(2018-11-23). The Doomsday Machine and Nuclear Winter — Daniel Ellsberg on RAI (11/12). therealnews.com 
An H Bomb first strike will create firestorms and smoke that ends most human life; this is a fact ignored by military planners and by the Trump administration which doesn't believe in climate science — says Daniel Ellsberg on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay
(2018-11-23). Oklahoma's Blue Wave was an Educator Wave. progressive.org The teacher uprising may have opened up this deepest red of red states to a new era of bipartisanship.
(2018-11-23). Hospital Underfunding in Ontario. "Hallway Medicine": It Can Be Fixed. globalresearch.ca Ontario faces unprecedented challenges of hospital underfunding and lack of capacity. For decades governments have pretended to try to address this problem through improved home care. Yet, today the result has been an overwhelmed home care system that has seen …
(2018-11-23). Iran Remains Key Balancing Force at Astana Peace Process: Prof. Tim Anderson. globalresearch.ca "Iran's role remains vital, in diplomacy as in support for the long-suffering Syrian military," Professor Tim Anderson, a lecturer at the University of Sydney, said in an interview with the Tasnim News Agency. | "We can readily see the 'fruit' …
(2018-11-23). Israel to Demolish Dozens of Palestinian Shops in East Jerusalem. globalresearch.ca Israeli forces along with the Israeli Civil Administration staff stormed the Shufat refugee camp, in occupied East Jerusalem, and delivered demolition notices to dozens of Palestinian shops, on late Tuesday. | Thaer Fasfous, spokesperson of the Fatah movement in Jerusalem, …
(2018-11-23). Global Campaign Calls for Closure of US/NATO Foreign Bases to End Western Imperialism. globalresearch.ca The first International Conference against US/NATO Military Bases was held on November 16-18, at the Liberty Hall in Dublin, Ireland. The conference was attended by close to 300 participants from over thirty-five countries from around the world. Speakers representing countries …
(2018-11-23). Inside the British Army's Secret Information Warfare Machine. Disinformation and Deception. globalresearch.ca Abarbed-wire fence stretched off far to either side. A Union flag twisted in a gust of wind, and soldiers strode in and out of a squat guard's hut in the middle of the road. Through the hut, and under …
(2018-11-23). A scar on the conscience of Europe: Letter to Greek Prime Minister on conditions facing refugees in Greece. amnesty.org In early October, I visited Lesvos and the refugee camp in Moria, on behalf of Amnesty International. I would like to begin by stressing my admiration for the people of island who, in welcoming hundreds of thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers over the past years are a beacon of solidarity and inspiration. It was clear to me from my visit, that the spirit of this solidarity is very much alive today despite the tides of fear and xenophobia. | I would like to thank your government for having ensured access to the camp, for me and my colleagues, during this important visit in October and on previous occasions. Ex…
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(2018-11-23). Bahrain: Widespread pre-election clampdown on political opposition and activists. amnesty.org Ahead of the Bahraini parliamentary election on 24 November, Amnesty International is gravely concerned over the widespread suppression of the political opposition, activists, and civic leaders. Shi'a public figures have been disproportionately targeted in the pre-election clampdown. | | "Over the past two years, the crackdown in Bahrain has seen the political opposition detain…
(2018-11-23). Trump Authorizes Lethal Force Against Asylum Seeking Aliens. globalresearch.ca Refugees, asylum seekers, and others from the wrong countries are unwelcome in Trump's America — notably people of color and Muslims. | His November 8 immigration order has nothing to do with protecting national security or US sovereignty — everything to …
(2018-11-23). Canadian student federation backs boycott. zcomm.org In another big blow to Israel's efforts to thwart the growing boycott campaign, the largest student organization in Canada voted on Monday to support Palestinian rights…
(2018-11-23). Syria, A Frozen Conflict: The Final Push for Idlib Will Come Soon. globalresearch.ca The situation in Syria is that of a frozen conflict, following the agreements made between Russia, Turkey and Syria on the demilitarized zone created around Idlib. Except for some sporadic terrorist attacks, the truce seems to be holding up over …
(2018-11-23). Madness of Military Advancement and Modern Warfare. globalresearch.ca World War One caused terrible bloodshed as millions of soldiers slaughtered each other for no apparent gain. Yet, directly due to fighting, the civilian death rate in this conflict numbered perhaps 15% of all those killed. In the Second World …
(2018-11-23). White House Plans to Dump Major Climate Report on Black Friday. truthout.org Environmental groups, journalists, and climate scientists are reacting to the Trump administration's decision to release a major climate report the day after Thanksgiving — a move some are describing as an effort to bury an assessment packed with an " astonishing amount of science," and they are hoping to see that effort backfire " …
(2018-11-23). Scottish teachers overwhelmingly reject pay offer. wsws.org The Scottish government, local authorities, teaching and local government unions are desperate to avoid strikes, and above all to prevent a united offensive by teachers and council workers.
(2018-11-23). Bake Sales Can't Fix School Funding Pinch Caused by Corporate Tax Cuts. truthout.org Once upon a time, not very long ago, the promise of a free, public education meant that US families and teachers could count on a mixture of local and federal funding to fully cover the costs of kindergarten through 12th grade schooling. But no more. | Since 2007, public investment in public schools has sharply tanked, leaving teachers and parents scrambling to organize against austerity, and simultaneously coordinate grassroots fundraisers and secure grants from private foundations in order to maintain basic school programs. | Although cities and states across the US began to decrease funding for public schools…
(2018-11-23). Video: Turkey Continues Its War on Its Own Proxy Forces in Syria. globalresearch.ca Following the liberation of al-Safa from ISIS, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the National Defense Forces (NDF) are now setting conditions to continue their anti-ISIS effort in the Homs-Deir Ezzor desert. Local sources say that up to 1,000 members …
(2018-11-23). The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) Attack on China's Consulate in Karachi, Ahead of President Xi's Meeting with Donald Trump. globalresearch.ca The so-called "Balochistan Liberation Army's" suicide attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi is a serious escalation of the Hybrid War on CPEC designed to put unprecedented pressure on China ahead of President Xi's planned meeting with his American counterpart …
(2018-11-23). U.S. Family Separation: 129 Kids Won't be Reunited with Parents. globalresearch.ca About a hundred migrant children separated from their families by immigration authorities when crossing the U.S. border without documents won't be reunited with their families, according to a report by the Federal government. | A report issued by the Health and …
(2018-11-23). Bill to "Officially" Recognize Palestine Submitted to British Parliament. globalresearch.ca A bill to officially recognize Palestinian state has been submitted to the House of Commons by the first British Palestinian MP on Wednesday. | Layla Moran, a Liberal Democrat MP, said in a video she shared before submitting the bill …
(2018-11-23). The Destruction of Higher Education Today. counterpunch.org It was recently revealed how British universities are imitating the Premier League football in procuring star names in academia to boost their REF (Research Excellence Framework) rankings. First used in 2014 to assess the academic period of 2008 to 2013, the REF was to provide accountability for public investment in research as well as to establish More
(2018-11-23). Prospects for Syrian Peace Are Looking Up. globalresearch.ca After prolonged hibernation, the Astana Process on Syrian peace is kinetic, with the troika of 'guarantor' states – Russia, Turkey and Iran – set to hold a round of talks in the Kazakh capital on November 28-29. Delegations of …
(2018-11-23). More European Governments Promise to Stop Arming Saudi Arabia: The UK Must Do the Same. globalresearch.ca This morning the Danish and Finnish governments pledged to end arms sales to Saudi forces. Germany has recently promised to do the same. This follows an intensification of the ongoing bombardment of Yemen and the murder of Jamal Khashoggi….
(2018-11-23). Household and Corporate Debt in America Reach All-Time Highs … Towards a Deep Recession? globalresearch.ca Household debt is at an all-time high. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York explains: | Total household debt increased by $219 billion (1.6%) to $13.51 trillion in the third quarter of 2018. It was the 17th consecutive quarter …
(2018-11-23). John F. Kennedy 55 Years On: Casting Light on the JFK Assassination, 9/11 and Other 21st Century Crimes. globalresearch.ca Fifty-five years ago, on November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Although there has been a great deal written about this event over the years, I want to draw attention to one exceptionally important article, originally delivered as a …
(2018-11-23). Rampant US police violence prompts nationwide FBI inquiry. rt.com 
Police brutality across the US is now bad enough that the federal government is finally willing to look at the statistics — if the cops don't mind. The FBI is starting a data collection effort, based on voluntary self-reports.
(2018-11-22). India's Simultaneous Military Drills with Both Russia and the US. Alignments and Diplomatic Maneuvers. globalresearch.ca India's in the unique position of simultaneously holding military drills with New Cold War rivals Russia and the US, though the message behind this diplomatic maneuver is different for each Great Power and varies depending on their perspective. | India pulled …
(2018-11-22). The School Privatization Agenda Has Taken a Hit. truthdig.com The blue wave that swept the nation in the recent midterm elections was also a broad rejection of recent trends to privatize public education through school voucher programs and privately operated charter schools. From New York to California, new candidates ran and won on platforms opposed to privatization, big-money backers of charter schools suffered humiliating losses, and voters trounced efforts to expand voucher programs that drain public schools of the funding they need. | This spring's teacher walkouts that made news across the country can take some credit for propelling the anti-privatization message to v…
(2018-11-22). Can a $1.8 Billion Gift to Johns Hopkins University Spark National College Affordability Policy Changes? therealnews.com 
TRNN's Khalilah Harris discusses critiques and possible implications of Michael Bloomberg's historic donation with Lester Spence, political commentator and Hopkins Associate Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies
(2018-11-22). Russia's Brokering of Iran's Withdrawal from Syria. Russia's "Informal Alliance" with Israel? globalresearch.ca The Kremlin uncharacteristically declined to comment on reports that Russia is seeking to broker Iran's withdrawal from Syria in exchange for the Islamic Republic receiving sanctions relief from the US, which is extremely unusual because Moscow has a track record …
(2018-11-22). Afghan Peace Process? The Whitewashing of U.S War Crimes: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA). globalresearch.ca Edu Montesanti: RAWA strongly opposes any negotiation among the US, Afghan government and Taliban. This possibility becomes even more unrealistic, not to say hypocritical, taking into account that now ISIS is also terrorizing your country. What are your thoughts on …
(2018-11-22). US Has Established 17 Illegal Military Bases in Syria: State Senator Richard H. Black. globalresearch.ca Virginia State senator Richard H. Black has made it clear that the United States makes trade between Iran and Syria more difficult by occupying the north of the Euphrates River in accordance with 'Plan B' announced several years ago by …
(2018-11-22). Iran: Mounting Crackdown on Teachers, Labor Activists. hrw.org 
| | Iranian workers chant slogans during a May Day demonstration in front of the former US embassy in Tehran, May 1, 2006, protesting against the labor resolutions and their delayed payments. | @ 2006 Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images | (Beirut) — Iranian authorities have increased targeting of teachers and labor activists in recent weeks for organizing and conducting peaceful protests, Human Rights Watch said today. | On November 13, 2018, the Council for Coor…
(2018-11-22). Forgetting Jamal Khashoggi: Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia and Brute Realism. globalresearch.ca "I never thought I'd see the day a White House would moonlight as a public relations firm for the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia." — Senator Bob Corker (R-Tennessee), Twitter, Nov 20, 2018 | Accused of being mendacious, incapable of holding …
(2018-11-22). Oshkosh WI: SDS remembers 'Black Thursday,' anniversary marks mass expulsion of African American students. fightbacknews.org Oshkosh, WI – November 21 marks the 50th anniversary of one of the darkest moments in the history of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (UWO). On this day in 1968, 94 African American students and their supporters marched to the administrative offices at Dempsey Hall and occupied the then-university president's office. Angered by the poor living conditions, grading discrimination, inability to sign up for classes, the lack of African American history and art courses and no Black cultural center on campus, these students demanded change. | When 40 of these students set upon his office, President Roger E. Gui…
(2018-11-22). Khashoggi Was Investigating Use of Chemical Weapons in Yemen Before Murder: Tabloid. globalresearch.ca GR Editor's Note: | This report was first published on October 30, 2018. There is no firm corroborating evidence that Khashoggi was intent upon investigating Saudi Arabia's use of chemical weapons in Yemen. | ** | Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist who was killed …
(2018-11-22). Maldives: Lahiru Madhushanka released. amnesty.org Responding to the news that Lahiru Madhushanka, a Sri Lankan driver who has endured more than three years behind bars amid concerns about an unfair trial and harrowing prison conditions Amnesty International's South Asia Research Director, Dinushika Dissanayake, said: | "It's a relief to hear that Lahiru Madhushanka has been acquitted of all charges and released by the Maldivian authorities. For three years Lahiru experienced agonizing treatment where he was denied basic fair trial rights and was subject to a catalogue of serious human rights violations. | "Lahiru was beaten, denied medical care and held in solit…
(2018-11-22). "It's Killing the Student Movement": Canary Mission's Blacklist of Pro-Palestine Activists Is Taking a Toll. theintercept.com Activists blacklisted by Canary Mission say they've experienced anxiety, and now find themselves stepping back from pro-Palestine advocacy as a result.
(2018-11-22). China Intensifies Crackdown on Marxist Student Activists. therealnews.com 
Chinese university students, inspired by their studies of Marx, are facing an increasing state crackdown on their movement in support of workers who have been trying to organize Shenzhen's Jasic Technology. Prof. Zhun Xu analyzes the situation
(2018-11-22). Noam Chomsky: Members of Migrant Caravan Are Fleeing from Misery & Horrors Created by the U.S. democracynow.org 
Days after a federal judge in California temporarily halted Trump's asylum ban, we revisit our conversation 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 teaches at the University of Arizona. Chomsky is also institute professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he has taught for 50 years. We ask him about the Central American caravan and national security adviser John Bolton declaring Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua to be part of a "troika of tyranny" and a "triangle of terror" earl…
(2018-11-22). The Illusion of Conflict Resolution in Yemen. Several Hundred Thousand Yemenis Have Perished from War, Disease, Starvation and Overall Deprivation. globalresearch.ca Like numerous other endless conflicts, Yemen is Washington's war, waged for strategic interests, the Saudis and UAE involved for their own — along with aiding the US achieve its objectives. | There's nothing civil about war in Yemen. The notion of …
(2018-11-22). 'Mama, I'm shot': Child killed by stray bullet wrote chillingly prophetic essay on gun violence. rt.com 
"Little children are victims of senseless gun violence," Milwaukee student Sandra Parks wrote in an award winning essay. Two years later she would become a victim of the same violence, as she was killed by a stray bullet. |
(2018-11-22). Student fight for noncompliance with attacks on immigrants, confront USF administration. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On November 20, students held a rally at the University of South Florida (USF) calling for increased protections for immigrant students. The event was hosted by Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) as a part of their campaign, "Immigrants are Here to Stay," to win noncompliance with federal agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security and its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Customs and Border Protection, that are charged with implementing attacks on the undocumented. | The rally included speeches about the context of immigration…
(2018-11-22). "America First" Defends the Indefensible. Trump Family Financial Ties to the Saudi Royals. globalresearch.ca Besides longstanding US geopolitical interests, Trump's Saudi Arabia agenda reflects his family's financial ties to the kingdom, including distress sales to royal family member for cash to meet debt obligations. | In 2015, he created and registered eight companies to do …
(2018-11-21). Hundreds of teachers walk off for refugees. greenleft.org.au 
Teachers, education support staff and even some principals walked off government and private schools across Victoria and assembled at the State Library on November 20, in support of refugees currently being detained on Manus Island and Nauru. A similar protest was held in Brisbane that same day. | More than 30 refugee support organisations, including Teachers for Refugees, which organised the protest, had set November 20, Universal Children's Day, as the deadline for the federal government to evacuate refugee children and their families from offshore detention centres to Australia. | The Walk Off for Refuge…
(2018-11-21). Fifth graders compose and perform poignant songs about math and science. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES—Early last year a press release from the Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC) came my way about high school kids in Van Nuys writing and performing a new oratorio on the theme of the Japanese American internment camps during World War II. Curious to see what they might come up with, I checked it …
(2018-11-20). SPLC sues Trump administration for records detailing rollback of protections for transgender people in prison. splcenter.org The SPLC, along with Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, sued the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) today.
(2018-11-19). It's Time for America to Reckon With the Staggering Death Toll of the Post-9/11 Wars. theintercept.com At least half a million people have been killed in the post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan, a new study by Brown University researchers finds.
(2018-11-19). New York's Insurgent Lawmakers Speak Out against School Privatization and a Flawed Testing System. progressive.org On education issues, newly-elected progressive Democrats are setting a new tone.