(2019-07-27). Presidential Candidates Kamala Harris or Tulsi Gabbard. globalresearch.ca It has been decades since a bona fide anti-war candidate ran for US President; that is, a candidate who 'felt' peace in their bones rather than a political calculation to be exploited. By my reckoning, that last campaign would be …
(2019-07-27). Highlights: Watch House Republicans Tear Mueller Apart at Hearing. globalresearch.ca Former FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday over the findings of his report into so-called "Russian collusion," and Republicans took him to the woodshed. | Throughout the hearing, Republican members of the committee exposed …
(2019-07-27). Australia's Mack Horton's Anti-Drug Stance. globalresearch.ca The first rush of enthusiasm on looking at this is clear: a high-achieving swimmer on the circuit — the Australian Mack Horton — decides to take a stance. It's not about refugees, Donald Trump or climate change. Unlike other sportspeople …
(2019-07-27). Report on Hassan Diab's Illegal Extradition from Canada. The Segal Report. globalresearch.ca We were informed that the Department of Justice will release tomorrow (Friday July 26) the findings of an external review of Dr. Hassan Diab's extradition to France in 2014. | The external review was conducted by Murray Segal, former …
(2019-07-27). Trump Regime Pressuring Turkey to Keep Its S-400s Nonoperational. globalresearch.ca Pompeo reportedly warned Turkey that it faces "more (US) sanctions" if its Russian S-400 air defense missiles become operational. | What's the point of them if not able to protect against potential aerial threats. In 2018, US and Ankara officials discussed …
(2019-07-27). Agricultural Literacy: A Solution to Youth Idleness and Unemployment. globalresearch.ca At a juvenile detention center in Fes (Morocco), it feels like summer camp is all year round. There, "maximum security" is an open, white building complex, "delinquents" are watering plants and planting seeds, and the only guard in sight, if …
(2019-07-27). 'Stop police terror, from Philly to Philippines'. workers.org 
Dozens of people braved 99Àö weather to rally in front of Philadelphia's City Hall on July 21. They gathered to demand "U.S. stop funding terror in the Philippines" and instead "Fund jobs, health care, housing and education, not imperialist wars." Speakers included Cero Parel and Jeeva of BAYAN-USA, Nora Kerrich . . . | Continue reading 'Stop police terror, from Philly to Philippines' at Workers.org
(2019-07-27). The Caracas Manifesto: Proposal and Promise at the Sao Paulo Forum 2019. globalresearch.ca The 25th Annual Meeting of the Sao Paulo Forum is taking place July 25-28 in Caracas, Venezuela. The first meeting was held in 1990 in Sà£o Paulo, Brazil, with 48 political organizations and social movements led by Fidel Castro…
(2019-07-27). How the UK's most extraordinary festival is fighting climate catastrophe. thecanary.co The UK's most extraordinary festival, Boomtown, has stepped up its sustainability plans for 2019. The initiatives behind its latest 'chapter', entitled 'A Radical City', cannot come soon enough. With the global consensus for acting on climate catastrophe moving from 12 years to just 18 months, it's im…
(2019-07-27). Harold Bloom's Tragic Confession. truthdig.com The provocative literary critic's recent book reveals that he yearns for more time to reconcile that he's merely "a reader and a teacher, and not a creator."
(2019-07-27). Who Invented the Internet — A Full History. globalresearch.ca The internet has become a staple of modern life. We use it to shop for what we need and want, talk to friends and family, run businesses, meet new people, watch movies and TV, and pretty much everything you can …
(2019-07-27). Addressing the Climate Crisis, Worldwide Reforestation and Industrial Hemp. globalresearch.ca Planting billions of trees across the world is by far the cheapest and most efficient way to tackle the climate crisis. So states a July 4 article in The Guardian, citing a new analysis published in the journal Science…
(2019-07-27). The U.S. Has No Place in Stirring Up China-Vietnam Relations. globalresearch.ca American diplomats were trying to stir up trouble in Chinese-Vietnamese relations by making aggressive statements regarding Hanoi's request that Beijing cease conducting seismic research in part of the South China Sea region that lies within the nine-dash line. A survey …
(2019-07-27). The Malaysian Airlines MH17 Tragedy, Suppression and Tampering of the Evidence. New Documentary. globalresearch.ca A new documentary from Yana Yerlashova and Max van der Werff, the leading independent investigator of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 disaster, has revealed breakthrough evidence of tampering and forging of prosecution materials; suppression of Ukrainian Air Force radar …
(2019-07-27). Stranger Things, Season 3: Nostalgia for the 1980s meets anti-Russian hysteria. wsws.org Stranger Things, created by the Duffer Brothers, continues with its tribute to the 1980s, science fiction and horror themes.
(2019-07-27). Stop Union Busting Bullying Attacks At SFUSD Against UESF Teacher Margaret Reyes. indybay.org San Francisco Superior Court | San Francisco Court Building | 400 McAllister St/Polk. St. | San. Francisco…
(2019-07-27). Harvard Black Students Demand Action for Racist, Sexist Emails. telesurenglish.net A Black student association at Harvard Law school say the university "woefully failed to act" after "hateful, racist and sexist" texts and emails were sent to four Black students from an anonymous address. | RELATED: | African American Duo Give New Life to 'Go Back to Africa' Slur | Among the slew of offensive messages, the freshmen students were told they were "just here bec…
(2019-07-26). Inside the Submissive Void: Propaganda, Censorship, Power and Control. globalresearch.ca Nothing appears more surprising to those who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few; and the implicit submission, with which men resign their own sentiments and passions to …
(2019-07-26). Child Separation & Prison Camps: China's Campaign Against Uyghur Muslims Is "Cultural Genocide" democracynow.org 
Chinese authorities have been accused of systematically separating Muslim children from their families in the far western region of Xinjiang. According to a new report commissioned by the BBC, China is rushing to build boarding schools where children, mostly from the Uyghur community, are deliberately removed from their families, as well as their language and culture. This comes as an estimated 1 million adults from the Uyghur community are being imprisoned in camps that China claims are "vocational training centers" designed to combat extremism. We speak with independent researcher Adrian Zenz, who did the resea…
(2019-07-26). The Cheapest Way to Save the Planet Grows Like a Weed. dissidentvoice.org Planting billions of trees across the world is by far the cheapest and most efficient way to tackle the climate crisis. So states a Guardian article, citing a new analysis published in the journal Science. The author explains: As trees grow, they absorb and store the carbon dioxide emissions that are driving global heating. New …
(2019-07-26). The Kremlin's "Balancing Act": Russia's Ties with both Israel and Iran. globalresearch.ca The Senior Advisor of the Foreign Policy Planning Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation denied that there ever was a so-called "Russia-Shia axis" like Alt-Media claimed for years and reminded the prestigious audience at Russia's …
(2019-07-26). When Kicking Around an Orange Gets You On Probation. aclu.org I was in 8th grade. I just didn't want to get in more trouble, so I signed the papers, like I was told to. | I was in 8th grade when it happened. I'll never forget the feeling of those cold, clanky pairs of metal constraints. I was being handcuffed in front of my friends and classmates. | As a lot of middle school students do, I was fooling around with my friends outside at lunch. We found an orange and started kicking it around like a soccer ball. It turns out I picked a bad day to fool around, and a bad person to tick off. A school resource officer — basically a cop — was stationed in the cafeteria,…
(2019-07-26). Left-wing British University Took Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds from British Military for 'Cultural Advice'. globalresearch.ca The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has paid a British university hundreds of thousands of pounds for "cultural advice" on how to operate in former colonies. | Students at the School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas) in London have slammed the …
(2019-07-26). Cambodia Rumors: "Secret Chinese Bases" or "Argument over Semantics?" globalresearch.ca The Western Mainstream Media is going into overdrive spreading the rumor that China is supposedly planning to set up naval and air bases in southern Cambodia, but the fact of the matter is that China might only have signed logistical …
(2019-07-26). Global Research Publishers: Special Offers On Our Book Titles. globalresearch.ca All of these titles from Global Research Publishers are available in print and PDF (e-book). For our North American customers they are also available in bulk for a discounted price in bulk. If you prefer to shop using Amazon, they …
(2019-07-26). Harvard Students Are Demanding More Than Divestment From Prison Profiteers. thenation.com Harvard Students Are Demanding More Than Divestment From Prison Profiteers…
(2019-07-26). Pentagon Wants 16-year Old Kids to Fight the Empire's Wars. globalresearch.ca The Pentagon is desperate. Far too many millennials are criminals, so luring them in to become the latest crop of bullet stoppers for the state is a nonstarter. | Solution? Recruit 16-year-olds. Most have yet graduated to petty and violent crime, …
(2019-07-26). China-US Trade Negotiations Post-Osaka G20: Why No Deal on the Horizon. globalresearch.ca The recently passed G20 meeting in Osaka, Japan witnessed the return to 'happy talk' by Trump, promising the US and China would again get together and continue negotiating on trade. The Osaka G20 sounds almost a repeat of the December …
(2019-07-26). US Foreign Policy in Shambles: NATO and the Middle East. How Do You Wage War Without Allies? globalresearch.ca Israel is obviously a major partner of the US and NATO. But there's another element in US-Israeli relations. Israel also has an unspoken and unofficial alliance with Russia, where Netanyahu has a personal relationship with Putin.
(2019-07-26). Did Trump Just Threaten to Attack Iran with Nukes? "We're Ready for the Absolute Worst" Says Trump. globalresearch.ca On Monday during a press conference between Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, Trump spoke rather casually of having reviewed plans to annihilate Afghanistan. | "I could win that war in a week. I just don't want to …
(2019-07-26). Britain's New Government: Where Do Boris Johnson's Ministers Stand on the Middle East? globalresearch.ca The UK's newly installed prime minister, Boris Johnson, has spared no time in appointing a set of government ministers that better reflect his new agenda — most importantly with regards to a no-holds barred approach to take Britain out …
(2019-07-26). CapitalGate's the Problem, Not Russiagate. dissidentvoice.org 
[U]nder existing conditions, private capitalists inevitably control, directly or indirectly, the main sources of information (press, radio, education). It is thus extremely difficult, and indeed in most cases quite impossible, for the individual citizen to come to objective conclusions and to make intelligent use of his political rights. — Albert Einstein While the professional class …
(2019-07-26). Unilateral Surrender? Hollow Mahmoud Abbas Suspension of Agreements with Israel. globalresearch.ca In 2005, Mahmoud Abbas was anointed by Israel to serve its interests. | Installed by a rigged election with no legitimacy, his term expired in 2009 but it didn't matter. | Israeli hardliners kept him in power where he remains as long …
(2019-07-26). Cuba Is a Safe Country, but U.S. Continues Its Attempts to Manipulate Reality. globalresearch.ca Yesterday, July 25, Cuba demanded that the U.S. government cease its manipulation of alleged health problems reported by its diplomatic staff in Havana, as a pretext to impose aggressive measures to harm our country, economy, and people. | In statements to …
(2019-07-26). Destabilizing Pakistan: Bookending Washington's China Policy. globalresearch.ca Much is being said of US activities aimed at China. Recent protests in Hong Kong together with a US-led propaganda campaign aimed at Beijing's attempts to quell a growing terrorist threat in Xinjiang are aimed at pressuring the nation to …
(2019-07-26). Selected Articles: War with Iran. globalresearch.ca In spite of online censorship efforts directed against the independent media, we are happy to say that readership on globalresearch.ca has recently increased. We wish to thank all of you who share our articles far and wide. | We cover a …
(2019-07-26). The NYT's Six Percent Solution for Student Debt. commondreams.org New York Times depiction (7/24/19) of Bernie Sanders at a student debt rally with indebted former student Pamela Hunt. (Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-07-26). We Must Wake the World From Slumber to Tackle the Existential Crises of Our Days. commondreams.org The classrooms of universities and multiversities, are concentrated arenas of learning that offer special opportunities to raise students and intellectuals to speak up for the poor, for Mother Earth and her children. (Photo: Nnimmo Bassey) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-07-25). No Place at Northeastern: students, community members rally against DHS. liberationnews.org 
Students university complicity with repression during flash flood.
(2019-07-25). 'This is the beginning': new study warns climate crisis may have been pivotal in rise of drug-resistant superbug. mronline.org 
Research argues that deadly Candida auris "may be the first example of a new fungal disease emerging from climate change." | Source
(2019-07-25). This County Criminalized Students for Bad Grades — Until Now. aclu.org Today, we filed a landmark settlement that will end the relationship between the probation department and school districts in Riverside. | Since 2001, the Riverside County, California probation department has been needlessly funneling young people struggling with grades, behavior, trauma, and mental health into the criminal justice system. | This direct line to the criminal system is the product of a partnership between local school districts and the county probation department called the Youth Accountability Team (YAT). Instead of counselors or other school and community-based supports stepping in to support and…
(2019-07-25). Glaciers melting underwater 'faster than feared', according to new research. thecanary.co Glaciers could be melting underwater at a faster rate than previously thought, new research suggests. | Scientists have developed a method to directly measure the submarine melt rate of a tidewater glacier. | Their results suggest current theoretical models may be massively underestimating glacial melt. | Previously, direct melting measurements have been made on ice shelves in Antarctica by boring through to the ice-ocean interface beneath. | But where there are vertical-face glaciers that end at the ocean, those techniques are not possible. | University of Oregon oceanographer Dave Sutherland said: "We don't hav…
(2019-07-25). High school students demand: 'Abortion rights now'. greenleft.org.au An abortion rights march was organised by high school students in Newcastle on July 21 wanting the health procedure to be removed from the Crimes Act in NSW.
(2019-07-24). What the Research Gets Wrong About State Takeovers of Public Schools. progressive.org When studies like these are released, without mentioning the unevenness of the results, especially for children of color, it prompts me to question the authors' intentions.
(2019-07-24). 'We believe that organizing is a key tool in obtaining justice for our students.'. therealnews.com 
In an exclusive interview, new Baltimore Teachers Union Diamonté Brown talks with TRNN's Jaisal Noor about her stunning victory, her plan to bridge divides within the union, and the many challenges facing Baltimore's schools…
(2019-07-24). VIDEO: Why members of the Puerto Rican diaspora support #RickyRenuncia. liberationnews.org 
Liberation News spoke with José Hernandez of Puerto Rico Me Llama and Carlos Cabrera, a student at Berklee College of Music.
(2019-07-23). Chicago Teachers show solidarity in Venezuela. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – A delegation of members from the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) arrived in Caracas, Venezuela last week. Their goals were to learn what they could from Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution, exchange views on effective education and to show solidarity with the students, teachers and social movements of Venezuela. | The trip falls on the heels of a union resolution that was passed by the CTU Executive Board and House of Delegates. The resolution calls for an end to U.S. intervention in Venezuela. Delegation member and CTU Area Vice President Sarah Chambers explains, "Through major economic hardships…
(2019-07-22). EPA Refuses to Ban Dangerous Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Linked to Brain Damage in Children. democracynow.org 
The Environmental Protection Agency will not ban the widely used pesticide chlorpyrifos—even though the agency's own research shows that it can cause brain damage in children. The substance is sold under the commercial name Lorsban and is banned for household use. But it's still used by farmers on more than 50 fruit, nuts, cereal and vegetable crops. The announcement came Thursday. The Obama administration said it would ban the use of the toxic chemical in 2015, but the rule never took effect. It was suspended in 2017 by then-EPA head Scott Pruitt. We go to Seattle to speak with Patti Goldman, a managing at…
(2019-07-22). California's Strong Charter Accountability Bills Weakened by the Governor—Why? progressive.org A grassroots effort to close charter loopholes made its way to the State Assembly, just to be undermined by the state's highest office.
(2019-07-19). Anti-Racist Historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar Rooted in Belief "America Is for White People" democracynow.org 
On Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of "send her back" about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday in North Carolina. The chants rang across the rally in response to Trump's own verbal attack against the congresswoman. He did nothing to intervene. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a resolution condemning Trump's racist remarks against Congressmembers Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We speak with Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at A…