(2018-11-25). Why Is Johns Hopkins Enabling ICE? truthout.org Refusing to be defeated by the intransigence of the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) administration, students and Baltimore community members held a teach-in and rally on November 15 to protest the university's million-dollar contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). | The action was spurred after the administration received …
(2018-11-25). UK Commits Extra Military Forces to Ukraine: Irresponsible Policy, Dangerous Repercussions. globalresearch.ca Ukraine's Constitutional Court green-lighted a bill on amending the country's main law by enshrining into it the final goal of obtaining NATO and EU membership. The decision was announced the next day after the UK and Ukraine's defense ministries made …
(2018-11-25). Video: Khashoggi and the Take Down of Saudi Crown Prince MBS. globalresearch.ca The real reason the knives have come out for MBS is not a single extrajudicial killing – a practice the Saudis have long used with impunity – but instead the fact that, in the six weeks prior to Khashoggi's sordid …
(2018-11-25). Three Charts: What Trump Doesn't Want You to Know About the Climate Emergency. globalresearch.ca The Trump administration dropped the 1,000-page second volume of a congressionally-mandated study of the impact of the climate crisis on the United States late on Friday of Thanksgiving weekend in order to bury it. This sort of move is designed …
(2018-11-25). The Canadian Missionary Connection to Tanzania's Homophobia. globalresearch.ca Canadians should express their solidarity with Tanzanians facing politically inspired homophobia. But, we must also be suspicious of journalism that ignores Canadian complicity in the promotion of anti-gay ideology. | Last weekend the Globe and Mail and CBC both reported on …
(2018-11-25). US-Israeli Open Secret: Supporting Al Qaeda, Recruiting Jihadists. globalresearch.ca The US, Israel, and their imperial partners support the scourge of ISIS and other terrorists they pretend to oppose — in all active US launched war theaters. | Washington and Israel partner in each other's wars of aggression. US use of …
(2018-11-25). Rejecting Claim of Presidential Immunity, Judge Allows Lawsuit Against Trump Foundation to Proceed. globalresearch.ca Rejecting the immunity defense put forth by President Donald Trump's lawyers, a New York state judge on Friday ruled that a lawsuit accusing Trump and members of his family of using their "charitable" foundation as nothing more than a …
(2018-11-25). In Historic Move, Sen. Rand Paul Places Hold on $38 Billion to Israel. globalresearch.ca Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who has a history of being skeptical about U.S. taxpayer funds going towards the Jewish state, has placed a hold on the U.S.-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018, which provides Israel with $38 billion in …
(2018-11-25). 230,000 "Jihadists" in 70 Countries: Since 9/11 the Number of Al Qaeda Affiliated Terrorists Has Quadrupled. Study. globalresearch.ca Despite Washington's extremely costly worldwide 'War on Terror', nearly four times as many Sunni Islamic militants are operating around the world today as on September 11, 2001, a new study has found. | As many as 230,000 jihadists are spread across …
(2018-11-25). Syria: Allegedly Over 100 Injured in Aleppo Gas Attack. globalresearch.ca According to SANA news agency, militant shells containing chlorine-gas were fired at the al-Khalidiye and Al Zahraa neighborhoods causing over 100 civilian injuries. | Shelling allegedly conducted by insurgents wounded more than 100 people in a suspected toxic gas attack in …
(2018-11-25). The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Why is the European Union Opposed to It? globalresearch.ca The European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) put together a day-long seminar chastising the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Organised by Jonathan Bullock, a UK Independence Party (UKIP) Member of the European Parliament (MEP), it gathered European critics of …
(2018-11-25). French President Bans Fuel Tax Protest in Paris as Strikes Expand. globalresearch.ca At present, the Facebook pages associated with the fuel tax protests, referring to themselves as "yellow vests," have defied the government order and are maintaining calls for protests at Place de la Concorde. Tens of thousands of people are expected …
(2018-11-25). The Language of 9/11 Unmasked: Edward Curtin. globalresearch.ca We welcome to the programme the writer and lecturer Edward Curtin, who teaches sociology at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, for a conversation on his research into the subject of September 11, 2001, and in particular his analysis of the …
(2018-11-25). China Denounces UN Security Council's Promotion of the West's Political Agenda in Myanmar. globalresearch.ca Although China's statements at the UN Security Council are most often brief and general in content, the afternoon of October 24 China's Ambassador Ma spoke at length and brilliantly exposed the fraudulent use of "concern for human rights" to conceal …
(2018-11-25). School says Nazi-saluting students protected by First Amendment, sparking outrage. rt.com 
Wisconsin school authorities faced criticism for ruling that students doing Nazi salutes have First Amendment protection. They were accused of raising "white supremacists" and having little understanding of the gesture's meaning.
(2018-11-25). India, Pakistan, Nepal. Geopolitical Rivalries in South Asia. globalresearch.ca Neither allied Great Power can admit that their own missteps are the reason for the two major strategic failures that they're facing, with it being much easier to conveniently blame Pakistan as the regional bogeyman instead of taking responsibility for …
(2018-11-25). Conspiracy and Cover-up: The Secret Origins of World War One. globalresearch.ca "The history of the First World War is a deliberately concocted lie. Not the sacrifice, the heroism, the horrendous waste of life or the misery that followed. No, these were very real, but the truth behind how it all began …
(2018-11-25). Selected Articles: 230,000 "Jihadists" in 70 Countries. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | More than ever, Global Research needs your support. Our task as an independent media is to "Battle the Lie". | "Lying" in mainstream journalism has become the "new normal": mainstream journalists are pressured to comply. Some journalists refuse. | Lies, …
(2018-11-25). Somali Workers in Minnesota Force Amazon to Negotiate. zcomm.org Labor organizers and researchers said they had not heard of Amazon previously coming to the table after worker pressure, even for private discussions. Last week, Amazon offered some compromises at its facilities in the Minneapolis area…
(2018-11-25). Twilight of the American Century. globalresearch.ca The histories of empires and the histories of war are generally written by the winner to put themselves in a positive light. It has been difficult for the U.S. empire to maintain their facade of goodness for their endeavours after …
(2018-11-25). Minimal Media Attention Helped Sink Crucial Climate Initiatives. globalresearch.ca Climate change took a backseat to other issues in this year's midterm elections, and humanity may end up paying the price. The majority of climate change-related ballot measures failed, many climate deniers in the Republican party won or kept …
(2018-11-25). The Yellow Vests Rebellion, Fierce Political Opposition in France. Emmanuel Macron's Harsh Hikes in Fuel Prices. globalresearch.ca Governments and ruling regimes tend to face revolution in the face of harsh hikes in prices. Margaret Thatcher's rule in Britain was rocked by the poll tax. In France, the once enthusiastically embraced Emmanuel Macron has decided to leave the …
(2018-11-25). The Dangerous Junk Science of Vocal Risk Assessment. theintercept.com 
AC Global Risk claims to be able to determine your level of "risk" as an employee or an asylum-seeker based not on what you say, but how you say it.
(2018-11-25). Iran, Saudi Arabia and a History of U.S. Aggression. globalresearch.ca In a recent op-ed in The New York Times, Thomas Friedman criticised former US President Barack Obama's bet on Iran and President Donald Trump's bet on Saudi Arabia, noting that both countries responded with their worst impulses. | Friedman …
(2018-11-25). India Doubles, Yes, DOUBLES Iran Oil Imports: Are Trump's Sanctions Cratering? iranian.com India's imports of petroleum from Iran in October doubled in value terms to $1.42 billion in October, year over year. Likewise, during the first 8 months of 2018, the value of India's oil imports from Iran was double that of the same period in 2017. Even in volume terms, imports are up 38%. These statistics raise […]
(2018-11-24). Australia: Youth speak out against environmental destruction, poverty and war. wsws.org Geelong high school students joined one of many planned "walk-outs for climate action."
(2018-11-24). Chinese Consulate Attack Puts Pakistan Between a Rock and a Hard Place. globalresearch.ca Two attacks in Pakistan, including a brazen assault on the Chinese consulate in Karachi, are likely to complicate prime minister Imran Khan's efforts to renegotiate China's massive, controversial Belt and Road investments as well as an International Monetary Fund (IMF) …
(2018-11-24). The Ukrainian Orthodox Church Schism. globalresearch.ca The Russian world is caught up in a drama. Its leading Orthodox Church faces a schism over the Ukraine's drive for its own independent church. If Kiev regime succeeds, the split between Russia proper and its breakaway Western part, the …
(2018-11-24). Black Internationalists Demand Closure of Hundreds of U.S. Military Bases. globalresearch.ca Three Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) members participated in the First International Conference Against U.S./NATO Military Bases, a historic gathering that has elevated the global anti-war movement. BAP National Organizer Ajamu Baraka introduced attendees to Dr. Aleida Guevara, Cuban …
(2018-11-24). What Happens After the Donbass Elections? Unprecedented People's Support for Donesk and Lugansk Sovereignty. globalresearch.ca On November 11, 2018, I was in Lugansk People's Republic (LNR) as an election observer for the national election along with people from twenty-two countries. The elections in Lugansk and Donetsk People's Republics (DNR) were necessary because of the assassination …
(2018-11-24). Taiwan: Referendum results rejecting marriage equality a "bitter blow" amnesty.org | Responding to the results of referendums in Taiwan in which same-sex marriage rights and LGBTI-inclusive education in schools were rejected by voters, Annie Huang, Amnesty International Taiwan's Acting Director, said: | "This result is a bitter blow and a step backwards for human rights in Taiwan. However, despite t…
(2018-11-24). Video, Syria War: US-backed Forces Clashing with ISIS in Deir Ezzor Province. globalresearch.ca On November 22, ISIS advanced on positions of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) around the al-Tanak oil field in the province of Deir Ezzor. According to reports, the ISIS advance started with an attack by two suicide vehicle-borne improvised …
(2018-11-24). Sandra Parks, 13-year-old Milwaukee, Wisconsin writer, killed in home by stray bullet. wsws.org Parks is the 7th Milwaukee Public School student killed this year via homicide, the 12th child killed by firearms, and the 91st overall homicide in the state's largest city.
(2018-11-24). Wisconsin's Gerrymandered Legislature Already Up to Dirty Tricky Tricks. truthout.org It was a bright blue wave in Wisconsin. More than 2.6 million people voted, more than in any previous midterm, more than in the 2012 recall election, and roughly 60 percent of the state's voting-age population. Democrats swept constitutional offices, winning Governor, Lt. Governor, State Treasurer, Secretary of State, Attorney General, and a US Senate seat for the first time since 1982. | A former school science teacher, Tony Evers, sent Scott Walker packing. | But before Democrats could strike up the band at the inaugural ball, Wisconsin Republicans, the beneficiaries of an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander,…
(2018-11-24). Google Searches Reveal Public Interest in Conservation Is Rising. truthout.org 
OK, Google: Has the general public lost interest in biodiversity conservation? Has people's interest in environmental issues been overshadowed by climate change alone? | The answer to both questions, according to Google searches at least, is "No." Public interest in both conservation and climate change seems to be rising, a new study has found. | At first, Zuzana Burivalova, a tropical forest ecologist at Princeton University who was also the lead researcher on Mongabay's …
(2018-11-24). A New Economic Model for the South: Ditch Corporate Welfare and Fund Farm Co-ops. truthout.org A set of statistics from a new report provides a window into how misplaced economic priorities perpetuate poverty in the rural South. | Since opening a plant in Canton, Mississippi 15 years ago, auto manufacturer Nissan has been awarded at least $1.3 billion in tax subsidies. | Meanwhile, since 2010, small and cooperative farmers across Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi have received just $2.3 million from the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program,…
(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…
(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). 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). Tallahassee celebrates 101st anniversary of Russian Revolution. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On November 7, students, activists and community members from around the Tallahassee area gathered at The Plant Arts Center to celebrate the 101st anniversary of the 1917 October Revolution in Russia. The event was organized by the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). | FRSO member Regina Joseph introduced the event and then called on Zachary Schultz to give a short speech about the history of the revolution and its significance. "Under worker power, the Soviet Union used its wealth to help people instead of filling the pockets of the small minority. That's what we're trying to do here in…
(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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). "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). 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). Can a $1.8 Billion Gift to Johns Hopkins University Spark National College Affordability Policy Changes? therealnews.com 
Lester Spence, political commentator and Johns Hopkins Associate Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies, discusses critiques and possible implications of Michael Bloomberg's historic donation
(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…