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Army Injures A Teacher, Abducts Principal, And Causes Many Students To Suffer Effects Of Teargas Inhalation, In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-09-10
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday morning, the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and attempted to invade a school, before assaulting and wounding a teacher, and caused many Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to abducting the school principal. Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers …

Army Injures A Teacher, Abducts Principal, And Causes Many Students To Suffer Effects Of Teargas Inhalation, In Hebron

Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian In Al-'Isawiya, Injure Many In Abu Dis
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-09-10
Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday, a young Palestinian man in the al-'Isawiya town, in the center of occupied Jerusalem, and injured many students near Al-Quds University, in Abu Dis town, southeast of the city. Several army jeeps invaded al-'Isawiya, before searching a number of homes, and abducted Taj Maher Mheisin, before …

Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian In Al-‘Isawiya, Injure Many In Abu Dis

Illiteracy Rate in Palestine is Among the Lowest in the World
INA | imemc.org | 2018-09-10
On the occasion of International Literacy Day, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) published a report, last week, on the illiteracy rate in Palestine ,and confirmed that it is one of the lowest in the world. The report said that the illiteracy rate in 2017 was 3.3% (7,898 illiterate) …

Illiteracy Rate in Palestine is Among the Lowest in the World

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Donors Get the Green
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2018-09-10
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is using the state's renewable energy funds, collected via surcharges on New Yorkers' utility bills, to award campaign donors with grants through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and its child organization, the New York Green Bank. | "Low-income households pay a disproportionate amount of their income to fund the Green Bank when compared to wealthy households," notes Jessica Azulay, Executive Director of Alliance for a Green Economy. "Because the Green Bank is using public money, it really should have a goal of equitable funding, with a strong focus on overcoming the barriers that New York's most vulnerable communities face when they want to implement renewable energy projects." | But the governor has primarily used NYSERDA's 10-year Clean Energy Fund, a pool of $5.3 billion, and the Green Bank to finance donors' energy projects. Five renewable…
truthout.org/articles/new-york-gov-andrew-cuomos-donors-get-the-green/

Are the US and UK Empowering Al-Qaeda in Yemen?
Mark Curtis | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
A recent investigation by the Associated Press found that militias in Yemen backed by the Saudi-led coalition, of which the US and UK are a de facto part, have been recruiting …
globalresearch.ca/are-the-us-and-uk-empowering-al-qaeda-in-yemen/5653597

New Pro-US Alliance Emerges in Eastern Mediterranean to Reshape Regional Security Landscape, Divisions within NATO
Peter Korzun | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
The military-political landscape in Europe and the Mediterranean is changing. NATO is not as unified as it once was, and Turkey's membership has become more of a formality than a real …
globalresearch.ca/new-pro-us-alliance-emerges-in-eastern-mediterranean-to-reshape-regional-security-landscape-divisions-within-nato/5653616

Moscow Has Upped the Ante in Syria
VIPFS | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
As Syrian forces back by Russian launch the final showdown in Syria against jihadist extremists, the potential for a U.S.-Russia confrontation has never been greater, as VIPS warns in this memo …
globalresearch.ca/moscow-has-upped-the-ante-in-syria/5653571

US Air Forces Strike Deir Ez-Zor with Banned Phosphorus Shells – Mod
Muraselon | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
The US Air forces " Two US F-15 jets " on September 8 carried out strikes using banned phosphorus bombs in Deir ez-Zor province, the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation said …
globalresearch.ca/us-air-forces-strike-deir-ez-zor-with-banned-phosphorus-shells-mod/5653595

Albert Einstein's 1948 Letter to the New York Times Comparing Israeli Politicians to Nazis
Dr. Albert Einstein | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
. Forward this article on your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums, etc. | GR Ed.: Compared to 2018, the NYT in 1948 was visibly committed to opinion, analysis …
globalresearch.ca/albert-einsteins-1948-letter-to-the-new-york-times-comparing-israeli-politicians-to-nazis/5653561

Empire Journalism: Venezuela, the US and John McCain
Media Lens | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
The US political commentator Michael Parenti once observed that: 'Bias in favor of the orthodox is frequently mistaken for "objectivity". Departures from this ideological orthodoxy are themselves dismissed as ideological.' | Once …
globalresearch.ca/empire-journalism-venezuela-the-us-and-john-mccain/5653610

Brexit and "Suicide Vests": Boris Johnson Takes Another Shot at Theresa May
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
The next blow in Boris Johnson's chapter of political suicide has been made: a piece in the Mail on Sunday which supplied him ample room to take yet another shot …
globalresearch.ca/brexit-and-suicide-vests-boris-johnson-takes-another-shot-at-theresa-may/5653559

Osamagate
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
The main justification for waging this war has been totally fabricated. The American people have been deliberately and consciously misled by their government into supporting a major military adventure which affects our collective future.
globalresearch.ca/osamagate/369

Federal Grand Jury Petition Filed for New 9/11 Investigation
Bruce G. Morgan | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
Good news has finally come along for the many people who know office fires cannot bring down modern steel framed skyscrapers, and it's good news for the rest of the world …
globalresearch.ca/federal-grand-jury-petition-filed-for-new-911-investigation/5653573

Shameless Misinformation Campaign Against Nicaragua and Its People
Camilo Mejia | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
Featured image: Sandinista Nicaraguans march for Peace and Justice for their dead, wounded, and disappeared. Managua, September 8, 2018. | On its September 7 article, the once progressive newspaper reports that …
globalresearch.ca/shameless-misinformation-campaign-against-nicaragua-and-its-people/5653600

Israel Should Not Have to Ask Washington's Permission for Settlements: US Ambassador Friedman
Yemenpress | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
The US ambassador to Tel Aviv says Israel checks all settlement expansion plans in the occupied Palestinian territories with the United States which never challenges them. | In an interview published in …
globalresearch.ca/israel-should-not-have-to-ask-washingtons-permission-for-settlements-us-ambassador-friedman/5653592

Where was Osama bin Laden on September 11, 2001?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
On September 10. 2001, Osama was in a Pakistani military hospital in Rawalpindi, courtesy of America's indefectible ally Pakistan…
globalresearch.ca/where-was-osama-on-september-11-2001/3194

Watch: Omarosa Manigault Newman Visits The View to Leak Audio of Trump Ranting About Hillary Clinton And Russia
Travis Gettys, Raw Story | alternet.org | 2018-09-10
"The real Russia story is Hillary and collusion. " | Former White House aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman shared a new recording with "The View" of her time working for President Donald Trump. The recording shows Trump rambling about Hillary Clinton and the Russia investigation after interrupting a meeting about tax cut legislation in October 2017, shortly after reporting showed his rival's campaign and the Democratic National Committee helped pay for opposition research b. . .
alternet.org/watch-omarosa-manigault-newman-visits-view-leak-audio-trump-ranting-about-hillary-clinton-and-russia

Ten Irrefutable, Devastating 9/11 Facts
Elias Davidsson | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
There is actually no need to resort to speculative arguments that the official account of 9/11 is a fraud since there are hard facts that support this conclusion. Here are 10 such undisputed facts.
globalresearch.ca/ten-irrefutable-devastating-911-facts/5637525

The Military Drills of September 11th: Why a New Investigation is Needed
Elizabeth Woodworth | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
This essay quotes military officials and compares their statements to those of the 9/11 Commission.
globalresearch.ca/the-military-drills-of-september-11th-why-a-new-investigation-is-needed/6906

Pompeo's Fingerprints Are All Over Trump's New Syria Regime Change Policy
Whitney Webb | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
Despite his having expressed his desire to get U.S. troops out of Syria only months ago, a report published Friday in The Washington Post claims that President Donald Trump is allegedly …
globalresearch.ca/pompeos-fingerprints-are-all-over-trumps-new-syria-regime-change-policy/5653606

How the U.S. Does Propaganda
Eric Zuesse | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
A typical example was on NPR's "Weekend Edition Saturday," on September 8th, when the program-host Scott Simon interviewed the Obama Administration's diplomat Robert Malley, in a segment titled "What's Next In …
globalresearch.ca/how-the-u-s-does-propaganda/5653569

We Can No Longer Afford a Fossil Fuel Economy
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
Featured image: #WeRiseForClimate protest in San Francisco, September 8, 2018 from 350.org flickr. | The Global #RiseForClimate actions are just one example of many that the climate justice movement is building the …
globalresearch.ca/we-can-no-longer-afford-a-fossil-fuel-economy/5653565

Samir Amin's Theoretical Contributions (1931-2018) on "Delinking" From the Eurocentric World System
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-10
Samir Amin, the Egyptian-born social scientist and activist, died in a Paris hospital on August 12, 2018 at the age of 86. | He was a prodigious researcher and publisher issuing …
globalresearch.ca/samir-amins-theoretical-contributions-1931-2018-on-delinking-from-the-eurocentric-world-system/5653577

New 'Poison Papers' Leak: EPA Knew About Many Dangerous Toxins, But Kept Quiet
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-10
A new leak in the series of documents known as the "poison papers," which were provided by whistleblower William Sanjour, show that unless regulatory bodies such as the EPA have real political backing, they will not act in the public interest. We speak to Jonathan Latham of the Bioscience Resource Project | The post New 'Poison Papers' Leak: EPA Knew About Many Dangerous Toxins, But Ke…
therealnews.com/stories/new-poison-papers-leak-epa-knew-about-many-dangerous-toxins-but-kept-quiet

Seattle Education Association pushes through sellout deal
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-10
The Seattle Education Association, with the backing of its supposedly dissident faction, Social Equity Educators, forced through the agreement, undermining the momentum for a statewide strike.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/10/seat…

Police suppress protest over schools in debt-ridden Chinese city
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-10
The immediate reason for the protest was a local government decision to cut costs in government schools by relocating all fifth and sixth grade students to private schools.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/10/prot…

How Milwaukee Teachers Beat Back Cuts and Busywork
Shared by Anton Woronczuk | truthout.org | 2018-09-09

| Collective bargaining is all but illegal for public sector workers in Wisconsin. So how did Milwaukee teachers not only block major cuts to public schools but also make gains on workload and health care? | At the height of the red-state teacher strikes in April and May, teachers and school employees in Milwaukee passed around a petition at school committing that to win their demands, they were ready to "do whatever it takes." | The clear subtext: illegal or not, teachers might walk out. "We were assessing our collective willingness to step out further than we have before," said Milwaukee Teachers Education Association President Amy Mizialko, "including shutting down schools." | In May the district blinked. Management backed off its proposed 5 percent cut to schools budget and cuts to health care, and it…
truthout.org/articles/how-milwaukee-teachers-beat-back-cuts-and-busywork/

Russia and Iran Versus Turkey: Strange Bedfellows on Syria
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-09
Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and Turkish despot Recep Yayyip Erdogan met in Tehran on Syria. They agreed to disagree despite pretending otherwise in their communique following talks….
globalresearch.ca/russia-and-iran-versus-turkey-strange-bedfellows-on-syria/5653520

Trump's Mission of Distraction: Finding the NYT "Anonymous Author"
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-09
The Trump presidency has proven to be a set of publicity driven punctuations and blows, riddled by distractions contrived and accidental. Controversy and accusation characterise the next revelation, the next announcement …
globalresearch.ca/trumps-mission-of-distraction-finding-the-nyt-anonymous-author/5653508

Brazil: Neoliberalism with a "Human Face"
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-09
The article below was first published by Global Research more than fifteen years ago on April 25, 2003. The introduction below was drafted in 2016 following the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff. | Today Brazil is living the most serious crisis since …
globalresearch.ca/brazil-neoliberalism-with-a-human-face/374

We've Come a Long Way: Obama Says Medicare for All Is a "Good New Idea"
Margaret Flowers | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-09
On September 7, 2018, speaking at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, President Obama said that Democrats are running on "good new ideas like Medicare for All…" | This indicates a significant …
globalresearch.ca/weve-come-a-long-way-president-obama-says-medicare-for-all-is-a-good-new-idea/5653526

Trump Commits US to 'Indefinite' Military Presence in Syria
Jason Ditz | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-09
According to State Department officials, President Trump has recently abandoned his desire to "get out" of Syria and bring US troops home. He has signed a new strategy, which includes new …
globalresearch.ca/trump-commits-us-to-indefinite-military-presence-in-syria/5653510

Trump Cuts $25m in Aid for Palestinians in East Jerusalem Hospitals
Middle East Eye | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-09
US President Donald Trump ordered that $25m earmarked for the medical care of Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals be directed elsewhere as part of a review of aid, a State Department …
globalresearch.ca/trump-cuts-25m-in-aid-for-palestinians-in-east-jerusalem-hospitals/5653538

The Amazon Business Model is A Job Killer: The Shift Towards E-Commerce. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and 31 Million Jobs Destroyed
Dr. Jack Rasmus | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-09
Prominent in the news this past week was the report that Amazon and its CEO, Jeff Bezos, reached record levels of market valuation and wealth. Amazon is now worth more than …
globalresearch.ca/the-amazon-business-model-is-a-job-killer-the-shift-towards-e-commerce-artificial-intelligence-ai-31-million-jobs-destroyed/5653529

A Father Took His 10-Year-Old Fishing. She Fell in the Water and Drowned. It Was a Tragic Accident — Then He Was Charged With Murder
Jordan Smith | theintercept.com | 2018-09-09
Wendell Lindsey is serving life in a Texas prison, but his conviction relied on dubious drowning science and a key witness with secrets of her own. | The post A Father Took His 10-Year-Old Fishing. She Fell in the Water and Drowned. It Was a Tragic Accident — Then He Was Charged With Murder. appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/09/09/wendell-lindsey-murder-drowning-forensic-science/

Prisoners Strike Across America & Canada to End Penal Enslavement
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-08
Prisoners Across US & Canada go on hunger and work strike to protest no wages/low wages, end of solitary confinement, for education programs & an end to mass incarceration | The post Prisoners Strike Across America & Canada to End Penal Enslavement appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/prisoners-strike-across-america-canada-to-end-penal-enslavement

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/

Reject the sellout in Seattle! For a statewide and national teachers strike!
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-08
The WSWS Teacher Newsletter urges Seattle teachers meeting today to vote "no" and immediately constitute themselves as an independent rank-and-file committee to plan a serious struggle.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/08/wash…

CIA out of University of Illinois Chicago!
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-08
The CIA partnership is an expression of the militarization of life in the US and internationally that must be opposed by students and young people.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/08/ciau…

Can the Wall Between Church and State Survive Brett Kavanaugh?
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-09-07
The Supreme Court nominee's testimony this week signals an intent to weaken the separation of church and state. | Public schools are educational institutions, not temples of religious indoctrination. For over half a century, the Supreme Court has thus recognized that the Constitution prohibits public schools from imposing prayer on children and that religious education is the province of parents and religious communities, not government bureaucrats. | On Wednesday, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, however, strongly suggested that he disagrees and that, if confirmed, he will vote to weaken the separation of…
aclu.org/blog/religious-liberty/can-wall-between-church-and-state-survive-brett-kavanaugh

SPLC: Florida Supreme Court's decision to remove misleading ballot measure on education is a 'victory for schoolchildren'
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-09-07
The Florida Supreme Court today affirmed a lower court's ruling to strike a proposed state constitutional amendment that would have eliminated local school boards' exclusive duty to regulate some new public schools — including charter schools — from the ballot.
splcenter.org/news/2018/09/07/splc-florida-supreme-court%25E2%2580%2599s-decision-remove-misleading-ballot-measure-education-%25E2%2580%2598victory

'Punitive Discipline Policies Have Proven to Be Destructive to Children'
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2018-09-07
CBS News ( 8/14/18) | Janine Jackson: Nothing says America 2018 like a spate of stories on how back-to-school shopping includes bulletproof backpacks. Arming teachers and gearing kids up like commandos are presented as more-or-less reasonable responses to concerns about school safety. | Any violence in schools is too much, of course, but a conversation about school safety that's focused on guns and bullets is a narrow and distorted conversation. Recasting our definition of a "safe school environment" could lead us in some very different directions. | Karen Dolan is director of the Criminalization of Race and Poverty Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, and co-author, with Ebony Slaughter-Johnson and Myacah Sampson, of the recent report Students Under Siege: How the School-to-Prison Pipeline, Poverty and Racism Endanger Our Schoolchildren. She joins us now by phone…
fair.org/home/punitive-discipline-policies-have-proven-to-be-destructive-to-children/

Petroleum Junkies of the World, Unite!
Craig Collins | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-07
Like most Americans, I was born into a lifestyle of cheap energy and took it for granted. Growing up in the latter half of the 20th century, cars and electricity were just part of daily life. Nobody thought of it as addiction; it was progress. Every new electronic device and labor saving appliance was a testament to the miracle of modern science and technology. The future was usually portrayed as a technological utopia where all our wants and needs would be met by some new scientific wonder. Remember The Jetsons?
counterpunch.org/2018/09/07/petroleum-junkies-of-the-world-unite/

Striking Tacoma, Washington, teachers demand better pay, funding for education
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-07
On Thursday, teachers in Tacoma joined thousands of striking teachers throughout the state of Washington as the unions work to contain and isolate the struggles in each district.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/07/wash…

Waste plastics poison the food chain and contribute to global warming
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-07
A variety of recent research highlights the ways in which the huge amounts of discarded plastic products are harmful to the environment and human health.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/07/plas…

Los Angeles Teachers Prepare to Strike: An Organizing Drive Long in the Making
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-06
LA teachers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, should contract negotiations fail. Each side accusing the other of illegal tactics. However, teachers say this is not mainly about wages, but about improving children's education. Jane McAlevey explains | The post Los Angeles Teachers Prepare to Strike: An Organizing Drive Long in the Making ap…
therealnews.com/stories/los-angeles-teachers-prepare-to-strike-an-organizing-drive-long-in-the-making

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/

When Sea Turtles and Fishermen Collide
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-09-06
Ecologically sustainable fishing communities and marine life can coexist and great community-level efforts are underway to maintain their livelihood, says Bryan Wallace, Senior Scientist with the Conservation Science Partners | The post When Sea Turtles and Fishermen Collide appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/when-sea-turtles-and-fisherman-collide

US billionaire Richard DeVos, Amway co-founder and Orlando Magic owner, dies at 92
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-06
American billionaire Richard DeVos, the co-founder of Amway, owner of the Orlando Magic basketball team and father-in-law of US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has died at the age of 92.
rt.com/usa/437812-richard-devos-amway-dies/

Plutocracy Now!
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-09-05
The United States today qualifies as a plutocracy — on a number of grounds, and it is having a profound impact on the media, education and think tanks–indeed on the whole of society, says Michael Brenner. By Michael Brenner Plutocracy… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/09/05/plutocracy-now/

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2018-09-09: News Headlines

Eric Zuesse (2018-09-10). How the U.S. Does Propaganda. globalresearch.ca A typical example was on NPR's "Weekend Edition Saturday," on September 8th, when the program-host Scott Simon interviewed the Obama Administration's diplomat Robert Malley, in a segment titled "What's Next In

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2018-09-10). Where was Osama bin Laden on September 11, 2001? globalresearch.ca On September 10. 2001, Osama was in a Pakistani military hospital in Rawalpindi, courtesy of America's indefectible ally Pakistan…

VIPFS (2018-09-10). Moscow Has Upped the Ante in Syria. globalresearch.ca As Syrian forces back by Russian launch the final showdown in Syria against jihadist extremists, the potential for a U.S.-Russia confrontation has never been greater, as VIPS warns in this memo …

Shared by Anton Woronczuk (2018-09-09). How Milwaukee Teachers Beat Back Cuts and Busywork. truthout.org

| Collective bargaining is all but illegal for public sector workers in Wisconsin. So how did Milwaukee teachers not only block major cuts to public schools but also make gains on workload and health care? | At the height of the red-state teacher strikes in April and May, teachers and school employees in Milwaukee passed around a petition at school committing that to win their demands, they were ready to "do whatever it takes." | The clear subtext: illegal or not, teachers might walk out. "We were assessing our collective willingness to step out further than we have before," said Milwaukee Teachers Education Association President Amy Mizialko, "including shutting down schools." | In May the district blinked. Management backed off its proposed 5 percent cut to schools budget and cuts to health care, and it…

Laura Clawson, Daily Kos (2018-09-09). Two New Studies Show Just How Underpaid Teachers Are — And That's Exactly How Republicans Want It. alternet.org Low teacher pay is on the way to becoming a crisis, as that and other attacks on the profession make teaching a less appealing career for young people. | Teachers are underpaid, say a majority of Americans . . . and they're right. Two new studies give different ang. . .

Dr. Jack Rasmus (2018-09-09). The Amazon Business Model is A Job Killer: The Shift Towards E-Commerce. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and 31 Million Jobs Destroyed. globalresearch.ca Prominent in the news this past week was the report that Amazon and its CEO, Jeff Bezos, reached record levels of market valuation and wealth. Amazon is now worth more than …

Strategic Culture Foundation (2018-09-09). Britain Should be in the Dock Over Skripal Saga, Not Russia. globalresearch.ca The latest announcement by British authorities of two named Russian suspects in connection with the alleged poison assassination of a former Russian spy and his daughter is more absurd drama in …

Stephen Lendman (2018-09-09). Russia and Iran Versus Turkey: Strange Bedfellows on Syria. globalresearch.ca Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and Turkish despot Recep Yayyip Erdogan met in Tehran on Syria. They agreed to disagree despite pretending otherwise in their communique following talks….

Edward Curtin (2018-09-09). Why I Don't Speak of the Fake News of "9/11" Anymore. globalresearch.ca Tuesday, September 11, 2001, was a non-teaching day for me. I was home when the phone rang at 9 A.M. It was my daughter, who was on a week's vacation with …

Margaret Flowers (2018-09-09). We've Come a Long Way: Obama Says Medicare for All Is a "Good New Idea" globalresearch.ca On September 7, 2018, speaking at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, President Obama said that Democrats are running on "good new ideas like Medicare for All…" | This indicates a significant …

Barrie Zwicker (2018-09-09). Video: The Great Conspiracy: The 9/11 News Special You Never Saw. globalresearch.ca "They say a conspiracy this large could not be kept secret, but most large covert operations are kept secret. People say 'they', meaning the Bush Administration, wouldn't dare for fear they'd be found out. As for being found out by …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2018-09-09). Trump's Mission of Distraction: Finding the NYT "Anonymous Author" globalresearch.ca The Trump presidency has proven to be a set of publicity driven punctuations and blows, riddled by distractions contrived and accidental. Controversy and accusation characterise the next revelation, the next announcement …

Middle East Eye (2018-09-09). Trump Cuts $25m in Aid for Palestinians in East Jerusalem Hospitals. globalresearch.ca US President Donald Trump ordered that $25m earmarked for the medical care of Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals be directed elsewhere as part of a review of aid, a State Department …

Petter Nilsson (2018-09-09). Elections in Sweden: Opening the Door to the Far Right. globalresearch.ca Featured image: The crowd at a Sweden Democrats event in 2013. News Oresund / Flickr | The sociologist Walter Korpi once quipped that "the revolution will not come to Sweden through armed …

Jason Ditz (2018-09-09). Trump Commits US to 'Indefinite' Military Presence in Syria. globalresearch.ca According to State Department officials, President Trump has recently abandoned his desire to "get out" of Syria and bring US troops home. He has signed a new strategy, which includes new

Middle East Monitor (2018-09-09). Tony Blair Confirms Receiving Millions in Donation From Saudi. globalresearch.ca Tony Blair's relationship with Saudi Arabia has come under scrutiny following the revelation that the non-government organisation set up under his name has received millions of pounds from Riyadh. | Accounts …

Staff (2018-09-09). Leading Cancer Researcher Fails to Disclose Corporate Payments. truthdig.com A senior official at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has received millions of dollars from companies involved in medical research. His omissions expose how weakly conflict-of-interest rules are enforced by research journals.

Jonathan Cook (2018-09-09). The Israel Lobby's Non-stop Attacks on Corbyn Will Backfire. globalresearch.ca Back in the 1950s, the US intelligence community coined a term: "blowback". It referred to the unintended consequences of a covert operation that ended up damaging one's own cause. | There are …

Andrew Korybko (2018-09-09). US Cuts off Aid to Pakistan, Obstructing Pakistan's Economic Cooperation with China. globalresearch.ca The US military suspended $300 million in aid to Pakistan. | Technically speaking, the US didn't cut off actual "military aid" in the physical sense that it's widely perceived to have done …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2018-09-09). Brazil: Neoliberalism with a "Human Face" globalresearch.ca The article below was first published by Global Research more than fifteen years ago on April 25, 2003. The introduction below was drafted in 2016 following the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff. | Today Brazil is living the most serious crisis since …

Jordan Smith (2018-09-09). A Father Took His 10-Year-Old Fishing. She Fell in the Water and Drowned. It Was a Tragic Accident — Then He Was Charged With Murder. theintercept.com Wendell Lindsey is serving life in a Texas prison, but his conviction relied on dubious drowning science and a key witness with secrets of her own.

Shared by Hezvo Mpunga (2018-09-08). Prisoners Strike Across America & Canada to End Penal Enslavement. therealnews.com Prisoners Across US & Canada go on hunger and work strike to protest no wages/low wages, end of solitary confinement, for education programs & an end to mass incarceration

Shared by Anton Woronczuk (2018-09-08). This School Year, Let's Keep Kids in Classrooms. truthout.org It's no secret that our country incarcerates people of color at much higher rates than white people. What might be less well known is that this can begin in the classroom. | Across the country, schools routinely punish, suspend, and expel students of color at higher rates than white students — setbacks that can follow students for years. Those were the findings of a new Institute for Policy Studies report called Students Under Siege. | I saw this firsthand going to school in Indiana. A report by the Indiana Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights found that Indiana "ranks second in the country in its rate of black male out-of-school suspensions" and "ranks fourth in the rate of black female out-of-school suspensions." | It's not an issue of one group…

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.

DPCR (2018-09-08). More Jobs Fictions. Payroll Job Reports and Labor Statistics in America. globalresearch.ca According to today's payroll jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the economy created 200,000 new jobs in August. These jobs, assuming that they exist, are reported to be in …

Prof. Graeme McQueen (2018-09-08). 9/11 Truth: War on Terror or "War on Democracy"? The Physical Intimidation of Legislatures. globalresearch.ca First, there is the sense of threat. The population then goes through a phase of intense, felt unity. Party loyalties and ideological divides are cast aside. There are solemn declarations, there is singing, there is the calling down of blessings on the nation, there is hugging and there are tears.

Philip Giraldi (2018-09-08). The New York Times Anonymous Op-Ed – A Neocon Generated Document? globalresearch.ca It seems that the entire world now knows that an Anonymous senior official on the White House staff has described an administration in chaos, headed by an "amoral" ignoramus, which only …

Stephen Lendman (2018-09-08). Netanyahu Regime Secretly Arming and Funding Twelve or More Terrorist Groups in Syria. globalresearch.ca On September 6, Foreign Policy (FP), an establishment media discussed Israel's "secret program to back Syrian rebels" — code name for terrorists, supported by the Trump and Netanyahu regimes, along with …

Farhang Jahanpour (2018-09-08). Demonization of Middle East Leaders Prior to Invasion and "Regime Change". Trump's Iran Policy. globalresearch.ca 1. The US Iran policy aims at nothing but conflict-building followed by economic, political and military violence | From all the remarks made by President Donald Trump and his senior officials, it …

Tony Cartalucci (2018-09-08). Idlib: Al Qaeda's Last Stand. globalresearch.ca The United States has raised tensions further amid Syria's ongoing conflict. It has issued a threat in the form of a "warning" against Damascus against retaking the northern region of Idlib. …

Philip A Farruggio (2018-09-08). Where's the Rest of Our Country? America's Illegal and Immoral Invasions and Occupations. globalresearch.ca In the 1942 epic film King's Row actor Ronald Reagan (of all people) played a down and out working stiff (Drake McHugh) who just had his legs amputated due to an …

Barbara Nimri Aziz (2018-09-08). I Really Can't Cast Your Ballot for You, Ma'am. globalresearch.ca "The fight of my life…"; "Republicans take a sledgehammer to Medicare…"; "Triple your impact to STOP…"; "Lowering our chance…"; "What's at stake? Everything…"; "Last chance…"; "Numbers don't lie…"; "They're scared we'll …

wsws (2018-09-08). CIA out of University of Illinois Chicago! wsws.org The CIA partnership is an expression of the militarization of life in the US and internationally that must be opposed by students and young people.

wsws (2018-09-08). Reject the sellout in Seattle! For a statewide and national teachers strike! wsws.org The WSWS Teacher Newsletter urges Seattle teachers meeting today to vote "no" and immediately constitute themselves as an independent rank-and-file committee to plan a serious struggle.

aclu (2018-09-07). Can the Wall Between Church and State Survive Brett Kavanaugh? aclu.org The Supreme Court nominee's testimony this week signals an intent to weaken the separation of church and state. | Public schools are educational institutions, not temples of religious indoctrination. For over half a century, the Supreme Court has thus recognized that the Constitution prohibits public schools from imposing prayer on children and that religious education is the province of parents and religious communities, not government bureaucrats. | On Wednesday, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, however, strongly suggested that he disagrees and that, if confirmed, he will vote to weaken the separation of…

splcenter (2018-09-07). SPLC: Florida Supreme Court's decision to remove misleading ballot measure on education is a 'victory for schoolchildren'. splcenter.org The Florida Supreme Court today affirmed a lower court's ruling to strike a proposed state constitutional amendment that would have eliminated local school boards' exclusive duty to regulate some new public schools — including charter schools — from the ballot.

Janine Jackson (2018-09-07). 'Punitive Discipline Policies Have Proven to Be Destructive to Children'. fair.org CBS News ( 8/14/18) | Janine Jackson: Nothing says America 2018 like a spate of stories on how back-to-school shopping includes bulletproof backpacks. Arming teachers and gearing kids up like commandos are presented as more-or-less reasonable responses to concerns about school safety. | Any violence in schools is too much, of course, but a conversation about school safety that's focused on guns and bullets is a narrow and distorted conversation. Recasting our definition of a "safe school environment" could lead us in some very different directions. | Karen Dolan is director of the Criminalization of Race and Poverty Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, and co-author, with Ebony Slaughter-Johnson and Myacah Sampson, of the recent report Students Under Siege: How the School-to-Prison Pipeline, Poverty and Racism Endanger Our Schoolchildren. She joins us now by phone…

Robert Koehler (2018-09-07). Healing in North Lawndale. counterpunch.org "This isn't rocket science," Jackie Ingram said, humorously downplaying her involvement in the Restorative Justice Community Court, a pilot project of the Cook County Circuit Court, which has brought a new, healing-focused system of justice to her community this past year. My thought in that moment was: She's right. Saving kids and reclaiming a troubled, More

Craig Collins (2018-09-07). Petroleum Junkies of the World, Unite! counterpunch.org Like most Americans, I was born into a lifestyle of cheap energy and took it for granted. Growing up in the latter half of the 20th century, cars and electricity were just part of daily life. Nobody thought of it as addiction; it was progress. Every new electronic device and labor saving appliance was a testament to the miracle of modern science and technology. The future was usually portrayed as a technological utopia where all our wants and needs would be met by some new scientific wonder. Remember The Jetsons? More

Missy Comley Beattie (2018-09-07). Words Get in the Way. counterpunch.org If compassion were contagious, they'd mandate a vaccine to prevent transmission. I write but the words get in the way. Words, bombarding my conscience, breaking my heart. I write. I delete. It's a release to let my fingers dance across the keyboard. And reassuring that I can delete the dance. I write more words and More

wsws (2018-09-07). Waste plastics poison the food chain and contribute to global warming. wsws.org A variety of recent research highlights the ways in which the huge amounts of discarded plastic products are harmful to the environment and human health.

wsws (2018-09-07). Striking Tacoma, Washington, teachers demand better pay, funding for education. wsws.org On Thursday, teachers in Tacoma joined thousands of striking teachers throughout the state of Washington as the unions work to contain and isolate the struggles in each district.

Shared by Hezvo Mpunga (2018-09-06). Los Angeles Teachers Prepare to Strike: An Organizing Drive Long in the Making. therealnews.com LA teachers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, should contract negotiations fail. Each side accusing the other of illegal tactics. However, teachers say this is not mainly about wages, but about improving children's education. Jane McAlevey explains

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.

Mark Gruenberg (2018-09-06). Panelists: Kavanaugh 'would repeal the 20th century'. peoplesworld.org

Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski (2018-09-06). When Sea Turtles and Fishermen Collide. therealnews.com Ecologically sustainable fishing communities and marine life can coexist and great community-level efforts are underway to maintain their livelihood, says Bryan Wallace, Senior Scientist with the Conservation Science Partners

wsws (2018-09-06). Only three percent of students have received Governor Cuomo's "free tuition" scholarship. wsws.org Despite the fact that the SUNY and CUNY systems are the second and third largest public higher education systems in the United States, with about 700,000 students in all, fewer than 21,000 Excelsior Scholarships were awarded last academic year.

RT (2018-09-06). US billionaire Richard DeVos, Amway co-founder and Orlando Magic owner, dies at 92. rt.com American billionaire Richard DeVos, the co-founder of Amway, owner of the Orlando Magic basketball team and father-in-law of US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has died at the age of 92.

wsws (2018-09-06). Tacoma teachers strike as walkouts spread across Washington. wsws.org School officials in three districts threatened disciplinary action against striking teachers while educators in Tacoma joined walkouts in 10 other districts Thursday.

Shared by Hezvo Mpunga (2018-09-05). Does Hogan's Schools Rhetoric Match his Track Record? therealnews.com Some Democrats say Larry Hogan is taking credit for their educational accomplishments, but will either candidate's policy be transformational for public schools?