(2019-08-30). The Amazon Inferno. counterpunch.org 
One of the lasting highlights of my teaching at the University of New Orleans in 1991-1992 was my travel to Brazil in January 1992 for a conference on climate change. This was a rehearsal for the June 1992 Earth Summit on Climate Change in Rio. My conference took place in Fortaleza, a beautiful town in More
(2019-08-30). Google says hackers have been putting 'monitoring implants' in iPhones for years. thecanary.co 
Hackers have been using compromised websites to install "monitoring implants" in iPhones for years, according to researchers at Google.The malicious software gathers users' images, contacts and other information.Ian Beer, from Google's Project Zero, said in a blog post that the hacked sites had received thousands of visitors each week.Beer said: There was no target discrimination; simply visiting the hacked site was enough for the exploit server to attack your device, and if it was successful, to install a monitoring implant.Project Zero is the technology company's team for examining new security vulnerabilities.B…
(2019-08-30). Making a Killing From Killing. counterpunch.org 
Thieves of private property pass their lives in chains; thieves of public property in riches and luxury. — Cato the Elder Though I encounter students and other young people who have never heard the term I hope most Americans are aware of the "Military Industrial Complex." In his final speech to the nation President Eisenhower, More
(2019-08-30). Does the US Military "Own the Weather"? "Weaponizing the Weather" as an Instrument of Modern Warfare? globalresearch.ca Weather-modification, according to the US Air Force document AF 2025 Final Report, "offers the war fighter a wide range of possible options to defeat or coerce an adversary", capabilities, it says, extend to the triggering of floods, hurricanes, droughts and earthquakes…
(2019-08-30). Harvard student deported over friends' social media posts. wsws.org Ismail Ajjawi's deportation is part of a campaign against immigrants and international students over purported concerns over "national security."
(2019-08-30). Get to It. "The sweet smell of success. From an ignorant child you'd never learn it" globalresearch.ca From an ignorant child you'd never learn it. | Yet the sophisticated know it is work | That is the secret of the good life. God forbid, | Not labor that breaks your back, picking | Vegetables, cleaning toilets, laying down | That steaming hot …
(2019-08-30). Video: Militants' Failed Terror Attack in Eastern Idlib Ends in Disaster. globalresearch.ca On August 27, joint forces of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other militant groups launched an attack on positions of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) near the town of Abu Dali in southern Idlib. Clashes between the SAA and militants erupted …
(2019-08-30). Iran: The Lifting of Sanctions, Is a Rouhani-Trump Meeting Imminent? globalresearch.ca Tehran and Washington have been locked in a dispute since last year when the US unilaterally pulled out of the nuclear agreement and re-imposed crippling sanctions on Iran. On Monday, President Donald Trump said he is ready to meet his …
(2019-08-30). G7 — The Cost of Uselessness. globalresearch.ca The G7 Summit is an obsolete, useless talking shop, as Finnian Cunningham so adroitly says. RT calls it The Unbearable Pointlessness of G7. Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the United States constitute the G7 gang. It should …
(2019-08-30). Reality Check: Bank of England Governor Criticizes the Petrodollar! globalresearch.ca GR Editor's Note. | Mark Carney is a Canadian citizen and former senior official at Goldman Sachs before becoming Governor of the Bank of Canada (2008-2013). | He was the first foreign national since the founding of the Bank of England in …
(2019-08-30). What About Me … I Feel The Future Trembling, Like a Stranger In the Land Where I was Born. globalresearch.ca Just about 50 years ago the West Coast rock group Quicksilver Messenger Service recorded "What About Me". Sadly, in this America 2019 the lyrics are more relevant. | Fifty years later! Let's analyze certain parts of the song: | What About Me…
(2019-08-30). Are Russia and India Global Partners? The Brahmos Supersonic Missiles, The Russia-China Relationship. globalresearch.ca The announcement that the Brahmos supersonic missiles jointly produced by Russia and India will soon be exported to third countries that are on friendly relations with both increases the odds that their historic Vietnamese partners might receive these game-changing weapons….
(2019-08-30). A 'huge spike' in experiments on particular monkeys signals a grim new direction for Tory Britain. thecanary.co There was a " huge spike" in the use of one in the use of one particular type of monkey for research in the UK during 2018, according to Animal Defenders International (ADI). The group reports that the country's use of monkeys born to wild-caught parents skyrocketed that year. | In the previous four years, laboratory use of these primates stood at an absolute minimum. That's in tune with EU law, which dictates that the use of…
(2019-08-30). Hong Kong mass rally banned as Chinese troops deployed in show of force. wsws.org Beijing is well aware that the protracted protests are being driven by underlying student and working class concerns about escalating social inequality.
(2019-08-30). Felton Fire District Captain Calls for Vigilante Justice Against Homeless People. indybay.org In the wake of an alleged assault on a middle school student in the San Lorenzo Valley, Captain Daniel Bonfante of the Felton Fire Protection District has called for vigilante justice against homeless people, who he blames for the majority of crime in the area. On August 21 on Instagram, Captain Bonfante called for community members to "get the posse together" and "let the rift raft know that we are vigilant". "99% of all crime is homeless in felton right now," Bonfante said. "They are getting aggressive and don't care anymore." Photo: Captain Daniel Bonfante of the Felton Fire Protection District.
(2019-08-30). SF SMART1741 School Bus Drivers Protest Attacks On Bus Safety & ZUM Outsourcing. indybay.org San Francisco SFUSD school bus drivers and students are threatened by contracting out. Workers spoke out at the 8/13/19 SFUSD board meeting…
(2019-08-30). Unhinged before the Fall: Boris Johnson, Parliament and Brexit. globalresearch.ca The Brexit no deal prospect is engendering an element of lunacy fast seeping into every pore of the British political establishment. As with all steeped in such thinking, some of it made sense. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had been inspired …
(2019-08-29). This is America: Teacher's 'bullet wound' photo illustrates US mass shooting problem. rt.com 
A stark 'back to school' image being shared on social media highlights the United States' school shooting problem in a single sad and gruesome snap. | CBS This Morning host Tony Dokoupil shared a shocking photograph taken at his mother's back to school teacher training course, where she was "learning how to staunch a giant sucking bullet hole," he said. | My mom has been a teacher for 30 years. Now, because of mass shootings, this is part of her back to school training: learning how to staunch a giant sucking bullet hole. pic.twitter.com/YN8ooLSfCH— Tony Dokoupil (@t…
(2019-08-29). Kennewick, Wa, teachers on strike for much-needed raise. liberationnews.org 
The Kennewick strike is set to be the longest strike in district history.
(2019-08-29). 'Totally not suspicious': DARPA freaks people out with urgent request for underground complex. rt.com 
DARPA has prompted panic and mockery for its bizarre Twitter shout out urgently seeking complex urban tunnel systems for unspecified "research and experimentation" at very short notice. | "Attention, city dwellers! We're interested in identifying university-owned or commercially managed underground urban tunnels & facilities able to host research & experimentation," the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) tweeted on Wednesday, sparking a wave of alarming theories ranging from zombie and alien invasions, to psyops and the end of the world. | Why did you pick the creepiest possible images to attach…
(2019-08-29). "The Globalization of War" and "Towards a World War III Scenario" globalresearch.ca The Globalization of War: America's "Long War" against Humanity, by Michel Chossudovsky | America's hegemonic project in…
(2019-08-29). Why mental health education should be mandatory. nationofchange.org Emily Weinberg was 15 when she was hospitalized for depression and anxiety and 16 when she founded Sophrosyne Mental Health—a resource for teens to find a safe place to talk about mental health, learn skills, and meet other teens facing similar issues. Considering suicide is the second leading cause of death in people ages 10-24, …
(2019-08-29). The Power to Oversee the Education System, A Historical Timeline from the Prussian Empire to the Rockefeller Dynasty. globalresearch.ca Throughout history, the idea of those in power to oversee the education system started in the 16th Century. The history is complex and is rarely mentioned. | The formation of the American public education system began in the Kingdom of Prussia …
(2019-08-29). Will Hezbollah Respond to Israel? When? And at What Cost? globalresearch.ca The "Axis of the Resistance" has been informed about Hezbollah's intention to respond to Israel imminently, confirmed sources within the decision-making leadership. The main offices of militant leadership and all gathering of forces have been abandoned or forbidden, and a …
(2019-08-29). Lying for Israel: Why Nearly Everyone in Washington Does It. globalresearch.ca It is not often that one hears anything like the truth in today's Washington, a city where the art of dissimulation has reached new heights among both Democrats and Republicans. Everyone who has not been asleep like Rip Van Winkle …
(2019-08-29). 'We Are Waiting for War': Lebanese Say Israel Has Gone Too Far. globalresearch.ca After the recent Israeli attacks against Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq, the Middle East has found itself in the midst of an undeclared war. | Almost everyone in Lebanon appears to agree. "This time Israel went too far. In just two days, …
(2019-08-29). Israeli Attacks on Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. Netanyahu's Election Strategy. globalresearch.ca Benyamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of "Israel", the occupier of Palestine, may lose the election on September 17th. He is the longest-serving prime minister in the history of the occupation; however, he is facing possible defeat even though …
(2019-08-29). The Open Amazon and Its Enemies: A Call for Action and Optimism. globalresearch.ca The Amazon, now on fire, has become the central political and geopolitical hot spot for humanity's right to its own future. Optimism is the gasoline that must feed the fight. | *** | June and July have been the hottest months on …
(2019-08-29). America's Hidden Iatrogenic Epidemic of Drug and Vaccine-induced Disorders. globalresearch.ca An iatrogenic condition is a state of ill health caused by medical, surgical, drug or vaccine treatments. It may qualify as the 3rd most common cause of death in the United States. | For much more information about this hidden …
(2019-08-29). Ukraine's Orthodox Church "Autocephalous Bloc": How Poroshenko Will Wage War Against Zelensky. globalresearch.ca In spring, Ukraine witnessed an event that will surely be written down in the country's history — the presidential elections were won by Volodymyr Zelensky, a showman who had never been involved in politics before. And as Zelensky's victory …
(2019-08-29). Authoritarianism in Britain: Johnson's Attempt to Whittle away Democracy. globalresearch.ca I've been warning about this for a few years now. Authoritarianism in Britain is now the new norm and people are not calling out for what it really is. | Britain, exuding all the pomposity of a tolerant, strong and stable …
(2019-08-29). Syrian Army Liberates Entire Hama Governorate and Idlib's Khan Sheikhoun. globalresearch.ca Last week the town of Khan Sheikhoun was finally liberated by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), led by the Tiger Forces and Republican Guard. Earlier this month a truce was entered into force in Idlib. It was understood that if …
(2019-08-29). Cambodia Is Showing How Small Countries Could Stand Up to the US. globalresearch.ca Cambodia, unlike its similarly sized and in many cases much larger peers in the international community, is relentless in is criticism of the US' blatant intervention in its domestic political affairs, showing how small countries could stand up to the …
(2019-08-29). UK Constitutional Crisis Deepens as Boris Suspends Parliament. globalresearch.ca It has been termed a 'constitutional outrage' by Speaker of the UK House of Commons, John Bercow, as the UK government announced its plan to delay the beginning of the parliamentary year till mid October in an attempt to …
(2019-08-29). Let's Save the Amazon! Let's Save the Planet! globalresearch.ca "Tomorrow will be too late to do what we should have done a long time ago." Fidel Castro Ruz, United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, June 12, 1992 | The Network in Defense of Humanity joins the …
(2019-08-29). Boris Johnson Suspends UK Parliament. globalresearch.ca It's called prorogation, marking the end of a UK parliamentary session. | It's usually for a week or two at most. Approved by Queen Elizabeth, PM Johnson is suspending it for five weeks — from either September 9 or 12 …
(2019-08-29). "Israel" Will Never Let Iran Build a Pipeline to Syria Unless Russia Is Involved. globalresearch.ca It's impossible to imagine any realistic scenario where "Israel" would sit back and let its number one enemy strengthen its influence in the region unless Russia was involved as a stakeholder for keeping Iran in check. | *** | Iran is reportedly…
(2019-08-29). The American Gulag: Brick by Brick, Our Prison Walls Get More Oppressive by the Day. globalresearch.ca " The exile of prisoners to a distant place, where they can 'pay their debt to society,' make themselves useful, and not contaminate others with their ideas or their criminal acts, is a practice as old as civilization itself. The …
(2019-08-29). 'A Very British Coup'. globalresearch.ca One must be Boris Johnson's lucky number. He has been subjected to just one day of parliamentary scrutiny since being 'crowned' prime minister by the tiny fraction of the British electorate that happen to be paid-up Conservative party members….
(2019-08-29). McDonnell says 'dictator' Johnson running No 10 like Bullingdon Club. thecanary.co Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has labelled Boris Johnson a "dictator" in a speech ahead of the spending review. | McDonnell said the prime minister is running Downing Street like the Bullingdon Club, an elite group of Oxford students attended by both Johnson and former PM David Cameron. He accused Johnson of "treating us like serfs" and warned that the public would not tolerate his controversial decision to suspend parliament for more than…
(2019-08-29). US Travel Industry Feels Chill as Chinese Tourists Stay Away. telesurenglish.net For tourists going to Washington, the historic White House is a centerpiece attraction. But the rhetoric coming out of the building is turning Chinese visitors away. | RELATED: | China Boycotts Saudi Shrimp, Will Buy From Iran Instead | Statistics confirmed that fear on Tuesday: the number of Chinese tourists to the U.S. capital city has seen a precipitous fall. | According to a report by Destination DC, a local tourism promotion organization, about 226,000 Chinese tourists descended…
(2019-08-29). The Boris Coup: 1.3 Million Sign Petition to Stop UK Parliament Being Shut. globalresearch.ca The petition against the prorogation of parliament — i.e. ending the current session (believed by opponents to be a deliberate move to stop opposition to a no-deal Brexit) — is the fastest-growing petition to the UK parliament and government after …
(2019-08-28). What the New Deal can teach us about winning a Green New Deal: Part III—the First New Deal. mronline.org 
If we hope to win a Green New Deal we will have to build a movement that is not only powerful enough to push the federal government to take on new responsibilities with new capacities, but also has the political maturity required to appreciate the contested nature of state policy and the vision necessary to […] | Source
(2019-08-28). The Reality Brokers (or the rise of the Automagicians). dissidentvoice.org In the case of both Big Tech and governmental surveillance agencies, undergirding a commitment to the inevitable and imminent time after-Earth is the appeal of science fiction aesthetics, concepts and projects, all aimed toward the new goal of having new places and opportunities to conquer, colonize and dominate post-Earth. — Sarah T. Roberts and Mél …
(2019-08-27). What Will It Take To Declare A Climate Emergency? dissidentvoice.org 
Students march in Melbourne, Australia. Source AAP. The Embassy Protectors Defense Committee is calling on the US State Department to drop the federal charges against us. On May 16, federal forces invaded the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, DC in violation of the Vienna Convention and arrested four Embassy Protectors even though we were there with …
(2019-08-27). Big Business Is Suddenly Showing a Conscience. But Is That Enough? thenation.com Big Business Is Suddenly Showing a Conscience. But Is That Enough?
(2019-08-26). St. Paul Teachers Union Picks the Health Care Battle. progressive.org Skyrocketing insurance costs generated a national wave of teacher strikes last year. Now, Minnesota educators head into a new school year ready to fight for affordable health care.
(2019-08-26). Unreported Deaths, Child Cancer & Radioactive Meat: The Untold Story of Chernobyl. democracynow.org 
Following a mysterious nuclear accident in Russia that left seven dead, we look back at the 1986 nuclear disaster in Chernobyl. It sent a cloud of radioactive fallout into Russia, Belarus and over a large portion of Europe, but the death toll from Chernobyl remains unknown. Chernobyl is considered the worst nuclear accident in history, but Kate Brown, an MIT professor of science, technology and society, says much of what we understand about the disaster is inaccurate. Her new book, "Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future," chronicles the devastating and underreported impact of radiation on tens of t…
(2019-08-20). Say no to the McCarthyite attack on Chicago teachers. fightbacknews.org As the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) find itself locked in tough contract negotiations and faces the possibility of a strike, corporate and right-wing media like the Chicago Tribune, Breitbart and others have launched a bizarre attack that seems like it is straight out of the 1950s red scare. Rather than addressing the real problems impacting teachers and students in Chicago schools, these reactionary pundits have decided the rant and rave about – of all things – a delegation of teachers that traveled to Venezuela earlier this summer. | Here are the facts of the matter. A group of teachers who are also members of…
(2019-08-20). Maryland teacher incorporates hard lessons about slavery into public school curriculum. splcenter.org At a workshop for teachers about educating children on American slavery, one instructor grew angry and insisted that Thomas Jefferson — who fathered biracial children with an enslaved woman on one of his plantations — was an advocate for racial equality.