(2018-10-30). Vale Marie Muir: unionist, feminist and fighter. greenleft.org.au 
Marie Muir was born in 1930 on the NSW Central Coast, the youngest of five children of Doreen Burt and George Jovanovich. Growing up with the surname Jovanovich in the 1930s and '40s meant Marie was often called a "wog", but Marie said it taught her acceptance of all people, regardless of their creed or colour, and to show compassion and tolerance to others. | The family moved to Sydney when Marie was accepted into the selective Sydney Girls High School and in 1948, she won a scholarship to Sydney's Teachers College to study Infants Education. While still a student, she joined the NSW Teacher's Federation and rem…
(2018-10-30). Students for a Democratic Society grows with 13th national convention. fightbacknews.org Salt Lake City, UT – Student activists from as far as Massachusetts, Florida, Texas and Minnesota gathered in Salt Lake City for the 13th annual Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) national convention over the weekend of October 20. | The two-day convention, with the theme, "Struggle! Solidarity! Strike!" focused on the current period of Trump's attacks and our need to build against police crimes, imperialism and national oppression. Speakers included organizers speaking from Jacksonville Community Action, Anakbayan, and the SLC Brown Berets. | Members of Teamsters Local 220 and the Jersey City Educators Asso…
(2018-10-30). Two Stories From the Propaganda War. globalresearch.ca Two recent stories about Russians have demonstrated how the news is selected and manipulated in the United States. The first is about Maria Butina, who apparently sought to overthrow American democracy, such as it is, by obtaining a life membership …
(2018-10-30). Fascism on the March in Latin America. globalresearch.ca In a few years Latin America, that struggled for 15 -20 years to become independent from the fascist masters of the north — has been reabsorbed into the northern elite's, the empire's backyard — yes, indeed, that's what Latin America …
(2018-10-30). Fake Pipe Bomb Charade Continues. globalresearch.ca If Jeff Zucker can be believed, CNN has received another pipe bomb which, like the previous described pipe bombs, almost certainly isn't a bomb at all, but a pile of odds and ends made to resemble a pipe bomb (for …
(2018-10-30). Collapsing Rainforest Ecosystems. counterpunch.org 
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences recently issued a report on the status of arthropods in rainforests (Bradford C. Lister and Andres Garcia, Climate-Driven Declines in Arthropod Abundance Restructure a Rainforest Food Web, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2018 doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1722477115). The report's shocking analysis discovered a collapsing food web in tropical rainforests. Oh please! More
(2018-10-30). US Midterm Elections: Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) Will Not "Restore Democracy to America" globalresearch.ca There's a big push underway- it appears to be primarily a Democrat plan— for GOTV. GOTV is not a videogame; it's the acronym of Get-Out-The-Vote. Behind this drive is the conviction: 'If registered Democrats will simply get off their butts, …
(2018-10-30). Selected Articles: Jair Bolsonaro: Collapse of Democracy in Brazil? globalresearch.ca 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 …
(2018-10-30). "Class War Conservatism" and Resistance to the Doug Ford Tories in Ontario. globalresearch.ca The Fordist Conservative government in Ontario presents a pressing challenge to politics as usual and raises the stakes for working class resistance. Almost immediately upon taking office Doug Ford and his Tory regime have gone on an offensive targeting diverse …
(2018-10-30). Bolsonaro Is a Pivotal Part of Trump's Plans to Build "Fortress America" globalresearch.ca The election of Jair Bolsonaro as Brazil's next president is a major step in the direction of Trump's plans to build a "Fortress America" that he intends will cement the US' hegemonic influence in the Western Hemisphere by systematically squeezing …
(2018-10-30). Haddad: PT Will Fight for Social Unification of Brazil. globalresearch.ca The former candidate of the PT said that Brazilians must aspire for a great social movement to defend the freedoms and rights of Brazilians. | Speaking after the results of the Brazilian elections were announced and the victory of far-right Jair …
(2018-10-30). Black Leaders Organize March on the White House to Demand End to U.S. War on Africa. globalresearch.ca The Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice Peace and Reparations has issued a call for black people to descend on Washington D.C. this weekend for a 2-day mobilization demanding an end to U.S. military and economic aggression in Africa …
(2018-10-30). Fascism Triumphs in Brazilian Presidential Election. globalresearch.ca In Sunday's runoff presidential election, hardline Social Liberal Party (PSL) candidate Jair Bolsonaro defeated Workers Party (PT) aspirant Fernando Haddad with 55% of the vote. | He'll succeed US-installed Michel Temer, serving as interim president after the Obama regime's orchestrated coup …
(2018-10-30). Alleged "Sonic Attacks" Against US Diplomats in Havana: Rebuttal. globalresearch.ca The explanatory Commentary and Editorial published in Cortex on October 9 and 13, 2018, is timely, given that the U.S. has, for quite some time, been ratcheting up its rhetoric against Cuba. The Commentary and Editorial in this new scientific …
(2018-10-30). UK Was Aware of Saudi Plot Against Khashoggi Weeks in Advance: Report. globalresearch.ca The murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi was about to disclose details of Saudi Arabia's use of chemical weapons in Yemen when he was killed, as reported by the Sunday Express, a source close to him told the media outlet Friday. | This …
(2018-10-30). 49th Anniversary of People's Park – rally and concert. indybay.org Hear 2.5 hours of uncut audio from the rally and concert. Activists speak on the history and current issues in the struggle, organizing against the UC Berkeley administrations latest attempt to pave the park over for student and homeless housing. Several good local bands play sets. Distribute widely. (2hrs. 30min.)…
(2018-10-30). Save People's Park rally and concert. indybay.org Hear 2 hours of uncut audio from People's park from a rally and concert which took place at People's Park, on the U.C. Berkeley campus, on September 23, 2018. The purpose of the event is to organize support against the University's stated plans to turn the free public park into a lot for student housing and subsidized low-income housing for up to 100 homeless people. (2hrs 20min)…
(2018-10-30). True Yemen Death Toll Five Times Higher Than Previous Estimate, Researchers Say. theantimedia.com 
(MEE) — At least 56,000 people have been killed in armed violence in Yemen since January 2016, according to data collected by an independent research group, a tally that is more than five times higher than previously reported. The new figure encompasses the deaths of both combatants and civilians in Yemen between January 2016 and 20 October …
(2018-10-29). What Does Erdogan Know About Khashoggi's Execution? globalresearch.ca "The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of a million a statistic." And the death of one man, Khashoggi, at the hand of Saudi assassins in Turkey has reinforced that axiom, amidst tens of thousands of children …
(2018-10-29). What Journalism Gave Me: Reflections of Ady Barkan. theintercept.com Late one winter evening during my sophomore year of college, facing a midnight deadline to turn in a draft of my biweekly opinion column and with no clue what I was going to write about, I left my dorm room and wandered down Broadway in search of inspiration. I returned to my room a couple hours later, having had three of those intense, revelatory conversations that only college sophomores can have: with a homeless man wearing a Howard Dean T-shirt, a sex worker enjoying a late-night meal at the counter of Tom's Restaurant, and an evangelical security guard working the overnight shift. | Being a student journalis…
(2018-10-29). Privatization of Water as an Owned Commodity Rather Than a Universal Human Right. globalresearch.ca There is no greater natural resource on this earth than water. As the sustenance of all life, water keeps every living and breathing organism, every plant, every animal and every human being on this planet alive.
(2018-10-29). Israel's Far Right Blame "Leftist" Victims of Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre. mintpressnews.com As Israeli Minister of Education Naftali Bennett sets out to Pittsburgh, prominent members of the governing Likud Party have blamed the Jewish victims of the neo-Nazi massacre "for causing anti-Semitism."
(2018-10-29). Fact-Checking the Establishment's "Fact-Checkers": How the "Fake News" Story Is Fake News. globalresearch.ca It would be an understatement to say that during U.S. President Donald Trump's term in office, the issue of truth and falsehoods has been a central topic of political discourse. It was a reoccurring issue throughout the 2016 election …
(2018-10-29). Common ground on Syria: What France, Germany, Turkey and Russia agreed upon in Istanbul. globalresearch.ca Despite years of disagreements on Syria, the leaders of Turkey, France, Germany, and Russia worked out a common vision for the steps to reconciliation in the war-torn country when they met in Istanbul. Here's a summary of it. | Turkey's President …
(2018-10-29). Bolsonaro, Next President of Brazil. 55.6% of the Vote. globalresearch.ca LATEST: | With 92 percent counted, far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is slated to become the next president of Brazil. | Bolsonaro obtained 55.6 percent of the vote, against PT candidate Fernando Haddad who received 44.3 percent. | Reports yet to be confirmed …
(2018-10-29). Congressional Candidate Mike Levin (CA-49) Has A Message For The Iranian American Community. iranian.com I don't know about you but I've decided that the only way to identify who to vote for in November is to do the research. What party they are from is less important than how they stand on the issues. Maybe it's the skeptic in me but personally I don't trust ads or association recommendations. […]
(2018-10-29). Why Are Thousands of Hondurans Walking Towards the US Border? globalresearch.ca For the thousands of Hondurans who are part of a migrant caravan proceeding towards the United States, the recent comments by US president Donald Trump were yet another instance of the persecution they have faced while trying to escape horrible …
(2018-10-29). Julian Assange, Ecuador and the Dangers of Farce. globalresearch.ca This is the next stage of the Julian Assange chronicles: from the summit of information disclosures and meddlesome revelations on classified state matters, the Australian rabblerouser now finds himself the subject of a new round of jokes and ribbing. WikiLeaks, …
(2018-10-29). La burguesía aúpa al fascismo: Bolsonaro y el esclavismo capitalista. globalresearch.ca El gran capital transnacional hace sus elecciones entre los candidatos a la presidencia de los países: se trata siempre de elegir el candidato que mejor gestione el Estado en favor de sus intereses, que gestione la continuidad del saqueo capitalista. …
(2018-10-29). Canada Seems to Prefer State of 'War' in Korea, Not Peace. globalresearch.ca Who prefers military might over peaceful discussion to settle a long festering international dispute? Canada, it seems. | It may surprise some that a Canadian general is undercutting inter-Korean rapprochement while Global Affairs Canada seeks to maintain its 70-year old war …
(2018-10-29). Union leaders fault top political leaders for role in synagogue massacre. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Two union leaders, D. Taylor of Unite Here and Mary Kay Henry of the Service Employees, plus the Jewish Labor Committee, faulted top U.S. political leaders, implicitly or explicitly, for fomenting the environment that led to the anti-Semitic synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh and other recent acts of hate. Other union leaders, including Teachers President Randi …
(2018-10-29). Puerto Rico Tribunal puts U.S. on trial. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – Over 150 people gathered at the Holyrood Church in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City on October 27 for the International Peoples Tribunal on U.S. Colonial Crimes in Puerto Rico. | Fifteen leaders from various movements, such as national liberation, student and anti-war organizations, sat on the jury. This included Pam Africa of MOVE; Chrisley Carpio, a national leader of Students for a Democratic Society; Deirdre Griswold of Workers World Party; and Bernadette Ellorin of BAYAN USA. | The jurors heard testimony from an array of speakers and witnesses to the U.S. crimes against Pue…
(2018-10-29). ISIS Is a US-Israeli Creation. Top Ten "Indications" globalresearch.ca Relevant article first posted on GR in April 2016. | ISIS is a US-Israeli creation, a fact as clear as the sky is blue. It's a truth as black and white as the colors on their flag. For many alternative news …
(2018-10-29). A Ridiculed Election Show of US-NATO on the Stage of Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca On October 20, 2018, there were Parliamentary Elections in Afghanistan. The election was fully funded and influenced by US-NATO to give legitimacy to their puppet regime in Kabul. Obviously, holding so-called election in an occupied country never represent the will …
(2018-10-29). Why We Need More School Leaders of Color, Especially in White Districts. progressive.org Racism in the classroom leaves white students racially illiterate.
(2018-10-29). Laos-China are Building, High Speed Trains. The Cruel Legacy of War and Colonialism. globalresearch.ca Imagine the splendid Mekong River, as it flows not far from an ancient capital of Laos, Luang Prabang. The river is powerful, with muddy banks, surrounded by lush mountains. Imagine poor villages and old ferry crossings, as well as broken …
(2018-10-29). Far-right Jair Bolsonaro Wins Brazil's Presidential Elections. globalresearch.ca Far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro has won the Brazilian presidential elections with over 55 percent of the vote beating leftist Fernando Haddad who scored 44.3 percent in the country's most polarized elections in decades. | According to the latest polls, support for …
(2018-10-29). Nothing to see here, move along! Classes proceed as usual after NC high school shooting. rt.com 
A shooting at a North Carolina high school has sparked outrage beyond the usual grief and confusion, as parents and students say authorities bungled the aftermath by sending kids back to class as if nothing happened.
(2018-10-28). Members of Netanyahu's Likud Blame Victims of Pittsburgh Pogrom and Echo the Killer's Rhetoric. grayzoneproject.com As Israeli Minister of Education Naftali Bennett sets out to Pittsburgh, prominent members of the governing Likud Party have blamed…
(2018-10-28). Teachers set to walk off for refugees. greenleft.org.au 
The Australian Education Union (AEU) Victorian Branch Council has endorsed a planned walk off by teachers and education support staff in support of refugees on November 20, Universal Children's Day. | There are currently about 60 refugee children being detained by the Australian government on Nauru. | More than 6000 doctors issued an open letter to the government on October 22, calling on it to remove children from Nauru due to very serious mental and physical health emergency on the Pacific island. | Doctors and health workers have spoken out about the significant trauma children suffer in detention. | Australia…
(2018-10-28). Western Massachusetts students rally community against Trump's transphobic attacks. fightbacknews.org Northampton, MA – Western Massachusetts Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a rally and speak out for transgender rights, October 26, in downtown Northampton's Pulaski Park. Pulaski Park is a block from Smith College, and a short trip from Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Amherst College, and UMass Amherst. | This event was inspired by SDS actions in Tampa Bay and Tallahassee earlier this week. Joining a national SDS call for students to protest the Trump administration's proposals to change Title IX to include an unwavering definition of gender, based on genetics and a binary idea of biological…
(2018-10-27). Yes, ExxonMobil and Chevron are still distorting climate science. mronline.org 
If you look at headlines from the last year, ExxonMobil, Chevron and other major fossil fuel companies have seemingly turned a new page on climate change. | Source
(2018-10-26). What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left. thenation.com What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left…
(2018-10-26). Jeff Bezos-Funded Super PAC Takes Down Offensive Ad, yet Continues to Back Candidate Making Same Offensive Argument. theintercept.com A Super PAC boosted by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has taken down a controversial ad that attacked a Democrat, who was then in college, as unpatriotic in the wake of the September 11 attacks. | With Honor Fund, a congressional Super PAC supporting a bipartisan array of military veterans, condemned Lauren Baer, a Democratic candidate for Florida's 18th Congressional District, for criticizing American foreign policy decisions in the Harvard University student newspaper a month…
(2018-10-26). "I Believe in the Bible. I Also Believe in Science": How One Man Built Florida Home to Survive Storm. democracynow.org 
Fifteen miles from Tyndall Air Force Base is Mexico Beach, Florida, which was practically wiped off the map after Hurricane Michael. On the beach, just one house still stands—it is known as the Sand Palace. Over the weekend, Democracy Now! traveled to the Florida Panhandle. We spoke to Russell King, an attorney from Chattanooga, Tennessee, who owns the Sand Palace.
(2018-10-25). Scott Walker's Short-Term Vision on Education. progressive.org Under the Republican governor, public education in Wisconsin is hemorrhaging.
(2018-10-25). Will the Save Our Schools Movement Propel a Change Election? progressive.org Demoralized teachers, overtested students, and lack of improvement from draconian policies are changing public opinion on education.
(2018-10-23). Students cross social boundaries, challenge stereotypes on Mix It Up at Lunch Day. splcenter.org While young people across the country are adjusting to colder temperatures and figuring out what kind of costume to wear for Halloween, thousands of students in America are also stepping out of their comfort zones to get to know someone new.
(2018-09-09). Today's College Students Are Paying More for Less. zcomm.org Despite the soaring costs of attending American colleges and universities, their students are receiving an education that falls far short of the one experienced by earlier generations. The sharp increase in costs is clear enough. Between 1978 and 2013, American college tuition rose by 1,120 percent, and became the major source of revenue for higher Read more…