Russiagate: Is Paul Whelan a Spy?
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-13
The media has a new bit of speculation that fits neatly into the flagging Russiagate narrative. It concerns Paul Whelan, a high school graduate Marine Corps dishonorable discharge, who is currently working in corporate security for a Michigan-based auto … | The post Russiagate: Is Paul Whelan a Spy? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/russiagate-is-paul-whelan-a-spy/5665161

Brazil and the Illusion of the Rich: An Island of Prosperity Surrounded by Misery and Suffering
Frei Betto | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-13
Frei Betto (Carlos Alberto Libânio Christo) was born in 1944 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He began his political engagement as Catholic student and was imprisoned by the military regime that seized power in 1964 and ruled until 1985. I interviewed … | The post Brazil and the Illusion of the Rich: An Island of Prosperity Surrounded by Misery and Suffering appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/brazil-and-the-illusion-of-the-rich-an-island-of-prosperity-surrounded-by-misery-and-suffering/5665372

Egypt University Expels Woman Student for Hugging Male Friend
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-01-13
Egypt's Al-Azhar university on Sunday said it had expelled a female student after she appeared in a video hugging a male colleague, accusing her of undermining the school's reputation. | RELATED: | Saudi Woman Arrives in Canada After Being Granted Asylum | The video, which went viral earlier this month, showed a young man carrying a bouquet of flowers kneeling before a young woman and then hugging her in what appeared to be a marriage proposal.
telesurenglish.net/news/Egypt-University-Expels-Woman-Student-for-Hugging-Male-Friend-20190113-0018.html

U.S. Shows Flagrant Disregard for Science Once Again
STAFF | truthdig.com | 2019-01-13
A report by a private research company finds that U.S. emissions, which amount to one-sixth of the planet's, didn't fall in 2018 but instead skyrocketed. | The post U.S. Shows Flagrant Disregard for Science Once Again appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
truthdig.com/articles/u-s-shows-flagrant-disregard-for-science-once-again/

The Plantation Called Haiti: Feudal Pillage Masking as Humanitarian Aid
Ezili Dantà≤ | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-13
"For whose entertainment shall we sing our agony? In what hopes? That the destroyers, aspiring to extinguish us, will suffer conciliatory remorse at the sight of their own fantastic success?" — Ayi Kwei Armah, from the book "Two Thousand Seasons"… | The post The Plantation Called Haiti: Feudal Pillage Masking as Humanitarian Aid appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-plantation-called-haiti-feudal-pillage-masking-as-humanitarian-aid/5665367

The Original 'Fake News'? The BBC and the Information Research Department
Ian Sinclair | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-13
IAN SINCLAIR reveals the hidden history of the BBC's relationship with the secret state, suppression of 'subversives' and support for military intervention overseas | *** | Last month Ritula Shah presented a BBC World Service discussion programme entitled Is "Fake News" A … | The post The Original 'Fake News'? The BBC and the Information Research Department appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-original-fake-news-the-bbc-and-the-information-research-department/5665360

Battle Lines in U.S. Public Education War
Danny Feingold | zcomm.org | 2019-01-13
Superintendent Austin Beutner and his allies have made it clear they do not believe that the LA Unified School District in its current incarnation is worth investing in–or even preserving…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/battle-lines-in-u-s-public-education-war/

Climate Disruption: "The End of Ice" and Other Threats to the Planet
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-13
"We're not going to stop this train wreck. We are not even trying to slow down the production of CO2, and there is already enough CO2 in the atmosphere. We are going to see the consequences, and they will … | The post Climate Disruption: "The End of Ice" and Other Threats to the Planet appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/climate-disruption-the-end-of-ice-and-other-threats-to-the-planet/5665345

Syria. The Force of Civilization
Marinella Correggia | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-13
"Our millennial history will help us". Between street mosaics, archaeological assets to be restored, photovoltaic energy for reconstruction, and agriculture that calls for peace | Finding a place in the Guinness for making the largest wall mosaic in the world with … | The post Syria. The Force of Civilization appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/syria-the-force-of-civilization/5665364

Trump, The Manchurian Candidate: "Conspiracy" to Destabilize the Trump Presidency. Regime Change in America
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-13
in the wake of the historic Trump-Putin Helsinki summit, we have reached a new threshold. The "Impeachment" agenda seems to have been scrapped in favor of an "unconstitutional change in government". Trump is now accused of treason including "high crimes and misdemeanors". | The post Trump, The Manchurian Candidate: "Conspiracy" to Destabilize the Trump Presidency. Regime Change in America appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/u-s-foreign-policy-and-the-campaign-to-destabilize-the-trump-presidency/5565825

Why Is Japan so Bitter About The Unstoppable Rise of China?
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-13
There used to be a pair of beautiful swings for children, not far from an old rural temple in Mie Prefecture, where I used to frequently powerwalk, when searching for inspiration for my novels. Two years ago, I noticed that … | The post Why Is Japan so Bitter About The Unstoppable Rise of China? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/why-is-japan-so-bitter-about-the-unstoppable-rise-of-china/5665375

Walls or Roads
Prof. James Petras | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-13
History is told by Walls and Roads which have marked significant turning points in the relation between peoples and states. | We will discuss the story behind two walls and one road and the circumstances which surround them and their consequences…. | The post Walls or Roads appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/walls-or-roads/5665355

More Solutions Needed for Campus Hunger
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2019-01-13
A new federal report does a good job of explaining what many researchers have been saying for a decade — food insecurity among college students is a serious national problem. | As one University of California, Berkeley student revealed in an interview for a 2018 research article I helped write: "Food is always on my mind: 'Do I have enough money? Maybe I should skip a meal today so I can have enough food for dinner.'" | However, when it comes to offering up solutions, the…
truthout.org/articles/more-solutions-needed-for-campus-hunger/

Jan 12, Oakland Rally- Defend Public Education
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2019-01-13
Large Oakland rally in support of public education.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/01/12/18820311.php

Get Up Get Down! Oakland Is A Union Town-Mass March and Rally To Defend Public Education
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2019-01-13
On January 12, 2019 thousands of teachers, students and staff marched and rallied in Oakland to defend public education. The Oakland Education Association contract has expired and they are discussing striking in February.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/01/13/18820335.php

Some project-based housing projects may face bankruptcy if government shutdown continues
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2019-01-13
San Rafael tenants meeting in 2004, teaching tenants how to fight back against HUD's funding cuts to the Section 8 voucher program (Housing Choice Voucher Program. Lydia Gans Photo.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/01/12/18820293.php

Defend Public Education Oakland Live Stream World Wide
Oakland Education Association | indybay.org | 2019-01-13
Oakland Education Association march starts at Oakland Kaiser Center on Lake Merritt at 11AM with march to Oscar Grant/Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland City Hall…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/01/11/18820275.php

If Trump Declares a National Emergency, He'll Be Breaking the Law
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-12
Congress refuses to enact legislation containing the nearly $6 billion that Donald Trump is demanding for an unnecessary wall on the southern US border. In response, Trump is considering whether to declare a national emergency, take money Congress has appropriated … | The post If Trump Declares a National Emergency, He'll Be Breaking the Law appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/if-trump-declares-a-national-emergency-hell-be-breaking-the-law/5665329

Social Media Might Ban the Pakistani Map at India's Behest
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-12
An alarming piece of legislation is about to enter into force in India next month mandating that social media platforms such as Facebook remove "unlawful content" such as posts that affect the "sovereignty and integrity of India", meaning that this … | The post Social Media Might Ban the Pakistani Map at India's Behest appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/social-media-might-ban-the-pakistani-map-at-indias-behest/5665263

Fracked Shale Oil Wells Drying Up Faster Than Predicted, Wall Street Journal Finds
Sharon Kelly | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-12
In 2015, Pioneer Natural Resources filed a report with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission, in which the shale drilling and fracking company said that it was "drilling the most productive wells in the Eagle Ford Shale" in Texas. | That … | The post Fracked Shale Oil Wells Drying Up Faster Than Predicted, Wall Street Journal Finds appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/fracked-shale-oil-wells-drying-up-faster-than-predicted-wall-street-journal-finds/5665323

Richard Dearlove Helped Blair Kill Millions. The Security Services Are a Danger to Our State and Society
Craig Murray | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-12
When Sir Richard Dearlove was Head of MI6, the Blairites adored him as he approved the lying Dossier on Iraqi WMD which led to wars, invasion, the death of millions and the destabilisation which continues to wreck the entire Middle … | The post Richard Dearlove Helped Blair Kill Millions. The Security Services Are a Danger to Our State and Society appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/richard-dearlove-helped-blair-kill-millions-the-security-services-are-a-danger-to-our-state-and-society/5665306

Video: 5 British Soldiers Reportedly Killed in ISIS Attack
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-12
At least five British soldiers were killed in a rocket attack by ISIS in the village of al-Shaafah in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, al-Watan newspaper reported on January 9. Several more soldiers were reportedly injured in the incident. … | The post Video: 5 British Soldiers Reportedly Killed in ISIS Attack appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-5-british-soldiers-reportedly-killed-in-isis-attack/5665285

Gilets Jaunes in 2019: French Democracy Dead or Alive?
Diana Johnstone | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-12
Or perhaps one should say, buried or revived? Because for the mass of ordinary people, far from the political, financial, media centers of power in Paris, democracy is already moribund, and their movement is an effort to save it. Ever … | The post Gilets Jaunes in 2019: French Democracy Dead or Alive? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/gilets-jaunes-2019-french-democracy-dead-alive/5665302

UK: The 2018 State of the Nation Report
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-12
Britain does produce an annual state of the nation report other than one referring to social mobility. The Social Mobility Commission's 2017 report (see link below) starts with the words: "Britain is a deeply divided nation." Their report is interesting … | The post UK: The 2018 State of the Nation Report appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/uk-the-2018-state-of-the-nation-report/5665293

The US Five-point 'Non-Paper' for Syria Delivered by Bolton to Turkey
Ragip Soylu | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-12
US diplomats and military officials failed to present any specific details to their Turkish counterparts about Washington's plans to withdraw its forces from northern Syria during National Security Adviser John Bolton's visit to Ankara on Tuesday, Middle East Eye … | The post The US Five-point 'Non-Paper' for Syria Delivered by Bolton to Turkey appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-us-five-point-non-paper-for-syria-delivered-by-bolton-to-turkey/5665317

The Global Rise of Fascism: Capitalism End Game?
Gilbert Mercier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-12
It is everywhere. In a few years, it has metastasized like a cancer, on all continents. Its fervent proponents and ill-informed supporters call it populism or nationalism. In the Italy, Germany, or Spain of the 1930s, however, this ideology of … | The post The Global Rise of Fascism: Capitalism End Game? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-global-rise-of-fascism-capitalism-end-game/5665313

Reckless Path to Nuclear Weapons Leaves Us Looking Over the Edge
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-12
After two years of analysis and inquiries, Roosevelt formally established America's nuclear program on 19 January 1942, called the Manhattan Project — with a final $2 billion budget supporting it ($36 billion today) and employing over 130,000 people. | The post Reckless Path to Nuclear Weapons Leaves Us Looking Over the Edge appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/reckless-path-nuclear-weapons-leaves-looking-edge/5665290

The Great US Border Crisis Hoax. Partial Shutdown of US Government. Trump Mulls Emergency Declaration
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-12
On Friday, partial shutdown entered its 21st day, matching the longest previous one in 1995-96. Unlike then, there are no signs of imminent resolution. | Both sides of the aisle share blame for what's going on. Things could go on much … | The post The Great US Border Crisis Hoax. Partial Shutdown of US Government. Trump Mulls Emergency Declaration appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-great-us-border-crisis-hoax-partial-shutdown-of-us-government-trump-mulls-emergency-declaration/5665288

New Mural in Paris Celebrates 'Yellow Vest' Revolt
The Local | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-12
Street artist Pascal Boyart created the work, based on Eugene Delacroix's monumental canvass "Liberty Leading the People", which glorified the revolution of July 1830 in which the people of Paris drove King Charles X from power. | The mural can be … | The post New Mural in Paris Celebrates 'Yellow Vest' Revolt appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/new-mural-in-paris-celebrates-yellow-vest-revolt/5665297

For a united struggle to defend public education in California and beyond!
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-12
As teachers in Los Angeles prepare to strike, they confront the fact that the unions are working to undermine and isolate their struggle against privatization and other attacks on public education.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/12/teac…

US government workers call in sick, demand strike action against lockout and payless paydays
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-12
The growing opposition of federal workers comes together with the preparations of Los Angeles teachers to strike, the mounting opposition of auto workers to plant closures, and a rising wave of class struggle internationally.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/12/shut…

999 LA teachers
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-12
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/12/late…

Stronger in 2019!
FAIR | fair.org | 2019-01-11
FAIR is ready for 2019! Dear FAIR friend, FAIR's year-end fundraiser was a complete success–barrelling past our $50,000 goal and setting us up for a strong 2019. Thank you to everyone who helped us achieve our target! It means so much to us to go to work knowing that people support the research and …
fair.org/home/stronger-in-2019/

Los Angeles braces itself for a teachers strike Monday morning
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2019-01-11
peoplesworld.org/article/los-angeles-braces-itself-for-a-teachers-strike-monday-morning/

Exclusive: Angela Davis Speaks Out on Palestine, BDS & More After Civil Rights Award Is Revoked
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-01-11
In a Democracy Now! exclusive, legendary activist and scholar Angela Davis speaks out after the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute rescinded a human rights award for her, reportedly due to her activism for Palestinian rights. In September, the institute announced that it would award Davis the Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award, named after the civil rights icon. But last Friday, the institute voted to withdraw the award and cancel this year's gala event. The institute rescinded the award days after the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center sent a letter urging the board to reconsider honoring Davis due to he…
www.democracynow.org/2019/1/11/exclusive…

Juventus coach says Ronaldo 'calm' as rape case goes forward
Associated Press | peoplesworld.org | 2019-01-11
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo is "very calm" amid the latest developments in a case of alleged rape involving an American woman, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said Friday. Ronaldo is being asked by police to provide a DNA sample in an investigation of the allegation by Kathryn Mayorga, a former model and schoolteacher, that …
peoplesworld.org/article/juventus-coach-says-ronaldo-calm-as-rape-case-goes-forward/

Democrats Failed Their First Big Test on Climate
Basav Sen | counterpunch.org | 2019-01-11
The science on climate change is clear: All countries desperately need to restructure fossil fuels out of their economies. Naturally, the Trump administration has recklessly ignored this evidence. In every way, it's tried to make it easier to extract and burn fossil fuels — and harder to hold polluters of all stripes accountable. But what…
counterpunch.org/2019/01/11/democrats-failed-their-first-big-test-on-climate/

China Leads the Way in Eradicating Extreme Poverty
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2019-01-11
Greatest contribution to global poverty reduction has come from China says Mark Weisbrot of the Center for Economic and Policy Research | The post China Leads the Way in Eradicating Extreme Poverty appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/china-leads-the-way-in-eradicating-extreme-poverty

Widespread support for Los Angeles teacher strike as unions seek to block statewide struggle
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-11
Students, parents and workers expressed their support for Los Angeles teachers who are determined to walk out for improved wages and to oppose the drive to dismantle public education.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/11/lasa…

'Hiring flat-Earther to teach geography': Russiagater to lecture on 'hybrid warfare' at Georgetown
RT | rt.com | 2019-01-11
An "information warfare expert" spending her days spinning anti-Russian rhetoric on Twitter has now gotten the chance to do so in the name of 'education' — teaching a course on "hybrid warfare" at Georgetown University. | …
rt.com/usa/448609-molly-mckew-georgetown-russophobia/

Syria: Deadly School Attack Was Unlawful
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2019-01-11
A photograph taken by a local anti-government media outlet of a remnant of a 240mm mortar projectile used in a deadly attack by Syrian government forces on Jarjanaz on November 24, 2018. | © 2016 Syria Now | (Beirut) — A November 24, 2018 attack by Syrian government forces near an elementary school that killed six children, a teacher, and a student's mother, appears to have been unlawful and indiscriminate. All parties to the conflict, including th…
hrw.org/news/2019/01/11/syria-deadly-school-attack-was-unlawful

Chicanos and Latinos in Los Angeles say, 'No Trump wall!'
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-01-10
Los Angeles, CA — With less than a 24-hour notice, about a dozen Chicanos and Latinos gathered in Los Angeles, January 9, against Trump's proposed wall. Chanting, "Trump! El burro! No! Al muro!" (Trump the jackass! No to the wall!) and "When I say, 'Trump,' you say, 'No wall!' Trump! No wall!" the angry protesters gathered at the busy intersection of 4th Street and Soto Street in Boyle Heights. As they walked home, Roosevelt High School students and working-class families greeted the protestors. | "We are here today because we know Trump doesn't support people like us," said Noemi Galindo who herself is an…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/1/10/chicanos…

Philippines: Denounce police surveillance against teachers and other democratic sectors
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-01-09
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Jan. 8 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) joins the Filipino people in strongly denouncing the stepped-up surveillance by Duterte's police forces against members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) as well as other democratic mass organizations. | The surveillance was exposed after leaders of ACT revealed that officials of the Department of Education in Metro Manila and other provinces were being asked to inform the police of the roster of ACT's membership. Its members reported being tr…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/1/9/philippin…

Will Parents Stand with L.A. Teachers?
Gillian Russom | progressive.org | 2019-01-09
Despite negative press, parents say they support a strike by United Teachers Los Angeles.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/will-parents-stand-with-los-angeles-teachers-russom-190109/

Why Trump's Effort to Eliminate Disparate Impact Rules Is a Terrible Idea
ACLU | aclu.org | 2019-01-09
The Trump administration is reportedly looking for ways to do away with disparate impact rules, a move that could hurt millions of vulnerable people. | If no one tells you they're discriminating, is it still discrimination? | According to the Trump administration, the answer is no. In a memo reported by The Washington Post last week, the administration has placed in its cross hairs a civil rights enforcem…
aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/race-and-inequality-education/why-trumps-effort-eliminate-disparate-impact-rules

How to get Venezuela's economy going again
Cira Pascual Marquina | mronline.org | 2019-01-09
In this interview with Venezuelanalysis, an independent researcher speaks frankly about the roots of the country's economic crisis and outlines a series of policies to revert it. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/01/09/how-to-get-venezuelas-economy-going-again/

Make 2019 the year of action on climate change
kathy_f | greenleft.org.au | 2019-01-07
Australia is sweltering through another summer heatwave, with disastrous consequences for many vulnerable people. Walgett, in north-west NSW, ran out of water and catastrophic fires are threatening communities in Victoria and Tasmania. | As we make a plan for a new year of activism, we can take some heart from the growing student movement for real climate action. They are responding to the science and showing an awareness of the scale of the pending climate catastrophe. They know what needs to be done and are demonstrating that leadership comes from those who act. | Students 4 Climate Action have already agreed t…
greenleft.org.au/content/make-2019-year-action-climate-change

The STATUTES of the UDNG: on the search of political excellence
fernando_santamaria | zcomm.org | 2018-12-25
In April 2001 I was mandatorily retired by the Department of Education of the Galician Administration, (then leaded by General Franco's former minister, Manuel Fraga Iribarne, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Fraga?wprov…), due to "serious mental issues." Some time later, on June 14th, 2006, I legalized and registered in the Political Parties Registry of the Spanish Ministry of Interior a Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/udng-statutes-a-series-of-proposals-to-north-american-left-wing-political-movements-or-for-an-option-among-lincoln-county-road-and-armaggedon/

Push for profit: Births, babies and the bottom dollar
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2018-12-13
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…
greenleft.org.au/content/births-babies-and-push-profits