Food, Justice, Violence and Capitalism
Colin Todhunter | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
In 2015, India's internal intelligence agency wrote a report that depicted various campaigners and groups as working against the national interest. The report singled out environmental activists and NGOs that had been protesting against state-corporate policies. Those largely undemocratic and … | The post Food, Justice, Violence and Capitalism appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/food-justice-violence-and-capitalism/5656337
Brett Kavanaugh and the Federalist Society: Inside the Right-wing Group Picking Trump's Supreme Court Judges
Sophie McBain | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
With Brett Kavanaugh confirmed as Supreme Court Justice, it means that five of the nine Supreme Court justices are members of the Federalist Society, a network of right-wing conservative lawyers that has become one of the most powerful groups in … | The post Brett Kavanaugh and the Federalist Society: Inside the Right-wing Group Picking Trump's Supreme Court Judges appeared first on Glo…
globalresearch.ca/brett-kavanaugh-and-the-federalist-society-inside-the-right-wing-group-picking-trumps-supreme-court-judges/5656360
Israel to Use F-35 Stealth Warplanes Against Syria
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
Installation of Russian S-300 air defense systems compromises Israel's ability to continue waging naked aggression against Syrian targets. | Israeli officials claim the IDF is protecting the country's security — despite no threat from Syria, Iran or any other countries. | It's … | The post Israel to Use F-35 Stealth Warplanes Against Syria appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/israel-to-use-f-35-stealth-warplanes-against-syria/5656343
Even in "Revolutionary Countries", Mass Media Is Still in the Hands of the Right
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
How could a country win her fight against Western imperialism, how could it become truly independent, if its people are fully conditioned, through the mass media and education, by the North American and European doctrines and world view? | Wherever I … | The post Even in "Revolutionary Countries", Mass Media Is Still in the Hands of the Right appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/even-in-revolutionary-countries-mass-media-is-still-in-the-hands-of-the-right/5656352
Who Is Val Cuevas? The Deep Tentacles Of Charters and Privatization
DPEN | indybay.org | 2018-10-07
Val Cuevas who is the president of the West Contra County School board is running for re-election. She has deep connections to the charter privatization industry and was funded by the California Charter School Association and the union busting Chamberlin Foundation which is owned by a non-union charter school builder. She is also being supported by United Teachers Of Richmond and it's president Demetrio Gonzalez who was also her former campaign managers.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/06/18818043.php
Sweida: A Bloody Massacre Barely Registered by Western Media as ISIS Slaughter Innocent Civilians in Their Sleep
Vanessa Beeley | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
On the 2nd October 2018, a young woman's life was brought to a brutal end by a bullet from an ISIS executioner's hand-gun. Mrs Thoraya Um Ammar was executed on video by the terrorist group more than two months after … | The post Sweida: A Bloody Massacre Barely Registered by Western Media as ISIS Slaughter Innocent Civilians in Their…
globalresearch.ca/sweida-a-bloody-massacre-barely-registered-by-western-media-as-isis-slaughter-innocent-civilians-in-their-sleep/5656328
Sino-US Tensions: Pentagon Accuses China of Threatening America's National Security
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
Sino/US tensions risk boiling over into something much more serious than already. | Washington considers China's significant political, economic, trade, and military strength as a threat to US national security. | Accusations by US officials against China, Russia, and other countries are … | The post Sino-US Tensions: Pentagon Accuses China of Threatening America's National Security appeared first on Global Res…
globalresearch.ca/sino-us-tensions-pentagon-accuses-china-of-threatening-americas-national-security/5656334
Trump at the United Nations
Carla Stea | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
Polar opposites were on glaring display during the United Nations Security Council meeting "Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction," on September 26, with the meeting chaired by President Donald Trump, representing the US Presidency of the Security Council for … | The post Trump at the United Nations appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trump-at-the-united-nations-2/5656355
Authoritarian Brazil Redux?
Massimiliano Mollona | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
On Sunday 7th of October, the Brazilian people will go to the polls to elect their next president. There has never been such a dramatic election since January 15th 1985 when Brazil returned, the vote to the polls after twenty … | The post Authoritarian Brazil Redux? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/authoritarian-brazil-redux/5656326
The "Housing Question" in Detroit and throughout the United States
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
This address was delivered at the Wayne State University Labor Studies Center Conference "Workers in Solidarity and Education (WISE)" held on Saturday October 6, 2018 at the Greektown Casino Hotel in downtown Detroit. | *** | One of the most important issues … | The post The "Housing Question" in Detroit and throughout the United States appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-housing-question-in-detroit-and-throughout-the-united-states/5656373
Trump Has Venezuela in His Sights
Tim Young | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
President Trump has again raised the possibility of regime change in Venezuela, as talk of military intervention against its democratically elected government grows in the United States. | Speaking recently at the UN, he declared: | "It's a regime that frankly could | … | The post Trump Has Venezuela in His Sights appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trump-has-venezuela-in-his-sights/5656362
Friendship Alone Cannot Deradicalize Fascists
Shared by Merula Furtado | truthout.org | 2018-10-07
With the publication last week of journalist Eli Saslow's new book, Rising Out of Hatred, which details how the son of KKK leader Don Black renounced white nationalism after becoming friends in college with Jewish students and others who questioned his views, discussions about how to deradicalize fascists are once again in the news. | While stories of transformation, such as the one documented by Saslow inspire optimism, it's important for excitement about such victories not to bleed over int…
truthout.org/articles/friendship-alone-cannot-deradicalize-fascists/
Brazil: A Crisis of Trust, a Failure of Democracy
Asad Ismi | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-07
This article was first published by The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives in early September. The article provides a historical overview. It does include recent developments pertaining to the election campaign following Lula's decision to drop out of the race | … | The post Brazil: A Crisis of Trust, a Failure of Democracy appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/brazil-a-crisis-of-trust-a-failure-of-democracy/5656345
Video: Trump's Trade War and Escalation of US-China Standoff. Rising Tensions in the Economic, Diplomatic and Military Spheres
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-06
Tensions between the US and China are rising in the economic, diplomatic and military spheres. The economic policy of the administration of US President Donald Trump as well as the US strategy aimed at deterring growing Chinese military capabilities in … | The post Video: Trump's Trade War and Escalation of US-China Standoff. Rising Tensions in the Economic, Diplomatic and Military Spheres appeared first on
globalresearch.ca/video-trumps-trade-war-and-escalation-of-us-china-standoff-rising-tensions-in-the-economic-diplomatic-and-military-spheres/5656277
Left, Right — Marching to the Beat of Imperial Canada: A Conversation with Yves Engler
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-06
"We must remember that in time of war what is said on the enemy's side of the front is always propaganda, and what is said on our side of the front is truth and righteousness, the cause of humanity and … | The post Left, Right — Marching to the Beat of Imperial Canada: A Conversation with Yves Engler appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/left-right-marching-to-the-beat-of-imperial-canada-a-conversation-with-yves-engler/5656291
Afghan Government Rejects Blackwater Plan to Outsource War
Alwaght | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-06
The Afghan government has outlawed and denounced as 'destructive and divisive' a proposal by the founder of private military contractor Blackwater, to privatize the 17-year-old war in the Asian country. | Erik Prince promoted his proposal on Kabul last week for … | The post Afghan Government Rejects Blackwater Plan to Outsource War appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/afghan-government-rejects-blackwater-plan-to-outsource-war/5656284
US professor who wished 'death & castration' to Kavanaugh defenders is sent on paid working trip
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-06
A Georgetown University professor, suspended from Twitter over calls to murder 'entitled white men' for supporting Judge Brett Kavanaugh and to 'castrate their corpses,' is being sent to travel internationally for research.
rt.com/usa/440475-georgetown-professor-castrate-vacation/
The US' New National Strategy For Counterterrorism (NSCT) Targets Pakistan
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-06
It's not heavily emphasized within the text, but there are more than enough keywords and innuendo to conclude that the US' National Strategy for Counterterrorism is very problematic for Pakistan because it'll likely be wielded as a Hybrid War weapon … | The post The US' New National Strategy For Counterterrorism (NSCT) Targets Pakistan appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-us-new-national-strategy-for-counterterrorism-nsct-targets-pakistan/5656243
Syrian Voices: Exploding the Lies For Truth and Peace
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-06
President Assad is not a "brutal dictator".[1] He never was. In fact Syrians have dubbed him "Mr. Soft Heart."[2] | Western demonization campaigns against him are not and never were evidence-based. | Syrians themselves are not "stock" characters either. Certainly, they can … | The post Syrian Voices: Exploding the Lies For Truth and Peace appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/syrian-voices-exploding-the-lies-for-truth-and-peace/5656280
Chicago, Police Repression Capital of America: Cop Convicted of Second Degree Murder
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-06
Police in America nearly always have virtual carte blanche authority to operate with impunity. | Chicago long ago earned a reputation as the police repression capital of America. A Gitmo-type operation on the city's west side is Exhibit A – operating … | The post Chicago, Police Repression Capital of America: Cop Convicted of Second Degree Murder appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/chicago-police-repression-capital-of-america-cop-convicted-of-second-degree-murder/5656273
UNRWA Expresses Concern Over Statements Made by Mayor of Jerusalem
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-06
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) expressed its concern, Friday, regarding recent statements made by the Israeli Mayor of Jerusalem on its operations and installations in occupied East Jerusalem. UNRWA said that it conducts humanitarian operations in conformity with the UN Charter, bilateral and multilateral agreements that continue …
UNRWA Expresses Concern Over Statements Made by Mayor of Jerusalem
The CIA Finger in Brasil's Elections?
Marcelo Zero | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-06
The growth of Bolsonarian fascism in the final stretch of the election campaign, turbo charged by an avalanche of fake news disseminated on the internet, is not surprising. It is an old tactic developed by American and British intelligence agencies, … | The post The CIA Finger in Brasil's Elections? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-cia-finger-in-brasils-elections/5656286
Russia's S-400 Air Defense System: Turkey Fell Victim But India Escaped US Sanctions?
Masud Wadan | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-06
Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | In recent developments, New Delhi on Friday October 4, 2018, "Russia's President Putin and India's Prime Minister Modi signed a $5.4 billion agreement to purchase five S-400 air defense systems, … | The post Russia's S-400 Air Defense System: Turkey Fell Victim But India Escaped US Sanctions? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/russias-s-400-air-defense-system-turkey-fell-victim-but-india-escaped-us-sanctions/5653347
Syria's No-fly Zone
Askiah Adam | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-06
The Russian Defence Minister has announced that the promised S-300 air defence system has been delivered to Syria with the Karushka 4 radar systems jammer and other related military equipment, to boost the safety of Russia's military personnel and facilities. … | The post Syria's No-fly Zone appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/syrias-no-fly-zone/5656265
China's Uyghur Problem: The Recruitment of Uyghur Muslims to Join Al Qaeda
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-06
In recent months Western media and the Washington Administration have begun to raise a hue and cry over alleged mass internment camps in China's northwestern Xinjiang where supposedly up to one million ethnic Uyghur Chinese are being detained and submitted … | The post China's Uyghur Problem: The Recruitment of Uyghur Muslims to Join Al Qaeda appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/chinas-uyghur-problem-the-recruitment-of-uyghur-muslims-to-join-al-qaeda/5656293
Los Angeles teachers union continues to delay strike action as negotiations proceed
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-06
The union for Los Angeles teachers is fighting to block strike action, despite teachers working without a contract and authorizing a strike.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/06/utla…
'Cop-killing' halftime show at Mississippi high school leaves community and social media outraged
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-06
A grieving Mississippi community is outraged after a visiting high school team's halftime show portrayed students holding a SWAT team at gunpoint. It comes a week after two police officers in the town were killed while on duty.
rt.com/usa/440505-high-school-gun-skit-outrage/
Socialist Equality Party candidate for Congress Niles Niemuth speaks at televised forum
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-06
The SEP's candidate for Michigan's 12th congressional district, along with his opponents from the Democratic and Republican parties, as well as the pseudo-left Working Class Party, answered questions on immigration, inequality, education and…
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/06/foru…
Oblivious to Our Military Industrial Empire
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-06
If one studies many of Alfred Hitchcock's films, there is a consistent observation by the director about the public in general. Whether it be in Foreign Correspondent (1940), Saboteur (1942), Shadow of a Doubt (1943), The Man Who Knew … | The post Oblivious to Our Military Industrial Empire appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/oblivious-to-our-military-industrial-empire/5656296
Australian government hands private schools another $4.6 billion
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-06
The latest windfall will accelerate the gulf between well-resourced private schools and cash-starved public schools in one of the world's most unequal education systems.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/06/fund…
Science Says Happiness Can Change Your Brain
Matthieu Ricard, YES! Magazine | alternet.org | 2018-10-06
After 2,000 years of practice, Buddhist monks know that one secret to bliss is to put your mind to it. | After 2,000 years of practice, Buddhist monks know that one secret to happiness is to put your mind to it. What is happiness, and how can we achieve it? Happiness can't be reduced to a few agreeable sensations. Rather, it is a way of being and of experiencing the world–a profound fulfillment that suffuses every moment and endures. . .
alternet.org/science-says-happiness-can-change-your-brain
India Buying Russian S-400s Air Defense Systems, Defies US Sanctions Threat
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-06
In New Delhi on Friday October 4, 2018, Russia's President Putin and India's Prime Minister Modi signed a $5.4 billion agreement to purchase five S-400 air defense systems, delivery scheduled for 2020 — ignoring the threat of possible US sanctions…. | The post India Buying Russian S-400s Air Defense Systems, Defies US Sanctions Threat appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/india-buying-russian-s-400s-air-defense-systems-defies-us-sanctions-threat/5656269
Defensive bioweapon? DARPA wants insects to spread genetically modified viruses… to 'save crops'
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-05
A US military program dubbed 'Insect Allies' could be used as a biological weapon, a group of European scientists warns. The Pentagon's research arm claims they are intended to defend crops, but doesn't deny 'dual-use' potential.
rt.com/usa/440367-darpa-insect-allies-bioweapon/
The Future of Education Town Hall Pt. II
Shared by Khalilah M. Harris | therealnews.com | 2018-10-05
Khalilah Harris hosts a community town hall on the promise and possibilities of Maryland's Kirwan Commission. Students, parents, educators, advocates, elected and school district officials discuss their questions, concerns and ideas for a path forward | The post The Future of Education Town Hall Pt. II appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/the-future-of-education-town-hall-pt-ii
David North's lecture at Peradeniya University in Kandy attracts significant support from students and workers
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-05
The 200-strong audience responded enthusiastically to the lecture marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Fourth International.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/05/meet…
New EPA Proposal Could Have Huge Health Impact for Vulnerable Communities
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-10-05
Former EPA Official Mustafa Santiago Ali says that the EPA's attacks on science, including their new proposal on regulating toxic chemicals, are driven by the desire to make policy that prioritizes industry over people | The post New EPA Proposal Could Have Huge Health Impact for Vulnerable Communities appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/new-epa-proposal-could-have-huge-health-impact-for-vulnerable-communities
Scientists say U.S. military's insect program could be seen as bioweapon
Candice Choi, Seth Borenstein | peoplesworld.org | 2018-10-05
NEW YORK (AP)–A research arm of the U.S. military is exploring the…
peoplesworld.org/article/scientists-say-u-s-militarys-insect-program-could-be-seen-as-bioweapon/
New EPA Proposal Could Have Huge Health Impact for Vulnerable Communities
Shared by Dharna Noor | therealnews.com | 2018-10-05
Former EPA Official Mustafa Santiago Ali says that the EPA's attacks on science, including their new proposal on regulating toxic chemicals, are driven by the desire to make policy that prioritizes industry over people | The post New EPA Proposal Could Have Huge Health Impact for Vulnerable Communities appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/new-epa-proposal-could-have-huge-health-impact-for-vulnerable-communities
Junk Arson Science Sent Claude Garrett to Prison for Murder 25 Years Ago. Will Tennessee Release Him?
Liliana Segura | theintercept.com | 2018-10-05
Claude Garrett was convicted of murder based on assumptions about arson and fire behavior that were later debunked. Now he is up for parole. | The post Junk Arson Science Sent Claude Garrett to Prison for Murder 25 Years Ago. Will Tennessee Release Him? appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/10/05/claude-garrett-parole-arson-fire-junk-science/
'Bowing to racists'? University in Ohio cancels musical over 'whitewashing' backlash
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-04
A university in Ohio has cancelled a planned production of the musical 'West Side Story' after students complained that Latino roles were given to white students instead of students of Latino descent.
rt.com/usa/440272-musical-cancelled-white-latino-casting/
Academics 'rewrite' Mein Kampf using radical feminist language, paper accepted
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-04
A trio of frustrated academics has perpetrated an elaborate hoax exposing malpractice within academic research by submitting 20 bizarre and deliberately ridiculous papers for publication, several of which were accepted.
rt.com/usa/440299-feminist-mein-kampf-hoax/
SPLC report: Detention system forces people to give up claims to stay in U.S
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-10-04
Before fleeing Somalia, Yuusuf was a teacher.
splcenter.org/news/2018/10/04/splc-report-detention-system-forces-people-give-claims-stay-us
Lift Us Up: Meet the Activists on the Front Lines of the Battle for Educational Justice in America
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-03
As Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh objects to being held accountable for his behavior in high school, we look at the criminalization of black and brown students that has led to what is known as the school-to-prison pipeline. We speak with a roundtable of community activists engaged in the fight to save schools and push for alternatives to punishment and privatization. Their voices are highlighted in a new book titled "Lift Us Up, Don't Push Us Out! Voices from the Front Lines of the Educational Justice Movement." In Chicago, we speak with ‚Ä®Jitu Brown, the national director of the Journey fo…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/3/lift_us_u…
Mom Fears Her Autistic Son Is Being Abused at School. District Does Nothing
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-10-03
A Northern California school district is creating a hostile environment for a Black student with disabilities in violation of the law. | School just got back in session, but one school district in Northern California already needs a lesson in how to create a welcoming and safe environment for Black students with disabilities., , A 5-year-old Black student with autism and speech and language impairments suffered for months, including suffering injuries that needed to be treated by a hospital, all because of the inadequate oversight of Hayward Unified School District's staff. In a time when Black students are regul…
aclu.org/blog/disability-rights/disability-rights-and-education/mom-fears-her-autistic-son-being-abused
LA Teachers May Be Forced to Strike for More School Funding
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-10-02
Los Angeles teachers are now in mediation over wages, evaluation, smaller class size and school funding. The teachers have authorized their union to call a strike if negotiations fail | The post LA Teachers May Be Forced to Strike for More School Funding appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/la-teachers-may-be-forced-to-strike-for-more-school-funding
The Baltimore Bureau Podcast Show: Week of September 23rd, 2018
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-10-02
Eze Jackson, Khalilah Harris, and Dharna Noor talk about Maryland's only 2018 gubernatorial debate, place-based solutions to climate change, demands for justice at Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, and the Kirwan Commission on Education | The post The Baltimore Bureau Podcast Show: Week of September 23rd, 2018 appeared first on The Real News Networ…
therealnews.com/stories/the-baltimore-bureau-podcast-show-week-of-september-23rd-2018
Yale Law Students Protest Alum Brett Kavanaugh, Demand Investigation of Sexual Assault Allegations
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-27
Thousands of Yale students are protesting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in support of Deborah Ramirez, the Yale alumna who alleges that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her by thrusting his genitals in her face at a drunken dorm party when they were both freshmen. Kavanaugh is a graduate of both Yale University and the Yale Law School. More than 2,800 Yale women have signed a letter of support for Ramirez. On Monday, Yale Law School faculty canceled 31 classes to allow more than 260 of their students to join a protest in support of Ramirez. We speak with Yale Law School student Samantha Peltz, who helped orga…
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/27/yale_law_…
California Just Banned For-Profit Charter Schools. Why?
Julian Vasquez Heilig | progressive.org | 2018-09-27
Given the state's history with "school choice," California's new legislation comes as a surprise. And it's met with skepticism.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/california-just-banned-for-profit-charters-180927/
In Sprawling Farm Bill, a $200 Million Corporate Research Subsidy Goes Unnoticed
Tim Schwab | progressive.org | 2018-09-25
Congress is considering whether to continue funding a little known government-funded project, which calls itself "the people's foundation." The question is, whose people?
progressive.org/dispatches/in-sprawling-farm-bill-a-200-million-corporate-research-subsidy-180925/
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/