(2020-01-15). The Science of (Not) Ending Global Poverty. thenation.com 
The 2019 Nobel Prize winners in economics represent a new strain of neoliberal thought.
(2020-01-15). Traversed by Tensions: Quebec's Religious Symbols Law. counterpunch.org Fatima Ahmad, 23, an Education student at McGill University in Montreal, says that Bill 21 prevents her from working as a public school teacher in Quebec. A fourth year student, graduating in April 2020, she is already making plans to move to the United Arab Emirates or Calgary once she graduates. She is photographed wearing More
(2020-01-15). An interview with historian Clayborne Carson on the New York Times' 1619 Project. wsws.org Professor Carson is professor of history at Stanford University and director of its Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute. He is the author and editor of numerous books on King and the civil rights movement.
(2020-01-15). Coordinated Stalking by Multiple Persons. indybay.org Advocacy for Humankind is an organization that seeks to eradicate crimes of coordinated stalking through public awareness, education and advocacy for victims.
(2020-01-15). Video Shows TWO Missiles Bringing Down Iran 737, Second Plane Reported & Iraq And Syria Under Attack. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/14/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-01-15). US students in Washington introduced to Turkish culture. yenisafak.com Turkey's Embassy in Washington introduced its country and culture to elementary school students in the U.S.The embassy discussed Turkey's culture, nature, language and cuisine with Barnard Elementary School student during a visit Tuesday."Our young friends in 5th grade had a taste of delicious Turkish delight, a sense of Turkish music and a stamp on their passports! We can't wait to meet for a second time!" the embassy said on Twitter.The embassy said the visit was held with contributions from the Yunus Emre Institute as part of the District of Columbia Public Schools' Embassy Adoption Program (EAP).The Yunus Emr…
(2020-01-15). EU's industrial production down 1.3% in November 2019. yenisafak.com Industrial production in the European Union dropped by 1.3% in November 2019 year-on-year, the bloc's statistical office announced on Wednesday."In November 2019, compared with November 2018, production of intermediate goods fell by 2.3%, capital goods by 2.1% and energy by 1.5%, while production of non-durable consumer goods rose by 1.8% and durable consumer goods by 1.9%," the Eurostat said.Among member countries, the largest drop in industrial production were registered in Greece (-8.3%), Romania (-7.5%) and Estonia (-7.2%)."The highest increases were observed in Hungary (5.7%), Poland (5.6%) and Finland (3.7%…
(2020-01-14). Iranian Opposition—1970s to 2020. counterpunch.org 
In the mid-1970s, I did a fair amount of organizing work with Maryland members of the Iranian Student Association. Our goal was to end the rule of the US-installed Shah of Iran. Some of my work involved helping the Iranian students write their leaflets in American English. In 1976, I attended some meetings in Washington, More
(2020-01-14). "Morir Soñando": Martín Espada Reads Poem About Luis Garden Acosta, Young Lord & Community Activist. democracynow.org 
Last week marked the first anniversary of the passing of Luis Garden Acosta, the founder and longtime president of the nationally known El Puente youth and community leadership program in Brooklyn. Long regarded as one of New York City's foremost human rights and Latino community activists, Garden Acosta died last January at the age of 72. A former seminarian who had been active in the Catholic antiwar movement, Garden Acosta joined the Young Lords Party in 1970 and later founded that group's Massachusetts chapter while he was still a student at Harvard Medical School. He went on to pioneer successful nonviolent…
(2020-01-14). CLEAN Future Act Is 'Shameful' and 'Greenwashing,' say Climate Justice Groups. therealnews.com 
Democrats' CLEAN Future Act calls for "net zero" carbon emissions by 2050 but doesn't require a fossil fuel industry phaseout. Critics say the bill lacks ambition and ignores the short timeline for radical action dictated by climate science.
(2020-01-14). The World Must End the US' Illegal Economic War. Sanctions Imposed on 39 Countries. globalresearch.ca The United States is relying more heavily on illegal unilateral coercive measures (also known as economic sanctions) in place of war or as part of its build-up to war. In fact, economic sanctions are an act of war that kills …
(2020-01-14). Elizabeth Warren Unveils Plan to Eliminate Student Loan Debt. telesurenglish.net U.S. Senator and Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren unveiled her student loan plan to cancel the debt that has affected millions of Americans | RELATED: | US Democratic Candidate Cory Booker Quits Presidential Race | According to Warren, if she wins the presidency, on the first day of her tenure in office, she will cancel student loan debt by using the Department of Education's pre-existing authority. | In her article on the website Medium, Warren said she would act without c…
(2020-01-14). Florida teachers rally at state capitol. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – Well over 1000 educators, school bus drivers, custodians, counselors and other public school workers, dressed in red, rallied at the Old Capitol Building in Tallahassee on January 13 to demand lawmakers invest in public schools during the 2020 state legislative session. The 60-day legislative session begins January 14 and lawmakers will have a sea of red from the previous day to take with them to deliberation. | The rally was organized by the Florida Education Association (FEA), which is the statewide union for educators, and featured support also from the national unions the American Federation…
(2020-01-14). Harry and Meghan "Exit": The Royal Family Propaganda Machine. globalresearch.ca Royal gossip is worth its weight in gold on the British media circuit. Buckingham Palace knows that, and seeks to control, as much as it can, the way that gold is distributed. | The recent fuss over the premature retirement, or …
(2020-01-14). We 'Slaughtered' Jeremy Corbyn, Says Israel Lobbyist. globalresearch.ca The lobbyist is part of CAA, one of the most active right-wing Zionist groups promoting the false notion that Britain's Labour Party became an anti-Semitic party after Jeremy Corbyn won the leadership in 2015. | *** | A prominent Israel lobbyist in …
(2020-01-14). Argentina: Facing Another Debt Crisis. globalresearch.ca Let us remember that when Macri started his mandate in December 2015 he accepted all the injunctions formulated by a New York magistrate, who had ruled in the favor of vulture funds against Argentina. This has made it possible for …
(2020-01-14). Macron Forced to Back Down over Pension Reform Amidst Raging Protests. globalresearch.ca Once again the French have shown the world now to protest, and that protesting works. President Emmanuel Macron was forced to roll back his plans for pensions reform over the weekend as demonstrators took to the streets on Saturday in …
(2020-01-14). Israel Provided The Intel To Kill Soleimani & A Cyberattack May Have Been Behind Iran's 737 Downing. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/13/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-01-14). Sito russo: USA responsabili dell'errore umano che ha causato l'incidente dell'aereo ucraino. globalresearch.ca Il sito militare russo Avia.pro ha affrontato il problema dell'incidente a causa di un errore umano del Boing ucraino 737 in Iran, l'8 gennaio, pochi minuti dopo il decollo, che ha causato la morte di 179 passeggeri e membri dell'equipaggio….
(2020-01-14). Seems Increasingly Likely Trump Just Made Up the 'Imminent Threat' Posed by Soleimani. globalresearch.ca New reporting out Monday further erodes the White House narrative that President Donald Trump was justified in ordering the assassination of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani earlier this month because Soleimani posed an "imminent" threat to American targets. | According to NBC …
(2020-01-14). US Defense Secretary Esper Says Trump Lied to Justify Killing Soleimani. globalresearch.ca Mark Esper, the former US Secretary of Defense (it's a matter of time now) said that his chief Donald Trump lied to the US citizens about the justification to carry out the most heinous murder crimes against two top …
(2020-01-14). 164 "Peace-Keeping" Military Bases Worldwide: US Bases in Iraq Advance Its Regional Imperium. globalresearch.ca According to the Pentagon, US forces are in 164 (of the world's 193) countries. | They're on over 1,000 US bases of varying sizes and on others of host countries. Much information about their numbers, troop strength, and location is secret….
(2020-01-14). US to Iraq: 'Vote All You Want, We're Not Leaving!'. globalresearch.ca President Trump's decision earlier this month to assassinate Iran's top military general on Iraqi soil — over the objection of the Iraqi government — has damaged the US relationship with its "ally" Iraq and set the region on the brink …
(2020-01-14). Putin's Orthodox Christmas Visit to Damascus Plays Up Assad's Syria as Enclave of Peace — While Rest of Middle East Burns. globalresearch.ca Russian leader Vladimir Putin made a surprise Christmas visit to Syria, where he met with the country's president, Bashar Assad. The tranquility of their meeting was in sharp contrast to the hell breaking out in neighboring Iraq. | The unannounced …
(2020-01-14). Permanent War and Poverty or Widespread Truth Awareness? globalresearch.ca What are we really supporting when we refuse the truth and accept the war lies and the permanent war agenda? | We are supporting al Qaeda/ISIS, Empire's proxies. We are supporting the military dictatorship of Washington-led NATO and the collapse of …
(2020-01-14). Iran to Sue the US and Trump for Killing General Soleimani. globalresearch.ca According to Iran's Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Esmayeeli, the country's ruling authorities will sue the US in international courts for Soleimani's assassination. | "This brutal act was a violation of human rights and all international rules," Esmayeeli stressed, adding: | "Martyr Soleimani …
(2020-01-14). Painter of Disquiet: Félix Vallotton at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. globalresearch.ca Félix Vallotton, an artist who has been largely neglected relative to his contemporaries, such as Pierre Bonnard and Édouard Vuillard. This makes the present exhibition all the more …
(2020-01-14). Trump and Esper: No Evidence, Just a "Sneaky Feeling". Time for the Invaders to Go Home. globalresearch.ca Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told Margaret Brennan on "Face the Nation" on Sunday that he didn't see any specific evidence that Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was planning an imminent attack, which had been widely used by Trump as the …
(2020-01-14). India's Kashmiri Detainee Self-Censorship Demand Is Undemocratic. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2020-01-14). Video: How and Why Iran Shot Down Ukrainian Boeing. globalresearch.ca On January 10, SouthFront released a video entitled " What's Behind Boeing Crash In Iran" on the January 8 airliner crash near Tehran. This video was produced because the Iranian side released new facts and details regarding the incident….
(2020-01-14). Russia's Unsuccessful Libyan Peace Summit Was a Good Start. globalresearch.ca Russia's Libyan peace summit in Moscow didn't succeed with its stated objective of getting the warring parties to agree to a ceasefire agreement after they failed to find any common ground with one another, but it was nevertheless a good …
(2020-01-14). Lebanese Focus New Wave of Protests Against Banks. telesurenglish.net Lebanese protesters took the streets of Beirut Tuesday to resume protests, rallying outside banks and demanding access to their deposits. | RELATED: | Lebanon's Hassan Diab is Named New Prime Minister | "Everything we're suffering from is because of the banks and the central bank's policies," Ali, a 21-year-old college student, said at the protest in Beirut's Hamra commercial district. "This is why there's no longer any money, and prices are rising." | After almost three weeks of relative c…
(2020-01-14). The Montessori Schools Set to Track Students' Every Move. progressive.org At schools that were meant to foster self-paced learning in the natural world, the billionaires behind Facebook and Amazon are funding new data-seeking tech.
(2020-01-14). Thousands of Florida educators rally to demand increase in pay and school spending. wsws.org Defying threats of firings and massive fines for engaging in what some officials called an illegal strike, teachers rode chartered buses and car-pooled from as far away as Miami, nearly 500 miles from the state capital.
(2020-01-14). Kenyan university staff set to strike unless revised wages implemented. peoplesdispatch.org The University Academic Staff Union (UASU) issued a strike notice on January 9, in protest against the Kenyan government's failure to honor the wage hike agreement signed with unions representing university staff last year. They have warned that teachers will be downing tools from January 20. | With the new academic year set to start, at least 35 universities in the country will be affected by the impending strike unless the government averts it by releasing the money promised in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) signed on October 28, 2019. The deadline for the implementation of the CBA was November 30, 2…
(2020-01-14). To Manage Fires, Australia Must Follow the Lead of Aboriginal Communities. truthout.org Since September 2019, Australia has been ravaged by bushfires. You know the statistics: about 18 million acres burned, around 2,000 homes destroyed, and nearly 1 billion animals affected. The fires have also affected Aboriginal com…
(2020-01-14). Selected Articles: Iran to Sue the US and Trump for Killing General Soleimani. globalresearch.ca 
SELECTED ARTICLES FROM GLOBAL RESEARCH | . | | India's Kashmiri Detainee Self-Censorship Demand Is Undemocratic | By Andrew Korybko, January 14, 2020 | India's demand that thousands of Kashmiri detainees sign a bond that commits them to not to make any comments …
(2020-01-14). 'Champion for Educators and Working Class': Largest Teachers Union in Nevada Endorses Bernie Sanders. commondreams.org "I thank the Clark County Education Association for their support," Sanders said in response, "and look forward to their partnership in transforming our country and defeating the most dangerous president in modern history." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-01-14). Chiamata alle armi, la Nato mobilitata su due fronti. globalresearch.ca NATOME: cosਠil presidente Trump, che si vanta del proprio talento nel creare acronimi, ha già battezzato lo spiegamento della Nato in Medio Oriente, da lui richiesto per telefono al segretario generale dell'Alleanza Stoltenberg. Questi ha immediatamente acconsentito che la …
(2020-01-14). Chamada à s armas, a NATO mobilizada em duas frentes. globalresearch.ca NATOME: Assim, o Presidente Trump, que se orgulha do seu talento para criar siglas, já baptizou o destacamento da NATO no Médio Oriente, por ele solicitado por telefone, ao Secretário Geral da Alianàßa, Stoltenberg. Este concordou imediatamente, que a NATO …
(2020-01-14). Was ist die wirkliche nukleare Bedrohung im Nahen Osten? globalresearch.ca ‚ÄûDer Iran hà§lt sich nicht an die Nuklearabkommen" (Il Tempo), ‚ÄûIran zieht sich aus den Nuklearabkommen zuràºck — ein Schritt in Richtung Atombombe" (Corriere della Sera), ‚ÄûIran bereitet Atombomben vor — Abschied vom Atomabkommen" (Libero). Auf diese Weise haben fast …
(2020-01-14). Boris Johnson may see 'the hand of the future' but there's a very significant past in Northern Ireland he can't ignore. thecanary.co On 13 January, Boris Johnson visited Belfast to meet the leaders of the restored government. Johnson claimed he could "see the hand of the future". It was an imitation of Blair's "I feel the hand of history upon our shoulders" comment. Blair used this during the 1998 Good Friday Agreement ( GFA) negotiations. | And o…
(2020-01-14). The Cost of Brexit — £200 bn in 'Collateral Damage' and Counting. globalresearch.ca Brexit has now cost the UK £130bn in what is termed as "collateral damage" since the referendum, a new study suggests. And this number is set to rise another £70bn by the end of 2020. | Bloomberg Economics said Britain's economy …
(2020-01-13). Biggest strike in world history: 250 million Indian workers. workers.org 
India is the world's second-most populated country, with about 1.374 billion people. Over 928 million are "working age" (15 to 64 years old; statistics from worldometers.info) On Jan. 8, one in four people in this age group — 250 million — stayed off the job in the biggest strike to . . . | Continue reading Biggest strike in world history: 250 million Indian workers at Workers.org
(2020-01-13). Pensacola Naval Air Station shooting by Saudi student was act of terrorism motivated by jihadist ideology – AG Barr. rt.com 
The December shooting by 21-year-old Saudi military student Mohammed Alshamrani at Naval Air Station Pensacola that killed three people was an act of terrorism, US Attorney General William Barr has confirmed. | The shooting was an "act of terror" that was "motivated by jihadist ideology," Barr told reporters on Monday at a press conference, adding that Alshamrani is believed to have acted alone. | Also on rt.com | | FBI confirms identity of Pensacola shooter, US Navy says slain sailors confronted him before demise (PHOTO) | Alshamrani visited…
(2020-01-13). Democratic Debate: Will Progressives Highlight the Cost of War? therealnews.com 
Senators Sanders and Warren could have their best opportunity yet to argue that if the U.S. has trillions to pay for war abroad, it can invest in healthcare, education, and infrastructure at home.
(2020-01-13). Trump Sends a "Death Threat" to Iraq's Prime Minister. globalresearch.ca The assassination of Major General Qaseem Soleimani, who was already a national hero in Iran, has now achieved the stature of a world class martyr. Carrying a diplomatic passport on his flight into Baghdad, Soleimani was also carrying the …
(2020-01-12). Marx's Labor Theory of Value: Bad Science and Bad for Ecological Socialism. dissidentvoice.org Value and Socialist Distribution Marxists need a scientific theory of value. I do not make that statement because I think it is controversial. I make it because I am not convinced that Marx provided one. By "scientific" I mean a theory that identifies an empirically detectable and measurable property that gives value to commodities, and …
(2020-01-11). Iran Admits 'Unintentionally' Shooting Down 737, But It Seems There Might Be More To This Story. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/11/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-01-11). Pompeo Admits No "Imminent Threat," Boeing Emails Reveal 737 Issues & 60 Afghans Killed By US Drone. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/10/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …