(2022-02-11). How to lie with inequality statistics. mronline.org 
It's a "simple story," with clear political implications. Maybe that's the reason the Krugmans of the world don't want to tell it. . .
(2022-02-11). New York rallies for Amir Locke and Isaiah Williams. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – Over 80 people rallied in Union Square in New York City on February 8 in honor of Amir Locke and Isaiah Williams, two young Black men murdered by police. Locke was murdered by Minneapolis PD under a no-knock warrant, and Williams by Metro Police near Las Vegas while police executed a warrant for a murder he did not commit. | Speeches addressed the injustice of cops murdering Black people and it being rooted in racist inequality. They emphasized how no-knock warrants are disproportionately used as an excuse to murder Black people. The rally was followed by a march.
(2022-02-11). Defying the community, Oakland school board votes to close, merge schools. peoplesworld.org 
OAKLAND, Calif. — Despite hours of public comment opposing any cutbacks, the Oakland Unified School District's Board of Education voted just before 1 a.m. on Feb. 9 to approve a slimmed-down but still highly controversial plan to close, merge or cut grades from 11 of the district's 87 public schools. Two schools, Community Day School …
(2022-02-11). Beijing 2022 and China's challenge to sports imperialism. mronline.org 
In this essay, Charles Xu exposes these narratives for the new Cold War propaganda they are. At the same time, he draws from valuable left analysis of the Olympic movement's historical imbrication with white supremacy to explore China's fraught relationship with international sports.
(2022-02-11). Friday 2/11: Automating Banishment: The Data-Driven Policing of Stolen Land. indybay.org Online teach-in w/ CC available…
(2022-02-11). Video: The left's resurgence in Latin America. greenleft.org.au After a series of setbacks in 2015-19 suggested to many observers that the era of leftist governance in Latin America was over, the picture today is very different. A recent Alborada forum looked at what lies behind the Latin American left's resurgence.
(2022-02-10). Supreme Court OKs Alabama state government plot against Black voters. liberationnews.org 
With a slew of high-profile cases the Supreme Court is slated to hear this year, it is increasingly clear that the rightwing justices will use every opportunity to take away key rights won by mass movements and move us backwards to greater inequality.
(2022-02-10). The Most Racist Supreme Court Cases You've Probably Never Heard Of. aclu.org Over 100 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a series of rulings known as the Insular Cases that still prevent millions of people — overwhelmingly, people of color — from accessing certain constitutional rights and protections. These rulings continue to uphold systemic racism today. | In the Insular Cases, the Supreme Court spoke to whether, and to what extent, the rights and protections guaranteed by the Constitution applied to residents in the then-new territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. In this string of cases decided from 1901 to 1922, the court described the territories…
(2022-02-10). Workers Power Day, February 26. iacenter.org ‚áí Solidarity with Starbucks, Amazon, and all workers who are organizing and fighting back ‚áí Fight against racism and all forms of oppression and exploitation — these struggles are part and parcel of the workers movement. Black Lives Matter! ‚áí Unite our many struggles into one powerful force! Organize an action in your area in solidarity with this growing movement! Starbucks workers are leading an electrifying drive to organize the major coffee chain, often with several stores announcing they're joining this growing movement every day. From co…
(2022-02-10). Saturday 2/12: Demonstration Against Environmental Racism in BVHP. indybay.org Assemble 3rd St & Evans in SF's Bayview district…
(2022-02-10). Melbourne rallies against religious discrimination bill. greenleft.org.au Hundreds of people turned out at short notice to protest federal government's religious discrimination bills. Elizabeth Bantas reports.
(2022-02-10). Video: Former Citipointe student speaks out against religious bigotry. greenleft.org.au Former Citipointe Christian College student Jared Mifsud spoke out against the so-called religious discrimination bill at a Brisbane rally on February 9.
(2022-02-10). Former Citipointe student speaks out against religious bigotry. greenleft.org.au Alex Bainbridge reports more than 700 people attended a February 9 rally in Brisbane, called at two day's notice, to protest the Religious Discrimination Bill.
(2022-02-10). Portuguese elections — 'Socialist' party wins but defeat for Left. mronline.org 
Dave Kellaway looks at the Portuguese general election result.
(2022-02-10). Barack Obama's father identified as CIA asset in U.S. drive to "recolonize" Africa during early days of the Cold War. mronline.org 
Over the last decade, the U.S. has been quietly expanding its covert intelligence empire in Africa as part of a growing geopolitical rivalry with China.
(2022-02-10). New petition launched to remove Kurdistan Workers Party from terrorist list. greenleft.org.au The Federation of Democratic Kurdish Society-Australia launched an online petition calling on the Australian government to de-list the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) as a "terrorist organisation". Peter Boyle reports.
(2022-02-10). Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' Threatens to Spread to US, DHS Warns. sputniknews.com Thousands of truckers and tens of thousands of their supporters descended on Ottawa starting late last month to protest Covid vaccination mandates. Police have called in reinforcements and begun a campaign of fines and pinpoint arrests of protesters, seizing fuel and blocking millions of dollars' worth of funding raised online.
(2022-02-10). Dossier no. 49: A map of Latin America's present: An interview with Héctor Béjar. mronline.org 
Four emblematic coups have now been substantially reversed: Chile (1973), Peru (1992), Honduras (2009), and Bolivia (2019). Each of these coups was driven by political forces of the far right backed by the military and by the United States government.