"Public Education Is Not Your Plaything"
Cecily Myart Cruz | zcomm.org | 2019-01-16
L.A. Teachers Strike Against Privatization & Underfunding…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/public-education-is-not-your-plaything/

Billionaires vs. LA Schools
Eric Blanc | zcomm.org | 2019-01-16
The Los Angeles teachers' strike isn't all about wages. At its core, the strike is a fight against a hostile takeover of public schools by the superrich…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/billionaires-vs-la-schools/

The WFTU stands on the side of the Los Angeles teachers
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-01-16
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU). | The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), representing 95 million workers in 130 countries across the globe, sends its internationalist and militant greetings to the teachers of Los Angeles who took the streets and organized a huge strike in order to defend their labor rights. | During their mobilizations more than 30,000 teachers signed in on picket lines across Los Angeles, more than 900 schools sites also participated while more than 10,000 parents, students and working people showed their soli…
fightbacknews.org/2019/1/16/wftu-stands-side-los-angeles-teachers

50,000 march on first day of Los Angeles teachers strike
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-01-16
In a massive display of social opposition, more than 50,000 teachers, school personnel, parents and students marched in downtown Los Angeles Monday on the first day of the strike by educators in the nation's second largest school district. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/01/16/50000-march-on-first-day-of-los-angeles-teachers-strike/

New governor's "California for All" budget centered on education and health
Marilyn Bechtel | peoplesworld.org | 2019-01-16
Just three days after he was inaugurated, California's new Governor Gavin Newsom on Jan. 10 sent his first proposed "California for All" budget to the state legislature for its consideration, launching discussions and negotiations leading to a mid-June deadline for the legislature to approve the final 2019-2020 budget. Following the November 2018 elections, both legislative …
peoplesworld.org/article/new-governors-california-for-all-budget-centered-on-education-and-health/

Mexico's Truth Commission To Begin Probe of Ayotzinapa Case
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-01-16
The federal government of Mexico signed an order Tuesday which fulfilled its commitment to investigate the Ayotzinapa case and sanction the officials involved in the disappearance of 43 students. | ANALYSIS: | Ayotzinapa 43: Four Years After The Crime That Shocked Mexico | The Commission for Truth and Access to Justice was established for carrying out the inves…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexicos-Truth-Commission-To-Begin-Probe-of-Ayotzinapa-Case-20190116-0017.html

Selected Articles: US War Agenda, Undemocratic Media, Worker's Rights
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-16
Do you value the reporting and in-depth analysis we provide, free of charge, on a daily basis? Do you think this resource should be maintained and preserved as a research tool for future generations? Bringing you 24/7 updates from all … | The post Selected Articles: US War Agenda, Undemocratic Media, Worker's Rights appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-us-war-agenda-undemocratic-media-workers-rights/5665610

As Support Grows to Extend Los Angeles Teacher Strike, Unions Colluding with Democrats to End Walkout
Jerry White | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-16
Tens of thousands of Los Angeles teachers and their supporters manned picket lines and marched downtown yesterday on the second day of the strike by 33,000 educators in America's second largest school district. The walkout has generated widespread public support … | The post As Support Grows to Extend Los Angeles Teacher Strike, Unions Colluding with Democrats to End Walkout appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/as-support-grows-to-extend-los-angeles-teacher-strike-unions-colluding-with-democrats-to-end-walkout/5665614

Thoughts about US Foreign Policy
William Blum | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-16
This article was originally posted on GR in November 2016. | William Blum was an important voice in the analysis of US foreign policy. His activism lives on. | *** | Louis XVI needed a revolution, Napoleon needed two historic military defeats, the … | The post Thoughts about US Foreign Policy appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/thoughts-about-us-foreign-policy/5555696

Argentina Inflation Average at 47.6% in 2018: Study
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-01-16
The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec) of Argentina says the country's 2018 inflation rate reached 47.6 percent, the highest in 27 years when the Carlos Menem administration was in office. | RELATED: | 20,000 Argentines Protest President Macri's Economic Policies | According to the report, the most significant increase in prices was regarding basic consumer goods such as food, beverages, cleaning products and public transport, which directly affected all classes o…
telesurenglish.net/news/Argentina-Inflation-Average-at-47.6-in-2018-Study-20190116-0022.html

'Zebra' Tribal Body Paint Cuts Fly Bites 10-Fold: Study
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-01-16
Traditional white-striped bodypainting practiced by Indigenous communities mimics zebra stripes to reduce the number of potentially harmful horsefly bites a person receives by up to 10-fold, according to new research published Wednesday. | RELATED: | Romeo the Frog Finds Love, Saves His Species From Extinction | Tribes in Africa, Australia and southeast Asia have practiced bodypainting in cultural ceremonies for generations. Traditionally mixed from clay, chalk, ash and cattle dung,…
telesurenglish.net/news/Zebra-Tribal-Body-Paint-Cuts-Fly-Bites-10-Fold-Study-20190116-0028.html

Arne Duncan's Attack on Los Angeles Public Teachers Shows He Doesn't Care About Real Student Needs
Jesse Starkey | commondreams.org | 2019-01-16
People rally in the streets of downtown in the pouring rain during a United Teachers Los Angeles strike on January 14, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Teachers from the country's second-biggest school district have gone on strike after weeks of negotiations for more pay and smaller class sizes went nowhere. (Photo: Barbara Davidson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/views/2019/01/16/arne-duncans-attack-los-angeles-public-teachers-shows-he-doesnt-care-about-real?cd-origin=rss

LA Teachers' Strike: When Just One Man Says, "No"
Glenn Sacks | counterpunch.org | 2019-01-16
"When just one man says, 'No, I won't' Rome begins to fear" So said Kirk Douglas as Spartacus, the leader of the renowned ancient slave revolt, in the movie Spartacus. The closer we came to a strike, the more furious the conservative establishment's attacks on United Teachers of Los Angeles became. Their fear is palpable. Teachers…
counterpunch.org/2019/01/16/la-teachers-strike-when-just-one-man-says-no/

LA Teachers Are Mad About Charter School Growth
Rachel M. Cohen | zcomm.org | 2019-01-16
Why Won't Democrats Acknowledge That?>…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/la-teachers-are-mad-about-charter-school-growth/

3 Reasons to Pay Attention to the LA Teacher Strike
Erin McHenry-Sorber | commondreams.org | 2019-01-16
But beyond wages, teachers have begun to demand a greater commitment to investment in public education from their governing bodies, either school boards or state legislatures.(Photo: @NEAToday) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/views/2019/01/16/3-reasons-pay-attention-la-teacher-strike?cd-origin=rss

These Hungarian Students Are Fighting for Their Country's Democracy
Rosa Schwartzburg | thenation.com | 2019-01-16
Though Orbán sought to stamp out dissent and free thought in Hungary, he only made us call out to one another in solidarity. | The post These Hungarian Students Are Fighting for Their Country's Democracy…
thenation.com/article/these-hungarian-students-are-fighting-for-their-countrys-democracy/

UTLA rallies against privatization on day 2 of teachers strike
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-01-16
Los Angeles, CA – Arriving at 4: 30 a.m. to confront scabs, a large crowd of teachers, parents, students and allies showed up for the picket lines at Breed Street Elementary, January 15, day two of the UTLA teachers strike. Rain and wind did not stop the passionate and determined teachers. The day focused on the fight against privatizing education | Members of Centro CSO and Freedom Road Socialist Organization showed up at Breed Street Elementary, where a campaign has been waged against a mega KIPP Promesa Charter school in Boyle Heights. Teachers at Breed Street Elementary, like Carlos Cerdan, a teacher with 18 y…
fightbacknews.org/2019/1/16/utla-rallies-against-privatization-day-2-teachers-strike

LA teachers strike for 'practically same reasons' as 29 years ago
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2019-01-16
Thousands of educators strike for better wages and conditions, the same reasons many joined the last stoppage in 1989.
aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/la-teachers-strike-practically-reasons-29-years-190116200140875.html

The rise of the student worker
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-01-16
The student population today is unrecognisable from that of a generation or more ago, writes Matt Myers. And it is central to any socialist project for the future. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/01/16/the-rise-of-the-student-worker/

Is the US Planning to Wage War on Russia and China?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-16
The structure of military alliances; the evolving situation in the Middle East; a shift in geopolitical alliances; the global military agenda; review of wars since 2001; nonconventional hybrid warfare to undermine a country's financial structure; coalition of Turkey, Russia and … | The post Is the US Planning to Wage War on Russia and China? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/is-the-us-planning-to-wage-war-on-russia-and-china/5665523

Successful start for IYSSE election campaign at Berlin's Humboldt University
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-16
Some 60 students attended the meeting at Humboldt University to discuss the rise of the Nazis, the lessons of history and a socialist perspective to oppose fascism and war today.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/16/germ…

As support grows to extend Los Angeles teacher strike, unions colluding with Democrats to end walkout
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-16
With Oakland teachers planning sickouts to join the fight, the United Teachers Los Angeles is working behind the scenes with the Democratic mayor and governor to prepare a sellout of the strike.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/16/losa…

Fire kills 18 at rehab center in Ecuador
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-16
The tragedy is a direct consequence of government austerity policies directed at promoting foreign investment at the expense of public health and education.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/16/ecua…

Oakland, California teachers plan a one-day walkout Friday
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-16
Teachers in Oakland, facing the same crisis as those striking in Los Angeles, have called a second wildcat "sickout" to oppose the attacks on public education.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/16/oakl…

Los Angeles teachers speak out on political issues in strike
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-16
"They keep saying, 'There's no money, there's no money.' That's a lie."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/16/teac…

Consequences of Trump's 'Egregious' War on Science Mount as People and Planet Suffer
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-01-16
With the Trump administration regularly putting its right-wing ideology ahead of scientific data and the common good, scientists are taking stock of the tangible damage President Donald Trump has done to the environment and public health as a direct result of the War on Science, two years into his term. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/news/2019/01/16/consequences-trumps-egregious-war-science-mount-people-and-planet-suffer?cd-origin=rss

India: Huge general strike takes on anti-worker attacks
kathy_f | greenleft.org.au | 2019-01-16
India was brought to a standstill for two days on January 8 and 9 as an estimated 200 million people nationwide took strike action against the right-wing government, Morning Star Online said. | Ten unions affiliated to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) called the action after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government rejected their 12-point charter of demands, which included a rise in the minimum wage and measures to boost the economy. | They are angry at "irrational" proposed amendments to the country's employment laws, warning that t…
greenleft.org.au/content/india-huge-general-strike-takes-anti-worker-attacks

Richard Ojeda on the LA Teachers Strike: "Don't Make Us Go West Virginia on You"
Richard Ojeda | theintercept.com | 2019-01-16
I'll never forget the day we saw a Kentucky teacher post a picture of a rally sign that read: "Don't make us go West Virginia on you!" | The post Richard Ojeda on the LA Teachers Strike: "Don't Make Us Go West Virginia on You" appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2019/01/16/la-teachers-strike-richard-ojeda/

Concord committee discussing military research partnership
Rogue One | indybay.org | 2019-01-16
Concord Senior Center | 2727 Parkside Circle | Concord…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/01/14/18820371.php

Transmisogyny is fueling an epidemic of violence against trans women
Michelle Zacarias | peoplesworld.org | 2019-01-16
A Chicago high school student is being tried as an adult for the murder of Dejanay Stanton, a 24-year-old transgender woman from Chicago's South Side. Stanton's body was first discovered in late August with a bullet hole in her head. It was recently uncovered that Stanton had a sexual relationship with Tremon T. Hill, the …
peoplesworld.org/article/transmisogyny-is-fueling-an-epidemic-of-violence-against-trans-women/

The Fall of Biafra. Landmark in Nigerian History
Adeyinka Makinde | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-15
January 15th is a significant date in Nigerian history. On that day in 1966, a group of middle-ranking army officers staged a mutiny which overthrew the civilian government that had ruled Nigeria since it had been granted independence from Britain … | The post The Fall of Biafra. Landmark in Nigerian History appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-fall-of-biafra-landmark-in-nigerian-history/5665542

"Public Education Is Not Your Plaything": L.A. Teachers Strike Against Privatization & Underfunding
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-01-15
Los Angeles public school teachers are on strike for the first time in three decades. On Monday morning, tens of thousands of teachers braved pouring rain on the picket line for the strike's first day. Some 20,000 people marched through downtown Los Angeles, demanding smaller class sizes, higher pay, the regulation of charter schools and more nurses, counselors and librarians. Over 31,000 members of United Teachers Los Angeles are striking. We speak with Cecily Myart-Cruz, strike leader and National Education Association vice president at United Teachers Los Angeles, and Eric Blanc, a reporter covering the strike…
www.democracynow.org/2019/1/15/public_ed…

Entering a Major Regional Re-set — The Syria Outcome Will Haunt Those Who Started this War
Alastair Crooke | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-15
The Middle East is metamorphosing. New fault-lines are emerging, yet Trump's foreign policy 'hawks' still try to stage 'old movies' in a new 'theatre'. | The 'old movie' is for the US to 'stand up' Sunni, Arab states, and lead them … | The post Entering a Major Regional Re-set — The Syria Outcome Will Haunt Those Who Started this War appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/entering-a-major-regional-re-set-the-syria-outcome-will-haunt-those-who-started-this-war/5665566

Caring enough to strike: U.S. teachers' strikes in perspective
Tithi Bhattacharya | mronline.org | 2019-01-15
When it comes to the work of social reproduction of another human being, the care of another human cannot be limited by capital's ticking clock, so these workers put in their own time, or in the case of teachers, also their own money, to provide the best care they can. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/01/15/caring-enough-to-strike-u-s-teachers-strikes-in-perspective/

The 'Private Governments' that Subjugate U.S. Workers
Chris Hedges | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-15
Corporate dictatorships–which strip employees of fundamental constitutional rights, including free speech, and which increasingly rely on temp or contract employees who receive no benefits and have no job security–rule the lives of perhaps 80 percent of working Americans. | These corporations, … | The post The 'Private Governments' that Subjugate U.S. Workers appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-private-governments-that-subjugate-u-s-workers/5665548

Stand With Los Angeles Teachers on Strike
NationAction | thenation.com | 2019-01-15
Stand With Los Angeles Teachers on Strike…
thenation.com/article/stand-with-los-angeles-teachers-on-strike/

My Heart Suddenly Stopped. Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Rob Benn-Frenette | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-15
You really shouldn't be reading this… because a few months ago, I died. At least, temporarily. With a bit of luck, I came back. | Last August, while in the laundry room of my apartment building, my heart suddenly stopped and … | The post My Heart Suddenly Stopped. Sudden Cardiac Arrest appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/my-heart-suddenly-stopped-sudden-cardiac-arrest/5665541

Democrats Prepare Hearings on "Rightwing Extremism"
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-15
Prior to the 2018 midterm election, I speculated a Democrat-controlled House would result in hearings targeting "hate groups," that is to say anybody on the "right" who challenges official narratives, otherwise known as "conspiracy theories." | "Rep. Bennie Thompson, | … | The post Democrats Prepare Hearings on "Rightwing Extremism" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/democrats-prepare-hearings-on-rightwing-extremism/5665497

Counterfeit Currencies and Banknote Forgeries, The Decline of Paper Money
William Harrison | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-15
Governments around the world have been fighting counterfeiters for several centuries. Eventually, the combined efforts of law enforcement agencies, banknote printing and minting works led to the fact that cost of fake money was high for most of the 20th … | The post Counterfeit Currencies and Banknote Forgeries, The Decline of Paper Money appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/counterfeit-currencies-and-banknote-forgeries-the-decline-of-paper-money/5665476

'This Model of Education Is Not Sustainable'
Sarah Jaffe | thenation.com | 2019-01-15
'This Model of Education Is Not Sustainable'…
thenation.com/article/la-teachers-strike-interviews-class-size/

Il ´grande gioco ª delle basi in Africa
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-15
I militari italiani in missione a Gibuti hanno donato alcune macchine da cucire all'organizzazione umanitaria che assiste i rifugiati in questo piccolo paese del Corno d'Africa, situato in posizione strategica sulla fondamentale rotta commerciale Asia-Europa all'imboccatura del Mar Rosso di … | The post Il ´grande gioco ª delle basi in Africa appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/il-grande-gioco-delle-basi-in-africa/5665578

Democratic Media: For the People, By the People
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-15
Imagine joining the military thinking you're fighting ISIS/al Qaeda, only to find out you're supporting them. | Imagine paying your taxes thinking it is for the uplift of the community and country, only to find out it is for the uplift … | The post Democratic Media: For the People, By the People appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/democratic-media-people-people/5665529

Trump, Bolton and the Syrian Confusion
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-15
It's a messy, though typical picture. US President Donald Trump wants to pull out forces in Syria. When announced in December, jaws drooped and sharp intakes of breath were registered through the Washington establishment. Members of the military industrial complex … | The post Trump, Bolton and the Syrian Confusion appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trump-bolton-syrian-confusion/5665559

Are U.S. Newspapers Biased Against Palestinians? Analysis
Dorgham Abusalim | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-15
A study released last month by 416Labs, a Toronto-based consulting and research firm, supports the view that mainstream U.S. newspapers consistently portray Palestine in a more negative light than Israel, privilege Israeli sources, and omit key facts helpful to … | The post Are U.S. Newspapers Biased Against Palestinians? Analysis appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/are-u-s-newspapers-biased-against-palestinians-analysis/5665569

The US Institute of Peace… Promotes Endless Syrian War
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-15
An "independent national institute founded by Congress and dedicated to the proposition that a world without violent conflict is possible," would be the last place you would expect to find calls for continued war. | Yet the United States Institute of … | The post The US Institute of Peace… Promotes Endless Syrian War appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-us-institute-of-peace-promotes-endless-syrian-war/5665532

Media Reports "Good News": Kids Are Dying in Venezuela, Sanctions are Working
David William Pear | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-15
The Guardian's Tom Phillips' article Venezuela Crisis Takes Deadly Toll on Buckling Health System (January 06, 2019) is more good news for US psychopaths, such as Trump, Bolton and Pompeo. Children are dying in Venezuela. Sanctions are working! | Tom is … | The post Media Reports "Good News": Kids Are Dying in Venezuela, Sanctions are Working… appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/media-reports-good-news-kids-are-dying-in-venezuela-sanctions-are-working/5665440

O ´grande jogo ª das bases em àÅfrica
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-15
Os soldados italianos, em missà£o no Djibuti, doaram algumas máquinas de costura à organizaàßà£o humanitária que ajuda os refugiados neste pequeno país do Corno de àÅfrica, situado em posiàßà£o estratégica e localizado na rota comercial fundamental da àÅsia-Europa, até à … | The post O ´grande jogo ª das bases em àÅfrica appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/o-grande-jogo-das-bases-em-africa/5665581

A Gentrified Little Town Goes to Pot
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-15
"In my little town/ I grew up believing/God keeps his eye on us all." — Simon and Garfunkel, My Little Town | Hello my old friends Paul and Art, I'm just sitting here chilling out in the silent darkness of a … | The post A Gentrified Little Town Goes to Pot appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/a-gentrified-little-town-goes-to-pot/5665503

The Faux Political System by the Numbers
Howard Lisnoff | counterpunch.org | 2019-01-15
It's sort of funny in a diabolical way: Trump a Russian agent. That's the line that readers might expect from a remake of Back to the Future 1, 2, or 3, or a possible article from the National Enquirer… the stuff of science fiction, or fiction, or gossip. But the FBI, our national police, seem to have not much else to do than to cook up schemes of intrigue and espionage.
counterpunch.org/2019/01/15/the-faux-political-system-by-the-numbers/

Uniting for a "Green New Deal"
Margaret Flowers | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-15
Support is growing in the United States for a Green New Deal. Though there are competing visions for what that looks like, essentially, a Green New Deal includes a rapid transition to a clean energy economy, a jobs program and … | The post Uniting for a "Green New Deal" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/uniting-for-a-green-new-deal/5665525