Chicago's War on Education
by Stephen Lendman
Corrupt city officials and union bosses want teacher rights marginalized and kids denied education. It's longstanding policy.
War is waged on labor. Doing so harms parents and children. Public education's future is up for grabs. A nearly four century American tradition is disappearing.
It's on the chopping block for elimination. It's being commodified. It's being handed to corporate predators. They're concerned only about bottom line priorities. Teaching and learning don't matter.
On September 10, Chicago teachers walked out. By the time this article circulates, they may be back in classrooms. Since last November, they've been fighting stiff headwinds for justice.
PermalinkSyria's Divided Opposition
by Stephen Lendman
Violent and nonviolent elements comprise Syria's opposition. Peaceful ones want differences resolved diplomatically and politically.
Violent ones are responsible for ravaging Syria since March 2011. No end of conflict looks imminent.
From October 1969 - October 1976, and from October 1982 until his February 1986 assassination, Olof Palme served as Sweden's prime minister. He led the Swedish Social Democratic Party.
He supported decolonization and nonalignment. He was for Palestinian rights. He compared the Vietnam war to the holocaust. He opposed apartheid and other authoritarian regimes. He strongly opposed US and Western imperialism. At the same time, he maintained ties with NATO.
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