(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…
(2020-02-19). Foreign powers working against India as it moves to become global guru — defense minister. rt.com 
"Many foreign powers" are seeking to undermine the Indian government, fearful of the nation's rise to global prominence, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has warned. | "Many foreign powers are trying to break our country. They do not want a stable government in India, because they can see our future — the country is not only on its way to becoming a global superpower, but also a universal teacher or master," the top defense official told a gathering in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh state. | Singh was a guest of honor during a three-day event hosted by Ekal Vidyalaya, an NGO dedicated to education an…
(2020-02-19). High stakes tests aren't better—and they never will be. mronline.org 
Accountability is important. But tests that tie school funding to student performance only make things worse. |
(2020-02-19). 'We can't have Turkish laws on French ground': Macron vows to fight foreign imams preaching 'Islamist separatism'. rt.com 
Paris will clamp down on imams from Muslim countries that arrive in France to push worshipers into violating the law, the country's President Emmanuel Macron said, warning Turkey it can't "feed separatism" on French soil. | Macron promised to "gradually" end the program allowing Muslim countries to send imams and teachers to France in order to teach languages and culture unsupervised by the state. Speaking at the town of Mulhouse near the German border, he said that the influence of foreign imams leads some to "separate themselves from the Republic and therefore not respect its laws." | The French leader sing…
(2020-02-19). To compete in global economy, Trump says workers' lives have to get worse. peoplesworld.org 
What if America competed with other nations to have the best universal healthcare system or the best public education system? If we competed to be the leader in creating a green economy to address climate change? If we competed to end poverty and inequality? Donald Trump wants America to compete in the global economy, but …
(2020-02-19). Hackers trick Tesla into breaking speed limit by 50mph using two inches of tape. rt.com 
Researchers at cybersecurity firm McAfee have shown that two inches can make all the difference, fooling two types of Tesla car into speeding up by 50mph (80.5kph). | Using a small, almost imperceptible sticker on a speed limit sign, the McAfee scientists were able to trick the cars' MobilEye EyeQ3 camera system into thinking the sign read '85' and not '35,' confirming that autonomous driving systems and the machine learning algorithms that power them still have a long way to go. | Both the 2016 Model X and Model S both sped up during the testing of the adversarial machine learning attacks carried out by Steve…
(2020-02-19). Julian Assange Must be Freed, Not Betrayed. globalresearch.ca On Saturday, there will be a march from Australia House in London to Parliament Square, the centre of British democracy. People will carry pictures of the Australian publisher and journalist Julian Assange who, on 24 February, faces a court that …
(2020-02-19). Extradition of Assange Would Set a Dangerous Precedent. globalresearch.ca The Trump administration is seeking extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States for trial on charges carrying 175 years in prison. On February 24, a court in the U.K. will hold a hearing to determine whether to …
(2020-02-19). How Corporations Are Forcing Their Way Into America's Public Schools. zcomm.org In the expanding effort to privatize the nation's public education system, an ominous, less-understood strain of the movement is the corporate influence in Career and Technical Education (CTE) that is shaping the K-12 curriculum in local communities…
(2020-02-19). Disability Organizations Join Forces to Increase Census Participation Throughout CA. indybay.org The California Foundation for Independent Living Centers (CFILC) and the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) are acting as Statewide Community-Based Organization Outreach Partners in coordination with the California Census Office to increase participation among disabled Californians and older adults in the upcoming 2020 census which takes place April 1.
(2020-02-19). Compliance 101: Gun-Toting Cops Endanger Students and Turn the Schools into Prisons. globalresearch.ca "Every day in communities across the United States, children and adolescents spend the majority of their waking hours in schools that have increasingly come to Just when you …
(2020-02-19). Russia Needs to Prioritize Greece as Relations Rift with Turkey. globalresearch.ca A revealing poll released earlier last week by the highly-reliable
(2020-02-19). The Unbreakable Bond of Ireland and Palestine. globalresearch.ca
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(2020-02-19). Guaido is a "Fake President". "Lima Group" to Meet in Canada: Open Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. globalresearch.ca Re: "Lima Group" meeting of February 20, 2020 in Gatineau, Quebec | 18 February 2020 | Dear Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: | I am addressing you as a concerned Canadian regarding Canada's foreign policy position vis-à -vis Venezuela. | Your government has announced a …
(2020-02-19). Revising the History of World War II. globalresearch.ca Poland is encouraging the growth of historical revisionism of the World War II. Apparently, there is nothing necessarily wrong in revisiting the data referring to any past armed conflict, however, it is not the desire for the discovery of the …
(2020-02-19). At the Annual Munich Security Conference: The West Displays Its "Insecurity Complex" globalresearch.ca "The West is winning!" U.S. leaders proclaimed at the high-level Annual Security Conference held in Munich last weekend. | Not everybody was quite so sure. | There was a lot of insecurity displayed at a conference billed as "the West's family meeting" …
(2020-02-19). The Munich Security Conference: No, Pompeo, the West Isn't Winning. globalresearch.ca Secretary of State Pompeo boldly declared during his keynote speech at last weekend's Munich Security Conference that "the West is winning", which isn't true at all since it's actually facing unprecedented challenges from Russia and China, though that also shouldn't …
(2020-02-19). Apocalypse Now! Insects, Pesticide and a Public Health Crisis. globalresearch.ca In 2017, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver, and UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics, Baskut Tuncak, produced a
(2020-02-19). Lawsuit Launched Over Trump's Massive Rollback of Pollution Protections for Rivers, Wetlands. globalresearch.ca Conservation groups filed a formal notice of intent to
(2020-02-19). EU Nations Push for Bloc's Recognition of State of Palestine. globalresearch.ca A group of European Union (EU) countries led by Luxembourg is planning to present Monday to the EU's foreign affairs ministers, an initiative for the recognition of the state of Palestine by the bloc‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã, Haaretz reported Sunday. | Luxembourg's Foreign Affairs …
(2020-02-19). The Priorities of General Motors: Ditching Australia's Holden Cars. globalresearch.ca It seemed to be a case of grand misrepresentation. Holden cars, those great Australian acquisitions, along with home, lawnmower and nuclear family, gave the impression of indigenous pride, the home brand. It was also resoundingly masculine. But behind that image …
(2020-02-19). US Middle East "Peace Deal" Designed to Perpetuate Conflict. globalresearch.ca A deal that is entirely unacceptable to one of its principal parties isn't a deal at all. In the case of the US-proposed "Middle East peace plan" — unsurprisingly endorsed by the US and Israel and few others — everything …
(2020-02-19). The Rise of Sinn Féin: Dissecting Ireland's February 2020 General Election and the State of the Nation. globalresearch.ca In the Republic of Ireland, among the most notable outcome from last week's general election outcome was a substantial rise in popularity for the left-leaning party, Sinn Féin, whose standing rose by 10.7% as they gained 15 parliamentary seats …
(2020-02-19). Trump's Deal Is a Show Hiding the Real Problem: Ongoing Israeli Apartheid. globalresearch.ca It was always foolish to expect a balanced political compromise from the current American administration. | Since he was elected four years ago, US President Donald Trump has entrusted the Israel/Palestine portfolio to his inexperienced, Zionist son-in-law, Jared Kushner, aided …
(2020-02-19). UN List of Firms Aiding Israel's Settlements Was Dead on Arrival. globalresearch.ca After lengthy delays, the United Nations finally published a database last week of businesses that have been profiting from Israel's illegal settlement activity in the West Bank. | The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, announced that 112 …
(2020-02-19). Video: Towards The Liberation of Idlib City. globalresearch.ca Syrian government forces did not stop their operation in Greater Idlib with the success in the western countryside of Aleppo city, and continued making gains in the province. During the past 24 hours, they took control of over 10 settlements….
(2020-02-19). Methane Leakage Makes Australia a World Leading Per Capita Greenhouse Gas Polluter. globalresearch.ca Methane (CH4) is 85% of natural gas, leaks, and has a Global Warming Potential (GWP) 105 times that of the same mass of carbon dioxide (CO2) on a 20 year time frame with aerosol impacts included. Such considerations reveal that …
(2020-02-19). NATO Wars Against Freedom, Justice and Humanity. globalresearch.ca NATO commits Supreme International War Crimes Against Peace as military doctrine. The criminality is normalized. Perceptions are inverted and Western populations are hypnotized to believe that NATO and its serial war crimes are making us safe. | . | . | Hidden from …
(2020-02-19). UC Santa Cruz graduate students call for expansion of wildcat strike. wsws.org Striking University of California, Santa Cruz graduate students are bravely defying administration's threats and intimidation as support grows across the UC system among students and faculty, and across the country.
(2020-02-19). A Report on the First Week of the Santa Cruz Wildcat Strike. indybay.org When Santa Cruz student-workers extended their grade strike to a full-scale work stoppage on February 10th, others of us across campuses began developing ways to support it.
(2020-02-19). Pathways to Climate Smart Careers Fair for High School Students. indybay.org Fairmont Hotel San José, 170 South Market Street, San José , CA 95113…
(2020-02-19). Striking University of California-Santa Cruz grad students defy UAW, arrests and threats of termination. indybay.org February 18, 2020 – Graduate student instructors (GSIs) and teaching assistants (TAs) at University of California-Santa Cruz are beginning the sixth day of their wildcat strike to demand a cost of living adjustment. Like many educators in California, grad students have confronted stagnant wages alongside skyrocketing rents that leave them struggling to survive in one of the most expensive cities in the United States. Last December, grad students initiated a grading strike to demand the increase.
(2020-02-19). Sanders fails to get endorsement from Chicago Teachers Union. wsws.org The CTU leaders are cultivating ever-closer ties to the Democratic Party political establishment, which is campaigning to defeat a Sanders nomination.
(2020-02-19). America's Barbaric Health Care System in One Grisly Statistic. truthdig.com New polling data finds that as many as eight million people in the U.S. have used crowdfunding campaigns to pay for a medical procedures.
(2020-02-19). Selected Articles: The Truth About Assange. globalresearch.ca 
By The Trump administration is seeking extradition of WikiLeaks founderJulian Assange to the United States for trial on charges carrying 175 years in prison. …
(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). Electric scooters 'can make cities safer'. thecanary.co 
Encouraging people to switch from vehicles to electric scooters can make cities safer, according to a study.A trip by a car or motorcycle in dense urban areas is "much more likely" to result in the death of a road user — including pedestrians — than a light micro-vehicle such as an e-scooter, the research found.The report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) also indicated that e-scooters are no more dangerous to their users than bicycles."A road fatality is not significantly more likely when using a shared standing e-scooter rather than a bicycle," the authors wrote. | "
(2020-02-18). End Torture and Medical Neglect of Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca On Nov 22, 2019, we, a group of more than 60 medical doctors, wrote to the UK Home Secretary to express our serious concerns about the physical and mental health of Julian Assange.1 In our letter,1 we documented a history …
(2020-02-18). Speeding Sea Level Rise Threatens Nuclear Plants. globalresearch.ca The latest science shows how the pace of sea level rise is speeding up, fuelling fears that not only millions of homes will be under threat, but that vulnerable installations like docks and power plants will be overwhelmed by the …
(2020-02-18). Trump's Budget: More Warfare, Slightly Less Welfare. globalresearch.ca Listening to the howls from Democrats and the applause from Republicans, one would think President Trump's proposed fiscal year 2021 budget is a radical assault on the welfare state. The truth is the budget contains some minor spending cuts, most …
(2020-02-18). Driving test change to boost accessibility. thecanary.co Video clips are to replace written scenarios in UK driving theory tests to make them more accessible. | The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) announced that, from 14 April, learners will be asked three questions after watching a driving clip of up to 30 seconds. | The change follows research which found that learners with reading difficulties and disabilities felt more comfortable with video scenarios than written ones. | DVSA chief driving examiner Mark Winn said: "Being able to drive can be life-changing and the DVSA is committed to helping everyone access the opportunities driving can offer. | "We hav…
(2020-02-18). Sanders on Geopolitical Issues. globalresearch.ca Follow what politicians do, not what they say they'll do. Time and again, rhetoric and actions are world's apart. | Obama and Trump are Exhibits A and B, their pledges to voters as presidential candidates polar opposite their policies in office …
(2020-02-18). Bloomberg Defied a Flight Ban to Show Support for Israel, Defended the Country Shelling a School and Killing Sleeping Children. globalresearch.ca In July 2014, Israel launched a series airstrikes on Gaza, kicking off a
(2020-02-18). Video: Turkish "Armed Groups" Don't Help. Syrian Army Liberates Entire Western Aleppo. globalresearch.ca Syrian government forces have cleared the entire western countryside of Aleppo city of members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other Turkish-backed armed groups. | During the past week, the Syrian Army and its allies cleared up to 300km2 delivering a devastating …
(2020-02-18). Explaining Syria: It's Everyone's Fault Except the U.S. and Israel. globalresearch.ca The first week in February was memorable for the failed impeachment of President Donald Trump, the "re-elect me" State of the Union address and the
(2020-02-18). Brilliant New $5.34 Ladder Defeats Not So Brilliant $2.5 Billion Trump Fever Dream. globalresearch.ca Thanks to his ineffable stupidity — cue hilariously skewered
(2020-02-18). The United States Supports the Mujahedeen-e Khalk (MEK) Terrorist Organization. globalresearch.ca The United States continues to support the Mujahedeen-e Khalk (MEK), despite the fact that that terrorist organization is losing popularity, not that it ever had very much anyway, around the world. The group remains basically based in Albania, a nation …
(2020-02-18). Striking LA Teachers' Win Against Random Frisking Is Becoming District Policy. truthout.org One year ago, Los Angeles teachers on strike were demanding an end to random searches where students were yanked out of class to be frisked. By the time they walked back into work, they had won a partial victory. | Now these searches are coming to an end districtwide — landing a blow against racism in the schools. | L.A. teacher union activists, like their counterparts in Chicago, Seattle, St. Paul, and other cities, are making contract demands to confront segregation, underfunding, and the criminalizatio…
(2020-02-18). Leaked Docs Point to No Buk Missile Systems Around MH17 Crash Area, Dutch Journo Reveals. globalresearch.ca Leaked papers pertaining to the finalised JIT investigation that the source has bona fide reason to believe are authentic do not corroborate the study's findings. They cite witness testimonies as well as a number of discrepancies in the probe that …
(2020-02-18). Selected Articles: Trump's War Budget. globalresearch.ca 
A future without independent media leaves us with an upside down reality where according to the corporate media "NATO deserves a Nobel Peace Prize", and where "nuclear weapons and wars make us safer" | | | If, like us, this is a …