2021-06-11: News Headlines

Medea Benjamin, Leonardo Flores (2021-06-11). Rural Teacher Pedro Castillo Poised to Write a New Chapter in Peru's History. counterpunch.org 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 people in a rich country. In a cliffhanger of

Staff (2021-06-11). Headlines for June 11, 2021. democracynow.org G7 to Donate 1 Billion Vaccine Doses to Poorer Nations, But Billions More Needed, Biden Says "No Strings Attached" to Vaccine Donations, But Venezuela Is Blocked from Getting Any, Trump Administration Secretly Seized Private Data from Two Democratic Lawmakers, Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Slammed for Failing to Address Climate Crisis, U.N.: Tigray Region of Ethiopia Facing World's Worst Famine in a Decade, Socialist Teacher Pedro Castillo Closing In on Becoming Peruvian President, Undercover Israeli Forces Kill Three Palestinians in West Bank Raid, Shocking Video Shows Israeli Guards Brutally Assaulting Palesti…

Kimberly Barzola (2021-06-11). Castillo elected president of Peru. zcomm.org Socialist teacher defeats daughter of fascist dictator…

WSWS (2021-06-11). Audit report highlights public school building crisis in Australia's largest state. wsws.org The report provides an insight into the decades-long process in which state and federal governments have run down public schools, while pouring billions of dollars into private education.

Staff (2021-06-11). Iran COVID-19 update: 9,966 news cases, 124 deaths. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) — According to the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, 9,966 COVID-19 infections detected across the country in the past 24 hours, and other 124 people died of the disease.

Labor Video Project (2021-06-11). 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…

news.un (2021-06-11). UNESCO report highlights need for greater investment, diversity in science. news.un.org Although spending on science has risen worldwide, greater investment is needed in the face of growing crises, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has recommended in a new report published on Friday.

Global Research News (2021-06-11). Selected Articles: Does the PCR Test Affect the Pineal Gland? Humans and "Transhumans". Dr. Astrid Stuckelberger. globalresearch.ca By Dr. Stuckelberger goes on saying — and I am paraphrasing — that the different task forces of exper…

imperial.ac.uk (2021-06-11). Next generation vaccine tech offers post-COVID opportunities — global experts. imperial.ac.uk The Imperial-led Future Vaccine Manufacturing Research (FVMR) Hub co-hosted an event with the Vax-Hub on what we have learnt from COVID-19.

_____ (2021-06-11). Fair Trade USA's Dairy Label Fails Workers. popularresistance.org Fair Trade USA released a new "Fair Trade Dairy" label in partnership with Chobani. It's a program that has been opposed by farmworker and human rights organizations since it was first announced. Now that there is yogurt on the shelf, but still no final standard released, this report looks at the label claims and evaluates "Fair Trade Dairy" based on the available standards. | The critique focuses on three key areas: | Inadequate standards development process | Standards that are not fit for purpose | Lack of enforcement mechanisms | Finally, the report also reviews the rising tide of research that shows that cor…

Robert Hunziker (2021-06-11). Toxic Chemicals Engulf the Planet. counterpunch.org Worldwide toxic chemicals are six times global warming emissions. This hidden dilemma is fully exposed in a superbly researched new book by science writer Julian Cribb: Earth Detox, How and Why We Must Clean Up Our Planet, Cambridge University Press, scheduled for release August 2021. The planet has become a toxic soup of tested, untested,

WSWS Repost (2021-06-11). 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.

Alzheimer's Association of Northern CA (2021-06-11). Thursday 6/10: Conversation About the Brain: Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Teach-in. indybay.org Online event via Zoom or FB livestream…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-11). 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 …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-11). 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 …

imperial.ac.uk (2021-06-11). Lates Online events take Imperial's research into homes around the world. imperial.ac.uk From insect-inspired yoga to art-science workshops and expert panels, Imperial engaged global audiences as part of Imperial Lates Online.

Global Research News (2021-06-11). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca

Kimberly Barzola (2021-06-10). Castillo elected president of Peru: Socialist teacher defeats daughter of fascist dictator. liberationnews.org In a major breakthrough for the Peruvian left and working class, socialist public school teacher and union leader Pedro Castillo has made history winning election as the country's next president.

Carlos León Moya (2021-06-10). Socialist Teacher Takes Lead in Peruvian Election. zcomm.org Nation Reels from Pandemic & Political Crisis…

Shakya Cherry-Donaldson (2021-06-10). Canceling Student Debt Can Help Build Black Women's Futures. aclu.org I'm proud to lead a nationwide constituency of Black women dedicated to organizing around issues that greatly impact us, our families, households, and communities — including financial independence. Black women carry more student loan debt than any other group, and this is a direct result of the

Labor Video Project (2021-06-10). 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…

WSWS (2021-06-10). Chicago Teachers Union rushes to end charter school strike as new struggles develop. wsws.org After only two days, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is rushing to end the strike by 34 teachers at Urban Prep Academies in Chicago, announcing Wednesday that they had reached a tentative agreement with the network of charter schools.

WSWS (2021-06-10). Unions end four-month strike of Brazilian teachers against Sà£o Paulo school reopenings. wsws.org In a criminal maneuver, the educators' unions in Sà£o Paulo ended the four-month strike against the homicidal reopening of schools as the pandemic approaches a third wave in Brazil.

Daniela Jimenez (2021-06-10). Sanctions Against Venezuela Are Flagrant Violations of International Law, Says Arreaza. orinocotribune.com "The illegal nature of unilateral coercive measures, called sanctions, has been clearly established. They are a flagrant violation of all the principles of international law," said Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza this Wednesday, June 9, during his participation in the virtual panel "Unilateral Coercive Measures: Disrespect of International Law and Grave Human Consequences." | At the event organized by the government of Venezuela and the School of Diplomacy and International Relations of Geneva, Switzerland, Arreaza asserted that Venezuela continues to respect the United Nations Charter, which de…

Editorial Team (2021-06-10). The epidemic of sexual harassment in schools. challenge-magazine.org Sexual harassment and online sexual abuse are such a conventional aspect of pupils' everyday lives they don't see any point in confronting or reporting it, students have expressed to Ofsted inspectors. Girls experience this abuse disproportionately, facing the likes of misogynistic name-calling, online abuse and rape jokes amongst many other harrowing displays of sexual harassment. Inspectors were informed that boys share nude photos on apps, such as Snapchat, "like a collection game".

G. Dunkel (2021-06-10). Shambling recovery from the COVID economic crisis. workers.org New York City, August 17, 2020. President Biden interrupted a long weekend at the Delaware shore to claim credit for the 559,000 new jobs which the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the economy added in May. He admitted to some bumps in the process, but said: "In short, this is . . . |

Megan Redshaw (2021-06-10). Cleveland Clinic: Already Had COVID? Vaccine Provides No Added Benefit. globalresearch.ca A Cleveland Clinic …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-06-10). The 2020-21 Worldwide Corona Crisis: Destroying Civil Society, Engineered Economic Depression, Global Coup d'État and the "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca We are at the crossroads of one of the most serious crises in modern history. We are living history, yet our understanding of the flow of events since January 2020 has been blurred. Worldwide, people have been misled both by their governments and the media.

Philip Giraldi (2021-06-10). The Israeli Government Is Changing, but Some Things Remain the Same. globalresearch.ca Israel is undergoing …

Andreína Chávez Alava (2021-06-10). Venezuela's Oil Production Bounces Back as Experts Condemn 'Devastating' Sanctions. venezuelanalysis.com Mark Weisbrot, director of the Washington DC-based Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), denounced the "terrible economic damage" US sanctions have caused in Venezuela.

Anonymous669 (2021-06-10). In Video: Russian Military Advisors Train Syrian Special Forces In Aleppo. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | Advisors from the Russian Special Operations Forces have been training Syrian Arab Army (SAA) Special Forces personnel, The training is being held in a special center located in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo. There, Russian military advisors are working to improve the performance of Syrian Special Forces personnel by teach them new tactics and methods. | The service members were trained on sniper rifles…

Global Research News (2021-06-10). Selected Articles: Contagious Lies: CDC Claims Hospitalization Rising Among Unvaccinated Teens — Contrary to Its Own Data. globalresearch.ca By We all knew this was coming. In order to justify the forced vaccination of chi…

Staff (2021-06-10). Labor Unions Rally Behind California's Zero-Emissions Climate Plan. truthout.org Robert Pollin, distinguished professor of economics and co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, has been spearheading national and international efforts to tackle the climate crisis for more than a decade. Over the past few years, he and a group of his colleagues at PERI have produced green economy transition programs for numerous states. The latest such program is for California, and it is being released today. | The massive study [m…

South Front (2021-06-10). Video: Israel Defense Forces Strike Syria as Netanyahu Struggles to Remain. globalresearch.ca Israel's political situation …

South Front (2021-06-10). China's Space Program. globalresearch.ca The Stakes | While …

Peter Koenig (2021-06-10). Does the PCR Test Affect the Pineal Gland? Humans and "Transhumans". Dr. Astrid Stuckelberger. globalresearch.ca There is hardly …

Moderator (2021-06-10). Richard Falk and Chris Hedges on Confronting the Ruling Elite. scheerpost.com Richard Falk joins Chris Hedges for a new episode of "On Contact." Falk has denounced what he calls "the global legalization of rogue behavior embedded in the UN Charter" which vests a right of veto in the five permanent members of the Security Council, the only organ within the UN system with the authority to …

Israel Shahak (2021-06-10). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2021-06-10). Assoziieren wir uns mit den Mitmenschen, um als Spezies Mensch zu àºberleben! globalresearch.ca ‚ÄûEines Tages klopfte …

Danny Haiphong (2021-06-10). China's High Speed Rail. Profit-Driven New Cold War Against China. globalresearch.ca A new report …

Abayomi Azikiwe (2021-06-10). Minneapolis Erupts Again After Another African American Is Killed by a Federal Task Force. globalresearch.ca Demonstrations have taken …

Jalal Abukhater (2021-06-10). Israel's New Coalition Government Will be More Dysfunctional and Right-wing. globalresearch.ca A new government …

Judge Andrew P. Napolitano (2021-06-10). Torture Enters the Courtroom. globalresearch.ca For the first …

William Hartung (2021-06-10). There Is Still Time to Stop the $735 Million Arms Sale to Israel. globalresearch.ca The Biden administration …

Liz Kimbrough (2021-06-10). New Areas of Primary Forest Cleared in Brazil's 'Lawless' Lábrea. globalresearch.ca Satellite imagery reveals …

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-10). High-end Warfare: U.S., NATO End Live-fire Space War/Star Wars Drills in Arctic. globalresearch.ca "Several live-fire and …

Barbara Nimri Aziz (2021-06-10). Rebel Women: Past, Present, and Future. globalresearch.ca Naomi Osaka initially …

Mondialisation (2021-06-10). Leà£o Africano à Caàßa de Novas Presas. globalresearch.ca Comeàßou ontem, o Leà£o Africano, o maior exercício militar do continente, planeado e liderado pelo Exército dos EUA. Compreende manobras terrestres, aéreas e navais em Marrocos, na Tunísia, no Senegal e nos mares adjacentes — do Norte de àÅfrica até …

Arthur Firstenberg (2021-06-10). Cell Phone Apocalypse. globalresearch.ca I recently received …

Tea Lynn Moore (2021-06-10). Vaccine Casualties: Is the CDC Hiding the Real Numbers? globalresearch.ca As of May …

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