(2020-05-07). A Grim New Normal Ahead? Worse than Orwell's 1984. Unprecedented Global Poverty and Human Misery. globalresearch.ca Will historians one day look back at unfolding events related to today's public health crisis and economic collapse as a post-coronavirus new normal that's grimly different from what preceded it? | Do ongoing events mark the beginning of an unacceptable dystopian …
(2020-05-07). German Researchers Discover Effective Anti-COVID-19 Antibodies. globalresearch.ca Antibodies aren't COVID-19 cures, but the discovery by Utrecht University researchers of a "human monoclonal antibody that prevents the SARS-CoV-2 virus (that produces COVID-19 disease) from infecting cultured cells" is a positive development. | It's a step toward finding an effective …
(2020-05-07). December 2019 COVID-19 Outbreaks in France, China Rips Pompeo. globalresearch.ca Evidence suggests that one or more COVID-19 outbreaks likely first occurred in Hawaii late last summer, what a previous article discussed. | Did outbreaks begin in France before Wuhan, China? | According to a French hospital, a COVID-19 patient was treated on …
(2020-05-07). Mercenary Confesses Failed Plot Was to Bring President Maduro to US. globalresearch.ca Former United States ex-green beret Luke Denman, that was captured Monday by Venezuela's Armed Forces, confessed Wednesday that his group aimed at kidnapping President Nicolas Maduro as part of 'Operation Gedeon'. | "I was expecting anywhere between US$50,000 to US$100,000," …
(2020-05-07). 'Unprecedented in modern times': New research shows 1 in 5 children in US face food insecurity amid Covid-19 lockdowns. rt.com 
A new study has found that children in the United States are suffering the highest rate of food insecurity ever recorded in the country, as tens of millions of Americans are barred from working under coronavirus-induced lockdowns. | Food insecurity for American children was significantly worse in April than during any year since 2001, before which point no comparable data is available, according to "Looking ove…
(2020-05-07). The COVID Shockdown Doctrine — and How to Beat It. globalresearch.ca Those who have read Naomi Klein's seminal book 'The Shock Doctrine' will remember how the 'short sharp shock' (primarily economic) was the tool fashioned by the Chicago School of Economics in order to create regime change in countries that resisted …
(2020-05-07). Anatomy of a Fake News Campaign: Media Spreads Lie From US Govt-funded Korean Outlet that Kim Jong-un Died. globalresearch.ca Corporate media outlets spread fake news claiming North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had died. The lie originated with a Seoul-based website funded by the US government's regime-change arm the NED. | *** | There may be no other country on Earth lied …
(2020-05-07). Trump Against the Government: Officials Conflicted Over Lying for the President. globalresearch.ca Once upon a time in the United States there was a consensus among national politicians that there were two areas where there should be a unified approach to policy. They were national security and foreign policy, both of which involved …
(2020-05-07). Connecting Patients: COVID-19 and transplant patients. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic Connect is an online community where you can share your experiences and find support from people like you. You can also read Mayo Clinic expert blogs and take part in educational events. COVID-19 and Transplant Patients "As a kidney transplant recipient I have been extra vigilant/worried about protecting myself as COVID-19 spreads. Like …
(2020-05-07). Online Education in a Time of Grave Danger. counterpunch.org I taught a college course online. I used a program that was accepted at that level of education as the standard for teaching. The program took several sessions of individual instruction at the community college's tech center and lots of off-site practice to become competent in meeting students online for one class out of four
(2020-05-07). May 1945: Nazi Germany Surrenders, but… on May 7, 8, or 9? globalresearch.ca After the Casablanca Conference of January 1943, the Americans, British, and Soviets had agreed that there would be no separate negotiations with Nazi Germany with respect to its capitulation.
(2020-05-07). RFK, Jr. Joins EM Radiation Research Trust in Calling Upon UK Prime Minister to Halt 5G Deployment. globalresearch.ca Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Dafna Tachover, Director of 5G and Wireless Harms Project of
(2020-05-07). Initial Reflections on 'Debt Jubilee', Modern Money Theory (MMT) and the Limits of Monetary Policy. globalresearch.ca One of the readers of this blog recently asked me my views on topics such as the call by some left economists for a general debt forgiveness (Debt Jubilee), on Modern Money Theory (MMT or sometimes referred to as 'Magical …
(2020-05-07). The Hybrid War on Venezuela Moves to a New Stage of Aggression. globalresearch.ca In the early morning of last May 3 Venezuela has witnessed the first attempt of a raid by speedboats with armed mercenary forces on the central coast of Venezuela, just a few kilometres from the capital city, Caracas. The response …
(2020-05-07). Kim Jong Un Is Still Alive. What About Peace with North Korea? globalresearch.ca The second anniversary of the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit has just passed. Marking the moment, South Korean President Moon Jae-in
(2020-05-07). How can you calm your mind? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Amit Sood is a former internal medicine physician at Mayo Clinic. He was director of research in the Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and was chair of the Mind-Body Medicine Initiative at Mayo Clinic. He also contributed to the weekly "Something to Think About" posts on the Mayo Clinic News Network. …
(2020-05-07). To Survive, Lebanon Needs a Revolution that Delivers Lebanese People From Want, Despair. globalresearch.ca In an unprecedented call for action on Lebanon's turbulent domestic front, the UN Security Council has urged the Lebanese authorities "to respond to the aspirations of the Lebanese people by implementing meaningful economic reforms" and addressing security, humanitarian and coronavirus …
(2020-05-07). Africa, IMF Conditionality and the COVID-19 Pandemic. globalresearch.ca African states across the continent have enacted stringent measures aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19. | From Kenya, to Egypt and South Africa, governmental leaders, labor unions, community organizations and professional groupings are contributing resources and talents to assist in …
(2020-05-07). Pandemic and Hunger Threaten Africa. globalresearch.ca The situation of the new coronavirus on the African continent worsens day after day. Although the pandemic has not yet reached its peak of infection in Africa, the figures remain alarming and without due attention from the media and authorities. …
(2020-05-07). Online platform enables scientists worldwide to collaborate on COVID-19 projects. imperial.ac.uk Alumni inspired by the scientific response to the SARS outbreak are developing a platform to help researchers collaborate on global challenges.
(2020-05-07). Reopening the United States Economy: Myths and Realities. globalresearch.ca There are tremendous economic and political pressures emanating from the White House and the corporate community to "reopen" the United States economy. | At present the U.S. has outstripped all other countries in the world in the number of COVID-19 infections …
(2020-05-07). Mayo Clinic receives $26 million from BARDA for COVID-19 convalescent plasma expanded access program. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic was awarded a $26 million contract today from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The financial support is for the Expanded Access Program (EAP) for convalescent plasma to fight COVID-19. …
(2020-05-07). Researcher 'On Verge of Making Very Significant' Coronavirus Findings Shot to Death. globalresearch.ca The Pennsylvania researcher "was on the verge of making very significant findings toward understanding the cellular mechanisms that underlie" COVID-19, his university said. | Below are selected quotes fro NBC report together with a statement from the the University Research Unit …
(2020-05-07). Get Ready for the Next Game-Changer: China's Digital Yuan, "Backed By Gold"? globalresearch.ca A new, radical paradigm shift is in progress. The U.S. economy may shrink as much as 40% in the first semester of 2020. China, already the world's
(2020-05-07). Mayo Clinic expert discusses potential neurological effects of COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can take a severe toll on the respiratory system. However, recent research suggests that the virus may also infect the nervous system. A study of patients with COVID-19 out of Wuhan, China found that possible neurological signs and symptoms caused by COVID-19 can include loss of taste and smell, …
(2020-05-07). Whatcha Gonna Do About Me. globalresearch.ca These lyrics were from a song, written by Dino Valenti (AKA William Chet Powers Jr), of the music group Quicksilver Messenger Service in, ready for this, 1970! | Amazing how everything Valenti mentioned 50 years ago is resonating still. | Sadly, NOTHING …
(2020-05-07). COVID-19 and Fake News. globalresearch.ca The people who define "legacy systems" are the billionaires like Gates, and the monopolies like Big Pharma. "They" define the problem, and "they" "fix" the problem. The Corona shock gave them all the power and opportunity to fast track it …
(2020-05-07). Lawsuit Targets Toxic Copper Mine Threatening Minnesota's Boundary Waters Wilderness. globalresearch.ca Conservation groups The Wilderness …
(2020-05-07). Science Saturday: Regenerative approaches could foster healing from COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Regenerative Medicine aims not only to repair or restore the function of cells, tissues or organs, but also the whole person. The latter is particularly important amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Regenerative approaches draw on the body's natural abilities to heal, focus on establishing the healing environments and building new, healthy ways of functioning. These aspects of regenerative …
(2020-05-07). Conserving Politics or Conserving Nature? counterpunch.org Imagine a world in which conservation decisions were based on ethics and aesthetics, that including the interdependence of all the earth's organic and inorganic elements. Imagine a northern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in which the science of ecology, the science of conservation biology, were inextricable and uncompromising parts of those decisions. Imagine a Gallatin Range from
(2020-05-07). COVID-19 and the High Cost of Dying. counterpunch.org Put down the Clorox. Remdesivir may not be the effective coronavirus treatment the world desperately needs, but it has to be better than President Donald Trump's idea about ingesting disinfectants. One strong point in remdesivir's favor: the MAGA crowd hates it. Remdesivir, which is administered intravenously, is an antiviral drug developed by Gilead Sciences, Inc. which patented it in 2017. It has just been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use in treating cases of Covid-19.
(2020-05-07). Japan approves Gilead Sciences' remdesivir as COVID-19 drug. yenisafak.com Japan has approved Gilead Sciences Inc's remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19, the health ministry said on Thursday, making it the country's first officially authorized drug for the coronavirus disease.Japan reached the decision just three days after the U.S. drugmaker filed for fast-track approval for the treatment.Remdesivir will be give to patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms, a Japanese health ministry official said at a press briefing. With no other approved treatments for COVID-19, interest in the drug is growing around the world.Remdesivir was granted authorisation last week by the U.S. Food and Drug A…
(2020-05-07). Gen Z National Student Leadership Begins Fightback for College Relief. zcomm.org If states don't step up, if the federal government doesn't weigh in with a trillion-dollar deal, will we ask students to soak up tuition increases and bundle them into another generation of loans?>
(2020-05-06). Headlines for May 6, 2020. democracynow.org White House to Wind Down Coronavirus Task Force Even as U.S. Cases Surge, Trump Meets Tribal Leaders, Promising to Distribute Long-Delayed Coronavirus Relief Funds, Ousted Scientist's Whistleblower Complaint Cites "Political Connections and Cronyism", Trump Lashes Out Against "Mourning in America" Advertisement, Researchers Say Coronavirus May Have Mutated in Europe to Become More Contagious, Amazon Worker Dies of COVID-19; Wisconsin Supreme Court May Revoke Remain-at-Home Order, Michigan Security Guard Shot After Enforcing Mask Policy, As Meatpackers Fall Ill from COVID-19, Wendy's Faces Hamburger Shortage, Sena…
(2020-05-06). As Trump Claims "Fantastic Job" on COVID, Reporter Laurie Garrett Warns Pandemic May Last 36+ Months. democracynow.org 
As President Trump starts to reopen the country, Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Laurie Garrett predicts the pandemic will last at least 36 months. Meanwhile, a top government vaccine specialist says he was forced from his job after he resisted the administration's promotion of untested treatments for COVID-19. Garrett predicted the pandemic. In an extended interview, she discusses what's next.
(2020-05-06). Government by billionaires? Cuomo names former Google CEO to join Gates & Bloomberg in drafting post-pandemic 'reforms'. rt.com 
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt to lead a panel on post-pandemic "reform" of health and education systems, despite criticism for taking other billionaires with conflicts of interest on board. | Schmidt will head a 'Blue Ribbon Commission' tasked with "reimagining" New York's existing systems of healthcare and education, Cuomo announced on Wednesday during his daily coronavirus briefing. The decision to place such power in the hands of another unelected billionaire has riled critics already uneasy about the governor's post-Covid-19 plans. | Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced former…
(2020-05-06). Trump administration 'ignored virus warnings and pushed unproven drug'. thecanary.co 
The Trump administration failed to prepare for the onslaught of coronavirus, then sought a quick fix by trying to rush an unproven drug to patients, a senior government scientist has alleged in a whistleblower complaint.Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, alleges he was reassigned to a lesser role because he resisted political pressure to allow widespread use of hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug pushed by Donald Trump.He said the Trump administration wanted to "flood" hot spots in New York and New Jersey with the drug.Rick Bright (Health and Human Services/…
(2020-05-06). Imperial College Model Applied to Sweden Predicted 40,000 Deaths by May, 100,000 by June. anti-empire.com 
The pace of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has created an unusual situation for academic research. Epidemiology models, which were previously developed over several years and used to forecast hypothetical scenarios that seldom panned out, are now being deployed and tested in real-time. | Unfortunately the results are not pretty. | Last week
(2020-05-06). No evidence Covid-19 has mutated into different types, researchers conclude. thecanary.co 
The virus that causes Covid-19 has not mutated into different types, according to new analysis. | Recent research had suggested more than one type of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, is now circulating, with one strain being more aggressive and causing more serious illness than the other. | However using analysis of SARS-CoV-2 virus samples, scientists from the Medical Research Council-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) have found only one type of the virus. | Viruses, including the one causing Covid-19, naturally accumulate mutations — or changes — in their genetic seque…
(2020-05-06). The Rise of Optical Biophysics and the Clash Between 'Two Sciences'. strategic-culture.org 
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(2020-05-06). No Student Deserves to Fail During a Pandemic. thenation.com 
Students across the country are pushing for their schools to adopt a universal pass system, arguing that online classes put underprivileged students at a disadvantage.
(2020-05-06). Taking advantage of pandemic / Israel moves to annex more Palestinian land. workers.org 
Speaking to students at Tel Aviv's Bar Ilan University in November 1989, Benjamin Netanyahu, at that time the Israeli deputy foreign minister, said: "Israel should have exploited the repression of the demonstrations in China [at Tiananmen Square], when world attention focused on that country, to carry out mass expulsions among . . . |
(2020-05-06). International students plea for help. greenleft.org.au 
(2020-05-06). Cuomo Announces Partnership with Bill Gates to "Revolutionize" NY Schools in Wake of Coronavirus. mintpressnews.com New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he will use the COVID-19 virus as an opportunity to "revolutionize" the state's school system, inviting Bill Gates to implement his controversial ideas about education.
(2020-05-06). PLANDEMIC, a film about the global plan to take control of our lives, liberty, health & freedom. thealtworld.com "ABOUT THE FILM Humanity is imprisoned by a killer pandemic. People are being arrested for surfing in the ocean and meditating in nature. Nations are collapsing. Hungry citizens are rioting for food. The media has generated so much confusion and fear that people are begging for salvation in a syringe. | Billionaire patent owners are pushing for globally mandated vaccines. Anyone who refuses to be injected with experimental poisons will be prohibited from travel, education and work. No, this is not a synopsis for a new horror movie. | This is our current reality. | Let's back up to address how we got here… In…
(2020-05-06). Charter Schools Aren't the Cure for COVID-19. progressive.org Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is using the pandemic to privatize public education.
(2020-05-06). NWLC Responds to Department of Education's Gutting of Protections For Sexual Assault Survivors. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-05-06). Beware! Cuomo Adds Another Billionaire to "Reimagine" Post-Pandemic Public Education. commondreams.org Why doesn't Gov. Andrew Cuomo (right) listen to parents and teachers and students, who will tell him to reinvent schools by fully funding them? (Photo: Gov. Andrew Cuomo / flickr / cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-05-06). University students and professors in Ecuador protest against budget cuts. peoplesdispatch.org The neoliberal government of President Lenín Moreno announced a budget cut of around 100 million USD in the public higher education sector in response to the economic crisis aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country…
(2020-05-06). 'We'll Fight This': Groups Outraged Over DeVos 'Gutting' Title IX Protections for Survivors of Sexual Violence. commondreams.org Advocacy groups that support survivors of sexual harassment and assault are vowing to fight against federal rules set to take effect in August governing how all public and private U.S. schools, including higher education institutions, must respond to allegations involving students. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
