NATO's Upcoming 40,000-soldier Arctic Drill Is a Message to Russia and China
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-20
NATO's upcoming Trident Junction 18 drill in Norway will be held at the end of the month and is expected to see the participation of 40,000 troops. | The US and its allies have been making a big deal about Russia's … | The post NATO's Upcoming 40,000-soldier Arctic Drill Is a Message to Russia and China appeared first on Global Research
globalresearch.ca/natos-upcoming-40000-soldier-arctic-drill-is-a-message-to-russia-and-china/5657482
Video: ISIS Captures 700 Hostages Including US, EU Citizens
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-20
ISIS has captured 700 hostages, including US and European citizens, in Syria and is killing 10 people a day, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during the Valdai Discussion Club's 15th Annual Meeting on October 18. He criticized US forces for … | The post Video: ISIS Captures 700 Hostages Including US, EU Citizens appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-isis-captures-700-hostages-including-us-eu-citizens/5657467
What Sanctions on Russia and China Really Mean
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-20
A crucial Pentagon report on the US defense industrial base and "supply chain resiliency" bluntly accuses China of "military expansion" and "a strategy of economic aggression," mostly because Beijing is the only source for "a number of chemical products used … | The post What Sanctions on Russia and China Really Mean appear…
globalresearch.ca/what-sanctions-on-russia-and-china-really-mean/5657507
Why the Surprise? Saudi Arabia Has Always Engaged in Murder
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-20
It is understandable people are outraged over the murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. | Meanwhile, few are outraged over the murder of thousands in Yemen and the prospect of the worst humanitarian crisis in recent memory. The United States … | The post Why the Surprise? Saudi Arabia Has Always Engaged in Murder appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/why-the-surprise-saudi-arabia-has-always-engaged-in-murder/5657466
14 Years Ago, Thinking the Unthinkable: "Was Margaret Hassan Sacrificed" by the British Government?
Felicity Arbuthnot | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-20
This article was first published by Global Research on June 10, 2006. | Fourteen years ago today, Margaret Hassan, Head of Care International in Iraq was kidnapped. A month later she was murdered, her body has never been found. Her … | The post 14 Years Ago, Thinking the Unthinkable: "Was Margaret Hassan Sacrificed" by the British Government? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/thinking-the-unthinkable-was-margaret-hassan-sacrificed-by-the-british-government/2625
The Morrison Government, Another March of Folly? Australia's Jerusalem Problem
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-20
Politics can, after a time, becomes a myopic exercise of expedient measures and desperate hope. Politics, raw and crude, is at its best at points where survival matters. Conversely, it can illustrate human vices in raw fashion, low points of … | The post The Morrison Government, Another March of Folly? Australia's Jerusalem Problem appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-morrison-government-another-march-of-folly/5657475
Ex-Israel PM: We Killed 300 Palestinians in 3 Minutes
TPIC | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-20
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on Friday said that he had killed 300 Palestinians "in only three and a half minutes". |…
globalresearch.ca/ex-israel-pm-we-killed-300-palestinians-in-3-minutes/5657504
For the U.S. Palestine No Longer Exists: Trump Regime Closes Jerusalem Consulate Serving Palestinians
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-20
The Trump regime's one-sided support for Israel is deplorably hard-edged. | Earlier this year, it cut off most US funding for Palestinians. All funding through UNRWA for its refugee population ended, a flagrant assault on their rights and welfare. | In September, … | The post For the U.S. Palestine No Longer Exists: Trump Regime Closes Jerusalem Consulate Serving Palestinians appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-closes-jerusalem-consulate-serving-palestinians/5657496
How the Corporate State Murders Free Speech
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-20
If you read anything today, read Andre Damon's analysis of the concerted effort by the state and its corporate partners–the very essence corporatism, fascism as Mussolini described it–to once again dominate the narrative as it did before the internet and … | The post How the Corporate State Murders Free Speech appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/how-the-corporate-state-murders-free-speech/5657510
Strategic Assessment of the War on Syria in Fall 2018: Idlib & the Northeast
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-20
The onset of three major developments next month will change the entire dynamic of the War on Syria, meaning that the country's decision makers must urgently assess the true state of strategic affairs as they presently stand, forecast the most … | The post Strategic Assessment of the War on Syria in Fall 2018: Idlib & the Northeast appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/strategic-assessment-of-the-war-on-syria-in-fall-2018-idlib-the-northeast/5657470
The Geopolitics of Human Gene Editing
Ulson Gunnar | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-20
A cursory warning was left by renowned physics professor Stephen Hawking regarding a future where a race of superhumans, manipulating their DNA, would taking control of their own evolution. The warning came just before his death in March of this … | The post The Geopolitics of Human Gene Editing appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-geopolitics-of-human-gene-editing/5657477
Syria: The White Helmets and Armed Group Leader in Daraa Al Balad. Vanessa Beeley
Vanessa Beeley | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-19
"If you shout at us we will cry, we are so sensitive" Abu Mohanad Al Mahamid told me on the 20th September 2018. Al Mahamid is the leader of the still-functioning White Helmet center in Dara'a Al Balad to the … | The post Syria: The White Helmets and Armed Group Leader in Daraa Al Balad. Vanessa Beeley appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/syria-vanessa-beeley-meets-the-white-helmets-and-armed-group-leader-in-daraa-al-balad/5657409
The Pieties of the Liberal Class
Jason Hirthler | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-19
From the west side of the island, a pedestrian can see, high in the misty gray sky of Manhattan, the carmine lettering of The New Yorker hotel. The art-deco staple of the Jazz Age has graced the skyline of the city since 1930. It has hosted movie stars and starlets, ballplayers and boxers, heroic firefighters and geniuses of science. Barack Obama's parents were married there. It is a beacon of bourgeois New York life. City dwellers and tourists see it as a kind of marker of pedigree, its neon serifs floating like a semaphore of sophistication above the bustling metropolis below. Fittingly, it is where elitist ins…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/19/the-pieties-of-the-liberal-class/
Haiti: Nearly a Million People Took to the Streets. They Want the Western-imposed government out of Haiti
Ezili Dantò | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-19
Janjak Desalin (Jean Jacques Dessalines), said, "I Want the Assets of the Country to be Equitably Divided" and for that he was assassinated, 212 years ago today. | Nearly a million Haitians took to the streets nationwide in Haiti today, October … | The post Haiti: Nearly a Million People Took to the Streets. They Want the Western-imposed government out of Haiti appeared first on Global Res…
globalresearch.ca/haiti-nearly-a-million-people-took-to-the-streets-they-want-the-western-imposed-government-out-of-haiti/5657400
Saudi Stops Funding Terror in Syria as the Arab League Prepares to Resume Ties with Damascus: The Time Is Not Yet Ripe for Retaking Idlib
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-19
The October 15 deadline agreed to by Turkey, Russia and Iran for Turkey to evacuate all heavy weapons and jihadist groups along a 15-20 km demilitarised demarcation line around Idlib and its rural area, including rural Latakia, has come and … | The post Saudi Stops Funding Terror in Syria as the Arab League Prepares to Resume Ties with Damascus: The Time Is Not Yet Ripe for Retaking Idlib appeared first on
globalresearch.ca/saudi-stops-funding-terror-in-syria-as-the-arab-league-prepares-to-resume-ties-with-damascus-the-time-is-not-yet-ripe-for-retaking-idlib/5657448
Agent Orange and the Legacy of the Vietnam War: Living Disabled
Karl Schuler | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2018-10-19
The post Agent Orange and the Legacy of the Vietnam War: Living Disabled appeared first on Global Research.
asia-pacificresearch.com/agent-orange-and-the-legacy-of-the-vietnam-war-living-disabled/5628359
The CIA Democrats: From the State Department to Capitol Hill
Patrick Martin | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-19
Read Part I and II here. | Candidates from a military-intelligence background are seeking the Democratic Party nomination in 40 percent of the congressional districts targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in the 2018 elections. They make up the largest … | The post The CIA Democrats: From the State Depar…
globalresearch.ca/the-cia-democrats-from-the-state-department-to-capitol-hill/5657397
Japan's Integrated Approach to Human Security
Andrew Dewit | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2018-10-19
The post Japan's Integrated Approach to Human Security appeared first on Global Research.
asia-pacificresearch.com/japans-integrated-approach-to-human-security/5628367
Diyanet: Erdogan's Islamic Vehicle to the Balkans. Ottoman Symbolism in Kosovo
Prof. Alon Ben-Meir | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-19
A billboard at a construction site, with a photo of an Ottoman-style mosque with four minarets and the flag of Turkey, was erected recently in the center of Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. With less than 2 million people, Kosovo, | … | The post Diyanet: Erdogan's Islamic Vehicle to the Balkans. Ottoman Symbolism in Kosovo appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/diyanet-erdogans-islamic-vehicle-to-the-balkans-ottoman-symbolism-in-kosovo/5657454
White House Radiation: Weakened Regulations Would Save Industry Billions
John Laforge | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-19
Experts at the National Academies of Science settled a big question in 2005, and the president's business friends don't like the answer. Is there a dose of radiation so low that it is harmless? (Ionizing radiation is the alpha and beta particles, and the neutron, gamma and X-rays given off by radioactive materials in medicine,…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/19/white-house-radiation-weakened-regulations-would-save-industry-billions/
The Sino-American Innovation Dilemma: A Conflict with Deep Roots and Tough Solutions
Stephen S. Roach | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-19
In the midst of an ever-escalating tariff war, I do not share the view that Sino-American tensions are all about trade imbalances. The real battle is a strategic clash over innovation and technology — the Holy Grail of any nation's … | The post The Sino-American Innovation Dilemma: A Conflict with Deep Roots and Tough Solutions appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-sino-american-innovation-dilemma-a-conflict-with-deep-roots-and-tough-solutions/5657418
Anniversary of Gaddafi's Death and the Current Situation in Libya
Yuriy Zinin | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-19
The seventh anniversary of the killing of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on October 20, 2011 provides us with an opportunity to reassess those dramatic events which caused a major step backwards in the country's development. With the fall of … | The post Anniversary of Gaddafi's Death and the Current Situation in Libya appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/anniversary-of-gaddafis-death-and-the-current-situation-in-libya/5657452
Colonizing the Mind: Western-imposed "Good Governance" = Terrorism
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-19
Whereas Canada claims to have a "feminist" foreign policy, based on humanitarian, and civilizing considerations, "we" support al Qaeda and affiliated terrorists in Syria and beyond. How to explain this glaring contradiction? | As Canadians, we are immersed in colonial mindsets … | The post Colonizing the Mind: Western-imposed "Good Governance" = Terrorism appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/colonizing-the-mind-western-imposed-good-governance-terrorism/5657367
The Education Business
Louis Proyect | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-19
Just by coincidence, two new documentaries drive a stake into the heart of very different forms of higher-educational chicanery. Opening today at the Cinema Village in New York, Roger Paradiso's "Lost Village" is a no-holds-barred assault on NYU for its role in turning Greenwich Village into a wasteland of empty stores, CVS's, banks, and fast…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/19/the-education-business/
What Killed Thousands of Indonesians — The Quake or the Misery?
Andre Vltchek | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2018-10-19
The post What Killed Thousands of Indonesians — The Quake or the Misery? appeared first on Global Research.
asia-pacificresearch.com/what-killed-thousands-of-indonesians-the-quake-or-the-misery/5628377
The Oral History of a Japanese Soldier in Manchuria
Prof. Oguma Eiji | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2018-10-19
The post The Oral History of a Japanese Soldier in Manchuria appeared first on Global Research.
asia-pacificresearch.com/the-oral-history-of-a-japanese-soldier-in-manchuria/5628365
Nonviolent Afghans Bring a Breath of Fresh Air
Dr. Hakim Young | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-19
Grade 12thAfghan student Jamila Omary asked, "Do you have any plans to arm yourselves, because of the threats and dangers you have faced?" Iqbal Khyber answered, "No. Though it is easy to buy weapons today, arming ourselves will worsen the war. Weapons will make us less secure." What a breath of fresh air in the…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/19/nonviolent-afghans-bring-a-breath-of-fresh-air/
New York City teachers union attempts to rush though sellout contract
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-19
The United Federation of Teachers is trying to sell its membership a contract that cuts health care, reduces real wages and maintains poor conditions for students.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/19/newy…
Marijuana legalization linked to spike in car crashes, studies reveal
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-19
Marijuana legalization hit another milestone this week as Canada lifted its ban on the drug. But new research may undermine pot's march towards the mainstream, as two studies have linked legalization with a rise in car crashes.
rt.com/usa/441771-marijuana-legalization-car-crash/
Hatewatch Headlines 10/18/2018
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2018-10-18
Are Proud Boys new face of the GOP? Fake news makes students doubt all news; 'Today' gives white supremacists a shiny platform; and…
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/10/18/hatewatch-headlines-10182018
'The Nation' Appoints Anti-Corruption Powerhouse Zephyr Teachout to Its Editorial Board
Press Room | thenation.com | 2018-10-18
'The Nation' Appoints Anti-Corruption Powerhouse Zephyr Teachout to Its Editorial Board…
thenation.com/article/the-nation-appoints-anti-corruption-powerhouse-zephyr-teachout-to-editorial-board/
Palestinian-American Student Allowed Entry After Appeal to Israeli Supreme Court
Celine Hagbard | imemc.org | 2018-10-18
A Palestinian-American student who was prevented entry to study in Israel has claimed victory at the Israeli Supreme Court. The court ruled today that 22-year old Lara al-Qasem will be allowed entry to study in a graduate program at Hebrew University. al-Qasem, whose grandparents are Palestinian, is an American student …
Palestinian-American Student Allowed Entry After Appeal to Israeli Supreme Court
Meet Edward Blum, the Man Who Wants to Kill Affirmative Action in Higher Education
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-10-18
Activist Edward Blum has been trying to destroy race-conscious college admissions for a long time. | In a federal lawsuit that went to trial this week, the organization Students for Fair Admissions is challenging Harvard University's admissions practices, arguing that the consideration of race in the process violates the Equal Protection Clause. | So what's at stake in this case? A lot. | Just two years ago, in Fisher v. the University of Texas, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that the consideration of race as part of a holistic admissions pr…
aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/affirmative-action/meet-edward-blum-man-who-wants-kill-affirmative-action-higher
DSA covers for unions and Democrats in new book on walkout by West Virginia teachers
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-18
A new book promoted by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is centered on the lie that the West Virginia teachers' strike, which set off the series of strikes nationally last spring, was a "victory" in which the unions played a heroic role.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/18/west…
'It'll change back?' Trump mocked for his 'natural instinct for science' on climate change
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-18
While a sobering new UN report on climate change indicates humans might have little time to change our ways to avoid environmental catastrophe, President Trump isn't worried, pointing to scientists "on both sides of the picture."
rt.com/usa/441575-trump-science-climate-change/
Israel overturns deportation order, will allow detained US student Alqasem to enter
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-18
Lawyers for a US student refused entry to Israel for allegedly supporting a boycott movement against the Jewish state have declared victory, after she had her deportation order overturned by Israel's Supreme Court.
rt.com/usa/441667-israel-boycott-student-victory/
'Rot in hell!': Henry Kissinger heckled at New York University speech (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-18
New York University students heckled and disrupted an appearance by Henry Kissinger on Tuesday, accusing the former US Secretary of State of complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity.
rt.com/usa/441664-henry-kissinger-student-protest/
Guilty until proven innocent: Teen girls made boy's life 'unbearable' with false assault allegations
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-18
A Pennsylvania school district is facing a lawsuit taken by the family of a former student after he was charged with sexual assault and forced out of the school when a group of girls made false allegations against him.
rt.com/usa/441658-false-accusation-sexual-assault/
Israel Detained This Palestinian-American Student–Now She's Challenging the State in Court
Molly Minta | thenation.com | 2018-10-17
This isn't the first time Israel has denied entry to a prospective student, but Lara Alqasem is the first to challenge it. | The post Israel Detained This Palestinian-American Student–Now She's Challenging the State in Court…
thenation.com/article/israel-detained-this-palestinian-american-student-now-shes-challenging-the-state-in-court/
In Pennsylvania, We'll Turn Our Anger into Votes
Vanessa Mbonu@naacpnet | naacp.org | 2018-10-17
In Pennsylvania, a state which shocked the nation in the 2016 Presidential elections, all roads lead to the ballot box on November 6. For Pennsylvanians across the state, this will be an election of the conscience. Many will reckon with the ballots they cast two years ago, while others, spurred by the current state of […] | The post In Pennsylvania, We'll Turn Our Anger into Votes appeared first on NAACP.
naacp.org/latest/pennsylvania-well-turn-anger-votes/
SPLC sues for records detailing Trump administration plan to arm teachers with guns using federal funds
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-10-17
The Trump administration is withholding records detailing how it has unlawfully permitted the use of federal funds to arm teachers with guns in classrooms across America, according to a lawsuit the SPLC filed today.
splcenter.org/news/2018/10/17/splc-sues-records-detailing-trump-administration-plan-arm-teachers-guns-using-federal-funds
NAACP to Host National Town Hall on Thursday, October 18
Vanessa Mbonu@naacpnet | naacp.org | 2018-10-17
Tele Townhall to Discuss Education and Economy Concerns Going into Elections FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Vanessa Mbonu/ vmbonu@naacpnet.org BALTIMORE (October 17, 2018) — NAACP will host a national tele townhall on Thursday, October 18th at 9 pm as it rallies to turnout Black voters for the midterm elections. With less than three weeks until election day, this townhall — the […] | The post NAACP to Host National Town Hall on Thursday, October 18 appeared first on
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Women Have the Power to End the Student-Debt Crisis
Sabrina Cereceres, Samantha Morgan | thenation.com | 2018-10-16
Women Have the Power to End the Student-Debt Crisis…
thenation.com/article/women-have-the-power-to-end-the-student-debt-crisis/
Is Lara Alqasem undermining Palestinian boycott campaign?
pacbi | bdsmovement.net | 2018-10-16
Is Lara Alqasem undermining Palestinian boycott campaign?: In the NewsAny International student, regardless of identity, enrolling in a complicit Israeli university is violating the Palestinian nonviolent picket line. The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boyc…
bdsmovement.net/news/lara-alqasem-undermining-palestinian-boycott-campaign
Cannibal cookies? Student accused of baking grandmother's ashes and feeding classmates
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-16
They say there's nothing better than grandma's cooking, but what about cookies made from the ashes of a dead grandmother? Police are investigating reports that a California student fed her classmates ash-laced cookies.
rt.com/usa/441440-grandmother-ashes-cookies-davis/
Kinky, panty-selling, yoga teacher will still run for office in US despite revelations
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-16
A city council election in the US took a bizarre turn after one of the candidates was found to have an online alter ego that performed webcam striptease in addition to selling her used underwear and gym shorts online.
rt.com/usa/441395-used-panty-selling-politician/
Cardiac stem cell treatment pioneer fabricated 31 studies, Harvard & Brigham conclude
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-16
Two prestigious US hospitals have concluded a prominent cardiologist whose research served as the foundation for cardiac stem cell therapy fabricated or falsified data in at least 31 published studies that should now be retracted.
rt.com/usa/441353-cardiac-researcher-falsified-studies/
As Far Right Marches in London, UK Teachers Organize Against Racism
Shared by therealnews | therealnews.com | 2018-10-15
Educators gathered in Leeds to share strategies on how to combat growing racism, xenophobia and and Islamophobia across the UK | The post As Far Right Marches in London, UK Teachers Organize Against Racism appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/as-far-right-marches-in-london-uk-teachers-organize-against-racism
Five Questions For: Author Suzanne Gordon on the VA as a 'Model for American Health Care'
Alexandra Tempus | progressive.org | 2018-10-14
"Many liberals and progressives who don't buy the propaganda about climate, or about education, buy the propaganda about the VA."
progressive.org/dispatches/author-suzanne-gordon-veterans-admin-181014/
Decades After Taking Henrietta Lacks's Cells Without Consent, Johns Hopkins Names Building After Her
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-12
Johns Hopkins University has announced plans to name a new research building after Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman who permanently changed modern medicine nearly 70 years ago when it was discovered that her cells could live forever. These "immortal cells" have helped scientists produce remedies for numerous diseases, including the first polio vaccine, that have saved hundreds of thousands of lives. But Lacks's cells were taken without her consent when she was a patient at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in 1951. For decades, the woman whose cells would transform modern medicine was unknown. Instead,…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/12/decades_…