(2021-11-09). Mutual Aid Goes Mainstream. popularresistance.org Last spring, within hours of the University of Chicago's announcement that classes would be held online, students created a Facebook group to coordinate mutual aid efforts. Even with finals right around the corner, UChicago Mutual Aid came alive with activity. Students eagerly offered and accepted support in the form of advice, essential supplies like food and moving boxes, and spreadsheets listing leads on resources like housing. | What I witnessed at my college was just one example of the many mutual aid networks, both college-based and non-college-based, that sprung up across the country in response to the COV…
(2021-11-09). China to strengthen scientific cooperation. ecns.cn The Chinese scientific community will collaborate with international peers to deepen research cooperation in frontier sciences, promote openness and inclusivity for scientific undertakings, and jointly tackle major global challenges.
(2021-11-09). Australian Education Union imposes limited school work bans in Victoria. wsws.org The campaign for decent wages and working conditions must be taken out of the hands of the union bureaucracy, and connected to the fight to protect the safety of staff and students by closing schools in conditions of continued COVID-19 transmission.
(2021-11-09). Feel Like NPR Is Spewing Corrupt Propaganda? Here's Why. warisacrime.org 
NPR posted a story called "Feel like you don't fit in either political party? Here's why." Of course I knew why. Neither party supports anything remotely close to my views on government budgets, climate, environment, taxation, militarism, healthcare, retirement, housing, education, transportation, or any other significant policy area. But NPR's story was about a Pew …
(2021-11-09). Ukraine's top military commander tells NATO officials "the war continues," conjures up hypothetical Russian threat. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian Army Commander says expansion of Russia's military aggression not ruled out During the opening of the 5th multinational annual conference on improving the training of sergeants in Ukraine under the NATO DEEP (Defense Education Enhancement Program), the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Valery Zaluzhnyi, said he could not rule out …
(2021-11-09). Mental Stress—Induced Myocardial Ischemia. jamanetwork.com Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of mortality globally, and patients who have chronic forms of CHD experience substantial morbidity, including high rates of recurrent cardiac events and eventual onset of heart failure. Further research to identify vulnerable populations, improve risk stratification, and understand nontraditional risk factors is essential to reduce the public health burden of CHD.
(2021-11-09). Bubble Trouble: Stock Analyst Says Tesla Stock Is Overvalued By $1 Trillion. moguldom.com Silicon Valley-based electric vehicle maker Tesla recently saw its market capitalization cross the $1 trillion mark, and its stock could be overvalued by $1 trillion, according to an independent investment-research firm. David Trainer is the CEO of Tennesee-based New Constructs, an equity research firm that provides valuations for private and public businesses. Tesla shares could …
(2021-11-09). Selected Articles: What You Need to Know About Pfizer's Comirnaty Vaccine. globalresearch.ca 
By There have now been 2,433 fetal deaths recorded in VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) from pregnant …
(2021-11-09). Portugal And Spain Send Troops To Participate In Provocative Drills In Lithuania. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | As the interests of the great European powers in NATO dwindle, weaker states seek to expand participation in the alliance. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Tensions are on the rise in the Baltics. Recent NATO military exercises in Lithuania show that the organization really plans to maintain a constant siege strategy, with no interruptions. Troops from the US, Canada, Portugal, and Spain participated in the last week of October i…
(2021-11-09). Op-Ed: Turkey is bedrock of NATO's eastern, southeastern flanks. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From today's Anadolu Agency. Written by Ahmet Gencturk, identified as an Anadolu correspondent and research fellow in history at the University of Rome. Security of NATO and hence EU starts from its eastern and southeastern flanks and completely depends on their strength and stability While assertive Russian and Chinese foreign policies, which do not hesitate …
(2021-11-09). Le nuove armi finanziarie dell'Occidente. globalresearch.ca Nuove armi si stanno aggiungendo all'arsenale delle politiche economiche e finanziarie dell'Occidente. Per comprenderne la natura e portata, occorre partire da quelle sinora usate: le sanzioni — compresa quella più pesante, l'embargo — attuate soprattutto da Stati uniti e Unione …
(2021-11-09). Absent Any Proof, Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Groups "Terrorist" truthout.org 
In an effort to cut off the financial lifelines of six of the most prominent Palestinian human rights groups, the state of Israel has baselessly designated them as "terrorist" organizations. | On October 22, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced that Israel will henceforth officially consider the six groups — Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Al-Haq, Bisan Center for Research and Development, Defense for Children International — Palestine, the Union of Agri…
(2021-11-09). Proposed illegal image detectors on devices are 'easily fooled'. imperial.ac.uk Proposed algorithms that detect illegal images on devices can be easily fooled with imperceptible changes to images, Imperial research has found.
(2021-11-09). Flu Vaccine Candidate Elicits Enhanced Immune Response. jamanetwork.com In a pivotal head-to-head trial, a recombinant nanoparticle influenza vaccine candidate was well-tolerated and induced enhanced immune responses among older adults compared with a licensed seasonal flu shot, researchers reported in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
(2021-11-09). Putting Trudeau On Notice, Our Governments are No Longer Legitimate: Throwing Off the Tyranny of Canada's Mandatory Vaccines. globalresearch.ca
(2021-11-09). "Polymutant" Spike Points Way Toward More Durable COVID-19 Vaccine. jamanetwork.com Researchers at The Rockefeller University previously found that people who recover from COVID-19 and subsequently are vaccinated appear to have protection for at least a year, including against variants of concern. In the team's latest study, participants with a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection who received 2 mRNA vaccine doses produced polyclonal antibodies capable of neutralizing a spike protein engineered with a suite of antibody-resistant mutations. The findings suggest that plasma antibodies from "infected-then-vaccinated" individuals may be even more potent and broad than previously known.
(2021-11-09). Path to extinction or path to a livable future? greenleft.org.au In a new book, Stan Cox dismisses the anti-science and racism of climate denialists such as Donald Trump, strips bare the insincerity of the early Joe Biden administration, and uncovers the lurking dangers of energy denial, writes Don Fitz.
(2021-11-09). Political Thinker Irami Osei-Frimpong: The US Government Made Black Americans Broke, That's Why Howard Infrastructure Is Poor. moguldom.com Political thinker Irami Osei-Frimpong said he had to get something off his chest about the condemnation facing Howard University as students continue a month of protests against unsanitary living conditions in their campus dorms. Students have been occupying the Blackburn University Center on Howard's campus since Oct. 12, complaining that their dorms are infested with …
(2021-11-09). Columbia University student workers begin second largest strike in the US. peoplesdispatch.org The strike by over 3,000 Columbia graduate student workers is taking place amid a wave of similar actions at some of the richest universities in the United States which have failed to give workers their due…
(2021-11-09). Howard University students denounce deplorable living conditions. wsws.org Student protesters spoke to the World Socialist Web Site about their living conditions and wrongful campus layoffs as the protest at Howard University enters its fifth week.
(2021-11-09). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Some 2,000 workers at a giant Cargill plant in Alberta, Canada voted 97 percent to authorize strike while teacher unions in Uruguay held a one-day strike November 5 to protest cuts.
(2021-11-09). Scranton teachers' strike faces danger of isolation by the AFT. wsws.org On Friday, a member of the Mack Workers Rank-and-File Committee visited teachers on the picket line to appeal for unity between teachers and industrial workers, and was warmly received.
(2021-11-08). Open Letter to the Red Pens Facebook group administrators: End censorship of articles on the COVID-19 pandemic! wsws.org The PES calls for an immediate end to the censorship of articles on the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic by administrators of the Red Pens teachers' Facebook group.
(2021-11-08). Online platforms change how universities work. ecns.cn Challenges created by the global COVID-19 pandemic are shaping the contours of a new internationalization of higher education and encouraging universities to look for ways to deepen collaboration, such as by working digitally, presidents of universities said at a recent forum held in Jinan in Shandong province.
(2021-11-08). Hackers stole passwords, targeted US Defense Department entities in sweeping raid — security firm. rt.com 
Hackers have breached at least nine organizations globally in sensitive sectors and targeted US Department of Defense entities, a cybersecurity company has said. | According to a report by security firm Palo Alto Networks, a group of unidentified criminals scanned at least 370 servers across the US in September and October. The scans were "largely indiscriminate in nature," the firm said, with targets ranging from educational institutions to servers linked to the Department of Defense. | Using publicly available Chinese-language tools, hackers breached at least nine organizations globally, the firm said. Palo…
(2021-11-08). Mayo Clinic, NAACP join forces to create new pathways to success for Black, underrepresented students. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic and the Rochester Branch of NAACP today launched "RISE for Youth," an innovative program that will provide Black and underrepresented students with new pathways to success in education and employment, while also addressing the racial disparities that stand in the way of their success. The program is part of Mayo Clinic's $100 million commitment against racism. According to a Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development report, a huge employment…
(2021-11-08). Committee for Public Education online meeting: Oppose the dangerous reopening of schools in Australia! Form and join our rank-and-file action safety committees! wsws.org Educators and students need to take matters into their own hands by forming rank-and-file safety committees in every school, independent of the unions, to organise resistance and defend the lives of staff and pupils, including the right to fully-resourced online learning.
(2021-11-08). "Dealin with the Devil": musicians confront Joe Manchin at Kennedy Center concert. mronline.org 
Senator Joe Manchin has emerged in recent weeks as the leading opponent of vital social programs to provide relief to working people in the areas of education, healthcare, the environment and much more.
(2021-11-08). Railway museum to research steam trains for racism & slavery links. rt.com 
The National Railway Museum has teamed up with a consortium of universities to answer a burning historical question: were steam trains, used during Britain's colonial age, linked with racism and slavery? | The Universities of Sheffield, Leeds and York, together with the National Railway Museum, Network Rail, and three other museums in the North of England will spend £9,000 researching how steam power aided imperial expansion and profiteering during the Industrial Revolution. | The research project "will develop a greater understanding of how the advent of steam-power and railways was embedded in both col…
(2021-11-08). Can Smoking Too Much Weed Steal The Liveliness Out Of Your Face, Lips, And Skin? moguldom.com As marijuana is increasingly legalized across the world for medical and recreational use, the effects of smoking too much weed are now becoming clearer to researchers. Smoking is generally known to impact human health in numerous ways, including lung diseases, brain damage, heightened sensory perception, and even causing mental illness. People are urged to stop …
(2021-11-08). Caio Prado e o fascismo como estratégia do capitalismo em crise (Parte III). globalresearch.ca Na continuaàßà£o desta análise** sobre as reflexàµes de Caio Prado Júnior acerca do fascismo, vejamos como o marxista brasileiro entende o golpe de Getúlio Vargas (de fins de 1937), que instaura o Estado Novo, pouco antes do início da Segunda …
(2021-11-08). Canadian Taxpayer-subsidized 'Charities' Push Israeli University-military Ties. dissidentvoice.org 
Researching registered charities is a window into the pathology of Canadian Zionism. The number, variety and sums raised by taxpayer-subsidized groups focused on Israel is remarkable. Does a country with a GDP per capita equal to Canada's need this country's taxpayers to subsidize 200+ organizations raising over a quarter billion dollars a year for it? …
(2021-11-08). Social Workers Can No Longer Remain Silent on Oppression of Palestinians. truthout.org 
In October, the State of Israel criminalized six Palestinian human rights organizations, designating them as "terrorist groups," which effectively outlawed their work, and put their workers (human rights defenders) at serious risk. These organizations — Addameer, Al-Haq, Defense for Children International-Palestine, Union of Palestinian Women's Committees, Union of Agricultural Work Committees and Bisan Center for Research and Development — all represent the best of what social and co…
(2021-11-08). COVID-19 rash in kids and adults. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Rashes on babies and children are common. They can happen for many reasons, including COVID-19 infection. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have been studying the dermatologic effects of COVID-19 on kids and adults. "By the time we grow into adulthood, our immune systems have had the opportunity to see many viral, bacterial and miscellaneous infections, and grow immunity such that if you get exposed again, you hopefully will not have a true…
(2021-11-08). Scientist Within US Government Agency NIH Pushes Back Against Vaccine Mandates. moguldom.com A senior researcher of infectious disease at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has come out against vaccine mandates at his workplace — the country's primary federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research — and has asked for an agency ethics review. Matthew Memoli, 48, runs a clinical studies unit within the NIH's National …
(2021-11-08). Selected Articles: Biden's Federal Vaccine Mandate Has Finally Been Issued. globalresearch.ca 
By The Mandatory Vaccine Agenda is a worldwide plan which has been picking up steam lately. Unfortunately for the causes of individual rights, medic…
(2021-11-08). Obama demands urgency on climate, but says nothing about carbon footprint of bombing campaigns. rt.com 
Ex-President Barack Obama tried to get in a few jabs at political opponents while sounding the climate-change alarm at COP26, but critics called him out for harming the planet with bombing campaigns and lavish lifestyle. | "Some of our progress stalled when my successor decided to unilaterally pull out of the Paris agreement in his first year in office," Obama said on Monday at the UN climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland. "I wasn't real happy about that." He went on to accuse former President Donald Trump of "active hostility" against climate science and said America lacked leadership during his successor's fou…
(2021-11-08). Bi-Co SDS acts in solidarity with Kellogg strikers. fightbacknews.org Lancaster, PA – On Friday, October 29, the Haverford/Bryn Mawr, or Bi-Co, Chapter of Students for a Democratic Society drove to Lancaster in solidarity with striking Kellogg's workers. SDS had coordinated a canned food drive in the week leading up to the event and dropped these goods off at the local BCTGM 374-G (Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union) Union Hall. | Students spoke with the local president and vice president of the union, who, despite being in the fourth week of the strike, were filled with vitality and prepared to negotiate with Kellogg's on the upcoming Tue…
(2021-11-08). Bari Weiss' no-accreditation, no-degree 'university' for the canceled triggers mass bemusement. rt.com 
Former New York Times columnist Bari Weiss and friends' new online 'university' devoted to "forbidden knowledge" has critics howling over her dubious record with free speech on campus. Others think it's just what students need. | The venture, called the University of Austin and headquartered in the eponymous city, was officially unveiled on Monday by co-founder Pano Kanelos, who supposedly left his job as president of St. John's College in Annapolis in order to help launch the Texas-based institution. Other founders include conservative academics and other mild dissidents like historian Niall Ferguson, venture…
(2021-11-08). Australian high schools students speak out against dangerous reopenings, lack of assistance prior to exams. wsws.org "School is hard enough without the bushfires, COVID and personal problems each student faces here in Australia. The lack of support from those in power is preposterous."
(2021-11-08). "We Are Not Responsible": Youth Climate Activists Rally in Glasgow to Demand World Leaders Act Now. democracynow.org 
More than 100,000 people took to the streets of Glasgow this weekend in a pair of climate rallies outside the U.N. climate summit. The first protest was organized by Fridays for Future, an international movement of students which grew out of Greta Thunberg's climate strike outside the Swedish parliament in 2018. We hear from climate activists Evelyn Acham, Mikaela Loach, Raki Ap, Helena Gualinga and Jon Bonifacio. In her address, Loach slammed the leaders of rich nations at COP26: "[They] steal our sacred words and use them to defend and uphold the oppressive systems of capitalism and white supremacy." Gualina al…
(2021-11-08). Australian governments lifting all safety restrictions as Delta outbreaks hit schools. wsws.org While governments and the media present the reckless reopening as the dawning of a new age of "freedom," tens of thousands of school students and teachers are being exposed to the deadly virus and the hospital systems remain on the precipice of collapse.
(2021-11-08). NYC mayor-elect wants cryptocurrency taught in schools. rt.com 
New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams is continuing his promise of turning the city into the "center of the cryptocurrency industry" by now saying schools should be teaching the use of digital monies. | In an interview with CNN, Adams did not specify at what level he believes crypto should be taught in schools. However, he noted some — including universities — have already begun lessons on it, something the Democrat says is essential as digital currency is the "new way" to pay for products and services. | "We must open our schools to teach the technology, to teach this new way of thinking when it come…
(2021-11-08). Central Indiana teachers conduct sickout for higher pay, lower insurance premiums. wsws.org A sickout by Indiana teachers ended last week over low pay and insurance premiums, conditions long imposed on teachers with the help of the teachers unions.
(2021-11-08). Former Los Angeles teacher speaks out on conditions in schools and fight to eliminate COVID-19. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site spoke with Juanita Garcia, a former teacher and grandmother in Los Angeles, who described her bitter experiences in the district and expressed agreement with the recent WSWS webinar, "How to end the pandemic."
(2021-11-08). 'We're here to call for climate justice,' say Glasgow protesters. peoplesworld.org 
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND—"I'd feel ridiculous if I weren't here," said Tom Birch, a teacher from Edinburg, as he carried a sign reading "Soon Humanity Will Be Net-Zero." Birch was among the many tens of thousands of marchers who filled the streets of Glasgow, host of the United Nations COP26 climate conference, on Saturday as part of …
(2021-11-08). Wolves 'invade' remote Russian village. rt.com 
Worried families in a remote part of Russia have written to teachers requesting their children be allowed to dial into classes from the safety of their homes, after warnings wild wolf attacks had turned the area into a bloodbath. | Footage from a CCTV camera in the village of Zelenoborsk, in the Khanty-Mansi region of Central Russia, shared by a local residents group on Monday, shows several of the large canines stalking its snow-covered roads. | According to Moscow's Lenta news site, the "wolf invasion" has sparked fears for schoolchildren, with parents asking teachers to let their kids move to distance learn…
(2021-11-08). Despite mass shooting and repression, unions in Swaziland continue struggle for rights and democracy. peoplesdispatch.org Close to two weeks after security forces fired on nurses and teachers ahead of a protest, trade unions in Swaziland determinedly continue their fight for better working conditions, living wages and democratization…