(2018-09-13). Guatemala Troops Face off With Protesters Over Anti-Graft Body. telesurtv.net More than 2,000 police and troops blocked off parts of the city center as farmers and students marched for the third day in a row.
(2018-09-13). Conjuring Up the Next Depression. globalresearch.ca During the financial crisis of 2008, the world's central banks, including the Federal Reserve, injected …
(2018-09-13). Doctrines of Impunity: John Bolton and the International Criminal Court (ICC). globalresearch.ca The Trump administration's national security advisor John Bolton has never been a fan of international law, …
(2018-09-13). Lockheed RICO crimes trump all…9-11-01 Mouse Report. indybay.org catching up w/ all the censored media across the country starts w/ the weekend news 10 points down the dial (from 104.1 fm) then heading for the Saturday KPFA LSB board mtg. at the North Berkeley Senior Center..1901 Hearst Ave. 11-3 pm to protest axing of Guns and Butter…sampling Global Research, RT, Twitwit and noliesradio on the subject of censorship and Trump crimes (84 min.)…
(2018-09-13). Teachers strike in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. wsws.org The district's teachers are being asked to shoulder increased health care costs.
(2018-09-13). In new cost-cutting move, PSA subcontracts Opel operation in Germany. wsws.org The subcontracting of research and development operations in Ràºsselsheim is another significant step towards the dismantling of Opel.
(2018-09-13). "Why the working class needs socialism" Large turnout to hear SEP candidate Niles Niemuth at University of Michigan. wsws.org The meeting addressed by Niemuth, who is running for Congress in Michigan's 12th Congressional District, reflected the growing interest in socialism among students and young people.
(2018-09-12). Planned Parenthood Picks Physician—a Chinese Immigrant—as Leader. truthdig.com NEW YORK — A Chinese immigrant who fled her native country when she was 8 was named Wednesday as Planned Parenthood's new president, the first doctor to hold the post in five decades. | Dr. Leana Wen will assume the role Nov. 12, six days after midterm elections in which Planned Parenthood's political wing plans to spend $20 million on behalf of candidates who support abortion rights. | Wen, will be Planned Parenthood's sixth president over a century of work providing millions of Americans with birth control, sex education and medical screenings. | The organization also is the largest provider of abortions…
(2018-09-12). Asst. General Counsel Khyla D. Craine to Talk Voter Purges and Protection at CBC Black Law Student Event. naacp.org Washington, D.C. (September 12, 2018) —NAACP Assistant General Counsel Khyla D. Craine will participate in the National Black Law Student Association Voter Protection Forum, during the 48th Annual Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference. The program will analyze five (5) key aspects of voter challenges: 1) Voter Education, 2) Voter Registration, 3) Voter Mobilization, 4) Voter […]
(2018-09-12). Hotel Strikers' Call for Justice Rings Out in Chicago. truthout.org Chicago hotel workers are on strike at more than 25 hotels, and the 6,000-strong members of UNITE HERE Local 1 show no signs of backing down. | Since September 7, Chicago's downtown has been filled with picket lines seemingly every other block. The raucous chanting reverberating down the skyscraper canyons and the "On Strike" signs appealing for solidarity were strong reminders of the 2012 Chicago teachers strike, with its massive demonstrations that turned downtown streets into rivers of red. | The strike comes at a particularly crucial moment for Chicago hotels…
(2018-09-12). A Professor of Biostatistics Explains Why People Ignore Evacuation Orders. alternet.org 
Here's why some residents refuse to leave their homes. | Editor's note: This article orginally appeared at the Conversation on Oct. 16, 2016: " Thousands of people didn't evacuate before Hurricane Matthew. Why not? "As Hurricane Matthew approached the Atlantic coast earlier this month, more than 2. 5 million people were (2018-09-12). Dick Cheney and Rudy Giuliani: The First Government Officials to Dismiss the Idea of Controlled Demolition on 9/11. globalresearch.ca One of the more perplexing aspects of 9/11 is how the public was so quickly and …
(2018-09-12). US Favorite Candidate for Iraq PM, Haider al-Abadi Has Fallen with the Burned Walls of the Iranian Consulate in Basra. globalresearch.ca The US favourite candidate for the prime ministership Haider Abadi lost his last chance to renew …
(2018-09-12). September 11, 1973: Remembering Canada's Support for the Right Wing Coup in Chile. globalresearch.ca On Sept. 11, 1973, the democratically elected president of Chile, Salvador Allende, was overthrown by…
(2018-09-12). Will the U.S. Let India Continue to Import Iranian Crude? globalresearch.ca India is increasingly finding itself caught between competing alliances. | On one hand, ties between Washington and …
(2018-09-12). The US: The Century of Lost Wars. globalresearch.ca Introduction | Despite having the biggest military budget in the world, five times larger than the next …
(2018-09-12). Reflections on Prison National Strike Against Slave Labour. globalresearch.ca Prisoners in many states in the U.S. began a coordinated National Strike on August 21, the …
(2018-09-12). Is There a Real Way for English to Retain Its Primacy Across the EU? globalresearch.ca If one is to take a look at EU's language policies, we note numerous attempts to …
(2018-09-12). Venezuela Poses No 'Threat to the World'— But WaPo's Claim That It Does Is Dangerous. globalresearch.ca A Washington Post article by Ishaan Tharoor ( 9/10/18) states that it "can be plausibly …
(2018-09-12). People's Tribunal on U.S. Crimes Against Puerto Rico. globalresearch.ca Since the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria of September 2017, the world has heard of …
(2018-09-12). Holding the Line on Torture, US Torture Policy, One Organization at a Time. globalresearch.ca Sometimes the good guys do win. That's what happened on August 8th in San Francisco when …
(2018-09-12). Trump Says He Doesn't Need a Fake Chemical Attack to Bomb Syria. globalresearch.ca Now that the noninterventionist president appears ready to give the go-ahead to kill more people in …
(2018-09-12). The White House Countdown Begins for the Death of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). globalresearch.ca After months of speculation about the contradictory remarks delivered by American officials and spokespersons about the …
(2018-09-12). US Shutters Palestine Liberation Organisation's Diplomatic Mission in Washington. globalresearch.ca Featured image: Outside view of the Palestine Liberation Organisation's office in Washington, US on 10 September …
(2018-09-12). Eleven Disadvantaged Los Angeles Communities Endure Heaviest Use of Oil-drilling Chemicals. Analysis. globalresearch.ca Eleven disadvantaged neighborhoods and communities endure the heaviest use of toxic oil-drilling chemicals in Los Angeles …
(2018-09-12). The Geopolitics of War Crimes, Israel and America: Trump's Taking Putin's Earlier ICC Moves to a Qualitatively New Level. globalresearch.ca President Putin's decision to remove Russia from the International Criminal Court in 2016 over its hyper-politicized …
(2018-09-12). America: One Big Commercial. The Post 9/11 Marriage between the Sport's Media and the Pentagon. globalresearch.ca I love sports, since I was a young kid. I can remember, vividly, sitting in our …
(2018-09-12). Gramsci, Passive Revolution and 20th Century Iran. globalresearch.ca The struggle for democracy, development, independence and an egalitarian society in Iran is a century old. …
(2018-09-12). Canada: Please Sign Petition for Public Inquiry into Hassan Diab's Case. globalresearch.ca Dear Friends and Supporters, | Please sign our petition calling on the Government of Canada to conduct …
(2018-09-12). Beyond Bolton and the "Law of the Jungle": The Path to a Progressive U.S. Foreign Policy. globalresearch.ca America's miserable record over 30 years should make it clear a serious and genuine commitment to …
(2018-09-12). Growing support for socialism among students across the US. wsws.org Youth and students across the US spoke to the IYSSE on a wide range of issues, including social inequality, opposition to war and militarism, and above all, their interest in socialism.
(2018-09-11). Is Our World Cultural Heritage Worth Saving? Activists Call Out Saudi Arabia on the Disappearing of History. globalresearch.ca "A concerted effort to preserve our heritage is a vital link to our cultural, educational, aesthetic, …
(2018-09-11). Lifting Russia Off Its Knees. counterpunch.org "To lift Russia off its knees," the student said. We were standing in a corner of a lecture hall at Moscow State University where students had swarmed me after my first US History lecture in September 2002. "What do you think about Putin?" one asked. "What do you think about Chechnya?" asked another. "Why are More
(2018-09-11). A teacher, a shooting survivor, and Black Caucus chair: Reject Kavanaugh! peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Saying federal judge Brett Kavanaugh cares more about gun rights than about kids' safety, more about the right wing than civil rights, and cares little about workers' rights, a union teacher, a survivor of the Valentine's Day high school massacre in Florida and the chair of the Co…
(2018-09-11). New York's Democratic Primary is a Showdown for Charter School Politics. progressive.org The upcoming New York primary could redefine the Democratic party in the state—and could mean drastic change for the charter school industry.
(2018-09-11). The Natural Enemy: US Open Women's Tennis Final, Serena Williams and the Sporting Umpire. globalresearch.ca Should it matter this much? A wealthy, successful individual expressed fury at the most popular object …
(2018-09-11). Eight Reasons 9/11 Could Not Have Been "An Inside Job" globalresearch.ca There's no way government officials who are sworn to protect and defend America – would do something like that! True, the U.S. government officials have admitted that they've repeatedly carried out false flag attacks. But 9/11 was obviously different.
(2018-09-11). Teachers must link up their fight with educators nationally and internationally! wsws.org Educators across the US have returned to the classrooms under conditions of unrelenting assault on public education.
(2018-09-11). AI detects 'mysterious repeating' signals from 'alien galaxy' 3 billion light years away. rt.com 
Researchers at Breakthrough Listen, a project involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), have used AI to study signals from distant galaxies and found that we may have missed a lot in the hunt for alien life.
(2018-09-11). Australian university union elections point to seething discontent. wsws.org Amid an escalating assault on staff and students, more than a third of the votes rejected the NTEU leadership's candidate.
(2018-09-11). Massive student protests hit Mexico City universities. wsws.org Students denounced attacks by violent right-wing student shock groups directed by politicians and authorities.
(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
(2018-09-09). 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.
(2018-09-07). 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.
(2018-09-06). 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). 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). Plutocracy Now! consortiumnews.com The United States today qualifies as a plutocracy — on a number of grounds, and it is having a profound impact on the media, education and think tanks—indeed on the whole of society, says Michael Brenner. By Michael Brenner Plutocracy… Read more →