(2022-04-09). Oakland Unified approves expansion of charters amid school closures. wsws.org The school closures come on the heels of union efforts to isolate and demobilize teachers and students fighting for COVID safety.
(2022-04-09). Corporate Media Ignores Senate Hearing on Corporate Greed and Inflation. scheerpost.com 
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a Senate Budget Committee hearing June 8, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. | By Ralph Nader / It is exceedingly rare for a major congressional committee to hold hearings on "corporate greed" leading to corporate profiteering and surging prices on consumer goods. On April 5, 2022, Senate Budget Chairman, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) chartered uncensored territory on corporate avarice with a lead witness, former Secretary of Labor, Robert Reic…
(2022-04-09). Video: Imperial Conquest: America's "Long War" against Humanity. globalresearch.ca The world is at the crossroads of the most serious crisis in modern history. The US has embarked on a military adventure, "a long war", which threatens the future of humanity.
(2022-04-09). Video: War in Ukraine: Truth and Lies. Endorse the Peace Negotiations: Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca Alexander Fomin, who was leading the Russian peace delegation in Istanbul: | "In order to increase mutual trust and create the necessary …
(2022-04-08). Centro CSO hosts 5th annual International Women's Day Event. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — On March 6, Centro CSO hosted its fifth annual International Women's Day event. Hosted over Zoom for the second consecutive year, "Luchadorxs de Los àÅngeles: Resisting State Sanctioned Violence during a Pandemic" highlighted the efforts of women in leading the fights against police brutality, the privatization of education as well as other struggles. | The event kicked off with a solidarity statement from Sol Marquez, a member of Freedom Road Socialist Organization and Centro CSO's core, immigration, and police brutality committees. Marquez said, "We have come a long way. For Chican…
(2022-04-08). Blaise Compaoré convicted for the murder of revolutionary Burkinabé leader Thomas Sankara. peoplesdispatch.org After over three decades, a court in Burkina Faso has convicted former President Blaise Compaoré in the assassination of his predecessor, and revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara. The verdict was announced by a military tribunal in the capital of Ouagadougou on April 6th, following a six-month trial. | Sankara was a Marxist, Pan-Africanist icon who became the president of Burkina Faso in 1983. Under his leadership, the government implemented a progressive and socialist program of self-sufficiency, nationalization and distribution of land, education, healthcare, and the emancipation of women. | Sankara once said,…
(2022-04-08). Oulanyah to be awarded a Posthumous PhD of Law. plusnews.ug 
Gulu University is set to award a Posthumous Honorary Doctorate of Law to former Speaker of Parliament Jacob L'Okori Oulanyah. The move initiated by the government through the Ministry of Education and Sports seeks to recognize the fallen speaker's contribution to legal practice in the country. Joyce Moriko Kaducu, the State Minister for Primary Education …
(2022-04-08). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 metrics improve, expert still urges caution. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19 continue to decline, leading to some optimism about the way forward from pandemic to endemic. But experts still urge caution as the omicron subvariant, named BA.2, has quickly become the dominant strain in the U.S. "When you look around the nation, all of the metrics, with the exception of BA.2, have fallen precipitously," explains Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "But we need to be very cautious about…
(2022-04-08). New computational model proposed for Alzheimer's disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have proposed a new model for mapping the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease to brain anatomy. This model was developed by applying machine learning to patient brain imaging data. It uses the entire function of the brain rather than specific brain regions or networks to explain the relationship between brain anatomy and mental processing. The findings are reported in Nature Communications. "This new model can advance our understanding of how…
(2022-04-08). Video: Digital Tyranny and the Rockefeller-Gates WHO "Vaxx-Certificate Passport": Towards a World War III Scenario. globalresearch.ca It's an electronic ID-program using the Covid-19 "vaccine as a platform for digital identity, linking everything to everything of each individual (records of health, banking, personal and private, etc.), managed by a state agency or in extremis, by the private sector.
(2022-04-08). Taking Mayo Clinic research beyond the lab and into space. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It's a historic mission to space, and Mayo Clinic research will be on board. Larry Connor, a Mayo Clinic benefactor, well-known philanthropist and CEO of The Connor Group, will make history in April 2022 when he pilots the first-ever all-civilian flight to the International Space Station. Connor will take part in some research projects for Mayo Clinic during the 10-day Axiom Space flight. Watch: Taking Mayo Clinic research beyond the lab and into space. youtu.be/bdjrGrgH6nk…
(2022-04-08). Biggest Lie in World History: There Never Was A Pandemic. The Data Base is Flawed. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Fake science was supportive of this devastating agenda. The lies were sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. The historic March 11, 2020 lockdown triggered economic and social chaos Worldwide. It was an act of "economic warfare": a war against humanity.
(2022-04-08). Grandmother of JFK Assassination Research Lived a Double Life. covertactionmagazine.com Used sophisticated mind-control and propaganda techniques to guide the public, and other researchers, away from the real perpetrators of JFK's …
(2022-04-08). Why Is NATO In Yugoslavia? globalresearch.ca Sean Gervasi had tremendous foresight. He understood NATO enlargement several years before it actually unfolded into a formidable military force.
(2022-04-08). Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine once again ranks among top 10% in the nation in U.S. News & World Report's 'Best Medical School' rankings. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — U.S. News & World Report released its 2023 "Best Graduate Schools" rankings on Tuesday, March 29. Ranked in the top 10% of medical schools in the U.S. for the sixth consecutive year is Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. The school is ranked No. 14 in the 2023 Best Graduate School rankings for "Best Medical Schools" in research, and overall — part of a three-way tie with two other medical schools. "To…
(2022-04-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Roughly 620,000 new cases of lymphoma were diagnosed worldwide, according to the World Cancer Research Fund International's 2020 report. Survival rates have improved as advances develop in treatment, such as chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy). Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/PwvoDnhJLU0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 02) is available in the downloads at the end of…
(2022-04-08). Arizona couple donates Collaborative Research Building to Mayo Clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Scottsdale, Ariz. — Thomas R. and Ruth Ann Hornaday of Paradise Valley, Arizona, have donated the Collaborative Research Building to Mayo Clinic. The 110,000-square-foot biomedical research facility, which opened on Mayo Clinic's Scottsdale campus in 2005, is valued at $64.4 million. The Collaborative Research Building houses laboratory-based research activity at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Mayo Clinic researchers, physicians and other investigators are leading the scientific discovery of the mechanisms of human disease, as well as…
(2022-04-08). Space: Above & Beyond. america.cgtn.com 
Space exploration is making new developments. From private astronauts visiting the International Space Station, to China completing new phases to their ongoing projects, researchers are making new discoveries.
(2022-04-08). Microplastics found in human lungs for first time — and deeper than expected. peoplesworld.org 
It is possible to breathe in microplastics. A study accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment last month detected microplastics in the lung tissue of living people for the first time, and much deeper than the researchers expected. "We did not expect to find the highest number of particles in the lower regions of the lungs, or particles …
(2022-04-08). The Day After 9/11: UN Security Council's Passes Resolution 1368 and Starts "Pillar Four" of the United Nations. globalresearch.ca Renowned Icelandic composer and author Elias Davidsson passed away on April 7, 2022. | Our thoughts are with Elias whom I first met in Iceland in 2006. | His Legacy will live. | The first draft of this article was written in 2014. …
(2022-04-08). Will Smith Banned From Oscars For 10 Years After Slapping Chris Rock. moguldom.com Will Smith has been banned from attending the Oscars or any of its related events for 10 years as punishment for slapping comedian and host Chris Rock during the 94th annual Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, March 27. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their decision on Friday, April 8, after moving up …
(2022-04-08). US Facing Up To $2 Trillion Bill Each Year From Climate Crisis By 2100, Says White House. popularresistance.org Failing to take action on the climate crisis and surrendering to a worsening spiral of wildfires, heatwaves, flooding, and extreme storms, could leave the federal government with an annual bill of $2 trillion by the end of the century, according to new federal analysis. The analysis, conducted by the chief economist in the White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the associate director for climate, energy, environment, and science, found that US gross domestic product (GDP) could be slashed 3 to 10 per cent by the end of this century. At the top of that range, global warming would lead to a loss o…
(2022-04-08). Imperial's White City campus named as location for NATO innovation headquarters. imperial.ac.uk Imperial's Institute for Security Science and Technology will lead NATO innovation headquarters in the UK.
(2022-04-08). China's Wuhan sees permanent resident population grow by 1.2 mln. ecns.cn Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei Province, saw its permanent resident population increase by 1.2 million in 2021, marking the fastest growth among cities nationwide, according to a report released by the Wuhan survey team of the National Bureau of Statistics and the Wuhan municipal bureau of statistics.
(2022-04-08). MUK students to miss graduation. plusnews.ug 
A section of Makerere University students are uncertain about their graduation after they failed to access their marks. This week, some colleges released a draft graduation list. However, some students are missing from the lists raising concerns that they will not graduate next month. The students are also accusing the university administration of negligence and …
(2022-04-08). Sacramento teacher speaks out against SCTA sellout contract: "I'm not happy about any of this" wsws.org The deal rushed through by the SCTA and SEIU is entirely within the framework of "fiscal responsibility," i.e., austerity, demanded by district administrators and the Democratic Party.
(2022-04-08). Out of prison, TikTok influencers reshaping how we think about life behind bars. peoplesworld.org 
My favorite TikTok video starts with a clean-cut man in a baseball cap walking down a snowy street. "I'm going to my favorite teacher's house from when I did my 21-year prison bid," he tells the camera. "She is the BOMB. She doesn't know I'm coming. Here we go, let's surprise her!"He knocks, then turns back …
(2022-04-08). No Charges For Minneapolis Cop In Amir Locke Killing. popularresistance.org Minneapolis, Minnesota – Two months after Minneapolis Police officer Mark Hanneman killed Amir Locke, 22, while executing a no-knock warrant, prosecutors say they won't be charging Hanneman with a crime. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released a 44-page joint report on April 6 explaining their decision in the case. Also released was a report by retired police officer John "Jack" Ryan. | Locke was killed by Hanneman, who was part of a SWAT unit serving a pre-dawn no-knock warrant on February 2, 2022. Locke, a registered gun owner, was sleeping in a blanket on his…
(2022-04-08). Chris Hedges On Imperialist Wars, Capitalist Media & Censorship. indybay.org Journalist and writer Chris Hedges is interviewed on WorkWeek and talks about the removal of the complete archives on his show at RT by youtube which is owned by Google.
(2022-04-08). Attacks On Nuclear Plants Continue In Ukraine. indybay.org As Russia's hostile actions towards Ukraine entered a second month, so too have its acts of aggression against nuclear facilities.
(2022-04-08). Solidarity with Ukraine with CA climate action day April 8 Solidarity with Ukraine with CA. indybay.org On April 8 communities across California will join together in solidarity with Ukraine – to free fossil fuel dependency – will have a statewide day of action as they call on the Governor to build on his climate leadership by ending all new fossil fuel permitting and strengthening the setbacks rule to include both new and existing oil wells.