(2018-11-11). Wisconsin Workers Celebrate Scott Walker's Defeat. truthout.org Joy is the order of the day as 100 people or so congregate at the rotunda of the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison just hours after incumbent Republican Scott Walker conceded the gubernatorial election to Democratic challenger Tony Evers, a former teacher who heads the state's education department. | It's an emotional celebration. Old friends and allies greet one another with warm hugs, happy tears, cheers of delight and sighs of relief. They form a circle for, literally, the 1,999th gathering of…
(2018-11-11). Iran Needs to Address the Broader Issue of Its National Economy: A Macroeconomic Strategy in Response to US Sanctions. globalresearch.ca Faced with the relentless U.S. economic war, Iran needs a to address the broader issue of its national economy | To say that the brutal economic sanctions on Iran, which are effectively tantamount to an economic war, require a "war economy" …
(2018-11-11). Maduro in the Cross-hairs: What You are not Being Told about the Crisis in Venezuela. globalresearch.ca "When I was there, even the protestors we talked to on the ground… they just want to be filmed by the international press so then they can show it (to) the international media to create an international scandal. So they're …
(2018-11-11). BRICS and the Future of Multilateralism. globalresearch.ca Ms. Beenish Sultan, a Ph.D. student at Pakistan's National Defence University, conducted the following interview with Andrew Korybko as part of her research on the topic of BRICS and the post-Cold War order: | *** | Andrew Korybko: What in your …
(2018-11-11). Something Has Gone Very Wrong. zcomm.org Things that were once synonymous with the U.S. are gone: infrastructure, water, light, medicine and education…
(2018-11-11). BRICS: A Future in Limbo? globalresearch.ca The BRICS are not what they intended to be, never really were. | Today it's clear that fascist-turned Brazil is out — so we are at RICS. There is not much to argue about. The world's fifth largest economy, Brazil, has …
(2018-11-11). Israeli Soldiers Attack School In Hebron, Injure Students. imemc.org Israeli soldiers attacked, Sunday, a Palestinian school in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, causing many students, and one teacher, to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation. Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers attacked Tareq Bin Ziad School during a ceremony marking the 14th anniversary …
(2018-11-11). Trumponomics and Wall Street Rejoices. indybay.org Economics should be a part of life, not a steamroller crushing creativity and self-determination. The state should serve the public interest and reduce poverty. Instead, private or special interests are in the driver's seat. Trumponomics is a disaster that is really a sleight of hand. $8 trillion was given to the super-rich. The poor, seniors, children and students are attacked.
(2018-11-10). Schools Must Be Crucial Sites in the Struggle for Trans Liberation. truthout.org For most intersex and trans people in the US today, the very process of governmental recognition is simultaneously a process of erasure. This was true even before the Trump administration's latest threat to narrowly define gender as a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth, and it will only be exacerbated if the proposition moves forward. In partnership with the Department of Education and the Department of Human and Health Services, the Trump administration seeks to genetica…
(2018-11-10). Counter-propaganda as an "Instrument of Peace". Fidel Castro and the "Battle of Ideas": The Dangers of Nuclear War. globalresearch.ca War is a criminal undertaking. What is required is to break that legitimacy, to criminalize war through a global counter-propaganda campaign. The lies and fabrications which provide legitimacy to America's "humanitarian wars" must be fully revealed.
(2018-11-10). UK: SEP assistant national secretary Julie Hyland addresses social sciences conference on fake news, censorship and war. wsws.org The conference examined ways in which the media has historically been used to condition public opinion in favour of war.
(2018-11-10). Not Saving Private Ryan: The Murderous Finale of the Great War. November 11, 1918, One Hundred Years Ago. globalresearch.ca The German army began to disintegrate, discipline broke down, the number of desertions & surrenders skyrocketed. Some historians have described this situation as an undeclared "military strike" or "refusal to fight," a "refusal to carry on with the war."
(2018-11-10). War, Terrorism and the Global Economic Crisis. Ninety-nine Interrelated Concepts. globalresearch.ca Everything is interrelated: war, terrorism, the police state, the global economy, financial fraud, corrupt governments, poverty and social inequality, media disinformation, war propaganda, WMD, international law,
(2018-11-10). Ibn al-Sheikh al-Libi: The Most Important Torture Story Never Told, Used as a Pretext to Invade Iraq. globalresearch.ca Sad to say, the US has taught us various things about abusing detainees in Abu Ghraib and beyond. We learned another sorry lesson in Ian Cobain and Clara Usiskin's expose (November 6, 2018) in which they filled in some …
(2018-11-10). White Helmets Serve US Military Agenda in Syria: Operate Missile Detection in Idlib, Protect Al Qaeda Safe Haven. globalresearch.ca White Helmets terrorist factions, supported directly by the US and its allies including Canada, are currently operating missile detection systems in Idlib, Syria. | The Sentry system[1] – funded in part by the Canadian government – will warn against Syrian and …
(2018-11-10). Realities and challenges of recuperated workplaces in Argentina. mronline.org 
In this interview we talk to Andrés Ruggeri, anthropologist and researcher who directs the Facultad Abierta programme, dedicated to researching and supporting companies and factories recuperated by their workers. Ruggeri tells us about the history of this movement, the challenges it faces, the relations with recent governments in Argentina, and much more. | Source
(2018-11-10). Regime dos Psicopatas. Moro Promete 'Modelo' da Lava Jato no Ministério da Justiça. globalresearch.ca O juiz federal Sergio Moro disse nesta terça-feira (6) que atuará no comando do Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública, a partir de 2019, utilizando o modelo da Operação Lava Jato para combater o crime organizado. | "A ideia é replicar …
(2018-11-10). America Must Not Live and Die by the Gun. globalresearch.ca …
(2018-11-10). Michel Chossudovsky: Biographical Summary. globalresearch.ca Michel Chossudovsky's wikipedia entry is subject to a routine almost daily wave of wiki-smear, defamation and disinformation, describing him as a "conspiracy theorist". | The same applies to the wikipedia entry for Global Research which has been merged with Chossudovsky's entry….
(2018-11-10). Scolding the Art World for Showcasing 'Conspiracy Theories,' In Defense of the Official 9/11 Narrative. globalresearch.ca Last week, I came across something I didn't think I would ever see. But in hindsight, it shouldn't have surprised me: one of the country's leading left publications, The Nation, rebuking New York art museums and galleries for showcasing critical …
(2018-11-10). A Decalogue: The Ten Theses of American Empire-Building: A Dialogue. globalresearch.ca US empire builders of all colors and persuasion practice donkey tactics; waving the carrot and wielding the whip to move the target government on the chosen path. Washington offers dubious concessions and threatens reprisals, in order to move them into the imperial orbit.
(2018-11-09). NAACP Demands for Georgia Election Officials to Promptly Investigate Pattern of Georgia Students Being Denied the Right to Vote. naacp.org BALTIMORE(November 9, 2018)—NAACP, the nation's foremost civil rights organization, sent a letter to Georgia elections officials just two days after the state's too-close-to-call elections, demanding a prompt investigation into reports that Georgia student voters were turned away from polling stations, unable to vote. Others were improperly required to vote provisional ballots. The letter cites two instances where university students […] | The post
(2018-11-09). India-Pakistan Relations: Nuclear Doctrine, Militarization and Security Dynamics of the Indian Ocean Region. globalresearch.ca According to Cold War notion of strategic stability, deterrence will prevail if both countries have second strike capability due to the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD). Likewise, deterrence will be fragile if only one state has second strike capability….
(2018-11-09). The lesson of Brazil. mronline.org 
The catastrophe—expected and foreseeable—has happened. This immense country, with its 200 million inhabitants, is now in darkness. At best, it will take a decade or two to emerge. | Source
(2018-11-09). Union leader-turned-lawmaker says new Congress will work for workers. peoplesworld.org 
(2018-11-09). Myths on Race and Invasion of the 'Caravan Horde'. counterpunch.org 
Now comes the mid-term elections. Perhaps what is most astonishing for me, as both an anthropologist and educator, is the level of racist discourse promoted by the current Trump administration against hapless refugees and the so-called threat they pose. Indeed, Trump and his administration have focused on immigrants as a major threat to the security More
(2018-11-09). UK Government Goes Full Orwellian. DNA, Fingerprint, Face, Voice: Biometric Data for Every Single Citizen in the UK. globalresearch.ca We've been warning about this moment since the first day TruePublica went online. We said that the government would eventually take the biometric data of every single citizen living in Britain and use it for nefarious reasons. DNA, fingerprint, face, …
(2018-11-09). Yemen War Intensifies After Washington and London Call for Ceasefire. globalresearch.ca Since March of 2015 the United States has engineered and guided a genocidal war against the people of Yemen. | Daily bombing operations by the Saudi Arabian-led Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has killed tens of thousands of people, injured and sickened …
(2018-11-09). Trump challenged on trans and gender diverse discrimination. greenleft.org.au 
Trans and gender diverse people in the US are preparing to fight for their lives — literally — against a push by the Republican religious right to quash life-saving laws protecting them from discrimination. | A leaked memo from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) revealed it is pushing for the federal civil rights law that bans gender discrimination in education programs receiving government assistance to redefine sex as binary. If the push is successful, the law wound dictate that the gender assigned at birth cannot be changed. | If successful, this would effectively exclude about 2 mil…
(2018-11-09). What 17 Student Voters Think About Tuesday's Election. thenation.com What 17 Student Voters Think About Tuesday's Election…
(2018-11-09). Shepard Memorial: "We've come far but have far yet to go." peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON — The recent memorial service and reburial at Washington National Cathedral of Matthew Shepard, the Wyoming college student beaten and left to die 20 years ago beside a desolate prairie road because he was gay, showed "the distance we've come and how far we've yet to travel" for LGBTQ people, National Education Association Vice …
(2018-11-09). Universal Man: The Seven Lives of John Maynard Keynes. globalresearch.ca Most of us know little about John Maynard Keynes and although he lived a century ago, he continues to affect our lives. This book about him is written in a style that is as formal as the hyphenated name of …
(2018-11-09). Mike Pompeo, Psychopath. globalresearch.ca During an interview with BBC Persia, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States will starve millions of Iranians to death if the country's leadership doesn't bend to its will. | Pompeo said Iran's "leadership has to make a …
(2018-11-09). Video: Syrian Forces Freed All Hostages Captured by ISIS in Al-Suwayda. globalresearch.ca On November 8, the Syrian Special Forces freed all hostages, who had been captured by ISIS in eastern al-Suwayda and then held in eastern Homs, the Syrian state media reported. According to the report, the operation took place in the …
(2018-11-09). Why Cash and Connections Remain Somalia's Most Popular Currencies. globalresearch.ca In the moral version of human history – expressed in the Quran, Bible, and Torah – corruption is considered the worst reckless impulse that caused men to fall from grace. It was the betrayal of trust and loyalty for purely …
(2018-11-09). Saudi Arabia Is Evaluating A Break Up Of OPEC. iranian.com In potentially groundbreaking news – which failed to generate a market response as it hit at the same time as the FOMC statement – Saudi Arabia's top government-funded think tank is said to be studying the possible effects on oil markets of a breakup of OPEC, a research effort which the WSJ called "remarkable" for a country […]
(2018-11-09). Selected Articles: 5G Corporate Grail. Microwave Radiation. globalresearch.ca Do you value the reporting and in-depth analysis provided by Global Research 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 over …
(2018-11-09). Ukraine-Russia Tensions Rise in Church Row. The Canonical Authority of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Moscow Patriarchate (MP). globalresearch.ca The Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, an authority completely outside Ukraine, on Oct. 11 stripped away the canonical authority of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church—Moscow Patriarchate (MP), sparking a crisis with Russia. | The 1030-year old church is …
(2018-11-09). A Mother's Plea to Save Her Son… Julian Assange, Held 8 Years Without Charge by the UK Government. globalresearch.ca On 4th November, 2018, Christine Assange, mother of Julian Assange, made a deeply moving video public appeal to save the life of her son Julian. | Julian Assange is Editor in Chief of Wikileaks. Because of Wikileaks reporting of …
(2018-11-09). The Zika Scare: a Political and Commercial Maneuver of the Chemical Poisons Industry. counterpunch.org 
Researchers discovered the Zika virus in the Zika forest of Uganda — in 1947. It is a virus not much different than the viruses causing dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile fever, and St. Luis encephalitis. The Zika virus eventually spread throughout most of the world. Mosquitoes carry and spread the Zika virus. But for decades More
(2018-11-09). After Massacre in California Bar, Will a Democrat-Controlled House Take Action on Gun Control? democracynow.org 
The city of Thousands Oaks, California, is mourning after a former marine opened fire at a country music bar Wednesday night, killing 12 people, mostly students. It was the deadliest mass shooting in the United States since the Parkland, Florida, school shooting in February. Police have identified the gunman as 28-year-old Ian David Long, a Marine veteran who had deployed to Afghanistan and had a history of mental health issues, including possible PTSD. The dead include 27-year-old Telemachus Orfanos, who survived the deadly Las Vegas massacre at a country music festival last year, only to be gunned down Wednesda…
(2018-11-08). Headlines for November 8, 2018. democracynow.org California: Mass Shooter Kills At Least 12 at Student-Filled Bar, Trump Fires AG Sessions, Puts New Loyalist in Charge of Mueller Probe, WH Bans CNN Reporter Acosta as Trump Spars with Reporters, At Least 15 Midterm Races Still Uncalled, GOP Congressmembers Facing Indictments Re-elected, Voters Weighed In on Abortion Rights Measures in WV, AL, OR, Philippines: Lawyer Fighting Duterte's Drug War Shot Dead, Poland: Warsaw Mayor Bans Annual Far-Right March, Cameroon: Almost 80 Kidnapped Students Released…
(2018-11-08). AEU members send strong message in union vote. greenleft.org.au 
Australian Education Union (AEU) Victoria branch officials should view the results of the recent branch elections as a warning signal, say rank-and-file candidates. | The results, declared by the Australian Electoral Commission on November 2, show that of 48,083 eligible voters, only 7553 voted. More than 25 positions were left vacant due to a lack of candidates. | At the same time, the vote for branch vice president in the secondary sector, which has always been more militant and willing to challenge AEU leaderships, revealed a strong level of discontent with the current leadership. Although incumbent Marino D'O…
(2018-11-08). Over 700 union members win public office in midterms. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Led by Minnesota's Tim Walz, some 743 unionists—and counting—won public office nationwide, from Congress down to county commissioner, the AFL-CIO calculates. Walz, a member of Education Minnesota—the joint AFT-NEA affiliate in the state—and a Mankato High School history teacher, was the Democratic-Farmer-Labor congressman from the GOP-leaning 1st District for the last 12 years. Now, Walz …
(2018-11-08). Faculty Interview: Alyssa Battistoni on ecofeminism and xenofeminism. mronline.org 
(2018-11-08). Watch the Leaked Documentary the Israel Lobby Didn't Want You to See. theantimedia.com 
(MPN) — A leaked Al Jazeera documentary detailing the tactics of the Israeli lobby in the United States and elsewhere has revealed that pro-Israel groups regularly invented smears, including false accusations of sexual assault, to discredit professors and students on U.S. university campuses that support equal rights for Palestinians and the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) movement. BDS is …
(2018-11-07). Progressives Win on Medicaid Expansion, Public Education, and Voting Rights Through Ballot Initiatives. theintercept.com 
From state legislative races to the House of Representatives, progressive candidates made a dent in the 2018 election season, and will be relatively well-represented in federal and state-level governments next year. But it's not just elected office: Left-wing activists also made their voices heard through ballot initiatives across the country. On Tuesday night, progressives walked away with some wins and some losses on that front. | They made gains for Medicaid expansion, public education, and voting rights. But they lost other battles, like on criminal justice reform, nurse-to-patient ratios, and universal home…
(2018-11-07). Tampa Bay SDS rally demands USF not comply with federal agencies attacking immigrants. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – The Tampa Bay chapter of Students for a Democratic Society held a rally on the campus of University of South Florida, November 5 to demand that the school administrators not comply with federal agencies' attempts to attack immigrants. These agencies include the FBI, ICE, and the Department of Homeland Security, all of which are involved in finding and deporting undocumented people, including students. The information that is currently shared to these agencies includes where a student lives, their classes, and their current immigration status. | The event was attended by more than 20 SDS members and su…
(2018-11-06). Headlines for November 6, 2018. democracynow.org Huge Turnout for Early Voting in Midterms as Technical Issues Surface, Trump Attacks Democrats and Migrants on Eve of Midterm Elections, Fallout from Racist Trump Campaign Ad Continues as Networks Pull Ad, Georgia Dem. Gov. Candidate Abrams Responds to Kemp Hacking Probe, Racist Robocalls Attack Georgia Dem. Gov. Candidate Abrams, Students Across Country Walk Out of Class to Cast Ballots in Midterms, NYC: Trial Begins over 2020 Census Citizenship Question, Coloradans to Vote on Divisive Oil and Gas Ballot Measures, Washington State Voters to Vote on Fee for Large Carbon Polluters, NYC: Local Leaders Decry Racist…
(2018-11-05). "He Set Out to Kill Women": Self-Proclaimed Misogynist Murders 2 Women at Florida Yoga Studio. democracynow.org 
Two women were shot and killed at a yoga studio in Tallahassee, Florida, on Friday when a far-right extremist and self-proclaimed misogynist entered a yoga class and opened fire. Forty-year-old gunman Scott Beierle murdered 61-year-old Nancy Van Vessem, a medical doctor and a faculty member at Florida State University, and Florida State University student 21-year-old Maura Binkley in the deadly shooting. He critically injured four other women, including one woman who was shot nine times. Beierle also pistol-whipped a man in the rampage before turning the gun on himself. Police say Beierle was found dead at the yo…