Monthly Archives: March 2021

2021-03-25: News Headlines

Fight Back (2021-03-25). Less than 25% of Chicago students opt to return in first month of in-person learning. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On March 19, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) issued a statement, noting, "A coalition of stakeholders – parents, students, educators, community organizations and elected officials – told Mayor Lori Lightfoot and her handpicked Chicago Board of Education for months that parents were choosing to stick with remote learning for their children, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Black and Brown communities that make up the majority of our school district. Today, after a nearly month-long delay, Chicago Public Schools released attendance figures showing that less than 25 percent of student…

Swiss Policy Research (2021-03-25). Facts About COVID-19. globalresearch.ca "The only means to fight the plague is honesty." (Albert Camus, …

Phillip W. Magness (2021-03-25). The Many Variants of Fauci's Mutating COVID Advice. globalresearch.ca In an explosive Senate hearing on March 18,

Telesur (2021-03-25). Video: China's COVID-19 Health Passport. globalresearch.ca This is a report by TeleSur which points to the fact …

teleSUR (2021-03-25). Problems in US Society Exposed as COVID-19 Cases Top 30 Million. telesurenglish.net The United States surpassed 30 million COVID-19 cases and 545,000 deaths on Wednesday, which highlights a catastrophic failure resulting from lack of national leadership, disrespect for science, and inadequacy of public health infrastructure. | RELATED: | Currently, President Joe Biden is trying hard to reverse the pandemic's tragic trajectory left over by Donald Trump's approach. Biden's team has, among other…

Mark Gruenberg (2021-03-25). Almost 19m workers got jobless benefits through early March. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Almost 19 million workers got state or federal jobless benefits through March 6, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. But that figure doesn't count almost two million more who have applied for the aid in the two weeks since then. The numbers—a total of 20,892,784 workers seeking or getting the aid—show the U.S. is still …

Marie Kelly (2021-03-25). On the picketline. workers.org Student workers organize Undergraduate student workers at Kenyon College in Ohio formed the Student Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) and voted to strike because of unfair labor practices by the college. On March 15, more than 120 students picketed and marched across campus in what is being hailed as the first . . . |

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2021-03-25). Russia, China to Resist US but Engagement Is Preferred Option. globalresearch.ca The US President Joe Biden's "killer"

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2021-03-25). Increasing Nukes and Trimming the Military: Global Britain's Skewed Vision. globalresearch.ca Campaigners for the abolition of nuclear weapons had every reason to …

Philip Giraldi (2021-03-25). America Against the World: Everyone Is a "Frenemy". Putin is a "Killer" Russia "Must Pay the Price" globalresearch.ca There are certainly a number of reasons why the United States …

_____ (2021-03-25). The Taliban MLB Franchise Favored To Win It All. popularresistance.org Let the record show that the almighty American military machine was soundly defeated by an enemy that didn't like fighting either in the dark or cold. Talk about bad medicine that's good for a society (somehow still) desperately in need of a decisive case study in the limits of its own power and martial prowess. Enter the tested teachers of the Taliban and Afghanistan (though, ironically, Talib vaguely translates as "student.". | Seriously though, when I commanded a sandbagged shit-hole (in 2011-12) just miles from Talib-ground zero in Kandahar province at the very crest of the Obama-surge and U.S. troop counts […

Andrew Korybko (2021-03-25). The Rise of the Eurasian Century. The China -India -Pakistan Triangle. globalresearch.ca Fast-moving recent developments inspire hope that the Eurasian Century is rising …

Adv Dr Shalu Nigam (2021-03-25). India: A Year of Pandemic, Deadlock, Disaster and Dissent. asia-pacificresearch.com

Barbara Nimri Aziz (2021-03-25). Nawal El-Saadawi: (1931-2021) Radical Feminist, Writer, Critic. globalresearch.ca I often quote one simple statement by Nawal El-Saadawi— a …

Telesur (2021-03-25). China Dominates Global Wind Power Industry. globalresearch.ca The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) published a report showing that …

Megan Redshaw (2021-03-25). U.S. Health Officials Accuse AstraZeneca of Misrepresenting Efficacy Data. globalresearch.ca In a "

Telesur (2021-03-25). The US Knew All About the 1976 Coup Plot in Argentina. globalresearch.ca On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the military coup …

FM Shakil (2021-03-25). In a Shift, Pakistan Suing for Peace with India. asia-pacificresearch.com

U.S. Right to Know (2021-03-25). Does Weed-killing Chemical "Paraquat" Cause Parkinson's Disease? Multiple Law Suits in the U.S. globalresearch.ca Multiple lawsuits are pending in the United States alleging the …

Jason Christensen (2021-03-25). A Rare Good Move for Grizzlies. counterpunch.org On March 12, Ashton/Island Park District Ranger Liz Davy withdrew the possibility of a permit to allow helicopter skiing on the continental divide in the Centennial Mountains on the Idaho side of this magnificent mountain range in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem. Ranger Davy wrote: "Research indicates use of helicopters has significant negative impacts to denning

_____ (2021-03-25). Congress Given Specific Path To Cut Pentagon Budget By $80 Billion. popularresistance.org A coalition of more than 25 groups representing a range of political perspectives sent a letter Wednesday to key congressional committees with specific suggestions for slashing the Pentagon's budget by roughly $80 billion—savings that progressives say could be redirected from war to address pressing human needs. | "Well-researched analysis from experts across the ideological spectrum show[s] that the Pentagon can dramatically reduce its spending, meet today's national security challenges, and continue supporting our troops and their families," the letter (pdf) reads.

pyeverino (2021-03-25). Student-workers of the world unite! Lessons from K-SWOC. dsausa.org Thursday, April 1st at 8 pm ET/7 pm CT/6 pm MT/5 pm PT Are you an undergraduate student-worker interested in organizing your workplace? Undergraduate student workers at Kenyon College in Ohio are trying to win a union. Nearly one year ago they formed the Kenyon Student Workers Organizing to address work conditions and pay, especially in…

pyeverino (2021-03-25). Student-workers of the world unite! Lessons from K-SWOC. dsausa.org Thursday, April 1st at 8 pm ET/7 pm CT/6 pm MT/5 pm PT RSVP Here Are you an undergraduate student-worker interested in organizing your workplace? Undergraduate student workers at Kenyon College in Ohio are trying to win a union. Nearly one year ago they formed the Kenyon Student Workers Organizing to address work conditions and pay,…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-03-25). Anthony Blinken at NATO Summit: Nord Stream 2 Is "Bad for Europe", "Bad for the US" globalresearch.ca U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was categorical; At the NATO …

Peter Koenig (2021-03-25). "The One Who Accuses Is the One Who Is" — President Putin's Response to Biden's Calling Him a "Killer" globalresearch.ca On March 16, 2021, ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos held an exclusive …

Gayle Greene (2021-03-25). The Country Moves Forward, Education Falls Back. zcomm.org What test scores measure is family income; they correlate so closely that there's a term for it—the zip code effect…

RT (2021-03-25). Thought double face masks & goggles were enough? Enter NOSE MASKS. rt.com Mexican researchers have solved the problem of eating and drinking while keeping the mouth-space hermetically sealed against viral contamination. A new mask design blocks nasal exhalation, supposedly saving the wearer and others. | Restaurant patrons thoughtlessly breathing out while unmasked have long been the bane of the restaurant owner's existence, preventing the once-lucrative establishments from returning to their status as the social hubs they were once considered prior to the onset of the 'new normal.' | But with the arrival of Covid-19, no face mask was considered protective enough — stores even…

South Front (2021-03-25). Video: The Conflict in North Syria: US Continues to Smuggle Oil, While Turkey Complains to Russia It Can't. globalresearch.ca The intensity of the conflict in Syria's northeast refuses to die …

Global Research News (2021-03-25). Selected Articles: The Rise of the Eurasian Century. The China-India-Pakistan Triangle. globalresearch.ca By Fast-moving recent developments inspire hope that the Eurasian Century is rising a lot quicker than even the most optimistic observers could have …

CA Academy of Sciences SF (2021-03-25). Thursday 4/22: Earth Day for the People w/ California Academy of Sciences SF. indybay.org OnLine via livestream…

Human Rights Lab, White Snake Projects (2021-03-25). Tuesday 4/6: Art and Imagination Inside Prisons: Making, Learning, & Teaching Art Behind Bars. indybay.org Online event…

imperial.ac.uk (2021-03-25). COVID-19 remote learning is an opportunity to adopt active learning in STEM. imperial.ac.uk Research published in Cell suggests online teaching presents an opportunity to develop and integrate new active learning approaches in STEM.

teleSUR (2021-03-25). Cuba Shares Vaccine Candidates Milestones with Sao Paulo Forum. telesurenglish.net Cuban health authorities and scientists presented the country's results in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and its goal of immunizing the entire population by 2021. | The Minister of Health, José Angel Portal, highlighted that the results obtained to date are favorable and praised both the health personnel's work and the management of science and innovation. | RELATED: | For his part, the president of the Busi…

Tim Street (2021-03-25). New Details of US Drone Flights in UK this Summer Raise Concerns over Safety and Corporate Cronyism. globalresearch.ca New details about the British government's plans to allow US defence …

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2021-03-25). Sowing The Seeds of War. China and Russia's Lack of Trust. "Washington's Hegemonic Aspirations Could Result in a Devastating War" globalresearch.ca China Is Losing Patience with Washington. "You wouldn't like me when …

2021-03-24: News Headlines

David Swanson (2021-03-24). At Least 36% of Mass Shooters Have Been Trained By the U.S. Military. counterpunch.org It is extremely easy in the United States to obtain guns, to find places to practice using them, and to find trainers willing to teach you to use them. There's no need to have any contact with the U.S. military in order to dress and act as if you're in the military, as many mass-shooters

Dr. Peter McCullough (2021-03-24). Successful Covid Treatments Censored: Testimony of Peter McCullough, MD to Texas Senate HHS Committee. globalresearch.ca Dr. Peter McCullough explains in testimony that known successful treatments of …

Andrew Korybko (2021-03-24). The China-Russia "Peaceful Proposal". "Maintaining Global Stability" globalresearch.ca Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2021-03-24). Confused in Afghanistan: The Biden Administration's Latest Trick. globalresearch.ca The Biden administration continues to engage in that favourite activity White …

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2021-03-24). American Encircling Strategy Forces Russia and China to Get Closer. globalresearch.ca The United States does not seem willing to change its policy …

Zach Farber (2021-03-24). UCSD graduate student-workers fight back against rent hikes. liberationnews.org A movement is growing at the University of California-San Diego, in opposition to rent hikes that were announced by the Graduate Family Housing Advisory Committee – Housing, Dining and Hospitality.

Chuck Collins (2021-03-24). Billionaire Wealth: Who Are the 10 Biggest Pandemic Profiteers? globalresearch.ca A year ago, the Institute for Policy Studies published

Pepe Escobar (2021-03-24). Welcome to "Shocked and Awed" 21st Century Geopolitics. A "Real Game-Changing Moment" globalresearch.ca It took 18 years after

Dr. Vandana Shiva (2021-03-24). Video: Bill Gates and "Philantro-Imperialism" globalresearch.ca The so-called philanthropists, Bill Gates in particular, are taking more and …

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2021-03-24). Will Israel Use 'Bunker-Buster' Bombs Against Iran's Nuclear Program? globalresearch.ca Israel is extremely worried that Iran would develop a nuclear bomb …

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2021-03-24). On 10th Anniversary of the U.S.-NATO Attack on Libya: Powerful Perpetrators Have Yet to Face Justice. globalresearch.ca On this day ten years ago, the Obama administration launched air …

Steven Sahiounie (2021-03-24). Terrorists Launch a Deadly Missile Attack on Aleppo. globalresearch.ca On Mother's Day in Syria, Sunday, March 21, the terrorists in …

Abayomi Azikiwe (2021-03-24). Despite Official Denials Racist Violence Against Asians Continues in the United States. globalresearch.ca March is International Women's History Month and the threats towards oppressed …

Prof. Ola Tunander (2021-03-24). Silently Disciplining Research. "Freedom of Speech Is the Right to Scrutinize Power and Society" globalresearch.ca Researchers who question the legitimacy of US wars, seem to experience …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-03-24). Contract teachers on strike in Morocco. peoplesdispatch.org Students, civilians and teachers in Morocco have mobilized in solidarity with teachers hired through contracts who are protesting the failure of the government to respond to their demand for integration into the public sector and end of the precarization of their profession. | On Monday and Tuesday, March 22 and 23, thousands of students marched in different cities in Morocco after the National Coordination of "forcibly contracted teachers" met on Sunday and gave a call for a three-day national strike. The call for the strike followed the brutal repression of contract teachers' protest on March 15. | Students car…

progressive (2021-03-24). Is It Still Too Soon to Reopen Schools in Chicago? progressive.org Though the Chicago Teachers Union agreed to a reopening plan in early March, many educators say that it's not enough to ensure safe classrooms.

Peter Koenig (2021-03-24). Beware of RNA-based Vaccines. Potentially Serious Injuries. The Risk of Prion Disease. globalresearch.ca First published on March 1, 2021 | Remember "

Peter Koenig (2021-03-24). "The Big Picture" Is Ignored in the COVID Debate. What Is the End Game? globalresearch.ca What is the "Big Picture" of Covid-19, alias SARS-CoV-2 ? — …

Peter Koenig (2021-03-24). The Big Picture is Ignored in the Covid Debate. dissidentvoice.org What is the "Big Picture" of Covid-19, alias SARS-CoV-2 ? Is it what we could also call the end-game, or what Aldous Huxley called the "Brave New World" (1932), science-fiction — gradually turning into reality in the form of the UN Agenda 2030 — with the implementing tool of the Bill Gates created Agenda ID2020 …

Jonathan Cook (2021-03-24). We Are Living Through a Time of Fear — Not Just of the Virus, but of Each Other. globalresearch.ca Welcome to the age of fear. Nothing is more corrosive of …

CA Academy of Sciences SF (2021-03-24). Thursday 4/22: Earth Day for the People w/ California Academy of Sciences SF. indybay.org OnLine via livestream…

Jim Miles (2021-03-24). "The Lion and the Eagle": The Interaction of the British and American Empires (1783-1972). globalresearch.ca The 200 year historical span of Kathleen Burk's "The Lion and …

Khaled Iskef (2021-03-24). Will Turkey Give Up and Bring Back the Syrian Militants from Libya? globalresearch.ca A security source in Tripoli said that all the Syrian mercenaries …

imperial.ac.uk (2021-03-24). Prize-winning students share learning and teaching research. imperial.ac.uk Students from the MEd in University Learning and Teaching have presented their research projects to colleagues from across the College.

Andrew Joseph (2021-03-24). Fauci and U.S. Officials Say AstraZeneca Released 'Outdated Information' from COVID-19 Vaccine Trial. globalresearch.ca This Report by Stat News focusses on statements by Anthony Fauci …

Dr. Sadaf Gilani (2021-03-24). Synthetic mRNA COVID Vaccines: A Risk-Benefit Analysis. globalresearch.ca First published in February 2021 | With a "vaccine" based on untested …

Dr. Simone Gold (2021-03-24). Video: Dr. Simone Gold — The Truth About the COVID-19 Vaccine. globalresearch.ca Dr. Simone Gold of America's Frontline Doctors shared information about the …

F. William Engdahl (2021-03-24). "El gran reinicio" está aquí: siga el dinero. "Bloqueo demencial" de la economía global, "La agenda verde" globalizacion.ca La reorganización de arriba hacia abajo de la economía mundial por parte de una camarilla de corporativistas tecnocráticos, liderada por el grupo alrededor del Foro Económico Mundial de Davos, el llamado Gran Reinicio o Agenda 2030 de la ONU, no…

Manlio Dinucci (2021-03-24). Por qué la OTAN destruyó Libia ‚Äéhace 10 años‚Äé. globalizacion.ca Aunque el Pentágono ya había emprendido su estrategia de destrucción de todos ‚Äélos Estados en los países del Medio Oriente ampliado, la destrucción de Libia fue ‚Äéresultado de una maniobra urgente de orden financiero. ‚Äé | Hace 10 años, el 19…

South Front (2021-03-24). Video: The Brand New Space Race. "Who Will Reach Mars First, Who Will Colonize the Moon" globalresearch.ca The brand-new space race is upon us. | It moves into two …

John W. Whitehead (2021-03-24). After a Year Under Lockdown, Will Our Freedoms Survive the Tyranny of COVID-19? globalresearch.ca "The remedy is worse than the disease."—Francis Bacon | One way or …

Global Research News (2021-03-24). Selected Articles: Who Are the 10 Biggest Pandemic Profiteers? globalresearch.ca By A year ago, the Institute for Policy Studies published "Billionaire Bonanza 2020: Wealth Windfalls, Tumbling Taxes and Pandemic Profiteers," and began tracking billionaire wealth …

Manlio Dinucci (2021-03-24). US Hypersonic Missiles in Europe Five Minutes from Moscow. globalresearch.ca About six years ago, when we titled "Are the missiles returning …