(2021-01-26). Facebook escalates attack on socialist left. indybay.org Facebook is engaged in an escalating campaign of state-backed internet censorship targeting socialist organizations, including the International Youth and Students for Social Equality.
(2021-01-26). When Fascism Comes, It Will be Wearing a Mask. globalresearch.ca Almost immediately after his inauguration, President Joe Biden began creating new government dictates via executive orders. Many of these executive orders concern coronavirus, fulfilling Biden's promise to make ramping up a coronavirus-inspired attack on liberty a focus of his first …
(2021-01-26). Video: A Conversation with Leaders of the Mayangna Nation. globalresearch.ca Tortilla con Sal: What is your perception of the seriousness of the problem of the intrusion of outsiders into indigenous lands, in your case of the Mayangna people? | Arisio Genaro Celso: We need to go back a bit to the …
(2021-01-26). After COVID, Davos Moves to The "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca With the USA Biden Presidency, Washington has rejoined the Global Warming agenda of the Paris Accords. With China making loud pledges about meeting strict CO2 emission standards by 2060, now the World Economic Forum is about to unveil what will …
(2021-01-26). Russia's 2020 Foreign Policy. A Thaw in US-Russia Relations? Foreign Minister Lavrov. globalresearch.ca Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov held his annual press conference last week reviewing his country's foreign policy over the preceding year, the top two dozen highlights of which are touched upon in this analysis for those who don't have the time …
(2021-01-26). The Costs of US Emergency Department Visits. jamanetwork.com The US population made 144.8 million emergency department (ED) visits in 2017, costing a total of $76.3 billion, estimated a recent statistical brief from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP).
(2021-01-26). Macron's 'imam charter' raises fears of state control over Islam of France. middleeasteye.net 
Macron's 'imam charter' raises fears of state control over Islam of France | With a remit of aligning French Islam with 'republican values', the charter set out by Macron is ready, but it raises more questions than it answers | Tue, 01/26/2021 – 13: 57 | Mohammed Moussaoui (left), President of the French Council of Muslim Faith (CFCM), signing the 'charter of principles' alongside Presiden…
(2021-01-26). The Futility and Dangers of Covid Lockdowns: Doctors Letter to Premier of Ontario Doug Ford. globalresearch.ca 
Below is a letter from Canadian doctors supporting Roman Baber MPP who penned an open letter to Premier Doug Ford asking to end the COVID-19 lockdown. | . | . | Here is Baber's open letter. | * | Note to readers: please click the …
(2021-01-26). Chicago public school reopening battle rages on. liberationnews.org 
The union has asked teachers to continue to teach remotely after Jan. 28.
(2021-01-26). Law Pod UK New Episode: "Historical" Crimes: Ireland's unmarried mothers and their children. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In episode 135 of Law Pod UK, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Máiréad Enright about Ireland's recent Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation Report which prompted an official State apology from the Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Micheál Martin. Máiréad Enright is a Leverhulme Research Fellow and Reader in Feminist Legal Studies at Birmingham Law School. Her current work is …
(2021-01-26). Pandemic, Lockdown, Economic Disaster: Are We at War? globalresearch.ca Are we at War? This has become a legitimate question over the last 12 months in the western world. | And we are not talking of war by the west against Russia or China, or the east in general. It's a …
(2021-01-26). Unemployment rate soars to highest level for more than four years. thecanary.co Britain's jobless rate has soared to its highest level for more than four years as official figures showed nearly 830,000 workers have been dropped from UK payrolls since the start of the pandemic. | The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed the unemployment rate reached 5% for the first time since early 2016 in the three months to November after another 202,000 people lost their jobs. | Figures for December also showed there were 828,000 fewer Britons on company payrolls since before the crisis struck last February as the pandemic has hammered the jobs market. | Our latest labour market statistics have b…
(2021-01-26). The Virus of Mass Destruction. globalresearch.ca On cable news there was a constant ticker on the bottom of the screen showing how many cases and deaths, something we'd never seen until this pandemic. There were videos of people "panic buying" at the start of the lockdowns or stay at home orders…
(2021-01-26). Israel to Decide Fate of the JCPOA Nuclear Deal? globalresearch.ca According to Biden's secretary of state-designee Anthony Blinken, the new regime in town will keep much of its predecessor's geopolitical agenda in place. | Former usurper-in-waiting/self-designated interim Venezuelan president Guaido — no longer a National Assembly member — will still …
(2021-01-26). Nursing Home Fires Workers for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccination. globalresearch.ca A nursing home run by Rock County is receiving significant pushback after mandating its employees receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine regimen or face layoff. | Officials at
(2021-01-26). California Man Dies Several Hours After Receiving COVID Vaccine, Cause of Death Unclear. globalresearch.ca Multiple local, state and federal agencies Placer County Sheriff's office said in a
(2021-01-26). Student Organizing May Never Be the Same Again. thenation.com Student Organizing May Never Be the Same Again…
(2021-01-26). COVID Mask: The Psychology of Surrender? globalresearch.ca Wearing 'the mask' is for those who suffer feelings of fear and/or guilt. Think about it. | One might reject such a notion "No, no, I'm just worried about being fined, that's why I wear it". Or "I don't want to …
(2021-01-26). The "Smoking Gun" is the PCR Cycle Threshold (Ct): Your Coronavirus Test Is Positive — You Still Might Not Have COVID-19. globalresearch.ca New York's state lab has access to the Cycle Threshold (Ct) values from the PCR tests they process. Last July, the lab identified 872 positive tests based on a threshold of 40 cycles. | If the lab has used a cutoff …
(2021-01-26). US Targets China over Tibet. globalresearch.ca The US Congress has recently passed the so-called Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TPSA) — slipped into a COVID-19 relief package and a 1.4 trillion dollar government spending bill, US State Department-funded Voice of America reported in their article, "US …
(2021-01-26). Discrepancies in Moderna's FDA Report Demand Answers. globalresearch.ca Search the scientific literature for examples of long-term vaccine randomized clinical trials that use inert placebos — you will not find them. Short-term studies are the preferred mode of vaccine manufacturers — even when there is no emergency — leaving …
(2021-01-26). CTU Rank-And-File Votes To Save Lives. popularresistance.org Chicago —In an unprecedented remote electronic vote, 71 percent of Chicago Teachers Union members have voted to continue teaching remotely starting Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Eighty-six percent of rank-and-file members voted from Thursday, Jan. 21 through Saturday, Jan. 23. | With this vote, rank-and-file educators will continue teaching remotely, and safely, as they have been doing for months. | A message from Chicago Public Schools this afternoon, claiming that "we have agreed to a request from CTU leadership to push back the return of K-8 teachers and staff to Wednesday, Jan. 27," and seeking to sow dissent…
(2021-01-26). 10 months of horror for students has taken a heavy toll on us. thecanary.co In September 2020, the government decided that schools were safe to reopen. | I remember my first day back. It was an hour bus journey from home to college, surrounded by passengers, some of them maskless. Then, entering school with face masks, only to have to take them off again in the classrooms. Here, there was no form of social distancing at all. This wasn't our fault. It was a complete dereliction of duty from the government. | Now, once again, we are learning from home and what our education will look like over the next few months is uncertain. But one thing is clear, the government's multiple failures have…
(2021-01-26). Support "Fake Democracy" Abroad, If All Else Fails Resort to Violence. globalresearch.ca "We didn't give a hoot about democracy… and I don't think it means a thing today" (Philip Agee, former CIA agent(1)) | "For Washington a consistent element is that democracy and the rule of law are acceptable if and only if …
(2021-01-26). Arizona Pioneer in Wrecking Public Education through Charter Schools. dissidentvoice.org Recent news articles claim that Arizona is a "leader in innovation" when it comes to private businesses like charter schools. Arizona is said to be amazing because it is ensuring "freedom" for parents to "choose" from an exciting array of charter schools to send their kids to, and this is all thanks to a legal …
(2021-01-26). Biden's First 48 Hours Affirm U.S. 'Greatest Purveyor of Violence'. globalresearch.ca Every year, we fight a battle on the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | On one side is the U.S. state. Forced to offer a concession to the middle-class elements of the Black civil-rights movement in the …
(2021-01-26). "Privacy Poor" vs. "Privacy Rich" in a "Digital Bastille". The "Death of Privacy" under the Helm of the World Economic Forum (WEF). globalresearch.ca "Citizen concerns over privacy ….. will require adjustments in thinking".
(2021-01-26). Global Ice Loss Increases at Record Rate. globalresearch.ca The rate at which ice is disappearing across the planet is speeding up, according to new research. | And the findings also reveal that the Earth lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice between 1994 and 2017 — equivalent to a …
(2021-01-26). The US-Kenya Bilateral Free Trade Agreement. Garbage In, Garbage Out. globalresearch.ca Washington hopes a free trade pact with Kenya will give it a beachhead in its hot war with Al-Shabab and cold war with China—and an African dumping ground for GMOs and plastic waste. What Kenya gets in exchange is not …
(2021-01-26). The Role of 5G, US Command and Control, The Pentagon's "Red Flag Exercise" globalresearch.ca The next Pentagon Red Flag exercise runs January 25 to February 12 from the Nevada Test and Training Range and Nellis Air Force Base. Manilo Dinucci reported in June [1] that the Nellis 5G network would be fully operational and …
(2021-01-26). Death by 1,000 Cuts: Are Major Insect Losses Imperiling Life on Earth? globalresearch.ca Scientists warn of ongoing global insect abundance losses and say we lack a full understanding of invertebrate extinction causes and synergies. Action to curb extinction rates desperately needed: Studies. | *** | Chances are, the works of the world's insects touch your …
(2021-01-26). Action Education in Morocco: An Enduring Throwback for the Future. globalresearch.ca Social scientists across their different disciplines have shared an enduring observation. They have found that the people who apply methods in real settings to understand social life find more elucidation of the inquiry process than those who seriously analyze the …
(2021-01-25). Biden's Secretary of State Praises Trump's Achievements on Israel. globalresearch.ca A new administration has taken over Washington with talk of justice, respect and diversity. However, when it comes to Israel-Palestine the news isn't so encouraging. | Joe Biden's foreign policy team says it wants to return to the Iran deal, but …
(2021-01-25). Facebook Purges Left-Wing Pages And Individuals. popularresistance.org On Friday, Facebook carried out a purge of left-wing, antiwar and progressive pages and accounts, including leading members of the Socialist Equality Party. Facebook gave no explanation why the accounts were disabled or even a public acknowledgement that the deletions had occurred. At least a half dozen leading members of the Socialist Equality Party had their Facebook accounts permanently disabled. This included the public account of Genevieve Leigh, the national secretary of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality, and the personal account of Niles Niemuth, the US managing editor of the World S…
(2021-01-25). Turkish Trotskyists hold international online meeting on student protests. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Group and IYSSE in Turkey held an international online meeting January 17 titled "Amid the global breakdown of democracy, the way forward for the Boƒüaziàßi University protests."
(2021-01-25). No Safe Space for Philippines' Indigenous Youth as Military Allowed on Campus. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2021-01-25). US-Pak Reset to Advance Biden's Afghan Settlement. globalresearch.ca Mark Twain is credited with the saying 'History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.' The echoes of history resonate as the new US administration prioritises the Afghan problem for policy review. | The highlight of the
(2021-01-25). Men in low-skilled jobs more likely to die from Covid-19 in England & Wales, new govt data reveals. rt.com 
Men in low-skilled jobs had the highest rate of death from Covid-19 in England and Wales among working age people between March and December 2020, according to new data from the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS). | The figures, which show how coronavirus spread through and impacted different sectors in England and Wales, found that almost two-thirds (5,128) of the 7,961 Covid-19 deaths among working age people were primarily men employed in low-skilled jobs, as well as carers, healthcare workers, leisure industry staff and other similar service roles. | "When looking at broad groups of occupations, men…
(2021-01-25). Selected Articles: Eurostar Train Near Collapse, Biden's Policy on Israel & Latin America, The Nuclear Ban Treaty. globalresearch.ca 
By Shutting down an economy flatly contradicts a founding principle of the WHO: "Economic development and public health are inseparable and complementary… the social, …
(2021-01-25). Baby tyrannosaurs were 'size of Border Collie dog' when taking first steps. thecanary.co 
Baby tyrannosaurs were only the size of a Border Collie dog when they took their first steps, a team of palaeontologists has discovered.Led by Dr Greg Funston, a University of Edinburgh researcher, the team examined fossilised remains of a tiny jaw bone and claw which had been found in Canada and the US.They were revealed to belong to a baby tyrannosaur — cousin of the fabled T-Rex — in 3D scans and are the first-known fossils of tyrannosaur embryos.The discoveries were made in Canada and the US (Greg Funton/PA)It suggests the creatures which lived more than 70 million years ago were only around three-f…
(2021-01-25). U.K.'s Black teachers: Not enough is being done to address COVID-19. peoplesworld.org 
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(2021-01-25). Activists demand justice for Giulio Regeni who was kidnapped and murdered in Egypt. peoplesdispatch.org 
Giulio Regeni, a 28-year-old Ph.D. student at Cambridge University, was kidnapped on January 25, 2016 from Cairo. His body was found a few days later with torture marks. He had been working on Egyptian trade unions for his dissertation…
(2021-01-25). Some local teachers unions balk at unsafe school reopening plans. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO — President Joe Biden has set a goal of reopening the nation's public schools safely within 100 days. Some local teachers unions are balking, saying school bosses are rushing ahead to in-classroom learning without taking all needed safety steps against the coronavirus pandemic. The biggest head-to-head conflict appears to be in Chicago, which, with …
(2021-01-25). California Refuses to Disclose COVID-19 Data Used to Drive Lockdowns. globalresearch.ca California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) promised months ago that the state's COVID-19 policy decisions would be driven by transparent data that would be shared with the public. | Now, his administration is refusing to disclose key information used to determine when …
(2021-01-25). New Research Shows Stopping Water, Utility Shutoffs Would Have Prevented Thousands of COVID Deaths. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-01-25). German Court Rules that COVID-19 Lockdowns Are Unconstitutional. globalresearch.ca A
(2021-01-25). The UN Prohibits Nuclear Weapons and What Does Italy Do? globalresearch.ca Today, January 22, 2021, is the day that can go down in history as the turning point to free humanity from those weapons that, for the first time, have the ability to erase the human species and almost every other …
(2021-01-25). Eurostar Train Near Collapse, Asks for Bailout, Becomes Hot Potato. globalresearch.ca Eurostar, the company that operates the cross-Channel train service that connects the UK with France, Belgium and the Netherlands, is on the brink of collapse, the company's management warned this week. With passenger numbers down 95% in the final quarter …
(2021-01-25). CDC Quietly Removes Website Headline Claiming "Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism" globalresearch.ca The change was quietly made last August, with no announcement, following a …
(2021-01-25). Senior MP: British Public Will "Rise Up and Bring Down" Lockdown if Exit Plan Isn't Outlined. globalresearch.ca British MPs within his own party are demanding that Prime Minister Boris Johnson outline some sort of exit strategy for the nationwide lockdown in the country, with one senior minister warning that if he doesn't people will begin to "rise …