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Anti-War Committee denounces Israel's ban of Omar and Tlaib
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-08-19
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following August 15 statement from the Twin Cities based Anti-War Committee. | The Minnesota Anti-War Committee condemns the Israeli government's August 15 decision not to allow US Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering occupied Palestine, to which the Israeli state controls all access. Reps. Omar and Tlaib join the thousands of peace activists, human rights officials and people of conscience around the world who are denied entry over their support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel and its Zionist policies of occu…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/8/18/anti-war…

Hong Kong in the Crosshairs of Global Power and Ideological Struggles
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
Hong Kong is one of the most extreme examples of big finance, neoliberal capitalism in the world. As a result, many people in Hong Kong are suffering from great economic insecurity in a city with 93 billionaires, second-most of any …
globalresearch.ca/hong-kong-global-power-ideological-struggles/5686677

German daily defends right-wing extremist professor Jà∂rg Baberowski
wsws.org | 2019-08-19
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung is outraged because students at Humboldt University in Berlin blocked plans to establish a centre for research into dictatorships.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/19/babe…

Saints, Sinners and Hypocrites
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
In today's climate of increasing Neo Nazi thought and behavior in Europe and here at home, a must see film is director Marc Rotthemund's Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005). | Sophie Scholl was a member of the White Rose, …
globalresearch.ca/saints-sinners-and-hypocrites/5686669

Al Qaeda Militants are Drugged. 400,000 Amphetamine Captagon Pills Confiscated by Syrian Security Forces
Miri Wood | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
Syrian security forces have deprived terrorists of more than 400,000 Captagon pills. On 17 August, authorities in the suburbs of Damascus seized a truck with hidden compartments filled with a large quantity of this Amphetamine-type Stimulant (ATS) known as Captagon….
globalresearch.ca/syrian-security-deprive-cia-terrorists-400000-captagon-pills/5686666

Condescension and Climate Change: Australia and the Failure of the Pacific Islands Forum
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2019-08-19
asia-pacificresearch.com/condescension-climate-change-australia-failure-pacific-islands-forum/5628857

Are Gene Edited Cows or Humans What We Really Need?
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
Scientists using the "second generation" of genetic manipulation technology have used gene-editing to alter the DNA of breed of cattle so that they supposedly do not grow horns. At around the same time another group of scientists claim to have …
globalresearch.ca/gene-edited-cows-humans/5686682

Follow the Money Trail Behind the Hong Kong Protests
Sara Flounders | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
The demonstrations in Hong Kong, now an open confrontation with the People's Republic of China, have a global impact. What are the forces behind this movement? What provides the funds and who stands to benefit? | *** | The increasingly violent demonstrations …
globalresearch.ca/money-behind-hong-kong-protests/5686679

Marcus Ball's "Proposed Prosecution" against Boris Johnson: "Not Everything Is as It Seems"
Oliver Murphy | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
Marcus Ball says "there is something majorly wrong going on behind the scenes" after his appeal to take Boris to Supreme Court for "wilfully misleading the British public" gets thrown out. | *** | On 14th August, the High Court rejected an …
globalresearch.ca/marcus-balls-proposed-prosecutionagainst-boris-johnson-not-everything-is-as-it-seems/5686650

America's Benevolent Bombing of Serbia
James Bovard | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
Twenty years ago, President Bill Clinton commenced bombing Serbia in the name of human rights, justice, and ethnic tolerance. Approximately 1,500 Serb civilians were killed by NATO bombing in one of the biggest sham morality plays of the modern era. …
globalresearch.ca/america-benevolent-bombing-serbia/5686655

Malaysian Airlines MH17: Quest for Justice Continues
Askiah Adam | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
This Saturday, a conference will convene in remembrance of the 298 passengers and crew on board the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was shot out of the sky over a war zone in Ukraine. | Organised jointly by the International Movement …
globalresearch.ca/quest-justice-continues/5686693

U.S. States: We Weren't Hacked by Russians in 2016
Gareth Porter | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
A "bombshell" Senate Intelligence Committee report released in July repeated the familiar claim that Russia targeted the electoral websites of at least 21 states–but statements from the states themselves effectively undermine that narrative. | It turns out the reality is dramatically …
globalresearch.ca/u-s-states-we-werent-hacked-russians-2016/5686657

Trump's Anti-Iran Warrant
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
Time and again, hard evidence shows the US is a nation run by hawkish right-wing extremists, dismissive of the rule of law and democratic values they abhor and don't tolerate. | Operating exclusively by their own rules, they maintain that UN …
globalresearch.ca/us-rubber-stamp-court-oks-repeat-act-piracy-against-iran/5686633

Kashmir and Palestine: Solidarity and Unity in Opposing Global Militarization
Palestinian BDS National Committee | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), the largest coalition in Palestinian society, shares the shock and anger of Kashmiris and democratic forces in India and across the world over the authoritarian decision of the Bharatiya Janta Party-led …
globalresearch.ca/kashmir-and-palestine-solidarity-and-unity-in-opposing-global-militarization/5686675

Fire on US Military Contracted Plane at Shannon Airport Raises Serious Questions
Shannonwatch | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
Shannonwatch are calling for an immediate review of the safety standards applied to US military and military contracted planes at Shannon Airport. A fire on an Omni Air International troop carrier brought the airport to a standstill on Thursday August …
globalresearch.ca/us-military-contracted-plane-shannon-airport-raises-serious-questions/5686652

Offering Choice but Delivering Tyranny: The Corporate Capture of Agriculture
Colin Todhunter | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
Many lobbyists talk a lot about critics of genetic engineering technology denying choice to farmers. They say that farmers should have access to a range of tools and technologies to maximise choice and options. At the same time, somewhat ironically, …
globalresearch.ca/offering-choice-delivering-tyranny-corporate-capture-agriculture/5686716

All Along the Watchtower: The Follies of History
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
There must be some kind of way outta here | Said the joker to the thief | There's too much confusion | I can't get no relief | Business men, they drink my wine | Plowmen dig my earth | None were level on the mind…
globalresearch.ca/all-along-watchtower-follies-history/5686713

Colonialism Lives on in the Mind of Donald Trump
Kim Petersen | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
Outside of melting glaciers and global warming discussions, Kalaallit Nunaat does not often find itself in the spotlight, and when it does, it is usually referred to as Greenland. United States president Donald Trump's real-estate aspirations have given Kalaallit …
globalresearch.ca/colonialism-donald-trump/5686719

The Price of Publishing Independent Thought: We Need Your Support!
The Global Research Team | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
Dear readers, | With freedom of speech continually being curtailed, running an independent counter-current news media in 2019 is no easy feat. By todays standards, you are by all means free to speak if what you say upholds the mainstream narrative. …
globalresearch.ca/the-price-of-publishing-independent-thought/5675376

The Truth Is Out About Israel's Cover-up of Nakba Facts
Asa Winstanley | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
Recent news reports have shed light on the lengths to which Israel's security establishment is going in order to cover-up the history of the country's war crimes against Palestinians. A long piece in Haaretz earlier this month explained that for …
globalresearch.ca/israel-cover-up-nakba-facts/5686662

Criminal War Propaganda Directed against Iraq and Syria: "We Think the Price Is Worth It."
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
When we play their game, we will always lose, and they will always win. "They" are the largely unelected "Permanent State", sometimes called the "Deep State". "They" are the publicly bailed-out transnational, corporate monopolies and their political fronts that destroy …
globalresearch.ca/we-think-price-worth-it/5686686

Tulsi Gabbard Gets Some Vindication
Scott Ritter | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
In the aftermath of the second Democratic primary debate on July 31, Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard emerged as the most Googled of all candidates, an indication that her performance (which included a stunning takedown of California Sen. Kamala Harris…
globalresearch.ca/tulsi-gabbard-gets-some-vindication/5686642

Put an End to the Endless War Inflicted Upon Our National Forests
Steven Krichbaum | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-19
To facilitate the fabrication of stumps, roads, and erosion in America's National Forests, now the Trump administration has proposed to alter the USDA Forest Service's [USFS] implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act [NEPA]. The 1969 NEPA was specifically designed to achieve three main things: 1) require agencies like the Forest Service to use science…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/19/put-an-end-to-the-endless-war-inflicted-upon-our-national-forests/

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue is Just Part of a Loathsome Administration
Jim Goodman | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-19
When US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue jokes about farmers being whiners or Donald Trump Jr. calls out "looser teachers" they are just showing their loyalty to a president who has said, "I need loyalty, I expect loyalty" . Apparently, in this administration, if you can park any ethics you may have had at the door and be loyal, you…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/19/ag-secretary-sonny-perdue-is-just-part-of-a-loathsome-administration/

Selected Articles: The Crisis in Hong Kong
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
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-understanding-crisis-hong-kong/5686729

No Deal Chaos: The Brexit Cliff Face and Operation Yellowhammer
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
Britain's Boris Johnson is driving his country to the cliff face, along the way mouthing and spouting all manner of populist reassurances. Still fresh in the job, he declared that UK preparations for a no-deal Brexit on October 31, when …
globalresearch.ca/no-deal-chaos-brexit-operation-yellowhammer/5686714

Britain's Uncertain Future: The Downing Street Plan of Chaos
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
The man behind shaping Boris Johnson's premiership, the architect of Vote Leave, Brexit and the U.K.'s future in the world also wants radical change in the way Britain is run and to rebuild world politics. This vision includes seeing the …
globalresearch.ca/britains-uncertain-future-the-downing-street-plan-of-chaos/5686645

Tlaib and Omar's Denial of Entry by Israel Is Not a "Freedom of Speech" Issue
Rima Najjar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-18
For how long will discourse on the plight of the Palestinian people be hostage to the notion that "impartial observers", i.e., the silent majority on Israel, must be addressed in a manner that accounts for "where they are, not where …
globalresearch.ca/tlaib-omar-denial-entry-not-freedom-speech-issue/5686578

Corporate Media Are Downplaying Resistance to Brazil's Far-Right Leader
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-08-18
Protesters march against the Brazilian president in Belo Horizonte, one of 211 cities where demonstrations took place. (Dowglas Silva) | Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets of 211 cities on Aug. 13 to protest far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's austerity cuts and privatization plans for the public university system. It was the third in series of national education strikes, dubbed "the Education Tsunamis," organized by nation…
truthdig.com/articles/corporate-media-are-downplaying-resistance-to-brazils-far-right-leader/

Canada Oil Pipeline Contract Threatens Integrity of Mother Earth's Native Peoples
Irwin Jerome | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-18
In a law school dictionary the definition of a Philadelphia Lawyer is, "A very sly, crafty, shrewd lawyer who is an expert in the exploitation of legal technicalities". No where more evident can this be seen than in Northern British …
globalresearch.ca/oil-pipeline-contract-threatens-integrity-mother-earths-native-peoples/5686568

The War on Yemen: How Far Will the Saudi-UAE Confrontation Go?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-18
Saudi Arabia and the UAE, increasingly wary allies of one another in the War on Yemen, are poised to sharpen their competition in the Red Sea-Horn of Africa region to the point of becoming "frenemies" amidst both parties' efforts to …
globalresearch.ca/allies-frenemies-how-far-saudi-emirati-competition-go/5686234

Political Propaganda directed against the Syrian Government of Bashar Al Assad
Lilly Martin Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-18
Very recently, National Public Radio (NPR) conducted an interview throwing suspicion on and mocking Asma, the wife of the President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian First Lady had recently done a Syrian TV interview announcing that she …
globalresearch.ca/national-public-radio-political-propaganda-media-outlet/5686561

US Congresswoman Accuses Tribes and Environmentalists of "Destroying Our Western Way of Life" over Sacred Grizzly Protections
Native News Online | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-18
On a momentous day for Tribal Nations, Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY), the House Republican Conference Chairwoman, stated that the successful litigation by tribes and environmentalists to return the grizzly bear in Greater Yellowstone to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) "was …
globalresearch.ca/rep-cheney-accuses-tribes-destroying-our-western-way-life-over-sacred-grizzly-protections/5686545

History of the Third Reich. Hitler and the Atomic Bomb
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-18
Author's preface | German dictator Adolf Hitler had a central role in initiating World War II, by pursuing a list of bold and aggressive foreign policy actions dating from the mid-1930s, and culminating in his invasion of Poland in the autumn …
globalresearch.ca/history-third-reich-hitler-atomic-bomb/5685591

Destruction of the Pillars of the Syrian Economy: Terrorists Destroy Grain Silos, Farmer Tractors in Tal Al-Sakhr, North West of Hama
Arabi Souri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-18
Nothing new with the crimes committed by the Turkish pariah Erdogan's most loyal terrorists in Syria, like their sponsor Erdogan and like Israel, they are not satisfied with the crimes they commit upon entering a town, and during their presence, …
globalresearch.ca/nato-terrorists-destroy-grain-silos-before-withdrawal-tal-al-sakhr/5686584

Video: Syrian Army Overwhelms Militants' Defense in Southern Idlib
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-18
The southern part of Idlib province and the northern part of Hama province remain the main areas of hostilities in Syria. | On August 14, a Su-22 warplane of the Syrian Air Force was shot down during a combat sortie over …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-army-overwhelms-militants-defense-southern-idlib/5686555

Russia and China Divided over Kashmir Crisis
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-18
Kashmir issue has been internationalized and Pakistan sought the meeting of UNSC and with China's backing, UNSC is convening after 50 years on Kashmir issue. Russia seems to be backing Indian claims while China went all out in Pakistan's favor….
globalresearch.ca/alt-media-entering-new-era-russia-china-divided-kashmir/5686570

How Washington Is Meddling in the Affairs of Hong Kong
| globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-18
While there has been growing coverage of the unrest in Hong Kong, there has been minimal coverage of what may lie behind the pro-democracy protests. Even Donald Trump has entered the fray with this tweet which clearly condemns China's actions …
globalresearch.ca/washington-meddling-affairs-hong-kong/5686605

US Pay Gap between Bosses and Workers Revealed
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-18
Top executives at major companies in the United States earn 278 times more than their employees, according to a study published recently. | RELATED: | Richest 10% in US Will Own 100% of the Wealth by 2052: Study | The research published by the Economic Policy Institute revealed that last year, the average annual salary of chief executives at the country's top 350 companies was 17.2 million dollars, including share options. | The study showed that the pay…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Pay-Gap-between-Bosses-and-Workers-Revealed-20190818-0003.html

The Phrase "Go Back Where You Came From" Has a Long, Violent History
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-08-18
| As a college professor, I often assign novelist and activist Carlos Bulosan's writings in my classes. To my dismay, I often find that my students have never heard of Bulosan or his writings, which center the Filipino/a immigrant experience in the United States. | What does it mean when current generations do not have the gift of historical memory? For Filipino/a Americans, who comprise the second-largest Asian American group in the nation, what are the consequences when popular culture or educati…
truthout.org/articles/the-phrase-go-back-where-you-came-from-has-a-long-violent-history/

The AMA Gets Out of the Way of #MedicareForAll
Tim Wilkins | commondreams.org | 2019-08-18
Nurses, doctors, and medical students demonstrated outside the annual meeting of the American Medical Association in Chicago on June 8, 2019, demanding the group "get out of the way" of the fight for Medicare for All. (Photo: National Nurses United/Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/views/2019/08/18/ama-gets-out-way-medicareforall?cd-origin=rss

'Their Racist, Anti-Immigration Crusade Knows No Bounds': Trump White House Tried to Stop Immigrant Kids From Attending Public Schools
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-08-18
"America's teachers and school staff will not stand for this. If they try to block students from attending our schools they will hear from us. Immigrants are welcome here." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2019/08/18/their-racist-anti-immigration-crusade-knows-no-bounds-trump-white-house-tried-stop?cd-origin=rss

Media Blackout on Brazil's Anti-Bolsonaro Protests – Why are New York Times and Guardian downplaying resistance to Brazil's far-right president?
Brian Mier | fair.org | 2019-08-17
August 13 protest against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Belo Horizonte, one of 211 cities where demonstrations took place (photo: Dowglas Silva). | Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets of 211 cities on August 13 to protest far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's austerity cuts and privatization plans for the public university system. It was the third in series of national education strikes, dubbed "the Education Tsunamis,…
fair.org/home/media-blackout-on-brazils-anti-bolsonaro-protests/

Playing Role of Pesticide 'Cheerleader,' EPA Rebukes California with Ban on Warning Labels for Roundup
Andrea Germanos | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-17
President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency was accused of being a pesticide "cheerleader" last week after the agency said it would not approval labels that say that glyphosate–the active ingredient in Roundup and other weedkillers–is known to cause cancer. | In …
globalresearch.ca/epa-rebukes-california-ban-warning-labels-roundup/5686607

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

Hong Kong teachers' rally kicks off another weekend of protests
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-08-17
School teachers in Hong Kong are marching to the official residence of the city leader as another weekend of protests got under way.An overflow crowd rallied at a public square in the financial district before setting off for Government House, carrying signs that read "Protect the next generation" and umbrellas to ward off intermittent downpours.Teachers say they want to show their support for the protesters, many of whom are students.Pro-democracy protesters wait to cross a road during a march (Vincent Yu/AP)They said the government should answer the protesters' demands and stop using what they called police vio…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2019/08/17/hong-kong-teachers-rally-kicks-off-another-weekend-of-protests/

ALEC fails to denounce dangerous and racist views of its leaders and members
Scott Zimmerman | nationofchange.org | 2019-08-17
It has been a banner week for extremist politicians linked to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). | ALEC's Washington State Chair, Rep. Matt Shea, promoted and maintained close ties to an extremist group training children and young men for battle in a "Biblical warfare" while schooling them in the "biblical teachings" of racist preacher John Weaver, according to a new exposé published by The Guardian. The revelations come just weeks after the W…
nationofchange.org/2019/08/17/alec-fails-to-denounce-dangerous-and-racist-views-of-its-leaders-and-members/

"Bernie is Trump" (and other Corporate Media Bullsh*t)
Eric Draitser | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-16
A dead-end street with a lemonade stand Where is the sky in upside down land? That question is hard if you can't see the stars I'm really not sure, ask me tomorrow — Yasiin Bey, "Education" (featured on the album "Bandana" by Freddie Gibbs) Welcome to Bizarro World where up is down, black is white,…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/16/bernie-is-trump-and-other-corporate-media-bullsht/

Two years after exodus, Myanmar's 'desperate' Rohingya youth need education, skills: UNICEF
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-16
The daily struggle to survive for Myanmar's Rohingya people in one of the world's largest refugee settlements, has caused "overwhelming" despair and jeopardized the hopes of an entire generation, the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), Henrietta Fore, said on Friday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1044321

Friday's Daily Brief: Education key for Rohingya, DR Congo violence continues, Zimbabwe protest latest, women's rights in Iran, environmental protection
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-16
Our main stories today: Two years in, Myanmar's Rohingya youth need more education; DR Congo testimonies highlight armed brutality; appeals for Zimbabwe to 'stop cracking down' on protesters; Iran urged to release women jailed for protesting veiling laws; and new human rights agreement on environmental protection.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1044391

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-08-19 20:45 GMT (16:45 EST)

2019-08-18: News Headlines

Staff (2019-08-18). Corporate Media Are Downplaying Resistance to Brazil's Far-Right Leader. truthdig.com August 13 protest against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Belo Horizonte, one of 211 cities where demonstrations took place (Dowglas Silva). | Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets of 211 cities on August 13 to protest far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's austerity cuts and privatization plans for the public university system. It was the third in series of national education strikes, dubbed "the Education Tsunamis," organ…

Rima Najjar (2019-08-18). Tlaib and Omar's Denial of Entry by Israel Is Not a "Freedom of Speech" Issue. globalresearch.ca For how long will discourse on the plight of the Palestinian people be hostage to the notion that "impartial observers", i.e., the silent majority on Israel, must be addressed in a manner that accounts for "where they are, not where …

Andrew Korybko (2019-08-18). The War on Yemen: How Far Will the Saudi-UAE Confrontation Go? globalresearch.ca Saudi Arabia and the UAE, increasingly wary allies of one another in the War on Yemen, are poised to sharpen their competition in the Red Sea-Horn of Africa region to the point of becoming "frenemies" amidst both parties' efforts to …

Andrew Korybko (2019-08-18). Russia and China Divided over Kashmir Crisis. globalresearch.ca Kashmir issue has been internationalized and Pakistan sought the meeting of UNSC and with China's backing, UNSC is convening after 50 years on Kashmir issue. Russia seems to be backing Indian claims while China went all out in Pakistan's favor….

Arabi Souri (2019-08-18). Destruction of the Pillars of the Syrian Economy: Terrorists Destroy Grain Silos, Farmer Tractors in Tal Al-Sakhr, North West of Hama. globalresearch.ca Nothing new with the crimes committed by the Turkish pariah Erdogan's most loyal terrorists in Syria, like their sponsor Erdogan and like Israel, they are not satisfied with the crimes they commit upon entering a town, and during their presence, …

Lilly Martin Sahiounie (2019-08-18). Political Propaganda directed against the Syrian Government of Bashar Al Assad. globalresearch.ca Very recently, National Public Radio (NPR) conducted an interview throwing suspicion on and mocking Asma, the wife of the President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian First Lady had recently done a Syrian TV interview announcing that she …

(2019-08-18). How Washington Is Meddling in the Affairs of Hong Kong. globalresearch.ca While there has been growing coverage of the unrest in Hong Kong, there has been minimal coverage of what may lie behind the pro-democracy protests. Even Donald Trump has entered the fray with this tweet which clearly condemns China's actions …

teleSUR (2019-08-18). US Pay Gap between Bosses and Workers Revealed. telesurenglish.net Top executives at major companies in the United States earn 278 times more than their employees, according to a study published recently. | RELATED: | Richest 10% in US Will Own 100% of the Wealth by 2052: Study | The research published by the Economic Policy Institute revealed that last year, the average annual salary of chief executives at the country's top 350 companies was 17.2 million dollars, including share options. | The study showed that the pay…

Shane Quinn (2019-08-18). History of the Third Reich. Hitler and the Atomic Bomb. globalresearch.ca Author's preface | German dictator Adolf Hitler had a central role in initiating World War II, by pursuing a list of bold and aggressive foreign policy actions dating from the mid-1930s, and culminating in his invasion of Poland in the autumn …

South Front (2019-08-18). Video: Syrian Army Overwhelms Militants' Defense in Southern Idlib. globalresearch.ca The southern part of Idlib province and the northern part of Hama province remain the main areas of hostilities in Syria. | On August 14, a Su-22 warplane of the Syrian Air Force was shot down during a combat sortie over …

Irwin Jerome (2019-08-18). Canada Oil Pipeline Contract Threatens Integrity of Mother Earth's Native Peoples. globalresearch.ca In a law school dictionary the definition of a Philadelphia Lawyer is, "A very sly, crafty, shrewd lawyer who is an expert in the exploitation of legal technicalities". No where more evident can this be seen than in Northern British …

Native News Online (2019-08-18). US Congresswoman Accuses Tribes and Environmentalists of "Destroying Our Western Way of Life" over Sacred Grizzly Protections. globalresearch.ca On a momentous day for Tribal Nations, Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY), the House Republican Conference Chairwoman, stated that the successful litigation by tribes and environmentalists to return the grizzly bear in Greater Yellowstone to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) "was …

Tim Wilkins (2019-08-18). The AMA Gets Out Of The Way Of #MedicareForAll. commondreams.org Nurses, doctors, and medical students demonstrated outside the annual meeting of the American Medical Association in Chicago on June 8, 2019, demanding the group "get out of the way" of the fight for Medicare for All. (Photo: National Nurses United/Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …

Staff (2019-08-18). The Phrase "Go Back Where You Came From" Has a Long, Violent History. truthout.org | | As a college professor, I often assign novelist and activist Carlos Bulosan's writings in my classes. To my dismay, I often find that my students have never heard of Bulosan or his writings, which center the Filipino/a immigrant experience in the United States. | What does it mean when current generations do not have the gift of historical memory? For Filipino/a Americans, who comprise the second-largest Asian American group in the nation, what are the consequences when popular culture or educati…

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2019-08-18). 'Their Racist, Anti-Immigration Crusade Knows No Bounds': Trump White House Tried to Stop Immigrant Kids From Attending Public Schools. commondreams.org "America's teachers and school staff will not stand for this. If they try to block students from attending our schools they will hear from us. Immigrants are welcome here." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …

The Canary (2019-08-17). Hong Kong teachers' rally kicks off another weekend of protests. thecanary.co School teachers in Hong Kong are marching to the official residence of the city leader as another weekend of protests got under way.An overflow crowd rallied at a public square in the financial district before setting off for Government House, carrying signs that read "Protect the next generation" and umbrellas to ward off intermittent downpours.Teachers say they want to show their support for the protesters, many of whom are students.Pro-democracy protesters wait to cross a road during a march (Vincent Yu/AP)They said the government should answer the protesters' demands and stop using what they called police vio…

Brian Mier (2019-08-17). Media Blackout on Brazil's Anti-Bolsonaro Protests – Why are New York Times and Guardian downplaying resistance to Brazil's far-right president? fair.org August 13 protest against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Belo Horizonte, one of 211 cities where demonstrations took place (photo: Dowglas Silva). | Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets of 211 cities on August 13 to protest far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's austerity cuts and privatization plans for the public university system. It was the third in series of national education strikes, dubbed "the Education Tsunamis,…

Staff (2019-08-17). Teachers Fighting for Public Schools Were Key to the Uprising in Puerto Rico. truthout.org | | This article was originally published at Labor Notes.In the two months leading up to the uprising which ousted Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Roselló, educators celebrated hard-fought victories against the privatization of their education system. Struggles by teachers and families against school closures and charter schools helped pave the way for July's unprecedented outpouring of protest. | By the end of the school year in June, it becam…

Michael Snyder (2019-08-17). According to the Federal Government, 19 Million Acres of Farmland Were Not Planted with Crops this Year. globalresearch.ca If that headline sounds really bad to you, that is because the situation that we are facing is really bad. Over the past few months, I have written article after article about the unprecedented crisis that U.S. farmers are facing …

splcenter (2019-08-17). SPLC Responds to FRC and ADF's Attack Op-Ed. splcenter.org 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.

Andrea Germanos (2019-08-17). Playing Role of Pesticide 'Cheerleader,' EPA Rebukes California with Ban on Warning Labels for Roundup. globalresearch.ca President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency was accused of being a pesticide "cheerleader" last week after the agency said it would not approval labels that say that glyphosate—the active ingredient in Roundup and other weedkillers—is known to cause cancer. | In …

Staff (2019-08-17). Intergenerational Trauma Is a Biological Reality. truthout.org | | Can we inherit the trauma of our ancestors and pass down our own trauma to later generations? Many have claimed this is the case, but for the first time, there seems to be an actual biological link bridging the gap between intergenerational trauma and the hard sciences. | Epigenetics, a groundbreaking and fast evolving field, says we can and in fact do. It offers answers to just how deeply social turmoil can impact populations and their descendants. From high suicide rates among Australian Aborigines and the lega…

WSWS (2019-08-17). US: Homelessness, housing insecurity top list of college student stressors as new year begins. wsws.org A new study on student hunger and homelessness reveals that among US college students, 33 percent reported eating less than they felt necessary because they did not have enough money for food.

Scott Zimmerman (2019-08-17). ALEC fails to denounce dangerous and racist views of its leaders and members. nationofchange.org It has been a banner week for extremist politicians linked to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). | ALEC's Washington State Chair, Rep. Matt Shea, promoted and maintained close ties to an extremist group training children and young men for battle in a "Biblical warfare" while schooling them in the "biblical teachings" of racist preacher John Weaver, according to a new exposé published by The Guardian. The revelations come just weeks after the W…

Eds. (2019-08-16). The Trump administration dismantles endangered species protections as sixth mass extinction crisis looms. mronline.org Today, the Trump administration released a final rule dismantling the role of science in informing protections for endangered and threatened wildlife. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the protections it has afforded to threatened and endangered species have been based on the best available science and commercial data. | Source

Mark Gruenberg (2019-08-16). Weingarten to Walmart: Stop selling guns, or we'll stop shopping there. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON — Having had it up to here with gun-caused carnage, including at the nation's schools, Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten has a blunt message for the nation's biggest retailer, Walmart: Stop selling guns or we'll stop shopping there. That bombshell is just before the end of a letter Weingarten sent August 7 to Walmart …

Shawgi Tell (2019-08-16). Persistent Fraudulent Enrollment in Charter Schools. dissidentvoice.org While privately-operated nonprofit and for-profit charter schools have long engaged in a broad range of fraudulent student enrollment practices, yet another avalanche of news reports on such dishonest practices has recently appeared. There seems to be no end to astonishing news in the unregulated and segregated charter school sector. Controversy, scandal, and charter schools have …

Stuart A. Newman (2019-08-16). The Biotech-Industrial Complex Gets Ready to Define What is Human. counterpunch.org Fabricating part-human-part-nonhuman animals, with features of both, seemed like something out of Greek mythology until the late 20th century. New research then on "geeps," fully developed, viable mixtures of goats and sheep, showed that constructing such "chimeras" was a real possibility. Still, the warning by H.G. Wells, a century before, in his novel "The Island of Dr. Moreau," that scientific experiments like this could go terribly awry, seemed fantastical. But this will soon change. At the end of July, it was reported that the biologist Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte, director of a laboratory at the Salk Insti…

United Nations (2019-08-16). Friday's Daily Brief: Education key for Rohingya, DR Congo violence continues, Zimbabwe protest latest, women's rights in Iran, environmental protection. un.org Our main stories today: Two years in, Myanmar's Rohingya youth need more education; DR Congo testimonies highlight armed brutality; appeals for Zimbabwe to 'stop cracking down' on protesters; Iran urged to release women jailed for protesting veiling laws; and new human rights agreement on environmental protection.

United Nations (2019-08-16). Two years after exodus, Myanmar's 'desperate' Rohingya youth need education, skills: UNICEF. un.org The daily struggle to survive for Myanmar's Rohingya people in one of the world's largest refugee settlements, has caused "overwhelming" despair and jeopardized the hopes of an entire generation, the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), Henrietta Fore, said on Friday.

Andrew Korybko (2019-08-16). What Explains Russia and China's Differing Stances towards Kashmir? globalresearch.ca Russia and China, two of the most important Great Powers that are jointly working to accelerate the emergence of the Multipolar World Order, are on totally opposite sides when it comes to Kashmir, with their differing stances being explained by …

Sarah Abed (2019-08-16). Fewer Banks in African American Neighborhoods Contribute to the U.S. Racial Wealth Gap. globalresearch.ca A new study published by McKinsey & Co on Tuesday found that one of the contributing factors to the U.S. racial wealth gap is the lack of banks in predominantly African American communities. Lack of access to mainstream financial services …

Elijah J. Magnier (2019-08-16). Iran's Dangerous Deterrence Policy: Trading Tankers and Another Partial Withdrawal from the JCPOA. globalresearch.ca The UK acknowledged its first defeat by Iran when it released the Iranian super tanker "Grace 1" captured by 30 Royal Navy commandos in the first week of July in response to a US request, as the Spanish Foreign …

Hans Stehling (2019-08-16). British Rail: A Mass Transport System Is an Essential Public Service Not a Get-Rich-Quick Scheme for Investors. globalresearch.ca Outdated rolling-stock, primitive or no air-conditioning, poor service, unreliable timetables and sky-high fares make Britain's railways the bad joke of Europe. | As millions of commuters are forced to use a rail system near to collapse, it serves a stark warning …

Philip Giraldi (2019-08-16). Punishing the World with Sanctions. Intended to Cause Real Pain. globalresearch.ca Sanctions are economic warfare, pure and simple. As an alternative to a direct military attack on a country that is deemed to be misbehaving they are certainly preferable, but no one should be under any illusions regarding what they actually …

teleSUR (2019-08-16). DRC: New Drug 'Cures' Two Ebola Patients, Brings Hope to Nation. telesurenglish.net A new drug completely "cured" a pair of Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, supporting doctors' claim that seeking immediate treatment can save lives. | RELATED: | Rwanda Closes Border with DRC to Control Ebola Outbreak | "These cases were detected very quickly. The husband was infected, he was at home for 10 days and his wife and son were infected," said Congolese National Institute for Biomedical Research director and the virus's co-discoverer Dr. Jean-Jacques Mu…

Carlo Fanelli (2019-08-16). Austerity without End. Neoliberal Reforms and Labour Rights. globalresearch.ca In 2019, the now 187-member International Labour Organization celebrated its 100th anniversary. As one of the oldest agencies of the United Nations, the ILO used the occasion to renew calls for improved opportunities and working conditions, social protections and collective …

Stephen Lendman (2019-08-16). US Waging Wars on Multiple Fronts: Cold Wars, Hot Wars, Economic Wars, Propaganda Wars … globalresearch.ca Supported by both hawkish wings of its war party, the US is waging hot wars, cold wars, economic wars, financial wars, trade wars, anti-social justice wars, anti-human rights wars, anti-democracy wars, propaganda wars, sanctions wars, tariffs wars, protest wars, homeland …

Kioni Dudley (2019-08-16). Statehood Questioned at Hawaii's 60th Anniversary. globalresearch.ca August 16, 2019, marks the 60th Anniversary of Statehood for Hawai'i. It will go little noticed. This article offers new information on illegalities and fraudulence regarding the statehood vote, and why it should not have been accepted by the …

Andrew Korybko (2019-08-16). South Yemen Is Already Functionally Independent Even if It's Not Recognized as Such. globalresearch.ca The Southern Transitional Council's liberation of the former South Yemeni capital of Aden from the Saudi-backed Islah Islamists has restored the independence of the Old Cold War-era country. | STC vs. Islah | It was bound to happen sooner than later, but …

Zaha Hassan (2019-08-16). Palestine: Dangerous Bill in US Congress to Crush the PLO and the PA. globalresearch.ca A bipartisan US bill currently being considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee puts at stake the ability of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to engage diplomatic and legal channels to support Palestinian national aspirations and to seek accountability through international …

Yves Engler (2019-08-16). Media Can't Even Tell the Truth About Canada's Foreign Policy History. globalresearch.ca Media coverage of Canadian foreign policy is uniquely one-sided and biased. It's so bad that few readers, listeners or viewers will have ever seen or heard an honest analysis of this country's past, let alone current role around the world….

The Canary (2019-08-16). Record numbers find degree places through Clearing. thecanary.co Record numbers of students have found university places through Clearing, figures show. | More than 17,000 applicants have been accepted on to degree courses through the annual process — up 15% on the same point last year. | The proportion of would-be students by-passing the main application system in favour of searching for a course directly through Clearing has hit a new high, with around 4,500 securing their spot this way. | But the overall numbers confirming undergraduate places — through the main application scheme or Clearing — has fallen by 1% compared to the same point last year. | The f…

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2019-08-16). As New Studies Shed Light on Struggles of Trans People in US, Expert Highlights Trump's Attacks. commondreams.org As a pair of studies published this week detailed some of the struggles faced by many transgender people in the United States, researchers reiterated the necessity of inclusive policies and highlighted the Trump administration's various attacks on LGBTQ rights. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …

Eric Draitser (2019-08-16). "Bernie is Trump" (and other Corporate Media Bullsh*t). counterpunch.org A dead-end street with a lemonade stand Where is the sky in upside down land? That question is hard if you can't see the stars I'm really not sure, ask me tomorrow — Yasiin Bey, "Education" (featured on the album "Bandana" by Freddie Gibbs) Welcome to Bizarro World where up is down, black is white, More

Maxximilian Seijo (2019-08-15). The Modern Money Movement with Andrés Bernal. mronline.org We are joined by Andrés Bernal, policy advisor to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and doctoral student at the New School for Public Engagement, Division of Policy Management and Environment. We speak with Bernal about his history with political organizing and the critical role he has come to play in the Modern Money movement, including the struggle for […] | Source

ACLU (2019-08-15). The Challenges of Breastfeeding as a Black Person. aclu.org How our workplaces and healthcare system create barriers to breastfeeding. | The fight to protect individual choices about reproductive care, including breastfeeding, is an ongoing battle. The central lesson of the reproductive justice movement is that choice means little without access. That lesson applies equally to breastfeeding. | Though laws, in the workplace and other contexts, are in place to protect the right to breastfeed, many low-income women and w…

True Publica (2019-08-15). The Truth About the UK's Special Relationship with Israel. globalresearch.ca Britain does not have a special relationship with the USA. It is, and has been since the end of the World War, a subservient inferior 'partner' doing what it is told. Britain stands next to the schoolyard thug and tries …

Global Research (2019-08-15). America's "War on Terrorism" and The Globalization of Poverty: Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca SPECIAL: 30$ for America's "War on Terrorism" + Globalization of Poverty: | Two Books by Michel Chossudovsky | Click here to buy! | America's War on Terrorism | To understand the complex web of deceit aimed at luring the American people and the rest …

Martin Hart-Landsberg (2019-08-15). What the New Deal can teach us about winning a Green New Deal: Part II—Movement building. mronline.org The multifaceted crisis we face today is significantly different from the crisis activists faced in the first years of the Great Depression. But there is no question that, much like then, we will need to build a powerful, mass-movement for change if we hope to harness state power to advance a Green New Deal. | Source

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