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Contract for more than 20,000 Chicago teachers expires
wsws.org | 2019-07-02
Last month, contracts for teachers also expired in Baltimore, Maryland; Newark, New Jersey and Vancouver, British Columbia.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/02/chic…

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…

UC Santa Cruz Lobby Corps Addresses Recall Effort
Santa Cruz News | indybay.org | 2019-07-02
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

9/11Justice: Lawyers' Committee to File Mandamus Petition as U.S. Attorney Declines to Disclose Status of 9/11 Grand Jury Proceeding
The Lawyers' Committee for 9-11 Inquiry, Inc. | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-02
The executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for 9/11 Inquiry, David Meiswinkle, and the Lawyers' Committee's litigation director, Mick Harrison, spoke last month by telephone with Michael Ferrara, the chief of the terrorism unit of the United …
globalresearch.ca/lawyers-committee-file-mandamus-petition-u-s-attorney-declines-disclose-status-911-grand-jury-proceeding/5682427

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…

Facebook, Funny Money and Libra
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-02
In this squalid era of compromised data and hollowed privacy, it would be fitting that the company largely responsible for such mishaps would steer another technological innovation. Distractions are needed, and while Mark Zuckerberg cannot launch missiles, as yet, he …
globalresearch.ca/facebook-funny-money-libra/5682430

Scientists find zebra odour useful in fight against trypanosomosis disease
CGTN Africa | cgtn.com | 2019-07-02
Researchers in Kenya have found that specific odours in zebra skin can provide leads to boost the management of the deadly trypanosomiasis disease, which is transmitted by tsetse flies to people and livestock. | The scientists at the Nairobi-based International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) established that zebras produce certain scents that repel tsetse flies. | "We also found that a blend of three of these odours enhances the effectiveness of existing tsetse management tools, including the ICIPE tsetse repellent collar technology," said Olabimpe Olaide, a Nigerian scholar at ICIPE. | Found onl…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/07/02/scientists-find-zebra-odour-useful-in-fight-against-trypanosomosis-disease/

A Universal Program of Action for Peace
Massoud Nayeri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-02
The question of Peace and Nuclear War is upon us. This is the question of life and death. June 21st was an alarming day that demonstrated the narrow respite between war and peace. The decision to strike Iran by the …
globalresearch.ca/universal-program-action-peace/5682435

Democratic Party Candidates for 2020: Who Won the Debate?
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-02
Last Wednesday's debate among half of the announced Democratic Party candidates to become their party's nominee for president in 2020 was notable for its lack of drama. Many of those called on to speak had little to say apart from …
globalresearch.ca/democratic-party-candidates-for-2020-who-won-the-debate/5682418

Trump Meets Kim in DMZ: Hope for a Breakthrough in Korea
Ray McGovern | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-02
There is hope for some real progress in U.S.-North Korean relations after Sunday morning's unscheduled meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, largely because Russia and China seem more determined than ever to facilitate forward …
globalresearch.ca/hope-breakthrough-korea/5682424

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/

Hawai'i Board of Education Bans Herbicides on School Grounds in Response to Community Concerns
Center for Food Safety | indybay.org | 2019-07-02
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

A question and answer session with Oakland's master luthier Ervin Somogyi
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2019-07-01
This beautiful acoustic cutaway steel string guitar was made in 1985 by Lynda Carson in the guitar workshop of master luthier Ervin Somogyi under his guidance and wonderful teaching skills! It has a Sitka spruce top, and Indian rosewood for the back and sides.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/29/18824287.php

After Sanders Points Out Poorest Have Zero or Negative Wealth, WaPo Fact Checker Slammed for Calling That Fact 'Not Especially Meaningful'
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-01
Critics of the massive wealth inequality working Americans face defended a statistic frequently cited by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Monday after Glenn Kessler, author of the Washington Post's "Fact Checker" column, claimed the fact was "not especially meaningful." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/news/2019/07/01/after-sanders-points-out-poorest-have-zero-or-negative-wealth-wapo-fact-checker?cd-origin=rss

UC Santa Cruz Lobby Corps Addresses Recall Effort
Santa Cruz News | indybay.org | 2019-07-01
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

Racist Nazi Attack On CCSF Ethnic Studies Professor & Class
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2019-07-01
CCSF Professor Dr. David Palaita faced a racist nazi attack in his class by two students. The students were seeking to terrorize and bust up the class. This has been combined with the CCSF Chancellor Mark Rocha and his rubber stamp Board of Trustees in mass cutbacks in classes, financial mismangement including use of bond funds for PAEC for consultants and cronies who want to privatize the college and sell off the Balboa reservoir to developer Avalon for 1500 high priced condos.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/29/18824280.php

'We Need to Ban Fracking': New Analysis of 1,500 Scientific Studies Details Threat to Health and Climate
Jake Johnson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
A comprehensive analysis of nearly 1,500 scientific studies, government reports, and media stories on the consequences of fracking released Wednesday found that the evidence overwhelmingly shows the drilling method poses a profound threat to public health and the climate. | The …
globalresearch.ca/we-need-ban-fracking-new-analysis-1500-scientific-studies-details-threat-health-climate/5682290

UN Caught Sending 24,000 Tons of Infested and Rotten "Aid" to Starving Yemenis
Randi Nord | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
Yemen's Customs Department and Consumer Protection has seized over 24,000 tons of infested, rotten, or expired food and medicines sent as "aid" to starving Yemenis since 2015. Yemen currently faces the world's worst humanitarian disaster in the world due to …
globalresearch.ca/un-caught-sending-24000-tons-infested-rotten-aid-starving-yemenis/5682249

Japan resumes commercial whaling after three-decade break
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-07-01
Japan has resumed commercial whaling after 31 years, meeting a long-cherished goal of traditionalists that is seen as a largely lost cause.Whaling boats embarked on their first commercial hunts since 1988, when Japan switched to so-called research whaling, but will stay within the country's exclusive economic waters.Japan's six-month notice to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) took effect on Sunday.The Fisheries Agency said the catch quota through until the end of this year is set at 227 whales, fewer than the 333 that Japan hunted in the Antarctic in recent years.A whaling boat leaves port…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/07/01/japan-resumes-commercial-whaling-after-three-decade-break/

The "American Democracy" and the Torture of Julian Assange
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
In a few days July 4th will be upon us. We will hear endless nonsense from insouciant speakers and editorialists about what a great democracy we are, having won our freedom from being a British colony. | One thing the United …
globalresearch.ca/torture-julian-assange/5682315

America's "Limited Wars" — Are They Good for Israel?
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
When is a war not a war? Apparently in the minds of some folks in Washington if it is a "single strike" or a "limited attack" it is really okay, with or without the consent of Congress as required by …
globalresearch.ca/americas-limited-wars-are-they-good-israel/5682328

Video: Trump Meets Kim Jong-un in the DMZ, First U.S. President to Enter North Korea
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
globalresearch.ca/video-trump-meets-kim-jong-un-in-the-dmz-first-u-s-president-to-enter-north-korea/5682273

UAE: "We Don't Have Evidence" that Iran Carried Out Tanker Attacks
The Maritime Executive | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
The United Arab Emirates appeared to part ways with the Trump administration Wednesday on the question of whether Iran is responsible for the recent attacks on merchant tankers in the Gulf of Oman. | The White House maintains that Iran or …
globalresearch.ca/uae-we-dont-have-evidence-iran-carried-out-tanker-attacks/5682244

The Lie of the Century. Kushner's 136 Pages of Lies. Palestinians have No Rights Whatsoever
Jafar M. Ramini | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
Well, it's happened. It's real. Mr. Jared Kushner, the son-in-law and Senior Advisor of President Trump has delivered 136 pages of lies, suppositions and conjuring tricks to seduce or compel us Palestinians to accept our fate and surrender our …
globalresearch.ca/lie-century/5682343

Escaping Climate Catastrophe: Two Paths
Roy Morrison | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
Climate Change was briefly discussed in the June Democratic Presidential debates by the 20 hopefuls. Two themes worthy of our attention can be glimpsed to help understand the policy debates to come. | First, is the idea, much beloved by economists, | …
globalresearch.ca/escaping-climate-catastrophe-two-paths/5682268

National Sovereignty, Canada Day 2019: America's Plan to Wage War on Canada in the 1930s
Peter Bailey | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
The current U.S. president's bullying of Canada over trade issues is causing some Canadians to question just how close our relationship is with our neighbour to the south. Peter Bailey tells the tale of a time not so long ago …
globalresearch.ca/americas-plan-wage-war-canada-1930s/5682311

O Canada, July 1st 2019: Plan Crimson: War on Canada
Floyd Rudmin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
Canada Day 2019 | "O Canada our home and native land … | The sovereignty of Canada is precarious. Our government has been coopted by Washington. | Among the millions of Canadians celebrating the 152nd anniversary of the signing of the British North …
globalresearch.ca/plan-crimson-war-canada/5682314

G20 Gyrations: Donald, Ivanka and Hollow Diplomacy
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
Traditional diplomacy is being given a makeover — at least where it is not being abolished altogether and being replaced by a replica of The Apprentice. US President Donald Trump's seizure of the art has been violent and molesting. …
globalresearch.ca/g20-gyrations-donald-ivanka-hollow-diplomacy/5682365

Israel's Latest Strikes in Syria Prove that the US-Russia-Israel Jerusalem National Security Summit Was a Success
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
There's no more convincing proof that last week's historic National Security Summit in Jerusalem between Russia, "Israel", and the US was a success than the self-professed "Jewish State's" latest anti-Iranian strikes in Syria, which were more than likely approved — …
globalresearch.ca/israels-latest-strikes-syria-prove-jerusalem-summit-success/5682331

The Trilateral Summit: Russia-India-China (RIC) "Share a Room with a View". Putin, Xi, Modi Meet in Secrecy
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
The most important trilateral at the G20 in Osaka was confined to a shoddy environment unworthy of Japan's unrivaled aesthetic minimalism. | Japan excels in perfect planning and execution. So it's hard to take this setup as an unfortunate "accident." At …
globalresearch.ca/the-trilateral-summit-russia-india-china-ric-share-a-room-with-a-view-putin-xi-modi-meet-in-secrecy/5682270

How Sen. Rick Scott Became Big Oil's Point Man on Venezuelan Regime Change
Dan Cohen | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
The US oil cartel has given Florida's Rick Scott 500 million reasons to be one of the Senate's most fanatical cheerleaders for toppling Venezuela's leftist government. | *** | While National Security Advisor John Bolton, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, …
globalresearch.ca/how-sen-rick-scott-became-big-oils-point-man-venezuelan-regime-change/5682251

This Celebrated Western-funded Nonprofit Collaborated with al-Qaeda to Wage Lawfare on Syria
Max Blumenthal | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
Mainstream reporting on Syria has relied heavily on the work of the Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA), a Western government-funded regime change group whose investigators collaborated with al-Qaeda and its extremist allies to drum up prosecutions of Syrian …
globalresearch.ca/celebrated-western-funded-nonprofit-collaborated-al-qaeda-wage-lawfare-syria/5682276

"People Without a Country": Palestinians Seen 'Stateless' in Kushner's Economic Plan: Analyst
Tasnim News Agency | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
A senior author and analyst based in Sweden said Palestinians are regarded "as a people without a country" in the economic plan raised by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in a recent conference in Bahrain. | *** | "I …
globalresearch.ca/people-without-a-country-palestinians-seen-stateless-in-kushners-economic-plan-analyst/5682285

Replace Patent Monopolies With Direct Public Funding for Drug Research
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-01
It is impressive to see many of the leading Democratic candidates put forward bold progressive proposals. Unfortunately, in the case of prescription drugs, their imagination has been notably weak. While there have been proposals for lowering drug prices, none of them have been willing to attack the fundamental problem: government makes prices high by granting patent monopolies. | This is a simple but incredibly important point that is often lost in the debate. We frequently hear comments about how progressives want the government to intervene in the free market to bring drug prices down through various mechani…
truthout.org/articles/replace-patent-monopolies-with-direct-public-funding-for-drug-research/

Video: The CIA's Current Stance and Structure. CIA Director Gina Haspel Speaks at Auburn University
Gina Haspel | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
This public speech on April 18th by Gina Haspel is one of the first occasions since her appointment as CIA Director a year ago to see and hear Haspel dance around the issues. Her questioner Lieutenant-General Ronald L. Burgess declares …
globalresearch.ca/video-cia-director-gina-haspel-speaks-at-auburn-university/5682264

Canada, Honduras, and Enslaving "Free Trade"
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
This article was first published in December 2013 | Resource-rich Honduras, once considered the "bread basket of Central America", is now a failed state. | Bertha Isabel Caceres Flores Ienca, an indigenous leader in Honduras is Number One on the …
globalresearch.ca/canada-honduras-enslaving-free-trade/5682260

Scottish Fish Farms Using Cancer-linked Embalming Fluid as Disinfectant
Billy Briggs | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
Documents disclosed under freedom of information law reveal that 184 Scottish fish farms are permitted to use formaldehyde in a solution called formalin, which is used as a disinfectant to guard against parasites and diseases. | Formaldehyde has been famously used …
globalresearch.ca/scottish-fish-farms-using-cancer-linked-embalming-fluid-disinfectant/5682338

Who Gained and Who Lost from the Democratic Party Debates?
Eric Zuesse | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
There are two very different types of measures of this, one being polling that was done both immediately before and immediately after the debates, and the other being Google searches of the names both immediately before and immediately after the …
globalresearch.ca/who-gained-who-lost-democratic-party-debates/5682257

Videos: Israeli Strikes on Damascus and Homs Injure and Kill Many Civilians
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
Early on July 1, Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrike on several military targets in the Syrian capital of Damascus and in the central governorate of Homs. | The Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces (SyAAF) intercepted several Israeli missiles …
globalresearch.ca/videos-israeli-strikes-damascus-homs-injure-kill-many-civilians/5682359

Military Coup in Sudan, Overthrow of President Al-Bashir: Transitional Process Impeded by Domestic and International Factors
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
With the suppression by the military of the popular movement for democracy in the Republic of Sudan the current situation inside the country remains indecisive. | On June 3 the Rapid Security Forces (RSF) backed by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) …
globalresearch.ca/sudanese-transitional-process-impeded-domestic-international-factors/5682293

US v. China: From Tariff War to Economic War
Dr. Jack Rasmus | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
This past weekend, June 29, Trump and China president, Xi, met again at the G20 in Japan in the midst of a pending escalating trade war. But the outcome looks eerily similar to that of the prior G20 meeting in …
globalresearch.ca/us-v-china-tariff-war-economic-war/5682253

Pentagon, NATO and Israel's IDF Operate as an Air Force for Jihadists in Syria and Elsewhere
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
Trump escalated Obama's war in Syria. Endless conflict rages in its ninth year with no prospect for resolution because bipartisan US hardliners reject restoring peace and stability to the country. | US-led aggression is all about wanting pro-Western puppet rule replacing …
globalresearch.ca/pentagon-nato-idf-operate-air-force-jihadists-syria-elsewhere/5682321

Is There a Pattern to the MH17 Blame Game?
Grete Mautner | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
Washington's recent attempt to use the tragic downing of Malaysian flight MH-17 over the Donbass region of Ukraine, which occurred on July 17, 2014 is nothing short of pathetic. Instead of making an attempt to bring to justice those …
globalresearch.ca/there-pattern-mh17-blame-game/5682356

Intense Corporate Lobbying Against Medicare for All
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
Universal healthcare for all Americans is a major cutting-edge issue of our time about a fundamental human right, along with food, shelter, and clothing. | Most patients and doctors support what providing healthcare for everyone is all about. Nothing less is …
globalresearch.ca/intense-corporate-lobbying-against-medicare-all/5682324

The Iran Nuclear Deal: Letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
Honorable Antonio Guterres, | Secretary General of the United Nations | New York, New York | Hon. Secretary General, | You are well aware that in 2015 with the support of all permanent members of the UNSC (China, France, Russia, UK, and US) …
globalresearch.ca/letter-to-un-secretary-general-antonio-guterres-on-iran-nuclear-deal/5682367

Calling Trump's Rationale "Contrived," Supreme Court Halts Citizenship Question
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-01
In a surprise decision, Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by the four liberal members of the Supreme Court — Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor — halted the Trump administration's plans, at least …
globalresearch.ca/calling-trumps-rationale-contrived-supreme-court-halts-citizenship-question/5682247

They're Still Dying at an Early Age
Howard Lisnoff | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-01
The same day that Jonathan Kozol appeared on Democracy Now ("Jonathan Kozol: Joe Biden Didn't Just Praise Segregationists. He Also Spent Years Fighting Busing,"June 25, 2019), a report from a review team at Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy on the state of the Providence public schools in Rhode Island was released. The report was so damning…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/01/theyre-still-dying-at-an-early-age/

Hawai'i Board of Education Bans Herbicides on School Grounds in Response to Community Concerns
Center for Food Safety | indybay.org | 2019-07-01
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

New Research Warns Journalism Students To Explore Careers Outside Traditional News Media Because Of Industry Changes And Challenges
Special To The Black Star News | blackstarnews.com | 2019-06-30
Report underscores urgent need for journalism students–particularly Blacks–to explore employment avenues (including entrepreneurship) outside of traditional news media… | As the journalism industry rapidly evolves, what are professors in the field telling students about their job prospects? | A new study from Rice University and Rutgers University finds educators are encouraging aspiring journalists to look for work outside the news business. | "Professionalizing contingency: How Journalism Schools Adapt to Deprofessionalization," will appear in an upcoming edition of Social Forces. Authors Max Besbris, an a…
www.blackstarnews.com/education/educatio…

General Haftar Is Trying to Trick Turkey into Overextending Itself in Libya
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-30
Libyan National Army leader General Haftar ordered his forces to attack Turkish ships and companies that he accused of helping the internationally recognized Government of National Accord, as well as to arrest Turkish citizens in the country, which is nothing …
globalresearch.ca/haftar-trying-trick-turkey-overextending-itself-libya/5682189

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2019-07-01: News Headlines

Lynda Carson (2019-07-01). A question and answer session with Oakland's master luthier Ervin Somogyi. indybay.org This beautiful acoustic cutaway steel string guitar was made in 1985 by Lynda Carson in the guitar workshop of master luthier Ervin Somogyi under his guidance and wonderful teaching skills! It has a Sitka spruce top, and Indian rosewood for the back and sides.

Santa Cruz News (2019-07-01). UC Santa Cruz Lobby Corps Addresses Recall Effort. indybay.org 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."

Labor Video Project (2019-07-01). Racist Nazi Attack On CCSF Ethnic Studies Professor & Class. indybay.org CCSF Professor Dr. David Palaita faced a racist nazi attack in his class by two students. The students were seeking to terrorize and bust up the class. This has been combined with the CCSF Chancellor Mark Rocha and his rubber stamp Board of Trustees in mass cutbacks in classes, financial mismangement including use of bond funds for PAEC for consultants and cronies who want to privatize the college and sell off the Balboa reservoir to developer Avalon for 1500 high priced condos.

Center for Food Safety (2019-07-01). Hawai'i Board of Education Bans Herbicides on School Grounds in Response to Community Concerns. indybay.org 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.

Howard Lisnoff (2019-07-01). They're Still Dying at an Early Age. counterpunch.org The same day that Jonathan Kozol appeared on Democracy Now ("Jonathan Kozol: Joe Biden Didn't Just Praise Segregationists. He Also Spent Years Fighting Busing,"June 25, 2019), a report from a review team at Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy on the state of the Providence public schools in Rhode Island was released. The report was so damning More

The Canary (2019-07-01). Japan resumes commercial whaling after three-decade break. thecanary.co Japan has resumed commercial whaling after 31 years, meeting a long-cherished goal of traditionalists that is seen as a largely lost cause.Whaling boats embarked on their first commercial hunts since 1988, when Japan switched to so-called research whaling, but will stay within the country's exclusive economic waters.Japan's six-month notice to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) took effect on Sunday.The Fisheries Agency said the catch quota through until the end of this year is set at 227 whales, fewer than the 333 that Japan hunted in the Antarctic in recent years.A whaling boat leaves port…

Pepe Escobar (2019-07-01). The Trilateral Summit: Russia-India-China (RIC) "Share a Room with a View". Putin, Xi, Modi Meet in Secrecy. globalresearch.ca The most important trilateral at the G20 in Osaka was confined to a shoddy environment unworthy of Japan's unrivaled aesthetic minimalism. | Japan excels in perfect planning and execution. So it's hard to take this setup as an unfortunate "accident." At …

Global Research News (2019-07-01). Video: Trump Meets Kim Jong-un in the DMZ, First U.S. President to Enter North Korea. globalresearch.ca …

Prof. Marjorie Cohn (2019-07-01). Calling Trump's Rationale "Contrived," Supreme Court Halts Citizenship Question. globalresearch.ca In a surprise decision, Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by the four liberal members of the Supreme Court — Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor — halted the Trump administration's plans, at least …

Dr. Jack Rasmus (2019-07-01). US v. China: From Tariff War to Economic War. globalresearch.ca This past weekend, June 29, Trump and China president, Xi, met again at the G20 in Japan in the midst of a pending escalating trade war. But the outcome looks eerily similar to that of the prior G20 meeting in …

Dan Cohen (2019-07-01). How Sen. Rick Scott Became Big Oil's Point Man on Venezuelan Regime Change. globalresearch.ca The US oil cartel has given Florida's Rick Scott 500 million reasons to be one of the Senate's most fanatical cheerleaders for toppling Venezuela's leftist government. | *** | While National Security Advisor John Bolton, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, …

Jake Johnson (2019-07-01). 'We Need to Ban Fracking': New Analysis of 1,500 Scientific Studies Details Threat to Health and Climate. globalresearch.ca A comprehensive analysis of nearly 1,500 scientific studies, government reports, and media stories on the consequences of fracking released Wednesday found that the evidence overwhelmingly shows the drilling method poses a profound threat to public health and the climate. | The …

The Maritime Executive (2019-07-01). UAE: "We Don't Have Evidence" that Iran Carried Out Tanker Attacks. globalresearch.ca The United Arab Emirates appeared to part ways with the Trump administration Wednesday on the question of whether Iran is responsible for the recent attacks on merchant tankers in the Gulf of Oman. | The White House maintains that Iran or …

Tasnim News Agency (2019-07-01). "People Without a Country": Palestinians Seen 'Stateless' in Kushner's Economic Plan: Analyst. globalresearch.ca A senior author and analyst based in Sweden said Palestinians are regarded "as a people without a country" in the economic plan raised by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in a recent conference in Bahrain. | *** | "I …

Shawgi Tell (2019-06-30). Charter School Advocates Reject Analysis. dissidentvoice.org Advocates of privately-operated charter schools that siphon billions of dollars a year from public schools have been a little more defensive and restive than usual in recent months. This is to be expected given the growing number of mainstream and academic reports exposing their long-standing problems, as well as the fact that more people are …

Special To The Black Star News (2019-06-30). New Research Warns Journalism Students To Explore Careers Outside Traditional News Media Because Of Industry Changes And Challenges. blackstarnews.com Report underscores urgent need for journalism students–particularly Blacks–to explore employment avenues (including entrepreneurship) outside of traditional news media… | As the journalism industry rapidly evolves, what are professors in the field telling students about their job prospects? | A new study from Rice University and Rutgers University finds educators are encouraging aspiring journalists to look for work outside the news business. | "Professionalizing contingency: How Journalism Schools Adapt to Deprofessionalization," will appear in an upcoming edition of Social Forces. Authors Max Besbris, an a…

Stephen Lendman (2019-06-30). Trump-Xi Meeting: US to Lift Ban on High Tech Sales to China's Huawei? While Keeping Chinese Telecom Companies on a Blacklist. globalresearch.ca In May, the Trump regime placed China's tech giant Huawei and its 70 affiliates on its so-called Entity List. | The action shut them out of the US market, along with banning sales of US tech products and components to the …

Dania Akkad (2019-06-30). UN Secretary General Guterres 'Has Hidden Behind Protocol' over Khashoggi, No UN Investigation into Murder. globalresearch.ca UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "has hidden behind protocol" rather than push for an investigation into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the UN special rapporteur who probed the killing has told Middle East Eye. | Speaking on the sidelines of …

Andrew Korybko (2019-06-30). General Haftar Is Trying to Trick Turkey into Overextending Itself in Libya. globalresearch.ca Libyan National Army leader General Haftar ordered his forces to attack Turkish ships and companies that he accused of helping the internationally recognized Government of National Accord, as well as to arrest Turkish citizens in the country, which is nothing …

Abayomi Azikiwe (2019-06-30). Capitalist Development and Community Demolitions in Detroit. globalresearch.ca A white corporate-imposed mayor of the City of Detroit has been projected by the mainstream media as a savior of the majority African American populated municipality. | Although there have been enormous problems since the ascendancy of Mike Duggan through a …

Andrew Korybko (2019-06-30). "Make America Great Again" on July 4th: Trump's Military Parade Is MAGA at Its Finest. globalresearch.ca Trump's dream of holding a military parade in the American capital will finally come true this July 4th, which epitomizes his promise to "Make America Great Again" and might even begin a new annual tradition. | *** | President Trump is an …

Dr. Helen Caldicott (2019-06-30). Fukushima: "An Ongoing Global Radiological Catastrophe". "A Huge Coverup". Dr. Helen Caldicott. globalresearch.ca I have been to Fukushima and spoken to people there and the parents are desperate to hear the truth even if it's not good truth. And they thanked me for telling them the truth. So it's an absolute medical catastrophe I would say, and a total cover up to protect the nuclear industry and all its ramifications.

James A. Lucas (2019-06-30). US Has Killed More Than 20 Million People in 37 "Victim Nations" Since World War II. globalresearch.ca First published in November 2015 | GR Editor's Note | Let us put this in historical perspective: the commemoration of the War the End All Wars acknowledges that 15 million lives were lost in the course of World War I (1914-18). | The …

Andrew Korybko (2019-06-30). Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Visit to China Will Elevate Bangladesh's Role in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Extend China's Influence in South Asia. globalresearch.ca Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit China from July 3 to 5, during which time she's expected to ink several agreements focusing mostly on power generation and economic cooperation, according to her country's media. The South Asian state has …

Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich (2019-06-30). Washington's Infatuation with Iran's Mujahedin-e Khalq (M.E.K) Terrorist Organization. globalresearch.ca Inarguably, Washington has a long history of supporting terrorists. As General William Odom, President Reagan's former National Security Agency (NSA) Director wrote in his 2007 article " American Hegemony, How to Use It, How to Lose It": | "[T]errorism …

Mehrnaz Shahabi (2019-06-30). To Avoid War, the US Must Stop the Sanctions against Iran and Return to the JCPOA. globalresearch.ca Iran's decision to increase its stock of low enriched uranium from 174.1 kilograms on 20 May to beyond the JCPOA's agreed limit of 300 kilograms on 27 June 2019, is not a "violation" or "breach" of the nuclear deal, as …

Stephen Lendman (2019-06-30). Trump's Dubious Outreach to North Korea. globalresearch.ca US relations with other countries, especially sovereign independent ones it doesn't control, are long on unacceptable demands, woefully short on seeking cooperative relations. | Two summits between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un failed to improve bilateral relations. | They featured …

F. William Engdahl (2019-06-30). Trump's Re-election? Did the Federal Reserve Already "Decide the 2020 US Election"? globalresearch.ca As of beginning July 2019 prospects look positive for a re-election of Donald Trump as President in November 2020. Headline stock market and GDP figures all look positive…at the present. The huge unanswered question is whether that can be sustained …

Global Research News (2019-06-30). Selected Articles: Demasking the Torture of Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca Do you value the reporting and in-depth analysis provided by Global Research on a daily basis? | Click to | * * * | | Capitalist Development and Community Demolitions …

Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya (2019-06-30). Plans for Redrawing the Middle East: The Project for a "New Middle East" globalresearch.ca Towards the balkanization (division) and finlandization (pacification) of the Middle East…

Michael Welch (2019-06-30). Persian Peril: Brinkmanship in the Post-INF Treaty Era. globalresearch.ca "By sending this signal of massive retaliation, I think Iran may have stopped an American attack on Natanz (nuclear facility) in July, because the United States now knows that any attack against Iran cannot be contained. It will not be …

Diana Johnstone (2019-06-30). The San Francisco Murals and the "Suicide of the Left" globalresearch.ca The decision of the San Francisco school board to obliterate the historic murals in George Washington High School is not just another instance of Identity Politics foolishness. It is also a terrifying illustration of the drastic mental decline of what …

WSWS (2019-06-29). West Virginia legalizes charter schools. wsws.org Defying the overwhelming sentiments of teachers, students and workers, Governor Jim Justice signed a bill legalizing the state's first-ever charter schools.

RT (2019-06-29). FBI pushes US universities to spy on Chinese students & visitors. rt.com The FBI is urging American universities to help the agency spy on Chinese students and scholars from Chinese research institutions, particularly those working in tech, science, math, engineering, and anything defense-related.

Federico Pieraccini (2019-06-29). Latest Weapon of US Imperialism: Liquified Natural Gas (LNG). globalresearch.ca One of the most important energy battles of the future will be fought in the field of liquid natural gas (LNG). Suggested as one of the main solutions to pollution, LNG offers the possibility of still managing to meet …

teleSUR (2019-06-29). Study: Over 63,000 Victims of Extortion in Guatemala. telesurenglish.net Nearly 64,000 people were victims of extortion in Guatemala between 2008 and 2018, according to statistics released on Friday by a humanitarian organization. | RELATED: | Guatemala Cannot Be A Safe Third Country For Migrants: VP | Extortion is one of the most common crimes in Guatemala, affecting men more than women, a new study releas…

William E. Bruhn (2019-06-29). Prevalence and Characteristics of Virginia Hospitals Suing Patients and Garnishing Wages for Unpaid Medical Bills. globalresearch.ca An estimated 20% of US consumers had medical debt in collections in 2014.1 Medical debt has been increasing with direct patient billing, rising insurance deductibles, and more out-of-network care being delivered, even at in-network facilities. Bills sent directly to …

Stephen Lendman (2019-06-29). Trump-Xi Meeting in Osaka: Smiles and Handshakes, Are Things "Back on Track" Between the US and China? globalresearch.ca Xi Jinping/Trump talks on the sidelines of the Osaka, Japan G20 summit turned out as expected — replicating the outcome of their talks at the Buenos Aires G20 summit late last year. | Then and now, both leaders agreed to continue …

Philip A Farruggio (2019-06-29). Media Debates on Network TV: The 500 Pound Gorilla in a "Room of Jackasses" globalresearch.ca MSNBC, with its empire loving moderators, held the 2nd of two great 'nights of comedy' last evening. With an audience made up of nice folks, a majority of whom don't have a clue as to how the Two Party/One Party …

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William Bowles (2019-06-29). The $5,000,000,000,000,000 Question? The Unspoken Cause of Planetary Destruction. globalresearch.ca Apparently, if we add up all the 'values' that make up Planet Earth, we arrive at the figure of $5 quadrillion [1]! We've reduced the irreducible to the level of an accountant's spreadsheet. Yet, it's exactly this kind of thinking …

Andre Vltchek (2019-06-29). In Indonesian Borneo: Humiliate Native People, Then Loot Their Land. asia-pacificresearch.com …

Stephen Lendman (2019-06-29). JCPOA Talks Fall Short, US Middle East Military Buildup. Bolton Seeks Partners for War on Iran. globalresearch.ca JCPOA nuclear deal Joint Commission members include Iran, Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia. | On Friday, talks in Vienna involving officials of these countries fell short, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying the following at their conclusion: | "It was …

Edward Curtin (2019-06-29). What's Happening in the "Land of the Free" and the "Home of the Brave"? globalresearch.ca There's something happening here/What it is ain't exactly clear." — Buffalo Springfield | The Sunday newspaper had been left on the park bench. Its book page had lists of best-sellers, as if numbers two through ten could be the "best" along …

Steven Sahiounie (2019-06-29). Crisis in Northern Syria: A Look Inside the Real Idlib Today. globalresearch.ca Idlib has always been a small farming area, but the western media has inflated it to gargantuan proportions. There were only 34 hospitals total in Idlib, and yet we hear of dozens of hospitals being hit by airstrikes. The Syrian …

Friends of the Earth (2019-06-29). Environmental and Public Interest Groups Demand EPA Revoke Monsanto's License to Pollute. globalresearch.ca Today, environmental and consumer organizations are delivering more than 149,000 public comments to the Environmental Protection Agency advocating for a ban on glyphosate, aka Monsanto's RoundUp, which is linked to cancer. The EPA is collecting public comments …

Dr. Jack Rasmus (2019-06-29). Ideological Manipulation: Attacking Progressive Ideas and Policies, Misrepresenting Socialism. globalresearch.ca Capitalist ideology apparatuses (i.e. talk shows, cable news, think tanks, business press editorialists, etc.) have been gearing up in recent months, targeting new progressive ideas that have begun to emerge: medicare for all, modern money theory, green new deal, Socialism, …

Andrew Korybko (2019-06-29). Tanzania's Decision to Suspend the Bagamoyo Port Project: A Surprise Blow against China's Silk Road Vision for East Africa. globalresearch.ca The East African country has the proud distinction of hosting China's first modern-day Silk Road, the 1970s TAZARA railway, which is why Tanzania's decision to suspend the $10 billion Bagamoyo port project that was supposed to be built by the …

teleSUR (2019-06-28). Activists Lie Under Sheets to Protest Colombian Murders at OAS. telesurenglish.net Protesters covered themselves in white sheets and lay outside the Organization of American States (OAS) taking place in Medellin since Tuesday to demonstrate the increasing number of murders of rural leaders in Colombia, and OAS leadership contradicting state statistics. | RELATED: | Colombian Cartel Kills Woman Community Leader, Son Witnesses | Human rights organizations, Don't Kill, Peace in the Streets, and Peace Generation, organized the performance protest Friday to demonstra…

Staff (2019-06-28). Kamala Harris Challenges Biden on Opposing Busing & Integration in 1970s: "That Little Girl Was Me" democracynow.org The second night of the first Democratic presidential debate was billed as a face-off between front-runners former Vice President Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders, but it was California Senator Kamala Harris who took command of the stage Thursday night. Harris sparred with Biden over his recent comments about working with segregationists in the Senate and for his opposition to Delaware's attempts to bus students in an effort to integrate its schools in the 1970s. "There was a little girl in California who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools, and she was bused to school every day. That lit…

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