(2022-01-18). How much crass irrationality can self-government stand? Can community wisdom offset howls for mob mayhem? nationofchange.org Trump-proof elections — with energized agendas, expanded voting, critical thinking and compassion Like delivery companies, food production, and all sorts of machinery, democratic self-government must work to be viable. That means spreading enough wealth, services (especially medical), housing, clothing and education to motivate enough key workers to sustain interwoven supply chains. Viability thus depends on …
(2022-01-18). Kremlin 'Concerned' by 'Extremely Dangerous' Prospect of Delivery of Stingers to Ukraine. sputniknews.com British defence chief Ben Wallace announced Monday that London is supplying Kiev with weapons for "self defence" and small numbers of trainers to teach the Ukrainian army how to use them. US officials and lawmakers, meanwhile, have warned that they would back a Ukrainian "insurgency" with anti-armour and anti-air weapons if Russia invaded.
(2022-01-18). Kremlin 'Concerned' by 'Extremely Dangerous' Prospect of Delivery of Stingers to Ukraine. sputniknews.com British defence chief Ben Wallace announced Monday that London is supplying Kiev with weapons for "self defence" and small numbers of trainers to teach the Ukrainian army how to use them. US officials and lawmakers, meanwhile, have warned that they would back a Ukrainian "insurgency" with anti-armour and anti-air weapons if Russia invaded.
(2022-01-18). "Orders to Kill" Dr. Martin Luther King: The Government that Honors MLK with a National Holiday Killed Him. globalresearch.ca Few people, in a massive act of self-deception, have chosen to question the official explanation, choosing, rather, to embrace a mythic fabrication intended to sugarcoat the bitter fruit that has resulted from the murder of the one man capable of leading a mass movement for revolutionary change in the US.
(2022-01-18). Video: Digital Tyranny and the Rockefeller-Gates WHO "Vaxx-Certificate Passport": Towards a World War III Scenario. globalresearch.ca It's an electronic ID-program using the Covid-19 "vaccine as a platform for digital identity, linking everything to everything of each individual (records of health, banking, personal and private, etc.), managed by a state agency or in extremis, by the private sector.
(2022-01-18). Pfizer Inc. "Fraudulent Marketing": "Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement in Its History" (2009). US Department of Justice. globalresearch.ca First posted on Global Research on July 19, 2021 | . | Introductory …
(2022-01-18). Video: Digital Tyranny and the Rockefeller-Gates WHO "Vaxx-Certificate Passport": Towards a World War III Scenario. globalresearch.ca It's an electronic ID-program using the Covid-19 "vaccine as a platform for digital identity, linking everything to everything of each individual (records of health, banking, personal and private, etc.), managed by a state agency or in extremis, by the private sector.
(2022-01-18). Caribbean is Region With Most Per Capita Visits to OrinocoTribune.com. orinocotribune.com Caracas, January 17, 2022 (OrinocoTribune.com)—Last November, Orinoco Tribune celebrated its third anniversary ranked among the top independent media outlets according to the Alexa.com ranking service. Currently, Orinoco Tribune is ranked at position 214 in Venezuela, at the 36K level globally, and at the 86K level in the US. | A few days ago, the Orinoco Tribune team carried out a statistical analysis of the geographic origins of traffic to our website, using data provided by WordPress over the last 12 months. The discovery that struck our team most was that Caribbean countries brought the greatest number…
(2022-01-18). Excellent Xinjiang Health Statistics vs US Alliance Lies. dissidentvoice.org 
The US and its allies are countering the re-emergence of China with a Sinophobic confection of new alliances (the AUKUS and the Quad), military threats, jingoism and false propaganda about a falsely claimed Uyghur Genocide in Xinjiang. The UK Uyghur Tribunal admits that there have been no mass killings in Xinjiang but absurdly asserts that …
(2022-01-18). Outcry After Teacher Assigns Students to Translate Sentence Calling Mexican People 'Ugly' – Reports. sputniknews.com The translation assignment included sentences that read, "You (friendly) are Mexican and ugly" and "You (politely) are pretty and American."
(2022-01-18). Chicago students, teachers and workers: Unite! Close all schools and nonessential workplaces to end the pandemic! wsws.org The fight in Chicago to close schools and save lives is far from over, but the development of this struggle requires a united movement of workers and student youth independent of the big-business parties and the corporatist unions.
(2022-01-18). Michigan educators and students: Join the fight to close schools and stop the pandemic! wsws.org This statement was adopted by Michigan educators, parents and students to fight plans to reopen schools in Detroit and other cities despite the record-breaking surge in COVID infections and hospitalizations.
(2022-01-18). Ontario educator's post about allowing infectious students to return to class gives voice to widespread outrage. wsws.org The teacher, Ken, reported that he was made aware that a student with COVID-19 would be returning to his class today just five days after testing positive. "When I raised the concern that the kid is contagious for 10 days, I was told that the guidelines state he can come back after five days," he wrote on Twitter.
(2022-01-18). Record surge in COVID-19 child deaths as opposition grows among US educators and students. wsws.org The WSWS spoke to educators, parents and students nationwide about conditions in their schools and their thoughts on the most recent collective actions of educators and students across the US and globally.
(2022-01-18). Outcry After Teacher Assigns Students to Translate Sentence Calling Mexican People 'Ugly' – Reports. sputniknews.com The translation assignment included sentences that read, "You (friendly) are Mexican and ugly" and "You (politely) are pretty and American."
(2022-01-18). "Get COVID out of schools!": Hundreds of school occupations in Greece. wsws.org Students in Greece have occupied more than 250 schools in protest against the unsafe reopening of schools following the winter holidays.
(2022-01-18). SEIU Members On Death Of Ludwig Leota,Chicago Teachers/ Zero Covid vs Permanent Covid. indybay.org WorkWeek covers SEIU 1021 Members On Death Of Ludwig Leota, Chicago Teachers & Zero Covid vs Permanent Covid 19, Vermont AFL-CIO On Rise Of Fascism, Journalist Jeremy Portjo's Assault & Argentina General Strike Against A Mining Company.
(2022-01-18). 'Ready to Indoctrinate': Dems Panned For Saying Kids Are Taught What Society 'Needs Them to Know'. sputniknews.com A Saturday post shared by Michigan's Democrats on their official Facebook page, which has since been removed, criticised the idea that parents should be involved in what public schools teach their children, suggesting that they always had the option to send their offspring to a private school at their own expense "if this is what they desire".
(2022-01-18). SEIU Members On Death Of Ludwig Leota,Chicago Teachers/ Zero Covid vs Permanent Covid. indybay.org WorkWeek covers SEIU 1021 Members On Death Of Ludwig Leota, Chicago Teachers & Zero Covid vs Permanent Covid 19, Vermont AFL-CIO On Rise Of Fascism, Journalist Jeremy Portjo's Assault & Argentina General Strike Against A Mining Company.
(2022-01-18). Australian prime minister demands schools reopen to maintain workforce for corporations. wsws.org Children, teachers, and school workers are being told to accept the risk of infection and serious health consequences in the interests of big business and finance capital.
(2022-01-18). 'Ready to Indoctrinate': Dems Panned For Saying Kids Are Taught What Society 'Needs Them to Know'. sputniknews.com A Saturday post shared by Michigan's Democrats on their official Facebook page, which has since been removed, criticised the idea that parents should be involved in what public schools teach their children, suggesting that they always had the option to send their offspring to a private school at their own expense "if this is what they desire".
(2022-01-17). Wisconsin's Rural Schools In 'Crisis Mode'. popularresistance.org No matter who you ask, whether it's education association officials, university professors, researchers or the teachers themselves, they'll all tell you the same thing: | The number one problem facing Wisconsin's rural school districts is finding‚Äâ—‚Äâand keeping‚Äâ—‚Äâenough teachers to teach in those districts. | "The teacher shortage is an issue all across the country," says Kim Kaukl, who worked for more than 30 years as a school administrator before becoming the executive director of the Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance (WIRSA).
(2022-01-17). Who Is Iris Nevins? Meet The Founder Who Is Becoming A Player In NFTs And Web 3 Education. moguldom.com Iris Nevins is a 29-year-old art collector, former teacher and software engineer who has marshaled her skills to launch a non-fungible tokens (NFT) business to support Black artists in a profitable marketplace. Nevins left her career as a teacher and became a software engineer with the goal of contributing her growing technical knowledge and skills …
(2022-01-17). How Scholars Are Countering Well-Funded Attacks on Critical Race Theory. zcomm.org There is a long history of right-wing forces fighting against progressive educational curricula. Now, scholars like Robin D. G. Kelley are working to level the playing field against the moneyed political interests behind the attacks…
(2022-01-17). Conversations with Sudanese Activists on the Sudan Coup. towardfreedom.org Cairo-based Pan-Africanist researcher Kribsoo Diallo conducted interviews with Sudanese activists based in Khartoum. This represents part 2 of a two-part series on the Sudan coup.
(2022-01-17). Cuba shows an alternative to Big Pharma hegemony through global solidarity. greenleft.org.au Cuba puts people before profits — showing the world an alternative to the monopolistic practices of Big Pharma. It promotes a public health system, state-funded research and shows global solidarity through tech transfer and vaccine delivery to developing countries, writes Richa Chintan.
(2022-01-17). Martin Luther King Day 2022: "One Day Children Will Ask… 'What is War' … ": A Message of Hope for 2022. globalresearch.ca Children from Alabama will ask: "What is racial segregation?" Children from Hiroshima will ask: "What is the atomic bomb?" Children at school will ask: "What is war?"
(2022-01-17). Brain Fog From Long Covid Is Similar To 'Chemo Brain' After Cancer Therapy. moguldom.com Brain fog, a symptom of long-haul covid-19 or long covid, has been compared to chemo brain, the cognitive impairment that can occur after chemotherapy treatment for cancer, according to new research. Chemo brain is not limited to people who get chemotherapy. Surgery and radiation can also contribute, but it is more noticeable if you've had …
(2022-01-17). Inauguration ceremony of nanotechnology exhibition in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) — A nanotechnology exhibition kicked off in Tehran in the presence of Vice-President for Science and Technology and Head of National Elites Foundation Sorena Sattari, at Tehran International Fairground on Monday.
(2022-01-17). China's resident nominal disposable income up 9.1 pct in 2021. ecns.cn China's per capita disposable income stood at 35,128 yuan (about 5,523 U.S. dollars) in 2021, up 9.1 percent year on year in nominal terms, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday.
(2022-01-17). China's birth rate drops to record low. rt.com 
The number plummeted for a fifth consecutive year | Mainland China's birth rate dropped to a record low in 2021, continuing a downward trend that prompted Beijing to allow couples to have up to three children, amending its long-running one-child policy. | China's National Bureau of Statistics recorded 10.62 million births, or only 7.5 births per 1,000 people, last year — the lowest birth rate since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. | The number of births barely outnumbered deaths, with the natural growth only 0.034%, a low not reached since 1960 when the great famine killed tens of m…
(2022-01-17). China's surveyed urban unemployment rate drops in 2021. ecns.cn China's job market remained generally stable in 2021, with the surveyed urban unemployment rate standing at 5.1 percent, 0.5 percentage points lower than the same period in the previous year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday.
(2022-01-17). Boston students walk out to demand remote learning & stronger COVID safety. liberationnews.org 
Students across Boston walked out of their schools at 10: 30 a.m. on Jan. 14 in protest against unsafe learning conditions. Their demands align with the Boston Teachers Union — that state officials strengthen COVID-19 safety protocols and make remote learning an option.
(2022-01-17). Missouri hospitals and schools reel from staffing shortages. wsws.org Missouri students walked out in protest against the end of the state's mask mandate.
(2022-01-17). Student Debt Cancellation Is a Racial Justice Issue. zcomm.org Presidential executive action to cancel up to $50,000 in student debts would increase Black wealth by 40 percent…
(2022-01-17). Redondo Beach, California high school students walk out amid mass COVID-19 infections. wsws.org Redondo Union High School senior Michael Lee-Chang spoke with the WSWS on the students' courageous actions and the deepening spread of COVID-19 within schools.
(2022-01-17). Jacobin to teachers and kids: Back to death trap schools! wsws.org Jacobin magazine, associated with the Democratic Socialists of America, published an article calling for the end of remote instruction, demanding that students and teachers go back to schools where they will almost certainly be infected with a potentially deadly and debilitating disease.
(2022-01-17). SEIU Members On Death Of Ludwig Leota,Chicago Teachers/ Zero Covid vs Permanent Covid. indybay.org WorkWeek covers SEIU 1021 Members On Death Of Ludwig Leota, Chicago Teachers & Zero Covid vs Permanent Covid 19, Vermont AFL-CIO On Rise Of Fascism, Journalist Jeremy Portjo's Assault & Argentina General Strike Against A Mining Company.
(2022-01-17). Widespread outrage in Ireland over femicide of Ashling Murphy. peoplesdispatch.org Vigils continue to take place across Ireland, UK, and other parts of the world in memory of Ashling Murphy, a 23-year-old primary school teacher who was brutally murdered while going for a run in County Offaly in Ireland on Wednesday, January 12. The murder has triggered widespread outrage within the Irish civil society. Women rights groups and other progressive sections hit the streets to protest the femicide and demand justice for Murphy. Vigils were reported from Irish cities such as Dublin, Limerick, Cork, Belfast, Galway, Derry, Tyrone, Armagh and Tullamore, as well as in Edinburgh, London, New York, Melbour…
(2022-01-17). Widespread outrage in Ireland over femicide of Ashling Murphy. peoplesdispatch.org Vigils continue to take place across Ireland, UK, and other parts of the world in memory of Ashling Murphy, a 23-year-old primary school teacher who was brutally murdered while going for a run in County Offaly in Ireland on Wednesday, January 12. The murder has triggered widespread outrage within the Irish civil society. Women rights groups and other progressive sections hit the streets to protest the femicide and demand justice for Murphy. Vigils were reported from Irish cities such as Dublin, Limerick, Cork, Belfast, Galway, Derry, Tyrone, Armagh and Tullamore, as well as in Edinburgh, London, New York, Melbour…