Students from 1,600 cities just walked out of school to protest climate change. It could be Greta Thunberg's biggest strike yet
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-05-27
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…
mronline.org/2019/05/27/students-from-1600-cities-just-walked-out-of-school-to-protest-climate-change-it-could-be-greta-thunbergs-biggest-strike-yet/

UK workers, youth and students demand the freedom of Assange and Manning
wsws.org | 2019-05-27
SEP campaigners in UK cities won a strong response to the call for the freedom of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and whistle-blower Chelsea Manning.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/27/camp…

It Is Indifference of the Israelis that Is Killing People
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-27
In the past, whenever I went to (or more precisely, 'through') Israel, it was for some antagonistic purpose: to write about the brutal suppression of the intifada in Gaza or Hebron, to comment on the insanity of the land grab …
globalresearch.ca/indifference-israelis-killing-people/5678593

Where the Forest Has No Name
Paul Koberstein | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-27
Driving up the Pacific Coast Highway from San Francisco, you approach the world's largest contiguous temperate rainforest. But don't look for any markers or directions. There aren't any. In fact, the rainforest, which stretches 2,500 miles from Northern California all …
globalresearch.ca/where-forest-has-no-name/5678655

Africa Liberation Day 2019: Continental Path at the Crossroads
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-27
This year's Africa Day (aka Africa Liberation Day) comes at period of significant transformation for the continent and its people throughout the region and the world. | It was 56 years ago that the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor …
globalresearch.ca/africa-liberation-day-2019/5678633

U.S. War Criminals, Conspiracy Theorists and the Mainstream Media vs. Julian Assange
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-27
Julian Assange exposed U.S. war crimes, CIA spying capabilities, false flag cyber attacks and corruption within the Democratic Party and he's the bad guy? | Trump's Justice department has decided to charge Julian Assange with "17 counts of violating the Espionage …
globalresearch.ca/u-s-war-criminals-conspiracy-theorists-mainstream-media-vs-julian-assange/5678627

US-China Trade War: Are Rare Earths China's "Ultimate Weapon"?
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-27
In the dramatic escalation of tariff escalations and trade war tensions between China and the USA, China President Xi Jinping made a well-timed visit to see the JL Mag Rare-Earth Company Ltd., a state-owned complex in Ganzhou. Though he did …
globalresearch.ca/rare-earths-chinas-ultimate-weapon/5678590

Trump Regime Demand for Palestinian Surrender. Washington's "Peace Process" is a Colossal Hoax
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-27
Trump's so-called "deal of the century" has nothing to do with peace, nothing to do with resolving irreconcilable Israeli/Palestinian differences — everything to do with serving Israeli interests at their expense. | Throughout his tenure, Trump waged war on Palestinian rights, …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-demand-palestinian-surrender/5678607

The End of Theresa May
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-27
The vultures of the British conservative party have gathered, and the individual who seemed to thrive in failure, to gain momentum in defeat, has finally yielded. UK Prime Minister Theresa May will leave the way for change of leadership on …
globalresearch.ca/end-theresa-may/5678586

Neo-liberalism: What Is It? What Is Wrong with It? What Next?
Prof. Joseph H. Chung | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-27
For the last four decades, we have been watching a new animal called neo-liberalism. At first, we did not know what it was; we hoped that it would bring global prosperity; we thought that the deregulation would be a blessing …
globalresearch.ca/neo-liberalism-what-is-it-what-is-wrong-with-it-what-next/5678637

The Western Media is Key to Syria Deceptions, Al Qaeda Propaganda
Jonathan Cook | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-27
By any reckoning, the claim made this week by al-Qaeda-linked fighters that they were targeted with chemical weapons by the Syrian government in Idlib province — their final holdout in Syria — should have been treated by the western media …
globalresearch.ca/western-media-death-cult-perpetual-war/5678623

Our Schools Need Healing, Not More Guns
Christina Delgado | commondreams.org | 2019-05-26
Students hold signs during a March 14, 2018 day of action against gun violence. (Photo: Michael Fleshman/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/views/2019/05/26/our-schools-need-healing-not-more-guns?cd-origin=rss

Haitians March Against Rape After Students Sexually Assaulted
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-26
More than 1,000 Haitians took to the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince on Sunday to denounce sexual violence in the country after two students were gang-raped this week. | RELATED: | Haiti Allocates Funds to Non-existent Gov't Offices: Report | Marchers dressed in white walked to the city center from the university where one of the recent victims studied, passing the scene of the attack while screaming loudly to imitate the cries of rape victims. | "Rape is becoming a form of r…
telesurenglish.net/news/Haitians-March-Against-Rape-After-Students-Sexually-Assaulted-20190526-0020.html

Western Media Parrot Flawed Narrative on UAE Fujairah "Sabotage". Iran Taking the Blame
Alireza Hashemi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-26
The May 12 explosions off the coast of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates–one of the oil-shipping hubs across the globe–has become a controversy shrouded in mystery that could serve the interests of those seeking escalated tensions in Iran relations. | With details …
globalresearch.ca/western-msm-parrot-flawed-narrative-fujairah-sabotage/5678544

Accusations of Chemical Weapons Use by the Syrian Army Nullified by Fact-Checking
Ahmad Al Khaled | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-26
Syrian government forces allegedly committed yet another chemical attack, local opposition affiliated media reported last Sunday. | Despite the seriousness of the accusations the reports did not provide any details. Nothing was certain except for the location of the incident — | …
globalresearch.ca/accusations-chemical-weapons-use-syrian-army-nullified/5678517

Banking on the People: Democratizing Money in the Digital Age
Ellen Brown | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-26
Ellen Brown has just released a new book that is available for pre-order. | Today most of our money is created, not by governments, but by banks when they make loans. This book takes the reader step by step through the …
globalresearch.ca/banking-people-democratizing-money-digital-age/5678520

Selected Articles: "How to Destroy Russia"
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-26
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-rand-corporation-how-to-destroy-russia/5678572

War On Iran — What Can Be Done
Christopher Black | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-26
A few days ago I wrote a poem about the Red Army victory over the international forces of fascism in 1945, the poem called simply, The 9th of May, about the celebration date of the victory. The first stanza reads,…
globalresearch.ca/war-iran/5678535

The Government's Indictment of Julian Assange Poses a Clear and Present Danger to Journalism, the Freedom of the Press, and Freedom of Speech
David Green | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-26
The century-old tradition that the Espionage Act not be used against journalistic activities has now been broken. Seventeen new charges were filed yesterday against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. These new charges make clear that he is being prosecuted for …
globalresearch.ca/governments-indictment-julian-assange-danger-journalism-freedom-press-freedom-speech/5678524

Bipartisan Thirst for More War: 75% of US Congress Calls on Trump to Boost Intervention in Syria, to 'Pressure' Iran and Russia
Ben Norton | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-26
While the Donald Trump administration is threatening two new wars on Iran and Venezuela, a substantial majority of the US Congress is clamoring for more immediate action. | Nearly 400 Congress members from both chambers — roughly 75 percent of all …
globalresearch.ca/bipartisan-thirst-more-war-75-congress-calls-trump-boost-intervention-syria-pressure-iran-russia/5678548

Russian Gas to Germany: Will the U.S. Slap Sanctions on Nord Stream 2?
Nick Cunningham | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-26
There is a growing push in the U.S. Congress to slap sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. | The pipeline under construction would carry Russian natural gas to Germany, and has been a lightning rod of controversy both in Europe …
globalresearch.ca/will-u-s-slap-sanctions-nord-stream-2/5678547

New Syria Chemical Attack Blamed on Government. Reports Fostered Divisions Among U.S. Allies
Firas Samuri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-26
On May 19, 2019, several Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (ex. Jabhat al-Nusra) militants reported on the use of the chemical weapons in settlement of Al-Kabina by the Syrian Army (SAA). The mainstream media immediately replicated this news and a number of …
globalresearch.ca/new-syria-chemical-attack-blamed-on-government-reports-fostered-divisions-among-u-s-allies/5678538

Marginalizing Migrants and People of Colour Within the Labour Movement: Dialogues on Race and Class
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-26
"You Can't Have Capitalism Without Racism." | — Malcolm X (1964) [1] | "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." | -George Orwell, Animal Farm (1945) | LISTEN TO THE SHOW | Click to download the audio (MP3 format)…
globalresearch.ca/marginalizing-migrants-and-people-of-colour-within-the-labour-movement-dialogues-on-race-and-class/5678505

The US Is Aware the Confrontation with Iran Is over a Large Geographical Area
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-26
US President Donald Trump no longer has any cards to wave in the face of Iran nor any grounds for negotiation. He can only resort to more economic sanctions and wait by the phone for a call from Iran, unlikely …
globalresearch.ca/us-confrontation-iran-large-geographical-area/5678528

Thousands of Charter Schools Perform Poorly
Shawgi Tell | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-05-25
"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 …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/thousands-of-charter-schools-perform-poorly/

Philippines: Expect the people's resistance to rise further
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-05-25
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…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/5/25/philippi…

The Steep Cost of Camden's Charter Schools
Rann Miller | progressive.org | 2019-05-25
Black families in the city have been sold "safer schools," but must that come at the high price of over-suspension of their children?
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/the-cost-camden-charter-schools-miller-190524/

100,000s of Kids Hold School Strike for Climate Action
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-05-25
Students from 2,300 schools across 150 countries held their second global climate strike. Next time, they want adults to join in…
therealnews.com/stories/100000s-of-kids-hold-school-strike-for-climate-action

Teens' MAGA hats blurred out in yearbook, school accused of censorship
rt.com | 2019-05-25
Pro-Trump students at a Pennsylvania high school were stunned to find out that the 'Make America Great Again' slogan was missing from their signature red caps in the yearbook. The school has apologized for the mishap. | …
rt.com/usa/460222-maga-hat-yearbook-blurred/

Bolton Threatens to Force Africa to Choose Between the US and China
Glen Ford | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-25
First published by Black Agenda Report and Global Research on December 28, 2018 | The Americans wager that they can exercise veto power over African political alignments by force of arms, through AFRICOM's massive military infiltration of the region. | "The 'West's' …
globalresearch.ca/bolton-threatens-to-force-africa-to-choose-between-the-us-and-china/5663943

Rand Corp: como destruir a Rússia
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-25
Foràßar o adversário a desdobrar-se excessivamente, a fim de desequilibrá-lo e derrubá-lo — nà£o é um movimento de judo, mas o plano contra a Rússia desenvolvido pela Rand Corporation, o 'think tank' mais influente dos EUA que, com uma equipa …
globalresearch.ca/rand-cor-como-destruir-a-russia/5678501

National Abortion Federation Releases 2018 Violence & Disruption Statistics
commondreams.org | 2019-05-24
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/05/24/national-abortion-federation-releases-2018-violence-disruption-statistics?cd-origin=rss

As a GMO Stunt, Professor Tasted a Pesticide and Gave It to Students
Jonathan Latham | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-24
Imagine you are an undergraduate attending an Ivy League university. You go to a routine department seminar. In the middle of his presentation the professor picks up a container from the lectern. He says it contains a pesticide. As he opens it, a faint cloud of brown powder rises from the tub. It is, says…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/24/as-a-gmo-stunt-professor-tasted-a-pesticide-and-gave-it-to-students/

The truth IS out there! Pentagon admits it conducted 'UFO' investigations
rt.com | 2019-05-24
The Pentagon has finally admitted it had "researched and investigated" UFOs — or UAPs, as it calls them — and may have even dropped hints about ongoing extraterrestrial operations. | …
rt.com/usa/460131-truth-is-out-there-pentagon-ufo/

Brazil: More than 1 million take to the streets
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-05-23
A nationwide education strike on May 15 became the platform for the biggest anti-government protests since President Jair Bolsonaro took power. | More than 1 million people demonstrated, some estimating up to 2 million. Protests brought together unions, academics, teachers, students, campaign groups, political parties and other diverse factions — the birth of a movement, and the strongest display of left unity in Brazil in decades, on a scale that took many by surprise. | This is a battle for the country's future: it is the beginning of the fightback against Bolsonaro's war on education — a needless w…
greenleft.org.au/content/brazil-more-1-million-take-streets

SPLC sues Alabama school board for unfairly blocking two high school seniors from their graduation
splcenter.org | 2019-05-23
Two black Alabama high school seniors were unfairly suspended and barred from their graduation ceremony following an incident involving law enforcement, students and parents, according to two separate complaints the SPLC filed this week.
splcenter.org/news/2019/05/23/splc-sues-alabama-school-board-unfairly-blocking-two-high-school-seniors-their-graduation

EPA will not commit to funding research on health risks to children
Ellen Knickmeyer | peoplesworld.org | 2019-05-23
WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-running research projects credited with pivotal discoveries about the harm that pesticides, air pollution, and other hazards pose to children are in jeopardy or shutting down because the Environmental Protection Agency will not commit to their continued funding, researchers say. The projects being targeted make up a more than $300 million, federally …
peoplesworld.org/article/epa-will-not-commit-to-funding-research-on-health-risks-to-children/

Five new books for ecosocialists
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-05-23
In this month's round up of new books, Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus looks at books providing two views of food and farming; the origin of climate science denial; the high cost of living well; and a socialist who mostly disagrees with ecosocialism. | *** | Living Well At Others' Expense: The Hidden Costs of Western Prosperity | By Stephan Lessenich | Polity, 2019 | At the heart of developed societies lies an in…
greenleft.org.au/content/five-new-books-ecosocialists-5

Teaching Tolerance magazine explores social justice educators' use of social media
splcenter.org | 2019-05-22
José Vilson co-founded the EduColor collective the same year that George Zimmerman — who fatally shot unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin — was acquitted of murder, and #BlackLivesMatter was born.
splcenter.org/news/2019/05/22/teaching-tolerance-magazine-explores-social-justice-educators-use-social-media

Sick teachers forced to pay for own substitutes
Evelyn Martinez | liberationnews.org | 2019-05-21
At a time when teachers are struggling to find ways to continue living in the most unaffordable city in the country, they are expected to pay for their own substitute teacher after they use up their sick days.
liberationnews.org/sick-teachers-forced-to-pay-for-own-substitutes/

What's Trending: Black News Recap
Vanessa Mbonu@naacpnet | naacp.org | 2019-05-20
Washington Post: Billionaire Robert F. Smith pledges to pay off Morehouse College Class of 2019‚Ä≤s student loans Smith told the graduates how he launched his lucrative career. He gave them wise words on grit and success. Then he deviated from his prepared remarks. "My family is going to create a grant to …
naacp.org/latest/whats-trending-black-news-recap-2/

City College of SF students rally against new funding formula
Claudia Drdul | liberationnews.org | 2019-05-17
It is no secret that community colleges across the United States are home to students from working-class backgrounds.
liberationnews.org/city-college-of-sf-students-rally-against-new-funding-formula/

NAACP and Civil Rights Groups Hold Rally on the 65th Anniversary of Brown v. Board
Austyn Ross | naacp.org | 2019-05-17
On May 16, NAACP along with civil rights organizations and members of Congress held a rally on Capitol Hill to make the promise of Brown v. Board of Education a reality for all. In honor of the 65th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, speakers addressed the still urgent struggle for education equity as well …
naacp.org/latest/naacp-civil-rights-groups-hold-rally-65th-anniversary-brown-v-board/

Trump is lying about immigrant crime — and the research proves it
splcenter.org | 2019-05-17
Since he began campaigning, President Trump has demonized Latino immigrants as "criminals." He has called them "rapists," drug dealers, "animals" and "bad hombres" who "infest our country."
splcenter.org/news/2019/05/17/trump-lying-about-immigrant-crime-and-research-proves-it

NAACP Opposes Wendy Vitter and all Nominees Who Refuse to Affirm Brown v Board of Education
Aba Blankson | naacp.org | 2019-05-14
BALTIMORE — Today, the NAACP announced its opposition to the nomination of Wendy Vitter to the Eastern District of Louisiana and all nominees refusing to endorse the Supreme Court's seminal ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. "This week, we celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Brown v. Board of …
naacp.org/latest/naacp-opposes-wendy-vitter-nominees-refuse-affirm-brown-v-board-education/

Following SPLC lawsuit, judge grants New Orleans students the chance to walk on graduation day
splcenter.org | 2019-05-13
A state court in Louisiana issued an injunction today that allowed six high school seniors to participate in graduation ceremonies at their New Orleans charter school after they were banned from doing so following a minor senior prank last month.
splcenter.org/news/2019/05/13/following-splc-lawsuit-judge-grants-new-orleans-students-chance-walk-graduation-day

Weekend Read: Brown v. Board of Education and modern-day segregation
splcenter.org | 2019-05-10
Friday marks the 65th anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the unanimous ruling that outlawed racial segregation in public schools as a violation of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
splcenter.org/news/2019/05/11/weekend-read-brown-v-board-education-and-modern-day-segregation

SPLC Action Fund: Demand transparency, accountability in Louisiana schools
Victor Jones, SPLC Action Fund senior supervising attorney | splcenter.org | 2019-05-07
The Louisiana House Education Committee today voted unanimously in favor of House Bill 160, which would require school districts in the state to collect data on school climate and school discipline.
splcenter.org/news/2019/05/07/splc-action-fund-demand-transparency-accountability-louisiana-schools