(2021-02-14). California study highlights dangers of COVID-19 pandemic to the working class. indybay.org According to a recent report by a UCSF research team, essential workers experienced a 22 percent higher mortality rate than they did in the four years before the pandemic.
(2021-02-14). The Growing Vaccine Corps of Medical Students Could Aid Underserved Areas. truthout.org 
The U.S. faces one of the most consequential public health campaigns in history right now: to vaccinate the population against COVID-19 and, especially, to get shots into the arms of people who cannot easily navigate getting vaccinated on their own. | Time is of the essence. As new, potentially more
(2021-02-14). Science Fiction Since 1970. counterpunch.org 
This article was originally submitted for consideration by a forthcoming encyclopedia. Owing to format and length concerns, the editors requested a substantial revision but acceded to this draft's publication in another venue. As a short survey as opposed to a substantive history, it is impossible to deny that there are gaps, including the absence of
(2021-02-14). Democrats' Shameful Cave. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-02-14). Bangladesh extends closure of education institutions. yenisafak.com Bangladesh has announced that it will extend the closure of educational institutions for a further 14-day stretch, a straight 11-month shutdown of in-person education after the first COVID-19 case was registered in the country in March last year, a senior official confirmed on Sunday.The Education Ministry has decided to close all educational institutions until Feb. 28, except for Islamic seminaries due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mohammad Abul Khayer, a communication officer at the ministry confirmed to Anadolu Agency.The ministry is taking all important steps to keep students safe from the deadly virus, Khaye…
(2021-02-14). Quebec: Falsification of Mortality Data Pertaining to Covid-19. globalresearch.ca According to a "If the presumed cause of death is Covid-19 (with or without a positive test) an autopsy should be avoided [emphasis in original document] and death should be attributed to …
(2021-02-14). Quebec: Falsification of Mortality Data Pertaining to Covid-19. globalresearch.ca According to a "If the presumed cause of death is Covid-19 (with or without a positive test) an autopsy should be avoided [emphasis in original document] and death should be attributed to Covid-19 …
(2021-02-14). UK premier 'optimistic' about easing lockdown. yenisafak.com British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he is "optimistic" about the prospects of easing the lockdown despite warnings from scientists that any premature measures would result in a surge of coronavirus cases and deaths.In a visit to the Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies plant in northeastern England on Saturday, Johnson said the government's main priority was to reopen schools from March 8 with the possibility of other sectors following suit."I'm optimistic, I won't hide it from you. I'm optimistic, but we have to be cautious. Our children's education is our number one priority, but then working forward, ge…
(2021-02-14). Vaccine Transparency: Why Antibody-Dependent Enhancement (ADE) Might be a Ticking Time Bomb. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | Associate Professor of Health Sciences
(2021-02-14). More than 30 injured in Thai anti-monarchy protests. laprensalatina.com Bangkok, Feb 14 (efe-epa).- At least 31 people were injured in a clash between police and protesters during demonstrations against lèse majesté law in Thailand a day ago, officials said on Sunday. The injured include 11 protesters and 20 police officers in the protests by students and pro-democracy activists, Thai Public Broadcasting Service reported, citing …
(2021-02-14). "Love Is Dead"? globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | "Love is Dead" is the title of British singer-songwriter Brett Anderson's …
(2021-02-14). How the economic doctrine of salvation is changing education. indybay.org Economy always takes place in social contexts – even more: It is itself a result of social contexts. In this respect, a discussion in the context of sociology, culture or politics is essential. However, this insight is already missing in academic economics.
(2021-02-14). New NORAD Warfare Strategies and Canada's Role in the "Great Game" Revisited. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | As relations between the USA and Russia continue to fall ever …
(2021-02-14). Iraq and the "Gulf War": Remembering the 1991 Al-Amiriyah Bombing by the US Air Force. globalresearch.ca First published on GR on March 21, 2018. | Listen to the interview with Felicity Arbuthnot on the 1991 bombing of Al-Amiriyah shelter in Iraq by the US Air Force. | According to Arbuthnot, the nuclear shelter was built during the Iran-Iraq …
(2021-02-14). Protests in Honduras against police killing of Keyla Martínez. peoplesdispatch.org Protests broke out in several cities across Honduras after nursing student Keyla Martínez was killed in police custody. She was 26-years-old. Honduras has some of the highest rates of violence against women in the region.
(2021-02-14). There Is No Such Thing as a "Free Market" globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | "There isn't one grain of anything in the world that is …
(2021-02-14). Washington's Man Navalny; Kagame Crimes. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | Montreal-based publisher Robin Philpot joins the program to discuss two subjects: …
(2021-02-14). Selected Quotes from Courageous Big Pharma Whistle-blower Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | Collated by Dr. Gary G. Kohls | "In 1986, Congress—awash in Pharma …
(2021-02-14). Defying the Monolith of Global Propaganda! The 2021 CKUW Fundrive Special. globalresearch.ca "The ways that we've had to adapt this year, and what it means to come together as a community in order to be able to do that, and how we are rethinking the importance of what it means to be …
(2021-02-13). 'Zombie mink' to hit Poland next? Transmissible Covid-19 strain found in Polish region, officials mull response. rt.com 
Poland said that the coronavirus found in local mink can be transmitted to humans and vice versa. Millions of animals were previously culled and buried in Denmark, which prompted fears of groundwater contamination. | The research "clearly shows" that "this virus can spread from mink to humans and vice versa," the country's agriculture ministry said in a statement on Saturday. | Officials said the new data came from a genetic study on minks from a farm in the Kartuzy district of northern Poland. The presence of the coronavirus in the animals was confirmed last month. | The ministry added that the virus found in…
(2021-02-13). Selected Articles: The Corona Virus Vaccine. globalresearch.ca Global Research brings to the attention the attention of our readers a selection of articles on the coronavirus vaccine. | "The Second Wave of the pandemic commenced in October 2020. The Pfizer Moderna corona vaccine was launched in early November 2020. …
(2021-02-13). California study highlights dangers of COVID-19 pandemic to the working class. wsws.org Essential workers, whom the research defined as those in the "food/agriculture, transportation/logistics, facilities, and manufacturing sectors," experienced a 22 percent higher mortality rate than they did in the four years before the pandemic.
(2021-02-13). Boston Teachers Union signs sellout "side letter" to force teachers back into unsafe schools. wsws.org The deal sends teachers and students back into schools regardless of the city's COVID test positivity rate, forcing teachers to choose between teaching in-person or taking a leave of absence.
(2021-02-13). The Unspoken Crimes of World War II: The Dresden Massacre of 1945. globalresearch.ca 76 Years Ago: "The 1945 Dresden Raid was surely one of the most destructive air-raids during the WWII but in the world history of massive military destructions and the war crimes against humanity too.
(2021-02-13). Iraq: Forty Years Ago. The St. Valentine's Day Massacres: Still Ongoing. globalresearch.ca Initially published on Valentine's Day 2010. | Veteran War Correspondent and Associate Editor of Global Research Felicity Arbuthnot reminds us of the crimes against humanity committed against the Iraqi people at the height of Iraq War I, euphemistically described as …
(2021-02-13). Corona Fake Pandemic: Italy Subjected to a Holy Inquisition of False Science. globalresearch.ca Italian Transcript below | Thank you, Mr President. | We have been spied on, subjugated, treated like criminals by a government that in two months has destroyed our fundamental, natural and constitutional rights. Parliament has been replaced by the various task forces …
(2021-02-13). Deforestation actually COOLS parts of the US, says bombshell new report from NASA. rt.com 
Startling new NASA-funded research indicates that, contrary to popular wisdom, deforestation in the US does not always cause planetary warming and may, in fact, cool the climate, depending on the area involved. | The bombshell The peer-reviewed study will likely have far-reaching implications for policy and land management efforts across the US and beyond. | Using state-of-the-art…
(2021-02-13). NASA's TESS discovers new 'Earth-sized' exoplanets floating in a 'river of stars'. rt.com 
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has confirmed the presence of three so-called 'hot worlds' that may prove to be useful specimens to teach humanity how atmospheres form and develop over time. | The three hot worlds, each slightly larger than our own, were detected orbiting a much younger version of our sun called TOI 451, located some 400 light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. | The star boasts 95 percent of our Sun's mass, despite being 12 percent smaller and emitting 35 percent less energy. It also rotates five times faster than our Sun, making for a much more intense environment…
(2021-02-13). [Research Paper] Clinical outcomes of different therapeutic options for COVID-19 in two Chinese case cohorts: A propensity-score analysis. thelancet.com Our findings support the early administration of interferon-beta-1b alone or in combination with oral ribavirin for COVID-19 patients.
(2021-02-13). [Comment] Offline: The path out of lockdown. thelancet.com "Just read your paper. Hmm…it reads well, until you try and imagine what it actually will mean in practice." This response was from someone who understands well the burden of mental trauma this pandemic is causing. His objection to the argument for Zero-COVID was that it seemed to endorse "the greatest imposition of restricted civil liberties ever seen in peacetime". Indeed, during World War 2 cinemas, theatres, cafes, restaurants, and pubs all remained open. He concluded: "If I was allowed to vote on this Brave New World, I would reject it firmly…We now teach every medical student that patients have the righ…
(2021-02-13). [Comment] Research in forced displacement: guidance for a feminist and decolonial approach. thelancet.com The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened inequities and undermined health, human rights, and gender equality for forcibly displaced populations.1,2 The United Nations Refugee Agency estimates that, at the end of 2019, there were 79 ∑5 million people forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations, or events seriously disturbing public order.3 Evidence about the needs of these populations is crucial to tailor effective and equitable responses, but data collection efforts are faced with considerable new challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-02-13). Yemeni scientist in Turkish team developing COVID-19 vaccine. yenisafak.com Even as Yemen continues shocking the world, with its images of deaths, destruction, and starvation, one of its citizens Ali Azzawri is part of a Turkish scientific team rolling out a vaccine against the COVID-19.Azzawri, 39, was selected by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey known as TUBITAK in May 2020 to be part of a team of 13 scientists to indigenously develop Messenger RNA vaccines — also called mRNA vaccines to combat the pandemic.According to experts, these are new types of vaccines, who direct cells to make a particular protein to trigger an immune response. Other vaccines, inst…
(2021-02-13). Remember the "Fake" 2009 H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic: Manipulating the Data to Justify a Worldwide Public Health Emergency. globalresearch.ca A Worldwide public health emergency is unfolding, 4.9 billion doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine are envisaged by the WHO.
(2021-02-13). [Perspectives] Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha: advancing maternal health justice. thelancet.com "I see myself as a scholar—activist", says Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, Associate Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, MA, USA. At Tufts she leads research on the underlying causes of maternal health disparities in Black women. "This previously underrecognised issue has come into sharp focus after the US Surgeon-General declared last November how maternal health disparities across the USA have become a national crisis", she says.
(2021-02-13). How to end a friendship: Should you address it directly, or simply unsubscribe?>. salon.com I've spent years reporting on the emerging science of friendship. Here's what I've learned about ending one…
(2021-02-13). FROM THE FIELD: The teenage Uzbek girls using science to help their community. news.un.org Young women in Uzbekistan are using technology to help improve the lives of those around them, challenging perceptions of the roles that women and girls play in society.
(2021-02-13). Iran, Georgia stress expansion of scientific cooperation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) — Iran's ambassador to Tbilisi and the Georgian Minister of Education conferred on the expansion of bilateral scientific and academic cooperation on Saturday.
(2021-02-13). Ayatollah Mesbah-Yazdi a unique character in Islamic world. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) — Ayatollah Mesbah-Yazdi played a unique role in transmitting internal Islamic thoughts and beliefs to the outside world. He promoted Islamic culture and conducted numerous researches.
(2021-02-13). Joe Biden is Leading The Battle to Reopen Schools, But Teachers Are Fighting Back. zcomm.org There is bipartisan unity around reopening schools thanks to the alliance between Joe Biden, local officials, and national union leadership. It's time for teachers to fight…
(2021-02-13). 76 Years Ago, The February 1945 Dresden Fire Bombing: Allied War Crime Prelude to the Cold War. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published in 2016. | On the night of February 13-14, 1945, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) bomber command carried out two devastating attacks on the German city of Dresden. At the time, Dresden's pre-war population of …
(2021-02-13). Palestinian Resistance Running in the New Legislative Elections Simulates Insanity. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and …
(2021-02-12). Swedish university wants to test-compare Covid vaccines' effectiveness on population of ENTIRE REGIONS, promises option to opt-out. rt.com 
Researchers at Sweden's Uppsala University aim to embark on the world's first comparative study evaluating the parade of Covid-19 jabs coming to market. They promise it will be voluntary and won't disrupt the vaccination program. | The scientists are waiting for authorization to launch a study comparing every Covid-19 vaccine that has been given the green light by the Swedish Medical Products Agency. They say that while those jabs were tested against a placebo, they haven't been tested against each other to see how their attributes compare among the Swedish population. | "In Sweden we have unique conditions to…
(2021-02-12). CDC Study Finds Two Masks Are Better Than One Vs. COVID-19. laprensalatina.com NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. government researchers found that two masks are better than one in slowing coronavirus spread, but health officials stopped short of recommending that everyone double up. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday, February 10, reported the results of a lab experiment that spaced two artificial heads 6 feet …
(2021-02-12). COVID hits Antarctica, scientists extremely concerned for its wildlife. peoplesworld.org 
In December, Antarctica lost its status as the last continent free of COVID-19 when 36 people at the Chilean Bernardo O'Higgins research station tested positive. The station's isolation from other bases and fewer researchers in the continent means the outbreak is now likely contained. However, we know all too well how unpredictable — and pervasive — …
(2021-02-12). Teachers Are Fighting Back Against Bipartisan Push to Reopen Schools. truthout.org 
On Christmas Day, Georgia Elementary School teacher
(2021-02-12). Canadian educators denounce deadly reopening of schools amid COVID-19 pandemic. wsws.org "Whatever the capitalist politicians and corporate media say," warned an Ontario teacher, "scientific studies have shown that schools are one of the primary vectors of transmission for the virus."
(2021-02-12). Some children to return to Chicago classrooms next week. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO — Some school children here will be returning to classrooms next week after nearly one year away from their teachers and classmates as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. By a 2-to-1 vote, Chicago Teachers Union members accepted the school board's re-opening proposal in results announced Feb. 10. The vote among CTU's 25,637 members …
(2021-02-12). Massive state repression of protesters in West Bengal demanding jobs and educational opportunities. peoplesdispatch.org 
The call to mobilization given by left students and youth organizations had also expressed its support for the ongoing farmers agitation against the pro-corporate legislation…
(2021-02-12). Selected Articles: Is America on a Collision Course with China? "Very Real Possibility" of Nuclear War. globalresearch.ca 
By Wall Street may own the country, as Kansas populist leader Mary Elizabeth Lease once declared, but a new generation of "retail" stock market …
(2021-02-12). Stonehenge likely made with stones from older monument located in WALES according to bombshell new study. rt.com 
Researchers studying an ancient monument in west Wales believe it may have had some of its standing stones taken and repurposed to construct Stonehenge some 280 kilometres away. | The team from University College London (UCL) made the bold claim about the ancient smash-and-grab while studying the Welsh stone circle named Waun Mawn, which predates Stonehenge by about 400 years, according to carbon and other dating from charcoal and sediment samples analysed. | The world famous Stonehenge, built sometime around 3000 BC, is located near Salisbury in southwest England but has been found to contain several rather c…