(2019-01-18). LA Teachers' Strike: Student Voices of the Los Angeles Education Revolt. counterpunch.org We live in an era where teachers unions are attacked and scapegoated, our schools are starved of funds, and private charter operators are allowed to choose which students they want to educate and exclude those they don't—and use desperately needed funds from the public school system to do so. It is said that the end More
(2019-01-18). The L.A. Teachers' Strike Is About So Much More Than Wages. commondreams.org Strike on: Demonstrators shout slogans on Tuesday, the second day of the L.A. teachers' strike, during a rally in downtown Los Angeles. (Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
(2019-01-18). The L.A. Teachers' Strike Is About So Much More Than Wages. truthdig.com Los Angeles public school teachers began a historic strike on Monday, for the first time in 30 years. Members of the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) walked out of contract negotiations with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) that had dragged on for nearly two years. The specific battle is being fought over LAUSD's refusal to tap into its record $1.86 billion reserve in order to reduce class sizes, hire more support staff, including counselors and nurses, improve infrastructure and more. But more broadly speaking,…
(2019-01-18). The Metamorphosis of International Students Into Honorary US Nationalists: a View from Viet Nam. counterpunch.org We would ensure not only that Vietnam's tens of millions of students, but also their education-obsessed parents, see the United States as a key partner in their personal and collective futures. — US-Viet Nam Education Memo, Spring 2008 This fly-on- the-wall quote is from a US Embassy-Hanoi diplomatic cable that was leaked over a More
(2019-01-18). Is US Hubris Taking the World to the Edge? globalresearch.ca Another US regime change undertaking is about to begin. Meanwhile, the Syrian misadventure will, hopefully, end soon and Bashar Al Assad's enduring presence in Damascus is Washington's failure writ large. | But that is not stopping the neoconservatives. Washington is …
(2019-01-18). Day 4: Momentum building in LA teacher strike. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – Citywide, UTLA teachers and parents continue the strong momentum and LAUSD politicians are feeling the pressure. Negotiations have restarted today, January 17. The UTLA strike is getting national attention and the newly elected California Governor Gavin Newsom is calling on LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner and LA Mayor Eric Garcetti to continue with negotiations. Newsom is bringing both politicians in to negotiate at LA City Hall. UTLA has the strength and momentum to win for fully-funded, public, community schools. | Teachers throughout the city held picket lines with parents and students in…
(2019-01-18). A Swelling Tide of Major Teacher Strikes Is Shifting Our Politics Against the Charter Agenda. commondreams.org The emergence of charter schools as an important consideration in teacher collective bargaining agreements, and the recognition of charters as a form of privatization, are two major developments in the education policy and politics of choice. (Photo: Fibonacci Blue/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
(2019-01-18). Teachers in Los Angeles are Striking for our Students, Not Ourselves. commondreams.org Teachers and their supporters rally in downtown Los Angeles, California on the second day of the teachers strike, on Jan. 15, 2019. (Photo: Robyn Beck / AFP – Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
(2019-01-18). Union membership drops to 16.4 million in 2018. peoplesworld.org 
The number of American workers represented by a labor union ticked down last year, extending a decades-long trend. New data on union membership from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Friday showed 16.38 million unionized workers in 2018, down from 16.44 million in 2017. However, because employment of wage and salary workers grew by …
(2019-01-18). Re-Colonization: France, Turkey and England Return to their Colonial Ambitions. mintpressnews.com 
It is difficult to anticipate what form this future colonization will take. Long ago, it was made possible by the huge differences in the level of education. But today?
(2019-01-18). Malaysia's 1MDB Financial Scandal: Stolen Money Must Not Place Culprits Above the Law. globalresearch.ca Malaysians have over the past few hours been treated to a disgraceful display of mutual finger pointing and denial by the entities and individuals most culpable over 1MDB, as they seek to blame each other and get off the hook. …
(2019-01-18). United States Bombings of Other Countries. America's "Bombing List" globalresearch.ca The important legacy of the late William Blum will live. This article was first posted on GR in June 2016. | *** | It is a scandal in contemporary international law, don't forget, that while "wanton destruction of towns, cities and villages" …
(2019-01-18). The L.A. Teachers' Strike Is About So Much More Than Wages. zcomm.org Los Angeles teachers are telling the district and the world that their public schools have been deeply damaged by years of austerity…
(2019-01-18). Striking LA teachers hopeful as union leaders urge rally. aljazeera.com Some 30,000 teachers who have gone without a contract for nearly a year walked off the job on Monday.
(2019-01-18). 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 …
(2019-01-18). Video: The "Great Game" of Military Bases in Africa. globalresearch.ca Italian soldiers on mission in Djibouti have offered sewing machines to the humanitarian organisation which aids the refugees in this tiny country in the Horn of Africa. It is situated in a strategic position on the most important commercial Asia-Europe …
(2019-01-18). Scenes from the UTLA Teachers' Strike. mronline.org 
I don't remember where I was on September 12, 2012. I was in Chicago, but I wasn't in the streets when the approximately 26,000 members of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) walked out of school and onto the picket lines. | Source
(2019-01-18). Kent Wong on LA Teachers Strike, Rebecca Vallas on the Threat to Medicaid. fair.org 
MP3 Link This week on CounterSpin: Corporate media have been declaring organized labor moribund—sometimes abetting efforts to kill it—for many years now. But more than 30,000 public school teachers in Los Angeles, on strike with overwhelming community support, would suggest you ought not believe everything you read. We'll hear about the LA teachers strike, and …
(2019-01-18). Video: 4 Americans Killed, 3 Injured in ISIS Attack in Manbij. globalresearch.ca On January 16, a suicide bombing attack hit the center of Manbij in the province of Aleppo. According to initial reports, over 25 people were killed or injured in the attack, which also caused casualties among US service members. Minutes …
(2019-01-18). Ten things you should know about the latest protests in Sudan. amnesty.org Today marks one month since the ongoing protests in Sudan broke out. Here are ten facts you should know about the protests that have engulfed the eastern African country: | 1. This is the largest wave of protests against the economic policies and allegations of human rights violations by the government of President Omar al-Bashir since he came to power in 1989. | 2. There have been more than 300 protests in 15 out of Sudan's 18 states since the protests began. | 3. The protests were sparked by high school students protest in Atbara city, River Nile state, who were challenging the steep rise in the cost of bread.
(2019-01-18). US Military Caught Teaching Saudi Coalition Troops How to Drop Bombs on Yemen. theantimedia.com 
(MEE) — Newly obtained documents revealed that the United States, despite past denials, was involved in training United Arab Emirates troops for combat in Yemen, where the UAE is fighting as part of a Saudi-led coalition, Yahoo News reported. The US Air Forces Central Command documents specifically state that units at the US's Air Warfare Center …
(2019-01-18). "Public Education Is Not Your Plaything": L.A. Teachers Strike Against Privatization & Underfunding. indybay.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.
(2019-01-18). Oakland Teachers "Day without Educators" 1 Day Work Action To Protest Attack On Pub Ed. indybay.org Educators and community members from schools all over Oakland will rally at Oakland Technical High School 2101 35th Ave. from 8: 00 am until 9: 00 am. At 9: 00 am, educators will march down Broadway towards the OUSD office at 1000 Broadway and converge there until approximately 1: 00pm.
(2019-01-18). En Los àÅngeles, los trabajadores se unen a los maestros en el piquete. peoplesworld.org 
Miembros de AFSCME se unieron esta semana al piquete de maestros en Los àÅngeles. Los maestros y maestras, miembros de United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) están en huelga, defendiendo la educación de alta calidad en su ciudad y pidiendo, entre otras cosas, salones de clase de tamaño adecuado, dotación de personal y salarios justos. Jess …
(2019-01-18). With Students 'Getting Ripped Off' by Wells Fargo, Elizabeth Warren Calls for Kicking Big Bank Off Campus. commondreams.org Nearly a year after angrily grilling Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan over his exorbitant compensation following several scandals at the bank, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) took aim at the institution again Thursday with a letter attacking its practice of offering bank accounts to college students and then hitting them with steep fees—which have had what the senator calls "disastrous effects" on students. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
(2019-01-18). What Activists Need to Understand About Fascism. truthout.org Shane Burley's Fascism Today: What It Is and How to End It looks at the rise of fascist politics in the US, how the different strands work, and the different, intersecting movements that have arrived to confront fascist violence. In the below excerpt, Burley discusses what exactly fascism is beyond the hype and misinformation.Building on a wealth of scholarship and research, Burley analyzes the foundational principles of fascism that tie together the battles of World War II to the neo-fascist "alt-ri…
(2019-01-18). Los Angeles teachers battle privatization as union vies to be partner in LAUSD restructuring. wsws.org The five-day strike by Los Angeles teachers has thrust educators into a direct conflict with the Democratic Party, which has used the city and the state as a test case for school privatization.
(2019-01-18). The Congressional Budget Office points US spending priorities towards "great power" conflict: Part One. wsws.org The latest CBO report emphasizes the need to fund ever-expanding wars while outlining various "options" for eviscerating social services and public education.
(2019-01-17). Martin Luther King Commemorations Take Place Amid Government Shutdown and Worsening Capitalist Crisis. globalresearch.ca Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 and grew into maturity in the Deep South city of Atlanta, Georgia during the Great Depression of the 1930s and early 1940s. | Therefore King witnessed firsthand the racism and …
(2019-01-17). Russia's Interest in Pakistani Power Projects Could Portend CPEC Investments. globalresearch.ca Reports are circulating in the Pakistani press that the Russian company is interested in several power projects in the country, which could pave the way for Moscow to unofficially invest in CPEC without angering its Indian partners. | Many Pakistanis are …
(2019-01-17). LA: Day 3 of teachers strike marked by rallies and street shutdowns. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – On day 3 of the UTLA teachers strike, seven regional rallies were held citywide, resulted in major street shutdowns. In East LA, East Area UTLA teachers held a loud enthusiastic rally at Soto Street in front of the LAUSD East Area offices. The rain did not put a damper on the loud, enthusiastic teachers and community supporters numbering in the thousands. | The parents of Jesse Romero, 14-year-old who was a student at Mendez High School who was killed by LAPD August 9, 2016, joined the rally. They held up a large Centro CSO banner with the slogan "Support public education! No privatization of ed…
(2019-01-17). ROK Defense Ministry's Latest White Paper Omits Language Describing N. Korea as "The Enemy" globalresearch.ca The first defense white paper released during the administration of South Korean President Moon Jae-in deleted a phrase about the North Korean regime and military being the "enemy" of South Korea. The white paper placed new emphasis on South and …
(2019-01-17). Researchers Grow World's First 'Perfect Human' Blood Vessels. telesurenglish.net A breakthrough in bioengineering, human blood vessels can now be grown in a lab, a scientific report revealed Wednesday, potentially opening up new avenues for treatment of common vascular diseases. | RELATED: | Study: Human Waste Cause High Levels of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Environment | "Being able to build human blood vessels as organoids from stem cells is a game changer," said senior researcher and co-author, Josef Penninger. | Using the ever-a…
(2019-01-17). Top 10 Reasons Not to Love NATO. globalresearch.ca The New York Times loves NATO, but should you? | Judging by comments in social media and the real world, millions of people in the United States have gone from having little or no opinion on NATO, or from opposing NATO …
(2019-01-17). Israel's Top Commander Finally Spills Secrets of "Invisible War" in Syria. globalresearch.ca For years Israel denied allegations that it had a role in funding and weaponizing the anti-Assad insurgency in Syria, and more often military officials responded "no comment" even when confronted with overwhelming evidence of Israeli weapons documented in al-Qaeda linked …
(2019-01-17). Selected Articles: US-NATO Military Bases, Mass Demonstrations, Climate Change. 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 …
(2019-01-17). Europe on the Brink of Collapse? globalresearch.ca The Empire's European castle of vassals is crumbling. Right in front of our eyes. But Nobody seems to see it. The European Union (EU), the conglomerate of vassals — Trump calls them irrelevant, and he doesn't care what they think …
(2019-01-17). Final Steps in Syria's Successful Struggle for Peace and Sovereignty. globalresearch.ca The situation in Syria evolves daily and sees two situations very closely linked to each other, with the US withdrawal from Syria and the consequent expansionist ambitions of Erdogan in Syria and the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) takeover in Idlib …
(2019-01-17). Los Angeles teachers strike to defend public schools from the privatizers. mronline.org 
Last spring a teacher uprising swept the red states. Today it reached the West Coast, as the 34,000 members of United Teachers Los Angeles began a long-anticipated strike in the nation's second-largest school district. | Source
(2019-01-17). Pence Supports Unelected Politician's Claim to be Venezuela's 'Acting President'. globalresearch.ca Washington has moved to delegitimise democratically elected Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, with US Vice-President Mike Pence offering support to an opposition politician claiming to be the country's real leader. | In a phone call to National Assembly speaker Juan Guaido,…
(2019-01-17). Fake Washington Post Copies Announcing Trump's Resignation Handed Out in Washington, DC. globalresearch.ca Taking the art of fake news to new heights, a non-profit has circulated mock Washington Post issues near the White House, telling readers that President Donald Trump fled to Crimea on the back of women-led protests. | Activists giving out fake …
(2019-01-17). Talk of Western Intervention in the Black Sea Is Pure Fantasy. globalresearch.ca Crimea is essential to Russia strategically and economically, but speculation over Ankara helping to boost the US presence in the Black Sea is far-fetched given Turkey's energy deals with Moscow | *** | A power struggle over the Black Sea between Russia …
(2019-01-17). Native American Communities Bear Brunt of Shutdown with Medicine Shortages & Suspended Food Programs. democracynow.org 
We look at the widespread impact of the government shutdown on Native American communities, as the Indian Health Service goes understaffed and a federally funded food delivery program to Indian reservations has halted. Democratic members of Congress held a hearing Tuesday on the effects of the shutdown on health, education and employment in Native communities. We speak with Mark Trahant, editor of Indian Country Today and member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.
(2019-01-17). 3 Reasons to Pay Attention to the LA Teacher Strike. globalresearch.ca The first mass teacher labor action of 2019 is unfolding in California as the United Teachers Los Angeles walked out for the first time in 30 years. | This strike, which began on Jan. 14, isn't just important to people …
(2019-01-17). Education, Jobs and Capitalism. zcomm.org If we pose the question "how well are the nation's schools serving US capitalism?" there is every reason to conclude that business leaders and organizations, despite their complaints, actually very much love the schools…
(2019-01-17). Okinawa Activists Petition White House to Stop Military Base Construction. globalresearch.ca Peace activists are calling for the U.S. government to call off plans for a massive military construction project on the Japanese island of Okinawa. On January 7, a fourth generation Okinawan-American and local peace groups staged a demonstration and delivered …
(2019-01-17). Human Beings Are Destroying Life on Earth. The Biosphere and Endless Wars. globalresearch.ca It is easy to identify the ongoing and endless violence being inflicted on life on Earth. This ranges from the vast multiplicity of assaults inflicted on our children and the biosphere to the endless wars and other military violence as …
(2019-01-17). Los Angeles Teachers are On Strike: Now's the Time to Press DeVos on School Choice. progressive.org With a spotlight on the U.S. city with the highest concentration of charters, lawmakers have leverage to take on the famously pro-privatization Secretary of Education.
(2019-01-17). A Tale of Two Austerities. globalresearch.ca The greatly intensified austerity that has been imposed in the UK since 2010 has been looked to with considerable approval by right wing imitators. Among countries that had developed a relatively adequate 'welfare state', the attack on social provision in …
(2019-01-17). Putin has given Chechnya free rein to persecute LGBTI people. amnesty.org By Natalia Prilutskaya, Russia Researcher at Amnesty International | For the second time in less than two years, a violent homophobic crackdown has left LGBTI people in Chechnya fearing for their lives. Earlier this week the Russian LGBT Network confirmed reports that the Chechen authorities have resumed large-scale arrests of individuals believed to be gay or lesbian, imprisoning and torturing them. | According to the organization's protected sources, around 40 people have been arrested since De…