(2023-06-24). 'We Must Strike': A Message From A Rank-And-File UPS Worker Activist. popularresistance.org It has become almost cliche to say that nobody wants a strike, as if it were somehow uncouth to stand up for one's humanity without a qualifier. But wanting a strike is truly not the question. The question, rather, is do we NEED a strike? And the answer is an unequivocal YES! | We NEED a strike to unite our members at UPS, and our Teamsters Union as a whole. We NEED a strike to create a generation of militant Unionists, whose education will be the picket line, and whose graduation will be the launch of a new Labor movement. We NEED a strike to create the bonds that hold Labor together, that unite workers; those t…
(2023-06-24). Correspondence] We are human, not artificial intelligence—medical teaching innovation in Taiwan. thelancet.com We appreciated Sandro Vento's Correspondence addressing the merit of a conducive environment in medical learning.1 With artificial intelligence development booming in recent years, there is a lot of interest in applying artificial intelligence to medical education to quickly produce many new doctors to resolve the problems of insufficient medical resources. However, lots of arguments have emerged about whether quickly produced new doctors have sufficient humanity in clinical practice. Here, we provide alternative experiences of medical education in Taiwan, which might be helpful for medical education providers ar…
(2023-06-24). Detroit teachers and students take their fight against layoffs to the auto plants. wsws.org On Thursday members of the Michigan Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee spoke to Stellantis autoworkers at Warren Truck to build unity against education cuts.
(2023-06-23). Inequality must be "priority" in climate change discussion, says Lula in Paris. peoplesdispatch.org President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made an impromptu speech during the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, on June 23, in Paris. In addition to discussing the key topics for Brazilian diplomacy, such as deforestation, global warming, and the agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, he defended the importance of fighting inequality. | "It is not possible that in a meeting with so many presidents of important countries, the word inequality does not appear. Inequality in salary, race, gender, education, health," the president listed, sitting to the right of the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, wh…
(2023-06-24). Pseudo-science and imperialism caught red-handed. uwidata.com 
By Dr Franklin Nyamsi President, Institut de l'Afrique des Libertés / African Freedom Institute In a study[1] published on June 19, 2023 on the reference site of the Egmont Institute, based in the capital of the European Union and NATO, Brussels, a duo of researchers from this organization set out to analyze the correlation between …
(2023-06-24). Correspondence] Treatments for major depression. thelancet.com Here we raise several concerns regarding the Review by Steven Marwaha and colleagues.1 First, the concept of treatment-resistant depression does not have reliable criteria for research and is conceptually empty. The key question remains whether the disorder is resistant to treatment, or whether treatments are less effective. For example, an individual participant level of analysis of clinical trial data revealed small average differences between antidepressants and placebo.2…
(2023-06-24). Correspondence] Human genome editing: potential seeds of conflict. thelancet.com Recently, The Lancet published an important declaration regarding the necessity of regulating and legislating for human genome editing.1 We agree with their opinions that the human genome editing technology and resulting research can have both positive and negative effects on human society. The use of genome editing for research and commercial purposes has sparked debates in both biological and political realms. However, most of them have mainly focused on the effects of human genome editing on the patients themselves, and little attention has been paid to their offspring.
(2023-06-24). Gentlemanly Advice About Murder. "The Thing about Money is that When you have It you Want More" globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-24). The U.S. Has Killed More Than 20 Million People in 37 "Victim Nations" Since World War II. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-24). La "Soluzione Coreana" per l'Europa | Grandangolo — Pangea. globalresearch.ca La "Conferenza sulla ripresa dell'Ucraina", svoltasi a Londra, segna il passaggio a una nuova fase della guerra contro la Russia: USA, NATO e UE non solo continuano ad armare le forze di Kiev, ma si stanno preparando a trasformare l'Europa …
(2023-06-24). The Fourth Industrial Revolution: "AI Will Enable Some People to Control the World" globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-24). Mayo Clinic Minute: How vasculitis affects the body. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Vasculitis Clinic at Mayo Clinic is a place where experts in a number of fields of medicine help adults and children diagnose and treat vasculitis, and conduct important research. But what is this relatively rare condition? Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/-inDomneGL0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 09) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Vasculitis is a group of conditions — all related…
(2023-06-24). Is a cancer clinical trial right for me? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Clinical trials, also known as clinical studies, help medical researchers understand how to diagnose, treat and prevent cancer and other diseases and conditions. Healthcare professionals translate findings from clinical trials into treatments that can lead to longer, healthier lives for people with cancer. Clinical trials are an important option to consider if you're facing a cancer diagnosis. Joining a clinical trial may provide experimental treatment options you may not otherwise have. What is a clinical…
(2023-06-24). Maximize memory function with a nutrient-rich diet. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Research suggests that the ability to maximize memory function may be related to what you eat. Following an eating plan that provides a healthier selection of dietary fats and a variety of plant foods rich in phytonutrients could positively affect your health. Phytonutrients are substances found in certain plants that are believed to be beneficial for human health and help prevent certain diseases. There's still much to learn about what makes up a brain-healthy diet. Studies are finding that…
(2023-06-24). Towards Digital Tyranny? Beware of the QR Code, Remember Agenda ID2020? globalresearch.ca It's Agenda ID2020 on steroids. It's the worldwide invasion of the QR code — QR coding of everything, all of your most intimate data, health, personal behaviors, habits — track records of where we have been and even where we may be planning to go. Nothing will escape the QR code. Nobody talks about it.
(2023-06-24). Video: "The Criminalization of War". America's "Global War on Terrorism" is Fake. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca From 2005 to 2016, under the helm of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad former Prime Minister of Malaysia, I served as member of the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Commission (KLWCC) which coordinated the prosecution and led the indictments against: Bush, Cheney, …
(2023-06-24). Curcumin is beneficial for almost all types of cancer. expose-news.com Curcumin — a derivative of turmeric and the pigment that gives the curry spice turmeric its yellow-orange colour — has been extensively researched. It appears to be universally useful for just about …
(2023-06-24). Correspondence] Treatments for major depression — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Alain Braillon and colleagues outline several judgements about novel treatments for depression and argue that treatment-resistant depression does not have reliable research criteria. Although we are aware of the debate concerning multiple treatment-resistant depression1 definitions, their specificity, and precision, we used the widely accepted definition of not responding to at least two treatments that is consistent with approximately 50% of definitions that are used in the literature.2 We believe this was a pragmatic and reasonable choice, as the alternative is to not investigate therapy for people who have not…
(2023-06-24). Perspectives] Paula Rochon: championing the health needs of older women. thelancet.com Paula Rochon's inspiration to improve the lives of older women came partly from her fortunate experience of watching her parents and grandparents enjoy long and healthy lives. In 2021, Rochon founded Women's Age Lab at Women's College Hospital in Toronto, ON, Canada, a research centre focusing on the health and wellbeing of older women. Alongside this work, she is also a Professor of Medicine and Public Health and inaugural RTOERO Chair in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Toronto, Canada.
(2023-06-23). Award-winning Writer Dr. Asad Ismi Blames Food Collapse Caused by the West for Starvation of 278M Africans. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-23). Trump Boasts He Wanted to Take Venezuela's Oil After Overthrowing Its Government. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-23). Two Hundred Thousand Poverty Linked Deaths in a Year in the USA Call for Urgent Remedial Actions. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-23). Life Lessons on the 'Res': War Pony (2022). globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-23). Biden Administration Should Remove Border Walls, Keep Wildlife Corridors Open Along U.S.-Mexico Border. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-23). Migrants and Refugees: The Greek Boat Disaster Was Caused by the EU. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-23). Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Latest News From Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-23). 41-Year-Old Model and Hollywood Actress Katerina Pavelek Ended Her Life at an Assisted Suicide Clinic in Basel, Switzerland on June 17, 2023, Due to COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Injuries (ME, CFS, ALS). globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-23). Selected Articles: Sea Birds' Last Refuges: 4G and 5G Radiation Sickness from the Cell Towers. globalresearch.ca 
By Ornithologists and bird conservation organizations, reflexively, said to themselves and the world, "This must be bird flu," and they dressed …
(2023-06-23). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca 
(2023-06-23). Ukraine Situation Report: Counteroffensive Slowed by 77,000 Square Miles of Mines. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-23). Defining Dictator Down Won't Make Us Free. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-23). Apocalypse Now for Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-23). They Want to Implement a Global System of Digital Identification "For All" That Would be Connected to Our Bank Accounts. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-23). US Brands Israeli Moves to Expand West Bank Settlements an 'Obstacle to Peace'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-23). Adverse Effects of Face Masks Confirmed. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-23). Why Joe Biden Calls Chinese President Xi a "Dictator" globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-23). AUKUS: Part of a Multi-pronged Strategy to Preserve US Regional Dominance. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-23). Trump Indictment and the Presidential Records Act. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-23). The Enemy Is Not a Human Being. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-24). How the USA practices so-called 'coercive diplomacy'. thecommunists.org We sum up below the evidence presented in a report by our comrades in the Communist Party of China, to which a few of comments of our own have been added. ***** Diplomacy is the art, science and means by which nations, groups or individuals conduct their affairs, in ways to safeguard their interests and …
(2023-06-24). Perspectives] A testament of recovery. thelancet.com A little over a decade ago, I was invited onto the science radio show Radiolab to talk about my work on a puzzling and often highly distressing experience: hearing a voice in the absence of any speaker. Typically understood as a symptom of severe mental illness such as schizophrenia, voice-hearing has come to be rethought as a diverse phenomenon affecting people in many different walks of life, whether or not accompanied by a psychiatric diagnosis. I told the show's producers that I would be happy to talk about the latest in the science of voice-hearing, but that they really ought to get the perspectives of peopl…
(2023-06-24). Science Saturday: Study finds senescent immune cells promote lung tumor growth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Macrophages are a type of white blood cell that are among the body's first line of defense against infection. In addition to killing harmful microorganisms, macrophages typically can initiate a response against tumors. However, macrophages, like other cells, can enter a state called senescence, which is linked to aging, disease and multiple physiological problems. When cells become senescent, they stop dividing, but they do not die and are not always eliminated from the body. They…
(2023-06-24). Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota announce new pathway program for training nurse-midwives. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences and the University of Minnesota School of Nursing are collaborating to create a new academic pathway for nurse-midwives that will expand the nurse-midwifery workforce in the Upper Midwest. The collaboration creates a pathway for students admitted to the University of Minnesota School of Nursing's Doctor of Nursing Practice program to complete the approximately 1,000 hours of required clinical training at Mayo Clinic hospitals in Minnesota and…
(2023-06-23). The Century Long War on Cannabis Is a War on Science. scheerpost.com 
(2023-06-23). Montana's narrow defense in youth climate trial was devoid of climate science. nationofchange.org Last week, some of Montana's foremost climate scientists and ecologists testified in the historic trial, in support of the plaintiffs' claims.
(2023-06-23). Oregon County sues fossil fuel entities and enablers for contributing to deadly 2021 heatwave. nationofchange.org "Multnomah County is utilizing irrefutable climate science to hold corporate polluters accountable for their role in causing a discreet and disastrous event, as well as recent wildfires."
(2023-06-24). Mayo Clinic Minute: Preventing cancer for future generations of Black families. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The statistics are staggering. Black people are more likely to die from cancer than other racial and ethnic groups. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, African Americans have the highest death rate from cancer overall. National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week is June 15—21. Dr. Kim Barbel Johnson, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, says educating patients is essential to reducing and preventing cancer deaths…
(2023-06-24). Staff, students say no to proposal to raid super for a pay rise. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-24). "No third world war! Stop the rearmament!": IYSSE holds successful student election event at Berlin's Humboldt University. wsws.org The reports to the meeting met with a strong response and provoked an intense discussion of the political issues raised.
(2023-06-23). MT Climate Trial Plaintiff: "Climate Change Has Impacted My Ability to Breathe" truthout.org For 20-year-old college student Olivia Vesovich, climate change is not a future concern. It's a current and near-daily crisis. "Climate change has impacted my ability to breathe," Vesovich testified from the witness stand of a Montana courtroom last week. The college student, who suffers from asthma, is one of more than a dozen young people who have undertaken a landmark legal challenge against… |
(2023-06-23). Mississippi Student Wins Fight to Wear Tribal Regalia at Graduation. aclu.org Earlier this year, Merissa Wilson stood before the school board of the Pearl Public School District in Mississippi to make a small but crucial request: that the board permit her daughter, Zuri, to wear an eagle feather on her graduation cap and be wrapped in a traditional star quilt by her family after exiting the commencement stage. As enrolled members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, these Although the bu…
(2023-06-23). East LA high school principal removed, student walkout victory. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – Students from East LA Performing Arts Magnet (ELAPA) at Esteban E. Torres High School walked out April 27, to demand the removal of Principal John Edward Estoesta. The students were initiated into action when one of their beloved teachers, James Lotter, who teaches AP literature, was fired in front of his students with zero explanation. | Lotter was scheduled to meet with Estoesta to address staff and student discontent regarding cases of racism, homophobia, transphobia, victim-blaming, and an early dismissal of students that interrupted the Black National Anthem during a Black History Month as…
(2023-06-23). Chris Hedges on Cornel West 2024, RFK Jr., Green Party Strategy. scheerpost.com 
By Briahna Joy Gray / YouTube Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges rejoins the podcast to talk about his relationship with the Cornel West 2024 campaign, ballot access, strategy, RFK Jr. & more. Also, the nurses and teachers unions' endorsement of Joe Biden, the problem of business unionism, & whether RFK Jr. is accurately representing …
(2023-06-23). Thursday 6/22: One Year Without Roe: The Current State of Abortion Access w/ NARAL Pro-Choice. indybay.org Online teach-in…
(2023-06-23). Struggle for dignity and rights in Jujuy continues. peoplesdispatch.org 
Mobilizations continue across Jujuy in rejection of the reforms to the local constitution, promoted by conservative Governor Gerardo Morales of the right-wing Radical Civic Union party. On Thursday, June 22, tens of thousands of people mobilized across the country as part of a national strike to express solidarity with the people of Jujuy and against the actions of Morales. | In Jujuy, members of Indigenous communities, teachers' unions, and social organizations held marches and blocked major roads and highways across the province. They are demanding withdrawal of the reforms to the Provincial Constitution, which…