(2022-01-07). DHS Reportedly Warns US Law Enforcement of Extremist Calls Online on Jan. 6 Riot Anniversary. sputniknews.com In light of the one year anniversary of the attack on the US Capitol building, the news is shedding light on how federal law enforcement agencies are striving to detect real-life threats from extremism online.
(2022-01-07). Thursday 1/6: The Insurrection One Year Later: The Threats to American Democracy w/ ProPublica. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-07). Thursday 1/6: National Prayer Call: From Insurrection to Resurrection w/ Poor People's Campaign. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-07). Wednesday 1/12: Defeating Nazis in Court: Inside the Charlottesville Trial. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…
(2022-01-07). Tuesday 1/11: The Plan to Protect Our Democracy: Tackling Filibuster, Voting Rights, Expanding SCOTUS. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2022-01-07). Tariq Ali: 'Democracy is largely a set of rituals now'. mronline.org 
"There is no socialist blueprint. If you think there is a socialist blueprint, then you will only be a utopian. The formation of economic policies has to be done with the collaboration of those on whose behalf you are going to change structures."
(2022-01-07). 100 Ohio School Districts File A Lawsuit Against EdChoice Vouchers. popularresistance.org On Tuesday, 100 Ohio public school districts and the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of Ohio's EdChoice Scholarship Program under the provisions of the Ohio Constitution. EdChoice is Ohio's rapidly growing, publicly funded school voucher program. | The *Cleveland Plain Dealer*'s [Laura Hancock reported](https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/01/100-school-districts-sue-ohio-over-private-school-vouchers-saying-they-unconstitutionally-take-money-from-public-ed.html): "A coalition of 100 school districts sued Ohio over private school vouchers Tuesday, sa…
(2022-01-07). China reiterates implementation of 'double reduction' policy. ecns.cn The Chinese education authority has stressed banning irregular off-campus tutoring activities featuring curriculum subjects and warned against excessive homework amid the upcoming winter vacation.
(2022-01-07). Interview with gang boss costs two journalists their lives. rt.com 
The media workers were targeted by members of a rival crime group in a turbulent area outside Haiti's capital | Two journalists were assassinated after interviewing a gang leader on the outskirts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Thursday as members of a rival criminal group opened fire on them. | Three journalists, working for online outlets and a radio station, arrived in the Laboule 12 area on the day for an interview with one of the local crime lords. | Shortly after the meeting had ended, they were attacked by a rival gang. Two journalists identified as Amady John Wesley and Wilkens Louissaint were…
(2022-01-07). Wednesday 1/26: Supreme Court in 2022: Future of Abortion Rights, Voting Rights & Gun Control w/ LWV. indybay.org Online event…
Indybay (2022-01-07). Thursday 1/20: The Future of Reproductive Justice: With Roe v. Wade in Peril, What Comes Next? indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-07). Online Troll Arrested for Reportedly Sending Death Threats to Piers Morgan and His Son. sputniknews.com The vile online messages previously forced the TV host to install a panic button near his bed, on the advice of the police, the Daily Mail reported.
(2022-01-07). Saturday 1/8: Deepening the Struggle Against Colonialism w/ BIBC. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-06). Thursday 1/6: Jan 6th Talk: Hope, Resiliency & the Fight Against White Supremacy w/ Rep. Barbara Lee. indybay.org Online via livstream…
(2022-01-06). Thursday 1/6: National Prayer Call: From Insurrection to Resurrection w/ Poor People's Campaign. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-06). Thursday 1/6: The Insurrection One Year Later: The Threats to American Democracy w/ ProPublica. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-06). Selling Out Democracy for Political Influence. inequality.org
(2022-01-06). Selling Out Democracy for Political Influence. inequality.org
(2022-01-06). Wednesday 1/12: Defeating Nazis in Court: Inside the Charlottesville Trial. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…
(2022-01-06). Worshiping Markets, Genuflecting to Grand Fortune. inequality.org
(2022-01-06). UK MPs Slam Verdict in Colston Statue Case as 'Woke', Argue it Legitimises Vandalism. sputniknews.com The statue of the English merchant, who was involved in the enslavement of over 80,000 people in Africa, including children, was toppled and dumped in a harbour by demonstrators on 7 June 2020 during global protests against racial inequality. The incident sparked a debate on which statues should remain standing across the UK.
(2022-01-06). Tory government's Nationality and Borders Bill is a "racist crime against humanity" peoplesdispatch.org Refugee rights groups have warned that the Nationality and Borders Bill proposed by the Boris Johnson-led government in the UK is likely to worsen the conditions of refugees and asylum seekers. On Wednesday January 5, various groups including Refugee Action, Care4Calais, Refugee Council, and Stand Up To Racism protested in front of Parliament while the House of Lords discussed the bill, demanding that the government instead provide a safe way for people to claim asylum. | The Nationality and Borders Bill, introduced by Home Secretary Priti Patel in July 2021, has passed the three rounds of reading in the House of…
(2022-01-06). Bulli Bai Case: App Creator Neeraj Bishnoi Arrested for Putting Women Up for 'Auction' in India. sputniknews.com On 1 January, several Indian Muslim women, including journalists, social workers, and celebrities, sparked an uproar on social media after finding themselves listed for an "online auction" on the app "Bulli Bai" hosted on the GitHub platform. Mumbai Police arrested three students from different states linked to the case.
(2022-01-06). Don't look up reflects the cynicism of capitalist decay, for better and for worse. mronline.org 
A lively debate has ensued over the merits of the film, Don't Look Up. People on the progressive side of the political spectrum have praised the film for its piercing honesty about the climate crisis which is communicated through the metaphor of an incoming, planet-destroying comet.
(2022-01-06). Wednesday 1/26: Supreme Court in 2022: Future of Abortion Rights, Voting Rights & Gun Control w/ LWV. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-06). The triple day thesis: Theorising motherhood as a capability and a capability suppressor. mronline.org 
The triple day thesis of motherhood is conceptualized as a mother who engages in the reproductive work of childbearing and childrearing (the single day), in addition to waged work (the double day) and self-reproductive work (the triple day).
(2022-01-06). When thousands are evicted each day in a land of fabled riches. mronline.org 
Recently on December 15 Eli Saslow wrote a very important feature in The Washington Post on the daily routine life of an elderly police constable Lennie who has been charged with the responsibility of evicting those families or persons from their homes who have not been able to pay their rent.
(2022-01-06). Monday 1/17: Conversations of King: "Give Us The Ballot" – MLK, Voting Rights, & the Urgency in 2022. indybay.org Online event…
Indybay (2022-01-06). Thursday 1/20: The Future of Reproductive Justice: With Roe v. Wade in Peril, What Comes Next? indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-06). Google & Facebook fined for spying on users. rt.com 
A French privacy watchdog accused the tech giants of making it difficult for users to opt out of tracking their activity | France's online privacy regulator has ordered Google and Facebook to cough up some €210 million ($237 million) between them, fining the firms for their questionable use of data-tracking 'cookies' on their sites. | The French National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL) announced the move in a
(2022-01-06). Yet another contradiction of capitalism. mronline.org 
In the United States there are still four million persons who remain unemployed compared to before the pandemic; and yet the Biden administration's attempt to stimulate the economy has already run into a crisis with the re-emergence of inflation not just in that country but elsewhere in the capitalist world as well.
(2022-01-06). Saturday 1/8: Deepening the Struggle Against Colonialism w/ BIBC. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-06). 'Truth Needs to Come Out': BoJo Urged to Release Secret Docs on Wars Under Tony Blair. sputniknews.com The call comes amid a public uproar caused by last week's news that former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair had been knighted by the Queen in the New Year Honours List. An online petition to block Blair's knighthood has already topped 700,000 signatures.
