Author Archives: Admin

2019-11-21: Social Media Postees

Please be social by posting these 'POSTEES' on social media!

Video: An Interview with John Shipton, Father of Julian Assange
John Shipton | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
* | Note to readers: please click the share buttons above or below. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc….
globalresearch.ca/interview-john-shipton-father-julian-assange/5695539

Overtunring WI v. Yoder: Making Education a Federal Right for All Children (and Bringing the MeToo Movement to Fundamentalist Communities)
Jenna Orkin | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-21
"Schpring! Schpring zu de velschken feldt!" shouted one of the Amish parents gathered to see their children off for their first day in an Iowa state or "English" school. The year was 1965, the bus had just arrived and the parent was urging the kids to, "Run! Run to the cornfields!" A photographer present to…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/21/overtunring-wi-v-yoder-making-education-a-federal-right-for-all-children-and-bringing-the-metoo-movement-to-fundamentalist-communities/

U.S. Relations with China Were Just Destroyed, and Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again
Michael Snyder | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
Our relationship with China just went from bad to worse, and most Americans don't even realize that we just witnessed one of the most critical foreign policy decisions of this century. The U.S. Senate just unanimously passed the "Hong Kong …
globalresearch.ca/u-s-relations-with-china-were-just-destroyed-and-nothing-will-ever-be-the-same-again/5695597

The OAS Lied about the Bolivian Election and Coup, Deliberately
Mark Weisbrot | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
What is the difference between an outright lie — stating something as a fact while knowing that it is false — and a deliberate material representation that accomplishes the same end? Here is an example that really pushes the boundary …
globalresearch.ca/the-oas-lied-about-the-bolivian-election-and-coup-deliberately/5695499

Video:"Der IWF ist ein Kriegsinstrument der USA" — àñkonom Peter Kà∂nig zu Protesten in Sàºdamerika
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
Welche Rolle spielt der Internationale Wà§hrungsfonds (IWF) bei den zahlreichen gegenwà§rtigen Protesten in Sàºdamerika? Eine groàüe, aber keine gute — so das Fazit von Peter Kà∂nig, der àºber zwanzig Jahre lang als àñkonom fàºr die Weltbank tà§tig war. | Im Interview …
globalresearch.ca/videoder-iwf-ist-ein-kriegsinstrument-der-usa-okonom-peter-konig-zu-protesten-in-sudamerika/5695535

UK Government Hid Torture and Killing of Civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq by British Soldiers
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
The United Kingdom's government and its armed forces hid solid evidence of war crimes committed by British soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq against civilians among them children, an investigation led by the BBC and the Sunday Times revealed Sunday. | The …
globalresearch.ca/uk-government-hid-torture-and-killing-of-civilians-in-afghanistan-and-iraq-by-british-soldiers/5695508

Chicago Teachers Union Ratifies Contract in the Aftermath of 11 Day Strike
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
Chicago educators on November 16 approved by a wide margin the contract negotiated by their union leadership. | On October 17, 25,000 Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) members walked off the job demanding better salaries and working conditions among other issues. | The …
globalresearch.ca/chicago-teachers-union-ratifies-contract/5695518

Rethinking National Security: CIA and FBI Are Corrupt, but What About Congress?
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
The developing story about how the US intelligence and national security agencies may have conspired to influence and possibly even reverse the results of the 2016 presidential election is compelling, even if one is disinclined to believe that such a …
globalresearch.ca/rethinking-national-security-cia-fbi-corrupt-what-about-congress/5695574

The Schiff Committee Finds No Impeachable Offense against Donald Trump
Renee Parsons | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
After several days of unremarkable testimony by assorted State Department functionaries the Democrats continue to struggle with ferreting out a legally defensible impeachable offense to warrant the three ring circus currently being conducted by Rep. Adam Schiff, Chair of …
globalresearch.ca/schiff-committee-finds-no-impeachable-offense/5695524

Leaked Memo Shows the U.S. Still Does Not Understand Turkey's Syria Operation
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
An 'internal memo' that was intentionally leaked has blasted U.S. President Donald Trump's decision for the U.S. military to withdraw from Syria, or more accurately, relocate from northern Syria to the oilfields in the east, as well as his …
globalresearch.ca/leaked-memo-shows-u-s-does-not-understand-turkey-syria-operation/5695570

Billionaires and Corporations Love Anti-SLAPP Laws, Why Does John Oliver?
Ted Rall | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-21
John Oliver recently dedicated his HBO show to why we need a federal anti-SLAPP law. Like most of his stuff, the episode was witty and engaging. It was also sloppy, thoughtless and poorly researched. From now on, I'll wonder whether I can trust anything he says. An anti-SLAPP motion is a powerful legal maneuver available…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/21/billionaires-and-corporations-love-anti-slapp-laws-why-does-john-oliver/

Lawsuit Launched to Save 274 Species From Extinction Crisis

| globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
In one of the largest lawsuits ever launched under the Endangered Species Act, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice today of its intent to sue the Trump administration for failing to decide whether 274 imperiled animals and | …
globalresearch.ca/lawsuit-launched-to-save-274-species-from-extinction-crisis/5695601

Trump's New Policy on Israeli Settlements Is Illegal and Self-Serving
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
Thumbing his nose at the Geneva Convention, the Rome Statute, the UN Security Council, the UN General Assembly and the International Court of Justice, Donald Trump decided that Israel's unlawful construction of Jewish settlements in occupied Palestinian territory is lawful. …
globalresearch.ca/trump-new-policy-israeli-settlements-illegal-self-serving/5695562

China-Bolivia — A Lithium Deal, No More?
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
China has by far the largest lithium market. China produces already today the most electric cars, about 1 million in 2018, and will at least triplicate their production by 2025 — and in the following decade or two, demand is …
globalresearch.ca/china-bolivia-lithium-deal-no-more/5695530

The Globalization of War and the Global Economic Crisis. Is There a Relationship?
Global Research | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
Professor Chossudovsky's most recent book describes America's hegemonic project in…
globalresearch.ca/the-globalization-of-war-and-the-global-economic-crisis-is-there-a-relationship-2/5695017

Anti-Corbyn Propaganda on Full Blast as UK Election Nears
Johanna Ross | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
With less than a month to go before the UK general election, all efforts are being made by political parties to further their agendas. Naturally each side is launching attacks on the other, but perhaps the most virulent campaign is …
globalresearch.ca/anti-corbyn-propaganda-uk-election-nears/5695572

OPCW Must Come Clean: Grave Flaws in Syria Report. Open Letter To States' Representatives
Tim Hayward | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
Following revelations of grave flaws in its Syria reporting, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons must allow whistleblowers' evidence to be heard at the coming OPCW Conference of States Parties. That's the message from the following public …
globalresearch.ca/opcw-must-come-clean-grave-flaws-in-syria-report-open-letter-to-states-representatives/5695506

Video: Protest Movements in Iran
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
Iran has been swept by protests since November 15th, with banks, stores and gas stations being set on fire. So far, more than 1,000 have been arrested and upwards of 12 people have died. Iranian authorities said 87,400 …
globalresearch.ca/video-hybrid-war-iran-increases-chances-retaliatory-strike-israel/5695513

Video: Israel Conducts Wide-scale Strikes on Syria
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
On November 20, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they had carried out "wide-scale strikes" on the "Iranian Quds Force" and the Syrian Armed Forces in Syria. The IDF claimed that the strikes were carried out in response to …
globalresearch.ca/video-israel-conducts-wide-scale-strikes-syria/5695592

The Milgram Shock Experiment: "Obedience to Authority"
Saul McLeod | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
One of the most famous studies of obedience in psychology was carried out by Stanley Milgram, a psychologist at Yale University. He conducted an experiment focusing on the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience. | Milgram (1963) examined justifications …
globalresearch.ca/the-milgram-shock-experiment-obedience-to-authority/5695502

The Lebanese Color Revolution Is a Defining Moment for the Resistance
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
What originally began as an expression of legitimate outrage at the Mideast country's dysfunctional government and endemic corruption quickly transformed into a Color Revolution aimed at carrying out regime change in Lebanon through the removal of Hezbollah from its government, …
globalresearch.ca/lebanese-color-revolution-defining-moment-resistance/5695556

The Worst Is Over for Oil Markets
Nick Cunningham | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
Some analysts see the world dodging a recession next year, which provides some upward room for oil prices. | Last week, the IEA warned last week that "the hefty supply cushion" building up in the first half of 2020 will cause …
globalresearch.ca/worst-over-oil-markets/5695554

Student Loan Borrowers Need More Protection–and California Is Leading the Way
Seth Frotman, Natalia Abrams | thenation.com | 2019-11-21
Student Loan Borrowers Need More Protection–and California Is Leading the Way…
thenation.com/article/california-borrowers-rights/

College Student, 18, Shot With Gas Bomb In Her Face, Suffers Jaws Fractures, Burns
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-11-21
This item is about a female university student, studying Information Technology in Palestine Technical University — Kadoorie, in Tulkarem in northern West Bank. An Israeli soldier shot her in the college campus with a high-velocity gas bomb which struck her face, fracturing her jaw, and causing burns to her face …
imemc.org/article/college-student-18-shot-with-gas-bomb-in-her-face-suffers-jaws-fractures-burns/

Socialist Equality Party campaign team attends University College London strike of outsourced workers
wsws.org | 2019-11-21
The strikers, joined by many students and academic staff, occupied the University's student centre for a rally, with speeches delivered in English and Spanish.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/21/outs…

EPA Prosecutions of Polluters Approach Quarter-Century Lows
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-21
WASHINGTON — Criminal prosecution and convictions of polluters have fallen to quarter-century lows under the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency, deepening three years of overall enforcement declines, according to Justice Department statistics. | And while the administration says it's focusing on quality over quantity in pollution cases, using its enforcement resources to go after the biggest and worst offenders, an Associated Press analysis found little sign of that so far in court cases closed in 2019. | The criminal pollution cases initiated, and won this year, under the Trump administ…
truthdig.com/articles/epa-prosecutions-of-polluters-approach-quarter-century-lows/

L'Italia nella Coalizione ´antiterrorismo ª
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
Il ministro degli Esteri Luigi Di Maio, accogliendo a Roma i cinque militari feriti in Iraq, ha dichiarato che ´lo Stato italiano mai indietreggerà di un centimetro di fronte alla minaccia terroristica e reagirà con tutta la sua forza di …
globalresearch.ca/litalia-nella-coalizione-antiterrorismo-2/5695520

Selected Articles: No Impeachable Offense against Donald Trump. Schiff Committee
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-21
We have made some progress in our campaign to meet our running costs and put an end to our monthly deficit, but we still need your help. As grateful as we are to those who have given so far, the …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-schiff-committee-finds-no-impeachable-offense-against-donald-trump/5695581

More than 15,000 Indiana teachers walk off job against low wages and attacks on public education
wsws.org | 2019-11-20
Indiana teachers confront conditions no less horrendous than their counterparts throughout the United States and internationally.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/20/indi…

World Television Day celebrates an integral part of modern life
United Nations | un.org | 2019-11-20
Seven decades of United Nations' work in developing new standards and systems for broadcasting are being celebrated on Thursday, World Television Day, an annual observance that recognizes the medium's role as a major source of information, education and entertainment.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1051821

Towards a Democratic Socialist Foreign Policy
Timothy M. Gill | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-20
Over the past few years, democratic socialists have rightfully spent a considerable amount of time honing their arguments on domestic policies, such as healthcare, education, and criminal justice reform. Bernie Sanders' Our Revolution and Bhaskar Sunkara's recently released The Socialist Manifesto are two good examples of this focus on the domestic. On the foreign policy…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/20/towards-a-democratic-socialist-foreign-policy/

Israel Carries Out 'Wide-Scale Strikes' In Syria, US Gov Withholds Food/Meds From Iran & Patriot Act
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-20
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 (11/20/19). 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-carries-out-wide-scale-strikes-syria-us-gov-withholds-food-meds-from-iran-patriot-act/

House and Senate Unanimously Support Destabilizing China
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-20
Non-intervention by nations in the internal affairs of others is fundamental international law. | In Nicaragua v. United States (1986), the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled against Washington for breaching international law and violating Nicaraguan sovereignty by supporting Contra death …
globalresearch.ca/house-senate-support-destabilizing-china/5695487

Global Research: Independent, Incisive News and Analysis…With Your Support!
Global Research | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-20
At a time when the world is facing the threat of war alongside unprecedented economic uncertainty, when job loss is rampant, and people across the globe awake to the grim reality of financial instability, it can be difficult to find …
globalresearch.ca/do-you-value-independent-incisive-news-and-analysis/31531

"Asset Bubbles" and an Economy Ready to Crash and Burn?
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-20
Obama knows Democrats will lose next November if they keep pushing "socialism" as a campaign objective. Americans on the coasts may support a command economy, control freak regulations, legalized theft–larger theft than now–and a braindead wad of social justice idiocy …
globalresearch.ca/socialism-economy-ready-crash-burn/5695461

Chile: Thousands Take to Streets to Mark One Month of Protests
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-20
Thousands of people returned to the streets Monday to mark the first month of the most serious civil unrest of Chilean democracy and show their distrust of both the social agenda announced by the government and the parliamentary agreement on a new constitution. | RELATED: | Chile: Human Rights Violations May Lead to Piñera's Impeachment | What began on Oct. 14 as a call by Chilean university students to sneak into the Santiago subway to protest against the increase in the ticket…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chile-Thousands-Take-to-Streets-to-Mark-One-Month-of-Protests-20191120-0010.html

Charter School Advocates Repulsed by Empowered Teachers
Shawgi Tell | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-20
Workers produce all the wealth of society. Unions have been around for generations and exist to protect the rights of workers. Currently, 90%–93% of privately operated non-profit and for-profit charter schools across the country have no teacher unions, whereas about 90% of public school teachers are unionized. One of the claims to fame of deregulated …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/charter-school-advocates-repulsed-by-empowered-teachers/

Texas students say, "Defend DACA"
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-11-19
Arlington, TX — The University of Texas at Arlington's Progressive Student Union (PSU) held a rally for DACA recipients, November 14. The group, led by PSU President Mark Napieralski, delivered a list of ten demands to the administration, marching across the campus chanting, "No protection, no peace," "Stand up, fight back," "Black and brown immigrants matter," and "Defend DACA." | PSU delivered their demands to President Karbhari's office, though he was available to receive them personally. Regardless, the office received the demands and promised to deliver them to Karbhari. | PSU's demands included more r…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/11/18/texas-s…

FRSO leader speaks in Texas on Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-11-19
Arlington, TX — On November 13, the University of Texas at Arlington Progressive Student Union (PSU) hosted a national leader of Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Tom Burke, who gave an eyewitness report on Venezuela and the Bolivarian revolution. | Cassandra Swartz, with the Dallas Anti-War Committee, opened the event by talking about how anti-war activism is more necessary than ever, due to the horrific military coup in Bolivia against indigenous President Evo Morales. | Burke went in depth about his experiences in Venezuela to a crowd of 25 people. Burke dispelled myths about Venezuelan shortages, tal…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/11/18/frso-le…

Indiana Teachers to Rally for Better Pay, Better Schools
Sarah Lahm | progressive.org | 2019-11-18
The notoriously conservative, right-to-work state has proven to be fertile ground for market-based education reform policies–and teacher discontent.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/indiana-teachers-rally-november-lahm-191118/

US Says Israeli Settlements Are Legal, 23 Killed In Bolivia As Violent Coup Ignored & Venezuela Flop
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-18
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 (11/18/19). 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/us-says-israeli-settlements-are-legal-23-killed-in-bolivia-as-violent-coup-ignored-venezuela-flop/

Students Told They Would Be Better Off 'If They Had Jesus in Their Life'
Heather L. Weaver | aclu.org | 2019-11-18
The ACLU and the ACLU of Tennessee filed a lawsuit against the Smith County School System for violating the separation of church and state on Monday. According to the lawsuit, four students who are atheists have had to contend with school officials promoting Christianity through official prayers, Bible distributions, religious posters, and even a giant cross painted in one of the school's athletic facilities. | We asked our three high school clients in this case — Harleigh, | Leyna and Pyper — to tell us about their e…
aclu.org/news/religious-liberty/students-told-they-would-be-better-off-if-they-had-jesus-in-their-life

Lab Rats for Corporate Profit: Pesticide Industry's Poisoned Platter
Colin Todhunter | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-18
Newly released pesticide usage statistics for 2018 confirm that the British people are being used as lab rats. That's the message environmentalist Dr Rosemary Mason has sent to Dave Bench, senior scientist at the UK Chemicals, Health and Safety Executive and director of the agency's EU exit plan. In her open letter to Bench, Mason …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/lab-rats-for-corporate-profit-pesticide-industrys-poisoned-platter/

CTU members vote to accept tentative agreement
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-11-17
Chicago, IL – Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) members voted November 15 to accept the tentative agreement they won in the wake of their historic eleven-day strike. | With 80% of schools reporting, members have voted 81% yes to ratify the new contract with Chicago Public Schools. | The union won powerful gains for students and their school communities. | Those gains include mandatory class size caps and enforcement, language forcing CPS to comply with special education laws and regulations, sanctuary school protections for immigrant and refugee students, and supports for thousands of homeless students. While today mo…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/11/16/ctu-mem…

Bolivia's New US-Made Dictatorship, Netanyahu Wins As Gaza Loses & Iran's Protests Are Trump's Fault
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-17
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 (11/16/19). 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/bolivias-new-us-made-dictatorship-netanyahu-wins-as-gaza-loses-irans-protests-are-trumps-fault/

Israel Kills Over 30 In Gaza, Bolivia Coup About Lithium And More & Israeli Group Taking Syria's Oil
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-15
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 (11/14/19). 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 …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/israel-kills-over-30-in-gaza-bolivia-coup-about-lithium-and-more-israeli-group-taking-syrias-oil/

Gold Chains: The Hidden History of Slavery in California
Candice Francis | aclu.org | 2019-11-15
This is a cross-post from the ACLU of Northern California. | There is a story we tell ourselves about being American. Much of it is a lie. Two dates that students throughout the country are required to memorize to inform an American identity are 1492, when Columbus supposedly "discovered" America, and 1776, when the United States claimed sovereignty from England and through the Declaration of Independence declared: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." If we're honest, we'll admit that the "all men" in that catchphrase didn't include African Americans, Native Americans, and…
aclu.org/news/racial-justice/gold-chains-the-hidden-history-of-slavery-in-california

'Insanely Despicable, Ridiculously Stupid' Attack on Education in Florida Continues
Kathleen Oropeza | progressive.org | 2019-11-14
New governor Ron DeSantis is the ultimate #FloridaMan. His political games are an insult to the children, teachers, and parents who are the heart and soul of our public schools.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/florida-man-attack-education-oropeza-191114/

Three Common Privacy Misconceptions That Companies Love
Jay Stanley | aclu.org | 2019-11-14
A significant number of Americans hold significant misconceptions about their privacy, according to opinion research — misconceptions that privacy-invading companies love. That's according to research on American understandings of privacy carried out over the past couple decades by the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, lead by Prof. Joseph Turow, whom I recently heard give a talk summarizing these studies. | Misconceptio…
aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/three-common-privacy-misconceptions-that-companies-love

Wisconsin's Chronic Black-White Achievement Gap
Alexandria Millet | progressive.org | 2019-11-13
The nation's report card demonstrates yet again that students of color are underserved–and education reformers are all too eager to bank on the opportunity.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/wisconsin-black-white-achievement-gap-millet-191113/

2019-11-20: News Headlines

Judy Greenspan (2019-11-20). Black Organizing Project wants to remove police from schools. workers.org At a Nov. 13 rally of over 200 Oakland residents, parents, teachers and students, the Black Organizing Project officially released its "People's Plan for Police-Free Schools." BOP has been organizing in Oakland since 2011 to stop the funding of school police and the deployment of any police in Oakland public . . . | Continue reading Black Organizing Project wants to remove police from schools at Workers.org

Timothy M. Gill (2019-11-20). Towards a Democratic Socialist Foreign Policy. counterpunch.org Over the past few years, democratic socialists have rightfully spent a considerable amount of time honing their arguments on domestic policies, such as healthcare, education, and criminal justice reform. Bernie Sanders' Our Revolution and Bhaskar Sunkara's recently released The Socialist Manifesto are two good examples of this focus on the domestic. On the foreign policy More

WSWS (2019-11-20). More than 15,000 Indiana teachers walk off job against low wages and attacks on public education. wsws.org Indiana teachers confront conditions no less horrendous than their counterparts throughout the United States and internationally.

United Nations (2019-11-20). World Television Day celebrates an integral part of modern life. un.org Seven decades of United Nations' work in developing new standards and systems for broadcasting are being celebrated on Thursday, World Television Day, an annual observance that recognizes the medium's role as a major source of information, education and entertainment.

Kurt Nimmo (2019-11-20). "Asset Bubbles" and an Economy Ready to Crash and Burn? globalresearch.ca Obama knows Democrats will lose next November if they keep pushing "socialism" as a campaign objective. Americans on the coasts may support a command economy, control freak regulations, legalized theft—larger theft than now—and a braindead wad of social justice idiocy …

Stephen Lendman (2019-11-20). House and Senate Unanimously Support Destabilizing China. globalresearch.ca Non-intervention by nations in the internal affairs of others is fundamental international law. | In Nicaragua v. United States (1986), the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled against Washington for breaching international law and violating Nicaraguan sovereignty by supporting Contra death …

True Publica (2019-11-20). 10 Downing Street — Abusing Its Power. globalresearch.ca The scandals erupting within No. 10 Downing street are seriously undermining any remaining confidence in the government. It doesn't matter where you look — mutual respect, tolerance, the rule of law, liberty and democracy are now just thin veils covering …

Global Research (2019-11-20). Global Research: Independent, Incisive News and Analysis…With Your Support! globalresearch.ca At a time when the world is facing the threat of war alongside unprecedented economic uncertainty, when job loss is rampant, and people across the globe awake to the grim reality of financial instability, it can be difficult to find …

John W. Whitehead (2019-11-20). Impeach the Government: Rogue Agencies Have Been Abusing Their Powers for Decades. globalresearch.ca "When a man unprincipled in private life[,] desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper . . . despotic in his ordinary demeanour — known to have scoffed in private at the principles of liberty — when such a man …

Richard Greeman (2019-11-20). One Year of the Yellow Vests in France. globalresearch.ca Converge With Planned Labour Strikes | This past weekend the Yellow Vests (Gilets Jaunes) celebrated their first birthday, with convivial barbeques on traffic circles (roundabouts) all over France followed by direct actions like liberating tollbooths. Although number of protestors has declined …

Ryan Cristián (2019-11-20). Israel Carries Out 'Wide-Scale Strikes' In Syria, US Gov Withholds Food/Meds From Iran & Patriot Act. 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 (11/20/19). 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 …

Claire Edwards (2019-11-20). Video: The Madness of Putting 53,000 5G Satellites in Space. globalresearch.ca Claire Edwards was speaking at a seminar in Oslo, Norway, on Saturday 26 October 2019. | Elon Musk has now applied to the Federal Communications Commission for permission to launch a further 30,000 satellites into Earth orbit, bringing the current total …

South Front (2019-11-20). Video: Kurdish Radicals Try to Burn Russian-Turkish Patrol. globalresearch.ca Kurdish provocateurs have tried to burn a Typhoon MRAP vehicle of the Russian Military Police and a Kirpi MRAP vehicle of the Turkish Army in northern Syria. The incident happened during a joint Russian-Turkish patrol, which was conducted in the …

Claire Edwards (2019-11-20). Video: The 5G Space Weapon, Mind Control Agenda & Kill Grid. globalresearch.ca An important and informative interview on the topic of 5G and the "International Appeal To STOP 5G on Earth and in Space". Spokesperson for the Appeal to STOP 5G, Claire Edwards is the guest on this eye-opening, in-depth and compelling …

Andrew Korybko (2019-11-20). Turkey's 'White Elephants': S-400s or Patriots? globalresearch.ca Turkish President Erdogan reaffirmed to his American counterpart that his country won't completely abandon its purchase of Russia's S-400s like Washington wants but that Ankara would buy its Patriot competitor as well if an offer was made "under suitable conditions", …

Abayomi Azikiwe (2019-11-20). United States Imperialism in North Africa: Continued Military and Economic Subversion. globalresearch.ca Note: This paper was presented in part at a public meeting held by the Communist Workers League (CWL) in Detroit. In addition to the presentation by Abayomi Azikiwe, Yusuf Mshahwar, a student at Wayne State University, spoke on the current …

David Bowman and Ben J. French (2019-11-20). Our land is burning, and western science does not have all the answers. nationofchange.org The growing fire crisis means it's vital western science and Aboriginal knowledge are brought together to make communities as fire-safe as possible.

The Canary (2019-11-20). Oxford Union president resigns amid row over blind student. thecanary.co The president of the Oxford Union has resigned after a blind student was forcibly removed from a debate event by a security guards. | Postgraduate student Ebenezer Azamati was taken from the venue by a security guard when he tried to return to a seat before the debate last month. | Union president Brendan McGrath wrote in a statement posted to Facebook late on Tuesday that he had resigned because it was his "job to ensure that every Member feels welcome at the Oxford Union". | Please see the below statement regarding the incident prior to the No Confidence debate. Further statements and updates will be released a…

teleSUR (2019-11-20). Chile: Thousands Take to Streets to Mark One Month of Protests. telesurenglish.net Thousands of people returned to the streets Monday to mark the first month of the most serious civil unrest of Chilean democracy and show their distrust of both the social agenda announced by the government and the parliamentary agreement on a new constitution. | RELATED: | Chile: Human Rights Violations May Lead to Piñera's Impeachment | What began on Oct. 14 as a call by Chilean university students to sneak into the Santiago subway to protest against the increase in the ticket…

Staff (2019-11-20). On Trans Day of Resilience, Artists Show Us a Future of Liberation. truthout.org The first time I seriously considered being an artist as a profession was when I witnessed Alexandra Billings conduct a movement workshop at California State University, Long Beach. I was a high school senior and it was 2013, long before Alexandra was cast in the widely popular TV series "Transparent." She was the first openly trans woman I had shared space with. As a Vietnamese American student who would later come to identify as a trans woman of color, I was deeply inspired by an unapologetic Black tr…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-11-20). Dropped Investigations: Julian Assange, Sex and Sweden. globalresearch.ca Sex, the late Gore Vidal astutely observed, is politics, and not merely from the vantage point of those who wish to police it. In the case of whistleblowers, claims of aberrant, unlawful sex serves the purpose of diminishing credibility, tarring …

Shawgi Tell (2019-11-20). Charter School Advocates Repulsed by Empowered Teachers. dissidentvoice.org Workers produce all the wealth of society. Unions have been around for generations and exist to protect the rights of workers. Currently, 90%—93% of privately operated non-profit and for-profit charter schools across the country have no teacher unions, whereas about 90% of public school teachers are unionized. One of the claims to fame of deregulated …

Dave Lindorff (2019-11-19). Student Protesters are Walking a Tightrope in Hong Kong. counterpunch.org It's hard to know what to think about the student protests in Hong Kong. | On the one hand, they are incredibly inspiring. The courage, determination, brilliant organizing in the face of corporate blocking of the social media platforms that have been so critical early on to coordinating actions and rallying support, and the links that these masses of students have been able to build with the broader Hong Kong community, have been amazing to witness. So too is the massive support that the city's residents — even its staid usually conservative business-minded bankers and shop owners — have given and con…

Fight Back (2019-11-19). Texas students say, "Defend DACA" fightbacknews.org Arlington, TX — The University of Texas at Arlington's Progressive Student Union (PSU) held a rally for DACA recipients, November 14. The group, led by PSU President Mark Napieralski, delivered a list of ten demands to the administration, marching across the campus chanting, "No protection, no peace," "Stand up, fight back," "Black and brown immigrants matter," and "Defend DACA." | PSU delivered their demands to President Karbhari's office, though he was available to receive them personally. Regardless, the office received the demands and promised to deliver them to Karbhari. | PSU's demands included more r…

Kevin Zeese (2019-11-19). Occupied Palestine: From BDS to ODS. The Project of a One Democratic State (ODS). globalresearch.ca We spent the last week in Occupied Palestinian Territory, commonly referred to as Israel, where we traveled around the country to visit communities in Jerusalem, Jaffa, Bethlehem, the West Bank, the Nagab, and more. | We call Israel Occupied Palestine because …

Binoy Kampmark (2019-11-19). Open Guidelines: The Foreign Interference Problem in Australian Universities. counterpunch.org Education has always been a political matter, whatever the apolitical advocates of it think it is. In Australia, it has proven sectarian, ideological, and skewed, often on the issue of funding. At the schooling level, private institutions receive more worldly goods from the taxpayer than state institutions. It is an absurdity that has become commonplace More

South Front (2019-11-19). Video: Complex and Unstable Geopolitics in Syria. Further Escalation in Southern Idlib. globalresearch.ca Over the past days, southern Idlib, southern Raqqah, northwestern al-Hasakah remained the main points of tensions in Syria. | On November 16, the Syrian Army repelled an attack by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and its allies on the hill of Khaznah in …

William D. Hartung (2019-11-19). America's Arms Sales Addiction: 50-Year History of U.S. Dominance of the Middle Eastern Arms Trade. globalresearch.ca It's no secret that Donald Trump is one of the most aggressive arms salesmen in history. How do we know? Because he tells us so at every conceivable opportunity. It started with his much exaggerated "$110 billion arms deal" with …

Mojmir Babacek (2019-11-19). Fifth Generation (5G) Cell Phone Systems Threatens Human Health and Intelligence. globalresearch.ca In 1960 Allan H. Frey was 25 years old, he had graduated in biophysics and worked at General Electric's Advanced Electronics Center at Cornell University. When a radar technician invited him to come and listen to a clicking sound of …

Children First Canada (2019-11-19). New Poll Reveals Majority of Canadians Believe Our Country Ranks in Top 10 for Children's Well-Being. In Reality, Canada Ranks 25th. globalresearch.ca One of Canada's top child advocacy groups, Children First Canada, has released a new poll on Canadian's attitudes on the wellbeing of our country's kids. The poll is being released today on the occasion of National Child Day and the …

The Canary (2019-11-19). McDonnell accuses Tories of siding with the super rich. thecanary.co Shadow chancellor John McDonnell is accusing Boris Johnson of allowing the country's "super rich" to buy access to "tax breaks and corporate giveaways". | Labour published research which, it said, showed 48 of the 151 billionaires listed in the latest Sunday Times Rich List had donated more than £50 million to the Tories since 2005. | The opposition party has calculated that by 2023/24, the Conservatives will have handed out "tax breaks and corporate giveaways" worth almost £100 billion since coming to power in 2010. | Labour said these perks included £86 billion in corporation tax cuts, &pound…

Yumna Patel (2019-11-19). 'Orwellian Absurdity': US Reversal on Israel's Settlements Draws International Outrage. globalresearch.ca US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday that the US was softening its position on Israel's network of settlements in the occupied Palestinain territory, saying it was revoking the notion that settlements are illegal under international law — …

Prof. Richard Hardigan (2019-11-19). Europe's Shameful Treatment of Refugees: Fire in Greece's Samos Island Refugee Camp. globalresearch.ca Last month a fire roared through the refugee camp on the Greek island of Samos, a few miles from the coast of Turkey. The immediate cause of the fire is unclear, but there were clashes between Afghan and Syrian refugees …

Nauman Sadiq (2019-11-19). Release of Western Hostages and Prospects of Peace in Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca Three Taliban commanders have been released today, on Tuesday, by the Afghan government as part of a prisoner swap involving two Western hostages. Reportedly, the militant leaders, including senior Taliban leader Anas Haqqani, had landed in Qatar, which hosts the …

Johanna Ross (2019-11-19). UK Government Accused of Covering Up War Crimes in Iraq. globalresearch.ca The UK is very keen at reminding certain countries — Syria, Russia, China — of their human rights abuses and yet, when it comes to looking closer to home, this current government quite frankly prefers not to, and in some …

Philip A Farruggio (2019-11-19). Violence Is as Violence Does. All in the Name of "Restoring Democracy" globalresearch.ca Anyone remember the line from the film Forest Gump: 'Stupid is as stupid does'? Well, now we have, each and every passing day, the bastard children of our violent empire. Yes, violence has always been with us, this the frailty …

Equipe Phonegate (2019-11-19). Mobile Phone Radiation and the EU's Phonegate Crisis. globalresearch.ca Following the invitation on October 1, 2019 to the European Parliament of Dr Marc Arazi by MEPs Philippe Lamberts, Michèle Rivasi and Klaus Buchner of the Greens/EFA, and the alert issued to parliamentarians and organisations gathered at this event on …

Fight Back (2019-11-19). FRSO leader speaks in Texas on Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution. fightbacknews.org Arlington, TX — On November 13, the University of Texas at Arlington Progressive Student Union (PSU) hosted a national leader of Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Tom Burke, who gave an eyewitness report on Venezuela and the Bolivarian revolution. | Cassandra Swartz, with the Dallas Anti-War Committee, opened the event by talking about how anti-war activism is more necessary than ever, due to the horrific military coup in Bolivia against indigenous President Evo Morales. | Burke went in depth about his experiences in Venezuela to a crowd of 25 people. Burke dispelled myths about Venezuelan shortages, tal…

Global Research News (2019-11-19). Selected Articles: UK Government Accused of Covering Up War Crimes in Iraq. globalresearch.ca A future without independent media leaves us with an upside down reality where according to the corporate media "NATO deserves a Nobel Peace Prize", and where "nuclear weapons and wars make us safer" | . | . | | | If, like us, this is …

Staff (2019-11-19). Headlines for November 19, 2019. democracynow.org U.S. Claims Israeli Settlements Are Not Illegal Under International Law, Four Witnesses Slated to Testify in Public Impeachment Hearings, U.N. Condemns U.S. for World's Highest Rate of Children in Detention, Political Crisis in Bolivia Continues After Military Pressure Ousts Evo Morales, American Professor Freed in Prisoner Swap in Afghanistan, 1,000 Students Arrested in Police Siege of Hong Kong University, Coal Mine Blast in China Kills 15; Pipeline Explosion in Bangladesh Kills 7, Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon Skyrocketed Since Bolsonaro's Election, Syracuse Suspends All Fraternity Activities After String…

Jim Britell (2019-11-19). Modern Biology and Ecology: the Roots Of America's Assertive Illiteracy. counterpunch.org The 2016 election elevated Mike Pence and Betsy DeVos—major supporters of teaching creationism—to the vice presidency and leadership of the U.S. Department of Education, respectively. DeVos is a billionaire funder of efforts to pass state laws that give science teachers the right to present anti-evolution materials in science classrooms under the guise of protecting academic More

Staff (2019-11-19). Little Kids, Locked Away. truthdig.com This investigation is a collaboration between ProPublica Illinois and the Chicago Tribune. | ProPublica Illinois is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to get weekly updates about our work. | THE SPACES have gentle names: The reflection room. The cool-down room. The calming room. The quiet room. | But shut inside them, in public schools across the state, children as young as 5 wail for their parents, scream in anger and beg to be let out. | The students, most of them with disabilities, scratch the windows or tear at the padded w…

Heather L. Weaver (2019-11-18). Students Told They Would Be Better Off 'If They Had Jesus in Their Life'. aclu.org The ACLU and the ACLU of Tennessee filed a lawsuit against the Smith County School System for violating the separation of church and state on Monday. According to the lawsuit, four students who are atheists have had to contend with school officials promoting Christianity through official prayers, Bible distributions, religious posters, and even a giant cross painted in one of the school's athletic facilities. | We asked our three high school clients in this case — Harleigh, | Leyna and Pyper — to tell us about their e…

Sarah Lahm (2019-11-18). Indiana Teachers to Rally for Better Pay, Better Schools. progressive.org The notoriously conservative, right-to-work state has proven to be fertile ground for market-based education reform policies—and teacher discontent.

Ryan Cristián (2019-11-18). US Says Israeli Settlements Are Legal, 23 Killed In Bolivia As Violent Coup Ignored & Venezuela Flop. 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 (11/18/19). 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 …

Colin Todhunter (2019-11-18). Lab Rats for Corporate Profit: Pesticide Industry's Poisoned Platter. dissidentvoice.org Newly released pesticide usage statistics for 2018 confirm that the British people are being used as lab rats. That's the message environmentalist Dr Rosemary Mason has sent to Dave Bench, senior scientist at the UK Chemicals, Health and Safety Executive and director of the agency's EU exit plan. In her open letter to Bench, Mason …

Staff (2019-11-18). Headlines for November 18, 2019. democracynow.org Bolivian Military Massacres 9 People at Indigenous Pro-Morales March, Leak of Secret Iranian Documents Reveals Iranian Influence in Iraq, Former Ambassador Yovanovitch Testifies in Impeachment Hearings, Trump Ally Roger Stone Found Guilty of 7 Charges, Trump Pardons 3 Soldiers Accused or Convicted of War Crimes, Trump's Unplanned Medical Visit Sparks Questions About His Health, Tens of Thousands Mark 1-Month Anniversary of Protests in Lebanon, Police Besiege Student Protesters at Hong Kong University, Fears Mount About Possible Disappearance of Nigerian Journalist Omoyele Sowore, Prince Andrew Grilled on Friendsh…

Fight Back (2019-11-17). CTU members vote to accept tentative agreement. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) members voted November 15 to accept the tentative agreement they won in the wake of their historic eleven-day strike. | With 80% of schools reporting, members have voted 81% yes to ratify the new contract with Chicago Public Schools. | The union won powerful gains for students and their school communities. | Those gains include mandatory class size caps and enforcement, language forcing CPS to comply with special education laws and regulations, sanctuary school protections for immigrant and refugee students, and supports for thousands of homeless students. While today mo…

Ryan Cristián (2019-11-17). Bolivia's New US-Made Dictatorship, Netanyahu Wins As Gaza Loses & Iran's Protests Are Trump's Fault. 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 (11/16/19). 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 …

RT (2019-11-16). Arkansas 'Heisenberg'? Chemistry professor who praised 'Breaking Bad' for scientific accuracy arrested for cooking meth. rt.com A chemistry professor at Henderson State University in Arkansas, who once called 'Breaking Bad' one of his favorite shows, has been arrested for allegedly producing methamphetamine together with a partner. | For the uninitiated, the hit TV series tells the story of a cancer-stricken chemistry teacher named Walter White, who recruits the help of a former student to kick-start a meth lab and eventually becomes a ruthless drug lord. | Well, this man may have taken the show as an instruction manual. Bradley Allen Rowland, 40, of Arkadelphia was arrested on Friday together with fellow chemistry professor Terry Davi…