(2022-02-14). Thousands of Minneapolis and St. Paul teachers march in lead-up to strike. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On February 12, thousands of teachers, education assistants (EAs) and education support professionals (ESPs), joined by parents and community members, marched in subzero weather to press the school districts meet their demands at the bargaining table. If the demands are not met, an open-ended strike across both of Minnesota's largest school districts is expected. | Despite the frigid temperatures, spirits were high as several thousand marched along a 1.5 mile route starting at Minnehaha Falls park in Minneapolis and crossing the Mississippi River into Saint Paul in a show of unity between the ed…
(2022-02-14). UK university workers begin strikes against attacks on pensions, pay and conditions—Unite education workers and students! Build rank and file committees! wsws.org This month's strikes confront the wholesale marketisation of higher education, and a union that is seeking to accommodate the universities' rampant cost-cutting.
(2022-02-14). The workings of commodified education. mronline.org 
The product of pedagogical labour becomes something set apart from life and abstracted into the commodity of "degrees" which can be bought and sold on the educational market.
(2022-02-14). Despite Public Support, Southern Unions Still Face Barriers To Growth. popularresistance.org Public support for labor unions in the United States is at an all-time high. According to a Gallup survey last fall, 68% of U.S. residents approve of unions — the highest level of support the polling firm has registered since 1965. Pew Research similarly found last summer that 55% of U.S. adults believe unions have a "positive effect" on the country, including 69% of adults under 30. But the latest federal data on union membership shows the share of workers belonging to unions actually declined in 2021. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of unionized workers declined by more than 240,00…
(2022-02-14). Knowing The Probabilities: Actual Facts And Research On Day Traders Mostly Losing Money. moguldom.com The lure of being your own boss and making potentially unlimited profits while working in your pajamas proves irresistible but unachievable for 95 percent of day traders trying to make a living on very short-term price movements, and that may be generous. Day trading is defined as buying and selling on small price movements throughout a trading day, …
(2022-02-14). Omicron COVID-19 variant likely to supplant Delta, says Russian expert. tass.com Founder and General Director of the Scientific Center for Molecular and Genetic Research DNKOM Andrey Isaev also assumed that the Delta variant would circulate only in some remote Russian regions…
(2022-02-14). Researchers examine molecular factors that provide some variants the edge. peoplesdispatch.org One of the worrying aspects of the pandemic is the emergence of new variants with characteristics that sometimes become more threatening. New variants have shown a trend of outnumbering the previous ones. For example, when the Delta variant emerged, it outnumbered the original strain within a short period and became the dominant form worldwide. The Delta led to more disease severity coupled with its rapid spreading. At this moment, Omicron has become the dominant variant worldwide. However, the Omicron is characterized by lesser hospitalization of the infected. | Scientists have been trying to decipher the molecu…
(2022-02-14). The Science of Socialism and Socialism as a Science. libya360.wordpress.com Olga Pérez Soto The debates on contemporary national and global social issues, in our realities, become very complex. At the same time, determinations of diverse paradigms coexist in the academic, political, governmental, institutional, militant, individual and collective spheres. It is vital in the debate to achieve a dialogue that allows us to advance in the…
(2022-02-14). Russia's Rospotrebnadzor develops technology that can detect COVID at earliest stage. tass.com The greatest advantage of the system is its sensitivity…
(2022-02-14). Hedges: Democrats, the More Effective Evil. scheerpost.com 
"Let's Make a Deal," an original work by Mr. Fish. | By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost | When all else fails, when you are clueless about how to halt a 7.5% inflation rate, when your Build Back Better bill is gutted, when you renege on your promise to raise the minimum wage or forgive student debt, when you can't halt the Republican suppression of voting rights, when you have no idea how to handle the pandemic which has claimed 900,000 lives — 16% of the world's total deaths although we are less than 5% of the world's population — when the stock market fluctuates on wild rollercoaster rides…
(2022-02-14). Despite massive opposition, Oakland, California, school board votes to close seven schools. wsws.org Despite an enormous outcry of opposition from Oakland educators, parents and student, the Oakland school board voted last week to shut down seven public schools and merge an additional two.
(2022-02-14). Tomgram: Belle Chesler, Teaching in a World No Student Deserves. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Honestly, it's been hell on earth for grown-ups. Thanks largely to Donald Trump and crew, we're in the country with by far the highest Covid-19 death rate of any wealthy nation on earth. The U.S. has already left …
(2022-02-14). Students in Germany go on strike against herd immunity policies. wsws.org In contrast to the hostility young people confront from the political establishment, they are receiving overwhelming support from working people.
(2022-02-14). Seattle Educators Rally For A "Thriving Wage" popularresistance.org Teachers and librarians at Seattle Colleges in AFT local 1789 are fighting for a "Thriving Wage," open negotiations, and a democratic and transparent union. They are beginning contract negotiations with the college administration on Feb. 8. Seattle Colleges include North, South and Central College, which are all part of the former community college system. "Community" was dropped from their name when they started offering four-year degrees.
(2022-02-14). Large protest of teachers hit the streets of San Juan. mronline.org 
The discontent comes just weeks after a federal judge in the U.S. approved a restructuring plan to repay creditors at a discounted rate. Even at that the creditors are first in line to be paid over public workers.c…
(2022-02-14). Teachers in Puerto Rico strike for wages, benefits. mronline.org 
On Wednesday, February 9, teachers across Puerto Rico called for a national strike to protest the government and the Fiscal Control Board's (FCB) cutting of wages and pensions.
(2022-02-14). Puerto Rico: Teachers strikes and protests continue against debt payment deal. wsws.org Over the last two weeks a powerful movement of Puerto Rican teachers and public employees has been defying the governor and the Financial Oversight Management Board which controls the island's finances.
(2022-02-13). Large asteroid to fly 4.8 mln km away from Earth – Roscosmos. tass.com The diameter of the space body is about 1.3 km…
(2022-02-13). Omicron strain may lead to neurological complications, inflammations – expert. tass.com Systemic inflammations may evolve with children against its background, founder and chief executive of DNKOM research center Andrey Isaev said…
(2022-02-13). 57 Top Scientists and Doctors Release Shocking Study on COVID Vaccines and Demand Immediate Stop to All Vaccinations. globalresearch.ca Important article first published …
(2022-02-13). "We are Human Guinea Pigs": Alarming Casualty Rates for mRNA Vaccines Warrant Urgent Action. globalresearch.ca Official US and EU data confirm alarming numbers of deaths and permanent paralysis as well as other severe side effects from the experimental mRNA vaccines. It is now clear that we are being asked to be human guinea pigs in an experiment that could alter the human gene structure and far worse.
(2022-02-13). Freedom Convoy 2022: The Rising of Unity and International Solidarity. globalresearch.ca These of the words of a duly elected head of government, who claims to represent Canadians: | "The small fringe minority who are on their way to Ottawa who are holding unacceptable views that they're expressing do not represent the views …
(2022-02-13). High Recorded Mortality in Countries Categorized as "Covid-19 Vaccine Champions". The Vaccinated Suffer from Increased Risk of Mortality. globalresearch.ca This "health strategy" based on false simulations, lies, promises never kept, propaganda and the fear campaign has become unbearable. In turn it has been followed by the extortion of consent to be vaccinated, by outright blackmail.
(2022-02-13). Selfie Care: New AI Medical Program Can Spot Genetic Disease With a Single Picture. sputniknews.com A new AI medical program developed by a team of researchers at the University of Bonn called GestaltMatcher can spot rare genetic diseases with a single picture. The technology will help clinicians quickly diagnose ailments and help in the discovery of new genetic disorders, according to the project's abstract.
(2022-02-13). Stop the Covid Holocaust! Open Letter. globalresearch.ca
(2022-02-13). Corrupt Judges and Elected Politicians in Lockstep with Covid Mandate. A Power-Grab at Levels Never Before Seen in the History of the World? globalresearch.ca Different methods in choosing and employing judges form a possible factor in the contrasting judicial reception to schemes for mandatory injections in the United States and Canada. | The fact that some judges in the United States are elected, might make …
(2022-02-13). 'Politics As Usual' Will Never Be A Solution To The Current Climate Threat. popularresistance.org There is an ever-growing consensus that the climate crisis represents humanity's greatest problem. Indeed, global warming is more than an environmental crisis — there are social, political, ethical and economic dimensions to it. Even the role of science should be exposed to critical inquiry when discussing the dimensions of the climate crisis, considering that technology bears such responsibility for bringing us to the brink of global disaster. This is the theme of my interview with renowned scholar Richard Falk. | For decades, Richard Falk has made immense contributions in the areas of international affair…
