Daily Archives: November 22, 2022

2022-11-22: News Headlines

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-11-22). Imperial education team wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Prize. imperial.ac.uk The Department of Chemistry's 'Lab-In-a-Box' team has been named winners of the Society's Prize for Excellence in Higher Education.

____ (2022-11-22). Knife fish resources recover in China's Yangtze under fishing ban. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have found that the knife fish in the Yangtze River, once a sought-after delicacy and a species plagued by overfishing, is recovering thanks to a fishing ban.

____ (2022-11-22). Earliest flower bud fossil from 1.25 million years ago discovered in China. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have unveiled the earliest flower bud fossil from the Early Cretaceous (1.25 million years ago), which was found in the Yixian Formation of Lingyuan City, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, according to Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology on Monday.

____ (2022-11-22). Basic structure for Intl Lunar Research Station to be built by 2028: China lunar exploration chief designer. ecns.cn The basic structure for International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) will be built by around 2028 meaning it will be possible for Chinese astronauts to land on the moon within ten years.

____ (2022-11-22). China issues 10 science challenges in astronautics. ecns.cn Chinese space scientists and engineers published 10 science and technology challenges in the field of astronautics for 2022 at the ongoing China Space Conference held in Haikou, capital city of the southern island province of Hainan.

Fight Back (2022-11-22). University of Texas at Arlington students confront President Cowley, demand stop honoring segregationists. fightbacknews.org Arlington, TX – On October 31, the Progressive Student Union held a silent protest at the University of Texas at Arlington's presidential open forum and Q and A with newly inducted President Jennifer Cowley. The students arrived with signs in hand and with a large banner boldly stating "E.H. Hereford was a segregationist! UTA should not honor this!" The Progressive Student Union demands UTA rename the University Center, presently named the E.H. Hereford University Center; take down Herefords bust in the same building, and rename the neighboring Woolf Hall. | The two buildings are named in honor of former un…

WSWS (2022-11-22). Sri Lankan police brutally attack student protest demanding the release of political prisoners. wsws.org The fight against the repressive Wickremesinghe government is a political struggle against the capitalist system itself, which is in deep crisis.

____ (2022-11-22). China Life: Retired teacher helps illiterate adults via livestreaming. ecns.cn In the livestreaming channel of Yang Weiyun, no singing or dancing is performed nor are products sold. Yang teaches pinyin, reading and writing, something that has been most familiar to her for the past years. The difference is her students are mostly adults.

_____ (2022-11-22). BREAKING: takes action at the offices of fossil fuel enablers across London. popularresistance.org From 11am on Monday November 21st, Extinction Rebellion and other aligned groups took nonviolent action at thirteen sites across central London, targeting the offices of companies and organisations which have links to the fossil fuel industry. The groups sent a universal message that it's time to 'cut the ties' with fossil fuels. | Actions took place at BP, Hill+Knowlton Strategies, BAE Systems, Church House, Ineos, Eversheds Sutherland, Schlumberger, the International Maritime Organisation, the Institute of Economic Affairs, JP Morgan, Arch Insurance, the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan and the Department for Busi…

Berkeley, Beyond (2022-11-21). UC Workers Strike in Protest of Unfair Labor Practices. indybay.org November 16 marked the third day of protests by academic workers across the University of California system in the largest walkout in the history of US higher education. Their union, UAW2865, represents 48,000 graduate student instructors, postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers. Many faculty members are striking in solidarity.

Marjorie Cohn (2022-11-21). Biden's Student Debt Relief Program Is Now in the Hands of the Supreme Court. truthout.org More than 40 million lower-income people burdened with student loans are still waiting for clarity about how much they will owe and when their next payments will be due, as the Supreme Court decides if it will rule on whether to allow President Joe Biden's student debt relief program to proceed. | The loan forgiveness program, which Biden announced in August, is under attack from six Republican-controlled states, which sued Biden, his secretary of education and the Department of Education on September 29 in an attempt to block the program. A federal district judge ruled against the GOP-led states, but the 8th Cir…

Molly Esquivel (2022-11-21). The Stranglehold of Technology in the Classroom. progressive.org Has the proliferation of edtech caused us to forget the education part?

Steven Singer (2022-11-21). School Vouchers Are Great If You Want to Kill Quality Education and Expand Bigotry. commondreams.org Using taxpayer money to send your child to a private or parochial school has got nothing to do with getting a quality education.

WSWS (2022-11-21). Union representing 55,000 Ontario education workers calls off strike, endorses sellout agreement. wsws.org The union leadership was determined to prevent school support staff from walking off the job today, because they feared that the struggle could rapidly escape their control and become a direct political challenge to the Ford government and its agenda of capitalist austerity.

Stephen Sefton (2022-11-21). Nicaragua in Latin America — the Invisible and the Reality. orinocotribune.com By Stephen Sefton — Nov 17, 2022 | In Nicaragua, the population lives the daily reality of the country's revolutionary development, the democratization of the economy, the modernization of the health and education systems, the transformation of infrastructure and a dynamic reaffirmation of culture, identity and national dignity. However, overseas and in the region itself, these tremendous socio-economic victories are practically invisible. It is instructive to look at this reality more carefully. | In a recent interview, Treasury Minister Iván Acosta observed that Nicaragua is one of the countries that grew…

Morning Star (2022-11-21). Italian students protest neo-fascist government's discriminatory education plans. peoplesworld.org ROME—Thousands of Italian students declared Friday to be "No Meloni Day," rejecting the country's far-right government. Students from across Italy took to the streets to protest against new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's plans for education. The students claim that the policy ideas of the far-right leader and her Brothers of Italy Party will discriminate against …

Anamika Priyadarshini, Nabamallika Dehingia, Madhu Joshi, Devaki Singh, Shiney Chakraborty, Anita Raj (2022-11-21). [Articles] Spousal support and work performance during the COVID-19 pandemic among elected women representatives in rural Bihar, India: A cross-sectional, mixed-methods study. thelancet.com Our study highlights the importance of husband's help and support in strengthening EWRs outcomes at work in India, with help in domestic work being related to a relatively wider range of outcomes that are indicative of EWR's performance, compared to husband's help with EWR work. These findings emphasize the need for building male responsibility for domestic labour, to improve women's professional performance and outcomes. Our study has few key limitations such as lack of causal interpretations due to reliance on cross-sectional research design, potential for social desirability bias in self-reported data, and abs…

Andrew Korybko (2022-11-21). China's Stated Desire for Military Talks with the US Signals Its Interest in a "New Détente" globalresearch.ca

Andrew Korybko (2022-11-21). Lavrov Outlined the Priorities for Russian Regions' International Economic Outreaches. globalresearch.ca

B.N. Frank (2022-11-21). FAA Has Documented 100+ Incidents of Potential 5G Aviation Interference. globalresearch.ca

Chris Dickert (2022-11-21). Which Populations Feel Their Country Is on the Wrong Track? globalresearch.ca

Dee Knight (2022-11-21). Biden Travels East in Clouds of Mistrust. Joe Biden Meets Xi Jinping. "Not to Seek a New Cold War" globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2022-11-21). Ginger Sufferings: FIFA President Gianni Infantino's Sportswashing Performance. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Emanuel Garcia (2022-11-21). Video: New Zealand and the World: "No-jab, no-job policy kicked in and irretrievably changed our lives and our country" globalresearch.ca

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2022-11-21). The COVID Jabs' Mechanisms of Injury. "Innate Immune Suppression by SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccinations" globalresearch.ca

Dr. Suzanne Burdick (2022-11-21). Too Little Too Late? Pfizer, Moderna to Study Long-Term Risk of Myocarditis After COVID Vaccines. globalresearch.ca

Fight Back (2022-11-21). 48,000 academic workers on strike in California. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – Thousands of University of California students and workers are currently on strike across the state. In late October, the United Auto Workers union which represents 48,000 academic workers, called a strike authorization vote. In a historic vote, 98% of the 36,558 people who participated voted yes to strike. This is the largest academic workers' strike in the history of the country. | The United Auto Workers (UAW) represents four types of academic workers at UC: postdocs, academic researchers, student employees and student researchers, each represented by their own bargaining unit. Workers are fight…

Global Research News (2022-11-21). Selected Articles: Too Little Too Late? Pfizer, Moderna to Study Long-Term Risk of Myocarditis After COVID Vaccines. globalresearch.ca By Pfizer and Moderna are launching clinical trials to track long-term health issues foll…

Jeffrey A. Tucker (2022-11-21). They Will Lock You Down Again. globalresearch.ca

Jim Hoft (2022-11-21). College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario "Suggests": Unvaccinated Patients Are Mentally Ill and Should be Put on Psychiatric Medication. globalresearch.ca

Joshua Stylman (2022-11-21). CBDC: How COVID Became the Path to Global Financial Surveillance. globalresearch.ca

Michael Maharrey (2022-11-21). War on Cash: New York Fed Launches "Digital Dollar" Pilot Program. globalresearch.ca

Paul Joseph Watson (2022-11-21). Canadian Bank Launches Credit Card Linked to Carbon Emissions. globalresearch.ca

Peter Biles (2022-11-21). Science Journal Recognizes the Reality of COVID Censorship. globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2022-11-21). France Exposed — Exploitation of West and Central Africa Continues Way Beyond Colonial Times. globalresearch.ca

Robert Aro (2022-11-21). Fedcoin: It Starts with a Trial Run. globalresearch.ca

Sam Husseini (2022-11-21). Why Is AP Still Protecting the Source Behind Its False Russia-Bombed-Poland Story? globalresearch.ca

Shannon Kelleher (2022-11-21). Scientists Speak Out Against WHO Draft Guidelines for PFAS in Drinking Water. globalresearch.ca

Sikh for Truth (2022-11-21). Scotland's Government Is Rolling Out a 'Digital ID' Platform, to be Connected to Social Security, NHS Health Services and Experian Credit Scoring Company. globalresearch.ca

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2022-11-21). Armageddon in the Holy Land? Israel's Nuclear Weapons Program, Mordechai Vanunu, and the Coming War on Iran. globalresearch.ca

Vladimir Kozin (2022-11-21). New US B61-12 Nuclear Bombs Deployed in Europe: What Will Russia Do? "Much Worse than the Cold War" globalresearch.ca

Zero Hedge (2022-11-21). "This Is Unprecedented": Enron Liquidator Overseeing FTX Bankruptcy Speechless: "I Have Never Seen Anything Like This" globalresearch.ca

Scott Ritter (2022-11-21). The Polish Missile Incident Was a Close Brush with Nuclear Annihilation. globalresearch.ca

Jessica Corbett (2022-11-21). 225 Groups Urge Biden to Extend Student Loan Payment Pause During Court Fights. commondreams.org "We cannot allow these blatantly political lawsuits to throw millions of borrowers into financial catastrophe," argues a letter that also calls for ongoing legal action to ensure the relief plan can take effect.

Madeline Patenaude (2022-11-21). Tufts RAs say 'Now is the time to speak up and fight for what we want'. liberationnews.org On Nov. 14 Tufts undergraduate students rallied in support of ULTRA (United Labor of Tufts Resident Assistants), the Resident Assistants organizing to unionize. In the span of just two weeks, 85% of approximately 140 Tufts RA's signed onto union cards. Tufts RA's are demanding fair compensation, more clarity and say in their job responsibilities, and a voice in their working conditions. They requested voluntary recognition from Tufts on Nov. 9, which the University rejected on Nov. 16.

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-11-21). New technicians graduate from Imperial's apprenticeship scheme. imperial.ac.uk Imperial's Provost presented graduation certificates to the latest cohort of students completing Imperial's Technician Apprenticeship Scheme.

____ (2022-11-21). Confucius (c. 551 BC — 21 Nov 479 BC). transcend.org Confucius was an influential Chinese philosopher, teacher and political figure known for his popular aphorisms and for his models of social interaction. Confucianism is not an organized religion, but it does provide rules for thinking and living that focus on love for humanity, worship of ancestors, respect for elders, self-discipline and conformity to rituals. Confucius lived during a time of ideological crisis in China.

Clarissa Doutherd (2022-11-20). Op-Ed: Children Suffer When Policymakers Short-Change Early Childhood Education And Care. newsone.com Source: eli_asenova / Getty | I didn't set out to be an activist. I was a single mom studying at my local community college to be a certified public accountant. I was trying to better myself and uplift my family. I needed child care and quickly realized that adequate funding for providers and families was elusive. When I found myself unable to afford child care but I still had school and work responsibilities, I realized that not only did I need to raise my voice, but I needed to inspire other women to do the same. | In America, many people underestimate or do not see working mothers' struggle when it comes to ac…

Labor Video Project (2022-11-20). UAW UC Workers Statewide Strike For A Living Wage & Housing. indybay.org WorkWeek interviews Evan Wartel, a psychology graduate student at UC Davis and Tate LeBlack and PhD. student in developmental psychology at Riverside. They discuss the strike, the UAW and their support of unifying with other education and workers throughout California and the country.

Black Rose Anarchist Federation (2022-11-20). No COLA? No Contract! The Stakes and a Strategy for Success in the Historic University of California Strike. itsgoingdown.org Report on mass United Auto Workers (UAW) strike happening across the University of California system by militants in the Black Rose Anarchist Federation. On November 14th, over 48,000 teaching assistants, tutors, readers, associate instructors, other Academic Student Employees (ASEs), Graduate Student Researchers (GSRs), and postdoctoral employees across the University of California (UC) launched the largest…

Brandee Sanders (2022-11-20). Getty Research Institute Acquires Archive Of Renowned Artist Richard Hunt. newsone.com Source: Ann E. Zelle / Getty | Prolific sculptor Richard Hunt has used his artistry to celebrate the enduring legacies of influential Black trailblazers. The Hunt's work intertwines historic recollection and modern-day references that symbolize the diversity of experiences within the African diaspora. His pieces explore the concepts of tradition, identity, heritage, and mythology. He launched his art career in 19 . Upon graduating from the…

Carl Herman (2022-11-20). Remember MLK: Memphis, Tenn. Court Decision, U.S. "Government Agencies" Found Guilty in Martin Luther King's Assassination. globalresearch.ca After four weeks of testimony and over 70 witnesses in a civil trial in Memphis, Tennessee, twelve jurors reached a unanimous verdict on December 8, 1999 that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as a result of a conspiracy.

Dan Hanley (2022-11-20). Were the 9/11 Aircraft Electronically Hijacked and Remotely Controlled? globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2022-11-20). Deadly Games: The Labour Casualties of Qatar's FIFA World Cup. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Margaret Singer (2022-11-20). Coercive Mind Control and Brainwashing Tactics. globalresearch.ca

Eric Zuesse (2022-11-20). It Took 64 Years for the U.S. Government to Admit to Its 1953 Coup that Grabbed Iran. globalresearch.ca

Green Renaissance, Sovereign Rights Movement (2022-11-20). End Sanctions Against Nicaragua. globalresearch.ca

Julian Rose (2022-11-20). "Veritocracy": Casting a Mould for "Enlightened Governance"? globalresearch.ca

Kim Petersen (2022-11-20). Twitter Users: A Choice for Elon Musk: Principles or Profit? Losing Money or Loosing Face. globalresearch.ca

Kim Petersen (2022-11-20). Twitter Users: A Choice for Elon Musk: Principles or Profit? Losing Money or Losing Face. globalresearch.ca

Mike Whitney (2022-11-20). Euthanasia and the Pandemic: Were "the Elderly… Being Killed in Hospitals, Care Homes, and Hospices" During the Pandemic? globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-11-20). NATO-Exit under Art. 13: Dismantle NATO, Close Down 800 US Military Bases, Prosecute the War Criminals. globalresearch.ca Washington's unspoken hegemonic objective is Worldwide militarization and economic conquest. This imperial design is carried out through acts of war, military intervention, coups d'Etat, regime change, US sponsored insurgencies, cyber-warfare, economic sabotage and destabilization. "All options are on the table".

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-11-20). Video:. There is No "Alliance", There is "Military Occupation" of both Western and Eastern Europe. The Solution is "NATO-EXIT" globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on April 4, 2019 | 70 years ago NATO was born. In April 1949, The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) established what was designated as the doctrine of "Collective Security" under Art. 5 of the Washington …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-11-20). Video:. There is No "Alliance", There is Military Occupation of both Western and Eastern Europe. The Solution is "NATO-EXIT" globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on April 4, 2019 | 70 years ago NATO was born. In April 1949, The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) established what was designated as the doctrine of "Collective Security" under Art. 5 of the Washington …

Prof. Graeme MacQueen (2022-11-20). The "Inside Job" Hypothesis of the 9/11 Attacks: JFK, Fidel Castro and the American Left. globalresearch.ca Incisive and carefully documented analysis by Prof. Graeme MacQueen. | First published by Global Research on March 15, 2017 | . | . | On November 23, 1963, the day after John F. Kennedy's assassination, Fidel Castro gave a talk on Cuban …

Shane Quinn (2022-11-20). The US-China Power Struggle, Two Decades of CIA Interference in Tibet. globalresearch.ca Of relevance to the crisis in US-China relations, we bring to the attention of our readers this incisive historical analysis of CIA interference in Tibet by Shawn Quinn, first published in January 2020 | *** | America's position as the world's …

South Front (2022-11-20). Video: Ukraine's Undeclared War Against NATO. globalresearch.ca

Steven Sahiounie (2022-11-20). Istanbul Terror Attack May Prompt Turkish Invasion and Deportations. globalresearch.ca

William Markis (2022-11-20). Video: 90 Sudden or Unexpected Canadian Doctor Deaths: Dr. William Markis Interview. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-11-20). New School Adjuncts Strike For Higher Wages Amid Ongoing Labor Struggles. popularresistance.org New York City – On Wednesday morning, more than 1,300 adjunct faculty at The New School in New York City went on strike. They were joined in solidarity by hundreds of students, full-time faculty, and community supporters. The strike comes after five months of negotiations between the administration and part-time adjunct workers represented by the UAW whose demands include a meaningful increase in wages, no cuts to healthcare, and third-party mediation for harassment and discrimination in the workplace. | Students and workers walked the picket line holding signs with slogans like: "Where is my tuition going?" and…

Cinnamon Janzer (2022-11-20). Organizing for Debt Cancellation Can Be a Gateway to Systemic Change. commondreams.org The elimination of student debt is just the first step in mitigating the pervasive effects of racial capitalism.

Hendrik Sybrandy (2022-11-20). Youth activists try to make their voices heard at COP27. america.cgtn.com Among those with arguably the greatest stakes in the fight against global warming are young people. Students and young climate activists turned up in large numbers over the past two weeks in Sharm el-Sheikh for COP27.

Manlio Dinucci (2022-11-20). La Nuova Guerra Mondiale Dell'occidente. globalresearch.ca Si intensifica il bombardamento mediatico con le armi di distrazione di massa. Pochi giorni fa la Polonia annuncia di essere stata colpita da due missili russi, i grandi media diffondono la notizia, scatta l'allarme, Mosca comunica che è un falso …

Global Research News (2022-11-20). Invitación a conferencia: Impacto Económico Mundial de la Tiranía "Corona" desde 2020 — Peter Koenig. globalizacion.ca

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