Teachers Fighting for Public Schools Were Key to the Uprising in Puerto Rico
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-08-17
| This article was originally published at Labor Notes.In the two months leading up to the uprising which ousted Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Roselló, educators celebrated hard-fought victories against the privatization of their education system. Struggles by teachers and families against school closures and charter schools helped pave the way for July's unprecedented outpouring of protest. | By the end of the school year in June, it becam…
truthout.org/articles/teachers-fighting-for-public-schools-were-key-to-the-uprising-in-puerto-rico/
Media Blackout on Brazil's Anti-Bolsonaro Protests – Why are New York Times and Guardian downplaying resistance to Brazil's far-right president?
Brian Mier | fair.org | 2019-08-17
by Brian Mier August 13 protest against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Belo Horizonte, one of 211 cities where demonstrations took place (photo: Dowglas Silva). | Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets of 211 cities on August 13 to protest far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's austerity cuts and privatization plans for the public university system. It was the third in series of national education strikes, dubbed "the Educat…
fair.org/home/media-blackout-on-brazils-anti-bolsonaro-protests/
According to the Federal Government, 19 Million Acres of Farmland Were Not Planted with Crops this Year
Michael Snyder | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-17
If that headline sounds really bad to you, that is because the situation that we are facing is really bad. Over the past few months, I have written article after article about the unprecedented crisis that U.S. farmers are facing …
globalresearch.ca/19-million-acres-farmland-were-not-planted-crops-this-year/5686601
SPLC Responds to FRC and ADF's Attack Op-Ed
splcenter.org | 2019-08-17
On August 17, 2019, a former Family Research Council (FRC) staff member, who currently works at the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) — two organizations designated as hate groups by the SPLC — attacked the SPLC in a USA Today OpEd for its hate group designations.
splcenter.org/news/2019/08/17/splc-responds-frc-and-adfs-attack-op-ed
Playing Role of Pesticide 'Cheerleader,' EPA Rebukes California with Ban on Warning Labels for Roundup
Andrea Germanos | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-17
President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency was accused of being a pesticide "cheerleader" last week after the agency said it would not approval labels that say that glyphosate–the active ingredient in Roundup and other weedkillers–is known to cause cancer. | In …
globalresearch.ca/epa-rebukes-california-ban-warning-labels-roundup/5686607
Intergenerational Trauma Is a Biological Reality
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-08-17
| Can we inherit the trauma of our ancestors and pass down our own trauma to later generations? Many have claimed this is the case, but for the first time, there seems to be an actual biological link bridging the gap between intergenerational trauma and the hard sciences. | Epigenetics, a groundbreaking and fast evolving field, says we can and in fact do. It offers answers to just how deeply social turmoil can impact populations and their descendants. From high suicide rates among Australian Aborigines and the lega…
truthout.org/articles/intergenerational-trauma-is-a-biological-reality/
Hong Kong teachers' rally kicks off another weekend of protests
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-08-17
School teachers in Hong Kong are marching to the official residence of the city leader as another weekend of protests got under way.An overflow crowd rallied at a public square in the financial district before setting off for Government House, carrying signs that read "Protect the next generation" and umbrellas to ward off intermittent downpours.Teachers say they want to show their support for the protesters, many of whom are students.Pro-democracy protesters wait to cross a road during a march (Vincent Yu/AP)They said the government should answer the protesters' demands and stop using what they called police vio…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2019/08/17/hong-kong-teachers-rally-kicks-off-another-weekend-of-protests/
US: Homelessness, housing insecurity top list of college student stressors as new year begins
wsws.org | 2019-08-17
A new study on student hunger and homelessness reveals that among US college students, 33 percent reported eating less than they felt necessary because they did not have enough money for food.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/17/home…
ALEC fails to denounce dangerous and racist views of its leaders and members
Scott Zimmerman | nationofchange.org | 2019-08-17
It has been a banner week for extremist politicians linked to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). | ALEC's Washington State Chair, Rep. Matt Shea, promoted and maintained close ties to an extremist group training children and young men for battle in a "Biblical warfare" while schooling them in the "biblical teachings" of racist preacher John Weaver, according to a new exposé published by The Guardian. The revelations come just weeks after the W…
nationofchange.org/2019/08/17/alec-fails-to-denounce-dangerous-and-racist-views-of-its-leaders-and-members/
"Bernie is Trump" (and other Corporate Media Bullsh*t)
Eric Draitser | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-16
A dead-end street with a lemonade stand Where is the sky in upside down land? That question is hard if you can't see the stars I'm really not sure, ask me tomorrow — Yasiin Bey, "Education" (featured on the album "Bandana" by Freddie Gibbs) Welcome to Bizarro World where up is down, black is white,…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/16/bernie-is-trump-and-other-corporate-media-bullsht/
Friday's Daily Brief: Education key for Rohingya, DR Congo violence continues, Zimbabwe protest latest, women's rights in Iran, environmental protection
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-16
Our main stories today: Two years in, Myanmar's Rohingya youth need more education; DR Congo testimonies highlight armed brutality; appeals for Zimbabwe to 'stop cracking down' on protesters; Iran urged to release women jailed for protesting veiling laws; and new human rights agreement on environmental protection.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1044391
Two years after exodus, Myanmar's 'desperate' Rohingya youth need education, skills: UNICEF
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-16
The daily struggle to survive for Myanmar's Rohingya people in one of the world's largest refugee settlements, has caused "overwhelming" despair and jeopardized the hopes of an entire generation, the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), Henrietta Fore, said on Friday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1044321
Austerity without End. Neoliberal Reforms and Labour Rights
Carlo Fanelli | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-16
In 2019, the now 187-member International Labour Organization celebrated its 100th anniversary. As one of the oldest agencies of the United Nations, the ILO used the occasion to renew calls for improved opportunities and working conditions, social protections and collective …
globalresearch.ca/austerity-without-end-neoliberal-reforms-and-labour-rights/5686548
Punishing the World with Sanctions. Intended to Cause Real Pain
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-16
Sanctions are economic warfare, pure and simple. As an alternative to a direct military attack on a country that is deemed to be misbehaving they are certainly preferable, but no one should be under any illusions regarding what they actually …
globalresearch.ca/punishing-the-world-with-sanctions-intended-to-cause-real-pain/5686517
DRC: New Drug 'Cures' Two Ebola Patients, Brings Hope to Nation
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-16
A new drug completely "cured" a pair of Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, supporting doctors' claim that seeking immediate treatment can save lives. | RELATED: | Rwanda Closes Border with DRC to Control Ebola Outbreak | "These cases were detected very quickly. The husband was infected, he was at home for 10 days and his wife and son were infected," said Congolese National Institute for Biomedical Research director and the virus's co-discoverer Dr. Jean-Jacques Mu…
telesurenglish.net/news/DRC-New-Drug-Cures-Two-Ebola-Patients-Brings-Hope-to-Congo-20190816-0016.html
Statehood Questioned at Hawaii's 60th Anniversary
Kioni Dudley | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-16
August 16, 2019, marks the 60th Anniversary of Statehood for Hawai'i. It will go little noticed. This article offers new information on illegalities and fraudulence regarding the statehood vote, and why it should not have been accepted by the …
globalresearch.ca/statehood-questioned-hawaii-60th/5686579
US Waging Wars on Multiple Fronts: Cold Wars, Hot Wars, Economic Wars, Propaganda Wars
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-16
Supported by both hawkish wings of its war party, the US is waging hot wars, cold wars, economic wars, financial wars, trade wars, anti-social justice wars, anti-human rights wars, anti-democracy wars, propaganda wars, sanctions wars, tariffs wars, protest wars, homeland …
globalresearch.ca/us-waging-wars-on-multiple-fronts-cold-wars-hot-wars-economic-wars-propaganda-wars/5686511
What Explains Russia and China's Differing Stances towards Kashmir?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-16
Russia and China, two of the most important Great Powers that are jointly working to accelerate the emergence of the Multipolar World Order, are on totally opposite sides when it comes to Kashmir, with their differing stances being explained by …
globalresearch.ca/russia-china-differing-stances-kashmir/5686499
South Yemen Is Already Functionally Independent Even if It's Not Recognized as Such
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-16
The Southern Transitional Council's liberation of the former South Yemeni capital of Aden from the Saudi-backed Islah Islamists has restored the independence of the Old Cold War-era country. | STC vs. Islah | It was bound to happen sooner than later, but | …
globalresearch.ca/south-yemen-functionally-independent-not-recognized/5686573
British Rail: A Mass Transport System Is an Essential Public Service Not a Get-Rich-Quick Scheme for Investors
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-16
Outdated rolling-stock, primitive or no air-conditioning, poor service, unreliable timetables and sky-high fares make Britain's railways the bad joke of Europe. | As millions of commuters are forced to use a rail system near to collapse, it serves a stark warning | …
globalresearch.ca/british-rail-mass-transport-system-essential-public-service-not-get-rich-quick-scheme-investors/5686593
The Biotech-Industrial Complex Gets Ready to Define What is Human
Stuart A. Newman | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-16
Fabricating part-human-part-nonhuman animals, with features of both, seemed like something out of Greek mythology until the late 20th century. New research then on "geeps," fully developed, viable mixtures of goats and sheep, showed that constructing such "chimeras" was a real possibility. Still, the warning by H.G. Wells, a century before, in his novel "The Island of Dr. Moreau," that scientific experiments like this could go terribly awry, seemed fantastical. But this will soon change. At the end of July, it was reported that the biologist Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte, director of a laboratory at the Salk Insti…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/16/the-biotech-industrial-complex-gets-ready-to-define-what-is-human/
Media Can't Even Tell the Truth About Canada's Foreign Policy History
Yves Engler | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-16
Media coverage of Canadian foreign policy is uniquely one-sided and biased. It's so bad that few readers, listeners or viewers will have ever seen or heard an honest analysis of this country's past, let alone current role around the world….
globalresearch.ca/media-cant-even-tell-the-truth-about-canadas-foreign-policy-history/5686502
Fewer Banks in African American Neighborhoods Contribute to the U.S. Racial Wealth Gap
Sarah Abed | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-16
A new study published by McKinsey & Co on Tuesday found that one of the contributing factors to the U.S. racial wealth gap is the lack of banks in predominantly African American communities. Lack of access to mainstream financial services …
globalresearch.ca/fewer-banks-african-american-neighborhoods-contribute-u-s-racial-wealth-gap/5686556
Iran's Dangerous Deterrence Policy: Trading Tankers and Another Partial Withdrawal from the JCPOA
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-16
The UK acknowledged its first defeat by Iran when it released the Iranian super tanker "Grace 1" captured by 30 Royal Navy commandos in the first week of July in response to a US request, as the Spanish Foreign …
globalresearch.ca/iran-dangerous-deterrence-policy-trading-tankers-partial-withdrawal-jcpoa/5686590
Palestine: Dangerous Bill in US Congress to Crush the PLO and the PA
Zaha Hassan | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-16
A bipartisan US bill currently being considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee puts at stake the ability of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to engage diplomatic and legal channels to support Palestinian national aspirations and to seek accountability through international …
globalresearch.ca/dangerous-bill-congress-crush-plo-pa/5686582
The Trump administration dismantles endangered species protections as sixth mass extinction crisis looms
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-08-16
Today, the Trump administration released a final rule dismantling the role of science in informing protections for endangered and threatened wildlife. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the protections it has afforded to threatened and endangered species have been based on the best available science and commercial data. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/08/16/the-trump-administration-dismantles-endangered-species-protections-as-sixth-mass-extinction-crisis-looms/
Record numbers find degree places through Clearing
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-08-16
Record numbers of students have found university places through Clearing, figures show. | More than 17,000 applicants have been accepted on to degree courses through the annual process — up 15% on the same point last year. | The proportion of would-be students by-passing the main application system in favour of searching for a course directly through Clearing has hit a new high, with around 4,500 securing their spot this way. | But the overall numbers confirming undergraduate places — through the main application scheme or Clearing — has fallen by 1% compared to the same point last year. | The f…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2019/08/16/record-numbers-find-degree-places-through-clearing/
Persistent Fraudulent Enrollment in Charter Schools
Shawgi Tell | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-08-16
While privately-operated nonprofit and for-profit charter schools have long engaged in a broad range of fraudulent student enrollment practices, yet another avalanche of news reports on such dishonest practices has recently appeared. There seems to be no end to astonishing news in the unregulated and segregated charter school sector. Controversy, scandal, and charter schools have …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/08/persistent-fraudulent-enrollment-in-charter-schools/
Brazil: Supreme Court Judges Sergio Moro's Lack of Impartiality
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-16
Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) will judge the lack of impartiality of former judge Sergio Moro in conducting trials against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has remained a political prisoner since April 7, 2018. | RELATED: | Students Strike, Protest Across Brazil as Moro Orders Crackdown | From August 16 to August 22, the STF judges w…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Supreme-Court-Judges-Sergio-Moros-Lack-of-Impartiality-20190816-0002.html
Just How Secure Are the 2020 Elections?
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-08-16
The Las Vegas strip may be the foremost place in America to escape from everyday life. But this past weekend's Def Con 27 conference–for hackers, programmers, technologists, security experts, and anyone else on the frontlines of cyberspace–was a sobering reckoning with America's fraught voting systems. | In virtually every corner–in presentations, a " Voting Village" where college students took apart and reprogrammed currently used voting machines, ha…
truthdig.com/articles/just-how-secure-are-the-2020-elections/
Weingarten to Walmart: Stop selling guns, or we'll stop shopping there
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-08-16
WASHINGTON — Having had it up to here with gun-caused carnage, including at the nation's schools, Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten has a blunt message for the nation's biggest retailer, Walmart: Stop selling guns or we'll stop shopping there. That bombshell is just before the end of a letter Weingarten sent August 7 to Walmart …
peoplesworld.org/article/weingarten-to-walmart-stop-selling-guns-or-well-stop-shopping-there/
As New Studies Shed Light on Struggles of Trans People in US, Expert Highlights Trump's Attacks
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-08-16
As a pair of studies published this week detailed some of the struggles faced by many transgender people in the United States, researchers reiterated the necessity of inclusive policies and highlighted the Trump administration's various attacks on LGBTQ rights. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2019/08/16/new-studies-shed-light-struggles-trans-people-us-expert-highlights-trumps-attacks?cd-origin=rss
Bernie Sanders Leads 2020 Democratic Field Among College Students: Poll
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-08-16
"We are going to build a nationwide movement of young people to create a government and an economy that work for all of us," Sanders said in response to the survey | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2019/08/16/bernie-sanders-leads-2020-democratic-field-among-college-students-poll?cd-origin=rss
The Modern Money Movement with Andrés Bernal
Maxximilian Seijo | mronline.org | 2019-08-15
We are joined by Andrés Bernal, policy advisor to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and doctoral student at the New School for Public Engagement, Division of Policy Management and Environment. We speak with Bernal about his history with political organizing and the critical role he has come to play in the Modern Money movement, including the struggle for […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/08/15/the-modern-money-movement-with-andres-bernal/
Justin Trudeau and the Ethics of Interference. The SNC Lavalin Affair
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-15
Ethics can be a slippery matter and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken, rather decidedly, the option of adding more grease. His understanding over the ethics, for instance, of interfering in the decision-making process involving an Attorney-General has led …
globalresearch.ca/justin-trudeau-ethics-interference/5686479
Trump Regime Gutting the Endangered Species Act
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-15
Richard Nixon was a friend of the earth, Donald Trump its mortal enemy. | Following the 1969 offshore Santa Barbara, CA February oil spill, the largest in US waters to that time, (now third-ranked after the 1989 Exxon Valdez and 2010 …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-gutting-endangered-species-act/5686448
Sudan's "Constitutional Declaration" Leaves Out Key Political Forces. Attempted Military Coups and Regional Intrigue
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-15
Members of the Sudanese Professional Association (SPA), a leading organization within the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), announced on August 9 that they would have no representatives in the soon to be created transitional government. | This report comes in …
globalresearch.ca/sudans-constitutional-declaration-leaves-out-key-political-forces-attempted-military-coups-and-regional-intrigue/5686446
The Truth About the UK's Special Relationship with Israel
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-15
Britain does not have a special relationship with the USA. It is, and has been since the end of the World War, a subservient inferior 'partner' doing what it is told. Britain stands next to the schoolyard thug and tries …
globalresearch.ca/uk-special-relationship-israel/5686506
French Court Rules Against Linky for Health Reasons
Connexion | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-15
The tribunal de grande instance (TGI or the civil court) of Tours considered the case of 121 "anti-Linky" complainants, and threw out 108 of the claims. The remaining 13 were accepted, with the court conceding a possible link between their …
globalresearch.ca/french-court-rules-against-linky-health-reasons/5686498
The Fading Home of Homo 'Sapiens'. Extreme Weather Events
Dr. Andrew Glikson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-15
In front of our eyes green forests are blackened by fire, draughts turn grassy planes to brown semi-deserts, fertile fields are flooded by muddy water, white snow and ice melt to pale blue water and clear blue skies turn grey …
globalresearch.ca/the-fading-home-of-homo-sapiens-extreme-weather-events/5686459
Fake News About Venezuela and the Power of Propaganda
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-15
Public ignorance and indifference about major issues let US authorities get away with mass murder and much more. | In a June 1950 commencement address, Boston University President Daniel Marsh said: | "If the (television) craze continues…we are destined to have a | …
globalresearch.ca/fake-news-venezuela-power-propaganda/5686440
Report: 'No Evidence that Fracking Can Operate without Threatening Public Health'
Tara Lohan | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-15
In 2010 when I first started writing about hydraulic fracturing — the process of blasting a cocktail of water and chemicals into shale to release trapped hydrocarbons — there were more questions than answers about environmental and public-health threats. That …
globalresearch.ca/report-no-evidence-fracking-can-operate-without-threatening-public-health/5686504
America's "Hybrid War" against China has Entered a New Phase
Christopher Black | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-15
The hybrid war, being conducted against China by the United States and its gaggle of puppet states from the UK to Canada to Australia, has entered a new phase. | The first stage involved the massive shift of US air and …
globalresearch.ca/americas-hybrid-war-against-china-has-entered-a-new-phase/5686429
Video: Syrian Army Reached Khan Shaykhun
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-15
Government forces are developing their advance in the southern part of the Idlib de-escalation zone. | The Syrian military has deployed a new batch of reinforcements, including battle tanks from the 4th Armoured Division, to the frontline. According to pro-government …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-army-reached-khan-shaykhun/5686426
What the New Deal can teach us about winning a Green New Deal: Part II–Movement building
Martin Hart-Landsberg | mronline.org | 2019-08-15
The multifaceted crisis we face today is significantly different from the crisis activists faced in the first years of the Great Depression. But there is no question that, much like then, we will need to build a powerful, mass-movement for change if we hope to harness state power to advance a Green New Deal. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/08/15/what-the-new-deal-can-teach-us-about-winning-a-green-new-deal-part-ii-movement-building/
America's "War on Terrorism" and The Globalization of Poverty: Michel Chossudovsky
Global Research | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-15
SPECIAL: 30$ for America's "War on Terrorism" + Globalization of Poverty: | Two Books by Michel Chossudovsky | Click here to buy! | America's War on Terrorism | To understand the complex web of deceit aimed at luring the American people and the rest …
globalresearch.ca/special-americas-war-on-terrorism-globalization-of-poverty-for-30-two-bestsellers-from-michel-chossudovsky/5408156
Brazil's Student Movement Mobilizes to Oppose Bolsonaro's Education Privatization
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-14
Students rallied and marched in 207 municipalities of Brazil, to declare their opposition to right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro's education reform that would privatize much of Brazil's higher education. Mike Fox reports…
therealnews.com/stories/brazils-student-movement-mobilizes-to-oppose-bolsonaros-education-privatization
Gender equality, education and the environment at the forefront of new SDG Advocate campaigns
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-14
Back in May, six innovative public figures joined the battle to push the world towards reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Each of the new official SDG Advocates committed themselves to pursue the 17 goals on behalf of "peace, prosperity, people, planet, and partnerships." | As we inch closer to the SDG Summit in September, UN News caught up with some of them.
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'We Were Treated Like Dirt': A Visa Program Exploits Student Workers
Michelle Chen | thenation.com | 2019-08-14
'We Were Treated Like Dirt': A Visa Program Exploits Student Workers…
thenation.com/article/j1-visa-summer-work-travel-abuse/
Ibram X. Kendi: IQ Tests, SAT Scores and Other "Intelligence" Tests Propagate Racism
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-08-13
Author and professor Ibram X. Kendi joins us to discuss his new book, "How to Be an Antiracist." He talks about the racist development of intelligence tests that blatantly discriminate against people of color under a veneer of scientific objectivity. "Even when we talk about antiracism, when most people think of who needs to be an antiracist, they think of Southerners. They think of people who voted for Trump," says Kendi. "They don't think of people who are advocating for the maintenance of these tests, which are denying access to some of the best schools in New York City to black and Latino kids."
www.democracynow.org/2019/8/13/ibram_x_k…