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Qatar: We're Quitting OPEC in 2019
Middle East Eye | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-04
Qatar said on Monday it was quitting OPEC from January to focus on its gas ambitions, taking a swipe at the group's de facto leader Saudi Arabia and marring Gulf efforts to show unity before this week's meeting of exporters … | The post Qatar: We're Quitting OPEC in 2019 appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/qatar-were-quitting-opec-in-2019/5661749

British Hunters Bring Home Elephant Ivory
Brendan Montague | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-04
British trophy hunters brought home two tonnes of elephant tusks from Africa over the past decade, new figures show. | Nearly 400 'trophies' from the world's most endangered animals have been brought into Britain by hunters in recent years. | A motion … | The post British Hunters Bring Home Elephant Ivory appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/british-hunters-bring-home-elephant-ivory/5661755

Mexico: AMLO Opens Presidential House 'Los Pinos' to the Public
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-03
From the moment Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was sworn in as president of Mexico, the presidential house known as 'Los Pinos' was opened to the public as a museum and art gallery as a sign of the new government's austerity…. | The post Mexico: AMLO Opens Presidential House 'Los Pinos' to the Public appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/mexico-amlo-opens-presidential-house-los-pinos-to-the-public/5661712

A Killer Dies, a Teacher Lives: George H.W. Bush v. Noam Chomsky
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2018-12-03
Bush used the end of the Cold War as a ripe moment for launching brazenly mass-murderous assaults on two defenseless nations: Panama and Iraq. These were the first two U.S. military attacks since the end of World War II that Washington was unable to justify in the name of its struggle against the supposed menace of Soviet-directed communist expansion.
counterpunch.org/2018/12/03/a-killer-dies-a-teacher-lives-george-h-w-bush-v-noam-chomsky/

The 2018 Firestorms: There Is No Planet B
Dr. Andrew Glikson | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-03
It takes only a spark, from a lightning or human ignition, to start a fire, but it involves high temperatures, a period of drought, a build-up of dry vegetation and strong winds to start a bush fire, such as is … | The post The 2018 Firestorms: There Is No Planet B appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/2018-firestorms-no-planet-b/5661716

A Killer Dies, a Teacher Lives
Paul Street | zcomm.org | 2018-12-03
George H.W. Bush v. Noam Chomsky…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/a-killer-dies-a-teacher-lives/

World War II: Hitler's Early Victories in the USSR and the Wolf's Lair Headquarters
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-03
In Hitler's goals to attain Germanic dominion of the planet, he enjoyed some of his most triumphant days secured away at the vast, virtually unheard of Wolf's Lair. The complex was known in the German tongue as Wolfsschanze. Hitler had … | The post World War II: Hitler's Early Victories in the USSR and the Wolf's Lair Headquarters appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/hitlers-early-victories-ussr-wolfs-lair-headquarters/5661705

Emmanuel Macron: The Little Emperor and Humpty-Dumpty
Deena Stryker | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-03
After less than two years, France's youngest President, Emanuel Macron, has become the de facto leader of Europe but the object of violence at home. | Having spent a total of thirty-odd years living and working in France, I am only … | The post Emmanuel Macron: The Little Emperor and Humpty-Dumpty appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/emmanuel-macron-the-little-emperor-and-humpty-dumpty/5661718

Bush Sr. Ignored the AIDS Crisis and Detained HIV+ Haitians
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.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 doct…
truthout.org/video/bush-sr-ignored-the-aids-epidemic-and-detained-hiv-haitians/

India's Agrarian Crisis: Father of Green Revolution Rejects GM Crops
Colin Todhunter | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2018-12-03
The post India's Agrarian Crisis: Father of Green Revolution Rejects GM Crops appeared first on Global Research.
asia-pacificresearch.com/indias-agrarian-crisis-father-of-green-revolution-rejects-gm-crops/5628418

The Bin Ladens and the Bushes: On 9/11 George Herbert W. Bush Meets Osama's Brother Shafiq bin Laden
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-03
Lest we forget, one day before the 9/11 attacks, the dad of the sitting President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush was meeting none other than Shafig bin Laden, the brother of alleged terror mastermind Osama bin Laden. | The post The Bin Ladens and the Bushes: On 9/11 George Herbert W. Bush Meets Osama's Brother Shafiq bin Laden appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-bin-ladens-the-bushes-and-911-a-former-us-president-meets-osamas-brother-not-subject-to-anti-terrorism-legislation/5582436

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…

Mexico on the Eve of AMLO — "So Far from God and So Close to the United States"
Roger D. Harris | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-03
The full quote by Porfirio Díaz is: "Poor Mexico, so far from God and so close to the United States." Mexican President Díaz (1876-1880 and 1884-1911) got it at least half right. Mexico has suffered in the shadow of the … | The post Mexico on the Eve of AMLO — "So Far from God and So Close to the United States" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/mexico-on-the-eve-of-amlo-so-far-from-god-and-so-close-to-the-united-states/5661701

The Deadliest Operation. Truman on "The Purpose and Operations of Our CIA"
Robert Gore | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-03
Choose your battles wisely. | One month to the day after President Kennedy's assassination, the Washington Post published an article by former president Harry Truman. | I think it has become necessary to take another look at the purpose and operations of | … | The post The Deadliest Operation. Truman on "The Purpose and Operations of Our CIA" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-deadliest-operation-truman-on-the-purpose-and-operations-of-our-cia/5661727

Did Ukraine Coordinate Its Provocation in Black Sea with 'Western Partners'?
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-03
It appears that Western experts and Ukrainian diplomats successfully "forecasted" the November 25 escalation in the Black Sea in middle November. | On November 21st, the Atlantic Council "an American think tank in the field of international affairs," which … | The post Did Ukraine Coordinate Its Provocation in Black Sea with 'Western Partners'? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/did-ukraine-coordinate-its-provocation-in-black-sea-with-western-partners/5661702

Video: Hezbollah Warns Israel: 'If You Dare Attack, You Will Regret it'
Sayed Hasan | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-03
On the evening of Friday, November 30, Hezbollah's war media broadcasted this video addressed to Israel and subtitled in Hebrew, in response to recent Israeli military exercises simulating an aggression against southern Lebanon, an escalation of violations of Lebanese airspace … | The post Video: Hezbollah Warns Israel: 'If You Dare Attack, You Will Regret it' appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-hezbollah-warns-israel-if-you-dare-attack-you-will-regret-it/5661708

Syria, Iran, Georgia: Slippery Slope In Discussing Oil Smuggling And Sanctions
Seth Ferris | iranian.com | 2018-12-03
The history of sanctions teaches us that they are like a pole — you can find a way around them, and in the process, find a niche market for all kinds of smugglers, gangsters, and political types, as co-operation is needed at all levels. For this reason, sanctions often have the opposite effect to that […] | The post Syria, Iran, Georgia: Slippery Slope In Discussing Oil Smuggling And Sanctions appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/12/03/syria-iran-georgia-oil-sanctions/

Cases like Hedda Martin's heart transplant denial "will continue to happen"
WSWS | wsws.org | 2018-12-03
Workers and young people nationwide decried Martin's callous treatment, donating generously out of their own pockets, after Spectrum Health's Richard DeVos Heart and Lung Transplant Clinic told her to make "a fundraising effort of $10,000."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/03/simi…

China: Release Workers, Student Activists
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-03
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 students, trade union officials, and a lawyer. | "It's ironic that a self-proclaimed socialist government is cracking down on young Marxists," said Yaqiu Wang, China researcher at Human Rights Watch. "The pers…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/03/china-release-workers-student-activists

Are Social Justice discussions taboo to the majority?
Jennifer Quick | indybay.org | 2018-12-03
Outside of the professors at Sonoma State University that teach Sociology, it has become evident that the majority of all other professors of different majors do not like to have direct, personal conversations about Social Justice issues. Is this the norm for the population outside of a University campus, and if so- we must ask our community, why?>…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/12/02/18819567.php

Mass Solidarity Meeting for Public Education
California Educators Rising | indybay.org | 2018-12-03
Omni Commons | 4799 Shattuck, Oakland, California…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/12/02/18819569.php

US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Kill Prospects for Arms Control
Andrei Akulov | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-02
US Senator Tom Cotton and Congresswoman Liz Cheney have introduced a bill that prevents extending the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with Russia or the Stopping Russia Nuclear Aggression Act. It says "Under no circumstances should the … | The post US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Kill Prospects for Arms Control appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/us-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-kill-prospects-for-arms-control/5661640

Selected Articles: Killing the Prospects for Arms Control
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-02
Dear Readers, | More than ever, Global Research needs your support. Our task as an independent media is to "Battle the Lie". | "Lying" in mainstream journalism has become the "new normal": mainstream journalists are pressured to comply. Some journalists refuse. | Lies, … | The post Selected Articles: Killing the Prospects for Arms Control appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-killing-the-prospects-for-arms-control/5661668

In Defense of 'Conspiracy Theories': From 'Fake News' to the Art World
Max Parry | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-02
"To remain innocent may also be to remain ignorant." ‚Äï John Berger, Ways of Seeing | This November 22nd marked fifty-five years since the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Perhaps no other major incident in U.S. history has generated more … | The post In Defense of 'Conspiracy Theories': From 'Fake News' to the Art World appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/in-defense-of-conspiracy-theories-from-fake-news-to-the-art-world/5661632

The Migrant Caravan: Canadian and US Business Interests Place Profits over People in Central America
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-02
"They are fleeing a crisis. They are fleeing catastrophe. One in which not only is it almost impossible for people to economically survive, it's increasingly difficult to just physically survive and not be subject to some kind of violence….The root … | The post The Migrant Caravan: Canadian and US Business Interests Place Profits over People in Central America appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-migrant-caravan-canadian-and-us-business-interests-place-profits-over-people-in-central-america/5661588

Journey into Obsolescence: Australia's Adani Carmichael Mining Project
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-02
The Carmichael mine being pursued in the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland is a dinosaur before its creation. On paper, it is hefty — to be some five times the size of Sydney harbour, the largest in Australia and one … | The post Journey into Obsolescence: Australia's Adani Carmichael Mining Project appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/journey-obsolescence-adani-carmichael-project/5661642

Debt, Death, and the US Empire
Antonius Aquinas | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-02
In a talk which garnered little attention, one of the Deep State's prime operatives, National Security Advisor John Bolton, cautioned of the enormous and escalating US debt. Speaking before the Alexander Hamilton Society, Bolton warned that current US debt levels … | The post Debt, Death, and the US Empire appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/debt-death-and-the-us-empire/5661645

Video: Rwanda. The Crimes of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) against the Hutu
Jambo Asbl | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-02
This video talks about crimes committed against Hutu, before, during and after the genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda. | Talking about (and/or seeking Justice for) these crimes should not be considered as neither an act nor an attempt to deny, minimise, … | The post Video: Rwanda. The Crimes of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) against the Hutu appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-rwanda-the-crimes-of-the-rwandan-patriotic-front-rpf-against-the-hutu/5661639

Video: Understanding NATO's War on Yugoslavia. Historic Interview with Sean Gervasi
Sean Gervasi | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-02
I spoke to Sean Gervasi on several occasions prior to his untimely death in June 1996. His incisive understanding of the process of breakup of Yugoslavia, not to mention its cruel aftermath was far-reaching. According to Gary Wilson, "Gervasi … | The post Video: Understanding NATO's War on Yugoslavia. Historic Interview with Sean Gervasi appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-understanding-natos-war-on-yugoslavia-historic-interview-with-sean-gervasi/5661660

Tanzania Orders Destruction of Monsanto / Gates' GM Trials Due to Illegal Use for Pro-GM Propaganda
African Centre for Biodiversity | globalresearch.ca | 2018-12-02
Tanzanian civil society organisations (CSOs) welcome the decision of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Mathew Mtigumwe, to bring an immediate stop to all ongoing GM field trials taking place in the country. These are … | The post Tanzania Orders Destruction of Monsanto / Gates' GM Trials Due to Illegal Use for Pro-GM Propaganda appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/tanzania-orders-destruction-of-monsantogates-gm-trials-due-to-illegal-use-for-pro-gm-propaganda/5661141

White Dems dumb down speeches for racial minorities, Yale study shows
RT | rt.com | 2018-12-01
A linguistic study of speeches by US presidential candidates found that white Democrats tend to use less complex words when speaking to racial minority groups, while Republicans don't. Undergrad students showed the same tendency. | …
rt.com/usa/445324-democrats-patronize-black-people/

'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

I Quit Google Over Its Censored Chinese Search Engine. The Company Needs to Clarify Its Position on Human Rights
Jack Poulson | theintercept.com | 2018-12-01
I worked as a research scientist at Google when Dragonfly was revealed and resigned in protest after a month of internally fighting for clarification. | The post I Quit Google Over Its Censored Chinese Search Engine. The Company Needs to Clarify Its Position on Human Rights. appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/12/01/google-china-censorship-human-rights/

Indonesia Launches 'Snitch' App Targeting Religious Minorities
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-11-30
An Indonesian woman shows a newly launched smartphone application called 'Smart Pakem' of Jakarta's prosecutor office in Jakarta on November 27, 2018. | © 2018 Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images | Following your own religious beliefs shouldn't be a crime, but in Indonesia, new technologies are helping authorities identify and potentially prosecute religious minorities who follow "deviant teachings." | On November 22, Bakor Pakem, a body charged with…
hrw.org/news/2018/11/30/indonesia-launches-snitch-app-targeting-religious-minorities

Urgent: human rights under threat in India
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-30
Activists are being harassed, independent media houses have been raided, and organisations like Amnesty India and Greenpeace India are being targeted by Indian authorities because of their work. We need to speak out now.: | This October, the Indian authorities raided both Amnesty India and Greenpeace India's offices – and froze their bank accounts. | This has effectively stopped our vital human rights work there: work to end to violence against women, human rights education in schools and colleges, and ensuring human rights for everyone in India. | Sign the petition and tell the Indian Prime Minister to s…
amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/urgent-human-rights-under-threat-in-india/

PFOA and PFOS Cause Lower Sperm Counts and Smaller Penises, Study Finds
Sharon Lerner | theintercept.com | 2018-11-30
There's a new reason to be concerned about toxic chemicals used in nonstick pans, waterproof products, and firefighting foam: PFOA and PFOS impair male reproductive health, according to a study released in early November. | Researchers have already documented that PFOA and PFOS, two compounds in a class known as PFAS, reduce the fertility of male mice, rats, and rabbits. The new study, published by the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabo…
theintercept.com/2018/11/30/pfoa-and-pfos-cause-lower-sperm-counts-and-smaller-penises-study-finds/

Pro-Charter School Democrats, Embattled in the Trump Era, Score a Win With Hakeem Jeffries
Rachel M. Cohen | theintercept.com | 2018-11-30
The newly elected House Democratic Caucus chair, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, has been supported by a pro-charter school charter PAC for more than a decade. | The post Pro-Charter School Democrats, Embattled in the Trump Era, Score a Win With Hakeem Jeffries appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/11/30/hakeem-jeffries-charter-schools/

DNA Tests Make Native Americans Strangers in Their Own Land
Aviva Chomsky | thenation.com | 2018-11-29
DNA Tests Make Native Americans Strangers in Their Own Land…
thenation.com/article/dna-tests-elizabeth-warren-native-american-race-science/

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

An Excerpt from Green Earth
Eds. | mronline.org | 2018-11-29
Kim Stanley Robinson describes himself as "a patriot of the genre" of science fiction, writing at the intersection of science and politics for over three decades. His work is striking for its warmth and realism. | Source…
mronline.org/2018/11/29/an-excerpt-from-green-earth/

My Black Son Was Sent Home From First Grade Because of His Natural Hair
ACLU | aclu.org | 2018-11-29
My 6-year-old was turned away from his school for the offense of wearing locs. | Six-year-olds never seem to run out of questions, and my son is no exception. But in August, CJ asked me a question that was harder than the rest: He wanted to know if there was something wrong with his hair. | As a father, I'd tried to shield him from racism for as long as I could. But we had just been turned away in humiliating fashion from A Book's Christian Academy in Apopka, Florida, on the first day of classes. The school's administrators, led by John Book, barred CJ from entering the building because of his locs. They treated…
aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/race-and-inequality-education/my-black-son-was-sent-home-first-grade-because-his

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

Oklahoma's Blue Wave was an Educator Wave
John Thompson | progressive.org | 2018-11-23
The teacher uprising may have opened up this deepest red of red states to a new era of bipartisanship.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/oklahoma-blue-wave-educator-wave-election-181123/

New York's Insurgent Lawmakers Speak Out against School Privatization and a Flawed Testing System
Jake Jacobs | progressive.org | 2018-11-19
On education issues, newly-elected progressive Democrats are setting a new tone.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/insurgent-lawmakers-against-school-privatization-181119/

The Department of Education Has Moved to Increase the Burden of Proof Required in Assault Cases
Alice Herman | progressive.org | 2018-11-19
Will the measure allow rapists to walk?
progressive.org/dispatches/DOE-moves-to-increase-burden-of-proof-1881119/

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…
zcomm.org/zblogs/palestine-fadwa-tuqans-poems-and-data-on-womens-education/

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2018-12-02: News Headlines

South Front (2018-12-02). "Kerch Incident" Was Premeditated? US Military Contractor Hiring Personnel to Support Classified 'Contingency Operations' in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca A US contractor accidentally revealed a US military specialist deployment in the combat zones in Ukraine via a Job Advertisement on LinkedIn. | Similarly to the Atlantic Council's report on independence of Eastern European countries, as well as the meeting between …

FBD (2018-12-02). Trump Administration Approves Harmful Airgun Blasting in Atlantic. globalresearch.ca The Trump administration today approved five permits that allow harm to whales, dolphins and other animals so companies can search for oil off the Atlantic Coast using loud seismic airgun blasts. Allowing these exploration activities from Delaware to Florida …

Larry Chin (2018-12-02). Political Succession and "The Bush-Clinton Nexus": Permanent Criminal State, "A Clinton White House Guarantees War with Russia" globalresearch.ca The final moves on the "Grand Chessboard" are before us: all of the Middle East and Central Asia, the world's last reserves of oil, are in play, Syria is on the edge, Russia is under attack, and nuclear holocaust is a terrifying possibility. War with Russia and China are no longer "unthinkable", but being planned in earnest. | The post

Andrei Akulov (2018-12-02). US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Kill Prospects for Arms Control. globalresearch.ca US Senator Tom Cotton and Congresswoman Liz Cheney have introduced a bill that prevents extending the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with Russia or the Stopping Russia Nuclear Aggression Act. It says "Under no circumstances should the …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2018-12-02). Journey into Obsolescence: Australia's Adani Carmichael Mining Project. globalresearch.ca The Carmichael mine being pursued in the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland is a dinosaur before its creation. On paper, it is hefty — to be some five times the size of Sydney harbour, the largest in Australia and one …

Michael Welch (2018-12-02). The Migrant Caravan: Canadian and US Business Interests Place Profits over People in Central America. globalresearch.ca "They are fleeing a crisis. They are fleeing catastrophe. One in which not only is it almost impossible for people to economically survive, it's increasingly difficult to just physically survive and not be subject to some kind of violence….The root …

Global Research News (2018-12-02). Selected Articles: Killing the Prospects for Arms Control. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | More than ever, Global Research needs your support. Our task as an independent media is to "Battle the Lie". | "Lying" in mainstream journalism has become the "new normal": mainstream journalists are pressured to comply. Some journalists refuse. | Lies, …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2018-12-02). Bush Family Links to Nazi Germany: "A Famous American Family" Made its Fortune from the Nazis. globalresearch.ca Bush family links to Nazi Germany were first revealed at the Nuremberg trials in the testimony of Nazi Germany's steel magnate Fritz Thyssen. "Prescott Bush & Herbert Walker, Thyssen's partners in crime were the father & grandfather of a future US President"

Antonius Aquinas (2018-12-02). Debt, Death, and the US Empire. globalresearch.ca In a talk which garnered little attention, one of the Deep State's prime operatives, National Security Advisor John Bolton, cautioned of the enormous and escalating US debt. Speaking before the Alexander Hamilton Society, Bolton warned that current US debt levels …

Dan DiMaggio (2018-12-02). Paraeducators Join the Teacher Uprising. zcomm.org The 115 paradeucators in this small coastal city, just across the water from Canada, assist with everything from reading lessons to recess…

Juan Cole (2018-12-02). The Bottomless Dishonesty of CNN on Palestine and Marc Lamont Hill Firing. globalresearch.ca CNN has fired contributor Marc Lamont Hill for a speech he gave on Palestinian rights at the UN. The speech can be found here. | You can protest this outrageous firing at this petition site. | And here is a link …

Dahn Shaulis (2018-12-02). Department of Justice Gives Green Light to Laureate Education to Continue Corruption. indybay.org The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has decided to close its corruption case against Laureate International Universities. This action will embolden Laureate as it continues to profit from colleges in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Brazil and other countries with questionable human rights records.

Michael Harris (2018-12-02). Can Negro Bar State Park continue to exist without change to California Education? indybay.org In December 1849, First California Governor Peter Burnett shared his focus on a slavery narrative that mandates disparaging treatment, currently measurable in today's California Public Policy. Clearly, an accurate authentic story of the past, present and future migration by people of African ancestry does not need to solely focus on "an enslavement narrative" in the current California Education System. Why not focus on the first City Treasurer of San Francisco, was a Negro who owned title to the land where the mining town Negro Bar was established. President of the first California Public School Board that built…

PDJE (2018-12-01). Video: Global Warming Testimony. Questions the IPCC Consensus. Prominent Scientist. globalresearch.ca Speech by Dr. Don Easterbrook, Professor Emeritus of Geology, Western Washington State University. This was delivered to the Washington State Senate — Energy, Environment & Telecommunications Committee on March 26, 2013. | He points out 'scientific' points — which question …

True Publica (2018-12-01). Here We Go Again: US Accuses Iran of Hiding Chemical Weapons. globalresearch.ca CNN reports last week that: "The Trump administration is set to accuse Iran of violating the international treaty that bars the use of chemical weapons. | The White House notified lawmakers on Friday that it would declare Iran is violating the …

David Penner (2018-12-01). Is Nuclear War Our Destiny? globalresearch.ca When evaluating the behavior of a sociopath, what constitutes success and failure can prove quite challenging. The US wars against Syria and Iraq were largely failures, as Washington failed to oust Assad and also failed to install a puppet government …

Stephen Lendman (2018-12-01). World Leaders Greet and Meet with Saudi Crown Prince at G20. globalresearch.ca It was to be expected. Some G20 leaders treated Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) like nothing happened in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate on October 2. | They ignored Riyadh's genocidal war in Yemen (in cahoots with the US, UAE and other countries), …

Robert Parry (2018-12-01). George H.W. Bush, the CIA and a Case of State-Sponsored Terrorism. globalresearch.ca Fifty-eight years ago, a car-bomb exploded in Washington killing Chile's ex-Foreign Minister Orlando Letelier, an act of state terrorism that the CIA and its director George H.W. Bush tried to cover up, Robert Parry reported on Sept. 23, 2000. | In …

Shared by Anton Woronczuk (2018-12-01). New Study Shows Medicare for All Would Save US $5.1 Trillion Over Ten Years. truthout.org Burlington, VT — Confronting the question most commonly asked of the growing number of Americans who support replacing America's uniquely inefficient and immoral for-profit healthcare system with Medicare for All—"How do we pay for it?"—a new paper released Friday by researchers at the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) shows that financing a single-payer sy…

James M. Dorsey (2018-12-01). "The Politics of Common Sense: State, Society and Culture in Pakistan" globalresearch.ca Aasim Sajjad Akhtar's The Politics of Common Sense: State, Society and Culture in Pakistan (Cambridge University Press, 2018) is an incisive study of continuity as well as change in Pakistan that has moved the country towards religious conservatism and …

Andrew Korybko (2018-12-01). India-Saudi Relations: The Modi-MBS "Political Friendship" Is All About Iran. globalresearch.ca Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) is literally trying to buy Indian Prime Minister Modi off by getting him to ditch his country's energy imports from Iran in exchange for billions of dollars of Saudi investment, and there's a …

PEER (2018-12-01). Mercury Contamination of Atmosphere May Reach Orbit Through Regulatory Blindspot. globalresearch.ca Federal regulators have turned a blind eye to the massive risks of using mercury as the propellant in thousands of communication satellites slated for launch in the next few years, according to a complaint filed today by Public Employees for …

Prof. Alon Ben-Meir (2018-12-01). Gàºlen and Erdogan's Islamic Rivalry and Its Consequences. globalresearch.ca Fethullah Gàºlen and Turkey's President Erdogan were allies who supported each other. Both use Islam as the basis for their doctrine, which made them ideologically different from the revolutionary secularist statesman Mustafa Kemal Atatàºrk, the …

Kathy Kelly (2018-12-01). The Long, Brutal U.S. War on Children in the Middle East. globalresearch.ca On November 28, sixty-three U.S. Senators voted in favor of holding a floor debate on a resolution calling for an end to direct U.S. Armed Forces involvement in the Saudi-UAE coalition-led war on Yemen. Describing the vote as a rebuke …

TPIC (2018-12-01). The UN General Assembly Adopts Six Resolutions in Favor of Palestine. globalresearch.ca The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) overwhelmingly adopted on Friday evening five resolutions in support of Palestine and a sixth one on the Golan Heights. | The first resolution, titled Jerusalem, was adopted by the UNGA by a recorded vote of …

South Front (2018-12-01). Video: 15,000 Al-Qaeda-linked Terrorists Remain in Idlib Province. globalresearch.ca There are about 15,000 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) terrorists in the province of Idlib and Russia is ready to provide the Syrian government with help to eliminate them, Alexander Lavrentiev, Russian presidential envoy for Syria, announced during …

stuart_m (2018-12-01). 'Economics for the Many' offer a radical, democratic vision for a Corbyn gov't. greenleft.org.au 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…

Jack Poulson (2018-12-01). I Quit Google Over Its Censored Chinese Search Engine. The Company Needs to Clarify Its Position on Human Rights. theintercept.com I worked as a research scientist at Google when Dragonfly was revealed and resigned in protest after a month of internally fighting for clarification.

wsws (2018-12-01). New Zealand teachers' struggle at a crossroads. wsws.org Teachers are determined to fight, but the unions are attempting to suppress their struggle by promoting illusions in the Labour-led government.

wsws (2018-12-01). Thousands of Australian high school students join climate change strike. wsws.org The rallies showed the growing politicisation of a generation that has grown up amid continuous war, growing inequality and worsening environmental destruction.

RT (2018-12-01). White Dems dumb down speeches for racial minorities, Yale study shows. rt.com A linguistic study of speeches by US presidential candidates found that white Democrats tend to use less complex words when speaking to racial minority groups, while Republicans don't. Undergrad students showed the same tendency.

E Hanzai (2018-11-30). The Complete History of Monsanto, "The World's Most Evil Corporation" globalresearch.ca First published by Waking Times, posted by Global Research in May 2014, this article provides a historical viewpoint. It is of particular relevance in relation to the Monsanto-Bayer merger and the recent $289 million judgment against Monsanto. | *** | Of all …

Corporate Europe Observatory (2018-11-30). A Dangerous Distraction: Seven Myths Industry Uses to Sell "Renewable Gas" globalresearch.ca The gas industry is currently hyping so-called 'renewable gas' and its low-carbon potential. But the industry hype does not live up to reality: this newfound enthusiasm for renewable gas is really an attempt to paint the gas industry green. The …

Thierry Meyssan (2018-11-30). US Sanctions Have Become Little More Than Medieval-Style Siege Warfare. mintpressnews.com The new unilateral sanctions by the United States against Iran, Russia and Syria add to the previous actions concerning the same three targets. They now form the most unforgiving embargo in History. The way in which they have been organized is illegal according to the definition of the Charter of the United Nations — these are weapons of war, designed for killing. | For his visit to Moscow on 8 November, ambassador James Jeffrey was tasked with explaining the current US obsession with the expansion of Persian influence in the Arab world (Saudi Arabia, Bahrein, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen). Washington now wi…

Global Research News (2018-11-30). Libya: Ten Things About Gaddafi They Don't Want You to Know. globalresearch.ca This article was first published by Global Research in November 2014. Today Libya as a Nation State has been destroyed by US-NATO. | What do you think of when you hear the name Colonel Gaddafi? Tyrant? Dictator? Terrorist? Well, a national …

amnesty (2018-11-30). Urgent: human rights under threat in India. amnesty.org Activists are being harassed, independent media houses have been raided, and organisations like Amnesty India and Greenpeace India are being targeted by Indian authorities because of their work. We need to speak out now.: | This October, the Indian authorities raided both Amnesty India and Greenpeace India's offices – and froze their bank accounts. | This has effectively stopped our vital human rights work there: work to end to violence against women, human rights education in schools and colleges, and ensuring human rights for everyone in India. | Sign the petition and tell the Indian Prime Minister to s…

Human Rights Watch (2018-11-30). Indonesia Launches 'Snitch' App Targeting Religious Minorities. hrw.org | | An Indonesian woman shows a newly launched smartphone application called 'Smart Pakem' of Jakarta's prosecutor office in Jakarta on November 27, 2018. | © 2018 Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images | Following your own religious beliefs shouldn't be a crime, but in Indonesia, new technologies are helping authorities identify and potentially prosecute religious minorities who follow "deviant teachings." | On November 22, Bakor Pakem, a body charged with…

Sharon Lerner (2018-11-30). PFOA and PFOS Cause Lower Sperm Counts and Smaller Penises, Study Finds. theintercept.com There's a new reason to be concerned about toxic chemicals used in nonstick pans, waterproof products, and firefighting foam: PFOA and PFOS impair male reproductive health, according to a study released in early November. | Researchers have already documented that PFOA and PFOS, two compounds in a class known as PFAS, reduce the fertility of male mice, rats, and rabbits. The new study, published by the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabo…

Rachel M. Cohen (2018-11-30). Pro-Charter School Democrats, Embattled in the Trump Era, Score a Win With Hakeem Jeffries. theintercept.com The newly elected House Democratic Caucus chair, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, has been supported by a pro-charter school charter PAC for more than a decade.

Thierry Meyssan (2018-11-30). When The US Wants To Sanction States, They Call Them "Terrorists" iranian.com The new unilateral sanctions by the United States against Iran, Russia and Syria add to the previous actions concerning the same three targets. They now form the most unforgiving embargo in History. The way in which they have been organised is illegal according to the definition of the Charter of the United Nations — these […]

RT (2018-11-30). Facebook's Sandberg admits to snooping on Soros. rt.com Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg requested opposition research into liberal billionaire George Soros, internal emails reveal. Sandberg had previously denied going after Soros, as had CEO Mark Zuckerberg. |

Aviva Chomsky (2018-11-29). DNA Tests Make Native Americans Strangers in Their Own Land. thenation.com DNA Tests Make Native Americans Strangers in Their Own Land…

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

Eds. (2018-11-29). An Excerpt from Green Earth. mronline.org Kim Stanley Robinson describes himself as "a patriot of the genre" of science fiction, writing at the intersection of science and politics for over three decades. His work is striking for its warmth and realism. | Source

aclu (2018-11-29). My Black Son Was Sent Home From First Grade Because of His Natural Hair. aclu.org My 6-year-old was turned away from his school for the offense of wearing locs. | Six-year-olds never seem to run out of questions, and my son is no exception. But in August, CJ asked me a question that was harder than the rest: He wanted to know if there was something wrong with his hair. | As a father, I'd tried to shield him from racism for as long as I could. But we had just been turned away in humiliating fashion from A Book's Christian Academy in Apopka, Florida, on the first day of classes. The school's administrators, led by John Book, barred CJ from entering the building because of his locs. They treated…

amnesty (2018-11-29). Malaysia: Report details shocking abuses against Indigenous peoples defending their land. amnesty.org Indigenous communities across Malaysia face relentless harassment, intimidation, arrest, violence and even death as they peacefully resist attempts to force them off land they consider ancestral, a report by Amnesty International reveals today. | | The report,

pip.hinman (2018-11-29). Two visions, one planet. greenleft.org.au As young people threw themselves into the Student Strike 4 Climate Action and made an impassioned plea to preserve life on Earth, one of Australia's most polluting industries was working behind the scenes to have the federal government hide the truth of its carbon emissions. | The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) has been lobbying to have emissions from liquefied natural gas plants kept out of the public realm and treated as a commercial secret. | These two approaches symbolise counterposed visions for humanity. | The petroleum industry has spruiked gas as a "transition fuel" th…

Human Rights Watch (2018-11-29). First Conviction of Officers in Philippines 'Drug War'. hrw.org | | Mourners display a streamer during a funeral march for Kian delos Santos, a 17-year-old student who was shot during anti-drug operations in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines August 26, 2017. | © 2017 Reuters | A Philippine court on November 29 convicted three police officers for the …

The Mind Unleashed (2018-11-29). Not Lovin' It — Researchers Find Poop on Every McDonald's Touchscreen Tested. theantimedia.com (TMU) — A study recently conducted by researchers at London Metropolitan University found that touchscreens used by customers at multiple McDonald's locations were covered in fecal bacteria. Dr. Paul Matawele, one of the lead researchers in the study, explained that the spread of this bacteria could lead to serious infections. "We were all surprised how much gut …

splcenter (2018-11-28). SPLC sues Florida school district for arming inadequately trained 'school safety assistants' with guns. splcenter.org M.D. is a fourth-grader who likes to play baseball, and science is his favorite subject.

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