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Hawaii's Mauna Kea Protectors Fight for 'Our Right to Exist'
Gregory Glover | truthdig.com | 2019-07-22
The survival of an indigenous people and the fate of a crown jewel of world science are at stake atop the world's tallest volcanic mountain.
truthdig.com/articles/hawaiis-mauna-kea-protectors-fight-for-our-right-to-exist/

The Herpes Vaccine and Some of the Most Bizarre Human Experiments You Most Likely Never Heard of
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
Herpes also known as Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) a disease dating back centuries and is one of the oldest diseases known to man. In ancient Greece, the term "herpes" was first categorized for migratory (basically creeping or crawling) skin lesions. …
globalresearch.ca/herpes-vaccine-some-most-bizarre-human-experiments-you-most-likely-never-heard/5684237

Anglo-Persian Confrontation. Britain's Impounding of Iran's Grace Supertanker. Former UK Foreign Minister on Britain's "Mistreatment of Iran"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
On Sunday, former Labor Foreign Secretary Jack Straw wrote a London Daily Mail op-ed on why Iranians will never trust Brits. | The same goes for their US counterparts Straw didn't address in his opinion piece. More on this below. | ***…
globalresearch.ca/former-uk-foreign-minister-britains-mistreatment-iran/5684286

Economic and Social Crisis in Puerto Rico: "The Ugly American" and the Puerto Rican National Question
Vince Montes | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
The latest crisis in Puerto Rico involves Gov. Ricardo Rossello and appears to be the accumulation of other crises that now appear to question the legitimacy of the colonial political structure in Puerto Rico. Nearly 900 pages of personal messages …
globalresearch.ca/one-crisis-too-many-some-impediments-resolving-puerto-rican-national-question/5684238

Trnovo Execution Video: Another Low Point in the Conduct of The Hague Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY)
Srebrenica Project | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
The June 2005 showing of an inflammatory, prejudicial and irregularly acquired execution video during a court session at the Hague Tribunal illustrates the fundamental irregularity of the court itself. It also corroborates the assessment of the Hague Tribunal in our …
globalresearch.ca/trnovo-execution-video-another-low-point-conduct-of-the-hague-tribunal/5684085

Britain — Divided: Debt, Poverty and Homelessness in the UK
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
Winston Churchill famously said in 1940, a time of the Battle of Britain, that 'If the British Empire and its Commonwealth lasts for a thousand years, men will still say, this was their finest hour.' Without any doubt, the Tory …
globalresearch.ca/britain-divided-debt-poverty-and-homelessness-in-the-uk/5684271

EPA Refuses to Ban Dangerous Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Linked to Brain Damage in Children
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-22
The Environmental Protection Agency will not ban the widely used pesticide chlorpyrifos–even though the agency's own research shows that it can cause brain damage in children. The substance is sold under the commercial name Lorsban and is banned for household use. But it's still used by farmers on more than 50 fruit, nuts, cereal and vegetable crops. The announcement came Thursday. The Obama administration said it would ban the use of the toxic chemical in 2015, but the rule never took effect. It was suspended in 2017 by then-EPA head Scott Pruitt. We go to Seattle to speak with Patti Goldman, a managing at…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/22/epa_refus…

National Security and Press Freedoms in Australia
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2019-07-22
asia-pacificresearch.com/national-security-press-freedoms-australia/5628759

The War on Yemen Just Went from Bad to Worse for Saudi Arabia
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
The UAE's large-scale military drawdown in Yemen is extremely disadvantageous to the Saudis' strategic objectives in the conflict and will likely lead to the Kingdom scrambling for a "face-saving" exit of its own. | *** | Nobody's won the War on Yemen …
globalresearch.ca/war-yemen-just-went-bad-worse-saudi-arabia/5684279

Pentagon Angst over China-Russia Strategic Unity
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
Sino/Russian unity represents a vital anti-imperial alliance. A DOD/Pentagon white paper called Russia a strategic US threat, especially united with China. | NYT editors addressed the issue, falsely calling both countries "adversaries." Indeed they're "growing closer," both nations portrayed as strategic …
globalresearch.ca/dod-pentagon-angst-sino-russian-unity/5684282

Puerto Rico: People Are in the Streets Against Sexism, Homophobia, Austerity and Corruption
Pierre Gottiniaux | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
A political scandal recently pushed thousands of Puerto Rican people into the streets to march under the catchword 'Ricky Renuncia!', Ricardo, quit! — Ricardo Rossello is the island's current governor. | On 11 July 2019, an anonymous source published personal messages …
globalresearch.ca/puerto-rico-people-streets-against-sexism-homophobia-austerity-corruption/5684276

The "Battle of Seattle" and the Anti-globalization Movement
Rossen Vassilev Jr. | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
Next November will mark the 20th anniversary since the so-called "Battle of Seattle." It refers to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference held at Seattle, WA, in late 1999, which became the scene of widely-reported protest …
globalresearch.ca/the-battle-of-seattle-and-the-anti-globalization-movement/5684265

India and the Khalistan Liberation Movement. Fleshing Out The Future Vision Of Indian Federalism
Andrew Korybko | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2019-07-22
asia-pacificresearch.com/khalistan-change-all-india-forever-if-it-follows-strategy/5628774

If Japan Continues Slaughtering Whales, Boycott the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Evaggelos Vallianatos | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
Japan is hosting the July 24 — August 9, 2020 Olympics. However, Japan is, once again, hunting and killing whales in "Japanese waters." Japan used to hunt whales for years under the masks of culture and scientific research. Now, in 2019, Japan dropped those fraudulent claims and it is sending its fleets against whales.
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/if-japan-continues-slaughtering-whales-boycott-the-2020-tokyo-olympics/

In the Wake of Fukushima. Imagining Disasters in the Era of Climate Change: Is Japan's Seawall a New Maginot Line?
Peter Matanle | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2019-07-22
asia-pacificresearch.com/in-the-wake-of-fukushima-imagining-disasters-in-the-era-of-climate-change-is-japans-seawall-a-new-maginot-line/5628739

McDonald's Loves Exploiting Our Public Schools
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-22
Corporate America is looming larger and larger in U.S. public schools. That's not a good thing for educators, students, or workers. | Nowhere could this be more clear than the case of McDonald's, whose founder once scouted locations for new stores by flying over communities and looking for schools. The fast food giant pioneered methods of attracting school children to its stores — from Happy Meals to marketing schemes like McTeacher's Nights. | McTeacher's Nights have become almost commonplace in many parts of the country.
truthdig.com/articles/mcdonalds-loves-exploiting-our-public-schools/

Manus, Nauru and an Australian Detention Legacy
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2019-07-22
asia-pacificresearch.com/manus-nauru-australian-detention-legacy/5628766

The Vindictive Campaign Against Chelsea Manning, America's Political Prisoner
Niles Niemuth | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
Manning is not being punished for any crime, nor has she been charged with a crime. Rather, she is being held in contempt of court for refusing–on principle and courageously–to testify before a star chamber grand jury impaneled to railroad …
globalresearch.ca/vindictive-campaign-against-chelsea-manning-americas-political-prisoner/5684274

"With 5G, We are Guinea Pigs": Swiss Magazine Reports First 5G Injuries in Geneva
Marc David | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
This article was originally published in French on L'illustré, translated into English by Claire Edwards on EMFacts Consultancy. | Since 5G antennas were installed near their home in the heart of Geneva, these residents of the same area suffer …
globalresearch.ca/swiss-magazine-reports-first-5g-injuries-geneva/5684233

WikiLeaks, Julian Assange and Decoding the National Security Commentariat
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
The Fourth Estate, that historical unelected grouping of society's scrutineers, has become something of a rabble. An essential premise in the work of WikiLeaks was demonstrating, to a good, stone-throwing degree, how media figures and practitioners had been bought by …
globalresearch.ca/wikileaks-julian-assange-decoding-national-security-commentariat/5684300

A Bank with 49 Trillion Dollars in Exposure to Derivatives Is Melting Down Right in Front of Our Eyes
Michael Snyder | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
Could it be possible that we are on the verge of the next "Lehman Brothers moment"? Deutsche Bank is the most important bank in all of Europe, it has 49 trillion dollars in exposure to derivatives, and most of the …
globalresearch.ca/bank-49-trillion-dollars-exposure-derivatives-melting-down/5684294

Corbyn launches online guide to fighting against antisemitism
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-07-22
On 21 July, Jeremy Corbyn emailed Labour Party members to announce the launch of "education materials for our members and supporters to help them confront bigotry, wherever it arises". The "first materials" deal with antisemitism. | Corbyn explained: The struggle for liberation of all people is never complete and must always be renewed. As a movement, we educate ourselves and each other to better stand in solidarity with and unite all those facing oppression and discrimination. | And addressi…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/07/22/corbyn-launches-online-guide-to-fighting-against-antisemitism/

Venezuela and Imperialist Confrontation in Latin America
Alison Bodine | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
"Today, 200 years later, we can say it: After having lost that independence that cost so much, Venezuela, in these last ten years…has recovered its independence…and this recovered independence is a door that we should keep open so that for …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-imperialist-confrontation-latin-america/5684241

Chronic Illnesses: Why Are Natural and Complementary Therapies Under Attack in Australia?
Leisa Woodman | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2019-07-22
asia-pacificresearch.com/why-natural-complementary-therapies-under-attack-australia/5628764

California's Strong Charter Accountability Bills Weakened by the Governor–Why?
Cynthia Liu | progressive.org | 2019-07-22
A grassroots effort to close charter loopholes made its way to the State Assembly, just to be undermined by the state's highest office.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/californias-charter-bills-weakened-governer-liu-190722/

Revealed: UK Companies Opening Overseas Carbon Credit Accounts in Preparation for No-Deal Brexit
Crina Boros | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
British companies are increasingly moving their carbon credits into new offshore accounts to get around punitive measures from the EU and in preparation for a no-deal Brexit, DeSmog can reveal. | At least 35 companies have filed for EU emissions trading …
globalresearch.ca/revealed-uk-companies-opening-overseas-carbon-credit-accounts-preparation-no-deal-brexit/5684290

Climate Smart Farming and Gardening Workshop
Terra Cultura | indybay.org | 2019-07-22
The event will be held on site at Terra Cultura, a nonprofit eco-education farm in Aromas, CA. Our mission is to cultivate resilient communities empowered through education and collaboration in agrecology, sustainable living, and the arts.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/17/18824817.php

Livestream An Evening of Conscience & Culture
Revolution Books | indybay.org | 2019-07-22
Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/20/18824865.php

Livestream An Evening of Conscience & Culture
Revolution Books | indybay.org | 2019-07-22
Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/20/18824865.php

Recession and severe downturn expected in no-deal Brexit, thinktank says
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-07-22
There is a one-in-four chance the UK economy is already in recession and would face a "severe downturn" in the event of a "disorderly" no-deal Brexit, according to an influential thinktank.The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) also said the chances of a no-deal Brexit have doubled in the last three months from around 15% to 30%, since Conservative leadership hopefuls Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson both refused to it rule out.It said: "The outlook beyond October, when the United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union, is very murky indeed with the possibility of a severe downturn in the…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/07/22/recession-and-severe-downturn-expected-in-no-deal-brexit-thinktank-says/

A3 Newsletter: Zulu Whitmore Court Date and More
ICFA | indybay.org | 2019-07-22
The latest issue of our newsletter has just been released, spotlighting the important case of Kenny "Zulu" Whitmore and the recent work of Southern University Law Professor Angela A. Allen-Bell & her students. We also update you on the recent activities of Robert King and Albert Woodfox, including Albert's trip abroad to the United Kingdom.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/19/18824854.php

A Major Conventional War Against Iran Is an Impossibility. Crisis within the US Command Structure
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-21
What both the media and military analysts fail to acknowledge is that US CENTCOM's forward Middle East headquarters at the al-Udeid military base close to Doha de facto "lies in enemy territory". Since the May 2017 split of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Qatar has become a staunch ally of Iran…
globalresearch.ca/a-major-conventional-war-against-iran-is-an-impossibility-crisis-within-the-us-command-structure/5682514

Erdogan, Cyprus and the Future of NATO
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-21
In recent weeks a dramatic escalation of tension around Turkish oil drilling rig presence in the disputed Exclusive Enterprise Zone surrounding EU member state Cyprus is taking place. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is claiming that Turkey has the right …
globalresearch.ca/erdogan-cyprus-future-nato/5684143

Mark Esper, New US Pentagon Chief, Vested Interest in War and Conflict
Strategic Culture Foundation | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-21
Mark Esper is expected to be confirmed in coming days as the new US Secretary of Defense. His appointment is awaiting final Congressional approval after customary hearings this week before senators. The 55-year-old nominee put forward by President Trump was …
globalresearch.ca/new-us-pentagon-chief-vested-interest-war-conflict/5684166

Mexico: 1500 Bodies Found in 390 Clandestine Mass Graves
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-21
Mexican authorities found 1,418 human bodies in 390 clandestine graves according to the research "Study Violence and Terror: Findings about clandestine graves in Mexico." The study said that between 2009 and 2014, 5,786 remains were found in Mexico. | RELATED: | Mexico a 'Huge Clandestine Grave,' Says Gov't on Disappearances | Based on the report, prepared by…
telesurenglish.net/news/-Mexico-1500-Bodies-Found-in-390-Clandestine-Mass-Graves-20190721-0005.html

Pitfalls of Economic Globalization
Prof Rodrigue Tremblay | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-21
This incisive article was first published on June 26, 2015′ | Nations that trade with each other make themselves mutually dependent: if one has an interest in buying, the other has an interest in selling, and all unions are based on …
globalresearch.ca/pitfalls-of-economic-globalization/5458460

Video: 5G Apocalypse, The Imminent Dangers
debunkified | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-21
What is 5G? We need to know the dangers of this technology. | A full length documentary by Sacha Stone exposing the 5G existential threat to humanity in a way we never imagined possible! | Scientists, environmental groups, medical doctors and citizens …
globalresearch.ca/video-5g-apocalypse-the-imminent-dangers/5677009

Video: US-China Trade War Explained
Soapbox | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-21
President Trump announced a followup of his ongoing trade war directed against China. | In May, he ordered the increase of tariffs on Chinese imports from 10 % to 25%, affecting a commodity flow of 200 billion dollars. | President Trump fails …
globalresearch.ca/video-us-china-trade-war-explained/5683912

Lunar Narratives: Landing on the Moon, Politics and the Cold War
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-21
Anniversaries are occasions to distort records. The intoxicated recounting of the past faces a record in need of correction. Couples long married hide their differences before guests. Creases are covered; the make-up is applied generously. Defects become virtues, if, indeed …
globalresearch.ca/lunar-narratives-landing-moon-politics-cold-war/5684155

Me, Me, Me: The Neurotic Satisfactions of the Selfie Generation
Julian Rose | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-21
We humans are rather curious creatures, I'll admit. So many sides to our nature, so many colours to our emotions, so many journeys of our imaginations. But the question must arise, do we learn any more about these traits by …
globalresearch.ca/me-me-me-neurotic-satisfactions-selfie-generation/5684153

Venezuela: Trump Diverts Central America Aid to Guaido as EU Threatens More Sanctions
Ricardo Vaz | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-21
The Trump administration is reportedly diverting over US $40 million of aid destined for Central America to the Venezuelan opposition. | According to the Los Angeles Times, a memo from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) was handed to …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-trump-diverts-central-america-aid-guaido-eu-threatens-more-sanctions/5684161

Video: "MH17 — Call for Justice"
Bonanza Media | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-21
Bonanza media investigative team of independent journalists take exclusive interviews with one of the suspects of downing the MH17, Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, the colonel who collected the black boxes and much more. | Documentary directed by Yana Yerlashova | Eye …
globalresearch.ca/video-mh17-call-justice/5684145

Washington's Bully Tactics Have Failed to Persuade Tehran to Negotiate a New Nuclear Deal
Sarah Abed | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-21
Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is in New York this week for high level talks at the UN. He has been confined to a six-block radius. It's not uncommon for Iranian diplomats along with envoys from North Korea, Syria …
globalresearch.ca/washingtons-bully-tactics-have-failed-persuade-tehran-negotiate-new-nuclear-deal/5684139

Putin Just Did a 180 on the Skripal Affair and Raised Countless Questions
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-21
President Putin told Oliver Stone in an interview that he doesn't believe that the British authorities were responsible for poisoning Sergei Skripal and his daughter, with this revelation representing a 180 on Russia's previously articulated official position on the matter …
globalresearch.ca/putin-just-did-180-skripal-case-raised-countless-questions/5684158

Piracy or War?
Christopher Black | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-21
'1. Except where acts of interference derive from powers conferred by treaty, a warship which encounters a foreign merchant ship on the high seas is not justified in | …
globalresearch.ca/piracy-war/5684176

Anti-Racist Historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar Rooted in Belief "America Is for White People"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-19
On Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of "send her back" about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday in North Carolina. The chants rang across the rally in response to Trump's own verbal attack against the congresswoman. He did nothing to intervene. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a resolution condemning Trump's racist remarks against Congressmembers Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We speak with Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at A…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/19/donald_tr…

Anti-Racist Historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar Rooted in Belief "America Is for White People"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-19
On Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of "send her back" about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday in North Carolina. The chants rang across the rally in response to Trump's own verbal attack against the congresswoman. He did nothing to intervene. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a resolution condemning Trump's racist remarks against Congressmembers Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We speak with Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at A…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/19/donald_tr…

The Blob Fought the Squad, and the Squad Won
Rob Urie | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-19
For students of political history, a cottage industry has grown in recent years around identifying the historical circumstances and intellectual origins of neoliberalism. While the initial conditions have been identified in…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/19/the-blob-fought-the-squad-and-the-squad-won/

"It Is Not Just War. It Is Life": Acclaimed Doc "For Sama" Offers Rare Glimpse into War-Torn Syria
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-18
We look at the award-winning documentary feature titled "For Sama," a devastating account of war-torn Syria told through the eyes of director Waad al-Kateab. She filmed hundreds of hours of footage in her native Aleppo to create a stunning depiction of life during wartime. Amid airstrikes and attacks on hospitals, Waad falls in love with one of the last remaining doctors in Aleppo, gets married and has a baby girl, Sama, to whom the film is dedicated. When protests against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad first began in 2011, Waad al-Kateab was a young economics student who began filming on a cellphone. Fo…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/18/for_sama_…

"It Is Not Just War. It Is Life": Acclaimed Doc "For Sama" Offers Rare Glimpse into War-Torn Syria
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-18
We look at the award-winning documentary feature titled "For Sama," a devastating account of war-torn Syria told through the eyes of director Waad al-Kateab. She filmed hundreds of hours of footage in her native Aleppo to create a stunning depiction of life during wartime. Amid airstrikes and attacks on hospitals, Waad falls in love with one of the last remaining doctors in Aleppo, gets married and has a baby girl, Sama, to whom the film is dedicated. When protests against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad first began in 2011, Waad al-Kateab was a young economics student who began filming on a cellphone. Fo…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/18/for_sama_…

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2019-07-21: News Headlines

Shawgi Tell (2019-07-21). Charter Schools Fetishize Parents and "The Kids" While Ignoring the Role of Education in a Modern Society. dissidentvoice.org The role of education in a society is to consciously pass on the accumulated knowledge of humanity to the next generation so that society keeps moving forward. This is especially true in a modern society based on mass industrial production where all sectors of the economy are interdependent and large-scale in character. Millions of highly-educated …

Terra Cultura (2019-07-21). Climate Smart Farming and Gardening Workshop. indybay.org The event will be held on site at Terra Cultura, a nonprofit eco-education farm in Aromas, CA. Our mission is to cultivate resilient communities empowered through education and collaboration in agrecology, sustainable living, and the arts.

Revolution Books (2019-07-21). Livestream An Evening of Conscience & Culture. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

ICFA (2019-07-21). A3 Newsletter: Zulu Whitmore Court Date and More. indybay.org The latest issue of our newsletter has just been released, spotlighting the important case of Kenny "Zulu" Whitmore and the recent work of Southern University Law Professor Angela A. Allen-Bell & her students. We also update you on the recent activities of Robert King and Albert Woodfox, including Albert's trip abroad to the United Kingdom.

Stephen Lendman (2019-07-20). Trump Regime Bans Sale of F-35 Fighter Jets to Turkey for Purchasing Russian S-400s. globalresearch.ca Global Research Editor's Note | The Pentagon ban on the sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets to Turkey, which is presented as a penalty for not conforming to US demands, is ultimately a slap in the face for Lockheed Martin which …

Tony Cartalucci (2019-07-20). US "Downs" Legitimacy After Claims of Downing Iranian Drone. globalresearch.ca The US boasted of downing an Iranian drone over the Strait of Hormuz, admittedly in international waters, just miles off Iran's coast, and thousands of miles from Washington. | It claims the drone was "threatening" a US amphibious assault ship, the …

Staff (2019-07-20). What School Segregation Looks Like in the US Today. truthout.org | | Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, a senator from California, has spoken about how she benefited from attending Berkeley's desegregated schools. | "There was a little girl in California who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools and she was bused to sc…

Sharon Lerner (2019-07-20). How the Plastics Industry Is Fighting to Keep Polluting the World. theintercept.com The students at Westmeade Elementary School worked hard on their dragon. And it paid off. The plastic bag receptacle that the kids painted green and outfitted with triangular white teeth and a "feed me" sign won the students from the Nashville suburb first place in a recycling box decorating contest. The idea, as Westmeade's proud principal told a local TV news show, was to help the environment. But the real story behind the dragon — as with much of the escalating war over plastic waste — is more complic…

(2019-07-20). Endangered Species Mural Project. globalresearch.ca Just as nature inspires art, art inspires actions to defend wild places and the wild creatures that live in them. With this in mind, the Center for Biological Diversity's Endangered Species Mural Project works with artists, scientists, and organizers to …

Stephen Lendman (2019-07-20). Is Trump Psychologically Deranged? globalresearch.ca Iran denies it, but if true it's an act of premeditated aggression against a nonbelligerent country threatening no one — occurring 7,239 miles distant from the US. | More on his claim and Iran's response below. | *** | What do all his …

The Canary (2019-07-19). Unions slam reports of pay rise for public sector workers. thecanary.co Leaders of public sector workers have angrily attacked reports of a pay rise for teachers, police officers and other employees as a "last- gasp" attempt to curry favour with an austerity hit workforce.The Treasury is reportedly set to unveil the biggest public sector wage increase for six years, worth £2 billion, after years of pay caps.The move would affect two million workers, with any announcement coming just before Theresa May leaves Downing Street.(PA Graphics)Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail said: "Millions of hard-working public servants will not be fooled by this last-gasp attempt by…

Peter Koenig (2019-07-19). The World Is Dedollarizing. globalresearch.ca What if tomorrow nobody but the United States would use the US-dollar? Every country, or society would use their own currency for internal and international trade, their own economy-based, non-fiat currency.

Philip A Farruggio (2019-07-19). Inside Junior's War Room. globalresearch.ca Deep deep deep inside the bowels of the White House is this private, very private chamber. Some say its the place where REAL PRESIDENT Cheney stays, and operates the REAL government. | Today, on this cold, bitter cold Sunday, Super Sunday, …

United Nations (2019-07-19). 'Indiscriminate blasts' in civilian areas 'must stop', UN mission in Afghanistan stresses. un.org The "deliberate targeting of educational facilities" during armed conflict is "a war crime", the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Friday after a bomb detonated near the entrance to Kabul University, in the country's capital.

Andrew Korybko (2019-07-19). The Sidama Region and Ethiopia's "Perfect Storm" globalresearch.ca The last-minute compromise deal by the Sidama Liberation Movement and the Ethiopian government to delay the former's planned declaration of a new regional state until an upcoming referendum in December doesn't solve the deeper problem of the country's contentious internal …

Jessica Corbett (2019-07-19). 'An Insanely Bad Move': Experts Sound Alarm as Trump's Nuclear Safety Agency Weighs Rollback of Plant Inspections. globalresearch.ca After months of experts raising alarm over the nuclear power industry pressuring U.S. regulators to roll back safety policies, staffers at the federal agency that monitors reactors sparked concerns Tuesday with official recommendations that include scaling back required inspections to …

Philip Giraldi (2019-07-19). Israel's Choice for U.S. President. globalresearch.ca In late June, President Donald Trump flailed away with his own particular brand of nondiplomacy at the G20 Summit in Japan, but it is worthwhile noting on the plus side that his administration is so inept that it could not …

Renee Parsons (2019-07-19). Rural America and the 5G Digital Divide. Telecoms Expanding Their "Toxic Infrastructure" globalresearch.ca While there is considerable telecom hubris regarding the 5G rollout and increasing speculation that the next generation of wireless is not yet ready for Prime Time, the industry continues to make promises to Rural America that it has no intention …

The Canary (2019-07-19). Multibillion-pound investment in schools 'desperately' needed, say MPs. thecanary.co Schools "desperately need" a multibillion-pound cash injection and the Government should draw up a 10-year funding plan, a cross-party group of MPs has said.A report by the Education Select Committee found that funding for schools and colleges had failed to keep pace with the extra demands being placed on institutions, such as providing mental health support and disabilities provision.This, coupled with growing pupil numbers and rising costs, meant the sector had been put under "significant strain" over the past 10 years, the MPs found.Robert Halfon, chairman of the committee, called for a "bottom-up national ass…

Staff (2019-07-19). Anti-Racist Historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar Rooted in Belief "America Is for White People" democracynow.org On Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of "send her back" about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday in North Carolina. The chants rang across the rally in response to Trump's own verbal attack against the congresswoman. He did nothing to intervene. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a resolution condemning Trump's racist remarks against Congressmembers Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We speak with Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at A…

Andrew Korybko (2019-07-19). Russia and China Compete In Africa. Moscow's "Pivot to Africa" globalresearch.ca The heavily Russian-influenced government in the Central African Republic is recommending the closure of four Chinese-run gold mines over environmental concerns, making it possible that these firms could be replaced with Russian ones and potentially creating a model whereby Moscow …

Eric Toussaint (2019-07-19). Nicaragua 1979-2019. History of the Sandinista Revolution. globalresearch.ca The Nicaraguan government's violent repression against demonstrators protesting its brutal neoliberal policies, resulting in more than 300 people being killed by regime forces since April 2018, is only one of the reasons why various leftist social movements have condemned the …

Ajamu Baraka (2019-07-19). The "Squad" Will Need to Realize that You Can't Defeat White Supremacy with White Supremacy. globalresearch.ca The "squad" condemns Trump for his white nationalism, not understanding that as a white supremacist settler-colonial state, white nationalism is "American" nationalism. | "Biden as a neoliberal white supremacist imperialist was always clear where he stood." | The story of Trump's white …

Global Research (2019-07-19). "Voices from Syria" and "The Dirty War on Syria": Mark Taliano and Tim Anderson Analyze the War on Syria. globalresearch.ca Voices from Syria by Mark Taliano and The Dirty War on Syria by Tim Anderson: two essential books on Syria for . | *SPECIAL OFFER: Voices from Syria + The Dirty War on Syria: …

Chauncey K. Robinson (2019-07-19). Thought police: Growing censorship of comics threatens education. peoplesworld.org "It is only through the imagination that we reinvent ourselves and our relation to others. [In the era of neoliberalism] education has been instrumentalized…reconceived as a means of acquiring more—more money, more commodities, more and more…. Knowledge at its best is about transforming our world—making life more habitable for humans and other beings, and about …

Stephen Lendman (2019-07-19). Nigerian Political Prisoner Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky. globalresearch.ca Nigerian rule is tyrannical, headed by military dictator/turned politician Muhannadu Buhari and his so-called All Progressives Congress party (APC). | His February re-electoral triumph was dubious at best, critics citing voter-suppression and vote-buying. | Political violence occurred in the run-up to the …

Abayomi Azikiwe (2019-07-19). Sudan's Agreement on Political Declaration Leaves Many Unanswered Questions. globalresearch.ca An agreement on the Political Declaration signed by the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the leadership of the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) on July 17 postpones firm decisions on key aspects of a comprehensive program which will determine …

EWG (2019-07-19). Brain-Damaging Pesticide for Use on Foods Kids Eat. It's Legal. globalresearch.ca Farmers can keep spraying fruits and vegetables with a pesticide shown to harm a child's brain even at low levels of exposure, the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency said today. | With a court deadline looming, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced …

Rosemary Mason (2019-07-19). From Mad Cow Disease to Agrochemicals: Time to Put Public Need Ahead of Private Greed. globalresearch.ca The first part of this article documenting the development of BSE in Britain was written by Rosemary Mason and is taken from her new report ' Why didn't the UK media report the documentary on Mad Cow Disease?' It …

Rob Urie (2019-07-19). The Blob Fought the Squad, and the Squad Won. counterpunch.org For students of political history, a cottage industry has grown in recent years around identifying the historical circumstances and intellectual origins of neoliberalism. While the initial conditions have been identified in…

Fight Back (2019-07-18). Rally demands "Justice for Isak Aden" fightbacknews.org Eagan, MN – Some 200 community members gathered here July 16 to demand justice for Isak Aden, a Somali man who was killed by police in this Saint Paul suburb on July 2. Aden was a 23-year-old college student who was killed by police after a four-hour standoff with 90 officers from nine different agencies. Five police officers from the cities of Eagan and Bloomington were named responsible for his death. | Marching behind a 30-foot banner, about 100 protesters took to the streets around the municipal center, which includes the Eagan Police Department and the Eagan City Hall. Then, the crowd poured into the center…

PAI (2019-07-18). Head of NEA, country's biggest union, says Trump is a danger to democracy. peoplesworld.org HOUSTON (PAI)—Republican President Donald Trump is a danger to democracy and that automatically disqualified him from even being considered for an endorsement from the nation's largest union. That explanation came from Lily Eskelsen-Garcia, president of the 3.2-million-member National Education Association (NEA), in her keynote address to the union's recent convention in Houston, held over the …

Dave DeCamp (2019-07-18). Media Lies About Iran Deal, Headlines Repeat Unfound State Department Claims. globalresearch.ca Iran announced last week they will be enriching uranium to 5% which is over the 3.67% limit set by the Joint Comprehension Plan of Action signed in 2015 under the Obama administration. | Iran has every right to go over that …

Mike Whitney (2019-07-18). Five Years Ago: Was Malaysia Flight MH17 Shot Down by a Ukrainian Fighter Plane? globalresearch.ca This article was originally published in 2014. | July 17th is the commemoration of the downing of MH17, July 17, 2014 | "From start to finish, the Ukraine crisis has been instigated by US imperialism. Every action Washington has taken has been …

Stephen Lendman (2019-07-18). Trump Ignorant of China's Resolve. globalresearch.ca Trump is an artful dealmaker in his own mind, his mastery more myth than reality. | Former Trump Organization executive Barbara Res earlier said he wasn't a great dealmaker. | "In terms of taking the responsibility for the buck, he just would …

Mondialisation (2019-07-18). Die absurden Beziehungen der EU-Là§nder zu Russland. globalresearch.ca Der Stand der Beziehungen zwischen Italien und Russland ist ‚Äûausgezeichnet": So lautete die Erklà§rung von Premierminister Giuseppe Conte, als er Prà§sident Vladimir Putin in Rom empfing. Die Botschaft war als Beruhigungsmittel, gar als Schlafmittel fàºr die à∂ffentliche Meinung gedacht. Grundsà§tzlich …

Andre Vltchek (2019-07-18). Why the West is Determined to Ignore China's Success. dissidentvoice.org It used to be comical, but suddenly it is not, anymore. In the past, blind hatred towards China could had been attributed to ignorance, or at least to indoctrination by the Western propaganda and mass media outlets. But now? China's tremendous leap forward, its excellent, humane social policies and determined people-oriented scientific research, as well …

Staff (2019-07-18). Nearly 100,000 in Puerto Rico Protest Demanding Gov. Rosselló Resign over Lewd Texts & Corruption. democracynow.org Close to 100,000 Puerto Ricans took to the streets Wednesday chanting "Ricky Renuncia!" as they called for the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló, following the leak by Puerto Rico's Center for Investigative Journalism of hundreds of misogynistic, homophobic and violent text messages between Rosselló and members of his Cabinet. On Monday, Denis Márquez of the Puerto Rican Independence Party introduced formal complaints against the governor and called for his impeachment. All of this comes as former Education Secretary Julia Keleher and five others have been arrested on charges of steering federal money to u…

South Front (2019-07-18). Video: Waiting for New Idlib Offensive. US Continues to Provide Syria Rebels with Weapons and Military Supplies. globalresearch.ca The situation in northwestern Hama and along the entire contact line around the Idlib de-escalation zone has remained stable but tense during the past week. The Syrian Arab Army, the Tiger Forces and their allies have repeatedly engaged in local …

Staff (2019-07-18). "It Is Not Just War. It Is Life": Acclaimed Doc "For Sama" Offers Rare Glimpse into War-Torn Syria. democracynow.org We look at the award-winning documentary feature titled "For Sama," a devastating account of war-torn Syria told through the eyes of director Waad al-Kateab. She filmed hundreds of hours of footage in her native Aleppo to create a stunning depiction of life during wartime. Amid airstrikes and attacks on hospitals, Waad falls in love with one of the last remaining doctors in Aleppo, gets married and has a baby girl, Sama, to whom the film is dedicated. When protests against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad first began in 2011, Waad al-Kateab was a young economics student who began filming on a cellphone. Fo…

Manlio Dinucci (2019-07-18). A Farsa das Relaàßàµes com a Rússia. globalresearch.ca O estado das relaàßàµes entre a Itália e a Rússia é "excelente": afirmou o Primeiro Ministro Conte, ao receber em Roma, o Presidente Putin. A mensagem é reconfortante, na verdade, soporífera em relaàßà£o à opinià£o pública. Limitamo-nos, fundamentalmente, ao estado …

Manlio Dinucci (2019-07-18). Die Europà§ische Union in der Atomstrategie des Pentagons. globalresearch.ca Der General der Marine-Infanterie und Prà§sident des Gemeinsamen Ausschusses der Stabschefs, Joseph Dunford, àºberreichte am 13. Juni 2019 die Diplome an die Studenten der National Defense University. Er nutzte die Gelegenheit, um ihnen zu versichern, dass es ‚ÄûAufgabe der Generaldirektoren …

pip.hinman (2019-07-18). Protestors demand water for the rivers. greenleft.org.au A protest outside New South Wales Parliament on July 10 demanded the state government take real action to combat the dire situation facing the Murray-Darling river system. | The action was opened by Muruwari and Budjiti man, water activist and artist Bruce Shillingsworth, who is organising a Water Corroborree in the drought-affected north-west and west of the state in early October. | Watershed AllianceAU's Kylie Lawrence, who has spent years researching the water crisis in the north-west and west of NSW, addressed the protest, sp…

Fight Back (2019-07-14). Activists in Oshkosh, WI call for closure of Trump's concentration camps. fightbacknews.org Oshkosh, WI – On the evening of July 12, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Students for a Democratic Society (UWO SDS) hosted a Lights for Liberty rally, demanding an end to the Trump administration's detention policy and the closure of the concentration camps, where tens of thousands of immigrants are being held in clear breach of international law. The call to action drew roughly 30 people from Oshkosh and the surrounding Fox Valley area. | The event started with a silent candlelight vigil to help bring awareness to the disastrous conditions in the camps. The action featured 12 different people speaking…

Fight Back (2019-07-14). Milwaukee: 'Drop the Charges' rally for student who took placard from Nazi. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Activists rallied outside the Milwaukee County courthouse on the afternoon of July 11 to stand in solidarity with a student who was arrested and charged for taking a vulgar, racist sign away from a Nazi. | Grae Hosmanek is a freshman student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In May, she and others witnessed a racist student protesting a Jewish event on campus and gathered around to deter him from spreading hate speech and threats. The lone fascist, who called himself "Chris," was holding a sign that read "(((GAS)))" a reference to the Nazi holocaust, and another sign bearing a Nazi swastik…

Anya Parampil (2019-07-13). US-trained troops shoot Honduran students protesting privatization. thegrayzone.com Anya Parampil reports from inside a student occupation at the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH), where US-trained troops shot…

Jake Jacobs (2019-07-11). As 2020 Primary Nears, Candidates Struggle with Positions on Charter Schools. progressive.org After years of avoidance, Democrats are being forced to take a stand charter schools—and most are straddling both sides.

Arun Gupta and Juan Carlos Ruiz (2019-07-09). Call to Action: Close the Concentration Camps Now! progressive.org We are calling on all people of conscience to shut down the concentration camps on the US-Mexico border through any nonviolent means necessary.

Rann Miller (2019-07-05). Education Reformers Still Don't Understand Racism. progressive.org "Those of us actually working in education tried and tried and tried and tried and tried to tell you."

CounterSpin (2019-06-28). Kevin Kumashiro on Student Debt Cancellation. fair.org Media…

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