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Turkey Breaks Ceasefire, US "Secures Syria's Oil" & Assange's Torture & Violation Of Rights Exposed
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-10-21
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 (10/19/19). 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/turkey-breaks-ceasefire-us-secures-syrias-oil-assanges-torture-violation-of-rights-exposed/

Stop the Turkish Invasion of Syria. US Out of Syria and the Middle East
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
The crisis in Syria has taken a new direction with the Turkish invasion into Syria ostensibly to push back the Kurdish peoples. The US has added to this crisis by its indifference toward the Kurds after using them as a …
globalresearch.ca/stop-turkish-invasion-syria-us-out-syria-middle-east/5692645

The US Has Backed 21 of the 28 'Crazy' Militias Leading Turkey's Brutal Invasion of Northern Syria
Max Blumenthal | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
Former and current US officials have slammed the Turkish mercenary force of "Arab militias" for executing and beheading Kurds in northern Syria. New data from Turkey reveals that almost all of these militias were armed and trained in the past …
globalresearch.ca/us-backed-21-crazy-militias-leading-turkey-brutal-invasion-northern-syria/5692578

Warren Wants to End Vouchers and Tax Credits for Private Schools and Rein in Charters
Rachel M. Cohen | theintercept.com | 2019-10-21
Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a wide-ranging education plan Monday, pledging to invest hundreds of billions of dollars into public schools if she wins the presidency, paid in part through her proposed two-cent tax on wealth over $50 million. Warren's plan is infused with her broader campaign themes of reducing corruption and fraud; she backs measures like new taxes on education lobbying, limiting the profiteering of tech companies that sell digital products to schools, and curbing self-dealing within chart…
theintercept.com/2019/10/21/charter-movement-continues-taking-losses-with-elizabeth-warrens-new-education-plan/

International Tax Emergency. A Critical Time for Developing Nations to Speak Up!
José Antonio Ocampo | commondreams.org | 2019-10-21
It is time for developing countries to mobilize to fight back against tax avoidance. Increasing their fiscal resources is the only way to improve access to health, education, gender equality, or the fight against climate change. (Image: Offshore Shell Games) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/21/international-tax-emergency-critical-time-developing-nations-speak?cd-origin=rss

India Is Confused; Where Does It Go from Here?
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
At J. Nehru University, most students know about China and Russia only from the BBC, Reuters and other Western media outlets. Even those individuals who claim they belong to the left are not immune; influenced mainly by the British propaganda….
globalresearch.ca/india-confused-where-does-it-go-from-here/5692580

Ms. Pumpkin Head for President: A Nightmare
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
The pumpkin head came alive as the eyes and mouth moved and then it started speaking in a voice that was familiar. Blond hair started sprouting from its head … I jumped back in fear and trembling as it started cackling, "I running, I running." I awoke with a scream when I realized it was Hillary Clinton.
globalresearch.ca/pumpkin-head-president/5692602

Ceasefire Ends, Talks on Syria Between Erdogan and Putin Begin
Sarah Abed | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
Monday marks the thirteenth day since Turkey began its third cross border military operation in Syria ironically named "Operation Peace Spring". In the past two weeks civilian and militant lives on both sides have been lost, a large exodus has …
globalresearch.ca/ceasefire-ends-talks-syria-erdogan-putin/5692617

The 737 Max 8 Jet: Why Haven't Boeing's Executives Been Arrested?
Bryan Dyne | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
A leaked conversation between two Boeing employees provides further evidence that even though the aerospace giant was well aware of potentially catastrophic problems of the Boeing 737 Max 8 jet, it still decided to introduce the aircraft for commercial flights. …
globalresearch.ca/why-have-not-boeing-executives-been-arrested/5692627

Poisoned: The worldwide scandal!
Chlordéconneuse | indybay.org | 2019-10-21
Chlordecone aka Kepone was known for its worldwide use in banana plants but after researches, seems like the whole planet has been poisoned.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/20/18827491.php

Tulsi Gabbard Is Right, and Nancy Pelosi Wrong. It Was US Democrats Who Helped Cultivate the Barbarism of ISIS
Jonathan Cook | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
There is something profoundly deceitful in the way the Democratic Party and the corporate media are framing Donald Trump's decision to pull troops out of Syria. | One does not need to defend Trump's actions or ignore the dangers posed …
globalresearch.ca/tulsi-gabbard-nancy-pelosi-it-was-us-democrats-helped-cultivate-barbarism-isis/5692619

The Four A's of American Policy Failure in Syria
Scott Ritter | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
The ceasefire agreement brokered by Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday accomplishes very little outside of putting window dressing on a foregone conclusion. Simply put, the Turks will be able to achieve their objectives …
globalresearch.ca/american-policy-failure-syria/5692623

The Big One: Fear of catastrophic quake grows in California as dormant fault line moves for 1st time in 500yrs
rt.com | 2019-10-21
Caltech researchers say there is an elevated risk that a long-overdue earthquake, dubbed the 'Big One,' is on the way, after recent seismic activity shifted a previously-dormant fault line for the first time in 500 years. | California was rocked by several major earthquakes in July and August. The Ridgecrest earthquake in Southern California was the strongest in 20 years and caused roughly 100,000 aftershocks. | Also on rt.com | | Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Southern California (VIDEOS) | All of the pressure from these tremors and aftershocks was so e…
rt.com/usa/471399-big-one-quake-california/

Indigenous Rising in Ecuador and International Solidarity
Kasim Tirmizey | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
While many Canadians were celebrating Thanksgiving weekend, events in Ecuador generally did not catch media attention. After 11 days of an indigenous-led national general strike and state repression, an agreement was achieved by both parties on the night of October …
globalresearch.ca/indigenous-ecuador-international-solidarity/5692553

A Labour Government that Will Run Rail, Roads, Jobs, the NHS, Housing and Social Care with Responsible Care
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
Today, Britain watches the dying moments of a mendacious Conservative Government and Party that has made the United Kingdom the laughing stock of both Europe and the world. Once the greatest economic and political force in history, now a comedy …
globalresearch.ca/labour-government-will-run-rail-roads-jobs-housing-social-care-responsible-care/5692571

US Ditches Kurdish Proxies in Syria
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
As US troops flee northeast Syria — they leave behind their Kurdish proxies to face an uncertain future at the hands of approaching Turkish troops. Reports of Turkish forces entering Syria dominated news headlines — followed by Western op-eds trading …
globalresearch.ca/us-ditches-kurdish-proxies-syria/5692576

Detailed Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations
If Americans Knew | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
Reposted from PCHRGaza (which publishes these detailed reports every single week): | Great March of Return in Eastern Gaza Strip: 78 civilians injured, including 31 children. | West Bank: 4 civilians injured, including a child in the West Bank | During 74 incursions | …
globalresearch.ca/detailed-report-israeli-human-rights-violations/5692632

"Zero Carbon", 5G Denial and "Green Neoliberal Globalization"
Julian Rose | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
Why is it that the two words 'Zero Carbon' send a cool shiver down my spine? Is it the 'zero' or is it the 'carbon'? Or is it particularly the combination of the two? | I wasn't sure, until I looked-up …
globalresearch.ca/zero-carbon-5g-denial-green-fascism/5692591

Recipe for Disaster and The U.S. Military Industrial Empire
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
I tune into many cooking shows lately. They all have lots of recipes for just about any kind of dish one can imagine. Well, from our 21st Century Military Industrial Empire's Cookbook the most popular recipe is this one: Take …
globalresearch.ca/recipe-disaster/5692646

Don't Let Your News Be Silenced — Support Global Research
Global Research | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
The world is changing — but whose voice is telling you how? | Global Research stands at a pivotal moment in its 18-year history. Increasingly we are faced with new challenges regarding how to keep our content flowing and accessible to …
globalresearch.ca/dont-let-your-news-be-silenced-support-the-global-research-fundraiser/5484900

Is Erdogan Using Chemicals in Syria Again?
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
Hasaka Hospital in northeast Syria reported treating cases of chemical attacks on civilians, including children on Wednesday. The Syrian Arab News Agency ( SANA) reported the event after gathering information from the hospital, which is in an area that …
globalresearch.ca/erdogan-using-chemicals-syria-again/5692586

The Unflattering Veneer of Trump's Self-proclaimed Greatness
Kim Petersen | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
"It is up to us whether we will lift the world to new heights or let it fall into a valley of disrepair." — US president Donald Trump addressing the UN General Assembly on 19 September 2017 | The U.S. Economy …
globalresearch.ca/the-unflattering-veneer-of-trumps-self-proclaimed-greatness/5692614

Trump's Disgraceful Letter to Erdogan
Prof. Alon Ben-Meir | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
There is no wonder that every person and news outlet that saw Trump's letter to Turkey's president Erdogan thought it was a joke. When it was confirmed that the letter was indeed authentic, bewilderment and disbelief struck everyone who read …
globalresearch.ca/trump-letter-erdogan/5692556

Peace Restored in Ecuador. But Is Trust Restored?
Nino Pagliccia | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
After ten people were reported killed on the streets of Ecuador, together with about 2,000 people injured and a large number imprisoned, an agreement was reached between the Lenin Moreno government and protesters against a controversial Decree 883 that had …
globalresearch.ca/peace-restored-ecuador/5692594

"No Angels": Kurdish Militias, "Betrayal" and the Campaign to Destroy Syria
Adeyinka Makinde | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
It is presently fashionable, but totally erroneous to aver that the Kurds have been "betrayed". The truth is that the Kurds and the Americans have used each other for their mutual ends in the Syrian War, a catastrophe orchestrated by …
globalresearch.ca/kurdish-militias-betrayal-campaign-destroy-syria/5692557

Fifty Years Ago Today, US Soldiers Joined the Vietnam Moratorium Protests in Mass Numbers
Derek Seidman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the October 15, 1969 Moratorium, perhaps the most important US protest during the war against Vietnam. | Millions turned out across the United States in a historic day of action. Nothing else so conveyed …
globalresearch.ca/fifty-years-ago-today-us-soldiers-joined-vietnam-moratorium-protests/5692565

US Syria Pullout? A Saigon Moment?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
The 1972 Church/Case amendment ended congressional funding for US military operations in Southeast Asia — except for withdrawal of Pentagon forces, subject to release of prisoners of war. | In June 1973, congressional legislation ended all funding after August 15. After …
globalresearch.ca/us-syria-pullout/5692607

New research finds coastal living linked with better mental health
University of Exeter | indybay.org | 2019-10-21
Living close to the sea could support better mental health in England's poorest urban communities, finds a new study published today in the journal Health and Place.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/19/18827452.php

Open Letter to Vice-Mayor Justin Cummings
Robert Norse | indybay.org | 2019-10-21
Vice-Mayor Justin Cumming hasn't responded to repeated requests for a meeting with HUFF (Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom) and Conscience and Action, so I sent him this open letter. The issue of bathroom closure may come up quite strongly during Oral Communications with a proposed Pee Presentation at 7 PM Tuesday night 10-22.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/21/18827505.php

Patriotic Korean students enter U.S. ambassador's Seoul compound, demand U.S. troops out now
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-10-21
On October 18 a group of Korean students entered the U.S. ambassador's residential compound in Seoul, Korea to protest the continuing presence of U.S. troops in their country. 20 people, who belong to a coalition of progressive students, scaled the wall of the diplomatic compound and began a demonstration against the U.S. occupation of their county. The students chanted "We don't need U.S. troops," and "Get out!" before being escorted out by police. 19 of the students were detained and questioned by south Korean police. | There are an estimated 28,000 U.S. troops in southern Korea who are essentially engaged in m…
fightbacknews.org/2019/10/20/patriotic-korean-students-enter-us-ambassador-s-seoul-compound-demand-us-troops-out-now

How the Tax System Rewards Polluters
Charlie Simmons | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-21
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist who sparked student protests across the globe, had this to tell the UN General Assembly in New York:…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/21/how-the-tax-system-rewards-polluters/

The Chicago Teachers Strike Proves We Can't Rely on Democrats
Eric Blanc | thenation.com | 2019-10-21
The Chicago Teachers Strike Proves We Can't Rely on Democrats…
thenation.com/article/strike-democrats-chicago-teachers/

Chicago teachers' strike in danger as CTU maneuvers to shut it down
wsws.org | 2019-10-21
The success of this struggle depends on a clear understanding of what teachers are up against–who are their friends and who are their enemies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/21/teac…

Miserable Bankruptcy of Charter School Cheerleaders
Shawgi Tell | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-21
Charter school promoters embraced irrationalism long ago. Their reckless antisocial agenda requires them to do so because what they are promoting has no legitimate basis; it is not consistent with modern requirements. "Leaders" in the charter school sector have long spoken and acted like free market demagogues, desperate to treat every human responsibility as a …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/miserable-bankruptcy-of-charter-school-cheerleaders/

Brexit: From Post-truth to Post-democracy
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
Post–truth is a philosophical and political concept that refers to "the disappearance of shared objective standards for truth" and the "circuitous slippage between facts or alt-facts, knowledge, opinion, belief, and truth. Post-democracy is a society that continues to …
globalresearch.ca/post-truth-post-democracy/5692625

Selected Articles: US Democrats Helped Cultivate the Barbarism of ISIS
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
Global Research, like many independent voices all over the globe, is feeling the effects of online measures set up to curtail access to our website, and by consequence, hinder our finances. We sail on despite the unpredictable currents and unfavourable …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-us-democrats-helped-cultivate-barbarism-isis/5692636

Warren's 'Transformational' Education Plan Takes Aim at Charter Schools and Vouchers, Vowing to Make Schools Safe and Equitable for All Students
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-21
After including proposals to ensure a safe and equitable learning environment for students across the country into a number of her policy plans, Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday tied her vision for America's public schools together with a comprehensive plan to give every child access to "high-quality public education—no matter where they live, the color of their skin, or how much money their parents make." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/21/warrens-transformational-education-plan-takes-aim-charter-schools-and-vouchers?cd-origin=rss

'Not Going to Happen' Says Chicago Teacher After Mayor Lightfoot Urges Educators to End Strike While Contract Negotiations Continue
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-21
"That's not going to happen." Alison Eichhorn, a social science teacher and softball coach at Lindblom Math and Science Academy, offered that response Monday to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's proposal that the city's unionized public school teachers end a strike that started Thursday and return to classrooms amid ongoing contract negotiations. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/21/not-going-happen-says-chicago-teacher-after-mayor-lightfoot-urges-educators-end?cd-origin=rss

"We Can't Remain Indifferent": Chile Trade Unions Call for General Strike in Support of Student-Led Uprising
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-21
"Something's not right with this country and 14-year-olds were the first ones to say so—now it's workers' turn to say enough is enough." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/21/we-cant-remain-indifferent-chile-trade-unions-call-general-strike-support-student?cd-origin=rss

High pollution days 'lead to more cardiac arrests, strokes and asthma attacks'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-20
Spikes in air pollution trigger hundreds of heart attacks, strokes and acute asthma attacks in English cities compared to days when the air is cleaner, according to new research. | A study by King's College London found there are significant short-term health risks caused by air pollution, as well as contributing to up to 36,000 deaths every year. | The study looked at data from nine English cities — London, Birmingham, Bristol, Derby, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford and Southampton. | It found on high pollution days — days when pollutant levels were in the top half of the annual range [mdas…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/10/20/high-pollution-days-lead-to-more-cardiac-arrests-strokes-and-asthma-attacks/

US Army to test 'mystery materials' owned by Blink-182 frontman's UFO group at government facilities — report
rt.com | 2019-10-20
New information on the deal between To The Stars Academy of Arts and Science (TTSA) and the US Army shows that the army wants to verify the UFO research group's claims about unexplained alloys and "technology innovations." | The eye-catching partnership between the group, owned by former Blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge, and the army made headlines in recent days as many wondered what form the collaboration would take. | The group has claimed to be in possession of a range of mysterious metal alloys that are said to be beyond current engineering technology. Now documents, relating to the Cooperative Research an…
rt.com/usa/471363-us-army-ufo-groups-mystery-material/

4 Killed, 50 Wounded in Bangladesh Amid Muslim-Hindu Row
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-20
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called Sunday for calm after four people were killed by security forces, and more than 50 others injured during protests against Facebook messages allegedly denigrating Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam. | REALTED: | Bangladeshis Protest Murder of Student by Ruling Party Workers | "At least four people were killed and up to 50 people were injured," police inspector Salahuddin Mia told AFP, while the death toll is expected to rise according…
telesurenglish.net/news/4-Killed-50-Wounded-in-Bangladesh-Amid-Religious-Tensions-20191020-0009.html

Shotgun carrying student disarmed and HUGGED by high school football coach
rt.com | 2019-10-20
The actions of one heroic football coach has prevented tragedy at a high school in Oregon. When encountering a student armed with a loaded shotgun, the brave coach calmly embraced the troubled teen and defused the situation. | Newly released video footage from the incident last May shows coach Keanon Lowe comforting the armed student. The footage captures the moment Lowe successfully retrieved the deadly weapon from the student and managed to pass it to another teacher. He then held the distraught young person in a long embrace. | A separate video from the scene shows students fleeing in fear after spotting…
rt.com/usa/471347-coach-disarmed-shotgun-student-oregon/

More than 30,000 teachers and staff strike in Chicago, Illinois
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-20
Pickets appeared at Chicago Public Schools city-wide Thursday morning as 32,000 teachers and staff struck for the first time since 2012. Educators are fighting for smaller class sizes and more nurses, librarians, social workers and other support staff, along with increased spending to improve conditions in all schools. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/19/more-than-30000-teachers-and-staff-strike-in-chicago-illinois/

Ex-Royal Marine sets up woodland retreat for PTSD sufferers
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-20
A former Royal Marine is using his woodland getaway to help soldiers and police recover from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Nick Goldsmith runs Woodland Warriors in Pensford, Somerset, teaching men and women skills like building shelters and carving tent pegs while helping them deal with grief and adjusting to civilian life.Goldsmith developed PTSD around 2014 after four tours on the front line in Afghanistan and said spending time in the wild, building fires and working the land, was the "only thing" that kept him going.The father-of-one, who served in the British Army for 11 years, said: The longer I spen…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/10/20/ex-royal-marine-sets-up-woodland-retreat-for-ptsd-sufferers/

Philippines: Shooting of Bukidnon teachers is handiwork of military agents
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-10-19
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Oct. 19 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) denounces the dastardly shooting of teachers Zhydee and Ramil Cabañelez last October 16. | According to reports, four armed men barged into the Dalit Elementary School in Sitio Dalit, Barangay Lumbayao in Valencia City, Bukidnon and started shooting at the Cabañelez couple. The shooting was carried out in plain view of young students. Zhydee sustained several gunshot wounds and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Ramil was unscathed. | The…
fightbacknews.org/2019/10/19/philippines-shooting-bukidnon-teachers-handiwork-military-agents

Chicago Teachers Strike for Children's Services and Affordable Housing
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-19
Teachers in Chicago aren't just committed to fighting for higher wages. They say the city has the money to support its students and teachers outside of the classroom.
therealnews.com/stories/chicago-teachers-strike-for-children-services-and-affordable-housing

Los Angeles demands "Close the camps"
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-10-18
Los Angeles, CA – On October 12, hundreds of people gathered downtown to demand Trump's concentration camps be closed. Many organizations and labor unions came together including NDLON Day Labor Organizing Centers and MEChA de CSULA with a clear message, "Close the camps." October 12 was a national day of action in which multiple cities participated. | Speakers included a representative from the teachers union — UTLA. Another speaker, Sol Marquez of Centro CSO, said, "We need to call them what they are – concentration camps. The U.S. has a long history of using concentration camps, they did it to Japanese-…
fightbacknews.org/2019/10/18/los-angeles-demands-close-camps

To Think or to Work? That Is the Question
John Klyczek | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-18
On both sides of the political aisle, workforce-training reforms are being touted as the be-all, end-all of America's public education system. Right-wing "school choice" proponents, such as President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, push corporate charter school programs with workforce-training curriculums. Left-wing "community schooling" advocates, such as Democratic Presidential candidates Joe Biden and …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/to-think-or-to-work-that-is-the-question/

First day of Chicago Public Schools strike
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-10-18
Chicago, IL – Picket lines went up at hundreds of schools across Chicago at 6: 30 a.m., October 17. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) walked out for their third strike since 2012. For the more than 7000 members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73, this is an historic first strike, and the first against the new mayor, Lori Lightfoot. | In the afternoon, the strikers went downtown in a river of red — the color of CTU — and purple — the color of SEIU. For over two hours, more than 20,000 marched back and forth, surrounding the Board of Education and City Hall buildings. They…
fightbacknews.org/2019/10/18/first-day-chicago-public-schools-strike

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2019-10-20: News Headlines

RT (2019-10-20). US Army to test 'mystery materials' owned by Blink-182 frontman's UFO group at government facilities — report. rt.com New information on the deal between To The Stars Academy of Arts and Science (TTSA) and the US Army shows that the army wants to verify the UFO research group's claims about unexplained alloys and "technology innovations." | The eye-catching partnership between the group, owned by former Blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge, and the army made headlines in recent days as many wondered what form the collaboration would take. | The group has claimed to be in possession of a range of mysterious metal alloys that are said to be beyond current engineering technology. Now documents, relating to the Cooperative Research an…

RT (2019-10-20). Shotgun carrying student disarmed and HUGGED by high school football coach. rt.com The actions of one heroic football coach has prevented tragedy at a high school in Oregon. When encountering a student armed with a loaded shotgun, the brave coach calmly embraced the troubled teen and defused the situation. | Newly released video footage from the incident last May shows coach Keanon Lowe comforting the armed student. The footage captures the moment Lowe successfully retrieved the deadly weapon from the student and managed to pass it to another teacher. He then held the distraught young person in a long embrace. | A separate video from the scene shows students fleeing in fear after spotting…

Eds. (2019-10-20). More than 30,000 teachers and staff strike in Chicago, Illinois. mronline.org Pickets appeared at Chicago Public Schools city-wide Thursday morning as 32,000 teachers and staff struck for the first time since 2012. Educators are fighting for smaller class sizes and more nurses, librarians, social workers and other support staff, along with increased spending to improve conditions in all schools. | Source

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-10-20). March 11, 2011: Fukushima: A Nuclear War without a War: The Unspoken Crisis of Worldwide Nuclear Radiation. globalresearch.ca The dumping of highly radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean constitutes a potential trigger to a process of global radioactive contamination… Eventually all major regions of the World will be affected.

South Front (2019-10-20). Video: Terrorists' Air Force: Improvised Attack Drones in Syria and Iraq. globalresearch.ca Over the past years, the usage of improvised armed unmanned aerial vehicles by various armed groups and paramilitary formations has become an inherent part of conflicts in the Middle East. | First reports about the usage of such unmanned aerial vehicles …

Larry Romanoff (2019-10-20). US Interventions in Canada — A Brief History. globalresearch.ca ‚Ä¢Let's Invade Canada | The US has always maintained a dream of annexing Canada and expanding the American homeland empire to include the entire length and breadth of the North American continent. The ambition to take territorial control of Canada has …

Joachim Hagopian (2019-10-20). Privatization of Water as an Owned Commodity Rather Than a Universal Human Right. globalresearch.ca There is no greater natural resource on this earth than water. As the sustenance of all life, water keeps every living and breathing organism, every plant, every animal and every human being on this planet alive.

South Front (2019-10-20). Video: Assad Troops Deploy on Border Amid 120-hour Ceasefire. globalresearch.ca On October 16 and 17, the Russian Aerospace Forces were conducting airstrikes on positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in northern Lattakia and southern Idlib. According to local sources, the most intense strikes took place near Tahtaya, Kafar Sijnah and Rakaya …

South Front (2019-10-20). Video: Turkish-funded Syrian National Army and Myth of United Syrian Opposition. globalresearch.ca Turkey's Operation Peace Spring once again drew wide attention not only to the so-called Kurdish question, but also to attempts by Ankara to create a unified Syrian opposition as an alternative to the Assad government. According to official Turkish statements, …

Roger D. Harris (2019-10-20). Greater Middle East Project of Chaos: The Management of Savagery. globalresearch.ca Destination Afghanistan was known as the big easy back in the halcyon days of the late 1960s. Hippies from throughout the affluent West hitchhiked to the capital, Kabul, where crash pads and hashish were cheap, and the locals were tolerant. …

University of Exeter (2019-10-20). New research finds coastal living linked with better mental health. indybay.org Living close to the sea could support better mental health in England's poorest urban communities, finds a new study published today in the journal Health and Place.

helenlobato (2019-10-20). Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccines Tested on 4-6 Year-olds. globalresearch.ca I have often feared that in the end babies and young children would be given the dangerous and increasingly unpopular HPV vaccines. | I suspect that time is fast approaching. | GlaxoSmithLine (GSK) the manufacturer of Cervarix has recently conducted a trial …

Suzanne Berliner Weiss (2019-10-20). Holocaust to Resistance, My Journey. globalresearch.ca An excerpt from Holocaust to Resistance: My Journey by Suzanne Berliner Weiss (pp. 45-47). Weiss's book, released this month by Fernwood Publishers, tells of her eight decades of engagement with the movement for social justice. Her book launch will take …

Philip A Farruggio (2019-10-20). Drugged! … By Big Pharma? Prescription Drugs and the Opioid Crisis. globalresearch.ca First published September 20, 2018 | You don't have to be a genius sometimes to just 'connect the dots'. Since 2012 Big Pharma ads for prescription drugs, especially on the boob tube, has risen by 62%. You cannot channel surf without …

Shane Quinn (2019-10-20). Iran Is Almost Encircled by at Least 45 American Military Bases. Who is Really Threatening Whom. globalresearch.ca A month ago president Donald Trump spoke of his desire to "avoid" war with Iran, as anxieties simmer between the United States and this large, diverse Middle East country. It is likely that the Trump administration is sincere in its …

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-20). US/Turkey Deal on Syria, Like Carving Up Cuba Scene from the Godfather Trilogy. globalresearch.ca One of the trilogy's most memorable scenes was in pre-liberated Cuba where mafia dons are seen carving up a cake representing the country. | The Hyman Roth character explains that "all of you will share" in plundering the island state in …

Pepe Escobar (2019-10-20). The Road to Damascus: How the Syria War Was Won. globalresearch.ca What is happening in Syria, following yet another Russia-brokered deal, is a massive geopolitical game-changer. I've tried to summarize it in a single paragraph this way: | "It's a quadruple win. The U.S. performs a face saving withdrawal, which Trump can …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-10-20). Celebrity Protesters and Extinction Rebellion. globalresearch.ca Benedict Cumberbatch. Olivia Colman. Fine actors. They believe in Extinction Rebellion, or perhaps, rebelling against the prospect of extinction. The environment thing, humanity as a damnably scandalous, ecologically damaging species. But they also believe in taking sponsorship from the very …

Peter Koenig (2019-10-20). Water Is Life — They Are Stealing Our Livelihood and We Aren't Even Noticing. globalresearch.ca This article was first published on World Water Day, 22 March 2018. | Author's Update, March 24, 2019: Today is World Water Day 2019 — and the situation has become much worse. | Today, Jair Bolsonaro, is Brazil's President, pushed in …

Padraig McGrath (2019-10-20). Donbass and Crimea: Ukrainian President Zelensky Juggles an Impossible Situation. globalresearch.ca Analyzing a sequence of public statements by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky regarding Crimea and Donbass made over any length of time, it immediately becomes clear that he is attempting to master the political art of sending mixed signals. He has …

Dr. T. P. Wilkinson (2019-10-20). Stop Press: The Queen's Screech: Britain, Spain and Other Illnesses. globalresearch.ca There are some people — whereby I do not know how many — who recall the key elements of British colonial rule. I was fortunate enough not to live under it. My grandfather had no great admiration for the …

Staff (2019-10-20). Massive Protests in Chile Force Repeal of Fare Hikes. truthout.org Since Monday, Chile's capital, Santiago, has been shaken by massive demonstrations of high school students against a hike in the price of subway tickets. Students have been bursting into subway stations and jumping turnstiles, refusing to pay the fare. | The protests have since turned into a national political crisis. This Friday, high school students put out a call for a massive act of "evasion" (jumping over the turnstile) across the city. Tens of thousands of young people, teachers, and workers participated in th…

Center for Biological Diversity (2019-10-20). Santa Barbara Students to Rally Saturday Against Offshore Oil Drilling. indybay.org "RIP Platform Holly: A Wake to End Offshore Drilling" to Mark Decommissioning, Focus on ExxonMobil's Proposals to Restart Platforms…

The Canary (2019-10-20). Ex-Royal Marine sets up woodland retreat for PTSD sufferers. thecanary.co A former Royal Marine is using his woodland getaway to help soldiers and police recover from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Nick Goldsmith runs Woodland Warriors in Pensford, Somerset, teaching men and women skills like building shelters and carving tent pegs while helping them deal with grief and adjusting to civilian life.Goldsmith developed PTSD around 2014 after four tours on the front line in Afghanistan and said spending time in the wild, building fires and working the land, was the "only thing" that kept him going.The father-of-one, who served in the British Army for 11 years, said: The longer I spen…

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-20). Vote on Johnson's No-Brexit/Brexit Deal Delayed. globalresearch.ca A rare Saturday session was held to resolve Brexit up or down. | Not so fast. Forty months after Brits narrowly voted to leave the EU on June 23, 2016, the issue remains unresolved. More on Saturday's below. | *** | Johnson struck …

Staff (2019-10-19). Chicago Teachers Strike for Children's Services and Affordable Housing. therealnews.com Teachers in Chicago aren't just committed to fighting for higher wages. They say the city has the money to support its students and teachers outside of the classroom.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-10-19). Interference by Unnamed "Foreign Powers" in Canada's Elections? The Invasion of "America's Backyard" globalresearch.ca "In 1934, War Plan Red was amended to authorize the immediate first use of poison gas against Canadians and to use strategic bombing to destroy Halifax if it could not be captured. … In August 1935, war games were conducted, 36,000 US troops converged to Canadian border"

Israel Shahak (2019-10-19). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…

Julian Rose (2019-10-19). Are We Witnessing the End of the United Kingdom as an Independent Nation State? globalresearch.ca First published on May 9, 2019 | Ever since 'the wrong result' occurred at the referendum launched by then Prime Minister David Cameron, a fiasco of unprecedented proportions has been taking place in British politics. It is a depressing and, …

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-19). Aggression Only OK for US If Led by the Pentagon and Partners. globalresearch.ca When US forces rape and destroy nonbelligerent nations threatening no one, it's called humanitarian intervention, responsibility to protect, and democracy building — notions Washington's power elites abhor. | When victimized nations defend themselves lawfully against Pentagon terror-bombing and atrocities by ISIS …

Michael Welch (2019-10-19). Canada's Elections Campaign 2019: The Issues Nobody is Talking About. globalresearch.ca The Global Research News Hour radio program is hosting a fund-raiser. These funds are necessary in order to improve and expand on the reporting and analysis we produce on a weekly basis to explore in-depth those issues missed by mainstream …

Ellen Brown (2019-10-19). The War on Weed: Monsanto, Bayer, and the Push for "Corporate Cannabis" globalresearch.ca Monsanto now appears to be developing genetically modified (GMO) forms of cannabis, with the intent of cornering the market with patented GMO seeds just as it did with GMO corn and GMO soybeans.

Fight Back (2019-10-19). Philippines: Shooting of Bukidnon teachers is handiwork of military agents. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Oct. 19 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) denounces the dastardly shooting of teachers Zhydee and Ramil Cabañelez last October 16. | According to reports, four armed men barged into the Dalit Elementary School in Sitio Dalit, Barangay Lumbayao in Valencia City, Bukidnon and started shooting at the Cabañelez couple. The shooting was carried out in plain view of young students. Zhydee sustained several gunshot wounds and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Ramil was unscathed. | The…

teleSUR -EF (2019-10-19). Chile: President Piñera Revokes Santiago Subway Fare Hike. telesurenglish.net Chilean President Sebastian Piñera has announced that the Santiago subway fare increase that went into effect last Monday, has been revoked after a week of tense protests by students and subway users against the price hike. | RELATED: | Chilean President Announces State of Emergency | During a special announcement on Saturday afternoon, President Piñera said that the subway price hike, issued by decree two weeks ago, has been eliminated, but that a law for the same issue will "soon be approve…

WSWS (2019-10-19). As Chicago teachers strike completes second day, union and Democratic Party working together to shut it down. wsws.org What is happening behind the scenes is not a genuine fight between the Lightfoot administration and the CTU and SEIU, but a discussion of tactics and plans to best ram through another sellout contract.

Aaron Cynic (2019-10-19). "Now is the time for our demands to be heard": Chicago teachers strike for better wages and more resources. nationofchange.org "We don't want to be out of our schools tomorrow but sometimes you have to take a hard step in order to get what's right."

Staff (2019-10-18). Nobel Winners in Economics Fail to Examine Structural Causes of Poverty. therealnews.com While it's good the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics went to researchers who study poverty, their research falls far short of describing its structural causes, says development economist David Ruccio.

John Bachtell (2019-10-18). Chicago school teachers, staff, kids and parents continue their strike. peoplesworld.org CHICAGO — The strike of over 30,000 teachers and support staff in the nation's third-largest school system entered its second day here Friday. After school-site picketing yesterday, thousands of workers, parents, students, elected officials, and others marched through the Loop in a massive show of solidarity. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and Service Employees Union …

Daniel Warner (2019-10-18). Greta the Disturber. counterpunch.org Greta Thunberg has become an international figure. The sixteen-year-old Swedish environmental activist has gone from a lonely student skipping school on Fridays to protest for more action on global warming to being nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. Greta has become a global player. The New York City Board of Education officially excused over More

Fight Back (2019-10-18). Los Angeles demands "Close the camps" fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – On October 12, hundreds of people gathered downtown to demand Trump's concentration camps be closed. Many organizations and labor unions came together including NDLON Day Labor Organizing Centers and MEChA de CSULA with a clear message, "Close the camps." October 12 was a national day of action in which multiple cities participated. | Speakers included a representative from the teachers union — UTLA. Another speaker, Sol Marquez of Centro CSO, said, "We need to call them what they are – concentration camps. The U.S. has a long history of using concentration camps, they did it to Japanese-…

Fight Back (2019-10-18). First day of Chicago Public Schools strike. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Picket lines went up at hundreds of schools across Chicago at 6: 30 a.m., October 17. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) walked out for their third strike since 2012. For the more than 7000 members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73, this is an historic first strike, and the first against the new mayor, Lori Lightfoot. | In the afternoon, the strikers went downtown in a river of red — the color of CTU — and purple — the color of SEIU. For over two hours, more than 20,000 marched back and forth, surrounding the Board of Education and City Hall buildings. They…

United Nations (2019-10-18). Anti-Semitism 'toxic to democracy', UN expert warns, calling for better education. un.org To counter anti-Semitism, which is "toxic to democracy" and poses "a threat to all societies if left unaddressed", countries must invest more in education, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief has warned, speaking at UN headquarters in New York.

Ryan Cristián (2019-10-18). Kurds Say Turkey Used Chem Weapons & US Announces Syria Ceasefire That Turkey Says Isn't A Ceasefire. 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 (10/17/19). 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 …

Liza Featherstone (2019-10-18). Inside Trump's War on Climate Science. thenation.com Inside Trump's War on Climate Science…

teleSUR -EF (2019-10-18). Chilean President Announces State of Emergency. telesurenglish.net Chilean President Sebastian Piñera announces Friday night a state of emergency for the provinces of Santiago and Chacabuco. | RELATED: | Chile Protests: Government Invokes State Security Law | The measure was taken to control protesters who have been demonstrating all this week against the increased Metro fare. Demonstrations and vandalism in the capital of Santiago have escalated Friday, as have national police repression against the mainly student protesters. The president said the st…

Julia Conley (2019-10-18). Sallie Mae's Hawaii retreat while millions struggle to repay loans bolsters argument to 'cancel all student debt,' Sanders says. nationofchange.org Critics of the United States' student debt crisis took aim at loan corporation Sallie Mae on Friday after NBC News reported on a trip the company's executives took over the summer to Hawaii to celebrate record-breaking sales in 2018. NBC reported Thursday night that more than 100 executives and salespeople used some of the profits raked in from 45 million Americans who …

teleSUR (2019-10-18). Chile Protests: Government Invokes Security Law. telesurenglish.net Protests over the price increase of the Santiago Metro spread throughout this city throughout Friday with protests and clashes on the streets, which led to the closure of all suburban lines and left thousands of people without a way to get home. | RELATED: | Chilean Students Take Over Metro Stations to Protest Fare Hikes | On the fifth day of protests in several Metro stations, with hundreds of young people entering stations without paying and facing the police, near-riots ha…

Miriam Lafontaine (2019-10-18). Quebec Students Can Teach the World a Thing or Two About Striking. thenation.com Quebec Students Can Teach the World a Thing or Two About Striking…

Xian Franzinger Barrett (2019-10-18). A Teacher's View of the Chicago Teachers Strike. progressive.org "Our destination is equity and we will challenge anyone who places themselves in our way."

WSWS (2019-10-18). Teachers in rural Colorado strike over low pay. wsws.org Educators in Park County, Colorado have walked out to demand living wages.

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