(2022-03-18). WorkWeek: UESF Teachers Occupy For Back Pay, Covid, Griffin Charter & CNNC Union Busting. indybay.org WorkWeek covers SF UESF Teachers Occupation For Back Pay & Covid Capitalism, Giffin MIT Charter School Teachers Fighting Corruption & Chinese Union Busting at CNNC In Namibia…
(2022-03-18). Applications open for Imperial's media academy for minority ethnic staff. imperial.ac.uk Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic researchers at Imperial can now apply for the tailored development programme.
(2022-03-18). Awakening Hyperboria, Scythia, and Tartaria the Film. indybay.org We are gathering filmmakers and screen writers to collaborate on the development of a screen play that aims to tell the story of our lost giant ancestors who seemed to have created a world wide grandiose "steampunk esque" civilization. Research Tartaria online and reflect on the old world looking architecture that we have repurposed into our municipal buildings, cathedrals, and factories. Why has the mainstream narrative buried the giants? Meet at 6pm to discuss possible plots for this film that aims to reveal how magical and epic the free etheric energy realm of the Hyperborians may have been. | Thursday March 2…
(2022-03-18). "Give Us Our Money" SF UESF Teachers Demand Pay & Occupy SFSUD Offices To Get Back Pay. indybay.org Dozens of teachers, members of UESF and supporters rallied at the SFUSD district to demand their back pay. They also had a sleep until they get what is owed them.
(2022-03-17). International University of Communication Starts at Former El Nacional Headquarters in Caracas. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, March 15, the International University of Communication (UICOM) opened its doors for students of communication training at the former headquarters of the far-right Venezuelan newspaper, El Nacional, in Caracas. UICOM will be an institution for communication training, content production and information exchange. | At the inauguration, Venezuelan Minister of University Education, Tibisay Lucena; Minister of Communication and Information, Freddy àëáñez, and the rector of UICOM, Tania Díaz, were present. They gave keynote speeches to the attendees. | In February this year, the Third Civil Mercantile,…
(2022-03-17). Beijing-Riyadh Cooperation Advances De-Dollarization Process. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageDe-dollarization of world economy is reaching unprecedent levels. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Sciences at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | Amidst the unstable relations between Saudi Arabia and the US, which since last year have oscillated between a total boycott and a moderate cooperation, Riyadh now shows interest in contributing to advance the process of de-dollarization of the world economy. According to recent reports,…
(2022-03-17). A Gesture Towards Decolonial Research Praxis. popularresistance.org "I cannot sign anything that would permit extractive research", a Nicaraguan Miskitu scholar- activist told us in response to our request for consent to use the information he shared and demanded a commitment to right relations. "I have given you not just my words, my analysis, my history and my experience, but that of the Miskitu communities I walk with. What do you offer us in return?" He needed a guarantee that we were not "extracting knowledge like others extracting timber and land from Miskitu communities." | After he spoke, seconds passed, seconds that felt like forever. We replied in our own way about our…
(2022-03-17). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: New cases of COVID-19 continue downward trend. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org New cases of COVID-19 are down 90% from the peak, with under 75,000 new cases reported last week across the U.S. "What we're observing is a pretty dramatic suppression of cases," explains Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "This is good news, but we need to be cautious." Dr. Poland warns that there are still people who are vulnerable to COVID-19 infection, including people who are immunocompromised; children under 5 who cannot yet be…
(2022-03-17). Victoria Nuland: Ukraine has "biological research facilities," worried Russia may seize them. mronline.org 
The neocon's confession sheds critical light on the U.S. role in Ukraine, and raises vital questions about these labs that deserve answers.
(2022-03-17). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic develops automated system to accelerate diagnoses for patients with rare diseases. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers are working to accelerate the diagnoses of rare diseases and renew hope for patients whose symptoms have defied an explanation ‚Äï‚ÄØsometimes for years or even decades.‚ÄØ The team of genomics experts has developed an automated system called RENEW for tracking new scientific knowledge from around the world of pathogenic genetic variants and applying it to Mayo Clinic patients with rare and undiagnosed diseases. RENEW stands for reanalysis of negative whole-exome/genome data. "We're…
(2022-03-17). Bombshell: Ukraine: NATO in the Constitution. globalresearch.ca The initiative for having introduced into the Ukrainian Constitution the commitment enter officially into NATO goes to Parliamentary President Andriy Parubiy. Co-founder in 1991 of the Ukrainian National-Socialist Party, on the model of Adolf Hitler's National-Socialist Party.
(2022-03-17). Let's Work Together for Peace and Justice. globalresearch.ca Through a vast network of authors, scholars, journalists and activists, the objective of Global Research is to contribute to peace and justice. Our commitment for more than 20 years has been to deliver to our readers the unreported, misreported and …
(2022-03-17). ERC President visits Imperial as latest European grant award success celebrated. imperial.ac.uk The President of the European Research Council visited Imperial this week as the latest ERC grantees were announced.
(2022-03-17). Mayo Clinic researchers recommend investments in vaccine safety in Nature commentary. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The leaders of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group are emphasizing the need for increased long-term study of vaccines and their mechanisms with future safety of patients in mind. Gregory Poland, M.D., and Richard Kennedy, Ph.D., write in their commentary in the scientific journal Nature Reviews Immunology that greater focus on understanding vaccines' downstream effects, not only on immunity but also on all the other biological systems will provide information that can help make vaccines safer…
(2022-03-17). U.S. Congress Admits Nazi Role in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca Carefully documented article by the late Robert Parry, first posted on GR in June 2015. Read carefully. Of relevance to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. | "Rather than fully inform its readers about a crisis that has the potential of …
(2022-03-17). War, Terrorism and the Global Economic Crisis. Ninety-nine Interrelated Concepts. globalresearch.ca Everything is interrelated: war, terrorism, the police state, the global economy, financial fraud, corrupt governments, poverty and social inequality, media disinformation, war propaganda, WMD, international law,…
(2022-03-17). Asia's earliest known armored dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic found in SW China. ecns.cn A new taxon of armored dinosaur has been found by a vertebrate research team in southwestern China, according to an article released on eLife on Tuesday.
(2022-03-17). Today We're All Irish: Debt Serfdom Comes to America. globalresearch.ca First published by GR on March 15, 2008 | March 17 is St. Patrick's Day, when people of all national origins raise a glass and declare, "Today we're all a bit Irish!" This may be truer than we know. The Irish …
(2022-03-17). Health and care workers in Slovenia fight for pay hikes and equal rights. peoplesdispatch.org Around 50,000 workers in the Slovenian health and care sectors went on strike on February 16 protesting poor working conditions, low salaries, outdated norms and regulations, and violations of the agreements…
(2022-03-17). Notas sobre as guerras e o pacifismo raso. globalresearch.ca "Nà£o detenhas um exército que recua à casa; o inimigo lutará até a morte. | Ao adversário cercado deve-se deixar uma saída… | Nà£o pressiones demasiado um inimigo em desespero" | (Sun Tzu, "A Arte da Guerra") | Breve decálogo sobre …
(2022-03-17). Saint Patrick's Day: The Real Irish American Story Not Taught in Schools. globalresearch.ca "Wear green on St. Patrick's Day or get pinched." That pretty much sums up the Irish-American "curriculum" that I learned when I was in school. Yes, I recall a nod to the so-called Potato Famine, but it was mentioned only …
(2022-03-17). Nuclear War Is "On the Table". Build Awareness. Say No to Joe Biden's $1.2 Trillion Nuclear Weapons Program! globalresearch.ca Will the US launch "Mini-nukes" against Iran in Retaliation for Tehran's "Non-compliance"?
(2022-03-17). Science Saturday: Big data helps in understanding asthma biologic use, outcomes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 25 million Americans have asthma, and that number is increasing every year. In the last 10 years, a number of new medications have become available. Collectively referred to as 'biologics,' these therapies are made to target very specific parts of the body and its immune system. Although they each have different targets, they all are designed to prevent the inflammation that leads to asthma exacerbation. However, it appears…
(2022-03-17). Digging for democracy: history and archaeology from below. roarmag.org Children from Baltimore are being taught the use of a metal detector at the city's Lafayette Square. July 8, 2011. Photo: Baltimore Heritage / Flickr | The most common complaint teachers hear from students learning history is that "it's boring." Asked why, these same students usually remark, in one way or another, that the study of history doesn't seem relevant to their own lives and experiences. Who can blame them? When we learn history in school, we are taught to memorize certain dates, names and events as a teleological progression toward the inevitable present. We study events from above, mimicking the perspe…
(2022-03-17). 'We Got Your Back': Student Protest In Solidarity With Teachers' Strike. popularresistance.org Dozens of Minneapolis public school students organized a march and a sit-in to stand in solidarity with public school educators who entered their second week on strike. | The students gathered at North High School and many held homemade signs, as well as some of the union signs speaking about the need for smaller class sizes, hiring more BIPOC teachers, and more. The action had been called the night before — a rally called at 5 p.m. for an action at 11: 30 a.m. A student walkout in solidarity with teachers had been called and then canceled before the strike began. "We just had to do something for our teacher…
(2022-03-17). Military Situation In Afghanistan On March 17, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On March 17, Taliban intelligence arrested TOLO News presenter Bahram Aaman from his office; | On March 17, Taliban Defence Minister, Mullah Yaqoob visited the Afghanistan-Pakistan border during his visit of southwestern zone of Afghanistan; | On March 16, a student was injured in a terrorist blast near Badakhshan University; | On March 16, Forces loyal to Ahmad Massoud reportedly attacked Taliban position in Hissah Awwal district; | On March 15, Mawlawi Abdul Sal…
(2022-03-17). Dorothy Burnham, civil rights activist. cpusa.org 
The Amsterdam News published an article on Dorothy Burnham, an African American activist who turns 107 years old on March 22. Dorothy was a long-time member of the Communist Party, which goes unmentioned in the article. Dorothy's radicalism may have begun while a microbiology major at Brooklyn College, when she met students and teachers …
(2022-03-17). Nakaseke Chairperson rejects request to postpone sanctions over poor PLE result. plusnews.ug 
Nakaseke District LC V Chairperson, Ignatius Koomu has rejected pleas to stay the sanctioning of headteachers whose primary leaving candidates will perform poorly resulting from the prolonged lockdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2016, the Nakaseke District Council passed a resolution to demote headteachers over poor Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results. The district has …