(2020-09-12). The COVID-19 pandemic and the dual nature of science. mronline.org 
Over two decades ago, Professor Richard Levins, one of the founders of Science for the People, described this phenomenon as the "dual nature" of science.(1) On one hand, scientific investigations discover truths about material reality that are independent of ideology or politics.
(2020-09-12). University of Michigan grad students set to extend strike as opposition grows to the US to back-to-school drive. wsws.org Nineteen of the 25 hottest outbreaks in the US are in communities with colleges that have reopened for in-person learning, sparking growing anger over the homicidal back-to-school campaign.
(2020-09-12). Jacksonville, Florida teacher speaks out against deadly school reopenings. wsws.org A teacher in Jacksonville, Florida, reached out to the WSWS to speak about the spread of the coronavirus across the state just two weeks into the new school year.
(2020-09-12). University of Michigan grad students set to extend strike as opposition grows in the US to back-to-school drive. wsws.org Nineteen of the 25 hottest outbreaks in the US are in communities with colleges that have reopened for in-person learning, sparking growing anger over the homicidal back-to-school campaign.
(2020-09-12). Tuesday 10/20: Visualizing Abolition: A Conversation with Angela Y. Davis and Gina Dent. indybay.org Online Event | ias.ucsc.edu/events/2020/visualizing-abo……
(2020-09-12). [Comment] Offline: The crisis of political language. thelancet.com George Orwell, in his 1945 essay Politics and the English Language, wrote that "to think clearly is a necessary first step towards political regeneration". The Moscow press briefing held last week on the Russian COVID-19 vaccine quickly turned into a platform for national rivalry. The research, led by scientists at the N F Gamaleya National Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology, found encouraging evidence of an immune response using their prime boost strategy of a two-component, human recombinant adenovirus vector-based vaccine.
(2020-09-12). [Comment] The Lancet Small Vulnerable Newborn Series: science for a healthy start. thelancet.com The Lancet 2020 Campaign1 on child and adolescent health is a welcome call for a renewed focus on children. With less than a decade remaining to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the campaign is a timely reminder about an unfinished agenda, reiterating the centrality of child survival and wellbeing in global development. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic bring more urgency to the need for increased attention to children. Although COVID-19 is usually mild in children, health-service disruptions and other indirect effects of the pandemic response are having devastating impacts on the wellbeing…
(2020-09-12). Native American Voters Face Significant Barriers to Mail-in Voting in 2020. truthout.org Observers and pundits are predicting record-setting voter turnout in the coming election. But the number of votes from Indian Country may be underwhelming because of systemic problems. | University of Florida Political Science Professor and
(2020-09-11). The Truth behind 9/11: Who Is Osama Bin Laden? globalresearch.ca At 11 o'clock, on the morning of 911, the Bush administration had already announced that Al Qaeda was responsible for the attacks. That same evening at 9.30 pm, a "War Cabinet" was formed and at 11.00 pm, the "War on Terrorism" was officially launched.
(2020-09-11). Chile, September 11, 1973: The Inauguration of Neoliberalism,"Shock Treatment" and the Instruments of Economic Repression: The Junta's Deadly "Economic Medicine" globalresearch.ca The Junta ordered a hike in the price of bread from 11 to 40 escudos. While food prices had skyrocketed, wages had been frozen. From one day to the next, an entire country had been precipitated into abysmal poverty; in less than a year the price of bread in Chile increased thirty-six fold.
(2020-09-11). Screwing with the Unemployment Statistics. dissidentvoice.org 
Unemployment benefits application line at noon running for half a block out onto the sidewalk in Brooklyn, NY (photo by Tricia Wang ÁéãÂú£Êç∑ is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Something is screwy about unemployment numbers coming out of Washington. In late July, just before the end of the supplemental $600 weekly checks for people collecting …
(2020-09-11). Video: Lawyers' Committee on Jason Goodman's Crowdsource the Truth Streamed Live. globalresearch.ca 
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(2020-09-11). Free college was once the norm all over America. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON— When people involved in the fight to cancel student debt demand free college education they are not calling for a new, radical idea. Countless numbers of lawmakers, for example, got their educations at free colleges that they now say are out of reach to the nation's students. One of the best examples was the …
(2020-09-11). Lawyers' Committee on Jason Goodman's Crowdsource the Truth Streamed Live. globalresearch.ca *** …
(2020-09-11). Parents, students, teachers hit Cuomo's school cuts. peoplesworld.org 
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(2020-09-11). LA health director accused of 'playing politics' after saying schools won't reopen 'until after the election' in leaked audio. rt.com 
LA County's public health chief has come under fire after saying that local schools would not reopen until after the 2020 presidential election, prompting criticism that officials are putting politics ahead of science. | The county's health director, Barbara Ferrer, recently told local educators that schools would remain shuttered until the beginning of November, repeatedly referring to the upcoming election, according to "We don't realistically anticipate that we would be moving t…
(2020-09-11). Almost half of Russians say they don't want to be vaccinated against Covid-19 & 43% believe dangers of coronavirus are exaggerated. rt.com 
Just under half (45.6 percent) of surveyed Russians don't want to be vaccinated against coronavirus, regardless of where the vaccine comes from, according to a new study by Moscow's Higher School of Economics (HSE). | The research revealed that just 13.2 percent of those questioned want to get vaccinated as soon as possible, with a further 4.6 percent wishing to wait a few months. Of those who refuse to be immunized, almost a quarter (24.6 percent) still intend to monitor the results of mass vaccination, with another quarter (25 percent) saying they're entirely opposed to all vaccines. | Part of the country's…
(2020-09-11). Parts of Europe grapple with coronavirus surge, but hold off on hard lockdown. rt.com 
Coronavirus cases are once again rising in the UK and other parts of Europe, as the continent grapples with a resurgence in the deadly virus in some areas and eyes new restrictions. But this surge has not been evenly spread. | The first week in September saw 3,200 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in England every day, up from 2,000 per day the previous week, according to the Office for National Statistics. Deaths, however, are down, with only 101 coronavirus-related deaths announced the week before – a fraction of the 1,150 fatalities recorded on one day in April. | Nevertheless, Boris Johnson's government has i…
(2020-09-11). McConnell writes off the almost 1.7M more jobless workers forced to seek benefits. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Labor Day, September 7, was an unhappy holiday for almost 1.7 million more workers, who were forced to file for federal or state jobless benefits the week before. The data, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, show 857,148 people filed initial claims for state-paid jobless benefits in the week ending September 5. That was 20,140 …
(2020-09-11). Despite Increasing Trade with Chinese Yuan US Dollar Is Likely to Remain the World's Biggest Currency Reserve. globalresearch.ca The Chinese currency is expected to increase its 2% share in the world market to somewhere between 5% and 10% within the next 10 years. This could mean that the Chinese yuan will become the world's third largest currency by …
(2020-09-11). Covid-19: The Great Reset — Revisited. Scary Threats, Rewards for Obedience… globalresearch.ca Covid-19: The Great Reset — is the title of a book by Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the WEF, and the Senior Director of the Global Risk Network at the institution, Thierry Malleret. The present analysis is based …
(2020-09-11). Distinct False Flag Aroma About Navalny Incident. globalresearch.ca During a Thursday Security Council session on Syria, Alexey Navalny's alleged novichok nerve agent poisoning was discussed. | So far, Germany failed to present evidence that supports its claim about his condition. | Is it because there is none? Did Russophobic …
(2020-09-11). Orchestrated Events Responsible for Alexey Navalny's Illness? globalresearch.ca On Monday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that dubious claims about Navalny's alleged novichok nerve agent poisoning appear to be following a "script (that) was written in advance." | Russophobic establishment media reports about what happened have the distinct …
(2020-09-11). For Nearly Six Months, Weekly US Unemployment Claims Exceed One Million. globalresearch.ca Since March, weekly US claims for unemployment insurance (UI) were greater than ever before in the nation's history for 25 straight weeks. | What seemed unimaginable when 2020 began is cold, hard reality. | Over one million jobless US workers continue to …
(2020-09-11). New UN Report Recommends ICC Investigate Possible War Crimes by All Sides—Including US-Backed Coalition—in Yemen. commondreams.org "Yemen has been ravaged in ways that should shock the conscience of humanity," said one of the report's authors. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-09-11). UK: England COVID-19 Cases Are Doubling Every Seven Days, Study. telesurenglish.net A population surveillance study developed by the Imperial College London in England found that COVID-19 cases are doubling every seven days, according to the latest statistics. | RELATED: | "The prevalence of the virus in the population is increasing. We found evidence that it has been accelerating at the end of August and beginning of September," professor of infectious disease dynamics and research co-writer Stev…
(2020-09-11). Fascism and the Quickening of History. counterpunch.org Over the last few months I have been revisiting research I did a long time ago on fascism. Pinochet's Chile, Sukarno's Indonesia, Montt's Guatemala, Hitler's Germany and beyond. I've spent time poring over the accounts of the survivors, the details of the crimes, the descriptions of the torture, of the camps, the ghettos, the dehumanization,
(2020-09-11). For European Chemical Giants, Brazil Is an Open Market for Toxic Pesticides Banned at Home. globalresearch.ca Brazil is the world's largest user of pesticides, including more than a dozen considered highly hazardous, thanks to permissive legislation that allows some of Europe's biggest agrochemical companies to continue selling products that have been banned in their home market….
(2020-09-11). State University of New York scapegoats students for COVID outbreaks, prepares repressive measures. wsws.org Refusing to take any responsibility for this catastrophe, the SUNY system is on a crusade to punish groups of students for gathering and lay the ground for further police repression on campuses.
(2020-09-11). The War on Your Mind: A Brief History of the U.S. Surveillance-Intelligence Complex. globalresearch.ca The recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vindicated the contractor-turned-
(2020-09-11). Chile, September 11, 1973: The Horrors of 'the First 9/11' Are Routinely Overlooked. globalresearch.ca On September 11, 1973, Salvador Allende's democratic government in Chile was ousted by US-backed forces in one of the Cold War's defining moments. Allende himself was killed during the coup while his presidential palace, La Moneda, was extensively bombed.
(2020-09-11). The War on Terror Presaged Covid Mania. globalresearch.ca This week is the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. America never recovered politically from those attacks, and government responses to the Covid pandemic are repeating many of the same follies …
(2020-09-11). University of Michigan graduate student strike wins wide support. wsws.org On Wednesday, graduate students rejected an offer from the university that met none of their demands and voted to continue their strike in the face of threats of retaliation.
(2020-09-11). The human cost of school reopenings: Six teachers dead in the US in the past month. wsws.org All of these deaths were absolutely unnecessary and are the direct result of criminal policies carried out by Democratic and Republican politicians at every level in the interest of protecting the profits of the financial oligarchy.
(2020-09-11). University of Iowa students and staff respond to one-day sickout. wsws.org University of Iowa faculty and students continue to protest against the administration's reluctance to transition to 100 percent online learning, despite an additional 220 students who tested positive for COVID-19 in one day.
(2020-09-11). US Cancels Over 1,000 Visas For Chinese Nationals. popularresistance.org The United States has revoked visas for more than 1,000 Chinese nationals under a May 29 presidential proclamation to suspend entry from China of students and researchers deemed security risks, according to the US Department of State. | The acting head of the US Department of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf, said earlier that Washington was blocking visas "for certain Chinese graduate students and researchers with ties to China's military fusion strategy, to prevent them from stealing and otherwise appropriating sensitive research."
(2020-09-11). Why 9/11 Matters 19 Years Later. The Spinning of 9/11, "Political Trickery" globalresearch.ca "The execution and spinning of 9/11 were instrumental in creating the repertoire of political trickery presently being adapted in the manufacturing and exploiting of the COVID-19 hysteria." | — Anthony Hall, August 23, 2020 [1] | LISTEN TO THE SHOW |
(2020-09-11). Washington Regime Ban on China's TikTok App: A Dumb Move. globalresearch.ca The Washington regimes' demand that the Chinese firm ByteDance sell the U.S. presence of its video sharing app TikTok to a U.S. tech company is not a smart move. This follows related demands that the Chinese mobile app WeChat cease …
(2020-09-11). University of Michigan graduate students take a stand for life against profit. wsws.org Opposition to the resumption of classes at the University of Michigan is part of a broader struggle of workers against the homicidal policy of the ruling class related to the pandemic.
(2020-09-11). From 9/11 to the Great Reset. From Al Qaeda to Covid The Virus… globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on 9/11 was the foundation stone of the new millennium — ever as much indecipherable as the Mysteries of Eleusis. A year ago, on Asia Times, once again I raised a
(2020-09-11). US universities emerge as battlegrounds as students and faculty fight back against reckless reopening plans. wsws.org Students and university workers are being thrust into a fight as outbreaks of COVID-19 spread across US campuses.
(2020-09-11). Elections and Foreign Meddling. globalresearch.ca There is a great brouhaha over foreign nations interfering in United States' elections. Russia, we are told, not only interfered in the 2016 presidential election catastrophe, but is back at it again, trying to get their candidate re-elected. | How, one …
(2020-09-11). Ecuador: Court Allows Million-Dollar Budget Cut to Universities. telesurenglish.net Ecuador's Constitutional Court (CC) Friday issued a verdict that allows the Economy Ministry to reduce US$98 million from the public budget assigned to universities and polytechnics. | RELATED: | The CC sentence revoked the precautionary measures that were accepted on May 12, which sought to stop the budget cuts to 32 public educational institutions in the country. | "The Economy Ministry has the power to increase or decrease the edu…
(2020-09-11). U.S Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act Secretly Amended to Allow Pharmacists to Vaccinate Children Ages 3-18. globalresearch.ca While our nation was busy spending a considerable amount of time discussing racial inequalities (as we should) or whether or not public schools and colleges were going to open or start online, or debating the upcoming national political conventions, our …
(2020-09-11). It's OK to Mourn When "Back to School" Means Staying at Home. zcomm.org The experts and their statistical models are forecasting more than 410,000 COVID fatalities by the New Year…
(2020-09-11). Studying coronavirus transmission in children could help cut COVID spread. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers are set to begin a study exploring how the virus causing COVID-19 is transmitted by children.
(2020-09-11). Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 strikes northern Chile. yenisafak.com An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck near the coast of Northern Chile, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said.The quake was at a depth of 44 km, it added.
(2020-09-11). Alexei Navalny's Case Matters to the Kremlin. globalresearch.ca The global call for an objective investigation that will inevitably establish facts into the alleged "poisoning" of opposition leader and a Russian citizen, Alexei Navalny, in August has started yielding results. President Vladimir Putin has decided, as the first …
(2020-09-11). Climate Emergency: Records Tumble as 2 Million Acres of California Burn. globalresearch.ca The signs are ominous as yet another climate record is broken. California is once again burning. From near the southern Mexico border, to San Diego and the forests of the Sierra Nevada, over two million acres of the Golden state …
(2020-09-11). EU Could Sue UK over Neglect of Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. globalresearch.ca It's being widely reported that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to circumvent certain parts of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement negotiated with the EU last year. The internal market bill, published on Wednesday, effectively negates the legal force of parts …