(2020-11-22). The Yemen "Civil War" Arms Bonanza. Mammoth Weapons Sales to UAE, Saudi Arabia and Israel. globalresearch.ca "Making billions from arms exports which fuel the conflict while providing a small fraction of that in aid to Yemen is both immoral and incoherent." So
(2020-11-22). López Obrador dice en G20 que atenderse salud sin afán de lucro y ayudar a pobres. peoplesworld.org 
MEXICO—El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, dijo este sábado en la cumbre virtual del Grupo de los 20 (G20) que la enfermedad del nuevo coronavirus (COVID-19) ha dejado "lecciones importantes", entre ellas que la salud debe atenderse sin afán de lucro y que la reactivación económica debe empezar por ayudar a los pobres. …
(2020-11-22). Northeastern University Police profile and brutalize 13-year-old in Boston. liberationnews.org 
A 13-year-old child was profiled, thrown to the ground and handcuffed by two plainclothes Northeastern University police officers.
(2020-11-22). The US' Support Of Tibetan Splittism Is Troublesome. thealtworld.com This is a very unfriendly move which hints that the President pays credence to Sangay's claims of leading a so-called "government in exile". In effect, it amounts to tacit support for his political agenda and hints that the US no longer abides by its One China policy. | The White House
(2020-11-22). Around the World in 8 minutes: Strike in Colombia. peoplesdispatch.org Mobilizations will continue in Colombia over the next couple of days to demand an end to Ivan Duque's anti-people policies and against the lack of political will to address the urgent and pressing issue of violence against communities.
(2020-11-22). Climate change: How fast are sea levels actually rising? peoplesdispatch.org According to earlier research, the rate at which sea levels were rising globally was 3.2 millimeters per year. Recent studies point to an accelerating rise in sea levels…
(2020-11-22). Syrian president appoints new Foreign Minister. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Syrian president appointed Faisal Mekdad as the new foreign minister and Bashar Jaafari as the country's permanent representative to the UN.
(2020-11-22). Iran ready to transfer medical experience to Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — The Cultural Attaché of the Embassy of Iran and the former Prime Minister of Iraq conferred on the expansion of bilateral cultural and scientific relations on Sunday.
(2020-11-22). Iron ore pellet output volume up 15% in seven months. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) — Production of iron ore pellet by major domestic mining and mineral companies registered a 15 percent growth in the first seven months of the current year (from March 21 to Oct. 22) as compared to the last year's corresponding…
(2020-11-22). Iran to operate 174 IR-M2 centrifuges at Natanz facility. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Iran's Permanent Representative to International Organizations Kazem Gharibabadi says the country will operate 174 advanced IR-M2 centrifuges at Natanz nuclear facility.
(2020-11-22). MSM Already Helping Next Administration Hide Corruption Under 'Diversity' Banner. thealtworld.com 
There has never been a better time to be a woman, minority or member of the LGBT community who works in the DC establishment and thinks the poor should be made into pet food. | The New York Times has The article's authors warn against the nonexistent, completely imaginary threat of the next presidential administration…
(2020-11-22). Protesters torch Guatemala's congress building amid unrest. thecanary.co 
Hundreds of protesters broke into Guatemala's congress and burned part of the building on Saturday amid growing demonstrations against President Alejandro Giammattei and the legislature for approving a controversial budget that cut educational and health spending.The incident came as about 10,000 people were protesting in front of the National Palace in Guatemala City against corruption and the budget, which protesters say was negotiated and passed by legislators in secret while the Central American country was distracted by the fallout of back-to-back hurricanes and the Covid-19 pandemic.About 1,000 protesters w…
(2020-11-22). Parties unite to call for Pat Finucane killing public inquiry. thecanary.co 
Four political parties in the north of Ireland have united to call for a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. | Mr Finucane, 39, was murdered by loyalist terrorists in front of his family in 1989 amid claims of collusion with state security forces. | In February last year, the Supreme Court ruled that investigations into the fatal shooting of the solicitor have not been effective and fell short of international human rights standards. | BREAKING: Letter from the four parties to Brandon Lewis calling on the British Government to hold a public inquiry into the killing of human rights l…
(2020-11-22). On Contact: Covid-19 And America's Health Care Crisis. popularresistance.org On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to Dr. Margaret Flowers about the Covid-19 pandemic and the catastrophic response to the public health crisis under America's for-profit healthcare system. Without national coordination, or universal and free national health care, Americans are faced with uneven or absent care due to hospital closures, reductions in hospital beds and services. Lawmakers and hospital administrators compete to purchase basic supplies leading manufacturers to hike prices.
(2020-11-22). CORE Nigeria: "We Will Fight For Our Total Liberation" popularresistance.org Nigeria – On 3 October, a young man was killed by the police in Ughelli, a town in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. A video of this incidence was circulated by residents of the city on WhatsApp and also posted on Twitter. This sparked the #EndSARS revolt of youths in the country, which was drowned in blood with the massacre of at least 36 people on 20 October. The bulk of these was at the Lekki tollgate, in Lagos state — one of the two main centres of the uprising in that mega-city where one-tenth of the country's population resides.
(2020-11-22). Here are 10 things Joe Biden can do immediately to create a safer, better world. salon.com Much of Trump's foreign policy has been conducted by executive order — Biden can undo the worst of it right away…
(2020-11-22). A. Ocasio-Cortez Addresses Failure of U.S. Gov't to Address Poverty. indybay.org As New York Congressperson Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated to an empty congressional room, on YouTube, the Senate broke for a holiday week while the workingclass of the USA starves. See www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNBeI-G3eQQ&feature=emb_logo and www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/20/breaking-senate-we-are-abandoning-our-people-watch-aoc-excoriate-mcconnell-house…
(2020-11-22). The Heat: APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting. america.cgtn.com 
Leaders from APEC, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group, have pledged to work toward free and open trade to revive economies battered by the coronavirus pandemic. A virtual gathering of APEC economic leaders wrapped up Friday, with member nations calling for economic integration and closer cooperation …
(2020-11-22). Video: Azerbaijani Troops Enter First of Districts that Are Set to be Returned Under Karabakh Deal. globalresearch.ca Late on November 19, Azerbaijani troops started entering the district of Agdam in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Agdam is one of the districts surrounding the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic that Azerbaijan lost to Armenian forces after …
(2020-11-22). Outrage at 'normalisation' photo of Egyptian singer with Israeli celebrities in UAE. middleeasteye.net 
Outrage at 'normalisation' photo of Egyptian singer with Israeli celebrities in UAE | Egypt's Mohammed Ramadan sparks criticism after attendance at event with Israeli public figures in Dubai | Sun, 11/22/2020 – 16: 04 | (L-R) Omer Adam, Mohamed Ramadan and Hamad al-Mazrouie (Twitter) | Egyptian singer and actor Mohamed Ramadan has sparked a social media backlash after his image with two Israeli celebrities in…
(2020-11-22). Israeli jets strike Gaza after rocket fire hits factory. middleeasteye.net 
Israeli jets strike Gaza after rocket fire hits factory | Israel and Hamas trade blame for fire exchanged over Gaza just a week after similar strikes | Sun, 11/22/2020 – 10: 30 | Smoke rises over Gaza buildings after an Israeli air strike on 22 November 2020 (Reuters) | Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday morning after rockets from the blockaded territory hit an Isra…
(2020-11-22). Imprisoned spy Jonathan Pollard flying to Israel after US parole ends. middleeasteye.net 
Imprisoned spy Jonathan Pollard flying to Israel after US parole ends | Cold War spy passed on information about American intelligence agencies to Israel | Sun, 11/22/2020 – 09: 30 | Jonathan Pollard spent 30 years in prison for spying for Israel (AFP) | The spy Jonathan Pollard, who was jailed for spying against the United States in the 1980s, has been cleared to fly to Israel, where he will be welcomed by th…
(2020-11-22). Gaza warns hospitals reaching Covid-19 breaking point. middleeasteye.net 
Gaza warns hospitals reaching Covid-19 breaking point | The blockaded territory will soon run out of ventilators, intensive-care beds, say public health advisers | Sun, 11/22/2020 – 13: 00 | A man walks past a mural in Gaza dedicated to doctors fighting Covid-19 (AFP) | Gaza's health system could be overwhelmed by next week because of a surge in coronavirus cases, health advisers warned on…
(2020-11-22). Compromiso desde la Amazonía: La Carta de Mocoa. indybay.org Compromiso desde la Amazonía: | La Carta de Mocoa…
(2020-11-22). Saturday 11/21: Town Hall on Indigenous Rights, Sovereignty, and Self Determination. indybay.org Online town hall…
(2020-11-22). Saturday 12/12: Human Rights Day 2020: Racial Justice & Human Rights in the 21st Century. indybay.org Online event…
(2020-11-22). Trump's United States looks more and more like a banana republic. indybay.org "The country that was once an exemplary democracy is becoming a Third World banana republic," he says.For a week now, Joe Biden has been declared the winner of the election and future president. But the loser and previous incumbent Donald Trump refuses to acknowledge this. Trump claims he won the election and Biden wants to take the victory away from him. Trump calls the votes that cast for him "legal."
(2020-11-22). Sunday 11/22: Gratitude in Remembering Plymouth, Benjamin Mertz, Guest Skyline Church. indybay.org Online at Skyline Church via Zoom…
(2020-11-22). The War Crimes of Bush and Blair — Afghanistan and Iraq. zcomm.org For all practical purposes, Iraq has now been destroyed. It no longer exists as a single country and has disintegrated into regional power bases, with widespread ethnic cleansing in each region…
(2020-11-22). The Colossal Problem of Publicly Funded Vaccines in Private Hands. zcomm.org As Pfizer and Moderna prepare to roll out their COVID 19 vaccines, the problems associated with publicly funded vaccines in the hands of private companies are already on the horizon, as the drug industry seeks to control global efforts for a cure…
(2020-11-22). Vaccine Access Advocates Cautiously Optimistic As G20 Summit Ends With Pledge to 'Spare No Effort' to Ensure Widespread Distribution. commondreams.org World leaders expressed cautious optimism about widespread coronavirus vaccine access as the virtual G20 summit wrapped up with a final statement from the world's 20 largest economies, expressing that the countries would make sure vaccines are distributed equitably across the globe. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1229708776_1_1.jpg …
(2020-11-22). Poverty in Iraq's Basra rises to record 40%. indybay.org The Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) has warned that the Iraqi city and governorate of Basra is suffering from an increasingly high poverty rate, with almost 40 per cent of residents now living below the poverty line.
(2020-11-22). A New Cold War Could Be Just Around the Corner. scheerpost.com Antonio R. Villaraigosa / CC BY-NC 2.0] By Cassandra Stimpson and Holly Zhang / TomDispatch War: what is it good for? Apparently, in Washington's world of think tanks, the answer is: the bottom line. In fact, as the Biden presidency approaches, an era of great-power competition between the United States and China is already taken for granted inside the Washington Beltway. Much less well known are… |
(2020-11-22). Tuesday 11/24: Police Reforms Before Santa Cruz City Council. indybay.org Santa Cruz City Council Meeting (online): | ecm.cityofsantacruz.com/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=1570&doctype=1…
(2020-11-22). Biden Could Enact Medicare For All By Executive Action. popularresistance.org Journalist David Dayen presented a convincing case Tuesday that President-elect Joe Biden, once sworn into office come January, would have the legal authority to immediately provide complete Medicare coverage to everyone in the country via executive action due to the Covid-19 pandemic—though the very serious question remains: would he? | During the primary season in March, Biden said he would veto a Medicare for All bill should one ever reach his desk, but with the coronavirus infection rate surging—and some scenarios projecting an overall death toll as high as 360,000 by the time the inauguration tak…
(2020-11-22). Climate Action Nonprofit Launches 'Clean Creatives' Campaign Aimed at Pressuring PR and Ad Firms to Cut Ties With Fossil Fuel Clients. commondreams.org A new campaign unveiled this weekend by the nonprofit organization Fossil Free Media aims to expand on the goals of the fossil fuel divestment movement, cutting into oil and gas companies' profit margins through their public relations and ad campaigns. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1228992115.jpg …
(2020-11-22). Hospital Bills Amid the Pandemic Are Outrageous. Medicare for All Is the Fix. truthout.org Hospitals in the United States charge patients as much as 1,800% more than their costs amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study. | The 100 most expensive hospitals in the United States charge between $1,129 and $1,808 for every $100 of their costs, according to a Overall…
(2020-11-22). How Norway Built an Economy That Puts People First. commondreams.org The national ethos of economic equity was decades in the making. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-1260495709_1.jpg …
(2020-11-22). First Person: Four years on, hopes of return still distant for refugee pianist. news.un.org When UN News first interviewed award-winning Palestinian pianist Aeham Ahmad in 2016, he was a recent arrival in Germany, having fled a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria. Four years on, he wants to return home, but accepts that his chances are slim.
(2020-11-22). Germany: The "Dictatorship of Democracy" Secretly Transformed into an "Open Dictatorship" globalresearch.ca The German national anthem, as a state symbol, was protected from denigration in a special way. But for months it has been dragged deeper and deeper …
(2020-11-22). Enlaces de Red Latina sin fronteras 23.11.2020. indybay.org ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 23.11.2020 | comunicaciones e información para la liberación…
(2020-11-22). Facebook Censorship and the Atlantic Council. globalresearch.ca What very few people know is that Facebook was officially partnering with the Atlantic Council in the form of an "election partnership […] to prevent [their] service from being abused during elections." Indeed, the US midterm elections are only a couple of weeks away, so the Atlantic Council and its Digital Forensic Research Lab are now going at it with full force,…
(2020-11-22). Wednesday 11/25: Virtual Thanksgiving: Free, Unlimited Zoom for COVID Safe Gatherings. indybay.org Online via Zoom (free, no time limit on 11/26)…
(2020-11-22). Saturday 12/12: Virtual Festival Celebration of International Human Rights Day. indybay.org Virtual event…
(2020-11-22). Das Lied der Deutschen gilt fàºr das gemeine Volk nicht mehr. globalresearch.ca Die deutsche Nationalhymne war als staatliches Symbol in besonderer Weise vor Verunglimpfung geschàºtzt. Doch seit Monaten wird sie von einer korrupten Politiker-Clique im Auftrag einer Milliardà§rs- und Macht-‚ÄûElite" immer tiefer in den Dreck gezogen und gilt nur noch fàºr sie, …
(2020-11-22). Benefits of Cap and Trade Often Elude Communities Hit Hard by Air Pollution. truthout.org Growing up in North Richmond, California, Denny Khamphanthong didn't think much of the siren that wailed once a month, every first Wednesday at 11 a.m. The alarm is a test of the community's emergency warning system, which has alerted residents to numerous incidents over the years at the nearby Chevron oil refinery. One accident there —
(2020-11-22). Iran's resistance drove US away from its strategic position. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major says the Islamic Revolution's resistance power has managed to weaken the US' strategic position.
(2020-11-22). Resistance cinema should portray global oppression. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — American documentarian and Press TV anchor Marzieh Hashemi said that the Resistance International Film Festival brings together the currents of resistance in the world.
(2020-11-22). Iran exports $100,000 worth of sedans to Spain: IRICA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran said that $100,000 worth of passenger cars were exported from the country to Spain last year (ended March 20, 2020).
(2020-11-22). Good news for herd immunity: New study suggests coronavirus immunity could last more than 6 months. salon.com Previous studies have cast doubt on how long coronavirus immunity lasts after infection and recovery…
(2020-11-22). Here's an easy lasagna you can make in a skillet using jarred sauce and no-boil pasta. salon.com This hearty dish, bursting with fresh greens and bright pops of citrus, comes together in 45 minutes…
(2020-11-22). Pandemia's Norm: Wars and Rumors of Wars. strategic-culture.org Welcome to the world of Pandemia. It is a place where a deadly virus pandemic spreads in an out-of-control fashion. Sheltering at home has led to widespread unemployment. With closed borders and reduced airline flights, international and some domestic travel are all but dead. Legislatures and judicial courts render their decisions over video-conferencing connections. People of all ages die without being able to physically say farewell to their loved ones. | Pandemia is a dark place, where modern medicine and public health are dismissed by the equivalents of alchemists and indulgence sellers of medieval times. Pan…
(2020-11-22). Priti Patel is at the centre of another growing storm. thecanary.co Priti Patel is involved in yet another growing scandal. This time it Another Jamaican deportation flight: | The Morning Star
(2020-11-22). Elections Proved Americans Are Done With The Drug War. popularresistance.org Something seismic happened in this election and it has nothing to do with Joe Biden winning. And yes, Joe Biden did indeed win. I'm sorry for those of you Trump fans who believe the election was rigged against him. It simply wasn't. | Yes, millions of Americans were indeed purged from the voter rolls — but they were mostly people of color. So if MAGA Nation are waiting for those votes to be counted, then Trump will actually do even worse. And I honestly don't care if you're thinking, "But I saw a video on Tik-Tok of someone burning a ballot and then smothering it in hot sauce and eating it."
(2020-11-22). "Glauber, Claro" to be displayed in Iran's "Cinema Verite" en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — César Meneghetti's bio-documentary "Glauber, Claro" will be displayed in the portrait section of the 14th Iran International Documentary Film Festival "Cinema Verite".
(2020-11-22). Shooting in US leaves 2 killed, 2 injured on Saturday. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Two people were killed and two others wounded after a shooting Saturday night in Nebraska, police said.
(2020-11-22). Which Coronavirus Policies Succeed, And Which Fail. strategic-culture.org According to an analysis by and in the New York Times on November 18th, which is headlined At Strategic Culture, on May 21, I had published my own analysis, which was based u…
(2020-11-22). Guaido's Team Told To Comply With UK Court Order In Gold Litigation. popularresistance.org London – According to the London-based legal firm Zaiwalla & Co., Guaido's lawyers sought to argue during an administrative hearing held on Thursday at the London Commercial High Court that they were unable to produce the £400.000 ($529.000) required because of the sanctions in place against Venezuela by the United States. | The BCV counsellor noted that the losing side only raised the issue of the sanctions after the October 20 payment deadline had passed, so judge Sara Cockerill warned them that they should find better excuses, or they will be in "all sort of trouble" for failing to comply with a UK…
(2020-11-22). Sixteen Mind-Blowing Facts About Who Really Killed John F. Kennedy. globalresearch.ca Commemoration of the Assassination of JKF on November 22, 1963 | Government documents declassified after the passage of the JFK Records Act in 1992 prove that the official narrative is bull***t. There is overwhelming evidence implicating the CIA and other United …
(2020-11-22). UN Chief Warns of Worst Famine in Decades in Yemen. dissidentvoice.org United Nations chief warned on Friday that war-torn Yemen is in imminent danger of the world's worst famine in decades.
(2020-11-22). Guatemala's Congress Burns Amid Mass Protest. popularresistance.org Guatemalans have taken to the streets for a national protest in rejection of President Alejandro Giammattei, and to demand that he veto the controversial general budget for 2021, approved by lawmakers on November 18. | A fire broke out at the Congress in the capital city, though the main protest groups maintain that the people have continued to demonstrate peacefully in the central square which is surrounded by riot police. They warn that infiltrated groups have burned down the Congress, serving as a distraction from the popular calls in rejection of corruption.
(2020-11-22). Saudi begging for role in possible talks with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Repeating baseless accusations against Iran Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said that Riyadh should be part of any future talks.
(2020-11-22). Indonesia to study Iran's proposal to build oil refinery. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Indonesia will study a proposal from Iran to build an oil refinery, as it seeks to expand its oil refining capacity by 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the next seven years.
(2020-11-22). Guatemalan President Reviewing Budget, Which Slashed Healthcare Spending, After Outraged Protesters Set Fire to Legislative Building. commondreams.org "We are outraged by poverty, injustice, the way they have stolen the public's money," a psychology professor who attended the protests told the press. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1229722359_1.jpg …
(2020-11-22). Razavi Khorasan-Afghanistan economic commission to be held. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — An official from Razavi Khorasan Governorate said the province's joint economic coop. commission with Afghanistan is to be held in Mashhad to facilitate mutual economic ties.
(2020-11-22). People Are Rising Up Against The Elites, So Should We. popularresistance.org This weekend, ten thousand people took to the streets in Guatemala to protest the President and Congress over a proposed budget, the largest in its history, that cuts funds for health care and education as poverty rises, and provides slush funds to politicians and governments. In Colombia, the people held a national strike to protest their violent, right-wing government. In Peru, protests against a right-wing power grab have ousted one appointed president and people are demanding a new government and constitution.
(2020-11-22). "The Prison within the Prison": Lockdown and Social Distancing in America's Prisons. globalresearch.ca Our people inside are robbed of privacy, autonomy, safety, and human contact; why would their health in a pandemic be any different? Because of the poor standards and oversight of prison conditions in the U.S., each facility is largely responsible …
(2020-11-22). 57 Years Since 11/22/63 Kennedy Assassination. indybay.org We managed to get rid of the worst president in memory, Nazi Trump, in this year's election, but the nuclear holocaust threat remains. Instructive to all in public speaking and war & peace as a basic issue is Pres. John Kennedy's speech on 6/10/63 at American University, now on Youtube, at www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZsG4qbw_tY&feature=emb_logo…
(2020-11-22). When Fascists Roam The Streets, Staying Home Isn't An Option. popularresistance.org The Million MAGA March in Washington, D.C. on November 14th has become a flashpoint about how the Left should respond to the far-Right in a post-2020 election terrain. Footage distorted to fit a narrative of unprovoked violence against conservatives, Proud Boys employing specific fighting tactics to down as many people as possible; police splitting up crowds, standing with riot shields facing only one way, conveniently absent once the Proud Boys found the antifascists. Much of the conversation, however, has centered on the conflict between showing up or staying in.
(2020-11-22). Fighting Disinformation: Maybe Reporters Can Try Putting Big Budget Numbers in Contexts that Make Them Understandable. cepr.net Margaret Sullivan, the Washington Post's media columnist, had a good piece on how reporters can try to combat the nonsense that right-wing politicians and media sources are spewing. I would like to add one item to her list, writing big budget numbers in ways that are meaningful to readers. While this seems stupidly simple, for …
(2020-11-22). 'Letter to Corbyn' mesmerised us. Now, he's responded. thecanary.co A tribute song to Jeremy Corbyn has officially entered the UK top 25 of the download charts. Its success shows several things — not least among them being the strength of public feeling towards the former Labour leader. And now, Corbyn himself has responded to the song. | Corbyn on Letter to Corbyn : | Poet and rapper Craft-D
(2020-11-22). The American Herald Tribune Arises From The Ashes. popularresistance.org The American Herald Tribune (AHT) is back. We escaped the treacherous wrath of notorious thought police agencies including the US Department of Justice, the FBI, the CIA as well as a few of their media front operations including CNN, the Washington Post, and Bloomberg News. With a slip and a slide and a pirouette or two we danced out of the clutches of the US Dark State and re-emerged at .ca, ahtribune.ca. | There are many very strange and menacing things going on with the Justin Trudeau government in my home country.
(2020-11-22). Veteran voice actor Changiz Jalilvand passes away. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Renowned Iranian voice actor Changiz Jalilvand passed away in Tehran on Sunday at the age of 80.
(2020-11-22). FODASUN holds webinar on Avicenna's philosophy in West. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — The Foundation of Dialogue and Solidarity of United Nations held a webinar on "The Study of Ibn Sina's Philosophy in the West" on Thursday, November 19.
(2020-11-22). Protest for the 46 Million #NoThanks. indybay.org This November we will take action to elevate the stories of the 46 million turkeys who are killed for Thanksgiving.
(2020-11-22). Zarif congratulates new Syrian FM on his election. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister congratulated Faisal Mekdad on his election as the new Syrian FM on Sunday.
(2020-11-22). Lockdown To Stop The Keystone XL Pipeline. popularresistance.org Live from Sovereign Oceti Sakowin Territory in so-called Haakon county, South Dakota at one of many active and illegal KXL Crude Oil Pipeline Pump Stations. Illegal Construction on Treaty Lands. | Protectors have notified officials and filed a complaint about the unlawful construction and peace treaty violations.. but nothing has been done. The desecration & disrespect continues. | So what do we do when our leaders don't act, don't protect us and sell us out? We stand up and speak up. Peaceful resistance is the only thing we have left.
(2020-11-22). Standing by a Radical Chávez. zcomm.org A key figure from the newly-formed Popular Revolutionary Alternative talks about his expectations for the upcoming parliamentary elections…
(2020-11-22). US sanctions on Iran stand as an obstacle to any constructive engagement in West Asia. peoplesdispatch.org The relentless maximum pressure campaign of the Trump administration against Iran which is continuing even after his electoral loss will be tough for a Biden administration to reverse, assuming there is the will to do so…
(2020-11-22). Twelve deaths at Oakland's Mercy Retirement and Care Center. indybay.org Coronavirus Covid-19 Ravages Oakland's Mercy Retirement and Care Center:…
(2020-11-22). Jacksonville demands: 'Justice for Devon Gregory Tillman!'. fightbacknews.org Jacksonville, FL – Over 200 people gathered on the westside of Jacksonville, on the corner of San Juan and Cassett Avenues, to celebrate the life of Devon Gregory Tillman, along with protesting against his death at the hands of the police. Devon Gregory Tillman was an 18-year-old African American worker who was murdered by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office earlier this week during a traffic stop. Police surrounded the vehicle, pulling out Tillman's two passengers before opening fire. Police fired 35 times into his car. | Devon's family and community members, including the Jacksonville Community Action Committee,…
(2020-11-22). The Rain on Our Yes-We-Now-Have-a-Vaccine! Parade. commondreams.org What could be better than a drug that can stop Covid? A society that doesn't let some make billions off a drug millions can't access | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-1228062636_1.jpg …
(2020-11-22). What If the Whole of Modern American History You Know Is Wrong? And What of COVID-19? strategic-culture.org Bill SARDI | I know Americans young and old haven't the time to listen to the late So, allow me to summarize what Dr. Sutton said a few years ago: US industry was behind the re-arming of Russia — -the "cold war" was contrived; and U.S. companies financially and industrially b…
(2020-11-22). Iranian play 'Labor' to be performed in Red Curtain Intl Fest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Iranian play 'Labor' will be performed on 28 and 29 November in the online international Red Curtain Theatre Festival.
(2020-11-22). Institutionalizing resistance Resistance FilmFest's function. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) —The Cinema Organization of Iran director said institutionalizing the social concept of resistance is one of the functions of 16th Resistance International Film Festival.
(2020-11-22). Police seize over 1 ton of narcotics in Isfahan province. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — The police forces of Isfahan province in central Iran have seized over 1 ton of illicit drugs in a single operation.
(2020-11-22). The New Deal and Self-destructive Donald Trump. indybay.org After the stock market crash of 1929, capitalism was hit by its worst depression to date. The U.S. economy was similarly hard hit as the German economy. From 1929 to 1932 industrial production halved and in a chain reaction over 5000 banks went bankrupt. Farmers' incomes shrank by 70 percent, unemployment rose to 25 percent, and there were no welfare state measures to cushion the misery.
(2020-11-22). Iran's exports to EU hit a 13% growth in nine months. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – Iran's export of non-oil products to the European Union registered a 13 percent hike in the nine months of the current year in 2020 (from Jan. to Sept).
(2020-11-22). Tyson Exploits Consumers Just Like Its Animals and the Workers Who Raise Them. truthout.org The actions of the U.S. meat industry throughout the pandemic have brought to light the true corruption and waste that are inherent within our food system. Despite a new wave of rising COVID-19 cases, the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently submitted a proposal to further
(2020-11-21). The Yemen Civil War Arms Bonanza. dissidentvoice.org "Making billions from arms exports which fuel the conflict while providing a small fraction of that in aid to Yemen is both immoral and incoherent." So thundered Oxfam's Yemen Country Director, Muhsin Siddiquey after consulting figures from the Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) showing that members of the G20 have exported over $17 billion worth …
(2020-11-21). Covid-19 pandemic could bring economic crisis on scale of 'Great Depression,' Putin tells G20 — warns of poverty & social disorder. rt.com 
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that the coronavirus pandemic could lead to a global economic collapse that would have a significant impact on the lives of millions of people across the world. | Speaking at the virtual G20 summit of international leaders on Saturday, Putin warned that, "despite some positive signals, the main risk is still the so-called stagnant mass unemployment with a subsequent increase in poverty and social disorder." | "The coronavirus epidemic, the global lockdown and the freezing of economic activity launched a systemic economic crisis, which the modern world has not known s…
(2020-11-21). Anti-LGBT 'arsonist' requests asylum in Russia claiming he is target of 'extremist' Brazilian gay community. rt.com 
A Brazilian man accused of attacking a movie company over its depiction of Jesus Christ as homosexual has asked Russia for asylum after being arrested in Moscow in September at the request of Interpol. | Eduardo Fauzi is among five suspects in what prosecutors say is an attempted murder and was detained on behalf of international police in Russia after being added to a wanted list. | Fauzi stands accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at the Portados Fundos movie studio in Rio de Janeiro, endangering the life of a security guard who had been inside the building at the time. The production company had been invol…
(2020-11-21). Standing by a radical Chávez: A conversation with Rafael Uzcátegui. mronline.org 
A key figure from the newly-formed Popular Revolutionary Alternative talks about his expectations for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
(2020-11-21). Lebanon: Five prisoners die as dozens escape in jail break. middleeasteye.net 
Lebanon: Five prisoners die as dozens escape in jail break | At least 69 prisoners escaped Baabda prison, east of Beirut, on Saturday; only 15 have been arrested, according to state media | Sat, 11/21/2020 – 10: 05 | Lebanese security forces outside the Palace of Justice in Baabda after the prison break on 21 November (Reuters) | Five Lebanese prisoners died when their car crashed into a t…
(2020-11-21). The Swedish Herd Immunity myth. mronline.org 
After a Spring in which Sweden had one of the worst Covid death rates in Europe, some latched on to their low summer case numbers to argue for a herd immunity approach. But as cases again rise dramatically, Madeleine Johansson challenges the Swedish herd immunity myth.
(2020-11-21). Johnson told 'you shouldn't have bullies in government' amid Patel criticism. thecanary.co 
Boris Johnson was facing allegations he tried to water down the official inquiry that found home secretary Priti Patel bullied staff as he was told "you shouldn't have bullies in government" by a former top civil servant.Sir David Normington, a former Home Office permanent secretary, said on Saturday the prime minister: doesn't seem willing to stand up for high standards in public lifeas he faced mounting criticism for standing by Ms Patel.Downing Street did not deny suggestions that Mr Johnson had tried and failed to convince his standards ministerial adviser Sir Alex Allan to tone down his conclusion that her be…
(2020-11-21). Mass coronavirus testing for Merthyr Tydfil's residents and workers. thecanary.co 
Scores of people have turned up at a pilot scheme of mass coronavirus testing in Merthyr Tydfil.Rapid Covid-19 tests are being offered to the area's residents and workers even if they do not have symptoms, a week after the town registered the highest rate of new cases in the UK.Merthyr Tydfil has since seen the biggest drop in cases in Wales from around 770 cases per 100,000 to now below 260 as the effect of the country's 17-day firebreak begins to work.A lateral flow immunoassay diagnostic device, which shows the presence of SARS-CoV-2, which is being used on the public in Merthyr Tydfil (Ben Birchall/PA)The tes…
(2020-11-21). The Korean War's Forgotten Lessons on the Evil of Intervention. strategic-culture.org 
The secrecy and deceit surrounding U.S. war crimes has had catastrophic consequences in this century, writes James Bovard. | James BOVARD | This year is the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, a conflict from which Washington policymakers learned nothing. Almost 40,000 American soldiers died in that conflict, which should have permanently vaccinated the nation against the folly and evil of foreign intervention. Instead, the war was retroactively redefined. As President Barack Obama declared in 2013, "That war was no tie. Korea was a victory." | The war began with what President Harry Truman claimed w…
(2020-11-21). Jeremy Hunt wants mass testing & health passports in the UK. Critics accuse him of promoting 'ENSLAVEMENT PASSES'. rt.com 
Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt wants Brits to take a monthly coronavirus test, with a negative result earning them "freedom passes." His idea angered some commenters, who called it "Orwellian." | Writing in
(2020-11-21). Erdogan says Turkey's future 'together with Europe'. middleeasteye.net 
Erdogan says Turkey's future 'together with Europe' | Turkish president calls for dialogue ahead of possible further EU sanctions and amid rising tensions with Greece over gas exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean | Sat, 11/21/2020 – 19: 06 | 'We expect the EU to keep its promises, not to discriminate against us,' Turkey's President Erdogan said on Saturday (AFP) | Turkish President Rec…
(2020-11-21). Active Shooter in the Brain. dissidentvoice.org 
Oh, the act of deactivating, the process of disconnecting, the very process of uncluttering the brain — bye-bye Facebook — Emancipation! Some might say we are caught in a fun-house . . . or caught in a psych ward. I have more and more people in my sphere — work, friends, email world, Facebook world, …
(2020-11-21). Why Venezuela's Dec. 6 election is legitimate. mronline.org 
With heightened U.S. attacks in Venezuela, including a tightening economic blockade, the elections are of great consequence to the future of the country.
(2020-11-21). Putin urges G20 leaders to 'limit' protectionism & abandon using unilateral sanctions. rt.com 
Speaking at the G20 summit on Saturday, Russia's President Vladimir Putin called on world leaders to address the piled-up issues facing international trade, urging them to limit protectionism and abandon sanction practices. | "We have to tackle the urgent problems that have accumulated in international trade. In particular, it is necessary to try and curb protectionism, abandon the practice of unilateral sanctions, and resume supply chains," Putin told the virtual G20 summit. | Russia's leader noted that the reinvigoration of international trade was also discussed during an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (A…
(2020-11-21). Iraqi security forces killed in Islamic State attack, say police. middleeasteye.net 
Iraqi security forces killed in Islamic State attack, say police | Six Iraqi security personnel and three civilians dead after ambush north of Baghdad, as US announces further troop withdrawals | Sat, 11/21/2020 – 21: 04 | An Iraqi Hashed al-Shaabi fighter inspects the site of an IS attack on the paramilitary force in Mukaishefah, about 180km north of Baghdad, on 3 May 2020 (AFP) | Six Ira…
(2020-11-21). 'Ebenezer Scrooge' public health chief says Christmas should be delayed until summer to curb spread of coronavirus. rt.com 
A UK public health chief has backed calls for Christmas to be delayed to next summer in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus — despite acknowledging that he may sound like 'A Christmas Carol' villain Ebenezer Scrooge. | Expressing his concern that Christmas celebrations could "undo all of the work that we've done up until now," Mark Adams, a health chief for the coronavirus-heavy north-eastern Teesside area that encompasses Hartlepool,
(2020-11-21). Canada's Trudeau calls Great Reset a CONSPIRACY THEORY after video of him promoting the globalist initiative went viral. rt.com 
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who brought an avalanche of attention to the World Economic Forum's 'Great Reset' when a video of him talking about the plan surfaced earlier this week, now says it's a "conspiracy theory." | Asked at a press conference Friday about concerns raised by conservative lawmakers about his use of the term 'Great Reset', Trudeau said, "We're in a time of anxiety, where people are looking for reasons for things that are happening to him, the difficult moments we're in. It's nice to be able to find someone to blame, something to point to, something to get mad at. | "We're seeing…
(2020-11-21). US again threatens sanctions on European companies over Nord Stream 2 as Russian-German pipeline project ploughs ahead. rt.com 
The US State Department has warned of potential retaliation against a number of European companies involved in the construction of a controversial new gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. | According to Hamburg-based news agency DPA, companies involved in the construction of the infrastructure under the Baltic Sea have been given a final warning from Washington. An American government official is quoted in reports as saying "this pipeline will not take place… The US does not want to impose sanctions on European companies. We are making these calls to caution them and give them time to get out." | The Nord St…
(2020-11-21). Lebanon's president pledges revival of central bank audit in fight on corruption. middleeasteye.net 
Lebanon's president pledges revival of central bank audit in fight on corruption | Michel Aoun claims 'interest-driven roadblocks' had derailed the audit, a key condition for foreign donors to help Lebanon out of its deep financial crisis | Sat, 11/21/2020 – 21: 45 | President Michel Aoun speaks to Lebanese viewers in a televised address on 21 November 2020. "Our reality today is not promi…
(2020-11-21). Protesters in Chicago call for rejection of General Iron plant on Southeast Side. liberationnews.org 
On Nov. 14, more than 150 protesters rallied outside Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's home demanding that serial polluter General Iron be denied a permit to operate a scrap yard on the city's Southeast Side.
(2020-11-21). Legal challenge launched over 'unlawful' Government Covid appointments. thecanary.co 
Campaigners have submitted a legal challenge alleging that prime minister Boris Johnson and health secretary Matt Hancock acted "unlawfully" when appointing key figures to top posts during the coronavirus crisis, it has been reported.The Observer said that the case had been lodged jointly by the Good Law Project and race equality think tank the Runnymede Trust.It said that the judicial review, submitted to the High Court, alleged that three appointments were made without advertising the positions and without the open competition normally required for senior public sector roles. | This is our belief, that cronyism…
(2020-11-21). Egypt: Female political prisoners beaten during inspection mission. middleeasteye.net 
Egypt: Female political prisoners beaten during inspection mission | Rights group says Qanatir prison security force attacked number of female prisoners during inspection by a newly appointed official | Sat, 11/21/2020 – 14: 33 | The Qanatir women's prison in Qalyubia governorate holds dozens of female political prisoners (Twitter) | Egyptian officials physically assaulted a number of f…
(2020-11-21). "Total Reset" is Wishful Thinking: The Daunting Task of Reordering US Foreign Policy. dissidentvoice.org 
A new term has imposed itself on the conversation regarding the impending presidency of US President-elect, Joe Biden: "The Total Reset". Many headlines have already promised that the Biden Presidency is ready to 'reset' US foreign policy across the globe, as if the matter is dependent solely on an American desire and decision. While a …
(2020-11-21). Russia blacklists 25 British individuals in tit-for-tat move over UK's imposition of 'Magnitsky List' sanctions. rt.com 
Moscow has imposed sanctions on 25 British individuals, mirroring restrictions rolled out by London earlier this year over the case of Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian tax auditor who died in police custody back in 2009. | The announcement was made by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Saturday. | "In response to the unfriendly actions of the British authorities and on the basis of the principle of reciprocity, the Russian side made a decision to impose personal sanctions against 25 representatives of Britain who are barred from entering Russia," Zakharova said in a statement, without naming th…
(2020-11-21). Precedent Shows That the Near Future of Moldova Will Be Grim. strategic-culture.org 
After years of attack from all sides and nearly being
(2020-11-21). 'Moral cost is too high': Legendary war reporter Martin Bell calls on UK to halt Saudi arms sales over civilian bombing in Yemen. rt.com 
Former British war reporter and lawmaker Martin Bell said the UK must stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia because the desert kingdom's military coalition is indiscriminately bombing civilians in its war with Houthi rebels in Yemen. | "The moral imperative is so great that if there is a cost to the economy, I think it has to be borne," Bell told Afshin Rattansi, host of RT's "Going Underground" program, in an interview on Friday. "We claim to be a civilised people. Why are we arming . . . the gang that can't shoot straight?" | Bell, who is currently UK ambassador to UNICEF, made his comments after the virtual…
(2020-11-21). Eric Hobsbawm's dialectical materialism in the postwar period 1946-56. mronline.org 
Hobsbawm's thinking was guided by dialectical materialism, which was a scientific outlook based on analysis. It always accounted for unpredictable human agency and, though economic factors played the principal role in the development of history, this study rejects the claim that Hobsbawm was a mechanical determinist.
(2020-11-21). Video: Factory Building in Israel's Ashkelon Damaged After Rocket Launch From Gaza. sputniknews.com Rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip are frequently reported in the area, with the latest incident described by the Israeli military on Sunday, 15 November. According to IDF, two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip toward central and sourthern Israel.
(2020-11-21). Biggest trade deal in history excludes United States. thegrayzone.com Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Beijing-based journalist Ian Goodrum about the recent signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership in Asia. The agreement includes countries representing one-third of the global GDP and population, yet excludes the United States. They discuss the implications the deal will have for the world economy.
(2020-11-21). FBI and DOJ prepared takedown of 'Iranian' American Herald Tribune website with years of legal chicanery. thegrayzone.com The new powers claimed by the FBI to seize "Iranian" outlets could have serious implications for the basic American freedom to publish and access news and opinion. The US Department of Justice announced on November 4 that it had seized the web domain of the American Herald Tribune (AHT), an alternative media outlet that published editorials criticizing US foreign policy. As The Grayzone previously reported, AHT printed articles primarily written by Americans under their own names, often as original content. …
(2020-11-21). FBI and DOJ prepared takedown of "Iranian" American Herald Tribune website with years of legal chicanery. thegrayzone.com The new powers claimed by the FBI to seize "Iranian" outlets could have serious implications for the basic American freedom to publish and access news and opinion The US Department of Justice announced on October DATE it had seized the web domain of the American Herald Tribune (AHT), an alternative media outlet that published editorials criticizing US foreign policy. As The Grayzone reported, AHT published articles primarily written by Americans under their own names, often as original content. 128 other …
(2020-11-21). The Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic: The Real Danger is "Agenda ID2020" globalresearch.ca WHO has most likely received orders from "above", from those people who also manage Trump and the "leaders" (sic) of the EU, European Union. The final decision to go ahead NOW with COVID-19 pandemic, was taken in January 2020 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos – behind very much closed doors.
(2020-11-21). Video: The Second Wave: Testing, Testing, "Covid is on the Rise". Towards a Total Lockdown. globalresearch.ca
(2020-11-21). Anthrax To COVID: The Ongoing Anthrax Deception That Created The BioSecurity State & COVID-19. thealtworld.com Joining me today is returning guest David Meiswinkle, President Executive Director of Lawyer's Committee For 9/11 Inquiry. | On October 15th 2020, the Lawyer's Committee For 9/11 Inquiry submitted a petition to the US Congress formally requesting a "redress of grievances regarding Federal Government misconduct related to…
(2020-11-21). Shocking New Figures Show How Much US Is Fueling Violence In Yemen. popularresistance.org Despite presenting itself as a force for good and peace in the Middle East, the United States sells at least five times as much weaponry to Saudi Arabia than aid it donates to Yemen. The State Department constantly portrays itself as a humanitarian superpower with the welfare of the Yemeni people as its highest priority, yet figures released from the United Nations and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) show that since the war in Yemen began, the U.S. government has given $2.56 billion in aid to the country, but sold over $13 billion in high-tech weapons to Saudi Arabia, the leader of th…
(2020-11-21). Ten Foreign Policy Fiascos Biden Can Fix On Day One. popularresistance.org Donald Trump loves executive orders as a tool of dictatorial power, avoiding the need to work through Congress. But that works both ways, making it relatively easy for President Biden to reverse many of Trump's most disastrous decisions. Here are ten things Biden can do as soon as he takes office. Each one can set the stage for broader progressive foreign policy initiatives, which we have also outlined. | 1)End the U.S. role in the Saudi-led war on Yemen and restore U.S. humanitarian aid to Yemen.
(2020-11-21). West held humanitarian topics of Syria hostage: Khaji. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) — The senior assistant to the Iranian foreign minister in special political affairs said that Western countries have held the humanitarian topics of Syria hostage to their political objectives.
(2020-11-21). The upcoming fights over COVID vaccine. zcomm.org Who will be vaccinated first — and in what country?>
(2020-11-21). Senior Taliban Members Meet With US State Secretary in Doha, Spokesman Said. sputniknews.com KABUL (Sputnik) – Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the chief of the Taliban political office, and Shaykh Mawlawi Abdulhakeem, the head of the movement's team that negotiates with the Afghan government, met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Doha on Saturday, a group spokesman, Mohammad Naeem, said.
(2020-11-21). New York Times Job Listing Shows How Western Propaganda Operates. strategic-culture.org Caitlin JOHNSTONE | People who are only just beginning to research what's wrong with the world often hold an assumption that mainstream news reporters are just knowingly propagandizing people all the time. That they sit around scheming up ways to deceive their audiences into supporting war, oligarchy and oppression for the benefit of their plutocratic masters. | Once you've learned a bit more you realize it's not quite happening that way. Most mainstream news reporters are not really witting propagandists—those are to be found more in plutocrat-funded think tanks and other narrative management firms, and in…
(2020-11-21). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
(2020-11-21). Destabilized By US Imperialism, Central America Faces Climate Catastrophes. popularresistance.org At the moment, Central America is suffering from the acceleration of climate change fueled natural disasters. On the heels of the recent Hurricane Eta and a raging pandemic, Hurricane Iota has hit the region, predominantly impacting Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and black communities. The situation has been made worse by violent and corrupt governments supported by the United States. | Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities in Central America have long warned against climate change and environmental destruction caused by foreign-owned and operated extractivist projects.
(2020-11-21). Why Indigenous activists are occupying the Hamptons until Thanksgiving. nationofchange.org As a leader of Sovereignty Camp 2020, Shinnecock attorney Tela Troge discusses why they are protesting a lawsuit by New York state.
(2020-11-21). [World Report] US Supreme Court poised to keep the Affordable Care Act. thelancet.com A lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act may be floundering after Supreme Court justices questioned why the law should be dismantled. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.
(2020-11-21). Protest Marks One Month Anniversary Of Lekki Massacre In Nigeria. popularresistance.org Washington, DC – The End SAR Solidarity Network is mobilized DC area based activists to protest in front of the Embassy of Nigeria to demand justice for peaceful protestors in Nigeria who were massacred by the Nigerian army at Lekki toll gate on October 20, 2020 and demand an end to the continued repression of other activists. | On the 20th of October, 2020, the Nigerian army opened fire on peaceful protesters singing the Nigerian anthem and waving the Nigerian flag at Lekki tollgate, Alausa and other parts of Lagos.
(2020-11-21). At G20, Only India Is On Track to Meet Goals for Keeping Global Heating to 3.6 ∞ F. commondreams.org Although most of India's electricity and heating now comes from carbon-intensive coal, the country has big plans to transition to renewables. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-1227824674_1.jpg …
(2020-11-21). [World Report] Violence leads to health emergencies in Mozambique. thelancet.com Displaced by war, thousands of people in Mozambique are at risk of infectious disease. Munyaradzi Makoni reports.
(2020-11-21). Sri Lankan artists discuss COVID-19 and its impact on their creative work, living conditions. wsws.org Musical performances, theatre, film and teledrama production, book exhibitions and similar activities have almost entirely come to a halt. Kapila Kumara Kalinga and Malaka Devapriya spoke to the WSWS about the situation.
(2020-11-21). Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine released on bail. peoplesdispatch.org Pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine was arrested on Wednesday on charges of violation of COVID-19-related regulations. His arrest was followed by mass protests during which state repression led to at least 37 deaths…
(2020-11-21). New York region transportation agency prepares draconian cuts to service and transit jobs. wsws.org The nation's largest transit agency released its 2021 budget, proposing more than 9,000 layoffs and service cuts that would leave the transit network unrecognizable.
(2020-11-21). What lies ahead: After the damage of the Trump era, can America avoid disaster?>. salon.com Historian Jack Goldstone saw all this coming, 30 years ago: He says America's failure is pushing us "off the cliff"
(2020-11-21). [Perspectives] Will global health survive its decolonisation? thelancet.com There are growing calls to decolonise global health. This process is only just beginning. But what would success look like? Will global health survive its decolonisation? This is a question that fills us with imagination. It is a question that makes us reflect on what Martin Luther King Jr saw when he said in 1968, in the last speech he gave before he was killed, that "I've been to the mountaintop…and I've seen the Promised Land." If what he saw was an equal, inclusive, and diverse world without a hint of supremacy, then, that world is still elusive.
(2020-11-21). India gears up for historic workers' & farmers' joint protest on Nov 26-27. peoplesdispatch.org These are the latest in a wave of protests against the refusal to increase wages, increasing contractualization of workforce, dilution and dismantling of protective labor laws, price rise and unemployment, and other such policies of the Modi govt.
(2020-11-21). Underreported Cause Of Covid-19 Deaths. indybay.org The filthiest places in any country are the slaughterhouses. Animals are defecating and urinating in terror. Their blood spills everywhere.
(2020-11-21). Trump Skips G20 Pandemic Preparedness Meeting as Covid-19 Cases Surpass 12 Million in US. commondreams.org "The president is not only missing from his post, but he's encouraging a mutiny." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1286899669_1.jpg …
(2020-11-21). Human rights organizations condemn arrest of Egyptian activists. peoplesdispatch.org Three functionaries of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, Gasser Abdel-Razek, Karim Ennarah and Mohammed Basheer, have been arrested over the past week. They have been sent into pre-trial detention…
(2020-11-21). Over 100 Rebellions In Jails And Prisons Over COVID19 Conditions. popularresistance.org U.S jails and prisons, already death traps, have been completely ravaged by COVID-19. Crowded quarters, a lack of PPE, inadequate medical care, an aging population, and unsanitary conditions have contributed to an infection rate 5.5 times higher than the already ballooned average in the U.S. As of this writing, over 252,000 people in jails and prisons have been infected and at least 1,450 incarcerated people and officers have died from the novel coronavirus. Evidence suggests these figures are underreported, however.
(2020-11-21). Photo: Remains of 'Master' and His 'Slave' Discovered in Ashes of Ruined Roman City of Pompeii. sputniknews.com Pompeii, 14 miles southeast of Naples, was home to about 13,000 people in AD 79 when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the city and freezing the moment in time. The ruins were not discovered until the 16th century. Organised excavations began around 1750.
(2020-11-21). [Comment] Offline: Holocaust education—a medical imperative. thelancet.com As school students in England in the 1970s, we were taught the bare facts of the Holocaust. And that is where we left it. A fact of history, a fact certainly to be remembered, yet a fact that seemed very distant from contemporary times. But last week, the Ontario Medical Association, together with Doctors Against Racism and Anti-Semitism, held a webinar to discuss the case for teaching the Holocaust in medical schools. The meeting was led by Dr Frank Sommers, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Toronto.
(2020-11-21). "Between the World and Me" transforms a father's letter to his son into a chorus for a people. salon.com Transformed from page to screen Ta-Nehisi Coates' essential work expands into many-voiced message…
(2020-11-21). Selected films' screen of 16th Resistance Intl. FilmFest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) — Several selected films of the second round of 16th Resistance International Film Festival will be displayed online in Nama Film Platform.
(2020-11-21). [Clinical Picture] A painful lump on a teenager's toe is a benign enchondroma. thelancet.com A 16-year-old girl attended our outpatient clinic complaining about a hard lump on the second toe of her left foot. She said it had been present for 6 years, but that in the past 3 months it had become moderately painful and that the pain was aggravated by walking. She said that the lump had not increased in size. She reported no history of trauma and no relevant medical history.
(2020-11-21). Stop the rearming of Germany's air force, army, and navy! wsws.org Six years after the federal government declared the end of military restraint at the 2014 Munich Security Conference, the largest rearmament programme since the Second World War is being implemented, in spite of the coronavirus pandemic.
(2020-11-21). Five reasons why a moratorium is the right next step in our fight to #CancelAnimalAg. indybay.org If you're reading this, I likely don't need to tell you that something is deeply wrong and unjust about animal agriculture. This industry tortures and kills trillions of animals each year, forces marginalized people to work in unsafe and traumatizing environments, and is a leading contributor of greenhouse gases, ocean dead zones, and pandemic-causing zoonotic diseases. We need to completely abolish animal agriculture and transition to a more just, plant-based food system, but it's not going to happen overnight.
(2020-11-21). [Editorial] COVID-19 vaccines: no time for complacency. thelancet.com "Yes. Yes. Yes." That was the response of John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford, when asked whether we could be confident that life will be returning to normal by spring. He was being interviewed by the BBC shortly after the announcement last week by Pfizer and BioNTech that their COVID-19 vaccine candidate had 90% efficacy in clinical trials. Similar announcements about the Russian Sputnik V and Moderna vaccines followed soon after. The prospect of preventing illness and death, and avoiding the harm and misery of extended restrictions, is a cause for optimism.
(2020-11-21). John F. Kennedy Turned to Peace and Was Assassinated. Rejected US Military's "Operation Northwoods" False Flag. globalresearch.ca First published on July 21, 2016. In commemoration of the November 22, 1963 Assassination of JFK | Researchers who have investigated the assassination of President John F. Kennedy for 30 or more years have concluded that he was murdered by a …
(2020-11-21). Double Standard Blatant on Israel and China "Foreign Influence" in Canada. dissidentvoice.org Foreign influence in Canada is bad if it comes from China, but not even worth mentioning if it comes from Israel. That seems to be the position of the Globe and Mail. Canada's 'paper of record' is so gripped with anti-Chinese fervor that it is blind to a blatant double standard. Contrasting the Globe and …
(2020-11-21). Reduced dependency on oil achievement of resistance economy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that continued decline in oil dependency is the salient and great achievement of the resistance economy in the current government dubbed "Hope and Prudence".
(2020-11-21). Monday 11/23: In Their Remembrance: From Mourning to a Moral Mandate Pandemic Interfaith Vigil w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream direct from Washington D.C.
(2020-11-21). Tehran to host "5th IRAN REC" on Dec. 16. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) — The 5th Iran Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition (IRAN REC) and 2nd National Renewable Energy Award will be held in Tehran on Dec. 16 through online.
(2020-11-21). Nigeria: "We Will Fight For Our Total Liberation" zcomm.org Nigeria is the most populous country on the African continent, with just over two hundred million inhabitants. The Oct. 3 killing of a young man by the brutal SARS police unit has sparked a nationwide uprising…
(2020-11-21). 'We see the sparks before they turn into fires': training women to avoid conflict in Sierra Leone. news.un.org In the West African country of Sierra Leone, the UN is supporting a government programme, training women and men to take on leadership roles in areas such as peacebuilding, with the aim of promoting peace and non-violence.
(2020-11-21). KPFA PNB Rep/KPFA Management Supporter & WBAI Coupster Sabrina Jacobs Gets Demand For Apo. indybay.org KPFA PNB Rep/KPFA Management Supporter & WBAI Coupster Sabrina Jacobs Gets Demand For Apology On Nicaragua Story…
(2020-11-21). As G20 Leaders Meet, US Supports Expanding Debt Relief for Countries that IMF Says are Left Out. indybay.org As G20 presidents and prime ministers convene, the IMF warns some countries are left out of the G20's new debt reduction process. Last Friday, the United States Treasury stated support for extending debt relief beyond the initial 73 poor countries which qualify for the G20 debt reduction process.
(2020-11-21). COVID-19: Study suggests immunity against SARS-CoV-2 could last for six months. peoplesdispatch.org The study analyzed the immune memory against the virus in 185 patients who had recovered from COVID-19. These included patients who were asymptomatic and those who exhibited severe clinical symptoms…
(2020-11-21). CFPE online meeting: The global fight for educator and student safety in the COVID-19 pandemic. wsws.org The Committee for Public Education (CFPE) invites educators, students and working people in Australia and internationally to participate in an online meeting on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on schools, college, universities and other educational institutions.
(2020-11-21). "Pies transform a meal": Take this master class in pie making with Peete's Pie owner Petra Paredez. salon.com "Making pie is an inherently generous act, because pie is a dish that is meant to be shared," Petra Paredez says…
(2020-11-21). Feminist groups rally in support of the new abortion bill in Argentina. peoplesdispatch.org On November 18, thousands of women, feminist activists and LGBTQ community members mobilized across Argentina after President Alberto Fernandez sent a draft law on November 17 to Congress that aims at legalizing abortion…
(2020-11-21). Kangaroos, an Australian icon, are being butchered to feed the pet food industry. salon.com Kangaroos are "shot at night and beaten to death" — before having their meat sold to pet food retailers…
(2020-11-21). World economy engulfed by "debt tsunami" wsws.org While the pandemic has played a major role, even before it struck the entire financial system and the global economy were becoming increasingly dependent on debt accumulation.
(2020-11-21). Changes to National Environmental Policy Act increases logging in national forests. nationofchange.org The new rule will "authorize logging and other activities without following NEPA's public notification and environmental review requirements."
(2020-11-21). South Africa Broadcasting Corporation employees launch strike against retrenchments. peoplesdispatch.org Employees of South Africa Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) downed tools on Friday, November 20, starting from 1 pm, in a protest against the looming retrenchments that will affect 400 permanent employees. In preparation for this action, pickets were held outside several offices of the public broadcaster on Thursday. | Faced with this labor action, the board of SABC announced the temporary suspension of the retrenchment process for a period of seven days, after a meeting of its members concluded late on the night of Thursday, November 19. | "We are going ahead with the strike because they haven't written to us form…
(2020-11-21). Councilman, Parents File Lawsuit to Reopen NYC Schools After de Blasio's Announcement. sputniknews.com The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the US hardest of all, with over 12Mln confirmed cases to date. Initially the Big Apple took the brunt of the virus, although later the daily number of new cases dropped significantly. With numbers now almost doubling in the last two weeks, Mayor Bill de Blasio has again shuttered all the schools within the city.
(2020-11-21). Bags And Balloons: Plastic Pollution Choking Sea Life. popularresistance.org A dead manatee in Florida was found to have swallowed so many plastic bags they formed a cantaloupe-sized ball in its stomach, while a baby turtle had its intestines perforated by tiny plastic fragments. | They are some of 1,800 marine mammals and turtles found to have ingested or been entangled by plastic along American coastlines since 2009, according to a report from conservation NGO Oceana published Thursday. | The group's report attempts to describe the cumulative impact of plastic pollution on marine fauna in the United States in the last decade, despite growing recycling practices.
(2020-11-21). Nurse Survey Exposes Hospitals' Failure To Prepare For Covid-19 Surge. popularresistance.org National Nurses United's new nationwide survey of more than 15,000 registered nurses reveals that 11 months into the pandemic, hospitals are failing to prepare for a surge of Covid-19 cases during flu season and that basic infection control and prevention measures are still lacking. Nurses cite the health care industry's inappropriate pursuit of profit during this public health crisis as the main reason for its failure to follow the proper infection control measures that nurses have been demanding since the beginning of the pandemic.
(2020-11-21). Trump Administration Accused of Trying to Bully Banks Into Financing Arctic Fossil Fuel Extraction. commondreams.org "Contrary to the claims of oil-backed politicians, banks don't want to finance more drilling in the Arctic not because of some vast liberal conspiracy, but because it's bad business," said a Sierra Club leader. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/arctic1_0.jpg …
(2020-11-21). Let the Elections To District Development Councils in Jammu & Kashmir Be Free and Fair. zcomm.org If a level playing field is not allowed and candidates of the Gupkar Alliance are suppressed, the exercise will have scant value…
(2020-11-21). Thursday 11/26: Unlearn "Thanksgiving": Documentary & Discussion. indybay.org Online Zoom…
(2020-11-21). California ballot propositions: Voters reject identity politics, but app-based delivery giants buy protection. wsws.org There were contradictory results on November 3: voters rejected an effort to revive affirmative action programs that discriminate based on race, but they also rejected efforts to protect "gig" workers from exploitation, after a $200 million campaign by corporate giants like Uber and Lyft.
(2020-11-21). [Comment] Notice of addendum to Article reporting Oxford trial of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine. thelancet.com On request, and to aid others doing similar trials, we are publishing the full standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the Oxford University-sponsored trials of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine. Operational details about running clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines in a pandemic are not generally available as they are contained in SOPs held at trial sites. These SOPs can provide additional insight into study conduct that assist with interpretation of the data. We have provided an additional appendix to our Article reporting the phase 1/2 findings1 to provide this information about the key processes guiding the Oxford…
(2020-11-21). Don't [Mourn] Celebrate, Organize! commondreams.org The same "injustice" system that unlawfully locked up the Central Park Five will continue unabated with Biden and his "top cop" sidekick. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-1284773174_1.jpg …
(2020-11-21). [Obituary] Frank von Sonnenburg. thelancet.com Specialist in infectious diseases and travel medicine. He was born on May 8, 1946, in Munich, Germany, and died there of brain cancer on Aug 21, 2020, aged 74 years.
(2020-11-21). Teledermatology reduces dermatology referrals and improves access to specialists. thelancet.com The use of teledermatology as a triage tool significantly reduced the waiting time for in-person visits, improving health care access and utilizing public resources wisely. Knowledge of sex, age, diagnoses and treatment of common skin conditions can enable public policies for the prevention and orientation of the population, as it can be used to train general physicians to address such cases.
(2020-11-21). Brazilian state of Amapá on brink of social explosion after 18-day blackout. wsws.org The lack of electricity, water and other basic services led to a wave of more than 100 protests in the state.
(2020-11-21). Zarif congratulates Atmar on keeping his position as FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) — Iranian FM Zarif congratulated his Afghan counterpart Atmar on keeping his position as Minister of Foreign Affairs after receiving votes of confidence on Saturday.
(2020-11-21). Saturday 11/21: Wake the ZUCK up! We won't let Facebook destroy our democracy. indybay.org Please join us outside Mark Zuckerberg's house in San Francisco. Facebook needs to stop election lies from running rampant on its platform. 3450 21st Street, San Francisco, CA 94110…
(2020-11-21). [World Report] China's fertility treatment boom. thelancet.com The end of the one-child policy and social shifts have increased demand for fertility treatments. Many patients are turning to medical tourism. Megan Tatum reports.
(2020-11-21). Zarif's trip to Russia, Azerbaijan postponed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) — Foreign Ministry spokesman announced on Sat. Iranian FM Zarif's trip to Russia, Azerbaijan has been postponed.
(2020-11-21). [Perspectives] New narratives of life. thelancet.com To take on the question of this book's title, you probably have to be foolhardy or a Nobel laureate. Those aren't, of course, mutually exclusive categories, but fortunately Paul Nurse belongs to just one of them. This smart little book, What is Life?, has many of the qualities that Nurse has displayed as a public spokesperson for science, and a former president of the UK's Royal Society. It is concise, clear, careful, and considered. If there's one alliterative quality it lacks, it is completeness.
(2020-11-21). Historical village of Yaseh Chah. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) — Located in Shahr-e Kord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Yaseh Chah is a village in which there is no public transport. It's like a desert town built in the mountains. Houses made from mud and brick.
(2020-11-21). Os Euromisseis nucleares està£o de regresso. globalresearch.ca Quando há mais de cinco anos, referimos como título no 'il manifesto' (9 de Junho de 2015), "Será que os mísseis regressam a Comiso?", essa hipótese foi ignorada por todo o arco político e descartada como 'alarmista' por alguém que …
(2020-11-21). Conspiracy and Class Power: A Talk by Michael Parenti. globalresearch.ca "Those larger institutional forces are directed by conscious human agency, and those agencies use conspiracy or non-conspiracy, they use conspiratorial forces or non-conspiratorial forces, and that the conspiratorial forces are important, they're not rare exceptions, and that they are …
(2020-11-21). Friday 11/27: Solidarity Speaker: Direct Action for Farmworkers. indybay.org Online Zoom…
(2020-11-21). German steelmaker Thyssenkrupp destroys another 5,000 jobs. wsws.org The IG Metall union has already agreed to a cut of 6,000 jobs, meaning that some 11,000 workers now face the scrap heap.
(2020-11-21). Tuesday 12/1: UCSC's African-American Theater Arts Troupe: Building Community for 30 Years. indybay.org Online, virtual event…
(2020-11-21). Afghanistan: UN chief underscores need to end violence following deadly rocket attacks. news.un.org The UN Secretary-General has condemned rocket attacks in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, on Saturday which killed at least eight civilians and wounded many more.
(2020-11-21). John F. Kennedy and America's Lost Patriotic Heritage. dissidentvoice.org Man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe…. — President Kennedy, 1961 Inaugural Address Where China and Russia are currently leading a new paradigm …
(2020-11-21). Man Shot in Stomach in Barcelona After Trying to Stab Police Officer. sputniknews.com The injured man was homeless and well known in Passeig de Sant Joan – an area of Barcelona where the incident took place. After being shot in a stomach, he was taken to the hospital and is reported to be in stable condition.
(2020-11-21). 'We Won't Quit Until We Stop It'. zcomm.org Despite the pandemic, US-backed ravaging of Okinawa continues. So does the people's direct action…
(2020-11-21). Binghamton University closes after coronavirus outbreak, University at Buffalo defies guidelines to remain open. wsws.org Binghamton University has switched to remote learning for the second time after recording 100 cases in two weeks. The University at Buffalo, however, has decided to remain open despite reaching the threshold for closure.
(2020-11-21). [Articles] Oxygenated versus standard cold perfusion preservation in kidney transplantation (COMPARE): a randomised, double-blind, paired, phase 3 trial. thelancet.com HMPO2 of kidneys donated after circulatory death is safe and reduces post-transplant complications (grade IIIb or more). The 12-month difference in eGFR between the HMPO2 and HMP groups was not significant when both kidneys from the same donor were still functioning 1-year post-transplant, but potential beneficial effects of HMPO2 were suggested by analysis of secondary outcomes.
(2020-11-21). What's next for Chile on the road to a new constitution. zcomm.org Chile's referendum result is a cry for progressive change, but the struggle to translate mass social mobilization into the drafting of a new constitution remains…
(2020-11-21). Protests erupt in Brazil following the brutal killing of a Black man by white security guards. thecanary.co Anti-racism protests have erupted in Brazil following the brutal killing of a Black man by two white security guards outside a Carrefour supermarket in Porto Alegre on 19 November. The Reminiscent of George Floyd's murder: | The incident was caught on
(2020-11-21). US responsible for attack on Iran embassy in Kabul. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) — Stating that the US is responsible for the terrorist attack on Iran's embassy in Kabul, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said the attack is an example of proxy war and the actions of US terrorist allies in Afghanistan.
(2020-11-21). As Canada's ruling class lets pandemic run rampant, workers must fight to shut down nonessential production and schools. wsws.org Canada's Public Health Agency warns that new COVID-19 infections will rise to 20,000 per day by the end of December—the equivalent of 200,000 per day in the United States—if social contacts remain at current levels.
(2020-11-21). Saturday 11/21: Playing Monopoly for keeps: take the land, the money, or the housing? indybay.org Join Zoom Meeting | zoom.us/j/93956009800?pwd=SkIvZ01jdDltaXo5WEhCYXp1UHQzZz09…
(2020-11-21). Behind the shocking story of a 'spycop' who incited firebombing lies one of Britain's dirtiest secrets. thecanary.co Former construction worker Dave Smith of the Blacklist Support Group provided But there is far more to this story than meets the eye, with lives lost from terror and a web of intrigue that stretched all acr…
(2020-11-21). iLaw's US-Funded Charter Proposal REJECTED. thealtworld.com Funded by the US government via the notorious National Endowment for Democracy (NED) — iLaw set about petitioning the Thai government to have the nation's entire constitution rewritten and rewritten in such a way as to make it easier for US-backed opposition parties to get into power. | The Thai parliament flatly rejected the proposal in part because of growing public awareness of iLaw's foreign funding and the massive conflict of interest this represents — not to mention the assault on Thailand's political independence it constitutes. | Hopefully this is the first step toward Thailand reviewing its…
(2020-11-21). US hits record 200,000 new daily COVID-19 cases as hospitals fill to capacity. wsws.org To date, there have been 12.2 million confirmed coronavirus cases in the US and more than 260,000 deaths.
(2020-11-21). Fascist Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse released after posting $2 million bail. wsws.org The bail money was raised by defense attorneys and generously supported by Republican party donors.
(2020-11-21). 16th Resistance Intl. Film Festival enjoys strategic goals. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) — Director of 16th Resistance International Film Festival Mehdi Azimi said this festival enjoys strategic goals.
(2020-11-21). Corona containment could cause more suffering than it prevents. indybay.org In Sept 2020, UNICEF calculated that an additional 150 million children were pushed into poverty as a result of the economic collapse provoked by the quasi-global lockdown in spring. Already in July, experts from the World Food Program (WFP) warned that the Corona crisis could threaten an additional 130 million people with starvation this year.
(2020-11-21). San Diego schools continue to reopen as California surpasses 1 million COVID-19 cases. wsws.org San Diego teachers are speaking out in opposition to school districts keeping schools open as cases skyrocket throughout the county.
(2020-11-21). Dystopian "Great Reset": "Own Nothing and Be Happy", Being Human in 2030. globalresearch.ca The World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting at the end of January in Davos, Switzerland, brings together international business and political leaders, economists and other high-profile individuals to discuss global issues. Driven by the vision of its influential CEO Klaus …
(2020-11-21). Plaintiffs in Trump's lawsuits embrace conspiracy theories — one has even violated election laws. salon.com One of the plaintiffs was once accused of election fraud and fined for multiple violations of campaign laws…
(2020-11-21). Thursday 11/26: Virtual Thanksgiving: Free, Unlimited Zoom for COVID Safe Gatherings. indybay.org Online via Zoom (free, no time limit on 11/26)…
(2020-11-21). Monday 11/23: Paul Celan: Honoring the 100th Birthday of the Poet & Holocaust Survivor. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…
(2020-11-21). Video: Guatemalan Congress Building Set on Fire Amid Protests Over New Budget. sputniknews.com Guatemala has been seeing protests against the country's new 2021 budget, which, according to The Associated Press, has cut spending on education and health. According to protesters, cited by The AP, the budget was negotiated and passed by the legislators in secret amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath of back-to-back hurricanes.
(2020-11-21). White House Mum on Covid Thanksgiving Rules as CDC Asks People Not to 'Speak Loudly' in Own Homes. sputniknews.com Americans are preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 26, with this year's celebrations marred by the coronavirus pandemic and the vast economic dislocation caused by efforts to keep infection rates down over the past eight months.
(2020-11-21). As workers confront rampant COVID-19 in auto plants, former UAW VP Joe Ashton gets wrist-slap prison term. wsws.org Ashton, who pocketed $250,000 in kickbacks, is being sent to a country club prison with a seven-month delay for COVID-19 while workers are forced to confront the exploding pandemic every day in the factories.
(2020-11-21). An easy meatless Thanksgiving main dish that isn't fake turkey. salon.com This tasty, seasonal, vegetarian main dish looks special enough on the plate for a holiday meal…
(2020-11-21). The COVID-19 RT-PCR Test: How to Mislead All Humanity. Using a "Test" To Lock Down Society. globalresearch.ca The misuse of the RT-PCR technique is used as an intentional strategy by some governments, supported by scientific safety councils and by the dominant media, to justify the violation of a large number of constitutional rights, the destruction of the economy with the bankruptcy of entire active sectors of society,…
(2020-11-21). "The Crown" presents Princess Diana of Wales, patron saint of tradition-defying divorcées. salon.com I never got my mother's passion for the royals and Princess Diana in particular until Season 4 of "The Crown"
(2020-11-21). Disabled People of Colour are left behind by data — that's a political choice. thecanary.co Gaps in research kill people. This is the position People of Colour often find ourselves in. But this problem is made worse for People of Colour with disabilities. | The Canary has already
(2020-11-21). Ethiopia: Death and despair as divisions erupt into violent conflict. nationofchange.org Ethiopians are killing one another in the Tigray region of the country where an armed conflict is raging between the Ethiopian military and forces loyal to the regional government.
(2020-11-21). Reimagine your favorite apple desserts with these cozy new takes on the classics. salon.com Pastry chef Meghan McGarry maintains the integrity of nostalgic desserts while sending them soaring to new heights…
(2020-11-21). Not prudent to mix up JCPOA dossier with missile program. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – Russia's Permanent Rep. to Intl. Organizations in Vienna noted that It is not prudent to mix up the nuclear dossier and other issues including the missile program.
(2020-11-21). The Imperative to Achieve Medicare for All. scheerpost.com By Dr. Margaret Flowers / Popular Resistance Health care will be a major issue early in the new Biden/Harris administration. Unemployment is still high with over a million people applying for unemployment benefits last week and 42.6% of working age people without a job. In the United States, losing employment often means losing health insurance. On top of the 30 million people who are already… |
(2020-11-21). Mexican General Cienfuegos walks free after US drops drug charges. wsws.org The ex-defense secretary was airlifted to Mexico by the US government and allowed to walk out of the Toluca Airport as a free citizen, under no travel restraints.
(2020-11-21). FDA Lets Pfizer Test Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine on U.S. Children. globalresearch.ca Americans have been following COVID-19 vaccine trial developments for weeks, watching companies jockey for frontrunner status like contestants in a reality TV show. And though participants in some of the studies (by
(2020-11-21). [Perspectives] The banality of the patriarchy. thelancet.com When German—American philosopher Hannah Arendt covered the 1961 trial of the Nazi Adolf Eichmann for The New Yorker magazine—her reports led to her book of 1963, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil—she was struck by the concept of banality. Arendt wrote that Eichmann, this bureaucrat who was "medium-sized, slender, middle-aged, with receding hair, ill-fitting teeth, and nearsighted eyes" was responsible for participation in one of the greatest crimes in history. The banality to which Arendt referred, however, was not Eichmann's unexceptional physical appearance, but "an inabi…
(2020-11-21). As winter sets in Portland's homeless face exposure to the cold, lack of beds and COVID-19. wsws.org The city has resorted to urgently asking the general public for help in locating structures that can shelter the homeless from the cold while protecting them from COVID-19.
(2020-11-21). How Many Lives Would Have Been Saved if We Had Collaborated on Vaccines With China? cepr.net We know that Republican office holders are not allowed to say that Joe Biden won the election. Apparently there is a similar ban in place for news outlets when it comes to the question of the United States collaborating with China, and other countries, in developing vaccines against the pandemic. In recent days, there have …
(2020-11-21). Chaotic move to online learning designed to facilitate reopening of New York City schools. wsws.org The withholding of resources necessary for remote learning is a calculated policy meant to pressure working class parents to acquiesce to the growing calls for a return to in-person classes.
(2020-11-21). In 'Tremendous Rebuke' of Trump Appointee, Federal Judge Bars US Media Agency Head From Interfering in News Coverage. commondreams.org "Michael Pack has repeatedly and intentionally violated the First Amendment rights of VOA journalists." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1226892527_1.jpg …
(2020-11-21). The JFK Assassination: Why CIA's Richard Helms Lied About Oswald. globalresearch.ca First published by GR in December 2015 | On April 26, 2018 the National Archive released 19045 classified documents on the JFK assassination: | In accordance with President Trump's direction on October 26, 2017, the National Archives today posted 19,045 documents subject …
(2020-11-21). Appointment of AU envoys for Ethiopia's Tigray crisis an 'initiative for peace': UN chief. news.un.org UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the African Union's (AU) appointment of three high-level envoys to help resolve the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, calling it an "initiative for peace."
(2020-11-21). Explosion at Faurecia Gladstone auto parts plant in Indiana injures three. wsws.org A forklift driver injured in the blast was airlifted to a burn unit at a hospital in Indianapolis, 40 miles north.
(2020-11-21). John Oates on the Beatles backlash in Philly and living next door to Hunter S. Thompson. salon.com On "Everything Fab Four," John Oates talks the Hall & Oates origin story and the Beatles album that made him a fan…
(2020-11-21). Frontline nurse at UK's Royal Bournemouth Hospital speaks out as COVID-19 cases surge. wsws.org The following letter was sent to the WSWS from a frontline nurse at the UK's Royal Bournemouth Hospital.
(2020-11-21). Netanyahu Seeks to Smash the Joint List and Cement Permanent Rule by Israel's Far-Right. dissidentvoice.org Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is only weeks away from the scheduled start of his long-awaited corruption trial — the endgame in a series of investigations that have been looming over him for years. As a result, he has been taking extraordinary measures to save his political skin. One of the most surprising is his …
(2020-11-20). Suppressing the Cult of Pope John Paul II. The Cardinal McCarrick Affair. globalresearch.ca As chief conductor of the saint factory, Pope John Paul II was always going to be, in time, canonised. Almost 500 saints were created under his watch. The previous 600 years had seen 300. But declaring him a saint in …
(2020-11-20). COVID Offices and the Religion of Remote Work. counterpunch.org Masks can prove liberating. The hidden face affords security. Obnoxious authority breathes better, hiding in comfort. Behind the material, confidence finds a home. While tens of millions of jobs have been lost to the novel coronavirus globally, security services, surveillance officers and pen pushers are thriving, policing admissions to facilities, churning through health and safety
(2020-11-20). Ilhan Omar to President-elect Biden: Seize 'Once-in-a-Generation' Chance to End Disastrous US Foreign Policy. commondreams.org In an op-ed at The Nation, the Minnesota Democrat explains how the Biden White House can forge a path "toward justice." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/ilhan-omar-biden-foreign-policy.jpg …
(2020-11-20). 'Monstrous Behavior': Mnuchin Slammed for Biden 'Snub' That Could Sabotage US Economic Recovery. commondreams.org On his way out the door, said one Nobel-winning economist, "Mnuchin is effectively trying to create a financial crisis.' | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/mnuchin-relief-programs-cut.jpg …
(2020-11-20). How Joe Biden Plans to Make The American Empire Great Again. mintpressnews.com Behind his rhetoric, Joe Biden will seek nothing less than global supremacy, escalating a new and even more dangerous arms race that risks the destruction of humanity, what he calls "decency" and "normalcy."
(2020-11-20). UN warns $200m needed for Ethiopian refugees fleeing into Sudan. middleeasteye.net 
UN warns $200m needed for Ethiopian refugees fleeing into Sudan | Ethiopians escaping Tigray region where Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has launched a military operation | Fri, 11/20/2020 – 14: 49 | Ethiopian refugees who fled fighting in Tigray province are pictured at the Um Rakuba camp in Sudan's eastern Gedaref province (AFP) | Around $200m is needed to accommodate the thousands of refugee…
(2020-11-20). Predictive Programming? Israeli Publishers Have Been Writing About a COVID-Like Pandemic for Years. mintpressnews.com 
The general public's willing acceptance of the draconian restrictions placed on mobility and freedom of assembly due to the coronavirus was "predicted" in fictional novels and other artistic creations over the last few decades. Is it a matter of life imitating art or something more sinister?
(2020-11-20). La Riva for president campaign makes major strides for socialist movement. liberationnews.org 
The Party for Socialism and Liberation congratulates all our members and supporters who worked so hard to carry out the far-reaching socialist campaign of Gloria La Riva for President and Sunil Freeman for Vice President.
(2020-11-20). Palestinians with disabilities battling PA for vital healthcare. middleeasteye.net 
Palestinians with disabilities battling PA for vital healthcare | Covid-19 has exposed a deeply flawed health insurance system that lets disabled Palestinians down badly | Fri, 11/20/2020 – 16: 17 | Disability rights activists including Abdelrahman Awwad (C) and Shatha Abu Srour (R) have staged a sit-in for nearly three weeks in Ramallah. The banner reads: "We die of coronavirus and we die of medic…
(2020-11-20). 'Lovecraft Country': Liberating 1950s apartheid America one monster at a time. peoplesworld.org 
It's now a done deal with the series already out in its entirety, but the best pilot and one of the best shows of the year is HBO's Lovecraft Country. The series is a second stunner by showrunner Misha Green after the too quickly aborted success of Underground, about the underground railroad. Lovecraft Country refashions …
(2020-11-20). Ways You Can Help Eliminate Global Poverty. dissidentvoice.org 
Image Source: Pexels The planet may feel like a smaller place, thanks to the ease of travel and the internet, but the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that "approximately 1.2 billion people in the world live in extreme poverty" and earn less than a single dollar per day. Poverty affects the health and livelihood of …
(2020-11-20). Marietta, Ga., demonstrators demand 'Justice for Vincent Truitt,' Black youth gunned down by police. workers.org 
Marietta, Ga. About 75 demonstrators rallied at Marietta Square on Nov. 14, demanding justice for 17-year-old Vincent Truitt, a Black teenager who had been killed by Cobb County Police. He was shot twice in the back by an unidentified police officer on July 13, as he ran away from the . . . |
(2020-11-20). People's World takes sides. Yours. peoplesworld.org 
Dear People's World readers: First things first…THANK YOU! Thank you for reading People's World and the news we bring you from a worker's point of view. Thank you for reading People's World to find information and analysis the mainstream media doesn't cover. And thank you for giving us at People's World the freedom to …
(2020-11-20). Pennsylvania prisons: Breeding grounds for coronavirus. workers.org 
Philadelphia When the coronavirus first became a global pandemic in the spring of 2020, there were widespread demands, met with promises from state officials, to release particularly vulnerable incarcerated workers. Some states and municipalities did release people, but never in the numbers the situation warranted. In April, protesters in Philadelphia . . . |
(2020-11-20). Selected Articles: Nuclear Euromissiles Are Back. globalresearch.ca 
By A few days ago, on November 6, Lockheed Martin (the same company that produces the F-35s) signed a first $ 340 million contract with the US Army for the …
(2020-11-20). Iowa Tyson pork plant bosses bet on how many workers coronavirus would kill. peoplesworld.org 
WATERLOO, Iowa—This story is unbelievable but apparently true, and it's so sick that it's no joke: Bosses at the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Waterloo, Iowa, not only didn't protect their workers against the coronavirus, but set up a betting pool on how many workers would get sick and how many would die. The …
(2020-11-20). Indianapolis movement defeats ruling-class attack on the poor. liberationnews.org 
Yet the struggle is far from over.
(2020-11-20). It is freedom, only freedom which can quench our thirst. mronline.org 
In the 1980s, after Mozambique won its independence from Portugal in 1974, the South African apartheid regime and the settler-colonial army of Rhodesia backed an anti-communist faction against the government of the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO).
(2020-11-20). 22 million jobless, Senate Republicans go home for Thanksgiving without passing aid. peoplesworld.org 
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(2020-11-20). 'Accelerate our efforts' to free Mumia. workers.org 
By Angela Davis Professor Angela Davis, herself once a political prisoner, is a founding member of Critical Resistance, a national organization dedicated to dismantling the prison industrial complex. On Nov. 16, Davis delivered the following remarks during the virtual press conference "Freedom & Abolition: A critical moment in the fight . . . |
(2020-11-20). Shocking New Figures Show How Just Much the US is Fueling the Violence in Yemen. mintpressnews.com 
New figures from the UN and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute show that since the war in Yemen began, the US has sold over $13 billion in high-tech weapons to Saudi Arabia, making the Kingdom a cash cow for US weapons makers.
(2020-11-20). Is there life after coronavirus? China proved pandemic can be controlled. peoplesworld.org 
TORONTO—Nine months ago, in early February, People's World interviewed Lupin, a 26-year-old man from Wuhan, China. At the time, his hometown was the epicenter of what scientists were still calling the "novel coronavirus," a pneumonia-like illness which soon sparked a pandemic that engulfed the entire world. Lupin was working overseas in Canada but had returned …
(2020-11-20). Proposed £21 'coronavirus hike' on household energy bills slammed as 'shocking' and 'farcical'. thecanary.co 
British households may have to shoulder a hike on their energy bills from the beginning of April because of new proposals from Ofgem. The suggestion is already drawing strong criticism from groups which claim the energy companies have been "ripping us all off, plunging people into fuel poverty while raking in juicy profits". | Increase: | The regulator has proposed an increase to the maximum many households can be charged on their bills, claiming that the pandemic is putting pressure on energy companies. | Ofgem said it is considering a £21 per household coronavirus hike to the default price cap whe…
(2020-11-20). UN experts warn 50 people face possible executions in Iraq after unfair trials. middleeasteye.net 
UN experts warn 50 people face possible executions in Iraq after unfair trials | After 21 executions this week, UN experts urge Baghdad to halt mass capital punishment | Fri, 11/20/2020 – 22: 08 | Statement by UN experts notes there are currently about 4,000 prisoners slated for execution (AFP/File photo) | UN human rights experts have said 50 Iraqi prisoners face possible execution next week following convict…
(2020-11-20). Yet another death in Cleveland jail. workers.org 
Cleveland On Nov. 9 Shone Trawick became the third person to die in Cleveland's Cuyahoga County Jail this year and the 12th jail death since June 2018. Trawick is the first casualty to be blamed on violence by another prisoner. Those in nearby cells reportedly screamed for help on hearing . . . |
(2020-11-20). Turkey's Erdogan and Saudi king agree to solve issues through dialogue. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey's Erdogan and Saudi king agree to solve issues through dialogue | In phone call, two leaders agree to keep channels of communication open to improve bilateral ties and overcome issues | Fri, 11/20/2020 – 22: 30 | Ankara and Riyadh have been at odds for years over foreign policy and attitudes towards Islamist political groups (AFP/File photo) | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi Arabia's Ki…
(2020-11-20). "I Am Greta" isn't About Climate Change. It's About the Elusiveness of Sanity in an Insane World. counterpunch.org 
Erich Fromm, the renowned German-Jewish social psychologist who was forced to flee his homeland in the early 1930s as the Nazis came to power, offered a disturbing insight later in life on the relationship between society and the individual. In the mid-1950s, his book The Sane Society suggested that insanity referred not simply to the
(2020-11-20). US senators urge Egypt to take action in case of detained Christian activist. middleeasteye.net 
US senators urge Egypt to take action in case of detained Christian activist | Legislators ask Cairo to allow fair trial for Ramy Kamel or drop charges and release him | Fri, 11/20/2020 – 19: 02 | Ramy Kamel is prominent Coptic Christian activist and founder of rights group Maspero Youth Union (Twitter) | A pair of bipartisan senators called on the Egyptian government to take action in the case of an imprisone…
(2020-11-20). Georgia emerges as central target of far right mobilization. liberationnews.org 
Tensions in Georgia, a state playing a key role in the outcome of the 2020 election, are rising. Far right groups continue to mobilize around the unfounded claims of widespread election fraud in the state.
(2020-11-20). Newspapers everywhere are in financial trouble, so is People's World. peoplesworld.org 
(2020-11-20). K-9 attacks: The new (old) face of police brutality. therealnews.com 
Indiana mother Jennifer Fleming speaks out about the brutal and excessive police dog attack on her 19-year-old daughter, and calls for police to rethink how these animals and their handlers are trained.
(2020-11-20). As Israel Destroys EU Projects in Palestine, European Foreign Policy Remains Impotent. dissidentvoice.org Belgium is furious. On November 6, the Belgian government condemned Israel's destruction of Belgian-funded homes in the Occupied Palestinian West Bank. Understandably, Brussels wants the Israeli government to pay compensation for the unwarranted destruction. The Israeli response was swift: a resounding 'no'. The diplomatic row is likely to fizzle out soon; neither will Israel cease …
(2020-11-20). Trudeau rules out a 'normal Christmas' as Covid-19 cases spike in Canada & health chiefs sound alarm. rt.com Canada's health system will be "in trouble" if the daily number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise, health chiefs have warned, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged the country to "hang in there" and follow the health measures. | A second wave of the virus has forced 10 Canadian provinces to reimpose restrictions, amid predictions that the number of cases could shoot from the current level of 5,000 a day to 60,000 by the end of the year if people don't further limit their social contacts. | "We are facing winter that's going to drive people inside more and more, and we're really at risk of seeing caseloads g…
(2020-11-20). Tired of stalemate, Sahrawis support Polisario military action against Morocco. middleeasteye.net 
Tired of stalemate, Sahrawis support Polisario military action against Morocco | The absence of a quick resolution to the recent flare-up in Western Sahara risks a wider regional conflict | Fri, 11/20/2020 – 10: 01 | A handout picture published by the Moroccan army shows tents used by the Polisario Front ablaze near the Mauritanian bor…
(2020-11-20). Macron accuses Turkey of stoking anti-France sentiment in Africa. middleeasteye.net 
Macron accuses Turkey of stoking anti-France sentiment in Africa | Tensions have risen between Paris and Ankara over the French president's defence of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad | Fri, 11/20/2020 – 13: 57 | Macron at a press conference at the G5 Sahel summit on 30 June 2020 in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott (AFP) | French President Emmanuel Macron accused Turkey on Friday of p…
(2020-11-20). A Broader View: Those at risk on our streets. peoplesworld.org 
In the early morning hours, our eyes adjust to the golden haze beneath an indifferent city skyline. The flicker of red taillights, the smell of noxious exhaust fumes, and the orchestral cadence of honking and revving engines assault our senses. It isolates us within a car's four doors and obscures the life happening all around …
(2020-11-20). Despite Media Blackout — The Elections Proved Americans Are Done With The Drug War. counterpunch.org 
Something seismic happened in this election and it has nothing to do with Joe Biden winning. And yes, Joe Biden did indeed win. I'm sorry for those of you Trump fans who believe the election was rigged against him. It simply wasn't. Yes, millions of Americans were indeed purged from the voter rolls — but
(2020-11-20). The Heat: Unimaginable loss in U.S. to COVID-19. america.cgtn.com 
An unimaginable loss in the United States, more than 250,000 Americans have now lost their lives to COVID-19.
(2020-11-20). UK requests Pfizer & BioNTech jab assessment from regulator, hopes to start Covid vaccinations 'next month'. rt.com 
The British government has requested that the UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) assess the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine, as Health Secretary Matt Hancock hopes to roll it out from December. | "I can confirm that the government has formally asked the MHRA to assess the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for its suitability for authorisation," Hancock told journalists at a press conference on Friday, calling it the "first step" on the way towards the vaccine's approval. | "If the regulator approves a vaccine, we will be ready to start the vaccination next month, with the bulk of the rollout in…
(2020-11-20). Arabic press review: Third of Jordanian children suffer from anaemia. middleeasteye.net 
Arabic press review: Third of Jordanian children suffer from anaemia | Jordanian health official warns of health crisis in the kingdom, while the UAE institute visa restrictions for Tunisians | Fri, 11/20/2020 – 11: 33 | Yemeni Aymen, who is suffering from a congenital spinal malformation, receives treatment at a private hospital in the Jordanian capital Amman (AFP) | Third of Jordan's child…
(2020-11-20). "A Huge Blow to Civil Society": Egypt Arrests Leading Human Rights Monitors in Latest Crackdown. democracynow.org 
In Egypt, the executive director of the country's leading human rights group has been arrested as part of an unprecedented crackdown on activists and journalists. Gasser Abdel-Razek was arrested at his home just days after two other staffers for the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights were also arrested. The move signals a major escalation of repression from the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who has imprisoned thousands of people since he came to power after the 2013 overthrow of former President Mohamed Morsi. "These arrests are a huge blow to civil society in Egypt," says Sharif Abdel Kouddo…
(2020-11-20). Bombs not food: Labour backs massive Tory military budget. thecanary.co 
Labour has backed a gigantic war budget hike It is The defence of the realm is the first duty of government. | We are investin…
(2020-11-20). Madrid region to close for 10 days in December to limit holiday travel amid Covid pandemic. rt.com 
The Spanish region of Madrid will close for 10 days early next month to try to curb Covid infections by preventing people from traveling to or from the area over a national holiday. | Madrid's regional authorities said on Friday that they would prevent people from leaving and entering for 10 days from December 4 in an effort to slow the spread of the virus, particularly given that large numbers usually travel around the December 6 Constitution Day holiday. | "We want to be in the best possible condition by Christmas," senior Madrid health official Antonio Zapatero said. | The country has reported 1.54 million…
(2020-11-20). Capitalists profit off pandemic. workers.org 
Many countries around the world have successfully contained the coronavirus. Most notable is China, the most populous nation and the place where the virus first appeared. As of Nov. 15, China reported a total of 4,634 deaths from COVID-19 and only 13 new cases. (worldometers.info/coronavirus) Here in the United States, . . . |
(2020-11-20). The Nation's New Crime Boss. counterpunch.org 
In this time of a recalcitrant lame duck who, it is widely proclaimed, threatened and continues to threaten 'democracy' – the fig leaf of respectability under which the nation's criminality festers – liberal triumphalism is shadowed by a residual anguish that rises to fever pitch when confronted by criticisms of Biden, or suggestions raised, in the enclaves of the enlightened, that he is not the savior whom we all seek.
(2020-11-20). Tacoma, Wa. activists take over vacant school for emergency housing. liberationnews.org 
Liberation News eyewitness report!
(2020-11-20). 'The French government has no right': CAIR slams Macron's 'ultimatum' to Muslims. middleeasteye.net 'The French government has no right': CAIR slams Macron's 'ultimatum' to Muslims | Muslim-American civil rights group labels French president's order to establish 'National Council of Imams' under government parameters 'hypocritical and dangerous' | Fri, 11/20/2020 – 19: 58 | "> | The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) condemned French President Emmanuel Macro…
(2020-11-20). The shaman's message: An urgent cry from the Amazon. peoplesworld.org 
The entire world knows by now how urgently the Amazon rainforest needs protection from the ravages of destruction, deforestation, Western invasion and settlement. One might say, from capitalism itself. And now from a pandemic against which the Indigenous peoples have little to no defense. "The Shaman's Message" is a short (just over two minutes), newly …
(2020-11-20). EU trained Algeria and Morocco police in online disinformation tactics. middleeasteye.net 
EU trained Algeria and Morocco police in online disinformation tactics | Courses funded by European Union taught surveillance methods including data harvesting and use of 'sock puppets' | Fri, 11/20/2020 – 13: 09 | Algerian security forces face protesters during a demonstration in Algiers in March 2019 (AFP) | The European Union is training police and security forces in North African countries in surv…
(2020-11-20). Capitalism and inheritance. mronline.org 
IT is often believed that the ability to pass on property to one's progeny is an essential element of capitalism, without which the capitalists' incentives will dry up and the system will lose its dynamism.
(2020-11-20). Expert IPCC Reviewer Speaks Out. counterpunch.org 
Expert IPCC Reviewer Speaks Out Roger Hallam, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion/XR recently interviewed Peter Carter, M.D., who has the distinguished title — Expert IPCC Reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The interview was conducted to get to the bottom of what science says about the state of affairs, specifically the health of the
(2020-11-20). Campaigns to boycott Saudi Arabia G20 summit gain momentum. middleeasteye.net 
Campaigns to boycott Saudi Arabia G20 summit gain momentum | From hashtags to petitions, damning statements and full-page newspaper ads, human rights groups demand kingdom be held accountable | Fri, 11/20/2020 – 17: 12 | G20 logo is projected at historical al-Tarif in Diriyah district on outskirts of Saudi capital, Riyadh, on 20 November (AFP) | Human rights groups and activists have intensified ca…
(2020-11-20). People's World will always be there with the real news. peoplesworld.org 
I first encountered the Daily World at a rally to free Angela Davis in 1971. An elderly Black gentleman wearing a suit and tie offered me a paper and we chatted a while. I worked in the Chicago Loop and happened upon the rally. Other papers were handed out, but the Daily World was the …
(2020-11-20). Police in Germany launch homicide probe into doctor who allegedly gave 2 Covid patients lethal injection. rt.com 
German police are investigating a doctor who allegedly killed two critically ill Covid-19 patients, who were being treated in intensive care, with a lethal injection, a spokesperson said on Friday. | The doctor, who has worked at Essen University Hospital as a senior physician since February, was arrested on November 18 on suspicion of intentionally fatally injecting the two men, the public prosecutor's office in Essen said on Friday. | "There is a suspicion that the doctor deliberately and illegally administered drugs to seriously ill people in their last phase of life, which led to their immediate death," in…
(2020-11-20). 'Privacy' or 'profit'? Giant corporations Apple & Facebook clash over collecting people's personal data. rt.com 
Apple has slammed Facebook over indiscriminately syphoning users' personal data as it pushed for its own latest privacy feature. The social media giant, in turn, said Apple's update is about market dominance, not privacy. | "Facebook executives have made clear their intent is to collect as much data as possible," Apple's director for global privacy, Jane Horvath, said in a
(2020-11-20). Jewish-Led Groups Condemn Pompeo For Declaring Boycott-Divestment Movement Anti-Semitic. popularresistance.org Jewish peace activists led a wave of stinging rebuke of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Thursday after he declared the peaceful Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian human rights "anti-Semitic" while visiting an illegal Israeli settler colony built on stolen West Bank land. | Pompeo became the first top U.S. diplomat to visit an Israeli settlement in the unlawfully occupied West Bank of Palestine as he lunched at a winery in Psagot, located on a hill formerly known as Jabel Tawil until Israeli forces conquered it in 1967.
(2020-11-20). Statement by Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad on the Tata Lit Fest. peoplesdispatch.org Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad issue a statement following the abrupt cancellation of the dialogue that was scheduled to be held as part of the Mumbai (Tata) Lit Fest on Friday…
(2020-11-20). The Secret Agenda of the World Bank and IMF. dissidentvoice.org The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) work hand in glove — smoothly. Not only are they regularly lending huge sums of money to horror regimes around the world, but they blackmail poor nations into accepting draconian conditions imposed by the west. In other words, the WB and the IMF are guilty of …
(2020-11-20). By Rejecting WTO Drug Patent Waivers Amid Pandemic, Richest Nations Put Big Pharma Profits Before Health of Billions. commondreams.org Rich countries—accused of hoarding future vaccines—are being urged to support a "humanitarian buffer" to innoculate refugees and people in conflict zones. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/ref.jpg …
(2020-11-20). Foreign Correspondent: The Upcoming Fights Over COVID-19 Vaccines. progressive.org Who will be vaccinated first, and in what countries?
(2020-11-20). Opposition Parties Need to Push to Turn Net Zero Into a Made-in-Canada Green New Deal. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-11-20). Socialists welcome Green New Deal motion passed in Victorian parliament. greenleft.org.au The passing of the Greens-initiated motion for a Green New Deal in the Victorian Legislative Council is a significant step forward, writes Sue Bolton.
(2020-11-20). How to End the War in Afghanistan (Video). scheerpost.com The U.S. war on Afghanistan is in its 19th year. Enough is enough! Ann Wright is the moderator. Panelists are Kathy Kelly, Matthew Hoh, Rory Fanning, Danny Sjursen, and Arash Azizzada. Ann Wright is a retired Army Colonel who became a US diplomat for 16 years in US Embassies in Grenada, Nicaragua, Somalia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, …
(2020-11-20). 'Looks Like the Crazy Lady Has Logged On': Rep. Ilhan Omar Welcomes QAnon Conspiracy Theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene to Congress. commondreams.org The incoming congresswoman attacked Omar for sparring with GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who faces a runoff election in Georgia this January. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/cd_omar_file_photo_0.png …
(2020-11-20). "One Nation, Indivisible, Under God . . ." But Whose God? counterpunch.org Many people take for granted what one means when he or she refers to "God." It is assumed that "God" has a common meaning . That assumption is implied in the countless generalized references to "God" made by politicians, journalists, other media persons, faith leaders, and citizens. Herein lays a shared — and dangerous —
(2020-11-20). Why The Democrats Keep Losing. counterpunch.org Why, Democrats have been asking, do so many poor white people vote for a Republican Party that doesn't care about or do anything for them? The most common reply is: Democrats are snobby coastal elites who talk down to them. Classic example, courtesy of Obama: "They [voters in the Rust Belt] get bitter, they cling to
(2020-11-20). US Political Crisis Just Entered More Dangerous Phase. zcomm.org Not only can the Electoral College thwart the popular vote for president; but there are even more nefarious ways for political elites to circumvent the Electoral College if they don't like it…
(2020-11-20). War crimes report: Australian special forces murdered 39 Afghans. wsws.org The report whitewashes successive governments and the military command, but the killings it documents underscore the utter criminality of the 19-year occupation of Afghanistan.
(2020-11-20). Let's Give Trump A Little Help. progressive.org The only way Donald Trump will leave the White House is if we convince him he'll be better off out of office.
(2020-11-20). The AMA Officially Recognized Racism As A Public-Health Threat. popularresistance.org The American Medical Association has officially defined racism as a public health threat that has created substantial health inequality. | Racism, both systemic and structural, has historically perpetuated health inequality and cut short the lives of many Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in the US and around the world. | Over the last year, a number of county and state authorities have also labelled racism a public health threat. | Among them are county councils in San Bernardino, California, and Montgomery, Maryland, as well as authorities in Michigan, Nevada, Cleveland, Denver, and Indianapolis.
(2020-11-20). Trump and Giuliani Go Full IS in Attack on Biden and Democrats. counterpunch.org It's often been noted that countries that go to war tend to adopt the behaviors of their enemies in fighting them, and then bring that war and the techniques they have appropriated home where they begin to apply them domestically. For at least two decades, since the US in 2001 launched its so-called "War" on
(2020-11-20). Hungary-led Vetoes Against New EU Budget Further Fragments the Bloc's Unity. globalresearch.ca Hungary, Poland and Slovenia have blocked the EU's budget and post-COVID recovery plan in order to oppose conditions that European aid must be connected to "respecting the rule of law." Budapest, which is leading the veto, blocked the budget after …
(2020-11-20). A Preview of How a Biden/Harris Regime May Operate. "Hired Guns" and the Role of "Registered Lobbyists" globalresearch.ca What's coming if Biden/Harris succeed Trump begins with regime appointees. | According to the Wall Street Journal, the Biden/Harris transition team includes "at least 40 registered lobbyists" — hired guns for special interests. | Bringing them onboard is one of many examples …
(2020-11-20). Possible US Strike on Iran? globalresearch.ca Since Iran ended a generation of US/UK-installed fascist tyranny in 1979, both wings of US duopoly rule waged dirty war on the country and its people by other means. | They stopped short of attacking Iranian territory militarily. | Will US hardliners …
(2020-11-20). RCEP signed despite opposition from social movements. peoplesdispatch.org Once in full effect, the agreement will cover close to 30% of the global population and GDP. However, trade unions and people's movements have been opposing the deal for years…
(2020-11-20). Hailed as 'Heroes' During Pandemic, Retail Workers Stripped of Hazard Pay While Companies Rake in Massive Profits. commondreams.org Frontline retail workers have been given raises and hazard pay for keeping stores running and profits flowing amid the crisis—but a new study shows how essential workers are being treated as "sacrificial workers" by wealthy CEOs. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/wall_of_shame.jpg …
(2020-11-20). UN agencies uphold human rights considerations in COVID-19 data collection. news.un.org The United Nations and 15 of its agencies have underlined their support for data collection during the COVID-19 pandemic which respects the right to privacy and promotes development.
(2020-11-20). Workers At Fargo Warehouse Strike Over Virus Safety Concerns. popularresistance.org Fargo – About 70 employees of a Fargo food distribution business went on strike Wednesday, Nov. 18, calling for resumption of union contract talks and drawing attention to what a union spokesman described as "lackadaisical" COVID-19 precautions at the site. | About 20 warehouse workers and truck drivers set up picket lines outside of Cash-Wa Distributing, at 4101 15th Ave. N., Fargo around 1 p.m. Wednesday amid union concerns that the warehouse could contribute to the spread of COVID-19 because of its ties to businesses and warehouses across the region, according to Brian Nowak, business agent for the Teamsters L…
(2020-11-20). The GOP Is in a State of Terminal Decay. thenation.com The GOP Is in a State of Terminal Decay…
(2020-11-20). Thursday 12/10: 2021 Planned Actions at State Level & Post Census Redistricting Town Hall w/ Common Cause. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2020-11-20). PTA Claims That Parler is 'Dangerous' For Children as Users Flock to Alternate Media. sputniknews.com As conservative figures increasingly report acts of censorship by large platforms, alternate social media website Parler has begun to make significant inroads in the virtual information environment.
(2020-11-20). Over 235 Organizations Call On Biden To Cancel Student Debt. popularresistance.org Washington, D.C. — Over 235 organizations sent a letter to President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris, calling on them to use executive authority to cancel federal student debt on day one of their administration. | In the letter, 238 nonprofit and community organizations highlight that cancelling student debt would stimulate the economy, help reduce the racial wealth gap, and could have a positive impact on health outcomes. The groups write that "executive action is one of the few available tools that could immediately provide a boost to upwards of 44 million borrowers and the economy…
(2020-11-20). Toyota workers in India continue strike, defy state back-to-work order. wsws.org Behind the state government's strikebreaking order is the broader aim of the ruling class to make India a cheap-labor alternative to China.
(2020-11-20). FROM THE FIELD: From President to shepherd, the dreams of displaced children of the Sahel. news.un.org Engineer, nurse, breakdancer, shepherd, human rights lawyer, journalist, musician and president are just some of the future dreams harboured by young displaced people in the Sahel region of Africa.
(2020-11-20). US Under Joe Biden Will Pursue Policy of "Countering" and "Encircling" Russia. globalresearch.ca On Sunday, there were new street demonstrations in the Belarusian capital of Minsk. Last week, two British diplomats were declared "persona non grata" by the Belarusian government. They are accused of conducting "destructive activities" — most probably related to aiding …
(2020-11-20). Hairstylists share the important lesson to be learned from Rudy Giuliani's disastrous TV appearance. salon.com "He would look better if he didn't spray tan himself, and if he wasn't orange," one pro adds. "But it won't happen"
(2020-11-20). Golpe colorido na Bielorrússia : a planificaàßà£o social de Lukashenko. globalresearch.ca Nestes primeiros vinte anos do século, presenciamos um surpreendente avanàßo tecnológico em setores como informática, telecomunicaàßàµes, indústria militar e também na tecnologia dos golpes de estado. Nà£o só os aparelhos telefà¥nicos e computadores sà£o hoje mais potentes e discretos, mas …
(2020-11-20). Obsession With "Academic Performance" is Charter School Disinformation. dissidentvoice.org Promoters of privately-operated non-profit and for-profit charter schools are obsessed with students' scores on punitive and curriculum-narrowing high-stakes tests produced by big corporations. They think that test scores on these unsound tests are the end-all and be-all. They have even convinced themselves that the more technical and professional their "academic performance" reports look and feel …
(2020-11-20). Thursday 11/19: What's Next: 2020 Election Wrap-Up Town Hall w/ Common Cause. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2020-11-20). The most dangerous man in America. nationofchange.org "Anyone can ride a train, only a wise man knows when to get off."
(2020-11-20). Why Georgia's Unscientific Recount 'Horrified' Experts. thenation.com Why Georgia's Unscientific Recount 'Horrified' Experts…
(2020-11-20). Guterres pledges support for sustainable industrial development in Africa. news.un.org The COVID-19 crisis was impacting Africa "well before the pandemic spread across the continent", the UN chief said on Friday, marking Africa Industrialization Day, arriving at a point when many economies were expanding and "poverty was in decline". ‚ÄØ…
(2020-11-20). Poland's Women Are in the Streets. thenation.com Poland's Women Are in the Streets…
(2020-11-20). Video: Unidentified Shooter of Wisconsin Mall Remains At-Large, At Least 8 Injured. sputniknews.com Police responded to a shooting incident reported at the Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, on Friday afternoon. Police officials noted eight victims had been transported to area hospitals – seven adults and one teenage child, all of whom arrived at the hospitals alive.
(2020-11-20). Leading COVID Vaccine Candidates Plagued by Safety Concerns. globalresearch.ca "It works!" trumpeted the normally stoic
(2020-11-20). Collective, conflict-sensitive responses vital to address COVID-19 pandemic and its fallout. news.un.org The coronavirus pandemic has not only exacted a terrible toll on human lives, health and economies, it has also exacerbated existing conflicts, a UN forum heard on Thursday, with top officials urging global solidarity in the fight against COVID-19.
(2020-11-20). Local Labour parties show 'unjust' Keir Starmer won't get rid of Jeremy Corbyn without a fight. thecanary.co If Keir Starmer wants to get rid of Jeremy Corbyn, it seems he's going to have to fight his own party. Up and down the country, Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) have Corbyn was originally
(2020-11-20). Anger After North Dakota Governor Asks COVID-Positive Health Staff to Stay on Job. zcomm.org "We are willing to break our backs and work as hard as we physically can. But then to ask us to come in as a potential infectious source is just stunning."
(2020-11-20). UPS worker dies of injuries at Louisville Worldport facility as holiday package crush begins. wsws.org David Platt, 28, a mechanic working for UPS, was killed Wednesday at the Centennial hub sorting facility.
(2020-11-20). Vienna: The Most Livable City of the World. indybay.org As early as the zero hour, about ten years ago, we developed the vision of the Smart City with the involvement of civil society. There were countless workshops with politicians, scientists, business people and, of course, the city's residents. They all dealt with the question: What kind of Vienna do we want to live in by 2050? Citizens have said quite clearly: cars out, public transport and pedestrians in.
(2020-11-20). Video: Trump Campaign Legal Team Holds Press Conference on Electoral Fraud. globalresearch.ca We bring to the attention of Global Research the video of the press conference in Washington, D.C. (November 18, 2020) with former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani and Trump Campaign Senior Legal Advisor Jenna Ellis. | Our intent is …
(2020-11-20). Thomas Frank: Don't Believe Anything You Were Told About Populism. scheerpost.com The word "populism" gets a bad rap these days as corporate media warns of its alleged dangers and President Barack Obama goes so far as to blame Sarah Palin for its recent rise. But, according to Thomas Frank, the founding editor of The Baffler and author of What's the Matter with Kansas and his new book, The People, No, a detailed account about the history of populism in the United States… |
(2020-11-20). Attacking Iran Would Be Colossally Stupid. strategic-culture.org Daniel LARISON | Last week, the president The president's Iran obsession has bee…
(2020-11-20). New non-invasive technology could spot early signs of motor disorders in babies. imperial.ac.uk Imperial College London scientists have created the world's first non-invasive way to map how baby movements are generated on a neuronal level.
(2020-11-20). The Krugman Boom: Don't Bank on It. cepr.net I have largely been in agreement with Paul Krugman in his assessment of the economy over the last dozen years or so, but I think in his latest column he let the promise of a post-Trump era get the better of him. Krugman notes that the distribution of effective vaccines should allow people to return …
(2020-11-20). Nuclear Euromissiles Are Back. globalresearch.ca Over five years ago we titled in the Manifesto ((9 June 2015) "Are missiles returning to Comiso? (Sicily)." This hypothesis was ignored by the entire political spectrum and dismissed by some self-styled expert as "alarmist." The alarm, unfortunately, was well …
(2020-11-20). India's unprecedented economic contraction deepens mass social misery. wsws.org So meager are the earnings of India's workers and toilers, three-quarters of the population in rural areas would not be able to afford the cheapest possible nutritious diet even if they spent all of their earnings on food.
(2020-11-20). A New Era for Nuclear Disarmament. globalresearch.ca On Oct. 25 the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons announced: "Honduras has become the 50th country to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons so it will now come into force in 90 days time." | This treaty …
(2020-11-20). As G20 Leaders Meet, US Supports Expanding Debt Relief for Countries that IMF Says are Lef. indybay.org As G20 presidents and prime ministers convene, the IMF warns some countries are left out of the G20's new debt reduction process. Last Friday, the United States Treasury stated support for extending debt relief beyond the initial 73 poor countries which qualify for the G20 debt reduction process.
(2020-11-20). COVID cases surge amid growing threat from antimicrobial resistance — WHO chief. news.un.org More cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the past four weeks than in the first six months of the pandemic, the UN health agency chief told journalists on Friday as he launched a new report on the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance.
(2020-11-20). Pompeo escalates Iran war threats in trip to Israel. wsws.org The US Secretary of State arrived in the wake of Israeli air strikes against Iranian forces in Syria, and announced yet another round of sanctions against Tehran.
(2020-11-20). Black Lives Matter D.C. v. Trump Must Proceed, Defendants Need to Be Held Accountable. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-11-20). New French security bill could make it harder to hold police accountable. peoplesdispatch.org Protests took place across France to oppose the recently introduced Global Security bill. This bill criminalizes filming on-duty police officers if they are identifiable and if harm is intended.
(2020-11-20). Monday 12/7: Together Against Factory Farming – December Day of Action. indybay.org Crocker Park, 211 O St, Sacramento, CA 95814…
(2020-11-20). Corporate capital and Trump's coup: Will business elites take a stand?>. salon.com Trump's war on democracy is clearly bad for business — but the leaders of corporate America helped create this mess…
(2020-11-20). Don't Look Down, Shove It in Your Mouth. sputniknews.com On today's episode of The Backstory, host Lee Stranahan discussed current events, including California Governor Gavin Newsom announcing a curfew for California and the Trump campaign legal team fighting with Tucker Carlson.
(2020-11-20). Challenging EPA's Failure To Protect People And The Environment From Atrazine. popularresistance.org The herbicide atrazine is likely to adversely affect over half of endangered species listed in the United States, according to a report released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of a legal agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD). Based on both adverse human health and environmental threats, Beyond Pesticides joined with Center for Food Safety, CBD, and other public-interest groups in October to sue EPA over its decision to reapprove atrazine, an endocrine-disrupting herbicide banned across much of the world.
(2020-11-20). Exclusive: Watchdog files complaint with SEC accusing GOP Sen. David Perdue of insider trading. salon.com This is not the first time Perdue has come under scrutiny for allegations of insider trading…
(2020-11-20). This World Children's Day, 'reimagine a better future', for every child. news.un.org The global community is marking World Children's Day on Friday, calling for societies to "reimagine a better future" for every child, where each one has the opportunity to thrive.
(2020-11-20). Wednesday 12/16: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State. indybay.org Online via Zoom.
(2020-11-20). Hear from Imperial's new Director of Academic Services. imperial.ac.uk We speak to Richard Martin, who has recently taken up the role of Director of Academic Services.
(2020-11-20). UN chief to press G20 for greater solidarity and support during pandemic. news.un.org When he addresses leaders of the world's richest countries at the G20 summit on Saturday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will deliver a simple message on the COVID-19 pandemic: "We need solidarity and cooperation. And we need concrete action now — especially for the most vulnerable."
(2020-11-20). Pfizer CEO Sells Stock Same Day Positive Results of COVID-19 Vaccine Announced. globalresearch.ca Pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Inc. announced on Nov. 9, 2020 that ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial of its COVID-19 mRNA vaccine candidate suggests the vaccine may be 90 percent effective in preventing infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The news sent Pfizer's …
(2020-11-20). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Following school occupations for Covid safety measures, Greek public sector workers plan stoppage. As hospitals approach full capacity, date named for nationwide public sector strike in Greece…
(2020-11-20). John Harris donates fabulous guitar collection to San Francisco Conservatory of Music. indybay.org The Harris Guitar Collection:…
(2020-11-20). Trump Plans Series Of Actions Against China Before Biden Inauguration. popularresistance.org The Trump administration is planning a series of hardline actions against China with the aim of making it politically untenable for a Biden administration to reverse the moves, administration officials told Axios. | According to the officials, the administration plans to sanction or restrict trade with Chinese companies, officials, and government entities. The actions will be related to alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Hong Kong, so-called threats to US national security, and China's fishing industry.
(2020-11-20). It's Not Just Students Drowning in Debt. Colleges Are Too! thenation.com It's Not Just Students Drowning in Debt. Colleges Are Too!
(2020-11-20). British Gas workers to vote on strikes over 'playground bullying tactics' on pay and conditions. thecanary.co Thousands of British Gas workers are to be balloted on strikes in a dispute over new contracts. | The GMB warned that industrial action could be held over Christmas if there is a yes vote, although it has pledged to exempt the elderly and vulnerable in homes without heating. | The union has accused the company of threatening to fire and rehire 20,000 workers if they do not accept changes to their pay and conditions. | An indicative ballot in August showed that most members would be in favour of industrial action if there was a vote. | GMB national officer Justin Bowden said: "British Gas issued an ultimatum in Ju…
(2020-11-20). El Paso at Breaking Point with Hospitals & Mobile Morgues Filling Up. zcomm.org El Paso County, an area along the U.S.-Mexico border where 80% of residents are Latinx, is facing one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the U.S. and now has 10 mobile morgues to hold bodies…
(2020-11-20). Secwepemc Land Defenders Kanahus Manuel And Isha Jules On Trial. popularresistance.org On October 19, 2019, Manuel and Tiny House Warrior land defender Isha Jules were charged by the RCMP with mischief when they told construction workers that they did not have consent from the Secwepemc peoples to flag on Highway 5 near Moonbeam Creek, about 60 kilometres north of Blue River, British Columbia. | Manuel's wrist was fractured during the arrest. | The Tiny House Warriors have set up camps around Blue River (about 230 kilometres north of Kamloops) and Valemount (about 90 kilometres north of Blue River). Moonbeam is situated in between these two communities on Highway 5.
(2020-11-20). Portuguese Court Rules PCR Tests as Unreliable & Unlawful to Quarantine People. globalresearch.ca The court stated, the test's reliability depends on the number of cycles used and the viral load present. Citing "if someone is tested by PCR as positive when a threshold of …
(2020-11-20). Dozens File Federal Suit Alleging Chicago Police Abuse This Year. popularresistance.org "The (Chicago Police Department) and other city agencies responded to these demonstrations with brutal, violent, and unconstitutional tactics that are clearly intended to injure, silence and intimidate plaintiffs and other protesters," according to the more than 200-page lawsuit. "These abuse tactics include beating protesters with batons — often striking them in the head; tackling and beating protesters while on the ground; using chemical agents against protesters; falsely arresting protesters; and trapping protesters in enclosed areas."
(2020-11-20). Students criticize University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel over reckless reopening. wsws.org A Q&A session Monday night resulted in a debacle for Schlissel as he faced widespread criticism from participating student representatives over the disastrous reopening he has overseen amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2020-11-20). Monday 11/23: Demand the US GSA formally recognize Biden as president elect now! indybay.org …
(2020-11-20). Trump Administration Tries to Bully Banks into Funding Fossil Fuels. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-11-20). Saturday 11/21: Trump: You're Fired. Now Get the Hell OUT! indybay.org Castro & Market, San Francisco…
(2020-11-20). The Credibles: How Airwars Secured the Most Comprehensive Locational Data on Civilian Harm Ever Released by the US Military. globalresearch.ca The US-led Coalition has released to Airwars
(2020-11-20). Palestinian Authority restores "cooperation" with Israel as Pompeo visits West Bank. wsws.org The US Secretary of State became the first top US official to visit an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank, while also touring the occupied Golan Heights.
(2020-11-20). Geraldo Rivera wants to name COVID-19 vaccine after Trump to make him feel better about the election. salon.com "Why not name the vaccine 'The Trump'?" Rivera asked on "Fox & Friends." "It would be a nice gesture to him"
(2020-11-20). FBI Agents Arrest US Man for Allegedly Crashing His Drone Into Police Helicopter. sputniknews.com The case against the California resident is believed to be the first US criminal case in which an individual has been arrested and charged with unsafely operating a drone, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.
(2020-11-20). New York Sheriffs Refuse to Enforce Cuomo's Thanksgiving COVID Order. globalresearch.ca Several county sheriffs in New York State are saying they will not enforce Governor Andrew Cuomo's executive order that limits Thanksgiving Day gatherings to 10 people or less. | Saratoga County Sheriff Michael Zurlo summed up the sheriffs' objections nicely. | "I …
(2020-11-20). Plastic Entangling, Choking 1,800 Marine Animals in U.S. Waters. globalresearch.ca In a
(2020-11-20). 'No Vaccine for Climate Change'. zcomm.org Coronavirus Has Been Disastrous, Says Red Cross, But Global Warming Poses Greater Threat…
(2020-11-20). 'Utterly Inexcusable': Sen. Perdue of Georgia Profited From Defense Contractor's Stock While Overseeing Naval Spending. commondreams.org "He is blatantly exploiting his office to line his own pockets," said Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jon Ossoff. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/perdue_ga.jpg …
(2020-11-20). After Trump: Can the GOP sell itself as the party of the working class? nationofchange.org "The future of the [Republican] party is based on a multiethnic, multiracial working class coalition." and that, "…the free market exists to serve our people. Our people don't exist to serve the free market."
(2020-11-20). FAA clears Boeing's deadly 737 Max 8 aircraft to fly again. wsws.org American Airlines was the first to schedule commercial flights using the aircraft that suffered two crashes, killing 346 passengers and crew.
(2020-11-20). Why Artsakh Still Matters to American Anarchism. counterpunch.org The news broke like a fever last Monday night. A deal had been signed by Armenia and Azerbaijan to end the bloody month long war in Nagorno-Karabakh which had claimed the lives of thousands on both sides. This is a good thing right? How could any peace be bad? But something felt all wrong about
(2020-11-20). UK city of Hull becomes new COVID-19 epicentre fuelled by unsafe schools. wsws.org In Hull, 57 of the city's 97 schools have been affected, while in the wider East Riding area, cases have been reported in 103 of 150 schools.
(2020-11-20). New 'No Corporate Cabinet' Campaign Pushes Biden to Pick People Who Will Advance Public Good. commondreams.org "Joe Biden should not let corporate interests run the government—and, if needed, senators must hold him accountable." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12296454581.jpg …
(2020-11-20). Youth suicides and mental health disorders on the rise amid pandemic depression. wsws.org One of the impacts of the pandemic is a rising mental health crisis, particularly among youth, for which no faction of the ruling class proposes any solution.
(2020-11-20). Colombians embark on a fresh national strike against Ivan Duque. peoplesdispatch.org On November 19, hundreds of thousands of Colombians began
(2020-11-20). As COVID-19 surges, the New York Times demands that schools remain open. wsws.org In a series of news articles, editorials, and op-eds, the Times has waged a campaign to oppose the closure of schools to stop the spread of the pandemic.
(2020-11-20). 'In Breaking the Senate, We Are Abandoning Our People': Watch AOC Excoriate McConnell on House Floor. commondreams.org "He broke the Senate as there are thousands of people in Texas lined up for food lines. He broke the Senate while hospitals no longer have beds to house the sick." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-11-20_at_16.42.15.png …
(2020-11-20). The Endless Trench: Hiding for decades from the Spanish fascists. wsws.org The film fictionally treats an actual phenomenon, the dozens or more of left-wing opponents of Franco, known as "moles," who concealed themselves in their own homes for 30 years following the defeat of the Republican forces in 1939.
(2020-11-20). EU policy responsible for the massive death toll in the Mediterranean Sea. wsws.org More than 1,200 refugees have died trying to reach Europe this year, most of them drowned in the central Mediterranean.
(2020-11-20). Managers at Tyson pork plant took bets on how many workers would contract COVID-19. wsws.org Nationwide, at least 50,000 meatpacking workers have been infected since the start of the pandemic and at least 253 have died, according to the Food & Environment Reporting Network.
(2020-11-20). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca …
(2020-11-20). New breast cancer treatment and climate voices: News from the College. imperial.ac.uk Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
(2020-11-20). Crisis, What Climate Crisis? Oil Majors Still Sitting on Tens of Billions of Barrels of Undeveloped Reserves. commondreams.org If these are developed we will face more hurricanes ripping communities and lives apart as our climate emergency intensifies. It did not have to be this way. It should never had to be that way. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/irma_satellite_0.jpg …
(2020-11-20). The Triumph of Mankind Over the Great Reset: Guns, Books, and the Social Contract. strategic-culture.org In