(2018-12-07). The Security Derangement Complex: Technology Companies and Australia's Anti-Encryption Law. globalresearch.ca Australia is being seen as a test case. How does a liberal democracy affirm the destruction of private, encrypted communications? In 2015, China demonstrated what could be done to technology companies, equipping other states with an inspiration: encryption keys, when …
(2018-12-07). When Schools Use Child Protective Services as a Weapon Against Parents. truthout.org Tiffany Banks sat in her living room, a ruby-red wall decorated with family photographs behind her, listing all the ways her life had unraveled over the past year. Her 6-year-old son had been removed from her care for more than a month. She was forced to close an in-home child care business, and she'd been temporarily displaced from her preschool teaching job, which she'd held for 17 years. Her teenage daughter refused to talk to the 6-year-old, blaming him for the family's troubles. | Banks didn't blame her little boy. She blamed his school, and the investigators from the state's child welfare agency they'd sent…
(2018-12-07). Mainstream Media Assaults on Freedom of Speech. "The Truth" is No Longer "Important" globalresearch.ca The New York Times unveiled a new slogan early in 2017 titled, "The truth is more important now than ever." It has acquired a seemingly noble motto but a perhaps contentious one if we examine the Times' recent history. Two …
(2018-12-07). Gene Editing and "Genetically Modified Humans": China's "Golem Babies". There Is Another Agenda. globalresearch.ca The shocking news that a team of scientists working in China have managed to gene-edit the DNA of recently-born human twins to allegedly make them genetically immune to a HIV infection is more than bizarre and irresponsible. It suggests that …
(2018-12-07). Nation's First Strike at Charter School. zcomm.org The charter school strike offers a vivid illustration of how growing union influence and new political leadership might signal big changes for how charter schools operate in Chicago…
(2018-12-07). 13-year-old Gaza Artist Shot by Israeli Soldiers While "Calling for Our Basic Right to Live a Decent Life" globalresearch.ca Majd al-Madhoun, a young, 13-year old Palestinian artist, was shot for the second time by an Israeli soldier while protesting peacefully in the Great March of Return protest near the fence which separates Gaza from Israel. Majd's first …
(2018-12-07). The History of War: What the 'Neocon Chickenhawks' Have Wrought. One Trillion on US Military Spending. globalresearch.ca The 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice to end World War I has generated a lot of discussion and articles about the so-called "Great War." | Most of the neocon chickenhawks who so eagerly led us into the disastrous …
(2018-12-07). NATO Aggression Reaches for Russian Waters. globalresearch.ca The recent Kerch Strait incident marks a new low amid the US-led expansion of NATO eastward. | The intentional provocation executed by Kiev saw three Ukrainian naval vessels seized by Russia. The vessels were intentionally violating the protocol for passing through …
(2018-12-07). Chicago Teachers Launch First Charter Strike in History. zcomm.org This may be the first charter school strike in the country, but given the industry's problems—and the fact that teachers and staff are finally getting organized—it won't be the last…
(2018-12-07). New Book about Ethics and Whistleblowing for Engineers Affects Us All! counterpunch.org It's tough to be an engineering student these days, with so many new developments in modern technology and technological knowledge. The course curricula are more crowded than ever and the impact of emerging technologies is monumental. Some engineering professors worry that their students' busy course schedules prevents them from adequately exploring the liberal arts. Without More
(2018-12-07). Noam Chomsky Turns 90. counterpunch.org 
I want to wish a happy birthday to Professor Noam Chomsky, who turns 90. He was born in the East Oak Lane section of Philadelphia, PA and received a Deweyite education as a youngster. He often states that the progressive education he received in his formative years was so effective that he didn't even realize that he was a More
(2018-12-07). 'Racism' vs. 'anti-Semitism': CNN dragged for firing black contributor over pro-Palestine speech. rt.com 
After firing commentator Marc Lamont Hill for a supposedly anti-Semitic speech in support of Palestine, CNN is experiencing its own backlash as hundreds of professors and students sign a letter denouncing the network as racist.
(2018-12-07). Should California Public Schools End State Sponsored Racial Aparthied? indybay.org California State Board of Education in July 2016 adopted History, Social Science Framework that continues "State Sponsored Racial Apartheid" that first began September 1849, at the California Constitutional Convention in Colton Hall, Monterey, CA and continued December 1849 in the San Jose Adobe Statehouse for inaugural California Legislative Session. Genesis 15: 12-14, 1619-2019 embracing the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy may help guide an end to "California State Sponsored Racial Apartheid" by sharing the primary source documents of the vast authentic contributions by people of California Pan African Ancestry…
(2018-12-07). Brexit Threats: Tory MP Suggests Using Possible 'No-deal' Food Shortages in Ireland to Drop the Backstop. globalresearch.ca As UK Prime Minister Theresa May has just five days to try to rally support for her Brexit deal, a Tory MP has suggested using the possibility of food shortages to Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit to …
(2018-12-07). Brexit — Is the Final Tory Implosion Now Just Days Away? globalresearch.ca When considering Brexit and the current constitutional and political crisis Britain finds itself in, it is interesting to note some of the words in the 2002 Conservative chairwoman's speech to the party conference in Bournemouth. It included such phrases …
(2018-12-07). Japanese police detain Zengakuren activists for nearly three weeks. wsws.org The police measures used against this student group are part of a broader attack on basic democratic rights.
(2018-12-07). UK: Labour Students leadership and Zionists extend witch-hunt of Chris Williamson MP. wsws.org The cancellation of the Sheffield meeting, at which Williamson was due to speak, became a launch pad for a nationwide offensive wherever the Blairites and Zionists have influence within student groups.
(2018-12-07). The demonstrations in France and the global class struggle. wsws.org As they face Macron's brutal crackdown, workers and students in France fighting austerity and inequality must turn to the international working class.
(2018-12-07). Chicago charter teacher strike continues, as unions announce backing for Democratic machine politician. wsws.org Acero teachers determined to improve conditions are being isolated from other schools even as the unions use their strike as the backdrop for their political maneuvers.
(2018-12-06). Pakistan's Government in Military Hands — Again? globalresearch.ca Imran Khan, Pakistan's leading ex-cricketer, became the country's prime minister in August after his political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), or the Pakistan Justice Movement, won an election marred by shocking violence—including two suicide bomb attacks in Balochistan province …
(2018-12-06). China Criticized Over Persecution of Uyghur Muslims. truthout.org The United Nations and human rights groups have accused China's government of setting up massive anti-Muslim "re-education" camps in the northwest Xinjiang province to disappear, jail and brainwash Uyghur Muslims. Some estimates put the population in the camps at up to 2 million. After months of denials, China acknowledged their existence in October, saying they are part of efforts to counter extremism. But Uyghurs say it's a form of collective punishment — and that they live under a high-tech surveillance state designed to eradicate Islam. We speak to Rushan Abbas, a Uyghur-American activist based in Wa…
(2018-12-06). Selected Articles: Truth and Human Rights vs. Fraud and Corruption. globalresearch.ca Do you value the reporting and in-depth analysis we provide, free of charge, on a daily basis? Do you think this resource should be maintained and preserved as a research tool for future generations? Bringing you 24/7 updates from all …
(2018-12-06). The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70: Time to De-Colonize Human Rights! globalresearch.ca The post-WW II promise of human rights was a compact meant for white people only, but a People-Centered Human Rights framework seeks global liberation and transformation. | "If human rights are to have any incredibility, any "universal" applicability, any value, they …
(2018-12-06). US Senate Resolution Potentially Changes Middle East Dynamics. globalresearch.ca A draft US Senate resolution describing Saudi policy in the Middle East as a "wrecking ball" and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as "complicit" in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, if adopted and implemented, potentially could change the …
(2018-12-06). After 2 Brooklyn College Professors Spouted Hate, Students Want Restitution. thenation.com 
unfriendly to Latin American students and survivors of sexual assault. | The post After 2 Brooklyn College Professors Spouted Hate, Students Want Restitution…
(2018-12-06). Video: Netanyahu Kicks Off War on Hezbollah 'Attack Tunnels' in Northern Israel. globalresearch.ca On December 4, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they had launched Operation Northern Shield in order to "expose and neutralize" alleged Hezbollah cross-border attack tunnels heading from Lebanon to Israel. | According to the Israeli side, the IDF eliminated …
(2018-12-06). Operation #Northern Shield: Countdown to Another Israel-Hezbollah War? globalresearch.ca The State of Israel has conducted an operation to destroy tunnels on the Israeli side of the what is internationally known as the Blue Line between Israel and Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tweeted "We have just launched Operation …
(2018-12-06). All US Presidents, Living and Dead, Are War Criminals. globalresearch.ca Especially at state funerals, media and politicians pretend that US presidents are honorable men, instead of the mass murderers that all of them become in office. | "The US has caused the deaths of 20 to 30 million people since World …
(2018-12-06). Chinese Gene-Editing Scientist He Jiankui Mysteriously Disappears. theantimedia.com 
(ZHE) — The Chinese researcher who shocked the scientific community with claims that he used cutting-edge gene-editing technology to alter the DNA of two babies and several embryos has mysteriously disappeared. Scientist He Jiankui has not been seen since Wednesday of last week, after he attended the Second International Summit on Human Genome editing in Hong Kong …
(2018-12-06). The fightback against Adani and Aurizon steps up. greenleft.org.au 
Adani CEO Lucas Dow's November 29 declaration that work on a scaled-down coalmine in Queensland's Galilee Basin would begin before Christmas was met with one of the most powerful nationwide protests against it so far as primary and high school students walking out of class the next day for the Student Strike 4 Climate Action. | A reported 20,000 students, many of them with their parents and grandparents in tow, took to the streets with a powerful message to Adani and policymakers: ignore us at your peril. | This was followed by a sit-in at Parliament House in Canberra on December 5. | Another round of #StopA…
(2018-12-06). Standing against Soros: Facebook board defends COO Sandberg's decision to snoop on billionaire. rt.com 
Facebook's board of directors has defended COO Sheryl Sandberg's decision to conduct opposition research into liberal billionaire George Soros. Facebook was under intense scrutiny for running a PR campaign against the magnate. |
(2018-12-06). Democrats, union tops seek to isolate Chicago charter teachers' strike. wsws.org Hours after staging a photo op at a Tuesday teachers' rally, Chicago mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle announced her education platform.
(2018-12-06). Artificial Intelligence Experts Issue Urgent Warning Against Facial Scanning With a "Dangerous History" theintercept.com Facial recognition has quickly shifted from techno-novelty to fact of life for many, with millions around the world at least willing to put up with their faces scanned by software at the airport, their iPhones, or Facebook's server farms. But researchers at New York University's AI Now Institute have issued a strong warning against not only ubiquitous facial recognition, but its more sinister cousin: so-called affect recognition, technology that claims it can find hidden meaning in the shape of your nose, the contours of your mouth, and the way you smile. If that sounds like something dredged up from the 19th cen…
(2018-12-05). The Tide May Be Turning on Billionaire Backers of Charter Schools in California. progressive.org California's new superintendent of public instruction, Tony Thurmond, opposes the privatization of education.
(2018-12-05). GM Plants Close and Auto Workers Lose Jobs — but There Is an Alternative (Pt. 2/2). therealnews.com 
Responding to the five GM plant closings and 14,000 layoffs, former Canadian Auto Worker union Research Director Sam Gindin talks about alternative strategies to the neoliberal and right wing approaches that fail society
(2018-12-05). GM Plants Close and Auto Workers Lose Jobs — but There Is an Alternative (Pt. 1/2). therealnews.com Responding to the five GM plant closings and 14,000 layoffs, former Canadian Auto Worker union Research Director Sam Gindin talks about alternative strategies to the neoliberal and right wing approaches that fail society
(2018-12-05). Student Loan Giant Navient Responds to Allegations of Abuse With a Bizarre Subpoena of a Former Federal Official. theintercept.com Navient, while fighting a lawsuit brought by the CFPB, subpoenaed a former CFPB official who is a persistent critic of the student loan industry.
(2018-12-05). Unhinged GDP Growth Could Actually Destroy the Economy, Economists Find. theintercept.com For decades, scientists have warned of the pending crisis for the planet and humanity in the event of runaway climate change. But a new paper from prominent economists frames the situation in language that people might actually understand: Not addressing climate change, they conclude, will lead inevitably to "worldwide economic collapse." | Researchers also have a warning for renewable energy evangelists and techno-optimists, concluding that it is a fantasy to believe that the economy can grow at a torrid pace — as measured by GDP — while simultaneously reducing or eliminating greenhouse gas. | That's…
(2018-12-04). Ariel Dorfman: George H.W. Bush Is Alive in His Many Victims Across the Globe, Including Me. democracynow.org 
George H.W. Bush was the only president in U.S. history to serve as CIA director, a role that would come to define his career and politics. He once described the intelligence agency as "part of my heartbeat." Bush Sr. was at the helm of the CIA from January 1976 to January 1977. We speak with Ariel Dorfman, best-selling author, playwright, poet and activist, who teaches at Duke University. In 1973, he served as a cultural adviser to Chilean President Salvador Allende's chief of staff. He says George H.W. Bush was "presiding over the CIA when Pinochet, the dictator of Chile, had concentration camps open. They were…
(2018-12-04). Headlines for December 4, 2018. democracynow.org Wisconsin: Protesters Take to the Capitol to Oppose GOP Power Grab, North Carolina Investigating Election Fraud in Congressional Race, Trump Praises Stone for Refusal to Testify in Mueller Probe, CIA Director Haspel to Brief Top Senators on Khashoggi Murder, Spain: Far-Right Vox Party Makes Gains in Regional Elections, France: Fuel Tax Hikes Suspended Amid Growing Unrest, Qatar Withdraws from OPEC, Mexico's AMLO Creates Truth Commission over 2014 Student Disappearance, Philippines: Indicted Rappler Editor Posts Bail, Vows to Keep Reporting, Reports: U.S Admiral in Middle East Died by Suicide, Texas: Calls Grow to…
(2018-12-03). Remembering George H.W. Bush's Inaction on AIDS at Home While Detaining HIV+ Haitians at Guantánamo. democracynow.org 
George H.W. Bush died on the eve of World AIDS Day, an irony not lost on many HIV/AIDS activists who remember the 41st president of the United States for his lack of action in the 1990s as the HIV/AIDS crisis raged on. Bush said little about the crisis during his years as vice president under Ronald Reagan, who didn't even mention AIDS until the penultimate year of his presidency. Despite promises to do more after he was elected president, George H.W. Bush refused to address and fund programs around HIV/AIDS education and prevention, as well as drug treatment. We speak with Steven Thrasher, journalist and doctora…
(2018-12-03). China: Release Workers, Student Activists. hrw.org 
| | President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, China, October 18, 2017. | © 2017 Aly Song/Reuters | (New York) – The Chinese government should immediately release workers and students arbitrarily detained or forcibly disappeared during a nationwide crackdown since mid-2018, Human Rights Watch said today. Those held include factory workers, labor activists, college s…
(2018-12-01). 'Economics for the Many' offer a radical, democratic vision for a Corbyn gov't. greenleft.org.au 
Edited by John McDonnell
| Verso, 2018 | This book is a valuable collection of 16 short essays on the crisis facing modern Britain, coming up with progressive solutions which a Jeremy Corbyn-led government could usher in. | It is edited by and has an introduction by Labour's shadow chancellor John McDonnell, a long-time socialist and close collaborator of Corbyn's. He says: "We are seeking nothing less than to build a society that is radically fairer, more democratic and more sustainable, in which the wealth of society is shared by all." | The first piece, by Antonia Jennings who teaches at the London School…
(2018-11-29). Indigenous Leaders Call for Justice After Landlord Violence Shakes Communities. venezuelanalysis.com The violence, which led to the kidnapping of Yukpa school teacher Mary Fernandez, comes amid land conflicts between cattle ranchers and indigenous communities.
(2018-11-28). SPLC sues Florida school district for arming inadequately trained 'school safety assistants' with guns. splcenter.org M.D. is a fourth-grader who likes to play baseball, and science is his favorite subject.
(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.
(2018-11-12). 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…
(2018-10-28). 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…