(2020-12-05). Negotiators agree to devise formal procedures for future intra-Afghan talks. peoplesdispatch.org The first milestone in the intra-Afghan peace talks, ongoing since September 12, has raised hopes for a comprehensive ceasefire agreement and an end to the Taliban's offensive against civilian and military installations in the country…
(2020-12-05). So We're Already At The 'Chinese Super Soldiers' Part Of The Propaganda Campaign. thealtworld.com 
"What we know is that the nation's top intelligence official says that the US has evidence that China is conducting biological experiments on its soldiers to enhance their capabilities," said "I was somewhat skeptical about this claim, but when I started poking around I found that private American military exp…
(2020-12-05). What's Not Being Said About the Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine. "Human Guinea Pigs"? globalresearch.ca The Pharma giant Pfizer use an experimental technology known as gene editing, specifically mRNA gene-editing, something never before used in vaccines. Before we rush to get jabbed in hopes of some immunity, we should know more about the radical experimental technology and its lack of precision.
(2020-12-05). Congresswoman McCollum denounces 'state-sponsored killing' of Palestinian child. middleeasteye.net 
Congresswoman McCollum denounces 'state-sponsored killing' of Palestinian child | US lawmaker calls the fatal shooting of Palestinian minor Ali Abu Aalya by Israeli forces a 'grotesque' result of the occupation | Sat, 12/05/2020 – 19: 43 | Israeli forces shot Ali Abu Aalya in the stomach during protest near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank (Supplied) | US Congresswoman Betty McCollum denounced the fatal shootin…
(2020-12-05). [Viewpoint] Certifying Guinea worm eradication: current challenges. thelancet.com The Guinea Worm Eradication Programme (GWEP) is, along with polio, one of two active eradication programmes endorsed by the World Health Assembly. Currently, smallpox is the only human infection to have been eradicated.1 Guinea worm disease, or dracunculiasis, is caused by infection with Dracunculus medinensis that is acquired by the ingestion of infected copepods (of the genera Cyclops and Mesocyclops) or by consuming viable infective larvae in fish or other paratenic hosts.2,3 Polio and Guinea worm programmes have made great progress; however, both programmes face major challenges as they progress towards eradi…
(2020-12-05). Imperfect Releases: Andrew Hastie, War Crimes Reports and Australia in Afghanistan. dissidentvoice.org If one were to get into the head of Australian government MP Andrew Hastie, a security tangle of woe would no doubt await. Having been a captain with the Special Air Services and having also served in Afghanistan, he has been none too thrilled by the publicity soldiers he served with have received. The report …
(2020-12-05). Wednesday 12/9: "I Am Greta": Film & Discussion on Activist Greta Thunberg & the Climate Emergency. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2020-12-05). Will This Be the Radicalization of Black Lives Matter? zcomm.org The rulers have consciously moved to pre-empt the radicalization of the present moment by propping up what has now become a diversionary movement meant to de-politicize…
(2020-12-05). Only Supporters Of Peace Should Be Appointed To The Nobel Peace Prize Committee. popularresistance.org Since 2007, a number of TFF Associates — Fredrik Heffermehl to mention the leading world expert on it — have been engaged in creating awareness of the de facto and de jure misuse of the world's in principle most prestigious prize — Alfred Nobel's for peace. | We usually do not post appeals on this public education for peace site. But this appeal, crafted by Heffermehl and David Swanson — deserves to be here. | Please go to the appeal now and sign it. It is common sense and it is uncontroversial — unless you happen to believe in two things: a) that violence and war is better than peac…
(2020-12-05). With rent freezes about to expire, Mnuchin lobbies for more Wall Street bailouts. mronline.org 
As millions of Americans stand on the brink of economic annihilation, the money keeps flowing to Wall Street thanks to carefully contrived mechanisms to maintain a dying financial system afloat.
(2020-12-05). La Resistencia protest. progressive.org Immigrant detainees are being punished for refusing to eat.
(2020-12-05). Friday 12/11: Zoe Lofgren Support US HR 1175/1162: Drop Charges Against Assange & Snowden. indybay.org Zoe Lofgren's Congressional Office | 635 North First Street | San Jose, CA 95112…
(2020-12-05). How Venezuela's Indigenous Peoples Will Elect their Parliamentarians. telesurenglish.net This Sunday, December 6, Venezuela holds parliamentary elections to choose lawmakers for the National Assembly in accordance with what was agreed to in the national dialogue between representatives of the opposition and the Government which began in 2019. | RELATED: | In accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, indigenous peoples will elect three parliamentarians in the three zones delimited by indi…
(2020-12-05). Water Protectors Launch Direct Action Against Enbridge Pipeline in Minnesota. truthout.org Indigenous-led water protectors on Friday engaged in multiple direct actions against Enbridge's highly controversial Line 3 tar sands pipeline in Minnesota, on the same day that state regulators denied a request from two tribes to stop the Canadian company from proceeding with the project. | Water protectors blocked pipeline traffic and climbed and occupied trees as part of Friday's actions. Urging other Indigenous peoples and allies to "take a stand," the Anishinaabe activists at one of the…
(2020-12-05). Obama is wrong. 'Defund the police' continues to gain support despite former president's patronizing remarks. liberationnews.org 
The demand to defund the police speaks to the heart of policing in this country.
(2020-12-05). Saudi foreign minister says deal 'close' to end Qatar blockade. middleeasteye.net 
Saudi foreign minister says deal 'close' to end Qatar blockade | While previous reports indicated a thaw between Riyadh and Doha alone, Prince Faisal says UAE, Bahrain and Egypt would also be involved | Sat, 12/05/2020 – 14: 41 | Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud speaks during his meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on 14 October 2020, in Washington…
(2020-12-05). The Heat: China's mission to the moon. america.cgtn.com 
China carries out an historic mission to the Moon to bring back samples for the first time in more than four decades.
(2020-12-05). Friedrich Engels at 200: A revolutionary historian. mronline.org 
Engels' study of The Condition of the Working Class in England (1845) is a pioneering work of urban political ecology and urban sociology, that offers a vivid and human portrayal of the horrors which accompanied the Industrial Revolution.
(2020-12-05). The Mao-Roosevelt No meeting, 1945. mronline.org 
In January 1945, Mao Tse-tung sent a message to U.S. President Roosevelt asking to visit the U.S. and discuss future relationships with China. The message got blocked by a U.S. diplomat in China, and Roosevelt apparently did not receive it.
(2020-12-05). Soldiers deploy teargas at the funeral for a Palestinian child shot dead by Israeli forces. thecanary.co 
Clashes have erupted between Israeli security forces and Palestinians at the funeral of a 13-year-old boy killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank.Hundreds of Palestinians had gathered to mourn the death of Ali Abu Alia in Almugayer village, where he was shot in the stomach by Israeli forces. He died in hospital on Friday 4 December.Soldiers intermittently attacked mourners with tear gas as they threw stones at Israeli forces.Clash near the West Bank town of Salfit (Majdi Mohammed/AP)"Appalled": Late on Friday, the senior UN political envoy in the region said he was "appalled" by the killing of…
(2020-12-05). A Racist Endeavour: Zionist Israel's Black Jewish Victims of Color. mronline.org 
Even when reports of its racism escape this ideological censorship, examples of racism in Israel are treated as isolated incidents, rather than systemic characteristics of the entire racist regime.
(2020-12-05). The pillage of resources: A glimpse into the lives and labor of marginalized women. mronline.org 
Lives of women dependent on natural resources, such as land, forests, rivers, and mountains, are being tossed asunder by the appropriation and expropriation of these resources by corporations and the state.
(2020-12-05). India army chief to make historic visit to Saudi Arabia. middleeasteye.net 
India army chief to make historic visit to Saudi Arabia | Manoj Naravane will be India's first army chief to visit Saudi Arabia, as Riyadh's diplomatic relations with Pakistan deteriorate | Sat, 12/05/2020 – 11: 37 | Indian army chief Manoj Naravane's trip follows Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar's visit to Bahrain (Reuters) | General Manoj Mukund Naravane will be India's first ar…
(2020-12-05). The Great Reset, The Green New Deal, and Co-opted NGOs will not End Climate Change! globalresearch.ca "Yet this depraved new global architecture, dangerous to life, human, sentient and biological, is pushed forward despite advanced knowledge of foretold tragedy — solely for the pursuit of money, profits and power. It is this very fact that shows …
(2020-12-05). The Covid "Pandemic": Destroying People's Lives. Engineered Economic Depression. Global "Coup d'Etat"? globalresearch.ca Destabilizing in one fell swoop the national economies of more 190 countries is an act of "economic warfare". This diabolical agenda undermines the sovereignty of nation states. It impoverishes people Worldwide. It leads to a spiralling dollar denominated global debt.
(2020-12-05). Colombian Lives Matter: For peace and social justice in Colombia. zcomm.org It is past time for the international community to cease colluding with, or blithely ignoring, what is going on in Colombia.
(2020-12-05). [Research Paper] Longitudinal evaluation of risk factors and outcomes of blood stream infections due to Staphylococcus species in persons with HIV: An observational cohort study. thelancet.com Incidence rates of SBSI are high in PWH, with identified characteristics that further increase this risk. PWH who experience SBSI have a significant mortality risk within the first year of follow-up, however they also have greater long-term all-cause mortality compared to those with no SBSI. Further investigation is needed in PWH evaluating host, environment and pathogen differences that lead to differing rates of SBSI and mortality seen here.
(2020-12-05). One year later: Demand justice for Frank Ordonez, Teamster killed by police. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – December 5 will mark a year since the murder of UPS driver Frank Ordonez. Last year, Ordonez, while delivering on route, was kidnapped by jewel thieves and held hostage in the delivery vehicle. The truck was pursued by police for hours. The pursuit came to a slowdown at a busy intersection, where police opened fire on the vehicle. The police fired over 200 rounds, killing Ordonez, the thieves and a bystander. The bystander, Rick Cutshaw, was a business rep for OPEIU Local 100. A year later, no one has been charged for the murders, and the officers still remain on active duty. And none of the pol…
(2020-12-05). Over 250 million workers and farmers rise up against India's right-wing government. thecanary.co 250 million workers and farmers
(2020-12-05). Sri Lankan government activates lie machine to cover up prison killings. wsws.org Colombo has reacted to opposition to the shooting of unarmed protesting prisoners with increased repression.
(2020-12-05). Thursday 12/17: Bill of Rights Day 2020 Celebration Webinar w/ ACLU NorCal. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2020-12-05). Thursday 12/17: End Violence Against Sex Workers: Decriminalization, Justice & Compensation. indybay.org Zoom details sent day of Event RSVP @ bit.ly/usprosd17 get link.
(2020-12-05). Work Is the Reason Latinos Are Getting Slammed So Hard by the Pandemic. zcomm.org The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout have hammered the Latino community.
(2020-12-05). Tajikistan condemns assassination of scientist 'Fakhrizadeh'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Tajikistan in an official note on Sat. strongly condemned the assassination of Iranian nuclear and defense scientist 'Dr. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh'.
(2020-12-05). Ecuador's Democracy Threatened by Efforts to Exclude Popular Presidential Candidate Andrés. indybay.org "It is important to understand the goals of the current government in regards to the election. First, they want to stop our presidential ticket from being on the ballot…removing us from the ballot would set a disastrous precedent for all of our Americas," said Andres Arauz, leading candidate for President of the Union for Hope. | Photo credit: @ecuarauz Twitter…
(2020-12-05). Sunday 1/31: Alternative Political Parties: a local approach. indybay.org www.eventbrite.com/e/the-oakland-greens-present-alternative-party-virtual-town-hall-vote-local-tickets-126696501647…
(2020-12-05). [World Report] UN leaders call for key worker recognition for seafarers. thelancet.com Seafarers are critical to the pandemic response and their hardships have been ignored. The UN is calling for them to be designated as key workers. John Zarocostas reports.
(2020-12-05). [Seminar] Bipolar disorders. thelancet.com Bipolar disorders are a complex group of severe and chronic disorders that includes bipolar I disorder, defined by the presence of a syndromal, manic episode, and bipolar II disorder, defined by the presence of a syndromal, hypomanic episode and a major depressive episode. Bipolar disorders substantially reduce psychosocial functioning and are associated with a loss of approximately 10—20 potential years of life. The mortality gap between populations with bipolar disorders and the general population is principally a result of excess deaths from cardiovascular disease and suicide.
(2020-12-05). Monarch Population in California Spiraling to Another Record Low. indybay.org Early Thanksgiving Count numbers show population may be less than 10,000…
(2020-12-05). Namibian Rà∂ssing Mine Workers Face Covid-19 & Attacks From State Owned China State Owners. indybay.org Namibian Rà∂ssing mine workers face the Covid-19 pandemic & attacks from state owned China National Uranium Corporation Limited. They have tried to intimidate and bribe union leaders and also have fired the Namibian Miner's Union Rà∂ssing Union branch.
(2020-12-05). 'Few things matter more to humans': UN report says we must protect and restore biodiversity of world's soil. nationofchange.org "Policies that minimize soil degradation and protect soil biodiversity should be a component of biodiversity protection at all levels."
(2020-12-05). Saturday 12/5: "Bear Witness, Take Action 2": Continuing the Conversation on Racial Injustice. indybay.org Online livestream at YouTube Originals channel…
(2020-12-05). [World Report] South Africa and India push for COVID-19 patents ban. thelancet.com They want the WTO to temporarily suspend intellectual property rights so that COVID-19 vaccines and other new technologies are accessible for poor countries. Ann Danaiya Usher reports.
(2020-12-05). [Correspondence] Freedom from coercion is not discrimination. thelancet.com In the World Report about LGBTQ discrimination in US health care,1 the new US Department of Health and Human Services ruling and the Texas federal court ruling from 2019 are inaccurately portrayed. The Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA) was one of the plaintiffs in the case.
(2020-12-05). Former correctional officer pleads guilty to assaulting inmate and cover up. nationofchange.org "This correctional officer's actions go against every duty he swore to carry out when he took his badge."
(2020-12-05). The NYPD said the killing of Kawaski Trawick 'appears to be justified.' Video shows officers escalated the situation. nationofchange.org Kawaski Trawick was shot and killed in his Bronx apartment by a New York Police Department officer on April 14, 2019. The NYPD said Trawick had charged at officers with a knife. Video of the shooting shows the officers had escalated the situation — and that one officer then shot Trawick over his more-experienced partner's …
(2020-12-05). House passes comprehensive marijuana reform legislation historically de-scheduling marijuana. nationofchange.org "We are grateful that members of Congress have rightly come to the realization that the drug war has exacerbated the racial injustices in this country…"
(2020-12-05). A Comparison of Respect for the Sanctity of Mosques in France, the US, and China. globalresearch.ca France has seen a spate of attacks carried out by radicalized Muslims. The attacks and killings must be denounced. | But more so must one denounce the terrorism and killings carried out by the French state against Muslims in its wars …
(2020-12-05). [Perspectives] Things shameful to be spoken about. thelancet.com I'll tell you a secret: the day I graduated from medical school was the happiest day of my life. I was happy on my wedding day, but I threw up as soon as my husband and I arrived at our hotel after the reception—something I've never confided to anyone before. I was happy, too, of course, on the days I gave birth to my children, but that happiness was alloyed with pain and fear. The day I became a doctor I experienced no pain or fear or even gastrointestinal upset—those would come just a few weeks later when I started internship.
(2020-12-05). First Person: COVID education is child's play for Thai UN volunteer. news.un.org An innovative initiative to provide child-friendly information about COVID-19 has been launched by a UN volunteer (UNV) in Thailand who recognized that children needed to know more about the dangers of the virus but also have fun learning at home during the lockdown. On International Volunteer Day marked annually on 5 December, UNICEF's Rasa Pattikasemkul talks about motivation, family loss and keeping children safe.
(2020-12-05). 15 Reasons Not To Deforest The Woods For Xmas Trees. indybay.org Preserve trees, prevent fires and accidents, save money, avoid landfill clogging by substituting a lasting tree for a dead one.
(2020-12-05). [Perspectives] Mona Hanna-Attisha: championing child health against the odds. thelancet.com It was mid-morning on March 16, 1988, when, after 2 days of mortar, artillery, and rocket attacks, aircraft returned to hit the people of Halabja, northern Iraq—this time, with an assault of chemical weapons. "I clearly recall, like it was yesterday, I was 11 years old, and my father showed me a picture of this beautiful baby lying on the ground", says Mona Hanna-Attisha, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Human Development and CS Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI, USA.
(2020-12-05). Unions picket Coles warehouse, call for boycott. greenleft.org.au Unionists and supporters took action outside a temporary warehouse in Prospect to protest the supermarket giant Coles' lock-out of 350 workers. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2020-12-05). [Comment] Seasonal malaria chemoprevention: closing the know—do gap. thelancet.com Malaria continues to impact on young lives, causing sickness, impaired school performance, disability, and preventable death, with little progress made to reduce the overall burden since 2014.1,2 In 2019, 274‚Äà000, or 67%, of all malaria deaths were in children younger than 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa.2 WHO has recommended seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) for malaria control in areas across the Sahel sub-region since 2012.3 These areas are characterised by a unimodal rainfall pattern, with the majority (at least 60%) of confirmed malaria cases in children younger than 5 years occurring…
(2020-12-05). DOJ Prosecutes White Parents for Helping Their Kids Gain Admission to Elite Universities. thealtworld.com White parents whose children are discriminated against by affirmative action and kept out of prestige universities resorted to a scheme run by sports coach Rick Singer that allegedly boosted their chances of gaining admission to prestige institutions. It cost the parents a lot of money and is now costing them prison time. | Harvey Silverglate, a noted defense attorney and former head of the American Civil Liberties Union in Massachusetts says that the parents are fraudulently convicted of a non-existent federal crime and are in fact victims rather than perpetrators of a corrupt college admissions system. Silvergl…
(2020-12-05). Former Chief Science Officer for Pfizer Says "Second Wave" Faked on False-Positive COVID Tests, "Pandemic Is Over" globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on September 24, 2020 | In a stunning development, a former Chief Science Officer for the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer says "there is no science to suggest a second wave should happen." The "Big Pharma" insider asserts …
(2020-12-05). [Comment] Offline: COVID-19—what have we learned so far? thelancet.com COVID-19 has left little time for reflection about lessons to be learned. This coronavirus has provoked us, mobilised us, and distracted us. But with a vaccine on the horizon, it's perhaps time to pause. What have we discovered this past year? And how do these discoveries inform our future? Our annual Lancet—Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences conference—held virtually last week—provided a moment for such contemplation.
(2020-12-05). Real-life validation of the Panbio‚Ñ¢ COVID-19 antigen rapid test (Abbott) in community-dwelling subjects with symptoms of potential SARS-CoV-2 infection. thelancet.com In community-dwelling subjects with mild respiratory symptoms the Panbio‚Ñ¢ COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test had 100% specificity, and a sensitivity above 95% for nasopharyngeal samples when using Ct-values <32 cycles as cut-off for RT-qPCR test positivity. Considering short turnaround times, user friendliness, low costs and opportunities for decentralized testing, this test can improve our efforts to control transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
(2020-12-05). The Problem With Hashtag Activism. zcomm.org While hashtags may be the quickest way for anyone to tap into the turbulent and frenetic world of online social justice discourse, their record for building the sort of institutions that can boost popular power is an unbroken pattern of defeat.
(2020-12-05). [Research Paper] Choice reaction time and subsequent mobility decline: Prospective observational findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). thelancet.com TILDA participants in the slower MRT group seemed to have faster mobility decline, but this effect was statistically and clinically small.
(2020-12-05). America Wants Marijuana Reform. Congress Shouldn't Stand in the Way. zcomm.org Investing in local communities and rolling back the criminalization of marijuana is exactly what the country needs right now.
(2020-12-05). [Correspondence] Sepsis — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank Maja von Cube and colleagues, Tanca Minderhoud and colleagues, Graeme Duke and colleagues, and Meera Joshi and colleagues for their thoughtful Correspondence regarding our Article1 about the estimation of global, regional, and national sepsis incidence and mortality between 1990 and 2017.
(2020-12-05). Bielorrússia na mira do Ocidente (II): Entrevista com o pesquisador Paulo Henrique Tavares, direto da Bielorrússia. globalresearch.ca [Continuaàßà£o da conversa com o ativista político, doutorando e engenheiro de petróleo da Petrobrás, Paulo Henrique Tavares, atualmente morador da Bielorrússia] | Primeira parte da entrevista : | | …
(2020-12-05). Thursday 12/17: ACLU Webinar on Alternative Response to 911 Calls. indybay.org Online Event: | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_m4PGnUKRRWCqdVdvdSBWjg…
(2020-12-05). [Editorial] An African plan to control COVID-19 is urgently needed. thelancet.com As governments in countries hit hardest by COVID-19 prepare vaccination programmes against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), other nations face a more uncertain future. In Africa, for example, the pandemic continues to grow, but heterogeneously. Cases are rising sharply in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, and South Africa. But in Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria, WHO reports only 1173 deaths from COVID-19. Although data are sparse, the first wave of the pandemic seemed to peak in early August.
(2020-12-05). Netflix to feature Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon in new documentary series. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Netflix, a leading streaming entertainment service featuring TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages, will soon begin airing a new documentary series, "The Surgeon's Cut," which features an episode about Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, M.D., a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon. Filmed and produced by BBC Studios Production, "The …
(2020-12-05). [Articles] Effectiveness of seasonal malaria chemoprevention at scale in west and central Africa: an observational study. thelancet.com SMC at scale was effective in preventing morbidity and mortality from malaria. Serious adverse reactions were rarely reported. Coverage varied, with some areas consistently achieving high levels via door-to-door campaigns. Markers of resistance to sulfadoxine—pyrimethamine and amodiaquine remained uncommon, but with some selection for resistance to sulfadoxine—pyrimethamine, and the situation needs to be carefully monitored. These findings should support efforts to ensure high levels of SMC coverage in west and central Africa.
(2020-12-04). Venezuela Set for Parliamentary Elections as Campaign Ends. venezuelanalysis.com President Maduro threatened to quit should the opposition win a majority in next Sunday's elections.
(2020-12-04). We are grass. We grow on everything. mronline.org 
Farmers and agricultural workers from northern India marched along various national highways toward India's capital of New Delhi as part of the general strike on 26 November.
(2020-12-04). 'From the river to the sea': Palestinian advocates say call for freedom is not antisemitic. middleeasteye.net 
'From the river to the sea': Palestinian advocates say call for freedom is not antisemitic | Amid renewed outrage over historic slogan, pro-Palestinian activists stress difference between anti-Zionism and antisemitism | Fri, 12/04/2020 – 20: 34 | Palestinian protesters wave national flag in Gaza Strip near Israeli division barrier last December (AFP/File photo) | A decades-old slogan used by Palest…
(2020-12-04). America's Lame Duck Period is Palestine's Nightmare. counterpunch.org The political scientist William Adler recently argued that the main risk of our current lame duck period is inaction, rather than action. So far as the United States is concerned, it's hard to argue otherwise. Sure, President Trump will pardon his buddies, maintain the relentless grift of frivolous lawsuits, and do his best to undermine
(2020-12-04). Isolated and Alone. Palestinian Children Held in Solitary Confinement by Israeli Authorities for Interrogation. globalresearch.ca Overview | Between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2019, Defense for Children International — Palestine (DCIP) documented 108 cases in which Palestinian children arrested by the Israeli military were held in isolation for two or more days during the interrogation …
(2020-12-04). Roaming Charges: Let's Get Small. counterpunch.org 
One of the most useful things about Obama's memoir is that he reminds who some of the people now being recycled into the Biden administration really are. John Kerry, for example, who Obama describes as working assiduously to convince greens to "offer up concessions on subsidies for nuclear power and the opening of addition US coastlines to offshore oil drilled." Obama writes this with gratitude and admiration, naturally, and was probably all the recommendation Biden need to tap Kerry as his "climate czar."
(2020-12-04). Video: Second Karabakh War Reshapes Strategic Transport Corridors in South Caucasus. globalresearch.ca The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War not only led to a shift of the military political balance of power in the South Caucasus, but the agreements reached to put an end to it would potentially greatly reshape transport links, and thus freight …
(2020-12-04). Jab Me if You Can: How Political Endorsements Defeat Vaccinations. globalresearch.ca Will they ever learn? When former US Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton announced that they would publicly take a vaccine against COVID-19, National Public Radio
(2020-12-04). Alert COVID-19: RNA-Type Vaccines Which Modify the Human Genome. Crackdown on Free Speech. globalresearch.ca This first video interview may be one of the most important ones you listen to before the onslaught of the Covid-19 vaccine — distinction: Western style Covid-19 vaccine. | The Russian Sputnik V is not part of the same design. | The …
(2020-12-04). Biographies of a Revolutionary Moment. counterpunch.org 
Events in the United States over the past four years have brought leftist politics back into the popular conversation. When I say Left, I am not talking about Joe Biden and the centrist Democrats because, after all, no matter how much the extreme right wants US residents to think those Democrats are socialist or communist,
(2020-12-04). 'Strong Hearts to the Front!': Indigenous Water Protectors Take Direct Action Against Minnesota Tar Sands Pipeline. commondreams.org Construction on the Enbridge Line 3 extension—which will transport up to 760,000 barrels of the world's dirtiest oil daily—began earlier this week, despite strong Native opposition. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/protectors.jpg …
(2020-12-04). Indigenous Leaders Halt Line 3 Construction with Anishinaabe Cultural Practices. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-12-04). US rights group demands government disclose user data purchased from Muslim Pro app. middleeasteye.net 
US rights group demands government disclose user data purchased from Muslim Pro app | American Civil Liberties Union files FOIA request regarding records of acquisition of mobile phone location data | Fri, 12/04/2020 – 19: 58 | Muslim Pro denies it sold data to US military but says it is cutting ties with company found to be selling the data (Muslim Pro/Facebook) | The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) fil…
(2020-12-04). Medical data of Israeli officials leaked online after insurance firm refuses to pay $1mn ransom to cyberhackers — reports. rt.com 
The medical records of Israeli officials are among data reportedly leaked online after an insurance firm was hacked, but refused to cede to the cyber-attackers' demands to hand over nearly $1 million ransom in Bitcoin. | Israeli insurer Shirbit, which was hacked on Tuesday, rejected requests from the Black Shadow group, which threatened to sell the firm's data online unless it received a payment of 50 bitcoin ($950,000) within 24 hours. | Newly released hacked data on Friday reportedly included the medical records of Shirbit customers, including Israeli officials, as well as scans of ID cards and drivers' lice…
(2020-12-04). Arabic press review: Haftar splashing millions on US real estate. middleeasteye.net 
Arabic press review: Haftar splashing millions on US real estate | Meanwhile, Nasrallah is rumoured to relocate to Tehran, and Egyptian human rights activists pressure Macron to hold Sisi to account | Fri, 12/04/2020 – 15: 58 | Khalifa Haftar at his desk in Benghazi (AFP) | Libya's Haftar owns real estate worth millions in US: | Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar owns real estate assets…
(2020-12-04). The Earth on Fire. counterpunch.org 
The Greeks thought the Earth was the oldest of the gods. Demeter, sister of Zeus, was the closest of the Olympian deities that resembled Gaia (Earth). Every fall the Athenians sponsored the Eleusinian Mysteries in Eleusis, a small polis near Athens. Greeks from all over the Greek world participated in the Eleusinian celebration of Demeter,
(2020-12-04). Black Friday protests hit Amazon. workers.org 
Seattle On Nov. 27, "Black Friday," workers rallied in front of Amazon world headquarters in Seattle to condemn Amazon's exploitation of essential workers. Chris Smalls and The Congress of Essential Workers (TCOEW) led the Seattle action. Smalls was fired March 30 by Amazon for leading a work stoppage in New . . . |
(2020-12-04). WW Commentary/Harm reduction, not jails! workers.org 
In addressing addiction, harm reduction comes in many forms. Some include drug decriminalization, safe injection sites, spreading of Narcan and other forms of naloxone, distribution of medicines for medication assisted treatment along with pure drugs, fentanyl test kits, distribution of clean needles, and the diversion of methadone and buprenorphine. We . . . |
(2020-12-04). The Death and Resurrection of a "Cult" Poet. counterpunch.org 
A few years ago, the most powerful Black editor in New York asked me to submit outlines for two books he wanted to publish. I went one better. I submitted two manuscripts. He told me that the salespeople rejected them because "they'd only win prizes and critical acclaim." Judging by trends in Black literature, the
(2020-12-04). California legislators to reintroduce measures regulating law enforcement. peoplesworld.org 
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(2020-12-04). How 800 Families Descended From Slaves Could Be Pushed Out by a Bolsonaro-U.S. Base Deal in Brazil. counterpunch.org 
Antonio Marcos Diniz was only 13 years old when his family was forced to leave their home near Brazil's Atlantic coast in 1983. Along with 311 other families, they had to move 60 kilometers west to Agrovila Peru so that the government could build the Alcântara Launch Center (CLA), in Maranhà£o, in northeastern Brazil. Today, at the
(2020-12-04). Trying to Repair a Room in a House Still Burning. counterpunch.org 
74 million Americans voted for Donald J. Trump in the 2020 election with a turnout of close to 67% of all eligible voters, the largest in over a century. Although Biden attracted some 80 million votes it seems clear that the driving passion to come out and vote had Trump at the center. Passionate Trump
(2020-12-04). Protesters call for release of incarcerated workers. workers.org 
Philadelphia Around 50 demonstrators gathered outside the Federal Detention Center at Seventh and Arch streets on Nov. 28 to demand the release of those on the inside — where at least 200 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in less than a month. In the past week, the detention center . . . |
(2020-12-04). Half a million march in France against police violence, racism. workers.org 
In an explosion of anger and political rejection, 200,000 people marched in Paris Nov. 28 while another 300,000 in over 95 cities and towns across France held coordinated protest marches. Demonstrations also took place in front of French embassies in the Netherlands and Germany. In Paris, demonstrators carry a banner, . . . |
(2020-12-04). Patients support their striking SEIU nursing care workers. peoplesworld.org 
The following article is reprinted from the SEIU website. CHICAGO — Doris Moore became a resident at Ambassador Nursing Home & Rehab Center almost two years ago after a suffering stroke. Workers at Ambassador are among the nearly 700 workers at 11 nursing homes owned by Infinity Health Care that made the difficult decision to …
(2020-12-04). ANILCA at Forty: Promises to Keep. counterpunch.org 
Forty years ago this week President Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA). It is widely considered the greatest public land legislation in American history. The impetus for ANILCA came in a simple provision of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 that directed the Secretary of Interior to withdraw
(2020-12-04). Erdogan says France needs to get rid of Macron. middleeasteye.net 
Erdogan says France needs to get rid of Macron | Turkish President slams French counterpart over his intervention in Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict | Fri, 12/04/2020 – 13: 46 | French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey at a Nato summit in Watford, near London, December 2019. (AFP) | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued his personal attacks against his Fren…
(2020-12-04). Selected Articles: Artificial Intelligence and the Trajectory of Human Civilization. globalresearch.ca 
By The ruling backed the University of Sydney's February 2019 dismissal of Dr. Tim Anderson, an economics department senior lecturer, prim…
(2020-12-04). Remembering Leslie Feinberg — trans warrior, communist revolutionary. workers.org 
Six years since hir passing on Nov. 15, 2014, Leslie Feinberg's presence is still unshakable. Leslie Feinberg with Workers World Party founding members Dorothy Ballan and Sam Marcy in 1991. The struggle against oppressions that stem from capitalism rages on. That struggle for liberation has literally been pushed forward by . . . |
(2020-12-04). New head of UK equality watchdog opposed efforts to define Islamophobia. middleeasteye.net 
New head of UK equality watchdog opposed efforts to define Islamophobia | Baroness Falkner, named this week as chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, has hosted parliamentary events for the neoconservative Henry Jackson Society | Fri, 12/04/2020 – 14: 40 | Kishwer Falkner has said that Islamophobia should not be treated as a separate form of racism (Creative Commons) | The new chair of the…
(2020-12-04). Liliana Segura on Trump's Execution Spree, Gaurav Laroia on Ajit Pai's FCC. fair.org 
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(2020-12-04). "Everyone Knows What Happens Here to Girls": the Plight the Children of Mumbai's Sex Workers During the COVID Lockdown. counterpunch.org 
This is hell This is a swirling vortex This is an ugly agony This is pain wearing a dancer's anklets… — From Namdeo Dhasal's poem 'Kamathipura' The always bustling road had gone quiet for the first time in many years. But the women living there could not stay away from work for too long. Rents
(2020-12-04). U.S. military bases importing COVID-19 into Japan, details kept secret. peoplesworld.org 
OKINAWA, Japan—The Okinawa prefectural government on Nov. 30 announced that 72 coronavirus infection cases were newly confirmed among the U.S. forces stationed in the there. This is the largest number of cases in a single day, making the total number of cases among the U.S. military in Japan increase to 564. The 72 U.S. military …
(2020-12-04). Lebanon: Sectarian parties trounced in unprecedented student elections. middleeasteye.net 
Lebanon: Sectarian parties trounced in unprecedented student elections | Independents sweep elections across universities, revealing a shift away from Lebanon's traditional sectarian parties | Fri, 12/04/2020 – 15: 17 | Lebanese students wave the national flag during a demonstration in the capital Beirut on 9 November, 2019 (AFP) | Twenty-year-old psychology student Yara Idris was still in di…
(2020-12-04). Mumia Abu-Jamal on: Lessons from the first abolition movement. workers.org 
This article is part of Abolition for the People, a series brought to you by a partnership between Kaepernick Publishing and LEVEL, a medium publication for and about the lives of Black and Brown men. In 1981, Black Panther Party member Mumia Abu-Jamal was sentenced to death by a "hanging . . . |
(2020-12-04). Free Alabama Movement calls 'economic blackout' on prison system. workers.org 
Occupied Muscogee Creek, Choctaw, Cherokee, Shawnee, Yuchi lands The Free Alabama Movement, led primarily by Black men who are incarcerated in the state of Alabama, has declared a 30-day economic blackout — a boycott of for-profit prison services and a work strike — to protest inhumane conditions at prisons across . . . |
(2020-12-04). As Israel heads to elections, nothing is different but everything has changed. middleeasteye.net 
As Israel heads to elections, nothing is different but everything has changed | Netanyahu is looking strong as his latest government collapses around him. But fundamental shifts in society mean voters are more polarised than ever | Fri, 12/04/2020 – 09: 01 | Israelis from the Centres For Social Justice wearing masks of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gant…
(2020-12-04). Bolivarian soccer genius—Argentinian Diego Maradona °Presente! workers.org 
By Danny Shaw and William Camacaro The slightly edited article first appeared on popularresistance.org/ on Nov. 27. The fighting peoples of the world lost a humble legend on Nov. 25. Diego Armando Maradona was 60 years old. Arguably the greatest soccer player to ever grace the pitches, the spirited striker . . . |
(2020-12-04). UK Labour Party suspends senior member of left-wing Jewish group. middleeasteye.net 
UK Labour Party suspends senior member of left-wing Jewish group | Action comes after Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi said she was 'uncomfortable' at other party members being suspended over accusations of antisemitism | Direnc Balik | Fri, 12/04/2020 – 11: 03 | A still of Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi speaking to the LBC radio station (screengrab) | The UK Labour Party has suspended a senior member of the Jewish Voice for Labour (JVL) group after a meeting in which she said she was "uncomfortable" with seeing fellow members suspended over accusations of antisemitism. | Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi made the comments at a meeting of th…
(2020-12-04). How Biden Should Tackle the Climate Crisis. progressive.org The Green New Deal makes social and racial justice inseparable from climate policy, but it's unclear whether Biden will do the same.
(2020-12-04). Amazon Workers Are Organizing a Global Struggle. zcomm.org Amazon is seeing record profits — but little trickles down to the ground-level workers who keep the online giant running.
(2020-12-04). US War Department Vaccination Cards. globalresearch.ca All vaccines are hazardous to human health. | It's why they should be avoided, safe alternatives chosen for protection. | Rushed development, inadequately tested, covid vaccines will be especially dangerous. | In what ways and to what extent will only be known in …
(2020-12-04). US Slaps More Sanctions on Iran, Claiming Tehran Has Secret Chemical Weapons. theantimedia.com Iraq used chemical weapons against Iran in 1980s war while receiving support from the US.
(2020-12-04). Neoliberal Nightmare in Ecuador. zcomm.org Ecuador is currently in a period characterized by immense class tensions…
(2020-12-04). After Trump leaves, US and Israeli aggression against Iran remains. thealtworld.com New @PushbackShow : After Trump leaves, US and Israeli aggression against Iran will remain w/ @RealScottRitter…
(2020-12-04). Injecting Liquidity into the Real Economy: Why the Federal Reserve Needs Public Banks. globalresearch.ca The Fed's policy tools — interest rate manipulation, quantitative easing, and "Special Purpose Vehicles" — have all failed to revive local economies suffering from government-mandated shutdowns. The Fed must rely on private banks to inject credit into Main Street, and …
(2020-12-04). Letitia Wright reacts to anti-vax outrage after posting video questioning COVID vaccine. salon.com "My intention was not to hurt anyone," Wright said after backlash erupted…
(2020-12-04). American Pleads Guilty to Submitting False Claim to Steal Afghan Reconstruction Funds. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A man from the US state of Maryland pleaded guilty to making a false claim, after he stole funds allocated by the US government to educational reconstruction projects in Afghanistan, the US Department of Justice said in a statement.
(2020-12-04). What Biden Must Do for Public Schools. progressive.org With DeVos out, the President-elect can move to end institutional racism in education.
(2020-12-04). No Escape from Our Techno-Feudal World. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on The political economy of the Digital Age remains virtually terra incognita. In
(2020-12-04). Saturday 12/5: Second Annual Medical Symposium on Health Effects of Oil & Gas Industry. indybay.org Virtual conference (FREE)…
(2020-12-04). The problem with probation and parole. progressive.org Promoted as alternatives to incarceration, probation and parole have become systems of oppression and control, primarily over Black and brown people.
(2020-12-04). Urging Tens of Billions in Emergency Aid, Top UN Officials Warn 2021 Set to Be 'Catastrophic' for World's Poorest. commondreams.org "This is a global crisis and the solutions must be shared equitably as global public goods." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1212957331_1.jpg …
(2020-12-04). Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, and the Trajectory of Human Civilization. globalresearch.ca "I believe that at the end of the century the use of words and general educated opinion will have altered so much that one will be able to speak of machines thinking without expecting to be contradicted." — Alan Turing…
(2020-12-04). US-Backed Opposition in Venezuela Is in Freefall, Have Only Themselves to Blame. globalresearch.ca Most people around the globe would agree that 2020 has been a year to forget. This is certainly, if not especially, true for Venezuela's opposition, and the upcoming parliamentary vote will only add to their misfortunes. | A revolt from within …
(2020-12-04). Trump—Consumed With 'Narcissistic Crusade' Over Election Loss—Slammed for Silence on Surging Pandemic. commondreams.org As U.S. daily deaths set a new record on Wednesday, topping 2,800, the president posted an "unhinged" 46-minute-long rant on Facebook, claiming without any evidence that "this election was rigged." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12299267691.jpg …
(2020-12-04). Facts About COVID-19. globalresearch.ca Fully referenced facts about covid-19, provided by experts in the field, to help our readers make a realistic risk assessment. (Regular updates below). | "The only means to fight the plague is honesty." (Albert Camus, 1947) | *** | Overview: | Lethality: …
(2020-12-04). Congress Is Deadlocked on Covid Relief But Came Together to Fund the Pentagon for $740 Billion. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/war_image_01c8ac7cc3b849e525e370bc51344120.jpg …
(2020-12-04). House Hearing: Wall Street Gets Bailed Out by Fed; Main Street Gets Sold Out. counterpunch.org Sparks were flying throughout yesterday's House Financial Services Committee hearing. After Fed Chair Jerome Powell and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin appeared before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday, they were grilled for 2 more hours yesterday by members of the House Financial Services Committee. The atmosphere was far less cordial than the prior day,
(2020-12-04). Economy Adds 245,000 Jobs in November, Unemployment Falls to 6.7 Percent. cepr.net Contrary to normal patterns, the workweek has actually gotten longer in the pandemic recession. The rebound slowed sharply in November, with the economy adding just 245,000 jobs. This would ordinarily be a very respectable gain, but with the economy still down almost 10 million jobs from the pre-pandemic level, it is not a pace that …
(2020-12-04). Chinese water deer introduced to UK may be valuable to restoring numbers in Asia. imperial.ac.uk Researchers have found Chinese water deer populations in the UK might be able to supplement declining populations in their native range in East Asia.
(2020-12-04). Tenants Demand Landlords Sign 'Cancel Rent' Contracts As Evictions Loom. indybay.org Tenant union raises cancel rent calls to landlord association.
(2020-12-04). Nancy Pelosi says Mitch McConnell agreed to attach coronavirus relief to upcoming spending bill. salon.com McConnell has been reticent to work with Democrats on any kind of spending bill; he may be turning about…
(2020-12-04). Proof Against Sophistry, India's Farmers Demand a Simple but Truthful Commitment in Writing. zcomm.org The time has come when the theatrics of artful dissembling comes to be seen for what it is — theatrics unconnected to reality…
(2020-12-04). "Operation Condor": The CIA's Secret Global War Against Latin America's Left. globalresearch.ca Forty-five years ago, under a cloak of secrecy, Operation Condor was officially launched: a global campaign of violent repression against the Latin American left by the region's quasi-fascist military dictatorships. The US government not only knew about the program — …
(2020-12-04). The Assassination of an Iranian Scientist and the Double-Standards of American Outrage. commondreams.org Public discourse on these state-sponsored acts of terrorism (we wouldn't hesitate to characterize these acts as terrorism if Iran assassinated an Israeli or U.S scientist, would we?) has historically been largely absent. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-12-04_at_11.57.48_am.png …
(2020-12-04). Tuesday 12/8: COVID-19 Misinformation: Understanding & Seeking Truth During a Pandemic (UC Berkeley). indybay.org Online via livestream…
(2020-12-04). The 'Great Reset' is both a neoliberal fantasy and a right wing conspiracy theory. nationofchange.org So many ordinary people choose to believe in grotesque conspiracy theories and often blame others rather than the deeply flawed free market system.
(2020-12-04). The Next President Should Get Us Out of Yemen. commondreams.org This is at most a conflict of regional import in which the US role has been to protract hostilities, facilitate unconscionable treatment of innocents, and unintentionally benefit the very terrorists we oppose. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/yemen_2_1.jpeg …
(2020-12-04). US Struggles for Relevance in Southeast Asia. thealtworld.com While many around the globe are hopeful that a change at the White House means a change for US foreign policy — many of the most contentious and disruptive aspects of US foreign policy carried out over the last 4 years were simply a continuation of policy that had already been in motion for years beforehand — and are policies that are unlikely to change any time soon. | This applies especially to Washington's desire to reassert itself in Asia and Southeast Asia specifically in its increasingly desperate bid to "contain" China. | Lacking any sort of actual incentive for Southeast Asian nations to tilt fr…
(2020-12-04). The Pandemic Is Making Our Deadly Drug Policy Even More Lethal. commondreams.org We will not—and cannot—wait any longer. The drug war is an infestation that continues to grow, and every day we wait is another day tragedy unfolds. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bad_blues_0.jpg …
(2020-12-04). The Biden Administration's Women's Rights To-Do List. aclu.org Over the past four years, the Trump administration has gone out of its way to launch attacks on women — including in housing, the workplace, and schools. When President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris take office, their administration and Congress must make it a top priority to not just undo the damage, but to push forward an agenda that will ensure everyone has the freedom to live, work, learn, and serve free from discrimination based on sex., , Here are just a few of the many items that should top the Biden administration's to-do list: , , Assure safe and stable housing for women and famili…
(2020-12-04). The Pandemic Is Raging Out of Control, So Pompeo Invited 900 People to an Indoor Holiday Party? commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/pompeo_gala.jpg …
(2020-12-04). England's GPs 'Left in the Dark' over COVID Vaccine Rollout. globalresearch.ca England's GPs, who are expected to play a pivotal role in the roll out of coronavirus vaccines, say they are in the dark about how exactly they will fit into the government's plans, according to the British Medical Association (BMA)….
(2020-12-04). Australian Court Upholds Sacking of Academic for Criticising US and Israeli Militarism. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2020-12-04). Green growth vs degrowth: are we missing the point? zcomm.org It's time to stop talking past each other and unite against the real enemies of environmental justice…
(2020-12-04). Monday 12/21: Homeless Persons Memorial. indybay.org 100 Laurel St, Santa Cruz…
(2020-12-04). Thursday 12/3: Rock the Runoff! Virtual Concert Fundraiser to #GOTV in Georgia. indybay.org Online event…
(2020-12-04). Why Venezuela's National Assembly elections matter. zcomm.org Venezuelans are set to vote in elections like no other in the country's recent history when they go to the polls to elect a new National Assembly (AN) on December 6…
(2020-12-04). McConnell pushes for '3-Martini Lunch' Deduction while letting millions of Americans go hungry. nationofchange.org "Mitch McConnell's 'new' Covid relief bill gives CEOs a 100% tax deduction for a 3-martini lunch, but ZERO to the 26 million who don't have enough food to eat."
(2020-12-04). Eisenhower's Ghost Haunts Biden's Foreign Policy Team. counterpunch.org In his first words as President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Secretary of State, Antony Blinken said, "we have to proceed with equal measures of humility and confidence." Many around the world will welcome this promise of humility from the new administration, and Americans should too. Biden's foreign policy team will also need a special kind of confidence to confront the most serious
(2020-12-04). Earth to Portland: Dispatch from the Nation's Problem Child. zcomm.org It's time for us to show the world that Portland is a town of peace warriors. Let's practice activism that everyone can participate in, including our children. This world is theirs to inherit–let's make our streets safe for them again.
(2020-12-04). New Judicial Watch Study Finds 353 U.S. Counties in 29 States with Voter Registration Rates Exceeding 100%. globalresearch.ca Judicial Watch announced today that a
(2020-12-03). Venezuela, China Condemn US Sanctions Against Tech Company. venezuelanalysis.com Beijing reiterated its support for Venezuelan sovereignty.
(2020-12-03). UN, aid groups warn US against blacklisting Yemen's Houthis. middleeasteye.net 
UN, aid groups warn US against blacklisting Yemen's Houthis | Designating Houthis as terrorist organisation would have far-reaching consequences in Yemen, including halting aid work amid threat of famine | Thu, 12/03/2020 – 18: 11 | Aid groups are operating in Yemen amid funding shortages, working to deliver as much humanitarian assistance as possible (AFP/File photo) | The United Nations is making…
(2020-12-03). Moving Past Apartheid: One-State is not Ideal Justice, but It is Just and Possible. counterpunch.org 
Once again, Europe's top diplomats expressed their 'deep concern' regarding Israel's ongoing illegal settlement expansion, again evoking the maxim that Israeli actions "threaten the viability of the two-state solution". This position was communicated by EU Foreign Affairs Chief, Josep Borrell, on November 19, during a video-conference with Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister, Riyad al-Maliki. All Israeli
(2020-12-03). Saturday 12/5: Marxism in the Age of Trump. indybay.org Online Event | zoom.us/j/96939137271…
(2020-12-03). Censorship in the Biden Era. globalresearch.ca The corporate media have joined the incoming administration in deciding what we can and cannot see and hear. | Ever since Donald Trump was elected president in 2016 the country has been warned about the dangers of fascism. It isn't difficult …
(2020-12-03). The Smearing of Robert Fisk…Now That He Can't Defend Himself. counterpunch.org 
Something remarkable even by the usually dismal standards of the stenographic media blue-tick brigade has been happening in the past few days. Leading journalists in the corporate media have suddenly felt the urgent need not only to criticise the late, much-respected foreign correspondent Robert Fisk, but to pile in against him, using the most outrageous smears imaginable. He is suddenly a fraud, a fabulist, a fantasist, a liar.
(2020-12-03). A Killing in Iran: Who Gains from Yet Another Assassination? The Role of MEK? globalresearch.ca It is not often that one can agree with the pronouncements made by former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Brennan, but his
(2020-12-03). Yemen: Trump Is Showering Saudi Arabia with Last-Minute Gifts. globalresearch.ca While the administration of Donald Trump readies its exit from the White House and the Middle East, Saudi Arabia's use of American diplomatic cover and weapons alike has taken on a fevered pace as the Kingdom deepens the tragedy it …
(2020-12-03). Friday 12/4: State & Local Advocacy Strategies During Covid-19 to Aid Immigrants, Undocumented, & DACA. indybay.org Online webniar…
(2020-12-03). US, UK Governments Should Free Julian Assange. commondreams.org Leaders across political divides should be pressured by the public to free Assange and defend press freedom. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/free_assange.jpg …
(2020-12-03). Indigenous sovereignty struggle on Long Island: Shinnecock Nation, allies fight back. liberationnews.org 
The battle has focused on a highway advertising space on Shinnecock land which is important to the nation's economy, but which New York officials seek to block.
(2020-12-03). Equal pay for equal work? Not yet for U.S. women's soccer team. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES—Equal pay for equal work? Not yet for the medal-winning U.S. women's soccer team. But they're going to get everything else they fought for in their long-running battle with the U.S. Soccer Federation, and the pay issue remains open, awaiting a trial next year. In a settlement announced on Dec. 1, the federation, soccer's …
(2020-12-03). Labour's Starmer urged to return donations from 'Islamophobic' businessman. middleeasteye.net 
Labour's Starmer urged to return donations from 'Islamophobic' businessman | A number of Muslim organisations have highlighted comments made by supporter and property developer David Abrahams | Thu, 12/03/2020 – 14: 01 | The businessman has since deleted the social media posts which have been called Islamophobic (Screengrab/BBC) | Labour leader Keir Starmer is facing a backlash for accepting donations fr…
(2020-12-03). Protesters gather in Milwaukee to demand Common Council reject COPS grant. liberationnews.org 
"During a pandemic the last thing we need is more funding for police, while the health department has 60 unfilled positions."
(2020-12-03). How the Market Destroys the Lifeworld. counterpunch.org 
The Chicago School of Economics has not only furnished the unbroken success of the hegemonic ideology of neoliberalism and the three great evils of the 1980s — Ronald Reagan, Maggie Thatcher, and Augusto Pinochet — it has also supplied us with l'idée fixe of behavioural economics. The belief is that when it comes to crucial
(2020-12-03). The Relevance of Utopianism. dissidentvoice.org 
One summer during my youth I was hired to work the assembly line at a television manufacturer. This was in the days when America had a manufacturing base and actually produced consumer goods. I found myself working next to a conveyor belt slapping stickers onto large cathode ray tubes as they left an oven from …
(2020-12-03). Welcome to the Intersectional Empire | Ash Sarkar Meets Naomi Klein. counterpunch.org 
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(2020-12-03). COVID-19: Deadliest day recorded. liberationnews.org 
The United States hit a grim record of 2,875 COVID deaths reported in a single day, making Dec. 2 the deadliest day in the country since the pandemic began.
(2020-12-03). East Paradise Grazing Plan Seeks to Expand Livestock Production. counterpunch.org 
Below are my comments concerning the expansion of grazing of the East Paradise Grazing Allotments. This is some of the most important wildlife habitat north of Yellowstone NP. Readers are encouraged to write the District Ranger supporting ALT 1 the No Livestock Grazing option. Please put East Paradise Range Allotment Management Plan in the subject
(2020-12-03). New York tenants battle privatization of public housing. peoplesworld.org 
Housing rights groups, including supporters from the Movement School, the Young Communist League and the Communist Party of New York, stood with the tenants of the New York City Housing Authority's Fulton Houses in Chelsea as they recently recommenced protesting the de facto privatization of their homes and the nearby Chelsea-Elliott Houses. Under cover of …
(2020-12-03). The "Secret Agenda" of the So-called Elite. globalresearch.ca Important and timely article, first published on April 10, 2020 | "The International" is the world-renowned battle song of the socialist labor movement. The English version of the original French text reads: | "Wake up, damned of this earth, who are still …
(2020-12-03). Right-Wing Orgs Are Enlisting Students in Their War Against Campus Progressives. zcomm.org Groups like Campus Reform work hard to create the illusion that conservatives are a beleaguered minority on campuses…
(2020-12-03). Trump Tells Pompeo: Go Wild on Iran, Just Don't Risk 'World War III'. globalresearch.ca President Donald Trump may only have seven weeks According to …
(2020-12-03). Haiti: Protests, Repression Mark Police Chief's First Week. counterpunch.org On November 18, the 217th anniversary of the Battle of Vertières where Haitians delivered a fatal blow to Napoleon's troops during their struggle for independence, thousands took to the streets across the country to protest rising insecurity and government inaction. Anti-government actions took place in Cap-Haitien, GonaàØves, l'Estère, Saint-Marc, Delmas, Tabarre, Port-au-Prince,Cayes, Jérémie, Mirebalais, and
(2020-12-03). Evictions resulted in more than 10,000 covid-19 deaths. indybay.org Evictions resulted in more than 10,000 covid-19 deaths!
(2020-12-03). Video: The Problem with the COVID Vaccine. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. globalresearch.ca "The problem with the COVID vaccine is that they recognize that it's gonna be really hard to get a vaccine so they have been reducing our standards so they can pass the vaccine no matter what." — Robert F. Kennedy …
(2020-12-03). The Skripal Affair: Remembering a UK False Flag. globalresearch.ca In a case of what must be called incriminating timing — the facts established after official conclusions and reprisals were declared — the scientists and experts of Porton Down, the UK's leading chemical weapons research facility, declared their extensive investigations …
(2020-12-03). World Is 'Doubling Down' on Fossil Fuels Despite Climate Crisis — UN Report. zcomm.org Production must fall by 6% a year to avoid 'severe climate disruption' but Covid-19 funding is supporting increases…
(2020-12-03). The Nuclear Bomb Is Ready: In Italy Soon. The B61-12 has a Nuclear Warhead with 4 "Selectable Power Options" globalresearch.ca A video was released on November 23 by Sandia National Laboratories that shows a US F-35A fighter flying at supersonic speed 3000 meters above sea level, launching a B61-12 nuclear bomb (non-nuclear warhead equipped). The bomb did not fall vertically …
(2020-12-03). As Support for Independence Soars, Scottish Nationalists Must Unite. globalresearch.ca Alex Salmond is back. Scotland's former First Minister, under whom the SNP went from strength to strength, has unveiled his own 5-point plan together with MSP Alex Neil, to address the economic aftershocks of the pandemic in Scotland. | There have …
(2020-12-03). Election Fraud: Where's the Independent Press? The Mainstream Press Has Failed America. globalresearch.ca While President Trump continues to maintain that the presidential election was marred by massive fraud, the mainstream press continues to maintain that Trump's charges are "false" and "baseless" and that his allegations are damaging trust in America's democratic electoral system. …
(2020-12-03). The 50th Anniversary of the Mount Rushmore Takeover. indybay.org Group gathers during 50th anniversary of the Mount Rushmore occupation…
(2020-12-03). Repeal Section 230 and Never Again Have to Worry About What Mark Zuckerberg Thinks About Anything. cepr.net Apparently Donald Trump has gotten into his head that he wants to repeal Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act. Apparently he is upset that Facebook and Twitter have pointed out that much of what he posts is not true. It's not clear what Trump thinks he would accomplish by repealing this provision of …
(2020-12-03). What's Between 30 Million Americans and an Eviction Tsunami? zcomm.org Only government intervention can keep millions of Americans housed…
(2020-12-03). My Cousin Vinny Gets Out-Bonkered by The Ultimate Karen and It Is…Something. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/further/melissa_tease_good_7ff34b06204fb8bb531542cf024cce4a6e-drunk-woman-michigan-voter-fraud.2x.rhorizontal.w700.jpg …
(2020-12-03). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…
(2020-12-03). The Megamachine and the Roots of the Planetary Crisis. commondreams.org To avoid the worst to come, we must dismantle the foundations of the megamachine and replace them with other economic institutions that do not serve profit but the common good. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/collapse.jpg …
(2020-12-03). Saturday 12/5: France: Mass Protests Against a Government Crackdown (Online meeting). indybay.org Online meeting, see website for details…
(2020-12-03). Four Women Martyred in Service to the Poor. progressive.org Four churchwomen killed forty years ago are being commemorated this month in prayer services and zoomed gatherings around the world. They stand for the thousands who gave themselves for faith in a better future for the poor of Central America.
(2020-12-03). Tuesday 12/15: COVID's Hidden Toll: Discussion with Filmmakers and Policy Leaders. indybay.org Virtual Event…
(2020-12-03). The Graying of Mass Incarceration. progressive.org Prisons, ill-suited for providing health care, are facing an explosion of elderly inmates.
(2020-12-03). The Economy of Hate: How Online Retailers Profit Off of Right-Wing Extremists. progressive.org Far-right groups are selling merchandise that celebrates fascism, peddles conspiracy theories, and calls for violence. 'But because white supremacism is so accepted in the United States, they just treat it as normal and acceptable to retail.'
(2020-12-03). Are Bill Gates's Billions Distorting Public Health Data? thenation.com Are Bill Gates's Billions Distorting Public Health Data?
(2020-12-03). Pfizer and Moderna's "95% Effective" Vaccines—Let's be Cautious and First See the Full Data. globalresearch.ca In the United States, all eyes are on Pfizer and Moderna. The topline efficacy results from their experimental covid-19 vaccine trials are astounding at first glance. Pfizer says it recorded 170 covid-19 cases (in 44,000 volunteers), with a remarkable split: …
(2020-12-03). Asian American Voters Could Help Flip Georgia. thenation.com Asian American Voters Could Help Flip Georgia…
(2020-12-03). Podcast: The Assassination of a Nuclear Scientist and the War against Iran's COVID-19 Vaccine. mintpressnews.com After Iran's most senior nuclear scientist Mohsin Fakhrezadeh was assassinated last week the media has been abuzz about a non-existent nuclear weapons program, justifying a killing that masks a broader campaign to target Iran's COVID vaccine program led by Fakhrezadeh.
(2020-12-03). Saturday 12/5: Rally on Wheels. indybay.org Rally on Wheels: A Mobile Protest to Ban Evictions and Cancel Rent…
(2020-12-03). Olivia Laing's Banal Avant-Garde. thenation.com Olivia Laing's Banal Avant-Garde…
(2020-12-03). Black Lives Matter (BLM) Chapters Demand "Accountability" from Trio that Cashed in on the Movement. globalresearch.ca Ten chapters of the national Black Lives Matter organization are in open revolt against the individuals that have treated the mass movement as their personal vehicle for upward political, professional and financial advancement. | In 2013 three Black women social activist …
(2020-12-03). Facebook's "ad" ban hurts political magazines. progressive.org If Facebook truly wants to "Give people the power to build community" perhaps it should consider allowing fact-based, truth-seeking publications to share content.
(2020-12-03). Labour Unions' Nationwide Strike: Near Total Shutdown in Bengal, Kerala. zcomm.org The strike, on the same day as farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' protest marches across north India, is also in solidarity with the farmers' cause…
(2020-12-03). Biden's COVID "Supply Commander" Is Bad Medicine. globalresearch.ca Included in his plans to fight the coronavirus, presumptive president-elect Joe Biden has
(2020-12-03). Assassination of nuclear scientist is a bid to provoke Iran into conflict. peoplesdispatch.org Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the recent assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. He analyzes the implications of this on the region and looks at the myths about Iran's nuclear program…
(2020-12-03). Pakistan Pressured by Saudi Arabia and UAE to Recognize and Accept the State of Israel. globalresearch.ca Putting aside the relics of past Cold War theatrics, Pakistan has been consistently struggling to advance peace and justice in the world. The struggle though has intensified. Pakistan currently experiences unprecedented pressure from the conservative Gulf monarchies of Saudi Arabia …
(2020-12-03). Gimme Shelter: The Way Home Chronicles the Root Causes of Homelessness in America. progressive.org A new documentary series focuses on the growing number of people living on the streets of U.S. cities.
(2020-12-03). Reach out into darkness; come together, right now. nationofchange.org Now is the time to roll up our sleeves and get down to the business of working together.
(2020-12-03). Video: President Trump's Unscheduled Speech on the 2020 Election. globalresearch.ca We bring to the attention of our readers, the Video as well as the complete transcript of Donald Trump's Speech. | This is for the purpose of information only, discussion and debate. | The US corporate media has sofar provided a slanted …
(2020-12-02). Working class unites across India/250-million-strong strike! workers.org 
For the second time this year, a class-wide mobilization in an "All-India strike" brought out 250 million workers. With one in four working-age people in India participating, this 24-hour work stoppage can again claim the status of "world's biggest strike." The first record-breaking general strike had taken place on Jan. . . . |
(2020-12-02). Separated Families, Death, and Despair — All at the Hands of CBP. We Need Action, Now. aclu.org Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is at the heart of some of the greatest moral horrors of the last four years, personified in stories that we cannot forget: the
(2020-12-02). One of the Best Ways to Protect Biodiversity is to Preserve Indigenous Languages. counterpunch.org 
One million animal and plant species face extinction due to human activity, according to the United Nations. Now, think about cultural production—art and literature that we have invested to address the extinction of just a handful of species (passenger pigeon included). Quite a bit actually. The extinction of one million species feels rather abstract, beyond
(2020-12-02). Indigenous people block Trans-Amazon Highway protesting industrial drought. peoplesworld.org 
ALTAMIRA, Pará, Brazil (Nov. 9) — On Monday morning, Nov. 9, an estimated 150 fishermen, riverside inhabitants, local farmers and members of the indigenous Curuaya and Xipaya peoples from Altamira, Senator José Porfírio, Novo Brasil, Anapu, and Vitória do Xingu, five municipalities in the State of Pará, occupied both lanes of the Trans-Amazon Highway at …
(2020-12-02). Thousands bust 'Thanksgiving' myth on 51st National Day of Mourning. workers.org 
Plymouth, Mass. November 26 marked the 51st National Day of Mourning. The first was in 1970 when Aquinnah Wampanoag elder Wamsutta Frank James called Indigenous peoples and their supporters to "America's Hometown." The crowd joined the United American Indians of New England on Cole's Hill in Plymouth, Mass., to expose . . . |
(2020-12-02). Indigenous people block Trans-Amazon Highway protesting industrial drought. peoplesworld.org ALTAMIRA, Pará, Brazil (Nov. 9) — On Monday morning, Nov. 9, an estimated 150 fishermen, riverside inhabitants, local farmers and members of the indigenous Curuaya and Xipaya peoples from Altamira, Senator José Porfírio, Novo Brasil, Anapu and Vitória do Xingu, five municipalities in the State of Pará, occupied both lanes of the Trans-Amazon Highway at …
(2020-12-02). Here's how big oil wants the Supreme Court to help delay and derail climate lawsuits. nationofchange.org This industry push is a concerted effort to squash climate liability lawsuits.
(2020-12-02). This Supreme Court Case Could Wreck the New Deal Legal Order. thenation.com This Supreme Court Case Could Wreck the New Deal Legal Order…
(2020-12-02). We Desperately Need an Affordable Justice Act. scheerpost.com Craig Moe / CC BY-NC 2.0] By Ronald Goldfarb / Washington Independent Review of Books Foreign judges regularly visit the U.S. Supreme Court. On one such occasion, a guest asked then-Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, as he accompanied him on a tour of the premises, the source of the words "Equal Justice Under Law." Those high-minded words were engraved into the spandrel at the front of the… |
(2020-12-02). Palestinian prisoner Maher al-Akhras released after 103-day hunger strike. workers.org 
Palestinian political prisoner Maher al-Akhras was released from Israeli prison Nov. 26. He had staged a hunger strike for 103 days in protest of his arrest and incarceration. He was held by occupation forces under "administrative detention" and was never charged with a crime. Akhras, who was transferred to a . . . |
(2020-12-02). US Plot Relying on Extradition Targets Peace in Colombia. counterpunch.org 
For 50 years Colombian governments and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) fought a civil war; 200,000 lives were lost. After four years of negotiations, the two sides signed a peace agreement that took effect in November 2016. Now the agreement is in trouble, mainly at the hands of rightwing extremists led by former
(2020-12-02). Venezuela's anti-blockade law and the Dec. 6 elections. liberationnews.org 
Progressive forces mobilize nationwide to win back the assembly from right-wing politicians who won the majority in December 2015.
(2020-12-02). The Closing Argument: "Victims of Communism" peoplesworld.org 
It begins with a carefully worded "draft" resolution asking for public recognition of any "XYZ" event, memorial, or remembrance. From there, copies are given to friendly elected officials seated within any legislative body. And typically, the resolution is introduced, and the innocuous language is read, re-read, and approved to the fanfare of only a few. …
(2020-12-02). Neo-Nazi groups targeted by German police raids. peoplesworld.org 
Hundreds of police officers raided homes in three German states Tuesday, Dec. 1, after the government banned the far-right Wolfsbrigade 44 organization. The homes of 11 members of the group were searched in Hesse, Mecklenburg West-Pomerania, and North Rhine-Westphalia to seize funds and neo-Nazi propaganda. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer declared: "Whoever fights against the basic …
(2020-12-02). Communist teacher turned health minister leads pandemic fight in India. peoplesworld.org 
"How Communist Physics Teacher Flattens COVID-19 Curve in Southern India," a headline in the online Science News, caught my eye. That was a contrast to the tragic number of pandemic deaths in the rest of India, or for that matter, in the United States. But I wasn't surprised. I had attended a math teachers conference …
(2020-12-02). Lucha de clases en China: øcómo lidiar con los multimillonarios? workers.org 
"El aprendiz del brujo" es una vieja historia que se repite en muchas variaciones, desde mitos griegos hasta un famoso poema alemán de Goethe en 1797 y hasta una película de Alfred Hitchcock y varias versiones de Disney. Todas las variaciones tratan de invocar o desatar fuerzas abrumadoras que no . . . |
(2020-12-02). Healthcare Innovations: Going Too Far or Not Far Enough? dissidentvoice.org 
Image Source: Pexels Technological innovations have reshaped the world drastically in only a matter of decades, giving us life-changing devices like smartphones that allow us to tap into worlds of information instantly. The healthcare sector, however, for all its developments, is not quite catching up to the rates of innovation seen in other industries. Introducing …
(2020-12-02). Labor's Continuing Corbyn "Antisemitism" Saga. counterpunch.org 
The fallout regarding the UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report on antisemitism in the Labour party continues, as do its repercussions for the former leader Jeremy Corbyn. I discussed the report in a previous CounterPunch post, pointing out that while it didn't uphold the claim by the Jewish Labour Movement, which issued the first
(2020-12-02). Black activists demand Biden make a down payment on reparations NOW! workers.org 
On Nov. 27, a People's Webinar entitled, "Post Election Fight for Reparations Now!" was organized by the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based December 12th Movement to demand that President-Elect Joe Biden issue an executive order to make a down payment of at least $500 billion on the debt owed to the descendants of . . . |
(2020-12-02). Message to National Day of Mourning 2020 from Leonard Peltier. workers.org 
Greetings my relatives, friends, loved ones and supporters, First of all, I want to thank you for the privilege of being allowed to express my feelings about this "Day of Mourning," as we call it, and "Day of Thanksgiving," as the rest of the U.S. calls it. Sometimes I'm at . . . |
(2020-12-02). New Laws of Robotics with Frank Pasquale. mronline.org 
Frank Pasquale joins Money on the Left to discuss the legal and monetary politics that will determine the future of automation. Professor of Law at the Brooklyn Law School, Pasquale is author of The Black Box Society: The Secret Algorithms That Control Money and Information (2015) as well as recently published New Laws of Robotics: …
(2020-12-02). Dossier 35: The Legacy of Lekra: Organising revolutionary culture in Indonesia. mronline.org 
Martin Aleida recalls the moment he was released from prison at the end of 1966. At twenty-two, Martin emerged from nearly a year behind bars to Jakarta, unable to find his friends and comrades.
(2020-12-02). Trans kids at risk after High Court ruling, detransitioners agree. thecanary.co 
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(2020-12-02). Clare Grady at 100 Seconds To Midnight. counterpunch.org 
The blood that we poured at Kings Bay Naval Base? I'm part of a community where blood is used as a symbol of atonement. It cuts through intellectual brain fog. It's also not a big deal, the blood's drawn by a nurse, and it's stored carefully. We took a little of our blood in small bottles, and we took hammers — household hammers — and spray-paint and bolt cutters and banners — we brought three to Kings Bay.
(2020-12-02). PPA Dec. 3 Webinar to celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities. workers.org 
Inside Macy's Dec. 3, 2019. New York, N.Y. — The worldwide struggle by people with disabilities for equal rights led the United Nations to establish the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Dec. 3, 1992. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was adopted by the . . . |
(2020-12-02). How Israel deployed an intelligence deception to justify killing scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. thegrayzone.com Israel's Mossad has spent years on a propaganda campaign aimed at convincing the world Iran possessed a nuclear weapons program — and legitimizing its assassinations of Iranian academics. The Israeli assassination of Iranian defense official Mohsen Fakhrizadeh is being treated as a triumph of Israeli intelligence, with ubiquitous references in the New York Times and other major media outlets to the killing of "Iran's top nuclear scientist". In fact, Israel's Mossad intelligence agency eliminated Fakhrizadeh, a defense official, despite the …
(2020-12-02). Sunday 12/13: The Confounding 2020 Election: Analysis & Next Steps for Action. indybay.org Zoom (registration link in description)…
(2020-12-02). Protesters decry Amazon warehouse conditions as they gear up for holiday shopping. zcomm.org "We're going to march and rally and tell these people who are making six figures what they need to hear: We're essential workers. And we still exist"
(2020-12-02). Amazon Deforestation Tops 11,000 sq km in Brazil, Reaching 12-year High. globalresearch.ca Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon topped 11,000 square kilometers for the first time since 2008 reports the Brazilian government. | According to data released today by Brazil's national space research institute
(2020-12-02). A New Technology That Will Dangerously Expand Government Spying on Citizens. counterpunch.org If you're worried about the capability of government to conduct surveillance of citizens engaged in political assembly and protest, or even just personal activity, then you should be aware the technological capability of government surveillance is about to expand exponentially. The US Air Force's Research Lab (yes, it has its own lab) has recently signed
(2020-12-02). Joe Biden's Silence on Ending the Drone Wars. The So-called "Targeted Killings" globalresearch.ca President-elect Joe Biden has maintained silence for years on the controversial and continued use of so-called targeted killings — lethal strikes by drones, cruise missiles, and occasionally military special operations raids. Biden has never publicly disavowed or criticized former President …
(2020-12-02). The surreal manipulation of "Black Bear," a comic thriller with answers that "hover out of reach" salon.com Lawrence Michael Levine spoke to Salon about his ambiguous movie, how we lie to ourselves & his filmmaker wife…
(2020-12-02). As COVID Spikes, It's Normal to Feel Helpless. Let's Turn Fear to Activism. zcomm.org I feel utterly helpless before this bilge tide of astonishing official malfeasance and self-destructive ground-level stubbornness, and this sense of helplessness is the fuel that feeds my fear.
(2020-12-02). Tribes mount organized responses to COVID-19, in contrast to state and federal governments. nationofchange.org The story of inequity is imbued with dispossession of lands and is met with organizing from the inside: two crucial points for untangling and responding to COVID-19.
(2020-12-02). Health Officials Face Death Threats From Coronavirus Deniers. zcomm.org As people across the country refuse mask mandates, public health officials are fighting an uphill battle with little government support…
(2020-12-02). Land Dispossession and Imperialism Repackaged as 'Feeding the World'. zcomm.org Those farmers who survive the profiteering strategies of dispossession and imperialism are to become incorporated into a system of contract farming dictated by global agri-food giants…
(2020-12-02). Meet the volunteer organizing team helping non-union workers during the pandemic. nationofchange.org EWOC is an experiment in running a labor organizing project through a large network of volunteers outside of formal unions or worker centers.
(2020-12-02). 9 Months Into Touch-Free Living, What Shall We Birth? thenation.com 9 Months Into Touch-Free Living, What Shall We Birth?
(2020-12-02). On the Line: Armed and Dangerous. progressive.org Zach D. Roberts reports: "I've covered protests in America for the last twenty years. But it wasn't until 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia, that I saw men with guns take to the streets."
(2020-12-02). What could a royal commission into media ownership achieve? greenleft.org.au While Kevin Rudd's petition for a "strong" and "diverse" news media has proved to be very popular, Alex Bainbridge suggests a royal commission won't solve the fundamental problem.
(2020-12-02). Bayer Lobbying "Very Strongly" to Change EU's GMO Regulations to Exempt Gene Editing. globalresearch.ca Speaking during the Bayer Future of Farming online conference, Liam Condon, president of crop science at Bayer, said the company is lobbying "very strongly" to change the EU's GMO regulations to exempt gene editing, according to an
(2020-12-02). San Francisco Bay View's New Era Kicks Off. indybay.org Revolutionary greetings old and new friends, allies and supporters!
(2020-12-02). San Lorenzo, CA: Violent Racist Lindsay Grathwohl Exposed to Neighbors. indybay.org Community safety alerts mailed to Lindsay Grathwohl's neighbors warn of violent racist in the neighborhood.
(2020-12-02). PREVIEW: What to Look for in the November Jobs Report. cepr.net (The monthly Employment Situation is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, December 4th at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time.) The resurgence of the pandemic is likely to be the biggest factor driving labor market performance in November, especially in a context where most of the CARES Act supports have ended. We are …
(2020-12-02). Aerially Sprayed Pesticide Contains the PFAS "Forever Chemicals". Impacts on Human Health. globalresearch.ca State efforts to control mosquito-borne illnesses may be creating a new health problem. The insecticide Massachusetts and numerous other states use for mosquito control, both applied aerially and sprayed from trucks along roads, contains per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), according to …
(2020-12-02). Hope for the future as increasing number of Europeans support climate change actions. thecanary.co A new Research conducted by eupinions in September surveyed 13,000 UK and EU residents. Two-thirds of respondents said they would support banning short-haul flights and cutting back on meat consumption. Meanwhile, over 50% of the participants said they would back using cars less often. | But while this positive attitude towards dealing with the climate crisis is welcome, personal changes need to be accompanied by c…
(2020-12-02). Healing Blankets Project. thenation.com Healing Blankets Project…
(2020-12-02). Solano Court Requires Public Approval Process for Cell Site Simulator Usage Policies. indybay.org Oakland Privacy's Lawsuit Against the City of Vallejo Upholds 2015 Legislation…
(2020-12-02). "Great Reset" Equals Greater Tragedies For the People. dissidentvoice.org Much has been said in recent months about the so-called "Great Reset," also known as "The Fourth Industrial Revolution." Klaus Schwab, founder and executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), and Thierry Malleret, founder of the Monthly Barometer, have even co-authored a 2020 book titled "COVID-19: The Great Reset." Prince Charles of the U.K. …
(2020-12-02). The History of the Decline and Fall of the American Empire. zcomm.org Or What It Means to Fall on a Failing Planet…
(2020-12-02). Now Is the Time to Make Good on the Promise of Justice for All. thenation.com Now Is the Time to Make Good on the Promise of Justice for All…
(2020-12-02). Friday 12/4: Teachers on Strike Are Still Teaching: Union Power & the Fight for Democracy. indybay.org Online event…
(2020-12-02). The Rich Cheer Wall Street's Records While Americans Drain 401(k)s. zcomm.org The nation's woefully inadequate response to the pandemic is jeopardizing millions of retirement futures…
(2020-12-02). Insanity reigns: The US, Israel and Iran. dissidentvoice.org All too often, events occur that make me feel that I am living in 'Bizarro World'. The recent talk and extensive US corporate media coverage about whether or not the US and/or Israel will soon attack Iran is one of these occasions. The alleged rationale for such an attack is the possibility that Iran might …
(2020-12-02). Susan Taubes's 'Divorcing' Asks: How Far Can the Novel Take You? thenation.com Susan Taubes's 'Divorcing' Asks: How Far Can the Novel Take You?
(2020-12-02). Why's The US In The South China Sea?>. oneworld.press America regards itself as the "global policeman", hence its arrogant actions, but it was never deputized by the international community to fulfill such a role. Rather, it's more like a dangerously delusional role player than a legitimate law enforcement officer.
(2020-12-02). Saturday 12/19: Conversation w/ Elif Shafak, Turkish-British Writer, Speaker, Academic (City Lights Books). indybay.org Online event…
(2020-12-02). We Need an Essential Workers Bill of Rights. commondreams.org Walmart's owners are seeing their wealth surge while my former coworkers there go without hazard pay. That has to change. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/essential_worker.jpg …
(2020-12-02). Racismo e 'lawfare' nos Estados Unidos. globalresearch.ca 'E a primeira coisa que a estrutura de poder dos EUA nà£o quer é que os negros comecem a pensar internacionalmente.' Malcolm X — Autobiografia | 'A cor nà£o é uma realidade humana ou pessoal; é uma realidade política'. James Baldwin…
(2020-12-02). Tuesday 12/8: 18th Annual Human Rights Awards. indybay.org Zoom ID: 864 8365 0623 | us02web.zoom.us/j/86483650623 | Call in: +1 669-900-9128…
(2020-12-02). How American Racism Has a Cost for Everyone. commondreams.org An interview with author, policy expert, and progressive leader Heather McGhee. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/mcghee_moyers.jpg …
(2020-12-02). Book Review of The Inner Level. zcomm.org As this book both documents and generously discusses, rising income inequality leads to a plague of ills: higher rates of people in prison, higher teenage birth rates, higher rates of mental illness, more child neglect and bullying…
(2020-12-01). The Future of the United States Is at Stake in Georgia. commondreams.org The two U.S. Senate races there are a microcosm of America's struggle to find a way forward. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/possible-double-runoff-georgia-senate.jpg …
(2020-12-01). #24. Silenced in Savannah: Journalist Abby Martin Challenges Georgia's BDS "Gag Law" projectcensored.org Journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin, a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement that aims to end support for Israel's oppression of Palestinians, was scheduled to give a…
(2020-12-01). Is the Nationalist Tide Receding? counterpunch.org Nationalism—placing the interests of one's own nation above the interests of other nations—has been a powerful force in world affairs for centuries. But it seemed on the wane after 1945, when the vast devastation of World War II—a conflict fostered by rightwing, nationalist demagogues—convinced people around the globe of the necessity to transcend nationalism and
(2020-12-01). Scientists and Historians Uncover Further Details of Racist 1921 Tulsa Massacre. globalresearch.ca During World War I (1914-1918) and the immediately following years (1919-1921), racial tensions escalated inside the United States resulting in numerous efforts by white racists to contain and in many cases remove the presence of African Americans. | One of the …
(2020-12-01). Detained Egypt rights lawyer seriously ill and 'at risk' in detention, says family. middleeasteye.net 
Detained Egypt rights lawyer seriously ill and 'at risk' in detention, says family | Hoda Abdelmoneim's husband and daughter are urging authorities to release her after her pretrial detention period has expired | Tue, 12/01/2020 – 15: 51 | "> | Human rights lawyer Hoda Abdelmoneim's pretrial detention expired on 21 November, but she remains in custody (Suppl…
(2020-12-01). Egypt: Photographer and model released after arrest over pyramid photoshoot. middleeasteye.net 
Egypt: Photographer and model released after arrest over pyramid photoshoot | Latest instance of detentions by Egyptian forces over images of women deemed too 'provocative' has garnered mixed reactions online | Tue, 12/01/2020 – 13: 52 | Model Salma al-Shimi in one of the images taken at the Saqqara site (Screengrab/Twitter) | Photos of an Egyptian model have sparked intense debate online, after both the ph…
(2020-12-01). Film, communism, radical politics: A conversation between Boots Riley and Charisse Burden-Stelly. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON, D.C.— In late October, the Claudia Jones School for Political Education and the New Dawn Podcast co-hosted scholar Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly and artist Boots Riley for an evening conversation titled Anti-capitalism In These Times. Burden-Stelly is a scholar of political theory, political economy, and intellectual history. She is currently a visiting scholar with the …
(2020-12-01). Amazon workers unite and fight: "Bezos' obscene fortune only possible because of the work we do" liberationnews.org 
Workers in more than a dozen countries organized coordinated actions against corporate giant Amazon to coincide with the beginning of the holiday shopping season.
(2020-12-01). Nurses at Albany Medical Center prepare to strike over PPE. liberationnews.org 
Members of the New York State Nurses Association have announced a 24-hour strike for Dec. 1 if the hospital does not agree to an acceptable contract by then. Nurses complain that they are not given sufficient PPE and are forced to reuse N95 masks up to 20 times, despite the hospital claiming to have more …
(2020-12-01). COVID-19 in Oregon: Prison laundry workers at greatest risk. workers.org 
Portland, Ore. In November, three Oregon prisons — Two Rivers, Salem, and Snake River — reported the state's highest rate of workplace COVID-19 infections. Oregon prison laundry, 2017. By Oregon law, prisons are workplaces. All prisoners are forced to work a 40-hour week. On Nov. 23, Snake River reported 518 . . . |
(2020-12-01). Amazon should do better by its workers. progressive.org Amazon can afford to invest more to protect workers through measures like hazard pay, a dedicated express bus for commuting workers, sturdier masks, and a workplace council of frontline workers to advise the company on safety systems.
(2020-12-01). Scientists: How to fight back against anti-maskers, climate deniers and anti-vaxxers. zcomm.org Universities and scientists must recognize the necessity of equipping the next generation with science journalism skills, and adapt their training and professional development accordingly…
(2020-12-01). Friday 12/4: Alec Karakatsani on "Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers…" indybay.org Online event accessible through www.facebook.com/revbooksnyc/live/…
(2020-12-01). Video: US-Backed Thai Mobs Remove Barriers at Army Base. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2020-12-01). The Right to Strike. jamanetwork.com The employees of a small railway that furnishes the sole access to a town at the head of a valley go on a strike and demand an absolute acceptance of their terms. As this shuts off all supplies from the local hospital, its directors institute a motor truck service to meet the needs of the institution. On the first day of this arrangement, a car is overturned by a steel wire stretched across the road, and the newly wedded doctor, son of the local practitioner, is killed on the spot. Under the leadership of the chief surgeon of the hospital, an agreement is made by which all medical service is withheld from the str…
(2020-12-01). The most authentic part of "Happiest Season" is Jane, who conquers the "quirky woman" trope. salon.com Hulu's holiday rom-com might be a cringe-worthy, gaslighting affair, but Jane transcends the usual film formula…
(2020-12-01). SF's New DA, Chesa Boudin, Battles Criminal Injustice System on Two Fronts. counterpunch.org San Francisco District Attorney, Chesa Boudin, 40, is battling the criminal injustice system in his own balliwick where cops have literally been getting away with murder, and where they have also aimed to sabotage the orderly workings of law enforcement. Boudin is battling much the same system of injustice, thousands of miles from home at Shawangunk
(2020-12-01). Kamala Harris' Prosecutors Sent This Innocent Man to Prison for Murder. Now He's Talking. indybay.org In a New York Times op-ed published in January, University of San Francisco law professor Lara Bazelon described various instances when Harris, either as district attorney or state attorney general, vigorously defended cases in which prosecutors were accused of fabricating testimony or withholding potentially exculpatory evidence—stacking the deck against the accused. | "My issue with [Harris] is the way she characterizes herself and her record. If she were just straightforward, it wouldn't be a problem."—Lara Bazelon…
(2020-12-01). U.S. Centrism: The Radical Betrayal of Global Solidarity. globalresearch.ca "… Somebody must say to America, America if you have contempt for life, if you exploit human beings by seeing them as less than human, if you will treat human beings as a means to an end, you thingafy those …
(2020-12-01). Privatizing Puerto Rico. thenation.com Privatizing Puerto Rico…
(2020-12-01). Developments in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. jamanetwork.com To the Editor The review by Dr Murphy and colleagues on heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) did not mention surgical options for this patient population. Advances in the field of mechanical circulatory support that include new-generation continuous-flow devices have resulted in improved patient outcomes and merit discussion. Recent American College of Cardiology (ACC) guidelines state that mechanical circulatory support is beneficial in carefully selected patients with stage D heart failure in whom definitive therapy such as cardiac transplantation is planned or when native heart recovery is anti…
(2020-12-01). How Hugh Grant's charming villain who plays the victim embodies 2020. salon.com "The Undoing" finale may have left us cold, but Hugh Grant's villain compels because he's an evil that fools us…
(2020-12-01). Essential Medicines Identified for Future Public Health Emergencies. jamanetwork.com As it prepares for the next potential public health emergency, the FDA collaborated with other federal agencies to develop a list of essential medicines, medical countermeasures, and pharmaceutical ingredients considered necessary to protect the public from infectious diseases and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats.
(2020-12-01). Developments in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. jamanetwork.com To the Editor Dr Murphy and colleagues provided a comprehensive review of HFrEF. We wish to discuss 2 key issues.
(2020-12-01). How Will Iran Answer the Assassination of Fakhri Zadeh? globalresearch.ca US President Donald Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided that Iran was their worst enemy and that its nuclear and missile programs should be disrupted or destroyed by all means. Perhaps Trump considers Iran to be one of …
(2020-12-01). Communities Look Beyond Washington for Solutions to Human Rights Threats. commondreams.org We have seen over the past four years that the U.S. political system is unable to hold leaders accountable even to its own Constitution, and we're watching as the system's legitimacy crumbles, along with protections for basic rights and the most vulnerable. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/humanrights.jpg …
(2020-12-01). Prejudices of a Referenced Philosopher. jamanetwork.com To the Editor The message of "social solidarity" and collaboration in Dr Berwick's Viewpoint was eloquent. Unfortunately, it was undermined by referencing a philosopher, Immanuel Kant, whose "racist and sexist prejudices had a profound impact on the shape of his moral and political theory." The Kant reference to the "moral law within" that underscored the entire article was misrepresented in a way that gave a skewed perception of its meaning.
(2020-12-01). Kushner's 'farewell' Gulf tour. thealtworld.com Why is Trump's son-in-law visiting Saudi Arabia and Qatar in the dying weeks of their administration? | One of the best things about Joe Biden's election as US president is that we will no longer have to see the face of the avaricious Jared Kushner, or at least not for the next four years. Whatever we may think of the incoming US administration and its policies, this disciple of Benjamin Netanyahu, orchestrator of normalisation and plunderer of Arab coffers should hopefully disappear from the limelight. | Kushner, who has spent the past four years exploiting his position as son-in-law of the most pro-Zionist and…
(2020-12-01). Hearing Loss in Children. jamanetwork.com This narrative review summarizes the etiologies of pediatric hearing loss, screening strategies for identifying it early, consequences of delayed diagnosis, and diagnosis and management of the condition, with a detailed discussion of criteria for choice of hearing devices to remediate hearing impairment.
(2020-12-01). Association of Meningococcus Group B Vaccine With Group B Invasive Meningococcal Disease Among Children. jamanetwork.com This case-control study uses national hospital and immunization records in Portugal to estimates the difference in incidence of invasive group B meningococcal disease among children and adolescents who were immunized vs not immunized with 4CMenB, a 4-component meningococcus group B vaccine licensed in 2013.
(2020-12-01). Prejudices of a Referenced Philosopher—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply I am grateful for the clarity offered by Ms Alsalihi and colleagues regarding Immanuel Kant's horrific racist and sexist prejudice. When I cited his words in the Viewpoint, I was not aware of this well-documented component of his work. I should have been more diligent and at least called it to the attention of readers. I shall not make this mistake again.
(2020-12-01). The Christmas Big Pharma Race in On: "Back to Normal" When We Get the Covid Vaccine? globalresearch.ca Ask anyone and they will say things will be back to 'normal' as soon as we all have the vaccine. Furthermore, if your only source of news is sponsored by
(2020-12-01). Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis and Its Constituents. jamanetwork.com This Medical News feature discusses research into how cannabidiol and tetrahydrocannabinol affect driving performance.
(2020-12-01). Hospital-Acquired SARS-CoV-2 Infection. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint reviews the rare incidence of nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infection and discusses ways it can be minimized, including use of surgical masks, proper ventilation, physical distancing, eye protection, regular testing, and the availability of sick leave for health care workers.
(2020-12-01). RT-PCR Test to Detect SARS-CoV-2 Reveals 10 Major Scientific Flaws at the Molecular and Methodological Level: Consequences for False Positive Results. globalresearch.ca Abstract | In the publication entitled "Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCR" (Eurosurveillance 25(8) 2020) the authors present a diagnostic workflow and RT-qPCR protocol for detection and diagnostics of 2019-nCoV (now known as SARS-CoV-2), which they claim to …
(2020-12-01). Monday 11/30: Gen Z and the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Webinar. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2020-12-01). Race-Conscious Policies—Including Affirmative Action—Are Necessary For Addressing Racial Inequity. aclu.org Affirmative action recently survived yet another legal attack: Last month, the First Circuit Court of Appeals
(2020-12-01). Traditional right advances, left practices unity: an overview of the 2020 Brazilian elections. peoplesdispatch.org The Last Sunday No…
(2020-12-01). COVID-19, Masks, and School Children in Ontario. globalresearch.ca Full transcript of the interview below. | Mark: [00: 00: 00We're in] Hamilton, Ontario, across from the City Hall, this is Cailin, and we're at anti lock down rally and everyone that I've interviewed has their own different story and they've all been …
(2020-12-01). Maine Becomes the First State to Officially Register the People's Party. theantimedia.com There is a new "major new political party free of corporate money and influence" in the United States.
(2020-12-01). These Visa Recipients Are Stuck in the US And Demanding Their Rights. thenation.com These Visa Recipients Are Stuck in the US And Demanding Their Rights…
(2020-12-01). How Targeting Fat Cells' Estrogen Receptors Could Fight Obesity. jamanetwork.com In adipocytes, fat cells, a particular estrogen receptor appears critical for energy-supplying mitochondria to function properly. The discovery points to a potential drug target for boosting fat tissue metabolism, which could help combat obesity and other metabolic conditions.
(2020-12-01). Archbishop Viganà≤: Open Letter to Donald Trump, Warns About 'Great Reset' Plot to 'Subdue Humanity,' Destroy Freedom. globalresearch.ca His Excellency, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganà≤, has written yet another open letter to President Donald J. Trump. Read it in its entirety below. It is available in PDF by
(2020-12-01). Canada Is Now Paying the Price for Privatizing Its Vaccine Research and Production Lab. commondreams.org Unfortunately, we've ventured a long way from the days when we had a publicly owned and medically innovative enterprise that dazzled on the world stage and kept Canadians at the front of the line for vaccines. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-1208040950.jpg …
(2020-12-01). Developments in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply In response to our recent review of HFrEF, Dr Dowling and colleagues correctly highlight that mechanical circulatory support devices are anticipated to play an expanding role in the management of patients with advanced heart failure, particularly as technological advancements result in development of devices with greater efficacy and more favorable safety profiles. With improvements in device technology, early identification and referral of appropriate patients to a heart failure specialist will become even more important, so that patients do not present late with multiorgan failure, rendering them nonca…
(2020-12-01). Letters From the December 14/21, 2020, Issue. thenation.com Letters From the December 14/21, 2020, Issue…
(2020-12-01). Always More to Be Done—The Presence of Comfort in Patient Care. jamanetwork.com In this narrative medicine essay a medical student recalls discovering the power of meaningful palliative care, contrasting patients' relief from suffering through caring and comfort with her father's awful experience of pain and neglect in his closing days.
(2020-12-01). Women: Part and Parcel of the Persecuted Shiite Community in Bahrain. thealtworld.com Exclusive— Bahraini Women's Day is annually celebrated on 1st December as part of an initiative by the so-called Supreme Council for Women, supposedly an umbrella organization tasked to oversee and honor the "achievements and valuable insights and contribution made by Bahraini women". | Conversely however, this has not necessarily translated into progress for the rights of women in Bahrain. Indeed, Manama has failed to adopt any viable policies that would affect the status of women, who continue to endure the authority's deliberate efforts to silence its political opponents. | In 2002, Bahrain became the fir…
(2020-12-01). UK government asks Netflix to make it clear "The Crown" is fictional. salon.com Cultural Secretary Oliver Dowden suggests a disclaimer to quell concerns around Season 4's portrayal of events…
(2020-12-01). Concerts, Sport Events: World's Largest Ticket Agency Plans to Require COVID-19 Testing or Vaccination. globalresearch.ca On Nov. 11, 2020, Billboard magazine reported that Ticketmaster, the world's largest ticket agency, revealed it wants to require proof that ticket purchasers have tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus within 24-72 hours before attending an event or have received …
(2020-12-01). What would a "successful" Trump presidency have looked like? An alternate universe. salon.com Trump believed his base wouldn't let him be a normal president. That's not true: The failure was his alone…
(2020-12-01). John Wilson's Magically Poignant Urban Histories. thenation.com John Wilson's Magically Poignant Urban Histories…
(2020-12-01). The Need for More and Better Testing for COVID-19. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint proposes criteria for more effective COVID-19 testing strategies to manage population transmission, including use of rapid antigen tests and self-administered nasal and salivary tests, emphasizing that more effective testing alone cannot control the pandemic without continued public health interventions, such as mask wearing, physical distancing, and avoidance of large gatherings.
(2020-12-01). Diversity in Dance Today: Enlightenment and Romanticist Perspectives. globalresearch.ca The drum is always there. In life and death. In between is dance. Always the drum is everywhere. -Peniel Guerrier | I don't think this world was made for a small minority to dance on the faces of everyone else. -H.G. …
(2020-12-01). Dispensing of Zolpidem and Low-Dose Trazodone Among Commercially Insured Adults in the US, 2011-2018. jamanetwork.com This study uses IBM MarketScan database data to describe trends in zolpidem and low-dose trazodone dispensing among adults with employer-sponsored insurance or Medicare supplemental plans between 2011 and 2018, before and after a 2017 clinical practice guideline discouraged trazodone use for insomnia.
(2020-12-01). Cannabidiol and Δ 9 -Tetrahydrocannabinol Effects on Driving Performance. jamanetwork.com This crossover randomized clinical trial evaluated driving test performance of healthy young adult volunteers after vaporized consumption of cannabis (Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol [THC] and cannabidiol [CBD]) vs placebo.
(2020-12-01). Appalachia's Hospital Closures Are a Slow-Motion Health Care Emergency. thenation.com Appalachia's Hospital Closures Are a Slow-Motion Health Care Emergency…
(2020-11-30). The War Crimes of Obama and Hillary Clinton: Libya, Syria and Yemen. globalresearch.ca "The crimes of the United States have been systematic, constant, vicious, remorseless, but very few people have actually talked about them. You have to hand it to America. It has exercised a quite clinical manipulation of power worldwide while masquerading …
(2020-11-30). The Questions You Probably THINK You Know the Answer to — But Likely Don't — About ICE Detention. aclu.org What is ICE detention? What is it not?: | Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE — pronounced "ice," like a cube) detention is civil detention. It is not intended to be
(2020-11-30). Trump risks war again: Will the world condemn the murder of Iran's top nuclear scientist?>. salon.com Israel wouldn't have killed Mohsen Fakhrizadeh without Trump's say-so. Now Biden and the UN must lower tensions…
(2020-11-30). France's New Security Law May Have Just Sparked a "George Floyd" Moment. mintpressnews.com Sparked by a new bill that would make publishing photos of police illegal and a viral video soon after that shows French police brutally beating a black man, it appears that France may be headed for its own "George Floyd" moment.
(2020-11-30). What Does Coexistence with Large Carnivores Actually Mean? counterpunch.org 
In Mexican wolf country, ranchers and agencies bandy about the word 'coexistence' as if it means an end to conflict between humans and lobos. If only that were true, and that the playing field were somehow level. Let us review, shall we? Coexistence: 1: to exist together or at the same time 2: to live in peace
(2020-11-30). Iranian scientist assassinated in brazen act of terror: Who is the culprit? liberationnews.org 
Fakhrizadeh's assassination is the latest in a long-running U.S./Israeli terror campaign.
(2020-11-30). Why did a quarter of a billion workers go on strike in India? liberationnews.org 
On Nov. 26, farmers were joined by both public and private sector employees for a nationwide general strike in India in response to anti-labor and anti-farmer policies enacted by the far-right government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
(2020-11-30). Ahead of Kuwait elections, women push for further representation. middleeasteye.net 
Ahead of Kuwait elections, women push for further representation | Fifteen years since women gained the right to vote, a new initiative vows to increase the number of women MPs | Mon, 11/30/2020 – 16: 55 | A Kuwaiti woman casts her vote for the parliamentary elections at a polling station in Kuwait City on 26 November 2016 (AFP…
(2020-11-30). 5G and 'Biohackers': Technology rules! (Is that a good thing?). peoplesworld.org 
There seems to be no questioning the technological imperative. 5G will, when it is fully operative, increase download speeds such that general mobile phone internet activity will be 20 to 100 times faster, thus, for example, greatly enhancing watching Series TV on the go. 5G will also, its promoters claim, fulfill the promise of both …
(2020-11-30). Iraq: Sadrists' deadly violence prompts fears for upcoming elections. middleeasteye.net 
Iraq: Sadrists' deadly violence prompts fears for upcoming elections | The government's failure to confront violent militias is stoking fears of delaying parliamentary elections, a major demand of the 2019 uprising | Mon, 11/30/2020 – 12: 37 | A demonstrator sits down on the rubble of a destroyed protest encampment in Nasiriyah's Haboubi square, Iraq on 28 November 2020 (MEE/Asaad Mohammed)…
(2020-11-30). Houseless families forcibly evicted in El Sereno on Thanksgiving eve. liberationnews.org 
On Thanksgiving eve, California Highway Patrol evicted houseless families and arrested dozens in El Sereno. The CHP acted after organizers and community members tried to reclaim vacant, publicly owned houses. Unhoused families, which included children as young as three-months-old and adults as old as 70, were left nowhere to go and with no protections amidst …
(2020-11-30). How to fight the witch hunt, and win. thecanary.co 
Anyone still arguing the antisemitism smear campaign is anything but a witch hunt is a liar, an idiot, or both. It is a cynical attempt to shutdown the anti-apartheid struggle of the Palestinian people and their allies. It is a horrific abuse of Jewish trauma and identity. And for a campaign claiming to act on behalf of Jewish people everywhere, it saves some of its cruellest abuse for anti-zionist and/or left wing Jews. Every capitulation emboldens them. And that's why it has to stop. | "We are being no platformed, we are being cancelled, we are being denied the freedom to express legitimate points of view. | Al…
(2020-11-30). Profits over people: Frontline workers during the pandemic. mronline.org 
It wasn't that long ago that the country celebrated frontline workers by banging pots in the evening to thank them for the risks they took doing their jobs during the pandemic.
(2020-11-30). "Live Without Dead Time:" Guy Debord's Last Shot. counterpunch.org 
Debord believed that the Left had betrayed the working class in accepting the so called 'post war consensus', which insisted on the 'logic of the market.' By accepting the promise of jobs over power, the Left had failed those they were supposed to represent and condemned them to irreversible enslavement. And not just the working class, for now all of society was caught up in a rampant consumerism from which there was no escape.
(2020-11-30). Hostilities Won't Stop Venezuela's Upcoming Elections. telesurenglish.net The international campaign of discredit against the Venezuelan electoral process, encouraged by the U.S. and the European Union (EU), gains strength one week ahead of the legislative elections scheduled for December 6. | RELATED: | "Chavism won't guarantee biosecurity measures," "The voting machines will fail," "Maduro seeks to settle his government after the parliamentary elections," are some headlines shown by the Miami-Bogota-Ma…
(2020-11-30). The Rich Kids Who Want to Tear Down Capitalism. zcomm.org Socialist-minded millennial heirs are trying to live their values by getting rid of their money…
(2020-11-30). British Chicken Driving Deforestation in Brazil's "Second Amazon" globalresearch.ca Britain's leading supermarkets and fast food outlets are selling chicken fed on soya that has been linked to vast deforestation and thousands of fires across a vital region of tropical woodland in Brazil, an investigation has revealed. | Tesco, Asda, Lidl, …
(2020-11-30). Scary Scenarios: State Surveillance Expanding Exponentially Using Advanced Wireless Technologies. globalresearch.ca If you're worried about the capability of government to conduct surveillance of citizens engaged in political assembly and protest, or even just personal activity, then you should be aware the technological capability of government surveillance is about to expand …
(2020-11-30). Saturday 12/12: Newcastle: People's 9th Blockade of the Worlds Largest Coal Port. indybay.org Horseshoe Beach, Muloobinba (aka Newcastle)…
(2020-11-30). 2020: The End of "American Thanksgiving" counterpunch.org When thanks-giving, a day of giving thanks, is directly yet (hush) indirectly associated with betrayal of trust and brutal mass genocide — it's disingenuous at best. It would be wonderful for these two things to be severed as ideas and associations at the soonest possible moment — a day for each, if you will. Let's
(2020-11-30). Why Fleetwood Mac's music resonated so deeply in 2020. salon.com The band's ability to find gorgeous, fragile beauty in even dark days is extremely relatable…
(2020-11-30). Afghanistan: A Criminal War. globalresearch.ca Speaking just over a week after the 11 September 2001 attacks on New York and Washington, US President George W. Bush made his now infamous declaration "either you are with us or you are with the terrorists". "In this conflict, …
(2020-11-30). Prevalence of COVID-19-related risk factors and risk of severe influenza outcomes in cancer survivors: A matched cohort study using linked English electronic health records data. thelancet.com Risks of severe COVID-19 outcomes are likely to be elevated in cancer survivors. This should be taken into account in policies targeted at clinical risk groups, and vaccination for both influenza, and, when available, COVID-19, should be encouraged in cancer survivors.
(2020-11-30). As pandemic aid ends, California families face brutal new year. zcomm.org An estimated 750,000 Californians are set to lose federal unemployment benefits the day after Christmas, and 2.1 million could lose their homes weeks later when a statewide eviction moratorium lifts…
(2020-11-30). Wisconsin Governor Urged to Release Inmates from COVID-19 'Death Sentences'. progressive.org The number of COVID-19 cases in state prisons has nearly tripled in the last month, intensifying calls for release. The stakes are literally life or death.
(2020-11-30). Rapid Intensification and Number of Storms Make 2020 a Record Hurricane Season. commondreams.org Only by keeping the worst of climate change at bay will we also limit the wrath of hurricanes, saving lives, property, and resources. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/atlantic-hurricane-season-2020-2.png …
(2020-11-30). A "Fringe Member" of the Jewish Community: How Hasbara Trolls Reacted to My Campus Appearance. mintpressnews.com Hasbara groups represent a racist, supremacist, and violent ideology. They defend a state that is engaged in the worst type of violence against the Palestinian people, yet they feel that they are in a position to question the motives of organizers, speakers, and activists who call for justice and tolerance.
(2020-11-30). How Monopolies Have Taken Over Our Everyday Lives. thenation.com How Monopolies Have Taken Over Our Everyday Lives…
(2020-11-30). The Assassination of Iranian Nuclear Scientist. Setting the Stage for War? globalresearch.ca Ryan Costello, Policy Director of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), issued the following statement on reports of the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who led Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program until it was shelved in …
(2020-11-30). Global Research: Help Keep Independent Media Alive. globalresearch.ca The situation for independent media has changed significantly over the past year. In the face of large corporations attempting to censor our content and curtail our traffic and revenue, we are still here — largely thanks to you, our core …
(2020-11-30). Russia Returns to Africa: Cooperation, Geopolitical Influence, Russian Investment and Exports. globalresearch.ca On November 23, Russian Senators, Academicians, Researchers and Experts gathered to discuss the export of non-commodities to Africa at the interactive webinar, organized by Federation Council of Russia, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia, and Business Russia Association. | According …
(2020-11-30). Canadians Mobilize to Free Meng Wanzhou. globalresearch.ca On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, Canadians will take action right across the country to FREE MENG WANZHOU, who will have been under house arrest in Vancouver for two full years on that date. | In brief, the sponsors seek the release …
(2020-11-30). New Study Highlights Alleged Accounting Error Regarding COVID Deaths. globalresearch.ca At the time of this writing, the United States currently maintains the
(2020-11-30). Pandemic, 'Great Reset' and Resistance. globalresearch.ca According to the
(2020-11-30). Video: Is it a Staged Pandemic? The RT-PCR Test. globalresearch.ca An important guest to get to Dr. Reiner, is with us now and he is in Germany and my understanding is, is actually filing a lawsuit, correct me if I'm wrong, filing a lawsuit over many of the lockdowns …
(2020-11-30). A Crisis Reveals What Is in Our Hearts. zcomm.org Solidarity is more than acts of generosity, important as they are; it is the call to embrace the reality that we are bound by bonds of reciprocity. On this solid foundation we can build a better, different, human future…
(2020-11-29). I ditched my microwave three years ago and never looked back. salon.com Weaning myself from the microwave was surprisingly easy, but also led to being happier and healthier than before…
(2020-11-29). System Fail #5: Sick of Winning. dissidentvoice.org In this episode we look at the aftermath of the 2020 US Presidential elections, leading up to the so-called "Million MAGA March" in Washington, DC. We also feature an interview with Tom Nomad, author of The Masters Tools: Warfare & Insurgent Possibility. CW: Graphic violence.
(2020-11-25). Indigenous Slavery and the Thanksgiving Difference. splcenter.org  …