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Yemen and The Militarization of Strategic Waterways
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
Among Washington's strategic objectives is the militarization of major sea ways. This strategic waterway links the Mediterranean to South Asia and the Far East, through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
globalresearch.ca/yemen-and-the-militarization-of-strategic-waterways-2/17460

Michel Chossudovsky: Biographical Summary
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
There are a number of deliberate "errors" and omissions in Michel Chossudovsky's wikipedia entry. | The same applies to the wikipedia entry for Global Research which has been merged with Chossudovsky's entry. | Below is a biographical summary focussing on Chossudovsky's …
globalresearch.ca/michel-chossudovsky-biographical-summary/5580999

British Government Retains Julian Assange in a Maximum Security Prison at the Behest of Trump Regime
Dr. Leon Tressell | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
At his latest extradition hearing Julian Assange was once again denied justice by a British court. | If extradited to the U.S. he faces 175 years imprisonment for revealing American war crimes committed during its regime change wars in Iraq and …
globalresearch.ca/british-government-retains-julian-assange-in-a-maximum-security-prison-at-the-behest-of-trump-regime/5693505

The Temperature Movement: The Reincarnation of a Perennial Anglo-American Obsession
T.P. Wilkinson | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-30
There are two basic fields in which more than a century of critical writing and education has made no impact whatsoever on what for convenience I will call the Anglo-American progressives, some of whom apparently like to think of them as members of the Left. Here is not the place to discuss the meanwhile virtual …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/the-temperature-movement-the-reincarnation-of-a-perennial-anglo-american-obsession/

Speak Out In Oakland Against Port Privatization & Attacks On Public Education
UPWA | indybay.org | 2019-10-30
Mosswood Park. | 3612 Webster St, Oakland, CA 94609…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/29/18827721.php

Stop Outsourcing SF School Buses & Endangering Students Rally By SMART 1741
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2019-10-30
SMART 1741 SFUSD school bus drivers protested the SFUSD Board of Education and superintendent Vincent Matthews plan to outsource the school bus drivers to uncertified drivers and a Zoom UBER type operation that would threaten their health and safety.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/29/18827722.php

Canada's pseudo-left Fightback supports wage cuts for Ontario education workers
wsws.org | 2019-10-30
Fightback has lavishly praised the sellout agreement that CUPE is seeking to impose on 55,000 Ontario school support staff, after scuttling a threatened strike.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/30/figh…

'Attention Must be Paid' to the Sufferings of the Palestinian People
James J. Zogby | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
With mass protests roiling Lebanon and Iraq, unsettling developments in Syria and Yemen, and the latest episode of the continuing soap opera that calls itself Israeli politics, little attention is being given to the plight of the Palestinians. One consequence …
globalresearch.ca/attention-sufferings-palestinian-people/5693465

I Went to Mexico to Meet Asylum-Seekers Trapped at the Border. This Is What I Saw
Ashoka Mukpo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
Two weeks ago, I traveled to northern Mexico along with Mexican photographer Guillermo Arias to meet with asylum-seekers who've been trapped at the southern U.S. border by Trump Administration policies. Neither of us was prepared for what we saw there….
globalresearch.ca/went-mexico-meet-asylum-seekers-trapped-border/5693461

Is There a Vaccine Cancer Connection?
Landee Martin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
First published in October 2018 | "This vaccine has not been evaluated for its carcinogenic or mutagenic potentials or impairment of fertility." | This phrase or one similar can be found on just about every vaccine package insert and should be justification …
globalresearch.ca/is-there-a-vaccine-cancer-connection/5655828

Big Pharma Sinks to the Bottom of U.S. Industry Rankings
Justin McCarthy | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
The pharmaceutical industry is now the most poorly regarded industry in Americans' eyes, ranking last on a list of 25 industries that Gallup tests annually. Americans are more than twice as likely to rate the pharmaceutical industry negatively (58%) as …
globalresearch.ca/big-pharma-sinks-bottom-u-s-industry-rankings/5693473

"We're Keeping the Oil" says Trump: Military Conflict Between Russia and the US Looms in Northeast Syria
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper explained in a press conference Tuesday, that a new U.S. force will be stationed in eastern Syria to protect the oil fields. Barbara Starr, CNN's Pentagon reporter, pressed Esper on whether the US military …
globalresearch.ca/military-conflict-between-russia-us-looms-large-deir-ez-zor/5693420

Our Vanishing World: Insects
Robert J. Burrowes | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
About 12,000 years ago, late stone age humans precipitated the neolithic (agricultural) revolution that marked the start of the steady rise to civilization. Coincidentally, this occurred at the same time as the beginning of what is now known as the …
globalresearch.ca/our-vanishing-world-insects/5693487

Syria: The Launch of a Constitutional Committee — A Sign of Hope for Syrian People
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
Background | The UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, said here on Monday that the Constitutional Committee's launch should be a sign of hope for the long-suffering Syrian people. | Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Pedersen said that the …
globalresearch.ca/syria-launch-constitutional-committee-hope-syrian-people/5693438

Boris Johnson Against Parliament
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
A pretty odd thing, this. The prime minister of Britain, supposedly of the conservative creed, making an almost violent dash against both parliament and the courts of law. While his presence is barely a patch on Margaret Thatcher, there is …
globalresearch.ca/boris-johnson-against-parliament/5693436

Robert McNamara's Infamous "Project 100,000" and the Vietnam War. A Premeditated Crime against Humanity
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
In the very long list of shocking and abominable atrocities committed by the US, there is one that stands out as especially obscene for the appalling and hypocritical inhumanity of US Government leaders. This was "Project 100,000", a US military | …
globalresearch.ca/robert-mcnamaras-infamous-project-100000-and-the-vietnam-war-a-premeditated-crime-against-humanity/5693498

Albert Einstein's 1948 Letter to the NYT Warning Of Zionist Fascism In Israel
Dr. Albert Einstein | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
Letters to the Editor | New York Times | December 4, 1948 | TO THE EDITORS OF THE NEW YORK TIMES: | Among the most disturbing political phenomena of our times is the emergence in the newly created state of Israel of the "Freedom …
globalresearch.ca/albert-einsteins-letter-warning-of-zionist-facism-in-israel/5438170

Fake Narratives as Cover for High Crimes. The Al Baghdadi ISIS-Daesh "Fairytale"
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
Western stories about Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi are meant to confuse, to distract, and to strengthen fake narratives. | First, the West supports Daesh in Syria (and beyond). It isn't a secret. High profile people such as Tulsi Gabbard even admit it….
globalresearch.ca/fake-narratives-cover-high-crimes/5693451

Beirut Is Burning: Rebellion Against the Elites Has Commenced
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
Tires are burning, smoke is rising towards the sky. It is October, the 18th day of the month, the capital city of Lebanon, in the past known as the "Paris of the East", is covered in smoke. | For years I …
globalresearch.ca/beirut-burning-rebellion-against-elites-commenced/5693430

Secret Document Reveals Plans for Civil War in Lebanon, Israeli False Flags, and Invasion
Randi Nord | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
This article was first published on April 8, 2019, several months prior to the ongoing protest movement and civil strife in Lebanon. The analysis presented in this article is not corroborated by secondary sources. | *** | During his visit with US …
globalresearch.ca/secret-document-reveals-plans-civil-war-lebanon-israeli-false-flags-invasion/5673906

Human chop shop: Body donation center made Frankenstein cadavers, US Army blew 'em up
rt.com | 2019-10-30
A long-awaited court case against a medical research cadaver company has begun, and the grisly details have been laid bare in testimony, including the macabre discovery of a 'Frankenstein' torso with another body's head sewn on. | During an FBI raid on the center in 2014, distraught agents discovered tables stacked with dismembered human body parts, refrigerators stuffed with severed legs and heads, and a torso with the head of another cadaver sewn on. | Mark Cwynar, a retired FBI employee, compared the scene to Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.' | "I personally observed several individuals emotionally upset. Some…
rt.com/usa/472199-body-donation-center-frankenstein-cadaver/

Trump's Phony Pretext to "Protect" Syria against ISIS: US Occupation and Plunder of Syrian Oil Prevails
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
US aggression in Syria is all about eliminating its sovereign independence, gaining another imperial trophy, installing puppet rule, plundering its resources, exploiting its people, removing an Israeli rival, and isolating Iran — ahead of stepped up hostile actions against its …
globalresearch.ca/russia-iran-condemn-us-occupation-plunder-syrian-oil/5693450

Who Was the "Bigger Terrorist": Al-Baghdadi or Osama Bin Laden?
Nauman Sadiq | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
Although President Trump claimed in his address to the American public after the killing of al-Baghdadi that he was a "bigger terrorist" than Osama bin Laden, fact of the matter is the Islamic State's self-styled caliph was simply a …
globalresearch.ca/who-was-the-bigger-terrorist-al-baghdadi-or-osama-bin-laden/5693424

Free Speech: Trump Administration Rescinds Planned Anti-Protest Rules
Partnership for Civil Justice Fund | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
In an extraordinary victory for the people, the Trump Administration has announced that it is fully withdrawing its massive anti-democratic plan to block free speech and assembly through proposed regulations that would have crushed protest on federal land in the …
globalresearch.ca/free-speech-trump-administration-rescinds-planned-anti-protest-rules/5693432

Video: Kurdish SDF Withdraw, Syrian Army Reinforces Positions on Turkish Border, US Forces Remain in Eastern Bank of Euphrates
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
On October 27, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that they have started withdrawal from the Turkish border in the framework of the de-escalation zone agreement reached by Presidents Erdogan and Putin. The SDF said that Syrian border guards …
globalresearch.ca/video-army-reinforces-positions-turkish-border/5693423

New Research Shows Rising Sea Levels Could Wipe Out Major Cities by 2050
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-30
Ho Chi Minh City, along with the rest of southern Vietnam, " could all but disappear" by 2050. | Bangkok, Thailand, currently home to over eight million people, is under severe threat. | Basra, Iraq, the nation's second-largest city, "could be mostly underwater" by mid-century. | Those are just some of the alarming conclusions of a new research paper on the dire global consequences of rising sea le…
truthout.org/articles/new-research-shows-rising-sea-levels-could-wipe-out-major-cities-by-2050/

The Baghdadi "DNA Test" Was Done BEFORE The Raid By The SDF Using His Underwear
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-10-30
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 (10/29/19). 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/conspiracy/the-baghdadi-dna-test-was-done-before-raid-by-sdf-using-his-underwear/

"Let Them Eat Cotton" : Genetically Modified Cotton as a "Solution to Human Hunger"? Approved by FDA
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
US Government regulators have approved a genetically modified cotton variety as a "potential solution to human hunger." The radical decision is to permit consumption by humans, in addition to animals, of seeds of a GMO cotton developed at Texas A&M …
globalresearch.ca/let-them-eat-cotton-genetically-modified-cotton-as-a-solution-to-human-hunger-approved-by-fda/5693478

College Students Are Hungry and Homeless–and Not Getting Enough Help
Bridget Huber | thenation.com | 2019-10-30
College Students Are Hungry and Homeless–and Not Getting Enough Help…
thenation.com/article/college-hunger-homelessness/

Stop the censorship of socialist views by the University of Leipzig student council
wsws.org | 2019-10-30
The student council refused IYSSE official club status, effectively imposing censorship on left-wing and socialist views on campus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/30/leip…

Chicago Teachers Union preparing the betrayal of teachers' strike
wsws.org | 2019-10-30
The CTU is laying the groundwork for the betrayal of the ten-day strike of 25,000 public school teachers, the city's second-longest in over two decades.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/30/chic…

A Touch of Plagiarism: The Nazari Precedent
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-30
The academy is filled with wonder. There are professors who cannot teach. There are associate professors who cannot write. There are tenured academics who have been promoted on the basis of being able to be the fourth author on all their papers, able to put and patch together an abstract and jot down a signature. …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/a-touch-of-plagiarism-the-nazari-precedent/

Iranians Struggling to Access Medical Treatment Under Weight of US Sanctions: Report
Umar A Farooq | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
The Trump administration's reintroduction of major US sanctions on Iran has severely hindered Iranians' ability to access medical care, Human Rights Watch said in a new report. | Released on Tuesday, the report found that Iran was suffering from a …
globalresearch.ca/iranians-struggling-access-medical-treatment-under-weight-us-sanctions/5693456

Selected Articles: War and the Battle for Middle East Oil
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-30
In spite of online censorship efforts directed against the independent media, we are happy to say that readership on globalresearch.ca has recently increased. We wish to thank all of you who share our articles far and wide. | We cover a …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-power-elites-oil-control-middle-east/5693492

Educator worker actions heat up — Chicago to Massachusetts
Minnie Bruce Pratt | workers.org | 2019-10-29
Chicago teachers were still on strike in the third largest school district in the U.S. on Oct. 28. Chicago Teachers Union Local 1 — 25,000 strong — struck on Oct. 17, and were joined by 7,500 education workers from Service Employees Union [SEIU] Local 73. The city announced a tentative . . . | Continue reading Educator worker actions heat up — Chicago to Massachusetts at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/44176/

'They barely know their biology!' Parents protest as Texas school approves polarizing sex-ed curriculum teaching 'gender identity'
rt.com | 2019-10-29
A new sex-education curriculum will teach children in Austin, Texas about sexual orientation, as well as how to use prophylactics. Parents say the initiative encourages kids to engage in unhealthy and dangerous sexual activity. | Austin Independent School District's board unanimously approved the new course material on Tuesday. The curriculum, which spans grades three through eight, will touch upon gender identity — a first for the district. Seventh graders (12-year-olds) will also learn about how to correctly use a condom. Proponents of the new guidelines said that it's important to foster "healthy commu…
rt.com/usa/472105-sex-ed-dallas-texas-children/

Distracting With Baghdadi Psyop, US Sends "Withdrawn" Troops Back Into Syria, Along With MANY More
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-10-29
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 (10/28/19). 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/distracting-with-baghdadi-psyop-us-sends-withdrawn-troops-back-into-syria-along-with-many-more/

Video: "El Pueblo Unido Jamás será Vencido"
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-29
People united will never be defeated. | Concert-event: | In front of the Basilica de los Sacramentinos, Santiago de Chile, the orchestra plays the classic "El Pueblo Unido Jamás será Vencido" (When people are united …
globalresearch.ca/video-el-pueblo-unido-jamas-sera-vencido/5693409

Watchdog to unveil forecast for public finances despite cancelled Budget
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-29
Britain's government spending watchdog has confirmed it will publish a new outlook of the public finances on 7 November despite next week's Budget being cancelled. | In a letter to the Treasury, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said it would reassess the state of UK public finances since March due to major changes to the way student loans and pension schemes are accounted for in the figures. | But the 7 November forecasts will only provide its public finance baseline forecasts and will not provide a full economic and fiscal outlook, which would have been published had the 6 November Budget not been scra…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/10/29/watchdog-to-unveil-forecast-for-public-finances-despite-cancelled-budget/

More Mural Fever in San Francisco: Arnautoff Controversy Goes Viral
Jonah Raskin | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-29
Students and faculty members gathered in the auditorium at the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) recently to hear a panel discussion about "public art." They were joined by citizens concerned about the controversial murals at George Washington High School, which were painted in the 1930s, by WPA artist and Communist Party member Victor Arnautoff who…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/29/more-mural-fever-in-san-francisco-arnautoff-controversy-goes-viral/

Chile's people defy cops and army to demand gov't resign
John Catalinotto | workers.org | 2019-10-29
Oct. 28 — Indigenous Mapuche people, students, workers, retired workers, women, people from all but the most privileged sectors of Chilean society defied the state of emergency and curfew to come out in massive protest Oct. 25, after more than a week of violent confrontations with the authorities. In retreat, . . . | Continue reading Chile's people defy cops and army to demand gov't resign at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/44184/

Chicago School Support Staff Win Deal to End Strike
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-29
The Chicago teachers strike has entered its ninth day. Support staff won't cross picket lines even after reaching a deal to end their strike, says Jeffrey Howard, Executive Vice President at SEIU Local 73.
therealnews.com/stories/chicago-support-staff-seiu-win-contract-strike

South Carolina priest denies Joe Biden communion over Democratic frontrunner's stance on abortion
rt.com | 2019-10-29
Former US vice president Joe Biden was denied the Catholic sacrament of communion at a South Carolina church, because the priest took issue with his support for abortion, the cleric has confirmed to local media. | "Holy Communion signifies we are one with God, each other and the Church. Our actions should reflect that. Any public figure who advocates for abortion places himself or herself outside of Church teaching," Father Robert Morey told local media on Monday, confirming he had refused the Democratic presidential hopeful the sacrament during Sunday Mass at Saint Anthony's Catholic Church in Florence. | I…
rt.com/usa/472135-biden-denied-communion-abortion-views/

US Sanctions Threaten Iranians' Healthcare: Human Rights Report
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-29
Despite exemptions for imports of humanitarian goods, the United States' sanctions against Iran are threatening Iranians' access to foreign-made drugs and medical equipment to treat severe diseases such as cancer and epilepsy, a report from Human Rights Watch revealed Tuesday. | RELATED: | NAM Summit: 'Venezuela Is Resisting And Overcoming', Maduro Says | "There's no acute nationwide shortage of medicine in Iran at this point," Tara Sepehri Far, a researcher at Human Rights Watc…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-sanctions-Threaten-Iranians-Healthcare-Report-20191029-0016.html

As Death Toll Tops 220, Iraqi Protesters Stay in Streets Calling For End to Corrupt Government
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-29
In Iraq, masked gunmen shot dead 18 protesters overnight and injured more than 800 people in the Shiite holy city of Karbala on Monday. Nearly 225 Iraqis have been killed since a wave of anti-government protests swept the country last month. The protesters in Karbala were attacked while they camped out in the city's Education Square to protest corruption, lack of jobs and poor public services. Meanwhile in Baghdad, hospital officials said four people died during protests on Monday, while another 109 were injured. On Monday, the Iraqi Parliament met for the first time since the protests began. Lawmakers voted to d…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/29/iraq_ant…

16 years on from Western invasion, Iraqi authorities continue to kill dozens of protesters
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-28
At least 72 protesters have been killed in Iraq since nationwide anti-government protests resumed on Friday, after 149 were killed during an earlier wave of protests this month. | The latest violence comes as thousands of students took to the streets in defiance of a government order and tear gas from security forces. The students missed classes at several universities and secondary schools in Baghdad and across Iraq's majority-Shiite south to take part in the protests, despite the government ordering schools and universities to operate normally. Authorities later announced a curfew from midnight to 6am in the ca…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/10/28/16-years-on-from-western-invasion-iraqi-authorities-continue-to-kill-dozens-of-protesters/

'Consent should be CONTINUOUS': Liberal professor implies not asking during sex is RAPE
rt.com | 2019-10-28
For Georgetown Law professor Preston Mitchum, a long history of stamping all men as sexist is not egregious or woke enough. According to his implication, "most men" (especially heterosexuals) are also unknowingly rapists. | On his personal website, Mitchum describes himself as an "unapologetically Black and queer civil rights advocate, activist, writer, and professor." Although he graduated from Kent State University with a BA in Political Science, he seems to have recently taken up an interest in the psychology of sex and intimate relat…
rt.com/news/472066-georgetown-prof-consent-straight-rape/

Disagreeing Reasonably in a Complex World
Robert Jensen | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-27
In my last couple years of university teaching before retiring, I repeated two catch phrases as often as possible–"reasonable people can disagree" and "if two things are both true, then both are relevant." The first assertion–which I used so often that at the end of one semester a student gave me a coffee mug with …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/disagreeing-reasonably-in-a-complex-world/

Chicago Teacher, SEIU strikers stand strong
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-10-27
Chicago, IL — Members of the Chicago Teachers Union members and SEIU Local 73 are in the seventh day of their joint striking. As of Friday, October 25, this strike under Mayor Lori Lightfoot is now equal in length to the strike under Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 2012. | On Wednesday, October 23, over 30,000 teachers and staff members flooded downtown Chicago, shutting down large sections of the business district while Lightfoot made her budget address at City Hall. This movement in the street has forced progress at the table, after 10 months of slow bargaining. There has been progress in negotiations and the unio…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/10/27/chicago…

Poem: Science, Attenborough et al
barry_h | greenleft.org.au | 2019-10-27
poem science John MonfriesIssue 1243October 27, 2019David Attenborough: It's amazing, the discoveries made in my lifetime. Have you heard of hox genes? | Andrew Denton: No. (Then didn't pursue the matter.) [From an interview a few years ago.] | | I've always rather liked Andrew Denton, | But I thought he missed a good chance then, | Given all th…
greenleft.org.au/content/poem-science-attenborough-et-al

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2019-10-29: News Headlines

Staff (2019-10-29). The Problem Threatening the Entire American Middle Class. truthdig.com Americans are more aware than ever that America has a race problem — and, more specifically, a racial wealth divide problem. As researchers from the Institute for Policy Studies and I found earlier this year, median white families are 41 times wealthier than median Black families in the United States. | As our country becomes more diverse, this shocking racial wealth divide is no longer a challenge for disenfranchised minorities alone. It's a threat to the entire American middle class. | Let me show you how. | Related Articles: …

Minnie Bruce Pratt (2019-10-29). Educator worker actions heat up — Chicago to Massachusetts. workers.org Chicago teachers were still on strike in the third largest school district in the U.S. on Oct. 28. Chicago Teachers Union Local 1 — 25,000 strong — struck on Oct. 17, and were joined by 7,500 education workers from Service Employees Union [SEIU] Local 73. The city announced a tentative . . . | Continue reading Educator worker actions heat up — Chicago to Massachusetts at Workers.org

Judy Greenspan (2019-10-29). Police violence against Oakland parents and teachers. workers.org "When parents and teachers are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!" This was a very popular chant during the 2019 Oakland teachers' strike, Feb. 21-March 1. Little did anyone know at that time that teachers and parents would be physically attacked by school and city police . . . | Continue reading Police violence against Oakland parents and teachers at Workers.org

Staff (2019-10-29). Chicago School Support Staff Win Deal to End Strike. therealnews.com The Chicago teachers strike has entered its ninth day. Support staff won't cross picket lines even after reaching a deal to end their strike, says Jeffrey Howard, Executive Vice President at SEIU Local 73.

Jonah Raskin (2019-10-29). More Mural Fever in San Francisco: Arnautoff Controversy Goes Viral. counterpunch.org Students and faculty members gathered in the auditorium at the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) recently to hear a panel discussion about "public art." They were joined by citizens concerned about the controversial murals at George Washington High School, which were painted in the 1930s, by WPA artist and Communist Party member Victor Arnautoff who More

John Catalinotto (2019-10-29). Chile's people defy cops and army to demand gov't resign. workers.org Oct. 28 — Indigenous Mapuche people, students, workers, retired workers, women, people from all but the most privileged sectors of Chilean society defied the state of emergency and curfew to come out in massive protest Oct. 25, after more than a week of violent confrontations with the authorities. In retreat, . . . | Continue reading Chile's people defy cops and army to demand gov't resign at Workers.org

Robert Jensen (2019-10-29). Disagreeing Reasonably in a Complex World. counterpunch.org In my last couple years of university teaching before retiring, I repeated two catch phrases as often as possible—"reasonable people can disagree" and "if two things are both true, then both are relevant." The first assertion—which I used so often that at the end of one semester a student gave me a coffee mug with More

RT (2019-10-29). 'They barely know their biology!' Parents protest as Texas school approves polarizing sex-ed curriculum teaching 'gender identity'. rt.com A new sex-education curriculum will teach children in Austin, Texas about sexual orientation, as well as how to use prophylactics. Parents say the initiative encourages kids to engage in unhealthy and dangerous sexual activity. | Austin Independent School District's board unanimously approved the new course material on Tuesday. The curriculum, which spans grades three through eight, will touch upon gender identity — a first for the district. Seventh graders (12-year-olds) will also learn about how to correctly use a condom. Proponents of the new guidelines said that it's important to foster "healthy commu…

RT (2019-10-29). South Carolina priest denies Joe Biden communion over Democratic frontrunner's stance on abortion. rt.com Former US vice president Joe Biden was denied the Catholic sacrament of communion at a South Carolina church, because the priest took issue with his support for abortion, the cleric has confirmed to local media. | "Holy Communion signifies we are one with God, each other and the Church. Our actions should reflect that. Any public figure who advocates for abortion places himself or herself outside of Church teaching," Father Robert Morey told local media on Monday, confirming he had refused the Democratic presidential hopeful the sacrament during Sunday Mass at Saint Anthony's Catholic Church in Florence. | I…

WSWS (2019-10-29). Striking Chicago teachers and staff determined to defend public education. wsws.org WSWS reporters spoke with teachers picketing in Chicago on Monday who expressed their determination to defend public education and improve conditions in Chicago Public Schools.

WSWS (2019-10-29). Right-wing politics in a "left" wrapper: Elizabeth Warren's plan for education. wsws.org Now hovering at the top of the field, Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren continues her "left" populist appeal with her new education plan.

Staff (2019-10-29). As Death Toll Tops 220, Iraqi Protesters Call for End to Corrupt Government. truthout.org In Iraq, masked gunmen shot dead 18 protesters overnight and injured more than 800 people in the Shiite holy city of Karbala on Monday. Nearly 225 Iraqis have been killed since a wave of anti-government protests swept the country last month. The protesters in Karbala were attacked while they camped out in the city's Education Square to protest corruption, lack of jobs and poor public services. Meanwhile in Baghdad, hospital officials said four people died during protests on Monday, while another 1…

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-29). Neoliberal Macri Regime Trounced in Argentinian Elections. globalresearch.ca Last August, opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez and running mate/former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner defeated President Mauricio Macri by a 47.22% to 32.36% margin. | It was short of a majority triumph, requiring a electoral runoff. Center-right Roberto Lavagna came in …

Rep. Ron Paul (2019-10-29). Trump Flip-Flops on Syria Withdrawal. Again. globalresearch.ca President Trump is reversing his foreign policy decisions so quickly these days that it almost seems like he overturns himself before making the decision in the first place. Last week he was very clear that the US was pulling its …

John W. Whitehead (2019-10-29). They Live, We Sleep: Beware the Growing Evil in Our Midst. globalresearch.ca "You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they're people just like you. You're wrong. Dead wrong." — They Live | We're living in two worlds, you and …

Philip Giraldi (2019-10-29). U.S. Universities Bow to Pressure of Israel Lobby. globalresearch.ca The Israel lobby in the United States and its counterparts in Europe have been paying particular attention to curtailing the activities of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS). This is because BDS, which is non-violent and based on established …

Global Research News (2019-10-29). Video: "El Pueblo Unido Jamás será Vencido" globalresearch.ca People united will never be defeated. | Concert-event: | In front of the Basilica de los Sacramentinos, Santiago de Chile, the orchestra plays the classic "El Pueblo Unido Jamás será Vencido" (When people are united …

Nauman Sadiq (2019-10-29). Caliph Al-Baghdadi's Successors and Islamic State Affiliates. globalresearch.ca In the event of the death of the Islamic State's self-styled caliph, Amaq, a news agency affiliated with the Islamic State, reported on 7 August 2019 that the terrorist organization's chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had appointed Abdullah Qardash as his …

South Front (2019-10-29). Trump's "Mission Accomplished": US Forces Kill "Terror Mastermind" Al-Baghdadi? PR Success For POTUS. globalresearch.ca U.S. Special Operations forces eliminated ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a nighttime raid into northwestern Syria on October 26, President Donald Trump officially announced. According to the President, Baghdadi died with his 3 young children after activating his suicide …

Andrew Korybko (2019-10-29). A Call For Action On Kashmir Black Day. globalresearch.ca Andrew Korybko delivered the following speech on 28 October, 2019, at the Pakistani Embassy in Moscow during an event observing Kashmir Black Day, the somber occasion that marks the day that Indian occupying forces first entered the UNSC-recognized disputed territory …

Pepe Escobar (2019-10-29). Caliph Closure: 'He Died Like A Dog'. globalresearch.ca He died like a dog." President Trump could not have scripted a better one-liner as he got ready for his Obama bin Laden close-up in front of the whole world. | Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, fake caliph, ISIS/Daesh leader, the most wanted …

Yves Engler (2019-10-29). Open Letter Calling on the Canadian Government to Stop Backing a Corrupt, Repressive and Illegitimate Haitian President. globalresearch.ca In recent months, Haitians have demonstrated their overwhelming opposition to President Jovenel MoàØse. There have been massive protests and multiple general strikes demanding MoàØse leave. We consider their demands legitimate. | A recent corruption investigation by Haiti's Superior Court of Auditors …

The Global Research Team (2019-10-29). Global Research Campaign: Protect Independent Thought and Analysis Online. globalresearch.ca In order to keep the Global Research website alive and well in 2020 and beyond, we are launching a fundraising campaign from now until the end of 2019. Our goal is to raise $25,000 before the year ends, which …

Colin Todhunter (2019-10-29). Agrochemical Apocalypse. Glyphosate, GMO and Biodiversity: Dr Rosemary Mason. globalresearch.ca The renowned author and whistleblower Evaggelos Vallianatos describes British environmentalist and campaigner Dr Rosemary Mason as a " defender of the natural world and public health." I first came across her work a few years ago. It was in …

Philip A Farruggio (2019-10-29). Never Had a Chance! globalresearch.ca It was 1956, Brooklyn , NYC, the year after our beloved Dodgers had finally won a World Series from those Damn Yankees. We kids on Dahill Road were ' The Children of Howdy Doody' , for that was the show …

Renee Parsons (2019-10-29). From RussiaGate to UkraineGate: The Impeachment Inquiry. globalresearch.ca As the Quantum field oversees the disintegration of institutions no longer in service to the public, the Democratic party continues to lose their marbles, perpetuating their own simulated bubble as if they alone are the nation's most trusted purveyors of …

Padraig McGrath (2019-10-29). Western Courts Target Gazprom For Expropriations. globalresearch.ca On October 23rd the Amsterdam District Court issued an order for the seizure of 100% of the shares of the South Stream Transport B.V. company, which is contracted to build the offshore section of the Turk Stream Pipeline. This legal …

Jonathan Cook (2019-10-29). Israel's New Moves to Airbrush the Occupation. globalresearch.ca The United Nations' independent expert on human rights in the Palestinian territories issued a damning verdict last week on what he termed "the longest belligerent occupation in the modern world". | Michael Lynk, a Canadian law professor, told the UN's human …

Shane Quinn (2019-10-29). Growing Nostalgia for the USSR and China's Drift Towards Capitalism in the Post-Mao Era. globalresearch.ca Recently, polls have outlined that up to 66% of Russians "want to go back to the USSR", almost 30 years after its disintegration. Those outside of Russia may find such realities surprising — especially considering that Vladimir Putin's approval ratings …

Paul Antonopoulos (2019-10-29). Elections and Uprisings: Is Latin America Once Again Liberating Itself From The U.S.? globalresearch.ca Washington's influence in Latin America, it's so-called " backyard", has reached a new crisis as neoliberal and reactionary governments that have been backed by the U.S. and President Donald Trump, are threatened either by popular mobilization and uprisings or …

Andy Rowell (2019-10-29). California Fires: A Land That Burns, A Land That Cannot Breathe. globalresearch.ca Our government is being led by fools who do not understand economics or science and who ignore that the earth burns and our air is toxic and all the while people are dying. And dying in record numbers. It should …

Ryan Cristián (2019-10-29). Distracting With Baghdadi Psyop, US Sends "Withdrawn" Troops Back Into Syria, Along With MANY More. 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 (10/28/19). 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 …

Kathy Kelly (2019-10-29). Camp Bucca, Abu Ghraib and the Rise of Extremism in Iraq. globalresearch.ca Yesterday morning, President Trump announced the death of Abu Bakr Al- Baghdadi and three of his children. | President Trump said Al-Baghdadi, the founder of ISIS, was fleeing U.S. military forces, in a tunnel, and then killed himself by detonating a …

John W. Whitehead (2019-10-29). The Politics of Tyranny. counterpunch.org "Politicians are more likely than people in the general population to be sociopaths. I think you would find no expert in the field of sociopathy/psychopathy/antisocial personality disorder who would dispute this… That a small minority of human beings literally have no conscience was and is a bitter pill for our society to swallow — but More

WSWS (2019-10-29). New York University's new mental health initiative cheats students in need of counseling. wsws.org NYU has launched a wellness program that is inadequate for the mental health needs of its students.

The Canary (2019-10-29). Watchdog to unveil forecast for public finances despite cancelled Budget. thecanary.co Britain's government spending watchdog has confirmed it will publish a new outlook of the public finances on 7 November despite next week's Budget being cancelled. | In a letter to the Treasury, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said it would reassess the state of UK public finances since March due to major changes to the way student loans and pension schemes are accounted for in the figures. | But the 7 November forecasts will only provide its public finance baseline forecasts and will not provide a full economic and fiscal outlook, which would have been published had the 6 November Budget not been scra…

WSWS (2019-10-29). Workers and students from Chile speak out at protest in Sydney, Australia. wsws.org Reflecting the sentiments of many, Carlos, a musician, said the "battle between the rich and poor has always been a huge feature of Chilean struggle."

WSWS (2019-10-29). Democrats, union leaders intensify pressure on striking Chicago teachers to accept austerity contract. wsws.org In a rush to end the strike, CTU leaders offered to settle for additional school funding amounting to a fraction of a percent of the school district's budget.

Michael Arria (2019-10-29). Over the Last Week, At Least 85,000 Workers Were Out on 13 Different Strikes. commondreams.org Striking teachers, school staff, and supporters march through downtown Chicago on the ninth day of the Chicago Teachers Union strike on October 25, 2019. (Photo: Max Herman/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …

The Green Arcade (2019-10-29). Teaching Resistance: Radicals, Revolutionaries and Cultural Subversives in the Classroom. indybay.org The Green Arcade | 1680 Market Street | San Francisco, CA 94102…

Julia Conley, staff writer (2019-10-29). After NCAA Votes to Lift Ban on Compensating Students Athletes, GOP Senator Calls for Taxing Their Scholarships. commondreams.org A unanimous decision by the NCAA will allow college athletes to profit from the use of their name, image, and likeness, a new step forward in a debate that has raged in the world of college sports for years. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …

True Publica (2019-10-29). Brexit — The Cold Hard Truth Emerges. globalresearch.ca Brexit has turned out to be some sort of quasi-crusade for the radical right and their acolytes in the form of buccaneering Brexiteers and swashbuckling 'Spartans.' The truth about Brexit is really quite simple when boiled down. After all the …

Manlio Dinucci (2019-10-29). O Califa, filme CIA entre a ficàßà£o e a realidade. globalresearch.ca "Foi como assistir a um filme", disse o Presidente Trump, depois de testemunhar a eliminaàßà£o de Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, o Califa, Chefe do ISIS, transmitido na Situation Room da Casa Branca. Aqui, em 2011, o Presidente Obama assistia à …

Manlio Dinucci (2019-10-29). Il Califfo, film Cia tra fiction e realtà. globalresearch.ca ´àà stato come guardare un film ª, ha detto il presidente Trump dopo aver assistito alla eliminazione di Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, il Califfo capo dell'Isis, trasmessa nella Situation Room della Casa Bianca. Qui, nel 2011, il presidente Obama assisteva alla …

Staff (2019-10-29). As Death Toll Tops 220, Iraqi Protesters Stay in Streets Calling For End to Corrupt Government. democracynow.org In Iraq, masked gunmen shot dead 18 protesters overnight and injured more than 800 people in the Shiite holy city of Karbala on Monday. Nearly 225 Iraqis have been killed since a wave of anti-government protests swept the country last month. The protesters in Karbala were attacked while they camped out in the city's Education Square to protest corruption, lack of jobs and poor public services. Meanwhile in Baghdad, hospital officials said four people died during protests on Monday, while another 109 were injured. On Monday, the Iraqi Parliament met for the first time since the protests began. Lawmakers voted to d…

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-29). Endless Occupation and Plunder of Syria: U.S. Terrorism in the Name of "Going After the Terrorists" globalresearch.ca Like his predecessors, Trump operates as a frontman for the military, industrial, security complex, Wall Street, and other monied interests. | As commander-in-chief, he continues endless US wars of aggression in multiple theaters, along with economic terrorism on Iran, Venezuela, North …

Garikai Chengu (2019-10-28). America Created Al-Qaeda and the ISIS Terror Group. globalresearch.ca Incisive article originally published by GR in September 2014. In recent developments, Al Baghdadi the leader of the ISIS terror group is dead. Hollywood in Real Time: Trump said that "he watched the operation from the Situation Room". | *** | The …

The Canary (2019-10-28). 16 years on from Western invasion, Iraqi authorities continue to kill dozens of protesters. thecanary.co At least 72 protesters have been killed in Iraq since nationwide anti-government protests resumed on Friday, after 149 were killed during an earlier wave of protests this month. | The latest violence comes as thousands of students took to the streets in defiance of a government order and tear gas from security forces. The students missed classes at several universities and secondary schools in Baghdad and across Iraq's majority-Shiite south to take part in the protests, despite the government ordering schools and universities to operate normally. Authorities later announced a curfew from midnight to 6am in the ca…

Skanda Kadirgamar (2019-10-28). These Students Want to Know: Where's Their Tuition Money Going? thenation.com These Students Want to Know: Where's Their Tuition Money Going?

WSWS (2019-10-28). Chicago school staff union breaks ranks with teachers, signs tentative deal. wsws.org The sellout contract agreed to by SEIU Local 73 paves the way for the Chicago Teachers Union to order the teachers back to work.

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