(2020-02-22). Ignoring climate risks will result in global recession 'the likes of which we've never seen before' — study. rt.com 
Extreme weather could cause a major economic recession around the globe, but we are still underestimating those risks, new research warns. | "If the market doesn't do a better job of accounting for climate, we could have a recession, the likes of which we've never seen before," said Paul Griffin, an accounting professor at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, who authored "Energy Finance Must Account for Extreme Weather Risk." | In a paper, published in the Nature Energy journal, he noted that the financial markets fail to link physical climate risk to company market valuations. One of the key messages…
(2020-02-22). Two hundred thousand Canadian teachers strike, as global worker counter-offensive continues. wsws.org If education workers find themselves in the forefront of the fight against austerity, it is because capitalist governments view the dismantling of public education as a key element of their regressive agenda.
(2020-02-22). Video: Turkey's Sultan-in-Chief Erdogan To the Rescue of Al-Qaeda in Idlib. globalresearch.ca Tensions between the United States and Russia are growing in northeastern Syria. On February 19, a video appeared online showing how an armored vehicle of the U.S. military was pushing a vehicle of the Russian Military Police off a road. …
(2020-02-22). Trump Goes after the Brits… globalresearch.ca The inept course of what passes for United States Foreign Policy continues, with the Trump Administration now going after the nation's second oldest friend, Great Britain. With Trump having serially insulted America's oldest ally France last year, it should only …
(2020-02-22). "Russia AgainGate": Phony Accusations of Russian "2020 Election Meddling".The Big Lie that won't Die. globalresearch.ca The NYT falsely warned of Russian meddling to re-elect Trump that hasn't occurred. | Nor does any evidence suggest it's coming ahead. Earlier accusations of Moscow electoral interference to help Trump defeat Hillary in 2016 were bald-faced Big Lies. | Not a …
(2020-02-22). UC Santa Cruz Shut Down & UC Dining Halls and Offices Occupied. indybay.org In what is being referred to as "Doomsday," UC President Janet Napolitano has given striking student workers at the University of California in Santa Cruz until midnight on February 21st to turn in withheld grades.
(2020-02-22). UCSC Struggles over Grades amid Strike. indybay.org Eugenio Negro's report on interviews with students 20 February 2020 during the grad student strike that is shutting down classes and may withhold student grades.
(2020-02-22). Demonstrations throughout California in support of wildcat strike by UC-Santa Cruz graduate teaching assistants. wsws.org Friday's demonstrations were dubbed the "Doomsday Strike" in reference to the 11: 59pm deadline set for UCSC TAs to submit Fall semester grades or be fired.
(2020-02-22). Resistance To Putting Billionaire Doris Fisher's KIPP Hunters Point Charter On TI. indybay.org There is resistance to putting billionaire GAP owner Doris Fisher's KIPP Charter on Treasure Island. The SF School District wants to put her charter on radioactive contaminated Treasure Island at the closed Treasure Island Elementary School. | Doris Fisher pushed to have her school co-locate with the Malcom X Academy Public school and want to grab more of the space at the public school. This is allowed under Proposition 39 which allows charter schools to bust up public schools by taking their space. Prop 39 was written by Netflix billionaire Reed Hastings and supported by the Fisher family which owns the GAP, The…
(2020-02-22). Digging Into It: Scientists Hunting for Alien Life Set Their Sights on Martian Depths. sputniknews.com As the surface of Mars is apparently a very radiation-heavy and oxidizing environment, researchers argue that one should look beneath it in order to discover the traces of life that may or may not exist on the planet.
(2020-02-22). MIT Scientists Create System to Determine How to Save Earth from Asteroid Collision. sputniknews.com Currently, our planet is surrounded by thousands of Near-Earth Objects such as comets and asteroids whose orbits cross Earth's, and as such might potentially embark on a collision course with us. Efforts to bolster earth's defences are being ramped up.
(2020-02-22). Iraq reports first coronavirus infection. yenisafak.com Iraq on Saturday reported its first coronavirus case in the southern Dhi Qar province, according to a local medical source.The source said an Iraqi student tested positive for the virus after returning from the Iranian city of Qom.He said the student has been quarantined for further tests.On Saturday, the Iraqi authorities called on its nationals not to travel to neighboring Iran, where five coronavirus deaths were reported.The move came after Iraq banned Iranian citizens from entering the country through border terminals for three days.Coronavirus has spread to more than 25 other countries including the U.S., th…
(2020-02-22). Thai students to protest banning of popular opposition party. yenisafak.com Thai students are expected to stage a protest on Saturday against a court's decision that dissolved the country's second largest opposition party, less than a year after an election to end direct military rule.The Constitutional Court on Friday disbanded the upstart Future Forward Party, which won more than 6 million votes last year and came in third, for accepting loans from its founder.The court also banned 16 party executives from politics for 10 years, including its charismatic billionaire leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit.The ban strengthens the position in parliament of a coalition led by Prime Minister…
(2020-02-22). Unionization + Decriminalization + Feminist Education = The Red Feminist Horizon. zcomm.org With the development of both an industrial and a political strategy, sex workers are now leading important discussions about sex, violence, and workers rights…
(2020-02-21). Indigenous Resistance Shakes the Canadian State. globalresearch.ca In early February, the RCMP, Canada's colonial police force, raided the land defender camps of the
(2020-02-21). Defend Journalist Julian Assange from Extradition to the United States. globalresearch.ca On Wednesday Wikileaks editor Julian Assange appeared at a Westminster court for his final case management hearing before his extradition hearing which begins on 24 February. | The U.S. government will present its case arguing for Assange's extradition to face 17 …
(2020-02-21). "Leave Our Bloke Alone": Australian Politicians, A Little Mission for Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca "I think that now it is time that the government I am a part of needs to be standing up and saying to both the UK and the US: 'enough is enough, leave our bloke alone and let him come …
(2020-02-21). Julian Assange's Attorney Speaks Out on the Hopes and Hazards of His Upcoming Trial in London on Feb. 24. globalresearch.ca Assange's legal advisor Renata Avila joins Gray Zone investigative reporter Max Blumenthal, Black Agenda Report founder Glen Ford, and Green Party presidential candidate Howie Hawkins in Randy Credico's acclaimed radio series, "Assange: Countdown to Freedom" — hosted by CovertAction Magazine …
(2020-02-21). Did Trump Offer Assange A 'Quid Pro Quo' regarding "Russiagate" and the DNC Troves? globalresearch.ca A revelation in Westminster Magistrate's Court on Wednesday sent shockwaves through the mainstream media. It is being widely publicised that in 2017 US President Donald Trump offered Julian Assange a pardon if he was to declare that Russia had not …
(2020-02-21). Junior High School America. Democratic Debate = "Dog Eat Dog" globalresearch.ca Many baby boomers like this writer seem to have better 'long term memory' than what just transpired recently. I can remember, almost vividly, when we held our student government elections over 50 years ago. Current NY Senator Chuck Schumer, …
(2020-02-21). Coronavirus Tests China, Temps America: Devastating Economic Consequences. globalresearch.ca Biology has done what malicious US foreign policy aimed at China has failed to do for years; complicate China's relations along its peripheries (and the rest of the world for that matter), particularly in Southeast Asia. | In Thailand, contrary to …
(2020-02-21). Why Renew the "Ultra Secret" Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Court? globalresearch.ca As the emerging Quantum World continues to shake reality as we once knew it, it is no coincidence that the ultra-secret FISA Court has been unwittingly thrust into the public spotlight of the FBI Russiagate scandal — exactly where it …
(2020-02-21). Russia and Turkey, "Allies" Fighting One Another: On Opposite Sides of the War on Syria. globalresearch.ca US forever war in Syria shows no signs of ending because restoration of peace and stability to the country would be a major strategic blow to Washington's aim for controlling the Middle East — NATO and Israel serving as junior …
(2020-02-21). Video: The 5G Trojan Horse. globalresearch.ca Transcript and Sources | My name is Derrick Broze. For the past 8 years I have worked as an independent freelance investigative journalist in Houston, Texas. Since 2012 I have covered a wide range of topics, from indigenous resistance at Standing …
(2020-02-21). Is World War Between the US and China Inevitable? globalresearch.ca The fast rise of China as a major power over the past few decades has led many to argue that world war between the US and China is a real possibility. Already, we have seen a
(2020-02-21). Video: Turkey's War on Syria. Bluff or Reality? globalresearch.ca Turkey will take the Idlib matter into its own hands and the military operation in northwestern Syria is simply a "matter of time", President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared on February 19. Erdogan said that Turkey is not satisfied with talks …
(2020-02-21). Russia Bans Most Chinese from Entry: 'Pure Racism' or 'Preventive Reaction'? globalresearch.ca Russia unexpectedly banned all Chinese except those with diplomatic, business, humanitarian, and transit visas from entering the country, but this unprecedented move was made as a preventive reaction against the spread of the coronavirus and not for racist purposes, though …
(2020-02-21). Revealed: The British Government's Covert Media Propaganda Campaign in Syria. globalresearch.ca The British government covertly established a network of citizen journalists across Syria during the early years of the country's civil war in an attempt to shape perceptions of the conflict, frequently recruiting people who were unaware that they were being …
(2020-02-21). Is Iran Ill-advised to Finance Its Regional Allies While Under Sanctions? globalresearch.ca Many Iranians question the benefits of arming and financing Iran's many allies in the Middle East while Iran is suffering the harshest ever US "maximum pressure". Iran's allies are spread over Afghanistan, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine. Is Iranian …
(2020-02-21). U.S. and Iran Increase Competition to Influence Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca United States officials have expressed concern over the so-called Iranian intervention in Afghanistan in recent days, claiming that Tehran is trying to challenge Washington's interests in Afghanistan through groups that it supports like the Taliban. General Kenneth Mckenzie, the …
(2020-02-21). Greater Albania Project Is Accelerating as Kosovo's Statehood Is in Question. globalresearch.ca Clear indications have been made that there is a project for a Greater Albania and it is progressing ahead, especially as the world's attention is focussed on and distracted by the coronavirus, Libya and Syria's Idlib province. The ultimate goal …
(2020-02-21). Colombia: Teachers, Students, Truck Drivers on Demonstrations. telesurenglish.net Colombia's largest cities Friday are the scene of protests against RELATED: | Initially, truck drivers' claims were motivated by restrictions on vehicular traffic in Bogota, a city that limited the circulation of tr…
(2020-02-21). Bolsonaro Administration Claims Murder Reduction Rate in Brazil. telesurenglish.net The G1 website, in association with the Public Security Forum and the Center for the Study of Violence at the University of Sà£o Paulo (NEV-USP), published statistical information about a lower homicide rate in Brazil. Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's president, and Minister Sergio Moro are now presenting this statistic variation as an accomplishment of their administration. | RELATED: | These results correspond with…
(2020-02-21). Uruguay: Lacalle's Investiture Ceremony Alined With US Biases. telesurenglish.net Uruguay's President-elect Luis Lacalle decided not to invite the diplomatic representatives of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua to his investiture ceremony on March 1rst. | RELATED: | "We have taken the decision not to invite the governments of Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua to my inaugural ceremony. It's my decision," Lacalle said. | He alleged that those countries violate the Charter of the Organization of American States (OAS), which…
(2020-02-20). The War On Syria is Not Over: SAA Forces and Russia Confront US Sponsored "Jihadists", Turkey's Phony "Safe Zone", Israel Threatens "Escalated Aggression" globalresearch.ca On Wednesday, Turkey's Erdogan threatened escalated cross-border aggression against Syria. | He ignored his regime's illegal occupation of northern Syrian territory, support for anti-government jihadists, and his revanchist aims, wanting Syrian territory bordering Turkey annexed. | That's what his phony "safe zone" …
(2020-02-20). Who Is WHO's Tedros Adhanom? The Wuhan Lockdown is Unprecedented. globalresearch.ca On the surface it appeared that the Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has acted swiftly and seriously about the spreading coronavirus health emergency spreading across China. He has gone to meet with Chinese leaders to discuss the …
(2020-02-20). Revealed: The Secret Cash that Put Boris Johnson in Number 10. globalresearch.ca Cash from secretive Tory groups and anonymous donors played a critical role in demolishing Labour's 'red wall' of northern seats, the key strategy that won the election for Boris Johnson. | *** | According to new research by openDemocracy, almost half a …
(2020-02-20). The Donald Trump Phenomenon: The Drift Towards an Autocratic Presidency in the United States. globalresearch.ca "Experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go". —Montesquieu (1689-1755), 1748. | "Where you have a concentration of power in …
(2020-02-19). Bloomberg Gains in Democratic Primaries, But Has History of Hostility to Unions Key to Voter Turnout. democracynow.org 
We continue our conversation with Marcie Wells, activist and waitress who is a member of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 in Nevada, and Hamilton Nolan, labor reporter with In These Times. Nolan says 2020 had been "the most promising election year for organized labor in a long time," with Democratic candidates releasing platforms with strong labor protections. But Michael Bloomberg's entry into the race threatens to upend the Democratic Party's pro-worker shift. The billionaire former mayor of New York has a long track record of hostility toward organized labor, particularly teachers' unions, whom he has comp…
(2020-02-18). "Worth the Price?" New Film Shows How Biden Played Leading Role in Push for U.S. to Invade Iraq. democracynow.org 
The Democratic presidential candidates face off in Las Vegas Wednesday night ahead of the Nevada caucuses. Nevada could be a decisive state for candidates who performed poorly in Iowa and New Hampshire, including former Vice President Joe Biden. As Biden hopes for a comeback, a new short documentary sheds light on his extensive role in the Iraq War — an issue that has been raised repeatedly on the campaign trail. Biden has apologized for supporting the war, but the new film, directed by the Center for Economic and Policy Research's Mark Weisbrot, exposes Biden's central role in pushing for an Iraq invasion.
(2020-02-18). Federal Charter Schools Program, a Lifeline for Owners of Capital, Under Threat. dissidentvoice.org 
Neoliberals established the Federal Charter Schools Program in 1994, three years after the nation's first charter school law was passed in Minnesota. Since then, billions of public dollars have been handed over to privately-owned-operated non-profit and for-profit charter schools through the federal program. The money is usually used for charter school start-up costs. Putting aside …
(2020-02-14). One Billion Rising: Eve Ensler & Taína Asili Mark V-Day and Campaign to End Sexual Violence. democracynow.org 
This Valentine's Day, people around the world are taking to the streets to protest violence against women and girls. From the Philippines to India to Italy to Bolivia, thousands of women in more than 100 countries will reclaim public space through dance and performance as part of a global movement called One Billion Rising. The movement takes its name from the shocking statistic that one in three women across the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. One Billion Rising started on Valentine's Day 2012 and has continued to grow every year since. Participants say they won't stop dancing until violence…
(2020-02-06). SPLC sues Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School safety commission for not allowing students to voice concerns. splcenter.org Kinsey Akers had to take the PSAT but was determined to make her voice heard at a public meeting on school safety that same day.
(2020-02-04). Alabama Charter Schools: Principles for Ensuring Equity and Access. splcenter.org …
(2020-02-02). Why is Animal Research So Seldom in the News? zcomm.org The animal-research industry is a vast, macabre enterprise richly supporting medical centers and individual researchers with almost no transparency or accountability…
(2020-01-28). SPLC sues Alabama school district for violating students' due process rights after cell phone is mistaken for gun. splcenter.org Andre and his friend were taking turns on a cell phone, playing a video game called Last Day on Earth: Survival — about staying alive on a zombie-infested planet — when a real-life gunshot rang out.