(2019-01-27). Towards Another US-North Korea Summit? globalresearch.ca News of another summit between the US and North Korean heads of state is surely encouraging for advocates of Korean peace. Hopes are high that North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un has an inkling the Trump administration will budge from …
(2019-01-27). Power Play: The U.S. and Canada back a Coup in Venezuela. globalresearch.ca "Never before has a high-level official said that the opposition should overthrow the government… this has no historic comparison in the 200 years of US-Venezuela relations." | — President Nicolás Maduro, January 23, 2019 [1] | . | . | LISTEN TO THE …
(2019-01-26). 'It Is a Disgrace That Our Public Schools Are So Poorly Funded' – CounterSpin interview with Kent Wong on LA teachers strike. fair.org 
Janine Jackson interviewed Kent Wong about the Los Angeles teachers strike (since settled) for the January 18, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
(2019-01-26). Climate Change Can Help Create Refugees, Researchers Say. truthdig.com Austrian researchers have made it simpler to identify climate refugees, claiming to have established a direct causal link between climate change, conflict and the numbers of migrants. | They are not the first to confirm that there is a statistical association between the likelihood of drought, or heat extremes, and violence. Evidence of cause for any civil or international conflict is always complex and often disputed. | But researchers now say that mathematical techniques provide an indirect connection between formally established d…
(2019-01-26). Rule of Law — Canada Style. globalresearch.ca John McCallum, presented three arguments concerning Meng Wanzhou, one of the leading executives for Huawei, who was arrested in December in Vancouver airport, at the request of U.S. authorities. …
(2019-01-26). L.A. Teachers Showed Us How It's Done. zcomm.org We've heard that strikes are outdated and don't work. We've been told that union democracy takes too long and is too messy to work on a large scale. The L.A. teachers strike should finally set those myths to rest…
(2019-01-26). Why Would the US Want Venezuela's Oil When It Already Buys 41% of Its Total Exports? globalresearch.ca The prevailing Alt-Media narrative that Washington wants to impose a pro-US puppet regime on Venezuela in order to control all of the country's oil doesn't make much sense when considering that it already buys 41% of the Bolivarian Republic's total …
(2019-01-26). It Is Time for a More Decisive Resistance Against the Authorities! "Bella Ciao" globalresearch.ca The song "Bella ciao" became famous worldwide through the "Resistenca", the Italian resistance movement against fascism during the Second World War. It's about a partisan in northern Italy who flees to the mountains and says goodbye to his lover (Oh …
(2019-01-26). The Old Lady in the Window. globalresearch.ca There are so many diverse memories to a mind that has traveled through the decades like an endless wind. Being a 'baby boomer' who just cannot accept the utter surreal bad aftertaste of our current comic book empire, one desires …
(2019-01-26). Venezuela Political Crisis: Russia Offers to "Mediate" globalresearch.ca Contrary to the Alt-Media Community's "wishful thinking" expectations that Russia would "pull a Syria" in Venezuela by commencing a full-on military intervention in support of the country's democratically elected and legitimate government, Moscow instead decided to channel the diplomatic dimension …
(2019-01-26). The US Puts Venezuela Under High Pressure. Chronicle of an Announced 'Parliamentary Coup'. globalresearch.ca For a few days now, tension has been rising high in Venezuela. On 23 January, the President of Parliament proclaimed himself president. He was immediately recognized by the US, Brazil and a number of other countries. There are fears that …
(2019-01-26). Undercover Agents Target Cybersecurity Watchdog. truthdig.com NEW YORK—The researchers who reported that Israeli software was used to spy on Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi's inner circle before his gruesome death are being targeted in turn by international undercover operatives, The Associated Press has found. | Twice in the past two months, men masquerading as socially conscious investors have lured members of the Citizen Lab internet watchdog group to meetings at luxury hotels to quiz them for hours about their work exposing Israeli surveillance and the details of their personal lives. In both cases, the researchers believe they were secretly recorded.
(2019-01-26). US/Canada Failed Coup in Venezuela, In Defense of Democracy and Self-Determination of the People of Venezuela. globalresearch.ca After two days of intense pressure and a concerted campaign by the US and Canada to install Juan Guaidó as the new "self-declared" interim President of Venezuela, it is clear that they have failed in this objective. It is also …
(2019-01-26). The White Helmets, Alleged Organ Traders & Child Kidnappers, Should be Condemned Not Condoned. globalresearch.ca The White Helmets, "volunteers" who reportedly "rescue Syrians from rubble." Never in history has such a group been so feted by the elite, or received so many awards from institutions acting as extensions of US and UK hegemony. | A recent …
(2019-01-26). The Exceptional Nation Asserts Its Exceptionalism. globalresearch.ca Washington has chosen a president for Venezuela. I wonder if Trump saw the black humor in doing to Maduro what the Democrats and presstitutes are doing to him. | Few Latin American governments have ever had a government that represents the …
(2019-01-26). Video: Israeli Patrol Came Under Fire in Golan Heights. globalresearch.ca A firefight broke out on the contact line between Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on January 24. | According to the statement, forces from the Syrian side of the …
(2019-01-26). The Vagina Monologues. indybay.org San Jose State University Student Union Theater…
(2019-01-26). Alameda school board still reeling from allegations of power play. indybay.org The Alameda school board is still reeling from allegations of a racially motivated power play. Some believe the issue was racist, while others think the issue is about charter schools and the renewal of the Superintendent's contract. Others say so-called progressives just want power, regardless if their actions are or appear racially motivated.
(2019-01-26). Successful election result for IYSSE at Humboldt University in Berlin. wsws.org The IYSSE increased its share of the vote by a third, from 3.75 percent to over 5 percent, and will be represented by three deputies in the student parliament.
(2019-01-26). Indian Trotskyists campaign for Kolkata meeting to mark the 80th anniversary of the Fourth International. wsws.org Indian university students discuss the rising danger of war and the betrayal by the Stalinist parties of the working class.
(2019-01-25). Denver teachers vote to strike. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – Teachers from Denver Public Schools, represented by the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA), voted 93% in favor of a strike after the breakdown of negotiations with the board of Denver Public Schools (DPS). This is the first strike authorization for Denver Teachers since 1994. | The DCTA and the Denver school board negotiated for a month until talks broke down on January 18. DCTA has been insisting on increased salaries for its members as it noted that the school district cannot retain quality teachers at the current rates. DCTA sees this struggle for higher wages as a social justice issue.
(2019-01-25). US Regime Change in Venezuela: The Documented Evidence. globalresearch.ca Washington's motivation is the fact that according to OPEC, Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves on Earth — more than Saudi Arabia and accounting for nearly a quarter of all OPEC production.
(2019-01-25). Sixty Years of the Cuban Revolution. globalresearch.ca We are urged to resist Trump's lies: the lies of US capitalism. But there are lies about those lies that are not resisted. They are not recognized. | You see this in an intriguing new book about US interrogation during the …
(2019-01-25). Canada's Diversity Imperialism. globalresearch.ca Canada's trade union-backed, ostensibly "progressive" Liberal government is playing a key role in the regime-change coup that Washington has launched against Venezuela's elected president, Nicolás Maduro. | Canada quickly seconded US President Donald Trump's announcement Wednesday recognizing Juan Guaidó, …
(2019-01-25). Native eyewitness gives account of what really happened at the Lincoln Memorial. peoplesworld.org 
The mocking harassment of a Native American elder at the January 18 Indigenous Peoples March in Washington, D.C. by Catholic high school students has sparked national and international outrage. Nathan Phillips, an elder of the Omaha Nation and Marine veteran who attended the march, was accosted by a large group of white students, at least 100, from the all-boys Covington Catholic …
(2019-01-25). Russia, China, India and Iran: The Magic Quadrant that Is Changing the World. globalresearch.ca With the end of the unipolar moment, which saw Washington dominate international relations, the richest and most powerful Eurasian countries are beginning to organize themselves into alliance structures and agreements that aim to facilitate trade, development and cooperation. | At the …
(2019-01-25). Chomsky, Other Scholars Reject US Coup Attempt in Venezuela. telesurenglish.net MIT Professor Emeritus Noam Chomsky; co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, Mark Weisbrot; and 68 other scholars published an Open Letter Thursday demanding that the United States Government back off Venezuela. | RELATED: | Former UN Expert Zayas: US-led Coup in Venezuela Violates International Law | "The United States Government must cease interfering in Venezuela's internal politics, especially for the purpose of overthrowing the country's gover…
(2019-01-25). Pentagon Climate Change Report Ignores Its Own Role in Fueling the Crisis. globalresearch.ca The U.S. Department of Defense produces more hazardous waste than the five biggest U.S.-based chemical companies combined and is the biggest contributor to global pollution in the world. | *** | This week, the Department of Defense released a report to Senate …
(2019-01-25). Extreme Wealth is a Planet Killer. counterpunch.org We either keep fossil fuels in the ground, or we fry. That's the conclusion of another new blockbuster study on climate change, this one from the National Academy of Sciences. Our fossil-fuel industrial economy, the study details, has made for the fastest climate changes our Earth has ever seen. "If we think about the future More
(2019-01-25). A N.Y. Times Story Just Accidentally Shredded the Russiagate Hysteria. globalresearch.ca Every once in a while, one of those stories comes along that makes the mainstream corporate media look like a bunch of middle-school kids filming their "news show" on an iPhone with their neck ties crooked. Recently, one of those …
(2019-01-25). Ecuadorian Ex-president Correa: –°annot Rule Out US-backed 'Military Action' in Venezuela. globalresearch.ca Washington's reckless push for regime change in Venezuela, where the US actively supports a person who "ignores all laws," might set a dangerous precedent, former president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa told RT. | A situation, in which a man "declares himself …
(2019-01-25). TransCanada and First Nations' Rights: Who's Banking the Coastal GasLink Pipeline? globalresearch.ca On January 7, 2019, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police trespassed on the land of the Wet'suwet'en people and arrested 14 land defenders in heavily militarized fashion, following the orders of fossil fuel behemoth TransCanada. | The militarized police were enforcing an …
(2019-01-25). My Message to Davos Elites: Act As If Our House Is on Fire. Because It Is. commondreams.org "Our house is on fire," said the Swedish student activist who has galvanized 100,000 fellow teens around the world to follow her example in striking for the climate. "At Davos, people like to talk about success, but financial success has come with a price tag, and on the climate we have failed. And unless we recognize the failures of our system, there will be unspoken suffering." (Image: World Economic Forum) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
(2019-01-25). UNESCO: Cuban Pharmaceutical Museum is 'Memory of the World'. telesurenglish.net Literature from the Pharmaceutical Museum in Matanzas, Cuba, were recognized Thursday as "Memory of the World" by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). | RELATED: | Venezuela Welcomes 2,500 Cuban Doctors Leaving Brazil | The books include 61 volumes, 55 of which preserve formulas of the Ernesto Triolet's "French Botica," tha…
(2019-01-25). Mobilize and Defend Venezuela! globalresearch.ca It is new and it is not new, but it is tremendously wicked and deadly — the latest type of coup the US invented and is now applying against Venezuela. | Of course, coups and attempted coups are what could be …
(2019-01-25). Revolutionary Government Declaration: Aggression Against Venezuela Must Cease. globalresearch.ca The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba condemns and energetically rejects the attempt to impose a coup d'etat, a puppet government at the service of the United States, in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and expresses its unwavering solidarity …
(2019-01-25). Binghamton parents: Hope no other child experiences what our girls did. peoplesworld.org 
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(2019-01-25). Ten Thousand Students March in Berlin as Global #ClimateStrike Movement Rises. commondreams.org An estimated ten thousand students took to the freezing cold streets of Berlin, Germany on Friday as they added their voices to the growing youth-led global uprising that is demanding urgent and far-reaching action to address the world's climate crisis. "The general problem is not that there's a lack of knowledge, but of action," said one student. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
(2019-01-25). Indian teachers, government workers launch indefinite strike in Tamil Nadu. wsws.org Defying mass arrests, 700,000 workers have been on strike since Tuesday, part of a growing global working class upsurge.
(2019-01-25). Los Angeles teachers livid over union's betrayal of strike. wsws.org Teachers spoke out on how the United Teachers Los Angeles pushed through a contract vote on a deal that abandoned their most critical demands.
(2019-01-25). Striking Tamil Nadu teachers denounce state and central governments. wsws.org Protesting teachers told WSWS that all the parliamentary parties have inflicted similar attacks on pay and conditions.
(2019-01-25). South Dakota Rejects Restrictions on Trans Athletes. hrw.org 
| | Rainbow flags for sale are photographed on June 24, 2017. | © 2017 Reuters | South Dakota lawmakers have rejected a bill which would have barred transgender students from participating in athletics consistent with their gender identity. | The ACLU and other organizations spoke out against the bill, with the South Dakota High School Activities Association, the Association of School Boards in South Dakota, the South Dakota Education Associa…
(2019-01-25). When Teachers Win the People Win & Put Privatization on the Run. therealnews.com 
LA Teacher's strike shows that unions can win more support for students and can open a battle against the unchecked creation of charter schools. Arlene Inouye, the Chair of the UTLA Bargaining Team discusses the result
(2019-01-25). Richard Ojeda Drops Out of Presidential Race. theintercept.com Former West Virginia State Sen. Richard Ojeda ended his long-shot presidential bid on Friday. A leader of the state's teachers strikes last year, Ojeda concluded that the campaign ultimately wasn't winnable and told his supporters that he could no longer ask people to contribute money to a cause he thought was lost. | "I don't want to see people send money to a campaign that's probably not going to get off the ground," he said in a video he recorded and provided to The Intercept and The Young Turks. | Hints that he was picking up momentum were strong, he said in an accompanying statement, but not strong enough. "
(2019-01-24). Headlines for January 24, 2019. democracynow.org Venezuela Accuses U.S. of Attempting to Engineer Coup, Competing Senate Bills to End Government Shutdown Unlikely to Pass, Federal Workers Flood Senate Office Building to Protest Shutdown, Trump to Delay State of the Union Address Until Shutdown Ends, Witness: El Chapo's Sons Murdered Mexican Journalist Javier Valdez, Brazil: Son of President Bolsonaro Linked to Criminal Syndicate, Iowa Anti-Abortion Law Struck Down as New York Pro-Choice Bill Passes, Michael Cohen Cancels Congressional Testimony, Citing Trump's Threats, House Committee to Probe White House Handling of Security Clearances, U.S. Climate Science Ha…
(2019-01-24). What the LA Teachers Won, and How They Won It. thenation.com What the LA Teachers Won, and How They Won It…
(2019-01-24). Russian Federation: Human rights defender under house arrest: Anastasia Shevchenko. amnesty.org On 23 January, Anastasia Shevchenko, an Open Russia human rights defender from Rostov-on-Don, in southern Russia, was put under house arrest and may face up to six years in prison if convicted. This is the first time the Russian authorities have opened a criminal case under the repressive "undesirable organizations" law. It is a worrying precedent and could open the floodgates to the prosecution of hundreds of Open Russia members across the country. Anastasia Shevchenko is a prisoner of conscience. She must be immediately and unconditionally released.
(2019-01-24). Iran's 'year of shame': More than 7,000 arrested in chilling crackdown on dissent during 2018. amnesty.org The Iranian authorities carried out a shameless campaign of repression during 2018, crushing protests and arresting thousands in a wide-scale crackdown on dissent, said Amnesty International, a year after a wave of protests against poverty, corruption and authoritarianism erupted across the country. | The organization has today revealed staggering new figures showing the extent of the Iranian authorities' repression during 2018. Over the course of the year, more than 7,000 protesters, students, journalists, environmental activists, workers and human rights defenders, including lawyers, women's rights activists, m…
(2019-01-24). China: Secret detention places writer at risk of torture. amnesty.org Responding to the Chinese authorities' confirmation that Australian-Chinese writer Yang Hengjun has been detained on suspicion of "endangering national security", Joshua Rosenzweig, East Asia Research Director at Amnesty International commented: | "The Chinese authorities have serious questions to answer over the detention of Yang Hengjun, but it could be months before we find out anything more about his condition or what they're accusing him of doing. | "If it's true that Yang is being held under 'residential surveillance in a designated location', then there is cause for serious concern over his wellbeing. Faci…
(2019-01-24). "A human rights defender should have no limits" amnesty.org Vincent, 27, grew up in Kibera, Kenya. Many of his friends dropped out of school, but he was determined to take a different path… | School was an hour's walk away. It had its good and bad sides. Some students came from rich families. It was frustrating as I didn't understand why we were poor. But I came to realise that's life and I wanted to make the best of the situation. | In Kibera, poverty is a huge problem. People live here because they do not have the opportunity or means to live elsewhere. Young people start taking drugs at an early age, gender-based violence is rife and children, especially girls, are r…