2022-09-17: News Headlines

____ (2022-09-17). China's carbon neutrality can mitigate global warming: study. ecns.cn Chinese researchers recently published an assessment of the mitigation of China's carbon neutrality to global warming, noting that the country's efforts can mitigate global warming by 0.48 and 0.40 degrees Celsius under intermediate and very high greenhouse gas emission scenarios.

WSWS (2022-09-17). Overturn University of Melbourne student union's anti-democratic disaffiliation of the IYSSE! wsws.org The IYSSE is fighting the decision, which is intended as a precedent to be used, above all, against clubs that represent oppositional, anti-war and left-wing voices.

Fight Back (2022-09-17). UW-Milwaukee SDS stands in solidarity with AFT 3535. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI — As the fall semester began at UW-Milwaukee, faculty and staff received an email from the Student Services office asking them to help cover staffing shortages in dining services. Specifically, they were asked to "donate any time [they] can find." The office framed the request as a need to cover their new dining plan, which will help to address food insecurity, improve options for dietary restrictions, and is aligned with the campus' strategic plan "to make UWM a radically welcoming place for our students." Administration laid the guilt on thick. | American Federation of Teachers Local 3535, a…

Richard Horton (2022-09-17). [Comment] Offline: Swearing allegiance to change. thelancet.com When King George III died in 1820, Robert Southey, then Poet Laureate, set about composing "a tribute to the sacred memory of our late revered Sovereign". The result was A Vision of Judgement (1821). In his dedication to the new King, Southey underlined Britain's virtues in military affairs; sciences, arts, and letters; and nautical discovery. "The brightest portion of British history", he wrote, "will be that which records the improvements, the works, and the achievements of the Georgian Age." In a preface, Southey also took aim at what he described as the "Satanic school" of English poets—writers who had…

Jon Queally (2022-09-17). 'We Don't Owe Joe Manchin Anything!' Opposition to Dirty Side Deal Grows. commondreams.org "The science is clear," said one climate campaigner. "If we want a habitable planet, we cannot afford this dirty deal."

Fight Back (2022-09-17). Austin students rally in defense of abortion rights. fightbacknews.org Austin, TX — The Austin Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) organized a rally at the University of Texas at Austin on September 15 in defense of women's and reproductive rights, as a part of the National SDS Day of Action. About 35 students rallied at 6 p.m. at the corner of Speedway and 21st Street on UT campus. Speakers from six other organizations gave speeches condemning the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the Texas Heartbeat Act. | The Texas Heartbeat Act (SB8) was passed in September last year in preparation for the overturning of Roe v. Wade. It bans abortions when there are cells that will l…

____ (2022-09-17). Culture Fact: Chinese researchers discover world's earliest synthesized lead white cosmetics. ecns.cn Chinese researchers' latest discovery inside the tomb of a patrician who lived in the early Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC-476 BC) proves that it was common for ancient Chinese to use synthetic white lead makeup at that time, nearly 300 years earlier than in Europe and the Mediterranean region.

James Magnus-Johnston (2022-09-17). Pandemic and the Policy Roots of a Steady State Economy. indybay.org We are in the midst of a radical disruption and nurturing the roots of a just transition. Whichever way events unfold over the coming years, it's clear that returning to the pre-pandemic status quo is less realistic and more difficult than embracing the change that's well underway. James Magnus-Johnston is a PhD researcher at McGill University.

Richard Eskow (2022-09-17). Is Progress Obsolete? The United States Is Now an 'Un-Developing' Country. commondreams.org The rankings include the absence of poverty and hunger, good health and education, gender equality, clean air and water, and reduced inequality.

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-16). US Pledges New $600 Million Weapons Package for Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

John Parker (2022-09-16). Eyewitness: Human Toll of Eight-Year Ukrainian Army Onslaught in Eastern Ukraine is Shocking. globalresearch.ca

Contributing Writers (2022-09-16). Eyewitness: Human Toll of Eight-Year Ukrainian Army Onslaught in Eastern Ukraine is Shocking/ By John Parker. marktaliano.net By John Parker Global Research, September 16, 2022 CovertAction Magazine 15 September 2022 Original Link Here: Eyewitness: Human Toll of Eight-Year Ukrainian Army Onslaught in Eastern Ukraine is Shocking Global ResearchGlobal Research Centre for Research on Globalization ..]…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2022-09-16). Ukraine Sliding Into a Real War. globalresearch.ca

Ben Norton (2022-09-16). Apartheid Israel Requires Palestinians to Report "Romantic Relationships" to Regime. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-09-16). Climate Instability Worldwide: Does the US Military "Own the Weather"? "Weaponizing the Weather" as an Instrument of Modern Warfare? globalresearch.ca Weather-modification, according to the US Air Force document AF 2025 Final Report, "offers the war fighter a wide range of possible options to defeat or coerce an adversary", capabilities, it says, extend to the triggering of floods, hurricanes, droughts and earthquakes…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-09-16). Does the US Military "Own the Weather"? "Weaponizing the Weather" as an Instrument of Modern Warfare? globalresearch.ca Weather-modification, according to the US Air Force document AF 2025 Final Report, "offers the war fighter a wide range of possible options to defeat or coerce an adversary", capabilities, it says, extend to the triggering of floods, hurricanes, droughts and earthquakes…

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2022-09-16). Trust in the Feelings of Solidarity of Fellow Human Beings in the Face of "The Demons of Human History" globalresearch.ca

Lauren Smith (2022-09-16). Massive Human Rights Abuses in America's Prison System. globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-09-16). China's property investment down in January-August period. ecns.cn China's investment in property development went down 7.4 percent year on year in the first eight months of 2022, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.

____ (2022-09-16). China's retail sales grow 5.4% year-on-year in August. ecns.cn China's retail sales increased 5.4 percent year-on-year in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.

____ (2022-09-16). China's retail sales up 5.4 pct in August. ecns.cn China's retail sales of consumer goods went up 5.4 percent year on year in August, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.

____ (2022-09-16). China's home prices ease in August. ecns.cn China's home prices in 70 large and medium-sized cities eased in August, with more cities seeing a decline in home prices, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday.

____ (2022-09-16). China's industrial output up 3.6 pct in first eight months. ecns.cn China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 3.6 percent year on year in the first eight months of this year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.

____ (2022-09-16). China's surveyed urban unemployment rate down to 5.3 pct in August. ecns.cn China's surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.3 percent in August, down from 5.4 percent in July, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Friday.

____ (2022-09-16). China's fixed-asset investment up 5.8 pct in first 8 months. ecns.cn China's fixed-asset investment went up 5.8 percent year on year in the first eight months of this year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.

____ (2022-09-16). WIPO index confirms nation's edge in science and technology clusters. ecns.cn For the first time, China owns 21 world-leading science and technology clusters, on a par with the United States, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Fight Back (2022-09-16). Statement condemning the OHCHR's 'Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China'. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement initiated by Friends of Socialist China. Freedom Road Socialist Organization is among the signers. | We strongly condemn the publication by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) of its Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. In the words of former OHCHR lawyer and human rights expert Alfred de Zayas, this document "should be discarded as propagandistic, biased, and methodologically flawed." | Based on substandard research methods and biased sources, the Assessmen…

_____ (2022-09-16). War Is Not The Answer To Deep Planetary Insecurity. popularresistance.org Grave news comes to us from the United Nations (UN). The latest Human Development Report (2021—22) records that for the first time in thirty-two years, the Human Development Index has registered a second consecutive year of decline. The previous five years of gains in areas such as health and education have been negated by this reversal. 'Billions of people face the greatest cost-of-living crisis in a generation', says the report. 'Billions already grapple with food insecurity, owing largely to inequalities in wealth and power that determine entitlements to food. A global food crisis will hit them hardest'.

TeleSUR (2022-09-16). WFP Warns Children's Education Affected by Food Crisis. telesurenglish.net The WFP warned of the "devastating consequences for their education" and called for strengthening health and nutrition programs in schools, expanding safety nets and a substantial donor response. | RELATED: | UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown warned of hunger's danger to school children. "Hunger is one of the biggest obstacles to effective learning." | The WFP referred to the lack of learning experienced dur…

Fight Back (2022-09-16). USF students march in defense of abortion rights. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On Wednesday, September 14, Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society organized a protest as a part of a National Day of Action around reproductive rights. The rally brought out about 30 students to march across campus to show their support for abortion rights. Members from many other student groups gave speeches to show solidarity on this issue. | Diego Falcon, a member of UndocUnited, said that he "saw this coming since the Trump administration" and that "the abuse of women in ICE detention centers facing forced hysterectomies" was a precursor to the loss of bodily autonomy. | Florida's own abor…

David Skripac (2022-09-16). "The Worldwide Corona Crisis, Global Coup d'Etat against Humanity" globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-09-16). The Road Ahead: Building a Worldwide Movement Against "Corona Tyranny" globalresearch.ca Bastille 2022 is not a "protest" movement. We do not seek to negotiate with corrupt government officials. We question their legitimacy. They are liars. Our intent is to confront the powerful actors behind this criminal endeavor which is literally destroying people's lives worldwide.

Ann Brown (2022-09-16). Christopher Marshall: Record Companies Recruit Serial Killers Like Colleges Recruit 6'8″ High School Athletes. moguldom.com Writer/researcher Christopher Marshall recently tweeted, "Getting the notoriety of robbing and or killing a rapper could literally lead to a record deal because record labels recruit serial killers and prolific criminals like D1's recruit 6'8 nyghas." Are record companies recruiting serial killers like colleges recruit 6'8″ high school athletes? Record companies have profited off of …

Real Science (2022-09-16). 1,323 Athlete Cardiac Arrests, Serious Issues, 900 Dead, After COVID Injection. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2022-09-16). Angesichts der Dà§monie der Menschheitsgeschichte auf solidarische Gefàºhle der Mitmenschen vertrauen. globalresearch.ca

Prof. Anthony J. Hall (2022-09-16). The COVID-19 Power Grab: "Our Governments are Working to Harm Us" globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2022-09-16). Colombia and Venezuela Announce Reopening of Border. globalresearch.ca

Natalie Winters (2022-09-16). The Global 'Green Energy' Push Is Causing Fertilizer Shortages and Threatening the Human Food Supply. globalresearch.ca

Contributing Writers (2022-09-16). Video: Worldwide COVID-19 Shots, Genocide: Dr. Reiner Fuellmich and Stew Peters. marktaliano.net

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2022-09-16). Hollywood's New Captain America Film that Will Reintroduce Sabra, Marvel's Israeli Superhero and Mossad Agent. globalresearch.ca

John W. Whitehead (2022-09-16). Overthrow the Government: All the Ways in Which Our Rights Have Been Usurped. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-09-16). Seattle educators outraged after Seattle Education Association forcibly shuts down strike. wsws.org The union orchestrated a return to work without teachers being able to review the tentative contract, running roughshod over the express will of the membership.

Ethan Huff (2022-09-16). Experts: Some Cancers Have Exploded by 1,000% Since the Release of COVID "Vaccines" globalresearch.ca

Luca GoldMansour (2022-09-16). Corporate Media Is Trying to Convince People Student Debt Forgiveness Is Bad. commondreams.org By trying to convince voters that debt relief will cost them, and that a more egalitarian society is impossible, corporate media are defending America's ruling class from an educated working class.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-16). Poll: 85% of swing state voters, 18 to 40, back unions. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —Young voters in nine swing states with tight Senate races strongly back workers' rights, and especially the Protect The Right To Organize (PRO) Act, says a new Hart Research poll, commissioned by the Communications Workers. As a matter of fact, support for the PRO Act, organized labor's #1 legislative priority, is so lopsided among …

Peter Koenig (2022-09-16). Trilogy of Disaster — The Global Reset on Display. globalresearch.ca

Jonas Vesterberg (2022-09-16). Vaccine Narrative Collapses as Harvard Study Shows Jab More Dangerous than COVID. globalresearch.ca

Jim Hoft (2022-09-16). Denmark Bars COVID Vaccines for Almost Everyone Under Age. globalresearch.ca

Manlio Dinucci (2022-09-16). L'offensiva del complesso militare-industrial. globalresearch.ca La recente avanzata ucraina è stata pianificata mesi fa dagli USA, che hanno fornito alle forze di Kiev in tempo reale le informazioni sugli obiettivi russi da colpire: lo rivela il New York Times in base a fonti ufficiali. Cià≤ …

Alex Kimani (2022-09-15). Why Europe Won't Exploit Its Huge Gas Reserves. globalresearch.ca

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