'White people are the best!' Columbia probes student's viral racial rant (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-12-11
A Columbia physics student has become famous overnight, not for his research, but for his racially charged rant in front of a group of multi-ethnic students, prompting the university to respond and launch an investigation. | …
rt.com/usa/446126-columbia-viral-racist-rant/

Australian university moves to sack academic critical of Israeli and US wars
WSWS | wsws.org | 2018-12-11
The University of Sydney's suspension of Tim Anderson is aimed at intimidating students and academics opposed to escalating militarism and war.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/11/ande…

Chicago teacher union shuts down charter school strike, holds rally for Democratic candidates
WSWS | wsws.org | 2018-12-11
With cynicism extreme even for the Chicago Teachers Union, union officials showered Democrats with praise while offering no concrete details of the agreement to charter school teachers or when they could vote on the deal.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/11/chic…

Oklahoma Republicans demand the abolition of public schools
WSWS | wsws.org | 2018-12-11
A section of the Republican Party, speaking for broader Wall Street interests, advocates ending tax-funded public education.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/11/okla…

Trump Turns International Organizations into 'Neo-Confetti'
Wayne Madsen | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-10
Trump and his neo-cons have withdrawn from so many international organizations and agreements that his foreign policy has earned a shameful nickname: "the Withdrawal Doctrine." | Donald Trump, currently under the strong influence of arch neo-conservative John Bolton, his national … | The post Trump Turns International Organizations into 'Neo-Confetti' appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trump-turns-international-organizations-into-neo-confetti/5662426

The Legacy of William Blum, Renowned U.S. Foreign Policy Critic
Chris Agee | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-10
Today our thoughts are with William Blum who passed away on December 9, 2018 at age 85. | William was at the forefront of critical debate and analysis of US foreign policy. | William combined honesty and Truth with carefully documented analysis. … | The post The Legacy of William Blum, Renowned U.S. Foreign Policy Critic appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-legacy-of-william-blum-renowned-u-s-foreign-policy-critic/5662413

Trump Has Been Broken by the Military -Security Complex. The Risk of Nuclear War
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-10
In order to protect himself from the military/security complex, President Trump has abandoned his earlier intention of normalizing relations with Russia. Just as the neoconservative ideology needs US hegemony, the military/security complex needs an enemy to justify the $1,000 billion … | The post Trump Has Been Broken by the Military -Security Complex. The Risk of Nuclear War appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trump-has-been-broken-by-the-militarysecurity-complex-the-risk-of-nuclear-war/5662369

Six Ways Betsy DeVos Gets Teachers' Unions Wrong
Peter Greene | progressive.org | 2018-12-10
DeVos's antagonism toward unions shows not only her disrespect for teachers but also how her animosity toward organized teachers warps her understanding of issues.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/six-ways-betsy-devos-gets-teachers-unions-wrong-181210/

France's Yellow Vests: Fuel Tax Hike Triggers Poverty, Finances War and Repayment of the Public Debt
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-10
President Emmanuel Macron is an instrument of the financial establishment, a former employee of the Rothschilds, acting on their behalf, enforcing a profit driven macro-economic agenda as well boosting the revenues of the military contractors. | The post France's Yellow Vests: Fuel Tax Hike Triggers Poverty, Finances War and Repayment of the Public Debt appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/frances-yellow-vests-fuel-tax-hike-triggers-poverty-finances-war-and-the-public-debt/5662327

Truth and Free Speech Are Being Taken Away from Us
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-10
Free speech and the ability to speak truth are being shut down. It is happening with the complicity of the print and TV media, the liberal/progressive/left, the US Department of Justice (sic), the law schools and bar associations, Congress, and … | The post Truth and Free Speech Are Being Taken Away from Us appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/truth-and-free-speech-are-being-taken-away-from-us/5662410

Top Eight Ways John Kelly Was an Embarrassment as White House Chief of Staff
Juan Cole | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-10
What the administration needed was a moral voice, someone who would push back against the conspiracy theories that guide so much of Trump's policy. Kelly was not that man | *** | Trump announced Saturday that his chief of staff, John Kelly… | The post Top Eight Ways John Kelly Was an Embarrassment as White House Chief of Staff appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/top-eight-ways-john-kelly-was-an-embarrassment-as-white-house-chief-of-staff/5662440

Trump Nominates U.S. Army General Mark Milley for the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Who Previously Said That Russia Is the No.1 Threat to the U.S
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-10
U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated U.S. Army General Mark Milley who is currently Chief of the Army to succeed Marine General, Joseph Dunford as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Associated Press (AP) has described Milley … | The post Trump Nominates U.S. Army General Mark Milley for the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Who Previously Said That Russia Is the No.1 Threat to the U.S. appeared f…
globalresearch.ca/trump-nominates-u-s-army-general-mark-milley-for-the-chairman-of-joint-chiefs-of-staff-who-previously-said-that-russia-is-the-no-1-threat-to-the-u-s/5662399

Trump admin quietly barred NIH scientists from acquiring fetal tissue
Meredith Wadman | zcomm.org | 2018-12-10
The suspension, imposed this past September without a public announcement, came as the government launched a review of all fetal tissue research funded by the federal government…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/trump-admin-quietly-barred-nih-scientists-from-acquiring-fetal-tissue/

Extradiàßà£o de Assange Seria Ilegal, 'Jornalista Fazendo Seu Trabalho': John Kiriakou
Edu Montesanti | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-10
Enquanto se acredita que o Equador extradite Assange aos EUA, John Kiriakou, "denunciante relutante" considerado o primeiro oficial de inteligência dos EUA a revelar informaàßàµes sobre o uso de técnicas de tortura pela comunidade de inteligência norte-americana, comenta o caso … | The post Extradiàßà£o de Assange Seria Ilegal, 'Jornalista Fazendo Seu Trabalho': John Kiriakou appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/extradicao-de-assange-seria-ilegal-jornalista-fazendo-seu-trabalho-john-kiriakou/5662361

Chicago teachers, students win first-of-a-kind charter school strike
Special to PeoplesWorld | peoplesworld.org | 2018-12-10
CHICAGO—American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey, and union bargaining committee member Martha Baumgarten have declared victory for 500 striking educators at 15 Acero charter schools. The educators reached a tentative agreement with management this weekend. The strike–the first ever at a U.S. charter school network–received overwhelming support from …
peoplesworld.org/article/chicago-teachers-students-win-first-of-a-kind-charter-school-strike/

Exhuming Franco: Spain's Immemorial Divisions
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-10
"Of course there's one Spain. If there was another, we'd all be in that one." — Joke on Franco's Spain, in London Review of Books, 37, July, 2015 | Beware the corpse that never truly expires. General Francisco Franco might … | The post Exhuming Franco: Spain's Immemorial Divisions appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/exhuming-franco-spains-immemorial-divisions/5662386

Alberta Tar Sands Production Cuts Here to Stay: Indigenous-led Movement Will Make Sure of It
Stewart Phillip | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-10
Alberta was forced to announce oil production cuts this week in order to both liquidate existing backlogged oil and in the hopes of fetching higher prices. | This was welcome news for all those fighting to prevent the worst, most catastrophic … | The post Alberta Tar Sands Production Cuts Here to Stay: Indigenous-led Movement Will Make Sure of It appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/alberta-tar-sands-production-cuts-here-to-stay-indigenous-led-movement-will-make-sure-of-it/5662428

Don't Defend Title IX. Replace It
Nawal Arjini | thenation.com | 2018-12-10
Don't Defend Title IX. Replace It.
thenation.com/article/title-ix-devos-affirmative-action/

Students born female tackle gender on football teams
Courtney Pedroza | peoplesworld.org | 2018-12-10
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — "Ari, do you want to go cheerlead?" his teammate teased as the two walked across the sideline from the halftime huddle. Ari Grimes lifted up his football helmet as if it were a pom pom, pretending to join the cheerleaders. "Cowboys in the house! Yell RMS!" Football has historically been a …
peoplesworld.org/article/students-born-female-tackle-gender-on-football-teams/

The Yellow Vests Movement: Another Indicator of Disillusionment of the Masses
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-10
The Yellow Vests (Gilets Jaunes) movement which originated online during late May 2018 in France, has now spread to other European regions, and even as far as the beleaguered Middle East nation of Iraq. The campaign, uniquely spurred by social … | The post The Yellow Vests Movement: Another Indicator of Disillusionment of the Masses appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/yellow-vests-movement-another-indicator-disillusionment-masses/5662366

Trump Regime Arming and Training Ukrainian Forces for War. Should Donbass Join Russia?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-10
The Ukraine Freedom Support Act (UFSA) of 2014 authorized US lethal and non-lethal aid to Kiev. | The US and other NATO countries supply its forces with heavy and other weapons, along with training to use them. The only external threats … | The post Trump Regime Arming and Training Ukrainian Forces for War. Should Donbass Join Russia? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-arming-and-training-ukrainian-forces-for-war-should-donbass-join-russia/5662377

Palangkaraya: The "Socialist" Capital of Indonesia, and the 1965 US-Backed "Killing Fields"
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-10
Believe it or not, but decades ago, Indonesia was a socialist country, the cradle of the 'Non-Aligned Movement', with the progressive and fiery President Soekarno leading the nation. The Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) was then the third largest Communist … | The post Palangkaraya: The "Socialist" Capital of Indonesia, and the 1965 US-Backed "Killing Fields" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/palangkaraya-the-socialist-capital-of-indonesia-and-the-1965-us-backed-killing-fields/5662384

Jewish Voice for Peace Targets CNN over Dr. Marc Lamont Hill Firing, for Having Defended Palestinian Rights
Jewish Voice for Peace | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-10
This morning CNN executives woke up to an ad chastising the network in the popular Sunday edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which reaches over 900,000 people. | In the paper of record, in CNN's hometown, activists sent a powerful message in … | The post Jewish Voice for Peace Targets CNN over Dr. Marc Lamont Hill Firing, for Having Defended Palestinian Rights appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/jewish-voice-for-peace-targets-cnn-over-dr-marc-lamont-hill-firing-for-having-defended-palestinian-rights/5662435

The Book: Brexit — A Corporate Coup d'état. The Great Con that Will Ruin Britain
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-10
Well before David Cameron announced the EU referendum, powerful, often shadowy foreign actors had been lobbying for years to install those who shared their vision of Britain's future into critical positions of influence. Right-wing free-market fundamentalists agitating for Brexit secured … | The post The Book: Brexit — A Corporate Coup d'état. The Great Con that Will Ruin Britain appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-book-brexit-a-corporate-coup-detat-the-great-con-that-will-ruin-britain/5662444

Climate movement attracts new generation of activists
kathy_f | greenleft.org.au | 2018-12-10
The latter part of 2018 will be remembered for the re-emergence of climate action on the national agenda. | Independent Kerryn Phelps' win in the Wentworth byelection promising "meaningful environmental action" and Labor's subsequent adoption of a 50% renewable energy policy by 2030 has come in the midst of researcher Rebecca Huntley's findings that "climate and environmental concerns" have increasingly become "a test of leadership" for voters. | These centrist platforms, however, have been rightly superseded by the newest base of the climate movement: high school students. | Tired of the "dinosaurs in parliament…
greenleft.org.au/content/climate-movement-attracts-new-generation-activists

Arms Trade in 2018
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-10
amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/12/rights-today-2018-arms-trade/

Rights Today in East Asia – 2018
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-10
amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/12/rights-today-2018-east-asia/

Rights Today in Southeast Asia – 2018
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-10
amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/12/rights-today-2018-south-east-asia/

Rights Today in Africa – 2018
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-10
amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/12/rights-today-2018-africa/

A message from Kumi Naidoo on human rights in 2018
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-10
amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/12/rights-today-2018-kumi-naidoo/

Rights Today in South Asia – 2018
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-10
amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/12/rights-today-2018-south-asia/

Rights Today in the Middle East and North Africa – 2018
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-10
amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/12/rights-today-2018-middle-east-and-north-africa/

Violence Against Women Online in 2018
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-10
amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/12/rights-today-2018-violence-against-women-online/

Rights Today in the Americas – 2018
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-10
amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/12/rights-today-2018-americas/

Rights Today in Europe and Central Asia – 2018
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-10
amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/12/rights-today-2018-europe-and-central-asia/

Inequality in 2018
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-10
amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/12/rights-today-2018-inequality/

The Not Enough Impact Report 2018
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-10
amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/12/not-enough-impact-report/

Refugee Rights in 2018
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-10
amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/12/rights-today-2018-refugees/

US: Deregulating Mountaintop Removal Threatens Drinking Water and Public Health
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-10

| | (Washington, DC)–The Trump administration and United States Congress have endangered public health by ending measures, incl…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/10/us-deregulating-mountaintop-removal-threatens-drinking-water-and-public-health

Lopez Obrador's Plans to Lead Mexico out of Neoliberalism Will Mean Crossing Swords with the US
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-12-09
We now have a politically experienced president in Mexico — gone are the days when Mexico kowtows to the US. This will mean a more sovereign economic and foreign policy, says Vijay Prashad of Tricontinental Institute for Social Research | The post Lopez Obrador's Plans to Lead Mexico out of Neoliberalism Will Mean Crossing Swords with the US appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/lopez-obradors-plans-to-lead-mexico-out-of-neoliberalism-will-mean-crossing-swords-with-the-us

The Trials of Julian Assange. Why Washington Sees Wikileaks as an Existential Threat
Stefania Maurizi | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-09
Stefania Maurizi is an investigative journalist working for the Italian daily La Repubblica. She has worked on all WikiLeaks releases of secret documents and partnered with Glenn Greenwald to reveal the Snowden Files about Italy. She has authored two books–Dossier … | The post The Trials of Julian Assange. Why Washington Sees Wikileaks as an Existential Threat appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-trials-of-julian-assange-why-washington-sees-wikileaks-as-an-existential-threat/5662304

Selected Articles: Assaults on Freedom of Speech
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-09
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: Assaults on Freedom of Speech appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-assaults-on-freedom-of-speech/5662323

Seven Days of Failures for the American Empire
Federico Pieraccini | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-09
On November 25, two artillery boats of the Gyurza-M class, the Berdiansk and Nikopol, one tugboat, the Yany Kapu, as well as 24 crew members of the Ukrainian Navy, including two SBU counterintelligence officers, were detained by Russian border forces. … | The post Seven Days of Failures for the American Empire appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/seven-days-of-failures-for-the-american-empire/5662315

Are the Gilets Jaunes Today's Sans-Culottes?
Gilbert Mercier | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-09
"Pour le peuple, il y a toujours la misère!" Anonymous Gilet Jaune | From the Island of La Reunion to the Napoleonic symbol that is the Arc de Triomphe, through big and small towns, as well as the usually bucolic countryside … | The post Are the Gilets Jaunes Today's Sans-Culottes? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/are-the-gilets-jaunes-todays-sans-culottes/5662307

Kiev Provocations directed against Russia, Ukraine Attempts to Usurp UN Security Council Agenda, Martial Law
Carla Stea | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-09
Russia does not need any more problems, a fact of which President Putin is all too well aware. Therefore, the likelihood is nil to zero of Russia's having initiated the November 25 incident in the Kerch Strait, which culminated in … | The post Kiev Provocations directed against Russia, Ukraine Attempts to Usurp UN Security Council Agenda, Martial Law appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/november-26-2018-ukraine-brazenly-masks-provocations-russia-usurps-un-security-council-agenda/5662309

The Significance of Human Duties and Responsibilities
Dr. Chandra Muzaffar | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-09
As we observe the 70th anniversary of the adoption and proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the UN General Assembly on the 10th of December 1948, it is imperative that we remind ourselves of … | The post The Significance of Human Duties and Responsibilities appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/significance-human-duties-responsibilities/5662311

'System is broken': Medical researchers still routinely hiding funding from Big Pharma
RT | rt.com | 2018-12-09
A huge proportion of scientists and doctors publishing in major medical magazines continue to conceal ties to corporations relevant to their research, while punishment for not declaring interests remains weak, says a new report. | …
rt.com/usa/446016-big-pharma-research-articles-report/

Hypnosis, truth drugs and remote-operated dogs: Declassified papers on CIA's 'mind control' research
RT | rt.com | 2018-12-09
A renowned government secret hunter has published new documents detailing the CIA's Cold War "behavioral modification" experiments (ranging from the bizarre to the stomach-churning), released under the Freedom of Information Act. | …
rt.com/usa/445980-mind-control-mkultra-cia/

Ohio Senate passes bill to reintroduce handwriting into curriculum up to 5th grade
RT | rt.com | 2018-12-09
The skill of handwriting has become obsolete in the age of smartphones, with many children losing it entirely. Ohio lawmakers have now passed a bill to develop a course that would teach children how to write in cursive. | …
rt.com/usa/445995-handwriting-bill-introduce-schools/

Renters forever? 89% of US millennials want to own a home but student debt is stopping them — survey
RT | rt.com | 2018-12-09
Achieving the American dream seems unattainable to many millennials, with 48 percent lacking any savings for a home down payment. Many have student loan debt to blame, which has reached a collective $1.3 trillion in the US. | …
rt.com/usa/446015-millennials-home-ownership-student-loans/