(2018-11-09). Trump challenged on trans and gender diverse discrimination. greenleft.org.au 
Trans and gender diverse people in the US are preparing to fight for their lives — literally — against a push by the Republican religious right to quash life-saving laws protecting them from discrimination. | A leaked memo from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) revealed it is pushing for the federal civil rights law that bans gender discrimination in education programs receiving government assistance to redefine sex as binary. If the push is successful, the law wound dictate that the gender assigned at birth cannot be changed. | If successful, this would effectively exclude about 2 mil…
(2018-11-09). Millions in Yemen Are Starving and UK, US and France Are 'Behind This': Oxfam Representative. globalresearch.ca The US, UK, and French governments are behind millions of people starving in Yemen because they are "supporting this war," an Oxfam representative told RT, urging London to stop beefing up Saudi Arabia's military. | "We have 14 million people starving," …
(2018-11-09). None Dare Call It Victory: Analysis of US 2018 Elections. globalresearch.ca For months, the leadership of the Democratic Party hyped the message that a 'blue wave' was on its way that would politically engulf Trump and reverse his policies. Well, the wave washed up on shore on November 6, 2018, but …
(2018-11-09). Yemeni War Deaths Underestimated by Five to One. globalresearch.ca In April, I made new estimates of the death toll in America's post-2001 wars in a three-part Consortium News report. I estimated that these wars have now killed several million people. I explained that widely reported but much lower estimates …
(2018-11-09). Canada's Trudeau Condemns BDS in Apology to Jewish WWII Refugees. globalresearch.ca Justin Trudeau used an apology for Canada's historical rejection of Jewish refugees during World War II to condemn the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian human rights. | The Canadian prime minister apologised in the House of Commons on …
(2018-11-09). UK Government Goes Full Orwellian. DNA, Fingerprint, Face, Voice: Biometric Data for Every Single Citizen in the UK. globalresearch.ca We've been warning about this moment since the first day TruePublica went online. We said that the government would eventually take the biometric data of every single citizen living in Britain and use it for nefarious reasons. DNA, fingerprint, face, …
(2018-11-09). Yemen War Intensifies After Washington and London Call for Ceasefire. globalresearch.ca Since March of 2015 the United States has engineered and guided a genocidal war against the people of Yemen. | Daily bombing operations by the Saudi Arabian-led Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has killed tens of thousands of people, injured and sickened …
(2018-11-09). India-Pakistan Relations: Nuclear Doctrine, Militarization and Security Dynamics of the Indian Ocean Region. globalresearch.ca According to Cold War notion of strategic stability, deterrence will prevail if both countries have second strike capability due to the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD). Likewise, deterrence will be fragile if only one state has second strike capability….
(2018-11-09). New Arab Women-centered Films Are Not Just About Women. globalresearch.ca Too often, we are overwhelmed with woeful tales, painful memoirs and worn analyses of Arab/Muslim women. Most depictions, whether we're besieged in a war, or if we're just trying to get by making small advances like women anywhere, we are …
(2018-11-09). Myths on Race and Invasion of the 'Caravan Horde'. counterpunch.org 
Now comes the mid-term elections. Perhaps what is most astonishing for me, as both an anthropologist and educator, is the level of racist discourse promoted by the current Trump administration against hapless refugees and the so-called threat they pose. Indeed, Trump and his administration have focused on immigrants as a major threat to the security More
(2018-11-09). What 16 Student Voters Think About Tuesday's Election. thenation.com 
One of the most powerful voting blocs in the country, young voters on Tuesday made their influence crystal clear. | The post What 16 Student Voters Think About Tuesday's Election…
(2018-11-09). The lesson of Brazil. mronline.org 
The catastrophe—expected and foreseeable—has happened. This immense country, with its 200 million inhabitants, is now in darkness. At best, it will take a decade or two to emerge. | Source
(2018-11-09). How to be a Reliable 'Mainstream' Journalist. globalresearch.ca There are certain rules you need to follow as a journalist if you are going to demonstrate to your editors, and the media owners who employ you, that you can be trusted. | For example, if you write about US-Iran relations, …
(2018-11-09). Netanyahu Approves Death Penalty Targeting Palestinian Prisoners. globalresearch.ca The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, approved passing a bill into law that allows execution of Palestinian prisoners, Hebrew-language news sites reported on Monday.Netanyahu reportedly gave the green light, on Sunday, to members of his Likud policitical party to …
(2018-11-09). Nicaragua and the U.S. Neo-fascist Offensive. globalresearch.ca In April of the current year, media headlines pointed to a 'revolution' breaking out in Nicaragua against the Sandinista Front government headed by Commander Daniel Ortega. Until then, and for 11 years, the government of that country, legitimately chosen …
(2018-11-09). 5G Corporate Grail. Microwave Radiation. globalresearch.ca There's a lot of hype about 5G, the fifth-generation wireless technology that is being rolled out in various "5G test beds" in major cities including Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, New York, and Los Angeles. But it's hard to see why we …
(2018-11-09). Why Cash and Connections Remain Somalia's Most Popular Currencies. globalresearch.ca In the moral version of human history – expressed in the Quran, Bible, and Torah – corruption is considered the worst reckless impulse that caused men to fall from grace. It was the betrayal of trust and loyalty for purely …
(2018-11-09). Three Years On, Yazidis in Northern Iraq Have Nowhere to Return. globalresearch.ca Three years since Sinjar was retaken from Islamic State group, more than 200,000 people, mostly Yazidis, remain displaced in northern Iraq and abroad, with no homes to return to. | While the plight of Yazidi victims was highlighted last month …
(2018-11-09). More than 100 attend meeting at MIT on anniversary of the Fourth International. wsws.org David North spoke on the lessons of the 20th century and the fight for a perspective based on objective truth at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a world center of scientific education and research.
(2018-11-09). The Zika Scare: a Political and Commercial Maneuver of the Chemical Poisons Industry. counterpunch.org 
Researchers discovered the Zika virus in the Zika forest of Uganda — in 1947. It is a virus not much different than the viruses causing dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile fever, and St. Luis encephalitis. The Zika virus eventually spread throughout most of the world. Mosquitoes carry and spread the Zika virus. But for decades More
(2018-11-09). Selected Articles: 5G Corporate Grail. Microwave Radiation. globalresearch.ca Do you value the reporting and in-depth analysis provided by Global Research on a daily basis? Do you think this resource should be maintained and preserved as a research tool for future generations? Bringing you 24/7 updates from all over …
(2018-11-09). A Mother's Plea to Save Her Son… Julian Assange, Held 8 Years Without Charge by the UK Government. globalresearch.ca On 4th November, 2018, Christine Assange, mother of Julian Assange, made a deeply moving video public appeal to save the life of her son Julian. | Julian Assange is Editor in Chief of Wikileaks. Because of Wikileaks reporting of …
(2018-11-09). Video: Syrian Forces Freed All Hostages Captured by ISIS in Al-Suwayda. globalresearch.ca On November 8, the Syrian Special Forces freed all hostages, who had been captured by ISIS in eastern al-Suwayda and then held in eastern Homs, the Syrian state media reported. According to the report, the operation took place in the …
(2018-11-09). Ukraine-Russia Tensions Rise in Church Row. The Canonical Authority of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Moscow Patriarchate (MP). globalresearch.ca The Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, an authority completely outside Ukraine, on Oct. 11 stripped away the canonical authority of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church—Moscow Patriarchate (MP), sparking a crisis with Russia. | The 1030-year old church is …
(2018-11-09). Saudi Arabia Is Evaluating A Break Up Of OPEC. iranian.com In potentially groundbreaking news – which failed to generate a market response as it hit at the same time as the FOMC statement – Saudi Arabia's top government-funded think tank is said to be studying the possible effects on oil markets of a breakup of OPEC, a research effort which the WSJ called "remarkable" for a country […]
(2018-11-09). Citizens' Petition to Lift All Sanctions Against Venezuela Is Rejected by Canadian Parliament. globalresearch.ca Last November 27 of 2017 Alan Freeman who is a Canadian economist co-director of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group [1] based at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, initiated an E-Petition to the Government of Canada. The petition was …
(2018-11-09). Russia's S-400 Sale to India Won't Imperil Its Partnership with Pakistan. globalresearch.ca There's been a lot of talk about how Russia's decision to sell S-400s to India might negatively affect its incipient partnership with Pakistan, but such speculation reveals an improper understanding of these two Great Powers' developing relations that recalls the …
(2018-11-09). Mid-Term Divisions: The Trump Take: "Defeat is Victory" globalresearch.ca President Donald J. Trump has a special, strained take on the world. Defeat is simply victory viewed in slanted terms. Victory for the other side is defeat elaborately clothed. Both views stand, and these alternate with a mind bending disturbance …
(2018-11-09). Universal Man: The Seven Lives of John Maynard Keynes. globalresearch.ca Most of us know little about John Maynard Keynes and although he lived a century ago, he continues to affect our lives. This book about him is written in a style that is as formal as the hyphenated name of …
(2018-11-09). Soldiers Attack Students During School Celebration. imemc.org Israeli soldiers invaded Thursday, Beit Ta'mar Palestinian village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and started firing live rounds at students, teachers and officials of the Ministry of Education, during a school celebration. Media sources said the soldiers, and many illegal colonialist settlers, surrounded the area, before the …
(2018-11-09). Go Public Schools Oakland Privatization Scheme With Mike Hutchinson. indybay.org Mike Hutchinson, a public education advocate in Oakland talks about the role of the Go Public Charter school chain in undermining and destroying public education and the growing corruption scandals through outsourcing and privatization of public education services.
(2018-11-09). 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). Police identify California bar mass shooting suspect as former marine Ian David Long. rt.com 
The gunman who shot and killed 12 people in a California bar, popular for live country music and packed with college students, has been identified as an Afghanistan war veteran serving in the Marine Corps, Ian David Long.
(2018-11-08). Headlines for November 8, 2018. democracynow.org California: Mass Shooter Kills At Least 12 at Student-Filled Bar, Trump Fires AG Sessions, Puts New Loyalist in Charge of Mueller Probe, WH Bans CNN Reporter Acosta as Trump Spars with Reporters, At Least 15 Midterm Races Still Uncalled, GOP Congressmembers Facing Indictments Re-elected, Voters Weighed In on Abortion Rights Measures in WV, AL, OR, Philippines: Lawyer Fighting Duterte's Drug War Shot Dead, Poland: Warsaw Mayor Bans Annual Far-Right March, Cameroon: Almost 80 Kidnapped Students Released…
(2018-11-08). AEU members send strong message in union vote. greenleft.org.au 
Australian Education Union (AEU) Victoria branch officials should view the results of the recent branch elections as a warning signal, say rank-and-file candidates. | The results, declared by the Australian Electoral Commission on November 2, show that of 48,083 eligible voters, only 7553 voted. More than 25 positions were left vacant due to a lack of candidates. | At the same time, the vote for branch vice president in the secondary sector, which has always been more militant and willing to challenge AEU leaderships, revealed a strong level of discontent with the current leadership. Although incumbent Marino D'O…
(2018-11-08). Faculty Interview: Alyssa Battistoni on ecofeminism and xenofeminism. mronline.org 
(2018-11-08). A Well-Kept Open Secret: Washington Is Behind India's Brutal Demonetization Project. globalresearch.ca Who are the institutions behind this decisive attack on cash? According to USAID: "Over 35 key Indian, American and international organizations have partnered with the Ministry of Finance and USAID on this initiative."
(2018-11-08). Upside Down Mark Twain. globalresearch.ca Mark Twain AKA Samuel Clemens (1835-1910) best known for his literary works like Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, was also a man with deep rooted empathy for any underclass containing people of color. Few readers of his works realize that …
(2018-11-08). Regime dos Psicopatas. Bolsonaro Promete Respeitar a Constituição. globalresearch.ca Bolsonaro disse que a Constituição é o único norte da democracia na manhã desta terça-feira (6) em Brasília, em sessão solene no Congresso Nacional em homenagem aos 30 anos da Constituição. | "Na topografia, existem três nortes, o da quadrícula, o …
(2018-11-08). Over 700 union members win public office in midterms. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Led by Minnesota's Tim Walz, some 743 unionists—and counting—won public office nationwide, from Congress down to county commissioner, the AFL-CIO calculates. Walz, a member of Education Minnesota—the joint AFT-NEA affiliate in the state—and a Mankato High School history teacher, was the Democratic-Farmer-Labor congressman from the GOP-leaning 1st District for the last 12 years. Now, Walz …
(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). 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, Fla., school nine months ago.
(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). 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…
(2018-11-06). 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…
(2018-11-05). 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…
(2018-11-05). "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…
(2018-11-03). 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…
(2018-10-31). Most Political Candidates Agree "Education Is Good." But Only a Few Have a Lesson Plan. progressive.org A case study from Pennsylvania's midterms.