What Journalism Gave Me: Reflections of Ady Barkan
Ady Barkan | theintercept.com | 2018-10-29
Late one winter evening during my sophomore year of college, facing a midnight deadline to turn in a draft of my biweekly opinion column and with no clue what I was going to write about, I left my dorm room and wandered down Broadway in search of inspiration. I returned to my room a couple hours later, having had three of those intense, revelatory conversations that only college sophomores can have: with a homeless man wearing a Howard Dean T-shirt, a sex worker enjoying a late-night meal at the counter of Tom's Restaurant, and an evangelical security guard working the overnight shift. | Being a student journalis…
theintercept.com/2018/10/29/ady-barkan-reporting-fellowship-the-intercept/

Blair Refuses to Cancel Lucrative Deal with Saudi Despite Khashoggi Murder
Middle East Monitor | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
Tony Blair has resisted calls to end his multi-million dollar deal with Saudi Arabia despite allegations that the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have been authorised by the Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman. | Accounts published last month by the … | The post Blair Refuses to Cancel Lucrative Deal with Saudi Despite Khashoggi Murder appeared first on
globalresearch.ca/blair-refuses-to-cancel-lucrative-deal-with-saudi-despite-khashoggi-murder/5658321

Common ground on Syria: What France, Germany, Turkey and Russia agreed upon in Istanbul
RT News | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
Despite years of disagreements on Syria, the leaders of Turkey, France, Germany, and Russia worked out a common vision for the steps to reconciliation in the war-torn country when they met in Istanbul. Here's a summary of it. | Turkey's President … | The post Common ground on Syria: What France, Germany, Turkey and Russia agreed upon in Istanbul appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/common-ground-on-syria-what-france-germany-turkey-and-russia-agreed-upon-in-istanbul/5658381

The Occasional Stupidity of Hope and How, Again, "To Learn from Cuba"
Prof Susan Babbitt | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
Hope is pervasive in the North. We live for hope. It pervades medicine. Patients hope for survival, for cure. Others are dying but it won't happen to me. I hope to deny evidence. | Nietzsche was right: When Pandora slammed shut … | The post The Occasional Stupidity of Hope and How, Again, "To Learn from Cuba" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-occasional-stupidity-of-hope-and-how-again-to-learn-from-cuba/5658299

Fact-Checking the Establishment's "Fact-Checkers": How the "Fake News" Story Is Fake News
Max Parry | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
It would be an understatement to say that during U.S. President Donald Trump's term in office, the issue of truth and falsehoods has been a central topic of political discourse. It was a reoccurring issue throughout the 2016 election … | The post Fact-Checking the Establishment's "Fact-Checkers": How the "Fake News" Story Is Fake News appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/fact-checking-establishments-fact-checkers-fake-news-story-fake-news/5658363

Israeli Blockade of Gaza.The Only Solution is the Establishment of an Independent Palestinian State
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
Antisemitism needs an excuse and Netanyahu sadly provides it every day on the Israeli- Gaza border. His heavily armed snipers have gratuitously killed over 200 unarmed Palestinians at the March of Return protest and injured over 10,000 at the border … | The post Israeli Blockade of Gaza.The Only Solution is the Establishment of an Independent Palestinian State appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/israeli-blockade-of-gaza-now-has-repercussions-6000-miles-away/5658320

My students asked who I would vote for. Here's what I told them
David Berliner | zcomm.org | 2018-10-29
The roots of America's educational problems are in the numbers of Americans who live in poverty…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/my-students-asked-who-i-would-vote-for-heres-what-i-told-them/

Why Are Thousands of Hondurans Walking Towards the US Border?
Zoe PC | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
For the thousands of Hondurans who are part of a migrant caravan proceeding towards the United States, the recent comments by US president Donald Trump were yet another instance of the persecution they have faced while trying to escape horrible … | The post Why Are Thousands of Hondurans Walking Towards the US Border? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/why-are-thousands-of-hondurans-walking-towards-the-us-border/5658377

Congressional Candidate Mike Levin (CA-49) Has A Message For The Iranian American Community
Irandokht Paigah | iranian.com | 2018-10-29
I don't know about you but I've decided that the only way to identify who to vote for in November is to do the research. What party they are from is less important than how they stand on the issues. Maybe it's the skeptic in me but personally I don't trust ads or association recommendations. […] | The post Congressional Candidate Mike Levin (CA-49) Has A Message For The Iranian American Community appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/10/29/mike-levin-message-for-the-iranian-american-community/

Laos-China are Building, High Speed Trains. The Cruel Legacy of War and Colonialism
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
Imagine the splendid Mekong River, as it flows not far from an ancient capital of Laos, Luang Prabang. The river is powerful, with muddy banks, surrounded by lush mountains. Imagine poor villages and old ferry crossings, as well as broken … | The post Laos-China are Building, High Speed Trains. The Cruel Legacy of War and Colonialism appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/laos-china-building-west-destroying-spreading-nihilism/5658339

US Holds Thousands of Syrian Refugees Hostage, Establishes Military Bases in Northern Syria
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
Syria is Washington's war, launched by Obama in March 2011, escalated by Trump, no end of it in prospect. It's all about wanting pro-Western puppet rule replacing the Syrian government, isolating Iran, ahead of a similar scheme to topple its … | The post US Holds Thousands of Syrian Refugees Hostage, Establishes Military Bases in Northern Syria appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/us-holds-thousands-of-syrian-refugees-hostage-establishes-military-bases-in-northern-syria/5658316

Julian Assange, Ecuador and the Dangers of Farce
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
This is the next stage of the Julian Assange chronicles: from the summit of information disclosures and meddlesome revelations on classified state matters, the Australian rabblerouser now finds himself the subject of a new round of jokes and ribbing. WikiLeaks, … | The post Julian Assange, Ecuador and the Dangers of Farce appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-ecuador-dangers-farce/5658372

ISIS Is a US-Israeli Creation. Top Ten "Indications"
Makia Freeman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
Relevant article first posted on GR in April 2016. | ISIS is a US-Israeli creation, a fact as clear as the sky is blue. It's a truth as black and white as the colors on their flag. For many alternative news … | The post ISIS Is a US-Israeli Creation. Top Ten "Indications" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/isis-is-a-us-israeli-creation-top-ten-indications/5518627

Privatization of Water as an Owned Commodity Rather Than a Universal Human Right
Joachim Hagopian | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
There is no greater natural resource on this earth than water. As the sustenance of all life, water keeps every living and breathing organism, every plant, every animal and every human being on this planet alive. | The post Privatization of Water as an Owned Commodity Rather Than a Universal Human Right appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/privatization-of-water-as-an-owned-commodity-rather-than-a-universal-human-right/5378483

High Sea Level Rise Projections and the IPCC
Dr. Andrew Glikson | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
Global Research Editor's Note | There is controversy concerning the IPCC analysis. | Global Research will be publishing both sides of this important debate on climate change: the IPCC focus as well as the critics including the analysis pertaining to environmental modification … | The post High Sea Level Rise Projections and the IPCC appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/high-sea-level-rise-projections-ipcc/5658331

A Ridiculed Election Show of US-NATO on the Stage of Afghanistan
Defend Democracy Press | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
On October 20, 2018, there were Parliamentary Elections in Afghanistan. The election was fully funded and influenced by US-NATO to give legitimacy to their puppet regime in Kabul. Obviously, holding so-called election in an occupied country never represent the will … | The post A Ridiculed Election Show of US-NATO on the Stage of Afghanistan appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/a-ridiculed-election-show-of-us-nato-on-the-stage-of-afghanistan/5658386

Israel's Far Right Blame "Leftist" Victims of Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre
Max Blumenthal | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-29
As Israeli Minister of Education Naftali Bennett sets out to Pittsburgh, prominent members of the governing Likud Party have blamed the Jewish victims of the neo-Nazi massacre "for causing anti-Semitism." | The post Israel's Far Right Blame "Leftist" Victims of Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/israels-far-right-blame-leftist-victims-of-pittsburgh-synagogue-massacre/251135/

Massacre in Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
| On Saturday, alleged shooter 46-year-old Robert Bowers killed 11, wounding six others inside Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue before surrendering to police. | Police said he exchanged gunfire with officers, wounding four, one reportedly in critical condition. He was shot, | … | The post Massacre in Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/massacre-in-pittsburghs-tree-of-life-synagogue/5658300

Gorbachev: Trump Ditching Nuclear Treaty with Russia Poses 'Dire Threat to Peace'
Jessica Corbett | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
While the Trump administration ignores warnings from nuclear experts and pursues plans to exit the Cold War-era intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty (INF) with Russia, former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev–who initially signed the deal with former President … | The post Gorbachev: Trump Ditching Nuclear Treaty with Russia Poses 'Dire Threat to Peace' appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/gorbachev-trump-ditching-nuclear-treaty-with-russia-poses-dire-threat-to-peace/5658304

Canada Seems to Prefer State of 'War' in Korea, Not Peace
Yves Engler | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
Who prefers military might over peaceful discussion to settle a long festering international dispute? Canada, it seems. | It may surprise some that a Canadian general is undercutting inter-Korean rapprochement while Global Affairs Canada seeks to maintain its 70-year old war … | The post Canada Seems to Prefer State of 'War' in Korea, Not Peace appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/canada-seems-to-prefer-state-of-war-in-korea-not-peace/5658404

La burguesía aúpa al fascismo: Bolsonaro y el esclavismo capitalista
Cecilia Zamudio | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
El gran capital transnacional hace sus elecciones entre los candidatos a la presidencia de los países: se trata siempre de elegir el candidato que mejor gestione el Estado en favor de sus intereses, que gestione la continuidad del saqueo capitalista. … | The post La burguesía aúpa al fascismo: Bolsonaro y el esclavismo capitalista appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/la-burguesia-aupa-al-fascismo-bolsonaro-y-el-esclavismo-capitalista/5658413

Bolsonaro, Next President of Brazil. 55.6% of the Vote
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
LATEST: | With 92 percent counted, far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is slated to become the next president of Brazil. | Bolsonaro obtained 55.6 percent of the vote, against PT candidate Fernando Haddad who received 44.3 percent. | Reports yet to be confirmed … | The post Bolsonaro, Next President of Brazil. 55.6% of the Vote appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/bolsonaro-next-president-of-brazil-55-6-of-the-vote/5658327

What Does Erdogan Know About Khashoggi's Execution?
Richard Galustian | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
"The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of a million a statistic." And the death of one man, Khashoggi, at the hand of Saudi assassins in Turkey has reinforced that axiom, amidst tens of thousands of children … | The post What Does Erdogan Know About Khashoggi's Execution? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/what-does-erdogan-know-about-khashoggis-execution/5658354

Ottawa Doubles Down on Double Standards. Canada's $15 Billion Armaments Deal with The Saudis
Jim Miles | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
Humanitarian standards | I had noted previously the twitter spat between Canada and Saudi Arabia. After the Saudis were insulted/enraged by Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland's tweet concerning the sister of a Saudi journalist, the Saudis kicked out the Canadian ambassador. Since … | The post Ottawa Doubles Down on Double Standards. Canada's $15 Billion Armaments Deal with The Saudis appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/ottawa-doubles-down-on-double-standards-canadas-15-billion-armaments-deal-with-the-saudis/5658325

The Awful Conclusion of Britain's Predicament. Political Mismanagement, Corporatism and Extreme Capitalism
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
Just over 100 years ago, Britain's empire held sway over 23 per cent of the world's population and 24 per cent of the world's landmass. It was the foremost global power, the largest in human history. After the Second World … | The post The Awful Conclusion of Britain's Predicament. Political Mismanagement, Corporatism and Extreme Capitalism appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-awful-conclusion-of-britains-predicament-political-mismanagement-corporatism-and-extreme-capitalism/5658306

49th Anniversary of People's Park – rally and concert
Rubble | indybay.org | 2018-10-29
Hear 2.5 hours of uncut audio from the rally and concert. Activists speak on the history and current issues in the struggle, organizing against the UC Berkeley administrations latest attempt to pave the park over for student and homeless housing. Several good local bands play sets. Distribute widely. (2hrs. 30min.)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/27/18818537.php

Tens of thousands of teachers demonstrate in Glasgow for better pay
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-29
The demonstration was far larger than the EIS anticipated and shows the desire of teachers to fight back against pay cuts.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/29/teac…

Save People's Park rally and concert
Rubble | indybay.org | 2018-10-29
Hear 2 hours of uncut audio from People's park from a rally and concert which took place at People's Park, on the U.C. Berkeley campus, on September 23, 2018. The purpose of the event is to organize support against the University's stated plans to turn the free public park into a lot for student housing and subsidized low-income housing for up to 100 homeless people. (2hrs 20min)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/27/18818536.php

Research Shows White Workers Get More Lucrative Promotions, Less Likely to Be Fired at UC
AFSCME Local 3299 | indybay.org | 2018-10-29
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.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/25/18818502.php

Members of Netanyahu's Likud Blame Victims of Pittsburgh Pogrom and Echo the Killer's Rhetoric
Max Blumenthal | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-10-28
As Israeli Minister of Education Naftali Bennett sets out to Pittsburgh, prominent members of the governing Likud Party have blamed… | The post Members of Netanyahu's Likud Blame Victims of Pittsburgh Pogrom and Echo the Killer's Rhetoric appeared first on Grayzone Project.
grayzoneproject.com/2018/10/28/members-of-netanyahus-likud-blame-victims-of-pittsburgh-pogrom-and-echo-the-killers-rhetoric/

Teachers set to walk off for refugees
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2018-10-28
The Australian Education Union (AEU) Victorian Branch Council has endorsed a planned walk off by teachers and education support staff in support of refugees on November 20, Universal Children's Day. | There are currently about 60 refugee children being detained by the Australian government on Nauru. | More than 6000 doctors issued an open letter to the government on October 22, calling on it to remove children from Nauru due to very serious mental and physical health emergency on the Pacific island. | Doctors and health workers have spoken out about the significant trauma children suffer in detention. | Australia…
greenleft.org.au/content/teachers-set-walk-refugees

Peter Ford Responds to the UK FCO-Media Lynch Mob on Syria
Peter Ford | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-28
Former UK Ambassador to Syria, Peter Ford, slams the Times and UK FCO lynch mob, comprehensively: [Foreign & Commonwealth Office FCO] | "A 'cabal' is at work to deceive the British people about Syria. So says The Times. But the … | The post Peter Ford Responds to the UK FCO-Media Lynch Mob on Syria appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/peter-ford-responds-to-the-uk-fco-media-lynch-mob-on-syria/5658261

Harmless Mail Bomb Scare Suspect Arrested. A Convenient Patsy?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-28
Is the targeted individual a legitimate suspect or a convenient patsy? Most likely the latter, but it remains an open question. How could an ordinary person access mailing addresses of prominent Trump critics sent harmless mail bombs? | On Friday, Justice … | The post Harmless Mail Bomb Scare Suspect Arrested. A Convenient Patsy? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/harmless-mail-bomb-scare-suspect-arrested-a-convenient-patsy/5658246

Trump's Gender "Science" is Reductive, Mean and Wrong
Jill Richardson | zcomm.org | 2018-10-28
Trump's move — if he makes it — will serve to erase the civil rights of 1.4 million transgender Americans. An already vulnerable population will needlessly suffer…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/trumps-gender-science-is-reductive-mean-and-wrong/

Western Massachusetts students rally community against Trump's transphobic attacks
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-10-28
Northampton, MA – Western Massachusetts Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a rally and speak out for transgender rights, October 26, in downtown Northampton's Pulaski Park. Pulaski Park is a block from Smith College, and a short trip from Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Amherst College, and UMass Amherst. | This event was inspired by SDS actions in Tampa Bay and Tallahassee earlier this week. Joining a national SDS call for students to protest the Trump administration's proposals to change Title IX to include an unwavering definition of gender, based on genetics and a binary idea of biological…
fightbacknews.org/2018/10/28/western-massachusetts-students-rally-community-against-trump-s-transphobic-attacks

The Latest Mail Bomb Scare. An Orchestration?
DPCR | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-28
I appreciate readers' confidence that I can explain the mail bomb scare that has been blamed on Cesar Sayoc. I have not followed this story and regret that I don't have an explanation to provide. | Stephen Lendman raises the … | The post The Latest Mail Bomb Scare. An Orchestration? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-latest-bomb-scare-an-orchestration/5658250

53% of US undergrads afraid to disagree with outspoken professors on political, social issues — poll
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-28
US college campuses have traditionally been known as havens of free speech among students, but now professors are increasingly sharing their opinions — and many undergraduates are afraid to disagree with them, a new survey found. | …
rt.com/usa/442492-college-students-opinions-professors/

Yes, ExxonMobil and Chevron are still distorting climate science
Eds. | mronline.org | 2018-10-27
If you look at headlines from the last year, ExxonMobil, Chevron and other major fossil fuel companies have seemingly turned a new page on climate change. | Source…
mronline.org/2018/10/27/yes-exxonmobil-and-chevron-are-still-distorting-climate-science/

Argentine workers and students march against "hunger budget"
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-27
Tens of thousands took to the streets of Buenos Aires to repudiate the austerity measures demanded by the IMF and the Argentine government.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/27/arge…

What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left
Chloe Maxmin, Canyon Woodward | thenation.com | 2018-10-26
What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left…
thenation.com/article/what-a-rural-maine-house-race-can-teach-the-left/

"I Believe in the Bible. I Also Believe in Science": How One Man Built Florida Home to Survive Storm
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-26
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.
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/26/i_believ…

Red for Ed: Throw down in Chicago
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-10-26
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…
fightbacknews.org/2018/10/25/red-ed-throw-down-chicago

Jeff Bezos-Funded Super PAC Takes Down Offensive Ad, yet Continues to Back Candidate Making Same Offensive Argument
David Dayen | theintercept.com | 2018-10-26
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…
theintercept.com/2018/10/26/jeff-bezos-with-honor-fund-lauren-baer/

Scott Walker's Short-Term Vision on Education
Carole Trone | progressive.org | 2018-10-25
Under the Republican governor, public education in Wisconsin is hemorrhaging.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/walkers-short-term-vision-on-education-181024/

Will the Save Our Schools Movement Propel a Change Election?
Ruth Conniff | progressive.org | 2018-10-25
Demoralized teachers, overtested students, and lack of improvement from draconian policies are changing public opinion on education.
progressive.org/dispatches/will-the-save-our-schools-movement-propel-a-change-election-181025/

'If We Won't, Then Who Will?': An Interview With Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward
StudentNation | thenation.com | 2018-10-25
'If We Won't, Then Who Will?': An Interview With Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward…
thenation.com/article/if-we-wont-then-who-will-an-interview-with-chloe-maxmin/

Students cross social boundaries, challenge stereotypes on Mix It Up at Lunch Day
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-10-23
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.
splcenter.org/news/2018/10/23/students-cross-social-boundaries-challenge-stereotypes-mix-it-lunch-day

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/