(2022-02-26). "The US has been at war the entirety of our lives"—Students in the US denounce warmongering against Russia. wsws.org A high school student said: "It's pretty horrifying. The Cold War was called the Cold War because we didn't actually physically fight Russia. Now we're back to the threat of nuclear war; it seems almost unprecedented, the way that we're aggravating Russia."
(2022-02-26). San Mateo County Community College District students and faculty speak out against unsafe return to campus. wsws.org A student asked, "How are we meant to put our focus on education if we are fearful and stressed out about contracting this potentially deadly virus? How are teachers meant to teach us to the best of their abilities if they are constantly put at risk?"
(2022-02-26). Minneapolis and St. Paul teachers set open-ended strike date for March 8. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On February 23, Twin Cities teachers, along with education support professionals in Minneapolis and education assistants in Saint Paul, announced that they have filed ten-day notices to begin open-ended strikes in both cities' public schools. The strikes are set to begin on Tuesday, March 8. | The educators who took strike votes in Minneapolis are members of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers and they took a strike vote last week in which more than 93% of the bargaining unit voted to strike. In Saint Paul they are members of the Saint Paul Federation of Educators where more than 78% of votes…
(2022-02-26). [Comment] Offline: There is no right to lie. thelancet.com Perhaps the most curious aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the flourishing of anti-science movements, despite the demonstrable triumphs of science in producing life-saving antivirals and vaccines. Mistrust of science is spreading well beyond COVID-19. Political challenges to climate action, notably the goal of net zero emissions, are growing, especially as economic stress impoverishes millions. 5G remains a target for many science sceptics. And libertarian politicians condemn scientists as unelected threats to democratic freedoms.
(2022-02-26). SF school board recall reflects capitalist rulers' political crisis. themilitant.com The ousting of three liberal members of the San Francisco school board in a recall election Feb. 15 is one more reflection of the political crisis wracking the capitalist rulers. After years of watching board members attempting to foist their "woke" politics on the cities' schools, parents organized to put the recall on the ballot and won the vote. | The outcome echoed last year's defeat of former Democratic Party Gov. Terry McAuliffe in Virginia, expressing the revulsion of working people toward high-handed actions by politicians and school administrators toward parents and students alike. | Democrats Alison Col…
(2022-02-26). Texas: UT-Austin students demand justice for Amir Locke. fightbacknews.org Austin, TX – On Thursday evening, February 24, students at the University of Texas at Austin gathered at a campus plaza to demand justice for Amir Locke, who was murdered by Minneapolis police earlier this month. The group held signs and chanted, "Hey hey, ho ho, these racist cops have got to go!" and "Say his name: Amir Locke." A few passersby joined the speak-out upon hearing the chants and reading the signs. | Jake Holtzman spoke on behalf of the Austin Students for a Democratic Society, the group that organized the hour-long event, saying, "Students for a Democratic Society stands in solidarity with the famil…
(2022-02-25). Russian Military Ops in Ukraine: Explained in 6 Minutes. newatlas.report February 25, 2022 (The New Atlas) — Is Russia really "invading" Ukraine? Or is it finally reacting to an ongoing occupation or capture of Ukraine — a nation on its own borders after 8 years of patience? The US has admittedly interfered in Ukraine's internal political affairs in violation of the UN Charter, admittedly spending …
(2022-02-25). Australian Education Union promotes misinformation over Victorian teachers' agreement. wsws.org The union is concerned not only to prevent an informed examination of its sell-out agreement but also to block a discussion in which educators connect the question of their working conditions with the ongoing COVID crisis, against the AEU's insistence that these are entirely separate issues.
(2022-02-25). Selected Articles: What's Behind the New AIDS Scare? globalresearch.ca 
By While Prince Harry's fame is milked for all its worth to get people to start thinking about getting HIV-tested, the discovery of a new HIV variant …
(2022-02-25). Oh, Canada! Our Home and Native . . . Dictatorship! The WEF is "Trampling Our Freedoms" globalresearch.ca The Trudeau regime has become the most dangerous, lawless government in Canada's 155-year history as an independent nation. Over the past two years, it has displayed a wanton disregard for the rule of law and the legislative process.
(2022-02-25). Antarctica: Where Realpolitik and Science Meet. dissidentvoice.org A frozen continent. Another potential frontier for conflict and competition. Antarctica is a part of the world were realpolitician meets scientist; the desire for finding exploitable resources meets environmental expectations and fears. Countries have vied for their little slice of ice, sometimes citing reasons of scientific collaboration, and often national self-interest. Much of this culminated …
(2022-02-25). El árbol genealógico humano más completo según los científicos. cubadebate.cu Investigadores del Big Data Institute del Reino Unido han mapeado el árbol genealógico de la humanidad más completo hasta la fecha, que engloba hasta 2 millones de años, llegando al presente, desde cuando los antepasados del hombre moderno todavía trepaban árboles en el noreste de àÅfrica. El estudio fue publicado en la revista Science.
(2022-02-25). Merced joins statewide UC actions to demand housing justice. liberationnews.org 
UC students and workers across the state held similar rallies as part of a California-wide movement at UC campuses demanding housing justice.
(2022-02-25). Warren Expresses Concern Over Transition to Restarting Student Loan Payments. truthout.org 
Democratic lawmakers sent The lawmakers, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusett), expressed concern that borrowers may not be informed about the end of the payment pause, and that borrow…
(2022-02-25). For Diversity in School Boards: Georgia Students Lead the Fight. splcenter.org
(2022-02-25). Germany: What next in the fight against the herd immunity policy? wsws.org While students, parents and teachers are protesting in their tens of thousands against unsafe learning conditions, the federal and state governments have decided to lift the last safety measures and give the deadly coronavirus free rein in schools.
(2022-02-25). Richmond Educators Are First In Virginia To Win Bargaining Rights. popularresistance.org Teachers and other public school employees in Richmond, Virginia, won a major victory in December when the city's school board, in an 8 to 1 vote, approved a resolution granting them collective bargaining rights. | The victory sets a precedent for other districts and public sector employees throughout the state. Richmond is the first school district in Virginia to reinstate collective bargaining rights, after the legislature in 2020 lifted the state's 43-year prohibition on collective bargaining for local government workers. | Members of the school board had made repeated attempts to delay the vote. Winning took…
(2022-02-25). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Greek healthcare workers in three national strikes in last two weeks over pay and job insecurity; Hungarian teachers protest following government's attack on right to strike after 20,000 joined two-hour warning strike; UK High Court attack on right to picket continues at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital strike by security staff; food workers' strike to defend jobs and pay continues at Clover, South Africa despite workers facing hardship and attacks from management thugs…
(2022-02-25). Teachers prepare to strike in Pleasant Valley, Pennsylvania. wsws.org While negotiations have dragged on for over a year, the union representing 350 educators from Pleasant Valley School District is bending over backwards to accept the cost-cutting demands of the district.
