D.C.-Based Pro-Israel Group Secretly Ran Misleading Facebook Ads to Target Pro-Palestinian Activist
Justin Elliot | mintpressnews.com | 2018-09-14
This story was originally published by ProPublica. | In 2016, as Palestinian-American poet Remi Kanazi performed at college campuses around the United States, his appearances seemed to spark student protests. | Before his visit to John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, a page called "John Jay Students Against Hate" appeared on Facebook with Kanazi's face next to a uniformed cop, painting Kanazi as anti-police. When Kanazi crossed the country a few days later to visit San Jose St…
mintpressnews.com/facebook-target-pro-palestine/249302/

Racism Toward Asian-Americans isn't Restricted to the Ivy Leagues
Elias Atienza | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-14
On August 30, the Department of Justice chose to side with a coalition of Asian-American students who sued Harvard University, alleging that the university was discriminating against applicants based on race. The coalition argued that Harvard was ranking Asian-American applicants lower on applications in personality traits such as likeability, resulting in fewer Asian-Americans being accepted…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/14/racism-toward-asian-americans-isnt-restricted-to-the-ivy-leagues/

The Black and the Blue: Community and Education are Viable Responses to Bigotry
Nyla Ali Khan | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-14
On September 11, 2018, I had the pleasure of participating in a stimulating discussion on The Black and The Blue and issues of social justice that continue to plague us in the 21st century. The authors of the book, Matthew Horace and Ron Harris, have delved into the militarization of American policing, lack of community policing, and the…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/14/the-black-and-the-blue-community-and-education-are-viable-responses-to-bigotry/

The Tech-Driven New 'Business Model' for the US Education System
Dr. Jack Rasmus | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
A higher ed colleague of mine recently responded to my 'Amazon the Job Killer' piece (see … | The post The Tech-Driven New 'Business Model' for the US Education System appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-tech-driven-new-business-model-for-the-us-education-system/5654029

Argentine Teacher Tortured, Her Flesh Carved With Threat
teleSUR | telesurtv.net | 2018-09-14
www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Argentine…

Teacher Beats Incumbent in Democratic Primary for N.Y. State Senate
Staff | truthdig.com | 2018-09-14
NEW YORK — The Latest on New York's Democratic primary (all times local): | 11: 55 p.m. | A teacher and first-time candidate has defeated a longtime incumbent in the Democratic primary for the New York state Senate. | Rachel May beat state Sen. David Valesky in Thursday's primary for the 53rd state Senate district. The district covers the part of the state that includes the Syracuse area. | May campaigned by saying she would be a "true champion for Democratic priorities." | Valesky, in office since 2004, was one of eight state senators who formed a now-defunct Democratic splinter group that helped Republican…
truthdig.com/articles/nixon-congratulates-gov-cuomo-on-ny-primary-win/

The United States' Disregard for International Law is a Menace to Venezuela and Latin America
Nino Pagliccia | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-14
International community principles At the 25thU.N. session of October 1970 the General Assembly adopted a Resolution titled "Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations." [1] Not too many people would know that, therefore I think it is important to remember…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/14/the-united-states-disregard-for-international-law-is-a-menace-to-venezuela-and-latin-america/

Fiji in the Pacific Ocean Isn't Fighting ISIS-Daesh, It's Being Used by the US to Send a Signal to China
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
Fiji's inclusion as the latest member of the US' anti-Daesh coalition in Syria has nothing at … | The post Fiji in the Pacific Ocean Isn't Fighting ISIS-Daesh, It's Being Used by the US to Send a Signal to China appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/fiji-isnt-fighting-isis-daesh-its-being-used-by-the-us-to-send-a-signal-to-china/5654027

U.S. Again Cries 'Chemical Warfare' in Syria
Scott Ritter | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
Featured image: U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley at the UN this week. (Twitter/Nikki Haley/U.S. … | The post U.S. Again Cries 'Chemical Warfare' in Syria appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/u-s-again-cries-chemical-warfare-in-syria/5654034

Video: Turkey Abducts Suspect of 2013 Reyhanli Bombing in Lattakia
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
On September 12, Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) announced that it had abducted Yusuf Nazik, a … | The post Video: Turkey Abducts Suspect of 2013 Reyhanli Bombing in Lattakia appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-turkey-abducts-suspect-of-2013-reyhanli-bombing-in-lattakia/5654024

Bid to Starve 2 Million Palestinians into Submission as Trump Repays Zionist Backer Netanyahu for His Presidency
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
As the Trump-Netanyahu conspiracy to destroy the indigenous people of former Palestine gathers pace: as the … | The post Bid to Starve 2 Million Palestinians into Submission as Trump Repays Zionist Backer Netanyahu for His Presidency appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/bid-to-starve-2-million-palestinians-into-submission-as-trump-repays-zionist-backer-netanyahu-for-his-presidency/5654020

Neil deGrasse Tyson: A Celebrity Salesman for the Military-Industrial-Complex
T.J. Coles | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-14
The idea for this article came from one of those annoying "Recommended for you" thumbnails on YouTube. The title was: "Neil deGrasse Tyson: Trump's Space Force Is Not a Crazy Idea." Having written about and researched space weapons for over a decade, I was intrigued as to why a seemingly intelligent man (Tyson) would want…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/14/neil-degrasse-tyson-a-celebrity-salesman-for-the-military-industrial-complex/

Trump Administration Threatens International Criminal Court Judges and Prosecutors for Doing Their Jobs
Jamil Dakwar | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
In an unprecedented attack on one of the most important judicial bodies in the world, National … | The post Trump Administration Threatens International Criminal Court Judges and Prosecutors for Doing Their Jobs appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trump-administration-threatens-international-criminal-court-judges-and-prosecutors-for-doing-their-jobs/5654018

On the Brink with Russia in Syria Again, 5 Years Later
Ray McGovern | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
The New York Times, on September 11, 2013, accommodated Russian President Vladimir V. Putin's desire … | The post On the Brink with Russia in Syria Again, 5 Years Later appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/on-the-brink-with-russia-in-syria-again-5-years-later/5654033

Neocons Plan: War in Syria, Then Iran
Adam Dick | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
Interviewed Tuesday by host Sharmini Peries at The Real News, Lawrence Wilkerson, a College of William … | The post Neocons Plan: War in Syria, Then Iran appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/neocons-plan-war-in-syria-then-iran/5654070

Hurricane Florence: Flood Danger to Brunswick Nuclear Plant on North Carolina Cape Fear River
Roy Morrison | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
The two reactor Brunswick nuclear plant on the Cape Fear River in North Carolina may be … | The post Hurricane Florence: Flood Danger to Brunswick Nuclear Plant on North Carolina Cape Fear River appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/hurricane-florence-flood-danger-to-brunswick-nuclear-plant-on-north-carolina-cape-fear-river/5654052

Venezuelans March to Commemorate Allende, Oppose Coup Threat
Paul Dobson | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
Featured image: A truck drove around Caracas with a banner from the grassroots commune movement, with … | The post Venezuelans March to Commemorate Allende, Oppose Coup Threat appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/venezuelans-march-to-commemorate-allende-oppose-coup-threat/5654061

Racism and America's Prison Economy: Carceral Capitalism and Anti-Capitalist Politics
Dillon Wamsley | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
Jackie Wang's Carceral Capitalism (MIT Press, 2018) is arguably one of the most wide-ranging, critical, … | The post Racism and America's Prison Economy: Carceral Capitalism and Anti-Capitalist Politics appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/racism-and-americas-prison-economy-carceral-capitalism-and-anti-capitalist-politics/5654049

Censored Documentary Exposes the Israeli Government's Attack on Black Lives Matter
Max Blumenthal | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-14
Exclusive footage from the censored Al Jazeera documentary, "The Lobby – USA," shows Israeli government officials … | The post Censored Documentary Exposes the Israeli Government's Attack on Black Lives Matter appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/censored-documentary-exposes-the-israeli-governments-attack-on-black-lives-matter/5654014

Lockheed RICO crimes trump all…9-11-01 Mouse Report
DJ Mouse | indybay.org | 2018-09-14
catching up w/ all the censored media across the country starts w/ the weekend news 10 points down the dial (from 104.1 fm) then heading for the Saturday KPFA LSB board mtg. at the North Berkeley Senior Center..1901 Hearst Ave. 11-3 pm to protest axing of Guns and Butter…sampling Global Research, RT, Twitwit and noliesradio on the subject of censorship and Trump crimes (84 min.)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/11/18817474.php

'It's science fiction': Professor doubts claims of 'microwave attacks' on US diplomats in Cuba
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-14
There's no conclusive evidence that US diplomats stationed in Cuba were injured by a futuristic weapon, Kenneth R. Foster, a professor of bioengineering, told RT, adding that theories involving microwaves were "science fiction." | …
rt.com/usa/438425-microwave-cuba-attack-science-fiction/

SEP congressional candidate Niles Niemuth campaigns at Wayne State University in Detroit
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-14
Niles spoke with students at Wayne State University about the fight for socialism and the struggle against war and social inequality.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/14/nile…

Australia: Union calls one-day stoppage at University of Newcastle
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-14
The National Tertiary Education Union's demands centre on maintaining the "consultative" and "committee" structures through which it has helped management impose restructuring and job cuts.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/14/newc…

Washington state strikes continue as Tumwater teachers defy back-to-work order
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-14
Four hundred teachers in the small Washington State town of Tumwater are courageously defying a judge's strikebreaking order as educators continue walkouts in Tacoma and other cities.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/14/tumw…

GC Brad Berry to Discuss Admin's Assault on Education, NAACP Lawsuit Against Betsy DeVos at CBC Education Event
Juliana Bolden | naacp.org | 2018-09-13
NAACP's General Counsel Brad Berry to Discuss Combating the Administration's Assault on Education and NAACP Lawsuit Against Betsy DeVos During Congressional Black Caucus Education Event Washington, D.C. –In June, the NAACP filed a lawsuit against Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) for abandoning without public notice its obligation to […] | The post GC Brad Berry to Discuss Admin's Assault on Education, NAACP La…
naacp.org/latest/gc-brad-berry-discuss-administrations-assault-education-naacp-lawsuit-betsy-devos-cbc-education-event/

Schools Have Committed to Hiring Teachers of Color. Now They Need to Keep Them
Rann Miller | progressive.org | 2018-09-13
When schools fail to challenge Eurocentric curricula and pedagogy, they alienate teachers of color.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/schools-must-retain-teachers-of-color-180913/

First They Came for Alex Jones, Then for Russian Cable News RT and Syrian TV. Going to War with Russia, Syria, Iran?
Ann Garrison | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-13
Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibibi calls Alex Jones "the media equivalent of a trench-coated stalker who … | The post First They Came for Alex Jones, Then for Russian Cable News RT and Syrian TV. Going to War with Russia, Syria, Iran? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/first-they-came-for-alex-jones-then-for-russian-cable-news-rt-and-syrian-tv-going-to-war-with-russia-syria-iran/5653921

The Trump Administration's Intent Is to "Let the ICC Die".The International Criminal Court is "Illegitimate" according to Bolton
J. B. Gerald | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-13
In a speech to the Federalist Society September 10th National Security Adviser John Bolton announced the … | The post The Trump Administration's Intent Is to "Let the ICC Die".The International Criminal Court is "Illegitimate" according to Bolton appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-trump-administrations-intent-is-to-let-the-icc-die-the-international-criminal-court-is-illegitimate-according-to-bolton/5653971

Toward 'Fisheries Justice'? The Global 'Fisheries Crisis' and How Small-scale Fishers Are Fighting Back
Elyse Mills | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-13
The global 'fisheries crisis'–in which fish stocks are depleted, environmental destruction has reached an apex, and … | The post Toward 'Fisheries Justice'? The Global 'Fisheries Crisis' and How Small-scale Fishers Are Fighting Back appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/toward-fisheries-justice-the-global-fisheries-crisis-and-how-small-scale-fishers-are-fighting-back/5653958

More Than 1,000 Prisoners Left Behind in Carolinas Hurricane Evacuation
Naomi LaChance | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-13
More than 1,000 inmates at several prisons across the Carolinas will not be moved during a … | The post More Than 1,000 Prisoners Left Behind in Carolinas Hurricane Evacuation appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/more-than-1000-prisoners-left-behind-in-carolinas-hurricane-evacuation/5653965

UK Mass Surveillance Ruled Unlawful in Landmark Judgment
| globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-13
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) today ruled that the UK's mass interception programmes breached … | The post UK Mass Surveillance Ruled Unlawful in Landmark Judgment appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/uk-mass-surveillance-ruled-unlawful-in-landmark-judgment/5653956