(2021-01-05). People's World dispatch from the coronavirus lockdown in the UK. peoplesworld.org 
Editor's note: People's World's Al Neal is on lockdown now in the UK from where he will be covering life, work, and politics in England's pandemic era. This is the first of his dispatches. EAST SUSSEX, England—The early morning light greets with a burst of frigid sea air and sodden rooftops dotted across East Sussex. …
(2021-01-05). Chicago coronavirus conflict: Parents vs. the school board. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO—The continuing nationwide conflict over reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic is pitting Chicago's parents, teachers, and students, who don't want to reopen for in-person learning until it's safe to do so, against the school system's big boss, Chancellor Janice Jackson, the Chicago Public Schools board and city Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who appointed both. But …
(2021-01-05). PREVIEW: What to Look for in the December Jobs Report. cepr.net (The monthly Employment Situation is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, January 8th at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time.) Soaring coronavirus infection rates are likely to be the main story in the employment report in December. Fear of the pandemic, coupled with new state and local restrictions, has led to a fall in …
(2021-01-05). Social Issues and Homeownership for All. dissidentvoice.org 
Image source Homeownership is the traditional cornerstone of the American Dream. Yet for millions of people across the nation, who may have poor credit scores and earn less than a living wage, the possibility of homeownership has long been out of reach, even before the COVID pandemic. Today, with COVID serving as yet another barrier …
(2021-01-05). The Art of Losing—3 Poems for the COVID-19 Pandemic. jamanetwork.com This Arts and Medicine essay features 3 poems—Elizabeth Bishop's "One Art," Marilyn Chin's "Hospital in Oregon," and Edward Hirsch's "What the Last Evening Will Be Like"—as sources of wisdom and insight in the turmoil and pain of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-01-05). Stillbirths During the COVID-19 Pandemic in England, April-June 2020. jamanetwork.com This study uses National Health Service data to compare the stillbirth rate overall and regionally during the initial April-June 2020 coronavirus lockdown vs the same period in 2019.
(2021-01-05). Police Chief Mills says New Homeless Camping Ordinance will go to City Council this Month. indybay.org In the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has the local homeless population scrambling for places to camp and shelter in place, Santa Cruz Police Chief Andrew Mills is soliciting support from the public for a new camping ordinance that he says will go before the City Council for approval in January. "It will need our support," Mills said. "We Have not had an ordinance to enforce due to a SCOTUS decision and council suspending our ordinance," he added. (Photo: Correspondence between Police Chief Mills and a member of the public concerning the homeless.)…
(2021-01-05). "Medical Apartheid": Israeli Vaccine Drive Excludes Millions of Palestinians in Occupied Territories. democracynow.org 
Israel has administered COVID-19 vaccines faster than any country in the world, with more than 14% of Israelis receiving vaccines so far. Despite the fast rollout, human rights groups are expressing alarm over Israel's decision not to vaccinate Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, where about 1,500 people have died during the pandemic. Israel has defended its actions citing the Oslo Peace Accords, which put Palestinian authorities in charge of healthcare in the West Bank and Gaza. Palestinian officials are facing a number of hurdles in launching their own vaccine campaign, including a shortage of mone…
(2021-01-05). People In Debt Have Formed A Union To Fight Back. popularresistance.org In November, Pennsylvania permitted the resumption of utility shutoffs during the pandemic. In advance, the local Debt Collective, which helps people dispute their debts and fight back against predatory fees, protested. The group helped organize a gathering of between 20 and 30 protesters in Philadelphia to demand the moratorium continue. "We are tired of this," Pennsylvania Debt Collective organizer Lauren Horner told CBS. "We are tired of the greed displayed by these organizations." Horner was referring to the Philadelphia Gas Works, the PECO Energy Company, and to what some in the Debt Collective regard as the…
(2021-01-05). "Last Responders" Are Bracing for a Surge in COVID Deaths Across US. truthout.org Funeral director Kevin Spitzer has been overwhelmed with covid-related deaths in the small city of Aberdeen, South Dakota. | He and his two colleagues at the Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home have been working 12-15 hours a day, seven days a week, to keep up with the demand in the community of 26,000. The funerals are sparsely attended, which would have been unthinkable before the pandemic. | "We had a funeral for a younger man one recent Saturday, and not 20 people came, because most everyone was just afraid…
(2021-01-05). 'Exhausted' university student in tears over 'lack of support' during pandemic. thecanary.co An "exhausted" university student has gone viral after sharing an emotional post about the lack of support she says students have received during the pandemic.Kiera Murrell, who studies psychology at the University of Bournemouth, shared a photo of herself in tears and wrote: "In case anybody wondered how it looked or felt to be a university student in a pandemic."I am so exhausted and drained. I have spent my afternoon crying into a Terry's chocolate orange because I have received not a single bit of support since university moved online in March, just like everybody else on my course." | A university student in…
(2021-01-05). Covid-19: Egypt health minister under fire for attending wedding amid pandemic. middleeasteye.net 
Covid-19: Egypt health minister under fire for attending wedding amid pandemic | Social media users have contrasted the minister violating lockdown measures with the dire state of Egypt's overwhelmed hospitals | Tue, 01/05/2021 – 11: 47 | The large wedding was compared to scenes of hospitals and medical staff facing shortages in Egypt (Screengrab/Twitter) | Egypt's Health Minister Hala Zayed has come und…
(2021-01-05). FROM THE FIELD: Weathering a tourist downturn in Kyrgyzstan. news.un.org The residents of a small traditional village high in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia, which once attracted a steady stream of visitors, are learning how to adapt to the reality of a world where the COVID-19 pandemic has all but frozen out the opportunities provided by tourism.
(2021-01-05). WHO chief begins 2021 with plea for 'less politicking' over health. news.un.org In a race to "save lives, livelihoods and end this pandemic", the head of the UN heath agency said on Tuesday that it was important to remember COVID-19 was just one of a number of major disease outbreaks facing communities across the world.
(2021-01-05). A Critique Of The Rank-And-File Strategy. popularresistance.org Kim Moody first gave a systematic statement of the "rank-file strategy" in a working paper for the socialist organization Solidarity in 2000. Since then he has kept on refining it, such as in 2017's On New Terrain and in more recent essays. The DSA adopted a version of it as its official position on labor organizing, and Jacobin constantly discusses it. Labor Notes, influential among union militants, is built around some of its basic ideas. And it has been a regular point of debate for leftists. Most recently, Kate Doyle Griffiths wrote an important set of articles in Spectre about its strengths and limitations.
(2021-01-05). The environment movement we have, and the one we need. mronline.org 
The ecological crisis—the disasters of earth, water, air and fire that are afflicting the global environment and the human society that depends on it—is a crisis of capitalism's making. Karl Marx famously described capital as coming into the world "dripping from head to foot, from every pore, with blood and dirt".
(2021-01-05). Pakistan's top court orders reconstruction of Hindu temple razed by Islamists. laprensalatina.com Islamabad, Jan 5 (efe-epa).- The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday ordered the reconstruction of a temple of the marginalized Hindu minority that had been destroyed by an Islamist mob last week, after which more than a hundred people have been arrested and 92 police officers suspended over the incident. "The Chief Justice (Gulzar Ahmed) …
(2021-01-05). Afghan negotiators leave for 2nd round of talks in Doha. laprensalatina.com Kabul, Jan 5 (efe-epa).- The Afghan government negotiators on Tuesday left for Doha where they will hold the second round of peace talks with Taliban leaders after a three-week pause. The two sides are expected to discuss a nationwide ceasefire among other topics during the parleys in Qatar to broker an end to two decades …
(2021-01-05). Filipino lawmakers and activists demand inquiry into recent killings of Indigenous leaders. peoplesdispatch.org Legislators of the left-wing Makabayan bloc have called for an investigation by the Philippines House of Representatives into the recent mass killings of Tumandok community leaders on December 30…
(2021-01-05). Wednesday 1/6: Arctic is Not For Sale! Day of Solidarity to Protect Arctic Refuge & Indigenous Cultures. indybay.org Virtual action on social media…
(2021-01-05). A New Year's Wish: Let's Remove Israel from American politics. globalresearch.ca There has been one good thing about the COVID-19 virus — for the first time many among the general public are beginning to ask why a rich country like Israel should be getting billions of dollars from the United States …
(2021-01-05). Julian Assange wins victory as extradition denied. liberationnews.org 
The U.S. government has pursued Assange since at least 2012, for his work exposing hundreds of thousands of U.S. military and intelligence documents and video that show outright war crimes, included targeted murders of civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan.
(2021-01-05). Assange Wins. The Cost: Press Freedom Is Crushed. popularresistance.org The unexpected decision by Judge Vanessa Baraitser to deny a US demand to extradite Julian Assange, foiling efforts to send him to a US super-max jail for the rest of his life, is a welcome legal victory, but one swamped by larger lessons that should disturb us deeply. | Those who campaigned so vigorously to keep Assange's case in the spotlight, even as the US and UK corporate media worked so strenuously to keep it in darkness, are the heroes of the day. They made the price too steep for Baraitser or the British establishment to agree to lock Assange away indefinitely in the US for exposing its war crimes and its…
(2021-01-05). The UK is Out of the EU, But the Balance of Power in Europe has Tipped Permanently Against It. counterpunch.org 
The view from the top of the Western Heights, the great fortified hill overlooking Dover, has the advantage of taking in many of the key features shaping life in Britain in the age of Brexit and Covid-19. The most important of these is the proximity of the French coast, glittering on the horizon 22 miles away, a fact of geography that will continue to determine what happens in Britain more than any trade deal or withdrawal agreement with the EU.
(2021-01-05). SF: Claim Of Responsibility For Vandalism Of Pelosi Mansion. indybay.org Repost from It's Going Down:…
(2021-01-05). "I intend to reconcile the Venezuelans" zcomm.org Interview on domestic policy, economics, and international policy…
(2021-01-05). America Can't Hide From This Drastic Reckoning. counterpunch.org 
What happens to a nation incapable of healing itself? I ask as an American citizen concerned about our damaged democracy but also as someone with roots in Chile, which after many years of dictatorship suffered the harmful consequences of failing to fully complete its democratic transition.
(2021-01-05). 2021 begins with more assassinations in Colombia. peoplesdispatch.org 
The humanitarian tragedy in Colombia continues into 2021. In the first four days of this year, two social leaders, two former combatants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and a family member of an ex-combatant have been assassinated in the country. | The Common Alternative Revolutionary Forces (FARC) political party
(2021-01-05). Chicago mayor orders teachers back to schools under threat of termination. liberationnews.org 
In this climate of intimidation, political winds might be shifting.
(2021-01-05). Who to believe about Venezuela's election? Firsthand observation or PBS Newshour? dissidentvoice.org 
In early December I travelled to Venezuela to be an election observer at their national assembly election. I was part of a group of eight persons from Canada and US organized by CodePink. There were about two hundred international observers in total, including the Latin American Council of Electoral Experts. I have previously been an official …
(2021-01-05). Historic hearings on Hyde Amendment renew optimism for its repeal. liberationnews.org 
The Hyde Amendment, an infamous and far-reaching restriction on access to abortion, has prevented Medicaid recipients and working-class people from accessing abortion services for the last four decades.
(2021-01-05). The Legacy of General Qassem Soleimani: A Woman's Perspective. mintpressnews.com 
Zohreh Kharazmi interviews the wives of Quds Force soldiers killed fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria on what Qassem Soleimani means to them and what his death represents for Iranians.
(2021-01-05). The Racism That Undergirds Global Public Health. counterpunch.org 
With his thin volume (143 pages of text, with 46 pages of notes) Epidemic Illusions: On the Coloniality of Global Public Health, Eugene Richardson takes to task the discipline of epidemiology, and with it, global public health. Utilizing the West Africa Ebola epidemic of 2013-2016 as his canvas, Richardson paints a picture that highlights the racism
(2021-01-05). Renewed calls for community control of the police come to D.C. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON——Community control of the police (CCOP)— a concept once brought to fruition by the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense by the likes of Huey Newton, Bobby Seale, and Fred Hampton in the 1960s as a result of continued police terror in predominantly Black communities—is back. And in the nation's capital, it's a chapter of the …
(2021-01-05). Google workers organize innovative new type of union with CWA. peoplesworld.org 
Using innovations to attract their colleagues—everyone from software engineers to outside "contractors"—a committed group of Google workers has taken on the task, aided and encouraged by the Communications Workers of America, of organizing the high-tech behemoth. And its size and reach means they're working around the restrictions U.S. labor law puts on organizing drives, Chewy …
(2021-01-05). More important than gold, water should not be traded on Wall Street. mronline.org 
Water is essential for life, access to fresh water is a human right, and most importantly, water is sacred. Water is life.
(2021-01-05). The best films of DOC NYC 2020. peoplesworld.org 
It's been a strange and difficult year for film festivals, let alone for everything else! The excitement of gathering together to celebrate the awe and wonder of cinema along with the directors, actors, and crew—is not happening this year. But there is at least one benefit to the COVID quarantine: You can now attend many …
(2021-01-05). India's Farm Crisis: "Farming is Our Religion, We Love to Feed People'. counterpunch.org 
"Gharo jao rajj ke, kaam hoga gajj ke [If you leave the house with a stomach full of food, you will ace your mission]." That's Bilawal Singh's simple philosophy of running a langar for protesting farmers at Shahjahanpur. "This government is used to dealing with hungry protestors," he continues, speaking in Punjabi. "Let's see how
(2021-01-05). "This Is Voter Suppression": 198,000 Georgia Residents Were Illegally Purged from Voter Rolls. democracynow.org 
As voters in Georgia cast their ballots in two key runoff races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate, voting rights activists fear many eligible voters will be turned away at the polls. Georgia has been called "ground zero" for Republican voter suppression efforts in the U.S., and in September the ACLU of Georgia revealed 198,000 voters had been wrongly purged from the voting rolls. We air a report into voting in Georgia by investigative journalist Greg Palast, narrated by the actress Debra Messing, and speak with voting rights activist LaTosha Brown, co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund. "I think…
(2021-01-05). Conspiracy theorist pharmacist who sabotaged Covid-19 vaccines claims they're 'not safe for people' and could 'change their DNA'. rt.com 
Wisconsin pharmacist Stephen Brandenburg is a self-confessed "conspiracy theorist" who destroyed over 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine as he thought they would change people's DNA, according to both the police and his wife. | Brandenburg was arrested on December 31 for allegedly sabotaging more than 500 doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, stored at the Advocate Aurora Health Hospital, believing they were unsafe for humans. | There is no evidence to suggest the vaccine alters human DNA in any way. Many vaccines use altered forms of viruses to train the immune system to fight off the real-life pathogens but d…
(2021-01-05). Jerusalem's Orthodox church accused of selling off land for 'settlement belt'. middleeasteye.net 
Jerusalem's Orthodox church accused of selling off land for 'settlement belt' | If sold, the land would connect Bethlehem-area Gilo settlement to Jerusalem, a leading Palestinian Christian grassroots group warns | Tue, 01/05/2021 – 15: 56 | Jerusalem's Patriarch Theophilos III leads Christmas midnight mass for the Greek Orthodox in Bethlehem on 7 January 2018 (AFP/File photo) | The Orthodox patriar…
(2021-01-05). Sage member says decision to keep nurseries open may be 'political' but is 'not scientific'. thecanary.co 
The decision to keep nurseries open and close schools and universities may be a political one rather than a scientific one, an expert has suggested. | The comments come as nursery leaders say there is fear and confusion over how safe the settings are, and called on the government for reassurance on the evidence behind the decision to keep nurseries open. | Sage member Professor Calum Semple said that under the current circumstances, every opportunity to remove social mixing and work mixing of human beings is "vitally important". | The virologist told BBC Breakfast: "So if a political decision has been made here t…
(2021-01-05). An Israeli Settler I Want to Live Beside. counterpunch.org 
Imagine, God forbid, that you and a friend are being rushed into a hospital emergency room by a life-support ambulance team. One of you is still living; the other died at the scene. The horrific event that brought you both to this point was perpetrated in broad daylight, creating a public and angry outcry. The
(2021-01-05). Qatar blockade: Saudi deal raises questions about prisoners, flight paths and bots. middleeasteye.net 
Qatar blockade: Saudi deal raises questions about prisoners, flight paths and bots | As Saudi Arabia declares the lifting of the three-year land and air blockade on its Gulf neighbour, many issues remain to be resolved | Tue, 01/05/2021 – 14: 05 | Many people have raised questions on what the end of the Saudi blockade will mean for prisoners, flight paths and the Saudi bot network (Screengrab/social medi…
(2021-01-05). In 2021, the best way to fight Neofascist Republicans is to fight Neoliberal Democrats. nationofchange.org What's imperative for progressives is not to "speak truth to power" but to speak truth about power — and to drastically change an economic system that provides humongous wealth to a very few and worsening misery to the countless many.
(2021-01-05). In 2021, to Fight Neofascist Republicans, Fight Neoliberal Democrats. indybay.org Stop the economic wrecking crews…
(2021-01-05). Chandler educators win demands: "Organizing for power works!" fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – As the state of Arizona reached the highest rate in the world of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people, hundreds of Arizona educators prepared a sick-out to demand two weeks of virtual learning. In the Chandler School District, the educator's union's consistent organizing efforts achieved big wins. | To start, in late December they demanded the school board hold an emergency meeting January 4 to discuss updated COVID numbers and plan for virtual learning options. That was the first win as the board met that night and heard concerns from community and educators. The power of the union and…
(2021-01-05). Draconian NY Police State Assembly Bill: Indefinite Detainment of "Disease Carriers" globalresearch.ca Draconian NY State Assembly Bill A416 calls for indefinitely detainment of residents considered to be "disease carriers (sic)." | It's aimed at seasonal flu/influenza, diabolically disguised as covid. | It's all-about wanting to eliminate fundamental freedoms on the phony pretext of …
(2021-01-05). Video: Ontario Death Count includes People who didn't die of COVID-19. globalresearch.ca The following report (excerpts) was published in early October 6, 2020 by the Toronto Sun. The report confronts the legitimacy of the policies which are now being enforced in the province. | Below are excerpts of the Toronto Sun report by …
(2021-01-05). Surgeon Fills COVID-19 Testing Gap in Philadelphia's Black Neighborhoods. jamanetwork.com In this Medical News article, Ala Stanford, MD, founder of Philadelphia's Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, explains how she established COVID-19 testing sites for the city's Black residents.
(2021-01-05). Iran ready to test advanced generation of COVID-19 vaccine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Virology Research Director of Pasteur Institute of Iran said the the country is ready to enter human test in advanced generation of coronavirus, COVID-19, vaccine.
(2021-01-05). Daily deaths turned two-digit after some 6 months. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — The Iranian Health Ministry reported double-digit Covid-19 deaths in the country, confirming 6,113 COVID-19 infections and 98 deaths due to respiratory disease in the past 24 hours.
(2021-01-05). Iran detects first UK variant of COVID-19. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Iran has registered its first case of a highly contagious coronavirus variant that emerged in Britain.
(2021-01-05). Polarization, Then A Crash: Michael Hudson On The Rentier Economy. popularresistance.org I'm delighted to have Michael Hudson join us today. He'll be discussing how under a neoliberal shift from industrial to finance capitalism, today's most pressing economic conflict is not simply between labor and employers. It's a conflict in which rentier interests have the upper hand over labor, industry and government together. This is the political economy in which the COVID-19 economic shock is playing out with dire consequences. Michael Hudson is a research professor of economics at the University of Missouri – Kansas City and a research associate at the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College. Michael Huds…
(2021-01-05). Mexico receives 1st Pfizer vaccine shipment of 2021. laprensalatina.com Mexico City, Jan 5 (efe-epa).- The year's first shipment of the Pfizer/BioNTech anti-Covid vaccine arrived in Mexico on Tuesday, 53,605 doses earmarked to immunize healthcare personnel in Mexico City and the northern state of Coahuila. "This brief ceremony, the first of the year, keeps us united with everyone, and I remind you: everyone will get …
(2021-01-05). [Commentary] Vaccinating cassandra. thelancet.com Receiving the first of two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was a more emotional experience than I anticipated. I'm a vaccinologist co-leading a team of scientists developing a potential recombinant protein COVID-19 vaccine for global health [1]. Vaccine production, manufacture, and distribution is led by Biological E (BioE) in India where it is being widely tested, with the aspirational goal that it might fill an urgently needed gap in low-cost COVID-19 vaccines for low- and middle-income countries [2].
(2021-01-05). Foodbanks at risk of closure due to new coronavirus strain. thecanary.co Independent foodbanks are at risk of closure due to the rapidly spreading coronavirus variant and are calling on the government to provide cash to hungry families to "protect public health". | The Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) has written to the prime minister calling on him to give struggling families money to reduce food bank reliance over the new year lockdown. | The letter says that distribution of emergency parcels "cannot address worsening poverty" and with the number of infections rising "could well contribute to the spread of Covid-19". | Meanwhile, the need to self-isolate could mean services reduc…
(2021-01-05). Covid Is an Orchestration for Serving an Agenda: The Destruction of Freedom, The Imposition of Digital Money. globalresearch.ca The accumulated evidence is overwhelming that Covid is an orchestration the purpose of which is to eliminate human autonomy and make the concept of freedom a dirty word that will bring you Covid illness and death. | As physical currency is …
(2021-01-05). A Women's Boxing Team Grows in Gaza. thenation.com A Women's Boxing Team Grows in Gaza…
(2021-01-05). Who to Believe about Venezuela's Election? US Meddling. globalresearch.ca In early December I travelled to Venezuela to be an election observer at their national assembly election. I was part of a group of eight persons from Canada and US organized by CodePink. There were about two hundred international observers …
(2021-01-05). The Julian Assange Extradition Verdict. globalresearch.ca The barrister-brewed
(2021-01-05). "It's not as bad as Iwo Jima, I suppose": The Julian Assange Extradition Verdict. dissidentvoice.org The barrister-brewed humour of Edward Fitzgerald QC, one of the solid and stout figures defending a certain Julian Assange of WikiLeaks at the Old Bailey in London, was understandable. Time had worn and wearied the parties, none more so than his client. Fitzgerald had asked for water, but then mused that its absence could hardly …
(2021-01-05). UK judge denies US request to extradite Assange. nationofchange.org "I find that the mental condition of Mr. Assange is such that it would be oppressive to extradite him to the United States of America."
(2021-01-05). 'Victory for Julian": UK blocks WikiLeaks founder Assange extradition to US on espionage charges. nationofchange.org While the decision is a "very significant victory" for Assange, the judge has largely sided with the U.S. prosecution.
(2021-01-05). Julian Assange verdict: Good day for human rights, bad day for journalism. peoplesdispatch.org Renata Avila talks about the verdict in the Julian Assange extradition trial. She says that while it was historic in being the first positive verdict from UK courts in 10 years, the implications for journalism are dangerous due to the statements the judge made…
(2021-01-05). Journalists Angered by Assange Ruling. dissidentvoice.org A London court has ruled against those seeking Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to the US. Assange is charged with 17 counts of espionage as well as hacking.
(2021-01-05). #TheCanaryLive — Julian Assange extradition hearing decision: what next? thecanary.co On the day a UK court ruled that Julian Assange will
(2021-01-05). Dietro il verdetto di Londra su Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca Da un processo ingiusto — quello di Londra a Julian Assange, fondatore di WikiLeaks — è scaturita una sentenza che a prima vista appare giusta: la non-estradizione del giornalista negli Stati uniti, dove lo attende una condanna a 175 anni …
(2021-01-05). Ruling Assange Can't Be Extradited Is an Indictment of US Prisons. thenation.com Ruling Assange Can't Be Extradited Is an Indictment of US Prisons…
(2021-01-05). Google and Alphabet workers form the first ever union in US. peoplesdispatch.org Over 200 workers, largely from Google's San Francisco Bay Area offices, have come together to form the company's first ever due-paying union in the US…
(2021-01-05). Postexercise Ankle-Brachial Index Testing to Diagnose Peripheral Artery Disease—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply Dr Mahé and colleagues are concerned about the sensitivity and specificity of the thresholds used for diagnosing PAD in patients with normal (1.00-1.40) or borderline (0.91-0.99) resting ABI and exertional non—joint-related leg pain. The diagnostic threshold of either a postexercise ABI decrease of more than 20% or a postexercise ankle systolic pressure decrease of more than 30 mm Hg were suggested by Aboyans et al as a reasonable diagnostic criterion for PAD (recommendation class IIa; level of evidence A) in the 2012 American Heart Association scientific statement on measurement and interpretation…
(2021-01-05). Antiviral Drug Approved for Postexposure Flu Prevention. jamanetwork.com The approved indication for baloxavir marboxil has been expanded to include postexposure influenza prevention for patients 12 years or older.
(2021-01-05). Management of Crohn Disease. jamanetwork.com This review discusses the diagnosis and management of Crohn disease, including the importance of disease severity and risk stratification when determining a treatment strategy, the importance of maintenance therapy, and the adverse effects of treatment options.
(2021-01-05). Incorrect Data in Table and in Results Section. jamanetwork.com In the Research Letter entitled "Incidence of Malformations After Early Pregnancy Exposure to Modafinil in Sweden and Norway," published in the September 1, 2020, issue of JAMA, there were incorrect data in the Table and in the Results section. In the Table, third row from the bottom, "Psychoanaleptics (ATC code N06)h," the data should be "41 (30.9)" in the "Exposed to modafinil" column. In the last row, same column, the data should be "3 (2.3)." In the Results section, second paragraph, second sentence, the last part of the sentence should be "resulting in a prevalence rate of 2.3% and a crude risk ratio of 1.06…
(2021-01-05). #DontFundEvil: Google workers form a union to combat workplace concerns. nationofchange.org "The future of tech is stronger with the power of a union."
(2021-01-05). Debating Maoism in Contemporary China. globalresearch.ca Xi Jinping's frequent references to Mao Zedong, along with Xi's own claims to ideological originality, have fueled debate over the significance of Maoism in the PRC today. | The discussion recalls an earlier debate, at the height of the Cold War, …
(2021-01-05). Brutal Human Rights Abuses: Torture, Sanctions and Failure to Address "Economic Rights" globalresearch.ca "Wrong things are done in the name of Islam, worse things are being done in the name of democracy and human rights" (Dr. Mohamed Mahathir, former Malaysian Prime Minister(1)) | Torture — Legal Black Holes | Some philosophers have suggested that …
(2021-01-05). Google workers launching union with Communications Workers of America. fightbacknews.org San Francisco, CA — On January 4 workers at Google and other Alphabet companies announced the creation of the Alphabet Workers Union with support from the Communications Workers of America (CWA). It will be the first union open to all employees and contractors at any Alphabet company, with dues-paying members, an elected board of directors, and paid organizing staff. | The new union is part of CWA's CODE-CWA (Coalition to Organize Digital Employees) project, and the workers will be members of CWA Local 1400. It follows successful union drives by other Google workers – like HCL contract workers in Pittsburgh…
(2021-01-05). Black Life Deserves More Than Meaningless Commissions. aclu.org This weekend the Trump administration released
(2021-01-05). First Progeria Drug Is Approved. jamanetwork.com A new medication intended to reduce the risk of death from a genetic disease that causes premature aging has been approved for patients 1 year or older.
(2021-01-05). Video: The Darkest Winter (2020). globalresearch.ca This text was originally published on October 28, 2020 shortly before the US November elections. | This message is for anyone who has concerns about the upcoming U.S. elections, the potential for chaos and civil unrest, or those who fear what …
(2021-01-05). Management of Patients With a Patent Foramen Ovale With History of Stroke or TIA. jamanetwork.com This Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the American Academy of Neurology's practice advisory update on management of patients with a patent foramen ovale who have a history of stroke or transient ischemic attack.
(2021-01-05). Pulmonary Embolism Prevalence Among Patients With COPD With Acutely Worsening Respiratory Symptoms. jamanetwork.com This cross-sectional study characterizes the prevalence of pulmonary embolism defined by a uniform diagnostic algorithm in patients in France with COPD hospitalized with acutely worsening respiratory symptoms.
(2021-01-05). Patient Information: Bisphosphonates for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis. jamanetwork.com This JAMA Patient Page summarizes the benefits and possible harms of taking bisphosphonates for postmenopausal osteoporosis (age-related thinning of bones).
(2021-01-05). Venezuela's new National Assembly takes office today. peoplesdispatch.org The inauguration of the new congress marks the end of the body's submission to the US imperialism and the return of the revolutionary legacy of Simón Bolívar and Hugo Chávez…
(2021-01-05). Full Spectrum Dominance: UN General Assembly Voting Reveals the Truth. globalresearch.ca The final most important UN General Assembly resolutions were just voted on in December, and, the voting is incredibly significant. The United States (and Israel or Ukraine) opposed almost every constructive resolution just adopted. It is truly shameful, and although …
(2021-01-05). Postexercise Ankle-Brachial Index Testing to Diagnose Peripheral Artery Disease. jamanetwork.com To the Editor Dr Mehta and colleagues presented the advantages and drawbacks of postexercise ankle-brachial index (ABI) testing based on a clinical case. However, several concerns about…
(2021-01-05). Venezuela Elections: A Key Victory for Anti Imperialist Movement in Latin America. globalresearch.ca The people of Venezuela have dealt another decisive blow against U.S. domination in Latin America. On December 6, 2020, more than 6.2 million Venezuelans voted for a new National Assembly in what was Venezuela's 25 election in the 21 …
(2021-01-05). A Medical and Scientific New Year's Wish List. jamanetwork.com The last 4 years have been difficult for science and medicine. The relentless attack by members of the executive and legislative branches of government on science and federal agencies that conduct science has shaken the fundamental pillars of great US institutions such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and in some regards the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Although the 2020 NIH budget increased to almost $42 billion, more individuals are uninsured, and although health care costs have not increased substantially over the past 4 y…
(2021-01-05). New Tool Offers Faster Notice of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks. jamanetwork.com The FDA has created a new way to inform the public about foodborne illness outbreaks before health advisories or product recalls are issued.
(2021-01-05). Minnesota: More than 1200 march demanding justice for Dolal Idd. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On January 3, over 1200 people marched in South Minneapolis to demand justice for Dolal Idd, who was killed by the Minneapolis police department on December 30. | The lead organization was the Minnesota Council on Islamic Relations (CAIR), supported by the rest of the anti-police terror movement. The rally started at the spot where Dolal Idd was killed, at the Holiday gas station at 36th Street and Cedar Avenue. The large crowd heard speakers, including Dolal's father, then went on a spirited march to Lake Street and looped back to the starting point. This is the third protest since Idd was…
(2021-01-05). Diversity in Medical Schools—Need for a New Bold Approach. jamanetwork.com In this issue of JAMA, Montgomery Rice details the wrenching history of Black men and women and medical education and the many challenges still thwarting the long-standing goal of increasing diversity in US medical schools. From her purview as dean at Morehouse School of Medicine, she offers unique insights and specifically illuminates the failure to increase the enrollment of Black medical students, especially at new medical schools, many of which have explicitly adopted diversity as a foundational pillar of contemporary mission statements. As a consequence, the medical schools serving historically Black college…
(2021-01-05). Diversity in Medical Schools—A Much-Needed New Beginning. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint reviews the many factors contributing to underrepresentation of Black physicians in US medical training pipelines and the health care workforce, and urges actions to dismantle structural barriers to Black medical school enrollment and achieve racial parity in the profession.
(2021-01-05). Why the Biden Administration Must Abolish the Death Penalty. progressive.org Trump's increase in federal executions exposes the racism, classism, inability to deter crime, and high cost of capital punishment.
(2021-01-05). Hemming and Hawing: Our Exceptionally Unexceptional Future. progressive.org Looking forward to 2021 . . . when politics are boring again.
(2021-01-05). Iran's decision to raise uranium enrichment level is expected, say Russia, China. peoplesdispatch.org Iran announced on Monday that it has started enriching uranium to up to 20% as per the law passed by its parliament in November and according to the provisions of the 2015 nuclear deal…
(2021-01-05). Oil, gas industry suffered most pressure under US sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Iran's First Vice President Es'hagh Jahangiri said the Iranian oil and gas industry suffered the most pressure under the US embargo period.
(2021-01-05). Google Workers Form Union. indybay.org Google workers have formed a union to promote solidarity, democracy, and social and economic justice. Reprinted here from Common Dreams under Creative Commons License. Photo by Ruth Robertson.
(2021-01-05). Friday 1/8: Murder in the Cathedral. indybay.org zoom.us/j/95613504135?pwd=VUZicnpGMXlMOStLRnRIZGdVY3Z2UT09…
(2021-01-05). No Shame at KPFA!Falling In Line Supporting Receivership Like Republicans-Save KPFA & Comp. indybay.org The majority of the KPFA Local Station Board who are supporters the board chair Christina Huggins who sued Pacifica to put it in Receivership included supporters of Save KPFA, New Day Pacifica, Rescue Pacifica, Pacifica Protectors & Community For Independent Radio…
(2021-01-05). Easing into a New Normality of the Crisis. indybay.org With the intertwining of the Corona and economic crises, massive distribution struggles are already looming. Society, in a collective effort to prevent illness, has downsized its economic activity. This collective decision must not serve to enrich a few. The radical taxation of the great fortunes is an indispensable moment to face the Corona crisis.
(2021-01-05). Tuesday 1/5: Stop the Sweeps in Watsonville! indybay.org Linear Park | 100 E Front St., Watsonville…
(2021-01-05). Friday 1/15: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 2021 Birthday Celebration. indybay.org MLK Library | 24th Street Bypass | Sacramento, CA…
(2021-01-05). Saturday 2/13: Root Division Presents: Diasporic Futurism Part II: The Future Futures. indybay.org Virtual Reception and Viewing: rootdivisiontalk.wpcomstaging.com/ | In-person viewings by appointment only: | 1131 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2021-01-05). Minnesota Is Changing The Way It Teaches Social Studies. popularresistance.org Minnesota's K-12 social studies standards are undergoing extensive revisions in search of a more inclusive approach that teaches about people previously left out of the discussion. | A diverse committee's first draft, now open for public comment, gives greater consideration to the Dakota and Anishinaabe tribes and covers for the first time the civil rights struggles of LGBTQ people. | The draft standards, according to Doug Paulson, the state education department's academic standards director, are "more inclusive" and "culturally affirming." | Still, some committee members think the first draft doesn't go far enou…
(2021-01-05). S. Korean delegation to negotiate release of ship in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — A South Korean delegation is to pay a visit to Iran to negotiate the release of a Korean oil tanker seized by the IRGC.
(2021-01-05). '20% enrichment no violation of Iran's intl. obligations'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — The Chairman of the Russian Friendship Society with Arab Countries believes that the Islamic Republic of Iran has not violated any of its international obligations by achieving 20% uranium enrichment.
(2021-01-05). 1000 centrifuges being installed: AEOI chief. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said that Iran will enrich 8 to 9 kg of 20% uranium monthly adding 1000 centrifuges are being installed.
(2021-01-05). Iran, Pakistan to open third border crossing soon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Iran and Pakistan are set to open a third terminal in their borders in the near future in a bid to boost trade between the two neighbors.
(2021-01-05). S.Korea seeking release of tanker through diplomatic efforts. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — In reaction to the seizure of a South Korean flagged tanker in the Persian Gulf, the country's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said that she seeks the release of the tanker and its crew through diplomatic efforts.
(2021-01-05). VIDEO: Iran Army's 1st large-scale drone combat drill. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) —The first large-scale drone combat exercise of Iran's Army kicked off in Semnan on Tue. with the participation of hundreds of UAVs used by Army's Ground Force, Air Force and Navy.
(2021-01-05). Iran inks contract with Afghanistan on rail export. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Islamic Republic of Iran signed an agreement for export of rail to neighboring Afghanistan.
(2021-01-05). FM Zarif congratulates end of diplomatic crisis in Qatar. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif welcomed the end of the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and four besieging countries.
(2021-01-05). S. Korea puts Iranain frozen assets at $9.2bn. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Iranian funds frozen at South Korean banks under US sanctions hovers around 10 trillion won (US$9.2 billion), South Korea says.
(2021-01-05). Iran capable of enriching uranium up to 60 percent. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said that the Islamic Republic is capable of enriching uranium up to 40 or 60 percent.
(2021-01-05). 'Better than Neil Armstrong' wins at Italian filmfest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Iranian short film 'Better than Neil Armstrong' has won two awards at the sixth edition of Via Dei Corti film festival in Italy.
(2021-01-05). Time for E3 to issue vacuous announcements over: Entessar. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Political scientist says resuming 20% enrichment of uranium is Iran's strongest signal to EU and US that the JCPOA cannot survive unless the West decides to start abiding by its obligations in a serious and meaningful way.
(2021-01-05). Iran envoy, Korean FM official meet to discuss tanker seizure. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Iran's ambassador in Seoul met with a South Korean foreign ministry official on Tuesday to address the seizure of an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf waters.
(2021-01-05). Headlines of Iranian Persian dailies on January 5. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Mehr News takes a look at the headlines of Iran's Persian-language dailies on Tuesday, January 5.
(2021-01-05). Iran opted for JCPOA-free economy: Araghchi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — A senior Iranian diplomat urged Western countries to stop the delusion that they can set conditions for the lifting of sanctions as Iran has opted for a JCPOA-free economy.
(2021-01-05). Beijing reacts to 20% uranium enrichment by Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman called on all JCPOA parties to remain exercise restraint after Iran's announcement over the start of 20% uranium enrichment.
(2021-01-05). Pakistan vows strong counter-narcotics coop. with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Pakistan's Minister for Narcotics Control Ijaz Ahmed Shah welcomed Iran's bilateral and regional initiatives to combat drug trafficking and pledged to further strengthen Islamabad's cooperation with Tehran.
(2021-01-05). Israelis, Saudis plotting for creating crisis in region. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Deputy Commander of IRGC Quds Force said that Zionist regime and Saudi Arabia are plotting to create crisis in the region in order to take revenge on Iran.
(2021-01-05). 'Red Notice' request against Trump submitted to Interpol. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — The request to issue a 'Red Notice' against Trump and some other criminals was submitted to Interpol.
(2021-01-05). EU says Nuclear Deal still in place. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — EU announced on Tuesday that despite Iran's decision to enrich uranium by 20 percent, other commitments under the JCPOA are still in place.
(2021-01-05). Iran's Army 1st large-scale drone combat exercise kicks off. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — The first large-scale drone combat exercise of Iran's Army kicked off in Semnan on Tue. with the participation of hundreds of UAVs used by Army's Ground Force, Air Force and Navy.
(2021-01-05). Late Ayat. Mesbah Yazdi also famous among Sunnis: Zakzaki. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaki, Leader of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), hailed salient characteristics of senior Iranian cleric late Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, saying the Ayatollah was famous not only among Shias but also Sunnis.
(2021-01-05). US creates chaos in international relations: Russia. en.mehrnews.com Tehran, Jan. 06 (MNA) — Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the United States has created chaos in international relations by its norm-breaking actions.
(2021-01-05). Iraqi army thwarts ISIL attacks on north of Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Iraqi army forces thwarted an operation by ISIL takfiri terrorists to attack Tarmiyah in the north of Baghdad.
(2021-01-05). US imposes sanctions on Iranian mining, steel companies. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — The US Treasury said that it has added to the Iran-related sanctions lists as many as 16 companies, most of which are involved with mining and the production of steel.
(2021-01-05). US renews waiver for Iraq to import Iranian gas, electricity. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — An Iraqi official said that Washington has extended a waiver for Baghdad to resume importing Iran's electricity and gas for three more months.
(2021-01-05). Attacking distant targets main goal of drone combat exercise. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Deputy Chief of Operations of Iran's Army said that attacking faraway targets is one of the main goals of large-scale drone combat exercise drill.
(2021-01-05). Start of 20% enrichment to restore Iran's strong position. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker said the start of 20% uranium enrichment will restore Iran's strong position in the face of lawbreakers.
(2021-01-05). Iran must be safe haven for investors. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — President Rouhani said on Tue. that Ira must be safe haven for legal investors.
(2021-01-05). Seoul reviewing diplomat visit to Tehran after tanker seizure. en.mehrnews.com Tehran, Jan. 05 (MNA) — A South Korean official said the Foreign Ministry of the country is reviewing its diplomat's visit to Tehran following the seizure of its tanker by Iran due to repeated violations of environmental laws.
(2021-01-05). Japan expresses concern over Iran moves on uranium enrichment. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Japan's top government spokesman on Tuesday said the country was deeply concerned about Iran's latest announcement of a resumption of 20% uranium enrichment.
(2021-01-05). Iran's nuclear steps reversible if all implement commitments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Iran's Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations said that nuclear steps will be reversed upon full implementation of JCPOA commitments by all.
(2021-01-05). Iran's 20% uranium enrichment not a violation of NPT: Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Russian Foreign Ministry showed a reaction to Iran's enrichment of uranium up to 20 percent, stating that Iran's 20% enrichment of uranium is not a violation of Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
(2021-01-05). US coalition convoy attacked in Iraq's Saladin again. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Another US coalition logistics convoy was targeted by a roadside bomb on Tuesday morning in Saladin province.
(2021-01-05). IRIAF to announce good news of Iranian drones progress soon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — The Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) said there will be good news about the development of Iran's knowledge of drones in the near future.
(2021-01-05). 'Be ready for war at any second': Chinese president to Army. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — In his first order of the new year to the country's armed forces, Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need for "full-time combat readiness".
(2021-01-05). Democrats will not take the White House: Trump. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — US President Donald Trump, in continuation of his baseless election claims, insisted that he and his allies will keep fighting, saying that Democrats will not take the White House.
(2021-01-05). Armenian economic, trade delegation to visit Iran next month. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — A high-level delegation from the public and private sectors, headed by the Armenian Minister of Economy, will travel to Tehran early next month to advance trade and economic goals, announced an Iranian official at TPO.
(2021-01-05). European Commission reacts to increase of Iran enrichment. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — The European Commission has reacted to Iran uranium enrichment, saying that it believes that the nuclear deal was worth saving.
(2021-01-05). US moves 60 ISIL forces to base on Syrian-Jordanian border. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — The US occupation forces moved scores of ISIL terrorists from several prisons in Hasaka governorate to their illegal base in al-Tanf on the Syrian-Jordanian border.
(2021-01-05). Pakistan committed to cooperating with Iran on border issues. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Pakistan's Minister of Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said that Islamabad is committed to cooperating closely with Iran on border issues and the fight against drug trafficking.
(2021-01-05). Ali Karimi joins Qatar's Al Duhail on loan. en.mehrnews.com Tehran, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Iranian midfielder Ali Karimi has joined Al Duhail on loan till the season end.
(2021-01-05). Iran pursuing active resistance strategy stronger than before. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Referring to the failure of Trump's maximum pressure policy, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said that Iran is pursuing a strategy of active resistance stronger than before.
(2021-01-05). Iran Army's large-scale drone drill. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — The Iranian Army launched a large-scale drone drill in Semnan province on Tuesday. The drill is attended by Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri and Army Chief Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi.
(2021-01-05). 'Hands on trigger': Iran ready to counter any threat. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Reacting to Trump's adventurism in the region, a top Iranian commander said the country's armed forces are ready to counter any external threat that aims to undermine the Islamic Republic's peace and security.
(2021-01-05). Tehran ahead of Tel Aviv in missile production: Ex-Zionist PM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Acknowledging Iran's capabilities, Former Zionist regime Prime Minister Ehud Barak said that Iran is ahead of Israel in producing missiles and enriching uranium.
(2021-01-05). 'Think of your noncommitment instead of expressing concern'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — The government spokesman said that the EU, instead of expressing concern over Iran's use of its own rights, should do sth about its noncommitments under JCPOA.
(2021-01-05). Front pages of Iran's English-language dailies on Jan. 05. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English-language dailies on Tuesday, January 5.
(2021-01-05). My Recent Experience with Immigration Control Tyranny. counterpunch.org Over Christmas, I visited my hometown of Laredo, Texas, which is situated on the U.S.-Mexico border. As I was leaving the city and driving north on IH35 toward San Antonio, I was reminded of the tyranny that comes with a system of immigration controls. The tyranny came in the form of a domestic—i.e., inside the
(2021-01-05). I Observed Venezuela's Elections Firsthand. popularresistance.org On election day, Sunday, December 6, we began a tour of election sites. Typically, the voting takes place at a school, with five to ten classrooms designated as "mesas," and each voter goes to his or her designated mesa." | The voting process was quick and efficient, with bio-safety sanitation at each step. Voters first showed their identity cards and confirmed their identity with fingerprint recognition. Step two was to cast a ballot on a touchscreen computer and receive a paper receipt. Step three was to verify that the receipt matches the voting choice and deposit the receipt in a ballot box. Finally, voters w…
(2021-01-05). Defying CPS, Some Chicago Teachers Union Members Won't Return To Schools. popularresistance.org The Chicago Teachers Union says some of its members are choosing not to return to school buildings on Monday, in defiance of Chicago Public Schools' reopening plans. | The union said Sunday it is "rejecting CPS' effort to force thousands more back into unsafe buildings beginning this Monday" and that teachers intend to continue providing their lessons remotely "until buildings are safe" for them and for students. | Additionally, more than 30 aldermen signed on to a letter sent Sunday to Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson, saying they were "deeply concerned" that the reopening plan…
(2021-01-05). What an Ex-Cop Learned in Prison About Police Culture. zcomm.org "If your anger is getting out of control, your work life is perfect, but marriage is a mess, or you think of harming yourself, deal with it now, so you don't end up as the next cop making headlines."
(2021-01-05). The Irrelevance of Human Rights in US and British Foreign Policy. zcomm.org Historical human rights abuses are not explained well in most school textbooks or by the mainstream media…
(2021-01-05). Saying Goodbye to the Con-Man-in-Chief. zcomm.org Demining America After The Donald…
(2021-01-05). Defeating McConnell: The real stakes of the Georgia runoffs. nationofchange.org Mitch McConnell cares about only one thing: Power.
(2021-01-05). Saudi Arabia thanks Kuwait, US for bridging gap with Qatar as summit begins. laprensalatina.com Riyadh, Jan 5 (efe-epa).- Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman on Tuesday said he was grateful to Kuwait and the United States for their role in the recent reconciliation between several Gulf nations and Qatar. The Crown Prince made the remarks as he inaugurated the Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Riyadh. "We express great …
(2021-01-05). Valentino art show draws visitors in Shanghai. laprensalatina.com Italian fashion brand Valentino has an art installation on display at Shanghai's Power Station of Art museum until 17 January. The exhibit in China titled 'Re-Signify Part One Shanghai' features pieces from current Maison Valentino collections as well as its archives. A visual story by EFE/EPA photographer Alex Plaveski…
(2021-01-05). Iran denies seizing South Korean tanker as hostage but decries blocked funds. laprensalatina.com (Update 1: adds Iranian reaction) Tehran/Seoul, Jan 5 (efe-epa).- The government of Iran said on Tuesday that a South Korean oil tanker under its custody was not taken hostage but seized for allegedly causing environmental pollution, although simultaneously accusing Seoul of freezing Iranian funds. Government spokesperson Ali Rabiei said Tehran was "used to such allegations," …
(2021-01-05). US Senate control up for grabs in Georgia runoffs. laprensalatina.com Washington, Jan 5 (efe-epa).- Voters in Georgia are heading to the polls on Tuesday in two pivotal Senate elections, a pair of runoff contests that will determine control of the upper chamber of the United States Congress in the first two years of President-elect Joe Biden's administration. Both outgoing President Donald Trump, a Republican, and …
(2021-01-05). Family of Slain Memphis Woman Files Suit Against Law Enforcement Agencies. laprensalatina.com MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — A year after her death, a family has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Memphis Police Department and the Shelby County Sheriff's Office. The family of Sabrina Nguyen alleges the agencies didn't do enough to protect her from her ex-boyfriend, and they believe she would still be here today had …
(2021-01-05). Miami zoo euthanizes giraffe that was unable to walk. laprensalatina.com Miami, US, Jan 4 (efe-epa).- Pongo, a male giraffe that was among the main attractions at Zoo Miami, was euthanized on Monday, the zoo announced. "It is with great sadness that Zoo Miami officials had to make the difficult decision this morning to euthanize Pongo, a nearly 12 year old male giraffe," the zoo in …
(2021-01-05). Stolen: $11,000 in Artifacts Taken from Mud Island Museum. laprensalatina.com MEMPHIS, TN (The Daily Memphian) — Since October, Memphis Police have been investigating the theft of about $11,000 worth of artifacts from the Mud Island River Museum. "There is nothing as frustrating for those of us who manage public places as dealing with vandalism of the public's property," George Abbott, director of the Memphis River …
(2021-01-05). China authorizes clinical trials of new vaccine based on mRNA technology. laprensalatina.com Beijing, Jan 5 (efe-epa).- Chinese pharma major Tibet Rhodiola on Tuesday said the anti-coronavirus vaccine it is developing with Stemirna Therapeutics has got approval from China's drug regulator for clinical trials. The company said in a statement that the National Medical Products Administration has allowed it to carry the tests "as planned." However, the company …
(2021-01-05). Arab quartet restores relations with Qatar after years-long blockade. laprensalatina.com Riyadh, Jan 5 (efe-epa).- Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt fully restored diplomatic relations with Qatar as of Tuesday following a three-and-a-half-year blockade after they had accused Doha of sponsoring terror. "What happened today is a complete end to the disputes and the complete recovery of diplomatic relations, which will apply to …
(2021-01-05). China vaccinates thousands before Lunar New Year festivities. laprensalatina.com Shanghai, China, Jan 5 (efe-epa).- China is vaccinating thousands of people every day ahead of the Lunar New Year on 12 February as part of a nationwide scheme to vaccinate 50 million people before the holiday, considered the busiest annual travel period in the world. Beijing, which continues to see small outbreaks of the virus, …
(2021-01-05). Al-Attiyah, Price win 3rd stage of Dakar Rally. laprensalatina.com Sports Desk Jan 5 (efe-epa).- Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah (Toyota Gazoo Racing) and Australia's Toby Price (Red Bull KTM) in cars and motorbikes, respectively, won the third stage of the Dakar Rally, but even with two victories under their wheels they failed to lead the general standings, on a bad day for Spain's Carlos Sainz, who …
(2021-01-05). Germany to extend lockdown; UK announces aid package; Belgium rates fall. laprensalatina.com Madrid Desk, Jan 5 (efe-epa).- German authorities on Tuesday will extend current lockdown measures until the end of the month, while the British finance minister unveiled a multi-billion pound scheme to help ailing businesses following the prime minister's announcement of a return to a national lockdown. As rates continue to rise in several neighboring countries, …
(2021-01-05). Trump repeats election fraud claims in Georgia rally for crucial Senate races. laprensalatina.com By Lucia Leal Washington, Jan 5 (efe-epa).- President Donald Trump turned a campaign rally for two critical Senate runoffs in Georgia into an act of defense as he reiterated his debunked claims of fraud in the Nov.3 presidential election and veiled threats on the peaceful transfer of power in the United States. Both Trump and …
(2021-01-05). South Korea calls for immediate release of oil tanker seized by Iran. laprensalatina.com Seoul, Jan 5 (efe-epa).- The South Korean government has urged Iranian authorities to immediately release a South Korea-flagged oil tanker and its crew after the vessel was seized by Revolutionary Guards Corps in the waters of the Persian Gulf. The MT Hankuk Chemi vessel was seized and its crew detained on Monday by the Iranian …
(2021-01-05). Georgia official accuses Trump of undermining faith in elections. laprensalatina.com Washington DC, Jan 5 (efe-epa).- Poll authorities in Georgia have accused outgoing President Donald Trump of "undermining" the faith of voters in the electoral system ahead of a key election in the state. One of the top election officials directed harsh criticism at the president on Monday, two days after Trump asked Georgia's Secretary of …
(2021-01-05). Woman, Child Killed After Fall From Tennessee Interstate Overpass. laprensalatina.com MADISON COUNTY, TN (WKRN) — A 26-year-old Memphis woman and a child are dead after falling from an interstate overpass in Madison County early Monday morning. The Madison County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded just after midnight to a crash at the Shell Station on Law Road, just south of exit 93 on Interstate 40 …
(2021-01-05). Democrats ask FBI to investigate Trump for trying to manipulate poll results. laprensalatina.com Washington DC, Jan 4 (efe-epa).- Two Democratic lawmakers asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Monday to open an investigation against outgoing President Donald Trump for pressuring the top election official in Georgia to reverse the outcome of the state's elections in his favor. In a letter sent to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Ted …
(2021-01-05). New speaker of Venezuela's congress vows to promote "great national dialogue" laprensalatina.com Caracas, Jan 5 (efe-epa).- The new head of Venezuela's unicameral legislature said Tuesday he will promote a "great national dialogue" that includes all sectors of the crisis-ridden South American nation. Jorge Rodriguez said the goal is to achieve reconciliation in a country where the US-aligned opposition has long refused to accept the legitimacy of its …
(2021-01-05). Gordon Ramsay: "Cooking is like sports and not everyone gets to the top" laprensalatina.com By David Villafranca Las Vegas, Nevada, Jan 5 (efe-epa).- Controversial, brazen and with an explosive personality, but also successful and very popular. That is Gordon Ramsay, one of the best-known chefs on the planet and who, before the debut of the new season of "Hell's Kitchen," told EFE that to triumph in the elite circles …
(2021-01-05). Georgia runoffs reveal the total putrefaction of the GOP: Republicans are now openly anti-democratic. salon.com Democrats ran a normal campaign — but Republicans competed with each other to see who could be the most repugnant…
(2021-01-05). Graphic Biography Highlights the Life of Actor and Activist Paul Robeson. truthout.org Paul Robeson, born in 1898 to a father who understood the pains of slavery firsthand, rapidly developed into a renaissance man the likes of which this nation had rarely imagined. Scholar, vocalist, athlete, actor and fearless activist, he was practically disappeared by his own government in the decades leading to his death when he was all but neutralized at age 76. This story has been told before, but never in such a visceral manner. With the latest graphic biography in the Paul Buhle pantheon, <...
(2021-01-05). Kelly Loeffler Officially Becomes a Billionaire Days Before Georgia Runoff. truthout.org Jeff Sprecher, husband of unelected Sen.
(2021-01-05). Proud Boys Leader Arrested for Burning BLM Banner at Black Church. truthout.org As thousands are expected to descend on Washington, D.C., to join far right protests over the election results Wednesday, the leader of the Proud Boys hate group, Enrique Tarrio, was arrested on property destruction charges for burning a Black Lives Matter banner off a historically Black church during similar protests last month. Many churches have requested extra protection, and the Metropolitan AME Church is suing the Proud Boys. "Sadly, our nation has a very dark and sordid history of targeting historic…
(2021-01-05). Kelly Loeffler Officially Became a Billionaire Days Before Georgia Runoff. truthout.org Jeff Sprecher, husband of unelected Sen.
(2021-01-05). Enter the Alien: UFOs as the New American Religion. counterpunch.org Perhaps the most interesting and telling fact about UFO sightings is that they have overwhelmingly occurred in the United States. This might mean that either extraterrestrials are specifically observing the United States or that the United States is peculiarly rich in those cultural characteristics that stimulate eyewitness reports concerning alleged extraterrestrial encounters. I believe there
(2021-01-05). New Year's resolutions: Here's why I'll be joining a Trade Union in 2021. thecanary.co I think it's fair to say that the UK is glad to see the back of 2020. While exercising more, eating healthier, or quitting smoking might seem like more typical resolutions to put on the list for lockdown in 2021, this year I plan to join a Trade Union. | Exit stage right: | In the unlikely event that, like me, you have spent the past week pouring over the 1,200-page trade deal that the UK has agreed with the EU, then you may share my concern that it contains scant protection for workers' rights. | If there's one thing that's clear from the mammoth document, its that the trade and cooperation agreement wil…
(2021-01-05). What We Can Learn About Activism Today in the Archives of Queer History. thenation.com What We Can Learn About Activism Today in the Archives of Queer History…
(2021-01-05). Central African Republic: Respect final results of the election, UN and partners urge. news.un.org Senior officials from the United Nations and regional organizations have called on all political actors in the Central African Republic (CAR) to respect the final results of the recent presidential elections, and to settle any disputes peacefully and in accordance with the country's laws.
(2021-01-05). World Bank expects global economy to expand by 4% in 2021. news.un.org The World Bank Group on Tuesday issued a guarded growth forecast for the global economy this year, saying that a four per cent overall expansion was likely, although the recovery will likely be a "subdued" one.
(2021-01-05). Syria: 'Identified gaps, inconsistencies' raise questions over elimination of chemical weapons. news.un.org "Identified gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies" that remain unresolved, have brought into question the true extent of the elimination of chemical weapons during Syria's bloody conflict, the UN disarmament chief told the Security Council in her briefing on Tuesday.
(2021-01-04). UK Records Highest Daily Increase in Coronavirus Cases. telesurenglish.net According to official figures released Monday, another 58,784 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, marking the highest daily increase in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began in the country. | It was the seventh day in a row that daily new cases have topped 50,000 in Britain. The total number of coronavirus cases in the country now stands at 2,713,563, the data showed. | Another 407 have died within 28 days of a positive test, bringing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain to 75,431, it showed. | Meanwhile, according to Sky News, Britain's coronavirus alert level is lik…
(2021-01-04). Three-quarters of infected Memphis workers remained on the job after testing positive for coronavirus. wsws.org While the study by county health officials does not attempt to explain why so many people continued to work, the fact is that major corporations have continued to operate at close to full capacity during the height of the pandemic, resorting to lies and threats to keep workers on the job under unsafe conditions.
(2021-01-04). A tale of two pandemics: Ontario's finance minister holidays in the sun while workers get infected and die. wsws.org During the 18 days Rod Phillips was living it up with his family at an ultra-exclusive Caribbean resort, 2,237 Canadians died from COVID-19.
(2021-01-04). More Than 100 Doctors Who Fought COVID in Kuwait Return to Cuba. telesurenglish.net One hundred members of the Henry Reeve internationalist medical brigade returned to Cuba today after seven months of collaborating with Kuwait's health personnel in confronting the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | The Cuban specialists worked in eight public hospitals (Hospital Al Jaber, Adan, Mubarach, Ibn Sina, Farwaniya, Jahra, Amiri, and the Field Hospital), where they attended 33,753 patients and performed 374,680 nursin…
(2021-01-04). Africa's Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Surpass 2.83 Mln: Africa CDC. telesurenglish.net The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent has reached 2,830,462 as of Monday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. | The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has reached 67,246 as of Monday afternoon. | RELATED: | The Africa CDC, a specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU) Com…
(2021-01-04). Video: Cyber Pandemic: "Crisis Coming Bigger than Covid" globalresearch.ca The World Economic Forum (WEF) warns of a new crisis of "even more significant economic and social implications than COVID19." | . | What threat could possibly be more impactful? | . | Christian breaks down the WEF's "Cyber Polygon" tabletop exercise, its participants, …
(2021-01-04). Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education lays off educators, closes schools. wsws.org As with hundreds of other colleges and universities around the country, at PASSHE the pandemic has prompted massive shortfalls in revenue, compelling school officials to lay off faculty and staff and reduce educational opportunities for students.
(2021-01-04). Macron government refuses calls to cancel school reopenings as pandemic surges. wsws.org The Macron government has refused calls by medical specialists and teacher and parent groups for the cancellation or postponement of in-person classes.
(2021-01-04). The political lessons of the pandemic and the fight for socialism in 2021. wsws.org The pandemic is a "trigger event" that manifests in a highly concentrated form the contradictions of the global capitalist system and is unleashing long-suppressed forces of social transformation.
(2021-01-04). COVID-19: The Emergence of the Pandemic Industrial Complex. globalresearch.ca : | If official numbers are to be believed, the United States is one of the worst hit countries in terms of COVID-19 infections and deaths. According to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), at the time of writing, …
(2021-01-04). Several Canadian Officials Demoted for International Travel During Holidays. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Several Canadian officials in the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Quebec have been demoted for traveling abroad during the holidays amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-01-04). UK PM Announces New Coronavirus Lockdown for England. telesurenglish.net British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday that England will enter a national lockdown from midnight, the third of its kind since the coronavirus pandemic began in the country. | In a televised address, he urged people across the country to "stay at home" except for permitted reasons, echoing the message back in March 2020. | RELATED: | Under the lockdown, people are only allowed to go to work if it's impossible to wor…
(2021-01-04). 'Those with faith in Christ shouldn't fear death from Covid-19:' Russian Orthodox bishop shares 'optimistic' message for 2021. rt.com 
With the coronavirus pandemic still looming large as we enter the new year, one Orthodox bishop has sought to put it all into perspective with a cheery message of hope for his followers, and for people across the world. | The head of the Ekaterinburg diocese, in Russia's Ural region, Metropolitan Evgeny, told local news site E1 that "the most frequently mentioned words in 2020 were 'disease,' 'virus,' and 'pandemic.' They have been said probably just as often as, in 1941, 'Germans,' 'fascists,' and 'war' were." | According to him, at that time, former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and the Orthodox Church teamed…
(2021-01-04). St. Petersburg registers more single-day Covid-19 cases than Moscow for first time, just as city's bars & restaurants reopen. rt.com 
Russia's second city has passed a grim landmark in the country's fight against coronavirus, with St. Petersburg registering more positive tests than the capital for the first time since the pandemic began in the spring of 2020. | On Monday, authorities in the Baltic Sea city reported 3,657 new cases of Covid-19, compared to 3,591 in Moscow. The figure in Europe's largest city is the lowest since early October, and has declined in recent days as the overall national case count has tailed off. St Petersburg, however, has seen its numbers remain relatively constant. | The news comes on the same day bars and resta…
(2021-01-04). Nationwide May elections to give voters first chance for say on coronavirus and Brexit. thecanary.co 
As well as voting on regional matters, millions of voters will this year get their first chance to have a say on how politicians have handled coronavirus (Covid-19) and Brexit.Devolved and local: A bumper set of elections are to be held across Great Britain on 6 May, including a number of contests postponed from 2020 because of the pandemic.Voters in Scotland and Wales will be choosing new parliaments. In London there will be elections for the mayor and assembly, which were originally due to take place last year. And across the rest of England voters will be choosing a mixture of councillors, local mayors,…
(2021-01-04). Christmas: a time for taking. greenleft.org.au The pandemic has thrown up many challenges for employers and employees, backpackers and farmers, writes Chris McCoomb.
(2021-01-04). The Political Lessons Of The Pandemic. popularresistance.org 1. As the New Year begins, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to sweep across the globe. This is a world crisis of vast historical significance. The pandemic is a "trigger event" that manifests in a highly concentrated form the contradictions of the world capitalist system and is unleashing long-suppressed forces of social transformation. | 2. The pandemic cannot be described as merely a medical crisis. In the course of the past year, the thoroughly reactionary character of world capitalism has been exposed. The interaction of the drive for profit regardless of social cost, the lust of the oligarchs for obscene leve…
(2021-01-04). How 3 prior pandemics triggered massive societal shifts. zcomm.org Will the bumbling efforts of the open societies of the West to come to grips with the virus shattering already-wavering faith in liberal democracy, creating a space for other ideologies to evolve and metastasize?>
(2021-01-04). Selected Articles: The Emergence of the Pandemic Industrial Complex. globalresearch.ca 
By This sit down interview with Catherine Austin Fitts covers the spectrum of the current situation we find ourselves in. It was conducted as …
(2021-01-04). Europe considers extending restrictions amid rising covid-19 infection rates. laprensalatina.com Madrid Desk Jan 4 (efe-epa).- The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic continues to peak in several European countries, such as Spain, the United Kingdom and Italy, although experts warn that the true impact of social gatherings during the holiday period is yet to be truly felt. BELGIUM Belgian authorities will convene on Friday to …
(2021-01-04). Singapore's GDP posts worst-ever contraction of 5.8 percent. laprensalatina.com Bangkok, Jan 4 (efe-epa).- Singapore's gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 5.8 percent during 2020, its worst contraction since independence from Malaysia in 1965, weighed down by the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is the fourth straight quarter of decline of the GDP of the city-state, whose economy is in recession. The last …
(2021-01-04). Colombia's capital puts 2.5 mn people under strict quarantine. laprensalatina.com Bogota, Jan 4 (efe-epa).- Alarmed by the high number of Covid-19 patients in intensive-care units and the rapid spread of that respiratory disease, Colombia's capital is set to put 2.5 million residents of three hard-hit neighborhoods under new strict quarantines. Bogota, the main focal point of the pandemic in Colombia, has registered 480,219 confirmed coronavirus …
(2021-01-04). COVID-19: Global vaccination stymied by nationalism and profit gouging. wsws.org The race to procure vaccines against a fast-spreading virus that travels unimpeded by border controls has set in motion a ferocious national competition that threatens to prolong and intensify the pandemic.
(2021-01-04). Education union defies the government as Matt Hancock is accused of gaslighting. thecanary.co 
The government's incompetence in dealing with the pandemic has reached new levels, as it continues to ignore unions and teachers and insists on keeping schools open. If the government has its way, millions of children are set to mix in schools over the coming days. | But headteachers are beginning to
(2021-01-04). Curator of Earth Felt the Wound, site tracking US educators' deaths, speaks to the WSWS. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site interviewed the administrator of a new website tracking educator deaths since the return to school last fall.
(2021-01-04). Palestinian says he 'miraculously survived' attack in Jerusalem by Israeli mob. middleeasteye.net 
Palestinian says he 'miraculously survived' attack in Jerusalem by Israeli mob | Two brothers from East Jerusalem were mobbed in an attack caught on camera, as Israeli police says they are 'losing control' after death of teen settler | Mon, 01/04/2021 – 13: 01 | A Palestinian protester argues with an Israeli settler during a demonstration against the expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank town of S…
(2021-01-04). Paygo Exemptions Will Help Pave Way for Green New Deal and Medicare for All. zcomm.org "Paygo's the biggest scam of the decade, designed to legitimize the fear-mongering over artificial deficits. This is a big win by progressives."
(2021-01-04). Taliban, US accuse each other of violating Doha peace deal. laprensalatina.com Kabul, Jan 4 (efe-epa).- The Taliban and the United States Monday accused each other of breaching the peace agreement signed between them last year in the Qatari capital. The Taliban said the US forces in the country were carrying out airstrikes in non-combat zones in the insurgent-controlled areas. The military forces returned the accusation, saying …
(2021-01-04). Taliban trying to move leadership from Pakistan to Afghanistan, Kabul says. laprensalatina.com Kabul, Jan 4 (efe-epa).- The Taliban are looking to transfer its top leadership from Pakistan to Afghanistan, a strategy which has led to the insurgent group increasing its attacks in the country's south in order to increase the area under its control, Afghan intelligence claimed on Monday. Zia Sara, the director of the National Directorate …
(2021-01-04). Chris Hedges: The Empire is Not Done with Julian Assange. mintpressnews.com 
As is clear from the memoir of one of his attorneys, Michael Ratner, the ends have always justified the means for those demanding his global persecution.
(2021-01-04). 'Good': Billionaire-Backed Effort to Upend US Healthcare System Collapses After Just 3 Years. commondreams.org "For-profit corporations ruined our healthcare system. They're not going to be the ones to fix it." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/haven-shutting-down-billionaires-healthcare.jpg …
(2021-01-04). Mexico's Lopez Obrador Wants to Give Asylum to Julian Assange. commondreams.org "Assange is a journalist and deserves a chance," the Mexican president said Monday. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/mexico-asylym-assange.jpg …
(2021-01-04). "Victory for Julian": U.K. Blocks WikiLeaks Founder Assange Extradition to U.S. on Espionage Charges. democracynow.org 
In a stunning decision, a British judge has blocked the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, saying he would not be safe in a U.S. prison due to his deteriorated mental state. In 2019, Assange was indicted in the United States on 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act related to the publication of classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. The United States has already announced plans to appeal the ruling. Press freedom advocates have campaigned against Assange's prosecution for years, arguing it would set a dangerous precedent for prosecut…
(2021-01-04). Decision Is Good News for Assange But Sets Grave Precedent for Other Journalists. truthout.org In a stunning decision, a British judge has blocked the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, saying he would not be safe in a U.S. prison due to his deteriorated mental state. In 2019, Assange was indicted in the United States on 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act related to the publication of classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. The United States has already announced plans to appeal the ruling. Press freedo…
(2021-01-04). Venezuela's New Assembly: the People's Hope for Economic Upturn. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's new National Assembly (AN) on Tuesday will be settled with the aim of promoting laws to confront the U.S. administration's hostile policy towards the Venezuelan government and people. | RELATED: | "The new lawmakers are our country's hope to begin a new cycle of dialogue and reconciliation," President Nicolas Maduro said as he called "disastrous" the outgoing Assembly. | The main challenges of the AN will be…
(2021-01-04). Venezuela Denounces Obstacles To Access COVID-19 Vaccines. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday denounced the blocking of resources by international banks and western nations against the country to prevent the acquisition of COVID-19 vaccines, noting the moves are in line with the U.S. unilateral sanctions. | RELATED: | The Venezuelan assets to buy COVID-19 vaccines "have been stolen and frozen by the U.K, Portugal, Spain, and the U.S.," Maduro pointed out, recalling that his administration has ma…
(2021-01-04). Perfect storm gathers in Persian Gulf. peoplesdispatch.org On the first anniversary of the killing of the leader of Iran's elite Quds Force, Gen. Qasem Soleimani, in a targeted drone strike on January 3, 2020 that was approved by President Donald Trump, something was bound to happen. Tehran has regularly insisted that the killing has not yet been avenged. | And US officials have been especially nervous lately. The US flew strategic bombers over the Persian Gulf twice in December, in a show of force meant to deter Iran from attacking American or allied targets in the Middle East. | A senior US military official confirmed that the second flight last Wednesday by two Air Fo…
(2021-01-04). D-Econ's 2020 Alternative Reading List. mronline.org 
Here's a list of the top 12 books of the year to help us understand and address the economic, social, and ecological challenges the world is facing at the end of 2020, from the dynamic group of young economists at Diversifying and Decolonizing Economics (D-Econ, d-econ.org).
(2021-01-04). Indonesia was a Model for Anticommunist Massacres and the US Was Complicit. counterpunch.org 
In a plot of obscure origin, six Indonesian Army generals were murdered on September 30, 1965. Blame fell on the PKI and soon soldiers, paramilitaries, and thugs were killing or disappearing members of the PKI and its affiliates. Army General Suharto assumed dictatorial powers which he retained until 1998. President Sukarno was sidelined. Deaths approached one million; a million more people ended up in concentration camps. Torture was rampant.
(2021-01-04). A new year poem for Latin America, 'La Paciente'. peoplesworld.org 
Latin America lies on a hospital gurney after yet another amputation She trembles in shock from her Brazilian breast to her Andean rump The Mexican Gulf traces the profile of her head, thrown back in agony Her "Indian" hair has shaken loose from its mountainous comb of bone So that the thick braid of Central …
(2021-01-04). American Imperialism: Crash Course U.S. History #28. mronline.org 
John Green teaches us about Imperialism.
(2021-01-04). Debemos involucrarnos en la segunda vuelta de las elecciones al Senado en Georgia. peoplesworld.org 
Una razón crucial que está motivando a la gente obrera a hacer todo lo posible por ayudar a Jon Ossoff y al Rvdo. Raphael Warnock a ganar la segunda vuelta electoral por el Senado que se realizará en Georgia en enero es la ayuda federal a estados, ciudades, localidades y escuelas. Si Ossoff y Warnock …
(2021-01-04). California's Prop. 22 and the essence of capitalist exploitation. workers.org 
In November, voters cast their ballots in the most expensive, and hence, most thoroughly corrupted, election in U.S. history. Protest against Proposition 22, San Francisco On California's ballots were 12 direct initiatives, ranging from medical regulation to privacy statutes. In such a corrupted environment, it is unsurprising that the appearance . . . |
(2021-01-04). The Messiah Awaits Our Coming…to the Realization That no Messiah is Coming to Save Us. counterpunch.org 
The Messiah awaits our coming to the realization that no Messiah is coming to save us. The Messiah is already here. Rather, they are already here. In fact countless Messiahs are everywhere, in every country. They are our children. But in the Christian world, one child, alone, is deemed special. In fact, he was recorded
(2021-01-04). "An Israeli Blitzkrieg" Signs Point to Imminent Israeli Military Action in Yemen. mintpressnews.com 
ADEN, YEMEN — Saudi Arabia has rung in the new year in a familiar way, with an airstrike targeting a large gathering of civilians at a wedding ceremony in Yemen. On new year's night, at least five civilians were killed when Saudi-backed militants launched artillery rounds at a wedding ceremony in the populated al-Hawk area in the strategic port city of Hodeida. | Developments taking place across the Middle East are driving the reality home in Yemen that 2021 is unlikely to bring about an end to Saudi Arabia's nearly six-year-long war on their country. Signs of escalation are beginning to surface gradually i…
(2021-01-04). The Real Chicago 8 Movie: R.G. Davis Gets it Right. counterpunch.org 
In January 1970, R.G. Davis, the founder of the San Francisco Mime Troupe and one of the fathers of guerrilla theater, filmed a 60-minute video with seven of the defendants in the Chicago Conspiracy Trial. Long buried, the film, titled "Chicago Conspiracy Eight," recently surfaced thanks to the Media Burn Archive. Unedited and uninterrupted, it can be viewed on Vimeo.
(2021-01-04). Texas prisons negligent in COVID-19 spread. liberationnews.org 
In Texas prisons, the class nature of COVID-19 spread is being exposed as infection rates surge.
(2021-01-04). EMERGENCY TWITTER/PHONE CALL ALERT! Alabama prison hunger striker beaten. workers.org 
On the morning of Jan. 4, a prisoner participating in the #Alabama11 hunger strike was beaten and bloodied by a guard, Officer Landrum, at the instructions of Sgt. Williams, for his participation in the hunger strike. The prisoner's name is Ronnie Miller, #244648. He is out of the infirmary, but . . . |
(2021-01-04). "No Victory for Press Freedom" — Assange Wins Case but Judge Sets Worrying Precedent. mintpressnews.com 
Julian Assange will not be extradited to the United States as many feared, but his fate still hangs in the balance as it was the integrity of his mental health, not the right to a free press, that saved him.
(2021-01-04). The Global angle to the Farmer protests. mronline.org 
The farmers' movement for the repeal of the three farm laws which affect them closely but have been rammed through without consulting them, has now entered its second month.
(2021-01-04). Candidates wrap up campaigns today in Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs. peoplesworld.org 
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(2021-01-04). Colonial injustice: the pardoning of the Blackwater killers. mronline.org 
Along with a motley collection of wealthy swindlers and fraudsters, President Donald Trump on Dec. 22 pardoned four former Blackwater private contractors (mercenaries) convicted in the infamous Sept. 16, 2007, Nisour Square massacre in Baghdad.
(2021-01-04). Los jóvenes son la vanguardia. workers.org 
Una charla pronunciada por medio del seminarioweb "Los jóvenes comunistas hablan: øPor qué unirse a un partido revolucionario?". Seminario web patrocinado por Workers World Party el 10 de diciembre. Scott Williams Estamos aquí reunidos hoy para hablar sobre la crisis que enfrentan los jóvenes trabajadores y la intensa radicalización de . . . |
(2021-01-04). An Open Letter to Patriot Prayer and the Proud Boys (CC: ANTIFA). counterpunch.org 
Have you ever found yourself surrounded by masked rioters being chased by flag-waving patriots and thought, I've seen this movie before? I woke up this morning dreaming that I was speaking at one of your rallies. I thought then, well, if I probably won't be getting an invitation to speak at one of them, what
(2021-01-04). Texas prisons: Scene of negligence toward COVID-19. liberationnews.org In Texas prisons, the class nature of COVID-19 spread is being exposed as infection rates surge.
(2021-01-04). Non-extradition ruling a win for Assange, not for press freedom. therealnews.com 
A U.K. judge's ruling has spared Julian Assange for now, but advocates warn the court's rejection of Assange's free speech defense could stifle investigative journalism.
(2021-01-04). 'American Utopia': Still making sense. peoplesworld.org 
David Byrne and The Talking Heads' 1984 film Stop Making Sense was arguably the best and most consequential rock concert film of all time. His 2020 follow up, American Utopia, is even better. Byrne and director Spike Lee have combined to reexamine themes they both have explored individually over the years. They use music, movement, …
(2021-01-04). Black Lives Matter y la ley de seguridad global de Francia. workers.org 
A veces es difícil darse cuenta del impacto mundial del movimiento Black Lives Matter. La indiferencia del idioma, la cultura y los medios de comunicación pueden entorpecer. Algunos países simplemente no tienen el tipo de eventos (protestas, marchas, mítines) por una variedad de razones, donde aparecería la influencia de BLM. . . . |
(2021-01-04). Boris Johnson and the EU strike deal on a bosses' Brexit. peoplesworld.org 
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(2021-01-04). Boris Johnson confirms new national lockdown for England as UK registers record Covid-19 cases. rt.com 
England will enter a new national lockdown until at least mid-February, when vulnerable groups should be vaccinated against Covid-19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday. | Describing the move as part of "a great national effort to fight Covid," Johnson announced a nationwide lockdown until at least mid-February. By that time, Johnson said that "if things go well and with a fair wind," all of the UK's frontline health and social care workers, elderly, and clinically vulnerable will be vaccinated. | The weeks ahead will be the hardest yet. But we are entering the final phase. The end is in sight…
(2021-01-04). 'Batch testing' is reportedly limiting how fast we can roll the coronavirus vaccine out. thecanary.co 
Boris Johnson has suggested the limiting factor in expanding the UK's coronavirus vaccine rollout is waiting for batches of the jab to be tested.Batch testing: Ministers have said the NHS has the capacity to deliver two million doses a week of the Oxford vaccine once it receives supplies from the manufacturers. The prime minister claims the issue is not supply or staff but waiting for batch approval.He said: We have the capacity, the issue is to do with supply of the vaccine. It's not so much a manufacturing issue although that's part of it. Each batch needs to be properly approved and quality controlled.(P…
(2021-01-04). Putin opens door to 'vaccine passports' for international travel as growing number of Russians get Covid-19 jab. rt.com 
The Russian government will consider developing and distributing new documents for those who have been vaccinated against coronavirus, in an effort to cut risks associated with international travel. | In a series of instructions to officials, published at the end of 2020, President Vladimir Putin ordered policymakers "to consider issuing certificates to people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 infections using Russian vaccines… for the purpose of enabling citizens to travel across the borders of the Russian Federation and those of other countries." | Russia's Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, has be…
(2021-01-04). 2 French cops hospitalized after brutal beating by mob in Paris suburb (VIDEO). rt.com 
French police have launched an investigation and one person has been arrested after two motorcycle officers were brutally beaten by a group of up to 15 attackers during a routine traffic stop on the outskirts of Paris. | A police spokesperson said the two cops were hospitalized following the attack on Sunday at around 5pm local time in the Parisian suburb of Aulnay-sous-Bois. | French media reported that one officer sustained cracked ribs and a dislocated shoulder. | The Bobigny prosecutor's office confirmed on Monday that local police were investigating the incident in order to identify the attackers, and tha…
(2021-01-04). Head of Ukrainian doctors' group accuses government of 'lying' over refusal to register Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine. rt.com 
A row in Kiev over the government's decision not to register a Russian-made coronavirus jab has worsened, with one of the country's most senior doctors saying officials are not being straight about the reasons behind the move. | Sergey Kravchenko, the head of the National Medical Chamber of Ukraine, a public organization representing doctors, rubbished claims that Kiev could approve vaccines only once they had completed phase-three trials. Writing on Facebook on Sunday, he said it was "a lie [from health officials] that it is impossible to register the Sputnik V vaccine." | The World Health Organization, he sa…
(2021-01-04). Caribbean volcano rumbles back to life, MSM fake news about evacuation orders spread panic. rt.com 
After decades of inactivity a volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent has rumbled back to life. As authorities brace for a potential eruption, misinformation about evacuation orders on major news outlets is spreading panic. | Contrary to reports in the local and international media, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency has unequivocally stated that no evacuation orders have been issued amid increased activity at the Soufriere volcano. | The National Emergency Management Organization of St. Vincent and The Grenadines issued an urgent tweet Sunday to deny reports that evacuation orders had b…
(2021-01-04). Health authorities on alert after nurse DIES following vaccination with Pfizer's Covid-19 shot in Portugal. rt.com 
Health authorities in Portugal are investigating the sudden death of a pediatric surgery assistant in Porto, who was reportedly in "perfect health" when she received the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus. | Identified on Monday as Sonia Azevedo, 41, the mother of two worked as a surgical assistant at the Instituto Portugues de Oncologia (IPO), an oncology hospital in Porto. She was among the 538 healthcare workers at IPO who received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine last Wednesday. Azevedo had dinner with her family on New Year's Eve, and was found dead in bed the following morning. | "Ms A…
(2021-01-04). London police hassle old woman for feeding birds, tell her to 'DISPERSE' because of Covid-19 restrictions. rt.com 
Feed the birds, tuppence a bag? Not in the new UK coronavirus lockdown. A video circulating on social media shows an elderly woman, who was feeding bread to pigeons, being told by London police to 'disperse.' | The video, which was posted on YouTube late Sunday, shows an old woman with a pushcart feeding the birds near London's Marble Arch. Two police stand near the woman and her grey-bearded male companion, and one of the officers urges them to leave the area voluntarily because of restrictions on gathering. | "Feeding the birds, and getting hassled," says an onlooker filming the encounter from behind the…
(2021-01-04). Scottish MP Margaret Ferrier arrested and charged for making 400-mile train journey AFTER testing positive for Covid-19. rt.com 
Scottish police have arrested former Scottish National Party MP Margaret Ferrier and charged her with reckless conduct, after the politician took a train 400 miles home from London despite testing positive for Covid-19. | Ferrier admitted in October that she'd journeyed from Scotland to Westminster, London in September while feeling ill. After arriving in the capital, she tested positive for Covid-19, but instead of immediately isolating, returned to Scotland the following day. London's Metropolitan Police launched an investigation, Ferrier was suspended from the SNP, and Scottish police arrested the lockdown-…
(2021-01-04). Danish govt backs delaying 2nd dose of Covid-19 vaccine like UK, despite safety concerns from Pfizer. rt.com 
Denmark will follow the UK in delaying administering second doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 jab beyond the recommended 21-day period, despite safety warnings from the manufacturer against altering the vaccine regimen. | On Monday, the director of the Danish National Board of Health, Søren Brostrøm, told the news agency Ritzau it had updated its guidance so Danes could be given their second shot of the two-part inoculation up to six weeks after the first dose. | However, Brostrøm added that second doses of the Pfizer vaccine should still be given three to four weeks after the first, w…
(2021-01-04). Anti-Muslim Polish duo plotted to 'BOMB MOSQUE' and 'POISON' people after writing Breivik-like manifesto against Islam. rt.com 
State prosecutors in Poland charged two men with conspiring to attack a mosque with explosives. The suspects are also accused of planning poisonings, while one wrote a manifesto on the need to "exterminate religious groups." | The two men were
(2021-01-04). 'We'll give him protection': Mexican president promises asylum for Julian Assange. rt.com 
Mexico's president has offered asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, hours after a British judge refused to extradite Assange to the US to face espionage charges. | "Assange is a journalist and deserves a chance, I am in favor of pardoning him," President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told reporters on Monday, saying "we'll give him protection." | "Our tradition is protection," Obrador added. | Also on rt.com | | Earlier on Monday, Judge…
(2021-01-04). Assange Wins. The Cost: The Crushing of Press Freedom. counterpunch.org 
The unexpected decision by Judge Vanessa Baraitser to deny a US demand to extradite Julian Assange, foiling efforts to send him to a US super-max jail for the rest of his life, is a welcome legal victory, but one swamped by larger lessons that should disturb us deeply.
(2021-01-04). Argentina legalises abortion in historic victory for reproductive rights. thecanary.co 
Argentina has The new law will allow abortions until the 14th week of pregnancy, where they were previously only allowed if the mother's health was at risk or if she had been raped. | The Argentine Senate voted in favour of the bill at the end of December, after the lower house did the
(2021-01-04). Exonerate Mumia Abu-Jamal! workers.org 
Donald Outlaw became the 17th exoneree in three years in Philadelphia, when his 2000 murder conviction was overturned Dec. 28. A teenager when arrested, Outlaw served over 15 years in prison until his release in 2019. In Philadelphia, the call to free Mumia Abu-Jamal and all political prisoners is loud . . . |
(2021-01-04). Media Praise of Israel's COVID Vaccination Drive a Form of "Medical Apartheid" mintpressnews.com 
Completely missing from media accounts of the Israeli vaccine drive was mention of the millions of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation, none of whom have received the vaccine.
(2021-01-04). Top Turkish university scandalised by Erdogan's pick of new president. middleeasteye.net 
Top Turkish university scandalised by Erdogan's pick of new president | Appointment of a pro-government head of Bogazici University sparks widespread condemnation and clashes with the police | Mon, 01/04/2021 – 14: 49 | Bogazici University students hold a banner which reads 'We don't want a [government appointed] president' in a protest held on 4 January 2020 in Istanbul (MEE/Ragip Soylu) | A row over Tu…
(2021-01-04). Egypt: Man who filmed chaos in Covid-hit hospital questioned by police. middleeasteye.net 
Egypt: Man who filmed chaos in Covid-hit hospital questioned by police | Footage from the al-Husseiniya hospital shows patients struggling to breathe and medical staff collapsed on the floor, as oxygen allegedly runs out | Mon, 01/04/2021 – 11: 53 | "> | The image of this nurse collapsed on the floor has raised concern over the situation in Egypt, which is stru…
(2021-01-04). Saudi Arabia agrees to end blockade on Qatar, open airspace and land border. middleeasteye.net 
Saudi Arabia agrees to end blockade on Qatar, open airspace and land border | Kuwait's foreign minister announces preliminary agreement in a major step towards resolving the Gulf crisis | Mon, 01/04/2021 – 18: 45 | Saudi Arabia has lifted its land and air blockade on Qatar in a major step towards ending a Gulf rift that started more than three years ago when Riyadh and its allies imposed a siege on Doha. | Ku…
(2021-01-04). Julian Assange should not be extradited to US, UK court rules. middleeasteye.net 
Julian Assange should not be extradited to US, UK court rules | Judge rules that Wikileaks founder was suicide risk if convicted in the US, where he faces up to 175 years in prison on espionage charges | Mon, 01/04/2021 – 08: 56 | Witnesses told the UK court that Assange could commit suicide if imprisoned in the United States (AFP) | A UK court has ruled that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should not b…
(2021-01-04). Tripoli academy still reeling a year after UAE attack in Libya. middleeasteye.net 
Tripoli academy still reeling a year after UAE attack in Libya | Survivors call for justice and relive painful memories of the drone strike on a military college that killed 26 unarmed youths | Mon, 01/04/2021 – 10: 39 | Brigadier General Khaled Ali Ahmed bin Omar stands at the site of the drone strike in a military academy in Tripoli (MEE/Daniel Hilton) | The blast hole has been filled in, the con…
(2021-01-04). US Blockade Reportedly Hampers Venezuela's Covid-19 Vaccination. venezuelanalysis.com The country will maintain its week-on-week-off lockdown until vaccination begins around April.
(2021-01-04). Open Arms Lands Eritrean Migrants in Sicily. telesurenglish.net The Italian authorities on Monday allowed the Spanish humanitarian ship Open Arms to dock in Porto Empedocle in Sicily to disembark the 265 sub-Saharan migrants who were rescued in the Mediterranean Sea a few days ago. | RELATED: | Among those saved are 63 minors, six babies under three years of age, and 14 women, one of whom is in the ninth month of pregnancy. | Doctors from the Office of Maritime Health (USMA…
(2021-01-04). Hospitals overwhelmed and bodies loaded into semi-trailers as California reaches breaking point with COVID-19. wsws.org The flood of coronavirus cases has exposed the underfunded and unprepared health care system in the richest state in the US.
(2021-01-04). Over 2,900 US health care workers have died from COVID-19. wsws.org A new report by the Guardian and Kaiser Health News published last week estimates that over 2,900 health care workers have died in the United States due to COVID-19.
(2021-01-04). UK teaching unions call for no work in "unsafe schools" as opposition among educators mounts. wsws.org Schools have been a major vector for the spread of COVID-19, worsened by a new and more contagious variant of the disease.
(2021-01-04). COVID-19: Coming to a Jail Near You. progressive.org Illinois jails have become hotspots for the coronavirus, and county officials haven't done much to stop the spread.
(2021-01-04). Arizona educators planning sick-out in several school districts. fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – As COVID-19 rates and deaths continue to rise in Arizona, as many as 750 educators in the districts of Chandler, Dysart, Peoria and Deer Valley are planning a sick-out to resist the order to return to in-person instruction. | The event is called "Blackout for the Benchmarks" using the hashtag #RIPMetrics in order to highlight the neglect of state and county COVID-19 health benchmarks and safety metrics demonstrated by these school districts. State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Hoffman recommended at least two weeks of virtual learning as students return from winter break. Reactionary Governor Doug…
(2021-01-04). Medical Alliance Urges Officials to OK Ivermectin to Fight Virus. scheerpost.com By Stephen Londe, MD FACS, FACC / Original to ScheerPost In August, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel recommended against the use of the generic drug ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19, except for clinical trials. Now, after numerous recent trials worldwide have demonstrated the drug's efficacy against the virus, a group of determined doctors is… |
(2021-01-04). Strikes spread across Spain as anger mounts at COVID-19 herd immunity policy. wsws.org Workers' struggles erupted in Spain in December, anticipating an intensification of the class struggle across Europe as a winter of death opens in the new year.
(2021-01-04). Illinois high school student dies of COVID-19. wsws.org A senior at Lincoln Way East High School in Frankfort, Illinois, Sarah Simental was just a few months from graduating in the spring.
(2021-01-04). South African COVID-19 Variant 'More of a Problem' Than UK One, Health Secretary Matt Hancock Says. sputniknews.com A new variant of COVID-19 has been identified in South Africa. Known as 501.V2, the new variant of the virus carries mutations in its spike protein, which it uses to penetrate host cells and cause infection.
(2021-01-04). Pfizer VP Calls For Vaccine Withdrawal, Flu Shots Down, Nobel Prize Winner Warns. indybay.org Why have flu shots dropped 98%? | Why does a retired Pfizer VP petition EU health agency to withdraw vaccine? Why are not just pregnant women but all women who want ever to conceive warned against vaccine? Nobel Prize winner and creator of PCR test says it should not be used in covid 19 tests. Why?>
(2021-01-04). COVID-19 claims 55,650 lives across Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — The coronavirus has infected 6,073 people and claimed 110 lives in Iran in the past 24 hours, according to the Iranian Health Ministry.
(2021-01-04). Health Department Closes Two Drive-Through COVID Vaccine Sites This Week to Focus on Long-Term Care. laprensalatina.com SHELBY COUNTY, TN (WREG) — The Shelby County Health Department announced they will focus their vaccination efforts this week on those residents and staff in "congregate settings." According to the health department, this includes residents and staff members at long-term care facilities who are part of the 1a1 priority group. While the health department focuses …
(2021-01-04). Japan considers declaring state of emergency in Tokyo area. laprensalatina.com Tokyo, Jan 4 (efe-epa).- Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Monday that the government was considering declaring another state of emergency in Tokyo and the surrounding areas due to the continued rise of Covid-19 cases that have piled up the pressure on the country's healthcare system. The emergency declaration, if announced, would affect the capital …
(2021-01-04). Mexico: 32,824 Health Workers Have Been Vaccinated So Far. telesurenglish.net Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) Sunday announced that 53,625 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been received in the country, 32,824 of which have been applied to health personnel. | RELATED: | He added that 50,000 more doses will arrive on Tuesday to continue the vaccination in the healthcare sector , which has at least 750,000 workers. | The elderly population will be vaccinated with the…
(2021-01-04). Egypt Licenses Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use. telesurenglish.net Egypt's Health Minister Hala Zayed said that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese drugmaker Sinopharm has been officially licensed for emergency use in Egypt. | RELATED: | "The Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) will send us the official license early in the morning, which it has already issued today," he announced. | Egypt received the first batch of Sinopharm vaccines on Dec. 10. The minister said that the batch…
(2021-01-04). We asked health care experts why the coronavirus vaccine roll-out has been so slow. salon.com "There's no such thing as a full-time COVID-19 vaccinator": Mass vaccination snafus, explained…
(2021-01-04). What Happens January 6th, 20th & After? zcomm.org America's Continuing Crisis of Democracy…
(2021-01-04). 2020: Annus Horribilis, The Worst Is Yet to Come? Poverty, Unemployment, Despair. globalresearch.ca
(2021-01-04). Minneapolis police terrorize family after murdering their son. wsws.org In the first documented killing by Minneapolis police since the murder of George Floyd, 23-year-old Somali-American immigrant Dolal Idd was killed in a barrage of gunfire under murky circumstances.
(2021-01-04). Same Procedure as Every Year: The Story of "Dinner for One" counterpunch.org Memories are thick of this: the respectful, even reverential German introduction of a comedy sketch; the scratchy string orchestral music that adds a layering of anticipation. Black-and-white film. Dining room, white tablecloth, silver chandeliers. The names Freddy Frinton and May Warden. An English show broadcast on German public TV networks without subtitles. Family members, perched,
(2021-01-04). Judge turns down plea to extradite Julian Assange to US; bail hearing on Wednesday. peoplesdispatch.org Judge Vanessa Baraitser refused the plea to extradite WikiLeaks founder to the US on the grounds that there was a high chance of his committing suicide due to the brutal prison conditions there. She accepted most of the other contentions of the prosecution…
(2021-01-04). Mexico: AMLO Offers Political Asylum to Julian Assange. telesurenglish.net Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) Monday offered political asylum to Australian journalist Julian Assange after Britain's Crime Court refused to extradite him to the U.S. | RELATED: | "Our Foreign Affairs Ministry will ask the U.K. government to release Assange so that Mexico can offer him political asylum," AMLO said. | "The court's verdict is a triumph of justice. Assange is a journalist who compli…
(2021-01-04). US Imperialism Defeated: UK Court Blocks Extradition of Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca Today at the Old Bailey in London
(2021-01-04). A victory for Assange but long battle ahead. peoplesdispatch.org Hundreds of people, who had gathered outside the London Central Criminal Court, celebrated the denial of the US plea to extradite Julian Assange. The verdict was a relief to Assange's family and supporters . However, there were also voices of caution due to the judge accepting most of the prosecution's arguments.
(2021-01-04). UK Court Ruling Against Assange's Extradition Victory for All Journalists, Lawyer Says. sputniknews.com MONTEVIDEO (Sputnik) – The decision of a UK court to block WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to the United States is a victory for all journalists, the whistleblower's Ecuadorean lawyer, Carlos Poveda, told Sputnik on Monday.
(2021-01-04). Assange wins. The cost: Press freedom is crushed, and dissent labelled mental illness. dissidentvoice.org The unexpected decision by Judge Vanessa Baraitser to deny a US demand to extradite Julian Assange, foiling efforts to send him to a US super-max jail for the rest of his life, is a welcome legal victory, but one swamped by larger lessons that should disturb us deeply. Those who campaigned so vigorously to keep …
(2021-01-04). Assange Wins. The Cost: The Crushing of Press Freedom, The Labelling of Dissent as Mental Illness. globalresearch.ca The unexpected decision by Judge Vanessa Baraitser to deny a US demand to extradite Julian Assange, foiling efforts to send him to a US super-max jail for the rest of his life, is a welcome legal victory, but one swamped …
(2021-01-04). Father Takes Assange's Fight To New York. popularresistance.org The father of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has turned his focus from the UK to the US where he hopes a change of president could advantage his son. | Assange is being held at London's Belmarsh Prison, pending a court decision on a warrant for his extradition to the US to face charges. | A judgment is due to be handed down at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday, but Assange's father John Shipton won't be there. | Mr Shipton says there's too much uncertainty about his ability to travel amid a series of border closures in the UK due to a mutant strand of coronavirus. | "It's all up in the air like it is for everybody…
(2021-01-04). Stella Moris: If British Court Sends Julian Assange To The United States. popularresistance.org London – A month ago, I would wake up in the middle of the night seized by a recurring nightmare: my little boys, Max, 22 months, and Gabriel, who is three, had been orphaned. I was still here but their father was not. | Their father is Julian Assange, the publisher of WikiLeaks. Today, that terrible nightmare is all too close to becoming a reality. | Julian has been on remand in Belmarsh prison in South-East London for almost two years. | He is fighting a political extradition to the United States, where he risks being buried in the deepest, darkest corner of the US prison system for the rest of his life. Julian…
(2021-01-04). Assange: Judge Denies United States' Extradition Request. popularresistance.org Citing harsh federal prison conditions in the United States, a British district court judge rejected the United States government's extradition request against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. | Judge Vanessa Baraitser accepted that Assange was diagnosed with a "recurrent depressive disorder." Although he functions at a high level, she accepted he was diagnosed with autism as well. | She accepted that he would likely be imprisoned at a supermax prison in the U.S. under special administrative measures (SAMs) and would find a way to commit suicide. | "I am satisfied that, in these harsh conditions, Mr. Assange's m…
(2021-01-04). Protesters Gather In DC In Solidarity With Assange. popularresistance.org Press freedom activists and independent journalists endured the cold and rain outside the British Embassy in Washington D.C. on Sunday Jan. 3. With less than 24 hours until a potential blow to the future of press freedom, the crowd of free speech advocates was there to make as much noise as possible. | On Monday, Jan. 4, U.K. judge Vanessa Baraitser will announce if the U.K. government will extradite Australian journalist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States. Assange faces up to 175 years in prison for charges under the Espionage Act. Leading press freedom and human rights groups have acknowl…
(2021-01-04). CPJ Welcomes UK Decision Not to Extradite Julian Assange, Urges DOJ to Drop Charges. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-01-04). UK judge blocks WikiLeaks founder Assange's extradition to US. laprensalatina.com London, Jan 4 (efe-epa).- A British court on Monday rejected a request by the United States to extradite the founder of whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, on the grounds that it would be detrimental to his mental health and that he would be a suicide risk. Assange, an Australian citizen, is accused by the US …
(2021-01-04). UK Judge Blocks Extradition of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange. truthout.org A judge in the United Kingdom has blocked an extradition request from the U.S. to transport Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, to face espionage charges. | Judge Vanessa Baraitser of the Westminster Magistrates' Court U.S. authorities are seeking to charge Assange over his role i…
(2021-01-04). Worldwide Activists Back UK Verdict Against Assange's Extradition. telesurenglish.net Human rights defenders, social activists, and political figures worldwide Monday reacted with joy to the United Kingdom Criminal Court's refusal to extradite Australian journalist Julian Assange to the U.S. | RELATED: | Judge Vanessa Baraitser, who denied the extradition on health grounds and high risk of Assange committing suicide, "accepted all the U.S. persecution motives," Former Consul of Ecuador in the U.K. Fidel Narvaez condemne…
(2021-01-04). UK Judge Rules Against Extradition of Assange To US. telesurenglish.net British Judge Vanessa Baraitser on Monday ruled that Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face charges of espionage and hacking government computers, as reported by The Guardian. | RELATED: | In making her decision, the British judge argued that the U.S. prison system has terrible and repressive characteristics, which puts Assange at risk of suicide. | "The rejection by the U.K. court of the US Govt's request…
(2021-01-04). Poems: 'Saving It' and 'Is This Real'. progressive.org …
(2021-01-04). Video: Children of the Great Reset: If You Thought 2020 was a Bad Year, 2021 is Going to be FAR Worse! globalresearch.ca Sure, I could have written my last article for Health Impact News for the year 2020 with a look back on how terrible the year was, but looking forward to better times in 2021. Undoubtedly, that would have been a …
(2021-01-04). Donald Trump is Not Hungry. counterpunch.org Of one thing we can be sure. Donald Trump is not hungry. This is what the popular press -the occasional purveyor of fake news- tells us. And there is no reason not to believe it now, when it tells us that the EIC (Emperor-in-Chief) feasts on cheeseburgers and ice cream in his mansion of Mar-a-Lago.
(2021-01-04). Political prisoner Facundo Molares wins freedom! fightbacknews.org Political prisoner Facundo Molares, an Argentinian photojournalist who was incarcerated by the Bolivian Añez regime, is now safely home in his native Argentina. | Molares was arrested during a violent incident between armed forces backing the coup d'etat and protests for democracy in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia on November 19, 2019, two days after the unelected Añez government took over. Molares was documenting the confrontation for the magazine Centenario, but during this incident he had a health crisis and was rushed to the hospital. | The Añez coup regime arrested Facundo in his hospital bed. It is widely…
(2021-01-04). The Raging 2020s. Soleimani Geopolitics, One Year On. globalresearch.ca One year ago, The assassination of Maj Gen Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), alongside Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iraq's …
(2021-01-04). China and Argentina To Strengthen 'Belt and Road' Cooperation. telesurenglish.net China's President Xi Jinping said that his country stands ready to work with Argentina to promote the development of the "Belt and Road" Initiative. | RELATED: | "Argentina could become the biggest economy in Latin America to join the Belt and Road Initiative," Buenos Aires Times commented, adding that such action that would allow President Alberto Fernandez to "deepen trade and investment ties with China even further."
(2021-01-04). Chilean High School Students Occupy the Ministry of Education. telesurenglish.net Student union leaders of the Coordinating Assembly of Secondary Students (ACES) took over the Ministry of Education (Mineduc) in protest of the country's University Transition Test (PTU). | The incident was recorded on Monday morning when the protesters arrived at the Mineduc headquarters and chained themselves to the front of the building. | RELATED: | After this action, Carabineros personnel arrested nine people, including a…
(2021-01-04). Popular music and the social crisis in 2020. wsws.org An examination of some of the most popular music in 2020 and its social backdrop.
(2021-01-04). India: Citizens Block Road To Protest Roof Collapse. telesurenglish.net Hundreds of people on Monday protested against the Ghaziabad municipality, which they blame for the collapse of a roof at a crematorium that caused 24 deaths and 18 people injured. | RELATED: | The accident occurred in Muradnagar town, Uttar Pradesh state, on Sunday when dozens of people were sheltering from the rain under a shed. The roof collapse appears to have been caused by the negligence of municipal officials…
(2021-01-04). Living in Dark Times: I Revolt, Therefore I Am! globalresearch.ca "Really, I live in dark times! The guileless word is foolish. (…) The laughing man has only not yet received the terrible news." This is how Bertolt Brecht's poem "An die Nachgeborenen" (To those born later) begins; published …
(2021-01-04). Ex-President Manuel Zelaya Decries Social Situation in Honduras. telesurenglish.net The Freedom and Refoundation Party (LIBRE) Coordinator and former Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya published a report on the social and economic situation in the country, which highlights the high levels of indebtedness to foreign institutions and the prevailing corruption. | RELATED: | Noting a three-year period of sustained output decline, the report pointed out that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) experienced a shar…
(2021-01-04). Generation Betrayed. The Corona Regime in Schools. The Future of Our Children. globalresearch.ca "Protecting children from all dangers is my damned father's duty," sang Reinhard Mey. Our offspring currently need protection from the rigid corona regime in schools. | Serious damage is done to our sons and daughters through masking and social distance rules, …
(2021-01-04). Planet Lockdown and US Dollar Hegemony: Catherine Austin Fitts. globalresearch.ca This sit down interview with Catherine Austin Fitts covers the spectrum of the current situation we find ourselves in. | It was conducted as apart of the full length documentary. | We are releasing the full interview for the betterment of public …
(2021-01-04). Autoworker crushed to death at Marion Stamping Plant in Indiana. wsws.org Mark McKnight, a highly skilled and careful worker, was 57 years old. Everybody liked him, a co-worker commented, "the nicest guy you could ever meet."
(2021-01-04). Another Ex-Guerrilla Member Shot to Death in Caqueta, Colombia. telesurenglish.net A former member of the demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was shot to death by a group of armed men in Cartagena del Chaira municipality, Caqueta Department. | RELATED: | Duvan Arled, 34, was killed on Saturday night, minutes after he left a public establishment in the Antioquia neighborhood. The perpetrators fled after the attack. | The victim was taken to the municipality's hospital, where he later died due to the sev…
(2021-01-04). Life sciences in the last 20 years. peoplesdispatch.org Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath talks about the major developments in the last two decades in the field of life sciences, especially on the question of the origin of life…
(2021-01-04). A Changing World, but the West Remains Locked in a Time Warp. dissidentvoice.org Western politicians in general, and the American and Australian versions are not exempted, are fond of using phrases such as "the rules-based international order." What they unfailingly really mean is the Western version of a rules-based order. The classic definition was set out in Wikipedia when it said: The rules based international order describes the …
(2021-01-04). Coming Down to the Wire in Georgia. progressive.org Scenes from an election that will decide control of the Senate, and maybe the future of American democracy.
(2021-01-04). Australian Grosvenor Mine disaster inquiry further exposed as an official cover-up. wsws.org The judge heading the government's inquiry described the process as "compromised" and said that it may never establish the cause of the disaster.
(2021-01-04). Don't Abuse Clemency. Use it. progressive.org We are a weaker, meaner, less majestic nation when clemency and the values that inspire it wither.
(2021-01-04). This week in history: January 4-10. wsws.org 25 years ago: First atoms of antimatter created On January 4, 1996, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) announced that a team of German and Italian scientists created the first complete atoms of antimatter, in an experiment carried out the previous September. Results were not made public until an independent check confirmed the findings. Professor Walter Oelert and an international team from Jàºlich IKP-KFA, Erlangen-Nuernberg University, GSI Darmstadt and Genoa University succeeded for the first time in history in synthesizing atoms of antimatter from their constituent antiparticles.
(2021-01-04). Global Research: The Power of Research and Analysis to Bring About Far-Reaching Change. We Need Your Support. globalresearch.ca For 2021, we encourage our readers to make research a priority and to spread word of their findings to others; to ask questions and not to settle for unsatisfactory answers; to make decisions based on what's proven rather than what's …
(2021-01-04). Charter Schools Have Fewer Nurses and More Inexperienced Teachers than Public Schools. dissidentvoice.org According to two recent U.S. government reports, private businesses like segregated charter schools have far fewer nurses and more inexperienced teachers than public schools: School Nurses in U.S. Public Schools (April 2020) and Characteristics of Public and Private Elementary and Secondary School Teachers in the United States (April 2020). Both reports cover many years of …
(2021-01-04). Algerian court acquits three former Bouteflika regime officials, including his brother. peoplesdispatch.org In a setback to the popular Hirak resistance movement in Algeria, a court acquitted three officials of the erstwhile regime of ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, including his brother Said Bouteflika, multiple news outlets reported on January 2, Saturday. Bouteflika's regime was toppled by a popular revolution in 2019. Apart from the ex-president's brother, two powerful former spy chiefs, Mohamed Mediene and Bachir Tartag, were acquitted by the military appeals court on Saturday after a retrial cleared them of conspiracy charges. | The three had been sentenced to 15 years in prison in September 2019 after being c…
(2021-01-04). Opening of schools in Germany based on deliberate lies and deception. wsws.org The criminality with which the campaign to open schools has been conducted was recently demonstrated by the deliberate suppression of a study from Hamburg showing massive outbreaks were taking place within schools in Germany.
(2021-01-04). German cultural institutions oppose government's anti—BDS resolution aimed at quashing criticism of Israel. wsws.org On December 9, 30 German cultural institutions issued a statement opposing a resolution passed by the Bundestag seeking to silence the BDS movement.
(2021-01-04). Opposition mounts in US over deadly rush to restart in-person schooling. wsws.org Tens of thousands of students are returning to schools in New York City, Palm Beach, Florida, and many other districts today, provoking widespread concern and opposition from teachers, support staff and parents.
(2021-01-04). Iraqis demand withdrawal of US troops on anniversary of killing of Soleimani, al-Muhandis. peoplesdispatch.org Thousands of protesters gathered at Tahrir square in Baghdad after marching to the highway leading to the airport where Soleimani and Muhandis were killed last year. They demanded the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq…
(2021-01-04). Midnight rush: 6 ways Trump trashed the environment during the holidays. nationofchange.org Trump's team continued its unprecedented onslaught on environmental regulations, with nearly a dozen new rollbacks or threats to public health, wildlife, clean air, public lands and the climate.
(2021-01-04). I Observed Venezuela's Elections Firsthand: Here's What the US Media Got Wrong. mintpressnews.com Rick Sterling traveled to Venezuela in early December as part of a group of international election observers and says that some in the US media have gotten the story seriously wrong.
(2021-01-04). Bolivia: Political Refugees Can Contest Subnational Elections. telesurenglish.net Bolivia's Constitutional Court ruled that candidates with asylum or political refugee status abroad may not be disqualified from competing in Feb. 7 sub-national elections, until a final decision is taken by relevant authorities on each case. | RELATED: | The ruling was approved taking into account a request submitted by Cochabamba lawmaker Freddy Gonzales on December 28, 2020. | He requested precautionary measure…
(2021-01-04). Chile: Piñera Seeks To Redeem Himself With Victims of Crime. telesurenglish.net Chile's President Sebastian Piñera Sunday signed a bill that seeks to implement a new institutional framework to strengthen victims' access to justice in case of human rights violations. | RELATED: | The project creates the National Service for Access to Justice (SNAJ) and an Ombudsman's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), thus unifying other existing legal defense public organizations and specialized aid programs such as "My Lawyer" (fo…
(2021-01-04). Fans, Colleagues in Sorrow After Ex-Children of Bodom Frontman Alexi Laiho Dies at 41. sputniknews.com Alexi Laiho was one of the founding members of the Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom, and its lead singer/guitarist until their breakup at the end of 2019. He was proclaimed as one of the best metal guitarists of all time by several music magazines.
(2021-01-04). Potential Threats to US Senate Runoff Election Probed in Georgia, Official Says. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Law enforcement agencies are investigating a number of unspecified threats to the US Senate runoff election in the state of Georgia, voting systems implementation manager for the Georgia Secretary of State's Office Gabriel Sterling told reporters.
(2021-01-04). Monday 1/25: Claire Wasserman & Her Father, Steve Wasserman: 'Ladies Get Paid'. indybay.org Online webinar…
(2021-01-04). Saturday 1/30: Meetup: Stories from the Community. indybay.org Online Zoom at dxe.io/meetupzoom…
(2021-01-04). Tuesday 1/19: Poets Martin Espada & Dennis Bernstein: A Zoom Event: Floaters. indybay.org Online webinar…
(2021-01-04). Tuesday 1/12: Together Against Factory Farming – January Day of Action. indybay.org Capitol Mall & 9th St Sacramento, CA 95814…
(2021-01-04). Thursday 1/28: Jerald Walker & Kevin Cartwright: Zoom Event: How to Make a Slave and Other Essays. indybay.org Online webinar…
(2021-01-04). Thursday 2/4: Daina Ramey Berry & Kali Nicole Gross: Black Women's History of the US. indybay.org Online webinar…
(2021-01-04). Sunday 1/24: How to Change the World in One Generation – DxE Intro Workshop. indybay.org Online Zoom at us02web.zoom.us/j/84012361059…
(2021-01-04). Saturday 1/16: Meetup: What's Next for the Right to Rescue. indybay.org Online Zoom at dxe.io/meetupzoom…
(2021-01-04). Shelter offers hope for homeless, at-risk members of Mexico's LGBT community. laprensalatina.com By Monica Rubalcava Mexico City, Jan 4 (efe-epa).- Before discovering Casa Frida, Alex Navarro thought of shelters as uniformly hostile places. But three months after his arrival at that Mexico City-based refuge for at-risk members of the LGBTIQ+ community, he is deeply grateful to that civil association that sprung up during the health emergency and …
(2021-01-04). The Georgia Senate Runoff Races Are Too Wild to Call. thenation.com The Georgia Senate Runoff Races Are Too Wild to Call…
(2021-01-04). Iran missile program must be 'on the table' for JCPOA talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Jake Sullivan, Biden's incoming national security adviser, says Iran's missile program should be on the table when talking about probable US's return to the nuclear deal.
(2021-01-04). US presence in West Asia has come to its ending days: IMN. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) issued a statement on the occasion of 1st martyrdom anniversary of Gen. Soleimani, stating that US presence in West Asia has reached its ending days.
(2021-01-04). West refusing to unfreeze Caracas funds for vaccine purchase. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Venezuelan President says the EU nations and the United States have refused Venezuela's request to unfreeze its assets so that the sanctions-hit country could purchase a coronavirus vaccine.
(2021-01-04). 9 dead, 4 wounded in terror attack on bus in Syria's Hama. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — A terrorist attack on a bus in Hama, Syria, killed at least 9 civilians and wounded several others.
(2021-01-04). Front pages of Iran's English-language dailies on Jan. 04. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English-language dailies on Monday, January 4.
(2021-01-04). Iran, Russia preparing meeting on coronavirus vaccines: envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Iran's Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali said that Iran and Russia are preparing a personal meeting on cooperation in producing vaccines against the coronavirus.
(2021-01-04). Tehran ready to negotiate with Riyadh. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Stating that Iran welcomes any attempt to bridge the gap among regional neighbors, the Iranian envoy to Kuwait expressed Iran's readiness to discuss any disputes and crises with Riyadh via peaceful and formal negotiations.
(2021-01-04). Politician says Assad rejected US offer on Golan Heights. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — A senior Lebanese politician says that the United States and the Zionist regime had made an offer to the Syrian president to renounce the occupied Golan, but he rejected it.
(2021-01-04). Army to hold large-scale drone exercise. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — The first joint and large drone combat exercise of the Army with the participation of hundreds of operational drones of the different sections of the force will be held in Semnan for two days.
(2021-01-04). IAEA to report to Board of Governors on Iran's 20% enrichment. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — A spokesman for IAEA said that Rafael Grossi is expected to present a report on Iran's 20 percent uranium enrichment to members of the Board of Governors.
(2021-01-04). US seeks disintegration of regional countries. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Iran's IRGC Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said the disintegration of regional countries is the main purpose of the US.
(2021-01-04). Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment at Fordow facility. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Iran has started the process of producing uranium with 20% enrichment at Fordow facility, said the government spokesman.
(2021-01-04). 200 US military vehicles arrived at Ain al-Asad Airbase. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — An Iraqi security source reported the arrival of 200 US military vehicles and trucks with the support of the US Air Force at the Ain al-Asad Airbase in Iraq's Al-Anbar Governorate.
(2021-01-04). Iran's nuclear program fully transparent, verifiable. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) — Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna noted that Iran's nuclear program is fully transparent and verifiable.
(2021-01-04). Iran produces 20% enriched uranium in 12 hours. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said that the Islamic Republic has produced 20% enriched uranium in 12 hours.
(2021-01-04). US terror of Gen. Soleimani, clear example of state terrorism. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker said that US assassination of Iran's top commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani is a clear example of organized state terrorism.
(2021-01-04). 'Resistance stronger after Soleimani assassination'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — The Iranian Judiciary chief says the assassination of top anti-terror commander, Lt. General Ghasem Soleimani, made the resistance movement stronger than ever.
(2021-01-04). EU reacts to increase of uranium enrichment level in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — The European Union (EU) has reacted to Iran's decision to increase its uranium enrichment level, which was recently reported to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
(2021-01-04). Russian official warns increased ISIL movements in Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — A Russian official noted that ISIL movements in east of Euphrates in Syria have increased significantly and termed areas outside control of Damascus as "tense" regions.
(2021-01-04). Bushehr province exports near $2 billion in Q3. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — A total of 7.32 million tons of non-oil goods worth $1.9 billion were exported from the ports of southern Bushehr province during the third quarter of the current Iranian current year (Sept. 21 to Dec. 22).
(2021-01-04). Iran, Russia & Turkey cooperating to push US aside. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — A Zionist newspaper wrote in a report that Iran, Turkey, and Russia are cooperating with one another against the influence and presence of the US in the region.
(2021-01-04). Police confiscate over 1 ton of narcotics in SE Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Police forces of the Sistan and Baluchestan province, southeastern Iran, have seized over one ton of illicit drugs in a single operation.
(2021-01-04). Iran not to negotiate on missile, defense capabilities. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Stating that Iran will not negotiate on missile and defense capabilities, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that the US should bear the responsibility for any adventurism in the region.
(2021-01-04). Iran's measures reversible upon compliance by JCPOA members. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister said that Iran's measures are fully reversible upon full compliance by all JCPOA participants.
(2021-01-04). Gen. Soleimani flag-bearer of fight against terrorism: envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Iranian Ambassador to Brazil pointed to sacrifice and braveries of Iran's top commander martyr Lt. Gen. Soleimani and said that he stood firmly in the face of a global threat against international peace and security.
(2021-01-04). Soleimani tactics thwarts US, Zionist Regime plots in region. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — A military advisor to the Leader said that General Soleimani had a crucial role in the US failure in Afghanistan and Iraq and the Zionist Regime defeat in the 33-Day War against Lebanese Hezbollah.
(2021-01-04). Martyrdom anniv. of martyrs of Resistance marked in Nigeria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Supporters of Nigerian Muslim Leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky marked 1st martyrdom anniversary of Iran's top commander Gen. Soleimani and Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Nigeria on Mon.
(2021-01-04). Netanyahu reacts to resumption of 20% enrichment by Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — In his latest baseless claim, Zionists' Netanyahu said Iran's resumption of 20 percent uranium enrichment is aimed at developing nuclear weapons.
(2021-01-04). Presser of Iran' Foreign Ministry spox. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — The Spokesperson of the Iranian ministry of foreign affairs Saeed Khatibzadeh held a press conference on Monday morning, where he answered questions on a wide range of topics.
(2021-01-04). A bomb explodes on route of a US-coalition convoy in N Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Some Iraqi sources reported that a bomb has exploded on the path of a convoy belonging to the so-called International Coalition against ISIL in northern Iraq.
(2021-01-04). New explosion near Saudi forces HQ in S. Yemen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Two successive explosions, followed by gunfire, rocked the vicinity of the Saudi force's headquarters in the Yemeni governorate of Abyan on Monday, hours after a similar explosion yesterday.
(2021-01-04). Iran seizes S. Korean-flagged tanker in Persian Gulf. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Iran has seized a South Korean flagged tanker in the Persian Gulf on Monday.
(2021-01-04). Seizure of S. Korean tanker technical issue. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — The spokesperson of the Iranian foreign ministry announced that the seizure of the South Korean tanker by Iran has only been based on technical issues.
(2021-01-04). Iran to hold 1st online exhibition of products export to Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — The Director General of Iran's Trade Promotion Organization (TPO)'s Office of Arabian and African Countries said that the first online exhibition of export of Iranian-made products to Iraq will be held on Feb. 1-7, 2021.
(2021-01-04). Iran calls on Pakistan for increased anti-narcotics coop. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Head of Iran's Anti-Narcotics Police said further strengthening of cooperation between Tehran and Islamabad is on the agenda, while Iran emphasizes stronger actions of the Pakistani side to combat narcotics.
(2021-01-04). IAEA confirms start of enriching uranium up to 20%: Envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Iran's permanent ambassador to the International Organizations in Vienna said that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed the start of enriching uranium up to 20%.
(2021-01-04). Soleimani assassination unlawful under human rights law. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — The UN Special Rapporteur on Extra-Judicial Executions Agnes Callamard | believes martyrdom of the IRGC Cmdr. Lt. Gen Soleimani by the US has been unlawful under human rights law.
(2021-01-04). Iran embassy in Japan to hold seminar on Gen. Soleimani. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — On the occasion of the first martyrdom anniversary of Lt. Gen. Soleimani, the Cultural Counselor of the Iranian Embassy in Japan will hold a virtual seminar of "Introduction of the national hero of Iran, Gen. Qasem Soleimani".
(2021-01-04). KRG rep. says Gen. Soleimani helped Kurdistan to fight ISIL. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) representative in Tehran says that martyr. Gen. Qassem Soleimani helped Iraqi Kurdistan by sending weapons and military advisers to defeat ISIL.
(2021-01-04). Iranian 'Am I a Wolf?' joins 2021 Oscar Academy Awards list. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — The Iranian animation "Am I a Wolf? " directed by Amir Hoshang Moeen has managed to enter the final list of 2021 Oscar Academy Awards animated short films.
(2021-01-04). US reacts to seizure of S. Korean tanker by Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — A spokesman for the US Department of Defense reacted to the seizure of a South Korean tanker by Iranian forces and noted that Pentagon is aware of this issue.
(2021-01-04). 'Resistance groups in region ready for revenge'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — One of Hashd al-Shaabi's commanders announced on Mon. that all resistance groups in the region are ready for revenge.
(2021-01-04). S. Korea demands immediate release of tanker seized by Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — South Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Monday that a South Korean chemical tanker had been seized by Iranian authorities in the waters off Oman, and demanded its immediate release.
(2021-01-04). BREXIT: What Was Really Negotiated? counterpunch.org The United Kingdom has failed to sign a beneficial new trade agreement with the European Union. The future trade and political relations between the two sides will not serve any of the goals of the UK that are either rational or that fulfill the populist policies that exiting the EU was supposed to achieve. The
(2021-01-04). Imperial academic delivers Royal Institution Christmas Lecture. imperial.ac.uk Professor Chris Jackson's lecture took audiences back into deep geological time, charting how carbon dioxide controls the Earth's climate.
(2021-01-04). Black Inmates Begin 2021 With Uprising In Saint Louis Justice Center. popularresistance.org Saint Louis, MO – It is a custom in the City of Saint Louis and other predominantly New Afrikan cities to welcome a new year by firing into the air. The coming of the New Year 2021 saw the most oppressed of our people improve on this popular custom by initiating a struggle against atrocious conditions at the Saint Louis "Justice" Center. This justice center downtown is directly across from the hideous faux-gothic, soot stained monstrosity of City Hall, and it is not lost on many who enter the doors of either building that one feeds the other. The City needs Black people incarcerated because, as Huey P. Newton and…
(2021-01-04). The ABC's Of Google's New Union. popularresistance.org Google workers have organized for pay equity, opposed unethical uses of machine learning, protested sexual assault, and more. Our small team at Collective Action in Tech has been archiving these organizing events for years. Now the workers of Google's parent company, Alphabet, are building worker power through a non-contract union they've named The Alphabet Workers Union. | This isn't the first time Google workers are unionizing. In 2017, Security guards at Google and Facebook had their union recognized and fought through a long contract negotiation. In 2019, Google cafeteria staff employed by vendor Bon Appetit…
(2021-01-04). This Book Turns Everything You Thought You Knew About North Korea Upside Down. popularresistance.org In the United States today, North Korea is the standard reference point for modern-day totalitarianism: a land of darkness that is considered a dangerous security threat because of the development of nuclear missiles capable of striking the U.S. | A.B. Abrams' new book, Immovable Object: North Korea's 70 Years at War with American Power (Clarity Press, 2020), shows that the common perceptions in the U.S. of North Korea are mostly wrong. | Though the Kim dynasty has ruled through autocratic methods, it has also adopted rational and at times intelligent policies, which have enabled North Korea to weather unpreceden…
