(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 …
(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…
(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 . . . |
(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."
(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 …
(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 …
(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 …
(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 …
(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 …
(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.
(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). 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
(2020-10-29). Putin Offers NATO Inspections to Prevent Deployment of INF-Banned Missiles. globalresearch.ca On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin The INF was signed between the US and the Soviet …
(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.
(2020-10-29). Exposed: Special Procurement Channels for 'VIPs' and UK Cabinet Contacts. globalresearch.ca Leaked documents seen by Good Law Project set out special pathways by which "VIP" and "Cabinet Office" contacts could be awarded lucrative PPE contracts at the height of the pandemic — and at inflated prices. | Lord Bethell, a junior …
(2020-10-29). China: "Nuclear 'Sword of Damocles' Jeopardizes the Survival of Humanity". Entry In Force of Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. globalresearch.ca Background: An Auspicious October | October 2, 2020: United Nations High Level Meeting Commemorating and Promoting the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons: This Meeting Was Boycotted by United Kingdom, United States and France, AGAIN! | For many years …
(2020-10-29). New Report Exposes Secret US Drone Strikes in Yemen. globalresearch.ca A Airwars documented at least 30 locally-claimed US …
(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, …
(2020-10-29). Human Rights, Terrorism and Organized Crime. globalresearch.ca An outstanding characteristic of the Western human rights industry has long been the way it politicizes its production to serve the foreign policy needs of its countries' governments. To that end corporate and government investors fund leading industry producers like …
(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 …
(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…
(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..
(2020-10-29). Video: Government by Decree — COVID-19 and the Constitution. globalresearch.ca On 27 October 2020 Lord Sumption delivered the 2020 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture entitled "Government by decree — Covid-19 and the Constitution". | The disputes over Brexit last year saw an attempt to make the executive, not Parliament, the prime source of …
(2020-10-29). The GOP's Education Extremism Is Alienating Moderate Voters. thenation.com The GOP's Education Extremism Is Alienating Moderate Voters…
(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 …
(2020-10-28). Liquid Capitalism: Everyone Drinks It, Swims in It, Drowns in It. globalresearch.ca The most radical socialists, Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters (Black, White, Latino or Asian), liberal and conservative zealots, diversity and equity gurus, pacifists, denizens of corporates and non-profits, rappers, rockers and country western musicians, Bernie Sanders, racists and White guilt …
(2020-10-28). UK teacher describes disastrous lack of safety at reopened schools: "Teachers are at high risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19" wsws.org Lucia tried to share a petition calling for PPE for teachers, with 200,000 signatures, with national media organisations but was ignored, including by the pseudo-left Socialist Workers Party.
(2020-10-28). Video:The US-brokered Humanitarian Ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh Collapsed. globalresearch.ca The US-brokered humanitarian ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh collapsed immediately after its start on the morning of October 26. Clashes between the sides did not stop even for a minute and Yerevan and Baku immediately accused each other …
(2020-10-28). Ten Ways to Call Something "Russian Disinformation" Without Evidence. globalresearch.ca How do you call something "Russian disinformation" when you don't have evidence it is? Let's count the ways. | We don't know a whole lot about how the New York Post story about Hunter Biden got into print. There are some …
(2020-10-28). Subject: COVID Coverage by Swiss Radio and TV. Peter Koenig's Open Letter to the CEO of SRF. globalresearch.ca Subject : COVID | Attention ……. CEO, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) | My concerns are about SRF reporting on covid. | You realize that there is not one SRF news program without covid being at the center. | Covid discussions appear even between …
(2020-10-28). UK Universities Reject Israel Lobby's Anti-Semitism Definition. popularresistance.org Only a minority of UK universities have adopted the misleading and politically motivated definition of anti-Semitism promoted by Israel and its lobby. | Despite repeated British government threats, fewer than 22 percent of higher education establishments have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's "working definition" of anti-Semitism. | The IHRA definition has been repeatedly condemned by free speech defenders, Palestinians, Jewish activists, Palestine solidarity, Black and Asian groups.
(2020-10-28). Selected Articles: Ten Ways to Call Something "Russian Disinformation" Without Evidence. globalresearch.ca 
By While California, Brazil and Bolivia have spent the past Northern Hemispheric summer burning and we all await more chaos created by more frequent natural disasters, a climate emergency …
(2020-10-28). Stop the Massacres in Haiti! End U.S. and UN Support for the Criminal Regime of Jovenel Moise. counterpunch.org 
The human rights crisis under the US-backed dictatorship of Jovenel Moise has continued to widen and deepen with the proliferation of "Tonton Macoutes" style death squad repression across the country. On October 2nd, 2020, university student leader, law student, and teacher-in-training Gregory Saint-Hilaire was shot in the back inside of the university by Jovenel Moise's special security unit within the Haitian police that had illegally invaded
(2020-10-28). UK declares solidarity with France amid row with Turkey in wake of teacher's murder. middleeasteye.net 
UK declares solidarity with France amid row with Turkey in wake of teacher's murder | UK's foreign secretary calls on Nato allies to 'stand shoulder to shoulder' and 'never give terrorists the gift of dividing us' | Wed, 10/28/2020 – 08: 30 | Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab declared his country's support for France on Wednesday amid calls for an economic boycott triggered by anti-…
(2020-10-28). Care Not Cops: Marc Lamont Hill Makes Case for Abolition After Philadelphia Police Kill Walter Wallace Jr. democracynow.org 
Protesters in Philadelphia mark a second night of calling for the abolition of police after two Philadelphia police shot and killed Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old Black man, while he was having a mental health crisis. The shooting reflects decades of defunding of social services, including for mental health, while police departments have continued to grow, says author and activist Marc Lamont Hill, who argues, "If all you have is a hammer, then every problem looks like a nail." Lamont Hill is professor of media studies and urban education at Temple University and author of "We Still Here: Pandemic, Policing, P…
(2020-10-28). France dissolves Muslim NGO BarakaCity. middleeasteye.net 
France dissolves Muslim NGO BarakaCity | The organisation has rejected accusations of inciting terrorism, says it will fight the decision 'until the very end' | Wed, 10/28/2020 – 13: 06 | French authorities have increased its crackdown of Muslim groups following the murder of teacher Samuel Paty who showed a picture of the Prophet Muhammad (AFP) | The French government dissolved on Wednesday French Musli…
(2020-10-28). Will US Continue to Further Implement RAND Corporation's Strategy in Relation to Russia? globalresearch.ca The recent conflicts in the Russian zone of influence have attracted attention around the world. But little has been said about the possibility that such conflicts are part of a single common plan, designed to geopolitically destabilize Russia. This possibility …
(2020-10-28). Long Entrenched Brazilian Military Mindset Is Key to Amazon Policy: Expert. globalresearch.ca The media portrayal of Brazil's annual fire season —
(2020-10-28). Manufactured Pandemic and Economic Collapse a Boon for Billionaires. globalresearch.ca There's nothing natural about US-engineered coronavirus and economic collapse that made the dismal state of the nation much worse. | Things are unlikely to return to their former state when the current storm passes that won't happen any time soon. | Improvement …
(2020-10-28). US versus Russia in Syria. "A Fake 'Revolution' Using Islamic Gangs" globalresearch.ca At the request of Syria's government in September 2015, Russia intervened in the country to combat ISIS and other US/NATO/Israeli-backed jihadists. | Moscow's freedom-fighting operations turned the tide of battle, enabling Syrian forces to liberate most parts of the country. | Most …
(2020-10-28). China's Foreign Ministry Responds to Hostile US Actions and Rhetoric. globalresearch.ca US war on China by other means risks direct confrontation between two superpowers if things are pushed too far — what's been happening since before Trump took office. | On Tuesday, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin addressed unacceptable US regional …
(2020-10-28). The Davos Reset 2021 Agenda of the World Economic Forum. A New Phase of Economic and Social Destruction? globalresearch.ca On June 3, 2020, as a consequence of the "global health crisis", the World Economic Forum WEF in Geneva announced a "unique twin summit" for January 2021 in Davos, Switzerland.(1) The theme should be "The Great Reset". The WEF defines …
(2020-10-28). The Neoliberal Capitalist Lockdown: Class Consciousness in the Age of COVID. globalresearch.ca Prior to the appearance of COVID-related restrictions and lockdowns, neoliberal capitalism had turned to various mechanisms in the face of economic stagnation and massive inequalities: the raiding of public budgets, the expansion of credit to consumers and governments to sustain …
(2020-10-28). US Policy to Encounter Another Strategic Defeat in Macedonia? globalresearch.ca The U.S. supported tarnishing of democracy is only causing a re-birth of sovereignty and freedom movement in Macedonia. | Not standing for democracy, rule of law and human rights, the United States can no longer claim the moral high ground it …
(2020-10-28). Syrians Talk About Their Suffering Inside Turkish Prisons. globalresearch.ca The Turkish authorities arbitrary arrests are no longer limited to Turkish opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, inside and outside the country, but also reached Syrians within Turkish territory, whether they are displaced, opponents to the Syrian state or …
(2020-10-28). Eighteen-year-old University of Dayton freshman, Michael Lang, dies of COVID-19. wsws.org Lang, a healthy first-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences at the university in western Ohio, died Thursday after weeks of battling the virus.
(2020-10-28). China Sets Its Sights on Global Electric Vehicle (EV) Dominance. globalresearch.ca The world's largest automotive market, China, is looking to become a dominant player in the rising global electric vehicle market. Chinese EV manufacturers are expected to start expanding overseas, while Beijing already controls a large part of the global EV …
(2020-10-28). COVID-19 Masks Are a Crime Against Humanity and Child Abuse. globalresearch.ca The following is a
(2020-10-28). The Philippines in the Eye of the Storm. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2020-10-28). People hold protest in front of French Embassy in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TERHAN, Oct 29 (MNA) — A group of people and students convened in front of French Embassy in Tehran on Wed. in a protest to France's organized insult to Holy Prophet of Islam Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), the Holy Quran and the Divine Religions.
