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'Conscience-free journalism is great career choice': Guardian mocked over failure to mention Assange in 'press freedom' article
rt.com | 2020-02-17
The Guardian newspaper has been mercilessly ridiculed on social media after it failed to highlight the plight of journalist Julian Assange in a piece on Amal Clooney's plans to "combat media repression globally." | The outlet's diplomatic editor Patrick Wintour published an article on Monday focused on the 'Report on the Use of Targeted Sanctions to Protect Journalists,' a document drafted by prominent human rights barrister, Amal Clooney. | Clooney, who represented the WikiLeaks co-fou…
rt.com/uk/481019-assange-guardian-press-freedom/

Trump's Trade War with China: Imagine What Would Happen if China Decided to Impose Economic Sanctions on the USA?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
In formulating these veiled threats, the Trump administration should think twice. These measures would inevitably backlash on the U.S. economy. China is not dependent on US imports. Quite the opposite. America is an import led economy with a weak manufacturing base, heavily dependent on imports from the PRC.
globalresearch.ca/imagine-what-would-happen-if-china-decided-to-impose-economic-sanctions-on-the-usa-2/5598941

SF Forum Challenging Silicon Valley Myths: Digital Activism & The Sharing Economy
LaborTech, LaborNet, Department of Media Studies | indybay.org | 2020-02-17
USF School Of Education | Room 110 | 2350 Turk Blvd. | San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/14/18830680.php

'Conscience-free journalism is great career choice': Guardian mocked over failure to mention Assange in 'press freedom' article
rt.com | 2020-02-17
The Guardian newspaper has been mercilessly ridiculed on social media after it failed to highlight the plight of journalist Julian Assange in a piece on Amal Clooney's plans to "combat media repression globally." | The outlet's diplomatic editor Patrick Wintour published an article on Monday focused on the 'Report on the Use of Targeted Sanctions to Protect Journalists,' a document drafted by prominent human rights barrister, Amal Clooney. | Clooney, who represented the WikiLeaks co-fou…
rt.com/uk/481019-assange-guardian-press-freedom/

Trump's Budget Would Slash Support for Low-Income Students
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-17
As the presidential election campaign picks up, almost every top candidate has released a plan for higher education that addresses college affordability and student debt issues. But there's only one candidate who's already in the White House

Peruvian students protest threatened shutdown of private universities
wsws.org | 2020-02-17
Thirty-nine private universities and two graduate schools failed to meet basic educational standards, threatening 166,000 students with being thrown in the street.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/17/peru…

Trump's Budget Would Slash Support for Low-Income Students
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-17
As the presidential election campaign picks up, almost every top candidate has released a plan for higher education that addresses college affordability and student debt issues. But there's only one candidate who's already in the White House

How Trump's "Peace" Plan Will Redraw Israel's Borders to Exclude to Non-Jews
Miko Peled | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
Trump's new Middle East "Peace" Plan will redraw Israeli borders to exclude towns with large populations of Arab citizens, an attempt, writes Miko Peled, to force them down the totem pole to a place where their rights will be even …
globalresearch.ca/how-trump-peace-plan-redraw-israel-borders-exclude-non-jews/5703828

Coronavirus May Tip the Global Economy Into Recession?
Dr. Leon Tressell | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
As each day passes the numbers get worse for the impact of the Coronavirus. The numbers of people infected and who have died from the Coronavirus have already exceeded the Sars virus and look set to get much worse. | As …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-tip-global-economy-recession/5703809

Kill the Culture, Destroy a Nation
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
During the Gulf War of the 1990‚Ä≤s, U.S. troops in Baghdad looted important museums, destroyed historical artifacts, some were even found outside of the museums and on the side of roads, many of ancient artifacts and pieces of artworks were …
globalresearch.ca/kill-culture-destroy-nation/5703881

The Koch-Soros Quincy Project: A Train Wreck of Neocon and 'Humanitarian' Interventionists
Daniel McAdams | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
Those hoping the non-interventionist cause would be given some real muscle if a couple of oligarchs who've made fortunes from global interventionism team up and pump millions into Washington think tanks will be sorely disappointed by the train wreck that …
globalresearch.ca/koch-soros-quincy-project-train-wreck-neocon-humanitarian-interventionists/5703860

UN Publishes List of Companies Profiting from Israel's Illegal Settlements in Palestine
Brett Wilkins | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
Read the list here | After years of unexplained delays, the United Nations this week released a list of over 100 companies with ties to illegal Israeli settler colonies in the occupied West Bank of Palestine. | In a statement released on …
globalresearch.ca/un-publishes-list-companies-profiting-israel-illegal-settlements-palestine/5703821

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s Children's Health Defense Submitted Historic Case Against U.S. Government for Children Injured by Wireless Technology Radiation
Children's Health Defense | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
CHD Chairman, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., will lead the legal team with seasoned telecommunications and administrative law attorney Scott McCollough. | Children's Health Defense (CHD) is leading a historic legal action against the Federal…
globalresearch.ca/children-health-defense-submitted-historic-case-against-u-s-government-wireless-harms/5703845

Afghan Troops Say Taliban Are Brothers and War Is "Not Really Our Fight."
Nicolas J. S. Davies | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
The world is waiting anxiously to see whether the U.S. and Afghan governments and the Taliban will agree to a one-week truce that could set the stage for a "permanent and comprehensive" ceasefire and the withdrawal of U.S. and other …
globalresearch.ca/afghan-troops-say-taliban-brothers-war-not-really-our-fight/5703879

Intelligence Spats: Australia, Britain and Huawei
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
A note of fraternal tension has been registered between the United Kingdom and Australia. It began with Britain's decision to permit China's technology giant Huawei a role in the construction of the country's 5G network. While the decision is qualified …
globalresearch.ca/intelligence-spats-australia-britain-huawei/5703806

The Middle East: Ground Zero for Possible Global War?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
The UN Charter's preamble explained that "the scourge of war…twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind"

Video Reveals Threat of "Wholesale Transfer and Privatization of America's Public Lands" on Trump's Agenda, Says Watchdog Group
Andrea Germanos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
Watchdog group Western Values Project said Friday that audio it obtained of a June 2019 event at Trump's Interior Department provides more evidence that public lands are under threat of being privatized by the former reality star and his crew …
globalresearch.ca/video-reveals-threat-wholesale-transfer-privatization-america-public-lands-on-trumps-agenda-says-watchdog-group/5703818

Doing More Harm Than Good? Our Latest Report on the UK's Development Bank, CDC
Daniel Willis | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
Amid the recent back and forth over whether the Department for International Development will be merged into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, very little attention has been paid to the role of the UK's development finance institution, CDC, in UK …
globalresearch.ca/doing-more-harm-good-latest-report-uk-development-bank-cdc/5703910

Help Us Protect the Future of GlobalResearch.ca
The Global Research Team | 2020-02-17
Dear Readers, | We have been bringing you independent news and analysis for close to 19 years. Our intention is to continue to relentlessly promote independent voices that speak out on issues too often neglected by the corporate media. There are …
globalresearch.ca/help-us-protect-the-future-of-globalresearch-ca/5654122

Syrian Forces Secure Aleppo City Completely
Arabi Souri | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
Against all odds, and in the very difficult weather conditions the SAA cleaned all of Jamiyat Zahraa western Aleppo after taking control of the Llayramon and cleaned the two cities of Hreitan and Anadan in Aleppo's northwestern countryside. | Hayyan, Bayanon, …
globalresearch.ca/syrian-forces-secure-aleppo-city-completely/5703885

Munich Security Conference 2020: Wang Yi vs. Mike Pompeo
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
The Chinese Foreign Minister and American Secretary of State shared contrasting visions of International Relations during their keynotes speeches at the Munich Security Conference over the weekend. | Mike Pompeo preached that " the West is winning", and by the | …
globalresearch.ca/munich-security-conference-2020-wang-yi-mike-pompeo/5703925

US Undeclared War on China by Other Means
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
Both right wings of the US one-party state seek control over other nations, their resources and populations

China's Coronavirus. "We Cannot Rule Out Man Made Origin of these Infections"
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
Introductory Note | In earlier articles I related the opinions of biochemists and bio-warfare specialists on the circumstances justifying suspicion of a virus being created in a lab and deliberately released in a foreign country as a means of either low- …
globalresearch.ca/russian-appraisal-china-coronavirus/5703761

Is U.S. Sponsored Regime Change War Coming to Georgia?
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
Former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili (October 2012

A Boom Time for U.S. Sanctions
Kathy Gilsinan | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
The United States, as of this writing, has 7,967 sanctions in place. | Treasury Department data show them in many sizes. There are sanctions on individual people, like the Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzman; on companies, like Cubacancun Cigars …
globalresearch.ca/boom-time-u-s-sanctions/5703872

How AIPAC Is Losing Bipartisan Support in Washington
Ali Harb | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
"A true friend of Israel." These were the words Barack Obama used when describing himself to AIPAC, a day after he secured the Democratic party nomination in 2008. | Standing in front of thousands of attendees in Washington, Obama, who was …
globalresearch.ca/how-aipac-losing-bipartisan-support-washington/5703842

Global Mining Corporations Have a Friend in the New Guatemalan Government
Ellen Moore | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei is less than a month into his term and yet there are already disturbing signs that his administration will side with global mining corporations against indigenous communities fighting to protect their land and water. | The clearest …
globalresearch.ca/global-mining-corporations-have-friend-new-guatemalan-government/5703859

Video: Turkey Supports Al Qaeda Against Syrian Forces in Idlib
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
In Turkey, it is by now a good tradition to threaten Syria with a war every time when luckless Idlib rebels suffer another military defeat from the Syrian Army. This week was no exception. Recept Tayip Erdogan spearheaded the choir …
globalresearch.ca/video-adventures-idlib-hipsters-american-waterloo-khirbat-amu/5703772

Sanders Tells New York Times He Would Consider a Preemptive Strike Against Iran or North Korea
Jacob Crosse | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
Bernie Sanders has won the popular vote in both the New Hampshire and Iowa presidential primary contests in considerable part by presenting himself as an opponent of war. Following the criminal assassination of Iranian General Qassem Suleimani last month, Sanders …
globalresearch.ca/sanders-tells-new-york-times-he-would-consider-preemptive-strike-against-iran-north-korea/5703849

2.5M Pounds of Radioactive Waste Illegally Dumped in Oregon Landfill
Monica Samayoa | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
The Oregon Department of Energy has issued a notice of violation to a hazardous waste facility for accepting more than 2 million pounds of radioactive materials east of the Columbia River Gorge. | Chemical Waste Management, a subsidiary of Waste Management …
globalresearch.ca/2-5m-pounds-radioactive-waste-illegally-dumped-oregon-landfill/5703840

US Pressuring Iraq Not to Reveal Details of Soleimani Killing: MP
Iran Front Page | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
A member of Iraq's Fatah Alliance says the United States is putting a lot of pressure on the Iraqi government to prevent the disclosure of the results of a probe into the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi …
globalresearch.ca/us-pressuring-iraq-not-reveal-details-soleimani-killing-mp/5703918

YIVO Institute for Jewish research in New York fires all its librarians
wsws.org | 2020-02-17
Many of the YIVO library's 400,000 books, newspapers and documents have been rescued from Nazi barbarism, and are indispensable for the study of European Jewish history before the Second World War, the Holocaust and the pre-war revolutionary movement of the Eastern European working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/17/yivo…

United Airlines Pulls Boeing 737 MAX from Schedule Until September 4
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
And just like that, all those hopes and optimistic dreams that the notorious killing machine designed by clowns, supervised by monkeys known as the 737 MAX will be returning to the air around June, following recent " hopeful" comments by …
globalresearch.ca/united-pulls-boeing-737-max-september-4/5703832

Wake Up Senators! New bipartisan War Powers Act to Constrain Military Action against Iran
Eric Margolis | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
The US Senate, long the lap dog of the man who would be king, President Donald Trump, appears to have finally remembered its proper constitutional role. | Last week, the Senate voted 55/45 for a new bipartisan War Powers Act to …
globalresearch.ca/wake-up-senators-new-bipartisan-war-powers-act-to-constrain-military-action-against-iran/5703851

Student climate change protests across the UK
wsws.org | 2020-02-17
Manchester protester: "When it comes to politics and elections, you vote for one side and you vote for the other side but there's the same puppet master pulling the strings."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/17/clim…

2020 Day Of Remembrance of EO 9066 at UC Berkeley
UCB Nikkei Student Union | indybay.org | 2020-02-17
Stephens Lounge at MLK Student Union, UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/17/18830738.php

Joint UCSA-UCGPC Letter to UC Leadership on the Excessive Police Presence and Use of Force at the UCSC Wildcat Strike
UC Student Association | indybay.org | 2020-02-17
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/14/18830681.php

Bernie Sanders' Triumph Can't Be Denied
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-02-17
One of the most frustrating things for me, as a political writer over the last twenty-five years, was the inability of most liberals to grasp what neoliberalism was. But compared to even five years ago, the situation has changed dramatically, as many more ordinary people–nurses, teachers, salespeople, accountants, drivers–understand what the ideology signifies. They are rapidly moving away from the false Republican-Democrat dichotomy, or the id…
truthdig.com/articles/bernie-sanders-triumph-cant-be-denied/

300 Cruise Passengers Are Quarantined at U.S. Military Bases
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-02-17
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.

Brazilian Scientist Opens Up on His Research That Will Help Study Origin of Universe
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-17
Scientist Thiago Tomei, who won an international award last week, has opened up on his work at the European Center for Nuclear Research, where he takes part in Large Hadron Collider experiments (LHC).
sputniknews.com/science/202002171078333380-brazilian-scientist-opens-up-on-his-research-that-will-help-study-origin-of-universe/

Britain's OFCOM Regulating Social Media: The Beginning of the End of Free Speech
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
Boris Johnson, like Trump, is a phony populist. His political stepping stone to the position of PM was Brexit. He is a British blue blood raised au pair in the bucolic English countryside. Johnson identifies as a "conservative" but …
globalresearch.ca/ofcom-social-media-beginning-end-free-speech/5703764

Post-Brexit Britain to be the "Largest and Most Destructive Tax Haven in the World"
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
After three and a half years of acrimony, Brexit has become a reality. One very small but extremely powerful grouping within British society is likely to be delighted that the independence they have long desired has finally been achieved; alongside …
globalresearch.ca/post-brexit-britain-largest-most-destructive-tax-haven-world/5703913

The Embassy Defenders: Mistrial in US Federal Court Is a Win for Venezuela's Sovereignty
Leonardo Flores | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-16
A jury of 12 Washington D.C. residents were deadlocked over the issue of the embassy defenders on February 14, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial in a blow to the federal government and to a judicial system that stacked …
globalresearch.ca/mistrial-federal-court-win-venezuela-sovereignty/5703758

UN body says it will take months to verify 'record' Antarctica temperatures
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-16
Record high temperatures reportedly measured in Antarctica will take months to verify, the UN weather agency has said.A spokesman for the World Meteorological Organisation said the measurements made by researchers from Argentina and Brazil earlier this month have to undergo a formal process to ensure that they meet international standards."A formal decision on whether or not this is a record is likely to be several months away," said Jonathan Fowler, the WMO spokesman.Scientists at an Argentine research base measured a temperature of 18.3C (nearly 65F) on February 6 on a peninsula that juts out from Antarctica to…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2020/02/16/un-body-says-it-will-take-months-to-verify-record-antarctica-temperatures/

American Citizens Killed and Tortured by Israel?
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-16
One of the principal functions of a United States Embassy overseas is to provide citizen services, which includes coming to the assistance of Americans who are treated badly by the local government. It is a responsibility that most embassies take …
globalresearch.ca/american-citizens-killed-tortured-israel/5703783

Don't be shocked, but we're all still poorer than in 2008
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-02-15
It probably won't come as a surprise to many people, but a thinktank's analysis has shown that we're all still poorer than we were in 2008. You may wish to pick your jaw up off the floor.No, you're not imagining it. You're skint.: The New Economics Foundation (NEF) has published research on gross domestic product (GDP) per head of the population. This is es…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/02/15/dont-be-shocked-but-were-all-still-poorer-than-in-2008/

One Billion Rising: Eve Ensler & Taína Asili Mark V-Day and Campaign to End Sexual Violence
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-14
This Valentine's Day, people around the world are taking to the streets to protest violence against women and girls. From the Philippines to India to Italy to Bolivia, thousands of women in more than 100 countries will reclaim public space through dance and performance as part of a global movement called One Billion Rising. The movement takes its name from the shocking statistic that one in three women across the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. One Billion Rising started on Valentine's Day 2012 and has continued to grow every year since. Participants say they won't stop dancing until violence…
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/14/v_day_one…

'Actually dangerous': Samantha Bee's denunciation of PragerU shows liberals still don't get the allure of the forbidden
rt.com | 2020-02-13
Liberal comedian Samantha Bee has said she fears YouTube powerhouse PragerU is brainwashing kids by disguising right-wing propaganda as educational content

Interview with Nicaraguan Sandinista youth leader Rosalía Bohórquez
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-02-12
In January, Fight Back! reporters participated in the World Anti-Imperialist Gathering in Caracas, Venezuela. While there, they interviewed delegates from several countries. Here's an interview with a leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and a member of the National Union of Nicaraguan Students (UNEN), Rosalía Bohórquez. Bohórquez delivers a message to working people and progressive people in the United States. | Rosalía Bohórquez: My name is Rosalía Bohórquez. I'm Nicaraguan and a member of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN). I'm also a student and a member of the Nat…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/2/12/intervie…

Teenage girls' education, 'an indispensable foundation' for achieving development goals: Guterres
news.un.org | 2020-02-11
Promoting education for adolescent girls is an "indispensable foundation for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals", Secretary-General António Guterres declared at the launch event of the Drive for 5 education initiative at UN Headquarters on Tuesday, hosted by the Irish Mission to the United Nations.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1057211

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2020-02-16: News Headlines

The Canary (2020-02-16). UN body says it will take months to verify 'record' Antarctica temperatures. thecanary.co Record high temperatures reportedly measured in Antarctica will take months to verify, the UN weather agency has said.A spokesman for the World Meteorological Organisation said the measurements made by researchers from Argentina and Brazil earlier this month have to undergo a formal process to ensure that they meet international standards."A formal decision on whether or not this is a record is likely to be several months away," said Jonathan Fowler, the WMO spokesman.Scientists at an Argentine research base measured a temperature of 18.3C (nearly 65F) on February 6 on a peninsula that juts out from Antarctica to…

LaborTech, LaborNet, Department of Media Studies (2020-02-16). SF Forum Challenging Silicon Valley Myths: Digital Activism & The Sharing Economy. indybay.org USF School Of Education | Room 110 | 2350 Turk Blvd. | San Francisco…

Leonardo Flores (2020-02-16). The Embassy Defenders: Mistrial in US Federal Court Is a Win for Venezuela's Sovereignty. globalresearch.ca A jury of 12 Washington D.C. residents were deadlocked over the issue of the embassy defenders on February 14, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial in a blow to the federal government and to a judicial system that stacked …

Philip Giraldi (2020-02-16). American Citizens Killed and Tortured by Israel? globalresearch.ca One of the principal functions of a United States Embassy overseas is to provide citizen services, which includes coming to the assistance of Americans who are treated badly by the local government. It is a responsibility that most embassies take …

Stephen Lendman (2020-02-16). 2013 Law Suit: Israel Tried and Found Guilty of War Crimes and Genocide. globalresearch.ca In November 2013, the *** | There's no ambiguity about …

Kurt Nimmo (2020-02-16). War Criminal Hillary, Bloomberg's Choice for Running Mate. globalresearch.ca I figured as much. The moment Mike Bloomberg announced his intention to spend part of his billions—like Trump before him—to gain the presidency, I thought: this is the perfect opening for Hillary Clinton. | Clinton will be Bloomberg's running mate, …

UC Student Association (2020-02-16). Joint UCSA-UCGPC Letter to UC Leadership on the Excessive Police Presence and Use of Force at the UCSC Wildcat Strike. indybay.org …

NEWSY (2020-02-16). UCB Student Threatens Genocide to Palestinians; No Response From Campus. indybay.org During a recent meeting of the Associated Students of the University of California, a UC Berkeley student spoke at the podium, pledging the genocide of "Palestinians from the world". The UC campus administration has taken no action against the student, and has taken no action to affirm the safety of Palestinian students and Palestinian visitors on campus.

sputniknews (2020-02-16). Repeating Fast Radio Burst Signals May Have Alien Origin After All, Harvard Astronomer Says. sputniknews.com Last month, a team of scientists made the astonishing discovery that a mysterious source in a galaxy some 500 million lightyears from Earth was systematically sending out fast radio burst radio pulses in 16.35 day cycles. The discovery has led to an intense debate about the signal's origins.

Manlio Dinucci (2020-02-16). Greece — The Clearance Sale of Greek Military Bases to the United States. globalresearch.ca On 5 October 2019, in Athens, Greek Minister for Defence Nikólaos Panayotópoulos, and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signed a "Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement". | The Greek Parliament ratified the Agreement, which grants the United States the use of …

Staff (2020-02-15). Nearly 2 in 5 Women of Reproductive Age May Be Stuck With Catholic Health Care. truthout.org Nearly two in five women of reproductive age may face restricted access to services like abortion, contraception and sterilization, because they happen to live in a county where Catholic hospitals make up a high share of the market, according to In the first-ever study of its kind, researchers analyzed patient discharge data in almost every U.S. county to determin…

Staff (2020-02-15). Climate Change Driving "Rapid and Widespread" Decline of Bumblebees. truthout.org Shifts in temperature and rainfall are pushing bumblebees to their ecological limits across both continents, according to the analysis published in The impact of climate change on bumblebees is greatest in warmer parts of the northern hemisphere, including Mexico and Spain, the research finds. | Bumblebees have also expande…

WSWS (2020-02-15). President of Berlin's Humboldt University defends Professor Jà∂rg Baberowski's physical assault on left-wing student. wsws.org With her declaration of sympathy and refusal to clearly condemn the attack, Kunst has provided violent right-wing extremists with a blank cheque to intimidate and attack their political opponents at the university.

WSWS (2020-02-15). Chicago high school students hold sit-in in defense of students who refused to stand for national anthem. wsws.org The sit-in is an example of young peoples' complete rejection of nationalism and racism promoted by the ruling class.

Staff (2020-02-14). One Billion Rising: Eve Ensler & Taína Asili Mark V-Day and Campaign to End Sexual Violence. democracynow.org This Valentine's Day, people around the world are taking to the streets to protest violence against women and girls. From the Philippines to India to Italy to Bolivia, thousands of women in more than 100 countries will reclaim public space through dance and performance as part of a global movement called One Billion Rising. The movement takes its name from the shocking statistic that one in three women across the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. One Billion Rising started on Valentine's Day 2012 and has continued to grow every year since. Participants say they won't stop dancing until violence…

Michael Brennan (2020-02-14). Timeline: How the DNC Manipulated 2016 Presidential Race. counterpunch.org December 16, 2014: President Obama signs into law omnibus spending bill that increases maximum possible individual political contributions from $129,600 annually to $777,600, substantially increasing the amount of money flowing through party committees. (Congressional Research Services) April 7, 2015: A Clinton campaign memo to the DNC articulates "Pied Piper" strategy to elevate the most extreme Republican candidates: "Our hope

Media Lens (2020-02-14). 'Burned at the Stake' — The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Demolishes the Fake Claims Targeting Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca On the face of it, the task seems almost hopeless. As Tolstoy wrote: | 'The power of the government is maintained by public opinion, and with this power the government, by means of its organs — its officials, law courts, schools, …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-02-14). "We the People Refuse to Fight": Abandon the Battlefield! globalresearch.ca "Throughout the history of mankind there have been murderers and tyrants; and while it may seem momentarily that they have the upper hand, they have always fallen." (Mahatma Gandhi) | The United States has discarded pretensions to international legality …

Aaron Mate (2020-02-14). New Leaks Shatter OPCW's Attacks on Douma Whistleblowers. globalresearch.ca Facing accusations that it issued a doctored report alleging a chemical attack in Syria, the OPCW has released an inquiry attacking two whistleblowers as rogue actors. Leaked documents obtained by The Grayzone reveal serious distortions in the OPCW inquiry as …

Stephen Lendman (2020-02-14). Trump Regime Hostility Toward Palestinians. globalresearch.ca Trump supports privileged interests in the US and Israel exclusively. | Dismissive toward ordinary people everywhere, he's been hostile toward long-suffering Palestinians throughout his tenure — in deference to Israel and Zionist ideologues infesting his regime. | His no-peace, no-self-determination annexation scheme, …

Charles Kennedy (2020-02-14). The Metal Trump Wants More than Gold. China's Control Over Strategic Metals. globalresearch.ca China has a monopoly on one of the most strategic metals on the planet, and Washington is anxious to change that. | Global dominance at this point in the game means control of the rare earths elements that form the backbone …

Kristina Kristen (2020-02-14). Japan Leads the Way in Child Health: No Compulsory Vaccines. Banned Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR) Vaccine. globalresearch.ca Important article first published by Children's Health Defense, posted on Global Research on April 28, 2019 | In the United States, many legislators and public health officials are busy trying to make vaccines de facto compulsory—either by removing parental/personal choice …

Global Research News (2020-02-14). Video: Drones in Modern Warfare. Drone Documentary (2014). globalresearch.ca The documentary is about the role that drones play in war, showing what really happens and demonstrating how cold drone warfare truly is. | Watch the trailer below. | * | Note to readers: please click the share buttons above or below. Forward …

Telesur (2020-02-14). US Rejects UN List of Firms with Ties to Israeli Settlements. globalresearch.ca United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday the U.S. government would not give any information for The list was released Wednesday by the United Nations' human rights …

Mark Angelides (2020-02-14). UK Government Approves Net Censorship — British Free Speech Dies. globalresearch.ca The United Kingdom has become the first Western nation to move ahead with large-scale

Andrew Korybko (2020-02-14). The US' "Central Asian Strategy" Isn't Sinister, but that Doesn't Mean It'll Succeed. globalresearch.ca The US' newly unveiled "Strategy For Central Asia 2019-2025" surprisingly isn't sinister like some of the countries' critics might have expected, but that doesn't mean that it'll succeed since its viability almost entirely depends on bringing "peace" to Afghanistan first …

South Front (2020-02-14). Video: Battle of Idlib and Prospects of Turkish-Syrian War. globalresearch.ca In February 2020, the Syrian Army reached the vicinity of the main stronghold of anti-government forces in Syria, the city of Idlib. This development plunged into shock supporters and the leadership of Idlib armed groups and became a visual confirmation …

Michael Jansen (2020-02-14). Trump's Senate "Acquittal" Will Embolden Him to Adopt Increasingly Destructive Policies in the Middle East. globalresearch.ca Donald Trump's acquittal in his Senate trial after being impeached for courting foreign intervention in the 2020 US elections and obstruction of Congress can only embolden him to adopt increasingly destructive policies in this region. First and foremost, the …

Niles Niemuth (2020-02-14). Black Democrats Endorse Bloomberg after Release of Racist Boasts on "Stop-and-frisk" globalresearch.ca An audio recording was released Tuesday in which the billionaire Democratic Party presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg boasts that the "stop-and-frisk" policy he championed as mayor of New York deliberately targeted minority youth. | In the openly racist comments, made before an …

Andre Damon (2020-02-14). Trump Pledges to Veto Senate "War Powers Resolution", Uses Pentagon Funds to Build Border Wall. globalresearch.ca Strengthened by the failure of the Democrats' impeachment drive, President Donald Trump has accelerated his efforts to expand the powers of the presidency in every sphere. | On Thursday, the Senate approved a symbolic bill instructing the White House to "terminate …

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2020-02-14). Bolivian Elections Will be an Opportunity to Legalize the Coup. globalresearch.ca The next Bolivian presidential elections were scheduled for May 3. The scenario in the country remains troubled, marked by the unrest and tensions created by the coup that led to the overthrow of Evo Morales. On the one hand, …

Telesur (2020-02-14). Venezuela Files Complaint at The Hague ICC: 'US Coercive Measures Are Mass Destruction Weapons'. globalresearch.ca Venezuela's During his meeting with the Court, Arreaza exposed the crimes against …

Prof. Valeria Z. Nollan (2020-02-14). On Bombing Cultural Heritage Sites, Drone Assassinations, and Spirituality. globalresearch.ca Pres. Donald Trump's threat to the Iranian government to bomb fifty-two designated cultural sites in that country was shocking and disturbing, for myriad reasons.[i] The specific number of fifty-two in his tweet of January 4, 2020 pointedly reminds us of …

Mark Curtis (2020-02-14). Is the UK a Rogue State? 17 British Policies Violating Domestic or International Law. globalresearch.ca UK governments routinely claim to uphold national and international law. But the reality of British policies is quite different, especially when it comes to foreign policy and so-called 'national security'. This explainer summarises 17 long-running government policies which violate UK …

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-02-14). North Macedonia Is Being Used by NATO to Target Serbia and Russia. globalresearch.ca The North Macedonian House of Representatives unanimously approved on Monday for their country to accept the NATO Accession Protocol, taking the former Yugoslav Republic a step closer towards accession into NATO which is expected to be completed and finalized in …

Stephen Lendman (2020-02-14). Venezuela to Sue Trump Regime in ICJ: Does It Matter? globalresearch.ca Is it possible for aggrieved nations to gain favorable international tribunal rulings against the US that force it to pay a price for its high crimes and other wrongdoing? | The International Court of Justice (ICJ) was established to settle disputes …

Global Research News (2020-02-14). Selected Articles: Real and "Fake" Elections: US, Bolivia, Ireland. globalresearch.ca By The next Bolivian presidential elections were scheduled for May 3. The scenario in the country remains troubled, marked by the unrest …

True Publica (2020-02-14). Prime Minister Johnson Upholds the Government's 'Revenge' on Britain's Judicial System. globalresearch.ca Since Boris Johnson's election in December with an 80-seat majority, the government is in full swing to radically change Britain. Leaving aside Brexit, which will do just that, the government is now attacking the very institutions that uphold civil …

Colin Todhunter (2020-02-14). Menace on the Menu in Post-EU Britain. counterpunch.org Environmentalist Dr Rosemary Mason has just written the report 'Bayer Crop Science rules Britain after Brexit — the public and the press are being poisoned by pesticides'. It has been sent to editors of major media outlets in the UK. In it, she outlines her concerns for pesticide regulation, health and the environment in a

RT (2020-02-13). 'Actually dangerous': Samantha Bee's denunciation of PragerU shows liberals still don't get the allure of the forbidden. rt.com Liberal comedian Samantha Bee has said she fears YouTube powerhouse PragerU is brainwashing kids by disguising right-wing propaganda as educational content — but her fear is the best endorsement the outlet could hope for. | Calling the popular conservative channel "actually dangerous," Bee warned it was "trick[ing] kids into thinking their videos are educational" in a tweet posted on Wednesday night.

Fight Back (2020-02-12). Interview with Nicaraguan Sandinista youth leader Rosalía Bohórquez. fightbacknews.org In January, Fight Back! reporters participated in the World Anti-Imperialist Gathering in Caracas, Venezuela. While there, they interviewed delegates from several countries. Here's an interview with a leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and a member of the National Union of Nicaraguan Students (UNEN), Rosalía Bohórquez. Bohórquez delivers a message to working people and progressive people in the United States. | Rosalía Bohórquez: My name is Rosalía Bohórquez. I'm Nicaraguan and a member of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN). I'm also a student and a member of the Nat…

news.un (2020-02-11). Teenage girls' education, 'an indispensable foundation' for achieving development goals: Guterres. news.un.org Promoting education for adolescent girls is an "indispensable foundation for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals", Secretary-General António Guterres declared at the launch event of the Drive for 5 education initiative at UN Headquarters on Tuesday, hosted by the Irish Mission to the United Nations.

Staff (2020-02-07). Human Rights Watch: 200 Salvadoran Asylum Seekers Killed, Raped or Tortured After U.S. Deportation. democracynow.org A shocking new report says at least 200 Salvadoran asylum seekers were either killed, raped or tortured after being deported from the United States back to El Salvador. Human Rights Watch found that some 138 people deported to El Salvador were murdered by gang members, police, soldiers, death squads or ex-partners between 2013 and 2019. The report says most of the victims were killed within two years after being deported, by the same perpetrators the asylum seekers had fled from. From Denver, Colorado, we speak to Clara Long, senior researcher for Human Rights Watch. And joining us from El Salvador, we speak to "

splcenter (2020-02-06). SPLC sues Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School safety commission for not allowing students to voice concerns. splcenter.org Kinsey Akers had to take the PSAT but was determined to make her voice heard at a public meeting on school safety that same day.

splcenter (2020-02-04). Alabama Charter Schools: Principles for Ensuring Equity and Access. splcenter.org …

Martha Rosenberg (2020-02-02). Why is Animal Research So Seldom in the News? zcomm.org The animal-research industry is a vast, macabre enterprise richly supporting medical centers and individual researchers with almost no transparency or accountability…

splcenter (2020-01-28). SPLC sues Alabama school district for violating students' due process rights after cell phone is mistaken for gun. splcenter.org Andre and his friend were taking turns on a cell phone, playing a video game called Last Day on Earth: Survival — about staying alive on a zombie-infested planet — when a real-life gunshot rang out.

splcenter (2020-01-23). Former College Student, Atomwaffen Sympathizer Faces Charges of 'Swatting' Calls. splcenter.org A former Virginia college student the FBI says is affiliated with violent neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen has been charged with helping coordinate and make "swatting" phone calls around the country and the globe.

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