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Turning the Page on 2018: Our Hopes for the New Year
The Global Research Team | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-01
Dear Readers, | 2018 has been one of the toughest years GlobalResearch.ca has seen since its inception in 2001. "Telling the truth" is the object of outright censorship. Search engines and social media categorization highlight the corporate media narrative at the … | The post Turning the Page on 2018: Our Hopes for the New Year appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/turning-the-page-on-2018-our-hopes-for-the-new-year/5664207

Trump U-Turning on Syria Pullout?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-01
Whether Pentagon forces stay or leave Syria, whether some stay, others redeployed cross-border to Iraq or elsewhere, Washington's regional and overall imperial agenda remains unchanged | In its 18th year, the AfPak war rages endlessly, a forever war, an unwinnable … | The post Trump U-Turning on Syria Pullout? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trump-u-turning-on-syria-pullout/5664430

The 60th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution: An Unprecedented Chapter in World History
Dr. Birsen Filip | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-01
Today, Cubans are commemorating the 60th anniversary of their independence. On this day in 1959, the Cuban Revolution was successfully conducted by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement[i] and became an enduring symbol of resistance to neo-colonialism, capitalism, and … | The post The 60th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution: An Unprecedented Chapter in World History appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-60th-anniversary-of-the-cuban-revolution-an-unprecedented-chapter-in-world-history/5664387

NASA Spacecraft Opens New Year With Most Distant Flyby Ever
STAFF | truthdig.com | 2019-01-01
LAUREL, Md.–NASA's New Horizons spacecraft pulled off the most distant exploration of another world Tuesday, skimming past a tiny, icy object 4 billion miles from Earth that looks to be shaped like a bowling pin. | Flight controllers in Maryland declared success 10 hours after the high-risk, middle-of-the-night encounter at the mysterious body known as Ultima Thule on the frozen fringes of our solar system, an astounding 1 billion miles (1.6 billion kilometers) beyond Pluto. | "I don't know about all of you, but I'm really liking this 2019 thing so far," lead scientist Alan Stern of Southwest Research Insti…
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The Judge Tucker Court of Appeal's Decision Opens the Door to Mumia Abu-Jamal's Freedom
ICFFMA | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-01
Dear Comrades and Friends Across the Globe: | On December 27, 2018, in a historic action, Court of Common Pleas Judge Leon Tucker granted Mumia's petition for new appeal rights, over the opposition of "progressive DA" Larry Krasner. | This is the … | The post The Judge Tucker Court of Appeal's Decision Opens the Door to Mumia Abu-Jamal's Freedom appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-judge-tucker-court-of-appeals-decision-opens-the-door-to-mumia-abu-jamals-freedom/5664424

Unseen Enemy: Doctors in Gaza Battling Superbug Epidemic
Madlen Davies | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-01
Fahed Zuhud was shot in the thigh by Israeli soldiers in February 2018 but because of superbug infections the wound hasn't healed and he may still lose his leg. | Doctors in Gaza and the West Bank warn they are battling … | The post Unseen Enemy: Doctors in Gaza Battling Superbug Epidemic appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/unseen-enemy-doctors-in-gaza-battling-superbug-epidemic/5664428

As UNESCO Says Its Only Wish for 2019 is World Peace, US and Israel Officially Ditch UN Body
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-01-01
Critics on Tuesday said the joint decision by the U.S. and Israel to leave the United Nations' organization dedicated to promoting peace and education speaks volumes about the two countries' current worldview, as they continue to defend ongoing attacks on the rights of Palestinians. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
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The Crisis in Public Education and How to Solve It!
Eugene Ruyle | indybay.org | 2019-01-01
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War is Good for Business and Organized Crime: Afghanistan's Multibillion Dollar Opium Trade. Rising Heroin Addiction in the US
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-31
Despite president Trump's announced US troop withdrawal, the Afghan opium trade continues to flourish. It is protected by US-NATO occupation forces on behalf of a nexus of powerful financial and criminal interests. | The post War is Good for Business and Organized Crime: Afghanistan's Multibillion Dollar Opium Trade. Rising Heroin Addiction in the US appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/war-is-good-for-business-and-organized-crime-afghanistans-multibillion-dollar-opium-trade-rising-heroin-addiction-in-the-us/5664319

Africa in Review 2018: Regional Instability and the Politics of Underdevelopment
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-31
Over the last twelve months events on the African continent have reinforced the centuries-long relationship with the imperialist nations through the process of economic exploitation of human and natural resources, fueling the profitability of the dominant forces within the world … | The post Africa in Review 2018: Regional Instability and the Politics of Underdevelopment appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/africa-in-review-2018-regional-instability-and-the-politics-of-underdevelopment/5664385

'War on Terror' Has Left Millions Dead Across the Middle East
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-31
Middle Eastern citizens have long come under the Orwellian heading of "unpeople". Their existence is barely acknowledged even after they are killed. By contrast, mass shootings in the US receive enormous attention despite the minuscule death tolls in comparison. | The post 'War on Terror' Has Left Millions Dead Across the Middle East appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/war-terror-left-millions-dead-middle-east/5664327

Impact on Workers, Partial Shutdown of the US Federal Government
Patrick Martin | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-31
The partial shutdown of the US federal government entered its second week on Saturday, with thousands of workers receiving short paychecks December 28 and 800,000 set to receive no pay at all when the next paycheck is due on January … | The post Impact on Workers, Partial Shutdown of the US Federal Government appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/impact-on-workers-partial-shutdown-of-the-us-federal-government/5664345

Noam Chomsky: Members of Migrant Caravan Are Fleeing from Misery & Horrors Created by the U.S
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-12-31
Days after a federal judge in California temporarily halted Trump's asylum ban, we revisit our conversation with world-renowned professor, linguist and dissident Noam Chomsky about U.S. foreign policy in Central America. He joins us in Tucson, Arizona, where he teaches at the University of Arizona. Chomsky is also institute professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he has taught for 50 years. We ask him about the Central American caravan and national security adviser John Bolton declaring Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua to be part of a "troika of tyranny" and a "triangle of terror" earl…
www.democracynow.org/2018/12/31/noam_cho…

The Worst "Fake News" Articles of 2018: New York Times Claims Russia Influenced African-Americans in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-31
If there was a Fake News of the Year Award, This New York Times article would be in the Top 5 category for running one of the worst stories and may I add, a conspiracy theory for 2018. On December … | The post The Worst "Fake News" Articles of 2018: New York Times Claims Russia Influenced African-Americans in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-worst-fake-news-articles-of-2018-new-york-times-claims-russia-influenced-african-americans-in-the-2016-u-s-presidential-elections/5664355

War and Climate Change: Did Bombing During Second World War Cool Global Temperatures?
Alan Robock | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-31
Between 3 February and 9 August 1945 during the second world war, an area of 461 square kilometres in 69 Japanese cities was burned by US bombing raids. This included the nuclear bombs dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and … | The post War and Climate Change: Did Bombing During Second World War Cool Global Temperatures? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/war-and-climate-change-did-bombing-during-second-world-war-cool-global-temperatures/5664371

Critics of Syria Withdrawal Fueled Rise of ISIS
Max Blumenthal | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-31
President Donald Trump's announcement of an imminent withdrawal of US troops from northeastern Syria summoned a predictable paroxysm of outrage from Washington's foreign policy establishment. Former secretary of state and self-described "hair icon" Hillary Clinton perfectly distilled the bipartisan … | The post Critics of Syria Withdrawal Fueled Rise of ISIS appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/critics-of-syria-withdrawal-fueled-rise-of-isis/5664350

School Employee Sues District for Israel Loyalty Oath in Contract
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-31
In a return to the bad old days of McCarthyism, Bahia Amawi, a US citizen of Palestinian descent, lost her Texas elementary school job after refusing to pledge in writing that she would not participate in the Boycott, Divestment … | The post School Employee Sues District for Israel Loyalty Oath in Contract appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/school-employee-sues-district-for-israel-loyalty-oath-in-contract/5664368

Whatever Happened to Peak Oil? Major New Shale Oil and Gas Discovery
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-31
Back during the early days of the Bush-Cheney administration, countless articles and even official statements by the International Energy Agency and various governments proclaimed the onset of what was termed Peak Oil. This was a time when former Halliburton CEO, … | The post Whatever Happened to Peak Oil? Major New Shale Oil and Gas Discovery appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/whatever-happened-to-peak-oil-major-new-shale-oil-and-gas-discovery/5664382

Africa in Review 2018: Electoral Politics, Social Stability and the Need for Genuine Economic Development
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-31
As 2018 concludes there is much to be learned from developments on the African continent where the nation-states and masses of people are continuing their quest for authentic national liberation and unity. This is a first in a series of … | The post Africa in Review 2018: Electoral Politics, Social Stability and the Need for Genuine Economic Development appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/africa-in-review-2018-electoral-politics-social-stability-and-the-need-for-genuine-economic-development/5664353

Jair Bolsonaro's Brazil Would be a Disaster for the Amazon and Global Climate Change
Ed Atkins | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-31
It is perhaps a cruel irony that, on the same day the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a landmark call for urgent action, Jair Bolsonaro surged to victory in the first round of Brazil's presidential elections. Although the leader … | The post Jair Bolsonaro's Brazil Would be a Disaster for the Amazon and Global Climate Change app…
globalresearch.ca/jair-bolsonaros-brazil-would-be-a-disaster-for-the-amazon-and-global-climate-change/5664339

Video: Military and Political Trends that Will Shape 2019. Confrontation between Global Forces
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-31
2018 was marked by notable and sometimes alarming political, military and security developments around the world. The Middle East, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and East Asia once again became the scenes of global and intra-regional standoffs. A characteristic … | The post Video: Military and Political Trends that Will Shape 2019. Confrontation between Global Forces appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-military-and-political-trends-that-will-shape-2019-confrontation-between-global-forces/5664363

Global Research Most Popular 2018 Articles
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-31
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Bolsonaro Against Cuba
Elson Concepción Pérez | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-31
It would be naive to believe that Jair Bolsonaro's assault on Cuban doctors, forcing their departure from Brazil, is not part of a larger plan, details of which are coming to light, even though he has yet to assume the … | The post Bolsonaro Against Cuba appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/bolsonaro-against-cuba/5664334

The 'Iron Lady' of Siberia Invites You to Visit Yakutsk, the World's Coldest City
The Siberian Times | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-31
Sardana Avksentyeva is now winning admirers nationwide, as she bans lavish town hall parties and sells off plush official cars. | Ruffling political feathers she certainly is, but the 48 year old mayor took time out from her war on waste … | The post The 'Iron Lady' of Siberia Invites You to Visit Yakutsk, the World's Coldest City appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-iron-lady-of-siberia-invites-you-to-visit-yakutsk-the-worlds-coldest-city/5664311

Syria: The Quest for Truth and Peace in the New Year
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-31
Canadians are being victimized by criminal war propaganda. War with Syria, (Russia, China etc.) IS NOT serving our interests. Politicians who demonize these countries, and support "regime change" wars of aggression, do not represent our interests. Nor do they represent … | The post Syria: The Quest for Truth and Peace in the New Year appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/quest-truth-peace-new-year/5664330

South Australian university partners with US defense contractor Lockheed Martin
WSWS | wsws.org | 2018-12-31
The decision by the University of Adelaide, behind the backs of students and staff, marks the further integration of Australian universities into the US-led war drive against China and Russia.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/31/univ…

Teacher unions in Washington state back Democrats' regressive school taxes
WSWS | wsws.org | 2018-12-31
Months after the statewide teachers' struggle, the Democratic Party, unions and pseudo-left groups are uniting to implement regressive taxes in the name of funding public education.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/31/teac…

Academics and students oppose Cambridge University appointment of eugenicist Noah Carl–Part 2
WSWS | wsws.org | 2018-12-31
This is the second and concluding part of a series on the political significance of the appointment by Cambridge University of eugenicist Noah Carl as a research fellow.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/31/eug2…

Strike looms in Los Angeles as struggles by educators set to continue in 2019
WSWS | wsws.org | 2018-12-31
The new year promises to inaugurate growing struggles in defense of public education, as teachers around the world prepare strikes and protests.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/31/educ…

Brazil's Bolsonaro: 'We Need Good Brothers Like Netanyahu'
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-30
Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to deepen ties during a meeting Friday. However, Bolsonaro did not confirm whether his government will move the Brazilian Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to the occupied city … | The post Brazil's Bolsonaro: 'We Need Good Brothers Like Netanyahu' appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/brazils-bolsonaro-we-need-good-brothers-like-netanyahu/5664309

The Syrian Army Enters Manbij as Trump Follows Through on Withdrawal: Iraq Is Next
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-30
The US presidential plane landed in the darkness of the Iraqi military base of Ayn al-Assad in west Anbar with Donald Trump onboard. But by the time his plane took off three hours later, Trump left behind a protocol-political-parliamentary storm … | The post The Syrian Army Enters Manbij as Trump Follows Through on Withdrawal: Iraq Is Next appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-syrian-army-enters-manbij-as-trump-follows-through-on-withdrawal-iraq-is-next/5664294

LA teachers blast LAUSD plan to hire scabs
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-12-30
Los Angeles, CA – The union made up of LA educators, United Teachers of LA (UTLA), is blasting plans by the LA Unified School District (LAUSD) to hire temporary replacement teachers in the event of a strike. | According to a statement from the UTLA,…
www.fightbacknews.org/2018/12/30/la-teac…

This Lie Called Democracy
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-30
Well, another year stumbles out the door and a new one is pushed in. This procedure is emulated by the consistency of this lie we call democracy. | Everybody participates in it. | The politicians who need the lie to get them … | The post This Lie Called Democracy appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/this-lie-called-democracy/5664308

Cuba: "We will move forward. And we will continue to be victorious"
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-12-30
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Dec. 22 speech by Miguel M. Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, at the close of the Second Ordinary Session of the National Assembly of People's Power's Ninth Legislature. | DEAR Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Party Central Committee; | Compañeros Machado and Lazo; | Deputies; | Compatriots: | Our first words on Educator's Day are to congratulate and recognize Cuban teachers who, more than their time, dedicate their life's purpose to us. | The year 2018 is almost at an end, and we gather again for the tra…
www.fightbacknews.org/2018/12/30/cuba-we…

Medicare for All — How Can We Pay for It?
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-12-30
Prof. Robert Pollin and Michael Lighty discuss the findings of a new study by the Political Economy Research Institute at UMass Amherst. The study finds Medicare for All could reduce total healthcare spending by 10 percent, while creating stable access to good care and improving the health of all U.S. residents | The post Medicare for All — How Can We Pay for It? appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/medicare-for-all-how-can-we-pay-for-it

Prison Programs That Work
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-12-30
Even though the cost of educating prisoners is less than housing prisoners and reduces recidivism, the federal government cut the Pell grant which helped to fund educational programs in prison. Recidivism is the goal for corporations that continue to fund prison labor. However, volunteers continue to create programs that work, but which need funding to… | The post Prison Programs That Work appeared first on The Real News Network.
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Scope and militancy of teachers' strike shakes the ruling class
Eds. | mronline.org | 2018-12-28
Lithuania is being shaken by an unprecedented teachers strike, which has now entered its fourth week and is causing severe anxiety, distress and panic among the ruling class and its political representatives. Already, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has been forced to sack not only the hated Education Minister, Petrauskienƒó, but also two other Ministers: for […] | Source…
mronline.org/2018/12/28/scope-and-militancy-of-teachers-strike-shakes-the-ruling-class/

'Communism for Kids'–but mostly for grownups with imagination
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2018-12-27
This short book (101 pages with lots of illustrations, presumably by the author) in a pocket-sized edition is ostensibly aimed at teaching young readers to: 1) critique capitalism for its many-faceted injustices and 2) conceive of a humanistic communism true to some of the founders' original stateless principles. "Before attempting to show that communism might …
peoplesworld.org/article/communism-for-kids-but-mostly-for-grownups-with-imagination/

The STATUTES of the UDNG: on the search of political excellence
fernando_santamaria | zcomm.org | 2018-12-25
In April 2001 I was mandatorily retired by the Department of Education of the Galician Administration, (then leaded by General Franco's former minister, Manuel Fraga Iribarne, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Fraga?wprov…), due to "serious mental issues." Some time later, on June 14th, 2006, I legalized and registered in the Political Parties Registry of the Spanish Ministry of Interior a Read…
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TRNN Doesn't Have Stances, but the Reporters Do — Q&A with Paul Jay
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-12-25
Paul Jay and Dharna Noor respond to viewer comments that ask the Real News to engage with a wider variety of political opinion and question climate science | The post TRNN Doesn't Have Stances, but the Reporters Do — Q&A with Paul Jay appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/trnn-doesnt-have-stances-but-the-reporters-do-qa-with-paul-jay

Charles Dickens Could Teach Trump a Thing or Two About how to 'Keep Christmas Well'
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2018-12-24
Charles Dickens Could Teach Trump a Thing or Two About how to 'Keep Christmas Well'…
thenation.com/article/charles-dickens-donald-trump-christmas/

SPLC: Trump's school safety commission recommendations would make schools less safe
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-12-18
The Federal Commission on School Safety–established by President Trump following the tragic school shooting in Parkland, Florida, and led by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos–released a report today that recommends withdrawing the 2014 Department of Justice and Department of Education legal guidance on discriminatory discipline.
splcenter.org/news/2018/12/18/splc-trump%25E2%2580%2599s-school-safety-commission-recommendations-would-make-schools-less-safe

Push for profit: Births, babies and the bottom dollar
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2018-12-13
Reliable research into safe and healthy childbirth is being ignored by maternal hospitals in Australia. | Women are not told of the adverse effects of current interventions and practices in childbirth, or that not a single long-term study exists of the almost 50 childbirth drugs currently being used. | The majority of birthing mothers are drugged in some way and one in three women describes their birthing experience as "deeply horrifying". | Viable alternatives, such as homebirth or birth centres, are systematically defunded, demonised by the media and discredited by the medical establishment. | If mothers an…
greenleft.org.au/content/births-babies-and-push-profits

Oppose nuclear weapons? Stop backing the companies that produce them
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2018-12-11
Research published by Don't Bank on the Bomb Scotland in September revealed the extent of Scotland's investments in nuclear weapons companies, including shares worth nearly £300 million held by the Scottish local government pension funds. | This week, new analysis by The Ferret showed that the Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme (SPPS) holds shares worth £2 million in fossil fuels, arms and tobacco companies. This includes £175,495 in Rolls Royce, one of four key contractors involved in Britain's Trident nuclear…
greenleft.org.au/content/oppose-nuclear-weapons-stop-backing-companies-produce-them

Climate movement attracts new generation of activists
kathy_f | greenleft.org.au | 2018-12-10
The latter part of 2018 will be remembered for the re-emergence of climate action on the national agenda. | Independent Kerryn Phelps' win in the Wentworth byelection promising "meaningful environmental action" and Labor's subsequent adoption of a 50% renewable energy policy by 2030 has come in the midst of researcher Rebecca Huntley's findings that "climate and environmental concerns" have increasingly become "a test of leadership" for voters. | These centrist platforms, however, have been rightly superseded by the newest base of the climate movement: high school students. | Tired of the "dinosaurs in parliament…
greenleft.org.au/content/climate-movement-attracts-new-generation-activists

The fightback against Adani and Aurizon steps up
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2018-12-06
Adani CEO Lucas Dow's November 29 declaration that work on a scaled-down coalmine in Queensland's Galilee Basin would begin before Christmas was met with one of the most powerful nationwide protests against it so far as primary and high school students walking out of class the next day for the Student Strike 4 Climate Action. | A reported 20,000 students, many of them with their parents and grandparents in tow, took to the streets with a powerful message to Adani and policymakers: ignore us at your peril. | This was followed by a sit-in at Parliament House in Canberra on December 5. | Another round of #StopA…
greenleft.org.au/content/fightback-against-adani-and-aurizon-steps

'Economics for the Many' offer a radical, democratic vision for a Corbyn gov't
stuart_m | greenleft.org.au | 2018-12-01
Edited by John McDonnell | Verso, 2018 | This book is a valuable collection of 16 short essays on the crisis facing modern Britain, coming up with progressive solutions which a Jeremy Corbyn-led government could usher in. | It is edited by and has an introduction by Labour's shadow chancellor John McDonnell, a long-time socialist and close collaborator of Corbyn's. He says: "We are seeking nothing less than to build a society that is radically fairer, more democratic and more sustainable, in which the wealth of society is shared by all." | The first piece, by Antonia Jennings who teaches at the London School…
greenleft.org.au/content/economics-many-offer-radical-democratic-vision-corbyn-gov%E2%80%99t

2018-12-31: News Headlines

Elson Concepción Pérez (2018-12-31). Bolsonaro Against Cuba. globalresearch.ca It would be naive to believe that Jair Bolsonaro's assault on Cuban doctors, forcing their departure from Brazil, is not part of a larger plan, details of which are coming to light, even though he has yet to assume the …

Ed Atkins (2018-12-31). Jair Bolsonaro's Brazil Would be a Disaster for the Amazon and Global Climate Change. globalresearch.ca It is perhaps a cruel irony that, on the same day the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a landmark call for urgent action, Jair Bolsonaro surged to victory in the first round of Brazil's presidential elections. Although the leader …

Naomi LaChance (2018-12-31). Los Angeles Hires Substitutes in Preparation for Teacher Strike. truthdig.com The Los Angeles Unified School District has reportedly hired about 400 substitute teachers to work while teachers are on strike for better pay and classroom resources. Alex Caputo-Pearl, the president of the teachers union, United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), said that after 20 months of bargaining, the union's 34,000 members are prepared to strike beginning Jan. 10. | "We have hired substitutes," Austin Beutner, the district superintendent, told the Los Angeles Daily News, "We have made…

WSWS (2018-12-31). Academics and students oppose Cambridge University appointment of eugenicist Noah Carl—Part 2. wsws.org This is the second and concluding part of a series on the political significance of the appointment by Cambridge University of eugenicist Noah Carl as a research fellow.

WSWS (2018-12-31). South Australian university partners with US defense contractor Lockheed Martin. wsws.org The decision by the University of Adelaide, behind the backs of students and staff, marks the further integration of Australian universities into the US-led war drive against China and Russia.

WSWS (2018-12-31). Strike looms in Los Angeles as struggles by educators set to continue in 2019. wsws.org The new year promises to inaugurate growing struggles in defense of public education, as teachers around the world prepare strikes and protests.

WSWS (2018-12-31). Teacher unions in Washington state back Democrats' regressive school taxes. wsws.org Months after the statewide teachers' struggle, the Democratic Party, unions and pseudo-left groups are uniting to implement regressive taxes in the name of funding public education.

Lawrence Wittner (2018-12-30). The United States Is First in War, But Trailing in Crucial Aspects of Modern Civilization. commondreams.org "Despite the fact that the United States is the world's richest nation, it also has an unusually high level of poverty," Wittner writes. (Photo: Peace Education Center/Flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Stephen Lendman (2018-12-30). The Geopolitics of Border Walls and Fences. Russia's Crimea-Ukraine Fence. globalresearch.ca Walls are about exclusion, not inclusion, often falling way short of security they're built to provide. | The Great Wall of China fortifications is best known, construction begun over 2,000 years ago, most of it dating from the Ming dynasty (1368 …

Michael Snyder (2018-12-30). 28 Signs That the West Coast Is Being Absolutely Fried with Nuclear Radiation from Fukushima. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | Note: 7 years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, we bring to the attention of our readers this piece originally published in October 2013. The situation today is far more serious …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2018-12-30). "Environmental Buccaneering": Adani's Stalling Mega-Mining Project in Northern Australia. globalresearch.ca It should be a sign for this Indian giant, a company that has done much to illustrate the ethical and moral bankruptcy in Australia's political classes. Despite support stretching from Canberra to rural Queensland, lifted by the fantasy of job …

Fight Back (2018-12-30). Cuba: "We will move forward. And we will continue to be victorious" fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Dec. 22 speech by Miguel M. Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, at the close of the Second Ordinary Session of the National Assembly of People's Power's Ninth Legislature. | DEAR Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Party Central Committee; | Compañeros Machado and Lazo; | Deputies; | Compatriots: | Our first words on Educator's Day are to congratulate and recognize Cuban teachers who, more than their time, dedicate their life's purpose to us. | The year 2018 is almost at an end, and we gather again for the tra…

Imtiaz Akhtar (2018-12-30). Reinventing Marxism for Our Times. globalresearch.ca Karl Marx (1818-1883) was one of the most prescient philosophers, whose influence is felt even today. It could be said about him that he is read wherever printed literature or optical fiber has reached. But what does Marx mean to …

Stephen Lendman (2018-12-30). "Sleeping with the Enemy" in Northern Syria? The Putin-Erdogan "Demilitarized Zone" globalresearch.ca They're strange bedfellows — Putin-led democratic Russia v. fantasy democracy Turkey under tinpot despot/wannabe sultan Erdogan. | The aims of both countries in Syria are world's apart, squaring the circle between them no simple task. | Last September, Putin let Erdogan deceive …

Laura Emiko Soltis (2018-12-30). Georgia Denies Migrants Equal Access to Higher Education. zcomm.org Educational policies that violate international human rights laws need to be repealed so that every young person, regardless of where they are born or what papers they have, has equal access to higher education…

Telesur (2018-12-30). Brazil's Bolsonaro: 'We Need Good Brothers Like Netanyahu'. globalresearch.ca Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to deepen ties during a meeting Friday. However, Bolsonaro did not confirm whether his government will move the Brazilian Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to the occupied city …

Philip A Farruggio (2018-12-30). This Lie Called Democracy. globalresearch.ca Well, another year stumbles out the door and a new one is pushed in. This procedure is emulated by the consistency of this lie we call democracy. | Everybody participates in it. | The politicians who need the lie to get them …

Elijah J. Magnier (2018-12-30). The Syrian Army Enters Manbij as Trump Follows Through on Withdrawal: Iraq Is Next. globalresearch.ca The US presidential plane landed in the darkness of the Iraqi military base of Ayn al-Assad in west Anbar with Donald Trump onboard. But by the time his plane took off three hours later, Trump left behind a protocol-political-parliamentary storm …

Fight Back (2018-12-30). LA teachers blast LAUSD plan to hire scabs. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – The union made up of LA educators, United Teachers of LA (UTLA), is blasting plans by the LA Unified School District (LAUSD) to hire temporary replacement teachers in the event of a strike. | According to a statement from the UTLA, "United Teachers Los Angeles proudly represents more than 2000 substitutes in our bargaining unit, and we are fighting for improvements for them and all of our members. More than 34,000 experienced educators are prepared to go on strike if we have to, including our substitute members. It is outrageously irresponsible for Supt. Austin Beutner to force this strike when…

Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski (2018-12-30). Medicare for All — How Can We Pay for It? therealnews.com Prof. Robert Pollin and Michael Lighty discuss the findings of a new study by the Political Economy Research Institute at UMass Amherst. The study finds Medicare for All could reduce total healthcare spending by 10 percent, while creating stable access to good care and improving the health of all U.S. residents

Shared by Hezvo Mpunga (2018-12-30). Prison Programs That Work. therealnews.com Even though the cost of educating prisoners is less than housing prisoners and reduces recidivism, the federal government cut the Pell grant which helped to fund educational programs in prison. Recidivism is the goal for corporations that continue to fund prison labor. However, volunteers continue to create programs that work, but which need funding to…

Shared by Anton Woronczuk (2018-12-30). Let's Remember the Social Justice Organizers We Lost in 2018. truthout.org There were thousands of organizers, activists and local social justice leaders around the world who died in 2018. These people may not have made the headlines, but they did crucial work in their local communities. Making Contact brings you some of the voices and stories of this year's Fallen Heroes. | Special thanks to Discover Nikkei. | Featuring: | Dorothy Cotton, civil rights pioneer | Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga, researcher and Japanese internment survivor — remembered by Karen Ishizuka, chief curator at the Japanese American National Museum | Muhiyidin Moye aka D'Baha, Black Lives Matter Charleston leader…

Federico Pieraccini (2018-12-30). The West Is in Disarray, and It Will Only Get Worse. Crisis of Political Leadership in US and EU. globalresearch.ca We are witnessing the withdrawal from Syria of the American military contingent, protests in France, the prospect of a British hard Brexit, the political decline of Angela Merkel in Germany, Netanyahu in crisis, and Mohammad bin Salman of Saudi Arabia …

Hassina MechaàØ (2018-12-29). "The Surgeon of Gaza": Providing Care to the Wounded of Palestine. globalresearch.ca French surgeon Christophe Oberlin has spent 17 years travelling to Gaza. He tells MEMO about the evolution of wounds throughout the years as a result of the changes in weaponry | * | He is nicknamed the "surgeon of Gaza". It was …

Juan Cole (2018-12-29). Biggest Stories of 2018: Israel Announced Apartheid, Shot Thousands of Civilians. globalresearch.ca 2018 was in many ways a turning point for the position of Israel in the system of Western, liberal, capitalist democracies. It had long sat uneasily among France, Britain, and the United States, inasmuch as it was founded on a …

Andrew Korybko (2018-12-29). Will 2019 Change the World Just Like 1979 Did? globalresearch.ca Five geopolitically seismic events forever changed the world back in 1979, and it's worth reminding everyone about them 40 years after the fact. | 2019 will mark exactly four decades since one of the most geopolitically seismic years of the 20…

Victoria Grant (2018-12-29). Video: 13 Year Old Girl Victoria Grant: "Extreme Corruption" is the Cause of "Extreme Poverty" globalresearch.ca Victoria Grant focusses on extreme corruption in the banking system. | The death of children in the Middle East. | Power and Profit instead of people. | The banking structure is the cause of poverty. | Corruption prevails in the banking system, with the …

Ellen Brown (2018-12-29). Universal Basic Income Is Easier Than It Looks. globalresearch.ca Calls for a Universal Basic Income have been increasing, most recently as part of the Green New Deal introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and supported in the last month by at least 40 members of Congress. A Universal Basic …

Yves Engler (2018-12-29). Imperialist Aggression against Venezuela: Canada Tries to Use International Law to Justify Interventionism. globalresearch.ca Like the shopkeeper in the Monty Python dead parrot sketch who insists a deceased bird is actually alive, imperialist aggression against Venezuela is turned into promotion of the "international rules-based order". | At the opening of the UN assembly in September…

Stephen Lendman (2018-12-29). US Rage for Endless Wars Threatens World Peace in the New Year. The Danger of Nuclear War is Real. globalresearch.ca Washington's hegemonic aims represent the greatest threat to world peace and humanity's survival. | At his annual marathon Q & A news conference last week, Vladimir Putin warned about possible nuclear war, a growing threat because of Washington's reckless geopolitical agenda, …

Andrew Korybko (2018-12-29). 2019 Forecast for Afro-Eurasia. globalresearch.ca The fast-moving and full-spectrum paradigm changes catalyzed by the emerging Multipolar World Order accelerated in 2018 and are poised to continue dramatically reshaping Afro-Eurasian geopolitics across the next year. | The Significance Of End-Of-The-Year Strategic Forecasting | 2018 was the year when …

Sameer Dossani (2018-12-28). What Ireland's Pro-Choice Referendum Teaches Us About Democracy. counterpunch.org When future historians write about 2018, what will stand out? Some might say the midterm elections that repudiated of the policies of Donald Trump and saw the ascendency of some pretty progressive figures — including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — who might potentially save our two-party system from the dreaded scourge of centrism. But to me one of More

commondreams (2018-12-28). Betsy DeVos Doubles Down On Criminalizing Students Of Color. commondreams.org ______________________________…

The Global Research Team (2018-12-28). Turning the Page on 2018: Our Hopes for the New Year. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | 2018 has been one of the toughest years GlobalResearch.ca has seen since its inception in 2001. "Telling the truth" is the object of outright censorship. Search engines and social media categorization highlight the corporate media narrative at the …

Eds. (2018-12-28). Scope and militancy of teachers' strike shakes the ruling class. mronline.org Lithuania is being shaken by an unprecedented teachers strike, which has now entered its fourth week and is causing severe anxiety, distress and panic among the ruling class and its political representatives. Already, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has been forced to sack not only the hated Education Minister, Petrauskienƒó, but also two other Ministers: for […] | Source

Eric A. Gordon (2018-12-27). 'Communism for Kids'—but mostly for grownups with imagination. peoplesworld.org This short book (101 pages with lots of illustrations, presumably by the author) in a pocket-sized edition is ostensibly aimed at teaching young readers to: 1) critique capitalism for its many-faceted injustices and 2) conceive of a humanistic communism true to some of the founders' original stateless principles. "Before attempting to show that communism might …

fernando_santamaria (2018-12-25). The STATUTES of the UDNG: on the search of political excellence. zcomm.org In April 2001 I was mandatorily retired by the Department of Education of the Galician Administration, (then leaded by General Franco's former minister, Manuel Fraga Iribarne, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Fraga?wprov…), due to "serious mental issues." Some time later, on June 14th, 2006, I legalized and registered in the Political Parties Registry of the Spanish Ministry of Interior a Read more…

Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski (2018-12-25). TRNN Doesn't Have Stances, but the Reporters Do — Q&A with Paul Jay. therealnews.com Paul Jay and Dharna Noor respond to viewer comments that ask the Real News to engage with a wider variety of political opinion and question climate science

John Nichols (2018-12-24). Charles Dickens Could Teach Trump a Thing or Two About how to 'Keep Christmas Well'. thenation.com Charles Dickens Could Teach Trump a Thing or Two About how to 'Keep Christmas Well'

Mark Gruenberg (2018-12-21). Labor 2018 in review: From classroom to courtroom to voting booth. peoplesworld.org

amnesty (2018-12-21). Taiwan: Open Letter on legal recognition of same-sex unions. amnesty.org Dear Premier Lai, | We write concerning the results of the recent referendums in Taiwan in which same-sex marriage rights and LGBT-inclusive education in schools were rejected by voters on 24 November. We urge the Taiwanese authorities not to implement the outcomes of the referendums as this would violate human rights law, bolster discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, and undermine comprehensive and inclusive education on gender and sexuality. | We would like to recall that despite the referendum results, the Taiwanese government still is under court order to enact legislation for recognizing same-se…

amnesty (2018-12-21). Sudan: Shooting of protestors must be immediately investigated. amnesty.org In response to security officers opening fire on protestors in Sudan leaving at least nine people dead, five of whom were students, and dozens more injured over the past two days, Seif Magango, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes, said: | | "These killings must stop. Opening fire on unarmed protesters cannot be justified and…

amnesty (2018-12-21). United Arab Emirates: Further Information: Possible Verdict For Human Rights Defender: Ahmed Mansoor. amnesty.org On 24 December 2018 the Federal Supreme Court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to hear the appeal of prominent human rights defender and prisoner of conscience, Ahmed Mansoor. The court may issue a final verdict. On 29 May 2018, Ahmed Mansoor was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges including "insulting the UAE and its symbols".

Democracy Now! (2018-12-20). Trump Pledges to Withdraw U.S. Ground Troops from Syria—But Global Powers & Deadly Air Forces Remain. democracynow.org President Trump has ordered the withdrawal of all 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, shocking many in Washington and around the world. On Wednesday, Trump tweeted, "We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency." He ordered the withdrawal despite opposition from within the White House. We speak with Yazan al-Saadi, a Syrian-Canadian writer and researcher, who warns that U.S. military presence in the region will continue. "You might have a large chunk of the boots on the ground leaving, but it seems very clear that the American air power is going to remain," al-Saadi says.

amnesty (2018-12-20). UAE: Fears grow for health of unjustly imprisoned academic. amnesty.org The authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) must immediately and unconditionally release Dr Nasser bin Ghaith, a prisoner of conscience whose health has deteriorated sharply in recent days, said Amnesty International today. | Dr Nasser bin Ghaith is serving a 10-year sentence for criticizing the UAE in comments posted on Twitter after a grossly unfair politically motivated trial. | "News that Dr Nasser bin Ghaith's health has deteriorated sharply…

amnesty (2018-12-20). United Arab Emirates: Further Information: Hunger-Striking Academic In Critical Condition: Dr Nasser bin Ghaith. amnesty.org Dr Nasser bin Ghaith's health has severely deteriorated. The prominent Emirati economist and academic has been on hunger strike for over 70 days in al-Razeen prison in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to protest the detention conditions and the denial of access to medical care. He is a prisoner of conscience.

splcenter (2018-12-18). SPLC: Trump's school safety commission recommendations would make schools less safe. splcenter.org The Federal Commission on School Safety—established by President Trump following the tragic school shooting in Parkland, Florida, and led by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos—released a report today that recommends withdrawing the 2014 Department of Justice and Department of Education legal guidance on discriminatory discipline.

Fred_F (2018-12-13). Push for profit: Births, babies and the bottom dollar. greenleft.org.au Reliable research into safe and healthy childbirth is being ignored by maternal hospitals in Australia. | Women are not told of the adverse effects of current interventions and practices in childbirth, or that not a single long-term study exists of the almost 50 childbirth drugs currently being used. | The majority of birthing mothers are drugged in some way and one in three women describes their birthing experience as "deeply horrifying". | Viable alternatives, such as homebirth or birth centres, are systematically defunded, demonised by the media and discredited by the medical establishment. | If mothers an…

pip.hinman (2018-12-11). Oppose nuclear weapons? Stop backing the companies that produce them. greenleft.org.au Research published by Don't Bank on the Bomb Scotland in September revealed the extent of Scotland's investments in nuclear weapons companies, including shares worth nearly £300 million held by the Scottish local government pension funds. | This week, new analysis by The Ferret showed that the Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme (SPPS) holds shares worth £2 million in fossil fuels, arms and tobacco companies. This includes £175,495 in Rolls Royce, one of four key contractors involved in Britain's Trident nuclear…

kathy_f (2018-12-10). Climate movement attracts new generation of activists. greenleft.org.au The latter part of 2018 will be remembered for the re-emergence of climate action on the national agenda. | Independent Kerryn Phelps' win in the Wentworth byelection promising "meaningful environmental action" and Labor's subsequent adoption of a 50% renewable energy policy by 2030 has come in the midst of researcher Rebecca Huntley's findings that "climate and environmental concerns" have increasingly become "a test of leadership" for voters. | These centrist platforms, however, have been rightly superseded by the newest base of the climate movement: high school students. | Tired of the "dinosaurs in parliament…