2021-06-01: News Headlines

Andy Kroll (2021-06-01). My Covid-19 Teaching Year. tomdispatch.com It seems appropriate that the 2020-2021 school year in Portland, Oregon, began amid toxic smoke from the catastrophic wildfires that blanketed many parts of the state for almost two weeks. The night before the first day of school, the smoke alarm in my bedroom went off. Looking back, I see it as a clarion call, a shrieking, beeping warning of all the threats, real and existential, we'd face in the year to come. On that first day of what would be that fall's online version of school, I was still reeling from the loss of one of my dear friends. As wildfires approached her remote Sonoma County, California, home, she…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-01). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Dissecting COVID-19 research and putting data in perspective. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. continues to decline. However, cases of COVID-19 are increasing in younger populations. "It's becoming a childhood disease," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "Children have composed over 16,000 hospitalizations for COVID-19 and about 300 have died." …

repost (2021-06-01). Labor for Palestine: US Union Activists Pass Support Resolutions. indybay.org Rank and file workers are passing pro-Palestinian resolutions across the country, including right here in San Francisco, where the teachers' union took a firm stand for the Palestinian liberation struggle. See www.commondreams.org/views/2021/05/31/us…

WSWS (2021-06-01). Strikes and protests hit UK schools. wsws.org Despite the common issues confronting education workers all over Britain, the education unions have worked to keep strikes isolated to single schools and colleges.

Eds. (2021-06-01). Was Marx a climate warrior? mronline.org This is a talk given online at the ESRC Festival of Social Science on November 11, 2020: 'Was Marx a climate warrior?' for a panel organized by Bangor University. | June 1, 2021 | Newswire…

WSWS (2021-06-01). "Badass Teachers" Facebook group administrators uphold ban on WSWS writer Evan Blake. wsws.org The WSWS Educators Newsletter continues to demand the readmission of Blake into the national BATs Facebook group and the right of socialists to voice their opinions in the forum, which claims to be left-wing.

Medea Benjamin (2021-06-01). Biden Should Make Normalizing Relations with Cuba "A Priority" dissidentvoice.org Waiting in line for food in Cuba. Photo credit: UPI.com Silvia from Miami, Eduardo from Hialeah, Abel from Lakeland. The names pour in on the donations page for "Syringes to Cuba" as Carlos Lazo promotes the campaign on his popular Facebook livestream. An energetic Cuban-American high school teacher in Seattle, Lazo created a group called …

Global Research News (2021-06-01). Selected Articles: Depopulation and the mRNA Vaccine. globalresearch.ca By At no time does the article mention the eugenist nature of deliberate population reduction, in connection with the covid plandemic, the coerced…

Lawrence Wittner (2021-06-01). How John Hersey Blew the Whistle on the Reality of Nuclear War. zcomm.org Review of "Fallout: The Hiroshima Cover-up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World" In this crisply-written, well-researched book, Lesley Blume, a journalist and biographer, tells the fascinating story of the background to John Hersey's pathbreaking article, "Hiroshima," and of its extraordinary impact upon the world. In 1945, although only 30 years of age,

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-01). Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine graduates ease physician shortage in world affected by COVID-19 pandemic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Ninety-eight students took part in commencement events on Friday, May 21, at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine ? Arizona Campus and Sunday, May 23, at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. This is the first multistate commencement for Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine and the first commencement for the inaugural class of students …

Leon Kunstenaar (2021-06-01). Uhuru Holds Teach-in and Fundraiser in Oakland's Astro Park. indybay.org Teach-In Calling on White People to Stand Against Police Terror and Colonial Violence…

imperial.ac.uk (2021-06-01). Digital wind tunnels could help develop more fuel efficient aeroplanes. imperial.ac.uk New research has demonstrated how simulations could produce more detailed and accurate data quicker than physical wind tunnel experiments.

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newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Tips to 'stop the bleed' in an emergency. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you came upon an emergency where a person is bleeding, would you know what to do? During National Trauma Month, May 20 is acknowledged as Stop the Bleed Day — a day to teach people how to take to control of serious bleeding. In this demonstration, Gwen Meyer, a Trauma Center nurse and trauma …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-01). Science Saturday: Macrophage communication is key during viral infection. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A new finding from Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues may suggest treatment options for severe viral infections and new avenues for research into tissue regeneration after injury. The paper, published in Immunity, examines the work of immune cells called macrophages that stay deep in the lungs. These cells are found in the part of the lungs …

WSWS (2021-05-31). Death of young student on hospital floor lays bare Argentina's COVID-19 crisis. wsws.org The reopening of Argentina's economy this year rapidly resulted in a second and deadlier wave of the pandemic with a daily average that exceeds 30,000 new cases.

_____ (2021-05-31). What Matters About The Origins Of The COVID-19 Virus. popularresistance.org Up until recently I dismissed the hypothesis that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 escaped from a Chinese lab as a crackpot conspiracy theory meant to increase anti- China sentiment in the US. Then two friends gave me very well researched articles making the case that the Lab Theory, as I will call it, was credible and should not be dismissed. | There is as yet no proof for either the Lab Theory hypothesis, or for the From Nature hypothesis. Still, the issue will rage in the mainstream media. If we don't address it properly, we will look ignorant, and we will be dismissed. | Here are the key points to make in…

Sarah Feld (2021-05-31). "Clarify the Confusion" regarding the Covid Vaccine and the "Green Passport": Open Letter to Israel's Prime Minister. globalresearch.ca To…

Dr. Peter McCullough (2021-05-31). Video: "All Roads Lead to the Vaccine": Full Interview with Dr. Peter McCullough. globalresearch.ca On May 19, …

Jeff Schuhrke (2021-05-31). U.S. Unions Are Voicing Unprecedented Support for Palestine. globalresearch.ca While a ceasefire …

Human Rights Watch (2021-05-31). Dear UN Human Rights Council: Commission of Inquiry needed on Israel/Palestine to advance accountability, address root causes. juancole.com HRW statement to Human Rights Council Special Session Human Rights Watch — (Geneva, May 27, 2021) Once again, this Council gathers to address the latest cycle of violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. We could go through the statistics — hundreds of Palestinians, including dozens of children, killed in Israeli airstrikes; at least …

Jerome Riviere (2021-05-31). Funding of the Wuhan Laboratory by the European Union. globalresearch.ca Question …

Binoy Kampmark (2021-05-31). The Dominic Cummings Show. counterpunch.org The former chief strategist for Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in a stroppy mood before the UK parliamentary Health and Science committee. For seven hours, Cummings unleashed salvo after salvo against his former boss and the government coronavirus response. Boiling down some points of the Cummings show: there was a failure on the part of

Staff (2021-05-31). The GOP Only Cares About the Debt Ceiling When Spending Goes Toward the People. truthout.org In his extraordinary early 20th-century memoir, The Education of Henry Adams, Adams, the scholar, political observer and descendant of two presidents, wrote of the inherent dysfunction and dishonesty of the U.S. Congress. He wrote of a Cabinet Secretary crying out, "You can't use tact with a Congressman! A Congressman is a hog! You must take a stick and hit him on the snout!" Of the Senate, Adams observed that "Senators passed belief. The comic side of their egotism partly disguised its ext…

Global Research News (2021-05-31). Selected Articles: South Africa: The Fall and Rise (and Fall?) of Apartheid. globalresearch.ca By Apartheid in South Africa ended in part due to sanctions and pressure from the international community. It is once again on the international …

Manlio Dinucci (2021-05-31). ‚Äé øPor qué la Unión Europea se une al llamado a filas ‚Äécontra China?‚Äé. globalizacion.ca Estados Unidos sigue adelante con su proyecto de transformación de la OTAN, que ya ‚Äéno se limita a hacer de ese bloque bélico un súper ejército dirigido contra Rusia. ‚ÄéAhora también se trata de dirigir la alianza atlántica contra China….

Peter Koenig (2021-05-31). Depopulation and the mRNA Vaccine. globalresearch.ca Amazingly,

Jorge Capelan (2021-05-31). Nicaragua — A Revolution Worth Defending. globalresearch.ca In a recent …

German-Foreign-Policy (2021-05-31). Carrot and Stick: Germany's Green Party Is Advocating Arming Ukraine against Russia. globalresearch.ca German Green Party: …

TITFDC (2021-05-31). Murder by Decree: The Crime of Genocide in Canada. "The Indian Residential Schools" globalresearch.ca . | We …

Dr. James Angel (2021-05-31). The Horrible History of Big Pharma. globalresearch.ca Executive summary | Any …

Jan Campbell (2021-05-31). Comparison of Human Rights Values Between the East and the West. globalresearch.ca Abstract | The European …

Moumita Chakraborty (2021-05-31). Egyptian Artists Come Together for Charity Art Exhibition for Palestinian Children. globalresearch.ca The attacks in …

UMMID (2021-05-31). If Formed, This Is How Bennett-Lapid Government in Israel Will Look Like. globalresearch.ca There are strong …

_____ (2021-05-31). There can be no biodiversity without human diversity. popularresistance.org The idea that humans are a danger to nature is deeply rooted in some minds. However, it is based on an ethnocentric vision of what the term 'human' encompasses. Not all human beings destroy the earth. It is our consumerist lifestyle and economic model based on infinite growth that are at the root of the climate crisis and the decline of biodiversity. Other human societies have a completely different relationship with nature and do not, like Western societies, have this profound dissociation between human and nature. As the famous French anthropologist and student of Claude Lévi-Strauss, Philippe Descola, says: "t…

Jonathan Matthews (2021-05-31). Swiss Voters to Cast Ballots on Pesticide-free Farming Amid Climate of Fear. globalresearch.ca In the run-up …

Madison Tang (2021-05-31). Why We Must Prevent the U.S. from Launching a Hybrid War Against China. globalresearch.ca U.S. President Joe …

William D. Hartung (2021-05-31). Biden's Excessive Pentagon Budget. globalresearch.ca Total spending on …

Rosalind English (2021-05-31). German Judge Investigated by Police after Ruling Compulsory Mask-wearing in Schools Unconstitutional. globalresearch.ca On 8 April …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-05-31). Massive protests against Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil. peoplesdispatch.org The '#29M' demonstrations were held in 213 Brazilian cities in 26 states and the Federal District, as well as 14 cities of the world with around 420,000 people taking part in the demonstrations. Massive protests demanding the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro were held in Brazil on May 29. The protesters were demanding more vaccines, better public health and free public education as well.

Adam Dick (2021-05-31). Pediatricians Organization: Keep Kids Masked and Separated Until They Have Received Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine Shots. globalresearch.ca While state and …

WSWS (2021-05-31). Hundreds of coronavirus outbreaks in schools as new variant spreads across UK. wsws.org Department of Education figures show school attendance figures in England are falling associated with the spread of the virus.

Moderator (2021-05-31). America Dominant Again (in Arms Sales). scheerpost.com Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and others are again profiting at the expense of so many of the rest of us. Flickr)(CC BY 2.0) By William Hartung / TomDispatch When it comes to trade in the tools of death and destruction, no one tops the United States of America. In April of this year, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published its annual analysis of trends in global… |

WSWS (2021-05-31). Network of Action Committees for Safe Education in Germany adopts resolution in defence of David O'Sullivan. wsws.org The committee condemns the sacking of London bus driver David O'Sullivan by Metroline because of his demand that workers should be protected against coronavirus.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-05-31). Ayotzinapa 43: Fight for truth and justice continues. peoplesdispatch.org Hundreds took to the streets of Mexico on Wednesday May 26 demanding justice for 43 students who have been missing since 2014 as well as the immediate release of the 19 students who were detained in Mactumactzá on May 19. The rally marked 80 months since 43 students of Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College were kidnapped after travelling to a protest in several buses.

WSWS (2021-05-31). Despite intense opposition, NAPLAN tests restart in Australian schools. wsws.org From its introduction in 2008 by the Rudd Labor government, teachers have opposed the narrow literacy and numeracy testing regime.

Graham Peebles (2021-05-31). Race to net zero emissions: Are we ready? nationofchange.org Being aware of the urgency and depth of the crisis through education; awareness of governments policies and actions, are they rooted in environmental concerns or are they still anchored in the economics of greed.

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