(2019-01-22). Fire the Fed? globalresearch.ca President Trump's frustration with the Federal Reserve's (minuscule) interest rate increases that he blames for the downturn in the stock market has reportedly led him to inquire if he has the authority to remove Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Chairman Powell …
(2019-01-22). Eyeing the White House: The Democratic Field. globalresearch.ca Not so much hunting season as declaratory season in US politics. The US presidential candidates from the Democratic side are making promises spiced with forced excitement in anticipation of the 2020 elections. This early morning of the public holiday of …
(2019-01-22). Alyssa Milano: 'MAGA Hat is New White Hood'. telesurenglish.net Actress and some-time activist Alyssa Milano, created a dichotomy between the Trump regimes' staple "MAKE America Great Again" red hat, and the infamous white hood, synonymous with the Ku Klux Klan. | RELATED: | 'Make America Great Again' Students Mock Indigenous March | Milano made the comments on her Twitter account Sunday night, claiming, "The red MAGA hat is the new white hood. Without white boys being able to empathize with other people, humanity will continue to destroy itself.#Fi…
(2019-01-22). "US-Gate"? Overthrowing Other People's Governments: The Master List of U.S. "Regime Changes" globalresearch.ca GR Editor's Note | This incisive list countries by the late William Blum was first published in 2013, posted on Global Research in 2014. | In relation to recent developments in Latin America and the Middle East, it is worth recalling the …
(2019-01-22). Russia Might Return to the Balkans in a Big (But Controversial) Way. globalresearch.ca The highly influential and well-connected Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) is proposing that Moscow organize a multilateral conference to re-divide the Balkans along ethnic lines, which would advance the controversial proposal made by former British diplomat Timothy Less in late …
(2019-01-22). Huge Backlog Could Trigger New Wave of Shale Oil. globalresearch.ca The number of drilled but uncompleted wells (DUCs) in the U.S. shale patch has skyrocketed by roughly 60 percent over the past two years. That leaves a rather large backlog that could add a wave of new supply, even if …
(2019-01-22). Israele, licenza di uccidere. globalresearch.ca ´Con una mossa davvero insolita, Israele ha ufficializzato l'attacco contro obiettivi militari iraniani in Siria e intimato alle autorità siriane di non vendicarsi contro Israele ª: cosਠi media italiani riportano l'attacco effettuato ieri da Israele in Siria con missili da …
(2019-01-22). MLK Jr and "Ghetto America" globalresearch.ca Today is the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's birthday. How appropriate to write about one of the most important issues he spoke and marched about: Ghettoes. The 1970s rock group War had a hit song in their 'The …
(2019-01-22). Trump's Midterm Electoral Defeat and Syria Withdrawal. globalresearch.ca Donald Trump's abrupt decision to withdraw American troops from Syria was reportedly made during a telephonic conversation with Turkish President Erdogan on December 14, before President Trump made the momentous announcement in a Tweet on December 19. The decision …
(2019-01-22). Does Our Civilization Have at Least A Chance of Survival? globalresearch.ca Lately, I have been asked this question on several occasions. "Can our humanity really survive?" "Am I an optimist or a pessimist?" | My replies vary, as I don't think there can ever be one single answer to this most urgent, …
(2019-01-22). Union influence grew despite slight drop in membership in 2018. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Union membership declined slightly from 2017 to 2018, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Using calculations from the Current Population Survey — a scientifically selected rolling sample of 60,000 households — BLS calculated there were 14.744 million union members last year, down 73,000 from the year before. Union density in 2018 was 10.5 percent Anticipating …
(2019-01-22). 'It really hurts': US aid cuts hit most vulnerable Palestinians. aljazeera.com Health, education and infrastructure initiatives on hold as the Trump administration scales back on funding.
(2019-01-22). A Tale of Two Walls. globalresearch.ca The demand of President Donald Trump that congress should appropriate money to build a wall securing the nation's southern border has resulted in the longest federal government shutdown in history with no end in sight. There is considerable opposition to …
(2019-01-22). Indefinite Detention Uncharged and Untried a Crime Against Humanity. globalresearch.ca These are troubled times. Rule of law protections don't help. The US does whatever it pleases, operating by its own rules, inflicting harm on nations, groups and individuals, including its own citizens. | The UN, world community nations, and international courts …
(2019-01-22). First Responder in Skripal Poisoning Turns Out to be Britain's Most Senior Military Nurse. globalresearch.ca Sergei and Yulia Skripal were given first aid by the British Army's most senior nurse, who just happened to be nearby, according to a new report — adding further intrigue to the highly controversial case. | The latest development in the …
(2019-01-22). Headlines for January 22, 2019. democracynow.org Gov't Shutdown Drags On as Dems Reject Trump DACA Proposal, Indigenous Elder and MAGA Hat-Wearing Student Face Off in Viral Video, Protesters Hit the Streets for 3rd Annual Women's March, Special Counsel Rebukes BuzzFeed Claim Trump Told Cohen to Lie to Congress, Sen. Merkley Calls for Probe into DHS Secretary over Family Separation, Afghanistan: Taliban Kill Dozens in Military Base Attack, Syria: Car Bomb Targets Kurds, as Israeli Airstrikes Kill At Least 21, Yemen: Saudi Airstrikes Pound Capital Sana'a, Reports: Shipwrecks in Mediterranean Kill 170 Migrants, Serbia: 10,000+ People Take to the Streets in 8th Wee…
(2019-01-22). Paying Attention to the Real Voice of Martin Luther King. globalresearch.ca "Now That He Is Safely Dead" | By Carl Wendell Hines | Now that he is safely dead let us praise him, | build monuments to his glory, | sing hosannas to his name. | Dead men make such convenient heroes. | They cannot rise to …
(2019-01-22). Video: Kurdish Political Leadership Reveals Ten Demands to Damascus. globalresearch.ca On January 19, the so-called Democratic Federation of Northern Syria (DFNS), an entity established by US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in attempt to legalize their control over a part of Syria, released a 10-points long list of demands to the Damascus …
(2019-01-22). Markets Good, Public Bad: The False Promises of Market Populism. globalresearch.ca Ruling elites stand naked. No more hoping for a rising tide to lift all boats. No more waiting for the trickle down. Fears of drowning in the maelstroms of global finance abound. Feelings of powerlessness among the have-a-little-bits and have-nots …
(2019-01-22). "The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee": David Treuer on Retelling Native American History. democracynow.org 
We end today's show with "The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee," a stunning new book by David Treuer that looks at Native America from 1890 to the present day. The book's powerful mix of memoir, extensive interview and storytelling presents decades of indigenous history that have been sidelined by the mainstream. David Treuer is Ojibwe from the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. He teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Southern California.
(2019-01-22). Chase Iron Eyes: Trump's Mocking of Native Americans Gives License to Others to Denigrate My People. democracynow.org 
As we continue to look at the video that has gone viral showing a group of Catholic high school students apparently mocking an indigenous tribal elder near the Lincoln Memorial, we speak to Chase Iron Eyes, an activist and lead attorney for the Lakota People's Law Project. He is a spokesperson for the Indigenous Peoples March.
(2019-01-22). Michelle Alexander on Palestinian Suffering and Injustice. Accuses America of being Run by Criminals. globalresearch.ca Since UK Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour's 1917 call for establishing a nation for Jews in historic Palestine, their people have endured over a century of discriminatory injustice. | Israel's 1948 war of aggression stole 78% of their homeland, the rest …
(2019-01-22). "I Was Absolutely Afraid": Indigenous Elder on "Mob Mentality" of MAGA Hat-Wearing Students in D.C. democracynow.org 
On Friday, thousands took part in the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington, D.C. The next day, video went viral of an interaction that took place soon after the march ended between an indigenous elder and a group of Catholic high school students from Kentucky who had attended a March for Life protest the same day. In the video, Omaha elder Nathan Phillips is seen peacefully playing his drum and singing while being encircled by the students—some of whom were wearing red "Make America Great Again" hats. The video appears to show the students taunting and mocking Phillips. Some of the students are seen makin…
(2019-01-22). Israel, licenàßa para matar. globalresearch.ca "Com um movimento muito insólito, Israel oficializou o ataque contra alvos militares iranianos na Síria e intimou as autoridades sírias a nà£o se vingarem contra Israel": é assim que a comunicaàßà£o mediática italiana relata o ataque de ontem de Israel …
(2019-01-22). The Day to Day Realities of the Refugee Crisis in Greece's Samos Island. globalresearch.ca The past few weeks have seen Samos island drenched by days of winter rain storms. Most of the farmers are happy. Winter soaking keeps Samos a green island and is essential if the fruits, vegetables, olives and vines are going …
(2019-01-22). Ten Reasons the Ecumenical Patriarchate Made a Huge Mistake in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca Pretty soon, the Ecumenical Patriarchate is set to begin an information campaign of why its actions in Ukraine were justified, and how "bad information" in social networks is misportraying this master plan of creating unity and "peace and love in …
(2019-01-22). Ottawa's Support of US-led War, Opposition to BDS: More Admissions and Canada's National Disgrace. globalresearch.ca Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's own admission that Israel has a "permanent policy" to "oppose Iran's attempts to gain a foothold in Syria"[1] is in fact a public admission that Israel has a permanent policy to commit supreme international war …
(2019-01-22). Teaching Kids about Boundaries. progressive.org "And then it happened. He very innocently hugged her."
(2019-01-22). The Socialization of Society. globalresearch.ca One hundred years ago this month, on January 15, 1919, the great revolutionary thinker and anti-war activist, Rosa Luxemburg, was murdered in Berlin by the Freikorps paramilitary group, with her body dumped into the Landwehr Canal. | Her comrade in …
(2019-01-22). Another Defeat for Imperialist Feminism in Nicaragua. globalresearch.ca Thanks to Sandinista government policies of the last eleven years, Nicaragua is on track to become the first country in the world to achieve gender equality, according to the World Economic Forum. But the unrelenting counterfactual attacks on Nicaragua's government …
(2019-01-22). Brexit: UK Caught Between the Past and the Future. globalresearch.ca The United Kingdom stands fatally divided between nations, regions, generations, on the edge of a critical fault line which threatens the future of the Union. | *** | Picture a hen-house with three hundred and fifty hens inside, and one rooster. The …
(2019-01-22). Students and the fight to defend public education. wsws.org Students have a critical role to play as they join their teachers in a fight against the entire capitalist system and political establishment that drives the assault on public education.
(2019-01-22). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Teachers in Venezuela participated in strikes and protests last week over pay, which is being decimated by hyperinflation; some 30,000 US oil refinery workers face a February 1 contract deadline.
(2019-01-22). Los Angeles teachers have the right to know the details of the negotiations. wsws.org For five straight days, the UTLA has kept striking teachers in the dark as they conduct closed-door negotiations with the school district and the city's Democratic mayor.
(2019-01-22). China records lowest growth rate since 1990. wsws.org National Bureau of Statistics head Ning Jizhe said the economy faced "downward pressure" and pointed to a "complicated and severe external environment" resulting from the US trade war.
(2019-01-22). You Say You Want A Revolution: Student Struggles of the 60's and 70's for a Better World. indybay.org The Green Arcade | 1680 Market Street | San Francisco, CA 94102…
(2019-01-22). Rally to Defend Public Education in Oakland. indybay.org On Saturday, January 12, thousands of teachers, students and staff marched and rallied in Oakland, California to defend public education. | Photos by Charles Moehle, ProBonoPhoto.
(2019-01-22). Bahrain: Court upholds unlawful dissolution of major opposition political group. amnesty.org Responding to the Bahraini Court of Cassation's decision to uphold a ruling to dissolve the opposition group National Democratic Action Society (Wa'ad) and confiscate its assets, Amnesty International's Middle East research director Lynn Maalouf said: | "The court's decision to dissolve the opposition political group Wa'ad, a group committed to non-violence, is just the latest manifestation of how the authorities have been resorting to all means, including the judiciary, to crush any form of dissent in their country. |
(2019-01-22). Sudan: 'Not guilty' verdict welcome but torture in prison must be investigated. amnesty.org Responding to the 'not guilty' verdict issued today at the re-trial of Sudanese student activist, Asim Omar Hassan, who was originally sentenced to death for allegedly killing a police officer during protests in 2016, Joan Nyanyuki, Amnesty International's Director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes, said: |
(2019-01-22). Learn how to protect yourself online and promote digital security. amnesty.org Amnesty's latest course on digital security, launching on edX January 28th, will teach you about digital threats, how to strengthen your security online and to take action to promote digital security and human rights worldwide. | Malware. Phishing. Data retention. Mass surveillance. We know there are real risks in the digital world, but we don't always know what to do about them. How do these threats work? How important is digital security? Where do we even start? | This course is a starting place for learning more about digital threats and how…
(2019-01-22). Breaking the silence: Trump blasts media for pouncing on 'MAGA boys'. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump has finally commented on the controversy over a standoff between Catholic students and a Native American activist, which turned out to be not what the liberal media rushed to report.
(2019-01-22). Twitter suspends account that boosted 'MAGA kids' controversy. rt.com 
Twitter has suspended the account that shared the clipped video of Covington Catholic High School students' encounter with Native American elder Nathan Philips, which triggered a massive wave of attacks on the boys.
(2019-01-22). New Study Shows Climate Crisis Could Mean 'Time Bomb" for World's Groundwater. commondreams.org "In many parts of the world," said one researcher, "changes in groundwater flows due to climate change could have a very long legacy." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
(2019-01-22). Desalination Plants Are on the Rise — So Is Their Salty, Chemical Waste. truthout.org The rise of desalination plants, now almost 16,000 worldwide, has led to a glut of brine waste — much of which is dumped into oceans, which can raise salinity to dangerous levels and put toxic chemicals in the marine environment threatening ocean life, according to a new study. | The study is the first to update estimates of desalination plants' discharge since the sharp increase in facilities over the past few decades and suggests there is an urgent need to find ways to deal with the huge amount of waste cre…
(2019-01-22). Trump's Mocking Drives Anti-Native Racism. truthout.org As we continue to look at the video that has gone viral showing a group of Catholic high school students apparently mocking an indigenous tribal elder near the Lincoln Memorial, we speak to Chase Iron Eyes, an activist and lead attorney for the Lakota People's Law Project. He is a spokesperson for the Indigenous Peoples March. | TRANSCRIPT: | AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I'm Amy Goodman in Los Angeles, with Juan González in New York. | JUAN GONZÁLEZ: We continue to look at the video that has gone viral showing a group of Catholic high sc…
(2019-01-22). Nathan Phillips: I Was Afraid of the Mob Mentality of MAGA Students. truthout.org On Friday, thousands took part in the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington, DC. The next day, video went viral of an interaction that took place soon after the march ended between an indigenous elder and a group of Catholic high school students from Kentucky who had attended a March for Life protest the same day. In the video, Omaha elder Nathan Phillips is seen peacefully playing his drum and singing while being encircled by the students — some of whom were wearing red "Make America Great Again" hats. The video appears to show the students taunting and mocking Phillips. Some of the students are seen m…
(2019-01-22). Teachers Are Rising Up to Resist Neoliberal Attacks on Education. truthout.org "People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster." —James BaldwinHannah Arendt once argued that, "Thinking itself is dangerous to all creeds, convictions, and opinions." In the current political climate, the institutions that nurture critical thinking are similarly seen as dangerous and threatening to our increasingly authoritarian social order. These institutions include public and higher education along with almost any form of progressive media. | As a re…
(2019-01-21). A Call to Reinvestigate American Assassinations. consortiumnews.com To mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day a group of academics, journalists, lawyers, Hollywood artists, activists, researchers and intellectuals, including two of Robert F. Kennedy's children, are calling for reinvestigation of four assassinations of the 1960s. On the occasion of… Read more →
(2019-01-21). For the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday: "Beyond Vietnam" fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating this important speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It was delivered at Riverside Church in New York City, April 4, 1967 | I come to this magnificent house of worship tonight because my conscience leaves me no other choice. I join with you in this meeting because I am in deepest agreement with the aims and work of the organization which has brought us together: Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam. The recent statement of your executive committee are the sentiments of my own heart and I found myself in full accord when I read its opening lines: "A time comes when silen…
(2019-01-21). World Will Miss 2020 Global Warming 'Turning Point': Analysis. telesurenglish.net The world is on course to miss its "best chance" of preventing runaway climate change by ensuring global greenhouse gas emissions peak in 2020, researchers warned Tuesday. | RELATED: | War, Climate Change Hijack Social Media's #10YearChallenge | Even as Earth is buffeted by superstorms, droughts and flooding made worse by rising seas, and as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise globally, an analysis by the World Resources Institute showed that cur…