The Pentagon's "Ides of March 2020": Best Month to Go to War?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
or the Romans, the month of March (Martius) marked "the time to start new military campaigns." As in the heyday of the Roman Empire, the Pentagon has a mandate to plan and implement a precise "timeline" of military operations.
globalresearch.ca/the-pentagons-ides-of-march-best-month-to-go-to-war-2/5670257
Trump's Education Policy Is an Opportunity for Democrats
Jennifer C. Berkshire | thenation.com | 2020-03-05
Trump's Education Policy Is an Opportunity for Democrats…
thenation.com/article/politics/trump-education-policy-democrat/
Democratic billionaire governor of Illinois proposes austerity budget
wsws.org | 2020-03-05
Minuscule spending increases in K-12 education and social services would be conditional on passage of a constitutional amendment instituting a graduated income tax in the November election.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/05/illi…
Media Advisory: Coalition of unions unite against cuts to public education
Posted by Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-03-05
On Thursday, March 5, hundreds of parents, students, educators, support staff, and community allies will hold a rally to demand that the San Francisco Board of Education partner with us to identify alternative budget solutions and prevent any and all cuts and layoffs!
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/03/18831283.php
Quebec's phony education "reform" will facilitate further cuts and privatization
wsws.org | 2020-03-05
In the name of reducing "bureaucracy," Bill 40 concentrates power in the hands of the Minister of Education so as to facilitate further cuts to public education.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/05/qced…
Bloomberg Quits Race for the White House
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
On Tuesday, Bloomberg News reported the following: | "Michael Bloomberg plans to stay in the presidential race until after the results of Super Tuesday primaries are counted, his campaign manager said, rejecting calls from (Dem) officials (that he) drop out and …
globalresearch.ca/bloomberg-quits-race-white-house/5705642
Empires of the Steppes Fuel Erdogan Khan's Dreams
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
The latest installment of the interminable Syria tragedy could be interpreted as Greece barely blocking a European "invasion" by Syrian refugees. The invasion was threatened by President Erdogan even as he refused the EU's puny "offer you can refuse" bribe …
globalresearch.ca/empires-steppes-fuel-erdogan-khan-dreams/5705584
Ending the Myth that Trump Is Ending the Wars
Khury Petersen-Smith | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
There was this moment during the State of the Union Address that I can't stop thinking about. | When President Trump spoke to army wife Amy Wiliams during his speech and told her he'd arranged her husband's return home from Afghanistan …
globalresearch.ca/ending-myth-trump-ending-wars/5705651
Erdogan Tells Putin: "We're in Idlib to Protect the People There."
Eric Zuesse | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
On Thursday, March 5th, Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan meets privately with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, so as to arrange a face-saving way for Erdogan finally to end his attempted theft of Syria's Idlib Province away from Syria | …
globalresearch.ca/erdogan-tells-putin-idlib-protect-people-there/5705602
US Complains as Cambodia Pivots Toward China
Joseph Thomas | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
US State Department-funded front "Radio Free Asia" (RFA) recently complained about plans to proceed with joint Chinese-Cambodian military exercises despite the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. | According to Khmer Times, this year's joint exercises will include up to 200 Chinese personnel …
globalresearch.ca/us-complains-cambodia-pivots-toward-china/5705599
Breaking: Terrorists Attempt Chemical Attack in Idlib
Miri Wood | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
Breaking news from Russian Ministry of Defense: A 15-member terrorist group tried to explode ammunition containing chemical substances in vicinity of Saraqib in Idlib countryside. | Yesterday, Syria News wrote that "The possibility of another chemical hoax continues to loom." | UK …
globalresearch.ca/terrorists-attempt-chemical-attack-idlib/5705592
Trump's Other "Phony Deal of the Century" Unravelling. "Peace with Taliban"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
The Trump regime's so-called deal with the Taliban is intended to facilitate future talks with the US and its puppet regime in Kabul. | It has nothing to do with assuring peace and stability to the war-torn country, nothing to do …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-phony-deal-century-unravelling/5705639
The Illusion of Democracy in America
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
When US elections are held for high office and key congressional posts, party bosses in cahoots with monied interests decide things, not voters. | It works the same way every time, Super Tuesday results in 14 states the latest example. | According …
globalresearch.ca/illusion-democracy-america/5705636
The Legacy of Michael Bloomberg's Muslim Surveillance Programme
Azad Essa | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
When Asad Dandia received a friend request on Facebook, he didn't think much of it. | The college student was active with a religious-based charity, so it was common for people to reach out on the social media platform and offer …
globalresearch.ca/legacy-michael-bloomberg-muslim-surveillance-programme/5705650
Video: Turkish Forces Are on 'Tactical Retreat'. Syrian Army Recaptures More Territory in Eastern and Southern Idlib
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
Erdogan's forces continue their bloody battle for peace and prosperity for al-Qaeda groups in the Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | On March 3, Turkey shot down an L-39 warplane of the Syrian Air Force in eastern Idlib. The warplane, which …
globalresearch.ca/video-turkish-forces-tactical-retreat-syrian-army-recaptures-more-territory-eastern-southern-idlib/5705589
Banana America: The Fix Is in! "US Politics These Last 48 Hours, …Bernie vs. Biden"
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
This writer has watched countless boxing matches over the years, and has seen how in many instances 'The Fix is in'. The powers that be want a certain prospect to move up the ranks, they 'Fix' it. With boxing all …
globalresearch.ca/banana-america-the-fix-is-in-us-politics-these-last-48-hours-bernie-vs-biden/5705586
Arms Firms Swarm Decision Makers
Yves Engler | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
More politically dependent than almost all other industries, arms manufacturers play for keeps in the nation's capital. They target ads and events sponsorships at decision makers while hiring insiders and military stars to lobby on their behalf. | Activist and academic …
globalresearch.ca/arms-firms-swarm-decision-makers/5705654
Will Policy of Destabilizing Latin American Countries Help Trump to be Re-Elected?
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
As the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election campaign heats up, there is every chance that Donald Trump can become a one-term president as the popularity of Bernie Sanders increases despite the sabotage within his own Democrat Party against him. There still …
globalresearch.ca/will-policy-destabilizing-latin-american-countries-help-trump-re-elected/5705634
Who Made Coronavirus? Was It the U.S., Israel or China?
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
The most commonly reported mainstream media account of the creation of the Coronavirus suggests that it was derived from an animal borne microorganism found in a wild bat that was consumed by an ethnic Chinese resident of Wuhan. But there …
globalresearch.ca/who-made-coronavirus-u-s-israel-china/5705628
HSBC evacuates London HQ after employee tests positive for coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-05
HSBC has evacuated its UK headquarters in London after an employee of the bank tested positive for coronavirus. | The infected individual reportedly works in the bank's research department, and an entire floor of the Canary Wharf building that houses the company will have to be deep cleaned as a result of the incident. | The headquarters is in the center of London's financial center, which hosts many investment banks, including Citi, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Barclays. | Sources in the building told the Reuters news agency that HSBC had told its staff who came into contact with the infected man to work from…
rt.com/uk/482401-hsbc-evacuate-london-office-coronavirus/
U.S. Economy Heads Towards Recession as Its Central Bank Takes Panic Measures to Protect Financial Markets
Dr. Leon Tressell | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
Global stock markets have experienced roller-coaster levels of volatility over the last two weeks due to fears that the coronavirus is going to seriously impact the global economy. | On Tuesday the US Federal Reserve panicked and introduced a 0.5% cut …
globalresearch.ca/u-s-economy-heads-towards-recession-central-bank-takes-panic-measures-protect-financial-markets/5705587
Trump's Afghanistan Deal Prioritizes Bragging Rights Over Lasting Peace
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
It's true that the Trump administration signed a "peace deal" with the Taliban
Coronavirus and "Pandemic Pantries". Fear Campaign Triggers Stockpiling of Emergency Supplies
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
Fears of imminent apocalypse tend to be midwives to absurdity. The stockpiling fever that has gripped various populaces in response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has taken various forms. "Pandemic pantries" are becoming the norm, suggesting that hoarding in …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-and-pandemic-pantries-fear-campaign-triggers-stockpiling-of-emergency-supplies/5705596
Defender 2020: Largest Mobilisation of NATO Troops Against Russia in 25 Years
Markus Salzmann | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
The largest deployment of troops across the Atlantic in 25 years entered its main phase last weekend within the framework of the Defender Europe 2020 exercise. The scale of NATO's provocative military exercise underscores how far advanced the preparations for …
globalresearch.ca/defender-2020-largest-mobilisation-nato-troops-against-russia-25-years/5705660
MIT researchers confirm what we knew all along: Evo won and OAS lied
Zoe PC | mronline.org | 2020-03-05
The report released by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology raises questions about why the Organization of American States lied and who benefited. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/05/mit-researchers-confirm-what-we-knew-all-along-evo-won-and-oas-lied/
The Missing Narratives in the Debate on "Medicare for All"
Richard Gale | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
The onslaught of misinformation from the corporatist wings of both political parties and media biases against universal healthcare are obviously confusing the electorate. This is seemingly evident in this week's Super Tuesday with Joe Biden winning the majority of the …
globalresearch.ca/missing-narratives-debate-medicare-all/5705605
President of Wayne State University calls cops on lecturers protesting layoffs
wsws.org | 2020-03-05
Opposition is mounting after 38 percent of lecturers received "notices of non-renewal" last month in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Detroit's Wayne State University.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/05/wsu-…
A Statement by The People's Coalition Post-Firing of the Graduate Students
The People's Coalition | indybay.org | 2020-03-05
We believe it is time that this strike spreads even further, and that it is we undergraduates who spread it. | Cola4all is an autonomous direct-action based movement of student-workers reimagining the UC System.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/04/18831296.php
Socialist Equality Party presidential candidate speaks with University of California strikers
wsws.org | 2020-03-05
Joseph Kishore spoke with striking grad students this week at UC Santa Cruz while SEP campaigners interviewed strikers and supporters at UC campuses in Los Angeles, San Diego and Irvine.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/05/ucsc…
Syracuse Students Are Still Occupying Their Campus Administration Building
Max Kalnitz | thenation.com | 2020-03-05
Syracuse Students Are Still Occupying Their Campus Administration Building…
thenation.com/article/activism/syracuse-students-are-still-occupying-their-campus-administration-building/
Syracuse Students Are Still Occupying Their Campus Administration Building
Max Kalnitz | thenation.com | 2020-03-05
Syracuse Students Are Still Occupying Their Campus Administration Building…
thenation.com/article/activism/syracuse-students-are-still-occupying-their-campus-administration-building/
The New Poll Tax? Long Lines, Closed Polling Stations Hurt Black, Latinx & Student Voters in TX, CA
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-05
Long wait times plagued polling places in Texas throughout Super Tuesday, especially in districts with high numbers of black and Latinx voters and college students. Many voters reported waiting in line for more than three hours to cast a ballot. At least 750 Texas polling sites have been shuttered since 2013, when the Supreme Court slashed federal oversight of Texas and other Southern states under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. There were long lines, too, in Los Angeles, where many polling places reported problems with a brand-new $300 million voting system. The Sanders campaign sued to keep polling places open a…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/5/air_berman…
This Is America: Interview with Grad Student Workers from UC Santa Cruz and UC San Diego
It's Going Down | indybay.org | 2020-03-05
We feature a discussion with two anarchists involved in the ongoing #COLA4All struggle and wildcat strike popping off across University of California campuses. We talk about how the movement has grown in the face of threats from the UC President and where the strike might go now, after over 80 grad workers have been laid off for participating in strike activity. | Scroll down for the audio interview.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/04/18831288.php
MPs set to receive 3.1% pay rise from April
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-05
MPs will receive a pay rise of 3.1% from April this year, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) has said. | The increase, announced on Thursday, will raise MPs' basic pay from £79,468 to £81,932 and will be effective from 1 April. | It follows a decision confirmed in 2018 by IPSA to adjust the pay of MPs at the same rate as public sector earnings, which are published by the Office of National Statistics. | The announcement marks the first time MPs' salaries have exceeded £80,000 and is an i…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/03/05/mps-set-to-receive-3-1-pay-rise-from-april/
Planet Enigma: The Unknown Origin of Mercury's Magnetic Field
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-05
Many planets in the Solar System have magnetic fields. The one on Earth is moderately strong and is capable of shielding our ozone layer from solar wind and cosmic rays and harmful ultraviolet radiation. It is believed that Mercury's magnetic field once was strong, but its origin has long puzzled scientists.
sputniknews.com/science/202003051078482543-planet-enigma-the-unknown-origin-of-mercurys-magnetic-field/
Palestine declares state of emergency over coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-05
The Palestinian Health Ministry on Thursday announced a state of emergency in the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Jericho over suspected coronavirus cases.The ministry said a hotel in Bethlehem was quarantined due to a number of suspected cases.All hotel reservations were cancelled and tourists temporarily restricted in the cities.All mosques, churches and educational institutions will remain closed for a fortnight, the period the virus takes to show symptoms.The ministry called on citizens to remain calm.The new coronavirus known as COVID-19 emerged in Wuhan, China, last December and has now spread to over 80…
yenisafak.com/en/world/palestine-declares-state-of-emergency-over-coronavirus-3513386
The Brexit Fallout Gathers Pace
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
The news of Britain's economic and political well-being just gets worse and worse as each week parades by. There simply isn't any Brexit sunlight at the end of any tunnel to bring us news of renewed prosperity and optimism. Project …
globalresearch.ca/brexit-fallout-gathers-pace/5705659
Selected Articles: Turkey at War with Syria
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
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. …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-turkey-war-syria-whose-side-winning/5705666
Kaia Rolle, Handcuffed and Arrested at 6: How Many More, and for How Long Will This Happen in America?
B. Nimri Aziz | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-04
While fretting over refugee children in freezing tents along Turkey's border, or Nargis Fazili's family fleeing Afghanistan across Asia to Europe, or lone migrant children caged in U.S. detention centers, we may barely register what happens to American children like Kaia Rolle; she's a 6-year-old student at a not unusual neighborhood school in Florida. I…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/04/kaia-rolle-handcuffed-and-arrested-at-6-how-many-more-and-for-how-long-will-this-happen-in-america/
Coronavirus: What the Western Media Doesn't Tell You: High Recovery Rates in China
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-04
Western media hype: Fear and panic, disruption of the global economy. That makes the headlines. | But not a word is mentioned that the COVID-19 pandemic in China is under control: people are being treated in hospitals and they are recovering. …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-high-recovery-rates-in-china-most-recent-figures/5705570
Kaia Rolle, Handcuffed and Arrested at 6: How Many More, and for How Long Will This Happen in America?
B. Nimri Aziz | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-04
While fretting over refugee children in freezing tents along Turkey's border, or Nargis Fazili's family fleeing Afghanistan across Asia to Europe, or lone migrant children caged in U.S. detention centers, we may barely register what happens to American children like Kaia Rolle; she's a 6-year-old student at a not unusual neighborhood school in Florida. I…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/04/kaia-rolle-handcuffed-and-arrested-at-6-how-many-more-and-for-how-long-will-this-happen-in-america/
Spanish Protest in Defense of Public Education
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-04
Schools in Andalusia, Spain, called for a demonstration on Wednesday to protest against new school regulations that are seriously damaging public education for the benefit of private interests. | RELATED: | Catalonia's Pro-Independence Leader Cheered at Vic University | The mobilization, that brings together more than 100,000 teachers from public schools in Andalusia and other cities, is a forceful response to the imposition of the Decree on Schooling by the Ministry of Educatio…
telesurenglish.net/news/spain-protest-in-defense-of-public-education-20200304-0009.html
Video: Syrian Armed Forces Teach '2nd Strongest NATO Army' Painful Lesson in Idlib
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-04
Units of the Russian Military Police entered the town of Saraqib in eastern Idlib following the second liberation of the town from al-Qaeda terrorists and Turkish forces. According to the Russian military, the deployment took place at 5: 00pm local time …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-armed-forces-teach-2nd-strongest-nato-army-painful-lesson-idlib/5705469
From Monroe to Trump. US Sponsored Military Coups in Latin America
Elson Concepción Pérez | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-04
The current U.S. President again threatens military action against Venezuela and continues sanctioning governments and companies with ties to the Bolivarian Republic and Cuba | *** | More than 200 years have passed since James Monroe became the fifth president of the …
globalresearch.ca/from-monroe-trump/5705472
The Syria Deception
Swiss Propaganda Research | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-04
What is the Syria war about? | Contrary to the depiction in Western media, the Syria war is not a civil war. This is because the initiators, financiers and a large part of the anti-government fighters come from abroad. | Nor …
globalresearch.ca/the-syria-deception/5705505
The Informational War that Got Us to Where We Are
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-04
Every day of your life there is an informational war going on. You are not really aware of it
Electoral Dirty Tricks in Play on Super Tuesday?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-04
How is it possible for a Dem presidential aspirant ahead in most Super Tuesday states (according to polls), including California and Texas, to lose overall to a challenger? | The latest pre-Super Tuesday polls showed Sanders leading Biden by wide margins …
globalresearch.ca/electoral-dirty-tricks-play-super-tuesday/5705518
Venezuela Responds with Principled Conviction to the US' Desperate Attempts at Regime Change
Nino Pagliccia | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-04
The continued effort to overthrow President Maduro does not seem to produce the intended results for the perpetrators, but rather sends signals of desperation. The regime change plotters may be wishing to achieve what they did in Bolivia. But that …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-responds-principled-conviction-us-desperate-attempts-regime-change/5705483
Daring to Kiss: Coronavirus and the Butterfly Effect
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-04
At some point, it seemed like a slow burner, gathering attention with each press release from the World Health Organisation. When talking about a threat, language is everything. With more cases of COVID-19 being identified, the panic that comes from …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-butterfly-effect/5705478
Trump Taps Former Chemical Industry Shill to Lead Consumer Product Safety Commission
EWG | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-04
President Trump intends to nominate a former top chemical industry executive, who at the Environmental Protection Agency has led the rollback of important chemical safety regulations, to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission, according to an announcement issued last night …
globalresearch.ca/trump-taps-former-chemical-industry-shill-lead-consumer-product-safety-commission/5705501