Daily Archives: August 11, 2021

2021-08-11: News Headlines

Prof. John Ryan (2021-08-11). Afghanistan: a Tale of never ending Tragedy. globalresearch.ca This incisive and carefully research article was first published by Global Research on July 19, 2006 | It's now approaching five years since the Taliban government in Afghanistan was deposed by American bombing and the reoccupation of the country with the …

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2021-08-11). Taliban Takes Control of Two-thirds of Afghan Territory. globalresearch.ca

Janine Jackson (2021-08-11). 'Economic Warfare, Designed to Starve the Cuban People into Rebellion'. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2021-08-11). Grosse Pointe, Michigan, parents protest against district's lifting of mask mandate in schools. wsws.org On Monday, dozens of parents staged a protest outside the Grosse Pointe Public School System Board of Education meeting, denouncing Superintendent Jon Dean's unilateral decision last week to lift a mask mandate and all other mitigation measures in the district's schools.

Jeff Bryant (2021-08-11). Comment: The End of School 'Reform'. progressive.org Whatever leadership imperatives become the new driving force behind the next education policy directives, they are doomed to irrelevance if they ignore the needs and interests of teachers.

_____ (2021-08-11). Tennessee Compiled Secret Dossiers on Civil Rights Protesters. commondreams.org "In their assault on public education, the network has taken actions to increasingly privatize and corporatize K-12 institutions."

_____ (2021-08-11). California Requires Covid-19 Vaccines or Tests for Teachers as US Education Secretary Backs Mandates. commondreams.org

Staff (2021-08-11). Héctor Béjar: Life of a Brilliant Foreign Affairs Minister in a Continent Where Many of his Colleagues are Felons of the Empire. orinocotribune.com Héctor Béjar was born on September 2, 1935, in Ricardo Palma district, Huarochirí province, Lima department, in Peru. His father, Mariano Béjar Pacheco, was a musician and member of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) party who was not in total agreement with the party leadership. His mother, Zoila Rivera Rodríguez, was a teacher. She studied law at The National University of San Marcos (UNMSM) and was never a student leader there, but rather a press secretary at the Centro Federado de Letras. | From the age of 16 Béjar worked as a news anchor and presenter for national and international artists on…

WSWS (2021-08-11). Australia: Student opposition develops against return to face-to-face classes. wsws.org Thousands of students, teachers and other people have signed petitions denouncing the New South Wales government's plans to reopen schools as the Delta outbreak continues to spiral out of control in Sydney.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-11). Thousands of doctors, peasants, teachers and truckers stage protests in Paraguay. peoplesdispatch.org On August 10, thousands of doctors, peasants, teachers and truckers took to the streets of Paraguay's capital Asunción, demanding compliance with agreements reached previously with the far-right government of president Mario Abdo Benítez. | The truckers continued their semi-blockade on Costanera avenue with their trucks. Teachers mobilized across the capital city and blocked roads leading to parliamentary buildings. Peasants and Indigenous communities held demonstrations in front of the Congress, the state attorney general's office, and the ministries of public works and communications, agriculture and livestock,…

_____ (2021-08-11). Koch Network Infiltration of Public Schools 'Harms Students, Teachers, and Our Democracy': Report. commondreams.org Federal legislation is clearly needed to help stop partisan gerrymandering, and time is of the essence.

WSWS repost (2021-08-11). Bay Area, California teacher raises critical concerns over school reopenings. indybay.org The WSWS received this letter opposing the reopening of schools and the ending of coronavirus mitigation measures across the US.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-11). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: How Mayo hopes to slam the door when COVID-19 comes knocking. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The COVID-19 pandemic has brought public awareness to vaccines and how vaccines work. A vaccine is any agent that causes the immune system to remember a specific disease-causing entity, thereby preventing future infections. In the case of COVID-19, that's a coronavirus. At Mayo Clinic, decades of research have led to development of a new vaccine platform — a single-cycle adenovirus nasal vaccine — that is now being tested in a phase 1 clinical trial for COVID-19….

ecns.cn (2021-08-11). Comicomment: How many 'No. 1' titles will the U.S. get?>. ecns.cn In July, Bloomberg ranked U.S. top in the "COVID Resilience Ranking", which was mocked worldwide. Now a research report shows the United States is well deserved to be the world's "No. 1" in eight aspects of COVID-19 response.

Ethan Huff (2021-08-11). Fiscal Tyranny: Biden Threatens to Withhold Federal Funding from Universities, Nursing Homes and Other Federally-funded Institutions if They Don't Hit Mandatory COVID Vaccination Quotas. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-08-11). La falsa "variante Delta" y la cuarta ola: øOtro confinamiento? øPróximo desplome financiero? øSabotaje económico y social mundial? globalizacion.ca Introducción | øSe prevé un nuevo bloqueo mundial como un medio para combatir la variante "peligrosa" de Covid titulada "Delta"? | La campaña del miedo ha vuelto a acelerarse. | Permítanme revisar brevemente la historia de esta crisis. | Hay una secuencia de mentiras…

Zero Hedge (2021-08-11). Pentagon Pulls Trigger: Will Order All Troops to Get COVID Vaccine by Sept. 15. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-11). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: The COVID-19 delta variant has changed everything. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A fourth COVID-19 surge is blanketing the U.S., and the delta variant is the culprit. "Where did this delta variant come from? It came from unvaccinated people getting infected in large numbers allowing the virus to continue mutating," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. In the past, a person with COVID-19 might infect two to four people. But with the delta variant, one person can infect…

Amnesty International (2021-08-11). USA/UK: US Authorities Must Drop Politically Motivated Charges Against Assange. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2021-08-11). Does the Virus Exist? The SARS-CoV-2 Has Not Been Isolated? "Biggest Fraud in Medical History" southfront.org Illustrative ImageHell is Empty and the Devils are All Here, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, 1610- 1611 | Written by Introduction: | There is a sequence of outright lies and fabricati…

Staff (2021-08-11). "A Petty Tyrant with Too Much Power": Former Cuomo Rival Zephyr Teachout Responds to Resignation. democracynow.org Law professor Zephyr Teachout, who challenged Cuomo for the New York Democratic nomination for governor in 2014, describes Cuomo as "extraordinarily vengeful" and applauds the bravery of the women who spoke up about his behavior. "He never hesitated to use the power of the state, state resources, to serve his own ends," says Teachout.

South Front (2021-08-11). Video: Mozambique to Finally Get Rid of Terrorists. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-08-11). The Fake "Delta Variant" and the Fourth Wave: Another Lockdown? Upcoming Financial Crash? Worldwide Economic and Social Sabotage? globalresearch.ca Introduction: | Is …

Francisco Dominguez (2021-08-11). Nicaragua: The Right to Live in Peace. globalresearch.ca

David Isenberg (2021-08-11). After 20 Years, Pentagon Still Lacks Control Over Hired Guns. globalresearch.ca

Sally Fallon Morell (2021-08-11). Statement on Virus Isolation (SOVI). "SARS-CoV-2 Has Never Been Isolated or Purified" globalresearch.ca

Richard Gale (2021-08-11). Medical Fantasies, Fabrications and Deceptions: Anthony Fauci's Unscientific Manifesto. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2021-08-11). Keep Big Oil Out Of Public Science. popularresistance.org Above Photo: Activists from the Extinction Rebellion climate change group demonstrate against Shell's sponsorship of the exhibit. (Credit: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images) The gagging clause in the Science Museum's sponsorship contract with polluting giant Shell makes one thing clear — we can't rely on corporate profiteers to fund the pursuit of knowledge. It feels …

_____ (2021-08-11). $15 Wage Becoming New Average In Some Industries. popularresistance.org Now, it seems, employers are responding, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data analyzed by The Washington Post. Eighty percent of U.S. workers make at least $15 an hour now. "Job sites and recruiting firms say many job seekers won't even consider jobs that pay less than $15 anymore," write Andrew Van Dam and Heather Long for…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-11). Science Saturday: A "sandbox" for innovation: The Advanced Diagnostics Laboratory. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Advanced Diagnostics Laboratory (ADL) is a visionary space designed to continue Mayo Clinic's long tradition of pioneering patient treatments and diagnostics. The ADL's mission is to foster innovation — including grassroots innovation — across different specialties, through partnerships in-house as well as with external companies. Located on the third floor of One Discovery Square in a 9,600-square-foot space, the lab was born out of an initiative between Mayo's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (DLMP) and the…

Megan Redshaw (2021-08-11). Amid Growing Calls for Vaccine Mandates, Employers and Employees Weigh Options. globalresearch.ca

John W. Whitehead (2021-08-11). T Is for Tyranny: How Freedom Dies from A to Z. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-11). Mayo Clinic Minute: Music on the brain. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Music soothes, energizes and inspires. It also fortifies pathways in your brain that neurologists say can lead to a better understanding of cognition and dementia. To help better understand how music strengthens the brain, Dr. Bernard Bendok, chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, explains how music strikes a chord with researchers in this Mayo Clinic Minute. Note: Music composed by the musician and free to use. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/UrGabRHqWFs

Jacob Andrewartha (2021-08-11). Students, staff campaign against Robert Menzies Institute. greenleft.org.au Students and staff at the University of Melbourne are campaigning against management's attempts to establish a right-wing think-tank. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Steve Watson (2021-08-11). Video: French Police Patrol Cafes Asking to See Citizens' Vaccine Papers. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-11). Inspired by barnacles, medical glue stops bleeding in seconds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a rapid-sealing paste that can stop bleeding organs independent of clotting. The details are published in Nature Biomedical Engineering. The inspiration for this paste? Barnacles. Barnacles are those sea animals that adhere to rocks, the bottom of ships and large fish with the aim of staying in place despite wet conditions and variable surfaces. They're successful because they exude…

TASS (2021-08-11). Sputnik V effective against all known coronavirus strains, developer says. tass.com Earlier, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told journalists that the efficacy of the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus Delta strain amounts to approximately 83%…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2021-08-10). Spectre of Syria Haunts Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca

James North (2021-08-10). Sports Apartheid: Israel's Olympic Team Did Not Include a Single Palestinian Citizen of Israel. globalresearch.ca

Kim Petersen (2021-08-10). Targeting Cuba and China: Disinformation and the "Fear of Communism" globalresearch.ca

Mark Gruenberg (2021-08-10). Teachers union leaders backing mandatory anti-virus vaccinations. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (PAI)—With schools reopening starting in mid-August, the leaders of the nation's two big teachers unions are shifting their positions on mandatory anti-coronavirus vaccinations for teachers and staff. Of course, add both Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten and National Education Association Executive Director Kim Anderson, that's not such a stretch for their members. Both estimate …

Jitu Brown (2021-08-10). The Fight for School Equity. progressive.org What we need is not to return to "normal" but to shape progressive education policies to take marginalized students into account.

Editor (2021-08-10). Why time's up for China's 'shadow education' industry. mronline.org Last month, China announced strict new regulations on academic tutoring and training classes for young children. How did the industry get so big, so fast?>

sputniknews (2021-08-10). DeSantis Threatens to Withold Salaries of Education Officials Who Enact Mask Mandates. sputniknews.com On Friday, Florida recorded its biggest single-day increase in newly reported COVID-19 infections, logging at least 23,903 new coronavirus cases, according to the US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. The second-largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases took place on Thursday, when the state saw at least 22,783 new cases of COVID-19.

Staff (2021-08-10). Where is Carlos Lanz? A One-Year-Old Question. orinocotribune.com On August 8, 2020, former guerrilla, teacher, and veteran activist Carlos Lanz left his home in Maracay, apparently without disturbance or any signs of violence. Since then there has been no trace of him. Family and friends cling to the hope that he will appear safe and sound, or that they will discover his whereabouts, at the very least. | Carlos Lanz is 76 years old and has been a member of the Venezuelan left since he was 17. He has been missing for precisely one year. The case has gone through all possible levels of investigation, but the enigma of where he is or what really happened remains unsolved. Nobody…

Staff (2021-08-10). Teachers Union President Randi Weingarten on Why She Now Supports Vaccine Mandates for Teachers. democracynow.org We continue to look at the state of school reopenings amid a surge in COVID-19 infections among children in the U.S. with Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers. Weingarten, who had favored voluntary vaccinations for teachers, now backs a vaccine mandate for educators because the Delta variant "significantly changes the circumstances." Weingarten notes that almost 90% of teachers represented by the American Federation of Teachers are already vaccinated, saying it's time to stop "scapegoating" teachers for the challenges in reopening schools. "The teachers in the country understand the…

_____ (2021-08-10). Protest Rally To Commemorate 2018 Dahyan School Bus Massacre. popularresistance.org Yemeni and other Arab and international community organisations have on Tuesday held a protest rally denouncing the crimes committed by the Saudi-led coalition against the Yemeni people. | The rally, which was held in in front of the United Nations building in New York City, came to mark the anniversary of the Dahyan student bus massacre that was committed by the US-backed Saudi aggression's airstrikes in 2018, killing 40 children in Saada province. | The participants called the rally of "For the grievances of the children of Yemen", and said they considered the Dahyan student bus crime in Saada and other massacr…

_____ (2021-08-10). Virginia State University Unveils Student Debt Cancellation Initiative. popularresistance.org The debt elimination effort was financed through the CARES Act. For scholars who attended the institution during 2020 and spring 2021, all debt owed to the school will be erased. Donald Palm, Ph.D., who serves as Senior Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, says the effort will play a pivotal role in shaping their financial futures. He also mentioned students should be solely focused on learning without feeling the burden of unaffordability. "We care about our students and their academic success and want to provide them the privilege of moving forward with a zero balance," he said in a statement. "We be…

WSWS (2021-08-10). Ontario government calls for "normalizing" COVID-19 as it releases school reopening plan. wsws.org The government has all but ruled out any school closures this fall and winter, despite conceding that at any given time, 10 to 15 percent of students could be infected with the virus.

_____ (2021-08-10). Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Rebuked for Funding False Climate Solutions. commondreams.org "The pandemic is not over," said a Bexar County official. "We have come too far to allow our students to be super spreaders."

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