Does Africa Need Russia? The First Ever Russia-Africa Summit
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-22
The roughly three dozen African heads of state who will travel to Sochi later this week to attend the first-ever Russia-Africa Summit realize that the comprehensive expansion of relations with the Eurasian Great Power gives them a competitive edge in …
globalresearch.ca/does-africa-need-russia-the-first-ever-russia-africa-summit/5692724

Syrian Journalist: The West, Led by the US, Knows Erdogan Has Been Supporting ISIS for Years, Yet Chooses to Ignore this
MEMRI, Middle East Media Research Institute | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-22
In an article titled "Erdogan's Terror, Which the West Ignores" in the London-based daily Al-Arab, 'Ali Qassem, a Syrian journalist residing in Tunisia, castigated the West for its stance towards Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He argued that the …
globalresearch.ca/west-us-knows-erdogan-supporting-isis-years/5692682

A Call for a Coup Plus a Week Like No Other for Tulsi Gabbard
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-22
There was what might be described as an extraordinary amount of nonsense being promoted by last week's media. Unfortunately, some of it was quite dangerous. Admiral William McRaven, who commanded the Navy Seals when Osama bin Laden was captured …
globalresearch.ca/call-coup-tulsi-gabbard/5692710

Violence Against Indigenous Peoples Explodes in Brazil
Clarissa Beretz | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-22
On the same day that President Jair Bolsonaro made his anti-indigenous speech at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Brazil's Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI) released its annual report, " Violence Against Indigenous Peoples in Brazil." The data collected …
globalresearch.ca/violence-against-indigenous-peoples-explodes-brazil/5692737

Video: Syrian Army Takes Control of Abandoned US Bases
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-22
The northeastern Syria ceasefire, agreed by Washington and Ankara, immediately collapsed. Under the terms of the reached agreement, Turkey had to halt its Operation Peace Spring for 120 hours to allow units of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-army-takes-control-abandoned-us-bases/5692688

Nuclear Weapons and the Third Reich: Hitler's Military Advisor Colonel Skorzeny called for the Bombing of New York City
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-22
Author's preface: | About 18 months ago the distinguished American historian and scientist, Noam Chomsky, directed my attention through emails to Otto Skorzeny's 'My Commando Operations', a book on which the below article is largely based upon — and, a …
globalresearch.ca/nuclear-weapons-and-the-third-reich-hitlers-military-advisor-colonel-skorzeny-called-for-the-bombing-of-new-york-city/5692700

Haiti's Endless Sorrows
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-22
Few people anywhere have suffered as long and egregiously as Haitians. | No strangers to adversity and anguish, for over 500 years, they endured severe oppression, slavery, despotism, colonization, reparations, embargoes, sanctions, deep poverty, starvation, unrepayable debt, and natural calamities. | Except …
globalresearch.ca/haiti-endless-sorrows/5692748

Vindictive Sentence in Catalan Leaders' Trial Unleashes Tsunami of Protest
Dick Nichols | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-22
The gap between the 75%–80% of Catalans who uphold their country's right to self-determination, and the Spanish elites and parts of Spanish society that do not want to know anything about it, was already very wide before October 14. | But …
globalresearch.ca/catalan-leaders-trial-unleashes-protest/5692754

The Mother of Messes in Syria
Eric Margolis | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-22
What a mess. The imperial cooks in Washington have turned poor Syria into a poison pit of warring factions, with disastrous results for all. | Henry Kissinger once quipped that it is more dangerous being America's ally than its enemy. A …
globalresearch.ca/mother-messes-syria/5692735

Putin-Erdogan Meeting Aims to Organise Differences and Shorten the Gap Between Allies
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-22
In the first week of the month of October the US informed Turkey and Russia of its intention to withdraw from north-east Syria (NES). Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan pulled out a plan prepared over a year ago to move …
globalresearch.ca/putin-erdogan-meeting-aims-organise-differences-shorten-gap-between-allies/5692730

Islamic State in Asia: 'Unintentional' Consequences of Turkey's Syria Operation
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-22
Turkey began on October 9 its illegal offensive in northern Syria to expel terrorist organizations, primarily the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the Islamic State according to Ankara, away from the Turkish border and to establish a safe zone in | …
globalresearch.ca/islamic-state-asia-consequences-turkey-syria-operation/5692766

Open Letter to Vice-Mayor Justin Cummings
Robert Norse | indybay.org | 2019-10-22
Vice-Mayor Justin Cumming hasn't responded to repeated requests for a meeting with HUFF (Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom) and Conscience and Action, so I sent him this open letter. The issue of bathroom closure may come up quite strongly during Oral Communications with a proposed Pee Presentation at 7 PM Tuesday night 10-22.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/21/18827505.php

Concord Fair Contract Rally! Support Mt. Diablo Teachers & Students
MDEA | indybay.org | 2019-10-22
MDUSD Offices | 1936 Carlotta Drive in Concord, 94519.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/22/18827520.php

Chicago teachers strike continues
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-10-22
Chicago, IL – The joint strike by the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and SEIU Local 73 continued October 18 and through the weekend as the office of Mayor Lori Lightfoot continued to refuse to meet the strikers' demands. | The teachers and school workers are on strike for "the schools our students deserve": smaller class sizes, genuine sanctuary schools, and a nurse and librarian in every school. Among their demands are political demands, or what the CTU calls "bargaining for the common good." These include the demand for affordable housing for working-class Chicagoans, something that the mayor refuses to put…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/10/21/chicago…

The Chicago Teachers Strike: 'Until We Get What Our Students Deserve'
Jesse Hagopian | commondreams.org | 2019-10-22
"It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and protect each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains."(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/22/chicago-teachers-strike-until-we-get-what-our-students-deserve?cd-origin=rss

The Charter-to-Prison Pipeline
Alexandria Millet | progressive.org | 2019-10-22
The charter system that often paints itself as a better option for black parents does not acknowledge the harm rigid disciplinary policies can impose on black students.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/charter-to-prison-pipeline-millet-191022/

A new 'epic jazz opera' on CD elevates the migrant liberation movement
John Pietaro | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-22
From its opening moments, U.S. composer-baritone saxophonist Ben Barson's suite for this "epic jazz opera," Mirror Butterfly: The Migrant Liberation Movement Suite, speaks of the revolutionary politics from which it derived. With a firm grasp on the canon of liberation music before him, Barson (a student of and collaborator with the late Fred Ho) has …
peoplesworld.org/article/a-new-epic-jazz-opera-on-cd-elevates-the-migrant-liberation-movement/

Minnesota: Patriotic Chinese students oppose turmoil in Hong Kong
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-10-22
Minneapolis, MN – On October 18, the five-starred flag of the People's Republic of China fluttered in the wind, as a group of patriotic Chinese international students marched in opposition to a reactionary demonstration billed as the "Liberty for Hong Kong March." | The reactionaries made their way through the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus "in solidarity with Hong Kong people against oppression on democracy and human rights." Many of the 'liberators' wore black, and the leaders of the demonstration donned yellow armbands and face masks. Their demonstration coincided with the House of Representatives…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/10/22/minneso…

Workers and students speak at Sanders rally in New York
wsws.org | 2019-10-22
The WSWS discussed issues of war, healthcare and the role of the Democratic Party in capturing and destroying social movements against capitalism.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/22/int-…

Palestine Lecture Proceeds as Milan Students Stand Up To Zionist Attempt to Block It
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2019-10-22
The police left the premises and the administration did not intervene any further to stop the lecture, which was well attended and proceeded as planned. It was proof that it is possible to stand up and fight the Zionist occupation, and to win.
mintpressnews.com/palestine-lecture-proceeds-milan-students-stand-zionist-attempt-block/262441/

Students ARRESTED after racial slur dare game is recorded & posted on Twitter
rt.com | 2019-10-22
Two University of Connecticut students have been arrested after they were filmed trading racial slurs back and forth in what appeared to be a vulgar word game. The video was posted online and sparked protests on campus. | Jarred Karal and Ryan Mucaj, both 21, were arrested and charged with "ridicule on account of creed, religion, color, denomination, nationality, or race," UConn spokeswoman Stephanie Reitz announced on Monday as students and staff alike demanded "accountability." | The two white students had played a game where they uttered vulgar words at increasing volume as they walked through the campus pa…
rt.com/usa/471545-students-arrested-racial-slur-university/

How Chicago Teachers Built Power Between Strikes
Sarah Jaffe | progressive.org | 2019-10-22
It's easy to glamorize the seeming spontaneity of a "strike wave" and miss the long processes of union organizing.
progressive.org/dispatches/chicago-teachers-built-power-between-strikes-jaffe-191022/

Lightfoot administration ratchets up pressure on Chicago teachers to end the walkout
wsws.org | 2019-10-22
Claiming there is "no more money," Mayor Lori Lightfoot and schools CEO Janice Jackson issued a letter calling on the CTU to end the strike and return teachers to the classroom while talks continue.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/22/teac…

Budget blow to Chancellor after first September borrowing hike for five years
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-22
Chancellor Sajid Javid has been dealt a pre-Budget blow as official figures showed the first September hike in government borrowing for five years.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said public sector net borrowing, excluding state-owned banks, rose by £60 million to £9.4 billion year-on-year in September.This marks the first September annual rise in borrowing for five years.Chancellor Sajid Javid is set to deliver the next Budget on November 6 (David Mirzoeff/PA)The borrowing hike comes despite the government receiving a £1.1 billion dividend boost last month from part-nationalised lender…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/10/22/budget-blow-to-chancellor-after-first-september-borrowing-hike-for-five-years/

Erdogan quer a Bomba
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-22
"Alguns países têm mísseis nucleares, mas o Ocidente insiste que nà£o podemos possuí-los. Isto é inaceitável": esta declaraàßà£o do Presidente Erdogan revela, que a crise vai além daquela iniciada com a ofensiva turca na Síria. | Na Turquia, durante a Guerra …
globalresearch.ca/erdogan-quer-a-bomba/5692793

Erdogan vuole la Bomba
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-22
´Alcuni paesi hanno missili nucleari, ma l'Occidente insiste che noi non possiamo averli. Cià≤ è inaccettabile ª: questa dichiarazione del presidente Erdogan rivela che la crisi va al di là di quella apertasi con l'offensiva turca in Siria. | In Turchia, durante …
globalresearch.ca/erdogan-vuole-la-bomba/5692761

BREXIT — Yes or No — A Deal Prearranged Three Years Ago
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-22
Prime Minister Boris Johnson came back from Brussels with a deal better than any Theresa May ever achieved, so he says. His talks with the departing European Commissioner, Jean-Claude Juncker, were very fruitful. But precise details are never known. …
globalresearch.ca/brexit-deal-prearranged-three-years-ago/5692739

The US/UK Trade Deal Is Truly Frightening — Here's What's Coming
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-22
In the magical illusions of the smoke and mirrors ideology behind Brexit, we should be acutely aware of what a trade deal with America means. In our article this week — The MAGA Agenda — it seems that among those …
globalresearch.ca/us-uk-trade-deal/5692731

Brexit Impasse Shows No Sign of Ending Soon
Johanna Ross | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-22
'Super Saturday' as it was coined, should have seen perhaps the most significant vote take place in the House of Commons since the drama of Brexit began as MPs prepared to vote on the deal brought back from Brussels by …
globalresearch.ca/brexit-impasse-shows-no-sign-ending-soon/5692744

Strong Corbyn speech in parliament nails why Johnson's Brexit deal is such a 'disaster'
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-10-22
On 22 October, Jeremy Corbyn delivered a strong speech in parliament which nailed why Boris Johnson's Brexit deal would be such a "disaster". | Why we need to oppose Johnson's disastrous deal: | Corbyn first reiterated that Johnson's deal would be "a disaster for our country". Having looked at the details of the deal, he called it: nothing less than a charter for deregulation and a race to the bottom | And he explained that it: fails to protect our rights and our natural world, fails to protect jobs and the economy, fails to protect every region and nation in the United Kingdom. | "Page after page of wha…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/10/22/strong-corbyn-speech-in-parliament-nails-why-johnsons-brexit-deal-is-such-a-disaster/

Sanders Dominates Youth Vote and Regains Second Spot in New National 2020 Poll
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-22
"Young people polled across the country have consistently chosen Bernie as their guy. Maybe it's because they know he's gonna cancel student debt!" said Sanders adviser Winnie Wong. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/22/sanders-dominates-youth-vote-and-regains-second-spot-new-national-2020-poll?cd-origin=rss

'Everyone in America Should Support You,' Says Elizabeth Warren at Rally With Striking Chicago Teachers
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-22
"I'm here to stand with every one of the people who stand for our children every day." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/22/everyone-america-should-support-you-says-elizabeth-warren-rally-striking-chicago?cd-origin=rss

Turkey Breaks Ceasefire, US "Secures Syria's Oil" & Assange's Torture & Violation Of Rights Exposed
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-10-21
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/19/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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Warren Wants to End Vouchers and Tax Credits for Private Schools and Rein in Charters
Rachel M. Cohen | theintercept.com | 2019-10-21
Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a wide-ranging education plan Monday, pledging to invest hundreds of billions of dollars into public schools if she wins the presidency, paid in part through her proposed two-cent tax on wealth over $50 million. Warren's plan is infused with her broader campaign themes of reducing corruption and fraud; she backs measures like new taxes on education lobbying, limiting the profiteering of tech companies that sell digital products to schools, and curbing self-dealing within chart…
theintercept.com/2019/10/21/charter-movement-continues-taking-losses-with-elizabeth-warrens-new-education-plan/