(2020-12-12). Johnson and Macron governments step up collaboration in persecution of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. wsws.org These extremely vulnerable people are fleeing from the wars, fratricidal conflicts, and economic and ecological destruction created and exacerbated by the world's imperialist powers, foremost in Europe by Britain and France.
(2020-12-12). Marxism vs the state. mronline.org 
Karl Marx developed his theory of revolution by arguing against would-be progressives who looked to the capitalist state as a force for progress.
(2020-12-12). The planning and politics of conversion: World War II lessons for a Green New Deal—Part 1. mronline.org 
This post highlights the successful government directed wartime reorientation of the U.S. economy from civilian to military production, an achievement that both demonstrates the feasibility of a rapid Green New Deal transformation of the U.S. economy and points to the kinds of organizational capacities we will need to develop.
(2020-12-12). Resistance in the face of repression: stories from protesting farmers at Delhi's border. peoplesdispatch.org 
Hundreds of thousands of farmers have been protesting at the borders of Delhi for two weeks. On Sunday, we talked to some of them who described the mobilization leading up to this massive protest…
(2020-12-12). Queens, NY man jailed on fake confession, community rallies to free Prakash Churaman. liberationnews.org 
Even though his conviction was reversed this past June, Churaman remains at Rikers awaiting a new trial.
(2020-12-12). UN climate report calls out global elite as cause of the crisis. liberationnews.org 
The report takes a surprisingly class perspective by pointing out that the one percent richest people on the planet are responsible for emissions equal to that of the poorest 50 percent of the world's population.
(2020-12-12). Ecosocialism: A vital synthesis. mronline.org 
The capitalist system, driven at its core by the maximization of profit, regardless of social and ecological costs, is incompatible with a just and sustainable future. Ecosocialism offers a radical alternative that puts social and ecological well-being first.
(2020-12-12). FTC sues Facebook: What does it mean for social media users? liberationnews.org 
The complaint is not about privacy or speech.
(2020-12-12). To the Barricades: The Red House and the Future of Eviction Defense. dissidentvoice.org 
Portland, Oregon has been in the headlines again over the last few days, and this trend will continue. The reasons for the headlines will vary depending on who you ask. If you ask the far right they will say something about Antifa terrorists having violent confrontations with the police because they hate law and order. …
(2020-12-12). FTC sues Facebook: What does it mean for social media users? liberationnews.org The complaint is not about privacy or speech.
(2020-12-12). Qiao Collective on challenging U.S. aggression on China, the role of the Western left. mronline.org 
On the domestic front, the U.S. propaganda machine mostly works instead to position China as this great, menacing oriental Other. We've seen this during the COVID-19 pandemic in Trump's rhetoric about the "China virus" and in Biden's attempts at one-upmanship.
(2020-12-12). Tory anger over Navy no-deal threat as trade negotiations enter crunch stage. thecanary.co 
Senior Conservatives have reacted angrily to Boris Johnson's handling of the Brexit trade negotiations and the threat to deploy Royal Navy gunboats to patrol UK fishing waters in the event of no-deal.Dad's Navy: The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that four 80-metre armed vessels have been placed on standby to guard British waters from EU trawlers in the event that there is no new agreement on fishing rights after 31 December when transitional arrangements end.Reports also suggested that military helicopter surveillance will be made available and that ministers are considering beefing-up Navy powers in l…
(2020-12-12). America Is Contributing to Iran's Shocking Covid-19 Death Toll. scheerpost.com Farhad Babaei/ Magnus News] By Juan Cole / Informed Comment The US financial and trade blockade of Iran, which has strangled its economy, has also taken a heavy toll on the country's coronavirus response. Nick Paton Walsh, Jo Shelley, Ramin Mostaghim and Scott McWhinnie at CNN did a great story on this heartrending travesty. They write, "Retired teacher Khalif Farahani struggles to speak… |
(2020-12-12). 90 members of Taliban killed in Afghan's Kandahar prov. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) — Afghanistan Ministry of Defense in a statement on Saturday announced that 90 members of Taliban were killed in the past 24 hours in Kandahar province.
(2020-12-12). Who The #Resistance Was Actually #Resisting These Last Four Years. strategic-culture.org 
Caitlin JOHNSTONE | After it was announced that the Biden camp had
(2020-12-12). [World Report] Humanitarian access deal for Tigray. thelancet.com Humanitarian groups will be allowed into Tigray, Ethiopia, where conflict has displaced thousands and strained health services. Sharmila Devi reports.
(2020-12-12). [Articles] Genome-edited, donor-derived allogeneic anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cells in paediatric and adult B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: results of two phase 1 studies. thelancet.com These two studies show, for the first time, the feasibility of using allogeneic, genome-edited CAR T cells to treat patients with aggressive leukaemia. UCART19 exhibited in-vivo expansion and antileukaemic activity with a manageable safety profile in heavily pretreated paediatric and adult patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. The results this study are an encouraging step forward for the field of allogeneic CAR T cells, and UCART19 offers the opportunity to treat patients with rapidly progressive disease and where autologous CAR-T-cell therapy is unavailable.
(2020-12-12). Chilean Embraces Environmental Ethos on Oregon Coast. dissidentvoice.org 
Before heading over to interview this subject, I was thinking of a possible epigraph for the piece. One from a Chilean: Discovery is not seeing what there is (that is impossible at any level), but rather allowing oneself to converge towards a continually freshly-created reality. ‚Äï Chilean economist, Manfred Max-Neef, From the Outside Looking In: Experiences …
(2020-12-12). The Heat: China Economic Strategy. america.cgtn.com 
Policy, pandemic and politics are on the agenda as Chinese leaders get set to meet to chart the way forward.
(2020-12-12). French journalists in forefront of upsurge against Global Security Bill. peoplesdispatch.org Pablo Aiquel of the French journalists' union SNJ-CGT talks about the massive upsurge against the government's Global Security Bill which gives greater powers to the police…
(2020-12-12). [Clinical Picture] Occult fracture in teenager's tibia revealed by MRI. thelancet.com A 13-year-old girl presented with a 2-week history of mild pain in her right knee. She reported no recent injury. x-rays showed a high-density linear abnormality with a periosteal reaction in the proximal right tibia (figure), which medical staff, at the hospital where she was first seen, thought might have been a tumour of the bone.
(2020-12-12). [World Report] Bolivia's new health minister promises universal health care. thelancet.com Once implemented, the system will guarantee free health care to Bolivians, but critics say more funding is needed. Amy Booth reports.
(2020-12-12). British Government And Other Warnings Re Pfizer Covid Vaccine. indybay.org Warnings from UK health officials, CNN, NPR and other | sources re the covid vaccine.
(2020-12-12). The Fight Against Line 5 Intensifies. progressive.org Enbridge goes to court to challenge Michigan governor's shutdown order.
(2020-12-12). Senators urge Army leadership to testify before Congress about Fort Hood firings. nationofchange.org The U.S. Army failed Sergeant Elder Fernandes, Specialist Vanessa Guillen, and their families and they, like the families of all of the soldiers who have suffered at Fort Hood, deserve justice."
(2020-12-12). [Correspondence] Association of SARS-CoV-2 renal tropism with acute kidney injury — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank Kay Choy for the nterest in our Correspondence,1 in which we described an association between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) renal tropism and acute kidney injury in autopsy cases with COVID-19 diagnosis.
(2020-12-12). Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé are worst plastic polluters of 2020, have made 'zero progress,' new report finds. nationofchange.org "The world's top polluting corporations claim to be working hard to solve plastic pollution, but instead they are continuing to pump out harmful single-use plastic packaging."
(2020-12-12). [World Report] Experts call to include prisons in COVID-19 vaccine plans. thelancet.com As some countries begin vaccination, experts are questioning the allocation and prioritisation lists. Nayanah Siva reports.
(2020-12-12). [Perspectives] Protecting our second harvest. thelancet.com Among the saddest aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic was the laying bare of how older people are devalued by our politicians and the medical establishment. Although older people, and particularly those resident in care homes, were the demographic group most affected by mortality and morbidity from COVID-19, in the early stages of the pandemic advisory sites from many international and national medical organisations and professional bodies did not sufficiently prioritise effective prevention and management for older people in COVID-19 guidance documents and educational updates.
(2020-12-12). [Correspondence] One Health or Planetary Health for pandemic prevention? — Authors' reply. thelancet.com One Health recognises the fundamental interconnectedness and complex interdependence of all living species and their shared environment.1 Thus, a view that One Health is focused on human—animal interaction alone, primarily addresses the risk of zoonotic events, and that these events occur as a result of urbanisation, land usage, and increasing human population density, therefore suggesting that One Health is sufficient to address pandemic risks, is flawed. Nevertheless, there is abundant evidence that disease agents of zoonotic origin account for over half of all emerging or re-emerging human infectious dis…
(2020-12-12). Qatar: Between the Scylla of Coercion and the Charybdis of Accommodation: an inquiry into sub-regional geopolitics. zcomm.org Responses to Interview Questions on Sub-Regional Geopolitics in the Persian/Arab Gulf countries, Qods News Agency, 10 Dec 2020…
(2020-12-12). Predicting hyperprogressive disease in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma treated with anti-programmed cell death 1 therapy. thelancet.com We identified three clinical variables as risk factors for HPD, providing an opportunity to aid the pre-treatment evaluation of the risk of HPD in patients treated with immunotherapy.
(2020-12-12). Failing Students Need Support, Not Blame. zcomm.org Students don't fail because they are lazy. They fail because something is wrong in their lives — and right now, so much is wrong…
(2020-12-12). "There is no vaccine to save the planet" indybay.org In the Arctic, 2020 has seen exceptional warmth, with temperatures more than 3 degrees Celsius above average – and more than 5 degrees in northern Siberia. Arctic sea ice in October was the lowest on record – and now re-freezing has been the slowest on record. Greenland ice has continued its long-term decline, losing an average of 278 gigatons a year.
(2020-12-12). [Perspectives] Is my cough COVID-19? thelancet.com Imagine that even if you have no symptoms of COVID-19, the sound of your forced cough transmitted to your smartphone or smart speaker, processed by an algorithm, could provide a 98 ∑5% accurate diagnosis. That's what a study involving more than 4000 people suggested might be possible. And it could be done anytime, free of charge, with immediate turnaround of results. It's one of many proposed uses of artificial intelligence (AI) for COVID-19. However, such technology will clearly require further research and independent replication to be refined, accepted, or implemented.
(2020-12-12). Saturday 12/19: Police Murder and the Struggle for Justice. indybay.org Join Zoom Meeting | zoom.us/j/99509975138?pwd=ZytnajNqdGo2RUdiWGRIeStuRGRZQT09 | Meeting ID: 995 0997 5138 | Passcode: 298564 | One tap mobile | +16699006833,,99509975138#,,,,,,0#,,298564# US (San Jose) | +12532158782,,99509975138#,,,,,,0#,,298564# US (Tacoma) | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) | +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) | +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) | +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) | +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) | +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) | Meeting ID: 995 0997 5138 | Passcode: 298564 | Find your local number: zoom.us/u/ab0SatXmAo…
(2020-12-12). LIVE: Climate Ambition Summit. news.un.org Live coverage of the Climate Ambition Summit 2020, an important step forward in the battle against the climate crisis, with several major economies announcing new commitments to cut their carbon footprints and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
(2020-12-12). Argentina: Acciones Plurinacionales en Defensa de la Vida. indybay.org Argentina | Del 8 al 13 de diciembre | SEMANA DE ACCIONES PLURINACIONALES EN DEFENSA DE LA VIDA…
(2020-12-12). [Correspondence] Maintaining a gendered perspective in scientific meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. thelancet.com Several studies have pointed towards the COVID-19 pandemic's potential to negatively affect career paths of women in science.1,2 Although the impact on manuscript submissions and publications, as one career path mechanism, has been well documented,3 an area that is often difficult to elucidate as part of the mechanisms underlying differential progress of male and female researchers is that of invitations to give scientific talks and to chair scientific meetings. Here, the merit of such an invitation is not always transparent or as easy to assess as a publication record.
(2020-12-12). Time to Grow Up: Ending Divisions Creating Peace. dissidentvoice.org There are said to be around 30 armed conflicts currently taking place in the world, some large, some small, all deadly. The warring factions of today are more likely to be insurgent groups — 'rebels' (sometimes fighting proxy wars for a regional or global power) or terrorists, extremists — right and left, battling with a …
(2020-12-12). Saturday 12/12: SC1.5NCE Not SILENCE: Five-year Anniversary of Paris Agreement Climate Emergency Forum. indybay.org Online via livestream or Zoom…
(2020-12-12). How to Cure America's Vaccine Paranoia. zcomm.org The vaccine refusers among us will likely continue to benefit from living in a largely vaccinated community, mooching off of the herd immunity they refuse to contribute to…
(2020-12-12). Wednesday 12/16: NAACP Town Hall: Slowing Pandemic Spread, #COVID19 Vaccine, & Health of Black Community. indybay.org Online town hall…
(2020-12-12). Incarcerated Women Are Punished for Their Trauma With Solitary Confinement. truthout.org This work is supported by a grant from the Solitary Confinement Reporting Project, managed by Solitary Watch with funding from the Vital Projects Fund. | At Minnesota's Shakopee Correctional Facility for women, where I am incarcerated, solitude is something we seldom have a chance to experience. Loud, muffled over-head announcements begin every morning at 5: 30 and continue until 9: 30 p.m. when we are counted for the last time of the day. There is little privacy; everyone can hear each other's b…
(2020-12-12). [Correspondence] Association of SARS-CoV-2 renal tropism with acute kidney injury. thelancet.com In their report on the association of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) renal tropism with acute kidney injury, Fabian Braun and colleagues1 do not appear to have provided evidence for acute kidney injury as defined in the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) clinical practice guidelines—that is, an increase in serum creatinine (SCr) by 26 ∑5 Œºmol/L or more within 48 h; an increase in SCr to 1 ∑5 times or more from baseline, which is known or presumed to have occurred within the previous 7 days; or a urine volume of less than 0 ∑5 ml/kg per h f…
(2020-12-12). Nineteen Tragic Facts About Covid 19. zcomm.org In 13 states, the unemployment benefits provided fall below the federal poverty line of $245 a week according to the Government Accountability Office…
(2020-12-12). [Correspondence] Cardiovascular preventive strategies are not conflicting. thelancet.com We agree with Michael Brainin and Karen Sliwa1 about the urgent need to improve the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease but would like to correct some other points they raise. Brainin and Sliwa suggest that we2 promoted high-risk approaches over population-based approaches; however, we stated that "Too often debate about prevention of cardiovascular disease is polarised between opposing evangelists for the high-risk and population-wide approaches. An agnostic approach based on effectiveness and cost-effectiveness is preferable.
(2020-12-12). Antisemitism claims mask a reign of political and cultural terror across Europe. zcomm.org What we see here is an illustration of a principle at the heart of Israel's state ideology of Zionism: Israel needs antisemitism. Israel would quite literally have to invent antisemitism if it did not exist…
(2020-12-12). Thursday 1/14: Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present. indybay.org Online event…
(2020-12-12). [Seminar] Primary biliary cholangitis. thelancet.com Primary biliary cholangitis is an autoimmune liver disease that predominantly affects women. It is characterised by a chronic and destructive, small bile duct, granulomatous lymphocytic cholangitis, with typical seroreactivity for antimitochondrial antibodies. Patients have variable risks of progressive ductopenia, cholestasis, and biliary fibrosis. Considerations for the cause of this disease emphasise an interaction of chronic immune damage with biliary epithelial cell responses and encompass complex, poorly understood genetic risks and environmental triggers.
(2020-12-12). [Review] Retinal vascular occlusions. thelancet.com Acute retinal vascular occlusions are common causes of visual impairment. Although both retinal artery occlusions and retinal vein occlusions are associated with increased age and cardiovascular risk factors, their pathophysiology, systemic implications, and management differ substantially. Acute management of retinal artery occlusions involves a multidisciplinary approach including neurologists with stroke expertise, whereas treatment of retinal vein occlusions is provided by ophthalmologists. Optimisation of systemic risk factors by patients' primary care providers is an important component of the management of…
(2020-12-12). Tuesday 12/15: Community Training: How to Request Release For Medically Vulnerable People in ICE Custody. indybay.org Webinar online…
(2020-12-12). Friday 12/11: Solidarity Rally! Support Bookshop Santa Cruz Union! indybay.org Pacific Avenue and Locust Street, Santa Cruz…
(2020-12-12). [Editorial] Facing up to long COVID. thelancet.com Multiorgan symptoms after COVID-19 are being reported by increasing numbers of patients. They range from cough and shortness of breath, to fatigue, headache, palpitations, chest pain, joint pain, physical limitations, depression, and insomnia, and affect people of varying ages. At the Lancet—Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences conference on Nov 23, Bin Cao presented data (in press at The Lancet) on the long-term consequences of COVID-19 for patients in Wuhan, and warned that dysfunctions and complications could persist in some discharged patients for at least 6 months.
(2020-12-12). Billionaires made $1tn since Covid-19. They can afford to protect their workers. zcomm.org The contrast between billionaires making no sacrifice and their essential workers making the ultimate sacrifice is both unethical and corrupt…
(2020-12-12). Congress Passes Shell Company Accountability Bill. indybay.org By a vote of 84 to 13, the Senate passed corporate transparency legislation as part of the annual vote on the National Defense Authorization Act.
(2020-12-12). [Correspondence] One Health or Planetary Health for pandemic prevention? thelancet.com It is a well accepted narrative that the disruption of forests, rapid urbanisation, and population growth are driving zoonotic events simply by increasing close contact between people and animals.1 However, these predictor variables (eg, urbanisation, land usage, human population density) only explain about 30% of the total variation in zoonotic potential.2 With advancing technologies, it has been shown that vertebrate RNA viruses, despite transmitting between species, have co-evolved with their hosts for millions of years, which only strengthens the theory that zoonotic diseases caused by RNA virus spillover, su…
(2020-12-12). [Obituary] Valerie Curtis. thelancet.com Engineer turned hygiene scientist and public health advocate. She was born in Seascale, UK, on Sept 20, 1958, and died of vaginal cancer in Haywards Heath, UK, on Oct 19, 2020, aged 62 years.
(2020-12-12). [World Report] Cheaper HIV treatment for children. thelancet.com A new pricing agreement will bring the cost of treatment for children with HIV down from US$480 to less than $120. Talha Burki reports.
(2020-12-12). [Articles] First-attempt success rate of video laryngoscopy in small infants (VISI): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial. thelancet.com Among anaesthetised infants, using video laryngoscopy with a standard blade improves the first-attempt success rate and reduces complications.
(2020-12-12). Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. zcomm.org Governments are pledging to avert a climate crisis while their economies bankroll and intensify it.
(2020-12-11). Even the opposition believes Venezuela's election was legitimate. peoplesdispatch.org Vijay Prashad spoke to leaders of five major opposition parties in Venezuela that participated in the elections on December 6 and rejected the boycott of the process promoted by US-backed Juan Guaidó.
(2020-12-11). Cuba's medical brigades fight the pandemic. workers.org 
Socialist Cuba embodies the spirit of international solidarity by its constant medical aid to countries around the world, especially those impacted by imperialism. This is not just an empty phrase. The true meaning of solidarity is shown every day by teams of Cuban health care workers — the doctors and . . . |
(2020-12-11). Venezuela: Socialist election win masks deeper problems. greenleft.org.au The United Socialist Party of Venezuela's strategy has paid off, winning back control of the National Assembly in the December 6 elections. But it has come at a high price, writes Federico Fuentes.
(2020-12-11). Name Me One Country Where Capitalism Works. dissidentvoice.org 
Orientation When I first considered myself a socialist revolutionary in 1970, I was hounded by free marketers' challenge: "name me one country where socialism works". These market fundamentalists would then hold up the most strident expectations for socialism: Everyone is exactly equal with no classes. There is an abundance of goods which are conveniently circulated. …
(2020-12-11). U.S. media, pols rage after Venezuelans defy U.S. empire to re-elect socialists. mronline.org 
Despite the fact that the election was overseen by 1,500 international observers, U.S. pols and media pundits alike labeled it a sham before it even took place.
(2020-12-11). Roaming Charges: Negative Creep. counterpunch.org 
Under Biden we're going to experience four years (if he lasts that long) of negative creep, a steady recrudescence of the same policies—economic, social, environmental and military—which led us to into the very quagmire where nearly all of us are now inexorably sinking.
(2020-12-11). Screen Shot 2020-12-10 at 9.16.39 AM.png. progressive.org President Trump is trashing democracy on his way out the door and congressional Republicans are complicit.
(2020-12-11). 'Long Live the (Dead) Peace Process'. zcomm.org Abbas Prioritizes US Ties over Palestinian National Unity…
(2020-12-11). Pharma Controlled FDA Panel Recommends Approval for Controversial Pfizer COVID Vaccine. globalresearch.ca Establishment media are at the forefront in promoting potentially hazardous to human health covid vaccines they should be advising caution about instead. | The NYT headlined: "FDA Advisory Panel Gives Green Light to Pfizer Vaccine," saying: | Approval "pave(s) the way for …
(2020-12-11). Migrant smugglers exploiting Covid-19 pandemic, Interpol warns. rt.com 
Interpol has made more than 200 arrests as part of an international operation to bring down criminal smuggling networks, and warned human traffickers are exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic. | The one-week op, named Operation Turquesa II, saw officials in 32 countries conduct more than 50,000 checks. The massive crackdown lead to the identification of around 3,500 irregular migrants and the detention of over 200 people linked to migrant smuggling and human trafficking. | Interpol Secretary General Juergen Stock warned that the operation "shows how organized crime groups continue to take advantage of vulnerable pe…
(2020-12-11). Biden Must Restore Citizenship for Black and Brown People. aclu.org President Trump's relentless destruction of our immigration system is well documented. However, the myriad ways in which he attacked and targeted Black and Brown people seeking immigration benefits or citizenship, and even U.S. citizens is less discussed. , , There have been three substantial attacks on citizenship for Black and Brown immigrants: | Indefinite delays of immigration benefits, including citizenship, through the Controlled Application Review and Resolution Program (CARRP), which has targeted Muslims and people from Muslim-majority countries since 2008;Blocking the expedited path to citizenship fo…
(2020-12-11). How US Sanctions Have Contributed to the 50K Dead of Coronavirus In Iran. commondreams.org Iran suffers the worst pandemic outbreak in the Middle East. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/coronavirus_3.jpg …
(2020-12-11). Podcast Panel: US Meddling In Venezuela Elections, Economic Warfare & COVID-19. mintpressnews.com Observed by 1,500 international election observers from 34 countries, elections in Venezuela handed Nicholas Maduro a clear victory, sending a message to the US that it failed to influence the same elections that Mike Pompeo called illegitimate.
(2020-12-11). Coronavirus Scandal Breaking in Merkel's Germany. False Positives and the Drosten PCR Test. globalresearch.ca The widely-praised German model of the Angela Merkel regime to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic is now engulfed in a series of potentially devastating scandals going to the very heart of the testing and medical advice being used to declare …
(2020-12-11). State repression focus of Detroit Will Breathe/PSL webinar. liberationnews.org 
Detroit Will Breathe organizers Tristan Taylor and Lloyd Simpson in Detroit joined Party for Socialism and Liberation members Shabbir Manjee in Chicago, and Joel Ibrahim and Lillian House in Denver for an online forum Dec. 5. They discussed state repression of the anti-racist movement and how to effectively counter it. The event was organized by …
(2020-12-11). How the Safe Bet Lost in North Carolina. thenation.com 
What doomed Cal Cunningham may have been the same thing that made him appealing in the first place: He never took a firm position on anything, even himself.
(2020-12-11). Soccer league players announce partnership with Communications Workers of America. peoplesworld.org 
The United Soccer League Players Association (USLPA), the union representing all of the United Soccer League's Championship and League One players, and the Communications Workers of America (CWA), a labor union representing hundreds of thousands of working people across many different sectors, have signed a partnership agreement to build solidarity, increase collaboration, and provide collective …
(2020-12-11). Selected Articles: What Happens if Something Goes Wrong after You Receive a COVID Vaccine? globalresearch.ca 
By Government and media propaganda has firmly convinced most of the citizenry of the West that Russia invaded Crimea, and the truth …
(2020-12-11). Moonanum James, °presente! workers.org 
Special to Workers World Moonanum James speaks at National Day of Mourning, Plymouth, Mass., 2016.Credit: Hannah Kirschbaum Moonanum James, co-leader of United American Indians of New England, died of cancer on Dec. 4 at the age of 70. A member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag nation, he fought to continue the . . . |
(2020-12-11). Biden's cabinet picks are a pittance—Representation in the capitalist government is not enough. liberationnews.org 
If we study the political careers of Kamala Harris and Avril Haines we find that these women have consistently made decisions that harm workers…
(2020-12-11). Dr. Paul Farmer: Centuries of Inequality in the U.S. Laid Groundwork for Pandemic Devastation. counterpunch.org 
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(2020-12-11). UN says world leaders must act: More than 80 million people displaced in 'bleak milestone'. peoplesworld.org 
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(2020-12-11). Bolivia feeds its hungry while Republicans let Americans starve. peoplesworld.org 
It is a tale of two countries regarding how Bolivia and the United States treat their people. On the one hand, there is Bolivia, a country that has embraced socialism, has overwhelmingly elected a progressive, anti-imperialist president, Luis Arce, and a country that has just initiated a program of "Bonuses Against Hunger" to provide relief …
(2020-12-11). Canada: Alberta's open-pit coal mining plan must be stopped! peoplesworld.org 
Australian mining corporations are already preparing to open-pit mine in the Bighorn area of the Rocky Mountains. Since 1976 Alberta's Coal Development Policy has guided land use over many aspects of coal development, including open-pit coal mining and coal exploration in some of Alberta's most environmentally sensitive areas. This policy was developed with extensive public …
(2020-12-11). Gove lets slip the truth about Brexit. The timing couldn't be more embarrassing. thecanary.co 
Earlier this week, cabinet office minister Michael Gove dropped a spectacular clanger when he inadvertently revealed that the Johnson government's Brexit dealings are nonsensical. The phrase Gove used to U-turn on Irish border: | On 8 December 2020, Gove and European commission vice-president…
(2020-12-11). General strike: Greek workers respond to government's attacks. workers.org 
In big cities like Athens and Thessaloníki, and smaller ones like Larissa and Patras, workers in Greece struck and marched by the thousands Nov. 26 to defend workers' wages and benefits. Their actions defied government restrictions, made under the pretext of responding to COVID-19, which limit gatherings of more than . . . |
(2020-12-11). Partly Truth and Partly Fiction, Totally Genius: Kris Kristofferson. dissidentvoice.org 
He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity's sun rise. — William Blake, Eternity Great songwriters, like great poets, are possessed by a passionate melancholic sensibility that gives them joy in the telling. They seem always to be homesick …
(2020-12-11). Israel normalisation: What Morocco gets in return. middleeasteye.net 
Israel normalisation: What Morocco gets in return | As Morocco becomes the fourth Arab country to normalise ties with Israel, MEE looks at the likely gains for the North African nation | Fri, 12/11/2020 – 13: 07 | Moroccan and Israeli flags. Recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara has been described as a "gift" to the North African country from the outgoing US administrati…
(2020-12-11). PW Podcast: Rev. Liz Theoharis talks voter suppression and poverty. peoplesworld.org 
Beyond the Page is a companion podcast to the award-winning publication People's World. With every episode, we'll take you deeper into the topics covered at PeoplesWorld.org. Our program brings you in-depth interviews with journalists and activists on the most pressing stories in progressive politics, labor, and the struggle for socialism in the United States. As …
(2020-12-11). 'Algerians are hurting': Dinar's dramatic fall deepens economic woes. middleeasteye.net 
'Algerians are hurting': Dinar's dramatic fall deepens economic woes | Coronavirus and sharp drop in oil prices have exposed decades of failure to diversify away from natural resources, experts tell MEE | Fri, 12/11/2020 – 09: 35 | Once boasting wealthy resources, the North African country has seen its foreign exchange reserves significantly depleted in the last few years (AFP/file photo)…
(2020-12-11). Of Thee I Sing. counterpunch.org 
Every human culture included and includes music. This makes music culture universal. The other so-called cultural universal is language. Anthropologists and others may debate which came first, music or language, but the meaningful fact for this reviewer is that every culture includes music. This elemental truth is significant no matter who Bob Dylan sells his
(2020-12-11). Turkish lawyer on hunger strike sent back to prison after release. middleeasteye.net 
Turkish lawyer on hunger strike sent back to prison after release | Aytac Unsal re-arrested as a flight risk despite being released on health grounds in September after 213-day hunger strike | Fri, 12/11/2020 – 11: 44 | Aytac Unsal recovering in bed following his hunger strike (People's Law Bureau) | A Turkish lawyer who was released from prison on medical grounds after spending more than seven…
(2020-12-11). The SEC Has a Graph of the Wall Street Short-Term Loan Market that Blew Up: It Needs a Surgeon General Warning Before Viewing. counterpunch.org 
If you suffer from chronic nightmares, experience migraine headaches from stress, or have anger management issues when confronted with abject stupidity, you probably want to avoid looking at the above graph that the Securities and Exchange Commission has created to show how one of the most critical financial markets in the United States functions. Or
(2020-12-11). Capitalism and the Green New Deal. counterpunch.org 
Environmental destruction— climate change, species loss, oceanic depletion, and the rendering of vast tracts of air, water and land unusable has, according to a group of recent IPCC reports, reached the point where it threatens human existence. In contrast to efforts by different constituencies to limit the scope of concern, what the IPCC makes clear is that environmental decline is a clear and present danger, and that its breadth makes a mockery of calls for simple technical fixes. In fact, many of the proposed solutions to climate change threaten to make species loss and oceanic depletion significantly worse.
(2020-12-11). Israeli politicians trying new Arab-Jewish partnerships in bid for success. middleeasteye.net 
Israeli politicians trying new Arab-Jewish partnerships in bid for success | On the left and right, parties are making overtures to the country's Palestinian community in anticipation of a fourth election in Israel – but can the gap be bridged? | Fri, 12/11/2020 – 12: 25 | A Palestinian citizen of Israel arrives at a polling station decorated with portraits of Israeli politicians to cast his ballot for the par…
(2020-12-11). Trustbusters target Facebook, but anti-monopoly effort shores up capitalism. peoplesworld.org 
Coming on the heels of a Justice Department lawsuit against Google filed in October, social networking giant Facebook is now in the crosshairs of the trustbusters at the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of more than 48 state and territorial governments. Anti-monopoly momentum is picking up as regulators, long regarded as asleep at the …
(2020-12-11). PA prisons: Disdain, distrust and deprivation. workers.org 
Incarcerated workers across Pennsylvania are demanding that Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel reverse his disastrous decision to begin mass transfers of prisoners during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The following commentary is part 2 from an interview by Joe Piette with jailhouse organizer and environmentalist Bryant Arroyo, who . . . |
(2020-12-11). My year as a Workers World candidate — a commentary. workers.org 
Alade with lead banner at Philadelphia United Front march, Nov. 7. WW photo: Joe Piette== The year 2020 conjures up a variety of feelings and emotions for people. Some view it as the year of the apocalypse, others have a more optimistic option. Count me in the latter category. I am . . . |
(2020-12-11). Military sexual assault is business as usual say veterans as Fort Hood investigation concludes. liberationnews.org 
Following a months-long investigation, the U.S. Army has disciplined 14 higher-ups at Fort Hood in Texas for failures of leadership related to a toxic climate that resulted in pervasive sexual harassment and incidents of sexual assault at the base.
(2020-12-11). Brazilian poet diplomat Vinícius de Moraes and 'The Worker in Construction'. peoplesworld.org 
The year 2020 marked 40 years of farewell to the poet Vinícius de Moraes. He left the coexistence on July 9, 1980. Vinícius was known as the "poetinha"—the little poet—a nickname he earned from Antà¥nio Carlos (Tom) Jobim, his frequent collaborator in the bossa nova movement. His most famous lyric was the one he wrote …
(2020-12-11). Capitalist crimes against seniors in nursing homes. workers.org 
As we are hit by a second wave of the pandemic, the causes of the 266,000 U.S. deaths of COVID-19 must be exposed. It is not because of the virus alone that the U.S. has become the world's leader in number of deaths. It is the capitalist system and its . . . |
(2020-12-11). New Zealand attacks inquiry leaves Muslims 'bewildered' and frustrated. middleeasteye.net 
New Zealand attacks inquiry leaves Muslims 'bewildered' and frustrated | Inquiry concludes mosque shootings could not have been prevented, but community in mourning still has questions it wants answered | Fri, 12/11/2020 – 17: 15 | Jacinda Ardern (R) walks with Gamal Fouda (L), imam of Al Noor mosque, in September as she prepares to unveil plaque in memory of those killed in 2019 shootings (AFP)…
(2020-12-11). Now in print and available:'Capitalism on a ventilator: The Impact of Covid-19 in China & the U.S.'. workers.org 
"Capitalism on a Ventilator: The Impact of COVID-19 in China & the U.S." is a new anthology contrasting the effective Chinese response to COVID-19 with the disastrous response here in the U.S. It pushes back against the racist anti-China campaign in the media. Due to the growing hostility of the . . . |
(2020-12-11). Which Middle Eastern and North African countries have normalised relations with Israel? middleeasteye.net 
Which Middle Eastern and North African countries have normalised relations with Israel? | Morocco joins a handful of countries in the region to have made official diplomatic relations with Israel | Fri, 12/11/2020 – 14: 30 | Egypt under president Anwar Sadat (left), shaking hands with then-Israeli premier Menachem Begin in front of US president Jimmy Carter, became in 1979 the first Arab country to forma…
(2020-12-11). Delaware-sized iceberg floats toward South Georgia, puts wildlife at risk. peoplesworld.org 
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(2020-12-11). Former Presidential Candidate Capriles Calls on US to End 'Interim Presidency'. venezuelanalysis.com Capriles claimed that currently "the opposition has no leadership."
(2020-12-11). Go Vote Yourself a Raise, Georgia — You've Long Earned It. counterpunch.org All political eyes are on Georgia's runoff election on January 5th, 2021. Two Senate seats are up for grabs and will decide whether the evil Trumpster and corporatist Senator Mitch McConnell stays in total control of the U.S. Senate or not. If the Democrats win both seats, the Senate would be split, 50-50. Vice President
(2020-12-11). "I Told You So. You Damned Fools" zcomm.org 75 Years of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists…
(2020-12-11). ICC Drops Probe into Alleged UK War Crimes in Iraq Despite 'Reasonable' Evidence. globalresearch.ca Despite finding "reasonable basis" for allegations of war crimes against British soldiers in Iraq, an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor dropped a preliminary investigation, citing the UK's own efforts to investigate the conduct of its troops in the war. | In …
(2020-12-11). Video: Thailand: US Openly Backs Anti-Government Mob. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2020-12-11). Diego Luna and Sienna Miller can't figure out what's real in the trippy, exhausting "Wander Darkly" salon.com Director-writer Tara Miele creates a slippery narrative that shifts from life to death, and possibly purgatory…
(2020-12-11). Government's new IR bill 'dangerous and extreme'. greenleft.org.au Sarah Hathway reports on the new federal omnibus industrial relations amendment bill. Unsurprisingly, it includes measures that advantage businesses over workers.
(2020-12-11). Building back a better Africa policy should not mean going back to old ways. zcomm.org The bottom line is that U.S. Africa policy will be most productive if U.S. policymakers are willing to learn and collaborate rather than to preach or dictate…
(2020-12-11). Stand with Bookshop Santa Cruz Workers as they Organize a Union. indybay.org Bookshop Santa Cruz booksellers and other non-managerial staff have asked that store owner Casey Coonerty Protti voluntarily recognize their union with the Communication Workers of America Local 9423. Sign this petition in support: Stand with Bookshop Santa Cruz Workers as they Organize a Union!
(2020-12-11). Does the Chicken Price Fixing Scandal Surprise Anyone? counterpunch.org The modern chicken industry is among the most egregious in the world. Worker abuse, animal abuse, abuse of small farmers, pollution of waterways, contaminated food products and financial wrongdoing regularly appear in the news. Big fines have no effect on an industry in which one company can make as much as $41 billion a year. Yes billion.
(2020-12-11). Artificial intelligence improves control of powerful plasma accelerators. imperial.ac.uk Researchers have used AI to control beams for the next generation of smaller, cheaper accelerators for research, medical and industrial applications.
(2020-12-11). How Australia Sabotaged Its Own Interests in Relations with China. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2020-12-11). Twitter Acquires Screen-Sharing and Video Chat App Squad. sputniknews.com Squad is a social networking app that allows users to share their screens with friends and family as part of a video call. The app was launched last year.
(2020-12-11). Growing Consensus That Economy Needs Massive Federal Investments. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-12-11). 'Harebrained' Texas Election Lawsuit a Serious GOP Attack on Democracy, Warn Experts. commondreams.org {olitical observers on Friday warned that Texas's legal challenge of the election results, which has garnered the support of more than 100 Republican officials, is nonetheless a sign that democracy is under significant attack in the United States. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1219321528_1.jpg …
(2020-12-11). Rebuilding the Solidarity Economy During COVID-19. progressive.org The pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests have shown New York's mutual aid collectives how to navigate the line between mutual aid, solidarity, and charity.
(2020-12-11). "Elephants in the Room": Scary 'R' Us: The Exaggerated Threat of Terrorism. globalresearch.ca This is the sixth in a series entitled Elephants In The Room, which attempts to provide a beginners guide to understanding what's really going on in relation to war, terrorism, economics and poverty, without the nonsense in the mainstream media….
(2020-12-11). Calls to "Abolish the Death Penalty" Grow as Trump's Last-Minute Execution Spree Kills Brandon Bernard. commondreams.org "In a world of incredible violence, the state should not be involved in premeditated murder," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/brandon_bernard.jpg …
(2020-12-11). Pukr: Palestinians, Uighurs, Kashmiris and Rohingyas. counterpunch.org Pukr (rhymes with cutter) is a common word in several South Asian languages, including Urdu, Hindi, Sindhi, Gujrati, and Punjabi. Written as پکڑ in Urdu, pukr means to nab, capture, snatch and seize. The antonyms for pukr are to release, liberate, return. Broadly interpreted, pukr is associated with siege, humiliation, home raids, loss of liberty,
(2020-12-11). Mike Lee becomes lone Republican to block bipartisan bill creating American Women's History Museum. salon.com The Utah Republican's move to block the museum comes on the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage…
(2020-12-11). 2020 National Juneteenth Holiday Bill still in process. indybay.org Texas Republican Senator Cornyn. As in legislative session, I ask unanimous | consent that the Senate Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. 4019; Juneteenth National Holiday; that the bill be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
(2020-12-11). Is It Really Terry McAuliffe's Turn in Virginia—Again? thenation.com Is It Really Terry McAuliffe's Turn in Virginia—Again?
(2020-12-11). 'Defacto Human Experiment:' Mary + Polly Discuss Rollout of Pfizer Vaccine in UK, Danger of Vaccinating Elderly + More. globalresearch.ca In "This Week," Mary and Polly discuss the latest COVID vaccine-related headline news, including the rollout of Pfizer's vaccine in the UK, concerns about vaccinating the elderly … and more. | *** | This week marked the "landmark" rollout of the …
(2020-12-11). New claims for unemployment insurance jump almost 20% in one week. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – On Thursday, December 10, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that new claims for regular state unemployment went up by 137,000, or 19.1% for the week ending December 5. This is the biggest increase in applications for unemployment since the first week of April. In addition, new claims for the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance or PUA also increased by almost 140,000. The total of almost 280,000 applications by jobless Americans in a week was the second largest jump during the entire recession, raising the danger of a 'double-dip' recession, where the economy goes downhill a second time.
(2020-12-11). My Take on the US Elections: Voting for Corporate Figureheads is not Democracy. globalresearch.ca Interview with Prof. Dr. iur. et phil. Alfred de Zayas, international law expert and former UN mandate holder | *** | Thomas Kaiser: Zeitgeschehen im Fokus Professor de Zayas, you are an American citizen. What do you think about the course of …
(2020-12-11). Want to Defund the Police? Then Vote for Loeffler and Perdue in Georgia Senate Run-Off Race. commondreams.org When police (and teachers and firefighters and other essential state and local government workers) are defunded and fired in the next few months, blame it on Republicans like Purdue and Loeffler. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/georgia_0.jpg …
(2020-12-11). 20,000 Protest Sites, 22 States. zcomm.org Farmers' 'Bandh' Call Leaves No Corner Untouched…
(2020-12-11). Why a "Re-Indigenization" of Society Makes Sense. counterpunch.org It may sound patently absurd to discuss a "re-Indigenization" of society. Yet, I argue not only is it practical but necessary if humanity is to survive into this century and beyond. Humans, for most of their history, lived as hunter-gatherers, for about the first 290,000 years or so. It is only in the last ten
(2020-12-11). 'Communication Is a Human Right' Ecuadorean Lawmakers Say. telesurenglish.net Ecuador's National Assembly on Thursday approved legal provisions to transform "communication" into a "human right.". | RELATED: | By doing so, they invalitated the definition of communication as a"public good", which was defended by former President Rafael Correa (2007-2017). | In 2019, President Lenin Moreno proposed that "social communication" be conceived as a human right rather than a public service. | After…
(2020-12-11). 'Without Decency and Without Dignity': German Newsweekly Der Spiegel Names Trump 'Loser of the Year'. commondreams.org "The country is more divided than ever since the times of the Civil War. This is not a by-product of Trump's politics, it is their goal." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/loser_trump_0.jpg …
(2020-12-11). Republicans want more than a coup: Trump's loyalty test exposes their hatred for democracy. salon.com More than half of House Republicans and 17 GOP attorneys general have outed themselves as traitors…
(2020-12-11). "Five Eyes Spy" Agreement Threatens New Zealand's Independence and Relationship with China? asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2020-12-11). Fighting From Federal Death Row in My Friend Brandon Bernard's Memory. thenation.com Fighting From Federal Death Row in My Friend Brandon Bernard's Memory…
(2020-12-11). The Approaching Crunch in US Policy Towards China. globalresearch.ca The Republican and Democrat leaders of the US Senate Intelligence Committee have issued a joint statement of intense hostility towards China. This posture is a threat to Australia's national security… and the world. An attempt to tear China down will …
(2020-12-11). Choice in Health Care Plans and Medicare: It's More Complicated. cepr.net Margot Sanger-Katz had a very good NYT piece on the difficulty of choosing among health insurance plans. The gist of the piece is that people have a very difficult time choosing among plans, and even well-educated people often make choices that are bad for them. (The highlight is that Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman …
(2020-12-11). Thursday 12/10: 2020 Sacramento Kwanzaa Wakanda Project. indybay.org Florin Square | Florin Road Partnership | Sacramento, California…
(2020-12-11). What Happens if Something Goes Wrong after You Receive a COVID Vaccine? globalresearch.ca The bottom line is that if you are injured by a vaccine or other "countermeasure" designated by the DHHS Secretary as intended for a pandemic or bioterrorism threat (Covid-19, Pandemic Flu, Anthrax, Smallpox) your options for receiving any financial benefit …
(2020-12-11). The 2020 Worldwide Corona Crisis: Destroying Civil Society, Engineered Economic Depression, Global Coup d'État and the "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca We are at the crossroads of one of the most serious crises in modern history. We are living history, yet our understanding of the flow of events since January 2020 has been blurred. Worldwide, people have been misled both by their governments and the media as to the causes and devastating consequences of the Covid-19 "pandemic".
(2020-12-11). Sunday 12/13: CA Poor People's Campaign Chapters Town Hall: PPC Demands for First 100 Days. indybay.org Online town hall, please join us!
(2020-12-11). Thoughts on the Silence of Republican Lawmakers. indybay.org Coronavirus continues to devastate the country, with official deaths topping 281,000 today, but it turns out that the Trump administration did not actually have a plan for distribution of vaccines. Federal officials have drastically slashed the amount of vaccine they promised to states before the election. Instead of the 300 million doses, the plan is currently to distribute 35 to 40 million doses.
(2020-12-11). Charter Schools Bully Teachers. dissidentvoice.org It is no accident that fewer than three percent of the nation's roughly 7,300 charter schools are operated by teachers and that 90% of charter schools do not have a teachers union. So much for the narrative that charter schools started nearly 30 years ago to empower teachers. Some states even allow charter schools to …
(2020-12-11). New York state's pension fund will divest from fossil fuel. nationofchange.org This is being hailed as "the most aggressive divestment target set by any U.S. pension fund by a decade."
(2020-12-11). The upcoming battle over US student debt cancellation. nationofchange.org President-elect Biden will be able to cancel nearly all student debt without congressional approval. If he refuses, organized debtors are preparing to strike.
(2020-12-11). What 100 Years of History Tells Us About Racism in Policing. aclu.org In the middle of the 2020 pandemic, America was shaken by the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and the protests that erupted in the aftermath. But the disturbing trends we see today in police violence are the same patterns we've seen over the last 100 years. Again and again, commissions convened to examine why police brutality sparks unrest have come to the same conclusion: We must address the poverty and systemic racism that go hand in hand with policing communities of color., , This week, we launched a series of four short films taking a critical look at what we've learned from the last 100 years…
(2020-12-11). Rebekah Jones, Florida's COVID-19 whistleblower, says Gov. DeSantis has health officials "terrified" salon.com After campaigning for transparency in COVID-19 case reporting, Jones' home was raided by armed agents…
(2020-12-11). Friday 12/18: "Riffing for the Georgia Runoffs" Live Virtual Comedy w/ Patton Oswalt & Sarah Silverman. indybay.org Live Virtual Show…
(2020-12-11). Volunteer SCPD Homeless-Harasser Deb Elston's Ticketing Record. indybay.org For those seeking more information regarding the questionable ticketing behavior of the SCPD towards those whose only home is their vehicle, check out the record of Santa Cruz Neighbors organizer and Nextdoor boss Deborah Elston below.
(2020-12-11). The Sociopathy Contagion. counterpunch.org Anyone reading CounterPunch likely knows and accepts that the colonization of the Americas was not successful due to any inherent superiority of European ideals of consumption or expansion. It was successful because up to 95% of the population simply died off from the pestilence carried by the new arrivals. Europeans had been living with their
(2020-12-11). The think tank industrial complex: Sowing doubt and disinformation. nationofchange.org Without some kind of regulation, unaccountable think tanks will continue to obscure the truth about the issues they present to the public and offer often financially lucrative revolving doors for politicians and policymakers as they leave government service.
(2020-12-11). House Backs Decriminalizing Pot. zcomm.org Voters OK Legalization Ballot Initiatives…
(2020-12-11). Thursday 12/10: A Public Reading of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with the SF Gray Panthers. indybay.org Zoom…
(2020-12-11). From senseless working to senseless learning. indybay.org Today, the education system is seen almost exclusively as a supplier to the economic process. The traditional ideological superstructure of schools, universities and adult education, the orientation toward 'comprehensive education', has receded far into the background.
(2020-12-11). Tibetan Delek Children's Foundation: Helping Poor Kids in the Himalayan Mountains. indybay.org Delek Children's Foundation helps with healthcare & education to the poor children in the isolated villages of Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan and Indian in the Himalayan Mountains…
(2020-12-11). Cracks Appear in Peru's Neoliberal Agriculture. dissidentvoice.org Farm workers in various regions of Peru- such as Ica, Viru La Libertad and Piurahad — went on a strike in the first week of December, 2020, blocking the strategic Pan-American motorway to demand wage increases, basic social security benefits and the repeal of the decades-old Agrarian Promotion Law, enacted in 2000, as a mechanism …
(2020-12-11). A tipping point for the defeat of fossil fuels? nationofchange.org How to stop Big Energy in its tracks (quite literally)…
(2020-12-11). Saudi Arabia Sends Joe Biden Mixed Messages. globalresearch.ca Saudi Arabia appears to be drawing lines in the sand as the kingdom prepares for a new era in relations with the United States once President-elect Joe Biden assumes office in January. | In doing so, the kingdom is seemingly signaling …
(2020-12-10). US Supreme Court rules Muslims placed on no-fly list can sue for damages. middleeasteye.net 
US Supreme Court rules Muslims placed on no-fly list can sue for damages | Ruling paves way for lawsuits against FBI officers who placed Muslims on travel blacklist for refusing to spy on their communities | Thu, 12/10/2020 – 21: 05 | In unanimous decision, court rules in favour of lead plaintiff (AFP/File photo) | The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Muslim Americans who were placed on the…
(2020-12-10). Spilling Ink and Spilling Blood: Fighting and Writing Against America's Forever Wars. counterpunch.org 
If you have a moment, how about joining two retired officers, Bill Astore and me, Danny Sjursen, as we think about this country's catastrophic forever wars that, regardless of their deadly costs and lack of progress, never seem quite to end? Recently, in a podcast chat about our very different but somehow twin journeys through
(2020-12-10). Evo Morales: In Venezuela there was a Democratic 'Fiesta' on December 6. mronline.org 
"There is peace, tranquility and yesterday there was a great democratic 'fiesta'," the former president of Bolivia and international observer of Venezuela's elections, Evo Morales, emphasized this Monday.
(2020-12-10). An icy rally with burning demands. mronline.org 
The survival of polar bears, we know, is sadly threatened. The survival of a more colorful bear species seems assured. HARIBO (an acronym of HAns RIegel BOnn), which makes those little "gold bears" sweets, was founded in a laundry room in 1920.
(2020-12-10). Grazing, Irrigation and Climate Change: the Uncertain Future of the Deschutes River. counterpunch.org 
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will soon decide whether to approve a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for the Deschutes River Basin. The HCP was initiated by local irrigators and the city of Prineville who want to maintain their privilege of using the public's water (all water in Oregon is owned by citizens) for their
(2020-12-10). Libya's Haftar releases detained Turkish ship. middleeasteye.net 
Libya's Haftar releases detained Turkish ship | The cargo ship was released after paying a fine to the eastern Libya commander's forces following threats by Turkey | Thu, 12/10/2020 – 14: 50 | In this file photo taken on 19 October,2020 in Istanbul shows Turkey's third drilling ship 'Kanuni' as it enters the Bosphorus near Haydarpasa port (AFP) | Forces loyal to renegade general Khalifa Haftar have relea…
(2020-12-10). John Lennon Still Lives Among Us. counterpunch.org 
Forty years ago this week, headlines screamed, "John Lennon Gunned Down by Stranger." Yet, for assassin Mark David Chapman, John Lennon was no stranger. Although he had never come within a hundred miles of the former Beatle until that winter, Chapman knew John Lennon very well; so well, in fact, he often believed that he was John
(2020-12-10). Hanukkah is about resistance. Let's resist this COVID spike through mutual aid. peoplesworld.org 
With Hanukkah now upon us, the internet is abuzz with articles offering guidance on how to celebrate the holiday in the age of COVID-19. While most of them focus on practical issues such as socially distanced Hanukkah parties and Zoom candle lightings, I've been thinking a great deal on what the story of Hanukkah might have to offer to all …
(2020-12-10). Spoiled Meat: the Beef Industry in the United States. counterpunch.org 
In his 1909 short story, A Piece of Steak, originally published in the Saturday Evening Post, Jack London, America's first prominent and still greatest boxing writer, tells the tale of Tom King. King is a fighter well past his athletic prime with features that bear the scars of past battles: 'A nose, twice broken and
(2020-12-10). Low Turnout, but Free, Elections in Venezuela Are a Blow To Regime Change. mintpressnews.com 
After four years of sanctions, sabotaged industries, attempted coups, an assassination by drone attempt, a mercenary incursion and paramilitary attacks, among others, Venezuela managed to survive the Trump administration's maximum pressure.
(2020-12-10). The value of addicts' lives. workers.org 
Supporters of safe injection sites in Philadelphia rallied outside this week's federal hearing. The judge's ultimate ruling will determine if the proposed "Safehouse" facility to prevent deaths from opioid overdose would violate the federal Controlled Substances Act. Philadelphia has the reputation of being a major heroin haven on the East . . . |
(2020-12-10). In Paris, soccer players lay down 'marker' in fight against racism. peoplesworld.org 
AP—Players have taken a knee, unfurled slogans and demanded tougher action only to find soccer — their working environment — remains infected with racism. The tipping point might just have come, with elite players in Paris taking the extraordinary step of refusing to continue playing. At the end of a year of striking gestures against …
(2020-12-10). Activists Fight Voter Suppression in Georgia Runoffs. zcomm.org Groups go to court to reverse wrongful purge of 200,000 voters that could have significant impact on the election's outcome…
(2020-12-10). Biden's Defense Secretary Pick Shows the Revolving Door for Military Contractors Remains. globalresearch.ca Pres ≠i ≠dent-elect Joe Biden has tapped retired Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III for the pow ≠er ≠ful role of defense sec ≠re ≠tary, news out ≠lets revealed Decem ≠ber 7. Spec ≠u ≠la ≠tion over who Biden would pick had been brew ≠ing for weeks. All three top con ≠tenders for …
(2020-12-10). One Question: How Have the Black Lives Matter Protests Impacted the Prison Abolition Movement? progressive.org Q: How Have the Black Lives Matter Protests Impacted the Prison Abolition Movement?
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(2020-12-10). So When Can I Get the Covid Vaccine? thenation.com So When Can I Get the Covid Vaccine?
(2020-12-10). Overcoming the Urban-Rural Divide, Part 2. zcomm.org What we've been doing clearly has not been working, and almost surely has been making things worse. We must acknowledge this, and then begin to try new ways of thinking, of acting and of communicating…
(2020-12-10). Make the Corn Belt a Carbon Belt. progressive.org The fact is, the billions spent on the farm sector today are neither protecting the future of U.S. agriculture nor preserving the traditional family farm.
(2020-12-10). Lawsuit Filed to Halt Voter Suppression in the Runoff Senate Elections in Georgia. globalresearch.ca After the third certification of the results of the presidential elections in the state of Georgia, efforts are underway to ensure equal access to the franchise leading up to the pivotal race to determine the composition of the United States …
(2020-12-10). "40 Years a Prisoner" confronts the police we're supposed to trust "telling bold-faced lies" salon.com Mike Africa, Jr., who was born in prison, appeared on "Salon Talks" to discuss MOVE and freeing his parents…
(2020-12-10). Will Joe Biden "Revise" U.S Agenda in Syria? Use Terrorism Pretext to "Keep Boots on the Ground"? globalresearch.ca The mayhem of the presidential elections left the American policy-makers locked in heated arguments about the future of the US domestic and foreign policy alike. One of the most pressing issues on the agenda is the Middle East developments, especially …
(2020-12-10). Net Worth of US Billionaires Has Soared by $1 Trillion to Total of $4 Trillion Since Pandemic Began. globalresearch.ca The collective wealth of America's 651 billionaires has jumped by over $1 trillion since roughly the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to a total of $4 trillion at market close on Monday, December 7, 2020. Their wealth growth since March …
(2020-12-10). Food Fight in India Becomes a Matter of Life and Death. commondreams.org Under the new system, private agricultural businesses, grocers and supermarkets can buy directly from farmers and government price supports have been eliminated. Farmers believe it puts them at the mercy of agro-business. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/india_1.jpg …
(2020-12-10). Thursday 12/10: Human Right's Day Virtual Gathering w/ National Union of the Homeless & NWRU. indybay.org Online via livestream: YouTube & FB…
(2020-12-10). "Best American Food Writing" spotlights kitchen abuse and the curious reformation of bad-boy chefs. salon.com Co-editor J. Kenji López-Alt spoke with Salon about some of the more provocative essays from this new collection…
(2020-12-10). Children's Health Defense (CHD): Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions to Pfizer COVID Vaccine. globalresearch.ca In August, CHD asked regulators to investigate the use of polyethylene glycol (PEG) in COVID mRNA vaccines, which could have caused the severe allergic reactions reported this week by two of the first UK recipients of Pfizer's vaccine. | *** | Media …
(2020-12-10). The Vanishing Queer Underground of Los Angeles. thenation.com The Vanishing Queer Underground of Los Angeles…
(2020-12-10). The COVID-19 RT-PCR Test: How to Mislead All Humanity. Using a "Test" To Lock Down Society. globalresearch.ca The misuse of the RT-PCR technique is used as an intentional strategy by some governments, supported by scientific safety councils and by the dominant media, to justify the violation of a large number of constitutional rights, the destruction of the economy with the bankruptcy of entire active sectors of society,…
(2020-12-10). The British Labour Party's Anti-Semitism Problem. thenation.com The British Labour Party's Anti-Semitism Problem…
(2020-12-10). Preventing Spike in Evictions Will Help Limit COVID-19's Spread. commondreams.org Evicted families' limited housing options increase their contact with others and limit their ability to social distance, quarantine, access appropriate health services, or practice recommended hand hygiene. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/eviction_crisis_0.jpg …
(2020-12-10). Palm Oil Giant Wilmar Unfazed as Watchdogs Cry Foul over Papua Deforestation. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2020-12-10). World Economic Forum 2021 Moved to Singapore Due to COVID-19. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2020-12-10). The shirkers united will never be defeated. zcomm.org We need collective solidarity and organizing among welfare claimants as Covid-19's economic fallout threatens to render thousands jobless…
(2020-12-10). Saturday 12/12: Root Division Presents: RD Makes: Root Division Studio Artist Exhibtion. indybay.org Virtual Online Reception…
(2020-12-10). Saturday 12/12: Virtual Vigil Supporting Healthcare Workers & Abolishing Healthcare Profiteering. indybay.org Online livestream…
(2020-12-10). The Biden Administration's Disability Rights To-Do List. aclu.org People with disabilities face enormous barriers in the United States today — from a pandemic that is killing disabled people, especially those in institutions, at staggering rates; to schools that too often fail, traumatize, and criminalize students with disabilities; to a criminal legal system that unnecessarily targets, incarcerates, and kills Black and Brown people with mental disabilities. The administration must make disability rights a priority from day one, with a commitment to addressing head-on these harms and the intersection of discrimination and marginalization around disability, race, and po…
(2020-12-10). [Commentary] We have to get it right: Ensuring success. thelancet.com Eleanor Roosevelt said, "Life is like a parachute jump; you've got to get it right the first time." With a spate of Covid-19 vaccines on the horizon, we must prepare to jump.
(2020-12-10). US Hits "Search and Destroy" Against China's New Silk Roads. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on Seven years after being launched by President Xi Jinping, first in Astana and then in Jakarta, the New Silk Roads, or Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) increasingly drive the American …
(2020-12-10). Biden Provokes Frustration by Sidestepping Rep. Fudge for USDA, Treating HUD as 'Consolation Prize'. commondreams.org "His transition team has made a completely avoidable, self-inflicted injury by appointing Tom Vilsack to USDA." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-5809665821_0.jpg …
(2020-12-10). Wednesday 12/9: Book Talk: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City" w/ author Matthew Desmond. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…
(2020-12-10). I Know Rahm Emanuel, and He Shouldn't Be Anywhere Near the White House. thenation.com I Know Rahm Emanuel, and He Shouldn't Be Anywhere Near the White House…
(2020-12-10). Consumer Price Index: Rental Inflation Has Slowed Sharply Since the Pandemic. cepr.net (This is a compilation of Dean Baker's quick-take analysis over Twitter. Follow @DeanBaker13 on Twitter to get his quick-take analysis of government data immediately upon release.) Overall and core CPI both rose 0.2 percent in November. Overall CPI is up 1.2 percent year-over-year. Core CPI is up 1.6 percent year-over-year. Store bought food prices fell …
(2020-12-10). Nigerians call for a "second wave" of protests after police officer kills a young man. thecanary.co On 10 December, a Nigerian police officer shot and
(2020-12-10). The long struggle for a post-capitalist society. indybay.org The (Corona) crisis has relentlessly exposed the inability of neoliberal capitalism and its political personnel to meet the elementary needs of the people. Even if it is not felt to the same extent in Germany due to the depressing political conditions: the neoliberal offensive is in a deep existential crisis after 40 years in which it was able to achieve global hegemony.
(2020-12-10). Farmers Reject Shah's Offer; Give Another 'Delhi Chalo' Call for Dec 14. zcomm.org The plan to intensify the agitation also includes: nationwide protests at district headquarters, an ultimatum to block Delhi-Jaipur highway, and boycotting of Reliance products…
(2020-12-10). Two Chavista Blocs, Two Voices: Venezuelan Parliamentary Candidates Speak. zcomm.org On Sunday Venezuelans will choose their new National Assembly and they have many options…
(2020-12-10). Australia: Exporting Weapons Is a Clear and Present Danger. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2020-12-10). Advocates Fear New Wave of Anti-Worker Laws Pushed by Big Tech. zcomm.org Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft scored a major victory with the passage of Proposition 22 in California, and worker rights advocates fear they will push similar measures in other states…
(2020-12-10). A Guide to Giving: Worst Year Ever Edition. thenation.com A Guide to Giving: Worst Year Ever Edition…
(2020-12-10). Israel's Honeymoon with the United Arab Emirates Is Grotesque. globalresearch.ca Since normalizing relations in September, Israel and the United Arab Emirates have teamed up to do what both do best: trample on democratic freedoms, commit atrocities, and whitewash occupation. | *** | Back in 2010, the New York Times' Thomas Friedman …
(2020-12-10). Limiting Criticism of Israel, Britain Is Closing Down Academic Freedom? globalresearch.ca In October, British Education Secretary Gavin Williamson It is worth remembering that …
(2020-12-10). The U.S. Constitution is hopelessly outdated. It's time to re-envision it. salon.com Americans view the constitution as a sacred text, even as its flaws are becoming more glaring…
(2020-12-09). The Collapse of Michèle Flournoy's Hopes for Top Pentagon Job. indybay.org Much can be achieved when progressives put up a fight…
(2020-12-09). Wednesday 12/9: National Digital Rally to #StopLine3 w/ Indigenous Frontline Water Protectors & More. indybay.org Online rally against pipelines & dirty fossil fuels…
(2020-12-09). Video: Turkey Strikes against Kurdish SDF Forces in Northern Syria. globalresearch.ca The situation in the northern Syrian provinces of Aleppo and al-Hasakah is once again escalating amid speculations on the upcoming Turkish advance in the area. | In recent weeks, the Turkish military and its proxies increased the intensity of strikes on …
(2020-12-09). The "Great Reset" or the "Great Pretext" … for Dystopia. globalresearch.ca In their World Economic Forum treatise Covid-19: The Great Reset, economists Klaus Schwab and Thierry Malleret bring us the voice of would-be Global Governance. | *** | By titling their recently published World Economic Forum treatise Covid-19: The Great Reset, the authors …
(2020-12-09). Fed up with capitalism, young Chinese brush up on 'Das Kapital'. mronline.org 
With a new generation increasingly burned out by the "996" grind and liberal platitudes of their elders, can Marxism make a comeback?>
(2020-12-09). China's global vaccines — a game changer. workers.org 
In the U.S., with less than 5% of the world's people, there is little concern for the fate of the globe's other 95% who are facing the pandemic. When, how and under what conditions a vaccine will be distributed in the U.S. is the overwhelming U.S. concern. Rates of COVID-19 . . . |
(2020-12-09). What Does the Esau Revolution Despise? counterpunch.org 
And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint; And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profits shall this birthright do me? And Jacob said, Swear to me this day;
(2020-12-09). Diversity in Dance Today: Enlightenment and Romanticist Perspectives. dissidentvoice.org 
The drum is always there. In life and death. In between is dance. Always the drum is everywhere. — Peniel Guerrier, Interview with Yvonne Daniel, BOMB, January 1, 2005 I don't think this world was made for a small minority to dance on the faces of everyone else. — H.G. Wells, In the Days of …
(2020-12-09). Record breaking heat in November: What can we do about the climate crisis? liberationnews.org 
"By demonstrating to others that there is hope for our survival, humanity has a future to fight for."
(2020-12-09). Kroger workers demand a just contract. workers.org 
Houston Essential workers at Kroger grocery stores in Houston have been campaigning for public support outside stores this fall. Kroger workers are members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 455, which covers parts of Texas and Louisiana. Gloria Rubac on the picket line with Kroger workers. "Kroger is trying . . . |
(2020-12-09). Pakistan and Saudi Arabia: Why Kashmir won't stop Riyadh's rush to embrace India. middleeasteye.net 
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia: Why Kashmir won't stop Riyadh's rush to embrace India | Pakistan's old relationship with Saudi Arabia has deteriorated under Imran Khan as India draws closer to the Gulf kingdom | Wed, 12/09/2020 – 15: 30 | Pakistan's army chief was snubbed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman when he was sent to apologise for its foreign minister's criticism (Reuters) | Pakistan'
(2020-12-09). Florida state agents raid home of COVID-19 whistleblower. liberationnews.org 
This raid comes at a time when the most recent CDC data indicates that Florida surpassed 19,000 deaths due to the coronavirus, and last week, Florida became the third state in the United States to exceed 1 million cases.
(2020-12-09). Those Who Don't Fear the Lobby. dissidentvoice.org 
With the encouragement of friends and after serving eleven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1961-1983), Congressman Paul Findley (R-IL) wrote a book, They Dare to Speak Out, about influences and pressures inside the Israeli lobby. His was the first book to point out ways the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), along with …
(2020-12-09). Sudan's civilian rulers fear new body's powers may derail democracy hopes. middleeasteye.net 
Sudan's civilian rulers fear new body's powers may derail democracy hopes | Politicians and analysts warn of the risks of a coup in Sudan following creation of a ruling council by country's military chief | Wed, 12/09/2020 – 15: 49 | Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Sovereign Council chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan attend the opening session of the First National Economic Conference i…
(2020-12-09). Obama's Memoir Offers Insights Into Major Shortcomings. counterpunch.org 
We have a complicated country and Barack Obama was a complicated president. In terms of presidential performance and temperament, Obama was one of our best. His inheritance from the mediocre George W. Bush was wretched, and, in view of the ugly racist opposition that he faced, Obama played his political and economic hand better than
(2020-12-09). Top Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi quits PLO amid rumours of rift. middleeasteye.net 
Top Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi quits PLO amid rumours of rift | Calls speculation 'misleading and irresponsible' that her resignation was caused by Palestinian Authority's resumption of coordination with Israel | Wed, 12/09/2020 – 18: 33 | Ashrawi served on executive committee of PLO for more than decade (AFP) | Prominent Palestinian politician Hanan Ashrawi has confirmed her resignation fr…
(2020-12-09). Saturday 1/9: Book Talk: Women and the Legacy of Imperialism in the Pacific. indybay.org Zoom…
(2020-12-09). Viral Michigan witness won't quarantine after Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis test positive for COVID. salon.com Melissa Carone, whose testimony last week went viral, says she won't get tested unless OANN and Newsmax tell her to…
(2020-12-09). To Depose Liberalism's Own 'Prosperity Gospel': A Modest Proposal. counterpunch.org Brother Mike [pastor at Shenandoah Bible Baptist Church] would say my soul is troubling me and that I need to be washed in the blood and redeemed by the grace of him who bled for our sins. I'd say that I am troubled by the distinct impression of approaching tri-horned fascism — part Christian, part
(2020-12-09). Smoking Gun: Dr. Fauci States COVID Test Has Fatal Flaw; Confession from the "Beloved" Expert of Experts. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on November 9. | OK, here we go. Smoking gun. Jackpot. | Right from the horse's mouth. Right from the man we're told is the number-one COVID expert in the nation. What Fauci says is golden truth….
(2020-12-09). Anthropocene: Human-Made Materials Now Weigh as Much as All Living Biomass, Say Scientists. commondreams.org The science-fiction scenario of an engineered planet is already here. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/concrete.jpg …
(2020-12-09). Pathologist Petitions FDA to Halt Pfizer Emergency Use Authorization Until Vaccine Efficacy Confirmed. globalresearch.ca Connecticut pathologist Dr. Sin Hang Lee and Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) have "Until an accurate count of …
(2020-12-09). What I Learned Moving Cross-Country Twice in 4 Months. thenation.com What I Learned Moving Cross-Country Twice in 4 Months…
(2020-12-09). Coronavirus vaccines weren't tested on pregnant women — here's why that's a problem. salon.com "Pregnant immune systems are a little different … we don't have any direct data on whether it's safe," one doc said…
(2020-12-09). What exactly is Erdoganism? zcomm.org What exactly is Erdoganism?>
(2020-12-09). Wednesday 12/9: The Climate Convergence: Uniting For Victory in 2021 Symposium (Day 1). indybay.org Online symposium (free or donation)…
(2020-12-09). First-Person Singular: My Students, the Police. progressive.org After sixteen years of teaching, I'm continually stunned by how many students cite criminal justice, and policing, as their career goal.
(2020-12-09). We Can't Message Our Way Out of a Public Health Crisis. thenation.com We Can't Message Our Way Out of a Public Health Crisis…
(2020-12-09). A Black Agrarian Collective is Working To Build a Self-Sufficient Community. zcomm.org The Maryland-based initiative targets people who have historically helped to build the wealth of this society but had no real participation in that wealth…
(2020-12-09). Central Africa and South Asia: World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Knew About Rights Abuses by Park Rangers, but Didn't Respond Effectively. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2020-12-09). Biden needs to go big to rebuild America. nationofchange.org While this perfect storm of social, economic, and environmental emergencies may feel unprecedented, Americans during the 1930s faced a similar triple threat.
(2020-12-09). Black Dirt Farm Collective: Building a Self-Sufficient Community. counterpunch.org The Black Dirt Farm Collective is currently funded by grants, donations, and income from their training programs, but they are working toward building an Afroecological village that is self-sustaining and autonomous from wealthy donors. This interview with the Maryland-based collective's shakara tyler and Blain Snipstal is the second in a series highlighting grassroots organizations working,
(2020-12-09). Como salvar-se da Covid-19 perante as bombas nucleares. globalresearch.ca A FEMA — Agência Federal para a Gestà£o de Emergências, dependente do governo dos Estados Unidos — actualizou as instruàßàµes para a populaàßà£o, sobre como se comportar em caso de ataque nuclear. As novas instruàßàµes têm em consideraàßà£o a Covid-19, …
(2020-12-09). Pearl Harbor and the Bay of Pigs. globalresearch.ca U.S. officials have long criticized Japan for its supposedly unprovoked military attack on Pearl Harbor, which enabled President Roosevelt to fulfill his desire to intervene into World War II. As I showed in
(2020-12-09). The "Ted Lasso" way is comforting — and a counter to the hollow nationalism Americans have embraced. salon.com We yearned for comfort in 2020. This series offers something more in asking us to believe in being our best…
(2020-12-09). Wednesday 12/9: Stand Together SF: Systemic Racism and How it has Affected the Asian and Black Communities. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2020-12-09). It's the Government, Stupid! counterpunch.org Ever since US President Bill Clinton coined the phrase it's the economy, stupid!, people have been using it. Unlike Clinton, one might focus on the government. Yet, governments like to blame individuals for problems that governments have caused. Three countries show this: the USA, the UK, and Australia when examining five areas of governmental responsibility:
(2020-12-09). Want to fight climate change? Start by protecting these endangered species. nationofchange.org Giant forest elephants and blue whales play an enormous role in climate sequestration. Can putting a financial value on that role help conserve them—and us?>
(2020-12-09). Anti-Iran Terrorist Group Mojahedin-e Khalq's Ties to Iraqi Army in 1980s. globalresearch.ca Below is an interview with Mr. Yaghout Meraji, a former member of the anti-Iran terrorist group the Mojahedin-e Khalq MEK, conducted November 24 and 25, 2020. | *** | Robert Fantina: The participation of the MEK in the joint operation …
(2020-12-09). Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth discuss the New Project Censored Book. projectcensored.org Today on the Project Censored Show Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth discuss the new Project Censored book, and explain its analytical approach. Project Censored's new annual volume, "State of…
(2020-12-09). Demanding Safeway Put an End to Restrictive Covenants this Human Rights Day. indybay.org North Bay Labor Council Joins Food Empowerment Project on Human Rights Day in Demanding Safeway Put an End to Their Restrictive Covenants!