The Latest Victims in a Dark Story of How Northern Ireland Deals with Its Past
Barry McCaffrey | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-04
In August two Belfast journalists were arrested in dawn raids involving up to 100 police officers for exposing state protection of the perpetrators of a notorious sectarian massacre. This Thursday they will speak at a special screening of their documentary … | The post The Latest Victims in a Dark Story of How Northern Ireland Deals with Its Past appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-latest-victims-in-a-dark-story-of-how-northern-ireland-deals-with-its-past/5661826

Video: Syrian Military Deploys Troops, Battle Tanks Near Idlib
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-04
On November 30th, Khalid al-Mahamid, a prominent figure of the Syrian opposition, revealed that there is "an international agreement" to eliminate Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Idlib. Al-Mahamid is known as the godfather of the reconciliation process … | The post Video: Syrian Military Deploys Troops, Battle Tanks Near Idlib appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-military-deploys-troops-battle-tanks-near-idlib/5661793

George H. Walker Bush: The Bush Family and the Mexican Drug Cartel
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-04
Presidential candidate Jeb Bush had close personal ties to Raul Salinas de Gortiari, brother of Mexico's former president Carlos Salinas de Gortiari. In the 1990s, Raul the "drug kingpin", according to Switzerland's federal prosecutor Carla del Ponte, was one of the main figures of the Mexican Drug Cartel. | The post George H. Walker Bush: The Bush Family and the Mexican Drug Cartel appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/jeb-bush-the-mexican-drug-cartel-and-free-trade/5448747

Trump Foreign Policy: Doing the Same Thing and Expecting a Different Result
Rep. Ron Paul | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-04
After a week of insisting that a meeting with Putin on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Argentina was going to happen, President Trump at the last minute sent out a Tweet explaining that due to a Russia/Ukraine dispute … | The post Trump Foreign Policy: Doing the Same Thing and Expecting a Different Result appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trump-foreign-policy-doing-the-same-thing-and-expecting-a-different-result/5661867

George H.W. Bush's Complicity in the 1991 "Highway of Death" Massacre
Joyce Chediac | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-04
A "statesman" and "American hero"? What a lie! | When George H.W. Bush was president he ordered the massacre of Iraqi soldiers after the ceasefire in 1991, and after he had promised them safe passage out of Kuwait. This article, which … | The post George H.W. Bush's Complicity in the 1991 "Highway of Death" Massacre. appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/george-h-w-bushs-complicity-in-the-1991-highway-of-death-massacre/5661837

What Foreign Threats?
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-04
One of the local Washington television stations was doing a typical early morning honoring our soldiers schtick just before Thanksgiving. In it soldiers stationed far from home were treated to videolinks so they could talk to their families and everyone … | The post What Foreign Threats? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/what-foreign-threats/5661876

Top Ecuadorian Diplomat Destroys Guardian's Claim that Manafort Visited Assange
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-04
A former consul and first secretary at the Ecuadorian embassy in London has put the final nail in the coffin of credibility for The Guardian, refuting the paper's fantastical and wholly unsupported claim that former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort… | The post Top Ecuadorian Diplomat Destroys Guardian's Claim that Manafort Visited Assange appeared first on…
globalresearch.ca/top-ecuadorian-diplomat-destroys-guardians-claim-that-manafort-visited-assange/5661851

Ariel Dorfman: George H.W. Bush Is Alive in His Many Victims Across the Globe, Including Me
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-12-04
George H.W. Bush was the only president in U.S. history to serve as CIA director, a role that would come to define his career and politics. He once described the intelligence agency as "part of my heartbeat." Bush Sr. was at the helm of the CIA from January 1976 to January 1977. We speak with Ariel Dorfman, best-selling author, playwright, poet and activist, who teaches at Duke University. In 1973, he served as a cultural adviser to Chilean President Salvador Allende's chief of staff. He says George H.W. Bush was "presiding over the CIA when Pinochet, the dictator of Chile, had concentration camps open. They were…
www.democracynow.org/2018/12/4/ariel_dor…

Mídia Ocidental Mente sobre Ocupaàßà£o dos EUA: Líder Afegà£
Edu Montesanti | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-04
Friba (*), representante da Associaàßà£o Revolucionária das Mulheres do Afeganistà£o (RAWA, na sigla em inglês), fala na entrevista a seguir sobre o processo de paz em seu país, e a cobertura midiática global destes 17 anos da Guerra do Afeganistà£o. … | The post Mídia Ocidental Mente sobre Ocupaàßà£o dos EUA: Líder Afeg࣠appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/midia-ocidental-mente-sobre-ocupacao-dos-eua-lider-afega/5661897

Student Debt Must Become Part of the Battle Against Poverty
Shared by Merula Furtado | truthout.org | 2018-12-04
"Debt is to capitalism, that which hell is to Christianity," economist Yanis Varoufakis recently said. "Debt might be unpleasant, but absolutely essential for capitalism." If so, then in our capitalist society, the hell of student debts makes borrowers the sacrificial lamb that appeases the deities of capital. | Forty-four million people owe over $1.5 trillion in student debt that is primarily held by the US D…
truthout.org/articles/student-debtors-are-the-working-poor-and-must-organize-as-such/

Football: Combat as Spectator Sport
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-04
Football is the modern-day equivalent of violent chariot races in ancient Rome, the most popular "sport" at the time, mano a mano, no holds barred. | Extreme violence defines modern-day US and Canadian football, especially at the professional level — what … | The post Football: Combat as Spectator Sport appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/football-combat-as-spectator-sport/5661873

Why Is India Bragging About Allegedly Tracking a Chinese Submarine in the Indian Ocean?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-04
India is sending several messages by bragging about its alleged ability to track one of its "frenemy's" submarines in the "Indian Ocean", though the timing of this announcement might inadvertently raise further suspicions in Russia about its South Asian partner's … | The post Why Is India Bragging About Allegedly Tracking a Chinese Submarine in the Indian Ocean? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/india-bragging-allegedly-tracking-chinese-submarine/5661767

Selected Articles: George H. W. Bush, Yellow Vests, Trade Wars, Israeli Apartheid
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-04
Global Research has over 50,000 subscribers to our Newsletter. | Our objective is to recruit one thousand committed "volunteers" among our 50,000 Newsletter subscribers to support the distribution of Global Research articles (email lists, social media, crossposts). | Do not send us … | The post Selected Articles: George H. W. Bush, Yellow Vests, Trade Wars, Israeli Apartheid appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-george-h-w-bush-yellow-vests-trade-wars-israeli-apartheid/5661884

Working for the Man… Not the Masses. The Corporate Predators
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-04
In 1973 I was still a somewhat naive college senior ready to face the business world. My major had been in Speech and Theater, with a minor in Sociology. As the year was ending and the new one upon us, … | The post Working for the Man… Not the Masses. The Corporate Predators appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/working-for-the-man-not-the-masses-the-corporate-predators/5661798

History class gone wrong: High schoolers caught chanting KKK jingle, assignment sparks probe
RT | rt.com | 2018-12-04
A light-hearted history assignment at a US high school ended up with two students singing a racist KKK version of Jingle Bells in front of the class. A teacher has been suspended as the school is investigating how it came to be. | …
rt.com/usa/445575-jingle-bells-kkk-version-school/

Christmas Grinch: US teacher slammed for telling six-year-olds Santa isn't real
RT | rt.com | 2018-12-04
Christmas miracles and beautifully wrapped gifts are what most children yearn for all year round, but a class of first graders had this year's holiday ruined for them after a substitute teacher told them Santa isn't real. | …
rt.com/usa/445537-teacher-christmas-santa-not-real/

Chicago charter teachers strike for increased pay, lower class sizes
WSWS | wsws.org | 2018-12-04
Teachers at Acero schools and suburban Geneva District 304 walked out Tuesday morning as teachers in other districts prepare to fight for improved wages and conditions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/04/iltc…

High school students and ambulance drivers join 'Yellow Vest' protests in France
WSWS | wsws.org | 2018-12-04
With a fourth consecutive Saturday of mass demonstrations against French President Emmanuel Macron's regressive taxes planned this weekend, tens of thousands of high school students throughout France have staged demonstrations at their schools.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/04/fran…

Remembering George H.W. Bush's Inaction on AIDS at Home While Detaining HIV+ Haitians at Guantánamo
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-12-03
George H.W. Bush died on the eve of World AIDS Day, an irony not lost on many HIV/AIDS activists who remember the 41st president of the United States for his lack of action in the 1990s as the HIV/AIDS crisis raged on. Bush said little about the crisis during his years as vice president under Ronald Reagan, who didn't even mention AIDS until the penultimate year of his presidency. Despite promises to do more after he was elected president, George H.W. Bush refused to address and fund programs around HIV/AIDS education and prevention, as well as drug treatment. We speak with Steven Thrasher, journalist and doctora…
www.democracynow.org/2018/12/3/rememberi…

China: Release Workers, Student Activists
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-03
President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, China, October 18, 2017. | © 2017 Aly Song/Reuters | (New York) – The Chinese government should immediately release workers and students arbitrarily detained or forcibly disappeared during a nationwide crackdown since mid-2018, Human Rights Watch said today. Those held include factory workers, labor activists, college s…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/03/china-release-workers-student-activists

I Quit Google Over Its Censored Chinese Search Engine. The Company Needs to Clarify Its Position on Human Rights
Jack Poulson | theintercept.com | 2018-12-01
I worked as a research scientist at Google when Dragonfly was revealed and resigned in protest after a month of internally fighting for clarification. | The post I Quit Google Over Its Censored Chinese Search Engine. The Company Needs to Clarify Its Position on Human Rights. appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/12/01/google-china-censorship-human-rights/

'Economics for the Many' offer a radical, democratic vision for a Corbyn gov't
stuart_m | greenleft.org.au | 2018-12-01
Edited by John McDonnell | Verso, 2018 | This book is a valuable collection of 16 short essays on the crisis facing modern Britain, coming up with progressive solutions which a Jeremy Corbyn-led government could usher in. | It is edited by and has an introduction by Labour's shadow chancellor John McDonnell, a long-time socialist and close collaborator of Corbyn's. He says: "We are seeking nothing less than to build a society that is radically fairer, more democratic and more sustainable, in which the wealth of society is shared by all." | The first piece, by Antonia Jennings who teaches at the London School…
greenleft.org.au/content/economics-many-offer-radical-democratic-vision-corbyn-gov%E2%80%99t

PFOA and PFOS Cause Lower Sperm Counts and Smaller Penises, Study Finds
Sharon Lerner | theintercept.com | 2018-11-30
There's a new reason to be concerned about toxic chemicals used in nonstick pans, waterproof products, and firefighting foam: PFOA and PFOS impair male reproductive health, according to a study released in early November. | Researchers have already documented that PFOA and PFOS, two compounds in a class known as PFAS, reduce the fertility of male mice, rats, and rabbits. The new study, published by the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabo…
theintercept.com/2018/11/30/pfoa-and-pfos-cause-lower-sperm-counts-and-smaller-penises-study-finds/

Pro-Charter School Democrats, Embattled in the Trump Era, Score a Win With Hakeem Jeffries
Rachel M. Cohen | theintercept.com | 2018-11-30
The newly elected House Democratic Caucus chair, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, has been supported by a pro-charter school charter PAC for more than a decade. | The post Pro-Charter School Democrats, Embattled in the Trump Era, Score a Win With Hakeem Jeffries appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/11/30/hakeem-jeffries-charter-schools/

Indonesia Launches 'Snitch' App Targeting Religious Minorities
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-30
An Indonesian woman shows a newly launched smartphone application called 'Smart Pakem' of Jakarta's prosecutor office in Jakarta on November 27, 2018. | © 2018 Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images | Following your own religious beliefs shouldn't be a crime, but in Indonesia, new technologies are helping authorities identify and potentially prosecute religious minorities who follow "deviant teachings." | On November 22, Bakor Pakem, a body charged with…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/30/indonesia-launches-snitch-app-targeting-religious-minorities

Indigenous Leaders Call for Justice After Landlord Violence Shakes Communities
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-11-29
The violence, which led to the kidnapping of Yukpa school teacher Mary Fernandez, comes amid land conflicts between cattle ranchers and indigenous communities.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14168

My Black Son Was Sent Home From First Grade Because of His Natural Hair
ACLU | aclu.org | 2018-11-29
My 6-year-old was turned away from his school for the offense of wearing locs. | Six-year-olds never seem to run out of questions, and my son is no exception. But in August, CJ asked me a question that was harder than the rest: He wanted to know if there was something wrong with his hair. | As a father, I'd tried to shield him from racism for as long as I could. But we had just been turned away in humiliating fashion from A Book's Christian Academy in Apopka, Florida, on the first day of classes. The school's administrators, led by John Book, barred CJ from entering the building because of his locs. They treated…
aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/race-and-inequality-education/my-black-son-was-sent-home-first-grade-because-his

SPLC sues Florida school district for arming inadequately trained 'school safety assistants' with guns
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-11-28
M.D. is a fourth-grader who likes to play baseball, and science is his favorite subject.
splcenter.org/news/2018/11/29/splc-sues-florida-school-district-arming-inadequately-trained-%25E2%2580%2598school-safety-assistants%25E2%2580%2599

Hatewatch Headlines 11/28/2018
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2018-11-27
Facebook discrimination review still a mystery; Neuroscience explains bigotry's persistence; Proud Boys' new rules including less fighting; and…
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/11/28/hatewatch-headlines-11282018

Oklahoma's Blue Wave was an Educator Wave
John Thompson | progressive.org | 2018-11-23
The teacher uprising may have opened up this deepest red of red states to a new era of bipartisanship.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/oklahoma-blue-wave-educator-wave-election-181123/

New York's Insurgent Lawmakers Speak Out against School Privatization and a Flawed Testing System
Jake Jacobs | progressive.org | 2018-11-19
On education issues, newly-elected progressive Democrats are setting a new tone.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/insurgent-lawmakers-against-school-privatization-181119/

The Department of Education Has Moved to Increase the Burden of Proof Required in Assault Cases
Alice Herman | progressive.org | 2018-11-19
Will the measure allow rapists to walk?
progressive.org/dispatches/DOE-moves-to-increase-burden-of-proof-1881119/