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2018-09-29: Social Media Postees

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International Safe Abortion Day
teleSUR | telesurtv.net | 2018-09-29
September 28 marks the 28th day of global action for legal and safe abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean, and feminist organizations have called for protests across the continent.The demonstrations aim to pressure governments for secular sexual education with a preventive approach, besides free and legal abortion, in times when women rarely enjoy full rights over their own bodies.The international march comes almost two months after the Argentine senate ruled against the safe abortion bill that was being promoted by feminist organizations and progressive members of the legislative branch.
www.telesurtv.net/english/multimedia/Int…

Effort to Form Union in China Meets Ferocious Repression
Shared by Anton Woronczuk | truthout.org | 2018-09-29

| A group of workers in China's manufacturing hub of Shenzhen tried something very rare this summer–they attempted to follow the legal process to set up a union. | University students lent tremendous support. But their employer and the Chinese government cracked down on both the workers and the students with firings, detention, surveillance, and the threat of jail sentences. | Workers at the welding-equipment manufacturer Shenzhen Jasic Technology initiated the process of forming a union in May. Among their biggest complaints were arbitrary fines and the company's underpayment into government-run funds that help workers pay rent or buy houses. | Workers followed the law in setting up a union, including requesting and receiving permission from upper-level unions affiliated with the government-controlled All-China Federation of Trade Unions, the only unions authorized in China. | In…
truthout.org/articles/effort-to-form-union-in-china-meets-ferocious-repression/

SEP and IYSSE win broad support for Peradeniya university meeting on the struggle for Trotskyism
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-29
SEP campaigners have spoken with scores of students, workers and academics at the campus, explaining the historical record and political importance of the struggle for Trotskyism in Sri Lanka and internationally.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/29/camp…

New Zealand primary teachers reject sellout pay offer
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-29
The Labour Party-NZ First government's offer of a meagre 3 percent per year for three years, with no measures to address the staffing crisis, was resoundingly rejected by primary school teachers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/29/nzte…

One of world's biggest banks stops coal investments
Diet Simon, sourcing from Market Forces | indybay.org | 2018-09-29
A huge blow to the fossil fuel industry! One of the world's biggest banks, London-based Standard Chartered PLC, has announced that it will not fund any new coal-fired power plant projects, including expansions, in any location. since the start of this decade Standard Chartered had funded over 10,000 Megawatts of new coal power plants.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/25/18817821.php

From the Zapatistas and Beyond
Research Center for the Americas, UCSC | indybay.org | 2018-09-29
The Nick | 210 Lincoln St, Santa Cruz…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/28/18817875.php

How the Supreme Court Defined Students' Constitutional Rights
Staff | truthdig.com | 2018-09-28
A new book makes the bold claim that "the public school has served as the single most significant site of constitutional interpretation within the nation's history." | The post How the Supreme Court Defined Students' Constitutional Rights appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
truthdig.com/articles/how-the-supreme-court-defined-students-constitutional-rights/

Trump at the UN: Lies, Damn Lies, & Statistics
Dr. Jack Rasmus | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-28
This past week Donald Trump appeared before the United Nations Assembly in New York. In typical Trump style, he immediately launched into bragging about his accomplishments. Like most of his recent public appearances, it was a campaign speech directed to … | The post Trump at the UN: Lies, Damn Lies, & Statistics appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trump-at-the-un-lies-damn-lies-statistics/5655456

3-Month-Old Baby Injured at Kufur Qaddoum
INA | imemc.org | 2018-09-28
A 3-month-old baby was reportedly among several Palestinians injured by Israeli forces suppressing the weekly peaceful anti-settlement procession, on Friday, in the Kufur Qaddoum village of the northern occupied West Bank district of Qalqilia. Coordinator of the popular resistance committee in Kafr Qaddoum, Morad Eshteiwi, said that Israeli forces raided …

3-Month-Old Baby Injured at Kufur Qaddoum

Gaza is the Israeli Arms Industry's Testing Ground
INA | imemc.org | 2018-09-28
by Nabil Salem The government in Israel presents us with more proof, every day, that it represents and adopts an aggressive approach that is not interested in peace, or even willing to respect international laws and conventions. It also gives us evidence that it wages wars for the sake of …

Gaza is the Israeli Arms Industry’s Testing Ground

Dale, Indiana: A Tiny Town Fights a Massive Coal-to-Diesel Refinery
Linda Greene | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-28
Dale, a town in Spencer County, southwest Indiana, is under siege. Set in farming country, with a population of 1,593 that's 84.6% white and an annual median income of $34,000, Dale is a close-knit, peaceful community. Riverview Energy Corp., based in Delaware, wants to build a $2.5 billion coal-to-diesel refinery in Dale on 512 acres…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/28/dale-indiana-a-tiny-town-fights-a-massive-coal-to-diesel-refinery/

On Ron Ridenour's 'Pentagon on Alert: The Russian Peace Threat'
Dave Lindorff | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-28
In the preface to his remarkable three-volume History of the Russian Revolution, Leon Trotsky, writing in 1930 about earth-shaking events in which he was a key actor, explains his view of writing history. He cites reactionary French historian Louis Madelin, who wrote that…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/28/on-ron-ridenours-pentagon-on-alert-the-russian-peace-threat/

Laws Targeting Israel Boycotts Fail Again in Court
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-09-28
For the second time this year, a federal judge has ruled that anti-boycott laws likely violate the First Amendment. | A new wave of state laws that try to limit Americans' constitutional right to engage in political boycotts is now 0 for 2 in federal court. | On Thursday night, a federal court blocked Arizona from enforcing a law requiring state contractors to certify that they are not participating in boycotts of Israel. The court agreed with the ACLU that the law likely violates contractors' free speech rights under the First Amendment. | "A restriction of one's ability to participate in collective calls to opp…
aclu.org/blog/free-speech/rights-protesters/laws-targeting-israel-boycotts-fail-again-court

'Moroni for President': A gay Mormon Navajo freedom fighter
Ed Rampell | peoplesworld.org | 2018-09-28
LOS ANGELES–I stumbled upon Moroni for President purely by chance and am I glad that I did! It just so happened to fit into my schedule covering the LA Film Festival so I popped into the ArcLight Theatre, not knowing what I'd see. Based on its name, I thought it might be a satire based on Trump about a moron running for the White House. But to paraphrase an old saying, don't judge a film by its title. It turned out that Finnish filmmaker Saila Huusko and Dutch co-director Jaspen Rischen's directorial debut was actually a documentary about someone named Moroni Benally, who indeed was actually running for president. | But not of the U.S.–rather of the Navajo Nation, a tribal government with reservation territory straddling three states, where more than a third of a million residents live. I loved this nonfiction film…
peoplesworld.org/article/moroni-for-president-a-gay-mormon-navajo-freedom-fighter/

Kristallnacht 'Bleeds' into Charlottesville
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-28
After the assassination of German diplomat Ernst Vom Rath in Paris by a 17 year old Polish Jewish boy, all hell broke loose November 9th and 10, 1938 in Germany. Hitler's SA Nazis, along with a multitude of German civilians … | The post Kristallnacht 'Bleeds' into Charlottesville appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/kristallnacht-bleeds-into-charlottesville/5655424

"The War is Worth Waging": Afghanistan's Vast Reserves of Minerals and Natural Gas
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-28
The war on Afghanistan is a profit driven "resource war". | The post "The War is Worth Waging": Afghanistan's Vast Reserves of Minerals and Natural Gas appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-war-is-worth-waging-afghanistan-s-vast-reserves-of-minerals-and-natural-gas/19769

The Complete History of Monsanto, "The World's Most Evil Corporation"
E Hanzai | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-28
First published by Waking Times, posted by Global Research in May 2014, this article provides a historical viewpoint. It is of particular relevance in relation to the Monsanto-Bayer merger and the recent $289 million judgment against Monsanto. | *** | Of all … | The post The Complete History of Monsanto, "The World's Most Evil Corporation" appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-complete-history-of-monsanto-the-worlds-most-evil-corporation/5387964

Netanyahu's Latest Ticking Iran Bomb Stunt at the UN General Assembly
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-28
Iran's nuclear program is the most intensively monitored on the planet. It has no military component, no credible evidence suggesting otherwise. | All the huffing, puffing and posturing histrionics by Netanyahu and other Iranophobes can't refute cold hard facts. | IAEA officials … | The post Netanyahu's Latest Ticking Iran Bomb Stunt at the UN General Assembly appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/netanyahus-latest-ticking-iran-bomb-stunt-at-the-un-general-assembly/5655462

Video: Several European Countries Deliver Chemical Weapons Components to Idlib? Russian Report
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-28
Components of chemical weapons were delivered to the Syrian province of Idlib from several European states, Director of the Department for Arms Non-Proliferation and Control at the Russian Foreign Ministry Vladimir Yermakov stated on September 25. On September 20, Russian … | The post Video: Several European Countries Deliver Chemical Weapons Components to Idlib? Russian Report appeared first on Glob…
globalresearch.ca/video-several-european-countries-deliver-chemical-weapons-components-to-idlib-russian-report/5655449

Ten Modern Methods of Mind Control
Nicholas West | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-28
This article was first posted on Global Research in January 2015. | The more one researches mind control, the more one will come to the conclusion that there is a coordinated script that has been in place for a very long … | The post Ten Modern Methods of Mind Control appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/10-modern-methods-of-mind-control/5422942

Geopolitics of The Russian Far East
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-28
Despite being a far-flung and underdeveloped region, the Russian Far East might turn out to be the country's most promising one if several visionary connectivity proposals are implemented. | Russia has been prioritizing the development of its far-flung and long-neglected Far … | The post Geopolitics of The Russian Far East appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/geopolitics-of-the-russian-far-east/5655452

Selected Articles: Trump's Lies at the UN General Assembly
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-28
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: Trump's Lies at the UN General Assembly appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-trumps-lies-at-the-un-general-assembly/5655461

Disgusting Conflict of Interest: Theresa May's Husband's Investment Firm Made a "Financial Killing" from the Bombing of Syria
Tom D. Rogers | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-28
The Prime Minister took the decision to bomb Syria under the full knowledge that her husband's investment firm would make a financial killing from the resultant bloodbath. | The post Disgusting Conflict of Interest: Theresa May's Husband's Investment Firm Made a "Financial Killing" from the Bombing of Syria appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/disgusting-conflict-of-interest-theresa-mays-husbands-investment-firm-made-a-financial-killing-from-the-bombing-of-syria/5636632

Scientific Reviews of Glyphosate's Cancer Risk Fail to Fully Disclose Monsanto's Role
FBD | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-28
The scientific journal Critical Reviews in Toxicology has issued a rare "Expression of Concern" and requested corrections to articles it published that failed to fully disclose Monsanto's role in reviews of glyphosate's cancer risks. | The journal said all five articles … | The post Scientific Reviews of Glyphosate's Cancer Risk Fail to Fully Disclose Monsanto's Role appeared first o…
globalresearch.ca/scientific-reviews-of-glyphosates-cancer-risk-fail-to-fully-disclose-monsantos-role/5655446

The Wifi Alliance, Coming Soon to Your Neighborhood: 5G Wireless
Renee Parsons | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-28
The Alliance, which makes no pretense of potential health or environmental concerns, further proclaimed (and they may be correct) that there are "more wifi devices than people on earth". It is that inescapable exposure to ubiquitous wireless technologies wherein lies the problem. | The post The Wifi Alliance, Coming Soon to Your Neighborhood: 5G Wireless appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/coming-soon-to-your-neighborhood-5g-wireless/5646667

US-Funded Report Illuminates Enormous South Sudan Death Toll But Leaves America's Role in the Dark
Whitney Webb | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-28
The recently published, U.S.-financed report on South Sudan's brutal conflict is just another dramatic illustration of how the U.S. publicly laments violence it has helped to create and perpetuate while obfuscating the sordid legacy of its foreign interventions. | A new … | The post US-Funded Report Illuminates Enormous South Sudan Death Toll But Leaves America's Role in the Dark ap…
globalresearch.ca/us-funded-report-illuminates-enormous-south-sudan-death-toll-but-leaves-americas-role-in-the-dark/5655436

Death and Extinction of the Bees. The Role of Monsanto?
Joachim Hagopian | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-28
This article was originally published in March 2014. What has been the role of Monsanto in the loss of of the global honeybee population. | It is only recently that this issue has been the object of mainstream media coverage. | Scientists … | The post Death and Extinction of the Bees. The Role of Monsanto? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/death-and-extinction-of-the-bees/5375684

Yale Law Students Protest Alum Brett Kavanaugh, Demand Investigation of Sexual Assault Allegations
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-27
Thousands of Yale students are protesting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in support of Deborah Ramirez, the Yale alumna who alleges that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her by thrusting his genitals in her face at a drunken dorm party when they were both freshmen. Kavanaugh is a graduate of both Yale University and the Yale Law School. More than 2,800 Yale women have signed a letter of support for Ramirez. On Monday, Yale Law School faculty canceled 31 classes to allow more than 260 of their students to join a protest in support of Ramirez. We speak with Yale Law School student Samantha Peltz, who helped orga…
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/27/yale_law_…

The fight to drive out the right-wing from the Labour Party and the struggle for socialism
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-27
The Socialist Equality Party and the International Youth and Students for Social Equality are holding a series of meetings explaining the political issues posed by the campaign against Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn by the Blairite right in alliance with the Tory government and intelligence agencies. The meetings will discuss the call by the SEP for Labour members and supporters to drive out the right-wing and why Corbyn is opposed to this elementary task.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/27/meet…

Campaign meeting with Niles Niemuth brings socialism to Wyandotte, Michigan
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-27
Workers and students took part in a wide-ranging discussion with SEP's congressional candidate on the social conditions of the working class, the crisis of American politics, and how a socialist movement within the working class can be built.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/27/nile…

California Just Banned For-Profit Charter Schools. Why?
Julian Vasquez Heilig | progressive.org | 2018-09-27
Given the state's history with "school choice," California's new legislation comes as a surprise. And it's met with skepticism.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/california-just-banned-for-profit-charters-180927/

The Foreign "Visible Hand" of the Market Exposed and Barred in Venezuela
Nino Pagliccia | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-27
Since 2012 Venezuela has undergone an economic war directed mostly by and from the U.S. that has targeted market prices of goods and services, in part, by the impact of unilateral economic sanctions, but also in large part by the … | The post The Foreign "Visible Hand" of the Market Exposed and Barred in Venezuela appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-foreign-visible-hand-of-the-market-exposed-and-barred-in-venezuela/5655325

Trump Regime Rage Against Sovereign Independent States
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-27
Straightaway in office, Trump was co-opted by hardline extremists. Things worsened dramatically after Pompeo replaced Tillerson at State and Bolton took over from McMaster as national security advisor. | Trump's outreach to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was all for naught, … | The post Trump Regime Rage Against Sovereign Independent States appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-rage-against-sovereign-independent-states/5655396

China and the Middle East: Venturing Into the Maelstrom
James M. Dorsey | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-27
For all that China's twenty-first-century 'rise' is a much-discussed notion both within the country and globally, it is an increasingly difficult concept to grasp or keep pace with. As a result, books which dissect and analyse developments from a regional … | The post China and the Middle East: Venturing Into the Maelstrom appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/china-and-the-middle-east-venturing-into-the-maelstrom/5655392

Russia: We Need to Protect Our Troops in Syria. The S-300 Air Defense System
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-27
Israel has very real reasons to fear Russia's S-300 shipment to Syria if Damascus actually ends up independently wielding this defensive system to safeguard its airspace every time that it's threatened, though that might be exactly why Tel Aviv and … | The post Russia: We Need to Protect Our Troops in Syria. The S-300 Air Defense System appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/russia-we-need-to-protect-our-troops-in-syria-the-s-300-air-defense-system/5655199

Did Donald Trump Kill the Liberal-Globalist "New World Order" at the UN?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-27
The so-called "New World Order" of American-led unipolar globalism is dead after "The Kraken" delivered a scathing attack against all aspects of the Liberal-Globalist system that America itself previously pioneered, which he's proudly seeking to replace with a nationalist-oriented model … | The post Did Donald Trump Kill the Liberal-Globalist "New World Order" at the UN? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/donald-trump-killed-the-liberal-globalist-new-world-order-at-the-un/5655316

Washington Amplifies War Threats Against Iran, Bullies the World
Keith Jones | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-27
US President Donald Trump used his second day of high-profile appearances at the United Nations Wednesday to amplify Washington's war-threats against Iran and bully countries around the world. | At a UN Security Council session ostensibly devoted to preventing the proliferation … | The post Washington Amplifies War Threats Against Iran, Bullies the World appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/washington-amplifies-war-threats-against-iran-bullies-the-world/5655388

Johns Hopkins Graduate Students Launch Union Campaign
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-09-26
The students say they are fighting for better working conditions and better compensation, and were joined by nurses who are seeking to unionize Johns Hopkins Hospital | The post Johns Hopkins Graduate Students Launch Union Campaign appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/johns-hopkins-graduate-students-launch-union-campaign

'Sanctions are weapon of war': Pompeo's speech at anti-Iran group interrupted by protesters (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-26
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's speech at the summit of a neo-conservative pro-Israel pressure group was briefly hijacked by anti-war activists. One of the protesters chanted: "We want peace, we don't want war!"
rt.com/usa/439421-pompeo-iran-protest-sanctions/

Democratic Socialist Nomiki Konst Announces Campaign for New York City Public Advocate
Briahna Gray | theintercept.com | 2018-09-26
When New York City Public Advocate Letitia James won the Democratic primary to be the next state attorney general on September 13, it opened up the position of the city's top watchdog. It's a role that investigative reporter, activist, and organizer Nomiki Konst hopes to fill. | Konst has been engaged in politics since age 16, getting her start backing Hillary Clinton's Senate campaign in New York. She went on to serve as a national co-chair on Barack Obama's presidential re-election campaign, and later, acted as a surrogate for "Draft Biden" — the effort to recruit the former vice president to run as an alternative to presumed frontrunner Clinton in 2015. | More recently, Konst has established a reputation as a forceful voice pushing now-popular progressive policies like "Medicare for All" and free college, as well as wonkier, but also important, issues…
theintercept.com/2018/09/26/nomiki-konst-new-york-city-public-advocate-election/

'There's a respect there': Haley says UNGA leaders laughed for love of Trump's 'honesty'
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-26
World leaders laughed at US President Donald Trump's speech at the UN General Assembly because they respect him and appreciate his honesty, US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley argued. Trump's critics were not convinced.
rt.com/usa/439558-haley-trump-un-laughing/

Like Other Progressive Candidates in New York, Julia Salazar Was Buoyed by Neighborhoods Experiencing Gentrification
Zaid Jilani | theintercept.com | 2018-09-26
When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won her upset victory over Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley, many pundits assumed that this was entirely due to demographic changes in the district that were unfriendly to a white congressman. | But a post-election survey of Ocasio-Cortez's race suggested that this was not the case: Her upset was due in large part to high voter turnout in gentrified neighborhoods in Queens. The bulk of her votes came from areas that were experiencing rapid gentrification, and were less uniformly black or Hispanic than districts that turned out in high numbers for Crowley. | New data shows that the same was true for New York state Senate winner Julia Salazar: The lion's share of her votes came from neighborhoods known for recent gentrification: East Williamsburg, Bushwick, and Greenpoint. | Steven Romalewski of the Center for Urban Research at…
theintercept.com/2018/09/26/julia-salazar-new-york-gentrification-idc/

In Sprawling Farm Bill, a $200 Million Corporate Research Subsidy Goes Unnoticed
Tim Schwab | progressive.org | 2018-09-25
Congress is considering whether to continue funding a little known government-funded project, which calls itself "the people's foundation." The question is, whose people?
progressive.org/dispatches/in-sprawling-farm-bill-a-200-million-corporate-research-subsidy-180925/

Teachers' Strikes May Reinvigorate US Labor Movement
Eric Ortiz | consortiumnews.com | 2018-09-24
Events of recent weeks shows there's gut-level support for radical change, including on the state of education and teacher's working conditions. This building momentum could help spark a new labor movement, argues Andy Piascik. By Andy Piascik Last spring, public… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/09/24/teachers-strikes-may-reinvigorate-the-us-labor-movement/

As Koreas Make Peace, Will Trump End the War?
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-24
At their third summit, the leaders of North and South Korea made new progress in their historic effort to bring peace to the Peninsula. But for North Korea to denuclearize, is the US prepared to formally end the Korean War, and withdraw US forces? We speak to Col. Lawrence Wilkerson | The post As Koreas Make Peace, Will Trump End the War? appeared first on The Re…
therealnews.com/stories/as-koreas-make-peace-will-trump-end-the-war

China's Arch of Peace Vessel Docks in Venezuela for Health Mission
TeleSur English | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-09-24
A Chinese hospital ship has arrived in Venezuela as part of the recently signed agreements between the nations.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14063

Ex-Trump aide and CNN pundit accused of drugging lover with abortion pill
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-22
US news network CNN is facing calls to drop ex-Trump aide Jason Miller from its pundit roster, after court documents were leaked accusing him of drugging with an abortion pill a pregnant woman he had an affair with.
rt.com/usa/439129-cnn-trump-aide-abortion-pills/

What Does "Revolution" Look Like in Education?
José Luis Vilson | progressive.org | 2018-09-21
Teachers committed to justice are fighting against the historical role of education in the U.S.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/education-needs-more-than-a-superficial-revolution/

Michael Moore vs. Donald Trump in "Fahrenheit 11/9": New Film Warns Our Democracy Is At Risk
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-21
"Fahrenheit 11/9"–That's the name of the new documentary premiering today by Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore, a stunning retelling of the 2016 election and its aftermath. 11/9. That's November 9, the day Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election. In the film, Michael crosses the country, documenting not only the rise of Trumpism but also the teachers' strikes sweeping the nation, the "blue wave" of progressive candidates in the 2018 primaries, the rise of student activism after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, and the water crisis in his hometown of Flint, Michigan. Moore spares no one…
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/21/michael_m…

Randy Forsberg and the Quest for Peace on Earth
Roger Kimmel Smith | progressive.org | 2018-09-21
On the International Day of Peace, remembering a pioneer in nuclear disarmament and the evolution of humanity away from war.
progressive.org/dispatches/randy-forsberg-and-the-quest-for-peace-on-earth-180921/

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2018-09-28: News Headlines

Diet Simon, sourcing from Market Forces (2018-09-28). One of world's biggest banks stops coal investments. indybay.org A huge blow to the fossil fuel industry! One of the world's biggest banks, London-based Standard Chartered PLC, has announced that it will not fund any new coal-fired power plant projects, including expansions, in any location. since the start of this decade Standard Chartered had funded over 10,000 Megawatts of new coal power plants.

Democracy Now! (2018-09-27). Yale Law Students Protest Alum Brett Kavanaugh, Demand Investigation of Sexual Assault Allegations. democracynow.org Thousands of Yale students are protesting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in support of Deborah Ramirez, the Yale alumna who alleges that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her by thrusting his genitals in her face at a drunken dorm party when they were both freshmen. Kavanaugh is a graduate of both Yale University and the Yale Law School. More than 2,800 Yale women have signed a letter of support for Ramirez. On Monday, Yale Law School faculty canceled 31 classes to allow more than 260 of their students to join a protest in support of Ramirez. We speak with Yale Law School student Samantha Peltz, who helped orga…

Howard Lisnoff (2018-09-27). On Hallowed Ground: Guns at Kent State. counterpunch.org In the U.S., nothing is sacred now and that includes the hallowed land on which four students were murdered in Ohio and nine others were wounded, some with injuries that they have had to deal with for their entire lives. Now on that hallowed ground in Ohio, an "open carry" walk is planned for September 29, 2018, as opposed to an originally scheduled rally on the campus of Kent State that will feature support of the so-called open carry of lethal weapons. More

Julian Vasquez Heilig (2018-09-27). California Just Banned For-Profit Charter Schools. Why? progressive.org Given the state's history with "school choice," California's new legislation comes as a surprise. And it's met with skepticism.

James M. Dorsey (2018-09-27). China and the Middle East: Venturing Into the Maelstrom. globalresearch.ca For all that China's twenty-first-century 'rise' is a much-discussed notion both within the country and globally, it is an increasingly difficult concept to grasp or keep pace with. As a result, books which dissect and analyse developments from a regional …

Patrick Lawrence (2018-09-27). The Battle for Our Minds. globalresearch.ca There are battlefields in Syria, Ukraine, Yemen, and elsewhere, but given the state of corporate media, perhaps the most consequential battle now being fought is for our minds, says Patrick Lawrence. | After reading The New York Times piece "The Plot

IMEMC (2018-09-27). Netanyahu Response to Trump's Advocacy of Two-State Solution: "Palestinians Will Never Have a State" globalresearch.ca In the midst of a UN speech praising the Israeli government and their heavy-handed tactics against the Palestinian civilian population of the territory the Israeli military has been occupying since 1967, Donald Trump voiced support for the 'two-state solution' to …

Andrew Korybko (2018-09-27). Russia: We Need to Protect Our Troops in Syria. The S-300 Air Defense System. globalresearch.ca Israel has very real reasons to fear Russia's S-300 shipment to Syria if Damascus actually ends up independently wielding this defensive system to safeguard its airspace every time that it's threatened, though that might be exactly why Tel Aviv and …

Richard Falk (2018-09-27). Bolton's Red Sky Worldview: ICC, International Law, and Iran. globalresearch.ca To be sure, on September 10th John Bolton, Trump's National Security Advisor, pushed all the thematic buttons that might beexpected of a luncheon speaker invitedto address the Federalist Society, long known asthe ideological home of rabid advocates of the …

Mat Hope (2018-09-27). The Day Fracking Protest Became a Jailable Offence — In Pictures. globalresearch.ca On Tuesday 25 July 2017, four protestors stopped a convoy of lorries going to a fracking site in Lancashire. Today, three of the activists were sentenced to custodial sentences. | Residents of Little Plumpton have been fighting Cuadrilla Resources' plans for …

Yves Engler (2018-09-27). Does Canada Support an Invasion of Venezuela? globalresearch.ca In their obsession for regime change, Ottawa is backing talk of an invasion of Venezuela. And the NDP is enabling Canada's interventionist policy. | Last week 11 of the 14 member states of the anti-Venezuelan "Lima Group" backed a statement distancing …

Keith Jones (2018-09-27). Washington Amplifies War Threats Against Iran, Bullies the World. globalresearch.ca US President Donald Trump used his second day of high-profile appearances at the United Nations Wednesday to amplify Washington's war-threats against Iran and bully countries around the world. | At a UN Security Council session ostensibly devoted to preventing the proliferation …

Hans Stehling (2018-09-27). Labour Ready for Government and a State Operated Mass Transport System for 21st Century Britain. globalresearch.ca Following a strong, united Labour Party conference, the country now needs a General Election as soon as possible to allow this radical political force to negotiate a sensible Brexit deal with Europe. We need a reforming Government to replace the …

Jonathan Cook (2018-09-27). Time to Wake Up: The Neoliberal Order Is Dying. globalresearch.ca In my recent essay, I argued that power in our societies resides in structure, ideology and narratives – supporting what we might loosely term our current "neoliberal order" – rather than in individuals. Significantly, our political and media classes, …

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Philip Giraldi (2018-09-27). Washington's Sanctions Machine. globalresearch.ca Perhaps it is Donald Trump's business background that leads him to believe that if you inflict enough economic pain on someone they will ultimately surrender and agree to do whatever you want. Though that approach might well work in …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2018-09-27). Augmenting Brains: Google Turns Twenty. The Google Search Engine Commodifies and Controls Choice. globalresearch.ca "Eventually you'll have the implant, where if you think about a fact, it will just tell you an answer." — Larry Page, co-founder of Google | The Verge starts with a statement that has become commonplace, the compulsory nod to …

Andrew Korybko (2018-09-27). The US' Mideast Missile Pullout Isn't That Big of a Deal. globalresearch.ca Observers shouldn't read too deeply into the US withdrawing some anti-air missile systems from the Mideast because it's motivated entirely by economic factors and has nothing to do with standing down in the face of Iran or Russia. | The Wall …

Andrew Korybko (2018-09-27). Did Donald Trump Kill the Liberal-Globalist "New World Order" at the UN? globalresearch.ca The so-called "New World Order" of American-led unipolar globalism is dead after "The Kraken" delivered a scathing attack against all aspects of the Liberal-Globalist system that America itself previously pioneered, which he's proudly seeking to replace with a nationalist-oriented model …

Marwa Osman (2018-09-27). Terrorist Attack in Ahwaz, Southern Iran: New Chapter of Washington's "Regime Change Wars"? globalresearch.ca A terrorist attack shook the southwestern city of Ahvaz in the Islamic Republic of Iran on Saturday September 22 morning of during a military parade in commemoration of the anniversary of the war with Saddam Hussein's regime in the 1980s. …

David Ray Griffin (2018-09-27). The American Trajectory: Divine or Demonic? globalresearch.ca Synopsis | In The American Trajectory: Divine or Demonic? David Ray Griffin traces the trajectory of the American Empire from its founding through to the end of the 20th century. A prequel to Griffin's Bush and Cheney, this book demonstrates with …

Stephen Lendman (2018-09-27). Trump Regime Rage Against Sovereign Independent States. globalresearch.ca Straightaway in office, Trump was co-opted by hardline extremists. Things worsened dramatically after Pompeo replaced Tillerson at State and Bolton took over from McMaster as national security advisor. | Trump's outreach to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was all for naught, …

Nino Pagliccia (2018-09-27). The Foreign "Visible Hand" of the Market Exposed and Barred in Venezuela. globalresearch.ca Since 2012 Venezuela has undergone an economic war directed mostly by and from the U.S. that has targeted market prices of goods and services, in part, by the impact of unilateral economic sanctions, but also in large part by the …

Farhang Jahanpour (2018-09-27). Video: President Trump's Disturbing Speech at the UN: This Is Not the Time to Just Laugh! globalresearch.ca Last year I wrote that Trump's speech at the UN General Assembly was perhaps the worst speech ever delivered from that podium, certainly by a Western leader. This year he surpassed himself. | Why is there no rule to say that …

Shared by Hezvo Mpunga (2018-09-27). Live Stream from Thessaloniki Greece: Media, Polis, Agora: Journalism & Communication in the Digital Era. therealnews.com We are pleased to announce the international conference entitled "Media, Polis, Agora: Journalism & Communication in the Digital Era". The conference is organized by the Advanced Media Institute, the Master's Program "Communication and New Journalism" of the Open University of Cyprus, the Laboratoire d' Études et de Recherches Appliquées en Sciences Sociales of L' Université Toulouse III — Paul Sabatier, and the Secretariat…

wsws (2018-09-27). The fight to drive out the right-wing from the Labour Party and the struggle for socialism. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party and the International Youth and Students for Social Equality are holding a series of meetings explaining the political issues posed by the campaign against Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn by the Blairite right in alliance with the Tory government and intelligence agencies. The meetings will discuss the call by the SEP for Labour members and supporters to drive out the right-wing and why Corbyn is opposed to this elementary task.

wsws (2018-09-27). Campaign meeting with Niles Niemuth brings socialism to Wyandotte, Michigan. wsws.org Workers and students took part in a wide-ranging discussion with SEP's congressional candidate on the social conditions of the working class, the crisis of American politics, and how a socialist movement within the working class can be built.

wsws (2018-09-27). Workers and students support Sri Lankan meetings on the struggle for Trotskyism. wsws.org Students and Colombo Port workers discuss the significance of the forthcoming SEP public meetings and the necessity for an international socialist party of the working class.

DPCR (2018-09-26). Is Russia Being Betrayed by Its Own Intelligensia? globalresearch.ca The Russian military refused to buy Putin's excuse for Israel's intentional murder of 15 Russian Air Force personnel. The Russian military knows precisely what happened and has not been hesitant to make completely clear Israel's total betrayal of the Russian …

Abayomi Azikiwe (2018-09-26). Towards a Sustainable Peace in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia and Eritrea Sign Agreement. globalresearch.ca Another agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea signed in Jedda, Saudi Arabia on September 16 represents a new page in the shifting political alignments in this area of East Africa. | Previously on July 9 a document was signed by the leaders …

Barbara Nimri Aziz (2018-09-26). How Many More Women Are There? globalresearch.ca How many more women await our discovery? | My question is not related to ongoing exposés of sexual abuse suffered by women under a culture of male privilege and dominance— the culture known by the trope #MeToo. What concerns me here …

Nick Cunningham (2018-09-26). How the EU Is Helping Iran Skirt U.S. Sanctions. Sets Up Countervailing Financial Entity. globalresearch.ca At the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump was laughed at by global leaders when he boasted about his accomplishments. He may feel insulted by the reception he got in New York, but a day earlier his …

Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski (2018-09-26). Johns Hopkins Graduate Students Launch Union Campaign. therealnews.com The students say they are fighting for better working conditions and better compensation, and were joined by nurses who are seeking to unionize Johns Hopkins Hospital

Tim Schwab (2018-09-25). In Sprawling Farm Bill, a $200 Million Corporate Research Subsidy Goes Unnoticed. progressive.org Congress is considering whether to continue funding a little known government-funded project, which calls itself "the people's foundation." The question is, whose people?

Eric Ortiz (2018-09-24). Teachers' Strikes May Reinvigorate US Labor Movement. consortiumnews.com Events of recent weeks shows there's gut-level support for radical change, including on the state of education and teacher's working conditions. This building momentum could help spark a new labor movement, argues Andy Piascik. By Andy Piascik Last spring, public… Read more →

Shared by Hezvo Mpunga (2018-09-22). Protest Targets Johns Hopkins' Multi-Million Dollar ICE Contract. therealnews.com Dozens of students, faculty and community members marched through campus on Friday and delivered a petition demanding Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University end its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Democracy Now! (2018-09-21). Michael Moore vs. Donald Trump in "Fahrenheit 11/9": New Film Warns Our Democracy Is At Risk. democracynow.org "Fahrenheit 11/9″—That's the name of the new documentary premiering today by Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore, a stunning retelling of the 2016 election and its aftermath. 11/9. That's November 9, the day Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election. In the film, Michael crosses the country, documenting not only the rise of Trumpism but also the teachers' strikes sweeping the nation, the "blue wave" of progressive candidates in the 2018 primaries, the rise of student activism after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, and the water crisis in his hometown of Flint, Michigan. Moore spares no one…

José Luis Vilson (2018-09-21). What Does "Revolution" Look Like in Education? progressive.org Teachers committed to justice are fighting against the historical role of education in the U.S.

splcenter (2018-09-20). Weekend Read: Trump Admin embraces anti-LGBT hate, again. splcenter.org The Family Research Council (FRC) uses discredited research and junk science to attack and vilify LGBT people. It claims they're incestuous and "violent," for example, a danger to children and society.

Sarah Lahm (2018-09-19). Broad Support Emerges for Full-Service Community Schools in Minneapolis. progressive.org A shift away from the charter school approach is on the horizon in Minnesota's largest city.

Jordan Holycross (2018-09-18). Morning Edition's Think Tank Sources Lean to the Right. fair.org Ideology of think tanks sources on Morning Edition (2—7/18) | When it comes to seeking "expert" opinions on events for its reports, NPR often looks to a trusted roster of think-tank sources. In a study of NPR's Morning Edition from February to July 2018, FAIR found that sources from left-of-center think tanks were underrepresented, with right-leaning think tank sources appearing almost twice as often. | Out of 129 episodes aired Monday through Friday over the course of six months, researcher…

Rann Miller (2018-09-13). Schools Have Committed to Hiring Teachers of Color. Now They Need to Keep Them. progressive.org When schools fail to challenge Eurocentric curricula and pedagogy, they alienate teachers of color.

Jake Jacobs (2018-09-11). New York's Democratic Primary Is a Showdown for Charter School Politics. progressive.org The upcoming New York primary could redefine the Democratic party in the state—and could mean drastic change for the charter school industry.

Suzanne Bohan (2018-09-08). Let's Heal Kids, Not Harden Schools. progressive.org Betsy DeVos has proposed to make federal funding available for schools to purchase weapons. But the proliferation of guns will not curb violence in schools.

Jeff Bryant (2018-09-06). In Louisville, a Web of Private Interests Conspire to Expand Charter Schools. progressive.org Members of the Kentucky Board of Education have allied with corporate interests to privatize education, including involvement in potential real estate deals.

Jesse Hagopian (2018-08-31). Seattle Teachers Poised to Strike Draw Solidarity from Their Brothers and Sisters In Puerto Rico. progressive.org To prepare for what we are likely to face in our struggle for a just contract, Seattle educators recently organized a panel that included a representative from the Puerto Rico Federation of Teachers.

Don Weimer (2018-08-31). What Educators Can Do to Make College More Affordable. progressive.org It's not just tuition—the cost of textbooks and other curricular materials is unnecessarily high.

John Thompson (2018-08-30). Oklahoma Teachers Must Stay Unified to Overcome Janus and Union-Bashers. progressive.org Oklahoma teachers face the litmus test of whether to reinvigorate—or reinvent—their union.

Paul Dobson (2018-08-30). Venezuela Denounces Regional Anti-Migrant 'Xenophobia' as Brazil Militarises Border. venezuelanalysis.com The Maduro administration contrasted the recent attacks against Venezuelan migrants to its own open door policy which has seen foreigners benefit from free health, housing, education, and food programs.

Hamzah Raza (2018-08-22). Meet the Owner of Canary Mission's Anonymous Anti-Palestinian Blacklisting Website. grayzoneproject.com Canary Mission has exploited its anonymity to smear college students with impunity. The Grayzone has obtained documents identifying the owner…