(2023-05-31). Beware of Economic Textbooks. dissidentvoice.org 
Protests by British university economic students against neo-classical economics highlight the notion that economic education is dominated by theories that defy practical applications and applications that cannot predict, prevent, and ameliorate periodic crises. Students learn economics from unverified and outdated theories, many contradicting one another, which leads to a confused understanding of the discipline and …
(2023-05-31). Sanders Report Uncovers Looming Child Care Cliff If Congress Lets Funding Expire. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) released a report on Tuesday finding that the U.S. is quickly hurtling toward a child care cliff that will plunge the country even deeper into its child care crisis come September unless Congress acts. The report, released by Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee chair Sanders and member Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington), finds that both families and… |
(2023-05-31). Texas Is the First State to Ban Student Interaction With Elected Officials. truthout.org Texas students have faced increasing restrictions in recent years on their education, from limiting discussions about race and gender in the classroom to regulating books in school libraries. The latest move by Texas politicians is hidden in plain sight under an existing 2021 ban that targets the teaching of "inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive" groups. The law, HB 3979… |
(2023-05-31). Sarasota County Is Florida's "Underground Lab" for Far Right Education Policies. truthout.org On a Sunday afternoon in late May 2022, Zander Moricz, then class president of Sarasota County's Pine View School, spent the moments before his graduation speech sitting outside the auditorium, on the phone with his lawyers. Over the previous month, the question of what he'd say when he stepped to the podium had become national news. That March, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis had signed the… |
(2023-05-31). Policy seeks to improve students' science literacy. ecns.cn China aims to greatly improve the science literacy of the nation's students in the next three to five years through efforts to reform science education in primary and secondary schools, according to a recent guideline.
(2023-05-31). US budget deal will accelerate savage cuts to public education. wsws.org Given the impact of inflation, the cap on spending to 2023 levels will mean a cut in billions of real dollars to already cash-strapped school districts.
(2023-05-30). Strikes at Manchester and Bradford FE Colleges as UCU negotiates below inflation deals. wsws.org There is no attempt by the University and College Union to mount a unified campaign of strikes throughout further education, let alone with hundreds of thousands of educators under attack at universities and schools.
(2023-05-31). Moldova President Sandu Targets Media Freedom with New Censorship Institution. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Saudi Arabia Set to Join BRICS' New Development Bank. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Video: The Covid mRNA Vaccine, Truths and Lies: Dr. Reiner Fuellmich Talks with MP Andrew Bridgen. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Pakistan: An Economy on the Brink. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). New Documentary Film: Covidism: Contagious Deception. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Green Energy Has a Dirty Secret. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). AUKUS, Congress and Cold Feet. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). The Vax Coverup Continues. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Died Suddenly: COVID-19 mRNA-Vaccinated Young People Who Died in Their Sleep. SADS Is Not Happening, This Is mRNA Vaccine-Induced Myocarditis Sudden Cardiac Death Phenomenon. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Will Moscow Cut Diplomatic Ties with London Over UK Military to Assistance Kiev Regime. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Selected Articles: When Will US Join Global Call to End Ukraine War? globalresearch.ca 
By When Japan invited the leaders of Brazil, India and Indonesia to attend the G7 summit in Hiroshima, th…
(2023-05-31). Green Energy Has a Dirty Secret. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). AUKUS, Congress and Cold Feet. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). The Vax Coverup Continues. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Died Suddenly: COVID-19 mRNA-Vaccinated Young People Who Died in Their Sleep. SADS Is Not Happening, This Is mRNA Vaccine-Induced Myocarditis Sudden Cardiac Death Phenomenon. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Will Moscow Cut Diplomatic Ties with London Over UK Military to Assistance Kiev Regime. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Selected Articles: When Will US Join Global Call to End Ukraine War? globalresearch.ca By When Japan invited the leaders of Brazil, India and Indonesia to attend the G7 summit in Hiroshima, th…
(2023-05-31). Biden and NATO Evoke an Inevitable WWIII Against Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Conspirators for the Constitution: When Anti-Government Speech Becomes Sedition. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). AI More Powerful Than Ukraine and Taiwan. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Bombshell "Leaked" Pfizer "Confidential Report": "Trading in Death and Disease". 393 Pages of Vaccine "Adverse Events" globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Mission Creep: "Disease X" globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Washington Doctor Under Investigation for Criticizing COVID Policies Wins Emergency Injunction. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Durham Blasts the FBI, But Ignores the Role of Russiagate Ringleader, John Brennan. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Joe Biden Launches His War on Antisemitism. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). What Is COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2: How Is It Tested? How Is It Measured? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). WEBINAR: Can the BRICS+ Bloc Achieve Durable, Just De-Dollarization? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Libertarian Apologists for Ukraine's Authoritarianism. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Lindsey Graham Over 'Killing Russians' Remarks. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Pfizer Data Attached 393 Pages of Adverse Events. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). When Will US Join Global Call to End Ukraine War? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Mayo Clinic researchers link environmental exposures to liver disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a diverse range of environmental chemicals in human bile in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis, a rare, chronic liver disease of the bile ducts. The study, published in Exposome, represents a new frontier of research at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine that explores the exposome, the measure of environmental contributors to disease and health. Most people with primary sclerosing cholangitis also have some type of inflammatory bowel disease, such…
(2023-05-31). Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting Kicks Off in Helsinki. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the 45th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) kicked off in Helsinki, Finland, attracting around 400 leading experts on Antarctica research. | RELATED: | The most critical issues on the agenda include climate change and its impacts on Antarctica, and tourism in Antarctica. | The ATCM is an annual decision-making mechanism established under the Antarctic Treaty. It is an important intergovernmental confer…
(2023-05-30). Europe's War Against Refugees Is Fueling the Far Right's Ascension. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-30). Why Exactly Does the Government Dump Toxic Fluoride Into æ of the US Water Supply? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-30). Most Important Medical History Lesson We Must Never Forget. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-30). Target Corporation Partners with Org: Pushing for Kids' Genders to be Secretly Changed in Schools Without Parental Consent. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-30). Victoria Nuland Inciting WWIII with Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-30). European Parliament to Join the Militarisation Path. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-30). Honoring Military Whistleblowers on Memorial Day. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-30). Russia Unofficially Supports Iran Going Nuclear? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-30). Video: Crimes Against Syria. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-30). Ukraine War Threatens Biden Megadonor. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-30). Turkey: Erdogan's Election Victory — What's Next? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-30). The FBI's Seditious Behavior. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-30). The Secret of Erdogan's Success in Turkey's 2023 Election. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-30). Drones Over the Kremlin: Is Ukraine Trying to Assassinate Putin? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). Supreme Court Guts Clean Water Act as Conservative Justices Side with Polluters and Developers. democracynow.org 
We look at how a new Supreme Court ruling awards a major victory to polluters and land developers. In a 5-4 decision last week, the justices sharply limited the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to protect and preserve wetlands under the Clean Water Act. The ruling ends protections for about half of all the wetlands in the contiguous United States, jeopardizing access to safe drinking water for millions. "That just defies science, physics, commonsense," says Earthjustice's Sam Sankar, who urges Congress to take action to once again protect the country's critical water resour…
(2023-05-31). No Accountability for Trump Is a Greenlight for More Election Manipulation. truthout.org In this exclusive Truthout interview, Anthony DiMaggio, associate professor of political science at Lehigh University, breaks down the indictment of former President Donald Trump in New York as well as his pending criminal investigation in Georgia. He discusses the significance of both cases, what the left can do to prevent a dangerous precedent and what the stakes are for democracy in 2024. |
(2023-05-31). Convention promotes nation's sci-fi progress. ecns.cn The China Science Fiction Convention 2023 kicked off with a grand opening ceremony in Beijing's Shougang Park on Monday night, serving as a significant part of this year's Zhongguancun Forum, the national-level international science and technology summit.
(2023-05-31). Science Saturday: Orthobiologics can be nature's healing agents. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic physician-scientists are working on regenerative biotherapeutics such as orthobiologics and other regenerative bioinjectables to bring advanced procedures to more patients. Orthobiologics are biological agents that stimulate healing when standard therapies don't work. Examples are platelet-rich plasma — platelets spun from a patient's blood that promote cell repair — and bone marrow aspirate concentrate that contains stem cells and many other cells that have shown potential for tissue regeneration. "Orthobiologics are like nature's drug…
(2023-05-31). Future of health care: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science students graduate in Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic celebrated the graduation of the next generation of physicians and scientists. In a combined ceremony in Rochester, Minnesota, on Friday, May 19, students received degrees conferred by Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine and Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Fifty-five new physicians joined the prestigious Mayo Clinic alumni, with 11 receiving both medical and doctoral degrees and 38 new biomedical scientists receiving doctoral degrees. In addition, 22 students received master's degrees. They join the…
(2023-05-31). Criteria for new academicians released. ecns.cn The Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering kicked off the application process for new academicians, the highest title bestowed on scientists in China.
(2023-05-30). Bottom-dwelling marine animals thriving on offshore wind farm foundations. nationofchange.org "My feeling is that a smart, science-based location of offshore wind farms, where ecological principles are incorporated in the design is needed to combat climate change."
(2023-05-31). Bush Files to Strike Expanded Work Requirements for SNAP Out of Debt Limit Bill. truthout.org Ahead of Wednesday's House vote on the debt ceiling deal, progressive lawmakers have introduced a pair of amendments to remove provisions that would hurt the nation's most economically vulnerable populations. On Tuesday, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Massachusetts) filed an amendment to the legislation that would strike a provision buried in the bill that would restart student loan payments at the end… |
(2023-05-31). Death sentence upheld for son who killed mom. ecns.cn The death sentence handed down to a former Peking University student who killed his mother was upheld by the Fujian High People's Court on Wednesday.
(2023-05-31). 300 March For LGBTQ Youth At Louisiana Capitol. popularresistance.org Baton Rouge, Louisiana – On May 27, almost 300 people gathered at the Louisiana State Capitol to protest the attacks on LGBTQ rights. The demonstrators then marched to Governor John Bel Edwards' mansion and listened to several speakers. Protests like this are sweeping the nation as states move to pass anti-LGBTQ legislation. Many of the attendees and speakers were students and young people, who these reactionary bills directly attack. | Protesters demanded that Edwards, a Democrat, veto all anti-LBGTQ legislation. They condemned bills such as "Don't Say Gay" (HB 466), which would ban teachers from discussing gend…
(2023-05-31). Future of health care: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine students graduate in Arizona. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Thirty-eight medical students graduated from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine's campus in Phoenix on Wednesday, May 17. They join the more than 60 other Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine students in Jacksonville, Florida, and Rochester, Minnesota, graduating on those campuses in May. These students persevered through the pandemic, learning health care in a rapidly changing environment. The students will move on to residencies at Mayo Clinic and across the country, helping ease the physician shortage and…
(2023-05-31). "I am fighting for my students and my program": Outspoken educator targeted as Detroit school officials prepare mass layoffs. wsws.org Music teacher Kay Thomas is being victimized with the direct collusion of the Detroit Federation of Teachers bureaucracy.
(2023-05-31). WGA strikers, students tell Warner CEO: 'Pay your writers'. workers.org 
Writers Guild-East (WGAE) strikers and their supporters from Boston-area unions, recently organized Boston University graduate and residence-life workers, and graduates in red caps and gowns — more than 1,000 people — converged on BU's commencement May 21. The target of their anger: the union-busting commencement speaker, David Zaslav, CEO of . . . |
(2023-05-30). Debt Limit Deal Prohibits Biden From Extending Student Loan Payment Pause Again. truthout.org The debt ceiling deal struck between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) throws student debtors under the bus by forcing student loan payments to restart at the end of this summer with recourse for the presidential administration. The bill mandates that the ongoing student loan payment pause, which has been in place since March 2020, will end on August 30… |
(2023-05-30). Michigan graduate students strike for living wage. liberationnews.org 
Graduate Employees Organization Local 3550 (GEO) are entering their ninth week on strike at the University of Michigan (UM), marking the longest strike in the union's history. At the bargaining table, UM has continued to offer the same insufficient proposals that led workers to strike in the first place.
(2023-05-30). U of MN SDS: "University lies about cancelation of appearance by Chief Zwelivelile Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela" fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the University of Minnesota chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). | The University of Minnesota is lying to the public about the cancellation of a speaking event featuring Nkosi Mandela – anti-apartheid activist, member of the South African National Assembly, tribal chief of the Mvezo Traditional Council, and grandson of Nelson Mandela. Chief Zwelivelile Mandela had been scheduled to speak at the Cowles Auditorium in the Humphrey School for Public Affairs on the UMN campus on May 16. Several grassroots activist organizations in the…