(2018-11-28). Why I'm Standing With LA Teachers. zcomm.org L.A. teachers are asking for more than just a well-deserved pay raise. They are also demanding smaller class sizes, less mandatory testing, increase in per-pupil funding, and more adults like nurses, librarians, social workers, and counselors…
(2018-11-28). Drama in the Kerch Strait: Teasing the Russian Bear. globalresearch.ca When the Ukrainian navy sent a tugboat and two small gunboats on Sunday to force their way through the Kerch Strait into the Sea of Azov, it knew in advance the Russian response would be swift and merciless. | After all, …
(2018-11-28). Trump Blocks CIA Chief Haspel From Testifying About Khashoggi's Murder. globalresearch.ca Since Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) (allegedly) ordered the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi on October 2, White House strategy about the incident has been coverup, denial, and changing the subject. | Trump and regime hardliners want nothing interfering …
(2018-11-28). Russia Is Key to Asia's Future Development. Putin's Asia Pivot. China's Belt and Road. Towards A "Greater Eurasian Partnership" globalresearch.ca As serious problems emerge with the further development of China's ultra-ambitious New Economic Silk Road, the formally named Belt, Road Initiative (BRI) the Russian Federation, especially in the wake of Washington's mis-named trade war, is finding a positive role that …
(2018-11-28). Video: Black Sea Crisis: Russia Deploys Anti-ship Missiles. Ukraine Says Russian Warplane Attacks Its Ships. globalresearch.ca On November 27, Russia started deploying Bal coastal missile systems near the Kerch Strait, south of which an encounter between a group of 2 Ukrainian Gurza-class artillery boats and a sea-tug and Russian coastal guards had taken place on November …
(2018-11-28). HRE workshop participants use storytelling to call attention to Lebanon's migrant workers. amnesty.org Youth from Beirut take action to abolish Lebanon's Kafala system after participating in a Human Rights Education Workshop. | In a small community bookshop and coffeeshop — snug within the hip area of Mar Mikhael, Beirut — university students, youth, activists and migrant workers gathered to share stories of oppression and resilience in an event put together by Amnesty youth volunteers. |
(2018-11-28). Will the Argentina-China Partnership Undermine Trump's "Fortress America" in the Southern Cone. globalresearch.ca Despite the post-Kirchner government's many faults, one thing that it's doing right is retaining the Argentinian-Chinese Strategic Partnership, which holds the best hope for Beijing to balance Trump's "Fortress America" plans in the hemisphere. | This week's G20 Summit has drawn …
(2018-11-28). Steve Bannon at Oxford. Protest and Debate at the Oxford Student Union. globalresearch.ca Steve Bannon. The Oxford Union. A university that has been the breeding, sculpting and minting ground for British prime ministers for centuries and the Establishment. Here, Bannon, strategist of the Trump campaign in 2016, was in full swing, …
(2018-11-28). Canadian Armed Forces Must Do More to Screen Out Far-right Extremists. globalresearch.ca Given that people who espouse neo-Nazi ideology are attracted to the military, it is disappointing to learn what a poor job the generals do to uncover and expel them. Or perhaps the inaction reflects a deeper problem. | A recent stream …
(2018-11-28). Trump Tries to Play 'Cowboys and Indians' with International Treaties Signed with Native American Tribes. globalresearch.ca Donald Trump is attempting to do something that no previous recent president of the United States has attempted. Trump is trying to abrogate longstanding legal international treaties signed by some of his predecessors with sovereign Native American tribes. The Trump …
(2018-11-28). Trump/Putin Meeting at G20: On or Off? Showdown with China's Xi Jinping? globalresearch.ca G20 leaders will meet on Friday and Saturday in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Kiev's staged Black Sea provocation and Trump's trade war with China hang over the summit, along with US hostility toward Russia, endless war in Syria, and other major …
(2018-11-28). "American Nightmare" Is an Antidote to Misguided Faith in Liberal Politics. truthout.org With about eight dynasties now possessing as much money as half the entire world's population combined, it is impossible to ignore the fact that extreme wealth inequality is antithetical to the health and future of humanity and every other living thing on earth. | Despite the dystopian title — American Nightmare — of his latest book, cultural critic and prolific author Henry Giroux thinks that with a combined regimen of education and organization, we might still overthrow neoliberal fascism,…
(2018-11-28). The Dangerous Junk Science of Vocal Risk Assessment. zcomm.org Some of the leading experts in vocal analytics, algorithmic bias, and machine learning find the trend toward digital polygraph tests troubling, pointing to the faulty methodology of companies like AC Global Risk…
(2018-11-28). Prominent Rights Activist Goes On Hunger Strike In Iran Prison. iranian.com A prominent Iranian rights activist and political prisoner has started a hunger strike to support another prisoner of conscience whose health is deteriorating in prison. Nasrin Sotoudeh's family announced on November 26 that she has started a hunger strike in Tehran's notorious Evin prison to protest the deteriorating health of Farhad Meysami, who himself has […]
(2018-11-28). Video: British Special Forces in Ukraine. Alleged Chemical Weapons and Black Ops Against Donbass? globalresearch.ca We bring to the attention of our readers a Donbass report pertaining to the presence of British Special Forces in Ukraine. Yet to be verified these special forces are said to be experts in chemical weapons. | British military personnel have …
(2018-11-28). Australian prime minister denounces students' climate-change protests. wsws.org Scott Morrison's comments expressed the acute fear of the ruling establishment that students and young people are beginning to enter into political struggle.
(2018-11-28). What can Britain Teach the US About Curbing Gun Violence? therealnews.com 
After a 1996 school shooting, Britain implemented tough gun control laws. Today they have 100 times fewer gun deaths than the United States
(2018-11-28). Students tell MPs: 'The dinosaurs in parliament house need to open their eyes'. greenleft.org.au 
Hundreds of primary and secondary students went on strike and protested at Parliament House on November 28 calling for serious action on climate change. The action was the first in a national round of student strikes and protests happening across the country on November 30. | Solomon Vassarotti Brann, a student North Ainslie Primary School told the crowd: "If the government says it's committed to climate change, I want to know why it's still supporting coal mines like Adani which increase our greenhouse gas emissions. I want climate action." | Nia and Lolo Cornthwaite and Aisla Hardie from Chapman Primary School…
(2018-11-28). Judge Delays Decision Whether to Unseal Assange Criminal Complaint. globalresearch.ca A decision whether to unseal U.S. government charges against Julian Assange was delayed for a week by Judge Leonie Brinkema in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Tuesday. | In her comments to the court, …
(2018-11-28). The Inhumanity of U.S. Immigration Policies Exposed Again in a Single Image. globalresearch.ca "The displacement from south to north is inevitable; fences, walls and deportations will not curtail it: they will come in millions. They come looking for what we stole from them. There is no return for them because they come from …
(2018-11-28). Opioids for Depression? Not So Fast Says An FDA Advisory Committee. counterpunch.org 
The mental illness "franchise" has been very good to Pharma. While it could not "grow" the number of people with actual schizophrenia, it hassuccessfully grown those diagnosed with amorphous "schizoaffective" and bipolar disorders and, of course, depression. Thanks to Pharma's everyone-is-mentally-ill ploy, buoyed by the Pharma-funded writers of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental More
(2018-11-27). The Refugee Crisis in Greece's Samos Island: Open Doors Now Open! globalresearch.ca On Thursday 22 November 2018 Open Doors opened its doors! It is proving to be all that we hoped for. It is not simply that the grocery store has almost sold out after just a few days but it has …
(2018-11-27). Can We Make College Free Again? thenation.com Can We Make College Free Again?
(2018-11-27). Exército dos EUA Ataca Intencionalmente Civis Afegãos: "Oprimir e Destruir para Dominar" globalresearch.ca Enquanto a ONU relata, ano a ano, dramático aumento nos assassinatos de civis no Afeganistão, e o Tribunal Penal Internacional (TPI) não avança na investigação de tais crimes pelo governo local, pelos terroristas e forças lideradas pelos EUA, Friba, representante …
(2018-11-27). China Has Detained a Million Muslims in Reeducation Camps. thenation.com China Has Detained a Million Muslims in Reeducation Camps…
(2018-11-27). Ukraine's Kiev Regime is not "Officially" A Neo-Nazi Government. globalresearch.ca This article first published in June 2014 documents the nature of the Kiev regime which is supported by US-NATO. | Introductory Note and update | Following the Kerch Strait incident, a process of militarization of the Black Sea basin is ongoing. Martial …
(2018-11-27). Global Research: An Important Message to Our Readers. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | Our mandate has always been to provide our content free of charge. We want the truth to be spread far and wide and easily accessible to all. Our financial reality is another matter. To put it rather bluntly, …
(2018-11-27). Climate, Human Delusion and Our Destruction of the Biosphere: We Aren't Even Trying! globalresearch.ca Have you heard the expression 'climate change'? That lovely expression that suggests a holiday in a place with a more pleasant climate. | Unfortunately, only the rarest individual has the capacity to see through the elite-promulgated delusion that generated this benign …
(2018-11-27). Hundreds of Google Employees Tell Bosses to Cancel Censored Search Amid Worldwide Protests. theintercept.com More than 240 Google employees have signed an open letter calling on the company to abandon its plan for a censored search engine in China, as protesters took to the streets in eight cities to condemn the secretive project. | The letter was published Tuesday morning, signed by a group of 11 Google engineers, managers, and researchers. By early evening, a further 230 employees had added their names to the letter in an extraordinary public display of anger and frustration with Google's manageme…
(2018-11-27). The US — China Pending Trade War on the Eve of the G-20 Buenos Aires Meeting. Announced Tariffs in the Hundreds of Billions of Dollars. globalresearch.ca The US and China now approach the cliff of a real trade war. Tariffs in the hundreds of billions of dollars have been announced, but not yet implemented except for $50 billion on carefully selected mutual imports designed to …
(2018-11-27). A Big Step for a Greater Israel. Trump's New Position on Syria's Golan Heights. globalresearch.ca Hardly anyone noticed. The Trump administration quietly changed America's long-held position on Syria's strategic Golan Heights while attention was focused on the raucous political carnival in Washington. Though barely noticed, the policy change had enormous importance and will lead the …
(2018-11-27). Ukraine Provokes Russia to What End? Growing Tensions in the Sea of Azov. globalresearch.ca Russia has seized three Ukrainian military vessels violating its territory near Russia's newly completed Crimean Bridge. The incident is a clear provocation carried out by Kiev and possibly engineered by Kiev's Western sponsors – particularly those in Washington and London….
(2018-11-27). Le bugie nucleari di Stoltenberg. globalresearch.ca «Un pericolo i missili russi»: lancia l'allarme il segretario generale della NATO Jens Stoltenberg in una intervista al Corriere della Sera, a cura di Maurizio Caprara, tre giorni prima dell'«incidente» del Mar d'Azov che getta benzina sulla già …
(2018-11-27). Hatewatch Headlines 11/28/2018. splcenter.org Facebook discrimination review still a mystery; Neuroscience explains bigotry's persistence; Proud Boys' new rules including less fighting; and more.
(2018-11-27). Canadian Woman Continues to Fight to Obtain a Passport. globalresearch.ca In the fall of 2012, 20-year-old Damian Clairmont of Calgary received a new Canadian passport. He received it despite the fact the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) had been monitoring him and knew he intended to fly to Turkey and …
(2018-11-27). Video: Russia-Ukraine Black Sea Military Crisis: On the Brink of War? globalresearch.ca On November 25, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Border Service was forced to open fire on and damage Ukrainian warships, which were carrying out hostile actions and advancing in Russian territorial waters in the Black Sea off Crimea. | After …
(2018-11-27). With Tensions Mounting over Kerch Strait Incident, Will Ukraine Replace Syria as Focus for US' Russia Containment Strategy? globalresearch.ca Seemingly out of nowhere, Ukraine nearly declared war on Russia over the weekend after a confrontation in the Kerch Strait, which straddles Crimea and the Russian mainland, between Ukrainian naval boats and Russian authorities that resulted in Russia seizing three …
(2018-11-27). As mentiras nucleares de Stoltenberg. globalresearch.ca "Um perigo, os mísseis russos" lança o alarme, o Secretário Geral da NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, numa entrevista ao 'Corriere della Sera', editado por Maurizio Caprara, três dias antes do "incidente" do Mar de Azov, que lança gasolina sobre …
(2018-11-27). Pitzer College Faculty Votes Support BDS for Palestinian Rights. bdsmovement.net 
Pitzer College Faculty Votes Support BDS for Palestinian Rights: UpdateFaculty at Pitzer College in California have overwhelmingly voted to pass two motions that support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights. As Israel's attacks on Palestinian education escalate, professors and students are standing up for Palestinian rights. | Academic Boycott …
(2018-11-26). Russia: Bail refusal for Chechen prisoner of conscience is latest affront to justice. amnesty.org Responding to the news that a court in Chechnya has refused to release human rights defender Oyub Titiev on bail, Natalia Prilutskaya, Amnesty International's Russia Researcher, said: | "The decision not to grant bail to Oyub Titiev once again demonstrates the political motivation of the case against him. He has committed no crime, having been jailed on completely fabricated drug charges, and must be released immediately and unconditionally. |
(2018-11-26). Americas: US government endangers asylum seekers with unlawful policies. amnesty.org Unlawful US border policies are leaving thousands of asylum seekers stranded in Mexico, where they are facing threats of deportation to their countries of origin, where they potentially face serious harm, Amnesty International said today following a research mission last week. Conditions could only worsen under a reported deal between both countries that, if agreed, would force asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico while their claims are processed, rather than allow them to enter the United States. | As a result of Amnesty International's research focusing on the treatment of refugees and migrants in the caravans in…
(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.
(2018-11-24). 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…
(2018-11-23). 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). 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). The Doomsday Machine and Nuclear Winter — Daniel Ellsberg on RAI (11/13). 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
(2018-11-22). 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). 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…
(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…