How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers | At a Loss for Words | APM Reports

For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don’t know there’s anything wrong with it. — Read on http://www.apmreports.org/episode/2019/08/22/whats-wrong-how-schools-teach-reading

RETURN HOME x The Sameer Project | Chuffed | Non-profit charity and social enterprise fundraising

Starting today, November 14, we will add a new initiative to this campaign – “GIVE WARMTH TO GAZA.” The temperatures are dipping, the rainy season has started, the cold winds will move in over the sea, and families are not prepared. We have to protect these families from the elements, not just returning them homeContinue reading “RETURN HOME x The Sameer Project | Chuffed | Non-profit charity and social enterprise fundraising”

Urgent Appeal: Support Displaced Families in Gaza | Chuffed | Non-profit charity and social enterprise fundraising

Every day, thousands of displaced families in Gaza face unimaginable hardships. Amid the rubble and ruin, hope survives through your compassion.  Team Hussein, a grassroots volunteer initiative, is working tirelessly to bring urgent relief to those suffering in displacement camps and shelters across the Gaza Strip. — Read on chuffed.org/project/138529-urgent-appeal-support-displaced-families-in-gaza

Centro de Periodismo Investigativo | El ruido de los aviones del ejército estadounidense retumba en Vieques | Centro de Periodismo Investigativo

La presencia militar en el cielo viequense revive un pasado de angustia entre los residentes en la Isla Nena. — Read on periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/11/aviones-ejercito-estadounidense-retumba-vieques/

Caribbean – Former Leaders Decry US Military Incursion

In a statement published on Thursday 23 October 2025 – and today endorsed by Trinidad and Tobago’s previous Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley – a distinguished group of former leaders have joined the growing campaign throughout the Caribbean, as well as close neighbours in south America, united in opposition to US military aggression in the Caribbean. It’sContinue reading “Caribbean – Former Leaders Decry US Military Incursion”

Editorial | Trinidad and Tobago’s wrong posture | Commentary | Jamaica Gleaner

It is not clear what the Trinidad and Tobago government intended to signal by reserving its position on America’s naval build-up in the southern Caribbean Sea and Washington’s implicit threat of direct military action against Venezuela. However,… — Read on jamaica-gleaner.com/article/commentary/20251020/editorial-trinidad-and-tobagos-wrong-posture

Caribbean – No to War

With every passing day, it is becoming clearer that the US government is planning to unleash war in the Caribbean. It is obviously plotting some kind of military aggression against Venezuela with the aim of overthrowing the government of that country and replacing it with a puppet regime that will allow US corporations to plunderContinue reading “Caribbean – No to War”

Cynicism and Preparation for War

The Network of Intellectuals, Artists, and Social Movements In Defense of Humanity strongly denounces and condemns the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, which constitutes a cynical escalation in the hegemonic discourse and war actions of the United States. This maneuver is not innocent; it deliberately seeks to implant in theContinue reading “Cynicism and Preparation for War”