(2021-11-05). Manufacturing ignorance: keeping the public away from power. mronline.org Significant public activism and opposition to state-corporate power need to be rooted in widespread shared public knowledge.
(2021-11-05). Video: Militaries As Global Health Threat. warisacrime.org By Rotary Club of Fort Collins, November 4, 2021 | David Swanson spoke on November 3, 2021, with the Rotary Club of Fort Collins. The views he expressed were his, obviously, and not those of the Rotary Club of Fort Collins. But they could be yours. That's up to you.
(2021-11-05). Headlines for November 5, 2021. democracynow.org World's Biggest Polluters Remain on Sidelines as Over 40 Nations Pledge to Phase Out Coal, House Schedules Votes on Infrastructure Bill & Build Back Better Act, "We Want to Live!": Climate Activists Confront Sen. Joe Manchin over Climate Emergency, White House Announces Vaccine Mandate for Over 100 Million U.S. Workers by January 4, U.S. to Cancel Contract with COVID-19 Vaccine Maker That Ruined Millions of Doses, Moderna Reports $3.3B Third-Quarter Profit; Protesters Demand It Share Vaccine Recipe, U.S. Proposes New $650 Million Missile Sale to Saudi Arabia, Despite Yemen War Crimes, Two Indigenous Mapuche Leade…
(2021-11-05). CDC approval of COVID-19 vaccines for children is portrayed as the last threshold to "normalcy" wsws.org While vaccination of children is entirely welcome, this breakthrough is being used to disguise the reactionary character of the campaign to reopen schools and businesses and further spread the pandemic.
(2021-11-05). Quitting is a Mental Health Decision. dissidentvoice.org Well well, some of us try-try. We end up having to take pittance jobs, with pitiful nonprofits, where the bottom line is, well, poverty pimping. So in a time of Covid Capitalism, in a time of quick silver circling the drain, quitting after 5 weeks on the job may appear rash, or self-defeating. But here …
(2021-11-05). Pfizer Has Secret Government Contracts for COVID Vaccines: Advocacy Group Says Company Puts Profits over Public Health and Reveals Seven of Its Contracts Are Worth $5 Billion. globalresearch.ca
(2021-11-05). Protect Our Children Against the COVID Jab, Support the Constitutional Rights of Parents. globalresearch.ca Big Pharma with the support of national governments is waging a Worldwide crusade to enforce the inoculation of our children, despite ample evidence that the Covid-19 experimental "vaccine" is resulting in a wave of injuries and deaths. | Global Research has …
(2021-11-05). Selected Articles: An Australian Horror Story. globalresearch.ca By Can you imagin…
(2021-11-05). OPEC+ Rebuffs US Calls for Speedier Oil Output Increases. orinocotribune.com OPEC and its allies agreed at a meeting on Thursday to stick to plans to raise oil output by 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) from December, despite calls from the United States for extra supply to cool rising prices. | The White House said Washington would consider a full range of tools at its disposal to guarantee access to affordable energy. | All oil producers suffered a drop in income during the COVID-19 pandemic and as demand recovers with the global economy it has allowed them to rebuild their balance sheets. OPEC+ supply restraint has underpinned a rally that has pushed global benchmark Brent crude to a thre…
(2021-11-05). The Covid-19 Timeline. No Evidence of a "Pandemic" globalresearch.ca …
(2021-11-05). Tonga's first COVID-19 case enters from New Zealand. wsws.org New Zealand's Labour-led government, having "transitioned" from its COVID-19 elimination strategy, is facilitating the export of the deadly virus into the Pacific.
(2021-11-05). WHO warns of 500,000 new COVID-19 deaths in Europe by February. wsws.org As nearly 4,000 people die of COVID-19 daily in Europe, this warning is a political indictment of the ruling elite's policy of mass infection…
(2021-11-05). "JobKeeper" billions boosted Australian corporate profits while casual workers axed. wsws.org The wage subsidy scheme, like all the COVID-19 "stimulus" packages in Australia and around the world, has been another historic transfer of wealth to big business.
(2021-11-05). Michigan educators endorse October 24 webinar and the fight to eradicate COVID-19. wsws.org At the latest meeting of our committee on Sunday, parents and educators from across Michigan discussed the October 24 webinar hosted by the WSWS, "How to end the pandemic," which advanced a global strategy to eliminate COVID-19.
(2021-11-05). Teachers must form rank-and-file committees to fight Australia's dangerous school reopenings. wsws.org "The unions' modus operandi on school reopenings is to say as little as possible, post nothing on social media about the issue, present COVID safety as a matter for individual schools and teachers and attempt to silence and intimidate opposition."
(2021-11-05). Military honours for Ireland veteran who died while on trial for killing disabled man. thecanary.co Serving soldiers will carry the coffin of a former soldier who died while on trial for the killing of a disabled man. Dennis Hutchings was on trial in Belfast for the 1974 murder of John Pat Cunningham, but he contracted coronavirus (Covid-19) and died in hospital. He denied the charges. | Hutchings' supporters argued for full military honours, but the MOD refused this. In a U-turn, the department has reportedly announced his coffin will now be carried by personnel from his old unit. Hutchings served in the Household Cavalry for 26 years. | Fans: | Hutchings became a cause célèbre among some sections of t…
(2021-11-04). Capitalism makes people sick. greenleft.org.au Children and young people are experiencing a mental health epidemic. Markela Panegyres argues that resources are not being made available either for the treatment or to tackle some of the causes.
(2021-11-04). Activists and scholars condemn closure of Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity in Australia. peoplesdispatch.org In a surprise move, Flinders University has decided to shut down the world-renowned Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity, a key institution for the research of social determinants of health…
(2021-11-04). Europe Goes Through A New Outbreak Of COVID-19 Cases. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that insufficient vaccine coverage and relaxation of epidemiological restrictions is prompting an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Europe. | RELATED: | "Today every single country in Europe and Central Asia is facing a real threat of COVID-19 resurgence or already fighting it… Europe is again at the epicenter of the pandemic, whe…
(2021-11-04). Jameel Institute: Global experts discuss the role of data analytics during COVID. imperial.ac.uk Scientists, journalists and global health leaders discussed the role of data analytics during a pandemic at the Jameel Institute's annual symposium.
(2021-11-04). Public healthcare workers in Greece go on strike seeking greater investment, pay hikes. peoplesdispatch.org The Greek government has been taking advantage of the pandemic to reinforce the privatization of the healthcare sector by promoting public-private partnerships, contractual agreements and merging of healthcare units…
(2021-11-04). The COP26 health agenda must revitalize Primary Health Care. peoplesdispatch.org As COP26 continues, we bring an overview of the intersection of health and climate change at the summit. Health systems can contribute to decreasing carbon emissions by promoting the Primary Health Care approach…
(2021-11-04). Healthcare financing in the post-COVID world. peoplesdispatch.org The way health systems are financed has a lot to do with the distribution of health inequities around the world. If rich countries were to change their approach to health financing, everyone would benefit…
(2021-11-04). New Zealand COVID-19 cases surge as government plans to lift more restrictions. wsws.org Public health experts have warned that the Labour Party-led government's decision to open more businesses in Auckland, while case numbers are surging, will lead to more hospitalisations and deaths.
(2021-11-04). Public service union Verdi ends 50-day strike by Berlin health workers. wsws.org After sabotaging the strike by nursing staff at the state-owned hospital Vivantes and at the Charité in Berlin, the German public service union Verdi has now called off a strike by workers at Vivante subsidiaries.
(2021-11-04). Headlines for November 4, 2021. democracynow.org Global Carbon Emissions Near Record High as Nations Meet for Crucial Climate Summit, NJ Gov. Phil Murphy Narrowly Wins Reelection, in Ominous Sign for Democrats Ahead of 2022 Midterms, Socialist Candidate India Walton Concedes Hard-Fought Mayoral Race in Buffalo, NY, Senate Republicans Filibuster Voting Rights Legislation Again, U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 750,000, White House Warns of Vaccine Misinformation, Urges Parents to Get Children Vaccinated, Russia Records Another Record Daily COVID-19 Death Toll, WHO Approves Emergency Use of India's 2-Shot Coronavirus Vaccine Covaxin, U.S. Blacklists Israel's NSO G…
(2021-11-04). Selected Articles: "New Normal" Winter Is Coming: Social Purge on "The Unvaccinated" globalresearch.ca By An economic downturn during the first quarter of 2020 resulted in the loss of millions of jobs and hundreds of thousands of businesses. Governments …
(2021-11-04). The Fascist Wing Solidifies: Anti-Vaxx Cops & Pardons for Paramilitaries. itsgoingdown.org photo: @nycantifa On this episode of the It's Going Down podcast, we discuss the continuing anti-democratic turn of Trumpism into an authoritarian, paramilitary movement. We touch on two key stories: first, the embrace of anti-vaccine conspiracy theories by some sections of the police and other public employees, which has manifested in continued coalition building with…
(2021-11-04). Moscow mayor rules out extension of COVID-19 restrictions amidst surge in cases and deaths. wsws.org Russia is reporting near-records in deaths and cases almost every day, along with alarming levels of mass infection among children.
(2021-11-04). The Sex Traffickers on America's Police Forces. dissidentvoice.org Sexual predation by police officers happens far more often than people in the business are willing to admit. — former Seattle police chief Norm Stamper We are a nation on the brink of a nervous breakdown. Undeniably, the blowback from COVID-19 lockdowns and mandates continues to reverberate around the country, impacting the nation's struggling workplaces, …
(2021-11-04). Delayed diagnostics, poor treatment: The plight of tuberculosis patients during COVID. peoplesdispatch.org Treatment and care for TB patients was sidelined in this period of the pandemic causing the number of deaths from to rise again after many years, and years of progress to be reversed…
(2021-11-04). Fourth coronavirus wave leads to massive outbreaks at German schools and universities. wsws.org The seven-day incidence rate in Germany now stands nearly as high as at the peak of the deadly third wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The rise is substantially higher than at the same time last year.