(2018-11-08). Protesters disrupt Melbourne Cup to demand 'free all refugees'. greenleft.org.au 
Refugee rights activists blocked the main entrance to the Melbourne Cup on November 6. They called on the government to release all the refugees in detention on Manus Island and Nauru. | Whistleblowers, Activists and Citizens' Alliance (WACA) spokesperson Charlotte Lynch said: "We encourage every person of good conscience to examine our complicity in cruelty today. While so-called Australia parties at the Melbourne Cup, children and adults are suffering in detention on Nauru, Manus Island, Christmas Island and in onshore detention centres." | "There are 17 children held under constant surveillance at [Melbourne I…
(2018-11-08). Disregard for World Opinion Defines the US Government. globalresearch.ca Last week, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn the US embargo against Cuba. A total of 189 member-nations said Cuba did not deserve this embargo, which began in 1961 and has continued unabated to this day. Only …
(2018-11-08). US Election Midterms: Split Decision."If Voting Changed Anything, it Would be Illegal." globalresearch.ca The disturbing reality is when things change electorally in America, they remain the same. | Dirty business as usual always wins, the underlying reality of Tuesday's midterm voting like all earlier "elections." | Mark Twain was right saying: "If voting made a …
(2018-11-08). Dead Poppies: Militarism, False Patriotism and Remembrance Lead to a Lack of Peace. globalresearch.ca Update as of November 8, 2018: | Each year the Royal British Legion has to work harder to promote the fundraising 'poppy campaign'. Poppy sellers on the streets become fewer and older, and while people will donate to help support veterans …
(2018-11-08). In Iowa, Pioneering Undergrad Workers Union Keeps Growing. zcomm.org Despite all the obstacles, on November 5 the NLRB ruled in favor of the student workers' petition for an election…
(2018-11-08). Hurrah for Midterm Gridlock! Both Democrats and Republicans Love War. globalresearch.ca Thankfully, the "most important election in recent memory" is over and the results have turned out as expected. | Democrats now control the House. Republicans picked up a couple seats in the Senate. Trump's agenda will tread water. He will …
(2018-11-08). True and False Accusations of US Midterm Election Interference. Fake Reports of Russian Election Meddling. globalresearch.ca Ahead of Tuesday midterms, investigative journalist Greg Palast said illegal voter purges went on in a number of states — including Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska and Nevada. | "I have never seen anything like it in 18 years," he …
(2018-11-08). Trump Goes to Paris: Will He Make Peace with Putin and Erdogan? globalresearch.ca Trump and over 60 other world leaders will be in Paris over the weekend to attend an event commemorating the end of World War I a century ago, during which time the American leader is expected to have important sideline …
(2018-11-08). UK Sets Up Yet Another Costly Spy Agency. globalresearch.ca The UK Ministry of Defence announced on 21 September the establishment of yet another British spy agency, an amalgam of military and security service professionals designed to wage cyberwar against terrorists, Russia and organised crime. The new agency will have …
(2018-11-08). US, Turkey Risk Direct Military Clash as They Escalate War in Syria. globalresearch.ca As it pursues its war with US-backed Kurdish-nationalist organizations, the Turkish government is threatening an outright military occupation of large parts of Syria that could provoke war with Syria and a direct clash with US forces. | On Tuesday, Turkish President …
(2018-11-08). Army Attacks School Principal In Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers attacked, Thursday, the principal Qortoba Basic School, in the Shuhada Street, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, after she tried to prevent them from attacking her students. Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers chased several schoolchildren, and tried to prevent the students from entering their …
(2018-11-08). The Dystopian Future of Facebook. counterpunch.org 
In 2017 Facebook said they could detect teenagers' moods and emotions such as feeling nervous and insecure by their entries, a claim they denied later, adding we do not, "offer tools to target people based on their emotional state". The internal report was written by two Australian executives-Andy Sinn and David Fernandez. The report according to The Guardian was written for a large bank and said that, "the company has a database of its young users — 1.9 million high schoolers, 1.5 million tertiary students and 3 million young workers".
(2018-11-08). Police identifies California bar mass shooting suspect. rt.com 
The gunman who shot up and killed 12 people in a California bar popular for live country music and packed with college students has been identified as 28 -year-old Ian David Long,
(2018-11-08). Watch the Leaked Documentary the Israel Lobby Didn't Want You to See. theantimedia.com 
(MPN) — A leaked Al Jazeera documentary detailing the tactics of the Israeli lobby in the United States and elsewhere has revealed that pro-Israel groups regularly invented smears, including false accusations of sexual assault, to discredit professors and students on U.S. university campuses that support equal rights for Palestinians and the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) movement. BDS is …
(2018-11-08). 'He shot a lot, at least 30 times': Borderline Bar attack witnesses recall terrifying ordeal. rt.com 
Witnesses to the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California are sharing their accounts of the horrifying moment a shooter opened fire on a crowded student night, killing at least 12 people. |
(2018-11-08). 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.
(2018-11-08). 13 Dead Including Gunman in Shooting at California Bar. truthdig.com 
The massacre is the deadliest in the U.S. since 17 classmates and teachers were gunned down at a Parkland, Fl. school nine months ago.
(2018-11-08). Queensland teachers vote to walk off for refugees. greenleft.org.au 
Australian Education Union (AEU) members in Queensland will be joining their Victorian colleagues in walking off the job on November 20, Universal Children's Day, to demand the federal Coalition government gets kids and their families off Nauru. | Three state AEU branches—NSW Teachers Federation, AEU Victorian branch and the Queensland Teachers Union (QTU) — have passed resolutions condemning the government's refusal to immediately evacuate asylum seekers and refugees from Nauru and Manus Island and resettle them in Australia, where they can receive urgently required medical treatment and other servic…
(2018-11-08). Native Crafts Workshop: Cultural Teachings of the Amah Mutsun. indybay.org Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History | 1305 E Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz…
(2018-11-08). Quebec's new CAQ government to prioritize its chauvinist anti-immigrant agenda. wsws.org The CAQ's "secular charter" is an attempt to incite Quebec chauvinism so as to divide the working class.
(2018-11-08). The CIA's Latest Greatest Failure. globalresearch.ca Government agencies that are skilled at invading nearly everyone's privacy worldwide are sometimes totally inept at keeping their own internal communications secure. The problem is particularly acute for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which must maintain secure contact with thousands …
(2018-11-08). UAE to Reopen Its Embassy in Damascus Within Few Weeks — Report. globalresearch.ca The UAE is going to reopen its embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus within the upcoming two weeks, diplomatic sources told the Lebanon news outlet Debate on November 5. | The Lebanese news outlet didn't provide further information on the …
(2018-11-08). Why Is Israel Afraid of Khalida Jarrar? counterpunch.org When Israeli troops stormed the house of Palestinian parliamentarian and lawyer, Khalida Jarrar, on April 2, 2015, she was engrossed in her research. For months, Jarrar had been leading a Palestinian effort to take Israel to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Her research on that very evening was directly related to the kind of behavior More
(2018-11-08). Selected Articles: Is Kissing a "State Sponsor of Terrorism" a "Terrorist Act"? 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 …
(2018-11-08). Profits über Alles! American Corporations and Hitler. globalresearch.ca This article by Canadian historian Dr. Jacques Pauwels was first published by Global Research more than 14 years ago on 8 June 2004. | This incisive and carefully researched article by Dr. Jacques Pauwels provides us with a historical understanding …
(2018-11-08). Why Did the US Issue a Sanctions Waiver for Iran's Port of Chabahar? globalresearch.ca Many observers are wondering why the US issued a sanctions waiver for the Indian-built port of Chabahar in southeastern Iran and the railroad project that's supposed to one day extend from it to Afghanistan, but the reason is that America …
(2018-11-08). Faculty Interview: Alyssa Battistoni on ecofeminism and xenofeminism. mronline.org 
(2018-11-08). Eleitores de Bolsonaro Foram Acentuadamente Influenciados por Noticias Falsas. globalresearch.ca Recente estudo encomendado pela organização Avaaz à IDEA Big Data, tratou de responder de maneira empírica por que a lista de gritantes contradições entre eleitores de Jair Bolsonaro é tragicomicamente interminável, prevalecendo a raivosa irracionalidade: 98,21% dos eleitores do capitão …
(2018-11-08). Saudi Arabia Has to be Stopped and This Time It May Get Stopped. globalresearch.ca It appears that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has crossed all lines of decency, if there were ever any. | In the eyes of many in the West, it crossed them not because it has been brutally killing tens of thousands …
(2018-11-08). How Alaska 'Gets the Shaft' From Canada's Mining Industry. truthdig.com The border between British Columbia and Alaska is wet. | The boundary is made up mostly of rivers flowing from British Columbia in Canada to southeast Alaska, and what happens in Canada therefore affects southeast Alaska. | Rich mineral deposits, including the gold, silver and copper used in the manufacturing of mobile phones and other products, are buried deep in British Columbia. With the explosion of various technologies that demand these minerals, the "gold rush" is very much alive and growing every day. | According to the Minerals Education Coalition, a b…
(2018-11-08). Soldiers Invade Bedouin Village School, Confiscate A Tent, Near Tubas. imemc.org Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday morning, Khirbat Ibziq Palestinian Bedouin village, north of Tubas in the occupied West Bank, and attacked a local make-shift school, before confiscating one tent. The head of Tubas's local office of the Ministry of Education, Saed Kabaha, said a large military force, accompanied by an …
(2018-11-07). "Flashpoint for War": U.S. and Japan Plan Military Response to Chinese Incursions of Disputed Islands. globalresearch.ca Things are again rapidly heating up in the East China Sea amidst already heightened tensions in a region where Washington is increasingly asserting the right of navigation in international waters against broad Chinese claims and seeking to defend the territorial …
(2018-11-07). The Price of Peace. British Policy in Northern Ireland. globalresearch.ca I have never managed fully to understand the mechanism by which the media and political class decide when to leave a fact, a glaringly obvious and vital fact, completely excluded from public debate. That process of exclusion is a psychological, …
(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). High school students walk out nationwide to go vote. peoplesworld.org 
Students from at least 500 high schools nationwide walked out of class on Election Day—to go vote. Their mass marches were the first culmination of the March For Our Lives movement, started by students from Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after a gunman wielding an AR-15 staged a Valentine's Day massacre there, killing 14 …
(2018-11-07). US Mid-term Elections: Strange Things Happened, Very Strange. globalresearch.ca Image Trump and Pelosi, December 2017 | Conservative Fox News gave the House to the Democrats 90 minutes before the closing of the polls in California. Thus telling the Republican voters that the game was over, their vote is futile. This …
(2018-11-07). Photo of Brazil President-Elect Bolsonaro's Sons Wearing Israel's IDF and Mossad Shirts Goes Viral. globalresearch.ca Just a week after far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro's electoral victory in Brazil's presidential election, the consequences of fascism and support for apartheid and ethno-nationalism rising to power are already coming to fruition. | A photo of Bolsonaro's sons donning shirts …
(2018-11-07). Tampa Bay SDS rally demands USF not comply with federal agencies attacking immigrants. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – The Tampa Bay chapter of Students for a Democratic Society held a rally on the campus of University of South Florida, November 5 to demand that the school administrators not comply with federal agencies' attempts to attack immigrants. These agencies include the FBI, ICE, and the Department of Homeland Security, all of which are involved in finding and deporting undocumented people, including students. The information that is currently shared to these agencies includes where a student lives, their classes, and their current immigration status. | The event was attended by more than 20 SDS members and su…
(2018-11-07). Principals told 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). Debunking the Real 9/11 Myths: Plane Impacts, Fire Damage and Melted Steel. globalresearch.ca 2012 Article published by Architects and Engineers for 911 Truth, republished by AEA911Truth and Global Research in October 2018 | *** | Popular Mechanics (PM) next turns to the issue of the plane impacts and fire damage and their roles in the …
(2018-11-07). Is Kissing a "State Sponsor of Terrorism" a "Terrorist Act"? globalresearch.ca There are now "'good guy terrorists" and "bad guy terrorists". John Kerry concurs: financial aid to Syria's Al Nusra, an affiliate of Al Qaeda is part of NATO's "Responsibility to Protect" mandate.
(2018-11-07). Global Research: Kicking Against the Establishment. globalresearch.ca "Global Research is one of the finest and most easily accessed research tools on the web. A vast array of articles by the best known researchers are instantly available. Michel Chossudovsky's meticulous research, perspicacity and courageous reporting offer the …
(2018-11-07). French Court of Appeal Delays Again Decision on Hassan Diab's Case. globalresearch.ca On Friday October 26, 2018, Dr. Hassan Diab's decade-long ordeal was prolonged yet further, as the French Court of Appeal delayed once again a decision on the prosecution's appeal in Hassan's case. Instead of upholding the decision of the …
(2018-11-07). Crown Prince Launches Saudi Arabia's First Nuclear Reactor Same Day Sanctions Hit Iran. theantimedia.com 
(ZHE) — In but the latest after an insane month of news featuring the kingdom since the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the AP reports Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman laid the ceremonial foundation stone for Saudi Arabia's first nuclear research reactor on Monday. The site is the first of 16 planned reactor sites to be …
(2018-11-07). Libya Then and Now: An Overview of NATO's Handiwork. globalresearch.ca In 2011, as the entire world watched the Arab Spring in amazement, the US and its allies, working under the banner of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), militarily overran the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.
(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 …
(2018-11-06). 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). 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). 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). Geoengineering as dispossession. mronline.org 
The Political Economy of Land Use in an Era of Climate Urgency. | Source