(2018-11-07). Are Trump Regime Hardliners Heading for War on Iran? globalresearch.ca Was the Trump regime's JCPOA pullout and harsh sanctions prelude for something far more aggressive — aiming to weaken and try toppling Iran's government forcefully? | Most world community nations oppose Trump's unacceptable and illegal toughness on Iran. | Israel, its lobby, …
(2018-11-07). US Midterm vote: Democrats Win Control of House of Representatives. globalresearch.ca The Democratic Party won control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections on November 6, gaining more than the 23 seats required for a majority. With many House races too close to call or with large numbers of …
(2018-11-07). Progressives Win on Medicaid Expansion, Public Education, and Voting Rights Through Ballot Initiatives. theintercept.com 
From state legislative races to the House of Representatives, progressive candidates made a dent in the 2018 election season, and will be relatively well-represented in federal and state-level governments next year. But it's not just elected office: Left-wing activists also made their voices heard through ballot initiatives across the country. On Tuesday night, progressives walked away with some wins and some losses on that front. | They made gains for Medicaid expansion, public education, and voting rights. But they lost other battles, like on criminal justice reform, nurse-to-patient ratios, and universal home…
(2018-11-07). Election 2018 and The Unraveling of America. The Great Distraction. Rising Social Inequality. globalresearch.ca As Americans go to the polls today, November 6, 2018, no doubt some will be thinking of the hordes of immigrants we're told are invading the US southern border. Or they may be remembering the pipe bombs, the killings in …
(2018-11-07). Rent Control: The Bigger Picture. indybay.org The scope of the crisis faced by renters in Santa Cruz is familiar to most of us: the extra jobs required to pay the rent, the threat of eviction, the endless searches for an affordable place, the looming possibility of homelessness. Not mentioned as often are all the side effects of this insecurity: illness, relationships distorted by impossible conditions, life plans and careers derailed. While the crisis here is extreme, Santa Cruz is not alone. According to research by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, there is no US state where a full-time minimum wage worker can afford to rent or own a one-bedroom…
(2018-11-07). A Record-setting $30.1m Sale of an Assyrian Relief at Christie's Raises Red Flags. globalresearch.ca A 3000-year-old Assyrian relief sold at Christie's New York on 31 October for $30.1m, tripling its estimate and setting an auction record for Assyrian work. The sale, however, has provoked the Iraqi Ministry of Culture to call for the repatriation …
(2018-11-07). Challenges for Cuba's New Constitution. globalresearch.ca Cuba is writing a new constitution, part of a lengthy process of political change that can be traced to the 6th Congress of the Communist Party in 2011. The Congress approved a document known as the "lineamientos," a detailed domestic …
(2018-11-07). Cell Phone Radiation Leads to Cancer, Says U.S. NTP in Final Report. globalresearch.ca "We believe that the link between radiofrequency (RF) radiation and tumors in male rats is real," says John Bucher, the former associate director of the U.S. National Toxicology Program ( NTP). | The announcement accompanies this morning's release of …
(2018-11-07). The West Is Failing Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca Let's start with the cat. You never would have thought one of these beloved felines would play a crucial role in the Julian Assange case, would you? And yet look at the latest press coverage. The mainstream media's headlines weren't …
(2018-11-07). The Prison Industry in the United States: Big Business or a New Form of Slavery? globalresearch.ca This incisive and carefully researched article was first published by Global Research ten years ago in March 2008. | Human rights organizations, as well as political and social ones, are condemning what they are calling a new form of inhumane exploitation …
(2018-11-07). Remember Obama's 2008 Climate Promises? globalresearch.ca Barack Obama's decision to give Shell permission to drill for potential oil reserves in the Arctic undermined his legacy as the American president who took climate change seriously. | The public outcry as he comes to the end of his …
(2018-11-07). Trump's Project of a Middle East Strategic Alliance (MESA), An "Arab NATO-like Alliance" to Confront Iran. globalresearch.ca The major media outlets had totally ignored the important three days October 26-28 IISS Manama Dialogue 2018 conference that was organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in the city of Manama; the capital of the tiny island …
(2018-11-07). Universal Healthcare in Africa Is a Necessity for Genuine Development. globalresearch.ca Many of the news stories about African Union (AU) member-states focus on the outbreak of infectious diseases which are a direct result of the legacy of colonialism and neo-colonialism, where the healthcare institutions were deliberately left underdeveloped. | A conference held …
(2018-11-07). Syria: "Russian Mercenaries Casualties" Narrative Resurfaces in Western Media. globalresearch.ca Russian-linked private military contractors (PMCs) have suffered new casualties in Syria, Syrian pro- and Russian pro-opposition militant media outlets claim. | Initial speculations on this issue appeared on November 3 and November 4 when several outlets claimed that an explosion reportedly …
(2018-11-07). UK students face rising debts, poor wages and further marketisation of higher education. wsws.org Graduates' pay figures are an expression of the declining wages and conditions of the working class.
(2018-11-07). Trumponomics and Wall Street Rejoices. indybay.org Economics should be a part of life, not a steamroller crushing creativity and self-determination. The state should serve the public interest and reduce poverty. Instead, private or special interests are in the driver's seat. Trumponomics is a disaster that is like a sleight of hand. $8 trillion was given to the super-rich. The poor, seniors, children and students are under a vicious attack.
(2018-11-07). Education department seeks to stop teachers walking off for refugees. greenleft.org.au 
The Department of Education and Training Victoria today advised school principals to oppose leave for teachers who wish to participate in the Walk Off for Refugees on November 20. | Teachers For Refugees (TFR) has called on teachers and education support staff to walk off the job on Universal Children's Day and demand that the federal government remove all children and adults from offshore camps and resettle them in the community. | TFR's Lucy Honan said in response to the education department's decision: "In the face of the human rights catastrophe that has lasted more than five years, this is an unacceptable re…
(2018-11-07). Colombia: Teachers Union to Mobilize Against VAT Increase. telesurenglish.net Political and Social organizations are ready to reject a bill that seeks to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT).
(2018-11-07). Backfire! How Teacher Union Leaders Helped Tuck & Green Dot Charters Push Their Agenda. indybay.org Marshall Tuck, the former Green Dot Charter School operator received support for the school chain from the AFT leadership including AFT president Randi Weingarten. Weingarten and UFT president Mulgrew lauded the school change and supported the deregulation of public education for these charter schools.
(2018-11-07). Why Is Israel Afraid of Khalida Jarrar? zcomm.org Khalida Jarrar fights for Palestinian women, their freedom and their rights to receive proper education, to seek work opportunity and to better their lives, while facing tremendous obstacles of military occupation, prison and social pressure…
(2018-11-07). Venom: Childish science fiction and superheroes abound. wsws.org The latest Marvel film from Sony serves up a dish of superficial characters and contrived drama for a big box office success.
(2018-11-06). What Difference will the US Midterm Elections Make? Iran Sanctions, Towards A Global Financial Crisis. globalresearch.ca The US midterm elections will soon be over. Some will be celebrating, with others passing the crying towel around. Another group of spinmeisters will then go to work for those who have lost, claiming Russian interference or whatever they can …
(2018-11-06). Scum vs. Scum. globalresearch.ca There is perhaps no better illustration of the deep decay of the American political system than the Senate race in New Jersey. Sen. Bob Menendez (image below), running for re-election, was censured by the Senate Ethics Committee for accepting bribes …
(2018-11-06). Yemen Ceasefire: The Best Thing the UK Government Can Do for Yemen Is to Stop Arming Saudi Arabia. globalresearch.ca The UK government has urged the UN Security Council to act over the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, saying there now "appears to be a window" for a peace deal. | This follows documentation from the UN that shows Yemen is on …
(2018-11-06). Rally condemns radioactive dump plans. greenleft.org.au 
Close to 1000 people gathered outside Parliament House in Adelaide on November 3 to protest against federal government plans to build a national radioactive waste dump in South Australia. | Two locations in the state are under consideration for the dump: near Hawker in the Flinders Ranges, and in the Kimba district on Eyre Peninsula. | The facility is meant to hold reprocessed nuclear waste from the Lucas Heights reactor near Sydney and radioactive materials from medical, industrial and research uses around Australia. | However, Dr Margaret Beavis from Medical Association for Prevention of War explained to the pr…
(2018-11-06). Headlines for November 6, 2018. democracynow.org Huge Turnout for Early Voting in Midterms as Technical Issues Surface, Trump Attacks Democrats and Migrants on Eve of Midterm Elections, Fallout from Racist Trump Campaign Ad Continues as Networks Pull Ad, Georgia Dem. Gov. Candidate Abrams Responds to Kemp Hacking Probe, Racist Robocalls Attack Georgia Dem. Gov. Candidate Abrams, Students Across Country Walk Out of Class to Cast Ballots in Midterms, NYC: Trial Begins over 2020 Census Citizenship Question, Coloradans to Vote on Divisive Oil and Gas Ballot Measures, Washington State Voters to Vote on Fee for Large Carbon Polluters, NYC: Local Leaders Decry Racist…
(2018-11-06). With Brazil's Bolsonaro, Israel Finds Another Natural Partner on the Far-right. globalresearch.ca The victory of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil's presidential election last week has won Israel a passionate new friend on the international stage. The world's fifth-most populous nation will now be "coloured in blue and white", an Israeli official said, referring …
(2018-11-06). A Badge of Shame: The Government's War on America's Military Veterans. mintpressnews.com 
Not all heroes wear the uniform of war. In the United States, however, we take particular pride in recognizing as heroes those who have served in the military. | Yet while we honor our veterans with holidays, parades, discounts at retail stores and restaurants, and endless political rhetoric about their sacrifice and bravery, we do a pitiful job of respecting their freedoms and caring for their needs once out of uniform. | Despite the fact that the U.S. boasts more than 20 million veterans who have serv…
(2018-11-06). How Donald Trump Saved the Democratic Party From Itself. theintercept.com 
On the morning of November 9, 2016, millions of Americans woke up in a fog. In New Holland, Pennsylvania, Annie Weaver stopped at the Wawa on her way to the school where she teaches, and she couldn't look anybody in the eye. Brandi Calvert, a real estate agent in Wichita, Kansas, only got out of bed because she had to take her 11-year-old boy to school. Before heading out, she told him what had happened, but he refused to believe her. | I walked my daughter to school that morning in Washington, D.C. and went inside for her kindergarten class's biweekly open house. A third-grader had drawn the assignment of readin…
(2018-11-06). Video: Pompeo Announces Iran Sanctions 'Waivers'. globalresearch.ca While several European countries that applied for a waiver didn't receive one (reports last week noted that the US had refused to grant a waiver to the European Union as a whole), Italy and Greece did receive waivers. Pompeo noted …
(2018-11-06). Iran Is Preparing for a Long Siege as the Global Squeeze Begins. globalresearch.ca Today the harshest and highest level economic and energy sanctions that can be imposed on any country are being imposed unilaterally on Iran. The US establishment will try its best to bring the Islamic Republic to its knees and Tehran …
(2018-11-06). Saudi Arabia Launches Nuclear Research Reactor, Citing Competition With Iran. iranian.com Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman has launched the kingdom's first nuclear research reactor as part of a plan to diversify the kingdom's energy mix and acquire nuclear capabilities, state media reported. The reactor launched on November 5 is among 16 that Saudi officials, citing archrival Iran's continued development of nuclear energy, have said they […]
(2018-11-06). Democratic Candidates Praise Trump's Attacks on Immigrants as Troops Arrive at the Border. globalresearch.ca Hundreds of armed soldiers have deployed to the US-Mexico border, setting up over 170 miles of razor wire, erecting barricades at border crossing points and staging armed military drills in full view of immigrants waiting to cross. | Speaking at a …
(2018-11-06). A 'fake news' sobre o ´maxi radar ª MUOS. globalresearch.ca " O M5S dividido sobre o maxi radar siciliano", título do Corriere della Sera, espalhando uma maxi 'fake news': nà£o sobre o facto de que a direcàßà£o do MoVimento 5 Stelle, depois de ter ganho, na Sicília, consenso …
(2018-11-06). Brazil's Deep-seated Economic and Social Crisis. globalresearch.ca "No data supports such a deceptive narrative. The oligarchy prefers to definitively bury the country, than to acknowledge mistakes," Economist Ladislau Dowbor | Dialogue has been stuck in Brazil today not only for hate, indiscriminately spread by characters like Jair Bolsonaro…
(2018-11-06). China Vows to Continue Iran Trade Despite U.S. Oil Sanctions. globalresearch.ca China will continue its trade with Iran and opposes the U.S. sanctions on the Islamic Republic as unilateral and "long-arm jurisdiction," a spokeswoman for the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, when the American sanctions on Iran's oil, shipping, and …
(2018-11-06). On the Edge of Nuclear Armageddon: Donald Trump Welcomes in the Age of "Usable" Nuclear Weapons. globalresearch.ca It was only an announcement, but think of it as the beginning of a journey into hell. Last week, President Donald Trump made public his decision to abrogate the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), a 1987 agreement with the Soviet …
(2018-11-06). 'Grim Irony': Saudi Strikes Use British Intel to Destroy UK Aid Facilities in Yemen. globalresearch.ca British-backed Saudi bombing destroyed Oxfam facilities in Yemen, said the United Kingdom charity. The information about the destruction of facilities of the humanitarian organization emerged during last week's parliamentary debates in the House of Commons where U.K. ministries were evaluating …
(2018-11-06). La fake news del MUOS ´maxi radar ª. globalresearch.ca ´M5S diviso sul maxi radar siciliano ª, titola il Corriere della Sera, diffondendo una maxi fake news: non sul fatto che la dirigenza del Movimento 5 Stelle, dopo aver guadagnato in Sicilia consensi elettorali tra i No MUOS, ora fa …
(2018-11-06). Geoengineering as dispossession. mronline.org 
The Political Economy of Land Use in an Era of Climate Urgency. | Source
(2018-11-06). The Global Economy and Political Murder: Why Trudeau Won't Stop Arms Sales to Saudis. counterpunch.org 
Almost 5,000 miles from the city in which his corpse was secretly buried — in one piece or in bits — by his Saudi killers, Jamal Khashoggi's murder now rattles the scruples and the purse-strings of yet another country. For Canada, land of the free and liberal conscience — especially under Justin Trudeau — is More
(2018-11-05). Parkland school shooting survivors cast their first votes. peoplesworld.org 
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP)—Nine months after 17 classmates and teachers were gunned down at their Florida school, Parkland students are finally facing the moment they've been leading up to with marches, school walkouts, and voter-registration events throughout the country: their first Election Day. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student activists set their sights on the …
(2018-11-05). "He Set Out to Kill Women": Self-Proclaimed Misogynist Murders 2 Women at Florida Yoga Studio. democracynow.org 
Two women were shot and killed at a yoga studio in Tallahassee, Florida, on Friday when a far-right extremist and self-proclaimed misogynist entered a yoga class and opened fire. Forty-year-old gunman Scott Beierle murdered 61-year-old Nancy Van Vessem, a medical doctor and a faculty member at Florida State University, and Florida State University student 21-year-old Maura Binkley in the deadly shooting. He critically injured four other women, including one woman who was shot nine times. Beierle also pistol-whipped a man in the rampage before turning the gun on himself. Police say Beierle was found dead at the yo…
(2018-11-05). In Trump's Hands, the Census Becomes a Weapon. aclu.org We use the census as a tool to build power in communities. The administration wants to use it against those communities. | Almost a decade ago, I ran the Minkwon Center for Community Action, a grassroots organization serving the Korean-American community in Queens. Getting immigrants to participate in the 2010 census was one of our top priorities. Why? Because I knew we could use the census to build power for our communities, just by standing up and being counted. And we did, but it wasn't easy. | First, we had to educate people about the census's importance. After all, it's not just a head count. The…
(2018-11-03). Student Groups Push 'Justice for Jordan' Forward at the University of Maryland. thenation.com Student Groups Push 'Justice for Jordan' Forward at the University of Maryland…
(2018-11-03). 33 Trillion More Reasons Why The New York Times Gets it Wrong on Russia-gate. consortiumnews.com Further research shows The New York Times was even further off the mark in blaming Russian social media for Trump's win, as Gareth Porter reports. Facebook Said 80,000 Russian Posts Were Buried in 33 Trillion Facebook Offerings Over Two-Year Period Further Undermining NYT's Case … Read more →
(2018-11-02). Noam Chomsky: Members of Migrant Caravan Are Fleeing from Misery & Horrors Created by the U.S. democracynow.org 
As President Trump escalated his attacks and threats against the Central American migrant caravans making their way to the U.S.-Mexico border, the Trump administration unveiled new sanctions against Venezuela and Cuba on Thursday. National security adviser John Bolton declared Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua to be part of a "troika of tyranny" and a "triangle of terror." We speak with world-renowned professor, linguist and dissident Noam Chomsky about U.S. foreign policy in Central America. He joins us in Tucson, Arizona, where he now teaches at the University of Arizona. Chomsky is also institute professor emeritu…
(2018-11-02). Children Cruelly Handcuffed Win Big Settlement Against the Police in Kentucky. aclu.org For years, a sheriff's office defended its use of handcuffs on elementary school students. Now it will pay up. | On Thursday, a sheriff's office in Kentucky has agreed to pay more than $337,000 for the painful and unconstitutional handcuffing of elementary school students with disabilities. The two plaintiffs, both of whom were children of color and both of whom have disabilities, were so small that the deputy sheriff locked the handcuffs around the children's biceps, forcing their hands behind their backs. | One of the cuffings was recorded in a
(2018-11-02). Doco shows remarkable program helping Aboriginal kids. greenleft.org.au 
Backtrack Boys
| Documentary by Catherine Scott
| In cinemas now | The best documentary films are ones that tell a story. Backtrack Boys allows Aboriginal kids from around the Armidale region in NSW to express themselves and show how hard life is for them. | These are kids who are who are close to totally off the rails. Luckily, they have become involved in a youth program run by an ex-roustabout called Bernie Shakeshaft. By teaching the kids how to train farm dogs, he gets them to calm their emotions, develop self-discipline and find a path for themselves. | The scenes where he teaches the kids how to qu…
(2018-11-01). Return privatised public assets to public hands, say Victorian Socialists. greenleft.org.au 
Victorian Socialists released this on November 1. | *** | Back in the 1990s, we were told the privatisation of electricity and other basic services would mean consumers get a better deal. Today, we know that was a lie. | Privatisation has always been about boosting the profits of big business and the wealth of the super-rich at a cost to the community. And now we have the proof. | Research by the Australia Institute found that the cost of electricity has increased by triple the overall increase in prices since the mid 1990s. It estimates that privatisation has cost each household between $404 and $502 a year. | A…