(2020-02-27). Julian Assange, Political Offences and Legal Restraints: Day Three of Extradition Hearings. globalresearch.ca Wednesday, February 26, Woolwich Crown Court. Today, the focus shifted to the protagonist himself and the nature of the Julian Assange, whose …
(2020-02-27). Victor Arnautoff's "Life & Era of George Washington's New Deal Murals" indybay.org On Washington's Birthday a panel was held in San Francisco on the Victor Arnautoff murals and the New Deal. Speakers discussed the role of art in education and the failure of public education officials to provide signage and other information about the world historic Arnautoff murals at George Washington High in San Francisco.
(2020-02-27). Ontario's education unions "suspend" most job actions. wsws.org Citing various pretexts, three of Ontario's four teachers unions have called off planned walkouts this week.
(2020-02-27). Syria: "Moderate Rebels" or "Intelligence Assets"? globalresearch.ca "Moderates" never existed except as an "intelligence" agency narrative to protect and arm all the terrorists. "Rebels" never existed except as an "intelligence" agency ploy to falsely portray a Regime Change war as a "revolution" or a "civil war". | Prof. …
(2020-02-27). Toxic Agriculture and the Gates Foundation. globalresearch.ca The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was launched in 2000 and has $46.8 billion in assets (December 2018). It is the largest charitable foundation in the world and distributes more aid for global health than any government. One of the …
(2020-02-27). Unions work to defeat UC-Santa Cruz grad student strike. wsws.org The UAW declared in an open letter at Berkeley that it would not defend the UCSC strikers or any UC Berkeley students who took sympathy wildcat action.
(2020-02-27). Scientists Say Almost All Coral Reefs Will Die in 20 Years Due to Pollution and Climate Change. sputniknews.com Although they occupy less than one percent of underwater surfaces, coral reefs are an invaluable part of marine ecosystems. They are even called the rainforests of the sea as they provide home and food to millions of species.
(2020-02-27). Google Reportedly Seeks to Restore Android on Huawei Devices, Like Microsoft. sputniknews.com Shortly after the White House's decision to grant license extensions to companies to continue doing business with telecoms giant Huawei, Microsoft announced it had received a permit to export its "mass-market software" to the Chinese company.
(2020-02-26). Your Man in the Public Gallery — Assange Hearing Day 2. globalresearch.ca This afternoon Julian's Spanish lawyer, Baltasar Garzon, left court to return to Madrid. On the way out he naturally stopped to shake hands with his client, proffering his fingers through the narrow slit in the bulletproof glass cage. Assange …
(2020-02-26). Police State US/UK v. Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca Tuesday was day two of Assange's Orwellian extradition hearing — a scripted extrajudicial show trial. | Like virtually always in the modern era, Britain is in cahoots with the Trump regime to crucify Assange for the "crime" of truth-telling journalism — …
(2020-02-26). Teachers criticise new assessments for four-year-olds. thecanary.co A teachers' union has criticised the government's decision to replace Key Stage 1 SATs with a new one-on-one assessment system for reception-age primary school pupils. | The Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) will be rolled out across all primary schools from September this year, the Department of Education (DoE) said on Wednesday. | The 20-minute assessment with a teacher is supposed to be carried out within six weeks of the new term and is designed to provide a starting point by which to measure children's progress. | The Key Stage 1 SATs, which take place in Year 2, when pupils are aged six and seven, are due…
(2020-02-26). Bloomberg's Public Education Legacy Is a Case Study in Disastrous Privatization. truthout.org As of mid-February, Michael Bloomberg has spent
(2020-02-26). Elizabeth Warren Teaches Democrats How to Talk About Public Education. thenation.com Elizabeth Warren Teaches Democrats How to Talk About Public Education…
(2020-02-26). "Sick People" — Russian Lawmakers Blast US for Nuclear War Exercise. globalresearch.ca US Defense Secretary Mark Esper participated in a war exercise late last week at the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) HQ in Omaha, Nebraska, which featured how the Pentagon would respond to a Russian nuclear attack on Europe,
(2020-02-26). "Fake Gods": Tackling the Illegality of the 5G Roll-Out. The Explosive Truth of 5G Wireless Transmission. globalresearch.ca Our planet is in the hands of false gods. Fake gods. So that everything over which they preside is tainted by falsity. It is a position which underscores institutions, industries and political agendas from one end of the planet to …
(2020-02-26). Video: Erdogan Forces Recaptured Nayrab but Lost Another Dozen of Villages to Syrian Army. globalresearch.ca On February 24 morning, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other Idlib groups supported by the Turkish Army launched a new attempt to capture the village of Nayrab from the Syrian Army. Turkish-backed rebels bedecked with ISIS insignias once again reached the …
(2020-02-26). How Globalization and China's Economic Crisis Might Jeopardize Our Precarious Medical Supply Chains. globalresearch.ca The grave risks and dangers in the process of worldwide out-sourcing and so-called globalization of the past 30 years or so are becoming starkly clear as the ongoing health emergency across China threatens vital world supply chains from China to …
(2020-02-26). The Looming Financial Nightmare: So Much for Living the American Dream. globalresearch.ca "When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it." ‚Äï Frédéric Bastiat…
(2020-02-26). Turkey's War on Syria: Erdogan Sponsored Terrorists Cut Drinking Water off Al-Hasakah, Two Million People Affected, an Explicit War Crime. globalresearch.ca Terrorists loyal to Erdogan along with Turkish Army forces cut the drinking water off more than 2 million people in the city of Hasakah and its suburbs yesterday. | The terrorists infested the Alouk Water Station, the main source for drinking …
(2020-02-26). The Pentagon's New Map: How to Know if America Is Your Enemy. globalresearch.ca If your country is friendly toward Russia, China, or Iran, then today's American Government is probably applying subversion, economic sanctions, or maybe even planning a coup, or (if none of those will succeed) probably is war-gaming now for a possible …
(2020-02-26). Turkey's Request for U.S. Patriot Missiles to Pressure Russia in Syria Will Not Work. globalresearch.ca Ankara's statements about an imminent military operation in Syria and the Turkish authorities' request for Washington to supply them with U.S.-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems are just Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's manoeuvres to leverage against Russia that his …
(2020-02-26). Brazil in Search for "Fake Enemies" globalresearch.ca Recently, the Brazilian Ministry of Defense published a dossier on possible threats to national security over the next two decades. The document, however, is far from showing any sign of seriousness, being full of unfounded predictions, which call into question …
(2020-02-26). Will Media Support or Oppose Sanders if He Maintains Momentum? globalresearch.ca It's early in the race for the White House with a long way to go, Sanders the current frontrunner to become Dem standard bearer — after being way behind months earlier. | Momentum is in his favor if able to keep …
(2020-02-26). The US-India Strategic Partnership: Geopolitical Pivot In Favor of US After Trump's Delhi Visit. globalresearch.ca India's gradual geopolitical pivot towards the US — hitherto deceptively disguised as "multi-aligning" between Great Powers — is complete after Trump's successful visit, during which time the two countries agreed to a $3 billion arms deal and a memorandum of …
(2020-02-26). Trump's India Visit Was Aimed Against China but Produced No Results. globalresearch.ca During U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to India on Monday and Tuesday, he was led to a packed cricket stadium with about 100,000 people in Ahmedabad, the capital of Gujarat, the home of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. …
(2020-02-26). Evidence on Continuing US-NATO Media Lies About the War in Syria. globalresearch.ca One of the clearest indicators of the legitimacy or otherwise of Western military actions is the coverage that is given to it by the western media. When evidence emerges that the given military action was at best ill-founded and more …
(2020-02-26). Solidarity with Palestine: 'If They Suppress BDS, No Other Movement Is Safe'. globalresearch.ca As alarming, anti-democratic measures are aimed at Palestine solidarity activists in the UK and beyond, Husna Rizvi speaks to Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions movement. | *** | 'We are armed only with our rights, and our dignity.' …
(2020-02-26). Musical Chairs in the White House. globalresearch.ca Here in the Land of Oz, otherwise known as Washington, one continues to run into people who should know better who insist that they have a friend in the White House who confirms that President Donald Trump is really a …
(2020-02-26). The Movement to Protect Grand Canyon from Uranium Mining.Threat to People, Land, Water and Wildlife. globalresearch.ca The National Congress of American Indians and conservation groups today
(2020-02-26). Quebec Politics and the Rise of Québec Solidaire (QS). globalresearch.ca
(2020-02-26). USF students rally against racist administration. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On February 25, Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a Black Students Matter rally on campus to bring attention to the racist admissions practices that the administration at the University of South Florida (USF) engages in. | Enrollment of Black students at USF has been declining for years and the percent of Black students at USF was the lowest it's been in the past decade last semester (fall 2019), at 9.4%. This is especially alarming considering that in the Tampa Bay area, where USF is located, Black people comprise 24% of the population. | "We understand how schools like USF parta…
(2020-02-26). Bloomberg Forced Me From My Teaching Job After He Learned I'd Been a Sex Worker. thenation.com Bloomberg Forced Me From My Teaching Job After He Learned I'd Been a Sex Worker…
(2020-02-26). Selected Articles: The Wuhan Virus Outbreak, COVID-19. globalresearch.ca Online independent analysis of US-led wars, rampant corruption, corporate greed, civil rights and fraudulent monetary transactions is invariably relegated to the bottom rung of search engine results. | As a result we presently do not cover our monthly running costs which …
(2020-02-26). A new Israeli atrocity in Gaza was carried out with the help of a multinational corporation. thecanary.co 
Trigger warning: this piece contains video footage that some viewers may find distressing. | Disclosure: The author of this piece is also a researcher for On Monday 24 February the world woke up to a new set of gruesome images showing the terrible reality of Israel's siege of the Gaza Strip. | A young man called Mohammed al-Naem was
(2020-02-25). On a great trade unionist and revolutionary's birthday, a reading from W.Z. Foster. fightbacknews.org To mark the Feb. 25, 1881 birthday of the outstanding trade union leader and communist William Z Foster, Fight Back News Service is circulating one of his early important writings. | The Principles and Program of the Trade Union Educational League | In every country but one an advanced state of capitalism has produced a highly developed trade union movement. The single exception is the United States. Here we have a very elaborate industrial system and the world's most militant and powerful capitalist class, but, paradoxically enough, a trade union movement which, for general weakness and backwardness, has f…
(2020-02-24). Tampa students rally for justice for Jamee Johnson. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a rally at the University of South Florida calling for justice and all victims of police brutality, highlighting Jamee Johnson, a Black man who was murdered by officers in Jacksonville. At the February 19 protest, about 15 students promoted the need for community control of the police through police accountability councils. They also demonstrated for their ongoing campaign to increase Black enrollment at USF. | With chants saying, "USF shame on you! Black lives matter too!" the students used the rally to reach out to the student body about the wa…
(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.
(2020-02-06). 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…