Staff (2023-12-09). Human rights groups challenge the Met over 'biased' policing of pro-Palestine marches. thecanary.co Twelve British human rights and media organisations have written to the head of the Met Police, sir Mark Rowley, to protest about the force's handling of pro-Palestine demonstrations in the capital. Pro-Palestine demos: bias in the Met's policing? They accuse the Metropolitan Police, which has been beset recently with allegations of racism, of bias in …

David Griscom, The Real News Network. (2023-12-10). When Black And White Tenant Farmers Joined Together. popularresistance.org It's 1935 and class war is brewing in Arkansas. Standing before 1,500 black and white sharecroppers, the radical Methodist minister Ward Rodgers thunders, "I can lead a mob to lynch any planter in Poinsett County." The crowd erupts with applause. | These white and black sharecroppers who worked, lived, and died amid the vestiges of the Southern plantation system were no strangers to terror. The night before, a group of planters and deputy sheriffs had attacked an adult education class taught by Rodgers. The landowner class, the banks, the police, and an offshoot of the Ku Klux Klan called the Nightriders had been…

WSWS (2023-12-09). Australian state Labor governments threaten school teachers over Palestine solidarity actions. wsws.org Labor governments, their Departments of Education, Zionist organisations and the corporate media have worked to whip up a frenzied atmosphere of intimidation, including through false allegations of antisemitism.

geo.tv (2023-12-10). WATCH: Canadian news anchor calls out body shamer on live TV. geo.tv News anchor was praised by netizens for standing up to body-shaming bullies online…

Editor (2023-12-09). Guterres invokes 'most powerful tool' Article 99, in bid for humanitarian ceasefire. mronline.org Invoking a rarely used article of the UN Charter, Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday called on the Security Council to "press to avert a humanitarian catastrophe" in Gaza and unite in a call for a full humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants.

Editor (2023-12-09). How Israel undermined the prisoner exchange by widening the definition of 'security prisoners'. mronline.org Israel undermined the prisoner exchange with Hamas by widening the definition of "security prisoners" to include those held for little more than social media posts.

Editor (2023-12-09). Israeli politician calls for captured Palestinians to be 'buried alive'. mronline.org Far-right deputy mayor of Jerusalem describes arrested Palestinians in Gaza as 'subhuman' and invokes biblical reference.

Editor (2023-12-09). The attack against the freedom to read and what to do about it. mronline.org During the past three years, the country has seen a dramatic increase in book bans at public and K-12 school libraries and in rightwing pro-censorship activism, usually targeting books that address race, gender identity, or sexuality.

midwesternmarx (2023-12-09). PROPAGANDA WAR: PRO-ISRAEL TROLLS ARE MOBBING TWITTER'S COMMUNITY NOTES By: ALAN MACLEOD. midwesternmarx.com Almost as important as its military campaign for Israel is its battle to control its public image. Even as it kills thousands of people in Gaza, the small Middle Eastern nation is spending millions of dollars on a propaganda war, purchasing ads on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and other online apps. At the same time, an army of pro-Israel trolls has invaded the Community Notes function on X/Twitter, attempting to influence the online debate around the ongoing crisis.SPENDING MILLIONS TO WHITEW …

Prabhat Patnaik (2023-12-09). Pitfalls of export-led growth. mronline.org THE wisdom of pursuing a strategy of export-led growth has been discussed among development economists for at least half a century, ever since the so-called East Asian "miracle" started to be contrasted with the comparatively sluggish growth experience of countries like India that were pursuing, in the World Bank's language, an "inward looking" development strategy.

ecns.cn (2023-12-09). Steps taken to reduce delivery food waste. ecns.cn With online food orders taking off in recent years, China's food delivery platforms and the restaurant industry are taking measures to reduce food waste.

Luis Feliz Leon, Labor Notes. (2023-12-09). Inspired By Strike Wins, 1,000 Volkswagen Workers Sign Union Cards. popularresistance.org Today workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly plant announced their third bid to unionize plant-wide with the Auto Workers (UAW). | Riding the momentum of its strike of the Big 3 automakers, the UAW now wants to double its numbers in the auto industry by adding 150,000 workers at companies that have long avoided unionization. Thirteen non-union automakers are on notice: Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, Mercedes, Volvo, BMW, Volkswagen, and electric vehicle producers Rivian, Tesla, and Lucid. | The union says it has been inundated with calls and online sign-ups by workers at these fi…

Staff (2023-12-09). The Internet vs. Apartheid: How the World is Helping Gaza Stay Online. youtube.com Telecommunication services have been cut off in the Gaza Strip. The telecom provider Paltel said the bombardment caused "complete disruption" of internet, cellular and landline services, plunging Gaza's 2.3 million people into further isolation as Israel continues its genocidal campaign. Mirna El Helbawi, a writer, journalist and founder of Connecting Gaza, discusses the grassroots digital …

ecns.cn (2023-12-09). Asia's first cylindrical FPSO facility finishes main construction. ecns.cn The main construction of Haiyang Shiyou 122, Asia's first cylindrical floating production, storage and offloading facility, designed and built by China, was finished on Wednesday in Qingdao, Shandong province, said its operator China National Offshore Oil Corp. "ÄÄ…

Staff (2023-12-09). Venezuela To Build 120 Houses Near Essequibo Territory. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, approved the construction of 120 homes in San Martín de Turumbán, on the bank of the Cuyuní River, near the border of the Venezuelan state of Bolívar with the disputed Essequibo territory. "The Great Venezuela Housing Mission arrives in Guayana Esequiba, to honor, accompany and embrace our communities," President Maduro announced on Thursday, December 7, at an event at the Aquiles Nazoa Cultural Center, Caracas. | During the ceremony to deliver house number 4.8 million of the Great Venezuela Housing Mission (GMVV), it was announced by Venezuelan Housing Minister Ilderma…

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). World's longest highway tunnel under construction makes new progress in Xinjiang. ecns.cn The tunnel boring machine (TBM) in the middle drift in the exit section of the Tianshan Shengli Tunnel achieved an advance of 11,028 meters on Friday, marking major progress made during the construction of the exit section of the tunnel in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, which is the longest highway tunnel currently under construction in the world. "ÄÄ…

The Independent (2023-12-10). Activists Receive Threats Over Akii Bua Stadium Construction. independent.co.ug Gulu, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | Activists in Lango are reportedly receiving threats following their petition over construction of Akii-Bua stadium in Lira City. Last month, the activists petitioned Confederation of African Football (CAF) over the removal of Akii-Bua Olympic Stadium in Lira City from hosting the African Cup of Nations, AFCON 2027. Subsequently, the group …

ecns.cn (2023-12-09). World's longest highway tunnel under construction makes new progress in Xinjiang. ecns.cn The tunnel boring machine (TBM) in the middle drift in the exit section of the Tianshan Shengli Tunnel achieved an advance of 11,028 meters on Friday, marking major progress made during the construction of the exit section of the tunnel in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, which is the longest highway tunnel currently under construction in the world. "ÄÄ…

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-12-10). Cámara de Diputados de Bolivia aprueba Presupuesto del Estado. telesurtv.net La propuesta aprobada prevé un crecimiento del 3,71 por ciento del PIB, lo que representa un aumento de 3.000 millones de dólares con respecto al presupuesto del año 2023.

WSWS (2023-12-09). Minnesota Nurses Association fires staffer for pro-Palestinian statements. wsws.org The MNA's termination of Singh expresses the broader political role of the trade unions to prop up the pro-war Democratic Party and suppress the growing opposition of workers to the economic and political situation.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-10). Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin achieves Magnet designation for nursing excellence. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin has achieved Magnet designation, the highest national honor for nursing excellence, from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Mayo Clinic Health System received the recognition on Nov. 29 as a reflection of its nursing professionalism, teamwork and superiority in patient care. The American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program distinguishes organizations that meet rigorous standards for nursing excellence. Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-09). Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin achieves Magnet designation for nursing excellence. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin has achieved Magnet designation, the highest national honor for nursing excellence, from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Mayo Clinic Health System received the recognition on Nov. 29 as a reflection of its nursing professionalism, teamwork and superiority in patient care. The American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program distinguishes organizations that meet rigorous standards for nursing excellence. Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest…

Angela (2023-12-10). Tuesday 12/12: From Awareness to Action: Organizing for Tech Workers. indybay.org Zoom | Register at: bit.ly/techorganizing101…

Dave Webb, Organizing Notes. (2023-12-10). Role Of US Menwith Hill NSA Base And The United Kingdom In Gaza. popularresistance.org Every Tuesday at 6pm, rain or shine, a small group of protestors stand outside a U.S. base in North Yorkshire with banners and flags. Members and supporters of the Menwith Hill Accountability Campaign (MHAC) are there to protest at the unaccountable and highly secret activities that go on inside the U.S. spy base nominally called 'RAF' Menwith Hill but run by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). In recent weeks the focus has been on the UK's role in events in Gaza. | Just how is the UK government involved in Gaza? According to the Campaign Against the Arms Trade, the UK has consistently sold arms to Israel si…

Angela (2023-12-09). Tuesday 12/12: From Awareness to Action: Organizing for Tech Workers. indybay.org Zoom | Register at: bit.ly/techorganizing101…

Martha Grevatt (2023-12-09). Major organizing drive by UAW targets non-union auto companies. workers.org The United Auto Workers union, which scored major contract gains after striking Ford, General Motors and Stellantis for over 40 days, is not resting on its laurels. The union has just announced an industry-wide organizing drive aimed at bringing workers in all of the non-union U.S. auto plants into the . . . |

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-10). Labor falls short on Robodebt royal commission measures. greenleft.org.au

Talya Wintman (2023-12-10). Social Worker Shortage Looms If Field Keeps Relying on Unpaid Student Labor. truthout.org Anyone who has ever interacted with New York City's vast social welfare system has probably come into contact with a social work student. For those who haven't, it might come as a surprise that much of the case management, housing stabilization, crisis intervention and counseling services for people who are low-income, criminal legal system-involved, experiencing homelessness, or disabled… |

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-12-10). Tornados en Tennessee, EE.UU. dejan al menos seis muertos. telesurtv.net Equipos de emergencia mantienen las labores de búsqueda y rescate para constatar la existencia de más víctimas, entre muertos o heridos.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-09). Labor falls short on Robodebt royal commission measures. greenleft.org.au

teleSUR, lfb, JDO (2023-12-09). Maquinistas de ferrocarriles alemanes van al paro por mejoras laborales. telesurtv.net Demandan aumento salarial que compense pérdidas de poder adquisitivo debido a la inflación y que se reduzca la jornada laboral.

Xander Nieuws (2023-12-10). "Is the Virus Fictitious"? Laboratories in US Can't Find COVID-19 in One of 1,500 Positive Tests. globalresearch.ca

Katya Schwenk (2023-12-09). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Farewell, Methane. levernews.com Good things are happening! The EPA announces a long-awaited crackdown on methane emissions, labor organizers take on non-union automakers around the country, Michigan will automatically register to vote anyone who is leaving prison, and a new study finds massive lithium deposits in California's Salton Sea.EPA Slashes Methane Emissions: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-10). Identifying new potential in cancer-killing T cells. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When Joanina Gicobi began her Ph.D. degree five years ago at Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, she was interested in thinking creatively about ways to improve cancer treatment. In particular, she was curious about the body's natural ability to fight tumors: Could that process be improved? In the laboratory of Haidong Dong, M.D., Ph.D., she joined efforts to learn more about the T cells that are part of an inherent cancer-killing immune response. Joanina Gicobi,…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-09). Identifying new potential in cancer-killing T cells. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When Joanina Gicobi began her Ph.D. degree five years ago at Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, she was interested in thinking creatively about ways to improve cancer treatment. In particular, she was curious about the body's natural ability to fight tumors: Could that process be improved? In the laboratory of Haidong Dong, M.D., Ph.D., she joined efforts to learn more about the T cells that are part of an inherent cancer-killing immune response. Joanina Gicobi,…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-12-09). Cuba reaffirms willingness to collaborate with Botswana. plenglish.com The statement was made on X, on the occasion of the 46th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Havana and Gaborone back in 1977. | Since 1977, thousands of Cuban health professionals (Comprehensive Health Program (PIS), Compensated Collaboration and Medical Services, specialists in Pharmacy, Electromedicine and Rehab.) have been serving in the African country.

The Independent (2023-12-09). Catalysing precision medicine by Africa, for Africa. independent.co.ug Tapping into its vast genomic research potential will require steady investment, capacity-building, and collaboration COMMENT | COLLEN MASIMIREMBWA | Africa is the continent with the most genetic diversity, but is gravely underrepresented in genomic research, with only 2% of global genomic data coming from people of African ancestry as of 2021. As a result, disease risk …

Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Allan Maleche, Chris Beyrer (2023-12-09). Comment] Still relevant: the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. thelancet.com Dec 10, 2023, marks the 75th anniversary of the founding commitment of the modern human rights movement, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).1 75 years on, the world is tested and tormented by an agonising array of conflicts in which human rights violations are not secondary outcomes, but rather central to such conflicts. Ethnic cleansing, collective punishment, apartheid, sexual violence as a tool of state terror, and the deliberate targeting of health-care facilities and workers are part of multiple ongoing conflicts in 2023.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-10). Health care workers for Palestine call for a permanent ceasefire. greenleft.org.au

Julia Conley (2023-12-09). US Vetoes Cease-Fire Resolution at UN Security Council Amid Genocide in Gaza. truthout.org As the United Nations humanitarian chief warned that aid workers in Gaza are "hanging on by our fingertips" as they try to mitigate an "untenable" disaster, and with Americans' support for Israel's U.S-backed bombardment of the enclave eroding, the United States on Friday vetoed a resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire at the U.N. Security Council. U.S. Envoy to the U.N. |

SEIU 1021 SF General Hospital Cha (2023-12-09). Monday 12/11: SF General Hospital Workers Rally For Contract. indybay.org In Front of Hospital at Free Speech Area On Potrero Avenue…

Toni Arenstein, Workers' World. (2023-12-09). As Israeli Genocide Continues: Protesters Stay In The Streets. popularresistance.org Hundreds demonstrated in Center City Philadelphia on a rainy evening Dec. 3. Called by the Philadelphia Palestine Coalition, the event started with a rally and prayer service in Rittenhouse Park, followed by a march that ended at 40th and Market streets for a solidarity rally with the Save UC Townhomes Coalition. | Two sound trucks led the way, followed by lead banners calling out the murderous genocide, carried out by Israel but funded by the U.S., that has taken the lives of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza. Along the route, protesters stopped to call out two Zionist-run restaurants. | They marched by the Univ…

WSWS (2023-12-09). The divisive role of the GDL rail union leadership. wsws.org The policy of "social partnership" has turned all trade unions into an auxiliary police force for the corporations and government. What the GDL union sells as a clever ploy to wrest higher wages for train drivers in the face of staff shortages actually amounts to dividing rail workers.

WSWS (2023-12-09). Quebec public sector strike wave swells, as 420,000-member Common Front launches seven-day strike. wsws.org In opposing real wage cuts and the dismantling and privatization of public services, the Quebec public sector workers are challenging the class war agenda of the entire ruling class in Quebec and throughout Canada.

WSWS (2023-12-09). Workers evacuated from future Toyota electric battery production mega-site in North Carolina after being overcome by fumes. wsws.org Severe illness and hospitalizations of numerous workers expose the indifference to workers' safety at the top levels of the project.

WSWS (2023-12-09). Facing over $17 million budget shortfall, Michigan school district could lay off up to 100 workers. wsws.org Wayne-Westland Community Schools District recently uncovered a $17 million budget hole, leaving the district on the edge of a state takeover.

WSWS (2023-12-09). Israel's murder of Palestinian author Dr. Refaat al-Ar'eer sparks global outrage. wsws.org The targeted bombing of Prof. Refaat al-Ar'eer by the US-backed Israel Defense Forces is a warning to workers and youth throughout the world that opposition to genocide will not be tolerated.

A Guest Author (2023-12-09). Oct. 7: 'The launch of the new Palestinian revolution'. workers.org By: Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement The article below is from the Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, posted Nov 8, 2023, lightly edited. Khaled Barakat "For the past month, the world has been witnessing the true criminal and vicious nature of the Zionist regime: war crimes, crimes . . . |

Betsey Piette (2023-12-09). Biden and Shapiro attack pro-Palestinian protesters. workers.org Philadelphia So, what really happened during a pro-Palestine protest in Philadelphia on Dec. 3? Pro-Palestine protest, Philadelphia, Dec. 3, 2023. WW Photo: Joe Piette According to President genocide Joe Biden, whose office was quick to issue a statement, the protesters were "antisemitic" because they demonstrated outside Goldie, a Israeli-owned restaurant . . . |

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-09). As Israeli genocide continues: Protesters for Palestine stay in the streets. workers.org

Marie Kelly (2023-12-09). On the picket line. workers.org Detroit casino win As of Dec. 2, all 4,700 striking union members at three Detroit casinos will be back on the job with the ratification of a five-year contract at MGM Grand Detroit Casino. Strikers at the MotorCity Casino and the Hollywood Casino at Greektown approved an agreement and returned . . . |

Richie Merino (2023-12-09). Peruvians resist U.S.-backed coup. workers.org This talk was given at the "One Year of Resistance against the U.S.-backed Coup to Peruvian President Pedro Castillo" event, organized by PEX Semillas de Libertad and held Dec. 6 at People's Forum in New York City and by Zoom. 'One Year of Resistance' against coup in Peru, People's Forum, . . . |

Julia Conley (2023-12-10). EU's AI Act Falls Short: No Ban on Live Facial Recognition Raises Concerns. truthout.org Privacy advocates on Saturday said the AI Act, a sweeping proposed law to regulate artificial intelligence in the European Union whose language was finalized Friday, appeared likely to fail at protecting the public from one of AI's greatest threats: live facial recognition. Representatives of the European Commission spent 37 hours this week negotiating provisions in the AI Act with the European… |

teleSUR, JCM, JDO (2023-12-10). Venezuela y Guyana se reunirán sin interferencia de actores externos. telesurtv.net La reunión tendrá lugar el próximo 14 de diciembre, en San Vicente y las Granadinas, a las 10H00 hora local. Fue convenida por ambos países en el seno de la Celac.

ecns.cn (2023-12-09). Made-in-China metro train goes into operation in northern Portugal. ecns.cn The first Made-in-China metro train in the European Union (EU) was put into commercial operation in Porto, Portugal on Wednesday.

Lucrecia Franco (2023-12-09). Highlights from Mercosur Summit in Brazil. america.cgtn.com Leaders of the South American trade bloc Mercosur gathered in Rio de Janeiro as tension escalated between Venezuela and Guyana. | Brazil is handing the group's rotating chair over to Paraguay and despite failing to secure a trade agreement with the European Union, the summit did make some progress.

Norman Solomon (2023-12-09). We Need a Transnational Uprising Against Reckless Escalation of the Arms Race. truthout.org Forty years ago, across a dozen pages of The Nation, I was in a debate with the English historian E.P. Thompson about the U.S.-Soviet nuclear arms race, the relative culpability of both governments, and how activists should approach it all. At the time, Cold War hostility was rampant. In a March 1983 speech to an audience of evangelicals, President Ronald Reagan declared that the Soviet Union was… |

teleSUR, lfb, JDO (2023-12-09). Culmina en Beijing reunión de líderes China – Unión Europea. telesurtv.net Xi Jinping señaló que las fluctuaciones en las relaciones bilaterales se deben en gran medida a la influencia de la política de EE.UU., un elemento que afecta el buen desarrollo de estas.

WSWS (2023-12-09). Wayne State University Board of Governors snubs students protesting Gaza genocide. wsws.org The Board of Governors, packed with trade union officials and leading Democratic Party operatives, refused to take up a Student Senate resolution calling for the university to divest from companies complicit in Gaza genocide.

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). Street interview: Residents expect China and Europe to strengthen cooperation. ecns.cn The 24th China-European Union (EU) Summit was held in the Chinese capital of Beijing on Thursday."ÄÄ"ÄÄ…

The Independent (2023-12-10). Interview: China-EU Summit strengthens mutual political trust, says Croatia's former president. independent.co.ug ZAGREB | Xinhua |The summit of China and the European Union (EU) is significant for strengthening mutual political trust and bilateral cooperation and further efforts need to be made to improve bilateral ties, Croatia's former president Ivo Josipovic told Xinhua in an interview. The China-EU Summit was an opportunity work towards restoring mutual political trust …

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). Made-in-China metro train goes into operation in northern Portugal. ecns.cn The first Made-in-China metro train in the European Union (EU) was put into commercial operation in Porto, Portugal on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-12-09). Street interview: Residents expect China and Europe to strengthen cooperation. ecns.cn The 24th China-European Union (EU) Summit was held in the Chinese capital of Beijing on Thursday."ÄÄ"ÄÄ…

Max Kozlov, Portside. (2023-12-09). NIH Researchers Vote To Form A Union For The First Time. popularresistance.org Hundreds of early-career researchers at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) have voted overwhelmingly to form a union, nearly completing the official process required to do so. They plan to call on the agency — the world's largest public funder of biomedical research — to improve pay and working conditions, and to bolster its policies and procedures for dealing with harassment and excessive workloads. | About 98% of the research fellows who participated in the ballot voted on 6 December to form the union, with 1,601 voting in favour and just 36 against. Barring any objections, the result will b…

John Teufel (2023-12-10). What's a Good Economy, Anyway? counterpunch.org Far from being an obviously good economy that only partisans and the brainwashed could question, by any more specific measurement than "jobs are good," the economy is in fact awful, and has relentlessly squeezed the average American for decades. Yes, on some level, it is better to have a job than not to have a job — but understandably, Americans seem to want a bit more from life than a place to clock in and clock out. | To read this article, log in If you are logged in but ca…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-09). New Yorkers march on Wall St. to demand an end to US funding of Israel. peoplesdispatch.org People in New York City once again took to the streets to demand a permanent ceasefire in Israel's war on Gaza and an end US aid to Israel. Protesters marched from Foley Square to NYC City Hall, Wall Street, and Washington Square Park to raise their demands. The protest took place as the United Nations Security Council was voting on a ceasefire resolution, which was vetoed by the United States. | The protest was called for by the Shut It Down for Palestine Coalition, composed of several organizations including the International Peoples' Assembly, the Palestinian Youth Movement, the ANSWER Coalition, and National…

Michelle Morse (2023-12-09). Perspectives] Creating the conditions for justice. thelancet.com The phrase, "the pandemic is a portal" has been repeated endlessly since the COVID-19 pandemic began, sometimes as a meditation, other times as a demand, and occasionally as a statement of fact. But now, as societies move on in the wake of the pandemic, where are we in this portal? The answer depends largely on your theory of change and your role in the intersecting social movements that have engaged in dialogue and action around the expansive global and local injustices related to the pandemic and the inequities it highlighted.

Larry Johnson (2023-12-10). Moscow Trip Report. sonar21.com Why was I in Moscow? It was not a secret mission. Let's call it a mission of peace. I was invited to speak at a round table on multi-polarity and the future of Russian/American relations by the International Russophile Movement. The IRM or "MIR" (in French), is a recently formed organization. Pepe Escobar wrote about the inaugural meeting, which took place in March 2023 ( This was a much smaller gathering and I was fortunate to be invited to share the co…

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-10). As US Vetoes Ceasefire Resolution, People Take The Streets For Palestine. popularresistance.org From Alaska to Florida, people in the US once again took to the streets en masse to demand a permanent ceasefire in Israel's war on Gaza and an end US aid to Israel. The Shut It Down for Palestine Coalition, composed of several organizations including the International Peoples' Assembly, the Palestinian Youth Movement, the ANSWER Coalition, and National Students for Justice in Palestine, called for a day of action on December 8, to continue putting pressure on Israel and the US one week after Israel resumed its genocidal violence against Gaza.

Bruce Lerro (2023-12-09). Crowds, Masses and Movements. dissidentvoice.org Orientation Why study crowds, masses and movements? It is tempting to imagine that as socialists we must know a great deal about crowds, masses, and in medieval thought individual meant inseparable, that is indivisible. People were defined as individuals by reference to the groups of which they were members. Group membership defined their very identity …

Hannah Riley, Consortium News. (2023-12-09). The 'Cop City' Mass Arraignment Circus. popularresistance.org On November 6, I sat in a courtroom in downtown Atlanta as 57 people churned through arraignments on charges tied to a sweeping racketeering case. | The case in question is as light on the evidence as it is clear in its aim: to suppress the movement to stop Cop City from being built in an Atlanta-area forest. The arraignment process was the first of what will likely be many surreal days in court as the state attempts a prosecution unprecedented in both size and scope. | Being somewhat confused by the inner workings of our Byzantine court system on even the best days, I didn't know what to expect from a mass arrai…

WSWS (2023-12-09). Protesters in the Philippines denounce Israel's genocide in Gaza. wsws.org While many people across the Philippines are repulsed by the barbaric crimes taking place in Gaza, petty-bourgeois layers in the country are working to derail the protest movement that has emerged.

Mark Keenan (2023-12-09). 1500 Scientists Say "Climate Change Not Due to CO2" — The Real Environment Movement Was Hijacked. globalresearch.ca