Isaac Nellist (2023-05-10). Labor's budget does nothing for young people. greenleft.org.au Labor's budget is a huge disappointment for many, but especially young people struggling with the cost-of-living crisis, surging rents and expensive education. | Despite

Friedrich Engels (2023-05-10). "Karl Marx:" A biography by Engels. mronline.org Karl Marx was born on May 5, 1818 in Trier, where he received a classical education. He studied jurisprudence at Bonn and later in Berlin, where, however, his preoccupation with philosophy soon turned him away from law.

Judy Greenspan (2023-05-10). Oakland teachers launch Unfair Labor Practices strike. workers.org Frustrated by the Oakland Unified School District's refusal to bargain a new contract, more than 3,000 teachers and other educators, all members of the Oakland Education Association, went on strike on May 4. OEA teachers and supporters kick off a march on the second day of the strike. (Credit: Craig . . . |

Brittani Banks (2023-05-10). Why There Is a Growing Student Absentee Rate—and How Community Schools Can Fix It. independentmediainstitute.org School absentee rates that increased dramatically during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic have not declined. In fact, they're getting worse, according to a September 2022 research analysis posted on the blog site of Attendance Works, a national nonprofit that advocates for reducing "chronic absenteeism" in schools. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing at least …

Peter Koenig (2023-05-10). Limits to Growth, Climate Change, Digitization of Everything and Worldwide Censorship — All Leading to WEF and the Behemoth Cult Commanding It. globalresearch.ca

Shane Quinn (2023-05-10). 83 Years Ago: Fall of France, the Wehrmacht's Advance Through the Ardennes Forest. globalresearch.ca

Al Mayadeen (2023-05-10). Sanctions Drive Chinese Firms to Build A.I. Technologies which do not rely on "Cutting Edge U.S. Semiconductors" globalresearch.ca

Steven Sahiounie (2023-05-10). Palestine Is Boiling and Will Not Cool Down. globalresearch.ca

Victor Gilinsky (2023-05-10). The US Silence on Israeli Nuclear Weapons and the Right-wing Israeli Government. globalresearch.ca

Mac Slavo (2023-05-10). WHO Plans to Launch Global Digital Health Certificate. globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-05-10). High School Students Who Died Suddenly or Unexpectedly After Taking COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines. Foreign Deaths in 2021. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-05-10). A Certain Form of Thieving: The US Banksters Strike Again. globalresearch.ca

Toby Young (2023-05-10). Carmageddon: The Electric Car Fiasco. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2023-05-10). It Appears that the US Government Is Totally Corrupt. globalresearch.ca

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-05-10). Syria's Return to Arab League Is a Big Deal. globalresearch.ca

Middle East Eye (2023-05-10). Images of Massive US Embassy Compound in Lebanon Elicit Jeers and Questions. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Emanuel Garcia (2023-05-10). The Corona War. They're Coming After Our Thoughts. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Naomi Wolf (2023-05-10). Pfizer Vaccine "Harms to Women and Babies": UK Media Regulator Ofcom Goes After Noami Wolf and Mark Steyn, for Telling the Truth. globalresearch.ca

Toby Young (2023-05-10). Carmageddon: The Electric Car Fiasco. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2023-05-10). It Appears that the US Government Is Totally Corrupt. globalresearch.ca

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-05-10). Syria's Return to Arab League Is a Big Deal. globalresearch.ca

Middle East Eye (2023-05-10). Images of Massive US Embassy Compound in Lebanon Elicit Jeers and Questions. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Emanuel Garcia (2023-05-10). The Corona War. They're Coming After Our Thoughts. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Naomi Wolf (2023-05-10). Pfizer Vaccine "Harms to Women and Babies": UK Media Regulator Ofcom Goes After Noami Wolf and Mark Steyn, for Telling the Truth. globalresearch.ca

Ben Norton (2023-05-10). US Corporations Cash In on Ukraine's Oil and Gas. globalresearch.ca

Colin Todhunter (2023-05-10). Sowing Seeds of Plunder: A Lose-Lose Situation in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Prof. Joseph H. Chung (2023-05-10). Yoon's Diplomacy with Kishida and Biden: One Step to Korean War 2.0 and Two Steps to Hot Sino-American War? globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-05-10). Selected Articles: The Difference Between Secrets and Lies. Can the White House Even Understand the Difference? globalresearch.ca By Recent developments in Washington relating to Ukraine and the Middle East remind me that there is a big difference …

Canadians for Justice, Peace in the Middle East (2023-05-10). Canada Must Condemn Israel's Assassination of Palestinians and Their Families in Gaza. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-05-10). Ukraine War: Biden Displays Frighteningly Poor Leadership. Lies and More Lies. globalresearch.ca

Ted Kuntz (2023-05-10). Video: The Vaccine Industry crimes and killing started long before covid. Ted Kuntz. globalresearch.ca

Gary Wilson (2023-05-10). Biden Nukes Korea, Builds Anti-China Alliances. globalresearch.ca

Veronica Avila, Mariah Montgomery (2023-05-10). Gig Work Is Getting Dangerous. otherwords.org In recent months, stories of rideshare drivers and delivery workers carjacked, robbed, or even killed on the job have made headlines around the country. Now, growing research shows that there is an all-out crisis in app-based work. | This May, Gig Workers Rising, PowerSwitch Action, and ACRE released That's more…

ecns.cn (2023-05-10). China sets new world record in optical fiber transmission capacity. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have broken the world record for single-mode multi-core optical fiber transmission capacity, achieving 4.1 Pbit/s combined transmission over 19-core fiber, the research team announced on Tuesday.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-05-10). New report finds action is required to protect UK health research. imperial.ac.uk

Mark Gruenberg (2023-05-10). Report: Trump to blame for weak initial U.S. response to coronavirus. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Governmental chaos, mostly in Washington and mostly due to Donald Trump, led to the weak U.S. response to the outbreak of the coronavirus in the U.S. just over three years ago. Lessons from the Covid War, researched by a non-partisan scientific and public health panel of 36 experts—originally assembled to staff what was going to …

jamanetwork (2023-05-09). Regulatory Submission Characteristics and Recalls of Medical Devices Receiving 510(k) Clearance—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply Dr Rathi's comments describe a fundamental challenge when studying 510(k) medical devices. Researchers can observe individual clearances, but when are devices actually different or new? Changes not related to device design that seem trivial ex ante could affect patient safety ex post. Labeling changes could nudge physicians to use devices more or less appropriately, while changes in manufacturing processes may improve or compromise device quality.

jamanetwork (2023-05-09). Research Shows Air Pollution Promotes Lung Cancer. jamanetwork.com Particulate matter in the environment measuring less than 2.5 μm promotes lung cancer by spurring the growth of lung cells with preexisting oncogenic variants, according to an analysis of epidemiological evidence combined with results from mouse and human cell models.

jamanetwork (2023-05-09). Blood Donor Sex Not Tied to Recipient Survival. jamanetwork.com Despite previous observational research suggesting that blood from female donors resulted in worse outcomes among transfusion recipients, a recent randomized clinical trial involving 8719 patients showed that the sex of red blood cell donors did not influence outcomes.

Editor (2023-05-09). Sanctions drive Chinese firms to advance AI research minus U.S. chips. mronline.org U.S. sanctions aimed against China tech drive Chinese firms to increase research aimed at developing alternatives to leading U.S. cutting-edge technology necessary for AI.

Carolin Kilian, Julia M. Lemp, Laura Llamosas-Falcón, Tessa Carr, Yu Ye, William C. Kerr, Nina Mulia, Klajdi Puka, Aurélie M. Lasserre, Sophie Bright, Jàºrgen Rehm, Charlotte Probst (2023-05-10). Review] Reducing alcohol use through alcohol control policies in the general population and population subgroups: a systematic review and meta-analysis. thelancet.com We estimate the effects of alcohol taxation, minimum unit pricing (MUP), and restricted temporal availability on overall alcohol consumption and review their differential impact across sociodemographic groups. Web of Science, Medline, PsycInfo, Embase, and EconLit were searched on 08/12/2022 and 09/26/2022 for studies on newly introduced or changed alcohol policies published between 2000 and 2022 (Prospero registration: CRD42022339791). We combined data using random-effects meta-analyses. Risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle—Ottawa Scale.

Chris Walker (2023-05-09). Study: Without Reforms, Conservative Justices Will Run Supreme Court Until 2065. truthout.org A new analysis from a number of law and political science professors finds that, if current trends continue, the liberal bloc of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court will remain in the minority until at least 2065, barring any immediate reforms. The study sought to examine the potential outcomes of "court packing," or increasing the number of Supreme Court justices beyond the current nine in order… |

WSWS (2023-05-10). Oakland teachers speak on conditions as strike continues. wsws.org Years of budget cuts have left students and staff facing deplorable conditions.

Julia Rock, The Lever. (2023-05-10). New Documents Undermine Supreme Court Student Debt Case. popularresistance.org Newly unearthed documents show a major student loan servicer is projecting revenue increases even under President Joe Biden's debt cancellation plan — directly undermining the argument Republican officials are making in their lawsuit to block the measure. But conservative justices on the Supreme Court appear prepared to strike down the debt relief program anyways, disregarding the evidence and their own legal theories to fulfill the wishes of the dark money network that helped build their Supreme Court supermajority. | At issue is the concept of "standing" — a legal term for who is allowed to bring a…

Charlene Huynh (2023-05-10). A Battle Over Hate Speech at the University of Wisconsin. progressive.org After a video emerged of a white student's racist tirade, campus activists are demanding the university take immediate action.

Anonymous (2023-05-10). Breaking: LA Valley College Building Delayed Till 2025. indybay.org $100 million dollar building sold to taxpayers as needed for low-income students will open a almost decade late. In the meantime low income San Fernando Valley students have struggled with mold, asbestos, and flooding.

Editor (2023-05-09). Cop City Protesters Face Felonies for Flyering as Police Repress Student Sit-Ins. scheerpost.com

Chris Walker (2023-05-09). Analysis: WI Taxpayers Fund Anti-LGBTQ Schools Through State Voucher Program. truthout.org A number of private schools in Wisconsin that receive public funding through the state's school voucher programs discriminate against LGBTQ students and students with physical or mental disabilities, according to an analysis published earlier this month. Wisconsin's school voucher programs distribute taxpayer funds that would typically go to public school districts to students seeking to attend… |

midwesternmarx (2023-05-09). Free Cuba to Free Ourselves. By: Calvin Wu. midwesternmarx.com ​We left Havana on May 3. Tired after days of seminars, meetings with locals, and cultural activities, I was able to begin unpacking and relax, unlike many others returning home to the United States who ended up being detained at the airports of Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and Newark. They were granted special permission to visit Cuba under the US blockade that has been in place for more than sixty years (except for a short reprieve from 2014—2017). Yet, despite legal documents and …

WSWS (2023-05-11). New Zealand teacher strikes continue. wsws.org The unions are seeking to keep teachers and other workers divided so they can impose a sellout agreement in line with the Labour government's austerity agenda.

cameron orr (2023-05-10). A people's victory in Chicago. cpusa.org "Happy May Day 2023, Chicago! May we always stand in solidarity with workers everywhere to ensure fair wages, safe working conditions, and the right to organize. "Never forget: the power of the people is what built this city and makes Chicago strong." So tweeted Chicago mayor-elect Brandon Johnson, a labor leader, Chicago Teachers Union …

Javier's Organics (2023-05-10). Oakland Teachers Strike Music Video. indybay.org

Mark Gruenberg (2023-05-10). Philly could be next in line for a progressive mayor. peoplesworld.org PHILADEPHIA—Community activist, organizer, and former teacher Helen Gym is putting together a progressive multi-racial coalition in her bid to become the 100th mayor of Philadelphia. Does this sound familiar? It's how financially outgunned Rep. Karen Bass (D) succeeded in her bid to become Mayor of Los Angeles and what Teachers (AFT) member and Cook County …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-05-09). Harry Belafonte — Unashamedly Revolutionary. orinocotribune.com By Richard S. Dunn — May 3, 2023 | The late Harry Belafonte was a great artist and also a committed revolutionary. | The consummate artiste, revolutionary and humanitarian the late Harry Belafonte, passed away at the age of 96 on April 25, 2023 at his home in Harlem, New York. According to our cultural and philosophical teachings of Maat and Kawaida, Belafonte did not become an ancestor just because he passed away, but moreso; because he lived a life of struggle and commitment in actively uplifting his community. Harry Belafonte did exactly that and more; he lived an exemplary life worth emulating by those i…

Editor (2023-05-09). Labour 'betrays millions of young people' after dropping pledge to abolish university tuition fees. mronline.org Students and education unions slammed Labour's "betrayal of millions of young people in desperate need of hope" today after the party's increasingly right-wing leadership dropped a pledge to abolish cripplingly high university tuition fees.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-05-09). Government of Bolivia confirms stability with results. plenglish.com La Paz, May 9 (Prensa Latina) The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, highlighted today the recovery of health, education, the reconstruction of the economy and progress towards industrialization two and a half years into his government.

WSWS (2023-05-08). Australian Defence Strategic Review warns of military recruitment crisis. wsws.org As well as possible employment and education prospects, the fall in recruits and retention reflects broad anti-war sentiment, particularly among youth, who do not want to be sacrificed in imperialist wars abroad.

cameron orr (2023-05-08). Protecting affirmative action is key to protecting democracy. cpusa.org There is a multi-dimensional attack on affirmative action underway today. Affirmative action represents a group of wins by the Black, Brown, Indigenous, and worker-led civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s addressing the enforced denial of access for African Americans and others to voting, jobs, education, and housing. Affirmative action was a step …

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2023-05-08). Education: "For Conscious Ethical-moral Values" globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-05-09). Global carmakers accelerate R&D in China. ecns.cn Increasing the weighting of China's research and development has become the common choice for multinational carmakers such as Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and Honda, Chinese financial media outlet Yicai reported.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-09). 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…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-09). 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…

jamanetwork (2023-05-09). Regulatory Submission Characteristics and Recalls of Medical Devices Receiving 510(k) Clearance—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply Dr Rathi's comments describe a fundamental challenge when studying 510(k) medical devices. Researchers can observe individual clearances, but when are devices actually different or new? Changes not related to device design that seem trivial ex ante could affect patient safety ex post. Labeling changes could nudge physicians to use devices more or less appropriately, while changes in manufacturing processes may improve or compromise device quality.

jamanetwork (2023-05-09). Research Shows Air Pollution Promotes Lung Cancer. jamanetwork.com Particulate matter in the environment measuring less than 2.5 μm promotes lung cancer by spurring the growth of lung cells with preexisting oncogenic variants, according to an analysis of epidemiological evidence combined with results from mouse and human cell models.

jamanetwork (2023-05-09). Blood Donor Sex Not Tied to Recipient Survival. jamanetwork.com Despite previous observational research suggesting that blood from female donors resulted in worse outcomes among transfusion recipients, a recent randomized clinical trial involving 8719 patients showed that the sex of red blood cell donors did not influence outcomes.

ecns.cn (2023-05-09). Asteroid named after Chinese researcher. ecns.cn A ceremony to name an asteroid after Wang Yinglai, the founding director of the Institute of Biochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1958, which later became the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science of the CAS.

Global Research News (2023-05-09). Selected Articles: The Royal Crowning of King Charles III and the WEF's Great Reset. globalresearch.ca By The Coronation of King Charles III will be remembered, if indeed it is remembered, for the pronouncement by the Archbishop of …

Andre Damon (2023-05-09). US Media Promotes Absurd Claim that Russia Staged Attack on Kremlin. globalresearch.ca

Anne Cadwallader (2023-05-09). King Charles: Patron of a Disgraced Regiment. globalresearch.ca

Claire McNab (2023-05-09). "Watching Charlie's Coronation": The Disenchanted Glass. globalresearch.ca

Dean Henderson (2023-05-09). The Federal Reserve Cartel. The Roundtable and The Illuminati. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-05-09). African youths learn TCM therapies in Fujian. ecns.cn Four African youths from Kenya and Tanzania learned Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapies such as cupping, massage, guasha, and moxibustion at Zhangzhou Health Vocational College in Fujian Province during their two-day research starting from Monday.

Global Research News (2023-05-09). Selected Articles: The Royal Crowning of King Charles III and the WEF's Great Reset. globalresearch.ca By The Coronation of King Charles III will be remembered, if indeed it is remembered, for the pronouncement by the Archbishop of …

Andre Damon (2023-05-09). US Media Promotes Absurd Claim that Russia Staged Attack on Kremlin. globalresearch.ca

Anne Cadwallader (2023-05-09). King Charles: Patron of a Disgraced Regiment. globalresearch.ca

Claire McNab (2023-05-09). "Watching Charlie's Coronation": The Disenchanted Glass. globalresearch.ca

Dean Henderson (2023-05-09). The Federal Reserve Cartel. The Roundtable and The Illuminati. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-05-09). African youths learn TCM therapies in Fujian. ecns.cn Four African youths from Kenya and Tanzania learned Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapies such as cupping, massage, guasha, and moxibustion at Zhangzhou Health Vocational College in Fujian Province during their two-day research starting from Monday.

Matthew Ehret-Kump (2023-05-09). Global Britain and King Charles' Great Reset. globalresearch.ca

Philip Giraldi (2023-05-09). The Difference Between Secrets and Lies. Can the White House Even Understand the Difference? globalresearch.ca

Renee Parsons (2023-05-09). Is NATO's North Atlantic Naval Command at Norfolk in the Russian Crosshair? globalresearch.ca

Rep. Ron Paul (2023-05-09). NATO's Great New Idea: 'Let's Start a War with China!'. globalresearch.ca

Rojoef Manuel (2023-05-09). Arkansas Army National Guard Takes Over Multinational Training for Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Steven Sahiounie (2023-05-09). Syria Returns to Arab League with Saudi Arabia at the Helm. globalresearch.ca

The New Arab (2023-05-09). Newly Released Images of Massive US Embassy Compound in Lebanon Prompt Questions. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2023-05-08). Protecting Migratory Birds is Crucial for Ecosystems Balance. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Peter Njoroge, the head of the Ornithology Section and senior research scientist at the National Museums of Kenya, stressed that protecting natural habitats for migratory birds will unleash a range of ecological, health and economic benefits. | RELATED: | Kenya is a major corridor for migratory bird species escaping from winter in Europe and Asia and heading to the warmer tropical regions where they forage for food in important biodiversity ar…

Rania Khalek (2023-05-08). Life or Debt? How the IMF Keeps Africa Down. thealtworld.com Instead of helping promote development, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) traps countries in cycles of debt and instability. | Grieve Chelwa, Director of Research, Institute on Race, Power & Political Economy at The New School, explains how countries of the Global South are forced to go to the IMF for aid over and over again.

Al Jazeera (2023-05-08). Australia PM Says No Point in US's Continued Pursuit of Assange. globalresearch.ca

Al Mayadeen (2023-05-08). Kiev to 'Keep Killing Russians Anywhere on Face of the World': Spy Chief. globalresearch.ca

Ben Jamal (2023-05-08). 75 Years of Nakba: A Stark Reminder of Israel's Colonialism. globalresearch.ca

Brownstone Institute (2023-05-08). President of US University: Like a Tweet, Lose Your Job. globalresearch.ca

Center For Biological Diversity (2023-05-08). EPA: Three Popular Neonicotinoid Pesticides Likely to Drive More Than 200 Endangered Plants, Animals Extinct. globalresearch.ca

Dean Henderson (2023-05-08). History: The Federal Reserve Cartel: Freemasons and The House of Rothschild. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-05-08). Linoleic Acid — The Most Destructive Ingredient in Your Diet. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2023-05-08). We Europeans Say No to a War Against Russia! globalresearch.ca First published on May 3, 2018 | In the past, Germany let itself be dragged in the First World War and has inflicted immeasurable suffering on the Russian people during the Second World War. | We will not allow such a crime …

Dr. William Makis (2023-05-08). High School "Died Suddenly": 14-19 Year Olds Dying Suddenly. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-05-08). Selected Articles: The Great FREESET Versus The Great Reset. URGENT Message from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. globalresearch.ca By This is an URGENT message from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Children's Health Defense (CHD) Team about the …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-09). 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…

Chris Walker (2023-05-09). Study: Without Reforms, Conservative Justices Will Run Supreme Court Until 2065. truthout.org A new analysis from a number of law and political science professors finds that, if current trends continue, the liberal bloc of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court will remain in the minority until at least 2065, barring any immediate reforms. The study sought to examine the potential outcomes of "court packing," or increasing the number of Supreme Court justices beyond the current nine in order… |

Ken Cosentino, Last Real Indians. (2023-05-09). Lithium Mining Wreaks Havoc On Our Planet. popularresistance.org Up until now, modern society has largely depended on oil and coal for our energy supply. Virtually all reputable scientists now agree that climate change is real and the science behind it is sound. It is a naturally occurring phenomena which mankind has accelerated due to capitalism and consumerism. | Almost every civilized country on the planet has entered into the Paris Agreement with the combined goal of lowering carbon emissions 45% by the year 2030. | On paper, this all sounds wonderful. The burning fossil fuels for energy and the production of plastic, and production of automobiles which rely on gasoline fo…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-05-09). Debate in Cuba on agricultural health from sciences. plenglish.com Matanzas, Cuba, May 9, (Prensa Latina) An analysis from sciences on the current actions on animal care becomes the main objective of the 4th International Seminar on Agricultural Health (SISA 2023) held at the Plaza America Convention Center in Varadero.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-05-08). The Pentagon Has Been Recolonizing University Campuses—Why Aren't More Students Protesting? covertactionmagazine.com Once upon a time getting a college degree meant reading classic literature and philosophy, learning about history and politics, studying mathematics and science, learning new languages, and debating the great issues of the day in student forums. The billionaire class and Pentagon, however, do not want young people to think critically, or to be worldly …

ecns.cn (2023-05-09). China's trade with BRI countries maintains fast growth rate. ecns.cn China's trade with countries along the "Belt and Road Initiative" (BRI) maintained rapid growth in the first four months this year, with imports and exports increasing by 16 percent year-on-year, 10.2 percentage points higher than the national average, according to customs statistics.

Ben Freeman, William Hartung (2023-05-08). Not Your Grandfather's Military-Industrial Complex. fpif.org The military-industrial complex (MIC) that President Dwight D. Eisenhower The statistics are stunning. This year's proposed budget for the Pentagon and nuclear weapons work at the Department of…

WSWS (2023-05-09). Stop the censorship of the IYSSE anti-war meeting at Goethe University in Frankfurt! wsws.org The Evangelical Student Community is attempting to illegally cancel the room it rented to the IYSSE on the Westend campus, justifying this by citing the youth organization's anti-war positions.

midwesternmarx (2023-05-09). Free Cuba to Free Ourselves. By: Calvin Wu. midwesternmarx.com ​We left Havana on May 3. Tired after days of seminars, meetings with locals, and cultural activities, I was able to begin unpacking and relax, unlike many others returning home to the United States who ended up being detained at the airports of Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and Newark. They were granted special permission to visit Cuba under the US blockade that has been in place for more than sixty years (except for a short reprieve from 2014—2017). Yet, despite legal documents and …

Anonymous (2023-05-09). Breaking: LA Valley College Building Delayed Till 2025. indybay.org $100 million dollar building sold to taxpayers as needed for low-income students will open a almost decade late. In the meantime low income San Fernando Valley students have struggled with mold, asbestos, and flooding.

Chris Walker (2023-05-09). Analysis: WI Taxpayers Fund Anti-LGBTQ Schools Through State Voucher Program. truthout.org A number of private schools in Wisconsin that receive public funding through the state's school voucher programs discriminate against LGBTQ students and students with physical or mental disabilities, according to an analysis published earlier this month. Wisconsin's school voucher programs distribute taxpayer funds that would typically go to public school districts to students seeking to attend… |

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-05-09). Cuba: International Civil Engineering Workshop in pursuit of tourism. plenglish.com Camagàºey, Cuba, May 9 (Prensa Latina) For a province that is home to one of the largest construction projects for tourism in Cuba, the Second International Meeting of Civil Engineering Students in the north, in Cayo Cruz, is an incentive today.

ecns.cn (2023-05-09). Chinese students honored for innovation in financial, societal challenges. ecns.cn Prudential Financial has awarded 30 young change-makers, including two Chinese students, at the Emerging Visionaries Summit held at their headquarters in Newark, New Jersey.

Sarah Varney (2023-05-08). Idaho's "Abortion Trafficking" Law Takes Effect. truthout.org Moscow, Idaho — Mackenzie Davidson grew up in a Mormon household and sheepishly admits she knew little about pregnancy. "This is embarrassing," she said, sitting outside a café along a street thronged with students in this college town. "But I didn't know that you had to have sex to have kids until I was 13 or 14." She's a writer for the University of Idaho student newspaper, The Argonaut… |

Candice Bernd (2023-05-08). Cop City Protesters Face Felonies for Flyering as Police Repress Student Sit-Ins. truthout.org An attorney for three activists opposed to a planned $72.8 million police training center that opponents have dubbed "Cop City" tells Truthout her clients are facing felony charges of intimidation of an officer and misdemeanor stalking after two of them placed flyers on mailboxes in Bartow County, Georgia, a neighborhood about 40 miles from Atlanta. The charges carry a sentence of up to 20 years… |

John Bachtell (2023-05-09). Progressives move into Chicago mayor's office and city council next week. peoplesworld.org CHICAGO — "Happy May Day 2023, Chicago! May we always stand in solidarity with workers everywhere to ensure fair wages, safe working conditions, and the right to organize. "Never forget: the power of the people is what built this city and makes Chicago strong." So tweeted Chicago mayor-elect Brandon Johnson, a labor leader, Chicago Teachers …

WSWS (2023-05-08). Union oversees ratification of concessionary deal for 35,000 Los Angeles teachers. wsws.org The UTLA conducted a year-long campaign, in conjunction with the Democrats, to wear down opposition to another austerity contract.

Joel Wendland-Liu (2023-05-08). Sacrifices for capital: The millions who vanish into the abyss of mass incarceration. peoplesworld.org A new collection of essays and interviews by Ruth Wilson Gilmore titled Abolition Geography: Essays Towards Liberation demands the never-slackening attention of today's readers. This book will make you angry. It should spur you to action. In a recent viral social media post, a self-identified Euro-American woman wonders, "How do I teach my white child …

Editor (2023-05-08). Stop the war on LGBTQ teachers. mronline.org It's hard enough being a teacher at all, but cruel new laws are putting dedicated LGBTQ teachers in particular danger. When will the madness end?>

Fight Back (2023-05-08). Milwaukee Anti-War Committee holds "No to NATO!" teach-in. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Over 20 people gathered at Zao MKE Church to attend the "No to NATO!" teach-in hosted by the Milwaukee Anti-War Committee on May 6. In response to the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Milwaukee Anti-war Committee (MAC) held this event to challenge the pro-NATO narrative pushed in the U.S. Presented by MAC member Stephanie Spalatin and her mother Mira Spalatin, attendees learned about some of the crimes NATO has committed both in the present in Ukraine and in the past in places like the former Yugoslavia, as well as a general framing of NATO as an offensive and not defensive apparatus of U.S. and Europe…