Women March On The Pentagon To Demand "No More War"
Joe Lauria | iranian.com | 2018-10-25
Fed up with ongoing wars depleting innocent lives and the U.S. Treasury, more than a thousand women marched on the Pentagon on Sunday to declare their opposition to the continuing slaughter. About 1,500 women and allied men marched on the Pentagon on Sunday to demand an end to perpetual war and the funding of education, […] | The post Women March On The Pentagon To Demand "No More War" appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/10/24/women-march-on-the-pentagon-to-demand-no-more-war/
Heritage Foundation in Shadow of Haiti's PetroCaribe Protests?
Dady Chery | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
The Heritage Foundation came forward on September 20, 2018 to set the rules for Haiti's PetroCaribe investigation and protests. Most Haitians are delighted about any audit of the corrupt government that was foisted on them by the fraudulent presidential and … | The post Heritage Foundation in Shadow of Haiti's PetroCaribe P…
globalresearch.ca/heritage-foundation-in-shadow-of-haitis-petrocaribe-protests/5657966
Denials Down Under: Climate Change and Health in Australia
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
Richard Horton's note in an October 2015 issue of The Lancet was cautiously optimistic. It described the launch of Doctors for Climate Change Action, led by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) in the lead-up to the … | The post Denials Down Under: Climate Change and Health in Australia appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/denials-down-under-climate-change-and-health/5657963
Tampa students stand against attacks on trans rights
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-10-25
Tampa, FL — More than 50 Tampa area students and community activists gathered at the University of South Florida's MLK Plaza, October 24, for a rally against Trump's attacks on transgender rights. The protest was organized by Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). | Earlier this week it was announced that Trump administration officials were moving to alter Title IX rules to exclude trans people from basic services and protection from discrimination. This is only the latest attack on the LGBTQ+ community from the Trump administration. | "We need to organize against Trump's attacks on trans righ…
www.fightbacknews.org/2018/10/24/tampa-s…
"Contingency Plan" for a No-deal Brexit: Disruptions? Panic Scenarios, Proposals to Ferry in "Critical Supplies", Food, Medicine, Car Parts
Political Concern | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
The FT reports that David Lidington, Mrs May's de facto deputy, has briefed the cabinet that under a no-deal Brexit, the Dover-Calais route could be running at only 12-25% of its normal capacity for up to six months. | "Whatever | … | The post "Contingency Plan" for a No-deal Brexit: Disruptions? Panic Scenarios, Proposals to Ferry in "Critical Supplies", F…
globalresearch.ca/contingency-plan-for-a-no-deal-brexit-disruptions-panic-scenarios-proposals-to-ferry-in-critical-supplies-food-medicine-car-parts/5657931
Video: US Troops Clash with Turkish-backed Militants Near Manbij
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
Troops of the US-led coalition have been clashing with Turkish-backed militants near the Syrian city of Manbij, currently controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), according to a video, which appeared online this week. | Commenting on the incident to … | The post Video: US Troops Clash with Turkish-backed Militants Near Manbij appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-us-troops-clash-with-turkish-backed-militants-near-manbij/5657920
So It Turns Out That Saudi Arabia Isn't Exactly an American Puppet After All
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
The US' decision to revoke the visas of 21 Saudis who it claims are responsible for dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing and possibly impose Magnitsky Act sanctions against them proves that Saudi Arabia isn't exactly the "American puppet" that … | The post So It Turns Out That Saudi Arabia Isn't Exactly an American Puppet After All appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/so-it-turns-out-that-saudi-arabia-isnt-exactly-an-american-puppet-after-all/5657930
Griffin and Woodworth Release New Book on the 9/11 Consensus Panel's Findings
David Ray Griffin | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
On September 11, 2018, veteran 9/11 researchers David Ray Griffin and Elizabeth Woodworth released the book 9/11 Unmasked, which details the 51 points published by the 23-member 9/11 Consensus Panel since its formation in 2012. | We encourage all 9/11 | … | The post Griffin and Woodworth Release N…
globalresearch.ca/griffin-and-woodworth-release-new-book-on-the-911-consensus-panels-findings/5657981
Trump Nominates Pesticide Industry Insider to Run U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
FBD | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
The Trump administration has nominated a former Monsanto employee to run the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Aurelia Skipwith has been at the Department of the Interior since April 2017 and has helped oversee virtually every effort to dismantle protections … | The post Trump Nominates Pesticide Industry Insider to Run U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trump-nominates-pesticide-industry-insider-to-run-u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service/5657926
Why Do Yemen's Dead Not Merit the Attention of Jamal Khashoggi?
Systemic Disorder | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
The apparent murder of Saudi Arabian dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi is a shocking crime that merits the international attention it has received, but nonetheless it is impossible not to wonder why the death of a single person receives vastly more … | The post Why Do Yemen's Dead Not Merit the Attention of Jamal Khashoggi? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/why-do-yemens-dead-not-merit-the-attention-of-jamal-khashoggi/5657976
The Rule of the Uber-Rich Means Tyranny or Revolution
Chris Hedges | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
At the age of 10 I was sent as a scholarship student to a boarding school for the uber-rich in Massachusetts. I lived among the wealthiest Americans for the next eight years. I listened to their prejudices and saw their … | The post The Rule of the Uber-Rich Means Tyranny or Revolution appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-rule-of-the-uber-rich-means-tyranny-or-revolution/5657987
What Is It About Bears?
Barbara Nimri Aziz | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
My editor at Natural History Magazine once remarked how, whenever their cover features a bear, sales rise. A koala bear, a young panda, a sunbathing polar bear or a menacing American grizzly; it doesn't matter. People like bears. | Occasional attacks … | The post What Is It About Bears? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/about-bears/5657820
US Slap on the Wrist Response to Khashoggi's Murder
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
There's virtually no doubt that Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) ordered Jamal Khashoggi's brutal abduction and murder. | No lower level regime officials would dare order elimination of a prominent figure within or outside kingdom borders without his … | The post US Slap on the Wrist Response to Khashoggi's Murder appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/us-slap-on-the-wrist-response-to-khashoggis-murder/5657941
Video: The Mega War Game "Trident Juncture 2018" From Naples to North Atlantic
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
US Marines disembarked from convertibles and helicopters from the amphibious attack ship "Iwo Jima", and "secured" Keflavik airport in Island, where Poseidon P-8A aircraft had arrived from Sigonella to take part in the hunt for enemy submarines. That was the … | The post Video: The Mega War Game "Trident Juncture 2018" From Naples to North Atlantic appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-mega-war-game-trident-juncture-2018-naples-north-atlantic/5657943
Nikki Haley for President? "So it's Israel All the Way for Haley"
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
The New York Times has produced an astonishing editorial, "Nikki Haley will be missed," on the resignation of America's United Nations ambassador. | It is comparable in some ways to the whitewash afforded to the hideous warmonger and self-promoting liar Sen. … | The post Nikki Haley for President? "So it's Israel All the Way for Haley" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/nikki-haley-for-president-so-its-israel-all-the-way-for-haley/5657970
US Fueling Terrorism in China
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
The West's human rights racket has once again mobilized – this time supposedly in support of China's Uyghur minority centered primarily in the nation's northwestern region of Xinjiang, China. | Headlines and reports have been published claiming that up to a … | The post US Fueling Terrorism in China appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/us-fueling-terrorism-china/5657922
Northeastern Syria: Kurdish Anarchy and Sultan Erdogan Dreams
Firas Samuri | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
During the past several months the situation around Syrian Kurdistan remains tense. The protests of the locals from the city of Manbij in Aleppo province against the actions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are occurring on a regular basis. … | The post Northeastern Syria: Kurdish Anarchy and Sultan Erdogan Dreams appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/northeastern-syria-kurdish-anarchy-and-sultan-erdogan-dreams/5657978
ACLU Files Discrimination Complaint on behalf of Black Students at Visalia Unified
ANC | indybay.org | 2018-10-25
School district has ignored bigotry and racial hostility for years…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/24/18818462.php
Over 300 Attend UCSC's "No Place Like Home" Forum in Santa Cruz
SEIU Local 521 | indybay.org | 2018-10-25
On October 18, over 300 people gathered at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium for UCSC's "No Place Like Home" forum. The event revealed the results of months of research by UCSC students into how the local housing crisis is impacting Santa Cruz residents. As part of the study, hundreds of members of our union took part in surveys and interviews with students.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/24/18818463.php
Comptroller's report details crisis of New York's decaying transit system
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-25
The statistics highlight a fiscal and infrastructure disaster in the making.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/25/rail…
LA teachers, supporters march into LAUSD headquarters
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-10-24
Los Angeles, CA – Over 300 militant parents and students, along with teachers who are members of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), gathered at LA Unified School District (LAUSD) headquarters, October 23, to protest Superintendent Austin Beutner. Near the end of the rally, they all marched into the LAUSD superintendent's office and staged an occupation, demanding to meet with Beutner. | Chanting, "Austin Beutner you can't hide, we can see your greedy side!" and "What do we want? Public schools! When do we want them? Now!" the large crowd demanded answers. When they were told Beutner was unavailable, the cro…
www.fightbacknews.org/2018/10/24/la-teac…
Spreading the Anti-War Message: New Challenges to Freedom of Expression
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
The situation for independent media has changed significantly over the past year. In the face of large corporations attempting to censor our content and curtail our traffic and revenue, we are still here — largely thanks to you, our core … | The post Spreading the Anti-War Message: New Challenges to Freedom of Expression appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/spreading-the-anti-war-message-new-challenges-to-freedom-of-expression/5642396
The Recklessness and Confusion of US Foreign Policy. Preemptive Nuclear Threats against Russia?
Martin Sieff | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
Does the US Deep State really want to provoke a thermonuclear world war with Russia, China and Iran at the same time? The recklessness and confusion of US policies provoking major crises on every side certainly suggests so. Yet the … | The post The Recklessness and Confusion of US Foreign Policy. Preemptive Nuclear Threats against Russia? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-recklessness-and-confusion-of-us-foreign-policy-preemptive-nuclear-threats-against-russia/5657867
Brazil – Bolsonaro Towards a Military Dictatorship – Worse Than 80 Years Ago
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
One week before the second round of voting in Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, the extreme right-wing candidate from the Social Liberal Party (PSL), against Fernando Haddad from the Worker's Party (PT), Lula's Party, for Brazil's Presidential run-off elections – Bolsonaro leads … | The post Brazil – Bolsonaro Towards a Military Dictatorship – Worse Than 80 Years Ago appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/brazil-bolsonaro-towards-military-dictatorship-worse-80-years-ago/5657887
"Dismantling of Democracy in Israel". Death Threats for B'Tselem, Racism Lawsuit for a Chief Rabbi
Middle East Eye | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
Retired judge fears dismantlement of democracy in Israel like in "the Germany of Bach" | Retired Israeli Supreme Court Judge Aharon Barak warned that the country's democratic institutions could very well be dismantled, just as occurred in "the Germany of Bach, … | The post "Dismantling of Democracy in Israel". Death Threats for B'Tselem, Racism Lawsuit for a Chief Rabbi appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/israeli-press-review-death-threats-for-btselem-racism-lawsuit-for-a-chief-rabbi/5657890
The EU, Russia, China Plan to Avert Iran Oil Sanctions: New Banking Architecture, Bypass US Dollar Trade
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
It may well be that the unilateral wrecking ball politics of the Trump Administration are bringing about a result just opposite from that intended. Washington's decision to abandon the Iran nuclear agreement and impose severe sanctions on companies trading Iran … | The post The EU, Russia, China Plan to Avert Iran Oil Sanctions: New Banking Architecture, Bypass US Dollar Trade appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/eu-russia-china-plan-avert-iran-oil-sanctions/5657865
The Khashoggi Crisis: A Blessing in Disguise for Pakistan's Imran Khan
James M. Dorsey | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
The death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is proving to be a blessing in disguise for cash- strapped Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Mr. Khan's blessing is also likely to offer Saudi Arabia geopolitical advantage. | On the principle of … | The post The Khashoggi Crisis: A Blessing in Disguise for Pakistan's Imran Khan appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/khashoggi-crisis-blessing-disguise-pakistans-imran-khan/5657896
Selected Articles: Brazil – Bolsonaro Towards a Military Dictatorship
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
For seventeen years, Global Research, together with partner independent media organizations, has sought Truth in Media with a view to eventually "disarming" the corporate media's disinformation crusade. | To reverse the tide, we call upon our readers to participate in an … | The post Selected Articles: Brazil – Bolsonaro Towards a Military Dictatorship appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-brazil-bolsonaro-towards-a-military-dictatorship/5657901
Syria. The Creeping Partition
Peter Ford | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
The September crisis over Idlib was brought to a conclusion by the Russian Turkish agreement to create a partially demilitarised border strip. This should have been implemented by 16 October but hasn't. | Idlib | Some armed groups have pulled back their … | The post Syria. The Creeping Partition appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/syria-the-creeping-partition/5657873
Nearly 150,000 New York City public school students are homeless
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-24
The rate of homelessness among public school students in America's largest city and financial center is the highest ever recorded.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/24/home…
Over 1,000 Women March on the Pentagon to Demand "No More War"
Consortium News | theantimedia.com | 2018-10-24
Fed up with ongoing wars depleting innocent lives and the U.S. Treasury, more than a thousand women marched on the Pentagon on Sunday to declare their opposition to the continuing slaughter. (CN) — About 1,500 women and allied men marched on the Pentagon on Sunday to demand an end to perpetual war and the funding of education, …
theantimedia.com/women-march-on-the-pent…
Inequality: A Feature and Driver of Bolsonaro's Rise in Brazil
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2018-10-24
In less than a week, Brazil will vote to elect its next president in what's widely considered the most consequential election in Brazil's history. | On one side is Fernando Haddad — a soft-spoken academic, former Minister of Education for the Workers Party (PT), and recent mayor of Sà£o Paulo most remembered for painting bike lanes across Brazil's economic capital. Haddad faces Jair Bolsonaro — a former military man and long-time member of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies representing Rio de Janeiro. Bolsonaro's extreme far-right overtures have earned him the distinction of being compared to
truthout.org/articles/inequality-a-feature-and-driver-of-bolsonaros-rise-in-brazil/
'Men's rights movement': A cover for violent misogyny
Maeve Mackinnon | peoplesworld.org | 2018-10-23
Let's talk sobering statistics. Every day, tens of thousands of men visit message boards which promote online male misogynist radicalization. Often under the banner of "men's rights," the movement is promoted by a collection of writers and YouTube broadcasters spreading reactionary and anti-feminist propaganda. Male misogynist online activity has also been linked to a number …
peoplesworld.org/article/mens-rights-movement-a-cover-for-violent-misogyny/
Students cross social boundaries, challenge stereotypes on Mix It Up at Lunch Day
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-10-23
While young people across the country are adjusting to colder temperatures and figuring out what kind of costume to wear for Halloween, thousands of students in America are also stepping out of their comfort zones to get to know someone new.
splcenter.org/news/2018/10/23/students-cross-social-boundaries-challenge-stereotypes-mix-it-lunch-day
Black Panthers and Young Patriots, An Unlikely Alliance
Colette Gaiter | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-23
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump won the white vote across all demographics except for college-educated white women. He did especially well among working-class white voters: 67 percent of whites without a college degree voted for him. | Some post-election analysis marveled at how the white working class could v…
mintpressnews.com/black-panthers-and-young-patriots-an-unlikely-alliance/250949/
Why public funding for private schools is unfair
kathy_f | greenleft.org.au | 2018-10-22
In September, the federal Coalition government announced it would provide an extra $4.5 billion directly to fee-charging Catholic and independent schools, to be spent any way they choose. | NSW Minister for Education Rob Stokes commented that his government will not sign up to a needs-based, sector-blind funding scheme, but it is neither of those things. | Many Australians do not understand how government (public) and private schools are funded and find the whole issue bewildering. Many politicians use words such as "needs-based funding", "Gonski 1 and 2", "parental choice" and "sector-blind funding" to hide the…
greenleft.org.au/content/why-public-funding-private-schools-unfair
Hatewatch Headlines 10/18/2018
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2018-10-18
Are Proud Boys new face of the GOP? Fake news makes students doubt all news; 'Today' gives white supremacists a shiny platform; and…
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/10/18/hatewatch-headlines-10182018
Meet Edward Blum, the Man Who Wants to Kill Affirmative Action in Higher Education
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-10-18
Activist Edward Blum has been trying to destroy race-conscious college admissions for a long time. | In a federal lawsuit that went to trial this week, the organization Students for Fair Admissions is challenging Harvard University's admissions practices, arguing that the consideration of race in the process violates the Equal Protection Clause. | So what's at stake in this case? A lot. | Just two years ago, in Fisher v. the University of Texas, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that the consideration of race as part of a holistic admissions pr…
aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/affirmative-action/meet-edward-blum-man-who-wants-kill-affirmative-action-higher
SPLC sues for records detailing Trump administration plan to arm teachers with guns using federal funds
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-10-17
The Trump administration is withholding records detailing how it has unlawfully permitted the use of federal funds to arm teachers with guns in classrooms across America, according to a lawsuit the SPLC filed today.
splcenter.org/news/2018/10/17/splc-sues-records-detailing-trump-administration-plan-arm-teachers-guns-using-federal-funds
Five Questions For: Author Suzanne Gordon on the VA as a 'Model for American Health Care'
Alexandra Tempus | progressive.org | 2018-10-14
"Many liberals and progressives who don't buy the propaganda about climate, or about education, buy the propaganda about the VA."
progressive.org/dispatches/author-suzanne-gordon-veterans-admin-181014/
Education May Spell Doom for Oklahoma's Republican 'Subprime' Gubernatorial Candidate
John Thompson | progressive.org | 2018-10-11
Oklahoma educators have had enough of outsiders imposing their untested opinions on classrooms.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/education-doom-for-oklahomas-republican-subprime-gov-candidate-181011/