(2019-10-28). "I Was Fired for Helping Julian Assange, and I Have No Regrets" globalresearch.ca We talk to Fidel Narvaez, the ousted Ecuadorian diplomat who handled Julian Assange's case about why Lenín Moreno caved to international pressure, broke his promises, and gave Assange up to British authorities. | *** | Assange had been granted asylum in 2012, …
(2019-10-28). The End of Accountable Government Is Close at Hand. Julian Assange and the CIA. globalresearch.ca For about 70 years the CIA has been undermining a free press. It began with Operation Mockingbird, a Cold War operation against communism. The CIA recruited journalists into a propaganda network. The CIA paid journalists to write fake stories or …
(2019-10-28). Did this Happen in the Home of the Magna Carta? Julian Assange's Case. globalresearch.ca In a special comment written for Consortium News, John Pilger, legendary filmmaker, journalist and friend of Assange, describes the troubling scene inside a London courtroom this week where the WikiLeaks publisher appeared in his U.S. extradition case. | *** | The worst …
(2019-10-28). US Troops Are Staying in Syria to 'Keep the Oil' — and Have Already Killed Hundreds Over It. globalresearch.ca Hundreds of American soldiers are remaining in Syria to occupy its oil reserves and block the Syrian government from revenue needed for reconstruction. Trump said openly, "We want to keep the oil." | *** | US President Donald Trump has reassured supporters …
(2019-10-28). Al-Baghadi and the U.S. Special Ops Raid. Hurras al-Din Regrouping of Islamic State in Syria's Idlib? globalresearch.ca According to a New York Times report [1], the surprising information about the Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's whereabouts came following the arrest and interrogation of one of al-Baghdadi's wives and a courier in Iraq this past summer….
(2019-10-28). Is the 'Greater Albania' Project Aimed Against Russia in the Balkans? globalresearch.ca A project for Greater Albania — conspiracy or legitimate? According to a 2010 Gallup Balkan Monitor report, 83% of Albanians in Albania supported the idea of a Greater Albania, with 81% and 53% of Albanians in Kosovo and North Macedonia …
(2019-10-28). ISIS Chief Al-Baghdadi Killed on Turkish Border while Fleeing Idlib. globalresearch.ca This article was completed on October 26, 2019. | Islamic State's self-styled Caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in a United States Special Ops overnight raid Saturday involving helicopters, warplanes and a ground clash on the Turkey-Syria border while fleeing …
(2019-10-28). Latin America. Support the Revolutionary Movement against Neoliberalism. globalresearch.ca It was just a matter of time before the Bolivian government would be the target of a reactionary opposition. Indeed it happened at its most vulnerable time during an election process that had not officially ended. Following popular protests against …
(2019-10-28). Forever War Propaganda: Trump and the Death of al-Baghdadi. globalresearch.ca The ongoing theatrical absurdity of twisted forever war propaganda went over the top on Sunday when President Trump announced the death of the elusive leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. | Trump announced the death (said to be …
(2019-10-28). ISIS Leader Al-Baghdadi Killed? Trump's Dubious Announcement. "Fake Politics"? globalresearch.ca Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi allegedly headed ISIS, the jihadist group created and supported by the US and its imperial allies. | Years earlier, he was held in Camp Bucca, a US military prison in Iraq, later released, after which the ISIS terrorist …
(2019-10-28). Genetically Engineered Golden Rice: A Silver Bullet that Misses the Target. globalresearch.ca Promoters of genetic modification (GM) in agriculture have long argued that genetically engineered Golden Rice is a practical way to provide poor farmers in remote areas with a subsistence crop capable of adding much-needed vitamin A to local diets. Vitamin …
(2019-10-28). How Saudi Arabia's Propaganda War on Iran Has Reached a New Level of the Absurd. globalresearch.ca Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir has recently called out Iran for its alleged "support of terrorist groups, its ballistic missile program and its destabilizing effect" in the Middle East even though Iran has not attacked …
(2019-10-28). What's Wrong with the Bees? Our New Film, "The Pollinators," Seeks an Answer. globalresearch.ca "What's wrong with the bees?" | I've been asked that question frequently over the years. My friends, family and most of my work colleagues know that I've been a beekeeper for decades, so it's a reasonable question and it usually leads …
(2019-10-28). Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: Made and Killed by the CIA. globalresearch.ca Now that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of IS, has been eliminated, there is a great deal of joy and relief in the US and the West. What they don't mention is that this barbaric terror group is a …
(2019-10-28). Rabbinical Association Comes Out in Support of a US Congress Bill that Protects Palestinian Children. globalresearch.ca The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association (RRA) has come out in support of a bill that promotes the human rights of Palestinian children and they're calling on congress to pass it. | H.R.2407, the Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under …
(2019-10-28). Non Aligned Movement Summit: 'Venezuela Is Resisting and Overcoming', Maduro Says. globalresearch.ca At the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit held in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Friday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro lashed out at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and announced that the U.S. economic and financial aggressions are as lethal as its armies. | The …
(2019-10-28). Over 1 Million People March in Chile's Largest Protest. globalresearch.ca Protests that started over a hike in public transport fares boiled into massive marches. The government responded with heavy repression. At least 18 people have been killed, hundreds have been injured, and over 7,000 arrested. | *** | Over one million people …
(2019-10-28). America Created Al-Qaeda and the ISIS Terror Group. globalresearch.ca Incisive article originally published by GR in September 2014. In recent developments, Al Baghdadi the leader of the ISIS terror group is dead. Hollywood in Real Time: Trump said that "he watched the operation from the Situation Room". | *** | The …
(2019-10-28). Duke Students Protest Speech by Tzipi Livni, Former Israeli Foreign Minister Accused of War Crimes. commondreams.org Tzipi Livni (pictured) is the former Israeli foreign minister who has been the subject of arrest warrants and a lawsuit in three countries for her alleged role in war crimes committed during the 2008-09 Cast Lead invasion of Gaza. (Photo: Stefano Montesi/Corbis via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-10-28). 16 years on from Western invasion, Iraqi authorities continue to kill dozens of protesters. thecanary.co At least 72 protesters have been killed in Iraq since nationwide anti-government protests resumed on Friday, after 149 were killed during an earlier wave of protests this month. | The latest violence comes as thousands of students took to the streets in defiance of a government order and tear gas from security forces. The students missed classes at several universities and secondary schools in Baghdad and across Iraq's majority-Shiite south to take part in the protests, despite the government ordering schools and universities to operate normally. Authorities later announced a curfew from midnight to 6am in the ca…
(2019-10-28). These Students Want to Know: Where's Their Tuition Money Going? thenation.com These Students Want to Know: Where's Their Tuition Money Going?
(2019-10-28). Chicago school staff union breaks ranks with teachers, signs tentative deal. wsws.org The sellout contract agreed to by SEIU Local 73 paves the way for the Chicago Teachers Union to order the teachers back to work.
(2019-10-28). Teaching Resistance: Radicals, Revolutionaries and Cultural Subversives in the Classroom. indybay.org The Green Arcade | 1680 Market Street | San Francisco, CA 94102…
(2019-10-28). Brexit, Workers' Rights and the Environment: The Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB). globalresearch.ca The smorgasbord of Brexit terms has been further plated up with the latest acronym: the WAB or Withdrawal Agreement Bill. It comes in at 115 pages, with an added bonus of 126 pages of explanatory notes. For something seemingly …
(2019-10-28). Headlines for October 28, 2019. democracynow.org ISIS Leader al-Baghdadi Reportedly Dies in U.S. Raid in Syria, California Declares State of Emergency over Wildfires, Chile: Over One Million Take to Streets in Protest Against Inequality, Dozens Killed in Iraq Amid Latest Round of Anti-Government Protests, Lebanese Form Human Chain Across Country as Protests Continue, Alberto Fernandez Wins Argentine Election in Defeat for Right-Wing Incumbent, Brexit Deadline Extended Until Jan. 31, Trump Booed, Taunted at World Series Game, Pentagon Hands Microsoft a $10 Billion Contract, Chicago Teachers Strike Continues, While Support Staff Reach Tentative Deal, UAW and Gene…
(2019-10-28). Selected Articles: The Death of ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. 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 …
(2019-10-28). California to train poll workers to be courteous to trans people in bid to woo LGTBQs to polls. rt.com 
Under a newly announced partnership with an LGBTQ group, California is to make sure that officials won't offend transgender people by being overly inquisitive if their names on voter rolls don't match their gender identity. | California Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced earlier this week that the state would enlist help from the Equality California Institute, an LGTBQ civil rights group, in teaching poll workers what to do if a transgender person shows up to vote and their new identity does not match the one that is on record. | Announcing the partnership, Padilla argued that insensitive treatment of t…
(2019-10-28). 'Consent should be CONTINUOUS': Liberal professor implies not asking during sex is RAPE. rt.com 
For Georgetown Law professor Preston Mitchum, a long history of stamping all men as sexist is not egregious or woke enough. According to his implication, "most men" (especially heterosexuals) are also unknowingly rapists. | On his personal website, Mitchum describes himself as an "unapologetically Black and queer civil rights advocate, activist, writer, and professor." Although he graduated from Kent State University with a BA in Political Science, he seems to have recently taken up an interest in the psychology of sex and intimate relat…
(2019-10-28). Hillary Clinton: "We Created Al Qaeda". The Protagonists of the "Global War on Terrorism" are the Terrorists. globalresearch.ca The "Global War on Terrorism" uses Al Qaeda terrorist operatives as their foot soldiers. "Political Islam" and the imposition of an "Islamic State" (modeled on Qatar or Saudi Arabia) is an integral part of US foreign policy. America is the Terror State.
(2019-10-27). Disagreeing Reasonably in a Complex World. dissidentvoice.org 
In my last couple years of university teaching before retiring, I repeated two catch phrases as often as possible—"reasonable people can disagree" and "if two things are both true, then both are relevant." The first assertion—which I used so often that at the end of one semester a student gave me a coffee mug with …
(2019-10-27). Attacker still at large after Texas university homecoming mass shooting leaves 2 dead, multiple injured. rt.com 
A major manhunt is underway after a mass shooting at a homecoming party in Greenville, Texas, has left at least two people dead and multiple others injured. | A gunman armed with a handgun opened fire at The Party Venue in Greenville, near Dallas, during an unofficial homecoming party for Texas A&M Commerce College students. Officials found two bodies at the scene along with 14 other people who had suffered injuries of varying severity. | Scene pics from mass shooting outside Greenville, Texas. Ten people shot around midnight. Two dead. A half dozen Hunt County Sheriff's deputies vehicles on scene. Suspect rem…
(2019-10-27). Tulsi Gabbard's 'Hail-Mary Pass' Against Hillary Clinton Failed? globalresearch.ca For a few days, active Democrats were stunned by — and America's political news-media were focusing heavily upon — this string of tweets from Democratic Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard: | . | . | . | Great! Thank you @HillaryClinton. You, the …
(2019-10-27). Video: How Effective is Iran's Air Defense Sytem? Fending Off US-Israeli Missile and Drone Attack. globalresearch.ca The current military and diplomatic situation in the Middle East demonstrates that the capability and quality of air defense forces is especially important for states operating in a tense geopolitical environment. | Saudi Arabia with Patriot surface-to-air missiles appeared to be …
(2019-10-27). Chicago Teacher, SEIU strikers stand strong. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL — Members of the Chicago Teachers Union members and SEIU Local 73 are in the seventh day of their joint striking. As of Friday, October 25, this strike under Mayor Lori Lightfoot is now equal in length to the strike under Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 2012. | On Wednesday, October 23, over 30,000 teachers and staff members flooded downtown Chicago, shutting down large sections of the business district while Lightfoot made her budget address at City Hall. This movement in the street has forced progress at the table, after 10 months of slow bargaining. There has been progress in negotiations and the unio…
(2019-10-27). Poem: Science, Attenborough et al. greenleft.org.au 
poem science John MonfriesIssue 1243October 27, 2019David Attenborough: It's amazing, the discoveries made in my lifetime. Have you heard of hox genes? | Andrew Denton: No. (Then didn't pursue the matter.) [From an interview a few years ago.] | | I've always rather liked Andrew Denton, | But I thought he missed a good chance then, | Given all th…
(2019-10-26). More Troops/Tanks To Syria Confirmed, OPCW Whistleblower, Barr's PreCrime & Mossad Clinton Blackmail. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/25/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2019-10-26). Russia Has 'Proof' US Is Smuggling Oil In Syria & Did Israel/US Create A Civil War In Lebanon? thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/26/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2019-10-26). Chicago Teachers Union and Democratic Party conspire to end Chicago teachers strike. wsws.org The powerful strike by 32,000 Chicago teachers is in danger of being isolated and betrayed by the Chicago Teachers Union.
(2019-10-26). A million people march in Chile to protest against the government. thecanary.co 
Hundreds of thousands of protesters have marched in Chile's capital, intensifying pressure on a government struggling to contain deadly unrest over economic hardship.The huge throng surged toward a central plaza on 25 October as participants blew whistles, banged pots and pans and carried Chilean flags and posters demanding change.The diverse crowd included students, workers, parents and their children."All of Chile is marching here," Santiago mayor Karla Rubilar said, adding that there was hope as well as sadness among the demonstrators.According to Chile's human rights watchdog, more than 2,000 people have been…
(2019-10-26). Charter School Advocates Are Hypocritical and Out-of-Touch. dissidentvoice.org 
On Monday, October 21, 2019, democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren issued her plan for K-12 public education. In it, she outlines her opposition to charter schools. A brief excerpt from a section of the plan titled, Combating the Privatization and Corruption of Our Public Schools, states: To keep our traditional public school systems strong, we …
(2019-10-25). Excluding the Civic Community Excludes Life-Savers. counterpunch.org 
The lawmakers are doing it. The candidates are doing it. The mass media are doing it. All are excluding from their arenas the leading citizen groups as never before, since the early nineteen sixties. The nonprofit national advocacy/research organizations that led the way for social reforms are being shut out of the political process. These More
(2019-10-25). Rethinking the Looming Threat of Neoliberal Fascism. counterpunch.org 
The terror of the unforeseen is what the science of history hides, turning a disaster into an epic. —Philip Roth, The Plot Against America Talk of a fascist politics emerging in the United States and in the rise of right-wing populist movements across the globe is often criticized as a naive exaggeration or a misguided historical More
(2019-10-25). Colombia Diary: Higher Ed Under Threat. counterpunch.org 
Recent events in Chile and Ecuador reverberate throughout South America and indeed the world. Confronted with violent government repression, by insisting on reasoned argument, critical thinking, and mass direct action, non-violent student movements in South America offer hope at a time when authoritarianism threatens democratic citizenship worldwide. In Colombia, one of Washington's closest allies in More
(2019-10-25). Excluding the Civic Community Excludes Life-Savers. dissidentvoice.org The lawmakers are doing it. The candidates are doing it. The mass media are doing it. All are excluding from their arenas the leading citizen groups as never before, since the early nineteen sixties. The nonprofit national advocacy/research organizations that led the way for social reforms are being shut out of the political process. These …
(2019-10-25). Trump To Send Possibly Thousands Of Troops & Tanks To "Secure Syria's Oil" & Iraq Goes To UN Over US. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/24/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2019-10-25). Tallahassee activists 'Say her name' and demand justice for victims of police crimes. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On October 22, a lively group rallied in the streets of the historic Florida capital city, chanting "Say her name," "Black lives matter" and "Justice for Atatiana." The action was a part of the National Day Against Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation. | The protest brought attention to a recent case of police brutality: that of 28-year-old African American Atatiana Jefferson, who was shot in her own home by Fort Worth, Texas police officer Aaron Dean. | Tallahassee Community Action Committee and Tallahassee Students for a Democratic Society organized the protest…
(2019-10-25). LGBTQ Issues Missing in Presidential Campaign Coverage. fair.org 
LGBTQ people—and trans people in particular—have been under attack since the day Donald Trump took office and removed all mentions of LGBTQ people from several federal websites. Trump reversed federal guidance for the protection of transgender students in schools, banned trans people from military service, and has worked to exclude LGBTQ people from a variety of nondiscrimination protections. (For a full list of his administration's anti-LGBTQ actions, see here.) Trans wome…
(2019-10-24). Philadelphia children poisoned by privatization, underfunding of schools. liberationnews.org 
This egregious risk to the health of children, teachers, and school workers was not due to a simple oversight — a crisis of health hazards exists across Philadelphia schools caused by underfunding and privatization of school resources…
(2019-10-24). Chicago teachers strike for their students. liberationnews.org 
The teachers and support staff who are bravely standing up show the way forward for all workers.
(2019-10-24). The Last Moments of Indonesia as We Know It. dissidentvoice.org 
Student protests, West Papua independence struggle, monstrous forest fires, an assassination attempt against Coordinating Minister, sinking capital city, earthquakes and a collapsing economy — the increasingly religiously fundamentalist Indonesia is suddenly facing too many disasters. It cannot cope with any of them. ***** Nothing seems to be going well for Indonesia these days. People in …