(2019-09-11). Oliver Sacks, the "Neurological Philosopher" counterpunch.org 
Oliver Sacks, the "neurological philosopher", did a "different sort of medicine on behalf of chronic often warehoused and largely abandoned patients." It combined art and science. Lawrence Weschler, in How Are You, Dr. Sacks?, says Sacks was from "the period before the science and the humanities split apart".[1] But they didn't just "split apart". They More
(2019-09-11). A Memoir From Hell: Samantha Power Will Do Anything for Human Rights Unless It Hurts Her Career. theintercept.com 
A new book by Obama's ambassador to the U.N. won't honestly tell us what she saw on the mountaintop because she wants to get back there.
(2019-09-11). Brazil: The dangers of being young and Black. mronline.org 
The latest statistics released by the UN show that some 23,000 young Blacks die violently every year in Brazil, equivalent to one every 23 minutes. | Source
(2019-09-11). Reflections on "Peace" in Afghanistan. counterpunch.org 
When the conflict that the Vietnamese refer to as the American War ended in April 1975, I was a U.S. Army captain attending a course at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In those days, the student body at any of our Army's myriad schools typically included officers from the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). Since More
(2019-09-11). Afghanistan May Never Recover From the U.S. Invasion. truthdig.com When the conflict that the Vietnamese refer to as the American War ended in April 1975, I was a U.S. Army captain attending a course at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In those days, the student body at any of our Army's myriad schools typically included officers from the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). | Since ARVN's founding two decades earlier, the United States had assigned itself the task of professionalizing that fledgling military establishment. Based on a conviction that the standards, methods, and ethos of our armed forces were universally applicable and readily exportable, the attendance of ARVN personnel…
(2019-09-11). Where was Osama bin Laden on September 11, 2001? globalresearch.ca On September 10. 2001, Osama was in a Pakistani military hospital in Rawalpindi, courtesy of America's indefectible ally Pakistan…
(2019-09-11). THE 9/11 READER. The September 11, 2001 Terror Attacks. globalresearch.ca The tragic events of September 11, 2001 constitute a fundamental landmark in American history. a decisive watershed. 9/11 opens up an era of crisis, upheaval and militarization of American society.
(2019-09-11). Chile, September 11, 1973: The Inauguration of Neoliberalism, "Shock Treatment" and the Instruments of Economic Repression: The Junta's Deadly "Economic Medicine" globalresearch.ca The Junta ordered a hike in the price of bread from 11 to 40 escudos. While food prices had skyrocketed, wages had been frozen. From one day to the next, an entire country had been precipitated into abysmal poverty; in less than a year the price of bread in Chile increased thirty-six fold.
(2019-09-11). From a Lebanese refugee camp to Harvard, Ismail Ajjawi inspires other Palestinian students. nationofchange.org Today marks a week since Ismail Ajjawi, a 17-year-old Palestinian student who was denied entry into the United States, began classes with his fellow Harvard freshmen. Ajjawi was initially turned away at Boston's Logan Airport after immigration officials searched his phone and computer, and interrogated him about his religion and social media posts by friends …
(2019-09-11). India: Kolkata students and workers demand freedom for Assange and Manning. wsws.org ICFI supporters spoke to students at Jadavpur University in Kolkata and workers from BSNL, the Indian government-owned telecommunication company.
(2019-09-11). Ontario education unions disarm teachers, support staff facing attack on jobs and conditions. wsws.org The unions are seeking to block a teachers strike, because they fear it could trigger a broader working-class challenge to the Ford government and the agenda of austerity.
(2019-09-11). The Alleged Cell Phone Calls from the 9/11 Flights. globalresearch.ca An unpublished manuscript investigating the alleged cell phone calls from the 9/11 flights has recently been released by the well-known British writer and Consensus 9/11 panelist, Rowland Morgan. | Morgan, a former columnist for London's The Guardian and The Independent, …
(2019-09-11). James Madison's Bill of Rights Turns 230, and What Do We Have to Show for It? Nothing Good. globalresearch.ca "That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn't even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some direction. There wasn't even an enemy you could put …
(2019-09-11). 9/11 Truth: Foreknowledge of WTC 7's Collapse. globalresearch.ca Of the two principal theories of WTC 7's collapse — one being global structural failure due to prior debris impact and ongoing fire damage, and the other being controlled demolition — the second is favored by foreknowledge of the collapse. …
(2019-09-11). Video: Hezbollah Shoots Down Israeli Drone over Lebanon. globalresearch.ca On September 9, Hezbollah announced that it had shot down an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle over the village of Ramyeh in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah added that the UAV is now in its hands. | The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed in …
(2019-09-11). Video: Collapse of World Trade Center Building 7: "The Bamboozle Has Captured Us" globalresearch.ca Below is a video showing several film sequences taken from different locations and documenting multiple angles of World Trade Center Building 7 collapsing at freefall speed eighteen years ago on September 11, 2001. | The four words "Building Seven Freefall Speed"…
(2019-09-11). Trump Sacks Bolton. Who is the Next National Security Advisor? globalresearch.ca It's a good start, way short of what's needed — cleaning house of all Trump regime far-right extremists, notably Pompeo and likeminded hardliners. | Chance for positive change is virtually nil. Dirty business as usual in Washington won't miss a beat …
(2019-09-11). 9/11 Contradictions: Bush in the Classroom on the Morning of September 11, 2001. globalresearch.ca He arrived at the school at 8: 55 AM, at which time he reportedly first learned that a plane had struck one of the Twin Towers. Dismissing the crash as an accident, Bush said that they would go ahead and "do the reading thing anyway."
(2019-09-11). The 9/11 Legend Lives On. The "Official Story" Prevails. globalresearch.ca The 18th anniversary of the attacks on 11 September 2001 (9/11) will be commemorated in the US and worldwide by the corporate media to keep the legend about 9/11 alive. | The official 9/11 narrative, however, is not only riddled with …
(2019-09-11). People Should be Warned of the Adverse Health Effects of 5G Mobile Phone Microwave Radiation Technology. globalresearch.ca Read the Irish Independent article here. | *** | Dear Adrian, | I read with dismay your article in Saturdays Independent on the safety of 5G. I think you do a huge disservice to Ireland Inc but in particular to Irish Children …
(2019-09-11). Western Media Portrays Hong Kong Hooligans as Heroes. But Are They? globalresearch.ca Whenever Hong Kong protesters are destroying public property, there are no cameras of Western media outlets in sight. But when police decide to intervene, protecting their city, Western media crusaders emerge in full force. | On Sunday, huge US flags were …
(2019-09-11). China's Perspective: Economic Growth over Military Spending. globalresearch.ca Question. What leader saw his country's military dropping 26,171 bombs in one year? | That works out at every day of that year, the country's military dropped 72 bombs, or 3 bombs every hour, 24 hours a day, according to the …
(2019-09-11). When Americans Fell for the 9/11 Deception They Lost Their Country. globalresearch.ca Today is the 18 anniversary of 9/11, an event that has turned a once free America into a domestic police state and an international warmonger during the 21st century. America's reputation has been shattered along with the Constitution, international law, …
(2019-09-11). How Israel Steals Palestine's Offshore Oil and Gas Revenues. Outright Theft. Billions of Dollars Stolen. globalresearch.ca Executive summary | "In 2018 and early 2019, the performance of the Palestinian economy and humanitarian conditions reached an all-time low. Per capita income fell, mass unemployment increased, poverty deepened and the environmental toll of occupation has been rising in both …
(2019-09-11). "Nothing Urgent" on 9/11: The Curious Lack of Military Action on the Morning of September 11, 2001. globalresearch.ca Global Research Editor's Note | Today, September 11, 2019. The anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11. 18 years laters, are we any closer to the truth about what really happened on that fateful day? | George Szamuely's incisive article published more …
(2019-09-11). Will Iran be a Full Nuclear Power by the End of 2020? No Return to the 2015 Agreement. globalresearch.ca French President Emmanuel Macron failed to promote successfully his Iranian initiative with the US administration despite the initial blessing of his US counterpart. This failure led Iran to make a third gradual withdrawal from its JCPOA nuclear deal commitment, raising …
(2019-09-11). Bolton's Failures in Venezuela, Iran, Afghanistan and Russia Proved to be His Downfall. globalresearch.ca Trump's decision to fire Bolton likely stemmed from the latter's string of failures in Venezuela, Iran, Afghanistan, and Russia, with the American President finally realizing that enough is enough and that he needs to once again shuffle the "deep state" …
(2019-09-11). Why Are Legislatures Now Imposing "Vaccine Mandates"? globalresearch.ca I am a veteran of the vaccine war in the US, and today I feel compelled to speak about what I saw in that war. Legislators were forced to change their votes to revoke vaccine exemptions and rescind the historic …
(2019-09-11). The Whitewashing of the Nazis. globalresearch.ca I was going to write about Iraq and the American control of that tragic nation that has been, like many others, destroyed by the American war machine, but it is difficult to find out any real facts about anything in …
(2019-09-11). "Forecasting" Hurricane Dorian. Relentless Media Disinformation. "Scripting of Extreme Weather Events" globalresearch.ca As Hurricane Dorian approached the Bahamas, the mainstream media "scared the hell" out of thousands of Floridians as they trembled with the forecast of a calamitous weather scenario about to ravage the entire east coast. Intimidated by the power of …
(2019-09-11). 9/11 "Justice": The Pentagon's Upcoming Kangaroo Show Trial in Cuba. globalresearch.ca After 18 years, there is a possibility that the Pentagon is finally going to permit a "trial" of five men who are accused of conspiracy to commit the 9/11 attacks. If so, the proceedings will prove what a charade …
(2019-09-11). Feinstein, Costa Support Weakening of CA Bill Blocking Trump Rollbacks of Environmental Regulations. indybay.org John McManus, President of the Golden Gate Salmon Association (GGSA), took issue with the contention of Senator Feinstein and Congressmen Costa, Garamendi, Harder and Cox that SB 1 "would prevent the state from incorporating the latest science and other information in permitting decisions." | "That letter cites new science on species that won't be used if SB 1 goes into effect," said McManus. "This Is completely false. SB 1 would allow the state to review and revise any of the species protections adopted. The state would be able to use any and all science to protect its wildlife."
(2019-09-11). Knowledge in the Blood: Stories About 9-11. counterpunch.org A Saudi Arabian exchange student starting 12thgrade in an American high school this fall is bullied because his name is Osama. "Something about 11thof September?" I learn. Jonathan Jansen called it "knowledge in the blood" when he wrote of the vindictiveness and hostility of Afrikaaner youth born after the end of apartheid as they entered More
(2019-09-11). Reflections on "peace" in Afghanistan. nationofchange.org When the conflict that the Vietnamese refer to as the American War ended in April 1975, I was a U.S. Army captain attending a course at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In those days, the student body at any of our Army's myriad schools typically included officers from the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). Since …
(2019-09-11). Should we worry about income gaps within or between countries? nationofchange.org At the beginning of classes every autumn, I tease my students with the following question: Is it better to be poor in a rich country or rich in a poor country? The question typically invites considerable and inconclusive debate. But we can devise a more structured and limited version of the question, for which there …
(2019-09-11). Chicago's Impending Teacher Strike is Ten Years in the Making. progressive.org The union is still fighting to restore the damage caused by a decade of austerity measures, layoffs, and budget cuts.
(2019-09-11). Brexit Threatens UK Food Regulations. globalresearch.ca The UK public faces the prospect of watered-down food regulations after Brexit with Parliament having little say, the UK Trade Policy Observatory (UK TPO) is warning. | New analysis by legal experts at the University of Sussex-based UK TPO warns that …
(2019-09-11). GoFundMe Shuts Down Homophobic Page Against LGBT School Lessons. telesurenglish.net The crowdfunding website GoFundMe said Tuesday that they have taken down a page launched in June to campaign against LGTBQ education inside schools in the United Kingdom. | RELATED: | Brazil Newspaper Publishes Gay Kiss To Rebuke Homophobic Mayor | "We have removed this page as it violates our terms of service," the website said. Humanists U.K. had demanded twice…
(2019-09-11). Amnesty International Chief's Plea to 30,000+ Schools Worldwide: Let the Students Climate Strike! commondreams.org In a personal plea sent to more than tens of thousands of schools around the world Wednesday, Amnesty International secretary general Kumi Naidoo called on educators and administrators to allow students to join global climate strikes later this month. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-09-11). Selected Articles: Trump Sacks Bolton. Who Is the Next National Security Advisor? 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 …
(2019-09-11). The 1994 Crime Bill and Beyond: How Federal Funding Shapes the Criminal Justice System. commondreams.org There are stockpiles of research finding that incarceration has dramatically increased without yielding large crime-reduction benefits for the country — and has in fact harmed communities and torn apart families. Not only that, but in states where prison rates have fallen, the crime rates have fallen as well. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-09-10). Are We Headed Toward a Techno-Eugenic Future? counterpunch.org 
Dr. Stuart A. Newman, Ph.D., is professor of cell biology and anatomy. He has been a visiting professor at the Pasteur Institute, Paris, the Centre à l'Energie Atomique-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, the University of Tokyo, and was a Fogarty Senior International Fellow at Monash University, Australia. He was a founding member of More
(2019-09-10). Adorno is Not a Cheery Guy. counterpunch.org 
Maybe Teddy would be lots of laughs in a Berlin pub after one too many. But, judging from his essay, "Education after Auschwitz," written in popular style in 1966 (three years from his death), Adorno might chase away the crowds. "Hey, see that dreary old guy sitting alone in the corner? That's sad old Adorno." More
(2019-09-10). The struggle continues for the Ayotzinapa 43. workers.org 
This year marks the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of the Ayotzinapa 43, an event which unleashed a movement for justice in Mexico that inspired the world. On Sept. 26, 2014, six people were murdered and 43 students from the Raúl Isidro Burgos Normal Rural School in the small community . . . | Continue reading The struggle continues for the Ayotzinapa 43 at Workers.org
(2019-09-10). UK has one of youngest teaching workforces among leading economies. thecanary.co The UK has one of the youngest teaching workforces among the world's leading economies, according to a report. | Almost one in three UK primary teachers (31%) are 30 or younger, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's latest Education at a Glance study indicates. | This is compared with 13% on average across OECD countries. | The report, which looks at the state of education systems across 36 OECD nations and economies, plus 10 others, also said that in England and Scotland, statutory salaries for teachers with 15 years of experience and the most common qualification "have not recovered to th…
(2019-09-10). What a pro-trophy hunting open letter failed to mention about its 'conservationist' backers. thecanary.co An open letter recently appeared in the journal Science. As the Independent reported at the time, in it "133 conservationists and commun…
(2019-09-10). Kenosha SDS wins demand for gender neutral bathrooms on campus. fightbacknews.org Kenosha, WI – Just in time for the new semester, Students for a Democratic Society at UW Parkside came out victorious in their gender neutral bathrooms campaign from the previous semester. Four bathrooms were converted on campus to support the trans and gender non-conforming community, a demand which some students have been proposing for several years. | Before, there were only two gender neutral bathrooms on campus located on the opposite ends of campus. This was an obstacle for transgender students taking classes in the central area of the university, as the only gender neutral bathrooms were inconveniently far…
(2019-09-10). From a Lebanese Refugee Camp to Harvard, Ismail Ajjawi Inspires Other Palestinian Students. democracynow.org 
Today marks a week since Ismail Ajjawi, a 17-year-old Palestinian student who was denied entry into the United States, began classes with his fellow Harvard freshmen. Ajjawi was initially turned away at Boston's Logan Airport after immigration officials searched his phone and computer, and interrogated him about his religion and social media posts by friends that were critical of U.S. policy. He was then forced to return home to Lebanon, but his case provoked outrage on the Harvard campus and among some Palestinian rights and academic freedom groups. Ajjawi, who is attending Harvard on a full scholarship, was edu…
(2019-09-10). More Than 300 Privately-Operated Ohio Charter Schools Have Closed In 20 Years. dissidentvoice.org 
Across the country, thousands of charter schools have closed in under 30 years. Corruption and poor academic performance are two key reasons for the high failure rate in the charter school sector. Between 1998 and 2019, 306 charter schools closed in Ohio. On average, that is more than one charter school closing per month for …
(2019-09-09). Segregation Is Worse in Charter Schools: a Q&A with Julian Vasquez-Heilig. progressive.org "If the charter schools don't want to be diverse, they don't have to be."