Israel, licenàßa para matar
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
"Com um movimento muito insólito, Israel oficializou o ataque contra alvos militares iranianos na Síria e intimou as autoridades sírias a nà£o se vingarem contra Israel": é assim que a comunicaàßà£o mediática italiana relata o ataque de ontem de Israel … | The post Israel, licenàßa para matar appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/israel-licenca-para-matar/5666156

Eyeing the White House: The Democratic Field
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
Not so much hunting season as declaratory season in US politics. The US presidential candidates from the Democratic side are making promises spiced with forced excitement in anticipation of the 2020 elections. This early morning of the public holiday of … | The post Eyeing the White House: The Democratic Field appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/eyeing-the-white-house-the-democratic-field/5666074

Paying Attention to the Real Voice of Martin Luther King
Dr. Gary G. Kohls | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
"Now That He Is Safely Dead" | By Carl Wendell Hines | Now that he is safely dead let us praise him, | build monuments to his glory, | sing hosannas to his name. | Dead men make such convenient heroes. | They cannot rise to … | The post Paying Attention to the Real Voice of Martin Luther King appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/now-safely-dead-paying-attention-real-voice-martin-luther-king/5666106

Ten Reasons the Ecumenical Patriarchate Made a Huge Mistake in Ukraine
George Selinsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
Pretty soon, the Ecumenical Patriarchate is set to begin an information campaign of why its actions in Ukraine were justified, and how "bad information" in social networks is misportraying this master plan of creating unity and "peace and love in … | The post Ten Reasons the Ecumenical Patriarchate Made a Huge Mistake in Ukraine appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/ten-reasons-the-ecumenical-patriarchate-made-a-huge-mistake-in-ukraine/5666098

Teaching Kids about Boundaries
Linda Wiggins-Chavis | progressive.org | 2019-01-22
"And then it happened. He very innocently hugged her."
progressive.org/dispatches/teaching-kids-about-hugs-wiggins-chavis-190122/

Israele, licenza di uccidere
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
´Con una mossa davvero insolita, Israele ha ufficializzato l'attacco contro obiettivi militari iraniani in Siria e intimato alle autorità siriane di non vendicarsi contro Israele ª: cosਠi media italiani riportano l'attacco effettuato ieri da Israele in Siria con missili da … | The post Israele, licenza di uccidere appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/israele-licenza-di-uccidere/5666071

'It really hurts': US aid cuts hit most vulnerable Palestinians
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2019-01-22
Health, education and infrastructure initiatives on hold as the Trump administration scales back on funding.
aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/hurts-aid-cuts-hit-vulnerable-palestinians-190122091259354.html

"I Was Absolutely Afraid": Indigenous Elder on "Mob Mentality" of MAGA Hat-Wearing Students in D.C
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-01-22
On Friday, thousands took part in the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington, D.C. The next day, video went viral of an interaction that took place soon after the march ended between an indigenous elder and a group of Catholic high school students from Kentucky who had attended a March for Life protest the same day. In the video, Omaha elder Nathan Phillips is seen peacefully playing his drum and singing while being encircled by the students–some of whom were wearing red "Make America Great Again" hats. The video appears to show the students taunting and mocking Phillips. Some of the students are seen makin…
www.democracynow.org/2019/1/22/i_was_abs…

Fire the Fed?
Rep. Ron Paul | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
President Trump's frustration with the Federal Reserve's (minuscule) interest rate increases that he blames for the downturn in the stock market has reportedly led him to inquire if he has the authority to remove Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Chairman Powell … | The post Fire the Fed? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/fire-the-fed/5666140

A Tale of Two Walls
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
The demand of President Donald Trump that congress should appropriate money to build a wall securing the nation's southern border has resulted in the longest federal government shutdown in history with no end in sight. There is considerable opposition to … | The post A Tale of Two Walls appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/tale-two-walls/5666135

The Day to Day Realities of the Refugee Crisis in Greece's Samos Island
Chris Jones | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
The past few weeks have seen Samos island drenched by days of winter rain storms. Most of the farmers are happy. Winter soaking keeps Samos a green island and is essential if the fruits, vegetables, olives and vines are going … | The post The Day to Day Realities of the Refugee Crisis in Greece's Samos Island appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-day-to-day-realities-of-the-refugee-crisis-in-greeces-samos-island/5665946

Alyssa Milano: 'MAGA Hat is New White Hood'
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-01-22
Actress and some-time activist Alyssa Milano, created a dichotomy between the Trump regimes' staple "MAKE America Great Again" red hat, and the infamous white hood, synonymous with the Ku Klux Klan. | RELATED: | 'Make America Great Again' Students Mock Indigenous March | Milano made the comments on her Twitter account Sunday night, claiming, "The red MAGA hat is the new white hood. Without white boys being able to empathize with other people, humanity will continue to destroy itself.#Fi…
telesurenglish.net/news/Alyssa-Milano-MAGA-Hat-is-New-White-Hood-20190122-0005.html

Michelle Alexander on Palestinian Suffering and Injustice. Accuses America of being Run by Criminals
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
Since UK Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour's 1917 call for establishing a nation for Jews in historic Palestine, their people have endured over a century of discriminatory injustice. | Israel's 1948 war of aggression stole 78% of their homeland, the rest … | The post Michelle Alexander on Palestinian Suffering and Injustice. Accuses America of being Run by Criminals appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/michelle-alexander-on-palestinian-suffering-and-injustice-accuses-america-of-being-run-by-criminals/5666094

Does Our Civilization Have at Least A Chance of Survival?
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
Lately, I have been asked this question on several occasions. "Can our humanity really survive?" "Am I an optimist or a pessimist?" | My replies vary, as I don't think there can ever be one single answer to this most urgent, … | The post Does Our Civilization Have at Least A Chance of Survival? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/does-our-civilization-have-at-least-a-chance-of-survival/5666109

MLK Jr and "Ghetto America"
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
Today is the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's birthday. How appropriate to write about one of the most important issues he spoke and marched about: Ghettoes. The 1970s rock group War had a hit song in their 'The … | The post MLK Jr and "Ghetto America" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/mlk-jr-and-ghetto-america/5666076

"The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee": David Treuer on Retelling Native American History
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-01-22
We end today's show with "The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee," a stunning new book by David Treuer that looks at Native America from 1890 to the present day. The book's powerful mix of memoir, extensive interview and storytelling presents decades of indigenous history that have been sidelined by the mainstream. David Treuer is Ojibwe from the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. He teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Southern California.
www.democracynow.org/2019/1/22/the_heart…

Union influence grew despite slight drop in membership in 2018
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-01-22
WASHINGTON–Union membership declined slightly from 2017 to 2018, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Using calculations from the Current Population Survey — a scientifically selected rolling sample of 60,000 households — BLS calculated there were 14.744 million union members last year, down 73,000 from the year before. Union density in 2018 was 10.5 percent Anticipating …
peoplesworld.org/article/union-influence-grew-despite-slight-drop-in-membership-in-2018/

Video: Kurdish Political Leadership Reveals Ten Demands to Damascus
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
On January 19, the so-called Democratic Federation of Northern Syria (DFNS), an entity established by US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in attempt to legalize their control over a part of Syria, released a 10-points long list of demands to the Damascus … | The post Video: Kurdish Political Leadership Reveals Ten Demands to Damascus appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-kurdish-political-leadership-reveals-ten-demands-to-damascus/5666087

"US-Gate"? Overthrowing Other People's Governments: The Master List of U.S. "Regime Changes"
William Blum | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
GR Editor's Note | This incisive list countries by the late William Blum was first published in 2013, posted on Global Research in 2014. | In relation to recent developments in Latin America and the Middle East, it is worth recalling the … | The post "US-Gate"? Overthrowing Other People's Governments: The Master List of U.S. "Regime Changes" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/overthrowing-other-peoples-governments-the-master-list-of-u-s-regime-changes/5400829

Chase Iron Eyes: Trump's Mocking of Native Americans Gives License to Others to Denigrate My People
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-01-22
As we continue to look at the video that has gone viral showing a group of Catholic high school students apparently mocking an indigenous tribal elder near the Lincoln Memorial, we speak to Chase Iron Eyes, an activist and lead attorney for the Lakota People's Law Project. He is a spokesperson for the Indigenous Peoples March.
www.democracynow.org/2019/1/22/chase_iro…

Ottawa's Support of US-led War, Opposition to BDS: More Admissions and Canada's National Disgrace
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's own admission that Israel has a "permanent policy" to "oppose Iran's attempts to gain a foothold in Syria"[1] is in fact a public admission that Israel has a permanent policy to commit supreme international war … | The post Ottawa's Support of US-led War, Opposition to BDS: More Admissions and Canada's National Disgrace appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/ottawas-support-of-us-led-war-opposition-to-bds-more-admissions-and-canadas-national-disgrace/5666085

Markets Good, Public Bad: The False Promises of Market Populism
Ingo Schmidt | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
Ruling elites stand naked. No more hoping for a rising tide to lift all boats. No more waiting for the trickle down. Fears of drowning in the maelstroms of global finance abound. Feelings of powerlessness among the have-a-little-bits and have-nots … | The post Markets Good, Public Bad: The False Promises of Market Populism appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/markets-good-public-bad-the-false-promises-of-market-populism/5666127

The Socialization of Society
Rosa Luxemburg | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
One hundred years ago this month, on January 15, 1919, the great revolutionary thinker and anti-war activist, Rosa Luxemburg, was murdered in Berlin by the Freikorps paramilitary group, with her body dumped into the Landwehr Canal. | Her comrade in … | The post The Socialization of Society appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-socialization-of-society/5665947

Trump's Midterm Electoral Defeat and Syria Withdrawal
Nauman Sadiq | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
Donald Trump's abrupt decision to withdraw American troops from Syria was reportedly made during a telephonic conversation with Turkish President Erdogan on December 14, before President Trump made the momentous announcement in a Tweet on December 19. The decision … | The post Trump's Midterm Electoral Defeat and Syria Withdrawal appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trumps-midterm-electoral-defeat-and-syria-withdrawal/5665953

Another Defeat for Imperialist Feminism in Nicaragua
Nora McCurdy | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
Thanks to Sandinista government policies of the last eleven years, Nicaragua is on track to become the first country in the world to achieve gender equality, according to the World Economic Forum. But the unrelenting counterfactual attacks on Nicaragua's government … | The post Another Defeat for Imperialist Feminism in Nicaragua appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/another-defeat-for-imperialist-feminism-in-nicaragua/5666102

Russia Might Return to the Balkans in a Big (But Controversial) Way
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
The highly influential and well-connected Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) is proposing that Moscow organize a multilateral conference to re-divide the Balkans along ethnic lines, which would advance the controversial proposal made by former British diplomat Timothy Less in late … | The post Russia Might Return to the Balkans in a Big (But Controversial) Way appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/russia-might-return-to-the-balkans-in-a-big-but-controversial-way/5666081

Indefinite Detention Uncharged and Untried a Crime Against Humanity
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
These are troubled times. Rule of law protections don't help. The US does whatever it pleases, operating by its own rules, inflicting harm on nations, groups and individuals, including its own citizens. | The UN, world community nations, and international courts … | The post Indefinite Detention Uncharged and Untried a Crime Against Humanity appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/indefinite-detention-uncharged-and-untried-a-crime-against-humanity/5666078

Huge Backlog Could Trigger New Wave of Shale Oil
Nick Cunningham | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
The number of drilled but uncompleted wells (DUCs) in the U.S. shale patch has skyrocketed by roughly 60 percent over the past two years. That leaves a rather large backlog that could add a wave of new supply, even if … | The post Huge Backlog Could Trigger New Wave of Shale Oil appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/huge-backlog-trigger-new-wave-shale-oil/5666132

First Responder in Skripal Poisoning Turns Out to be Britain's Most Senior Military Nurse
RT News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
Sergei and Yulia Skripal were given first aid by the British Army's most senior nurse, who just happened to be nearby, according to a new report — adding further intrigue to the highly controversial case. | The latest development in the | … | The post First Responder in Skripal Poisoning Turns Out to be Britain's Most Senior Military Nurse appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/first-responder-in-skripal-poisoning-turns-out-to-be-britains-most-senior-military-nurse/5666143

Brexit: UK Caught Between the Past and the Future
Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-22
The United Kingdom stands fatally divided between nations, regions, generations, on the edge of a critical fault line which threatens the future of the Union. | *** | Picture a hen-house with three hundred and fifty hens inside, and one rooster. The … | The post Brexit: UK Caught Between the Past and the Future appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/brexit-uk-caught-between-the-past-and-the-future/5666091

Students and the fight to defend public education
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-22
Students have a critical role to play as they join their teachers in a fight against the entire capitalist system and political establishment that drives the assault on public education.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/22/iyss…

Los Angeles teachers have the right to know the details of the negotiations
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-22
For five straight days, the UTLA has kept striking teachers in the dark as they conduct closed-door negotiations with the school district and the city's Democratic mayor.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/22/losa…

Workers Struggles: The Americas
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-22
Teachers in Venezuela participated in strikes and protests last week over pay, which is being decimated by hyperinflation; some 30,000 US oil refinery workers face a February 1 contract deadline.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/22/wrkr…

China records lowest growth rate since 1990
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-22
National Bureau of Statistics head Ning Jizhe said the economy faced "downward pressure" and pointed to a "complicated and severe external environment" resulting from the US trade war.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/22/chin…

Rally to Defend Public Education in Oakland
text: R.R. photos: Charles Moehle | indybay.org | 2019-01-22
On Saturday, January 12, thousands of teachers, students and staff marched and rallied in Oakland, California to defend public education. | Photos by Charles Moehle, ProBonoPhoto.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/01/20/18820513.php

You Say You Want A Revolution: Student Struggles of the 60's and 70's for a Better World
The Green Arcade | indybay.org | 2019-01-22
The Green Arcade | 1680 Market Street | San Francisco, CA 94102…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/01/21/18820593.php

Learn how to protect yourself online and promote digital security
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-22
Amnesty's latest course on digital security, launching on edX January 28th, will teach you about digital threats, how to strengthen your security online and to take action to promote digital security and human rights worldwide. | Malware. Phishing. Data retention. Mass surveillance. We know there are real risks in the digital world, but we don't always know what to do about them. How do these threats work? How important is digital security? Where do we even start? | This course is a starting place for learning more about digital threats and how…
amnesty.org/en/latest/education/2019/01/learn-how-to-protect-yourself-online-and-promote-digital-security/

Breaking the silence: Trump blasts media for pouncing on 'MAGA boys'
RT | rt.com | 2019-01-22
US President Donald Trump has finally commented on the controversy over a standoff between Catholic students and a Native American activist, which turned out to be not what the liberal media rushed to report. | …
rt.com/usa/449390-trump-maga-kids-reaction/

Twitter suspends account that boosted 'MAGA kids' controversy
RT | rt.com | 2019-01-22
Twitter has suspended the account that shared the clipped video of Covington Catholic High School students' encounter with Native American elder Nathan Philips, which triggered a massive wave of attacks on the boys. | …
rt.com/usa/449442-twitter-suspends-maga-kids/

New Study Shows Climate Crisis Could Mean 'Time Bomb" for World's Groundwater
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-01-22
"In many parts of the world," said one researcher, "changes in groundwater flows due to climate change could have a very long legacy." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/news/2019/01/22/new-study-shows-climate-crisis-could-mean-time-bomb-worlds-groundwater?cd-origin=rss

Nathan Phillips: I Was Afraid of the Mob Mentality of MAGA Students
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2019-01-22
On Friday, thousands took part in the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington, DC. The next day, video went viral of an interaction that took place soon after the march ended between an indigenous elder and a group of Catholic high school students from Kentucky who had attended a March for Life protest the same day. In the video, Omaha elder Nathan Phillips is seen peacefully playing his drum and singing while being encircled by the students — some of whom were wearing red "Make America Great Again" hats. The video appears to show the students taunting and mocking Phillips. Some of the students are seen m…
truthout.org/video/nathan-phillips-i-was-afraid-of-the-mob-mentality-of-maga-students/

Teachers Are Rising Up to Resist Neoliberal Attacks on Education
Shared by candice | truthout.org | 2019-01-22
"People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster." –James BaldwinHannah Arendt once argued that, "Thinking itself is dangerous to all creeds, convictions, and opinions." In the current political climate, the institutions that nurture critical thinking are similarly seen as dangerous and threatening to our increasingly authoritarian social order. These institutions include public and higher education along with almost any form of progressive media. | As a re…
truthout.org/articles/teachers-are-rising-up-to-resist-neoliberal-attacks-on-education/

Trump's Mocking Drives Anti-Native Racism
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2019-01-22
As we continue to look at the video that has gone viral showing a group of Catholic high school students apparently mocking an indigenous tribal elder near the Lincoln Memorial, we speak to Chase Iron Eyes, an activist and lead attorney for the Lakota People's Law Project. He is a spokesperson for the Indigenous Peoples March. | TRANSCRIPT: | AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I'm Amy Goodman in Los Angeles, with Juan González in New York. | JUAN GONZÁLEZ: We continue to look at the video that has gone viral showing a group of Catholic high sc…
truthout.org/video/trumps-mocking-drives-anti-native-racism/

World Will Miss 2020 Global Warming 'Turning Point': Analysis
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-01-21
The world is on course to miss its "best chance" of preventing runaway climate change by ensuring global greenhouse gas emissions peak in 2020, researchers warned Tuesday. | RELATED: | War, Climate Change Hijack Social Media's #10YearChallenge | Even as Earth is buffeted by superstorms, droughts and flooding made worse by rising seas, and as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise globally, an analysis by the World Resources Institute showed that cur…
telesurenglish.net/news/World-Will-Miss-2020-Global-Warming-Turning-Point-Analysis-20190121-0020.html

For the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday: "Beyond Vietnam"
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-01-21
Fight Back News Service is circulating this important speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It was delivered at Riverside Church in New York City, April 4, 1967 | I come to this magnificent house of worship tonight because my conscience leaves me no other choice. I join with you in this meeting because I am in deepest agreement with the aims and work of the organization which has brought us together: Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam. The recent statement of your executive committee are the sentiments of my own heart and I found myself in full accord when I read its opening lines: "A time comes when silen…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/1/20/dr-marti…

Despite offering significant benefits, Union membership continues to decline
Martin Hart-Landsberg | mronline.org | 2019-01-21
The Bureau of Labor Statistics just published its latest news release on union membership. Unfortunately, the downward trend continues. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/01/21/despite-offering-significant-benefits-union-membership-continues-to-decline/

A Call to Reinvestigate American Assassinations
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-01-21
To mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day a group of academics, journalists, lawyers, Hollywood artists, activists, researchers and intellectuals, including two of Robert F. Kennedy's children, are calling for reinvestigation of four assassinations of the 1960s. On the occasion of… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/01/20/a-call-to-reinvestigate-american-assassinations/

Los Angeles teachers angered over secret talks between union, school district and mayor
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-21
As the strike by 33,000 Los Angeles teachers enters its second week, suspicions are growing that the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) is preparing to agree to a rotten compromise.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/21/losa…

Israel/OPT: Prominent Bedouin Leader Imprisoned by Israel: Sheikh Sayyah Abu Mdeighim al-Turi
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-21
On 25 December 2018, 69-year-old human rights defender Sheikh Sayyah Abu Mdeighim al-Turi, started serving a 10-month prison sentence for exercising his rights to freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly. Sheikh Sayyah is the head of al-'Araqib, a Bedouin village in the Negev/Naqab that is unrecognized by the Israeli authorities. He is currently held at Maasiyahu Prison, in the city of Ramle in central Israel. He is a prisoner of conscience and must be released immediately and unconditionally.
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde15/9702/2019/en/

Viral VIDEO of standoff between Native American & MAGA-hat-wearing boys splits America
RT | rt.com | 2019-01-21
Footage of a Native American elder seemingly facing off against a crowd of jeering high-school students wearing 'Make American Great Again' hats triggered a massive backlash — but turned out to have been taken way out of context. | …
rt.com/usa/449296-native-american-catholic-school-video/