Chinese Investments in US Grind to Halt, Trade War Blamed
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-06
Chinese foreign direct investments in the US, including new factories, has collapsed: down to just $5 billion last year, from $29 billion in 2017 and $46 billion the prior year, according to the Rhodium Group, a New York-based economic …
globalresearch.ca/chinese-investments-us-grind-halt-trade-war-blamed/5682864

Lawsuit Seeks to Block Colorado Coal Mine Expansion Threatening Climate, National Forest
WildEarth Guardians | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-06
Five conservation groups sued the Trump administration late yesterday and called on a federal judge to block approval of Arch Coal's West Elk mine expansion, which would invade the wildlands of western Colorado's Gunnison National Forest. | The lawsuit and …
globalresearch.ca/lawsuit-seeks-block-colorado-coal-mine-expansion-threatening-climate-national-forest/5682873

Power versus the Press: The Extradition Cases of Pinochet & Assange
Elizabeth Vos | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-06
With Julian Assange facing possible extradition from Britain to the U.S. for publishing classified secrets, Elizabeth Vos reflects on the parallel but divergent case of a notorious Chilean dictator. | *** | Eight months from now one of the most consequential extradition …
globalresearch.ca/power-versus-press-extradition-cases-pinochet-assange/5682836

Australian Student Expelled From North Korea For 'Spying Acts'
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-06
The official news agency for North Korea stated on Saturday that an Australian student was expelled from the country after spending ten days in detention for "spying acts" through his work with foreign media. | RELATED: | Nuclear Talks To Resume After Surprise Trump-Kim Meeting | The student,Alek Sigley, who had been held in North Korea since June 25, was an active social media user and also a regular contributor to international media organizations including NK News about his time in…
telesurenglish.net/news/Australian-Student-Expelled-From-North-Korea-For-Spying-Acts-20190706-0003.html

North Korea Slams US Hostility. Donald Invites Kim to the White House
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
Last week, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Trump met at the DMZ separating both Koreas. | DJT became the first sitting US president to set foot on North Korean territory, a symbolic gesture only while unacceptably hardline US policies against …
globalresearch.ca/north-korea-slams-us-hostility-donald-invited-kim-to-the-white-house/5682790

Can Haitians Help "Make Canada Better"?
Jean Saint-Vil | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
This year, an unprecedented event took place on Canada Day, in Ottawa. A group of Canadians answered a fellow citizen's challenge to host the first ever "Make Canada Better — Speaker's Corner". The challenge went up on Facebook and Twitter, …
globalresearch.ca/can-haitians-help-make-canada-better/5682755

The "Critics" of 9/11 Truth. Do They Have a Case?
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
The short answer to the question in the title is no. The 9/11 truth critics have nothing but ad hominem arguments.
globalresearch.ca/the-critics-of-9-11-truth-do-they-have-a-case/26520

The Un-submersible US-Iran Stalemate
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
A thick veil of mystery surrounds the fire that broke out in a state of the art Russian submersible in the Barents Sea, leading to the death of 14 crew members poisoned by toxic fumes. | According to the Russian Defense …
globalresearch.ca/un-submersible-us-iran-stalemate/5682745

Canadian Firm's Lobbying Contract with Sudan Military Rulers May Face Police Probe
Middle East Eye | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
Canada's government has referred a lobbying contract between a Montreal-based firm and Sudan's ruling military council to federal police to determine whether the deal violates Canadian sanctions on the country. | A spokeswoman for the Canadian foreign ministry, Global Affairs Canada, …
globalresearch.ca/canadian-firms-lobbying-contract-sudan-military-rulers-may-face-police-probe/5682799

Global Effort to Plant a Trillion Trees 'Overwhelmingly' Among Most Effective—and Cheapest—Solutions to Climate Emergency: Study
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-05
Amid record-setting temperatures worldwide and predictions by experts that this year will be among the hottest humanity has ever seen, researchers behind a new study say a rapid global effort to plant billions of trees and the restoration of forests would be the "most effective" strategy for battling the planetary climate emergency. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2019/07/05/global-effort-plant-trillion-trees-overwhelmingly-among-most-effective-and-cheapest?cd-origin=rss

Vladimir Putin: A Social Conservative Leader?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
The Russian leader reminded the world of his original appeal as one of its socio-conservative leaders during an interview that he gave to the Financial Times late last week in which he spoke out strongly against liberalism and staunchly defended …
globalresearch.ca/putins-social-conservatism-full-display-during-his-ft-interview/5682781

Voices from Syria's Rukban Refugee Camp Belie Corporate Media Reporting
Eva Bartlett | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
Eva Bartlett visited refugees in Syria escaping the horrid conditions in the Rukban Refugee Camp, a desolate outpost in the US administered deconfliction zone. What she found was very different than the 'reality' depicted by the Western press. | *** | A …
globalresearch.ca/voices-syrias-rukban-refugee-camp-belie-corporate-media-reporting/5682760

American Exceptionalism and American Innocence
David William Pear | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
Roberto Sirvent and Danny Haiphong have explored the albatross of myths, legends, lies and damn lies around America's neck in their book American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News–From the Revolutionary War to the War on …
globalresearch.ca/american-exceptionalism-and-american-innocence/5682770

Europeans Witness Climate Change, It's Only the Beginning: WWF
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-05
Record-breaking temperatures, droughts and heatwaves across Europe represent the reality of climate change, the global conservation group World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said Thursday. | RELATED: | Scotland's Environmental Rights at Risk if Brexit Passes | The region hasn't witnesses seasonal changes at this level since the 1940's, researchers said. | In Ge…
telesurenglish.net/news/Europeans-Witness-Climate-Change-Its-Only-the-Beginning-WWF-20190705-0022.html

"Critical and Informed Thinking Is Dangerous to the Powerful". Workers Cooperatives and Revolution
Chris Wright | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
Mohsen Abdelmoumen: You wrote " Worker Cooperatives and Revolution" where you talk about workers' cooperatives. In this fascinating book, we note your optimism about the coming of a new era where the human is at the center. You …
globalresearch.ca/critical-informed-thinking-dangerous-powerful/5682764

Does Justin Trudeau Hate Palestinians?
Yves Engler | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
Is Justin Trudeau a racist? He and his government certainly accept and promote anti-Palestinianism. Two recent moves reaffirm his government's pattern of blaming Palestinians for their dispossession and subjugation. | Last week the government released its updated terrorist list. An …
globalresearch.ca/does-justin-trudeau-hate-palestinians/5682802

Complexities of 5G and National Security. "China, The Dominant Malicious Actor"
Renee Parsons | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
In case you missed the kickoff, there is an unprecedented 'must win' wireless race for the US to cross the 5G finish line before China as alluded to during the recent Senate Commerce Committee oversight hearing on the Federal Commerce …
globalresearch.ca/complexities-5g-national-security/5682767

Oral opening statement from Michael Mann testimony to U.S. House Oversight Committee hearing on climate change & natural disasters
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-07-05
And I would also like to emphasize that we're using the term "natural disasters" but in many cases there is absolutely nothing natural about the disasters we are talking about. We're not saying they have been caused by climate change, we're saying that it has worsened them. That's what the research shows. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/05/oral-opening-statement-from-michael-mann-testimony-to-u-s-house-oversight-committee-hearing-on-climate-change-natural-disasters/

Video: Dozens Militants Killed in Airstrikes on Greater Idlib
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
Six improvised-explosive devices (IEDs) exploded on a part of the Kirkuk–Ceyhan oil pipeline passing near Iraq's Mosul on July 3. The IEDs attack caused a major fire on the 970km long pipeline with a capacity of 1,600 thousand barrels per …
globalresearch.ca/video-dozens-militants-killed-airstrikes-greater-idlib/5682742

Genetically Engineered Destruction: The Hidden Agenda of Genetic Manipulation
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
Seeds of Destruction | The Hidden Agenda of Genetic Manipulation | by F. William Engdahl | Global Research, ISBN 978-0-937147-2-2 | SPECIAL ONLINE AND MAIL ORDER PRICE US$18.00 (list price $25.95) | Order your copy now | | This skillfully researched book focuses on how a small …
globalresearch.ca/genetically-engineered-destruction/24598

Reasons for the 1776 Revolution
Prof. Matthew Stanton | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
"Before the Constitution and before the Bill of Rights there was the Declaration of Independence. The founders took little time to enshrine in the Declaration of Independence the most fundamental and primary right from which all other rights flow: that …
globalresearch.ca/reasons-1776-revolution/5682747

Much Ado About Nothing: Asking Who Won the Political Debates. "If Voting changed Anything, they'd Make it Illegal."
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
It amazes me that alternative journalists would spend even a minute writing about the ongoing Democratic Party debates. They are meaningless and they are not debates. How many times do we have to go through this ridiculous charade before this …
globalresearch.ca/much-ado-about-nothing-asking-who-won-political-debates/5682772

The Wealthy and The Miserable: Replacing Global Capitalism. "The Highest Duty is to Think of Others". Victor Hugo
Dr. Robert Rennebohm | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
Victor Hugo was one of the greatest Social Clinicians who ever lived. He provided accurate diagnosis; he sought root cause; and he offered brilliant remedy–"create vast fields of Public Activity." | Hugo believed in the imperishability of Human Goodness and the …
globalresearch.ca/create-vast-fields-public-activity/5682775

End of Globalization with Western Characteristics
Prof. Fabio Massimo Parenti | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
Western, US-driven globalization is defunct, but not globalization per se. A higher degree of economic and cultural interdependence has found favor in the form of new regionalism since the 1990s. | Recently, The Economist interviewed Michael O'Sullivan, former banker and …
globalresearch.ca/end-globalization-western-characteristics/5682709

'Canada Adopts America First Foreign Policy'
Ben Norton | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
The US embassy in Ottawa boasted in a March 2017 memo, "Canada Adopts 'America First' Foreign Policy," just after PM Trudeau appointed hard-line hawk Chrystia Freeland as foreign minister. | *** | The US State Department boasted in a declassified memo in …
globalresearch.ca/canada-adopts-america-first-foreign-policy-us-state-dept-boasted-2017-appointment-fm-chrystia-freeland/5682794

Venezuela: Amid crisis and sanctions, LGBTI activists continue to demand change
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-05
One of the sectors hardest hit by Venezuela's economic crisis is the nation's LGBTI community. Lacking access to life-saving medicines and denied certain rights, activists say there is still much to be done within the revolution. | A recent report by the Washington-based Centre for Economic and Policy Research found that there are more than 300,000 people at risk of death in Venezuela due to a lack of access to medicines or treatment. This includes about 80,000 people living with HIV, many of whom are LGBTI or sexual and gender diverse — the term commonly used in Venezuela. | United States sanctions ha…
greenleft.org.au/content/venezuela-amid-crisis-and-sanctions-lgbti-activists-continue-demand-change

Second World War Could Have Ended in 1943 Had Allied Bombing Focused on Military-related Targets
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
Britain's air commander Arthur Harris was convinced that efforts to "scourge the Third Reich" by "bombing Germany city by city", as he put it in July 1942, would bring the war to a swift end. The outcome behind these increasingly …
globalresearch.ca/second-world-war-could-have-ended-1943-had-allied-bombing-focused-military-related-targets/5682757

Money for the Wrong Something. The Corrupt Rabbit Hole of "Obscene Military Spending"
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
This writer has been focussing tirelessly on the (obscene) fact that over half of our federal taxes goes down the rabbit hole of military spending. Well, writer and researcher Andre Damon of the World Socialist Website just wrote a piece …
globalresearch.ca/money-wrong-something/5682751

Second World War Could Have Ended in 1943 Had Allied Bombing Focused on Military-related Targets
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-05
Britain's air commander Arthur Harris was convinced that by "bombing Germany city by city", would bring the war to a swift end. The bombings against densely populated areas often avoided armament hotspots, which served to lengthening the war.
globalresearch.ca/second-world-war-could-have-ended-1943-had-allied-bombing-focused-military-related-targets/5682757

Job Growth Bounces Back in June, But Unemployment Edges Upward
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-05
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the economy added 224,000 jobs in June, a sharp bounce back from the revised figure of 72,000 jobs reported for May. With a small downward revision to the April data, this brings the three-month average to 171,000. The average hourly wage is up 3.1 percent from the year-ago level. There is evidence of further slowing, with the annualized rate of increase from the first quarter to the second quarter at just 2.7 percent. | There was little change in the household survey. Unemployment edged up slightly to 3.7 percent, but this was primarily due to an increase in labor…
truthout.org/articles/job-growth-bounces-back-in-june-but-unemployment-edges-upward/

Ballooning Student Debt Debated by Presidential Hopefuls
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2019-07-05
Republicans and Democrats Propose Student Loan Relief Solutions…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/05/18824457.php

Ballooning Student Debt Debated by Presidential Hopefuls
commondreams.org | 2019-07-05
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/07/05/ballooning-student-debt-debated-presidential-hopefuls?cd-origin=rss

Labor votes for Coalition's billions in tax cuts for the rich
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-05
It is an image that captured Labor's class betrayal on July 3, the first day of the new federal parliament. | A division had been called in the House of Representatives over the Coalition government's bill for huge tax cuts, which will disproportionately benefit the rich, erode progressive income tax by making marginal tax rates flatter, and force more cuts to public health, education and welfare. | On one side sat the sole Greens MP Adam Bandt and independent MP Andrew Wilkie. On the other, Labor and Coalition MPs. | The tax cuts then passed through the Senate the following day, with only Greens senators voting…
greenleft.org.au/content/labor-votes-coalitions-billions-tax-cuts-rich

Brazil: Millions strike against Bolsonaro's pension reforms
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-05
The streets answered with a resounding "no" to Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro's pension reform proposition, to his intentions of restraining rights, and to the continuity of attacks against the people since former president Michel Temer's coup d'etat in 2016. | The protests, part of a general strike called by national union organisations, mobilised millions of people in 360 cities from north to south, across 26 states and the Federal district. | The general strike on June 14 developed out of the unified struggle of national unions, popular movements and progressive sectors fighting for public education and ag…
greenleft.org.au/content/brazil-millions-strike-against-bolsonaro%E2%80%99s-pension-reforms

Education Reformers Still Don't Understand Racism
Rann Miller | progressive.org | 2019-07-05
"Those of us actually working in education tried and tried and tried and tried and tried to tell you."
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/education-reformers-still-dont-understand-racism-Miller-190705/

Noam Chomsky on Fascism, Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change and Julian Assange
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-05
In April, hundreds of people packed into the Old South Church in Boston to hear the world-renowned dissident and linguist Noam Chomsky speak. In this hour-long special, we air an excerpt of Chomsky's speech and his on-stage interview with Amy Goodman. | TRANSCRIPT: | AMY GOODMAN: Today, a Democracy Now! special, an hour with Noam Chomsky, the world-renowned dissident and father of modern linguistics. In April, Noam Chomsky visited his hometown of Boston, where he was a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for more than half a century. He now teaches at the University of Arizona, Tucso…
truthout.org/video/noam-chomsky-on-fascism-nuclear-weapons-climate-change-and-julian-assange/

Ethiopian Airlines crash families criticize Boeing's donations plan
CGTN Africa | cgtn.com | 2019-07-05
REUTERS/Randall Hill | The families of victims of March's Ethiopian Airlines crash criticized Boeing's plan to donate $100 million to unspecified charities and communities affected by two crashes, saying it was too vague and that families should have been consulted first. | Some of the families said Wednesday's announcement from the U.S. planemaker also triggered an avalanche of unwelcome phone calls from relatives and acquaintances who believed they had just received compensation. | "This is unacceptable. They did not consult us, we only learned this morning," said Quindos Karanja, a retired Kenyan teacher whos…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/07/05/ethiopian-airlines-crash-families-criticize-boeings-donations-plan/

Iran to Reach the Mediterranean Through the Proposed Iran-Iraq-Syria Railway Corridor
Arabi Souri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-04
Iran will get to the Mediterranean bypassing the dangerous waters of ever challenged Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, and the Suez Canal, where US satellite states and US Navy are present and threatening this …
globalresearch.ca/iran-reach-mediterranean-through-iraq-syria-railway/5682699

Abu Graib at Home in America
Barbara Nimri Aziz | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-04
"This is not what America is about" argues a reporter referring to revelations of misogynist, violent, racist behavior by employees of the U.S. Border Patrol 'guarding' migrants held in detention centers. | Sorry Mr. Thompson (Propublica journalist who broke this story); …
globalresearch.ca/abu-graib-home-america/5682706

Poll shows majority backing for LGBTQI+ relationship education in schools
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-07-04
In a poll conducted by YouGov for PinkNews, 59% of people backed children learning about LGBTQI+ relationships at school. 25% opposed the idea, while 16% were unsure. | Most people also supported transgender people being able to self-identify their sex, the research published on Thursday suggests. | Education is not about "trying to turn people gay": | New guidance on relationships and sex education, which will be compulsory from 2020 and will require pupils to learn about LGBTQI+ families, was published last week by the Department for Education. | Guidance states that pupils must understand and respect t…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/07/04/poll-shows-majority-backing-for-lgbtqi-relationship-education-in-schools/

A World without Dollars? Are We Approaching the End of America's Financial Order?
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-04
For Washington, the U.S. dollar is leverage, a financial weapon to dominate the world economy, to impose its foreign policy agendas and to secure a steady flow of natural resources over sovereign countries who use the currency.
globalresearch.ca/a-world-without-dollars-are-we-approaching-the-end-of-americas-financial-order/5667143

Putin's Trip to Italy Is Actually Pretty Important. Meetings with Pope Francis
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-04
President Putin's upcoming trip to Italy is much more important than some people might think because it represents further progress being reached on a "New Detente", and could help improve Orthodox-Catholic relations after his scheduled meeting with the Pope. | ***…
globalresearch.ca/putins-trip-italy-actually-pretty-important/5682718

Amid Revelations of Fascist Network at Customs and Border Protection, Ocasio-Cortez, Other Congress Members Threatened by Border Police
Barry Grey | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-04
A delegation of more than a dozen members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus reported feeling unsafe and facing taunts and ridicule from Border Patrol agents during a visit Monday to immigrant detention facilities in Texas. | The Democratic legislators included Representative …
globalresearch.ca/amid-revelations-fascist-network-customs-border-protection-ocasio-cortez-other-congress-members-threatened-border-police/5682687

Selected Articles: What Does the 4th of July Really Mean for America?
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-04
Our objective at Global Research is to recruit one thousand committed "volunteers" among our more than 50,000 Newsletter subscribers to support the distribution of Global Research articles (email lists, social media, crossposts). | Do not send us money. Under Plan A…
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-what-does-4th-july-truly-mean-america/5682726

Honduran Police Repress Protesting Teachers with Teargas
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-04
Teachers and students are renewing round of protests across the country in favor of public healthcare and education services on Thursday and Friday amid police violence and repression, reported local media. | RELATED: | Honduras: Students Occupy University Campuses to Support Strike | The Platform for the Defense of Health and Education, which convoked the demonstrations, said the government had intensified the repression and harassment against the teachers who went back to work, especially…
telesurenglish.net/news/Honduran-Police-Repress-Teachers-With-Teargas-20190704-0013.html

Dallas protesters march against Trump's concentration camps
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-04
Dallas, TX – About 100 protesters gathered at Dealey Plaza in Dallas in the evening of July 2 to demand an end to the Trump administration's immigrant concentration camps. After the rally, the protesters marched through downtown Dallas. | The protest was organized by North Texas Action Committee, North Texas Dream Team, Party for Socialism and Liberation, the Monsignor Romero Community Center, and Freedom Road Socialist Organization. | Signs demanded an end to the concentration camps and legalization for all. Chants included "Down, down deportations, up, up, education," and "No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA.
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/7/3/dallas-pr…

An Open Letter to Randi Weingarten and the American Federation of Teachers Regarding the Humanitarian Crisis at the Border
Eric W. Maroney | commondreams.org | 2019-07-04
That collective imagination, that boldness to dream, is exactly what is needed in this moment of national crisis when families and children are being detained at the border, kept in squalid conditions and held, in what Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rightly calls, concentration camps. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/views/2019/07/04/open-letter-randi-weingarten-and-american-federation-teachers-regarding?cd-origin=rss

Dossier 18: The only answer is to mobilise the workers
The Tricontinental | mronline.org | 2019-07-03
Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research launches its eighteenth dossier, "The Only Answer Is to Mobilize the Workers." The challenges facing Indian workers and their strategies to fight back are explained through the insights and expertise of K. Hemalata, president of the Center of Indian Trade Unions (CITU). | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/03/dossier-18-the-only-answer-is-to-mobilise-the-workers/

Immigration Lobby Group Launches DACA "Renewals Now" Campaign To Increase Resources And Support For Dreamers
Special To The Black Star News | blackstarnews.com | 2019-07-03
WASHINGTON, DC — FWD.us today announced the launch of the DACA Renewals Now campaign, a long-term educational campaign and resource drive to support the more than 700,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients who are impacted by changes to the DACA program. | The effort, which will continue through this year, will help encourage and facilitate DACA renewals for Dreamers by driving donations to organizations working around renewals, raising public awareness, and partnering with organizations to offer other related services, such as renewal clinics. The FWD.us Education Fund will adapt the…
www.blackstarnews.com/us-politics/news/i…

Charter School Advocates Try to Downplay Growing Opposition to Charter Schools
Shawgi Tell | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-03
Prominent charter school advocates are understandably shaken and worried about the growing tide of opposition to privately-operated nonprofit and for-profit charter schools that have been wreaking havoc across the country for nearly 30 years. Charter school supporters are speaking out more in hopes of saving these deregulated and segregated schools that often perform poorly and …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/charter-school-advocates-try-to-downplay-growing-opposition-to-charter-schools/