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What Happened on the Planes on September 11, 2001? The 9/11 Cell Phone Calls. The 9/11 Commission "Script" Was Fabricated
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
Given the prevailing technology in September 2001, it was extremely difficult, if not impossible, to place a wireless cell call from an aircraft traveling at high speed above 8000 feet: At least part of the Commission's script in Chapter 1 on the cell phone conversations, is fabricated.
globalresearch.ca/more-holes-in-the-official-story-the-911-cell-phone-calls/5652872

Education exchange a focus of Pan African Global Trade and Investment Week
Khubaka, Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2019-09-06
Sharing the legacy of Honorable William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr. will help facilitate educational exchange between California's educational institutions (public colleges in the University of California, California State University and California Community Colleges) and private institutions studying and embarking on study trips to African and Caribbean educational institutions for cultural and economic reasons.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/05/18826012.php

Seattle union pushes through deal that includes hiring and firing of teachers based on race
wsws.org | 2019-09-06
The Seattle Education Association forced through a contract last week which does nothing to address subsistence levels of pay, inadequate classroom funding and opens to the door to further layoffs.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/06/seat…

Congress Aims "Honest Ads" at the Alternative Media
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
Lee E. Goodman, the former chairman of the Federal Election Commission, completely misses the point in an op-ed posted at The Hill. | Goodman says a bill working its way through Congress, the Honest Ads Act, will fail to target …
globalresearch.ca/congress-aims-honest-ads-alternative-media/5688258

The Desperate Call for the Good Friday Agreement to be Protected in US-UK Trade Talks
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
The Police Service of Northern Ireland counter-terror chief warns of year-long upsurges in dissident republican support — a motivating factor for extremists in the event of a disorderly exit. Chief Constable Barabara Grey said — | "anxiety levels had risen since | …
globalresearch.ca/desperate-call-good-friday-agreement-protected-us-uk-trade-talks/5688293

Car Manufacturers Caught in Crossfire of Trump's Trade War
Mike "Mish" Shedlock | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06

The global repercussions of Trump's trade wars have a new casualty: US and European car manufacturers. |

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| The telegraph reports European Carmakers are Caught in the Crossfire of Trump's Trade War. | But it's not just European manufacturers. The US will | …

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globalresearch.ca/car-manufacturers-crossfire-trump-trade-war/5688289

9/11 Truth: Why Do Good People Become Silent About the Documented Facts that Disprove the Official 9/11 Narrative
Dr. Gary G. Kohls | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
"It is my firm belief that 9/11 skeptics–and true skeptics of any paradigm-shifting and taboo subject–who publicly expose lies and 'naked emperors' are heroes …They have suffered the ridicule and wrath of those emperors, their minions, and the just plain …
globalresearch.ca/why-do-good-people-become-silent-about-documentable-facts-disprove-official-white-house-conspiracy-theories-about-911/5688109

Video: Syrian Army Prepares Security Operation in Western Aleppo
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
Late on September 3, Idlib militants carried out an attack on Russia's Hmeimim Airbase with armed unmanned aerial vehicles. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the airbase's air-defense forces intercepted all the UAVs. The attack caused no casualties or damage …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-army-prepares-security-operation-western-aleppo/5688238

Israeli Officials Consider Attacking Iran, Believing Trump Won't Oppose It
Jason Ditz | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
The New York Times may have referred to it as " The Secret History of the Push to Strike Iran," but it's hardly a secret that Israeli and US hawks have been angling for a war against Iran for …
globalresearch.ca/israeli-officials-consider-attacking-iran-believing-trump-wont-oppose/5688268

New U.N. Report Highlights US, UK, France War Crimes in Yemen Since 2014
Sarah Abed | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
The second largest sovereign state in the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen, has been ravaged by war, deliberate starvation, and cholera for over four years. A 274 page U.N. report released on Tuesday, highlights the human rights situation including violations and abuses …
globalresearch.ca/new-u-n-report-highlights-human-rights-violations-abuses-yemen-since-2014/5688247

The Revolution in Military Affairs
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
Clarity Press has just published a new book by Andrei Martyanov, The (Real) Revolution in Military Affairs. | Martyanov's book is, in a way, two books. One is about the revolution in military affairs that has left the United …
globalresearch.ca/revolution-military-affairs/5688298

What Is the True Unemployment Rate in the US?
Dr. Jack Rasmus | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
A reader of this blog recently asked an important question: what do I think is the actual unemployment rate in the US today, not the media's 3.8% that is almost always quoted. Here's my reply as to why I calculate …
globalresearch.ca/true-unemployment-rate-us/5688269

America's "Ministry of Truth" Has Unleashed the Military to Fight "Disinformation"
Mac Slavo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
The dystopian times warned about by George Orwell in his iconic book, 1984 are upon us. The United States has just unleashed DARPA (The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) and the Pentagon, as their own Ministry of Truth in order …
globalresearch.ca/us-own-ministry-truth-unleashed-military-fight-disinformation/5688286

Looking Back to Move Forward: The First Pan-African Cultural Festival in Algeria, 1969
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
Fifty years ago this year from July 21-31, 1969 in the capital of Algeria, thousands of people gathered for a groundbreaking Pan-African Cultural Festival (PACF). | Official delegations were sent to the manifestation from over 30 independent and contested nations on …
globalresearch.ca/first-pan-african-cultural-festival-algeria-1969/5688025

Welcome to the Indo-Russia Maritime Silk Road
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
There's no way to follow the complex inner workings of the Eurasia integration process without considering what takes place annually at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. | BRICS for the moment may be dead — considering the nasty cocktail of …
globalresearch.ca/indo-russia-maritime-silk-road/5688301

September 11, 2001: The Fight for 9/11 Truth, Science and Justice 18 Years Later
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
Global Research will be publishing a series of important 9/11 Truth articles in the course of the next few days leading up to the 18th anniversary commemoration of 9/11 attacks. | Follow us on Global Research. | Our archive contains an important …
globalresearch.ca/september-11-2001-the-fight-for-911-truth-science-and-justice-18-years-later/5688230

China's Challenge to American Power?
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
By the year 1918, Great Britain's once far-reaching empire was crumbling, with the rate of British decline increased by her hugely expensive and unnecessary involvement in World War I. The United States, meanwhile, was taking over Britain's mantle as the …
globalresearch.ca/chinas-challenge-to-american-power/5688354

Gaddafi vs the West: Two Revolutions on the Wrong Side of History
Garikai Chengu | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
Sunday marked half a century since Muammar Gaddafi's Libyan revolution, which led to the overthrow of the American-backed King Idris. | In Libya's 1969 revolution, Muammar Gaddafi inherited one of the poorest nations in Africa; however, by the time …
globalresearch.ca/gaddafi-west-two-revolutions/5688253

Trump's Anti-Iran "Blood Money" Offer: "$15 Million for Any Person Who Helps Us Disrupt the Financial Operations of Iran's IRGC-Qods Force"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
According to Christian scripture, bribe money is blood money, a longstanding US specialty — followed by toughness when offers are rejected. | Bribery for political, economic, military, and/or other purposes reflects a corrupt society — what characterizes US public and private …
globalresearch.ca/trumps-anti-iran-blood-money-offer-15-million-for-any-person-who-helps-us-disrupt-the-financial-operations-of-irans-irgc-qods-force/5688310

A US-Taliban Peace Deal Would Redefine the Regional Balance of Power
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
The tentative peace deal that the US is negotiating with the Taliban would redefine the regional balance of power if it's officially promulgated, thus continuing the ongoing trend of Great Power realignment in Eurasia. | It's been widely reported that the | …
globalresearch.ca/taliban-peace-deal-would-redefine-regional-balance-power/5688277

Biden Claims that He Voted for Iraq War and Then "Immediately" Opposed It
Jonathan Turley | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
For those of us who opposed the war resolution on Iraq, the later spins by presidential candidates John Kerry and Hillary Clinton left us incensed. At the time, many of us criticized the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force …
globalresearch.ca/biden-claims-he-voted-iraq-war-immediately-opposed-it/5688282

Trump Regime Training Paramilitaries to Attack Venezuela?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
Washington wants Bolivarian Venezuela transformed into a US vassal state — to eliminate its social democracy and gain control over its vast oil reserves, the world's largest. | On Wednesday, the Trump regime earmarked over $120 million for Colombia. | Masquerading as …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-training-paramilitaries-attack-venezuela/5688315

Exxon Mobil Is Funding Centrist Democratic Think Tank, Disclosures Reveal
Kate Aronoff | theintercept.com | 2019-09-06
The Progressive Policy Institute, a centrist Democratic think tank that grew out of the party's pro-business wing in the 1980s and '90s, received $50,000 from Exxon Mobil in 2018 via its parent organization, the Third Way Foundation, according to the oil giant's 2018 Worldwide Giving Report. | Exxon Mobil did not return The Intercept's multiple requests for comment. In an email, PPI Executive Director Lindsay Lewis said the money was used for general support and that "we only accept general support funding from corporate interests, we do not do paid for work/research or have any donor run programs." | Lewis also…
theintercept.com/2019/09/06/exxon-mobil-progressive-policy-institute-climate/

Competing visions? The Green New Deal and the green industrial revolution
Derek Royden | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-06
Mainly thanks to youth activists from the Sunrise Movement in the United States to the student strike movement started by Greta Thunberg in Sweden, tackling the climate crisis has finally come onto the agenda of many politicians, at least on the left. Progressive voices have in some cases seen the crisis as an opportunity to …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/06/competing-visions-the-green-new-deal-and-the-green-industrial-revolution/

Boycotts, Benjamins, and America's University Leaders
David Klein | commondreams.org | 2019-09-06
A Palestinian student takes a selfie during his graduation ceremony at the end of the academic year on May 20, 2016 at Birzeit University in the West Bank town of Birzeit, near Ramallah. / AFP / ABBAS MOMANI (Photo credit should read ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/06/boycotts-benjamins-and-americas-university-leaders?cd-origin=rss

Job Growth Slows to 130,000 in August
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-06
| The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the economy added 130,000 jobs in August, down from an average of 173,000 over the last 12 months. Over the last three months, the average has been just 156,000. The August figure was inflated by temporary employees hired to conduct the 2020 Census. Private sector employment increased by just 96,000 in the month, bringing the average gain in the private sector for the last three months to 130,000. | The data in the household survey were more encouraging. While the unemployment rat…
truthout.org/articles/job-growth-slows-to-130000-in-august/

Jobs numbers conceal real unemployment and underemployment rate of 7.2%
PAI | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-06
WASHINGTON (PAI)–The U.S. unemployment rate stayed unchanged at 3.7% in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. A separate survey said employers created 130,000 new jobs–but 25,000, or almost 20% of them, were temps whom the U.S. Census Bureau hired as it revs up for next year's nationwide decennial headcount. "These are temp jobs, so …
peoplesworld.org/article/jobs-numbers-conceal-real-unemployment-and-underemployment-rate-of-7-2/

Examining 9/11 and America's "War on Terrorism"
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
At 11 o'clock, on the morning of 9/11, the Bush administration had already announced that Al Qaeda was responsible for the attacks. That same evening at 9: 30 pm, a "War Cabinet" was formed. And at 11: 00 pm, at the end of that historic meeting at the White House, the "War on Terrorism" was officially launched.
globalresearch.ca/9-11-and-america-s-war-on-terrorism/24975

"Peace" at Home on the Western Front, Exporting Terrorism Abroad: Social Antagonisms and the Contradictions of Capitalism
Janelle Velina | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
'Freedom of speech' continues to be a very complicated subject matter that remains unresolved, especially in the context of geopolitics. To further complicate matters, very few realize that Liberalism (not to be confused with 'leftism') is actually the current world-dominating …
globalresearch.ca/social-antagonisms-contradictions-capitalism/5688275

The Geopolitical Implications of a No Deal Brexit
Johanna Ross | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
Brexit may seem like an inherently British affair, as the rest of the world has looked on with wry amusement and disbelief for the last three years at the continual wrangling over the issue, breathing a sigh of relief that …
globalresearch.ca/geopolitical-implications-no-deal-brexit/5688319

Mona from the Corner: Set Aside Political Differences, Converge in Harmony for Truth and Justice
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
She's a little lady, 70 something, with this cute, addictive smile. Drives an old bomb of a car, replete with Peace and End the Occupation type stickers on it. She's a nurse, still works, doing home care for very ill …
globalresearch.ca/set-aside-political-differences-converge-harmony-truth-justice/5688155

9/11, Drug Money, Oil Resources and the Invasion of Afghanistan: Michael Ruppert Refutes the Official 9/11 Story
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
The 9/11 attacks, America's imperial conquest of oil resources, and the role of drug money, including the proceeds of Afghanistan's illicit opium trade, in financing the global economy.
globalresearch.ca/911-and-drug-money/5688224

Johnson accused of 'abusing' police with Trumpian political stunt in Yorkshire
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-09-05
On 5 September, Boris Johnson launched a Trumpian political stunt in West Yorkshire. And critics accused him of 'abusing' the position of the police in the process. | "Abuse of power": | About 35 student officers stood in lines behind Johnson as he gave a speech at West Yorkshire Police's operations and training complex in Wakefield. The officers were standing behind his lectern, in front of an old-style police box, for at least 20 minutes before the speech began.
thecanary.co/trending/2019/09/05/johnson-accused-of-abusing-police-with-trumpian-political-stunt/

Leon Wofsy: The Organizer (1921-2019)
Conn Hallinan, Max Elbaum | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-05
When Leon Wofsy died at age 97 on Aug. 25, 2019, progressive movements throughout the United States lost a champion. Leon accomplished many things in his long life. He was an innovative scientist, and a fine writer and teacher, but above all things, he was a patient and peerless organizer. He honed those skills during …
peoplesworld.org/article/leon-wofsy-the-organizer-1921-2019/

New UN book club helps children deal with global issues
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-04
For children in Chad, getting an education can involve manual labour. That's because, every year, there's a chance that the rainy season will destroy their school, and they will have to join their teachers in rebuilding it. This is the story recounted in the children's book "Rain School", which is on the reading list of the UN's SDG Book Club.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1045542

Why Are the Feds Blocking Marijuana Reform when Research Shows Cannabis Saves Lives?
Gladys Weinberg | progressive.org | 2019-09-04
For many people, marijuana offers a viable alternative to opioid use.
progressive.org/op-eds/why-is-the-federal-government-blocking-marijuana-reform-weinberg-190904/

Midwest Dispatch: The Drivers on the Bus Go . . . Where?
Sarah Lahm | progressive.org | 2019-09-04
Around the country, schools desperate to free up funds are outsourcing their bussing services–and dealing a blow to students and workers alike.
progressive.org/dispatches/midwest-dispatch-bus-driver-jobs-lahm-190904/

Civil rights conference featuring renowned activist Angela Davis to gather in Chicago this November
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-09-04
Chicago, IL – Founded in 1973 as an organization that grew out of the movement to free the wrongfully imprisoned Angela Davis and other political prisoners, the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression is set to relaunch this November. This refounding, led by the Chicago Alliance against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR) and other organizations, will be taking place in Chicago, Illinois on November 22-24 at the Chicago Teachers' Union Hall. | The organizers' main objectives for this conference are to continue to build the struggle for police accountability as well as stand in solidari…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/9/4/civil-rig…

Join Growing Resistance to Charter Schools
Shawgi Tell | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-04
It has taken some time, but finally, even though they have been pillaged for decades by privately-operated unaccountable charter schools, more public school districts across the country are fighting back with greater vigor against nonprofit and for-profit charter schools. Gone are the days of silent toleration and looking the other way while charter schools wreak …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/join-growing-resistance-to-charter-schools/

Climate Strike wins unlikely allies as banks, IT firms and unis come on board
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-09-04
Student Strike Pip HinmanIssue 1236 Australia climate emergency capitalism carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrationSep…
greenleft.org.au/content/climate-strike-wins-unlikely-allies-banks-it-firms-and-unis-come-board

Racist Ideology and Practice Rooted in Speciesism
David Cantor | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-03
When perceived authorities like President Trump designate immigrants "animals," they authorize abuse of those officially disparaged people. Conscience-challenged people predictably seek to enhance their status by carrying out apparent or explicit wishes of adored "leaders." Trump probably has not personally killed or rounded up anyone. Neither have many other authoritarian despots whose policies and rhetoric …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/racist-ideology-and-practice-rooted-in-speciesism/

Hong Kong's "Father of Democracy" Martin Lee Calls on Gov't to Heed Demonstrators' Demands
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-09-03
Following another weekend of mass protests in Hong Kong, this marks 13 weeks of protesters calling for greater political freedom and the scrapping of a controversial extradition bill with China. For the past two days, thousands of students have boycotted the beginning of classes. On Sunday, protesters returned to Hong Kong's airport, where they barricaded roads in an attempt to shut down the airport again. On Saturday, police fired tear gas and water cannons during a chaotic night of street demonstrations. Some masked protesters were seen throwing Molotov cocktails at the police. Earlier today, Carrie Lam denied…
www.democracynow.org/2019/9/3/hong_kong

Linking Popular Movements and Unions is a Winning Strategy for Workers
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-02
After years of declining power and stagnant wages, workers in the United States are awakening, striking and demanding more rights. A Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows the number of striking workers is the highest since 1986. In 2018, 485,000 people went on strike, a number not exceeded since the 533,000 people in 1986, and 2019 will be even …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/linking-popular-movements-and-unions-is-a-winning-strategy-for-workers/

Kennewick teachers' strike shows power of the union in Washington state
Mitch Malloy | liberationnews.org | 2019-09-01
Teachers win gains on important issues including pay and insurance.
liberationnews.org/kennewick-teachers-strike-shows-power-of-the-union-in-washington-state/

Chicago students say, 'CIA off campus!'
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-08-31
Chicago, IL – On the afternoon of August 28, members of Students for a Democratic Society and AnakBayan Chicago, at the University of Illinois at Chicago, passed out flyers on the quad to oppose the partnership that the university has with the CIA. SDS members held a banner reading "CIA off campus," the slogan that has been used in past decades by student activists around the country in similar campaigns. Protesters held signs each detailing a different CIA operation and the number of deaths it caused. | In February 2018, the UIC announced that they had become a CIA Signature School. Only three months later, Gina…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/8/31/chicago-…

Kennewick, Wa, teachers on strike for much-needed raise
Mitch Malloy | liberationnews.org | 2019-08-29
The Kennewick strike is set to be the longest strike in district history.
liberationnews.org/kennewick-wa-teachers-on-strike-for-much-needed-raise/

St. Paul Teachers Union Picks the Health Care Battle
Sarah Lahm | progressive.org | 2019-08-26
Skyrocketing insurance costs generated a national wave of teacher strikes last year. Now, Minnesota educators head into a new school year ready to fight for affordable health care.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/st-paul-teachers-union-health-care-lahm-190826/

#ShutItDown: Organizing to Strike for Climate Justice
patrick | strikedc.org | 2019-08-20
Throughout the 2018–2019 school year, young people around organized massive school climate strikes to demand that the world's leaders take immediate action to address climate change. The strikes started first in Sweden, then spread throughout the European Union and around the world. By March, 15 tens of thousands of students in more than 100 countries … | Continue reading "#ShutItDown: Organizing to Strike for Climate Justice"
strikedc.org/index.php/2019/08/20/shutitdown-organizing-to-strike-for-climate-justice/

Maryland teacher incorporates hard lessons about slavery into public school curriculum
Brad Bennett | splcenter.org | 2019-08-20
At a workshop for teachers about educating children on American slavery, one instructor grew angry and insisted that Thomas Jefferson — who fathered biracial children with an enslaved woman on one of his plantations — was an advocate for racial equality.
splcenter.org/news/2019/08/20/maryland-teacher-incorporates-hard-lessons-about-slavery-public-school-curriculum

SPLC Responds to FRC and ADF's Attack Op-Ed
splcenter.org | 2019-08-17
On August 17, 2019, a former Family Research Council (FRC) staff member, who currently works at the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) — two organizations designated as hate groups by the SPLC — attacked the SPLC in a USA Today OpEd for its hate group designations.
splcenter.org/news/2019/08/17/splc-responds-frc-and-adfs-attack-op-ed

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2019-09-05: News Headlines

Conn Hallinan, Max Elbaum (2019-09-05). Leon Wofsy: The Organizer (1921-2019). peoplesworld.org When Leon Wofsy died at age 97 on Aug. 25, 2019, progressive movements throughout the United States lost a champion. Leon accomplished many things in his long life. He was an innovative scientist, and a fine writer and teacher, but above all things he was a patient and peerless organizer. He honed those skills during …

Dean Baker (2019-09-05). Severance Pay: Corporate Obligation to Long-Term Workers. counterpunch.org In recent months there have been a number of large retail companies that went into bankruptcy, most notably Sears and Toys "R" Us. In these and other cases, the public is naturally concerned about the plight of long-term workers who have often spent decades working for the same company. We know from much research that More

John Bachtell (2019-09-05). Colonial heritage, socialist future? The complex history behind Hong Kong protests. peoplesworld.org The large-scale protests gripping Hong Kong the past few months, which have included violent confrontations with authorities, strikes, and student boycotts, show few signs of abating. The protests, including the June 16 and Aug. 18 demonstrations that drew 1.7 million participants, were sparked by the introduction of an Extradition Law into the Hong Kong Legislative …

Sarah Lahm (2019-09-05). Why 2020 Dems Should Target the Nonprofit Charter School Industry. commondreams.org Charter schools are funded through public education dollars, just like traditional public schools. Can they then function as if they were private real estate holders, with the freedom to knock down or otherwise alter buildings as they see fit? (Photo: Fibonacci Blue/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2019-09-05). Education exchange a focus of Pan African Global Trade and Investment Week. indybay.org Sharing the legacy of Honorable William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr. will help facilitate educational exchange between California's educational institutions (public colleges in the University of California, California State University and California Community Colleges) and private institutions studying and embarking on study trips to African and Caribbean educational institutions for cultural and economic reasons.

Joseph Thomas (2019-09-05). West's "Fake News" Begins to Backfire. globalresearch.ca Western special interests have used the term "fake news" as a pretext for widening censorship, particularly across US-based social media networks like Facebook and Twitter as well as across Google's various platforms. | In a move of political judo, many nations …

Elizabeth Woodworth (2019-09-05). "The Christian Gospel for Americans: A Systematic Theology" globalresearch.ca It is intended to clearly ground America in its founding identity, and to reset its priorities accordingly. | (The word "gospel" refers to the teachings of Christ. It comes from the old English word god, meaning "good," and spel…

Alliance for Natural Health (2019-09-05). 5G Critics Censored by Big Tech. globalresearch.ca More and more concerned citizens are asking tough questions about the safety of 5G wireless networks. Are big tech companies trying to quash their dissent? Action Alert! | Over the last few months, we've been reporting on the planned deployment of …

South Front (2019-09-05). Video: "Mighty Israeli Army" Abandoned Military Facility after Hezbollah Anti Tank (ATGM) Strike. globalresearch.ca The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) abandoned their military facility at Avivim in Upper Galilee, which had been targeted by Hezbollah anti-tank guided missile strike. According to a released video, IDF troops left behind at least 2 pieces of military equipment …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-09-05). World Systems and Capitalism: Immanuel Wallerstein's Legacy. globalresearch.ca "The dead albatross that hangs around our neck is our legacy of arrogance, racism. And we must struggle to atone, to reconstruct, to create a different historical system." So wrote the late sociologist and thinker Immanuel Wallerstein in unequivocal tones …

Philip Giraldi (2019-09-05). Now It's Official: US Visa Can be Denied if You (or Even Your Friends) Are Critical of American Policies. globalresearch.ca There have been several interesting developments in the United States government's war on free speech and privacy. | First of all, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP), which is responsible for actual entry of travelers …

Global Research (2019-09-05). Global Research PDF Collection: 6 PDF Books for 1 Price. globalresearch.ca Purchase six e-books from Global Research Publisher's PDF collection at a discounted price. Download your order as a zipped folder straight to your computer and avoid shipping and handling costs. | Special Offer: Global Research PDF Collection — 6 PDF Books : …

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-05). JCPOA Commitments: Iran will Increase its Nuclear R & D. globalresearch.ca In response to Britain, France, Germany, and the EU's continued failure to fulfill their mandated JCPOA obligations, Iranian President Rouhani said his government will increase its nuclear R & D beginning September 6. | It's the third rollback of its voluntary …

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2019-09-05). The Official Story of the Collapse of WTC Building 7 Lies in Ruins. globalresearch.ca A research team at the University of Alaska's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, led by Dr. Leroy Hulsey, Dr. Zhili Quan, and Professor Feng Xiao, Department of Civil Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, released …

Michael Welch (2019-09-05). 9/11 and Drug Money. globalresearch.ca "What I'm saying … is that the Bush Administration knew the attacks were going to take place, and made a conscious decision that the casualty levels were acceptable to secure access to Central Asian oil for the major oil companies …

United World International (2019-09-05). The End of the "Greater Middle East Project": The Case of Kurdistan. globalresearch.ca Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential elections has had dire implications for the American "Greater Middle East" project which has guided US foreign policy in the Middle East since it was first put forward in 2003. Trump's reorientation …

Padraig McGrath (2019-09-05). JCPOA (Nuclear) Negotiations with Iran Are a Test of the EU's Geopolitical Credibility. globalresearch.ca On September 4th, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that Iran would give the EU a further 60 days to come back into compliance with its economic commitments under the JCPOA before Iran would initiate a third phase of withdrawal from …

Darren Reid (2019-09-05). The Amazon Fire Crisis Has Been 500 Years in the Making — as Brazil's Indigenous People Know Only Too Well. globalresearch.ca Sà£o Paulo — the largest city in the Americas — was recently plunged into darkness in the middle of the day due to smoke from the Amazon rainforest burning more than 2,700km (1,700 miles) away. | These fires have brought …

Arthur Firstenberg (2019-09-05). International Appeal to Stop 5G on Earth and in Space. globalresearch.ca The Centre for Research on Globalization has Endorsed this Worldwide Appeal. We call upon our readers to sign the Appeal. | *** | For the Earth, I thank all of you who have already signed, and I ask each of you to …

Andrea Germanos (2019-09-05). Because 'A World Without Insects Is Not Worth Living In,' Germany Announces Plan to Ban Glyphosate. globalresearch.ca The German government announced Wednesday it had agreed on a plan to phase out the use of glyphosate—the key chemical in the weedkiller Roundup—with a total ban set to begin by the end of 2023. | "Way to go, Germany!" tweeted …

Philip A Farruggio (2019-09-05). Mona from the Corner: Set Aside Political Differences, Converge in Harmony for Truth and Justice. globalresearch.ca She's a little lady, 70 something, with this cute, addictive smile. Drives an old bomb of a car, replete with Peace and End the Occupation type stickers on it. She's a nurse, still works, doing home care for very ill …

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-05). Another Official 9/11 Big Lie Exposed — Again. globalresearch.ca "The Mysterious Collapse of World Trade Center 7: Why the Final Official Report About 9/11 Is Unscientific and False" by David Ray Griffin debunked the official account of what happened. | He explained that the National Institute of Standards and Technology's …

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-05). Belarus Is Between a Rock and a Hard Place. "Balance" its Relations between Russia and the US. globalresearch.ca Belarus is in the unenviable position of being caught in the middle of the New Cold War and having to delicately "balance" relations between Russia and the US. | US National Security Advisor Bolton's trip late last month to Belarus was …

Daniel Willis (2019-09-05). Amazonian Communities Need Solidarity, Not Saviours. globalresearch.ca A multitude of images of burning rainforest have circulated across social media over the last week with the hashtag #PrayfortheAmazon. A familiar refrain in these tweets and posts has been: if billionaires could dig in their pockets for Notre Dame, …

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-05). Kazakhstan's New President Faces His First Test: Anti-Chinese Protests. globalresearch.ca New Kazakhstani President Tokayev is facing his first real test as the country's leader after low-intensity anti-Chinese protests broke out in three main cities in response to concerns that the Central Asian state is becoming much too dependent on its …

Ruth Milka (2019-09-05). Science advisory boards see major cuts and controversial changes under Trump administration. nationofchange.org "From what I have heard from members of the EPA who are still there, the idea the best thing is to keep your head down."

WSWS (2019-09-05). Schools begin in Denver amid sweltering heat and ongoing protests. wsws.org Many Denver teachers, still reeling from the betrayal of their strike last February, have been forced to return to the classrooms in scorching heat.

WSWS (2019-09-05). Costa Rican government imposes ban on political strikes. wsws.org Thousands of public sector workers, including teachers, doctors, nurses, electricians, trash collectors and others went on a national strike on Tuesday to oppose this historic attack on democratic rights.

Staff (2019-09-05). Headlines for September 5, 2019. democracynow.org 2020 Dem Candidates Talk Fracking, Green New Deal, Nuclear Energy & More at Climate Crisis Town Hall, Brexit Battle Heats Up as Lawmakers Vote to Block "No-Deal" Scenario, Trump Shows Doctored Hurricane Map as Dorian Hits U.S. Coast After Ravaging Bahamas, Report: FBI Tracking Immigration Activists Who Oppose Trump Policies, Aid Groups Uncover More Human Remains at Arizona-Mexico Border, State Dept. Official Offered Millions to Captain of Iranian Oil Tanker to Divert Vessel, Mexico: Main Suspect in 2014 Ayotzinapa Student Disappearance Acquitted, Denmark Bans PFAS from Food Packaging, Germany Announces Glyphosate…

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-05). UK MPs Block No-Deal Brexit. globalresearch.ca UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's agenda was rejected in the first three parliamentary votes on his watch — a hugely inauspicious start to his premiership, leaving his status shaky. | On Tuesday by majority vote, MPs took control of parliament's …

Ed Sykes (2019-09-05). Johnson accused of 'abusing' police with Trumpian political stunt in Yorkshire. thecanary.co On 5 September, Boris Johnson launched a Trumpian political stunt in West Yorkshire. And critics accused him of 'abusing' the position of the police in the process. | "Abuse of power": | About 35 student officers stood in lines behind Johnson as he gave a speech at West Yorkshire Police's operations and training complex in Wakefield. The officers were standing behind his lectern, in front of an old-style police box, for at least 20 minutes before the speech began.

Shawgi Tell (2019-09-04). Join Growing Resistance to Charter Schools. dissidentvoice.org It has taken some time, but finally, even though they have been pillaged for decades by privately-operated unaccountable charter schools, more public school districts across the country are fighting back with greater vigor against nonprofit and for-profit charter schools. Gone are the days of silent toleration and looking the other way while charter schools wreak …

United Nations (2019-09-04). New UN book club helps children deal with global issues. un.org For children in Chad, getting an education can involve manual labour. That's because, every year, there's a chance that the rainy season will destroy their school, and they will have to join their teachers in rebuilding it. This is the story recounted in the children's book "Rain School", which is on the reading list of the UN's SDG Book Club.

Hans Stehling (2019-09-04). Remembering Sophie Tucker's Hit Song 'My Yiddishe Momme', the Very Antonym of Netanyahu's Zionist State. globalresearch.ca Sophie Tucker was a Jewish American singer and radio personality. Known for her powerful delivery, she was one of the most popular entertainers in America during the first half of the 20th century and was widely known by the nickname …

Gladys Weinberg (2019-09-04). Why Are the Feds Blocking Marijuana Reform when Research Shows Cannabis Saves Lives? progressive.org For many people, marijuana offers a viable alternative to opioid use.

AE911Truth (2019-09-04). Fire Did Not Cause 3rd Tower's Collapse on 9/11, New Study Finds. globalresearch.ca On September 11, 2001, at 5: 20 PM, the 47-story World Trade Center Building 7 collapsed into its footprint, falling more than 100 feet at the rate of gravity for 2.5 seconds of its seven-second destruction. | Despite calls for the evidence …

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-04). US-NATO-Israel Threats against Iran. Israel's Nuclear Weapons. globalresearch.ca US, NATO, Israeli missiles and other weapons are used time and again for naked aggression. | Judge them by their actions, warrior states, global menace nations, threatening everyone everywhere. | The Islamic Republic of Iran never attacked another country preemptively. It's the …

Sarah Lahm (2019-09-04). Midwest Dispatch: The Drivers on the Bus Go . . . Where? progressive.org Around the country, schools desperate to free up funds are outsourcing their bussing services—and dealing a blow to students and workers alike.

Fight Back (2019-09-04). Civil rights conference featuring renowned activist Angela Davis to gather in Chicago this November. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Founded in 1973 as an organization that grew out of the movement to free the wrongfully imprisoned Angela Davis and other political prisoners, the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression is set to relaunch this November. This refounding, led by the Chicago Alliance against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR) and other organizations, will be taking place in Chicago, Illinois on November 22-24 at the Chicago Teachers' Union Hall. | The organizers' main objectives for this conference are to continue to build the struggle for police accountability as well as stand in solidari…

pip.hinman (2019-09-04). Climate Strike wins unlikely allies as banks, IT firms and unis come on board. greenleft.org.au Student Strike Pip HinmanIssue 1236 Australia climate emergency capitalism carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrationSep…

Global Research News (2019-09-04). Selected Articles: Political Outrage in Britain over No-deal Brexit. globalresearch.ca Our objective at Global Research is to recruit one thousand committed "volunteers" among our more than 50,000 Newsletter subscribers to support the distribution of Global Research articles (email lists, social media, crossposts). | Do not send us money. Under Plan A…

David Cantor (2019-09-03). Racist Ideology and Practice Rooted in Speciesism. dissidentvoice.org When perceived authorities like President Trump designate immigrants "animals," they authorize abuse of those officially disparaged people. Conscience-challenged people predictably seek to enhance their status by carrying out apparent or explicit wishes of adored "leaders." Trump probably has not personally killed or rounded up anyone. Neither have many other authoritarian despots whose policies and rhetoric …

Staff (2019-09-03). Hong Kong's "Father of Democracy" Martin Lee Calls on Gov't to Heed Demonstrators' Demands. democracynow.org Following another weekend of mass protests in Hong Kong, this marks 13 weeks of protesters calling for greater political freedom and the scrapping of a controversial extradition bill with China. For the past two days, thousands of students have boycotted the beginning of classes. On Sunday, protesters returned to Hong Kong's airport, where they barricaded roads in an attempt to shut down the airport again. On Saturday, police fired tear gas and water cannons during a chaotic night of street demonstrations. Some masked protesters were seen throwing Molotov cocktails at the police. Earlier today, Carrie Lam denied…

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers (2019-09-02). Linking Popular Movements and Unions is a Winning Strategy for Workers. dissidentvoice.org After years of declining power and stagnant wages, workers in the United States are awakening, striking and demanding more rights. A Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows the number of striking workers is the highest since 1986. In 2018, 485,000 people went on strike, a number not exceeded since the 533,000 people in 1986, and 2019 will be even …

Mitch Malloy (2019-09-01). Kennewick teachers' strike shows power of the union in Washington state. liberationnews.org Teachers win gains on important issues including pay and insurance.

Paul Haeder (2019-09-01). Reintroducing Otters after a Few Centuries of Harassment. dissidentvoice.org Even in the vast and mysterious reaches of the sea we are brought back to the fundamental truth that nothing lives to itself. — Rachel Carson1 "I've never lived on the West Coast, but I really have absolutely fallen in love with the place." Dominique Kone and I are talking at the Hatfield Marine Science …

Fight Back (2019-08-31). Chicago students say, 'CIA off campus!'. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On the afternoon of August 28, members of Students for a Democratic Society and AnakBayan Chicago, at the University of Illinois at Chicago, passed out flyers on the quad to oppose the partnership that the university has with the CIA. SDS members held a banner reading "CIA off campus," the slogan that has been used in past decades by student activists around the country in similar campaigns. Protesters held signs each detailing a different CIA operation and the number of deaths it caused. | In February 2018, the UIC announced that they had become a CIA Signature School. Only three months later, Gina…

Mitch Malloy (2019-08-29). Kennewick, Wa, teachers on strike for much-needed raise. liberationnews.org The Kennewick strike is set to be the longest strike in district history.

Sarah Lahm (2019-08-26). St. Paul Teachers Union Picks the Health Care Battle. progressive.org Skyrocketing insurance costs generated a national wave of teacher strikes last year. Now, Minnesota educators head into a new school year ready to fight for affordable health care.

Brad Bennett (2019-08-20). Maryland teacher incorporates hard lessons about slavery into public school curriculum. splcenter.org At a workshop for teachers about educating children on American slavery, one instructor grew angry and insisted that Thomas Jefferson — who fathered biracial children with an enslaved woman on one of his plantations — was an advocate for racial equality.

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