(2020-12-21). Thousands of Americans "Negatively Affected" Following COVID-19 Vaccination. globalresearch.ca Thousands of people have been unable to work or perform daily activities, or required care from a healthcare professional, after getting the new As of …
(2020-12-21). U.S. Plans to Build a Nuclear Plant on the Moon Is a Major Challenge to Other Great Powers. globalresearch.ca The U.S., via its Space Policy Directive-6 (SPD-6), announced plans to set up a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2027. The …
(2020-12-21). Militarized Pandemic Science: Why is the Pentagon Funding the EcoHealth Alliance? counterpunch.org 
"Pandemics are like terrorist attacks: We know roughly where they originate and what's responsible for them, but we don't know exactly when the next one will happen. They need to be handled the same way — by identifying all possible sources and dismantling those before the next pandemic strikes." This statement was written in the
(2020-12-21). Active-duty Spanish soldiers chant fascist songs in online videos. wsws.org This underscores the criminal role of the Socialist Party (PSOE)-Podemos government, which downplayed fascist sentiment in the army.
(2020-12-21). Empire, socialism and November /w Leo Panitch. mronline.org 
First, whether the pandemic has fundamentally altered the geopolitical balance between the U.S. and other great powers, specifically China. And second, how socialists in the U.S. should approach the November elections. For Panitch, the two issues are intimately connected.
(2020-12-21). Today is Stalin's birthday. fightbacknews.org December 21 marks the birthday of Joseph Stalin, leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. | Though reviled in the West, Stalin oversaw the period of socialist construction in the USSR. Under his leadership the country abolished illiteracy, unemployment, homelessness, and put an end to Russia's centuries-long history of famines. Under the leadership of Stalin, the USSR played a key role in turning back the tide of fascism and the defeat of Nazi Germany. This victory was not just a victory for the Soviet Union and socialism, but a victory for the peoples of the world…
(2020-12-21). First Meeting of Peoples and Organizations of Abya Yala concludes in Bolivia. peoplesdispatch.org The meeting of Indigenous organizations, social movements and trade unions from 11 countries of the region concluded with a call for the creation of a new regional integration mechanism: the Union of South American Nations of the People…
(2020-12-21). Imperial Intent: Destroying India's Farm Sector. counterpunch.org 
Agriculture in India is at a crossroads. Indeed, given that over 60 per cent of the country's 1.3-billion-plus population still make a living from agriculture (directly or indirectly), what is at stake is the future of India. Unscrupulous interests are intent on destroying India's indigenous agri-food sector and recasting it in their own image. Farmers are rising up in protest.
(2020-12-21). TV's forgotten: Indigenous and working-class series. peoplesworld.org 
Few series on television focus either on the Earth's first inhabitants, the Indigenous, now mostly quartered in slums across the world, or on workers, their lives, and daily concerns. We'll be discussing the series Mystery Road, Don't Forget the Driver, The Conners, and Superstore. The Australian series Mystery Road, now back for its second season, …
(2020-12-21). Warning: Covid Vaccines! Huge Risks, Huge Injuries — Huge Compensations? globalresearch.ca Did you know that the US Government since 1988 paid as of 1 December 2020 more than 4.4 billion dollars to vaccine-injury victims? — It's your money — Taxpayers Money. This is
(2020-12-21). Remembering Bruce Carver Boynton, anti-segregation fighter and Freedom Ride inspiration. peoplesworld.org 
On Dec. 20, 1958, exactly 62 years ago, a young law student on his way home for the holiday break was on the brink of setting the country one step forward towards racial equality. His arrest on misdemeanor charges in a racially charged case resulted two years later in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawing segregation …
(2020-12-21). The Great Divider: Covid-19 Reflects Global Racism, Not Equality. counterpunch.org 
The notion that the COVID-19 pandemic was 'the great equalizer' should be dead and buried by now. If anything, the lethal disease is another terrible reminder of the deep divisions and inequalities in our societies. That said, the treatment of the disease should not be a repeat of the same shameful scenario.
(2020-12-21). Propaganda Pandemic: The Craziest COVID Claims Of The Year. mintpressnews.com No matter how many Americans die, corporate media is desperate to shore up support at home and attempt to discredit foreign countries for handling the pandemic properly. Behind The Headlines' Dan Cohen reviews the most absurd COVID propaganda of the year.
(2020-12-21). The climate cloud and a thin silver lining. peoplesdispatch.org As many as 45 countries, among them 24 high-emission nations, announced additional cuts than those in their PA commitments by 2030, either at the summit, or over the past few months, despite the sharp economic downturn precipitated by COVID-19.
(2020-12-21). "Don't Become A Pharma Guinea Pig": The FDA Gives Greenlight to Experimental Moderna Covid Vaccine. globalresearch.ca The Trump regime, its FDA, Pharma, and press agent media are playing fast and loose with human health. | On Thursday, the FDA authorized emergency use of Moderna's experimental covid vaccine after doing the same for Pfizer days earlier. | The FDA …
(2020-12-21). Losing Your Health Care to COVID-19. progressive.org The pandemic has forced workers off of employer-sponsored plans and into the unknown.
(2020-12-21). VIDEO: Ask The Experts: Covid-19 Vaccine — Now Banned on YouTube and Facebook. globalresearch.ca The opinions of prominent scientists who question the lockdown, the face-mask or social distancing are "taken down" by Google: | " …
(2020-12-21). The Covid Vaccine: The Fate of "Human Guinea Pigs" from the Lab's "Mouse Point of View". globalresearch.ca How is it that a vaccine for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which under normal conditions would take years to develop, was promptly launched in early November 2020? The vaccine announced by Pfizer is based on an experimental gene editing
(2020-12-21). A Covid Christmas in Palestine. thenation.com A Covid Christmas in Palestine…
(2020-12-21). Ex-UK Ambassador On Syria And Propaganda. popularresistance.org Former UK ambassador to Syria Peter Ford on how the US and its allies continue to wage war on Syria via sadistic sanctions, an illegal US military occupation, the OPCW cover-up, and media propaganda that masks the brutality. | Syria and its allies prevented regime change, but the US and its allies are continuing to squeeze Syria's population with crippling sanctions on all aspects of civilian life and a US military occupation in Syria's northeast breadbasket. Peter Ford, the former UK Ambassador to Syria, analyzes the state of the Syria proxy war and the ongoing propaganda campaign to whitewash it.
(2020-12-21). No, Joe, Don't Roll out the Red Carpet for Torture Enablers. commondreams.org We need political leaders and intelligence community officials who acknowledge that torture is illegal under international law, inhumane, and ineffective. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/torture.png …
(2020-12-21). Israeli woman found dead near settlement in West Bank. middleeasteye.net 
Israeli woman found dead near settlement in West Bank | Police reportedly suspect the killing was 'politically motivated' | Mon, 12/21/2020 – 09: 25 | Esther Horgen, a 52-year-old mother of six from Tal Menashe settlement, did not return from a run (Social media) | Israeli police opened an investigation on Monday into the death of an Israeli woman whose body was found on Sunday near a settlement in the north o…
(2020-12-21). Beer in Palestine. counterpunch.org 
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(2020-12-21). Third of hospital trusts have more coronavirus patients than in the first-wave peak. thecanary.co 
A third of major hospital trusts in England currently have more coronavirus (Covid-19) patients than at the peak of the first wave of the virus, new analysis shows.Second peak: In two regions — the East and South West of England — more than half of trusts are above their first-wave peak. Other trusts have seen their numbers rise so rapidly that they could pass their first-wave peak within days.The analysis by the PA news agency found that of the 127 acute hospital trusts with a 24-hour (type 1) A&E department in England, 42 (33%) had more coronavirus patients on 18 December than at the peak of th…
(2020-12-21). Covid-19: Mass Testing Is Inaccurate and Gives False Sense of Security: British Medical Journal Report. globalresearch.ca Mass testing of people without covid-19 symptoms is "not an accurate way of screening the general population," a senior figure at the Department of Health and Social Care has said in a letter seen by The BMJ (see Related content)….
(2020-12-21). No reason to worry? WHO says new Covid-19 strain found in UK is no deadlier & only slightly more infectious than others. rt.com 
The World Health Organization has come forward to calm things down amid the anxiety over a new potentially 'highly infectious' Covid-19 strain found in the UK, saying it is not that different from other coronavirus strains. | "There is zero evidence that the new coronavirus variant increases severity of the disease," the WHO's Health Emergencies Program Chief Mike Ryan told at a press conference on Monday, citing data received from British scientists. | The risks faced by the people that catch this particular strain of the virus are pretty much the same as odds faced by other people suffering from Covid-19. Ac…
(2020-12-21). With New Covid-19 Strain 70% More Transmissible, Nations Rush to Contain Spread From UK. commondreams.org British government officials met on Monday to discuss the implications of strict new travel restrictions imposed by several countries, following reports of a highly virulent new strain of the coronavirus, which is driving a rapid spread of Covid-19 infections in the London area. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1230247257_1.jpg …
(2020-12-21). Britain's right-wing government under fire as new COVID strain rapidly spreads. peoplesworld.org 
LONDON—Failing to introduce COVID-19 restrictions earlier was an "act of gross negligence," Britain's Labour Party charged Sunday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson sprung new measures on millions just days before Christmas. Johnson's announcement altering public health measures came following the identification of a new, more contagious strain of the virus spiraling out of control. Tough …
(2020-12-21). 'Slap in the Face for People Suffering Across the Country': Critics Slam Watered-Down Covid Relief Deal. commondreams.org "Congress must pass this bill to address the immediate need, but let's be clear: this should be considered a down payment at best." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/food_line3.jpg …
(2020-12-21). Thailand records 382 fresh Covid-19 cases, mostly among immigrants. laprensalatina.com Bangkok, Dec 21 (efe-epa).- The authorities in Thailand on Monday announced 382 fresh cases of Covid-19, most of them among immigrants working in a seafood market near Bangkok, making it the largest hotspot in the country since the start of the pandemic. Of the 382 cases, 360 are from the seafood market in Samut Sakhon …
(2020-12-21). COVID-19: Mid-South Hospitals Nearing Capacity. laprensalatina.com Vivian Fernández-de-Adamson — LPL MEMPHIS, TN (LPL) — Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals in the U.S. are reaching full capacity, including those in the Mid-South. In fact, as reported by the Shelby County Health Department, as of Tuesday, December 15, there were only about 11 ICU beds available in Shelby County and adjoining counties …
(2020-12-21). New COVID-19 variants under the microscope as travel bans mount over UK strain. news.un.org The UN health agency chief said on Monday that scientists have been working to understand new COVID-19 variants that have been reported in South Africa and the United Kingdom.
(2020-12-21). Mothers Are Pushing to Free Their Children From Prison During COVID. truthout.org "Mom and Pop's, | I could no longer breathe too good. So I alerted the med tech. I was tested for COVID-19 and it came back positive. Right now, I'm in the south house in a cell by myself. I love you guys very much." | This is an email that no parent should ever have to read. Matthew Echevarria — a survivor of Chicago police torture who was convicted of a crime he did not commit — sent this email to his parents Denise and Brian Bronis from Menard Correctional Center where he is currently i…
(2020-12-21). Iran Is Nearing Collapse Under the Strain of Covid-19. thenation.com Iran Is Nearing Collapse Under the Strain of Covid-19…
(2020-12-21). AFSCME's Saunders Blasts COVID Relief Package as 'A Slap in the Face to Front-Line Heroes'. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-12-21). COVID-19, the Climate Crisis, and Mutual Aid. commondreams.org Mutual aid is not only about addressing the crisis at hand but also about undoing the injustices of colonialism and imperialism. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/disasterrelief.jpeg …
(2020-12-21). The U.K.'s New COVID-19 Strain and Boris Johnson's Bloody Blunders. scheerpost.com Number 10 / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0] By Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Original to ScheerPost LONDON—Reader, I'm furious. Writing from Charlotte Brontë's England, that's the first thing that comes to mind as I digest the news delivered by U.K. Prime Minister and U-turner-in-chief Boris Johnson during a Saturday afternoon press conference. For over a month, Britons have been told by Johnson and his right-wing… |
(2020-12-21). Covid-19: Saudi Arabia, Oman and Kuwait close borders to tackle new strain. middleeasteye.net 
Covid-19: Saudi Arabia, Oman and Kuwait close borders to tackle new strain | Freight operations not affected by new measures, which are to be reviewed after a week | Mon, 12/21/2020 – 14: 23 | The first Saudi citizen prepares to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in the capital Riyadh, 17 December 2020 (AFP) | Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman have announced that they are suspendi…
(2020-12-21). House Oversight Chair Says 'Grave Concerns' Trump Team Trashing White House Records. commondreams.org In a letter to the U.S. government archivist, Rep. Carolyn Maloney says her committee "has no visibility into what is happening" in terms of record-keeping for administration documents. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/records-maloney-trump.jpg …
(2020-12-21). Building Its Own Delivery Network, Amazon Puts the Squeeze On Drivers. zcomm.org Amazon's logistics infrastructure relies upon the exploitation and hyper-surveillance of both warehouse workers and contracted delivery drivers. In global labor organizing, joining these two groups together will be critical to worker power…
(2020-12-21). Trump Enacts Sweeping New Sanctions on China, Iran, Venezuela. Biden Promises More To Come. mintpressnews.com The new sanctions come even as an estimated 100,000 people have been killed by American sanctions in Venezuela alone as vital medical equipment and lifesaving drugs have been blocked from entering the country.
(2020-12-21). Chart of the day. mronline.org 
Both the number of initial unemployment claims for unemployment compensation and the number of continued claims for unemployment compensation are once again on the rise, signaling a worsening of the Pandemic Depression.
(2020-12-21). Kwanzaa During the Pandemic. progressive.org Ordinary folks are finally seeing what Black people have experienced in this country for more than 400 years.
(2020-12-21). Chris Hedges: The Great Delusion. mintpressnews.com The real lesson we should learn from the rise of a demagogue such as Trump and a pandemic that our for-profit health care industry proved unable to contain is that we are losing control as a nation and as a species.
(2020-12-21). China, Christmas and the Coronavirus. counterpunch.org As we hunker down this holiday season, waiting for our vaccines, or at least until the diffusion of the vaccines has slowed the spread of the pandemic, it's worth thinking for a moment about an opportunity lost. Specifically, we lost an opportunity to have worldwide cooperation in the development of vaccines, bringing in not only
(2020-12-21). No Co-Sponsor of 'Medicare for All' Has Lost Reelection in the Past Decade (Even in GOP-Leaning Districts). commondreams.org Every single Congressional co-sponsor of these bills in the House and Senate who were up for reelection beat their Republican opponents in 2020. And in 2018. And in 2016. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/medicare_for_all_12_1.jpg …
(2020-12-21). Christians as Dangerous Good Samaritans. dissidentvoice.org 
Lately, I've been musing about religion and politics. And more specifically, the thought that keeps recurring to me is the following: Is the idea of born agains and other Christians becoming political radicals, a far-fetched one? Or, should the question be, how could they not become politically radical Christians? One sees frequent references to the …
(2020-12-21). What Lurks Beneath the Contrarian Perspective? counterpunch.org 
In Plato's legendary tome, Republic, Thrasymachus, responding to Socrates' question as to whether or not he feels justice is a vice, emphatically asserts: "No, just very high minded simplicity." Republic was written way back in 375 BC, but unfortunately "high minded simplicity" is alive and well in the intellectually ignominious year of 2020.
(2020-12-21). Bilateral swaps in China's global presence. mronline.org 
China's use of yuan-denominated central bank swaps, while enhancing its influence, is a source of support for developing countries in an unequal international order.
(2020-12-21). After the verdict in the Golden Dawn trial. mronline.org 
The penal prosecution against the Golden Dawn was done through the Article 187 of the Greek Penal Codes, the article for forming a criminal organisation. The Golden Dawn leadership was accused of directing a criminal organisation.
(2020-12-21). Davi Kopenawa, Yanomami leader and shaman, elected to Brazilian Academy of Sciences. peoplesworld.org 
From December 2018 to April 2019, the Yanomami people were the subject of an extraordinary exhibition in Sà£o Paulo, The Yanomami Struggle, by photographer Claudia Andujar and the Moreira Sales Institute [IMS] which presented the Yanomamis' courageous and painful story. Claudia Andujar lived among these people in the 1970s when they were still isolated in …
(2020-12-21). Community concern in Washington state over hospital merger. liberationnews.org 
Liberation News spoke with Susan Young and Carollynn Zimmers, DVM, two activists with Save Secular Healthcare WA, a grassroots organization of concerned citizens, volunteering their time to raise serious concerns over the proposed merger.
(2020-12-21). Arabic press review: Saudi Arabia and UAE bankrolling Arab states' Israel deals. middleeasteye.net 
Arabic press review: Saudi Arabia and UAE bankrolling Arab states' Israel deals | Meanwhile, Jordanian prisoner numbers soar and Egypt revokes citizenship of 17 people under nationality law | Mon, 12/21/2020 – 16: 12 | A Moroccan diplomat said that the UAE and Saudi Arabia were sponsoring normalisation agreements on behalf of the US (AFP) | Saudi Arabia, UAE bankrolling normalisation agreeme…
(2020-12-21). Political Science and the Fate of the Wolverine. counterpunch.org 
On December 14, 2020, 24 organizations and one individual (me) filed two different lawsuits to challenge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) decision not to list the wolverine as a threatened Distinct Population Segment (DPS) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The plaintiffs are arguing the FWS decision was capricious and arbitrary. The wolverine,
(2020-12-21). If Assange's Fate Were Up To a Jury, He, Too, Might Have Walked Free. thenation.com If Assange's Fate Were Up To a Jury, He, Too, Might Have Walked Free…
(2020-12-21). Will the Media's Newfound Stridency Continue Under Biden? counterpunch.org "In his first rally since losing the election last month, President Trump continued to spout conspiracy theories about voter fraud, falsely claiming that he had defeated President-elect Joe Biden." That was the lede of a news story in the December 5th Washington Post. The Associated Press took a similar tack. "President Donald Trump flooded his
(2020-12-21). Prosecution of Alleged War Crimes: Need for Afghan Voices in Australian Judicial Process. globalresearch.ca The release of the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force's report on the Afghanistan Inquiry (the Brereton Report) into alleged war crimes committed by Australian SAS soldiers has prompted outrage and shock. Questions are being asked in Australia and around …
(2020-12-21). US-Taliban agreement not in interest of Afghanistan, Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) —Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran wants a lawful and calculated withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan that should be based on the demands of the Afghan people…
(2020-12-21). Yuletide Lockdowns and Cancelling Christmas. dissidentvoice.org The mind changer in Downing Street has struck again. With UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the helm, changes of direction are compulsive, natural and sudden. The U-Turn has become the prosaic expectation. "Too often it looks like this government licks its finger and sticks it in the air to see which way the wind …
(2020-12-21). The Brexiteer Elites and Britain's Patriotic Billionaires: "Making Britain Great Again" (MBGA). globalresearch.ca Capitalism and patriotism do not share the same stable. When those in the business of accumulating profits suggest a love for flag and country, be wary. Wars might take place and trade agreements struck by governments, but the capitalist will …
(2020-12-21). Why Progressives Must Not Give Joe Biden a Political Honeymoon. indybay.org Need a clear alternative to toxic GOP pseudo-populism…
(2020-12-21). Will the Biden Administration Seek to Disrupt China's Presence in Latin America? globalresearch.ca While Donald Trump's policies towards Latin America sought to disrupt China's investments in the region, the ever-increasing presence of the Asian giant in the continent will be something with which the new Biden administration will have to contend. | China has …
(2020-12-21). Behold the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius. globalresearch.ca We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. — Oscar Wilde | Today all radio stations on Planet Earth should be playing
(2020-12-21). Global Research: Analysis of a World in Crisis. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | As the year slowly draws to a close, we remain committed to providing a diverse and wide range of opinion and analysis of a World in crisis. Our sincere hope is that truth will ultimately prevail and will …
(2020-12-21). The US-China Power Struggle, Two Decades of CIA Interference in Tibet. globalresearch.ca Of relevance to the crisis in US-China relations, we bring to the attention of our readers this incisive historical analysis of CIA interference in Tibet by Shawn Quinn, first published in January 2020 | *** | America's position as the world's …
(2020-12-21). Joe Biden and the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty: A Timeline of Inaction and Disingenuous Proposals. globalresearch.ca Upon entering office on January 20, 2021, President-elect Joe Biden will have 16 days before the last remaining treaty limiting US and Russian nuclear arsenals, the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ( The treaty limits …
(2020-12-21). Fracking The Okavango: Big Oil Comes For Africa's Greatest Park. globalresearch.ca Canadian oil and gas company Recon Africa said in an August 2020 The …
(2020-12-21). 80,000 People Sign "Stop Clinical Trials of Corona Vaccines" Petition —European Medicines Agency (EMA) Silent. globalresearch.ca Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg, pulmonologist and former head of a public health department, and Dr. Michael Yeadon, ex-Pfizer research director for respiratory diseases, petitioned the EMA, the European Medicines Agency, on December 1, 2020, to immediately stop clinical trials of …
(2020-12-21). Time to End Patent Monopolies. cepr.net Democracy See article on original site For several years the opioid crisis has been recognized as a major national catastrophe. Millions of people have become addicted to the new generation of opioid drugs. In many cases, this addiction has led to the destruction of families, job loss, crime, and suicide. At the peak of the …
(2020-12-21). Donald Trump Administration's Approval of "Radioactive Roads": Lawsuit against EPA. globalresearch.ca Environmental, public health and union groups The EPA has long prohibi…
(2020-12-21). Today's China Espionage Scandals Revive the Gouzenko Hoax That Unleashed the Cold War. globalresearch.ca Today, a new coordinated psychological operation has been sprung to convince every living patriot across the Five Eyes sphere of influence that the enemy of the free world who lurks behind every conspiracy to overthrow governments, and western values is…China….
(2020-12-21). Rand Paul: Privacy for Me, But Not for Thee. counterpunch.org If a private citizen wants to open a bank account, board an airplane, buy tobacco or alcohol, or engage in many other perfectly ordinary activities, government requires that citizen to present photo identification which includes personal information, including his or her home address and date of birth. But according to many government employees, their own
(2020-12-21). Pacific Grove Police Officer's Parler Account. indybay.org Pacific Grove Police Officer Michael Gonzalez's Parler account. Officer Gonzalez previously got in trouble in May for stickers he had on his truck which was parked in a City owned parking lot. The City has spent $23,000 defending him so far.
(2020-12-21). Monday 12/21: Dream Farm Commons Art Shop: Sustenance for the long winter. indybay.org Dream Farm Commons | 349 15th Street | Oakland, CA 94612…
(2020-12-21). Self-reference in capital and in ourselves. indybay.org "Lateral thinkers" defend their freedom. Capital serves no other purpose than the irrational end in itself of the multiplication of itself.
(2020-12-21). Friday 12/25: Holiday Meal and Festival. indybay.org Laurel and Front Streets, Lot 27, Santa Cruz…
(2020-12-21). "Clear 'em Out" Cruelty as Usual: Deportations Slated from San Lorenzo Park. indybay.org City Manager Martin Bernal and Parks and Recreation Boss Tony Eliot are expanding an existing crisis in San Lorenzo Park. Staring Monday December 21st, they have announced they will begin removing unhoused survival camps there with no shelter destination. Community activists Alicia Kuhl and Peter Gelblum have published their responses to this latest insanity.
(2020-12-21). Monday 12/21: Call to Action: Virtual Rally for Sacred Site of Oak Flat w/ Apache Stronghold. indybay.org Virtual rally via Zoom…
(2020-12-21). Enlaces Red Latina sin fronteras 20Dic. indybay.org ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 20.12.2020 | comunicaciones e información para la liberación…
(2020-12-21). "Health is not a Super basic right" indybay.org What has to change with regard to the handling of our fundamental rights from a legal, but also from a political point of view? The federal government's Corona policy is not without alternatives, and it has by no means always been successful, as the unsuccessful "partial lockdown" has shown. Nor is there "science" that agrees on necessary measures; there are also many critical voices among medical experts.
(2020-12-21). Activists Are Mobilizing to Create an Eviction-Free United States. zcomm.org "Rent strikers and people at risk of losing their shelter are doing all they can to stop the violence of evictions and promote a vision of collective and community ownership."
(2020-12-21). Let's Reject the Violent vs. Nonviolent Crime Dichotomy to End the War on Drugs. zcomm.org November's election saw criminal legal system and drug policy reform win big at the polls…
(2020-12-21). The Frenzied Paris of Virginie Despentes. thenation.com The Frenzied Paris of Virginie Despentes…
(2020-12-21). Why CUNY Faculty and Staff May Go on Strike. thenation.com Why CUNY Faculty and Staff May Go on Strike…
(2020-12-21). Conservative Christians Remain Silent About Suffering Bethlehem. commondreams.org "To most in the West, Palestinian Christians are simply invisible. To conservative Christians, they are at best a nuisance who stand in the way of their unquestioning ideological attachment to Israel." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/palx_0.jpg …
(2020-12-20). Ex-UK Ambassador: war on Syria continues with US occupation, sanctions, propaganda. thegrayzone.com Peter Ford, the former UK Ambassador to Syria, on how the US and its allies continue to wage war on Syria via sadistic sanctions, an illegal US military occupation, the OPCW cover-up, and media propaganda that masks the brutality. Syria and its allies prevented regime change, but the US and its allies are continuing to squeeze Syria's population with crippling sanctions on all aspects of civilian life and a US military occupation in Syria's northeast breadbasket. Peter Ford, the former …
(2020-12-20). Everyday War Crimes: Israeli PM Netanyahu Gets Covid Vaccine, Squatters Get Vaccine, But Not Occupied Palestinians. commondreams.org Vaccines will be supplied to the hundreds of thousands of government-backed illegal Israeli squatters on Palestinian land in the West Bank, but not to the indigenous Palestinian population. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/netanyahu_7.jpg …
(2020-12-20). Video: Is Israel Searching for A Pretext to Invade Southern Syria? globalresearch.ca The Russian military and Russian-backed Syrian forces have been increasing their presence on the border with Iraq. | Less than a week ago, the Russian Military Police established a local HQ in al-Bukamal. Recently, the 5th Corps of the Syrian Army, …
(2020-12-20). The Evolution of U.S.-Backed Death Squads in Honduras. counterpunch.org 
U.S. intelligence agencies and corporations have pushed back against the so-called Pink Tide, the coming to power of socialistic governments in Central and South America. Examples include: the slow-burning attempt to overthrow Venezuela's President; Nicolás Maduro; the initially successful soft coup in Bolivia against President Evo Morales; and the constitutional crises that removed Presidents Lula
(2020-12-20). Tuesday 12/29: Revolutionary New Year's Party: Celebrating Working-class Resilience & Resistance! indybay.org Zoom (registration link in description)…
(2020-12-20). Reject Morrison's anti-union laws. greenleft.org.au The Socialist Alliance issued the following statement on December 19, 2020.
(2020-12-20). The COVID-19 Pathology: Class and Information Warfare, Algorithms and the Role of Artificial Intelligence. globalresearch.ca COVID-19 is a cultural and institutional virus that eats away at the foundations of organized human action. The COVID19 campaign is best seen as a horrific coupling of two linked, but distinct, phenomena: the emergence of full-scale class warfare as …
(2020-12-20). Tne Vaccine Court, RFK Jr., Anthony Fauci, Covid-19 And Animals. indybay.org The unconstitutional actions of the US' Vaccine Court | Robert F Kennedy Jr. Vs Anthony Fauci | Animals Can Catch Covid-19…
(2020-12-20). Important wins for Bristol rent strikers, but the fight has only just begun. thecanary.co 
As the first term of university comes to an end, the battle for fair rent continues.On the job hunt? *Sigh*…: If coping with coronavirus (Covid-19), isolation, and
(2020-12-20). Now a Mirror editor is pushing the 'poor Boris Johnson' line. thecanary.co 
Boris Johnson's latest disastrous attempt at handling the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has hardly gone down well. Tier 4
(2020-12-20). Evictions Are Violence. zcomm.org Millions Could Lose Homes Amid COVID Pandemic If Federal Moratorium Expires…
(2020-12-20). Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Says Agreement on COVID Relief Bill Reached. sputniknews.com The United States remains the nation worst affected in the coronavirus pandemic, as it has registered over 17 million cases and more than 317,000 related deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
(2020-12-20). Dear Mackenzie: There's One More Donation You Owe to the World. zcomm.org Unionize Amazon…
(2020-12-20). The H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic: Manipulating Data to Enrich Drug Companies. globalresearch.ca This Project Censored Review by Prof. Nolan Higdon and Michael Smith on the H1N1 "pandemic" and vaccine scandal was originally published in 2010 following the 2009 H1N1 virus outbreak. | Below is the link to Michel Chossudovsky's detailed article which …
(2020-12-20). 2.7 Million Jobs in the Arts Have Been Lost Since the Pandemic Began. zcomm.org It's past time for the United States to make similar investments to protect the people and institutions who provide us with art, with song, with melody during good times and bad…
(2020-12-20). Auto union enters new phase with federal consent decree. liberationnews.org 
The United Auto Workers international union entered a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice on Dec. 14, to resolve a fraud and embezzlement complaint brought against the union. The complaint was a product of an investigation conducted over several years by the DOJ, which resulted in criminal charges being brought against former UAW …
(2020-12-20). Elderly 110 lb. woman shot and killed by jail guard in Spokane, Wa. liberationnews.org 
"We demand justice for Nancy King, which begins with a thorough and independent investigation and by jailing killer cops."
(2020-12-20). The New Battle of the Alamo. counterpunch.org 
On a balmy evening in November, a somber, slow-moving 68-year-old man removed his wide-brimmed cowboy hat and placed it over his heart. Moments earlier, Karl Gleim had laid a wreath in front of the most famous building in Texas. To Gleim, the wreath laying was a sacred act, one the retired state worker has participated
(2020-12-20). Belarus on the Edge. counterpunch.org 
The ascent of Joe Biden and his neocon "promoters of democracy" to the White House likely means renewed attention to the idea of Color Revolutions once thought to bring liberation to nations under the heel of dictators. First in line for this latest geopolitical blessing could be Belarus, already site of protracted street protests in
(2020-12-20). Far-right US group Boogaloo Bois member admits plans to work with Hamas. middleeasteye.net 
Far-right US group Boogaloo Bois member admits plans to work with Hamas | Palestinian movement Hamas has denied links to US militia members who call themselves 'Boojahideen' | Sun, 12/20/2020 – 09: 39 | An American man pleaded guilty of plotting to help Hamas to support far-right group Boogaloo Bois (AFP) | A "self-described member" of an United States group calling for a second civil war has admitted…
(2020-12-20). A Tribute to Three Great Internationalists. Robert Fisk, André Vltchek and Kevin Zeese. globalresearch.ca "We are called to speak for the weak, for the voiceless, for victims of our nation and for those it calls enemy, for no document from human hands can make these humans any less our brothers." | — Martin Luther King …
(2020-12-20). Project Veritas Releases Audio of Assange Warning U.S. Government of Damaging Leak of Classified Information. globalresearch.ca Project Veritas released today an exclusive audio tape of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaking in 2011 with State Department attorney Cliff Johnson, pleading with the government lawyer to act to contain the release of information classified by the U.S. government….
(2020-12-20). "Global Security Bill: French government's posture is hypocritical and dangerous" peoplesdispatch.org Sofian Nejjari of Mouvement Jeunes communistes de France, a communist youth organization, talks about the protests against the Global Security Bill, the repression unleashed against the protesters and the impact of the policies of the Macron government…
(2020-12-20). It's Time for Africa: Assessing Russia's Relations with the Continent. globalresearch.ca A Moscow-based public policy advisor specializing in Russia, the Eurasian Union and Africa explains some of the aspects of current Russia-Africa relations, problems and challenges, as well as its future perspectives. While over the past two decades, Russia's efforts to …
(2020-12-20). Now China achieves quantum supremacy — What does this mean? peoplesdispatch.org Chinese quantum computer Jiuzhang achieved quantum supremacy. It is only the second quantum computer to ever do so, after Google's Sycamore. How does this computer work and what does quantum supremacy mean for us?
(2020-12-20). "Nuremberg Principles": Measure All Criminals by the Same Yardstick. globalresearch.ca Robert H. Jackson, US chief prosecutor in the Nuremberg trial of the main German war criminals in World War II said in his opening speech on 21 November 1945: | "…we must never forget that by the same standard by which …
(2020-12-20). "This Is the Time to Unite": Trade Unions, Labourers Support the Farmers' Protest. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2020-12-20). The Zimbabwean army expands its influence. peoplesdispatch.org The Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF) has added a television station, NRTV, to what is fast becoming a growing business empire as the armed forces substantively consolidate their power outside of their military competence. | Rusununguko Media, a ZDF company that owns NRTV, is one of six that were awarded lisences to operate free-to-air commercial television stations by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe in October. Interested parties have described the process of awarding that lisence as bipartisan and lacking in diversity. | Rusununguko Media also partly owns Fairtalk Communications, one of the television licens…
(2020-12-20). Tackling the Infrastructure and Unemployment Crises: The "American System" Solution. globalresearch.ca A self-funding national infrastructure bank modeled on the "American System" of Alexander Hamilton, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt would help solve not one but two of the country's biggest problems. | Millions of Americans have joined the ranks of the …
(2020-12-20). Russia's Hypersonic 'Zircon' Missile Takes Flight. "Can't Be Seen on Radar". Strategic Implications. globalresearch.ca Russian state media reported a successful test flight of its new hypersonic missile, the Zircon. Flying at Mach 8 (8 times the speed of sound or around 10,000 kph), the missile poses a new and credible threat to the air …
(2020-12-20). Saturday 1/9: Online Assembly: What Industrialization Means for Dairy Cows in China (and for us). indybay.org Online Zoom…
(2020-12-20). Tuesday 1/5: National Dr. George Washington Carver Recognition Day. indybay.org California State Capitol | Sacramento, California…
(2020-12-20). UK 'Campaign for Free Speech' 12/12 – How & Why Free Speech Is Coming Under Attack. indybay.org An international panel in London was held to discuss the attack on free speech and how the Zionists are seeking to codify laws and rules that criticism of Israel is anti-semitism.
(2020-12-20). Corruption Galore! SF Hunters Point TI Radioactive Cover-up For Profits With Dr. Ahimsa Su. indybay.org Dr. Ahimsa Porter Sumchai of the Hunters Point Community Biomonitoring Program talks about the decades long struggle to protect the community and workers from the contaminated radioactive dump site. She also discusses the continuing corruption and cover-up of government officials in San Francisco, the State of California and the US government.
(2020-12-20). Why so many moms can't have great sex. salon.com Cultural stereotypes around mothering have a detrimental effect on many moms' sex lives. Time to rewrite the script…
(2020-12-20). "SNL": Colin Jost tricked into making whitewashed casting joke about Scarlett Johansson. salon.com "Weekend Update" hosts' annual "joke swap" segment led Jost to making a joke about his wife playing Sammy Davis, Jr…
(2020-12-20). The top cookbooks of 2020 also make the best holiday gifts. salon.com From "New World Sourdough" to "The Nom Wah Cookbook," we've got everyone on your holiday gift list covered…
(2020-12-20). How Bunny the talking dog captured the internet and science's attention. salon.com But can she really talk? Her owner and researchers discuss communication and how this affects the human-canine bond…
(2020-12-20). Ina Garten and Anderson Cooper both love this easy comfort food. salon.com It's a classic food many of us grew up eating on the daily, and whipping one up takes about a minute…
(2020-12-20). Obama releases his TV Top 10 List, reminding Americans that he (unlike Trump) is just like us. salon.com We've enjoyed so many of the same shows that Obama has; we can't say the same for our lame duck's viewing habits…
(2020-12-20). How to make a Boulevardier, a delicious bourbon Negroni with a high-flying backstory. salon.com Plus, the story of the American who became a Parisian bon vivant and inventor of the cocktail…
(2020-12-20). Millions of India's Farmers Are in a Fight for Their Economic Lives. zcomm.org India's Hindu fundamentalist government has pushed through a deregulatory agenda for years. Now it has taken on farmers who have nothing left to lose and who are refusing to back down.
(2020-12-20). 'Deep Canvassing' Targets Rural Georgia. zcomm.org "I think the one thing that we've learned is that it's important to connect with people's most immediate conditions"
(2020-12-20). Islamophobia: a year-round struggle. zcomm.org Islamophobia Awareness Month may be over, but the fight must continue now more than ever…
(2020-12-20). NYT Erases US Economic War Against Venezuela. commondreams.org The New York Times has long played a role in supporting U.S. attempts to dominate Latin America. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/venezuela_3.jpg …
(2020-12-19). Ramsey Prison Unit: The terror of Texas. workers.org 
By Nanon M. Williams Nanon Williams was arrested in 1992 at age 17 for capital murder and spent years on death row. In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled people under 18 could not be sentenced to death. His sentence, along with 70 others, was commuted to life and he . . . |
(2020-12-19). "COVID Vaccines" and "Genetically Modified Humans" globalresearch.ca The main video has been removed. This report was first published by Global Research on July 19, 2020 | In the following video, Dr. Carrie Madaj questions what "it is to be human". Why? Because the so-called "COVID" vaccines deploy recombinant …
(2020-12-19). COVID-19 reinfection: Virus could hide itself in human chromosome, finds new study. peoplesdispatch.org Cases of reinfection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the COVID19 pandemic, have emerged all over the world. The two possibilities being considered largely are 1) the inability of the immune system to prevent a second attack and 2) the virus has a lingering affect. Taking on this problem, a research team from MIT and Harvard University, US, has found a different aspect. Their research was published in the pre-print server The study says that the coronavirus could hide in a…
(2020-12-19). Cuba sends medical brigade to Mexico to fight COVID-19. mronline.org 
The second group of a Cuban medical brigade to contribute to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic traveled to Mexico City on Thursday.
(2020-12-19). First In the Room, Back of the Line: America's Profiteering Health System Does It Again. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/further/health_tease_privilege_covid-1-750×400.jpg …
(2020-12-19). Ten years on, hopes of 'Arab Spring' snuffed out. zcomm.org Ten years after the Arab Spring, there is little to celebrate. Great hopes have been set aside. Old cynicisms have returned, the cynicisms of arms deals and of energy deals, the cynicism of brutality…
(2020-12-19). VIDEO: "Honest Journalism" Then and Now: The CBS Report on the 1976 Swine Flu Vaccine. globalresearch.ca "The flu season is upon us. Which type will we worry about this year, and what kind of shots will we be told to take? Remember the swine flu scare of 1976? That was the year the U.S. government told …
(2020-12-19). The pandemic is causing teachers to flee the profession. salon.com America's public school teachers are emotionally exhausted and need help. What is to be done?>
(2020-12-19). There is no vaccine for climate catastrophe. zcomm.org Humanity's failure to collectively respond to the pandemic presents us with a fast motion view of our inability to combat the ongoing climate crisis…
(2020-12-19). Are Cuban Protesters Freedom Fighters or US Pawns? commondreams.org Painters, musicians, and other artists are responding to what they call the "lack of freedom of speech." The government calls them agents of the U.S. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/cuba_2.jpg …
(2020-12-19). The Connection Between Poverty and Mental Illness. dissidentvoice.org 
Image Source: Pixabay "Pull yourself up by your bootstraps." This is a saying our country is familiar with. It's a mentality that built American society the way it is today. Unfortunately, it's not the only problematic sentiment our society is familiar with either. Our society is full of platitudes, bromides all too often used to …
(2020-12-19). Trump sets the record for death penalty killings in the last months of his presidency. liberationnews.org 
Anti-death penalty and racial justice advocates in Texas reacted with outrage and disgust at the Trump administration's plan to carry out a record number of federal executions during the final two months of his lame-duck presidency.
(2020-12-19). Swift Justice: 'A fight from the inside out'. workers.org 
These slightly edited comments are from a Dec. 10 webinar organized by the Prisoners Solidarity Committee of Workers World Party. Swift Justice is currently incarcerated within the Alabama Department of Corrections system. For more on prison stoppage by the Free Alabama Movement, see Workers World, Dec. 4. Co-moderator Devin C.: . . . |
(2020-12-19). The penalty for half a million deaths? A stern talking-to before Congress. liberationnews.org 
Corporate drug kingpins are given the privilege of choosing to appear before Congress in a video conference, while more than 2 million prisoners are forced into squalid conditions.
(2020-12-19). Cops and landlords go hand-in-hand in New York City. workers.org 
WW PHOTO: Tony Murphy With the looming Jan. 31 expiration of the federal ban on evictions — and landlords already evicting tenants — protests, stoop defense and militant housing actions are spreading. In Brooklyn, a Dec. 11 downtown protest that began at housing court made the just demand to stop . . . |
(2020-12-19). Milwaukee Common Council votes No to COPS Grant. liberationnews.org 
"I didn't expect it," said Christiaan Cocroft of Party for Socialism and Liberation Milwaukee. "With the way the capitalist system is built and how the people in charge run it, decisions like that don't really get passed."
(2020-12-19). On some peremptory 'critiques' of India's Maoist movement. mronline.org 
Revolutions are very costly in terms of human lives and suffering, and so "we" are shocked that "you" radicals even consider them as options. And so "we" have to express "our" rejection and condemnation.
(2020-12-19). The Heat: China's economic goals. america.cgtn.com 
Senior Chinese policymakers meet to map out the nation's economic blueprint for 2021.
(2020-12-19). Release Mumia now! workers.org 
Philadelphia The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police have done everything possible to silence Mumia Abu-Jamal and bury his fight for justice. In February their obstruction even included filing a "King's Bench" petition — which sidesteps and preempts all other judicial or appeal procedures — to attempt a change in venue . . . |
(2020-12-19). Good riddance to the "PAT-riot" Act? indybay.org Moments ago, Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard introduced a bill to retire the odious and repressive "PAT-riot" Act–a serious repression tool for the U.S. government to massively spy on ordinary citizens who aren't suspected of any illegal act. Rushed by Congress in the days after Sept. 11, 2001(it was said to contain more than 800 pages, and most Congressional members hadn't even read thru all the provisions, before passing it unanimously), it represented the greatest threat to civil liberties, and had long been overdue for retirement, except for the cowardice of a bi-partisan Congress, fearful of alienating the nation…
(2020-12-19). US Sanctions Venezuelan Electoral Technology Company. venezuelanalysis.com Ex-Cle Soluciones Biometricas has provided software in voting processes.
(2020-12-19). Challenging patriarchal practices makes "House of Ho" more than just a Vietnamese Kardashians clone. salon.com Judy Ho spoke to Salon about abiding by her immigrant parents' expectations until a reality show let her break free…
(2020-12-19). How Georgia voters are transforming America's future. nationofchange.org They want to help the new administration put America on the path to health and shared prosperity.
(2020-12-19). Chico Mendes' daughter remembers him on the 31st anniversary of his assassination. peoplesdispatch.org Angela Mendes, the daughter of Brazilian environmentalist Chico Mendes, reflects on his legacy and the actions being taken today to continue the work he started…
(2020-12-19). 9-year-old girl's asthma death officially linked to air pollution in unprecedented coroner ruling. nationofchange.org "Toxic air pollution is a public health crisis, especially for our children, and the inquest underlined yet again the importance of pushing ahead with bold policies such as expanding the Ultra Low Emission Zone to inner London."
(2020-12-19). Coronavirus: Why Everyone Was Wrong. It is Not a "New Virus". "The Fairy Tale of No Immunity" globalresearch.ca So: Sars-Cov-2 isn't all that new, but merely a seasonal cold virus that mutated and disappears in summer, as all cold viri do — which is what we're observing globally right now. Flu viri mutate significantly more, by the way, and nobody would ever claim that a new flu virus strain was completely novel.
(2020-12-19). Californian Mayor, Standford student warn about fast fashion buying for holidays. indybay.org Consumers buy 43 percent more clothing items this time of year. This holiday season, Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPA) a group on non-partisan lawmakers from around the country, is encouraging the public to source the clothing they purchase, highlighting the environmental dangers and the unfair labor practices supported by fast fashion. EOPA hopes to discourage the purchase of fast fashion manufactured, all too often, in sweatshops, made of fabrics that shed microplastics when washed, polluting our land and waterways.
(2020-12-19). Trump and the Republicans want to turn losing into winning — and it might work. salon.com Apparently it's not Trump's fault he lost. It was all those damn voters! Republicans are looking to fix that…
(2020-12-19). I think Dan Brown turned my parents into QAnoners. salon.com The author's "The Da Vinci Code" was a bestseller despite being a poorly written crock of s*** for a reason . . .
(2020-12-19). 8 easy ways to fancy up your holiday cocktails at home. salon.com No bartenders staffing your virtual holiday party this year? No problem…
(2020-12-19). Health Care and Black Lives Matter. zcomm.org "The backlash in which white people proclaimed All Lives Matter clearly had no understanding of the issue. Blacks weren't saying that Black lives mattered more, they were emphasizing that, the way the system works now, Black Lives Matter … Less."
(2020-12-19). Scary 'R' Us 3 — The Exaggerated Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction. zcomm.org The term WMD is propaganda to confuse chemical weapons with nuclear weapons, in order to exaggerate a threat…
(2020-12-19). The Iraq War Logs, The War on Whistleblowers, and Lessons Learned From a Decade of WikiLeaks Revelations. zcomm.org What did we learn from the Iraq War Logs?>
(2020-12-19). US Fish and Wildlife precludes listing of monarch butterfly on Endangered Species Act; remains a candidate. nationofchange.org While the monarch butterfly remains a candidate for the list, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found listing actions for 161 species on the National Listing Workplan a higher priority.
(2020-12-18). Under Guise of Green Energy, Israel Entrenches Itself in Syria's Golan Heights. mintpressnews.com 
If Israeli energy firm Energix is successful, a sprawling complex of wind turbines will soon cover up to a quarter of the agricultural land still under the control of Syria's indigenous Golan residents.
(2020-12-18). The Controversial Covid RT-PCR Test: What Do We Know? globalresearch.ca We know that the PCR tests being used are not "fit for purpose", that they are for Research Use Only. They are not meant to be used as diagnostic tools, and the late inventor of the RT-PCR instruments was …
(2020-12-18). Capitalism on a Ventilator. counterpunch.org 
Asian countries have been far more successful than the US in responding to the COVID pandemic, but you'd never know that from the US media. Even most alternative media has been largely US- & Euro-centric. While our domestic issues here are important, we have been missing out on important lessons from other places. A partial
(2020-12-18). Jessica Martinez on Gutting Worker Protections, Mitch Stoltz on Breaking Up Big Tech. fair.org 
(photo: Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images) | This week on CounterSpin: More than 308,000 US women, men and children have died of Covid-19. That devastating toll has been borne disproportionately by Black and brown people in dangerous occupations and at the short end of an unequal healthcare system. Workers in fields, factories and hospitals, endangered by the pandemic, are now held up as pawns, as some lawmakers look to make workers' health and safety a "tradeoff" for Covid relief. We talk about efforts to gut worker protections under the guise of economic support with Jessica Martinez, co-executive director of…
(2020-12-18). Americans are Broke and Hungry, as Politicians Have Sat on Their Hands. counterpunch.org Covid-19 not only killed over 300,000 Americans, it also bankrupted millions. When it first attacked, congress and the white house rushed billions to rich corporations, while the Fed turned on the money spigot to keep the stock market afloat. But this largesse also reached ordinary people. It saved millions from destitution. That one effort, however,
(2020-12-18). Workers suffer as US pandemic relief bill goes nowhere in Congress. peoplesdispatch.org As the COVID-19 pandemic spirals out of control in the United States, inaction and deadlock in the government have left workers to fend for themselves amid mounting unemployment.
(2020-12-18). When the Elderly and Frail Die after Receiving the COVID Vaccine. globalresearch.ca CNN has the story. And it's quite a story: "Why vaccinate our most frail? Odd vote out shows the dilemma", December 4. [1] | "The vote to recommend long-term care residents be among the first to receive Covid-19 vaccinations was not …
(2020-12-18). Arizona's GOP governor committed to inaction as COVID spirals out of control. peoplesworld.org 
PHOENIX—Arizona is on the brink of crisis as the coronavirus pandemic spirals further out of control with no additional mitigation strategies being put in place or planned. In the month of December so far, there have been over 100,000 new cases, accounting for a quarter of the state's total number since the start of the pandemic. As …
(2020-12-18). The Military Will Test Soldiers for Drugs—but Not Covid-19. thenation.com The Military Will Test Soldiers for Drugs—but Not Covid-19…
(2020-12-18). Engaging young creatives with COVID-19 research. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers, together with a local theatre company, have supported young people to creatively engage in COVID-19 research.
(2020-12-18). Pfizer Helped Create the Global Patent Rules. Now It's Using Them to Undercut Access to the Covid Vaccine. commondreams.org The pharmaceutical company is opposing a proposal at the World Trade Organization to expand vaccine access to poor countries. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/pfizer_2.jpg …
(2020-12-18). Saturday 1/23: 2021 Medicare for All Strategy Conference (Day 1). indybay.org Online conference…
(2020-12-18). AOC: Nancy Pelosi Needs to Go, but There's Nobody to Replace Her Yet. zcomm.org "We are currently negotiating to get and work towards real material concessions for the left that can move things into place, to help build power for the next two years"
(2020-12-18). Byhalia Pipeline protest: "We do not want this pipeline" liberationnews.org 
Cutting across some of the most marginalized neighborhoods in the city, the Byhalia Connection Pipeline threatens the health and safety of thousands of Memphians, mostly Black.
(2020-12-18). Seagulls Without a Sea: Days at Internally Displaced Persons Camps in Iraq. counterpunch.org 
As we were leaving the camp, I wondered whether refugee camps are a sign of compassion towards displaced people, or are they signs of how far humans have gone in causing harm to each other? This question is as complicated and slippery as the lives of those forced to live in these hard and unforgiving spaces.
(2020-12-18). Can We Finally Stop Marching to Disaster? counterpunch.org 
It was the end of October 2001. Two friends, Max Elbaum and Bob Wing, had just dropped by. (Yes, children, believe it or not, people used to drop in on each other, maskless, once upon a time.) They had come to hang out with my partner Jan Adams and me. Among other things, Max wanted
(2020-12-18). U.S. empire & decolonization. mronline.org 
Mexie live streams with Dr. Nick Estes…
(2020-12-18). Remembering protest singer Phil Ochs on his 80th birthday. peoplesworld.org 
For those not fortunate enough to recall, Phil Ochs was one of our nation's most profound singer/songwriters in the period that bridged the Civil Rights, antiwar, and feminist movements. He was born on December 19, 1940: This week, he would have been 80 years old. His topical songs called for peace and an equitable society. They called for …
(2020-12-18). The Great Awokening and the Stillborn Revolution. counterpunch.org 
"Is there anything of which one might say, 'See this, it is new?' Already it has existed for ages which were before us. There is no remembrance of earlier things; and also, of the later things which will occur, there will be for them no remembrance among those who come later still." Ecclesiastes 1: 10-11
(2020-12-18). 'Every day it's getting worse' — a refugee calls for 'massive protests' over conditions at Home Office camp. thecanary.co 
In September, the Home Office
(2020-12-18). Live: The 'System Check' Book Club. thenation.com 
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(2020-12-18). Boycotting Israeli settlements is antisemitic, says US envoy. middleeasteye.net 
Boycotting Israeli settlements is antisemitic, says US envoy | Elan Carr, who was tasked by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to identify groups that support BDS, says hatred for Israel is 'hatred for the Jewish people' | Fri, 12/18/2020 – 22: 51 | US special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism says it is "flatly wrong" to deny that Israel has right to West Bank (AFP/File photo) | Boycotting Israel's illegal We…
(2020-12-18). Explained: Sisi, Macron and the dubious history of France's Legion of Honour. middleeasteye.net 
Explained: Sisi, Macron and the dubious history of France's Legion of Honour | News that France granted the Egyptian leader an honorific medal has sparked outrage. But the grand cross has a long history of being handed out to questionable figures | Fri, 12/18/2020 – 16: 50 | French President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at Elysee Presidential Palace on 7 De…
(2020-12-18). Pakistan returns $1bn to Saudi Arabia and turns to China for loan assistance. middleeasteye.net 
Pakistan returns $1bn to Saudi Arabia and turns to China for loan assistance | Cash-strapped Islamabad forced to return part of soft loan amid tensions with Riyadh | Fri, 12/18/2020 – 12: 04 | Pakistan had already made a billion-dollar payment in July and set to make a third payment next month (AFP) | Cash-strapped Pakistan has returned $1bn to Saudi Arabia as the second instalment of a $3bn soft loan, a…
(2020-12-18). Podcast: Chris Hedges on the Collapse of US Empire, Liberal Suicide and the Rise of Fascism. mintpressnews.com Chris Hedges joins MintCast to discuss the decline of US empire, the breakdown of society, the rise of militarized Christian fascism, and the discredited liberal class among other hard-hitting topics.
(2020-12-18). The Winner of the 2020 Election: Drug Legalization. aclu.org The 2020 election was notable for many reasons, but one winner really stood out: drug legalization. Five states legalized either medicinal or adult use of marijuana. Oregon and went even further, becoming the first state to decriminalize the personal use and possession of small amounts of illegal drugs, including cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. The momentum garnered from these cross-country wins helped push the
(2020-12-18). More Brave New Food: FDA Approves An "Innovative Animal Biotechnology Product" counterpunch.org This month the FDA approved the first "intentional genomic alteration" (IGA) in pigs. The "animal biotechnology product" is called a "GalSafe" pig. It is designed to eliminate a substance called "alpha-gal sugar" found on the surface of pigs cells that could cause people with Alpha-gal (AGS), syndrome to have allergic reactions to red meat. The
(2020-12-18). Learning the Lessons of the Latino Vote. counterpunch.org Among the many lessons learned in this year's election, one standout is that Latino voter turnout showed the power of extensive, culturally competent voter education and outreach. And in Georgia, we will soon discover whether progressive candidates have learned these lessons well enough to prevail again. Two critical U.S. Senate runoffs present an opportunity for
(2020-12-18). Education Secretary Betsy DeVos urges career staffers to block Biden's agenda when he steps into office. nationofchange.org One of Biden's promises, when he becomes president, is to forgive some of the student loan debt by providing $10,000 of student debt relief.
(2020-12-18). America's Ongoing Imperial Scam. globalresearch.ca President-elect Joe Biden …
(2020-12-18). Nurses strike at India's top government hospital restrained by High Court. peoplesdispatch.org The nurses' union at India's iconic institution, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, insists that arrears have been pending from as far back as 2006, while the hospital administration and government say this this claim is based on a misinterpretation…
(2020-12-18). 'The Status Quo Is Not Good Enough'. progressive.org Rahm Emanuel may not have won a role in the Biden Administration, but his disastrous policies as Chicago's mayor have become the standard for corporate Democrats in Illinois.
(2020-12-18). More than just talk: How American progressives are working for change. nationofchange.org History teaches that progress takes time, those standing on the sidelines making unrealistic demands and criticizing those doing the work are only slowing it down.
(2020-12-18). Why the Trump Administration's Extradition Request Against Meng Wanzhou Is a Farce. globalresearch.ca The National Post is apoplectic again. | This time, the target of…
(2020-12-18). China's Rise in the Context of Global Capitalism. dissidentvoice.org The world-system is slowly changing. For the first time in capitalism's history, the global economy's centre of gravity is shifting away from the west — a process which is a result of Uneven and Combined Development (UCD). On the one hand, dominant states utilize imperialism to preserve existing uneven configurations of capitalist development which favour …
(2020-12-18). Free Speech Protest in Downtown Santa Cruz. indybay.org Watch the free speech protest held on Church Street on December 11th in downtown Santa Cruz, challenging for city of 1st and 14th Amendment rights violations. Also, recently published survey results of Santa Cruz County residents on political issues ranging from their media to Black Lives Matter. Eye-opening.
(2020-12-18). Monday 12/21: The People's Agenda Town Hall: A Progressive Roadmap for Congress in 2021. indybay.org Online town hall…
(2020-12-18). Thursday 12/17: Poor People's Campaign Press Conference: 14 Priorities for the First 100 Days. indybay.org Online via livestream…
(2020-12-18). Get to Fouc: the real reason Tories like Liz Truss obsess over lefty philosophy. thecanary.co In her latest speech, minister for women and equalities Liz Truss took the opportunity to have a crack at the late French philosopher Michel Foucault. | Truss complained: While we were taught about racism and sexism, there was too little time spent making sure everyone could read and write. | She blamed this on the French postmodernist thinker: These ideas have their roots in post-modernist philosophy — pioneered by Foucault — that put societal power structures and labels ahead of individuals and their endeavours. | In this school of thought, there is no space for evidence, as there is no objective view…
(2020-12-18). Donald Trump's herd immunity: Who's the real "enemy of the people"?>. salon.com It's clearer than ever that Trump was happy to see people die. His assault on public health can't be forgotten…
(2020-12-18). Did Mitch McConnell block relief bill for months because of a Kentucky nursing home mogul?>. salon.com Businessman Terry Forcht carries a lot of weight in Kentucky politics, and he and McConnell go back decades…
(2020-12-18). Michael Flynn says Trump could seize every voting machine across the country and "rerun" election. salon.com Michael Flynn suggests Trump could deploy the military to "swing states" to "rerun" the election…
(2020-12-18). That's advertainment: reality TV and product placement. zcomm.org The insidious role of unethical advertising in reality TV — and in the offscreen careers of its stars…
(2020-12-18). The Red House: A Cautionary Tale. zcomm.org We hope we can show the nation what works and what doesn't, that strong nonviolent defiance of historical injustice builds loving support and needed change, and that degeneration into violence will give us just the opposite…
(2020-12-18). Wresting Our Country Back. thenation.com Wresting Our Country Back…
(2020-12-18). Deb Haaland: "I'll Be Fierce for All of Us'. commondreams.org Haaland is poised to become the first Native American to lead a Cabinet agency. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/haaland_0.jpg …
(2020-12-18). New E-Book: Exploring the Coronavirus Crisis. Socio-economic Consequences of the Lockdowns. globalresearch.ca The International Movement for a JUST World (JUST) has published an ebook. "Exploring the Coronavirus Crisis", a collection of articles contributed by the President, the Vice President, some members of the Executive Committee, some individuals within the general membership and …