(2018-12-18). Bermuda: A Human Rights Friendly School approach. amnesty.org Students and teachers of a school in Bermuda talk about their experience after five years participating in the Human Rights Friendly Schools project | Warwick Academy was the first school established in Bermuda, in 1662. 300 years later, it was the first traditionally white school in the country to integrate, almost a decade before the 1971 Bermuda Education Act made it illegal for any school in Bermuda to base admission on race. In 2011, the school achieve another first: the first school in Bermuda to make themselves human rights friendly. A few years on, students and teachers from Warwick Academy tell their sto…
(2018-12-17). Yellow-vest protests in France-an extraordinary political school. mronline.org 
Hello, Professor Drweski. My name is Maria Cernat. I am a feminist, an academic and a journalist writing for Baricada.org. I am a lecturer at the Communication Sciences and International Relations Department, Titu Maiorescu University. I was very curious, and I am sure our readers are too, about the situation in France. I have a […] | Source
(2018-12-17). As U.S. Airbase Construction Starts in Okinawa, Legal Action Aims to Save Endangered Dugongs. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2018-12-17). Gulf Rivalries Spill onto the Soccer Pitch. The 2022 Tournament in Qatar. globalresearch.ca With the 2018 World Cup in Russia behind it, the soccer world's focus shifts to the 2022 tournament in Qatar. Politics and the Gulf's internecine political and legal battles have already shaped debate about FIFA's controversial awarding of World Cup …
(2018-12-17). The Trump Administration's Approach to the Environment Is Immoral. truthdig.com A new report by the Union of Concerned Scientists accuses Trump's Interior Department of "relentless attacks on science ranging from suppressing and sidelining the work of the department's scientists to systematically refusing to act on climate change." | To put it mildly, this is concerning. | The Union of Concerned Scientists is an advocacy group whose words are chosen to advance their viewpoint. They refer often to "science," which we assume to be non ideological, universal, and…
(2018-12-17). French court rules against former students in discrimination case. aljazeera.com Three former students accused state of racism after they were stopped and searched by police on a school trip in 2017.
(2018-12-17). The Myth of Western Democracy. globalresearch.ca How does the West get away with its pretense of being an alliance of great democracies in which government is the servant of the people? | Nowhere in the West, except possibly Hungary and Austria, does government serve the people. | Who …
(2018-12-17). The World Google Controls and Surveillance Capitalism. counterpunch.org I have been following the scandal of the UK's Investigatory Powers Act (also known as the Snoopers' Charter) and Holland's Sleepwet and their relationship to the encroaching government powers over private data, privacy, data collection, surveillance, and free speech for several years now. And very much related to these bills created ostensibly to protest us More
(2018-12-17). Weaponizing Humanitarian Aid. globalresearch.ca Long ago, US foreign aid programs honored the principle that humanitarian aid should be treated separately from economic and military assistance to governments. Public Law 480 (popularized as "Food for Peace"), which began under President Eisenhower in the 1960s and …
(2018-12-17). Growing US Public Support for One State Shared Equally by Israelis and Palestinians Falls on Deaf Ears. globalresearch.ca Two years of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu as a Middle East peacemaking team appear to be having a transformative effect — and in ways that will please neither of them. | The American public is now evenly split between those …
(2018-12-17). Why the United States Has Not Won a Real War Since 1945. globalresearch.ca If anyone is still wondering why the United States has not won a real war since 1945, I offer up the example of retired U.S. Army Colonel Wes Martin, who writes for Town Hall and reportedly also has appeared …
(2018-12-17). CTU members overwhelmingly ratify UNO/Acero tentative agreement. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL — Chicago teachers Union (CTU) teachers and paraprofessionals in the Acero/UNO charter network have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract that will dramatically improve teaching and learning conditions in the charter network's 15 campuses across Chicago. The wins were achieved after a historic five-day strike that saw hundreds of union educators and paraprofessionals take to the streets to demand a fair contract, joined by parents, students and allies calling for change at schools run by Acero. Growing numbers of elected officials joined in the call for a decent contract and accountabili…
(2018-12-17). The Vocabulary of "Economic Deception". Dr. Michael Hudson. globalresearch.ca The whole focus of classical economics is to tax wealth not income, and obviously, the tax burden was going to fall on the wealthy, on the landlords first and foremost, then on the bankers and then on the monopolists. That …
(2018-12-17). Federal Court Rules Obamacare Unconstitutional. globalresearch.ca On Friday, federal District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled the Obama regime's 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) unconstitutional over its mandate requiring all Americans buy health insurance, negating their right to opt out. | O'Conner said the mandate …
(2018-12-17). Colombia: 13 Wounded During Barranquilla Nightclub Explosion. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, an explosion taking place in a nightclub in the city of Barranquilla, Colombia, left 13 people wounded. | RELATED: | Students Reach Deal with Colombia Gov't, Yet to Call Off Strike | The victims were football fans gathered at the club to celebrate the eighth victory of their team, Junior de Barranquilla. | At around 8 pm, an artifact was th…
(2018-12-17). Smartphone Wars: Yandex and Huawei Challenge Western Monopolies. globalresearch.ca The arrest of Chinese telecommunications CFO Meng Wanzhou has sent shockwaves through the global markets. The context of the smartphone industry and the challenges facing big monopolies from Russia and China is vital background information for anyone who wants to …
(2018-12-17). Brazil: Fascism on the Verge of Power? globalresearch.ca The extreme right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro won the Brazilian presidential elections on 28 October in the second round with a margin of 11 million votes (all in all about 58 million or 55 per cent) against the candidate of the …
(2018-12-17). India Caught Between Iran and Saudi Arabia. globalresearch.ca The following is an interview in which geopolitical expert Andrew Korybko offers his analysis of Saudi Arabia's decision to offer new investments to India at a time when the US is leveraging its main south Asian partner against its partnership …
(2018-12-17). Theresa May Days in Britain, Stonewalled in Europe and the Parliament. globalresearch.ca It is hard to envisage sympathy for a person who made a name as a home secretary (prisons, detentions, security and such) taking the mast and banner of her country before hopeless odds, but inadequate opponents will do that to …
(2018-12-17). Mass demonstration by Los Angeles teachers. wsws.org The demonstration, which involved up to 50,000 protesters, was the latest indication of the resumption of resistance by educators across the US who have been involved in the largest strike wave by teachers in decades.
(2018-12-17). New York City school therapists protest for changes to union-backed contract. wsws.org The action demonstrates, yet again, the determination of teachers to defend their living standards and stop the assault on public education, against the unions' role.
(2018-12-17). Student parliament condemns right-wing attack on IYSSE meeting at Humboldt University in Berlin. wsws.org The student parliament unanimously passed a resolution defending the International Youth and Students for Social Equality against attempts by the right-wing extremist Alternative for Germany to disrupt its meetings.
(2018-12-17). West Virginia: Task force concludes without a "fix" for public workers' insurance. wsws.org Throughout the strike and pro-forma hearings, teachers and public service workers demanded that health care be funded through increased taxes on the state's oil and gas industry.
(2018-12-17). Anti-BDS Laws Challenged as Unconstitutional After Speech Pathologist Loses Job at Texas School for Refusing to Sign Pro-Israel Pledge. commondreams.org Texas officials are facing an onslaught of criticism after a speech pathologist lost her job at an elementary school for refusing to sign a pro-Israel pledge mandated by state law—a case that has cast a spotlight on efforts to neutralize the global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which opposes Israel's oppression and slaughter of Palestinians. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
(2018-12-17). After Historic Union-Backed Strike, Chicago Charter School Teachers Celebrate New Contract as Win for Students. commondreams.org Less than two weeks after the first-of-its strike by organized charter school teachers, members of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) voted nearly unanimously over the weekend to approve a new contract won by their walkout and celebrated the new terms as a result of collective action and community power. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
(2018-12-17). 'Time for a Jubilee!': US Student Loan Debt Hits Record $1.46 Trillion. Funny, That's More Than GOP's Corporate-Friendly Tax Giveaway. commondreams.org It's been almost a year since the Republican Party and President Donald Trump delivered their behemoth giveaway to the nation's corporations and wealthiest individuals by passing a controversial tax bill that will ultimately blow a $1.5 trillion hole in the nation's budget. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
(2018-12-16). Colonialism: How the British Empire Stole $45 Trillion from India. And Lied About It. globalresearch.ca There is a story that is commonly told in Britain that the colonisation of India — as horrible as it may have been — was not of any major economic benefit to Britain itself. If anything, the administration of India …
(2018-12-16). BJP Loses the Semi Final. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2018-12-16). A Spiritual "Special Ops" Christmas Gift. The Nixon-Kissinger "Christmas Bombing" of North Vietnam. globalresearch.ca "It happened that a fire broke out backstage in a theater. The clown came out to inform the public. They thought it was a jest and applauded. He repeated his warning, they shouted even louder. So I think the world …
(2018-12-16). Slowing Down the Beast of American Empire: A Salute to the Life and Legacy of William Blum. globalresearch.ca "I'm a member of a movement which has the very ambitious goal of slowing down, if not stopping, the American Empire, to keep it from continuing to go round the world doing things like bombings, invasions, overthrowing governments, and torture. …
(2018-12-16). France's Yellow Vests: Fuel Tax Hike Triggers Poverty, Finances War and Repayment of the Public Debt. globalresearch.ca President Emmanuel Macron is an instrument of the financial establishment, a former employee of the Rothschilds, acting on their behalf, enforcing a profit driven macro-economic agenda as well boosting the revenues of the military contractors.
(2018-12-16). Having It All Ways: Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison's "Jerusalem Compromise" globalresearch.ca The pieces were already put in place during the Wentworth federal by-election, a hopeless, needless gambit that reduced the Coalition government's majority whilst giving the outgoing Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull a crack at some vengeance. His successor, Scott Morrison, …
(2018-12-16). Who Needs Warriors? The Empire Does. US Army Revving Up its Ad Campaigns. "Ultimate Fight" for Country. globalresearch.ca The US Army, perhaps in need of more 'boots on the sand', is revving up its ad campaigns. The latest television ad says it plain and clear: Warriors Wanted! (see screen shot below) And why not just appeal to the …
(2018-12-16). Joint Statement of US Civil Society Groups in Support of the Peace Process in Korea. globalresearch.ca The 2018 has been a year of historic change on the Korean Peninsula. The leaders of North and South Korea met three times, and President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un also held their first summit in Singapore …
(2018-12-16). Selected Articles: Next Generation 5G and the US-China "Cellphone War" globalresearch.ca The unspoken US policy objective behind the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou on trumped up charges, consists in breaking China's technological lead in wireless telecommunications. | What is at stake is a coordinated US and allied intelligence initiative to ban …
(2018-12-16). The ISIS Massacre in Sweida: A Story of Torment and Resilience for an Uninterested World. globalresearch.ca "Imagine that this were your village, or your neighborhood! Imagine that one of those were your house! Imagine that the same thing happened to you! Imagine that you lost a family member, or maybe two, or maybe more! Imagine that …
(2018-12-16). Can an Unequal Earth Beat Climate Change? commondreams.org We either keep fossil fuels in the ground, or all of us are going to fry. So essentially posits still another new blockbuster study on climate change, this one just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Our fossil-fuel industrial economy, the study details, has made for the fastest climate changes our Earth has ever seen.
(2018-12-16). Iran Can Teach Others The 'Art Of Evading Sanctions': Zarif. iranian.com "Trump has called for negotiations despite his hostile policies, and we have responded to him, [asking] if he was joking," the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said while addressing the 18th edition of Doha Forum in the Qatari capital on Saturday. "Negotiating with Donald Trump's administration is futile," Zarif stressed. "Iran used to be […]
(2018-12-16). "It's About the Students!" 50,000 LA Teachers Join Protest, Accusing District of Hoarding Funds Instead of Investing in Schools. commondreams.org Los Angeles teachers set out to provide a "show of force" on Saturday, with tens of thousands rallying in the city's downtown area to illustrate the power in their numbers, ahead of a potential strike next month. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
(2018-12-14). Climate Strike: Heeding Call of Greta Thunberg, Polish Students Walk Out of Class. democracynow.org 
Fifteen-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has called for a global climate strike today to protest inaction at the U.N. climate summit. Greta made international headlines after she refused to go to school in August and began a School Strike for Climate. Greta made the call for today's strike in a video posted on Twitter.
(2018-12-14). How School Districts Weaponize Child Protection Services Against Parents. theantimedia.com 
Parents are increasingly required to obey, to conform to a school's demands even if they believe such orders may not be appropriate for their child. (FEE) — Schooling is adept at rooting out individuality and enforcing compliance. In his book, Understanding Power, Noam Chomsky writes: "In fact, the whole educational and professional training system is a very …
(2018-12-14). France: Police Crowd Control Methods Maim People. hrw.org 
| | Riot police barricade, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, December 8, 2018. | © 2018 Human Rights Watch | (Paris) — French police used crowd control and anti-riot tactics during demonstrations in Paris in November and December 2018 that caused physical harm to peaceful demonstrators, including high-school students, and journalists, Human Rights Watch said today. Law enforcement should exercise greater restraint in demonstrations planned to take place on D…
(2018-12-14). US gun deaths at 40-year record as suicide rate spikes. rt.com 
Gun deaths in the US are at an all-time high, but it's not because more people are shooting each other, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Instead, they're turning the weapons on themselves.
(2018-12-13). The #RedforEd Wave Is Likely to Build, Not Subside, in 2019. progressive.org Teachers unions are poised to strike across the country.
(2018-12-13). Push for profit: Births, babies and the bottom dollar. greenleft.org.au 
Reliable research into safe and healthy childbirth is being ignored by maternal hospitals in Australia. | Women are not told of the adverse effects of current interventions and practices in childbirth, or that not a single long-term study exists of the almost 50 childbirth drugs currently being used. | The majority of birthing mothers are drugged in some way and one in three women describes their birthing experience as "deeply horrifying". | Viable alternatives, such as homebirth or birth centres, are systematically defunded, demonised by the media and discredited by the medical establishment. | If mothers an…
(2018-12-13). US Consumer Board Conceals how Wells Fargo Fleeces Students. therealnews.com 
The Consumer Financial Protection Board kept a detailed report about how Wells Fargo has long been involved in charging students up to three times more for financial services than other banks do. Why did the CFPB not reveal this? Bill Black explains
(2018-12-13). Lebanon: Stalled Effort to Get Syrian Children in School. hrw.org 
| | Fewer than half of the school-age refugee children in Lebanon are in formal education. | (Beirut) – The number of Syrian refugee children enrolled in school in Lebanon has stalled at the same inadequate levels as in the 2017-2018 school year, Human Rights Watch said today. | Fewer than half of the 631,000 school-age refugee children in Lebanon are in formal education, wit…
(2018-12-12). Grinnell College 'Invites Trump onto Campus,' Aiming to Limit Student Collective Bargaining. progressive.org Student unionization efforts are underway at twenty-four U.S. universities—while the first independent undergraduate union in the country fights for survival.
(2018-12-11). Hatewatch Headlines 12/12/2018. splcenter.org Conspiracy theories still thriving on YouTube; Columbia student's race rant goes viral; Trump's 'disease' attack echoes Nazi propaganda; and more.
(2018-12-11). Oppose nuclear weapons? Stop backing the companies that produce them. greenleft.org.au 
Research published by Don't Bank on the Bomb Scotland in September revealed the extent of Scotland's investments in nuclear weapons companies, including shares worth nearly £300 million held by the Scottish local government pension funds. | This week, new analysis by The Ferret showed that the Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme (SPPS) holds shares worth £2 million in fossil fuels, arms and tobacco companies. This includes £175,495 in Rolls Royce, one of four key contractors involved in Britain's Trident nuclear…