(2018-11-18). Hebron-area Elementary School Attacked with Tear Gas. imemc.org Dozens of Palestinian students and teachers suffocated after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli forces toward an elementary school in Hebron, in the southern West Bank, said WAFA correspondence. Israeli soldiers fired a barrage of tear gas canisters toward an elementary school in the southern part of Hebron city, causing …
(2018-11-18). Louisiana Teachers Mobilize Against ExxonMobil Tax Exemption. truthout.org This article was originally published at Labor Notes. | Sometimes the boss offers us a fight that directly exposes the destructive effects of corporate power. | In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that moment came when ExxonMobil asked for yet another handout from taxpayers—property tax exemptions totaling $6 million. | For the ninth-largest corporation in the world, it was a routine request. ExxonMobil is accustomed to receiving such perks from obedient state officials. But teachers saw it differently: as a $6 million theft from the local schools budget. | Educators and other…
(2018-11-18). Extreme Poverty and Human Rights in the United Kingdom. globalresearch.ca The UK is the world's fifth largest economy, it contains many areas of immense wealth, its capital is a leading centre of global finance, its entrepreneurs are innovative and agile, and despite the current political turmoil, it has a system …
(2018-11-18). Haiti: November 18, 1803, Remembering the First Successful Slave Revolution for Freedom. globalresearch.ca 215 years ago. Revolution in Haiti against Slavery. Remembrance Day November 18 | "As for your male and female slaves whom you may have: you may buy male and female slaves from among the nations that are around you. You …
(2018-11-18). More American Troops to Afghanistan, To Keep the Chinese Out? Lithium and the Battle for Afghanistan's Mineral Riches. globalresearch.ca Trump calls for escalation of the war in Afghanistan. Why? Is he going after the bad guys, or is it something else? Afghanistan has significant oil, natural gas and strategic raw material resources, not to mention opium, a multibillion dollar industry which feeds America's illegal heroin market.
(2018-11-18). William Blum of 'Anti-Empire Report' Needs Help. globalresearch.ca William Blum is a powerful voice. His analysis of US imperialism reaches out to thousands of readers. He has contributed to Global Research for more than ten years. To consult his writings click here | ** | The historian and critic of …
(2018-11-18). Washington Opposes UN Resolution on Syria's Israeli-occupied Golan. globalresearch.ca The United States opposed on Friday for the first time an annual draft resolution at the United Nations calling on Israel to rescind its authority in the occupied Golan Heights, drawing praise from Israeli officials. | The Golan Heights, Syrian territory …
(2018-11-18). Video: Marlon Brando Speaks Truth on the Treatment of American Indians, 1973. globalresearch.ca Legendary Marlon Brando was interviewed on The Dick Cavett Show 6/12/1973 after he refused to accept the Oscar at 45th Academy Awards®, 1973 to protest the treatment of American Indians. Our kind of hero — should be a celebrity rule! …
(2018-11-18). Surgical Robot Botches Surgery, Kills Man on Operating Table While Doctors Sipped Lattes. globalresearch.ca In the name of scientific "progress," Newcastle's Freeman Hospital in the United Kingdom recently tried to pioneer the use of a surgical robot that it tasked with repairing a patient's damaged heart valve, only to have the machine go completely …
(2018-11-18). Hell Hath No Fury Like Raging California Wildfires. globalresearch.ca Months of unprecedented California wildfires keep raging — the most destructive and deadly in state history, so far around 1.7 million acres destroyed. | Through Saturday, 76 fatalities were reported, nearly 1,300 others missing — the number rising from 265 on …
(2018-11-18). Is CIA Leak of Bin Salman's Guilt in Khashoggi Murder Aimed at Kushner, or Trump Himself? globalresearch.ca The CIA has leaked against Jared Kushner and Trump that Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS), the Saudi crown prince, ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. | President Trump had asked the CIA to do an assessment …
(2018-11-18). The Myth of EU Sovereign Independence. The Persistent Fear of US Punitive Measures. globalresearch.ca Post-WW II US-orchestrated new world order transformed sovereign Western European countries into virtual US colonies. | Their status remains unchanged today, their sovereign independence more myth than reality — serving Washington's geopolitical interests, even when harming their own. | Since the Trump …
(2018-11-18). Syria: Interview with a Former Sniper with Ahrar al Sham "Rebel" Terrorist Group. globalresearch.ca The following article is by
(2018-11-18). Selected Articles: US-NATO Megalomania. globalresearch.ca Global Research has over 50,000 subscribers to our Newsletter. | Our objective is to recruit one thousand committed "volunteers" among our 50,000 Newsletter subscribers to support the distribution of Global Research articles (email lists, social media, crossposts). | Do not send us …
(2018-11-18). Abolish US/NATO Military Bases. globalresearch.ca The First International Conference Against US/NATO Military Bases will be held November 16-18, 2018, in Dublin, Ireland. The conference is jointly organized by the Peace and Neutrality Alliance (PANA), Ireland, and the Coalition Against US Foreign Military Bases, USA. | WILPF-US …
(2018-11-18). America's Permanent-War Complex. globalresearch.ca What President Dwight D. Eisenhower dubbed the "military-industrial complex" has been constantly evolving over the decades, adjusting to shifts in the economic and political system as well as international events. The result today is a "permanent-war complex," which is now …
(2018-11-17). US teacher unions' "Remember in November" fizzles. wsws.org After sabotaging the teachers' strike movement last spring, the teachers unions turned all energy toward the ballot box. What happened?
(2018-11-17). In the Pacific Northwest, Paraeducators Lead Their First Strike in Recent Wave. truthout.org This article was originally published at Labor Notes. | Paraeducators in Port Angeles, Washington, are on strike. In this year's wave of teacher strikes, it's the first one led by paraeducators. | Teachers have refused to cross their picket lines, shutting down the district's schools Thursday and Friday. | The 115 paradeucators in this small coastal city, ju…
(2018-11-17). Betsy DeVos Faces Another Lawsuit Over For-Profit College Loans. truthout.org Even though a court ordered the Department of Education to discharge — otherwise known as forgive — student loans taken out by people who attended for-profit colleges that were later shuttered, the agency has been slow to comply. | And now, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos faces …
(2018-11-17). "Eighty Years of the Fourth International" series continues with meetings in California and Oregon. wsws.org Taking place in the backdrop of the rising death toll from the California fires and the rise of the far-right, the meetings attracted broad audiences of youth, students and workers across the West Coast.
(2018-11-17). US college let booze-soaked, tenured 'predators' club' prey on students sexually for YEARS — lawsuit. rt.com 
Dartmouth College administrators covered up for a trio of lewd professors who used their classrooms as a sexual hunting ground for over a decade, even threatening victims who spoke up, according to a new lawsuit.
(2018-11-17). Empire's Currency: The Lie. globalresearch.ca Empire's currency is the Lie, which is why the Truth sounds bizarre to all but the well-informed. | Largely unelected policymakers make the decisions in the West's non-democracies, while fabricated narratives are amplified by politicians and colonial media. | The transnational ruling …
(2018-11-17). Brazil Will Miss Cuban Doctors. globalresearch.ca The National Council of Municipal Health Secretaries and the National Front of Brazilian Mayors warned rightwing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro of the imminent, irreparable damage to the population's health, as a consequence of Cuba leaving the More Doctors program. | In a …
(2018-11-17). Trump Said Considering Extradition of Turkish Cleric to Quiet Erdogan on Khashoggi Murder. globalresearch.ca NBC News maintains that four sources in US government agencies (probably the FBI and the State Department) told its reporters that the Trump White House is seeking ways to expel Turkish religious leader Fethullah Gulen. But the kicker is …
(2018-11-17). United States Budgetary Costs of the Post-9/11 Wars: $5.9 Trillion Spent and Obligated. globalresearch.ca The United States has appropriated and is obligated to spend an estimated $5.9 trillion (in current dollars) on the war on terror through Fiscal Year 2019, including direct war and war-related spending and obligations for future spending on post-9/11 war …
(2018-11-17). Rather Than Being Critics, Canada's Liberals Actually Enable Saudi Crimes. globalresearch.ca One has to admire the Canadian government's manipulation of the media regarding its relationship with Saudi Arabia. Despite being partners with the Kingdom's international crimes, the Liberals have managed to convince some gullible folks they are challenging Riyadh's rights abuses….
(2018-11-17). The Legacy of Néstor García Iturbe, Cuban Intellectual. globalresearch.ca [Note from the author: Néstor García Iturbe, born in Havana, earned his BA in Political Science from the University of Havana and then his PhD in Science of History. In his long career, among other responsibilities, Iturbe was a …
(2018-11-17). Release of Top Secret CIA Document Reveals Deeper Medical Complicity in Torture Program. globalresearch.ca With the release of a previously top secret document – made public thanks to a legal victory by the ACLU – disclosing the role of the Office of Medical Services (OMS) in the CIA's torture program, Physicians for Human Rights …
(2018-11-17). Happy ThanksGetting Day. Poverty and Social Inequality in America. globalresearch.ca Yes, we need to finally absolve ourselves, as Amerikans, from the con job concerning Thanksgiving Day. All the 'pomp and circumstance' revolving around this holiday is just that, to quote Ebenezer Scrooge (one month early): Humbug! | Of course, even the …
(2018-11-17). Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi's Murder, CIA Concludes. globalresearch.ca There never was any doubt about it all along. No one dares circumvent Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman's (MBS) authority over most everyone. | Doing it risks ending up like Khashoggi. | MBS is de facto Saudi ruler. What he …
(2018-11-17). Video: Italy: A Whole US/NATO Strategic Military Base, "Global NATO" globalresearch.ca Manlio Dinucci in this carefully documented Pandora TV production focuses on US-NATO military deployment in Italy and around the World in what might described as "Global NATO". | Manlio Dinucci, distinguished Italian author, geopolitical analyst and geographer is a Research …
(2018-11-17). Saudi Sports Diplomacy: A Mirror Image of the Kingdom's Already Challenged Policies. globalresearch.ca Saudi sports diplomacy is proving to be a mirror image of the kingdom's challenged domestic, regional and foreign policies. | Overlorded by sports czar Turki al-Sheikh, Saudi sports diplomacy, like the kingdom's broader policies, has produced at best mixed results, suggesting …
(2018-11-16). Color of Change: Facebook Retaliated Against Protests by Pushing Anti-Semitic, Anti-Black Narratives. democracynow.org 
A New York Times investigation has revealed that Facebook fought critics and a growing number of scandals following the 2016 election by launching a PR offensive backed by a dubious Republican opposition-research firm: Definers Public Affairs. We speak with Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change, one of the organizations targeted by Definers Public Affairs. We also speak with Siva Vaidhyanathan, the author of "Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy." He is a professor of media studies and director of the Center for Media and Citizenship at the University of Virginia. Vaidhya…
(2018-11-16). West Virginia teacher tells how her strike sparked a national uprising. peoplesworld.org 
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(2018-11-16). Betsy DeVos Wants to Roll Back Civil Rights Protections For Students Filing Complaints of Sexual Harassment or Assault. aclu.org Our analysis of how DeVos' proposed rule would change how colleges and universities deal with allegations of sexual assault under Title IX. | The Department of Education headed by Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday released a proposed rule that, if implemented, would dramatically limit schools' obligations to students who experience sexual violence and would not further the stated goal of fair process. The ACLU is equally committed to ensuring students can learn in environments free from sexual harassment and violence and to guaranteeing fair process for both respondents and complainants. | The new rule preserv…
(2018-11-16). Producing a troublemaker's diary. greenleft.org.au 
Melbourne-based researcher Iain McIntyre is the author of a number of books including a recent anthology entitled On The Fly! Hobo Literature and Songs, 1879-1941. Rachel Evans spoke to him about the 2019 How To Make Trouble and Influence People Diary he has produced as a fundraiser for the Rainforest Information Centre and Community Radio 3CR. | *** | You've been involved in books and various projects documenting the history of radical movements, the latest of which is the 2019 diary. What inspires you to do this work?: | On a personal level, I find history fascinating and entertaining and I have a stron…
(2018-11-16). NYT Investigation: How Facebook Used a Republican Firm to Attack Critics & Spread Disinformation. democracynow.org 
"Delay, Deny and Deflect." That's the name of a new bombshell investigation by The New York Times revealing that Facebook executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, were aware of a Russian misinformation campaign on the social media network and took a series of extraordinary private actions to preserve the company's reputation, launching an aggressive lobbying campaign to combat critics and spread misinformation. The New York Times investigation reveals that Facebook hired the Republican opposition-research firm Definers Public Affairs to discredit critics of Facebook,…
(2018-11-16). Baselines for Activism: Brecht's Stance, the New Science, and Planting Seeds. counterpunch.org I've often wondered about the limits of activist's reach and the lack of coherent, organized progressive social movements in the US. Does it come down to the precarious nature of our jobs, the stress, strain, and exhaustion caused by the realization of being a paycheck away from penury? Or is it all the fault of More
(2018-11-15). Chicago Teachers Union set to strike at UNO/Acero on Dec. 4. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL — "The charter schools are working educators to the bone, yet still not adequately staffing our classrooms. This isn't fair to the students or the teachers, and we're not going to take it," states Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) Charter Division Chairman Chris Baehrend. | UNO/Acero management has continued to stall in negotiations on key points that include class size, appropriate and reasonable staffing levels and equal pay for equal work, prioritizing CEO pay at the expense of special education funding and smaller class sizes. | According to a CTU statement, "Our bargaining team will continue to…
(2018-11-15). Congressional proclamation honors slain man at center of historic SPLC lawsuit. splcenter.org Thirty years ago this month, a group of racist skinheads savagely beat an Ethiopian college student to death on a street in Portland, Oregon — an attack that sparked an SPLC lawsuit that decimated the neo-Nazi group responsible for the murder.
(2018-11-15). Why students are striking for climate action on November 30. greenleft.org.au 
This November 30, I, along with hundreds — possibly thousands — of high school students will be participating in a student strike for climate action. | Initiated by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC), the School Strike 4 Climate has gained momentum in recent weeks, with nearly thirty events being organised in capital cities and regional areas around Australia. | We are currently facing an unprecedented climate emergency. With 2018 (once again) being the hottest year on record, we face the prospect of an uncertain and dangerous future. | Climate change is "threatening water security", accord…
(2018-11-15). Transgender Lives Are Not Up for Debate. fair.org 
Time magazine ( 5/29/14) declared a "transgender tipping point" in 2014, but corporate media continue to treat trans identity as a matter of controversy. | The New York Times ( 10/21/18) received access to a memo from the Trump administration calling for the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt a definition of sex founded on "a biological basis that is clear, grounded in science, objective and administrable." The memo called f…
(2018-11-14). NY Politician: We Need to Block $3 Billion Handout for Amazon & Use Money to Forgive Student Debt. democracynow.org 
After a months-long PR campaign, Amazon has officially announced it will split its so-called second headquarters between New York and Arlington, Virginia, outside Washington, D.C., after being offered more than $3 billion in tax breaks and other incentives. The news prompted protests at the site of Amazon's future office complex in Long Island City, New York, to condemn the city and state governments for showering Amazon with massive tax breaks and other giveaways to entice the company to expand into the city. As part of the deal, New York taxpayers will even build a helipad for Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who is the…
(2018-11-14). Interview with former Black Panther Thomas "Blood" McCreary and Frank Chapman. fightbacknews.org Thomas "Blood" McCreary is a veteran of the Black liberation movement of the 1960s and 70s, having been a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), then the Black Panther Party (BPP), and then the Black Liberation Army. Today he continues to press for release of the former Panthers who are still in prison, many for 45 years. He also advocates for the dropping of the cases against the Panthers abroad, including Assata Shakur. | Frank Chapman is the Field Organizer of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. | McCreary was in Chicago for an event celebrating the 50th anniv…
(2018-11-14). How Brown University Students and Dining Workers Got Better Working Conditions—Together. thenation.com How Brown University Students and Dining Workers Got Better Working Conditions—Together…
(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. | The 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 u…
(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). 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…
(2018-11-09). 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
(2018-10-28). Members of Netanyahu's Likud Blame Victims of Pittsburgh Pogrom and Echo the Killer's Rhetoric. grayzoneproject.com As Israeli Minister of Education Naftali Bennett sets out to Pittsburgh, prominent members of the governing Likud Party have blamed…