(2018-09-10). Army Injures A Teacher, Abducts Principal, And Causes Many Students To Suffer Effects Of Teargas Inhalation, In Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday morning, the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and attempted to invade a school, before assaulting and wounding a teacher, and caused many Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to abducting the school principal. Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers […]…
(2018-09-10). Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian In Al-'Isawiya, Injure Many In Abu Dis. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday, a young Palestinian man in the al-'Isawiya town, in the center of occupied Jerusalem, and injured many students near Al-Quds University, in Abu Dis town, southeast of the city. Several army jeeps invaded al-'Isawiya, before searching a number of homes, and abducted Taj Maher Mheisin, before […]…
(2018-09-10). Illiteracy Rate in Palestine is Among the Lowest in the World. imemc.org On the occasion of International Literacy Day, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) published a report, last week, on the illiteracy rate in Palestine ,and confirmed that it is one of the lowest in the world. The report said that the illiteracy rate in 2017 was 3.3% (7,898 illiterate) […]…
(2018-09-10). Federal Grand Jury Petition Filed for New 9/11 Investigation. globalresearch.ca Good news has finally come along for the many people who know office fires cannot bring down modern steel framed skyscrapers, and it's good news for the rest of the world …
(2018-09-10). Are the US and UK Empowering Al-Qaeda in Yemen? globalresearch.ca A recent investigation by the Associated Press found that militias in Yemen backed by the Saudi-led coalition, of which the US and UK are a de facto part, have been recruiting …
(2018-09-10). Samir Amin's Theoretical Contributions (1931-2018) on "Delinking" From the Eurocentric World System. globalresearch.ca Samir Amin, the Egyptian-born social scientist and activist, died in a Paris hospital on August 12, 2018 at the age of 86. | He was a prodigious researcher and publisher issuing …
(2018-09-10). US Air Forces Strike Deir Ez-Zor with Banned Phosphorus Shells – Mod. globalresearch.ca The US Air forces " Two US F-15 jets " on September 8 carried out strikes using banned phosphorus bombs in Deir ez-Zor province, the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation said …
(2018-09-10). Where was Osama bin Laden on September 11, 2001? globalresearch.ca On September 10. 2001, Osama was in a Pakistani military hospital in Rawalpindi, courtesy of America's indefectible ally Pakistan…
(2018-09-10). Israel Should Not Have to Ask Washington's Permission for Settlements: US Ambassador Friedman. globalresearch.ca The US ambassador to Tel Aviv says Israel checks all settlement expansion plans in the occupied Palestinian territories with the United States which never challenges them. | In an interview published in …
(2018-09-10). Ten Irrefutable, Devastating 9/11 Facts. globalresearch.ca There is actually no need to resort to speculative arguments that the official account of 9/11 is a fraud since there are hard facts that support this conclusion. Here are 10 such undisputed facts.
(2018-09-10). Watch: Omarosa Manigault Newman Visits The View to Leak Audio of Trump Ranting About Hillary Clinton And Russia. alternet.org 
"The real Russia story is Hillary and collusion. " | Former White House aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman shared a new recording with "The View" of her time working for President Donald Trump. The recording shows Trump rambling about Hillary Clinton and the Russia investigation after interrupting a meeting about tax cut legislation in October 2017, shortly after reporting showed his rival's campaign and the Democratic National Committee helped pay for opposition research b. . .
(2018-09-10). The Military Drills of September 11th: Why a New Investigation is Needed. globalresearch.ca This essay quotes military officials and compares their statements to those of the 9/11 Commission.
(2018-09-10). Pompeo's Fingerprints Are All Over Trump's New Syria Regime Change Policy. globalresearch.ca Despite his having expressed his desire to get U.S. troops out of Syria only months ago, a report published Friday in The Washington Post claims that President Donald Trump is allegedly …
(2018-09-10). Albert Einstein's 1948 Letter to the New York Times Comparing Israeli Politicians to Nazis. globalresearch.ca . Forward this article on your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums, etc. | GR Ed.: Compared to 2018, the NYT in 1948 was visibly committed to opinion, analysis …
(2018-09-10). New Pro-US Alliance Emerges in Eastern Mediterranean to Reshape Regional Security Landscape, Divisions within NATO. globalresearch.ca The military-political landscape in Europe and the Mediterranean is changing. NATO is not as unified as it once was, and Turkey's membership has become more of a formality than a real …
(2018-09-10). We Can No Longer Afford a Fossil Fuel Economy. globalresearch.ca Featured image: #WeRiseForClimate protest in San Francisco, September 8, 2018 from 350.org flickr. | The Global #RiseForClimate actions are just one example of many that the climate justice movement is building the …
(2018-09-10). Osamagate. globalresearch.ca The main justification for waging this war has been totally fabricated. The American people have been deliberately and consciously misled by their government into supporting a major military adventure which affects our collective future.
(2018-09-10). Brexit and "Suicide Vests": Boris Johnson Takes Another Shot at Theresa May. globalresearch.ca The next blow in Boris Johnson's chapter of political suicide has been made: a piece in the Mail on Sunday which supplied him ample room to take yet another shot …
(2018-09-10). Empire Journalism: Venezuela, the US and John McCain. globalresearch.ca The US political commentator Michael Parenti once observed that: 'Bias in favor of the orthodox is frequently mistaken for "objectivity". Departures from this ideological orthodoxy are themselves dismissed as ideological.' | Once …
(2018-09-10). How the U.S. Does Propaganda. globalresearch.ca A typical example was on NPR's "Weekend Edition Saturday," on September 8th, when the program-host Scott Simon interviewed the Obama Administration's diplomat Robert Malley, in a segment titled "What's Next In …
(2018-09-10). Shameless Misinformation Campaign Against Nicaragua and Its People. globalresearch.ca Featured image: Sandinista Nicaraguans march for Peace and Justice for their dead, wounded, and disappeared. Managua, September 8, 2018. | On its September 7 article, the once progressive newspaper reports that …
(2018-09-10). Moscow Has Upped the Ante in Syria. globalresearch.ca As Syrian forces back by Russian launch the final showdown in Syria against jihadist extremists, the potential for a U.S.-Russia confrontation has never been greater, as VIPS warns in this memo …
(2018-09-10). New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Donors Get the Green. truthout.org Gov. Andrew Cuomo is using the state's renewable energy funds, collected via surcharges on New Yorkers' utility bills, to award campaign donors with grants through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and its child organization, the New York Green Bank. | "Low-income households pay a disproportionate amount of their income to fund the Green Bank when compared to wealthy households," notes Jessica Azulay, Executive Director of Alliance for a Green Economy. "Because the Green Bank is using public money, it really should have a goal of equitable funding, with a strong focus on overcoming the barriers that New York's most vulnerable communities face when they want to implement renewable energy projects." | But the governor has primarily used NYSERDA's 10-year Clean Energy Fund, a pool of $5.3 billion, and the Green Bank to finance donors' energy projects. Five renewable…
(2018-09-10). New 'Poison Papers' Leak: EPA Knew About Many Dangerous Toxins, But Kept Quiet. therealnews.com 
A new leak in the series of documents known as the "poison papers," which were provided by whistleblower William Sanjour, show that unless regulatory bodies such as the EPA have real political backing, they will not act in the public interest. We speak to Jonathan Latham of the Bioscience Resource Project
(2018-09-10). Seattle Education Association pushes through sellout deal. wsws.org The Seattle Education Association, with the backing of its supposedly dissident faction, Social Equity Educators, forced through the agreement, undermining the momentum for a statewide strike.
(2018-09-10). Police suppress protest over schools in debt-ridden Chinese city. wsws.org The immediate reason for the protest was a local government decision to cut costs in government schools by relocating all fifth and sixth grade students to private schools.
(2018-09-09). How Milwaukee Teachers Beat Back Cuts and Busywork. truthout.org
| Collective bargaining is all but illegal for public sector workers in Wisconsin. So how did Milwaukee teachers not only block major cuts to public schools but also make gains on workload and health care? | At the height of the red-state teacher strikes in April and May, teachers and school employees in Milwaukee passed around a petition at school committing that to win their demands, they were ready to "do whatever it takes." | The clear subtext: illegal or not, teachers might walk out. "We were assessing our collective willingness to step out further than we have before," said Milwaukee Teachers Education Association President Amy Mizialko, "including shutting down schools." | In May the district blinked. Management backed off its proposed 5 percent cut to schools budget and cuts to health care, and it…
(2018-09-09). Brazil: Neoliberalism with a "Human Face" globalresearch.ca The article below was first published by Global Research more than fifteen years ago on April 25, 2003. The introduction below was drafted in 2016 following the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff. | Today Brazil is living the most serious crisis since …
(2018-09-09). Trump's Mission of Distraction: Finding the NYT "Anonymous Author" globalresearch.ca The Trump presidency has proven to be a set of publicity driven punctuations and blows, riddled by distractions contrived and accidental. Controversy and accusation characterise the next revelation, the next announcement …
(2018-09-09). Trump Commits US to 'Indefinite' Military Presence in Syria. globalresearch.ca According to State Department officials, President Trump has recently abandoned his desire to "get out" of Syria and bring US troops home. He has signed a new strategy, which includes new …
(2018-09-09). Russia and Iran Versus Turkey: Strange Bedfellows on Syria. globalresearch.ca Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and Turkish despot Recep Yayyip Erdogan met in Tehran on Syria. They agreed to disagree despite pretending otherwise in their communique following talks….
(2018-09-09). The Amazon Business Model is A Job Killer: The Shift Towards E-Commerce. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and 31 Million Jobs Destroyed. globalresearch.ca Prominent in the news this past week was the report that Amazon and its CEO, Jeff Bezos, reached record levels of market valuation and wealth. Amazon is now worth more than …
(2018-09-09). Trump Cuts $25m in Aid for Palestinians in East Jerusalem Hospitals. globalresearch.ca US President Donald Trump ordered that $25m earmarked for the medical care of Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals be directed elsewhere as part of a review of aid, a State Department …
(2018-09-09). We've Come a Long Way: Obama Says Medicare for All Is a "Good New Idea" globalresearch.ca On September 7, 2018, speaking at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, President Obama said that Democrats are running on "good new ideas like Medicare for All…" | This indicates a significant …
(2018-09-09). A Father Took His 10-Year-Old Fishing. She Fell in the Water and Drowned. It Was a Tragic Accident — Then He Was Charged With Murder. theintercept.com 
Wendell Lindsey is serving life in a Texas prison, but his conviction relied on dubious drowning science and a key witness with secrets of her own.
(2018-09-08). Prisoners Strike Across America & Canada to End Penal Enslavement. therealnews.com 
Prisoners Across US & Canada go on hunger and work strike to protest no wages/low wages, end of solitary confinement, for education programs & an end to mass incarceration
(2018-09-08). Let's Heal Kids, Not Harden Schools. progressive.org Betsy DeVos has proposed to make federal funding available for schools to purchase weapons. But the proliferation of guns will not curb violence in schools.
(2018-09-08). CIA out of University of Illinois Chicago! wsws.org The CIA partnership is an expression of the militarization of life in the US and internationally that must be opposed by students and young people.
(2018-09-08). Reject the sellout in Seattle! For a statewide and national teachers strike! wsws.org The WSWS Teacher Newsletter urges Seattle teachers meeting today to vote "no" and immediately constitute themselves as an independent rank-and-file committee to plan a serious struggle.
(2018-09-07). 'Punitive Discipline Policies Have Proven to Be Destructive to Children'. fair.org 
CBS News ( 8/14/18) | Janine Jackson: Nothing says America 2018 like a spate of stories on how back-to-school shopping includes bulletproof backpacks. Arming teachers and gearing kids up like commandos are presented as more-or-less reasonable responses to concerns about school safety. | Any violence in schools is too much, of course, but a conversation about school safety that's focused on guns and bullets is a narrow and distorted conversation. Recasting our definition of a "safe school environment" could lead us in some very different directions. | Karen Dolan is director of the Criminalization of Race and Poverty Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, and co-author, with Ebony Slaughter-Johnson and Myacah Sampson, of the recent report Students Under Siege: How the School-to-Prison Pipeline, Poverty and Racism Endanger Our Schoolchildren. She joins us now by phone…
(2018-09-07). Can the Wall Between Church and State Survive Brett Kavanaugh? aclu.org The Supreme Court nominee's testimony this week signals an intent to weaken the separation of church and state. | Public schools are educational institutions, not temples of religious indoctrination. For over half a century, the Supreme Court has thus recognized that the Constitution prohibits public schools from imposing prayer on children and that religious education is the province of parents and religious communities, not government bureaucrats. | On Wednesday, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, however, strongly suggested that he disagrees and that, if confirmed, he will vote to weaken the separation of…
(2018-09-07). SPLC: Florida Supreme Court's decision to remove misleading ballot measure on education is a 'victory for schoolchildren'. splcenter.org The Florida Supreme Court today affirmed a lower court's ruling to strike a proposed state constitutional amendment that would have eliminated local school boards' exclusive duty to regulate some new public schools — including charter schools — from the ballot.
(2018-09-07). Petroleum Junkies of the World, Unite! counterpunch.org 
Like most Americans, I was born into a lifestyle of cheap energy and took it for granted. Growing up in the latter half of the 20th century, cars and electricity were just part of daily life. Nobody thought of it as addiction; it was progress. Every new electronic device and labor saving appliance was a testament to the miracle of modern science and technology. The future was usually portrayed as a technological utopia where all our wants and needs would be met by some new scientific wonder. Remember The Jetsons? More
(2018-09-07). Waste plastics poison the food chain and contribute to global warming. wsws.org A variety of recent research highlights the ways in which the huge amounts of discarded plastic products are harmful to the environment and human health.
(2018-09-07). Striking Tacoma, Washington, teachers demand better pay, funding for education. wsws.org On Thursday, teachers in Tacoma joined thousands of striking teachers throughout the state of Washington as the unions work to contain and isolate the struggles in each district.
(2018-09-06). Los Angeles Teachers Prepare to Strike: An Organizing Drive Long in the Making. therealnews.com 
LA teachers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, should contract negotiations fail. Each side accusing the other of illegal tactics. However, teachers say this is not mainly about wages, but about improving children's education. Jane McAlevey explains
(2018-09-06). In Louisville, a Web of Private Interests Conspire to Expand Charter Schools. progressive.org Members of the Kentucky Board of Education have allied with corporate interests to privatize education, including involvement in potential real estate deals.
(2018-09-06). When Sea Turtles and Fishermen Collide. therealnews.com 
Ecologically sustainable fishing communities and marine life can coexist and great community-level efforts are underway to maintain their livelihood, says Bryan Wallace, Senior Scientist with the Conservation Science Partners
(2018-09-06). US billionaire Richard DeVos, Amway co-founder and Orlando Magic owner, dies at 92. rt.com 
American billionaire Richard DeVos, the co-founder of Amway, owner of the Orlando Magic basketball team and father-in-law of US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has died at the age of 92.
(2018-09-05). As Amazon Hits $1 Trillion in Value, Its Warehouse Workers Denounce "Slavery" Conditions. democracynow.org 
Amazon made headlines Tuesday when it became the second American company, after Apple, to reach $1 trillion in value. Amazon's founder and chief executive, Jeff Bezos, is the richest man in the world, with a net worth of more than $167 billion. But what's behind that wealth? What about its workers? The working conditions in Amazon's warehouses have been the focus of protests, union drives and several investigations—including by student reporters. As students throughout the country head back to class, we feature an investigative report by students at the Rutgers University Department of Journalism and Media…