(2021-11-13). [Comment] Offline: Decolonisation and the demand for a just memory. thelancet.com According to Kehinde Andrews in The New Age of Empire, the deceit of modern science is its claim to stand for a set of universal values in the service of human progress. Andrews is the UK's first Professor of Black Studies. In his view "Whiteness is at the heart of Enlightenment thinking". The values that science affirms are not based on the universal but, instead, on a purely white particular. Today's western descendants of the Enlightenment "are fundamentally incapable of even naming the racism that is the basis of the global political and economic system".
(2021-11-13). Yale researchers detect 'Remdesivir-resistant' Covid mutation. rt.com 
Researchers have discovered what's believed to be the first Covid-19 mutation resistant to the antiviral drug Remdesivir outside of the lab, according to a new preprint study. | In Though such mutations have been produce…
(2021-11-13). Howard University cafeteria workers denounce university efforts to scapegoat students for layoffs. wsws.org Students have denounced the university for allowing mold, vermin infestations, broken heating/air conditioning units and other hazardous conditions in their dorm rooms.
(2021-11-13). Sudan protests continue, fight to overturn military coup. themilitant.com Sudanese security forces fired rubber bullets and arrested scores of protesters in attacks against rallies in several cities Nov. 7, part of an ongoing wave of actions against the Oct. 25 military coup led by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Thousands had rallied in the capital, Khartoum, and its twin city of Omdurman, as well as in Wad Madani to the south and in the northern city of Atbara. | In several cities, protesters attempted to build street barricades in response to calls for civil disobedience by the Sudanese Professionals Association. | Police fired tear gas at teachers who "were simply standing on the stre…
(2021-11-13). Scranton teachers union seeks to divert strike with fruitless appeals to the Democrats. wsws.org The unions are seeking to divert and end the first teachers strike since the beginning of the pandemic, organizing a stunt protest outside the state capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday.
(2021-11-12). Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela As Existential Threats To The US. popularresistance.org One of the extreme ironies of the latest attack by the settler-colonial regime of the United States against the national democratic project of Nicaragua is that in Nicaragua, the second poorest nation in the Americas, universal healthcare and education are guaranteed to the population as a human right, while in the U.S. those kinds of basic human rights are distant dreams. | The day after the so-called progressive block of legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives surrendered to President Joe Biden and the right-wing corporate wing of the party on the Build Back Better legislation that offered some minor a…
(2021-11-12). Why a State Known for Charter Schools Is Now Joining a Nationwide Trend for Community Schools. independentmediainstitute.org Minnesota is widely known as the land of 10,000 lakes—actually, there are more than 10,000. But the state, which was the first in the nation to pass a charter school law in 1991, could also be described as the land of school choice. Beyond charters, Minnesota is also home to the nation's first comprehensive open …
(2021-11-12). How China Is Addressing Education Inequality. independentmediainstitute.org In China, the educational pressure on children is intense, and it begins when they are very young. A mother living in Shanghai describes the demands of her six-year-old child's education, saying, "In kindergarten, children already need to spend the whole weekend learning pinyin." Pinyin is the system of romanization of the characters based on their …
(2021-11-12). Honduras: Social Forum Denounces Irregularities in Upcoming Elections. orinocotribune.com The Platform in Defense of Public Health and Education invited Hondurans to go en masse to the polls because a record-high turnover is one of the ways to avoid fraud attempts. | On Tuesday, Honduran Social Forum on External Debt and Development (FOSDEH) and other social organizations denounced the existence of irregularities in the Nov. 28 elections. | So far, the National Election Council (CNE) has not approved several important reforms for the proper conduct of transparent elections. Among them is the implementation of a second round in case no candidate reaches an absolute majority. Nor have the authorities pr…
(2021-11-12). The Covid Outbreak: "Biggest Health Scam of the 21st Century." Report by 1500 Health Professionals. globalresearch.ca We say : STOP disproportionate measures to fight SARS-CoV-2 (lockdown, blocking the economy and education, social distancing, wearing of masks for all, etc.) because they are totally unjustified, are not based on any scientific evidence and violate the basic principles of evidence-based medicine.
(2021-11-12). UK teachers oppose attacks on working conditions. wsws.org Teachers are facing the terrible impact of the pandemic, attacks on their pay and conditions, the further marketisation of education, and victimisations.
(2021-11-12). Peter Maybarduk on Moderna Patent, Tracy Rosenberg on Aaron Swartz Day. fair.org 
New York Times ( This week on CounterSpin: We've talked on this show about how drugs and medicines are researched and developed by the government (on the public dime, if you will), and then pharmaceutical companies get patents on them and sell them back to the public at literally life-altering, or life-ending, prices. If you think, "But surely everything is different in a pandemic that's killed 800,000 people in this country, one of every 400 people, and more than 5 million worldwide"—sadly, that means you don't unde…
(2021-11-12). War Memories NOT Heard on Mainstream Media: Lest We Forget. globalresearch.ca
(2021-11-12). Stop the Covid Holocaust! Open Letter. globalresearch.ca
(2021-11-12). Apple quietly files patents for new unannounced product. rt.com 
Apple has filed multiple patents which describe a method of connecting small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to various wireless controllers — and has seemingly tried to keep its research project a secret. | The US Patent and Trademark Office published two patent applications from the Silicon Valley company on Thursday. | Read more | | In an apparent bid to keep the project secret, Apple initially filed its patents in Singapore, according to Patently Apple, a blog that tracks the firm's IPs. O…
(2021-11-12). La pandemia de COVID-19 no existe. globalizacion.ca 
Introducción | Existe mucha confusión y desinformación con respecto a la naturaleza de la llamada "pandemia" de Covid-19. | Los gobiernos y los medios corporativos rara vez mencionan la definición de pandemia. | Lo que confirma la existencia de una pandemia no es…
(2021-11-12). Chinese Communist Party Brands Upcoming US Democracy Summit as 'Ironic'. sputniknews.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – The idea of the United States holding a democracy summit at the time when a whole range of democratic issues is mounting in Western nations is very ironic, Jiang Jinquan, head of the Chinese Communist Party's (CPC) Central Committee's policy research office, said on Friday.
(2021-11-12). US-Led Provocative Drills In The Red Sea May Obstruct Nuclear Deal Negotiations. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageUS, Israel, UAE, and Bahrain are conducting military maneuvers in the Red Sea in a message to Tehran. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Once again, US-led military maneuvers create unnecessary tensions and hamper international negotiations. Recently announced military
(2021-11-12). Cambio climático, cambio de sistema. globalizacion.ca Cada vez que se efectúan reuniones, foros o cumbres mundiales acerca del cambio climático, no se hacen esperar los "llamados enérgicos" de los principales dirigentes de países, organismos e instituciones internacionales para resolver el problema ambiental. | La cumbre climática actual…
(2021-11-12). Bolsonaro's Brazil Could See Itself Excluded From Talks On The Amazon Rainforest. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageWashington's and the EU's narratives on the environment, however, are marked with contradictions. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | During his visit to Colombia on October 22, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the US was to soon launch an Amazon-wide pact to reduce deforestation. Strangely, no mention was made of Brazil being included in this conversation. Blinken even declined to answer a question regarding Brazilian Presiden…
(2021-11-12). Analysis: U.S. dismantled Soviet Union, has Turkey been assigned to do same with Russia? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Google translation. If there is any demand for it I can edit it for clarity and presentability. Al-Mayadeen NetNovember 4, 2021 America brought down the Soviet Union….So what will Erdogan do?Hosni MahliInternational relations researcher and specialist in Turkish affairs This is what Erdogan is now seeking, who believes in Ozal's ideas in all his regional …
(2021-11-12). Mayo Clinic co-leads a new coalition to improve patient care through community-level clinical trials. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic and several health organizations launched the Advancing Clinical Trials at the Point of Care Coalition to improve patient care by giving clinicians quality clinical research evidence in real time to better evaluate treatments and therapeutics, including those to treat COVID-19. The ACT@POC coalition will bring together health systems, community-based care organizations, health research organizations and a more diverse group of patients and providers to support the design of adaptable clinical…
(2021-11-12). German science leaders commend public health innovation at White City Campus. imperial.ac.uk German science leaders visited Imperial's White City Campus to discover how researchers are working with the local community on health challenges.
(2021-11-12). Interview with Hampton Stall, an expert on the far right, on fascist activity in school reopening campaign and January 6 aftermath. wsws.org Eric London recently spoke to Hampton Stall about the impact of the January 6 coup attempt and the coronavirus pandemic on the far right. Stall is a researcher with MilitiaWatch, a nonprofit organization that monitors the online activity of the far right.
(2021-11-12). The "Killer Vaccine" Worldwide. 7.9 Billion People. globalresearch.ca The stated objective is to enforce the Worldwide vaccination of 7.9 billion people in more than 190 countries, to be followed by the imposition of a digitized "vaccine passport". The evidence of mortality and morbidity resulting from the vaccine is overwhelming. Needless to say this is a multi-billion dollar operation for Big Pharma.
(2021-11-12). Mainstream Economists Reject Economic Science. dissidentvoice.org 
The "invisible hand" gives rise to a situation where it becomes natural and normal to conclude that no one knows how things work or what to expect. It renders the future unpredictable and unmanageable. Uncertainty and unpredictability become the norm because the economy as a whole is not under conscious human control. Different sectors and …
(2021-11-12). Moon has enough oxygen for 8 billion people — scientist. rt.com 
The Moon's atmosphere doesn't contain enough oxygen for human life, but under the planet's rocky top layer, there's enough of the gas to sustain eight billion human lives for 100,000 years, according to a prominent scientist. | In a piece penned this week in The Conversation, John Grant, a lecturer in soil science at Australia's Southern Cross University Read more…
(2021-11-12). Student Strike Enters Second Week At Columbia University. popularresistance.org Over 3,000 Columbia graduate student workers have been on strike since November 3. This is the latest in a series of actions by graduate students workers in universities across the US, many of which are extremely wealthy.
(2021-11-12). Campus opposition at University of Michigan mounts to victimization of Bright Sheng. wsws.org Professors and students continue to speak out against the anti-democratic victimization of University of Michigan professor and composer Bright Sheng.