Welcome to Hell: Peruvian Mining City of La Rinconada
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-29
No one can agree how high above the sea level that La Rinconada really lies at: 5,300 meters or 5,200 meters? On the access road, a metal plate says 5,015. But who really cares? It is indisputably the highest settlement …
globalresearch.ca/weclome-hell-peruvian-mining-city-la-rinconada/5672881

EU's Parliament Signs Off on Disastrous Internet Law: What Happens Next?
Danny O'Brien | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-29
In a stunning rejection of the will of five million online petitioners, and over 100,000 protestors this weekend, the European Parliament has abandoned common-sense and the advice of academics, technologists, and UN human rights experts, and approved the Copyright …
globalresearch.ca/eus-parliament-disastrous-internet-law/5672857

Syria's Rukban Now Little More than a US-Controlled Concentration Camp — and the Pentagon Won't Let Refugees Leave
Whitney Webb | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-29
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a concentration camp is defined as "a place where large numbers of people are kept as prisoners in extremely bad conditions, especially for political reasons." It is undeniable that the Rukban camp fits this definition …
globalresearch.ca/syrias-rukban-us-controlled-concentration-camp-pentagon-wont-let-refugees-leave/5673032

Video: Lider-class Destroyer — A New Face of Russian Surface Fleet
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-29
The Russian military leadership continues employing its maritime doctrine, an important part of which is the strengthening of the surface fleet. | As was recently revealed, Moscow is planning to build two units of project 23560 (i.e. Lider-class nuclear-powered destroyers) by …
globalresearch.ca/lider-class-destroyer-russian-surface-fleet/5672937

Review: 'Captive State' puts sci-fi and resistance center stage in Chicago
Chauncey K. Robinson | peoplesworld.org | 2019-03-29
"As long as we fight, we have a chance." — Captive State Throughout the history of the science fiction and horror genre of film and literature, there have been stories that hold a mirror to the realities of our world. Through fantastical plotlines, socio-political themes such as corruption, sexism, racism, and a general questioning of …
peoplesworld.org/article/review-captive-state-puts-sci-fi-and-resistance-center-stage-in-chicago/

Me and the Maoists
Louis Proyect | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-29
As I was reading through You Say You Want a Revolution: SDS, PL, and Adventures in Building a Worker-Student Alliance for a review in last week's CounterPunch, I kept emailing co-author John Levin about my connections to a number of the 23 mini-memoir contributors to this essential volume. It got to the point when John asked…
counterpunch.org/2019/03/29/me-and-the-maoists/

IYSSE at San Diego State University holds rally to defend Chelsea Manning
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-03-29
Tuesday's rally advanced an international strategy to mobilize youth, students and the broadest layers of the working class against the persecution of Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/03/29/mann…

Brexit Has Ceased to be the "Will of the People": Study
Jack Peat | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-29
Brexit has ceased to be the "will of the people", analysis of British Social Attitudes Survey respondents has suggested. | National Centre for Social Research data found 55 per cent of Brits would vote Remain in a second referendum, with just …
globalresearch.ca/study-finds-brexit-ceased-will-people/5673058

San Diego teachers and parents left in the dark as school district threatens massive budget cuts
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-03-29
The Sweetwater school district and its teachers' union have begun bargaining on an austerity contract in the aftermath of the announcement of the district's $68 million shortfall.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/03/29/swee…

March 29 — Brexit Day
Julian Rose | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-29
I'm in the UK on my farm. Tomorrow, 29th March, is 'Brexit Day'. But the reality is far from it — in fact the UK is faced by a constitutional crisis — as the 29th March quitting the EU was …
globalresearch.ca/march-29-brexit-day/5672997

UK Members of Parliament "Demote" Prime Minister Theresa May
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-29
On Wednesday, the London Guardian headlined: "MPs to vote on alternative (Brexit) plans as speculation mounts May could announce decision to quit," adding: She's "under intense pressure to set out a timetable for her departure from Downing Street…" | Theresa May…
globalresearch.ca/uk-member-of-parliament-demote-prime-minister-theresa-may/5672844

Como a Itália conquistou o ´estatuto de grande país ª
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-29
Em 24 de Maràßo de 1999, a sessà£o do Senado foi retomada à s 20h35 com uma comunicaàßà£o de Sergio Mattarella, entà£o Vice-Presidente do Governo de D'Alema (Ulivo — Pdci — Udeur): "Distintos Senadores, como as agências informaram, à s 18h45 comeàßaram …
globalresearch.ca/como-a-italia-conquistou-o-estatuto-de-grande-pais/5672992

The Trump Administration's Ableist Cuts to the Special Olympics
Dave Zirin | thenation.com | 2019-03-28
The Trump Administration's Ableist Cuts to the Special Olympics…
thenation.com/article/trump-devos-ableism-special-olympics/

The System, Youth and Democracy
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-03-28
When masses of students from all over the world mobilize around a utopia, adults become uncomfortable, writes Roberto Savio. By Roberto Savio in Rome Inter Press Service If we ever needed proof of how the political system has become self-referential… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/03/28/the-system-youth-and-democracy/

NAACP-supported bill promoting equal pay for equal work passes the US House
Adam Lee | naacp.org | 2019-03-28
Despite the Equal Pay Act of 1963, women in the United States are typically paid 80 cents for every dollar paid to men, and the statistics are even worse for women of color. As a result, women were 35% more likely to live in poverty than men. While the Equal Pay Act of 1963 has helped to narrow …
naacp.org/latest/naacp-supported-bill-promoting-equal-pay-equal-work-passes-us-house/

Argentina: Poverty Increases to 32% and Extreme Poverty Reaches 7%
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-03-28
Argentina's statistics agency published a study on Thursday which shows that poverty affects 32 percent of the population with 6.7 percent living in extreme poverty. In one year, indigence increased from 4.8 percent to 6.7 percent. | RELATED: | Inflation Rate Reaches 49.3% in Argentina, Highest Since 1991 | The indicators revealed a rise in poverty and ext…
telesurenglish.net/news/Argentina-Poverty-Increases-to-32-and-Extreme-Poverty-Reaches-7-20190328-0024.html

Boston Teachers Union "All In" to fight for a fair contract
Hersch Rothmel | liberationnews.org | 2019-03-27
"Do you realize we are the only school district in Massachusetts that does not have a full time nurse in every school?"
liberationnews.org/boston-teachers-union-all-in-to-fight-for-a-fair-contract/

Are Federal Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids Hurting Patients with Chronic Pain?
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-03-27
As Oklahoma and Purdue Pharma reach a landmark settlement, we look at an underreported result of the opioid crisis: the underprescribing of opioids for patients who rely on them for pain management. This month, more than 300 doctors and medical researchers sent an open letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning patients have been harmed by a lack of clarity in guidelines for prescribing opioids. The CDC revised the guidelines for primary care physicians in 2016 in order to improve safety and reduce risks associated with long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain. But many say the new guidelin…
www.democracynow.org/2019/3/27/are_feder…

OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma to Pay $270 Million Legal Settlement That Will Fund Addiction Center
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-03-27
The state of Oklahoma has reached a $270 million agreement with Purdue Pharma–the makers of OxyContin–settling a lawsuit that claimed the company contributed to the deaths of thousands of Oklahoma residents by downplaying the risk of opioid addiction and overstating the drug's benefits. The state says more Oklahomans have died from opioids over the last decade than have been killed in vehicle accidents. More than $100 million from the settlement will fund a new addiction treatment and research center at Oklahoma State University in Tulsa. "It's really just the first move in what is a very complicated…
www.democracynow.org/2019/3/27/oxycontin…

Phrase 'cultural Marxism' only antisemitic if you research it, Tories confirm
John Shafthauer | thecanary.co | 2019-03-27
On 26 March, Tory MP Suella Braverman said: As Conservatives, we are engaged in a battle against cultural Marxism. The phrase 'cultural Marxism' is … | Read more Phrase 'cultural Marxism' only antisemitic if you research it, Tories confirm | By John Shafthauer…
thecanary.co/off-the-perch/2019/03/27/phrase-cultural-marxism-only-antisemitic-if-you-research-it-tories-confirm/

SPLC reacts to Facebook policy on white nationalism
Keegan Hankes, Senior Research Analyst | splcenter.org | 2019-03-27
The internet, and social media in particular, continues to be a powerful tool used by the radical right to accelerate the spread of hate into the mainstream.
splcenter.org/news/2019/03/27/splc-reacts-facebook-policy-white-nationalism

"The Opioid Crisis Isn't White": How the Lethal Epidemic Affects Communities of Color
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-03-27
As Oklahoma and Purdue Pharma reach a $270 million agreement in a lawsuit claiming the company knowingly helped create the opioid crisis responsible for nearly 50,000 deaths per year in the United States, we look at how the opioid crisis affects communities of color with Abdullah Shihipar, a graduate student of public health at Brown University who wrote an op-ed about his research for The New York Times headlined "The Opioid Crisis Isn't White."
www.democracynow.org/2019/3/27/the_opioi…

Islamic Center of Tallahassee and Students For Justice in Palestine hold solidarity vigil honoring Christchurch victims
Katie Logan & Shelby Shoup | liberationnews.org | 2019-03-27
There was a touching show of unity as over 40 community members, both Muslim and non-Muslim, came to the steps of the Florida Historic Capitol to observe the candlelit vigil. The event started out with a few words from Imam Munir Alfarra, who said, "If I could tell him something I would say he did not waste his time to know about Muslims. To know how they pray, and when and where. To know that Muslims' doors are always open…"
liberationnews.org/islamic-center-of-tallahassee-and-students-for-justice-in-palestine-hold-solidarity-vigil-honoring-christchurch-victims/

Beto O'Rourke's Free Ride on Charter Schools Won't Last for Long
Rachel M. Cohen | theintercept.com | 2019-03-27
When Beto O'Rourke ran for Senate in 2018, he highlighted the importance of public education and consistently said that he stood squarely in support of teachers. Given that his opponent was Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, that was more than enough to secure endorsements from both the Texas State Teachers Association and its parent union, the National Education Association. Teachers across the country helped fuel his small-dollar donor machine. | There was little reason, then, to probe Beto O'Rourke on charter schools. In the Democratic pres…
theintercept.com/2019/03/27/beto-orourke-charter-schools/

"Suicide Is Preventable": Public Health Advocates Push to End Stigma After Parkland & Newtown Suicides
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-03-26
The father of a 6-year-old girl who was killed in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School was found dead by apparent suicide Monday. Jeremy Richman was a neuroscientist who, after the death of his daughter Avielle, founded the Avielle Foundation to support brain science research, with the ultimate goal of preventing violence and building compassion. The news of his death came just days after two students who survived last year's shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, died by suicide. An unnamed student died Saturday, according to local authorities, and 19-ye…
www.democracynow.org/2019/3/26/suicide_i…

Tampa students hold vigil for victims of Christchurch mosque shootings
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-03-26
Tampa, FL – On March 21 University of South Florida (USF) students and Tampa community members gathered to commemorate the lives of the victims of the Christchurch New Zealand mosque shootings. Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) hosted the event and laid out 50 flowers on the lawn in front of the Marshall Student Center to represent each victim of the attack. | The shootings were committed by Brenton Tarrant. Tarrant was motivated by white-supremacist and alt-right ideas, such as xenophobia and anti-immigration, which he rambled about in a written statement. | "The bottom line is that white suprema…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/3/25/tampa-st…

Students call next big climate action
AlexBainbridge | greenleft.org.au | 2019-03-25
Hundreds of people turned out to the #ClimateElection kickstart event on March 25. This was the major event organisers encouraged participants in the March 15 School Strike to attend. | The most inspiring part of the night was the announcement of the next big action on May 3. Details are still being worked out. | Demands of this campaign are: Stop Adani; No new coal, oil or gas; and for 100% renewable energy by 2030. | The timing has been set for just bef…
greenleft.org.au/content/students-call-next-big-climate-action

Indiana legislature ends elections for state education leader
Nigel Lisbon | liberationnews.org | 2019-03-24
Only a socialist democracy, where workers wield state power, will fully fund public schools.
liberationnews.org/indiana-legislature-ends-elections-for-state-education-leader/

Why School Psychologists Are Worried About the Mental Health of America's Students
ACLU | aclu.org | 2019-03-22
A new ACLU report shows that millions of kids are in schools that have no mental health staff. One of the report's authors discusses the implications. | Earlier this month, thousands of school psychologists met in Atlanta at the annual convention of the National Association of School Psychologists. One of the hottest topics among attendees was exhaustion — a consequence of having to serve more students who are experiencing more trauma and other mental health problems without more help in carrying the load. | It's not just school psychologists who are concerned about being short-staffed. I know of far too ma…
aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/race-and-inequality-education/why-school-psychologists-are-worried-about-mental

Five Questions For: Pardeep Kaleka on New Zealand, White Supremacy, and What it Takes to Move Forward
Alexandra Tempus | progressive.org | 2019-03-21
His father was killed by a white supremacist in a mass shooting at a Wisconsin Sikh temple. Today, Pardeep Kaleka works in communities all over the country teaching about how to heal from hate.
progressive.org/dispatches/five-questions-pardeep-kaleka-on-new-zealand-190321/