(2023-03-31). The Illegal Migration Bill and the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol: The return of the Charter of Fundamental Rights. ukhumanrightsblog.com Anurag Deb and Colin Murray This is not a post about the conflict between the provisions of the Illegal Migration Bill and the European Convention on Human Rights (an issue which has already attracted a considerable amount of critical academic commentary — see here and here). Instead, it is a post about the Bill's potential …
(2023-04-01). [Perspectives] Annabel Sowemimo: countering inequities in health care. thelancet.com Annabel Sowemimo is a community sexual and reproductive health (CSRH) registrar in Leicester, UK, working at the Haymarket Health clinic and Leicester Royal Infirmary and Leicester General Hospital. She was born in London to a father who came to England from Nigeria as a medical graduate hoping to become a surgeon, and a mother Sowemimo describes as "an advocate for people", who was a special educational needs teacher and had been raised in 1960s' London in a family of working-class Nigerian migrants.
(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Geography education to help understand discrimination in climate change and health. thelancet.com Thilagawathi A Deivanayagam and colleagues1 have highlighted that the effects of climate change are not equally distributed around the world, creating discrimination related to climate change and health. The authors mentioned briefly that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recognises education as one way to address this issue.2 However, the problem is so large and multidimensional that it should be answered with cross-disciplinary solutions. The effects of climate change vary across countries and regions due to differences in geography, history, and economic development.
(2023-03-31). In Video: Meet New Minister of Education of Ukraine Nazi Oksen Listovoy. southfront.org
(2023-03-31). Educational Methods Encouraging Critical Thinking Versus Covert Methods of Inducing Obedience to "Authority" globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). "Stop the Absurd Debate": Parkland Father Calls for Nationwide Education Strike to Demand Gun Reform. democracynow.org 
In the wake of the mass shooting at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday Republicans "want to see all the facts" before proposing any new gun legislation. Just last week, Manuel Oliver, father of one of 17 people killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was arrested in the Republican-controlled House after he and his wife Patricia spoke out during a subcommittee hearing on the Second Amendment. He joins us to call for a national education strike to push for action on the U.S. gun…
(2023-03-31). The defeat of a school voucher program reveals the truth within the 'school choice' debate. nationofchange.org The momentum for education savings accounts is increasing across the country, and public education advocates say they will endanger neighborhood schools.
(2023-04-01). RFK, Jr. : Airline Safety Is 'Not a Partisan Issue,' FAA Must Investigate Spike in Pilot Health Emergencies. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). Mask Study: "Makes little or no Difference" in COVID-19 Transmission" globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). Dr. Rosalie Bertell: Zero Tolerance for the Destructive Power of War. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). Uranium Dossier. "Yugoslav Scenario" globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). The U.S.'s 'Democratic' Model for Dictatorships. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). Modern Iran's Advanced Information and Communication Technology. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). [Perspectives] Equity for women in science: the role of gatekeepers. thelancet.com A new book by Cassidy Sugimoto and Vincent Larivière, Equity for Women in Science: Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Advancement, is aptly timed given concerns about the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic damaged women's productivity, visibility, and recognition within the research—publishing ecosystem. Equality within systems of knowledge production is not only right, as this book shows, denying such equality is also harmful.
(2023-04-01). U.S. "Not Ready for War" Against Both Russia and China. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…
(2023-04-01). $41 million federal grant to help Mayo Clinic, collaborators advance multiethnic Alzheimer's research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alzheimer's disease affects people of all ethnic groups. Armed with $41 million in new federal funding, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from 13 other institutions around the country are pursuing three multiethnic projects to identify targets for treatment. Alzheimer's disease robs victims of their memories and families of quality time with their loved ones. Deaths from Alzheimer's more than doubled from 2000 to 2019, and the number of people living with the…
(2023-04-01). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating colon cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A family member recently was diagnosed with colon cancer. After researching potential treatment options, I came across intraoperative radiation therapy. What is the difference between this and normal radiation? Is radiation a standard treatment option, or are there other approaches? ANSWER: Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the U.S., with more than 100,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Over a lifetime, it is estimated that 1 in 23 men and…
(2023-04-01). Women in science: Q&A with Martha Grogan, M.D. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Martha Grogan March is Women's History Month and an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women in science and research. Women make up just 33% of the world's researchers, according to the United Nations. That's changing according to Felicity Enders, Ph.D., director of the Office of Research Equity, Inclusion and Diversity. As is their role in the field. Today, there are "more women not only entering the field but also moving into leadership," she says. Among them…
(2023-04-01). Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy, research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who have multiple tumors in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumors can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue, according to research led by the Alliance in Clinical Trials in Oncology and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Patients would receive breast-conserving therapy: a lumpectomy followed by whole-breast radiation therapy, rather than mastectomy. The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Watch: Dr. Judy…
(2023-04-01). Expertos en derechos humanos piden la retirada de un informe sesgado de la ONU sobre Nicaragua. globalizacion.ca 
Alfred de Zayas, ex Experto Independiente de la ONU sobre el Orden Internacional, se unió a otros especialistas en derechos humanos para condenar un informe de "experto" sobre Nicaragua publicado el 2 de marzo por ser poco profesional, parcial, incompleto…
(2023-04-01). Parental Authority for Covid Vaccination of Young Children: Ontario Law Case. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Intersectional inequities in academia. thelancet.com Gender equality in academia still faces enduring challenges globally, with under-representation of women in leadership and decision-making positions. However, most universities and research institutions actively implement gender equality plans and undertake activities aimed at increasing it. Despite this remarkable progress, intersectionality lags behind. This term, first coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, corresponds to the "lens through which you can see where power comes and collides, where it interlocks and intersects".
(2023-04-01). China's Historical Destiny Is To Stand With The Third World. popularresistance.org On 20 March 2023, China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's President Vladimir Putin spent over four hours in private conversation. According to official statements after the meeting, the two leaders talked about the increasing economic and strategic partnership between China and Russia — including building the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline — and the Chinese peace initiative for the war in Ukraine. Putin said that 'many of the provisions of the peace plan put forward by China are consonant with Russian approaches and can be taken as the basis for a peaceful settlement when the West and Kiev are ready fo…
(2023-04-01). Preview release of ChatGPT shows potential of artificial intelligence. wsws.org ChatGPT, released as a free prototype by the research laboratory OpenAI last November, is a powerful artificial intelligence technology with socially transformative potential that is being used under capitalism to eliminate jobs, increase exploitation and automate warfare.
(2023-03-31). Jamaal Bowman and Bernie Sanders Urge the Biden State Department to Investigate Israeli Use of US Weapons. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). These Electric Vehicles Need Their Batteries Replaced Most Often. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). New Analysis Shows How the CDC Spread False Information That Exaggerated the Severity of COVID-19. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Hope Is Alive: Dutch Farmer-Citizen Movement Wins Historic Electoral Victory. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Report: Most UK Schools Now Pushing Gender Ideology. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Critics Warn of 'a Dragnet of Surveillance' as U.S. Pushes Ahead with Plans for More 'Smart' Cities. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Does America Have a Future? globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Hundreds of French Citizens Suffer Cardiac Events After Bivalent Boosters. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). History: 50 Years of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). (W.E. Talk) Will Lehman Moment stage again for the U.S.?>. ecns.cn Is this a new Lehman moment that stages again for the U.S.? Will there be another round of financial crisis? Will the whole world bear the consequences? | In the latest W.E. Talk, Josef Gregory Mahoney, professor of Politics and International Relations at East China Normal University, and Qu Qiang, fellow researcher at Beijing Foreign Studies University were invited to share their observations.
(2023-03-31). NSFC, Gates Foundation launch joint fund to improve vaccine regulatory science. ecns.cn NSFC) and Gates Foundation on Thursday announced a joint program, soliciting research proposals for new regulatory science systems, tools and methodologies to advance vaccine development and innovation in China.
(2023-03-31). The European Union's Digital Trade Rules: Undermining European Policy to Rein in Big Tech. scheerpost.com 
By Deborah James / Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Executive Summary This report shows how Big Tech companies are working to constrain the ability of EU democratic bodies to regulate their activities in the public interest through "trade" agreements, which are binding and permanent. Digitalization is the defining economic transformation of our time. …
(2023-03-31). This Month's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca 
(2023-03-31). Selected Articles: Hundreds of French Citizens Suffer Cardiac Events After Bivalent Boosters. globalresearch.ca 
By I have served on or chaired two dozen data safety monitoring boards for randomized trials of novel experimental drugs or devices. I …
(2023-03-31). Roaming portrait exhibition celebrates staff and patients in healthcare research. imperial.ac.uk Imperial College Academic Health Science has launched a roving photography-led exhibition of patients and researchers involved in healthcare research.
(2023-03-31). History of US-NATO Military Campaigns (1991-2023). globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Coronavirus: Toxic Drugs, No Liability for Pharma. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Israel's Crisis Is About Who Gets to Play Tyrant: The Generals or Religious Thugs. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). 'Noah's Wounds Were Not Survivable': Parents Allow Detailed View of AR-15 Carnage. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Shifting World Order? How "Dangerous" Is the "Friendship" Between Putin and Xi? globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Iraq Twenty Years after "Shock and Awe": The Mysterious Death of David Kelly. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). The Fed Refuses Any Blame Including Its No Stress, Stress Test. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Human Rights Experts Call for Withdrawal of Biased UN Report on Nicaragua. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). EU Pushing the 'Criminalisation' of Physical Cash with New Anti-Money Laundering Law. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Ukraine's "Neo-Nazi Summer Camp". Military Training for Young Children, Para-military Recruits. globalresearch.ca The Azov battalion supported by its Western partners is not only involved in para-military operations in Donbass, it is also running a Summer Camp military training project for young children.
(2023-03-31). Video: China and the Geopolitical Chessboard. Undermining China's Strategic Alliance with Russia, The Taiwan Issue. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca First published on March 24, 2023 | Geopolitics: | US-NATO confrontation directed against the People's Republic of China consists in the militarization of the South China Sea as well as the reinforcement of U.S. military presence in East and South East Asia. …
(2023-03-31). 9/11 and the COVID-19 Hoax in the Transition to Governance by "Emergency Measures" globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). 2nd Amendment Attacked From Right After Trans Shooter, CDC Gets Sick At East Palestine & Kill Switch. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (3/28/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-03-31). The Cowboy Style of the International Criminal Court (I.C.C.) Irreversibly Crosses the "Redline of Legal Decency" globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). The Beginning of the End of Israel. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Joint Chief of Staff General Mark Milley: Fighting Both China and Russia Together Would be a 'Very, Very Difficult Thing'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Reviving regionalism in the age of US decline. peoplesdispatch.org A new dossier by the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research and Cuba's Center for International Policy Research examines the decline of the US-led "rules-based international order" in favor of a decided shift towards regionalism and internationalism…
(2023-03-31). Global Research Donation Drive. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | We publish pieces by a wide variety of contributors including journalists, scholars, political analysts, historians, ex-military and intelligence personnel, scientists, and environmental experts among others. The publications are not selected in the interest of pushing a specific narrative …
(2023-03-31). US Occupation Forces in Syria are not "Fighting Terrorism" globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). National Survey Finds Microplastics Pollution Around Britain's Coastline Up to 100 Times Worse Than Previously Recorded. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). The Sound of the New War Drum Goes Tik-Tok. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Deep-sea Mining Damage 'Irreversible'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Dangerous Crossroads: US to Withhold Nuclear Weapons Data From Russia as Last Treaty Collapses. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). China's efforts reduce carbon emission intensity in agriculture: report. ecns.cn The carbon emission intensity of major agricultural products in China is on a downward trend, according to a report released by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) on Friday.
(2023-04-01). Chinese telescope LAMOST reaches new milestone in spectral data. ecns.cn The Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) has become the world's first sky survey telescope to release more than 22 million spectra, said the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC).
(2023-03-31). Mexico Battles U.S. Government and 'Mr. Monsanto' to Protect Food Sovereignty. thelastamericanvagabond.com Despite legal threats from the U.S. government, Mexico's government plans to go forward with a partial ban on imports of genetically modified corn. On Wednesday Mexico's National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) hosted an online webinar laying out the science behind the nation's decision to ban imports of Genetically Modified corn. The webinar itself
(2023-03-31). China's non-manufacturing PMI up in March. ecns.cn The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector came in at 58.2 in March, up from 56.3 in February, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday.
(2023-03-31). China's manufacturing PMI down in March. ecns.cn The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector came in at 51.9 in March, down from 52.6 in February, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.
(2023-03-31). China's manufacturing sector expands for third straight month. ecns.cn China's manufacturing sector expanded for the third straight month in March while non-manufacturing activity grew at the fastest pace in recent years, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Friday.
(2023-04-01). Collectif Palestine Vaincra presents on Palestinian youth resistance and international solidarity in Toulouse. samidoun.net 
On Wednesday, 29 March, the Mirail Struggle Committee invited the Collectif Palestine Vaincra to lead a discussion and presentation at the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès in Toulouse, France about the resistance of Palestinian youth, historically and at present. This marks the third time that Palestine solidarity events have been organized as part of the student mobilization …
(2023-04-01). University of Michigan grad students remain defiant as university seeks injunction against strike. wsws.org The grad students and their supporters braved cold and rain on their third day on the picket line.
(2023-04-01). Protesting French students denounce trade union "mediation" with Macron. wsws.org Students demonstrated in Paris against Macron and his pension reform, and against the indifference of university administrations to neo-Nazi attacks targeting them.
(2023-04-01). Trans Day of Visibility Rally in San Jose. indybay.org March 31 is Trans Day of Visibility every year. This year the group "Queer Trans Youth Assemble" called for student walkouts and rallies nationwide. Dozens of locations across the US saw actions in solidarity. In San Jose, Silicon Valley Pride organized a rally with music, singalongs, speakers, and lots of youth power and creativity.
(2023-03-31). Chicago: Bernie joins Brandon for jobs, healthcare and justice. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On Thursday, March 30 Brandon Johnson and Bernie Sanders held a joint "Chicago for All of Us" rally at the Credit Union 1 Arena, drawing a crowd of more than 4000 supporters. The event comes after Sanders' endorsement of Johnson for the April 4 mayoral runoff election. The event included speeches from Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa; Representatives Jonathan Jackson and Delia Ramirez; president of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten; Martin Luther King III, and Senator Bernie Sanders. | The event brought together progressive activists, union members and students from the nearby Univers…
(2023-03-31). Massive Anti-Government Protests Sweep Greece. popularresistance.org On Feb. 28, 2023, two trains traveling along the same track collided in Greece, killing 57 people—many of them students in their teens and 20s returning home from university in Athens. The deaths of 11 workers in the crash sparked two 24-hour strikes from the railway unions, followed by demonstrations across the country that have lasted for weeks and mobilized tens of thousands of people. Workers blame the crash on a lack of properly functioning safety and communication systems, as well as severe understaffing and underfunding of the railways—all originating from "Troika" (EU, IMF, and ECB) structural…
(2023-03-31). Doctors in Croatia stand up for a better public health system. peoplesdispatch.org On March 18, thousands of physicians protested in Croatia's capital Zagreb, following years of misleading promises by the Ministry of Health. The doctors, supported by other health workers and patients, are asking for more investment in the public health system, better staffing policies, and responsible coordination of existing health resources. Urologist Mirjana Livojević and medical student Laura Mayer talk about the reasons behind the protest and the doctors' expectations.
(2023-03-31). Meet the Nashville ER Doctor Who Joined 1,000+ Protesters at Tennessee Capitol Demanding Gun Control. democracynow.org 
More than a thousand students rallied at the Tennessee state Capitol Thursday to demand gun control, just days after a mass shooting at a Nashville Christian elementary school where three adults and three 9-year-olds were killed. Republicans hold a supermajority in Tennessee's Legislature and have loosened gun restrictions. We speak with Dr. Katrina Green, an emergency physician in Nashville who has lost patients to gun violence and joined in Thursday's protest. "People are angry, and that's part of the reason I went down there, as well," says Green. "Tennessee has become a sta…
(2023-03-31). West Papuan student charged with treason. greenleft.org.au A West Papuan university student was charged with treason for raising the Morning Star flag and calling for a referendum on West Papian independence at a rally last November, reports Susan Price.
(2023-04-01). Legacy of a Palestinian Educator: Honoring Saniya Nusseibeh's Journey as a Teacher on Land Day. juancole.com 
Sanaiyeh's story: The unwavering pursuit of educating Palestinian girls. Written byŸÖÿØŸàŸÜÿ© ÿÆÿ≤ÿßÿ¶ŸÜ khazaaen Translated bySarah Khaled ÿ≥ÿßÿ±ÿ© ÿÆÿߟÑÿØ Translated byMariam A. Translation posted 30 March 2023 0: 34 GMT Read this post in ÿπÿ±ÿ®Ÿä Saniyeh wrote on this photo: At Schmidt College after before the Nakbah, I'm in 7th grade." Saniyeh Nusseibeh Collection, Khazaen Archive. U…
(2023-04-01). Thursday 4/6: Debunking the Parents Bill of Rights Teach-in. indybay.org Online teach-in…
(2023-03-31). Chicago Teachers Union slams Vallas's 'path of destruction'. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO—All through the heated and confrontational Chicago mayoral race, crime seems to have been the top topic in the Windy City, especially for one of the two finalists. The Chicago Teachers Union wants to remind everyone there's another big-ticket issue up for grabs in the April 4 general election: The city's schools. The election is …
(2023-03-31). Indicted: Trump Faces Criminal Charges in NY; Three Other Investigations into Ex-President Continue. democracynow.org 
In an unprecedented move, a Manhattan grand jury voted Thursday to indict former President Donald Trump for hush-money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign to hide an alleged affair, making Trump the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges. While the precise details of the charges are not yet known, the development culminates years of political, business and personal legal troubles for Trump, who still faces three other major investigations. We look at the charges in this case and others that Trump faces, with Ellen Yaroshefsky, who teaches legal ethic…
(2023-03-31). Chicago Teachers Union slams Vallas's "path of destruction" peoplesworld.org CHICAGO—All through the heated and confrontational Chicago mayoral race, crime seems to have been the top topic in the Windy City, especially for one of the two finalists. The Chicago Teachers Union wants to remind everyone there's another big-ticket issue up for grabs in the April 4 general election: The city's schools. The election is …