(2020-07-01). UK's Labour Leader Sacks the Most Left-Wing Member of His Shadow Cabinet. counterpunch.org 
As a Labour party member, it is unavoidable that I should have an opinion on the party leader Keir Starmer's sacking of Rebecca Long-Bailey. RLB was shadow education secretary until her dismissal, as well as being Starmer's primary opponent for the party leadership when Jeremy Corbyn resigned after Labour lost to the Tories in December's general election.
(2020-07-01). Demand Progress Education Fund and AFR Education Fund Reject Recent Changes to the Libra Association's White Paper as Insufficient. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-07-01). Iran, Belarus Legal Medical Organizations hold meeting. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) —The first educational video conference between members of Iran and BelarusLegal Medical Organizations was held on Wednesday.
(2020-07-01). WATCH: BLM protesters in New York 'CHAZ' mock cops over college education, call officer 'black Judas'. rt.com 
Tensions were high in New York's so-called 'City Hall Autonomous Zone' (CHAZ) on Tuesday night, with protesters mocking cops over their education. The scenes left the demonstrators facing accusations of snobbery and privilege. | Eyewitness footage shot outside City Hall in Manhattan shows protesters berating the police with a torrent of abuse, suggesting the officers are "getting paid to sit there like f**king idiots." | One man in a skirt even twerked in front of the police before launching a verbal tirade, claiming that hairdressers have to go to school for longer than police do and that cops "can't even rea…
(2020-07-01). 2022: A Vaccination Passport. The EU Keeps Quiet Over Suspicious Documents. globalresearch.ca Surprise, surprise, the European Commission (EC) had a "Roadmap on Vaccination" ready months before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. | The Roadmap should lead to a "commission proposal for a common vaccination card / passport for EU citizens by 2022". | Last …
(2020-07-01). Israeli Police Brutality: Unnoticed Murder of Palestinian Autistic Man Eyad Hallaq. globalresearch.ca It is sometimes difficult to comprehend the savagery of the Israeli police state. There may be two reasons for this: 1) because the actions of the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) and illegal settlers are so extreme and violent as to …
(2020-07-01). Children's Health Defense Responds to Accusation of Spreading "Misinformation" on Facebook. globalresearch.ca In November 2019, the Washington Post and other major news media accused Children's Health Defense (CHD) of using Facebook advertisements to spread "misinformation" about vaccines. The basis for these accusations, which have since continued, is a study published in the …
(2020-07-01). Rupturing US/China Relations: The Destructive Race to Roll Out 5G Technology, A Breach Too Wide to Fix? globalresearch.ca History one day may explain that the US was its own worst enemy — along with being responsible for unparalleled harm to most people at home and abroad worldwide. | ** | Both China and the US are rivals, not partners, risking …
(2020-07-01). What Is the United States Plotting in Kashmir and Balochistan? The Destabilization of Pakistan? globalresearch.ca The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (OCS), founded in 2001 by the Shanghai Five (China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan) and to which Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan were later added would be the ALBA and Iran countries. Hard core of resistance to world …
(2020-07-01). Is it "Canada Day" or "Dominion Day"? Stolen Indigenous Lands, First Nations' "Idle No More" Calls for #CancelCanadaDay. globalresearch.ca July 1 is celebrated by many Canadians as Canada Day. Originally it was called Dominion Day to commemorate the establishment of the Dominion of Canada. But not every inhabitant of "Canada" will be celebrating. On that day, the Indigenous activist …
(2020-07-01). Who's Entitled? Diamond Mining and Internal Displacement in Botswana. globalresearch.ca "Not Blood Diamonds" | Diamonds represent 'forever'—so begins the brand statement of any generic diamond company leaning in on the mythological status of deep time and the alchemical compression of history. From encrusting royal jewelry, to the consumer rite of passage …
(2020-07-01). The 1968 My Lai Massacre: The Scene of the Crime. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on The New Yorker in March 2015. | There is a long ditch in the village of My Lai. On the morning of March 16, 1968, it was crowded with the bodies of the dead—dozens of …
(2020-07-01). When New York Times Reporter Was Chief Propagandist for Atomic Bomb. globalresearch.ca William L. Laurence earned the nickname "Atomic Bill" several times over. He was a Pulitzer-winning New York Times science reporter who became embedded with the Manhattan Project and followed its creation of the first atomic bombs at several sites around …
(2020-07-01). Video: Houthis Captured 400 Km2 from Saudi-backed Forces in Central Yemen. globalresearch.ca The Houthis have captured over 400km2 from Saudi-backed forces in their recent advance on the administrative border of the Yemeni provinces of al-Bayda and Marib. According to Brigadier General Sare'e, a spokesman for the Armed Forces loyal to the Houthi …
(2020-07-01). The Truth About Russian-Taliban Ties Is as Intriguing as the Fake News About Them. globalresearch.ca Russia doesn't exploit the Taliban as a proxy for killing Americans, but seeks to nurture equally close relations with it along the lines of the ones that it presently enjoys with Pakistan. Moscow seems to believe that the group will …
(2020-07-01). Remembering the Handover of 'One Palestine, Complete'. globalresearch.ca On this day in 1920, the first High Commissioner for Palestine Herbert Samuel, was handed the administration of the country by the British government and signed a receipt saying "one Palestine, complete" | *** | On this day in 1920, the …
(2020-07-01). Stumbling Towards Catastrophe: The New Cold War with China. globalresearch.ca With tensions between the US and China at an all-time high,
(2020-07-01). Cameroon and Nigeria: The Risk of Breathing. globalresearch.ca There is a long history of human rights violations by Cameroon's government against its Anglophone people. Brutalized by war with Boko Haram the Cameroon military is now engaged in low intensity warfare against militant Anglophone separatists. On May 15, 2019 …
(2020-07-01). July 1st 1867: Canada's National Sovereignty: America's Plan to Annex and Invade Canada. globalresearch.ca In the late 1920s, Washington formulated a top secret plan to invade Canada, entitled "Joint Army and Navy Basic War Plan — Red". The plan was approved by the US War Department under the presidency of Herbert Hoover in 1930.
(2020-07-01). A Canada Day Surprise: How a 'Synthetic Nationalism' Was Created to Break the US-Russia Alliance. globalresearch.ca As a Canadian author associated with a
(2020-07-01). Defending Australia: The Deputy Sheriff Spending Spree. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2020-07-01). Imperial academics share latest COVID-19 research with international community. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers working on coronavirus shared their latest work with an international community of diplomats, academics, and science attachés.
(2020-07-01). Pandemic profiteering: Gliead Sciences cashes in on COVID-19. wsws.org Gilead's declaration that it will charge over $3,000 per patient for the drug remdesivir sends a clear message that pharmaceutical companies plan to use the COVID-19 crisis to make billions of dollars.
(2020-07-01). Gilead Sciences cashes in on the pandemic. wsws.org Gilead's declaration that it will charge over $3,000 per patient for the drug remdesivir sends a clear message that pharmaceutical companies plan to use the COVID-19 crisis to make billions of dollars.
(2020-07-01). Fastest-Growing Black Hole 34 Billion Times the Mass of Our Sun is 'Most Luminous' Quasar Ever Found. sputniknews.com The largest black hole known to astronomers is Abell 85, which has a mass 40 billion times that of our sun. However, scientists now say that it might have a real competitor.
(2020-07-01). Discovery of Magnetic Nature of Solar Tornadoes Opens Door to New Era in Studies of the Sun. sputniknews.com The perpetual motion of the surface of the Sun generates huge tornados in its atmospheric layer, which, similar to their namesakes on Earth, present a swirling vortex of mass and energy, and are studied by scientists seeking to unravel the mystery behind the extraordinary heating of the solar corona.
(2020-07-01). Gilead Sciences cashes in on COVID-19. indybay.org Profit-minded Foster City-based pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences sets a price for its unproven new anti-COVID-19 treatment.
(2020-07-01). Ed Yong on the "Disgraceful" U.S. Pandemic Response & How Medicare for All Could Have Saved Lives. democracynow.org 
As the United States experiences the world's worst outbreak of COVID-19, we speak with Ed Yong, science writer for The Atlantic, who warned of the country's unpreparedness for a viral outbreak in 2018. Now he says "it's truly shocking and disgraceful" how badly the pandemic has been handled in the United States, and blames a lack of federal leadership for most of the damage. "A country with the resources that we have should not be in this state," he argues, and adds that Medicare for All could have saved lives.
(2020-07-01). Harvard drops penalties on 'single-gender' social clubs after years-long litigation. rt.com 
Harvard University will no longer sanction students who take part in single-gender organizations, concluding the penalties would not survive an ongoing legal challenge from fraternities and sororities. | The Ivy League school said it would no longer enforce the ban on same-sex clubs on Monday, with Harvard president Lawrence Bacow
(2020-07-01). Berkeley H.S. Students Lead their Fifth Racial Justice Protest, "Say Her Name" indybay.org Berkeley High School student organizers said their Say Her Name demonstration was held "in recognition of all the identities that have been neglected in the fight against police brutality and systemic racism."
(2020-07-01). Teachers: High Court opens way for taxpayer dollars for religious schools. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision allowing Montanans tax credits to pay for tuition at private — read "religious" — schools will cut dollars available to public schools and kids, the nation's two big teachers unions say. And the June 30 ruling, authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, just re-emphasizes the importance of courts — …
(2020-07-01). Turkey, Russia, Iran commit to Syria's unity, independence. yenisafak.com Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Vladimir Putin, and Hassan Rouhani released a 14-item statement after a videoconference where they discussed the current situation in Syria.The leaders reviewed the developments following their last meeting in Ankara last September and "reiterated their determination to enhance the trilateral coordination in light of their agreements," according to the statement.The leaders "emphasized their strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic as well as to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter," the statement said.They also…
(2020-06-30). Taxpayers Shouldn't Have to Fund Religious Education: How Today's Supreme Court Decision Further Erodes the Separation of Church and State. aclu.org Today, in an unprecedented decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the state of Montana must provide funding for religious education as part of its school voucher tax credit program — despite the fact that the Montana Constitution forbids government aid for religious education and activities. The court's
(2020-06-30). Panel on Black workers: Government action critical. peoplesworld.org 
(2020-06-30). Council for Modernization of Educational System. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — The meeting of the specialized council for the transformation and modernization of Iran's educational system was held in the presence of Iran's Minister of Education Mohsen Haji Mirzaei on Monday.
(2020-06-30). Saturday 7/11: LaborFest 2020: Privatization, charters & the Defense Of Public Education. indybay.org This is a free Zoom based event. You can be anywhere to view and participant. Please visit the LaborFest 2020 website URL to register and to receive a Zoom invitation to the event.
(2020-06-30). NJ Latinx Parents & Students Fight Robert Wood Johnson Plan to Demolish Public School. democracynow.org 
In a story Democracy Now! has followed closely, Juan González shares an update on efforts to prevent the demolition of the Lincoln Annex public school in New Brunswick, New Jersey. City officials are trying to proceed with demolishing the public school this summer, in a move that would force 760 students to be bused to other schools for years, and parents and local activists are holding a rally in front of the Lincoln Annex School. "They want to keep the pressure on in the streets and to call on allies … who support public education, who are against gentrification and the abuse of immigrants, to join the rally,…
(2020-06-30). IADL Calls on UK Court to Grant Bail to Julian Assange, Ill and Vulnerable to COVID-19. globalresearch.ca The International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) is a non-governmental organization with consultative status in ECOSOC and UNESCO. Founded in 1946 to promote the goals of the United Nations Charter, IADL and its affiliated organizations throughout the world have consistently …
(2020-06-30). How Venezuela Helped Defeat UN Canada's Security Council Bid. globalresearch.ca Was Canada defeated in its bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council because of Justin Trudeau's effort to overthrow Venezuela's government? Its intervention in the internal affairs of another sovereign country certainly didn't help. | According to …
(2020-06-30). The Media Sabotage of Hydroxychloroquine Use for COVID-19: Doctors Worldwide Protest the Disaster. globalresearch.ca Introduction | A dangerous, life-threatening sequence of events has unfolded since The Lancet's fraudulent[i] hydroxychlorquine (HCQ) article appeared May 22, followed by headlines demonizing this ancient anti-malarial drug — aka quinine, aka chloroquine, and known to antiquity as the "sacred bark".[ii]…
(2020-06-30). Sergei Khrushchev: A Eulogy from His Close Student. globalresearch.ca Sergey Khrushchev, son of former USSR premier, Nikita Khrushchev, who relocated to the United States after the USSR collapsed and became a professor of international relations at Brown University, died several days ago at the age of 84. …
(2020-06-30). "I've been coming here a lot lately…" globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | As we enter the third week of our month-long annual Global Research fundraiser, we wish to thank you for your support so far. We will need a big push in the next 2 weeks if we are to …
(2020-06-30). How did the World go Crazy? Who Decided the Lockdown? Who Justified It? Who Thought It Up? globalresearch.ca Part I. The Virus King is naked | This is now recognized by all those who have the courage to face facts. I will not enumerate in this article the immense body of evidence that exists. All of you have probably …
(2020-06-30). UK Confirms It Will Not Align with EU Chemicals Agency. globalresearch.ca The UK Government has said that it will not align with EU chemicals policy, instead bringing in its own controversial system. | The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that the UK will implement its own version …
(2020-06-30). Lockdowns: Essential to the Master Plan. globalresearch.ca If given the choice between maintaining a toxic world of fear, pollution and violence controlled by the State or a
(2020-06-30). NATO's Appeasement to Turkey Is Pushing France Out of the Alliance. globalresearch.ca French President Emmanuel Macron created a stir last November when he said that NATO is experiencing a "brain death." This single comment created a flurry of reactions as Member States attempted to justify the existence of NATO. Macron's comments must …
(2020-06-30). Video: Russian Private Military Contractors Took Control of Libya's Largest Oil Field. globalresearch.ca Washington is concerned by the growing Russian influence in Libya as Turkish-led forces are preparing to storm the port city of Sirte, controlled by the Libyan National Army. | On June 26, the US embassy in Libya released a statement claiming …
(2020-06-30). The Covid-BLM Diversion: Economic "Shock Therapy" Behind a Smokescreen of Hysteria and Racial Incitement. globalresearch.ca The imposition of the nationwide lockdowns required elite consensus. There's no way that a project of that magnitude could have been carried out absent the nearly universal support of establishment elites and their lackeys in the political class. There must …
(2020-06-30). Nuclear Weapons' Testing in Nevada and the Shoshone People. The Dark Legacy of Radiation Exposure. globalresearch.ca Regarding Gary Martin's June 15 Review-Journal article, "Nuke test rumors spur Nevada lawmakers": As a Shoshone, we always had horses. My grandfather always told me, "Stop kicking up dust." Now I understand that it was because of the radioactive fallout….
(2020-06-30). VIDEO: The 2020 Economic Crisis. Global Poverty, Unemployment and Despair. globalresearch.ca A complex decision-making process is instrumental in the closing down of national economies Worldwide. We are led to believe that the lockdown is the solution. Politicians and health officials in more than 150 countries obey orders emanating from higher authority.
