2023-11-16: News Headlines

Maya Henson Carey (2023-11-16). The Dangers of DeSantis's Militia. splcenter.org Ron DeSantis has used his power as Florida governor to intimidate voters, influence elections, threaten immigrants and attack those that advocate for causes he opposes, such as LGBTQ+ rights and acceptance. He even picked a fight with Disney World. He has also positioned himself as the standard bearer for the right wing's "war on woke," which is the concept of having an awareness of social injustices and fighting for equity.

The Independent (2023-11-16). Luwero officials admit irregularities in school loan acquisition. independent.co.ug Wobulenzi , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wobulenzi Public Primary School in Luweero district is at risk of sale because of failure to service a loan that was marred by irregularities, the LC V chairperson, Erastus Kibirango has revealed. Two weeks ago, Equity Bank announced the takeover of the public primary school over a debt. In 2019, Richard …

SAM (2023-11-17). Patriotic Millionaires to High Court: Don't Preempt Taxing Grand Fortune. inequality.org

isabella (2023-11-15). Building Cleaners Rally for Fair Wages and Life-Saving Benefits. inequality.org

Prof. Machiko Osawa (2023-11-15). Sexual Violence and Gender Inequality in Japan. asia-pacificresearch.com

Staff (2023-11-15). Worse Than Hell: Dr. Mads Gilbert Decries Israeli Military Raid on Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. democracynow.org The Israel military raid on Al-Shifa, the largest hospital in Gaza, where thousands of Palestinians are sheltering, is an "unprecedented attack on civilian society" in the "darkest time in modern history," that is being justified in the West by "a deep-rooted and frightening racism," says Dr. Mads Gilbert, who worked at Al-Shifa. "You don't do these things to people you consider equal." Dr. Gilbert is a Norwegian physician who just spent weeks in Cairo trying to enter Gaza to help his colleagues and has worked extensively in Palestine since 1981. "The ci…

teleSUR (2023-11-16). Mexico Slams Texas Anti-Immigrant Measures. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Mexican Foreign Affairs Ministry slammed the latest anti-immigrant measures passed by the legislature of the state of Texas, saying they aimed to curb the flow of migrants by criminalizing them. | RELATED: | The bills passed by Texas with the goal of criminalizing migrants "will result in the separation of families, discrimination and racial profiling," the Mexican Foreign Affairs Ministry said. | "Mex…

Binoy Kampmark (2023-11-16). The Militarised University: Where Secrecy Goes to Thrive. counterpunch.org For anyone wishing to bury secrets, especially of the unsavoury sort, there is one forum that stands out. Call it a higher education institution. Call it a university. Even better, capitalise it: the University. This is certainly the case in Australia, where education is less a pursuit of knowledge as the acquiring of a commodity, laid out spam for

ecns.cn (2023-11-16). Deeper educational exchanges urged. ecns.cn Educators from China and Japan have called for joint efforts to further promote comprehensive, multilevel collaboration in education to deepen mutual understanding and communication between the two peoples.

WSWS (2023-11-16). Australia: Sydney University sacks immune-compromised academic for insisting on COVID safety. wsws.org Unless Niko Tiliopoulos's sacking is defeated, it will set a precedent for use throughout the tertiary education industry to victimise and sack educators who refuse, for critical health reasons, to adhere to the intensifying "return to campus" offensive.

Ximena Hasbach (2023-11-16). Cambridge educators win tentative agreement and gear up for a continued fight. liberationnews.org On November 8, the teachers and administrators at Cambridge Public Schools in Massachusetts reached a tentative agreement with the district. These educators are members of the Cambridge Education Association (CEA), and they were able to create organizing structures within their union and build mobilization like never before. Through this work, the CEA members secured significant gains and pushed through the district's anti-union campaign, as well as generated momentum that will propel them into the next contract fight.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-11-15). Antigua and Barbuda seeks closer ties with Saudi Arabia. plenglish.com Saint Johns, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, plans to cooperate with Saudi Arabia in areas such as education and health, according to the official's statements reproduced today by a local media.

Ana Perdigón (2023-11-15). Venezuela Recovers Right to Vote at UNESCO. orinocotribune.com Venezuela recovered its right to vote in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This was reported by the country's ambassador to the organization, Rodulfo Pérez. He highlighted that Venezuela's first vote was in defense of Palestine and in condemnation of the Israeli entity's aggression against the defenseless civilian population of Palestine. | "Justice for Palestine, cessation of aggression! 96 votes in favor, 8 votes against, 33 abstentions," wrote the Venezuelan diplomat on social media this Monday, November 13. | In January 2022, Venezuela lost its right to vote in the…

ecns.cn (2023-11-15). Schools urged to ensure adequate class breaks. ecns.cn Education authorities have asked schools to make sure students have 10-minute breaks between classes after hearing complaints that some primary and middle school students are not allowed to leave classrooms during breaks — unless they need to go to the toilet — to ensure their safety.

teleSUR (2023-11-15). Antigua and Barbuda to Seek Closer Ties with Saudi Arabia. telesurenglish.net The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda said he will seek to establish collaboration with Saudi Arabia in a number of areas, including the development of public health infrastructure, the improvement of public health delivery systems, and the enhancement of basic education and technical and vocational training. | Prime Minister Gaston Browne looks forward to a productive and fruitful meeting as he leads a delegation from Antigua and Barbuda at the First Riyadh Summit. Nov. 15, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-11-15). Jamaican Schools under Investigation over Bomb Threats. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Education Minister Fayval Williams said that a total of 74 schools in Jamaica's seven regions have received bomb threats since last Thursday. | RELATED: | "All of our schools contacted the police upon receiving the email. They put their security protocols in place and evacuated students and staff to a safe location," the official stated. | However, he said that all the threats turned out to be hoaxes. | According to off…

Chris Hedges (2023-11-16). Pinnacle of horror. mronline.org Joe Biden will go down in history as an accomplice to genocide. May the ghosts of the thousands of children he has participated in murdering haunt him for the rest of his life.

Editor (2023-11-16). How the United States underdeveloped Somalia. mronline.org On September 6, 2023, the United States military reportedly assisted the Somali government in an deadly counter-terrorism operation that killed five civilians.

Editor (2023-11-16). Working more, making less: Life under "Bidenomics" mronline.org Political commentators aligned with the Democratic Party are expressing growing frustration about this "disconnect."

Jomo Kwame Sundaram (2023-11-16). IPEF: New Cold War weapon backfires. mronline.org U.S. President Joe Biden's Indo-Pacific Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) is the economic arm of his administration's Indo-Pacific Strategy, aimed at countering China's influence in the region.

Angela (2023-11-15). Wednesday 11/15: Phonebank with IfNotNow! indybay.org Online (Registration link is below)…

Ari Paul (2023-11-15). 'Free Speech' fans call for censoring TikTok as Chinese plot to make Israel look bad. mronline.org Axios (10/31/23) reported that in a two-week period, TikTok saw "nearly four times the number of views to TikTok posts using the hashtag #StandwithPalestine globally compared to posts using the hashtag #StandwithIsrael." As a result, the conservative outrage machine kicked into high gear.

Caleb Crowder (2023-11-15). Building Cleaners Rally for Fair Wages and Life-Saving Benefits. ips-dc.org Just this year, we've seen UPS Teamsters Now, building cleaners across the country are next up to negotiate equitable deals and notch new victories for a labor movement confron…

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-11-16). Don't plan yet for Ukraine reconstruction. peoplesdispatch.org Russia can carry on with the attritional war in Ukraine for years to come. Meanwhile, the cruel fate that awaits Ukraine may turn out to be far worse than what Iraq and Afghanistan experienced…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-16). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treatment for a parastomal hernia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My friend had a stoma created after years of managing Crohn's disease. She recently had surgery to repair a hernia. What is a stoma, and are these types of hernias common? What is the typical treatment? ANSWER: Occasionally, the surgical treatment of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and other gastrointestinal, gynecologic, or urologic conditions, both cancerous or benign, may require reconstruction or removal of the bladder, colon, or rectum. Surgeons may use other…

The Independent (2023-11-16). Karuma now projected to start September 2024. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Karuma Hydroelectric Station, the largest power-generating installation in the country, will be finally ready for commissioning by September 2024, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has disclosed. Construction of the 600MW power station located in Kiryandongo District along the River Nile commenced in December 2013. It was initially …

WSWS (2023-11-16). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org National wildcat strike over pay and conditions by thousands of Serbian postal workers continues to spread in teeth of union opposition and dismissal threats; steel and construction workers in Iran join strikes and protests over rising poverty and authoritarian rule; nationwide strike in Nigeria over state violence to try and intimidate workers' struggles over pay…

Alex Carson, Fight Back News. (2023-11-15). Atlanta Rallies Against International Law Enforcement Exchange And Cop City. popularresistance.org Atlanta, GA — On the afternoon of November 11, about 200 community members gathered outside of the Atlanta city hall to demand an end to the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE) program and an end to the construction of the $90 million police training facility known as Cop City. | According to Georgia State University, GILEE is, "a joint project of Georgia State University and local, state, federal, and international law enforcement, and public safety agencies. GILEE's mission is to enhance law enforcement executive development and international cooperation." | In reality this program allo…

Alexandria Shaner, Waging Nonviolence. (2023-11-15). Confronting DC's Gas Problem. popularresistance.org From Oct. 24-26, a coalition of ecoactivist groups, including Extinction Rebellion Northeast, Extinction Rebellion DC, or XRDC, Scientist Rebellion, and Climate Defiance, engaged in three days of nonviolent actions against the gas industry in Washington, D.C. They disrupted the industry's biggest annual event in North America, temporarily shut down construction on a major pipeline project, and built bridges of inter-movement solidarity by joining in protests for a ceasefire in Gaza. | The week of action began by disrupting the North American Gas Forum to demand an end to the gas industry's lies that are accelerat…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-15). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treatment for a parastomal hernia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My friend had a stoma created after years of managing Crohn's disease. She recently had surgery to repair a hernia. What is a stoma, and are these types of hernias common? What is the typical treatment? ANSWER: Occasionally, the surgical treatment of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and other gastrointestinal, gynecologic, or urologic conditions, both cancerous or benign, may require reconstruction or removal of the bladder, colon, or rectum. Surgeons may use other…

teleSUR, JDO (2023-11-16). Fiscalía pedirá retirar inmunidad a binomio electo de Guatemala. telesurtv.net Solicitará retiro de inmunidad a Bernardo Arévalo, Karin Herrera y varios diputados electos. Denuncian que se trata de otra maniobra para que no asuman como presidente y vicepresidenta.

CNA NNU (2023-11-15). California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee Statement on the Crisis. indybay.org The CNA NNU is supporting a ceasefire.

Mouris Salloum George (2023-11-15). México — Una nueva idea de Nación. globalizacion.ca Para llegar a tener una idea de Nación tuvo que hacerse un discurso sobre el pasado y el futuro. Edificar mitos, destruir páginas negras de la cadena de traiciones entre los caudillos revolucionarios, elaborar un decálogo de heroicidades, construir el…

ecns.cn (2023-11-16). Call for renewal in China-Japan economic ties. ecns.cn Through various activities commemorating the 45th anniversary of the signing of the treaty, both sides reiterated the importance of bilateral collaboration.

Mark Gruenberg (2023-11-16). Labor calls out Artificial Intelligence for its threat to jobs. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —Is artificial intelligence a jobs threat? Before answering that question, it's wise to define what artificial intelligence is. That's where social media, movie and TV studios and streaming videos come into the picture. In their quest to cut costs, heads of those firms are eager to implement AI. That's because it would let them …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-16). Researchers discover new molecular drug targets for progressive neurological disorder. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org There is no cure for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a brain disorder marked by walking and balance difficulties. Its symptoms also mimic Parkinson's disease and dementia. The condition leads to rapid, progressive decline and death. In a new paper published in Nature Communications, Mayo researchers and collaborators outline new therapeutic targets that may lead to potential future treatments for PSP, as well as Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. People with PSP usually are diagnosed in their late 60s and 70s….

Staff (2023-11-16). National Press Day: Press Club of India announces formation of legal cell to support journalists. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff The alliance between journalists and lawyers will strengthen the democracy. The way legal system is structured gives power the government to harass the journalists said Sh. Anant Nath, president of Editor's Guild of India while addressing a seminar on 'Media Freedom In India' organised by the Accredited Journalists Association in collaboration …

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-11-16). Realizan huelga de maquinistas en Alemania. telesurtv.net El sindicato GDL solicita un aumento general de la remuneración de 555 euros y reducción de la semana laboral a 35 horas.

The Independent (2023-11-16). African voices unite to drive cervical cancer elimination across the continent. independent.co.ug In collaboration with stakeholders, ACHA will leverage resources and expertise, contributing to women's health, and protecting families and livelihoods Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Cervical Health Alliance (ACHA) has been launched to empower communities and increase access to prevention and control of cervical cancer in Africa by 2030 in line with global targets. …

Human Agenda (2023-11-15). Saturday 12/9: 21st Annual Human Rights Awards. indybay.org South Bay Labor Council | 2302 Zanker Road | San José, CA 95131…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-15). Researchers discover new molecular drug targets for progressive neurological disorder. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org There is no cure for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a brain disorder marked by walking and balance difficulties. Its symptoms also mimic Parkinson's disease and dementia. The condition leads to rapid, progressive decline and death. In a new paper published in Nature Communications, Mayo researchers and collaborators outline new therapeutic targets that may lead to potential future treatments for PSP, as well as Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. People with PSP usually are diagnosed in their late 60s and 70s….

Angela (2023-11-16). Friday 11/17: Healthcare Workers United for Palestine: Press Conference & March at California State Capitol. indybay.org California State Capitol (West Lawn) | Sacramento, CA…

Angela (2023-11-16). Monday 11/20: Come Paint the Streets with Healthcare Workers and Kids in front of BlackRock! indybay.org BlackRock | 400 Howard St | San Francisco, CA…

Mahmoud Hashem, People's Dispatch. (2023-11-16). Egyptian Journalists Syndicate Launches 'Global Conscience Convoy'. popularresistance.org The brutal genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continues unabated after 5 weeks. The majority of the enclave's hospitals have been rendered inoperational through targeted airstrikes on medical infrastructure or because fuel and power supplies have run out, putting at risk the tens of thousands who have been injured in the last month, the hundreds of thousands seeking shelter in medical installations, and healthcare workers. | It is in this context, that the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate (EJS) has called on "the free people of the world" to join its "Global Conscience Convoy" aiming to apply press…

Mark Gruenberg (2023-11-16). Half the staff fired after workers at Indie music platform unionize. peoplesworld.org OAKLAND, Calif.—In a convoluted story that's left dozens of indie music workers in limbo, workers at the artist-centric platform Bandcamp unionized with Office and Professional Employees Local 1010 and then (a) Bandcamp was sold to a new owner, SongTradr, which (b) fired half of the remaining workers, five months after the vote. And a tweet …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-11-16). Indian trade unions stand with Palestine, reject "export deal" to replace Palestinian workers in Israel. peoplesdispatch.org India's Central Trade Union Organizations, representing approximately 100 million workers, have strongly condemned reported talks between New Delhi and Israel that could see the "export" of up to 100,000 Indian workers to replace Palestinian workers…

Rupa Marya, Vijay Prashad (2023-11-16). The Israeli Attack on Palestinian Health Workers in Gaza and the Failure of the American Medical Association. counterpunch.org On November 11, 2023, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) stated that Israeli tanks were within twenty meters of the al-Quds hospital, the second-largest hospital in Gaza City. They reportedthat there was "direct shooting at the hospital, creating a state of extreme panic and fear among 14,000 displaced people." Many of those killed have been medical personnel.

Rupa Marya, Vijay Prashad (2023-11-16). The Israeli Attack on Palestinian Health Workers in Gaza and the Failure of the American Medical Association. counterpunch.org On November 11, 2023, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) stated that Israeli tanks were within twenty meters of the al-Quds hospital, the second-largest hospital in Gaza City. They reportedthat there was "direct shooting at the hospital, creating a state of extreme panic and fear among 14,000 displaced people." Many of those killed have been

Rupa Marya (2023-11-16). The Israeli attack on Palestinian health workers in Gaza and the failure of the American Medical Association. peoplesdispatch.org Amid Israel's unprecedented attacks on healthcare workers and infrastructure in Gaza, the AMA censored a resolution proposed by its members to call for a ceasefire…

Workers World Party (2023-11-16). PDF of November 16 print issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Stop U.S.-backed Israeli terror War crimes: Bombing Gaza hospitals Int'l delegation demands full opening of Rafah border for aid From Turtle Island to Palestine, the struggle continues at 2023 NDOM The Red Nation speaks on Gaza Lenin on emancipation of women SAG-AFTRA wins big gains Portland teachers historic . . . |

WSWS (2023-11-16). Thousands of steel workers' jobs set to go, as UK unions preach nationalist campaign to "Save our Steel" industry. wsws.org The Labour and trade union bureaucracy is basing its opposition to the closures on a nationalist campaign.

WSWS (2023-11-16). French workers, students denounce Israeli genocide in Gaza. wsws.org The mobilizations in France and internationally reflect an increasingly open antifascist and anticapitalist conflict of the working class against the ruling elites.

WSWS (2023-11-16). UAW declares ratification of Mack Trucks contract following re-vote and blackmail campaign. wsws.org In a mockery of democratic rights, the UAW forced Mack Trucks workers to revote on a deal they had previously rejected by 72 percent in October.

WSWS (2023-11-16). Over 350 Spanish artists denounce Israel's genocidal attack on Gaza. wsws.org The manifesto is a part the rising opposition of artists and cultural workers to the assault on the defenceless Palestinian population.

WSWS (2023-11-16). Sri Lankan port workers and Jaffna university students denounce Israel's Gaza genocide. wsws.org Sri Lankan workers and students, like millions of their counterparts demonstrating around the world, speak out against Israel's barbaric imperialist-backed assault on Palestinians in Gaza.

WSWS (2023-11-16). Spanish shipyard workers denounce complicity of PSOE-Podemos government in Gaza war. wsws.org The sending of Spanish warships to join a US-led battleship group off Gaza exposes the hypocritical claims of the pseudo-left Podemos party to oppose the genocide in Gaza.

WSWS (2023-11-16). San Diego healthcare workers protest AMA's refusal to support Gaza ceasefire. wsws.org Healthcare Workers for Palestine – San Diego helped to organize a walkout and demonstration at the UC San Diego School of Medicine which took place November 9.

KATIE (2023-11-16). Statement by Josep Borrell on behalf of the European Union enables #GazaGenocide. bdsmovement.net

Rhoda Wilson (2023-11-16). World Economic Forum Stripped Naked. expose-news.com The World Economic Forum ("WEF") reminds Dr. Vernon Coleman very much of the Scientology cult — although, as a replacement for the Bilderbergers and a promotional organisation for the European Union and …

ecns.cn (2023-11-16). City in Portugal gets Chinese-made trains. ecns.cn Four subway trains made by a Chinese company carried out a trial run in Porto, Portugal, on Monday, marking the first such test run by a Chinese-made subway train in a European Union country.

Elizabeth Milos (2023-11-16). Open Letter to UPTE. indybay.org Open letter to UPTE union leadership from UPTE member and candidate denouncing UPTE president Dan Russell for suppressing Resolution in Solidarity with Palestine and for not calling for a CEASEFIRE.

teleSUR (2023-11-16). Censorship is Out of Control: Stella Assange. telesurenglish.net During the Portugal Web Summit on Thursday, lawyer and human rights activist Stella Assange, the wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, asserted that the European Union (EU) imposes Internet regulations under the pretext of controlling misinformation. | RELATED: | "The EU loves this new era of misinformation because it allows them to regulate the Internet extensively," she said, adding that the institutes and programs crea…

The Independent (2023-11-16). UN Security Council extends AU mission in Somalia to 2024. independent.co.ug New York, US | Xinhua | The Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to extend the authorization for the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) for six months, till June 30, 2024. Resolution 2710, which won the unanimous support of the 15-member council, authorizes African Union member states to deploy up to 17,626 …

ecns.cn (2023-11-15). EU mulls 12th round of curbs on Russia. ecns.cn European Union officials are finalizing the "last details" of a proposed 12th package of sanctions on Russia that will include a diamond ban, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday.

Mark Gruenberg (2023-11-15). Senate Fight Club: MAGA Republican challenges top union leader to match. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—It says something about today's congressional Republicans that one GOP representative elbowed another in his kidney and that a hotheaded MAGAite Republican senator tried to fight a union leader during a committee hearing. The two temperamental explosions on November 14 brought to mind even worse tensions preceding the Civil War, which saw two near-fatal assaults …

SFSU CFA (2023-11-15). Wednesday 11/15: SFSU CFA Strike Support Rally-Stop The Layoffs & Shutdown of Classes By Union Busting CSU. indybay.org SFSU | 19th Hollyway | San Francisco…

Students for Justice in Palestine at SJSU (2023-11-15). Thursday 11/16: SJSU: Support Palestinian Students. indybay.org Student Union, San Jose State University, One Washington Sq, San Jose…

teleSUR, JDO (2023-11-15). Presidente de México se reunirá con mandatarios de China y EE.UU. telesurtv.net Sostendrá encuentro con Xi Jinping el jueves 16 y con Joe Biden durante la jornada siguiente. Ocurrirá en el marco del Foro de Cooperación Económica Asia-Pacífico.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-11-15). Cuba y EE.UU. analizan cumplimiento de acuerdos sobre migración. telesurtv.net El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores señaló que Cuba "instó a cumplir los acuerdos migratorios bilaterales en su integralidad y no selectivamente".

Dean Baker (2023-11-16). New York Times Publishes Hit Piece on Bidenomics. cepr.net Can you imagine doing a 1300-word piece on how ordinary people are faring in the economy and never once mentioning unemployment? Apparently, the New York Times opinion page editors don't think jobs matter to people, since they ran a column by Karen Petrou (the managing partner of Federal Financial Analytics) that didn't mention unemployment once. …

Algernon Austin (2023-11-15). We Need More State Climate Corps Jobs Open to More Young People. counterpunch.org Without a doubt, the Biden administration has done more to address climate change and its impacts than any other administration. The nearly $400 billion in investments to reduce the production of greenhouse gasses in the Inflation Reduction Act has received attention. But the $200 billion in "green" infrastructure investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has

presstv.ir (2023-11-17). Hamas rejects Israeli allegation about it running 'command center' under hospital. presstv.ir Hamas disproves Israeli allegation about the resistance movement's running a "command center" underneath the Gaza Strip's largest hospital.

Elliott Colla (2023-11-16). On the history, meaning, and power of "From the River To the Sea" mondoweiss.net Slogans are never just statements etched in stone and "From the River to the Sea" is no exception. Its history, use, and the controversy it generates, reflects the liberatory aspirations, and backlash against, the movement for Palestinian freedom.

Staff (2023-11-15). March for Israel Speaker Pastor Hagee Once Said God "Sent Hitler to Help Jews Reach the Promised Land" democracynow.org Speakers at Tuesday's "March for Israel" on the National Mall included Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Christian fundamentalist House Speaker Mike Johnson and radical Christian Zionist pastor John Hagee, who once said God "sent Hitler to help Jews reach the Promised Land." Sarah Posner, a reporter focused on the American Christian right, discusses Hagee and Johnson's backgrounds and explains how Hagee and other extremist evangelical Christians and Jewish Zionists use each other to advance their own movements. Rabbis for Ceasefire's Alissa Wise notes the "influ…

Unsalted Counter-Info (2023-11-15). Banner Drops in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor in Solidarity with Stop Cop City. itsgoingdown.org Report on recent banner drop action in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor in solidarity with the movement to stop Cop City. Originally posted to Unsalted Counter-Info. Last night we dropped a banner in downtown Ann Arbor reading "Free Palestine, Stop Cop City" in solidarity with the Block Cop City Week of Action and with Palestinians everywhere….

teleSUR (2023-11-16). Sudan: Armed Movements Alongside the Sudanese Army. telesurenglish.net The Darfur track movements announced in their press conference in Port Sudan their absolute adherence to the unity of Sudan, the land and the people. | The Darfur track movements sent a message to the State of Chad calling on the Chadian leadership to stop supporting the RSF in its war against Sudan. Nov. 16, 2023.

WSWS (2023-11-16). UK Parliament rejects ceasefire in Gaza: For an anti-war movement based on the working class! wsws.org Defending the Palestinians and defeating the criminal gang up between Israel, Britain and the US demands the mobilisation of the working class in Britain and internationally, against all the governments and political parties of the ruling class.

Thomas Knapp (2023-11-16). "It Can't Happen Here"… If We Stop It. counterpunch.org "Any activists who doubt President Trump's resolve in the slightest are making a drastic error," Trump advisor Stephen Miller tells the New York Times. "Trump will unleash the vast arsenal of federal powers to implement the most spectacular migration crackdown." The disgraced former president's promised second-term program includes (according to the Times) "round[ing] up undocumented

Yoav Haifawi (2023-11-16). Reports of harsh conditions and abuse in Israeli security prisons where Palestinians are being held for social media posts. mondoweiss.net Jamal, a hard-working father of a big family in Haifa, has been held in Megiddo security prison for over a month after being charged with supporting terrorism for a poem he posted on Facebook.

infobrics (2023-11-15). India Is Driving Change by Working Together with Africa. infobrics.org Modi has taken lead in championing trade and investment links with the continent…

The Exposé (2023-11-15). War Criminal Tony Blair is working with the WEF & Bill Gates to make Digital IDs Mandatory to Live a "Normal" Life around the World. expose-news.com Tony Blair is a multi-millionaire former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom with a track record of lying and was convicted in absentia as a war criminal. He was also named in …

Chauncey K. Robinson (2023-11-16). No, the economy is not OK, and the affordability crisis goes beyond inflation. peoplesworld.org The spooky season may be over, but as we head towards the winter holidays, a real terror is plaguing working-class people. They're being told that the economy is getting better and that inflation is slowing down, but their dwindling bank accounts tell them a different story whenever they go to buy everyday necessities. That's because, …

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2023-11-15: News Headlines

Prof. Machiko Osawa (2023-11-15). Sexual Violence and Gender Inequality in Japan. asia-pacificresearch.com

WSWS (2023-11-15). New Zealand meeting discusses the socialist perspective to stop the genocide in Gaza. wsws.org The meeting, hosted by the Socialist Equality Group and International Youth and Students for Social Equality, discussed the genocide unfolding in Gaza and the way forward for the mass international protests to stop Israel's slaughter and the developing Third World War.

isabella (2023-11-15). Building Cleaners Rally for Fair Wages and Life-Saving Benefits. inequality.org

presstv.ir (2023-11-15). UN says racism 'systemic' in US; fight against discrimination at 'critical juncture'. presstv.ir A United Nations special rapporteur has expressed shock at the "mutually reinforcing manifestations of systemic racism" in the United States, saying the country is at a "critical juncture" in fight against racism.

Staff (2023-11-15). Worse Than Hell: Dr. Mads Gilbert Decries Israeli Military Raid on Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. democracynow.org The Israel military raid on Al-Shifa, the largest hospital in Gaza, where thousands of Palestinians are sheltering, is an "unprecedented attack on civilian society" in the "darkest time in modern history," that is being justified in the West by "a deep-rooted and frightening racism," says Dr. Mads Gilbert, who worked at Al-Shifa. "You don't do these things to people you consider equal." Dr. Gilbert is a Norwegian physician who just spent weeks in Cairo trying to enter Gaza to help his colleagues and has worked extensively in Palestine since 1981. "The ci…

ecns.cn (2023-11-15). Schools urged to ensure adequate class breaks. ecns.cn Education authorities have asked schools to make sure students have 10-minute breaks between classes after hearing complaints that some primary and middle school students are not allowed to leave classrooms during breaks — unless they need to go to the toilet — to ensure their safety.

ecns.cn (2023-11-15). I hope to bring Chinese culture back to Sudan: international student. ecns.cn A Sudanese student majoring in Chinese International Education at Lanzhou University, has said she hopes to become a Chinese language teacher and bring her knowledge of Chinese culture to the Sudanese people after graduation.

Binoy Kampmark (2023-11-14). The Militarised University: Where Secrecy Goes to Thrive. dissidentvoice.org For anyone wishing to bury secrets, especially of the unsavoury sort, there is one forum that stands out. Call it a higher education institution. Call it a university. Even better, capitalise it: the University. This is certainly the case in Australia, where education is less a pursuit of knowledge as the acquiring of a commodity, …

Dr. Jacques R. Pauwels (2023-11-14). Philosophy Against the "Market Model of Education" globalresearch.ca

Zaher Nahle (2023-11-14). Many BIPOC Students Are Lactose Intolerant. Why Is Milk Still Their Only Option? truthout.org Cognition, concentration and vigor are wellness markers associated with healthy diets. They also happen to be predictors of academic performance, including educational attainment for both children and young adults. But there is a misguided belief among the public that balanced, nutritious diets are by default healthy diets. While the reverse is true — healthy diets are balanced and nutritious… |

Staff (2023-11-15). Jamiat chief Madani wants separate schools for Muslim girls after Class 8. muslimmirror.com Meerut : Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind chief Maulana Syed Arshad Madani has asked members of the Muslim community to open separate schools for girls after Class 8, on the ground that they were being targeted in co-educational institutions. Madani made the remarks during a conference of west Uttar Pradesh office-bearers in Uttar Pradesh's Deoband on Tuesday. He …

The Independent (2023-11-15). African nations still grappling with poor prison infrastructure. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Many African nations are still reliant on prisons built during colonial times, which are inadequate for the current population due to economic growth, Johnson Byabashaija, the Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons Services (UPS) has observed. He notes that competing needs like health, education, and roads demand immediate financing, diverting …

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-11-15). Antigua and Barbuda seeks closer ties with Saudi Arabia. plenglish.com Saint Johns, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, plans to cooperate with Saudi Arabia in areas such as education and health, according to the official's statements reproduced today by a local media.

Ana Perdigón (2023-11-15). Venezuela Recovers Right to Vote at UNESCO. orinocotribune.com Venezuela recovered its right to vote in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This was reported by the country's ambassador to the organization, Rodulfo Pérez. He highlighted that Venezuela's first vote was in defense of Palestine and in condemnation of the Israeli entity's aggression against the defenseless civilian population of Palestine. | "Justice for Palestine, cessation of aggression! 96 votes in favor, 8 votes against, 33 abstentions," wrote the Venezuelan diplomat on social media this Monday, November 13. | In January 2022, Venezuela lost its right to vote in the…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-11-15). Cuba for a humanistic and quality secondary education. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) Basic secondary education in Cuba is distinguished by the implementation of an institutional curriculum with the particularities of each educational center, the national director of this education, Adalberto Revilla, highlighted today.

Angela (2023-11-15). Wednesday 11/15: Phonebank with IfNotNow! indybay.org Online (Registration link is below)…

The Global Research Team (2023-11-15). Dear Readers, You Are Making an Impact! Global Research Is Committed to Peace and Justice. globalresearch.ca Draconian measures against free speech and free expression have become intense in the course of the last three weeks amid the Israeli siege of Gaza. | Online censorship, imposed by Big Tech in coordination with Big Money, has made objective reporting …

Editor (2023-11-14). Canada's steadfast support for Big Agriculture's assault on Mexican biodiversity. mronline.org Although Mexico has maintained a ban on genetically modified (GM) corn since the 1990s, the move by Mexican President Andres Manuel Luiz Obrador (AMLO) in 2020 to eventually ban the import of GM corn in order to promote domestic cultivation of native varieties has threatened to spark a trade war with the United States.

Editor (2023-11-14). The death of Al-Shifa Hospital, the last bastion of humanity in northern Gaza. mronline.org People are dead in the streets in Gaza as hospital staff are unable to help the injured crying out for help outside hospitals. Medical workers who attempt to aid them are targeted and killed. No one is left to document the scale of the genocide.

Jake Johnson (2023-11-14). Climate groups plan to appeal as Judge upholds Biden approval of Willow Drilling Project. mronline.org "Beyond the illegality of Willow's approval, Interior's decision to greenlight the project in the first place moved us in the opposite direction of our national climate goals in the face of the worsening climate crisis."

Michael Arria (2023-11-14). Columbia University suspends 'Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace'. mronline.org Columbia University announced it is suspending the campus chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace for the remainder of the fall term.

Ari Paul (2023-11-15). 'Free Speech' fans call for censoring TikTok as Chinese plot to make Israel look bad. mronline.org Axios (10/31/23) reported that in a two-week period, TikTok saw "nearly four times the number of views to TikTok posts using the hashtag #StandwithPalestine globally compared to posts using the hashtag #StandwithIsrael." As a result, the conservative outrage machine kicked into high gear.

Editor (2023-11-15). CFA Franc System in Francophone Africa: A Tool of French Financial Imperialism. mronline.org The independence of French Indochina after the Second World War triggered a wave of independence in the French-speaking African countries, and it appeared that French colonial foundations had suffered a huge blow in the early 1960s. | November 15, 2023…

Editor (2023-11-15). Israeli nuclear arsenal major threat to stability amid Gaza war: Iran. mronline.org Iran's envoy to the United Nations calls on the IAEA and the UNSC to take immediate action to avert any potential threats posed by the Israeli entity.

Editor (2023-11-15). Israeli war crimes and propaganda follow U.S. blueprint. mronline.org The wars and the killing go on, day after day, year after year, out of sight and out of mind for most Americans.

Editor (2023-11-15). New study finds overwhelming evidence of harms from fracking. mronline.org A review of the scientific literature reveals enormous public health, environmental, and climate damage from fracking. Authors say that "no rules or regulations can make these practices safe."

The Independent (2023-11-14). Local Govt workers say online payment system faulty. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cold chain technicians and statisticians have said the Human Capital Management System (HCMS) being rolled out by the Ministry of Public Service to automate the human resource function, is faulty. While this system, which is among others supposed to allocate workers' pay is yet to be rolled out in …

Chen Zhang (2023-11-15). CFA Franc System in Francophone Africa: A tool of French financial imperialism. mronline.org The independence of French Indochina after the Second World War triggered a wave of independence in the French-speaking African countries, and it appeared that French colonial foundations had suffered a huge blow in the early 1960s.

Editor (2023-11-15). '1 Million Members, 100 Million Trees: How Brazil's Socialist Farmers Are Fighting Big Ag'. mronline.org The one-million strong Landless Workers Movement (MST) is a backbone of the Brazilian left, famous for its mass actions and radical land occupations all across the Brazilian countryside.

Editor (2023-11-15). Workers are dying from the heat: Why is it so hard to protect them? mronline.org No federal heat standard exists and lobbyists, corporate interests and those with fiercely anti-regulatory agendas have been vocal and active in keeping it that way.

Alex Carson, Fight Back News. (2023-11-15). Atlanta Rallies Against International Law Enforcement Exchange And Cop City. popularresistance.org Atlanta, GA — On the afternoon of November 11, about 200 community members gathered outside of the Atlanta city hall to demand an end to the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE) program and an end to the construction of the $90 million police training facility known as Cop City. | According to Georgia State University, GILEE is, "a joint project of Georgia State University and local, state, federal, and international law enforcement, and public safety agencies. GILEE's mission is to enhance law enforcement executive development and international cooperation." | In reality this program allo…

Alexandria Shaner, Waging Nonviolence. (2023-11-15). Confronting DC's Gas Problem. popularresistance.org From Oct. 24-26, a coalition of ecoactivist groups, including Extinction Rebellion Northeast, Extinction Rebellion DC, or XRDC, Scientist Rebellion, and Climate Defiance, engaged in three days of nonviolent actions against the gas industry in Washington, D.C. They disrupted the industry's biggest annual event in North America, temporarily shut down construction on a major pipeline project, and built bridges of inter-movement solidarity by joining in protests for a ceasefire in Gaza. | The week of action began by disrupting the North American Gas Forum to demand an end to the gas industry's lies that are accelerat…

Anonymous Contributor (2023-11-14). Police Attack Protesters As Hundreds March Against Cop City in Atlanta, Halt Construction. itsgoingdown.org Press release on recent mobilization against Cop City in so-called Atlanta that was attacked by police. Originally posted to Stop Cop City on social media. Atlanta, GA — On Monday morning, a bold and joyful procession of roughly 500 people marched along a public road to the proposed Cop City construction site. Holding banners and…

The Independent (2023-11-15). Construction of EACOP workers camp set to start. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil works at the first construction camp for the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline Project in Uganda are almost complete. A worker at the site told URN that he was happy that the project was finally about to take off after years of waiting. To him, the EACOP project has …

CNA NNU (2023-11-15). California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee Statement on the Crisis. indybay.org The CNA NNU is supporting a ceasefire.

Outra Saude (2023-11-14). Private sector stalls implementation of nurses' minimum wage in Brazil. peoplesdispatch.org Two years ago, in November 2021, the Brazilian Senate approved a bill stipulating the minimum salary for nurses. In May of the following year, the Chamber of Deputies granted approval, and in August 2022, the presidency passed Law No. 14.434/2022, establishing the national minimum wage for nurses. | Amid various developments, the Supreme Federal Court temporarily halted the enactment of the law. However, Congress facilitated the payment of the anticipated amounts by introducing two constitutional amendments and an additional law. | In June 2023, the anticipated conclusive decision came: the Supreme Court declared…

ecns.cn (2023-11-15). Businesses urge APEC leaders to collaborate on climate. ecns.cn Banking on U.S.-China cooperation, business leaders across the APEC economies stressed collective efforts to overcome pressing climate challenges on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in San Francisco.

Human Agenda (2023-11-15). Saturday 12/9: 21st Annual Human Rights Awards. indybay.org South Bay Labor Council | 2302 Zanker Road | San José, CA 95131…

Mouris Salloum George (2023-11-15). México — Una nueva idea de Nación. globalizacion.ca Para llegar a tener una idea de Nación tuvo que hacerse un discurso sobre el pasado y el futuro. Edificar mitos, destruir páginas negras de la cadena de traiciones entre los caudillos revolucionarios, elaborar un decálogo de heroicidades, construir el…

WSWS (2023-11-14). Sydney protest points to striving for working-class action to stop the genocide, but maritime union collaborates with Israel. wsws.org Maritime Union of Australia officials were as conspicuously absent from the speaker list on Saturday as the Contship Dax was from Port Botany.

Ultimas Noticias, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-11-15). Kellogg's Initiates Lawfare Against Venezuelan Workers. popularresistance.org The British company Kellogg Latin America Holding Company Limited has launched a fresh legal offensive against Venezuela by filing an investment arbitration claim with the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) based in Washington DC. | As reported by the Ibero-American Arbitration Center's magazine, the claim was filed on November 9, 2023, and the multinational corporation is invoking the Venezuela — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Bilateral Investment Treaty of 1995. | In 2018, the company unilaterally ceased operations, abruptly leaving over 500 workers jo…

WSWS (2023-11-15). Warren Truck workers accuse UAW officials of rigging vote to get Stellantis contract ratified. wsws.org Workers have dismissed claims by local officials that 85 percent voted "yes," given the broad opposition to the deal.

WSWS (2023-11-15). Australian workers and youth condemn Gaza genocide: "Governments are ignoring the will of the people" wsws.org "I believe that governments and politicians are looking at economic interests only—that part of the world is full of gas and oil—and they don't care about anything or anyone else."

WSWS (2023-11-15). UPS workers face job cuts due to automation, stagnant wages under new contract. wsws.org A recent article in FreightWaves explicitly states that O'Brien and his negotiators likely understood that jobs would be lost due the company's move to automation and to lower package volumes but kept this from the membership…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-11-14). How Palestinians in Israeli prisons experience the war. peoplesdispatch.org Before October 7, 2023, Israel was holding 5,200 Palestinian political prisoners in its jails. This included 170 children and 1,264 administrative detainees held without trial or charge. Since October 7, Israel has escalated its raids across Palestinian towns and villages in the West Bank, arresting dozens of Palestinians daily. There are also reports that Palestinian citizens have been arrested over social media posts. After October 7, Israel revoked the work permits of Palestinian workers from the Gaza Strip, and thousands were arrested. An order was issued to consider these Gazans "unlawful combatants" in orde…

Staff (2023-11-14). Antony Loewenstein: Israel Is Testing New Weapons on Gaza as Arms Dealers Profit from Gaza War. democracynow.org Worldwide protests calling for a ceasefire are drawing attention to the role of weapons manufacturers and distributors supplying machinery to Israel's assault on Gaza, with demonstrators blocking shipping tankers and entrances to weapons factories, and unionized workers refusing to handle military materiel over the war in Gaza. There is "a growing public awareness and anger" about the global connection between Western powers and the Israeli military industry, says Antony Loewenstein, who has investigated how Israeli weaponry and surveillance technology are used on Palestinians and exported aroun…

WSWS (2023-11-14). Ontario NDP mayor Horwath calls for use of scabs against striking Hamilton bus drivers. wsws.org Horwath's green-lighting of third party strike-breaking initiatives should come as no surprise to workers, especially to those in the ATU. The NDP claims to defend workers' rights, but it has repeatedly been complicit in attacking them.

WSWS (2023-11-14). Culinary Workers Union cancels strike of Las Vegas Strip casinos at last minute. wsws.org Hours before a 5 am strike deadline last Friday, Culinary Workers Union Local 226 announced they had reached tentative agreements with all the casinos, and that there would be no strike of its tens of thousands of members on the Las Vegas Strip.

WSWS (2023-11-14). More workers speak out against Gaza genocide at mass Australian protests. wsws.org "The Zionist movement was always built on a flawed basis—it has nothing to do with the progress of the Jewish people. I think it is very important to acknowledge that we cannot all be free until Palestine is free."

WSWS (2023-11-14). Why Mack Trucks workers need to vote "no" and take this fight out of the hands of the UAW bureaucracy. wsws.org The Mack Truck Workers Rank-and-File Committee is calling for a no vote by the largest possible margin on this garbage contract. But to decide what to do next, it is necessary to understand how we got into this situation.

WSWS (2023-11-14). Skilled trades workers carry out one-day strike at California State University system. wsws.org Despite the potential power of the 60,000 strong work force Teamsters Local 2010, CSUEU, CFA, and the UAW have worked to isolate each struggle.

Betsey Piette (2023-11-15). Behind Israel's 'end game' for Gaza: Theft of offshore gas reserves. workers.org In 1999, British Gas (BG) discovered the existence of natural gas in the Gaza Marine fields, 20 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza, at a depth of 375 miles. Further exploration by BG through two successful wells — Gaza Marine 1 and Gaza Marine 2 — determined the field . . . |

Joe Piette (2023-11-15). A plea from U.S. jails: Stop killing us. workers.org Robert Divine, 52, died 2/14/23; Steven Smith, 38, died 4/15/21; Courtney Salmon, 31, died 5/25/21; Quincy Di-Harris, 25, died 8/27/21; Kenneth Harris, 69, died 6/7/23; Bass Wykeem, 33, died 8/26/22 — these are just six out of at least 46 people who died in Philadelphia County jails since 2020. Philadelphia . . . |

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-15). Legal reforms strengthens human rights framework in Cuba, experts say. plenglish.com Geneva, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) The deep and wide-ranging legal reform that took place in Cuba since 2018, strengthens the institutional framework for recognizing, promoting, and protecting human rights, Yuri Pérez, president of the Cuban Society of Constitutional and Administrative Law at the Jurists National Union.

SFSU CFA (2023-11-15). Wednesday 11/15: SFSU CFA Strike Support Rally-Stop The Layoffs & Shutdown of Classes By Union Busting CSU. indybay.org SFSU | 19th Hollyway | San Francisco…

Staff (2023-11-15). Venezuela's Jorge Rodríguez: If EU Maintains Sanctions, It Cannot Be Invited to Observe Our Elections. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's National Assembly unanimously approved an agreement in repudiation of the decision of the European Union (EU) to extend the illegal, extortive unilateral coercive economic measures—euphemistically referred to as "sanctions"—applied by the US and its vassals against the Venezuelan people. | During an ordinary session this Tuesday, November 14, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, explained that the provisions established in the Barbados agreement have not been complied with, including the lifting of sanctions, for which he stressed that as long as there is a sing…

Students for Justice in Palestine at SJSU (2023-11-15). Thursday 11/16: SJSU: Support Palestinian Students. indybay.org Student Union, San Jose State University, One Washington Sq, San Jose…

teleSUR, JDO (2023-11-15). Presidente de México se reunirá con mandatarios de China y EE.UU. telesurtv.net Sostendrá encuentro con Xi Jinping el jueves 16 y con Joe Biden durante la jornada siguiente. Ocurrirá en el marco del Foro de Cooperación Económica Asia-Pacífico.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-11-15). Cuba y EE.UU. analizan cumplimiento de acuerdos sobre migración. telesurtv.net El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores señaló que Cuba "instó a cumplir los acuerdos migratorios bilaterales en su integralidad y no selectivamente".

WSWS (2023-11-15). Opposition mounts to SAG-AFTRA sellout agreement: "This contract will be the death of working class actors" wsws.org Actors have made sacrifices for months, losing work, income and possibly homes or apartments, so that union officials could sell them down the river in secret negotiations.

WSWS (2023-11-15). Bernie Sanders holds Senate hearing to prop up union bureaucracy. wsws.org The greatest fear in ruling circles is that the growing anti-war movement might link up with the growing ferment in the working class as the union officials are increasingly losing control of the situation.

Gabriel Vera Lopes (2023-11-14). One week before the elections in Argentina, Sergio Massa and far-right Javier Milei are neck and neck. peoplesdispatch.org Argentina's third and final presidential debate was held this past Sunday November 12. The two candidates with the most votes in the general elections, the far-right candidate Javier Milei (Liberty Advances) and the pro-government Sergio Massa (Union for the Homeland), debated for the last time before the vote next Sunday November 19 that will determine who will occupy the Casa Rosada. | The debate took place in a climate marked by strong political uncertainty. In the last week, different opinion polls began to detect a scenario of parity between the two candidates. Some polls even began to show the Liberty Advan…

Mel Buer (2023-11-14). Film and TV production assistants are unionizing—and ready to fight. therealnews.com

presstv.ir (2023-11-14). Iran condemns US, EU over double-standard approach to Israel's crimes in Gaza. presstv.ir Iran's ambassador to Brussels denounces the double-standard approach applied to Israel's crimes in Gaza by the US and the European Union.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-11-14). EU "Carbon Tax" on Chinese and Indian Imports could spark a Global Economic "Cold War" expose-news.com The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism ("CBAM"), or simply "carbon tax", is an attempt to force the rest of the world to follow the "garden's" guidelines on "environmental issues". The law …

Staff (2023-11-14). European Union Extends Illegal Sanctions on Venezuela Despite Energy Crisis. orinocotribune.com

ecns.cn (2023-11-15). EU mulls 12th round of curbs on Russia. ecns.cn European Union officials are finalizing the "last details" of a proposed 12th package of sanctions on Russia that will include a diamond ban, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday.

The Independent (2023-11-15). ICT ministers promote future-oriented, intelligent digital infrastructure for Africa. independent.co.ug Cape Town, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministers of Communications and Digital Technologies and the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) member states, convened recently in Cape Town, South Africa, for the Ministerial Forum on Building a Future-Oriented, Intelligent Digital Infrastructure for Africa. The Forum was co-organised by the ATU and the Department of Communications and …

Algernon Austin (2023-11-15). We Need More State Climate Corps Jobs Open to More Young People. counterpunch.org Without a doubt, the Biden administration has done more to address climate change and its impacts than any other administration. The nearly $400 billion in investments to reduce the production of greenhouse gasses in the Inflation Reduction Act has received attention. But the $200 billion in "green" infrastructure investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has

The Independent (2023-11-14). FDC Katonga welcomes EOC report on jobs. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC Katonga faction has welcomed the report released last week by the Equal Opportunity Commission showing how government jobs are distributed in the country. According to the report, almost 50 percent of government jobs are distributed among the people from Western Uganda, particularly the Ankole subregion. …

Jason Koslowski, Left Voice. (2023-11-15). Temple University Students Are Escalating Their Fight For Palestine. popularresistance.org I don't hear about the student walkout until a student shows me the Instagram post. She's going, she says. She saw me at the last one and thought I'd want to know. | This walkout, like the last one, is also by Temple University's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). That one was pretty big. Probably around 350-400. It's part of a movement waking up and stretching across the country. In Philly a few weeks ago, 10,000 took the Art Museum steps. Then, in DC last weekend, tens of thousands flooded the capital. Somehow, it didn't make the front pages of corporate-owned newspapers. This is the biggest movement sinc…

presstv.ir (2023-11-15). Houthi calls on Arab, Muslim world to take clear stance against Israeli genocide in Gaza. presstv.ir Ansarullah's leader calls on Arab countries and the Muslim world to adopt a clear stance against Israel's ongoing atrocities in the Gaza Strip.

Staff (2023-11-15). March for Israel Speaker Pastor Hagee Once Said God "Sent Hitler to Help Jews Reach the Promised Land" democracynow.org Speakers at Tuesday's "March for Israel" on the National Mall included Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Christian fundamentalist House Speaker Mike Johnson and radical Christian Zionist pastor John Hagee, who once said God "sent Hitler to help Jews reach the Promised Land." Sarah Posner, a reporter focused on the American Christian right, discusses Hagee and Johnson's backgrounds and explains how Hagee and other extremist evangelical Christians and Jewish Zionists use each other to advance their own movements. Rabbis for Ceasefire's Alissa Wise notes the "influ…

Unsalted Counter-Info (2023-11-15). Banner Drops in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor in Solidarity with Stop Cop City. itsgoingdown.org Report on recent banner drop action in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor in solidarity with the movement to stop Cop City. Originally posted to Unsalted Counter-Info. Last night we dropped a banner in downtown Ann Arbor reading "Free Palestine, Stop Cop City" in solidarity with the Block Cop City Week of Action and with Palestinians everywhere….

presstv.ir (2023-11-14). US warns Israel about military actions in Lebanon as Hezbollah gives jitters to both. presstv.ir Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin has warned Israel against escalating tensions with Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement, a report says.

presstv.ir (2023-11-14). Lebanon's Hezbollah targets Israel infantry 'in support of Palestinians in Gaza'. presstv.ir Lebanon's Hezbollah has launched several retaliatory strikes against the occupied territories as tensions escalate in border areas.

Stephen Lane (2023-11-14). Indianapolis police shooting spree intensifies; victims' communities build a new movement. liberationnews.org Cops are using deadly force more often because they know they won't face any repercussions.

The Exposé (2023-11-15). War Criminal Tony Blair is working with the WEF & Bill Gates to make Digital IDs Mandatory to Live a "Normal" Life around the World. expose-news.com Tony Blair is a multi-millionaire former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom with a track record of lying and was convicted in absentia as a war criminal. He was also named in …

kwjorinoco (2023-11-14). Journalists in Venezuela Stand with Gaza. orinocotribune.com This Friday, from the Simón Bolívar de la Torre Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a group of Venezuelan journalists raised their voices to demand an end to the genocide in the Gaza Strip. | During the meeting, they expressed their solidarity with the Palestinian people and praised the work of their colleagues working to truthfully report the atrocities committed by the Zionist government of the Israeli entity against the people of Palestine. At the same time, they noted that the hegemonic mainstream media distorts the truth and refers to the genocide instead as a "war." | The vice minister for Internationa…

infobrics (2023-11-15). India Is Driving Change by Working Together with Africa. infobrics.org Modi has taken lead in championing trade and investment links with the continent…

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2023-11-14: News Headlines

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2023-11-13). How Can Young People Play a Pioneering Role in Shaping the Future? The Principles of Freedom, Equality and Fraternity. globalresearch.ca

isabella (2023-11-13). Would Your DAF Rather Be a Charity or a Warehouse? inequality.org

WSWS (2023-11-14). US Postal Workers: Oppose the genocide in Gaza! For action to halt the shipment of weapons and equipment to Israel! wsws.org The fight against war is totally connected to the fight against exploitation and inequality at home. The same US government which says there is "no money" for decent wages and jobs at home is spending hundreds of billions of dollars for unpopular and criminal wars.

Ann Brown (2023-11-13). Tim Scott Drops Out of Presidential Race Amidst Contradictions: Blames Racism For Gay Allegations, Yet Downplays Racism In America. moguldom.com In a surprising move, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina has dropped out of the 2024 presidential campaign as a GOP hopeful. During an interview with Fox News on Nov. 12, Scott revealed he would not be returning to Iowa as a presidential candidate. This decision, while unexpected, he was facing a number of challenges …

Mansa Musa (2023-11-13). Prisons are putting trans inmates in solitary confinement rather than appropriate housing. therealnews.com Over 6,000 transgender individuals are estimated to be incarcerated in state and federal facilities in the US. In a penal system segregated by assigned sex at birth, prisons are quite literally designed to not respect the rights of incarcerated transgender people. Only a few special housing units for trans inmates exist in the country, with most trans people behind bars abandoned to contend with heightened discrimination and violence. Even in California, which at least on paper has some of the most progressive laws on trans prisoners' rights in the country, the problem of disproportionate punishment and vul…

Editor (2023-11-13). The doublethink of 'genocide education'. mronline.org Fall 2023 is a strange time to be alive or to die.

Yves Engler (2023-11-13). The Doublethink of 'Genocide Education'. orinocotribune.com By Yves Engler — Nov 10, 2023 | Fall 2023 is a strange time to be alive or to die. | For example, "genocide education" is being instigated to enable current genocidal policies. The Nazi Holocaust is increasingly being deployed to justify killing and dispossessing Palestinians. | Recently Israel's delegation at the United Nations wore yellow stars, a symbol of Nazi persecution of Jews. The stunt was so over-the-top it prompted the decidedly Zionist Yad Vashem holocaust museum to denounce it. In effectrepresentatives of a nuclear armed state that has killed 10,000 in four weeks, with the assistance of the worl…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-11-13). National Amateur Artists Festival begins in Cuba. plenglish.com Matanzas, Cuba, Nov 13 (Prensa Latina) The 25th edition of the National Festival of Amateur Artists of the Federation of University Students (FEU) will begin in this city, with the participation of more than 500 students of higher education.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-11-13). National Festival of Amateur Artists begins in Cuba. plenglish.com Matanzas, Cuba, Nov 13 (Prensa Latina) The XXV edition of the National Festival of Amateur Artists of the Federation of University Students (FEU) will begin in this city, with the participation of more than 500 students of higher education.

teleSUR (2023-11-13). Qatar & Antigua and Barbuda Foster Ties in Sports and Education. telesurenglish.net Authorities from Qatar and Antigua and Barbuda recently discussed ways to collaborate in education and sports, a step that is considered significant in strengthening ties between the two countries. | RELATED: | According to the Antigua Observer, Antigua's Minister of Education and Higher Education, Daryll Matthew, met with the Arab nation's Minister of Education and Higher Education, Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi, during the 42nd session of UNESCO's Gener…

Chris Hedges (2023-11-13). The horror, the horror. mronline.org Israel's genocidal attacks, which are killing hundreds of Palestinians a day, including some 160 children, have expanded to shelling the remaining hospitals in Gaza.

Editor (2023-11-13). Foolish exclusions: China and the Bletchley Declaration on AI. mronline.org At the conclusion of the Second World War, debates raged on how best to regulate the destructive power of the atom.

Editor (2023-11-13). The utter absurdity of BJP Govt's take on unemployment. mronline.org While handing over tax concessions to capitalists to 'promote employment', the Centre is not spending to fill the large number of government vacancies, or on MGNREGS.

Kit Klarenberg (2023-11-13). Leaked: British spies constructed Zionist propaganda network. mronline.org It is uncertain what came of Lafayeedney's meetings in "Israel". But not long after, the campaign to torpedo Corbyn's chances of becoming prime minister became turbocharged.

Patricia Harrity (2023-11-13). Online First for The Lancet Commission on Medicine — Preventing Healers From Becoming Killers. expose-news.com Now 77 years after the Nuremberg Medical Trial, which charged 23 leading German doctors and and administrators for participating in war crimes and crimes against humanity, the Lancet says "the health professions …

Victor Grossman (2023-11-13). Historic events past and present: Berlin Bulletin no. 217. mronline.org Again the USA marked Veterans' Day. Now all leading German parties also want such a "Veteranentag"—to honor all those past patriots who wore uniforms, voluntarily or not, and certainly to inspire many more reluctant young men or women to put on army boots and shoulder arms…. Not so many may recall that the earlier "Armistice Day" marked the end of World War One.

The Independent (2023-11-14). Local Govt workers say online payment system faulty. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cold chain technicians and statisticians have said the Human Capital Management System (HCMS) being rolled out by the Ministry of Public Service to automate the human resource function, is faulty. While this system, which is among others supposed to allocate workers' pay is yet to be rolled out in …

ecns.cn (2023-11-13). Post-flood projects progressing. ecns.cn Beijing has formulated plans for promoting post-flood reconstruction projects in areas affected by floods this summer, aiming to ensure warm homes during the winter and a basic recovery within a year.

Craig Murray, Consortium News. (2023-11-14). The Right Of Self-Defense. popularresistance.org Israel does have the right of self-defence, but only in precisely the same way other countries do. In fact, the only unique factor about Israel here is that it is the only country to have been found by the International Court of Justice specifically to have abused and exceeded the concept of right of self-defence, in its treatment of the Palestinians. | In 2004 the International Court of Justice, in an advisory opinion to the U.N. General Assembly, ruled illegal Israel's construction of its great Wall, which is a fundamental part of the Israeli apartheid system. The court considered Israel's argument of self-defe…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-11-13). Denuncian a diputados opositores hondureños por usurpación. telesurtv.net El delito por el que los está denunciando es abuso de autoridad, y el abogado que presentó la denunció está dispuesto a que el Ministerio Público agregue otros.

California Nurses Association (2023-11-13). Watsonville Community Hospital nurses to picket Monday. indybay.org Nurses to protest management's refusal to address RNs' deep concerns about safe staffing, retention, and safe patient care…

Jordan Atwood (2023-11-13). Under siege: Gaza's medical heroes plead for ceasefire as hospitals crumble in conflict. nationofchange.org Doctors and nurses in Gaza's ravaged hospitals call for urgent ceasefire amidst unprecedented destruction.

Jake Johnson (2023-11-13). 'We are being killed here, please do something': nurses and doctors plead for Gaza cease-fire. therealnews.com

Eve Ottenberg (2023-11-13). Expect More UAW Organizing at Non-Union Plants. counterpunch.org The United Auto Workers has been on a roll. First, it wrapped up negotiations with Ford. Then on October 28, with Stellantis. The UAW had struck Stellantis for 44 days. "We've achieved what just weeks ago we were told was impossible," said the union's indefatigable leader, Shawn Fain. In all, the UAW won a 25 percent raise over four and a half years, an 11 percent pay boost at ratification, a 150 percent pay hike for temps, a 37 percent jump in the top wage and a 68 percent increase in starting pay. Plus, the second pact saves jobs at a factory in Belvedere, Illinois, previously slated for closure, according to t…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-13). Ben Gurion Canal Behind Canada-US Motive for Backing Israel's Genocide. libya360.wordpress.com Truthbomb Media The United States, Israel, Canada and their allies are fiercely determined not to permit a ceasefire, considering their aligned interests.Their deliberate and joint offensive in the Gaza Strip is a clear indication of a long-term strategic plan, characterized by continuous air and ground attacks. This collaboration, which has tragically led to the loss of over…

UFCLP (2023-11-13). Protest at SFLC, No AFL-CIO Support for Genocide in Palestine! No Ties to Israel Histadrut. indybay.org As part of a global day of action a protest was held at the offices of the San Francisco Labor Council to protest it's leadership and the AL-CIO supporting the apartheid Israeli regime. In 2021 they shut down a discussion on a labor boycott of Israel and used a letter from AFL-CIO president Liz Schuler that there could be no discussion or debate. They also support ties with the racist Israeli union Histadrut. There was also a rally on the same day in New York at the AFL-CIO offices.

Mark Gruenberg (2023-11-13). Defying NLRB, Starbucks again cuts pay and benefits for unionists. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Defying a recent National Labor Relations Board judge's ruling, Starbucks is again discriminating against its workers who voted to unionize by shorting them of pay hikes and benefits. In late September, an NLRB administrative law judge ruled the giant coffee chain's last round of discriminatory raises, last year, broke labor law. But on November 8, …

WSWS (2023-11-14). Sydney protest points to striving for working-class action to stop the genocide, but maritime union collaborates with Israel. wsws.org Maritime Union of Australia officials were as conspicuously absent from the speaker list on Saturday as the Contship Dax was from Port Botany.

ecns.cn (2023-11-13). 6 detained in forged birth certificate scandal in Hubei. ecns.cn Prosecutors in Xiangyang, Hubei province, have approved the detention of six health workers who were placed under police custody last week for allegedly fabricating birth certificates for profit.

Jeremy Appel (2023-11-13). Wave of Suppression Targets Palestinian-Canadian Workers. counterpunch.org In the wake of the brutal Oct. 7 surprise Hamas attack on southern Israel and Israel's merciless bombing and invasion of Gaza, Palestinian-Canadians have been under attack from their employers, academic institutions, law enforcement and the country's op-ed pages. There have been far too many examples over the past month of Palestinian-Canadians facing repercussions simply

KATIE (2023-11-13). Palestinian Trade Unions Call on Indian Workers to Refuse Complicit Agreements with Israel. bdsmovement.net

Michael Fox (2023-11-13). Panama Explodes With Protests Against Canadian Copper Mine. counterpunch.org Panama is on fire. Massive protests are rippling across the country. Road blocks. Unions on strike. School classes canceled. Workers, teachers and indigenous groups are in the streets. They're protesting the government's approval of a renegotiated contract with a Canadian mining firm for the operation of Central America's largest open-pit copper mine. They say it's

Open Letter (2023-11-13). Palestinian liberation is the grammar of our freedom — On the moral bankruptcy of the University. mondoweiss.net The Inter-University Coalition on Palestine is mobilizing students and workers at hundreds of universities worldwide who refuse to accept the rules of the colonial university. We demand a Free Palestine. This is the horizon of our collective freedom.

Staff (2023-11-13). "Beacon of Light": Fellow Doctors Recall Dr. Hammam Alloh, Gaza Doctor Killed by Israeli Airstrike. democracynow.org We speak with two physicians who knew Dr. Hammam Alloh, a Palestinian nephrologist at Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital who was killed Saturday in an Israeli airstrike. They recall him as a "committed physician, wonderful father" and "beacon of light." He had refused to heed Israeli directives to evacuate in order to continue providing care to his patients. "He spent a decade learning how to serve his people," says Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan with Doctors Without Borders. "He wanted his children to be able to see a day when they had a free, just, durable, free life in Palestine, wi…

Staff (2023-11-13). Kellogg's Initiates Lawfare Against Venezuelan Workers. orinocotribune.com The British company Kellogg Latin America Holding Company Limited has launched a fresh legal offensive against Venezuela by filing an investment arbitration claim with the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) based in Washington DC. | As reported by the Ibero-American Arbitration Center's magazine, the claim was filed on November 9, 2023, and the multinational corporation is invoking the Venezuela — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Bilateral Investment Treaty of 1995. | In 2018, the company unilaterally ceased operations, abruptly leaving over 500 workers jo…

Tanupriya Singh (2023-11-13). "The struggle of Palestine is our struggle:" South African workers resist Zionist colonialism and US imperialism. peoplesdispatch.org South Africa issued a formal reprimand to the Israeli ambassador on November 10, days after recalling its diplomats from Tel Aviv. With US lawmakers now threatening to downgrade trade ties with Pretoria, South African workers remain steadfast in their solidarity with the Palestinian people…

Tareq S. Hajjaj (2023-11-13). The death of Al-Shifa Hospital, the last bastion of humanity in northern Gaza. mondoweiss.net People are dead in the streets in Gaza as hospital staff are unable to help the injured crying out for help outside hospitals. Medical workers who attempt to aid them are targeted and killed. "There are dead people on the streets. We see people being shot at. We can see injured people. We hear them crying for help, but we cannot do anything. It is too dangerous to go outside."

WSWS (2023-11-13). The mass protest in London and the global fight against Israel's genocide in Gaza. wsws.org The global outrage against the horrors inflicted on the population of Gaza as Israel carries out mass murder and ethnic cleansing has pitched workers everywhere against their own rulers backing the genocide.

WSWS (2023-11-13). Contract expires next year for 45,000 dockworkers on the US East Coast. wsws.org The ILA leadership's rhetorical fist-waving about a strike nearly a year in advance of the contract expiration reflects a desire to get out in front of the rebellious mood among dockworkers in order to strangle it.

WSWS (2023-11-13). Bangladesh police kill four garment workers during mass protests for higher wages. wsws.org The Awami League government is determined to maintain cheap labour production to compete with other garment-producing countries such as Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and China.

WSWS (2023-11-13). Reserve Bank of Australia: No letup in attack on living standards. wsws.org Central bank revises inflation forecast upwards, signalling a deeper cut to workers' wages…

WSWS (2023-11-13). Meeting erupts as Toledo Jeep workers voice strong opposition to UAW-backed sellout deal. wsws.org Rank-and-file workers denounced the agreement at the UAW Local 12 "informational" meeting Sunday.

WSWS (2023-11-13). Without a contract for months, New York City school bus workers speak out against intolerable conditions. wsws.org School bus workers denounced the union apparatus and Democratic politicians overseeing the ongoing attacks on their livelihoods…

WSWS (2023-11-13). Unions celebrate suppression of GM strike in Brazil. wsws.org The suppression of the strike based on court decisions continues the long record of the trade union officials in aiding the auto companies in cutting workers' conditions and jobs.

WSWS (2023-11-13). After the ratification at Stellantis: Lessons from the 2023 Canadian Detroit Three contract struggle. wsws.org The latest round of auto talks has shown once again that workers encounter in Unifor an organization which operates as a partner of the corporations and coordinates with the government to suppress the class struggle.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-13). Minute of Silence at UN for staff killed in Gaza. plenglish.com United Nations, Nov 13 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations flag at its headquarters in New York is hoisted at half-mast on Monday in honor of the fallen humanitarian workers in Gaza.

WSWS (2023-11-12). Over 800,000 march in London against Gaza massacre but given no way forward by march organisers. wsws.org This week's rally was dominated by calls from the platform for Braverman to resign, and for MPs of all parties, including Sunak and Starmer, to sign a motion calling for a ceasefire that will be brought before Parliament next Wednesday by Scottish National Party MPs.

A Guest Author (2023-11-14). The Red Nation's message to the Free Palestine National March on Washington. workers.org The following speech was delivered to 300,000 pro-Palestine marchers by The Red Nation co-founder Dr. Melanie Yazzie and was written by members of The Red Nation. The speech is also available in Arabic and Spanish at therednation.org. Video of the speech is posted at The Red Nation's YouTube channel. (youtube.com/watch?v=bi1I-fgB_xg) . . . |

A Guest Author (2023-11-14). A worldwide appeal to stop bombing hospitals in Gaza. workers.org The edited appeal was released by Hamas — Islamic Resistance Movement — on Nov. 11, 2023. It's time for the Arab and Islamic states, our nation, and the free people of the world to act now to stop the aggression and immediately rescue the hospitals in the Gaza Strip and . . . |

Editor (2023-11-14). Salute students who fight genocide. workers.org The mass revulsion at Israeli terror in Gaza has unleashed a conflict on U.S. college campuses, where student activists confront not only pro-Israel students, but also college administrations and wealthy donor alumni who have targeted student groups that oppose Israel's genocidal attack. Confrontations have disrupted many campuses, including at public . . . |

Martha Grevatt (2023-11-14). SAG-AFTRA strike wins big gains. workers.org After 118 days on strike, members of Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists will be voting on a tentative agreement. Picket lines are down and SAG-AFTRA members are starting to return to work. Voting begins Nov. 14 and will conclude 21 days later. SAG-AFTRA strikers rally near . . . |

Steve Gillis (2023-11-14). Boston rally targets universities, Starbucks for complicity with U.S./Israeli genocide. workers.org Boston A massive rally in support of the Palestinian resistance in Boston's Copley Square on Nov. 12 brought out more than 10,000 to demand, "Stop the genocide in Gaza!" and "End all U.S. aid to Israel." The action was pulled together in four days by the over 30 organizations that . . . |

Susan Abulhawa, Suzanne Adely, Workers. (2023-11-14). International Delegation In Cairo Demands Opening Of Rafah Border. popularresistance.org We are an international delegation of writers, lawyers, journalists, activists, students and organizers who arrived in Cairo, Egypt, this week with the goal of reaching the Rafah border crossing with Gaza to exert pressure to open the border for the immediate entry and sustained flow of urgent humanitarian aid — food, water, fuel and medical aid to 2.3 million Palestinians facing starvation and death as genocidal Israeli airstrikes continuously pound defenseless civilians. | In response to the Palestinian and Arab calls for civil society to challenge Israel's deadly occupation by heading immediately towards…

Jonathan Mong, Matthew Kiviat, Portside. (2023-11-13). Cornell Graduate Students United Wins Unionization Election. popularresistance.org Cornell graduate students have won their unionization election by a vote of 1,873 to 80, and will federate as Cornell Graduate Students United — an organization fighting for the rights of graduate workers — under the national United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America union. 128 ballots were challenged, but not counted because they would not have determined the outcome of the election. | Voting occurred on the Ithaca campus between Nov. 6 and Nov. 8, as well as on Nov. 6 at the Geneva campus and at New York City's Cornell Tech campus. Of the 3,175 eligible voters, 1,953 voted in the elect…

Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik (2023-11-13). House Republican infighting forecasts another government shutdown. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—As Thanksgiving and the holiday season approach airplanes nationwide may have to take off and land with the guidance of frustrated and unpaid air traffic controllers, the nation's transport systems could be tied up, TSA workers and many others could be forced to work unpaid, and seniors will worry about their lifeline Social Security checks …

Rania Khalek (2023-11-13). South Africa's Largest Union: Cut All Ties with Israel. thealtworld.com The South African government announced the recall of all its diplomats from Israel over the genocidal war in besieged Gaza. | Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, the national spokesperson for the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), explains why South Africa, since the end of apartheid, has been among the most vocal and foremost supporters of the Palestinian cause. | "Minister of the Dept of Intl. Relations of South Africa Naledi Pandor didn't mince her words—she called it genocide. She demanded an immediate ceasefire." —

WSWS (2023-11-14). Ontario NDP mayor Horwath calls for use of scabs against striking Hamilton bus drivers. wsws.org Horwath's green-lighting of third party strike-breaking initiatives should come as no surprise to workers, especially to those in the ATU. The NDP claims to defend workers' rights, but it has repeatedly been complicit in attacking them.

WSWS (2023-11-14). Culinary Workers Union cancels strike of Las Vegas Strip casinos at last minute. wsws.org Hours before a 5 am strike deadline last Friday, Culinary Workers Union Local 226 announced they had reached tentative agreements with all the casinos, and that there would be no strike of its tens of thousands of members on the Las Vegas Strip.

WSWS (2023-11-14). More workers speak out against Gaza genocide at mass Australian protests. wsws.org "The Zionist movement was always built on a flawed basis—it has nothing to do with the progress of the Jewish people. I think it is very important to acknowledge that we cannot all be free until Palestine is free."

WSWS (2023-11-14). Why Mack Trucks workers need to vote "no" and take this fight out of the hands of the UAW bureaucracy. wsws.org The Mack Truck Workers Rank-and-File Committee is calling for a no vote by the largest possible margin on this garbage contract. But to decide what to do next, it is necessary to understand how we got into this situation.

WSWS (2023-11-14). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Colombian miners have demanded a halt to shipments of fuel and minerals to Israel while 400 New Jersey electric workers in the US have joined a growing strike wave.

WSWS (2023-11-14). Gaza officials stop updating death toll amid health system collapse. wsws.org For the third day in a row, Gaza's health ministry did not release an updated death toll of the bombardment of Gaza, as Israel continued to attack healthcare workers and refugee camps.

WSWS (2023-11-14). Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE demonstrates in Colombo against Israel's genocidal war in Gaza. wsws.org The protest in the Sri Lankan capital drew the attention of hundreds of workers and youth returning home from work and studies.

WSWS (2023-11-14). Skilled trades workers carry out one-day strike at California State University system. wsws.org Despite the potential power of the 60,000 strong work force Teamsters Local 2010, CSUEU, CFA, and the UAW have worked to isolate each struggle.

WSWS (2023-11-13). Unifor shuts down Integram Windsor Seating auto parts strike before vote on tentative agreement. wsws.org The 900 auto parts workers, who had been on strike since last Wednesday were summarily ordered back to work for Monday and Tuesday without receiving any details of the proposed deal nor given any immediate information on the date for a contract ratification vote.

A Guest Author (2023-11-14). The Red Nation's message to the Free Palestine National March on Washington. workers.org The following speech was delivered to 300,000 pro-Palestine marchers by The Red Nation co-founder Dr. Melanie Yazzie and was written by members of The Red Nation. The speech is also available in Arabic and Spanish at therednation.org. Video of the speech is posted at The Red Nation's YouTube channel. (youtube.com/watch?v=bi1I-fgB_xg) . . . |

presstv.ir (2023-11-14). Iran condemns US, EU over double-standard approach to Israel's crimes in Gaza. presstv.ir Iran's ambassador to Brussels denounces the double-standard approach applied to Israel's crimes in Gaza by the US and the European Union.

Staff (2023-11-14). European Union Extends Illegal Sanctions on Venezuela Despite Energy Crisis. orinocotribune.com

Vijay Prashad (2023-11-13). How the War on Gaza Has Stalled the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). counterpunch.org On September 9, 2023, during the G20 meeting in New Delhi, the governments of seven countries and the European Union signed a memorandum of understanding to create an India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. Only three of the countries (India, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates or the UAE) would be directly part of this corridor, which was to begin in India, go through the Gulf, and terminate in Greece. The European countries (France, Germany, and Italy) as well as the European Union joined this endeavor because they expected the IMEC to be a trade route for their goods to go to India and for them to a…

WSWS (2023-11-13). Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions claim approval of contract by 98.5 percent without releasing vote totals. wsws.org If the CKPU is unwilling to provide such information, which all members are entitled to know, then there is no reason to accept the claim that the contract was passed at all.

teleSUR (2023-11-13). Argentina: Massa Dominated Milei in Presidential Debate. telesurenglish.net On Sunday night, Argentine presidential candidates Sergio Massa (Union for the Homeland) and Javier Milei (Freedom Advances) took center stage in the final debate before the runoff on November 19. | RELATED: | Throughout the debate, both candidates delved into various topics, presenting new opportunities to showcase their proposals. On several occasions, Massa managed to noticeably discomfort the far-right Milei,…

teleSUR (2023-11-13). Italian Unions Prepare Strike Against PM Meloni. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) and Italian Labour Union (UIL) announced they would carry out a general strike on Friday against the 2024 budget proposed by the right-wing government led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. | RELATED: | "We confirm the call for the general strike and its development plan for the day of Nov. 17," both unions said after a meeting in Rome with the Strike Guarantee Commission.

WSWS (2023-11-14). German trade unions support Israel's genocide in Gaza. wsws.org The Israeli government could not carry out its brutal genocide against the Palestinians without the support of the German government, and the German government could not maintain this support without the close cooperation of the Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB, German Trade Union Confederation.

The Independent (2023-11-14). FDC Katonga welcomes EOC report on jobs. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC Katonga faction has welcomed the report released last week by the Equal Opportunity Commission showing how government jobs are distributed in the country. According to the report, almost 50 percent of government jobs are distributed among the people from Western Uganda, particularly the Ankole subregion. …

presstv.ir (2023-11-14). US warns Israel about military actions in Lebanon as Hezbollah gives jitters to both. presstv.ir Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin has warned Israel against escalating tensions with Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement, a report says.

presstv.ir (2023-11-14). Lebanon's Hezbollah targets Israel infantry 'in support of Palestinians in Gaza'. presstv.ir Lebanon's Hezbollah has launched several retaliatory strikes against the occupied territories as tensions escalate in border areas.

ecsorinoco (2023-11-13). Exxon Mobil Finances Guyana's Legal Expenses at ICJ, According to Arreaza. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Minister of Communes and Social Movements, Jorge Arreaza, reported that the oil transnational Exxon Mobil, headquartered in Texas, USA, is financing the legal expenses for Guyana in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) case regarding the Essequibo territory. | On social media, Arreaza

ecsorinoco (2023-11-13). ExxonMobil Finances Guyana's Legal Expenses at ICJ, Says Venezuela's Minister of Communes. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Minister of Communes and Social Movements, Jorge Arreaza, reported that the oil transnational ExxonMobil, headquartered in Texas, USA, is financing the legal expenses for Guyana in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) case regarding the Essequibo territorial dispute. | On social media, Arreaza

Olivia Katbi (2023-11-13). BDS is the most effective way to put our solidarity into action — here's how to win. mondoweiss.net As Israel escalates its genocide in Gaza, a new wave of solidarity with Palestine is emerging. The movement to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel is the best way to put our solidarity into action. Here is how to make your BDS campaign a success.

Palestinian Youth Movement (2023-11-13). From the River to the Sea: The undying promise of Palestinian liberation in the face of genocide. mondoweiss.net "From the River to the Sea" is not merely a slogan—it is an undying promise and demand for national liberation. Attempts to vilify it are only meant to undermine the movement against Zionism and silence calls for Palestinian freedom.

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-11-13). Buen vivir as a pathway to health for all. peoplesdispatch.org The People's Health Movement (PHM) The launch was attended by the PHA 5 co-conveners, Carmen Baez…

presstv.ir (2023-11-13). US warns Israel about military actions in Lebanon as Hezbollah gives jitters to both. presstv.ir Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin has warned Israel against escalating tensions with Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement, a report says.

presstv.ir (2023-11-13). Lebanon's Hezbollah targets Israel infantry 'in support of Palestinians in Gaza'. presstv.ir Lebanon's Hezbollah has launched several retaliatory strikes against the occupied territories as tensions escalate in border areas.

Shimshon Bichler, Jonathan Nitzan (2023-11-13). Blood and Oil in the Orient: A 2023 Update. dissidentvoice.org The Hamas-Israel War The 2023 war between Hamas and Israel elicits many different explanations. As with previous regional hostilities, here too, the pundits and commentators have numerous overlapping processes to draw on — from the struggle between the Zionist and Palestinian national movements, to the deep hostility between the Rabbinate and Islamic churches, to the …

presstv.ir (2023-11-15). Houthi calls on Arab, Muslim world to take clear stance against Israeli genocide in Gaza. presstv.ir Ansarullah's leader calls on Arab countries and the Muslim world to adopt a clear stance against Israel's ongoing atrocities in the Gaza Strip.

Stephen Lane (2023-11-14). Indianapolis police shooting spree intensifies; victims' communities build a new movement. liberationnews.org Cops are using deadly force more often because they know they won't face any repercussions.

Dave DeCamp (2023-11-13). Europe Opens F-16 Training Center for Ukrainian Pilots. news.antiwar.com A facility to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets was officially opened in Romania on Monday as NATO countries are working to get the US-made warplanes to the battlefield in Ukraine. "The center will be an international hub for the training of F-16 pilots and will facilitate increased interoperability among allies," the Romanian Defense Ministry said, …

Staff (2023-11-13). "We're Being Exterminated": Hear One of Dr. Hammam Alloh's Last Interviews from Gaza Before His Death. democracynow.org We feature one of the final interviews with Palestinian doctor Hammam Alloh, who died Saturday when an Israeli artillery shell struck his wife's home, killing him, his father, brother-in-law and father-in-law. On October 31, Democracy Now! spoke to Dr. Alloh about conditions at Al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza's largest hospital, and his decision to continue working, as he called on people in the United States and the rest of the world to take action against Israel's indiscriminate assault. When asked about why he refused to leave his patients, Dr. Alloh responded, "You think I went to medical scho…

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