(2023-05-06). "Let's Go Teachers Let's Go!" OEA Teachers Strike, March & Rally for Public Education. indybay.org Thousands of Oakland teachers went on strike on May 4, 2023. They marched and rallied at Oscar Grant Plaza next to Oakland City Hall and spoke out.
(2023-05-06). People In The US Were Once Promised Affordable Education For All. popularresistance.org The 1960s were a decade of intellectual and political ferment on college campuses. Anti-war, feminist, and racial justice movements all found a foothold in higher education, with student activists often playing a pivotal role in social movements that extended far beyond the university. A crucial condition for the student radicalism of the time was the affordability of public higher education and the recent dissolution of barriers that prevented students of minoritized backgrounds from attending college. Today, these conditions have all but disappeared. Collectively, college graduates owe some $1.6 trillion in stu…
(2023-05-06). Cuba advocates comprehensive care for transgender people. plenglish.com Havana, May 6 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban National Center for Sex Education (Cenesex) has among its main challenges to achieve comprehensive care for transgender children and adolescents, something that would contribute to their mental and emotional well-being.
(2023-05-05). Freedom to Learn: Nat'l Day of Action Targets Ron DeSantis, "Anti-Woke Cabal" over Book Bans & More. democracynow.org 
This week, protests were held across the United States against right-wing efforts to ban books and antiracism education in schools. Fourteen protesters with Florida's Dream Defenders were arrested Wednesday for staging a peaceful sit-in inside the office of Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis at the end of the state's legislative session, in which he backed efforts to ban abortion after six weeks, deny gender-affirming care for youth, roll back rent control, censor discussions of LGBTQ issues and Black history in schools, and crack down on immigrants and unions in his political crusade ag…
(2023-05-05). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org India: Jammu and Kashmir education workers demand pay rises; Over 1,000 Anganwadi (childcare) workers protest in Kolkata; Australia: Patient transfer officers in New South Wales strike…
(2023-05-05). Americans were once promised affordable college for all. What happened? therealnews.com 
The 1960s were a decade of intellectual and political ferment on college campuses. Anti-war, feminist, and racial justice movements all found a foothold in higher education, with student activists often playing a pivotal role in social movements that extended far beyond the university. A crucial condition for the student radicalism of the time was the affordability of public higher education and the recent dissolution of barriers that prevented students of minoritized backgrounds from attending college. Today, these conditions have all but disappeared. Collectively, college graduates owe some $1.6 trillion…
(2023-05-05). Freedom Road Socialist Organization Twin Cities celebrates International Workers Day 2023. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On Saturday, April 29, over 100 activists from mass movements around the Twin Cities area came together at the office of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers and Education Support Professionals Local 59 to celebrate International Workers Day, and another year in struggle across the movements in the streets, and the movement for socialism. The location was fitting for such an event because the Teachers and Educators in Minneapolis Public Schools spent more than three weeks on strike only one year ago. The room was packed and boisterous. The speeches were lively. The night closed with a performa…
(2023-05-05). "Freedom to Learn" Protests Target Book Bans, Right-Wing Attacks on Education. truthout.org This week, protests were held across the United States against right-wing efforts to ban books and antiracism education in schools. Fourteen protesters with Florida's Dream Defenders were arrested Wednesday for staging a peaceful sit-in inside the office of Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis at the end of the state's legislative session, in which he backed efforts to ban abortion after six… |
(2023-05-06). 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…
(2023-05-06). 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…
(2023-05-06). (W. E. Talk) Liu Chengyong: How the National Archives of Publications and Culture open a window for the world to understand China?>. ecns.cn As the general database for bibliology resources and for seed gene bank Chinese culture, the National Archives of Publications and Culture has fulfilled its responsibilities of plan coordination, collection display, research and communication, and publicity and use of national bibliology resources since it opened on July 30th in 2022. The Central Archives (Wenhan Pavilion), Xi'an Branch Archives (Wenji Pavilion), Hangzhou Branch Archives (Wenrun Pavilion) and Guangzhou Branch Archives (Wenqin Pavilion) constitute a preservation system of "one headquarter and three branches."
(2023-05-06). The Federal Reserve Cartel: The Eight Families. globalresearch.ca The Four Horsemen of Banking (Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo) own the Four Horsemen of Oil (Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch/Shell, BP and Chevron Texaco)…
(2023-05-06). The War in Ukraine: Made in Washington Not Moscow. globalresearch.ca Putin does not want Washington's nuclear missiles parked on his western border in the Ukraine. For security reasons, he cannot allow this. He has made this excruciatingly clear over and over again. "If US and NATO missile systems are deployed in Ukraine, their flight time to Moscow will be only 7—10 minutes"
(2023-05-06). The "Great Zero Carbon" Conspiracy and the WEF's "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca The globalist Davos World Economic Forum is proclaiming the necessity of reaching a worldwide goal of "net zero carbon" by 2050. Yet transformations underway from Germany to the USA, are setting the stage for creation of what is called the New Word Order. In reality it is a blueprint for a global technocratic totalitarian corporativism, that promises huge unemployment, deindustrialization and economic collapse.
(2023-05-06). The US Meat Supply May Soon be Widely Contaminated with mRNA Proteins From Biotech "Vaccines" globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-06). Video: Supported by Bill Gates, The WHO Plans to Have 10 Years of Pandemics (2020-2030). globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on June 1, 2022 | *** | THE PLAN shows the official agenda of the World Health Organization to have ten years of ongoing pandemics, from 2020 to 2030. | This is revealed by a WHO virologist, Marion …
(2023-05-06). World Economic Forum Adviser Claims the Planet No Longer Needs the 'Vast Majority' of the Population. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-06). Dear Friends, Sorry to Announce a Genocide: Dr. Naomi Wolf on the Pfizer "Confidential Report" globalresearch.ca The truth is: I've been rendered almost speechless because recently I've had the unenviable task of trying to announce to the world that indeed, a genocide — or what I've called, clumsily but urgently, a "baby die-off" — is underway.
(2023-05-06). World Economic Forum's "Young Global Leaders" Revealed. globalresearch.ca For several decades, this program has nurtured compliant leaders acting as WEF agents in governments around the world. The consequences are far-reaching and may turn out to be devastating for humanity.
(2023-05-06). 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.
(2023-05-06). What Was Covid Really About? Triggering A Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…
(2023-05-06). Graeme MacQueen: The "Inside Job" Hypothesis of the 9/11 Attacks: JFK, Fidel Castro and the American Left. globalresearch.ca Incisive and carefully documented analysis by the late Prof. Graeme MacQueen. His legacy will live | First published by Global Research on March 15, 2017 | . | . | On November 23, 1963, the day after John F. Kennedy's assassination, Fidel …
(2023-05-06). Colossal Financial Pyramid: BlackRock and The WEF "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-06). Video: Pfizer Has a Criminal Record. Is It Relevant? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-06). 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.
(2023-05-06). Growing German-Polish Rivalry. Yet Another Fissure Within Western Alliance. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-06). Zelensky Must Choose Between Talks or Losing More Territory. Former US Army Chief. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-06). Belgrade Forum's Appeal to Endorse Dialogue, Diplomacy and Detente as the Only Possible Path for Preventing a Global Conflict that Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-06). WHO's Worldwide Power Grab: Beware of the New International Health Regulation and Pandemic Treaty, a Health Tyranny Never Heard of Before in Human History. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-06). Davos and the Purloined Letter Conspiracy. Klaus Schwab's "Global Leaders of Tomorrow" globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-06). The Covid Plandemic: Fear Is the Name of the Game — The Legal Approach. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-06). Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Chamberlain JM, Kapur J, Shinnar S, et al. Efficacy of levetiracetam, fosphenytoin, and valproate for established status epilepticus by age group (ESETT): a double-blind, responsive-adaptive, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2020; 395: 1217—24—For this Article, Angela Lumba-Brown's name has been corrected in the list of Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network investigators and in the appendix. This correction has been made to the online version as of May 4, 2023.
(2023-05-06). Growing German-Polish Rivalry Yet Another Fissure Within The Western Alliance. southfront.org 
ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE | Warsaw's alliance with Kiev and its quest to become a European power is welcomed by Washington as a means to counter Berlin and any European strategic autonomy amid a complicated geopolitical and geoeconomic dispute. | Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts | There is a German-Polish feud going on at the very heart of Europe, even while Poland hosts the most significant German military presence since World War II as part of NATO's operations in its easte…
(2023-05-05). Estonian President visits White City Campus to see NATO's innovation accelerator. imperial.ac.uk The President of Estonia, Alar Karis, visited Imperial's White City Campus to meet researchers and see NATO's innovation headquarters based there.
(2023-05-05). "A Guiding Light for 9/11 Truth." A Tribute to Graeme MacQueen. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). The Kremlin under Drone Attack, Failed Attempt to Assassinate President Putin? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). Disbelief as "Green King Charles" Gives Royal Assent to New Gene Breeding Technology. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). Raíces nazis del conflicto mundial. globalresearch.ca El racismo de Occidente es tan viejo como Matusalén, numerosos de sus pensadores intentaron demostrar que los anglosajones, los celtas y los teutones son de raza superior. | Rudyard Kipling, premio Nobel de literatura, escribió el poema "La carga del Hombre …
(2023-05-05). Estados Unidos — Y la guerra continúa. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). Fact Check: People Who Are Obsessed with Celebrities Are Less Intelligent. moguldom.com People who are obsessed with celebrities might be less intelligent than others, one study claims. Research by Hungarian academics found that people obsessed with Hollywood gossip and A-list celebs tend not to be smart. The study was published in BMC Psychology in late 2021 and concluded that "there is a direct association between celebrity worship and poorer performance …
(2023-05-05). Ukrainian Banker Offers Cash for Drone Terror in Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). Navigating the Shoals of Cognitive Dissonance in a Sea of Big Lies. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). Children 5-12 Years Old Who Were Injured or Permanently Disabled by Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines. 25 Horror Stories Every Parent Should Have in Their Legal Files. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). EU Backs Controversial Dutch Plans to Shut Down Farms in Bid to Reduce Nitrogen Emissions. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). Restored Health and Vitality from Ditching My Cell Phone. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). Does The Atlantic Alliance Need a "Name Change": NATO Opens Japan Office, Deepening Indo-Pacific Engagement. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). Discord Leaks Created Tension Between the US and Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). Ukrainian War Crimes Reported, Zelensky Applauded in The Hague. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). Sudan: The New Geopolitical Battlefield Between East and West? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). Force-Marching the Europeans. U.S. Campaign to Divide the World into Confrontational Blocs. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). Biden Hypocritically Slams Arrest of US Journalist in Russia But Pursues Assange. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-05). Global Research: Calling for Peace Negotiations, Seeking and Telling the Truth. globalresearch.ca It has always been our mandate to tell and spread the truth even in the midst of censorship, working continuously to reverse the psychological effects of lies and war propaganda. | Humanity is at a dangerous crossroads. Truth remains a "powerful …
(2023-05-05). Video: Tucker Carlson Shared a Terrifying Message. "How Filthy and Dishonest are Our News Media" globalresearch.ca
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(2023-05-05). Rudolf Steiner's Threefold Social Order. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-06). 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…
(2023-05-06). Correspondence] Surgical site infections: does one glove fit all? thelancet.com We congratulate the ChEETAh trial group on a well performed, highly relevant trial.1 However, we do not entirely agree with their conclusion. For power calculations, a 4% absolute difference in surgical site infections (SSIs) was considered minimally clinically important. Although highly statistically significant, the clinical relevance of the observed 2 ∑8% absolute reduction in SSIs is unclear. The number needed to treat (NNT) to avoid one SSI is 36, which might not justify the intervention. Most incisional SSIs are superficial2 and easily treated with bedside drainage, causing minimal morbidity.
(2023-05-06). Australian university workers join limited union "week of action" wsws.org Workers and students from five Melbourne universities joined a stopwork rally to fight for pay rises, job security and against the exploitation of casuals.
(2023-05-06). Dozen LAVC Cinema Student Narratives challenges Erika Endrijonas's LACCD Success Story. indybay.org Erika Endrijonas has built a reputation as a rockstar "professional problem solver" in California's Community Colleges, but a dozen newly surfaced student narratives from her time as President at Los Angeles Valley College are creating cracks in this image.
(2023-05-05). Venture Catalyst Challenge: Meet Imperial's most exciting new student startups. imperial.ac.uk Five student startups will compete for a £20,000 top prize in the final of Imperial's flagship entrepreneurial competition later this month.
(2023-05-05). Detroit: Union workers, students and oppressed unite on May Day. fightbacknews.org Detroit, MI — Hundreds gathered despite near freezing rain on May 1 at Clark Park in Southwest Detroit. This park in the primarily Chicano and immigrant section of Detroit has been the host of several May Day events over the years in coordination with that community and in recognition of the 2006 U.S. boycott and "day without an immigrant" strike. | This May Day event was the result of a cooperation between progressive, labor, and oppressed nationality groups not seen in several years, culminating in the creation of an ongoing "May Day Coalition." In addition to many cultural performances, members from a v…
(2023-05-05). Indiana Governor Signs Bill Requiring Teachers to Out Trans Students to Parents. truthout.org Indiana Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed a bill into law that will require schools in the state to out transgender children to their parents. House Bill 1608 requires Indiana schools to notify parents if a trans student requests that teachers call them by a name or pronoun that differs from the school's records or what their parents know them by. Schools will be required to do so within… |
(2023-05-05). Cuba: President Meets With Over 300 Enthusiastic US Activists Pledging to End Blockade. orinocotribune.com 
By Bill Hackwell — May 1, 2023 | This morning at the Palace of the Revolution, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel received over 300 friends of Cuba who had traveled from the United States to demand an end to the blockade. Brigades, groups, and other delegations are in Cuba to take part in the May 1 activities celebrating the International Day of Workers and to show their solidarity with the Cuban people who have withstood the longest continuous blockade in modern history. | Students, trade unionists, lawyers, and political activists are here, many making their first visit to the socialist island. Recognizing…
(2023-05-06). Momentum builds on second day of Oakland teachers' strike. wsws.org Despite the union's attempts to restrict demands to procedural bargaining questions, teachers and educators are demanding a real fight.
(2023-05-06). Tuesday 5/9: Realizing American Democracy: Climate Justice & Voting Rights. indybay.org Online teach-in…
(2023-05-05). Headlines for May 5, 2023. democracynow.org U.S. Sees Long Conflict Ahead in Sudan as Fighting Rages Between Rival Military Factions, Head of Russia's Wagner Group Says He'll Pull Mercenaries from Besieged Ukrainian City, Jury Finds Proud Boys Guilty of Sedition and Other Felonies for Jan. 6 Insurrection, Clarence Thomas Failed to Disclose Tuition Payments from Billionaire GOP Donor Harlan Crow, Conservative Judicial Activist Secretly Funneled at Least $80,000 to Ginni Thomas, Eight People, Including 6 Teachers, Killed in Pakistan Shootings, Serbia Pledges Gun Controls After Two Mass Shootings in Two Days Claim 17 Lives, Shootings in Georgia an…
(2023-05-05). Opinion: For All Our 'Progress' As A Country, Teaching Black History Is Too High A Price To Pay. moguldom.com The struggle of Black educators and historians to secure Black history's place and relevance in K-12 curricula nationwide is not a race but a marathon. Despite numerous states requiring Black history instruction, more states do not mandate such a requirement. Additionally, requiring that Black history is taught is no guarantee that all teachers are competent …
(2023-05-05). The teacher pay penalty hit a new high in 2021. cepr.net See 2022 report authored by Sylvia Allegretto on original site. Over the last 18 years, EPI has closely tracked trends in teacher pay. Over these nearly two decades, a picture of increasingly alarming trends has emerged.1 Simply put, teachers are paid less (in weekly wages and total compensation) than their nonteacher college-educated counterparts, and the …
(2023-05-05). Mariupol Rebuilds Itself… smoothiex12.blogspot.com all on the eve of Day of Victory…But those who never heard of Shaman… They don't teach this in Ivy League degree mills… They wouldn't understand this anyway–they don't have faculties, they are too primitive.
