(2021-01-16). Peacekeepers under attack again in Mali, as one Egyptian blue helmet dies, another seriously injured. news.un.org The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned another fatal attack carried out against a peacekeeping convoy that left a 'blue helmet' from Egypt dead, and another seriously injured on Friday.
(2021-01-16). Selected Articles: Martin Luther King Day 2021. globalresearch.ca 
By January 15 is the day on which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born, in Atlanta, Georgia, …
(2021-01-16). NRA Files for Bankruptcy Months After Suit Revealed Internal Culture of Fraud. truthout.org 
"Thoughts and prayers." | That is what many opponents of the National Rifle Association wryly stated in response to news that the pro-gun lobby group had In a
(2021-01-16). Republicans Are Using Capitol Breach as Excuse to Promote Anti-Protest Bills. truthout.org 
On the heels of the U.S. Capitol breach, Republican lawmakers in five states are capitalizing on unrest and anxiety about
(2021-01-16). Yemen: UN condemnation of Houthi terror designation sparks campaign against envoy. middleeasteye.net 
Yemen: UN condemnation of Houthi terror designation sparks campaign against envoy | UN special envoy to Yemen accused by government supporters of taking sides, while others warn of humanitarian issues at stake | Sat, 01/16/2021 – 16: 24 | Martin Griffiths, centre, the UN special envoy for Yemen, arrives at Sanaa international airport on 11 February 2019 (AFP) | The reaction of Martin Gr…
(2021-01-16). UK to face short-term delay in delivery of the Pfizer vaccine. thecanary.co 
The UK is set to face short-term delays in delivery of the Pfizer coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine as the pharmaceutical company upgrades its production capacity.Delays: Pfizer is upscaling production at its plant in Puurs, Belgium. This is in an to produce more doses than originally planned for 2021 — temporarily reducing deliveries to all European countries. Shipments of the vaccine, produced in partnership with Germany's BioNTech, to the UK are set to be affected during January. But the overall number of doses due to be delivered between January and March will remain the same, according to the US fir…
(2021-01-16). Iraqi protest leaders launch political bloc ahead of elections. middleeasteye.net 
Iraqi protest leaders launch political bloc ahead of elections | New party to push for demands made by protesters in 'October Revolution' upcoming in parliamentary elections | Sat, 01/16/2021 – 11: 30 | An Iraqi protester holds up a photo of Alaa al-Rikabi, who became a face of Iraq's protest movement (AFP) | A new party aimed at challenging Iraq's political class and representing the country's youth…
(2021-01-16). Medics call for temporary laws to protect health workers from coronavirus legal action. thecanary.co 
Emergency legislation is needed to protect doctors and nurses from "inappropriate" legal action over coronavirus (Covid-19) treatment decisions made amid the pressures of the pandemic, health organisations have argued.A coalition of health bodies has written to the government urging it to update the law. This would be to ensure medical workers don't feel "vulnerable to the risk of prosecution for unlawful killing" when treating coronavirus patients "in circumstances beyond their control"."Very substantial" risk of ICUs being overwhelmed: Health groups argued that there's no legal protection for coronavirus…
(2021-01-16). AUDIO: The Fascist Assault and the Ruling Class Response. liberationnews.org 
This interview is an episode of The Socialist Program with Brian Becker, a podcast providing news and views about the world for those who want to change it. You can follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The profound political crisis gripping the United States continues to deepen and take new twists and turns …
(2021-01-16). White Supremacist Trump Backers to Storm state capitols on Jan. 20: How Defenseless are We? juancole.com 
By Jennifer Earl | — Americans witnessed an alarming and deadly failure in planning and policing at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The FBI failed to sound intelligence alarms, including about dozens of targets on the terrorist watch list traveling to Washington, D.C. U.S. Park Police, D.C. police and the National Guard, who collectively …
(2021-01-16). The ugly truth of WhatsApp's user data privacy. peoplesdispatch.org 
Facebook's meteoric rise as one of the biggest global monopolies has been accompanied by continuous weakening of its user privacy. With WhatsApp users voting with their feet, has Facebook's past finally caught up with it?
(2021-01-16). Prepare for a surge in Global inequality. mronline.org 
The evidence clearly is that the Covid-crisis has upended the fiscal conservatism that has been the hallmark of the neoliberal era since the 1980s.
(2021-01-16). The U.S. recovery on pause, December brings new job losses. mronline.org 
A meaningful working-class recovery from the recession seems far away.
(2021-01-16). America now has its own Green Zone, as Trumpian Fascism erects Racist Red Zone. juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — America now has its own Green Zone in downtown Washington, D.C., where the Mall is closed, the city is locked down, and protective fencing has gone up around the Capitol. You only need a Green Zone, a safe small space completely under the control of the government, if the rest …
(2021-01-16). Engels on the Peasant War in Germany. mronline.org 
At a time when peasant masses in the country are engaged in a valiant struggle for the repeal of the Central government's three infamous laws, and have laid peaceful siege to Delhi, braving rains and bitter cold, it is worth recalling Friedrich Engels' study of the peasant war in Germany in 1525, that also celebrated …
(2021-01-16). Public warned over coronavirus cons amid rising vaccine fraud reports. thecanary.co Doctors and police are warning the public not to fall for fraudsters trying to sell fake coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines, affirming that the jab will always be free. | Scams rising: | Reports to Action Fraud have been rising in the last two months, particularly around scam text messages, as con artists seek to gain from the pandemic. City of London Police are investigating one case in which a man knocked on the door of a 92-year-old woman and administered a fake vaccine before charging £160 and claiming it would be reimbursed by the NHS. | Suspicious text messages reported by members of the public u…
(2021-01-16). First Person: Cheese proves key to survival for Syrian refugee family amid pandemic. news.un.org Syrian refugee Fatima Hussein Al Ahmad, a mother of four, lives on a farm with 50 other workers in Sahba, Jordan. COVID-19 travel restrictions meant that didn't work for two months in 2020, and feeding her family became a daily struggle.
(2021-01-16). First Person: Syrian refugee makes cheese to survive the pandemic. news.un.org Syrian refugee Fatima Hussein Al Ahmad, a mother of four, lives on a farm with 50 other workers in Sahba, Jordan. COVID-19 travel restrictions meant that didn't work for two months in 2020, and feeding her family became a daily struggle.
(2021-01-16). Sunday 1/17: The Farmer's Movement in India. indybay.org Log-info available on our website; | ICSSMARX.ORG LINK: OUR CURRENT SCHEDULE…
(2021-01-16). Peruvian healthcare workers strike for rights. peoplesdispatch.org In this episode of Around the World in 8 Minutes we take you to Peru, where healthcare workers have embarked on an indefinite strike. We also take you to India, where farmers continue their protest for the withdrawal of the three controversial farm laws and a segment from Brasil de Fato on the future of the COVID-19 vaccine in Brazil.
(2021-01-16). A new migrant caravan leaves from Honduras for the US. peoplesdispatch.org Over 3,000 Hondurans have embarked on a perilous journey to the US in the absence of a response from the far-right government of President Juan Orlando Hernández to the socio-economic crisis in the country…
(2021-01-16). Chris Hedges : America Has the Tinder to Ignite Social Uprising. scheerpost.com The ScheerPost columnist and Pulitzer winning journalist speaks to the host of "The Jimmy Dore Show" about the storming of the Capitol and what it says about American culture.
(2021-01-16). Black Lives Matter Protestors Charged As A Gang. popularresistance.org Maricopa County, AZ – In Washington, D.C., members of a pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol and killed a police officer are so far being charged mainly with disorderly conduct and unlawful entry. The man photographed with his feet on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk faces three charges that carry a maximum penalty of one year in prison. After the violent siege, some members of the mob simply returned to their hotel. | Many were quick to point out an apparent double standard when compared to the way police in D.C. treated Black Lives Matter protesters over the summer—like when they tear gassed protesters to cl…
(2021-01-16). Sunday 1/17: MLK Beloved Community Action & Prayer Gathering in Midst of COVID & Chaos w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream…
(2021-01-16). Tens of thousands of UK National Health Service workers fall ill with COVID-19. wsws.org Nearly 50,000 health care workers have contracted the virus and thousands more are isolating or shielding.
(2021-01-16). The US Economy Could Use Some 'Overheating'. popularresistance.org Recent proposals for large-scale fiscal relief and recovery from the economic effects of COVID-19 have drawn criticism that they could lead to "overheating" of the U.S. economy. These criticisms should be ignored. Proposals under discussion—including Biden's economic plan introduced tonight—are highly unlikely to lead to any durable uptick in inflation or interest rates (the normal indicators of "overheating") and even if they did, these higher interest rates and inflation would be a welcome sign of economic healing, not something to worry about. | Warnings about economic "overheating" normally mean t…
(2021-01-16). New York Coalition Pushes 'Tax the Rich' to Raise State Revenue. zcomm.org The Invest in Our New York Campaign, involving more than 100 groups, is urging legislators to take action amid the COVID-19-induced recession…
(2021-01-16). Network Meeting of the Action Committees for Safe Education: Pupils, workers and students discuss perspectives for a European-wide general strike. wsws.org In introducing the meeting, Gregor Link of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality referred to the now almost 400,000 confirmed COVID deaths in the European Union.
(2021-01-16). COVID-19 cases in Africa exceed 3.1 million. peoplesdispatch.org The total number of COVID-19 cases in Africa exceeded 3.1 million on January 15. According to data from the Over the last two weeks alone, almost 10,000 new deaths have been recorded on the continent and the total number of cases has risen by 447,967 from the
(2021-01-16). America Condemns One Violent Mob While Celebrating Another. zcomm.org Where is the corporate media's disgust for the courtesans of corporate destruction that wreak violence on Americans daily?
(2021-01-16). Water Protectors Chain Themselves Inside Enbridge Line 3 Pipe. popularresistance.org Minnesota – Water protectors were arrested Thursday after halting construction at a Minnesota worksite for Enbridge's Line 3 project by locking themselves together inside a pipe segment. | "After moving to Minnesota to attend college and study environmental science, I was excited to be in a place where people valued protecting the Earth and finding a viable future. What I found, however, was a state that had formed 'ambitious' climate goals yet endorsed one of the dirtiest fossil fuels, tar sands oil," water protector Abby Hornberger said in a statement. "I realized that Indigenous ways of knowing and practicing…
(2021-01-16). Tech Giants' Power Is Scary. zcomm.org Silicon Valley corporations are far from neutral moral arbiters, and have a history of abusing their power…
(2021-01-16). Tuesday 1/19: "Miss Representation": Screening & Panel on Women's Representation in Media & Leadership. indybay.org FREE virtual screening…
(2021-01-16). Thursday 2/4: The 23rd IndieFest Opening Night Film: The Book of Vision. indybay.org *VIRTUAL EVENT* | Click Link: sfindiefest2021.eventive.org/welcome…
(2021-01-16). 5 Of The Issues In Which The Mayor is On The Wrong Side. indybay.org Shutdown of restaurants, denial of 1st amendment rights of assembly and of worship, coverup of Hunters Point radiation, CCSF… 5 issues in which the mayor seems to be on the wrong side…
(2021-01-16). Cardiologist Bob Ostfeld And Others Criticize Paleo Diet. indybay.org Paleo diets cause diseases to humans, suffering to animals, deforestation, low food yield per acre, energy waste, etc.
(2021-01-16). Issues Involving Current And Other Vaccines. indybay.org Why does 50% of the population want to be avoid vaccination injections.
(2021-01-16). ECOlonialismo en Centroamèrica. indybay.org ECOlonialismo: Economà¨a Verde y reconfiguracià≤n de territorialidad en Centroamèrica…
(2021-01-16). Friday 1/15: Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday. indybay.org Online Zoom conference | Register here for Zoom link: http: //bit.ly/MLK2021sjpl…
(2021-01-16). Monday 1/18: Call to Action: MLK Moral Monday Interfaith Service of Light, Love and Leadership w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream…
(2021-01-16). 2021 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in California. indybay.org May 2021 closes out the 50th Anniversary Year of MLK Library in an underserved area of the Capitol of the Great State of California. MLK 50, Golden Anniversary will carry his prophetic message throughout Sacramento County and beyond year round. Apathetic slumber is over and genuine equality on the short horizon, Spring 2021.
(2021-01-16). Mental Health Issues Facing the Asian American Community. indybay.org …
(2021-01-16). After User Feedback, WhatsApp Delays Changing Service Standards. telesurenglish.net "We are postponing the date when people will be asked to review and accept the new terms," Facebook's Whatsapp said in a blog post. | The company cancelled the February 8 deadline for users to accept the new rules, which include sharing their information with Facebook servers. | RELATED: | The change will be thoroughly reviewed and was delayed until May 15. The new terms were rejected by users outside of Europe who do not accept that a d…
(2021-01-16). The Capitol Was Stormed Long Ago. popularresistance.org There are key flashpoints that define the Trump years. The escalator speech. The "total and complete shutdown." Charlottesville. But these were not qualitatively dissimilar from the bulk of his Presidential term, during which racism and violence became ubiquitous. These forces were the water we swam in—which was already the case for BIPOC and marginalized communities. But the Trump era saw these social dynamics doused in accelerant. | The aggressive war on the border, the pathological cruelty of social service cuts, or the police siege against social movements are not the only defining facets of the Trump p…
(2021-01-16). Longtime GOP insider Mike Lofgren on his former party: "Going easy on these people will not work" salon.com Lofgren spent 28 years on Capitol Hill. Now he says Republican zealots should be crushed, banished and ostracized…
(2021-01-16). Human breeding of cats has made them look like they are always in pain. salon.com What if cute grumpy-faced cats are really a Cronenberg-esque eldritch horror of human genetic manipulation?>
(2021-01-16). I made the cake from "Dickinson," an underrated feat of domestic labor. salon.com The poet's blue ribbon-winning cake tells us a lot about the intersection between gender roles and respect…
(2021-01-16). Hot Again: 2020 Sets Yet Another Global Temperature Record. popularresistance.org Earth's rising fever hit or neared record hot temperature levels in 2020, global weather groups reported Thursday. | While NASA and a couple of other measurement groups said 2020 passed or essentially tied 2016 as the hottest year on record, more agencies, including the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, said last year came in a close second or third. The differences in rankings mostly turned on how scientists accounted for data gaps in the Arctic, which is warming faster than the rest of the globe. | "It's like the film 'Groundhog Day.' Another year, same story — record global warmth," said Penns…
(2021-01-16). UN Expert: End US Sanctions On Syria. popularresistance.org An independent United Nations expert is calling on the US to lift its crippling sanctions on Syria. | Under the Caesar Act, US sanctions explicitly target Syria's reconstruction in the aftermath of a catastrophic 10-year war. Alena Douhan, the UN Special Rapporteur on the impact of sanctions, says that the US sanctions are illegal and depriving Syrian civilians of their basic needs. | "People shouldn't die, people shouldn't suffer, and people shouldn't fear whether they can survive after tomorrow, because they have neither medicine or food, because of the sanctions applied," Douhan says.
(2021-01-16). Ecuador's Election Promises Advance For Socialism In Latin America. popularresistance.org Four years after turncoat Lenin Moreno claimed the presidency and turned the country inside out, Ecuador will elect a new president on February 7, 2021. Moreno betrayed the citizen's revolution he had promised to continue, and with his approval rating somewhere between 7 percent (CEDATOS, September 2020) and 16 percent (Atlas Intel, December 2020), Moreno will not be seeking re-election. | After winning the presidency in 2017, Moreno turned his back on his predecessor and nominator Rafael Correa and double-crossed the PAIS Alliance party they both belonged to. Moreno is widely despised as a result, and the PAIS A…
(2021-01-16). Lessons From the 6 January Insurrection. zcomm.org The forces that led to the evisceration of working-class security is now extending to those ensconced in historically well-paid jobs, from lawyers to IT engineers…
(2021-01-16). Google's 'experiment' hiding Australian news just shows its inordinate power. zcomm.org By just tinkering with that power, by conducting little 'experiments', it can make or break news businesses…
(2021-01-16). How to Fight Climate Change and Fascists at the Same Time. zcomm.org Democracy reform is the first step toward a sustainable future…
(2021-01-16). Oil Industry Reconsiders Donations to Election Deniers — but Has Its Own Big Lie. zcomm.org The fossil fuel industry pioneered massive political disinformation with climate denial. It also fed the "Stop the Steal" movement…
(2021-01-16). Assaults on democracy come in many forms — not just storming the Capitol. thecanary.co The
(2021-01-16). The divisive nature of Tory rhetoric about the 'left behind white working-class'. thecanary.co In recent months, we've seen a return to right-wing rhetoric that suggests white working-class boys are being left behind. This is allegedly because the nation is " When
(2021-01-16). FROM THE FIELD: The Myanmar child workers risking their lives for stones. news.un.org Thirteen-year-old Min Min scavenges day and night for precious stones in a quarry in Hpakant, northern Myanmar, where perilous conditions have led to the deaths of many workers. With more than a million children working in the country, the UN is fighting to end child labour worldwide.
(2021-01-16). British government rejected visa-free EU touring for musicians to bolster hostile immigration policy. wsws.org Musicians and promoters made it clear that the devastating impact of this move will not only be felt by current performers, but also be an obstacle to emerging performers in the future.
(2021-01-16). Trump and his key enablers. nationofchange.org Is the Trump nightmare finally ending?>
(2021-01-16). Fed chief pledges massive support for Wall Street will not cease. wsws.org In an interview on Thursday, Powell said there was "real sensitivity" among investors about asset purchases and the Fed did not talk about an "exit" because "markets are listening."
(2021-01-16). Youth climate movement demands immediate action after 'empty promises,' announces next global strike. nationofchange.org "If we don't act now, we won't even have the chance to deliver on those 2030, 2050 targets that world leaders keep on talking about."
(2021-01-16). "No One Took Us Seriously": Black Cops Warned About Racist Capitol Police Officers for Years. juancole.com By Joshua Kaplan and Joaquin Sapien Allegations of racism against the Capitol Police are nothing new: Over 250 Black cops have sued the department since 2001. Some of those former officers now say it's no surprise white nationalists were able to storm the building. ( ProPublica) — When Kim Dine took over as the new …
(2021-01-16). We need to prepare for ongoing insurrectionary violence and address its root causes. nationofchange.org Toxic polarization, in which the other side is seen as a monolithic enemy and an existential threat, is dangerous and cripples our ability to solve serious problems.
(2021-01-16). 'Thoughts and prayers to the NRA': Reviled gun lobby group files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. nationofchange.org "The NRA's claimed financial status has finally met its moral status: bankrupt."
(2021-01-16). Justice Department proposes internal investigation to cover up state involvement in January 6 coup attempt. wsws.org Although the January 6 attempt failed at seizing power, the entire political establishment is now lurching further to the right.
(2021-01-16). Yoweri Museveni Re-Elected for Sixth Term in Uganda. telesurenglish.net Uganda's electoral court declared on Saturday President Yoweri Museveni as the winner of the January 14 parliamentary election, securing the continuity of his mandate which started in 1986. | RELATED: | According to the Electoral Commission Museveni won over 58.6 percent of the votes with 5.85 million while the main opponent Bobi Wine collected about 3.48 million votes, representing 34.8 percent. | Wine has refused to acce…
(2021-01-16). US Places Sanctions on Cuba's Minister & Ministry of Interior. telesurenglish.net Without presenting any evidence, the pretext for this action is the alleged responsibility of the minister of that ministry, General Lázaro àÅlvarez Casas, in alleged violations of human rights, a pretext that the US government repeatedly uses to justify its actions against countries that do not surrender to its dictates. | RELATED: | According to an official statement by the Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, the measure is ad…
(2021-01-15). Would You Patent the Sun? Polio Vaccine Inventor Jonas Salk's Son Urges More Access to COVD Vaccine. democracynow.org 
The total number of deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. is set to top 400,000 before Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20, but rollout of coronavirus vaccines has been slow, with many describing a vexing amount of red tape standing between them and the shot. We look at the development and distribution of another vaccine during the polio epidemic in the 1950s with Dr. Peter Salk, a physician and professor of infectious diseases and microbiology at the University of Pittsburgh, whose father, Dr. Jonas Salk, developed the first polio vaccine and famously declined to patent his invention. "The rest of the world and th…
(2021-01-15). Would You Patent the Sun? Polio Vaccine Inventor Jonas Salk's Son Urges More Access to COVID Vaccine. democracynow.org The total number of deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. is set to top 400,000 before Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20, but rollout of coronavirus vaccines has been slow, with many describing a vexing amount of red tape standing between them and the shot. We look at the development and distribution of another vaccine during the polio epidemic in the 1950s with Dr. Peter Salk, a physician and professor of infectious diseases and microbiology at the University of Pittsburgh, whose father, Dr. Jonas Salk, developed the first polio vaccine and famously declined to patent his invention. "The rest of the world and th…
(2021-01-15). Video: Israel and US Efforts in Large-scale Strikes on Iranian Infrastructure in Syria. globalresearch.ca The first two weeks of 2021 have, so far, been marked by an incredible increase in Israeli activity in the skies over Syria. | The most intense strike took place on January 13 morning hitting multiple Syrian and Iranian-affiliated targets in …
(2021-01-15). Polio Vaccine Inventor Jonas Salk's Son Urges More Access to COVID Vaccination. truthout.org 
The total number of deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. is set to top 400,000 before Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20, but rollout of coronavirus vaccines has been slow, with many describing a vexing amount of red tape standing between them and the shot. We look at the development and distribution of another vaccine during the polio epidemic in the 1950s with Dr. Peter Salk, a physician and professor of infectious diseases and microbiology at the University of Pittsburgh, whose father, Dr. J…
(2021-01-15). 2020 Is Tied for the Hottest Year on Record, NASA Says. truthout.org 
2020 tied with 2016 for the hottest year on record, signaling a dangerous trend in the ongoing climate crisis, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on Thursday. | The year's global temperature average very narrowly exceeded that of 2016, but not by a statistically significant amount,
(2021-01-15). An End to Austerity Economics with Mark Blyth. counterpunch.org 
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(2021-01-15). Covid clampdown: UK closing ALL travel corridors in bid to block new virus variants arriving from overseas. rt.com 
The UK will shut all of its remaining international travel corridors from 4am GMT on Monday until at least February 15, in a bid to shield the country from new coronavirus variants, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. | The decision means that from next week, any UK-bound arrivals will have to self-isolate for 10 days as soon as they enter the country, unless they can provide a negative test result after five days in quarantine. | Passengers must also be able to provide a negative Covid-19 test 72 hours before leaving their country of origin, and a completed Passenger Locator Form, which airline staff…
(2021-01-15). BBC chair donated to Quilliam because he was 'impressed' by Maajid Nawaz. middleeasteye.net 
BBC chair donated to Quilliam because he was 'impressed' by Maajid Nawaz | Richard Sharp told parliamentary committee he wanted to support controversial radio host's 'personal efforts to combat radicalism and extremism' | Fri, 01/15/2021 – 14: 31 | Sharp said he donated to Quilliam after he was left impressed by Maajid Nawaz after hearing him on LBC radio (AFP) | The incoming chair of the BBC has told a parlia…
(2021-01-15). Roaming Charges: Do Me Two Times, I'm Goin' Away. counterpunch.org 
I fully support the right of the People to overthrow their own government. I draw the line at the government currently in power overthrowing the next government before it takes office, thus denying the People the privilege to overthrow it when it, inevitably, betrays them.
(2021-01-15). 'Unacceptable': 6 EU countries urge bloc to address Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine delays, as Canada also flags supply issues. rt.com 
Six EU governments have written to the bloc's executive to call for action as deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines made by Pfizer/BioNTech are being delayed, while supply issues have also been reported in Canada. | The health ministers of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia called on the EU Commission to ensure the "stability and transparency of timely deliveries" of the Pfizer jab in a letter on Friday. | "This situation is unacceptable. Not only does it impact the planned vaccination schedules, it also decreases the credibility of the vaccination process," the letter reads, according to Reute…
(2021-01-15). Covid-19: Israeli man arrested for tricking ex into quarantine four times. middleeasteye.net 
Covid-19: Israeli man arrested for tricking ex into quarantine four times | Police said the suspect, a health ministry employee, sent messages on four separate occasions to his ex-girlfriend telling her she needed to isolate | Fri, 01/15/2021 – 13: 48 | An Israeli woman wearing a protective mask due to the Covid-19 pandemic sits on a park bench by feeding pigeons in Jerusalem on 16 April 2020 (2020) | An Israe…
(2021-01-15). Algeria: Five civilians killed in bomb blast in Tebessa region. middleeasteye.net 
Algeria: Five civilians killed in bomb blast in Tebessa region | Homemade explosive detonates as car drives by in the deadliest attack targeting civilians in recent years | Fri, 01/15/2021 – 08: 52 | General Said Chengriha, the army's chief of staff, urged Algerians to be 'vigilant' and to avoid going to regions considered unsafe (File pic- AFP) | A homemade bomb killed five people and wou…
(2021-01-15). 'Dear Tayyip': Erdogan and Macron exchanged letters to repair ties. middleeasteye.net 
'Dear Tayyip': Erdogan and Macron exchanged letters to repair ties | Turkish president made the first move, with the two leaders seeking to meet in person soon | Fri, 01/15/2021 – 14: 01 | France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) meets Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka on 28 June 2019. (AFP) | The presidents of Turkey and France have…
(2021-01-15). Egypt expands oil refining capacity as it aims for self-sufficiency. middleeasteye.net 
Egypt expands oil refining capacity as it aims for self-sufficiency | Meanwhile, experts say that Egypt's growing natural gas production will contribute to less dependence on petroleum | Fri, 01/15/2021 – 10: 32 | A female petrol station worker operates a fuel pump at a petrol station in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on 21 November, 2016 (AFP) | Egypt is moving down the road toward its goal of achieving self-suffi…
(2021-01-15). Egyptian group Hasm designated 'terrorist organisation' by US. middleeasteye.net 
Egyptian group Hasm designated 'terrorist organisation' by US | State Department says sanctions 'seek to deny [Hassm] and its leadership the resources to plan and carry out terrorist attacks' | Fri, 01/15/2021 – 16: 27 | Cairo's counterterrorism operation against Hasm and other militants has been criticised for rights abuses against country's citizens (AFP/File photo) | The United States has designated the Egy…
(2021-01-15). Abbas announces first Palestinian elections in more than 15 years. middleeasteye.net 
Abbas announces first Palestinian elections in more than 15 years | Parliamentary elections will be held on 22 May, followed by presidential vote on 31 July, according to office of President Mahmoud Abbas | Fri, 01/15/2021 – 21: 32 | Mahmoud Abbas, 85, has been Palestinian president since 2005 (AFP) | Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced the first parliamentary and presidential el…
(2021-01-15). Iraq: Bird flu blamed for deaths of tens of thousands of chickens. middleeasteye.net 
Iraq: Bird flu blamed for deaths of tens of thousands of chickens | Local authorities said a buffer zone was being imposed on the infected region | Fri, 01/15/2021 – 16: 04 | Iraqi vets check chickens that entered Iraq from Turkey at a market in the southern port city of Basra (AFP) | An outbreak of bird flu was responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of chickens in central Iraq, officia…
(2021-01-15). Caliphate: How the New York Times' Islamic State scoop unravelled. middleeasteye.net 
Caliphate: How the New York Times' Islamic State scoop unravelled | Fri, 01/15/2021 – 22: 21 | The Caliphate podcast has revealed again that the paper needs to confront unpleasant truths about how it handles stories at the nexus of Islam, the Middle East and terrorism | One of the most consequential US media scandals in recent years ultimately ended with a whimper. After a two-month internal inv…
(2021-01-15). A Tory MP seems to think vaccinating a high-risk population is 'woke'. thecanary.co 
A Tory MP seems to think vaccinating high-risk populations is an act of wokeness. At least if her response to Labour's Zarah Sultana is anything to go by. | Sultana, who represents Coventry South, There would be considerabl…
(2021-01-15). The DWP boss just stuck two fingers up at the poorest kids. thecanary.co 
In a letter, work and pensions secretary Thérèse Coffey may as well have stuck two fingers up at the poorest children in the UK. Because her dismissal of the concerns of an influential parliamentary committee was staggering.Another day, another inquiry into the Tories: The Work and Pensions Select Committee has launched an inquiry into child poverty. It
(2021-01-15). Authorities at former Nazi German concentration camp Buchenwald warn revelers against sledding over MASS GRAVES. rt.com 
The German memorial at former Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald had to issue a bizarre warning, telling people to respect the dead, as some apparently went for sled rides over the mass graves. | In a It appealed to people to behave in a way that preserves the dignity of t…
(2021-01-15). Microsoft, Oracle & Co full speed ahead on Covid-19 vaccine passports, citing incipient government demand. rt.com 
US tech and health behemoths have joined forces to roll out yet another Covid-19 vaccination passport, dangling a return to international travel but raising more questions about the future of privacy. | Along with healthcare nonprofit Mayo Clinic, health and tech companies including Microsoft, Salesforce, and Oracle have united to form the Vaccination Credential Initiative, aimed at devising a secure "health passport" that tracks the bearer's vaccination status across borders. | In a press release on Thursday, the CEO of VCI member the Commons Project Foundation argued such passports were necessary to "safely…
(2021-01-15). EC president von der Leyen dares European nations to call her bluff with announcement of (mandatory?) vaccine certificates. rt.com 
Europeans must carry certificates proving they've been vaccinated against Covid-19 to travel, EC president Ursula von der Leyen told Portuguese media – likely shocking Europeans who'd never heard of such a rule. | Von der Leyen sprung the idea of a "mutually recognized vaccination certificate" as a "medical requirement" for travel on Thursday in the course of praising a similar plan outlined to her in a letter from Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis. | "It is a medical requirement to have a certificate proving that you have been vaccinated," von der Leyen told Portuguese reporters. | While Mitsotakis' plan was not m…
(2021-01-15). Here We Go Again: Botching the Vaccine Rollout. counterpunch.org 
At the rate we're vaccinating against covid in the U.S., it will take 10 years for the entire population to receive shots. To counter this, on January 12, the Trump regime announced that it would expand vaccination, regardless of whether second doses are available. Biden had earlier said he would do this too. The reasons
(2021-01-15). Keri Leigh Merritt on the New Lost Cause, Elisabeth Rosenthal on Troubled Vaccine Rollout. fair.org 
Historians are shaking their heads as media talk about January 6 as "unprecedented"; while shocking and dispiriting, it has layers and layers of precedent that need to be learned and engaged, if we are ever to actually have the racial reckoning that corporate media are forever insisting we've already had.
(2021-01-15). The Heat: U.S. battles COVID-19 Crisis. america.cgtn.com 
COVID-19 rages across the United States as the number of people who have died from the virus in the country closes in on 400,000. While the last week here in Washington has been dominated by the attack on the U.S. Capitol and the impeachment of …
(2021-01-15). Bay Area anti-fascist protest. workers.org 
WW Photo: Marcello Severo Jan. 9—A rally against fascism organized by the United Front Committee for a Labor Party drew a small but enthusiastic crowd in front of the San Francisco Federal Building. Speakers included members of the United Front Committee, the Alliance for Independent Workers, Freedom Socialist Party and . . . |
(2021-01-15). Neo-fascists found their voice in Trump. Where will the left's voice come from? therealnews.com 
With COVID-19 still raging and Biden's inauguration around the corner, Warnock and Ossoff win big in Georgia, Trumpist insurgents storm the U.S. Capitol, and Democrats and Republicans seethe with internal strife. What's next?
(2021-01-15). EDITORIAL øPor qué el país más rico del mundo no está tan preparado? workers.org 
La gran pregunta que uno debe hacerse sobre la epidemia de COVID-19, —que hasta el 2 de enero ha matado a más de 1.850.000 personas en todo el mundo,— es, " øPor qué Estados Unidos no estaba preparado?" Larga fila en la despensa de alimentos de Chelsea, Massachusetts. Este es un . . . |
(2021-01-15). Firm, absolute condemnation of fraudulent qualification of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism. liberationnews.org 
The Ministry of Foreign Relations of Cuba condemns in the strongest and most absolute terms the fraudulent qualification of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, announced by the United States government in a cynical and hypocritical act. For months now, there has been speculation about the possibility of including Cuba in the State Department's …
(2021-01-15). Huelgas de hambre en tres cárceles de Nueva Jersey. workers.org 
Las sucias condiciones, el encarcelamiento indefinido y la escalada de infecciones por COVID han desencadenado huelgas de hambre desesperadas en tres cárceles del condado de Nueva Jersey. Cada cárcel funciona como una prisión con fines de lucro, alquilando un espacio a $120 por día para que ICE encarcele a migrantes . . . |
(2021-01-15). Condena firme y absoluta a la fraudulenta calificación de Cuba como Estado patrocinador del terrorismo. liberationnews.org El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores condena en los términos más firmes y absolutos la fraudulenta calificación de Cuba como Estado patrocinador del terrorismo, anunciada por el gobierno de los Estados Unidos en acto cínico e hipócrita. Desde hace meses, se viene especulando sobre la posibilidad de incluir a Cuba en la lista unilateral del Departamento …
(2021-01-15). Global warming emergency: 2020 joins 2016 as hottest year ever. peoplesdispatch.org 
The rise in temperature in 2020 was recorded despite a fall in global emissions due to the pandemic-induced lockdown and the absence of El Niño, which leads to a rise in temperature, that occurred in 2016…
(2021-01-15). Communists like my uncle were sent to prison because they fought for democracy. peoplesworld.org 
My late uncle, LeRoy H. Wood, spent years in a federal prison in Lewisburg, Pa., for what he did in Washington, D.C. Roy was convicted of "conspiring to teach the advocacy of the overthrow of the U.S. government by force and violence." No, Uncle Roy was not a billionaire who incited a mob to storm …
(2021-01-15). No charges for cop who shot Black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin. liberationnews.org 
The Blake family and Kenosha activists have vowed to continue demonstrations demanding justice.
(2021-01-15). Battleground Baltimore, Jan. 15. therealnews.com 
One reason why The Real News Network calls Baltimore home is because we know that the struggles that the people in this majority-minority city face (unequitable access to resources like education, clean air, and transportation, for example) are the struggles people face all over the globe. This is the second installment of our weekly news roundup from the Baltimore trenches, which we hope will help keep our friends and neighbors abreast of what's going on in our city, but we also hope these stories will resonate with people united in the struggle everywhere. | Baltimore Police/D.C. Insurrection | We are all st…
(2021-01-15). India's farmers dig in for long haul against Modi's neoliberalism. peoplesworld.org 
DELHI—As I move away from the massive kisan (farmers and peasants) assemblage at the Singhu border between the province of Haryana and Delhi, a heavy drizzle starts to add to my misery in the bone-chilling cold of late Indian winter. I plan to drive along several narrow link roads to gain access to the otherwise …
(2021-01-15). 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things' and 'Ham on Rye': Odds and ends. peoplesworld.org 
In I'm Thinking of Ending Things (134 minutes), Jake (Jesse Plemons) drives Louisa (Jesse Buckley) through snow-covered country roads to meet his parents at their remote farm. Both are extremely uncomfortable. Louisa thinks repeatedly about terminating their seven-week relationship. Jake seems intent on displaying his shaky self-worth. They need to prove something to themselves. Discomfort …
(2021-01-15). Court Rules Palestinian Filmmaker Must Pay Damages To Israeli Soldier Who Took Part in Massacre. mintpressnews.com 
"Jenin, Jenin" documents a deadly Israeli assault on a Palestinian refugee camp that left hundreds of civilians dead and over fifteen hundred wounded, and its release has caused an uproar in Israeli society.
(2021-01-15). Absence of Abortion Rights is Depriving Latin America of Agency and the Right to Thrive. counterpunch.org 
I can't mention her name, because she is a child. Twelve at the time, she was too young to legally work, but not too young to be forced to be a parent. She was a student of mine, and I remember, just a few years ago, playing the bridge game with her. She laughed with
(2021-01-15). Mastermind of Flint mass poisoning Gov. Rick Snyder criminally charged. liberationnews.org 
Former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was charged yesterday for "willful neglect of duty" following the lead poisoning of tens of thousands of people in the city of Flint.
(2021-01-15). The Confederate battle flag, which rioters flew inside the US Capitol, has long been a symbol of white insurrection. juancole.com 
By Jordan Brasher | — Confederate soldiers never reached the Capitol during the Civil War. But the Confederate battle flag was flown by rioters in the U.S. Capitol building for the first time ever on Jan. 6. The flag's prominence in the Capitol riot comes as no surprise to those who, like me, know its …
(2021-01-15). "What abyss are we talking about?" mronline.org 
The essay published by Timothy Snyder in the New York Times Magazine on January 9 has a beautiful title, even if it is not very original.
(2021-01-15). Coronavirus causes 35% weekly hike in jobless claim applications. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—More closures due to the fight against community spread of the coronavirus led to a 35% increase in combined applications for state and federal jobless aid in the week ending Jan. 9, compared to the week before, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. BLS said 1.435 million workers sought state (1,151,015 claims) and federal pandemic …
(2021-01-15). One frightening story reveals the true cost of rural overpolicing. therealnews.com 
A single dad goes camping with his kids and ends up in handcuffs; Then, PAR talks with Otto the Watchdog, a cop watcher who says he has been targeted for harassment for his First Amendment activities.
(2021-01-15). Will the Senate Confirm Coup Plotter Nuland? counterpunch.org 
Who is Victoria Nuland? Most Americans have never heard of her because the U.S. corporate media's foreign policy coverage is a wasteland. Most Americans have no idea that President-elect Biden's pick for Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs is stuck in the quicksand of 1950s U.S.-Russia Cold War politics and dreams of continued NATO
(2021-01-15). Germany draws another line in the sand for the U.S. mronline.org 
Maas underscored that Berlin "does not need to talk about European sovereignty if that is understood as us (Germany) doing everything in future the way Washington wants."
(2021-01-15). Imperialist manipulation meets popular resistance in Haiti. workers.org 
Haiti is by far the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Yet it has a glorious history as the first independent Black republic and the first nation in the Western Hemisphere to abolish slavery. Also, the Haitian people militantly resisted U.S. occupation from 1915 to 1934 and carried out a . . . |
(2021-01-15). The Shortage of Black Physicians is a Legacy of Racism and Class-Based Discrimination. counterpunch.org 
"Nobody wants to be an emergency at Harlem Hospital but if the Negro surgeon is visiting, pride cuts down the pain." Author Toni Morrison was alluding to the scarcity of Black physicians in 1926 (Jazz, 1992). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar took similar note almost 100 years later. The basketball legend pointed out that, "Black babies survive more
(2021-01-15). A Yemeni Famine Made in Washington and Riyadh. counterpunch.org 
Ending months of speculation, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on January 10 that the Trump Administration would designate Yemen's Houthi rebels (Ansar Allah) as a "Foreign Terrorist Organization" (FTO). Branding the Houthis as terrorists will make it vastly more difficult for humanitarian groups to deliver desperately needed food, fuel, and medicine to 24 million
(2021-01-15). QAnon's Afterlife: A Holy Civil War. counterpunch.org 
The role of QAnon in the January 6 MAGAist insurrection is becoming clearer by the day. Most readers are familiar by now with its unofficial mascot, be-horned "supersoldier" (and perhaps future WWE Trump tag-team member) Q Shaman. In addition, at least two of the five dead were QAnon adherents. Even the killed police officer followed QAnon influencers on Parler.
(2021-01-15). With Trump Gone, Can the U.S. and China Cooperate on a Failing Planet? juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com) — For just a moment, let me try to look on the bright side of the storming of the Capitol last week by a mob incited and dispatched by President Trump. When George W. Bush, the president who launched the Global War on Terror and then invaded Saddam Hussein's Iraq, referred to what …
(2021-01-15). Last Trump Sale of Public Lands for Fracking Prompts Outrage and Hope. counterpunch.org 
Trump has made it a goal to sell as much public land as possible for fracking over the last four years, but thankfully after today, the administration's pro-fossil fuel, climate and science denying, anti-public agenda will finally come to an end. That's because today marks the last federal oil and gas lease sale to be
(2021-01-15). A (Not-So-New) Profile of the American Right: On the Authoritarian-Fascist Crisis. counterpunch.org 
Following the January 6th neofascistic attacks on Capitol Hill, Americans are quickly waking up to the realities of growing extremism on the right. There is now a large share of reactionaries in this country who are drawing false equivalencies between Antifa and Black Lives Matter on the left, and the neofascists on the right. What
(2021-01-15). Bifo: "What abyss are we talking about?" mronline.org The essay published by Timothy Snyder in the New York Times Magazine on January 9 has a beautiful title, even if it is not very original.
(2021-01-15). La Marque, Texas protest demands jailing of cop who killed Joshua Feast. liberationnews.org 
On January 9, exactly one month after Joshua Feast was killed by officer Jose Santos in La Marque, Texas, over 100 people turned to march on La Marque City Hall to let officials know that Feast's murder will not be forgotten.
(2021-01-15). Pressure grows to charge 2nd officer in shooting of Oscar Grant. peoplesworld.org 
OAKLAND, Calif. — The family of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old unarmed African American man killed by a transit police officer on New Year's Day 2009, was joined by supporters including elected officials this week as they vowed to step up their fight for justice after a district attorney declined to charge a second officer involved …
(2021-01-15). The country where liberty is a statue. mronline.org 
On 6 January, the world witnessed an interesting spectacle, an assortment of what appeared to be characters from fantasy television shows taking possession of the U.S. Capitol, where the legislature sits.
(2021-01-15). Comentario de WW/MO: Un cuento de dos clases. workers.org 
El segundo paquete de estímulo finalmente se aprobó en ambas cámaras del Congreso el 27 de diciembre, acompañado de mucha controversia. Lamentablemente, no brinda ningún apoyo significativo a los millones de trabajadores y sus familias que se tambalean al borde del desastre económico. Protesta del 27 de diciembre, Brooklyn, N.Y. . . . |
(2021-01-15). Trump coup attempt: U.S. war comes home. workers.org 
A caustic commentary on U.S. policy that circulated on social media worldwide within 24 hours of the Jan. 6 events at the U.S. Capitol was: "Due to travel restrictions this year, the U.S. had to organize the coup at home." A domestic coup on the U.S. government was indeed attempted . . . |
(2021-01-15). Venezuela sends oxygen tanks to the Brazilian Amazonas state amid COVID-19 surge. peoplesdispatch.org The sudden surge in numbers of COVID-19 cases in the state has caused a collapse in the public health system with a lack of ICU beds and oxygen…
(2021-01-15). Venezuela Offers Oxygen to Attend COVID-19 in Manaus, Brazil. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza Thursday informed that his country will provide oxygen to Brazil so it can face Manaus city's health emergency. | RELATED: | "On instructions from President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela will support the brotherly Brazilian people. For our nation, solidarity is a duty," Arreaza tweeted. | On Thursday, Amazon State's governor Wilson Lima thanked the solidarity gesture that will end the…
(2021-01-15). Brazil: Manaus City on Curfew Over the Sanitary Crisis. telesurenglish.net Brazilian authorities declared on Friday a curfew in the Amazonian city of Manaus after a COVID-19 health crisis that has killed 4000 people while 94,000 contagions cases are reported, many of them without oxygen tanks. | RELATED: | teleSUR correspondent in Brazil Nacho Lemus reports that over 750 people will be transferred from Manaus to other cities due to the sanitary crisis. The local media outlet reported that in…
(2021-01-15). Sunday 1/17: Pin@y Power: Building Multi-Racial Working-Class Movements. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link in description)…
(2021-01-15). Fascist coup in Washington accelerates Spanish army's coup plotting. wsws.org Spain's conservative Popular Party, the main parliamentary opposition to the Socialist Party (PSOE)-Podemos government, is debating whether to endorse the campaign waged by army officers and the fascist Vox party for a coup d'état.
(2021-01-15). Sunrise Movement to Rally in NYC, Chicago, Calling on Senate Dems to Tackle Pandemic and Unemployment Crises. commondreams.org The youth-led climate action group called on Sens. Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin to use their new majority "to deliver on the needs of the people who backed their victory." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/dems_1.jpg …
(2021-01-15). National Day Of Action For Eviction Moratorium. popularresistance.org Boston, MA – As part of the National Day of Action to Prevent Evictions, City Life/Vida Urbana organized a rally called "Housing Is The Cure!" on January 13. Protesters gathered outside of the Boston Housing Court on New Chardon Street and marched to the JFK Building. Speakers included frontline residents and faith leaders. | The housing crisis has been exacerbated by the coronavirus, leaving many who have lost their jobs unable to pay rent. According to City Life, a new study from UCLA estimates that states that allowed evictions to continue this summer led to almost 11,000 preventable pandemic-related deaths.
(2021-01-15). Pandemic-Caused Plunge in Restaurant Jobs Leads to First Job Loss Since April. zcomm.org The pain from the recession is heavily concentrated among the long-term unemployed…
(2021-01-15). Pandemic curbs trend towards ever-increasing migration. news.un.org Travel restrictions and other curbs to movement put in place in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, have put a significant dent in migration figures, but the overall trend shows 100 million more people living outside their countries of origin in 2020, compared to the year 2000, a new UN report revealed on Friday.
(2021-01-15). COVID-19 committee stresses need for equitable vaccine access, more data sharing. news.un.org As COVID-19 cases spike in parts of Europe, Africa and the Americas, and new variants of the virus emerge in some countries, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday called for greater global collaboration in ending the pandemic.
(2021-01-15). As COVID deaths pass two million worldwide, Guterres warns against self-defeating 'vaccinationalism'. news.un.org With more than two million lives now lost worldwide to COVID-19, the UN Secretary-General appealed on Friday for countries to work together and help each other to end the pandemic and save lives. In a video statement, Secretary-General António Guterres noted that the absence of a global coordinated effort has worsened the pandemic's deadly impact.
(2021-01-15). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Around 55,000 Swedish care workers to begin industrial action today over pay, conditions and increased workload during pandemic; British gas workers plan further strikes to defend pay and conditions as Telecom workers in strike ballot.
(2021-01-15). Honduras: 2nd Migrant Caravan of 2021 Heads to US-Mexico Border. telesurenglish.net Over 3,000 Hondurans Friday departed from San Pedro Sula to the border with Guatemala. It is the second migrant caravan to leave the country this week, hoping to reach the U.S. | RELATED: | The caravan left due to the extreme poverty and the crisis left by the pandemic and the passage of two hurricanes in November 2020. | In early Friday, the Hondurans started the walk towards the border with Guatemala, 100 kilomet…
(2021-01-15). How Germany's Left Party promotes herd immunity. wsws.org As was the case with the federal government in Berlin and every other state government in the pandemic, profits took precedence over human lives for the Left Party's only state premier, Bodo Ramelow in Thuringia.
(2021-01-15). COVID-19: Rethinking the Lockdown Groupthink. globalresearch.ca Abstract | The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide pandemic in 2020. In response, most countries in the world implemented lockdowns, restricting their population's movements, work, education, gatherings, and general activities in …
(2021-01-15). 6.2 Earthquake Hits Indonesia Island, at Least 42 Dead. telesurenglish.net At least 42 people died and 600 injured during a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in the Sulawesi island, Indonesia, on Friday. | RELATED: | According to the Disaster Management Agency, the natural disaster displaced over 2000 people, although the authorities carry out the damage assessment as dozens of buildings are partially or destroy. | A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit West Sulawesi, Indonesia. | In the middle of the pandemic, team…
(2021-01-15). Julian Assange, WikiLeaks and Australia's Complicity. counterpunch.org Australia's Foreign Minister, Marise Payne, said little in the statement from her department, which was a good thing, as it might have been dangerously useful. The finding of a UK court on whether Julian Assange would be extradited to the United States was made "on the grounds of his mental health and consequent suicide risk."
(2021-01-15). Encircling China and Praising India: The US Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2021-01-15). Trump Hardliners Poisoning US-China Relations. Pompeo "Spreads Political Viruses" globalresearch.ca In its waning days in power, Trump regime hardliners are going all-out to more greatly deteriorate US relations with China than already — Pompeo leading the assault. | Mindful of what's going on with more coming, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao …
(2021-01-15). Capitalism's Wolves in Sheep's Clothing. counterpunch.org Before Justin Trudeau was prime minister of Canada, right winger Stephen Harper held the position. A loud-mouthed, somewhat boorish right-winger, he attacked immigrants, the indigenous nations of Canada, working people, the environment and everyone to his left. Millions of Canadians breathed a huge sigh of relief when Harper was defeated in the 2012 elections. The overall
(2021-01-15). MN: Progressive groups plan inauguration day rally to demand a People's Agenda. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – A broad coalition of progressive organizations will rally and march in Minneapolis on the day of the inauguration of the Biden-Harris presidency, January 20. Demonstrators will call for a People's Agenda that immediately reverses the policies of outgoing President Trump and meets the demands of working people, immigrants and oppressed nationality communities. | Protesters will gather near South High School in Minneapolis at 5 p.m. The list of demands compiled by the coalition highlighted not only the failures and racist attacks from the Trump administration, but also what they see as omissions a…
(2021-01-15). Assange extradition: Justice denied or just delayed? nationofchange.org "The American public needed urgently to know what was being done routinely in their name, and there was no other way for them to learn it than by unauthorized disclosure."
(2021-01-15). Hunger Strike Starts Tonight in Santa Clara County Jail. indybay.org Prisoners of Santa Clara County Main Jail 7B will be standing in protest in the form of a hunger strike beginning tonight challenging their conditions of confinement and cruel and unusual punishment, specifically the jail and medical staff response towards Covid outbreaks in the jail. | The letter below is from the county jail prisoners to the Jail Administration.
(2021-01-15). Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium Will Administer Vaccines. popularresistance.org Philadelphia's Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium will be playing a much more hands-on role in the city's vaccine distribution efforts. | Consortium founder Dr. Ala Stanford shared on Instagram that the group — which has provided COVID-19 testing to more than 20,000 people — will be administering the vaccine to Philly's Black communities. | People can sign up through a contact form or can reach out via email at info@blackdoctorsconsortium.com. Vaccinations will be offered on a first come, first served basis. | The consortium will begin administering the vaccines when Philadelphia enters Phase 1B of its…
(2021-01-15). Inside the COVID-19 outbreak at Lakepointe nursing home in Clinton Township, Michigan. wsws.org At least four Lakepointe residents have died from COVID-19 since Christmas, and workers say that residents who catch COVID are no longer able to be removed from the home, which has resulted in a growing outbreak that they can't contain.
(2021-01-15). The mRNA COVID Vaccine Is Not a Vaccine. globalresearch.ca It's NOT a vaccine. The mRNA COVID vaccine now being militarily deployed in many nations around the world, is NOT a vaccine. I repeat: it is not a vaccine. It is many things indeed, but a vaccine is not one …
(2021-01-15). "Brazil is Broken": Bolsonaro, COVID, and the Looming Return to Austerity. cepr.net As the New Year begins and Brazil officially passes 200,000 COVID deaths, far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro announced with his characteristic bluntness: "Brazil is broken. I can't do anything." While blaming the media for exaggerating the threat of the coronavirus, Bolsonaro complained that COVID had prevented him from further pursuing the structural adjustments and austerity …
(2021-01-15). Argentina Detects Dengue Fever Cases Amid COVID-19 Surge. telesurenglish.net Misiones Province's Health Secretary Oscar Alarcon Thursday confirmed the first cases of dengue fever amid the COVID-19-related health emergency in Argentina. | RELATED: | "We are in an inter-breeding phase where the notifications of new cases are minimal. We are working hard on patients who tested positive," Alarcon said. | Argentina's Health Ministry announced a comprehensive prevention plan that includes training to local governments to reduce dengue's impa…
(2021-01-15). Belgian left and progressive movements demand justice for Black man who died after arrest. peoplesdispatch.org Ibrahima Barrie was taken in by the police on Saturday night in Brussels North for allegedly violating the COVID-19 curfew. He reportedly lost consciousness at the police station and was subsequently shifted to a hospital where he died…
(2021-01-15). Reimagining the World: Agroecology and Post-COVID Plunder. dissidentvoice.org Contingent on World Bank aid to be given to poorer countries in the wake of coronavirus lockdowns, agrifood conglomerates will aim to further expand their influence. These firms have been integral to the consolidation of a global food regime that has emerged in recent decades based on chemical- and proprietary-input-dependent agriculture which incurs massive externalised …
(2021-01-15). UK passes 100,000 COVID-19 deaths. wsws.org The staggering loss of life was underscored, Wednesday with the Office for National Statistics confirming that 2020 saw the largest increase in excess deaths since the Second World War…
(2021-01-15). As COVID cases surge: Sharp rise in new US unemployment claims. wsws.org The adjusted number of new jobless claims rose to 965,000 for the week ending January 9 as the US Federal Reserve reports 20 percent of low-income workers are unemployed.
(2021-01-15). U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Soar To Nearly 1 Million. telesurenglish.net The U.S. Labor Department on Thursday reported that initial jobless claims in the United States soared to 965,000 last week, showing severe disruption to the labor market recovery by COVID-19 spikes. | RELATED: | In the week ending Jan. 9, the number of citizens filing for unemployment benefits jumped by 181,000 from the previous week's downwardly revised level of 784,000, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
(2021-01-15). Omar and Ocasio-Cortez Tell Josh Hawley to 'Resign'—And Poll Shows Majority of Missouri Voters Agree. commondreams.org "While you may politically regret what you've revealed about yourself, you still have no place in public office," Ocasio-Cortez said of Hawley. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/hawley.jpg …
(2021-01-15). Tucker Carlson faces backlash after mocking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's fears during Capitol riot. salon.com "Fox's Tucker Carlson has moved on to mocking lawmakers for fears of a mob howling for blood on their corridors"
(2021-01-15). Deadly earthquake hits Indonesia: Dozens killed, hundreds injured. news.un.org At least 35 people have been killed and hundreds of others injured after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the West Sulawesi Province of Indonesia on Friday morning, according to the UN humanitarian coordination office (OCHA).
(2021-01-15). Citing famine, UN urges reversal of terrorist designation for Yemen's Houthis; US refuses. peoplesdispatch.org Mark Lowcock of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned that recent labeling of Houthis as a terrorist organization by the US would likely trigger a "famine on a scale we have not seen in 40 years…
(2021-01-15). Biden's Pick: Will the Senate Confirm Coup Plotter Victoria Nuland? globalresearch.ca Who is Victoria Nuland? Most Americans have never heard of her because the U.S. corporate media's foreign policy coverage is a wasteland. Most Americans have no idea that President-elect Biden's pick for Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs …
(2021-01-15). What's the Point of Impeaching Trump Twice? globalresearch.ca Despite Trump agreeing to leave the White House next Wednesday after losing the election under contentious circumstances, the Democrats and their "Republican In Name Only" (RINO) allies pushed Trump's historic second impeachment through the House on allegations that he "incited …
(2021-01-15). Trump Approves Sacred Land Swap for Foreign-Owned Mining Corporation—Silences Indigenous Voices. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-01-15). China Tech Ban Mirrors 1980s Attempts To Destroy Japanese Competition. mintpressnews.com In the 1980s, the US imposed a 100% tariff on virtually all Japanese electronics and forced Tokyo to sign a one-sided trade deal that reserved much of its domestic semiconductor sector for American companies.
(2021-01-15). Screen Shot 2021-01-14 at 8.41.25 AM.png. progressive.org Now that Trump is the first President to be impeached twice, we'll surely see more of his Republican allies slink away.
(2021-01-15). Uruguay's Gender Violence Courts Have No Funding. telesurenglish.net Uruguay's Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) announced that it did not have the financial resources to create three gender-based violence courts, although the 2020-2024 Budget Law allocated funds for their establishment. | RELATED: | "This was already decided and we had a hard time getting it through Parliament," National Women's Institute (INMUJERES) director Monica Bottero said, stressing that "these courts must be created. | S…
(2021-01-15). Silicon Valley Destroys Parler in a Show of Monopolistic Force. scheerpost.com By Glenn Greenwald / Reposted with author permission from Substack Critics of Silicon Valley censorship for years heard the same refrain: tech platforms like Facebook, Google and Twitter are private corporations and can host or ban whoever they want. If you don't like what they are doing, the solution is not to complain or to regulate them. Instead, go create your own social media platform that… |
(2021-01-15). Mismanagement and the Domestication of Yellowstone Bison. counterpunch.org For 24 years Buffalo Field Campaign has been on the frontlines in the Yellowstone ecosystem advocating for the protection of the only continuously wild bison herds in the United States. During that time, the State of Montana has captured management control of Yellowstone National Park and the Custer Gallatin National Forest via the Interagency Bison
(2021-01-15). Promised Vaccine Stockpile Doesn't Even Exist? Governors Demand Trump 'Answer Immediately for This Deception'. commondreams.org States "thought they were getting more doses and they planned for more doses and opened up to 65 and up, thinking they were getting more." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/vaccine_slow.jpg …
(2021-01-15). US Fast Food Workers Strike, Demanding Congress #RaiseTheWage to $15 an Hour and Union Rights. commondreams.org "As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office," said one McDonald's worker, "we're urging the nation's leaders to pass a $15 minimum wage in the first 100 days of the new administration." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/ery6sjpxuauospz.jpg …
(2021-01-15). How should our economy grow? indybay.org If, on the other hand, the inequality distribution is reduced via increased spending on education, positive growth effects may result. In addition, too much inequality can destabilize the political system through social unrest, creating great uncertainty for investors, for example with regard to the protection of property rights.[12]…
(2021-01-15). Saturday 1/16: Black History Month educators' roundtable: James Baldwin. indybay.org Email info(at)TheCommonsSF.org for a secure conference link.
(2021-01-15). Saturday 1/23: 2021: What Lies Ahead – Their Plans and Ours. indybay.org Online meeting, see website for details…
(2021-01-15). 50th Anniversary of MLK Library – 'Hidden Archives" within the Sacramento Room Come Alive. indybay.org Dr. King realized the importance to Blacks in America, having been snatched from Africa and having lost our culture and identity, of reclaiming that culture. It is through this process of reclaiming African culture, Dr. King would go on to say, that we will regain our humanity. The Sacramento Room maintains the archives how the MLK Memorial Library was named in his honor established the very night of his assignation in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968…
(2021-01-15). Monday 1/18: Martin Luther King Jr. Virtual Day of Service at Homeless Garden Project. indybay.org This online event is free and open to the public. Be sure to register here in advance to receive the link: http: //bit.ly/HGPMLKday2021…
(2021-01-15). SEIU Local 73: Statement of support for Human Rights Day 7 in the Philippines. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73. | | On International Human Rights Day, December 10, the Philippine National Police raided the homes and jailed Dennise Velasco of Defend Jobs Philippines; Romina Astudillo, Deputy Secretary-General of Kilusang Mayo Uno-Metro Manila; Mark Ryan Cruz, Regional Executive Committee of KMU-Metro Manila; Jaymie Gregorio Jr. of KMU-Metro Manila; Joel Demate of Solidarity of Labor Rights and Welfare (SOLAR); Rodrigo Esparago of Sandigang Manggagawa sa Quezon City (SMQC), and journalist Lady Ann…
(2021-01-15). Bush: ´Inizia la nuova era della speranza ª. globalresearch.ca Alle 2: 20 del 17 gennaio 1991 (ora del Golfo), elicotteri Usa penetrano in territorio iracheno, distruggendo con missili Hellfire due stazioni radar. Subito dopo missili da crociera Tomahawk e caccia Stealth F-117A colpiscono altri centri nevralgici, accecando le difese aeree …
(2021-01-15). NHS staff just told Boris Johnson to "go" thecanary.co A group of NHS staff just gave a direct message to Boris Johnson: it's time for him to "go". | NHS workers 'demand accountability': | On Thursday 14 January, a group of NHS workers held a demo outside Downing Street. They did it to coincide with the once again weekly 'Clap for Carers' nationwide vigil — at 8pm. The group, NHS Workers Say No, organised the demo. It
(2021-01-15). Why physicist Avi Loeb thinks there's a "serious possibility" that 'Oumuamua was an alien spacecraft. salon.com It's a "serious possibility that we should contemplate," Loeb says in his new book on the bizarre space object…
(2021-01-15). In the search for answers on Capitol riots, officials and Congress begin looking in the mirror. salon.com Justice Dept. announces investigation into its own agencies, while members of Congress accuse each other…
(2021-01-15). Yellow Gadsden flag, prominent in Capitol takeover, carries a long and shifting history. salon.com We may think of flags as having a specific meaning, but there are few symbols whose significance is truly permanent…
(2021-01-15). One big mystery remains unsolved: Why was the Capitol left unguarded?>. salon.com The Capitol Police have more than 2,000 officers and a $500 million budget. Who prevented them from stopping this?>
(2021-01-15). Rudy Giuliani's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week. salon.com Treasury Dep. slaps sanctions on Giuliani's cronies, NY Bar considers expelling him and Trump won't pay his bills…
(2021-01-15). Joe Biden wants to use coronavirus relief to raise federal minimum wage to $15. salon.com His $1.9B plan includes $1,400 checks, $350B in state and local aid, and billions for schools and vaccinations…
(2021-01-15). "WandaVision" is a bewitching, bizarre marriage between classic TV and Marvel superhero movies. salon.com The two-episode launch on Disney+ feels like a worthy bridge between the past and the MCU's future…
(2021-01-15). Media suddenly shifts its tone on Trump — but that's not courage, it's cowardice. salon.com After the Capitol assault and impeachment 2.0, mainstream media turns on Trump: Way too little and way too late…
(2021-01-15). These Progressives Helped Keep Hope Alive in 2020—and Prepare Us for 2021. thenation.com These Progressives Helped Keep Hope Alive in 2020—and Prepare Us for 2021…
(2021-01-15). What's Happening to 'The Chicago Reporter'? thenation.com What's Happening to 'The Chicago Reporter'?
(2021-01-15). New Delhi Approves $6.5 Billion Deal to Buy 83 'Game Changer' Tejas Fighter Jets. sputniknews.com Even as it moves to buy locally-designed fighter jets, the Indian military has also bought dozens of French-made Rafale and Russian-made Su-30MKI fighters, as it retires a generation of older jets.
(2021-01-15). US National Rifle Association Files for Bankruptcy, Will Relocate to Texas Amid Troubles. sputniknews.com The National Rifle Association (NRA), which is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, recently came under fire by the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James after an 18-month investigation revealed that the gun rights group was "fraught with fraud and abuse."
(2021-01-15). Resisting American Disinformation. sputniknews.com On today's episode of The Backstory, host Lee Stranahan discussed current events, 37 people being investigated for the death of a police officer in the US Capitol riot, and BLM activist John Sullivan arrested for involvement in US Capitol riot.
(2021-01-15). Black Cops Warned About Racist Capitol Police Officers For Years. popularresistance.org When Kim Dine took over as the new chief of the U.S. Capitol Police in 2012, he knew he had a serious problem. | Since 2001, hundreds of Black officers had sued the department for racial discrimination. They alleged that white officers called Black colleagues slurs like the N-word and that one officer found a hangman's noose on his locker. White officers were called "huk lovers" or "FOGs" — short for "friends of gangsters" — if they were friendly with their Black colleagues. Black officers faced "unprovoked traffic stops" from fellow Capitol Police officers. One Black officer claimed he heard a collea…
(2021-01-15). Right-Wing Blames US Capitol Riot On Notorious Instigator. popularresistance.org The most dramatic footage to emerge from the far-right storming of the US Capitol on January 6 depicted the lethal shooting of Ashli Babbit, a pro-Trump activist and military veteran, by a Capitol Police officer. The man responsible for capturing that video was John Sullivan, a self-styled activist who has operated under aliases "Activist X," "Activist John," and "Jayden X." Since an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, who described him as a "left-wing activist," Sullivan has become Exhibit A in the right-wing's conspiratorial case claiming Antifa was responsible for the violence in the Capitol. | Through inter…
(2021-01-15). Against A Domestic Terrorism Law. popularresistance.org On Monday, Opposite Office, an "activistic architecture studio" based in Munich, released design materials for what it called "Capitol Castle," a plan that would encircle the entire U.S. Capitol with 36-feet-thick brick walls. The concept was not serious—or, at least, it was "serious" but not intended to be built. It was, depending on how charitable you feel about "activistic architecture studios," a design meant to spark a debate on democracy and division, or one meant to get written up by the architecture press and shared widely on social media. | But even if these German architects don't sincerely propos…
(2021-01-15). The Main Form of Media Deception: Censorship-by-Omission. zcomm.org Please Help ZNet This is the second of two posts about the media. The first part is entitled 'How the Media Distort Reality — Filtering Out the Important Stuff' "We don't understand how your government gets the media to repeat propaganda without question. In our country we have to tear
(2021-01-15). Georgia Organizers Won Because They Didn't Treat Elections as a Be-All, End-All. zcomm.org "We are undoing a history of voter suppression and injustice in Black and Brown communities. The changes we are seeing now didn't happen overnight, and we are not solving our challenges with just one vote."
(2021-01-15). Imperial leads new consortium to study threats from new SARS-CoV-2 variants. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers will lead a new consortium of UK virologists to study the effects of emerging mutations in SARS-CoV-2.
(2021-01-15). Allergy analyses and prestigious professorships: News from the College. imperial.ac.uk Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
(2021-01-15). Academics and police tied together with a £10m fund. thecanary.co A As part of our #ResistBigBrother series, we're keeping a close eye on the links between aca…
(2021-01-15). Patriotic Millionaires Statement on $15 Minimum Wage in Biden's "American Rescue Plan" commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-01-15). Questions "Too Puny" for Our Dire Circumstances. commondreams.org The unanswered question is whether we have the political will to do what is required to prevent Earth's climate from spiraling out of control. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-11698610391.jpg …
(2021-01-15). Sunrise to Hold Rallies Demanding "No Compromise, No Excuses" to Top Democratic Leaders. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-01-15). EPA Challenged for Shirking Duty to Protect Communities From Lead. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-01-15). Small Business Have Needed a Comprehensive Plan—Biden Response Set to Deliver. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-01-15). We Should Learn From Georgia to Show Us the Way Forward. commondreams.org Over slow generations, they built a broad enough "we" and an effective bottom up force that formed not just a victorious voting block this year, but a caring community dedicated explicitly to dismantling white supremacy. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/abrams.jpg …
(2021-01-15). Here We Go Again, But Now the Target Is Iran. commondreams.org Two decades after invading Iraq for alleged links to al-Qaeda, the US now says Iran is the armed group's 'new home.' | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/pompeo_7_0.jpg …
(2021-01-15). Trump Administration's OCC Pushes Through Final Gift to Oil and Gas Industry. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-01-15). To Protect Democratic Rule of Law, Privacy, and Public Health, the Biden Administration Should Immediately Move to Block Google Takeover of Fitbit. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-01-15). Outstanding Leaders Chosen to Advance Biden's Climate and Environmental Justice Agenda. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-01-15). Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Failure to Cut Airplane Climate Pollution. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-01-15). Indian external affairs minister visits Sri Lanka to counteract growing Chinese influence. wsws.org Concerned that the Rajapakse regime is turning to Beijing for financial assistance, Jaishankar's trip appears to be a thinly-veiled warning to Colombo.
(2021-01-15). Detainees on Australia's Christmas Island continue protests against appalling conditions. wsws.org The Australian Border Force has responded to the protests with violence and punitive segregation measures.
(2021-01-15). Coles workers say 'no' to the non-union agreement. greenleft.org.au Workers locked out of Coles' Smeaton Grange warehouse in Western Sydney are campaigning strongly for a "no" vote on the company's non-union agreement, reports Jim McIlroy.
(2021-01-15). Racism in sport and why the media misses the point. greenleft.org.au When Indian cricketers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj reported racist abuse during the recent Sydney test match, Australia's ugly racism hit the headlines again. Sue Bull argues that the big media has an interest in muddying the connection between capitalism and racism.
(2021-01-15). Central African Republic: Displacement reaches 120,000 amid worsening election violence. news.un.org "Worsening" election violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) has forced 120,000 people from their homes, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
(2021-01-15). Child labour 'robs children of their future', scourge must end urges UN. news.un.org Although child labour has decreased significantly over the last decade, one-in-ten children are still caught up in harmful work, the UN's labour agency said on Friday, kicking off a year-long bid to‚ÄØeradicate‚ÄØthe practice.
(2021-01-15). UN steps up support for thousands left homeless after fire at Rohingya refugee camp. news.un.org UN agencies have stepped up efforts to help thousands of Rohingya refugees left without shelter after a devastating fire tore through a crowded refugee camp in south-eastern Bangladesh on Thursday.
(2021-01-15). Cameroon: Authorities urged to seek justice for recent deadly attacks. news.un.org UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in Cameroon to take steps to prosecute perpetrators behind two recent deadly attacks in the Anglophone provinces of the country, his Spokesperson said on Friday.
(2021-01-15). Central African Republic: Displacement reaches 120,000, as another deadly attack leaves one UN peacekeeper dead. news.un.org "Worsening" election violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) has forced 120,000 people from their homes, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday, as the UN Secretary-General also condemned another attack by combatants on a UN convoy, which left a peacekeeper from Burundi dead, and two others wounded.
(2021-01-15). Paraguay Approves Emergency Use of Russian Vaccine. telesurenglish.net The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced on Friday that Paraguay's Ministry of Health authorized the Sputnik V vaccine's emergency use. | RELATED: | "Registration of Sputnik V vaccine in Paraguay proves the increasing interest of Latin American countries in a safe and effective Russian vaccine against coronavirus," said the CEO of Russia's sovereign wealth fund Kirill Dmitriev. | El anuncio de esta mañana del Fondo S…
(2021-01-15). Argentina Awaits Its Second Batch of Sputnik V Vaccines. telesurenglish.net Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez Thursday sent a second plane to Russia to transport the second batch of Sputnik V vaccines which will be used in a nationwide vaccination campaign. | RELATED: | The flight AR-1060 departed from Ezeiza International airport at 21.14 local time in a direct route to Moscow where it will load 300,000 doses of the vaccine. | The plane is expected to land on Argentine soil on Saturday morni…
(2021-01-15). Martin Luther King's Warning of America's Spiritual Death. globalresearch.ca On January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King, Jr. is born in Atlanta, Georgia | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Riverside Church speech was titled "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence." It was delivered exactly one year before his April 4, …
(2021-01-15). QAnon pop quiz: How to rank American Presidents. nationofchange.org There are no trick questions. The same does not go for the answers.
(2021-01-15). The Breakdown: January 6, 2021. counterpunch.org Where is a cop when you need one? Well, some of them were taking selfies of themselves posing with rioters. Others were barricading the doors of the Capitol and getting their heads bashed in with fire extinguishers. In any event, they all were one way or the other too busy to arrest the ringleader who
(2021-01-15). Renzi's resignation threatens to bring down the Italian government. wsws.org The Italian government faces collapse amid mounting social anger at "herd immunity" policies and political uncertainty after the January 6 fascist coup in Washington.
(2021-01-15). The Unspoken Agreement Between Prosecutors and Law Enforcement. aclu.org Last week's physical and civic violence at the U.S. Capitol has raised a terrifying set of questions about American democracy, including the potential complicity of law enforcement in insurrection. The president-elect joined the entire freethinking world in noticing that, if Trump's mob had been Black, it would not have received the same concierge service. But Trump's coup attempt was not the only law enforcement catastrophe last week: We cannot forget that, two days earlier, Kenosha County, Wisconsin District Attorney Mike Graveley chose not to charge police officer Rusten Shesky for shooting Jacob Blake seve…
(2021-01-15). Capitol attack underscores white supremacist infiltration of police, military. nationofchange.org Dozens of law enforcement officers, active-duty military members and veterans are suspected of having participated in the Jan. 6 rally and the storming of the Capitol.
(2021-01-15). Nine Out of 10 Citizens Repudiate the Capitol Assault. telesurenglish.net The Washington Post and ABC Friday published a poll in which 9 out of 10 U.S. citizens repudiate the January 6 assault on Congress and 57 percent believe President Donald Trump is responsible for that event. | RELATED: | The degree of repudiation varies according to the respondents' political affiliation, with 98 percent among Democrats, 80 percent among Republicans, and 89 percent among independent voters. | Repu…
(2021-01-15). Haitian People Demand President Moise's Resignation. telesurenglish.net Haiti's opposition leaders Friday called for nationwide protests to demand President Jovenel Moise's resignation due to the social and political crisis that is shaking the country. | RELATED: | "Moise is clinging to power when the priority must be to promote economic, social, and political development," opposition Democratic and Popular Sectors Coalition's leader Andre Michel said. | "His term is over. It began when Presiden…
(2021-01-15). 499 and Summertime at the 10th annual GuadaLAjara Film Festival. wsws.org The most recent edition of the festival sought to convey the experience of people who have lived on both sides of the border between the United States and Mexico.
(2021-01-15). MLK Day: Who Killed Martin Luther King? The Cover-Up of the Century. globalresearch.ca First published on January 19, 2016 | "The United States government is the greatest purveyor of violence in the world."- Martin Luther King | On December 8, 1999, a jury in Memphis, Tennessee, reached the verdict that Martin Luther King Jr. was …
(2021-01-15). The DeFazio Bill: Reducing the Financial Industry's Tax on Retirement Savings. cepr.net Representative Peter DeFazio, along with seven House co-sponsors, introduced the "Wall Street Tax Act" today. This bill would impose a tax of 0.1 percent of sales of stocks, bonds, options, and other derivatives. According to the Congressional Budget Office, it would raise almost $800 billion over the course of the next decade. This would be …
(2021-01-15). Treaty Seeks End to Nuclear Madness. progressive.org It is the beginning of a new movement that will see the elimination of the existential nuclear threat.
(2021-01-15). Peru: 10 Officers Under Investigation Over Violence in Protests. telesurenglish.net Peru's Interior Ministry Thursday began an investigation against ten National Police officers for the "unnecessary and excessive" use of force during demonstrations against former Interim President Manuel Merino. | RELATED: | The officers, whose identities are kept secret, are investigated for firing tear gas canisters directly at the protesters' heads and upper bodies. | Authorities revealed that the National Poli…
(2021-01-15). Resistance is not Futile: A Brief History of Lebanon's Hezbollah. counterpunch.org Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has inspired fear within the Empire through both armed struggle and its success in electoral politics. For effectively wielding this double-edged sword, the "Party of God" has been vilified by countless politicians and media outlets. From its birth as an armed resistance to Israeli attacks on Lebanon over 35 years ago,
(2021-01-15). Protests continue in Ireland following murder of George Nkencho by police. peoplesdispatch.org Over the past two weeks, protests have been held in Dublin following the shooting of George Nkencho, a 27-year-old Black man, by the police on the outskirts of the city…
(2021-01-15). The Strange Case of Andrew Roberts and the Liberal Anglosphere. counterpunch.org "There is a kind of stupidity among the drunks, particularly when they are sober…" ‚Äï John le Carré Oh dear. The New Cold War is having a very particular effect on the Right, just as it is on the liberals. But between these two neo-nostalgias, there is a confluence of interests. On the Right side, let
(2021-01-15). Chicago Teachers Union accepts further reopenings as virus outbreaks erupt in schools. wsws.org A potential cluster of infections has emerged at McCutcheon Elementary on the city's North Side, leaving just one educator in the building, while the CTU works to isolate teachers and prevent them from taking any independent initiative.
(2021-01-15). Bobi Wine alleges large scale rigging in Ugandan elections. peoplesdispatch.org The major opposition candidate in the Ugandan election, Bobi Wine, alleged "the worst rigging this country has ever witnessed." He is contesting against incumbent Yoweri Museveni who has been in power since 1986…
(2021-01-15). Social Media Giants Ban Trump, but the Real Censorship is of Palestinians. mintpressnews.com In the wake of the Capitol Hill insurrection, Facebook and Twitter finally took a principled stand against President Donald Trump by suspending his accounts. While Facebook, Twitter, and other social media behemoths have faced criticism over the years for allowing misinformation and dangerous incitement to run rampant on their pla…
(2021-01-15). Chile: Children Office Asks Protection for a Mapuche Girl. telesurenglish.net Chile's Children Defense Office (CDO) President Patricia Muñoz Friday submitted a protection appeal on behalf of a 17-year-old Mapuche girl who was a victim of death threats from a police officer during an operation in the Ercilla community on January 7. | RELATED: | The denunciation against the officer came after witnesses' testimonies were collected by the CDO, one of which is an audiotape recording the violent threats against the victim ide…
(2021-01-15). FBI reveals "dozens" of neo-Nazis and white supremacists on Terror Watch List traveled to D.C. for January 6 coup. wsws.org In addition to active Republican politicians and off-duty military and police, many militiamen and fascists claiming membership in the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys and III Percenters marched on the Capitol…
(2021-01-15). Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Born this Day: Prophet Who Saw the "Far Deeper Malady" globalresearch.ca January 15 is the day on which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born, in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1929. | He would go on to become one of the most powerful voices of all time against racism, oppression, violence, imperialism, and …
(2021-01-15). Canadian Expert's Research Finds Lockdown Harms Are 10 Times Greater than Benefits. globalresearch.ca Below in an excerpt of an important interview published by the Toronto Sun | Dr. Ari Joffe is a specialist in pediatric infectious diseases at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton and …
(2021-01-15). Ecuador's Local Governments Filed a Claim Against Budget Cuts. telesurenglish.net Consortium of Provincial Governments of Ecuador (Congope) Chairman Pablo Jurado filed a lawsuit of "unconstitutionality" before the Constitutional Court (CC) against budget cuts promoted by Presidente Lenin Moreno. | RELATED: | The claim seeks to obtain a ruling on the government's decision to suspend local budgets which have suffered in some cases a cut of 60 percent. | Congope representatives held that the provincial govern…
(2021-01-15). Mexico Drops Charges Against Ex-Army Chief Cienfuegos. telesurenglish.net Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) on Friday endorsed the withdrawal of all charges against former Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos, following an investigation by the Attorney General's Office (FGR). | RELATED: | On Thursday, the FGR found no evidence of illicit enrichment nor any links between Cienfuegos and an organized illegal organization investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Admin…
(2021-01-15). Martin Luther King Day 2021: Memphis, Tenn. Court Decision, U.S. "Government Agencies" Found Guilty in Martin Luther King's Assassination. globalresearch.ca After four weeks of testimony and over 70 witnesses in a civil trial in Memphis, Tennessee, twelve jurors reached a unanimous verdict on December 8, 1999 that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as a result of a conspiracy.
(2021-01-15). Global Research PDF Collection: 6 PDF Books for 1 Price. globalresearch.ca Purchase six e-books from Global Research Publisher's PDF collection at a discounted price. Download your order as a zipped folder straight to your computer and avoid shipping and handling costs. | Special Offer: …
(2021-01-15). Germany records highest daily coronavirus death toll as fatalities double in just one month. wsws.org While the federal and state governments claim that a tougher lockdown came into force on January 11, all of industry, offices, most schools, childcare facilities and public transport are operating as usual.
(2021-01-15). Fascist Wisconsin shooter Rittenhouse posed with Proud Boys and waved "white power" sign. wsws.org Kyle Rittenhouse, the right-wing vigilante who shot three anti-police violence protesters in Kenosha on August 25—two of them to death—was photographed celebrating at a bar with members of the fascist Proud Boys shortly after his January 5 arraignment and not guilty plea.
(2021-01-15). The New America of Terror and Discontent. globalresearch.ca For the vast majority of Americans, the past year has been the most challenging in their lives — certainly for young adults. However, not everyone has been suffering equally. The nation's health or illness is not uniform. Much of our …
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(2021-01-15). 60,000 People Flee Violence in the Central African Republic. telesurenglish.net The United Nations Agency for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday warned that nearly 60,000 people have fled the Central African Republic (CAR) to neighboring countries due to violence at the hands of armed groups that reject the results of the December 27 elections. | RELATED: | "Most of them fled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), crossing the Ubangui River, where the number of arrivals exceeded 50,000 after 10,00…
(2021-01-15). Understanding the upcoming general elections in Ecuador. peoplesdispatch.org Ahead of the general elections in Ecuador on February 7, we look at the leading candidates, their backgrounds and their answers to the major crises the country is facing today…
(2021-01-15). Ford shuts down operations in Brazil, destroying tens of thousands of jobs. wsws.org According to Ford, 5,000 workers will be laid off in Brazil, and tens of thousands more jobs directly associated with its production chain are expected to face destruction.
(2021-01-15). AMLO Accuses DEA of Staging Evidence Against General Cienfuegos. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Mexico's President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, endorsed the decision of his country's Attorney General's Office to exonerate former Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos and accused the U.S. DEA of fabricating evidence against him. | In the usual morning press conference, the Mexican president said that "yesterday the Attorney General's Office decided that the accusation made against General Cienfuegos by the U.S. agency in charge of fighting drugs, by the DEA, does not proceed" and specified that "the government that I represent seconds, endorses and supports" the decision of the FGR, which was ma…
(2021-01-15). Minnesota: Line 3 resistance continues. fightbacknews.org Palisade, MN – A contingent of anti-war organizations including Woman Against Military Madness (WAMM) and the Climate Justice Committee (CJC) visited the Line 3 encampment on the edge of the Mississippi River in Palisade, on January 10. | The encampment is an 80-acre land trust from Akiing Purchases (Akiing translates to "the land to which we belong to") that runs parallel to an Enbridge Line 3 drill pad construction. The tar sands oil pipeline is currently proposed to cross under the Mississippi River. | The mood around camp was calm. An action of 300-plus water protesters took place the day before, where a to…
(2021-01-14). UN expert: crippling US sanctions on Syria are illegal and hurting civilians. thegrayzone.com Crippling US sanctions imposed under the Caesar Act are decimating war-ravaged Syrian civilians, are illegal, and should be lifted, the UN Special Rapporteur on sanctions says. An independent United Nations expert is calling on the US to lift its crippling sanctions on Syria. Under the Caesar Act, US sanctions explicitly target Syria's reconstruction in the aftermath of a catastrophic 10-year war. Alena Douhan, the UN Special Rapporteur on the impact of sanctions, says that the US sanctions are illegal and …
(2021-01-14). Covid-19: Palestinians still awaiting vaccines as Israel dismisses calls to provide jabs. middleeasteye.net 
Covid-19: Palestinians still awaiting vaccines as Israel dismisses calls to provide jabs | Palestinian Authority also criticised for failure to secure vaccines and lack of planning on how to administer them | Thu, 01/14/2021 – 11: 11 | PA officials have made statements on who will be given priority when it comes to the vaccine, but have yet to put forward a comprehensive strategy for rolling it…
(2021-01-14). The Tory government just made a mockery of a second Brexit-related promise. thecanary.co The UK has barely left the EU and already the Tory government has effectively backtracked on two promises it made in relation to Brexit. | Never Bee-lieve a Tory government: | First, it
(2021-01-14). Dr. Ali Khan: U.S. Needs to Quickly Ramp Up Vaccinations as COVID Kills Over 4,000 in Single Day. democracynow.org 
As the United States breaks all records for coronavirus cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns another 92,000 could die in the next three weeks as complaints grow over the slow distribution of COVID vaccines. Across the country, hospitals are overflowing, and ICU beds are in short supply. In Los Angeles County, an epicenter of the outbreak, a staggering one in three residents has gotten the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, according to new data. For more on the pandemic, we speak with epidemiologist Dr. Ali Khan, dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center's College of Publi…
(2021-01-14). Tennessee Capital: Group Demands Racial Equality And Medicare For All. popularresistance.org Nashville, TN – A social justice group out of Knoxville, Tennessee made the trek to the State Capitol building on Tuesday, demanding that lawmakers take immediate action on issues like Medicare for all, and the fight for racial equality. This comes on the first day of the legislative session. | Earlier Tuesday afternoon when the demonstration was still happening, the rally organizers said their groups wasn't as big as they had hoped it would be, partly because of what happened at the U.S. Capitol last week. But despite their small numbers, they say their message carried big importance. | "What's that spell? Black…
(2021-01-14). GAO: Medicare Part D Pays Twice as Much for Same Drugs as VA. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-01-14). Escaping the Singularity: Why Artificial Intelligence Will Not Save the Planet. mintpressnews.com 
The National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act became law on the first day of 2021, opening a backdoor to America's largest corporations to shield their commercial interests behind the full might of the US government.
(2021-01-14). Conservationists File Lawsuits to Stop 'Death Sentence to Wolves' Ordered by Trump. commondreams.org "This delisting decision is what happens when bad science drives bad policy." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gray_wolves-trump-attack-lawsuits.jpg …
(2021-01-14). Covid-19 under Apartheid: How Israel Manipulates Suffering of Palestinians. counterpunch.org Israel's decision to exclude Palestinians from its COVID-19 vaccination campaign may have surprised many. Even by Israel's poor humanitarian standards, denying Palestinians access to life-saving medication seems extremely callous. Amnesty International, among many organizations, condemned the Israeli government's decision to bar Palestinians from receiving the vaccine. The rights group described the Israeli action as evidence
(2021-01-14). Genetic Engineering, Agriculture and Brexit: Treachery in Our Midst. counterpunch.org 
The UK government has launched its public consultation on the deregulation of gene editing in England. To kick things off, somewhat predictably Environment Secretary George Eustice recently spun a staunch pro-industry line at the Oxford Farming Conference by stating: "Gene editing has the ability to harness the genetic resources that Mother Nature has provided in
(2021-01-14). Selected Articles: The History of US and British Support to Mussolini's Fascism. globalresearch.ca 
By Janine Jackson inte…
(2021-01-14). What to Expect in the Final Days of Trump's Fascist Reign. truthout.org 
As Trump's reality TV presidency comes to an end, Kelly Hayes and author Sarah Kendzior talk about what to expect in these final days, and what the future might hold. | TRANSCRIPT: | Note: This a rush transcript and has been lightly edited for clarity. Copy may not be in its final form. | Kelly Hayes: Welcome to "Movement Memos," a Truthout podcast about things you should know if you want to change the world. I'm your host, Kelly Hayes. | It's been just over a week since a fascist assault on the Capitol dem…
(2021-01-14). Trump Was Impeached Twice Within the Span It Takes a Giraffe to Gestate a Calf. truthout.org 
"Trump has instructed aides not to pay [Rudy] Giuliani's legal fees," The Washington Post
(2021-01-14). Pompeo Urges US to "Confront" What He Calls the "Iran-al-Qaeda Axis" truthout.org 
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made his first appearance before the public since the January 6 Capitol breach to accuse the Iranian government of playing a role in the 9/11 attacks. | While Pompeo conceded that there's no evidence of direct Iranian involvement or "foreknowledge" of the plot, he The secretary of state pointed to reporting w…
(2021-01-14). Chaotic Vaccine Rollout Leaves Seniors Frustrated and Confused. truthout.org 
For weeks, doctors' phones have been ringing off the hook with anxious older patients on the other end of the line. | "When can I get a covid-19 vaccine?" these patients want to know. "And where?" | Frustration and confusion are rampant as states and counties begin to offer vaccines to all seniors after giving them first to front-line health care workers and nursing home residents — the groups initially given priority by state and federal authorities. | My 91-year-old mother-in-law, who lives in upst…
(2021-01-14). Twitter's ban on Trump will only deepen the U.S. tribal divide. mronline.org 
Anyone who believes locking President Donald Trump out of his social media accounts will serve as the first step on the path to healing the political divide in the United States is likely to be in for a bitter disappointment.
(2021-01-14). Western Wolf Coalition Files Lawsuit Challenging Nationwide Wolf Delisting. counterpunch.org 
Today, WildEarth Guardians and a coalition of Western wolf advocates, represented by the Western Environmental Law Center, challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (the Service) decision to prematurely strip wolves of federal protections in the contiguous 48 states, in violation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The most recent data from the Service and its
(2021-01-14). Bibi and Jonathan Pollard: Two Anti-American Peas in Their Own Pod. counterpunch.org 
Last month, the New York Times described the hero's welcome in Israel for Jonathan Pollard, who served 30 years in jail for spying for Israel, as "relatively subdued." In view of the fact that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led this "subdued" reception, it is time to throw some shade on Bibi and Jonathan. After all, the United States has supplied Israeli with huge amounts of military and economic aid as well as intelligence support over the years with very little return.
(2021-01-14). Covid-19: Turkey says more than 250,000 health workers vaccinated so far. middleeasteye.net 
Covid-19: Turkey says more than 250,000 health workers vaccinated so far | President Recep Tayyip Erdogan receives first dose of Sinovac as Turkey begins vaccinating health workers | Thu, 01/14/2021 – 16: 58 | Turkish President Erdogan receives shot of Sinovac's CoronaVac coronavirus vaccine in Ankara (Reuters) | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced more than 250,000 health wor…
(2021-01-14). Morocco: Adnane Bouchouf's killer sentenced to death for rape and murder of child. middleeasteye.net 
Morocco: Adnane Bouchouf's killer sentenced to death for rape and murder of child | Death of the 11-year-old boy sent shockwaves through the county amid calls for harsher sentences for predators | Thu, 01/14/2021 – 13: 17 | Bouchouf was declared missing by his family on 7 September and his body was discovered four days later buried near his home (Screengrab/Twitter) | The main suspect in t…
(2021-01-14). 'Jamal Khashoggi Way': Washington DC may rename Saudi embassy street. middleeasteye.net 
'Jamal Khashoggi Way': Washington DC may rename Saudi embassy street | Initiative to rename street began in 2018, but local laws required activists to wait until two years had passed since slain journalist's death | Thu, 01/14/2021 – 21: 32 | Road sign in honour of slain journalist Khashoggi temporarily put up by protesters in front of White House after his death (AFP/file photo) | A member of the…
(2021-01-14). Covid-19: Turkey announces more than 250,000 health workers vaccinated so far. middleeasteye.net Covid-19: Turkey announces more than 250,000 health workers vaccinated so far | President Recep Tayyip Erdogan receives first dose of the Sinovac jab as Turkey begins vaccinating health workers | Thu, 01/14/2021 – 16: 58 | Turkish President Erdogan receives a shot of Sinovac's CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Ankara (Reuters) | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan anno…
(2021-01-14). Oxygen for sale: Covid-hit Lebanon running out of breath. middleeasteye.net 
Oxygen for sale: Covid-hit Lebanon running out of breath | As Lebanese health sector struggles with soaring Covid-19 cases, a serious shortage in oxygen tanks throws the cash-strapped country into another crisis | Thu, 01/14/2021 – 15: 00 | A worker carries oxygen canisters to be used by hospitals treating Covid-19 patients, at a factory in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on 9 January 202…
(2021-01-14). Arms campaigners call on UK companies to stop supplying Turkish drone parts. middleeasteye.net 
Arms campaigners call on UK companies to stop supplying Turkish drone parts | British firms urged not to supply parts to Turkish drone giant Baykar Makina over involvement in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict | Thu, 01/14/2021 – 16: 53 | Bayraktar TB2 drone flying at Gecitkale military airbase near Famagusta in self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) (AFP) | Rights groups have called…
(2021-01-14). Covid-19: Israel to vaccinate Palestinian prisoners from next week. middleeasteye.net 
Covid-19: Israel to vaccinate Palestinian prisoners from next week | Israel's health minister made the announcement after President Reuven Rivlin criticised plans to exclude prisoners from vaccination programme | Thu, 01/14/2021 – 16: 02 | Israel has been criticised for shirking its responsibilities as an occupying power by failing to deliver vaccines to millions of Palestinians living in…
(2021-01-14). Bangladeshi maid's family demands death penalty for Saudis accused of her murder. middleeasteye.net 
Bangladeshi maid's family demands death penalty for Saudis accused of her murder | Three of Abiron Begum Ansar's employers on trial for her killing in rare case into abuse against migrant workers in the kingdom | Thu, 01/14/2021 – 14: 03 | Ansar's family said her body was "unrecognisable" when it was repatriated back to Bangladesh seven months after her murder (Supplied) | The family of a murdered Bangla…
(2021-01-14). 2020 among the top three hottest years on record, rivalling 2016, scientists say. thecanary.co 
Last year rivalled 2016 for the warmest on record, as global temperatures were measured to be nearly 1.3C hotter than pre-industrial times, scientists have said.Warming: Analysis of international data by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) found that 2020 was one of the three warmest years on record, with the trio all falling within the last decade.One of the datasets was UK-based analysis by the Met Office, University of East Anglia (UEA) and the UK National Centre for Atmospheric Science, which said 2020 was the second hottest year on record, averaging around 1.28C above levels seen in the second…
(2021-01-14). Far-Eastern Russian island Sakhalin to introduce mask exemption for those inoculated against Covid-19, regional head reveals. rt.com 
People inoculated against Covid-19 in the Far East's Sakhalin Region will be given a badge to show they are exempt from wearing a face mask. That's according to Valery Limarenko, acting governor of the island, located near Japan. | Sakhalin, one of Russia's wealthiest places per capita, is home to a substantial oil and gas industry. On Thursday, Limarenko revealed that the island will soon receive 9,000 doses of Russia's domestically produced Sputnik V vaccine and will get over 10,000 every month after that. | "Everyone who gets vaccinated will receive a special badge," he said. "[The badge] will give the wear…
(2021-01-14). 1 dead, 7 injured in explosion at automotive plant in Tianjin, China (VIDEOS). rt.com 
An explosion at an automotive parts plant in Tianjin, northern China has killed one person and injured at least seven others, according to local authorities. | The blast struck shortly after midday local time at the workshop of Tianjin Jc Auto Parts Corp, near the city's airport. | Emergency rescue teams were dispatched to the scene, with fire officials saying that no one had been found trapped in the factory. An investigation into the cause of the explosion will be launched. | Seven people who sustained injuries were taken to hospital for treatment, the Bureau of Emergency Management of Tianjin told reporters…
(2021-01-14). Twitter RESTORES account of Sputnik-V, Russia's coronavirus vaccine, restricted over suspicious log-in. rt.com 
Sputnik-V, the Russian-developed coronavirus vaccine, was back on Twitter after getting locked out of its official account on Thursday. When the official explanation finally came, it cited a suspicious log-in attempt from the US. | The account, @sputnikvaccine, showed up as "temporarily restricted" for a brief period on Thursday afternoon, due to "some unusual activity." | Users could click on a warning to see…
(2021-01-14). UK bans all arrivals from Portugal and South America after discovery of Brazil Covid-19 variant. rt.com 
The UK will ban all travel from South America and Portugal from 4am GMT on Friday after the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant in Brazil, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Thursday. | UK-bound travellers from Argentina, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela who do not live in the UK will be banned from entering the country. | "This measure does not apply to British and Irish Nationals and third country nationals with residence rights — but passengers returning from these destinations must self-isolate for 10 da…
(2021-01-14). 12hr Covid curfews announced for all of France for at least 15 days, PM says pressure on hospitals is 'high'. rt.com 
The entirety of France will be placed under a 6pm-6am curfew for at least 15 days from Saturday in a bid to ease the pressure of Covid-19 on the country's health system, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday. | The 12-hour curfews are currently already in place for 25 of mainland France's 95 administrative areas — known as departements — but they will now be extended to the rest of the country, which is currently under an 8pm curfew. | "While the resumption of the epidemic was concentrated at the end of December in certain departments, viral circulation now concerns the entire country," th…
(2021-01-14). Paris police investigating alleged 'black supremacist' bomb-maker who blew up flat, injuring himself & 1 other. rt.com 
French police have launched an investigation after an alleged "black supremacist" blew up an apartment while making homemade explosives, injuring himself and another person in a Parisian suburb. | The 37-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after an explosion and fire at an address in the Saint-Leu-la-Foret area northwest of the French capital, which injured the two occupants, a man and a woman. | "An investigation has been underway since Wednesday morning into the heads of criminal associations and the unauthorized manufacture of explosive devices," a spokesperson for the Pontoise prosecutor's office said o…
(2021-01-14). The Heat: U.S. Impeachment. america.cgtn.com 
History in the United States as Donald Trump becomes the only president to be impeached twice. There was more drama at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, as the House of Representatives voted to hold President Trump accountable for inciting an insurrection just one week ago. …
(2021-01-14). Mounting evidence of GOP reps aiding Capitol invasion. peoplesworld.org 
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(2021-01-14). America Has Entered the Weimar Era. counterpunch.org 
By mid-February 2021, American deaths from COVID-19 may well surpass the country's 405,400 deaths during the Second World War. By around mid-May, more Americans will have died from the virus than during the Civil War, which killed 655,000, and the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, when 675,000 are estimated to have perished. Yet America's largely
(2021-01-14). Lessons from Charlottesville: How to fight fascism in 2021. workers.org 
The large demonstration of fascist, white-supremacist forces in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 brought back memories for this writer of the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Va., over three years ago. Aug. 12, 2017, was filled with the most horrible racism and violence and the murder of anti-racist activist . . . |
(2021-01-14). Chicago's HotHouse presents the Havana Jazz Festival, 5 nights of sizzling music. peoplesworld.org 
Following the July Concert for Cuba, successfully produced by the Chicago-based non-profit arts presenter HotHouse, and viewed by more than 10 million people online, the Institute of Cuban Music invited Marguerite Horberg and Raul Cuza to return and create a special online stream for this year's edition of the iconic Jazz Plaza — The Havana …
(2021-01-14). Is impeaching President Trump 'pointless revenge'? Not if it sends a message to future presidents. juancole.com 
By Michael Blake | — A House majority, including 10 Republicans, voted on Jan. 13 to impeach President Trump for "incitement of insurrection." The vote will initiate a trial in the Senate — but that trial will likely not be finished before Trump's term of office comes to an end on Jan. 20. There is …
(2021-01-14). Pensacola fights anti-abortion terror. workers.org 
Occupied Muscogee Creek land — Pensacola, Fla. A group of activists, organizers and those in support of reproductive justice held Dec. 27 and Jan. 2 demonstrations at American Family Planning, a reproductive health clinic that provides abortion. The community gathered to oppose anti-abortion reactionaries, who have been terrorizing clinic workers, . . . |
(2021-01-14). National Committee for Justice in Denver formed to defend anti-racist organizers. liberationnews.org 
Prominent movement leaders from across the country have launched the National Committee for Justice in Denver to demand that authorities drop the charges against anti-racist activists facing decades in prison on false charges filed against them in retaliation for their work demanding justice for Elijah McClain.
(2021-01-14). Prison officials' crimes mount at Ramsey Unit in Texas. workers.org 
Houston "I just can't take it anymore," Michael Beck told other prisoners at the W. F. Ramsey Unit state prison, in Rosharon, Texas, 33 miles south of Houston. Then during the first week of January, he wrapped a fan cord around his neck and tied the other end of it . . . |
(2021-01-14). Peruvian health workers embark on an indefinite strike. peoplesdispatch.org 
The Peruvian Medical Federation (FMP) and ten other health workers unions began an indefinite national strike on January 13. The measure was taken in the absence of an agreement with President Francisco Sagasti's administration on improving the working conditions of healthcare personnel in the face of COVID-19 pandemic. | On the first day of the strike, in the capital city Lima, hundreds of doctors, nurses and health workers held a massive demonstration in front of the health ministry to draw attention towards their legitimate claims and demand their immediate compliance. | The healthcare professionals are demand…
(2021-01-14). Capitalism in Crisis: Economics and the Rise of Fascism. liberationnews.org 
On this week's episode of The Socialist Program's regular segment "Capitalism in Crisis" with Prof. Richard Wolff, we discuss the role played by economic factors in the growth of fascist movements.
(2021-01-14). Why Does Mayor Ted Wheeler Hate Us So Much? dissidentvoice.org 
Ôªø Tear Gas Ted is getting Tough On Crime and Anarchy, and I've got some analysis for you. Oregon Public Broadcasting has been giving a lot of play to Mayor Wheeler's latest couple of speeches, where he once again criticized "violent anarchists" for doing terrible things like spray-painting memes on plywood, or breaking the windows …
(2021-01-14). Canadian autoworkers blockade minivan plant. workers.org 
Members of Unifor Local 444, at FCA's Windsor, Ontario, minivan assembly plant, blockade gates to oppose threats to cut members' jobs. Since Jan. 5, Unifor Local 444 has blockaded the FCA minivan plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Plant workers normally build 830 Chrysler Pacifica vans per day. The blockade of . . . |
(2021-01-14). Marxism and feminism — Marxism and Women's Liberation extract. mronline.org 
Lindsey German discusses Marxism's contribution to analyzing women's oppression in this extract from Marxism and Women's Liberation…
(2021-01-14). Brazilian state of Amazonas enters the most serious phase of COVID-19. peoplesworld.org 
Manaus, Amazonas (January 4, 2021) — Amazonas State went into the purple phase of the new coronavirus pandemic, signifying the highest risk. The information was publicized by the director-president of the Health Vigilance Foundation (FVS) of Amazonas, Rosemary Costa Pinto, during a meeting between state representatives and officials of the Federal Ministry of Health. "Our …
(2021-01-14). Fascist violence and the form of the state. workers.org 
This is an excerpt from Workers World Party co-founder and Chairperson Sam Marcy's "Fascist violence and the form of the state," written shortly after Ronald Reagan's inauguration as U.S. president in 1981. For more, see Marcy's "The Klan and Government: Foes or Allies?" at workers.org/books. [T]he spread of fascist organizations . . . |
(2021-01-14). Two Principles of Racial Equity that Outrage Liberals. dissidentvoice.org 
The May 25, 2020 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked a civil rights explosion. It ignited pushes to demilitarize the police, reallocate police over-funding to necessary social services, end economic and power divides, and replace symbols of oppression with recognition of those who have suffered and resisted. In University City, one of the oldest …
(2021-01-14). China-EU investment deal bypasses U.S., denting Washington plan to isolate Beijing. peoplesworld.org 
On Dec. 30, 2020, the European Union and China concluded a new landmark investment deal called the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). The pact marks a historic level of investment, cooperation, and intermingling of the 27-member bloc's economy with China's. The CAI will replace 26 separate investment agreements previously signed between China and individual member …
(2021-01-14). Demanding Immediate Action Over 'Empty Promises,' Youth Climate Movement Announces Next Global Strikes. zcomm.org "When your house is on fire," says Greta Thunberg, "you don't wait for 10, 20 years before you call the fire department; you act as soon and as much as you possibly can."
(2021-01-14). Report: America's Monopolized Energy Sector And How We Can Fix It. popularresistance.org A new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliances shows that America's monopoly problem is bigger than you might think. | While last year's Big Tech hearings and House antitrust report spotlighted monopoly abuses at Amazon, Google, and other tech giants, the report from ILSR makes clear that America's monopoly problem has spread into many other sectors of the economy — including the electricity sector. | The report is the latest in a series from ILSR focused on fighting monopoly power throughout several sectors of our economy, including Banking, Broadband, Food and Farming, Pharmacy, Waste and Recycl…
(2021-01-14). Progressive sections in Netherlands demand rise in minimum wage. peoplesdispatch.org The demand for setting the hourly minimum wage to EUR 14 Euros (USD 17.04) has been highlighted by the Socialist Party (SP), the Federation of Dutch Trade Unions (FNV) and trade union activist forum Voor 14, among others…
(2021-01-14). Unpacking the Aftermath of Trump's Coup Attempt With Brian Becker. mintpressnews.com Dan Cohen is joined by Brian Becker, a longtime activist and host of The Socialist Program, to discuss the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, the conspiracy showing it was actually a coup attempt, what some on the left have gotten wrong, and how to resist the rising fascist drift.
(2021-01-14). The Pentagon, Corporations and Slave Labor in U.S. Prisons. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published by Workers World on June 11, 2011. | It is not only federal prisons that contract out prison labor to top corporations. State prisons that used forced prison labor in plantations, laundries and highway chain gangs …
(2021-01-14). Venezuelan Oil Industry Continues to Struggle as Private Sector Set to Play Bigger Role. venezuelanalysis.com The Maduro government is pursuing increased private investment in the oil sector.
(2021-01-14). 8 points for a global agenda of structural change in the COVID-19 pandemic. indybay.org "We can have democracy or concentration of wealth, not both," said Justice Louis Brandeis, the longest-serving Supreme Court justice,…
(2021-01-14). The African Union Reserves 270 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses. telesurenglish.net The Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Africa (Africa CDC) Director John Nkengasong on Thursday announced that the African Union (AU) has reserved 270 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, 50 million of which will be provided by Pfizer and AstraZeneca and will be available between April and June | RELATED: | "Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have focused as a continent on collaboration and collective…
(2021-01-14). Pandemic public engagement supported through Rapid Response Seed Fund. imperial.ac.uk In April 2020, the Societal Engagement team launched a Rapid Response Seed Fund to support engagement initiatives during the pandemic.
(2021-01-14). Organic food co-op faces closure. greenleft.org.au Pressures from the pandemic mean that the long-running Alfalfa House Community Food Cooperative is facing the prospect of having to close at the end of January, reports Pip Hinman.
(2021-01-14). 2020, one of three warmest years on record: World Meteorological Organization. news.un.org The COVID-19 pandemic was not the only long-term crisis the world will remember from 2020. In terms of climate change, the year was also one of the three warmest on record, and rivalled 2016 for the top spot, the UN weather agency said on Wednesday.
(2021-01-14). Israel: Ensure equal COVID-19 vaccine access to Palestinians — UN Independent experts. news.un.org Israel's "impressive" vaccination programme against the COVID-19 pandemic must include Palestinians under occupation, UN independent human rights experts stressed on Wednesday.
(2021-01-14). New data shows that nearly 1400 kids in Michigan's Upper Peninsula have caught COVID-19. wsws.org Since mid-October more than 13,500 people in the U.P. contracted the virus, a three-fold increase since the pandemic began in March.
(2021-01-14). War of the (Financial) Worlds. counterpunch.org Sometimes things only make sense when seen through a magnifying lens. As it happens, I'm thinking about reality, the very American and global reality clearly repeating itself as 2021 begins. We all know, of course, that we're living through a once-in-a-century-style pandemic; that millions of people have lost their jobs, a portion of which will
(2021-01-14). New Honduran Migrant Caravan Sets off to Mexico-US Border. telesurenglish.net A caravan of 250 migrants on Wednesday left San Pedro Sula, Honduras, hoping to reach the U.S.-Mexico border amid a COVID-19 surge in Central America. | RELATED: | "We are leaving because we have lost everything due to the pandemic and the Iota and Eta hurricanes that devastated the country in November 2020," one migrant said. | The caravan was called through social networks since January 1. The Corinto customs post, on…
(2021-01-14). Over 600,000 dead from coronavirus in Europe. wsws.org Scientists are warning that the pandemic is entering into an even more catastrophic stage than anything that has preceded it.
(2021-01-14). Poorest UK schoolchildren sent meagre pandemic food parcels, as contractors reap massive profits. wsws.org Many expressed disgust and denounced the profiteering from poverty during the school closures necessitated by the pandemic…
(2021-01-14). Australia: Highly infectious strain of COVID spreads in Queensland hotel quarantine. wsws.org For months, governments have rejected warnings from medical experts that private hotels in the middle of city centres are not equipped to be placed on the frontlines of the pandemic.
(2021-01-14). Warning that Wall Street bubble may burst. wsws.org Concerns are starting to be voiced that the orgy of speculation, literally feeding off the death and destruction of the pandemic because of the actions of the Fed, could end in a major crash.
(2021-01-14). Can China Lead a World Economic Recovery? globalresearch.ca At the beginning of December China's Xi Jinping officially declared that China had eliminated poverty entirely, part of his priority program. Western financial pundits have praised the remarkable economic recovery of China following the severe lockdowns a year go to …
(2021-01-14). Australia: Victimised Chinese meatworker speaks with the WSWS. wsws.org Benson Wang is a Chinese immigrant meatworker who was allegedly assaulted and subsequently victimised at an abattoir operated by Midfield Group in Warrnambool, Victoria.
(2021-01-14). The GOP stood with Trump and against the Legitimacy of Biden: that's how Iraq Split up in 2014. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — On Wednesday, 197 Republican congressmen refused to impeach him for encouraging thousands of hard Right thugs, some armed, to march on the Capitol and "fight like hell or you won't have a country." These same 197 congressmen were themselves menaced by the invading mobs, who chanted that they wanted to …
(2021-01-14). Nicaragua To Allocate Over $115 Million for COVID-19 Vaccines. telesurenglish.net Nicaragua's Vice President Rosario Murillo on Wednesday announced her government's effort to secure COVID-19 vaccines to immunize 55 percent of the country's population. | RELATED: | Highligithg the approval of a high budget to ensure vaccines' conservation, Murillo pointed out that over 7 million doses would be applied at a cost of almost US$90 million. | "We propose the purchase of the Russian Federation's Sputnik V vaccine, the Modern vacc…
(2021-01-14). Associated Press Casts Doubt on Beijing's Cooperation as WHO's COVID-19 Origins Probe Begins. sputniknews.com After months without a significant number of COVID-19 cases, several dozen new cases in just a few days have sent millions in China back into lockdown, threatening to cancel Spring Festival celebrations for a second year in a row.
(2021-01-14). Health experts arrive in Wuhan to investigate COVID-19 origins. news.un.org Members of an international team studying the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19 arrived in Wuhan, China, on Thursday, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced during an expert meeting on the disease.
(2021-01-14). Review: As Coronavirus Rises Past Three Million, Africa Still Lacks Its Own Vaccine. globalresearch.ca With its large population and fragile health systems, Africa has recorded more than three million Covid-19 cases, still less deadly as compared to other regions in the world, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). …
(2021-01-14). Sweden's COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 10,000. telesurenglish.net Sweden's COVID-19 death toll surpassed 10,000 on Thursday, with authorities warning that the fatalities would continue to rise. | Swedish Public Health Agency on Thursday registered another 351 deaths caused by COVID-19, taking the national death toll to 10,185. Meanwhile, 6,580 new confirmed cases brought the cumulative infections to 518,783. | "Unfortunately, we expect that the increase will continue as we have an extensive spread of infection in the country," Karin Tegmark Wisell, head of the department of microbiology at the Public Health Agency, said at a press conference. | Wisell revealed that southern…
(2021-01-14). Cuba Has Hospital Capacity To Attend To All COVID-19 Patients. telesurenglish.net "We are working with the forecasts that are shared on TV and made by the Dean of the Mathematics Faculty, Raul Guinovart, and based on those, we are creating a higher percentage of the capacities for the attention of patients and the availability of medical personnel," Durán pointed out. | RELATED: | Regarding the PCR tests that travelers must present when they arrive in the country, the doctor pointed out that several c…
(2021-01-14). Irish health system on brink of collapse as COVID-19 figures surge. wsws.org Ireland's health services are being rapidly overwhelmed by escalating rates of coronavirus infection.
(2021-01-14). California health care worker explains how COVID-19 catastrophe has been fueled by the drive for profit. wsws.org The WSWS encourages health care workers to speak out on the disastrous conditions which are now overwhelming hospitals due the reopening and "herd immunity" policies pursued by the ruling class in countries around the world.
(2021-01-14). Agroecology and Post-COVID Plunder. dissidentvoice.org Contingent on World Bank aid to be given to poorer countries in the wake of coronavirus lockdowns, agrifood conglomerates will aim to further expand their influence. These firms have been integral to the consolidation of a global food regime that has emerged in recent decades based on chemical- and proprietary-input-dependent agriculture which incurs massive externalised …
(2021-01-14). Financialization, Fascism and the Jan 6th Riots — with Paul Jay. theanalysis.news Paul Jay is the guest on The Barricade, a news outlet set up by a group of left-oriented activists from around Eastern Europe — Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia, and Serbia. Paul was asked to provide background on the events in D.C. on Jan 6th.
(2021-01-14). No One Is Listening: A Country Divided Against Itself. globalresearch.ca The U.S. may morph into two nations with the increasingly impoverished helot "deplorables" under the heel of the empowered social justice warriors. | In a recent article Catholic University professor Claes G. Ryn "Few people are really open to persuasion …
(2021-01-14). Ethiopia: Safe access and swift action needed for refugees in Tigray. news.un.org The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed his deep concern over the humanitarian situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, including its impact on Eritrean refugees hosted there.
(2021-01-14). What It Meant to be Conflicted During the Vietnam War. counterpunch.org You can take the man out of the war, but you can't take the war out of the man. I use the noun "man" because most who either went to Vietnam or resisted that war were men. There were millions of women in the antiwar movement of the 1960s and early 1970s, but very few
(2021-01-14). China's International Development Cooperation, A Stunning Success. globalresearch.ca One of the most significant chapters in China's newly released white paper concerns its support of developing countries' endogenous growth, which crucially contradicts the US' information warfare narrative that Beijing is laying so-called "debt traps" for its partners. | Xinhua reported …
(2021-01-14). India's Supreme Court feigns concern for farmers, while laying groundwork for illegalizing 7-week mass protest. wsws.org The Supreme Court ruling is aimed at ensnaring the farmers' in a phony mediation process that is rigged against them, while laying the ground for outlawing their struggle if it is not shifted to an alternate site or sites.
(2021-01-14). New Analysis Shows US Police 3 Times More Likely to Use Violence Against Leftist Protesters Than Far-Right. commondreams.org The report's findings came as a surprise to virtually no one. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/police_2_0.jpg …
(2021-01-14). Ecuador: Arauz Rejects Ban on the Use of Rafael Correa's Image. telesurenglish.net Ecuador's presidential candidate Andres Arauz Wednesday rejected electoral authorities' decision to ban the image of former President Rafael Correa in the Union for Hope Alliance (UNES) propaganda. | RELATED: | "We face another attempt of political persecution. The establishment seeks to hinder our arrival at the presidency. No laws are prohibiting the use of the image of a former president as part of an electoral campaign," he denoun…
(2021-01-14). White Nationalist Barbarians Storm the Gate(s) of the U.S. Capitol. counterpunch.org The white nationalist barbarians, aided and abetted by their Fàºhrer—President Donald J. Trump—stormed and entered the gate(s) at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. The seditionists include those who brazenly entered the so-called people's house,[1] responsible for death, destruction and mayhem, along with their snowflake leader who suckered them to do so from
(2021-01-14). Bond Modification Sought After Alleged Kenosha Killer Kyle Rittenhouse Drinks Beer, Flashes White Power Signs With So-Called 'Proud Boys'. commondreams.org "The defendant's continued association with members of a group that prides itself on violence, and the use of their symbols, raises the significant possibility of future harm." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/rittenhouse.jpg …
(2021-01-14). Arrests in Minnesota After Water Protectors Chain Themselves Inside Pipe Section to Halt Line 3 Construction. commondreams.org "Enbridge's last-ditch effort to build fossil fuel infrastructure is killing people and the planet." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12305079641.jpg …
(2021-01-14). Because 'Time for Urgent, Bold Change Is Now,' 200+ Groups Tell Biden to End Failed War on Drugs. commondreams.org "We are urging the administration to abandon criminalization as a means to address substance use, and instead ensure universal access to equitable evidence-based solutions rooted in racial and economic justice and compassion." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/drug_war2.jpg …
(2021-01-14). TRO Extended Another Week; Homeless Removal Squad Seeks More Pretexts. indybay.org Federal Magistrate Susan van Keulen granted a last minute motion from City Attorney Condotti delaying any decision and/or hearing on the San Lorenzo Campground until January 20th, allowing both the SC Homeless Union Survival Supporters and "Save the Grass; Screw the Homeless" attorneys to present more evidence and argument to sweep the park.
(2021-01-14). Biden Names Transparency Advocate to Top Regulatory Post. indybay.org Gary Gensler, former Wall Street regulator will be President-elect Biden's nominee to head the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to Reuters. Gensler will lead the agency created after the 1920's stock market crash to protect investors and enforce stability in the banking system.
(2021-01-14). Thursday 1/21: Biden Day One: What's Next For Muslim Communities? indybay.org Online event…
(2021-01-14). Thursday 1/28: King 2021 Lecture & Conversation on Racism, Poverty, Militarism & More w/ Justice Leaders. indybay.org Online event…
(2021-01-14). Monday 1/18: Martin Luther King Jr Day Concert. indybay.org 301 Front St, Santa Cruz…
(2021-01-14). Sunday 1/17: Andy Worthington on America's Torture Colony: 19 Years of Guantanamo Online Event. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2021-01-14). Wednesday 1/13: Climate Emergency: Mass Virtual Town Hall w/ Eco Change Makers from Across USA. indybay.org Online via Zoom or livestream…
(2021-01-14). Reclaiming the Radical Legacy of Dr. King: APTP to Lead 7th ÔªøÔªøAnnual Weekend of Action. indybay.org Weekend Culminates with King Day Car Caravan from the Port of Oakland to Eastmont Mall to #REfundREstoreREimagine our Communities…
(2021-01-14). Thursday 1/14: Unpacking the Insurrection w/ People for the American Way. indybay.org Online event…
(2021-01-14). Human Rights as a Balm for Turmoil, MLK 2021. indybay.org Right now it is good to remember, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.", Martin Luther King.
(2021-01-14). Wednesday 1/20: I Get Results! Frank Moore for President 2008. indybay.org Cushion Works | 3320 18th Street | San Francisco, CA…
(2021-01-14). How Did Gore Receive At Least 114,000 More Votes Than Bush In Florida In 2000. indybay.org Jeb Bush's voter roll purging, the criminal deceit of the Florida Times Union, police intimidation, barring of precincts etc robbed the American people of our choice in 2000. The disastrous results remain with us at this time.
(2021-01-14). Israel is losing the fight to obscure its apartheid character. dissidentvoice.org For more than a decade, a handful of former Israeli politicians and US diplomats identified with what might be termed the "peace process industry" have intermittently warned that, without a two-state solution, Israel is in danger of becoming an "apartheid state". The most notable among them include Ehud Barak and Ehud Olmert, two former Israeli prime …
(2021-01-14). Twitter's Ban on Trump will Deepen the US Tribal Divide. counterpunch.org Anyone who believes locking President Donald Trump out of his social media accounts will serve as the first step on the path to healing the political divide in the United States is likely to be in for a bitter disappointment. The flaws in this reasoning need to be peeled away, like the layers of an
(2021-01-14). Let's Reject The Violent Vs. Nonviolent Crime Dichotomy. popularresistance.org November's election saw criminal legal system and drug policy reform win big at the polls. Oregon became the first state to decriminalize all drugs, and voters overwhelmingly passed other reforms to drug laws, even in deeply red states like South Dakota. Policing took center stage in the national dialogue. And both the vice president and president-elect in their first addresses to the nation promised to "root out systemic racism" in the criminal legal system. | The people have spoken, and we are on the precipice of a new moment for justice reform. But how we understand the scope of this collective call for change…
(2021-01-14). International Support Continues for Protesting Farmers in India. globalresearch.ca On 5 January, British MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi wrote a letter to Boris Johnson urging him to convey to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the "heartfelt anxieties" of MPs' constituents (many emanating from Punjab) regarding the treatment of protesting farmers …
(2021-01-14). QAnon congresswoman vows to impeach Joe Biden one day after his inauguration. salon.com Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene lashes out after ten House Republicans vote to impeach Trump…
(2021-01-14). Immunity after coronavirus infection lasts at least five months, scientists say. salon.com We know being infected grants only temporary immunity. We may now know a bit better just how long…
(2021-01-14). Netflix's gorgeous "Dig" loses sight of its own discoveries in favor of soapy period melodrama. salon.com Recently seen in "Promising Young Woman," Carey Mulligan stars alongside Ralph Fiennes, Johnny Flynn and Lily James…
(2021-01-14). Amber Ruffin's hilariously horrifying book about everyday racism shows this is indeed who we are. salon.com Salon spoke to the comedian and her sister Lacey Lamar, who co-wrote "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey"
(2021-01-14). Arizona Republicans make sneaky moves to rig redistricting commission before any lines are drawn. salon.com There are national implications if Republicans take this crucial advantage for the next decade in a swing state…
(2021-01-14). Fluoridated water isn't just good for teeth — it can lead to higher incomes, too. salon.com Sorry, conspiracy theorists: Fluoride helps your teeth and has no ill cognitive effects, study after study says…
(2021-01-14). My mistake: M. Night Shyamalan's "Servant" is actually a comedy under the impression it's a thriller. salon.com Once you view Apple TV+ series as a study of white nonsense it transforms from deadly dull to delightful…
(2021-01-14). Republicans threaten violence if Trump faces repercussions — but it was impunity that moved his mob. salon.com Trump and his mob believe they'll never pay the piper…
(2021-01-14). There Can Be No 'Unity' With Seditious Republicans. thenation.com There Can Be No 'Unity' With Seditious Republicans…
(2021-01-14). The Pleasures of Shirley Hazzard's Intricate Fictions. thenation.com The Pleasures of Shirley Hazzard's Intricate Fictions…
(2021-01-14). Several US Domestic Air Carriers Ban Checked Firearms on DC Flights Ahead of Biden Inauguration. sputniknews.com Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser has asked the federal government to cancel all protest permits for the inauguration, and the US National Mall complex will be closed to the public during the transfer of power, all in a bid to avoid a repeat of the violence seen on January 6.
(2021-01-14). US Announces Closure of Capitol Building, Grounds on Inauguration Day. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Capitol building and grounds will be closed to the public on Inauguration Day, the Capitol police announced in a press release.
(2021-01-14). 600 Groups Urge Biden To Impose National Moratorium On Water Shut-offs. popularresistance.org Above photo: Detroit activists march for restoring local democracy and economic justice, and an end to the water shut-offs, July 18, 2014. Victoria Collier. Too many people are struggling to pay their bills, advocates say. The No Shutoffs Coalition on Wednesday presented the incoming Democratic administration with a draft executive order that would instruct the …
(2021-01-14). Former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Charged In Flint Water Crisis. popularresistance.org Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, who ran the state at the time of the devastating 2014 Flint water scandal, has been charged in the crisis that led to the Legionnaires' disease outbreak that killed 12 people. | Snyder pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to two counts of willful neglect of duty, before a judge set bond at $10,000. | The former governor was ordered to not leave the state ahead of his next date on Tuesday. He faces up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. | "We believe there is no evidence to support any criminal charges against Governor Snyder," defense attorney Brian Lennon told The Associated Pre…
(2021-01-14). The Freedom Struggle Is A Labor Struggle, Then And Now. popularresistance.org As we think, again, about the role of organized labor in the long Black freedom struggle, it is worth noting that in India at this very moment 250 million farmers, workers, students and allies have joined in what had been a three-month long protest against the Modi government's neoliberal agricultural policies. | The new parliamentary bills essentially eliminate state-run regulated agricultural markets, and allow direct transactions between farmers and private corporate interests — namely international commodity traders and conglomerates such as Walmart and Cargill. | The new arrangements will destroy small…
(2021-01-14). A Record Of Hawkish Intervention: Biden Picks Samantha Power To Head USAID. popularresistance.org President-elect Joe Biden has selected longtime Democratic insider Samantha Power to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). "There is simply no one better to ensure our development agenda is a core pillar of our foreign policy," the 78-year-old Delawarean said in a video statement, claiming that, under previous Democratic administrations Power, "fought tirelessly to prioritize human rights." USAID styles itself as a human rights organization, a Washington-sponsored group promoting democracy and development around the world. But if one delves deeper than merely the surface level, the organizat…
(2021-01-14). When Populism Became Fascism. zcomm.org How can this civil war of the digital age, using disinformation and propaganda as its main weapons, be resolved?>
(2021-01-14). Indian court suspends new agriculture laws after mass protests. zcomm.org Judges order committee to look into grievances, but unions vow further demonstrations until laws repealed…
(2021-01-14). The US Capitol Building Riot and Its Blowback. zcomm.org The Only Thing Scarier than QAnon Is the Reaction to It…
(2021-01-14). The National Student Survey 2021 launches at Imperial. imperial.ac.uk Final year undergraduates are asked to rate their experience at Imperial as the 2021 National Student Survey opens for responses.
(2021-01-14). White City's new hoardings showcase Imperial's innovation community. imperial.ac.uk In recent weeks, a series of eye-catching new hoardings have been installed at White City Campus while construction work continues.
(2021-01-14). Trump becomes the first US president to be impeached twice. thecanary.co On 13 January, the US House of Representatives voted to <...
(2021-01-14). Government defeated over child spy law. thecanary.co Peers have forced The amendment put by lady Beeban Kidron passed by 339 votes to 235. It will ban the use of under-18s as informants by organisations like MI5 and the police except in exceptional circumstances. | Speaking ahead of the vote, Kidron told peers: In every other interaction with the criminal justice system we try to remove children from criminal activity, to take them away from harm an…
(2021-01-14). Water Protectors Lock Down Inside Line 3 Pipeline. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-01-14). How We Came to Build A Progressive Ground Game. commondreams.org After Bernie's campaign ended, we were determined to stay in the fight. We built our own structure which was key in the freedom and guidance in making our actions effective. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/unnamed_7.jpg …
(2021-01-14). Western Wolf Coalition Challenges Nationwide Wolf Delisting. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-01-14). Environmental and Farmers Organizations in Italy Stop Government Attempt to Give Green Light to GMOs and NBTs. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-01-14). Praise for AG's New Lawsuit Against NYPD Over BLM Protests. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-01-14). A Layman's Guide to Spotting Sedition, Treason, and Lunacy in General. commondreams.org The words people speak have consequences—but maybe not what you think. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/barb.jpg …
