(2019-12-16). Israel's Haaretz: 256 Cases of Israeli Settlers' Violence Towards Palestinians. imemc.org An increase in Israeli settlers' aggression against Palestinians and their properties in the West Bank compared to recent years, Alray reported. The Israeli paper Haaretz published data from Israeli security institutions that documented 256 cases of Israeli settlers' aggression against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Israeli security services expressed …
(2019-12-16). Iranian Professor Invents Polymer Nanocomposite Able to Reflect Electromagnetic Waves. iranian.com The invention of a Birjand University professor and researcher was registered under the title "Polymer Nanocomposites with Absorption Property and Simultaneous Reflection of Electromagnetic Waves". Omolfajr Naakhaei, who reportedly invented the nanocomposite, told IRNA that it can absorb microwaves dangerous to humans. The researcher suggested turning the nanocomposite into "granules" and then using them with …
(2019-12-16). No Justification For The Existence of Any Kind of Charter School. dissidentvoice.org 
Charter school promoters are skilled at promoting disinformation about charter schools and public schools; they have decades of experience. One of the most worn-out forms of disinformation deployed repeatedly by charter school promoters is to pressure people into thinking that the problem is not that privately-operated charter schools run by unelected individuals and funded by …
(2019-12-16). Lessons From Battling the Pentagon for Four Decades. commondreams.org In 2019, Pentagon spending is actually higher than it was at the peak of either the Korean or Vietnam conflicts and may soon be—adjusted for inflation—twice the Cold War average. (Photo: David B. Gleason/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/pentagon_0_1_2.jpeg …
(2019-12-16). British Weapons Manufacturers, Banks, See Share Price Rocket after Conservative Election Victory. mintpressnews.com 
Almost every one of Britain's top arms producers saw large spikes in their share price immediately following the news that Boris Johnson was to become the next Prime Minister.
(2019-12-16). Impeach & Remove Demonstration in Cupertino. indybay.org Cupertino City Center (out front of building), south east intersection of Stevens Creek and De Anza Blvd., Cupertino 95014…
(2019-12-16). Democrats Should Go After Trump's Full Corruption, Not Just Ukraine. truthout.org Donald Trump is set to become the third president to be impeached when the Democrat-controlled House votes Wednesday on two charges related to his attempts to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden. The vote will send the charges to the Republican-controlled Senate, which will then hold a trial on whether to remove Trump from office. Witnesses who could be called to testify include former national security adviser John Bolton and acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney. Ea…
(2019-12-16). How Medicaid Expansion Is Transforming Politics As We Know It. thenation.com How Medicaid Expansion Is Transforming Politics As We Know It…
(2019-12-16). Medical Doctors Issue Urgent Australian Appeal to Save Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca More than 100 medical doctors have issued an urgent appeal to the Australian government to protect the life of its citizen, imprisoned WikiLeaks journalist and publisher Julian Assange. | The doctors' action follows warnings from medical and human rights experts that …
(2019-12-16). 'Astonishing' Trump Rule Could Let Banks Classify NFL Stadium Investments as Aid to Poor Communities. commondreams.org The financial institutions would get significant tax breaks for their investments, thanks to the 2017 Republican tax law. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/banks_1.jpg …
(2019-12-16). Millions Wasted on Charter Schools. progressive.org The Network for Public Education calls the findings in its recent report "nothing short of a national scandal."
(2019-12-16). Geoengineering is no climate fix. But calling it a moral hazard could be counterproductive. mronline.org 
Desperate times call for desperate measures. In recent years and in the face of unprecedented changes in the climate system, some previously unknown and risky solutions have been proposed to put a halt to the chain of climate disasters, or at least to slow down the speed of their onslaught. | Source
(2019-12-16). Dozens of Palestinian Workers Suffocate on Tear Gas. imemc.org Dozens of Palestinian laborers suffered from tear gas inhalation, on Sunday, as near al-Ziraeia gate, along the Apartheid Wall, west of the town of Qaffin, northeast of the city of Tulkarem, northern occupied West Bank. Alray reported that Israeli forces pursued a group of laborers on their way to their …
(2019-12-16). The Revelations About Cambridge Analytica Indicate Clearly that Western Governments Are Subverting Democracy. globalresearch.ca I wrote an article about Cambridge Analytica, the commodification of voter decision making and the marketisation of democracy, along with previous articles about western government strategies for subverting democracy. I have also extensive…
(2019-12-16). Morgan to carry on as Culture Secretary despite standing down as MP. thecanary.co Nicky Morgan is to stay on as Culture Secretary despite standing down as an MP at the general election, Downing Street has announced. | No 10 said that she would be made a life peer and would take questions in the House of Lords. | Earlier, Boris Johnson appointed Simon Hart as the Welsh Secretary in a mini-reshuffle in the wake of his general election triumph. | The MP for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire replaces Alan Cairns, who was forced to stand down over his links to an aide accused of sabotaging a rape trial. | Hart was previously a junior minister at the Cabinet Office and his promotion marks his…
(2019-12-16). L'esplosivo Della Strage Di Piazza Fontana Proveniva Dalle Basi Nato. globalresearch.ca La Denuncia Del Magistrato Imposimato: | Nel 50 ∞ anniversario della strage di Piazza Fontana, ripubblichiamo l'intervento del magistrato Ferdinando Imposimato, Presidente Onorario della Suprema Corte di Cassazione, al Convegno del Comitato No Guerra No Nato, svoltosi a Roma il 26 Ottobre …
(2019-12-16). Egyptian dictatorship causing spike in youth suicide. peoplesworld.org 
The increasing suicide among youth is one of the fatal consequences of the 2013 military coup in Egypt. This has become a nightmare to the regime fearing that it could cause revolution that topples it. Neither the regime nor Egyptians have forgotten that in order to show his opposition to injustice, oppression and poverty, the …
(2019-12-16). New Bolivian Gov't Leading Country to Bankruptcy: Evo Morales. telesurenglish.net Bolivian President Evo Morales, who is now an asylum seeker in Argentina after the coup d'etat against him, warned that the de-facto government is leading the South American country "to bankruptcy" because "they have paralyzed the productive apparatus and halted public investment." | RELATED: | De-Facto Bolivian President to Issue Arrest Warrant for Morales | Using his Twitter account on Monday, the democratically elected President tweeted that the main issue of the economic r…
(2019-12-16). Hallmark Channel Reinstates Same-Sex Ads. truthdig.com 
NEW YORK—The Hallmark Channel, reversing what it called a "wrong decision," said Sunday it will reinstate commercials featuring same-sex couples that it had pulled following a complaint from a conservative group. | The earlier decision by Crown Media, Hallmark's parent company, to pull several ads for the wedding planning site Zola featuring two brides kissing at the altar had launched a storm of protest. Celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres and William Shatner criticized the move and the hashtag #BoycottHallmarkChannel was trending on Twitter at one point. | "The Crown Media team has been agonizing over this d…
(2019-12-16). Trump's Monroe Doctrine 2.0. globalresearch.ca Donald John Trump has turned back the clock in the Western Hemisphere to an era that saw coups and political unrest as the order of the day. Trump and his administration of far-right and pro-fascists have already overthrown the democratically-elected …
(2019-12-16). Protests across India against new Hindu chauvinist Citizenship Act. wsws.org Protests have erupted across India against the Citizenship Amendment Act, which the ruling Hindu supremacist Bharatiya Janata Party rammed through parliament in just four days last week.
(2019-12-16). Bernie at bat? Sanders makes pitch for minor leagues. peoplesworld.org 
BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Take Bernie out to the ball game? Bernie Sanders, the Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate, is aggressively opposing a Major League Baseball plan to cut 42 minor league teams across the country after 2020. Among the targeted are the Vermont Lake Monsters, the Single-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics in …
(2019-12-16). Weinstein accusers say disgraced mogul is trying to 'gaslight society'. thecanary.co Harvey Weinstein has been accused of trying to "gaslight society again" after he called himself "the forgotten man" who should be remembered as a pioneer of female storytelling. | The disgraced movie mogul said his work has been disregarded because of the slew of allegations of sexual assault and misconduct made against him. | In an interview with the New York Post, he said: "I made more movies directed by women and about women than any film-maker, and I'm talking about 30 years ago. I'm not talking about now when it's vogue. I did it first! I pioneered it! | Harvey Weinstein: I deserve pat on back when it comes…
(2019-12-16). Ralph Nader on Impeachment: Democrats Should Go After Trump's Full Corruption, Not Just Ukraine. democracynow.org 
Donald Trump is set to become the third president to be impeached when the Democrat-controlled House votes Wednesday on two charges related to his attempts to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden. The vote will send the charges to the Republican-controlled Senate, which will then hold a trial on whether to remove Trump from office. Witnesses who could be called to testify include former national security adviser John Bolton and acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney. Early Monday, the House Judiciary Committee released its full report on Trump's impeachment that is nearly 700 pag…
(2019-12-16). 'This Is a Big Deal': Goldman Sachs Rules Out Funding New Coal Projects, Arctic Oil Drilling. commondreams.org "The smart money on Wall Street is drawing red lines on oil and gas, and exiting coal." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/goldman-sachs-coal-arctic.jpg …
(2019-12-16). Impeachment Needs to Move to the Streets. thenation.com Impeachment Needs to Move to the Streets…
(2019-12-16). Climate: From Catastrophe to Cataclysm. counterpunch.org Please watch the 23 minute video, linked below, to completion. It shows an interview of Dr. Peter Carter (Director Climate Emergency Institute, IPCC expert reviewer, Co-author in 2018 of Unprecedented Crime: Climate Science Denial and Game Changers for Survival). This interview was conducted at COPS25 ("this is set up to fail") currently underway in Madrid, More
(2019-12-16). Lies, Newsweek and control of the media narrative: First-hand account. mronline.org 
Until several days ago, I was a journalist at Newsweek. I decided to hand my resignation in because, in essence, I was given a simple choice. On one hand, I could continue to be employed by the company, stay in their chic London offices and earn a steady salary—only if I adhered to what could […] | Source
(2019-12-16). EXPLAINED: What Really Happened in Jamia? peoplesdispatch.org In the afternoon of December 15, news broke about violent clashes between youths and students protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the police in Delhi's Jamia area. What followed was a series of violent attacks and detentions through the evening and night to early Monday morning. As these developments took place, social media started getting flooded with different reports about the events, some true, and some unverified. But what really happened? NewsClick brings to you a timeline of events, as they took place yesterday.
(2019-12-16). Socialist Equality Party used UK general election to put forward a socialist perspective. wsws.org The SEP's candidates reached thousands of workers and youth and was followed across Britain and internationally.
(2019-12-16). Top Global Scientists Call for 'Profound Food System Transformation' to Combat Extreme Malnutrition. commondreams.org A multi-part World Health Organization report published Monday in the British medical journal The Lancet detailed the need to urgently transform the world's failing food systems to combat the coexistence of undernourishment and obesity—or the "double burden of malnutrition." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/doubleburdenofmalutrition-series1.jpg …
(2019-12-16). S.F. Gray Panthers: "People & earth vs. Corporate Trade", Winter Party, & Board Election. indybay.org Park Branch of the SF Public Library, 1833 Page Street (between Cole & Schrader), Community Room (street level), wheel chair accessible…
(2019-12-16). Afghanistan Papers Proves U.S. Invasion Was Built on Lies, Deceit and Confusion. globalresearch.ca The war in Afghanistan, the longest war in American history, is based on lies made by top U.S. officials and was "idiotic" as there was no clear plan, according to the documents published by the Washington Post, dubbed the …
(2019-12-16). The Six Ways Football Groomed Us for President Trump. counterpunch.org 
Because everything is so Trumpian these days, there's less air or space for the only other mass entertainment that promotes tribalism and toxic masculinity while keeping violence in vogue: football. In the age of The Donald, it's hard to remember that football was once the nation's greatest television reality show. Because real people actually got More
(2019-12-16). Historic 1974 Boston March Against Racism commemorated. workers.org 
Boston Dec. 14 — Today marked the 45th anniversary of the 1974 March Against Racism in Boston, when 25,000 people came out to say, "No to Racism" from around the country. Workers World Party held a forum here this afternoon to commemorate this important anniversary. 1974 front page on Boston . . . | Continue reading Historic 1974 Boston March Against Racism commemorated at Workers.org
(2019-12-16). Germany's migrant-smuggling activist switches to climate cause, calls for civil disobedience and 'eco-socialism'. rt.com 
Sea captain Carola Rackete broke the law to pull migrants out of the Mediterranean and bring them to Italy. However, support for immigration in Europe is falling, and the outlaw activist has embraced a new cause: the environment. | The line between 'activist' and 'criminal' is often a blurry one, and 31-year-old Carola Rackete has one foot to either side of it. A former conservation volunteer and officer on Greenpeace ships, the German activist took over the helm of the 'Sea-Watch 3' in June. A month later, she was arrested in Italy for docking on the island of Lampedusa with 53 migrants in tow. | The Italian…
(2019-12-16). Surrendering to the 'woke army'? Hallmark apologizes after pulling ad featuring same-sex wedding. rt.com 
Hallmark has reversed its decision to ax an ad on its network that showed a same-sex female couple, after the move sparked outrage on social media. But not everyone is happy about the backpedaling. | The television channel, known for its corny holiday films, initially came under fire from a conservative group, One Million Moms, for airing a commercial for the wedding site Zola.The ad showed two women tying the knot, leading to accusations that the network had besmirched its "family-friendly" programming. Perhaps naively believing it could avoid a scandal, Hallmark relented and pulled the ad. | It wasn't long b…
(2019-12-16). UK's new Tory government to target BDS in first opening of parliament. iranian.com One of the first measures to be introduced by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson under what is expected to be a "revolutionary" government, are measures to protect Israel against the growing boycott moment targeting its illegal occupation of Palestine. Brits up and down the country supporting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign face the …
(2019-12-16). Impeach & Remove Demonstration in Redwood City. indybay.org Sequoia Station (outside the shopping center), intersection of Jefferson Ave and El Camino Real, Redwood City, CA 94063…
(2019-12-16). B'Tselem: To Understand the Violence of Israel's Occupation, Know These 30 Stories. imemc.org By Hagai El-Ad for +972 Magazine Aishah Abu Laban is 70 years old. It has been 30 years since the fateful day in 1989 when an Israeli soldier shot and killed her daughter Rufaydah, 13, but she will never forget it. Rufaydah, who lived in Dheisheh Refugee Camp, was killed …
(2019-12-16). US-China deal a new phase in global trade war. wsws.org In the longer term, the US wrecking operation against the World Trade Organisation is probably the most significant action in the global trade war.
(2019-12-16). An Ominousness Act: Jewish Nationality. counterpunch.org Last week, President Trump signed an executive order that implicitly defines Jewishness as a racial or national category and not as just a religious category. This is ominous. The order reinforces the Department of Education's power to punish colleges that receive federal tax dollars if they allow Palestinian solidarity activities that offend pro-Israel Jewish students More
(2019-12-16). Asserting Authority to Dictate Process, Trump Claims 2020 'Debates Are Up to Me'. commondreams.org "My record is so good on the Economy and all else, including debating," declared the president as he derided the non-partisan, non-profit Commission on Presidential Debates. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/clinton_trump_monster.jpg …
(2019-12-16). Greenland's ice melting at rate that surpasses scientists' expectations. peoplesworld.org 
The rate that Greenland's ice sheet is melting surpassed scientists' expectations and has raised concerns that their worst-case scenario predictions are coming true, Business Insider reported. A new study published in the journal Nature from a team of scientists at NASA and the European Space Agency looked at satellite imagery from 1992 to 2018 from 26 independent data sets. The images revealed …
(2019-12-16). To occupy, Resist and Produce! — MST Fairs. peoplesdispatch.org The fairs of the Landless Rural Workers' Movement celebrate their struggle. After occupying and producing, they resist daily, sharing the culture of the MST and the production of healthy food with the people of the city. The MST states "We are still struggling because we believe that another model of production is the basis of a free and just society." | Eating is a political act.
(2019-12-16). Mass strikes intensify ahead of national protest against French pension cuts. wsws.org Today truckers will take strike action across France, threatening fuel shortages as most of France's eight refineries are already on strike or blockaded by protesters.
(2019-12-16). Groups Deliver More Than 75,000 Petitions Calling for Congress to Stop Stalling and Pass a Ban on Government Use of the Technology. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-12-16). 'To protect our democracy,' Tuesday night rallies planned in all 50 states to demand Congress votes to impeach Trump. nationofchange.org "It's on us, the people, to protect our democracy. Congress will only act if we the people demand it."
(2019-12-16). Malta: Masses take to the streets demanding resignation of Prime Minister Muscat. wsws.org Masses of people have taken to the streets on the island of Malta to demand the resignation of the country's prime minister following the murder of a Maltese journalist.
(2019-12-16). Selected Articles: New WikiLeaks Bombshell. globalresearch.ca 
Global Research strives to shine light on the under-reported, less known injustices ignored or buried. | | Governments know it too, which is why there is an unprecedented threat to the independent media and the Internet. Fight-back was never more needed. | Please, …