(2022-08-26). China-Russia Science Cooperation Deepens. infobrics.org Scientific and engineering communities in China and Russia will enhance academic exchanges, training and the facilitation of scientific and technological innovation…
(2022-08-26). U.S. Warns Palestinians Against Bid for Full UN Membership. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-26). Union representing 55,000 Ontario, Canada education support workers delays strike vote, as Ford government unveils wage-cutting plan. wsws.org The government's proposed four-year deal is a declaration of war on the working class. The below-inflation pay offer sets the stage for an intensification of the assault on public education and an escalation of attacks on the living standards of all workers.
(2022-08-26). Mayo Clinic Minute: Helping your child with back-to-school anxiety. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Most kids are eager for the last day of school and the start of summer vacation. But this time of year, there are many students who might not look forward to returning to the classroom, in part because of separation anxiety. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/C_wvC0NAgy8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. By the time the first…
(2022-08-26). Science Saturday: Mayo innovation, research at forefront of World War II victory. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A photograph taken from the air of "G-Whiz," the Mayo Clinic Dauntless Dive Bomber plane used for testing the G-suit and other innovations. If you watched "Top Gun: Maverick" this summer, you saw a fictional portrayal of how fighter pilots can perform incredible aerial maneuvers at high G-forces, or the force of gravity. Here's the story about the role Mayo Clinic had in enabling pilots to reach those heights and possibly win a war. In…
(2022-08-26). Erdogan Repairs Syria Ties with Eye on Eurasianism. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-26). Alan Robock: The Terrifying Research Nuclear Powers Don't Want You to See. scheerpost.com 
"LIFE IS OVER!" [Illustration by Mr. Fish] | Click to subscribe on: Humanity is, according to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, "just one mi…
(2022-08-26). One Way Out Of The White House Political Box On Student Debt. progressivehub.net DAVID DAYEN | THE AMERICAN PROSPECT…
(2022-08-26). A Decades Old Israeli Campaign to Disrupt Palestinian Unity. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-26). A disaster in the making: Back to school in Detroit, Michigan. wsws.org Detroit dropped its mask and weekly testing mandate, making it optional last July 1 while class sizes are returning to pre-COVID levels with no social distancing. Teachers have reported that there is a greater emphasis on putting students in groups and to focus on attendance, testing and enrollment.
(2022-08-26). Biden announces limited student debt relief. wsws.org For most students, $10,000 of loan debt would be forgiven, eliminating less than a third of the total.
(2022-08-26). We Can Do So Much More on Student Loan Forgiveness. indybay.org Education should be free…
(2022-08-26). The CDC minimizes the danger of monkeypox among children as students begin returning to school. wsws.org The CDC's cursory guidance posted as answers to Frequently Asked Questions only downplays and minimizes the concerns working families have about the safety of schools for their children.
(2022-08-26). Columbus Education Association shuts down three-day strike after reaching "conceptual agreement" wsws.org The CEA abruptly called off the picketing, failing to even solidify a tentative agreement, only a "conceptual" agreement. In other words, no actual agreement in fact exists.
(2022-08-26). Top 100 Chinese brands reach 1.24 trln USD in overall value in 2022: report. ecns.cn The total value of the top 100 Chinese brands surpassed the 1-trillion-U.S. dollar threshold for the second consecutive year and reached 1.24 trillion dollars in 2022, according to a report released by the international market research firm, Kantar, on Thursday.
(2022-08-26). Israel's All-Out Assault on Rights Defenders. hrw.org Palestinian Groups Raided, Closed; Researcher for Israeli Group Detained. #StandWithThe6…
(2022-08-26). Students Affected by Abortion Restrictions Are Acting. indybay.org Peninsula Youth Activists in San Mateo on August 20…
(2022-08-26). Boston teachers must reject the tentative agreement reached by the teachers union. wsws.org The tentative agreement presented by the BTU to Boston teachers denies the existence and danger of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic for teachers, students and their families and provides a paltry wage increase.
(2022-08-26). Friday 9/16: On the Present and Future of Integral Education at CIIS and Beyond. indybay.org California Institute of Integral Studies | 1453 Mission St. | San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2022-08-26). NT Chief Minister downplays Don Dale self-harm statistics. greenleft.org.au The NT government is committed to keep incarcerating children in Don Dale Youth Detention Centre until at least "late 2023", reports Stephen W Enciso.
(2022-08-26). China's carbon emissions soar to record high. aninews.in Beijing [China], May 22 (ANI): While the world is battling COVID-19 pandemic, China's carbon emissions has reached a new record high with a growth of 14.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the previous year, according to a report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
(2022-08-26). HKUST scientists identify key blood protein for simpler treatment for Alzheimer's disease. ecns.cn The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) on Thursday announced the identification of a blood protein vital in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), paving the way for a simpler treatment of the neurodegenerative illness.
(2022-08-25). Africa is Not For Sale: Sixteen SADC African Nations Reject "Countering Malign Russian Activities in Africa Act" (H.R. 7311). globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-25). Selected Articles: US Secretary of State Blinken Returns Empty Handed from Africa Tour. globalresearch.ca 
By This tour came amid an escalation of tensions between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China in regard to their …
(2022-08-25). Promising a 'Full-Throated Investigation' of Fauci, Senators Demand NIH, HHS Preserve All Related Documents, Communications. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-25). New PDF Ebook: "The Worldwide Corona Crisis, Global Coup d'Etat Against Humanity" by Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca My objective is to inform people worldwide and refute the official narrative which has been used as a justification to destabilize the economic and social fabric of entire countries, followed by the imposition of the "deadly" COVID-19 "vaccine". This crisis affects humanity in its entirety: almost 8 billion people.
(2022-08-25). "Economic Warfare" Directed against China? The Shanghai "Covid Zero Tolerance Mandate" globalresearch.ca "Covid Tolerance Zero" has contributed to destabilizing Shanghai's financial sector as well as China's buoyant export economy. It has created social havoc for millions of people, requiring the imposition of PCR tests, using the QR code as a means of social control.
(2022-08-25). FBI Investigates Millions of Americans Without Warrants. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-25). ROTC Redux: A Bete Noire Of The Anti-War Movement Is In The News. popularresistance.org Fifty years ago, no symbol of university complicity with the military angered more students than the on-campus presence of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC). The manpower requirements of the Vietnam era could not be met by conscription, draft-driven enlistments, and the graduating classes of military service academies alone. The Department of Defense also needed commissioned officers trained in DOD-funded Military Science Departments at private and state universities. | Anti-ROTC campaigning became a major focus of the campus-based movement against the Vietnam War. Critics demanded everything from strip…
(2022-08-25). Biden order hailed as step toward total student loan debt cancellation. peoplesworld.org 
Over 43 million people will have some or all of their crippling student debt canceled, including 20 million entirely, under a historic executive order issued by Pres. Joe Biden. The student debt crisis has ballooned into a $1.75 trillion impossible burden for 45 million people and their families. Activists who have organized for cancelation for …
(2022-08-25). Heatwaves Rated 'Extremely Dangerous' Could Triple This Century, Warns New Climate Study. commondreams.org "Something that's gone from virtually never happening before," said one Harvard researcher, "will go to something that is happening every year."
(2022-08-25). Biden's Student Debt Plan Is an Important Step Towards Narrowing the Racial Wealth Divide. commondreams.org Black students have had to take out larger loans and faced greater difficulty paying them back than other borrowers.
(2022-08-25). Biden's Debt Cancellation Plan Is a Step Forward on the Racial Wealth Divide. inequality.org
(2022-08-25). Bolivian Social Movements March in Support of President Arce. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Pact of Unity (PU) and the Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) called for a march to reject attempts at political destabilization and ratify their support for President Luis Arce and Vice President David Choquehuanca. | RELATED: | The march started from the El Alto City towards Saint Francis Square in downtown La Paz, where thousands of workers, farmers, and students gathered to affirm their will for eco…
(2022-08-25). First Columbus Teachers Strike In Almost 50 Years. popularresistance.org At 7 o'clock Monday morning, teachers and education workers of the Columbus Education Association union in Ohio went on strike, marking the first time teachers have gone on strike in the city since 1975. Columbus City Schools is the largest school district in the state of Ohio and the school year was originally scheduled to begin today. | The 4,500-member union — representing teachers, librarians, nurses, counselors, psychologists and other education professionals — met for more than three hours to vote on Sunday. Over 94 percent of members voted to reject the Columbus City school board's latest "fina…
(2022-08-25). How US and Allied News-media Deceive the Public, to Believe What the Government Wants Them to Believe. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-25). The Energy Crisis: A Cold Winter Ahead for Europe and Syria. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-25). Global Economic Depression: U.K. "Sharpest Economic Contraction" Since 1709. European Economies in Straightjacket. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-25). Legal Agreement Requires U.S. to Re-Examine Harms to Whales From Pacific Offshore Oil Drilling. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-25). America's Recipe for Systemic Disintegration. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-25). European Central Bank (ECB) Says Cash 'Not Fit' for Digital Economy, Dismisses CBDC Privacy Concerns. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-25). On Government Invasions of Private Property. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-25). Woodstock '99: Feeling the Heat. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-25). The Legacy of Resistance to the Prison Industrial Complex. Nehanda Abiodun Enters the Struggle. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-25). China Drought Causes Yangtze to Dry Up, Sparking Shortage of Hydropower. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-25). Europe Facing Its Worst Drought for 500 Years: Study. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-25). Reality Is Not What It Seems And That Might Just Save the Climate. popularresistance.org Anti-science rhetoric and special interests have pushed us to the edge of climate chaos. But just as quantum physics disrupted our view of matter and energy, quantum social change disrupts our beliefs about what's possible, how fast, and by whom. | As the world gasped in wonder at the first images of our infant universe from the James Webb Space Telescope last month, we were reminded that human beings are still capable of acts that elevate us all and advance our collective potential. | "[When] my grandchildren … look up at a star, point to it and say 'there's life!' — that's going to be a moment more prof…
(2022-08-25). Cancel All The Student Debt Now. popularresistance.org President Biden announced today that his administration was taking two actions with regards to the student debt crisis affecting tens of millions of people in the United States. The administration pushed back the deadline for the resumption of student loan payments until the end of the year, and up to $10,000 of student debt will be forgiven for those making less than $125,000 a year (or $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients). | The cancellation of student debt — which now totals over $1.7 trillion — has been a longstanding demand of the mass movements of the past decade. The popularity of this demand and…
(2022-08-25). Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Is a Drop in the Bucket. scheerpost.com 
A desperate statement spray-painted on a wall. [ By India Walton and Sam Rosenthal | As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden was hardly bullish on student debt cancellation. He was cajoled by progressives and his presidential primary opponents into adopting a more forceful student debt cancellation stance, one which ultimately helped win him the support of young voters. | Now, after a series of tepid moves, President Biden's grand statement in the student debt saga has arrived. To put it mildly, it's not very inspiring. Over t…
(2022-08-25). Opinion: Black Children Need Black Teachers Who Are Prepared To Stand In The Political Climate. moguldom.com One of the greatest decisions I ever made in life was to become an educator. Becoming that which I never had during my K-12 experiences—a Black male teacher—has provided me the greatest professional joy. It is because I have the pleasure to teach African people history in a way that is antithetical to how they …
(2022-08-25). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Airline pay strikes continue to sweep Europe in Spain, Romania, Germany, Portugal; civil servants, firefighters and teachers in one-day national walkout in Kosovo; rolling strikes by Dutch railway workers over conditions and cost of living begin; 2,700 teachers walk out in Norway over pay and staff shortage; waste and recycling workers' stoppages sweep Scotland as rubbish piles up in streets; Qatar government deports migrant workers after arresting them for protesting non-payment of wages; National one-day stoppage in South Africa against plunging living standards; | One striker shot dead and three hospitalised b…
(2022-08-25). Why $10,000 in Student Debt Relief Is Not Enough. commondreams.org Joe Biden, and Democrats in Congress, should cancel student debt, all of it. But even that is only the beginning of what must be done to make higher education accessible for all.
(2022-08-25). KVHS 90.5FM Under Threat of Closure by MDUSD. indybay.org Concord's local radio station, KVHS 90.5FM (The Edge) is under treat of closure by the Mount Diablo Unified School District. This radio station is part of local history, having been established in 1964 by Clayton Valley High vice principal Bob Daugherty. A MDUSD staff report claims the station has no education value, and is too expensive to maintain. The station community, and local listeners want to keep their station – which is known as "the voice of the valley".
(2022-08-25). City leaders gather for World Water Week. america.cgtn.com City planners, researchers and activists from around the globe have gathered for World Water Week in Stockholm.
(2022-08-25). U.S. midterms and the top voting issues. america.cgtn.com With fewer than three months until the U.S. midterm elections, the economy remains one of the key issues facing Democratic and Republican voters. That finding comes in a national survey released this week by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center. In addition, researchers say that following the Supreme Court's …
(2022-08-25). China eases visa rules for international students. ecns.cn China has eased border entry restrictions for international students and business travelers starting on Wednesday as part of broader steps to facilitate greater cross-border travel and exchanges more than two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-08-25). As teachers continue strike in Columbus, Ohio, UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman visits picket lines. wsws.org The Biden administration, concerned the walkout in Columbus could spark a wider movement of educators, has intervened with a federal mediator in an effort to crush the strike before teachers can win their demands.
(2022-08-25). West Should End Its Support to Kiev to Escape Devastating Consequences — Military Expert Douglas Macgregor. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-25). Monkeypox cases double in the week since Los Angeles schools opened. wsws.org On the first day of the school year, ,000 LAUSD students failed to attend classes. A majority of parents and students are doubtless concerned about walking onto school sites which–for all intents and purposes–have been converted into human petri dishes.
(2022-08-24). Iran Can Supply Europe With Energy If Sanctions Are Lifted But Cannot Fully Replace Russia. southfront.org 
An Iranian crude oil supertanker anchored off Singapore. IMAGE: REUTERSTrade routes make Iranian energy alternative an unfeasible option. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | As Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanani Chafi said, Tehran can partially make up for the shortfall in the world energy market caused by the crisis surrounding the conflict in Ukraine. The fuel-energy crisis concerns Europe first, especially with countries that have rejected Russian oil and…