New Zealand secondary teachers' union pushes through sellout
wsws.org | 2019-07-03
The deal pushed through by…
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/03/ednz…

Charter School Advocates Try to Downplay Growing Opposition to Charter Schools
Shawgi Tell | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-03
Prominent charter school advocates are understandably shaken and worried about the growing tide of opposition to privately-operated nonprofit and for-profit charter schools that have been wreaking havoc across the country for nearly 30 years. Charter school supporters are speaking out more in hopes of saving these deregulated and segregated schools that often perform poorly and …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/charter-school-advocates-try-to-downplay-growing-opposition-to-charter-schools/

From Japan to Houston During the G20 Circus
Kenneth Surin | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-03
In 2017, just 3 people were killed in shooting incidents in Japan, where there is strict gun control. By contrast, and let's focus on children alone, data from the Center for Disease Control shows that 6.63 children, 18 and under, died each day from violence-related firearm deaths in 2017, the last year those statistics are available (2,420 total deaths divided by 365 days = 6.63).
counterpunch.org/2019/07/03/from-japan-to-houston-during-the-g20-circus/

Egypt's international exports to soar to $28.7 billion
CGTN Africa | cgtn.com | 2019-07-03
Egyptian exports to international groups hit 28.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2018, up 6.6 percent from 2017, the state statistics agency said Tuesday. | According to a bulletin by Egypt's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), the international groups include the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the Sahel and Sahara Group, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Group of 15. | Egypt's exports to ESCWA reached 7.9 billion dollars in 2018, while COMESA registered 1.9 billion dollars. | The country's exports to groups of which Egypt is not…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/07/03/egypts-international-exports-to-soar-to-28-7-billion/

Australia: Hundreds of students and staff protest against trimesters at UNSW
wsws.org | 2019-07-03
"Orientating the uni towards profit rather than education is not a good thing overall for education."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/03/unsw…

Almost half of UK universities and colleges see drop in student satisfaction
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-07-03
Almost half of the UK's universities and colleges have seen a fall in the proportion of students who are happy with their experience of higher education, figures show. | The latest National Student Survey (NSS) reveals that the overall percentage of students who are satisfied with their course and institution increased to 84%. | This was an increase of one percentage point on the previous year. | In England, 83% of students were satisfied with the quality of their course — the same percentage as in 2018. | A PA analysis of the data shows that of 354 universities and colleges that have comparable figures for…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/07/03/almost-half-of-uk-universities-and-colleges-see-drop-in-student-satisfaction/

Hawai'i Board of Education Bans Herbicides on School Grounds in Response to Community Concerns
Center for Food Safety | indybay.org | 2019-07-03
Honolulu, HI, June 28, 2019 — This week, the Hawai'i State Board of Education (BOE) released a memo announcing that it will be banning the use of herbicides on public school campuses effective immediately. The announcement is the result of a public meeting held on Monday between BOE officials, community members, and Dewayne "Lee" Johnson–the first plaintiff to win a cancer suit brought against Monsanto/Bayer.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/30/18824340.php

Immigration Lobby Group Launches DACA "Renewals Now" Campaign To Increase Resources And Support For Dreamers
Special To The Black Star News | blackstarnews.com | 2019-07-03
WASHINGTON, DC — FWD.us today announced the launch of the DACA Renewals Now campaign, a long-term educational campaign and resource drive to support the more than 700,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients who are impacted by changes to the DACA program. | The effort, which will continue through this year, will help encourage and facilitate DACA renewals for Dreamers by driving donations to organizations working around renewals, raising public awareness, and partnering with organizations to offer other related services, such as renewal clinics. The FWD.us Education Fund will adapt the…
www.blackstarnews.com/us-politics/news/i…

Progressives Rejoice as Biden's Lead Weakens After Debate: Poll
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-03
Joe Biden remains comfortably ahead as a new poll, reported on by Politico reveals the former vice president remains in the lead but has lost some percentage points following last week's debate, while Bernie Sander Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren are the only other contenders polling above one percent among Democratic supporters. | RELATED: | Bernie Sanders Dem Debate: Education, Health Care For All | The data showed that Harris is growing in support at the expense of Joe Biden, s…
telesurenglish.net/news/Progressives-Rejoice-as-Bidens-Lead-Weakens-After-Debate-Poll-20190703-0008.html

Taking sides and telling the truth: The hidden history of the Arnautoff mural
David Bacon | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-03
Editor's note: Last week, the San Francisco Board of Education voted to paint over a 1936 mural titled "The Life of George Washington," at the city's George Washington High School. The mural is the work of artist Victor Arnautoff. The mural critically depicts the racist and colonialist history of the U.S.' founding. Misunderstandings about its …
peoplesworld.org/article/taking-sides-and-telling-the-truth-the-hidden-history-of-the-arnautoff-mural/

We're Just Beginning to Grasp the Toll of the Islamic State's Archaeological Looting in Syria
Prof. Fiona Greenland | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-03
The Islamic State surrendered its last scrap of territory, in Baghouz, Syria, this past March. | While some argue that celebrations of IS's demise are premature, there's no question that the terrorist group left a trail of destruction in its …
globalresearch.ca/were-just-beginning-grasp-toll-islamic-states-archaeological-looting-syria/5682564

A Thought for the Fourth of July: Can the U.S. Constitution Accommodate a Rogue President?
Prof Rodrigue Tremblay | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-03
First published by Global Research on June 24, 2017 | "He [FBI Director James Comey] was fired because he was investigating the White House… This is the kind of thing that goes on in non-democracies."Jeffrey Toobin (1960- …
globalresearch.ca/a-thought-for-the-fourth-of-july-can-the-u-s-constitution-accommodate-a-rogue-president/5595898

The JCPOA Nuclear Deal: Why Europe Cannot Use the 'Snap Back' Mechanism Against Iran
Mehrnews | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-03
Western media are likely to jump on the 'snapback mechanism' wagon now that Iran has released details about the second stage of its reduction in commitments to the nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)….
globalresearch.ca/the-jcpoa-nuclear-deal-why-europe-cannot-use-the-snap-back-mechanism-against-iran/5682535

Nature's Garden: A Model for a Healthy Human Social Ecosystem
Dr. Robert Rennebohm | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-03
At one point in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel, Les Miserables, Jean Valjean and Cosette lived, secretly, in a house on Rue Plumet, where a garden hid their house from passers-by. This garden had been left uncultivated for fifty years. …
globalresearch.ca/natures-garden-model-healthy-human-social-ecosystem/5682539

Trump Imagines a Quick US War with No Plan B, but Overlooks Iran's Possible Plan B
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-03
In another of his characteristic messages via Twitter, US President Donald Trump declared his army's capacity to use "obliteration" fire power against Iran if necessary and in case of war between the two countries. Further, Trump's claimed that such a …
globalresearch.ca/trump-imagines-quick-us-war-no-plan-b-overlooks-irans-possible-plan-b/5682575

Eight Years Ago: Regime Change at the IMF: Christine Lagarde and The Frame-Up of Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-03
Five years ago Flashback to February-June 2011. The DSK Honey Trap Scandal was instrumental in Lagarde's accession to the IMF. Dominque Strauss Khan (DSK), managing director of the IMF was framed and Christine Lagarde was appointed to replace him.
globalresearch.ca/regime-change-at-the-imf-the-frame-up-of-dominique-strauss-kahn/24866

Harvard awards fellowship to Rick Snyder, Flint's poisoner-in-chief
wsws.org | 2019-07-03
The former Michigan governor, who presided over the lead poisoning of Flint's water supply, has been awarded a prestigious senior research fellowship at Harvard University.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/03/flin…

Syria's Second S-200 Debacle in Less than a Year Shows How Desperate It's Becoming
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-03
Syria suffered its second S-200 debacle after a stray missile landed in Cyprus less than a year since a previous one accidentally hit a Russian spy plane last September, with these two incidents showing just how desperate it is to …
globalresearch.ca/syrias-second-s-200-debacle-less-than-year-shows-how-desperate-its-becoming/5682468

Dossier 18: The only answer is to mobilise the workers
Saul Foster | mronline.org | 2019-07-03
Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research launches its eighteenth dossier, "The Only Answer Is to Mobilize the Workers." The challenges facing Indian workers and their strategies to fight back are explained through the insights and expertise of K. Hemalata, president of the Center of Indian Trade Unions (CITU). | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/03/dossier-18-the-only-answer-is-to-mobilise-the-workers/

It's Time to Declare Your Independence from Tyranny, America
John W. Whitehead | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-03
"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and …
globalresearch.ca/its-time-declare-your-independence-tyranny-america/5682536

This Roadside Mechanic from Rajasthan Has Rescued over 1,180 Injured Wild Animals!
Jovita Aranha | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2019-07-03
asia-pacificresearch.com/roadside-mechanic-rajasthan-rescued-1180-injured-wild-animals/5628714

The Trump-Kim Meeting: Mr. President, Your 20 Steps into North Korea Toward Pyongyang Were Dramatic and Historical. But, "How Far Are You Going"?
Prof. Joseph H. Chung | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-03
The Trump-Kim meeting at DMZ on June 30 took the world off guard; it was theatrical; it was historical. It gave a glimpse of hope for long waited peace on the Korean peninsula and the falling-down of the last frontier …
globalresearch.ca/mr-president-your-20-steps-north-korea-pyongyang-dramatic-historical-how-far-you-going/5682553

The Unwritten History of Israel's Alliance with Iran's Shah Dictatorship
Eitay Mack | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-03
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, during which the Ayatollahs took control of the country and brought down the Shah's absolutist monarchy. The Iranian masses, who were undergoing various ideological changes at the time, …
globalresearch.ca/unwritten-history-israels-alliance-shahs-dictatorship/5682569

Latin American Indigenous Peoples Congress Begins in Brazil
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-03
The University of Brasilia began hosting Wednesday the third International Congress of Latin American Indigenous Peoples (Cipial), a scientific event which joins together more than 2,500 participants who seek to promote intercultural dialogues on Indigenous issues. | RELATED: | Mark Ruffalo, DiCaprio Stand With Ecuador's Indigenous Waoranis | "Cipial is a long-awaited moment because it is an opportunity for exchanging research results and experiences as well as for buil…
telesurenglish.net/news/Latin-American-Indigenous-Peoples-Congress-Begins-in-Brazil-20190703-0001.html

What is July 4th to US Imperialism? What is it to the Oppressed?
Danny Haiphong | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-03
What does America's national celebration mean to those under the heel of "Manifest Destiny," at home and abroad? "For the victims of US imperialism, the 4th of July is indeed a 'hollow mockery' and 'mere bombast, fraud, and deception' …
globalresearch.ca/what-is-july-4th-to-us-imperialism-what-is-it-to-the-oppressed/5389882

A Gray Whale Washed Ashore in Alaska May Hold Clues to this Year's Deadly Migration
Tim Lydon | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-03
Most years the annual gray whale migration along North America's West Coast is a sure sign of spring. But this year something has gone wrong. Since January at least 167 dead whales have washed ashore from Mexico to Alaska. Scientists …
globalresearch.ca/gray-whale-washed-ashore-alaska-hold-clues-years-deadly-migration/5682562

Bolsonaro's Brazil Is a Pretty Bleak Place to Live
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-03
It's been a little over half a year since the right-wing leader took office, but already Bolsonaro has made Brazil a pretty bleak place to live, and it doesn't look like it's going to get better anytime soon. | Nobody denies …
globalresearch.ca/bolsonaros-brazil-pretty-bleak-place-live/5682581

The British Empire Created the Reserve Bank of India, as a "Sheathed Weapon," Used to Fleece Indian Wealth
Masood Rezvi | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2019-07-03
asia-pacificresearch.com/the-british-empire-created-the-reserve-bank-of-india-as-a-sheathed-weapon-used-to-fleece-indian-wealth/5628719

India's Looming Agricultural Crisis: A Unique Chance to Change the System?
Andrew Korybko | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2019-07-03
asia-pacificresearch.com/indias-looming-agricultural-crisis-unique-chance-change-system/5628735

China's Careful New Focus on Latin America
Joseph S. Tulchin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-03
Latin America's shifting geopolitics and the prolonged slowdown in China's economic growth in recent years have led to a significant change in Beijing's strategic approach to the region. The commodities boom at the beginning of this century coincided with a …
globalresearch.ca/chinas-careful-new-focus-latin-america/5682541

Fourth of July: "Put Away the Flags"
Howard Zinn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-03
This article was first published by The Progressive and Global Research in July 2010 | On this July 4, we would do well to renounce nationalism and all its symbols: its flags, its pledges of allegiance, its anthems, its insistence in …
globalresearch.ca/fourth-of-july-put-away-the-flags/20019

'Good News': Austria Poised to Become First EU Nation to Fully Ban Cancer-Linked Weed Killer Glyphosate
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-03
Austria is on track to become the first country in the European Union to fully ban the world's most commonly used herbicide after the nation's lower house of parliament passed a bill Tuesday that would outlaw all uses of glyphosate, which researchers and global health experts have tied to cancer. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/news/2019/07/03/good-news-austria-poised-become-first-eu-nation-fully-ban-cancer-linked-weed-killer?cd-origin=rss

Americans Are Complacent When It Comes to the Dangers of Nuclear War
Natylie Baldwin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-03
In a recent post, I mentioned the Congressional debate over authorizing and funding the use of "low-yield" or usable nukes, which has many worried that the threshold for the utilization of nuclear weapons would be significantly lowered. On June …
globalresearch.ca/americans-complacent-it-comes-dangers-nuclear-war/5682561

UC Santa Cruz Lobby Corps Addresses Recall Effort
Santa Cruz News | indybay.org | 2019-07-03
The UC Santa Cruz Lobby Corps has issued a letter opposing the recall effort being made by Santa Cruz United against Santa Cruz City Councilmembers Drew Glover and Chris Krohn. The letter states that, "students are at serious risk of losing some of our strongest advocates in local government" if the recall is successful. The letter accuses Santa Cruz United of spreading false information about the candidates, including, "falsely accusing Glover of perjury in federal court."
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/30/18824334.php

Honduras: Students Occupy University Campuses to Support Strike
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-02
Students occupied were continuing Tuesday their occupation of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH) campuses in San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa which began Monday in support of nationwide demonstrations which have been carried out by doctors and teachers in favor of public healthcare and education services since April. | RELATED: | Honduran Coup 10 Years Later: Country in Crisis | The students also announced the creation of the Coalition in Defense of the UNAH, a university that…
telesurenglish.net/news/honduras-protests-students-occupay-university-joh-20190702-0009.html

Chilean Teachers continue National Strike
plenglish.com | 2019-07-02
By Rafael Calcines Armas | Santiago de Chile, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of members of the Chilean Teachers' Association rejected a proposal from the government in response to their demands and decided to continue with the national strike that is now in its fifth week.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id…

Sanders' Campaign Raises $18M From Working Class Donors
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-02
The U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders raised US$18 million for his presidential campaign in the second quarter as reported by his team Tuesday. | RELATED: | Bernie Sanders Dem Debate: Education, Health Care For All | The money came from "nearly 1 million donations," the campaign said in a statement which means everyone donated U$18 in average. After Sanders transferred an additiona US$6 million from other committees, it brought the total to US$24 million, being a little less than South Bend…
telesurenglish.net/news/bernie-sanders-18-million-dollars-campaign-fund-from-amazon-target-walmart-workers-teachers-us-2020-20190702-0016.html

Dialectical theater: Terry Burnsed's classes at Beijing's Agricultural University
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-02
CHICAGO–"Beware the three T's," Terry Burnsed has been warned. For the last ten years or so, he's been teaching a mini-course in theater history at the China Agricultural University in Beijing. He enjoys broad freedom to teach the course as he sees fit, but there are three subjects best not spoken about in class: Tiananmen, …
peoplesworld.org/article/dialectical-theater-terry-burnseds-classes-at-beijings-agricultural-university/

Is Bottled Water Safe to Drink Every Day?
Robert Hunziker | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-02
The next time you put your lips to a plastic bottle of "crystal-clear mountain spring water" think about Trump's herculean efforts to dismantle federal agencies that protect health. More to the point, Trump's innate distrust of science is already starting to impact health risks; e.g., according to Consumer Reports (CR) excessive levels of arsenic are …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/is-bottled-water-safe-to-drink-every-day/

Is Bottled Water Safe to Drink, Everyday?
Robert Hunziker | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-02
The next time you put your lips to a plastic bottle of "crystal-clear mountain spring water" think about Trump's herculean efforts to dismantle federal agencies that protect health. More to the point, Trump's innate distrust of science is already starting to impact health risks, e.g., according to Consumer Reports ("CR") excessive levels of arsenic are…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/02/is-bottled-water-safe-to-drink-everyday/

NEW REPORT: NEXT PRESIDENT MUST IMPLEMENT "EXPLICIT RACE EQUITY" MEASURES TO ERADICATE RACIAL INEQUITIES IN EDUCATION
Special To The Black Star News | blackstarnews.com | 2019-07-02
Center For American Progress says institutional racism must be honestly confronted to eradicate educational inequities… | Washington, D.C. — Today, the Center for American Progress released a new report laying out what the next president of the United States should do to center equity in a policy agenda to improve K-12 education in America. | In stark contrast to the current administration's efforts to unwind tools designed to address disparities between opportunities available to nonwhite students, the report makes a robust case for scaling the role of the federal government in education in order to addr…
www.blackstarnews.com/education/educatio…

NEW REPORT: NEXT PRESIDENT MUST IMPLEMENT "EXPLICIT RACE EQUITY" MEASURES TO ERADICATE RACIAL INEQUITIES IN EDUCATION
Special To The Black Star News | blackstarnews.com | 2019-07-02
Center For American Progress says institutional racism must be honestly confronted to eradicate educational inequities… | Washington, D.C. — Today, the Center for American Progress released a new report laying out what the next president of the United States should do to center equity in a policy agenda to improve K-12 education in America. | In stark contrast to the current administration's efforts to unwind tools designed to address disparities between opportunities available to nonwhite students, the report makes a robust case for scaling the role of the federal government in education in order to addr…
www.blackstarnews.com/education/educatio…

NEW YORK STATE SENATOR JAMES SANDERS PRESENTS YOUTH AWARDS AND NYSABPRL SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING BLACK AND MINORITY STUDENTS
Special To The Black Star News | blackstarnews.com | 2019-07-02
Senator James Sanders Jr. (D-Far Rockaway, Rochdale Village) presented awards and scholarships to select community youth at a ceremony at his District Office in South Ozone Park on Monday July 1, 2019. | "You are a blessing to this community and I know you will go on to do great things," Sanders said. "It is my hope that you will learn from the recognition you have received today and come back to your respective neighborhoods to inspire others after you have achieved success in your own lives." | Some of the recipients were high school undergraduates who received a NYS Senate Youth Leadership Award for their aca…
www.blackstarnews.com/education/educatio…

Perceptions vs Reality. Canada's Stance on Islamophobia and Racism
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-02
The Canadian government's efforts to publicly oppose Islamophobia[1] and racism yet again belie sinister undercurrents that are the real "Canada". | The real Canada supports Zionism and Wahhabism, and sectarianism. It supports exclusiveness rather than inclusiveness and tolerance. | Wahhabism, grown and …
globalresearch.ca/perceptions-vs-reality-canadas-stance-on-islamophobia-and-racism/5682411

Another Independence Day?
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-02
Maybe I should say 'Co Dependence' Day. | This writer was never a gung ho fan of Bruce Springsteen, but some of his songs do hit home. How about this one: | . | . | Born in the U.S.A. | Bruce Springsteen | Born down | …
globalresearch.ca/another-independence-day/5682421

Selected Articles: Terrorism, Racism and Imperialism
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-02
In spite of online censorship efforts directed against the independent media, we are happy to say that readership on globalresearch.ca has recently increased. We wish to thank all of you who share our articles far and wide. | We cover a …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-terrorism-racism-and-imperialism/5682510

NIAC Statement on Iran Surpassing Enriched Uranium Stockpile Limit
NIAC Action | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-02
In response to reports that Iran has surpassed the enriched uranium stockpile limit set by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iran nuclear deal, Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council, released the following statement: …
globalresearch.ca/niac-statement-iran-surpassing-enriched-uranium-stockpile-limit/5682474

Menstrual Pain Impacts Women's Productivity, Well-Being: Study
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-02
Nine days per year and per woman may be lost in terms of productivity due to menstrual symptoms which include pain, heavy bleeding, headaches, and fatigue among many others, according to a new peer-reviewed study published this week by the British Medical Journal. | RELATED: | Rwanda: Feminists Dialogue on Women's Rights | The researchers surveyed 32,748 Dutch women aged between 15 and 45 whose productivity while having their period has be…
telesurenglish.net/news/Menstrual-Pain-Impacts-Womens-Productivity-Well-Being-Study-20190702-0028.html

Swimming Pools Can Turn Your Sunscreen Into a Cancerous Toxin
S.M. Gibson | theantimedia.com | 2019-07-02
(TMU) — Smothering yourself in sunscreen before getting into a swimming pool may actually be detrimental to your health, according to research. The study–which was conducted at Lomonosov Moscow State University–found that the combination of ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun and chlorinated water cause ingredients in sunscreens to break down and produce toxic chemicals. These …
theantimedia.com/swimming-pools-sunscree…

Russia and Israel Are Allies?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-02
The head of Mossad dispelled whatever doubt may have remained among some in the Alt-Media Community about the existence of "Putinyahu's Rusrael" when he credited "channels of communication with the Kremlin" for contributing to what he described as the "one-time …
globalresearch.ca/mossad-chief-credits-russia-contributing-israeli-arab-peace-prospects/5682469