2021-10-26: News Headlines

Rishika Pardikar (2021-10-26). UK's Red List Ahead of COP26 Exposes Long-Running Inequity. towardfreedom.org The United Kingdom has red-listed seven countries in the Americas, requiring even vaccinated travelers to quarantine. This has been lambasted as a political move in light of the upcoming COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland.

SAM (2021-10-26). Subway's Sandwich Mogul Meets — and Beats — the IRS. inequality.org

Staff (2021-10-26). In-Person Classes and Youth Vaccination Successfully Begin in Venezuela (Video & Photos). orinocotribune.com As planned by Venezuelan authorities, this Monday, October 25, in-person classes and youth vaccination began for the 2021-2022 academic schedule at all academic levels. | The Executive Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, and the Minister for Education, Yelitze Santaella, visited the Alberto Màºller Rojas educational institution in Caracas to monitor compliance by children and teachers with the COVID-19 health protocols on the first day of classes. | The resumption of face-to-face classes will be supervised with strict epidemiological monitoring in order to avoid contagion. The option of suspending…

Editor (2021-10-26). Women's work in the first civilisations. mronline.org The work performed by women, particularly work in the household and in the health sector, has received much attention in feminist and left-wing debate in recent years.

Editor (2021-10-26). Systemic crisis further exposes inequalities: poor women's Global struggle against hunger and pandemic. mronline.org Without a doubt, the global pandemic of COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the economy and, consequently, on the population.

David Vine (2021-10-25). Do you want a New Cold War? mronline.org The AUKUS Alliance takes the World to the brink.

Amy Goodman (2021-10-25). Rep. Ro Khanna Decries Facebook's Role in India. truthout.org A consortium of 17 news outlets is examining the "Facebook Papers," a trove of internal documents turned over to federal regulators by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen that sheds new light on the social media giant's role in spreading misinformation and polarizing content. The documents reveal most of Facebook's efforts to combat online hate are focused on the United States, even though 90% of users are outside the country. A test account set up by Facebook managers to represent an average young adult user in India quick…

Staff (2021-10-25). Rep. Ro Khanna, Grandson of Activist Jailed with Gandhi Movement, Decries Facebook's Role in India. democracynow.org A consortium of 17 news outlets is examining the "Facebook Papers," a trove of internal documents turned over to federal regulators by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen that sheds new light on the social media giant's role in spreading misinformation and polarizing content. The documents reveal most of Facebook's efforts to combat online hate are focused on the United States, even though 90% of users are outside the country. A test account set up by Facebook managers to represent an average young adult user in India quickly became flooded with Hindu nationalist propaganda, anti-Muslim hate speech and inciteme…

Editor (2021-10-25). Record numbers of workers are quitting and striking. mronline.org The seriousness of the situation was confirmed by the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report showing that a record 2.9 percent of the workforce quit their jobs in August, which is equivalent to 4.3 million resignations.

ecns.cn (2021-10-25). Xi calls for putting people front and center. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday called on countries around the world to put their people front and center, and strive to realize development with a higher level of quality, efficiency, equity, sustainability and security.

rebekah (2021-10-25). How South Dakota Became a Tax Haven for the Super-Rich. inequality.org

Sarah Anderson (2021-10-25). Let's Make the Most of This 'Tax Billionaires' Moment. inequality.org

Joris Leverink (2021-10-25). Anti-Capitalist Chronicles: The Education of an Educator. roarmag.org Season 3, Episode 23 — The Education of an Educator: | In this episode of ACC, Prof. Harvey talks about what inspired and motivated him both personally and professionally. He quotes the poem "Burnt Norton" by T.S. Elliot. | You can support this podcast on

Editor (2021-10-25). A radical #greennewdeal is the only way to stop climate catastrophe — Jeremy Corbyn exclusive on #Cop26. mronline.org When COP26 is held in Glasgow, the world will be watching to see if an international agreement is reached on the scale and speed of co-ordinated action that is needed to tackle the deepening climate catastrophe.

Editor (2021-10-25). "Rampant Issues": Black farmers are still left out at USDA. mronline.org Farmers of color received less than one percent of the payments even though they are five percent of all U.S. farmers.

Michael Arria (2021-10-25). Netflix launches a new collection of Palestinian movies. mronline.org Pro-Israel groups have attacked the move because many of the directors support BDS.

New Atlas (2021-10-25). US Weaponizes UN for Regime Change in Myanmar. newatlas.report October 26, 2021 (Brian Berletic — NEO) — When the United Nations through its online news portal claims one of its experts sees the situation in Myanmar "failing" and urging measures to save the country from its current, ongoing conflict, many might take it at face value. The article would claim: According to Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews, …

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