(2019-04-19). Political correctness confronts the academic establishment in 'The Niceties'. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES—Eleanor Burgess's two-character play The Niceties reflects much of the turmoil that is currently afflicting American campuses as old shibboleths crumble in the light of new historical and sociological research, and as heightened passions inflame young minds. Its two acts take place in late March 2016 and three weeks later. Much happens during that …
(2019-04-19). WikiLeaks: Iraqi Children in U.S. Raid Shot in Head, U.N. Says. globalresearch.ca A U.S. diplomatic cable made public by WikiLeaks provides evidence that U.S. troops executed at least 10 Iraqi civilians, including a woman in her 70s and a 5-month-old infant, then called in an airstrike to destroy the evidence, during a …
(2019-04-19). Trump's Shameful Yemen Veto Defines His Presidency. globalresearch.ca As expected, Trump used his veto tonight to reject S.J.Res. 7, the antiwar Yemen resolution passed by both houses of Congress earlier this year. | Trump has been a supporter of the war on Yemen for years, and since taking office …
(2019-04-19). US-North Korea Summit 3.0? Pyongyang Accuses Pompeo and Bolton of Creating "An Atmosphere of Hostility and Mistrust" globalresearch.ca Days earlier, Trump said a third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would be a good idea. | Two earlier ones achieved virtually nothing toward stepping back from the brink on the Korean peninsula toward regional peace, stability, and normalized …
(2019-04-19). The Public Banking Revolution Is Upon Us. globalresearch.ca As public banking gains momentum across the country, policymakers in California and Washington state are vying to form the nation's second state-owned bank, following in the footsteps of the highly successful Bank of North Dakota, founded in 1919. The race …
(2019-04-19). The Coming of American Fascism, 1920—1940. globalresearch.ca One of the indefinitely many misfortunes of living in a society that values cultural artifacts inversely to their real human or intellectual worth is that brilliant works from the past, especially those with a left-wing slant, are forgotten. Or actively …
(2019-04-19). Julian Assange as Neuroses. globalresearch.ca Julian Assange continues to ripple and roam as a cipher through the political and media scape of the world. Detained in Belmarsh maximum security prison, the sort of stately abode only reserved for the most dangerous of criminals, many with …
(2019-04-19). By Not Investigating the U.S. For War Crimes, the International Criminal Court Shows Colonialism Still Thrives in International Law. globalresearch.ca On April 5, the United States revoked the visa of the International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, for her attempts to open an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by the U.S. in Afghanistan. A week later, …
(2019-04-19). Two Books for One Price: Combined Special Offers from Global Research Publishers. globalresearch.ca Global Research Publishers bring you a number of special offers on two-book combined purchases. Click on a link below to order the combined book offer of your choice: | . | . | | : | *SPECIAL OFFER: Voices from Syria + The Dirty War on : …
(2019-04-19). Trump Declares Economic War on Cuba. globalresearch.ca The Trump administration has declared the most severe new sanctions against Cuba since President John F. Kennedy imposed an economic embargo banning all trade with the communist island in 1962. | Speaking in Miami on April 17, the anniversary of the …
(2019-04-19). Bernie Sanders and the Nuclear-capable F35s. "The Most Expensive Weapon in US History" globalresearch.ca Fresh off what the MSM is celebrating as a surprise victory for a Bernie Town Hall on Fox News, lurking in the background is his inexplicable support over the years for basing the highly controversial F35 at the Burlington International …
(2019-04-19). Charter Schools Choose Parents and Students, Not the Other Way Around. dissidentvoice.org Charter school supporters never tire of promoting the consumerist free market notion of "choice." They have always seen society as a dog-eat-dog world in which parents and students are consumers who fend-for-themselves as they shop for a school that may or may not accept them. In this antisocial view, schools are considered commodities, just like …
(2019-04-19). UK: Underfunding Forces Teachers to Buy Student Supplies. telesurenglish.net According to a survey conducted by the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT), one in five teachers in the United Kingdom (UK) buys classroom supplies with their own money, at least once a week. | RELATED: | Paraguay: Students Protest Severe Teacher Shortage | The most common out-of-pocket purchases made by teachers are stationary, arts and crafts materials, and books. The survey, which the teachers' union's 4,386 members participated in, also indicated that…
(2019-04-19). Ways to Save the World. commondreams.org Tens of thousands of students across Belgium during the youth-led global climate strike in January, 2019. (Photo: EuroNews/Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
(2019-04-19). Aldo Leopold's Land Ethic and the Need for a New Approach to Managing Wildlife. counterpunch.org Emblematic of his time and education, Aldo Leopold wrote during 1920 that predators were "the common enemy of both the stockman and the conservationist." But, in one of Sand County Almanac's classic essays, Aldo writes about a radical transformation that he underwent just a handful of years later. After shooting into a pack of wolves, he More
(2019-04-19). House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Is Facing a Primary Challenge. theintercept.com Mckayla Wilkes, a 28-year-old administrative assistant, part-time student, and mother of two, has had enough. In late March, she announced that she was mounting a bid for Maryland's 5th Congressional District, aiming to unseat one of the oldest and most powerful Democratic members, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. Wilkes is running on a host of progressive policies, but plans to put particular focus on Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and affordable housing. | A student of political science, Wilkes hasn't formerly been involved in politics before, but thinks t…
(2019-04-19). Twenty years since the Columbine High School massacre. wsws.org The Colorado event, in which two high school seniors shot and killed 12 of their fellow students and one teacher before committing suicide, represented something qualitatively new and disturbing in American social life.
(2019-04-19). Germany: SPD and Greens act as stooges for the far-right in Hamburg. wsws.org The coalition which controls the Hamburg Senate is acting as an extension of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) against anti-fascist students, teachers and parents.
(2019-04-19). Teachers demand freedom for Assange and Manning. wsws.org Teachers have been in the forefront of a wave of global strikes and struggles over the last year, which terrifies the ruling class and is motivating its attack on free speech and democratic rights.
(2019-04-19). SF Greeting For Billionaire Union Busting Charter King Reed Hastings. indybay.org San Francisco Design Center: 101 Henry Adams St | San Francisco…
(2019-04-19). Fun Fictions in Economics. counterpunch.org 
Economists pride themselves on being the serious social science, the one most deserving of status as an actual science. I will let others make the comparative assessment, but there is an awful lot of nonsense that passes as serious analysis within economics. For cheap fun, I thought I would use a nice spring afternoon to More
(2019-04-18). Large Deposit of Fossils Found in Argentina. telesurenglish.net A huge deposit of ancient fossils has been discovered in San Juan, Argentina, research paleontologists announced Wednesday. | RELATED | Tanzania: Dinosaur Fossils With Heart-Shaped Vertebrae Found | The deposit was found at a site called Marayes in the town of San Juan about 680 miles west of Buenos Aires. Ricardo Martinez, a paleontologist at the Institute and Museum of Natural Science at the University of San Juan has been working in the area for decades and came across this sit…
(2019-04-18). Moscow's Strategy in the Middle East: Geopolitics and the Versatility of Diplomacy. globalresearch.ca Important events have occurred in the Middle East and North Africa in recent weeks that underline how the overall political reconfiguration of the region is in full swing. The Shia axis continues its diplomatic relations and, following Rouhani's meeting in …
(2019-04-18). Rumors of War: Washington Is Looking for a Fight. globalresearch.ca It is depressing to observe how the United States of America has become the evil empire. Having served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and in the Central Intelligence Agency for the second half of the Cold …
(2019-04-18). Freedom of the Press in Britain: Imprisoning Julian Assange, Arrest of Journalists in Northern Ireland. globalresearch.ca Britain is one of the worst countries in Western Europe for freedom of the press according to a global study by advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (RWF). Britain is ranked 33rd out of 180 countries. | RWF pointed to a …
(2019-04-18). The Official Skripal Story is a Dead Duck. globalresearch.ca One of the striking things about the official Skripal story is the way its more wildly improbable aspects have been released to the mainstream media over a long period, so as to manage their impact. So, for example, police acknowledgement …
(2019-04-18). The "Deal of the Century": The US Wants To Enable Netanyahu to "Officially" Occupy the West Bank. globalresearch.ca Israel is using its influence over the US establishment to try to impose the "Deal of the Century" to enable Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to officially occupy the West Bank. This would violate the Oslo agreement signed in 1993 and …
(2019-04-18). Reaction of the Rich to the Notre Dame Fire Teaches Us a Lot about the World We Live In. globalresearch.ca Yesterday, the world's eyes turned to Paris as Notre Dame cathedral burned. | It was clear within minutes that complications due to the building's age and density of heavy timber would severely hinder attempts to put out the fire. Still, it …
(2019-04-18). New Mexico's Gila River Named America's Most Endangered River of 2019. globalresearch.ca WASHINGTON‚Äï American Rivers today named the Gila River No. 1 on the list of "America's most endangered rivers" of 2019, citing the grave threat that climate change and a proposed diversion project pose to New Mexico's last free-flowing river. American …
(2019-04-18). Displaced Syrians Returning from Refugee Camps in Jordan. globalresearch.ca Displaced Syrians in refugee camps in Jordan continue to return to their country through Nassib — Jaber border crossing after their towns and villages were cleaned from the US-sponsored terrorists.. | Yesterday's batch of returning families was mostly of women and …
(2019-04-18). Os 70 Anos aa NATO: De Guerra em Guerra. globalresearch.ca DOCUMENTAàáàÉO APRESENTADA PELO CNGNN NO CONGRESSO INTERNACIONAL DO 70 ∫ ANIVERSàÅRIO DA NATO, FLORENàáA, 7 DE ABRIL DE 2O19 | ÂNDICE | A NATO nasce da Bomba | A NATO renova-se, após a Guerra Fria | A NATO destrói o Estado Jugoslavo | A NATO expande-se …
(2019-04-18). Pompeo is "Setting the Stage for a War with Iran" globalresearch.ca Last week, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested that the Trump administration would not rule out going to war with Iran even though there is no explicit authorization from Congress to do so. Pompeo said this in the context …
(2019-04-18). EU and Canada to Fight New US Sanctions on Cuba. globalresearch.ca The European Union (EU) and Canada issued a joint warning against the United States Wednesday after Washington reported that it would enforce Title III of the controversial Helms-Burton Act, which will permit lawsuits against foreign investments in Cuba. | "The EU …
(2019-04-18). "Militarized Capitalism": Trump Regime Hardliners Want Venezuela to Become Another Honduras. globalresearch.ca Under US installed rule, Honduras is Latin America's death squad capital. Anthropologist Adrienne Pine calls horrific abuses in the country "invisible genocide." | Other than active war theaters, Honduras is "the most violent country on the planet," she earlier said, its …
(2019-04-18). Empire Versus Democracy and Freedom. Will The Espionage Act Displace the US Constitution? globalresearch.ca If the Espionage Act, the NDAA, and other legislation were to completely displace the U.S Constitution and its First Amendment, then the prospect of real journalism would finally be extinguished.
(2019-04-18). Poisoned Press: The Original Plot to Stop Bernie Sanders. globalresearch.ca Long before any votes are cast for president, some Democratic thought leaders have made up their minds about at least one thing. Bernie Sanders is too risky to be the party's nominee. And this existential fear of the so-called …
(2019-04-18). Teaching in Florida: "Almost all of us work multiple jobs" liberationnews.org 
Florida schools are among some of the most underfunded in the United States, ranked 42nd nationally in education spending per-student, which hovers at a dismal $8,800; in comparison, per-inmate spending in the Florida Department of Corrections is about $19,000.
(2019-04-18). Stop Defunding Our Public Schools. thenation.com Stop Defunding Our Public Schools…
(2019-04-18). Dialing 911 Can Get You Evicted. aclu.org The eviction of Beverley Somai for calling the police is part of a disturbing trend. | Last year, Beverley Somai learned a brutal truth that too many people across the country face: Calling the police can get you evicted. | In 2017, Ms. Somai and her adult disabled son moved to Bedford, Ohio, to seek housing stability and better educational and employment opportunities. However, a few months after settling in, Ms. Somai discovered that her neighbor played loud music at all hours of the night, making it impossible for her and her son to rest. Even worse, the neighbor began to intimidate Ms. Somai and her son by fo…
(2019-04-17). Dublin university students vote to back boycott of Israel. thecanary.co Students at Dublin City University (DCU) in Ireland have voted in favour of boycotting Israel. They voted by 1,400 votes to 300 to align … | Read more Dublin university students vote to back boycott of Israel | By Bryan Wall
(2019-04-17). An announcement from Corbyn brings a standing ovation from a hall full of teachers. thecanary.co 
An announcement from Jeremy Corbyn brought about a standing ovation from a hall full of teachers on 16 April. At the annual conference of … | Read more An announcement from Corbyn brings a standing ovation from a hall full of teachers | By James Wright
(2019-04-16). Nicaragua crisis: One year in, more than 60,000 have fled, seeking refuge. un.org Doctors, journalists, students and farmers are among more than 60,000 Nicaraguans who have fled the country in fear of their lives since anti-Government demonstrations began last April, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said on Tuesday.
(2019-04-13). Madison, WI TAA organizes mass occupation of Bascom Hall. fightbacknews.org Madison, WI – On April 5, graduate workers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison occupied Bascom Hall for three hours, organized by the Teaching Assistants Association (TAA). The primary demands were that segregated fees be waived for graduate workers, that the international student fee also be waived, and that the university respect the collective bargaining process. Over 400 graduate workers and supporters, including undergraduates, the faculty and staff union, and community members, turned out in the TAA's largest action in roughly a decade. | For graduate workers, for whom a typical yearly income from the Un…
(2019-04-11). Betsy DeVos Uses a Racist Research Study to Defend Rescinding Obama-Era Discipline Guidance. progressive.org The researchers argued that disparities in disciplining of black and white students are due to "prior problem behavior."
(2019-04-11). The troglodyte politics that is eating the future. greenleft.org.au 
The farcical political posturing over electric cars by Coalition Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his minister for small and family business Senator Michaelia Cash says a lot about the state of Australian politics. | It's clear we have a government in the pocket of fossil fuel companies and allied rip-off merchants who are hell-bent on sacrificing our future in pursuit of their narrow interests. | That is why the school students who have gone on strike for climate action ar…
(2019-04-10). OAS Sacrifices Its Charter for Trump's Desperate Venezuelan Regime Change Bid. thegrayzone.com In a legally dubious attempt to legitimize Juan Guaido's shadow regime, the US pushed to install a neoliberal operative implicated…
(2019-04-09). Ron DeSantis Has 'Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals' for Florida Education and That's Bad. progressive.org The new governor wants to arm teachers, undermine local school boards, and generally double down on decades of education reform efforts that have gutted the state's public schools.
(2019-04-02). White Supremacist Symbol Found Spray-Painted at the Site of Fire, Civil Rights Center Says. splcenter.org Someone painted a white supremacist symbol at the scene where fire ravaged a building tied to the civil rights movement, according to a statement from the Highlander Research and Education Center.
(2019-03-29). Venezuela's Oil Production Plummets in February Due to New US Sanctions. venezuelanalysis.com The Center for Economic Policy Research in Washington DC analyzes the "very harsh impact" of the latest sanctions imposed on Venezuela's oil sector.