(2019-06-26). New Zealand primary teacher union pushes through sellout pay deal. wsws.org The ramming through of the sellout by the NZ Educational Institute will intensify pressure on secondary teachers to accept the rotten agreement, which will freeze wages and intensify the crisis in schools.
(2019-06-26). SF Board of Education Will Hear the "Life of Washington" Mural Tonight. indybay.org Reflection & Action Committee, Native & Black community and Allies say Paint It Down and No Cover Ups!
(2019-06-26). 66% of US college grads regret their education, study finds. rt.com 
Nearly two thirds of US college graduates have serious regrets about their education, with many resentful of taking on huge student loan burdens or pursuing worthless humanities degrees, a recent survey has found.
(2019-06-26). 66% of US college grads regret their education, study finds. rt.com 
Nearly two thirds of US college graduates have serious regrets about their education, with many resentful of taking on huge student loan burdens or pursuing worthless humanities degrees, a recent survey has found.
(2019-06-26). UK population growth stalls, with births down and deaths up. thecanary.co The population of the UK has risen to 66.4 million but the growth rate has stalled, official estimates show. | The latest calculations show there was an estimated 66,436,000 people living in the country at the end of June 2018, according to data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). | But the growth rate remained the same as the previous year. | Over the 12 months to the middle of 2018, the UK population rose year-on-year by 0.6%, with the annual growth rate remaining slower than any year since mid-2004. | Neil Park, head of the ONS population estimates unit, said: "For the fifth year in a row, net intern…
(2019-06-26). An Honorable Course in Iran: End Sanctions, Resume Dialogue. dissidentvoice.org 
Last week, Elham Pourtaher, an Iranian graduate student at the State University of New York in Albany, wrote about how U.S. policies cause suffering and trauma far beyond U.S. borders. Her diabetic father, for example, is in danger of losing access to medicines because sanctions against Iranian banks make it nearly impossible to pay for …
(2019-06-26). Honduran military invades university and shoots down students. wsws.org The most recent military repression recalls nothing so much as the methods employed against radicalized students and workers during the 1980s.
(2019-06-26). Australian teachers establish new Facebook "support network" against ongoing victimisation. wsws.org Three victimised teachers have launched a new "Bullied Teachers Support Network," under conditions where nearly 25 percent of NSW high school teachers claim to have been bullied.
(2019-06-26). Western Allies Terror-bombed 70 German Cities by 1945. globalresearch.ca During late November 1944, the German armaments minister Albert Speer met with his leader, Adolf Hitler, at the Reich Chancellery in Berlin so as to debate the ongoing war effort. Much to Hitler's incredulity, Speer had been overseeing what …
(2019-06-25). Cuba and Nicaragua Strengthen Ties in Education. plenglish.com Managua, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) Ties between Cuba and Nicaragua in the educational sector were strengthened after a meeting between Cuban Minister Ena Elsa Velazquez with professors and students in two departments.
(2019-06-25). RIP Medical Debt Charity Promotes Book About America's Crippling $1 Trillion Medical Debt Emergency. blackstarnews.com 
Authors of END MEDICAL DEBT book are donating all royalties toward paying off medical debt for individuals throughout America… | The amazing charity, RIP Medical Debt, has quietly worked over its 4+ years in existence to accept public donations with which to go to the debt market to purchase now over $700,000,000 (a half-billion!) in unpaid and unpayable medical debt only to forgive those debts. | RIP's intention for 2019 is to abolish ONE BILLION DOLLARS in such debt. They are now going public, by way of a book entitled End Medical Debt, to equip every one of its readers with the education and tools they need…
(2019-06-25). Henry A. Giroux: The Dismantling of Public Education Fuels Fascism. truthout.org Suzanne talks with internationally renowned writer and cultural critic Henry A. Giroux about how corporate values have changed the nature of higher education and the connections between the dismantling of public education and the rise of fascism in the U.S. Henry A. Giroux is well known for his groundbreaking work in critical pedagogy and has just published The Terror of The Unforeseen, a searing take-down of the populist authoritarian vision of the U.S. The book examines the resurgence of fascism in the age of Donald Trump's presidency, the language of hatred, state-sanctioned racism, casino capitalism, and f…
(2019-06-25). Students and staff to protest imposition of trimesters at Australian university. wsws.org The University of New South Wales management has put commercial interests ahead of education.
(2019-06-25). UN chief praises impact of Palestine refugee agency as 'our common success', at key pledging conference. un.org The work of the UN body responsible for assisting Palestine refugees, UNRWA, which has allowed millions of children to receive an education that promotes UN values of human rights and tolerance, as well as democracy and conflict resolution, should be viewed "not only as our common responsibility, but as our common success", said Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday.
(2019-06-25). Costa Rican Teachers Protest Education Reforms. telesurenglish.net Teachers affiliated with the Association of Secondary School Teachers APSE marched Tuesday in the capital toward the National Assembly, protesting against the neoliberal policies affecting the public sector that will criminalize strikes. | RELATED: | Activists, Right Groups Demand Justice for Slain Costa Rican Indigenous Leader | "The protest aims to show the public that the government and most legislators are attempting to criminal…
(2019-06-25). SF Board of Education Will Hear the "Life of Washington" Mural Tonight. indybay.org Reflection & Action Committee, Native & Black community and Allies say Paint It Down and No Cover Ups!
(2019-06-25). Cuba To Help Nicaragua Improve Its Education System. telesurenglish.net Cuba's government has signed cooperation agreements with Nicaragua, which the Sandinista government hopes will help strengthen its education system. There will be "exchanges" whereby Cuba will visit and share their experiences building a world-class school system. | RELATED: | Nicaragua Creates 2,000 'Reconciliation Commissions' for Peace | Nicaragua's Vice President Rosario Murillo announced Tuesday that Cuba's Education Minister Ana Elsa Velazquez is visiting the country. The v…
(2019-06-25). The Diminishing American Economy. globalresearch.ca Since June 2009 Americans have lived in the false reality of a recovered economy. Various fake news and manipulated statistics have been used to create this false impression. However, indicators that really count have not supported the false picture and …
(2019-06-25). Iran Not Looking for War with US: Rouhani. telesurenglish.net Iran is not interested in beginning a war with the United States, the nation's president, Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday during a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reports. | RELATED: New Sanctions Mean 'Permanent Closure of Path to Diplomacy': Iran | "If the Americans want to violate the waters or airspace of Iran again, Iran's armed forces have a duty to confront them and they will have a decisive clash," Rouhani said, referri…
(2019-06-25). Progressive legislation would tax Wall Street to pay for free college and eliminate student debt. nationofchange.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) have an unprecedented plan to eliminate student debt and provide free public college for everyone: tax Wall Street. | This week the three Senators unveiled new legislation "eliminate tuition and fees at all public four-year colleges and universities, as well as make community colleges, trade schools, and apprenticeship programs tuition- and fee-free for all." Futhermore, the legislation also calls for the elimination of the $1.6 trillion in student debt for all Americans, not just those that qualify under certain conditi…
(2019-06-25). Protests in New Dehli Against US 'Imperialism' and Sanctions. telesurenglish.net Hundreds of activists marched Tuesday in the Indian capital to protest the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, denouncing the aggressive foreign policy in the Middle East and South America. | RELATED: | One of India's Major Cities Fights for Drinkable Water | Protestors, including students, teachers, leftist polical leaders, demanded the end of U.S. sanctions against the governments of Venezuela, Iran and Cuba, calling them "imperialist." | The demonstrations were convoked by…
(2019-06-25). Beyond Praise of Segregationists, Biden Spent Years Fighting Busing. truthout.org Former Vice President Joe Biden made headlines last week when he fondly reminisced about his "civil" relationship in the 1970s and 1980s with segregationist senators James Eastland of Mississippi and Herman Talmadge of Georgia. While Biden's recent comments made the news, far less attention has been paid to the former vice president's actual record. In the 1970s, then-Senator Biden was a fierce critic of Delaware's attempts to bus students in an effort to integrate its schools. We speak with National Book Award-winning author Jonathan Kozol about Biden's track record. | TRANSCRIPT: | AMY GOODMAN: This…
(2019-06-25). Jonathan Kozol: Joe Biden Didn't Just Praise Segregationists. He Also Spent Years Fighting Busing. democracynow.org 
Former Vice President Joe Biden made headlines last week when he fondly reminisced about his "civil" relationship in the 1970s and 1980s with segregationist senators James Eastland of Mississippi and Herman Talmadge of Georgia. While Biden's recent comments made the news, far less attention has been paid to the former vice president's actual record. In the 1970s, then-Senator Biden was a fierce critic of Delaware's attempts to bus students in an effort to integrate its schools. We speak with National Book Award-winning author Jonathan Kozol about Biden's track record.
(2019-06-25). Bernie Sanders' Student Debt Plan Trumps Warren's. truthdig.com The Vermont senator's new proposal would erase a $1.6 trillion burden on 45 million Americans. It's by far and away the best path forward.
(2019-06-25). Student loan wipeout: Bernie says tax Wall Street, erase college debt. peoplesworld.org 
Over $1.6 trillion in student loan debt hangs like dead weight on the U.S. economy. Every year, more than 45 million people choose not to do things like buy new homes and cars—activities that would help create jobs and drive growth—because they are burdened with crushing college debts that suck up a huge part of …
(2019-06-25). Mercedes Martinez's "homework assignment": Keep Puerto Rico in mind. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO—Mercedes Martinez has a "homework assignment" for all of the U.S. "I want Puerto Rico to remain visible and for people to keep in mind the political situation we face," says Martinez, president of the Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico, a top Puerto Rican teachers union. That situation ranges from political indifference to outright …
(2019-06-25). What Corruption in Sports Can Teach Us About Trump's America. truthdig.com 
Our increasingly decaying civic society has leaked into the professional sports world. Now, an even more perverse reversal is taking place.
(2019-06-25). Chemists Use Virtual Reality to Create New Drugs. telesurenglish.net Virtual reality is changing the face of science for medical researchers who have now created new drugs to combat diseases such as cancer, Parkinson's, as well as some forms of addiction. | RELATED: | Global Study Finds Europeans Show Lower Trust in Vaccines | Borrowing its digital platform from the popular game, Fortnite, chemists have developed their own i…
(2019-06-25). The G20 Meeting in Japan: The Trade War Unleashed by the United States Against China. globalresearch.ca At the G20 in Japan, the leaders of the world's leading economies will meet on the next 28 June. On the table there is the discussion on the reform of international trade. In a context in which the US aims …
(2019-06-25). A Europa na estratégia nuclear do Pentágono. globalresearch.ca Os Ministros da Defesa da NATO (de Itália, Elisabetta Trenta, M5S, de Portugal, Joà£o Gomes Cravinho) foram convocados para reunir em Bruxelas, em 26 e 27 de Junho, a fim de aprovar as novas medidas de "dissuasà£o" contra a …
(2019-06-25). Pompeo's "Indo-Pacific" Tour Is Aimed Against Iran and China. globalresearch.ca The Secretary of State is on a tour of the Indo-Pacific region that will take him to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, India, Japan, and South Korea by the time it concludes next week, with the aim of this global voyage …
(2019-06-25). Ethiopia's Failed Coup Attempt Almost Pushed the Country to the Edge of Collapse. globalresearch.ca A coup attempt in the historic Ethiopian core region of Amhara was narrowly thwarted even though the state chief was killed and the country's top military leader was assassinated in a related incident that later took place in the capital, …
(2019-06-25). Canada Enables Corrupt Haitian President to Remain in Power. globalresearch.ca At the front of a protest against Haiti's president last week a demonstrator carried a large wooden cross bearing the flags of Canada, France and the US. The Haiti Information Project tweeted that protesters " see these three nations as …
(2019-06-25). Iran Barred from Closed UN Security Council Session Pertaining the US Threats against Iran. globalresearch.ca On Monday at the Trump regime's request, Security Council members met in closed session on the mid-June Gulf of Oman and earlier hostile incidents last month. | Iran was barred from attending to stress it had nothing to do with what …
(2019-06-25). L'Europa nella strategia nucleare del Pentagono. globalresearch.ca I ministri della Difesa della Nato (per l'Italia Elisabetta Trenta, M5S) sono stati convocati a Bruxelles, il 26 e 27 giugno, per approvare le nuove misure di ´deterrenza ª contro la Russia, accusata senza alcuna prova di aver violato il Trattato …
(2019-06-25). The Presence of Foreign Troops in Australia: The US Marines in Darwin. globalresearch.ca Subordinates rarely have a good time of dictating matters to their superiors. In the webbed power relations that pass as realpolitik, Australia is the well behaved child in the front of the room, yearning to be caned and spoilt in …
(2019-06-25). L'Unione europea nella strategia nucleare del Pentagono. globalresearch.ca I ministri della Difesa della Nato (per l'Italia Elisabetta Trenta, M5S) sono stati convocati a Bruxelles, il 26 e 27 giugno, per approvare le nuove misure di ´deterrenza ª contro la Russia, accusata senza alcuna prova di aver violato il Trattato …
(2019-06-25). The ICTY Srebrenica Trials: The Unseen Evidence. globalresearch.ca One of the key evidentiary issues that arose during several ICTY Srebrenica trials was the right of the accused to conduct an independent examination of the forensic evidence used against them. That right exists as a matter of course in …
(2019-06-25). Beyond Climate Tipping Points: Greenhouse Gas Levels Exceed the Stability Limit of the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets. globalresearch.ca The pace of global warming has been grossly underestimated. As the world keeps increasing its carbon emissions rising in 2018 to a record 33.1 billion ton CO2 per year, the atmospheric greenhouse gas level has now exceeded 560 ppm …
(2019-06-25). Video: Trump Stopped Strike on Iran, but Tensions Continued to Grow. globalresearch.ca Tensions continued to grow in the Persian Gulf region after the shoot-down of a $110 million U.S. RQ-4A Global Hawk surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps over the Straight of Hormuz on June 20. | According …
(2019-06-25). Most Democratic Candidates Still Afraid to Criticise Israel's Violations of Palestinian Rights. globalresearch.ca The attitudes of Democratic voters toward the Palestinian-Israeli conflict have become decidedly more balanced in the past two decades. Favourable attitudes toward Palestinians are up, while attitudes toward Israel appear to be in decline. While overall views of Israel …
(2019-06-25). Will the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Extend into the Middle East? globalresearch.ca It's inevitable that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will eventually lead to it strategically expanding into the Gulf, so China and Pakistan should use Trump's latest tweet urging countries to militarily protect their own oil tankers there to operationalize …
(2019-06-25). How Iran Decided to Down a US Drone and Narrowly Averted War by Sparing Another US Plane. globalresearch.ca Iran averted all-out war in the Middle East at the last moment when the Central command and control operational room of its Army and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ordered not to shoot down a US Navy anti-submarine warfare, …
(2019-06-25). U.S. Rejectionist Policy Toward Palestinian Participation, Rights. globalresearch.ca Upon hearing the news that Palestinian diplomat Dr. Hanan Ashrawi had been denied entry to the United States on a speaking engagement, my husband wrote an e-mail to Indiana Senator Mike Braun titled, 'Tell State Dept & Trump to give …
(2019-06-25). Revealed: UK Approved £14m in Arms Sales to Israel During Gaza Protests. globalresearch.ca The British government licensed arms deals worth over £14m ($17.8m) to Israel last year even as Israeli soldiers were accused of intentionally firing on Palestinian protesters at the Gaza border in what the UN says may be potential war crimes….
(2019-06-25). Behind the Syrian Network for Human Rights: How an Opposition Front Group Became Western Media's Go-to monitor. globalresearch.ca Top media outlets turn to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) for figures on deaths and detentions, never noting the group's seamless connection to Syria's opposition, the support it receives from states that waged war on the country, or …
(2019-06-25). Transforming Capitalist Power: From the Streets to the State. globalresearch.ca The communist playwright Bertolt Brecht once wrote, "The individual can be annihilated/But the Party cannot be annihilated" (1977, 29). And yet, in the neoliberal era, the Party has been annihilated — only the individual remains. Or so it seemed until …
(2019-06-25). A Unià£o Europeia na estratégia nuclear do Pentágono. globalresearch.ca Os Ministros da Defesa da NATO (de Itália, Elisabetta Trenta, M5S, de Portugal, Joà£o Gomes Cravinho) foram convocados para reunir em Bruxelas, em 26 e 27 de Junho, a fim de aprovar as novas medidas de "dissuasà£o" contra a …
(2019-06-25). How to Start an Unnecessary War: Targeting Iran Started Before 2016. globalresearch.ca I confess to being mystified by those Americans who lean conservative, like myself, who continue to think that President Donald J. Trump is somehow doing a good job. To be sure, the economy continues to add mostly low paying jobs …
(2019-06-24). Cuban Minister of Education Visits Nicaragua. plenglish.com Managua, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Minister of Education Ana Elsa Velazquez kicked off an official visit to Managua on Sunday, after paying tribute to the Nicaraguan hero Carlos Fonseca Amador on his 83rd birthday.