(2022-01-10). Thursday 1/20: Insurrection: Rebellion, Civil Rights, and the Paradoxical State of Black Citizenship. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2022-01-10). Kazakhstan crisis 'attempted coup' — President. rt.com 
Tokayev thanks Russia for assistance in dealing with worst incident "in the history of the country" | Last week's unrest throughout Kazakhstan was an attempted coup that had been planned in advance, and was not simply a spontaneous protest against rising fuel prices, the country's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev claimed on Monday. | Speaking to an online meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), made up of six former Soviet republics, Tokayev also stated that constitutional order had been restored. | "Kazakhstan has experienced the worst crisis in the history of its 30-year independence,"
(2022-01-10). Sex education gains steam in south China primary schools. ecns.cn To improve sex education among young people, a school in south China's Hainan Province is promoting a unique awareness program, with teachers imparting knowledge about the private parts of the human body.
(2022-01-10). Week two of forced in-person school begins in Massachusetts amid record COVID case counts. wsws.org After record COVID-19 cases, teacher absences and disrupted classes, students and teachers faced an unprecedented surge of the pandemic in schools across Massachusetts in the first week of classes in 2022. Governor Charlie Baker and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education have mandated that K-12 schools remain open for in-person learning despite these dangerous conditions.
(2022-01-10). Norway Finds Education Gaps Between Immigrants, Ethnic Norwegians. sputniknews.com In Norway, immigrants have been found to do worse on standardised national tests, and a smaller proportion of them pursue an upper secondary education or higher education altogether.
(2022-01-10). Saturday 1/15: MLK22 Weekend Film Festival: Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? (Day 2). indybay.org Online via Zoom registration (FREE)…
(2022-01-10). Bennett Warns Israel Won't Be Bound by Any Iran Nuclear Deal, Will 'Reserve Freedom of Action'. sputniknews.com Tehran, other signatories of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Iran nuclear deal, and the United States have been negotiating on bringing the agreement back online. Israel has repeatedly threatened to carry out strikes against the Islamic Republic targeting its nuclear programme, either unilaterally or in coordination with Washington.
(2022-01-10). Netizens Troll AOC for Catching COVID-19 After Partying Maskless in Florida. sputniknews.com Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has triggered a furor online after she was seen several times breaching coronavirus guidance during the Christmas holidays.
(2022-01-10). China steps up crackdown on harmful, illegal content. ecns.cn China investigated and handled over 13,000 cases related to online and offline activities involving vulgar content and illegal publications in 2021, according to official statistics.
(2022-01-10). Sunday 1/16: MLK22 Weekend Film Festival: Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? (Day 3). indybay.org Online via Zoom registration (FREE)…
(2022-01-10). PayPal may launch own cryptocoin. rt.com 
Global online payment system mulls creating own crypto, but looks to US dollar for support | Tech giant PayPal is preparing to launch its own crypto token, the company confirmed after signs of the move were found on its iPhone app. | "We are exploring a stablecoin; if and when we seek to move forward, we will of course, work closely with relevant regulators," the head of PayPal's crypto department, Jose Fernandez da Ponte, said in a statement to Bloomberg News. | The company is looking at creating a stablecoin — a cryptocurrency backed by the value of a fiat currency or commodity. | PayPal's move to creat…
(2022-01-10). Tuesday 1/25: Reframing the Constitution: The Continuing Struggle to Realize a More Perfect Union. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-10). Friday 1/14: MLK22 Weekend Film Festival: Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? (Day 1). indybay.org Online via Zoom registration (FREE)…
(2022-01-10). Monday 1/17: MLK22 Weekend Film Festival: Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? (Day 4). indybay.org Online via Zoom registration (FREE)…
(2022-01-10). Monday 1/10: 2022 Voting Rights State of Play: Taking Action to Protect the Vote. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-10). Wednesday 1/12: Shout Out Against the OVO [Oversized Vehicle Ordinance]. indybay.org ZOOMED Meeting with the Zoning Administrator 10 AM 1-12 | PRIOR TO THE MEETING: | You may comment online at: http: //www.cityofsantacruz.com/za during the open comment period starting 5pm on 12/31/21 through 12pm on 1/4/22 or | send an email to cityplan@cityofsantacruz.com (if you wish to include attachments) | DURING THE MEETING: We recommend you call in at the start of the meeting, 10 AM. If you wish to speak on any item, both computer and phone audio will be available when it is your turn to speak. | Click on Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/81634465483 | Or, Call any of the numbers below. If one is busy, t…
(2022-01-10). Wednesday 1/12: Freedom to Vote and Reproductive Rights: The Intersection and The Impact. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…
(2022-01-09). Tuesday 1/11: The Plan to Protect Our Democracy: Tackling Filibuster, Voting Rights, Expanding SCOTUS. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2022-01-09). Ill-treatment of Stan Swamy in jail should 'shake foundation of democracy': Fellow prisoner. mronline.org 
Iklakh Rahim Shaikh, who spent time with the Jesuit priest in Taloja jail, says while "VIP prisoners" get access to all kinds of facilities, prisoners like Swamy are denied even the most basic rights.
(2022-01-09). Western Leftists, the Need for Action, and Other Questions with Henry Hakamà§ki (cohost of Guerrilla History Podcast). anchor.fm In this episode I had cohost of Guerrilla History Podcast, Henry Hakamà§ki, to discuss quite a few things. We started by discussing some of the great conversations and lessons Henry himself has been able to take from the episodes they have done with guests such as Comrade Joma (Jose Maria Sison), Vijay Prashad, Immanuel Ness, Gerald Horne, and plenty of other incredible guests, and how folks need to be taking these conversations and using them to guide their actions, not simply consume them and become self-absorbed in "self-knowledge". Information and education is meant to be shared, used, and operated with…
(2022-01-09). The Worse the Better — How Twitter Views Kazakhstan. strategic-culture.org 
By Paul ROBINSON | Various commentators have suggested that I write something about recent events in Kazakhstan. I've been loath to do so since my knowledge of the country is very limited, but there are some interesting things to say about what others have been writing on the topic, particularly concerning how it all relates to Russia. Notably, a certain part of the online commentariat has been keen to express indignation that Russia has "invaded" Kazakhstan to suppress a "democratic revolution". | The rapid spread of violence in Kazakhstan generated hopes in some circles that the mob would topple the "regime" an…
(2022-01-09). Kazakhstan security summit set for Monday. rt.com 
The Russian-led CSTO security bloc earlier deployed peacekeepers to the Central Asian country | Leaders from the member states of the CSTO Security Council, which unites Russia and five former Soviet nations, will hold a virtual conference on the turbulent situation in Kazakhstan on Monday, the Kremlin has confirmed. | The date of the online talks between the leaders of Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan was first announced by the office of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who currently chairs the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). | Later on Sunday, it was co…
(2022-01-09). Ongoing Backlash Against CRT Ignores Black Children's Experience of Racism. truthout.org 
Note: A shorter version of this article appeared previously on It happened on the yellow bus. I was 9, in 5th grade, and the only Black girl riding to North Side Elementary School. As far as I know, I was the only Black person — child or adult — in the whole school. I felt alone, utterly alone, as a brown-haired, freckle-faced white boy laughed, pointed, and called me the N-word, over and over and over again. I will never forget his white, fre…
(2022-01-09). On Contact: Islamophobia, Race And Global Politics. popularresistance.org Islamophobia is not defined solely as anti-Muslim sentiment. It is not limited to hate speech and hate crimes, racial stereotypes, or discrimination against Muslim men and women. Islamophobia, in its most pernicious and deadly form, is embodied in the wars waged by the United States in the Muslim world, as well as the laws and internal security structures that turn Muslims in the United States into "the other." These laws include the criminalization of migrants, allowing Americans to justify the violent and illegal treatment of the undocumented, and the wholesale surveillance of Muslim communities. It includes th…
(2022-01-09). Germany's Priorities Are a Queer Commissioner and Female Crash Test Dummies. strategic-culture.org How did Germany manage to exist for more than 70 years without a queer commissioner? Many may be forgiven for not having pondered this question, especially during a pandemic which has decimated the civil rights of a third of the population. | Free West Media | Sven Lehmann, Member of the Green Party, has announced that he wants to make Germany a pioneer in the fight against discrimination against transgender, homosexual and other sexual minorities. "Everyone should be able to live freely, safely and with equal rights," he declared on Wednesday. Except of course the unvaccinated. | The federal government appoin…
(2022-01-09). 2022 Brings Hope For State And Local Broadband Progress. popularresistance.org If 2020 convinced the country that broadband for all Americans is essential, then 2021 underscored a reality of life: Goals often require longer timelines than we'd prefer. To put it another way, a worldwide emergency helped the U.S. recognize the importance of having ubiquitous high-speed Internet, and now we're playing catch-up. There's no quick and clean fix, which is a clunky pill to swallow for millions of people who contend with substandard or nonexistent connectivity as a new world of hybrid education, remote work, online services and telehealth takes over. | The urgency for wider access to high-speed Inte…
(2022-01-09). Minister backs cutting Covid self-isolation period. rt.com 
The UK education secretary said reducing self-quarantine from seven to five days would be helpful | British Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has suggested pressure on the UK's "critical workforce" can be reduced if the self-isolation period for Covid-infected patients is officially cut shorter. | A move to shorten the isolation period for those with a confirmed Covid-19 infection from seven to five days "would certainly help mitigate some of the pressures on schools, on critical workforce and others," Zahawi told British media on Sunday. | However, he said expert and scientific advice was needed to make it ha…
(2022-01-09). Putin and Xi plot their SWIFT escape. mronline.org 
Russia and China's announcement of an independent financial trading platform will free nations under US sanctions from western intrusion into their commercial activities.
(2022-01-09). Amazon keeps struggling for huge Indian consumer market. rt.com 
The American online retailer is reportedly taking its fight to the tribunal in a new move over Future deal | Amazon has reportedly filed a new legal appeal against the latest ruling of the national antitrust agency that suspended a 2019 deal between the US e-commerce giant and Indian retailer Future Group. | Last month, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) ruled out its approval of Amazon's deal with Future agreed nearly three years ago. The move reportedly dents the American firm's efforts to block the sale of Future's retail assets to Indian market leader Reliance Industries. | Moreover, as a result of…
(2022-01-09). 21st Century U.S. coups and attempted coups in Latin America. mronline.org 
During the 21st century, the U.S., working with corporate elites, traditional oligarchies, military, and corporate media, has continually attempted coups against Latin American governments which place the needs of their people over U.S. corporate interests. U.S. organized coups in Latin American countries is hardly a 20th century phenomenon.
(2022-01-09). Classical music and the color line. mronline.org 
The field is reckoning with a long legacy of racial exclusion, despite its universalist claims.