(2018-10-27). Big Business Strikes Back: The Class Struggle from Above. The Neo-Liberal "New Order" globalresearch.ca Bankers, agro-business elites, commercial mega owners, manufacturing, real estate and insurance bosses and their financial advisers, elite members of the 'ruling class', have launched a full-scale attack on private and public wage and salary workers,and small and medium size entrepreneurs …
(2018-10-27). Ukraine: Between a Rock and IMF Conditionality. Spiralling External Debt. globalresearch.ca In September, IMF staff visited Ukraine to discuss the next tranche of its $17.5 billion loan programme, first approved in March 2014 (see Observer Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Winter 2016). As no funds have been received from …
(2018-10-27). Brazil: The Collapse of Democracy? Rise of the Far Right. globalresearch.ca Brazil will elect its new President on 28 October 2018. Since the judicial-parliamentary coup that removed elected President Dilma Rousseff, of the Workers' Party (PT), the new administration (led by her former Vice-President, Michel Temer) has advanced its agenda of …
(2018-10-27). Khashoggi versus 50,000 Slaughtered Yemeni Children. globalresearch.ca For three and half years, the Saudi's have waged a horrendous war on Yemen. They have slaughtered tens of thousands of Yemenis, more than 50,000 children died by Saudi air raids with UK supplied bombs, and US supplied war planes…
(2018-10-27). US Military Plane Operated UAVs That Attacked Russian Airbase in Syria. globalresearch.ca A US Poseidon-8 reconnaissance plane operated 13 unmanned aerial vehicles that attacked Russia's Hmeymim airbase in Syria on January 6, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Colonel General Alexander Fomin said at a plenary session of the Beijing Xiangshan Forum on security …
(2018-10-27). Lost Lightning: The Missing Secrets Of Nikola Tesla. globalresearch.ca A mystery surrounds Tesla. His contributions, which were great and many, have descended into obscurity. Why? | Nikola Tesla, a Serbian scientist born in Croatia, was a humanitarian, a US patriot, and yes, an unbridled genius, though he has often …
(2018-10-27). "Prisons are Big Business": The Prison-Industrial Complex and the Global Economy. globalresearch.ca Editor's Note: From our archives. This was one of the first articles published by Global Research on October 18, 2001 | Over 1.8 million people are currently behind bars in the United States. This represents the highest per capita incarceration …
(2018-10-27). How $21 Trillion in U.S. Tax Money Disappeared. "Full Scope Audit" of the Pentagon. globalresearch.ca According to the Department of Defense Inspector General and the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, $21 Trillion in Taxpayer Funding Is Unaccounted For. To help people comprehend the scale of this, $1 Trillion is $1000 Billion. This means that $21,000 Billion in taxpayer money has gone missing.
(2018-10-27). About Politicians who Befriend Criminals in Power. Donald Trump Needs "Enemies" globalresearch.ca "Regrettably, though, the idea of the benevolent autocrat, the just dictator, is being revived in the Arab world." Jamal Khashoggi (1958-2018), Saudi Arabian journalist, a permanent resident of the United States and a Washington Post Global Opinions contributing columnist, assassinated …
(2018-10-27). Mail Bombs to Trump Critics Reminiscent of Post-9/11 Anthrax Attacks? globalresearch.ca Elements responsible for both incidents had a specific objective in mind. | In his important book on the anthrax attacks, titled "The 2001 Anthrax Deception: The Case for a Domestic Conspiracy," Graeme MacQueen connected the incidents to 9/11. | Falsely blamed on …
(2018-10-27). Weather Warfare: Beware the US Military's Experiments with Climatic Warfare. globalresearch.ca 'Climatic warfare' has been excluded from the agenda on climate change.
(2018-10-27). Palestinian Students Strike in Jerusalem. imemc.org A classroom in al-Eesawiyya. Photo credit: Wadi Hilweh Information Center.
(2018-10-27). "Wipe the Soviet Union Off the Map", 204 Atomic Bombs against 66 Major Cities, US Nuclear Attack against USSR Planned During World War II. globalresearch.ca According to a secret document dated September 15, 1945, "the Pentagon had envisaged blowing up the Soviet Union with a coordinated nuclear attack directed against 66 major urban areas.
(2018-10-27). Will the US and UK seek a Palace Coup against Mohammed bin Salman? globalresearch.ca As pressure continues to mount over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Washington and London are weighing their next moves | As Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) comes under increasing pressure over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, policymakers in …
(2018-10-27). Trump Surrenders to John Bolton on Russia and Arms Control. globalresearch.ca Declaring that "there is a new strategic reality out there," President Donald Trump's hardline national security advisor John Bolton announced during a visit to Moscow earlier this week that the United States would be withdrawing from the 31-year-old Intermediate Nuclear …
(2018-10-27). Over 300 Attend UCSC's "No Place Like Home" Forum in Santa Cruz. indybay.org On October 18, over 300 people gathered at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium for UCSC's "No Place Like Home" forum. The event revealed the results of months of research by UCSC students into how the local housing crisis is impacting Santa Cruz residents. As part of the study, hundreds of members of our union took part in surveys and interviews with students.
(2018-10-27). Argentine workers and students march against "hunger budget" wsws.org Tens of thousands took to the streets of Buenos Aires to repudiate the austerity measures demanded by the IMF and the Argentine government.
(2018-10-27). Research Shows White Workers Get More Lucrative Promotions, Less Likely to Be Fired at UC. indybay.org OAKLAND, CA, October 25, 2018 — As 39,000 University of California workers wrap up a 3-day strike over issues of inequality at the state's 3rd largest employer, a bombshell of a research brief reported by CALmatters has revealed that Black and Latino workers employed at UC are more likely to be fired and get smaller raises when they are promoted.
(2018-10-26). As Dictator Kagame Unmasked, It Is Time to Reveal the Canadian Connection. globalresearch.ca Canada's paper of record pulled another layer off the rotting onion of propaganda obscuring the Rwandan tragedy. But, the Globe and Mail has so far remained unwilling to challenge prominent Canadians who've crafted the fairy tale serving Africa's most ruthless …
(2018-10-26). America's Worst Ever Ecological Disaster? The Gulf of Mexico Taylor Energy Platform. globalresearch.ca Frequent oil spills, GMO seeds, chemical, and other toxins poison planet earth worldwide — humanity's survival threatened by ecocide or nuclear war. | BP's 2010 Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill was considered the world's most disastrous marine incident of …
(2018-10-26). The Apocalypse Not Now. globalresearch.ca It was balmy and breezy by the bench where I sat outside a public library east of Atlanta, Georgia, brooding about the state of the world. It seemed like the end times, and I had just attended a fire and …
(2018-10-26). Hope Restored: My Life and Views on Canada, the U.S., the World & the Universe: Paul Hellyer. globalresearch.ca This powerful book argues that the human species is at a tipping point when it is forced to choose between a New World Order fascist government committed to rapid depopulation or a world of peace and justice. | Hellyer demonstrates that …
(2018-10-26). A Chance for the US to Distance Itself from Saudi Arabia. globalresearch.ca The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi now seems very likely to prompt Congress to impose some sanctions on the Saudi government, and it may finally act to end the active US role in the Saudi-UAE war on Yemen. | Perhaps …
(2018-10-26). Red for Ed: Throw down in Chicago. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Strikes are on the agenda. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) made this perfectly clear, turning out more than 250 people on October 24 for a rally to announce strike authorization votes at 19 charter schools next week. The votes will occur at two of the largest charter networks: Acero (formerly UNO, famous for scandals) and Chicago International Charter School (CICS). | "These two networks have about 650 CTU members," said CTU charter division chair Chris Baehrend, "But we have people here today from all twelve of the unionized networks as well as CTU district members and allies. We have lined up all…
(2018-10-26). What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left. thenation.com What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left…
(2018-10-26). "I Believe in the Bible. I Also Believe in Science": How One Man Built Florida Home to Survive Storm. democracynow.org 
Fifteen miles from Tyndall Air Force Base is Mexico Beach, Florida, which was practically wiped off the map after Hurricane Michael. On the beach, just one house still stands—it is known as the Sand Palace. Over the weekend, Democracy Now! traveled to the Florida Panhandle. We spoke to Russell King, an attorney from Chattanooga, Tennessee, who owns the Sand Palace.
(2018-10-26). "1244- A Key to Peace in Europe": The Sovereignty of Serbia, A Just and Durable Solution for Kosovo and Metohija. globalresearch.ca The oldest Serbian Publishing House — Serbian Literary Cooperative – has recently promoted the book "1244 – A Key to Peace in Europe", authored by ?ivadin Jovanovi?, a former foreign minister of Yugoslavia (1998–2000). The book was presented to the …
(2018-10-26). The Spectre of Genetic Catastrophe. counterpunch.org 
American scientists and philanthropists grasped on Eugenics as a saving valve from the reality of too many poor whites, blacks and immigrants in America in early twentieth century. Eugenics, and the fake science behind it, led to the sterilization and imprisonment of thousands of undesirable: immigrants, Jews, the poor, the mentally and physically disabled, and the "morally delinquent." The Nazis in Germany learned from the eugenics experience of America. They exterminated millions of Jews and other "unfit." The defeat of Germany in WWII saved humanity from the monster of breeding people like cattle.
(2018-10-26). 'A Cruel Choice': Why Israel Targets Palestinian Schools. counterpunch.org 
Several Palestinian students, along with teachers and officials, were wounded in the Israeli army attack on a school south of Nablus in the West Bank on October 15. The students of Al- Sawiya Al-Lebban Mixed School were challenging an Israeli military order to shut down their school based on the ever-versatile accusation of the school More
(2018-10-26). Turkish Surveillance UAVs over the Greek Navy in the Mediterranean Region – Greece's Military Dilemma. globalresearch.ca This analysis is made by Pentapostagma Enimerosis and translated exclusively for SouthFront | As Turkey escalates in the Eastern Mediterranean the real question is how determined Greece is to respond. | Greece is confronting a huge diplomatic and military dilemma after Turkey …
(2018-10-26). Trump's Gender "Science" is Reductive, Mean and Wrong. counterpunch.org 
Trump is having a problem with sex, and it's not exactly what you might think. There are no Russian tapes, spankings with magazines, or confessions of grabbing anyone this time around. Specifically, it's a problem with sex and gender. Sex and gender aren't the same thing, though many people mistake them for being synonymous. I More
(2018-10-26). Repeal of Workers' Rights in Ontario? Ford Government Takes on Bill 148, But There is Resistance. globalresearch.ca When the Tories were elected to govern Ontario this past June, it was a day that many were both dreading and expecting. | The Ontario government has finally unveiled their legislation that would repeal the gains workers made from Bill 148. …
(2018-10-26). What It Ultimately Takes to Bring Down a Confederate Monument. truthdig.com Last week, following a day of testimony, a North Carolina judge found UNC-Chapel Hill graduate student and anti-racist activist Maya Little guilty of a misdemeanor charge of defacing a public monument—the Confederate statue known as Silent Sam. The court stopped short of any further punishment, opting instead to waive all associated court fees and restitution. Little had been facing up to 60 days in jail, an absurd and unjust sentencing possibility for multiple reasons, the most salient being the disproportionate ratio of t…
(2018-10-26). Trump to Deploy Hundreds of Troops to the Border against Central American Migrants. globalresearch.ca The US Defense Department is expected to approve as early as next week the deployment of 800 to 1,000 active duty troops, mostly from the Army and Air Force, to the US-Mexico border, according to Trump administration officials. | While media …
(2018-10-26). Brexit Risk: More than a Fifth of Doctors or Nurses at Some Hospitals Are from the EU. globalresearch.ca Key hospitals across England depend on the European Union for more than one in five doctors or nurses, new analysis reveals, as Brexit uncertainty deepens the NHS crisis. | Senior figures in the NHS warn they may soon not be able …
(2018-10-26). European Parliament Right to Call for an Arms Embargo against Saudi Arabia. globalresearch.ca -European parliament has renewed calls for an arms embargo against Saudi forces | -Saudi-led bombardment has inflicted a humanitarian catastrophe on Yemen | -UK has licensed almost £5 billion worth of arms to Saudi Arabia since Yemen war began in March 2015…
(2018-10-26). Jeff Bezos-Funded Super PAC Takes Down Offensive Ad, yet Continues to Back Candidate Making Same Offensive Argument. theintercept.com A Super PAC boosted by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has taken down a controversial ad that attacked a Democrat, who was then in college, as unpatriotic in the wake of the September 11 attacks. | With Honor Fund, a congressional Super PAC supporting a bipartisan array of military veterans, condemned Lauren Baer, a Democratic candidate for Florida's 18th Congressional District, for criticizing American foreign policy decisions in the Harvard University student newspaper a month…
(2018-10-26). Union, Democrats use "fact-finding" ploy to block Los Angeles teachers' strike. wsws.org Despite more than 18 months of negotiations and three mediation sessions that have gone nowhere, the union continues to block strike action by teachers.
(2018-10-26). Shroom for improvement: FDA lists psychedelic drugs as 'breakthrough therapy' for depression. rt.com 
Psychedelic drug researchers can now begin providing psychiatric patients with psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, as part of their therapy in a landmark approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
(2018-10-25). Tampa students stand against attacks on trans rights. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL — More than 50 Tampa area students and community activists gathered at the University of South Florida's MLK Plaza, October 24, for a rally against Trump's attacks on transgender rights. The protest was organized by Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). | Earlier this week it was announced that Trump administration officials were moving to alter Title IX rules to exclude trans people from basic services and protection from discrimination. This is only the latest attack on the LGBTQ+ community from the Trump administration. | "We need to organize against Trump's attacks on trans righ…
(2018-10-25). 'If We Won't, Then Who Will?': An Interview With Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward. thenation.com 'If We Won't, Then Who Will?': An Interview With Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward…
(2018-10-25). Will the Save Our Schools Movement Propel a Change Election? progressive.org Demoralized teachers, overtested students, and lack of improvement from draconian policies are changing public opinion on education.
(2018-10-25). Two Stories from the Propaganda War. mintpressnews.com Two recent stories about Russians have demonstrated how the news is selected and manipulated in the United States. The first is about Maria Butina, who apparently sought to overthrow American democracy, such as it is, by obtaining a life membership in the National Rifle Association. Maria, a graduate student at American University, is now in detention in a federal prison, having been charged with collusion and failure to register as an agent of the Russian Federation. She has been in prison since July, for most of the time in solitary confinement, and has not been granted bail because, as a Russian citizen, she i…
(2018-10-25). Sciences of inequality. mronline.org 
Last month, Philip Alston, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights (whose important work I have written about before), issued a tweet about the new poverty and healthcare numbers in the United States along with a challenge to the administration of Donald Trump (which in June decided to voluntarily remove itself from […] | Source
(2018-10-25). Scott Walker's Short-Term Vision on Education. progressive.org Under the Republican governor, public education in Wisconsin is hemorrhaging.
(2018-10-24). LA teachers, supporters march into LAUSD headquarters. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – Over 300 militant parents and students, along with teachers who are members of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), gathered at LA Unified School District (LAUSD) headquarters, October 23, to protest Superintendent Austin Beutner. Near the end of the rally, they all marched into the LAUSD superintendent's office and staged an occupation, demanding to meet with Beutner. | Chanting, "Austin Beutner you can't hide, we can see your greedy side!" and "What do we want? Public schools! When do we want them? Now!" the large crowd demanded answers. When they were told Beutner was unavailable, the cro…
(2018-10-23). Students cross social boundaries, challenge stereotypes on Mix It Up at Lunch Day. splcenter.org While young people across the country are adjusting to colder temperatures and figuring out what kind of costume to wear for Halloween, thousands of students in America are also stepping out of their comfort zones to get to know someone new.
(2018-10-14). Five Questions For: Author Suzanne Gordon on the VA as a 'Model for American Health Care'. progressive.org "Many liberals and progressives who don't buy the propaganda about climate, or about education, buy the propaganda about the VA."
(2018-09-09). Today's College Students Are Paying More for Less. zcomm.org Despite the soaring costs of attending American colleges and universities, their students are receiving an education that falls far short of the one experienced by earlier generations. The sharp increase in costs is clear enough. Between 1978 and 2013, American college tuition rose by 1,120 percent, and became the major source of revenue for higher Read more…
(2018-08-24). Big Tech Corporations Are Now Banning Iranian Social Media Accounts — A Censored Student Journalist Speaks out. grayzoneproject.com Google, Facebook, and Twitter are removing social media accounts of real life Iranians who are falsely dubbed as "government trolls."…