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Israel Invokes Its "Fight for Survival" as It Descends into a Racist State
Miko Peled | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
Israel's former Chief Justice Aharon Barak stated in a recent lecture that "what happened in Germany [the rise of the Nazis] can happen here [in Israel]." He went on to say that a regime that does not respect the separation … | The post Israel Invokes Its "Fight for Survival" as It Descends into a Racist State appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/israel-invokes-its-fight-for-survival-as-it-descends-into-a-racist-state/5657884

The British Labour Party: In and Against the State
Leo Panitch | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
Just a few years ago, it would have seemed most unlikely that developments in the British Labour Party would attract widespread international attention among those looking for the renewal of socialist possibilities in the 21st century. That this is the … | The post The British Labour Party: In and Against the State appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-british-labour-party-in-and-against-the-state/5657833

The Saudis Keep Changing Their Story on the Murder of Khashoggi. What Should We Do?
Rep. Ron Paul | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
The Saudi version of the disappearance and murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi seems to change every day or so. The latest is the Saudi government claim that the opposition journalist was killed in a "botched interrogation" at the Saudi consulate … | The post The Saudis Keep Changing Their Story on the Murder of Khashoggi. What Should We Do? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-saudis-keep-changing-their-story-on-the-murder-of-khashoggi-what-should-we-do/5657836

Venezuela under Siege: The West's Ongoing Campaign against President Maduro
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-under-siege-the-wests-ongoing-campaign-against-president-maduro/5657804

The Prison Industry in the United States: Big Business or a New Form of Slavery?
Vicky Peláez | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
This incisive and carefully researched article was first published by Global Research ten years ago in March 2008. | Human rights organizations, as well as political and social ones, are condemning what they are calling a new form of inhumane exploitation … | The post The Prison Industry in the United States: Big Business or a New Form of Slavery? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-prison-industry-in-the-united-states-big-business-or-a-new-form-of-slavery/8289

Ditching Nuclear Treaties: Trump Withdraws From the INF
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
President Donald J. Trump has made it his signature move to repudiate the signatures of others, and the latest, promised evacuation from the old US-Soviet pact otherwise known as the intermediate range nuclear forces (INF) treaty was merely another artefact … | The post Ditching Nuclear Treaties: Trump Withdraws From the INF appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/ditching-nuclear-treaties-trump-withdraws-inf/5657823

The Three Evils: "Racism, Excessive Materialism and Militarism"
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
The late Martin Luther King Jr. gave a stirring speech on August 31st 1967, and it (sadly) rings true today. In his comprehensive look at what ails not only America but most of the western world, King focused on this | … | The post The Three Evils: "Racism, Excessive Materialism and Militarism" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-three-evils-racism-excessive-materialism-and-militarism/5657845

The New Mind Control. "Subliminal Stimulation", Controlling People without Their Knowledge
Robert Epstein | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
The internet has spawned subtle forms of influence that can flip elections and manipulate everything we say, think and do | The post The New Mind Control. "Subliminal Stimulation", Controlling People without Their Knowledge appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-new-mind-control-subliminal-stimulation-controlling-people-without-their-knowledge/5511628

What Is It About Bears?
Barbara Nimri Aziz | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
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

Can We Canonize Khashoggi? And, for the Love of God, Why?
J. Michael Springmann | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
What? Since Jamal Khashoggi's mysterious October 2 disappearance from the Saudi Istanbul consulate, news media have been obsessed with the man. An occasional columnist for a Washington, D.C. newspaper, the Washington Post, Khashoggi wrote articles mildly critical of Saudi | … | The post Can We Canonize Khashoggi? And, for the Love of God, Why? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/canonize-khashoggi-love-god/5657844

Plans for Redrawing the Middle East: The Project for a "New Middle East"
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
Towards the balkanization (division) and finlandization (pacification) of the Middle East | The post Plans for Redrawing the Middle East: The Project for a "New Middle East" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/plans-for-redrawing-the-middle-east-the-project-for-a-new-middle-east/3882

The Psychology of Fascism
Robert J. Burrowes | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
The continuing rise of fascism around the world is drawing increasing attention particularly as it takes firmer grip within national societies long seen to have rejected it. | Some recent studies have reminded us of the characteristics of fascist movements and … | The post The Psychology of Fascism appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-psychology-of-fascism/5657818

Maior rede de notícias falsas em apoio a Bolsonaro é derrubada pelo Facebook
Brasil de Fato | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
Maior rede de notícias falsas em apoio a Bolsonaro é derrubada pelo Facebook appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/maior-rede-de-noticias-falsas-em-apoio-a-bolsonaro-e-derrubada-pelo-facebook/5657878

French Court of Appeal to Render Decision on Dr. Hassan Diab's Case
HDSC | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
On Friday 26 October 2018, the French Court of Appeal will announce whether it will uphold the decision by the investigating judges (juges d'instruction) in January of this year to drop the case against Dr. Hassan Diab. | The investigating judges … | The post French Court of Appeal to Render Decision on Dr. Hassan Diab's Case appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/french-court-of-appeal-to-render-decision-on-dr-hassan-diabs-case/5657816

Poking the Russian Bear with the NATO Umbrella
Ted Galen Carpenter | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
Some terrible foreign policy ideas seem to have eternal life. One example is the proposal to expand NATO yet again by offering membership to Georgia and Ukraine. That campaign has gone on for more than a decade and is a … | The post Poking the Russian Bear with the NATO Umbrella appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/poking-the-russian-bear-with-the-nato-umbrella/5657879

US Has Killed More Than 20 Million People in 37 "Victim Nations" Since World War II
James A. Lucas | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
First published in November 2015 | After the catastrophic attacks of September 11 2001 monumental sorrow and a feeling of desperate and understandable anger began to permeate the American psyche. A few people at that time attempted to promote a balanced | … | The post US Has Killed More Than 20 Million People in 37 "Victim Nations" Since World War II appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/us-has-killed-more-than-20-million-people-in-37-victim-nations-since-world-war-ii/5492051

Brazil – Bolsonaro Towards a Military Dictatorship – Worse Than 80 Years Ago
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
One week before the second round of voting in Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, the extreme right-wing candidate from the Social Liberal Party (PSL), against Fernando Haddad from the Worker's Party (PT), Lula's Party, for Brazil's Presidential run-off elections – Bolsonaro leads … | The post Brazil – Bolsonaro Towards a Military Dictatorship – Worse Than 80 Years Ago appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/brazil-bolsonaro-towards-military-dictatorship-worse-80-years-ago/5657887

Western Media Attacks Critics of the White Helmets. The New McCarthyism
Rick Sterling | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-24
Introduction | The October 16 issue of NY Review of Books has an article by Janine di Giovani titled "Why Assad and Russia Target the White Helmets". The article exemplifies how western media promotes the White Helmets uncritically and attacks … | The post Western Media Attacks Critics of the White Helmets. The New McCarthyism appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/western-media-attacks-critics-white-helmets/5657813

Inequality: A Feature and Driver of Bolsonaro's Rise in Brazil
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2018-10-24
In less than a week, Brazil will vote to elect its next president in what's widely considered the most consequential election in Brazil's history. | On one side is Fernando Haddad — a soft-spoken academic, former Minister of Education for the Workers Party (PT), and recent mayor of Sà£o Paulo most remembered for painting bike lanes across Brazil's economic capital. Haddad faces Jair Bolsonaro — a former military man and long-time member of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies representing Rio de Janeiro. Bolsonaro's extreme far-right overtures have earned him the distinction of being compared to
truthout.org/articles/inequality-a-feature-and-driver-of-bolsonaros-rise-in-brazil/

Nearly 150,000 New York City public school students are homeless
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-24
The rate of homelessness among public school students in America's largest city and financial center is the highest ever recorded.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/24/home…

Over 1,000 Women March on the Pentagon to Demand "No More War"
Consortium News | theantimedia.com | 2018-10-24
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. (CN) — 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, …
theantimedia.com/women-march-on-the-pent…

Atlantic Council Podium Used to Force European Allies to March in Step
Alex Gorka | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-23
Wess Mitchell, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, the administration's top diplomat focused on Europe and Eurasia, has warned that Europe's energy dependence on Russia is unacceptable for the United States. That official was addressing the … | The post Atlantic Council Podium Used to Force European Allies to March in Step appeared first on…
globalresearch.ca/atlantic-council-podium-used-to-force-european-allies-to-march-in-step/5657766

Selected Articles: For the U.S. Palestine No Longer Exists
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-23
Do you value the reporting and in-depth analysis we provide, free of charge, on a daily basis? Do you think this resource should be maintained and preserved as a research tool for future generations? Bringing you 24/7 updates from all … | The post Selected Articles: For the U.S. Palestine No Longer Exists appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-for-the-u-s-palestine-no-longer-exists/5657784

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

Black Panthers and Young Patriots, An Unlikely Alliance
Colette Gaiter | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-23
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump won the white vote across all demographics except for college-educated white women. He did especially well among working-class white voters: 67 percent of whites without a college degree voted for him. | Some post-election analysis marveled at how the white working class could v…
mintpressnews.com/black-panthers-and-young-patriots-an-unlikely-alliance/250949/

"Cowboy Diplomacy": Trump's National Security Advisor John Bolton in Moscow. Mutual Trust is Nonexistent
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-23
Trump's national security advisor John Bolton is militantly Russophobic, pro-war, and anti-peace and stability. | Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation director Alexandra Bell earlier said Pompeo and Bolton reflect "neocon foreign policy jacked up on steroids." | Last February, shortly before … | The post "Cowboy Diplomacy": Trump's National Security Advisor John Bolton in Moscow. Mutual Trust is Nonexistent appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/bolton-moscow/5657774

Top Secret: Rwanda War Crimes Cover-Up
Christopher Black | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-23
The United States and its allies are experts at covering their crimes and finding scapegoats to take the blame for them. They are doing it now with their disinformation campaigns against Russia, China, Iran, Venezuela, North Korea, and Syria. The … | The post Top Secret: Rwanda War Crimes Cover-Up appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/top-secret-rwanda-war-crimes-cover-up/5657770

China Slams Mike Pompeo for His Hostile Remarks. "Ignorant and Malicious"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-23
Through its media, China strongly slammed Mike Pompeo for warning Latin American leaders against seeking Beijing investments. | In meetings with Mexican and Panamanian presidents last week, he turned truth on its head, saying | "when China comes calling it's not always | … | The post China Slams Mike Pompeo for His Hostile Remarks. "Ignorant and Malicious" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/china-slams-pompe-hostile-remarks/5657778

The White Helmets Ride Again
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-23
I am often asked to explain why countries like Iran appear to be so aggressive, involving themselves in foreign wars and seeking to create alliances that they know will provoke the worst and most paranoid responses from some of their … | The post The White Helmets Ride Again appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/white-helmets-ride/5657780

'Men's rights movement': A cover for violent misogyny
Maeve Mackinnon | peoplesworld.org | 2018-10-23
Let's talk sobering statistics. Every day, tens of thousands of men visit message boards which promote online male misogynist radicalization. Often under the banner of "men's rights," the movement is promoted by a collection of writers and YouTube broadcasters spreading reactionary and anti-feminist propaganda. Male misogynist online activity has also been linked to a number …
peoplesworld.org/article/mens-rights-movement-a-cover-for-violent-misogyny/

Why public funding for private schools is unfair
kathy_f | greenleft.org.au | 2018-10-22
In September, the federal Coalition government announced it would provide an extra $4.5 billion directly to fee-charging Catholic and independent schools, to be spent any way they choose. | NSW Minister for Education Rob Stokes commented that his government will not sign up to a needs-based, sector-blind funding scheme, but it is neither of those things. | Many Australians do not understand how government (public) and private schools are funded and find the whole issue bewildering. Many politicians use words such as "needs-based funding", "Gonski 1 and 2", "parental choice" and "sector-blind funding" to hide the…
greenleft.org.au/content/why-public-funding-private-schools-unfair

MN protests the Israeli Defense Force at the U of MN
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-10-21
Minneapolis, MN – Dozens of protesters gathered in front of Folwell Hall at the University of Minnesota, October, 18, to protest Student Supporting Israel's event that hosted former Israeli Defense Force (IDF) soldiers. The MN Anti-War Committee (AWC) organized the protest | A statement from the AWC explained, "The event titled 'My Truth: Battlefield Ethics' is an attempt to glorify and justify war crimes committed against Palestinians. We are protesting today to call attention to the IDF's policy of targeting Palestinian civilians at the border with snipers, their use of collective punishment, and their arrestin…
www.fightbacknews.org/2018/10/21/mn-prot…

Ruddock religious freedom review shows fight for LGBTI equality not over
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2018-10-19
A review into religious freedom, headed by former Coalition attorney-general Phillip Ruddock, turned into a political bombshell for the Coalition government, following the leaking of its recommendations on October 6. | The review was a sop to the right wing of the Liberal Party after the overwhelming result of last year's marriage equality postal survey. The government had kept the final report under wraps since May. | Among the review's recommendations was the passage of federal legislation allowing religious schools to discriminate against students and teachers on the basis of their sexuality, gender identity o…
greenleft.org.au/content/ruddock-religious-freedom-review-shows-fight-lgbti-equality-not-over

Meet Edward Blum, the Man Who Wants to Kill Affirmative Action in Higher Education
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-10-18
Activist Edward Blum has been trying to destroy race-conscious college admissions for a long time. | In a federal lawsuit that went to trial this week, the organization Students for Fair Admissions is challenging Harvard University's admissions practices, arguing that the consideration of race in the process violates the Equal Protection Clause. | So what's at stake in this case? A lot. | Just two years ago, in Fisher v. the University of Texas, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that the consideration of race as part of a holistic admissions pr…
aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/affirmative-action/meet-edward-blum-man-who-wants-kill-affirmative-action-higher

Hatewatch Headlines 10/18/2018
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2018-10-18
Are Proud Boys new face of the GOP? Fake news makes students doubt all news; 'Today' gives white supremacists a shiny platform; and…
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/10/18/hatewatch-headlines-10182018

SPLC sues for records detailing Trump administration plan to arm teachers with guns using federal funds
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-10-17
The Trump administration is withholding records detailing how it has unlawfully permitted the use of federal funds to arm teachers with guns in classrooms across America, according to a lawsuit the SPLC filed today.
splcenter.org/news/2018/10/17/splc-sues-records-detailing-trump-administration-plan-arm-teachers-guns-using-federal-funds

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/

Education May Spell Doom for Oklahoma's Republican 'Subprime' Gubernatorial Candidate
John Thompson | progressive.org | 2018-10-11
Oklahoma educators have had enough of outsiders imposing their untested opinions on classrooms.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/education-doom-for-oklahomas-republican-subprime-gov-candidate-181011/

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2018-10-23: News Headlines

Alex Gorka (2018-10-23). Atlantic Council Podium Used to Force European Allies to March in Step. globalresearch.ca Wess Mitchell, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, the administration's top diplomat focused on Europe and Eurasia, has warned that Europe's energy dependence on Russia is unacceptable for the United States. That official was addressing the …

Jonathan Sigrist (2018-10-23). Norway in the Middle of NATO's Arctic Wargames. globalresearch.ca Norway in the Middle of NATO's Arctic Wargames appeared first on Global Research.

Manlio Dinucci (2018-10-23). VIDEO — US-Atomraketen und ihre Bomben in Italien? globalresearch.ca Die Produktion der neuen B61-12 US-Atombombe, die die in Italien und anderen europäischen Ländern eingesetzte B-61 ersetzt, beginnt in weniger als einem Jahr. Dies wurde offiziell von der National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) angekündigt. Das zeigt, dass die abschließende Überarbeitung …

James J. Zogby (2018-10-23). What the Closure of the US Consulate in East Jerusalem Means. globalresearch.ca This month's prize for dangerous moves and disingenuous press releases goes to the US State Department for its October 18 notice, headlined "On the Merging of US Embassy Jerusalem and US Consulate General Jerusalem". The release was a statement …

South Front (2018-10-23). Jordan Confronts Israel: King Abdullah Cancels Annexes Leasing Two Territories to Israel. globalresearch.ca On October 21, Jordan's king Abdullah bin al-Hussein announced that his country had decided to terminate the Peace Treaty annexes on Baqura and al-Ghamr, which allowed Israel to use these town areas. | "Baqura and al-Ghamr are Jordanian territories. They will …

DPCR (2018-10-23). East-West Confrontation. The Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. It Is Like a Western Movie: A Showdown Is in the Making. globalresearch.ca It has taken the US military/security complex 31 years to get rid of President Reagan's last nuclear disarmament achievement—the INF Treaty that President Reagan and Soviet President Gorbachev achieved in 1987. | The Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was ratified by …

True Publica (2018-10-23). Nottingham – Steals From the Poor – Gives to the Rich. globalresearch.ca Human rights campaigning organisation Liberty has called on Nottingham City Council to abandon plans which will penalise some of the city's most vulnerable people – and anyone trying to help them. | The organisation responded to a consultation on the …

Stephen Lendman (2018-10-23). Will an Arms Race Follow Trump's INF Treaty Pullout? globalresearch.ca Trump is a geopolitical know-nothing, a businessman turned politician, America's first realty TV president. | He's captive to corporate interests and sinister political forces controlling him, capitulating to them virtually straightaway, likely after his electoral triumph — before entering office in …

teleSUR (2018-10-23). Argentina: Over 1000 Scientists Pen Letter to Macri Condemning Funding Cuts to Science, Research. telesurtv.net They urged the government to reverse negative policies and to prevent the exodus of scientists.

Middle East Eye (2018-10-23). Israel Advances Bill Linking Cultural Funding with 'Loyalty' to State. globalresearch.ca A ministerial committee in Israel's parliament voted on Sunday to advance a bill that would cut subsidies to cultural organisations accused of not showing "loyalty" to the state, the culture minister said. | The proposed legislation, denounced by artists and freedom …

Tom Engelhardt (2018-10-23). (Un)Happy Anniversary! 17 Years of War (and More to Come). globalresearch.ca We're already two years past the crystal anniversary and eight years short of the silver one, or at least we would be, had it been a wedding — and, after a fashion, perhaps it was. On October 7, 2001, George …

Dr. Elias Akleh (2018-10-23). International Hypocrisy. Reprimanding the Saudi Kingdom. globalresearch.ca By now all international media resources; newspapers, magazines, TV channels, and internet social media, are busy reporting the gruesome murder of Jamal Khashoggi; a Saudi reporter, who was loyal to the regime until he turned against Muhamad bin Salman (MBS) …

PGBW (2018-10-23). Brexit and Its Discontents. "The Condition of Democracy in Britain" globalresearch.ca "If protection rackets represent organised crime at its smoothest, then war risking and state making – quintessential protection rackets with the advantage of legitimacy – qualify as our largest examples of organised crime. Without branding all generals and statesmen …

RT News (2018-10-23). New Twist in Khashoggi Mystery: MBS Spoke to Journalist Moments Before His Death, Report Claims. globalresearch.ca Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman phoned Jamal Khashoggi and tried to convince him to return to Riyadh, just moments before the dissident journalist was killed in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate, a new report claims. | The prince contacted Khashoggi shortly after …

Israel Shahak (2018-10-23). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East

Stephen Lendman (2018-10-23). Jordan Cancels Part of 1994 Peace Treaty with Israel. globalresearch.ca In 1994, Jordan became the second Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel, Egypt the first in 1979. | Neither country recognized Israel as a Jewish state, nor was the provision part of the 1993 Oslo Accords or Bush/Cheney's …

Manlio Dinucci (2018-10-23). Trident NATO, de Nápoles até ao Atlântico Norte. globalresearch.ca Fuzileiros navais americanos, desembarcados de ' tiltrotors' e de helicópteros do navio de assalto anfíbio, Iwo Jima, "colocaram en segurança" o aeroporto de Keflavík, na Islândia, aonde chegaram de Sigonella, aviões Poseidon P-8A para a caça aos submarinos inimigos. …

Andrew Korybko (2018-10-23). Russia's Poised to Reap the Rewards of the West's Fallout with Saudi Arabia. globalresearch.ca Russian strategists must be rubbing their hands with glee as they watch the West sacrifice its strategic and highly profitable relationship with Saudi Arabia all because of Jamal Khashoggi, knowing full well that their country is more than capable …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2018-10-23). Dangerous Crossroads: Extensive Russian and Allied War Games in Response to US-NATO Military Buildup. globalresearch.ca Barely reported by the Western media, Russia has launched a series of war games in Europe and the Far East together with several of its allies. These war games have been set in motion in response to NATO's military buildup …

Richard Fidler (2018-10-23). Québec Solidaire Prepares to Confront a New Government of Austerity and Social and Ethnic Polarization. globalresearch.ca Québec solidaire's 10 members of the National Assembly, elected October 1, took their oath of office on October 17 in two parts. | The oath of allegiance to the Queen, required by the British North America Act (now the Constitution Act…

Manlio Dinucci (2018-10-23). Tridente Nato da Napoli al Nord Atlantico. globalresearch.ca Con un dispiegamento di circa 50mila uomini ha preso il via l'esercitazione Nato Trident Juncture 2018 che si svolge nella Norvegia centrale e orientale, nelle aree adiacenti del Nord Atlantico (fino all'Islanda) e del Mar Baltico (inclusi gli spazi aerei …

wsws (2018-10-23). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Professors at the Autonomous University of Morelos State and Zacatecas are continuing strike action while teachers in Argentina will hold a one-day strike and mobilization October 24.

All Day, All Night (2018-10-23). Stop Scabs, Supplies & Services Deliveries to Struck Hotels. indybay.org At 7: 45 a.m. this Sunday morning, 10/21/18, a long distance charter bus delivered scabs to the Marriott at Sutter & Powell, SF, by dropping them off on Bush Street at Powell, so they could easily walk into the side entrance on Powell, with no pickets to face. That must change now. We need mass picket lines, increased by all friends of labor, at all entrances to stop scabs, supplies and services deliveries to struck hotels.

RT (2018-10-23). Trump condom, anyone? President, Pence and Kavanaugh become face of college rubbers (PHOTO). rt.com A "reproductive justice" group at Georgetown University in Washington DC has used the mugs of Republican figures like US President Donald Trump and new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to promote student condoms.

Philip A Farruggio (2018-10-22). Green Zone Amerika. The Phony Electoral Scam. globalresearch.ca After our nation illegally/immorally invaded and destroyed much of Iraq, we set up a mega city for our new embassy. The Bush gang named it 'The Green Zone', a fortified city in itself. The invaders/occupiers were able to keep most …

Staff (2018-10-22). Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro Is the Fascist Face of Neoliberalism. truthdig.com In less than a week, Brazil will vote to elect its next president in what's widely considered the most consequential election in Brazil's history. | On one side is Fernando Haddad — a soft-spoken academic, former Minister of Education for the Workers Party (PT), and recent mayor of Sà£o Paulo most remembered for painting bike lanes across Brazil's economic capital. Haddad faces Jair Bolsonaro — a former military man and long-time member of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies representing Rio de Janeiro. Bolsonaro's extreme far-right overtures have earned him the distinction of being compared to

Carla Stea (2018-10-22). France's President Emmanuel Macron Denounces Inequality as Root Cause of Current Global Crisis. UN General Assembly. globalresearch.ca With dazzling clarity, French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the UN General Assembly in a remarkable speech highlighting: | "Now we must tackle the deep causes of our imbalances, we must look together at the weaknesses of our international order and – …

David Mattson (2018-10-22). Basket of Deplorables Revisited: Grizzly Bears at the Mercy of Wyoming. counterpunch.org Recent statements by politicians as well as grizzly managers and researchers in the Yellowstone ecosystem have revealed much about not only their motivations, but also the masters they serve. Official communications have been resoundingly and selectively silent about certain critical issues. At the same time, and more alarming yet, some managers and politicians have gone out of their way to tacitly incite violence and even criminality. But then, such behaviors are not new, especially on the part of Wyoming officials who routinely exploit controversies surrounding grizzly bear management to advance the interests o…

IMEMC (2018-10-22). Erekat: Abduction of Jerusalem Governor a New Step Against Palestinian Presence. globalresearch.ca On Saturday, October 20, at around 7: 00 pm, three vehicles carrying Israeli occupation authorities intercepted the car of the governor of Jerusalem, Mr. Adnan Ghaith, pulling him out of the vehicle and taking him to an unknown location. Governor Ghaith …

Henry Giroux (2018-10-22). Neoliberalism in the Age of Pedagogical Terrorism. counterpunch.org While the call to resist neoliberal fascism is to be welcomed, it has to be interrogated rather than aligned with individuals and ideological forces that helped put in place the racist, economic, religious, and educational forces that helped produce it. What many liberals and conservative calls to resistance have in common is an opposition to Trump rather than to the conditions that created him. More

Philip Giraldi (2018-10-22). 2018 U.S. Midterm Elections: Politicize Israel Issue So No One Will Touch It. globalresearch.ca Jewish congressmen and other officials in the Democratic Party are increasing their efforts to make sure that candidates running for office in November toe the line on support for Israel. The Republicans meanwhile are seeking to portray themselves as the …

kathy_f (2018-10-22). Why public funding for private schools is unfair. greenleft.org.au In September the federal Coalition government announced it would provide an extra $4.5 billion directly to fee-charging, Catholic and independent schools, to be spent any way they choose. | NSW Minister for Education Rob Stokes commented that his government will not sign up to a needs-based, sector-blind funding scheme, which is neither of those things. | Many Australians do not understand how government (public) and private schools are funded and find the whole issue bewildering. Many politicians use words such as "needs-based funding", "Gonski 1 and 2", "parental choice" and "sector-blind funding" to hide the w…

Fight Back (2018-10-21). MN protests the Israeli Defense Force at the U of MN. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Dozens of protesters gathered in front of Folwell Hall at the University of Minnesota, October, 18, to protest Student Supporting Israel's event that hosted former Israeli Defense Force (IDF) soldiers. The MN Anti-War Committee (AWC) organized the protest | A statement from the AWC explained, "The event titled 'My Truth: Battlefield Ethics' is an attempt to glorify and justify war crimes committed against Palestinians. We are protesting today to call attention to the IDF's policy of targeting Palestinian civilians at the border with snipers, their use of collective punishment, and their arrestin…

RT (2018-10-21). 30 injured as dancefloor falls through during South Carolina party (VIDEOS). rt.com At least 30 people, including many Clemson University students, were injured at a crowded party in South Carolina when the floor at an apartment complex suddenly collapsed underfoot.

Democracy Now! (2018-10-19). Headlines for October 19, 2018. democracynow.org NYT: Saudis May Blame Adviser to Crown Prince for Khashoggi Murder, Trump Says He Believes Khashoggi Is Dead, Trump Praises Body-Slamming Rep. Gianforte, Attacks Sen. Warren at Montana Rally, Report: Trump Family Lied About Real Estate Deals Around the World, Emails Show Trump Pushed for Keeping FBI HQ in Washington, D.C., Honduran Caravan Continues to U.S. as Trump Threatens Central American Leaders, Brazil: Haddad Accuses Far-Right Bolsonaro of Paid Online Smear Campaign, Taliban Claims Killing of Top Afghan General and U.S. Ally Gen. Raziq, Israeli Court Overturns U.S. Student's Deportation, DOJ Opens Investig…

pip.hinman (2018-10-19). Ruddock religious freedom review shows fight for LGBTI equality not over. greenleft.org.au A review into religious freedom, headed by former Coalition attorney-general Phillip Ruddock, turned into a political bombshell for the Coalition government, following the leaking of its recommendations on October 6. | The review was a sop to the right wing of the Liberal Party after the overwhelming result of last year's marriage equality postal survey. The government had kept the final report under wraps since May. | Among the review's recommendations was the passage of federal legislation allowing religious schools to discriminate against students and teachers on the basis of their sexuality, gender identity o…

Jason Hirthler (2018-10-19). The Pieties of the Liberal Class. counterpunch.org From the west side of the island, a pedestrian can see, high in the misty gray sky of Manhattan, the carmine lettering of The New Yorker hotel. The art-deco staple of the Jazz Age has graced the skyline of the city since 1930. It has hosted movie stars and starlets, ballplayers and boxers, heroic firefighters and geniuses of science. Barack Obama's parents were married there. It is a beacon of bourgeois New York life. City dwellers and tourists see it as a kind of marker of pedigree, its neon serifs floating like a semaphore of sophistication above the bustling metropolis below. Fittingly, it is where elitist ins…

John Laforge (2018-10-19). White House Radiation: Weakened Regulations Would Save Industry Billions. counterpunch.org Experts at the National Academies of Science settled a big question in 2005, and the president's business friends don't like the answer. Is there a dose of radiation so low that it is harmless? (Ionizing radiation is the alpha and beta particles, and the neutron, gamma and X-rays given off by radioactive materials in medicine, More

RT (2018-10-19). Marijuana legalization linked to spike in car crashes, studies reveal. rt.com Marijuana legalization hit another milestone this week as Canada lifted its ban on the drug. But new research may undermine pot's march towards the mainstream, as two studies have linked legalization with a rise in car crashes.

Democracy Now! (2018-10-18). Headlines for October 18, 2018. democracynow.org Saudis Transfer $100 Million to U.S. as Khashoggi Killing Crisis Deepens, Hurricane Michael Death Toll Tops 30 as Rescue Efforts Continue, Trump Asks Federal Agencies to Slash 5 Percent from Budgets as Deficit Swells, Canada Becomes 2nd Country to Legalize Recreational Marijuana, Crimea: Student Gunman Kills 19, Injures Dozens at School Shooting, CNN: Russia Building Up Military Installations in Baltic Sea, Israeli Forces Bomb Gaza, Killing One and Injuring a Dozen Palestinians, Ethiopia: Women Make Up 50 Percent of New Cabinet, DRC: Dozens Killed as 200,000 People Expelled from Neighboring Angola, Chicago Releas…

pip.hinman (2018-10-18). NSW pushes new coalmine. greenleft.org.au The New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment recommended approval of a new thermal coalmine to the Independent Planning Commission on October 9. | The open-cut underground mine proposed by South Korean company KEPCO would be built near Bylong, 55 kilometres northeast of Mudgee and is intended to operate for 25 years, extracting 6.5 million tonnes of coal each year. | Lock the Gate spokesperson Carmel Flint said the recommendation to support the Bylong mine is wrong. | "Not only will this mine put the climate at risk, but new research shows it will take South Korean mining giant KEPCO one step closer…

aclu (2018-10-18). Meet Edward Blum, the Man Who Wants to Kill Affirmative Action in Higher Education. aclu.org Activist Edward Blum has been trying to destroy race-conscious college admissions for a long time. | In a federal lawsuit that went to trial this week, the organization Students for Fair Admissions is challenging Harvard University's admissions practices, arguing that the consideration of race in the process violates the Equal Protection Clause. | So what's at stake in this case? A lot. | Just two years ago, in Fisher v. the University of Texas, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that the consideration of race as part of a holistic admissions pr…

Hatewatch Staff (2018-10-18). Hatewatch Headlines 10/18/2018. splcenter.org Are Proud Boys new face of the GOP? Fake news makes students doubt all news; 'Today' gives white supremacists a shiny platform; and more.

Press Room (2018-10-18). 'The Nation' Appoints Anti-Corruption Powerhouse Zephyr Teachout to Its Editorial Board. thenation.com 'The Nation' Appoints Anti-Corruption Powerhouse Zephyr Teachout to Its Editorial Board…

RT (2018-10-18). Guilty until proven innocent: Teen girls made boy's life 'unbearable' with false assault allegations. rt.com A Pennsylvania school district is facing a lawsuit taken by the family of a former student after he was charged with sexual assault and forced out of the school when a group of girls made false allegations against him.

RT (2018-10-18). 'It'll change back?' Trump mocked for his 'natural instinct for science' on climate change. rt.com While a sobering new UN report on climate change indicates humans might have little time to change our ways to avoid environmental catastrophe, President Trump isn't worried, pointing to scientists "on both sides of the picture."

RT (2018-10-18). Israel overturns deportation order, will allow detained US student Alqasem to enter. rt.com Lawyers for a US student refused entry to Israel for allegedly supporting a boycott movement against the Jewish state have declared victory, after she had her deportation order overturned by Israel's Supreme Court. |

RT (2018-10-18). 'Rot in hell!': Henry Kissinger heckled at New York University speech (VIDEO). rt.com New York University students heckled and disrupted an appearance by Henry Kissinger on Tuesday, accusing the former US Secretary of State of complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity. |

splcenter (2018-10-17). SPLC sues for records detailing Trump administration plan to arm teachers with guns using federal funds. splcenter.org The Trump administration is withholding records detailing how it has unlawfully permitted the use of federal funds to arm teachers with guns in classrooms across America, according to a lawsuit the SPLC filed today.

Vanessa Mbonu@naacpnet (2018-10-17). In Pennsylvania, We'll Turn Our Anger into Votes. naacp.org In Pennsylvania, a state which shocked the nation in the 2016 Presidential elections, all roads lead to the ballot box on November 6. For Pennsylvanians across the state, this will be an election of the conscience. Many will reckon with the ballots they cast two years ago, while others, spurred by the current state of […]

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