(2018-09-19). When Pharmaceutical, Vaccine and Medical Device Corporations Rule the World's Healthcare Industries: Too Late, It Already Happened. globalresearch.ca "Corporations should not be involved in any aspect of the democratic process. They should not be involved in education at any level. They should not be involved in health care. They should not be involved in the administration of social …
(2018-09-19). Israeli Soldiers Cause Schoolchildren To Suffer Effects Of Teargas Inhalation In Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers caused, on Wednesday morning, scores of schoolchildren to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, after the army surrounded schools in southern Hebron, and attacked students protesting the invasion. Media sources said the soldiers surrounded an-Nahda School for Boys, and Tareq Bin Ziad Secondary School, in the southern part […]…
(2018-09-19). Broad Support Emerges for Full-Service Community Schools in Minneapolis. progressive.org A shift away from the charter school approach is on the horizon in Minnesota's largest city.
(2018-09-19). As Trump Commits to Endless War, Corporate Media Obsess Over Anonymous Op-Ed. globalresearch.ca The anonymous New York Times op-ed ( 9/5/18), purportedly written by a senior Trump administration official, coupled with the release of Bob Woodward's new book, Fear—itself full of White House back-stabbing and anonymous quotes—unleashed a veritable tsunami of …
(2018-09-19). US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard Blasts America's Support for Al-Qaeda in Syria, as Trump Threatens Further Military Action. globalresearch.ca US military veteran and congresswomen for Hawaii, Tulsi Gabbard, has slammed US foreign policy in Syria. | Arming al-Qaeda | On the 13th of September, Gabbard told [23: 06] comedian and satirist Jimmy Dore: | "Since 2011 both overtly and covertly, the United States | …
(2018-09-19). Russia Defense Minister: Israel Bears Full Responsibility for Downing of IL-20 Off Syrian Coast. globalresearch.ca Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu officially stated that Israel bears full responsibility for the downning of Russian IL-20 plane off Syrian coast because its actions had led to this situation. | "The blame for the downing of the Russian plane and | …
(2018-09-19). Coca-Cola and Nestlé to Acquire Private Ownership of the Largest Reserve of Water in South America? Unconfirmed Report. globalresearch.ca In recent developments (September 2018), according to a Reuters report "Nestle , Unilever and Coca-Cola are among bidders for GlaxoSmithKline's Indian Horlicks nutrition business, expected to fetch more than $4 billion". | Also of relevance is the privatization of water in …
(2018-09-19). Idlib: Lull Before the Hurricane. New US Military Doctrine for Intervention in Syria. globalresearch.ca It appears that the Russians have pressed the pause button on their plans for an offensive alongside the Syrian government to retake Idlib. By the time they return to play mode the martial music may have changed. | New US policies …
(2018-09-19). GMO Lobby Plots to Corrupt EU Court Ruling on Gene Editing. globalresearch.ca The GMO lobby, led by Bayer/Monsanto, Syngenta and others have begun to develop a counter-attack to try to neutralize the unexpected and, for them, devastating EU Court of Justice ruling in July requiring that plants modified through so-called gene-editing DNA …
(2018-09-19). Yemen's Descent into Hell. globalresearch.ca It's the war from hell, the savage one that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, along with seven other Middle Eastern and North African states, have been waging in Yemen since March 2015, with fulsome support from the Pentagon …
(2018-09-19). Authoritarian Fordism in Ontario Trumps the Far Right Elsewhere. globalresearch.ca On the day the Ford government's ham-fisted attempt to alter the balance of political forces in Toronto came to a head in open confrontation with the judiciary, the international media's attention was focused on a far right political party winning …
(2018-09-19). The 2017 Raqqa Exodus: The US Coalition's "Secret Deal" to Allow ISIS-Daesh Terrorists to Escape… globalresearch.ca US Defense Secretary James "Mad Dog" Mattis confirmed in May Washington's resolve to annihilate the ISIS-Daesh terrorists. | That was the "political narrative" of the Pentagon. The unspoken truth is that Uncle Sam had come to the rescue of the Islamic State.
(2018-09-19). 'The Evidence Is Very Clear': The US Has Aligned Itself with Al-Qaeda in Syria. Ron Paul. globalresearch.ca "This isn't the first time that the evidence is very clear that we have aligned ourselves with al-Qaeda when we think it's temporarily of benefit to our foreign policy," declared former United States House of Representatives member and presidential candidate …
(2018-09-19). NATO's Fascist Wedge in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca The latest advert for Ukraine's armed forces depicts chiselled military hunks over a caption: "THEY WILL PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENTS — Ukrainian Army: protecting the borders of civilisation." | In reality, Russia was Ukraine's largest single investor in the first six months …
(2018-09-19). Russia Reveals the MH17 'Smoking Gun'. globalresearch.ca The Russian Defense Ministry may have finally unveiled the "smoking gun" able to solve the mystery surrounding Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, shot down on July 17, 2014 over the Donetsk Oblast, a province in eastern Ukraine. | The MH17 crash killed …
(2018-09-19). Social Media and The Process of Deplatforming. Germaine Greer. globalresearch.ca The flexibility of English, and thriving sign that it is not a dead language, permits repeated atrocities to be committed in the name of new terms. We are told that what is new is supposedly good, a sign of evolution. …
(2018-09-19). Israel, Turkey Hold Secret Talks in UAE. globalresearch.ca Israeli and Turkish envoys yesterday flew to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to hold secret backchannel talks on restoring diplomatic relations. | According to a Hebrew language report by Ynet, | "an Israeli executive jet and a Turkish | …
(2018-09-19). Russia-USA-Iran and Syria – A Continuous Struggle to Avoid War. globalresearch.ca The Syrian defence system shot down by mistake a Russian Ilyushin IL-20M 90924 surveillance plane in Syria with 15 servicemen on board on Monday evening, the day after an Israeli F-16 destroyed an Iranian military cargo plane on the Damascus …
(2018-09-19). Norway Officials Admit They Knew Nothing About Libya But Joined Regime Change Efforts Anyway. globalresearch.ca A new official report produced by the Norwegian government illustrates the continuing absurdity of NATO expansion and foreign adventurism in places very far away from the "North Atlantic" explicit in the name North Atlantic Treaty Organization — places like Afghanistan, …
(2018-09-19). The West Hates Peace in Syria: From De-Escalation to Almost World War III in Just Two Hours. globalresearch.ca On the 17th of September, an important meeting was held in Sochi between Erdogan and Putin to discuss Syria, in particular Idlib. A few hours after the agreement between the two leaders was reached, there was a French-Israeli strike …
(2018-09-19). Canada and the Renegotiation of NAFTA: What's Happening with the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)? globalresearch.ca The re-negotiation of NAFTA ramped up again this week as Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland heads back to Washington for talks on Thursday. The business press is calling this latest round of talks crucial. | Bloomberg News reported (Sept. …
(2018-09-19). IMF (Again) Makes a Fool of Itself Over Brexit. globalresearch.ca Joining that merry band of doom mongers (HM Treasury, the Bank of England and Chancellor Hammond) the IMF's Christine Lagarde has again warned of "substantial costs" of a no deal Brexit. In fact of course there is no such thing …
(2018-09-19). Can Russia Survive Her "Partnerships"? Has Putin Made a Strategic Miscalculation? globalresearch.ca In an act of intentional deception, Israel used a Russian airplane to cloak an Israeli attack on a Syrian ground position, with the consequence that Syrian air defense missiles downed the Russian airplane with the lost of 15 Russian military …
(2018-09-19). Syrian-Russian Victory Only Way to Avenge Israeli-French Strikes. globalresearch.ca Western and Russian media sources have reported an alleged joint Israeli-French strike on Syria on September 17. The attack included Israeli warplanes and French missile frigates operating in the Mediterranean off Syria's coast. Amid the attack, a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance …
(2018-09-19). Saudi Imperatives and The Two-Trillion Bubble: What Aramco IPO Reveals About Crown Prince MBS's 2030 Vision. globalresearch.ca The disconnect between Saudi imperatives and the expectations of Western governments and financial markets who repeatedly focussed on unmet Saudi time indications of the Aramco IPO rather than broader policy statements fit a pattern of misperceptions. |
(2018-09-19). Video: Al Qaeda Militants Reject Demilitarization Zone Agreement in Idlib. globalresearch.ca An implementation of the demilitarized zone agreement in Idlib reached during face-to-face talks between Russian and Turkish presidents on September 17 has appeared to be not a simple task as it has been pointed out by many experts. | On September …
(2018-09-19). The Sinister Subtext of the Capitalist Manifesto. truthdig.com The original Capitalist Manifesto was a 1958 book by economist Louis O. Kelso and philosopher Mortimer J. Adler. In their view of a properly conducted democratic capitalist society, a sort of modern-day Homestead Act was envisioned, in which all Americans would participate in the "capitalist revolution" of growing stock portfolios. This would be possible because of great technologies (energy in the 1950s, AI now) that would allow all of us, in Aristotelian and Jeffersonian property-owning ways, to become 'free' to pursue the arts & sciences and to enjoy more leisure time. Today, this form of democratic capitalism could be realized through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan promoted by the "Just Third Way" movement. | Just one problem. Apparently, in 1958, economists and philosophers were not able to foresee the unlimited greed of the relatively few people with the power to…
(2018-09-19). How's That "Chinese Hoax" Treating You, Mr. President? counterpunch.org 
Remember when our science-challenged president declared that global climate change was a "Chinese hoax"? That his assertion ran against the judgment of 97 percent of the scientific community apparently had no effect upon his foolish and incorrect statement. But now, with killer hurricanes rolling into the East Coast while "super typhoons" clobber the Philippines and western wildfires persist into fall, millions are suffering or worse as a direct result of Trump's climate change delusions. More
(2018-09-19). How Forbes Global 2000 Companies Are Undermining Climate Policy. truthout.org Nearly all of the world's largest 200 industrial companies have directly or indirectly opposed climate policy since the landmark Paris Agreement was signed three years ago, according to new research. | Analysis by InfluenceMap, a UK-based think tank, examined the lobbying activities of 200 of the world's biggest companies and 75 of the most powerful trade groups and the links between them since December 2015. | It found that 30 percent of all companies analysed have directly lobbied against climate policy in the last three years and that 90 percent of them retain membership to trade associations which have actively opposed climate policy around the world. | While the findings have come as no surprise to campaigners calling out corporate lobbying on climate policy, the research highlights the key role trade associations continue to play in influencing policy-makers and watering down climate…
(2018-09-19). Organizing for Power | East Bay Candidate & Voter Education Forum. indybay.org Merritt College | 12500 Campus Drive, Student Center | Oakland, CA 94605…
(2018-09-19). Unions shut down Washington teacher strikes. wsws.org The experiences of teachers in Washington provide critical lessons for educators and other sections of workers coming into struggle.
(2018-09-19). College students aren't submitting absentee ballots …as they don't know how to buy stamps. rt.com 
Today's college students are facing a major hurdle, and it has nothing to do with physics or calculus. America's future leaders aren't turning in their absentee ballots because they don't know where to buy stamps. Yes, really.
(2018-09-19). 'We got us one': Picture of white Alabama teens standing on black student sparks race row. rt.com 
A group of white Alabama high school students are at the center of a racism storm after a photo of them standing on a black pupil surfaced online with the caption 'We got us one.' Participants insist the stunt was a "joke."
(2018-09-19). Stop KIPP & Rocketship Racist Privatization Union Busting Charter School Chains. indybay.org GAP Corporate HQ | 2 Folsom St. Near The Embarcadero San Francisco, California…
(2018-09-19). Bathrooms, Winter Survival, and Community Caring — A Rally — Join Us! indybay.org Santa Cruz City Hall Courtyard | 809 Center St. | Santa Cruz, CA…
(2018-09-18). Some Schools Need a Lesson on Students' Free Speech Rights. aclu.org An alarming number of schools improperly discipline students for their speech — especially students of color. | School is back in session, and that means school administrators may be back to surveilling students on social media and unjustly disciplining them for what they say on it. | We've seen both of these troubling trends before. And in today's era of inspiring student (2018-09-18). For Black College Students, Balancing Activism and Mental Health Takes Work. thenation.com For Black College Students, Balancing Activism and Mental Health Takes Work appeared first on The Nation.
(2018-09-18). Morning Edition's Think Tank Sources Lean to the Right. fair.org 
Ideology of think tanks sources on Morning Edition (2—7/18) | When it comes to seeking "expert" opinions on events for its reports, NPR often looks to a trusted roster of think-tank sources. In a study of NPR's Morning Edition from February to July 2018, FAIR found that sources from left-of-center think tanks were underrepresented, with right-leaning think tank sources appearing almost twice as often. | Out of 129 episodes aired Monday through Friday over the course of six months, researchers and fellows representing think tanks were quoted 144 times. Centrist think tanks were most commonly heard on Morning Edition, with 63 interview (44 percent of citations). Fifty-one (35 percent) of the show's interviews were with conservative or center-right groups, while 28 (19 percent) involved progressive or center-left groups. | Representatives from two think tanks—the pro-seafood Lobster Institute and the Rich Earth Institute, which…
(2018-09-18). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Costa Rican public sector workers, backed by students and others, protest anti-worker fiscal reforms last week; meanwhile 500 Sun-Maid workers are fighting management's concession demands.
(2018-09-18). Students Want Change at University Accused of Hiding Sexual Abuse. therealnews.com 
Students at the University of Maryland Baltimore County protested Monday after a federal lawsuit alleged officials discouraged rape reporting, dismissed cases and destroyed evidence
(2018-09-17). SPLC, Rock the Vote launch voter education class. splcenter.org The SPLC and Rock the Vote — a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to building the political power of young people — today launched a class designed to teach high school students the importance of voting.
(2018-09-17). American Fascism. counterpunch.org 
Fascism is a loaded topic for Americans. The term is usually put forward as oppositional, as the flip side of representative democracy, e.g. authoritarian. Left unaddressed is whose interests' American representative democracy represents. Twenty years of research by political scientist Thomas Ferguson strongly supports the conclusion that it is monied interests (a/k/a the rich) that determines public policy. And while this isn't the authoritarian leader alluded to with the charge of fascism, neither does it contrast with it in the sense implied.
(2018-09-17). 5 things you need to know about one of the anti-LGBT movement's biggest events: the 'Values Voter Summit'. splcenter.org One of the most powerful anti-LGBT hate groups, the Family Research Council (FRC), is getting ready for its annual gathering in the nation's capital.
(2018-09-17). New Zealand primary teachers' union presents sellout offer. wsws.org The Labour government's proposal does not begin to address stagnant wages and the staffing crisis afflicting schools.
(2018-09-17). US schools hiring private companies to spy on students' social media. wsws.org Monitoring students' social media accounts is a violation of privacy, revealing the partnership of the US government and tech companies in internet surveillance and censorship.
(2018-09-17). Laura Flanders Show: Education Activists Back To School With A Test for DeVos. therealnews.com 
2018 has been a year of upheaval for students, in and out of the classroom. This week on the Laura Flanders show, educators and education activists talk about educational justice, teaching in Trump times, and taking stock of the current state of education. We're joined by Natasha Capers, of the NYC Coalition for Educational Justice;…
(2018-09-17). Texas special education students face teacher shortage and budget shortfall. wsws.org The state of Texas is in violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for its failure to educate disabled children.
(2018-09-16). Texas Education Board votes to cut Hillary Clinton's name from student curriculum. rt.com 
Students in Texas will not be obliged to learn about Hillary Clinton in their history class, but will discuss the impact of Moses on the nation's founding documents, following a vote by the State Board of Education.
(2018-09-14). Headlines for September 14, 2018. democracynow.org Hurricane Florence Makes Landfall, Lashing Carolinas Coast, Trump Falsely Claims 3,000 Puerto Ricans Did Not Die After Hurricane Maria, Wins and Losses for Progressive Challengers in New York Primaries, Former Refugee from Afghanistan Safiya Wazir Unseats Incumbent in NH Primary Race, Paul Manafort and Special Counsel Reach Tentative Plea Deal, Sen. Feinstein Refers to FBI Letter Alleging Sexual Misconduct by Kavanaugh, Dozens of Homes Explode North of Boston, Mass., Killing 1 Person, Argentina: Thousands of Teachers & Students Strike Against Austerity Measures, Lawsuit Alleges MSU Officials Intentionally Covered…
(2018-09-14). From CO2 to Methane, Trump's Hurricane of Destruction. counterpunch.org 
Photo Source Becker1999 | CC BY 2.0 | While the Trump administration swirls around in a vortex of Tweets, lies and Russiagate, one thing is for certain, while we are all distracted and perplexed by the daily mayhem, Trump and his fossil fuel buddies are getting away with environmental plunder. | It's not a surprise, really, given that Trump believes man-made climate change is a bunch of stale chow mein, as he notoriously tweeted: | The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive. | — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2012 | Unfortunately, Trump has moved beyond his wacky conspiracy theory and sparked a full-on assault on the environmental laws, science and regulatory apparatus which act as our best hope to curb greenhouse gas emissions. In documents