USA Prepares to Add Venezuela to Its Terrorism List – Its Got a Lot of Oil You Know
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-21
reports that the Trump administration is preparing to add Venezuela to the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism in what would be a dramatic escalation against the socialist government of Nicolás Maduro, according to U.S. … | The post USA Prepares to Add Venezuela to Its Terrorism List – Its Got a Lot of Oil You Know appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/usa-prepares-add-venezuela-terrorism-list-got-lot-oil-you-know/5660532

Trump's Military Deployment to the US-Mexico Border Is Illegal
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-21
Donald Trump's decision to send thousands of troops to the US-Mexican border to intercept migrants who intend to apply for asylum is not just a bald-faced political stunt — it is also illegal. | Passed in 1878 to end the … | The post Trump's Military Deployment to the US-Mexico Border Is Illegal appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trumps-military-deployment-us-mexico-border-illegal/5660513

Climate Change Poses a Terrifying New Normal, Study Finds
Staff | truthdig.com | 2018-11-21
New research indicates that cities could face as many as five extreme weather events in a single year by the end of the century. | The post Climate Change Poses a Terrifying New Normal, Study Finds appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
truthdig.com/articles/climate-change-poses-a-terrifying-new-normal-study-finds/

From 1945 Until Today — 20 to 30 Million People Killed by the USA
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-21
In the summary of its last strategic document — 2018 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America (of which the entire text is classified) — the Pentagon claims that "after the Second World War, the United States and | … | The post From 1945 Until Today — 20 to 30 Million People Killed by the USA appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/from-1945-until-today-20-to-30-million-people-killed-by-the-usa/5660519

President Trump's Presidency: Results and Perspectives
Prof. James Petras | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-21
We need an objective evaluation of the President's foreign and domestic polices – the means, the goals, their results and consequences. The Trump performance requires we discuss the style and substanceof foreign and domestic policies. | We will ignore the fly … | The post President Trump's Presidency: Results and Perspectives appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/president-trumps-presidency-results-and-perspectives/5660509

Revenge Is Mine Saith Washington. Kafka Police State, Julian Assange's ongoing Eight Year Ordeal
DPCR | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-21
Justice has disappeared in the West. In Justice's place stands Revenge. This fact is conclusively illustrated by Julian Assange's ongoing eight year ordeal. | For eight years Julian Assange's life has been lived in a Kafka Police State. He has … | The post Revenge Is Mine Saith Washington. Kafka Police State, Julian Assange's ongoing Eight Year Ordeal appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/revenge-is-mine-saith-washington-kafka-police-state-julian-assanges-ongoing-eight-year-ordeal/5660504

International Book Fair in Venezuela: Being Educated Is the Only Way to Be Free
Alicia Jrapko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-21
From November 8 to 18, 2018, Venezuela was the vibrant scene of the Fourteenth International Book Fair (FILVEN) that took place in the historic center of the city of Caracas. Bolívar Square, one of the most important and recognized public … | The post International Book Fair in Venezuela: Being Educated Is the Only Way to Be Free appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/international-book-fair-venezuela-being-educated-only-way-free/5660516

Federal Agency to Consult With Anti-Choice Groups on Fetal Tissue Research
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2018-11-21
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is continuing its audit into its fetal tissue research policies by consulting with scientists and anti-choice groups. | HHS officials scheduled a "listening session" for Friday with several scientist groups including the American Society for Cell Biology, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, the International Society for Stem Cell Research, and the Society for Neuroscience to discuss the agency's policies and funding for research using fetal tissue. Agencies officials have already met with anti-choice groups on the issue according to…
truthout.org/articles/federal-agency-to-consult-with-anti-choice-groups-on-fetal-tissue-research/

The Decline of America. Trump Protects Saudi Crown Prince MBS. The Pillars of the US Constitution are Gone
Richard Galustian | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-21
President Trump's fateful decision the other day to protect the Saudi Crown Prince MBS who without doubt ordered the murder of journalist Khashoggi in Istanbul is totally morally and ethically wrong and dangerous for America. It will haunt US national … | The post The Decline of America. Trump Protects Saudi Crown Prince MBS. The Pillars of the US Constitution are Gone appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-decline-of-america-trump-protects-saudi-prince-mbs/5660542

Airbnb Homestay Lodging Company Removes Israeli Settlement Listings
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-21
US-based Airbnb runs a global online marketplace/hospitality service, letting members arrange or offer lodging, mainly homestays in residences of locals in cities where they travel. | Company revenue comes from commissions on bookings — none henceforth from removed Israeli settlement listings…. | The post Airbnb Homestay Lodging Company Removes Israeli Settlement Listings appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/airbnb-homestay-lodging-company-removes-israeli-settlement-listings/5660403

Fifth graders compose and perform poignant songs about math and science
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2018-11-21
LOS ANGELES–Early last year a press release from the Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC) came my way about high school kids in Van Nuys writing and performing a new oratorio on the theme of the Japanese American internment camps during World War II. Curious to see what they might come up with, I checked it …
peoplesworld.org/article/fifth-graders-compose-and-perform-poignant-songs-about-math-and-science/

United Arab Emirates: Open Letter to Drivers, Teams and Performers at the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix 2018
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-21
In this joint open letter, human rights organizations urge drivers, teams and performers at the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix 2018 to use their celebrity status to call on the UAE authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all prisoners of conscience who have been detained solely for peacefully criticizing the authorities, or for calling or advocating for the respect and protection of human rights.
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde25/9420/2018/en/

Hundreds of teachers walk off for refugees
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2018-11-21
Teachers, education support staff and even some principals walked off government and private schools across Victoria and assembled at the State Library on November 20, in support of refugees currently being detained on Manus Island and Nauru. A similar protest was held in Brisbane that same day. | More than 30 refugee support organisations, including Teachers for Refugees, which organised the protest, had set November 20, Universal Children's Day, as the deadline for the federal government to evacuate refugee children and their families in offshore detention centres to Australia. | The Walk Off for Refugees…
greenleft.org.au/content/hundreds-teachers-walk-refugees

Criminal Behavior: US May be Developing Biological Weapons
W. T. Whitney | counterpunch.org | 2018-11-21
The United States has great tolerance for wholesale killings. Think Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Think civilians killed in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq — in U.S. wars. Think biological weapons. An article appearing October 4, 2018 in Science magazine deals with a U.S. Defense Department project named "Insect Allies" which began in 2017 and runs for four years.
counterpunch.org/2018/11/21/criminal-behavior-us-may-be-developing-biological-weapons/

Netanyahu: Israeli Prime Minister with Portfolios for Defence, Foreign Affairs, Health, the UN and the US
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-21
Binyamin Netanyahu is not only Prime Minister of Israel but also Defence Minister, Foreign Minister and Health Minister, whilst still subject to police investigation for fraud and corruption — which he denies. | Presumably, the next ministerial appointments to add to … | The post Netanyahu: Israeli Prime Minister with Portfolios for Defence, Foreign Affairs, Health, the UN and the US appeared first on Global Resea…
globalresearch.ca/netanyahu-israeli-prime-minister-with-portfolios-for-defence-foreign-affairs-health-the-un-and-the-us/5660506

US Dollar Completely Ditched in Trade Between Iran & Iraq – Official
RT News | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-21
The US dollar is no longer used by Tehran and Baghdad in bilateral trade, giving way to the euro and local currencies, as well as direct barter of goods, head of the Iran-Iraq Chamber of Commerce Yahya Ale-Eshagh has revealed…. | The post US Dollar Completely Ditched in Trade Between Iran & Iraq – Official appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/us-dollar-completely-ditched-in-trade-between-iran-iraq-official/5660547

Approaching Development: GMO Propaganda and Neoliberalism vs Localisation and Agroecology
Colin Todhunter | counterpunch.org | 2018-11-21
What people communicate is a matter of choice. But what can be more revealing are the issues they choose to avoid. There are certain prominent pro-GMO activists who describe themselves as 'science communicators'. They hit out at those who question their views or who have valid criticisms of GM technology and then play the role…
counterpunch.org/2018/11/21/approaching-development-gmo-propaganda-and-neoliberalism-vs-localisation-and-agroecology/

Video: Trump Releases Official Statement on Khashoggi Murder. Points Finger at Iran
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-21
On November 20, US President Donald Trump released a long awaited official statement on the murder of Saudi opposition journalist Jamal Khashoggi by the Saudi government in a Saudi consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul on the 2nd of … | The post Video: Trump Releases Official Statement on Khashoggi Murder. Points Finger at Iran appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-trump-releases-official-statement-on-khashoggi-murder-iran-is-guilty/5660555

Continuing Furor Over Khashoggi's Murder
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-21
It's hard remembering when the assassination of anyone, other than a key head of state, aroused as much international furor that won't die as Khashoggi's murder. | His elimination remains a headlined story over seven weeks since the October 2 incident…. | The post Continuing Furor Over Khashoggi's Murder appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/continuing-furor-over-khashoggis-murder/5660428

ASEAN and Trade Wars: The Need to Reinstate Southeast Asia as a "Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality" (ZOPFAN)
Dr. Chandra Muzaffar | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-21
At the close of the 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore on the 15th of November 2018, the Prime Minister of the island Republic of Papua New Guinea, Lee Hsien Loong, warned that the trade war between the United … | The post ASEAN and Trade Wars: The Need to Reinstate Southeast Asia as a "Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality" (ZOPFAN) appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/asean-trade-wars-zopfan/5660507

Are We About to Face Our Gravest Constitutional Crisis?
Chris Hedges | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-21
Before this lame-duck Congress adjourns in December we could face the most serious constitutional crisis in the history of the republic if Donald Trump attempts to shut down the investigation by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. | A supine and … | The post Are We About to Face Our Gravest Constitutional Crisis? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/are-we-about-to-face-our-gravest-constitutional-crisis/5660540

America's "War on Terrorism": Dispelling the Fiction
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-21
Amply documented but rarely mentioned in mainstream news, ISIS is a creation of US intelligence, recruited, trained and financed by the US and its allies including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Israel and Jordan. Those who ordered the bombing campaign are … | The post America's "War on Terrorism": Dispelling the Fiction appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/america-s-war-on-terrorism-the-truth-will-prevail/29427

Socialism in American English
ROHU | indybay.org | 2018-11-21
The attacks of Republicans on the existing welfare system are driving the US population to the left. Proposals for a universal health care enjoy the support of around 70% of US citizens. Attempts of Republicans to represent all welfare state proposals as Maoist, Stalinist or Venezualan nightmares are losing credibility. Teacher strikes in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Arizona, and Colorado urge changes…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/20/18819264.php

"Remembrance" or "Lest We Forget": Rethinking the War to End All Wars
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-21
And I can't help but wonder no Willie McBride, | Do all those who lie here know why they died? | Did you really believe them when they told you 'The Cause?' | Did you really believe that this war would end wars?… | The post "Remembrance" or "Lest We Forget": Rethinking the War to End All Wars appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/remembrance-or-lest-we-forget-rethinking-the-war-to-end-all-wars-2/5660490

Julian Assange in US Intel's Company Town
Ann Garrison | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-21
The American empire is in a deadly spiral of military industrial rule, NATO expansion, and its latest rubric–the New Cold War. See " Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo at the Center for Strategic … | The post Julian Assange in US Intel's Company Town appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-in-us-intels-company-town/5660530

The Loss of Life, From World War I to World War III. What Would Happen if a Third World War Were to Break Out?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-20
Corporations invest in the art of destruction. It is a lucrative trade. Nuclear war has become a multi-billion dollar undertaking, which fills the pockets of US defense contractors. What is at stake is the outright "privatization of nuclear war". A 1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program launched under Obama, and approved under Trump is underway. | The post The Loss of Life, From World War I to World War III. What Would Happen if a Third World War Were to Break…
globalresearch.ca/the-loss-of-life-from-world-war-i-to-world-war-iii-what-would-happen-if-a-third-world-war-were-to-break-out/5660266

SPLC sues Trump administration for records detailing rollback of protections for transgender people in prison
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-11-20
The SPLC, along with Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, sued the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) today.
splcenter.org/news/2018/11/20/splc-sues-trump-administration-records-detailing-rollback-protections-transgender-people

De 1945 até hoje, 20 a 30 millhões de mortes consumadas pelos USA
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-20
No resumo de seu último documento estratégico — 2018 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America(cujo texto completo é um segredo) — o Pentágono afirma que "depois da Segunda Guerra Mundial, os Estados Unidos e os seus … | The post De 1945 até hoje, 20 a 30 millhões de mortes consumadas pelos USA appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/de-1945-ate-hoje-20-a-30-millhoes-de-mortes-consumadas-pelos-usa/5660478

Video: Vandana Shiva on GMO and Biodiversity. "Smallholder Farmers Who Feed the World"
Dr. Vandana Shiva | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-20
"Agriculture is one of the most creative acts that human beings be involved in. | Small farmers are the real source of real food. Commodities are ruining the farmers, they are ruining the land and the environment. | The chemical industry and … | The post Video: Vandana Shiva on GMO and Biodiversity. "Smallholder Farmers Who Feed the World" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-vandana-shiva-on-gmo-and-biodiversity-smallholder-farmers-who-feed-the-world/5660368

Why (Mostly) Men Trophy Hunt: a Biocultural Explanation
Maximilian Werner | counterpunch.org | 2018-11-20
Wolves do not stay anywhere for long. This is partly a function of their prey's movement, but it's also a function of being hunted for seven months of the year, at least in Montana, where residents can "harvest" up to five wolves for a paltry $19 dollars. A quick online search reveals dozens of images and videos of (mostly) men posing with wolves they had killed. The majority of the hunters are wearing what researchers K. R. Child and C. T. Darimont call "pleasure" or "killing" smiles.
counterpunch.org/2018/11/20/why-mostly-men-trophy-hunt-a-biocultural-explanation/

Video: Greatest Crime on Earth
David Swanson | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-20
I'm willing to bet that if I asked everyone in Ireland whether the Irish government should take orders from Donald Trump, most people would say no. But last year the Irish Ambassador to the United States came to the … | The post Video: Greatest Crime on Earth appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-greatest-crime-on-earth/5660365

Remaking the Common Good: the Crisis of Public Higher Education in Colombia
Forrest Hylton, Aaron Tauss and Juan Felipe Duque Agudelo | counterpunch.org | 2018-11-20
"Let's hope that by the time [President] Duque decides to listen to us, it's not too late." –Alejandro Palacio Restrepo, President of the Colombian Association of Student Representatives in Higher Education (ACREES) after receiving death threats in early November On October 10, with the support of rectors, administrators, and professors, Colombia's students called an indefinite…
counterpunch.org/2018/11/20/remaking-the-common-good-the-crisis-of-public-higher-education-in-colombia/

Dal 1945 ad oggi 20-30 milioni uccisi dagli Usa
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-20
Nel riassunto del suo ultimo documento strategico – 2018 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America (il cui testo integrale è segretato) – il Pentagono sostiene che «dopo la Seconda guerra mondiale gli Stati uniti e i loro … | The post Dal 1945 ad oggi 20-30 milioni uccisi dagli Usa appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/dal-1945-ad-oggi-20-30-milioni-uccisi-dagli-usa/5660461

Von 1945 bis heute — 20 bis 30 Millionen Menschen von den USA getötet
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-20
In der Zusammenfassung seines letzten strategischen Dokuments — 2018 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America (dessen gesamter Text geheim ist) — behauptet das Pentagon, dass "die Vereinigten Staaten und ihre Verbündeten nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg eine freie … | The post Von 1945 bis heute — 20 bis 30 Millionen Menschen von den USA getötet appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/von-1945-bis-heute-20-bis-30-millionen-menschen-von-den-usa-getotet/5660473

Israeli Supreme Court Upholds Apartheid Rule
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-20
Repressive Israeli rule way exceeds the worst of South African apartheid. The Occupied Territories are virtual battlegrounds, Gaza most of all. | Palestinians are terrorized daily by Israeli soldiers and police, along with PA security forces, acting as the Jewish state's … | The post Israeli Supreme Court Upholds Apartheid Rule appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/israeli-supreme-court-upholds-apartheid-rule/5660316

What Can We Learn From a Headmaster Who Refused to Allow His Students to Celebrate Armistice Day?
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2018-11-20
On the afternoon of 11 November 1918, my father Claud Cockburn, then aged 14, covertly threw the keys of the main gate of his school out of an upstairs window to a soldier waiting below. His purpose was to allow the soldiers being trained locally to break into Berkhamsted School in Hertfordshire and thrash it in…
counterpunch.org/2018/11/20/what-can-we-learn-from-a-headmaster-who-refused-to-allow-his-students-to-celebrate-armistice-day/

Turkey: European Court decision on detained opposition leader exposes broken judicial system
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-20
Responding to today's ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that Turkey's repeated extensions to the pre-trial detention of opposition leader Selahattin Demirta≈ü, were politically motivated and violated Articles 5(3) and 18 of the European Convention on Human Rights and were "stifling pluralism and freedom of political debate", Turkey Strategy and Research Manager, Andrew Gardner said: | "This ruling by Europe's top human rights court should have far-reaching implications within the country where civil society actors are routinely remanded in prolonged pre-trial detention under trumped up charg…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/european-court-decision-on-detained-opposition-leader-exposes-turkeys-broken-judicial-system/

Afghanistan: Horrific Kabul bomb attack underlines growing threat to civilian lives
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-20
Responding to the deaths of at least 40 people and the wounding of at least 60 in a bomb attack at a religious event in Kabul today, Amnesty International's Deputy South Asia Director Omar Waraich said: | "This sickening attack once again lays bare the growing risks to civilians in Afghanistan, where a record number of civilians were killed in the first half of 2018 — many of them children. | "Any attack in which civilians are deliberately targeted constitutes a war crime under international law, yet those killed in Kabul today will merely become another statistic. | "Armed groups must immediately halt all…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/afghanistan-horrific-kabul-bomb-attack-underlines-growing-threat-to-civilian-lives/

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/

It's Time for America to Reckon With the Staggering Death Toll of the Post-9/11 Wars
Murtaza Hussain | theintercept.com | 2018-11-19
At least half a million people have been killed in the post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan, a new study by Brown University researchers finds. | The post It's Time for America to Reckon With the Staggering Death Toll of the Post-9/11 Wars appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/11/19/civilian-casualties-us-war-on-terror/

Sri Lanka: Don't impede ongoing investigations
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2018-11-19
Responding to the transfer of Nishantha Silva, Officer-in-Charge at the Criminal Investigations Department and key investigator in high-profile human rights cases, Amnesty International's South Asia Researcher, Thyagi Ruwanpathirana, said: | "We are concerned about the seeming interference by the authorities with investigations into key allegations of human rights violations including those on attacks against journalists and disappearances. | The authorities must ensure that ongoing criminal investigations into these cases are not impeded on any grounds whatsoever. Justice in these cases is long overdue." | Backg…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/sri-lanka-dont-impede-ongoing-investigations/

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/

Jacksonville high school, police, fair management target Black youth with racist dress code
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-11-19
Jacksonville, FL — Students at a local Jacksonville high school are calling foul on a racist dress code policy implemented by administration last week. | On November 14, administrators at Robert E. Lee High School issued a new interpretation of the dress code that prohibits students from wearing memorial clothing on campus or at school-sponsored events. Citing prohibitions of "gang-related paraphernalia," the school administrators banned any clothing with the acronym "RIP," or "Rest in Peace," even if the person commemorated has no proven gang affiliations. | The move comes on the heels of a major local con…
fightbacknews.org/2018/11/18/jacksonville-high-school-police-fair-management-target-black-youth-racist-dress-code

A Blueprint for Linking Trade to Full Employment and Domestic Industrialization (Pt 2/2)
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-11-17
Think hard about the relevance of the 1948 Havana Charter for addressing the imbalances and inequities of the 21st century global economy says Richard Kozul-Wright noting that with the rise of neoliberalism the aim of trade rules has moved in the opposite direction | The post A Blueprint for Linking Trade to Full Employment and Domestic Industrialization (Pt 2/2) appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/a-blueprint-for-linking-trade-to-full-employment-and-domestic-industrialization-pt-2-2

Betsy DeVos Wants to Roll Back Civil Rights Protections For Students Filing Complaints of Sexual Harassment or Assault
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-11-16
Our analysis of how DeVos' proposed rule would change how colleges and universities deal with allegations of sexual assault under Title IX. | The Department of Education headed by Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday released a proposed rule that, if implemented, would dramatically limit schools' obligations to students who experience sexual violence and would not further the stated goal of fair process. The ACLU is equally committed to ensuring students can learn in environments free from sexual harassment and violence and to guaranteeing fair process for both respondents and complainants. | The new rule preserv…
aclu.org/blog/womens-rights/womens-rights-education/betsy-devos-wants-roll-back-civil-rights-protections

NYT Investigation: How Facebook Used a Republican Firm to Attack Critics & Spread Disinformation
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-16
"Delay, Deny and Deflect." That's the name of a new bombshell investigation by The New York Times revealing that Facebook executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, were aware of a Russian misinformation campaign on the social media network and took a series of extraordinary private actions to preserve the company's reputation, launching an aggressive lobbying campaign to combat critics and spread misinformation. The New York Times investigation reveals that Facebook hired the Republican opposition-research firm Definers Public Affairs to discredit critics of Facebook,…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/16/bombshel…

Month-Long Student Strike Paralyzes Colombia's Public Universities
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-11-16
Colombia's university students face on-going repression of their protests, while they continue their month-long university strike, demanding adequate funding for the public university system. Recently elected conservative president Ivan Duque faces his first crisis. We speak to Prof. Forrest Hylton | The post Month-Long Student Strike Paralyzes Colombia's Public Universities appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/month-long-student-strike-paralyzes-colombias-public-universities

Color of Change: Facebook Retaliated Against Protests by Pushing Anti-Semitic, Anti-Black Narratives
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-16
A New York Times investigation has revealed that Facebook fought critics and a growing number of scandals following the 2016 election by launching a PR offensive backed by a dubious Republican opposition-research firm: Definers Public Affairs. We speak with Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change, one of the organizations targeted by Definers Public Affairs. We also speak with Siva Vaidhyanathan, the author of "Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy." He is a professor of media studies and director of the Center for Media and Citizenship at the University of Virginia. Vaidhya…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/16/color_of…

Producing a troublemaker's diary
stuart_m | greenleft.org.au | 2018-11-16
Melbourne-based researcher Iain McIntyre is the author of a number of books including a recent anthology entitled On The Fly! Hobo Literature and Songs, 1879-1941. Rachel Evans spoke to him about the 2019 How To Make Trouble and Influence People Diary he has produced as a fundraiser for the Rainforest Information Centre and Community Radio 3CR. | *** | You've been involved in books and various projects documenting the history of radical movements, the latest of which is the 2019 diary. What inspires you to do this work?: | On a personal level, I find history fascinating and entertaining and I have a stron…
greenleft.org.au/content/producing-troublemakers-diary

Transgender Lives Are Not Up for Debate
Alyson Escalante | fair.org | 2018-11-15
Time magazine ( 5/29/14) declared a "transgender tipping point" in 2014, but corporate media continue to treat trans identity as a matter of controversy. | The New York Times ( 10/21/18) received access to a memo from the Trump administration calling for the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt a definition of sex founded on "a biological basis that is clear, grounded in science, objective and administrable." The memo called f…
fair.org/home/transgender-lives-are-not-up-for-debate/