(2023-04-15). Famous Bilingual Program Is Failing And Teachers May Strike. popularresistance.org Twenty years ago, the small school district of Woodburn piloted Oregon's first K-12 district-wide dual-language program. It became a model for schools nationwide. | Yet while the district continues to proudly present itself as bilingual, in reality this program—along with the rest of the system—is failing. | Last week the Woodburn Education Association voted to authorize a potential strike, as teachers fight for better pay and caps on class sizes. So did the neighboring Silver Falls Education Association. | "We see the most issues with the dual-language program," said Misha Pfliger, a WEA rep and high…
(2023-04-15). Listening to the Chronicle of Higher Ed. dissidentvoice.org 
Note: I am not attacking people personally, or their right to opinions. However, I have been in this rodeo since 1983, academia, with the deans, chairs, provosts, VPs and presidents, and plethora of others, who hands down (not all) got it wrong about the value of and reason for education, K12 and higher ed. This …
(2023-04-15). Picture The Future: The Shift. popularresistance.org If you are interested in learning about permaculture, about green energy, about ecology and the environment, the range of courses out there can be a little overwhelming. From the flexible, free and online variety to the two or three year long, in-person degree courses offered by many institutes of higher education. For example, the BA (Hons) Sustainable Futures: Arts, Ecology and Systems Change degree at the Black Mountains college in Wales. | In 2010, two women, Sarah Pugh and Laura Corfield co-founded Shift Bristol, fired up by the idea that what people needed in order to make that shift — to a more susta…
(2023-04-15). Paraguay's Indigenous Communities Demand More Rights Ahead of Elections. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra García — Apr 10, 2023 | On April 30, Paraguay will go to the polls to elect the country's new president in a process marked by a lack of debate and the absence of urgent proposals such as free access to education, and more rights for the indigenous peoples, such as their right to land. | Little is expected to change in Paraguay with this election. The ruling right-wing Colorado Party's candidate is former Finance Minister Santiago Peña, who is in a close race with opposition coalition candidate Efraín Alegre of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA) whose program is not much different from P…
(2023-04-14). Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry workers file cards to unionize. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO —Another month and another leading Chicago cultural institution—the Museum of Science and Industry—saw workers file to unionize with the State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31. Their April 12 announcement accompanied a letter with 54 signatures. AFSCME wants to cover 140 guest operations, guest experiences and education workers. If workers at the museum, …
(2023-04-14). The Legalization for All Network's border delegation learns from students. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — On April 5, the final day of the Legalization for All Network's border delegation, activists spent the morning listening to testimonies from seven immigrant students from the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex. The students — all Guatemalan youth who've lived in the United States for less than a year — explained the conditions in Central America that pushed them to leave home, their experiences while detained by ICE, and the struggles of having to work to support their families. | The encuentro was hosted by SALEF, the Salvadoran American Leadership and Educational Fund, an orga…
(2023-04-15). Famous Bilingual Program Is Failing And Teachers May Strike. popularresistance.org Twenty years ago, the small school district of Woodburn piloted Oregon's first K-12 district-wide dual-language program. It became a model for schools nationwide. | Yet while the district continues to proudly present itself as bilingual, in reality this program—along with the rest of the system—is failing. | Last week the Woodburn Education Association voted to authorize a potential strike, as teachers fight for better pay and caps on class sizes. So did the neighboring Silver Falls Education Association. | "We see the most issues with the dual-language program," said Misha Pfliger, a WEA rep and high…
(2023-04-15). Listening to the Chronicle of Higher Ed. dissidentvoice.org Note: I am not attacking people personally, or their right to opinions. However, I have been in this rodeo since 1983, academia, with the deans, chairs, provosts, VPs and presidents, and plethora of others, who hands down (not all) got it wrong about the value of and reason for education, K12 and higher ed. This …
(2023-04-15). Picture The Future: The Shift. popularresistance.org If you are interested in learning about permaculture, about green energy, about ecology and the environment, the range of courses out there can be a little overwhelming. From the flexible, free and online variety to the two or three year long, in-person degree courses offered by many institutes of higher education. For example, the BA (Hons) Sustainable Futures: Arts, Ecology and Systems Change degree at the Black Mountains college in Wales. | In 2010, two women, Sarah Pugh and Laura Corfield co-founded Shift Bristol, fired up by the idea that what people needed in order to make that shift — to a more susta…
(2023-04-15). Paraguay's Indigenous Communities Demand More Rights Ahead of Elections. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra García — Apr 10, 2023 | On April 30, Paraguay will go to the polls to elect the country's new president in a process marked by a lack of debate and the absence of urgent proposals such as free access to education, and more rights for the indigenous peoples, such as their right to land. | Little is expected to change in Paraguay with this election. The ruling right-wing Colorado Party's candidate is former Finance Minister Santiago Peña, who is in a close race with opposition coalition candidate Efraín Alegre of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA) whose program is not much different from P…
(2023-04-14). Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry workers file cards to unionize. peoplesworld.org CHICAGO —Another month and another leading Chicago cultural institution—the Museum of Science and Industry—saw workers file to unionize with the State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31. Their April 12 announcement accompanied a letter with 54 signatures. AFSCME wants to cover 140 guest operations, guest experiences and education workers. If workers at the museum, …
(2023-04-14). The Legalization for All Network's border delegation learns from students. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — On April 5, the final day of the Legalization for All Network's border delegation, activists spent the morning listening to testimonies from seven immigrant students from the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex. The students — all Guatemalan youth who've lived in the United States for less than a year — explained the conditions in Central America that pushed them to leave home, their experiences while detained by ICE, and the struggles of having to work to support their families. | The encuentro was hosted by SALEF, the Salvadoran American Leadership and Educational Fund, an orga…
(2023-04-15). African American Tennessee Lawmakers Reinstated to State House by Local Authorities. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). In Video: Iran's Revolutionary Guard Tests New Top-Attack Anti-Tank Guided Missile. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Tasnim News Agency. | The Ground Forces of the Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force had successfully tested a new anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) with a top-attack capability dubbed "Sadid-365", the Tasnim News Agency reported on April 15. | Head of the Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization of the IRGC Ground Forces, General Ali Kouhestani, told the semi-official news agency that the new optically-guided mi…
(2023-04-15). Russian Penicillin System Uncovered Ukrainian Artillery Positions On Krasny Liman Front. southfront.org 
The complex of artillery reconnaissance 'Penicillin'. © Research Institute 'Vector' | The Russian military's Battlegroup Center troops have successfully used the Penicillin coustic-thermal artillery-reconnaissance system to locate artillery positions of Kiev forces on the Krasny Liman front, spokesman for the battlegroup Alexander Savchuk told The Penicillin was developed by Russia's Ruselectronics to detect and locate artillery…
(2023-04-15). IMF Is Forcing Some Of Hardest-Hit Countries To Pay Unnecessary Fees. popularresistance.org Washington, DC — The International Monetary Fund is requiring that some of its most heavily indebted borrowers pay billions in unnecessary and counterproductive fees, new research from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) shows. The new issue brief, "The Growing Burden of IMF Surcharges: An Updated Estimate," by Francisco Amsler and Michael Galant, finds that the IMF will charge over $2 billion per year in surcharges through 2025, even as IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warns that "poverty and hunger could further increase," and as the Fund notes that some 15 percent of countries ar…
(2023-04-15). How the BBC Lost Its Way on COVID. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). History: The Federal Reserve Cartel: Freemasons and The House of Rothschild. globalresearch.ca Outstanding historical analysis of relevance to an understanding of the so-called "Deep State" and today's global financial establishment. | First published on June 8, 2011 | *** | In 1789 Alexander Hamilton became the first Treasury Secretary of the United States. Hamilton was …
(2023-04-15). øQué dicen los rusos sobre la filtración de la inteligencia estadounidense? globalizacion.ca 
Los rusos se interesaron de inmediato en el escándalo de la filtración de inteligencia en los EE. UU. porque muchos de los documentos tratan sobre la preparación de sus propias fuerzas militares y las ucranianas para el tan esperado "contraataque"…
(2023-04-15). ‚ÄûDie Menschheit muss sich die Ergebnisse der psychologischen Forschung zu eigen machen, um ein menschenwàºrdiges Leben zu schaffen." globalresearch.ca Alle Artikel von Global Research kà∂nnen in 51 Sprachen gelesen werden, indem Sie die Schaltflà§che Website àºbersetzen unterhalb des Namens des Autors aktivieren. | Um den tà§glichen Newsletter von Global Research (ausgewà§hlte Artikel) zu erhalten, Klicken Sie …
(2023-04-15). "Humanity Must Adopt the Results of Psychological Research in Order to Create a Life Worthy of Human Beings." globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). I met the Florida governor years ago. My 14 Years Detention at Guantanamo. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). Jabs Caused 300,000 Excess Deaths and $147 Billion in Damage to Economy in 2022. dissidentvoice.org 
In the U.S., COVID-19 vaccines injured 6.6 million people, disabled 1.36 million people, caused more than 300,000 excess deaths, and cost the economy an estimated $147 billion in damage — in 2022 alone — according to a new analysis by Humanity Projects, a wing of Portugal-based research firm Phinance Technologies. Read the full article here. …
(2023-04-15). Science Saturday: A big step forward, bringing DNA sequencing data to routine patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In 2020, the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine set out to create a library of genomic sequencing data of 100,000 consented Mayo Clinic participants by the end of 2024 to advance research and improve patient care. The genomic sequencing study is a year ahead of the plan — reaching over 71,000 participants. "This is one of the largest population health studies of its kind," says ‚ÄØKonstantinos Lazaridis, M.D., the Carlson and Nelson Endowed Executive Director for Mayo Clinic's…
(2023-04-15). Gateway to Nowhere. The One World Order Privatization of Amazonia. Greed for Power and Money. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). Biggest Lie in World History: There Never Was A Pandemic. The Data Base is Flawed. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Fake science was supportive of this devastating agenda. The lies were sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. The historic March 11, 2020 lockdown triggered economic and social chaos Worldwide. It was an act of "economic warfare": a war against humanity.
(2023-04-15). Beware the Agents of Chaos. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). [Comment] Offline: How to fail well in global health. thelancet.com I am an expert in how to destroy global health initiatives. It is a peculiar fact that I have been an intimate witness to the demise of three promising organisations that sought to advance health in low-income settings—the Global Forum for Health Research, the Health Metrics Network, and the independent Expert Review Group on Information and Accountability for Women's and Children's Health (iERG). All three died from multiple causes. With such a dismal record, it was no surprise when the incoming Director of one global health organisation made clear, not entirely jokingly, that he would never consider me fo…
(2023-04-15). Mass Murder: Our Wounded Humanity. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). Policing the Elite's Technocracy: How Do We Resist This Effectively? globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). Much Lying From The International Monetary Fund. popularresistance.org Remarkably, during her visit to Ghana in late March 2023, US Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the US Treasury Department's Office of Technical Assistance will 'deploy a full-time resident advisor in 2023 to Accra to assist the Ministry of Finance in developing and executing medium- to long-term reforms needed to improve debt sustainability and support a competitive, dynamic government debt market'. Ghana certainly faces significant challenges in this arena, with its external debt standing at $36 billion and its debt to Gross Domestic Product ratio hovering over 100 percent.
(2023-04-15). The Bombing of Nord Stream — This Act of War Against Europe Requires Congressional Investigation: Dennis Kucinich. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-14). US Ignorance: The Geopolitics of India-China Relations and Delhi's "Balancing Act" in the New Cold War. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-14). Announcing the Observatory. independentmediainstitute.org We're pleased to announce the launch of the Observatory—a free encyclopedia and guide resource for everyday life and the issues of our times. It holds the work of a wide range of journalists, experts, historians, and research organizations. We hope to become a handy trusted resource to educate you on specific issues and questions, and also …
(2023-04-14). Pentagon "Leak" Theatrics Continue as US Finds Scapegoat. FBI Arrests "Alleged Perpetrator" globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-14). The Dark Origins of the Davos Great Reset. globalresearch.ca Klaus Schwab is little more than a slick PR agent for a global technocratic agenda, a corporatist unity of corporate power with government, including the UN, an agenda whose origins go back to the beginning of the 1970s, and even earlier.
(2023-04-14). The Unmasking of the "Pentagon Leak" that Won't Go Away. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-14). Por qué los medios no quieren saber la verdad sobre las explosiones de Nord Stream. globalizacion.ca 
Nadie, excepto los ingenuos terminales, debería sorprenderse de que los servicios de seguridad mientan, y que es casi seguro que cubrirán sus huellas cuando lleven a cabo operaciones que violen el derecho nacional o internacional o que serían rechazadas casi…
(2023-04-14). 'Bombshell' 1989 Shell Memo Features In New Court Filing. popularresistance.org In October 1989, Shell researchers wrote a confidential report warning that climate-fuelled migration could swamp borders in the United States, Soviet Union, Europe, and Australia. "Conflict would abound," the document said. "Civilisation could prove a fragile thing." | A group of climate disinformation researchers and nonprofits filed the brief on April 7 in support of a 2020 lawsuit brought by the District of Columbia, part of a wave of litigation by at least 20 U.S. states and cities seeking to hold the oil industry to account for climate damages. | The 50-page brief cites academic studies and media reports to…
(2023-04-14). Black Radical News in 2023: Mumia's Fate, African Colonialism, and the Zone of Peace in the Americas. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-14). Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC): The Weaponization of Money? WHO's Health Tyranny: Towards a Totalitarian World Government? No Way! globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-14). The Covid "Killer Vaccine". People Are Dying All Over the World. It's A Criminal Undertaking. globalresearch.ca First published on November 26, 2022 | *** | We are being accused of "spreading disinformation" regarding the Covid-19 vaccine. | The Reuters and AP media "trackers" and "fact checkers" will be out to smear the testimonies of parents who have lost their …
(2023-04-14). Video: The Merger of the E.U. and NATO: An Economic Dagger Aimed at the Heart of Russia? globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-14). The Privatization of War: U.S. Defense Contractors Plan Trip to Taiwan. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-14). Trading with the Enemy. Seymour Hersh. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-14). America's Children Are Facing Unprecedented Epidemics! 54% of US Youth Are Chronically Ill. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-14). Republicans Rally Behind the Stupidest Possible War. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-14). What Are the Russians Saying About the Intelligence Leak in the USA? globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-14). Young Pilot Phil Thomas Died Suddenly. At Least Three Pilot Deaths, Seven Pilot Incapacitations in Past Month. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-14). The Cobalt-Lithium Gold Rush and the East Palestine Disaster. Hazardous Materials, A Litany of Anomalies. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-14). Selected Articles: How Finland "Fell in Love" with NATO. Helsinki Sold Its Independence for Money. globalresearch.ca 
By Finland was not "suddenly" interested in NATO. Finland spent decades building its military to be compatible with …
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(2023-04-14). Los republicanos se unen detrás de la guerra más estúpida posible. globalizacion.ca El "presidente de la paz" vuelve a hacerlo: | Ahora que es candidato, Trump está reviviendo sus instintos agresivos hacia los capos de la droga. Ya prometió desplegar fuerzas especiales de EE. UU. para enfrentarse a los cárteles de la droga,…
(2023-04-14). Disgrace of the "Democratic Left": Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Does not Want to "Offend the Neocons" globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-14). Video: The Controversial Leaked Documents, What's the Truth? Judge Napolitano with Former CIA Officer Larry Johnson. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-14). How Finland "Fell in Love" with NATO. Helsinki Sold Its Independence for Money. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-14). Video: Ukraine War. Russian Forces Deployed to Conquer Bakhmut. Fighting is Ongoing. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-14). Russia's Gasoline Exports Jump as African Buyers Replace Europe. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-14). Key role seen for Guangdong. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has called on Guangdong province to lead the nation in comprehensively deepening reform, expanding high-level opening-up, bolstering self-reliance in science and technology and building a modern industry system.
(2023-04-14). China locomotive of world economic growth, says economist. ecns.cn China is the "locomotive of world economic growth" due to its remarkable progress in science, technology, innovation, and export capacity, an Angolan economist has said.
(2023-04-15). French youth denounce union bureaucracies' "mediation" with Macron. wsws.org WSWS reporters interviewed students in Paris and Amiens about the fight against Macron's pension reform.
(2023-04-15). DSA leaders of U-M grad students' strike promote top UAW sellouts Shawn Fain and Bob King. wsws.org The outbreak of the campus strikes in New Jersey and Illinois threatens to break through the isolation imposed by the AFT bureaucracy and its local enforcers on the strike by U-M grad student instructors. This makes all the more sinister the promotion by the GEO leadership at U-M, dominated by the DSA, of the phony "reform" wing of the United Auto Workers bureaucracy headed by newly installed UAW president Shawn Fain.
(2023-04-15). Suburban New Orleans school district to close six schools. wsws.org Against popular opposition from students, parents and teachers, the local school board in Jefferson Parish is moving forward with plans to close six schools at the end of this semester.
(2023-04-14). AOC, The Fraud Squad, Military Recruiters And US Imperialism. popularresistance.org On Monday March 20th 2023, U.S. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and Adriano Espaillat co-hosted a "Student Services Fair" at Renaissance High School for Musical Theater and the Arts in the Bronx. As the official flier indicates, there was a large military presence . Alarmed that the two U.S. politicians, especially one who is a self-described "democratic socialist" and affiliate of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), were hosting this career fair, the Bronx Anti-War Coalition organized a counter-recruitment protest. | The official flier for the event listed seven representatives that would…
(2023-04-15). [Perspectives] A search for salvation. thelancet.com Daniele Mencarelli's semi-autobiographical second novel Everything Calls for Salvation follows the involuntary hospitalisation of a 20-year-old eponymous Daniele in 1994, his week of confinement, the people he meets, and the insight he gains. Each character on the psychiatric ward serves a purpose. Frantic Madonnina, whose identity is unknown and who only prays to the Virgin Mary, stands in contrast to Alessandro, who lies motionless in a catatonic state. Jaded Mario, a former teacher, lectures on the nature of mental illness and the bleakness of treatment.
(2023-04-15). Saturday 4/15: Call to Action: Protect Medication Abortion Access – Virtual Rally & Teach-In. indybay.org Online protest rally & teach-in. | Join from anywhere and take action!
(2023-04-15). Louisiana LGBTQ activists march on state capitol and governor's mansion. fightbacknews.org Baton Rouge, LA – On April 12, around 50 LGBTQ people and their supporters gathered for a united march at the Louisiana State Capitol building. The protest was mainly attended by transgender teens from across Louisiana, flying trans flags and waving signs. LGBTQ minors are the target of at least ten right-wing bills in the state legislature. These bills include potential bans on LGBTQ-themed books, restrictions on trans medical care, and bans on teachers using correct names and pronouns. | Organizers from Real Name Campaign led chants like "Trans kids are here to stay, GOP go away," while the protest marched in t…
(2023-04-14). In Chicago the Left Embraces the Democrats and Celebrates Brandon Johnson's Victory. libya360.wordpress.com Stansfield Smith Brandon Johnson, a progressive black community activist, union organizer, and former teacher, won the Chicago mayoral election against Paul Vallas, the corporate Democrat opponent. Johnson's victory expressed popular rejection of neoliberal privatization and respect for progressive unions, in particular the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU). Johnson was outspent two to one, but not out-organized,…
(2023-04-14). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Private hospital nurses in Kerala strike for pay increase; Rural health workers walk out indefinitely in Madhya Pradesh; Australia: Garbage collection workers strike in Sydney and Canberra over pay and conditions; New Zealand kindergarten teachers to vote on below-inflation pay offer…