Repeal of Workers' Rights in Ontario? Ford Government Takes on Bill 148, But There is Resistance
Chloe Rockarts | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-26
When the Tories were elected to govern Ontario this past June, it was a day that many were both dreading and expecting. | The Ontario government has finally unveiled their legislation that would repeal the gains workers made from Bill 148. … | The post Repeal of Workers' Rights in Ontario? Ford Government Takes on Bill 148, But There is Resistance appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/repeal-of-workers-rights-in-ontario-ford-government-takes-on-bill-148-but-there-is-resistance/5658105

'A Cruel Choice': Why Israel Targets Palestinian Schools
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-26
Several Palestinian students, along with teachers and officials, were wounded in the Israeli army attack on a school south of Nablus in the West Bank on October 15. The students of Al- Sawiya Al-Lebban Mixed School were challenging an Israeli military order to shut down their school based on the ever-versatile accusation of the school…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/26/a-cruel-choice-why-israel-targets-palestinian-schools/

Video: Militants Push Idlib Demilitarization Agreement to Collapse
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-26
The Turkish government is continuing attempts to convince the international audience that the situation in the Idlib demilitarized zone is under control and that militant groups are fulfilling the terms of the agreement. | Initially on October 8, Turkish state media … | The post Video: Militants Push Idlib Demilitarization Agreement to Collapse appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-militants-push-idlib-demilitarization-agreement-to-collapse/5658062

Do Treaties Eliminate Nuclear Wars?
Marwan Salamah | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-26
History teaches that wars are inevitable. They are genetically ingrained into the human mind – as well as the rest of the Animal Kingdom. The use of violence and belligerence to get what one wants, starts as early as childhood … | The post Do Treaties Eliminate Nuclear Wars? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/do-treaties-eliminate-nuclear-wars/5658066

"1244- A Key to Peace in Europe": The Sovereignty of Serbia, A Just and Durable Solution for Kosovo and Metohija
| globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-26
The oldest Serbian Publishing House — Serbian Literary Cooperative – has recently promoted the book "1244 – A Key to Peace in Europe", authored by ?ivadin Jovanovi?, a former foreign minister of Yugoslavia (1998–2000). The book was presented to the … | The post "1244- A Key to Peace in Europe": The Sovereignty of Serbia, A Just and Durable Solution for Kosovo and Metohija appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/key-peace-europe/5658017

History of World War II: Did Mussolini's Fate Prompt Hitler to Kill Himself?
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-26
With Allied armies pushing ever northwards through the "tough old gut" of Italy, and German forces pulling out, Benito Mussolini took a long look at the situation before departing Milan on 25 April 1945. It was, fittingly, Italy's Liberation Day … | The post History of World War II: Did Mussolini's Fate Prompt Hitler to Kill Himself? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/mussolinis-fate-prompt-hitler-kill-himself/5658057

The Saudi Butchery in Yemen and the World's Apathy
Prof. Alon Ben-Meir | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-26
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The Apocalypse Not Now
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-26
It was balmy and breezy by the bench where I sat outside a public library east of Atlanta, Georgia, brooding about the state of the world. It seemed like the end times, and I had just attended a fire and … | The post The Apocalypse Not Now appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-apocalypse-not-now/5658103

Digital Book Burners
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-26
Jamie Fly, a former high-ranking Bush era neocon, believes you shouldn't have the right to post on social media. | "Fly went on to complain that 'all you need is an email' to set up a Facebook or Twitter account, … | The post Digital Book Burners appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/digital-book-burners/5658053

Turkish Surveillance UAVs over the Greek Navy in the Mediterranean Region – Greece's Military Dilemma
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-26
This analysis is made by Pentapostagma Enimerosis and translated exclusively for SouthFront | As Turkey escalates in the Eastern Mediterranean the real question is how determined Greece is to respond. | Greece is confronting a huge diplomatic and military dilemma after Turkey … | The post Turkish Surveillance UAVs over the Greek Navy in the Mediterranean Region – Greece's Military Dilemma appeared first on
globalresearch.ca/turkish-surveillance-uavs-over-the-greek-navy-in-the-mediterranean-region-greeces-military-dilemma/5658107

Canada: Starting Down the Path to Marijuana Legalization
Bryant Brown | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-26
In the late 1960's my wife and I shared an eclectic circle of friends in London Ontario that included business colleagues, social workers, artists, university professors, hippies and students. We were starting a family and I was on the fringe … | The post Canada: Starting Down the Path to Marijuana Legalization appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/canada-starting-down-the-path-to-marijuana-legalization/5658068

Trump's Gender "Science" is Reductive, Mean and Wrong
Jill Richardson | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-26
Trump is having a problem with sex, and it's not exactly what you might think. There are no Russian tapes, spankings with magazines, or confessions of grabbing anyone this time around. Specifically, it's a problem with sex and gender. Sex and gender aren't the same thing, though many people mistake them for being synonymous. I…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/26/trumps-gender-science-is-reductive-mean-and-wrong/

"I Believe in the Bible. I Also Believe in Science": How One Man Built Florida Home to Survive Storm
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-26
Fifteen miles from Tyndall Air Force Base is Mexico Beach, Florida, which was practically wiped off the map after Hurricane Michael. On the beach just one house still stands–it is known as the Sand Palace. Over the weekend, Democracy Now traveled to the Florida panhandle. We spoke to Russell King, an attorney from Chattanooga, Tennessee, who owns the Sand Palace.
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/26/i_believ…

Hope Restored: My Life and Views on Canada, the U.S., the World & the Universe: Paul Hellyer
Julia Cox | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-26
This powerful book argues that the human species is at a tipping point when it is forced to choose between a New World Order fascist government committed to rapid depopulation or a world of peace and justice. | Hellyer demonstrates that … | The post Hope Restored: My Life and Views on Canada, the U.S., the World & the Universe: Paul Hellyer appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/hope-restored-my-life-and-views-on-canada-the-u-s-the-world-the-universe-paul-hellyer/5658070

Red for Ed: Throw down in Chicago
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-10-26
Chicago, IL – Strikes are on the agenda. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) made this perfectly clear, turning out more than 250 people on October 24 for a rally to announce strike authorization votes at 19 charter schools next week. The votes will occur at two of the largest charter networks: Acero (formerly UNO, famous for scandals) and Chicago International Charter School (CICS). | "These two networks have about 650 CTU members," said CTU charter division chair Chris Baehrend, "But we have people here today from all twelve of the unionized networks as well as CTU district members and allies. We have lined up all…
www.fightbacknews.org/2018/10/25/red-ed-…

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's Political Nightmare: a Neo-Nazi 'Phenomenon' Made in the USA
Edu Montesanti | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-26
"Not even the military dictatorship defended an ideology which is so openly fascist like Bolsonaro does today. He does not care about being compared to Hitler," Michael Löwy. | "It is difficult to explain the emergence of a phenomenon best described … | The post Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's Political Nightmare: a Neo-Nazi 'Phenomenon' Made in the USA appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/jair-bolsonaro-brazils-political-nightmare-a-neo-nazi-phenomenon-made-in-usa/5658074

Over 300 Attend UCSC's "No Place Like Home" Forum in Santa Cruz
SEIU Local 521 | indybay.org | 2018-10-26
On October 18, over 300 people gathered at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium for UCSC's "No Place Like Home" forum. The event revealed the results of months of research by UCSC students into how the local housing crisis is impacting Santa Cruz residents. As part of the study, hundreds of members of our union took part in surveys and interviews with students.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/24/18818463.php

Shroom for improvement: FDA lists psychedelic drugs as 'breakthrough therapy' for depression
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-26
Psychedelic drug researchers can now begin providing psychiatric patients with psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, as part of their therapy in a landmark approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). | …
rt.com/usa/442357-psilocybin-breakthrough-therapy-fda-approval/

Union, Democrats use "fact-finding" ploy to block Los Angeles teachers' strike
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-26
Despite more than 18 months of negotiations and three mediation sessions that have gone nowhere, the union continues to block strike action by teachers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/26/utla…

ACLU Files Discrimination Complaint on behalf of Black Students at Visalia Unified
ANC | indybay.org | 2018-10-26
School district has ignored bigotry and racial hostility for years…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/24/18818462.php

Air Pollution Causes Up to 33 Million Emergency Room Visits for Asthma Annually
Shared by candice | truthout.org | 2018-10-26
Pittsburgh — Air pollution is to blame for up to 33 million emergency room visits for asthma attacks around the world annually, according to a new study. | While previous research has looked at the connection between air pollution and a number of other diseases, the new study, led by researchers at George Washington University and published this week in Environmental Health Perspectives, is the first to quantify the global burden of asthma caused by unhealthy air. | Asthma is the most prevalent chronic respiratory disease worldw…
truthout.org/articles/air-pollution-causes-up-to-33-million-emergency-room-visits-for-asthma-annually/

Research Shows White Workers Get More Lucrative Promotions, Less Likely to Be Fired at UC
AFSCME Local 3299 | indybay.org | 2018-10-26
OAKLAND, CA, October 25, 2018 — As 39,000 University of California workers wrap up a 3-day strike over issues of inequality at the state's 3rd largest employer, a bombshell of a research brief reported by CALmatters has revealed that Black and Latino workers employed at UC are more likely to be fired and get smaller raises when they are promoted.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/25/18818502.php

The State of America – as Described by Americans
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
Dictionary.com is an online dictionary and encyclopedia. It has, according to online tracking company SimilarWeb, nearly 50million monthly visitors. They are ranked the 454th most visited website in America. | Dictionary.com asked its American website visitors a simple question. | What Is … | The post The State of America – as Described by Americans appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-state-of-america-as-described-by-americans/5658022

Scott Walker's Short-Term Vision on Education
Carole Trone | progressive.org | 2018-10-25
Under the Republican governor, public education in Wisconsin is hemorrhaging.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/walkers-short-term-vision-on-education-181024/

Will the Save Our Schools Movement Propel a Change Election?
Ruth Conniff | progressive.org | 2018-10-25
Demoralized teachers, overtested students, and lack of improvement from draconian policies are changing public opinion on education.
progressive.org/dispatches/will-the-save-our-schools-movement-propel-a-change-election-181025/

Women March On The Pentagon To Demand "No More War"
Joe Lauria | iranian.com | 2018-10-25
Fed up with ongoing wars depleting innocent lives and the U.S. Treasury, more than a thousand women marched on the Pentagon on Sunday to declare their opposition to the continuing slaughter. About 1,500 women and allied men marched on the Pentagon on Sunday to demand an end to perpetual war and the funding of education, […] | The post Women March On The Pentagon To Demand "No More War" appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/10/24/women-march-on-the-pentagon-to-demand-no-more-war/

Bombs Mailed to Prominent Democrats and Trump Critics
Patrick Martin | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
Six mail bombs were sent to prominent Democrats and critics of President Trump, it was reported on Wednesday. None of the devices exploded and no one was injured, but the attacks dominated the US media and caused widespread alarm, including … | The post Bombs Mailed to Prominent Democrats and Trump Critics appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/bombs-mailed-to-prominent-democrats-and-trump-critics/5658029

The Triumph of Evil. "Armament Profits take Precedence over Murder and Genocide"
DPCR | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
The murder of Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Arabian embassy in Turkey is unprecedented in its audacity. The response from Washington and the Canadian government is to sell more weapons to Saudi Arabia, weapons that are being used by the … | The post The Triumph of Evil. "Armament Profits take Precedence over Murder and Genocide" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-triumph-of-evil-armament-profits-take-precedence-over-murder-and-genocide/5657969

The Political Hypocrisy — Skripals and Khashoggi
Gordon J. Brigsley | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
Russia is accused, without substance, proof, nor evidence of a Salisbury poisoning saga; a saga played out, in almost boring repetition, by Prime Minister May and her Cabinet, supported by Trump, Merkel, et al with sanctions, and the expelling of … | The post The Political Hypocrisy — Skripals and Khashoggi appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-political-hypocrisy-skripals-and-khashoggi/5657973

Understanding the Rise of the Radical Right
Mario Candeias | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
It is the time of monsters. The organic crisis of the old neoliberal project has also brought forth the rise of a new radical right. Yet these monsters are quite different from one another: we have strong men like Trump, … | The post Understanding the Rise of the Radical Right appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/understanding-the-rise-of-the-radical-right/5658015

Video: The Mega War Game "Trident Juncture 2018" From Naples to North Atlantic
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
US Marines disembarked from convertibles and helicopters from the amphibious attack ship "Iwo Jima", and "secured" Keflavik airport in Iceland, where Poseidon P-8A aircraft had arrived from Sigonella to take part in the hunt for enemy submarines. That was the … | The post Video: The Mega War Game "Trident Juncture 2018" From Naples to North Atlantic appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-mega-war-game-trident-juncture-2018-naples-north-atlantic/5657943

What Is It About Bears?
Barbara Nimri Aziz | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
My editor at Natural History Magazine once remarked how, whenever their cover features a bear, sales rise. A koala bear, a young panda, a sunbathing polar bear or a menacing American grizzly; it doesn't matter. People like bears. | Occasional attacks … | The post What Is It About Bears? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/about-bears/5657820

'If we won't, then who will?': An Interview With Chloe Maxmin
StudentNation | thenation.com | 2018-10-25
'If we won't, then who will?': An Interview With Chloe Maxmin…
thenation.com/article/if-we-wont-then-who-will-an-interview-with-chloe-maxmin/

Facebook Censorship of Alternative Media "Just the Beginning," Says Top Neocon Insider
Max Blumenthal | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
This October, Facebook and Twitter deleted the accounts of hundreds of users, including many alternative media outlets maintained by American users. Among those wiped out in the coordinated purge were popular sites that scrutinized police brutality and U.S. interventionism, like … | The post Facebook Censorship of Alternative Media "Just the Beginning," Says Top Neocon Insider appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/facebook-censorship-of-alternative-media-just-the-beginning-says-top-neocon-insider/5658037

Khashoggi, Erdogan and the Truth
Craig Murray | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
The Turkish account of the murder of Khashoggi given by President Erdogan is true, in every detail. Audio and video evidence exists and has been widely shared with world intelligence agencies, including the US, UK, Russia and Germany, and others … | The post Khashoggi, Erdogan and the Truth appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/khashoggi-erdogan-and-the-truth/5658026

Sciences of inequality
David Ruccio | mronline.org | 2018-10-25
Last month, Philip Alston, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights (whose important work I have written about before), issued a tweet about the new poverty and healthcare numbers in the United States along with a challenge to the administration of Donald Trump (which in June decided to voluntarily remove itself from […] | Source…
mronline.org/2018/10/25/sciences-of-inequality/

Two Stories from the Propaganda War
Philip M. Giraldi | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-25
Two recent stories about Russians have demonstrated how the news is selected and manipulated in the United States. The first is about Maria Butina, who apparently sought to overthrow American democracy, such as it is, by obtaining a life membership in the National Rifle Association. Maria, a graduate student at American University, is now in detention in a federal prison, having been charged with collusion and failure to register as an agent of the Russian Federation. She has been in prison since July, for most of the time in solitary confinement, and has not been granted bail because, as a Russian citizen, she i…
mintpressnews.com/two-stories-from-the-propaganda-war/251040/

Army Injures Many Schoolchildren In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-10-25
Israeli soldiers fired, Thursday, several gas bombs into the Nahda Basic School for Boys, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, causing dozens of students and teacher to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, including some students who fainted. Rawhi az-Zaro, the principal of the school, said the soldiers …

Army Injures Many Schoolchildren In Hebron

Most Americans See Sharply Divided Nation, Poll Finds
Staff | truthdig.com | 2018-10-25
WASHINGTON — With just two weeks to go until the critical midterm elections, an overwhelming majority of Americans say the United States is greatly divided, according to an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll. Few Americans believe those stark divisions will get better anytime soon. | The newly released survey found that more than 8 in 10 Americans think the country is greatly divided about important values. Just 20 percent of Americans say they think the country will become less divided over the next few years, and 39 percent think things will get worse. A strong majority of Ameri…
truthdig.com/articles/most-americans-see-sharply-divided-nation-poll-finds/

In Major Concession, Trump Will Allow Iran to Remain Connected to SWIFT. Alternative Currency Transfer System Currently Developed by Russia
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
In a stark reversal from its position just days earlier, the Trump administration is expected to allow Iran to remain connected to the SWIFT banking system the Washington Examiner reports, in what amounts to a major concession to European allies … | The post In Major Concession, Trump Will Allow Iran to Re…
globalresearch.ca/in-major-concession-trump-will-allow-iran-to-remain-connected-to-swift-alternative-currency-transfer-system-currently-developed-by-russia/5658040

"Trump Breaks the Historic Nuclear Treaty with Moscow": The White House Prepares the Return of the Euromissiles
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
The announcement that "Trump breaks the historic nuclear treaty with Moscow" — the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) — was no surprise. Now, however, it is official. To understand the scope of this act, we should review the historical context … | The post "Trump Breaks the Historic Nuclear Treaty with Moscow": The White House Prepares the Return of the Euromissiles appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/white-house-prepares-return-euromissiles/5657952

The Importance of Alternative Media. The Mass Media and our Present Crisis
John Scales Avery | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
Social critic Neil Postman contrasted the futures predicted in Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World in the foreword of his 1985 book "Amusing Ourselves to Death". He wrote: | "What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared | … | The post The Importance of Alternative Media. The Mass Media and our Present Crisis appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-importance-of-alternative-media-the-mass-media-and-our-present-crisis/5657958

Tampa students stand against attacks on trans rights
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-10-25
Tampa, FL — More than 50 Tampa area students and community activists gathered at the University of South Florida's MLK Plaza, October 24, for a rally against Trump's attacks on transgender rights. The protest was organized by Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). | Earlier this week it was announced that Trump administration officials were moving to alter Title IX rules to exclude trans people from basic services and protection from discrimination. This is only the latest attack on the LGBTQ+ community from the Trump administration. | "We need to organize against Trump's attacks on trans righ…
www.fightbacknews.org/2018/10/24/tampa-s…

Roundup for Breakfast: Monsanto's Weed Killer Found in All Kids' Cereals Sampled
EWG | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-25
A second round of tests commissioned by the Environmental Working Group found the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup weed killer in every sample of popular oat-based cereal and other oat-based food marketed to children. These test results fly in the … | The post Roundup for Breakfast: Monsanto's Weed Killer Found in All Kids' Cereals Sampled appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/roundup-for-breakfast-monsantos-weed-killer-found-in-all-kids-cereals-sampled/5658032

Comptroller's report details crisis of New York's decaying transit system
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-25
The statistics highlight a fiscal and infrastructure disaster in the making.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/25/rail…

LA teachers, supporters march into LAUSD headquarters
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-10-24
Los Angeles, CA – Over 300 militant parents and students, along with teachers who are members of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), gathered at LA Unified School District (LAUSD) headquarters, October 23, to protest Superintendent Austin Beutner. Near the end of the rally, they all marched into the LAUSD superintendent's office and staged an occupation, demanding to meet with Beutner. | Chanting, "Austin Beutner you can't hide, we can see your greedy side!" and "What do we want? Public schools! When do we want them? Now!" the large crowd demanded answers. When they were told Beutner was unavailable, the cro…
www.fightbacknews.org/2018/10/24/la-teac…

Students cross social boundaries, challenge stereotypes on Mix It Up at Lunch Day
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-10-23
While young people across the country are adjusting to colder temperatures and figuring out what kind of costume to wear for Halloween, thousands of students in America are also stepping out of their comfort zones to get to know someone new.
splcenter.org/news/2018/10/23/students-cross-social-boundaries-challenge-stereotypes-mix-it-lunch-day

Five Questions For: Author Suzanne Gordon on the VA as a 'Model for American Health Care'
Alexandra Tempus | progressive.org | 2018-10-14
"Many liberals and progressives who don't buy the propaganda about climate, or about education, buy the propaganda about the VA."
progressive.org/dispatches/author-suzanne-gordon-veterans-admin-181014/