(2019-01-15). "Public Education Is Not Your Plaything": L.A. Teachers Strike Against Privatization & Underfunding. democracynow.org 
Los Angeles public school teachers are on strike for the first time in three decades. On Monday morning, tens of thousands of teachers braved pouring rain on the picket line for the strike's first day. Some 20,000 people marched through downtown Los Angeles, demanding smaller class sizes, higher pay, the regulation of charter schools and more nurses, counselors and librarians. Over 31,000 members of United Teachers Los Angeles are striking. We speak with Cecily Myart-Cruz, strike leader and National Education Association vice president at United Teachers Los Angeles, and Eric Blanc, a reporter covering the strike…
(2019-01-15). The 'Private Governments' that Subjugate U.S. Workers. globalresearch.ca Corporate dictatorships—which strip employees of fundamental constitutional rights, including free speech, and which increasingly rely on temp or contract employees who receive no benefits and have no job security—rule the lives of perhaps 80 percent of working Americans. | These corporations, …
(2019-01-15). Kenya: Upscale Hotel Under Attack With Heavy Gunfire. telesurenglish.net A fire and sustained gunfire sent workers fleeing for their lives at the DusitD2 upscale hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital Tuesday afternoon, Reuters witnesses said. | RELATED | Kenya: 15 Dead in Nairobi Market Fire, 70 Injured | One man came out covered in blood as students were evacuated from a nearby university building. Four ambulances and a fire truck arrived at the scene as fleeing office workers told Reuters colleagues were still huddled under their desks. | Three cars were…
(2019-01-15). L.A. teachers strike: Wearing red for ed on rainy Day One. peoplesworld.org …
(2019-01-15). LA Teachers Go On Strike for First Time in 30 Years. zcomm.org On Monday, the Los Angeles Unified School District teachers strike for the first time in 30 years. United Teachers of Los Angeles is demanding significantly lower class sizes and proper staffing of schools. LAUSD claims it agrees with most of our demands, but simply can't afford them. The "we have no money" mantra is so powerful, it's practically LAUSD's Read more…
(2019-01-15). A Gentrified Little Town Goes to Pot. globalresearch.ca "In my little town/ I grew up believing/God keeps his eye on us all." — Simon and Garfunkel, My Little Town | Hello my old friends Paul and Art, | I'm just sitting here chilling out in the silent darkness of a …
(2019-01-15). Counterfeit Currencies and Banknote Forgeries, The Decline of Paper Money. globalresearch.ca Governments around the world have been fighting counterfeiters for several centuries. Eventually, the combined efforts of law enforcement agencies, banknote printing and minting works led to the fact that cost of fake money was high for most of the 20th …
(2019-01-15). Entering a Major Regional Re-set — The Syria Outcome Will Haunt Those Who Started this War. globalresearch.ca The Middle East is metamorphosing. New fault-lines are emerging, yet Trump's foreign policy 'hawks' still try to stage 'old movies' in a new 'theatre'. | The 'old movie' is for the US to 'stand up' Sunni, Arab states, and lead them …
(2019-01-15). LA teachers strike: Educators demand better conditions and pay. aljazeera.com More than 30,000 LA teachers walked off the job after negotiations for improved compensation and work conditions failed.
(2019-01-15). Caring enough to strike: U.S. teachers' strikes in perspective. mronline.org 
When it comes to the work of social reproduction of another human being, the care of another human cannot be limited by capital's ticking clock, so these workers put in their own time, or in the case of teachers, also their own money, to provide the best care they can. | Source
(2019-01-15). 'This Model of Education is Not Sustainable'. thenation.com 'This Model of Education is Not Sustainable'
(2019-01-15). Media Reports "Good News": Kids Are Dying in Venezuela, Sanctions are Working… globalresearch.ca The Guardian's Tom Phillips' article Venezuela Crisis Takes Deadly Toll on Buckling Health System (January 06, 2019) is more good news for US psychopaths, such as Trump, Bolton and Pompeo. Children are dying in Venezuela. Sanctions are working! | Tom is …
(2019-01-15). The Faux Political System by the Numbers. counterpunch.org 
It's sort of funny in a diabolical way: Trump a Russian agent. That's the line that readers might expect from a remake of Back to the Future 1, 2, or 3, or a possible article from the National Enquirer… the stuff of science fiction, or fiction, or gossip. But the FBI, our national police, seem to have not much else More
(2019-01-15). LAUSD Teachers' Strike: Day 1. truthdig.com
(2019-01-15). Trump, Bolton and the Syrian Confusion. globalresearch.ca It's a messy, though typical picture. US President Donald Trump wants to pull out forces in Syria. When announced in December, jaws drooped and sharp intakes of breath were registered through the Washington establishment. Members of the military industrial complex …
(2019-01-15). Tens of Thousands of L.A. Teachers Cut Class to Strike. truthdig.com Some 30,000 striking teachers braved a downpour to school district officials about what needs to change before they'll return to class.
(2019-01-15). Democrats Prepare Hearings on "Rightwing Extremism" globalresearch.ca Prior to the 2018 midterm election, I speculated a Democrat-controlled House would result in hearings targeting "hate groups," that is to say anybody on the "right" who challenges official narratives, otherwise known as "conspiracy theories." | "Rep. Bennie Thompson, …
(2019-01-15). On the Picket Lines: Los Angeles Teachers Go On Strike for First Time in 30 Years. counterpunch.org On Monday, the Los Angeles Unified School District teachers strike for the first time in 30 years. United Teachers of Los Angeles is demanding significantly lower class sizes and proper staffing of schools. LAUSD claims it agrees with most of our demands, but simply can't afford them. The "we have no money" mantra is so powerful, it's practically LAUSD's More
(2019-01-15). L.A. Teachers Strike Set to Enter Second Day. therealnews.com 
30,000 teachers are on strike for better pay, smaller class size, and for a limit on the expansion for for-profit charter schools
(2019-01-15). Hack job: Gillette tries to teach men 'social justice', meets massive online backlash. rt.com 
Gillette is learning most people don't want moral lessons from their razors after experiencing a colossal backlash against an ad they ran condemning "toxic masculinity."
(2019-01-15). 30,000 Los Angeles teachers go on strike over pay. rt.com 
The second-largest school district in the US was paralyzed as 30,000 Los Angeles, California teachers went on strike for the first time in 30 years, demanding a pay raise. Some 480,000 children were affected.
(2019-01-15). Get Up Get Down! Oakland Is A Union Town — Mass March and Rally To Defend Public Education. indybay.org 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.
(2019-01-15). Concord committee discussing military research partnership. indybay.org Concord Senior Center | 2727 Parkside Circle | Concord…
(2019-01-15). Oakland Rally — Defend Public Education, Jan 12. indybay.org Large Oakland rally in support of public education.
(2019-01-15). Turn yourself into an agent of change with our new online course on the UDHR. amnesty.org Defending Dignity: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is open for enrolment and will begin 21 January. The three-week course created by Amnesty International provides an introduction to the revolutionary declaration. | The Universal Declaration of Human Rights relates to all aspects of our lives, whether it is work, education, health, food or housing. When human rights are respected, they often go unnoticed and only become visible when they are being denied. | With Amnesty International's new course, in partnership with FutureLearn, you can turn yourself into an agent of change and equip yourself with k…
(2019-01-15). China must revoke death sentence against Canadian citizen for drug crimes. amnesty.org | Responding to a death sentence given by a Chinese court to Canadian citizen Robert Schellenberg for drug smuggling, William Nee, China researcher at Amnesty International, commented: | "The death sentence given to Robert Schellenberg does not deliver justice. We urge the Chinese authorities to revoke this sentence. Drug-related offences do not meet internation…
(2019-01-15). 50,000 march on first day of Los Angeles teachers strike. wsws.org The first strike by LA teachers in three decades is shaping up to be a direct conflict with the Democratic Party, which is backing the campaign to privatize public education.
(2019-01-15). Los Angeles teachers, students and parents speak out on first day of strike. wsws.org Teachers and their supporters denounced the bipartisan attack on public education and supported the call by the WSWS Teacher Newsletter to expand the strike throughout California and the US.
(2019-01-15). Denver, Colorado teachers move closer to strike action. wsws.org If negotiations fail between the Denver Public Schools board and the union by January 18, a strike vote will be taken the next day.
(2019-01-15). Headlines for January 15, 2019. democracynow.org Over 30,000 Los Angeles Teachers Walk Out in First Strike in 30 Years, Barr Pledges to Protect Mueller Probe as He Faces Senate AG Hearings, NYC Prisoners Go on Hunger Strike, Feel Effect of Gov't Shutdown, Poland Mayor, Defender of Immigrant Rights, Dies After Public Stabbing, Afghanistan: Taliban Car Bomb Kills 5, Injures Over 100, Afghanistan: New Defense Minister Accused of War Crimes, Human Rights Abuses, Brexit: Lawmakers Set to Vote on Contested Brexit Deal, Pennsylvania Judge Blocks Trump's Birth Control Restrictions Nationwide, Justice Ginsburg Declared Cancer-Free, Reviews SCOTUS Cases from Home, SCOTUS…
(2019-01-14). How Long Can Nepal Blame Others for Its Woes? globalresearch.ca "Every family has someone outside." Conversations about Nepal's dysfunctional economy invariably lead to its four million citizens, mainly young men, working abroad. (Some say they number seven million— either way, a sizable slice in a population of 28 million.) | Those …
(2019-01-14). Canada's Trudeau Accused of Violating First Nations Rights over Gas Pipeline. globalresearch.ca There are moments that define a politician. There are legacies that they leave. But the reality of high office is often so different from the easy promises of opposition. | As a poster boy politician, who entered office promising a new …
(2019-01-14). LA Teachers Launch Strike in US Second Largest School District. telesurenglish.net Over 30,000 teachers are taking a stand in Los Angeles, demanding pay raises, smaller class sizes, and new charter schools after organizing a walk-out Monday. | RELATED: | US Democratic Party Corporate Leaders Try to Stop Ocasio-Cortez | Bracing the pounding rain, the teachers abandoned their classrooms and the country's largest education system, the Los A…
(2019-01-14). Italien und das EU-Votum fàºr US-Raketen in Europa. globalresearch.ca In der Nà§he des Glaspalastes der Vereinten Nationen in New York befindet sich eine metallische Skulptur mit dem Titel "Evil Defeated by Good" [Das Bà∂se vom Guten besiegt], die den Heiligen Georg darstellt, der einen Drachen mit seiner Lanze durchbohrt. …
(2019-01-14). Two-step Solution for the American Government Shutdown. globalresearch.ca Two-step solution: | 1) End the Government Shutdown; | 2) A (YES or NO) National Referendum on allocating a budget for a border Wall | Everyone agrees that if a contractor is hired for a certain job, they have to do that job …
(2019-01-14). "China's Nightmare": B-2 Stealth Bombers Deployed to Hawaii, "On Watch" 24/7. globalresearch.ca The US Air Force is putting China on notice as it announced Friday a new deployment of three B-2 Spirit stealth bombers to Hawaii for training in the Pacific. The nuclear-capable aircraft departed Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and touched …
(2019-01-14). Selected Articles: Regime Change in America? globalresearch.ca For seventeen years, Global Research, together with partner independent media organizations, has sought Truth in Media with a view to eventually "disarming" the corporate media's disinformation crusade. | To reverse the tide, we call upon our readers to participate in an …
(2019-01-14). Eric Reid's 'random' drug testing saga. peoplesworld.org 
When does a "random" workplace drug screen stop being a simple coincidence and instead becomes suspicious employer behavior? Seven times in the span of 11 weeks, according to Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid. Statistically it's not impossible, just improbable. "There's a .195 percent chance of flipping heads nine times in a row," said Nick Kapoor, …
(2019-01-14). Trump's "Hail Mary" Becomes Bolton's Nightmare. globalresearch.ca National Security Advisor John Bolton is making the rounds in the Middle East to try and salvage what's left of the long-standing plan to balkanize Syria and overthrow President Bashar al-Assad in the wake of President Trump's announced troop withdrawal….
(2019-01-14). Overcrowded classrooms, privatization schemes force LA teachers to strike. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES—Overcrowded classrooms and the schools' superintendent's push for charters and privatization were among the top reasons at least 31,000 unionized teachers and staffers in the nation's second largest school district, Los Angeles, had to strike on Jan. 14. The L.A. strike is the first there since 1989 and affects a district with 660,000 students. …
(2019-01-14). LA Teachers Strike Is About Charter Schools and High Stakes Testing. commondreams.org Too many Democrats inside and outside the district don't support the very idea of public schools. They'd rather boost privatization. (Phooto: NPE Action/Twiiter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
(2019-01-14). What the LA Teachers Strike Is All About. thenation.com What the LA Teachers Strike Is All About…
(2019-01-14). El Salvador: Presidential Candidates Debate Before Feb Election. telesurenglish.net Three of the four candidates for president in El Salvador participated in a presidential debate Sunday night where issues like security, migration, education were debated. | RELATED: | Salvadoran Woman Set Free, Ruled Innocent of Abortion Charges | The three candidates were: Josue Alvarado, representing the newly-established VAMOS party, billing itself as "the only party without a dark past;" Hugo Martinez of the leftist Farabundo Marti Front for National Liberation (FMLN); and Car…
(2019-01-14). A New Day for Mexican Workers. globalresearch.ca NAFTA had been in effect for just a few months when Ruben Ruiz got a job at the Itapsa factory in Mexico City in the summer of 1994. Itapsa made auto brakes for Echlin, a U.S. manufacturer later bought out …
(2019-01-14). Dances of Disinformation: The Partisan Politics of the "Integrity Initiative" globalresearch.ca Is there such a plane of blissful, balanced information, deliberated and debated upon? No. Governments mangle; corporations distort. Interest groups tinker. Wars must be sold; deception must be perpetrated. Inconsistencies must be removed. There will be success, measured in small …
(2019-01-14). Campaign Finance Reform Helps Special Interests. globalresearch.ca One of the new Democratic House majority's top priorities is so-called campaign finance reform legislation. Contrary to the claims of its supporters, campaign finance reform legislation does not limit the influence of powerful special interests. Instead, it violates the First …
(2019-01-14). LA's Teachers' Strike Will Be the Toughest Yet. thenation.com LA's Teachers' Strike Will Be the Toughest Yet…
(2019-01-14). Grim Middle East Reality. Permanent US Occupation. American Forces will Stay Indefinitely. globalresearch.ca US forces came to Syria, Iraq, elsewhere in the region, and virtually everywhere else worldwide to stay. Bolton and Pompeo made similar comments on Syria, indicating no timeline for withdrawal. | US forces will stay indefinitely — on the phony pretext …
(2019-01-14). A New Narrative Control Firm Works to Destroy Alternative Media. globalresearch.ca The frenzied, hysterical Russia narrative being promoted day in and day out by western mass media has had two of its major stories ripped to shreds in the last three days. | A report seeded throughout the mainstream media by anonymous …
(2019-01-14). LA Teachers' Strike: "The Country Is Watching" counterpunch.org The chair of UTLA at our high school today wrote: We are making history as this strike looms. Every school district in the country is watching what we are doing, and we are getting support from all over the country. We are not just fighting for us but for the future students of all school More