Daily Archives: October 30, 2020

2020-10-30: News Headlines

Andrew Wasley (2020-10-30). Brazilian Meat Giant Trucked Cattle from Deforested Amazon Ranch. globalresearch.ca On a sunny day in July 2019, Alessandro Ale, a lorry driver, decided to take a few photos as he drove in a convoy across the southern end of the Amazon rainforest. He snapped the cab of his lorry …

Virginia Rodino (2020-10-30). Why I'm Voting Green in 2020. globalresearch.ca Author's note: Kevin and I worked on this article together right before his untimely passing on September 6. I met Kevin during Ralph Nader's 2004 presidential campaign. Throughout the years since, I appreciated seeing his anti-imperialist and eco-socialist arguments strengthen …

Andrew Korybko (2020-10-30). The Sudan-Israel "Peace Deal: Lots of Behind-the-Scenes Maneuvering. globalresearch.ca The Sudanese-"Israeli" peace deal isn't a spontaneous act of reconciliation like it's misportrayed by some as being but the result of lots of behind-the-scenes maneuvering including last year's military coup and recent reports that Saudi Arabia will secretly pay Sudan's …

Steve Gillis (2020-10-30). Boston school workers shut down bosses' "reopening" workers.org Steve Gillis is the Financial Secretary, USW Local 8751 Teachers, bus drivers, monitor attendants, nurses and community forces converged on the Boston School Department (BPS) on Oct. 21, intent on occupying School Committee chambers to demand an end to in-person school due to unsafe conditions in the surging pandemic. Boston . . . |

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-10-30). Begging Outrage: British Journalists for Assange. globalresearch.ca Even that title strikes an odd note. It should not. The Fourth Estate, historically reputed as the chamber of journalists and publishers keeping an eye on elected officials, received a blast of oxygen with the arrival of WikiLeaks. This was …

South Front (2020-10-30). Video: Neo-Ottoman Nights of Armenian-Azerbaijani War. globalresearch.ca Turkish Sultan-in-Chief Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come up with a justification for the deployment of Syrian militants to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone to support the war against Armenia. According to him, at least 2,000 fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party …

Stephen Lendman (2020-10-30). Will Trump Surprise Pollsters and Hostile Media by Defeating Biden? globalresearch.ca The NYT is notably unrelenting in pushing fake news of Russian US election meddling to help Biden defeat Trump. | Despite claiming otherwise, the US intelligence community has no evidence suggesting foreign interference in the US election process this year or …

Global Research News (2020-10-30). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca

Jasmine Banks (2020-10-30). For DeVos, the Pandemic Is Another Opportunity for Profit. thenation.com For DeVos, the Pandemic Is Another Opportunity for Profit…

Global Research News (2020-10-30). This Month's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca

Jeff Harris (2020-10-30). Nine COVID Facts: A Pandemic of Fearmongering and Ignorance. globalresearch.ca Ever since the alleged pandemic erupted this past March the mainstream media has spewed a non-stop stream of misinformation that appears to be laser focused on generating maximum fear among the citizenry. But the facts and the science simply don't …

Staff (2020-10-30). Oregon Universal Pre-K Ballot Measure Could Be Watershed Moment in US Education. truthout.org Thanks to the efforts of a committed coalition of local organizers, unions and educators, residents of Oregon's Multnomah County will soon vote on Measure 26-214, which, if passed, will create a tuition-free, year-round, full-day universal preschool system. Its schools will be open to all 3- and 4-year-olds in the county, which comprises Portland and surrounding areas. The program will be funded through a progressive income tax on high earners, and will pay preschool teachers and assistant…

Shane Quinn (2020-10-30). US Power Has Been Creaking Under Trump, While China Strengthens. globalresearch.ca Into the third decade of this century, China has continued its ascent as the world's second superpower. The United States, on the other hand, has been stumbling somewhat under Donald Trump's wrecking ball policies. The Trump era looks likely to …

Prof. Ruel F. Pepa (2020-10-30). Nineteen Eighty-Four or "Brave New World"? globalresearch.ca "In a properly organized society like ours, nobody has any opportunities for being noble or heroic. Conditions have got to be thoroughly unstable before the occasion can arise. When there are wars, where there are divided allegiances, where there are …

John Krzyzaniak (2020-10-30). The Nuclear Ban Treaty Is Set to Enter Force. Experts Explain What Comes Next. globalresearch.ca Seventy-five years after their destructive power was first unleashed, nuclear weapons are about to be officially and explicitly prohibited by international law. For the average person, it may come as a surprise to know that nuclear weapons, dreadful as they …

Johanna Ross (2020-10-30). To Lockdown or Not to Lockdown: Britain Debates. globalresearch.ca The UK government is facing increased pressure to call for a national lockdown or 'circuit breaker' as it has commonly become known after a further 310 deaths to Covid-19 were announced on Thursday. It brings the total number of deaths …

True Publica (2020-10-30). Dark Days Approach.Fraudsters and Scam Artists into the Highest Office. globalresearch.ca Some things in our world are dependable and just like the sun rises and sets every day, light and dark mean different things to different people. Humans like the dependable and the predictable — it comforts them to know what …

Frank Scott (2020-10-30). Calling this "Our Democracy" Is Like Slaves Referring to "Our Plantation" globalresearch.ca While Americans are re-programmed every four years for the most important desperately crucial national emergency election since the last one, which will assure that Wall Street, the Pentagon, Israel and billionaires maintain power and control over everything that matters, most …

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2020-10-30). Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS), New Momentum in the Development of Trade and Investment. globalresearch.ca On October 28, the BRICS Business Council (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) during the forum reviewed its joint work for the previous years, discussed at length current business issues and, in particular tried to choose a path for …

Clare Dyer (2020-10-30). COVID-19: Government Poised to Amend Regulations to Allow Use of Unlicensed Vaccine. globalresearch.ca The UK government has set out plans to amend drug regulations in case it decides that covid-19 vaccines should be used before they are licensed, in a bid to roll them out more quickly.1 | In a consultation on the proposals …

Pepe Escobar (2020-10-30). What Happens on November 3: A Dem Presidency Means the Return of the Blob. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on What happens on November 3rd? It's like a larger than life replay of the famous Hollywood adage: "No one knows anything." | The Dem strategy is crystal clear, spawned by …

Jon Cohen (2020-10-30). The 'Very, Very Bad Look' of Remdesivir, the First FDA-approved COVID-19 Drug. globalresearch.ca October was a good month for Gilead Sciences, the giant manufacturer of antivirals headquartered in Foster City, California. On 8 October, the company inked an agreement to supply the European Union with its drug remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19—a …

repost (2020-10-30). SF Ex DA Gascon Get Billionaires Privatizers Funds. indybay.org Ex SF DA Gascon is getting funding fro billionaire charter supporters.

Mark Keenan (2020-10-30). False and Deceptive UN and WEF Narratives — All Part of the One World Government Agenda of Control. globalresearch.ca For decades there have been false and deceptive narratives disseminated by organisations, including the United Nations (UN) and the World Economic Forum (WEF), by the governments that comply with these narratives and by the corporate-owned media. | These narratives include the …

Staff (2020-10-29). Pandemic Poverty: The CARES Act Kept Millions from Going Hungry. Why Won't the Senate Renew It? democracynow.org The massive $2 trillion CARES Act — which sent households one-time payments and boosted unemployment checks with an additional $600 a week through July — helped keep millions afloat, but more than 8 million people have been forced into poverty since the aid ended. "The relief was temporary, and much of it has now expired, so now we're seeing poverty rise again," says Megan Curran, a researcher at the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University. "We know that families can be protected again, but it does require action at the federal level."

Philip Giraldi (2020-10-29). The Disappearing America: Progressives Want a Revolution, Not Just Change. globalresearch.ca In any given news cycle it is sometimes the lesser articles that are more illuminating in terms of where everything in a country as vast as the United States is heading. This is particularly true in terms of what the …

Global Research News (2020-10-29). Selected Articles: Human Rights, Terrorism and Organized Crime. globalresearch.ca By At the NATO Defense Ministers meeting on October 23, Minister Guerini confirmed Italy's participation in a new NATO Space …

Chris Smaje (2020-10-29). Toward a Small Farm Future. counterpunch.org Chris Smaje has coworked a small farm in Somerset, southwest England, for the last fifteen years. Previously, he was a university-based social scientist, working in the Department of Sociology at the University of Surrey and the Department of Anthropology at Goldsmiths College on aspects of social policy, social identities and the environment. Since switching focus to the practice and politics of agroecology, he's written for various publications such as The Land, Dark Mountain, Permaculture Magazine and Statistics Views, as well as academic journals such as Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems and the Journa…

Workers World Philadelphia bureau (2020-10-29). Free Ant Smith! Drop the charges now! Defend the Philly rebellion! workers.org Ant Smith leading chants in Philadelphia at the Oct. 3rd "Fists Up! Fight Back! Rally & Teach In" in honor of Breonna Taylor and in solidarity with Louisville and all communities mobilizing in defense of Black lives. Workers World Party strongly condemns the outrageous arrest of Anthony "Ant" Smith, a . . . |

Mark Gruenberg (2020-10-29). On anniversary of Great Depression, 25 million collecting unemployment. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Some 25 million people drew or sought federal or state jobless aid checks through Oct. 24, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Oct. 29. That includes 22.65 million people already getting aid and 2.2 million more who applied for it since then, split almost evenly between the succeeding two weeks. The numbers are reminiscent …

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2020-10-29). Poland Wants New "Marshall Plan" to "Save" Belarus. globalresearch.ca Poland is currently experiencing one of the most difficult periods in its recent history. The effects of the new coronavirus pandemic have been devastating in the country, considering that it has effectively reduced Polish industrial production — which decreased by …

Dr. Jack Rasmus (2020-10-29). US Elections 2020: Why the Record Vote Turnout May Not Matter. globalresearch.ca Mainstream media is pounding out an incessant drumbeat: 'Get Out and Vote! Mail in Your Ballot! Do It Now! Vote Early!' | But what may well determine the outcome of the election on November 3 may not be the current record …

Gareth Porter (2020-10-29). How a Key Pentagon Official Turned China Policy over to Arms Industry and Taiwan Supporters. globalresearch.ca The "Fortress Taiwan" arms deal overseen by ex-Assistant Secretary of Defense Randall Schriver is one of the most provocative U.S. moves against China in years — and a big win for his think tank's arms industry and Taiwanese patrons. | When …

South Front (2020-10-29). Video: Armenian-Azerbaijani War — One Month After. globalresearch.ca After a month of war, the Turkish-Azerbaijani bloc continues to keep the initiative in the conflict, exploiting its advantage in air power, artillery, military equipment and manpower. The coming days are likely to show whether Ankara and Baku are able …

Stephen Lendman (2020-10-29). The Scourge of Islamophobia in France. globalresearch.ca US-led Western states promote Islamophobia. | It's part of seeking dominance over other nations — notably by endless preemptive wars and related hostile actions against nonbelligerent states threatening no one. | It's the wrong time to be Muslim in the West, notably …

Steven Sahiounie (2020-10-29). Macron's Attack on Islam Reveals "Intolerance and Hatred," Says Nobel Peace Laureate. globalresearch.ca The beheading of a teacher in France elicited inflammatory remarks from Macron is accusing Muslims of

Jennifer C. Berkshire (2020-10-29). The GOP's Education Extremism Is Alienating Moderate Voters. thenation.com The GOP's Education Extremism Is Alienating Moderate Voters…

Jeff Bryant (2020-10-29). Bad Leadership Is Plunging Public Schools Into a Crisis. progressive.org COVID-19 exposed how important teachers are to students and families—it's a shame that school leaders still won't listen to them.

_____ (2020-10-29). COVID19 Rips Through Michigan K-12 Schools. popularresistance.org The spread of COVID-19 through Michigan's K-12 schools is rapidly accelerating, with the number of new outbreaks rising for the third week in a row, according to data released by the state yesterday. Last week, there were 29 separate outbreaks affecting 107 students, teachers and school workers, making it the most infectious week in Michigan since the school year began. | The 29 new outbreaks last week are in addition to 70 other "ongoing" outbreaks, defined as outbreaks that have been reported more than a week ago, but which have at least one new associated case in the last 28 days.

Barbara Nimri Aziz (2020-10-29). What Can Americans Learn from New York's Shrewd Governor, Andrew Cuomo? Managing Covid-19. globalresearch.ca Day 240 of the Covid-19 pandemic in the US; anxious New Yorkers are again invited to hear about changing conditions in their state and what the governor's doing to protect them. Monday's press briefing must be his 150th review …

_____ (2020-10-29). FBI Raids Home Of Activist, Teacher Anthony Smith, Arrests Him. popularresistance.org An activist and West Philadelphia teacher is facing federal charges related to rioting surrounding the George Floyd protests in Philadelphia this past June. Eyewitness News has learned that Anthony Smith, of West Philadelphia, has been arrested and faces multiple federal charges related to the civil unrest. | Law enforcement sources confirmed Smith's arrest, along with the community group he represents, Philly for Real Justice. | "Early Wednesday morning Federal agents raided the West Philadelphia home of Anthony Smith, an outspoken community activist and a leader in the movement for Black lives in Philadelphia..

WSWS (2020-10-29). University of Michigan students denounce administration's reckless COVID-19 policies. wsws.org University of Michigan Students speak out against deadly reopening policies.

Mehr News Agency (2020-10-29). Iran announces its priorities in academic coop. with China. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) — Iran's deputy science minister announced the country's cooperation priorities in the higher education sector with China.

Reprieve (2020-10-29). New Report Exposes Secret US Drone Strikes in Yemen. globalresearch.ca A Airwars documented at least 30 locally-claimed US …

sputniknews (2020-10-29). Crime in Canada Rose for Fifth Consecutive Year in 2019, Statistics Canada Says. sputniknews.com TORONTO (Sputnik) – Crime in Canada increased for a fifth consecutive year in 2019, Statistics Canada said in a report.

Jon Rappoport (2020-10-29). The Virus-story: Breaking the Chains of Medical Civilization. "Mind Control par Excellence" globalresearch.ca In the same way the CIA invented foreign enemies which required us to go to war, there are people who have invented stories of fearful germs that demand medical treatment and prevention. The story tellers know that among the public, …

news.un (2020-10-29). COVID-19 robs children in poor countries of nearly four months of school. news.un.org The COVID-19 pandemic has robbed children in the poorest countries of nearly four months of schooling, compared to six weeks of lost education for their counterparts in high income countries, according to a report published on Thursday by the UN educational and cultural organization, UNESCO; the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank.

Kevin P. Madore (2020-10-29). "The Attention Economy" in Our Lives: Memory Failure Predicted by Attention Lapsing and Media Multitasking. globalresearch.ca Abstract | With the explosion of digital media and technologies, scholars, educators and the public have become increasingly vocal about the role that an 'attention economy' has in our lives[1]. | The rise of the current digital culture coincides with longstanding scientific …

Staff (2020-10-29). More Than 8 Million Have Been Forced Into Poverty Since COVID Relief Ended in US. truthout.org The massive $2 trillion CARES Act — which sent households one-time payments and boosted unemployment checks with an additional $600 a week through July — helped keep millions afloat, but more than 8 million people have been forced into poverty since the aid ended. "The relief was temporary, and much of it has now expired, so now we're seeing poverty rise again," says Megan Curran, a researcher at the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University. "We know that famili…

Rod Driver (2020-10-29). Elephants in the Room: US Military and CIA Interventions since World War II. globalresearch.ca "Since the end of the Second World War the United States has attempted to overthrow more than 50 foreign governments and to crush more than 30 populist- nationalist movements struggling against intolerable regimes. In the process, the US has caused …