(2022-02-16). Researcher Warns Nordic Countries of Refugee Flow From 'Migrant Nation' Ukraine. sputniknews.com Over the past several months, the West and Kiev have accused Russia of a troop buildup near the Ukrainian border in preparation for an alleged "invasion" and "war". Moscow has swatted these allegations as baseless, while expressing strong concerns over NATO's military activity near Russia's borders, which it calls a threat to its national security.
(2022-02-16). Thursday 2/17: The Role of Black Journalism in the Struggle for Freedom. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-02-16). The Workings of Commodified Education. orinocotribune.com By Yanis Iqbal — Feb 11, 2022 | Under the neoliberal accumulation
(2022-02-16). Selected Articles: The COVID Mandates Are Leaving Europe. globalresearch.ca 
By Many of the European countries have announced that they will move forward treating Covid as just another endemic disease. Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, and the …
(2022-02-16). Podcast: Debating vaccines, LGBTQ+ history month, and humans of health research. imperial.ac.uk In this edition: A scientist countering vaccine misinformation, members of Imperial's LGBTQ+ network, and the people behind an impactful asthma trial.
(2022-02-16). O poder e a revolta no Cazaquistà£o. globalresearch.ca Após um mês do início dos protestos no Cazaquistà£o, que teve por consequência a prisà£o de centenas de manifestantes, a implementaàßà£o de reformas na cúpula do poder cazaque e promessas futuras de maior aàßà£o estatal contra a pobreza e a …
(2022-02-16). Covid vaccines during pregnancy impact newborns — study. rt.com 
Immunity can be passed from jabbed mothers to babies, according to new research | Babies born to mothers who took the Covid-19 vaccine during their pregnancy are likely to have some form of immunity against the virus, according to the latest research from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), published on Tuesday. | Researchers analyzed data from 379 hospitalized infants — 176 suffered from Covid-19 and 203 were admitted for other reasons. The children were all under six months old between July 2021 and January 2022. | Their study found that hospitalization risks were reduced by 61% in…
(2022-02-16). Democrats, The More Effective Evil. popularresistance.org When all else fails, when you are clueless about how to halt a 7.5% inflation rate, when your Build Back Better bill is gutted, when you renege on your promise to raise the minimum wage or forgive student debt, when you can't halt the Republican suppression of voting rights, when you have no idea how to handle the pandemic which has claimed 900,000 lives — 16% of the world's total deaths although we are less than 5% of the world's population — when the stock market fluctuates on wild rollercoaster rides of highs and lows, when what little help the government offered to the labor force — half of…
(2022-02-16). India: students resist rise in Islamophobia, communal violence. workers.org 
In December 2021 a government college in India's Karnataka province denied entry to six students attempting to enter class, because they were wearing hijab, a headscarf worn by many Muslim girls and women. School administrators alleged that wearing a headscarf was against the school's dress code and stated that the . . . |
(2022-02-16). Australian university union blocks debate on dangerous reopening of campuses. wsws.org There is widespread concern among staff and students about the infections that will be spread by cramming students into classrooms.
(2022-02-16). UK lecturers and students speak on conditions they face as strikes continue. wsws.org World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke with strikers and students as lecturers struck at 44 universities for a second day.
(2022-02-16). Parents and teachers in Germany support students protesting mass infection pandemic policy. wsws.org One parent wrote: "How many students have been left behind by this stressful situation because they received no support and could not get the assistance they required? How many students will leave school without a qualification?"
(2022-02-16). Sandy Hook Families Reach $73 Million Settlement With Remington Arms in Landmark Agreement. sputniknews.com In December 2012, Adam Lanza used a Bushmaster XM15-E2S rifle produced by Remington Arms to murder schoolchildren and teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
(2022-02-16). Australian teacher speaks out against reckless reopening of schools. wsws.org "We have to rid the world of the virus permanently, but the media never raises this because the measures required would impact on profits."
(2022-02-15). Nel Donbass la miccia è accesa. globalresearch.ca Mentre la situazione nel Donbass diviene sempre più incandescente, Biden, alla vigilia del colloquio con Putin, ha convocato l'11 febbraio quello che di fatto è il consiglio di guerra della Nato e dell'Unione Europea: il segretario generale della Nato Jens …
(2022-02-15). Will Trudeau's Act of Desperation Succeed? libya360.wordpress.com Kim Petersen Canada's Charter of Rights I want to address the prime minister: No matter what you do, we will hold the line. There are no threats which will frighten us. We will hold the line. — Tamara Lich, convoy organizer, 14 February 2022 Justin Trudeau had cornered himself by grotesquely smearing the trucker convoy…
(2022-02-15). Puerto Rico: March Of Indignation Against 'Shakedown Plan' Of More Austerity. popularresistance.org Tens of thousands of teachers and other public workers have taken to the streets of San Juan, Puerto Rico in a March of Indignation to protest a debt restructuring plan given the green light by Judge Taylor Swain of New York. Puerto Ricans call it the "Shakedown Plan" because it will enforce more austerity on a land where disinvestment in education and health care and privatization of the energy system have already caused great hardship. A National Strike has been called for February 18. Clearing the FOG speaks with Monisha Rios, a Puerto Rican social worker and psychologist, about who and what are behind the pro…
(2022-02-15). Oakland, Calif., teachers prepare to strike as school board orders school closures. workers.org 
Elected teacher representatives of the Representative Council of the Oakland Education Association (OEA) voted Feb. 7 to conduct a strike vote if the Oakland Unified School District Board of Directors approved any of its proposed school closures. In the early hours of Feb. 9, after more than nine hours of . . . |
(2022-02-15). UK university staff strike in defence of pensions. wsws.org Under the employers' proposal, the average higher education staff member would lose 35 percent of their retirement income.
(2022-02-15). Criticizing Israeli Policies is not Antisemitism, and Arizona Teachers Shouldn't be deprived of 1st Amendment Rights. juancole.com Committee on Academic Freedom, Middle East Studies Association: Letter Protesting proposed adoption of flawed IHRA definition of antisemitism for Arizona institutions of higher education by the Arizona assembly. Dear Representatives Udall, Parker and Grantham: We write to you on behalf of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) and its Committee on Academic …
(2022-02-15). UK schools inspectorate blames COVID-19 "bubble mentality" for pupil absences. wsws.org That the body responsible for maintaining standards in educational facilities expresses no concern whatsoever with the health and wellbeing of those whose welfare it is supposedly supporting is criminal.
(2022-02-15). Robber flies combine multiple nav systems to avoid obstacles and catch prey. imperial.ac.uk Using high-speed cameras, researchers have revealed how robber flies balance between avoiding obstacles while chasing down their prey.
(2022-02-15). America's Cold War on China. Uyghurs: To Put an End to Fake News. southfront.org 
Written by Roger Keeran. Originally appeared at Global Research The United States government is ratcheting up a cold war against China. The Biden…
(2022-02-15). Controversies About Advance Care Planning. jamanetwork.com To the Editor The opinions expressed in the recent Viewpoint may represent a semantic rather than philosophical disagreement with the ACP field. We agree that ACP should focus on "training clinicians and preparing patients and families to engage in high-quality discussions…and medical decisions." The good news is that the ACP field has been evolving over the past decade beyond a focus on future, hypothetical situations to focus on exactly this "different" approach. This evolution to a new and improved ACP model is informed by research and, we believe, is an example of "science working."
(2022-02-15). Indigenous Science With Jessica Hernandez (A Latino USA Podcast). latinorebels.com Dr. Hernandez believes that things will not change until Indigenous voices and knowledges are centered and heard.
(2022-02-15). The Covid Regime Has Fooled Us All. libya360.wordpress.com Jacob Siegel Did mass formation psychosis make us easy to deceive? In the late stages of the American Covid regime, "The Science" has become dramatically less important to the ruling class. Notably missing from a new debate about masking policy, in which President Biden has cast doubt on the recent decision by seven Democratic governors…
(2022-02-15). Fact Check: FBI Now Combines Latino Crime Statistics With White. moguldom.com There was a debate on Twitter about how the Justice Department reports on race and ethnicity after a user claimed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) now lumps Latino crime statistics in with white Americans when reporting them. However, the latest available data shows the FBI reports both race and ethnicity, albeit with some …
(2022-02-15). Errors in Data Analysis and Outcomes Coding. jamanetwork.com The Original Investigation titled "Association of Dose Tapering With Overdose or Mental Health Crisis Among Patients Prescribed Long-term Opioids," published in the August 3, 2021, issue of JAMA, had errors in the data analysis and outcomes coding. The statistical programming did not properly ascertain the study outcomes and these patient-months were incorrectly counted as zero in the data. There were also errors in use of ICD codes that led to overcounting of overdoses for part of the study period. After reanalyzing the data, the results showed that dose tapering remained significantly associated with both overd…
(2022-02-15). Errors in Data Analysis and Outcomes Coding in Study of Dose Tapering and Overdose or Mental Health Crisis in Patients Prescribed Opioids. jamanetwork.com To the Editor My coauthors and I recently undertook a review of the Original Investigation titled "Association of Dose Tapering With Overdose or Mental Health Crisis Among Patients Prescribed Long-term Opioids," published in the August 3, 2021, issue of JAMA. We found that study outcomes were incorrectly tabulated. For the pretapering period among patients who eventually had a dose taper, the statistical programming did not properly ascertain the study outcomes and these patient-months were incorrectly counted as zero in the data. The outcomes were properly ascertained, however, for…
(2022-02-15). The racist war on truth: South Carolinians fight back against "Critical Race Theory" bans. liberationnews.org 
At least six bills have been proposed in South Carolina which all aim to deny the racist reality of present-day U.S. society by distorting the history that students learn in the state's public schools…
(2022-02-15). The racist war on truth: South Carolinians fight back against 'Critical Race Theory' bans. liberationnews.org At least six bills have been proposed in South Carolina which all aim to deny the racist reality of present-day U.S. society by distorting the history that students learn in the state's public schools…
(2022-02-15). Confronting Right-Wing Attacks On Racial Justice Teaching. popularresistance.org As of the middle of August, more than two dozen states have introduced — and 11 states have enacted — bills or rules to restrict the teaching of history and contemporary social realities. Right-wing activists have mounted similar attacks at school board meetings throughout the country. This stunning barrage of legislation and policies aims to ban teaching critical race theory (CRT), and supposedly "divisive topics" in the curriculum. | But the real target is the truth. | The anti-CRT campaign echoes the Big Lie that Trump won the election. It is the curricular counterpart to the wave of voter suppress…