(2020-08-27). India's Island Bases Might be a Game-Changer in Its Regional Competition with China. globalresearch.ca India's plans to construct full-fledged fighter bases in the union territories of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands (below) as well as Lakshadweep (2nd map below) might prove to be game-changers in its regional competition with China by enabling New Delhi …
(2020-08-27). Global Capitalism, "World Government" and the Corona Crisis. globalresearch.ca The COVID-19 crisis is marked by a public health "emergency" under WHO auspices which is being used as a pretext and a justification to triggering a Worldwide process of economic, social and political restructuring.
(2020-08-27). After Beirut Blast, Israel Revives Tales of Hezbollah Ammonium Nitrate Terror Plots. globalresearch.ca Israeli intelligence is polishing off a dubious propaganda campaign to suggest Hezbollah was to blame for the recent catastrophe in Beirut. But the factual record either contradicts Israeli claims or reveals a complete dearth of evidence. | *** | Israeli officials have …
(2020-08-27). What Good are Police on Patrol? An Analysis of Traffic Enforcement in Albuquerque. counterpunch.org 
Nearly every criminologist says it. The police traffic stop is the most common way people come into contact with cops. In 2018, the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) made 44,132 traffic stops, an increase of 35 percent over the previous year. Nationwide, police make nearly 20,000,000 police stops each year. According to the authors of Pulled Over: How Police Stops Define Race and Citizenship, "Nationally, 12 percent of drivers are stopped per year by the police. Among racial minorities the rate is considerably higher: 24 percent by some estimates." The Bureau of Justice Statistics notes that Black and Hispanic…
(2020-08-27). Let's Talk U.S. Foreign Policy: It Is the Root Cause of Many Evils. globalresearch.ca As the United States sinks deeper into a multi-faceted global crisis that no politician seems able or even willing to address, one hears more and more often demands for radical change in who runs the country and to what end. …
(2020-08-27). Politicizing Alexey Navalny's Illness. globalresearch.ca Politicized claims that Putin critic Navalny (with scant public support) was poisoned appear greatly exaggerated. | On Tuesday, Moscow's Health Department Bureau of Forensic Medical Examination director Sergey Shigeev explained the following: | "There is a lot of information in the media …
(2020-08-27). NBA Players Respond to Police Shootings of Jacob Blake and Other Black Youths. globalresearch.ca Police in America kill over 1,000 victims annually, mostly Black and Latino youths. | Incidents without just cause happen with disturbing regularity nationwide in urban and rural communities. | US inner city minority communities are virtual war zones. Most often, cops act …
(2020-08-27). Spies or Journalists? Western Media Deliberately Covers Up US Meddling in Thailand. globalresearch.ca The Western media functions more as lobbyists or even foreign intelligence agencies rather than real journalists by deliberately omitting facts, fabricating others, and all to ensure maximum momentum of what is verified US political interference in a foreign country. | ***…
(2020-08-27). Watch: French Professor Says There Is No Second Wave. globalresearch.ca In a recent interview on French television Deaths in …
(2020-08-27). Trump's Postmaster General Should be Returned to Sender. globalresearch.ca President Trump's postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, recently testified before Congress about major slowdowns in mail delivery under his watch. | As a 20-year postal veteran, I had only one reaction: DeJoy needs to be Returned to Sender. | DeJoy, a Trump …
(2020-08-27). HBO's 'Welcome to Chechnya' Is Latest Anti-Russian Cold War Propaganda. globalresearch.ca In 2017, explosive allegations first emerged that the authorities of the Chechen Republic were reportedly interning gay men in concentration camps. After a three year period of dormancy, the accusations have resurfaced in a new feature length documentary by HBO …
(2020-08-27). Over 65 Organizations Call on Home Depot and Lowe's to End Sales of Cancer-linked Roundup. globalresearch.ca Sixty-six organizations representing over 7.5 million members sent letters to
(2020-08-27). Lockdowns and Mask Mandates Do Not Lead to Reduced COVID Transmission Rates or Deaths, New Study Suggests. globalresearch.ca A new
(2020-08-27). The Age of Disputed Presidencies — Is Democracy in Crisis? globalresearch.ca In 1378, it was not clear who the true Pope was. Depending on whom one asked, it was either Clement VII, nowadays listed as an Antipope in the Catholic Encyclopedia, or Urban VI. This was a time of crisis in …
(2020-08-27). Saving Our Seals — 28 Sea Mammals Rescued after Becoming Trapped in Plastic Junk. globalresearch.ca This was a first expedition by volunteers and activists to rescue seals trapped in plastic rubbish on the island, a breeding ground in the Sea of Okhotsk, off Sakhalin. | Each year, these shores are a magnet for seals and sea …
(2020-08-27). Burying the Hatchet Act: Donald Trump's Unconventional Convention. globalresearch.ca Conventions suggest norms, a set of accepted rules. Behaviour is agreed upon in advance. In the case of US political conventions, there is much cant and gaudy ceremony. Certain transgressions are simply not contemplated. But the Trump administration is freighted …
(2020-08-27). Instability in Mali Caused by Imperialist Foreign Policy. globalresearch.ca A mutiny by lower-ranking military officers on August 18 in the West African state of Mali has prompted the condemnation of regional, continental and international organizations. | President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was forced over the national media to resign from office …
(2020-08-27). US Is Willing to Dismantle the UN Security Council to Put Pressure on Iran. globalresearch.ca In a world where American exceptionalism and unilateralism has become common currency, the brazenness of Secretary of State Pompeo's bid to impose "snap back" inspections of Iran takes the cake. Moreover, it's doomed to fail. | When it comes to …
(2020-08-27). Most Politicians Don't Care About Workers. But Unions Can Make Them. zcomm.org New research finds that strong unions are pretty effective at making politicians pay attention to the interests of ordinary people. In order to pursue a real pro-worker agenda in government, we need an emboldened labor movement…
(2020-08-27). Who benefits from TikTok's sale? peoplesdispatch.org In this episode of Talking Science and Tech, Prabir Purkayastha discusses the recent revelations on how Facebook's lobbying influenced the current US stance on TikTok. He talks about how US has always been above international law, and this time as well, the country is using the guise of national security to protect its companies and keep competition such as TikTok from becoming too big.
(2020-08-27). The Logic of Mask Wearing. dissidentvoice.org [T]he hard but just rule [of science] is that if the ideas didn't work, you must throw them away. — Carl Sagan1 Astrophysicist Carl Sagan puts into plain language the principle of falsification propounded by the philosopher of science Karl Popper. Rigorous science demands that a theory must be capable of being tested and disproven; …
(2020-08-27). Teachers inspire revolt against austerity in Jordan. zcomm.org Jordan, known for its relative stability compared to its war-torn neighbors, is erupting following a government crackdown on the teachers' union…
(2020-08-27). Protect Public Education! Turn Our CCSF Community Demands into CCSF Board Goals! indybay.org San Francisco Community College is being liquidated by the their Board of Trustees. Students have put together demands to defend it.
(2020-08-27). The Eurasian Century Has Already Begun. popularresistance.org India, China and ASEAN are the greatest market opportunities, with the greatest potential for growth in nominal terms if the dollar declines. | China, India and ASEAN also account for about 45% of the global population versus less than 5% for the US. All Eurasia accounts for more than 60%. No matter who wins the election in November, the US is not returning as the engine of global economic growth. Instead, it is adopting the mercantilist import-substitution policies that built the "miracle" economies of East Asia. Recent studies from sources such as the Pew Research Center and the University of Washington have ra…
(2020-08-27). Is Movement Journalism Needed During Reckoning Over Race And Inequality? popularresistance.org Last summer I found myself at the M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge in Jackson, Mississippi. Considered "the epicenter of the civil rights movement," the well-worn building was once the training site for the Freedom Riders and home to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. It seemed a fitting place to launch Freedomways, a journalism fellowship prioritizing women of color and LGBTQ+ people rooted in the American South and committed to doing reporting that advances justice.
(2020-08-27). 'Broken Windows' Approach To Teaching Is Breaking Our Schools. popularresistance.org In the fight for racial justice, teachers have a heavy job, for schools are both microcosms of, and preparation for, society. Because teachers serve as significant adult figures in children's lives, their interactions with students can shape students' sense of self and the world around them, as well as their engagement in school, personal efficacy, and academic achievement. Complex and difficult racial dynamics impact these relationships, and as calls for justice grow, it's time to recognize this. | Systemic racism is sometimes blatant in our schools.
(2020-08-27). Argentina Wants to Recover the Falkland Islands. globalresearch.ca The desire to regain sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (called "Malvinas" by the Argentines) has for decades been deeply rooted in the Argentine people. In fact, the British occupation of the territory, made possible by the English victory in the …
(2020-08-27). Stop Dan Tehan's efforts to gouge students. greenleft.org.au 
(2020-08-27). Video: Russian, Syrian Forces Operation against ISIS Terrorists. globalresearch.ca Russian and Syrian forces eliminated 327 ISIS militants during a joint security operation that took place in the desert areas of Homs and Deir Ezzor from August 18 to August 24. | According to the Russian side, strikes of the Syrian …
(2020-08-27). Houthis' War on Terror in Yemen. globalresearch.ca Since the start of the Saudi intervention in Yemen in March 2015, the official Saudi propaganda, Western diplomats and mainstream media outlets have been arguing that the coalition is somehow combating terrorists there. | As a part of this narrative, Saudi …
(2020-08-27). Observers: US Sanctions on Russian Institute Working on Sputnik V Caused by Fear to Lose Leadership. sputniknews.com As Moscow announced the beginning of post-registration trials of anti-COVID vaccine Sputnik V on 26 August, the US added a group of Russian research institutes, including the one testing the anti-coronavirus drug, to its sanctions list. International observers have discussed the US move unveiled amid the global effort to curb the pandemic.
(2020-08-27). 'Tremendously Effective': Face Coverings Block 99.9% of COVID-19 Respiratory Droplets – Study. sputniknews.com A new study by researchers at the UK's University of Edinburgh reveals that face coverings can block 99.9% of respiratory droplets, which in turn can significantly reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
(2020-08-27). A 'substantial' number of people plan to change lifestyle after pandemic ends. thecanary.co Only one in 10 people plan to return to living exactly as they did before coronavirus (Covid-19) after the pandemic ends, researchers have found. | The ongoing Covid-19 social study by University College London (UCL) found just over half (51%) of people said they were more likely on balance to return to how things were before lockdown. | However, a fifth (22%) of respondents felt they were more likely to change things, which rose to around a quarter for those aged 30-59 (25%) and for those with a diagnosed mental illness (26%). | Launched in the week before lockdown began, the research by UCL is the UK's largest…
(2020-08-27). 'Turkey, Ukraine should pursue joint tech production'. yenisafak.com "From now on, we should focus on getting quick results in the work we've initiated towards joint project and product development and joint technological research," Mustafa Varank said in a meeting with Oleh Urusky, Ukraine's vice prime minister for strategic industries.This would transform the countries' "strategic cooperation into a more systematic and institutionalized structure," he said in the Turkish capital Ankara.Varank said the countries' close historical, cultural, and geographical ties were strengthened by a strategic partnership announced in 2011.Calling the Ukrainian official's visit a milestone in fo…
(2020-08-27). Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Pulls Out of Planned Meeting in Washington with Netanyahu. globalresearch.ca The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, pulled out of a planned visit to Washington DC next week to meet the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he feared that the news had leaked and that his …
(2020-08-27). Selected Articles: Towards a Second Covid Lockdown? globalresearch.ca If you look to Global Research as a resource for information and understanding, to stay current on world events, or to experience honesty and transparency in your news coverage, please consider making a
(2020-08-26). The China-US Trade Deal, Uncertainty and Instability of the Global Economy. globalresearch.ca Everything is so uncertain around the world that the international community craves some semblance of structural stability around which they can rebuild their economies. China and the US' reaffirmation of their trade deal fulfills this much-needed role, which in turn …
(2020-08-26). Can the US Stop Russia from 'Pulling a Crimea' in Belarus? globalresearch.ca US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun is rushing to Moscow from 25-26 August in a desperate attempt to stop Russia from "pulling a Crimea" in Belarus after the ongoing Color Revolution there has thus far failed to depose Lukashenko …
(2020-08-26). "Collective Narcissism" and the "Dark Triad": Those Who Protest against the "Official" Covid-19 Narrative are Categorized as "Psychopaths". Is It A Witch Hunt? globalresearch.ca A diabolical process is underway which consists in "identifying" all those who are opposed to the governments' management of the coronavirus pandemic. According to ongoing psychological studies, these opponents are categorized as anti-social psychopaths. | The unspoken objective is to shunt …
(2020-08-26). China's Growing Agriculture Crisis. Devastating Shocks: Swine Fever, Floods, Droughts. globalresearch.ca For the past months the Peoples' Republic of China has been subject to one after the other devastating shocks to its agriculture sector. A deadly outbreak of African Swine Fever that halved China's huge pig herds in 2019, was followed …
(2020-08-26). US Elections 2020 and the Corporate Media. globalresearch.ca Irony is dead, or at least one might think so by observing several articles about Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar's recent re-nomination. Article after article references her statement that U.S. officials' support for Israel is "all about the Benjamins", and …
(2020-08-26). California ski resort changes name over offensive term for Native American women. thecanary.co 
California's popular Squaw Valley Ski Resort will change its name because the word "squaw" is a derogatory term for Native American women, officials have said.The resort hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics.The decision was reached after consulting with local Native American groups and extensive research into the etymology and history of the term "squaw", said Ron Cohen, president and COO of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows.The word "squaw", derived from the Algonquin language, may have once simply meant "woman". But over generations, the word morphed into a misogynist and racist term to disparage Indigenous women. | Today…
(2020-08-26). 'We Charge Genocide' petition's call for justice still echoes seven decades later. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The historic We Charge Genocide petition that indicted the anti-Black crimes and violence of U.S. capitalism before the whole world during the Cold War was the topic of a Black August event here on Aug. 13, co-hosted by the Claudia Jones School for Political Education and the Paul Robeson House & Museum. Professor Charisse Burden-Stelly, …
(2020-08-26). Thousands demand new trial for Imam Jamil Al-Amin. workers.org 
Jamil Al-Amin Imam Jamil Al-Amin, now in a U.S. prison serving 35 years to life and formerly known as H. Rap Brown, is one of the best-known Black liberation fighters of the 1960s and 1970s. He served as chair of SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), a youth-led organization that bravely . . . |
(2020-08-26). Russians overwhelmingly oppose microchipping of humans, fear becoming cyborgs without even knowing it — state-backed poll. rt.com 
The majority of Russians are opposed to implanting microchips into the human body — a popular idea in sci-fi movies, yet rare in reality — a recent survey has discovered. | While a whopping 77 percent of those surveyed by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center VCIOM (a state-linked outfit) said they are against the idea in principle, 45 percent elaborated that they were afraid of being implanted without even knowing it. | Other hyper-anxious citizens stressed that their fears were based on the presumption that microchips could be hazardous for their health or be used for 24-hour surveillance.
(2020-08-26). FOMO for all: Social media heightens fear of missing out, and people of all ages are affected. rt.com 
All that scrolling through social media platforms heightens people's Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) and scientists have found that it's not just Tiktok teens and Instagram-loving millennials who are affected. | Because teens experience so much social development in such a short space of time, even the experts were expecting FOMO to be higher among younger groups. However, their research actually found that loneliness and low self-esteem were a much greater indicator than age of people's social anxiety over others having fun without them. | "We expected FOMO to be higher in younger age groups, particularly because…
(2020-08-26). Williamson continues to flounder after yet another government U-turn. thecanary.co 
The education secretary has insisted that the government is following the "best scientific and medical advice" after announcing a U-turn on guidance in England for face coverings in schools.Gavin Williamson said an "extra precautionary measure" had been put in place with the updated guidance — issued on Tuesday evening — which says face coverings should be worn in communal areas of schools in local lockdown areas. | It followed pressure from teaching unions, which urged clarity before pupils return to school next week, and an announcement from Scotland that all secondary pupils there will be required to…
(2020-08-26). Johnson faces backlash after blaming 'mutant' algorithm for grades debacle. thecanary.co 
Boris Johnson has faced a backlash after he sought to blame the A-level results fiasco on a "mutant algorithm" and effectively sacked the senior civil servant at the Department for Education (DfE).The prime minister acknowledged the stress caused by the situation — which eventually resulted in a U-turn with A-level and GCSE grades in England awarded based on teachers' assessments rather than the algorithm.The DfE announced that its permanent secretary Jonathan Slater will stand down because the prime minister "has concluded that there is a need for fresh official leadership".Prime Minister Boris Johnson visi…
(2020-08-26). Is the UN Preparing for the "Second Covid Lockdown"? Oppressive Measures Worldwide, Obedience and Acceptance… globalresearch.ca That's the level of fearmongering going on — justifying obliging face masks in public places and shops and closed areas. Also, new emphasis is put on 'social distancing'. People are to be trained and reminded at every corner to stay away from each other.
(2020-08-26). Manufacturing Misconceptions About Iran and the Persistent Misguided Decisions of the US Government. globalresearch.ca The narrative of "regime change in Iran" has turned into a profitable industry run by those who indoctrinate White House officials with misperceptions about the course of events in Iran, and by doing so, mislead US policies vis-à -vis Tehran. Indeed, …