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Not an Inch: Indian Students Stand Against the Far Right
Vijay Prashad | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-17
With her head bandaged and her arm in a sling, university student Aishe Ghosh went before the cameras to say that the students of the university she attends in New Delhi would move "not an inch back." The students would continue to agitate to defend Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and its union, and to fight…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/17/not-an-inch-iranian-students-stand-against-the-far-right/

Not an Inch: Indian Students Stand Against the Far Right
Vijay Prashad | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-17
With her head bandaged and her arm in a sling, university student Aishe Ghosh went before the cameras to say that the students of the university she attends in New Delhi would move "not an inch back." The students would continue to agitate to defend Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and its union, and to fight…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/17/not-an-inch-iranian-students-stand-against-the-far-right/

'Monumental': Scientists successfully grow mysterious ancient organism that could be origin of life as we know it
rt.com | 2020-01-17
A team of researchers has unravelled a scientific mystery by successfully growing an ancient life form in a lab, a breakthrough that brings us one step closer to discovering our very first ancestors on Earth. | The previously unknown organism was unearthed on the floor of the Arctic ocean in 2010. It was dubbed Lokiarchaeota in honor of the Loki's Castle hydrothermal vent where it was found. | What made the finding significant was that the peculiar organism was a type of microbe, called an Archaea, but it appeared to have characteristics of a completely separate type of early life form, a eukaryote. Significan…
rt.com/news/478524-scientists-grow-organism-life-origin-lokiarchaeota/

The Market in this New Decade
Bryant Brown | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-17
On January first of this new decade, 2020 the Dow Jones was at a record high; $28,634. What does that mean? | Since the great depression of 1929 there have been 13 severe downturns revealing time and again that the market …
globalresearch.ca/market-new-decade/5700896

NATO Terrorists Bomb Aleppo Neighborhood: 5 Murdered, 15 Injured
Miri Wood | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-17
NATO terrorists continued their slaughter of Syrian civilians. Courtesy of mostly the US taxpayer, another residential neighborhood in Aleppo was bombed. Five persons were murdered. Fifteen persons were injured. Homes and other buildings were damaged. | The wounded were rushed to …
globalresearch.ca/nato-terrorists-bomb-aleppo-neighborhood-5-murdered-15-injured/5700901

The Rumbling Methane Enigma
Robert Hunziker | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-17
The northern continental shelves of Russia, inclusive of the Barents Sea, Kara Sea, Laptev Sea and East Siberian Sea (ESAS) are some of the least researched yet most controversial subjects in climate science today. It's the one region that has the biggest potential to trigger runaway global warming because of sizeable subsea methane deposits, thereby…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/17/the-rumbling-methane-enigma/

Iraq Set to Buy Russian S-400 Air Defense System and Assert Its Sovereignty
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-17
Iran attacked US forces stationed at two bases in Iraq with 15 missiles on January 8th, but it does not appear missile defense systems were used to counter them. Eric Gomez, a missile defense policy analyst at the Cato …
globalresearch.ca/iraq-buy-russian-s-400-air-defense-system/5700888

Challenging the Flawed Premise Behind Pushing GMOs into Indian Agriculture
Colin Todhunter | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-17
A common claim is that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are essential to agriculture if we are to feed an ever-growing global population. Supporters of genetically engineered (GE) crops argue that by increasing productivity and yields, this technology will also help …
globalresearch.ca/challenging-flawed-premise-behind-pushing-gmos-indian-agriculture/5700920

It's Factually Incorrect to Claim that Bolivia Has a So-Called Interim Government
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-17
The individuals who seized power after the military coup in Bolivia don't constitute a so-called "interim government" because the radical policy changes that they've implemented since then go far and beyond simply presiding over the state until new elections are …
globalresearch.ca/incorrect-claim-bolivia-interim-government/5700924

Canada's Media and Political Establishment Endorse Illegal Assassination of Iranian General Suleimani
Roger Jordan | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-17
In the two weeks since Washington violated Iraq's sovereignty to assassinate Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) General Qassem Suleimani, major Canadian corporate media outlets and leading figures within the political establishment have voiced their support for such acts of state terrorism. …
globalresearch.ca/canada-media-political-establishment-endorse-illegal-assassination-iranian-general-suleimani/5700932

Trump's Feeble Phase 1 China-US Trade Deal
Dr. Jack Rasmus | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-17
With the announcement today, January 16, 2020 of the signing of the US-China Phase 1 'mini' trade deal, and the US Senate's simultaneous ratification of the USMCA 'NAFTA 2.0' trade agreement, Trump's so-called 'trade wars' are at an end. In …
globalresearch.ca/trump-phase-1-china-us-trade-deal/5700910

The TEPCO Trial: Prosecution and Acquittal after Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown
Prof. David T. Johnson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-17
On September 19, 2019, a panel of three professional judges in the Tokyo District Court acquitted three former executives of the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). The defendants were former chairman Katsumata Tsunehisa (79), and former vice presidents Takekuro Ichiro …
globalresearch.ca/reflections-tepco-trial-prosecution-acquittal-japan-nuclear-meltdown/5700906

Washington Continues War Buildup Against Iran
Bill Van Auken | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-17
With a series of new US military deployments, Washington is escalating its preparations for a full-scale war with Iran. The buildup is continuing despite what has been universally described in the media as an easing of tensions following the January …
globalresearch.ca/washington-continues-war-buildup-against-iran/5700928

Canada Opposed Iranian Democracy
Yves Engler | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-17
To understand where you are, it is necessary to know where you have been. To understand current Canadian policy towards the 18th most populous country in the world, it is necessary to look at the history of Ottawa's relations …
globalresearch.ca/canada-opposed-iranian-democracy-history-of-ottawas-relations-with-iran/5700933

Trump Calls for New Iran Nuclear Deal that Renders the Country Defenseless
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-17
Last week, Trump called for a new Iran nuclear deal, claiming: | "(W)e must all work together toward making a deal with Iran that makes the world a safer and more peaceful place (sic)." | That's precisely the JCPOA's aim

Israel Bombs Gaza And Syria Killing 3 & Iran Says US Sabotage/Cyberattack Likely Behind 737 Downing
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-17
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/16/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/israel-bombs-gaza-and-syria-killing-3-iran-says-us-sabotage-cyberattack-likely-behind-737-downing/

The World Looks to Abandon the Dollar as US Sanctions Tighten Their Grip
Ryan McMaken | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-17
When the US places financial sanctions on one country, it de facto sanctions many other countries as well

'Monumental': Scientists successfully grow mysterious ancient organism that could be origin of life as we know it
rt.com | 2020-01-17
A team of researchers has unravelled a scientific mystery by successfully growing an ancient life form in a lab, a breakthrough that brings us one step closer to discovering our very first ancestors on Earth. | The previously unknown organism was unearthed on the floor of the Arctic ocean in 2010. It was dubbed Lokiarchaeota in honor of the Loki's Castle hydrothermal vent where it was found. | What made the finding significant was that the peculiar organism was a type of microbe, called an Archaea, but it appeared to have characteristics of a completely separate type of early life form, a eukaryote. Significan…
rt.com/news/478524-scientists-grow-organism-life-origin-lokiarchaeota/

Battle of the Ages to Stop Eurasian Integration
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-17
The Raging Twenties started with a bang with the targeted assassination of Iran's General Qasem Soleimani. | Yet a bigger bang awaits us throughout the decade: the myriad declinations of the New Great Game in Eurasia, which pits the US …
globalresearch.ca/battle-ages-stop-eurasian-integration/5700890

India's Top Court Refuses to Pass Order to Confer Nation's Highest Award on Mahatma Gandhi
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-17
New Delhi (Sputnik): Instituted on 2 January 1954, the Bharat Ratna is India's Highest Civilian Award. Originally limited to achievements in the field of arts, literature, science, and public services, it's sphere has expanded to include all types of human endeavours.
sputniknews.com/india/202001171078059941-indias-top-court-refuses-to-pass-order-to-confer-nations-highest-award-on-mahatma-gandhi/

US students and youth speak out against the threat of war with Iran
wsws.org | 2020-01-17
"We know who war benefits. It benefits the rich, and it's always the poor and the working class who suffer the consequences. My father fought in World War II and the Korean War and it totally destroyed him."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/17/yout…

IYSSE holds first meeting in campaign for student parliament elections at Berlin's Humboldt University
wsws.org | 2020-01-17
The meeting focused on the dangerous developments in the Middle East since the beginning of the year and the need for a socialist and internationalist programme to put an end to war.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/17/iyss…

Hijacking the Struggles of Others, Elizabeth Warren Style
Kathleen Wallace | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-17
To say Elizabeth Warren is a political opportunist is not giving her enough credit. She has taken the struggles, as well as the identities of others (women, school teachers, Native Americans, public school supporters, people who are able to tweet with humor, actual humans) and has weaponized these categories until the meaning of it all is lost.
counterpunch.org/2020/01/17/hijacking-the-struggles-of-others-elizabeth-warren-style/

Hijacking the Struggles of Others, Elizabeth Warren Style
Kathleen Wallace | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-17
To say Elizabeth Warren is a political opportunist is not giving her enough credit. She has taken the struggles, as well as the identities of others (women, school teachers, Native Americans, public school supporters, people who are able to tweet with humor, actual humans) and has weaponized these categories until the meaning of it all is lost.
counterpunch.org/2020/01/17/hijacking-the-struggles-of-others-elizabeth-warren-style/

Trump Is the Third President to Lie About Afghan War Success
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-17
The Bush, Obama and Trump administrations all routinely lied to the American people about the success of the 18-year war in Afghanistan. They exaggerated progress and inflated statistics to create an illusion that that the war was winnable. But after the deaths of 157,000 people at a cost of $2 trillion, corruption is rampant and the carnage continues. | "There's an odor of mendacity throughout the Afghanistan issue … mendacity and hubris," John Sopko, special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstructi…
truthout.org/articles/trump-is-the-third-president-to-lie-about-afghan-war-success/

Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum 'far from reality'
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-17
"If the purpose of this forum was really cooperation, of course, Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots would be invited to the forum as well," spokesman Hami Aksoy said in a statement.Aksoy stressed that the forum

Iranian students call for a new revolution amid government crackdown
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-17
anti-war Steve SweeneyIssue 1249 Iran anti-government protests US aggression against IranJanuary 17, 2020IRANIAN authorities blocked internet access on January 14, with pressure continu…
greenleft.org.au/content/iranian-students-call-new-revolution-amid-government-crackdown

Iran: 'The people demand freedom and equality'
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-17
anti-government protest Farhang Jahanpour (translator)Issue 1249 Iran US aggression against IranJanuary 17, 2020The following statement, translated by Farhang Jahanpour, was issued by students taking part in a protest at the Amirkabir…
greenleft.org.au/content/iran-%E2%80%98-people-demand-freedom-and-equality%E2%80%99

Indian Students Stand Against the Far-Right
Vijay Prashad | zcomm.org | 2020-01-16
It is hard to watch these young people speak with such confidence and with such chilling precision about their desire to hurt those with whom they did not agree…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/indian-students-stand-against-the-far-right/

Israel's Arab Students Drop out Twice as Much as Jewish: Report
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-16
The number of middle and high school students who withdraw before completing their studies in Israel's Arab schools is nearly twice as high as that of students in Jewish schools, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Council for Children in Israel. | RELATED: | Israel Announces Seven 'Nature Reserves' in Occupied West Bank | In Israel's Jewish schools the dropout rate was 1.6 percent for the 2017-2018 school year whereas for students in the Arab educational syst…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israels-Arab-Students-Drop-out-Twice-as-Much-as-Jewish-Report-20200116-0014.html

How Soviet books brought literacy and socialist culture to the Third World
Tony Pecinovsky | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-16
After the triumph of the Bolshevik Revolution, John Reed, famed author of Ten Days that Shook the World, wrote, "The thirst for education, so long thwarted, burst with the Revolution into a frenzy of expression. From Smolny Institute alone, the first six months, went out everyday tons, car-loads, train-loads of literature, saturating the land. Russia …
peoplesworld.org/article/how-soviet-books-brought-literacy-and-socialist-culture-to-the-third-world/

How Soviet books brought literacy and socialist culture to the Third World
Tony Pecinovsky | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-16
After the triumph of the Bolshevik Revolution, John Reed, famed author of Ten Days that Shook the World, wrote, "The thirst for education, so long thwarted, burst with the Revolution into a frenzy of expression. From Smolny Institute alone, the first six months, went out everyday tons, car-loads, train-loads of literature, saturating the land. Russia …
peoplesworld.org/article/how-soviet-books-brought-literacy-and-socialist-culture-to-the-third-world/

What's the Point of NATO if You Are Not Prepared to Use It Against Iran?
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-16
Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance commits all members to participate in the defense of any single member that is attacked. An attack on one is an attack on all. Forged in the early stages of …
globalresearch.ca/nato-not-prepared-use-against-iran/5700845

Red Flag Nation: Anti-Gun Laws, Sanctuary Cities and the Second Amendment
John W. Whitehead | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-16
"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."

Will Lab-grown Food Really Save the Planet?
Claire Robinson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-16
The environmental campaigner and journalist George Monbiot has created a huge controversy by predicting that farmers and farming as we know them will soon be made redundant by the massive expansion of lab-grown food. This, he argues, is largely a …
globalresearch.ca/lab-grown-food-really-save-planet/5700819

Pompeo and the "Mafia Hit Strategy"
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-16
The USG Mafia hit on Qassem Soleimani is part of a larger murder campaign, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. | For the former tank commander, murder–not simply double-tapping the target with a firearm, but blowing him into meaty …
globalresearch.ca/pompeo-mafia-hit-strategy/5700756

British Government Blocks Refugee Children Being Reunited with Parents
Maurice Wren | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-16
The government is causing irreversible harm to vulnerable child refugees living in Britain by denying them the chance of being reunited with their close families. Their mums, their dads, their sisters and brothers

Will Baghdad Defy Washington? Iraqi Parliament Contemplates Buying Russia's S-400 Missile Defense System
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-16
With tensions mounting between Iran and the United States after the latter assassinated Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Iraq, Baghdad has now been pushing to free itself from American domination by calling for foreign troops to leave the country and …
globalresearch.ca/iraq-defy-washington-buy-russian-s-400-missile-defense-system/5700835

David Attenborough warns that we must make 'compelling life or death' decisions now
Fréa Lockley | thecanary.co | 2020-01-16
David Attenborough has issued a vital warning for all governments to take action on the climate crisis now. His warning came as new scientific research revealed that 2019 was the second hottest year on record. | "The moment of crisis has come": | Speaking to BBC News on 16 January, Attenborough warned: We have been putting things off year after year. We've been raising targets and saying: 'Oh, well, if we do it withi…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/01/16/david-attenborough-warns-that-we-must-make-compelling-life-or-death-decisions-now/

US, UK, Australia, Canada and Germany Reject Iraqi Parliament's Demand for US and Allied Troop Withdrawal
Gideon Polya | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-16
Following the US assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Shiite Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at Baghdad International Airport, the Iraqi PM, the Iraqi Parliament Speaker and the Iraqi Parliament have demanded that the US Alliance forces leave …
globalresearch.ca/us-uk-australia-canada-germany-reject-iraqi-parliament-quit-iraq-demand/5700853

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Tarantino and American Exceptionalism
Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-16
Quentin Tarantino's new film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, is a 2019 comedy-drama set in 1969 Los Angeles and features a large ensemblecast led by Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. The story centres around veteran actor Rick Dalton …
globalresearch.ca/hollywood-tarantino-american-exceptionalism/5700787

Soleimani Fallout Continues to Produce Diplomatic Dividends for Russia
Padraig McGrath | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-16
Ahead of this year's Munich Security Conference, due to begin on February 14th, its chairman Wolfgang Ischinger praised what he called President Putin's "method" concerning security-issues in the Middle East. Talking to the ZDF television channel on January 13th, Ischinger …
globalresearch.ca/soleimani-fallout-continues-produce-diplomatic-dividends-russia/5700843

A Christian Nationalist Group Is Quietly Shaping Bills for State Legislatures
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-16
Fred Clarkson, a senior research analyst at the social justice think tank Political Research Associates, had studied the Christian right wing for decades when someone tipped him off about an intriguing link on the website of the Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation (CPCF)

"Why America Needs War"? Why Are US Military Expenditures "Going Through the Roof"?
Vladimir Platov | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-16
Back in 2003, an alternative media site based in Belgium

Iran's 'Deep State' Struggle Will Intensify After the UIA-752 Cover-Up Was Exposed
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-16
There's little doubt that Iran's "deep state" struggle will intensify after a senior IRGC commander from the country's "principalist" faction took responsibility for his country accidentally shooting down UIA-752 and thus exposing the "reformist" government's previous efforts to cover up …
globalresearch.ca/iran-deep-state-struggle-intensify-uia-752-cover-up-exposed/5700296

How Europe Betrayed Iran: By Triggering JCPOA Dispute Mechanism, EU Helps Trump Finish Job of Killing the Iran Nuclear Deal
Scott Ritter | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-16
Europe could have saved the Iran nuclear agreement. Instead, it abused the rule of law by inappropriately triggering its dispute mechanism, all but ensuring the agreement's demise. | Disingenuous diplomacy | On January 5, 2020, Tehran announced that it would no longer | …
globalresearch.ca/europe-betrayed-iran-triggering-jcpoa-dispute-mechanism-eu-helps-trump-finish-job-killing-iran-nuclear-deal/5700831

Libya: Before and After Muammar Gaddafi. Dramatic Collapse in the Standard of Living
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-16
Nine years after the military intervention, led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to overthrow Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi, Libya remains trapped in a spiral of violence involving armed groups, sectarian, ethnic groups and external interference that have led …
globalresearch.ca/libya-before-after-muammar-gaddafi/5700813

US War of Terror Continues: Assassinating Iran's Top Anti-ISIS General
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-16
The US has eagerly taken credit for the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani amid a series of military strikes carried out by US forces across Syria and Iraq. The assassination was shortly followed by Iranian missile strikes aimed at …
globalresearch.ca/us-war-terror-continues-assassinating-iran-top-anti-isis-general/5700803

In Honor of Martin Luther King: "The Pursuit of Peace" and MLK's Historic Analysis of "American Militarism"
Barry Kissin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-16
Consider some of what the Reverend MLK proclaimed about American militarism: | "A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom." | "A few years ago there …
globalresearch.ca/martin-luther-king/5700790

Peace or War?
Donald Monaco | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-16
The world breathed a sigh of relief when Iran undertook to give the Americans a symbolic 'slap in the face' as a response to the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani. Stepping back from the precipice of war, President Trump …
globalresearch.ca/peace-war/5700759

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2020-01-16: News Headlines

RT (2020-01-16). 'Negative': Audio suggests Delta flight crew told controls it WOULDN'T NEED to dump fuel before dousing school kids outside LA. rt.com The crew of a Boeing 777 that showered schools outside Los Angeles with jet fuel on Tuesday apparently told controllers they were not going to release the toxic liquid right before they did so, newly released audio suggests. | The plot has thickened in the highly unusual mishap, which saw Delta Airlines Flight 89 dump thousands of gallons of volatile jet fuel on unsuspecting students and staff in five elementary schools and one high school outside Los Angeles on Tuesday. | An audio recording of communications between the LAX airport control tower and the pilots of the Delta flight reveals that air traffic cont…

RT (2020-01-16). Protests over citizenship law in India prove liberal elites only like democracy if they agree with the results. rt.com Protests in India over a controversial citizenship amendment law have curiously exposed the duplicity of liberals when it comes to their commitment to democracy. | Left-backed student unions and Muslim groups have been up in arms over a law that they perceive to be "anti-Muslim." Backing up this protest movement, liberal Indians have revealed their cards. | For the youth to resist the charms of "revolution" — to be angry without a cause and bask in the ro…

RT (2020-01-16). China's ZTE wants to raise $1.7 billion to boost 5G development. rt.com One of China's largest producers of telecom equipment, ZTE, has announced plans to raise around $1.7 billion from a private share placement to fund research and development of 5G networks. | The company will issue 381 million A-shares denominated in the Chinese yuan and traded on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges. It will sell them to 10 independent professional or institutional investors in China at 30.21 yuan ($4.40) per share. | The price is a little lower than the average trading price over the last three weeks. As of Thursday, ZTE stock was trading at 37.41 yuan per share in Shenzhen. | Also on rt…

Vijay Prashad (2020-01-16). Indian Students Stand Against the Far-Right. zcomm.org It is hard to watch these young people speak with such confidence and with such chilling precision about their desire to hurt those with whom they did not agree…

Suadad al-Salhy (2020-01-16). Tracked, Targeted, Killed: Qassem Soleimani's Final Hours. globalresearch.ca Stepping off his Cham Wings flight and onto the tarmac of Baghdad airport, Qassem Soleimani was met by a familiar face. | Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy head of the Hashd al-Shaabi Iraqi paramilitary, was a longstanding ally of the Iranian …

Shane Quinn (2020-01-16). History: US Spy Activities in Western and Northern China. globalresearch.ca The first CIA agent killed in action was the 37-year-old Douglas S. Mackiernan, a former code-breaker for the United States Army Air Forces, who during World War II was promoted to Major, serving as an Air Force meteorologist in …

Philip Giraldi (2020-01-16). Who Targeted Ukraine Airlines Flight 752? Iran Shot It Down but There May be More to the Story. globalresearch.ca The claim that Major General Qassem Soleimani was a "terrorist" on a mission to carry out an "imminent" attack that would kill hundreds of Americans turned out to be a lie, so why should one believe anything else relating to …

sputniknews (2020-01-16). Apocalypse on Pause? Asteroid That Shot Fireball in 2017 Could Destroy Life on Earth, Scientists Say. sputniknews.com In April 2017, a shiny fireball flew over the skies of Kyoto, Japan, raising questions about its potential origin and cosmic identity. Later, it was determined that the bright intruder belonged to a near-Earth asteroid called 2003 YT1.

Graham Vanbergen (2020-01-16). Boris Johnson's Modified Withdrawal Bill — An Executive Power Grab. globalresearch.ca The version of Boris Johnson's EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill prior to the December election specifically included a clause that protected MPs' involvement in Brexit. But then he was elected with a large majority. The consequence was that the WAB …

Staff (2020-01-15). Democrats Debate Wealth Tax, Free Public College & Student Debt Relief as Part of New Economic Plan. democracynow.org At Tuesday's Democratic debate, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg repeated his criticism of plans for tuition-free public college and wiping out student debt, supported by both Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. Activist and Truthout contributor Alexis Goldstein says the dispute highlights a philosophical split within the Democratic Party. "We essentially have a disagreement between the progressive candidates and the moderate candidates about whether or not we want to pursue a universal benefit for higher education and make it a public good, much in the way that K-12 education is treated as a public good,"

RT (2020-01-15). Tennessee National Guard airbase briefly placed on lockdown amid reports of active shooter. rt.com McGhee Tyson Air National Guard base in Tennessee was briefly placed on lockdown, following reports of an active shooter in the area. | The alarm was raised shortly after 11am on Wednesday, when a local student reported seeing a suspicious person who appeared to be armed. Law enforcement conducted a sweep of the base, spokesman Lt. Col. Travers Hurst told reporters. No shots were reported, yet personnel were told to shelter in place. | I'm standing outside McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Alcoa, TN, which was locked down after someone reported seeing a suspicious person with a rifle. NO confirmed report…

Vijay Prashad (2020-01-15). Not an inch: Indian students stand against the far-right. mronline.org With her head bandaged and her arm in a sling, university student Aishe Ghosh went before the cameras to say that the students of the university she attends in New Delhi would move "not an inch back." | Source

RT (2020-01-15). Toxic chemicals stole 160 million IQ points from American kids and it's costing the US trillions of dollars – study. rt.com Shocking new research indicates that not only do pesticides and flame retardants cause unprecedented levels of irreversible childhood brain damage, but the knock-on effects have cost the US economy trillions of dollars. | The latest research from New York University indicates that polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were the greatest contributor to IQ loss and intellectual disability among American children, resulting in a total of 162 million IQ points lost and over 738,000 cases of intellectual disability. | Many children were likely exposed in utero — though many household objects are known to conta…

Staff (2020-01-15). In First All-White Democratic Debate, CNN Didn't Ask a Single Question About Immigration. democracynow.org As the federal government plans to divert an additional $7.2 billion from the military budget for the construction of President Trump's promised border wall, and tens of thousands of asylum seekers from Central America, the Caribbean and other regions are stranded throughout the U.S.-Mexico border, CNN moderators failed to question Democratic presidential candidates on border and immigration issues. We speak to Julio Ricardo Varela, co-host of the Latinx political podcast "In the Thick" and founder of Latino Rebels. "Anyone who thinks that a wall is going to protect us, the statistics aren't there. … But that i…

Aparna Gopalan (2020-01-15). The Science of (Not) Ending Global Poverty. thenation.com The 2019 Nobel Prize winners in economics represent a new strain of neoliberal thought.

Staff (2020-01-15). A Truly Antiwar Agenda Must Include Free College and Medicare for All. truthout.org Last night's debate brought home a reality for me: A truly antiwar agenda is not confined to priorities traditionally seen as "foreign policy." It must include bold plans to address climate change, education, institutional racism and sexism, health care and immigration justice. And our movements must reflect that broad-based vision. | The recent assassination of Iran's top Gen. Qassim Suleimani was a frightening reminder of the undemocratic and reckless approach of those who currently rule the U.S.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-01-15). Does the US Military "Own the Weather"? "Weaponizing the Weather" as an Instrument of Modern Warfare? globalresearch.ca Weather-modification, according to the US Air Force document AF 2025 Final Report, "offers the war fighter a wide range of possible options to defeat or coerce an adversary", capabilities, it says, extend to the triggering of floods, hurricanes, droughts and earthquakes…

Michael Welton (2020-01-15). Traversed by Tensions: Quebec's Religious Symbols Law. counterpunch.org Fatima Ahmad, 23, an Education student at McGill University in Montreal, says that Bill 21 prevents her from working as a public school teacher in Quebec. A fourth year student, graduating in April 2020, she is already making plans to move to the United Arab Emirates or Calgary once she graduates. She is photographed wearing More

Colin Todhunter (2020-01-15). Gone Fishing? No Fish but Plenty of Pesticides and a Public Health Crisis. globalresearch.ca There is mounting evidence that a healthy soil microbiome protects plants from pests and diseases. One of the greatest natural assets that humankind has is soil. But when you drench it with proprietary synthetic chemicals or continuously monocrop as part …

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2020-01-15). Passing the Point of No Return, Is A World War Upon Us? globalresearch.ca War is inevitable. More innocent people will be murdered, maimed, raped or sold into slavery. War is indescribable, a nightmare, yet those who are currently in power, the establishment or what some like to call "the elite" are on Trump's …

Andrew Korybko (2020-01-15). 'Phase One' of the US-Chinese Trade Deal Is Bad News for India. globalresearch.ca The planned signing of "phase one" of a more comprehensive US-Chinese trade deal is extremely bad news for India because its chief Asian competitor is committing to gradually open up its economy and therefore become even more attractive of an …

Joyce Chediac (2020-01-15). George H.W. Bush's Complicity in the 1991 "Highway of Death" Iraq Massacre. globalresearch.ca US war crimes then and now. | George H. W. Bush (1991). A "statesman" and "American hero"? What a lie! | George W. Bush declares war on Afghanistan (2001) | George W. Bush and Tony Blair wage war on Iraq (2003), | Barack Obama's …

Stephen Lendman (2020-01-15). Britain, France and Germany (E3) Trigger JCPOA Dispute Mechanism, a Hostile Action Against Iran. globalresearch.ca The nuclear deal dispute resolution mechanism and sanctions snapback provision can take effect if one JCPOA signatory claims another failed to meet its obligations under the deal — depending on the specific complaint, along with following required procedures. They're complicated….

Philip A Farruggio (2020-01-15). The 'Big Squeeze' on Sanders. globalresearch.ca Now, get this straight. I am not a 'Democratic Socialist' or a supporter of the Democratic Party. Yes, I just changed my political affiliation here in Florida so I can vote for Sanders in the upcoming Florida primary. My 'short …

Michael Welch (2020-01-15). Persian Peril: The Assassination of Qasem Soleimani and the Prospect of War with Iran. globalresearch.ca "And after what my source had sent me on Wednesday morning…I was pretty confident that they would have to back off because the reasons were overwhelming in terms of Iranian military power… In fact there was an indirect, a direct-indirect …

Stephen Lendman (2020-01-15). US Deterrence: Code Language for Endless "Hot Wars" against Humanity. globalresearch.ca Washington's criminal class is bipartisan. | Both right wings of the US war party pose an unparalleled threat to world peace, stability, security, and humanity's survival. | The rhetoric of each wing differs, the agenda the same, notably since the neoliberal 90s, …

Astronomers' Appeal (2020-01-15). More than 50,000 5G Satellites Encircling the Earth: Appeal by Astronomers, Safeguarding the Astronomical Sky (IT). globalresearch.ca This is an international appeal by professional astronomers open for subscription to ask for an intervention from institutions and governments. | To sign/subscribe follow this link. | Astronomical observations from the ground can be greatly harmed by the ongoing deployment of …

Fidel Castro Ruz (2020-01-15). Fidel Castro's Message against Nuclear War: "In a Nuclear War the 'Collateral Damage' would be the Life of All Humanity." globalresearch.ca A forceful message calling for World peace and the survival of humankind.

Eric Toussaint (2020-01-15). Brazil: From Lula to Bolsonaro. globalresearch.ca I arrived in Sao Paulo, the financial and economic capital of Brazil, on the night of 14 November 2019. The city has over 12 million inhabitants. In all the districts I visited poverty is flagrant. You see homeless people living …

Johanna Ross (2020-01-15). Scotland's Independence Project. globalresearch.ca On Tuesday Boris Johnson submitted a letter to Nicola Sturgeon, rejecting outright her request for powers to be transferred to the Scottish parliament to call a second referendum on independence. It read: | "The UK government will continue to uphold …

Massoud Nayeri (2020-01-15). The Human Catastrophe of War. globalresearch.ca The year 2020 began with news of President Trump's bold military adventure which garnered the attention of the people around the world. 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, 11 Ukrainians, 10 Swedish, 4 Afghans, 3 Britons, and 3 Germans lost their lives …

F. William Engdahl (2020-01-15). Unintended Consequences: Did Trump Just Give the Middle East to China and Russia? globalresearch.ca By the series of actions in recent months in Iraq and across the Middle East, Washington has forced a strategic shift towards China and to an extent Russia and away from the United States. If events continue on the present …

Black Alliance for Peace (2020-01-15). Dr. King Understood: U.S. Is Threat to Global Humanity. globalresearch.ca As the U.S. engages in its annual ritual of parading out the state-sanctioned "I have a dream" Dr. King, it attempts to accomplish the amazing feat of reconciling Dr. King's commitment to peace and principled non-violence with the normalized violence …

Ryan Cristián (2020-01-15). Video Shows TWO Missiles Bringing Down Iran 737, Second Plane Reported & Iraq And Syria Under Attack. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/14/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Washington's Blog (2020-01-15). Middle Eastern Wars Have Always Been About Oil. globalresearch.ca Relevant article selected from the GR archive, first published on GR in February 2016. | Robert Kennedy Jr. notes: | For Americans to really understand what's going on, it's important to review some details about this sordid but little-remembered history. …

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-01-15). Ceasefire Failure as Haftar Leaves Russia to Resume Military Operations in Libya. globalresearch.ca Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin made a joint statement last week regarding the civil war raging in Libya to "declare a sustainable ceasefire, supported by the necessary measures to be taken for stabilizing the situation …

Staff (2020-01-15). Indian Students Refuse to Give an Inch to the Far Right. truthdig.com A youth movement is rising across the country to confront the dangerous rhetoric and racist policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Fight Back (2020-01-15). Tampa students rally against aggressions towards Iran. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – At the University of South Florida, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held their second rally against the President Trump's and U.S. aggression towards Iran. The protest, attended by around 20 students on campus on January 14, has come in the wake of the assassination of a high-ranking Iranian military figure, Qassem Soleimani. | Along with the threat of more U.S. troops to the region and further hostilities, Iran has been hit by U.S. economic sanctions since 2010. An SDS member told the crowd, "The sanctions have greatly limited the amount of medical resources that Iran can get. This has result…

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2020-01-15). Top Megadonors and Corporations Have Poured Almost $2 Billion Into Politics Since Citizens United. commondreams.org "This is not what democracy looks like. This is the world Citizens United made," Alan Zibel, research director of Public Citizen's Corporate Presidency Project, said Wednesday as his group released a pair of reports. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …

Staff (2020-01-14). "Morir Soñando": Martín Espada Reads Poem About Luis Garden Acosta, Young Lord & Community Activist. democracynow.org Last week marked the first anniversary of the passing of Luis Garden Acosta, the founder and longtime president of the nationally known El Puente youth and community leadership program in Brooklyn. Long regarded as one of New York City's foremost human rights and Latino community activists, Garden Acosta died last January at the age of 72. A former seminarian who had been active in the Catholic antiwar movement, Garden Acosta joined the Young Lords Party in 1970 and later founded that group's Massachusetts chapter while he was still a student at Harvard Medical School. He went on to pioneer successful nonviolent…

Staff (2020-01-14). CLEAN Future Act Is 'Shameful' and 'Greenwashing,' say Climate Justice Groups. therealnews.com Democrats' CLEAN Future Act calls for "net zero" carbon emissions by 2050 but doesn't require a fossil fuel industry phaseout. Critics say the bill lacks ambition and ignores the short timeline for radical action dictated by climate science.

Fight Back (2020-01-14). Florida teachers rally at state capitol. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – Well over 1000 educators, school bus drivers, custodians, counselors and other public school workers, dressed in red, rallied at the Old Capitol Building in Tallahassee on January 13 to demand lawmakers invest in public schools during the 2020 state legislative session. The 60-day legislative session begins January 14 and lawmakers will have a sea of red from the previous day to take with them to deliberation. | The rally was organized by the Florida Education Association (FEA), which is the statewide union for educators, and featured support also from the national unions the American Federation…

Ryan Cristián (2020-01-14). Israel Provided The Intel To Kill Soleimani & A Cyberattack May Have Been Behind Iran's 737 Downing. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/13/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

teleSUR (2020-01-14). Lebanese Focus New Wave of Protests Against Banks. telesurenglish.net Lebanese protesters took the streets of Beirut Tuesday to resume protests, rallying outside banks and demanding access to their deposits. | RELATED: | Lebanon's Hassan Diab is Named New Prime Minister | "Everything we're suffering from is because of the banks and the central bank's policies," Ali, a 21-year-old college student, said at the protest in Beirut's Hamra commercial district. "This is why there's no longer any money, and prices are rising." | After almost three weeks of relative c…

Sarah Lahm (2020-01-14). The Montessori Schools Set to Track Students' Every Move. progressive.org At schools that were meant to foster self-paced learning in the natural world, the billionaires behind Facebook and Amazon are funding new data-seeking tech.

Peadar O'Cearnaigh (2020-01-14). Boris Johnson may see 'the hand of the future' but there's a very significant past in Northern Ireland he can't ignore. thecanary.co On 13 January, Boris Johnson visited Belfast to meet the leaders of the restored government. Johnson claimed he could "see the hand of the future". It was an imitation of Blair's "I feel the hand of history upon our shoulders" comment. Blair used this during the 1998 Good Friday Agreement ( GFA) negotiations. | And o…

Staff (2020-01-13). Democratic Debate: Will Progressives Highlight the Cost of War? therealnews.com Senators Sanders and Warren could have their best opportunity yet to argue that if the U.S. has trillions to pay for war abroad, it can invest in healthcare, education, and infrastructure at home.

David S. Pena (2020-01-12). Marx's Labor Theory of Value: Bad Science and Bad for Ecological Socialism. dissidentvoice.org Value and Socialist Distribution Marxists need a scientific theory of value. I do not make that statement because I think it is controversial. I make it because I am not convinced that Marx provided one. By "scientific" I mean a theory that identifies an empirically detectable and measurable property that gives value to commodities, and …

Ryan Cristián (2020-01-11). Iran Admits 'Unintentionally' Shooting Down 737, But It Seems There Might Be More To This Story. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/11/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Ryan Cristián (2020-01-11). Pompeo Admits No "Imminent Threat," Boeing Emails Reveal 737 Issues & 60 Afghans Killed By US Drone. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/10/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

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