(2020-09-07). Serbia's 'Balancing' Act Between West And Russia. Empty Slogan to Disguise Pro-US Policies. De Facto Recognition of Kosovo. globalresearch.ca Serbian President Vucic just discredited his own over-hyped "balancing" act between Russia and the West over the weekend after he de-facto recognized the NATO-occupied Province of Kosovo & Metohija under the cover of "economic normalization" and then committed to moving …
(2020-09-07). The "Stalinist" Trial of Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca Having reported the long, epic ordeal of Julian Assange, John Pilger gave this address outside the Central Criminal Court in London on September 7 as the WikiLeaks Editor's extradition hearing entered its final stage. | When I first met Julian …
(2020-09-07). Julian Assange: Future Generations of Journalists Will Not Forgive Us if We Do Not Fight Extradition. globalresearch.ca Let's imagine a foreign dissident was being held in London's Belmarsh Prison charged with supposed espionage offences by the Chinese authorities. | And that his real offence was revealing crimes committed by the Chinese Communist Party — including publishing video footage …
(2020-09-07). The U.S. Is Determined to Make Julian Assange Pay for Exposing the Cruelty of Its War on Iraq. globalresearch.ca On
(2020-09-07). As British Judge Made Rulings Against Julian Assange, Her Husband Was Involved with Right-wing Lobby Group Briefing Against WikiLeaks Founder. globalresearch.ca The husband of the chief magistrate overseeing Julian Assange's extradition case was closely associated with a lobby group publicly criticising the WikiLeaks founder around the time his wife was ruling against Assange, it can be revealed. | *** | Westminster chief magistrate…
(2020-09-07). The Ongoing Torture and Medical Neglect of Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca Initially published by The Lancet on June 25, 2020. | **** | On Feb 17, 2020, Doctors for Assange demanded an end to the torture and medical neglect of Julian Assange.1 Yet no responsible authority has acted. Nils Melzer, the …
(2020-09-07). Selected Articles: COVID-19 Tests and Assange's Extradition Hearing. globalresearch.ca We hope that by publishing diverse view points, submitted by journalists and experts dotted all over the world, the website can serve as a reminder that no matter what narrative we are presented with, things are rarely as cut and …
(2020-09-07). US-Russia Tensions Flare Up on Multiple Fronts. globalresearch.ca Amidst the escalating tensions with China, the United States should have kept the troubled relationship with Russia on an even keel. But the opposite is happening. For the first time since the presidential election in Belarus on August 9, Washington …
(2020-09-07). Remembering comrade and leftist academic David Graeber. mronline.org His death was sudden and a shock to his students and the scores of people influenced by his ideas. In a world where most academics value theorizing over activism and choose to abstain from public protest, Graeber was vocal about his anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist views.
(2020-09-07). Absent Appeals to the Left, Biden Faces Challenge to Win Over Latinx Voters. truthout.org Though she couldn't vote in past elections, Lucia Allain has spent over a decade in direct-action politics, advocating for immigrants and Latinxs. In November, Allain, who was born in Peru, will vote for the first time since becoming a United States citizen. The communications manager for the influential immigrant-rights organization The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), Allain is as passionate about politics as anyone in this country; she's serious about r…
(2020-09-07). NYC teachers, families prepare to fight unsafe school opening. liberationnews.org Frustrated with the agreement and intimidation from politicians, many school workers are now organizing to rally community support and guarantee that schools do not open unless it is safe.
(2020-09-07). Saturday 9/26: Palestine Justice Coalition Teach-In: Palestinian Future and Israeli Annexation. indybay.org Online Event | http: //bit.ly/pjcteachin…
(2020-09-07). The Israel-Palestine Conflict, Annexation and "Normalization". Towards "Greater Israel" globalresearch.ca As the Israel-Palestine conflict grinds on with no end in sight, Israel and the US have launched an all-out push to resolve the conflict once and for all, on Israel's terms. If the manoeuvre is successful, Israel will end up …
(2020-09-07). Russia — Nord Stream 2 vs. Poisoning of Alexei Navalny. globalresearch.ca Wednesday, 2 September — all German TV channels — mainstream media were focused unilaterally on the alleged Novichok poisoning of Russian opposition critique, Alexei Navalny. This "breaking-news" poison discovery was made in Germany two weeks after he has been …
(2020-09-07). Oppose unsafe school openings! Follow the science, not greed, say Detroit educators. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site has received an announcement of the formation of the Detroit Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee.
(2020-09-07). Trump Regime to Blacklist China's Top Chipmaker? globalresearch.ca Pompeo reinvented China beyond where other US Chinaphobes have ever gone before. | Falsely calling its ruling authorities Washington's greatest foreign threat, he recited a litany of fake news about the country days earlier. | Spending a small fraction on its military …
(2020-09-07). US/NATO Preparing for War on Russia? Six Military Exercises at Russia's Doorstep. globalresearch.ca Wars by hot and other means are all about Washington's main strategy to advance its imperium — seeking dominance over other nations, their resources and populations by brute force if other methods don't achieve its objectives. | From inception, the US …
(2020-09-07). Vaccine Nationalism, Big Promises and Warped Speed. globalresearch.ca From sneering dismissiveness of the coronavirus as nothing more than a common cold to a grand promise to find a vaccine, President Donald Trump is all promises. "We remain on track to deliver a vaccine before the end of the …
(2020-09-07). COVID19 PCR Tests Are Scientifically Meaningless. globalresearch.ca First published on June 29, 2020 | Lockdowns and hygienic measures around the world are based on numbers of cases and mortality rates created by the so-called SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR tests used to identify "positive" patients, whereby "positive" is usually equated with …
(2020-09-07). Beirut Explosion: The Missing Lebanese Link. globalresearch.ca In the immediate aftermath of the Beirut port blast last month, we have seen concerted efforts by principal political actors in Lebanon to diffuse and deflect responsibility. | Different parties have accused one another of corruption in relation to the mishandling …
(2020-09-07). Teen in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania linked to 40 new COVID-19 cases. wsws.org The rapid spread of the virus in this case points to the danger of school reopenings for teachers, students and communities throughout the US.
(2020-09-07). The 16th Annual 9/11 Truth Film Festival. globalresearch.ca 2020 is an unusual year; weddings have been cancelled, schools closed, almost all large public gatherings banned, the global economy dismantled; the middle class and Main Street's small and medium sized businesses are struggling to survive. In California, the film …
(2020-09-07). Sweden Now Has a Lower COVID-19 Death Rate than the US. Here's Why It Matters. globalresearch.ca For months, Sweden was the punching bag of the world's media and politicians. | For foregoing a lockdown, Sweden was declared a " "Sweden is paying heavily for its decision not to lockdown," …
(2020-09-07). Israel Could Build Military Base in UAE, Iranian Report Claims. globalresearch.ca An Iranian report has warned against "undeclared aims" in the
(2020-09-07). UN Forced to Admit Gates-funded Vaccine Is Causing Polio Outbreak in Africa. globalresearch.ca This really should be one of the biggest public health scandals of the decade, but instead it's given little attention — mainly because of the high-profile nature of the people and organisations involved. | *** | The United Nations
(2020-09-07). Owners of Oil Tankers Seized by the US File Lawsuits. globalresearch.ca The US unilaterally imposes its own sanctions universally as much as it can becoming the self-appointed global policeman. Many countries obey because of the financial and military power of the US. | *** | US must prove oil is from Iran and …
(2020-09-07). New Engineering Report Finds Privately Built Border Wall Will Fail. globalresearch.ca The report, set to be filed in federal court this week, confirms reporting from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune that found portions of the wall were in danger of overturning if not fixed due to extensive erosion just months after …
(2020-09-07). Cuba Has Trained 200 US Doctors. popularresistance.org Cuba's friendship with the people of the US has been longstanding and despite the fact that Washington has maintained a strong economic-financial blockade against that nation for 60 years, the government and its health institutions opened the doors of the prestigious Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) to forge North American doctors to serve back home where they are needed most. | As Cuba's alternate representative to the UN, Ana Silvia Rodríguez Abascal, explained, "the students and graduates belong mainly to marginalized minorities and low-income families, most of whom when they return decide to work in t…
(2020-09-07). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…
(2020-09-07). San Diego, California school districts plan reopenings based on dangerous new state guidelines. wsws.org The move to reopen schools will place thousands of students, educators and their families at risk of infection, and exacerbate the spread of COVID-19 throughout the region.
(2020-09-07). NYC Teachers Were About to Strike… Then Union Leaders Cut a Backroom Deal. zcomm.org Teachers are understandably furious about this sellout on the part of their own leadership and the bureaucratic methods used to try to convince members to accept the deal…
(2020-09-07). How Do You Teach Younger Students With an Antiracism Lens? truthout.org Ankita Ajith can recall learning about slavery, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks at her Katy, Texas, elementary school in the Houston area. | But looking back, Ajith, now a student at Northwestern University, also vividly remembers how superficial those conversations were, and how much she wishes that her predominantly white, suburban school district had given her the tools from a young age to understand America's racist past and its connection with the present. | "They taught us things that were easil…
(2020-09-07). Australian teachers back US educators' fight for independent rank and file safety committees. wsws.org Australian school teachers denounce re-opening of American schools and support the formation of rank-and-file safety committees.
(2020-09-07). Australian Government's Own Website Admits COVID Tests Are Totally Unreliable. globalresearch.ca Imagine going to a doctor suspecting you may have a serious illness and being told that there are 2 tests available. With the first test, a swab, they do not know, should you record a positive result, whether or not …
(2020-09-07). This Labor Day, 'Black Lives Matter' Means Justice for Black Workers. commondreams.org In 2012, members of the Chicago Teachers Union rocked the city with their historic strike. (Credit: flickr/cc/Sarah-Ji) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-09-06). Video: 9/11 and the Global War on Terrorism. globalresearch.ca 9/11 marks the onslaught of the "Global War on Terrorism" (GWOT), used as a pretext and a justification by the US and its NATO allies to carry out a "war without borders", a global war of conquest. A far-reaching overhaul of US military doctrine was launched in the wake of 9/11.
(2020-09-06). Wa Ni Ska Tan: Hydro-electricity and impacts on Indigenous and other communities. globalresearch.ca "We have no money to fight hydro so we've got to fight back with words and with words we can fight back. By telling the truth about what really is happening in these communities." | — Gerald McKay, Fisher Grand Rapids, …
(2020-09-06). German Politicians Want to Stop Nord Stream 2 Due to Assassination Attempt of Russian Opposition Leader. globalresearch.ca The case of the alleged assassination attempt of the Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has generated much controversy and discussions worldwide. In Germany, where Navalny is currently, the political controversy surrounding the case is taking on particularly large proportions. The …
(2020-09-06). Video: Idlib Question and Prospects of New Syrian-Turkish Confrontation. globalresearch.ca The southern part of Greater Idlib remains the main point of instability in Syria. The military situation, which had temporarily stabilized after the end of the Turkish attack on the Syrian Army codenamed "Operation Spring Shield", is once again deteriorating. …
(2020-09-06). The Struggle for Belarus on Russia's Geopolitical Doorstep. globalresearch.ca Protests in Belarus since longtime President Lukashenko was legitimately reelected on August 9 were made in the USA. | Despite his authoritarian rule, most Belarusians support him over an unacceptable alternative — transformation of the country into a neo-Nazi US vassal …
(2020-09-06). Do Face Masks Work? 8 Peer-Reviewed Studies. globalresearch.ca Strange though as it may seem, we feel nervous writing this report. Nervous that Google, Twitter, Facebook etc. might deem our site 'less trustworthy' or something similar. Nervous because we could very well become victims of internet censorship perpetrated by …
(2020-09-06). We Are Living in a Plastic World. globalresearch.ca Almost every product and material we refer to as "plastic" is made from fossil fuels. Most of it hasn't been around for long — a little over 70 years for the most common products. North American grocery stores didn't start …
(2020-09-06). 9/11 News Coverage: How 36 Reporters Brought Us the Twin Towers' Explosive Demolition on 9/11. globalresearch.ca The widely held belief is that the Twin Towers collapsed as a result of the airplane impacts and the resulting fires. Among those who witnessed the event firsthand, the more prevalent hypothesis was that the Twin Towers had been brought down by massive explosions.
(2020-09-06). US B-52 Bombers Back in Britain: Escalating Nuclear Tension. globalresearch.ca Six US Air Force B-52 bombers arrived at RAF Fairford on Saturday. Official sources describe it as 'a long planned training mission', carrying out theatre and flight training across Europe and Africa. But local news site GloucestershireLive describes it as …
(2020-09-06). Toronto Children's Hospital Recommends Back to School without Masks or Social Distancing. Detailed Report. globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on July 21, 2020 | Toronto's
(2020-09-06). The "End of Poverty" Illusion: Global and East Asian Realities in the COVID-19 Pandemic. globalresearch.ca The World Bank's Poverty Illusion | Ever tried living on $1.90 a day? That is the World Bank's "International Poverty Line (IPL)." If your income is at or below that figure, you are living in "extreme poverty." In fact, it's a …
(2020-09-06). Press in His Pocket: Bill Gates Buys Media to Control the Messaging: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. globalresearch.ca A
(2020-09-06). 20 Years: A Generation and a Day in Development Life. Morocco's High Atlas. globalresearch.ca As so many of us ask when we commemorate an anniversary of decades: where have all the years gone? Have we done all we can? Have we been of true service? Did we do right? | We also may wonder on …
(2020-09-06). Channelling EU Money to the Military industry Under the Guise of 'Industrial Policy'. globalresearch.ca On 23 July, the vast majority of the Left Group (GUE/NGL) in the European Parliament approved, together with the social democratic (S&D), Green and rightist (EPP, Renew) parties, a resolution which opposes the 'European deal' of 21 July, in which …
(2020-09-06). Strong, Determined, Powerful! Turkey says drilling activities in East Med continue. yenisafak.com Turkey's energy exploration ship is continuing its determined mission in the Eastern Mediterranean, said the National Defense Ministry on Sunday."Strong, Determined and Powerful! The frigates and corvettes belonging to our Naval Forces are resolutely continuing their duty of escorting / protecting the ORUC REIS research ship, which continues to work in our jurisdiction areas in the Eastern Mediterranean," the ministry posted on Twitter with a nearly two-minute video of the ships at work."No lawlessness or bullying will be allowed in the region!" the ministry added.The video also showed communication between the s…