(2018-11-12). Goldman 'Bear Market Indicator' Nears Record High: The Signal is Red. globalresearch.ca "Get used to this kind of volatility," warns Hussman Funds' John Hussman in his latest comment. | "Unfortunately, the moment interest rates hit zero, [historical risk and valuation] limits vanished, and preemptively responding to speculative extremes became terrifically detrimental." | "Presently, …
(2018-11-12). The 100th Anniversary of The Tragic End of World War I ."Those Who don't Know History are Doomed to Repeat It" globalresearch.ca Edmund Burke put it this way, saying: "Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it." | George Santanyana said "(t)hose who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." | Kurt Vonnegut said "I've got news for Mr. …
(2018-11-12). War Criminals in High Office Commemorate the End of World War I. globalresearch.ca In a bitter irony, several of the World's leaders who were "peacefully" commemorating the end of World War I in Paris including Trump, Netanyahu, Macron and May are the protagonists of war in Afghanistan, Palestine, Syria, Libya, Iraq and Yemen. …
(2018-11-12). World War I Centenary: "War Is a Racket". Unlimited Imperialism. globalresearch.ca …
(2018-11-12). Sheffield Labour Students cancels anti-war meeting, citing police investigation of anti-Semitism allegations. wsws.org The broader political purpose of the banning of Chris Williamson is aimed at silencing anti-war sentiment among students, young people and the entire working class.
(2018-11-12). Badge of Shame: the Government's War on Military Veterans. counterpunch.org "For soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, coming home is more lethal than being in combat." ‚Äï Brené Brown, research professor at the University of Houston 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 More
(2018-11-12). Bitter US-European Tensions Mark Centenary of World War I Armistice in Paris. globalresearch.ca This weekend, heads of state from 70 countries met in Paris to mark the centenary of the end of World War I, amid rising conflicts between the great powers and growing popular anger. Despite the ritualistic criticisms of nationalism and …
(2018-11-12). Raging California Wildfires. globalresearch.ca Extreme weather related events are becoming more common in America and elsewhere, including severe hurricanes, droughts, and blazes like what's ravaging California. | They're likely related to global warming, a reality Trump and regime hardliners ignore. According to bioclimatologist Park Williams: …
(2018-11-12). As We Honour the 15 Million Dead of 1914-1918, a Demented US President Flies into Paris with Plans to Attack Iran. globalresearch.ca As the leaders of Europe and the world gather in Paris to honour the millions of war dead of WW1, 100 years ago, the current US President together with his counterparts from Saudi Arabia and Israel, are even now finalising …
(2018-11-12). Who Is Afraid of American Sanctions? globalresearch.ca The American administration under Trump has become so addicted to waging economic sanctions; a new form of war, against other countries to a point where it does not hesitate to break international laws, to impose sanctions against its strategic …
(2018-11-12). Ireland's President Michael D Higgins Honours 200,000 Irish Soldiers Who Fought in WWI as He Speaks of 'Official Amnesia' After Conflict. globalresearch.ca President Michael D Higgins led Ireland's Armistice commemorations, marking one hundred years since the end of World War One and honouring the 200,000 Irish soldiers who fought in it. | Thousands of people defied wind and heavy rain today to attend …
(2018-11-12). Poppy Fascism and the English Education System. counterpunch.org What Jon Snow, the Channel 4 broadcaster (on English television), wisely discerned as 'poppy fascism' several years ago, reached its crescendo this weekend — as it does every year now it seems, with more vitality. However, this year, 2018, being the centenary of the Armistice of World War I, the crescendo's pitch felt louder than usual. More
(2018-11-12). Ten Lies Told About World War I. globalresearch.ca This Remembrance Day will doubtless see strenuous efforts by some to justify the fruitless bloodbath that was the First World War. Revisionist commentators have long attempted to rehabilitate the conflict as necessary and just, but the arguments do not stand …
(2018-11-12). Alameda rap song on renters struggle against corporate landlords, urges "No on K" vote. indybay.org Corporate landlords recently attempted to force a weak rent law into the City of Alameda's charter in order to prevent future changes. Alameda historian, journalist, and MC Rasheed Shabazz dropped a"No On K" rap documenting the recent renters' rights struggle there and the battle against the landlord-backed Measure K on the November 6, 2018 ballot.
(2018-11-12). Five Countries Listened to Khashoggi Murder Tapes, Erdogan Says. globalresearch.ca Turkey has given recordings on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany, France and Britain, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. | Turkish sources have said previously that authorities have an audio recording purportedly …
(2018-11-12). Poverty and Extreme Poverty: Filming in the Most Depressing City on Earth — Jakarta. globalresearch.ca It stinks, it is the most polluted city on earth, but that is not the most terrible thing about it. | You can drive for ten or even twenty kilometers through it, and see only ugliness, fences and broken pavements. But …
(2018-11-12). Mark Taliano's 'Voices from Syria" Debunks Lies Fabricated by the Western Media. globalresearch.ca Telling the truth about the events taking place in Syria before world public opinion is an uphill battle because the real agenda of the terrorism-backers who are seeking to destroy the Middle East, must remain unspeakable. | This fact is clarified …
(2018-11-12). "Kosovo Will Again be a Part of Serbia" globalresearch.ca Interview conducted by Dragana Trifkovic, Director of the Centre for Geopolitcal Studies with the MP of the German House of Representatives (Bundestag), Mr. Petr Bystron. | *** | Dragana Trifkovic: Dear Mr. Bystron, recently we have met at the International Conference on …
(2018-11-12). The Jeff Sessions Matter. globalresearch.ca (This is intended as a study-aid to anyone trying to make sense out of the unfolding scandal. I proceed from the premise that the study of history is fundamentally the study of causal relationships over time. What leads to what? …
(2018-11-12). Federal Judge Rejects Trump's Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline. globalresearch.ca Last night, a federal judge invalidated Trump's "presidential permit" for Keystone XL, ruling that the Administration violated key laws when it approved the pipeline. | This momentous ruling is a major delay that sends the Trump administration and TransCanada back to …
(2018-11-12). Court Orders Moratorium on Offshore Fracking Off California. globalresearch.ca A federal court today ordered the Trump administration to stop issuing permits for offshore fracking in federal waters off the California coast. U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez concluded that the federal government violated the Endangered Species Act and the …
(2018-11-12). Shark Attack in Queensland: Fearing Monsters in the Whitsundays. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2018-11-12). Israeli Forces Detain 8-year-old Palestinian Child Near Hebron. globalresearch.ca According to Defense for Children International, Israel is the only country in the world that automatically prosecutes children in military courts that lack basic and fundamental fair trial guarantees. | The majority of Palestinian child detainees are charged with throwing …
(2018-11-12). Norman Geras falls foul of Reading University's 'prevent' anti-terrorism strategy. mronline.org "Security-sensitive material," Says Reading University. Several days ago this story appeared on Twitter, A friend has assigned one of Norman Geras's essays ("Our Morals: The Ethics of Revolution") for his undergraduate course, & as a consequence all the students have to fill in a special form, in accordance with the university's implementation of the Government's […] | Source
(2018-11-12). 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 really a sleight of hand. $8 trillion was given to the super-rich. The poor, seniors, children and students are attacked.
(2018-11-12). How Veterans Changed the Military and Built the Middle Class. truthdig.com We thank labor unions for the eight-hour work day, pensions, the weekend, and many other employment benefits Americans enjoy. Organized workers staged direct actions — strikes, sit-ins, boycotts, etc. — forcing bosses to the bargaining table. It's a history most of us learn in high school. | More overlooked is the history of how the modern military was shaped by veteran-led direct actions. | For one thing, our military is famously all-volunteer. Civilians no longer fear being drafted. | To get those volunteers, recruiters and guidance counselors tout the free college education, sign-on bonuses, food a…
(2018-11-12). Richard Ojeda, West Virginia Lawmaker Who Led Teacher Strikes, Will Run for President. theintercept.com "I'm not trying to throw stones at people that are rich, but once again, we will have a field that will be full of millionaires," Ojeda said.
(2018-11-11). Yemen: A US Orchestrated Living Hell. globalresearch.ca Media reports on devastating war in Yemen, including from most alternative sources, fail to explain the conflict was planned and orchestrated in Washington. | It began under Bush/Cheney shortly after US naked aggression was launched in Afghanistan on October 7, 2001 …
(2018-11-11). Wisconsin Workers Celebrate Scott Walker's Defeat. truthout.org Joy is the order of the day as 100 people or so congregate at the rotunda of the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison just hours after incumbent Republican Scott Walker conceded the gubernatorial election to Democratic challenger Tony Evers, a former teacher who heads the state's education department. | It's an emotional celebration. Old friends and allies greet one another with warm hugs, happy tears, cheers of delight and sighs of relief. They form a circle for, literally, the 1,999th gathering of…
(2018-11-11). This News Is Not Fake. It is just Ordinary Deceit, i.e. a Lie. globalresearch.ca Any scanning of the headlines both in standard and critical postings, especially since the 2016 US elections, will suffice. In the interest of brevity, reference is made to almost any pages published concurrent with this remark. | All one of the …
(2018-11-11). Trump Bans Asylum for Unwanted Aliens. globalresearch.ca Israel is the only developed nation prohibiting non-Jewish refugees and asylum seekers from entering the country — treating unwanted arrivals oppressively like criminals. | Post-9/11, America is heading in the same direction. Obama was notoriously called the nation's "deporter-in-chief." | Trump way …
(2018-11-11). $240-billion-a-day Market Set to "Move Out of London" Ahead of Brexit. globalresearch.ca A $240-billion-a-day market has announced today that it is to switch London for Amsterdam ahead of Brexit. | CME Group Inc. is moving its European market for short-term financing, the largest in the region, out of London because the exchange operator …
(2018-11-11). Iran Sanctions Trump Gives Waivers to Iran's Major Customers? globalresearch.ca Background | Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the new US sanctions against Tehran show that Washington has targeted ordinary people. | Rouhani said the US has spared no effort to mount pressure on Iran through what he called wrong sanctions. He noted …
(2018-11-11). America's Enemies, Who's On the List? globalresearch.ca For almost 2 decades, the US pursued a list of 'enemy countries' to confront, attack, weaken & overthrow. This imperial quest to overthrow 'enemy countries' depends on two considerations: the level of priority & the degree of vulnerability for a 'regime change' operation.
(2018-11-11). Israeli Soldiers Attack School In Hebron, Injure Students. imemc.org Israeli soldiers attacked, Sunday, a Palestinian school in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, causing many students, and one teacher, to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation. Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers attacked Tareq Bin Ziad School during a ceremony marking the 14th anniversary …
(2018-11-10). UK: SEP assistant national secretary Julie Hyland addresses social sciences conference on fake news, censorship and war. wsws.org The conference examined ways in which the media has historically been used to condition public opinion in favour of war.
(2018-11-10). Schools Must Be Crucial Sites in the Struggle for Trans Liberation. truthout.org For most intersex and trans people in the US today, the very process of governmental recognition is simultaneously a process of erasure. This was true even before the Trump administration's latest threat to narrowly define gender as a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth, and it will only be exacerbated if the proposition moves forward. In partnership with the Department of Education and the Department of Human and Health Services, the Trump administration seeks to genetica…
(2018-11-10). Realities and challenges of recuperated workplaces in Argentina. mronline.org In this interview we talk to Andrés Ruggeri, anthropologist and researcher who directs the Facultad Abierta programme, dedicated to researching and supporting companies and factories recuperated by their workers. Ruggeri tells us about the history of this movement, the challenges it faces, the relations with recent governments in Argentina, and much more. | Source
(2018-11-09). Union leader-turned-lawmaker says new Congress will work for workers. peoplesworld.org
(2018-11-09). What 17 Student Voters Think About Tuesday's Election. thenation.com What 17 Student Voters Think About Tuesday's Election…
(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). NAACP Demands for Georgia Election Officials to Promptly Investigate Pattern of Georgia Students Being Denied the Right to Vote. naacp.org BALTIMORE(November 9, 2018)—NAACP, the nation's foremost civil rights organization, sent a letter to Georgia elections officials just two days after the state's too-close-to-call elections, demanding a prompt investigation into reports that Georgia student voters were turned away from polling stations, unable to vote. Others were improperly required to vote provisional ballots. The letter cites two instances where university students […] | The post
(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). After Massacre in California Bar, Will a Democrat-Controlled House Take Action on Gun Control? democracynow.org The city of Thousands Oaks, California, is mourning after a former marine opened fire at a country music bar Wednesday night, killing 12 people, mostly students. It was the deadliest mass shooting in the United States since the Parkland, Florida, school shooting in February. Police have identified the gunman as 28-year-old Ian David Long, a Marine veteran who had deployed to Afghanistan and had a history of mental health issues, including possible PTSD. The dead include 27-year-old Telemachus Orfanos, who survived the deadly Las Vegas massacre at a country music festival last year, only to be gunned down Wednesda…
(2018-11-09). Shepard Memorial: "We've come far but have far yet to go." peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON — The recent memorial service and reburial at Washington National Cathedral of Matthew Shepard, the Wyoming college student beaten and left to die 20 years ago beside a desolate prairie road because he was gay, showed "the distance we've come and how far we've yet to travel" for LGBTQ people, National Education Association Vice …
(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). 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). 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 …
(2018-11-07). 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…
(2018-11-06). 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…