(2021-04-19). The Supreme Court Is Also to Blame for Daunte Wright's Death. globalresearch.ca When veteran Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter, who is white, …
(2021-04-19). New Wind and Solar Up 50% Globally in 2020, as China Beats US by Over 4 to 1. globalresearch.ca The new report on 2020 by the
(2021-04-19). Xinjiang Must Unite, Not Divide, China and Turkey. globalresearch.ca A controversy occurred earlier this month after two Turkish opposition politicians …
(2021-04-19). US Expects Russia to Submit. Will It? globalresearch.ca In his landmark foreign policy
(2021-04-19). Cancel it: Biden pressured to eliminate $50,000 student debt per borrower. peoplesworld.org President Joe Biden is under mounting pressure to address the rapidly growing student debt crisis by canceling up to $50,000 in crushing individual student loans. A growing chorus of elected officials and advocates say Biden can cancel the debt through executive action. Also, 415 community, civil rights, climate, health, consumer, labor, food and farm, and …
(2021-04-19). Video: Against vaccine nationalism with Vijay Prashad and Fatima Hassan. greenleft.org.au This event hosted by the Global Ecosocialist Network presents a conversation with Fatima Hassan (Health Justice Initiative) and Vijay Prashad (Tricontinental Institute for Social Research).
(2021-04-19). How profits are maximized at the expense of workers' lives in South Africa. peoplesdispatch.org "I am angry. We should be fighting against economic exploitation but instead we are fighting for basic things like health and safety," declared a worker participating in a recent shop steward induction workshop organized by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa). Pan Africanism Today spoke to Vuyolwethu Toli, Numsa Education Officer at Jack Charles Bezuidenhout (JC Bez) Region, about the ongoing struggles and deficiencies of occupational health and safety practices in South African workplaces during the COVID-19 pandemic. | Pan Africanism Today: What are the most common occupational health pr…
(2021-04-19). Workers and students in Germany organize successful online meeting to oppose government policy of herd immunity. wsws.org The Rank-and-File Committee for Safe Education and the Rank-and-File Committee for Safe Workplaces held a joint meeting to organize resistance against the pandemic policy of the ruling elite.
(2021-04-19). Biden Must Address the Public School Mental Health Crisis Right Now. progressive.org The pandemic has been especially traumatic for students and, to make matters worse, school counselors that could help are in short supply.
(2021-04-19). CDC Violated Law to Inflate COVID Cases and Fatalities. globalresearch.ca In this interview, Dr. Henry Ealy, ND, BCHN, better known as …
(2021-04-19). Sà£o Paulo reopens schools, eases restrictions amid mass COVID-19 deaths. wsws.org The Sà£o Paulo government has relied on the complicity of the state teachers' union, APEOESP, which has refused to call a strike against school reopenings.
(2021-04-19). Chicago Public Schools, teachers union reopen high schools in spite of growth of deadly new COVID-19 variant. wsws.org The outcome of the vote reflects teachers' knowledge that the CTU, which rammed through the reopening of elementary and middle schools last February, will do nothing to organize a struggle.
(2021-04-19). Will Vaccinated People be More Vulnerable to Variants? globalresearch.ca As soon as vaccine companies announced they were developing a COVID-19 …
(2021-04-19). 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."
(2021-04-19). Brazilian Cerrado Savanna: Wildcat Miners Descend on Indigenous Reserve. globalresearch.ca In a remote corner of Brazil's Roraima state, a makeshift mining …
(2021-04-19). Inflated Charter School Waitlists. dissidentvoice.org With great frequency, promoters of privately-operated non-profit and for-profit charter schools like to claim that charter schools are so great that they have very long lists of students waiting to get into them. They use such claims and "data" to argue that more charter schools are needed and that more public money should be spent …
(2021-04-19). Norfolk, Virginia special education teacher describes in-person teaching conditions. wsws.org The WSWS spoke with a Norfolk Special Education teacher about conditions at her elementary school, which reopened last month.
(2021-04-19). Paulo Freire's Brazil: 'Return to Grassroots Popular Education'. zcomm.org Interview on returning to the grassroots work of popular education…
(2021-04-19). A Former Lobbyist Explains How the Privatization Movement Is Trying to End Public Education. commondreams.org They all have the same purpose: To undo public education—not only the institution but also the public funding of schools. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-04-19). Sonoma County's Institutional Responses to the Black Lives Matter Movement. indybay.org This piece is about Sonoma County's educational institution's reponse to the Black Lives Matter movement. It explains the movement and how it has affected a couple of educational institutions in the county. It brings to light what their steps are going forward after the movement's influence.
(2021-04-19). The Reproduction of Ignorance and Violence in America. indybay.org This article is about the reproduction of ignorance and violence toward minority communities in America through a sociological perspective. The focus is on the socialization of ignorance through public education, with a lack of cultural awareness and racial tolerance, public school funding inequalities, and a call to action for education reform.
(2021-04-19). Violent Conflict Between Loyalists and Republicans Could Make a Comeback in Ireland. globalresearch.ca From April 2 (Good Friday) to April 10, there were nonstop …
(2021-04-19). New Study: Undisclosed Inert Ingredients in Some Popular Roundup Products Found to be Highly Toxic to Bumblebees. globalresearch.ca Popular herbicide products widely available at hardware and garden stores contain …
(2021-04-19). AK-47. Kalashnikov: The Amateur Inventor Who Shot to Global Fame. globalresearch.ca AK-47: Kalashnikov (2020) is a biographical film about Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov…
(2021-04-19). Cyber Polygon, the WEF's Cyber Warfare Game: Simulation of Cyber Attack on the Supply Chain and Global Economic System. globalresearch.ca Click …
(2021-04-19). The US War in Afghanistan: A Historic Crime. globalresearch.ca US President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that the American military …
(2021-04-19). Plot Twist: Toronto Police Make No Arrests, Allow Anti-lockdown Protest to Proceed One Day after Doug Ford's Restrictive Lockdown Measures. globalresearch.ca Protestors once again gathered at Queen's Park in Toronto to speak …
(2021-04-19). Eastern Ukraine and the Balance of Power in the Black Sea. globalresearch.ca The current deterioration of any hopes of a lasting "ceasefire" in …
(2021-04-19). DNA from cave dirt now tells us how ancient humans lived. peoplesdispatch.org Newsclick editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha talks about how researchers were able to unearth Neanderthal DNA by excavating cave floors. This will greatly expand the possibility of finding nuclear DNA which until now was only available from bones and teeth. Thumbnail Image Credit — Javier Trueba/Madrid Scientific Films…
(2021-04-19). Opium Poppy Production in Afghanistan. Multibillion Drug Trade. Big Money for Opioids. globalresearch.ca "Afghanistan is the source of more than 90% of world's opium …
(2021-04-19). Cyber Polygon, the WEF's Cyber Warfare Game: Simulation of Cyber Attack on the Supply Chain and Global Economic S ystem. globalresearch.ca Click …
(2021-04-19). The $2.3 Quadrillion Global Timebomb. globalresearch.ca Credit Suisse is hours from collapse and the consequences could be …
(2021-04-19). Pesticide DDT Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk Generations after Exposure. globalresearch.ca A woman's exposure to the pesticide DDT during pregnancy can increase …
(2021-04-19). Latest VAERS Data Show Reports of Blood Clotting Disorders After All Three Emergency Use Authorization Vaccines. globalresearch.ca VAERS data released today showed 795 reports related to blood clotting …
(2021-04-19). When Mass Vaccination Programs Are Mounted in a Hurry, Bad Outcomes and Liability Are Invariably Big Issues. globalresearch.ca 1976 Swine Flu vaccine program | This program, in hindsight, was mounted …
(2021-04-19). If Johnson & Johnson Coronavirus Vaccine Shots Are Halted Because of Blood Clots, Why Have Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech Shots Not Also Been Halted? globalresearch.ca When the United States government's Food and Drug Administration earlier this …
(2021-04-19). Young entrepreneur from HK develops environment-friendly packing box. ecns.cn Wang Baidong from Hong Kong, founder of a Huizhou-based startup, has developed an environment-friendly packing box along with his research team.
(2021-04-19). Indian Muslim Clerics' Call For Action To Overcome Vaccine Hesitation During Ramadan — Analysis. eurasiareview.com Enforcing a sense of discipline among 170 million people, sharply divided on sectarian and linguistic lines, is never an easy task as it requires voluntary compliance. | By Naghma Sahar and Rasheed Kidwai | The Islamic month of fasting — Ramzan or Ramadan, began in India on Wednesday, 14 April 2021, fuelling apprehension that that the holy month meant for prayers and spirituality, may lead to vaccine hesitancy. This calls for instant action from the Muslim religious clergy so that the ongoing vaccination roll-out is not impeded. | Taking a lead of sorts, the president for the affairs of the Grand Mosque…
(2021-04-19). Do Canada's Unilateral Sanctions Violate International Law? globalresearch.ca Is Canada breaking international law when it applies unilateral coercive economic …
(2021-04-19). Fukushima Daiichi Radioactive Dumping and the Summer Olympics in Japan in Question. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2021-04-19). The Global Green Shift in Electric Power: China in Comparative Perspective. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2021-04-19). 'Do What the Science Demands': Biden White House to Be Given 'Climate Clock' Ahead of Global Summit. commondreams.org "We're not only sending a message that we're running out of time, but that there is still time to act and save our planet!" said climate leader Alexandria Villese√±or. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-04-19). Large protest at U of MN demands justice for Daunte Wright. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the Black Student Union held a protest on the University of Minnesota campus, April 17, to demand justice for Daunte Wright, to call for community control of the campus police (UMPD), and to speak out against the recent deployment of the UMPD to brutalize protesters in Brooklyn Center. About 1000 students were in attendance, marking the largest on-campus demonstration in recent history. Speakers included students and community members who have experienced brutality at the hands of the National Guard this week while out in the streets demanding justice…
(2021-04-19). Vigil held in Tallahassee, FL for victims of Atlanta shooting. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On April 17, around 50 people from the Tallahassee community gathered at the Florida State University's HCB Building to commemorate the eight victims from the recent Atlanta shooting and speak out on Asian American oppression. | The Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC), along with various other local Asian American organizations such as InterVarsity, FSU's Asian American Student Union, Asian Coalition of Tallahassee, and FSU's Filipino Student Association spoke out at the event. | Co-organizer Tina Lu, representing InterVarsity, stated "we wanted to organize this event so that Asian Ame…
(2021-04-19). Sunday 4/25: Rohingya Genocide and the Military Coup in Myanmar Teach-in. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…
(2021-04-18). Big Pharma Conglomerate with a Criminal Record: Pfizer "Takes Over" the EU Vaccine Market. 1.8 Billion Doses. globalresearch.ca "Hundreds of millions of people have taken an injection that allows a …
(2021-04-18). Statistically improbable that five Capitol Riot deaths were unrelated to the riot. zcomm.org Please note that improbable doesn't mean impossible. Who would watch sports or buy lottery tickets if very improbable things could not happen? Still, the probability that five deaths (rioters, bystanders or police) within a day of the Capitol Riot had nothing to do with the riot might be 2.6%, and perhaps be as low 0.16%. It depends
(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). 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). 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 …