Tlaib and Omar's Denial of Entry by Israel Is Not a "Freedom of Speech" Issue
Rima Najjar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-18
For how long will discourse on the plight of the Palestinian people be hostage to the notion that "impartial observers", i.e., the silent majority on Israel, must be addressed in a manner that accounts for "where they are, not where …
globalresearch.ca/tlaib-omar-denial-entry-not-freedom-speech-issue/5686578
Corporate Media Are Downplaying Resistance to Brazil's Far-Right Leader
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-08-18
August 13 protest against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Belo Horizonte, one of 211 cities where demonstrations took place (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 Education Tsunamis," organ…
truthdig.com/articles/corporate-media-are-downplaying-resistance-to-brazils-far-right-leader/
How Washington Is Meddling in the Affairs of Hong Kong
| globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-18
While there has been growing coverage of the unrest in Hong Kong, there has been minimal coverage of what may lie behind the pro-democracy protests. Even Donald Trump has entered the fray with this tweet which clearly condemns China's actions …
globalresearch.ca/washington-meddling-affairs-hong-kong/5686605
History of the Third Reich. Hitler and the Atomic Bomb
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-18
Author's preface | German dictator Adolf Hitler had a central role in initiating World War II, by pursuing a list of bold and aggressive foreign policy actions dating from the mid-1930s, and culminating in his invasion of Poland in the autumn …
globalresearch.ca/history-third-reich-hitler-atomic-bomb/5685591
Canada Oil Pipeline Contract Threatens Integrity of Mother Earth's Native Peoples
Irwin Jerome | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-18
In a law school dictionary the definition of a Philadelphia Lawyer is, "A very sly, crafty, shrewd lawyer who is an expert in the exploitation of legal technicalities". No where more evident can this be seen than in Northern British …
globalresearch.ca/oil-pipeline-contract-threatens-integrity-mother-earths-native-peoples/5686568
Russia and China Divided over Kashmir Crisis
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-18
Kashmir issue has been internationalized and Pakistan sought the meeting of UNSC and with China's backing, UNSC is convening after 50 years on Kashmir issue. Russia seems to be backing Indian claims while China went all out in Pakistan's favor….
globalresearch.ca/alt-media-entering-new-era-russia-china-divided-kashmir/5686570
US Pay Gap between Bosses and Workers Revealed
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-18
Top executives at major companies in the United States earn 278 times more than their employees, according to a study published recently. | RELATED: | Richest 10% in US Will Own 100% of the Wealth by 2052: Study | The research published by the Economic Policy Institute revealed that last year, the average annual salary of chief executives at the country's top 350 companies was 17.2 million dollars, including share options. | The study showed that the pay…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Pay-Gap-between-Bosses-and-Workers-Revealed-20190818-0003.html
Political Propaganda directed against the Syrian Government of Bashar Al Assad
Lilly Martin Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-18
Very recently, National Public Radio (NPR) conducted an interview throwing suspicion on and mocking Asma, the wife of the President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian First Lady had recently done a Syrian TV interview announcing that she …
globalresearch.ca/national-public-radio-political-propaganda-media-outlet/5686561
Video: Syrian Army Overwhelms Militants' Defense in Southern Idlib
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-18
The southern part of Idlib province and the northern part of Hama province remain the main areas of hostilities in Syria. | On August 14, a Su-22 warplane of the Syrian Air Force was shot down during a combat sortie over …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-army-overwhelms-militants-defense-southern-idlib/5686555
Destruction of the Pillars of the Syrian Economy: Terrorists Destroy Grain Silos, Farmer Tractors in Tal Al-Sakhr, North West of Hama
Arabi Souri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-18
Nothing new with the crimes committed by the Turkish pariah Erdogan's most loyal terrorists in Syria, like their sponsor Erdogan and like Israel, they are not satisfied with the crimes they commit upon entering a town, and during their presence, …
globalresearch.ca/nato-terrorists-destroy-grain-silos-before-withdrawal-tal-al-sakhr/5686584
US Congresswoman Accuses Tribes and Environmentalists of "Destroying Our Western Way of Life" over Sacred Grizzly Protections
Native News Online | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-18
On a momentous day for Tribal Nations, Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY), the House Republican Conference Chairwoman, stated that the successful litigation by tribes and environmentalists to return the grizzly bear in Greater Yellowstone to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) "was …
globalresearch.ca/rep-cheney-accuses-tribes-destroying-our-western-way-life-over-sacred-grizzly-protections/5686545
The War on Yemen: How Far Will the Saudi-UAE Confrontation Go?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-18
Saudi Arabia and the UAE, increasingly wary allies of one another in the War on Yemen, are poised to sharpen their competition in the Red Sea-Horn of Africa region to the point of becoming "frenemies" amidst both parties' efforts to …
globalresearch.ca/allies-frenemies-how-far-saudi-emirati-competition-go/5686234
The AMA Gets Out Of The Way Of #MedicareForAll
Tim Wilkins | commondreams.org | 2019-08-18
Nurses, doctors, and medical students demonstrated outside the annual meeting of the American Medical Association in Chicago on June 8, 2019, demanding the group "get out of the way" of the fight for Medicare for All. (Photo: National Nurses United/Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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The Phrase "Go Back Where You Came From" Has a Long, Violent History
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-08-18
| As a college professor, I often assign novelist and activist Carlos Bulosan's writings in my classes. To my dismay, I often find that my students have never heard of Bulosan or his writings, which center the Filipino/a immigrant experience in the United States. | What does it mean when current generations do not have the gift of historical memory? For Filipino/a Americans, who comprise the second-largest Asian American group in the nation, what are the consequences when popular culture or educati…
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'Their Racist, Anti-Immigration Crusade Knows No Bounds': Trump White House Tried to Stop Immigrant Kids From Attending Public Schools
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-08-18
"America's teachers and school staff will not stand for this. If they try to block students from attending our schools they will hear from us. Immigrants are welcome here." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2019/08/18/their-racist-anti-immigration-crusade-knows-no-bounds-trump-white-house-tried-stop?cd-origin=rss
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
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 Education Tsunamis,…
fair.org/home/media-blackout-on-brazils-anti-bolsonaro-protests/
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
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
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/
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.
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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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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/
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
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
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
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
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
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
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/
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/
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/
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
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/
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
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
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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