(2022-02-02). Teachers Union Warns Pandemic Burnout Destroying Schools. scheerpost.com 
By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams New polling out Tuesday reveals pervasive burnout among the nation's educators as pandemic-related staffing shortages and other difficulties drive a potential exodus from the teaching profession. Released by the National Education Association, the nation's largest union of any profession, the member survey shows, according to NEA president Becky Pringle, that "after persevering …
(2022-02-02). Special Privileges: Charlotte Bellis, Fortress New Zealand and the Taliban. dissidentvoice.org Not wishing to be left out from the brutal closed border system that has characterised COVID-19 policy in Australia, New Zealand has also been every bit as extreme in limiting the return of its nationals. Pandemic policy, if not logic, has taken issue with the nature of citizenship, which, truth be told, is simply not …
(2022-02-02). America's Two Pandemics: And How They Mixed and Matched. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com ) — Imagine that you were experiencing all of this (and by this, I mean our lives right now) as if it were a novel, à la Daniel Defoe's A Journal of the Plague Year. The famed author of Robinson Crusoe — Defoe claimed it had been written by the fictional Crusoe himself …
(2022-02-02). Neil Young and other artists leave Spotify in opposition to COVID-19 misinformation spread by podcaster Joe Rogan. wsws.org Neil Young and several other popular music artists have removed their works from Spotify in response to the dissemination of false information about the COVID-19 pandemic by Joe Rogan, a podcaster who has a $100 million contract with the platform.
(2022-02-02). An open letter to all Brazilian workers: The pandemic must be ended and lives saved in 2022! wsws.org The year 2022 is already marked by a new COVID-19 surge. Workers in Brazil and around the world must decide to act collectively and finally put an end to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-02-02). Minneapolis/St. Paul teachers prepare to strike. liberationnews.org 
Teachers and support staff in Minneapolis and St. Paul could be headed for a strike if their respective school boards continue to stall on key issues such as pay and benefits, smaller class sizes and COVID-19 safety.
(2022-02-02). A Wall Street Veteran Speaks Out: Bubbles and the Planet. dissidentvoice.org Some time ago Jeremy Grantham (83), a renowned value investor who runs the $65 billion asset fund GMO, called the stock market a "super bubble."1 Nowadays, a lot of the air has come out of hot stocks of the covid era, losing 30%-40%-50%, or more, in only a couple of months; e.g., Netflix falling from …
(2022-02-02). Teachers union in Contra Costa, California prevents strike over COVID-19 safety measures. wsws.org Last Saturday, United Teachers of Richmond announced a tentative agreement to avert a strike of Bay Area teachers.
(2022-02-02). "Meaningfully milder" Omicron variant continues to kill more than 2,300 Americans each day. wsws.org The devastating death toll comes as new guidelines from the Department of Health and Human Services "retire" its requirement that hospitals report daily COVID-19 death tolls.
(2022-02-02). COVID-19 human challenge study reveals detailed insights into infection. imperial.ac.uk Findings from the UK's world-leading human challenge study provide new insights into mild infections with SARS-CoV-2 in healthy young adults.
(2022-02-02). SEP (Australia) electoral members support Global Workers' Inquest. wsws.org "The lack of COVID testing is because of the criminality of the government. They are murderers."
(2022-02-02). COVID-19 death of a student reported in Sri Lanka. wsws.org This tragic death demonstrates the criminality of the reopening of Sri Lankan schools amid the continuing spread of COVID-19.
(2022-02-02). COVID outbreaks hit more than 380 schools in Victoria, Australia in two days. wsws.org Victoria's education minister presented the widespread outbreaks, which have occurred in a day or two, not as a calamity, but as though all is going to plan.
(2022-02-01). Headlines for February 1, 2022. democracynow.org U.S. and Russia Clash over Ukraine at U.N. Security Council, China Struggles to Stamp Out COVID Outbreaks Ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Pfizer Vaccine Could Be Made Available to U.S. Children Under 5 by March, Trump Sought to Seize Voting Machines in Swing States He Lost to Biden, Atlanta-Area Prosecutor Asks FBI for Protection After Trump Urges Followers to Protest, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Accuses Democrats of "Smears" over Nazi Rallies, Amnesty Report Finds Israel Guilty of "The Crime of Apartheid Against Palestinians", Three Israeli O…
(2022-02-01). Death by disinformation: Anti-vaxxers, GOP, fascists, white supremacists unite against public health. peoplesworld.org 
Right-wing sabotage of public health measures to end the pandemic entered a dangerous new phase at the Jan. 23 "Defeat the Mandates" rally in Washington, D.C. Extreme right-wing and fascist movements opposing the COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates merged with the already existing anti-vaccination movement, forming a potent anti-science force. The rally deliberately served to …
(2022-02-01). Video: Has Justin Trudeau Been Duly Vaccinated? Registered Nurse Expresses Doubt on Authenticity of Trudeau's Vaccine Jab. globalresearch.ca First published …
(2022-02-01). 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 …
(2022-02-01). Indonesia cuts quarantine period for int'l travelers from 7 to 5 days. ecns.cn The Indonesian government on Monday announced that the quarantine period for fully vaccinated international travelers is cut from seven to five days, amid soaring daily cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
(2022-02-01). Migrants trapped at Otay Mesa Detention Center face deadly pandemic conditions. liberationnews.org 
People at the Otay Mesa Detention Center and facilities across the country are being placed in dangerous environments for weeks and months during a global pandemic.
(2022-02-01). Denmark scraps all pandemic restrictions as Omicron subvariant runs rampant. wsws.org Like neighbouring Sweden, Denmark is emerging as one of the most ruthless proponents of a criminal herd immunity strategy that, unless opposed, plans to make mass infection and death a permanent feature of daily life.
(2022-02-01). Two years since the WHO declared a public health emergency, COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten humanity. wsws.org Since the emergency was declared there have been 377 million confirmed infections and nearly 5.7 million deaths. Despite repeated government claims that the pandemic is over, it continues to rage.
(2022-02-01). Growing opposition to City University of New York push to cripple remote learning options for spring semester. wsws.org Students, workers and parents denounce moves by the country's biggest urban university system to limit remote learning in the midst of a deadly global pandemic.
(2022-02-01). OXFAM: Pandemic exposes systemic inequality. greenleft.org.au Since the pandemic began a new billionaire has been created every 26 hours, according to OXFAM. Jessie de Waal reports.
(2022-02-01). Omicron cases appear to peak in U.S., pandemic far from over. america.cgtn.com 
Many are eager for a return to normalcy, but the pandemic is still far from over.
(2022-02-01). Tomgram: Engelhardt, A Cult of No. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. America's Two Pandemics And How They Mixed and Matched By Tom Engelhardt Imagine that you were experiencing all of this (and by this, I mean our lives right now) as if it were a novel, à la Daniel …
(2022-02-01). Canada records highest daily COVID-19 death toll since start of pandemic. wsws.org A grim milestone was reached on January 27 as 309 COVID-19 deaths were recorded nationally, the highest-ever daily total since the start of the pandemic.
(2022-02-01). Inflation Policies Must Deal With Impact of Rising Food Prices on the Poor. truthout.org 
Consumer prices in 2021 rose 7 percent over the past year, making this the largest rise in consumer prices over a 12-month period since 1982. Why are prices rising, especially global food prices? Is the current inflationary episode related to the pandemic? Is aggressive monetary policy the main inflation culprit? And how does inflation affect the world, and the poor in particular? Can it be controlled? | Alastair Smith, an international expert on issues of global sustainable development, seeks…
(2022-02-01). Growing opposition to CUNY push to cripple remote learning options for spring semester. wsws.org Students, workers and parents denounce moves by the country's biggest urban university system to limit remote learning in the midst of a deadly global pandemic.
(2022-02-01). Poverty in Germany: 2021 report exposes profit-before-lives policy. wsws.org 13.4 million Germans, or 16.1 percent of the population, lived in poverty in the first year of the pandemic, 200,000 more than in 2019.
(2022-02-01). Socialist: 'Government neglect to blame for COVID-19 crisis in aged care'. greenleft.org.au Socialist Alliance candidate Sue Bull says the federal government hand-out to aged care workers won't solve the mounting pandemic death toll among the aged. Sarah Hathway reports.
(2022-02-01). A Jail Tested Ivermectin 'Treatment' On Detainees Without Consent. popularresistance.org The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a federal lawsuit against the Washington County Detention Center in Arkansas on behalf of inmates who say the jail's medical staff, led by Dr. Robert Karas, prescribed and gave them ivermectin to treat COVID-19 without telling them what the drug actually was. (Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic drug that the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Pharmacists Association, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and others have repeatedly stated should not be used as a treatment for COVID-19.) As Edrick F…
(2022-02-01). Why I'm Done With Teaching. popularresistance.org "Friday was my last day as a high school teacher. After 15 years of teaching, this was not an easy decision. I have loved and will miss the classroom — getting excited about literature, teaching writing, asking big questions about life, discussing the human experience and getting to know students as individuals with unique perspectives. My leaving is not about advancement or money. It's not even really about COVID. I'm tired of being tired. Stress and burnout in education are real. Teaching isn't healthy and life-giving right now. If it were, I would stay."
(2022-02-01). Detroit students, parents angered as schools open amid COVID surge. wsws.org A WSWS reporting team spoke with students and parents at Cass Technical High School in Detroit after the resumption of in-person classes on Monday, January 31.
(2022-02-01). Germany's 7-day COVID-19 incidence climbs to new record high. ecns.cn Germany's seven-day COVID-19 incidence rate continued to rise and hit a new record of 1,176.8 infections per 100,000 inhabitants, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said on Monday.
(2022-02-01). Cuba reporta 1 610 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ocho fallecidos. cubadebate.cu Al cierre del día de ayer, 31 de enero, se encuentran ingresados un total de 23 283 pacientes, sospechosos 10 990, en vigilancia 138 y confirmados activos 12 155. Para la COVID-19 se realizaron un total de 14 378 muestras para la vigilancia en el día, resultando positivas 1 610 para 11,2% de positividad.
(2022-02-01). Canadian PM says he has tested positive for COVID-19. ecns.cn Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday he has tested positive for COVID-19.
(2022-02-01). Over 3.5 mln child COVID-19 cases reported in U.S. in January. ecns.cn Over 3.5 million child COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States in January, as child cases have "spiked dramatically" during the Omicron variant surge, according to the latest report of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children's Hospital Association.
(2022-02-01). México reporta crecimiento económico de 5.0 % en 2021. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con los expertos, la economía mexicana descendió en 2020 por el cierre de actividades debido a la Covid-19.
(2022-02-01). Expand and unite the global student and teacher walkouts into a mass movement against COVID-19! wsws.org The Southern Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committees stand in solidarity with students and teachers across the US and Europe, and call for a unified mass movement to stop school reopenings.
(2022-02-01). Rule by the Worst… Inevitable. strategic-culture.org If people continue to settle for the lesser of two evils, no change can be expected and the west will continue to be governed by the worst, least capable among us. | Political leaders from around the world are experiencing the lowest approval ratings in recorded history. Emmanuel Macron in France, Boris Johnson in the UK, Justin Trudeau in Canada, and it seems the entirety of the Australian political class are all widely despised by the electorates in their countries. It is also the case in most European countries as huge demonstrations protest the increasingly Draconian and transparent Covid restrictions. Few no…
(2022-02-01). An Arkansas Jail Tested Ivermectin 'Treatment' On Detainees Without Their Consent. popularresistance.org The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a federal lawsuit against the Washington County Detention Center in Arkansas on behalf of inmates who say the jail's medical staff, led by Dr. Robert Karas, prescribed and gave them ivermectin to treat COVID-19 without telling them what the drug actually was. As Edrick Floreal-Wooten, recently told CBS News, "They said they were vitamins, steroids and antibiotics. We were running fevers, throwing up, diarrhea … and so we figured that they were here to help us. … We never knew that they were running experiments on us, giving us ivermectin. We never knew that.
(2022-02-01). Rev. anniv. rallies to be held in drive-in format: minister. en.mehrnews.com Amid rising daily cases of the Covid-19 in Iran, the interior minister Ahmad Vahidi said Tuesday that drive-in rallies will be held to celebrate the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution on February 11.
(2022-02-01). Contagios por Covid-19 marcan récord en Paraguay. telesurtv.net A partir de enero el número de casos positivos ha crecido en varios países de la región debido a la variante Ómicron.
(2022-02-01). Texas A&M University students push for COVID safety measures. fightbacknews.org College Station, TX – Students at Texas A&M University gathered in a silent sit-in on January 28 for improved COVID-19 policies on campus. The coalition, consisting of individuals and organizations such as Grad Aggies for Worker Safety (GAWS), Feminism4Aggies and TAMU Students for a Democratic Society, organized the protest in solidarity with the students of the University of North Texas, who were also calling for improved COVID-19 policies at universities across Texas. | Participating students held signs with demands, statements about the TAMU student who died of COVID-19 complications, and a QR code linked to…
(2022-02-01). New Top Covid Variant BA.2 Is Spreading 1.5X Faster Than Omicron In America. moguldom.com New covid variant BA.2 is 1.5 times more contagious than omicron and is already circulating in almost half of U.S. states, according to health experts. BA.2, an omicron subvariant, is more transmissible than the original omicron strain, according to Danish scientists. Nearly half of U.S. states have confirmed the presence of BA.2. It represents 8 …