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'Should Send Chills Down the Spine of Anyone with a Conscience': Trump Reportedly Considered Detaining Kids at Guantanamo
Jake Johnson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
The Trump administration earlier this year reportedly considered detaining migrant children at Guantánamo Bay, the 17-year-old U.S. prison in Cuba that human rights advocates have condemned as a horrific stain on American history. | "The idea of incarcerating children at Guantánamo | …
globalresearch.ca/trump-considered-detaining-kids-guantanamo/5675623

The Climate Rebellion May Be Growing, But Big Oil Keeps on Drilling
Andy Rowell | commondreams.org | 2019-04-25
"Life will not be better with continued hydrocarbons causing climate chaos. The science tells us that," writes Rowell. "The science is screaming that. And that is why Extinction Rebellion was right in targetting the financial district of London this morning." (Photo: Alamy) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
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Human Flourishing (Eudaimonia): an Antidote to Extinction?
Evaggelos Vallianatos | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-25
In a 1977 book, From Know-How to Nowhere, Elting Morison, an MIT professor, explained the confusion in America between science and the public good. What do we have to do to be ourselves?
counterpunch.org/2019/04/25/human-flourishing-eudaimonia-an-antidote-to-extinction/

Julian Assange: Prisoner of Conscience
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
On April 11, Assange was illegally arrested, forcibly dragged from Ecuador's London embassy where he was given asylum by former President Rafael Correa in August 2012. | He's held under draconian solitary confinement conditions at London's high-security Belmarsh prison, Britain's Gitmo …
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-prisoner-conscience/5675541

Scouts 'Perversion Files' Has Over 7,800 Alleged Sexual Abusers
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-25
A review of data compiled from the Boy Scouts of America has shown 7,819 reported sexual offenders and 12,254 identified victims. | RELATED: | Ecuador: Orgs Propose Strategies Against Sexual Abuse of Minors | The data, which spans from 1994 to 2016, was analyzed by Janet Warren, a professor of psychiatry and neurobehavioral sciences at the University of Virginia. The professor spent five years going through an extensive amount of information, which resulted in findings that sug…
telesurenglish.net/news/Boy-Scouts-Perversion-Files-Show-Almost-8000-Alleged-Sexual-Abusers-20190425-0005.html

ISIS Attacks in DR Congo: Latest Phase of a Western Cover for Resource Plunder
Boniface Musavuli | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
In October 2017, a video calling for an Islamic State jihad in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) appeared online and in a few news reports. It was purportedly made in Beni Territory, within Congo's North Kivu Province, where …
globalresearch.ca/isis-attacks-dr-congo-western-cover-resource-plunder/5675621

The Renewal of NATO in the Post-Cold War Era
Comitato No Nato | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
The Following text is Section 2 of | The 70 Years of NATO: From War to War, : | by the Italian Committee No War No NATO | * | Documentation presented at the International Conference on the 70th Anniversary of NATO, Florence, April 7, …
globalresearch.ca/the-renewal-of-nato-in-the-post-cold-war-era/5675561

The Road Beckons
Michael D. Yates | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-25
In his latest book, Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing, Robert Caro says that the quality of the writing is as important in nonfiction as in fiction. He argues that the writer must make the reader feel and see what is being described. In his magisterial The Power Broker, a study of Robert Moses, the great builder…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/25/the-road-beckons/

5G Wireless Technology Is the "Stupidest Idea in the History of the World"
Arjun Walia | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
We are in the midst of a 5G wireless technology rollout, and politicians have yet to address safety concerns. I recently used Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as an example, but it's happening worldwide. It's one of many examples …
globalresearch.ca/5g-stupidest-idea-history-world/5675638

US Hegemony: America Will Stop at Nothing. The Role of Europe in "Saving the Earth"
Dr. Sergey Tsygankov | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
"Give the American a ton of dynamite and a mountain of rock and he is happy" [1]. | For many millennia for Humanity, the Earth was almost infinite, and its depths were bottomless. The situation has changed since the mid-20th century, …
globalresearch.ca/us-hegemony-role-europe-saving-earth/5675496

Muslim or Christian Religion in the UK?
Richard Galustian | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
On the 23rd April, many of us marked Saint George's Day, an occasion to reflect on our history, it being 'the feast day of Saint George' as celebrated by the majority of England's Christian Churches and by the several nations, …
globalresearch.ca/muslim-or-christian-religion-in-the-uk/5675646

Socialism, Capitalism and Health Care
Prof. James Petras | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
First published by Global Research on November 28, 2017 | Introduction | The US political and economic elites have always bragged that capitalism is far superior to socialism in terms of providing people's personal welfare. They claim that citizens live longer, healthier …
globalresearch.ca/socialism-capitalism-and-health-care/5620412

Cubans Visit Detroit to Share Information on the African Presence and the Cuban Revolution
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
Detroit has been a center of interest and support of the Cuban Revolution for many decades where the majority African American population has engaged in various projects to enhance interactions between both geo-political regions. | A four-day visit by Gisela Arandia …
globalresearch.ca/cubans-visit-detroit-share-information-african-presence/5675549

Preventing Palestine — A Political History from Camp David to Oslo
Jim Miles | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
Preventing Palestine stands out as being one of the best written — if not the best — and one of the most essential for understanding the overall historical process of …
globalresearch.ca/preventing-palestine-political-history-camp-david-oslo/5675615

Talking To Ordinary Venezuelans, Pro and Anti-Government Demonstrations: Eva Bartlett
Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
Fearless independent Canadian journalist, Eva Bartlett, has just returned from a month in the streets and barrios of Caracas, Venezuela, covering pro- and anti-government demonstrations, experiencing electrical blackouts, and talking to ordinary Venezuelans. | My objective in filming is not | …
globalresearch.ca/talking-to-ordinary-venezuelans-pro-and-anti-government-demonstrations-eva-bartlett/5675559

The Russia -US -China -Taliban Talks in Moscow Are Bad News for India
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
Indian strategists are watching in horror as Russian, American, and Chinese interests increasingly converge in Afghanistan, with representatives from each of those three aforementioned Great Powers meeting in Moscow on Thursday to discuss the Taliban peace process in a major …
globalresearch.ca/thursdays-rf-us-prc-taliban-talks-moscow-bad-news-india/5675536

Is this a "Game Changer" for Lithium? Strategic Battery Metal Known as "White Petroleum"
Charles Kennedy | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
2018 was a terrible year for commodities, but few sectors fared as badly as lithium. | The crucial battery metal, also known as "White petroleum", struggled through a 50 percent price correction as supply soared and demand fears spread like …
globalresearch.ca/is-this-a-game-changer-for-lithium-strategic-battery-metal-known-as-white-petroleum/5675607

Researchers Advance Transparent 3-D Print Organ Technology
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-25
German researchers have developed transparent human organs, using state-of-the-art technology that could lead to three-dimensional printing of organs for transplants. | RELATED: | Mexico: National University Experts Create Biodegradable Lenses | Scientists at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, led by Turkish doctor Ali Erturk, advanced a technique that uses a solvent to produce organs such as the brain and kidneys, but transparent. The organ is scanned by lasers in a…
telesurenglish.net/news/Researchers-Advance-Transparent-3-D-Print-Organ-Technology-20190425-0007.html

US-Led Bombing Campaign in Syria Killed 1,600 Civilians, Leaving Raqqa Destroyed
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-04-25
An " unprecedented" new study released on Thursday revealed that the U.S.-led bombing campaign on Raqqa, Syria in 2017 — which one military commander at the time claimed was the "most precise air campaign in history" — killed an estimated 1,600 innocent civilians while leveling the city on a scale unparalleled in recent decades. | The research collated almost two years of investigations into the assault on Raqqa, the groups said in a state…
truthout.org/articles/us-led-bombing-campaign-in-syria-killed-1600-civilians-leaving-raqqa-destroyed/

Arresting Members of the Venezuela Embassy Protection Collective Would be Unlawful
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
We told the State Department that if they enter the Venezuelan Embassy, they are violating international law, and if they arrest members of the Collective for trespass or unlawful entry, these will be unlawful arrests. Members of the Collective are …
globalresearch.ca/arresting-members-of-the-venezuela-embassy-protection-collective-would-be-unlawful/5675626

US Sanctions Killed Over 40,000 Venezuelans Since 2017
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-25
The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) released Thursday a study revealing that President Donald Trump's actions against Venezuela are mostly affecting not President Nicolas Maduro's administration but the civilian population, as more than 40,000 deaths have been brought about by U.S. economic sanctions. | RELATED: | Russian Intel: West 'Tearing Apart' Venezuela Like Syria, Libya | "The sanctions are depriving Venezuelans of lifesaving me…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Sanctions-Killed-Over-40000-Venezuelans-Since-2017-20190425-0015.html

Serbs Survive in Ghettos in the Heart of Europe. The "Republic of Kosovo", A Criminal Entity
Radovan Spasic | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
After 19 years since a part of the international community, under the auspices of NATO and the US, took control over the Serbian province of Kosovo and Metohija, following two ethnic pogroms of the Serbs and non-Albanians occurred in 1999 …
globalresearch.ca/serbs-survive-ghettos-europe/5675104

Mueller Report: A Blueprint for Impeachment of Donald Trump?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
There's plenty about Trump to criticize, indisputable just cause to impeach him — for the right reasons, not the wrong ones, for high crimes of war and against humanity, for numerous other offenses harmful to the general welfare, for what …
globalresearch.ca/mueller-report-blueprint-impeachment/5675537

Belt and Road Forum in Beijing and How Western 'Reports' Are Smearing China
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
The second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation is about to open in Beijing. It will take place from 25 th to 27th April, 2019. The Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to deliver the keynote address. | It …
globalresearch.ca/belt-and-road-forum-in-beijing-and-how-western-reports-are-smearing-china/5675597

Will Donbass Unite with Russia?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
President Putin's decree simplifying the granting of Russian citizenship to the people of Donbass won't result in the region's unification with Russia but is one of several tactics designed to put pressure on Ukraine's new president to peacefully implement the …
globalresearch.ca/despite-citizenship-stunt-donbass-wont-unite-russia/5675604

Daniel Ellsberg Speaks Out on the Arrest of Julian Assange. Assault on First Amendment
Daniel Ellsberg | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
As Julian Assange awaits his fate, socked away in maximum security lockdown in Great Britain, his supporters and friends–many of whom believe he is one of the most significant publishers of our time–are vigiling, writing, and speaking out in support …
globalresearch.ca/daniel-ellsberg-speaks-arrest-julian-assange/5675618

Siren Sounds on Nuclear Fallout Embedded in Melting Glaciers
Patrick Galey | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
Radioactive fallout from nuclear meltdowns and weapons testing is nestled in glaciers across the world, scientists said Wednesday, warning of a potentially hazardous time bomb as rising temperatures melt the icy residue. |

| For the first time, an international team of …
globalresearch.ca/siren-sounds-nuclear-fallout-embedded-melting-glaciers/5675629

Continued Detentions: The Intended Role for Chelsea Manning
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
The noose is tightening around the WikiLeaks world, yet another dedicated attempt to strangle the channels of information that might cast light over the dastardly deeds of state. Connections are being targeted; associates are being brought in. Officials of the …
globalresearch.ca/intended-role-chelsea-manning/5675532

In 10 Years, Half of Elders Won't Be Able to Afford Housing and Medical Care
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-04-25
In 10 years, more than half of middle-income Americans age 75 or older will not be able to afford to pay for yearly assisted living rent or medical expenses, according to a study published Wednesday in Health Affairs. | The researchers used demographic and income data to project estimates of a portion of the senior population, those who will be 75 or older in 2029, with a focus on those in the middle-income range — currently $25,001 to $74,298 per year for those ages 75 to 84. | And it doesn't look go…
truthout.org/articles/in-10-years-half-of-elders-wont-be-able-to-afford-housing-and-medical-care/

Mumia Abu-Jamal and the Plight of Political Prisoners
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
An historic conference entitled "Freedom for the Unjustly Incarcerated" was held on April 20 in the Midtown District of Detroit when MOVE organizer Pam Africa and the Rev. Edward Pinkney of Benton Harbor spoke extensively on the plight of political …
globalresearch.ca/pam-africa-visits-detroit-public-meeting-mumia-abu-jamal-unjustly-convicted/5675605

Labour Protest in Mexico 2019: The SITUAM Strike
Richard Roman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
SITUAM, Sindicato Independiente de Trabajadores de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (Independent Union of Workers of the Metropolitan Autonomous University), is an industrially organized university union; that is, it represents scholars as well as both blue-collar and white-collar workers. The Universidad …
globalresearch.ca/labour-protest-mexico-2019-situam-strike/5675665

Iran Is No One's Colony: US Aggression Escalating to a Level that Threatens World War
Christopher Black | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
The American aggression against Iran is escalating to a level that threatens world war. On Monday April 22, the USA declared that it has withdrawn "waivers" given to China, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Italy and Greece, under the …
globalresearch.ca/iran-is-no-ones-colony-us-aggression-escalating-to-a-level-that-threatens-world-war/5675544

Colombia: Nationwide Strike Against Duque's Neoliberal Policies
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-25
Workers, farmers, teachers, students, and pensioners are staging a nationwide "Peace and Justice" strike to reject President Ivan Duque's neoliberal policies, supporting Indigenous rights and defending the peace process in Colombia being left behind by the head of state. | RELATED: | Colombians Protest After Infant of FARC Ex-Militant Murdered | The Central Union of Workers (CUT) president Diogenes Orjuela informed that demonstrators in Bogota will march towards the Bolivar Squar…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Nationwide-Strike-Against-Duques-Neoliberal-Policies-20190425-0012.html

The Untold Story of the Nation's Biggest School Cheating Scandal (3/3)
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-04-25
In part three, authors Shani Robinson and Anna Simonton argue a lack of efforts to confront poverty and excessive standardized testing continue to set up students to fail…
therealnews.com/stories/the-untold-story-of-the-nations-biggest-school-cheating-scandal-3-3

Los Angeles high school students lead rally for Yemen
Chakib Mouzaoui | liberationnews.org | 2019-04-25
High school students organize the community in solidarity with Yemen.
liberationnews.org/los-angeles-high-school-students-lead-rally-for-yemen/

Is America Finally Waking Up to the Student Debt Crisis?
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-04-25
New polling data suggest that there is broad-based support for policies that provide economic relief to a generation burdened with loans.
truthdig.com/articles/is-america-finally-waking-up-to-the-student-debt-crisis/

American Healthcare Horror Stories: An Incomplete Inventory
Fran Quigley | commondreams.org | 2019-04-25
The horrible statistics of the U.S. healthcare system mask the reality that every data point is someone's mother or spouse or beloved child, enduring unrelenting, grinding pain and days and nights tortured by illness. (Photo: US Navy/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/views/2019/04/25/american-healthcare-horror-stories-incomplete-inventory?cd-origin=rss

US-Led Bombing Campaign in Syria Killed 1,600 Civilians and Left Raqqa Destroyed
Julia Conley | theantimedia.com | 2019-04-25
(CD) — An "unprecedented" new study released on Thursday revealed that the U.S.-led bombing campaign on Raqqa, Syria in 2017–which one military commander at the time claimed was the "most precise air campaign in history"–killed an estimated 1,600 innocent civilians while leveling the city on a scale unparalleled in recent decades. The research collated almost two years …
theantimedia.com/us-led-bombing-syria-ki…

'Fat Sex Therapist' compares fitness to Nazism, dieting to rape
RT | rt.com | 2019-04-25
Fatness is health, dieting is sexual assault, and fitness is a white supremacist Nazi science — so stated a self-described 'Fat Sex Therapist" at a college talk. Commenters were shocked, but the anti-fitness backlash is growing. | …
rt.com/usa/457529-fat-sex-therapist-nazi/

Emperor Penguin Breeding Colony Vanish Due to 'Fast Ice'
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-25
A new study indicates that Antarctica's second-largest breeding ground for the Emperor Penguin species have been virtually unproductive since 2016 and looks to continue on that trend in 2019. | RELATED: | Aussie Same-sex Penguin 'Couple' Tickled Pink by Foster Egg | An Antarctic Science study discloses that the favored Halley Bay site normally hosts between 15,000 to 24,000 breeding pairs of penguins annually and is now virtually empty. | The scientists have blamed the disappearanc…
telesurenglish.net/news/Emperor-Penguin-Breeding-Colony-Vanish-Due-to-Fast-Ice-20190425-0008.html

Student migrant faces deportation
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-04-25
Students, unionists and community members protested outside the immigration department on April 11 against the threatened deportation of Kinley Wangchuck, an 18-year-old hearing-impaired student who lives in Queanbeyan, NSW. | Wangchuck's family, who have lived in Australia for 7 years and are seeking permanent residency, was told in early April that their son did not meet Australia's migration health requirements and had to be deported as otherwise he would be a "financial burden" on the country. | Will Edwards from the National Union of Students (NUS) Disabilities Department called the protest, which als…
greenleft.org.au/content/student-migrant-faces-deportation

Students Carry Out Demonstrations and Mobilizations in Chile
plenglish | plenglish.com | 2019-04-25
Santiago de Chile, April 25 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean Student Confederation (Confech) and the Coordinating Assembly of Secondary Students (ACES) have called on Thursday demonstrations in several cities, in what constitutes the first youth mobilization of the year.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id…

Rutgers University faculty union blocks strike by professors and teaching assistants
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-25
The American Federation of Teachers acted to prevent a coordinated fight by educators against the Democrats' austerity measures.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/25/rutg…

Greet Union Busting Billionaire Reed Hastings Who Brought Prop 39 & Charters To California
Defend Public Education NOW! | indybay.org | 2019-04-25
San Francisco Design Center: 101 Henry Adams St | San Francisco…
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Polish teachers speak out on why they are striking
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-25
The main teachers' union has called for the suspension of the powerful strike to allow students to complete their exams.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/25/poli…

Ending Public Funds For Privately-Operated Charter Schools Versus Improving Persistently Deplorable Charter School Transparency and Accountability
Shawgi Tell | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-04-24
One of the ways that even those who skillfully expose and critique endless charter school problems still miss the mark and (un)wittingly support the destruction of public education through more school privatization schemes is by obsessing over how to improve disturbingly low levels of transparency and accountability in the charter school sector, instead of demanding …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/04/ending-public-funds-for-privately-operated-charter-schools-versus-improving-persistently-deplorable-charter-school-transparency-and-accountability/

The Communist Party in the 1920s: The first decade of struggle
Norman Markowitz | peoplesworld.org | 2019-04-24
In the first decade of the Communist Party's existence in the United States, 1919-1929, activists fought to build inclusive industrial unions, working within the existing AFL unions. They formed an organization, the Trade Union Educational League (TUEL), to coordinate these activities. William Z. Foster, who had led the great Steel Strike of 1919, the largest …
peoplesworld.org/article/the-communist-party-in-the-1920s-the-first-decade-of-struggle/

Interview With Max Ajl: What Internationalist Green New Deal Would Look Like
Kevin Gosztola | shadowproof.com | 2019-04-24
For the "Unauthorized Disclosure" weekly podcast, hosts Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola are joined by Max Ajl, who is a doctoral student in development studies at Cornell University. He speaks to them from Tunisia, where he is conducting research on the environment and agriculture as it relates to decolonization and…
shadowproof.com/2019/04/24/interview-with-max-ajl-what-internationalist-green-new-deal-would-look-like/

The Marxist turn in animal liberation?
Daniel Werding | mronline.org | 2019-04-24
The Alliance is a political association of various animal liberation groups centered in Germany and Switzerland. It was formed to support research, criticism and debate over the ideas of Marxism as they impact the animal liberation struggle and to contribute to a new approach to the praxis of the movement. The Alliance published it's 18 […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/04/24/the-marxist-turn-in-animal-liberation/

Indecency, hypocrisy reign in Macron's France
Rémy Herrera | workers.org | 2019-04-24
Herrera is a Marxist economist and researcher at France's Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). He works at the Centre d'Économie de la Sorbonne, Paris, and wrote this sarcastic commentary on April 18 on the response of the French ruling class and government to the burning of Notre-Dame cathedral. . . . | Continue reading Indecency, hypocrisy reign in Macron's France at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/04/23/indecency-hypocrisy-reign-in-macrons-france/

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2019-04-24: News Headlines

Shawgi Tell (2019-04-24). Ending Public Funds For Privately-Operated Charter Schools Verses Improving Persistently Deplorable Charter School Transparency and Accountability. dissidentvoice.org One of the ways that even those who skillfully expose and critique endless charter school problems still miss the mark and (un)wittingly support the destruction of public education through more school privatization schemes is by obsessing over how to improve disturbingly low levels of transparency and accountability in the charter school sector, instead of demanding …

Tom Clifford (2019-04-24). Emperor Akhito's Abdication: A New Era for Japan's Military? globalresearch.ca The land of the rising sun prepares for a new dawn. An emperor's departure and another's ascension. Emperor Akihito will abdicate on April 30, and May Day in Japan will see his eldest son, Crown Prince Naruhito, become the …

Joe Cirincione (2019-04-24). The Path to War with Iran Is Paved with Sanctions. globalresearch.ca The Trump administration is laying siege to Iran. Taking pages from the Iraq War playbook, senior officials paint a picture of a rogue, outlaw, terrorist regime bent on acquiring nuclear weapons and whose "malign activities" are the cause of all …

Sara Flounders (2019-04-24). Planning Can Save the Planet: China Chooses Renewable Energy. globalresearch.ca The very corporations that are responsible for the problem are denying global warming, with immediate consequences for the whole world. | Carbon emissions from the burning of oil, gas and methane are heating the planet, creating a crisis of rising sea …

John Pilger (2019-04-24). Bringing Julian Assange Home. globalresearch.ca This relevant article was first published on GR in June 2018. | The persecution of Julian Assange must end. Or it will end in tragedy. | The Australian government and prime minister Malcolm Turnbull have an historic opportunity to decide which it …

Arthur Wyns (2019-04-24). Glyphosate Risks 'Last for Generations'. globalresearch.ca The new research is the first of its kind to …

Aidan O'Brien (2019-04-24). Spanish Politics Is US Geopolitics. globalresearch.ca The sun is hot in Spain this time of year. The Catholics too. Semana Santa (Holy Week) reminded us that Spain was once the world's preeminent source of religious fundamentalism. Today, in contrast, it simply copies the nihilistic fundamentalism which …

The Global Research Team (2019-04-24). The Price of Publishing Independent Thought. globalresearch.ca Dear readers, | With freedom of speech continually being curtailed, running an independent counter-current news media in 2019 is no easy feat. By todays standards, you are by all means free to speak if what you say upholds the mainstream narrative. …

Tsvetana Paraskova (2019-04-24). Can Saudi Arabia Still Sway the Oil Market? globalresearch.ca Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter and OPEC's largest producer, has influenced the oil market and oil flows since the middle of the 20th century. | Shortly after the 21st century began, one of Saudi Arabia's key customers …

Pepe Escobar (2019-04-24). The Deep State vs. WikiLeaks. globalresearch.ca The Made by FBI indictment of Julian Assange does look like a dead man walking. No evidence. No documents. No surefire testimony. Just a crossfire of conditionals. | But never underestimate the legalese contortionism of US government (USG) functionaries. As much …

True Publica (2019-04-24). The Mainstream Media — The Good, Bad and Downright Ugly. globalresearch.ca While the European media is generally known to be mostly objective in its reporting, the highly partisan nature of British coverage into the events that shape our world view is, without any doubt deepening the political and social divide. | Broadsheets …

Andrew Korybko (2019-04-24). US Sanctions Got India to Ditch Iran, Will Washington Get It to Ditch Russia Too? globalresearch.ca The announcement by India's Oil Minister that his country will replace US-sanctioned Iranian oil imports with those from "major oil-producing countries" despite the dramatic Bollywood show that New Delhi has made up until this point out of "defying" US sanctions …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-04-24). Volodymyr Zelenskiy as Ukraine's "Actor President" globalresearch.ca The world is not so much a stage as a simulacrum for those who think it so. And if the stage goes bad, it is fitting that those who get thrown onto it change it in the most daring and …

Kurt Nimmo (2019-04-24). John Bolton Rumored Israeli attack on Lebanon. Going After Hezbollah Donors? globalresearch.ca John Bolton sent out the following tweet yesterday ahead of the rumored Israeli attack on Lebanon this summer that will target civilians (according to Israeli Major General Amir Eshel). | . | . | . | Today's @StateDept announcement that they will be …

Stephen Lendman (2019-04-24). Appeals Court Rubber Stamps Chelsea Manning's Unlawful Imprisonment. globalresearch.ca On Monday, the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel rubber-stamped Manning's unlawful imprisonment. | It her cruel solitary confinement punishment to continue, a flagrant 8th Amendment breach. More on this below. | Manning is one of America's best, a genuine …

Alison Weir (2019-04-24). Julian Assange Exposed the Crimes of Powerful Actors, Including Israel. globalresearch.ca Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange is incarcerated in a UK prison that has been called "Britain's Guantanamo." His crime was exposing actions the US government, the media, the Democratic—Clinton machine, Israel, and others wanted kept hidden, including war crimes and torture….

Rémy Herrera (2019-04-24). Indecency, hypocrisy reign in Macron's France. workers.org Herrera is a Marxist economist and researcher at France's Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). He works at the Centre d'Économie de la Sorbonne, Paris, and wrote this sarcastic commentary on April 18 on the response of the French ruling class and government to the burning of Notre-Dame cathedral. . . . | Continue reading Indecency, hypocrisy reign in Macron's France at Workers.org

Allison Deger (2019-04-24). Netanyahu Announces Settlement in Golan Heights Will be Named after Donald Trump. globalresearch.ca Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today he plans to name a settlement in the Golan Heights after President Donald Trump, one month after Trump recognized the Syrian territory captured during the June 1967 war as part of Israel….

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2019-04-24). Governing Ukraine Is No Laughing Matter. globalresearch.ca Comedy, it is often said, is unusual people in real situations and farce is real people in unusual situations. No doubt, it can be said that by electing comedian Vladimir Zelensky as their new president in a landslide victory in …

WSWS (2019-04-24). Scotland: Union suppresses teachers strike as lecturers fight on. wsws.org The teachers dispute has been closed down, but lecturers and education staff fight on.

John W. Whitehead (2019-04-24). The Essence of Evil: Sex with Children Has Become Big Business in America. globalresearch.ca " Children are being targeted and sold for sex in America every day."—John Ryan, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children | Children, young girls— some as young as 9 years old—are being bought and sold for sex in …

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2019-04-24). 'Should Send Chills Down the Spine of Anyone With a Conscience': Trump Reportedly Considered Detaining Kids at Guantanamo. commondreams.org "Kids should not be in detention, period. And even considering putting them Guant√°namo Bay is inhumane." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……

Defend Public Education NOW! (2019-04-24). Greet Union Busting Billionaire Reed Hastings Who Brought Prop 39 & Charters To California. indybay.org San Francisco Design Center: 101 Henry Adams St | San Francisco…

Global Research News (2019-04-24). Selected Articles: The Conspiracy against Trump. globalresearch.ca Online independent analysis of US-led wars, rampant corruption, corporate greed, civil rights and fraudulent monetary transactions is invariably relegated to the bottom rung of search engine results. | As a result we presently do not cover our monthly running costs which …

WSWS (2019-04-24). Unions scramble to contain Polish teachers' strike as 40,000 social workers prepare to stop work. wsws.org The teachers' strike, the first nationwide walkout since 1993, is one of the largest strikes since the restoration of capitalism in Poland in 1989.

United Nations (2019-04-23). UN celebrates books as 'bridges across cultures'. un.org The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO has long celebrated the power of International Book and Copyright Day, marked on 23 April, but this year, special attention is being paid to the protection of indigenous languages, many of which are threatened with extinction.

Whitney Webb (2019-04-23). French Ambassador Says Trump "Deal of the Century" Is DOA, Calls Israel 'Apartheid State'. globalresearch.ca "[Kushner] is so rational, and he is so pro-Israeli also, that he may neglect the point that if you offer the Palestinians the choice between surrendering and committing suicide, they may decide the latter. Somebody like Kushner doesn't understand that." …

Jà∂rg Nowak (2019-04-23). Bolsonaro: The First 100 Days. globalresearch.ca Near the end of the first 100 days of the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro — the first radical-right Brazilian president since the moderated transition from military dictatorship in 1985 to a democratic regime — the first meaningful protests, apart from …

Amir Nour (2019-04-23). I Neoconservatori e il "mondo che verrà ": Risposta alle domande di un'amica virtuale. globalresearch.ca "Nell'emergente mondo di conflittualità etnica e di scontri tra civiltà , la fede occidentale nella validità universale della propria cultura ha tre difetti: è falsa; è immorale; è pericolosa" | (Samuel P. Huntington) | Cara amica, ho letto l'importante domanda che …

Philip Giraldi (2019-04-23). The Conspiracy against Trump. globalresearch.ca The real "deplorable" in today's United States is the continuation of a foreign policy based on endless aggression to maintain Washington's military dominance in parts of the world where Americans have no conceivable interest. Many voters backed Donald J. Trump…

Glen Black (2019-04-23). Millions of pheasant chicks are being carried through the Eurotunnel to be shot in the UK. thecanary.co New research carried out by the Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) revealed that Eurotunnel is the last company importing millions of game birds into the … | Read more Millions of pheasant chicks are being carried through the Eurotunnel to be shot in the UK | By Glen Black

True Publica (2019-04-23). World's Largest Democracies Now Run by Populists. globalresearch.ca The common understanding and most noted description for democracy in the West has many descriptions but can be broadly defined as: a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected …

Democracy Now! (2019-04-23). Headlines for April 23, 2019. democracynow.org Sri Lankan Minister Says Easter Bombings Were Retaliation for NZ Mosque Attacks, Trump Admin to Ratchet Up Unilateral U.S. Sanctions on Iranian Oil, House Democrats Subpoena Former White House Counsel Don McGahn, Trump Sues to Quash Subpoena Requesting 10 Years of Financial Records, Sen. Kamala Harris Calls for Trump's Impeachment, Breaking from Democratic Leaders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren Proposes Canceling Student Loan Debt, Making Public Colleges Free, Supreme Court to Weigh Citizenship Question on 2020 Census, Supreme Court to Decide If LGBTQ Workers Are Protected by Civil Rights Act, Charges Dropped Against 3 A…

Bacardi Jackson, Senior Supervising Attorney, SPLC Action Fund (2019-04-23). SPLC Action Fund: Florida bill seeking to arm teachers with guns jeopardizes school safety. splcenter.org The Florida Senate today approved Senate Bill 7030, which seeks to allow teachers to carry guns in the classroom and would require schools to report students to law enforcement for normal adolescent behavior that is interpreted as a "threat."

Fight Back (2019-04-23). FRSO: Building a new and revolutionary student movement. fightbacknews.org Jacksonville, FL – The Student Commission of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) recently met to discuss building a revolutionary student movement to challenge President Trump and the Republicans' reactionary and racist agenda. | FRSO leader Chrisley Carpio explained, "Excitingly, about 30 students filled the room, many are new recruits at their first Student Commission meeting. They expressed nervousness, but delivered detailed, precise reports with confidence. We heard new voices during every part of the meeting. In a time of countless attacks from Trump's administration, students are joining th…

Democracy Now! (2019-04-23). Johns Hopkins Students Enter Week 4 of Sit-In Protesting ICE Contracts & Plan for Armed Campus Cops. democracynow.org Students at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, have entered their 21st day of a sit-in occupation of their campus administration building to protest the university's plans for an armed police force on campus, as well as Johns Hopkins's contracts with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. Students at Johns Hopkins are demanding the cancellation of contracts with ICE and a pledge to donate all money received from ICE to Baltimore's immigration defense fund. They're also demanding voluntary recognition for all workers wishing to unionize, and a student and faculty representative spot on the university'

David Swanson (2019-04-23). Pentagon Claims 1,100 High Schools Bar Recruiters; Peace Activists Offer $1,000 Award If Any Such School Can Be Found. counterpunch.org UPDATE: Timothy Paul Jerzyk has added another $1,000 to the award, making a total of $2,000. According to statements in February by the Secretary of the Army, various U.S. high schools are barring military recruiters from access to students. The Secretary of the Navy this past December said that public school boards are keeping military recruiters out of More

commondreams (2019-04-23). Common Cause Wisconsin, Fair Elections Center & Others Challenge Wisconsin's Requirements for Student IDs Used as Voter ID. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Democracy Now! (2019-04-23). Charges Dropped for U. of Arizona Students Who Called Border Patrol "Murder Patrol" at Campus Event. democracynow.org Authorities at the University of Arizona in Tucson have dropped charges against three students who held a nonviolent protest against Border Patrol agents speaking on their campus. During the March 19 protest, the students called border agents "Murder Patrol" and an "extension of the KKK." All three students were charged with misdemeanors. On Friday, motions to dismiss the charges were granted after the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups led a campaign on behalf of the students. We speak with Mariel Bustamante, one of the "Arizona Three." She is a graduating senior who is double-majoring in law and an…

Julia Conley, staff writer (2019-04-23). To Escalate Fight Against 'Existential Crisis,' Greta Thunberg Backs General Strike for Climate. commondreams.org Global climate strike leader Greta Thunberg on Monday gave her support to a potential general strike, which would expand to the general population the movement she began last fall and inspired millions of students to join. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……

RT (2019-04-23). Teen sues Apple for $1 billion, claims in-store AI led to his wrongful arrest. rt.com A NY college student is suing Apple for $1 billion because he says the company's secret in-store artificial intelligence incorrectly marked him as a thief, leading to his wrongful arrest.

United Nations (2019-04-22). 'Do everything in your power to tackle climate change' UN chief urges on Mother Earth Day. un.org Marking International Mother Earth Day, the UN on Monday debated how best to build "an equitable and sustainable future" for all, through enhanced education and climate action, on the road to a key international summit on the issue due to take place in September.

Jessica Leyba (2019-04-22). AZ legislators move to shutdown progressive teachers 'political speech'. liberationnews.org HB 2032 broadly threatens Arizona teachers accused of using "political speech" with "the intent of influencing or changing a student's political ideology" with a $5,000 fine, which amounts to 10 percent of the average teacher salary in Arizona.

Bonpane Family (2019-04-22). Statement of the family of activist and radio host Blase Bonpane upon his passing. liberationnews.org Bonpane played a key role in raising awareness of government directed violence throughout Central America during the 1980s by leading delegations of politicians, activists, celebrities, and students on trips to Nicaragua.

Beyond Prisons (2019-04-19). Beyond Prisons: Native Feminisms feat. Dr. Kimberly Robertson. shadowproof.com Kim Wilson interviews Dr. Kimberly Robertson on her work on Native feminisms and practices, use of beadwork and zine making to generate knowledge, and the uncompensated emotional labor of Black and women of color in the academy and liberatory work. | Kimberly Robertson is a citizen of the Mvskoke nation, an artivist, scholar, teacher, and mother who works diligently to employ Native feminist theories, practices, and methodologies in her hustle to fulfill the dreams of her ancestors and to build a world in which her daughters can thrive. | She was born in Bakersfield, CA and currently lives on unceded Tongva lands…

Shawgi Tell (2019-04-19). No More Charter Schools in New York State. dissidentvoice.org With a straight face, many millionaires, some media outlets, and Governor Andrew Cuomo are once again righteously demanding an increase in the number of privately-run but publicly-funded charter schools permitted in the State, specifically in New York City where these deregulated schools have run amuck. And again, instead of holding the neoliberal State accountable for …

Rachel M. Cohen (2019-04-19). House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Is Facing a Primary Challenge. theintercept.com Mckayla Wilkes, a 28-year-old administrative assistant, part-time student, and mother of two, has had enough. In late March, she announced that she was mounting a bid for Maryland's 5th Congressional District, aiming to unseat one of the oldest and most powerful Democratic members, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. Wilkes is running on a host of progressive policies, but plans to put particular focus on Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and affordable housing. | A student of political science, Wilkes hasn't formerly been involved in politics before, but thinks t…

ACLU (2019-04-18). Dialing 911 Can Get You Evicted. aclu.org The eviction of Beverley Somai for calling the police is part of a disturbing trend. | Last year, Beverley Somai learned a brutal truth that too many people across the country face: Calling the police can get you evicted. | In 2017, Ms. Somai and her adult disabled son moved to Bedford, Ohio, to seek housing stability and better educational and employment opportunities. However, a few months after settling in, Ms. Somai discovered that her neighbor played loud music at all hours of the night, making it impossible for her and her son to rest. Even worse, the neighbor began to intimidate Ms. Somai and her son by fo…

Shelby Shoup (2019-04-18). Teaching in Florida: "Almost all of us work multiple jobs" liberationnews.org Florida schools are among some of the most underfunded in the United States, ranked 42nd nationally in education spending per-student, which hovers at a dismal $8,800; in comparison, per-inmate spending in the Florida Department of Corrections is about $19,000.

Rann Miller (2019-04-11). Betsy DeVos Uses a Racist Research Study to Defend Rescinding Obama-Era Discipline Guidance. progressive.org The researchers argued that disparities in disciplining of black and white students are due to "prior problem behavior."

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