(2020-07-22). Defund The University Of Mississippi Police Department. popularresistance.org In the fall of 2019, the governing board over Mississippi's eight public higher education institutions, the state's Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL), appointed a new chancellor at the University of Mississippi (UMiss) in Oxford. The new chancellor, Glenn Boyce, had previously worked at three predominantly white private schools known as "segregation academies" and was paid by the IHL's Board of Trustees to be a consultant for the chancellor search process, in which he was ultimately selected. To announce the appointment, Boyce was set to speak at a news conference held by the Board. | In response, a coalition…
(2020-07-22). 2.8M children grow up in poverty in Germany amid pandemic. yenisafak.com "The fight against child poverty has been one of the greatest social challenges in Germany for years," said the foundation.But there has been little improvement within the country since 2014.The pandemic has been threatening to aggravate the problem of child poverty, the foundation pointed out.The Bertelsmann study stressedthat child poverty remained "an unsolved structural problem with considerable consequences for the growing up, well-being, education and future prospects of children."The latest figure for poor children in Germany is up 800,000 compared to only two years ago.Some 21.3% of people under the age o…
(2020-07-22). Kermanshah to run technical, vocational courses in Halabja. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) — General director of technical and vocational training of Iran's western Kermanshah province announced that the province is to run educational courses in Iraqi Kurdistan's Halabja.
(2020-07-22). Explained: How Betsy DeVos is robbing public schools of desperately needed COVID-19 aid. splcenter.org This is a time of crisis for public schools. States and municipalities are facing huge budget shortfalls due to reduced tax revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the cost-cutting measures that are sure to follow will hit our public schools hard.
(2020-07-22). Israel's Jewish National Fund Is Uprooting Palestinians — Not Planting Trees. globalresearch.ca The Jewish National Fund, established more than 100 years ago, is perhaps the most venerable of the international Zionist organisations. Its recent honorary patrons have included prime ministers, and it advises UN forums on forestry and conservation issues. | It is …
(2020-07-22). There Is No Science to Support Mandatory Face Masks. A Symbol of Social Submission? globalresearch.ca As the distraction of BLM/Antifa riots and the coronavirus have consumed much attention and energy, the social engineering agenda of the World Economic Forum's
(2020-07-22). Lithuania's Upcoming Elections Will Determine Its Future Relations with Poland. globalresearch.ca Andrzej Duda's victory in the recent Polish presidential election will likely affect affairs in Lithuania, especially as Duda has a strong relationship with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausƒóda. Nausƒóda is not only a strong ally of Duda, but he …
(2020-07-22). Washington's Anti-Chinese "Pan-Asian Alliance" globalresearch.ca One of Washington's reoccuring dreams is creating a "pan-Asian alliance" to encircle and contain China's economic and political rise. Unable to do this through regime change, economic incentives, military alliances, or even coercion and terrorism, it has drawn deeper and …
(2020-07-22). US indicts Chinese nationals on trumped-up hacking charges. wsws.org Li Xiaoyu and Dong Jiazhi are accused by the US government of hacking private computer networks with assistance from the Chinese government in order to steal intellectual property, including COVID-19 research.
(2020-07-22). Trump Regime Wants Social Security and Medicare Weakened. globalresearch.ca On Monday, debate began in Washington on extending aid to unemployed workers and other Americans in need at a time of economic crisis conditions. | Trump wants an unacceptable payroll tax cut, opposed by Dems and many Republicans — for political …
(2020-07-22). Liberal Zionism Begins to Make the Journey Towards a One-state Solution. globalresearch.ca Peter Beinart, an influential liberal commentator on Israel and Zionism, poked a very large stick into a hornets' nest this month by admitting he had finally abandoned his long-cherished commitment to a two-state solution. | Variously described as the "…
(2020-07-22). Centenary of the Belfast Pogrom 1920. globalresearch.ca When the Partition of Ireland was first proposed in 1914 James Connolly said that such a scheme would mean "a carnival of reaction both North and South". In the summer of 1920, as the British government unleashed the Black and …
(2020-07-22). Andrew Wakefield Releases "1986: The Act" Film All About Big Pharma's Immunity from Vaccine Liability. globalresearch.ca The much-anticipated 1986: The Act film by Andrew Wakefield has finally Now available for …
(2020-07-22). Video: Israel Responds with Force to Iranian Plans to Deploy Air Defense Systems in Syria. globalresearch.ca Late on July 20, the Israeli Air Force carried out a new wave of airstrikes on the southern countryside of the Syrian capital of Damascus. According to Syria's state-run news agency SANA, Israeli warplanes launched missiles from the airspace over …
(2020-07-22). US Exports Russian Election Meddling Hoax to Britain. globalresearch.ca Britain is an appendage of US imperial policy, complicit in its high crimes of war and against humanity — the supreme crime against peace. | Both countries are also united in waging war by other means against sovereign independent countries free …
(2020-07-22). Stepped Up Trump Regime War on China by Other Means. globalresearch.ca Another day, more shoes dropped, escalating US war on China by other means, a scenario fraught with danger by pushing things toward a point of no return that risks belligerent confrontation. | Time and again, US charges against Russia, Iran, China, …
(2020-07-22). Forced Masking a "Coercive Practice Designed to Drive Up Vaccination Rates" Rules Hospital Arbitrator. globalresearch.ca Back in 2018, the Toronto Academic Health Science Network had a mandatory masking policy in place for nurses and health care workers, according to the
(2020-07-22). The Federal Coup to Overthrow the States and Nix the 10th Amendment Is Underway. globalresearch.ca "
(2020-07-22). Pangs of conscience or howl of an empty wallet? Steele claims he never meant for infamous Russiagate dossier to go public. rt.com 
Former British spy Christopher Steele insists he never wanted the notorious Trump dossier, which was central to the Russiagate investigation, to be made public. The belated pang of conscience emerged in response to a new lawsuit. | Steele would have done "whatever I could do to prevent" BuzzFeed from publishing the dossier, he told London's High Court in a written statement on Wednesday. | The document, which Steele compiled at the behest of the US opposition research firm Fusion GPS and Hillary Clinton's campaign in 2016, was published in early January 2017, shortly before Donald Trump's inauguration. | The f…
(2020-07-22). The Marginalist Counter-Revolution, Science and Medical Social Management. dissidentvoice.org 
By the time Alfred Marshall became prominent, the theory of capitalism formulated in Marx's Capital had become a theoretical pillar of organised working class politics in Europe. Remarkably the so-called "marginalist revolution", of which Marshall became a leading figure, coincides roughly with the abolition of slavery in Brazil (1886) and a major economic depression.1 Thus the shift …
(2020-07-22). Time for the next great leap. workers.org 
Was capitalism ever progressive? Well, yes — compared to feudalism. The revolutionary struggles that overthrew feudal landlords, starting centuries ago in many parts of the world, did away with land slavery. They also uprooted reactionary institutions and ideology. This opened the way for the development of science and technology after . . . |
(2020-07-22). When COVID-19 Science Comes Home to Roost. commondreams.org Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (left) and Governor Brian Kemp (right) (Photo: Screenshot) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-07-22). Bernadette Mayer's 'Emotional Science Project'. thenation.com Bernadette Mayer's 'Emotional Science Project'
(2020-07-22). Twitter Cracks Down on Pro-Trump Group QAnon for Promoting Deep State Cabal Conspiracy Theory. sputniknews.com QAnon's supporters believe Donald Trump is secretly fighting a powerful deep state, including top officials, politicians and Hollywood actors, whom they claim are involved in a worldwide child sex trafficking operation. They also allege that powerful figures including Hillary Clinton and George Soros have been trying to illegally oust Trump.
(2020-07-22). Soros' Sophistry and the Fight to Shape a New Economic Science. strategic-culture.org 
In my previous articles The form of these false solutions has taken the form of the Green New Deal which…
(2020-07-22). Despite withdrawal of ICE ruling, international students in the US remain at risk. wsws.org Amid an intensifying anti-immigrant and anti-China campaign, Trump's tactical retreat from the July 6 ruling putting international students at risk of deportation is not any cause for celebration.
(2020-07-22). Letter from a student in China on the COVID-19 pandemic. wsws.org "People are worried that on top of the hardship they have already gone through, they would face more unknown, long-term, and negative consequences from the pandemic."
(2020-07-22). Colleges layoff underpaid adjuncts then challenge their unemployment claims. mronline.org 
Unemployment insurance laws were developed prior to the widespread use of contingent faculty, and were designed to prevent K-12 teachers and full-time college professors from collecting unemployment during scheduled term breaks and summer vacations when they weren't teaching. In nearly all states, these laws are being used to prevent adjuncts, who have since become the …
(2020-07-22). ADA not enough: Disabled people need socialism. workers.org 
The pandemic is teaching able-bodied people what it's like to be disabled. Not being able to get around like you used to, facing endless unemployment, being stuck in the house, finding ways to get food delivered, and speaking to family and friends only on the phone — not in person. . . . |
(2020-07-21). We Can Reopen Schools if We Make the City the Classroom. thenation.com We Can Reopen Schools if We Make the City the Classroom…
(2020-07-21). Episode 98 — Cumbia and Music Activism with Mariposa del Alma and listener feedback re: George Floyd. projectcensored.org On today's episode, Nicholas Baham II (Dr. Dreadlocks), Janice Domingo, and Nolan Higdon explore Cumbia and Music Activism with Mariposa del Alma. Along The Line is a non-profit, education-based podcast…
(2020-07-21). 'COVID-19 is making a global childcare crisis even worse': UNICEF chief. news.un.org Following the release of a UN study that shows at least 40 million children have missed out on early childhood education due to measures to combat COVID-19, the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), Henrietta Fore, warned that "the pandemic is making a global childcare crisis even worse."
(2020-07-21). Florida teachers union sues to stop state school reopening amid Covid-19 pandemic. rt.com 
Florida's largest teachers' union is suing Governor Ron DeSantis and the state education bureaucracy over their emergency order to reopen schools for the fall, insisting the mandate is "reckless" and "unconscionable." | The
(2020-07-21). 'Education' or 'child abuse'? Wife of ex-Clinton adviser tells parents to WATCH PORN WITH KIDS, igniting internet. rt.com 
Should children be allowed to watch porn? They will anyway, so parents must watch it with them, says actress Ali Wentworth, the wife of ABC news anchor George Stephanopoulos, sending social media into a frenzy. | Wentworth's comments were slipped into a much larger conversation on Debra Messing's 'The Dissenters' podcast last week, but they found themselves highlighted on a number of platforms on Monday evening, especially by conservative pundits. | "In porn, women have been conditioned to look and act a certain way," Wentworth said. "They're performing, and it's dangerous to have boys see this as something wo…
(2020-07-21). Imperial launches webinar series to help businesses address global challenges. imperial.ac.uk The Executive Education team at the Business School has launched a new online event series called Imperial Future Matters.
(2020-07-21). "I Love My Students. I Also Want to Live": Teachers Demand Safety as Trump Pushes Schools to Reopen. democracynow.org 
As President Trump continues to push for schools to reopen even as COVID-19 rates skyrocket in many states, teachers are revolting. "I love my students, and I know that the best place for them to learn is in classrooms where they can collaborate and collectively solve problems," says Seattle high school teacher Jesse Hagopian. He says teachers recognize that online learning is not an adequate replacement for in-class education, "but I also want to live, and I also want my students to live." We also speak with Jitu Brown, national director of the Journey for Justice Alliance, which published an open letter to Pres…
(2020-07-21). Egypt and Ethiopia on the Brink of War. globalresearch.ca The tension between Egypt and Ethiopia is worsening. Both countries are raising their regional rivalry and threatening the North African international security with the imminence of a new conflict. The cause of the tension is due to Ethiopia's intentions to …
(2020-07-21). Is America's Second Corona Wave a Political Hoax? globalresearch.ca For several weeks, just as most states across the United States began to reopen, following three months of lockdown to "flatten the curve", several states including Texas and Florida began reporting record new numbers who tested positive for the coronavirus. …
(2020-07-21). The Undeclared War Against Iran. globalresearch.ca A series of violent attacks, involving explosions and fires, has been Caution is always advisable in attributing responsibility for …
(2020-07-21). Corruption in The Medical Field: US Doctors Threatened Over Hydroxychlorquine Use. Dr. Fauci is Blocking HCQ. globalresearch.ca There is an ongoing battle to suppress Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), a cheap and effective drug for the treatment of Covid-19. Dr. Anthony Fauci, advisor to president Trump has played a central role in blocking HCQ. | On May 22, an "authoritative" peer …
(2020-07-21). Video: Drone Wars Open New Phase of Conflict in Syria. globalresearch.ca Early on July 20, positions of the Syrian Army came under shelling by militants in the villages of Furu, Bahsa and Beit Hassno in the southern part of the Idlib de-escalation zone. In response, government forces struck positions of Hayat …
(2020-07-21). By Rejecting Huawei, Britain Risks Being Swept up in the US' Next Ideological Crusade. globalresearch.ca 'Let China sleep, when she wakes, she will shake the world' Napoleon reportedly said. But China has been far from asleep in recent years — the West has. In the last few decades the East Asian country of around 1.4 …
(2020-07-21). Palestinians Accuse Israel of Stealing 1500-year-old Christian Relic from Bethlehem. globalresearch.ca Palestinians have accused Israel of an "abominable act of thuggery and cultural appropriation" after a 1500-year-old Christian relic was "stolen" by Israeli forces early on Monday. | Video footage posted online by the PLO Department of Public Diplomacy and Policy showed …
(2020-07-21). Mass Poverty, Political Fragmentation of Nigeria? Towards Independence of the Biafra State? globalresearch.ca Ambassador Uche Ajulu-Okeke is a veteran Diplomat and Development Studies Expert with thirty-year achievements in the Nigerian Foreign Service. She is widely known for her performance orientation, positive mentorship and team spirit. In recognition of her high-level competences, the Anambra …
(2020-07-21). The Forgotten Conflict Between Azerbaijan and Armenia Is Threatening Energy Markets. globalresearch.ca One of the world's forgotten conflicts is now making headlines again. | In the last week, the military conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia has reignited, with the two nations having already been engaged in a military confrontation for decades. Nagorno Karabach, …
(2020-07-21). Italian composer Francesco Lotoro rescues music composed in the concentration camps. wsws.org Lotoro has devoted three decades to the research and discovery of music written and performed in defiance of Nazi barbarism.
(2020-07-21). Turkey's Poisonous Hand of Friendship with Ukraine. globalresearch.ca While the situation in Libya continues to escalate and the parties are preparing for a decisive battle for Sirte, Turkey, which actively supports forces of the Government of National Accord (GNA), is negotiating with its strategic partners. On July 10, …
(2020-07-21). Trump Regime Blacklists More Chinese Firms. globalresearch.ca Days earlier at the Economic Club of New York, Pompeo continued his all-out war of words on China. | Ignoring endless US wars by hot and other means against nations on its target list for regime change, he accused China of …
(2020-07-21). Errors in Data and Statistical Significance. jamanetwork.com In the Research Letter titled "Association Between Mode of Delivery Among Pregnant Women With COVID-19 and Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Spain," published online in JAMA on June 8, 2020, there were errors in data and erroneously reported statistical significance for the outcome of admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). In the third paragraph of the Results, the second sentence was revised to read "After adjustment for confounding factors, cesarean birth was not significantly associated with an increased risk of NICU admission (adjusted odds ratio, 1.2; 95% CI, 0.3-4.5; P‚Äâ=&sb…
(2020-07-21). [Research Paper] A country level analysis measuring the impact of government actions, country preparedness and socioeconomic factors on COVID-19 mortality and related health outcomes. thelancet.com In this exploratory analysis, low levels of national preparedness, scale of testing and population characteristics were associated with increased national case load and overall mortality.