(2018-11-14). Trump, Pence, Bolton and Kushner Won't be Posted Overseas or Drafted into the Military: It'll be Your Husband and Your Sons! globalresearch.ca The US National Archives contains the records of 58,220 U.S. military fatal casualties of the Vietnam War. These were American casualties, men from families just like yours and mine. | The human costs of the long conflict were harsh for all …
(2018-11-14). Chinese regime cracks down on student labour activists. wsws.org The repression is another sign of growing unrest in the working class and fear in the CCP regime that the involvement of students will politicise the strikes and protests.
(2018-11-14). Protest At Paris UNESCO HQ Over Exclusion At Colombian Pres Iván Duque Márquez Speech. indybay.org Colombian students and human rights activists protested their exclusion from the IGF at a conference at UNESC where Colombian president Iván Duque Márquez was speaking. He has allowed murders to continue and is pushing privatization of education.
(2018-11-14). Trump's Full Spectrum Assault on Palestinian Politics. globalresearch.ca The Trump Administration announced on August 31, 2018 that it was ceasing all US contributions to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), rejecting what it termed "an irredeemably flawed operation." [1] | UNRWA provides education, healthcare, job …
(2018-11-14). Screening of the doc. film "731 – How America Exploited Japan's Bio Weapons Crimes" indybay.org Pacific Atrocities Education | 730 Commercial St. | San Francisco | 94108…
(2018-11-14). Pricey Precision Medicine Often Financially Toxic for Cancer Patients. truthout.org When Kristen Kilmer was diagnosed with incurable breast cancer at age 38, her first thought was of her 8-year-old daughter. Kilmer lost her own mother as a teenager and was determined to get more time with her only child.Kilmer searched for experimental treatments, opting for an unproven approach in which researchers select drugs based on the genes in patients' tumors. Doctors have selected her treatments for the past three years based on the unique, ever-changing DNA of her cancer cells. Now 41, Kilmer has responded better than anyone dared to hope. Her cancer has gone into hiding; her tumors are no longer visib…
(2018-11-14). The Return of a US Imperialist Monroe Doctrine. globalresearch.ca The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America — Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) issued a declaration restating its commitment to the unity of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean through political agreement and integration, after a meeting …
(2018-11-14). Why Fascism Won in Brazil? globalresearch.ca In these recent weeks my fellow social scientists have been saying that it would be necessary to refound Brazilian social science to explain the growth of fascism in Brazil. The surprise is due in particular to the adhesion of impoverished …
(2018-11-14). On Veterans' Day, Remember the Lies That Filled Military Cemeteries. globalresearch.ca Politicians will be heartily applauded for saluting American's soldiers today. But if citizens had better memories, elected officials would instead be fleeing tar and feathers. Politicians have a long record of betraying the veterans they valorize. | Veterans Day 2018 has …
(2018-11-14). Are Actions Against the Venezuelan Government Really About Oil? globalresearch.ca Last week, on September 26, Canada and five Latin American countries referred Venezuela to the International Criminal Court, citing "numerous, credible reports alleging the commission of serious international crimes." | The announcement comes after several years of heavy US critique of …
(2018-11-14). Western Media "Discovers" Saudi Atrocities in Wake of Khashoggi Fallout. globalresearch.ca Nothing illustrates the cynical and deceitful nature of Western "journalism" better than the recent, apparent US-Saudi fallout in the wake of the alleged death of Washington Post Saudi correspondent, Jamal Khashoggi. | Khashoggi allegedly disappeared and has been reported killed at …
(2018-11-14). The Government is Our Teacher. counterpunch.org "Our government is the potent, omnipresent teacher." At his death sentencing in 1997 Timothy McVeigh, the infamous Oklahoma City bomber, spoke words that every American should take to heart when confronted with violence perpetrated by US veterans. Quoting Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, McVeigh stated, "Our government is the potent, omnipresent teacher. For good or ill it teaches More
(2018-11-14). Remembering My Day With Stan Lee. truthdig.com 
I write to honor a titan who has passed on, who once did me a great kindness when I was a mere college student. Meeting him was the thrill of a lifetime.
(2018-11-14). 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.
(2018-11-13). Mhardeh — A Syrian Christian Town Besieged and Targeted by the West. globalresearch.ca "We are a Christian city here, we need peace, no more bloodshed. Stop killing our babies" a Mhardeh resident told me on the 9th September when I entered this Christian town on the border with Idlib province, an area dominated …
(2018-11-13). The Dramatic Situation in Hodeidah, Yemen: Relentless Air Strikes, The Suffering of Millions. globalresearch.ca Quote from Mohamed Abdi, NRC's country director in Yemen: | "Hodeidah is at risk of being obliterated. We warned the international community that an offensive on the city was coming, and it has. We warned that the violence would see another …
(2018-11-13). Steps Forward in Free Access to Urban Public Transport. globalresearch.ca Thirty years of neoliberal domination, culminating in the economic crisis that began in 2008, have resulted in the introduction of charges for public service throughout Europe, particularly for education and health services. But this is not the case in all …
(2018-11-13). A Veteran's Death: "Vietnam left me so Alone. How Could I take the Life of a Human? Why was Killing Humans fun? Can God Forgive Me?" globalresearch.ca Back in 1972, near the end of the Vietnam War, I was living in San Francisco, and my friend ex-Sgt. Van Dale Todd, a combat veteran of the 101st Airborne, lived next door in the same building, an old Victorian …
(2018-11-13). John Bolton Wins "Defender of Israel" Award From Zionist Lobby Group That Helped Appoint Him. globalresearch.ca The ZOA, Bolton's enthusiastic sponsor, led the campaign to remove former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster from his post after railing against McMaster's "anti-Israel" positions, most notably his support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as …
(2018-11-13). Trump Is Not Welcome in France! He is the Man Who Ordered the Increase in War Budgets… globalresearch.ca French President Emmanuel Macron invited Donald Trump and 60 heads of State to attend a "Peace Forum" in Paris on November 11-13. It was preceded one day earlier by a ceremony at the Place des Invalides to pay tribute to …
(2018-11-13). Canada's "Sunny Ways": "It's About Business and Politics", Cancelling Weapons Contracts with Saudi Arabia? Job Losses vs. Yemeni Deaths. globalresearch.ca Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who declared "sunny ways" were back after the last election, continues to waffle on what is to be done about the Khashoggi killing in Turkey by the Saudi Arabians. The problem is being "investigated" and …
(2018-11-13). Israel's Strategy for War on Iran. The "Greater Israel" Project. The Dangers of an All Out Middle East War? globalresearch.ca Iran is Israel's main regional rival — yet poses no threat to the Jewish state or any others. | For decades, Israeli regimes urged Washington to wage war on Iran, wanting its main regional rival and all others eliminated. | The infamous …
(2018-11-13). The Drug Catastrophe in Afghanistan. The Narcotics Economy Has Destroyed Our Country. globalresearch.ca On November 5 yet another US soldier was killed by a member of Afghanistan's military forces, as the country continues to be wracked by violence in its seventeenth year of war. | Donald Rumsfeld was US Secretary for Defence from 2001 …
(2018-11-13). Terrorists May Have Benefited From Millions Worth of US Aid for Iraq & Syria — Report. globalresearch.ca A recent USAID audit report found that some of its humanitarian programs for war-torn Syria and Iraq might have assisted terrorist groups. The assistance in question amounts to nearly $700 million. | The agency in charge of foreign aid provided by …
(2018-11-13). California: Woolsey Fire Burns Nuclear Meltdown Site That State Toxics Agency Failed to Clean Up. globalresearch.ca Last night, the Woolsey fire burned the contaminated Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL), a former nuclear and rocket engine testing site. Footage from local television showed flames surrounding rocket test stands, and the fire's progress through to Oak Park indicates …
(2018-11-13). Video: Clashes Erupt Between Al Qaeda Militants and Syrian Army in Idlib De-escalation Zone. globalresearch.ca On November 10th, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) announced that its special forces attacked a position of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the Turkman mount in Northern Lattakia. The terrorist group claimed that 10 Syrian soldiers were killed….
(2018-11-13). Video: Gaza Is on Edge of Israeli Ground Invasion. globalresearch.ca The Gaza Strip is on the brink of a large-scale Israeli military intervention. | The current round of escalation started on November 11 when a covert unit of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) opened fire at a patrol of the Izz …
(2018-11-13). US Violation of Trump-Kim Singapore Agreement. Ban on Humanitarian Aid to North Korea. Sanctions From Hell. 'Death by a Thousand Cuts'. globalresearch.ca Washington's behavior following Trump's signing of the Singapore Summit Agreement with Kim Jong-un must be described as schizophrenic. The Singapore Summit agreement states: | "The United States and the DPRK commit to establish new U.S.-DPRK relations in accordance with the desire …
(2018-11-13). President Trump's Iran Policy – Is It 'Normal'? "The Lengths to which the Neocons are Willing to go to get their "Regime Change" in Iran" globalresearch.ca It's not often that US Government officials are honest when they talk about our foreign policy. The unprovoked 2003 attack on Iraq was called a "liberation." The 2011 US-led destruction of Libya was a "humanitarian intervention." And so on. | So, …
(2018-11-13). Video: U.S. Offensive Aerospace Capabilities Directed against the Whole Planet: America's MUOS Satellite Communications System in Sicily. globalresearch.ca The system, developed by Lockheed Martin for the US Navy, is composed of an initial configuration of 4 satellites in a geo-stationary orbit, and linked to four terrestrial stations – two in the US (Hawaï and Virginia), one in Sicily and one in Australia.
(2018-11-13). Cultural Imperialism: Linguistic Perversion and Obfuscation of Empire Building. globalresearch.ca In the contemporary world, western imperialist propagandists, particularly journalists and editors of the mass media, have resorted to perverting everyday concepts and the language of politics. | The use and abuse of the language of politics has served to blame victims …
(2018-11-13). China-US Dialogue: Polite Diplomacy, Illegal Sanctions, Washington's Unspoken Intent is to "Contain" China. globalresearch.ca Washington has interests, not allies. China and Russia are rivals, not partners. | After Beijing cancelled last month's high-level security talks with Trump regime officials, Pompeo and Mattis met with China's Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office director Yang Jiechi and Defense …
(2018-11-13). New York teachers union pushes through concessions contract. wsws.org The United Federation of Teachers rammed through a contract that includes below inflation rate wages in order to prevent a strike in the largest school district in America.
(2018-11-13). New York teachers angry as union hides givebacks in new contract. wsws.org …
(2018-11-13). Homelessness in New York Public Schools. zcomm.org One out of every 10 students lived in temporary housing during the last school year…
(2018-11-13). Call to unite against racism. greenleft.org.au 
About 300 people rallied against racism in Melbourne on November 10. The rally was organised in response to the continued vilification of Melbourne's African community by politicians and the media. | Praise and Shema, two high school students from the Liberian and Sudanese communities, addressed the rally. They called for an end to media attacks on the African community. | Islamic Council of Victoria's Adel Salman told the rally that the media needs a code of ethics and to stop promoting hate speech. | Taqi Azra, a Hazara refugee and National Union of Workers organiser, said: "They are trying to divide us. L…
(2018-11-13). Like logo, like students? Wisconsin school breaks the internet with its 'Nazi salute' teens. rt.com 
A Wisconsin high school has found itself at the center of controversy — and a police investigation — after a group of students were photographed making Nazi salutes and far-right hand gestures at their prom.
(2018-11-13). International speaking tour says reject Trump's attacks on Venezuela. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On November 10, more than 40 people gathered to hear Steve Ellner, a professor, writer and longtime Venezuela resident speak against U.S. sanctions and the Trump administration's efforts to destabilize Venezuela. | Ellner, who has taught economic history and political science at the Universidad de Oriente in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, since 1977, spoke of the devastating toll U.S. sanctions have taken on ordinary Venezuelan people. "Basically, there's a blockade, a financial blockade, on the entire Venezuelan economy," Ellner said. "That is the net effect of these sanctions, and this narrative t…
(2018-11-13). US records 17% spike in hate crimes, African-Americans & Jews most targeted. rt.com 
The US has seen a 17 percent spike in hate crimes in 2017, with the majority of reported incidents targeting African-Americans and Jews, according to the FBI's annual Hate Crimes Statistics report.
(2018-11-12). After Former Marine Kills 12 in Thousand Oaks, CA, a Discussion on Mental Health for Veterans. democracynow.org 
On November 7, 2018, a former marine opened fire at a country music bar in Thousand Oaks, California, killing 12 people, mostly college students. 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 shooting has reignited a national discussion over mental healthcare for veterans returning from war. Earlier this year, Ian Long was evaluated by mental health professionals after police responded to a disturbance at his home, where he lived with his mother—and was cleared by the s…
(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). Education Is in the Crosshairs in Bolsonaro's Brazil. thenation.com Education Is in the Crosshairs in Bolsonaro's Brazil…
(2018-11-12). Palestine: Fadwa Tuqan's poems and data on women's education. zcomm.org And here is my second attempt at bridging the three areas: poems, justice and data visualization. This time, it's the Palestinian poet, Fadwa Tuqan, whose poems I have highlighted alongside some charts depicting the progress over the years on a number of women's education indicators in the West Bank and Gaza. (Earlier, I had used Read more…
(2018-11-12). Richard Ojeda, West Virginia Lawmaker Who Backed Teachers 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.
(2018-11-12). 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). 4 Years After the Forced Disappearance of 43 Students, a Father Is Still Looking. thenation.com 4 Years After the Forced Disappearance of 43 Students, a Father Is Still Looking…
(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). 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…
(2018-11-08). 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…