WSWS (2025-01-25). Federal civil rights agency accuses UAW and GM of age discrimination and Stellantis of abetting sexual harassment. wsws.org In the final days of the Biden presidency the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed filed a pair of significant anti-discrimination lawsuits.

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-01-25). MPs warn SEND system is failing children. leftfootforward.org Children risk leaving school without the support they desperately need, MPs have warned, with the system for special educational needs (SEND) in England at crisis point. | A new report from the Public Accounts Committee shows that since 2015, the number of children receiving SEND support in schools has surged by 14 percent, with demand for Education, Health, and Care (EHC) plans soaring by 140 percent. Despite a 58 percent increase in high-needs funding over the last decade, funding has failed to keep up with demand. | In 2023, just half of EHC plans were issued within the required 20-week timeframe. | "Outcom…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-25). Tomorrow's Cure: How Hollywood technology is transforming medical education. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hollywood's cutting-edge technology is revolutionizing medical education, bridging the gap between classroom learning and clinical practice. Through immersive digital scenarios, medical students are refining their skills and gaining hands-on experience for real-world challenges. Discover how this innovative technology is transforming medical education in a new episode of Tomorrow's Cure. Featured experts on the podcast episode include Matthew Hoerth, M.D., medical director of the Multidisciplinary Simulation Center at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, and Dan Munnerley, executive…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-25). Walleye Tank propels Minnesota healthcare entrepreneurs forward. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Excitement filled the auditorium at the Walleye Tank: Ice Fishing Edition, held recently at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Thirteen teams took the stage to present their healthcare innovations to a panel of judges and an audience attending in person and online. Projects ranged from addressing the needs of patients with rare or chronic diseases to improving lives through assistive technology. Each team had two minutes to pitch its innovation, followed by three minutes of…

Henry Giroux (2025-01-24). Bertrand Russell: Redefining the Public Intellectual in an Era of Rising Authoritarianism. counterpunch.org Within days of his return to office, President Donald Trump unleashed a chilling display of authoritarianism, providing a stark reminder of the specter haunting the United States: the specter of fascism. As reported in the New York Times, his actions underscored a vision of governance steeped in cruelty and unchecked power. With the stroke of a pen, Trump pardoned 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6th insurrection, dismantled environmental protections, opened Alaska's wilderness to expanded oil and gas drilling, terminated Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs across federal agencies, and signed…

Liz Theoharis, William D. Hartung (2025-01-24). Toward a Better World. counterpunch.org With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, advocates for peace, social justice, racial and economic equality, fair immigration policies, climate renewal, trans rights, and other movements for change are bracing for hard times. The new administration will be doggedly opposed to so many of the values we hold dear, as well as

Eli Taylor Goss, Treasure Mackley (2025-01-24). Trump Wants to Cut Taxes for the Rich, But States Can Choose Differently. counterpunch.org As President Trump takes office, one of his first agenda items is to slash taxes on corporations and the rich. The results will be more inequality and less revenue for the programs Americans rely on. The good news? States can make their own tax codes more equitable. And everyday people can help. In our state,

SAM (2025-01-24). Does a New 'Roaring Twenties' Now Beckon? inequality.org

James Wright (2025-01-24). Labour woos big business in Davos but the rip off was on full display. thecanary.co Davos refers to the World Economic Forum, which meets annually in January. Multinational corporations, usually with a turnover of at least five billion dollars, fund it as members at a fee of £52,000. So of course the Labour Party government was there this year. Davos and inequality Unless your a member, costs of attendance for …

aljazeera (2025-01-24). 'This guy is dangerous': British Pakistanis fear Musk is stoking racism. aljazeera.com Some fear collective punishment could be a consequence of the billionaire's relentless posts on child sex abuse cases.

Jesse Hagopian (2025-01-24). Trump's Education Agenda for Teachers: Sanitize US History or Leave the Field. truthout.org "Getting critical race theory out of our schools is not just a matter of values, it's also a matter of national survival," Donald Trump railed at a rally in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election. "We have no choice, the fate of any nation ultimately depends upon the willingness of its citizens to lay down — and they must do this — lay down their very lives to defend their country."… |

DikelediM (2025-01-24). KwaZulu-Natal Legislature praises Umkhanyakude District on matric results. sanews.gov.za KwaZulu-Natal Legislature praises Umkhanyakude District on matric results | Members of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature have praised the Umkhanyakude District for its remarkable turnaround – rising from the worst-performing education district to one of South Africa's top performing regions in the matric exams. | The Members of the Provincial Legislature (MPLs) urged the district to share best practice on achieving excellent matric results with other districts. | Speaking during the first visit to Umkhanyakude since the district was announced as the top-performing district, the members described the region's meteor…

aljazeera (2025-01-24). After stabbings, China's social media firms face scrutiny over hate speech. aljazeera.com Chinese platforms have pledged to crack down on hate, but anti-foreigner sentiment still circulates widely online.

editor (2025-01-24). Coming to grips with Trump. onlineopinion.com.au Donald Trump is no longer the Apprentice. He is now the Master Craftsman.

editor (2025-01-24). Two-state solution is not a solution to end Jewish-Arab conflict. onlineopinion.com.au The international community jetted off on a fool's errand to Norway on 15 January for the third meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State solution.

Henry Giroux (2025-01-24). Bertrand Russell: Redefining the Public Intellectual in an Era of Rising Authoritarianism. counterpunch.org Within days of his return to office, President Donald Trump unleashed a chilling display of authoritarianism, providing a stark reminder of the specter haunting the United States: the specter of fascism. As reported in the New York Times, his actions underscored a vision of governance steeped in cruelty and unchecked power. With the stroke of a pen, Trump pardoned 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6th insurrection, dismantled environmental protections, opened Alaska's wilderness to expanded oil and gas drilling, terminated Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs across federal agencies, and signed…

Liz Theoharis, William D. Hartung (2025-01-24). Toward a Better World. counterpunch.org With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, advocates for peace, social justice, racial and economic equality, fair immigration policies, climate renewal, trans rights, and other movements for change are bracing for hard times. The new administration will be doggedly opposed to so many of the values we hold dear, as well as

Eli Taylor Goss, Treasure Mackley (2025-01-24). Trump Wants to Cut Taxes for the Rich, But States Can Choose Differently. counterpunch.org As President Trump takes office, one of his first agenda items is to slash taxes on corporations and the rich. The results will be more inequality and less revenue for the programs Americans rely on. The good news? States can make their own tax codes more equitable. And everyday people can help. In our state,

James Wright (2025-01-24). Labour woos big business in Davos but the rip off was on full display. thecanary.co Davos refers to the World Economic Forum, which meets annually in January. Multinational corporations, usually with a turnover of at least five billion dollars, fund it as members at a fee of £52,000. So of course the Labour Party government was there this year. Davos and inequality Unless your a member, costs of attendance for …

aljazeera (2025-01-24). 'This guy is dangerous': British Pakistanis fear Musk is stoking racism. aljazeera.com Some fear collective punishment could be a consequence of the billionaire's relentless posts on child sex abuse cases.

Jesse Hagopian (2025-01-24). Trump's Education Agenda for Teachers: Sanitize US History or Leave the Field. truthout.org "Getting critical race theory out of our schools is not just a matter of values, it's also a matter of national survival," Donald Trump railed at a rally in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election. "We have no choice, the fate of any nation ultimately depends upon the willingness of its citizens to lay down — and they must do this — lay down their very lives to defend their country."… |

DikelediM (2025-01-24). KwaZulu-Natal Legislature praises Umkhanyakude District on matric results. sanews.gov.za KwaZulu-Natal Legislature praises Umkhanyakude District on matric results | Members of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature have praised the Umkhanyakude District for its remarkable turnaround – rising from the worst-performing education district to one of South Africa's top performing regions in the matric exams. | The Members of the Provincial Legislature (MPLs) urged the district to share best practice on achieving excellent matric results with other districts. | Speaking during the first visit to Umkhanyakude since the district was announced as the top-performing district, the members described the region's meteor…

aljazeera (2025-01-24). After stabbings, China's social media firms face scrutiny over hate speech. aljazeera.com Chinese platforms have pledged to crack down on hate, but anti-foreigner sentiment still circulates widely online.

editor (2025-01-24). Coming to grips with Trump. onlineopinion.com.au Donald Trump is no longer the Apprentice. He is now the Master Craftsman.

editor (2025-01-24). Two-state solution is not a solution to end Jewish-Arab conflict. onlineopinion.com.au The international community jetted off on a fool's errand to Norway on 15 January for the third meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State solution.

Zane McNeill (2025-01-23). DOJ Halts All Civil Rights Cases Following Trump's Directives. truthout.org The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has directed its Civil Rights Division to halt ongoing litigation and refrain from initiating new cases as President Donald Trump embarks on a purge of federal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs in his first days in office. This pause comes as Harmeet Dhillon, a Republican lawyer known for advocating conservative causes and serving as the GOP's… |

Rhoda Wilson (2025-01-23). Canada: 'Woke' ideology is on its way out. expose-news.com In Canada, several major corporations, including Walmart, Starbucks and Ford Motor Company, have moved away from diversity, equity, and inclusion ("DEI") practices in 2024. Walmart announced sweeping changes to its DEI policies, …

APR editor (2025-01-23). Northern Mariana Islands advocates hit back at Trump diversity directives. asiapacificreport.nz By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent Two LGBTQIA+ advocates in the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) are up in arms over US President Donald Trump's executive order rolling back protections for transgender people and terminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government. Pride Marianas founder Roberto Santos said Trump's…

Liz Theoharis (2025-01-23). Building a Better World in Trump's Term Seems Difficult, But It's Not Impossible. truthout.org With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, advocates for peace, social justice, racial and economic equality, fair immigration policies, climate renewal, trans rights, and other movements for change are bracing for hard times. The new administration will be doggedly opposed to so many of the values we hold dear, as well as programs that have helped keep millions of Americans above the… |

aljazeera (2025-01-23). Jubilation as Thailand's marriage equality law comes into effect. aljazeera.com Thailand becomes the first country in Southeast Asia, and only the third in Asia, to legalise same-sex marriage.

aljazeera (2025-01-23). Video: Thai same-sex couples marry as equality law takes effect. aljazeera.com Hundreds of gay couples have married in Thailand as a new law took effect that allows same-sex unions.

Jacqueline Luqman, Black Agenda Report. (2025-01-23). Trump's Presidency And The Prospects For Peace In 2025. popularresistance.org A lot of people are angry about the inauguration falling on MLK Day this year, but I actually believe the convergence of dates is auspicious because it gives me the opportunity to bring the issues that Dr. King raised in his speech Beyond Vietnam—Time To Break The Silence to this forum. | In this speech, Dr. King raised the issue of the triple evils plaguing this country and the world: racism, poverty, militarism. What Dr. King was alluding to what we in the Black Alliance for Peace recognize is imperialism, which is why BAP was founded on April 4, 2017, to commemorate this pivotal address, and as a means t…

Staff (2025-01-23). Headlines for January 23, 2025. democracynow.org Trump Revokes 6-Decades-Old Ban on Discrimination in Federal Contracting, DOJ Freezes Civil Rights Cases, Orders Prosecution of Local Officials Who Resist Deportation Policy, ACLU Sues Trump over Expedited Deportation Policy as Pentagon Sends Another 1,500 Troops to Border, Trump Health EOs Target Drug Costs, ACA Enrollment, Medicaid Recipients and More, OMB Nominee Russ Vought Defends Social Program Cuts, Welfare Work Requirements, Trump Names Failed 2017 Labor Nominee Andrew Puzder as Ambassador to EU, Palestinians Return to Gaza Neighborhoods Reduced to Rubble by Israel's Bombs, Israeli Troops Surround H…

David Andersson (2025-01-23). The Non-Discrimination Roundtable at the World Humanist Forum. pressenza.com On Saturday, January 25, 2025, the first Assembly of the At this meeting, various Thematic Tables will be put into dynamics that will have an international and intercultural character. | Context and framework of the Non-Discrimination Roundtable: : The first crucial step in solving any problem is acknowledging that a problem exists in the first place | Discrimination is the greatest threat facing humanity—surpassing even climate change and nuclear weapons—because discriminatory pr…

WSWS (2025-01-23). Australian research reveals deep crisis in public education. wsws.org Most educators in the state of Victoria report suffering from poor wages, deteriorating conditions, unsustainable workloads, lack of resources and growing staff shortages.

WSWS (2025-01-23). Australian educators speak on deteriorating conditions in Victorian schools after sell-out union agreements. wsws.org Members of the Committee for Public Education recently spoke with several teachers on how conditions in the schools have changed since the imposition of the last Australian Education Union sell-out in 2022.

Eduardo Garcia (2025-01-23). NicaNotes: Nicaragua's Education Revolution: No One Size Fits All. afgj.org Register here: bit.ly/NicaJan26 * * * Nicaragua's Education Revolution: No One Size Fits All By Becca Renk (Becca Renk is originally from Idaho, USA. She has lived and worked in sustainable community development in Nicaragua since 2001 with the Jubilee House Community and its project, the Center for Development in Central America; she coordinates the…

The Independent (2025-01-23). UPE: Head teachers want automatic promotion policy reconsidered. independent.co.ug Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of head teachers in Kasese District is urging the government, through the Ministry of Education and Sports, to reconsider certain aspects of the policy that allows for the automatic promotion of pupils under the Universal Primary Education (UPE) program. Automatic promotion was implemented in 2005 as part …

The Canary (2025-01-23). New: PFI for schools has made OFFSHORE companies £1 BILLION profit. thecanary.co Private Finance Initiative (PFI) continues to have a legacy in the education sector, with repayment costs being 3.3 times larger on average than the value of the infrastructure they built, according to new research by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR). The news comes just as the Labour Party government has been …

Hagar Shezaf (2025-01-23). Online calls to action preceded a settler onslaught in the West Bank, and once again Palestinians were left unprotected. haaretz.com After a shooting attack that killed three Israelis in the West Bank, and especially with Palestinian prisoners being released in the hostage deal, extremist settlers have ramped up their calls to avenge Palestinian villages. On Monday, they carried out their threat…

tvbrics (2025-01-23). More than 100 experts to discuss Russian language and literature at international conference in India. tvbrics.com The meeting will be held in both online and offline formats…

Josiah Mortimer (2025-01-23). 'If I Die, So Be It': Mother of British-Egyptian Prisoner Alaa Abd El-Fattah Speaks Out on Hunger Strike. bylinetimes.com The mother of imprisoned British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abd El-Fattah has vowed to continue her hunger strike despite deteriorating health and warnings from doctors, saying she is prepared to die in her campaign to free her son. | Speaking outside Downing Street in Westminster, where she has maintained a vigil, Professor Laila Soueif revealed she is "feeling weaker" after — when we spoke — 110 days without food. The 68-year-old academic said she should be "teaching Gazan students online" rather than protesting, but sees no alternative as diplomatic efforts have yielded nothing so far. | Abd El-Fatta…

WSWS (2025-01-23). "Talking about (the Silencing of) Palestine" conference defies boycott by Frankfurt's Goethe University. wsws.org The conference hosted over 60 speakers from universities in ten countries and several hundred participants, with a further 2,000 or so people participating online.

editor (2025-01-23). Green aluminium? Tell Albo he's dreaming. onlineopinion.com.au There's no limit to what the Labor Government will do in an attempt to achieve the unachievable.

editor (2025-01-23). Ecologists effectively advocating destruction of Australian forests. onlineopinion.com.au Denial, ignorance and ideology lie behind dangerous thinking on fire management.

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Chris Walker (2025-01-22). Virginia Dems Advance Reproductive, Voting and Marriage Rights Amendments. truthout.org Democratic lawmakers in Virginia have advanced three constitutional amendments to restore voting rights, protect reproductive freedoms and enshrine marriage equality in the state's highest governing document. The measures passed within Virginia's House of Delegates last week, mainly along partisan lines, with all Democrats in the chamber voting in support of them and most of the Republican… |

Chris Mills Rodrigo (2025-01-22). Doctor and Patients Protest UnitedHealth's Record Earnings. inequality.org

DikelediM (2025-01-22). President Ramaphosa outlines SA's G20 Presidency priorities at WEF. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa outlines SA's G20 Presidency priorities at WEF | President Cyril Ramaphosa has highlighted the significance of South Africa's G20 Presidency and the economic priorities of the South African Government of National Unity during a special address to the 55th World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. | The President told world leaders that South Africa will focus its G20 Presidency on three themes – namely solidarity, equality and sustainable development. | He emphasised the country's commitment to advancing a just energy transition, fostering inclusive growth and addressing global i…

Alina Ramos Martin (2025-01-22). At least 10,000 schools destroyed in Syria's war. plenglish.com Damascus, Jan 22 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Education of the Syrian Interim Government, reported that some 10,000 educational centers were damaged during the war that has ravaged this Arab nation since 2011.

Gabisile (2025-01-22). Government, private sector partner to empower learners in rural KZN. sanews.gov.za Government, private sector partner to empower learners in rural KZN | Learners in uMkhanyakude, in the uMtubatuba region of northern KwaZulu-Natal, received a boost at the start of the school year when the Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Nomalungelo Gina, led a back-to-school campaign. | In partnership with Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa and the Izimpande Foundation, the Deputy Minister on Tuesday delivered 132 new school shoes to Bathathe and Mfekayi primary schools. | Both schools are no-fee institutions that provide accessible, quality education to their communities. | These schools…

The Independent (2025-01-22). Uganda's military took over public-sector construction; Private Contractors are reeling. independent.co.ug The government's move to transfer many public construction projects to the military has worsened fears about President Museveni's concentration of power Kampala, Uganda | Nakisanze Segawa Global Press Journal Uganda | In 2021, the Ugandan government announced a policy that the military would take on all new government-funded construction projects in the health and education sectors. In …

Lyn Neeley (2025-01-22). Defend Socialist China. workers.org Portland, Oregon A program on "Defend Socialist China" will take place in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday, Jan. 26, and online. This hybrid event features panel discussions led by Friends of Socialist China. Topics to be addressed include: What is the Pentagon's plan for war with China? How does China's foreign . . . |

Nathaniel St. Clair (2025-01-22). No, Donny. These Men Are Losers. counterpunch.org Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk. Three of the wealthiest and most powerful men to ever exist. Yet beneath their towering tech empires lies a common truth: they are groveling losers. Take Jeff Bezos, for instance. Occasionally the richest person on Earth—depending on stock market fluctuations and divorce settlements—Bezos built Amazon into an online shopping

editor (2025-01-22). Beware of predictions about Australian elections from the UK's Economist magazine. onlineopinion.com.au The latest report, however, in the The Economist about the impending Australian federal election casts strong doubts about the journal's knowledge and understanding of Australian politics.

editor (2025-01-22). Addressing climate change strengthens rather than stifles economic growth. onlineopinion.com.au Climate change deniers, including President Trump, insist that there is no such thing as climate change and that measures taken to combat it only decrease economic productivity and stifle growth.

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Staff (2025-01-22). Latest Innovations in Live Casino Games: What's New in 2025 and Beyond? moguldom.com The last decade has seen the popularity of live casino games reach a new level. Once, live dealer games were a niche offering but now they are so much in demand that you'll find them at almost every online casino. Players are big fans of the combination of convenience and realism, with these closely mimicking …

tvbrics (2025-01-21). China unveils plan to build strong education system by 2035. tvbrics.com Special attention will be paid to the creation of new relevant disciplines…

Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir (2025-01-21). Morocco's Higher Education Stimulus. The University of Participatory Learning and Action (UPLA). globalresearch.ca Most of our world is experiencing a time of public discontent that now necessitates accomplishing a better and different driver of renewal for our cities and rural places. Let us consider a new approach, rooted in a long-held understanding of …

GABIK (2025-01-21). E Cape leadership on back-to-school drive. sanews.gov.za E Cape leadership on back-to-school drive | The Eastern Cape Executive Council (EXCO) members, led by Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane, will join forces with Cabinet Ministers and Deputy Ministers on a week-long Back-to-School Outreach Programme across the province. | The provincial Back-to-School Outreach Programme is an annual campaign, designed to ensure all learners have opportunities to become productive, responsible and competitive citizens, through an inclusive quality basic education system. | The initiative aims to promote education, support learners, and engage with local communities. | It also seeks t…

UMMID (2025-01-21). OPJS, Sunrise and Singhania universities' PhDs invalid: UGC. ummid.com The University Grants Commission (UGC) Thursday January 16, 2025 said Ph.D. programmes offered by OPJS, Sunrise and Singhania universities are invalid and will not be recognised for higher education or employment.

The Independent (2025-01-21). Absa Bank Uganda, KH3 to continue championing girl education with 3rd Absa KH3-7 Hills Run. independent.co.ug üîµ Venue: Kololo Airstrip üîµ Distance: 21km (covering the seven hills of Kampala); 10km run; 5km CEO Fun run üîµPrizes: o Four tickets to the prestigious Run Your City Series in South Africa for top finishers of the 21km distance (determined by timed kits). o A land title for the top finisher. Kampala, Uganda …

editor (2025-01-21). Housing crisis: more of the same in 2025? onlineopinion.com.au Weeks become months and months become years in this real-life version of the Utopia TV series.

The Independent (2025-01-21). Meta is abandoning fact checking. independent.co.ug Discontinuing its independent, third-party, fact-checking program doesn't bode well for fight against misinformation COMMENT | NED WATT & OTHERS | Meta has announced it will abandon its fact-checking program, starting in the United States. It was aimed at preventing the spread of online lies among more than 3 billion people who use Meta's social media platforms, …