(2019-08-15). America's Enemies, Who's On the List? globalresearch.ca For almost 2 decades, the US pursued a list of 'enemy countries' to confront, attack, weaken & overthrow. This imperial quest to overthrow 'enemy countries' depends on two considerations: the level of priority & the degree of vulnerability for a 'regime change' operation.
(2019-08-14). Peak PC logic: To shield students from 'offensive' image, activists opt to censor anti-racist mural. rt.com 
Who would ever have thought it would be liberal students and activists leading the charge to have an anti-racism mural removed from public view at an institute of education?
(2019-08-14). Brazil's Student Movement Mobilizes to Oppose Bolsonaro's Education Privatization. therealnews.com 
Students rallied and marched in 207 municipalities of Brazil, to declare their opposition to right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro's education reform that would privatize much of Brazil's higher education. Mike Fox reports…
(2019-08-14). Restricting climate strikes to one day a year 'not acceptable', say pupils. thecanary.co 
Pupils have hit out at proposals to limit climate change protests to just one day a year.Thousands of children descended on the Scottish Parliament building in March and May as part of a wider movement in which action was planned in more than 100 towns and cities across the UK.Edinburgh City Council's education committee is to discuss the issue on Friday, with more action planned by the Scottish Youth Climate Strike (SYCS) group on September 20 and 27 as part of more global action. | Despite the local authority being one of the first to allow pupils to miss school with parental permission so they could protest, p…
(2019-08-14). Killing Julian Assange Slowly. globalresearch.ca Since April 11 when unlawfully dragged from Ecuador's London embassy to captivity, Assange has languished under draconian conditions in a UK dungeon at the behest of the Trump regime, wanting him tried in the US for the "crime" of truth-telling …
(2019-08-14). The Downing of Malaysian Airlines MH17: The Quest for Truth and Justice. Review of the Evidence. globalresearch.ca The MH17 Inquiry has been conducted in an insidious fashion. Important pieces of evidence including eye witness reports, audio & video material transmitted through Ukraine Intelligence (SBU) have been manipulated or excluded from the Dutch inquiry, which largely endorses Washington's accusations directed against Moscow.
(2019-08-14). Are Hate Crimes Linked to Mind Control? Trump Asks the Death Penalty. globalresearch.ca As part of Remarks by President Trump on Mass Shootings in Texas and Ohio on August 5th, President Donald Trump announced that: | "Today, I am also directing the Department of Justice to propose legislation ensuring that …
(2019-08-14). 13 Million Expected to Sign Petition Against US's Venezuela Blockade. globalresearch.ca As many as 13 million people are expected to sign a petition opposing the US economic blockade of Venezuela and the "genocidal, racist, xenophobe" Donald Trump, according to the Bolivarian government. | Tables have been organised in public squares in …
(2019-08-14). Trump Finalizes Disastrous Weakening of Endangered Species Act. globalresearch.ca In a massive attack on imperiled wildlife, the Trump administration today finalized rollbacks to regulations implementing key provisions of the Endangered Species Act. The changes, which could lead to extinction for hundreds of animals and plants, are illegal and will …
(2019-08-14). Australia's Pacific Play: Denying Climate Change and Boosting China's Threat. globalresearch.ca Australia has always nursed a contradictory, repressive relationship with its Pacific neighbours. Being a satrap of great powers, it has performed the role of gate keeper and monitor of regional instability, a condescending, often paternalistic agent. At stages, it has …
(2019-08-14). Argentina & the Next Global Financial Crisis. globalresearch.ca On August 12, 2019, financial markets in Argentina crashed. The stock market contracted 38% in just one day. The currency, the Peso, fell 20% after falling as low as 30% and recovered to 20% only when Argentina's central bank raised …
(2019-08-14). One homeless person dies every 19 hours, campaigners warn. thecanary.co Calls have been made to tackle the rough sleeping crisis after campaigners claimed one homeless person is dying on average every 19 hours. | The Museum of Homelessness (MoH) suggested the figure after it said its research found at least 235 people "affected by homelessness" had died in the last six months. | The social justice group used freedom of information requests, local authorities' figures, coroners' records and testimonies from families as well as details from media coverage to gather the data — but believe the true figure could be "significantly higher". | It has called for official bodies to recor…
(2019-08-14). Why Gold Prices Are About to Skyrocket Even Higher. globalresearch.ca The gold bears have finally caved under the deafening barrage of fiscal and geopolitical catalysts, from Fed hints to intensely brewing conflict with Iran. But there is one key trend that stands to push gold up beyond $1,700—regardless of the …
(2019-08-14). Nuclear Weapons, No First Use: "It Makes the World Safer" globalresearch.ca Jeff Carter is Executive Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility. | In a statement released today, he said: | "During the second 2020 presidential debate, Senator Elizabeth Warren reiterated her support for a 'No First Use' policy on nuclear weapons, stating, 'It …
(2019-08-14). Paul Findley: A Man of Courage. globalresearch.ca Paul Findley one of the most remarkable Congressmen that the US House of Representatives had produced since the Second World War passed away on the 9th of August 2019. He was 98 years old. He was first elected to …
(2019-08-14). Vaccines and the Liberal Mind. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published in June 2018. | Instead of demanding blue-ribbon safety science and encouraging honest, open and responsible debate on the science, too many online outlets are silencing critics and shutting down discussion on this key public health …
(2019-08-14). Footage Captures NATO Intercept Attempt of Plane Carrying Russian Defense Minister. globalresearch.ca Russia's Defense Ministry has published dramatic video Tuesday showing another close encounter between its military planes and NATO jets over the Baltic Sea, but this time it involved a dangerous intercept as the NATO aircraft came just off the wing …
(2019-08-14). How English Nationalist Boris Johnson Is Turning the UK into a "US Colony" globalresearch.ca Boris Johnson and the right-wing Tories in Cabinet are English nationalists who hope to turn UK into a US 'colony', a country where EU regulations are replaced by limited welfare, minimum standards, low taxes and low pay, writes Henry McLeish….
(2019-08-14). The Next Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Nuclear Weapons and US — Japan — China Relations. globalresearch.ca Japan was the first, the last and the only nation to be attacked with nuclear weapons. If it continues along the path set by Prime Minister Abe and the national security bureaucrats of his Liberal Democrat Party (LDP), it may …
(2019-08-14). Coffee, Cacao Combat Chronic Heart Disease, Cancer. telesurenglish.net Eating flavonoids, certain nutrients found in plants, might help humans live longer, especially those who smoke and drink, according to a new study by researchers at the Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Australia. | RELATED: | Trade War: China Suspends Purchases of US Agricultural Products | Scientists have been discovering the health benefits of flavonoids over the past two decades. However, this study, conducted by the ECU's School of Medical and Health Sciences, is the first…
(2019-08-14). Venezuela Retains Political Control after New US Coercive Measures. globalresearch.ca In political terms the government of Venezuela had a good month of July while managing very critical economic circumstances. Reps of 120 Non Aligned Movement (NAM) countries attended their ministerial meeting in Caracas, and more than 700 delegates from dozens …
(2019-08-14). John Bolton Visit — Forcing Britain's Hand over Huawei, Iran and China before Trade Deal. globalresearch.ca There were many public protests with the arrival of Donald Trump to the shores of Britain and contrary to his own beliefs, Trump is not well-liked at all by ordinary British citizens. What was strange though was the fact that …
(2019-08-14). UK Government Is Pushing Ahead with Extreme US Trade Deal. globalresearch.ca Currently, Britain has a Prime Minister who was elected not by the public, but by around 90,000 Conservative party members. With a majority in the House of Commons of just one seat, without any real political mandate, Britain is being …
(2019-08-14). The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and Its Tragic Aftermath. globalresearch.ca The three meltdowns and at least four big core explosions at the Fukushima nuclear-power plant's six American-designed Daiichi reactors in March 2011 still constitute the world's worst nuclear nightmare so far, surpassing even the Chernobyl #4 reactor's explosion and meltdown …
(2019-08-14). Educator Workshop: Climate Science & Solutions for K-12 Classrooms. indybay.org Sebastopol Grange, 6000 Sebastopol Avenue, Sebastopol, CA 95472…
(2019-08-14). Brazil: 100,000 Daisies in Defense of Working Women's Rights. telesurenglish.net Women from all over Brazil met at the Ministries Square in Brasilia on Wednesday to hold the "Daisies March," an even to defend agrarian reform and women's rights and reject gender violence and President Jair Bolsonaro. | RELATED: | Students Strike, Protest Across Brazil as Moro Orders Crackdown | "Brazilian women have a broad agenda of demands which…
(2019-08-14). 'We Were Treated Like Dirt': A Visa Program Exploits Student Workers. thenation.com 'We Were Treated Like Dirt': A Visa Program Exploits Student Workers…
(2019-08-14). Chicago school district and union officials prepare to sell austerity contract to teachers. wsws.org The Democratic Party "fact-finder" has come down on the side of the district's demands for a virtual wage freeze and further inroads on teachers' health care benefits.
(2019-08-14). Selected Articles: Brexit Conundrum. globalresearch.ca 
A future without independent media leaves us with an upside down reality where according to the corporate media "NATO deserves a Nobel Peace Prize", and where "nuclear weapons and wars make us safer" | . | . | | | If, like us, this is …
(2019-08-14). Irish Newspaper Calls for Union between Ireland, Wales and Scotland. globalresearch.ca Wales, Ireland and Scotland should form a 'Celtic pact' and leave England behind to sort out Brexit for itself, according to the Irish Mirror. | Writing for the newspaper, Jason O'Toole suggests that a pact of the four nations — Ireland, …
(2019-08-13). Vaccine against chlamydia moves a step closer after successful clinical trial. thecanary.co 
A vaccine to protect against the common sexually transmitted infection (STI) chlamydia is safe and has shown promising signs of being effective, a clinical trial has found.Researchers found the vaccine provoked an immune response during preliminary tests on 35 healthy women.Further trials will now be carried out to determine whether it can fully protect against the infection, but experts say it is an "important first step" in tackling the condition."The findings are encouraging as they show the vaccine is safe and produces the type of immune response that could potentially protect against chlamydia," said Profess…
(2019-08-13). The U.S. Government Doesn't Care About Afghan Women. truthdig.com 
In once, and to some extent still, relatively cosmopolitan Baghdad, Iraq, I once saw three young female college students from Mustansiriyah University walking home from class. They couldn't have been more differently clothed. One wore a full burqa that exposed only her eyes; another a hijab, a more modest head scarf without a facial veil, and a pair of jeans; the third sported a pink miniskirt and a revealing tank top with her long hair fully exposed. Still, they chatted like old friends. | By early 2007, this range of women's clothing was already highly rare in all but the safest Baghdad neighborhoods, yet it di…
(2019-08-13). Medellín Diary: Remembering Our Dead. counterpunch.org 
What set Gustavo Marulanda's death apart from so many others in those years, when the Colombian government of Andrés Pastrana negotiated peace with the insurgent guerrilla movement, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), and the paramilitaries targeted intellectuals as well as social and trade union movement activists as guerrilla supporters, is that Marulanda publicly forecasted his murder at a student assembly. | More
(2019-08-13). UN recommends multilingual education to preserve Indigenous languages. peoplesworld.org 
"The United Nations stands ready to support all initiatives aimed at realizing the rights and aspirations of Indigenous peoples." — UN Secretary-General António Guterres UN Assistant Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, stressed on Friday, August 9, the importance of providing multilingual education to indigenous communities so that they can preserve their native languages. Many of these languages …
(2019-08-13). Most US Citizens Do Not Support President Trump's Asylum Policy. telesurenglish.net A Pew Research Center poll found that most U.S. citizens reject President Donald Trump's measures against asylum seekers and 72 percent of them support granting legal status to immigrants. | RELATED: | Guatemala Cannot Be 'Safe Third Country,' US Congresswoman Says | According to this study, 65 percent of respondents believe that the U.S. government is per…
(2019-08-13). Angela Rayner takes Tories to task over 'toxic, eye-watering debts'. thecanary.co Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner has slammed "the current broken system" of higher education loans. She blames Conservative-led governments for creating "vast levels of debt" and passing "almost half the cost" onto taxpayers. And she insists that a Labour government would do things very differently. | "Student loan debt set to almost double": | The Labour Party has criticised the current student…
(2019-08-13). History: US-led Pressures on Japan Performed a Central Role Leading to Pearl Harbor. globalresearch.ca By 1920, America had become by far the world's richest country, whose strength held sway over much of the Western hemisphere, and was stretching further eastwards. As her influence expanded, the United States was posing a serious problem for the …
(2019-08-13). Why Don't Activists Care About the Kashmiris as Much as the Rohingyas? globalresearch.ca It's certainly peculiar that the international activist community cares more for the Rohingyas than the Kashmiris despite both of these people being Muslim minorities that are facing a similar threat of ethnic cleansing, which suggests that there must be more …
(2019-08-13). Sea turtles are mistaking plastic pollution for food. nationofchange.org Endangered green sea turtles are accidentally ingesting plastic that resembles their food source concludes a new study published in the journal ' Scientific Reports'. | Researchers at the University of Exeter and the Society for the Protection of Turtles studied 34 sea turtles who washed up on beaches on the island of Cyprus. The team was able to look at the gastrointestinal tracts of 19 of the turtles, all of which had ingested plastic. | The sea turtles had ingested plastic that was green, black or clear, which greatly…
(2019-08-13). Video: Syrian Tiger Forces Crush Al Qaeda Militants' Defense in Southern Idlib. globalresearch.ca Over the past weekend, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the Tiger Forces have continued their advance on positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and its allies in northwestern Hama and southern Idlib. | By August 12, government forces had liberated the …
(2019-08-13). How Tehran Fits into Russia-China Strategy. globalresearch.ca Complex doesn't even begin to describe the positioning of Iran-Russia in the geopolitical chessboard. What's clear in our current, volatile moment is that they're partners, as I previously reported. Although not strategic partners, as in the Russia-China tie-up, Russia-China-Iran …
(2019-08-13). The 'Idiot Box' — Now More than Ever! globalresearch.ca For decades many critics of broadcast television labeled it 'The idiot box'. As Ed Norton said in a Honeymooners episode "Maybe the phrase fits.'" Well, today, perhaps more than ever before, we all must be idiots to continue viewing …
(2019-08-13). Obama's Unending Wars — Fronting the Foreign Policy of the Permanent Warfare State. globalresearch.ca Obama is a shining light in comparison to his two bookends, George Bush and Donald Trump. His manner is calm and focused as he presents his ideas with well mannered rhetorical flourishes, speaking in terms of hope, peace, change, freedom …
(2019-08-13). Freedom or Repression of Speech at Alberta's Universities? A Point of Contention Between the NDP and the UCP. globalresearch.ca Is former NDP Cabinet Minister, Shannon Phillips, attempting to revive her waning political career by initiating a fear mongering campaign? Ms. Phillips is targeting Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's plan to integrate the Chicago Principles on Free Speech …
(2019-08-13). Civil Disobedience in Hong Kong or US Color Revolution Attempt? globalresearch.ca As the saying goes, if it walks, talks, and quacks like a duck, chances are it is one. | What's been going on for months in Hong Kong has all the earmarks of a US orchestrated color revolution, aimed at destabilizing …
(2019-08-13). Students Strike, Protest Across Brazil as Moro Orders Crackdown. telesurenglish.net Brazil's Justice Minister Sergio Moro ordered his ministry's National Public Security Force (FSNP) to be stationed at the Ministries Square in Brasilia to crack down on student protests scheduled for Tuesday. | RELATED: | Argentina Frontrunner: 'Bolsonaro Is Racist, Misogynist, Violent' | The National Student Union (UNE) called o…
(2019-08-13). Fordham's Students for Justice in Palestine Did More Than Win Club Status. thenation.com Fordham's Students for Justice in Palestine Did More Than Win Club Status…
(2019-08-13). Employment gains mask sharp rise in unemployment. thecanary.co Employment has hit record highs in the UK as the market was boosted by higher numbers of working women and self-employed workers, new figures reveal. | The number of people in employment rose by 115,000 to 32.81 million in the three months to June, reaching a new high for people in work, the Office for National Statistics said. | However, unemployment also significantly increased, as fewer people were considered economically inactive. | The UK's level of unemployment rose 31,000 to 1.33 million for the quarter, as the rate of unemployment increased to 3.9%. | The rise in unemployment was the biggest the UK has se…
(2019-08-13). Ibram X. Kendi: IQ Tests, SAT Scores and Other "Intelligence" Tests Propagate Racism. democracynow.org 
Author and professor Ibram X. Kendi joins us to discuss his new book, "How to Be an Antiracist." He talks about the racist development of intelligence tests that blatantly discriminate against people of color under a veneer of scientific objectivity. "Even when we talk about antiracism, when most people think of who needs to be an antiracist, they think of Southerners. They think of people who voted for Trump," says Kendi. "They don't think of people who are advocating for the maintenance of these tests, which are denying access to some of the best schools in New York City to black and Latino kids."
(2019-08-13). How #MeToo Is Changing Sex Ed Policies — Even in Red States. truthout.org | | In Colorado, a law passed this spring requires any sex education taught in the state's public schools to be medically accurate and, in an unusual move, carves out $1 million to pay for it. | California's Board of Education updated its statewide framework in May for teaching comprehensive sex educat…