(2021-01-19). The Class Struggle Against the Pandemic. socialistproject.ca 
Kevin Courtney, joint General Secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), summed it up when he said, the best response to the Tory pandemic disaster is to join a union and join the Zero Covid campaign. Talking at a 400-strong online conference, he paid tribute to NEU and Unison members who had followed union advice …
(2021-01-19). Government Mistakes Provided the Breeding Ground for the Mutant Virus, Which it is Now Using as an Alibi for Its Failures. counterpunch.org 
The coastal town of Margate in east Kent is the place where the fast-spreading variant of Covid-19 first mutated before it swept through the rest of Britain. Scientists identified Kent last month as the county where the mutant virus developed, but a source with knowledge of research into its origins tells me that the earliest case of a person being infected with it was in Margate on the Isle of Thanet.
(2021-01-19). China Health Experts Call for Suspension of COVID Vaccines as Norway Investigates 33 Deaths, Germany Probes 10 Deaths. globalresearch.ca Norway upped the number of deaths under investigation, from 23 last week to 33, while in Germany, health officials said they are investigating 10 deaths that occurred among elderly patients who received the COVID vaccine. | *** | China health experts say …
(2021-01-19). "I Am Open": 50,000 Italian Restaurant Owners Plan to Ignore Lockdown. globalresearch.ca Today — Friday 15th January — over 50,000 restaurants are planning to open, an act of mass civil disobedience against "anti-Covid" lockdown measures which have massively hurt the restaurant business, especially small family-owned businesses. | Spreading through social media under the …
(2021-01-19). Workers Struggle: The Americas. wsws.org Doctors across Peru have walked out over pay and COVID-19-related issues while teachers in Arizona's Peoria Unified School District staged a sickout over dangerous in-person instruction.
(2021-01-19). The Unwelcome Return of the Real Purveyors of Violence. globalresearch.ca With the mainstream media still obsessing about the January 6th "violent coup attempt" at the US Capitol Building, the incoming Biden Administration looks to be chock full of actual purveyors of violent coups. Don't look to the mainstream media to …
(2021-01-19). Rolling Out The Dystopian Nightmare: World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos Agenda. globalresearch.ca Founded in 1971, the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) meets annually in Davos, Switzerland. | It brings together top business and political leaders, along with likeminded pro-New World Order economists and pseudo-journalists. | Calling itself "an independent international organization committed to improving …
(2021-01-19). Video: Democracy in Deep Space: US Space Force to Get Nuclear Reactors. globalresearch.ca US President Donald Trump can be considered guilty of many things, but he can't be considered guilty of not attempting to preserve the fruits of his labor. | This can be seen in the maximum pressure campaign against Iran, his endless …
(2021-01-19). US Makes Aggressive Opening Move on Russian Chessboard. globalresearch.ca A regime change project in Russia was launched on Sunday with the return of political activist Alexei Navalny to Moscow. It was a highly symbolic event — except that Navalny was travelling by an aeroplane from Germany and not in …
(2021-01-19). Why Did Alexei Navalny Return to the Same Country that He Claimed Tried to Kill Him? globalresearch.ca Russian anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny inexplicably decided to return to the same country that he claimed had unsuccessfully tried to kill him, curiously timing his trip to coincide with the immediate run-up to Biden's inauguration in what some suspect is …
(2021-01-19). Dystopia Now! — Surveillance Through Vaccine Certificates, Digital IDs, and Biometric Data. globalresearch.ca With the pandemic, the "digital transformation" that so many analysts have been referring to for years, without being exactly sure what it meant, has found its catalyst. One major effect of confinement will be the expansion and progression of the …
(2021-01-19). We're Being Locked-down for an Infection Fatality Rate of Less than 0.2%? Dr. Richard Schabas to Ontario Premier Doug Ford. globalresearch.ca Below is an important letter from former Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Richard Schabas, addressed to Ontario Premier Doug Ford. | "The national lockdown was never part of our planned pandemic response nor is it supported by strong …
(2021-01-19). Per il riarmo la Nato si fa Banca. globalresearch.ca La portaerei Cavour, dopo essere stata ristrutturata nell'Arsenale militare di Taranto per imbarcare i caccia F-35B a decollo corto e atterraggio verticale, sta per salpare verso gli Stati uniti. | Lo ha annunciato l'attaché navale presso l'Ambasciata italiana a Washington, …
(2021-01-19). British Medical Journal: Pfizer and Moderna's "95% Effective" Vaccines—Let's be Cautious and First See the Full Data. globalresearch.ca The following are excerpts of an important article published by the British Medical Journal. The author Dr Peter Doshi is associate editor of The BMJ. | In the United States, all eyes are …
(2021-01-19). The Basic Principles of War Propaganda: The US Lies About Every War. globalresearch.ca "In war, truth is the first casualty" (Aeschylus(1)) | A Very Brief History of War Propaganda | Propaganda as a science really got under way during World War 1 (WW1). The British and the German governments both brainwashed their populations into believing …
(2021-01-19). In a Polarized World, Independent News Is Essential: Become a Member of Global Research. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | In an increasingly polarized and crazy world, truly independent news and analysis is a vital resource in any effort to reach the non-partisan truth. | We are currently facing an unprecedented threat to the independent media and freedom on …
(2021-01-19). In Memory of Patrice Lumumba, Assassinated on 17 January 1961. globalresearch.ca After a resounding victory in the first real elections in which the Congolese participated, Patrice Lumumba became Prime Minister of Congo from 24 June 1960 until his overthrow and imprisonment on 14 September of the same year by Colonel Joseph-Désiré …
(2021-01-19). Fulfilling Martin Luther King's Legacy: Defeat the Right and Imperialist War. globalresearch.ca This 92nd anniversary of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. comes at a time of great historical conjunctures inside the United States and around the globe. | For the last ten months the country has been imperiled by the …
(2021-01-19). B'Tselem head defies ban, addresses students. peoplesdispatch.org Education minister had announced a ban on members of organizations that called "Israel false and derogatory names." The ban came shortly after human rights group B'Tselem termed Israel an apartheid state…
(2021-01-19). Aufruf zum notwendigen Kampf des persà∂nlichen Gewissens gegen die Masse. globalresearch.ca Was liegt nà§her, als sich an den Weisheiten groàüer europà§ischer Dichter und Denker wie Goethe, Schiller, Rolland oder Camus zu erfreuen und Kraft daraus zu schà∂pfen. Sind wir nicht alle — jeder einzelne! — dringend gefordert, uns nicht weiter zu …
(2021-01-19). UN Urged to Take Action Against France over 'Entrenching Islamophobia'. globalresearch.ca A coalition of civil society organisations has written to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to request that it opens formal infringement procedures against France's government for entrenching Islamophobia and structural discrimination against Muslims. | In a 28-page document seen …
(2021-01-19). False Accusations Used Once More Against President Assad of Syria. globalresearch.ca
(2021-01-19). DRC: How the CIA Got Patrice Lumumba. globalresearch.ca On 17 January 1961, just sixty years ago, the first legally elected prime minister of the DRC was assassinated after being overthrown with help from Washington. A sinister episode that Larry Devlin, the 'Mr. Congo' of the CIA from 1960 …
(2021-01-19). Destroying the Web of Life: The Destruction of Earth's Biodiversity Is Accelerating. globalresearch.ca In August 2010, the secretary-general of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Ahmed Djoghlaf, warned that 'We are losing biodiversity at an unprecedented rate.' According to the UN Environment Program, 'the Earth is in the midst of a mass …
(2021-01-18). Fixating on Pandemic "Learning Loss" Undermines the Need to Transform Education. truthout.org 
Nationally, COVID-19 is further exposing
(2021-01-18). Charter Schools Movement Sees a Growth Opportunity in Public School Funding Cuts. truthout.org 
A promotional message on the In the span of just a few years, the school has built up significant enrollment numbers. Currently, more than 500 kids attend MMSA, according to the school's
(2021-01-18). Palestine Refugees Are Forced to the Back of the COVID Vaccine Line. truthout.org 
As the world races to vaccinate against COVID-19, Israel has been touted for having one of the fastest response rates. The country has, as of January 1, 2021, already vaccinated 10 percent of its 9 million citizens and predicts another 2 million will be vaccinated by the end of the month. While these are laudable statistics, Palestinians living in the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and in the Gaza Strip have been explicitly excluded, including health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-…
(2021-01-18). Racism, Fascism, & the New Book "The Bittersweet Science" liberationnews.org 
This interview is an episode of The Socialist Program with Brian Becker, a podcast providing news and views about the world for those who want to change it.
(2021-01-18). Israel bans schools from hosting rights groups critical of occupation. middleeasteye.net 
Israel bans schools from hosting rights groups critical of occupation | The announcement came after Likud complained about the director of rights group B'Tselem who was scheduled to give a talk at a school in Haifa | Mon, 01/18/2021 – 14: 48 | Despite the order on Sunday, the director of B'Tselem, Hagai El-Ad, gave a scheduled lecture to students in the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa (AFP) | Israel's Education M…
(2021-01-18). Top Epidemiologist Speaks Out About COVID Vaccine Side-Effects & Major Study Challenges Lockdowns. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/18/21). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2021-01-18). Pressure is mounting on the government to 'do the right thing' and keep the Universal Credit uplift. thecanary.co Calls have According to new research by the Resolution Foundation, removing the uplift could push thousands of households into poverty as the UK continues to deal with the economic effects of coronavirus (Covid-19). | Karl Handscomb, senior economist at the Resolution Foundation, said: The living standards outlook for 2021 looks bleak at present — but the G…
(2021-01-18). Video: How Bill Gates Monopolized Global Health. The Vaccine. globalresearch.ca First posted in May 2020, James Corbett documents the devastating impacts of the Covid-19 vaccine | *** | Who is Bill Gates? A software developer? A businessman? A philanthropist? A global health expert? | This question, once merely academic, is becoming a very …
(2021-01-18). No Evidence COVID-19 Vaccines Will Block Spread of Coronavirus. globalresearch.ca On Nov. 9, 2020, Pfizer, Inc. announced that the experimental messenger RNA (mRNA) BNT162b2 vaccine for COVID-19 it developed in partnership with Germany's BioNTech SE had an efficacy rate of 90 percent, based on the results of human clinical trials …
(2021-01-18). WHO: No Guarantee COVID Vaccines Will Prevent People from Being Infected. globalresearch.ca At a virtual press conference held by the World Health Organization officials warned there is no clear evidence COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing asymptomatic infection and transmission. | *** | At a
(2021-01-18). 'Perfectly Healthy' Florida Doctor Dies Weeks After Getting Pfizer COVID Vaccine. globalresearch.ca Miami medical examiner is investigating the death of 56-year-old Dr. Gregory Michael who reportedly died from a rare autoimmune disease 15 days after being vaccinated. Michael's wife wants her husband's death to serve as a warning to others. | *** | The …
(2021-01-18). Microsoft, Big Tech Coalition Developing Rockefeller Funded COVID Vaccine Passports. globalresearch.ca A coalition of big tech companies, including Microsoft is The group is calling …
(2021-01-18). Venezuela Inaugurates Ozone Science Center. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday inaugurated the National Ozone Science Center (CENAOZ), a modern facility that aims to promote health strategies based on ozone therapy. | RELATED: | "Today we inaugurate the CENAOZ headquarters. The ozone therapy will contribute to the medical protocols that have been established for the cure of COVID-19," Maduro said. | "The ozone therapy will be present in all the count…
(2021-01-18). Canadian educators must mount a political struggle to oppose school reopenings and save lives. wsws.org Whatever the specific timetables of the various provincial governments, they are all determined to force educators, students, and support staff back into unsafe school buildings as the COVID-19 pandemic surges.
(2021-01-18). Fighting a Corona Phantom. globalresearch.ca The Great Covid Hoax | Covid 19 is a phantom. Slaying a phantom is what the mythic Spanish hero Don Quijote attempted to do by 'tilting at windmills' he imagined to be monsters. But now almost everybody has got into the …
(2021-01-18). Brazil Elections Boost Environmental Violators to High Office in Amazon. globalresearch.ca More than a hundred candidates who ran in municipal elections last November in cities across Brazil's Amazonian states are on the environmental regulator's "dirty list" for violations committed over the past decade. | That's the finding from an analysis by Agência …
(2021-01-18). Fortress Washington Occupied and Militarized. globalresearch.ca What's going on in the nation's capital is unprecedented. | Around 25,000 troops, unknown numbers of secret service agents, other federal security forces, and local police turned the city into a blockaded armed camp ahead of illegitimate transition of power on …
(2021-01-18). Ontario teacher denounces unions' "feckless response" to government's ruinous handling of the pandemic. wsws.org "What is emerging among educators not just in Ontario or Canada, but throughout the world is the realization that educators must rely on our biggest asset and resource—that is ourselves!"
(2021-01-18). Meeting Between Moldovan and Ukrainian Leaders Was to Coordinate Actions Against Russia. globalresearch.ca The visit of Moldovan President Maia Sandu to Ukraine last week is the first interaction between the two neighboring countries at the highest level in recent years. For Sandu, this trip became her foreign policy premiere since she became president …
(2021-01-18). US Never Ending Wars: Thirty Years Ago, America's "First War" against Iraq. globalresearch.ca Thirty years ago. The so-called "Gulf War" (Iraq War I) was launched against Iraq on January 17, 1991. | Extensive crimes against humanity have been committed. | On January 16, President George H. Walker Bush announced the start of what was called …
(2021-01-18). The Injection Fraud — It's Not a Vaccine. globalresearch.ca Of relevance to the debate on vaccines, this incisive and carefully researched article was first published by Global Research on May 28. 2020 | *** | I am not a scientist. I am not a doctor. I am not a biotech engineer. …
(2021-01-18). Drawing Lots with Coronavirus Vaccination. globalresearch.ca There were delays and some people were turned away at San Diego's new "Vaccination Super Station" near PetCo Park on Wednesday after, in a short time period, six people had allergic reactions after receiving their experimental coronavirus vaccine shots. | In …
(2021-01-18). Many Overheated Forests May Soon Release More Carbon Than They Absorb. popularresistance.org The last decades have been filled with dire warning signs from forests. Global warming has contributed to thinning canopies in European forests and to sudden die-offs of aspen trees in Colorado, as well as insect outbreaks that are killing trees around the world. In many places, forests are not growing back. | New research shows that Earth's overheated climate will alter forests at a global scale even more fundamentally, by flipping a critical greenhouse gas switch in the next few decades. The study suggests that, by 2040, forests will take up only half as much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they do now, i…
(2021-01-18). Selected Articles: The Digital-Financial Complex is the True Center of Power: "Is the Goal to Ignite Massive Civil Unrest?" globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, we are happy to announce that we recently introduced a translation plug-in to Global Research. Located in the top banner of the website, the "Translate Website" drop-down menu allows you to select from 27 different languages into which …
(2021-01-18). Die Artikel von Global Research sind jetzt in deutscher Sprache verfàºgbar. globalresearch.ca Wir …
(2021-01-18). Gli articoli di Global Research sono ora disponibili in italiano. globalresearch.ca Cari lettori, | Siamo lieti di annunciare che abbiamo recentemente introdotto un plug-in di traduzione in Global Research. | Situato nel banner superiore del sito Web, il menu a discesa "Traduci sito Web" (Translate Website) consente di selezionare Italiano, in cui è …