(2020-09-02). "We Feel Betrayed": NYC Reaches Deal with Teachers to Reopen Schools & Avert Strike, But Is It Safe? democracynow.org 
New York unions representing teachers and principals have reached a deal with the city over how to reopen the largest public school system in the United States, averting a planned strike by educators. "We feel betrayed, and we feel as if it's an inadequate plan," says Aixa Rodriguez, a Bronx-based high school teacher. We also speak with education writer Eric Blanc, who says New York has failed to learn the lessons of other school districts that reopened too quickly without adequate safety measures in place against COVID-19. "When educators in New York are saying it's not safe to go back, that's not just born out…
(2020-09-02). NATO Begins Provocative Military Exercises on Russian Border. globalresearch.ca Once again, NATO is operating dangerous and bold military maneuvers in regions close to the European Russian border. This time, the country hosting the tests is Estonia, a Baltic State that in recent decades has been characterized by a strong …
(2020-09-02). What is Covid-19, SARS-2. How is it Tested? How is It Measured? The Fear Campaign Has No Scientific Basis. globalresearch.ca The data and concepts have been manipulated with a view to sustaining the fear campaign. | The estimates are meaningless. The figures have been hyped to justify the lockdown and the closure of the national economy, with devastating economic and social …
(2020-09-02). Headlines for September 2, 2020. democracynow.org U.S. Refuses to Join Global Effort to Develop COVID-19 Vaccine, NIH Panel: No Evidence Convalescent Plasma Works Despite FDA Approval, Florida Cuts Ties to Quest Diagnostics over Delay in COVID-19 Tests, Faced with Possible Teacher Strike, NYC Delays Reopening Schools Until Sept. 21, Russia Surpasses 1 Million COVID Cases; India Becomes New Epicenter, Trump Travels to Kenosha But Never Says Name of Jacob Blake, Trump Spreads Conspiracy Theories About Biden, "Dark Shadows" & Thugs on Airplanes, Sheriff Deputies in L.A. Shoot Dead Black Bicyclist Stopped over Alleged Bike Violation, Over 50 Black Former Franchise O…
(2020-09-02). If Trump Tries to Hijack the Election, We Must be Ready to Resist. globalresearch.ca We publish this incisive analysis by Dr. Marjorie Cohn with a view to encouraging debate on the 2020 elections. The broader issue is that both Donald Trump and Joe Biden are a threat to democracy in the US. | *** | For …
(2020-09-02). What's behind the U.S. ban on TikTok? workers.org 
With more than 100 million monthly users in the U.S., nearly 70% of whom are ages 13-24, TikTok has quickly become a wildly popular, short-video social media app. Owned by Chinese corporation ByteDance Ltd., TikTok is the sixth most popular social media app worldwide, according to usage statistics compiled in . . . |
(2020-09-02). US healthcare priciest in the world, with huge gap between cost and quality, research reveals. rt.com 
Despite being the most expensive in the world, US healthcare lags behind many European and Asian countries in terms of quality of services, a study by a top medical magazine says. | A This puts America in the same basket with countries such as Saudi Arabia, the Central A…
(2020-09-02). The UK's High School Examinations Fiasco. counterpunch.org 
The highest qualification for high-school students in England, Wales, and the north of Ireland, is the A-level. Scotland has a different system called the Highers. UK students seeking admission to tertiary education within the UK's four sub-nations have to take A-levels or Highers— though the International Baccalaureate and qualifications in other countries equivalent to the
(2020-09-02). Video: Israeli Missiles Target Iran-Hezbollah backed Forces in Southern Syria. globalresearch.ca Late on August 31, air defense forces of Syria were activated to repel Israeli missile strikes on the countryside of the Syrian capital of Damascus and the southern part of the country. According to reports, Israeli missiles targeted positions of …
(2020-09-02). US Seeks Anti-China Alliance, Flashpoint Taiwan Strait. globalresearch.ca Sino/US relations are more fraught with dangers than at any time since Nixon's 1972 meeting with Mao in Beijing — followed by formal normalization of relations by Jimmy Carter and Deng Xiaoping in 1979. | Growing mistrust and friction define bilateral …
(2020-09-02). Big Pharma's Man at FDA to Approve Coronavirus Vaccine Before Clinical Trials Completed? globalresearch.ca At times, meds are more dangerous than diseases they're supposed to protect against or cure. | Independent experts agree that all vaccines are hazardous to human health because they contain mercury, aluminum, formaldehyde, phenoxyethanol (antifreeze), and other toxins able to weaken …
(2020-09-02). Pompeo Tries to Extort Cash from Struggling Sudan. globalresearch.ca Mike Pompeo's Middle East trip during the
(2020-09-02). Pesticides' Devastating Impacts on Endangered Species. globalresearch.ca The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal At the request of the
(2020-09-02). Global Research: Help Us Cover Our Operational Costs. globalresearch.ca Global Research is a small team that believes in the power of information and analysis to bring about far-reaching societal change. Do you value the reporting and in-depth analysis we provide, free of charge, on a daily basis? Do you …
(2020-09-02). In Times of COVID-19, Black People Die Twice in Brazil. globalresearch.ca Leonardo Sakamoto reflects on the police killing of Joà£o Pedro Matos Pinto, a 14-year-old black boy, and one of many Brazilian George Floyds. | *** | Joà£o Pedro Matos Pinto was a 14-year-old black boy. On 18 May, he was playing with …
(2020-09-02). North Korea and the "Axis of Evil" globalresearch.ca "Over a period of three years or so we killed off – what – twenty percent of the population [of North Korea]" (General Curtis Lemay)…
(2020-09-02). Video: London Mass Protest against Covid "Fear Campaign" globalresearch.ca …
(2020-09-02). Canadian Media Disinformation, Touts COVID "Compliance" Instead of "Science". Face Masks, Social Distancing, Why are People Protesting. globalresearch.ca The
(2020-09-02). Since 9/11, the Government's Answer to Every Problem Has Been More Government. globalresearch.ca "A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take away everything that you have."—Anonymous | Have you noticed that the government's answer to every problem is more government—at taxpayer expense—and less individual liberty?…
(2020-09-02). Facing Downturn in U.S. and Global Markets, Big Oil Targets Africa to Dump Plastics. globalresearch.ca American oil companies are keen to export more plastics to Africa through Kenya. According to the
(2020-09-02). Facebook Threats and News Opportunities. globalresearch.ca News and information can only go so far. Despite the utopian fluffiness about having multiple platforms, the consumers of news want only one thing: the reassurance that their prejudice is secure and their world view left unchallenged. The reader of …
(2020-09-02). Wasting the Elderly: Coronavirus and the Calculus of Death. globalresearch.ca The director of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has welled-up because of it. In March,
(2020-09-02). The 16th Annual 9/11 Truth Film Festival. globalresearch.ca 2020 is an unusual year; weddings have been cancelled, schools closed, almost all large public gatherings banned, the global economy dismantled; the middle class and Main Street's small and medium sized businesses are struggling to survive. In California, the film …
(2020-09-02). US Seeks Formal Alliance Similar to NATO with India, Japan and Australia. globalresearch.ca Washington's goal is to get countries in the Indo-Pacific region to work together as a bulwark against 'a potential challenge from China', says the US official- He says the four nations are expected to meet in Delhi sometime this autumn…
(2020-09-02). What the UAE-Israel Deal Really Means for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca The announcement on 13 August that Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will normalise relations, around the same as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he was suspending plans to annex more areas of the West Bank …
(2020-09-02). All the Latest on Trump's War on Our Public Postal Service. globalresearch.ca The House passed legislation to defend…
(2020-09-01). American Federation of Teachers endorses Green New Deal. peoplesworld.org 
At its recent National Convention the 1.7 million member American Federation of Teachers (AFT) passed a sweeping resolution in support of the Green New Deal. With this action, the AFT becomes the fourth national union in the U.S. to take this step. So far the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the flight attendants (AFA-CWA) and …
(2020-09-01). Black National Convention targets police violence, builds unity for Black liberation. peoplesworld.org 
The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) and the Electoral Justice Project joined forces to bring together Black organizers and activists from across the country this past Friday, Aug. 29, for the 2020 Black National Convention (BNC), a "multi-hour broadcast filled with energy, celebration, education, electoral justice, and a vision for Black lives before the biggest …
(2020-09-01). Ousting Trump is the way forward for hard-pressed Latinos. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES — In this country of abundant resources and talk of greatness we still have Latino children suffering from hunger every day and night. Their concentration and focus on education drift away because their minds are worrying about other things. Latino parents worry about keeping their families together, securing adequate housing, health care, protection …
(2020-09-01). Two faces of time in the modern era—Immanuel Wallerstein and his intervention on the issue of cultures in conflicts. mronline.org 
By redefining a range of categories, Wallerstein seeks to reconstruct the scenario of the world, using a kind of political economy of culture to replace various Enlightenment thoughts—the presuppositions of various social sciences and their classification systems.
(2020-09-01). Florida teachers unions halt dangerous GOP school reopening plan. peoplesworld.org 
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Florida's millions of schoolkids headed back to class this week, but—thanks to their teachers' union—not to brick-and-mortar buildings where an unsafe state plan could have exposed them, their teachers, their bus drivers, their parents and their communities to the coronavirus. Instead, they're "virtually" learning via computer, tablet and other electronic devices. That's because, just …
(2020-09-01). Zuckerberg to donate $300 million to ensure Covid-safe US elections as Facebook hunts for Russian disinformation. rt.com 
Mark Zuckerberg has said he will donate $300 million to help ensure a "secure" election process amid the Covid-19 pandemic, while Facebook remains on the prowl for alleged "foreign interference" from Russia. | Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan announced on Tuesday that they will donate the hefty pile of cash to "two non-partisan organizations" — the Center for Tech and Civic Life and the Center for Election Innovation & Research. The donation will help with the highly controversial mail-in voting system and go towards ensuring safety measures at polling stations. | "There will be historic levels of v…
(2020-09-01). Vote-by-Mail Issue Could Lead to Violence. globalresearch.ca The debate over voting by mail in America in November generally is defined by the interests of the two major political parties. Democrats insist that such voting enfranchises large numbers of citizens who would not otherwise be able to vote …
(2020-09-01). Canada's Regime Change Efforts in Nicaragua Rife with Hypocrisy. globalresearch.ca Canada is supporting US efforts to overthrow Nicaragua's government. | A recently leaked USAID document highlights "
(2020-09-01). Video: Dummy Soldiers and Abandoned Battle Tanks: Israel Prepares for War with Hezbollah. globalresearch.ca Hikers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights found at least 5 armed and unguarded Merkava Mk. IV battle tanks. | The doors of the battle tanks were open with equipment and munitions left completely unguarded inside. The incident took place amid the …
(2020-09-01). Russia-Sanctions-Gate: Trump Sanctions Three Russian Research Institutes. globalresearch.ca Russia won the race to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. On August 11, its Sputnik V was registered for use by the Russian Ministry of Health. | Development of the vaccine followed 20 years of research, what its scientists called another …
(2020-09-01). China Retaliates Against US Entity List. globalresearch.ca US war on China by other means because of its growing prominence on the world stage has both countries on a potential collision course toward direct confrontation if cooler heads in Washington don't step back from the brink. | Unacceptable US …
(2020-09-01). Nigeria: The Politics of Ethnicity, Its Impact on Development and Biafra's Quest for Self-Determination. globalresearch.ca Undoubtedly, Nigeria has entered a period of political uncertainty. With the next presidential election fast approaching, some politicians and experts are strongly advocating for, among others, a constitutional review considered as the best way to preserve peace and stability in …
(2020-09-01). 'Emergency' for global education, as fewer than half world's students cannot return to school. news.un.org Classes for more than 450 million students starting the new academic year are expected to be entirely remote — or for some, a mix of distance and in-person learning — the UN education and cultural organization (UNESCO) has said.
(2020-09-01). Como a Eurásia está sendo remodelada. globalresearch.ca Todos somos testemunhas de como a China O que lerà£o a seguir teve origem numa série de discussàµes privadas multilaterais entre analistas de inteligência e pode ajudar a …
(2020-09-01). Payer Mix Among Patients Receiving Dialysis. jamanetwork.com To the Editor The Research Letter by Ms Hoffman and colleagues described trends in payer mix among patients receiving dialysis in the United States. We share the authors' concerns that shifting patients from publicly funded insurance to commercial insurance could increase the overall cost of dialysis care. Although the Affordable Care Act increased access to the commercial insurance market through the creation of health insurance exchanges, we were surprised by the magnitude of non-Medicare coverage reported.
(2020-09-01). US Intervention in Nicaragua. Washington Stated Intent to "Destroy Public Order" and Engage in "Violent Actions": Brian Willson. globalresearch.ca 33rd Anniversary of Brian's Surviving the US Train Assault in California, September 1, 2020 in front of the US embassy, Managua, Nicaragua | Buenos dias. I am here today in front of the US Embassy in Managua to protest US intervention …
(2020-09-01). Are We Deliberately Trying To Provoke A Military Crisis With Russia? globalresearch.ca A dangerous vehicle collision between U.S and Russian soldiers in Northeastern Syria on Aug. 24 highlights the fragility of the relationship and the broader test of wills between the two major powers. | According to
(2020-09-01). An American Journey: 1635 Arrival to 2020 U.S. Catastrophe. globalresearch.ca I set out to write a commentary on current economic events for this engagement, with a focus on monetary issues. But the current nightmarish scenario in the U.S. is so confusing and is moving at such a rapid speed, that …
(2020-09-01). How Pakistan's Military Created Rift Between Imran Khan and Modi? globalresearch.ca During his stint in power as Pakistan's prime minister until July 2017, Nawaz Sharif had nurtured cordial working relationship with India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Narendra Modi. This, along with his role in Kargil …
(2020-09-01). US Intervention in Nicaragua. Washington's Stated Intent to "Destroy Public Order" and Engage in "Violent Actions": Brian Willson. globalresearch.ca 33rd Anniversary of Brian's Surviving the US Train Assault in California, September 1, 2020 in front of the US embassy, Managua, Nicaragua | Buenos dias. I am here today in front of the US Embassy in Managua to protest US intervention …
(2020-09-01). Researchers Strive to Recruit Hard-Hit Minorities Into COVID-19 Vaccine Trials. jamanetwork.com This Medical News article discusses efforts to ensure participation of racial and ethnic minorities in clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines.
(2020-09-01). There's a Problem with the Belarus Protest Movement: Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. globalresearch.ca Politologist Georgii Bovt gave an
(2020-09-01). Cornell University to Reopen this Fall Despite Opposition from Community. progressive.org The school is the only Ivy League university that will be reopening, leaving students and community members concerned for their safety.
(2020-09-01). Reducing Vasopressor Exposure in Patients With Vasodilatory Hypotension. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A clinical trial by Dr Lamontagne and colleagues showed that reducing exposure to vasopressors through a lower mean arterial pressure (MAP) target during resuscitation in older patients with vasodilatory hypotension decreased 90-day mortality, although it did not reach statistical significance. Three large randomized clinical trials also showed that early goal-directed therapy did not improve outcomes in patients with septic shock.