Lee Camp (2020-10-23). Top 10 People to Blame if Joe Biden Loses (It's Not The Left). counterpunch.org So, Joseph Biden, AKA "Kid Senile," leads in the polls against Donald Trump, AKA "Kid Fascist Lunatic," by such a large margin that it resembles a horse race in which one of the horses is an aged wiener dog with three legs. Right now, even though the polling does not account for the millions of voters who

Eds. (2020-10-23). Karl Marx's debt to people of African descent. mronline.org You do not need to be a Marxist to agree that the methodology of historical materialism is relevant to struggles on the ground in Africa and globally, not only to the European working-class.

Pete Dolack (2020-10-23). We Can Do Better Than Capitalist Formal "Democracy" counterpunch.org An article I read shortly after Jacinda Ardern's re-election in New Zealand noted, with a touch of weariness, that Labour's victory came after a campaign measured in "weeks." Folks there ought to count themselves lucky — the United States has endured years of campaigning in what has proved, to the surprise of no one, its nastiest

MEE staff (2020-10-23). Libyan factions sign 'permanent' ceasefire following talks. middleeasteye.net Libyan factions sign 'permanent' ceasefire following talks | UN announces signing of agreement in Geneva to end fighting | Fri, 10/23/2020 – 10: 35 | General view during talks between the rival factions in the Libya conflict on 20 October 2020 at the United Nations offices in Geneva (AFP) | Warring factions in Libya have agreed to a "permanent" ceasefire following talks, the United Nations said on Friday. | Th…

Ralph Nader (2020-10-23). Wrecking America: How Trump's Lawbreaking and Lies Betray All. counterpunch.org Political analysts of all stripes have concluded that President Trump has a base of supporters who are credulous, immovable, and unpersuadable. Allow us to briefly test that hypothesis, but to ignore the skins-shirts labels — Left-Right, Democrat-Republican — that often though not always determine how a person votes. Instead, we'd like to ask sincere Trump voters

Tom Westcott (2020-10-23). Iraq's lost boys: Former Islamic State child soldiers left without help. middleeasteye.net Iraq's lost boys: Former Islamic State child soldiers left without help | Fri, 10/23/2020 – 08: 10 | Hundreds of Iraqi boys, many of them Yazidis, were forced to become child soldiers by IS, but few are getting any support to help them move on from their experience | Before his rescue from the Islamic State group, Hani, a kidnapped Yazidi boy, had been sheltering for months in a tunnel in Mosul's old…

Mark Walsh (2020-10-23). Marx, Engels and metabolic rift — Part Two. mronline.org The development in 1909, by the German chemists Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch of a technique for taking Nitrogen out of the atmosphere to produce ammonia (NH3) allowed for the production of synthetic fertilisers (and explosives) on an industrial scale.

John O'Kane (2020-10-23). Community Investment Must Supplement Racial Integration. counterpunch.org While we await what impact the BLM-spawned protests will have on race relations, one immediate result is clear. Major corporations have gotten out front of the issue and tried to kickstart change from the top. Companies like Walmart have opened their coffers, giving millions to the cause. And mainstream media organizations have included more people

Steve Early, Suzanne Gordon (2020-10-23). A Common Defense: Mobilizing Veterans in Labor. counterpunch.org During his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump dissed a Gold Star family that lost a son in Iraq. He called Senator John McCain, America's most famous prisoner of war, a "loser" for being captured in Vietnam. When asked about widespread sexual assault in today's military, he dismissed it as a problem. He had to be publicly shamed into making

Eve Ottenberg (2020-10-23). The Scourge of Herd Immunity. counterpunch.org Covid-19 kills, and its kill rate is significantly higher than the flu. Some who recover develop insufficient immunity to prevent getting infected again. Some don't appear to recover. They are stuck with debilities that last months, maybe longer. And it's possible that this disease is chronic and lingers in some people, like herpes, a virus

Editor (2020-10-23). Los ricos se vuelven más ricos, los pobres se vuelven más pobres y más enfermos. workers.org "Los ricos se vuelven más ricos y los pobres más pobres". El viejo cliché sigue siendo cierto, obscenamente cierto. En seis meses, de marzo a septiembre, cuando la clase trabajadora fue golpeada por COVID, el desempleo masivo y un aumento en la supremacía blanca, los ricos se hicieron más ricos. . . . |

Hugh Iglarsh (2020-10-23). Advertising vs. Democracy: An Interview with Jean Kilbourne. counterpunch.org There it is, on page 56 of Jean Kilbourne's book Can't Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel: the graphic that stopped me cold and made me realize just how prophetic was her work (originally published in hardcover in 1999 as Deadly Persuasion: Why Women and Girls Must Fight the

MEE staff (2020-10-23). Arrest warrant issued for MEE journalist Suadad al-Salhy in Iraq. middleeasteye.net Arrest warrant issued for MEE journalist Suadad al-Salhy in Iraq | Iraq ranked 162 of 180 countries in Reporters Without Borders 2020 Press Freedom Index | Fri, 10/23/2020 – 08: 07 | An arrest warrant for Middle East Eye journalist Suadad al-Salhy has been issued in Iraq over the charge of "defamation". | A judge at Tahqiq al-Karada Court issued the warrant on Thursday, requesting Salhy be taken to al-Alawiya…

John Kendall Hawkins (2020-10-23). Chicago 7: Counter Cultural Learnings of America for Make Money Glorious Nation of Post-Truthvaluestan. counterpunch.org If we internalize the language and imagery of the pigs, we will forever be fucked. — Abbie Hoffman, introduction to 50th anniversary edition of Steal This Book 1968. It was the best of times; it was the worst of times — love's feral moans and Molotov cocktails were in the air — but what the

Kathleen Wallace (2020-10-23). The Supine and the Ridiculous. counterpunch.org "I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it." —Voltaire and also me. One of the criteria required to bring down power structures or individuals in government who no longer serve the people is to remove their veneer of inevitability and

Mirinda Crissman (2020-10-23). From Texas to Nigeria, end police brutality! workers.org Houston Hundreds of people gathered near Wazobia African Market on the southwest side of Houston on Oct. 14 to protest police brutality in Nigeria. They came together to draw attention to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, known in Nigeria for its extrajudicial killings, torture, extortion, frame-ups and blackmail. "End SARS" protests . . . |

Richard Eskow (2020-10-23). The 'Three-Legged Stool': a Folksy, but Deceptive, Rhetorical Attack on Social Security. counterpunch.org The "three-legged stool": That phrase may not be familiar to everyone, but most people who work in public policy or private-sector insurance have heard it used to describe the U.S. retirement system. It suggests that our system for retirement security was designed to stand on three "legs": Social Security, employer pensions, and individual savings. Subliminally,

John Laforge (2020-10-23). White House Gangster Wants to Avoid Nuclear-Armed Stigma. counterpunch.org The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is about to win its 50th state ratification, the golden number needed for the treaty to "enter into force" or EIF. The list of 47 current signatories can be seen at ICAN.org, website of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize-winning coalition

T.J. Coles (2020-10-23). How Trump Killed 220,000 Americans: the First Three Months of Covid. counterpunch.org Epidemiologists agree that early intervention is crucial for curbing the worst effects of pandemics. America's decentralized, state-level, bureaucratic response systems needed a President willing and able to take charge. Trump did the opposite. In order to keep market confidence as high as possible, Trump kept telling the public that all was well, leaving underfunded and privatized bureaucracies to navigate through the chaos.

Ramzy Baroud (2020-10-23). European Hypocrisy: Empty Words for Palestine, Deadly Weapons for Israel. counterpunch.org In theory, Europe and the United States stand on completely opposite sides when it comes to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. While the US government has fully embraced the tragic status quo created by 53 years of Israeli military occupation, the EU continues to advocate a negotiated settlement that is predicated on respect for international

Beau Peters (2020-10-23). Early Voting, Long Lines, and Voter Suppression. dissidentvoice.org November 3rd, Election Day in America, is rapidly approaching. However, early in-person voting has started in several states across the country and there are some concerning issues already coming to light this election year. Videos by voters have been circulating on social media sites such as Twitter, showing extremely long lines and long waiting periods. …

Paul Street (2020-10-23). Ex-President Obama: Ten Ironies. counterpunch.org The irony on Thursday morning cable news was too delicious not to savor. MSDNC anchor Halle Jackson could barely contain her glee over how former president Barack Obama had finally "taken the gloves off" and gone after Donald Trump by name while campaigning for Joe Biden the previous day. I have no idea if Obama really did "take the gloves off" on Wednesday. I have my doubts. But whatever he did, he may have answered the bell too late.

Joseph Natoli (2020-10-23). Fractal Sites of Resistance. counterpunch.org Mussolini's Italy in its undisciplined, messy totalitarianism couldn't effectuate the kind of state and personal transformations that Hitler's national socialism did. The Italians just couldn't subordinate themselves either to the State or to a demagogue leader to the same degree that Hitler could conflate a Deutchland uber alles with his own will to power mania.

Vijay Prashad (2020-10-23). The Year of Living Murderously, 1985. counterpunch.org Greg Owen Is Not Going Where the Rich Are Going. He let the cancer take him before he became a too old punk rocker, his music too loud and his joy too diabolical. When I got to college in California in 1985, I came with a thick mustache and white trousers, a failed start at

Jake Johnston (2020-10-23). Data from Bolivia's Election Add More Evidence That OAS Fabricated Last Year's Fraud Claims. counterpunch.org The MAS Received More Votes in Almost All of the OAS's 86 Suspect Precincts in 2020 than in 2019 On Sunday, October 20, Bolivians went to the polls and overwhelmingly elected Luis Arce of the MAS party president. Private quick counts released the night of the vote showed Arce receiving more than 50 percent of

The Canary (2020-10-23). Scottish activists block gates at oil refinery in pollution protest. thecanary.co Climate activists have blocked the gates of the Ineos oil refinery at Grangemouth with boats in a protest against pollution.Extinction Rebellion Scotland claims Ineos is Scotland's biggest climate polluter. And the group is staging the blockade as part of a programme of action.Small groups of no more than six people have locked themselves together at the gates. They aim to remain there all day on 23 October.Two boats are being used to block the entrances to the refinery and the headquarters.Activists plan to remain at the scene all day (Extinction Rebellion Scotland/PA)"We are running out of time": Annie L…

RT (2020-10-23). Biden calls Rudy Giuliani 'Russian pawn' as he & Trump accuse each other of taking over foreign money in debate. rt.com Democratic hopeful Joe Biden has alleged that Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's lawyer, is working as a "Russian pawn" to help his client win the 2020 race, as both candidates accuse each other of taking foreign cash. | Also on rt.com | | "[Trump's] own national security adviser told him that what is happening with his buddy — oh, I shouldn't… well, I will — his buddy Rudy Giuliani. He's being used as a Russian pawn. He's being fed information that is Ru…

RT (2020-10-23). Biden claims he never said he'd ban fracking, despite video, admits he wants to 'transition' away from oil industry. rt.com Joe Biden said he wants to "transition" away from oil and have all industries at "net zero emissions" by 2035. He also claimed he's never said he would ban fracking, despite video evidence of him saying just that. | "Would he close down the oil industry?" President Donald Trump asked of Biden at Thursday's presidential debate. "Would you close down the oil industry?" | "I would transition from the oil industry, yes," Biden admitted, a statement Trump called "big" and critics latched onto on social media, taking it as an admission he would destroy an industry vitally important to the economies of many states.

Susan Price (2020-10-23). Marx and popcorn on Halloween. greenleft.org.au Karl Marx drew on horror, gothic and fantasy literature throughout his mature works, evoking the power, wonder and terror of capital through supernatural allusions writes Aleks Wansbrough.

Jeffrey St. Clair (2020-10-23). A Day in My Life in the Time of Covid. counterpunch.org Find the remote and flip on CNN to check the headlines, before immediately clicking it off, recalling my vow, made at least once a week, to never watch cable news again. I've taken similar vows about reading the New York Times, the Guardian and the Washington Post. But you can't avoid them. They seek you out, relentlessly track you down, enter your mind, like it or not, like some cyber-Nosferatu, sucking your soul out before you've had the chance to fuel yourself with the day's first bitter cup of Arabica. I think of Eliot's line about J. Alfred measuring his days with "coffee spoons." Mine, I fear, will be measu…

RT (2020-10-23). 'We had a good relationship with Hitler': Biden slams Trump for meeting Kim Jong-un, compares North Korea to Nazi Germany. rt.com Slamming President Donald Trump's "good relationship" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Joe Biden confused debate viewers by referring to a "good relationship" between the US and Adolf Hitler. | Calling Kim a "different kind of guy" during a discussion on North Korea, Trump touted his ability to talk to the controversial leader and said his civil relationship with him has helped the two countries avoid a nuclear war. | "We're not in a war. We have a good relationship… Having a good relationship with leaders of other countries is a good thing," Trump said during the Thursday night debate. Biden slammed th…

Pip Hinman (2020-10-23). Why the alternative to capitalism has to be ecosocialist. greenleft.org.au The growing discussion about system change is the result of how barbarous capitalism has become, writes Peter Boyle.

Zephyr Teachout (2020-10-23). "A Barrett Confirmation Is a Catastrophe" zcomm.org What Democrats Can Do to Block Trump's Supreme Court Pick…

WSWS (2020-10-23). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Nigerian Federal airport workers stage one-day warning strike under conditions of mass unemployment, poverty and inequality in Africa's largest country—which has fueled mass protests against state violence.

WSWS (2020-10-23). Electoral defeat in Vienna for Austria's far-right Freedom Party. wsws.org The extreme right-wing Freedom Party (FPàñ) has suffered a major defeat in the state and municipal elections in the Austrian capital of Vienna on October 11.

Pepe Escobar (2020-10-23). Rússia e Unià£o Europeia ainda està£o separadas pela Cortina de Ferro. globalresearch.ca O Ministro russo de Relaàßàµes Externas, Sergey Lavrov, é o diplomata mais importante do mundo. Filho de mà£e russa e pai armênio, ele simplesmente se encontra em outro nível. Aqui poderemos ver, mais uma vez, por que razà£o. | Vamos comeàßar …

Global Research News (2020-10-23). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca …

Max Moran (2020-10-23). How BlackRock is on Track to Infiltrate a Biden Administration. counterpunch.org The Democratic base, still scarred from the 2016 election, is frantic not to count its chickens before they hatch. But Wall Street and corporate America have no such qualms. As Joe Biden leads in national polls and swing states, the most powerful firms in the country are seeking assurances that his administration won't crack down

WSWS (2020-10-23). 50 years since Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invoked the War Measures Act. wsws.org During the October Crisis, the Canadian state, led by Trudeau, exploited two terrorist kidnappings to carry out a coup de force, jailing and intimidating left-wing government opponents amid a growing working class upsurge.

Peoples Dispatch (2020-10-23). Thai govt. repeals emergency order a day after march demanding PM's resignation. peoplesdispatch.org Protesters had submitted an unsigned letter for prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to accept abuse of power. They also gave an ultimatum of three days to the government…

Sam Pizzigati (2020-10-23). The Biden Tax Plan: The More Progressives Look, the More Progressives Like. zcomm.org This package of serious tax-the-rich proposals will have no easy road through Congress…

Ureerat Wilson (2020-10-23). A New Democracy Movement in Thailand. zcomm.org Thailand's conservative middle classes are now joining populists in a movement against their military-backed system…

Liza Featherstone (2020-10-23). Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed at Fifty. zcomm.org The Brazilian educator Paulo Freire's book, first published in English 50 years ago, urges viewing students as interlocutors or partners in the learning process…

Mike Elk (2020-10-23). Rochester AFL-CIO Calls for General Strike if Trump Steals Election. zcomm.org This week, the 70,000 member Rochester AFL-CIO Labor Council became the first regional AFL-CIO body in the United States to call for a General Strike if Trump does not respect the outcome of this year's election.

Bree Busk (2020-10-23). Chileans mobilize in advance of a historic plebiscite. zcomm.org After seven months in quarantine, protesters have returned to the streets to reawaken the uprising they initiated the previous October…

Jeremy Corbyn (2020-10-23). 'We Didn't Go Far Enough'. zcomm.org Interview on his tenure, its controversies and its lessons…

Lynda Carson (2020-10-23). Oakland's new Encampment Management Policy (EMP) threatens the unhoused. indybay.org Black, Asian, & Latino Adults Have The Most Trouble Paying The Rent During The Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic:…

Ramona du Houx (2020-10-23). Justice Ginsburg's example helped mitigate bad outcomes for women globally. indybay.org Climate change exasperates violence against women worldwide — Justice Ginsburg's example helped mitigate bad outcomes. Elected officials say if Barrett is confirmed systemic injustices, women's rights and climate issues will get worse.

Green Party (2020-10-23). Green Voter Guide paper and online versions. indybay.org Here is info about Voter Guides and endorsements by the Green Parties of Alameda, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Sonoma counties:…

Institute of the Arts and Sciences, UCSC (2020-10-23). Tuesday 10/27: Images, Memory and Justice with Bryan Stevenson. indybay.org Online Event | ias.ucsc.edu/events/2020/images-memory-and-justice-bryan-stevenson-october-27-2020…

HEAT (2020-10-23). HEAT CCSF Collective Gives a "Report Card" That Flunks the CCSF Board of Trustees. indybay.org San Francisco HEAT Higher Education Action Team and the CCSF Collective present their | Report Card on the performance of the San Francisco City | College Board of Trustees.

Future Coalition (2020-10-23). Saturday 10/24: VOTE WITH US! Massive Virtual Rally to #GOTV of Youth Across America. indybay.org Online rally…

David Giesen (2020-10-23). Saturday 10/24: The perils of Judge Barrett's "originalism" indybay.org Join Zoom Meeting | zoom.us/j/98214579358?pwd=ME9XdWV6azMrdHl0dE9HcTFIMUNoQT09 | Meeting ID: 982 1457 9358 | Passcode: tSm4Wb…

Us Kids (2020-10-23). Saturday 10/24: "Us Kids": Film Sneak Preview on Parkland Gun Violence Survivors & March for Our Lives. indybay.org Online screening (on demand for free)…

Allan Rees (2020-10-23). Will the 2020 Election be Stolen? Webinar October 25th. indybay.org Online webinar with 4 election integrity experts will discuss how the 2020 Election could be stolen. You are invited to participate in the Q&A. 3 hours.

repost (2020-10-23). Eight Black workers sue S.F. health department for racial discrimination. indybay.org Eight Black workers in the City and County of San Francisco filed suit against the city for systemic racism and bullying.

Anita Raj (2020-10-23). [Research Paper] Gun violence in the U.S.: It is past time we listen to the voices of women and black communities. thelancet.com The United States (U.S.) presidential election is upon us at a time when the nation faces increasing polarization on many issues, including guns and violence, and our presidential candidates reflect this polarization. The incumbent Republican Nominee, Donald Trump, warns voters that his opponent will "take away your guns (and) destroy your Second Amendment," which secures the right of the people to keep and bear firearms [1]. Democratic nominee and former Vice President under Barack Obama, Joe Biden, in fact includes in his platform a commitment to effective gun control policies, including banning assault weapons…

The Canary (2020-10-23). One in 10 asked to work by bosses while furloughed. thecanary.co Nearly one in 10 workers whose wages were covered by the government have said their bosses asked them to work during furlough, which was against the rules of the scheme. At the same time, criminal gangs have syphoned off nearly £2bn in taxpayer funds allocated to help businesses and furloughed workers, according to a new report. | Review: | The revelations come in a review of the furlough scheme by the National Audit Office (NAO) which praised civil servants for pushing through employment support schemes at high speed. But the NAO said that, in their haste, they might have left some doors open for f…

yenisafak (2020-10-23). Turkish forces arrest 12 FETàñ suspects. yenisafak.com At least 12 suspects were arrested on Friday for their suspected links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETàñ), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup.This came after prosecutors in the southeastern Diyarbakir issued arrest warrants for 15 suspects for being in contact with senior members of the terror group, said a security source, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.A total of 12 out 15 suspects, including an active-duty soldier, were arrested by the police's anti-terrorism branch. A hunt for the remaining three suspects is underway.FETO and its US-based leader…

yenisafak (2020-10-23). Libya's warring sides sign 'permanent' cease-fire deal. yenisafak.com The UN special envoy on Libya on Friday announced the signing of a cease-fire agreement between the delegations of both main warring parties in Libya.Stephanie Turcos Williams, who heads the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), said the Libyan parties reached an agreement for a "permanent" cease-fire in all areas of the country."Today is good day for the Libyan people," said Williams at a news conference.As the parties were signing the agreement, UNSMIL released a statement, saying: "Good news for Libyans.""The 5 5 Joint Military Commission talks in Geneva today culminate in a historic achievement as Libyan team…

yenisafak (2020-10-23). Swiss report 10 more coronavirus deaths, 6,634 new infections. yenisafak.com Coronavirus infections rose by 6,634 confirmed cases, Swiss health authorities said on Friday, as the nation considers tightening restrictions meant to slow the accelerating spread of COVID-19.The total confirmed cases in Switzerland and tiny neighbouring principality Liechtenstein topped 100,000, rising to 103,653, and the death toll rose by 10 to 1,877.The numbers come as Germany has put Switzerland on its risk list for coronavirus hot spots and as the government in Bern considers tightening restrictions on public life if case numbers keep rising.

yenisafak (2020-10-23). 1MDB scandal: Goldman Sachs to pay Singapore $122M. yenisafak.com Goldman Sachs will pay $165 million Singapore dollars ($122 million) to Singapore for its role in Malaysia's 1MBD money laundering scandal, local media reported on Friday.The American multinational investment bank entered a deferred prosecution agreement with the US Justice Department on Thursday, according to Channel News Asia.Under terms of the deal, Goldman agreed to pay a $2.3 billion fine for breaking anti-bribery laws and to disgorge $600 million of ill-gotten gains, read the report.Singapore's Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) has given Goldman Sachs Singapore a 36-month conditional warning in place of p…

yenisafak (2020-10-23). Over 1.3M coronavirus patients recover in Africa. yenisafak.com Africa continued to maintain a more than 80% recovery rate with 1,387,022 patients having recovered as of Friday, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).At least 40,690 people have died of the virus across the continent, revealed the latest update by the Africa CDC. The number of confirmed cases has reached 1,685,589.Southern Africa is the hardest hit region with 785,600 cases and 20,300 deaths; however, it also has the most recoveries that currently stand at 702,500.North Africa recorded 454,100 cases, East Africa 199,800, West Africa 186,600 and Central Africa 59,500.Sou…

yenisafak (2020-10-23). German health minister expects COVID-19 vaccine in early 2021. yenisafak.com Germany's health minister expects a COVID-19 vaccine to be available early next year and believes a large proportion of Germans who want the shot could be vaccinated within six to seven months of enough doses being available.Jens Spahn was quoted as saying in Der Spiegel on Friday that a vaccine could be available in January, or maybe in February or March, or even later, but said there would be no compulsory vaccination."Of course, it would be best if a vaccine could prevent new infections. But it would also be a benefit if it makes the course of the disease milder," said Spahn, who tested positive for coronaviru…

yenisafak (2020-10-23). Russia registers record number of daily COVID-19 cases. yenisafak.com Russia has registered a new record in the daily coronavirus cases on Friday — 17,340 people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past day. The total number of people, who have been exposed to the infection, exceeded 1.48 million, meaning over 1% of the Russian population has already contracted the virus. According to Health Minister Mikhail Murashko, the active cases stand at 335,870 and the situation has a tendency to further deteriorate.The virus has already claimed 25,525 lives in Russia, including 283 over the last 24 hours.Recoveries increased by 11,263 since Thursday to reach 1.11 million.Since the beginn…

WSWS (2020-10-23). Australian universities pseudo-left "network" postpones forum at NTEU's behest. wsws.org The NHEAN is opposed to any action that would threaten the role of the unions that have presided over the destruction of 90,000 university jobs since March.

Susan Price (2020-10-23). Trial of the Chicago Seven through a liberal lens. greenleft.org.au The Trial of the Chicago Seven retells the story of the 1969 show trial of seven high-profile activists, while stripping away much of the period's radicalism in the process, writes Alex Salmon.

Pip Hinman (2020-10-23). Bondi beach must not be privatised. greenleft.org.au The community is incensed about a private club's proposal to privatise a section of the iconic beach, reports Jim McIlroy.

Susan Price (2020-10-23). Thailand's Free Youth movement defies regime with nightly mobilisations. greenleft.org.au A week after the Thai regime issued an emergency decree banning gatherings of more than five people, Peter Boyle reports the Free Youth student-led democracy movement has been staging nightly mass gatherings around the country.

John Nichols (2020-10-23). Dianne Feinstein Demonstrates Why Democratic Challenges to Democratic Incumbents Are Necessary. thenation.com Dianne Feinstein Demonstrates Why Democratic Challenges to Democratic Incumbents Are Necessary…

Jeet Heer (2020-10-23). The 'Dark Winter' of Covid-19 Overshadows the Debate. thenation.com The 'Dark Winter' of Covid-19 Overshadows the Debate…

The Nation (2020-10-23). Watch the Last 2020 Presidential Debate With 'The Nation'. thenation.com Watch the Last 2020 Presidential Debate With 'The Nation'

Ariel Dorfman (2020-10-23). What Would Hell Be Like for Donald Trump? thenation.com What Would Hell Be Like for Donald Trump?

Jaskiran Dhillon, Cinzia Arruzza, AAUP-TNS Media Collective (2020-10-23). Corporate Consultants Set Their Targets on American Universities. thenation.com Jaskiran Dhillon, Cinzia Arruzza, AAUP-TNS Media Collective Corporate Consultants Set Their Targets on American Universities…