparison, have revealed. | The last week that saw Kuwaiti crude … | The post Kuwait Stops Exporting Crude to the U.S. appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/kuwait-stops-exporting-crude-to-the-u-s/5656746
Russian 'Collusion' Is a Red Herring, Emergence of the Far Right, New Wave of Fascism
Max Parry | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-11
As the 2018 U.S. midterm elections approach, there is still no evidence of 'collusion' between the campaign of President Donald J. Trump and the Russian government after nearly two years of inquiry. Thus far in the Department of Justice's investigation … | The post Russian 'Collusion' Is a Red Herring, Emergence of the Far Right, New Wave of Fascism appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/russian-collusion-is-a-red-herring-emergence-of-the-far-right-new-wave-of-fascism/5656688
The Detention of Meng Hongwei and the Western Media's Insinuations against China
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-11
The Mainstream Media is approaching a very slippery slope after insinuating that Chinese citizens are loyal to the Communist Party of China first and foremost above any and all of their other duties, and that failure to obey Beijing could … | The post The Detention of Meng Hongwei and the Western Media's Insinuations against China appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-detention-of-meng-hongwei-and-the-western-medias-insinuations-against-china/5656575
Video: Kurdish YPG Cells Attack Turkish-backed Forces in Afrin, Northern Syria
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-11
The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) carried out a new attack on Turkish-backed forces in the region of Afrin. According to the YPG, 4 members of Turkish-backed groups were killed by the YPG in the village of Mariam. | This was … | The post Video: Kurdish YPG Cells Attack Turkish-backed Forces in Afrin, Northern Syria appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-kurdish-ypg-cells-attack-turkish-backed-forces-in-afrin-northern-syria/5656675
Colombia: Thousands March in Defense Of Public Universities
teleSUR | telesurtv.net | 2018-10-11
Colombian students and professors are demanding higher budgets to avert a funding crisis in the public system.
www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Colombia-…
The Two Brett Kavanaugh Stories
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-11
There were two simultaneous Brett Kavanaugh stories. Together, as part of the confirmation process regarding his nomination as Supreme Court Justice, they revealed how political discourse in the United States has reached a new low, with debate over the man's … | The post The Two Brett Kavanaugh Stories appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-two-brett-kavanaugh-stories/5656733
Hurricane Michael Makes Landfall in Florida Panhandle
Dr. Jeff Masters | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-11
Update: Hurricane Michael made landfall at 2 pm EDT October 10, 2018 near Mexico Beach, FL with top sustained winds of 155 mph and a central pressure of 919 mb. This makes Michael the strongest landfalling mainland U.S. hurricane (by … | The post Hurricane Michael Makes Landfall in Florida Panhandle appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/hurricane-michael-makes-landfall-in-florida-panhandle/5656698
Influenza-like Illnesses (ILI) and Influenza: The Implications for Seasonal Vaccinations
DGGK | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-11
The CDC (the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) was born, just like the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), as an important regulatory agency of the United States government that was intended to regulate various corrupt and monopoly-seeking industries that … | The post Influenza-like Illnesses (ILI) and Influenza: The Implications for Seasonal Vaccinations appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/influenza-like-illnesses-ili-and-influenza-the-implications-for-seasonal-vaccinations/5656597
Israel's Plans for Nikki Haley to be the 46th President of the United States?
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-11
Is Nimrata "Nikki" Haley (nee Randhawa), Netanyahu's 'candidate' as Israel makes plans to have AIPAC use its powerful organisation to install her as the 46th President of the United States? | In a transparent move to infiltrate and control American politics, … | The post Israel's Plans for Nikki Haley to be the 46th President of the United States? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/israels-plans-for-nikki-haley-to-be-the-46th-president-of-the-united-states/5656677
Brazil: Neoliberalism with a "Human Face"
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-11
In 2003, "Leftists" applauded the inauguration of Luis Ignacio da Silva as a victory against neoliberalism, without acknowledging that Lula's PT had embraced the demands of Wall Street and the IMF. In the words of IMF Managing Director (2003) "the IMF listens to President Lula and the economic team". | The post Brazil: Neoliberalism with a "Human Face" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/brazil-neoliberalism-with-a-human-face/374
Visa Mill Promoters Drop $760K on Key Republicans and NY Governor Andrew Cuomo
Dahn Shaulis | indybay.org | 2018-10-11
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
Students denounce CIA partnership with University of Illinois Chicago
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-11
Among the many students who oppose the school's partnership with the CIA is a medical student who told the IYSSE, "The CIA is the greatest terrorist organization in the world, and now it wants its tentacles on our campus."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/11/iyss…
Pacifica Radio Network Stands with Wikileaks and Julian Assange
Repost | indybay.org | 2018-10-11
Pacifica passed a resolution to defend Julian Assange who is the founder of Wikileaks. "The mainstream media has basically been silent about the harassment of Julian Assange and the attempt to imprison him. And even some so-called progressive outlets have been silent. I think that if Pacifica makes a statement, it will be very important and will serve to educate many people in this country and beyond."
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/10/18818151.php
The New York Times Whitewashes Haley
Michael Howard | iranian.com | 2018-10-10
The decampment of Nikki Haley from Trump's military regime is, or ought to be, a nonstory. The United States' ambassador to the United Nations is a ceremonial position that serves no purpose. The very idea of it is absurd. The US is a law unto itself, readily violating the UN Charter whenever the latter's principles get in […] | The post The New York Times Whitewashes Haley appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/10/10/the-new-york-times-whitewashes-haley/
Leaked Transcript: Google Lied About "Dragonfly" China Censorship
ZeroHedge | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-10
The project, code-named Dragonfly, would blacklist phrases like "human rights," "student protest," and "Nobel Prize," and has resulted in at least seven Google employees quitting for ethical reasons. Other employees have circulated a letter recognizing a "code yellow" emergency, suggesting that the Dragonfly initiative violates Google's ethical code, which states that the company will not build or deploy technologies "whose purpose contravenes widely accepted principles of international law and human rights," according to The Inter…
mintpressnews.com/leaked-transcript-google-lied-about-dragonfly-china-censorship/250545/
Rashid Khalidi: From Iran to Palestine, Nikki Haley Put a Nice Face on Trump's "Horrific" U.S. Policies
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-10
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has announced she is resigning her post at the end of the year. The former South Carolina governor–one of the few women in Trump's Cabinet–gave no reason for her departure. During Nikki Haley's time as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the United States withdrew from the Paris climate accord; the U.N. Human Rights Council; the Iran nuclear deal; UNRWA, the U.N. agency that provides humanitarian aid to Palestinians; and UNESCO, the U.N. educational and cultural agency. We speak with Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said professor of Arab studies at Columbia…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/10/rashid_k…
President Assad's Amnesty Decree to Military Deserters
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-10
The world should welcome President Assad's latest decree granting amnesty to military deserters inside and outside of the country, but observers shouldn't forget that it isn't a new initiative and might therefore not be observed by the parties that matter … | The post President Assad's Amnesty Decree to Military Deserters appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/president-assads-amnesty-decree-to-military-deserters/5656644
Selected Articles: NAFTA 2.0
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-10
Do you value the reporting and in-depth analysis we provide, free of charge, on a daily basis? Do you think this resource should be maintained and preserved as a research tool for future generations? Bringing you 24/7 updates from all … | The post Selected Articles: NAFTA 2.0 appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-nafta-2-0/5656609
Keeping Modi in Power: Why India Might Secure an Anti-Iranian Sanctions Waiver From the US
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-10
The US doesn't want to do anything that could risk Narendra Modi's reelection next year such as inadvertently contributing to the explosive growth of petrol prices in his country, so it's possible that Trump might grant America's new strategic … | The post Keeping Modi in Power: Why India Might Secure an Anti-Iranian Sanctions Waiver From the US appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/keeping-modi-in-power-why-india-might-secure-an-anti-iranian-sanctions-waiver-from-the-us/5656488
Effective Practices to Sustain Development in Morocco
Kerstin Opfer | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-10
Natural landscapes are declining worldwide. Approximately 30 percent of the world's natural forests are expected to be lost by the end of this century. Further, 25 percent of all land on earth is currently under threat of desertification, resulting in … | The post Effective Practices to Sustain Development in Morocco appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/effective-practices-to-sustain-development-in-morocco/5656649
The EU's Economic and Political Weakness. Remainers' Callous Hypocrisy
Rodney Atkinson | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-10
As we described in the previous post the European Union's track record has been disastrous. It has been the least successful trade area in the world over the last 10 years. Global Finance magazine calculated EU GDP growth over this … | The post The EU's Economic and Political Weakness. Remainers' Callous Hypocrisy appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-eus-economic-and-political-weakness-remainers-callous-hypocrisy/5656646
I Was Reported to Police as an 'Agitated Black Male' — for Simply Walking to Work
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-10-10
A Black employee at the University of Massachusetts Amherst opens up about the racial profiling incident that rocked the campus and upended his life. | Last month, I walked across the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst to get to work. It was an ordinary stroll. But to a bystander, the sight of an educated Black professional going about his day was apparently cause for alarm. | That bystander called the police. My workplace was shut down. I was, and remain, humiliated. | Racial profiling at predominantly white institutions is nothing new, and this wasn't the first time that I had to grit my teeth th…
aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/race-and-criminal-justice/i-was-reported-police-agitated-black-male-simply
UK Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia: UK Should Not be Arming Regimes That Target Journalists
Andrew Smith | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-10
The Turkish authorities have announced that they will search the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul as part of their investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was last seen going into the embassy. | The Saudi regime has one … | The post UK Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia: UK Should Not be Arming Regimes That Target Journalists appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/uk-arms-sales-to-saudi-arabia-uk-should-not-be-arming-regimes-that-target-journalists/5656642
Haley Resigns as Trump's UN Envoy
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-10
Nikki Haley is a neocon hardliner, a geopolitical know-nothing, the most unqualified ever US UN envoy, an embarrassment to what diplomacy is supposed to be all about. | Supporting US aggression in multiple theaters, she uses the world body as a … | The post Haley Resigns as Trump's UN Envoy appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/haley-resigns-as-trumps-un-envoy/5656637
Review of the Renegotiated NAFTA: Benefits and Drawbacks to Canada
Professor John Ryan | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-10
There is something strange about this. Other than Maude Barlow and of Sujata Dey of the Council of Canadians, it appears that no other journalists or columnists from the mainstream media have mentioned two significant features in NAFTA 2.0 that … | The post Review of the Renegotiated NAFTA: Benefits and Drawbacks to Canada appeared first…
globalresearch.ca/review-of-the-renegotiated-nafta-benefits-and-drawbacks-to-canada/5656585
Hey, teacher! Don't leave LGBTQ kids alone! RT debate on Virginia lockdown drill controversy
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-10
Trans policy or common sense? Trans lobby or trans phobia? Why is everybody treading on eggshells around LGBTQ issues, and isn't kids' safety the paramount concern? RT discussed the Virginia public school incident with experts.
rt.com/usa/440880-lgbtq-rights-us-schools/
Trial of "Stansted 15" anti-deportation protesters begins in UK
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-10
The activists locked themselves around a government-chartered Boeing 767 on the night of March 28, 2017, to prevent take-off.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/10/stan…
Google now plays 'Good Censor' for civility's sake, leaked internal briefing confirms
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-10
Internal research commissioned by Google confirms Orwellian-scale censorship powers enjoyed by tech giants. It says free speech is a "utopian idea," and creating "ordered spaces for safety and civility" is Google's new mission.
rt.com/usa/440823-google-censorship-shift-leaked-briefing/
Canada: The unions' suppression of the 1995-97 anti-Harris movement: Political lessons for today
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-10
The unions scuttled the province-wide teachers' strike not because of any lack of rank-and-file or public support, but because they feared that the teachers' defiance would spark a wider working-class challenge to the Harris government.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/10/hats…
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/
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/
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…
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
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
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
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/
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/
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/
'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/
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
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.": liftusupmovement.org In Chicago, we speak with ‚Ä®Jitu Brown, the nation…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/3/lift_us_u…
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/
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/