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2019-05-30: Social Media Postees

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Unafraid, Egypt's teenagers rise up against the Sisi dictatorship
Aboulfotouh Kandil | peoplesworld.org | 2019-05-30
Egypt last week witnessed teenagers pouring into the streets to protest the failure of the new national exam system instituted by the country's military dictatorship. Thousands of freshman high schoolers, most of them 15 years of age, peacefully marched, calling for the dismissal of Tarek Shawqi, the minister of education. Since he took control of …
peoplesworld.org/article/unafraid-egypts-teenagers-rise-up-against-the-sisi-dictatorship/

Massive Protest in Brazil Against Bolsonaro's Policies
plenglish.com | 2019-05-30
Brasilia, May 30 (Prensa Latina) Hundreds of thousands of people are protesting this Thursday in Brazil against the policies of budget cuts in education and reforms by the government of Jair Bolsonaro.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id…

Teachers' Strike in Colombia to Demand Resources
plenglish.com | 2019-05-30
Bogota, May 30 (Prensa Latina) About 33,000 public school teachers in Bogota are Thursday in strike in demanding greater resources for the education sector and improved health care for teachers.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id…

Imperial Joe: Biden Trades Bread and Circuses for War
David Underhill | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-30
Bread and circuses pacified the Roman masses while the emperors with their legions patrolled far borders to pacify barbarians who resisted joining the empire. Joe Biden updated this governing method at his presidential campaign launch rally in Philadelphia.He offered a buffet of appetizing items to improve America's education, infrastructure, health care and climate policies. He pledged to unite the nation and restore its soul and backbone. And he said not a word about the country's ongoing and looming wars.He looked abroad only to lament that Trump's antics and his affections for "dictators and tyrants" like Put…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/30/imperial-joe-biden-trades-bread-and-circuses-for-war/

Brazil: New Rallies to Defend Education and Social Security
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-30
Brazil is holding a new, nationwide strike Thursday as thousands of workers, teachers and students take to the streets to protests against President Jair Bolsonaro's policies related to social security privatization and budget cuts to universities and scientific research institutes. | RELATED: | Brazil's Economy Shrank, First Time Since 2016 | Conven…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-New-Rallies-to-Defend-Education-and-Social-Security-20190530-0008.html

Another Nationwide Protest in Brazil against Cuts in Education
plenglish.com | 2019-05-30
Brasilia, May 30 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian students, professors and workers are taking to the streets again in more than 150 cities of the country on Thursday to protest against the budgetary cuts in education and the reforms made by the Government of President Jair Bolsonaro.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id…

Forum & Discussion: The Fight for Public Education
Party for Socialism and Liberation | indybay.org | 2019-05-30
2969 Mission St. near 26th St.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/29/18823661.php

3 white women sue 'totalitarian' diversity-obsessed NYC school system for discrimination
rt.com | 2019-05-30
Three white New York City school administrators are suing the Department of Education, claiming they were demoted and replaced with less-qualified but racially-diverse colleagues as part of a crusade against "toxic whiteness." | …
rt.com/usa/460601-nyc-schools-discriminate-whites-lawsuit/

Don't Let Your News Be Silenced — Support Global Research
Global Research | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
The world is changing — but whose voice is telling you how? | Global Research stands at a pivotal moment in its 18-year history. Increasingly we are faced with new challenges regarding how to keep our content flowing and accessible to …
globalresearch.ca/dont-let-your-news-be-silenced-support-the-global-research-fundraiser/5484900

Death of South Africa's Lonmin Mining House. "Murder by Money"
Prof. Patrick Bond | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
The death of the 110-year old mining house Lonmin at a London shareholders meeting on May 28 occurred not through bankruptcy or nationalisation, as would have been logical at various points in time. It was the result of a takeover …
globalresearch.ca/lonmins-murder-money/5679053

U.S. Government Seeks NGO Help for Removing Iran from Syria
Dr. Michael Brenner | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
The U.S.Department of State is offering a grant of $75,000,000 to non-government-organizations to help it to further meddle in Syria. | The grant SFOP0005916 — Supporting Local Governance and Civil Society in Syria will go to "Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status …
globalresearch.ca/u-s-government-seeks-ngo-help-removing-iran-syria/5679005

Agricultural Memory and Sustainability
Dr. Kelly Reed | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
A significant overhaul of the current global food system is needed to meet the challenges of feeding a growing world population and many stress that this is only achievable by changing diets, food production and reducing food waste. | How do …
globalresearch.ca/agricultural-memory-sustainability/5679034

Hard Right Turn Ontario: Authoritarian Neoliberalism
Prof. Greg Albo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
A decade after the global financial crisis, few of the initial political calculations on the trajectory of world capitalism remain intact. The assessments made by liberals and social democrats alike on the end of neoliberalism and a revival of Keynesian …
globalresearch.ca/hard-right-turn-ontario-authoritarian-neoliberalism/5679025

Video: Kosovo Police Raids in Serb-majority Areas Spark New Round of Tensions in the Balkans
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
On May 28, Kosovo Police's Regional Operational Support Unit (ROSU) carried out mass raids in areas of compact settlement of ethnic Serbs in the northwestern part of the breakaway region. ROSU units, reportedly supported by over 70 vehicles, detained more …
globalresearch.ca/video-kosovo-forces-raids-serb-majority-areas-spark-new-round-tensions-balkans/5678971

Lies in Politics: Boris Johnson, the Law and the European Union
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
An enduring memory of the 2016 Brexit campaign, so marked by the foppish-haired blusterer, Boris Johnson, was the claim that the European Union was hungrily drawing out from British coffers £350 million a week. It was insufferable, unqualified and …
globalresearch.ca/lies-politics-boris-johnson-law-european-union/5678965

The Bilderbergers in Switzerland
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
The conferences of the Bilderbergers are the most secretive events, managed by those who pull the strings behind world leaders — politicians, corporate CEOs, big finance, and other business execs – artists, and the who-are-whose of the world elite.
globalresearch.ca/bilderbergers-switzerland/5678959

Study: Striped Maple Plant Swaps Sex Multiple Times
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-30
Striped maple trees (acer pensylvanicum ) change sex from year to year, researchers – who conducted a study published in the journal Annals of Botany, Rutgers University-New Brunswick – found. | RELATED: | Save Nature to Save Ourselves, UN Report Pleads | The study showed that some 54% of the striped maple trees changed sexes over a four-year period, with some carrying out the process at least twice. This adaptation, according to the scientists, aids the longevity of the striped maple plant.
telesurenglish.net/news/Scientists-Baffled-by-Striped-Maple-Plant-Switching-Sex-Multiple-Times-20190530-0005.html

Ukraine's New President Volodymyr Zelensky: Wing-Clipped in Rare, Public "Diplomatic" Document
Joris De Draeck | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
It's not too often we get a behind-the-scenes look at "diplomacy" in all its ugliest of forms. Given the mess Ukraine is in — as witnessed by the election of a completely nonsensical presidential candidate — it may come as …
globalresearch.ca/ukraines-new-president-wing-clipped-rare-public-diplomatic-document/5678963

Former Israeli Defense Minister Confirms Israeli Collaboration with ISIS in Syria
Richard Silverstein | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
This article was originally published in April 2017. | In the midst of complaining about the Islamist threat to Israel and the world, Bibi Netanyahu conveniently forgets that his own country enjoys a tacit alliance with ISIS in Syria. It is …
globalresearch.ca/former-israeli-defense-minister-confirms-israeli-collaboration-isis-syria/5678974

Latest Attempt to Prosecute President Assad at ICC. Criminalisation of "International Justice"
Vanessa Beeley | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
In March 2019 two law firms filed cases at the ICC against Syria's President Bashar Al Assad and unnamed members of the Syrian government. Toby Cadman of Guernica Chambers and Rodney Dixon of Temple Garden Chambers were the protagonists in …
globalresearch.ca/latest-attempt-prosecute-president-assad-icc-further-criminalisation-international-justice/5678935

Selected Articles: The Bilderbergers in Switzerland
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
Our objective at Global Research is to recruit one thousand committed "volunteers" among our more than 50,000 Newsletter subscribers to support the distribution of Global Research articles (email lists, social media, crossposts). | Do not send us money. Under Plan A…
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-the-bilderbergers-in-switzerland/5679063

Trump's Decision to Arm the Saudis Against Iran Will End in Disaster
Daniel R. DePetris | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
Developments in the Persian Gulf are heating up, and they are heating up fast. | An additional 1,500 U.S. troops are packing their bags for the region–this on top of an accelerated deployment of an American aircraft carrier battle group and …
globalresearch.ca/trumps-decision-arm-saudis-against-iran-end-disaster/5679038

How Yesterday Resembles Today: Iran Confronted the US in the Straits of Hormuz in the 1980s
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
"We are going to intercept and stop all oil exports from the (Middle East) region if we are prevented from exporting our oil. We shall take every measure possible to close the Straits of Hormuz. If the US aims — …
globalresearch.ca/how-yesterday-resembles-today-iran-confronted-us-straits-hormuz-1980s/5679042

Unequal Justice: Julian Assange Is an Enemy in Trump's War on the First Amendment
Bill Blum | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
The prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act represents a dangerous turn in President Donald Trump's war on the First Amendment. Whether you love Assange or loathe him, it is vital to understand the eighteen-count indictment…
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-enemy-trumps-war-first-amendment/5679024

Srebrenica and Jasenovac: The Genuine Difference Between a Phony and a Real Genocide
Stephen Karganovic | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
Our investigation of Srebrenica points to some very important insights concerning Jasenovac. Jasenovac, for those who are unfamiliar with it, was a death camp in the Nazi satellite " Independent State of Croatia" during World War II, also known …
globalresearch.ca/srebrenica-jasenovac-difference-between-phony-real-genocide/5678995

The American People Are the True Victims of the US Sponsored "Coup" against Venezuela
Eleanor Goldfield | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
There's an office that you go to to overthrow a government. CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou stands in front of a packed house in the Chavez Room at the Venezuelan Embassy. A mural of Hugo Chavez looks on from the …
globalresearch.ca/american-people-true-victims-our-latest-coup/5678979

The Sensation of "Financialization": How It Undermines Real Economic Development
Jomo Kwame Sundaram | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
Over recent decades, the scope, size, concentration, power and even the purpose and role of finance have changed so significantly that a new term, financialization, was coined to name this phenomenon. | Financialization refers to a process that has not only …
globalresearch.ca/sensation-financialization/5678986

France and Ireland Tap up EU for €667 Million to Build Massive Energy Power Link
Sam Morgan | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
The leaders of France and Ireland asked European Commission boss Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday (28 May) to back their request for over half a billion euros in energy project funding, which would be earmarked to 'Brexit-proof' Ireland's power needs. | French …
globalresearch.ca/france-ireland-tap-eu-e667m-build-power-link/5679028

Stripped of Their Rights: Understanding the Gaza Strip
Rima Najjar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
Many wonder why Israel continues to persecute the Palestinians in Gaza with such brutal repression. | The answer is simple; Palestinians in Gaza pose a demographic and, indeed, an existential threat to the Jewish state, which created the inferno that is …
globalresearch.ca/stripped-their-rights-understanding-gaza-strip/5679050

Daesh Terror Group Burns 5,000 Acres of Crops Across Iraq: Official
Daily Sabah | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
Daesh terror group has been setting fire to the livelihoods of Iraqi farmers in Kirkuk, Salahaddin, Mosul, Al-Anbar and Diyala provinces, an Iraqi government official said Tuesday. | Iraqi Ministry of the Interior's Civil Defense General Director Kadim Salman told Anadolu …
globalresearch.ca/daesh-terror-group-burns-5000-acres-crops-iraq-official/5679031

"Technotyranny": The Iron-Fisted Authoritarianism of the Surveillance State
John W. Whitehead | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
"There will come a time when it isn't 'They're spying on me through my phone' anymore. Eventually, it will be 'My phone is spying on me.'" ‚Äï Philip K. Dick | Red pill or blue pill? You decide. | Twenty years after …
globalresearch.ca/technotyranny-iron-fisted-authoritarianism-surveillance-state/5678993

South Africa Elections: African National Congress (ANC) Maintains Majority
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
South Africans voted overwhelmingly on May 8 for the ruling African National Congress (ANC), returning the party to government with a nearly 3-1 majority above the nearest runner up within the legislative structure. | Incumbent President Cyril Ramaphosa, a former …
globalresearch.ca/south-africa-elections-african-national-congress-anc-maintains-majority/5678983

Hassan Diab and His Supporters Demand Public Release of Segal Report and Renew Call for Public Inquiry and Reform of Canada's Extradition Act
Hassan Diab Support Committee | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
Murray Segal, former Deputy Attorney General of Ontario, has delivered a report of his review of the extradition of Dr. Hassan Diab to the Minister of Justice, David Lametti. The Minister's office has confirmed receipt of the report …
globalresearch.ca/hassan-diab-his-supporters-demand-public-release-segal-report-renew-call-public-inquiry-reform-canadas-extradition-act/5679046

Brazilian Economy Falls 0.2 Percent in First Quarter 2019
plenglish.com | 2019-05-30
30 de mayo de 2019, 16: 13Brasilia, May 30 (Prensa Latina) Brazil"s economy, the largest in Latin America, contracted by 0.2 percent in the first quarter of the year, its first decline since late 2016, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported Thursday.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id…

Victorious Grassroots Caucus Faces Challenge From Longtime Incumbent in Teachers Union Election
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-05-30
In Baltimore, longtime teachers union incumbents have demanded a re-election after a grassroots slate's surprise victory. Now the American Federation of Teachers may decide the outcome.
therealnews.com/columns/victorious-grassroots-caucus-faces-challenge-from-longtime-incumbent-in-teachers-union-election

52,000 teachers strike in New Zealand
wsws.org | 2019-05-30
The biggest teachers' strike in the country's history drew support from many parents and workers who are affected by the worsening social crisis.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/30/teac…

Garland, TX community confronts school board over trafficked teachers
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-05-30
Garland, TX – On May 28 members of the community, together with some of the affected teachers, confronted the Garland school board about the board's failure to act to help teachers who had been trafficked from the Philippines to work in the Garland school district. | Three teachers and several community supporters addressed the school board, while dozens of other supporters sat in the room wearing t-shirts and buttons in support of the teachers' cause. After the last speaker, the supporters began chanting "When teachers are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!" and were escorted from the b…
fightbacknews.org/2019/5/30/garland-tx-community-confronts-school-board-over-trafficked-teachers

Bangladesh Charges 16 for Burning Alive Sexual Abuse Survivor
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-30
Bangladesh police charged 16 people for the murder of a female teenager burned to death last month after she registered a complaint against her teacher for sexually abusing her. | RELATED: | Bangladesh Schools Fight Sexual Harassment After Girl's Murder | Nusrat Jahan Rafi was 18 when her killers–classmates–poured kerosene over her and…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bangladesh-Charges-16-for-Burning-Alive-Sexual-Abuse-Survivor–20190530-0010.html

We Can Free a Generation From Burden of College Loan Debt
Jesse Jackson | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-30
The reaction — shock, joy, disbelief, euphoria — revealed the importance of Robert F. Smith's stunning gift, when he announced, unexpectedly, that he would pay off all the college debts of Morehouse College students graduating this year. His gift literally changed the prospects and the lives of the vast majority of those 396 graduates. Morehouse…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/30/we-can-free-a-generation-from-burden-of-college-loan-debt/

Democrats' 2020 Policy Blitz Largely Lacking on Immigration
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-05-30
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential contenders are in a feverish battle to one-up each other with ever-more-ambitious plans to beat back global warming, curb gun violence, offer universal health care coverage, slash student debt and preserve abortion rights. Larg…
truthdig.com/articles/democrats-2020-policy-blitz-largely-lacking-on-immigration/

Support Greta's call for a global climate strike
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-05-30
The inspiring, global student-led climate strike protests on May 24, initiated by high school students, took place in an incredible 1594 cities and towns across more than 118 countries. | It shows the global student strike movement is growing, out-mobilising strike actions just two months before and joining up with other climate networks such as Extinction Rebellion. | The #FridaysfortheFuture protests, started by Swedish school student Greta Thunberg, were also organised in several cities in Australia on May 24, the largest of which was called by Extinction Rebellion in Melbourne. Thousands of students and other…
greenleft.org.au/content/support-gretas-call-global-climate-strike

Istanbul public meeting calls for the defence of Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning
wsws.org | 2019-05-30
Leading members of Sosyalist Eşitlik and the International Youth and Students for Social Equality addressed the meeting, which adopted a resolution calling for the freedom of Assange and Manning.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/30/ista…

A major win for transgender rights: UN health agency drops 'gender identity disorder', as official diagnosis
United Nations | un.org | 2019-05-30
"To reflect critical advances in science and medicine", the World Health Organization, WHO, has removed so-called "gender identity disorder" from its official manual of diagnoses, which is being hailed as a major win for transgender rights.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/05/1039531

Trump Administration and EPA Anti-Science Work Will Cost Lives
Mary Anne Hitt | commondreams.org | 2019-05-30
This repugnant attempt to swindle the public will not go unnoticed by the people whose lives and health Wheeler is jeopardizing. (Photo: iStock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/views/2019/05/30/trump-administration-and-epa-anti-science-work-will-cost-lives?cd-origin=rss

Fairfield University Announces New Veterans Fellowships for Graduate Students
Special To The Black Star News | blackstarnews.com | 2019-05-29
Former servicemen and women interested in pursuing a master's degree in creative writing or public administration can apply to receive up to $10,000 in financial assistance from the College of Arts and Sciences. | Fairfield University takes great pride in serving veterans of the U.S. armed forces, just as they take pride in having served our country. As part of the University's commitment to helping these courageous individuals attain their educational goals, the College of Arts and Sciences is excited to offer a limited number of graduate level, veterans fellowships to former servicemen and servicewomen interest…
www.blackstarnews.com/education/educatio…

Prominent Dems introduce anti-forced arbitration bill
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-05-29
WASHINGTON–Prominent congressional Democrats, including the chair of the relevant House committee and eight presidential hopefuls, want to negate the Supreme Court's ruling that mandates company-friendly forced arbitration that overrides workers' rights. The Restoring Justice for Workers Act, unveiled by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott, D-Va., …
peoplesworld.org/article/prominent-dems-introduce-anti-forced-arbitration-bill/

Serbia President Vucic' Failed Efforts to "Recognize" Kosovo as an Independent Nation State
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-29
Serbian President Vucic has had a lot of difficulty getting his people to support his efforts to "recognize" the breakaway NATO-occupied Province of Kosovo as "independent", yet just a day after he told parliament that "we need to recognize that …
globalresearch.ca/albanians-suspiciously-confirmed-vucics-lost-kosovo-claim-right/5678926

How About a Peace Race Instead of an Arms Race?
Lawrence Wittner | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-29
In late April, the highly-respected Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reported that, in 2018, world military expenditures rose to a record $1.82 trillion. The biggest military spender by far was the United States, which increased its military budget by nearly 5 percent to $649 billion (36 percent of the global total). But most other nations…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/29/how-about-a-peace-race-instead-of-an-arms-race/

A Teacher's Scorecard for Democratic 2020 Hopefuls
Peter Greene | progressive.org | 2019-05-29
This time around, teachers unions have announced their intention to cast a wider net for member opinions. I'm happy to step up.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/teacher-scorecard-democratic-hopefuls-greene-190529/

Honduran government cracks down on strike by teachers, doctors and nurses
wsws.org | 2019-05-29
The trade unions and opposition parties have done everything possible to keep workers from appealing for a common struggle of the international working class against imperialism.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/29/hond…

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2019-05-29: News Headlines

WSWS (2019-05-29). University of Chicago graduate student union authorizes strike action. wsws.org The vote is in response to the U of C administration's anti-democratic attempt to block the recognition of the graduate student union for nearly two years.

Special To The Black Star News (2019-05-29). Fairfield University Announces New Veterans Fellowships for Graduate Students. blackstarnews.com Former servicemen and women interested in pursuing a master's degree in creative writing or public administration can apply to receive up to $10,000 in financial assistance from the College of Arts and Sciences. | Fairfield University takes great pride in serving veterans of the U.S. armed forces, just as they take pride in having served our country. As part of the University's commitment to helping these courageous individuals attain their educational goals, the College of Arts and Sciences is excited to offer a limited number of graduate level, veterans fellowships to former servicemen and servicewomen interest…

Democracy Now! (2019-05-29). Headlines for May 29, 2019. democracynow.org SCOTUS Makes 2 Key Decisions on Indiana Abortion Laws, Missouri's Last Abortion Clinic May Shut Down This Week, Netflix Considers Georgia Production Boycott After Abortion Ban, Sen. Kamala Harris Announces Plan for Gov't Oversight of New State Abortion Laws, Rights Groups Challenge Rule Allowing Providers to Refuse Healthcare Based on Religious Belief, PA Policy Allowing Students to Choose Bathroom Remains in Place After SCOTUS Declines Challenge, Sen. McConnell Would Confirm a Trump SCOTUS Nominee in 2020, Angela Merkel Warns Against Rise of Nationalism, At Least 20 Civilians Killed in Syria as U.N. Warns of Hum…

WSWS (2019-05-29). Tens of thousands join climate strike in New Zealand. wsws.org While organisers called for "pressure" to be placed on the parliamentary parties, many students agreed climate change could not be addressed without abolishing capitalism.

Mark Gruenberg (2019-05-29). Prominent Dems introduce anti-forced arbitration bill. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Prominent congressional Democrats, including the chair of the relevant House committee and eight presidential hopefuls, want to negate the Supreme Court's ruling that mandates company-friendly forced arbitration that overrides workers' rights. The Restoring Justice for Workers Act, unveiled by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott, D-Va., …

Party for Socialism and Liberation (2019-05-29). Forum & Discussion: The Fight for Public Education. indybay.org 2969 Mission St. near 26th St.

WSWS (2019-05-29). Honduran government cracks down on strike by teachers, doctors and nurses. wsws.org The trade unions and opposition parties have done everything possible to keep workers from appealing for a common struggle of the international working class against imperialism.

Staff (2019-05-29). The Egregious Disparity Behind Anti-Abortion Laws. truthdig.com In the past few weeks, my Facebook feed has exploded with posts about abortion. If you use Facebook, probably yours has too. | There's a lot to say about abortion, especially now that Georgia, Alabama, Missouri, and Ohio have passed extremely restrictive laws banning abortions in cases where they previously would be legal. But I think there's a bigger picture to look at too. | The bigger picture is women's sexuality. Straight men's sexuality is treated as more legit than women's. The differences start at a young age. | How many families teach bo…

Peter Greene (2019-05-29). A Teacher's Scorecard for Democratic 2020 Hopefuls. progressive.org This time around, teachers unions have announced their intention to cast a wider net for member opinions. I'm happy to step up.

Consortiumnews (2019-05-29). Science Won't Save the Planet. consortiumnews.com We urgently need to wean ourselves off our addictive consumption, to stop identifying with the system that is killing us, writes Jonathan Cook. By JonathanCook Jonathan-Cook.net I don't write much directly about climate collapse, even though by any measure it… Read more →

Maritime Herald (2019-05-29). Sabotage to Ten Cargo Ships Preventing Them from Arriving in Venezuela. globalresearch.ca The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, on Monday announced that ten boats with gasoline heading to the South American country were the object of sabotage, as part of the "persecution" resulting from the sanctions imposed by the US, against …

Tina Renier (2019-05-29). The Decline of Jamaica's Trade Union Movement in the Era of Capitalist Globalization. globalresearch.ca Jamaica's development project was largely influenced by Western expansionism and colonialism. Colonialism was predicated on the demand for extraction of resources and forced labour of African slaves in order to market the industrial products of metropolitan countries (McMichael, 2004 and …

Andrew Korybko (2019-05-29). Serbia President Vucic' Failed Efforts to "Recognize" Kosovo as an Independent Nation State. globalresearch.ca Serbian President Vucic has had a lot of difficulty getting his people to support his efforts to "recognize" the breakaway NATO-occupied Province of Kosovo as "independent", yet just a day after he told parliament that "we need to recognize that …

Andrew Korybko (2019-05-29). Can Boris Johnson Save Brexit? globalresearch.ca There are few things in this world as divisive as Brexit, and few that are as uncertain as it too. Outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May made a major mess of what voters originally assumed would be a clear-cut process …

Hans Stehling (2019-05-29). Military Madness: German Hi Tech Weapons for Israel. globalresearch.ca Merkel is the most powerful and influential politician not only in Europe but in the world, today. | Yet she, herself, made arguably the greatest political and military error of the past 70 years by unilaterally agreeing to supply Israel's tiny …

Jonathan Cook (2019-05-29). Endless Procedural Abuses Show Julian Assange Case Was Never About Law. globalresearch.ca It is astonishing how often one still hears well-informed, otherwise reasonable people say about Julian Assange: "But he ran away from Swedish rape charges by hiding in Ecuador's embassy in London." | That short sentence includes at least three factual …

Susan Dirgham (2019-05-29). Robert Stuart vs the BBC: "Saving Syria's Children". Was the Video Footage "Real" or "Staged"? globalresearch.ca It's a David vs Goliath story. A former local newspaper reporter, Robert Stuart, is taking on the British Broadcasting Corporation. Stuart believes that a sensational video story about an alleged atrocity in Syria "was largely, if not entirely, staged." The …

Rep. Ron Paul (2019-05-29). Congress Fiddles While Trump Lurches Toward War on Iran. globalresearch.ca Congress, and particularly the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives, seems determined to see the end of the Trump Administration before the 2020 vote. Although House Speaker Pelosi claims she is not seeking impeachment, she's accusing the president of "covering up" something. …

John Treat (2019-05-29). Growth in Renewable Energy Has Stalled. Investment Is Falling. But Why? globalresearch.ca The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently announced that the growth of capacity additions to renewable power generation stalled in 2018, after nearly two decades of growth. Calling the new findings an "unexpected flattening of growth trends," the IEA noted that …

Dr. Bachar al-Jaafari (2019-05-29). Video: Syria Ambassador Jaafari at UN Security Council: "Words may Lie, but Actions will always Tell the Truth" globalresearch.ca At the UN Security Council meeting on May 28, 2019, Syria's permanent representative Dr. Bashar Jaafari called upon foreign military forces to withdraw from Syria? | But who are these foreign military forces? | How to compel the United States and its …

Telesur (2019-05-29). US Senator Calls for Grenada-like Invasion of Venezuela. globalresearch.ca "I would do exactly what Reagan did. I would give Cuba the ultimatum to get out of Venezuela. If they don't, I would let the Venezuelan military know, you've got to choose between democracy and Maduro. And if you choose …

Zero Hedge (2019-05-29). Warzone: 42 People Shot in Chicago over Memorial Day Weekend. globalresearch.ca During the lengthened Memorial Day weekend, Chicago police responded to 42 people shot, seven of whom died of their injuries. | The violence was slightly above average for this time of year, according to homicide data indexed by the Chicago Tribune…

Barbara Nimri Aziz (2019-05-29). The Ever Dependable Bully on Embassy Row; Venezuela and Iraq Are No Longer Worlds Apart. globalresearch.ca The United States is still punishing Iran for the 1979 takeover of its 'sacred' premises, its embassy in Tehran. By contrast, when American authorities occupy another nation's embassy there's nothing but approval from the American public and silent acquiescence by …

Edward Curtin (2019-05-29). Speeding into the Void of Cyberspace as Designed. globalresearch.ca "The internet was hardwired to be a surveillance tool from the start. No matter what we use the network for today — dating, directions, encrypted chat, email, or just reading the news — it always had a dual-use nature rooted …

Julia Kassem (2019-05-29). Detroit's Water Austerity: Lack of Household Water, Contamination, Potential Public Health Crisis. globalresearch.ca A report based on morbidity data from Henry Ford Hospital and the Detroit Health Department from 2012 to 2017 tracked the trends between waterborne illnesses and year. The drastic increase in levels of waterborne diseases showed links between the lack …

Andrew Korybko (2019-05-29). Will America Go to War? Trump's Middle East Troop Dispatch Is Nothing More than Chest-thumping. globalresearch.ca This stage-managed drama is all about selling more arms to America's Gulf allies in an attempt to undercut the strategic gains that Russia and China's "military diplomacy" have recently made | *** | The entire world is wondering whether the US will …

Lawrence Wittner (2019-05-29). How About a Peace Race Instead of an Arms Race? counterpunch.org In late April, the highly-respected Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reported that, in 2018, world military expenditures rose to a record $1.82 trillion. The biggest military spender by far was the United States, which increased its military budget by nearly 5 percent to $649 billion (36 percent of the global total). But most other nations More

Jin Canrong (2019-05-29). China Has Three Trump Cards to Win the US-China Trade War. globalresearch.ca China is not afraid of the US on trade issues. It is better for the trade war not to happen since it will hurt both sides. But if the trade war happens, China will win. It may be an unexpected …

True Publica (2019-05-28). European Elections — Read What You Want from These Statistics. Britain Cannot Decide on Brexit. globalresearch.ca The European elections were always going to be interesting if nothing else. We've put lots of stats together so you can see them in a different way. | One thing is for sure — this particular vote proved only one thing …

Staff (2019-05-28). Marijuana Activist Faces 10 Years in Prison for Using Facebook Live. therealnews.com A 20-year-old student activist was charged with felony wiretapping for using Facebook Live while in the office of Rep. Andy Harris, known for pushing back against the legalization of marijuana in DC…

Democracy Now! (2019-05-28). DeJaun Davis-Correia & Ben Jealous on Billionaire's Pledge to Pay Debt of Morehouse Graduating Class. democracynow.org Earlier this month, the billionaire investor Robert Smith stunned many when he offered to pay off the student loans of the 2019 graduating class at the historically black Morehouse College. The average student debt is now $32,000. Nationwide, 44 million people owe nearly $1.5 trillion. Student debt is expected to increase to $2 trillion by 2022. We speak with Ben Jealous, former national president of the NAACP, and De'Jaun Davis-Correia, a 2019 Morehouse graduate who will benefit from Smith's donation.

United Nations (2019-05-28). In Afghanistan, attacks against schools have tripled in one year. un.org The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday that much greater protection for educational facilities was needed across Afghanistan where attacks against schools have increased three-fold in just one year. The call coincides with the third International Conference on Safe Schools, taking place this week in Mallorca, Spain.

WSWS (2019-05-28). New Zealand teachers' strike: Break from Labour and the unions! Unite the working class against austerity! wsws.org The nationwide strike by 52,000 primary and secondary teachers points to the intensifying struggle against the Labour Party-led government's austerity measures.

WSWS (2019-05-28). New Haven, California teacher strike enters second week. wsws.org The New Haven school district has made no change to its offer of a one percent raise or its plans to lay off staff and close a school.

WSWS (2019-05-28). Brazilian media, Workers Party and pseudo-lefts attempt to derail opposition to Bolsonaro. wsws.org The militant attitude of hundreds of thousands of working class youth who flocked to the teachers' demonstrations horrified Bolsonaro's ostensible opponents.

Anja Heister (2019-05-28). Under Massive Extinction Threat, Recreational Trapping Must End. counterpunch.org One million animal and plant species are at imminent risk of extinction. "The essential, interconnected web of life on Earth is getting smaller and increasingly frayed," notes Professor Josef Settele, a contributor to the recent report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services. "This loss is a direct result of human activity More

Dror Ladin (2019-05-28). Trump's 'Big, Beautiful' Wall Crumbles in Court. globalresearch.ca From the beginning of his campaign for president, Donald Trump claimed that he was going to build a wall along the southern border. He said " nobody builds walls better than me." He said the wall would be "big" …

Stephen Lendman (2019-05-28). "The True Story of the Bilderberg Group" and What They May Be Planning Now. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | The Bilderberg Group will be meeting behind closed doors at the Hotel Montreux Palace, Montreux from the 30th of May to the 2nd of June, 2019. | Henry Kissinger, Jared Kushner, Jens …

Global Research News (2019-05-28). Selected Articles: The Rockefeller Way: The Family's Covert 'Climate Change' Plan. globalresearch.ca Do you value the reporting and in-depth analysis provided by Global Research on a daily basis? | Click to | * * * | | The Rockefeller Way: The Family's …

WSWS (2019-05-28). Leaked OPCW engineering report concludes alleged 2018 chemical attack in Syria was staged. wsws.org The Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media research group conclude that its findings "establish beyond reasonable doubt that the alleged chemical attack in Douma… was staged."

The Local (2019-05-28). Confirmed: Secretive Bilderberg Meeting to be Held in Switzerland from May 30th. globalresearch.ca The 2019 edition of the exclusive Bilderberg Meeting will take place at the Hotel Montreux Palace in the Swiss town of Montreux from Thursday to Sunday. | *** | It will feature Swiss Finance Minister Ueli Maurer, French Economy Minister Bruno …

Manlio Dinucci (2019-05-28). La nave d'assalto dei nuovi crociati. globalresearch.ca Alla presenza del Capo della Stato Sergio Mattarella, del ministro della Difesa Elisabetta Trenta, del ministro dello sviluppo economico Luigi di Maio, e delle massime autorità militari, è stata varata il 25 maggio nei Cantieri di Castellammare di Stabia (Napoli) …

teleSUR (2019-05-28). Despite US Ban, Huawei Still World's No.2 Smartphone Seller. telesurenglish.net Despite having been blacklisted by the United States government, Chinese company Huawei Technologies remains the world's second-largest smartphone seller in the first quarter of 2019, according to market research firm Gartner. | RELATED: | Trade War: China May Retaliate by Cutting Rare-Earths Supplies | The South Korean technology giant Samsung retained its top spot in worldwide smartphone sales, obtaining 19.2 percent of market share. While Huawei snagged 15.7 percent, particul…

The Energy & Environmental Legal Institute (2019-05-28). The Rockefeller Way: The Family's Covert 'Climate Change' Plan. globalresearch.ca "Beginning in the 1980s, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund became leading advocates of the global warming agenda. … In their Sustainable Development Program Review, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund boasts of being one of the first major global warming activists, citing its …

Shawgi Tell (2019-05-27). Charter Schools: A Pig With Lipstick Is Still A Pig. dissidentvoice.org Deregulated, deunionized, segregated, test-obsessed, privately-operated charter schools that lose employees regularly, manipulate student enrollment frequently, and funnel huge sums of public funds to the rich and their allies under the banner of high ideals cannot be prettified. Engaging in all kinds of fraud and racketeering, including endless shady, if not illegal, real estate deals that …

Eds. (2019-05-27). Students from 1,600 cities just walked out of school to protest climate change. It could be Greta Thunberg's biggest strike yet. mronline.org Hundreds of thousands of students around the world walked out of their schools and colleges Friday in the latest in a series of strikes urging action to address the climate crisis. According to event organizers Fridays for Future, over 1664 cities across 125 countries registered strike actions, with more expected to report turnouts in the […] | Source

Special To The Black Star News (2019-05-27). NGO "Sovereign Venezuela" Demands Trump Administration Stop Imperialist Meddling And "Unblock Venezuela" blackstarnews.com Trump Administration continues to meddle in internal affairs of Venezuela… | Sovereign Venezuela is a non-governmental association of progressive organizations and individuals who advocate in defense of Venezuelan sovereignty. This is done by means of research and analysis as well as building links between the North American and Venezuelan grassroots social movements. | Below is a brief analysis of recent events and the positions that form the bases of our solidarity. Please consider endorsing this important effort as an organization or individual and contributing to our work. Since the election of Hugo Chavez…

Rann Miller (2019-05-25). The Steep Cost of Camden's Charter Schools. progressive.org Black families in the city have been sold "safer schools," but must that come at the high price of over-suspension of their children?

Fight Back (2019-05-25). Philippines: Expect the people's resistance to rise further. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following May 22 statement by Jose Maria Sison, the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Chief Political Consultant. | Expect the people's resistance to rise further against the escalation of oppression and exploitation | As a result of his rigging the May 13 elections, Duterte has more than two-thirds majority in the Senate and is in a position to dictate the realization of his fascist dictatorship through charter change to bogus federalism and declare martial law nationwide at his whim. | Foreign monopoly capitalism, domestic feudalism and bureaucratic c…

Shawgi Tell (2019-05-25). Thousands of Charter Schools Perform Poorly. dissidentvoice.org "Performance-based accountability" is a hackneyed, Skinnerian, neoliberal buzz-phrase often repeated dogmatically by charter school promoters in order to falsely claim that privately-operated nonprofit and for-profit charter schools are more accountable and higher-performing than public schools. But it is becoming clearer to everyone with each passing day that charter school promoters have long vastly over-promised and …

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