(2019-10-27). Disagreeing Reasonably in a Complex World. dissidentvoice.org 
In my last couple years of university teaching before retiring, I repeated two catch phrases as often as possible—"reasonable people can disagree" and "if two things are both true, then both are relevant." The first assertion—which I used so often that at the end of one semester a student gave me a coffee mug with …
(2019-10-27). Attacker still at large after Texas university homecoming mass shooting leaves 2 dead, multiple injured. rt.com 
A major manhunt is underway after a mass shooting at a homecoming party in Greenville, Texas, has left at least two people dead and multiple others injured. | A gunman armed with a handgun opened fire at The Party Venue in Greenville, near Dallas, during an unofficial homecoming party for Texas A&M Commerce College students. Officials found two bodies at the scene along with 14 other people who had suffered injuries of varying severity. | Scene pics from mass shooting outside Greenville, Texas. Ten people shot around midnight. Two dead. A half dozen Hunt County Sheriff's deputies vehicles on scene. Suspect rem…
(2019-10-27). Protests in Chile Against Neoliberal "Economic Medicine" globalresearch.ca Neoliberalism is all about serving privileged interests at the expense of ordinary people, exploiting them so the wealthy and powerful can benefit. | It's about dominance over democracy, profits over populism, and private interests over the public welfare — a zero-sum …
(2019-10-27). Japan Leads the Way in Child Health: No Compulsory Vaccines. Banned Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR) Vaccine. globalresearch.ca Important article first published by Children's Health Defense, posted on Global Research on April 28, 2019 | In the United States, many legislators and public health officials are busy trying to make vaccines de facto compulsory—either by removing parental/personal choice …
(2019-10-27). Video: Russia Deploys Large Number of Troops, Equipment in Northern Syria. globalresearch.ca 276 more Russian Military Police officers and 33 additional equipment pieces will be deployed in Syria, Russia's state media reported. These forces will likely participate in security operations along the Syrian-Turkish border to the east of the Euphrates River. | Additionally …
(2019-10-27). The United Nations as an "Instrument of War": The Russia-China Veto Has Protected Syria from Obliteration. What Comes Next? globalresearch.ca In December, 1990, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 678, which "authorized" the devastating saturation bombing of Iraq (at one point the UK dropped one bomb per minute on Baghdad, according to the NY Times), which "destroyed the infrastructure necessary …
(2019-10-27). The Saudi Oil Attack: Geo-Political Theatrics. globalresearch.ca The Opening Scene | The 14th September 2019 attack which had caused significant damage to Saudi based Aramco Oil plants in Abqaiq and Khurais, was the trigger for much of the recent rise in regional tension at least when it …
(2019-10-27). US Tries to Reverse Syrian Fortunes with "Baghdadi Raid" globalresearch.ca The Western media is reporting that US military forces have killed the supposed leader of the so-called "Islamic State in Iraq and Syria" (ISIS) in Syria's northern governorate of Idlib. | Newsweek in its article, " Trump Approves Special Ops Raid …
(2019-10-27). Chile's Right-wing President on the Ropes. Sebastian Piñera. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published in 2011. | At the beginning of 2010, right-wing billionaire Sebastian Piñera Echenique defeated Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, candidate of the "Concertacion" coalition of social democrats and centrists, which has ruled Chile since the end of …
(2019-10-27). Did John McCain Meet with Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Alleged Head of the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, Daesh)? globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the alleged leader of ISIS is dead. | President Trump confirmed that he was under surveillance and that he had ordered his execution. | "He died like a dog, he …
(2019-10-27). Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation in the EU "Withdrawal Agreement Bill"(WAB). globalresearch.ca In this post, I make a preliminary attempt at assessing the provision made in the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — or WAB — for the scrutiny of the legislative powers which it delegates to the executive. My conclusions are not …
(2019-10-27). Kashmir: Self-determination Is the Solution. globalresearch.ca It is a pity that some groups and individuals are urging palm oil importers in India to refrain from buying the commodity from Malaysia. The Solvent Extractors Association of India, India's top vegetable oil trade body is one such outfit. …
(2019-10-27). Controlling the Narrative on Syria: Turkish Aggression, Kurdish Independence, and Honouring the White Helmets. globalresearch.ca The Global Research News Hour radio program is hosting a fund-raiser. These funds are necessary in order to improve and expand on the reporting and analysis we produce on a weekly basis to explore in-depth those issues missed by mainstream …
(2019-10-27). Al Baghdadi: The US Couldn't Wish for a Greater Ally. globalresearch.ca This article was first published on May 11, 2019 | With US-backed militants having already reached the full extent of their gains on the battlefield and now facing incremental but inevitable defeat — the US appeared to be out of time …
(2019-10-27). Chicago Teacher, SEIU strikers stand strong. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL — Members of the Chicago Teachers Union members and SEIU Local 73 are in the seventh day of their joint striking. As of Friday, October 25, this strike under Mayor Lori Lightfoot is now equal in length to the strike under Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 2012. | On Wednesday, October 23, over 30,000 teachers and staff members flooded downtown Chicago, shutting down large sections of the business district while Lightfoot made her budget address at City Hall. This movement in the street has forced progress at the table, after 10 months of slow bargaining. There has been progress in negotiations and the unio…
(2019-10-27). We Must Raise Labor Standards for Care Workers to Win a Low-Carbon Economy. truthout.org Reinvigorated movements are charting new terrain to build worker power and reverse the dramatic climate crisis facing society. Uncompromising mass mobilizations are on the rise, as more workers participated in strikes in the U.S. in 2018 than any of the previous 31 years, and historic demonstrations, like climate strikes, have taken off to demand action around climate change. Migrant workers, many of whom a…
(2019-10-27). Twenty-six Things About the Islamic State (ISIS-ISIL-Daesh) that Obama (and Trump) Do Not Want You to Know About. globalresearch.ca The US led war against the Islamic State is a big lie. Going after "Islamic terrorists" is used to justify a military agenda. The Islamic State is a creation of US intelligence. Washington's "Counter-terrorism Agenda" in Iraq & Syria consists in Supporting the Terrorists.
(2019-10-27). Brexit Stalemate: The EU Considers a Further Extension. globalresearch.ca A popular anecdote is currently doing the rounds on Twitter: | "The year is 2192. The British Prime Minister visits Brussels to ask for an extension of the Brexit deadline. No one remembers where this tradition originated, but every year it …
(2019-10-26). Butina's case is 'prosecutorial overreach': She did nothing illegal, but got 'harsh sentence' — freed gun activist's lawyer. rt.com 
Russian gun activist Maria Butina, who has spent over a year behind bars in the US on charges of being an unregistered Russian lobbyist, was essentially innocent but was caught up in anti-Russian witch hunts, her lawyer told RT. | Butina came to the US on a student visa in 2016 and was actively involved in pro-gun circles, namely the National Rifle Association (NRA) with a stated goal of expanding gun laws in Russia, which are quite restrictive. Yet, she was detained by the FBI in July 2018 on suspicion of conspiring to infiltrate the lobby group to promote Russian interests in the US. | The American media…
(2019-10-26). The Eurozone In Crisis? New President of the European Central Bank (ECB) has a Criminal Record. Christine Lagarde. globalresearch.ca Lagarde was found "guilty" without the enforcement of a one year prison sentence. She was accused of "negligence" rather than "complicity" in a multimillion euro fraud. She was rewarded rather than penalized.
(2019-10-26). The defense of public education and the fight for socialism. wsws.org The strike by 32,000 Chicago teachers and support staff, now in its second week, is at a crossroads.
(2019-10-26). Neoliberal Globalization: Is There an Alternative to Plundering the Earth? globalresearch.ca Is there an alternative to making war? Is there an alternative to destroying the planet? No one asks these questions because they seem absurd…
(2019-10-26). More Troops/Tanks To Syria Confirmed, OPCW Whistleblower, Barr's PreCrime & Mossad Clinton Blackmail. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/25/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2019-10-26). The Pentagon's Map of Afghanistan: An Eldorado of Mineral Wealth and Natural Resources. globalresearch.ca Of relevance to an understanding of America's ongoing military and economic agenda in Afghanistan as well as its confrontation with Russia and China. First published in August 2012 (translated from Russian) | Curious information surfaced in the media [2012] — based …
(2019-10-26). Russia Has 'Proof' US Is Smuggling Oil In Syria & Did Israel/US Create A Civil War In Lebanon? thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/26/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2019-10-26). History of World War II: America Was Providing Military Aid to the USSR, While Also Supporting Nazi Germany. globalresearch.ca John D. Rockefeller Jr. owned a controlling interest in Standard Oil, but the next largest stockholder was the German chemical company I. G. Farben, through which the firm sold $20 million worth of gasoline and lubricants to the Nazis.
(2019-10-26). "Le guerre di Siria": resistenza, istruzioni per l'uso. globalresearch.ca "Mentono … e sanno che mentono … e sanno che noi sappiamo che mentono … Eppure continuano a mentire sempre più forte" | è la frase, scritta da Naguib Mahfouz, che Michel Raimbaud mette in evidenza nel suo libro "Les …
(2019-10-26). Nikola Tesla on Wireless Technology, Describes a Cell Phone Back in 1926. globalresearch.ca "The progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention. It is the most important product of his creative brain. Its ultimate purpose is the complete mastery of mind over the material world, the harnessing of the forces of nature …
(2019-10-26). The Caliphate Project, Made in America. Declassified U.S. Government Documents Confirm the US Supported the Creation of ISIS. globalresearch.ca Global Research Editor's Note: | First published in May 2015, this article reveals not only that the ISIS is a creation of US intelligence, it also confirms that the Caliphate Project was designed in Washington. | See Screenshots Below from the title …
(2019-10-26). Pillaging the World. The History and Politics of the IMF. globalresearch.ca The following text is the forward to Ernst Wolff's book entitled : Pillaging the World. The History and Politics of the IMF, Tectum Verlag Marburg, 2014, www.tectum-verlag.de. The book is available in English and German. First posted on …
(2019-10-26). Lithium, a Strategic Resource: Here's Why The US Wants To Break Bolivia To Bits With Hybrid War. globalresearch.ca Of relevance to the political crisis in Bolivia, first published by Global Research in August 2016 | So I was scanning Telesur's website the other day and a pretty interesting story caught my eye. It said that Bolivia had begun exporting …
(2019-10-26). Electromagnetic and Informational Weapons: The Remote Manipulation of the Human Brain. globalresearch.ca From our archives. This important article first published by GR in August 2004 brings to the forefront the role of Psychotronic weapons as an instrument of modern warfare. | It should be understood, that Electromagnetic and Informational Weapons are fully operational …
(2019-10-26). Wall Street Has Been Gambling With Student Loan Debt for Decades. commondreams.org Wall Street is gambling with student debt. (Photo: Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-10-26). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org While almost half a million Indian bank employees walked off the job, tens of thousands of teachers and healthcare workers across the sub-continent have engaged in strikes and protests.
(2019-10-26). Chicago Teachers Union and Democratic Party conspire to end Chicago teachers strike. wsws.org The powerful strike by 32,000 Chicago teachers is in danger of being isolated and betrayed by the Chicago Teachers Union.
(2019-10-26). Argentina and Uruguay Voters Face Surge of Religious and Conservative Candidates. truthout.org Voters in both Argentina and Uruguay will go to the polls for national elections this Sunday, where they will face unprecedented numbers of religious, conservative or openly 'anti-gender' candidates. | An investigation from openDemocracy and Economía Feminista, a gender-focused data journalism platform in Argentina, has reviewed the positions of hundreds of candidates in both countries, on issues including legal abortion, sex education and LGBTI…
(2019-10-26). A million people march in Chile to protest against the government. thecanary.co 
Hundreds of thousands of protesters have marched in Chile's capital, intensifying pressure on a government struggling to contain deadly unrest over economic hardship.The huge throng surged toward a central plaza on 25 October as participants blew whistles, banged pots and pans and carried Chilean flags and posters demanding change.The diverse crowd included students, workers, parents and their children."All of Chile is marching here," Santiago mayor Karla Rubilar said, adding that there was hope as well as sadness among the demonstrators.According to Chile's human rights watchdog, more than 2,000 people have been…
(2019-10-26). Charter School Advocates Are Hypocritical and Out-of-Touch. dissidentvoice.org 
On Monday, October 21, 2019, democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren issued her plan for K-12 public education. In it, she outlines her opposition to charter schools. A brief excerpt from a section of the plan titled, Combating the Privatization and Corruption of Our Public Schools, states: To keep our traditional public school systems strong, we …
(2019-10-25). Excluding the Civic Community Excludes Life-Savers. counterpunch.org 
The lawmakers are doing it. The candidates are doing it. The mass media are doing it. All are excluding from their arenas the leading citizen groups as never before, since the early nineteen sixties. The nonprofit national advocacy/research organizations that led the way for social reforms are being shut out of the political process. These More
(2019-10-25). Rethinking the Looming Threat of Neoliberal Fascism. counterpunch.org 
The terror of the unforeseen is what the science of history hides, turning a disaster into an epic. —Philip Roth, The Plot Against America Talk of a fascist politics emerging in the United States and in the rise of right-wing populist movements across the globe is often criticized as a naive exaggeration or a misguided historical More
(2019-10-25). Colombia Diary: Higher Ed Under Threat. counterpunch.org 
Recent events in Chile and Ecuador reverberate throughout South America and indeed the world. Confronted with violent government repression, by insisting on reasoned argument, critical thinking, and mass direct action, non-violent student movements in South America offer hope at a time when authoritarianism threatens democratic citizenship worldwide. In Colombia, one of Washington's closest allies in More
(2019-10-25). Trump and the Politics of the 2020 Census. counterpunch.org A new report should raise alarms about the upcoming 2020 Census. According to the Pew Research Center, the good news is that the overwhelming majority of Americans are aware of the census, and over eight in 10 say they are likely to participate. The bad news is that nearly one in four blacks, young people, and More
(2019-10-25). The climate crisis is disrupting river flooding patterns, scientists warn. thecanary.co Climate change is disrupting patterns of river flooding and spring growing across Europe, raising concerns about the effect on the landscape, according to scientists. | A study of five decades of flood and temperature data found the thermal growing season — periods when the temperature rises consistently above 5C, encouraging plants and trees to begin to grow — has been consistently starting earlier in the year. | It brings the growing season closer to the periods when the highest river floods occur, which have begun to happen later in the year in central and eastern Europe. | Researchers from the Uni…
(2019-10-25). Excluding the Civic Community Excludes Life-Savers. dissidentvoice.org The lawmakers are doing it. The candidates are doing it. The mass media are doing it. All are excluding from their arenas the leading citizen groups as never before, since the early nineteen sixties. The nonprofit national advocacy/research organizations that led the way for social reforms are being shut out of the political process. These …
(2019-10-25). Trump To Send Possibly Thousands Of Troops & Tanks To "Secure Syria's Oil" & Iraq Goes To UN Over US. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/24/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2019-10-25). The Racial Wealth Divide Hurts the Entire Middle Class. counterpunch.org Americans are more aware than ever that America has a race problem — and, more specifically, a racial wealth divide problem. As researchers from the Institute for Policy Studies and I found earlier this year, median white families are 41 times wealthier than median Black families in the United States. As our country becomes more More
(2019-10-25). Tallahassee activists 'Say her name' and demand justice for victims of police crimes. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On October 22, a lively group rallied in the streets of the historic Florida capital city, chanting "Say her name," "Black lives matter" and "Justice for Atatiana." The action was a part of the National Day Against Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation. | The protest brought attention to a recent case of police brutality: that of 28-year-old African American Atatiana Jefferson, who was shot in her own home by Fort Worth, Texas police officer Aaron Dean. | Tallahassee Community Action Committee and Tallahassee Students for a Democratic Society organized the protest…
(2019-10-25). Over 1 Million People March in Chile's Largest Protest. telesurenglish.net Over one million people are marching in the streets of the Chilean capital, responding to the convocation of students and labor unions who organized on social media "The Largest March in Chile" on Friday afternoon, with rallies paralyzing major cities. | RELATED: | Chile Unrest: Rights Groups Warn of Dictatorship-Like Practices | The march started between 5-6 p.m., local time, from the Plaza Italia, demanding among others the government to send back the Armed Forces to their mi…
(2019-10-25). New Brexit survey shows why we need to make Corbyn prime minister as soon as possible. thecanary.co A new academic survey suggests there are deep divides in Great Britain over Brexit which make many voters think some level of violence against MPs may be a "price worth paying" to get their way. The report, from researchers at Cardiff University and the University of Edinburgh, apparently found such feelings on both Leave and Remain sides of the debate.In this environment, it seems more important than ever that we put a peacemaker in Downing Street. And Jeremy Corbyn is the person who best fits that bill.Worrying statistics: The survey's co-director, Prof Richard Wyn Jones, said he was "genuinely shocked"
(2019-10-25). LGBTQ Issues Missing in Presidential Campaign Coverage. fair.org 
LGBTQ people—and trans people in particular—have been under attack since the day Donald Trump took office and removed all mentions of LGBTQ people from several federal websites. Trump reversed federal guidance for the protection of transgender students in schools, banned trans people from military service, and has worked to exclude LGBTQ people from a variety of nondiscrimination protections. (For a full list of his administration's anti-LGBTQ actions, see here.) Trans wome…