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2019-02-26: Social Media Postees

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The Bitter Fruit of Trump's China Bashing: Anti-Asian Racism
Ashley Smith | counterpunch.org | 2019-02-26
Donald Trump's New Cold War with Beijing has caught Chinese foreign students at American universities in its crosshairs. His administration has tightened restrictions on their visas, accused them of spying for the Chinese state and its high tech giants, and in the process whipped up a climate of Anti-Asian racism. Trump's policies have yielded bitter…
counterpunch.org/2019/02/26/the-bitter-fruit-of-trumps-china-bashing-anti-asian-racism/

Sanders Tackles Democratic Socialism, Racial Inequality, the 'Fraud' of Trump, the 'Existential' Climate Crisis, and Much More During CNN Town Hall
Common Dreams staff | commondreams.org | 2019-02-26
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) covered the issues of democratic socialism, Trump's endless lying, racial inequality and reparations for slavery, Medicare for All, what he called the "existential crisis" of climate change, student debt, foreign policy and U.S. military intervention, and much else during Monday night's town hall event hosted by CNN. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/news/2019/02/26/sanders-tackles-democratic-socialism-racial-inequality-fraud-trump-existential?cd-origin=rss

Is the Tide Turning on President Trump's War on Science?
Elliott Negin | commondreams.org | 2019-02-26
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson questions NASA Administrator Charles Bolden during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology budget hearing, Wednesday, March 2, 2011, in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo: NASA/Bill Ingalls via Flickr) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/views/2019/02/26/tide-turning-president-trumps-war-science?cd-origin=rss

The Conservatives, "Nam-Nam Friction" and Nuclear Crisis in South Korea
Prof. Joseph H. Chung | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-26
Recently, the heads of five South Korean political parties visited Washington (February 12 to 14) with a mission to assure the supports of American politicians for the success of the second Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi. | But, what is hard to …
globalresearch.ca/conservatives-nam-nam-friction-nuclear-crisis-south-korea/5669716

Black History: Trump Era Resistance, Mumia's Plight, and Freedom for the Move 9
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-26
"Bi-partisanship between neoliberals and conservatives built the monster we now call 'mass incarceration.' No so-called 'progressive prosecutor' can or will unbuild it. That's because it took the entire system — DAs, judges, cops, defense lawyers, and prison administrators, not …
globalresearch.ca/black-history-trump-era-resistance-mumias-plight-and-freedom-for-the-move-9/5669694

Diego Garcia: UN Court Calls on Britain to 'Decolonize' Chagos Islands
Brett Wilkins | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-26
The United Nations' highest court on Monday called Britain's claim of sovereignty over the Chagos Islands "illegal" and urged London to "decolonize" the remote archipelago — which is home to one of the most important US overseas military bases — …
globalresearch.ca/diego-garcia-un-court-calls-on-britain-to-decolonize-chagos-islands/5669748

Video: Why There Will be No Full US Troops Withdrawal from Syria
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-26
A contingent of US troops will remain deployed in Syria even after the troops withdrawal declared by President Donald Trump. | On February 21, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced that "a small peacekeeping group of about 200" troops …
globalresearch.ca/video-why-there-will-be-no-full-us-troops-withdrawal-from-syria/5669709

Emergencies Do Not Trump the Constitution
Rep. Ron Paul | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-26
After Congress rejected President Trump's request for 5.7 billion dollars for the border wall, the president declared a national emergency at the southern border. Present Trump claims this "emergency" gives him the authority to divert funds appropriated for other purposes …
globalresearch.ca/emergencies-do-not-trump-the-constitution/5669745

Cuba's Referendum on a New Constitution: Cuba Has Indeed "Changed", But Not as Some Had Hoped
Arnold August | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-26
The results were just announced at 4 PM today Monday February 25, the day after the referendum. They are excellent. However, based on my visit to Cuba last September/October during the course of the debate whereby people had the opportunity …
globalresearch.ca/cubas-referendum/5669697

Trump Threatens a Second Embargo of Cuba
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-26
The Trump administration is threatening to unleash a flood of lawsuits involving Cuba, which no U.S. president has ever done. It has set a deadline of March 2 to announce whether it will create, in the words of the National …
globalresearch.ca/trump-threatens-second-embargo-cuba/5669728

Canadian 'Aid' to Venezuela Part of Plan to Overthrow Government
Yves Engler | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-26
If more people understood that "aid" often goes hand in hand with military intervention there would be less uncritical support for it. | An important, though little acknowledged, principle of Canadian 'aid' policy is that military intervention elicits international assistance. Or, …
globalresearch.ca/canadian-aid-to-venezuela-part-of-plan-to-overthrow-government/5669739

Attacking Iran. Fake News About a Terrorist Connection Could Serve as a Pretext for War
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-26
Observers of developments in the Middle East have long taken it as a given that the United States and Israel are seeking for an excuse to attack Iran. The recently terminated conference in Warsaw had that objective, which was clearly …
globalresearch.ca/fake-news-terrorist-connection-pretext-war/5669729

Juan Guaido: A Traitor to His People
Radio Havana Cuba | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-26
The self-proclaimed "Provisional President of Venezuela," Juan Guaidó, is an expert in dangerous actions, who — in pursuit of his unending ambition — will go down in history as a person that broke all the rules of decency and …
globalresearch.ca/juan-guaido-a-traitor-to-his-people/5669719

Alexander von Humboldt, Venezuela and the Bolivarian Revolution
Franklin Frederick | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-26
"One cannot praise enough the intelligent legislation of Spanish America's new republics, which, since their inception, have been seriously concerned with slavery's total cessation. In that respect, this vast part of the earth has an immense advantage over the South …
globalresearch.ca/alexander-von-humboldt-venezuela-and-the-bolivarian-revolution/5669713

Dangerous Escalation Between Nuclear-armed Rivals India and Pakistan
Nauman Sadiq | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-26
In a pre-dawn airstrike at 3: 30 a.m. on Tuesday, 12 Indian Mirage 2000 fighter jets intruded into Pakistan's airspace and dropped their payload on the top of a mountain at a terrorist training camp, allegedly belonging to a jihadist group …
globalresearch.ca/dangerous-escalation-between-nuclear-armed-rivals-india-and-pakistan/5669753

Renewed Attempt to Ban Uranium Mining Permanently Near the Grand Canyon. Rep. Raúl Grijalva
Andrew Nicla | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-26
An Arizona lawmaker is renewing his push to halt uranium mining near the Grand Canyon, outlining a proposal Saturday that would make permanent a moratorium on new claims across 1 million acres of public lands. | Rep. Raúl Grijalva has introduced …
globalresearch.ca/renewed-attempt-to-ban-uranium-mining-permanently-near-the-grand-canyon-rep-raul-grijalva/5669775

France and Italy Are Involved in a Proxy War in Libya
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-26
The following is the full English-language interview that Andrew Korybko gave to RT (German) about the latest developments in Libya, which was published by the outlet in an abridged form under the title " Colonialism 2.0: France & Italy Are …
globalresearch.ca/france-and-italy-are-involved-in-a-proxy-war-in-libya/5669737

"Arab NATO" Isn't NATO-like at All
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-26
It's become popular over the past few years to talk about the so-called "Arab NATO" that the US is reportedly trying to assemble in the Mideast to militarily contain Iran, but the actual entity being created doesn't resemble its European …
globalresearch.ca/arab-nato-isnt-nato-like-at-all/5669792

Final Steps of the Multipolar Revolution: Containing the US in Europe
Federico Pieraccini | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-26
We discussed in the previous article how China and Russia are using diplomatic, economic and military means in areas like Asia and the Middle East to contain the belligerence and chaos unleashed by the United States. In this analysis, we …
globalresearch.ca/final-steps-of-the-multipolar-revolution-containing-the-us-in-europe/5669763

Shifting the Centre of Gravity: Julian Assange Receives His Passport
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-26
In March 2008, one Michael Horvath of the US Army Counterintelligence Center within the Cyber Intelligence Assessments Branch considered the risks posed by WikiLeaks in a 32 page document. Created under the auspices of the Department of Defence's Intelligence …
globalresearch.ca/shifting-the-centre-of-gravity-julian-assange-receives-his-passport/5669734

The "New NAFTA" and Agribusiness' Secretive Plans to Unravel Food Safety and Worker Protections
Sharon Anglin Treat | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-26
As Congress and the public debate the pros and cons of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), or New NAFTA, behind the scenes and in the shadows transnational corporations are doubling down on their plans to weaken and eliminate public protections …
globalresearch.ca/the-new-nafta-and-agribusiness-secretive-plans-to-unravel-food-safety-and-worker-protections/5669742

"Humanitarian Aid" for Nefarious Purposes. USAID and Guaido's February 23, 2019 — The Second Battle of Cucuta
William Walter Kay | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-26
On Sunday morn, February 28 1813, General Ramon Correa, commander of 800 Spanish Royalist troops, sat upon his favourite Cucuta pew. While Correa communed with the Almighty, Simon Bolivar marched 400 men to hilltops overlooking Cucuta. Futile attempts to …
globalresearch.ca/humanitarian-aid-for-nefarious-purposes-usaid-and-guaidos-february-23-2019-the-second-battle-of-cucuta/5669708

UK Aid to Yemen: The Best Thing May Can Do for Yemen Is to Stop Arming the Saudi Regime
CAAT, Campaign Against Arms Trade | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-26
Yesterday the Prime Minister, Theresa May pledged £200 million worth of aid for the people of Yemen. However, she has refused to stop arming and supporting the Saudi Arabian regime, which has caused much of the damage. The ongoing bombardment …
globalresearch.ca/uk-aid-to-yemen-the-best-thing-may-can-do-for-yemen-is-to-stop-arming-the-saudi-regime/5669732

Why is there no strike pay for Oakland teachers?
WSWS Repost | indybay.org | 2019-02-26
Historically, the provision of strike pay was one of the elemental tasks of unions. | The Oakland Education Association, however, is not providing a penny in strike benefits to the embattled teachers even though union dues are regularly deducted from their paychecks.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/02/24/18821444.php

Workers Struggles: The Americas
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-02-26
Workers in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz have voted to strike over pay increases and staffing shortages caused by the layoff of thousands of teachers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/02/26/wrkr…

Day Three of Oakland Teachers' Strike: Lincoln Elementary Teacher and Message from OEA
OEA | indybay.org | 2019-02-26
Stacy, a second grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary, says students deserve better support, school nurses and lower class sizes.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/02/25/18821471.php

ICE Entraps Foreign Students: Not New, but Immigration Criminalization is Intensifying
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2019-02-26
While the Trump administration is continuing many of the anti-immigrant policies of the Clinton and Obama administration, his efforts to criminalize all immigrants represents a new twist, says Prof. Aviva Chomsky…
therealnews.com/stories/ice-entraps-foreign-students-not-new-but-immigration-criminalization-is-intensifying

Schoolidarity: screening and panel in support of the Oakland Teachers' Strike
Liberated Lens Film Collective | indybay.org | 2019-02-26
Omni Commons | 4799 Shattuck Ave | Oakland…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/02/25/18821470.php

Behind the racist backlash against Green Book
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-02-26
Its central crime, the critics declare, is the view that racial prejudice is a social problem that can be solved through education, reason and empathy, and that racial hatred is not an essential component of the human condition.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/02/26/gree…

Day Three of Oakland Teachers' Strike: Keith Brown, Minister Perkins, and Oakland High Teacher
APTP | indybay.org | 2019-02-26
At the mid-day rally in Oscar Grant Plaza, Oakland Education Association President Keith Brown reports on bargaining efforts with the Oakland Unified School District, before leading a march to the State Building to support OEA negotiators. "We as educators are winning because we have the power!"
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/02/25/18821459.php

Unions, Democrats rush to end strike as Oakland teachers resist attack on public education
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-02-26
The district's financial oversight trustee has threatened to veto any deal that provides wage increases above the rate of inflation.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/02/26/oakl…

Day Two of Oakland Teachers' Strike: Picket Lines, Bargaining Update, Messages of Solidarity
OEA | indybay.org | 2019-02-26
Teachers and allies picketed in front of schools across Oakland again on Day Two. Magdalene Armstrong and her daughter picket in front of their school, Futures Elementary in East Oakland.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/02/23/18821408.php

Will Militarizing Schools Make Them Safer?
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2019-02-26
As Baltimore faces another uptick in shootings and violent crimes, officials are considering arming police officers to make schools safer. | After a shooting at Frederick Douglass high school that left one staffer injured, the Baltimore School Board is considering whether to support a bill that would allow school police officers to be armed during the school day. | On Tuesday, Feb. 25, Baltimore City's school board will reconsider the measure after originally voting unanimously against it on Jan. 23. During that hearing, students from the Baltimore Algebra Project took over the meeting to urge the school board to…
therealnews.com/columns/will-militarizing-schools-make-them-safer

Youth Climate Activists Arrested for Sit-In at Mitch McConnell's Office
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2019-02-26
Hundreds of Kentucky high school students and climate campaigners with the youth-led Sunrise Movement descended on the Capitol Hill office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday to deliver 100,000 petition signatures and stage a sit-in to make clear to lawmakers that young people want a Green New Deal for their communities and futures. | For calling on McConnell to heed public demands for federal lawmakers to pass policies that will phase out fossil fuels and combat the global climate crisis while also creating green jobs and a…
truthout.org/articles/youth-climate-activists-arrested-for-sit-in-at-mitch-mcconnells-office/

Australian teachers pass workplace motion endorsing Free Assange rallies
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-02-26
The motion was moved by a member of the Committee For Public Education (CFPE), which is actively promoting and campaigning for the demonstrations on March 3 and March 10.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/02/26/cpfe…

If Emissions Aren't Curbed, Clouds May Disappear
Shared by Merula Furtado | truthout.org | 2019-02-26
A study just published in the journal Nature Geoscience shows that if we continue with business-as-usual fossil fuel emissions, the atmosphere will hold 1,200 parts per million CO2 in about a century from now, which will cause stratocumulus clouds to disappear. Their absence could leave the Earth to warm by a staggering 8 degrees Celsius (8°C). | The computer simulation used in the study showed that once that 1,200 parts per million (ppm) tipping point of atmospheric CO2 is breached, the Earth's temperature would soar by 4°C just from the…
truthout.org/articles/if-emissions-arent-curbed-clouds-may-disappear/

Unions, Democrats rush to end strike
WSWS Repost | indybay.org | 2019-02-26
The OEA and CTA are preparing to sell out the Oakland teachers strike. | To prevent this betrayal, teachers must form rank-and-file strike committees to take the conduct of the strike and negotiations out of the hands of the unions.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/02/25/18821475.php

In wake of January teachers strike, further attacks on public schools planned in Los Angeles
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-02-26
Details are emerging of how the Los Angeles Unified School District intends to prosecute its assault on teachers, including plans to break up the district into multiple local networks.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/02/26/lade…

The global struggle of teachers
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-02-26
Throughout the world, teachers have come to the forefront of the struggle against decades of austerity and levels of social inequality not seen since the 1920s.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/02/26/pers…

Growing calls for nation-wide struggle
WSWS Repost | indybay.org | 2019-02-26
The attack on public education is part of the broader onslaught against the rights and living standards of the working class across the United States and around the world. It is this global attack that produced the series of teachers strikes across the United States. | The only way in which the striking teachers can carry out their fight to defend public education is by forming rank-and-file committees independent of the union and building for a nationwide strike.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/02/24/18821445.php

Day Two of Oakland Teachers' Strike: Morning Picket and Rally at DeFremery Park
APTP | indybay.org | 2019-02-26
Pickets continued across the city on Day Two of the Oakland teacher's strike. A mid-day rally was held at DeFremery Park, then a march to GO Public Schools to protest charter schools and privatization. Picket lines went back up before the end of the traditional school day.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/02/23/18821389.php

On the Picket Line with Oakland Teachers
Don Macleay | progressive.org | 2019-02-25
"A tremendous thank you to our beautiful city from the teachers of Oakland. Let's do this again tomorrow!"
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/on-the-picket-line-with-oakland-teachers-macleay-190225/

Leading Israel Lobby Group Sees Massive Rise in Budget
David Cronin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-25
A leading pro-Israel group in Brussels has seen its budget increase fivefold over the past few years. | The European Jewish Association has become increasingly prominent in efforts to counter the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions. One of its …
globalresearch.ca/leading-israel-lobby-group-sees-massive-rise-in-budget/5669651

The Media and the "Deep State": The Military-industrial Complex Eisenhower Warned About
Eresh Omar Jamal | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-25
While most of the US mainstream media was "shocked" by Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US Presidential Elections, the same can't be said about all media outlets. Although, to be fair, it was a difficult …
globalresearch.ca/military-industrial-complex-eisenhower-warned/5669642

Federal Reserve "Tightening" and Crumbling Economic "Fundamentals" Expose the Recovery Lie
Brandon Smith | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-25
It is hard to say exactly when it started — in 2008 in the midst of the credit crisis, in the early 2000's when the Federal Reserve initiated artificially low interest rates which helped to create the vast US mortgage …
globalresearch.ca/federal-reserve-tightening-and-crumbling-economic-fundamentals-expose-the-recovery-lie/5669564

Is President Trump Seeking a Pretext for War against Venezuela? "Why Can't the U.S. Simply Invade the Troubled Country?"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-25
Last August during an Oval Office meeting, Trump pressed aides, asking why can't the US invade Venezuela to topple Maduro. | "why can't the U.S. just simply invade the troubled country?" | According to AP News, then-Secretary of State Tillerson and national …
globalresearch.ca/is-president-trump-seeking-a-pretext-for-war-against-venezuela/5669539

5G and GMO: Electromagnetic Waves and Genetic Engineering: Profit Driven Destruction
Julian Rose | globalresearch.ca | 2019-02-25
We know that the genetic engineering of the plant and animal kingdom alters their DNA, and does the same to those who regularly ingest GM foods. People, animals, fish, insects and plants that absorb or are cross contaminated by other …
globalresearch.ca/5g-and-gmo-electromagnetic-waves-and-genetic-engineering-profit-driven-destruction/5669624

Sao Paulo teachers, public workers strike against attack on pensions in Brazil
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-02-25
Teachers have been on strike since February 4 in opposition to a pension reform that would significantly increase their required contributions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/02/25/spte…

Growing calls for nation-wide struggle as unions work to shut down Oakland teachers strike
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-02-25
The Oakland Education Association is collaborating with the Democratic Party, which controls California, to end the strike on the basis of an agreement that will facilitate the continued assault on public education.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/02/25/oakl…

'Both sides' of climate change debate are accurate: Trump's UN nominee's interview raises eyebrows
RT | rt.com | 2019-02-24
A resurfaced interview with US President Donald Trump's nominee for next UN ambassador, Kelly Craft, where she said she "believes the science on both sides" of the climate change argument has ignited fiery debate on Twitter. | …
rt.com/usa/452319-kelly-craft-climate-change/

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2019-02-25: News Headlines

Mark Taliano (2019-02-25). NATO Is an Appendage of the U.S. Empire. globalresearch.ca The Canadian Political analyst and Research Associate at Global Research Mark Taliano has argued that his country must leave the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which he sees as an appendage of the U.S. Empire. | He has told the Syria …

Nauman Sadiq (2019-02-25). US Will Retain Several Hundred Troops in Syria Despite Withdrawal. globalresearch.ca White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement on Thursday, February 21, "A small peace keeping group of about 200 US troops will remain in Syria for a period of time," as reported by the CNN…

Microwave News (2019-02-25). The Health Risks of Mobile Phones: Italian Court Orders Public Safety Campaign. globalresearch.ca In a victory for advocates of precaution, an Italian court has ordered the government to launch a campaign to advise the public of the health risks from mobile and cordless phones. | The information campaign must begin by July 16. | The …

Granma (2019-02-25). The Cuban People Vote in Constitutional Referendum. globalresearch.ca Today February 24, 124 years since the re-initiation of the nation's independence struggle, in accordance with the law, thousands of Cubans are participating in the construction of a better future and strengthening unity around the Revolution | *** | Voting ends in …

Philip Giraldi (2019-02-25). Getting Rid of Rep. Ilhan Omar: Neoconservatives Dig Deep to Remove a Critic of Israel. globalresearch.ca It has been observed that the neoconservatives are a lot like the legendary bird the Phoenix, which burns to death and then, miraculously, rises from the ashes in new plumage. The neocons first rose to prominence under President Ronald Reagan, …

Dr. Birsen Filip (2019-02-25). Cuba's Constitutional Reform: Attempting to Reflect the Will of the Cuban People. globalresearch.ca On April 18, 2018, the Cuban National Assembly selected Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez[i] to be Raúl Castro's successor as President of Cuba for two terms totalling 10 years. The very next day, Díaz-Canel assumed office as the 17th …

Orinoco Tribune (2019-02-25). US Moving Special Forces and Equipment to the Venezuelan Border. globalresearch.ca In a series of tweets posted in her twitter account a few hours ago Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that the US government is moving special forces to the borders of Venezuela along …

Abayomi Azikiwe (2019-02-25). Women's Suffrage and African Emancipation During the 19th Century. globalresearch.ca Since the mid-19th century there has been a periodic interrelationship between the movements for African emancipation and women's liberation. | Of course these convergences have not been without serious contradictions particularly in light of the historic racial and class divisions …

Elijah J. Magnier (2019-02-25). US Forces Will Stay in Syria: Negotiations with the Kurds Will be Complicated, as Syria Prepares for an Idlib Offensive. globalresearch.ca Washington declared it won't fully withdraw its troops from Syria but will leave "400 peace keeping forces", making these soldiers an official occupation force since the last ISIS stronghold is about to be freed. This new situation leaves the …

David Swanson (2019-02-25). U.S. Exports More and More Bullets. globalresearch.ca When I was a kid there was a local basketball team called the Washington Bullets. The team changed its name when "bullets" became offensive due to the high rate of gun murders in Washington, D.C. This is the same city …

Abayomi Azikiwe (2019-02-25). Further Reflections on Women's Suffrage and African Emancipation. globalresearch.ca A cursory re-examination of the early years of what became known as the women's suffrage movement and abolitionism represented the embryonic phases of self-organization and mass struggle politics within United States society. | As we pointed out in an earlier essay, …

Andre Vltchek (2019-02-25). City of Xi'an and Why the New Chinese Silk Road Terrifies the West? globalresearch.ca Snow is falling on the wide sidewalks of the historic city of Xi'an, but people don't seem to be troubled by the bitter cold. | One of the oldest cities in China, Xi'an, is now vibrant, optimistic and stunningly beautiful. Sidewalks …

Elijah J. Magnier (2019-02-25). Europe Pays the Price of a US Decision: Where Will European ISIS Go? globalresearch.ca On Twitter, the US president's preferred forum to reveal foreign policy and state decisions, Donald Trump asked "Britain, France, Germany and other European allies to take back over 800 ISIS captured in Syria" from 44 countries. Otherwise, Trump will …

Hans Stehling (2019-02-25). Condemnation of IDF Killings Is Never Anti-Semitic but Is Always an Essential Duty of the Global Media to Report. globalresearch.ca As of November 19, last year, lethal force by Israeli forces resulted in the killing of 252 and injuring of 25,522 Palestinians in Gaza, OCHA has reported. Many of the injuries were life-changing, including hundreds of cases of severe soft …

Yves Engler (2019-02-25). Canadian Military in Haiti. Why? globalresearch.ca Canadian troops may have recently been deployed to Haiti, even though the government has not asked Parliament or consulted the public for approval to send soldiers to that country. | Last week the Haiti Information Project photographed heavily- armed Canadian troops …

Bryant Brown (2019-02-25). The Bull Market and Today's Financial Crisis. "The Great Crash of 1929". Will History Repeat Itself? globalresearch.ca Last December the Dow Jones dropped slightly, 1,788 points down to 23,327 points, that's about 7% and the business press reported as if the sky was falling. It has since recovered. | But that was enough to get me thinking. We've …

WSWS (2019-02-25). IYSSE meeting opposes eugenics promotion at Cambridge University. wsws.org Students from the University of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin University attended the meeting, at which IYSSE member Thomas Scripps gave the opening report, followed by the German Socialist Equality Party deputy-leader Christoph Vandreier, who joined via video link from Berlin.

Max Blumenthal (2019-02-25). Burning Aid: An Interventionist Deception on Colombia-Venezuela Bridge? globalresearch.ca Sen. Marco Rubio and coup leaders claim the Venezuelan National Guard burned US aid trucks on the bridge in Colombia. But all available evidence points in the opposite direction. | *** | The Trump administration's coup against Venezuela culminated on February 23 …

WSWS (2019-02-25). Growing calls for nation-wide struggle as unions work to shut down Oakland teachers strike. wsws.org The Oakland Education Association is collaborating with the Democratic Party, which controls California, to end the strike on the basis of an agreement that will facilitate the continued assault on public education.

WSWS (2019-02-25). Sao Paulo teachers, public workers strike against attack on pensions in Brazil. wsws.org Teachers have been on strike since February 4 in opposition to a pension reform that would significantly increase their required contributions.

WSWS Repost (2019-02-25). Why is there no strike pay for Oakland teachers? indybay.org Historically, the provision of strike pay was one of the elemental tasks of unions. | The Oakland Education Association, however, is not providing a penny in strike benefits to the embattled teachers even though union dues are regularly deducted from their paychecks.

WSWS Repost (2019-02-25). Growing calls for nation-wide struggle. indybay.org The attack on public education is part of the broader onslaught against the rights and living standards of the working class across the United States and around the world. It is this global attack that produced the series of teachers strikes across the United States. | The only way in which the striking teachers can carry out their fight to defend public education is by forming rank-and-file committees independent of the union and building for a nationwide strike.

APTP (2019-02-25). Day Two of Oakland Teachers' Strike: Morning Picket and Rally at DeFremery Park. indybay.org Pickets continued across the city on Day Two of the Oakland teacher's strike. A mid-day rally was held at DeFremery Park, then a march to GO Public Schools to protest charter schools and privatization. Picket lines went back up before the end of the traditional school day.

OEA (2019-02-25). Day Two of Oakland Teachers' Strike: Picket Lines, Bargaining Update, Messages of Solidarity. indybay.org Teachers and allies picketed in front of schools across Oakland again on Day Two. Magdalene Armstrong and her daughter picket in front of their school, Futures Elementary in East Oakland.

WSWS (2019-02-25). Resolution: Oppose the promotion of eugenics and pseudo-science at Cambridge University! wsws.org The following resolution was adopted by a meeting in Cambridge convened by the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (UK), on Saturday February 23, 2019.

WSWS (2019-02-25). Why is there no strike pay for Oakland teachers? wsws.org Oakland teachers pay more than $1,000 in union dues every year and have every right to adequate strike benefits to sustain this historic fight.

WSWS Repost (2019-02-25). Teachers press for expansion of strike as union seeks to contain struggle. indybay.org To carry their struggle forward, Oakland teachers must turn out to the broader working class. A public appeal should be made to all workers.

Max Blumenthal (2019-02-25). Video: The Real Humanitarian Aid: Inside Venezuela's State-subsidized Communal Markets. globalresearch.ca The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal toured open air markets in Caracas full of food and supplies subsidized by the Venezuelan government, which debunk the "humanitarian crisis" lie spread by corporate media. | . | . | * | Note to readers: please click the share …

Labor Video Project (2019-02-25). Fighting Privatization & Union Busting Charters In Oakland OEA Strike On Day 2. indybay.org On the second day of the Oakland Education Association strike, thousands of teachers, service workers, parents and students rallied against charters and privatization. They marched to the office of Go Public charter school operation which is a laundering operation of the billionairs pushing charters and funding pro-privatization candidates.

Abby Martin (2019-02-24). Video: Trump's Syria Deception. globalresearch.ca In Part II of our series Trump Expanding the Empire, Abby Martin addresses the surprise order from Trump that he was "ending the war" in Syria. | Having drastically escalated the war in Syria and Iraq, find out what's behind the …

RT News (2019-02-24). Red Cross Denounces Unsanctioned Use of Its Emblems to Smuggle US Aid to Venezuela. globalresearch.ca The largest international aid organization has demanded that activists at the Venezuela-Colombia border not use the insignia of the Red Cross, which isn't participating in what Caracas has dismissed as a US "propaganda show." | The Red Cross learned that some …

Farooque Chowdhury (2019-02-24). Imperialism Provokes Military Intervention in Venezuela: Blood Along Brazil Border. globalresearch.ca Imperialism has initiated provocation for beginning its planned military intervention in Venezuela. Imperialism is treading a bloody path. Already it has spilled blood along Brazil border. | The MSM including Reuters, BBC, The Independent reported on February 22, 2019: …

Philip A Farruggio (2019-02-24). America's Addiction Network. globalresearch.ca You see those commercials on the boob tube for the Addiction Network. It's another for profit that helps folks with addictions, IF they either have the insurance or the cash. Isn't it grand that we Americans have to use private …

Christopher Black (2019-02-24). Mobilise for Peace. America is No Longer "The Top Dog": The Threat of World War Grows as U.S. Power Declines" globalresearch.ca The road to war has many signposts along the way, even that small sign buried under weeds, squashed down by marching boots, that has scribbled on it, in haste, by a fleeing hand, "the lost path to peace". But the …

teleSUR (2019-02-24). Mexico: Oaxacans Protest Chain Stores in 'Traditional' City. telesurenglish.net Activists in Oaxaca blocked streets in front of the an elementary school to protest the proposed plan to construct another OXXO convenience store in the city, this time in front of the education center. | RELATED: | Mexico: Protesters Condemn Indigenous Activist Murder | The anti-OXXO protesters set up in front of the Heroes de Nacozari school and blocked traffic demanding that yet another of the Mexico-based OXXO convenience store franchises does not open its doors in front of the prim…

Shared by Anton Woronczuk (2019-02-24). The Bitter Fruit of Trump's China Bashing: Anti-Asian Racism. truthout.org Donald Trump's New Cold War with Beijing has caught Chinese foreign students at U.S. universities in its crosshairs. | The Trump administration has tightened restrictions on their visas, accused them of spying for the Chinese state and its high tech giants, and in the process whipped up a climate of anti-Asian racism. | Trump's policies yielded bitter fruit most recently at Duke University. The chair of the graduate program in biostatics, Megan Neely, in the wake of complaints from a faculty members about Chinese grad students "speaking Chinese (in their words VERY LOUDLY)" in the student lounge and study area…

RT (2019-02-24). 'Both sides' of climate change debate are accurate: Trump's UN nominee's interview raises eyebrows. rt.com A resurfaced interview with US President Donald Trump's nominee for next UN ambassador, Kelly Craft, where she said she "believes the science on both sides" of the climate change argument has ignited fiery debate on Twitter.

teleSUR (2019-02-23). US: Democratic Senator Slammed for Testy Exchange with Students. telesurenglish.net A controversial video has emerged of a United States Senator apparently talking down to students who visited her to ask for her vote for the Green New Deal proposal. | RELATED | Green New Deal 101: The Basics of a Bold Progressive Policy | United States Senator Dianne Feinstein from California received a visit by group of schoolchildren and spoke with them about the Green New Deal proposal being introduced by freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Senat…

Murtaza Hussain (2019-02-23). French Muslims Grapple With a Republic That Codified Their Marginalization. theintercept.com Yasser Louati didn't usually permit his English students to leave class to make phone calls. On this January day in 2015, however, one asked with such urgency in her eyes that he nodded at her request and let her leave. A few minutes later, the woman walked back into the class, looking just as upset as she did when she left. As she took her seat, Yasser asked her if anything was wrong. | "There's a been a shooting at the Hypercacher," she said quietly, referring to the kosher supermarket chain located across the city in Paris's 20th arrondissement. | Louati's heart sank. All of Paris had been on edge for the past…

WSWS (2019-02-23). Charleston, West Virginia residents support teachers fighting to defend public education. wsws.org The unions called off the West Virginia teachers strike amid a growing national strike wave and broad support in the working class.

WSWS (2019-02-23). Oakland, California teachers press for expansion of strike as union seeks to contain struggle. wsws.org Despite its rhetoric, the OEA is working to isolate teachers from their class allies and prevent a broader struggle in defense of public education.

WSWS (2019-02-23). As voting takes place, Denver teachers angry over tentative agreement. wsws.org The WSWS Teachers Newsletter urges teachers to reject the deal, which does not resolve any of the issues concerning poverty wages for teachers or the broader attack on public education.

Aaron Gray-Block (2019-02-22). School Strikes Take Off as Legacy From 'Grandfather of Climate Science'. commondreams.org London's school children go on strike and take to the streets to protest about climate change Feb 2019. (Photo: © Kristian Buus) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……

Austyn Ross (2019-02-22). Student Activists Participate in NAACP Board Meeting. naacp.org Led by Tiffany Dena Loftin, former SGA president at University of California, Santa Cruz, over 20 students attended the NAACP Annual Board Meeting in New York City, February 14-16, 2019. Our NAACP Youth were heavily involved and took part in conversations including youth engagement in local issues and training for college and youth units. On Friday, …

splcenter (2019-02-22). SPLC and Latin GRAMMY Award-winning band release song that teaches immigrants their rights. splcenter.org ‚ÄãThe SPLC and the Latin GRAMMY Award-winning band Flor De Toloache launched a new song today whose lyrics teach immigrants about the rights they can exercise when interacting with law enforcement and immigration authorities.

Rick Nagin (2019-02-22). Union begins Ohio's first charter school strike. peoplesworld.org PARMA, Ohio — More than two dozen teachers, staff, parents and community supporters picketed Summit Academy in suburban Parma Feb 19 as a strike began for recognition of their union which is affiliated with the Ohio Federation of Teachers. It was the first strike at a charter school in state history. In high spirits, nearly …

Fred_F (2019-02-22). Affordable housing should be a priority. greenleft.org.au As housing unaffordability becomes an increasingly critical social issue in Australia, it is perverse to find that most MPs own two or more homes. | It is surreal to see some politicians' real estate portfolios. And while this doesn't tell you everything about their class interest, it does reveal how Australia is increasingly becoming a two-tiered society when it comes to having access to an affordable roof over one's head. | The official statistics all point in a direction that no advanced capitalist country could possibly be proud of. | Homelessness rose across Australia by 14% between 2011-16. Median mort…

Fred_F (2019-02-22). School strikers won't be bullied. greenleft.org.au The following statement was released by School Strike 4 Climate on February 20 in response to statements made by the federal and NSW education ministers and deputy prime minister Michael McCormack, as well as a front page article in the Daily Telegraph, attacking students for exercising their right to strike from school to demand urgent climate action. | *** | School students striking for climate action won't be bullied by conservative media and politicians telling us not to strike from school on March 15 as part of the Global #ClimateStrike. | School…

Democracy Now! (2019-02-22). Headlines for February 22, 2019. democracynow.org North Carolina Orders New Congressional Election Due to GOP Voting Fraud, Oakland Teachers' Strike Enters Second Day, Judge: Alex Acosta Broke Law in 2008 over Sex Abuser Jeffrey Epstein Plea Deal, Elliott Abrams Heads to Colombia as Tension Mounts on Venezuelan Border, CodePink's Medea Benjamin Disrupts Venezuelan Opposition Event in D.C., U.S. to Keep 200 Troops in Syria Despite Trump Withdrawal Pledge, Vatican Hosts Historic Summit on Clerical Sex Abuse, White Nationalist Coast Guard Lieutenant Used Work Computer to Research Mass Killings, Record Number of Hate Groups Reported in U.S., Prosecutors Drop Crimina…

RT (2019-02-22). Outrage as kids pick cotton, sing slave songs during school field trip (VIDEO). rt.com Disturbing cell phone video has appeared online apparently showing a class of 10-year-old South Carolina elementary school kids picking cotton and singing slave songs as their teachers supervise.

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