"Cultural Marxism": The Quixotic Catch-All Term to Cover Feminism, Multiculturalism, Identity Politics, Civil Rights,
Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-21
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." — H. L. Mencken | Cultural Marxism is … | The post "Cultural Marxism": The Quixotic Catch-All Term to Cover Feminism, Multiculturalism, Identity Politics, Civil Rights, … appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/cultural-marxism-the-quixotic-catch-all-term-to-cover-feminism-multiculturalism-identity-politics-civil-rights/5663302

Terrorism is "Made in the USA". The "Global War on Terrorism" is a Fabrication, A Big Lie
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-21
Prominent academic and author Dr Michel Chossudovsky warned that the so-called war on terrorism is a front to propagate America's global hegemony and create a New World Order. Terrorism is "Made in the US". The terrorists are not the product of the Muslim world. | The post Terrorism is "Made in the USA". The "Global War on Terrorism" is a Fabrication, A Big Lie appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/terrorism-is-made-in-the-usa-the-global-war-on-terrorism-is-a-fabrication-a-big-lie/5435816

Burying the Axe of War: The Arabs Will Recognize Assad, and Arab Investment Will Help Rebuild Syria
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-21
Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir made a historical visit to Syria, the first for an Arab leader since war was imposed on Syria in 2011. El-Bashir landed onboard a Russian airplane at Damascus airport, an indication of Moscow's efforts to bring … | The post Burying the Axe of War: The Arabs Will Recognize Assad, and Arab Investment Will Help Rebuild Syria appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/burying-the-axe-of-war-the-arabs-will-recognize-assad-and-arab-investment-will-help-rebuild-syria/5663583

West Africa: Deadly Ebola-Like Virus Discovered in Fruit Bats
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2018-12-21
Thursday the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the deadly Marburg virus – which is similar to Ebola – has been found in live bats in West Africa. | RELATED: | 18 Dead in East DR Congo, Elections Approach | Scientists discovered the existence of the virus in Sierra Leone, after launching researches relating to hemorrhagic disease reservoirs in the…
telesurenglish.net/news/West-Africa-Deadly-Ebola-Like-Virus-Discovered-in-Fruit-Bats-20181221-0003.html

Trump's Syrian Withdrawal Order Sparks Political Firestorm in Washington
Bill Van Auken | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-21
An apparent order by US President Donald Trump for the withdrawal of all 2,000 US troops deployed in Syria over the next 60 to 100 days has sparked consternation and sharp opposition from the Pentagon, top Democrats and Republicans on … | The post Trump's Syrian Withdrawal Order Sparks Political Firestorm in Washington appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trumps-syrian-withdrawal-order-sparks-political-firestorm-in-washington/5663614

Mattis Out as Trump Regime War Secretary
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-21
Did Mattis quit or was he pushed? He once said he wouldn't resign as war secretary. He'd have to be sacked. | According to major media reports, he clashed with Trump over his announced pullout of US forces from Syria and … | The post Mattis Out as Trump Regime War Secretary appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/mattis-out-as-trump-regime-war-secretary/5663592

The Trump Administration Isn't Ending the Wars in Syria or Yemen — It's Only Shifting (and Fighting Over) Strategy
Julia Kassem | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-21
Amidst the steady gains of the Syrian army, which has reclaimed land from ISIS and various rebel factions since 2016, Trump has sought to market the destabilization of Syria as a success in his presidency. The move represents a shift in strategy in loss minimization for the Gulf-Israel-US axis in the Middle East. | The post The Trump Administration Isn't Ending the Wars in Syria or Yemen — It's Only Shifting (and Fighting Over) Strategy appeared fi…
globalresearch.ca/the-trump-administration-isnt-ending-the-wars-in-syria-or-yemen-its-only-shifting-and-fighting-over-strategy/5663574

The Health Risks of Wifi and the Coming 5G Wireless Network: What People Can Do to Protect Themselves and Their Communities
Cece Doucette | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-21
James Perloff: Cece, I'm so delighted to have a chance to interview you. I should probably start by letting my readers know how I found out about you. The local paper in my town (Burlington, Mass.) had reported that … | The post The Health Risks of Wifi and the Coming 5G Wireless Network: What People Can Do to Protect Themselves and Their Communities appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-health-risks-of-wifi-and-the-coming-5g-wireless-network-what-people-can-do-to-protect-themselves-and-their-communities/5663556

Withdrawal from Syria?
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-21
According to various news reports, the validity of which is always questionable, US President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of all US troops from the portion of Syria illegally occupied by US troops. | This report is surprising as only … | The post Withdrawal from Syria? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/withdrawal-syria/5663553

Federal Court Blocks Trump Asylum Ban Again
American Civil Liberties Union | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-21
A federal court has again blocked the Trump administration's new asylum ban. | The American Civil Liberties Union, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Center for Constitutional Rights were in court earlier today successfully seeking the preliminary injunction in this case, East … | The post Federal Court Blocks Trump Asylum Ban Again appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/federal-court-blocks-trump-asylum-ban-again/5663586

At least 21 killed as bus crashes in Nepal's mountainous area
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2018-12-21
Police said the bus carrying college students and teachers drove off a highway in a mountainous area.
aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/21-killed-bus-crashes-nepal-mountainous-area-181221182304352.html

Partial Government Shutdown Would Impede Science, Hurt Nation
commondreams | commondreams.org | 2018-12-21
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commondreams.org/newswire/2018/12/21/partial-government-shutdown-would-impede-science-hurt-nation?cd-origin=rss

Video: US Evacuates Its Syria Military Base in Al-tanf, Prepares to Halt Aerial Operation
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-21
While the White House has still provided no comprehensive details on the real form of the so-called US troops withdrawal from Syria, the move has already had impact on the development of the conflict. | Early on December 20, Turkish media … | The post Video: US Evacuates Its Syria Military Base in Al-tanf, Prepares to Halt Aerial Operation appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-us-evacuates-its-syria-military-base-in-al-tanf-prepares-to-halt-aerial-operation/5663587

World War I: Lessons from the Christmas Truce of 1914
Dr. Gary G. Kohls | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-21
First published in December 2013 | 104 years ago this month, one of the most unusual aberrations in the bloody history of warfare — never allowed to be repeated again — occurred. Europe was in the fifth month of the 52 … | The post World War I: Lessons from the Christmas Truce of 1914 appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/world-war-i-lessons-from-the-christmas-truce-of-1914/5361162

Leaving Syria: President Trump's Withdrawal
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-21
"The President announced an apparently impulsive decision that shook the world, showed little sign of nuanced consideration, confounded top advisers and by the end of the day left Washington in chaos and confusion." So goes a typical contribution from CNN, … | The post Leaving Syria: President Trump's Withdrawal appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/leaving-syria-president-trumps-withdrawal/5663611

"The War on Terrorism" is "Fake": On the Need for Mass Social Mobilizations and Transformative Changes
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-21
If the public can be disabused of the "War on Terrorism" myth, then it will be ready for mass social mobilizations for fundamental reforms. Incremental reforms only bolster Establishment positions by providing illusions of democratic policymaking. | The post "The War on Terrorism" is "Fake": On the Need for Mass Social Mobilizations and Transformative Changes appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/on-the-need-for-social-unrest-mass-mobilizations-and-transformative-changes/5663550

Twitterstorm as bombshell Russiagate report suggests SEX TOYS penetrate US democracy
RT | rt.com | 2018-12-21
How deep does Russiagate go? According to an NSA-linked research firm, Russian trolls penetrated American democracy by promoting dildos on Instagram. The Pearl Harbor-like attack on the US homeland has left Twitter shaking. | …
rt.com/usa/447118-sex-toys-russiagate-russia-instagram/

Ocasio-Cortez: If US Has $5.7 Billion for Trump's Border Wall, What About Education, Healthcare, and Green Jobs?
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2018-12-21
As President Donald Trump continues to throw a temper tantrum and threaten a government shutdown if he doesn't get billions of dollars to build his infamous border wall, Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) turned to Twitter on Friday to challenge the GOP trope that the federal government simply doesn't have the money to implement bold progressive policies such as Medicare for All or a Green New Deal. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/news/2018/12/21/ocasio-cortez-if-us-has-57-billion-trumps-border-wall-what-about-education?cd-origin=rss

United Arab Emirates: Further Information: Possible Verdict For Human Rights Defender: Ahmed Mansoor
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-21
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".
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde25/9624/2018/en/

Sudan: Shooting of protestors must be immediately investigated
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-21
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.org/en/latest/news/2018/12/sudan-shooting-of-protestors-must-be-immediately-investigated/

Studies Warn of Increasing Sea Level Rise
Shared by Merula Furtado | truthout.org | 2018-12-21
The most recent gathering of scientists at the American Geophysical Union in Washington, DC, brought deeply troubling news about the Antarctic. | Jeremy Shakun, a paleoclimatologist at Boston College, told Science that the large increase in the loss of ice mass in Antarctica in the last decade or two could already be the beginning stage of the process of collapse of the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet. | Ice loss…
truthout.org/articles/studies-warn-of-increasing-sea-level-rise/

Skin Color and Gender Determine Privilege and Income, Regardless of Educational Level
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-12-21
A new PERI study finds that women of color benefit less from college education, while white men benefit the most. Since the 1970s, people of color's social mobility has stagnated. Noé Wiener discusses the results of his research | The post Skin Color and Gender Determine Privilege and Income, Regardless of Educational Level appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/skin-color-and-gender-determine-privilege-and-income-regardless-of-educational-level

Behind the epidemic of police killings in America: Class, poverty and race
WSWS | wsws.org | 2018-12-21
A statistical analysis of every police killing in the United States during 2017 demonstrates that socio-economic class, not race, plays the most decisive role.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/21/kil2…

Cuba: A U.S. Obsession
Gabriela àÅvila Gómez | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-20
The Trump administration has closed the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Havana, as of December 10, requiring Cubans to travel to the office in Mexico City to acquire visas to the U.S. | Cuba has, for years now, been … | The post Cuba: A U.S. Obsession appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/cuba-a-u-s-obsession/5663200

North Korea Slams Hostile US Sanctions and Pressure
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-20
Washington negotiates in bad faith, consistently making unacceptable demands, offering nothing in return but empty promises to be broken. | A key sticking point in US/Pyongyang talks is the Trump regime's refusal to ease sanctions — nor offer any good faith … | The post North Korea Slams Hostile US Sanctions and Pressure appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/north-korea-slams-hostile-us-sanctions-and-pressure/5663242

The Lives We Changed in 2018
ACLU | aclu.org | 2018-12-20
Because of the generosity of ACLU members, these people are free to live their lives again. | This year hasn't been easy: Thousands of families are still suffering the effects of family separation; the Muslim ban continues to keep loved ones apart; and whole generations of family trees are being decimated by an unfair, out-of-control mass incarceration machine. But beneath the headlines, the news alerts, and the legal battles are a few glimmers of hope that ACLU supporters made possible., , Here are some of our favorite moments from 2018. | Ansly Breathes Free Again : | Ethics teacher Ansly Damus fled…
aclu.org/blog/immigrants-rights/immigrants-rights-and-detention/lives-we-changed-2018

Huawei Launches the Evolution Strategy for 5G-oriented Wireless Target Network
Globe Newswire | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-20
The following article confirms HuaWei's lead in 5G telecommunications technology. In this regard, the campaign against Huawei including the arrest of CFO Meng Wanzhou is intent upon undermining China's strategic lead in 5G including Huawei's "All Bands Go to 5G…. | The post Huawei Launches the Evolution Strategy for 5G-oriented Wireless Target Network appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/huawei-launches-the-evolution-strategy-for-5g-oriented-wireless-target-network/5663257

LA teachers announce strike plans
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-12-20
Los Angeles, CA – This morning, December 19, United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) joined by parents, student and supporters, announced they will strike on Thursday, January 10, 2019. Centro CSO urges parents and students to join the picket line at their local school to stand united with our teachers. | "I am so angry, and ready to strike," says Lupe Torres a public school teacher at Marvin Elementary and East LA resident. "It's time to show the public the bureaucracy of LAUSD." | More than 50,000 teachers and supporters marched on December 14 to show the support in numbers. The march and rally occurred as L…
www.fightbacknews.org/2018/12/19/la-teac…

Video: The U.S. Withdrawing Troops From Syria. "The Next Phase of this Campaign … Reengage"?
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-20
On December 19, President Donald Trump once again used Twitter to announce that the US had defeated ISIS and that the US would be withdrawing its troops from Syria. | White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed that the US has … | The post Video: The U.S. Withdrawing Troops From Syria. "The Next Phase of this Campaign … Reengage"? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-u-s-withdrawing-troops-from-syria-the-next-phase-of-this-campaign-reengage/5663538

Humanitarian Tragedy in Yemen: Famine, US-Saudi Blockade on Food and Medicine
Dr Yousef Al-Haderi | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-20
The "humanitarian" tragedy in Yemen has been in the news a lot recently. What most media and NGOs fail to clarify is that this is not some mysterious "famine" that has organically transpired as a result of a war — … | The post Humanitarian Tragedy in Yemen: Famine, US-Saudi Blockade on Food and Medicine appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/humanitarian-tragedy-in-yemen-famine-and-us-saudi-blockade-on-food-and-medicine/5663292

Trump Pledges to Withdraw U.S. Ground Troops from Syria–But Global Powers & Deadly Air Forces Remain
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-12-20
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.
www.democracynow.org/2018/12/20/trump_pl…

Documentary: 'The Lobby — USA'. America's "Special Relationship with Israel"
Robert Fantina | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-20
Imagine, for a moment, a foreign government spying on U.S. citizens, using the most sophisticated cyber-intelligence software available. This government particularly targets students and, through the use of fake Facebook accounts and other means, smears those that criticize its policies. … | The post Documentary: 'The Lobby — USA'. America's "Special Relationship with Israel" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/documentary-the-lobby-usa-americas-special-relationship-with-israel/5663445

United Arab Emirates: Further Information: Hunger-Striking Academic In Critical Condition: Dr Nasser bin Ghaith
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-20
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.
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde25/9621/2018/en/

UAE: Fears grow for health of unjustly imprisoned academic
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-20
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.org/en/latest/news/2018/12/uae-fears-grow-for-health-of-unjustly-imprisoned-academic/

National Interest or Personal Interest: Theresa May's "War of Words" with Tony Blair
Lesley Docksey | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-20
The war of words between Tony Blair and Theresa May over the last few days is quite revealing — not of Blair's known position regarding the Brexit mess, but because the Prime Minister's rant showed her weakness. Her position is … | The post National Interest or Personal Interest: Theresa May's "War of Words" with Tony Blair appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/national-interest-or-personal-interest-theresa-mays-war-of-words-with-tony-blair/5663233

Democrats Want More Police Funding But Punt On Educational Equity
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-12-20
In a sweeping series of public policy moves, Maryland Democrats announced support for bolstering policing in the state's poorest city while signaling delays in initiatives advocates hoped would boost the state's most neglected public school systems. | The post Democrats Want More Police Funding But Punt On Educational Equity appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/columns/democrats-want-more-police-funding-but-punt-on-educational-equity

Research Shows Affluent Americans Barely Recognize US Income Gap
Shared by Merula Furtado | truthout.org | 2018-12-20
A new report from the Federal Reserve highlights the bleak economic prospects for young Americans, concluding that millennials are in much worse financial shape than earlier generations (at the same age) in terms of their relative income and wealth. These findings are not encouraging for those concerned with the problem…
truthout.org/articles/research-shows-affluent-americans-barely-recognize-us-income-gap/

Trump Administration Recommends Slashing Civil Rights Protections for Students of Color
ACLU | aclu.org | 2018-12-19
A federal commission's post-Parkland recommendations include reversing an Obama-era guidance on racial disparities in school discipline. | On Tuesday, the Federal Commission on School Safety issued recommendations that it claims will help makes schools safer following the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida. But at the center of the report is a proposal that will endanger millions of public school students, especially students of color and students with disabilities, by reversing federal guidance intended to address racial disparities in school discipline. Doing away with the guidance will weaken federal civil rig…
aclu.org/blog/juvenile-justice/school-prison-pipeline/trump-administration-recommends-slashing-civil-rights

Mental Health Experts & Rights Groups Call for Unceasing Media Coverage of Separated Migrant Children
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-12-19
It's been more than four months since a judge ordered the Trump administration to reunite all families that were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, but 140 children are still separated from their parents in U.S. custody. It is believed that 30 children will never be reunited. Despite this, family separation is no longer in the daily headlines. We speak with a Harvard psychologist who is trying to change this by calling on U.S. media outlets to highlight the growing number of days that migrant children have been forcibly separated from their parents. Dr. Paula J. Caplan is a clinical and research psychologist an…
www.democracynow.org/2018/12/19/mental_h…

When Best Practice Isn't Good Enough: Large Campaigns of Phishing Attacks in Middle East and North Africa Target Privacy-Conscious Users
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-12-19
We have identified several campaigns of credentials phishing, likely operated by the same attackers, targeting hundreds of individuals spread across the Middle East and North Africa. | In one campaign, the attackers were particularly going after accounts on popular self-described "secure email" services, such as Tutanota and ProtonMail. | In another campaign, the attackers have been targeting hundreds of Google and Yahoo accounts, successfully bypassing common forms of two-factor authentication.
amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/12/when-best-practice-is-not-good-enough/

Marc Lamont Hill Speaks Out After CNN Fires Him for Pro-Palestine Speech at U.N
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-12-18
Less than a month after CNN fired Temple University professor Marc Lamont Hill for giving a speech at the United Nations supporting Palestinian rights, we speak with him about the international attention his comments have received, academic freedom and why he feels it's more important than ever to speak out about Israeli human rights abuses. Marc Lamont Hill is a professor of media studies and urban education at Temple University. He is the author of several books, including "Nobody: Casualties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond." We also speak with Pulitzer Prize-winning journa…
www.democracynow.org/2018/12/18/marc_lam…

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

Take the Money Out of Prison Slavery
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-12-18
Activists and students continue a national divestment movement to stop the corporate funding of private prisons. Sylvester Owino, a Kenyan immigrant, spent 10 years in an immigrant detention center while his case bounced between the lower and higher courts. Owino and other activists talk about the private prison divestment movement and abuses in the transporting… | The post Take the Money Out of Prison Slavery appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/take-the-money-out-of-prison-slavery

CTU members overwhelmingly ratify UNO/Acero tentative agreement
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-12-17
Chicago, IL — Chicago teachers Union (CTU) teachers and paraprofessionals in the Acero/UNO charter network have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract that will dramatically improve teaching and learning conditions in the charter network's 15 campuses across Chicago. The wins were achieved after a historic five-day strike that saw hundreds of union educators and paraprofessionals take to the streets to demand a fair contract, joined by parents, students and allies calling for change at schools run by Acero. Growing numbers of elected officials joined in the call for a decent contract and accountabili…
www.fightbacknews.org/2018/12/17/ctu-mem…

Climate Strike: Heeding Call of Greta Thunberg, Polish Students Walk Out of Class
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-12-14
Fifteen-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has called for a global climate strike today to protest inaction at the U.N. climate summit. Greta made international headlines after she refused to go to school in August and began a School Strike for Climate. Greta made the call for today's strike in a video posted on Twitter.
www.democracynow.org/2018/12/14/climate_…

The #RedforEd Wave Is Likely to Build, Not Subside, in 2019
Sarah Lahm | progressive.org | 2018-12-13
Teachers unions are poised to strike across the country.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/red-for-ed-wave-will-build-in-2019-181213/

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

Grinnell College 'Invites Trump onto Campus,' Aiming to Limit Student Collective Bargaining
Alice Herman | progressive.org | 2018-12-12
Student unionization efforts are underway at twenty-four U.S. universities–while the first independent undergraduate union in the country fights for survival.
progressive.org/dispatches/nlrb-appeal-threatens-student-union-rights-181212/

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