How we stopped a brutal, inhumane and barely legal charter flight
Helen Brewer | zcomm.org | 2018-12-12
Stopping a forced removal which threatened to place migrants in extreme danger…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/how-we-stopped-a-brutal-inhumane-and-barely-legal-charter-flight/
William Blum: Anti-Imperial Advocate
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-12
In the incessant self-praise of the US imperial project, kept safe in a state of permanently enforced amnesia, occasional writings prod and puncture. Mark Twain expressed an ashamed horror at the treatment of the Philippines; Ulysses Grant, despite being a … | The post William Blum: Anti-Imperial Advocate appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/william-blum-anti-imperial-advocate/5662612
Video: Behind the US Attack on Chinese Smartphones
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-12
Under pressure from the Pentagon and US Intelligence, the USA took the decision to forbid the use of Smart phones and telecommunications infrastructures from the Chinese company Huawei, warning that they may potentially be used for espionage, and pressured their allies to do the same. | The post Video: Behind the US Attack on Chinese Smartphones appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-behind-us-attack-chinese-smartphones/5661957
Bolivian Opposition Protesters Set Electoral Court on Fire
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2018-12-12
Anti-government protesters set fire to Bolivia's Electoral Court in the department of Santa Cruz Tuesday night. The three-story building was destroyed by the flames. Protesters also looted and destroyed a state tax office and telecommunications building. | RELATED: Bolivia Closes 2018 Among The Highest Economic Growth Rates | The arson took place after a march by students of the University Gabriel Rene Moreno, who reject the candidacy of President Evo Morales and Vice President Alv…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivian-Opposition-Protesters-Set-Electoral-Court-on-Fire-20181212-0011.html
China: Rise, Fall and Re-Emergence as a Global Power
Prof. James Petras | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-12
China 's re-emergence as a world economic power raises important questions about what we can learn from its previous rise and fall and about the external and internal threats confronting this emerging economic superpower for the immediate future. | The post China: Rise, Fall and Re-Emergence as a Global Power appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/china-rise-fall-and-re-emergence-as-a-global-power-2/29644
Public Pressure Could Halt US Support of Yemen War
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-12
US tax dollars are supporting Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen, which has already claimed the lives of some 85,000 children, and 12 million more people are likely on the brink of starvation. As Nicholas Kristof wrote in The New … | The post Public Pressure Could Halt US Support of Yemen War appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/public-pressure-halt-support-yemen-war/5662618
Gilets Jaunes: A Glimmer of Hope and Sanity
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-12
Governments in North America are largely totalitarian already. It's a covert form of totalitarianism best described as "inverted totalitarianism[1]". One result is that people in North America for the most part have no appreciation of substantive geopolitical issues. | Consequently, we … | The post Gilets Jaunes: A Glimmer of Hope and Sanity appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/gilets-jaunes-glimmer-hope-sanity/5662591
Death and Extinction of the Bees. The Role of Monsanto?
Joachim Hagopian | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-12
This article was originally published in March 2014. What has been the role of Monsanto in the loss of of the global honeybee population. | It is only recently that this issue has been the object of mainstream media coverage. | Scientists … | The post Death and Extinction of the Bees. The Role of Monsanto? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/death-and-extinction-of-the-bees/5375684
Selected Articles: "French Revolution 2.0"?
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-12
Dear Readers, | More than ever, Global Research needs your support. Our task as an independent media is to "Battle the Lie". | "Lying" in mainstream journalism has become the "new normal": mainstream journalists are pressured to comply. Some journalists refuse. | Lies, … | The post Selected Articles: "French Revolution 2.0"? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-french-revolution-2-0/5662636
Trump and China: Towards a Cold or Hot War?
Marc Vandepitte | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-12
What the Pentagon has in mind is a massive, long-lasting war effort against "revisionist powers", or more precisely China and Russia. The report recommends to thoroughly "retool" the US economy and to prepare for a "great power conflict scenario" | The post Trump and China: Towards a Cold or Hot War? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trump-china-towards-cold-hot-war/5662585
The Nobel Prize for climate catastrophe
Jason Hickel | mronline.org | 2018-12-12
The economist William Nordhaus will receive his profession's highest honor for research on global warming that's been hugely influential–and entirely misguided. | Source…
mronline.org/2018/12/12/the-nobel-prize-for-climate-catastrophe/
Hitler's Failed Blitzkrieg against the Soviet Union. The "Battle of Moscow", Turning Point of World War II
Dr. Jacques R. Pauwels | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-12
The Soviet Union was the scene of the battle that changed the course of World War II… | The post Hitler's Failed Blitzkrieg against the Soviet Union. The "Battle of Moscow", Turning Point of World War II appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/70-years-ago-december-1941-turning-point-of-world-war-ii/28059
'Slave Bible' converted slaves to Christianity by omitting parts that could lead to uprising
Eds. | mronline.org | 2018-12-12
A new exhibit at a Washington, D.C., museum featuring an abridged version of the Bible sheds light on how Christian missionaries converted enslaved Africans to Christianity by teaching them the Gospel…except the parts about freedom, equality and resistance. | Source…
mronline.org/2018/12/12/slave-bible-converted-slaves-to-christianity-by-omitting-parts-that-could-lead-to-uprising/
Inequality at the Center of Chicago Charter School Strikes
Negin Owliaei | zcomm.org | 2018-12-12
Teachers won the first charter school strike in the U.S. by demanding everything from pay raises to sanctuary for students…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/inequality-at-the-center-of-chicago-charter-school-strikes/
An Historic Opportunity to Transform Trade: Reject NAFTA II
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-12
Donald Trump was right when he said that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been a disaster for the United States and promised to renegotiate it when he became president. However, the renegotiated NAFTA-2 is worse than the … | The post An Historic Opportunity to Transform Trade: Reject NAFTA II appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/historic-opportunity-transform-trade-stop-nafta-ii/5662582
High school students protest in Paris against French government's education reforms
WSWS | wsws.org | 2018-12-12
The students are opposing the government's right-wing reforms and re-imposition of compulsory military service, while showing their support for the "yellow vests."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/12/pari…
Rights Today in Europe and Central Asia – 2018
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-12
amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/12/rights-today-2018-europe-and-central-asia/
Rights Today in Africa – 2018
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-12
amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/12/rights-today-2018-africa/
The Not Enough Impact Report 2018
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-12
amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/12/not-enough-impact-report/
A message from Kumi Naidoo on human rights in 2018
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-12
amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/12/rights-today-2018-kumi-naidoo/
'Terrorism' Database Cites 'Islamophobic' Sources in Muslim Profiles
Richard Assheton | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-11
A leading financial risk database that is already facing multiple lawsuits from Muslim organisations which it suggested had links to terrorism is still using as sources websites accused of promoting far-right and Islamophobic agendas, Middle East Eye can reveal. | An … | The post 'Terrorism' Database Cites 'Islamophobic' Sources in Muslim Profiles appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/terrorism-database-cites-islamophobic-sources-in-muslim-profiles/5662550
Young readers of Marx: BICENTENARY OF MARX'S BIRTH
Eds. | mronline.org | 2018-12-11
The year of 2018 marked 200 years of Karl Marx's birth anniversary. On this occasion, teachers and students of the department of English and Humanities at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh organised a two-day international conference showcasing the ways young scholars have engaged with Marx's body of work. Nasir Uz Zaman reports from the event. | Source…
mronline.org/2018/12/11/young-readers-of-marx-bicentenary-of-marxs-birth/
US: San Francisco Honors Frida Kahlo by Renaming Street
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2018-12-11
San Francisco officials have changed the name of Phelan Avenue near the City College of San Francisco (CCSF) to Frida Kahlo Way commemorating the famed Mexican artists during a Friday ceremony when the street sign was unveiled. | RELATED: | Trump Made Illegal Hush Payments, US Prosecutors Find | The street previously bore the name of James Phelan, father of a 19th century San Francisco mayor James D. Phelan. | City College staff and students, along with San Francisco city council member No…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-San-Francisco-Honors-Frida-Kahlo-by-Renaming-Street-20181211-0022.html
"Fake News" Is Fake News, according to William Blum
William Blum | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-11
The people who created Facebook & Google must be smart. They're billionaires, their companies are worth multi-multi billions, their programs are used by billions around the world. But all these smart people, because of Congressional pressure, have swallowed the stories about "fake news". Facebook hired a very large staff of people to read everything posted by users to weed out the fake stuff. | The post "Fake News" Is Fake News, according to William Blum appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/fake-news-is-fake-news/5628705
Who Is Most Affected By Student Debt? Women
Sabrina Cereceres | thenation.com | 2018-12-11
Who Is Most Affected By Student Debt? Women.
thenation.com/article/who-is-most-affected-by-student-debt-women/
Video: Prominent Turkish Backed FSA Commander Defects to Syria Government Forces
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-11
Late on December 10, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured a hospital building in the ISIS-held town of Hajin in the Euphrates Valley. The hospital had been among key ISIS defense points in this area. | While the situation in … | The post Video: Prominent Turkish Backed FSA Commander Defects to Syria Government Forces appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-prominent-turkish-backed-fsa-commander-defects-to-syria-government-forces/5662519
Senior Israeli Lawmaker Calls for Killing All Palestinians, "Because they are just Nazis Anyhow"
Days of Palestine | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-11
Chair of the Defence Committee at the Israeli Parliament Avi Dichter has called for killing all the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. | As he was commenting on the peaceful protests of the Great March of Return taking place along the … | The post Senior Israeli Lawmaker Calls for Killing All Palestinians, "Because they are just Nazis Anyhow" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/senior-israeli-lawmaker-calls-for-killing-all-palestinians-because-they-are-just-nazis-anyhow/5662548
Bowdlerized Obituary: President George H. W. Bush's 1991-92 Confrontation with Israel
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-11
When George H.W. Bush died on November 30th, America's two self-proclaimed newspapers of record The Washington Post and The New York Times were both quick off the mark in publishing what appeared to be definitive obituaries of the … | The post Bowdlerized Obituary: President George H. W. Bush's 1991-92 Confrontation with Israel appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/bowdlerized-obituary-president-g-h-w-bushs-1991-92-confrontation-with-israel/5662543
Keep World News Unchained: We Need Your Support
The Global Research Team | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-11
Dear Global Research Readers, | As we take stock of our rapidly changing world, it can be easy to get swept along by the fierce tide of disinformation coming from many sources. While we strive for awareness and comprehension in the … | The post Keep World News Unchained: We Need Your Support appeared first on Global Research.
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RussiaGate, the Mueller Investigation and the Clinton Foundation
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-11
On December 7 after weeks of legal resistance, former FBI Director James Comey was forced to appear at a closed-door hearing convened by Republicans in the House of Representatives. The hearing was called to investigate political bias by Comey and … | The post RussiaGate, the Mueller Investigation and the Clinton Foundation appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/peter-comey-it-matters/5662487
The Macron Implosion — Will It Spread to Other EU Members?
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-11
The Yellow Vest Movement — weekend 8 and 9 December — Round 4. Some say, they are the worst riots in France since the student-driven mini-Revolution of May 1968. Over the four weekends, hundreds of thousands were in the streets, … | The post The Macron Implosion — Will It Spread to Other EU Members? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-macron-implosion-will-it-spread-to-other-eu-members/5662517
Police Violence and Mass Policing in the U.S
Howard Lisnoff | counterpunch.org | 2018-12-11
Wondering which side police in the U.S. are on…. left or right, is a more certain social science proposition than attempting to guess how many angels can safely fit on the head of a pin. For those close to protest from the 1950s through today, including all facets of left protest, the broken and murdered…
counterpunch.org/2018/12/11/police-violence-and-mass-policing-in-the-u-s/
Remembering William Blum: Washington's Destructive Imperial Agenda
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-11
Author, historian, former State Department official-turned sharp critic of Washington's destructive imperial agenda William Blum passed away on December 9 at age 85. | In failing health for some time, his condition deteriorated markedly after a serious fall at home, passing … | The post Remembering William Blum: Washington's Destructive Imperial Agenda appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/remembering-william-blum-washingtons-destructive-imperial-agenda/5662528
The Homelessness Crisis Deepens Across North America
John Clarke | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-11
As an organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) in Toronto, I am only too aware of how much worse the homeless crisis has become in this city over the last three years. As a result of community pressure, … | The post The Homelessness Crisis Deepens Across North America appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-homelessness-crisis-deepens-across-north-america/5662535
Macron's Woefully Inadequate Concessions. The Power of Money, "Poisoned Economic Medicine"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-11
All politicians lie, cheat and deceive in deference to special interests they serve. Ignore what politicians say. Follow only what they do. Their policies speak for themselves. Macron is a former Rothschild banker/economy minister beholden to monied interests. His Monday … | The post Macron's Woefully Inadequate Concessions. The Power of Money, "Poisoned Economic Medicine" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/macrons-woefully-inadequate-concessions-the-power-of-money-poisoned-economic-medicine/5662559
Gli Usa si preparano allo scontro con Russia e Cina
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-11
L'arte della guerra. Dal rapporto ufficiale 2018 dalla Commissione incaricata dal Congresso degli Stati uniti di vagliare la strategia di difesa nazionale, emerge come Washington sia disposta a tutto pur di conservare la ´ineguagliata potenza militare ª su cui gli Usa … | The post Gli Usa si preparano allo scontro con Russia e Cina appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/gli-usa-si-preparano-allo-scontro-con-russia-e-cina/5662515
3 Dead, 10 Wounded in French Christmas Market Shooting
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2018-12-11
Gunshots in the center of the French city of Strasbourg on the German border on Tuesday left at least three dead and 10 injured, the local fire department told Reuters. | RELATED: | France : High School Students Join Yellow-Vest Protests | The gunman was identified as a 29-year old man whose residence had been searched by police earlier in the day in connection with a robbery, two police sources said. | The attacker was allegedly placed on an intelligence services watchlist by security s…
telesurenglish.net/news/3-Dead-10-Wounded-in-French-Christmas-Market-Shooting-20181211-0024.html
Participatory Development: A Humanitarian Alternative to Migration
Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-11
December 2018 is gearing up to be a pivotal month for migration on the world stage, and the epicentre is here, in Marrakech, Morocco, with two high-level fora taking place concerning development and migration. However, in order for the discussions … | The post Participatory Development: A Humanitarian Alternative to Migration appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/participatory-development-a-humanitarian-alternative-to-migration/5662531
A "Patriotic" Education Study Abroad Program in Viet Nam: God Bless America, Right or Wrong!
Mark Ashwill | counterpunch.org | 2018-12-11
Last year, the College of the Ozarks (C of O), a small evangelical Christian college in Point Lookout, Missouri, organized a two-week study abroad trip Viet Nam that paired 12 students with 12 US veterans of the US War in Viet Nam. Many of the destinations were sites of battles in which the veterans had…
counterpunch.org/2018/12/11/a-patriotic-education-study-abroad-program-in-viet-nam-god-bless-america-right-or-wrong/
Oppose nuclear weapons? Stop backing the companies that produce them
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2018-12-11
Research published by Don't Bank on the Bomb Scotland in September revealed the extent of Scotland's investments in nuclear weapons companies, including shares worth nearly £300 million held by the Scottish local government pension funds. | This week, new analysis by The Ferret showed that the Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme (SPPS) holds shares worth £2 million in fossil fuels, arms and tobacco companies. This includes £175,495 in Rolls Royce, one of four key contractors involved in Britain's Trident nuclear…
greenleft.org.au/content/oppose-nuclear-weapons-stop-backing-companies-produce-them
'White people are the best!' Columbia probes student's viral racial rant (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-12-11
A Columbia physics student has become famous overnight, not for his research, but for his racially charged rant in front of a group of multi-ethnic students, prompting the university to respond and launch an investigation. | …
rt.com/usa/446126-columbia-viral-racist-rant/
Russia: 'Gay Propaganda' Law Endangers Children
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-11
Russian blogger, Zhenya Svetski, wearing a rainbow scarf in Moscow, December 2018. | © 2018 Dmitry Belyakov for Human Rights Watch | (New York) — Russia's "gay propaganda" law is having a negative impact on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 2013 law exacerbated the hostility LGBT people in Russia have long suffered, and also stifled access to LGBT-inclusive education and support services, with harmful consequences for children. | The…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/12/russia-gay-propaganda-law-endangers-children
Chicago teacher union shuts down charter school strike, holds rally for Democratic candidates
WSWS | wsws.org | 2018-12-11
Union officials showered Democrats with praise while offering no concrete details of the agreement to charter school teachers or when they could vote on the deal.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/11/chic…
Activists Found Guilty of Terrorism-Related Offense for Stopping U.K. Migrant Deportations
Rebecca Nathanson | theintercept.com | 2018-12-11
The guilty verdict arrived around lunchtime on December 10 — Human Rights Day, which this year marked the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It signaled the end of a nine-week trial and three days of jury deliberations in Chelmsford Crown Court, about 30 miles northeast of London. More than a year and a half after the 15 defendants had locked themselves around a deportation charter flight at London's Stansted Airport, successfully stopping it from taking off, the defendants were convicted of intentional disruption of services at an aerodrome, a terrorism-related offense with a po…
theintercept.com/2018/12/11/stansted-15-trial-verdict/
Six Ways Betsy DeVos Gets Teachers' Unions Wrong
Peter Greene | progressive.org | 2018-12-10
DeVos's antagonism toward unions shows not only her disrespect for teachers but also how her animosity toward organized teachers warps her understanding of issues.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/six-ways-betsy-devos-gets-teachers-unions-wrong-181210/
Don't Defend Title IX. Replace It
Nawal Arjini | thenation.com | 2018-12-10
Don't Defend Title IX. Replace It.
thenation.com/article/title-ix-devos-affirmative-action/
Students born female tackle gender on football teams
Courtney Pedroza | peoplesworld.org | 2018-12-10
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — "Ari, do you want to go cheerlead?" his teammate teased as the two walked across the sideline from the halftime huddle. Ari Grimes lifted up his football helmet as if it were a pom pom, pretending to join the cheerleaders. "Cowboys in the house! Yell RMS!" Football has historically been a …
peoplesworld.org/article/students-born-female-tackle-gender-on-football-teams/
Climate movement attracts new generation of activists
kathy_f | greenleft.org.au | 2018-12-10
The latter part of 2018 will be remembered for the re-emergence of climate action on the national agenda. | Independent Kerryn Phelps' win in the Wentworth byelection promising "meaningful environmental action" and Labor's subsequent adoption of a 50% renewable energy policy by 2030 has come in the midst of researcher Rebecca Huntley's findings that "climate and environmental concerns" have increasingly become "a test of leadership" for voters. | These centrist platforms, however, have been rightly superseded by the newest base of the climate movement: high school students. | Tired of the "dinosaurs in parliament…
greenleft.org.au/content/climate-movement-attracts-new-generation-activists
US: Deregulating Mountaintop Removal Threatens Drinking Water and Public Health
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-10
| | (Washington, DC)–The Trump administration and United States Congress have endangered public health by ending measures, incl…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/10/us-deregulating-mountaintop-removal-threatens-drinking-water-and-public-health
Lopez Obrador's Plans to Lead Mexico out of Neoliberalism Will Mean Crossing Swords with the US
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-12-09
We now have a politically experienced president in Mexico — gone are the days when Mexico kowtows to the US. This will mean a more sovereign economic and foreign policy, says Vijay Prashad of Tricontinental Institute for Social Research | The post Lopez Obrador's Plans to Lead Mexico out of Neoliberalism Will Mean Crossing Swords with the US appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/lopez-obradors-plans-to-lead-mexico-out-of-neoliberalism-will-mean-crossing-swords-with-the-us