UNESCO Literacy Prize Awarded To Project From Iran Promoting Literacy And Computer Skills
UNESCO | iranian.com | 2018-09-24
'The Consolidated teaching of literacy and ICDL' (International computer driving licence) programme from the Islamic Republic of Iran by the Literacy Movement Organization (LMO), was awarded on September 5th one of the five 2018 International Literacy Prizes, the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy. LMO actively promotes literacy and continuing education through a range of programmes for […] | The post UNESCO Literacy Prize Awarded To Project From Iran Promoting Literacy And Computer Skills appeared f…
iranian.com/2018/09/24/unesco-literacy-prize-awarded-to-project-from-iran/
Canadians Should Fight for Abousfian Abdelrazik's Rights as if They Were Their Own — Because They Are
Karin Brothers | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-24
Canada's Charter of Rights provides the ultimate legal safety for its citizens: rights that include freedom of speech, religion, of association, and the right of citizens to enter and leave Canada. These rights are only of use, however, if the … | The post Canadians Should Fight for Abousfian Abdelrazik's Rights as if They Were Their Own — Because They Are appeared first on Global Research…
globalresearch.ca/canadians-should-fight-for-abousfian-abdelraziks-rights-as-if-they-were-their-own-because-they-are/5655006
The UK's Snoopers' Charter Has Been Dealt a Serious Blow
Julian Vigo | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-24
Last Thursday, the British government's surveillance regime, the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA), was dealt yet another a blow–this time by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) which gave its landmark ruling against the UK government's mass surveillance program. In its decision, the ECHR stated that the IPA violated human rights and offered…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/24/the-uks-snoopers-charter-has-been-dealt-a-serious-blow/
Don't Share This! EU's New Copyright Law Could Kill the Free Internet
Neil Clark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-24
It's basically a battle between billionaires Axel Springer SE and Google. But it is ordinary internet users who will fall victim to the EU's new copyright law, which urgently needs modification. | It's good to share. But the European Parliament clearly | … | The post Don't Share This! EU's New Copyright Law Could Kill the Free Internet appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/dont-share-this-eus-new-copyright-law-could-kill-the-free-internet/5655041
The Road Away From Fossil Fuels
Simon Pirani | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-24
President Andrzej Duda's authoritarian government can expect a rough political ride in December, when politicians, diplomats and campaigners stream into Katowice, Poland, for the next UN summit on climate change. | Poland's so-called climate policy – to aim for "carbon … | The post The Road Away From Fossil Fuels appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-road-away-from-fossil-fuels/5655013
Salvador Allende: The Death of a President Who Lives On
Daina Caballero Trujillo | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-24
"A great black cloud rises from the flaming palace. President Allende dies at his post. The military kills thousands throughout Chile. (…) Señora Pinochet declares that the tears of mothers will redeem the country. Power, all power, is assumed by … | The post Salvador Allende: The Death of a President Who Lives On appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/salvador-allende-the-death-of-a-president-who-lives-on/5655032
United Nations Accidentally Exposed Passwords and Sensitive Information to the Whole Internet
Micah Lee | theintercept.com | 2018-09-24
A security researcher discovered private data lurking on 60 Trello boards belonging to the United Nations. Sensitive information was also found in public Google documents. | The post United Nations Accidentally Exposed Passwords and Sensitive Information to the Whole Internet appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/09/24/united-nations-trello-jira-google-docs-passwords/
"The US Will Bear Responsibility": China Furious After US Sanctions Beijing for Buying Russian Weapons
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-24
It has been barely two weeks since China joined Russia in the "Vostok" war games, the largest display of Eurasian military might since 1981 when the Soviet Union was still a global superpower, and already the US has found an … | The post "The US Will Bear Responsibility": China Furious After US Sanctions Beijing for B…
globalresearch.ca/the-us-will-bear-responsibility-china-furious-after-us-sanctions-beijing-for-buying-russian-weapons/5655009
UK Begged Trump Not to Declassify Russia Docs; Cited "Grave Concerns" Over Steele Involvement
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-24
The British government "expressed grave concerns" to the US government over the declassification and release of material related to the Trump-Russia investigation, according to the New York Times. President Trump ordered a wide swath of materials "immediately" declassified "without … | The post UK Begged Trump Not to Declassify Russia Docs; Cited "Grave Con…
globalresearch.ca/uk-begged-trump-not-to-declassify-russia-docs-cited-grave-concerns-over-steele-involvement/5655021
Indiana Utility Chooses Solar and Storage Over Coal: An Ecological Transformation Starts to Emerge?
Roy Morrison | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-24
On September 20th, Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) announced it plans to replace all its coal generation with solar and wind and energy storage in the next ten years for its 460,000 customers in 32 Indiana counties. | "This creates | … | The post Indiana Utility Chooses Solar and Storage Over Coal: An Ecological Transformation Starts to Emerge? appeared first on Global Research…
globalresearch.ca/indiana-utility-chooses-solar-and-storage-over-coal-an-ecological-transformation-starts-to-emerge/5655047
Russia Is Going to Start the Production of Construction Materials and Cars in Syria
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-24
On September 21st, the Russian Minister of Trade and Industry Denis Manturov announced the country's plans to start production of construction materials and cars in Syria, which are to be exported to third countries. | As cited by TASS … | The post Russia Is Going to Start the Production of Construction Materials and Cars in Syria appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/russia-is-going-to-start-the-production-of-construction-materials-and-cars-in-syria/5655060
All Wars Are Illegal, So What Do We Do About It?
Margaret Flowers | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-24
Every war being fought today is illegal. Every action taken to carry out these wars is a war crime. | In 1928, the Kellogg-Briand Pact or Pact of Paris was signed and ratified by the United States and other major nations … | The post All Wars Are Illegal, So What Do We Do About It? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/all-wars-are-illegal-so-what-do-we-do-about-it/5655037
Tensions Grow as China, Russia and Iran Lead the Way Towards a New Multipolar World Order
Federico Pieraccini | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-24
Military and economic tensions are increasing due to the ramped up warlike stance of the US establishment. The impossibility of halting the shifting world order in favour of prolonging the unipolar moment has left the US deep state reaching for … | The post Tensions Grow as China, Russia and Iran Lead the Way Towards a New Multipolar World Order appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/tensions-grow-as-china-russia-and-iran-lead-the-way-towards-a-new-multipolar-world-order/5655034
The Moon-Kim Summit: Mr. President, Now It Is Your Move! Moon's Roadmap of North-South Cooperation
PJHC | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-24
The historical Moon-Kim summit ended- after three days of excitement, hope and determination- at the sacred Cheon-ji (Heaven's Lake) located at the top of Mt Baek-du where Dangun, son of Hwanung who descended from heaven to found the Korean nation … | The post The Moon-Kim Summit: Mr. President, Now It Is Your Move! Moon's Roadmap of North-South Cooperation appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-moon-kim-summit-mr-president-now-it-is-your-move-moons-roadmap-of-north-south-cooperation/5654927
Feeding Militarism: The US Imperial Consensus
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-24
The US military industrial complex reigns like a ravenous ruler in search of new funding prospects. It has done well this year, with the Trump administration pushing the sale that the imperium needs more ruddy cash and indulgent expenditure to … | The post Feeding Militarism: The US Imperial Consensus appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/feeding-militarism-the-us-imperial-consensus/5655003
Shutting Down Free Speech in America: Government and Lobbyists Work Together to Destroy the First Amendment
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-24
During the past several years, there has been increased pressure coming from some in the federal government aided and abetted powerful advocacy groups in the private sector to police social and alternative media. It is a multi-pronged attack on the … | The post Shutting Down Free Speech in America: Government and Lobbyists Work Together to Destroy the First Amendment appeared first on G…
globalresearch.ca/shutting-down-free-speech-in-america-government-and-lobbyists-work-together-to-destroy-the-first-amendment/5655020
Obtaining Nuclear Weapons Comes at a Great Psychological Price
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-24
There is surely a severe cost afflicted on any nation that successfully acquires a nuclear arsenal. Not merely a financial burden but, more significantly, a psychological price that is paid by those who attain, safeguard and threaten the deployment of … | The post Obtaining Nuclear Weapons Comes at a Great Psychological Price appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/obtaining-nuclear-weapons-comes-at-a-great-psychological-price/5654990
U.S. History of Chemical Weapons Use and Complicity in War Crimes
SouthFront | mintpressnews.com | 2018-09-24
The US currently maintains the largest stockpile of both chemical and biological warfare agents of any nation on the planet, and continues to expand its biological weapons research and development on a scale far larger than any other country. | The post U.S. History of Chemical Weapons Use and Complicity in War Crimes appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/us-war-crimes/249716/
"Pay to Protest" Regulations in America: Charging Fees to Protest on Washington's National Mall?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-24
Overseen by the National Park Service, Washington's National Mall is included in the US National Register of Historic Places. | It's one of many districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects in the country deemed worthy of preservation for their historic significance…. | The post "Pay to Protest" Regulations in America: Charging Fees to Protest on Washington's National Mall? appeared first on G…
globalresearch.ca/pay-to-protest-regulations-in-america-charging-fees-to-protest-on-washingtons-national-mall/5654946
Video: Turkish Strategy in Syria: Military Operations, Proxies and Idlib Issue
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-24
General Analysis of the Situation | In order to understand Turkey's approach toward the conflict in Syria, one first needs to explain the military situation there as of September 2018. | There are localized clashes between militant groups led by Hayat Tahrir … | The post Video: Turkish Strategy in Syria: Military Operations, Proxies and Idlib Issue appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-turkish-strategy-in-syria-military-operations-proxies-and-idlib-issue/5655017
Climate Projections: A World on Borrowed Time
Dr. Andrew Glikson | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-24
Current temperature trajectories are on par with or exceed the IPCC's dangerous projections (Figure 1). Acting as the lungs of the biosphere, over tens of millions of years the atmosphere developed an oxygen-rich carbon-low composition, allowing the flourishing … | The post Climate Projections: A World on Borrowed Time appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/climate-projections-a-world-on-borrowed-time/5655053
The Millennial Label: Distinguishing Facts from Fiction
Zhivko Illeieff | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-24
If you are reading this in the near future, perhaps sometime after 2035, you may not know who or what defined the millennial generation. Was it society? The science community? Politicians? Marketers? Don't worry, many of us living in 2018 have no idea either. While some of us are aware of the common definition of…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/24/the-millennial-label-distinguishing-facts-from-fiction/
Australian university students face unprecedented financial pressures
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-24
Students confront a housing affordability crisis, low-paid work and a mountain of tuition debt.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/24/aust…
Don't Trust Jeff Bezos's Preschool Philanthropy Scheme
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2018-09-24
The CEO of Amazon and the world's richest man declared this month that he'll be wading into the waters of philanthropy. In a high-profile announcement, Jeff Bezos described his vision for a "Day One Fund" — a $2 billion investment in organizations that provide homelessness assistance, and a new network of nonprofit preschools in low-income communities. This charitable gift will amount to just 1.2 percent of his net worth. | Bezos joins fellow tech billionaires Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Reed Hastings in championing corporate-style reform of American education. "We'll use the same set of principles that have driven Amazon," Bezos said of his future preschool chain. "Most important among those will be genuine, intense customer obsession. The child will be the customer." | Preschool is a particularly appealing area for those who like conceptualizing problems in terms of market potential.
truthout.org/articles/dont-trust-jeff-bezoss-preschool-philanthropy-scheme/
Trump, Israeli Regime-Sponsored Terrorist Attack in Iran?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-23
On Saturday, a terrorist attack at a military parade in Ahvaz, Iran killed at least 29 individuals, around five dozen others injured, many seriously, military personnel and innocent civilians targeted. | Mostly civilians were harmed, including women and children, the death … | The post Trump, Israeli Regime-Sponsored Terrorist Attack in Iran? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trump-israeli-regime-sponsored-terrorist-attack-in-iran/5654937
In Italy, The Slaughtering of Trees in Support of the Restructuring of US Camp Darby Military Base
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-23
The first trees have already been cut, the others marked with paint: 937 trees are now being cut down in the "protected" natural area of the San Rossore Regional Park between Pisa and Livorno. The slaughtered trees are the first … | The post In Italy, The Slaughtering of Trees in Support of the Restructuring of US Camp Darby Military Base appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/in-italy-the-slaughtering-of-trees-in-support-of-the-restructuring-of-us-camp-darby-military-base/5654928
Is Trump Unable to Discharge the Duties of High Office? Should He be Impeached?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-23
Rosenstein is part of Washington cabal, wanting Trump impeached and removed from office — for the wrong reasons. True enough, The Donald is bombastic, a racist, a serial liar and a myognynist. | Philosophy Professor Kate Manne says the later trait … | The post Is Trump Unable to Discharge the Duties of High Office? Should He be Impeached? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/deputy-attorney-general-rosenstein-a-fifth-column-threat/5654942
Emotion Is Supplanting Evidence as the Basis for Truth
DPCR | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-23
One of the reasons that truth is on the decline is that truth is becoming emotion-based, not evidence-based. | It is all about feelings. This seems to have begun with feminists, but teaching women to trust their feelings, that feelings are … | The post Emotion Is Supplanting Evidence as the Basis for Truth appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/emotion-is-supplanting-evidence-as-the-basis-for-truth/5654933
Protest Targets Johns Hopkins' Multi-Million Dollar ICE Contract
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-22
Dozens of students, faculty and community members marched through campus on Friday and delivered a petition demanding Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University end its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement | The post Protest Targets Johns Hopkins' Multi-Million Dollar ICE Contract appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/protest-targets-johns-hopkins-multi-million-dollar-ice-contract
Socialist Equality Party congressional candidate Niles Niemuth speaks to students and youth at Wayne State University
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-22
The broad range of youth who attended the meeting heard an explanation of the principles of socialism and provide an overview of the crisis of the capitalist system.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/22/nile…
Michael Moore vs. Donald Trump in "Fahrenheit 11/9": New Film Warns Our Democracy Is At Risk
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-21
"Fahrenheit 11/9"–That's the name of the new documentary premiering today by Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore, a stunning retelling of the 2016 election and its aftermath. 11/9. That's November 9, the day Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election. In the film, Michael crosses the country, documenting not only the rise of Trumpism but also the teachers' strikes sweeping the nation, the "blue wave" of progressive candidates in the 2018 primaries, the rise of student activism after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, and the water crisis in his hometown of Flint, Michigan. Moore spares no one…
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/21/michael_m…
What Does "Revolution" Look Like in Education?
José Luis Vilson | progressive.org | 2018-09-21
Teachers committed to justice are fighting against the historical role of education in the U.S.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/education-needs-more-than-a-superficial-revolution/
There's Nothing Natural About Puerto Rico's Disaster
Naomi Klein | theintercept.com | 2018-09-21
Alma Morales Rosario poses for a portrait between the beams of her home being rebuilt after it was destroyed by Hurricane Maria one year ago in the San Lorenzo neighborhood of Morovis, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 8, 2018. | textbook example. Before those fierce winds came, the debt — illegitimate and much of it illegal — was the excuse used to ram through a brutal program of economic suffering, what the great Argentine author Rodolfo Walsh, writing about four decades earlier, famously called miseria planificada, planned misery. | This program systematically attacked the very glue that holds a society together: all levels of education, health care, the electricity and water systems, transit systems, communication networks, and more. | It was a plan so widely rejected that no elected representatives could be trusted to carry it out. Which is…
theintercept.com/2018/09/21/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-disaster-capitalism/
UK government attempt to gag teachers as cuts deepen
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-21
The government reaction must be seen as a warning: not only will school cuts continue unabated but that they will move forcefully against any attempts to block their austerity agenda.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/21/educ…
Department of Health and Human Services lost track of another 1,500 immigrant children
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-21
In addition to the "lost" children, funds are being diverted from AIDS and cancer research to jail immigrant children and ICE held nearly 1,500 US citizens as "aliens."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/21/immi…
2 Native American Teens Were Reported to Police for Joining a Campus Tour. Now We're Stepping In
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-09-20
We're demanding that Colorado State University change policing practices after the racial profiling of two young Native-American teenagers. | Last spring, Kanewakeron Thomas Gray and Skanahwati Lloyd Gray, two Native American brothers, drove from their home in New Mexico to Colorado State University, excited to tour the college where they hoped to enroll. Their excitement and hopes soon turned to something else. A white parent on the tour called the CSU police department to repor…
aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/race-and-inequality-education/2-native-american-teens-were-reported-police
Weekend Read: Trump Admin embraces anti-LGBT hate, again
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-09-20
The Family Research Council (FRC) uses discredited research and junk science to attack and vilify LGBT people. It claims they're incestuous and "violent," for example, a danger to children and society.
splcenter.org/news/2018/09/20/weekend-read-trump-admin-embraces-anti-lgbt-hate-again
Climate Change Made Florence a Monster–but Media Failed to Tell That Story
Jim Naureckas | fair.org | 2018-09-20
The Miami Herald never mentioned global warming in 21 stories on Hurricane Florence, Public Citizen found–despite being based in one of the US cities most vulnerable to climate change. | That Hurricane Florence broke rainfall records for tropical storms in both North and South Carolina shouldn't be surprising, as global climate change has increased extreme precipitation in all areas of the continental United States. One analysis released before the massive storm hit, by researchers at Stony Brook, Berkeley National Lab and the National Center for Atmospheric Research, projected that warming would cause Florence to bring twice as much rain compared to a similar storm with normal temperatures. | But news audiences were rarely informed about the contribution of human-caused climate disruption to the devastating storm, according to a study of hurricane coverage by Public Citizen. Less than…
fair.org/home/climate-change-made-florence-a-monster-but-media-failed-to-tell-that-story/
Broad Support Emerges for Full-Service Community Schools in Minneapolis
Sarah Lahm | progressive.org | 2018-09-19
A shift away from the charter school approach is on the horizon in Minnesota's largest city.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/support-emerges-community-schools-Minneapolis-180919/
College students aren't submitting absentee ballots …as they don't know how to buy stamps
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-19
Today's college students are facing a major hurdle, and it has nothing to do with physics or calculus. America's future leaders aren't turning in their absentee ballots because they don't know where to buy stamps. Yes, really.
rt.com/usa/438840-college-students-stamps-absentee-ballots/
'We got us one': Picture of white Alabama teens standing on black student sparks race row
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-19
A group of white Alabama high school students are at the center of a racism storm after a photo of them standing on a black pupil surfaced online with the caption 'We got us one.' Participants insist the stunt was a "joke."
rt.com/usa/438832-racist-alabama-teen-black/
For Black College Students, Balancing Activism and Mental Health Takes Work
Brianna Reddick | thenation.com | 2018-09-18
For Black College Students, Balancing Activism and Mental Health Takes Work appeared first on The Nation.
thenation.com/article/for-black-college-students-balancing-activism-and-mental-health-takes-work/
Morning Edition's Think Tank Sources Lean to the Right
Jordan Holycross | fair.org | 2018-09-18
Ideology of think tanks sources on Morning Edition (2–7/18) | When it comes to seeking "expert" opinions on events for its reports, NPR often looks to a trusted roster of think-tank sources. In a study of NPR's Morning Edition from February to July 2018, FAIR found that sources from left-of-center think tanks were underrepresented, with right-leaning think tank sources appearing almost twice as often. | Out of 129 episodes aired Monday through Friday over the course of six months, researchers and fellows representing think tanks were quoted 144 times. Centrist think tanks were most commonly heard on Morning Edition, with 63 interview (44 percent of citations). Fifty-one (35 percent) of the show's interviews were with conservative or center-right groups, while 28 (19 percent) involved progressive or center-left groups. | Representatives from two think tanks–the pro-seafood Lobster Institute and the Rich Earth Institute, which…
fair.org/home/morning-editions-think-tank-sources-lean-to-the-right/
Students Want Change at University Accused of Hiding Sexual Abuse
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-18
Students at the University of Maryland Baltimore County protested Monday after a federal lawsuit alleged officials discouraged rape reporting, dismissed cases and destroyed evidence | The post Students Want Change at University Accused of Hiding Sexual Abuse appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/students-want-change-at-university-accused-of-hiding-sexual-abuse
SPLC, Rock the Vote launch voter education class
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-09-17
The SPLC and Rock the Vote — a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to building the political power of young people — today launched a class designed to teach high school students the importance of voting.
splcenter.org/news/2018/09/17/splc-rock-vote-launch-voter-education-class
Schools Have Committed to Hiring Teachers of Color. Now They Need to Keep Them
Rann Miller | progressive.org | 2018-09-13
When schools fail to challenge Eurocentric curricula and pedagogy, they alienate teachers of color.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/schools-must-retain-teachers-of-color-180913/
New York's Democratic Primary Is a Showdown for Charter School Politics
Jake Jacobs | progressive.org | 2018-09-11
The upcoming New York primary could redefine the Democratic party in the state–and could mean drastic change for the charter school industry.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/democratic-primaries-charter-schools-180911/
Let's Heal Kids, Not Harden Schools
Suzanne Bohan | progressive.org | 2018-09-08
Betsy DeVos has proposed to make federal funding available for schools to purchase weapons. But the proliferation of guns will not curb violence in schools.
progressive.org/op-eds/lets-heal-kids-not-harden-schools180905/
In Louisville, a Web of Private Interests Conspire to Expand Charter Schools
Jeff Bryant | progressive.org | 2018-09-06
Members of the Kentucky Board of Education have allied with corporate interests to privatize education, including involvement in potential real estate deals.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/financial-forces-behind-lousiville-charters-180905/
Seattle Teachers Poised to Strike Draw Solidarity from Their Brothers and Sisters In Puerto Rico
Jesse Hagopian | progressive.org | 2018-08-31
To prepare for what we are likely to face in our struggle for a just contract, Seattle educators recently organized a panel that included a representative from the Puerto Rico Federation of Teachers.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/seattle-teachers-poised-to-strike-draw-solidarity-from-Puerto-Rico-180831/