(2020-01-23). Trump impeachment trial starts as several unions speak out. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —The Republican-run Senate's impeachment trial of GOP President Donald Trump opened Jan. 21 with heated verbal jousting from lawyers — as several unions have spoken out. National Nurses United, Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten and Service Employees President Mary Kay Henry — strongly supported the impeachment process, but haven't taken a position on actual …
(2020-01-23). Mt Vesuvius victim's brain 'turned to glass' as hundreds more baked to death — studies. rt.com 
The devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD famously entombed nearby towns in ash, and new research has now revealed the extent of the horrifying end suffered by the victims, showing some baked to death as they fled. | The seaside town of Herculaneum is one of the Roman settlements best preserved by the volcanic ash, however there has been much speculation over the years as to what exactly killed its residents as the eruption unfolded. | A new
(2020-01-23). Russian scientists create artificial 'human skin' that becomes STRONGER when stretched. rt.com 
A Russian-led team of scientists has created a synthetic stand-in for human skin that overcomes many of the stumbling blocks faced in recreating living tissues by being both soft and firm and getting stronger when stretched. | The researchers from Moscow State University, along with colleagues in the United States, spent years developing the clever material, which is even capable of self-assembly. | The skin, which consists of molecular fibers which are grafted onto the long part of the molecule, is very elastic but if it is stretched, twisted or bent out of shape in other ways it gets stronger very quickly.
(2020-01-23). Video: Globalize Hope: New Film on the History of La Via Campesina. globalresearch.ca La Via Campesina is an international movement that brings together millions of peasants, landless workers, indigenous peoples and migrants — comprising women, men, youth and diverse identities — from all over the world. The movement brings them together under its …
(2020-01-23). Next Generation 5G and the US-China "Cellphone War": The Arrest and Trial of Meng Wanzhou. globalresearch.ca The unspoken US policy objective behind the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou on trumped up charges, consists in breaking China's technological lead in wireless telecommunications. What is at stake is a coordinated US intelligence initiative to ban China from playing a strategic role in the 5G global mobile phone network.
(2020-01-23). Protest 5G-Global Day of Action! indybay.org 2209 Shattuck in front of Verizon, downtown Berkeley and marching to other nearby cellphone stores and to MLK Park.
(2020-01-23). 'Imran Khan Good Cricketer, Poor Politician', Says Director of Biopic About Pakistani Nobel Laureate. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): Amjad Khan, who previously directed the 2012 film "Le Gaya Saddam", went behind the camera once again for his film "Gul Makai", a biopic on the life and struggle of the Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, and how she fought against all odds to make education a right for every girl in her country.
(2020-01-23). Immediate US Withdrawal Due to Its Violation of the Agreement. globalresearch.ca The Iraqi Parliament has
(2020-01-23). Venezuela Must Remain Vigilant and On Guard Against US Hybrid Warfare. globalresearch.ca A meme circulating on social media shows the distraught gaze of Venezuela's opposition member Juan Guaidó with a caption that says in part, "he is not a head of State, he has no army, he has no ministers, he never …
(2020-01-23). Impacts of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC). Ease or Exacerbate China-India Rivalry? globalresearch.ca The eventual completion of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) will either ease or exacerbate the Sino-Indo economic rivalry of the past few years depending on how New Delhi responds to Beijing's latest trans-regional integration initiative, but whatever it decides to …
(2020-01-23). As If Bombing Is Not Enough … Poison Is the New Israeli Weapon in Gaza. globalresearch.ca We have now entered 2020, the year in which experts at the United Nations (UN) once predicted Gaza would become unlivable. But the sad reality is not only that those same experts said that Gaza was already unlivable in 2017, …
(2020-01-23). Deadly Distractions: Laying the Groundwork for the Next Civil War. "Deep State's Plot to Take Over America" globalresearch.ca " —Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet | And so it continues. | This impeachment fiasco is merely the latest in a never-ending series …
(2020-01-23). An Epic Act of Resistance and Trial of Our Times. "The Venezuela Embassy Protectors Collective" globalresearch.ca On February 11th, four American peace activists, known as the
(2020-01-23). Trump Parties in Davos While Ordinary Americans Struggle to Make Ends Meet. globalresearch.ca The annual Davos billionaire's ball — aka World Economic Forum — continues until Friday. | Once a year, prominent movers and shakers gather together in Switzerland to plot their next moves for greater self-enrichment at the expense of exploited masses. | They've …
(2020-01-23). Making America's Waters Burn Again. Trump's "Dirty Water Rule" globalresearch.ca The Trump administration's new
(2020-01-23). Bolivia: As Elections Near, US-Backed Interim Government Mobilizes Military, Arrests Opposition Leaders. globalresearch.ca Interim President of Bolivia Jeanine Añez has ordered troops to the streets and forced opposition candidates to organize abroad for fear of arrest ahead of the country's first elections since a US-backed coup last November. | *** | Wednesday, January 22 marks …
(2020-01-23). The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E): Monopoly Power and Disasters by the Rich 1%. globalresearch.ca The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has diverted over $100 million from safety and maintenance programs to executive compensation at the same time it has caused an average of more than one fire a day for the past six …
(2020-01-23). Action Research: Acquiescing to the Awful. counterpunch.org In a research course during a graduate program in counseling, students were given a choice between completing a traditional research project, with rigorous statistical standards, or completing what was then called "action research." I chose the latter being delinquent in mathematics. The program that a team of students designed involved visiting food pantries and soup
(2020-01-23). Voter, Beware: Oppo Dump Season Is Upon Us. thenation.com Voter, Beware: Oppo Dump Season Is Upon Us…
(2020-01-23). The United States: A Record-Holder in Political Assassinations. globalresearch.ca The crowing by Donald Trump that he "terminated" the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force, Major General Qaseem Soleimani, simply because Trump believed, mobster-style, that he had it coming, should remind the world that the United …
(2020-01-23). The Middle East in Chaos: US, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Libya Conflict Analysis. globalresearch.ca Recently, the Middle East region has erupted into chaos, which at one point threatened a world war between the US and Iran. To gain unparalleled insight into the complex global political systems, I decided to reach out to
(2020-01-23). Three Years of Monroe Doctrine by Trump: What Has Happened in Latin America? globalresearch.ca Against all mainstream media expectations, Donald Trump had defeated Hillary Clinton to the presidency of the United States in 2016, and it was expected that the new president would take on a more isolationist policy and withdraw his country from …
(2020-01-23). Tusayan, Developers Begin New Push for Massive Grand Canyon Project. globalresearch.ca An Italian company has tinkered with its years-old plan to build a sprawling development on the doorstep of Grand Canyon National Park. But the mega-project would be just as dangerous to water resources, wildlife and visitors. It would also flood …
(2020-01-23). Video: Russia's "Dead Hand" Command Missiles, Deterrent In The Event of a Crippling Nuclear Attack. globalresearch.ca The existing system of international relations and arms control treaties is slowly, but steadily crumbling. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is dead, with both Washington and Moscow publicly developing previously banned short-to-medium range missiles. The New START (Strategic Arms Reduction …
(2020-01-23). New Debt Crisis in the South. globalresearch.ca Public external debt in countries of the South [1] is a source of concern, notably because of its dramatic increase within the last two decades and because of parallels with the pre-crisis debt situation of Third World countries in the …
(2020-01-23). Trump's Katyusha Conundrum: Unguided Artillery Deployed by Iraqi Insurgents against US Occupation Forces. globalresearch.ca Katyushas are short-range, unguided artillery rockets typically fired in salvos from truck-mounted launch-tubes. Iraq's insurgents deploy three types. | The smallest is 107 millimetres in diameter and 1 metre long. Its 19 kilogram weight includes an 8 kg high-explosive, shrapnel-bearing warhead. …
(2020-01-23). Thailand: The Lingering Spectre of US Colour Revolutions. globalresearch.ca Thailand's opposition is openly backed by powerful foreign interests, particularly those in Washington. As the opposition attempts to secure power and help serve as a vector for Western special interests, the spectre of a Western-sponsored "colour revolution" increasingly looms over …
(2020-01-23). An Army for Hire: Trump Wants to Make Money by Renting Out American Soldiers. globalresearch.ca To say that there has been some strange stuff coming out of the White House lately would be an understatement. If President Donald Trump knew a bit more about history, he would understand that countries that rent out their national …
(2020-01-23). Iraqi President Denounced for Meeting with Trump in Davos. globalresearch.ca On Wednesday, former Iraqi Kurdistan region prime minister/current Iraqi president Barham Salih met with Trump in Davos on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum. | He ignored warnings from internal Shia militia groups that he'd be unwelcome back home if …
(2020-01-23). Foreign Policy: The Final Frontier. indybay.org University of San Francisco; the Getty Room at the main entrance of the Lo Schiavo Science Center, across from Kalmanovitz Hall. www.usfca.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/u……
(2020-01-23). UC Unions & Students Unite Against Union Busting/Contracting Out At UC At Regents Meeting. indybay.org AFSCME 3299 workers, UCSC grad student wildcatters and UC students spoke out and protested at the UC Regents meeting on 1/22/20 at UC Mission Bay Campus against contracting out, privatization and union busting.
(2020-01-23). How can colleges fight Israel lobby's threats? zcomm.org These accusations are part of an expanding attack on students and faculty at US universities by Israel lobby groups trying to criminalize Palestine solidarity organizing by conflating criticism of Israel with anti-Jewish bigotry…
(2020-01-23). Why I Support Bernie Sanders for President. thenation.com Why I Support Bernie Sanders for President…
(2020-01-23). Putin Calls for a New System Guided by the UN Charter… But Is It Possible? dissidentvoice.org Anyone looking with sober eyes upon today's world and the feeble economic and geopolitical underpinnings holding the system together must accept the fact that a new system WILL be created. This is not an opinion, but a fact. We are moving towards eight billion lives on this globe and the means of productive powers to …
(2020-01-23). Turkish university showcases new technologies in London. yenisafak.com More than 800 companies from 146 countries participated in the British Educational Training and Technology Show.The scientists showcased their technological products such as hydraulic arm, recycling filament, solar panels, and Metodbox, a digital learning platform developed with artificial intelligence."We want to be followed, not be followers anymore," Sirin Karadeniz, the rector of the university, told Anadolu Agency."We are proud to be the only university that represents Turkey in London," she added.The rector pledged to open research and development for all kinds of products in the campus."It is truly pro…
(2020-01-23). Teen blinded | and | burnt alive by | medical | treatment | for 'exam stress'. yenisafak.com A female high school student from Turkey's southern Antalya thought that she'd seen it all when she suffered severe panic attacks and sleep disorders due to exam anxiety – but the worst was yet to come.The 17-year-old teen, Hikmet Mina Kara, went to a psychiatrist to cope with stress and was diagnosed with "bipolar and adjustment disorder" 20 days ago.Her psychiatrist recommended a medical treatment focused on the diagnosis.After taking the drugs that have not yet been revealed, she started to develop some mysterious red and purple rashes that later turned into blisters.The family took their beloved daughter stra…
(2020-01-23). Selected Articles: The Davos World Economic Forum (2017-2020). globalresearch.ca Lying is a money making activity and lies are commodities. There is a profitable global market for media and public figures committed to spreading disinformation. | Needless to say, "Telling the Truth", on the other hand, Is Not a Money-Making Proposition. …
(2020-01-22). BLS: Union density 10.3 percent last year. AFL-CIO: Not the whole story. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Union density nationwide was 10.3% last year, an annual report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. But the AFL-CIO retorts that's not the whole story. That's because the numbers belie the activism, success in community-backed strikes, the record numbers of unionists elected to public office — from governors on down to school boards and …
(2020-01-22). US Foreign Interventionism and the Disappearance of Classical Liberalism. globalresearch.ca American governments have intervened in dozens of countries globally since 1945, either directly by military invasions, indirectly through funding of elite opposition groups and stimulation of unrest, or covertly from its special services such as the CIA. | The level of …
(2020-01-22). The Davos World Economic Forum (WEF) Is at It Again — Celebrating 50th Anniversary. globalresearch.ca Friends, this year the WEF is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. Forty-nine (49) of the insanely pompous — and every year more — WEF events took place in Davos, Switzerland. Just one, in 2002, after 9/11, was moved to New York City, paradoxically for 'security reasons' they said — the logic of such a move was as ludicrous as the WEF itself.
(2020-01-22). Hard Evidence on Torture and Ill-Treatment Against Palestinian Detainees at Israeli Interrogation Centers. globalresearch.ca Since its creation, the occupying state developed and enforced laws and practices that led to both the systematic use of torture and to absolute impunity for the perpetrator of this crime. There has never been any individual or agency held …
(2020-01-22). World's Super Rich Meet in Davos to Discuss the Climate Change Problem they Created. mintpressnews.com Research has shown that the people most responsible for a warming planet were disproportionately the same people attending the summit and an increasing number of observers see climate change, inequality and capitalism as bound together.
(2020-01-22). How Are Iran and the "Axis of the Resistance" Affected by the US Assassination of Soleimani? globalresearch.ca The US President Donald Trump assassinated the commander of the "Axis of the Resistance", the (Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps) IRGC — Quds Brigade Major General Qassem Soleimani at Baghdad airport with little consideration of the consequences of this targeted killing. …
(2020-01-22). Netanyahu and Gantz Vow Jordan Valley Annexation. globalresearch.ca The Jordan Valley, including the northern Dead Sea, comprise about 30% of the West Bank. | Most of the territory was designated Area C under Oslo II (1995). | The 1993 Oslo Accords gave Israel de facto control over the Occupied Territories …
(2020-01-22). Netanyahu Drumming Up Opposition to ICC as World Leaders Descend on Israel. globalresearch.ca Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to use the influx of foreign leaders to Israel for the 75th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation to drum up support for efforts to block the International Criminal Court (ICC) from investigating war crimes, …
(2020-01-22). Video: Dozens Army Troops Killed, Injured in Idlib Clashes. globalresearch.ca 46 Syrian service members have been killed and 77 were wounded in recent clashes with radical militants in Greater Idlib in the period from January 16 to January 19, the Russian Reconciliation Center reported. According to the report, 57 civilians …
(2020-01-22). Honouring Martin Luther King Jr. globalresearch.ca Thirty-two years ago this month, I was arrested sitting-in and blocking the entrance of the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC. The embassy was hosting an event that evening in honour of Martin Luther King Jr. Looking back at what …
(2020-01-22). Replant the American Dream. "Your USA Today is The World's Most Hated Nation". Why? globalresearch.ca Some years ago, David Ignatius wrote an article in the Washington Post titled, 'Replant the American Dream' (1), in which he told of travelling the world as a foreign correspondent some 35 years ago, and how he believed that as …
(2020-01-22). The Members of Congress Who Profit from War. globalresearch.ca It was shortly after midnight in Baghdad on Friday, Jan. 3, when a missile strike ordered by President Trump killed Iranian General Qassem …
(2020-01-22). The Bee: "The Most Important Living Being on the Planet" globalresearch.ca Important article first published by GR in September 2019 | Its sting hurts a lot, but if they were to disappear, it would hurt much more. | The Earthwatch Institute concluded in the last debate of the Royal Geographical Society of London, …