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2018-09-27: Social Media Postees

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Mexico: AMLO Meets Parents of Ayotzinapa's Missing 43 Students
teleSUR | telesurtv.net | 2018-09-27
The president-elect met with relatives of the victims on the fourth anniversary of their disappearance.
www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Mexico-AM…

On Hallowed Ground: Guns at Kent State
Howard Lisnoff | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-27
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.
counterpunch.org/2018/09/27/on-hallowed-ground-guns-at-kent-state/

Bolton's Red Sky Worldview: ICC, International Law, and Iran
Richard Falk | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-27
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 … | The post Bolton's Red Sky Worldview: ICC, International Law, and Iran appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/boltons-red-sky-worldview-icc-international-law-and-iran/5655369

Does Canada Support an Invasion of Venezuela?
Yves Engler | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-27
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 … | The post Does Canada Support an Invasion of Venezuela? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/does-canada-support-an-invasion-of-venezuela/5655353

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

The American Trajectory: Divine or Demonic?
David Ray Griffin | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-27
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 … | The post The American Trajectory: Divine or Demonic? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-american-trajectory-divine-or-demonic/5655334

The US' Mideast Missile Pullout Isn't That Big of a Deal
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-27
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 … | The post The US' Mideast Missile Pullout Isn't That Big of a Deal appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-us-mideast-missile-pullout-isnt-that-big-of-a-deal/5655350

Augmenting Brains: Google Turns Twenty. The Google Search Engine Commodifies and Controls Choice
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-27
"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 … | The post Augmenting Brains: Google Turns Twenty. The Google Search Engine Commodifies and Controls C…
globalresearch.ca/augmenting-brains-google-turns-twenty-the-google-search-engine-commodifies-and-controls-choice/5655345

The Day Fracking Protest Became a Jailable Offence — In Pictures
Mat Hope | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-27
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 … | The post The Day Fracking Protest Became a Jailable Offence — In Pictures appeared first on Global Resear…
globalresearch.ca/the-day-fracking-protest-became-a-jailable-offence-in-pictures/5655366

This Week's Most Popular Articles
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-27
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Washington's Sanctions Machine
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-27
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 … | The post Washington's Sanctions Machine appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/washingtons-sanctions-machine/5655374

Labour Ready for Government and a State Operated Mass Transport System for 21st Century Britain
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-27
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 … | The post Labour Ready for Government and a State Operated Mass Transport System for 21st Century Britain appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/labour-ready-for-government-and-a-state-operated-mass-transport-system-for-21st-century-britain/5655385

Terrorist Attack in Ahwaz, Southern Iran: New Chapter of Washington's "Regime Change Wars"?
Marwa Osman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-27
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. … | The post Terrorist Attack in Ahwaz, Southern Iran: New Chapter of Washington's "Regime Change Wars"? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/terrorist-attack-in-ahwaz-southern-iran-new-chapter-of-washingtons-regime-change-wars/5655378

Netanyahu Response to Trump's Advocacy of Two-State Solution: "Palestinians Will Never Have a State"
IMEMC | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-27
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 … | The post Netanyahu Response to Trump's Advocacy of Two-State Solution: "Palestinians Will Never Have a State" appeared first on Glo…
globalresearch.ca/netanyahu-response-to-trumps-advocacy-of-two-state-solution-palestinians-will-never-have-a-state/5655382

Video: President Trump's Disturbing Speech at the UN: This Is Not the Time to Just Laugh!
Farhang Jahanpour | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-27
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 … | The post Video: President Trump's Disturbing Speech at the UN: This Is Not the Time to Just Laugh! appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-president-trumps-disturbing-speech-at-the-un-this-is-not-the-time-to-just-laugh/5655355

Successful campaign meeting for Niles Niemuth in Wyandotte, Michigan
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-27
Workers and students braved torrential rain to take part in a wide-ranging discussion with the 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…

Workers and students support Sri Lankan meetings on the struggle for Trotskyism
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-27
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/27/camp…

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…

Brett Goes to School
Patrick Irelan | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-26
Little Brett has been a busy boy. Mom and dad sent him off to Georgetown, an expensive prep school in Maryland, where he would learn how to lead those citizens who lacked his understanding of what they needed. Mom and dad knew that he would receive an education much better than those offered in the…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/26/brett-goes-to-school/

First black starting QB reflects on changes in game, society
Associated Press | peoplesworld.org | 2018-09-26
Marlin Briscoe didn't want to be pigeonholed simply because of stereotypes against black men. He was a star quarterback in college and he believed he had the talent, intelligence and leadership skills to be one in the pros. | Fifty years ago, during an era of massive social upheaval in the United States, just getting a chance to prove it took a risky ultimatum. | Briscoe refused to switch positions after being drafted as a cornerback by the Denver Broncos, telling his team that he'd return home to become a teacher if he couldn't get a tryout at quarterback. Denver agreed to an audition, and that season the 5-foot-10 dynamo nicknamed "The Magician" became the first black quarterback to start a game in the American Football League. | "It's just so many different historic things that happened in the year 1968, it was…
peoplesworld.org/article/first-black-starting-qb-reflects-on-changes-in-game-society/

Here's How Community Rights Could Help Save the Great Lakes
Valerie Vande Panne, Independent Media Institute | alternet.org | 2018-09-26
Organizers in Toledo work to save their drinking water. | Imagine for a moment, putting the rights of nature into public policy: Your town charter, your state constitution, or even federal law. Imagine, for a moment, giving the Great Lakes–the world's largest source of fresh water–the right to exist and evolve naturally, to be free from pollutants that could contaminate and harm the lives that rely on it. Imagine that we, as Americans, have t. . .
alternet.org/local-peace-economy/can-community-rights-save-great-lakes

Is Russia Being Betrayed by Its Own Intelligensia?
DPCR | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-26
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 … | The post Is Russia Being Betrayed by Its Own Intelligensia? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/is-russia-being-betrayed-by-its-own-intelligensia/5655203

The British Labour Party and Community Ownership Plans
John McDonnell | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-26
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell MP has unveiled Labour's plans for a new, publicly-owned water system, run by local councils, workers and customers and for "unprecedented openness and transparency" in how the industry will be managed. Building on Labour's manifesto commitment … | The post The British Labour Party and Community Ownership Plans appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-british-labour-party-and-community-ownership-plans/5655222

"Quantitative Tightening" (QT) and the Coming Bubble Bust: Will the "Federal Reserve" Engineer the Next Financial Crash to Topple Donald Trump?
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-26
For those who follow major financial markets closely, the warning signs of the next major US financial market Tsunami are gaining more frequency daily. Some weeks ago attention was on so-called Emerging Markets, especially Turkey, Argentina, Indonesia, India or Mexico. … | The post "Quantitative Tightening" (QT) and the Coming Bubble Bust: Will the "Federal Reserve" Engineer the Next Financial Crash to Topple Donald…
globalresearch.ca/quantitative-tightening-qt-and-the-coming-bubble-bust-will-the-federal-reserve-engineer-the-next-financial-crash-to-topple-donald-trump/5655206

Global Watchdog Takes Saudi Arabia to Task for Lax Anti-terrorism Finance Measures
James M. Dorsey | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-26
A Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report criticizing Saudi Arabia's anti-money laundering and terrorism finance measures puts the kingdom on the spot 17 years after the 9/11 attacks and casts a shadow over its diplomatic and economic boycott of Qatar … | The post Global Watchdog Takes Saudi Arabia to Task for Lax Anti-terrorism Finance Measures appeared first on
globalresearch.ca/global-watchdog-takes-saudi-arabia-to-task-for-lax-anti-terrorism-finance-measures/5655226

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in North Carolina. Pollution of Soil, Air and Water In the Wake of the Hurricane
DGGK | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-26
CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) are designed to economically grow meat-, milk- or egg-producing animals such as pigs, cattle or chickens by achieving maximum profitability by confining the suffering animals to unnatural, usually indoor facilities (for pigs and chickens) and … | The post Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in North Carolina. Pollution of Soil, Air and Water In the Wake of the Hurricane
globalresearch.ca/concentrated-animal-feeding-operations-cafos-in-north-carolina-pollution-of-soil-air-and-water-in-the-wake-of-the-hurricane/5655209

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/

How Many More Women Are There?
Barbara Nimri Aziz | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-26
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 … | The post How Many More Women Are There? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/how-many-more-women-are-there/5655187

The Age of Fraud: the Link Between Capitalism and Profiteering by Deception
Jà∂rg Wiegratz | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-26
Fraud is an issue that haunts many contemporary societies around the globe, including in East Africa. I have been researching the topic of economic trickery for over a decade in Uganda, and published a number of articles, books and opinion pieces about the matter. As many of you might know, Uganda experiences intensive fraud levels…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/26/the-age-of-fraud-the-link-between-capitalism-and-profiteering-by-deception/

Facebook's New Propaganda Partners. Combating "Fake News"
Alan MacLeod | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-26
Media giant Facebook recently announced (Reuters, 9/19/18) it would combat "fake news" by partnering with two propaganda organizations founded and funded by the US government: the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI). The social media … | The post Facebook's New Propaganda Partners. Combating "Fake…
globalresearch.ca/facebooks-new-propaganda-partners-combating-fake-news/5655219

Towards a Sustainable Peace in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia and Eritrea Sign Agreement
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-26
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 … | The post Towards a Sustainable Peace in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia and Eritrea Sign Agreement appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/towards-a-sustainable-peace-in-the-horn-of-africa-ethiopia-and-eritrea-sign-agreement/5655193

Early Evidence Shows a "Trump Effect" on Bullying in Schools
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2018-09-26
During and following the 2016 presidential election, there were many media reports describing bullying in schools. But it was hard to know if bullying had actually increased or if parents and teachers and journalists were simply noticing it more. Or perhaps, in our age of Facebook and Twitter, more incidents were coming to our collective attention. | A pair of researchers decided to investigate what happened in middle schools in the political battleground state of Virginia, which voted 49.8% for Hillary Clinton and 44.4% for Donald Trump in 2016. Using surveys that were regularly administered to students throughout the state before and after the election, the researchers tracked how teasing and bullying had changed and mapped that onto election returns. The results: in 2017, both teasing and bullying were significantly higher in schools located in districts that had voted for Donald…
truthout.org/articles/early-evidence-shows-a-trump-effect-on-bullying-in-schools/

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

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/

US spy agencies come to Northern Virginia Community College
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-25
On September 26, NOVA will host a job and internship fair aimed at recruiting college students at its Annandale campus to the CIA, DHS, NSA and FBI.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/25/nova…

Australia: Call for united action blocked at Newcastle university rally
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-25
NTEU leaders at the University of Newcastle attempted to physically block a member of the Committee For Public Education (CFPE) from speaking at a campus union meeting.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/25/newc…

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/

United Nations Accidentally Exposed Passwords and Sensitive Information to the Whole Internet
Micah Lee | theintercept.com | 2018-09-24
A security researcher discovered private data lurking on 60 Trello boards belonging to the United Nations. Sensitive information was also found in public Google documents. | The post United Nations Accidentally Exposed Passwords and Sensitive Information to the Whole Internet appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/09/24/united-nations-trello-jira-google-docs-passwords/

Protest Targets Johns Hopkins' Multi-Million Dollar ICE Contract
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-22
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 | The post Protest Targets Johns Hopkins' Multi-Million Dollar ICE Contract appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/protest-targets-johns-hopkins-multi-million-dollar-ice-contract

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…

2 Native American Teens Were Reported to Police for Joining a Campus Tour. Now We're Stepping In
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-09-20
We're demanding that Colorado State University change policing practices after the racial profiling of two young Native-American teenagers. | Last spring, Kanewakeron Thomas Gray and Skanahwati Lloyd Gray, two Native American brothers, drove from their home in New Mexico to Colorado State University, excited to tour the college where they hoped to enroll. Their excitement and hopes soon turned to something else. A white parent on the tour called the CSU police department to repor…
aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/race-and-inequality-education/2-native-american-teens-were-reported-police

Climate Change Made Florence a Monster–but Media Failed to Tell That Story
Jim Naureckas | fair.org | 2018-09-20
The Miami Herald never mentioned global warming in 21 stories on Hurricane Florence, Public Citizen found–despite being based in one of the US cities most vulnerable to climate change. | That Hurricane Florence broke rainfall records for tropical storms in both North and South Carolina shouldn't be surprising, as global climate change has increased extreme precipitation in all areas of the continental United States. One analysis released before the massive storm hit, by researchers at Stony Brook, Berkeley National Lab and the National Center for Atmospheric Research, projected that warming would cause Florence to bring twice as much rain compared to a similar storm with normal temperatures. | But news audiences were rarely informed about the contribution of human-caused climate disruption to the devastating storm, according to a study of hurricane coverage by Public Citizen. Less than…
fair.org/home/climate-change-made-florence-a-monster-but-media-failed-to-tell-that-story/

Weekend Read: Trump Admin embraces anti-LGBT hate, again
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-09-20
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.
splcenter.org/news/2018/09/20/weekend-read-trump-admin-embraces-anti-lgbt-hate-again

Broad Support Emerges for Full-Service Community Schools in Minneapolis
Sarah Lahm | progressive.org | 2018-09-19
A shift away from the charter school approach is on the horizon in Minnesota's largest city.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/support-emerges-community-schools-Minneapolis-180919/

Morning Edition's Think Tank Sources Lean to the Right
Jordan Holycross | fair.org | 2018-09-18
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, researchers and fellows representing think tanks were quoted 144 times. Centrist think tanks were most commonly heard on Morning Edition, with 63 interview (44 percent of citations). Fifty-one (35 percent) of the show's interviews were with conservative or center-right groups, while 28 (19 percent) involved progressive or center-left groups. | Representatives from two think tanks–the pro-seafood Lobster Institute and the Rich Earth Institute, which…
fair.org/home/morning-editions-think-tank-sources-lean-to-the-right/

Schools Have Committed to Hiring Teachers of Color. Now They Need to Keep Them
Rann Miller | progressive.org | 2018-09-13
When schools fail to challenge Eurocentric curricula and pedagogy, they alienate teachers of color.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/schools-must-retain-teachers-of-color-180913/

New York's Democratic Primary Is a Showdown for Charter School Politics
Jake Jacobs | progressive.org | 2018-09-11
The upcoming New York primary could redefine the Democratic party in the state–and could mean drastic change for the charter school industry.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/democratic-primaries-charter-schools-180911/

Let's Heal Kids, Not Harden Schools
Suzanne Bohan | progressive.org | 2018-09-08
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.
progressive.org/op-eds/lets-heal-kids-not-harden-schools180905/

In Louisville, a Web of Private Interests Conspire to Expand Charter Schools
Jeff Bryant | progressive.org | 2018-09-06
Members of the Kentucky Board of Education have allied with corporate interests to privatize education, including involvement in potential real estate deals.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/financial-forces-behind-lousiville-charters-180905/

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2018-09-26: News Headlines

teleSUR (2018-09-26). Mexico: Tlatelolco '68 Massacre Was a State Crime. telesurtv.net Executive Commission of Victims' Assistance became the first state institution to recognize the crime in which hundreds of students were killed.

Dan Bacher (2018-09-26). Restore the Delta, Dr. Jeffrey Michael respond to Delta Tunnels benefit/cost analysis. indybay.org In his initial response, Dr. Jeffrey Michael, the Executive Director of the Center for Business and Policy Research at the University of the Pacific, pointed out out four major flaws in the analysis, including the assumption of a "massive new subsidy" for agricultural users cost share from urban water user and the dependence of the positive benefit-cost on a "dubious new benefit": the value of sea-level rise protection benefits. | Photo: The iconic Rio Vista Bridge crossing the Sacramento River on the Delta. Photo by Dan Bacher.

David Giesen (2018-09-26). Teachers, students, and public education funding: the walking tour. indybay.org the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco | (meet in the lobby)…

Diet Simon, sourcing from Market Forces (2018-09-26). One of world's biggest banks stops coal investments. indybay.org

Shared by Hezvo Mpunga (2018-09-26). The Kirwan Comission: What's at Stake for the Future of Maryland Schools? therealnews.com The Future of Education & The Kirwan Commission. Join us to examine the Kirwan Commission's policy recommendations with Maryland's candidates for Governor. If you can't make it, watch it live at www.therealnews.com

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2018-09-25). From Students to Child Soldiers or Teen Brides: The War's Cruel Impact on Yemen's Children. mintpressnews.com "It is rare to find a normal child, even among kindergarteners. Both at home and at school; words like surrender, warplane, shoot, enemy, kill, and Kalashnikov are often heard as children play together." — Yemeni social worker Asma Juhaff.

Philip Giraldi (2018-09-25). The Path to World War III? globalresearch.ca The minimal U.S. press coverage accorded to last Monday's shooting down of a Russian intelligence plane off the coast of Syria is, of course, a reflection both of lack of interest and of Israel's involvement in the incident. If one …

South Front (2018-09-25). Video: Rift Grows Among Militant Groups in Idlib. globalresearch.ca A rift among Idlib militant groups is growing over the demilitarization zone agreement reached by Turkey and Russia earlier this month. | On September 22, the National Front for Liberation (NFL) released on official statement declaring its support to the agreement. …

Maya Finoh (2018-09-25). Five Ways the Trump Administration Has Attacked the U.N. and International Human Rights Bodies. globalresearch.ca On Tuesday, President Trump will make his second appearance at the annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly, where he will reportedly use the international spotlight to deliver a speech that centers on favoring U.S. "sovereignty" over our commitments …

Maan News Agency (2018-09-25). Rabbis for Human Rights in Solidarity with Bedouin Community, Celebrate Sukkot at Khan al-Ahmar. globalresearch.ca Rabbis for Human Rights (RHR) announced on that they have set up sukkah's, which are temporary tents constructed for use during the week-long Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, east of Jerusalem. | RHR decided to …

Leith Aboufadel (2018-09-25). Breaking: Russia Establishes No-fly Zone Over Latakia Province – Diplomat. globalresearch.ca The Russian military has established a no-fly zone over the Latakia province of western Syria, Russian Senator and former Air Force commander Viktor Bondarev stated on Monday. | "The establishment of a no-fly zone over the Russian military base in Latakia | …

Héni Nsaibia (2018-09-25). America Is Quietly Expanding Its War in Tunisia. globalresearch.ca Last month, a U.S. Africa Command spokesperson confirmed in a Task & Purpose report that Marine Corps Raiders were involved in a fierce battle in 2017 in an unnamed North African country, where they fought beside partner forces against militants …

Stephen Lendman (2018-09-25). China Blasts US Trade Protectionism. US Policies could lead to "Confrontation" globalresearch.ca According to Russian academic Alexander Lukin, hardline US policies toward Russia and China could "lead to confrontation." | It already has politically and economically. The threat of possible military confrontation remains. Lukin believes the US is "very clearly a declining …

Ryan General (2018-09-25). North and South Korea Sign Agreement for 'Era of No War,' Will Cease All Hostile Acts. globalresearch.ca South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a historic announcement, committing to an "era of no war" during the two leaders' joint press conference held on Wednesday in Pyongyang, North Korea. | The announcement was …

Global Research News (2018-09-25). Selected Articles: China, Russia, Iran and the New World Order. globalresearch.ca 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 …

Stephen Lendman (2018-09-25). US and Israel Warn Russia Against Supplying Syria with S-300 Air Defense Systems. globalresearch.ca On Monday by phone, Putin informed Assad of his intention to supply Syria's military with sophisticated S-300 air defense systems within two weeks. | They're able to intercept and destroy multiple hostile aircraft, ballistic, and other missiles at distances of over …

Zero Hedge (2018-09-25). Bolton Warns Russian S-300 Missile Sale to Syria Would be "Significant Escalation" globalresearch.ca Update: U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Monday that the Russian plans to supply Syria with a S-300 missile system would be a "significant escalation" by Moscow and hopes it will reconsider. His statement follows the Russian announcement …

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?

Jim Naureckas (2018-09-25). Billionaires Buying Up Media Outlets: They Think It Would Be Fun to Run a Newspaper. globalresearch.ca The announcement that Time magazine would be bought by software CEO Marc Benioff highlighted the growing trend of billionaires buying up media outlets. While media moguls have always been wealthy—with press barons ( Rupert Murdoch, Michael Bloomberg, Donald …

South Front (2018-09-25). Video: Syrian Military to Get S-300 Systems, Other Assistance From Russia. globalresearch.ca Russia has announced a batch of measures, which will be employed in response to the shootdown of the IL-20 military plane as a result of hostile actions by Israeli F-16 off the Syrian coast. | According to a September 24 statement …

FBD (2018-09-25). Grizzlies Saved: Court Stops Trophy Hunt of Yellowstone's Iconic Bears. globalresearch.ca Federal safeguards for greater Yellowstone ecosystem grizzly bears were reinstated today after a judge ruled that the Trump administration's decision to strip Endangered Species Act protections from the population was illegal. | The decision spares the grizzlies from a planned trophy …

Hans Stehling (2018-09-25). Bankers, Bosses, Hedge Fund Managers and Directors Panic-Stricken in Anticipation of a Radical Labour Government in Britain. globalresearch.ca The Tory press is apoplectic in their fear of public utilities and the railways being taken back into state ownership and the consequent loss of huge dividend payments to already wealthy investors. | Labour's shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, in his speech …

Manlio Dinucci (2018-09-25). La strategia di demonizzazione della Russia. globalresearch.ca Il contratto di governo, stipulato lo scorso maggio dal Movimento 5 Stelle e dalla Lega, ribadisce che l'Italia considera gli Stati uniti suo «alleato privilegiato». Legame rafforzato dal premier Conte che, nell'incontro col presidente Trump in luglio, ha stabilito con …

Dr. Jack Rasmus (2018-09-25). Comparing Economic Crises: 1929 with 2008 and the Next. globalresearch.ca The business and mainstream press this month, September 2018, has been publishing numerous accounts of the 2008 financial crash on its tenth anniversary. This month attention has been focused on the Lehman Brothers investment bank crash that accelerated the general …

Craig Murray (2018-09-25). The Skripal Affair: The Incredible Case of Boshirov and Petrov's Visas. globalresearch.ca The Metropolitan Police made one statement in the Skripal case which is plainly untrue; they claimed not to know on what kind of visa Boshirov and Petrov were travelling. As they knew the passports they used, and had footage of …

Philip A Farruggio (2018-09-25). Money (Always) Talks… globalresearch.ca And we suckers walk! Anyone who even occasionally checks current events knows how much money is spent on presidential elections. Each new cycle breaks the previous record, and on and on. Well, the 'buck' (no pun intended) doesn't stop there. …

Tony Cartalucci (2018-09-25). US Vows to "Overthrow" Iran as Terrorists Target Iranians. globalresearch.ca A terrorist attack on a military parade targeting civilians and military personnel alike left at least 29 dead and up to 70 more wounded in Iran's southwest region of Ahvaz. | At the same time, in New York City, US political …

Andrew Korybko (2018-09-25). "Black Money" and India's President Modi's Rotten Deal for France's Rafale Jets Might be His Downfall. globalresearch.ca The Indian leader who established a reputation for himself as a fearsome fighter against so-called "black money" might see his political downfall brought about by a fast-moving corruption scandal that reportedly implicates him in the illegal transfer of billions of …

Shared by Samantha Borek (2018-09-25). Fracking Chemicals Dumped in Allegheny River a Decade Ago Entered Food Chain. truthout.org Chemicals from fracking wastewater dumped into Pennsylvania's Allegheny River before 2011 are still accumulating in the bodies of freshwater mussels downstream, according to a new study. | Researchers at Pennsylvania State University found elevated concentrations of Strontium in the shells of freshwater mussels downstream from a former fracking wastewater disposal site in Warren, Pennsylvania, about 143 miles northeast (and upstream) of Pittsburgh. | While the potential health impacts on humans from this contamination are unclear, high levels of exposure to non-radioactive Strontium can disrupt bone growth in children. | "Mussels record the changes in water quality that they see over their lifetimes in the layers of their hard shells," Nathaniel Warner, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Pennsylvania State University who co-authored the study, told EHN. "We can go back about 10 years and see the…

wsws (2018-09-25). US spy agencies come to Northern Virginia Community College. wsws.org On September 26, NOVA will host a job and internship fair aimed at recruiting college students at its Annandale campus to the CIA, DHS, NSA and FBI.

Shared by Samantha Borek (2018-09-25). Honoring Reconstruction's Legacy: The Freedom to Vote. truthout.org One hundred and fifty years ago, a Congress dominated by "Radical Republicans" — mostly former abolitionists who represented Northern states — mandated that Southern states rewrite their constitutions, ratify the 14th amendment, and grant Black men the right to vote in order to gain reentry into the Union. During this period of Radical Reconstruction, people who were enslaved only a few years prior took on prominent roles in reshaping their state governments. | Across the South, new Black political leaders rose up and served as delegates during their respective constitutional conventions. For instance, in North Carolina, Abraham Galloway — a formerly enslaved man from the eastern part of the state — was among the 13 Black delegates at his state's convention who advocated for progressive policies like equal education and women's rights to vote. | Most of the delegates were…

Shared by Samantha Borek (2018-09-25). How Some Iowans Are Stopping Hog Farms From Polluting Their Community. truthout.org Sue George never intended to be an activist. The soft-spoken, retired elementary school teacher was content on her century farm near Lime Springs, a town in the rolling hills of northeast Iowa with a tad under 500 people. | Then, the hog operations moved in. | George lost the need to be "Midwest nice," she said. "I'm not willing to let our way of life go by the wayside for these people who are coming in and putting all of this manure and all of this pollution into our area. I'm not." | So George organized her neighbors and created a legal document to protect her farm, and town, from the large-scale hog operations she said are destroying a way of life and polluting the environment. | The state, already leading the nation in pork production, is experiencing a rapid rise in large-scale…

Shared by Samantha Borek (2018-09-25). Religious Groups Bring Pro-Choice Billboards to Oklahoma. truthout.org The Rev. Sheri Dickerson says supporting reproductive justice is among her faith's most critical callings. | Dickerson is one of many faith leaders involved with the Oklahoma Call for Reproductive Justice (OCRJ), an all-volunteer grassroots organization based in Oklahoma City dedicated to reproductive justice education and advocacy. Last week OCRJ launched a high visibility billboard campaign to show support for abortion rights among people of faith. | "I feel as someone who is part of the faith community that it is part of my mission and calling to be a voice and an advocate for reproductive justice, especially but not exclusive to abortion care," Dickerson said. "Anti-abortion advocates are very outspoken, and so I think it is crucial and necessary for those of us who are part of a faith community and leadership that we counteract that by…

wsws (2018-09-25). Australia: Call for united action blocked at Newcastle university rally. wsws.org NTEU leaders at the University of Newcastle attempted to physically block a member of the Committee For Public Education (CFPE) from speaking at a campus union meeting.

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 →

Julian Vigo (2018-09-24). The UK's Snoopers' Charter Has Been Dealt a Serious Blow. counterpunch.org Last Thursday, the British government's surveillance regime, the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA), was dealt yet another a blow—this time by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) which gave its landmark ruling against the UK government's mass surveillance program. In its decision, the ECHR stated that the IPA violated human rights and offered "no real More

Tony Cartalucci (2018-09-24). Uganda: Profiling US Meddling Across Africa. globalresearch.ca While China builds roads, rail, pipelines, airports, seaports, and factories across Africa, the United States finds itself resigned to selling weapons and stirring up conflicts between and within African states to disrupt the rise of the continent independent of Western …

Micah Lee (2018-09-24). United Nations Accidentally Exposed Passwords and Sensitive Information to the Whole Internet. theintercept.com A security researcher discovered private data lurking on 60 Trello boards belonging to the United Nations. Sensitive information was also found in public Google documents.

Neil Clark (2018-09-24). Don't Share This! EU's New Copyright Law Could Kill the Free Internet. globalresearch.ca It's basically a battle between billionaires Axel Springer SE and Google. But it is ordinary internet users who will fall victim to the EU's new copyright law, which urgently needs modification. | It's good to share. But the European Parliament clearly | …

Brian Kalman (2018-09-24). Before Pointing its Finger at Russia and Syria, the U.S. Should Answer for Its Own Chemical and Biological Weapons Record. globalresearch.ca The world is once again witnessing the height of U.S. hypocrisy as members of the U.S. State Department ratchet up anti-Russian and anti-Syrian rhetoric surrounding the use of chemical weapons in Syria and the UK. Ambassador Nikki Haley has warned …

Roy Morrison (2018-09-24). Indiana Utility Chooses Solar and Storage Over Coal: An Ecological Transformation Starts to Emerge? globalresearch.ca On September 20th, Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) announced it plans to replace all its coal generation with solar and wind and energy storage in the next ten years for its 460,000 customers in 32 Indiana counties. | "This creates | …

Zhivko Illeieff (2018-09-24). The Millennial Label: Distinguishing Facts from Fiction. counterpunch.org If you are reading this in the near future, perhaps sometime after 2035, you may not know who or what defined the millennial generation. Was it society? The science community? Politicians? Marketers? Don't worry, many of us living in 2018 have no idea either. While some of us are aware of the common definition of 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

aclu (2018-09-21). Colleges and Universities Have a Racial Profiling Problem. aclu.org College students and employees being reported to 911 for "living while Black" are part of a larger issue in the U.S. Our new campaign will address it. | We have seen it again and again: A Black or brown person is sitting in a Starbucks, barbequing in a public park, 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.

Naomi Klein (2018-09-21). There's Nothing Natural About Puerto Rico's Disaster. theintercept.com Alma Morales Rosario poses for a portrait between the beams of her home being rebuilt after it was destroyed by Hurricane Maria one year ago in the San Lorenzo neighborhood of Morovis, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 8, 2018. | textbook example. Before those fierce winds came, the debt — illegitimate and much of it illegal — was the excuse used to ram through a brutal program of economic suffering, what the great Argentine author Rodolfo Walsh, writing about four decades earlier, famously called miseria planificada, planned misery. | This program systematically attacked the very glue that holds a society together: all levels of education, health care, the electricity and water systems, transit systems, communication networks, and more. | It was a plan so widely rejected that no elected representatives could be trusted to carry it out. Which is…

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…

Brad Evans (2018-09-21). What Does It Mean to Celebrate International Peace Day? counterpunch.org We know the world continues to be dangerous. We know our cities are continued targets for indiscriminate attacks. We know we continue to sell arms to brutal dictators on the basis that if we don't others will. We know we continue to invest heavily in military research and development because that's just the established order of things. We know there are groups in the world like Islamic State, which revel in the most abhorrent and intimately barbaric acts of killing upon anybody who doesn't fit into their dystopian visions. aclu (2018-09-20). 2 Native American Teens Were Reported to Police for Joining a Campus Tour. Now We're Stepping In. aclu.org We're demanding that Colorado State University change policing practices after the racial profiling of two young Native-American teenagers. | Last spring, Kanewakeron Thomas Gray and Skanahwati Lloyd Gray, two Native American brothers, drove from their home in New Mexico to Colorado State University, excited to tour the college where they hoped to enroll. Their excitement and hopes soon turned to something else. A white parent on the tour called the CSU police department to repor…

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.

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