(2021-04-18). Racist rhymes: Academic wants 'Baa baa black sheep' and 'Jingle Bells' replaced with songs of 'acceptance and social justice'. rt.com 
Most people don't think 'Jingle Bells' is a racist song, but most people aren't Kate Pollard, a lecturer in music education determined to root out any trace of unwokeness from the classroom. | Pollard lectures in music education at the University of Nevada-Reno. Like many in higher education, she's embraced the doctrine of Critical Race Theory, a set of beliefs that sees the history of the US as a tale of "white supremacy," and requires white people to apologize for their own "privilege" and work to "deconstruct" their own "whiteness." | For Pollard, doing this work involves making sure America's youngsters ne…
(2021-04-18). Big Pharma Conglomerate with a Criminal Record: Pfizer "Takes Over" the EU Vaccine Market. 1.8 Billion Doses. globalresearch.ca Introduction: |
(2021-04-18). Video: Biden's Phone Call To Putin. US Policy Changes Faster than the Weather. globalresearch.ca Hopes and expectations for a partial normalization between Moscow, Washington and …
(2021-04-18). There Is No Substitute For The Rank And File. popularresistance.org The Bessemer Amazon unionization effort was full of potential. It held the promise of a union bringing together the Black Lives Matter movement and a struggle for labor rights in order to take on one of the biggest, most odious corporations in the country. Maybe a Southern state would set off a movement again, like West Virginia and Oklahoma kicked off the teachers' spring. | Alongside Left Voice comrades, I decided to go to Bessemer, Alabama the week before voting ended. As I prepared to go, I had a weird feeling. I kept looking at interviews and I saw just two Amazon workers, over and over and over. They were g…
(2021-04-18). COVID protests and Weimar Family Court. indybay.org Democracy lives from criticism and protest. | The Weimar Family Court has banned two schools from requiring students to wear masks and take Corona tests – because the children would be harmed "physically, psychologically, pedagogically and in their psychosocial development."
(2021-04-18). El arma oculta del Lejano Oriente contra la COVID-19. globalizacion.ca Desde la perspectiva confuciana, los occidentales serían muy propensos al individualismo: no sacrificaríamos libertades personales y careceríamos de rigor laboral en favor del grupo familiar, empresarial y nacional. Tampoco resignaríamos demasiado por la salud pública. | El uso del barbijo es…
(2021-04-18). Blood-Clotting Illness PVT 30x More Prevalent in Moderna, Pfizer COVID-19 Recipients than AstraZeneca — Oxford Researchers. orinocotribune.com A potentially fatal blood-clotting disease is 30 times more common among people who have received the Covid-19 vaccines produced by Moderna and Pfizer than those given the troubled AstraZeneca jab, researchers have found. | A team of scientists from the University of Oxford has found that after vaccination, Vaxzevria (formerly AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine) recipients were less likely to suffer portal vein thrombosis (PVT) — blood clots in the artery from the intestines to the liver. | For recipients of the viral vector Vaxzevria vaccine, the incidence rate for splanchnic thrombosis — clotting in the p…
(2021-04-18). The US-Russia Sanctions War: Symbolic, Substantive, or Strategic? globalresearch.ca The recently intensified "sanctions war" between the US and Russia has …
(2021-04-18). Oakland Education Association attempts to defuse anger over reckless return to schools. indybay.org After pushing members to ratify their deal to resume in-person instruction, union leadership is now trying to restrain teachers' opposition by declaring an impasse over negotiating schedules.
(2021-04-18). Syrian Refugees In Germany Want Citizenship And Political Representation — Analysis. eurasiareview.com Even though Syrian refugees have been integrated relatively faster in Germany, social integration continues to be a challenge in the labour market.: | By Anchal Vohra* | Tareq Alaows, a Syrian who studied law and international affairs in Damascus, ended up as a refugee in Germany. Along with hundreds of thousands of others, Alaows protested against the Syrian government and called for an end to political repression, better education, and economic opportunities. But along with 5.5 million compatriots, he had to flee his home country. | Like the million-plus Syrian refugees in Europe, Alaows had hoped fo…
(2021-04-18). Gates Unhinged: Dystopian Vision for Agrifood Must Not Succeed. globalresearch.ca We are currently seeing an acceleration of the corporate consolidation of …
(2021-04-18). Video: The Terrifying $1.2 Trillion Plan that Could Kill 90% of Humanity. globalresearch.ca The US will soon review its nuclear weapons programme. | Should it …
(2021-04-18). A Brief Memory of (and Thanks to) Ramsey Clark (December 18, 1927 — April 9, 2021). globalresearch.ca Early on the morning of November 16, 2010 in front of …
(2021-04-18). Denying the Demonic. globalresearch.ca In March of last year as the coronavirus panic was starting, …
(2021-04-18). Environmental Protection Could Benefit From 'Micro' As Well As 'Macro' Thinking. eurasiareview.com Scientists at the University of Southampton have conducted a study that highlights the importance of studying a full range of organisms when measuring the impact of environmental change – from tiny bacteria, to mighty whales. | Researchers at the University's School of Ocean and Earth Science, working with colleagues at the universities of Bangor, Sydney and Johannesburg and the UK's National Oceanography Centre, undertook a survey of marine animals, protists (single cellular organisms) and bacteria along the coastline of South Africa. | Lead researcher and postgraduate student at the University of Southampton…
(2021-04-18). AI Pinpoints Local Pollution Hotspots Using Satellite images. eurasiareview.com Researchers at Duke University have developed a method that uses machine learning, satellite imagery and weather data to autonomously find hotspots of heavy air pollution, city block by city block. | The technique could be a boon for finding and mitigating sources of hazardous aerosols, studying the effects of air pollution on human health, and making better informed, socially just public policy decisions. | "Before now, researchers trying to measure the distribution of air pollutants throughout a city would either try to use the limited number of existing monitors or drive sensors around a city in vehicles,"
(2021-04-18). Water Crisis Took Toll On Flint Adults' Physical, Mental health. eurasiareview.com Since state austerity policies initiated a potable water crisis seven years ago in Flint, Michigan, public health monitoring has focused on potential developmental deficits associated with lead exposure in adolescents or fetuses exposed in utero. | New research from Cornell and the University of Michigan offers the first comprehensive evidence that the city's adult residents suffered a range of adverse physical and mental health symptoms potentially linked to the crisis in the years during and following it, with Black residents affected disproportionately. | In a survey of more than 300 residents, 10% reported…
(2021-04-18). Sunday 4/25: Rohingya Genocide and the Military Coup in Myanmar Teach-in. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…
(2021-04-17). Colleges Are Using COVID as an Excuse for Austerity. Unions Are Pushing Back. truthout.org 
As COVID-19 swept across the U.S. last winter and spring, colleges and universities adapted swiftly to the situation. Though it was swift, it was not without pain: Just as quickly as professors learned to teach through a screen on Zoom, administrations slashed budgets. In the early days of the pandemic, little was certain about the future — if students would defer fall enrollment, how states might cut education funding or if the federal government would step in to offset the financial im…
(2021-04-17). 'We may find signs of life on other planets in next 5 to 10 years' thanks to powerful new telescope, claims researcher. rt.com 
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the successor to Hubble, could detect signs of life on other planets within the next five to 10 years, according to Caprice Phillips, a PhD student at the Ohio State University. | Due to launch in October 2021 after years of delays, the new cutting-edge telescope could allow humanity to detect life signs on distant planets in as little as 60 hours, according to early calculations. | "What really surprised me about the results is that we may realistically find signs of life on other planets in the next 5 to 10 years," said Caprice Phillips, a graduate student at the Ohi…
(2021-04-17). Chemical Used in Many Oil Refineries Could Cause Mass Deaths If Leaked. truthout.org 
The morning of Wednesday, February 18, 2015, had started just like any other day for Summer Spencer. Back then, she was a sixth grader at South High School in Torrance, a coastal city in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County. But at around 9am, Spencer and her classmates were given a 'shelter in place' order by their teacher. It was, the now 17-year-old says, pretty exciting at first. "I just figured I might not have to go to my next class." | Summer's teachers closed the doors, secured the wi…
(2021-04-17). Students Bashed In Battle Over Mumia Abu-Jamal's Healthcare. indybay.org The author Linn Washington Jr. of ThisCantBeHappening.net has given the Jamal Journal permission to reprint this April 16 article.
(2021-04-17). "Shock and Awe" Is a State of Mind: Millions of Deaths Have Not Made Americans Safer. globalresearch.ca That the United States likes to use expressions like "shock and …
(2021-04-17). Ireland: Study of COVID-19 Deaths. globalresearch.ca Objectives | The goal of this study is not to impress academics …
(2021-04-17). PM Sánchez Reaffirms Government Support For Spanish COVID-19 Vaccine. eurasiareview.com Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited the installation of the pharmaceutical company HIPRA in Amer (Girona), where he saw first-hand the progress in the research for the vaccine against COVID-19 being performed by this Spanish multinational – one of the most advanced in its development in the country, which plans to hold clinical trials in June and produce 400 million doses in 2022. | Sánchez described the visit as "inspirational" and underlined that the government will continue to offer its full support in the hope of obtaining a Spanish vaccine against the virus. | Research and innovation, Sánchez arg…
(2021-04-17). Exiting Afghanistan: Biden Sets the Date. globalresearch.ca It had to be symbolic, and was represented as such. Forces …
(2021-04-17). The Hawks Who Want War with Iran Are Working Overtime. globalresearch.ca Last week's cyberattack on an Iranian nuclear facility, reportedly by Israeli …
(2021-04-17). In Small Black Southern Towns, The Cops Remain Undaunted. popularresistance.org Almost a year ago, the roaring chants echoed in the streets: Defund the police! Abolish the police! The tide of public opinion spurred some of the nation's more liberal cities into action. Los Angeles cut $150 million from its police department budget, New York City pledged to shift $1 billion from its police department to social services, and the Minneapolis City Council removed the requirement for a police department from its city charter. But in Southern states—home to the nation's largest Black population—the pattern has been one of strengthening police departments in rural communities. This has b…
(2021-04-17). How Persistent Student Organizing Forced the University of Michigan to Divest from Fossil Fuels. juancole.com By Jonathan Morris | — ( Waging Nonviolence ) — Last month, the University of Michigan became the latest to accept the obvious — that investing in the destruction of society is fundamentally counter to the mission of higher education. With its endowment of $14.2 billion, Michigan now becomes one of the largest public universities …
(2021-04-17). Educators demand Biden's K-12 relief funding go to protect teachers, students and families. wsws.org The WSWS spoke with teachers from across the US regarding the severe crisis in public education, the recent relief bill and how they would like to see these funds used in schools.
(2021-04-17). Media Allegations of Genocide in Xinjiang. globalresearch.ca In February, I asked, " …
(2021-04-17). Concerned Ontario Doctors: The Harms of Lockdowns and the Dangers of Censorship. globalresearch.ca President and Co-Founder of
(2021-04-17). Spanish historian sued for slander over research on fascist repression. wsws.org The lawsuit against historian Fernando Mikelarena for his research into fascist repression during the Spanish Civil War marks a new assault on historical truth.
(2021-04-17). [Perspectives] Dawn Edge: advancing inclusivity in mental health services. thelancet.com In the mid-1990s, Dawn Edge was intrigued by the lack of data on mental health among Black women in the UK, given the volume of research on Black men's increased risk of diagnosis with serious mental illness. It was an observation that influenced her PhD on depression during pregnancy and…
(2021-04-17). University of Science and Technology of China develops soft-bodied robots. ecns.cn Soft-bodied robots have been developed by a research team of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC).
(2021-04-17). Germany: The "Dictatorship of Democracy" Secretly Transformed into an "Open Dictatorship" globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on November 22, 2020 | Author's Note and Update | On 13 April 2021, the government of the Federal Republic of Germany amended or tightened the Infection Protection Act ( ß 28b IfSG). It is the draft of …
(2021-04-17). China Under Pressure To Cancel Coal Projects — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Michael Lelyveld | As China awaits a reckoning over climate change targets, environmental groups are turning up the heat over the country's construction of coal-fired power plants. | China's continuing construction of coal plants has become a make-or-break issue for climate researchers and advocates as the government prepares plans to meet President Xi Jinping's goals for peaking carbon emissions before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2060. | "How China addresses the apparent contradiction between its massive coal-fired build-out plans and its net-zero emissions plan may become one of the bigges…
(2021-04-17). In Age Of China Rising Has US Democracy Promotion Lost Its Edge As Foreign Policy Goal? — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Jeff M. Smith | On the campaign trail and in his first months in office, President Joseph Biden repeatedly touted democratic values as a centrepiece of his administration's foreign policy. He has regularly stressed the importance of working with democratic allies, opted to retain the Free and Open Indo-Pacific vision pioneered by the Trump administration, and What's mor…
(2021-04-17). [Perspectives] Mary Susan Malahlela: practising medicine under apartheid. thelancet.com Until well into the 20th century, the only way Black South Africans could train as doctors was to travel abroad. This was an expensive option and there were few scholarships, so the numbers remained small. Not until 1941 did South African medical schools agree to admit a small minority of students of Indian or African ancestry. One of the first through the doors at the University of Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg was Mary Susan Malahlela. In 1947, she became the first Black woman to qualify in South Africa.
(2021-04-17). 'Kill the transphobic bill' urge protesters. greenleft.org.au Protesters took to Sydney's streets to support trans people's rights and oppose moves by NSW MLC Mark Latham to make it illegal for schools to teach inclusiveness and respect. Isaac Nellist reports.