2022-10-17: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-10-17). The crisis in education and the case for rank-and-file committees. wsws.org The Northeast Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee is fighting to mobilize educators in the US northeast against austerity in public education, the continued spread of COVID-19 in schools and the threat of nuclear war.

United National Antiwar Coalition (2022-10-17). Saturday 10/15: Say No To US Wars in Ukraine and Around The World: Money For Housing, Healthcare & Climate. indybay.org Oakland Federal Building | 1301 Clay St. | Oakland…

Staff (2022-10-17). Qatar to host 2023 Asian Cup: AFC. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) — Qatar will host next year's Asian Cup after China withdrew earlier this year because of Covid, the Asian Football Confederation said on Monday.

Staff (2022-10-17). Germany may shut hospitals due to energy crisis. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) — A substantial number of hospitals in Germany may face closures amid rising energy costs and hiking inflation, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said on Sunday.

WSWS (2022-10-17). Ahead of winter surge, CDC covers up COVID-19 variant data. wsws.org For weeks, the CDC has been withholding critical information on the prevalence of highly contagious and immune-evasive variants.

WSWS (2022-10-17). New Zealand local elections highlight growing opposition to Labour government. wsws.org The turnout dropped to a record low of 36 percent, reflecting widespread hostility to the entire political establishment amid soaring inequality, poverty and a bipartisan policy of mass COVID-19 infection.

Labor Committee for Single Payer (2022-10-17). Wednesday 10/19: It's a Workers' Issue: Abortion Access, the Right to Healthcare, and Labor Unions. indybay.org

WSWS (2022-10-17). As COVID surges in Germany, studies show more risks from infections for children. wsws.org As a massive coronavirus wave develops and hospitalization rates skyrocket in Germany, more studies are showing the dangerous consequences of COVID infection for children as well.

WSWS (2022-10-17). CDC: Over 212 nursing home workers have died from COVID-19 since August. wsws.org A certified nursing assistant said: "We are beginning to get slammed with COVID cases and deaths and the anxiety and depression among the staff has become worse and worse."

WSWS (2022-10-17). Independent Task Force on COVID-19 calls for urgent action to combat emerging diseases. wsws.org The peer-reviewed report highlighted the dangers of future emerging infectious diseases and the need for comprehensive international collaboration to prevent further zoonotic spillovers.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-10-17). Candidatos a la presidencia de Brasil se enfrentan en debate televisivo previo a la segunda vuelta. telesurtv.net Entre los temas abordados estuvieron la educación, la gestión de la pandemia de Covid-19 y los programas de infraestructura.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-10-17). Candidatos presidenciales de Brasil participan en debate televisivo previo a segunda vuelta. telesurtv.net Entre los temas abordados estuvieron la educación, la gestión de la pandemia de Covid-19 y los programas de infraestructura.

_____ (2022-10-16). US Delegation Visits Haiti Following Henry's Request For Foreign Troops. popularresistance.org The delegation, headed by Assistant Secretary of the State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols, arrived in the capital Port-au-Prince on Wednesday October 12, and left the next day. During its two-day visit, the US delegates met with PM Henry, as well as leaders of the Montana Group. | Nichols, through a tweet, reported that he "met with the Montana Group to discuss the urgent need to address the cholera outbreak and fuel blockade that are impeding the humanitarian response," adding that "stakeholders must urgently develop consensus on an accord leading to improved security, elections, and prosperity…

_____ (2022-10-16). Chris Hedges Report: Trauma, Addiction, And Illness Under Capitalism. popularresistance.org How does living in a consumer society at war with basic human needs affect our minds and, ultimately, our bodies? In his new book, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture, Dr. Gabor Maté and his son Daniel argue that our culture's standards of normalcy are destructive to the health of human beings. In a society where profit and personal attainment are the highest values, traumas abound, and everyday people are left to endure their pain and shame in silence. The consequence of this dark ethic, Dr. Maté illustrates, plays out on our bodies, severely damaging our psyches, and pushing us to…

____ (2022-10-16). Iran eyeing Russia's $20bn lucrative pharmaceutical market. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) — Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) said the ground is ready for Iranian companies following the withdrawal of Western companies from Russia's big pharmaceutical market.

Dean Baker (2022-10-16). Inflation, Inflation, Inflation and Social Security. cepr.net The media have been hyping inflation pretty much non-stop for the last year and a half. They tell us that this the only thing people care about. They don't care about whether they have a job, how much the job pays, whether they have health care, or any other economic issue. People care about inflation: …

Prof. Claudia von Werlhof (2022-10-15). Global WAR-NING! Geoengineering Is Wrecking Our Planet and Humanity. globalresearch.ca World leaders are meeting in Glasgow at COP-26. All eyes are now on "the imminent dangers of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions". The "climate emergency" is a timely instrument of propaganda used to distract people from questioning "the real crisis", namely the Covid-19 "plandemic".

Peter Koenig (2022-10-15). The Way to Defeat the Globalist Reset: Local Production for Local Consumption… globalresearch.ca We are currently undergoing the worst "tyrannification" of society in human history and in all western world countries. Covid-martial law overrules everything. This happened very fast.

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