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Why 2020 Dems Should Target the Nonprofit Charter School Industry
Sarah Lahm | commondreams.org | 2019-09-05
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… …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/05/why-2020-dems-should-target-nonprofit-charter-school-industry?cd-origin=rss

Education exchange a focus of Pan African Global Trade and Investment Week
Khubaka, Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2019-09-05
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

Another Official 9/11 Big Lie Exposed — Again
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
"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 …
globalresearch.ca/911-big-lie-exposed/5688163

The Official Story of the Collapse of WTC Building 7 Lies in Ruins
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
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 …
globalresearch.ca/official-story-collapse-wtc-building-7-lies-ruins/5688141

The Amazon Fire Crisis Has Been 500 Years in the Making — as Brazil's Indigenous People Know Only Too Well
Darren Reid | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
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 …
globalresearch.ca/amazon-fire-crisis-500-years-making/5688180

Now It's Official: US Visa Can be Denied if You (or Even Your Friends) Are Critical of American Policies
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
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 …
globalresearch.ca/us-visa-denied-if-you-even-your-friends-critical-american-policies/5688182

World Systems and Capitalism: Immanuel Wallerstein's Legacy
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
"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 …
globalresearch.ca/world-systems-capitalism-immanuel-wallerstein/5688151

The End of the "Greater Middle East Project": The Case of Kurdistan
United World International | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
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 …
globalresearch.ca/end-greater-middle-east-project-case-kurdistan/5688146

Global Research PDF Collection: 6 PDF Books for 1 Price
Global Research | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
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 : | …
globalresearch.ca/special-offer-global-research-pdf-collection/5559420

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

Video: "Mighty Israeli Army" Abandoned Military Facility after Hezbollah Anti Tank (ATGM) Strike
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
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 …
globalresearch.ca/video-israeli-army-abandoned-military-facility-after-hezbollah-atgm-strike/5688134

5G Critics Censored by Big Tech
Alliance for Natural Health | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
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 …
globalresearch.ca/5g-critics-censored-big-tech/5688176

9/11 and Drug Money
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
"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 …
globalresearch.ca/911-and-drug-money/5688224

Amazonian Communities Need Solidarity, Not Saviours
Daniel Willis | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
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, …
globalresearch.ca/amazonian-communities-need-solidarity-not-saviours/5688191

Because 'A World Without Insects Is Not Worth Living In,' Germany Announces Plan to Ban Glyphosate
Andrea Germanos | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
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 | …
globalresearch.ca/germany-announces-plan-ban-glyphosate/5688194

"The Christian Gospel for Americans: A Systematic Theology"
Elizabeth Woodworth | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
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…
globalresearch.ca/christian-gospel-americans-systematic-theology/5688157

International Appeal to Stop 5G on Earth and in Space
Arthur Firstenberg | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
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 | …
globalresearch.ca/5g-appeal-we-need-many-signatures/5688154

West's "Fake News" Begins to Backfire
Joseph Thomas | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
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 …
globalresearch.ca/west-fake-news-begins-backfire/5688185

Kazakhstan's New President Faces His First Test: Anti-Chinese Protests
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
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 …
globalresearch.ca/kazakhstan-new-president-faces-anti-chinese-protests/5688172

JCPOA (Nuclear) Negotiations with Iran Are a Test of the EU's Geopolitical Credibility
Padraig McGrath | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
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 …
globalresearch.ca/jcpoa-negotiations-test-eu-geo-political-credibility/5688170

JCPOA Commitments: Iran will Increase its Nuclear R & D
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
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 …
globalresearch.ca/iran-reduces-voluntary-jcpoa-commitments/5688168

Belarus Is Between a Rock and a Hard Place. "Balance" its Relations between Russia and the US
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
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 | …
globalresearch.ca/belarus-between-rock-hard-place/5688140

Severance Pay: Corporate Obligation to Long-Term Workers
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-05
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/05/severance-pay-corporate-obligation-to-long-term-workers/

Science advisory boards see major cuts and controversial changes under Trump administration
Ruth Milka | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-05
"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."
nationofchange.org/2019/09/05/science-advisory-boards-see-major-cuts-and-controversial-changes-under-trump-administration/

Colonial heritage, socialist future? The complex history behind Hong Kong protests
John Bachtell | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-05
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 …
peoplesworld.org/article/colonial-heritage-socialist-future-the-complex-history-behind-hong-kong-protests/

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/

Costa Rican government imposes ban on political strikes
wsws.org | 2019-09-05
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/05/rica…

Schools begin in Denver amid sweltering heat and ongoing protests
wsws.org | 2019-09-05
Many Denver teachers, still reeling from the betrayal of their strike last February, have been forced to return to the classrooms in scorching heat.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/05/educ…

UK MPs Block No-Deal Brexit
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
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 …
globalresearch.ca/uk-mps-block-no-deal-brexit/5688166

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/

US-NATO-Israel Threats against Iran. Israel's Nuclear Weapons
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-04
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 …
globalresearch.ca/iran-legitimate-ballistic-missile-program/5688099

Fire Did Not Cause 3rd Tower's Collapse on 9/11, New Study Finds
AE911Truth | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-04
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 …
globalresearch.ca/fire-did-not-cause-3rd-tower-collapse-911-new-study-finds/5688098

Remembering Sophie Tucker's Hit Song 'My Yiddishe Momme', the Very Antonym of Netanyahu's Zionist State
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-04
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 …
globalresearch.ca/my-yiddishe-momme-antonym-netanyahus-jewish-state/5687929

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

Selected Articles: Political Outrage in Britain over No-deal Brexit
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-04
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…
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-political-outrage-britain-no-deal-brexit/5688125

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/

Reintroducing Otters after a Few Centuries of Harassment
Paul Haeder | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-01
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 …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/reintroducing-otters-after-a-few-centuries-of-harassment/

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

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2019-09-04: News Headlines

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 …

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-04). We're All Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca Forcefully dragged from Ecuador's London embassy by UK police and imprisoned at the behest of Trump regime hardliners, Julian Assange is being slowly killed for the "crime" of truth-telling journalism. | Ruling authorities of both nations want it suppressed, operating in …

Kurt Nimmo (2019-09-04). Freedom of Speech: Federal Election Commission (FEC), Social Media Giants Powwow on Circumventing First Amendment. globalresearch.ca It's hardly surprising The New York Times and The Washington Post didn't bother to report on the rally at the British Home Office in support of Julian Assange. | A quick search of the news reveals AOL and Reuters reported …

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 …

Adeyinka Makinde (2019-09-04). History: Implacable Foes of Southern African Apartheid and Colonialism. globalresearch.ca Nigeria's military government headed by Murtala Muhammed (1938-1976) and Olusegun Obasanjo (b. 1937) from July 1975 to October 1979 was one that was marked by its implacable opposition to Apartheid and colonialism in southern Africa. | The hardline stance it took …

Thomas DeLorenzo (2019-09-04). US, UK and France May be Complicit in War Crimes in Yemen. globalresearch.ca A UN panel reported Tuesday that the US, UK and French governments may be complicit in war crimes for their assistance to the Saudi-led coalition that is attacking and starving civilians in Yemen as a military tactic. | The panel's report…

Chris Cole (2019-09-04). UK Rapidly Developing New Drone Programmes: "Mosquito" and "Swarming" globalresearch.ca While the primary focus for UK military drone operations has been around larger systems like Reaper, the forthcoming 'Protector' and Watchkeeper; the UK is increasingly funding the development of smaller drones to engage in war-fighting roles. | Mosquito | At the International …

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 …

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-04). Russia's Asian Pivot: The Vladivostok-Chennai Maritime Corridor. globalresearch.ca Credible reports have been circulating that this year's Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok will see the formalization of the Vladivostok-Chennai Maritime Corridor between the Russian Far East and India, which would be the key to comprehensively diversifying Russia's "Pivot to …

Physicians for Social Responsibility (2019-09-04). Trump EPA's Reckless Attempt to Undo Key Health and Safety Protections Regarding Methane Emissions and Leaks. globalresearch.ca On August 28, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an attempt to roll back key provisions of the 2016 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), which provide critical health and safety protections to prevent harm to public health from …

Asad Ismi (2019-09-04). Fear and Loathing Under Modi's Second Term. globalresearch.ca The Pakistani feminist poet Fahmida Riaz, who moved to India from Pakistan in the 1980s to escape that country's Islamic fundamentalist military dictatorship, only to encounter growing Hindu funda- mentalism in her new home, captured the experience in a …

Makia Freeman (2019-09-04). Mandatory Vaccine Agenda Is Step-by-Step Repealing Religious & Philosophical Exemptions. globalresearch.ca The Mandatory Vaccine Agenda is a worldwide plan which has been picking up steam lately. Unfortunately for the causes of individual rights, medical autonomy and sovereignty, natural health and freedom in general, many countries and US states have been accelerating …

Rep. Ron Paul (2019-09-04). Forget the Russians: It's the Federal Reserve which is Seeking to Meddle in Our Elections. globalresearch.ca The US Constitution never granted the federal government authority to create a central bank. The Founders, having lived through hyperinflation themselves, understood that government should never have a printing press at its disposal. But from the very beginning of America's …

Elijah J. Magnier (2019-09-04). Undermining Israeli Deterrence: Hezbollah Is Preparing to Shoot Down a Drone. Netanyahu's "Election War" globalresearch.ca Hezbollah is preparing to down an Israeli drone in the coming days, after leaving time for Israeli politicians and media to increase their criticism and attacks on Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu, accused of undermining Israel's vital deterrence strategy in …

John W. Whitehead (2019-09-04). Is the U.S. Government "An Enemy of the People"? America's Lost Liberties, Post-9/11. globalresearch.ca "These are the times that try men's souls." ‚Äï Thomas Paine, The American Crisis | Take heed, America. | Our losses are mounting with every passing day. | What began with…

Arash Norouzi (2019-09-04). Israel: "Wiped off The Map". The Rumor of the Century, Fabricated by the US Media to Justify An All out War on Iran. globalresearch.ca Global Research Editor's Note | The following text by Arash Norouzi first published by the Mossadegh Project and Global Research in January 2007 confirms that the alleged "Wiped Off the Map" statement by Iran's (former) president was never made. | In the …

Dr. Chandra Muzaffar (2019-09-04). Concealing the Truth. globalresearch.ca Concealing the truth from the people is not unusual in politics. It is perhaps more pronounced in global politics partly because it is more difficult to hold powerful global actors accountable. That might is right is an adage that rings …

Ribbeck Law Chartered (2019-09-04). Mother Files Lawsuit Against Boeing in Tragic Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 Crash. globalresearch.ca Ribbeck Law Chartered, which represents the majority of families of the victims of the deadly Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashes, and Global Aviation Law Group, has filed additional lawsuits against Boeing for an Egyptian family in U.S. federal court in …

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-04). Hezbollah Won't Tolerate Israeli Aggression. globalresearch.ca Make no mistake. Israel is run by anti-democratic hardliners. Nuclear armed and dangerous, along with maintaining stockpiles of chemical, biological, and other banned terror weapons, Israel is a Middle East menace. | It's second only to the regional threat posed by …

Andre Vltchek (2019-09-04). The West Oppressed the Third World for so Long that It Became Third World Itself. globalresearch.ca Many have already noticed: The U.S. really, really doesn't feel like the world leader, or even as a 'first world country'. Of course, I write that sarcastically, as I detest expressions like 'first world', and the 'third world'. But readers …

Max Fadeev (2019-09-04). Ukraine's War on Donbass: "The Truth is the First Victim of War" globalresearch.ca The following is an interview conducted by email with a filmmaker based in Donetsk, who has been documenting Ukraine's war on the Donetsk People's Republic and the tragedies this has caused civilians living there. | 'Maxim Fadeev' is actually the pseudonym …

Abayomi Azikiwe (2019-09-04). The African American Struggle: Reflections on the Black Panther Party's United Front Against Fascism (UFAF). globalresearch.ca During July 18-20, 1969 a gathering in Oakland, California sought to galvanize a broad cross section of progressive and revolutionary organizations across the United States into a united front opposing the escalating repressive policies leveled principally at the African American …

Mark Taliano (2019-09-04). ISIS R Us. US-NATO Support ISIS and Al Qaeda Globally. globalresearch.ca U.S-led NATO and its allies support ISIS and al Qaeda globally. They supported al Qaeda to destroy Libya, they support al Qaeda/ISIS and their affiliates in Syria and in Iraq, and now evidence demonstrates that they are also supporting al …

Padraig McGrath (2019-09-04). The Russia-Mongolia Strategic Partnership. globalresearch.ca On September 2nd, Russian President Vladimir Putin began a 2-day visit to the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, at the conclusion of which a permanent treaty of mutual friendship and extensive strategic partnership will be signed with Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga. …

South Front (2019-09-04). Video: Russia Accuses US of Sabotaging Idlib Ceasefire. globalresearch.ca On September 1, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the recent US strike on Idlib province had "endangered the truce" in the area and "violated all previous arrangements." The defense ministry noted that the air raid led to "multiple casualties …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-09-04). Inevitable Withdrawal: The US-Taliban Deal. globalresearch.ca It took gallons and flagons of blood, but it eventuated, a squeeze of history into a parchment of possibility: the Taliban eventually pushed the sole superpower on this expiring earth to a deal of some consequence. (The stress is on …

Conscience and Action, Huff (2019-09-04). Enough! Open the Louden Bathrooms. indybay.org 301 Center St.

True Publica (2019-09-04). The Real Reason Johnson Prorogued Parliament. globalresearch.ca Just as I predicted last year, the Conservative party is now in its implosion stage. | Dec 2018: "David Cameron, advised by pro-Brexit think tanks has brought a type of political chaos in Britain one could only imagine in some …

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…

Prof. John Van Reenen (2019-09-04). Why No-deal Brexit Is a Battle for the Soul of Our Nation. "Boris Johnson's Lies Would make Pinocchio Blush" globalresearch.ca We are careening towards the most extreme form of Brexit imaginable — flouncing out of the European Union (EU) after 46 years without any transition plan. Operation Yellowhammer, a leaked secret report from the government's own officials predicted that the …

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-04). UK Parliamentarians Voted to Take Control of the Agenda. Majority UK MPs Oppose Johnson's No-Deal Brexit. globalresearch.ca On Tuesday by a 328 — 301 majority, UK parliamentarians voted to take control of the agenda. | They want a measure debated to prevent Britain from leaving the EU without a deal with Brussels — either by the current October …

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: Boris Johnson Threatens to Suspend Parliament. globalresearch.ca 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 …

Ellen Brown (2019-09-03). The Key to a Sustainable Economy is 5,000 Years Old. counterpunch.org We are again reaching the point in the business cycle known as "peak debt," when debts have compounded to the point that their cumulative total cannot be paid. Student debt, credit card debt, auto loans, business debt and sovereign debt are all higher than they have ever been. As economist Michael Hudson writes in his More

Nick Pemberton (2019-09-03). Replacing Ideology With Class. counterpunch.org There is something very peculiar about how politics is talked about. The things that are true and proven to work are called "left" while the things that are false and are proven to fail are called "right". This is why upon education most everyone becomes left, barring a greater force than truth itself in one's interest in education. This is an unprecedented dynamic. Take any other field. In mathematics, in science, in language, truth is proven and then more or less accepted. In politics this isn't the case. Despite things such as socialism, peace, education, regulation, housing and equality always working, there…

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 …

Mark Ashwill (2019-09-03). Whose Bread I Eat, His Song I Sing: An International Education Nonprofit and a Devil's Bargain. counterpunch.org 2019 is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Institute of International Education (IIE), a well-known US-based private nonprofit that focuses on international student exchange and aid, foreign affairs, and international peace and security. IIE refers to itself as "a world leader in the international exchange of people and ideas." While IIE has numerous More

Nino Pagliccia (2019-09-03). Ottawa Goes to Havana to Talk Venezuela. Returns Empty-handed. globalresearch.ca Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland has just concluded a working visit to Cuba on August 28 intended to discuss the "crisis in Venezuela" with her Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez. A reading of the news release from the Ministry …

Van Robison (2019-09-03). The Meaning of Human Life. globalresearch.ca Human life is precious, limited in time and delicate, fragile and unpredictable. There seems to be two types of humans on earth and they are those with no conscience and those who have compassion, empathy and genuine concern for others….

Hans Stehling (2019-09-03). Boris Johnson Threatens to Suspend Parliament, Reminiscent of Dissolution of the Reichstag in Nazi Germany? globalresearch.ca In 1933 Germany, democracy was threatened and finally destroyed by the Nazi Party who eliminated those who opposed their Fascist ideology of mass murder and genocide. Hitler and his cohort of Storm Troopers persuaded the German Head of State, General …

Washington's Blog (2019-09-03). 53 Admitted False Flag Attacks. globalresearch.ca Relevant article selected from the GR archive, first published in February 2015. | Not Theory … Admitted Fact | There are many documented false flag attacks, where a government carries out a terror attack … and then falsely blames its enemy for …

Abshir (2019-09-03). Nea Kavala Refugee Camp: Hell in Northern Greece. globalresearch.ca I cried when I heard that the Greek government said that it is going to send 1000 refugees from Moiria camp on Lesbos to Nea Kavala on the mainland. They want to relieve the pressure on the camp with all …

Philip A Farruggio (2019-09-03). Hurricane Wars. Awaiting Another Deadly Storm. globalresearch.ca As we in Florida await in our (hopefully) boarded up and sandbagged homes the arrival of but another deadly storm, one has time to sit and ponder things. This writer lived through a major hurricane assault, when Mathew trampled through …

Robert Chalmers (2019-09-03). The Real Victims of France's 'Yellow Vest' Revolution. globalresearch.ca Classified 'sublethal', the rubber bullets, teargas and stun grenades used by French police have nevertheless maimed, blinded and killed almost as many in the last six months as in the 20 years before the 'yellow jacket' protests began taking to …

teleSUR (2019-09-03). 2,000 New Fires in Amazon Despite Brazil's Burning Ban. telesurenglish.net Around 2,000 new fires have been recorded in the Amazon despite the Brazilian government's 60-day burning ban issued on Aug. 29. | RELATED: | Disapproval of Bolsonaro Increases After Amazon Fire Crisis | The Brazilian National Space Research Institute (INPE) released satellite data showing that two days after the government decided to issue its ban on burning lands, almost 4,000 new fires started, with more than half of them taking place in the Amazon. | The South American count…

teleSUR (2019-09-03). US Imposes Sanctions on Iran Space Agencies. telesurenglish.net The United States has imposed sanctions on Iran's civilian space agency and two research organizations Tuesday, claiming they were being used to advance Tehran's ballistic missile program. | RELATED: | Iran Urges European Partners to Fulfill Nuclear Commitments | "The United States will not allow Iran to use its space launch program as a cover to advance its ballistic missile programs," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement. | He said Iran's Aug. 29 attempt to test a…

The Global Research Team (2019-09-03). Help Global Research Ride the Storm. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | We find ourselves in troubled waters. 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 …

The Canary (2019-09-03). Artificial intelligence used to detect risk of heart attack. thecanary.co Artificial intelligence can identify people most likely to have a deadly heart attack five years before it strikes, scientists have found. | Researchers from the University of Oxford used machine learning to develop a new biomarker that detects changes to blood vessels supplying the heart. | Described as a fingerprint, it can identify "biological red flags" such as inflammation, scarring and new blood vessel formation, which are pointers to a future heart attack. | Currently scans known as coronary CT angiograms (CCTA) check the coronary arteries for any narrowed or blocked segments, but there are no methods rout…

Terje Maloy (2019-09-03). Did Trump Tacitly Threaten to Use Biological Weapons to Exterminate 10 Million? globalresearch.ca "We could win that war so fast if I wanted to kill 10 million people … which I don't. I'm not looking to kill a big portion of that country [Afghanistan]," | "I have plans on Afghanistan that, if I wanted …

Staff (2019-09-03). Hong Kong's "Father of Democracy" Calls on Government to Heed Demonstrators. truthout.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 d…

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