(2018-09-08). Prisoners Strike Across America & Canada to End Penal Enslavement. therealnews.com 
Prisoners Across US & Canada go on hunger and work strike to protest no wages/low wages, end of solitary confinement, for education programs & an end to mass incarceration
(2018-09-08). This School Year, Let's Keep Kids in Classrooms. truthout.org It's no secret that our country incarcerates people of color at much higher rates than white people. What might be less well known is that this can begin in the classroom. | Across the country, schools routinely punish, suspend, and expel students of color at higher rates than white students — setbacks that can follow students for years. Those were the findings of a new Institute for Policy Studies report called Students Under Siege. | I saw this firsthand going to school in Indiana. A report by the Indiana Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights found that Indiana "ranks second in the country in its rate of black male out-of-school suspensions" and "ranks fourth in the rate of black female out-of-school suspensions." | It's not an issue of one group…
(2018-09-08). Let's Heal Kids, Not Harden Schools. progressive.org Betsy DeVos has proposed to make federal funding available for schools to purchase weapons. But the proliferation of guns will not curb violence in schools.
(2018-09-08). CIA out of University of Illinois Chicago! wsws.org The CIA partnership is an expression of the militarization of life in the US and internationally that must be opposed by students and young people.
(2018-09-08). Reject the sellout in Seattle! For a statewide and national teachers strike! wsws.org The WSWS Teacher Newsletter urges Seattle teachers meeting today to vote "no" and immediately constitute themselves as an independent rank-and-file committee to plan a serious struggle.
(2018-09-07). Parliamentary Elections in Sweden. Shift to the Right? Towards "A NATO Sweden"? globalresearch.ca The current Swedish Government, led by the Social Democrats, is governed by a coalition with the Green Party since 2014. Incumbent PM, Stefan Löfven, intends to continue his government and …
(2018-09-07). 'Punitive Discipline Policies Have Proven to Be Destructive to Children'. fair.org 
CBS News ( 8/14/18) | Janine Jackson: Nothing says America 2018 like a spate of stories on how back-to-school shopping includes bulletproof backpacks. Arming teachers and gearing kids up like commandos are presented as more-or-less reasonable responses to concerns about school safety. | Any violence in schools is too much, of course, but a conversation about school safety that's focused on guns and bullets is a narrow and distorted conversation. Recasting our definition of a "safe school environment" could lead us in some very different directions. | Karen Dolan is director of the Criminalization of Race and Poverty Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, and co-author, with Ebony Slaughter-Johnson and Myacah Sampson, of the recent report Students Under Siege: How the School-to-Prison Pipeline, Poverty and Racism Endanger Our Schoolchildren. She joins us now by phone…
(2018-09-07). SPLC: Florida Supreme Court's decision to remove misleading ballot measure on education is a 'victory for schoolchildren'. splcenter.org The Florida Supreme Court today affirmed a lower court's ruling to strike a proposed state constitutional amendment that would have eliminated local school boards' exclusive duty to regulate some new public schools — including charter schools — from the ballot.
(2018-09-07). Can the Wall Between Church and State Survive Brett Kavanaugh? aclu.org The Supreme Court nominee's testimony this week signals an intent to weaken the separation of church and state. | Public schools are educational institutions, not temples of religious indoctrination. For over half a century, the Supreme Court has thus recognized that the Constitution prohibits public schools from imposing prayer on children and that religious education is the province of parents and religious communities, not government bureaucrats. | On Wednesday, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, however, strongly suggested that he disagrees and that, if confirmed, he will vote to weaken the separation of…
(2018-09-07). Economy Adds 201,000 Jobs in August, Unemployment Steady at 3.9 Percent. truthout.org The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the economy added 201,000 jobs in August; although downward revisions of 50,000 to the prior two months' data brought the three-month average to 185,000. The unemployment rate remained at 3.9 percent, but the overall employment-to-population (EPOP) fell by 0.2 percentage points to 60.3 percent. | This 0.2 percentage point drop also showed up for prime-age workers (ages 25 to 54), although the EPOP for prime-age workers is still 0.9 percentage points above its year-ago level. For men, the year-over-year increase is 1.1 percentage points, while for women it is 0.8 percent. In both cases, EPOPs remain below prerecession peaks and well below the peaks hit in 2000. | Perhaps the most encouraging news in the report is evidence of a modest acceleration in wage growth. The average hourly wage increased by 2.9 percent over the last year.
(2018-09-07). Latin America: Rightwing Interlude and the Death Rattle of Neoliberalism. globalresearch.ca By the beginning of 2015 and extending to 2018 a series of rightwing neo-liberal regimes came to power in Latin America. These included Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador and Colombia. They joined a cluster of existing 'free market' regimes in Mexico, Peru, Honduras and Paraguay.
(2018-09-07). Civilization Versus Barbarism. Why Does the West Support Al Qaeda? globalresearch.ca The civilized world should be celebrating the fact that Syria and its allies are on the cusp of defeating al-Qaeda terrorists in Syria. | If Canada, the West, and their allies conducted …
(2018-09-07). Adolph Hitler is "The Torchbearer of Democracy" according to Chairman of Ukraine's Parliament. globalresearch.ca On September 4, the Chairman of Ukraine's Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) Andriy Parubiy's intimated that Adolf Hitler was "the torchbearer of democracy". | His statement was broadcast on Ukraine's ICTV channel. Parubiy …
(2018-09-07). Russia's Alleged Skripal 'Assassins' Caught Breaking the Laws of Physics. globalresearch.ca As we detailed earlier, in what appears to be the latest escalation in the UK government's campaign to blame Russia for the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal, …
(2018-09-07). Invasion and Interference: US Designs on Venezuela. globalresearch.ca The irresistible allure of invasion and interference has never been far from US law makers. The imperium needs its regular feed and what a feed it has been over the decades, …
(2018-09-07). South Africa, Finance Capital and the Land Question. globalresearch.ca South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the technical recession announced inside the country and internationally is only a transitional phase. | The ruling African National Congress (ANC) leader and head-of-state …
(2018-09-07). Facts That Disprove the Official 9/11 White House "Conspiracy Theory": Why Are Good Americans Silent? globalresearch.ca Over the past 17 years since 9/11/01, the title question has plagued the tens of thousands of committed groups of highly intelligent and thorough truth-seeking scientists, physicists, architects, engineers, pilots, ex-military …
(2018-09-07). China and the United States: Cooperation and Competition Instead of Trade War and Cold War. globalresearch.ca The relationship between the United States and China is sliding toward trade war tinged with threat of militarization. The explicit subtext of Trump administration animus toward China is to undermine China …
(2018-09-07). Selected Articles: World Chaos — Caused by What? globalresearch.ca More than ever, Global Research needs your support. Our task as an independent media is to "Battle the Lie". | Our objective is to recruit one thousand committed "volunteers" among our 50,000 …
(2018-09-07). Corporate Power and Expansive U.S. Military Policy. globalresearch.ca The U.S. military provides its services by supporting compliant political leaders in developing countries and by punishing or deposing regimes that threaten the interests of U.S.-based corporations.
(2018-09-07). Net Neutrality: 'The FCC Chair Is Outright Lying to Reporters and Congress'. globalresearch.ca Janine Jackson interviewed Evan Greer about the FCC's net neutrality cyber fraud for the August 24, 2018, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | *** | Janine Jackson: In …
(2018-09-07). We Still Let Financial Titans Gamble Recklessly with our Economy at Stake — and It Could Lead to Another Crisis. alternet.org 
We may end up rightly blaming the Federal Reserve for the next economic crash. | The man often called the father of 19th-century central banking, Walter Bagehot, is most well-known for his maxim that, as former chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke summarizes, "In a. . .
(2018-09-07). Words Get in the Way. counterpunch.org If compassion were contagious, they'd mandate a vaccine to prevent transmission. I write but the words get in the way. Words, bombarding my conscience, breaking my heart. I write. I delete. It's a release to let my fingers dance across the keyboard. And reassuring that I can delete the dance. I write more words and More
(2018-09-07). Healing in North Lawndale. counterpunch.org "This isn't rocket science," Jackie Ingram said, humorously downplaying her involvement in the Restorative Justice Community Court, a pilot project of the Cook County Circuit Court, which has brought a new, healing-focused system of justice to her community this past year. My thought in that moment was: She's right. Saving kids and reclaiming a troubled, More
(2018-09-07). Petroleum Junkies of the World, Unite! counterpunch.org 
Like most Americans, I was born into a lifestyle of cheap energy and took it for granted. Growing up in the latter half of the 20th century, cars and electricity were just part of daily life. Nobody thought of it as addiction; it was progress. Every new electronic device and labor saving appliance was a testament to the miracle of modern science and technology. The future was usually portrayed as a technological utopia where all our wants and needs would be met by some new scientific wonder. Remember The Jetsons? More
(2018-09-07). Waste plastics poison the food chain and contribute to global warming. wsws.org A variety of recent research highlights the ways in which the huge amounts of discarded plastic products are harmful to the environment and human health.
(2018-09-07). Striking Tacoma, Washington, teachers demand better pay, funding for education. wsws.org On Thursday, teachers in Tacoma joined thousands of striking teachers throughout the state of Washington as the unions work to contain and isolate the struggles in each district.
(2018-09-06). Los Angeles Teachers Prepare to Strike: An Organizing Drive Long in the Making. therealnews.com 
LA teachers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, should contract negotiations fail. Each side accusing the other of illegal tactics. However, teachers say this is not mainly about wages, but about improving children's education. Jane McAlevey explains
(2018-09-06). In Louisville, a Web of Private Interests Conspire to Expand Charter Schools. progressive.org Members of the Kentucky Board of Education have allied with corporate interests to privatize education, including involvement in potential real estate deals.
(2018-09-06). Panelists: Kavanaugh 'would repeal the 20th century'. peoplesworld.org 
(2018-09-06). Senator Rubio's "Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative": How Scared is the U.S. of China's "Belt and Road"? globalresearch.ca The "Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative" jointly proposed by Senators Marco Rubio and three others threatens the US' partners with the downgrading of bilateral relations and possible suspension of …
(2018-09-06). The Gaza Strip: Funding for Emergency Fuel Needed Immediately to Avoid Catastrophic Breakdown in Essential Services. globalresearch.ca This week, final stocks of emergency fuel will be delivered to critical facilities in the Gaza Strip, through the United Nations-Assisted Emergency Fuel Program. The Humanitarian Coordinator, Jamie McGoldrick, has written …
(2018-09-06). Controversy Regarding China's Investments in Africa. globalresearch.ca The Mainstream Media has been propagating the narrative that China's only interest in "Global South" countries is to deviously ensnare them in so-called "debt traps" so that it can squeeze territorial …
(2018-09-06). Criticism of Saudi Leadership Seeps Through Cracks as Report Questions Kingdom's Utility for Britain. globalresearch.ca Featured image: Saudi Prince Ahmed engages with protesters | Signs of opposition to policies of Saudi King Salman and his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and potentially increased domestic polarization …
(2018-09-06). Once Again, Palestinians Are Shafted by The British Government, Responding to Pressures from pro-Israeli Lobby. globalresearch.ca I am appalled and angry at the British government's adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance ( IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism following pressure by various Jewish Zionist groups for the …
(2018-09-06). Israel to Sell Freedom Flotilla Boats to Support Settlers. globalresearch.ca Israel plans to sell four boats seized while sailing towards the besieged Gaza Strip and distribute the funds among two settlers families. | Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported yesterday that the move came …
(2018-09-06). 9/11 and America's "War on Terrorism" globalresearch.ca "The livelihood of millions of people throughout the World is at stake. It is my sincere hope that the truth will prevail and that the understanding provided in this detailed study will serve the cause of World peace. This objective, …
(2018-09-06). Apparently the "Deep State's" a "Conspiracy Theory" But the "Steady State" Isn't. globalresearch.ca A supposedly anonymous high-ranking member of the Trump Administration published an op-ed in the New York Times bragging about the existence of the so-called "steady state" that's resisting the President's policies …
(2018-09-06). Skripals – The Mystery Deepens. globalresearch.ca The time that "Boshirov and Petrov" were allegedly in Salisbury carrying out the attack is all entirely within the period the Skripals were universally reported to have left their home with …
(2018-09-06). Dirty Open Secret: Israel's Military (IDF) Admits Aiding Al Qaeda Terrorists in Syria. globalresearch.ca image: Members of al Qaeda's Nusra Front | All wars are unjustifiably justified by Big Lies, drowning out hard truths — perpetrators falsely pretending that military aggression is about democracy building and/or …
(2018-09-06). Donbass Leader Zakharchenko: A Hero Is Dead. Killing the Minsk Peace Initiative. Kiev Troop Movements Near Donbass. globalresearch.ca The cruel assassination of Alexander Zakharchenko, leader of the Donetsk Republic, in Donetsk on August 31 by elements of the Kiev regime's forces backed by NATO, and the wounding of …
(2018-09-06). The Burning Down of Brazil's National Museum: A Capitalist Crime Against the Heritage of Humanity. globalresearch.ca Brazil's National Museum in Rio de Janeiro was gutted Sunday night by a massive fire that consumed not only the historic 19th century palace that housed the institution, but a vast …
(2018-09-06). Two Days Before 9/11: The Assassination of the Leader of Afghanistan's Northern Alliance Ahmad Shah Massoud. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on Global Research in September 2003. | It happened two days before September 11, 2001, media reports presented these two events: 9/11 and 9/11 as totally unrelated….
(2018-09-06). When Sea Turtles and Fishermen Collide. therealnews.com 
Ecologically sustainable fishing communities and marine life can coexist and great community-level efforts are underway to maintain their livelihood, says Bryan Wallace, Senior Scientist with the Conservation Science Partners
(2018-09-06). Tacoma teachers strike as walkouts spread across Washington. wsws.org School officials in three districts threatened disciplinary action against striking teachers while educators in Tacoma joined walkouts in 10 other districts Thursday.
(2018-09-06). Only three percent of students have received Governor Cuomo's "free tuition" scholarship. wsws.org Despite the fact that the SUNY and CUNY systems are the second and third largest public higher education systems in the United States, with about 700,000 students in all, fewer than 21,000 Excelsior Scholarships were awarded last academic year.
(2018-09-06). US billionaire Richard DeVos, Amway co-founder and Orlando Magic owner, dies at 92. rt.com 
American billionaire Richard DeVos, the co-founder of Amway, owner of the Orlando Magic basketball team and father-in-law of US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has died at the age of 92.
(2018-09-05). Does Hogan's Schools Rhetoric Match his Track Record? therealnews.com 
Some Democrats say Larry Hogan is taking credit for their educational accomplishments, but will either candidate's policy be transformational for public schools?
(2018-09-05). Plutocracy Now! consortiumnews.com The United States today qualifies as a plutocracy — on a number of grounds, and it is having a profound impact on the media, education and think tanks—indeed on the whole of society, says Michael Brenner. By Michael Brenner Plutocracy… Read more →
(2018-09-05). As Amazon Hits $1 Trillion in Value, Its Warehouse Workers Denounce "Slavery" Conditions. democracynow.org 
Amazon made headlines Tuesday when it became the second American company, after Apple, to reach $1 trillion in value. Amazon's founder and chief executive, Jeff Bezos, is the richest man in the world, with a net worth of more than $167 billion. But what's behind that wealth? What about its workers? The working conditions in Amazon's warehouses have been the focus of protests, union drives and several investigations—including by student reporters. As students throughout the country head back to class, we feature an investigative report by students at the Rutgers University Department of Journalism and Media…