All US Presidents, Living and Dead, Are War Criminals
Glen Ford | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-06
Especially at state funerals, media and politicians pretend that US presidents are honorable men, instead of the mass murderers that all of them become in office. | "The US has caused the deaths of 20 to 30 million people since World … | The post All US Presidents, Living and Dead, Are War Criminals appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/all-us-presidents-living-and-dead-are-war-criminals/5662099

Selected Articles: Truth and Human Rights vs. Fraud and Corruption
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-06
Do you value the reporting and in-depth analysis we provide, free of charge, on a daily basis? Do you think this resource should be maintained and preserved as a research tool for future generations? Bringing you 24/7 updates from all … | The post Selected Articles: Truth and Human Rights vs. Fraud and Corruption appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-truth-and-human-rights-vs-fraud-and-corruption/5662117

Grappling with Clientelism: The Japanese State and Okinawa Under Abe Shinzo
Gavan McCormack | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2018-12-06
The post Grappling with Clientelism: The Japanese State and Okinawa Under Abe Shinzo appeared first on Global Research.
asia-pacificresearch.com/grappling-with-clientelism-the-japanese-state-and-okinawa-under-abe-shinzo/5628428

"Persian Gulf of Tonkin" Ingredients All in Place for US War on Iran?
Whitney Webb | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-06
With the infamous Gulf of Tonkin incident as historical precedent, there's a real possibility that the U.S. government could stage an incident in the Persian Gulf that would allow the Trump administration to push for military intervention in the Persian … | The post "Persian Gulf of Tonkin" Ingredients All in Place for US War on Iran? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/persian-gulf-of-tonkin-ingredients-all-in-place-for-us-war-on-iran/5662075

After 2 Brooklyn College Professors Spouted Hate, Students Want Restitution
Skanda Kadirgamar | thenation.com | 2018-12-06
unfriendly to Latin American students and survivors of sexual assault. | The post After 2 Brooklyn College Professors Spouted Hate, Students Want Restitution…
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US Senate Resolution Potentially Changes Middle East Dynamics
James M. Dorsey | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-06
A draft US Senate resolution describing Saudi policy in the Middle East as a "wrecking ball" and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as "complicit" in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, if adopted and implemented, potentially could change the … | The post US Senate Resolution Potentially Changes Middle East Dynamics appeared first on Global Research…
globalresearch.ca/us-senate-resolution-potentially-changes-middle-east-dynamics/5662090

Failed Media Coverage of Extreme Weather Events: How to Hide Global Warming in Plain Sight
Prof. Tom Huckin | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-06
Extreme weather events are occurring more and more frequently, in line with scientists' prognostications about the increasingly-dire effects of global warming. Yet polls show that most Americans still do not take global warming seriously. What accounts for such a disconnect? … | The post Failed Media Coverage of Extreme Weather Events: How to Hide Global Warming in Plain Sight appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/hide-global-warming-plain-sight/5661976

Operation #Northern Shield: Countdown to Another Israel-Hezbollah War?
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-06
The State of Israel has conducted an operation to destroy tunnels on the Israeli side of the what is internationally known as the Blue Line between Israel and Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tweeted "We have just launched Operation … | The post Operation #Northern Shield: Countdown to Another Israel-Hezbollah War? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/operation-northern-shield-countdown-to-another-israel-hezbollah-war/5662047

Video: Netanyahu Kicks Off War on Hezbollah 'Attack Tunnels' in Northern Israel
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-06
On December 4, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they had launched Operation Northern Shield in order to "expose and neutralize" alleged Hezbollah cross-border attack tunnels heading from Lebanon to Israel. | According to the Israeli side, the IDF eliminated … | The post Video: Netanyahu Kicks Off War on Hezbollah 'Attack Tunnels' in Northern Israel appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-netanyahu-kicks-off-war-on-hezbollah-attack-tunnels-in-northern-israel/5662035

South Korea's Candlelight Revolution and the Future of the Korean Peninsula
Prof. Nak-chung Paik | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2018-12-06
The post South Korea's Candlelight Revolution and the Future of the Korean Peninsula appeared first on Global Research.
asia-pacificresearch.com/south-koreas-candlelight-revolution-and-the-future-of-the-korean-peninsula/5628424

Pakistan's Government in Military Hands — Again?
Asad Ismi | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-06
Imran Khan, Pakistan's leading ex-cricketer, became the country's prime minister in August after his political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), or the Pakistan Justice Movement, won an election marred by shocking violence–including two suicide bomb attacks in Balochistan province | … | The post Pakistan's Government in Military Hands — Again? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/pakistans-government-military-hands-again/5662105

China Criticized Over Persecution of Uyghur Muslims
Shared by Cherise | truthout.org | 2018-12-06
The United Nations and human rights groups have accused China's government of setting up massive anti-Muslim "re-education" camps in the northwest Xinjiang province to disappear, jail and brainwash Uyghur Muslims. Some estimates put the population in the camps at up to 2 million. After months of denials, China acknowledged their existence in October, saying they are part of efforts to counter extremism. But Uyghurs say it's a form of collective punishment — and that they live under a high-tech surveillance state designed to eradicate Islam. We speak to Rushan Abbas, a Uyghur-American activist based in Wa…
truthout.org/video/china-criticized-over-persecution-of-uyghur-muslims/

The Bomb That Did Not Detonate: Julian Assange, Manafort and The Guardian
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-06
"This is going to be one of the most infamous news disasters since Stern published the 'Hitler Diaries.'" — WikiLeaks, Twitter, Nov 27, 2018 | Those at The Guardian certainly felt they were onto something. It would be a scoop … | The post The Bomb That Did Not Detonate: Julian Assange, Manafort and The Guardian appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-bomb-that-did-not-detonate-julian-assange-manafort-and-the-guardian/5662058

Re-education Camps, Infiltration, Surveillance: China Criticized over Persecution of Uyghur Muslims
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-12-06
The United Nations and human rights groups have accused China's government of setting up massive anti-Muslim "re-education" camps in the northwest Xinjiang province to disappear, jail and brainwash Uyghur Muslims. Some estimates put the population in the camps at up to 2 million. After months of denials, China acknowledged their existence in October, saying they are part of efforts to counter extremism. But Uyghurs say it's a form of collective punishment–and that they live under a high-tech surveillance state designed to eradicate Islam. We speak to Rushan Abbas, a Uyghur-American activist based in Washing…
www.democracynow.org/2018/12/6/re_educat…

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70: Time to De-Colonize Human Rights!
Ajamu Baraka | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-06
The post-WW II promise of human rights was a compact meant for white people only, but a People-Centered Human Rights framework seeks global liberation and transformation. | "If human rights are to have any incredibility, any "universal" applicability, any value, they … | The post The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70: Time to De-Colonize Human Rights! appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/universal-declaration-human-rights-70-time-de-colonize-human-rights/5662039

Chinese Gene-Editing Scientist He Jiankui Mysteriously Disappears
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2018-12-06
(ZHE) — The Chinese researcher who shocked the scientific community with claims that he used cutting-edge gene-editing technology to alter the DNA of two babies and several embryos has mysteriously disappeared. Scientist He Jiankui has not been seen since Wednesday of last week, after he attended the Second International Summit on Human Genome editing in Hong Kong …
theantimedia.com/chinese-gene-editing-sc…

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

Standing against Soros: Facebook board defends COO Sandberg's decision to snoop on billionaire
RT | rt.com | 2018-12-06
Facebook's board of directors has defended COO Sheryl Sandberg's decision to conduct opposition research into liberal billionaire George Soros. Facebook was under intense scrutiny for running a PR campaign against the magnate. | …
rt.com/usa/445757-facebook-board-sandberg-soros/

Democrats, union tops seek to isolate Chicago charter teachers' strike
WSWS | wsws.org | 2018-12-06
Hours after staging a photo op at a Tuesday teachers' rally, Chicago mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle announced her education platform.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/06/chic…

Artificial Intelligence Experts Issue Urgent Warning Against Facial Scanning With a "Dangerous History"
Sam Biddle | theintercept.com | 2018-12-06
Facial recognition has quickly shifted from techno-novelty to fact of life for many, with millions around the world at least willing to put up with their faces scanned by software at the airport, their iPhones, or Facebook's server farms. But researchers at New York University's AI Now Institute have issued a strong warning against not only ubiquitous facial recognition, but its more sinister cousin: so-called affect recognition, technology that claims it can find hidden meaning in the shape of your nose, the contours of your mouth, and the way you smile. If that sounds like something dredged up from the 19th cen…
theintercept.com/2018/12/06/artificial-intellgience-experts-issue-urgent-warning-against-facial-scanning-with-a-dangerous-history/

Should California Public Schools End State Sponsored Racial Aparthied?
Khubaka, Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2018-12-06
California State Board of Education in July 2016 adopted History, Social Science Framework that continues "State Sponsored Racial Apartheid" that first began September 1849, at the California Constitutional Convention in Colton Hall, Monterey, CA and continued December 1849 in the San Jose Adobe Statehouse for inaugural California Legislative Session. Genesis 15: 12-14, 1619-2019 embracing the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy may help guide an end to "California State Sponsored Racial Apartheid" by sharing the primary source documents of the vast authentic contributions by people of California Pan African Ancestry…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/12/05/18819627.php

VIDEO: Por trás do ataque USA aos smartphones chineses
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-05
Depois de ter imposto pesadas tarifas aduaneiras ‚Äã‚Äãsobre as mercadorias chinesas atingindo 250 biliàµes de dólares, o Presidente Trump no G-20, aceitou uma "trégua", adiando outras medidas imediatas, sobretudo, porque a economia USA está a ser atingida pela retaliaàßà£o chinesa. … | The post VIDEO: Por trás do ataque USA aos smartphones chineses appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-por-tras-do-ataque-usa-aos-smartphones-chineses/5662028

Iran: A Rumor of War. Such an Attack would be a "Leap into Darkness"
Dispatches from the Edge | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-05
Want another thing to keep you up at night? | Consider a conversation between long-time Middle East reporter Reese Erlich and former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Charles Freeman, Jr. on the people currently directing the Trump administration's policy toward Iran. … | The post Iran: A Rumor of War. Such an Attack would be a "Leap into Darkness" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/iran-a-rumor-of-war-such-an-attack-would-be-a-leap-into-darkness/5661970

VIDEO: Dietro l'attacco USA agli smartphone cinesi
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-05
Dopo aver imposto pesanti dazi su merci cinesi per 250 miliardi di dollari, il presidente Trump al G-20 ha accettato una ´tregua ª posticipando ulteriori misure, soprattutto perché l'economia USA è colpita dalla ritorsione cinese. Ma oltre alle ragioni commerciali ci … | The post VIDEO: Dietro l'attacco USA agli smartphone cinesi appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-dietro-lattacco-usa-agli-smartphone-cinesi/5662024

Newcastle, Australia: a Place of Contradictions
Kenneth Surin | counterpunch.org | 2018-12-05
I'm in Newcastle, a coastal port 117kms/73 miles north of Sydney, to participate in a conference on Chinese Marxism, organized by the University of Newcastle and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Newcastle is a place of contradictions. As Australia's leading port for the export of coal, Newcastle was at the forefront of the country's…
counterpunch.org/2018/12/05/newcastle-australia-a-place-of-contradictions/

The Tide May Be Turning on Billionaire Backers of Charter Schools in California
Julian Vasquez Heilig | progressive.org | 2018-12-05
California's new superintendent of public instruction, Tony Thurmond, opposes the privatization of education.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/tide-turning-on-billionaire-charter-backers-181205/

GM Plants Close and Auto Workers Lose Jobs — but There Is an Alternative (Pt. 2/2)
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-12-05
Responding to the five GM plant closings and 14,000 layoffs, former Canadian Auto Worker union Research Director Sam Gindin talks about alternative strategies to the neoliberal and right wing approaches that fail society | The post GM Plants Close and Auto Workers Lose Jobs — but There Is an Alternative (Pt. 2/2) appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/gm-plants-close-and-auto-workers-lose-jobs-but-there-is-an-alternative-pt-2-2

GM Plants Close and Auto Workers Lose Jobs — but There Is an Alternative (Pt. 1/2)
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-12-05
Responding to the five GM plant closings and 14,000 layoffs, former Canadian Auto Worker union Research Director Sam Gindin talks about alternative strategies to the neoliberal and right wing approaches that fail society | The post GM Plants Close and Auto Workers Lose Jobs — but There Is an Alternative (Pt. 1/2) appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/gm-plants-close-and-auto-workers-lose-jobs-but-there-is-an-alternative-pt-1-2

On the Way to A Libyan Settlement? Khalifa Haftar and Fayez M. Al-Sarraj "Closed Meeting" on "The Sidelines"
Firas Samuri | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-05
Another meeting on the Libyan settlement was held in Palermo, southern Italy, November 12-13. The leaders of the warring factions, EU and UN representatives, as well as the parties concerned, took part in the summit. | After two days of intense … | The post On the Way to A Libyan Settlement? Khalifa Haftar and Fayez M. Al-Sarraj "Closed Meeting" on "The Sidelines" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/haftar-sarraj-way-libyan-settlement/5661992

'Trump's pulling back in trade war with China is political propaganda move'
RT | rt.com | 2018-12-05
Going into the holiday season, Trump wanted to see some optimism and pulled back on his aggressive stance with China, but in 90 days it could be back, Jeffrey Tucker from American Institute for Economic Research told RT. | …
rt.com/usa/445670-china-trade-war-trump/

Unhinged GDP Growth Could Actually Destroy the Economy, Economists Find
Kate Aronoff | theintercept.com | 2018-12-05
For decades, scientists have warned of the pending crisis for the planet and humanity in the event of runaway climate change. But a new paper from prominent economists frames the situation in language that people might actually understand: Not addressing climate change, they conclude, will lead inevitably to "worldwide economic collapse." | Researchers also have a warning for renewable energy evangelists and techno-optimists, concluding that it is a fantasy to believe that the economy can grow at a torrid pace — as measured by GDP — while simultaneously reducing or eliminating greenhouse gas. | That's…
theintercept.com/2018/12/05/climate-change-economics/

Student Loan Giant Navient Responds to Allegations of Abuse With a Bizarre Subpoena of a Former Federal Official
David Dayen | theintercept.com | 2018-12-05
Navient, while fighting a lawsuit brought by the CFPB, subpoenaed a former CFPB official who is a persistent critic of the student loan industry. | The post Student Loan Giant Navient Responds to Allegations of Abuse With a Bizarre Subpoena of a Former Federal Official appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/12/05/navient-student-loan-giant-responds-to-allegations-of-abuse-with-a-bizarre-subpoena-of-a-former-federal-official/

Ariel Dorfman: George H.W. Bush Is Alive in His Many Victims Across the Globe, Including Me
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-12-04
George H.W. Bush was the only president in U.S. history to serve as CIA director, a role that would come to define his career and politics. He once described the intelligence agency as "part of my heartbeat." Bush Sr. was at the helm of the CIA from January 1976 to January 1977. We speak with Ariel Dorfman, best-selling author, playwright, poet and activist, who teaches at Duke University. In 1973, he served as a cultural adviser to Chilean President Salvador Allende's chief of staff. He says George H.W. Bush was "presiding over the CIA when Pinochet, the dictator of Chile, had concentration camps open. They were…
www.democracynow.org/2018/12/4/ariel_dor…

Remembering George H.W. Bush's Inaction on AIDS at Home While Detaining HIV+ Haitians at Guantánamo
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-12-03
George H.W. Bush died on the eve of World AIDS Day, an irony not lost on many HIV/AIDS activists who remember the 41st president of the United States for his lack of action in the 1990s as the HIV/AIDS crisis raged on. Bush said little about the crisis during his years as vice president under Ronald Reagan, who didn't even mention AIDS until the penultimate year of his presidency. Despite promises to do more after he was elected president, George H.W. Bush refused to address and fund programs around HIV/AIDS education and prevention, as well as drug treatment. We speak with Steven Thrasher, journalist and doctora…
www.democracynow.org/2018/12/3/rememberi…

China: Release Workers, Student Activists
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-03
President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, China, October 18, 2017. | © 2017 Aly Song/Reuters | (New York) – The Chinese government should immediately release workers and students arbitrarily detained or forcibly disappeared during a nationwide crackdown since mid-2018, Human Rights Watch said today. Those held include factory workers, labor activists, college s…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/03/china-release-workers-student-activists

'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

Indigenous Leaders Call for Justice After Landlord Violence Shakes Communities
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-11-29
The violence, which led to the kidnapping of Yukpa school teacher Mary Fernandez, comes amid land conflicts between cattle ranchers and indigenous communities.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14168

SPLC sues Florida school district for arming inadequately trained 'school safety assistants' with guns
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-11-28
M.D. is a fourth-grader who likes to play baseball, and science is his favorite subject.
splcenter.org/news/2018/11/29/splc-sues-florida-school-district-arming-inadequately-trained-%25E2%2580%2598school-safety-assistants%25E2%2580%2599

Hatewatch Headlines 11/28/2018
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2018-11-27
Facebook discrimination review still a mystery; Neuroscience explains bigotry's persistence; Proud Boys' new rules including less fighting; and…
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/11/28/hatewatch-headlines-11282018

Palestine: Fadwa Tuqan's poems and data on women's education
Huzaifa Zoomkawala | zcomm.org | 2018-11-12
And here is my second attempt at bridging the three areas: poems, justice and data visualization. This time, it's the Palestinian poet, Fadwa Tuqan, whose poems I have highlighted alongside some charts depicting the progress over the years on a number of women's education indicators in the West Bank and Gaza. (Earlier, I had used Read…
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