Daily Archives: February 7, 2022

2022-02-07: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-02-07). Kiev denies war plans against Russia as conflicts within the Ukrainian ruling class escalate. wsws.org The government of Volydymyr Zelensky is plagued by internal crisis as it marches towards war.

WSWS (2022-02-07). US death toll from COVID-19 heading toward 1 million. wsws.org America's COVID-19 death toll stands as an indictment of a capitalist social order completely indifferent to the death and suffering of the working population.

Sandipan Talukdar (2022-02-07). Omicron-specific vaccines: can be helpful, but needs a global policy, experts opine. peoplesdispatch.org Ever since Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech have started the variant-specific vaccine's clinical trials, the international community of researchers and scientists are arguing about the necessity, need or sustainability of such variant-specific vaccines…

WSWS (2022-02-07). All 72 Wisconsin counties at "critically high" rate of COVID-19 transmission for record fourth week in a row. wsws.org The BA.2 Omicron subvariant has been confirmed in the state as infections and deaths continue at extremely high levels.

sputniknews (2022-02-07). Spotify Will Not Silence Joe Rogan Over Racial Slur Controversy, CEO Says. sputniknews.com The statement is likely to add pressure to the audio streaming service, which has come under fire in recent weeks to remove Rogan's podcast over misinformation spread by the TV presenter about COVID-19 and the vaccines against the disease.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-07). In year 3 of the pandemic, the challenges facing WHO are in plain sight. peoplesdispatch.org Gargeya Telakapalli of People's Health Movement analyzes what the recent Executive Board meeting of the World Health Organization tells us about its future and our handling of the pandemic…

Disability Rights California (2022-02-07). Tuesday 2/8: Mental Health Rights: Dependent Adults & Elders Rights to be Free of Abuse & Neglect. indybay.org Online webinar…

WSWS (2022-02-07). For remote education to protect lives and public health! wsws.org We call on educators, parents and students to oppose the reopening of schools for in-person education on February 7 and to take action to demand remote learning.

Healthcare-NOW (2022-02-07). Sunday 4/3: #M4A: 2022 Medicare For All Virtual Strategy Conference (Day 2). indybay.org Virtual conference – join online…

Healthcare-NOW (2022-02-07). Saturday 4/2: #M4A: 2022 Medicare For All Virtual Strategy Conference (Day 1). indybay.org Virtual conference – join online…

WSWS (2022-02-07). Sydney University meeting highlights union's role in blocking opposition to reopening of Australian campuses. wsws.org There are real fears among staff members about being exposed, along with students, to the potentially fatal or long-term health consequences of COVID-19.

Sam Mellins (2022-02-07). "What If I Can't Insure My Home At All?" dailyposter.com

WSWS (2022-02-07). State of emergency declared in Ottawa as far-right Freedom Convoy occupation continues. wsws.org Far-right and fascist activists, many of whom are armed, remain menacingly encamped outside Canada's parliament. They have vowed to remain until all COVID-19 restrictions are scrapped by the federal Liberal government.

ecns.cn (2022-02-07). Australian borders open to fully vaccinated tourists from Feb. 21: PM. ecns.cn Australia's international borders will reopen to fully vaccinated tourists within weeks after almost two years since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fight Back (2022-02-07). Minneapolis rally against war with Russia. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On February 5, 100 protesters gathered at Mayday plaza on the West Bank in Minneapolis to oppose U.S. war with Russia and further intervention in the Ukraine. Protesters held signs that read "No war with Russia," "Fight COVID not Russia" and "Money for housing, not for war." | The protest's program began with a speech from Susan Banaszewski, a member of the MN Anti-War Committee, who focused on the role of U.S. intervention and the role of the media in beating the drums for war, "So U.S. meddling has made everyday life worse for Ukrainians by making sure they have less money in their pockets an…

WSWS (2022-02-07). Michigan State University student speaks out against in-person learning amid record COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. wsws.org Katarina, a student at MSU, spoke to the WSWS about her motivations to start a petition for a remote learning option on her campus.

teleSUR, yart, JL (2022-02-07). Presidenta de Honduras da positiva a la Covid-19. telesurtv.net "Con la bendición del Creador del universo, sigo atendiendo no presencial, mi Plan de Gobierno para retornar al orden democrático y Constitucional", informó la presidenta.

WSWS (2022-02-07). Vote No to Australian Education Union wage cutting agreement with Victorian Labor government! wsws.org The AEU bureaucracy is attempting to quickly ram through the deal by mid-March under conditions of an unprecedented explosion of COVID-19 infections within the schools.

WSWS (2022-02-07). Germany continues to relax protective measures despite 250,000 new coronavirus infections every day. wsws.org The ruling class is responding to this tsunami of infections in the biggest wave of the pandemic so far with an even more ruthless policy of deliberate mass infection.

Emily Mangiaracina (2022-02-06). Big Pharma, Gates, Fauci, UK Officials Accused of Crimes against Humanity in Complaint to International court. globalresearch.ca First published on December 18, 2021 | Activists are charging UK officials and the world's most powerful health figures with genocide, citing a range of statistics on the effects of COVID "vaccines" and policies. | A group that includes former Pfizer vice …

Nathaniel Linderman (2022-02-06). Pfizer Vaccine Confirmed to Cause Neurodegenerative Diseases: Study. globalresearch.ca

United Health Professionals (2022-02-06). International Alert Message about COVID-19. United Health Professionals. globalresearch.ca We are more than 1,500 members (including professors of medicine, intensive care physicians and infectious disease specialists) from more than 30 countries. The lockdown has not only killed people, it has destroyed physical and mental health, economy, education and other aspects of social life.

Editor (2022-02-06). Chris Hedges and Louis Hyman on the Harmful Gig Economy. scheerpost.com After the end of World War II two generations of workers in the United States were blessed with a period of unprecedented prosperity. Wages for the working class were high. Jobs were stable and came with benefits and health insurance. Unions protected workers from abuse by the business elites. Taxes on the wealthiest individuals and corporations was as high as 91 percent. The public school system provided a quality education to the poor and the rich. The nation's infrastructure and technology were cutting edge and unrivaled. But by the 1970s it all began to go south. Wages stagnated. Income inequality grew,…

Fight Back (2022-02-06). Baltimore: Protest demands: 'No U.S., NATO war on Russia and Donbass'. fightbacknews.org Baltimore, MD — Dozens of protesters gathered on February 5 in downtown Baltimore to speak out against a possible U.S./NATO war on Russia and Donbass. Speakers called on the U.S. government to fight COVID and poverty instead of Russia. | Protesters chanted demands for money for social investments in healthcare, housing and jobs instead of the military budget and war. Cars honked their horns in solidarity as they drove by the picket. A caravan of protesters drove throughout the city after the initial picket, before meeting up with another group for a joint closing rally at a different intersection. | A coali…

_____ (2022-02-06). News Flash: Billionaires Don't Like Socialism. popularresistance.org In response to a rising progressive tide in the United States, a new genre of stories has emerged in corporate media: rich guys warning against taxing them, or really changing anything about the system at all. Just as the press are keen for you to know that Medicare for All is a very bad idea (FAIR.org, 4/29/19), they are equally anxious to make sure that the voices of beleaguered, unheard plutocrats are given as much of a boost as possible. | A case in point is CNBC's recent article (1/22/20) headlined, "BP's CEO Chides AOC and Bernie Sanders for Their 'Completely Unrealistic' Green New Deal Ideas." Reporter Jes…

Celeste McGovern (2022-02-06). Vaccine Researcher Admits 'Big Mistake,' Says Spike Protein Is Dangerous 'Toxin'. globalresearch.ca First published in …

Michael Welch (2022-02-06). Medical Marvel or the Second Coming of Al Capone? Pfizer's Sins and Crimes. "We have a Vaccine which is Killing People" globalresearch.ca . "This …

Staff (2022-02-06). Estados Unidos supera las 900 000 muertes por COVID-19. cubadebate.cu Estados Unidos superó el viernes último la cifra de 900 000 fallecidos por COVID-19 desde que comenzó la pandemia, según informó recientemente la Universidad Johns Hopkins de ese país. La nación norteña también encabeza los contagios a nivel global, con cifra superior a los 76 220 000 de infecciones, y secundada por la India y Brasil.

International Action Center, Bay Area (2022-02-06). Saturday 2/5: No War Against Russia! Fund Schools and Covid Relief Not War! indybay.org In front of Grand Lake Theater (Grand and Lake Park) Oakland…

teleSUR, JL (2022-02-06). Cuba llega al 88% de población con esquema completo contraCovid. telesurtv.net De acuerdo al Ministerio, el 88 por ciento equivale a 9.839.682 connacionales que ya cuentan con sus dosis requeridas.

teleSUR, SH (2022-02-06). Brasil registra la mayor cifra de muertes por Covid desde 2021. telesurtv.net Brasil acumula 26.4 millones de casos positivos y 631.802 fallecidos desde el inicio de la pandemia.

David Skripac (2022-02-06). Covid Mandates: Canada Has Had Enough. The Freedom Convoy 2022. globalresearch.ca Yesterday I stood with friends and colleagues at one of the many highway overpasses in Toronto as we watched a truly historic moment unfold before our tear-filled eyes. Thousands of liberty-loving Canadians from all walks of life were gathered there—as …

David Skripac (2022-02-06). What Are the Truly Verifiable Facts Surrounding COVID-19? globalresearch.ca Incisive and carefully researched article by David Skripac, first published on Global Research on August 14, 2020 "Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that …

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