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2018-09-21: Social Media Postees

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Mexico: AMLO Formally Requests Return of Ayotzinapa Experts
teleSUR | telesurtv.net | 2018-09-21
The presence of the GIEI, that investigated the case until they left Mexico in 2016, has been one of the main requests the families of the disappeared students.
www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Mexico-AM…

The Department of Demonization
Michael Doliner | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-21
Apparently the university has turned down my proposal to float a new Department of Demonization. This in spite of the generally acknowledged need for trained demonizers. Nobody can deny that the demonizing capabilities of our students are woefully below par. Most of them couldn't demonize Hitler at a Passover Seder. Sometimes I wonder where their…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/21/the-department-of-demonization/

New US Sexual Misconduct Rules Are Designed to Deter Survivors From Reporting
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2018-09-21

| Janine Jackson: Headlines can do a lot of work. Take the August 29 New York Times news story, for example, headed " New US Sexual Misconduct Rules Bolster Rights of Accused and Protect Colleges." Readers are tipped, you might say, that previous to proposed rules by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, those accused of rape, sexual assault or harassment on college campuses had weak or inadequate rights, and that colleges faced some sort of danger or vulnerability, presumably to being unfairly portrayed as places where such acts occur. | What's missing between the prevalent presentation of new rules on sexual assault in schools as a common-sense move towards fairness, and the fact that no sexual assault…
truthout.org/audio/new-us-sexual-misconduct-rules-are-designed-to-deter-survivors-from-reporting/

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/

There's Nothing Natural About Puerto Rico's Disaster
Naomi Klein | theintercept.com | 2018-09-21
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…
theintercept.com/2018/09/21/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-disaster-capitalism/

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…

Anti-Trump movement can't take seniors' vote for granted
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2018-09-21
CARSON, Calif.–Seniors vote. Seniors, vote! This is more than a lesson about punctuation. It's about the future of our country. As State Senator Steven Bradford recently told a Carson gathering of almost 100 members of the California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA), "You guys are the high propensity voters." | Seniors are America's most consistent voters in election after election. It could be just habit, imbibed early in life from earnest civics teachers in our public schools. It could be that maturity lends a certain gravitas to the process as with each turn of the electoral wheel, ever more critical issues face our nation. Seniors have seen enough races decided by a fraction of a percentage point to convince them of the importance of their showing up at the polls or mailing in their absentee ballot. And seniors have seen whole classes of…
peoplesworld.org/article/trumps-a-disaster-for-seniors-but-their-vote-cant-be-taken-for-granted/

Climate Change Turned Florence Into a Monster Storm — But Corporate Media Avoided That Story
Jim Naureckas, FAIR | alternet.org | 2018-09-21
Scientists believe climate change dramatically increases rainfall, but most Florence coverage ignored the issue | 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 8 percent of Florence stories in the 50 top-circulation U. S. newspapers from Sept. 9 through Sept. 16 mentioned climate. . .
alternet.org/climate-change-turned-florence-monster-storm-corporate-media-avoided-story

Asia's Troubled Waters: The South China Sea Dispute
Dhiana Puspitawati | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2018-09-21
… | The post Asia's Troubled Waters: The South China Sea Dispute appeared first on Global Research.
asia-pacificresearch.com/asias-troubled-waters-the-south-china-sea-dispute/5628327

Palestine: The Testbed for Trump's Plan to Tear Up the Rules-based International Order
Jonathan Cook | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-21
Washington's decision to intensify swingeing aid cuts to the Palestinians – the latest targets include cancer patients and peace groups – reveals more than a simple determination to strong-arm the Palestinian leadership to the negotiating table. | Under cover of a | … | The post Palestine: The Testbed for Trump's Plan to Tear Up the Rules-based International Order appeared first on Global Res…
globalresearch.ca/palestine-the-testbed-for-trumps-plan-to-tear-up-the-rules-based-international-order/5654718

Putin's Hesitation Has Lost Syria's Idlib Province?
DPCR | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-21
The provocations that Putin invites are now escalating. Peter Ford, former British ambassador to Syria, points out that Washington has quickly taken advantage of Putin's hesitancy in Syria to escalate the pretexts on which Washington will launch a military attack … | The post Putin's Hesitation Has Lost Syria's Idlib Province? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/putins-hesitation-has-lost-syrias-idlib-province/5654721

Zimbabwe Post-Elections Prospects and Challenges
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-21
A report in the state-run Zimbabwe Herald newspaper on September 20 says that the cholera outbreak which has killed over 30 people and sickened more than 7,00 has been contained in the capital of Harare. | This is one of the … | The post Zimbabwe Post-Elections Prospects and Challenges appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/zimbabwe-post-elections-prospects-and-challenges/5654744

Hurricane Flooding Exposes Mass Poverty, Class Oppression in America
Ed Hightower | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-21
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump toured portions of North and South Carolina still reeling from the record-setting floods spawned by Hurricane Florence. | Trump carefully avoided the scenes of intense human suffering and destruction in the region, including thousands of homeless … | The post Hurricane Flooding Exposes Mass Poverty, Class Oppression in America appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/hurricane-flooding-exposes-mass-poverty-class-oppression-in-america/5654710

Cuts to Cancer Research, Head Start, and Women's Shelters Among $226 Million Diverted to Pay for Child Detention
Julia Conley | mintpressnews.com | 2018-09-21
Yahoo News reported that in order to continue detaining more than 13,000 children currently in the custody of the ORR, the Health and Human Services Secretary is proposing that up to $266 million be taken from other government health programs. | The post Cuts to Cancer Research, Head Start, and Women's Shelters Among $226 Million Diverted to Pay for Child Detention appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/child-detention-trump-sleep/249650/

Video: Threat of Staged Chemical Weapons Attack in Idlib Remains
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-21
Jaysh al-Izza, one of the biggest Free Syrian Army groups in northwestern Syria has welcomed an implementation of the de-escalation zone agreement in Idlib, which was reached by Turkey and Russia earlier this month, the pro-opposition media outlet Enab Baladi … | The post Video: Threat of Staged Chemical Weapons Attack in Idlib Remains appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-threat-of-staged-chemical-weapons-attack-in-idlib-remains/5654769

Australia's Naval Base in Papua New Guinea: Power Play in the South Pacific against China
Andrew Korybko | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2018-09-21
… | The post Australia's Naval Base in Papua New Guinea: Power Play in the South Pacific against China appeared first on Global Research.
asia-pacificresearch.com/australias-naval-base-in-papua-new-guinea-power-play-in-the-south-pacific-against-china/5628334

Who's Responsible? The Downing of the Russian Plane Over Latakia Poses Too Many Questions
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-21
The tragedy that transpired earlier this week over Latakia led to a lot of questions about what exactly happened on that fateful night, but answers won't be forthcoming until the conclusion of the investigation. | The whole world is already aware … | The post Who's Responsible? The Downing of the Russian Plane Over Latakia Poses Too Many Questions appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/whos-responsible-the-downing-of-the-russian-plane-over-latakia-poses-too-many-questions/5654722

The Nuclear War You Didn't Know About
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-21
This article first appeared on 7th August 2015 – Since this article was published, the stockpiling and distribution of nuclear weapons around the world has significantly worsened. The United States maintains an arsenal of about 1,650 active, ready to fire … | The post The Nuclear War You Didn't Know About appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-nuclear-war-you-didnt-know-about/5654785

Rio de Janeiro's Rocinha Favela and the Future of Urbanism
Caoimhghin ó Croidheáin | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-21
The favelas go back to the late 1800s when soldiers, brought in for a local war, had no place to live and so settled in the hills. After the end of slavery and the growth of city life many people moved to the cities and the favelas spread. | The post Rio de Janeiro's Rocinha Favela and the Future of Urbanism appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/rio-de-janeiros-rocinha-favela-and-the-future-of-urbanism/5654727

3.4 Million Chickens, 5,500 Hogs Killed in Florence's Flooding
Lorraine Chow | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-21
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that the historic flooding from Florence has killed about 3.4 million chickens and turkeys and 5,500 hogs. | "This was an unprecedented storm with flooding expected to exceed that from any other storms | … | The post 3.4 Million Chickens, 5,500 Hogs Killed in Florence's Flooding appeared first on
globalresearch.ca/3-4-million-chickens-5500-hogs-killed-in-florences-flooding/5654807

What the Idlib Deal Means for the Syrian War
Salman Rafi Sheikh | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-21
While a crisis has been prevented in Idlib through a deal between Russia and Turkey, the deal in itself also contains sufficient substance that brings America's role in Syria down to zero. This becomes particularly evident when we compare the … | The post What the Idlib Deal Means for the Syrian War appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/what-the-idlib-deal-means-for-the-syrian-war/5654811

Mercenaries Leading Assault on Yemen Port City Were Trained by IDF in Israel
Whitney Webb | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-21
Foreign mercenaries, trained covertly at secret IDF camps in the Negev desert, are now leading the new assault on the Yemen port city of Hodeida, an assault that observers warns threatens to dramatically worsen Yemen's already catastrophic humanitarian crisis. | A… | The post Mercenaries Leading Assault on Yemen Port City Were Trained by IDF in Israel appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/mercenaries-leading-assault-on-yemen-port-city-were-trained-by-idf-in-israel/5654800

Syria's War for Peace
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-21
All of the death and destruction is a direct result of the West's criminal regime change operations. Whereas the atrocity stories about President Assad are fake , the West's crimes are in plain view every day. | The post Syria's War for Peace appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/syrias-war-for-peace/5654749

The Last Earth — A Palestinian Story
Jim Miles | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-21
The Last Earth is a masterful weaving of personal stories into the full tapestry of a people, of individuals, torn from their homes and homeland. It is the kind of history not bound up in sequential dates, political theories, or … | The post The Last Earth — A Palestinian Story appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-last-earth-a-palestinian-story/5654771

Kosovo: What Everyone Really Needs to Know
DVBS | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-21
Kosovo is today one of the most disputed territories in Europe and a real Balkan powder keg which can explode again at any time. It is a province within the Republic of Serbia, recognized as such by both Serbia's constitution … | The post Kosovo: What Everyone Really Needs to Know appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/kosovo-what-everyone-really-needs-to-know/5654755

The Deal or the Debacle of the Century?
Prof. Alon Ben-Meir | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-21
As we wait for Trump to unveil his peace plan to reach an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, he has in fact made the prospect of achieving "the deal of the century" far more remote than it was already. His recognition of | … | The post The Deal or the Debacle of the Century? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-deal-or-the-debacle-of-the-century/5654781

Iran Sanctions Are Damaging the Dollar
Nick Cunningham | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-21
Painful sanctions on Iran have demonstrated the long reach of the U.S. Treasury, forcing much of the globe to fall in line and cut oil imports from Iran despite widespread disagreement over the policy. Yet, we are only in the … | The post Iran Sanctions Are Damaging the Dollar appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/iran-sanctions-are-damaging-the-dollar/5654815

Marines Hold Eight Days of Drills with Militants in Southern Syria
Press TV | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-21
US marines have held eight days of unprecedented military exercises with US-backed militants in southern Syria in an attempt to send a "strong message" to Iran and Russia, a senior military official said. | Colonel Sean Ryan, a US military … | The post Marines Hold Eight Days of Drills with Militants in Southern Syria appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/marines-hold-eight-days-of-drills-with-militants-in-southern-syria/5654791

Department of Health and Human Services lost track of another 1,500 immigrant children
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-21
In addition to the "lost" children, funds are being diverted from AIDS and cancer research to jail immigrant children and ICE held nearly 1,500 US citizens as "aliens."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/21/immi…

Department of Health and Human Services Lost Track of Another 1,500 Immigrant Children
WSWS | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-21
HHS lost track of another 1,500 immigrant children | For the second time this year, the Department of Health and Human Services has notified Congress that it cannot locate about 1,500 children taken into custody by immigration authorities and transferred to … | The post Department of Health and Human Services Lost Track of Another 1,500 Immigrant Children appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/department-of-health-and-human-services-lost-track-of-another-1500-immigrant-children/5654797

Bathrooms, Winter Survival, and Community Caring — A Rally — Join Us!
Conscience and Action | indybay.org | 2018-09-21
Santa Cruz City Hall Courtyard | 809 Center St. | Santa Cruz, CA…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/18/18817622.php

New US Sexual Misconduct Rules Are Designed to Deter Survivors From Reporting
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2018-09-21

| Janine Jackson: Headlines can do a lot of work. Take the August 29 New York Times news story, for example, headed " New US Sexual Misconduct Rules Bolster Rights of Accused and Protect Colleges." Readers are tipped, you might say, that previous to proposed rules by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, those accused of rape, sexual assault or harassment on college campuses had weak or inadequate rights, and that colleges faced some sort of danger or vulnerability, presumably to being unfairly portrayed as places where such acts occur. | What's missing between the prevalent presentation of new rules on sexual assault in schools as a common-sense move towards fairness, and the fact that no sexual assault…
truthout.org/audio/new-us-sexual-misconduct-rules-are-designed-to-deter-survivors-from-reporting/

UK government attempt to gag teachers as cuts deepen
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-21
The government reaction must be seen as a warning: not only will school cuts continue unabated but that they will move forcefully against any attempts to block their austerity agenda.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/21/educ…

New Legislation Gives Access to Medication Abortion at Public Colleges
Shared by Merula Furtado | truthout.org | 2018-09-21
As many state and federal legislators work overtime to impose new restrictions on access to abortion across the US, student activists at the University of California, Berkeley, have succeeded in pushing their demand for on-campus access to the abortion pill through the state legislature. | Sponsored by State Sen. Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) in conjunction with The Women's Foundation of California — a statewide, publicly supported foundation dedicated to achieving gender, racial and economic justice — the College Student Right to Access Act (SB 320) awaits the governor's signature. | "Supporting the academic and personal success of California students is good for the students and it's good for the state," Surina Khan, CEO of the Women's Foundation of California, told Truthout. | Khan wants Gov. Jerry Brown, who describes himself as "pro-choice," to understand the importance of the bill as…
truthout.org/articles/new-legislation-gives-access-to-medication-abortion-at-public-colleges/

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

Today's Most Popular GR Articles
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-20
… | The post Today's Most Popular GR Articles appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/most-popular?since=1

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/

Drugged! … By Big Pharma? Prescription Drugs and the Opioid Crisis
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-20
You don't have to be a genius sometimes to just 'connect the dots'. Since 2012 Big Pharma ads for prescription drugs, especially on the boob tube, has risen by 62%. You cannot channel surf without seeing a myriad of ads | … | The post Drugged! … By Big Pharma? Prescription Drugs and the Opioid Crisis appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/drugged-by-big-pharma-prescription-drugs-and-the-opioid-crisis/5654680

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/

'We got us one': Picture of white Alabama teens standing on black student sparks race row
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-19
A group of white Alabama high school students are at the center of a racism storm after a photo of them standing on a black pupil surfaced online with the caption 'We got us one.' Participants insist the stunt was a "joke."
rt.com/usa/438832-racist-alabama-teen-black/

Unions shut down Washington teacher strikes
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-19
The experiences of teachers in Washington provide critical lessons for educators and other sections of workers coming into struggle.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/19/wash…

College students aren't submitting absentee ballots …as they don't know how to buy stamps
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-19
Today's college students are facing a major hurdle, and it has nothing to do with physics or calculus. America's future leaders aren't turning in their absentee ballots because they don't know where to buy stamps. Yes, really.
rt.com/usa/438840-college-students-stamps-absentee-ballots/

For Black College Students, Balancing Activism and Mental Health Takes Work
Brianna Reddick | thenation.com | 2018-09-18
For Black College Students, Balancing Activism and Mental Health Takes Work appeared first on The Nation.
thenation.com/article/for-black-college-students-balancing-activism-and-mental-health-takes-work/

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/

Students Want Change at University Accused of Hiding Sexual Abuse
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-18
Students at the University of Maryland Baltimore County protested Monday after a federal lawsuit alleged officials discouraged rape reporting, dismissed cases and destroyed evidence | The post Students Want Change at University Accused of Hiding Sexual Abuse appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/students-want-change-at-university-accused-of-hiding-sexual-abuse

SPLC, Rock the Vote launch voter education class
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-09-17
The SPLC and Rock the Vote — a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to building the political power of young people — today launched a class designed to teach high school students the importance of voting.
splcenter.org/news/2018/09/17/splc-rock-vote-launch-voter-education-class

5 things you need to know about one of the anti-LGBT movement's biggest events: the 'Values Voter Summit'
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2018-09-17
One of the most powerful anti-LGBT hate groups, the Family Research Council (FRC), is getting ready for its annual gathering in the nation's capital.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/09/17/5-things-you-need-know-about-one-anti-lgbt-movements-biggest-events-values-voter-summit

Laura Flanders Show: Education Activists Back To School With A Test for DeVos
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-17
2018 has been a year of upheaval for students, in and out of the classroom. This week on the Laura Flanders show, educators and education activists talk about educational justice, teaching in Trump times, and taking stock of the current state of education. We're joined by Natasha Capers, of the NYC Coalition for Educational Justice;… | The post Laura Flanders Show: Education Activists Ba…
therealnews.com/stories/laura-flanders-show-education-activists-back-to-school-with-a-test-for-devos

Texas Education Board votes to cut Hillary Clinton's name from student curriculum
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-16
Students in Texas will not be obliged to learn about Hillary Clinton in their history class, but will discuss the impact of Moses on the nation's founding documents, following a vote by the State Board of Education.
rt.com/usa/438544-clinton-curriculum-texas-removed/

The IMF's 'Large Brain, Unhealthy Ego, and Tiny Conscience'
Lauren Carasik | thenation.com | 2018-09-14
The IMF's 'Large Brain, Unhealthy Ego, and Tiny Conscience' appeared first on The Nation.
thenation.com/article/the-imfs-large-brain-unhealthy-ego-and-tiny-conscience/

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2018-09-20: News Headlines

Ilana Novick (2018-09-20). HHS Diverts Cancer and Education Funding to Pay for Migrant Shelters for Children. truthdig.com With costs skyrocketing because of the government's record number of young detainees, the U.S. agency pulls money from national health research programs as well as Head Start for low-income preschoolers.

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…

Diana Johnstone (2018-09-20). Disobedient Hungary: From the Soviet Union to the European Union. globalresearch.ca CNN recently discovered a paradox. How was it possible, they asked, that in 1989, Viktor Orban, at the time a Western-acclaimed liberal opposition leader, was calling for Soviet troops to leave Hungary, and now that he is Prime Minister, …

Dean Baker (2018-09-20). How to Reduce Corruption in Medicine: Remove the Money. counterpunch.org Former New England Journal of Medicine editor Marcia Angell had an oped in the NYT explaining how efforts to increase transparency had not ended the corrupting influence of money on medical research. Her piece describes various ways in which the researchers who get money from drug companies bend research to favor their benefactors. While Dr. More

Peter Koenig (2018-09-20). Water Is Life – They Are Stealing Our Livelihood and We Aren't Even Noticing. globalresearch.ca First published in March 2018 | Today, 22 March 2018, marks World Water Day. It is also the week, when the 8th World Water Forum (WWF-8) convenes, 18 to 23 March 2018, in Brasilia. It is no coincidence, for sure, …

Karsten Riise (2018-09-20). US Sanctions Reach a Turning Point. De-Dollarization and Collusion against the U.S. globalresearch.ca A defining moment for the US sanctions regime | Each year, the USA finds a new country or group of countries to target with sanctions. Each year the USA adds about 1,000 individuals to its ever longer sanctions list. Now, US …

Jim Naureckas (2018-09-20). Climate Change Made Florence a Monster—but Media Failed to Tell That Story. fair.org 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…

James M. Dorsey (2018-09-20). Saudi Inc.: The Arabian Kingdom's Pursuit of Power and Profit. globalresearch.ca Ellen R. Wald's timely, well-written history of the Saudi national oil company, Saudi Inc. The Arabian Kingdom's Pursuit of Power and Profit (Pegasus Books, 2018), is as much the story of the Saudi oil industry as it is of …

South Front (2018-09-20). Video: Russian Armed Forces Kick Off Snap Military Drills Off Syrian Coast. globalresearch.ca On September 19, multiple reports appeared in some Arab, Western and Russian media claiming that the Russian Military Police arrested all service members of the 44th brigade of the Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces in the Syrian province of Lattakia …

Peter Koenig (2018-09-20). New US Trade Sanctions Against China. globalresearch.ca New Trade Sanctions by the US in the form of tariffs on US$ 200 billion Chinese exports to the US – China in a tit-for-tat move imposed new tariffs on 60 billion of US goods to China. | China's prime minister …

Olivia Alperstein (2018-09-20). Future Generations Will Mourn What the EPA Did on 9/11. Roll Back Regulations on Methane Gas Emissions. globalresearch.ca September 11 is already an annual day of mourning. But while the nation grieved over victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency announced a plan future generations may well grieve as a tragedy in its …

Peter Koenig (2018-09-20). The United States of America – The Real Reason Why They Are Never Winning Their Wars. globalresearch.ca None of these wars, hot wars or cold wars, has ever been won. Nor were they intended to be won. And there are no signs that future US-led wars will ever be won; irrespective of the trillions of dollars spent on them, and irrespective of the trillions to come in the future to maintain these wars and to start new ones. Why?

John Pilger (2018-09-20). Hold the Front Page. The Reporters Are Missing. globalresearch.ca The death of Robert Parry earlier this year felt like a farewell to the age of the reporter. Parry was "a trailblazer for independent journalism", wrote Seymour Hersh, with whom he shared much in common. | Hersh revealed the My …

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Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2018-09-20). The Pathology of Mass Surveillance: The UK, Bulk Interception and the European Court of Human Rights. globalresearch.ca It's fitting that the same society that produced George Orwell with his warnings of a totalitarian dystopia stacked with all-prying monitors, surveillance and paranoia should yield up some of the most invasive surveillance regimes imaginable. While some states have found …

John W. Whitehead (2018-09-20). Suspending the Constitution: In America Today, the Government Does Whatever It Wants. globalresearch.ca "That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn't even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some direction. There wasn't even an enemy you could put …

Philip A Farruggio (2018-09-20). Drugged! … By Big Pharma? Prescription Drugs and the Opioid Crisis. globalresearch.ca You don't have to be a genius sometimes to just 'connect the dots'. Since 2012 Big Pharma ads for prescription drugs, especially on the boob tube, has risen by 62%. You cannot channel surf without seeing a myriad of ads | …

Ann Garrison (2018-09-20). Two African Heroes Leave Prison in Rwanda. globalresearch.ca On September 15, Rwandan political prisoners Victoire Ingabire and Kizito Mihigo walked out of Nyarugenge Prison in Rwanda's capital, along with nearly 2000 more Rwandan prisoners whom President Paul Kagame had granted "executive clemency." Members of local and international media …

Robert Hunziker (2018-09-20). Hothouse Earth. globalresearch.ca An interesting new study: "Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene," Will Steffen, Johan Rockström et al, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Aug. 6, 2018 lays out the pathway for Earth entering a Hothouse Climate State. | …

Independent POV (2018-09-20). Video: The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire. globalresearch.ca The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire, is a documentary film that shows how Britain transformed from a colonial power into a global financial power. At the demise of empire, City of London financial interests created a web of offshore …

Kurt Nimmo (2018-09-20). Syria, the United Nations, and the "Slobodan Milosevic Treatment" globalresearch.ca It's long been obvious the United Nations is a rubber stamp lapdog of the United States. It set the stage for a decade of sanctions that killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and piled sanctions of Libya that resulted in …

Conscience and Action (2018-09-20). Bathrooms, Winter Survival, and Community Caring — A Rally — Join Us! indybay.org Santa Cruz City Hall Courtyard | 809 Center St. | Santa Cruz, CA…

DGGK (2018-09-19). When Pharmaceutical, Vaccine and Medical Device Corporations Rule the World's Healthcare Industries: Too Late, It Already Happened. globalresearch.ca "Corporations should not be involved in any aspect of the democratic process. They should not be involved in education at any level. They should not be involved in health care. They should not be involved in the administration of social …

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.

Mohamed Elmaazi (2018-09-19). US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard Blasts America's Support for Al-Qaeda in Syria, as Trump Threatens Further Military Action. globalresearch.ca US military veteran and congresswomen for Hawaii, Tulsi Gabbard, has slammed US foreign policy in Syria. | Arming al-Qaeda | On the 13th of September, Gabbard told [23: 06] comedian and satirist Jimmy Dore: | "Since 2011 both overtly and covertly, the United States | …

South Front (2018-09-19). Video: Al Qaeda Militants Reject Demilitarization Zone Agreement in Idlib. globalresearch.ca An implementation of the demilitarized zone agreement in Idlib reached during face-to-face talks between Russian and Turkish presidents on September 17 has appeared to be not a simple task as it has been pointed out by many experts. | On September …

Pepe Escobar (2018-09-19). Russia Reveals the MH17 'Smoking Gun'. globalresearch.ca The Russian Defense Ministry may have finally unveiled the "smoking gun" able to solve the mystery surrounding Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, shot down on July 17, 2014 over the Donetsk Oblast, a province in eastern Ukraine. | The MH17 crash killed …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2018-09-19). Social Media and The Process of Deplatforming. Germaine Greer. globalresearch.ca The flexibility of English, and thriving sign that it is not a dead language, permits repeated atrocities to be committed in the name of new terms. We are told that what is new is supposedly good, a sign of evolution. …

George Ochenski (2018-09-19). How's That "Chinese Hoax" Treating You, Mr. President? counterpunch.org Remember when our science-challenged president declared that global climate change was a "Chinese hoax"? That his assertion ran against the judgment of 97 percent of the scientific community apparently had no effect upon his foolish and incorrect statement. But now, with killer hurricanes rolling into the East Coast while "super typhoons" clobber the Philippines and western wildfires persist into fall, millions are suffering or worse as a direct result of Trump's climate change delusions. More

wsws (2018-09-19). Unions shut down Washington teacher strikes. wsws.org The experiences of teachers in Washington provide critical lessons for educators and other sections of workers coming into struggle.

RT (2018-09-19). College students aren't submitting absentee ballots …as they don't know how to buy stamps. rt.com Today's college students are facing a major hurdle, and it has nothing to do with physics or calculus. America's future leaders aren't turning in their absentee ballots because they don't know where to buy stamps. Yes, really.

RT (2018-09-19). 'We got us one': Picture of white Alabama teens standing on black student sparks race row. rt.com A group of white Alabama high school students are at the center of a racism storm after a photo of them standing on a black pupil surfaced online with the caption 'We got us one.' Participants insist the stunt was a "joke."

Brianna Reddick (2018-09-18). For Black College Students, Balancing Activism and Mental Health Takes Work. thenation.com For Black College Students, Balancing Activism and Mental Health Takes Work appeared first on The Nation.

aclu (2018-09-18). Some Schools Need a Lesson on Students' Free Speech Rights. aclu.org An alarming number of schools improperly discipline students for their speech — especially students of color. | School is back in session, and that means school administrators may be back to surveilling students on social media and unjustly disciplining them for what they say on it. | We've seen both of these troubling trends before. And in today's era of inspiring student 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, 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…

Shared by Hezvo Mpunga (2018-09-18). Students Want Change at University Accused of Hiding Sexual Abuse. therealnews.com Students at the University of Maryland Baltimore County protested Monday after a federal lawsuit alleged officials discouraged rape reporting, dismissed cases and destroyed evidence

wsws (2018-09-18). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Costa Rican public sector workers, backed by students and others, protest anti-worker fiscal reforms last week; meanwhile 500 Sun-Maid workers are fighting management's concession demands.

splcenter (2018-09-17). SPLC, Rock the Vote launch voter education class. splcenter.org The SPLC and Rock the Vote — a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to building the political power of young people — today launched a class designed to teach high school students the importance of voting.

Hatewatch Staff (2018-09-17). 5 things you need to know about one of the anti-LGBT movement's biggest events: the 'Values Voter Summit'. splcenter.org One of the most powerful anti-LGBT hate groups, the Family Research Council (FRC), is getting ready for its annual gathering in the nation's capital.

Rob Urie (2018-09-17). American Fascism. counterpunch.org Fascism is a loaded topic for Americans. The term is usually put forward as oppositional, as the flip side of representative democracy, e.g. authoritarian. Left unaddressed is whose interests' American representative democracy represents. Twenty years of research by political scientist Thomas Ferguson strongly supports the conclusion that it is monied interests (a/k/a the rich) that determines public policy. And while this isn't the authoritarian leader alluded to with the charge of fascism, neither does it contrast with it in the sense implied.

Shared by Hezvo Mpunga (2018-09-17). Laura Flanders Show: Education Activists Back To School With A Test for DeVos. therealnews.com 2018 has been a year of upheaval for students, in and out of the classroom. This week on the Laura Flanders show, educators and education activists talk about educational justice, teaching in Trump times, and taking stock of the current state of education. We're joined by Natasha Capers, of the NYC Coalition for Educational Justice;…

RT (2018-09-16). Texas Education Board votes to cut Hillary Clinton's name from student curriculum. rt.com Students in Texas will not be obliged to learn about Hillary Clinton in their history class, but will discuss the impact of Moses on the nation's founding documents, following a vote by the State Board of Education.

Democracy Now! (2018-09-14). Headlines for September 14, 2018. democracynow.org Hurricane Florence Makes Landfall, Lashing Carolinas Coast, Trump Falsely Claims 3,000 Puerto Ricans Did Not Die After Hurricane Maria, Wins and Losses for Progressive Challengers in New York Primaries, Former Refugee from Afghanistan Safiya Wazir Unseats Incumbent in NH Primary Race, Paul Manafort and Special Counsel Reach Tentative Plea Deal, Sen. Feinstein Refers to FBI Letter Alleging Sexual Misconduct by Kavanaugh, Dozens of Homes Explode North of Boston, Mass., Killing 1 Person, Argentina: Thousands of Teachers & Students Strike Against Austerity Measures, Lawsuit Alleges MSU Officials Intentionally Covered…

Lauren Carasik (2018-09-14). The IMF's 'Large Brain, Unhealthy Ego, and Tiny Conscience'. thenation.com The IMF's 'Large Brain, Unhealthy Ego, and Tiny Conscience' appeared first on The Nation.

RT (2018-09-14). 'It's science fiction': Professor doubts claims of 'microwave attacks' on US diplomats in Cuba. rt.com There's no conclusive evidence that US diplomats stationed in Cuba were injured by a futuristic weapon, Kenneth R. Foster, a professor of bioengineering, told RT, adding that theories involving microwaves were "science fiction." |

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.

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.