(2018-09-11). Is Our World Cultural Heritage Worth Saving? Activists Call Out Saudi Arabia on the Disappearing of History. globalresearch.ca . Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | "A concerted effort to preserve our heritage is a vital link to our cultural, educational, aesthetic, …
(2018-09-11). CIA-Backed Firm Touted Social Media Surveillance of Students to Sell Services to Police. mintpressnews.com 
Geofeedia provides law enforcement with tools to monitor social media use by mapping location and other data. It has received funding from the investment arm of the CIA, In-Q-Tel.
(2018-09-11). Lifting Russia Off Its Knees. counterpunch.org "To lift Russia off its knees," the student said. We were standing in a corner of a lecture hall at Moscow State University where students had swarmed me after my first US History lecture in September 2002. "What do you think about Putin?" one asked. "What do you think about Chechnya?" asked another. "Why are More
(2018-09-11). 17 Years Later, Almost 10,000 People Are Living With Cancers Related to 9/11. truthdig.com It's not just first responders who were harmed by fumes from the lower Manhattan attack, but workers, students and area residents.
(2018-09-11). Demeaning Democracy: Turning Doug Ford's Attack on Toronto into a Movement for Democratic Renewal. globalresearch.ca . Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | We, the undersigned group of scholars and teachers, deplore the autocratic and arbitrary reduction of ward …
(2018-09-11). A teacher, a shooting survivor, and Black Caucus chair: Reject Kavanaugh! peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Saying federal judge Brett Kavanaugh cares more about gun rights than about kids' safety, more about the right wing than civil rights, and cares little about workers' rights, a union teacher, a survivor of the Valentine's Day high school massacre in Florida and the chair of the Co…
(2018-09-11). New York's Democratic Primary is a Showdown for Charter School Politics. progressive.org The upcoming New York primary could redefine the Democratic party in the state—and could mean drastic change for the charter school industry.
(2018-09-11). Governments Are Turning to 'Happiness' Rankings to Drive Policy — But Psychologists Warn of Serious Limitations in How We Measure It. alternet.org 
In order to measure happiness, it had to be redefined as an observable behaviour. | Move over GDP: happiness is angling to become the metric of the future. Nation states have begun to compete in global happiness rankings and plan policy according to statistics of well-being. Most recently, New Zealand announced that its 2019 budget will report on h. . .
(2018-09-11). 9/11 Explosive Evidence. Experts Speak Out. globalresearch.ca According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) — which is the U.S. government agency that investigated the World Trade Center's destruction — the Twin Towers came down "essentially in free fall." | NIST's theory of the collapses hinges …
(2018-09-11). Video: US Denies Use of White Phosphorus Bombs in Syria. globalresearch.ca . Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | Tensions are growing in Syria as Turkey is reportedly increasing its troops stationed at the Syrian …
(2018-09-11). September 11, 2001: The WTC Towers Were Brought Down by Controlled Demolition. globalresearch.ca Richard Gage is founder of Architects and Engineers for 9/11Truth. | AE911 Truth is a non-profit organization of architects, engineers, and affiliates dedicated to investigating the events of September 11, 2001. | This GRTV video interview, recorded for the 17th anniversary of …
(2018-09-11). Trump's Wars and the Threat to Free Speech. globalresearch.ca . Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | It looks like Trump will plunge us into war, either in Iran or Syria, and possibly …
(2018-09-11). Merkel's Chasing a Failed Dream by Fantasizing About Bombing Syria. globalresearch.ca . Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | Merkel is desperate to keep alive her failed dream that Germany is the world's foremost "normative | …
(2018-09-11). Ethiopia: A Case Study in Take-Over by Western Interests. globalresearch.ca . Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | Ethiopia is a landlocked country, bordering on Somalia which is dominating the Horn of Africa. Due …
(2018-09-11). Who Wants to Join a Union? A Growing Number of Americans. truthout.org Only 10.7 percent of American workers belong to a union today, approximately half as many as in 1983. That's a level not seen since the 1930s, just before passage of the labor law that was supposed to protect workers' right to organize. | Yet American workers have not given up on unions. When we conducted a nationally representative survey of the workforce with the National Opinion Research Corporation, we found interest in joining unions to be at a four-decade high. | Four Times Higher: | The results obtained from nearly 4,000 respondents show that 48 percent — nearly half of nonunionized workers — would join a union if given the opportunity to do so. | That marks a sharp increase from about one-third of the workforce expressing this preference in 1977 and 1995, the…
(2018-09-11). US Efforts to Halt Eurasian Integration Are Failing Miserably. globalresearch.ca . Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | The operation of the Syrian Arab Army in the province of Idlib represents the last step …
(2018-09-11). Armageddon Rides in the Balance. Has the Left Lost its Mind? globalresearch.ca . Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | For some time I have pointed out the paradox of the American liberal/progressive/left being allied with …
(2018-09-11). 9/11 in Context. Historical Review of "False Flag Terror" globalresearch.ca . Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | Only with context can we gain insight and perspective into the horrible, barbaric 9/11 attack. | Presidents, …
(2018-09-11). Video: 9/11, Uncovering the Truth. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca Seventeen years have passed since the World Trade Center attacks of September 11, 2001, and there are still many unanswered questions surrounding that fateful day. | In 2011, experts and scientists from around the world gathered in Toronto, Canada to present …
(2018-09-11). Climate Refugees Will Vastly Outweigh Recent Migrant Numbers. globalresearch.ca . Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | Due to persecution, violence and wars often waged or funded by Western governments, almost 70 million …
(2018-09-11). Chile, September 11, 1973: The Ingredients of a Military Coup. The Imposition of a Neoliberal Agenda. globalresearch.ca The main objective of the US-supported military coup was to impose the neoliberal economic agenda. "Regime change" was enforced through a covert military intelligence operation. Sweeping macro-economic reforms (including privatization, price liberalization and the freeze of wages) were implemented in early October 1973.
(2018-09-11). Target Syria: Will a New War be the October Surprise? globalresearch.ca . Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | It's official. The Syrian Army assisted by Russian air support is closing in on the last …
(2018-09-11). Selected Articles: 9/11 Opens Up an Era of Global Crisis, Upheaval and Militarization. globalresearch.ca The tragic events of September 11, 2001 constitute a fundamental landmark in American history, a decisive watershed, a breaking point. Millions of people have been misled regarding the causes and consequences of 9/11.
(2018-09-11). The Costs of 9/11 Continue to Mount. The Official Government Account of 9/11 is False. globalresearch.ca . Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | This is the 17th anniversary of 9/11. During the years that have passed large numbers of …
(2018-09-11). Ending the Secrecy of the Student Debt Crisis. truthout.org Gamblers and reality TV stars can claim bankruptcy protections when in financial trouble, but 44 million student loan borrowers can't. Unemployed, underpaid, destitute, sick, or struggling borrowers simply aren't able to start anew. | With a default rate approaching 40 percent, one would expect armies of distressed borrowers marching in the streets demanding relief from a system that has singled out their financial anguish. Distressed student debtors, however, seem to be terror-struck about coming forward to a society that, they say, ostracizes them for their inability to keep up with their finances. | When we spoke to several student borrowers, almost none were willing to share their names. "I can't tell anyone how much I'm struggling," says a 39-year-old Oregon physician who went into student loan default after his wife's illness drained their finances. He is terrified of losing his patients and…
(2018-09-11). The Collapse of WTC Building Seven on 9/11. globalresearch.ca . Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | Andy Steele (AS): Dr. Leroy Hulsey got a BS in civil engineering I 1965 from the …
(2018-09-11). Video: Washington Claims That Assad Government Wants to Bomb Schools, Hospitals and Homes in Idlib under the Guise of Counter-Terrorism. globalresearch.ca . Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | The US-led propaganda campaign against the Syrian-Iranian-Russian alliance has reached a new level as the Syrian …
(2018-09-11). Russia's Pivoting to the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea via Eritrea and the UAE. globalresearch.ca . Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | Featured image: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met Eritrea's Foreign Minister Osman Saleh, August 31, 2018, …
(2018-09-11). In Italia la più grande polveriera Usa. globalresearch.ca L'8 agosto ha fatto scalo nel porto di Livorno la Liberty Passion (Passione per la Libertà) e il 2 settembre la Liberty Promise (Promessa di Libertà), che saranno seguite il 9 ottobre dalla Liberty Pride (Orgoglio di Libertà). | Le tre …
(2018-09-11). Behind the Anglo-American War on Russia. Prevent the Domination of Eurasia by Russia and China. globalresearch.ca . Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | Perhaps they had a chance back during the Obama days when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…
(2018-09-11). Dutch Government Provided Terrorists with Pickup Trucks and Cell Phones. Invested 25 Million Euros Supporting Jihadist Groups in Syria. globalresearch.ca . Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | The Dutch government has supported an armed group in Syria, who by the Dutch Public Prosecution …
(2018-09-11). The Natural Enemy: US Open Women's Tennis Final, Serena Williams and the Sporting Umpire. globalresearch.ca . Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | Should it matter this much? A wealthy, successful individual expressed fury at the most popular object …
(2018-09-11). Indonesia 'Proudly' Joins US-led Military Exercises to Antagonize China. globalresearch.ca . Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | Featured image: Tankers at Strait of Malacca (Source: author) | Indonesia (RI), the 4th most populous …
(2018-09-11). Massive student protests hit Mexico City universities. wsws.org Students denounced attacks by violent right-wing student shock groups directed by politicians and authorities.
(2018-09-11). Australian university union elections point to seething discontent. wsws.org Amid an escalating assault on staff and students, more than a third of the votes rejected the NTEU leadership's candidate.
(2018-09-11). AI detects 'mysterious repeating' signals from 'alien galaxy' 3 billion light years away. rt.com 
Researchers at Breakthrough Listen, a project involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), have used AI to study signals from distant galaxies and found that we may have missed a lot in the hunt for alien life.
(2018-09-11). Teachers must link up their fight with educators nationally and internationally! wsws.org Educators across the US have returned to the classrooms under conditions of unrelenting assault on public education.
(2018-09-10). Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian In Al-'Isawiya, Injure Many In Abu Dis. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday, a young Palestinian man in the al-'Isawiya town, in the center of occupied Jerusalem, and injured many students near Al-Quds University, in Abu Dis town, southeast of the city. Several army jeeps invaded al-'Isawiya, before searching a number of homes, and abducted Taj Maher Mheisin, before […]…
(2018-09-10). Illiteracy Rate in Palestine is Among the Lowest in the World. imemc.org On the occasion of International Literacy Day, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) published a report, last week, on the illiteracy rate in Palestine ,and confirmed that it is one of the lowest in the world. The report said that the illiteracy rate in 2017 was 3.3% (7,898 illiterate) […]…
(2018-09-10). New 'Poison Papers' Leak: EPA Knew About Many Dangerous Toxins, But Kept Quiet. therealnews.com 
A new leak in the series of documents known as the "poison papers," which were provided by whistleblower William Sanjour, show that unless regulatory bodies such as the EPA have real political backing, they will not act in the public interest. We speak to Jonathan Latham of the Bioscience Resource Project
(2018-09-10). Seattle Education Association pushes through sellout deal. wsws.org The Seattle Education Association, with the backing of its supposedly dissident faction, Social Equity Educators, forced through the agreement, undermining the momentum for a statewide strike.
(2018-09-10). Police suppress protest over schools in debt-ridden Chinese city. wsws.org The immediate reason for the protest was a local government decision to cut costs in government schools by relocating all fifth and sixth grade students to private schools.
(2018-09-09). A Father Took His 10-Year-Old Fishing. She Fell in the Water and Drowned. It Was a Tragic Accident — Then He Was Charged With Murder. theintercept.com 
Wendell Lindsey is serving life in a Texas prison, but his conviction relied on dubious drowning science and a key witness with secrets of her own.
(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). 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). 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). 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). '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). 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