(2022-01-23). Study reveals which alcoholic drink is best at preventing Covid. rt.com 
Researchers have established a connection between alcohol consumption and Covid-related risks | A team of Chinese scientists has analyzed the association between consumption of various alcoholic beverages and Covid-related risks, bringing some exciting news for wine lovers and disappointment for beer fans. | The researchers, from Shenzhen Kangning Hospital and Southwest Hospital, reviewed 473,957 subjects with an average age of 69 from the UK Biobank database, including 16,559 Covid-positive individuals. They divided them into groups by drinking status (non-drinker, former drinker, and current drinker) and by…
(2022-01-23). Study reveals which alcoholic drink is best at preventing Covid. rt.com Researchers have established a connection between alcohol consumption and Covid-related risks | A team of Chinese scientists has analyzed the association between consumption of various alcoholic beverages and Covid-related risks, bringing some exciting news for wine lovers and disappointment for beer fans. | The researchers, from Shenzhen Kangning Hospital and Southwest Hospital, reviewed 473,957 subjects with an average age of 69 from the UK Biobank database, including 16,559 Covid-positive individuals. They divided them into groups by drinking status (non-drinker, former drinker, and current drinker) and by…
(2022-01-23). Schoolchildren told cloth masks no longer good enough. rt.com 
Los Angeles students will be forced to wear high-grade face coverings 'at all times' while in school | The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has implemented even stricter mask rules for schoolchildren, now requiring students to wear a surgical or other high-grade face covering instead of a cloth mask. | The district Spokesperson Shannon Haber tol…
(2022-01-23). Schoolchildren told cloth masks no longer good enough. rt.com Los Angeles students will be forced to wear high-grade face coverings 'at all times' while in school | The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has implemented even stricter mask rules for schoolchildren, now requiring students to wear a surgical or other high-grade face covering instead of a cloth mask. | The district Spokesperson Shannon Haber tol…
(2022-01-23). Thursday 2/3: What You Can Do About Climate Change Teach-in w/ KQED. indybay.org Online teach-in via livestream…
(2022-01-22). [Articles] An educational programme in neonatal intensive care units (SEPREVEN): a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised controlled trial. thelancet.com A multiprofessional safety-promoting programme in NICUs reduced the rate of adverse events and severe and preventable adverse events in highly vulnerable patients. This programme could significantly improve care offered to critically ill neonates.
(2022-01-22). Video: Introduction | Foreign Policy Primer For U.S. Congressional Candidates. warisacrime.org By RootsAction, January 21, 2022 This RootsAction Zoom call from Wednesday January 19th is the first in a series of events promoting the release of the RootsAction Education Fund's Foreign Policy Primer for U.S. Congressional Candidates. Download the Primer here. RootsAction is joined by retired colonel and diplomat Ann Wright, research and policy team member …
(2022-01-22). [Comment] Progress in neonate safety. thelancet.com Safety for neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients is essential for care of the most vulnerable infants and their families. Education and adaptation of practices that have evidence-based results can lead to improvement in outcomes, even for the most critically ill neonates.1 There are many reviews of quality improvement initiatives in NICUs to reduce complications.2—5 Adverse events can be reduced through quality-improvement methodology.6…
(2022-01-22). WAMM still saying 'No to war' – 40th anniversary celebration. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) is still saying "No to war" as the group celebrates 40 years of organizing and fighting back. | On January 16, 2022, people gathered on the spot where WAMM held its first demonstration in 1982. They stuck signs in the snowbanks and fences, and their chants were heard for blocks around, "Money for jobs and education, not for war and occupation!" "Coups and sanctions cost lives, we don't believe the media lies!" | Back in January 1982, more than 100 women attended the WAMM's founding conference where they decided, "No meeting without action!" Kristin Dooley, W…
(2022-01-22). Education secretary threatens UK schools opposing scrapping mask-wearing, unions complicit. wsws.org Zahawi's intervention is the latest in a series of vicious threats levelled against schools and parents for resisting the government's policy of mass infection.
(2022-01-22). Education neoliberalism disguised as social policy. indybay.org The share of the workforce with a college, university or technical college education is rising. The ever-increasing demands on skilled workers and the needs of the labor market are also driving up the cost of education. It is right and necessary to ask questions about financing and affordability.
(2022-01-22). Withholding vaccine safety data 'morally indefensible,' medical journal says. rt.com 
The British Medical Journal criticized Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers for 'reaping vast profits' without proper independent scrutiny | The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has urged public health regulators and pharma majors to immediately release all raw data from Covid-19 vaccine trials for independent scrutiny, arguing that "complete data transparency" was a matter of "public interest." | Branding Big Pharma as "the least trusted industry," a recent op-ed by BMJ editors stated that it was "morally indefensible" that this information remains inaccessible to doctors, researchers and the public, despite the globa…
(2022-01-22). The Global Capitalist Cage and the Corona Crisis: "Solutions" by Those Who Have Created "The Problems" globalresearch.ca It's hard to talk about the myriad issues piled in our society in a cohesive way, and when we try, we often get the same response: "What is your solution?" People get frustrated and demand an instant solution to the structural problem they are very much a part of.
(2022-01-22). Capitalists Only 'Trust The Science' When It Suits Their Agenda. popularresistance.org During the Trump presidency, slogans like "Facts Matter" and "#BelieveTheScience" abounded. The idea was that, unlike the outright denial espoused by Republicans, Democrats recognize basic scientific truths about the world, such as the existence of climate change and the dangers of Covid-19. Because they "take science seriously," it's implied, Democrats will propose and enact more scientifically-informed policies. It's been a year since Joe Biden took office on the promise that his respect for science would manifest in more rational policy solutions. So, now is a good time to ask: how's that going? | "Follow the…
(2022-01-22). Capitalists Only 'Trust The Science' When It Suits Their Agenda. popularresistance.org During the Trump presidency, slogans like "Facts Matter" and "#BelieveTheScience" abounded. The idea was that, unlike the outright denial espoused by Republicans, Democrats recognize basic scientific truths about the world, such as the existence of climate change and the dangers of Covid-19. Because they "take science seriously," it's implied, Democrats will propose and enact more scientifically-informed policies. It's been a year since Joe Biden took office on the promise that his respect for science would manifest in more rational policy solutions. So, now is a good time to ask: how's that going? | "Follow the…
(2022-01-22). [Correspondence] Intersectionality and developing evidence-based policy. thelancet.com It is reassuring to see that ministers in the UK are formally acknowledging how people from minority ethnic (ie, defined here as all ethnicities other than White British) backgrounds have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. However, crucial gaps exist in the collection, analysis, and translation of data to assess the effects of multiple intersecting factors on individuals and communities. The Science and Technology Committee and Health and Social Care Committee report, Coronavirus: lessons learned to date,1 dedicates thirteen paragraphs to how ethnicity ties into disparities and makes five recommendatio…
(2022-01-22). An Interview with Kamau Franklin Of Community Movement Builders. popularresistance.org Well simply put I think his policies, as predicted by any serious left analysis, have continued the terrible predicament of Black life in america. Biden by his own admission was a moderate and was not destined to do anything particularly helpful for the larger collective Black community. His inability to direct his own party to pass his signature legislation, Build Back Better, is a clear indication of how weak he is politically. His refusal to challenge to do anything on voting rights, to extend the housing moratorium to expand healthcare, to cancel student loans, and lastly to have a coherent national policy on…
(2022-01-22). Hundreds of Oakland students and teachers show support for student strike during online rally. wsws.org An estimated 500 students and teachers across Oakland participated in an online Zoom meeting organized by students to discuss their strike and COVID-19 safety concerns in the district.
(2022-01-22). Graduate students at University of Oregon walk out for safe working conditions. wsws.org Graduate workers at the University of Oregon staged a walkout to protest inadequate measures to protect them against the Omicron surge.
(2022-01-22). Harvard tells students with COVID-19 to "self-isolate" and conduct their own contact tracing. wsws.org In the spring semester, Harvard students who test positive for COVID-19 will not be required to move into university-provided isolation housing but are being advised to "self-isolate" in their dorms or off-campus housing instead.
(2022-01-22). Afghan Scholar Claims About 60% of Western Women Over 40 Marry Animals. sputniknews.com Such a statement was made by Islamic theologian and teacher at one of Afghanistan's universities Fazlul Hak Samadi in early January on the Afghan TV channel NoorTV.
(2022-01-22). Walking Meditation honoring Thich Nhat Hanh SUNDAY @ 3pm. indybay.org Let us honor our beloved teacher, peace activist, Zen Master, and poet Thich Nhat Hanh, who joined the great majority. He was 95. It was midnight in Hue 22nd January, 2022 (9am PT 21 Jan 2022) as Thay transitioned. | Thay taught, there is no birth and no death. We are his continuation. | Let us practice as he has taught us. | In celebration of his life and his continuation: | Meet in San Francisco at the Coleridge Mini Park (just off 30th & Mission) @ 3pm Sunday 1/23/2022. | Enjoy gathering there, meditating, singing practice songs, listening to the bell…. | At 3: 15pm we'll begin silent walking meditation, as a…
(2022-01-22). Walking Meditation honoring Thich Nhat Hanh. indybay.org Let us honor our beloved teacher, peace activist, Zen Master, and poet Thich Nhat Hanh, who joined the great majority. He was 95. It was midnight in Hue 22nd January, 2022 (9am PT 21 Jan 2022) as Thay transitioned. | Thay taught, there is no birth and no death. We are his continuation. | Let us practice as he has taught us. | In celebration of his life and his continuation: | Meet in San Francisco at the Coleridge Mini Park (just off 30th & Mission) @ 3pm Sunday 1/23/2022. | Enjoy gathering there, meditating, singing practice songs, listening to the bell…. | At 3: 15pm we'll begin silent walking meditation, as a…
(2022-01-22). Monk linked to mindfulness craze dies at 95. rt.com 
The Zen master best known for popularizing the idea of being present in the moment has passed away in Vietnam | Thich Nhat Hanh died peacefully in the Tu Hieu Temple in Vietnam, his Zen teaching organization, Plum Village announced on Saturday. The influential Buddhist monk, who was born in 1926, suffered a stroke in recent years, which left him unable to speak or preach. He then expressed a wish to return to the temple where he had been ordained decades ago, and was allowed to spend his final years in his native country. | The monk, often referred-to as the second most prominent Buddhist person after the Dala…
(2022-01-22). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org India: Telangana teachers oppose forced transfers; Pakistani police attack health workers in Balochistan; South Korean parcel delivery workers strike; Sunbus drivers hold three-day strike in Queensland…
(2022-01-22). Thursday 2/3: What You Can Do About Climate Change Teach-in w/ KQED. indybay.org Online teach-in via livestream…
(2022-01-22). Baton Rouge, Louisiana, teacher speaks on local sickout and chaotic conditions in schools. wsws.org The WSWS spoke to a middle school teacher from East Baton Rouge Parish who, along with roughly 750 other teachers, participated in a one-day sickout strike last week to protest unsafe conditions in the schools.
