(2019-10-10). 'I'm not perfect': South Carolina sheriff candidate opens campaign with ad admitting to past 'blackface' incident. rt.com 
Determined not to be the next casualty of a blackface scandal, a candidate for sheriff in South Carolina released a campaign video admitting his past indiscretion up front, getting ahead of opposition research. | Craig Stivender, a Republican running for sheriff in Colleton County, shows a photograph of himself wearing blackface "about 10 years ago." | "I'll be the first to tell you I'm not perfect," Stivender says in the four-minute-long video. "I've made mistakes, and I wish I could change a thing or two." | He goes on to explain that the picture is from a law enforcement Halloween party during which he w…
(2019-10-10). A Major Conventional War Against Iran Is an Impossibility. Crisis within the US Command Structure. globalresearch.ca What both the media and military analysts fail to acknowledge is that US CENTCOM's forward Middle East headquarters at the al-Udeid military base close to Doha de facto "lies in enemy territory". Since the May 2017 split of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Qatar has become a staunch ally of Iran…
(2019-10-10). Colombian Students Call National March for University Autonomy. telesurenglish.net The Colombian Federation of Education Workers (Fecode) expressed its solidarity with the national march convened by university students. The march, scheduled for Thursday, is for quality public education and against corruption. | RELATED: | Colombia Formalizes Criminal Charges Against Uribe | According to Fecode, the initiative reiterates the necessity of university…
(2019-10-10). 2020 Budget Proposal Would Underfund Health, Job Training, Education Programs. truthout.org | | The Senate Appropriations Committee proposes to cut 2020 funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education by $2.7 billion below the 2019 level in inflation-adjusted terms, even though the Presi…
(2019-10-10). Sanctioning Away Free Speech: Americans Meet with Iranians at Their Peril. globalresearch.ca The issue of the United States waging what seems to be a global war by way of sanctions rarely surfaces in the western media. The argument being made by the White House is that sanctions are capable of putting maximum …
(2019-10-10). Turkey Invades? Erdogan Seeks Annexation of Northern Syria Territories. globalresearch.ca Turkish aggression launched East of the Euphrates River Wednesday is proceeding over a far more widespread area than its earlier illegal cross-border operations in Syria — so-called Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch. | So-called "Operation Peace Spring" has nothing to do …
(2019-10-10). US Forces Will Not Likely Withdraw from Syria this Year. The Kurds Remain the Biggest Losers. globalresearch.ca Notwithstanding President Donald Trump's announcement of the deal with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to tactically withdraw US forces from specific locations in occupied north-east Syria- and in consequence to leave the Syrian Kurds to their fate- the …
(2019-10-10). Israel Prepares to Deport BDS Co-founder Omar Barghouti. globalresearch.ca Israel's Minister of the Interior says he is taking action to force Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, out of the country. | I intend to act quickly to deprive Omar Barghouti of residency status in …
(2019-10-10). President Pence? If Trump is Impeached, Pence Takes the Throne. globalresearch.ca If you think the infestation of neocons within the Trump administration is worrisome, just wait until the president is impeached and Mike Pence takes the throne. | Pence is a born-again Christian Zionist. While Trump may indeed be muddleheaded, Pence is …
(2019-10-10). Protest against Implementation of 5G Wireless Technology in Switzerland: Immediate Health Impacts. globalresearch.ca If you want to get an idea of what will happen in the U.S. when the telecom companies start rolling out 5G networks with new towers in your local neighborhood, take a look at what is happening in Switzerland today, …
(2019-10-10). The Apotheosis of Emperors. Understanding the History of Empires in the 21st Century. globalresearch.ca feature image: Augustus | Sometimes it may be instructive to look beyond foreign policy and pay attention to the actors and their words. I was struck by one of Trump's tweets of this week not because of the threatening reference to …
(2019-10-10). India's Military-Strategic Inroads with Vietnam Pose a Challenge to China. globalresearch.ca The rapid military-strategic inroads that India's making with Vietnam should be taken very seriously by China because of the challenge that they pose to its claims over the South China Sea, thus representing yet another geopolitical fault line between the …
(2019-10-10). Egyptian Protests: A US-Fuelled "Arab Spring" Reboot? globalresearch.ca When the West's leading media organizations attempt to convince audiences they know nothing about where Mohammed Aly — a Spanish-based Egyptian protest leader — came from, the first thing one can be sure of is they are being lied to….
(2019-10-10). Iran and the UN General Assembly: Mediation Efforts, Militant Threats, and Multilateral Cooperation. globalresearch.ca Iran was a hot topic at this year's UN General Assembly meeting, with Pakistani Prime Minister Khan attempting to mediate between it and its rivals while the latter continued spewing militant threats against the Islamic Republic, though the possibility remains …
(2019-10-10). The 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for research in cellular responses to oxygen. wsws.org Everyone understands the general need for oxygen, but how cells actually use it has not been well understood.
(2019-10-10). Trump's Pay or Die Healthcare Agenda. Impoverishes American Households, Extends to "Unwanted Aliens" globalresearch.ca Trump is an imperial/corporate tool — hostile to ordinary people everywhere, notably malicious toward aliens of the wrong color from the wrong countries. | When it comes to healthcare, a fundamental human right, he's for Americans having the best treatment money …
(2019-10-10). Video: Disaster Capitalism on the Horizon? Trumponomics on the Eve of 2020 Presidential Election. globalresearch.ca First published by South Front and Global Research on August 6, 2019 | By way of introduction, it should be noted that the US economy is showing many signs of a classical bubble, starting with the incredibly over-valued US stock market. …
(2019-10-10). The Dirty War on Syria: Washington, Regime Change and Resistance. globalresearch.ca Government propaganda and NGO misinformation have coloured the story of the war on Syria from its inception. Stepping in to set the record straight, Dr. Tim Anderson explores the real beginnings of the conflict, the players behind it, and their agenda…
(2019-10-10). The New Arms Race: Hypersonic Weapons and "National Insecurity" globalresearch.ca Hypersonic weapons close in on their targets at a minimum speed of Mach 5, five times the speed of sound or 3,836.4 miles an hour. They are among the latest entrants in an arms competition that has embroiled the United …
(2019-10-10). The CIA Takeover of America in the 1960s Is the Story of Our Times. The Killing of the Kennedys and Today's New Cold War. globalresearch.ca Sirhan did not kill Robert Kennedy, yet he remains in jail to this very day. Robert Kennedy, Jr., who was 14 years old at the time of his father's death, has visited Sirhan in prison, claims he is innocent, and believes there was another gunman.
(2019-10-10). Social and Political Chaos in Argentina: Flirting and Kissing Feet Will Not be Enough for President Macri to Win the Elections. globalresearch.ca With Argentine elections taking place on October 27, President Mauricio Macri is now making desperate attempts to win the elections as his popularity continues to plummet. While holding a rally in the city of Tucumán, the neoliberal president was thrilled …
(2019-10-10). National strike paralyzes Ecuador on Seventh Day of Protests. indybay.org The strike dramatically impacted Cuenca on Wednesday. Streets were largely deserted of vehicle traffic. There was no taxi or bus service. Police and army officers blocked off the central square in downtown Cuenca. A huge march of workers, students, and indigenous people gathered before noon. Things calmed down during mid-day, but in the evening there were running battles between protesters and security forces, which responded by lobbing teargas canisters.
(2019-10-10). As the World Looks Away, Death Stalks the Democratic Republic of Congo. truthout.org | | GOMA, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo — The boy was sitting next to his father, as he so often did. He mimicked his dad in every way. He wanted to be just like him, but Muhindo Maronga Godfroid, then a 31-year-old primary school teacher and farmer, had bigger plans for his two-and-a-half-year-old son. He would go to university one day. He would become a "big name" — not just in their village of Kibirizi, but in North Kivu Province, maybe the entire Democratic Rep…
(2019-10-10). Anti-austerity protesters force Ecuador's president to flee the capital. thecanary.co 
Thousands of anti-austerity protesters have converged on Ecuador's capital Quito, forcing the country's controversial president to flee the city.The protests have persisted since last week, when President Lenín Moreno's decision to end subsidies led to a sharp increase in fuel prices. They have spread from transport workers to students and then to indigenous demonstrators. And the governme…
(2019-10-10). New Study Warns 5 Billion People Could Face Higher Risk of Climate-Related Coastal Storms, Water Pollution, and Crop Losses by 2050. commondreams.org By 2050, five billion people across the globe—disproportionately those in poorer communities—could face a higher risk of enduring coastal storms, water pollution, and crop losses linked to the human-caused climate crisis, warns a study published in the journal Science and reported on Thursday by The Scotsman. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-10-10). Selected Articles: US Withdrawal from Syria: Unlikely. globalresearch.ca 
Do you value the reporting and in-depth analysis provided by Global Research on a daily basis? | Click to | * * * | | Sanctioning Away Free Speech: …
(2019-10-10). O F-35 na agenda secreta de Pompeo em Roma. globalresearch.ca O caàßa furtivo F-35 torna-se invisível nà£o só ao radar, mas também à política: nos comunicados dos encontros do Secretário de Estado dos EUA, Mike Pompeo, em Roma, nà£o há vestígios. No entanto, o 'Corriere della Sera' revela que Pompeo …
(2019-10-09). Public School Uniforms: Symbol of the Times. counterpunch.org 
The uniformity of the shades of dark and light blue clothing on the children fans out from the New York City street corner next to a charter school and seems to cover an entire city block. The uniformity is everywhere. Even the student backpacks are blue. Growing up in the late 1950s and early to More
(2019-10-09). Ecuadorian Protests Intensify as President Flees Capital, Blames Venezuela. therealnews.com 
Shortly after the government of President Lenin Moreno announced new IMF-imposed austerity measures and price increases, protests against the government, uniting workers, students, and indigenous movement escalated in the capital of Quito this week.
(2019-10-09). Britain's Unconvicted Prisoner: Keeping Assange on Lockdown in Belmarsh Prison on Behalf of Washington. globalresearch.ca This article is a second piece focusing on Belmarsh prison, where the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, continues to be arbitrarily detained by the British government. The first part showed how Belmarsh prison has been systematically denying Assange access …
(2019-10-09). Brazilian unions push "green and yellow" chauvinism in education strike against austerity, political interference. wsws.org A range of issues, from austerity measures to privatizations, have repeatedly brought students to the streets, causing panic not only in the government, but in the unions and the opposition.
(2019-10-09). Russian social media debate: clickbait or information warfare? thegrayzone.com What is the Internet Research Agency, and are the claims of a Russian influence campaign against the U.S. well-founded? Aaron…
(2019-10-09). We Need Biodiversity-based Agriculture to Solve the Climate Crisis. globalresearch.ca The Earth is living, and also creates life. Over 4 billion years the Earth has evolved a rich biodiversity — an abundance of different living organisms and ecosystems — that can meet all our needs and sustain life. | Through biodiversity …
(2019-10-09). Indonesia's Huge Forest Fires, Toxic Haze Will Cause Health Problems for Years to Come. globalresearch.ca Indonesia is currently in the throes of an environmental emergency. Thousands of hectares of forest are burning across the vast country, causing toxic smoke to be released into the atmosphere. This has led to eerie apocalyptic scenes of deep red …
(2019-10-09). Russia and China Reach New Level of Military Cooperation. China's Missile Early Warning System. globalresearch.ca The government of Japan intends to intensify negotiations with Russia to resolve the territorial issue and conclude a peace treaty. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe once again reminded about this in his keynote speech at the parliament opening session. | "By solving …
(2019-10-09). The Dangers of a US-UK Trade Deal as TTIP in EU Re-emerges: Leaked Government Paper. globalresearch.ca The 31st October looms large. Boris Johnson's career may be 'dead in a ditch' or maybe the 'do-or-die' strategy produces a deal or possibly something else. One thing is for sure, Britain does not need a specific trade deal with …
(2019-10-09). Popular Outrage Against Ecuador's President Moreno. Deadly Wave of IMF Economic Reforms. globalresearch.ca This important article by Stephen Lendman brings the forefront the insidious role of IMF Economic Medicine. | The policies implemented by Moreno were imposed by the IMF in a March 2019 Report. The Executive Summary of this report is included …
(2019-10-09). Philippines: Protest movement to gain further ground amid deteriorating conditions under Duterte. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Oct. 9 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | The nationwide protest actions mounted by jeepney drivers and operators and other transport workers last September 29 successfully manifested widespread opposition to the Duterte regime's anti-poor plan of phasing-out jeepneys in the guise of "modernization." Several days later, 5,000 public school teachers and government employees joined demonstrations to demand a salary increase to allow them to cope with the rising cost of living. | Earlier, several thousand people joined protest actions across…
(2019-10-09). Navigating educational empowerment through life conditions: A study of rural women in Indian Punjab. mronline.org 
Though the voices of rural women in India are some of the least heard, they are not mere passive victims. Many rural women strongly condemn their marginalization and pauperization—highlighting the flawed and biased developmental polices of the state, which they hold largely responsible for their hardships. | Source
(2019-10-09). China's revolution at 70: Behind its amazing progress. workers.org 
What major country in the world can claim greater progress than People's China in raising the standard of living and the educational level of its people over the last 70 years? In 1949, the leader of the Chinese socialist revolution, Mao Zedong, declared victory over the landlords, corporations, banks and . . . | Continue reading China's revolution at 70: Behind its amazing progress at Workers.org
(2019-10-08). The World Can End But Charter Schools Are Here To Stay Forever. dissidentvoice.org 
This is another version of: it is easier for capitalists to imagine the end of the world than it is for them to imagine the end of capitalism. Charter schools are pay-the-rich schemes that emerged in the midst of the neoliberal period that was launched at home and abroad in the late 1970s. Charter schools …
(2019-10-08). The Return of the Strike. progressive.org The picketing GM workers and impending Chicago Teachers Union action suggest a dramatic revival of striking as a tactic.
(2019-10-08). Will Chicago Teachers Be Next to Strike? Union Head Speaks Out as Walkout Date Approaches. democracynow.org 
In Chicago, union leaders and the nation's third-largest school district are racing to reach an agreement to avert a teachers' strike authorized to begin later this month. In late September, 25,000 educators voted overwhelmingly to authorize a work stoppage, demanding more staffing and lower class sizes. On Monday, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot accused the union of not coming to the bargaining table with a proposal to counter the offers the district has made in recent weeks. This comes as about 7,000 school support staffers with the Service Employees International Union have also made preparations for a strike, as…
(2019-10-08). MPs call for UK to 'stand against' NATO member's invasion of northern Syria. thecanary.co 
NATO's second largest army is currently on the verge of invading northern Syria. And a cross-party group of MPs has called for the UK to "steadfastly…
(2019-10-06). An Open Letter to Science and Global Security. dissidentvoice.org Dear Editors at Science and Global Security Science and Global Security (SGS) has been publishing technical articles on arms control and related issues since 1989. I urge you not to succumb to political censorship. Recently it was announced you are withholding publication of an article titled "Computational Forensic Analysis for the Chemical Weapons Attack at …
(2019-10-04). Hong Kong Protesters Go on Rampage, Vow to Defy Government's Mask Ban. theantimedia.com The government's attempt to ban masks resulted in hundreds of mostly masked students gathering to chant: "Hongkongers, resist!"
(2019-10-04). Labor unions to join national civil rights conference with Angela Davis in November. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Unions are on the march in defense of their members across the country, with the autoworker strike against GM and strike authorization votes by teachers and other city employees in Chicago. Unions are also defending their members when they leave work and find their lives in danger from the very people paid to protect them: the police. | Labor is joining a new effort to hold the police accountable for the killing, wrongful conviction, and even torture of young Blacks and Latinos. On November 22-24, veteran human rights activist Angela Davis will be in Chicago to re-establish the National Alliance Ag…
(2019-10-03). Southern worker strikes show the power of solidarity. liberationnews.org 
Through the courage shown by teachers, auto and telecom workers, the South is beginning to realize once again the power workers can have in unions.
(2019-10-02). Black Dean of Students Jamie Riley fired in Alabama for telling the truth. liberationnews.org 
Riley fired for tweets about racist foundations of US society.
(2019-10-01). Pentagon-funded researcher smears 'The Management of Savagery' in error-filled Times Literary Supplement screed. thegrayzone.com Lydia Wilson, a researcher at a US Department of Defense-backed outfit, has taken to the Times Literary Supplement to publish…