(2021-06-09). Union educator in the lead to become president of Peru. fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – In an historic election, former elementary school teacher and union leader Pedro Castillo is winning the Peruvian presidential race. As reported by the Peruvian National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) on the morning of June 9, Castillo is leading over right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori. | Castillo, from a poor peasant background, is the presidential candidate of the Peru Libre party, has 50.2% of the vote. Keiko Fujimori, daughter of imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori, has 49.7% of the vote, with 98.1% reporting. Fujimori's father is in prison for the forced sterilization of thousand…
(2021-06-09). Rural Teacher Pedro Castillo Poised to Write a New Chapter in Peru's History. dissidentvoice.org 
Pedro Castillo speaking at a campaign event (AP Photo) With his wide-brimmed peasant hat and oversized teacher's pencil held high, Peru's Pedro Castillo has been traveling the country exhorting voters to get behind a call that has been particularly urgent during this devastating pandemic: "No más pobres en un país rico" — No more poor …
(2021-06-09). Rural teacher Pedro Castillo poised to write a new chapter in Peru's history. peoplesdispatch.org 
On the foreign policy front, Castillo's victory will represent a huge blow to US interests in the region and an important step towards reactivating Latin American integration.
(2021-06-09). Rural Teacher Pedro Castillo Poised to Write a New Chapter in Peru's History. zcomm.org Castillo, the son of illiterate peasants, overcame vicious media attacks and is on the verge of defeating Keiko Fujimori, the scion of a Peruvian political dynasty…
(2021-06-09). Striking educators at Urban Prep Charter Schools victorious. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Teachers and staff at the Urban Prep Academies' three campuses in Chicago won their strike after two days, reaching a tentative labor agreement. The schools serve a predominantly Black community and are all-boys schools, which significantly shaped the demands of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and underscore the importance of this victory. | The teachers won a commitment from management that they would begin to follow special education laws, even after months of rejecting contract language that would secure those same rights. This is a big win for the students. They also won language giving them th…
(2021-06-09). Palestinians Backed by Education Unions UESF & UTLA Who Protest US Aid For Israel. indybay.org California education unions UESF in San Francisco and UTLA in Los Angeles have acted to support Palestinians, support the blockade of Israel and opposed US military and economic aid for Israel. Two members discuss their actions…
(2021-06-09). [Research Paper] SARS-CoV-2 infection, antibody positivity and seroconversion rates in staff and students following full reopening of secondary schools in England: A prospective cohort study, September—December 2020. thelancet.com In secondary schools, SARS-CoV-2 infection, seropositivity and seroconversion rates were similar in staff and students, and comparable to local community rates. Ongoing surveillance will be important for monitoring the impact of new variants in educational settings.
(2021-06-09). Dallas teachers call for pay raises at school board meeting. peoplesworld.org 
DALLAS — Alliance/AFT, the local American Federation of Teachers union representing teachers and school workers, had over 30 people speak at the school board meeting on May 27, demanding pay raises for teachers and support staff. The meeting took place virtually through Zoom, as has been the norm throughout the pandemic. Alliance/AFT calls for the …
(2021-06-09). Chicago charter school teachers begin strike after unanimous authorization vote. wsws.org While rank-and-file educators are animated by a desire for higher wages and improved benefits, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), which ostensibly represents the 34 striking teachers, has not even publicly listed its demands for the contract.
(2021-06-09). Chicago educators at Urban Prep Charter Schools strike. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Educators at three campuses of Urban Prep Charter Schools in Chicago began a strike on June 7. The strike was authorized by a unanimous strike vote. The three striking campuses are the West, Englewood and Bronzeville campuses. | On multiple occasions the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) – representing the educators – requested to continue negotiations in good faith. However, Urban Prep management did not agree to meet again until 5: 30 p.m. on Monday, June 7, after the strike was already underway. | The educators and Urban Prep management went on to bargain late into Monday night, but Urban Prep refuse…
(2021-06-09). The Notorious London Spy School Churning Out Many of the World's Top Journalists. globalresearch.ca The fact that …
(2021-06-09). Donated laptops and tablets help local community. imperial.ac.uk Laptops and tablets donated by the Imperial community have enabled school children to access online teaching and older people to feel less isolated.
(2021-06-09). Norwegian Health Chief Scolded for Saying COVID-19 Pandemic "Nearly Over" globalresearch.ca A Norwegian public …
(2021-06-09). Leftists protest police crackdown on youngsters in Vienna. peoplesdispatch.org On Sunday, June 6, leftist groups organized a demonstration at Karlsplatz in the Austrian capital Vienna, protesting the brutal police crackdown on youngsters in the area on Friday. The police had forcefully evacuated several youth from Karlsplatz on Friday night using shields, batons and pepper spray. The police cited violation of COVID-19 restrictions as the reason for their action and also imposed a ban on gatherings in the area. | The call for the mobilization on Sunday against the police crackdown was given by the Young Left of Vienna, Communist Youth of Austria (KJO), Communist Students Association (KSV), K…
(2021-06-09). Why We Petitioned the FDA to Refrain from Fully Approving Any COVID-19 Vaccine this Year. globalresearch.ca We are part …
(2021-06-09). [Research Paper] A simple, home-therapy algorithm to prevent hospitalisation for COVID-19 patients: A retrospective observational matched-cohort study. thelancet.com Implementation of an early home treatment algorithm failed to accelerate recovery from major symptoms of COVID-19, but reduced the risk of hospitalisation and related treatment costs. Given the study design, additional research would be required to consolidate the proposed treatment recommendations.
(2021-06-09). Warmer temperatures lessen COVID-19 spread, but control measures still needed. imperial.ac.uk New research shows transmission of the virus behind COVID-19 varies seasonally, but warmer conditions are not enough to prevent transmission.
(2021-06-09). Video: Fires and Explosions in Iran. Hopes for Nuclear Deal Rescue Flicker. globalresearch.ca In Iran, the …
(2021-06-09). Extra-Terrestrials (ET), Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) and the Pentagon. globalresearch.ca Those of you …
(2021-06-09). What to Expect When Biden, Erdogan Meet. globalresearch.ca Expectations are soaring …
(2021-06-09). Quick Facts on Israel's New Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. globalresearch.ca Born to American …
(2021-06-09). Contagious Lies: CDC Claims Hospitalization Rising Among Unvaccinated Teens — Contrary to Its Own Data. globalresearch.ca We all knew …
(2021-06-09). Over 90% of the News You See on Television Is Owned and Controlled by Just 5 Giant Corporations. globalresearch.ca The way that …
(2021-06-09). How Billion-Dollar Foundations Fund NGOs to Manipulate U.S. Foreign Policy: A Case Study from Nicaragua. globalresearch.ca U.S. foreign policy …
(2021-06-09). With Little Hope for Change through the Ballot Box, Iranian Civil Society Debates Strategy. juancole.com By Tara Sepehri Far | Iran Researcher | — ( Human Rights Watch) — Twenty days before Iran's presidential election, the Guardian Council, which vets the candidates, sent shock waves through the political elite and public by disqualifying two prominent figures: the former speaker of parliament, Ali Larijani, and the current vice president, Eshagh Jahangiri. …
(2021-06-09). "Wuhan lab" theory proponent Nicholas Wade pushed racist pseudo-science in 2014 book. indybay.org The New York Times and Washington Post are citing a serial fabricator whose 2014 book was condemned by the biologists whose research he cited, together with more than 140 other scientists.
(2021-06-09). University of California researchers petition for United Auto Workers union membership. indybay.org UC researchers desperately need fighting organizations, but the United Auto Workers will give them nothing but dashed hopes.
(2021-06-09). Thursday 6/10: Conversation About the Brain: Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Teach-in. indybay.org Online event via Zoom or FB livestream…
(2021-06-09). Selected Articles: The US Army's "African Lion": Hunting for A New Prey. globalresearch.ca By The African Lion, the largest military exercise on the African Continent planned and led by the US Army, has begun. It includes land, …
(2021-06-09). [Research Paper] Validation of a rapid antigen test as a screening tool for SARS-CoV-2 infection in asymptomatic populations. Sensitivity, specificity and predictive values. thelancet.com This study suggests that rapid antigen tests are less effective in asymptomatic population, when compared with RT-PCR. Further studies are needed to evaluate different options to improve screenings based on rapid antigen test, such as the use of clinical questionnaires to select higher risk-participants, the confirmation of negative results with RT-PCR or the use of repetitive sequential testing.
(2021-06-09). [Research Paper] Bacterial Profile and asymptomatic bacteriuria among pregnant women in Africa: A systematic review and meta analysis. thelancet.com Asymptomatic bacteriuria is substantial among pregnant women in Africa. Therefore, all pregnant women should be tested for the presence of asymptomatic bacteriuria. A screening program must be based not only on the incidence but also on a cost-efficacy evaluation and a microbiological evaluation.
(2021-06-09). Mayo Clinic study provides clarity on use of anticoagulants in gastrointestinal cancers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A study by Mayo Clinic researchers provides some clarity in the use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC), such as apixaban and rivaroxaban, to treat acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with gastrointestinal cancers. The findings were published Wednesday, June 2, in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Among the study's findings: Rivaroxaban showed no higher risk …
(2021-06-09). Science Saturday: Patients need to know how their data affects their health outcomes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In the near future, genome sequencing, among other biological measures, will be as routine as X-rays and cholesterol testing. The challenge, though, will be accurately interpreting the vast amount of data and effectively using it to guide decisions about health care. In a position statement published in Hepatology, Mayo Clinic researchers layout perspectives of various stakeholders …
(2021-06-09). The War Over Genetic Privacy Is Just Beginning. globalresearch.ca "
(2021-06-08). Fujimori Also Cried Fraud In 2016. popularresistance.org Peru's far-right presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori is making allegations of electoral fraud, as leftist candidate Pedro Castillo has maintained the lead in the official count. This is not the first time she's made unsubstantiated claims, however there is far more at stake for Keiko in this election. | Today's sequence of events have been remarkably similar to the presidential election in 2016, in which Keiko Fujimori also failed in the second round run-off, at that time against liberal candidate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. Like in this election, exit polls showed Fujimori ahead by a tiny margin within a statistica…
(2021-06-08). Rural Teacher Pedro Castillo Poised to Write a New Chapter in Peru's History. mintpressnews.com In a cliffhanger of an election with a huge urban-rural and class divide, it appears that the rural teacher, farmer and union leader is about to make history by defeating–by less than one percent–powerful far-right candidate Keiko Fujimori.
(2021-06-08). Socialist Teacher Takes Lead in Peruvian Election as Nation Reels from Pandemic & Political Crisis. democracynow.org 
We get an update from Peru, where socialist candidate Pedro Castillo has pulled ahead of his right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori in the country's presidential election on Sunday. Castillo is the son of peasant farmers, and a union leader who led a nationwide teachers' strike in 2017. Fujimori is the daughter of former dictator Alberto Fujimori, who is in prison for human rights abuses and corruption. Political scientist Carlos León Moya discusses the history of the two candidates and describes how the election took place amid a years-long political crisis. "You have most of the Peruvian political elite charged by cor…
(2021-06-08). Socialist Teacher Takes Lead in Peruvian Election. truthout.org 
We get an update from Peru, where socialist candidate Pedro Castillo has pulled ahead of his right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori in the country's presidential election on Sunday. Castillo is the son of peasant farmers, and a union leader who led a nationwide teachers' strike in 2017. Fujimori is the daughter of former dictator Alberto Fujimori, who is in prison for human rights abuses and corruption. Political scientist Carlos León Moya discusses the history of the two candidates and describes how the election took place amid…
(2021-06-08). Peruvian socialist Pedro Castillo pulls ahead in election as further hurdles await. challenge-magazine.org The fate of Peru hangs in the balance as voters eagerly await the results of an election that'll be won by no more than a handful of votes. | Rural teacher turned champion of the poor Pedro Castillo is facing off against Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of imprisoned former dictator Alberto Fujimori. | Castillo, who is a relatively new face in Peruvian politics, represents the Free Peru party. Their focus is on nationalising important industries, particularly copper, and taking a stand against the neoliberal order that's been imposed on the Latin American country for the last few decades. | On the other hand, Fuji…
(2021-06-08). Peru's Presidential Runoff Election Too Close to Call. latinorebels.com LIMA, Peru (AP) — A rural teacher-turned-political novice and the daughter of an imprisoned former president traded the lead Monday in a tight race for Peru's presidency in a runoff election as the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter the Andean country.
(2021-06-08). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org A teachers demonstration was violently attacked in Puebla, Mexico, while 300 Nyrstar Myra Falls zinc, lead and copper mine workers are striking for the restoration of concessions.
(2021-06-08). Canada Still Supports Colombia's Repressive Right-wing Government. globalresearch.ca Last week right-wing …
(2021-06-08). Resistance And Aid. popularresistance.org In the villages, cities and regions of Rojava, in the predominantly Kurdish north east of Syria, political upheaval has resulted in the largely decentralised self-administration of many areas, including health, economy, law, education and internal security. The Rojava revolution led to both the secularisation and democratisation of institutions that had, until then, been controlled by an elitist-centralist national state. But what exactly does this mean? How is Rojava's decentralisation expressed in everyday life? Located in north eastern Rojava, Amûdê County demonstrates what decentralisation and self-administra…
(2021-06-08). Palestinians Backed by Education Unions UESF & UTLA Who Protest US Aid For Israel. indybay.org California education unions UESF in San Francisco and UTLA in Los Angeles have acted to support Palestinians, support the blockade of Israel and opposed US military and economic aid for Israel. Two members discuss their actions…
(2021-06-08). Florida's Ron DeSantis Wants to Cancel Education About Systemic Racism. thenation.com Florida's Ron DeSantis Wants to Cancel Education About Systemic Racism…
(2021-06-08). Global medical students share their pandemic experiences. imperial.ac.uk Medical students from around the world joined a MEdIC panel discussion to share experiences of their education during the pandemic.
(2021-06-08). A People's Vaccine Against a Mutating Virus and Neoliberal Rule. dissidentvoice.org 
Photo credit: UNICEF Teachers and students were able to return to school in Lao Cai, Viet Nam, in May 2020 A recent Yahoo News/YouGov poll found that worries about the COVID pandemic in the United States are at their lowest level since it began. Only half of Americans are either "very worried" (15%) or "somewhat …
(2021-06-08). Autoworkers, logistics workers, teachers voice support for striking Volvo workers. wsws.org The courageous stand taken by the Volvo workers has inspired workers around the country and internationally. In statements of support Monday, workers expressed their solidarity with the striking workers and opposed efforts by the UAW to isolate their struggle.
(2021-06-08). Leading DSA member Rebecca Garelli lies about WSWS coverage of 2018 Arizona teachers strike. wsws.org Garelli sits on the Steering Committee of the DSA's Democratic Socialist Labor Commission, and her recent falsifications are connected to the DSA's broader attacks against the SEP.
(2021-06-08). 30th Anniversary of Charter Schools: Three Decades of Neoliberal Wrecking. dissidentvoice.org 
June 4, 2021 marked the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the first charter school law in the United States. Privately-operated charter schools are now legal in 45 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Vermont have no laws enabling the creation of charter schools. About 3.3 million …