Daily Archives: February 7, 2022

2022-02-07: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-02-07). Over half of all US teachers consider leaving the profession due to pandemic-related stressors. wsws.org The percentage of teachers compelled to leave the profession sooner than expected has steadily risen throughout the pandemic.

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2022-02-07). Freedom Convoy 2020: The Elite Gathers Its Forces for a Counterattack on the Truckers. globalresearch.ca There are reports that the Ottawa police, faithful servants, not of the people, but of the ruling elite, are attempting to prevent food and water and all "material support" from reaching the Truckers. | . | In other words, the ruling elite …

WSWS (2022-02-07). For remote education to protect lives and public health! wsws.org We call on educators, parents and students to oppose the reopening of schools for in-person education on February 7 and to take action to demand remote learning.

WSWS (2022-02-07). Vote No to Australian Education Union wage cutting agreement with Victorian Labor government! wsws.org The AEU bureaucracy is attempting to quickly ram through the deal by mid-March under conditions of an unprecedented explosion of COVID-19 infections within the schools.

Labor Video Project (2022-02-07). ILWU Local 6 California Waste Solutions Workers Demand Justice At Oakland Education Rally. indybay.org ILWU Local 6 California Waste Solutions workers spoke out for justice on the job at the Oakland City hall rally against education cuts.

F. William Engdahl (2022-02-07). Colossal Financial Pyramid: BlackRock and The WEF "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca First published by …

Sandipan Talukdar (2022-02-07). Omicron-specific vaccines: can be helpful, but needs a global policy, experts opine. peoplesdispatch.org Ever since Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech have started the variant-specific vaccine's clinical trials, the international community of researchers and scientists are arguing about the necessity, need or sustainability of such variant-specific vaccines…

Stewart Brennan (2022-02-07). Canada: Truckers for Freedom Brace Themselves for Police Onslaught. globalresearch.ca On Friday Feb 4th, 2022, Keith Wilson, the lawyer representing "Truckers for Freedom 2022"

Staff (2022-02-07). At Beijing Olympics, China & IOC Accused of "Sportswashing" Amid Uyghur Abuses, Peng Shuai Censorship. democracynow.org Human rights advocates say renewed international attention for China during the Winter Olympics should focus on rampant human rights violations occurring across the country. It is incumbent upon the International Olympic Committee to deny countries the bid to host if they violate their citizens' human rights, says Jules Boykoff, author and former member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team. While many have commended China's "zero-COVID policy," the emphasis on keeping infection rates low is distracting from other kinds of suffering, adds Yaqiu Wang, senior China researcher at Human Rights Watch…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-07). Daily Round-up| Student leader released on bail in Swaziland, persecution of Egyptian lawyer & more. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we look at the release of a student leader in Swaziland following mass protests, the persecution of human rights lawyer Osama Bayoumi in Egypt, and the controversy over an oil exploration project in the Sao Francisco region of Brazil…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-07). Netherlands: Struggle for affordable housing intensifies with protests in multiple cities. peoplesdispatch.org Activists from various youth & student groups, feminist groups, trade unions and political parties marched for housing rights on the call of #Woonrevolte Amersfoort, a housing rights coalition.

Labor Video Project (2022-02-07). IT'S WAR! The Fight To Stop School Closures In Oakland As Hundreds Rally and March. indybay.org Hundreds of teachers, students and parents rallied and marched against the proposal to shut and merge many schools in the Flatlands in Oakland. These schools have large number of Black and Brown students and this is taking place as the state has a budget surplus of 45.7 billion dollars.

JRLCAUSC (2022-02-07). Wednesday 4/13: Students as Agents of Transformative Change – Hosted by John R. Lewis College UCSC. indybay.org Online via Zoom (FREE and open to the community)…

Tomdispatch (2022-02-07). The Antiwar Movement That Wasn't Enough: The Wars We Couldn't End. juancole.com By Nan Levinson | — ( Tomdispatch.com ) — When I urge my writing students to juice up their stories, I tell them about "disruptive technologies," inventions and concepts that end up irrevocably changing industries. Think: iPhones, personal computers, or to reach deep into history, steamships. It's the tech version of what we used to …

WSWS (2022-02-07). Michigan State University student speaks out against in-person learning amid record COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. wsws.org Katarina, a student at MSU, spoke to the WSWS about her motivations to start a petition for a remote learning option on her campus.

WSWS (2022-02-07). Sydney University meeting highlights union's role in blocking opposition to reopening of Australian campuses. wsws.org There are real fears among staff members about being exposed, along with students, to the potentially fatal or long-term health consequences of COVID-19.

Editor (2022-02-06). Chris Hedges and Louis Hyman on the Harmful Gig Economy. scheerpost.com After the end of World War II two generations of workers in the United States were blessed with a period of unprecedented prosperity. Wages for the working class were high. Jobs were stable and came with benefits and health insurance. Unions protected workers from abuse by the business elites. Taxes on the wealthiest individuals and corporations was as high as 91 percent. The public school system provided a quality education to the poor and the rich. The nation's infrastructure and technology were cutting edge and unrivaled. But by the 1970s it all began to go south. Wages stagnated. Income inequality grew,…

United Health Professionals (2022-02-06). International Alert Message about COVID-19. United Health Professionals. globalresearch.ca We are more than 1,500 members (including professors of medicine, intensive care physicians and infectious disease specialists) from more than 30 countries. The lockdown has not only killed people, it has destroyed physical and mental health, economy, education and other aspects of social life.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-02-06). There are No Neo-Nazis in Ukraine. The US and Canada do not Support Fascism. globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on March 1, 2014 Svoboda is a Neo-Nazi Party, Ukraine's fourth biggest party holding 36 seats out of 450 in parliament. | They're also part of the Alliance of European National Movements along with the …

David DeGraw (2022-02-06). National Security Alert: Thousands of U.S. Special Forces and Combat Troops Discharged as Total Force 'Vaccination' Decimates Military Readiness. globalresearch.ca

David Skripac (2022-02-06). What Are the Truly Verifiable Facts Surrounding COVID-19? globalresearch.ca Incisive and carefully researched article by David Skripac, first published on Global Research on August 14, 2020 "Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that …

Emily Mangiaracina (2022-02-06). Big Pharma, Gates, Fauci, UK Officials Accused of Crimes against Humanity in Complaint to International court. globalresearch.ca First published on December 18, 2021 | Activists are charging UK officials and the world's most powerful health figures with genocide, citing a range of statistics on the effects of COVID "vaccines" and policies. | A group that includes former Pfizer vice …

Michael Welch (2022-02-06). Medical Marvel or the Second Coming of Al Capone? Pfizer's Sins and Crimes. "We have a Vaccine which is Killing People" globalresearch.ca . "This …

Celeste McGovern (2022-02-06). Vaccine Researcher Admits 'Big Mistake,' Says Spike Protein Is Dangerous 'Toxin'. globalresearch.ca First published in …

Nathaniel Linderman (2022-02-06). Pfizer Vaccine Confirmed to Cause Neurodegenerative Diseases: Study. globalresearch.ca

David Skripac (2022-02-06). Covid Mandates: Canada Has Had Enough. The Freedom Convoy 2022. globalresearch.ca Yesterday I stood with friends and colleagues at one of the many highway overpasses in Toronto as we watched a truly historic moment unfold before our tear-filled eyes. Thousands of liberty-loving Canadians from all walks of life were gathered there—as …

_____ (2022-02-06). Student Granted Bail After Protesters Threaten To Render Kingdom 'Ungovernable'. popularresistance.org A court in the city of Manzini granted bail to Colani Maseko, the president of Swaziland National Union of Students (SNUS) on Friday, February 4. The student leader had been arrested on January 31 and charged with sedition. | His bail came a day after the SNUS marched to the Manzini regional police headquarters and held a demonstration on February 3. A cross section of Swaziland's pro-democracy forces, including the banned political parties, trade unions, and youth organizations, attended the action. | Outside the police headquarters, protesters at the demonstration openly threatened to render the kingdom "ungove…

Andy Kroll (2022-02-06). The Antiwar Movement That Wasn't Enough. tomdispatch.com When I urge my writing students to juice up their stories, I tell them about "disruptive technologies," inventions and concepts that end up irrevocably changing industries. Think: iPhones, personal computers, or to reach deep into history, steamships. It's the tech version of what we used to call a paradigm shift. (President Biden likes to refer to it as an inflection point.) Certain events function that way, too. After they occur, it's impossible to go back to how things were: World War II for one generation, the Vietnam War for another, and 9/11 for a third. Tell me it isn't hard now to remember what it was lik…

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