(2019-10-15). The Berlin Wall, Thirty Years Later. counterpunch.org 
Remembrance Days are rewarding for journalists, especially since Google made research digging so easy. And how the German media love such days! Their favorite dates recall four events: June 17, 1953, the "Uprising" (or whatever it's labeled) by East German workers in the birthing period of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), the building of the Berlin Wall More
(2019-10-15). Thirty years later the Berlin Wall is again being "remembered" peoplesworld.org 
BERLIN — Remembrance Days are rewarding for journalists, especially since Google made research digging so easy. And how the German media love such days! Their favorite dates recall four events: June 17, 1953, the "Uprising" (or whatever it's labeled) by East German workers in the birthing period of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), the building …
(2019-10-15). #MeToo Writings Are About a Lot More Than Stories. truthdig.com 
"Indelible in the Hippocampus: Writings From the Me Too Movement" | A book edited by Shelly Oria "Indelible: Writings From the Me Too Movement" is not just a collection of nonfiction essays, short stories, and poems about the Great Reckoning edited by award-winning novelist Shelly Oria. "Indelible"'s writings also strive to create a forum for litigating sexual violence claims outside of the failed state. In a society where only one out of four rapes are reported — often because victims understand that police are unlikely to believe the…
(2019-10-15). Voting Access Still a Problem For Students at HBCU Prairie View A&M University. therealnews.com 
Students at the historically Black Prairie View A&M University are still fighting for their right to unrestricted access to vote in 2019. We talk to student Jayla Allen about the ongoing legal battle.
(2019-10-15). A Coalition of Support: Parliamentarians for Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca Australian politicians, and the consular staff of the country, are rarely that engaged on the subject of protecting their citizens. In a couple of notorious cases, Australian authorities demonstrated, not only an indifference, but a consciously venal approach to its …
(2019-10-15). "Pink Tide" Against US Domination Rising Again in Latin America and the Caribbean. globalresearch.ca Once again, the left is rising in Latin America as people revolt against authoritarian regimes, many of whom were put in place by US-supported coups. These regimes have taken International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans and are under the thumb of …
(2019-10-15). Syria Has Restored 1554 Schools Completely Destroyed by NATO Sponsored Terrorists. globalresearch.ca Syrian Ministry of Education managed to restore and rehabilitate 1554 schools and set the plans to rehabilitate 1000 other schools achieving 90% of the current plan thus far. 10,000 teaching jobs to be added in a month from now. | In …
(2019-10-15). A New California Law Reigns in Charter Schools. progressive.org While it can't undo all the harm charters have done, the new law throws public education advocates a lifeline.
(2019-10-15). Depoliticization Is a Deadly Weapon of Neoliberal Fascism. truthout.org | | Increasingly, Americans live in an era in which every aspect of society displays symptoms of political, economic and ethical impoverishment. This condition extends from the workplace and education to the legal system and the larger culture. It is evident in the way our society has increasingly become dominated by the language of extreme nationalism, racism, nativism and grotesque levels of inequality. And it is evident in the depoliticizing conditions of our social order that strip individuals of critica…
(2019-10-15). University Woes: the Managerial Class Gets Uppity. counterpunch.org The university, in a global sense, is passing into a managerial oblivion. There are a few valiant holdouts, but they have the luxury of history, time, and learning. Cambridge and Oxford, for instance, still boast traditional academics, soaking erudition, and education as something more than a classroom brawl of the mind. They can barricade themselves More
(2019-10-15). Opening Reception: Solitary Garden. indybay.org Institute of the Arts and Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz | Digital Arts Research Center (DARC), UC Santa Cruz | arts.ucsc.edu/news_events/directions…
(2019-10-15). Trump Dumps the Kurds: US and Russian Officers "Coordinate Military Movements" in Northeastern Syria. globalresearch.ca The US and Russian military officers met late last night in Al Farat, a small village north of Manbij, northeast of Aleppo, according to media 'Al Mayadeen'. | *** | The purpose of the meeting was to coordinate military movements in the …
(2019-10-15). In Pictures: What If Palestine Had Its Own Currency? globalresearch.ca Designer Jehad Naji, 29, pictured here with his wife Haneen Abu Samhadana, had the idea of designing a currency for Palestine after a British journalist asked him about which currency to use during a visit to Gaza. | Naji …
(2019-10-15). Russia and Africa Still Behind the Curtains. globalresearch.ca The …
(2019-10-15). The Dangers of Transgenic Mosquitos: Scientific Study Under Attack. globalresearch.ca A recent journal article about GM mosquitoes has caused quite a stir. It showed that some of the male mosquitoes that Oxitec Ltd released experimentally in Brazil had successfully interbred with the local mosquito population, and that their hybrid …
(2019-10-15). The United States Is Unlikely to Desire Conflict with a Formidable Iran. globalresearch.ca The failure of the American-led occupation of Iraq has surely not been forgotten in Washington. Against by all accounts a much depleted enemy in Baghdad, America's military and civilian branches were unable to maintain authority in an Iraqi state already …
(2019-10-15). Trump's Bankrupt Syria Policy: Civilians Will Pay the Price. globalresearch.ca The Trump administration decision to allow Turkey to have a free ride in Rojava, North-East Syria opens the door for new disasters for all, especially the civilians on the ground. More, it confirms the decline of US power in the …
(2019-10-15). Kurds Face Stark Options after US Pullback from Northern Syria. globalresearch.ca In the annals of bombastic Trump tweets, this one is simply astonishing: here we have a President of the United States, on the record, unmasking the whole $8-trillion intervention in the Middle East as an endless war based on a …
(2019-10-15). Saudi Arabia Is Opening Its Doors: But What Will You See Once There? globalresearch.ca The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is opening up to the world. It used to be absolutely impossible to get a visa to enter, unless you were a religious pilgrim (therefore officially a Muslim), NATO military personnel, or a businessman or …
(2019-10-15). Russia's Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East: President Putin's Interview with Arab Media. globalresearch.ca President Putin gave an extensive interview to Arab media before departing for Saudi Arabia and the UAE, but it's useful to highlight some of the most relevant parts in case interested observers don't have the time to watch it in …
(2019-10-15). Lessons from Ukraine: Shift Foreign Aid to U.S. Desperate Domestic Aid Programs. globalresearch.ca If anything, the Trump-Ukraine impeachment issue reveals to the American public that ever since 1961 when the Foreign Assistance Act was passed, perhaps nearly trillions of our tax dollars have been used by decades of administrations as a primary tool …
(2019-10-15). In the Jungle or in the Zoo? The Zoos of the Ultra-Rich. globalresearch.ca As he was preparing to return from his exile in the United States, the Czech filmmaker Milos Forman declared, "I live in the jungle and I am preparing to return to the zoo." This metaphor allowed him to contrast the …
(2019-10-15). Johnson's Queen's Speech — 'Pre-election Propaganda' It Can't Deliver. globalresearch.ca One of the things to admire about our 93-year-old Queen is that she manages to use the same non-committal tone and language regardless of the drivel she is required to read out by her duplicitous government. By any stretch of …
(2019-10-15). UN General Assembly 2019: Venezuela, Russia, China Denounce Violations of International Treaties and Distortions of UN Charter. globalresearch.ca As Venezuelan Chairman of the Non Aligned Movement, comprising 120 nations and observer states, Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza denounced devious and Machiavellian ploys attempted by the US to force regime change on his country, with efforts to isolate the country, …
(2019-10-15). Video: Turkish Offensive in Northern Syria Pushed Kurds into Hands of Assad and Moscow. War Report. globalresearch.ca The defense of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is steadily collapsing under pressure from the Turkish Armed Forces and Turkish-backed militant groups, branded as the National Syrian Army. | Since the start of Operation Peace Spring, Turkey-led forces have captured …
(2019-10-15). Erdogan Holding 50 US Tactical Nukes 'Hostage' as Trump Authorizes Sanctions. globalresearch.ca Amid all the media and pundit outrage since Turkey's President Erdogan launched his so-called 'Operation Peace Spring' into northeast Syria last week, vowing to wipe out Syrian Kurdish forces who've long held the border areas, what's been largely missing is …
(2019-10-15). Trump Wants to End the "Stupid Wars"? globalresearch.ca The discussion, if one might even call it that, regarding the apparent President Donald Trump decision to withdraw at least some American soldiers from Syria has predictably developed along partisan, ideologically fueled lines. Trump has inevitably muddied the waters by …
(2019-10-15). 5G in Space: More 5G Satellites to be Launched by SpaceX. Federal Lawsuit against 5G. globalresearch.ca Demonstrations against 5G on Earth have been taking place in many parts of the world (see below for the most recent events). Alarmingly, 5G in Space is being ignored. There is a reason this Appeal is called the 5G Space …
(2019-10-15). One Rocket Provoked the US Withdrawal: Details of the Kurdish-Russian-Syrian Deal. globalresearch.ca Last Friday a 155 mm artillery shell landed 300 metres from a US command post near the Syrian bordering city of Ayn al-Arab (known by the Syrian Kurds as "Kobane") during an ongoing operation carried out by Turkey — a …
(2019-10-15). Chicago Teachers Are Fighting for Their Students' Futures. thenation.com Chicago Teachers Are Fighting for Their Students' Futures…
(2019-10-15). One Man Against the Monster: John Lennon vs. the Deep State. counterpunch.org "You gotta remember, establishment, it's just a name for evil. The monster doesn't care whether it kills all the students or whether there's a revolution. It's not thinking logically, it's out of control." —John Lennon (1969) John Lennon, born 79 years ago on October 9, 1940, was a musical genius and pop cultural icon. He More
(2019-10-15). Chicago's Teachers Are Making History. Again. thenation.com Chicago's Teachers Are Making History. Again.
(2019-10-15). UK employment suffers sharpest dip in four years as wage growth stalls. thecanary.co UK employment suffered its sharpest decline in more than four years in the three months to August, new figures reveal. | The number of people in work declined by 56,000 to 32.69 million in the quarter, as the number of people claiming unemployment benefits jumped higher, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. | The slump was significantly below forecasts by economists, who had predicted a 26,000 rise in employment. | The quarterly decline in employment was the heaviest fall since May 2015, when the level of employment slid by 65,000. | Unemployment also increased in August, rising from a 45-year low repor…
(2019-10-15). Selected Articles: Trump Imposes Sanctions on Turkey. globalresearch.ca 
A future without independent media leaves us with an upside down reality where according to the corporate media "NATO deserves a Nobel Peace Prize", and where "nuclear weapons and wars make us safer". | . | . | | | If, like us, this is …
(2019-10-15). La Nato dietro l'attacco turco in Siria. globalresearch.ca Germania, Francia, Italia e altri paesi, che in veste di membri della Ue condannano la Turchia per l'attacco in Siria, sono insieme alla Turchia membri della Nato, la quale, mentre era già in corso l'attacco, ha ribadito il suo sostegno …
(2019-10-15). A NATO por trás do ataque turco à Síria. globalresearch.ca A Alemanha, a Franàßa, a Itália e outros países que, em trajes de membros da Unià£o Europeia, condenam a Turquia pelo ataque à Síria, sà£o, juntamente com a Turquia, membros da NATO, a qual, quando já estava em curso o …
(2019-10-15). Brexit, Environmental Law and the Level Playing Field. globalresearch.ca When the idea of the level playing field emerged from the Brexit talks many environmentalists breathed a sigh of relief. | As Barnier presented this agreement to us in the European Parliament, I remember realising that even if we were to …
(2019-10-14). A Passion for Writing. counterpunch.org I have been writing for fifty years. I wrote my first scholarly article in 1969. I was then a graduate student in history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. That was a bold step. My English was still in its early stages of improvement. But more than spelling and vocabulary, I felt I had something to say More
(2019-10-14). Activist almost wins NSW Teachers Federation presidential election. greenleft.org.au 
unions James SmithIssue 1241 Australia NSW Teachers FederationOctober 14, 2019Former Australian Education Union federal president and Education International project director Angelo Gavrielatos has narrowly defeated practicing classroom teacher and activist John Morr…
(2019-10-14). Tampa Bay demands Supreme Court uphold LGBT job rights. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On October 7 and 8, Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) rallied against the lack of federal job protections for LGBT workers. On October 8, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) began discussions on three cases that relate to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which protects against job discrimination on the basis of "race, color, religion, sex, or national origin," in order to decide whether sexual orientation and gender identity are also protected under Title VII. Tampa Bay SDS held two rallies in response to this, as a part of a National SDS call to action. SDS demanded that…
(2019-10-13). DeVos Plan for More Pay-The-Rich Charter Schools. dissidentvoice.org 
On October 10, 2019, U.S. Secretary of Education, billionaire Betsy DeVos, unveiled an antisocial plan to further incentivize the rich to establish more charter schools to line their pockets at the expense of young people. DeVos has actively promoted school privatization schemes for decades; she does not support public education. In addition to many well-established …
(2019-10-13). Bayer Shareholders: Put Health and Nature First and Stop Funding This Company! dissidentvoice.org 
Campaigner and environmentalist Dr Rosemary Mason has just written an open letter to Bayer Crop Science shareholders and Chairman of the Board Werner Wenning. She has also sent them a 13,000-word report. Mason is appealing to shareholders to put human health and nature ahead of profit and to stop funding Bayer. In her report, she …
(2019-10-12). Colossal WASTE in US healthcare spending surpasses military budget at nearly $1 trillion per year, study says. rt.com 
Waste and needless spending in America's healthcare system could amount to almost $1 trillion each year, topping total US military expenditures in 2019 — the world's largest defense budget — according to new research. | Encompassing administrative overhead, fraud and abuse, inflated pricing and other inefficiencies, a study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found the cumulative waste in US healthcare ranged from $760 billion to $935 annually, or 25 percent of what Americans spend each year o…
(2019-10-11). West Papua – Australia's shame. greenleft.org.au 
self-determination Susan PriceIssue 1240 West Papua Indonesian occupation of West PapuaOctober 11, 2019The recent uprising in West Papua was sparked by racist attacks on Papuan students in the Indonesian city of Surabaya. However, the West Papua…
(2019-10-09). Ecuadorian Protests Intensify as President Flees Capital, Blames Venezuela. therealnews.com 
Shortly after the government of President Lenin Moreno announced new IMF-imposed austerity measures and price increases, protests against the government, uniting workers, students, and indigenous movement escalated in the capital of Quito this week.
(2019-10-09). Russian social media debate: clickbait or information warfare? thegrayzone.com What is the Internet Research Agency, and are the claims of a Russian influence campaign against the U.S. well-founded? Aaron…
(2019-10-08). The Return of the Strike. progressive.org The picketing GM workers and impending Chicago Teachers Union action suggest a dramatic revival of striking as a tactic.
(2019-10-08). Will Chicago Teachers Be Next to Strike? Union Head Speaks Out as Walkout Date Approaches. democracynow.org 
In Chicago, union leaders and the nation's third-largest school district are racing to reach an agreement to avert a teachers' strike authorized to begin later this month. In late September, 25,000 educators voted overwhelmingly to authorize a work stoppage, demanding more staffing and lower class sizes. On Monday, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot accused the union of not coming to the bargaining table with a proposal to counter the offers the district has made in recent weeks. This comes as about 7,000 school support staffers with the Service Employees International Union have also made preparations for a strike, as…
(2019-10-03). Southern worker strikes show the power of solidarity. liberationnews.org 
Through the courage shown by teachers, auto and telecom workers, the South is beginning to realize once again the power workers can have in unions.
(2019-10-02). Black Dean of Students Jamie Riley fired in Alabama for telling the truth. liberationnews.org 
Riley fired for tweets about racist foundations of US society.