(2021-12-03). Flattening the curve or flattening the global poor? How Covid lockdowns obliterate human rights and crush the most vulnerable. thegrayzone.com Marketed as life-saving public health measures, lockdowns triggered death and economic devastation on a global scale while doing little to slow the spread of Covid-19. Now, they're back with a vengeance. In October 2021, it seemed as though the lockdowns that still paralyzed societies from Australia to New Zealand and Singapore were coming to an end, as these countries threw in the "Zero-COVID" towel following a year and a half of rolling restrictions and closures. But with COVID-19 cases rising …
(2021-12-03). An Obscure Agency Is Threatening to Hand Medicare Over to Wall Street. truthout.org 
In the face of massive support for Medicare for All and the failure of the U.S.'s for-profit health care system, the inevitable fall of the medical-industrial complex can be predicted, if not with precision, with certainty. Everyone is aware of the impending demise, none more so than those in charge of the for-profit health care system and their supporters in Congress, as evidenced by the frenetic activity at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to transfer the traditional Medicare p…
(2021-12-03). Government will stay open — for now. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—As the coronavirus pandemic's Omicron variant landed in the U.S., right-wing Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, wanted to make sure more people are exposed to the modern-day plague. They failed, as lawmakers—with union backing—also voted to keep the federal government going. The three just didn't say so, but exposure …
(2021-12-03). 'Omicron' the new Covid-19 variant: What is it all about? peoplesdispatch.org Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath and NewClick's Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha discuss the new variant, Omicron. They talk about its origin and the possible spread in the world, threats it poses to the people of the world and whether it can this lead to a third wave in India and other waves in other countries of the world. They also discuss the precautions to contain the new variant.
(2021-12-03). ECDC warns Omicron variant to become dominant in Europe in a "few months" wsws.org European governments are refusing critical social distancing measures and relying exclusively on vaccinations, which the Omicron variant may largely evade.
(2021-12-03). Documents Reveal Biden Admin Not Fighting For A Covid Vaccine Patent Waiver. popularresistance.org On November 26, as news of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 stoked alarm around the world, the White House released a statement calling on countries to support an intellectual property waiver for Covid-19 vaccines. However, this public statement, which garnered numerous headlines, stands in stark contrast with what the Biden administration did‚Äâ—‚Äâor did not do‚Äâ—‚Äâbehind closed doors at the WTO on November 29.
(2021-12-03). Selected Articles: Omicron Variant Sends Vaccine Makers' Stocks Soaring. globalresearch.ca 
By In total, 92% of the scientific studies published on the toxicity or ecotoxicity of the world's most widely used pesticid…
(2021-12-03). Biden offers platitudes while Omicron coronavirus variant spreads in US. wsws.org CDC data indicates that the Omicron variant is at least partially resistant to even a triple-dose of the existing vaccine regimens.
(2021-12-03). Haitian Asylum Seekers Held Under Del Rio Bridge Now Face Inhumane Conditions in New Mexico ICE Jail. democracynow.org 
The world was shocked by images of Haitians whipped by U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback as they sought refuge. Thousands were soon deported, but dozens are now detained in an ICE jail in New Mexico where they face inhumane conditions and lack access to legal services. We speak with a lawyer who describes medical neglect, deteriorating mental and physical health, and poor treatment by the staff. "They cannot get the basic tools and have the basic human contact that they need to save their own lives," says immigration attorney Allegra Love of the El Paso Immigration Collaborative.
(2021-12-03). The House of Cards of Clinical Psychology. dissidentvoice.org 
Why is anger a motivation for writing this book? Because the rapid growth and professionalization of my field…has led it to abandon a commitment it made at the inception of that growth. That is to establish mental health base on research findings The practice would ignore the research…Instead, too many mental healthcare professionals rely on …
(2021-12-03). America's rural hospitals were already in the red; COVID could finish them. peoplesworld.org 
In July, the Center for Health Quality and Payment Reform (CHQPR) released a study revealing just how far the decline of hundreds of rural hospitals has gone, many of which could soon be forced to close their doors for good. The study received some media attention in the months since its release, however, most of …
(2021-12-03). "It's been three years of hell": An air flight attendant's fight to expose Southwest Airlines' poisoning of its workforce. wsws.org Tonya Osborne, an air flight attendant for Southwest Airlines, has suffered multiple autoimmune disorders and other health complications after being subjected to toxic chemicals in her work uniform.
(2021-12-03). Haitian Asylum Seekers Held Under Bridge Now Face Inhumane ICE Jail Conditions. truthout.org 
The world was shocked by images of Haitians whipped by U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback as they sought refuge. Thousands were soon deported, but dozens are now detained in an ICE jail in New Mexico where they face inhumane conditions and lack access to legal services. We speak with a lawyer who describes medical neglect, deteriorating mental and physical health, and poor treatment by the staff. "They cannot get the basic tools and have the basic human contact that they need to save their…
(2021-12-03). We Have to Stand on Our Ground, the Best Ground from Which to Reach the Stars. popularresistance.org The geographical distribution of low and high-income countries reveals the same old divides. This was the main focus of dossier no. 43 (CoronaShock and Education in Brazil: One and a Half Years Later, August 2021), summarised in our seven theses on the present and future of education in Brazil. These regional and gender inequalities predated the pandemic but have been exacerbated because of the lockdowns. Signs of improvement are not yet visible. Earlier this year, the World Bank and UNESCO noted that, since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, two-thirds of developing countries have cut their education budget…
(2021-12-03). COVID-19 Concerns Overshadow Pre-Existing Inequalities in Education. projectcensored.org In March 2021, Kate Way reported in Truthout that the urgency to reopen schools ignores fundamental educational inequalities across the United States that existed before the onset of the COVID-19…
(2021-12-03). Immune imprinting causes varied patterns of protection against COVID-19 variants. imperial.ac.uk Research shows that the first SARS-CoV-2 spike protein a person encounters, be it by vaccination or infection, shapes their subsequent immune response…
(2021-12-03). New Investigations Against Bolsonaro Prompt Citizen Discontent. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Attorney General's Office (PGR) opened six preliminary investigations involving Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro in criminal acts that occurred since the COVID-19 pandemic began. | RELATED: | The new investigations, which are confidential and involve various ministers and lawmakers, are based on the accusatory elements compiled in a 1,300-page report presented by the Parliamentary Investigative Commission (CP…
(2021-12-03). UK mother Lisa Diaz faces malicious prosecution for her stand over unsafe, COVID-infested schools. wsws.org "I can't help feeling that they are threatening me because I have been so vocal in speaking out against the spread of COVID in schools and the dangers."
(2021-12-03). "The Facility": Meet the Former Prisoner Who Details Fight for His Life Inside ICE Jail During COVID. democracynow.org 
We go inside a notorious ICE jail at the height of the pandemic to see how people held there spoke out against dangerous conditions, and faced retaliation before they were ultimately released with no notice. Their story is captured in a new documentary called "The Facility." It investigates the inhumane conditions at Irwin County Detention Center using footage from video calls, where cameras installed in cell blocks to enable pay-per-minute video calls "functioned almost like a portal for a moment in and out of a place meant not to be seen in this way," says director, Seth Freed Wessler. "How can your own governm…
(2021-12-02). Venezuela: Maduro Reinforces Vaccination Over Omicron Variant, Condemns Western 'Political' Response. venezuelanalysis.com The United Nations also criticized Western nations for imposing a "travel apartheid" against southern Africa following the Omicron Covid-19 variant appearance.
(2021-12-02). With Omicron in US, GOP Hard-Liners Are Still Trying to Thwart Vaccine Mandates. truthout.org 
Stop me if you've heard this one before: The current federal spending agreement that funds many operations of government is set to expire at midnight on Friday. Absent a new deal, or at least a vote to kick the can down the road a bit, much of the federal government will shut down, again. M*A*S*H didn't get this many reruns. | The last one ran 35 days, from December 22, 2018, to January 25, 2019, and happened because then-President Donald Trump wanted to staple funding for his draconian bor…
(2021-12-02). Selected Articles: Doctor Who First Discovered Omicron Variant Says It's "Mild," Hasn't Caused Uptick in Hospitalizations. globalresearch.ca 
By For no good reason, the world is cringing at the news of the OMICRON mutation of the Covid-19 coronavirus even though data on its infectiveness …
(2021-12-02). Cuba Works on Vaccines Against New COVID-19 Variant. telesurenglish.net Eduardo Martinez, president of BioCubaFarma, announced on Wednesday, Dec. 1, that Cuban scientists are working to develop a new variant of vaccines to strike strains like Omicron of the Coronavirus. | RELATED: | Martinez stated that research had been carried out regarding the behavior of the new COVID strain, and they are working to achieve results as soon as possible. | "If necessary, we will develop it in a s…
(2021-12-02). The Covid-19 Omicron Variant: Towards a Fourth Wave Lockdown? Pretext to Introduce New Repressive Policy Measures. globalresearch.ca Global Research is the object of censorship. | Please forward this article to friends and colleagues, post on your blog and on social media. *** | Both the governments and the media in chorus are now engaged in a …
(2021-12-02). Omicron COVID-19 variant detected in the United States. wsws.org The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed an individual residing in San Francisco who recently returned from South Africa was positive for the Omicron variant.
(2021-12-02). Headlines for December 2, 2021. democracynow.org Supreme Court's Conservatives Signal Support for Mississippi Anti-Abortion Law , U.S. Detects Omicron Coronavirus Variant in California, U.N. Chief Blasts "Travel Apartheid" as Nations Deny Entry to Africans Over Omicron Variant, Russia Expels Some US Ambassadors as Blinken Warns Russia Against Invading Ukraine, Burmese Military Helicopters Attack Villagers in Region Where Resistance to Coup Remains Strong, Women's Tennis Association Suspends Tournaments in China Over Peng Shuai Case, 15-Year-Old Suspect in Michigan High School Shooting to be Tried as an Adult, Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams to Run for Governor i…
(2021-12-02). Countries Increase Restrictions Against Omicron COVID Variant. telesurenglish.net Countries are once again closing borders and imposing restrictions on certain regions due to the threat of spread. | Omicron was in the Netherlands before South Africa identified its first cases, say Dutch officials, yet the variant was used to justify EU and U.S. travel bans against countries in southern Africa, which the WHO condemned as penalizing countries who reported it.
(2021-12-02). àìmicron se desparrama en las principales ciudades brasileñas. cubadebate.cu El secretario de Salud de la Alcaldía de San Pablo, Edson Aparecido, dijo hoy que "no se descarta" la posibilidad de que la variante Omicron haya comenzado a dispersarse por esa metrópolis de 12 millones de habitantes. Ante el riesgo de un rebrote de la pandemia San Pablo determinó que dos hospitales sean preparados para recibir sólo enfermos de coronavirus con esta cepa.
(2021-12-02). Omicron a reminder that global solidarity is needed to overcome COVID-19. greenleft.org.au We are now seeing blowback from global vaccine apartheid in the form of a new COVID-19 variant, writes Peter Boyle, but once again, the world's richest countries are responding by shutting their doors to poorer nations.
(2021-12-02). How Dr. Fauci, Bill Gates and Big Pharma Destroyed U.S. Public Health. libya360.wordpress.com Mision Verdad The success or failure in the management of the covid-19 pandemic is reflected in the number of infections and deaths from the disease. Although it was expected that the crisis would generate a change in the dynamics of relations between countries, even in internal management, what was observed was the projection of a…
(2021-12-02). Pfizer Is Lobbying to Thwart Whistleblowers From Exposing Corporate Fraud. zcomm.org Pfizer is among the Big Pharma companies trying to block legislation strengthening whistleblowers' ability to report corporate fraud…
(2021-12-02). Celebrities Urge Hollywood to End Support for Big Pharma's Vaccine Monopoly. truthout.org 
More than 275 artists, celebrities, and other creative professionals have Signed by actor Mark Ruffalo, author and filmmaker Naomi Klein, producer Lilly Wachowski, poet Anindita Sengupta, and hundreds…
(2021-12-02). Union, Kellogg's Reach Tentative Deal To End Strike. popularresistance.org Battle Creek, MI — Kellogg workers' nearly two-month strike in Cereal City may be over soon. | In a Wednesday update to members, the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union said it had reached a tentative agreement with The Kellogg Company after additional negotiations in Chicago. | The five-year deal would deliver 3% raises while maintaining current worker health benefits. Cost of living adjustments would be tacked on starting in the second year of the contract, according to an overview provided by The Kellogg Company. | The tentative agreement also addresses another st…
(2021-12-02). How Oregon Is Turning the Page on America's Disastrous Drug War. independentmediainstitute.org In a groundbreaking move, in 2020, Oregon voters approved the decriminalization of personal use amounts of all illicit drugs, with Measure 110 passing with a healthy 59 percent of the vote. That made Oregon the first state in the U.S. to make this dramatic break after decades of the war on drugs. Now, as other …
(2021-12-02). Three Reasons Why Congress Must Pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Now. aclu.org Although Congress outlawed pregnancy discrimination in 1978, far too many employers still routinely deny pregnant workers the temporary job modifications they need to keep working and have a healthy pregnancy. These requests for "accommodations" — such as more frequent breaks, schedule changes, and reassignment of hazardous tasks — often are denied to pregnant workers, and can result in severe consequences for their health and financial security. Nobody should have to choose between a healthy pregnancy and a job. | The bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) would outlaw such discrimination…
(2021-12-02). Lebron James Has Covid After 2 Jabs, Will Miss Several Games. moguldom.com LeBron James may be the highest-profile athlete to test positive for covid-19 with a breakthrough infection after being vaccinated. James missed the Los Angeles Lakers' game on Tuesday and will remain out indefinitely after entering the NBA's health and safety protocols. NBA teams have left public disclosure of covid test results to players, the Washington …
(2021-12-02). "It's a no vote from me and many others!" Opposition continues to grow at Kaiser Permanente to sellout contract. wsws.org Opposition continues to grow among health care workers at Kaiser Permanente to a sellout tentative agreement reached between management and the Alliance of Health Care Unions.
(2021-12-02). Victoria's pandemic bill: Better framework, but not faultless. greenleft.org.au Controversy has surrounded Victoria's Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic Management) Bill 2021. Leo Crnogorcevic breaks down the bill and how should progressives respond to it.
(2021-12-02). Sanders Demands WTO Approve Vaccine Patent Waiver. zcomm.org "Let us be clear: to deny lifesaving healthcare anytime, but particularly during a global health crisis, is unacceptable."
(2021-12-02). Identifying the women most vulnerable to intimate partner violence: A decision tree analysis from 48 low and middle-income countries. thelancet.com Starting with well-known predictors of IPV, the decision-tree approach provides important insights about subpopulations of women where IPV prevalence is high. This information can help designing targeted interventions. For a large proportion of women who experienced IPV, however, no particular risk factors were identified, emphasizing the need for population wide approaches conducted in parallel, including changing social norms, strengthening laws and policies supporting gender equality and women ¥s rights as well as guaranteeing women ¥s access to justice systems and comprehensive health services.
(2021-12-02). "The laws are ultimately censorship"—SEP electoral members support campaign against Australia's anti-democratic legislation. wsws.org "The government does not care about the health and wellbeing of the population; they just want to keep the economy 'healthy'"
(2021-12-02). US Judge Blocks Biden's Vaccine Mandate For Health Workers. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Judge Terry Doughty of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday to temporarily block President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate, which requires certain health workers across the country to be vaccinated against COVID-19. | RELATED: | "There is no question that mandating a vaccine to 10.3 million health care workers is something that should be done…
(2021-12-02). Greed Is Prolonging the Pandemic. inequality.org
(2021-12-02). Nurses worldwide demand end to corporate curbs on coronavirus vaccines. peoplesworld.org 
(2021-12-02). Why China Succeeded and the U.S. Failed to Beat COVID. liberationnews.org 
What can we learn about how different countries have handled the pandemic, and the radically different outcomes they produced?>
(2021-12-02). New Zealand opposition picks new right-wing leader. wsws.org The National Party's leadership turmoil reflects pressure from the ruling class to ditch all COVID-19 restrictions and conflicts over how closely to align with US war preparations against China.
(2021-12-02). Rio De Janeiro Extends Requirement Of 'Vaccination Passport'. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Rio de Janeiro Municipality decided that the control of COVID-19 vaccination certificates will be mandatory for several establishments that provide services to citizens. | RELATED: | People over 12 years of age must present the "vaccination passport" to enter places such as stadiums, gyms, swimming pools, training centers, clubs, museums, exhibitions, aquariums, amusement parks, conference sites, fairs, bars, re…
(2021-12-02). Two new CDs about life in America. peoplesworld.org 
We last caught up with singer/songwriter George Mann a year ago when he released his CD The Coronavirus Sessions. In the midst of a worldwide pandemic whose outcome was uncertain at best, the album had an autumnal quality, or what I called "a wise, avuncular summing up," almost as though conceived as the artist's "final …