(2023-04-05). Xi stresses Party theoretic study drive to enhance cohesion and pool strengths. ecns.cn A meeting on the education campaign about the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era was held on Monday in Beijing. President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), attended the meeting and made an important speech.
(2023-04-05). China plans to restructure disciplines, majors at universities. ecns.cn China will adjust the composition of about 20 percent of the disciplines and majors at its higher education institutions, replacing outdated disciplines with new ones that keep abreast with new technologies, emerging sectors and new business modes.
(2023-04-04). Pinellas County teachers' union rallies against right-wing attacks on public education. fightbacknews.org St. Petersburg, FL – The Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association and Pinellas Educational Support Professionals Association rallied dozens of their members, members of the community, and other supportive groups on Saturday, April 1, in response to a slew of right-wing attacks on public education in the state. | The teachers and support staff aimed the message at legislators. They demanded relief from staffing shortages, raised awareness of the impact of these attacks on their working conditions and students' learning conditions, and pushed back against the attempt to gut their union. | The rally began at the Sai…
(2023-04-04). The Right Wing Is Waging a Dirty War Against History and Education. truthout.org At the core of all authoritarian regimes is a politics of disappearance: a practice of elimination that targets the oppositional press, revolutionary ideas, perceived enemies, migrants, people of color, women and trans people, troubling knowledge and historical memories that threaten the existing racist capitalist order. In the contemporary U.S., this authoritarian politics of disappearance… |
(2023-04-05). Xi stresses Party theoretic study drive to enhance cohesion and pool strengths. ecns.cn A meeting on the education campaign about the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era was held on Monday in Beijing. President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), attended the meeting and made an important speech.
(2023-04-05). China plans to restructure disciplines, majors at universities. ecns.cn China will adjust the composition of about 20 percent of the disciplines and majors at its higher education institutions, replacing outdated disciplines with new ones that keep abreast with new technologies, emerging sectors and new business modes.
(2023-04-04). Pinellas County teachers' union rallies against right-wing attacks on public education. fightbacknews.org St. Petersburg, FL – The Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association and Pinellas Educational Support Professionals Association rallied dozens of their members, members of the community, and other supportive groups on Saturday, April 1, in response to a slew of right-wing attacks on public education in the state. | The teachers and support staff aimed the message at legislators. They demanded relief from staffing shortages, raised awareness of the impact of these attacks on their working conditions and students' learning conditions, and pushed back against the attempt to gut their union. | The rally began at the Sai…
(2023-04-04). The Right Wing Is Waging a Dirty War Against History and Education. truthout.org At the core of all authoritarian regimes is a politics of disappearance: a practice of elimination that targets the oppositional press, revolutionary ideas, perceived enemies, migrants, people of color, women and trans people, troubling knowledge and historical memories that threaten the existing racist capitalist order. In the contemporary U.S., this authoritarian politics of disappearance… |
(2023-04-04). Blockbuster exposé confirms H.G. Wells' truism that "human history" is "a race between education and catastrophe."Ôøº. nationofchange.org Gayle Greene's "Immeasurable Outcomes" presents an impassioned manifesto to revive quality, democratic education that redeems college teaching and re-seeds enlightened, disaster-averting voters.
(2023-04-04). Vote 'No' on the SEIU Los Angeles contract! Education workers must build their own rank-and-file committees to take the struggle into their own hands! wsws.org That this deal has even been brought to a vote is a betrayal of the strike by 65,000 education which shut down the Los Angeles Unified School District for three days.
(2023-04-04). Mindfulness Training and Exercise and Cognitive Function in Older Adults. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent study reported that, compared with health education, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and exercise (alone or in combination) did not improve cognitive function in older adults with self-reported cognitive concerns. These findings, in our opinion, can be explained by a number of methodological limitations.
(2023-04-05). China's Tibet discovers earliest cave tomb built 3,000 yrs ago. ecns.cn The cemetery site is indicative of diverse cultures and exchanges and connections between different areas in the hinterland of Tibet at that time, said Tashi Tsering, a researcher with the regional institute of cultural relics protection.
(2023-04-05). Tax policies to boost market confidence. ecns.cn Foreign enterprises are expected to expand funding into research and development in China as the country strengthens its support to innovation with long-term preferential tax policy arrangements, they said.
(2023-04-05). 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…
(2023-04-05). $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…
(2023-04-05). 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…
(2023-04-05). 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…
(2023-04-05). 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…
(2023-04-04). Lavrov Debunked Western Propaganda Warning About Russia's "Dependence" on China. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). The U.N. Is Coming for Your Water. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). The So Far Non-Existent Russian Vulkan Leaks. Craig Murray. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Turning Tides: The US Congress and Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Northern Hemisphere sees decreasing aerosol optical depth: research. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have studied the long-term global distribution of Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) that has great significance on air pollution control, forest fire prevention and climate research.
(2023-04-04). "God's Wars" : "Looking into the Silence to Find the Answers" globalresearch.ca Beneath the "shock and awe" geopolitics of the Bush- Blair "humanitarian crusade", Felicity Arbuthnot reflects on the indescribable barbarity of the 2004 Fallujah massacre, resulting in countless deaths and destruction. | And it has happened ever since. They are killing our …
(2023-04-04). Passover: Time to Bring Freedom, Equality to Israel's Palestinians. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Selected Articles: Xi-Putin Summit: Strategy Meeting for the Coming East-West War? globalresearch.ca 
By The Xi-Putin Summit (March 22-24) was a strategic summit of two "non-western" super powers. The outcome of the summit will have far-reaching …
(2023-04-04). 'NY Times' Won't Explain Why Palestinians Aren't Joining the Big Anti-Netanyahu Demonstrations in Israel. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). "Fake News" Stories Curated by the Deep State: Government Spin Doctors Control the News Cycle. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). UN Human Rights Council Condemns 'Illegal' Sanctions. venezuelanalysis.com Ana Gabriela Salazar, research coordinator at SURES, told Venezuelanalysis that sanctions "clearly contravene the principles of political independence and non-intervention."
(2023-04-04). 'Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict'—book bridges divide between Marxists and Christians. peoplesworld.org 
Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict provides an important refocusing and reprioritizing of earlier Scriptural studies as seen through the lens of historical materialist analysis. Although containing little original research, authors James Crossley and Robert J. Myles have painstakingly examined many of the mainstream interpretations of the life, teachings, and execution of Jesus. They have …
(2023-04-04). Playing "Fool's Mate" on the Grand Eurasian Chessboard. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Silence As Ukraine/Israel Continue To Kill Abroad, Vinyl Chloride In Woman's Urine & The MAGA Trap. 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 (4//23/23). 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
(2023-04-04). The Rise of Inequality and Cronyism in Western Nations. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Israel on Fire: A Legal Slippery Slope to National Disintegration. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Whistleblower Case Dismissed by Judge. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Covering (Up) Antiwar Protest in US Media. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Executive Order Lays Foundation for Lab-Created Foods. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Martin Luther King, April 4, 1967: "This Madness Must Cease". The U.S. is "The Greatest Purveyor of Violence in the World Today." globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Was There a U.S. Nuclear Weapons Accident at a Dutch Air Base? globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Executive Order 12333: "Prohibition on Assassination": What Do the Iranian People Think? U.S. Government Ordered Assassination of General Qassem Soleimani. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare and 30-Day Mortality in Patients With AMI—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply As noted by Dr Roehm, Medicare Advantage health plans principally are paid via capitation payments that are adjusted for the health status of the enrolled population. A large body of research suggests that this payment system has created strong incentives for Medicare Advantage health plans to improve their coding of diagnoses in order to increase their payments. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) estimated that Medicare Advantage risk scores in 2021 were more than 10% higher than scores for similar beneficiaries in traditional Medicare . To achieve these scores, Medicare Advantage plans r…
(2023-04-04). Le Campagne Militari Us/Nato Dal 1991 Ad Oggi. globalresearch.ca Tutti gli articoli di Global Research possono essere letti in 51 lingue attivando il pulsante Traduci sito web sotto il nome dell'autore. | Per ricevere la newsletter quotidiana di Global Research (articoli selezionati), fare Fare clic sul pulsante …
(2023-04-04). Trump's Legal 'Super Tuesday' Will Start One of the Most Bizarre Presidential Elections in History. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). The Banking Crisis Gets Worse! $1.7 Trillion in Unrealized Losses Loom as U.S. Banks Rapidly Bleed Deposits. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Psychotronic and Electromagnetic Weapons: Remote Control of the Human Nervous System. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | This incisive article by Mojmir Babajek predicted more than 10 years ago, what is happening today, namely the development of informational weapons and the remote control of the human brain. | It …
(2023-04-04). The Coming Doom Loop: Near Insolvency of US banks. The Economy is Falling into a "Debt Trap" globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Environmental Modification Techniques (ENMOD) and the Turkey-Syria Earthquake: An Expert Investigation is Required. globalresearch.ca The media categorized the initial earthquake (February 6, 2023) "as the most powerful in the region in at least a century". That is an understatement. In regards to Southern Anatolia, it is the largest earthquake in more than seven centuries.
(2023-04-04). American Recurring Banking and Financial Crises: The Historical and Regulatory Context. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). The RESTRICT Act Restricts More Than TikTok. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). Introducing the Republican 'Billionaires Pay Zero Tax' Act. inequality.org
(2023-04-04). Trump's Team Blasts His Lawyer as 'Dumb' 'Loudmouth'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-04). FIFA Footballers who 'Died Suddenly' in the year following COVID Vaccine roll-out was 300% higher than the previous 12-Year Average. expose-news.com Extensive research has revealed that deaths of professional football/soccer players due to cardiovascular issues doubled every three months in 2021, with the number of footballers who 'died suddenly' in December 2021 equalling …
(2023-04-05). A social and medical examination of Long COVID as a "mass disabling event": Part 2. wsws.org This review will document what is known about the science and impacts of Long COVID, the lessons that should have been drawn from previous post-viral illnesses and the refusal of world capitalism to address this massive and ongoing social catastrophe.
(2023-04-04). Return capsule of Shenzhou-14 spacecraft displayed in Xiamen. ecns.cn People view the return capsule of Shenzhou-14 manned spaceship displayed during a space science themed exhibition at the Chengyi Discovery Center in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, April 3, 2023.
(2023-04-04). Emissions From Offshore Drilling in Gulf of Mexico Are Double Official Estimates. truthout.org Offshore oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico are releasing far higher quantities of a potent greenhouse gas than regulators have estimated, according to a new study published Monday. The analysis reveals that the climate change impact of these activities is more than double what official estimates suggest. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences… |
(2023-04-04). A social and medical examination of Long COVID as a "mass disabling event": Part 1. wsws.org This review will document what is known about the science and impacts of Long COVID, the lessons that should have been drawn from previous post-viral illnesses, and the refusal of world capitalism to address this massive and ongoing social catastrophe.
(2023-04-04). Addressing the Long-term Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint discusses a consensus report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) that reviews the impact of COVID-19 on the health and well-being of children and families and what needs to be done to attenuate longer-term negative effects.
(2023-04-04). Heterogeneous Treatment Effects of Therapeutic-Dose Heparin in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19. jamanetwork.com This exploratory study of a multiplatform randomized trial investigating the effects of therapeutic-dose heparin in early-pandemic hospitalized COVID-19 patients describes findings from 3 statistical approaches to detecting differences of treatment effect in clinically relevant patient subgroups.
(2023-04-05). Bead obsession grows among Chinese students. ecns.cn A string of beads made of various materials has become a favorite toy among some elementary Chinese school students.
(2023-04-05). University of Michigan graduate student strike continues after judge denies injunction. wsws.org This denial of a preliminary injunction is by no means a victory for the striking graduate students, who should place no faith in the bourgeois legal system.
(2023-04-04). New Orleans March Condemns Anti-LGBTQ Bills. popularresistance.org New Orleans, Louisiana – On Friday, March 31, hundreds marched from Washington Square Park to Jackson Square to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility. The marchers also gathered in response to nine anti-LGBTQ bills being considered by the Louisiana legislature. These bills reflect a growing crisis of targeted attacks against LGBTQ youth. | The Deadname bill, HB 81, would mandate that public school teachers misgender trans students and use their birth names. Students could appeal for their real names and pronouns to be used with a parental note, but staff would still be allowed to ignore that appeal based on "religiou…
(2023-04-04). Students picket to demand abortion clinics on all U of MN campuses. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — Bright yellow picket signs stood tall by University Avenue at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, as students and campus community gathered to protest outside the Donhowe building at the University of Minnesota to demand immediate action from administration to expand abortion access on campus. The action was organized by the UMN chapter of Students for a Democratic Society and co-hosted by the Minnesota Abortion Action Committee. Students chanted "Hey Gabel, what do you say? Protect abortion rights today!" calling on University President Joan Gabel to act on their demands to defend women's and re…
(2023-04-04). U of Washington students rally in support of Farm Workers. fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA – On Friday, March 31, Students for Farm Workers led a demonstration of more than 150 people starting from the steps of the Suzzallo Library in the middle of University of Washington-Seattle campus to the Husky Union Building. | Students for Farm Workers, SSFW, is a support group for United Farm Workers, fighting to stop the University of Washington from selling and serving mushrooms from Greenwood Mushrooms Farms in both grocery stores and dining halls. The farm, originally Ostrom Mushroom Farm, has been sued by the state for mistreatment of workers. Workers at the farm are fighting to unionize under…
(2023-04-04). Duke University's Ploy To Ban Graduate Student Unions. popularresistance.org At colleges and universities across the country, a heated battle is playing out right now over workers' right to organize and have a say over how the institutions they keep afloat with their labor are run. From graduate student-worker unionization efforts and strikes at Temple University, the University of California, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern University, Northeastern University, the University of Chicago, and Indiana University, to faculty strikes (and near-strikes) at the University of Illinois at Chicago, The New School, Howard University, etc., to workers across the higher ed sector str…
(2023-04-04). Headlines for April 4, 2023. democracynow.org Donald Trump Prepares to Surrender to New York Court to Face 34 Felony Counts, Philippines Announces Locations of Four New U.S. Military Bases, Syria Says 2 Civilians Killed in Israeli Missile Attacks on Damascus , Jailed U.S. Journalist Evan Gershkovich Appeals Arrest on Spying Charges in Russia , 11 Arrested at Pro-Choice Protest as Florida Senate Approves Six-Week Abortion Ban, Nashville Students Walk Out of Classes to Demand Gun Controls, Tennessee GOP Moves to Expel 3 House Democrats Who Joined Peaceful Anti-Gun Protests, Virginia Medical Examiner: Irvo Otieno Died by Homicide Due to Asphyxiation , Justice D…
(2023-04-04). NYU drops bogus charges against graduate student worker. electronicintifada.net Naye Idriss, who was charged with vandalism and bigotry for writing on binned Israeli mail bag, is rehired with back pay.
(2023-04-05). Thursday 4/6: Debunking the Parents Bill of Rights Teach-in. indybay.org Online teach-in…
(2023-04-04). Commentary: For Black Chicagoans, the mayoral election is about community control of the police. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Two factors have made public safety a lynchpin issue in the upcoming mayoral election between Brandon Johnson, former teacher supported by the Chicago Teacher's Union, and Paul Vallas, former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, backed by the Fraternal Order of the Police (FOP). First is the rise in the crime rate in the city in recent years. The second, and principal, reason is the law-and-order backlash that followed the historic protests of the George Floyd Rebellion. | Groups like the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR) are fighting to make sure that the city's supposed c…
(2023-04-04). Commentary: Why Brandon is better for the people. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On April 4, Chicago faces its most crucial mayoral election since Harold Washington ran in 1983. Brandon Johnson, Cook County commissioner, union organizer, and former public school teacher, won enough votes in the February 28 primary to move into the runoff election against Paul Vallas, an administrator with a record of privatizing school systems in Chicago, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Bridgeport. Unions, community organizations and other progressive groups have formed a coalition behind Brandon Johnson to ensure better working, living and organizing conditions for the next four years. | The mass…
(2023-04-04). Juan González on Chicago Mayoral Race: Can a Progressive, Multiracial Coalition Win? democracynow.org 
Chicago residents are voting Tuesday in a mayoral runoff election that has been dominated by issues of public safety, with the two leading candidates coming from different ends of the Democratic Party's political spectrum. Brandon Johnson is an organizer with the Chicago Teachers Union and backed by progressive forces in the city, and Paul Vallas is the former head of Chicago Public Schools who is endorsed by the police union. Democracy Now! co-host Juan González, who lives in Chicago, gives his analysis of the race and why it holds national implications. "It raises the question of 'Can a progress…
(2023-04-04). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Teachers in Bolivia are continuing strikes and protests over begun last month while 5,500 machinists at Spirit AeroSystems in Witchita have voted by a 99.9 percent margin to authorize strike.