(2023-08-14). Committee For Public Education members advance independent perspective in defence of educators, Julian Assange. wsws.org "What was absolutely clear is that the union apparatus cannot tolerate one iota of criticism of its role and that of the Labor government," Sue Phillips explained, "This is an expression not of its strength but its weakness."
(2023-08-14). Russia and Brazil: Developing Culture and Education. infobrics.org Russia and Brazil are two nations whose economic power cannot be underestimated. Brazil is Russia's main trading partner in Latin America and the Caribbean, accounting for a third of trade between Moscow and the region…
(2023-08-14). Why do so many trade union struggles in Britain fail? thecommunists.org This article is reproduced from the Class Consciousness Project, with thanks. ***** The National Education Union (NEU), Britain's biggest teaching union, announced on 31 July that, following a consultation with its members, it would be accepting the 6.5 percent pay offer made by the government through its proxy, the Schools Teachers' Review Body. Thus the …
(2023-08-13). Amid Extremist Attacks on Higher Ed, We Must Go Beyond Diversity and Inclusion. truthout.org In a single academic year, political and judicial leaders have escalated their anti-democratic, anti-educational movement aimed at dismantling higher education's focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), initiating a furiously paced rejection of racial, sexual and ethnic diversity — as well as basic humanity. Multiple states have instituted curricular gag orders through "divisive concept"… |
(2023-08-14). The Public Health Red Meat Allergy Bioengineering Plot Thickens… globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-14). Calf Days and Rationed Broadcasting: FIFA Women's World Cup. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-14). 180 Canadian Doctors Have Died Suddenly Since the Rollout of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines in December 2020. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-14). Selected Articles: The Jab or Not the Jab: Tactics and Strategy in an Irregular War. globalresearch.ca 
By Those of us in the 'resistance' or 'opposition' — we skeptics who question and have questioned the covidian debacle …
(2023-08-14). Turning Point in the Ukraine War. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-14). Video: Maui "Directed Energy Weapon Assault". Targeted Destruction of Property. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-14). Video: Maui Wildfire Survivor Speaks Out. "This Was not a Natural Disaster" globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-14). China vs. Taiwan — A Constant US Provocation. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-14). Science Saturday: Progressive alliance advances science through patient-powered research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Harnessing the power of patients' lived experiences and their biospecimen data, a unique relationship between a nonprofit patient advocacy group called The MOG Project, a team of Mayo Clinic neurologists, and the Autoimmune Neurology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic has created a synergetic bridge that's advancing the science behind a devastating neurological illness. Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease, or MOGAD, is a rare, central nervous system demyelinating disorder that can render an individual blind, paralyzed, or comatose….
(2023-08-14). Study explores impact of childhood trauma on sexual function in midlife women. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org One out of three children will have at least one stressful or traumatic childhood experience, including things such as their parents divorcing or a family member with a drug or alcohol problem, according to the latest National Survey of Children's Health. In a new study, Mayo Clinic researchers found that such adverse childhood experiences may be linked to sexual inactivity and sexual dysfunction in women later in life. Their findings are published in The Journal…
(2023-08-14). Corticosteroids lower the likelihood of in-hospital mortality from COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In a registry-based cohort study of 109 institutions, Mayo Clinic researchers evaluated the use of corticosteroids in hospitalized patients needing oxygen due to severe COVID-19 disease. The study assessed biomarker-concordant corticosteroid use in patients tested for a protein that causes inflammation. Corticosteroid drugs treat a variety of conditions such as pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and suppress the immune system's response to COVID-19. The findings suggest using this approach for patients with severe disease lowers the likelihood of in-hospital mortality….
(2023-08-14). Video: Maui Wildfire Survivor Speaks Out. "This Was not a Natural Disaster" globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-14). China vs. Taiwan — A Constant US Provocation. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-14). Science Saturday: Progressive alliance advances science through patient-powered research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Harnessing the power of patients' lived experiences and their biospecimen data, a unique relationship between a nonprofit patient advocacy group called The MOG Project, a team of Mayo Clinic neurologists, and the Autoimmune Neurology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic has created a synergetic bridge that's advancing the science behind a devastating neurological illness. Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease, or MOGAD, is a rare, central nervous system demyelinating disorder that can render an individual blind, paralyzed, or comatose….
(2023-08-14). Study explores impact of childhood trauma on sexual function in midlife women. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org One out of three children will have at least one stressful or traumatic childhood experience, including things such as their parents divorcing or a family member with a drug or alcohol problem, according to the latest National Survey of Children's Health. In a new study, Mayo Clinic researchers found that such adverse childhood experiences may be linked to sexual inactivity and sexual dysfunction in women later in life. Their findings are published in The Journal…
(2023-08-14). Corticosteroids lower the likelihood of in-hospital mortality from COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In a registry-based cohort study of 109 institutions, Mayo Clinic researchers evaluated the use of corticosteroids in hospitalized patients needing oxygen due to severe COVID-19 disease. The study assessed biomarker-concordant corticosteroid use in patients tested for a protein that causes inflammation. Corticosteroid drugs treat a variety of conditions such as pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and suppress the immune system's response to COVID-19. The findings suggest using this approach for patients with severe disease lowers the likelihood of in-hospital mortality….
(2023-08-14). Driven by family, fueled by hope: Mayo Clinic researcher fights against Type 1 diabetes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Quinn Peterson, Ph.D., was a graduate student working on a team to develop new chemotherapy drugs when a life-changing phone call reset the course of his career. His daughter, Clarissa, had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Neither he nor his wife had any known family history of the disease. "Given my background as a scientist, I felt a responsibility and an obligation to use my skills in research to address this complex disease — not only…
(2023-08-13). Researchers say global climate change contributed to the Hawaii wildfire. america.cgtn.com 
Global climate change didn't cause the wildfire in Hawaii but did contribute to creating the conditions that helped the fire spread so quickly, with such deadly results. Find out more.
(2023-08-13). The Jab or Not the Jab: Tactics and Strategy in an Irregular War. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-13). COVID mRNA Vaccines: Two Pilot Incapacitations. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-13). World Sliding Toward WW3 as More Warhawks Grab Power in Washington DC. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-13). Secret Police: One Department In Virginia Is Trying To Hide The Names Of Most Officers. scheerpost.com 
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter A police department in Virginia has twisted the state's freedom of information law to try and block the names of officers from being shared with OpenOversightVA, a group of volunteer researchers who maintain a statewide police transparency database. On July 31, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported that the Chesterfield County Police Department …
(2023-08-13). Do People Change? "The U.S.A. is snapping. It is no longer possible to remain a normal person in dark times like these…" globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-13). "In a Nuclear War the Collateral Damage would be the Life of All Humanity". Fidel Castro. globalresearch.ca Let us have the courage to proclaim that all nuclear or conventional weapons, everything that is used to make war, must disappear!" Fidel Castro…
(2023-08-13). August 13, 1926. Fidel Castro: A Revolutionary Legacy. globalresearch.ca On November 25, 2021, Fidel Castro Ruz passed away. His legacy will live forever. | Fidel was born on August 13, 1926 | Today August 13, 2023, we commemorate Fidel's Birthday | *** | "There are men who struggle for a day and they …
(2023-08-13). Ukraine "Aid" in Perspective. A Huge Addition to "Defense Spending" globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-13). Ukrainian Soldiers Underestimated Russia — Western Media. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-13). Niger: Italian PM Giorgia Meloni Goes Viral After Niger Coup. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-13). 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.
(2023-08-13). "The US will strengthen its occupation of Syria, while plundering oil resources", Interview with Glenn Diesen. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-14). "This Is the Climate Crisis": Michael Mann on Maui Wildfires & Why Disasters Are Becoming Deadlier. democracynow.org 
We speak with leading climate scientist Michael Mann about the devastating Maui wildfires and how the climate crisis makes such disasters more frequent and more intense. "This is the climate crisis. It's here and now," says Mann, director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media at the University of Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, pressure is mounting for President Biden to declare an official climate emergency.
(2023-08-14). Mayo Clinic provides internships, mentoring for undergrads on accelerated career pathway. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org By Jay Furst ROCHESTER, Minn. — Akhil Kollengode is a University of Minnesota Rochester (UMR) student who aims to be a project manager or operations manager in healthcare when he graduates. Thanks to an innovative collaboration between Mayo Clinic and UMR, he's on a fast track to achieving that. Kollengode is a paid intern at Mayo Clinic as part of the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences degree program at UMR. The internship is a…
(2023-08-13). Oppenheimer Paradox: Power of Science and the Weakness of Scientists. socialistproject.ca 
The new blockbuster film on scientist Robert Oppenheimer has brought back the memories of the first nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It has raised complex questions on the nature of the society that permitted such bombs to be developed and used, and the stockpiling of nuclear arsenals that can destroy the world many times over. Did the infamous McCarthy era and hunting for reds everywhere have any relationship with the pathology of a society that suppressed its guilt over the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, substituting it instead with a belief in its exceptionalism? What explains the transformation of O…
(2023-08-13). $1.3-bln hospital shuts two years after launch. ecns.cn The Hebei Cancer Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, self-proclaimed as the "branch of largest Asian cancer hospital," has recently announced an unexpected application for deregistration.
(2023-08-14). Jacksonville, FL continues demanding justice for the Tampa 5, drop the charges now. fightbacknews.org Jacksonville, FL – Over a dozen community members and students organized by the Jacksonville Community Action Committee (JCAC) and University of North Florida SDS gathered as part of an emergency National Day of Action to demand Justice for the Tampa 5. Rallying on August 9 during rush hour traffic of busy State Street in downtown Jax, the protesters withstood record heat to raise the banner and chants, demanding "Drop the charges." | "We will continue to hit the streets until justice is won and the charges are dropped against the Tampa 5," said Neal Jefferson of the JCAC. | Protesters vowed to keep up the fight…
(2023-08-14). LAVC Omsbudsman Stalked Whistleblowers. indybay.org For over a decade Los Angeles Valley College Dean of Students Annie G. Reed (Goldman), made gaslighting, catfishing, online stalking and impersonation, and a culture of surveillance standard practices at LAVC. New information confirms she also continued to stalk former students after they left Valley College.
(2023-08-14). Mayo Clinic Minute: What new college students should know about bacterial meningitis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As students head off to college, close quarters in new spaces could put them at risk for contagious illnesses, including bacterial meningitis. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, explains the common ways meningitis spreads and the best way to prevent an infection. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/5HxjZAL8L3Q Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 57) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2023-08-14). Mayo Clinic Minute: 4 ways to help kids overcome back-to-school anxiety. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Heading back to school after a long summer break can be an exciting time for kids and caregivers. But for some students, the anxiousness of heading back to school may be fueled by fears or worry. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Stephen Whiteside, a Mayo Clinic child psychologist, offers four tips on how to help kids overcome back-to-school anxiety. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/TnSXiJCzY7w Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 10) is in the downloads at…
(2023-08-13). New Orleans student groups hold "Hands off Niger" demonstration. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA- On August 12, New Orleans students and their supporters demonstrated during a 120-degree heat index against the potential U.S. intervention in the West African country of Niger. They gathered on the University of New Orleans campus with the group Students United UNO and chanted under a Nigerien flag and a banner reading "US: Hands off Africa." Demonstrators passed information handouts to students as they returned to campus on move-in day. | The demonstration comes days after Nigerien leaders refused to meet with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and pro-West military forces taking p…
(2023-08-13). Chicago rally demands charges against the Tampa 5 be dropped. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On August 9, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at UIC and Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression joined forces with a powerful coalition to demand justice for the Tampa 5, at a rally in the Federal Plaza. | This dynamic coalition – including the United States Palestinian Community Network, Anakbayan Chicago, Mientras Haya Amor Hay Esperanza (As Long As There's Love There's Hope), Freedom Road Socialist Organization, LVLHS Fight Back!, and members of the Chicago Teachers Union – embodied the rallying cry of "The people united will never be defeated!" with speeches and message…
(2023-08-13). What Young Americans Really Think About Guns. scheerpost.com 
(2023-08-14). Kuznick's Essential Companion to the Oppenheimer Movie. transcend.org 4 Aug 2023 – In this interview, Peter, who also teaches a film course on "Oliver Stone's America," gives an essential analysis of Chris Nolan's Oppenheimer. He commends the film in many respects, and then criticizes the exclusion of important historical facts, which he proceeds to supplement in great depth and detail.
(2023-08-13). Wars against Black history. iacenter.org By Mumia Abu-Jamal August 9, 2023 This slightly edited July 21, 2023 commentary was recorded on prisonradio.org. Mumia Abu-Jamal And now we see, perhaps for the first time in modern days, states like Florida waging war against Black history by passing laws against what teachers can teach, and, perhaps more importantly, what they cannot. In the land that brags about First Amendment laws of free speech, teachers are threatened to be silent about any Black history after 1875, or the time of Reconstruction. It's as if, for Black people, history stopped at Reconstruction and nothing happened in their lives. To add mor…
(2023-08-13). Right-Wing Has Not Tried to Suppress Teaching the History of Anti-Imperialist Movements Because They Are Rarely Discussed in Any Course By: David Starr. midwesternmarx.com 
Meeting of the Anti-Imperialist League circa. 1900. [Source: zloetscher001.weebly.com] On February 20, journalist Max Blumenthal gave a powerful address at the Rage Against the War Machine rally across from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., in which he emphasized how Ukrainians had been used as pawns to advance U.S. imperial interests.Blumenthal said that people on the other side of the U.S. empire did not care whether people identified as leftist or …