(2021-02-20). Facebook: Genocide Is Cool but Don't Threaten Our Profits. strategic-culture.org "Facebook's willingness to block credible news sources also stands in sharp distinction to the company's poor track record in addressing the spread of hateful content and disinformation on the platform." — Tim O'Connor, Amnesty International Australia | Alan MACLEOD | Australia's 18 million Facebook users woke up yesterday to find that, without warning, local and global news sites were unavailable, meaning that they could not view or share news at all. Facebook users across the world were also unable to read or access any Australian news publications. The tech giant had taken the step of essentially shuttin…
(2021-02-20). Israeli Troops Attack Non-Violent Palestinian Rallies in Kufur Qaddoum, Beit Dajan. imemc.org 
Israeli forces attacked the weekly non-violent protest marches and rallies in several parts of the West Bank Friday, injuring three Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets and causing dozens to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation. In Kufur Qaddoum, in the northern West Bank, two Palestinian protesters were taken to the hospital with severe injuries …
(2021-02-20). Pensacola State College faculty demand protection. workers.org 
Occupied Muscogee Creek land On Feb. 16, over 30 drivers circled the Pensacola State College-Warrington Campus buildings for half an hour, laying on their horns. Signs saying "High Risk" and "Betrayal" were taped to their vehicles. This action was led by the Pensacola State College Faculty Association, a chapter of . . . |
(2021-02-20). Number of residential solar batteries increases by 50% in Germany. juancole.com 
By Sà∂ren Amelang | — The number of battery storage systems linked to a residential solar pv array rose by around 50 percent in Germany in 2020 for the third year in a row. The country's solar association BSW estimates there were 88,000 new residential installations, taking the total number of solar batteries in Germany …
(2021-02-20). How Democratic is China? dissidentvoice.org 
Like America, China is a republic and, like America, says it is democratic, but how democratic is China? A glance at history is always a good starting point The People are supreme, the state is secondary and the Ruler is the least important: only those who please the people can rule. Mencius1 In Roman politics, …
(2021-02-20). Madagascar: A Nation of Hunger. dissidentvoice.org 
Madagascar is in great pain. Theodore Mbainaissem, the head of the World Food Programme (WFP) sub-office in Ambovombe, southern Madagascar, says: "Seeing the physical condition of people extremely affected by hunger who can no longer stand…children who are completely emaciated, the elderly who are skin and bone…these images are unbearable… People are eating white clay …
(2021-02-20). Estados Unidos contra Cuba: El bloqueo es un crimen de lesa humanidad. globalizacion.ca 
Según la ONU, son crímenes contra la humanidad los que constituyen ataques generalizados o sistemáticos a la población civil. Son "crímenes de lesa humanidad" los exterminios, la esclavitud, la deportación o expulsión forzosa, la privación de la libertad física e…
(2021-02-20). Urgent Solidarity with Haiti is Needed. dissidentvoice.org 
A long-brewing crisis in Haiti, created through intervention by the United States, United Nations and allied western imperialist countries, has now come to a head. The Biden administration is openly backing a violent, corrupt and fraudulent leader, Jovenel MoàØse, and maintaining the policies of previous presidents, including Donald Trump, in Haiti. Activists in Haiti have …
(2021-02-20). Partners: China and Cuba. dissidentvoice.org 
In the 1960s, the main forms of the Chinese assistance offered to Cuba were preferential trade and interest-free loans. From 1961 to 1965, China gave Cuba an interest-free loan of 60 million U.S. dollars. The two sides signed the China-Cuba Economic Cooperation Agreement, Trade and Payment Agreement, and Technology Cooperation Protocol. According to the agreement, …
(2021-02-20). Mercenaries boss Erik Prince violated Libya weapons embargo: UN report. middleeasteye.net 
Mercenaries boss Erik Prince violated Libya weapons embargo: UN report | US media say the accusations against founder of security firm Blackwater could potentially lead to him facing sanctions | Sat, 02/20/2021 – 09: 39 | Erik Prince did not cooperate with the UN inquiry and his lawyer declined to comment to the New York Times (AFP) | Mercenaries boss Erik Prince pumped $80m in weapons and fighters into easter…
(2021-02-20). Letter from an incarcerated worker on the struggle in Alabama. workers.org 
The following letter from an incarcerated worker in the Pennsylvania prison system was sent by email on Feb. 17 to Joe Piette, a member of the Prisoners Solidarity Committee of Workers World Party. From SCI Pine Grove: Nina Simone famously said: "Alabama got me so upset; Tennessee made me lose . . . |
(2021-02-20). Turkey's Erdogan seeks 'win-win' relationship with US. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey's Erdogan seeks 'win-win' relationship with US | Turkish president reaches out to Biden administrations and says 'common interests of Turkey and the United States outweigh the differences' | Sat, 02/20/2021 – 21: 46 | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Earlier this week, Turkey had accused the US of supporting PKK 'terrorists' (AFP) | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said…
(2021-02-20). Russian air strikes 'kill 21 Islamic State fighters' in Syrian desert. middleeasteye.net 
Russian air strikes 'kill 21 Islamic State fighters' in Syrian desert | Russian jets launched 130 air strikes over 24 hours according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights | Sat, 02/20/2021 – 11: 01 | Russian air power has backed Syrian forces clashing with Islamic State fighters (AFP) | Russia launched at least 130 air strikes in Syria over the past 24 hours, killing at least 21 Isla…
(2021-02-20). Algeria releases dozens of jailed pro-democracy activists after presidential pardons. middleeasteye.net 
Algeria releases dozens of jailed pro-democracy activists after presidential pardons | Pardons issued by President Tebboune ahead of second anniversary of Hirak uprising, with prominent journalist Khaled Drareni among those freed | Sat, 02/20/2021 – 20: 26 | Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni is greeted by supporters upon his release from Kolea prison, west of the capital Algiers, on 19 Fe…
(2021-02-20). Iraq: Rockets target airbase north of Baghdad after clashes with IS. middleeasteye.net 
Iraq: Rockets target airbase north of Baghdad after clashes with IS | Attack on Al-Balad base injures a contractor and came hours after Iraqi security forces raided a nearby Islamic State hideout amid increasing tensions | Sat, 02/20/2021 – 19: 31 | A doctor treats a man wounded in a rocket attack on US forces at Erbil airport, northern Iraq, on 15 February (Reuters) | Four rockets hit the…
(2021-02-20). Saudi Arabia to invest $20bn in domestic arms industry. middleeasteye.net 
Saudi Arabia to invest $20bn in domestic arms industry | Kingdom wants to shift towards manufacturing much of its own weapons over the next decade after US sales ban | Sat, 02/20/2021 – 15: 49 | Saudi Arabia wants to spend at least half of its military budget locally by 2030 (AFP) | Saudi Arabia has announced plans to pump $20bn into producing more of its own weapons and military systems o…
(2021-02-20). With No Compulsory Muzzling and Schools Open, Florida Ranks 11th Lowest in COVID Deaths per Capita Among Seniors. anti-empire.com 
There's a reason why the Biden regime is Dr. F…
(2021-02-20). US State Department Accusation of China "Genocide" Is Garbage Reliant on Data Abuse and Fraudulent Claims. anti-empire.com 
Both President Joe Biden and his Secretary of State Anthony Blinken have endorsed former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's last-minute accusation of The US government's accusation of genocide against China stems from a single sour…
(2021-02-20). Texas police looking for more than 100 illegal immigrants who fled smuggling truck amid winter freeze. rt.com 
Texas authorities are seeking a group of more than 100 illegal immigrants wandering through the freezing, storm-hammered state. They fled a packed smuggling truck, in which they were being transported in suffocating conditions. | Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar told reporters on Thursday that his department received a call from a truckload of illegal immigrants in San Antonio that evening. Their smugglers had sealed up the refrigerated truck and blocked air holes, and the migrants feared that they would suffocate inside. | Deputies in the area noticed movement around a truck parked at a gas station, and sa…
(2021-02-20). Google fires ANOTHER AI ethics researcher amid row over 'censorship & racism,' as team member accuses company of 'smear campaign'. rt.com 
Google has terminated the head researcher on its AI ethics team over what the tech giant deemed a violation of its "code of conduct," as the company faces an internal revolt over a previous firing of a black data scientist. | Margaret Mitchell, who led Google's Ethical AI unit, announced her termination in a brief tweet on Friday, saying only "I'm fired" without offering further detail. | I'm fired.— MMitchell (@mmitchell_ai) Google's own statement on the matter was also somewhat vague, confi…
(2021-02-20). 'DEATH TO THE PATRIARCHY': Madonna lashes out at shadowy cabal of men attempting to 'cut off her life force'. rt.com (2021-02-20). Beleaguered Texans forced to flee burning hotel as sprinkler system fails due to frozen pipes (PHOTOS, VIDEOS). rt.com (2021-02-20). 'DEATH TO THE PATRIARCHY': Madonna lashes out at shadowy cabal of men attempting to 'cut off her life force'. rt.com (2021-02-20). Outage outrage: Texans see power bills as high as $17,000 after brutal storm pummels grid & leaves millions without electricity. rt.com (2021-02-20). Biden declares 'major disaster' in Texas as state continues to battle power outages amid extreme cold. rt.com (2021-02-20). Student loans continue to discriminate against Muslim students. thecanary.co (2021-02-20). The Heat: G7 leaders' pledge on COVID-19 vaccines. america.cgtn.com (2021-02-20). Israel purchased Russian Covid vaccine for Syria in exchange for captive: Reports. middleeasteye.net (2021-02-20). Libya: When Historical Memory is Erased. globalresearch.ca It happened ten years ago: US-NATO's "humanitarian war" against Libya in support of so-called pro-democracy rebels. The On February 15, 2011, according to the official story "anti-government rallies were held in Benghazi calling upon Qadaffi to step down. US-NATO cam …
(2021-02-20). Dear Texas Gov. Abbott: Wind Turbines work fine in Antarctica and Alaska, you're just too Cheap to Winterize them. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Texas governor Greg Abbott alleged that the massive power outages in his state demonstrated the unwisdom of moving to renewable energy, attempting to blame the crisis on the state's wind turbines. Like most of the things Republican politicians say publicly, this allegation was a lie. Here's a wind turbine working …
(2021-02-20). Ten Years Ago: "Operation Libya" and the Battle for Oil: Redrawing the Map of Africa. globalresearch.ca Libya is among the World's largest oil economies with approximately 3.5% of global oil reserves, more than twice those of the US.
(2021-02-20). Life After Capitalism. realprogressives.org I Need a Dollar: | "A socialist is just someone who is unable to get over his or her astonishment that most people who have lived and died have spent lives of wretched, fruitless, unremitting toil." Terry Eagleton | I think the commercial that sums up our world of late stage capitalism, 2020 style. — Burger King selling hamburgers
(2021-02-20). Sometimes Marx's Capital Is A Pillow… popularresistance.org In 1911, a young Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) arrived in France, which had colonised his homeland of Vietnam. Though he had been raised with a patriotic spirit committed to anti-colonialism, Ho Chi Minh's temperament did not allow him to retreat into a backward-looking romanticism. He understood that the people of Vietnam needed to draw from their own history and traditions as well as from the democratic currents set loose by the revolutionary movements around the world. In France, he became involved in the socialist movement, which taught him about working-class struggles in Europe, although the French socialists cou…
(2021-02-20). First Person: The Colombian youth fighting for digital education for all. news.un.org Tania Rosas, a Colombian education advocate from an afro-indigenous background, is hoping to improve learning outcomes for disadvantaged communities in her country, with a digital application tailored to their specific needs.
(2021-02-20). Here's The 20-Point Plan For How Russia Could Contain The US. thealtworld.com Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov's dramatic declaration that his country "will pursue the policy of active containment of the US on all fronts" if American pressure on Russia doesn't soon end inspired a unique 20-point plan for what this could look like in practice. | Russia's Anti-American Containment Policy | Russia finally appears to be serious about "decoupling" from the West after over half a decade of its well-intended and passionate efforts to enter into a rapprochement with it following the onset of the Ukrainian Crisis. As I wrote last week after the scandal that erupted upon EU foreign pol…
(2021-02-20). Could the Int'l Criminal Court Curb Israeli War Crimes against Occupied Palestinians? juancole.com By Belal Yasin | — ( Middle East Monitor ) — On 5 February the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a ruling in which it agreed to investigate possible war crimes by the Israeli occupation in the Palestinian territories and decided that its jurisdiction extends to the territories controlled by the Israeli occupation since the …
(2021-02-20). Biden's Health Plan Shifts Even More Public Dollars Into Private Hands. popularresistance.org As the American Rescue Plan (ARP) winds its way through Congress, some progressives are hailing its health provisions as the greatest expansion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 10 years, while conservatives are claiming that it is a slippery slope to a national Medicare for All system. Democrats have decided to forego seeking Republican support for President Biden's $1.9 trillion promise of relief to those suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic and recession by using the budget reconciliation process. This has Republicans worried the legislation will be used to advance the progressive agenda to expand government…
(2021-02-20). They Don't Work To Kill All Dissent, They Just Keep It From Going Mainstream. realprogressives.org One of the most consequential collective delusions circulating in our society is the belief that our society is free. Our society is exactly free enough to create the illusion that we have freedom; from that line onwards it's just totalitarianism veiled in propaganda. | I get comments from people every day wagging their fingers at my criticisms of western imperialist agendas against nations like China or Iran saying "If you lived over there you wouldn't be allowed to criticize the government the way you criticize western governments!" | It is true that dissidents are permitted to criticize the government syste…
(2021-02-20). Palestinian village braves atrocities, biting cold to foil Israeli land grab. yenisafak.com This is the ninth straight night that Harb Abu-Elkbash, a 48-year-old Palestinian Bedouin, will spend under the open sky in freezing temperatures.The Israeli army stormed his village of Homsa al-Baqia, located east of the city of Tubas in the Jordan Valley, 38 miles (61 kilometers) north of Jerusalem, and uprooted his tent and sheepfold.As a snowstorm descended on Palestine last Wednesday, Israeli soldiers prevented the village's residents from taking refuge in tents.Since the first time on Nov. 3 last year, Israeli bulldozers have repeatedly razed this village.The remnants of tents, sheds, portable toilets, and…
(2021-02-20). Migrantes: Tenue esperanza. globalizacion.ca El martes, el gobierno de Estados Unidos anunció que a partir del jueves 19 reanudaría el trámite de solicitudes de asilo de las personas registradas en el programa eufemísticamente denominado Protocolos de Protección Migratoria (MPP, por sus siglas en inglés),…
(2021-02-20). México, otra vez como cementerio de migrantes. globalizacion.ca La aparición de 19 cuerpos calcinados en Tamaulipas nos recuerda lastimosamente los riesgos y la desprotección a la que se enfrentan los migrantes centroamericanos al transitar por México en su camino hacia Estados Unidos. Al momento de escribir este artículo…
(2021-02-20). Is Biden Prepared to Lose Afghanistan? strategic-culture.org By Patrick BUCHANAN | Is President Joe Biden prepared to preside over the worst U.S. strategic defeat since the fall of Saigon in 1975? | For that may be what's at stake if Biden follows through on the 2020 peace deal with the Taliban to withdraw all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by May 1 — just two months from now. | Consider. If the 2,500 American troops remaining in Afghanistan are pulled out, the entire 10,000-troop NATO contingent departs. | This would write an end to the Western military commitment. | And the likelihood the Kabul government could then survive the constant and increasing attacks from th…
(2021-02-20). Saturday 2/20: Monterey Picket Protest in Solidarity With Alabama Amazon Workers Unionizing. indybay.org Whole Foods: Gather in front of Del Monte Shopping Center on Munras @ 800 Del Monte Center, Monterey, CA 93940 | MASKS & SAFE-DISTANCING…
(2021-02-20). Multimillion-Dollar 'Union Avoidance' Industry Faces New Scrutiny. progressive.org As an Amazon distribution center considers unionizing, the spotlight is back on employer efforts to dissuade workers from organizing.
(2021-02-20). Warehouse Workers in Alabama Fight Amazon for the Right to Unionize. zcomm.org "We want to be heard. We want to be treated like people and not ignored when we have issues"
(2021-02-20). Amazon Changes Timing of Traffic Lights to Derail Unionization Drive. zcomm.org Online retail giant Amazon was so desperate to scuttle a unionization drive among warehouse workers in Alabama that it actually had traffic light times changed. A pro-union publication says it confirmed the rumors with the county…
(2021-02-20). Stop the deadly reopening of Philadelphia Schools! wsws.org Our committee unequivocally demands a stop to the drive to reopen the Philadelphia public school system amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-02-20). Post-Pandemic American Society Must Not Return to its Industrial Capitalist Roots. dissidentvoice.org Our mace shaped COVID-19 enemy and its mutations merrily popping up around the United States, ironically has opened up new possibilities for inching beyond the grimy confines of industrial capitalism to new modes of work, learning and being that were initially promised by technocrats at the dawn of the Internet/World Wide Web. Indeed, the Pandemic …
(2021-02-20). The Global South Faces A 'Vaccine Apartheid'. popularresistance.org The coronavirus crisis in South Africa is far from over despite falling case numbers in recent weeks. The virus has claimed more than of 50,000 lives, and many health experts predict a devastating third wave. Complicating matters is a new coronavirus mutation known as n501, which threatens to upend South Africa's vaccination plans. | Unprecedented scientific collaboration has expedited the development of the new vaccine candidates, but patents protecting the bottom lines of the pharmaceutical companies have hampered efforts to manufacture vaccines at scale. Meanwhile, the United States and Western Europe have hoa…
(2021-02-20). Covid Karma: U.S. Lockdown Kings Gavin Newsom and Andrew Cuomo Suffer Political Fallout. strategic-culture.org The draconian lockdowns imposed by dozens of Democratic leaders, did very little to halt the outbreak of Covid, Robert Bridge writes. | Gavin Newsom and Andrew Cuomo, the governors of California and New York, respectively, appear to be struggling for their political lives over their bungled handling of the pandemic. Is the tide finally turning against the lockdown mentality? | The groundswell of public animosity currently being directed at the Democratic state leaders disproves the adage that 'all publicity is good publicity'. Just ask New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Despite a fawning media that only shows its fa…
(2021-02-20). FCC Must Expand The E-Rate Program To Connect Students During Pandemic. popularresistance.org Yesterday, Public Knowledge joined Access Humboldt, Benton Institute for Broadband and Society, Consumer Reports, and New America's Open Technology Institute in filing comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission's Public Notice on the use of E-Rate funds to enable remote learning. Public Knowledge supports "off-campus" use of E-Rate funds to help students studying at home access the broadband they need to stay connected to classes, student services, and their families during the pandemic. | The following can be attributed to Greg Guice, Director of Government Affairs at Public Knowledge: | "As t…
(2021-02-20). The Pandemic is Sparking a Wave of Union Drives on College Campuses. zcomm.org In Arizona, two universities are spearheading an effort to unionize the entire state's higher education workforce…
(2021-02-20). High Court rules the Government acted unlawfully by failing to disclose Covid contracts. thecanary.co The Government unlawfully failed to publish details of billions of pounds' worth of coronavirus-related contracts, the High Court has ruled. | The Good Law Project took legal action against the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) for its "wholesale failure" to disclose details of contracts agreed during the Covid-19 pandemic. | The Government is required by law to publish a "contract award notice" within 30 days of the award of any contracts for public goods or services worth more than £120,000. | At a hearing earlier this month, the Good Law Project and three MPs — Labour's Debbie Abrahams, t…
(2021-02-20). Tanzanian president tells public to 'pray away' coronavirus. yenisafak.com Tanzanian President John Magufuli, who fueled confusion and conspiracies by denying the very existence of the coronavirus pandemic, urged the country's 56 million citizens to pray for three days to defeat unnamed "respiratory diseases," once again disregarding the warnings of scientists and experts.Tanzanians mourned the death of two authority figures who died on Thursday, Chief Secretary John Kijazi and Zanzibar's First Vice President Seif Sharif Hamad."Maybe we have wronged God somewhere… let us all repent," the populist Covid-19-denying leader told mourners on Friday at a funeral for his chief secretary, acc…
(2021-02-20). [Comment] Offline: What is the UK for? thelancet.com The UK Government this year hosts two important events—the G7 (June 11—13) and COP26 (Nov 1—12). The priorities set out by Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his G7 presidency are four-fold: fighting against and recovering from COVID-19; climate action; free and fair trade; and shared values as open societies. Global health will indeed be a concern for the US, Canada, Japan, France, Germany, and Italy. Some G7 countries have performed poorly in responding to the pandemic. What should be the UK's approach to global health? Last week, Lord Nigel Crisp convened the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gl…
(2021-02-20). New Zealand rolls out Covid-19 vaccination campaign. laprensalatina.com Sydney, Australia, Feb 20 (efe-epa).- New Zealand, one of the best countries worldwide in terms of managing the new coronavirus pandemic, on Saturday officially kicked off its anti-Covid vaccination campaign by administering the vaccine developed by American pharma company Pfizer to its frontline workers. "And our COVID 19 vaccination programme begins! We're starting with our …
(2021-02-20). Las vacunas, una lucha contra el tiempo. globalizacion.ca Desde el principio de la crisis, la Unión Europea (UE) y sus Estados Miembros se han comprometido a adoptar un enfoque multilateral para hacer frente a la pandemia de Covid-19, basado en la premisa de que todo el que necesite…
(2021-02-20). Wednesday 2/24: #TimeToAct on Climate: New Day Digital Rally for Climate, Economic & COVID Justice. indybay.org Virtual rally…
(2021-02-20). Monday 2/22: San Francisco Speakout & Digitial Rally: $15 Fair Wage & COVID Relief Now! w/ PPC. indybay.org SF: sidewalk outside office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein @ 1 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 | Masks & Social Distancing Required at All Times | Online: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/…
(2021-02-20). [Correspondence] Why the global health community should support the EndSARS movement in Nigeria. thelancet.com In the past year, more Nigerians have been killed by state-sanctioned security forces than by COVID-19, according to data on the Nigeria Security Tracker and Worldometers.1 Formed in 1992, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has become the public threat the squad was created to prevent. Killings of young adults by the SARS has spurred peaceful demonstrations across Nigeria calling for disbandment of the SARS.2 On Oct 20, 2020, peaceful protesters were murdered by state-sanctioned forces at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, Nigeria's most populous city.
(2021-02-20). [Obituary] Gordon John McVie. thelancet.com Oncologist and tireless champion of cancer research. He was born in Glasgow, UK, on Jan 13, 1945, and died in Bristol, UK, with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and COVID-19 on Jan 20, 2021, aged 76 years.
(2021-02-20). Concerns grow in India over COVID-19 resurgence. yenisafak.com After days of steady decline, several states in India are seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases, the country's Health Ministry said on Saturday."There has been a rise in daily cases in Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh," read a ministry statement.The western state of Maharashtra, one of India's most populous regions, recorded 6,112 new cases over the past day."In the past week, Maharashtra has exhibited a spike in the number of daily new cases, accounting for the highest number of daily new cases in the country today," the Health Ministry said.In a bid to stem the alarming spike, the Maharas…
(2021-02-20). Iraq says virus lockdown won't affect Pope Francis' trip. yenisafak.com Iraq said Saturday that restrictions imposed by the government to curb the spread of coronavirus will not affect Pope Francis' visit to the country on March 5.On Thursday, the Iraqi government declared a two-week partial curfew across the country with the exception of the Kurdish region in an effort to contain a sudden surge in COVID-19 infections. The measures include suspending attending to schools, sports activities, and closure of mosques and parks.The restrictions are scheduled to be lifted on March 4, amid reports that the precautionary measures may be extended.Speaking to the official Iraqi News Agency, Is…
(2021-02-20). [World Report] von der Leyen admits to COVID-19 vaccine failures. thelancet.com EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's comments come after much scrutiny of the EU vaccination programme. Rob Hyde reports.
(2021-02-20). Russia registers its 3rd COVID-19 vaccine. yenisafak.com Russia has registered and its Health Ministry approved a third coronavirus vaccine for public use, the country's prime minister announced on Saturday.The vaccine, called CoviVac, was developed by the Chumakov Center for Research and Development of Immunobiological Drugs, Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting with the government in Moscow."I want to start with some very good news: today, the third vaccine, CoviVac, was registered," he said, adding that by mid-March, "the first 120,000 doses will be launched into civil circulation."Strict controls will ensure that stepped-up production will in no case affect the vacc…
(2021-02-20). [World Report] Severe mental illness: reassessing COVID-19 vaccine priorities. thelancet.com As evidence mounts that patients with severe mental illness are at increased risk of severe COVID-19, some countries are reassessing their vaccine priority strategies. Nayanah Siva reports.
(2021-02-20). Sunday 2/21: The Western Campaign against Russian and Chinese Athletes. indybay.org Log-in info is posted on our website: ICSSMARX.ORG…
(2021-02-20). Standing strong, Teamsters at Marathon locked out for 28 days. fightbacknews.org St. Paul Park, MN – The Teamsters at Marathon Refinery in Saint Paul Park have now been locked out for more than 28 days and the two sides remain far apart. Negotiations resumed on February 15 and February 17, but the Teamsters saw little movement from management. | Marathon management has brought in a union-busting attorney from the Jones Day law firm, but the picket lines remain well staffed and spirits are strong. Trade unionists from many unions join the lines daily and cars driving by honk and wave constantly keeping up a festive atmosphere despite the cold of winter. | Ryan Bierman – a union steward with th…
(2021-02-20). Half of Texas without clean water as state and federal governments look the other way. wsws.org The phrase "too little, too late" does not even begin to scratch the surface of the essentially non-existent and frankly ridiculous response of the Biden administration to a still unfolding catastrophe which has killed dozens of people.
(2021-02-20). Hysteria in Suburbia. indybay.org Our leading scholars are disciples of post-structuralism; our best college graduates are recruited by the CIA; our best newspapers blur the line between reporting and opinion; our most influential political actors are the spin doctors whose job is to bend the facts this way and that.
(2021-02-20). The Windy Sky Music Release & Other Songs By Lynda Carson. indybay.org Handmade guitar built by Lynda Carson in the guitar workshop of Ervin Somogyi many years ago.
(2021-02-20). US approves of expansion of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in Gulf of Mexico. nationofchange.org The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary will now include portions of 14 additional reefs and banks in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, representing approximately a 104 square mile increase in area.
(2021-02-20). Cuba — øCuál patria y cuál vida? globalizacion.ca La patria no está en los bolsillos en forma de moneda manoseada, ni escrita en contrato con la ruindad, ni en alianzas para denigrarla y destruirla. La vida no está en disfraces incapaces de ocultar la miseria espiritual, antesala…
(2021-02-20). Thursday 3/4: International Women's Day: Women in Science w/ CalAcademy. indybay.org Online event; FREE and no registration required…
(2021-02-20). Colombia — La difícil y esquiva unidad del centro izquierda en Colombia. globalizacion.ca El panorama para las elecciones a Congreso en el mes de marzo del 2022 y para las elecciones presidenciales en primera vuelta en mayo comienza a clarificarse, aunque aún hay sectores indecisos. En la extrema derecha el panorama desde el…
(2021-02-20). México — El agandalle con las vacunas. globalizacion.ca Los datos duros por delante porque si una imagen dice más que mil palabras, las cifras son insustituibles. "Tres cuartas partes de las primeras dosis de vacunas administradas en el mundo se concentran en apenas 10 países que representan 60…
(2021-02-20). Sunday 3/7: °ACTIVISTA! International Women's Day Concert and Roundtable. indybay.org Online event…
(2021-02-20). Rush Limbaugh dead at 70: A media blowhard for American capitalism. indybay.org An odious presence on American radio for more than three decades, Limbaugh specialized in bullying women, gays, blacks and other minorities, while glorifying American imperialism.
(2021-02-20). Rally for accountability at the University of Texas at Arlington. fightbacknews.org Arlington, TX – On February 10, the Progressive Student Union held a rally for accountability at the University of Texas at Arlington. PSU held the rally to determine the current status of the commitments made by the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) administration over six months ago. | One of the commitments from UTA was scholarships for Black and brown students. Upon further inspection it is seen that the dispersal of the scholarships meant to benefit students doesn't begin until the fall of 2021. Given the current economic crisis, working families would find it extremely difficult to continue with school…
(2021-02-20). US farmers and food justice groups declare 'solidarity' with Indian farmer protests. nationofchange.org "India's farmers have mobilized to create one of the world's most vibrant protests in history."
(2021-02-20). Texans receive exorbitant electricity bills after winter storm. wsws.org Texas residents on variable rate electricity plans have been hit with electricity bills for tens of thousands of dollars after the market price of electricity soared this week amid a collapse of the power system.
(2021-02-20). Communists in Netherlands vow to deepen the struggle against imperialism and for socialism. peoplesdispatch.org In an interview with Peoples Dispatch, the Communist Youth Movement in the Netherlands discusses how they continue to organize against capitalist exploitation and oppression drawing on their rich history of struggle and internationalism…
(2021-02-20). Saturday 2/27: Health Justice Dialogue. indybay.org Webinar Online…
(2021-02-20). El indetenible avance económico de China. globalizacion.ca La declaración del director de la Comisión Central de Asuntos Exteriores del Partido Comunista de China, Yang Jiechi referente a las acciones provocadoras que han realizado las administraciones estadounidense contra el gigante asiático ha sido contundente: "ninguna fuerza detendrá el…
(2021-02-20). Monday 2/22: Black History Month: Judges, U.S. Courts, & Issues Critical to Black Communities w/ AFJ. indybay.org Online event: www.facebook.com/AllianceforJustic…
(2021-02-20). Aufruf zum Widerstand gegen Tyrannei — das Vermà§chtnis Wolfgang Borcherts. Dann gibt es nur eins: Sag NEIN! globalresearch.ca Der deutsche Regimekritiker und Schriftsteller Wolfgang Borchert fordert in einem 1947 verfassten Manifest "Dann gibt es nur eins!" die Mitmenschen dazu auf, die Teilnahme an kàºnftigen Kriegen zu verweigern. Kurz darauf verstirbt der 26-Jà§hrige an den Folgen schwerer Kriegs-Verwundungen. | Der …
(2021-02-20). Ukrainian communists condemn bid to rehabilitate Nazi collaborators. peoplesdispatch.org The Communist Party of Ukraine slammed the Lviv Regional Council's appeal to grant legal recognition to the members of the SS Galicia Division that fought on the side of the Nazis during World War II…
(2021-02-20). Sedition, dissent and the rights of accused. peoplesdispatch.org On Saturday, February 13, 21-year-old Disha Ravi was Climate activist Disha Ravi's arrest by the Delhi Police has brought India's sedition law into discussion again. It is not simply her arrest under the colonial-era law that has been questio…
(2021-02-20). US officially rejoins Paris agreement. nationofchange.org This is considered a symbolic and important step toward the aggressive action required to stem the tide of climate change.
(2021-02-20). Cuba muestra importantes avances en la lucha contra el racismo y la discriminación. globalizacion.ca Intervención Reunión Ministerial sobre la Eliminación del racismo, la xenofobia y la discriminación. 18 de febrero de 2021 | Señor Presidente: | Este año conmemoramos el vigésimo aniversario de la histórica Conferencia Mundial contra el Racismo, la Discriminación Racial, la Xenofobia y…
(2021-02-20). Brasil — La mentira como forma de acción política. globalizacion.ca Es bastante conocida la frase difundida por el principal ideólogo del nazismo, el ministro de Propaganda del Tercer Reich, Joseph Goebbels, quien declaró en innumerables oportunidades que "Una mentira mil veces repetida, se transforma en verdad" o también aquel eslogan…
(2021-02-20). Tuesday 2/23: Oppose the Camping Ban Amendments at the Santa Cruz City Council Meeting. indybay.org Online meeting. Instructions on how to participate: | ecm.cityofsantacruz.com/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=1624&doctype=1…
(2021-02-20). Sunday 3/7: Women's History Month: Historic & Preservation Role of Women in the Marin Headlands. indybay.org Online via YouTube livestream…
(2021-02-20). øDos años más de Duque? Líbranos Dios de esa pesadilla. globalizacion.ca øCómo reaccionar frente a la propuesta de unificar los períodos del presidente con los del Congreso, alcaldes y gobernadores en Colombia? Uno no sabe si recibir la propuesta con risa pensando que se trata de un mal chiste, con desconcierto…
(2021-02-20). Venezuela, asediada desde afuera y desde adentro. globalizacion.ca Venezuela padece la amarga realidad de ser un pueblo cercado de amenazas. Desde todas sus fronteras. Desde adentro, con grupos politizados que tienen como únicos elementos prioritarios de su agenda causar violencia y gestionar una invasión militar por parte de…
(2021-02-20). 6 Capitol police officers suspended for involvement in Capitol riots. nationofchange.org 29 others remain under investigation for their roles during the Capitol riots on January 6.
(2021-02-20). Argentina: El sur porteño no puede esperar. globalizacion.ca Como representante de la comuna 4, del sur de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, y como referente pyme de la industria del conocimiento, observo con preocupación, los datos de la desocupación y la subocupación de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires….
(2021-02-20). Minnesota protesters will not be intimidated by police scare tactics. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — On February 17, Mayor Jacob Frey, other city officials, Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo and various other entities held two separate press conferences to address what their departments are doing to 'ensure the safety' of residents, businesses and other surrounding cities during the upcoming March court trial for Derek Chauvin, who is being tried for the brutal murder of George Floyd. At least a dozen organizations, including Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar, are working together to plan a major rally on the opening day of court March 8, and plan continuing actions throu…
(2021-02-20). Alicia Kuhl: Homeless Encampment Ordinance is a Ban on Homeless People's Right to Exist. indybay.org Alicia Kuhl, the President of The Santa Cruz Chapter of the California Homeless Union, has written to the Santa Cruz City Council in opposition to the proposed homeless encampment ordinance to be heard by council at its meeting on Tuesday, February 23. "Ordinances such as the ones being proposed on Tuesday do nothing but hurt our already most vulnerable community members and would criminalize them with citations when they have nowhere to go, nowhere to rest or be warm.," Kuhl stated. Read Alicia Kuhl's full letter below.
(2021-02-20). Six Capitol police suspended, 29 others under investigation for role in January 6 assault. wsws.org Press reports on those charged in the January 6 attack on Congress reveal that a substantial number are current or former police and active or former members of the military, many of whom are linked to far-right militias.
(2021-02-20). To Stop the Rot in American Democracy, Trump must be Indicted for Incitement. juancole.com By By Mitchell Zimmerman | — ( Otherwords) — GOP senators said Trump was culpable, but he's a "private citizen" now. Fine — indict him like one. By Mitchell Zimmerman | February 17, 2021 In the wake of his second impeachment acquittal, Donald Trump proclaimed victory in what he called "the greatest witch hunt in …
(2021-02-20). Germany: MV Werften to cut 1,200 shipyard jobs. wsws.org 1,200 jobs at the MV shipyards on the Baltic Sea are to be cut, according to the owners' plans.
(2021-02-20). Yes, Victoria, There is a Berkeley Tenants Union. indybay.org YIMBY lobbyist Victoria Fierce is claiming that there not a Berkeley Tenants Union. There is one. Victoria is lying (again).
(2021-02-20). No, no habrá socialismo (por ahora) en Estados Unidos. globalizacion.ca Nunca ha sido mayor que en estos tiempos la incoherencia dentro de los dos grandes partidos de los Estados Unidos. Grosso modo, el Partido Republicano se divide entre trumpistas, con su extremismo de ultraderecha, y conservadores que siguen las tradiciones…
(2021-02-20). Thursday 3/11: Women's History Month: Smithsonian Objects of Women Activists Pioneering Social Justice. indybay.org Online event via Zoom (FREE)…
(2021-02-20). Thursday 3/11: Rally-Speak Out Thursday On Tenth Anniversary of Fukushima NUKE Meltdowns. indybay.org San Francisco Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery St/California St. | San Francisco…
(2021-02-20). The Need for Accountability Over Impunity in Chile. strategic-culture.org With a new constitution, Chilean state actors should be held accountable to the people's demands for democratic changes in the country, otherwise Chile's long-standing democratic tradition risks being lost to the dynamics of state violence. | While Chileans are still awaiting the process of a new constitution to end Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship legacy in the country, police brutality is in the spotlight for two reasons — the increase in violence since the start of the protests in 2019, which turned into organised social demonstrations clamouring for change, and the calls to dissolve the Carabineros. | Ea…
(2021-02-20). Chicago: Major development in fight for community control of police. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the text of remarks by Frank Chapman of The Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR), given at the February 19 with the Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability (GAPA). | We all recognize the struggle for justice when it comes to police crimes and misconduct has been a long and torturous one, consuming generations and the lives of so many people from Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, to Rekia Boyd and Bettie Jones, to Flint Farmer and Laquan McDonald and many, many more that space will not allow us to mention. And let us not forget the hundreds that…
(2021-02-20). [Correspondence] Iron deficiency in PREVENTT — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank Bernd Froessler and colleagues, Axel Hofmann and colleagues, and Anastazia Keegan and colleagues for their comments. In the PREVENTT trial1 we addressed the association between preoperative anaemia and increased blood transfusion, hospital stay, morbidity, and mortality after surgery. We did not know whether these associations were causal, specifically whether intravenous iron could correct anaemia, mediating a reduction in the associated risks to patients.
(2021-02-20). [Clinical Picture] Amiodarone and hypothyroidism. thelancet.com A 65-year-old man attended our outpatient clinic for diagnostic evaluation of abnormal blood tests detected during a routine check requested by his cardiologist. The investigations showed a raised serum gamma-glutamyl transferase (406 U/L; normal <60) and a raised serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) concentration of 99 ∑20 ŒºIU/mL (normal 0 ∑27—4 ∑20). The patient's free thyroxine and free tri-iodothyronine were low at 0 ∑67 ng/dL (normal 0 ∑93—1 ∑70) and 1 ∑5 pg/mL (normal 2 ∑0—4 ∑4) respectively. Anti-thyroid antibodies—including thyroid...
(2021-02-20). [Perspectives] Sharrelle Barber: at the intersection of place, race, and health. thelancet.com Sharrelle Barber's research focuses on the intersection of place, race, and health. As Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Urban Health Collaborative at Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health in Philadelphia, PA, USA, her work has been crucial in assessing the impact of structural racism on racial health inequities among Black people in the USA and Brazil. She sees segregation as a symbol of the economic, social, political, and racial divide in a city: "From Jackson, Mississippi, to Rio de Janeiro, segregation is one of the most visible manif…
(2021-02-20). [Correspondence] Global need: including rehabilitation in health system strengthening. thelancet.com We read with great enthusiasm Alarcos Cieza and colleagues'1 analysis of data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019 to estimate that 2 ∑41 billion people (95% uncertainty interval 2 ∑34—2 ∑50 billion) worldwide would benefit from rehabilitation services. This comprehensive work quantifies an increasing burden of non-fatal health losses potentially addressed by rehabilitation services. Cieza and colleagues' work complements findings from our series of secondary analyses of GBD 2017,2—4 in which we focused on an extensive set of health conditions tha…
(2021-02-20). [Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Li X, Mukandavire C, Cucunubà ZM, et al. Estimating the health impact of vaccination against ten pathogens in 98 low-income and middle-income countries from 2000 to 2030: a modelling study. Lancet 2021; 397: 398—408—In appendix 2, the table legends for appendix 3 p 1 (d—f) and p 2 (d—f) should have been for under-5s by calendar view, and the table legends for appendix 3 p 1 (g—i) and p 2 (g—i) should have been for all ages by cohort view. The titles of the tables have also been corrected. These corrections have been made as of Feb 18, 2021.
(2021-02-20). [World Report] Research Focus: The Cleveland Clinic at 100. thelancet.com As the Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio, marks its centenary, Talha Burki looks at how it became a world-renowned centre for cardiology.
(2021-02-20). [Correspondence] Iron deficiency in PREVENTT. thelancet.com Toby Richards and colleagues1 suggest that current guidelines on preoperative iron therapy should be reviewed after reporting non-superiority of preoperative intravenous iron over placebo in reducing the need for blood transfusion in adults with anaemia before elective major abdominal surgery. We strongly urge for caution, favouring a more nuanced approach that considers individual circumstances and clinical context when actively managing anaemia before surgery. Similarly to other studies,2,3 we showed benefits of administering preoperative intravenous iron (including a reduced need for subsequent transfusion of…
(2021-02-20). [Perspectives] Healthy because you deserve it, unhealthy because you don't? thelancet.com "Men at some time are masters of their fates;/ The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,/But in ourselves, that we are underlings." We have only ourselves to blame for being "petty men", explains Cassius to Brutus in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. By contrast, Julius Caesar has someone remind him that he is mortal. His hubris comes at the expense of others' humiliation.
(2021-02-20). [Correspondence] The Health Index for England. thelancet.com In the Chief Medical Officer for England's 2018 independent annual report, we called for the development of a composite health index.1,2 We are delighted that the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) has developed and published a beta version of such an index,3 alongside a useful Health Index Explorer tool.
(2021-02-20). Report: Young People In The United States Are Overrun With Student Debt. popularresistance.org Young Americans are overrun with student debt. This crisis is the culmination of waning government funding for higher education, wage stagnation, wealth inequality, and a misleading emphasis on obtaining high credentials—all leading to the financial gap between college prices and later earnings. In 2020, aggregate balances reached $1.66 trillion in 2019 dollars, 122% higher in real dollars than in 2010. Not surprisingly, the number of borrowers, the amount they owe, and the number of loans each borrower acquires, have all increased over the time period. In 2019, 18-35 year-olds with student loan debt owed n…
(2021-02-20). Snowstorm + Capitalism = Disaster For More Than 100,000 In Mississippi. popularresistance.org This week, Mississippi is experiencing unprecedented freezing conditions resulting from ice storms that blasted through the U.S. South. In addition to being unaccustomed to the freezing rain, ice, and snow, thousands of Mississippians suffering rolling blackouts and power outages, unheated homes and water shutoffs, have been left to fend for themselves. | Starting Feb 15, at least 250,000 Mississippians have lost power at some point during the week; counties in the southwest to east central Mississippi are primarily impacted. About 110,000 people were still without power on Feb. 19 in the morning. Almost all of t…
(2021-02-20). Biden's First Month Marked By Broken Promises. popularresistance.org One month into his presidential career and Joe Biden has already left a trail of broken promises on progressive legislation. Yesterday, it was reported that the president held a closed-door meeting with a group of mayors and governors. At the first sign of pushback from Republicans in the room, he immediately dropped his support for the $15 minimum wage on the basis that he needed bipartisan support to pass it. Given that Democrats control the House, Senate, and the White House, this position seems surprising. "I really want this in there but it just doesn't look like we can do it because of reconciliation," the…
(2021-02-20). US Attacks BDS For Same Reason Nixon Started Drug War. popularresistance.org The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Arkansas' law against BDS — the use of boycott, divestment and sanctions as a means of protest against Israel —violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, because it plainly does. | "The Arkansas Times has successfully challenged a law that prohibits the state from doing business with companies that boycott Israel," Mondoweiss reports. "The Little Rock-based weekly filed the lawsuit in 2018 and was represented by the ACLU. The paper takes no official position on BDS, but it launched the legal challenge after the University of Arkansas Pulas…
(2021-02-20). What Isn't In Judas And The Black Messiah Is Just As Important As What Is. popularresistance.org A movie that centers a political giant such as Fred Hampton is inevitably going to generate a kind of public and political discussion that is wholly anathema to the Hollywood corporate environment. The masses of people, especially young Black Americans and activists of all races rallying under the banner Black Lives Matter, are hungry for political education. Unfortunately, Judas and the Black Messiah is largely devoid of the most critical political content that characterized Fred Hampton and the Black Panther Party. | Of course, the definition of political content is itself subject to political struggle. A new w…
(2021-02-20). FROM THE FIELD: The goats helping Zambians to reach economic independence. news.un.org In Zambia, where the climate crisis is making it increasingly difficult to earn a living, goat-rearing is being seen as a possible route to a better livelihood, and economic resilience.
(2021-02-20). "Sorkhkala Tappeh" historical bathhouse in Mazandaran. en.mehrnews.com SAVADKOUH, Feb. 20 (MNA) — The historical bathhouse of "Sorkhkala Tappeh" is located in Ziraab city, outskirt of Savadkouh, Mazandaran province.
(2021-02-20). IAEA chief Grossi arrives in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) — The Director-General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi arrived in Tehran on Saturday for talks with Iranian officials.
(2021-02-20). Israel expanding region's only nuclear bomb factory 'Dimona'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Zionist regime is expanding 'Dimona', the region's only nuclear bomb factory.
(2021-02-20). Rockets hit an airbase in Iraq's Saladin: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) — Iraqi sources reported that several rockets hit an airbase in southern province of Saladin in Iraq.
(2021-02-20). Iran, Russia discuss regional developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) — Iranian ambassador to Moscow and deputy foreign minister of the Russian Federation conferred on regional developments on Saturday.
(2021-02-20). Hezbollah to stand by Iran to confront US: Deputy Sec. Gen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) — Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General said that Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement will stand by the Islamic Republic of Iran to confront the United States.
(2021-02-20). Ulyanov reacts to IAEA chief's trip to Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) — Russia's Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna expressed hope that negotiations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi will be successful.
(2021-02-20). Two Iranians among nominees for Best AFC 2020 Free Kick. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) — Two Iranian players have been nominated for the Free Kicks of the 2020 AFC Champions League.
(2021-02-20). US Air Force training jet crashes in Alabama, kills two. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) — The US Air Force said in a statement that both pilots were killed when a US military plane crashed in Alabama.
(2021-02-20). Academics At UK University Reject IHRA Anti-Semitism Definition. popularresistance.org Academics at a major British university last week voted to reverse their institution's adoption of the misleading anti-Semitism definition promoted by Israel and its lobby. | A report by University College London's academic board states that the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's "working definition" of anti-Semitism "is not fit for purpose within a university setting and has no legal basis for enforcement." | The board voted to endorse the report last week. It will now be up to university management to decide whether the vote will be implemented. | The university's branch of the University and Colleg…
(2021-02-20). How Oracle Sells Repression in China. zcomm.org In its bid for TikTok, Oracle was supposed to prevent data from being passed to Chinese police. Instead, it's been marketing its own software for their surveillance work…
(2021-02-20). The Failure of the Media in Responding to the Lying Right. zcomm.org Perhaps even more important is that the fact that mainstream media outlets allow public figures to spread their lies and not have it affect their reputation…
(2021-02-20). Arizona Republicans Lead Nationwide GOP Push to Curb Voting Rights. zcomm.org No state is considering more bills to restrict voting rights than Arizona, where activists say the GOP is waging a "full-scale assault on democratic norms."
(2021-02-20). Snowstorm + capitalism = disaster for more than 100K in Mississippi. zcomm.org Only working class organization and mobilization against the capitalist system can turn this repugnant reality on its head…
(2021-02-20). A Labour group linked to Starmer is under investigation by the Electoral Commission. thecanary.co Labour Together, a group linked to Labour leader Keir Starmer, is Failure to declare: | Business Insider's exclusive
(2021-02-20). Myanmar security forces use tear gas and rubber bullets on anti-coup protesters. thecanary.co Security forces in Myanmar have ratcheted up their pressure against anti-coup protesters, using water cannons, tear gas, and rubber bullets against demonstrators and striking dock workers in Mandalay. | Repression: | At least five people were injured by rubber bullets in the nation's second-largest city and had to be carried away in ambulances, according to an Associated Press journalist who witnessed the violence. Some 500 police and soldiers descended on the area near Yadanabon dock after dock workers joined the national civil disobedience movement, refusing to work until the military junta that seized…
(2021-02-20). Exclusive: Presidential frontrunner's advisor discusses Ecuador's crucial election. thecanary.co Amauri Chamorro is a strategist in political communications, who has worked closely with former Ecuadorian president With the left on the verge of returning to power, Chamorro spoke exclusively with The Canary about Arauz's political vision, the forces trying to stop him, and the legacy of neoliberalism in Ecuador. The interview has been edited in part for cl…
(2021-02-20). Offshore workers back 'landmark' agreement on terms and conditions. thecanary.co Offshore workers have backed a "landmark" agreement their union said will lead to better terms and conditions. | Union power: | Members of the GMB working for North Sea oil and gas companies endorsed the Energy Services Agreement (ESA), described as a groundbreaking new collective agreement for thousands of engineering and maintenance workers. The union described it as a landmark deal, saying it will benefit North Sea workers by providing an equal footing to negotiate pay, terms and conditions, and health, safety and welfare standards. | Ross Murdoch, GMB national officer, said: This new agreement marks th…
(2021-02-20). Osaka beats Brady to clinch 2021 Australian Open title. yenisafak.com Japan's Naomi Osaka defeated American Jennifer Brady in straight sets to win her second Australian Open title on Saturday.World No. 3 Osaka beat Brady 6-4, 6-3 at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne to claim the fourth Grand Slam title of her career.The 23-year-old now has two Australian Open — 2019 and 2021 — and two US Open titles — 2018 and 2020 — to her name.Brady, 25, who was playing her first Grand Slam final, was gracious in defeat, congratulating Osaka and terming her "an inspiration.""[…] Another Grand Slam title, she's such an inspiration to us all and what she is doing for the ga…
(2021-02-20). Blackwater tried to overthrow Libya gov't: UN report. yenisafak.com According to the report, the notorious security firm tried twice to overthrow the UN-backed Government of National Accord in 2019.The report stated that Prince sent foreign mercenaries and weapons to support Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar against the Tripoli-based government.The mercenaries planned to form a team aimed at tracking down Libyan leaders and assassinating them, the report said.Last December, then-US President Donald Trump issued a decision to grant clemency to four US security contractors who worked for Blackwater and were convicted of killing Iraqi civilians in 2007, a move condemned by Iraq.Prince i…
(2021-02-20). Iran border fence to be complete by December: Pakistan. yenisafak.com Pakistan said on Saturday that it will have fenced off its volatile border with Iran by the end of this year, a move against terrorism and smuggling.During a visit to the border town Taftan, Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that 40% of the 928 kilometers (576 miles) border has been completed, according to a statement from the Interior Ministry.The move is aimed at improving the "border management" between the two countries, Ahmed said, adding that it will also improve economy and legal trade between the two neighbors.Taftan is located some 632 km (392 mi) from Quetta, the capital of southwest…
(2021-02-20). At least 13 YPG/PKK terror suspects remanded in custody in Turkey. yenisafak.com A total of 13 suspected members of the YPG/PKK terror group were remanded in custody in southeastern Turkey, police sources said on Saturday.They were among 17 individuals arrested on Feb. 12 in anti-terror operations in provinces of Sanliurfa, Siirt, Diyarbakir, Mardin, Hatay, Osmaniye, Adana, Corum, Usak, and Istanbul, according to the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.The remaining four suspects were released under judicial control, the sources added.In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK — listed as a terrorist organization by Turke…
(2021-02-20). Turkey says to begin easing coronavirus restrictions starting March 1. yenisafak.com Turkey will start to gradually normalize from coronavirus restrictions as of March 1, Turkey's health minister said on Saturday.Underlining that they are working carefully on normalization steps, Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter that the process will start with provincial public health councils dealing with four risk levels in line with Health Ministry criteria.Announcing earlier this week an easing of restrictions starting in March, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said provinces will be categorized as low, medium, high, or very high risk based on infection rates and the vaccination process.Turkey on Friday reported…
(2021-02-20). Iraqi forces kill five Daesh militants in Baghdad. yenisafak.com Police Captain Ahmed Khalaf told Anadolu Agency that a joint force from the Iraqi army and the Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization) Force shot dead five Daesh suicide bombers in al-Tarmia district, north of Baghdad.He said three members of the Hashd al-Shaabi were killed and two others injured in the operation.According to the police officer, the dead militants were responsible for staging attacks against Iraqi security forces in al-Tarmia.The Daesh terror group is still active in areas north of Baghdad. Last month, the terrorist group claimed a twin bombing in Baghdad, which killed 32 people and injured dozens…
(2021-02-20). Turkey's rich culinary delights go 'beyond the kebab,' says Michelin-star chef. yenisafak.com Kebabs may be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Turkish food, but for a Turkish chef who recently won a Michelin star for his restaurant nestled in an Irish village, his homeland's cuisine is far more than that."It's a shame that it's only kebabs that are seen to represent our cuisine. Our cuisine is so varied and so different from region to region," said Ahmet Dede, who last month won his second Michelin star, the coveted mark of quality in the international restaurant world.While inarguably distinctive, Turkish cuisine has "influenced and been influenced by the Middle East, Asia and Europe,"
(2021-02-20). Russia's Navalny loses appeal in Moscow court. yenisafak.com A Moscow court on Saturday rejected an appeal by Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny of his suspended sentence being replaced by prison time, but further trimmed his time behind bars.Under the new ruling, Navalny will spend a total of two-and-a-half-years in prison — down from an initial three-and-a-half-year sentence, taking into account two months in house arrest plus a previous 10-month deduction.The court announced that the sentence will start immediately, with Navalny set to be transported to a prison colony.Navalny pled not guilty and demanded his immediate release. His lawyers, Vadim Kobzev and…
(2021-02-20). Turkey hires top US law firm on F-35 jet issue. yenisafak.com Turkey's Defense Industries Presidency (SSB) has enlisted a leading US law firm to get strategic advice on protecting its rights in the F-35 fighter jet program.The deal between SSTEK Defense Industry Technologies, a subsidiary of the SSB, and Washington-based Arnold Porter covers legal advice for claiming Turkey's rights to date rather than keeping it in the program, according to information learned by Anadolu Agency.In 2019, Washington announced it was taking Turkey out of the F-35 stealth fighter jet program over Ankara's purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense system.The U.S. claimed that the Russian S-…
(2021-02-20). Fauci champions Israeli medical apartheid. zcomm.org Israel is refusing to distribute vaccines to millions of people living under its single system of unequal rule…
(2021-02-20). G7 Discusses Vaccines, Debt Relief, Tax Plans and Climate Change. indybay.org Biden Commits $4 Billion for Vaccine Distribution in Developing Countries…
(2021-02-20). Riots continue for 4th night in Spain over imprisonment of rapper. laprensalatina.com Barcelona, Spain, Feb 20 (efe-epa).- Barcelona and several other Spanish cities woke up on Saturday morning to looted stores and damaged property after a fourth consecutive night of protests calling for the release of rapper Pablo Hasel. The artist — real name Pablo Rivadulla — has been in prison since Tuesday after he was found …
(2021-02-20). Kim Kardashian and Kanye West: 6 years of a pure 21st century marriage. laprensalatina.com By Javier Romualdo Los Angeles, United States, Feb 19 (EFE) .- It is official. The couple of the decade is divorcing. After months of constant rumors, Kim Kardashian formally filed for divorce from rapper Kanye West, ending a six-year marriage between two of the biggest stars of this century. The impact of the news in …
(2021-02-20). Venezuelans must work 4,000 years to buy a house. laprensalatina.com By Ron Gonzalez Caracas, Feb 19 (efe-epa).- Carmen Hurtado's hopes rise every time a potential customer approaches the makeshift stand in the Venezuelan capital where she sells puppets, as each sale brings her closer to her dream of having a home of her own, a seemingly impossible goal in an oil-rich nation where someone earning …
(2021-02-20). At least 5 killed, 2 injured as series of sticky bomb explosions rock Kabul. laprensalatina.com Kabul, Feb 20 (efe-epa).- At least five people, including two members of the security forces, were killed and two people were injured on Saturday in three back-to-back sticky bomb explosions in the Afghan capital, officials told EFE. The attacks took place in three different areas of Kabul within a two-hour period, Kabul police spokesperson Firdaws …
(2021-02-20). Two protesters in Mandalay shot dead by Myanmar police. laprensalatina.com (Update: adds killing of 2 protesters) Yangon, Myanmar, Feb 20 (efe-epa).- At least two people were shot dead on Saturday by police in Mandalay, Myanmar's second city, during a protest against the military junta that seized power in a coup d'état on February 1. Three people have now died at the hands of authorities in …
(2021-02-20). Former Australian govt party adviser accused of 2nd rape. laprensalatina.com Sydney, Australia, Feb 20 (efe-epa).- A woman said Saturday she was raped by a former adviser to the government party accused this week of raping another co-worker in parliament, according to local media reports. Prime Minister Scott Morrison expressed his discomfort at this second complaint at a press conference via his Facebook profile. The accusation …
(2021-02-20). Opposition leader Navalny loses appeal against imprisonment. laprensalatina.com Moscow, Feb 20 (efe-epa).- A Moscow court on Saturday rejected an appeal from Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny against his 3.5 year imprisonment after he was found guilty of violating the conditions of his parole. Navalny was detained last month after returning from Germany, where he was receiving treatment from a alleged poisoning attack by …
(2021-02-20). Osaka wins 2nd Australian Open title after defeating Brady. laprensalatina.com Melbourne, Australia, Feb 20 (efe-epa).- Japan's Naomi Osaka on Saturday clinched her second Australian Open title as she comfortably defeated the US' Jennifer Brady in straight sets. Third seed Osaka took advantage of untimely unforced errors from Grand Slam final rookie Brady for a 6-4, 6-3 win to seal the title after a contest that …
(2021-02-20). Chelsea winning streak ends at Southampton. laprensalatina.com Southampton, England, Feb 20 (efe'epa).- Chelsea on Saturday had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Southampton as their winning run stretching back to last month came to an end. The Blues enjoyed the lion's share of possession, but failed to transfer their dominance on the pitch to the scoreboard. Despite leaving St Mary's frustrated …
(2021-02-20). Protest against Article 112 outside Thai Parliament as PM survives vote. laprensalatina.com Bangkok, Feb 20 (efe-epa).- Demonstrators protested outside the parliament building in the Thai capital Bangkok on Saturday to call for the repeal of legislation that criminalises anyone deemed to insult the country's powerful monarchy. Repeal of the lese majeste law, known as Article 112, is one of the core demands of the student-led protest movement …
(2021-02-20). Bolsonaro ousts CEO of Brazil's state-run oil company. laprensalatina.com Brasilia, Feb 19 (efe-epa).- The CEO of Brazilian state-run oil giant Petrobras was fired Friday in the wake of President Jair Bolsonaro's repeated attacks on the company for hiking fuel prices. The right-wing head of state said that reserve army Gen. Joaquim Silva e Luna, a former defense minister, will take charge of Petrobras, whose …
(2021-02-20). Thousands in Myanmar take to streets following protester's death. laprensalatina.com Yangon, Myanmar, Feb 20 (efe-epa).- Thousands in Myanmar took to the country's streets Saturday to protest the military coup a day after the death of a demonstrator was confirmed. The most conflictive point in the country was the city of Mandalay, the largest, where police fired rubber bullets at the crowd that came to support …
(2021-02-19). Have Your Spine and Eat It Too. progressive.org Whatever happened to the Republican Party's strict textual reading of our nation's founding document?
(2021-02-19). Facebook: Genocide is Cool but Don't Threaten our Profits. mintpressnews.com "Facebook's willingness to block credible news sources also stands in sharp distinction to the company's poor track record in addressing the spread of hateful content and disinformation on the platform." — Tim O'Connor, Amnesty International Australia…
(2021-02-19). Biden's First Month Marked by Broken Promises. mintpressnews.com (2021-02-19). America's Sick Metamorphosis: Have we Awoken to find our Country a Trump Roach Hotel? juancole.com (2021-02-19). Israeli Colonists Break Into Stone-Cutting Factory, Burn A Truck, Near Ramallah. imemc.org (2021-02-19). Snowstorm + capitalism = disaster for more than 100K in Mississippi. liberationnews.org (2021-02-19). Why the Alabama Amazon struggle matters to workers everywhere. peoplesworld.org (2021-02-19). 'The Mauritanian' rekindles debate over Gitmo detainees' torture—with 40 still held there. mronline.org (2021-02-19). Social movements and organizations condemn arrest of 21-year-old Indian climate activist. mronline.org (2021-02-19). Who Won the Impeachment? counterpunch.org (2021-02-19). The Atrocious Prosecution of Julian Assange. counterpunch.org (2021-02-19). Sometimes Marx's Capital is a pillow, sometimes it obliges us to deepen our struggles. mronline.org (2021-02-19). Pandemic's 1-2 punch: Unemployment up, life expectancy down. peoplesworld.org (2021-02-19). 'Black Freedom Fighters in Steel' — a book review. workers.org (2021-02-19). Haywood County, North Carolina car protest: 'Fund services, not jails'. liberationnews.org (2021-02-19). The Culture Wars Continue: Biden Takes on Abortion. counterpunch.org (2021-02-19). Donation match: Will you meet my challenge for People's World? peoplesworld.org (2021-02-19). Bogazici resistance is about more than liberal notions of academic freedom, it is a fight against the whole system of oppression. mronline.org (2021-02-19). Communist Alphaeus Hunton drew together anti-fascist, anti-racist, anti-colonial struggles. peoplesworld.org (2021-02-19). Organizing White Workers When the Klan is in the Shop. counterpunch.org (2021-02-19). 40,000 BC: Earth's magnetic field flipped, causing massive sudden climate change and Extinction of Neanderthals. juancole.com (2021-02-19). And then there was X: Malcolm's life and legacy. therealnews.com (2021-02-19). And then there was X: Malcom's life and legacy. therealnews.com (2021-02-19). How the Drug War Succeeded: Dr. Carl Hart Comes Out… Swinging. counterpunch.org (2021-02-19). 'This is the Way We Rise': Hawaiian poetry in motion. peoplesworld.org (2021-02-19). Living Socialism Today: Remembering Leo Panitch. socialistproject.ca (2021-02-19). Illegal checkpoint arrest tied to a controversial shooting. therealnews.com (2021-02-19). Trailblazing former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis dies at 68. peoplesworld.org (2021-02-19). UN report slams U.S. economic sanctions against Venezuela. peoplesworld.org (2021-02-19). Go St. Pauli! Beat Fascism! counterpunch.org (2021-02-19). Idiocy in Theory and Practice. counterpunch.org (2021-02-19). Man-made disaster: Capitalism and Republicans failed the people of Texas. peoplesworld.org (2021-02-19). '41st & Central: The Untold Story of the L.A. Black Panthers' to be screened Feb. 20. peoplesworld.org (2021-02-19). Israeli Provocations in Syria. thealtworld.com (2021-02-19). New York sues Amazon for not protecting workers against COVID, firing whistleblowers. peoplesworld.org (2021-02-19). 'Leaving Aside' International Law: Why Democrats are as Dangerous as Republicans to a Just Peace in Palestine. counterpunch.org (2021-02-19). George Jackson on the role of prisons, 50 years after his death. workers.org (2021-02-19). Army Abducts Four Palestinians Playing In Snow In Hebron. imemc.org (2021-02-19). OCHA: Protection of Civilians Report Feb. 2 — 15, 2021. imemc.org (2021-02-19). The Guardian shuts down criticism of Israel. therealnews.com (2021-02-19). The 30 x 30 Protection Plan and the George Washington National Forest Ark. counterpunch.org (2021-02-19). Limbaugh's Legacy: Normalizing Hate for Profit. counterpunch.org (2021-02-19). How Will Our Children Know They Face a Crushing Debt Burden? counterpunch.org (2021-02-19). Biden Offers Moderate Solutions to Radical Problems. counterpunch.org (2021-02-19). Soldiers Abduct Three Palestinians In Jenin. imemc.org (2021-02-19). Portland, OR power outages affect 300K residents after ice storm. liberationnews.org (2021-02-19). Beirut explosion: Removal of judge sparks renewed fears that blast probe will go nowhere. middleeasteye.net (2021-02-19). Western Sahara activists facing crackdown following Morocco-Israel deal. middleeasteye.net (2021-02-19). Arabic press review: Syrian refugees hit hardest by snowstorms. middleeasteye.net (2021-02-19). US says it is ready for direct talks with Iran over nuclear deal. middleeasteye.net (2021-02-19). Key US lawmakers call for sanctions on killers of Hezbollah critic. middleeasteye.net (2021-02-19). For this Palestinian family, living next to Al-Aqsa Mosque comes with a heavy price. middleeasteye.net (2021-02-19). Turkey: Prosecutor requests lifting of immunity from pro-Kurdish MPs. middleeasteye.net (2021-02-19). Voice from behind the walls: 'I'm not imprisoned, I'm enslaved'. workers.org (2021-02-19). New Russian team name and flag agreed for athletes at Tokyo and Beijing Olympic Games. rt.com (2021-02-19). Despite not meeting key criteria for European Union accession, Ukraine's President Zelensky says country will join bloc by 2030. rt.com (2021-02-19). Lithuanian President worried Russia could 'swallow' troubled Belarus as part of embattled leader Lukashenko's eventual departure. rt.com (2021-02-19). Canada plans overhaul of language rights, making bilingualism mandatory for top judges and prioritizing French in Quebec. rt.com (2021-02-19). This ain't no normal baby shower: Doting grandfather Floyd Mayweather gifts diamond-encrusted ROLEX to newborn grandson. rt.com (2021-02-19). MMA fighter Leonardo Barbosa admits to 'throwing fight in Afghanistan after being pressured by gunman in locker room' (VIDEO). rt.com (2021-02-19). Dutch curfew extended by emergency bill as government shuns court ruling of Covid lockdown 'illegality'. rt.com (2021-02-19). Chuck some borscht on the barbie? Amid Australian news row, Facebook 'accidentally' clamps down on RUSSIAN CULTURE SITE. rt.com (2021-02-19). Paris beefs up police patrols and Lyon bans booze as French authorities fear warm weather will spark Covid rule-breaking. rt.com (2021-02-19). French refugee center manager stabbed to death by asylum seeker — police. rt.com (2021-02-19). "Interesting" Times: Capitalism Kills Everything. counterpunch.org (2021-02-19). 'I didn't look!' UFC star Woodley jokes with Paige VanZant's husband after bare-knuckle star's latest steamy Instagram video. rt.com (2021-02-19). The Eye of the Wolf: Measuring Myself through Death. dissidentvoice.org (2021-02-19). Exiled spy chief says MBS believes he's the CIA's source on Khashoggi murder. middleeasteye.net (2021-02-19). Israeli woman held in Syria lands in Tel Aviv following Russia-mediated deal. middleeasteye.net (2021-02-19). Algeria frees first democracy activists after presidential pardons. middleeasteye.net (2021-02-19). The Largest Experiment on Humans Ever Seen. anti-empire.com (2021-02-19). The Empire Is Back: NATO Increasing Troops in Iraq From 500 to 4,000. anti-empire.com (2021-02-19). UK govt acted 'unlawfully' by not disclosing lucrative Covid-19 contracts for PPE in time for public scrutiny, High Court rules. rt.com (2021-02-19). 'What is this, 1998?' Twitter users astonished that Tony Blair is opining on Covid roadmap… and MEDIA COVERS IT as 'news'. rt.com (2021-02-19). Princess Latifa: Dubai emir's family says royal being 'cared for at home'. middleeasteye.net (2021-02-19). Democracy Now! Turns 25: Celebrating a Quarter-Century of Independent News on the Frontlines. democracynow.org (2021-02-19). DISTURBING VIDEO shows cop punching alleged attacker in the head as assaults on transit police TRIPLE in NYC. rt.com (2021-02-19). 'De-occupy DC': Two GOP congressmen say 'QAnon threat' being hyped to justify permanent fence & troops in US capital. rt.com (2021-02-19). US 'ready' for nuclear talks with Iran… with precondition of addressing 'regional issues'. rt.com (2021-02-19). Pandemic put US back on track to meet Paris climate goals, report finds, but at huge human cost. rt.com (2021-02-19). Lucasfilm president excoriated for talking of EMPOWERING WOMEN after firing Gina Carano, forcing Oscars to wipe comments. rt.com (2021-02-19). PR disaster worsens for Ted Cruz as reports say senator left dog in freezing home after fleeing to Cancun during Texas blackout. rt.com (2021-02-19). At least Joe Rogan is 'freezing': progressive pundit finds UPSIDE in deadly Texas storm. rt.com (2021-02-19). Democracy must prevail over autocracy, Biden tells the world — even as he's accused of autocratic tendencies back home. rt.com (2021-02-19). Empty shelves & long lines outside stores as Texas runs out of food amid deadly cold snap (VIDEO). rt.com (2021-02-19). Left & right alike fume over Dems' bill to ban 'twice-impeached presidents' from burial at Arlington, any honoring of their names. rt.com (2021-02-19). Texas apartment block collapses as firefighters can't retrieve water from frozen hydrants (PHOTOS, VIDEO). rt.com (2021-02-19). With 300k still without power, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott launches probe into grid manager, says ERCOT lied about winter storm prep. rt.com (2021-02-19). Savage, tacky, or dangerous? Congresswoman's GUN SHELF causes stir during virtual hearing. rt.com (2021-02-19). 'Idea of Sacrifice a complete nonstarter in US culture before Covid': Pandemic spurred major shift in American values, study finds. rt.com (2021-02-19). The Heat: Extreme weather pummels United States. america.cgtn.com (2021-02-19). Britain's Double Standards in International Affairs. counterpunch.org (2021-02-19). My Selective High School Looks Nothing Like America. thenation.com (2021-02-19). Nearly 30 Police Officers Face Investigations for Actions During Capitol Attack. truthout.org (2021-02-19). Essential Farmworkers Deserve Protections From Pesticide Exposure. truthout.org (2021-02-19). AOC Raised $1 Million for Struggling Texans as Cruz Handled Post-Cancún PR Mess. truthout.org (2021-02-19). Immigration Activists Welcome Reform Bill But Warn of Long Fight Ahead. truthout.org (2021-02-19). A report just slammed the Universal Credit £20 uplift as 'inadequate'. thecanary.co (2021-02-19). Pandemic will be with us until EVERYONE on earth given Covid-19 vaccine, says Merkel after G7 summit. rt.com (2021-02-19). Amid G7 Meeting, Pressure Mounts for Biden to Remove Global Barriers to Vaccines. truthout.org (2021-02-19). Politics & Science: Rahm Emanuel, Mike Pence, Homosexuality, Pandemics, Masks, Vaccines. counterpunch.org (2021-02-19). Johnson & Johnson submits its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine to WHO for emergency use. rt.com (2021-02-19). Pfizer-BioNTech tried to gouge the EU with 65-DOLLAR vaccine doses, German media report. rt.com (2021-02-19). COVID vaccines are big business and a political weapon. workers.org (2021-02-19). Council of Europe: No Compulsory Vaccinations and No Discrimination Against the Unvaccinated. anti-empire.com (2021-02-19). Almost all Spanish nursing home residents have received two Covid doses as Madrid says state on track with vaccine rollout. rt.com (2021-02-19). Selected Articles: The Covid Deception Serves An Undeclared Agenda. globalresearch.ca (2021-02-19). Battleground Baltimore: The battle continues for more COVID-19 vaccine doses. therealnews.com (2021-02-19). 'Africa is returning to Israel': Equatorial Guinea to move embassy to Jerusalem, Netanyahu says. middleeasteye.net (2021-02-19). Israeli press review: Report finds widespread racism among Israel's youth. middleeasteye.net (2021-02-19). Ex-MP Williamson slams University of Bristol for failure to defend anti-Zionist professor from 'lynch mob' demanding his firing. rt.com (2021-02-19). Fossil Fuel Exec Brags of 'Hitting the Jackpot' as Natural Gas Prices Surge Amid Deadly Crisis in Texas. commondreams.org The GOP is erroneously blaming frozen wind turbines for power outages because the Green New Deal is "the biggest legislative threat against the corrupt powers responsible for (and benefiting from) the suffering unfolding now," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/houston_freeze3.jpg …
(2021-02-19). Ocasio-Cortez Calls for Probe of Cuomo's Disastrous Handling of Covid-19 Outbreaks in Nursing Homes. commondreams.org "Thousands of vulnerable New Yorkers lost their lives in nursing homes throughout the pandemic," she said. "Their loved ones and the public deserve answers and transparency from their elected leadership." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/aoc_3_1.jpg …
(2021-02-19). The Twilight Zone: Covid, the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Eugenics. globalresearch.ca These horrible times, from lockdowns to lockdowns to coerced vaccinations, to social distancing, to masking and masking and more masking — when we all know, and science has proven it — that none of this helps — don't they make …
(2021-02-19). Syria Resurrects Proposed Pipeline for Iranian Gas to Reach European Markets. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | The Nord, Blue, Turk, Yamal and South Streams, as well as …
(2021-02-19). Ethiopia: Tigray TPLF Sets Peace Talks Conditions With Gov't. telesurenglish.net The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) set on Friday a group of conditions for holding peace talks with the Ethiopian government. | RELATED: | In a statement shared on Facebook by the TPLF TV station Dimtsi Weyane, the opposition demands an international mediator's appointment and unrestricted access to humanitarian aid. | During our virtual meeting with regional presidents and city administrators, we agreed to mobilise support for th…
(2021-02-19). Activists Warn Resumption Of Armed Conflict In Western Sahara. popularresistance.org The collective of the Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders in Western Sahara (CODESA) has called for global support to save the lives of Sahrawis as occupying Morocco resumed its oppression in the region fighting for self-determination. Last week, CODESA appealed to international organizations including the International Committee of the Red Cross for solidarity and action in "saving lives and humanity in Western Sahara." | CODESA appealed to the Red Cross to immediately establish a permanent mission for humanitarian operations in Western Sahara. It also asked other international organizations and individuals to sign a…
(2021-02-19). 'A Humanitarian Crisis' in Texas: Cold and Snow Put Millions in Danger. 38 Dead. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | Texas's freeze entered a sixth day on Thursday. At least
(2021-02-19). Spanish activists rescue 148 migrants in Mediterranean. laprensalatina.com Rome, Feb 19 (efe-epa).- A baby was among the 148 migrants rescued Friday by the crew of a ship belonging to the Spanish NGO Salvamento Maritimo Humanitario (SMH) in two separate operations in the Mediterranean Sea. The Aita Mari is the only humanitarian vessel currently plying the waters of the central Mediterranean. Salvamento Maritimo Humanitario …
(2021-02-19). Juan Cole on the Clearest Example of Israeli Apartheid Yet. scheerpost.com Israel Defense Forces / CC BY-NC 2.0] Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play As Israel's COVID-19 vaccination program got underway in recent months, reports in Western media, including the New York Times, lauded the country's speedy inoculation efforts to vaccinate every Israeli over the age of 16. What many news reports failed to immediately note in detail, however, was that as the… |
(2021-02-19). Ted Cruz vacationing in Cancun while millions freeze is par for the Course for the US Filthy Rich and their G.O.P Lapdogs. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Sen. Ted Cruz abandoning Texas to its fate, with millions suffering without power, to go off on a vacation in Cancun, Mexico, is the perfect metaphor for America in the age of monopoly capital. After all, many American corporations have taken a prolonged tax holiday in the Caribbean. Some 18 …
(2021-02-19). "The Globalization of War" and "Towards a World War III Scenario" globalresearch.ca The Globalization of War: America's "Long War" against Humanity, by Michel Chossudovsky | America's hegemonic project in…
(2021-02-19). Miss Marx: Eleanor Marx in the filmmaker's own image. wsws.org Miss Marx concerns itself with the latter part of the life of socialist fighter Eleanor Marx—from the death of her famous father, Karl Marx, in 1883 to her own suicide in 1898. Its feminist slant is conspicuous.
(2021-02-19). Colombian Scientists and Indigenous People to Census Condors. telesurenglish.net Biologists and over 300 Kokonucos Indigenous People are conducting the first Colombian condor census to help conserve this endangered species. | RELATED: | "Counting the emblematic national bird will allow us to create policies focused on its preservation given its importance in our ecosystem," Neotropical Foundation Scientific Director Fausto Saenz assured. | The Andean condor, one of the largest birds in the world, is considered a sa…
(2021-02-19). Killing Revolution in Bahrain, U.S.-UK Plotted Regime Change in Libya, Syria. thealtworld.com The legacy from events a decade ago still reverberate to this day. Several members of the current Biden administration bear responsibility for the destruction, including the present Secretary of State Antony Blinken. | Ten years ago this month, the Middle East and North Africa were convulsed by uprisings and subterfuges. The Arab Spring is generally thought of as a single wave of pro-democracy movements that swept the vast region. Far from it, however, the events were a mixed bag in which Western powers were not on the right side of history, as Western media would portray. Indeed, these powers played a nefarious…
(2021-02-19). Killing Revolution in Bahrain, U.S.-UK Plotted Regime Change in Libya, Syria. strategic-culture.org The legacy from events a decade ago still reverberate to this day. Several members of the current Biden administration bear responsibility for the destruction, including the present Secretary of State Antony Blinken. | Ten years ago this month, the Middle East and North Africa were convulsed by uprisings and subterfuges. The Arab Spring is generally thought of as a single wave of pro-democracy movements that swept the vast region. Far from it, however, the events were a mixed bag in which Western powers were not on the right side of history, as Western media would portray. Indeed, these powers played a nefarious…
(2021-02-19). Scheer Intelligence: The Clearest Example Of Israeli Apartheid Yet. popularresistance.org As Israel's COVID-19 vaccination program got underway in recent months, reports in Western media, including the New York Times, lauded the country's speedy inoculation efforts to vaccinate every Israeli over the age of 16. What many news reports failed to immediately note in detail, however, was that as the Middle Eastern nation was rapidly vaccinating its citizens against the deadly virus that turned the whole world upside down, it showed no signs of inoculating the approximately 5 million Palestinians whose land Israel occupies in the Gaza strip and the West Bank. After a global outcry ensued over the immoralit…
(2021-02-19). US State Department accusation of China 'genocide' relied on data abuse and baseless claims by far-right ideologue. thegrayzone.com The Trump and Biden administrations have relied on the work of a right-wing religious extremist, Adrian Zenz, for their "genocide" accusation against China. A close review of Zenz's research reveals flagrant data abuse and outright falsehoods. Both President Joe Biden and his Secretary of State Anthony Blinken have endorsed former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's last-minute accusation of "genocide" against the Muslim Uyghur population in China's Xinjiang province. But an investigation of published work by the researcher Pompeo relied on …
(2021-02-19). Will leftist Andrés Arauz be the next president of Ecuador? greenleft.org.au In the first round of Ecuador's presidential elections held on February 7, Alliance for Hope's candidate Andrés Arauz won the largest number of votes but fell just short winning the elections outright, write Vijay Prashad and Pilar Troya…
(2021-02-19). Historic win: Trade unions celebrate UK top court's ruling on Uber drivers. peoplesdispatch.org The UK Supreme Court upheld multiple lower court rulings that held that Uber drivers are workers and not "self-employed" as the raid-hailing corporate argued…
(2021-02-19). Ex-US Military Leaders Back ACLU Petition for SCOTUS to Declare Male-Only Draft Unconstitutional. sputniknews.com The Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS) decision in Rostkver v. Goldberg, 453 US 57 (1981), held that the Military Selective Service Act was constitutional, claiming "[t]he existence of the combat restrictions clearly indicates the basis for Congress' decision to exempt women from registration."
(2021-02-19). UK Top Court Gives Uber Drivers Benefits In Landmark Ruling. popularresistance.org London – Uber drivers in Britain should be classed as "workers" and not self-employed, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled Friday, in a decision that threatens the company's business model and holds broader implications for the so-called gig economy. | The ruling paves the way for Uber drivers to get benefits such as paid holidays and the minimum wage, handing defeat to the ride-hailing giant in the culmination of a long-running legal battle. | The Supreme Court's seven judges unanimously rejected Uber's appeal against an employment tribunal ruling, which had found that two Uber drivers were "workers" under British law.
(2021-02-19). Shamima Begum to find out next week if she can potentially return to the UK. thecanary.co Shamima Begum will find out if she can potentially return to the UK to pursue an appeal against the removal of her British citizenship when the Supreme Court gives a ruling on her case next week. | Stateless: | Begum was 15 when she and two other east London schoolgirls travelled to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State group (IS) in February 2015. Her British citizenship was revoked on national security grounds shortly after she was found, nine months pregnant, in a Syrian refugee camp in February 2019. | Begum, now 21, is challenging the Home Office's decision to remove her British citizenship and w…
(2021-02-19). Massive victory for workers as Uber loses Supreme Court battle. thecanary.co Supreme Court justices have ruled against Uber and said that drivers should be classed as workers. | Seven justices ruled on the latest round of a long-running fight between Uber operating companies and drivers on Friday, after a hearing in July. | Uber operating companies, who said drivers were contractors not workers, appealed to the Supreme Court after losing three earlier rounds of the fight. | "Historic": | Justices dismissed Uber's appeal in a decision the GMB union said was "historic". | BREAKING: It's the end of the road for Uber's mistreatment of drivers. | This landmark Supreme Court ruling puts…
(2021-02-19). Venezuela launches vaccination drive against COVID-19. peoplesdispatch.org Despite the harsh economic sanctions and commercial blockade against Venezuela imposed by the US and supported by the EU, the government of President Nicolás Maduro is making every possible effort to secure anti-COVID-19 vaccines…
(2021-02-19). By 17-Point Margin, Voters Want Biden to Cancel $50k in Student Debt: Poll. commondreams.org "It's almost like the American people want government to meet the scale of the crisis," said New York Congressman Mondaire Jones. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/student-debt-50k-backed-17-points.jpg …
(2021-02-19). Headlines for February 19, 2021. democracynow.org Power Cuts, Freezing Temperatures Plague Millions as Texas Energy Producers Boast of Profits, Sen. Ted Cruz Fled to Cancún as Millions of Texans Endured Blackouts and Winter Cold, South Africa Switches to Johnson & Johnson Vaccine in Battle Against Coronavirus Variant, Peruvian VIPs Secretly Received First Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine, Pfizer Says its COVID-19 Vaccine Might Not Need Ultra-Cold Temperatures, U.S. COVID Deaths Drop in February But Still on Pace to Top Half-Million by Month's End, U.S. to Give $4 Billion to COVAX as Biden Tries to Repair International Ties, Biden's New ICE Guidelines Continue to Target…
(2021-02-19). Biden Spent Black History Month Deporting Black Immigrants. popularresistance.org In the days it took to pull together this Q&A with two leaders in the immigrant rights movement—Haitian Bridge Alliance's Guerline Jozef and the UndocuBlack Network's Patrice Lawrence—the federal government deported more than 70 asylum-seekers to Haiti, including a two-month-old baby and 21 other children. Haiti is in the midst of political turmoil and advocates are calling these deportations "death flights." Soon, hundreds more Black immigrants are expected to be deported, including 135 Haitian immigrants. Most of them are families. | While the coverage of these deportations hasn't been extensiv…
(2021-02-19). The Biden administration has spent Black History Month deporting Black immigrants. zcomm.org Why aren't people in the streets?
(2021-02-19). Saturday 2/20: Richmond Car Caravan: Solidarity With Alabama Amazon Workers Unionizing. indybay.org Gather at Walmart at Richmond Hilltop Mall Parking Lot, 1400 Hilltop Mall Rd, | Richmond, CA 94806 | MASKS and SAFE-DISTANCING…
(2021-02-19). Another 861,000 US workers file for unemployment as corporations exploit pandemic to restructure operations. wsws.org A new McKinsey Global Institute report predicts that the decline in business travel and increase in working from home will lead to fewer jobs at hotels, restaurants, mass transit and retail, while corporations employ new labor-saving technologies in factories.
(2021-02-19). ALBA Members Review Food Access Strategies Amidst COVID-19. telesurenglish.net Ministers of Agriculture of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) analyzed on Thursday actions to guarantee food to their populations in the coronavirus context pandemic. | Venezuelan Minister of Agriculture, Wilmar Castro, explained in a message on his Twitter account that in the meeting, developed virtually, the impacts on the agri-food sector of the COVID-19 pandemic were analyzed. | RELATED: | The o…
(2021-02-19). Layoffs rise as pandemic subsides. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to subside during mid-February, layoffs were on the rise, showing that we are nowhere near the end of the tunnel for workers in this country. For the week ending February 13, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that there were 861,000 new applications for regular state unemployment insurance, an increase of 13,000 over the previous week. Applications for the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program for gig workers and the self-employed rose by a much larger 174,427 the same week, to 516,299 new claims. Together, this meant that almost 190,000 workin…
(2021-02-19). School and day-care centre openings in Germany—a murderous herd immunity experiment. wsws.org The federal and state governments are systematically creating conditions for a third wave of the pandemic. This can be seen especially in plans to rapidly return to in-person teaching.
(2021-02-19). Drive to reopen schools deepens across Los Angeles as pandemic continues to rage. wsws.org Despite the fact that over the past week Los Angeles County averaged 2,339 new cases and 123.1 new deaths per day, officials throughout the region are pressing to reopen schools.
(2021-02-19). 'Essential' Workers Still Endangered by COVID-19. progressive.org Biden and Congress must boost OSHA standards and enforcement to stifle the pandemic.
(2021-02-19). Over 90 Grassroots Health Care and Labor Groups Urge Senate to Immediately Confirm Xavier Becerra to HHS. peoplesaction.org Groups Push Senators for Swift Action on Historic Confirmation Amid Pandemic in New Letter Led by People's Action Contact: Johanna Kichton, 240.206.1145, press@peoplesaction.org WASHINGTON, D.C.—Over 90 grassroots health care and labor groups today wrote to Senate leadership urging them to immediately confirm Attorney General Xavier Becerra as the Secretary of the Department of Health and …
(2021-02-19). Russia, China & Democracy: Biden Vows 'America is Back' in Munich Speech Hailing Multilateralism. sputniknews.com US President Joe Biden's recent remarks at the Munich Security Conference strongly echoed those made earlier in the day at the G-7 meeting, where he participated virtually with world leaders and spoke on his efforts to curb the COVID-19 pandemic and the US foreign policy agenda.
(2021-02-19). [Commentary] Executive summary: It's wrong not to test: The case for universal, frequent rapid COVID-19 testing. thelancet.com One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid tests are still unavailable to most of the public. Rapid antigen tests [1], using lateral flow devices, have been proven effective in home and community settings for identifying people who are most likely to be contagious—even in the absence of symptoms—and to empower them to isolate before unknowingly infecting others. Despite empirical evidence from across the world demonstrating the utility of rapid tests, well-intentioned academic discussions about the potential risks of false positives, false negatives, and data reporting issues continue to overshadow a…
(2021-02-19). Over 200 Small Business Restaurant Owners And Employers Endorse Raise The Wage Act. popularresistance.org As the small restaurant sector reels from the devastating economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, a report published Thursday by advocates for tipped workers and a $15 minimum wage revealed that phasing out subminimum wages for such workers—which can be as low as a little over $2 an hour—does not cause businesses to close. | In fact, the report—published by the Food Labor Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley and One Fair Wage—found that the five states with the greatest rate of decline in open hospitality businesses during the pandemic are all states with a submi…
(2021-02-19). The Case For The Financial Transaction Tax. popularresistance.org For most Americans, what threatens health also threatens wealth. The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the worst economic crisis in nearly a century, with millions suddenly facing hunger, unemployment, or eviction. But Wall Street doesn't represent most Americans. In the parallel universe of the financial industry, stock indices soared to historic peaks as Americans wished good riddance to the deadliest year in our history. Detached from the daily lives of most Americans, the stock market surge almost exclusively benefited the disproportionately wealthy, and the pandemic once again lived up to its distinction as "the g…
(2021-02-19). UN chief to security meeting: '2021 must be the year to get back on track'. news.un.org By exposing deep fissures and fragilities, "COVID-19 has x-rayed the world", the UN chief told the Munich Security Conference on Friday, while acknowledging that today's vulnerabilities go "well beyond" pandemics and public health.
(2021-02-19). The Covid Deception Serves An Undeclared Agenda. globalresearch.ca There is no scientific basis for the measures in place to deal with the alleged Covid Pandemic. Among experts the support for these measures are largely limited to those with financial links with pharmaceutical corporations. Public health bureaucrats, such as …
(2021-02-19). COVID-19 disruptions to HIV prevention could increase new infections amongst men. imperial.ac.uk Disruptions to HIV prevention and treatment strategies due to the pandemic could increase new HIV infections amongst men who have sex with men.
(2021-02-19). Latin America Finds Its Own Answers To Produce COVID-19 Vaccines. popularresistance.org In a world harmed by the severe COVID-19 pandemic, the access to vaccines is being distorted by the rules of the open market and the deep gap between rich and poor nations. As the director of the World Health Organization (WHO), doctor Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, recently said, "the world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure — and the price of this failure will be paid with lives and livelihoods in the world's poorest countries." In a formal declaration the WHO warns that "in the majority of low and middle-income countries, vaccination has not even started which is a catastrophe as hospitals fill…
(2021-02-19). World leaders attend virtual Munich Security Conference. yenisafak.com The Munich Security Conference kicked off Friday with world leaders attending the annual event virtually amid the pandemic.The conference, also called the 'Davos for Defense', provides a platform to discuss transatlantic, foreign and security policies.This year, the fight against the pandemic and climate change will also be on the agenda.US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson are among the participants.UN chief Antonio Guterres, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council Presi…
(2021-02-19). Iran marks one year of pandemic amid fears over fourth wave. laprensalatina.com Tehran, Feb 19 (efe-epa).- One year after the first cases of Covid-19 were detected in Iran, authorities are concerned about the so-called British strain and the arrival of a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, as the government tries to boost its vaccination campaign. The first official announcement of the presence of the new coronavirus …
(2021-02-19). Vaccine nationalism and profiteering: How capitalism captured a pandemic. greenleft.org.au Right from the start, agreements and plans for the development of COVID-19 vaccines, were going to privilege a profit-generating and market-based approach, writes Dale McKinley.
(2021-02-19). Foreign Correspondent: What's Really Going on with China's Uighurs? progressive.org Experts say U.S. officials are seeking enemies, not the truth.
(2021-02-19). [Research Paper] "We needed this": perspectives of parents and healthcare professionals involved in a pilot newborn screening program for spinal muscular atrophy. thelancet.com Newborn screening (NBS) for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a recognised model through which health outcomes can be improved. However, perspectives of parents and healthcare professionals (HCPs) involved in such programs are largely unknown. Methods: A pilot program for SMA ran from August 2018-July 2020. Using a mixed-methods convergent methodology, we used a self-administered questionnaire to understand parents' perceptions and psychological impact of the program from diagnosis to treatment. We thematically analysed successes/challenges encountered by HCPs and recommendations for service improvement from both…
(2021-02-19). Venezuela launches Covid vaccination program. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) — Venezuela on Thursday began immunizing healthcare workers against the coronavirus with Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, with the government announcing plans to vaccinate 70% of the population by the end of the year.
(2021-02-19). CDC report: Biggest drop in US life expectancy since World War II. wsws.org A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that in the first half of 2020, life expectancy dropped by more than one year as COVID-19 ripped through the population.
(2021-02-19). Risk of COVID-19 outbreak in New Zealand after government ends three-day Auckland lockdown. wsws.org The source for six new cases of COVID-19 in Auckland has not been identified, but Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern nevertheless lifted a partial lockdown of the city after just three days.
(2021-02-19). How the Gates Foundation Seeded America's COVID-19 Policy Catastrophes. globalresearch.ca New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is finally facing the heat for his botched and negligent coronavirus response policies, yet no one seems to be asking why Cuomo and select governors made the fateful decisions that led to the excess deaths …
(2021-02-19). The Global Cry for Change. counterpunch.org Change is in the air, it's been hovering for some time, but thanks to Covid-19 festering social issues and inequalities have been highlighted, intensifying the need for a new approach. Talk of environmental action and reimagining how we live and work fills the airwaves; catchphrases abound, spilling from the lips of duplicitous politicians who claim
(2021-02-19). American Social and Medical Disorder: The 'Pre-Existing Condition' That Doomed the U.S. Covid Response? commondreams.org The answer from a blue-ribbon medical commission on the Trump years: decades of rising inequality. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/inequality_4.jpg …
(2021-02-19). 11th season of Archery Premier League. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) — The 11th season of Iran Archery Premier League to commemorate the martyrs of health who lost lives in the fight against Covid-19, was held at Azadi Sports Complex on Friday.
(2021-02-19). The 'Pre-Existing Condition' That Doomed the U.S. Covid Response? zcomm.org The answer from a blue-ribbon medical commission on the Trump years: decades of rising inequality…
(2021-02-19). Unprotected African Health Workers Die As Rich Countries Buy Up COVID-19 Vaccines. popularresistance.org On 6 January, gastroenterologist Leolin Katsidzira received a troubling message from his colleague James Gita Hakim, a heart specialist and noted HIV/AIDS researcher. Hakim, chair of the department of medicine at the University of Zimbabwe, had fallen sick and had tested positive for COVID-19. He was admitted to a hospital in Harare 10 days later and moved to an intensive care unit (ICU) after his condition deteriorated. He died on 26 January. | It is a crushing loss to Zimbabwean medicine, Katsidzira says. "Don't forget: We have had a huge brain drain. So people like James are people who keep the system going,"
(2021-02-19). EPA Quietly Approves Chemical 'Air Treatment' To Fight COVID-19 & US Vaccine Passports Are Here. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (2/19/21). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2021-02-19). Look at Pharma's Recent Record Before Bestowing a Crown. counterpunch.org The vaccine "halo" that drug makers are currently wearing obscures their track record of selling addictive drugs, overpriced drugs and drugs with dangerous side effects hidden from the public. Lest drug makers become Covid heroes let us remember: * Opioid makers deliberately created the opioid addiction epidemic for profit, assuring patients and clinicians the narcotics
(2021-02-19). Pfizer to Roll Out 10Mln COVID Vaccines Weekly as Biden Assures Shots for All by July. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said the company expects to double its rollout of coronavirus vaccines to 10 million a week over the next two weeks as US President Joe Biden pledged enough supply of doses to immunize all Americans by July.
(2021-02-19). Venezuela inoculates health care workers at start of vaccine rollout. laprensalatina.com Caracas, Feb 18 (efe-epa).- Venezuela launched the first stage of its Covid-19 vaccine rollout on Thursday, administering doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine to front-line health care workers. They were selected as a means of recognizing them for their efforts to combat this potentially fatal respiratory illness, which has killed nearly 1,300 people in the …
(2021-02-19). Whitehaven COVID-19 Vaccination Site Open This Weekend by Appointment Only. laprensalatina.com SHELBY COUNTY, TN (SCHD) — The Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) in partnership with Southwest Tennessee Community College (SWTCC), will provide vaccinations at the SWTCC Whitehaven Center at 1234 Finley Drive, Memphis, TN 38116, on Saturday, February 20th and Sunday, February 21st from 9: 00 a.m. to 5: 00 p.m. In order to make up appointments missed …
(2021-02-19). Spanish cuisine in UK faces Brexit reality. laprensalatina.com London, Feb 19 (efe-epa).- In a cosmopolitan capital like London, diners can opt for tortilla and Iberico ham tapas just as easily as the British staple of fish and chips, but that could be changing, as Spanish restaurants and shops that are already struggling amid Covid lockdown are facing even more bureaucratic hurdles because of …
(2021-02-19). Cuomo and Newsom Symbolize the Rot of Corporate Democrats. indybay.org The dire need for progressive populism…
(2021-02-19). Why Democrats Need to Encourage Trump to Run Again. counterpunch.org Guy T. Saperstein is a retired attorney who founded the largest private plaintiff civil rights law firm in America and successfully prosecuted the largest sex, race and age discrimination class actions in American history.
(2021-02-19). Teachers and health workers strike amid back-to-school campaign in Brazil. wsws.org Faced with enormous opposition from teachers, the Brazilian ruling class fears that the return to classes will provoke a nationwide wave of struggles beyond the control of the unions and pseudo-left parties.
(2021-02-19). America's Future: Trillionaire Trust Fund Babies? counterpunch.org History doesn't repeat itself, but sometimes, as the old saw goes, it rhymes. Take this year's Forbes 400. If you listen close enough, you can hear echoes of the first Forbes list back in 1982 — you just have to turn it up about 100 notches. Back in 1982, with Reaganomics in its infancy, the
(2021-02-19). A Framework to Defeat the White Power Movement: Organizing vs. Punditry, State Power, and How the Left Relates to the Police and Military. counterpunch.org In a previous article, I examined the modern white power movement and broader political landscape in the United States. That essay's aim wasn't a comprehensive overview but a summary of who we're fighting and the enemy's defining characteristics. Equally important, what is the broader social and political landscape in the U.S.? And what about our
(2021-02-19). Minnesota demands Biden do more on climate change. fightbacknews.org St. Paul, MN – On February 17, members of the Climate Justice Committee (CJC) held banners over Interstate 94 and held a banner and signs to drivers on the Snelling bridge in Saint Paul as a part of their week of action targeting President Biden. The banners said things like "2050 is too late! Climate justice now!" "The U.S. military is the #1 polluter" and "Climate justice now, not 2050." | Earlier in the week the CJC had its supporters contact the White House to pressure Biden to shut down the Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline in Minnesota and to set emission reduction goals for the U.S. military. The U.S. military…
(2021-02-19). Saturday 3/6: "Flint: Who Can you Trust?" Film & Discussion: Impact of Flint Water Crisis on Poor & POC. indybay.org Virtual film screening (FREE)…
(2021-02-19). New economic study 'demolishes' myth about student debt parroted by Joe Biden. nationofchange.org "The vast majority of borrowers that benefit from forgiveness hail from low- and lower-income communities," the study's authors affirmed.
(2021-02-19). Prime Minister Johnson backed by Scottish and Welsh governments in deadly school reopenings. wsws.org The Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee calls on workers who recognise the grave danger posed by the school reopenings to attend our online meeting on Saturday to discuss the fightback…
(2021-02-19). Australian educators support locked out Coles workers. wsws.org Teachers have spoken out in support of the locked out workers at the Smeaton Grange warehouse in Sydney, and have condemned the United Workers Union's attempts to impose a sell-out deal.
(2021-02-19). UAW and Stellantis set April 5 start date for 12-hour, seven-day schedule for skilled trades at Sterling Heights Assembly Plant. wsws.org The new schedule, based on four rotating crews alternating over two weeks, represents a further major assault on the eight-hour day.
(2021-02-19). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Portuguese teachers strike against unsafe return to schools order; national strike planned against South Africa's ANC government over the erosion of workers' rights, unemployment, corruption, inequality and poverty.
(2021-02-19). Storm and blackouts endanger Texas health system. wsws.org Winter storm Uri has thrown Texas into a temporary dark age. Health systems are grappling with the loss of power, potable water, and burst water mains. People are crowding warming centers and emergency rooms.
(2021-02-19). Youth climate activists will not stop fighting their climate case — even after 9th Circuit Court second rejection. nationofchange.org "The 9th Circuit has deprived people in that Circuit the ability to seek a resolution of a real controversy with their government."
(2021-02-19). Merrick Garland Can Transform the Department of Justice. Will He? aclu.org When President Biden's nominee for U.S. attorney general Merrick Garland begins his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, the U.S. government will reach a critical inflection point. Following four years of failed policies at the Department of Justice under the leadership of Jeff Sessions and William Barr, Garland has the opportunity — and the mandate — to restore civil rights and civil liberties left in tatters by the Trump administration. | But reversing Trump's policies is not enough. Garland must use the massive power of the Justice Department to show America that n…
(2021-02-19). How corporations try to divide and exploit America's workers. nationofchange.org "These companies are not going to give you everything out of the goodness of their hearts. They start sweating when they see you standing together."
(2021-02-19). Indian Farmers' Protest: A Strong Democratic Test? counterpunch.org History is taking a new turn in India with farmers' protests showing no sign of yielding to the government's rigid stand. More than six months have passed since the protest began against several agricultural laws. So far, several rounds of talks between the two sides have only come to a dead end with neither willing
(2021-02-19). Luxembourg's housing policy has widened inequality. peoplesdispatch.org Garry Diderich of Dei Lenk analyzes the steep rise in housing prices and rents in Luxembourg in the context of decades of failed policies which have left nearly 30% of the population in deep distress…
(2021-02-19). Algerian president to dissolve parliament, calls for early elections. peoplesdispatch.org Algeria's president Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced on Thursday, February 18, that he will dissolve the country's national assembly — the lower house of parliament — and call for early legislative elections, Al Jazeera reported. He also said that he will issue pardons to many of the Hirak protesters, including those currently in the country's prisons. Media reports suggest that Tebboune is aiming to hold elections as early as June this year or by September by the latest. The legislative elections were originally scheduled to be held next year. | In the televised speech, he also talked about wanting to…
(2021-02-19). Ecuador Elections: Arauz and Lasso To Second Round, CNE Says. educators/Dropbox/_data/_rss/telesurenglish.net.xml Ecuador's National Electoral Council (CNE) confirmed on Friday that Creating Opportunities (CREO) candidate Guillermo Lasso would face the first-round winner Andres Arauz on the second round of the presidential elections on April 11. | RELATED: | With 100 percent of the ballot records processed, the electoral body reported that the Union for Hope (UNES) Andres Arauz won with 32.72 percent of the votes while Lasso received 19.74 percent.
(2021-02-19). Limbaugh and the Echoes of Hatred. counterpunch.org When I was attending a Christian college in the States in the 90s, I remember hearing the broadcasts of Rush Limbaugh blasting from some of the rooms of the dormitory where I was housed. At the time I remember feeling astonished that anyone could listen to this man for any length of time. Beyond his
(2021-02-19). Should Iran Even Take Us Back? counterpunch.org Its been nearly a month since the villagers chased off Orange Man Bad with pitchforks and torches and most of my liberal friends in group therapy have sunk into that warm bath of post election honeymoon euphoria. The more human side of my fractured brain envies their bliss. After all, don't they deserve it? Don't
(2021-02-19). NATO summit stresses anti-China strategy as wars in Middle East, Afghanistan continue. wsws.org The most urgent issue confronting NATO, a May 1 deadline for withdrawing 10,000 troops from the two-decades-old war in Afghanistan, was left undecided.
(2021-02-19). In Challenge to U.S., Putin's Eurasian Union seeks to Incorporate Iran. juancole.com Belgrade (Special to Informed Comment) — Iran is hoping to join Russia-dominated Eurasian Union by the end of February. The Islamic Republic could also soon get a new rail connection with the Russian Federation, and such an action would additionally strengthen economic and political ties between the two countries. Such a major infrastructural project would …
(2021-02-19). Iran, Russia and China launch joint naval exercises in Indian Ocean. wsws.org Coming shortly after the massive US-led Malabar 2020 naval exercise, these drills point to war tensions at explosive levels across the region.
(2021-02-19). Trump Should be Indicted. counterpunch.org n the wake of his second impeachment acquittal, Donald Trump proclaimed victory in what he called "the greatest witch hunt in the history of our Country." Trump was acquitted. But the Senate hardly absolved him: A 57-to-43 majority concluded he had incited a riot. Few if any of those who voted to acquit did so
(2021-02-19). Vision for a Next Generation Security Approach. counterpunch.org The Challenges The next generation of practitioners in geopolitics and global security is set to inherit some serious challenges from the current one. Major power relations have significantly deteriorated over the past decade with attendant reinvigoration of competitive tendencies. The 2018 Nuclear Posture Review bluntly proclaims the "return of great power competition," but this time
(2021-02-19). The Kurds' choices:"No Friends but the Mountains… and Certainly not Israel." thealtworld.com Many states have used the Kurds (who maintain the same language and cross-border relationships with other Kurdish tribes in Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey) throughout modern history —— as a weapon against various Middle Eastern countries. This continues to be the case, especially following the US invasion of Iraq and the occupation of north-east Syria where the Syrian Kurds' dominant group, the YPG (that is the Syrian branch of the US-EU enlisted terrorist group the PKK) is based. But the Kurds in Iraq, Syria, Iran and Turkey are not homogenous groups, and their fate and loyalties are also differentiate…
(2021-02-19). Oren Cass Wants Child Benefits for Everyone But the Poor. peoplespolicyproject.org When Hillary Clinton ran for president in 2016, she Yesterday, Oren Cass released a
(2021-02-19). Les Kurdes ´n'ont pas d'autres amis que les montagnes ª, ce qui exclut d'emblée Israà´l. thealtworld.com Tout au long de l'histoire moderne, bien des États ont utilisé les Kurdes (qui partagent la même langue et poursuivent leurs relations transfrontalières avec d'autres tribus kurdes en Iran, en Irak, en Syrie et en Turquie) comme arme contre différents pays du Moyen-Orient. C'est d'ailleurs toujours le cas, notamment depuis l'invasion de l'Irak par les USA et leur occupation du nord-est de la Syrie, où sont basées les Unités de protection du peuple (YPG), le groupe dominant des Kurdes syriens, qui forment en fait la branche syrienne du Parti des travailleurs du Kurdistan (PKK), que les USA et l'UE considèrent comm…
(2021-02-19). Perseverance rover begins three-year mission on Mars. wsws.org Alongside seven primary instruments to study Mars, Perseverance brought along a small helicopter, which will attempt the first powered flight on another world, and will leave behind sealed samples of Martian rocks and soil as the first step for future attempts to return samples of Mars to Earth.
(2021-02-19). Trade unions call off strike at Alcoa aluminium giant in Spain. wsws.org Having isolated the strike, the unions moved to shut it down precisely as it coincided with a broader upsurge of struggles in Spain and across Europe against job cuts and "herd immunity" policies.
(2021-02-19). Life Lies of the Islands of Prosperity. indybay.org The embarrassing secret of the 'Western' model of society and development is that it only works under very specific political and economic, ecological and social conditions. Preconditions that lie essentially outside this model and are hidden or made invisible by the social actors of its glorifying preservation. 'Our' prosperity, 'our' democracy & 'our' peace are based on poverty & disenfranchisement.
(2021-02-19). Opposition mounts to unsafe opening of schools in Spain. wsws.org There are growing calls by educators and parents to close schools, and strikes have broken out among students as infection rates in education centres soar.
(2021-02-19). Wednesday 3/17: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State. indybay.org Online. | Email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to obtain Zoom meeting access info.
(2021-02-19). Settlement Reached in Groundbreaking Martin v. Boise case. indybay.org Parties reach historic agreement that prevents people experiencing homelessness from being cited or arrested for sleeping outdoors when no shelter is available…
(2021-02-19). Congressional Democrats present Biden immigration bill. wsws.org Congressional Democrats introduced the Biden administration's new immigration legislation on Thursday while admitting in advance it has little chance of passing the Senate.
(2021-02-19). Reasons for optimism? President Biden's first month. nationofchange.org Considering what we might have expected from his long and often troubling record in government, Biden's tone and actions so far should give American progressives some reason for cautious optimism during this very difficult time.
(2021-02-19). Serbian online workers protest against taxation. peoplesdispatch.org Online workers across Serbia are continuing with their agitation against the new law against their payments from abroad. The ongoing protest is against the government's decision to charge them taxes for the past six years and they demand for the collection of the taxes be suspended and negotiations opened with the online workers Association of Internet Workers (URI).
(2021-02-19). Facebook news ban continues in Australia. wsws.org Facebook's actions are only the latest shot in a war between the social media companies and the largest news conglomerates over control of lucrative advertising revenue streams.
(2021-02-19). Saturday 3/6: Onward To Equity: Building Community and Equity for All w/ Women's March. indybay.org Virtual event…
(2021-02-19). Facebook's news censorship in Australia: A battle between monopolies. peoplesdispatch.org Facebook's sweeping ban on news content has also affected non-news websites. Apart from blocking crucial public information websites, left-wing parties, trade unions and progressive movements have also been censored…
(2021-02-19). Google This: Algorithmic Oppression. aclu.org Imagine you've forgotten once again the difference between a gorilla and a chimpanzee, so you do a quick Google image search of "gorilla." But instead of finding images of adorable animals, photos of a Black couple pop up. | Is this just a glitch in the algorithm? Or, is Google an ad company, not an information company, that's replicating the discrimination of the world it operates in? How can this discrimination be addressed and who is accountable for it? | "These platforms are encoded with racism," says UCLA professor and best-selling author of Algorithms of Oppression, Dr. Safiya Noble. "The logic is racist an…
(2021-02-19). Vulnerability in the Moment. counterpunch.org Pardon me while I break the fourth wall. I'm in the human stew right now, you might say: drowning in politics, technology, the weather and my own crazy ego. I'm trying to write a column. What makes this one different . . .well, I've been forced today to set aside my certainties, norms and expectations
(2021-02-19). Why Education Won't Stop Conspiracy Theories. counterpunch.org Conspiracy theories like QAnon are outlandish, dangerous, and often absurd. So why do people believe them? Some say it's a lack of education. "They can do QAnon, or they can do college-educated voters," Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) said about Republicans. "They cannot do both." I disagree. As Osita Nwanevu argued recently, the belief that
(2021-02-19). Comments on RIN 1235-AA34: Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Delay of Effective Date. cepr.net February 13, 2021 Comments of Eileen Appelbaum, Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, DC. Submitted on FederalRegister.gov on February 13, 2021 Amy DeBisschop Division of Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation Wage and Hour Division U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3502 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20210 Dear Ms. DeBisschop: The Center for Economic …
(2021-02-19). Workers across US strike demanding hike in minimum wage. peoplesdispatch.org Workers in major cities across the United States, participated in a nationwide strike action to raise the federal minimum wage to USD 15 per hour, on February 16…
(2021-02-19). US withdraws Trump era letters to UNSC claiming re-imposition of international sanctions against Iran. peoplesdispatch.org The withdrawal of the letters is being seen as a positive move towards the revival of the Iran nuclear deal. However, Iran wants the US to take firm action and lift all unilateral sanctions before it reverts back to full adherence to the provisions of the deal…
(2021-02-19). Canada: USW members at Fenner Dunlop locked out after rejecting contract concessions. fightbacknews.org Bracebridge, ON, Canada — Workers at mining supplier Fenner Dunlop have been locked out of their jobs after turning down a final contract offer, which included drastic changes to sick day provisions. | Fenner Dunlop unilaterally broke off talks to request a Ministry of Labor-sponsored contract vote. It was later turned down by 79%. The 60 workers are represented by United Steelworkers (USW) Local 7949 and make conveyor belts for mining operations. | Contract talks have been ongoing since late last year for a new collective agreement. In January, USW members voted 95% in favor of strike action if necessary,…
(2021-02-19). UAW and Stellantis set April 5 start date for 12-hour, seven-day schedule at Sterling Heights Assembly Plant. wsws.org The new schedule, based on four rotating crews alternating over two weeks, represents a further major assault on the eight-hour day.
(2021-02-19). Oceanic Sharks and Rays Have Declined by 71% since 1970 — A Global Solution Is Needed. globalresearch.ca Oceanic sharks and rays live so far from land that the average person is unlikely to ever see them. But these species, which live in the vast open ocean, are also among the most revered, and include the great white …
(2021-02-19). Protests greet Biden outside the Pabst Theater in downtown Milwaukee. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Despite bitter cold, on February 16 protesters demanding a people's agenda gathered outside the Pabst Theater where President Joe Biden was hosting his first event outside Washington, DC since being inaugurated. | In total, more than 100 people were present, with that number dwindling as the cold crept in. Closer to 40 stuck it out until the end, listening to all the speakers from the organizations that came together to sponsor the planned event. | "It's so important for us to be out here tonight, standing in solidarity with one another to call for a people's agenda. United front organizing and k…
(2021-02-19). Millions of Texans without water, hospitals closed as power outages continue. wsws.org Republican Senator and coup conspirator Ted Cruz, in an act of complete indifference, flew to Cancun, Mexico with his family for a vacation while a disaster unfolded across Texas, leaving dozens dead.
(2021-02-19). Déjà Vu All Over Again: Trump Impeachment and Swiss Burqa/Niqab Vote. counterpunch.org Despite riveting and compelling presentations by the House of Representative Lead Managers in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, the Senate voted 57-43, not enough to find him guilty, just as they had voted not to find him guilty in the previous impeachment trial in 2020. Despite the fact that researchers say there
(2021-02-19). The Legacy of Baek Ki Wan: a South Korean Icon for Democracy and Reunification. counterpunch.org Baek Ki Wan, the quiet, thoughtful, progressive conscience of South Korea, and its most impassioned, idealistic voice for reunification, passsed away yesterday, Feb 15th, from pneumonia at the age of 89. His last words were a message of support for a grieving mother fasting for the passing of Labor Rights Legislation and words of encouragement for the fired labor organizer, Kim Jin Suk.
(2021-02-19). The Nepal Street. counterpunch.org Boisterous, almost frivolous rallies and counter-demonstrations representing Nepal's numerous political factions have become commonplace across the country for 2 months now. They continue with neither a clear aim nor signs of a resolution. Last Friday, partisan rallies were eclipsed by more earnest protests from another quarter. These were women-led marches over negligence, insults and threats
(2021-02-19). Alligators in Oklahoma Stick Their Mugs Out of Ice Amid Abnormal Freezing Temperatures. sputniknews.com Bad weather has come to the Midwest and the southern part of the US, areas with about 150 million residents. The arctic storm, already dubbed Snowmageddon by some, is accompanied by abnormally low temperatures, which has greatly affected the wildlife of a typically warm region.
(2021-02-19). Lavrov Does Not Believe That Turkey Wants to Create 'Great Turan' Pan-Turkic Entity. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov does not believe that Turkey wants to create the Pan-Turkic entity of Great Turan and expressed doubts that the Turkic countries that were a part of the Soviet Union want that.
(2021-02-19). UN Report Warns South Sudan Violence 'A Lot Worse' Since 2019 Peace Deal Signed. sputniknews.com Popular faith in the Juba government suffered a serious blow among people living near the Nile River last year, amid a poor response to catastrophic floods that destroyed dozens of villages.
(2021-02-19). "Day of Remembrance" of one of America's most vile chapters. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – February 19 is known as the "Day of Remembrance" and 2021 marks its 79th anniversary. This day also commemorates the anniversary of Executive Order 9066, signed and issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 – a day when the U.S. government executed a legal act of racism. Executive Order 9066 forced the removal and incarceration of over 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of who were born American citizens, to internment camps throughout the U.S. Half of them were children and many were from the Los Angeles community of Boyle Heights. | As a result of Executive Order 9066, which was bo…
Pop icon Madonna has complained that a conniving cadre of scheming men has prevented her from reaching her full potential, but some believe that the obscenely wealthy and successful entertainer may be overreacting. | "The Patriarchy continues to try to crush my neck with their heavy boots, cut off my life force and take away my voice—Even those who call themselves artists…………..You know who you are!!! DEATH TO THE PATRIARCHY! Now and Forever," Madonna tweeted, including a photograph of herself wearing a glittering tiara. | #riskwhatyouvalue (2021-02-20). Not very PC? Chelsea Clinton-funded 'trans' app urges transitioning people to budget their money & be nice to cops. rt.com 
A mobile app marketed at trans people that received funding from former first daughter Chelsea Clinton has been slammed by the internet as overtly patronizing. Even worse, the app urges users to be polite to the police. | Created in 2019, Euphoria has been billed as an app designed to help individuals navigate gender transition, as well as provide people with support once they complete the procedure. | Read more | | The platform hos…
Guests at a four-story hotel in Texas were forced to flee into the freezing cold as a fire engulfed the entire building when the sprinkler system failed due to frozen pipes. | The fire broke out at the Hilton Garden Inn near Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas shortly before 9pm local time. The hotel had been serving as emergency accommodation for many stricken local residents, including several soldiers from the nearby Eyewitness footage from the scene purports to show the fire as it ripped through the hotel…
Pop icon Madonna has complained that a conniving cadre of scheming men has prevented her from reaching her full potential, but some believe that the obscenely wealthy and successful entertainer may be overreacting. | "The Patriarchy continues to try to crush my neck with their heavy boots, cut off my life force and take away my voice—Even those who call themselves artists…………..You know who you are!!! DEATH TO THE PATRIARCHY! Now and Forever," Madonna tweeted, including a photograph of herself wearing a glittering tiara. | The Patriarchy continues to try to crush my neck with their heavy boots, cu…
In the wake of a fierce winter storm that knocked out power for millions of Texans, some residents are reporting colossal spikes in their electricity bills, with some asked to pay more than $17,000 for just a few weeks of service.
President Joe Biden has declared that "a major disaster" status is in effect in Texas, unlocking federal money for counties that have been suffering from an unusual and deadly cold wave. | His action allows for federal funding to dozens of Texan counties affected by the cold, the White House said. The money may be used for temporary housing, home repairs, low-cost loans and other assistance to residents and business owners. | Also on rt.com | | Bide…
To be Muslim in Britain means to be a part of a population of Interest is forbidden: | For young people venturing from college or sixth form into university, accepting a monstrous educational debt will always be a tricky decision. But for Muslims, deciding to take out a Student Finance Loan — or for that matter any loan which requires repayment with…
Leaders from the Group of Seven Nations vow to work together to improve global access to COVID-19 vaccines.
Israel purchased Russian Covid vaccine for Syria in exchange for captive: Reports | Order said to be part of a deal which freed an Israeli woman who crossed into Syria through Quneitra a few weeks ago | Sat, 02/20/2021 – 13: 45 | The Ynet news site reported on Saturday that Israel purchased more than $1m worth of doses of the Sputnik V vaccine (AFP) | Israel is said to have agreed to purch…
Biden kicked off his campaign by telling wealthy donors that "nothing would fundamentally change" under his presidency. After one month in office, it appears as if that is one campaign promise he is likely to keep.
( Tomdispatch.com) — Like Gregor Samsa, the never-to-be-forgotten character in Franz Kafka's story "The Metamorphosis," we awoke on January 7th to discover that we, too, were "a giant insect" with "a domelike brown belly divided into stiff arched segments" and numerous "pitifully thin" legs that "waved helplessly" before our eyes. If you prefer, though, you …
A group of fanatic illegal Israeli colonists invaded, on Thursday evening, a stone-cutting factory in Kafr Malik village, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and burnt a truck. Eyad Abu Sheikha, the owner of the factory, said his facility is near the Ein Samia area, east of the village. He added that …
The unpreparedness of the utility giants, and the pathetic response of the capitalist government at the local and federal level, is nothing short of criminal neglect by those motivated solely by profit making.
Sometimes a fight at one particular workplace can be so important that workers and their allies everywhere need to take notice. The struggle going on right now at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, is one of those fights. From now until March 29, nearly 6,000 employees at the Amazon order fulfillment and processing center …
"The Mauritanian," directed by Kevin Macdonald, is the first feature film to dramatize how the war on terror became a war in court.
21-year-old Disha Ravi was arrested on charges of sedition and criminal conspiracy for her involvement with a 'toolkit' which contained campaign material in support of the the ongoing farmers' agitation in the country. Two other activists also face arrest.
If you're Donald Trump, watching the last act of your impeached presidency, you don't need a Weatherman to tell you which way the wind is blowing, which is in the direction of a District of Columbia courtroom, where you will either be convicted as an accessory to second-degree murder ("an extreme indifference to human life…") or a runaway jury will award plaintiffs (the Capitol police injured or killed in the riot) $1.8 billion in damages (which by the way Deutsche Bank will not cover with another overdraft).
What do Biden and Trump have in common? (Aside from jerking Iran around over the nuclear treaty, proclaiming support for a phony, unelected pretender to the Venezuelan presidency, Juan Guaido, and posturing aggressively toward China?) Both Biden and Trump support the utterly baseless Espionage Act case against journalist and publisher Julian Assange. Make no mistake,
In 1911, a young Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) arrived in France, which had colonised his homeland of Vietnam. Though he had been raised with a patriotic spirit committed to anti-colonialism, Ho Chi Minh's temperament did not allow him to retreat into a backward-looking romanticism.
WASHINGTON (PAI)—The ongoing coronavirus pandemic packed a one-two punch against the nation's workers, federal agencies reported, as almost 1.38 million more people sought federal or state jobless aid in the week ending Feb. 13. Meanwhile, U.S. life expectancy dropped by a year in the first half of 2020, another federal report showed. And that second …
Ruth Needleman's "Black Freedom Fighters in Steel: The Struggle for Democratic Unionism," tells of five Black union activists who took on the steel industry of Indiana's Calumet Region along Lake Michigan at Youngstown Sheet and Tube, Inland Steel and U.S. Steel. (Cornell University Press, 2003) Needleman's rich narrative contains interviews . . . |
In North Carolina's Haywood County a car protest was organized on Feb. 1 by the Party for Socialism and Liberation to oppose Haywood County's plan to expand the existing jail in Waynesville, North Carolina.
Joe Biden is moving aggressively to redress many of the conditions left by Donald Trump's administration, notably the Covid-19 pandemic, the economic recession and white nationalism. However, the most intractable challenge that he will face may be the resistance of the culture wars, particularly a woman's right to an abortion. The culture wars long anchored
Dear readers, I recently posted on social media Marilyn Bechtel's story in People's World headlined, "U.S. and Russia Extend New START Nuclear Treaty for Five Years." Bechtel's article was the first I read about this hugely significant step by President Joe Biden reversing former President Trump's attempt to wreck the New START treaty. The people's …
TURKEY'S revolutionary forces said today that protests centered on Bogazici University must remain a fight against fascism and oppression—not for "liberal ideas of academic freedom."
People's World is happy to reprint below an article from the Feb. 15, 1945 issue of the Daily Worker by W. Alphaeus Hunton, then the educational director of the Council on African Affairs (CAA). Hunton, considered "one of the most neglected African American intellectuals" in U.S. history, partly due to his membership in the Communist …
With the rise of the extreme right, the Klan and its modern descendants are definitely "in the shop." Here's a story from a long time ago but it could have happened only yesterday. This is not a heroic tale just a memory of day-to-day struggle and the lessons learned. As a young organizer in the mid-1970s, I went to work for District 65, an independent radical union. Martin Luther King called District 65 "The Conscience of the Labor Movement" after their early and staunch support for the civil rights movement. Our dress pin was a black hand and a white hand working both ends of an old fashioned two-man tree- saw…
By Chris Fogwill, Alan Hogg, Chris Turney, and Zoà´ Thomas | — The world experienced a few centuries of apocalyptic conditions 42,000 years ago, triggered by a reversal of the Earth's magnetic poles combined with changes in the Sun's behaviour. That's the key finding of our new multidisciplinary study, published in Science. This last major …
Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, marks the 56th anniversary of the assassination of freedom fighter Malcolm X. To honor Malcolm's life and legacy, we revisit this powerful 2015 documentary, "X: Malcolm's Final Years," produced by The Real News Network.
Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, marks the 56th anniversary of the assassination of freedom fighter Malcolm X. To honor Malcolm's life and legacy, we revisit this powerful 2015 documentary, "X: Malcolm's Final Years," produced by The Real News Network.
Dr. Carl Hart, a neuroscientist on the Columbia University faculty, is the most audaciously radical thinker in the drug-policy-reform field, and the bravest. His new book, 'Drug Use For Grown-Ups,' was praised in the New York Times Book Review January 17 by Casey Schwartz, who summarized one of his key points thus: "Hart argues the
The Tidal Wave of Indigenous Cinema continues to swell with Hawaiian filmmaker Ciara Lacy's stirring This is the Way We Rise, a poetic short about Polynesian slam poet Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio that recently screened as part of the Sundance Film Festival. Jamaica is the daughter of Jon Osorio, Dean of Hawai ªinuiƒÅkea School of Hawaiian Knowledge …
Standing outside a conference with a group of devotees, a famous political scientist brags that there's only two people in the world he's afraid of: his mother and Leo Panitch. To anyone who knows Leo, this revelation elicits knowing smiles and an affirmative nodding of heads. But it also poses a question. Those with an …
In the small town of Talking Rock, Georgia, a man was supposedly stopped for avoiding a roadblock, had his car searched without consent, and was arrested for having balding tires. But residents say the story of gross overpolicing in their area goes much deeper.
CHICAGO (PAI)—If you're looking for who started "Red for Ed," figuratively if not literally, you'll find Karen Lewis. Because it could arguably be said that Lewis, the former President of the Chicago Teachers Union/AFT Local 1, who died in early February at 68 after a long battle with cancer, originated the combination of teacher activism …
Editor's Note: A group of 27 U.S. senators and representatives on Feb. 11 urged President Joe Biden to "consider the humanitarian impacts of sanctions." They did not name specific countries, but at the top of the list of countries currently on the receiving end of U.S. sanctions is Venezuela. The country was the target of …
Most sports teams have a dedicated fan base. Most often, that fan base is mostly composed of people who live or lived in the region the team is located. Many of these fans grew up with their favorite team, watching players come and go, championships missed and won; they have opinions on the players, the
Idiocy is as complex as genius. In fact, we like to think them indistinguishable, joined by the ruthless common denominator of an innocence which makes both conditions holy. The lives of geniuses are bestsellers because everyone wants to see themselves in there, which nourishes our profound self-interest and even more profound masochism. Read about the
Winter storms, freezing temperatures, and a failed power grid have left millions of Texans fighting for their lives this week. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz being caught attempting a family vacation to the warmth of Cancun, Mexico, while his constituents faced a humanitarian disaster is the epitome of an unequal system at work. The tragedy in …
The 29th Pan African Film Festival has moved online, taking place Feb. 28—March 14. This year's PAFF is screening at least three Black Panther Party-related films: The documentary Truth to Power: Barbara Lee Speaks for Me and Judas and the Black Messiah, probably Hollywood's best political feature in years. The third is a reprise of …
Continued airstrikes carried out by Israeli warplanes in Syria presents — at face value — an obvious and persistent threat to Syria. In a wider context, the threat runs much deeper and extends to Syria's allies in Tehran. | Israel has been an eager participant in the US-led proxy war on Syria beginning in 2011. It has provided safe-haven and support for Western-backed militants along and within its borders. It has also at various junctures carried out airstrikes in Syria in a bid to impede Damascus' ability to reestablish peace and stability within Syria's borders. | And according to US policy papers…
NEW YORK (PAI)—Donald Trump isn't Letitia "Tish" James's only big legal target. Neither is the notorious radical right-wing U.S. gun lobby. Now she's taking on Amazon. James, New York state's Attorney General, is probing Trump's financial crimes committed through his private foundation. Last year, she sued the National Rifle Association and its top officers for …
Motivated by their justifiable aversion to former US President Donald Trump, many analysts have rashly painted a rosy picture of how Democrats could quickly erase the bleak trajectory of the previous Republican administration. This naivety is particularly pronounced in the current spin on the Palestinian-Israeli discourse, which is promoting, again, the illusion that Democrats will
This year will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of George Jackson, an African American prison leader sentenced to a life sentence as a teenager for "stealing" $40 from a gas station. His 11 years behind the walls were spent in California's Soledad and San Quentin prisons. Jackson became . . . |
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday evening, four young Palestinian men while playing in the snow in the Old City of Hebron, in southern West Bank. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers abducted the four young men while playing in snow, which covered most of occupied Palestine, and were building snowmen and throwing snowballs at each other. They …
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) | Protection of Civilians report. Summary from February 2 — 15, 2021 On 5 February, an Israeli settler shot and killed a 34-year-old Palestinian near a newly-constructed settlement outpost next to the village of Ras Karkar (Ramallah); Israeli military sources …
Nathan Robinson's column at The Guardian US was shut down after a tweet criticizing US-Israel relations. Then, Tamara Payne explains how Malcolm Little became Malcolm X.
The Biden administration's recent announcement of the 30 by 30 conservation initiative was a welcome ray of light in the dark of winter. The goal is to have 30% of America's lands "protected" by 2030. But what exactly is meant by and would qualify as "protected"? In this age of ecological meltdown and mass extinction/extermination,
Rush Limbaugh's death represents a moment for reflection on the state of American politics. Limbaugh amassed a fortune of more than $600 million over 32 years in the talk radio business, in the process building up more than 15 million regular listeners. It was no exaggeration when CNN referred to him as a "pioneer of AM talk-radio." He made possible the rise of propagandistic partisan media, demonstrating that this format could be incredibly profitable for news channels looking for low-budget programming filled by pundits who tell audiences what they want to hear, while strengthening their prior beliefs and value…
That may seem like a silly question. Of course they will know because there are a number of well-funded policy shops that will be spewing out endless papers and columns telling them that they are facing a crushing debt burden. And, because these policy shops are well-funded and well-connected we can be sure that major
"Radical solutions require radical solutions," I wrote in my 2010 book "The Anti-American Manifesto," a polemic that calls upon us to save ourselves from imminent social, economic and political collapse by overthrowing the system and rebuilding society from the ground up. We currently face several radical problems. But we're not likely to rise to the
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday evening and Friday at dawn, three Palestinians in Jenin, in northern West Bank. Montaser Sammour, the head of the Jenin office of the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded Jenin city, on Friday at dawn, searched a few homes, and abducted two Palestinians. Sammour said the abducted Palestinians …
In a pandemic winter, when the risk of spreading COVID-19 between households is high, neighbors have had to take the risk to help each other by sharing generators, firewood, food, cooking equipment, clean water and more.
Beirut explosion: Removal of judge sparks renewed fears that blast probe will go nowhere | Head of investigation dismissed over claims of bias because his home was hit in August blast | Fri, 02/19/2021 – 11: 11 | A relative of one of the victims of the 4 August explosion at Beirut port reacts during a protest outside the Justice Palace in Beirut on 18 February (Reuters) | Mahdi Zahrledine los…
Western Sahara activists facing crackdown following Morocco-Israel deal | From torture to surveillance and house arrests, activists say they have faced unprecedented repression in recent weeks | Fri, 02/19/2021 – 11: 00 | People call for the independence of the Western Sahara in a protest (AFP/Illustration: Mohamad Elasaar/MEE) | Activists in Western Sahara say they are facing a brutal crackdown in the wa…
Arabic press review: Syrian refugees hit hardest by snowstorms | Elsewhere, Yemeni security forces arrest local TV reporters and Jordanian journalist imprisoned for years by the UAE dies | Fri, 02/19/2021 – 13: 46 | A woman clears the snow in front of a tent at a camp for displaced people in the northern Syrian town of Tal Abyad on 13 February 2020 (Bakr Alkasem/AFP) | Millions of Syrian ref…
US says it is ready for direct talks with Iran over nuclear deal | State Department says Washington is open to a possible meeting to 'discuss a diplomatic way forward' about Iran's nuclear programme | Fri, 02/19/2021 – 00: 43 | It is not clear whether Tehran will agree to the offer (AFP/File photo) | The United States has said it would accept a European invitation to engage in direct talks with Iran to revive…
Key US lawmakers call for sanctions on killers of Hezbollah critic | Top members of House Foreign Affairs Committee urge invoking Global Magnitsky Act to address murder of Lebanese activist Lokman Slim | Fri, 02/19/2021 – 16: 56 | A memorial ceremony for Lokman Slim in garden of family residence in Beirut, 11 February (AFP) | Two key US legislators are calling on President Joe Biden to invoke the Global Magnit…
For this Palestinian family, living next to Al-Aqsa Mosque comes with a heavy price | For years, the Bashiti family has lived in a never-ending cycle of Israeli harassment for refusing to abandon their strategically located home | Fri, 02/19/2021 – 11: 22 | Mohammed Bashiti and his wife, Binar, look towards Al-Aqsa Mosque in the yard of their home in the Old City of Jerusalem (Assel Jundi) | Mohamm…
Turkey: Prosecutor requests lifting of immunity from pro-Kurdish MPs | Nine members of the HDP, including its co-leader, have been accused of inciting violence during a 2014 protest | Fri, 02/19/2021 – 13: 38 | HDP co-chairs Pervin Buldan (3rd R) and Mithat Sancar (2nd L) hold a press conference with MPs outside parliament in Ankara on 1 October 2020 (AFP) | Turkish prosecutors have requested th…
One of the main reasons I send this letter is because I have been reading Workers World for approximately the last four years, and I'm not sure if journalists at WW are aware that certain words/phrases may be misleading and/or unknowingly aid in keeping "prisoners" uninformed. Prime example: The overseers . . . |
Russian athletes appearing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing will do so using the branding 'ROC', the acronym which represents the Russian Olympic Committee. | The International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Ukraine joining the European Union is not a matter of if, but when, according to its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, who predicted Kiev would be welcomed into the 27-member bloc before the end of the decade. | Speaking to a meeting of officials on Thursday, Zelensky said Ukraine has now become a "credible and responsible member of the international community," making a significant contribution to global and regional security and stability. | According to a summary of conferences on the official presidential website, Ukrainian politicians have discussed how "membership in the European Union is no longer a hypoth…
Moscow and Minsk may already be joined as members of the Union State, but Lithuania's president claims Russia could ultimately take advantage of unrest in the protest-hit Eastern European nation to 'swallow' Belarus entirely. | In an interview with DW News on Thursday, President Gitanas Nauseda told journalists that he believes current efforts underway in Minsk to rewrite the country's constitution are an attempt to buy time for a controlled transfer of power. "I very much doubt that this will lead to free elections in Belarus," he said, voicing his belief that "people in the 21st century deserve the right to…
The Canadian government published plans on Friday to mandate more use of French, making companies in regulated industries communicate in the language in Quebec, and requiring its top judges to be bilingual. | While Canada is officially bilingual, with English and French on equal footing, the proposed changes are aimed at turning back the decline of French. Just over 20 percent of Canadians — about 7.2 million people in total — are French-speaking, with the majority of those based in Quebec and the smaller maritime provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. | The daily use of French, however, has bee…
If much of your public persona is built on a foundation of exactly how wealthy you are, you better not shirk your responsibilities when it comes to buying gifts – and Floyd Mayweather has spared no expense for his new grandson.
Brazilian featherweight Leonardo Barbosa says he 'took a dive' in a mixed martial arts bout earlier this month in Afghanistan after being pressured by an unknown gunman in the locker room prior to the fight. | Barbosa admitted to feigning injury as a result of a knee to the body in the fight against Ahmed Wali Hotak in Kabul on February 11, leading to the referee calling the bout in favor of the hometown fighter – but he claims that the fight's telling blow didn't come in the cage, but in minutes before he even made his walk into the arena. | The Brazilian fighter said on social media that he was threatened by…
Dutch senators have voted overwhelmingly to pass an emergency act to continue a nationwide curfew, disregarding a judge's ruling this week that the restriction violates the law as well as the rights of citizens. | The emergency bill passed in a 45-13 vote on Friday evening, While a lower court 
Facebook's new algorithms targeting Aussie news websites evidently need some fine-tuning: citing "Australian government legislation," the social media behemoth has banned sharing links to a Russian culture site, Russia Beyond. | As of Wednesday, Australian Facebook users found themselves unable to share links to local and international news sites, a change that Facebook implemented as retaliation against the Australian government for legislation that would require Facebook and other companies to pay news creators for their content. Globally, all users are forbidden from sharing links to Australian news sources…
The French government has announced it will strengthen its police patrols ahead of predicted warm weather this weekend in a bid to make sure the rise in temperatures isn't matched by a surge in Covid-19 cases. | Officials in numerous parts of the country fear a combination of pleasant spring weather and the break-up of some schools for holidays could encourage people to gather in groups, thus risking the increased spread of the virus. | Police chiefs in the capital will launch a "large-scale" operation involving 4,000 officers from Saturday to enforce the country's strict 6pm to 6am curfews, imposed to stem th…
The manager of a refugee center in the French city of Pau has died of his injuries, after allegedly being stabbed multiple times by a Sudanese asylum seeker, police said on Friday. | The suspect, a 38-year-old man from Sudan, was arrested following the attack. He was reportedly known to the authorities for acts of violence and has already been in prison, according to French media. | The knife attack took place at around 11am local time in Pau, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. The suspect's motives for the attack remain unknown, although police sources told local media he had just been refused refugee…
Yes, it's terrible that Joe Biden has refused to forgive more than a pittance of student debt. But do we not recall him telling a Los Angeles Times host that he had "no empathy, give me a break" for the plight of Millennials in the savagely unequal and environmentally unsustainable world he'd helped create over decades of Congressional service to corporate and financial America? No surprise.
Former UFC champion Tyron Woodley joked with Austin Vanderford, husband of Paige VanZant, that he "didn't look" at the bare-knuckle queen's latest risque Instagram video in which she transitions from a robe to a VERY small bikini. | Normal service seems to have resumed for VanZant after suffering defeat to Britain Hart in her recent Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship debut. | The 26-year-old Sports Illustrated stunner clearly hasn't let the result get her down after posting one of her most suggestive clips to date to her more than 2.7 million Instagram followers – drawing an hilarious reaction from former welt…
If I were asked what I want to accomplish as a writer, I would say it's to contribute to the literature of hope. — Barry Lopez, About This Life A passing. A death. Moving on. Back to earth. A new journey. He filled the air with lyrical words and ideas grafted to our role as …
Exiled spy chief says MBS believes he's the CIA's source on Khashoggi murder | Saad al-Jabri says Saudi crown prince suspects he's the source in the CIA's report on the killing of Jamal Khashoggi | Fri, 02/19/2021 – 16: 56 | Saad al-Jabri fled Saudi Arabia in 2017 and later sought refuge in Canada (AFP/File photo) | Former Saudi spy chief Saad al-Jabri has claimed that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known a…
Israeli woman held in Syria lands in Tel Aviv following Russia-mediated deal | Woman who crossed into Syria through Quneitra a few weeks ago had been transferred to Russia over the past week | Fri, 02/19/2021 – 11: 10 | According to Syria's official Sana news agency, the woman had crossed over into Quneitra province by mistake (Reuters) | An Israeli woman who crossed into Syria a few weeks…
Algeria frees first democracy activists after presidential pardons | The pardon's come on eve of Hirak's second anniversary, with calls on social media for demonstrations on 22 February | Fri, 02/19/2021 – 13: 38 | Relatives of prisoners and journalists gathered on Friday outside Kolea prison, west of the capital Algiers (AFP) | Algeria released a dozen pro-democrac…
Which is the more reasonable approach a society might take in the outbreak of epidemic: To quarantine the sick, and take reasonable precautions to stop those who are identified as vulnerable from contracting the illness. | To attempt to "control the virus" by preventing millions of healthy people from having contact with other healthy people. | To any society prior to 2020, it would have been obvious that the first approach is not only logical and proportionate, but the one least likely to have other unintended and highly destructive consequences. However, to my continued astonishment, many in our society not only…
On Thursday, "The size of our mission will increase from 500 personnel to around 4,000 and training activities will now include more Iraqi security institutions and areas beyond Baghdad," Stoltenberg said after a two-day meeting of NATO defense ministers. | NATO describes its presence in Iraq as a "security training mission." Stoltenberg said the alliance's presence "is conditions-base…
The UK government acted unlawfully by not being transparent about contracts it awarded for millions of pounds worth of PPE, face masks, and medical gowns to help fight Covid-19, a High Court judge ruled on Friday. | Health Secretary Matt Hancock was ruled to have breached his legal obligation to disclose details of contracts the government had awarded within 30 days of decisions being made. | The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), which Hancock heads, argued that it could not publish its contract award notices on time, given the emergency nature of government actions during the pandemic. | The legal…
Brits may have wondered if they woke up in the right century after seeing ex-prime minister Tony Blair giving his policy prescription for the Covid-19 pandemic — and being cited as an authority on the topic by major media outlets. | The former Labour Party leader on Friday published his own "roadmap" out of the UK's Covid-19 lockdown, complete with a "traffic light system" dictating data-based parameters for opening and closing decisions. Mainstream media outlets jumped on the report as big news, with some portraying it as influential in setting the current government's policy. | We believe a credible lo…
Princess Latifa: Dubai emir's family says royal being 'cared for at home' | In clips shown by the BBC, Latifa said she was being kept 'hostage' in a villa in the UAE | Fri, 02/19/2021 – 11: 30 | Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (L) with Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, at the Latifa's home in Dubai in 2018 (AFP) | The family of Sheikha Latifa, daughter of Dubai…
Democracy Now! first aired on nine community radio stations on February 19, 1996, on the eve of the New Hampshire presidential primary. In the 25 years since that initial broadcast, the program has greatly expanded, airing today on more than 1,500 television and radio stations around the globe and reaching millions of people online. We celebrate 25 years of the War and Peace Report with an hour-long retrospective, including highlights from the show's early years, some of the most controversial interviews, and groundbreaking reports from East Timor, Standing Rock, Western Sahara and more.
The NYPD have been accused of using excessive force after a video showed a cop repeatedly punching a man in the subway. But police claim the officer was acting in self-defense after the suspect allegedly nearly ripped his ear off. | Graphic footage surfaced on Thursday showing three New York Police Department (NYPD) officers restraining a man on the floor of a subway station, while a fourth cop took swings at him, striking him numerous times in the head, face and upper body. The man is seen struggling to break free as the officers eventually turn him on his back and cuff him. | The person filming the video can…
After US Capitol Police called for National Guard troops and razor wire to stay in place through March, citing online chatter by 'QAnon,' two Republican members of Congress accused them of drumming up excuses for the 'occupation.' | Several thousand troops and fencing topped with razor wire around the US Capitol — deployed after the January 6 riot — ought to stay in place at least through the end of March, lawmakers were told on Thursday. According to a report in Newsweek, Capitol Police were alarmed by online chatter by followers of the 'QAnon' conspiracy saying that former President Donald Trump wi…
The Joe Biden administration said it's willing to sit down with Iran to discuss renewing the 2015 nuclear pact, though a senior US official noted the talks must cover other "regional issues" — a potential deal-breaker for Tehran. | "The United States would accept an invitation from the European Union High Representative to attend a meeting of the P5+1 and Iran to discuss a diplomatic way forward on Iran's nuclear program," State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a brief statement on Thursday, referring to the five permanent members of the UN Security Council: the US, Britain, France, Russia and Chin…
In what researchers have dubbed a "remarkable" reversal of fortunes, pandemic-induced lockdowns across the US have brought the country back on track to meet targets in the Paris climate accord, but at a grim human cost. | According to an independent report released Thursday, US renewable energy capacity broke new deployment records in 2020, thanks to numerous tax incentives and initiatives, while coal consumption dropped concurrently. | The proportion of electricity generated by renewables hit a record 20 percent of overall capacity, eclipsing coal, which dipped to 19 percent. Emissions from electricity use al…
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, fresh from firing actress Gina Carano from 'The Mandalorian' for political incorrectness, made the ironic decision to speak about empowering women and hearing their voices. It didn't end well. | The Oscars posted the video on Tuesday, featuring Kennedy speaking about its scientific and technical awards. Kennedy, who fired Carano last week over "abhorrent and unacceptable" social media posts, said in the video that "women are helping to redefine science and technology in the movies, and that means a brave, bold future without limits for each and every storyteller." | 'St…
It's been a bad week for Senator Ted Cruz. Castigated for leaving Texas for sunny Cancun amid a meltdown of the state's power grid and a fierce winter storm, the Republican's mea culpas have only earned him further condemnation. | Cruz returned home to Texas on Thursday after he was spotted boarding a plane to Mexico earlier this week, sparking instant outrage as critics accused him of abandoning his constituents during a crisis. At the time, a major blizzard had knocked out power for as many as 4 million Texans, forcing thousands to seek refuge in shelters and "warming centers" across the state. | So far, the…
Texans may be suffering without electricity in bitter temperatures, but Young Turks host Cenk Uygur can see the bright side, as podcaster Joe Rogan and others who relocated to the state are "freezing their asses off." | Two dozen Texans are dead, food supplies can't reach supermarkets, and nearly
Fresh from taking office with three-quarters of Republicans believing his election win was fraudulent, then signing executive orders at a record pace, Joe Biden evangelized about democracy at the Munich Security Conference. | "We must demonstrate that democracies can still deliver for our people," Biden said on Friday via video link at the the conference. | That is our galvanizing mission. Democracy doesn't happen by accident. We have to defend it, strengthen it, renew it. We have to prove that our model isn't a relic of our history. | Biden made his comments in the context of "democratic progress" being "unde…
Grocery stores in Texas have become a sorry sight with empty shelves and people queuing outside after a freak winter storm caused massive power outages and completely disrupted food supply chains in the unprepared Southern state. | RT's Ruptly video agency visited one of the stores in Dallas, filming shelves and fridges that were bursting with produce not long ago but now stand completely empty. | After several days of the deep freeze and heavy snowfall, even common products like milk, cold meats, vegetables and many others became inaccessible to Texans. | Outside the Dallas store, people with shopping carts s…
House Democrats have apparently found time to plot more ways to punish Donald Trump — even as a pandemic and other troubles devastate their constituents — angering Americans of virtually all political persuasions. | The '
Some 130 residents were evacuated from a Texas apartment complex which later collapsed due to a massive blaze. Responding fire crews were met by frozen fire hydrants which greatly hampered their efforts. | Firefighters with the San Antonio Fire Department and various volunteer crews battled the blaze amid water shortages, pressure issues and freezing conditions. | The fire began at roughly 1pm local time on Thursday and eventually spread to cars in the complex's adjacent parking lot. The fire reportedly broke out on the second floor of the complex shortly after residents received an alert to turn off their wat…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott pulled no punches in condemning the firm in charge of the state's power grid, launching a probe after claiming the agency lied about its plans to cope with an ice storm that left millions without heat. | "What happened this week to our fellow Texans is unacceptable and cannot be replicated again," Abbott said at a Thursday press conference, days after a massive blizzard overwhelmed the Texas power grid and knocked out electricity across the state. The governor stepped up his criticism of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which oversees the flow of electricity for mos…
Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert's fondness for firearms is once again making headlines, after she appeared at a virtual hearing in front of a bookshelf with two rifles and a shotgun, to cheers from the GOP and Democrats' alarm. | It was Rep. Katie Porter (D-California) who kicked off the whole thing on Thursday, reporting Boebert to the 'Room Rater' account on Twitter for having a "dangerous" background during the House Natural Resources Committee hearing via Zoom. | I always thought my dirty dishes piled up and accumulating bacteria were the most dangerous thing in a Zoom background… ü&ograv…
Researchers from UCLA and Harvard University analyzed internet activity, namely online searches and social media posts, and found a significant return to more traditional, rural American values emerged as the pandemic took hold. | The team In their analysis, they used Google searches as one metric to reflect societal mood and attitudes w…
Hundreds of thousands of Americans still without power in the state of Texas, as yet another storm bears down on the United States. How much is global warming to blame?
On February 12 it was announced by the UN that a British lawyer had been elected as chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court. No matter what one might think of the ICC, it is taking steps to investigate war crimes in Afghanistan and Yemen, so it can't be all bad. But a major point
As the nation addresses systemic racism in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests, it's time to ask: Who is being represented in selective high schools?
Six officers have been suspended from the United States Capitol Police (USCP) department for their actions during the Capitol breach on January 6. | On that date, a mob of Trump loyalists,
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While Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was dealing with an embarrassing public relations disaster of his own making — flying to Cancún, Mexico, with his family while his home state was reeling from blackouts and water shutdowns amid frigid temperatures — his political adversary Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) was spearheading an effort to raise funds for those in dire need. |
Migrant justice activists and organizations welcomed the introduction of the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 this week but are warning that the bill faces a long and uphill battle before becoming law. | At the center of the comprehensive bill, which was introduced by Sen. Bob Menendez and Rep. Linda Sánchez, is a path to citizenship for nearly 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States. The bill also includes key provisions that migrant justice activists have been demanding for dec…
The Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) Universal Credit is under the microscope again. This time, a survey of claimants found the benefit left them in chaos. It called the £20 uplift "inadequate". But the problem is that this isn't exactly news to the countless people who've been struggling on it for years. | The DWP: here we go again: | The Canary has been
The coronavirus pandemic can only be considered beaten once everyone in the world has been immunized against Covid-19, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel said, after she'd met with the G7 leaders at a virtual summit on Friday. | Speaking to reporters, Merkel said she had stressed in her remarks to the group that the "pandemic is not over until all people in the world have been vaccinated," adding: "Everyone must participate." | "The [coronavirus] pandemic in particular has shown how much we are diverging from one another, worldwide." | On Friday the head of the EU's executive body, Ursula von der Leyen, said t…
President Joe Biden is meeting with the G7 leaders of other wealthy nations Friday to discuss global plans to defeat COVID. Meanwhile, the United States is under growing international pressure to reverse course from the Trump administration and lead the world toward ending massive global disparities in vaccine and treatment access that threaten to stretch the deadly pandemic out for years. | Hanging in the balance are an untold number of human lives — and the profit margins of privat…
Aside from their icy-mobster visages, Rahm Emanuel and Mike Pence have something else in common. Both, as members of presidential administrations, tried to rewrite Centers for Disease Control (CDC) pandemic guidance for political purposes. The reason why one was successful and the other was not has nothing to do with courageous CDC scientists threatening to resign in protest; instead, the different outcomes had to do with politics.
Pharma giant Johnson & Johnson has submitted data on its coronavirus vaccine to the World Health Organization (WHO) as it seeks the agency's greenlight for emergency use. Unlike other shots, this one comes in a single dose. | The emergency-use approval is a prerequisite for the vaccine joining the WHO-led COVAX watchdog program, J&J said in a statement on Friday, revealing it had submitted its paperwork to the UN health body. | Unlike vaccine competitors already in the Covid-fighting market, the J&J offering comes in a single-dose form, which would make its distribution considerably easier. Moreover, it can be…
Drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech wanted to charge the EU Commission €54.08 per dose of their Coronavirus vaccine, according to German media reports. The jab would have cost more than 20 times that of a rival shot from AstraZeneca. | The prospective price tag was revealed on Thursday by German broadcasters NDR and WDR, and the
By Manuel Raposo Manuel Raposo is editor of jornalmudardevida.net in Portugal, where this article was published Feb. 14. Translation: John Catalinotto. It has often been said that so-called "natural" disasters, including unforeseeable catastrophes, lay bare the weaknesses of the societies they strike. The health, social and economic crisis the coronavirus . . . |
Many citizens have been worried about whether the untested vaccines will be mandatory, since it has already been proposed in several countries. In Sweden, however, it has not been, because of a law which prohibits involuntary medical interventions. But despite this law, governments could exert such strong pressure on their populations, that it could become almost impossible…
Health authorities in Spain have said they are close to vaccinating all elderly nursing-home residents with the requisite two doses of Covid-19 vaccines as Madrid says it's on course to inoculate 20 million by the end of June. | The Federacion Empresarial de Asistencia a la Dependencia (FED), Spain's care home association, said 97 percent of elderly residents have received both jabs — positive news in a health sector that has suffered a high number of deaths in the pandemic. | Officials believe 20,000 people died of Covid-19 or suspected Covid-19 in nursing homes during the first wave alone, from March to…
By There is no scientific basis for the measures in place to deal with the alleged Covid Pandemic. Among experts the support for these measures …
In this week's round-up of Baltimore news: Leaders examine the way doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are being distributed, Mayor Brandon Scott releases his administration's transition report, remembering musician Jimmy Jones, and more.
'Africa is returning to Israel': Equatorial Guinea to move embassy to Jerusalem, Netanyahu says | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that 'Israel is returning to Africa and Africa is returning to Israel in a big way' | Fri, 02/19/2021 – 18: 03 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the embassy move was the latest sign of improving ties with African nations (AFP/File photo) | Equato…
Israeli press review: Report finds widespread racism among Israel's youth | Meanwhile, Netanyahu polling well but election stalemate still predicted, and Palestinian filmmaker excluded from Labor list | Fri, 02/19/2021 – 15: 00 | Isaeli supporters of the right-wing Organisation for Prevention of Assimilation in the Holy Land (LEHAVA) protest a marriage between an Israeli Jew and a Palestinian in 2014 (AFP) | <...
Former Derby North MP Chris Williamson has called out the University of Bristol for its "outrageous lack of solidarity" with sociology Professor David Miller, currently under attack by the Board of Deputies of British Jews. | The Board of Deputies of British Jews has been targeting Miller, a professor in the University of Bristol's sociology department, with a series of accusations, most recently blaming the academic on Friday for putting Jewish students at risk of "real physical harm" by sharing his view that the "Zionist movement" is the "enemy of world peace." The group's latest letter was addressed to Hugh…
