(2023-05-05). North Carolina legislature poised to establish three-year high school option, vastly expand privatization of public education. wsws.org A North Carolina Senate committee recently approved a bill that will require districts to provide for a three-year option to graduate high school and funnels over a billion dollars into private schools.
(2023-05-04). Nationwide Demonstrations Denounce Restrictions On Teaching, Book Bans. popularresistance.org Teach-ins at university campuses, community book drives, read-alouds of banned books on social media, and rallies in front of the College Board headquarters in both New York and Washington, D.C. | These were among the activities taking place across the country on Wednesday as part of the Freedom to Learn national day of action spearheaded by the African American Policy Forum, which has been critical of state laws restricting how teachers can discuss race in the classroom. The forum is led by Kimberlé Crenshaw, a law professor and civil rights scholar at Columbia University Law School.
(2023-05-04). Victorian NTEU members stop work for better pay, working conditions. greenleft.org.au More than 600 Victorian National Tertiary Education Union members crammed into Victorian Trades Hall for their first stop-work meeting in a decade, as part of their fight for better conditions and fair pay. Mary Merkenich reports.
(2023-05-05). North Carolina legislature poised to establish three-year high school option, vastly expand privatization of public education. wsws.org A North Carolina Senate committee recently approved a bill that will require districts to provide for a three-year option to graduate high school and funnels over a billion dollars into private schools.
(2023-05-04). Nationwide Demonstrations Denounce Restrictions On Teaching, Book Bans. popularresistance.org Teach-ins at university campuses, community book drives, read-alouds of banned books on social media, and rallies in front of the College Board headquarters in both New York and Washington, D.C. | These were among the activities taking place across the country on Wednesday as part of the Freedom to Learn national day of action spearheaded by the African American Policy Forum, which has been critical of state laws restricting how teachers can discuss race in the classroom. The forum is led by Kimberlé Crenshaw, a law professor and civil rights scholar at Columbia University Law School.
(2023-05-04). Victorian NTEU members stop work for better pay, working conditions. greenleft.org.au More than 600 Victorian National Tertiary Education Union members crammed into Victorian Trades Hall for their first stop-work meeting in a decade, as part of their fight for better conditions and fair pay. Mary Merkenich reports.
(2023-05-04). UK higher education institutions respond to University and College Union marking boycott with escalated attacks on workers. wsws.org An April 20 tweet by Dr. Kait Clark, a cognitive neuroscientist and senior lecturer, confirmed that fully 22 institutions said they would dock 100 percent of staff pay. Another 24 universities threated to slash between 20 and 80 percent of pay.
(2023-05-04). Los Angeles: Boyle Heights rallies for International Workers Day. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — For the eighth year in a row, Centro Community Service Organization (CSO) held their May Day march and rally in Boyle Heights. Over 50 people gathered to commemorate International Workers Day and to uplift the demands of legalization for all the undocumented, protecting public education, and community control of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. The event was emceed by David Pulido of Orange County CSO and Juliana Castellón of Centro CSO. | Sol Marquez, member of Centro CSO and Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), kicked off the rally with the demand for socialism and self-deter…
(2023-05-04). U.N. Warns Afghan Humanitarian Crisis Still Urgent as Taliban Expands Crackdown on Women's Rights. democracynow.org 
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned this week that Afghanistan continues to face the largest humanitarian crisis in the world today, with a two-day summit in Doha ending without formal recognition of the Taliban government that has ruled the country since August 2021. Since their return to power, the Taliban have cracked down on women's rights, including restricting access to education and banning women from working with international aid groups. Poverty has skyrocketed in Afghanistan as years of conflict, corruption and international sanctions have battered the economy. We speak with F…
(2023-05-04). Oakland teachers fight for higher pay, community schools. workers.org 
Teacher protest at the recent school board meeting, April 26, 2023. Oakland, California The Oakland Education Association represents around 3,000 teachers in the Oakland Unified School District. Its 50-member bargaining committee has been trying to get OUSD to respond to its demands for higher salaries, smaller class size, equity and . . . |
(2023-05-04). 1 Million Sanitary Packs Delivered to Schools in New Zealand. telesurenglish.net According to Education Minister Jan Tinetti, the New Zealand government has sustained its initiative of providing complimentary period products to schools this year. As part of this effort, more than 1 million period product packages have been distributed to educational institutions nationwide. | Related: | "Some students don't come to school during their period because they don't have access to or can't afford…
(2023-05-06). Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Chamberlain JM, Kapur J, Shinnar S, et al. Efficacy of levetiracetam, fosphenytoin, and valproate for established status epilepticus by age group (ESETT): a double-blind, responsive-adaptive, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2020; 395: 1217—24—For this Article, Angela Lumba-Brown's name has been corrected in the list of Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network investigators and in the appendix. This correction has been made to the online version as of May 4, 2023.
(2023-05-05). Last Month's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca 
(2023-05-05). Selected Articles: Dangerous Crossroads: Pending U.S. Congressional Resolution on War Against Russia. globalresearch.ca 
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(2023-05-05). Rudolf Steiner's Threefold Social Order. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). Scandal in Tasmania: The Edifice Sports Complex Runs Amok. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). The Day JFK Warned Us About the Globalists' "Monolithic and Ruthless Conspiracy" and Their Censorship Regime. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). From the History of International Relations (IR): War, National Interest, and the League of Nations. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). Was the Tucker "Take Down" a Deep-State Hit? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). The Kerala Story: When Cinema Becomes the Tool to Spread Hate. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-05-05). Ten Strategies to Stop a War in the Asia-Pacific. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-05-05). Tourist who fed giant panda with corncob banned from visiting for life in Chengdu. ecns.cn A tourist has been banned from visiting giant pandas for life in Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, southwest China's Sichuan Province, after she tried to feed a giant panda there with a corncob, according to a statement issued by the panda breeding WeChat account Panda Valley on Thursday.
(2023-05-05). Genetic sequencing to help select better potato variety. ecns.cn Genetic research conducted by a group of researchers has shed light on crucial genome fragments in potato crops whose mutations are likely to cause unwanted progenies in hybrid breeding programs.
(2023-05-05). Consumer Health: Recognizing the signs of irritable bowel syndrome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is IBS Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. Research suggests that about 12% of people in the U.S. have irritable bowel syndrome, and it's more common among women than men and in people younger than 50, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic condition that affects the large intestine. Even though the digestive…
(2023-05-05). People with severe obesity and a genetic pathway variant have increased risk of hypertension, Mayo Clinic research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Obesity and its associated cardiometabolic issues are a major health concern in the U.S. and internationally. According to a study published in 2017, 12% of the world's adult population was affected by obesity in 2016, double the percentage from 30 years earlier. With obesity comes an increasing risk of cardiovascular disease, including stroke, congestive heart failure and myocardial infarction. Fortunately, obesity is a multifactorial disease that results from an energy balance dysregulation…
(2023-05-05). Chinese researchers reveal evidence of liquid water on Mars for 1st time. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have revealed for the first time evidence of liquid water on Mars formed from frost or snowfall, based on data collected from the country's Mars rover Zhurong.
(2023-05-04). How Can Moderna's Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Jab be Approvable? 200 Side Effects (10 Severe) for each RSV Infection it Stopped. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-04). More Troubled Banks in America. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-04). Dimitri Shostakovich and His Leningrad Symphony Are Persona Non Grata to Americans. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-04). Can the U.S. Adjust Sensibly to a Multipolar World? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-04). Top Polish General Says 'Situation Does Not Look Good' for Kiev. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-04). Turbo Cancer: Brain Cancer (Glioblastoma) in Young People on the Rise. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-04). Club of Rome "Limits to Growth" Author Promotes Genocide of 86% of the World's Population. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-04). Providing Syria with the Means to Reconstruct and Recover. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-04). Whither Ukraine's Counteroffensive? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-04). Toxic Chemicals Are Pouring Out of Consumer Products — Here Are the Most Dangerous. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-04). Russia's Military Performance Doesn't Match the Propaganda. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-04). Ukrainian Attack on Kremlin Is a Criminal Provocation. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-04). Drone Attack on Kremlin May Further Escalate Conflict with Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-04). The Mayotte Island Crisis: Putrid Leftover of France's Imperialist and Colonialist Scrooge? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-04). CIA May be Regarded Around World as a Rogue Elephant, But Operatives Can Still Churn Out Books that Make Themselves Look Like Heroes. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-04). Russian and African Media Practitioners: Promoting Russia-Africa Relations. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-04). Sandu And EU Conspiring To Sanction Moldova's Opposition. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageThe EU supports Moldova's dictatorial policies against the opposition and citizens alike. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The European Union, at the request of Moldovan authorities, have developed a mechanism for introducing sanctions against people who allegedly destabilise the situation in Moldova and threaten its sovereignty. This initiative is obviously directed against the political opponents of Moldovan President Maia Sandu, who wants to keep her…
(2023-05-04). You Are Reading This Thanks to Semiconductors. scheerpost.com 
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research On 7 October 2022, the United States government implemented export controls in an effort to hinder the development of China's semiconductor industry. An expert on the subject told the Financial Times, 'The whole point of the policy is to kneecap China's AI [Artificial Intelligence] and HPC [High Performance Computing] efforts'. The …
(2023-05-04). New Research Upends the Notion That Significant Wage Hikes Are Job Killers. truthout.org A working paper unveiled this week by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley shows that large minimum wage increases can have positive effects on both earnings and employment, countering the notion pushed by corporate lobbying groups that significant wage hikes are job killers. Examining nearly 50 large U.S. counties in California and New York whose wage floors reached $15 or higher… |
(2023-05-04). An interview with Harvard anthropology Professor John Comaroff—Part two. wsws.org We spoke recently to South African-born John Comaroff, the Hugh K. Foster Professor of African and African-American Studies and of Anthropology, and Oppenheimer Research Fellow in African Studies, Harvard University. This is the second of two parts.
(2023-05-04). Scrapping Charles Darwin: Hindutva's Anti-Scientific Maladies. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-04). Dangerous Crossroads: Pending U.S. Congressional Resolution on War Against Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-04). Selected Articles: The Kremlin Under Drone Attack, Failed Attempt to Assassinate President Putin? globalresearch.ca 
By The drone attack directed against the Kremlin (allegedly) with a view to killing President Putin is no trivial matter.
(2023-05-04). "Rescuing Philosophy from Academic Irrelevance": Images of the Present Time (2023) by Alain Badiou. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-04). "Automated Apartheid": How Israel Uses Facial Recognition to Track Palestinians & Control Movement. democracynow.org 
A new report by Amnesty International documents how the Israeli government is using an experimental facial recognition system to track Palestinians and control their movements. The findings are part of "Automated Apartheid," which reveals an ever-growing surveillance network of cameras in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron and in East Jerusalem — two places in the Occupied Territories where Israeli settlements are expanding within Palestinian areas. "Surveillance has been ramping up as illegal settler activity has also been ramping up," says Amnesty researcher Matt Mahmoudi, who a…
(2023-05-04). Syria Takes Steady Steps on the Diplomatic Stage. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-04). Inflation chews up US worker pay, top CEOs got 7.7 percent surge. plenglish.com Washington, May 4 (Prensa Latina) As domestic inflation chews up American workers' wages, top CEOs posted a 7.7% raise in income last year, research revealed Thursday.
(2023-05-05). Science Saturday: COVID-19 — the pandemic that's forever changed laboratory testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Like many people throughout the world, Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., remembers exactly where he was and what he was doing when COVID-19 was classified as a pandemic. "Those first few months of the pandemic will be forever ingrained in my memory," he says. For Dr. Binnicker, director of Mayo Clinic's Clinical Virology Laboratory, two important dates stand out above the rest. "One was Feb. 17, 2020, when Dr. (William) Morice and I were talking about whether the department should…
(2023-05-05). Cuba takes part in international initiative against zoonotic diseases. plenglish.com Havana, May 5 (Prensa Latina) Cuba participated in the international initiative Prezode (Preventing the Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases), an innovative international experience focused on preventing the risks of the emergence of zoonotic infectious diseases, launched in 2021, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA) reported.
(2023-05-04). Have victims of covid "vaccines" become a new source of organ donors? expose-news.com Jacinda Ardern's government had an emotional response to the crisis and a mistaken understanding of science, which led to multiple vaccine-induced deaths. Have these victims become a new source of organ donors …
(2023-05-06). Correspondence] Surgical site infections: does one glove fit all? thelancet.com We congratulate the ChEETAh trial group on a well performed, highly relevant trial.1 However, we do not entirely agree with their conclusion. For power calculations, a 4% absolute difference in surgical site infections (SSIs) was considered minimally clinically important. Although highly statistically significant, the clinical relevance of the observed 2 ∑8% absolute reduction in SSIs is unclear. The number needed to treat (NNT) to avoid one SSI is 36, which might not justify the intervention. Most incisional SSIs are superficial2 and easily treated with bedside drainage, causing minimal morbidity.
(2023-05-04). Unwarranted Influence, Twenty-First-Century-Style. tomdispatch.com The military-industrial complex (MIC) that President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned Americans about more than 60 years ago is still alive and well. In fact, it's consuming many more tax dollars and feeding far larger weapons producers than when Ike raised the alarm about the "unwarranted influence" it wielded in his 1961 farewell address to the nation. The statistics are stunning. This year's proposed budget for the Pentagon and nuclear weapons work at the Department of Energy is $886 billion — more than twice as much, adjusted for inflation, as at the time of Eisenhower's speech. The Pentagon now consumes mor…
(2023-05-05). China's modernization wows int'l students. ecns.cn International students in China said they are impressed by the country's rapid development and the Chinese path to modernization, which is based on common prosperity for all, cultural advancement, harmony between people and nature, and peaceful development.
(2023-05-04). TX School Cancels Theater Trip After Parents Complain About "Cross-Gender" Roles. truthout.org A school district in Texas has canceled a field trip to a play because some of the actors perform multiple roles, including characters who don't align with their gender. Elementary school students in the Spring Branch Independent School District were set to take a field trip to Houston's Main Street Theater to watch the play "James and the Giant Peach," based on the 1961 Roald Dahl book of the… |
(2023-05-04). Are Businesses Dying Already From ChatGPT? Chegg Shares Collapse 40% After Disclosing Impact From AI Bots. moguldom.com 
Chegg, a publicly traded company that provides homework assistance and online tutoring, lost almost half its share price Tuesday after the company said that artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT is hurting its growth. Based in Silicon Valley, Chegg sells subscriptions for academic services that help students with writing, math assignments and studying. ChatGPT, a chatbot tool …
(2023-05-04). Report: Central Legal Case Against Student Debt Relief Is "Fundamentally False" truthout.org An argument at the very center of Republican attorney generals' Supreme Court case against President Joe Biden's student debt cancellation analysis is based on a "fundamentally false" assertion, according to a new and apparent first-of-its-kind analysis released this week. The central theory of standing for Biden v. Nebraska — the case brought by six Republican state attorneys general… |
(2023-05-04). AFT President Randi Weingarten defends push to reopen schools during pandemic. wsws.org Testifying before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten defended her record of forcing millions of teachers and students back into unsafe classrooms during the pandemic.
(2023-05-04). India: Army Called in to Control Violence in Manipur. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, authorities in India's northeastern state of Manipur deployed the army and paramilitary forces to control the situation as violence hit the state. | RELATED: | The violence broke out in the state on Wednesday during a tribal protest demonstration over the inclusion of non-tribal Meiteis community for a Scheduled Tribe status. | The call for protest was given by the All Tribal Student Union Manipur (ATSUM), which held a march in Torbun…
(2023-05-05). Tuesday 5/9: Realizing American Democracy: Climate Justice & Voting Rights. indybay.org Online teach-in…
(2023-05-05). Mariupol Rebuilds Itself… smoothiex12.blogspot.com all on the eve of Day of Victory…But those who never heard of Shaman… They don't teach this in Ivy League degree mills… They wouldn't understand this anyway–they don't have faculties, they are too primitive.
(2023-05-05). 3,000 Oakland, California teachers begin strike. wsws.org Teachers are fighting against extreme understaffing, dilapidated facilities and grossly inadequate pay.
(2023-05-04). Weingarten refutes GOP charges of teacher union control of pandemic policy. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —Steady and calm under a barrage of hostile Republican propaganda, Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten refuted right-wing charges of undue union influence on pandemic policy on whether, when, how and if schools should have opened at the height of the coronavirus plague. Given the chance to refute their unproven charges that AFT in general …
(2023-05-04). Tampa rallies against union-busting bill on International Workers Day. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On Sunday April 30, 40 people protested outside the Hillsborough School Employees Federation union hall against the recent passage of union-busting legislation aimed at public sector workers and to mark International Workers Day. | The week before, the Florida House passed HB 1445, which will create a requirement for public-sector unions to have a membership rate of 60%. After Governor Rob DeSantis signs the bill into law, public sector unions have one year to meet this requirement or be decertified. Several of the groups represented were public-sector unions including the Hillsborough County Teachers…