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2020-06-02: News Headlines

Nathalie Hrizi (2020-06-02). Fight for public education and make it a right! liberationnews.org In March, schools started to close across the country. They closed too late.

F. William Engdahl (2020-06-02). Belt and Road: Can China's Silk Road Survive Coronavirus? globalresearch.ca China's priority infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), faces enormous problems just seven years after it was proclaimed in 2013. Serious problems and charges of China luring poorer nations into what a leading Indian analyst termed a "debt …

Philip Giraldi (2020-06-02). Government Mischief in an Age of Coronavirus. globalresearch.ca It is interesting to watch how the folks in Congress and the White House have been using the at-least- somewhat self-generated crisis over COVID-19 to serve as cover for legislation and other activities that many Americans just might object to. …

Zero Hedge (2020-06-02). Susan Rice Goes Full Conspiracy Rant on CNN: 'Russians Behind Race Protest Mayhem!'. globalresearch.ca "This is fuxxing lunacy — conspiratorial madness of the worst kind — but it's delivered by a Serious Obama Official and a Respected Mainstream Newscaster so it's all fine," Intercept journalist Glenn Greenwald

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-06-02). Video: Who's Funding the Protest Movement? Who's Behind it? globalresearch.ca Author's Note | This interview was first published in November 2011. It focussed on the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street, both of which were funded by corporate foundations. | Who is behind the protest movements in the US? | Who is behind …

Stephen Lendman (2020-06-02). Combat Troops Coming to US Streets? globalresearch.ca In his book titled "The Psychology Science (1966)," psychologist Abraham Maslow said the following: | "I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail." | Others made similar …

Stephen Lendman (2020-06-02). Exponentially Rising Hunger in America. globalresearch.ca How is it possible that anyone could go hungry in the world's richest country? | The scourge of neoliberal indifference toward public welfare caused the disturbing reality. | It's the American way, supported by both right wings of the one-party state — …

South Front (2020-06-02). Video: Syrian Air Force Received Batch of MIG-29 Jets From Russia. globalresearch.ca Russia has intensified its military involvement in the Syrian conflict. | On May 30, Syrian state media announced that it had received a batch of MiG-29 multirole fighters from Russia. Damascus did not provide details regarding the number of the received …

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-06-02). Will Italy be the Next Country to Leave EU? globalresearch.ca On May 27, the political movement Italia Libera submitted a constitutional bill to the Supreme Court of Cassation demanding a referendum for Italy to leave the EU. After years of discussions, the foundation stone was laid for Italians to debate …

Andre Vltchek (2020-06-02). "The World Cannot Breathe!" Squashed by the U.S. — A Country Built on Genocide and Slavery. globalresearch.ca More than two centuries of lies are now getting exposed. Bizarre tales about freedom and democracy are collapsing like houses of cards. | One man's death triggers an avalanche of rage in those who for years, decades and centuries, have been …

WSWS (2020-06-02). More than half of parents defy UK school reopening:Education unions seek to demobilise popular opposition. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party calls for the building of action committees, independent from the trade unions, to safeguard the health of children, teachers and the entire working class.

Mike Whitney (2020-06-02). Sweden's Triumph; Staying Free in a Lockdown World. globalresearch.ca Why is the media so preoccupied with Sweden? And why is the media so determined to prove that Sweden's approach to the coronavirus is wrong? Are we supposed to believe that the same MSM that promoted every bloody coup, intervention …

Rep. Ron Paul (2020-06-02). Listen to the Doctors, End the Lockdowns. globalresearch.ca Six hundred physicians recently signed a letter to President Trump calling for an end to the coronavirus lockdowns. The physicians wrote that, far from protecting public health, the lockdowns are causing "exponentially growing negative health consequences" for millions of Americans….

Robert Fantina (2020-06-02). Focus on Looting Detracts From Racism. globalresearch.ca As people of conscience in the United States rage against the institutional racism most recently demonstrated in the savage, brutal murder of George Floyd, President Donald Trump and a government-compliant media are struggling to take control of the narrative. | This …

Center For Biological Diversity (2020-06-02). New Study Warns of Dire Human Impacts if Wildlife Extinction Crisis Continues. globalresearch.ca A scientific study published today concludes that natural life-support systems crucial to the survival of humanity could collapse if action isn't taken to save wildlife populations. | The study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examined 29,400 species of …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-06-02). Racing against time, medical researchers, life science companies and COVID-19 survivors launch national campaign to drive plasma donation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org "The Fight Is In Us" campaign seeks to mobilize COVID-19 survivors to accelerate the development of potentially lifesaving therapies [ROCHESTER, Minn.]

teleSUR (2020-06-02). 13 Percent of Environmental Activists Are Killed Worldwide. telesurenglish.net The Autonomous University of Barcelona's Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB) published a study that shows that 13 percent of environmental activists are killed and another 18 percent are victims of physical violence worldwide. | RELATED: | Research reveals that citizen movements halt ecological degradation by up to 27 percent of environmental conflicts, despite the high rate of crimi…

teleSUR (2020-06-02). Senegal: Gov't Postpones Reopening of Schools Due to COVID-19. telesurenglish.net Senegal's President Macky Sall Monday announced that the reopening of schools will be postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak among teachers. | RELATED: | "Teachers that tested positive for COVID-19 have been reported in the southern Ziguinchor region," Senegalese Education Minister Mamadou Talla stated to local news media. | In early May, Senegalese leader announced markets and shops were to reopen in June, as part of pre…

WSWS (2020-06-02). Nearly half of all teachers in Brookline, Massachusetts receive pink slips. wsws.org With a maximum $6.3 million deficit looming, Brookline lays off $20 million's worth of teachers in the name of "flexibility."

Fight Back (2020-06-02). Jax Fraternal Order of Police president threatens local teacher. fightbacknews.org Jacksonville, FL – Just hours after 3500 people rallied for police accountability in downtown Jacksonville on May 30, the president of the city's police union took to Facebook and threatened a local teacher and community activist. | The target of these threats was Christina Kittle of the Jacksonville Community Action Committee (JCAC), who helped co-organize and lead the massive May 30 peaceful protest. Kittle also teaches middle school civics in Jacksonville, where she serves as her school's union representative. | "This is Christina Kittle, one of the organizers of the so-called peaceful protest today in Jackson…

Dr. Ashok Kumbamu (2020-06-02). Save the Life of Imprisoned Indian Public Intellectuals and Social Justice Activists. globalresearch.ca Chief Justice of India | 5, Krishna Menon Marg | New Delhi, 110011 | India | .. | We, the undersigned, demand the release of public intellectuals and social justice activists, Prof. G.N. Saibaba and Varavara Rao, who are imprisoned in fabricated cases and …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-06-02). Managing levels of specific protein, mineral early in COVID-19 may prevent severe illness. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org PHOENIX ? Managing levels of calcium in the blood and the protein albumin early on in COVID-19 may prevent patients from progressing to severe illness and death, a study by Mayo Clinic researchers published in the journal Gastroenterology found. The findings are based on the remarkably similar clinical features and autopsy results of patients who died …

Hampton T. (2020-06-02). Do Gut Bacteria Play a Role in Preeclampsia? jamanetwork.com As investigators from diverse biomedical fields continue to study gut microbes' widespread effects on health and disease, 1 group is homing in on preeclampsia. Gut microbiota imbalances have been linked to conditions like obesity and the metabolic syndrome, which can contribute to pregnancy complications. Researchers recently questioned whether these imbalances also might be associated with preeclampsia, a condition that lacks reliable prediction methods and can lead to serious and even fatal complications for both mother and baby.

Joachim Hagopian (2020-06-02). Floyd Murder Sparks Violent Protests in US — Citizens at Breaking Point with Police State Oppression? globalresearch.ca How many times are we going to see another appalling episode of racist white cops maliciously murdering another unarmed black man, before we realize this repugnant injustice fueling our anger at this point is multilayered, penetrating to the core of …

Prof. Inderjeet Parmar (2020-06-02). Trump Opens the Door for a Deadlier Arms Race, and the Danger of 'Limited' Nuclear War. globalresearch.ca His decision to walk away from the Open Skies Treaty is part of a pattern aimed at converting the bipolar era arms control regime into one which could unrestrain the US and hold China down. | *** | US President Donald Trump…

Shenali D Waduge (2020-06-02). George Floyd Murder Enflames US. America Is a Failed State. globalresearch.ca On 26 May 2020 social media watched a black man (George Floyd) handcuffed and pinned to the pavement pleading to the 4 white American police officers — 'I can't breathe'. Onlookers watching George, whose neck was being pressed …

Ryan Cristián (2020-06-02). Final Technocratic "Lock Step" Plan Is Here As Martial Law Roles Out Across The Nation. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (6/1/20). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

RT (2020-06-02). GCHQ propagandizing kids as young as four in secretive school 'educational' programs aimed at recruitment — report. rt.com Britain's GCHQ spy agency is running secretive "educational" programs in dozens of schools and disseminating propaganda to children as young as four years old, without the knowledge of parents, it's been revealed. | The intelligence agency is running the programs in at least 40 schools with access to 22,000 children who are potentially being spied on, according to an investigation by Declassified UK. | According to the investigative website, GCHQ officers themselves are operating in at least one of the schools and parents of the pupils involved have not been made aware of the extent of the spy agency's role in…

RT (2020-06-02). Education or propaganda? Nickelodeon makes children watch 9 MINUTES of 'I can't breathe' BLM commercial, polarizing parents. rt.com Children's TV network Nickelodeon went silent for nearly nine minutes as a gesture of support for the Black Lives Matter movement. But pushing social-justice rhetoric on such a young audience has rubbed many the wrong way. | The channel, owned by Viacom, stopped its transmission for eight minutes and 46 seconds on Tuesday "in support of justice, equality, and human rights," presenting children with a black screen on which the phrase "I can't breathe" faded in and out, timed with audio of a person breathing. That spot was preceded by a promotion scrolling Nickelodeon's "Declaration of Kids' Rights" over an oran…

RT (2020-06-02). Czech Republic to classify states 'based on coronavirus risk' as it opens foreign travel from June 15. rt.com The Czech Republic will open up foreign travel from June 15. It also plans to introduce a system to classify other countries according to their coronavirus risk. | Prague will place 19 European states in the least-risky category under its new color-coded system. Travel to and from Britain and Sweden will be put in the riskiest category, Reuters said. | Czechs have undone most restrictions, with restaurants and hotels fully reopened on May 25. Tourism suffered as lockdown measures hit the economy. Only short-term business travelers from the EU, people in transit or students were allowed into the country. | Czec…

Prof. Karen Ferguson (2020-06-02). Black Lives Matters: The Perils of Liberal Philanthropy. globalresearch.ca The Movement for Black Lives has started turning to foundations for funding. But the history of the Black Power movement offers a cautionary tale about the warping effects of liberal philanthropy's soft power. | *** | In 2016, the Ford Foundation, …

Danica Jorden (2020-06-02). Protestors Defy Curfew as Raleigh Values Property Over Life. globalresearch.ca After a night of heavy-handed riot police response to pockets of youthful protestors in its gentrified downtown, Raleigh mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin announced an absolute curfew on Monday, June 1, 2020, starting at 8: 00 pm. Under the curfew, no one is …

Renee Parsons (2020-06-02). The Obama — Flynn Connection. globalresearch.ca It is more than a coincidence that as the coronavirus (Covid 19) continues to peak and then peak again, millions of Americans remain In Shelter; thereby out-of-the-loop about the most significant political corruption crisis in American history; especially as on-going …

Julian Rose (2020-06-02). Breaking the Paralysis of Servitude. A New Normal Based on Fear Based Uniformity. globalresearch.ca It has become abundantly clear that 'we the people' are being subjected to a divisive and derisive 'leadership' pantomime of truly global proportions and we cannot any longer simply hope some sanity will emerge to change this situation. | Stand back …

Max Parry (2020-06-02). The Pandemic Revives Fears the U.S. Is Developing 'Ethnic Bioweapons' Against Russia. globalresearch.ca It has been 75 years since the surrender of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II in Europe. Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Russia postponed its annual Victory Day celebrations last month due to the health crisis as …

Prof. Karen Ferguson (2020-06-02). Black Lives Matter: The Perils of Liberal Philanthropy. globalresearch.ca This carefully research article first published in 2016 shows that Black Lives Matter has been funded by philanthropists and corporate foundations including Soros' Open Society Initiative and the Ford Foundation which has links to the CIA. | The underlying objective is …

Stephen Sefton (2020-06-02). Nicaragua — False Witness, False Memory. COVID-19 and Nicaragua's Community Approach to Health Care. globalresearch.ca On Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The standard Western canonical sources of record, namely international institutions, non-governmental organizations and media outlets, practically universally contend that all three countries are authoritarian or even tyrannical regimes, denying their peoples' basic democratic rights. The …

Abayomi Azikiwe (2020-06-02). Anti-Racist Demonstrations Continue Despite Escalating Government Repression. globalresearch.ca When the videotaped public execution by a white Minneapolis police officer of African American George Floyd, 46, was posted in social media, a firestorm of opposition, protests and rebellion swept throughout the United States and internationally. | In just a …

John W. Whitehead (2020-06-02). This Is Not a Revolution. It's a Blueprint for Locking Down the Nation. globalresearch.ca "When it gets down to having to use violence, then

Prof. Scott Aquanno (2020-06-02). The Bank of Canada: In Crisis and Beyond. globalresearch.ca Viewing the COVID-19 pandemic as a purely exogenous shock, Canadian economists and policymakers have tended to predict a quick return to economic growth once health restrictions are lifted. As an account of current events, this turns a blind eye to …

Danica Jorden (2020-06-02). African American Mayors and Sheriffs Stand Among George Floyd Protestors in Central North Carolina. globalresearch.ca Four years ago, Rakeem Jones was

Global Research News (2020-06-02). Selected Articles: Racism and the Protest Movement in America. globalresearch.ca We hope that by publishing diverse view points, submitted by journalists and experts dotted all over the world, the website can serve as a reminder that no matter what narrative we are presented with, things are rarely as cut and …

Manlio Dinucci (2020-06-02). 5G, nuovo campo della corsa agli armamenti. globalresearch.ca Alla base aerea Nellis in Nevada — annuncia il Pentagono — inizierà in luglio la costruzione di una rete sperimentale 5G, che diverrà operativa nel gennaio 2021. In questa base si è svolta lo scorso marzo la

Manlio Dinucci (2020-06-02). 5G, novo campo da corrida aos armamentos. globalresearch.ca Na base aérea de Nellis, no Nevada — anuncia o Pentágono — comeàßará em Julho, a construàßà£o de uma rede experimental 5G que ficará operacional em Janeiro de 2021. Nesta base ocorreu, no passado mês de Maràßo, o

Kurt Nimmo (2020-06-02). George Floyd Endgame: Martial Law and a Police State. globalresearch.ca It is disturbing to hear people who should know better describe the George Floyd riots as anarchism. The riots are not anarchistic, they are nihilistic. The people engaged in looting, arson, and widespread assault have zero comprehension of political philosophy….

sputniknews (2020-06-02). Face Masks Help Stop COVID-19, But Only If You're Not Showing Symptoms, New Study Shows. sputniknews.com Although the current debate over the efficacy of different types of masks in reducing the spread of the novel coronavirus continues the latest research suggests family members who are more at risk of coming into contact with the illness, such as healthcare workers, should consider using them at home, a professor of Global Biosecurity tells Sputnik.

sputniknews (2020-06-02). Indian Schoolgirl Reportedly Commits Suicide Over Alleged Lack of Access to Online Classes. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Spuntik): On Monday, the Indian state of Kerala began its 2020-21 academic year via online classes. The state government has opted for various virtual platforms like the KITE Victers television channel and online mode, so that the education of children is not harmed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

teleSUR (2020-06-02). New Zealand: Thousands March in Solidarity With Floyd Protests. telesurenglish.net Thousands of people Monday demonstrated in various New Zealand cities against racism and in solidarity with the death of George Floyd after a white police officer held him on the ground and put pressure on his neck with his knee in Minneapolis. | RELATED: | "The New Zealand crowds were largely made up of young workers and students, of all ethnicities including white people, Maori, Pacific Islanders and immigrants from many nationa…

Tom Engelhardt (2020-06-02). To the Class of 2020: You Deserved Better Than This. thenation.com To the Class of 2020: You Deserved Better Than This…

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-06-02). Minneapolis School Board to Vote on Ending Contract With Police Over Failure to 'See Humanity in Our Students'. commondreams.org The Minneapolis public school board will vote Tuesday evening on a resolution to end its contract with the city's police department following the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

2020-06-01: News Headlines

Stephen Lendman (2020-06-01). The Great COVID-19 Vaccines to the Rescue Hoax. "Making A Billion Dollars" vs. "Harmful Side Effects" globalresearch.ca Instead of serving the public interest by reporting truthfully on major issues, establishment media serve as press agents for powerful interests. | Their managed news misinformation and disinformation includes the myth of barbarians at the gates to support endless wars on …

Stephen Lendman (2020-06-01). Rage Against the United States of Institutionalized Inequality and Injustice. globalresearch.ca Public rage in dozens of US cities goes way beyond the killing of African American George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. | Like countless others in the US, Floyd was a victim of institutionalized racism, inequality and injustice….

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-06-01). Libyan War Escalates as Regional Powers Attempt to Gain Stronger Influence. globalresearch.ca Alarms are sounding in Europe as Turkey, Russia and Arab states could potentially agree on shared influence in Libya, and therefore the entirety of the eastern Mediterranean, according to some experts. This comes as European states have no influence over …

B'Tselem (2020-06-01). Palestine: Even During a Pandemic, Israeli Soldiers Shoot Holes in Water Tanks at Kafr Qadum. globalresearch.ca In recent weeks, soldiers have repeatedly shot holes in water tanks on the roofs of homes in Kafr Qadum. The shooting takes place during the weekly protests against the closure of the eastern exit from the village, which connects the …

Kevin Zeese (2020-06-01). Nationwide Uprisings Against Failed States Triggered by Police Killings. globalresearch.ca The nationwide uprising sparked by the murder of George Floyd and other recent racially-motivated events is a response to the bi-partisan failed state in which we live. It comes in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic and the largest economic …

Jan Oberg (2020-06-01). The Corona — An Opportunity to Replace Militarist Security with Individual and Human Security. globalresearch.ca Parts 1 and 2: introductory, diagnosis | Part 3: the fraudulent threat analysis that fuels militarism | Part 4: some theories and concepts about human security and how those concepts differ fundamentally from state-anchored dominant military policies | Read: …

Fight Back (2020-06-01). Thousands in Tampa Bay demand justice for George Floyd and all victims of police brutality. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society hosted a protest May 30 to demand justice for George Floyd and community control of the police. The event corresponded with the National Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression's national day of protest. Reporters estimate 5000 people in attendance at the height of the protest. | A crowd began to form a half-hour before the scheduled time. Hundreds marched to the Temple Terrace Police Department, chanting, "Say his name! George Floyd!" and "No justice, no peace! No racist police!" The protesters circled back to the corner of 53rd Street and Fowler…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-06-01). Amid lockdown, dissenting voices choked in Indian universities. peoplesdispatch.org Two student-activists of the Aligarh Muslim University were apprehended by the police in the State of Uttar Pradesh on May 28. With a growing number of such arrests, human rights defenders in India are raising concern about the ongoing COVID-19 crisis being used to target critics of the government and control dissent…

Kulkarni SA, Fang MC. (2020-06-01). Unexpected Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia While Bridging—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We thank Uzoigwe et al for their reply to our recent Teachable Moment. In the clinical case described, the patient's platelet count was 358‚ÄØ000/uL, and he did not exhibit any arterial or venous thromboses. Thus, there was low suspicion for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), and workup for this condition was not pursued. Additionally, bleeding due to HIT is thought to be rare. However, we appreciate the reminder to remain mindful of the possibility of HIT in the appropriate clinical context for patients receiving heparin therapy.

Uzoigwe C, Sanchez Franco L, Ali O. (2020-06-01). Unexpected Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia While Bridging. jamanetwork.com To the Editor Kulkarni and Fang, in their engaging and instructive Teachable Moment, discuss the indications, merits, demerits, and dangers of bridging anticoagulation. However, they do not address the possibility that, in the present patient, the bleeding complication may have been, at least in part, due to heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) resulting in a bleeding diathesis. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia occurs in 2 forms. Type 2 is the most injurious. This is an autoimmune-mediated activation of platelets triggered by heparin. It results in a generally prothrombotic state. Type 1 results from a direct a…

Brothers TD, Bach P. (2020-06-01). Challenges in Prediction, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal in Medically Ill Hospitalized Patients. jamanetwork.com This Teachable Moment describes a patient who reported alcohol use for many years who was admitted to the hospital for a bowel resection.

Auth D, Staffa J, LaCivita C. (2020-06-01). Assessing the Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Program. jamanetwork.com To the Editor We note the review by Heyward et al critiquing the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) oversight of the extended-release/long-acting (ER/LA) opioid analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS). The authors' conclusions reiterate those that the FDA presented at a public advisory committee meeting on May 3 and 4, 2016, regarding the assessment of the ER/LA REMS, a voluntary continuing education (CE) program. At this meeting, there was discussion of how this REMS was 1 among many educational activities and other interventions being implemented at local, state, and federal levels to ad…

Heyward J, Sharfstein J, Alexander G. (2020-06-01). Assessing the Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Program—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We studied the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) oversight and management of an industry-funded prescriber education program aimed at improving prescriber practices and reducing adverse events from use of prescription opioids. Five years into the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program governing extended release/long-acting (ER/LA) opioids, the FDA was unable to evaluate the effect of the REMS on prescribing behavior or safety outcomes.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-06-01). Racing against time, medical researchers, life science companies and COVID-19 survivors launch national campaign to drive plasma donation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org "The Fight Is In Us" campaign seeks to mobilize COVID-19 survivors to accelerate the development of potentially lifesaving therapies [ROCHESTER, Minn.]

Kit Knightly (2020-06-01). "It's All Bullsh*t" — Three Leaks that Sink the COVID Narrative. globalresearch.ca The science of the coronavirus is not disputed. It is well documented and Most people won't get the virus. | Most of the people who get it won't display symptoms. | Most of the people who display symptoms will …

Reverend William Barber (2020-06-01). America must Listen to its Wounds. zcomm.org Only if the screams and tears and protests shake the very conscience of this nation can we hope for a better society on the other side of this…

Germany Ministry of Interior (2020-06-01). Coronavirus: Analyse des Krisenmanagements. globalresearch.ca Wir machen unsere Leser auf die Zusammenfassung dieses wichtigen durchgesickerten Berichts aufmerksam, der im Auftrag der BMI — Bundesministerium des Innern, erstellt wurde. | We bring to the attention of …

The Global Research Team (2020-06-01). Global Research: Reader-funded Research and Insight. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | While we must always hold on to hope, true peace can only be achieved through awareness and action. With recent tragic events in the US, we are reminded of Professor Peter Dale Scott's words: "The future of our …

John Stanton (2020-06-01). How Much Violence and Destruction Is Enough for Depraved American Leaders and Their Subjects? globalresearch.ca "Without trampling through all the historical details, we can designate the entire history of [Americans]—the glorious past so eulogized by our fathers—as the history of shame, for in that history there is more betrayal, apostasy, perfidious intrigue, ignominious defeat, …

Jeff Deist (2020-06-01). Coronavirus Propaganda Mimics War Propaganda. globalresearch.ca In the period leading up to the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, the Bush administration and its media accomplices waged a relentless propaganda campaign to win political support for what turned out to be one of the most disastrous …

news.un (2020-06-01). World slowly starts travelling again: UN Tourism Organization. news.un.org After months of lockdowns, countries are cautiously starting to ease travel restrictions put in place to stop the spread of COVID-19, according to research published Monday by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili, stressed "the need for vigilance, responsibility and international cooperation as the world slowly opens up again."

Ed Corrigan (2020-06-01). US Tankers in Persian Gulf Will Not be Safe If Iranian Oil Shipments Seized: Political Analyst. globalresearch.ca A Canadian political analyst said the US is well aware that its oil tankers that are freely moving in the Persian Gulf would be exposed to retaliation if it attempts to seize Iranian oil shipments carrying fuel to Venezuela. | ***…

Donald Monaco (2020-06-01). The Decline of American Liberalism. globalresearch.ca The American liberal tradition has become increasingly superfluous with the triumphal ascendancy of a corrosive and reactionary conservative political ideology that was consecrated during the 'Reagan Revolution' of the 1980s and steadily gained influence in every succeeding presidential administration that …

Richard Falk (2020-06-01). Arms Control and Disarmament: A Failed Marriage. globalresearch.ca The ongoing pandemic makes us obsessively aware of the precariousness of life, and if from the U.S., the mendacious incompetence of our political leadership. Yet, it also makes most of us as obsessively complacent when the threats seem remote and …

Pepe Escobar (2020-06-01). Beijing Sees Trump's Hand and Won't Fold. globalresearch.ca Stranger things have happened. | Everyone was expecting US President Donald Trump to go nuclear by de facto sanctioning China to death over Hong Kong. In an environment where Twitter and the President of the United States are now engaged in …

Global Research News (2020-06-01). Selected Articles: America the Failed State, Justice for George Floyd. globalresearch.ca By The nationwide uprising sparked by the murder of Geo…

Staff (2020-06-01). "My Vanishing Country": Mass Protests Rise from 400 Years of Systemic Racism, Says Bakari Sellers. democracynow.org As mass unrest engulfs the U.S., we speak with attorney and political commentator Bakari Sellers, whose new memoir "My Vanishing Country" was just published. One of the central moments in the book is the Orangeburg massacre of 1968, when police opened fire on a crowd of students gathered on the campus of South Carolina State University to protest segregation at Orangeburg's only bowling alley. When the shooting stopped, three Black students were dead, 28 students were wounded. The nine officers who opened fire that day were all acquitted. The only person convicted of wrongdoing was Bakari Sellers's father, Clevel…

Andrey Areshev (2020-06-01). Coronavirus in a Time of Chimeras. strategic-culture.org Mathew MAAVAK | As the global COVID-19 scourge appears to recede, questions remain over the source and morphology of a virus that had locked down two-thirds of humanity over the first half of 2020. It may take years to satisfactorily decipher this extraordinary episode in human history. | Nonetheless, the novel coronavirus was not germinated in a vacuum. The type of research conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology had ominous analogues worldwide. These included the quest for super intelligence and the development of interspecies hybrids or chimeras. | Genetically-Enhanced Competitiveness | What began as a sc…

en.mehrnews (2020-06-01). Iran ready to expand science coop. with Iraq: official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) — Iranian Minister of Science, Research, and Technology Mansour Gholami voiced Iran's readiness to expand scientific cooperation with Iraq.

Shailly Gupta Barnes (2020-06-01). Even Now, Our Leaders Are Still Putting Their Faith in the Rich. commondreams.org Health care workers, students, child care givers, food service workers, big box store employees, delivery drivers, mail carriers, and others are taking action to call out gross inequities and organize our society differently. (Photo: Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

vtwilpfgathering (2020-06-01). Franck Report Issued in June 1945 by Nuclear Physicists Against Using the Atomic Bomb Against Japan. globalresearch.ca You can be forgiven for never hearing about The Franck Report that was issued on 11th June 1945, it was kept highly secret at the time and is one of those many WWII documents whose un-censored versions have only become …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-06-01). Managing levels of specific protein, mineral early in COVID-19 may prevent severe illness. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org PHOENIX ? Managing levels of calcium in the blood and the protein albumin early on in COVID-19 may prevent patients from progressing to severe illness and death, a study by Mayo Clinic researchers published in the journal Gastroenterology found. The findings are based on the remarkably similar clinical features and autopsy results of patients who died …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-06-01). "Let's Burn the Whole Thing Down": Death, Protest and George Floyd. globalresearch.ca Mobs are unruly, headless things. The message is the action. The platform is often violence. But what is happening across the United States cannot simply be labelled as a looting-leads-to-shooting episode. It ranks as another chapter of enraged despair. | It …

Craig Murray (2020-06-01). Racist Killing and Impunity. globalresearch.ca A social culture where perception of others is not conditioned by skin tone is obtainable. In the process of getting there, a system of law with no impunity for racism and with exemplary punishment for agents of the state in …

Robert Fantina (2020-06-01). Racism in the United States. globalresearch.ca If anyone needed another reminder that Black lives simply don't matter in the United States of America, the police in Minneapolis have clearly demonstrated that fact. | It will be a long time before I will forget the picture of Derek …

Philip A Farruggio (2020-06-01). I'm the Pied Piper. The Need for a Mass Movement in America. globalresearch.ca In 1966 Crispian St. Peters wrote and sang the hit song 'The Pied Piper'. It resonates well in 2020 with this current Snake Oil Salesman: | The Pied Piper | You | With your masquerading, and you | Always contemplating …

Richard Silverstein (2020-06-01). Mueller Investigated Former Lebanese Phalangist, Trump Advisor, for Ties to Egyptian Dictator. globalresearch.ca The ranks of Republican consultants are filled by hoaxsters, swindlers and crooks. In the era of Trump, this phenomenon has become even more pronounced. One of them is Walid Phares, a

Mary L. G. Theroux (2020-06-01). Corona Crisis and Leviathan: Big Brother Comes to Your Town and iPhone. Drones and Contract Tracers. globalresearch.ca Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois is proposing the Orwellian (and improperly capitalized) COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act, offering states and locales $100 billion with which to become total police states. | The bill would provide funds for localities …

Kim Petersen (2020-06-01). Lenses on Riots, Murder, and Racism in the US and Hong Kong. globalresearch.ca The despicable police murder of a person, another Black person, who allegedly used a counterfeit $20 bill has caused widespread revulsion among Americans. This time, however, authorities acted relatively quickly calling in the FBI and firing all four police officers …

Kurt Nimmo (2020-06-01). From Soft to Hard Fascism: "Get in Your House Right Now!" globalresearch.ca There can no longer be any doubt—America is now a full-blown fascist state. In the past, authoritarian fascism was kept reserved in the shadows, largely out of the public eye, but in a remarkably short period of time it has …

Muhammed Shabeer (2020-05-31). "We demand an income for each student in France, financed by social security" peoplesdispatch.org As part of the national lockdown to fight COVID-19, France closed down schools, colleges and universities from March 17. After the government started reopening schools after May 11, at least 70 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from schools across France. The government then ordered the closure of the schools which reported new infections. However, the development has raised serious concerns among the students, teachers and parents. Here, Peoples Dispatch talks to Anais Fley, National Secretary of the Union of Communist Students (UEC), regarding the vulnerabilities faced by students during the lockdown and thei…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-05-31). "The people of the United States are fed up" peoplesdispatch.org Claudia de La Cruz of The People's Forum and The Popular Education Project talks about the protests in the US in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Javier Calderón Castillo (2020-05-31). Pandemic, science and technology: lagging behind and dependence in Latin America. peoplesdispatch.org The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed Latin America's strong dependence on the countries of the global north. The active deindustrialization and neoliberalism in most countries and a very low investment in science and technology, create a critical scenario for the future of this part of the world. The debate on state budgets for scientific research is principal. It involves analyzing the active role of the state in resolving basic and specialized supply chains, which are considered strategic. It also involves thinking about how changes in geopolitics can be generated, focusing on technological and scientific cooperat…

Ryan Cristián (2020-05-31). MSM Is Creating A Race War To Hide The Revolution, As "COVID" Control Measures Forced In Everywhere. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (5/31/20). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Dean Baker (2020-05-30). Trump Veto Student Loan Debt Relief Measure Will Save Government 0.02 Percent of Projected Spending. cepr.net Yesterday Donald Trump vetoed a resolution passed by Congress, which would have left in place rules making it easier for students to default on debt owed to for-profit colleges that had engaged in deceptive marketing practices. The Washington Post told readers that this veto is expected to save the government $11 billion over the next …

Manuel W Hetzel, Bassirou Bonfoh (2020-05-30). [Correspondence] Towards more balanced representation in Lancet Commissions. thelancet.com Enthusiastically, Richard Horton1 reports on the foundation of the Italian Institute of Planetary Health at a time when youth strikes, an emerging pandemic of a new coronavirus, and burning forests remind us of our planet being in jeopardy. We agree that something must change so that the undoubtable advances in science and medicine that were made since the time of Lucretius translate into a better life for all humans, no matter who they are, where they were born, and where they live and work.1 Yet, the lamented crisis of trust in science and medicine cannot be overcome by concepts of global health or planetary he…

Ryan Cristián (2020-05-30). Bill Gates' Web of Dark Money and Influence with Derrick Broze. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (5/29/20). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Moira Casados Cassidy (2020-05-29). Lessons from a labor leader: Denver teacher strike of 2019. liberationnews.org "…workers like us have the power to defeat capitalism…when we organize and fight, we win."

imperial.ac.uk (2020-05-29). Imperial PhD student named in community of Europe's best young innovators. imperial.ac.uk Swapnil Jagtap has been named as one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Europe for his research on reducing the carbon impact of aviation.

news.un (2020-05-29). COVID-19: Countries support 'one-stop shop' to share science and research. news.un.org Thirty countries and numerous international partners have underlined the need to make tests, treatments and other technologies to fight COVID-19, available to people everywhere.