Covid Vaccine, Hazardous to Human Health? Big Pharma’s Rush to Cash in on Multibillion Bonanza
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
All vaccines are toxic and hazardous to human health. | The great covid vaccines to the rescue scheme risks widespread harm, not protection. | In cahoots with Big Government, Big Pharma prioritizes maximum profits over human health. | Drug companies are rushing to …
globalresearch.ca/hazardous-human-health…

Forbidden Weapons and Israeli War Crimes
Dr. Zuhair Sabbagh | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
In the period 2008-2014, Zionist settler colonialists launched three aggressive wars against the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip: (1) Dec 2008-Jan 2009, (2) 14 Nov 2012, and (3) July-August 2014. During these aggressive wars, the Israeli military used a number …
globalresearch.ca/forbidden-weapons-isra…

Bill Gates and the Depopulation Agenda. Robert F. Kennedy Junior Calls for an Investigation
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
Robert F Kennedy Jr, an avid Defender of Children’s Rights and anti-vaccination activist, has launched a petition sent to the White House, calling for “Investigations into the ‘Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’ for Medical Malpractice & Crimes Against Humanity”
globalresearch.ca/bill-gates-and-the-dep…

The Secret Agenda of the World Bank and the IMF
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) work hand in glove — smoothly. Not only are they regularly lending huge sums of money to horror regimes around the world, but they blackmail poor nations into accepting draconian conditions …
globalresearch.ca/secret-agenda-world-ba…

PDF of November 19 issue
Workers World Party | workers.org | 2020-11-19
Download the 12-page PDF. Evo Morales returns Bolivians eject coup regime Editorial: Pandemic surges, economy sputters Storms, hurricanes devastate Indigenous communities; COVID profits; Free Them All protest; COVID surges, economy sputters; Sue Davis, °presente! Stop Amazon censorship; Kaepernick: ‘Free Mumia!’ Elections 2020: The vote & class solidarity Im/migrant movement lessons . . . | Continue reading PDF of November 19 issue at Workers.org…
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Alaskan and Caribbean storms increase dangers for Indigenous peoples, workers
| workers.org | 2020-11-19
People in Honduras deluged after 2020 hurricanes. By Paddy Colligan and G. Dunkel Nov. 16 — The storms battering the north and northwest coast of Alaska and the hurricanes rampaging through the Caribbean and southeastern North America may or may not be produced by human-generated global warming. Scientists differ on . . . | Continue reading Alaskan and Caribbean storms increase dangers for Indigenous peoples, workers at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/11/52550/?utm_source=rs…

Venezuela’s Attorney General to Investigate Police Abuses
Manuela Solé | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-11-19
The FAES special forces practices have been repeatedly denounced in recent months.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/15054

Trump’s Decision to Withdraw US Troops From Afghanistan
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
Trump’s decision to cut the number of US troops in Afghanistan from 4500 to 2500 raised questions about whether he’s simply fulfilling a campaign promise out of principle or whether he’s hedging his bets in a Machiavellian way by preemptively …
globalresearch.ca/is-trump-afghan-drawdo…

The capitalist economy doesn’t work for workers
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-11-19
We believe that socialism provides the solution to the world’s ills and that marxist theory gives us the tools to enact social change we so desperately need.
mronline.org/2020/11/19/the-capitalist-e…

What’s going on in Belarus?
Stephen Shenfield | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-11-19
An interview conducted by Stephen Shenfield of the World Socialist Party of the United States with Dmitry Kosmachev, a member of the Minsk Socialist Circle, about the situation in Belarus, the current protests, and where they may lead. ***** Stephen Shenfield: In the 1990s I made visits to five of the new post-Soviet republics — Russia, …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/11/whats-going-o…

It’s Time for Congress to Remember the Rest of the World
Phyllis Bennis | counterpunch.org | 2020-11-19
The 2020 election will have enormous consequences for the pandemic, the planet, the economy, our democracy and people’s lives. And that will be true even before the next Congress and administration take office. After the vote, the current Congress will have another six weeks or so in office. For some members, it will be a…
counterpunch.org/2020/11/19/its-time-for…

Neo-Nazi, Klan Leader Thomas Metzger Dies in California
splcenter.org | 2020-11-19
Thomas Linton Metzger, a neo-Nazi former Ku Klux Klansman who later formed the White Aryan Resistance, died early this month, according to his website.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/11/19/neo-n…

“Nazi Satan Death Cults” and other Mass Distractions
Joseph Gascoigne | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-11-19
Recently, Dissident Voice contributor, the never-compromising class- and labor-blogger, Michael K. Smith, took on a dragon of the progressive left whose slaying really seems long overdue. Writing in his typically potent style, Smith hammered out the following: How many times do we need to request a meaningless ‘denunciation’ of white supremacy? We, on what passes for …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/11/nazi-satan-de…

COVID-19 protocols: Recipe for disaster in Pennsylvania prisons
Bryant Arroyo | workers.org | 2020-11-19
Bryant Arroyo (left) with Joe Piette of WWP Prisoners Solidarity Committee. Incarcerated workers across Pennsylvania are demanding that Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel reverse his disastrous decision to begin mass transfers of prisoners at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The following commentary is from jailhouse organizer and environmentalist . . . | Continue reading COVID-19 protocols: Recipe for disaster in Pennsylvania prisons at Workers.org…
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Time to End Trump’s Incredible Damage to Our Nation
George Ochenski | counterpunch.org | 2020-11-19
For four long years, the United States of America has suffered the presidency of a narcissistic reality-TV actor incompetently playing his role as president. But finally this embarrassing charade of governance has come to an end. Yet, incapable of handling the truth of his loss to president-elect Joe Biden, this spoiled man-child has spent the…
counterpunch.org/2020/11/19/time-to-end-…

‘Election fraud’: A strategy comes home to roost
Peter Lackowski | peoplesworld.org | 2020-11-19
Traveling around Venezuela in 2005, it occurred to me that paint merchants must be doing very well. There had been a recall referendum the year before. The question on the ballot was a simple yes or no: Shall President Hugo Chávez be recalled? The word “NO” was still painted on walls, pillars, even random rocks …
peoplesworld.org/article/election-fraud-…

“The End of the War in Syria Will Come as Part of the Agreement Between Iran and China,” Says Iranian Foreign Policy Analyst
Polina Aniftou | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
As the US changes leadership, new opportunities for re-alignment may open up for the Middle East and the wider region. To understand more fully the implications presented in conflicts ranging from the US-Iran tension, the Syrian war, and the role …
globalresearch.ca/end-war-syria-come-par…

Ramsey Prison terrorizes Texas incarcerated
Gloria Rubac | workers.org | 2020-11-19
Just like in this 1970s Houston Chronicle photo, Texas prisoners still pick cotton with armed guards on horseback overseeing them. Prisoners earn $0.00 an hour. “We’re already stressed out because of the virus. We’ve all had it, and now there are new threats that it’s returning. On top of that, . . . | Continue reading Ramsey Prison terrorizes Texas incarcerated at Workers.org…
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With the Election Over, Congress Needs to Focus on Burning Issues
Phyllis Bennis | zcomm.org | 2020-11-19
It’s bad enough that our federal government has refused to take responsibility for a national response to the pandemic here in the United States. Even worse, it’s refused to even acknowledge the necessity of international coordination…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/with-the-election-…

Heartbreaking stories from refugees fleeing Ethiopia violence
news.un.org | 2020-11-19
In a briefing to journalists on Thursday, a senior UN humanitarian official in Sudan recounted moving testimony from refugees who are crossing the border from Ethiopia in their thousands, fleeing fighting in Tigray province.
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UN holds dialogues to examine racism in its ranks
news.un.org | 2020-11-19
In an address on Thursday at an event for UN staff, Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the need to confront racism within the world body, initiating a series of discussions on the subject.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/11/1…

Death squads trained at Duntroon — not just a few bad apples
Alex Bainbridge | greenleft.org.au | 2020-11-19
Alex Bainbridge writes that the release of the report into Australian war crimes in Afghanistan should be shocking — but it isn’t.
greenleft.org.au/content/death-squads-tr…

“Abuse of office”: Graham hit with formal ethics complaint amid allegations of election meddling
Sarah Toce | salon.com | 2020-11-19
“If these allegations are true, Senator Graham’s conduct constitutes . . . conduct unbecoming of a senator”
salon.com/2020/11/18/abuse-of-office-gra…

GAO Study Shows How Taxpayers Subsidize “Starvation Wages” of Corporate Giants
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-11-19
Pinpointing a reality denounced as ” morally obscene” by Sen. Bernie Sanders, a new government study shows how some of the nation’s largest and most profitable corporations — including Walmart, McDonald’s, Dollar General, and Amazon — feast upon taxpayer money by paying their employees such low wages that huge numbers of those workers thro…
truthout.org/articles/gao-study-shows-ho…

Thursday 12/10: 2021 Planned Actions at State Level & Post Census Redistricting Town Hall w/ Common Cause
Common Cause | indybay.org | 2020-11-19
Online via Zoom…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/18/1883855…

Greenpeace releases far-reaching ‘just recovery agenda’ to tackle interlocking crises of inequality, racial injustice, Covid-19, and climate chaos
Andrea Germanos | nationofchange.org | 2020-11-19
We must “shift from an economy that is extractive and exploitative to one that regenerates and repairs,” the new report says.
nationofchange.org/2020/11/19/greenpeace…

‘We are not afraid of you, Mike’: Activists react to Pompeo’s move against pro-BDS groups
Sheren Khalel | middleeasteye.net | 2020-11-19
‘We are not afraid of you, Mike’: Activists react to Pompeo’s move against pro-BDS groups | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo designated any group that supports Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement as antisemitic | Sheren Khalel | Thu, 11/19/2020 – 19: 35 | Palestinians demonstrate near Israeli settlement of Psagot against visit by Mike Pompeo on 18 November (AFP/File photo) | Pro-Palestine and…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/pompeo-bds-pa…

Turkey hikes interest rates after Erdogan agrees to swallow the bitter pill
Ragip Soylu | middleeasteye.net | 2020-11-19
Turkey hikes interest rates after Erdogan agrees to swallow the bitter pill | Central Bank vows to continue monetary tightening until a permanent fall in inflation | Ragip Soylu | Thu, 11/19/2020 – 12: 27 | A man walks past an information screen displaying rates in front of an exchange office in Istanbul, on October 26, 2020 (AFP) | The Turkish Central Bank has increased its policy interest rate by 475 points to 15 pe…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-intere…

Macron tells French Muslim leaders to produce charter of ‘republican values’
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-11-19
Macron tells French Muslim leaders to produce charter of ‘republican values’ | The French government’s plan to regulate Islam in the country comes amid tensions in the wake of several attacks | MEE staff | Thu, 11/19/2020 – 14: 44 | French President Emmanuel Macron, pictured here during a videoconference on 17 November 2020, has taken a strong-handed approach to Islam (AFP) | French President Emmanuel Macron has given the…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/france-macron…

Towards an anti-capitalist synthesis: what can ecosocialists learn from ecoanarchists?
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-11-19
Ecosocialists and ecoanarchists share an anti-capitalist stance, both viewing capitalism as the root of numerous social and environmental problems, writes Hans Baer.
greenleft.org.au/content/towards-anti-ca…

“Where can my people go?” Tent city residents and supporters in Manchester, New Hampshire, continue to resist illegal eviction
Liberation Staff | liberationnews.org | 2020-11-19
A tent city outside Hillsborough County Superior Court has become a flashpoint of class struggle.
liberationnews.org/where-can-my-people-g…

The “Dominion” of Election Fraud?
Brett Redmayne-Titley | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
“The maintenance of Americans’ constitutional rights should not depend on the good graces and sketchy ethics of a handful of well-connected corporations… who have stonewalled Congress, lied to Congress, and have questionable judgment when it comes to security…” -Sen. Ron …
globalresearch.ca/dominion-election-frau…

The Last Negotiator: The Death of Saeb Erekat Could Mark the End of Palestinian Reconciliation
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2020-11-19
Saeb Erekat was one of the last of a generation of Palestinian negotiators inspired by the conciliatory style of Yasser Arafat. His death may be the end of an era of hope that a peaceful solution with Israel is possible.
mintpressnews.com/last-negotiator-death-…

Groups Call For Federal Investigation Of City Over Toxic Industry
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-19
The city of Chicago’s role helping General Iron move from affluent white Lincoln Park to a majority-Latino Southeast Side neighborhood to make way for the Lincoln Yards redevelopment violated federal fair housing laws and should be investigated, community groups say. | The move is an example of years of unfair zoning and land-use practices that discriminate against Black and Latino residents while benefiting white neighborhoods that have seen their home values soar, the groups said in a complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Wednesday.
popularresistance.org/groups-call-for-fe…

Colombia Goes on Strike to Demand an End to Violence
telesurenglish.net | 2020-11-19
A new day of national mobilization Thursday will take place, “for life, democracy and the negotiation of the emergency plan,” led by unions, workers’ centers, students, farmers, and other social sectors. | RELATED: | Hunger Protests Grow in Colombia Amid Coronavirus Lockdown | The new day of the National Strike comes one year after the mobilizations of November 21, 2019, in which hundreds of Colombians took to the streets, demanding the right to life, the defense of social leaders…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-on-Nati…

Tuesday 11/24: Community Discussion: Anticolonialism
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2020-11-19
Zoom online…
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Israeli missile attack kills 3 Syrian soldiers
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-11-19
The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reports Israel launched an attack on Syria, November 18. Citing a military source, SANA states “at about 03: 11 a.m. on Wednesday, the Israeli enemy launched an aerial aggression from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan that targeted the southern region as the Syrian air defenses confronted it and downed a number of rockets.” | The SANA report added “three soldiers were martyred in the aggression, and a soldier was injured, in addition to causing material damages.” | With U.S. backing, Israel regularly launches air assaults on Syria and is illegally occupying the Golan Hei…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/11/19/israeli…

Education, biological ageing, all-cause and cause-specific mortality and morbidity: UK biobank cohort study
Marc Chadeau-Hyam, Barbara Bodinier, Roel Vermeulen, Maryam Karimi, Verena Zuber, Raphaà´le Castagné, Joshua Elliott, David Muller, Dusan Petrovic, Matthew Whitaker, Silvia Stringhini, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Mika Kivimà§ki, Paolo Vineis, Paul Elliott, Michelle Kelly-Irving, Cyrille Delpierre | thelancet.com | 2020-11-19
The BHS captures features of the embodiment of education, health behaviours, and more proximal unknown factors which all complementarily contribute to all-cause, cancer and CVD morbidity and premature death.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PI…(20)30402-8/fulltext?rss=yes

“We’re not camping, we’re living.” Tent city residents and supporters in Manchester, New Hampshire, continue to resist illegal eviction
Liberation Staff | liberationnews.org | 2020-11-19
A tent city outside Hillsborough County Superior Court has become a flashpoint of class struggle.
liberationnews.org/tent-city-residents-a…

Time for Biden to Follow the Science
Jeff Cohen | counterpunch.org | 2020-11-19
One of the keys to Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump was his constant and accurate accusation that Trump “refuses to follow the science” on COVID-19 — that “he won’t listen to the scientists.” It proved to be a winning campaign theme. Indeed, it’s sobering to realize that without COVID — both Trump’s mishandling of…
counterpunch.org/2020/11/19/time-for-bid…

United States Imperialism Threatening War Against Iran During Contested Presidential Elections Struggle
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
There have been serious threats to the Islamic Republic of Iran and its allies in the aftermath of the contested presidential and congressional elections in the United States. | Inside the U.S., the incumbent administration of President Donald J. Trump has …
globalresearch.ca/united-states-imperial…

Sophia Tesfaye | salon.com | 2020-11-19
We hadn’t heard of Brad Raffensperger or Chris Krebs a week ago. Now they’re heroes standing tall for democracy…
salon.com/2020/11/19/a-new-resistance-he…

Wednesday 12/16: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State
Oakland Privacy | indybay.org | 2020-11-19
Online via Zoom.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/19/1883856…

Why Red States Want to Seize Control of the Endangered Species Act
Erik Molvar | counterpunch.org | 2020-11-19
In September, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, testifying on behalf of Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso’s latest bill to gut the Endangered Species Act (ESA) peddled the fake-news narrative that the ESA is “broken.” States would do a better job recovering endangered wildlife, Gordon testified, ignoring the obvious reality that every single species protected under the ESA got to the brink of extinction as a result of wildlife management failures by state agencies.
counterpunch.org/2020/11/19/why-red-stat…

“Abuse of office”: Graham hit with formal ethics complaint amid allegations of election meddling
Sarah Toce | salon.com | 2020-11-19
“If these allegations are true, Senator Graham’s conduct constitutes . . . conduct unbecoming of a senator”
salon.com/2020/11/18/abuse-of-office-gra…

City Workers Push For Collective Bargaining Rights
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-19
Virginia Beach, VA – While local government employees are not legally allowed to engage in collective bargaining in the commonwealth until May 1, a group of workers from public utilities and public works making known their desire to have “a seat at the table” as soon as possible. | On Tuesday evening, ahead of City Council’s formal session at the convention center, roughly 30 members of the city workforce chanted about the desire for hazard pay and fair wages before delivering a petition to the city manager’s office that lists four demands.
popularresistance.org/city-workers-push-…

Coronavirus relief funds could easily pay to stop the worst of climate change while rebooting economies
David L. McCollum | zcomm.org | 2020-11-19
Like with so many things, the question seems to be one of political will — are governments and companies willing and able to turn toward a cleaner, more prosperous future to the benefit of all?>…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/coronavirus-relief…

Video: How COVID-19 Death Certificates Are Being Manipulated. Montana Physician Dr. Annie Bukacek
Dr. Annie Bukacek | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
First published by GR on April 8, 2020 | Dr. Annie Bukacek is a longtime Montana physician with over 30 years experience practicing medicine. Signing death certificates is a routine part of her job. | In this brief video, Dr. Bukacek blows …
globalresearch.ca/video-montana-physicia…

A Religion-Free Society?
Prof. Ruel F. Pepa | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
“I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.” — Friedrich Nietzsche | “Religion is like a pair of shoes…..Find one that fits for you, but don’t make me wear your shoes.” — George Carlin | “I …
globalresearch.ca/religion-free-society/…

Take action on November 28 against the gas-fired ‘recovery’
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-11-19
A national day of protest has been called by community groups following the federal government’s push for a gas-led recovery, reports Pip Hinman.
greenleft.org.au/content/take-action-nov…

McEnany tells “Fox Friends” that COVID-19 restrictions are “Orwellian” as pandemic surges across US
Roger Sollenberger | salon.com | 2020-11-19
“We don’t lose our freedom in this country,” McEnany tells hosts of Trump’s favorite morning show “Fox & Friends”
salon.com/2020/11/19/mcenany-tells-fox-f…

Development funding and trade transparency needed, to stop COVID-19 dividing the world
news.un.org | 2020-11-19
The pandemic has redefined the world economy in ways that will deepen inequality and can only be reversed if a global transformation in attitudes towards trade and development allows the whole world to recover together, the UN trade body UNCTAD said, in a report published on Thursday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/11/1…

Investigation: How pesticide companies are marketing themselves as a solution to climate change
Sharon Kelly | nationofchange.org | 2020-11-19
“The current food system is responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions; it’s also fully dependent on oil both for transport and because pesticides and fertilizers are petrochemically-derived.”
nationofchange.org/2020/11/19/investigat…

CDC adjusts its public health messaging to appeal to Americans’ individualism
Nicole Karlis | salon.com | 2020-11-19
Reflecting American culture, CDC is now emphasizing personal benefits of mask-wearing instead of collective ones…
salon.com/2020/11/18/cdc-adjusts-its-pub…

Refugee resettlement numbers fall to lowest in two decades: UNHCR
news.un.org | 2020-11-19
Refugee resettlement numbers will be at a “record low” this year, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday, with only 15,425 people resettled in the first nine months of 2020, compared to more than 50,000 in 2019.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/11/1…

Poet Nikki Giovanni shares her wisdom about Biden, cowardly racism, and why love is a pineapple
D. Watkins | salon.com | 2020-11-19
The acclaimed activist and educator returned to “Salon Talks” to discuss the presidency & the writing process…
salon.com/2020/11/19/poet-nikki-giovanni…

The New Politics of the Poor in Joe Biden’s (and Mitch McConnell’s) USA
Liz Theoharis | counterpunch.org | 2020-11-19
In the two weeks since Election 2020, the country has oscillated between joy and anger, hope and dread in an era of polarization sharpened by the forces of racism, nativism, and hate. Still, truth be told, though the divisive tone of this moment may only be sharpening, division in the United States of America is…
counterpunch.org/2020/11/19/the-new-poli…

Why Venezuela’s Dec. 6 election is legitimate
Sofia Perez | liberationnews.org | 2020-11-19
On December 6, Venezuela will hold parliamentary elections to choose new deputies for the National Assembly, the country’s legislature.
liberationnews.org/why-venezuelas-dec-6-…

Biden’s Deep State
Steve Brown | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
Philosopher Hannah Arendt once wrote about the banality of evil, and there’s never been a more banal bunch than the foreign policy and security state crew Barak Obama surrounded himself with for eight years beside the possible exception of …
globalresearch.ca/biden-deep-state/57299…

When Mississippi tried to silence Black mayor, People’s World was there
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2020-11-19
As a young reporter back in the early 1980s, I stayed for weeks at a time in the Mississippi Delta covering the story of the first African-American mayor elected in that state since Reconstruction. But it’s not to the Tchula, Mississippi town hall that I frequently went to meet with him. I went instead to …
peoplesworld.org/article/when-mississipp…

Priti Patel likely to face ‘robust criticisms’ in bullying allegations investigation
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-11-19
A long-awaited investigation into allegations of bullying by Priti Patel must be published without delay, Labour has demanded as it labelled reports that the Home Secretary will be issued with a warning as “incredibly serious”. | The Financial Times said that the probe would be concluded “imminently” but that Boris Johnson would only issue Patel with a written warning, rather than dismissing her from the Cabinet. | Citing unnamed Whitehall officials, the paper said the prime minister was intending to “fudge” the outcome of the report which has “robust criticisms” of Patel’s behaviour. | Shadow home secretary Nick…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/11/19/priti-pa…

‘I Experience a Hollowing Fear Any Time I’m Stopped by Police’
Philip V. McHarris | thenation.com | 2020-11-19
‘I Experience a Hollowing Fear Any Time I’m Stopped by Police’…
thenation.com/article/society/driving-bl…

Climate crisis: ‘Nowhere near the finish line’ — UN chief
news.un.org | 2020-11-19
Pointing to its “pioneering legislation and policies”, on Thursday the UN chief hailed the 27-member European Union (EU) as a “a leader on climate action”, that had shown that it was possible to cut emissions while achieving economic growth.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/11/1…

UK’s Raab ‘directly’ intervenes on behalf of arrested Egyptian activists
Areeb Ullah | middleeasteye.net | 2020-11-19
UK’s Raab ‘directly’ intervenes on behalf of arrested Egyptian activists | Three members of a prominent human rights organisation detained after meeting with western diplomats, including the British ambassador in Cairo | Areeb Ullah | Thu, 11/19/2020 – 16: 17 | Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has raised the activists’ case directly with his Egyptian counterpart (Reuters) | British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has per…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-egypt-huma…

Make fun of the “Million MAGA March” all you want — white supremacy has not been defeated
Chauncey DeVega | salon.com | 2020-11-19
American fascism held power for four years — and now controls the Republican Party. Don’t look the other way…
salon.com/2020/11/19/make-fun-of-the-mil…

Training Bias Out Of Teachers
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-19
This summer, the Des Moines, Iowa, public schools held a series of anti-racist town hall meetings in the wake of the police-led killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and the disproportionate effects of COVID-19 on people of color in their community. But the conversation rapidly turned to inequalities within in the school system. | “I would describe it as a harsh look into the current realities of what our students and our families are saying to us around anti-racism in our schools,” said Goodrell Middle School Principal Peter LeBlanc, who noted the conversations are part of the district’s ongoing equity aud…
popularresistance.org/training-bias-out-…

Thursday 11/19: Press Conference-Defend The Bernard Zakheim UCSF Toland Hall Murals On History Of Medicine
LaborFest | indybay.org | 2020-11-19
UCSF Hospital | 505 Parnassus | San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/17/1883852…

Thursday 12/3: What’s Next for Civil Rights: Democracy in the 117th Congress Town Hall w/ Common Cause
Common Cause | indybay.org | 2020-11-19
Online via Zoom…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/18/1883855…

Pandemic surges, economy sputters
Editor | workers.org | 2020-11-19
It’s really quite sickening. The bourgeoisie calculates profit and loss with callous disregard for the masses suffering from both the soaring COVID caseload and a collapsed job market. Now, many who became unemployed in the spring are running out of their 26 weeks of unemployment benefits. There were nearly 1 . . . | Continue reading Pandemic surges, economy sputters at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/11/52548/?utm_source=rs…

Understanding The History of the Korean War (1950-1953)
Kim Petersen | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
Education is supposed to encourage critical thinking. However, if critical thinking ever were a part of the education curriculum, it usually goes out the window around Remembrance Day. | Take, for instance, Canada Remembers Times the Veterans’ Week Special Edition (5-11 | …
globalresearch.ca/who-what-should-one-re…

The U.S. Working Class Meets the Elections and Loses Ground
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-11-19
W. T. WHITNEY | The recent election campaign pitted one capitalist-oriented political party against another. But class conflict continued and working people did not fare well. | The election period was show-time for U.S. racial antagonisms. Candidates of both parties responded variously to racism. With working-class voters filling the ranks of each one, the U.S. working class was shown to be divided as it responded to racism. These are divisions that weaken the working class. | The police killing of George Floyd occurred in late May. Soon crowds of white and Black people were protesting together in little towns a…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/11/19/us…

The Other Americans: What Joe Biden’s Win Means for Central America
Jeff Abbott | progressive.org | 2020-11-19
Though it might undo many of Trump’s policies, the Biden Administration will likely return to an Obama-era approach in the region.
progressive.org/dispatches/what-biden-me…

Trump campaign avoids $8M bill by limiting Wisconsin recount to cities with large Black populations
Igor Derysh | salon.com | 2020-11-19
Campaign dodges $8 million statewide recount bill by targeting two cities home to 74% of state’s Black residents…
salon.com/2020/11/18/trump-campaign-avoi…

Concerning trends in maternal risk factors in the United States: 1989–2018
Eran Bornstein, Yael Eliner, Frank A. Chervenak, Amos Gràºnebaum | thelancet.com | 2020-11-19
Our study shows a marked increase in the prevalence of five pregnancy risk factors/complications over the past three decades (1989–2018). This may point to a significant deterioration in the health of US pregnant women, which potentially contributes to both maternal morbidity and mortality.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PI…(20)30401-6/fulltext?rss=yes

John Harris donates fabulous guitar collection to San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-11-19
The Harris Guitar Collection:…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/18/1883855…

Biden ‘Wins’ Trump Contests
William Stroock | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
A few days before the presidential election, this observer predicted President Trump would win about 50% of the popular vote and around 325 electoral votes. Obviously that didn’t happen. But most polls and poll aggregates predicted a Blue Wave leading …
globalresearch.ca/biden-wins-trump-conte…

Consumer Price Index: “There is Zero Basis for any Concerns About Inflation”
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2020-11-19
+ US CPI overall and core CPI were both flat in October, up 1.2 percent and 1.6 percent year over year, respectively. A sharp drop in energy prices lowered overall US CPI, with the core being held down by a drop in medical care prices by 0.4 percent. + Rental inflation remains low; rent proper…
counterpunch.org/2020/11/19/consumer-pri…

McEnany tells “Fox Friends” that COVID-19 restrictions are “Orwellian” as pandemic surges across US
Roger Sollenberger | salon.com | 2020-11-19
“We don’t lose our freedom in this country,” McEnany tells hosts of Trump’s favorite morning show “Fox & Friends”
salon.com/2020/11/19/mcenany-tells-fox-f…

Media Hypes Moderna’s COVID Vaccine, Downplays Risks
Children’s Health Defense | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
For the second time in a week, news of a “promising” COVID-19 vaccine sent global stock markets on a joy ride and triggered an avalanche of positive news stories which, for the most part, avoided any killjoy questions about vaccine …
globalresearch.ca/media-hypes-moderna-co…

Smoking Gun: Crisis? What Crisis?
progressive.org | 2020-11-19
A timeline of the pandemic warning signs ignored by the Trump Administration.
progressive.org/magazine/smoking-gun-cri…

Remembrance, Resilience, and Response: Addressing An Epidemic of Violence Against Trans and Non-Binary People
Spencer Garcia | aclu.org | 2020-11-19
Each year on Nov. 20, Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR) gives us an opportunity to remember and honor the trans and non-binary people who have been killed at the hands of transphobic and transmisogynistic violence. In 2020, over 350 trans and non-binary people have been killed around the world, the large marjority of whom were…
aclu.org/news/lgbt-rights/remembrance-re…

We’ll Never Have Gender Equality Without This Crucial Reform
Editor | scheerpost.com | 2020-11-19
Neil Moralee / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0] By Jill Richardson / OtherWords This week my students turned in papers relating news articles to what they learned in class about parenting. Every single student’s paper is about how the pandemic is exacerbating pre-existing inequalities. I’m a teaching assistant in a family sociology course, and inequality is one of the most important things we study. | Source…
scheerpost.com/2020/11/19/well-never-hav…

Iran’s futsal maintains 6th rank in world
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-19
TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) — According to the latest ranking published by Futsal World Ranking, Iranian futsal team kept its first place in Asia and 6th in the world.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166093/Iran-s-futsa…

New York City schools shut again due to second COVID-19 wave
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-11-19
Schools were opened up in phases in September and October, months after they were shut down in mid-March. The State’s governor has warned of a tremendous spike in the coming weeks…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/11/19/new-york-…

Inauguration of Gorgan Intl. Airport project
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-19
GORGAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) — The inauguration ceremony of the Gorgan International Airport projects was held on Thursday morning in the presence of President Hassan Rouhani through videoconference.
en.mehrnews.com/photo/166088/Inauguratio…

Palestinians, Iran in the crosshairs as Pompeo makes farewell visit to Israel
Hajira Asghar | liberationnews.org | 2020-11-19
Pompeo used the occasion to deepen two of the most odious features of U.S. foreign policy: support for the colonial occupation of Palestinian land, and warmongering against Iran.
liberationnews.org/palestinians-iran-in-…

Ensure safe and hygienic sanitation for all, UN urges, marking World Toilet Day
news.un.org | 2020-11-19
The UN is marking World Toilet Day on Thursday, in a bid to reinforce the need for equal access to sanitation for all. More than a quarter of the global population lack basic facilities, and more than three billion people live in homes without basic hand washing facilities, soap and water.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/11/1…

New membrane could pave way for cheap, efficiently made biofuels
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-11-19
Scientists have developed a cost-effective method of biofuel extraction which could make them viable alternatives to fossil fuels in transport.
imperial.ac.uk/news/209053/new-membrane-could-pave-cheap-efficiently

Confession from the profession: ‘Presstitutes’ in the service of the CIA
Tim Pelzer | peoplesworld.org | 2020-11-19
It is well documented that the CIA uses the media to spread disinformation. After 1945, the agency, in what is known as “Operation Mockingbird,” recruited journalists in major U.S. media to promote its Cold War anti-Communist perspective. According to former CIA agent turned whistleblower Philip Agee, the agency had journalists on its payroll across Latin …
peoplesworld.org/article/confession-from…

Peaceful movement will prevail, says BDS in response to Pompeo calling it anti-Semitic
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-11-19
In a press conference with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said the government would label the BDS movement as anti-Semitic and withdraw funds to organizations which are part of it…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/11/19/peaceful-…

CDC adjusts its public health messaging to appeal to Americans’ individualism
Nicole Karlis | salon.com | 2020-11-19
Reflecting American culture, CDC is now emphasizing personal benefits of mask-wearing instead of collective ones…
salon.com/2020/11/18/cdc-adjusts-its-pub…

Saturday 11/21: Learn about and support the Amah Mutsun Tribal Land Trust
Wendy Snyder | indybay.org | 2020-11-19
Virtual event on Zoom and Facebook…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/17/1883851…

Consumer Price Index: “There is Zero Basis for any Concerns About Inflation”
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2020-11-19
+ US CPI overall and core CPI were both flat in October, up 1.2 percent and 1.6 percent year over year, respectively. A sharp drop in energy prices lowered overall US CPI, with the core being held down by a drop in medical care prices by 0.4 percent. + Rental inflation remains low; rent proper…
counterpunch.org/2020/11/19/consumer-pri…

Iran not to negotiate its defensive power: Leader’s advisor
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-19
TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) — A military aide to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that Iran will not negotiate its defensive power with anybody under any circumstances.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166090/Iran-not-to-…

Georgia’s Senate Runoff Will Determine Whether the Minimum Wage Increases
Matthew Cunningham-Cook | zcomm.org | 2020-11-19
zcomm.org/znetarticle/georgias-senate-ru…

Annie Ernaux’s Memoirs Ask a Radical Question
Audrey Wollen | thenation.com | 2020-11-19
Annie Ernaux’s Memoirs Ask a Radical Question…
thenation.com/article/culture/annie-erna…

We Still Live In 2 Americas, Not 1
Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis | thenation.com | 2020-11-19
We Still Live In 2 Americas, Not 1…
thenation.com/article/society/we-still-l…

Truth, Misinformation and the Press
Bill Lueders | progressive.org | 2020-11-19
Our obligation as journalists is to insist that truth is knowable, and deserves more fidelity than falsehoods.
progressive.org/op-eds/truth-misinformat…

Palestinians oppose Pompeo’s visit to illegal Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-11-19
Mike Pompeo became the first top US diplomat to visit an illegal Israeli settlement. He also said that the US government had historically been wrong about settlements and it could be done in a lawful manner…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/11/19/palestini…

Confession from the profession: ‘Presstitutes’ in the service of the CIA
Tim Pelzer | peoplesworld.org | 2020-11-19
It is well documented that the CIA uses the media to spread disinformation. After 1945, the agency, in what is known as “Operation Mockingbird,” recruited journalists in major U.S. media to promote its Cold War anti-Communist perspective. According to former CIA agent turned whistleblower Philip Agee , the agency had journalists on its payroll across …
peoplesworld.org/article/confession-from…

Why Did Hundreds Of CEOs Resign Just Before The World Started Going Absolutely Crazy?
Michael Snyder | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
This article was first published by GR in July 2020. | In the months prior to the most ferocious stock market crash in history and the eruption of the biggest public health crisis of our generation, we witnessed the biggest exodus | …
globalresearch.ca/why-did-hundreds-of-ce…

Record daily coronavirus death tolls in Italy and Spain since September
wsws.org | 2020-11-19
On Tuesday, another 731 people died in Italy, and 753 on Wednesday, the highest tolls since the previous peak in March.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/19/ital…

Susan Rice Is Asia’s Worst Nightmare
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-11-19
Forget Libya–the Obama alumna was an absolute disaster in Asian affairs. That alone should disqualify her for Secretary of State. | Tanner GREER | There is a movement afoot to install Susan Rice as the decided nominee for Secretary of State. Rice last served in government as National Security Advisor to Barack Obama; at least one me…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/11/19/su…

Biden will likely be worse than Obama. The left must lead the backlash, or the right will
Caitlin A. Johnstone | mronline.org | 2020-11-19
It looks like a safe bet that Joe Biden will be sworn in on January 20th after successfully campaigning on returning the murderous and oppressive Orwellian US empire back to its pre-Trump “normal”.
mronline.org/2020/11/19/biden-will-likel…

Thoughts towards a synthesis between ecosocialism and ecoanarchism
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-11-19
In arriving at a synthesis between ecosocialism and ecoanarchism, Ted Trainer argues that the kind of socialism he supports avoids domination, hierarchy, authoritarianism, centralisation and top-down power.
greenleft.org.au/content/thoughts-toward…

Amnesty urges G20 leaders to ‘stand up for brave activists’ jailed in Saudi Arabia
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-11-19
Amnesty urges G20 leaders to ‘stand up for brave activists’ jailed in Saudi Arabia | Women’s empowerment features prominently on G20 Agenda, despite several activists languishing in jail or facing trial | MEE staff | Thu, 11/19/2020 – 18: 17 | Protesters gather at Saudi embassy in Washington to remember slain Middle East Eye columnist Jamal Khashoggi (AFP/File photo) | Member states of the Group of 20 (G20) meeting in thi…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-…

Matthew Rozsa | salon.com | 2020-11-19
Oxford’s vaccine joins Pfizer’s and Moderna’s in the list of candidates that have passed clinical safety tests…
salon.com/2020/11/19/a-third-covid-vacci…

Arthritis drug effective in treating sickest COVID-19 patients
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-11-19
Critically ill COVID-19 patients treated with an arthritis drug are significantly more likely to have improved outcomes, a study has found.
imperial.ac.uk/news/209033/arthritis-drug-effective-treating-sickest-covid-19

Anti-Nuclear Pacifists Get Federal Prison Terms for Nonviolent Protest
Elise Swain | zcomm.org | 2020-11-19
The most dedicated peace activists you’ve never heard of are headed to federal prison amid a deadly pandemic…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/anti-nuclear-pacif…

COVID-19 protocols: Recipe for disaster in Pennsylvania prisons
Bryant Arroyo | workers.org | 2020-11-19
Bryant Arroyo (left) with Joe Piette of WWP Prisoners Solidarity Committee. Incarcerated workers across Pennsylvania are demanding that Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel reverse his disastrous decision to begin mass transfers of prisoners at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The following commentary is from an interview by Joe . . . | Continue reading COVID-19 protocols: Recipe for disaster in Pennsylvania prisons at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/11/52555/?utm_source=rs…

Black “Misleaders” Back Susan Rice as Top Diplomat. Black Democrats See Her a Role Model
Glen Ford | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
Genocide in Congo and militarization of the African continent are Susan Rice’s specialties, but Black Democrats see her as a “role model.” | “Rice cultivated relations with every pro-U.S. warlord in Africa.” | No one in high levels of U.S. government …
globalresearch.ca/black-misleaders-back-…

Fighting Covid by Empowering Workers
Andrew Moss | zcomm.org | 2020-11-19
This winter, worker committees, the first in the nation, will come on line in Los Angeles County…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/fighting-covid-by-…

Moderna Vaccine Follows Pfizer with Very Strong Results on Effectiveness: What This Means
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2020-11-19
Last week, we got the very good news that preliminary results from its Phase 3 trial showed that Pfizer’s vaccine had an effectiveness rate of 92 percent. (We now have final results that put it at 95 percent.) This week, Moderna released results showing that its vaccine also has a 95 percent effectiveness rate. In …
cepr.net/moderna-vaccine-follows-pfizer-…

In the face of ridicule: one woman’s fight to bring sanitation to a Nepali village
news.un.org | 2020-11-19
4.2 billion people are living without access to safely managed sanitation, putting them at increased risk of catching a host of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, cholera, and typhoid. On this year’s World Toilet Day, which is marked on 19 November, we look at how Ratna Khawas has fought ridicule and tradition to improve hygiene in her Nepali village, with the help of the UN.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/11/1…

Karl Yoneda and Elaine Black–star-crossed lovers in a class war
Tim Wheeler | peoplesworld.org | 2020-11-19
In October 1987, I covered a rally in Washington, D.C., for the People’s Daily World celebrating the federal government’s apology for the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. The event, which drew hundreds to the U.S. Capitol steps, was sponsored by the Japanese American Citizens League. Among those who flew into town …
peoplesworld.org/article/karl-yoneda-and…

The brief, confused life of a super PAC scam that tried to pose as a breast cancer charity
Roger Sollenberger | salon.com | 2020-11-19
After a phone call with Salon, the American Breast Cancer Society PAC filed to terminate its federal registration…
salon.com/2020/11/19/the-brief-confused-…

Strangling Sanctions against North Korea. “Psychopathic Double Standards” at the UN Security Council
Carla Stea | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
Do They Have a Conscience? | “A key difference between a psychopath and a sociopath is whether he has a conscience, the little voice inside that lets us know when we’re doing something wrong, says L. Michael Tompkins, EdD. He’s a …
globalresearch.ca/siege-pyongyang-remini…

In the face of ridicule: one woman’s fight to bring sanitation to a Nepalese village
news.un.org | 2020-11-19
4.2 billion people are living without access to safely managed sanitation, putting them at increased risk of catching a host of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, cholera, and typhoid. On this year’s World Toilet Day, which is marked on 19 November, we look at how Ratna Khawas has fought ridicule and tradition to improve hygiene in her Nepalese village, with the help of the UN.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/11/1…

Inmate Kitchen Workers Forced To Serve Expired Meat In Prison
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-19
Arizona – Incarcerated people who work in the kitchens at the Eyman, Lewis and Yuma state prisons claim they were forced to serve expired meat to their fellow inmates, resulting in foodborne illnesses. | Several inmates report being diagnosed with H. pylori infections, which they attribute to the food and unsanitary conditions in the kitchens. The inmates say they were subsequently put on antibiotics in recent days and weeks to treat the infections. | KJZZ is not naming the inmates because they fear retaliation for speaking out about the prison conditions.
popularresistance.org/inmate-kitchen-wor…

Vienna: The Most Livable City of the World
Thomas Madreiter | indybay.org | 2020-11-19
As early as the zero hour, about ten years ago, we developed the vision of the Smart City with the involvement of civil society. There were countless workshops with politicians, scientists, business people and, of course, the city’s residents. They all dealt with the question: What kind of Vienna do we want to live in by 2050? Citizens have said quite clearly: cars out, public transport and pedestrians in.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/19/1883856…

Surgical Face Masks: No Statistically Significant Benefit Against COVID-19. Danish Study in Annals of Internal Medicine
Daniel Horowitz | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
Most Western elites are telegraphing the message that we will be forced to cover our humanity with cheap face masks indefinitely. They are mandating that even two-year-olds must wear masks. The long-term effects on the lungs, emotional and behavioral …
globalresearch.ca/massive-danish-study-s…

Africa records two million coronavirus cases amid fears of fresh surge
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-11-19
Africa has surpassed two million confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) cases as health officials warn of infections starting to creep up again into a second surge.Second wave: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday that the 54-country continent has seen more than 48,000 deaths from coronavirus. The continent of 1.3bn people is being warned against “prevention fatigue” as countries loosen pandemic restrictions to ease their economies’ suffering and more people travel.The Africa CDC director this week openly worried that the level of mask-wearing has gone down and called that…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/11/1…

Are you sure Trump’s plan to steal the election has failed? You shouldn’t be
Chris Marshall | salon.com | 2020-11-19
Surely Republicans would never stage a ludicrous constitutional end-around with Brett Kavanaugh’s help, would they?>…
salon.com/2020/11/19/are-you-sure-trumps…

Selected Articles: Strangling Sanctions against North Korea. “Psychopathic Double Standards”
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
Strangling Sanctions against North Korea. “Psychopathic Double Standards” at the UN Security Council | By Carla Stea, November 19 2020 | Today at a Security Council stakeout, the German Ambassador, Chair of the 1718 Sanctio…
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-stra…

Catholic Priest Says Face Mask Wearing Spreads Lies and Harm; Not Love and Charity
John C. A. Manley | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
Finally, a priest gives a sermon against the devilish new normal: Father Anthony Hannon is a Latin Rite Catholic priest incardinated with the Archdiocese of Ottawa, Canada. In a comment, after his A Great Spiritual Reset video, he writes: | “Wearing | …
globalresearch.ca/catholic-priest-says-m…

Saudi court sentences Salman al-Odah’s brother to five years in prison
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-11-19
Saudi court sentences Salman al-Odah’s brother to five years in prison | Khaled al-Odah’s sentencing comes three and a half years after he was detained for showing solidarity with his brother on social media | MEE staff | Thu, 11/19/2020 – 17: 39 | Khaled al-Odah was also issued a travel ban preventing him from leaving the country (Abdullah Alaoudh/Twitter) | Saudi Arabia sentenced the brother of jailed cleric Salman al-O…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-court-s…

Future of an entire generation at risk, as COVID-19 pandemic drags on
news.un.org | 2020-11-19
While symptoms among children infected with COVID-19 mostly remain mild, infections are rising and the longer-term impact on the education, nutrition and well-being of an entire generation of young people can be life-altering, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/11/1…

A war on disabled people
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-11-19
The last economic crisis in Canada saw an intense and sustained attack on public services and welfare programs that disabled people require to live life.
mronline.org/2020/11/19/a-war-on-disable…

Leading Canadian Health Expert Outraged at Government Response to COVID
Children’s Health Defense | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
Dr. Roger Hodkinson, MA, MB, FRCPC, FCAP, CEO and medical director of Western Medical Assessments, spoke at the Edmonton City Council Community and Public Services Committee meeting on Nov. 13 about the city’s move to extend its face-covering …
globalresearch.ca/leading-canadian-healt…

Monday 12/7: Together Against Factory Farming – December Day of Action
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2020-11-19
Crocker Park, 211 O St, Sacramento, CA 95814…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/19/1883856…

Palestinian Authority to restore ties with Israel
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-11-19
The PA had cut ties with Israel in May after it announced plans to annex parts of the West Bank. The proposal for restoration of relations comes after assurances by Israel of a return to the status quo before May…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/11/19/palestini…

Wednesday 11/18: Discussion of Removing Mission Bells from the City of Santa Cruz
Historic Preservation Commission | indybay.org | 2020-11-19
Online, join meeting here: | ecm.cityofsantacruz.com/OnBaseAgendaOnli……
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/18/1883854…

Libyans charting way to secure and prosperous future, but challenges lie ahead
news.un.org | 2020-11-19
Following years of political instability and conflict, Libya is making substantial progress on the path to peace, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Thursday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/11/1…

Reproducing soft, hard power key to lifting sanctions
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-19
TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) — Stressing that Biden is not Iran’s friend and master key, Iranian Parliament Speaker’s Special Aide for International Affairs said that reproducing soft and hard power is key to lifting sanctions.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166094/Reproducing-…

Beyond COVID-19: the Power Struggle Over Alternatives for Health Care Reform
John P. Geyman | counterpunch.org | 2020-11-19
Today we face the COVID-19 pandemic, with its resultant economic downturn and systemic racism–the triple crises that have exposed the serious problems of U. S. health care. It is now obvious to most observers that the system is broken, raising the question of how it can be put together through the political process after a hotly contested election season filled with disinformation and confusion about potential reform alternatives.
counterpunch.org/2020/11/19/beyond-covid…

Gates’ Globalist Vaccine Agenda: A Win-Win for Pharma and Mandatory Vaccination
Robert F. Kennedy Jr | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
First posted on GR on April 13, 2020 | Vaccines, for Bill Gates, are a strategic philanthropy that feed his many vaccine-related businesses (including Microsoft’s ambition to control a global vaccination ID enterprise) and give him dictatorial control of global …
globalresearch.ca/gates-globalist-vaccin…

An Institutionally Racist Lockdown Policy
Soham Bandyopadhyay | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-19
For Christians across the world, Christmas is a time for families and friends to come together and revel in their importance to one another. Similarly, for Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and some Buddhists, Diwali represents a celebration of the relationships between | …
globalresearch.ca/institutionally-racist…

Israeli missile attack kills 3 Syrian soldiers
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-11-19
The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reports Israel launched an attack on Syria, November 18. Citing a military source, SANA states “at about 03: 11 a.m. on Wednesday, the Israeli enemy launched an aerial aggression from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan that targeted the southern region as the Syrian air defenses confronted it and downed a number of rockets.” | The SANA report added “three soldiers were martyred in the aggression, and a soldier was injured, in addition to causing material damages.” | With U.S. backing, Israel regularly launches air assaults on Syria and is illegally occupying the Golan Hei…
fightbacknews.org/2020/11/19/israeli-mis…

Bill to tax large fortunes in Argentina advances to the Senate
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-11-19
The Argentine Chamber of Deputies passed the bill which seeks to collect 307 billion pesos to finance public health and productive projects by taxing large fortunes…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/11/19/bill-to-t…

Local authorities ‘braced for second wave of homelessness’ anticipate ‘absolute train wreck’
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-11-19
Local authorities are braced for an “absolute train wreck” as they anticipate a second wave of homelessness of people hit by the pandemic’s economic fall out, a report warns. | Rising demand: | English councils fear they may run out of emergency accommodation over the winter months, amid concerns that government funding will not be sufficient to allow them to meet rising demand. A report by the homelessness charity Crisis said councils in England, Scotland, and Wales have seen a continued new flow of people since the pandemic started. | Services are now concerned about a newly emerging need for support as…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/11/19/local-au…

International Union of Operating Engineers Local 39 Strike at Macy’s
On the Picket Line | indybay.org | 2020-11-19
Striking IUOE Local 39 stationary engineers at the Macy’s main store in San Francisco’s Union Square.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/18/1883852…

On anniversary of ‘Velvet Revolution,’ Slovakian left denounces betrayal of people
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-11-19
Every year, rallies are held in Slovakia on the anniversary of the ‘Velvet Revolution’ which marked the transition from communism. This year, the left and other sections too protested against the government and the policies of the past three decades…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/11/19/on-annive…

NSW renewable roadmap falls short
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-11-19
The NSW government’s says its Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap is responding to community concerns about reducing emissions and energy costs. But is it? Patrick McDonald takes a look.
greenleft.org.au/content/nsw-renewable-r…

The US economy needs Joe Biden
Edmund Phelps | indybay.org | 2020-11-19
The economic and socio-political record of US President Donald Trump is devastating. Wages stagnated even before the Corona crisis. Instead, the national debt increased because he lowered taxes for the rich – without any economic benefit. Joe Biden knows the reasons for the misery and knows what to do.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/18/1883855…

Multi-center nationwide comparison of seven serology assays reveals a SARS-CoV-2 non-responding seronegative subpopulation
Kfir Oved, Liraz Olmer, Yonat Shemer-Avni, Tamar Wolf, Lia Supino-Rosin, George Prajgrod, Yotam Shenhar, Irina Payorsky, Yuval Cohen, Yishai Kohn, Victoria Indenbaum, Rachel Lazar, Valeria Geylis, Michal Tepperberg Oikawa, Eilat Shinar, Evgeniy Stoyanov, Lital Keinan-Boker, Ravit Bassal, Shay Reichar, Ruti Yishai, Adina Bar-Chaim, Ram Doolman, Yoram Reiter, Ella Mendelson, Zvi Livneh, Laurence S. Freedman, Yaniv Lustig | thelancet.com | 2020-11-19
wThe commercially available automated immunoassays exhibit significant differences in performance and expected PPV in low prevalence scenarios. The low false-positivity rate in under 20‚Ä≤s suggests that cross-reactive immunity from previous CoV strains is unlikely to explain the milder disease course in children. Finding no decrease in antibody titers in the first 8 weeks is in contrast to some reports of short half-life for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. The ~5% who were seronegative non-responders, using multiple assays in a population-wide manner, represents the proportion of patients that may be at ris…
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PI…(20)30395-3/fulltext?rss=yes

Trump campaign avoids $8M bill by limiting Wisconsin recount to cities with large Black populations
Igor Derysh | salon.com | 2020-11-19
Campaign dodges $8 million statewide recount bill by targeting two cities home to 74% of state’s Black residents…
salon.com/2020/11/18/trump-campaign-avoi…

Senate proposes almost $700 billion for the Pentagon while millions of Americans remain unemployed amid the pandemic
Marlee Kokotovic | nationofchange.org | 2020-11-19
With the current unemployment rate reaching roughly 6.8 million and nearly 8 million Americans facing eviction, the government should be focusing on its citizens and not a defense budget.
nationofchange.org/2020/11/19/senate-pro…

Thursday 11/19: What’s Next: 2020 Election Wrap-Up Town Hall w/ Common Cause
Common Cause | indybay.org | 2020-11-19
Online via Zoom…
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US Election 2020: The Moment of Truth Approaches
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-18
Joe Biden is not and never will be US president-elect legitimately. | Clear evidence shows significant election fraud in key swing states — favoring Biden/Harris over Trump. | If all US Election 2020 votes were tabulated accurately, Trump would carry key swing …
globalresearch.ca/us-election-2020-momen…

World Economic Forum (WEF) Step Two: “Resetting the Future of Work Agenda” After The Great Reset
Peter Koenig | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-11-18
The WEF gang have just published (October 2020) a so-called White Paper, entitled “Resetting the Future of Work Agenda in a Post-Covid World”. This 31-page document reads like a blueprint on how to “execute” because an execution it would be — “Covid-19 — The Great Reset” (July 2020), by Klaus Schwab, founder and CEO (since …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/11/world-economi…

California day of action defends human rights of immigrants
Matthew Gonzalez | liberationnews.org | 2020-11-18
On Nov. 14, in response to a statewide call to action, activists in Los Angeles gathered in unity with the Alliance to Defend Immigrants. The action and car caravan, starting at Mariachi Plaza and attracting about 200 activists, demanded the abolition of ICE and accountability for its atrocities. The event was hosted by Critical Resistance, …
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California day of action defends human rights of immigrants
Matthew Gonzalez | liberationnews.org | 2020-11-18
On Nov. 14, in response to a statewide call to action, activists in Los Angeles gathered in unity with the Alliance to Defend Immigrants. The action and car caravan, starting at Mariachi Plaza and attracting about 200 activists, demanded the abolition of ICE and accountability for its atrocities. The event was hosted by the newly …
liberationnews.org/california-day-of-act…

As North Dakota Faces World’s Deadliest Outbreak, Native Communities Condemn States’ COVID Response
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-11-18
As COVID-19 rampages through the U.S., we look at how the rapid spread of the disease is affecting Native American communities, which have already faced disproportionate infection and death rates throughout the pandemic. “We’re having a lot of people perish. We’re having a lot of death, a lot of hospitalizations,” says Jodi Archambault, a citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and former special assistant to President Obama for Native American affairs. We also speak with Allie Young, founder of Protect the Sacred, who says the Navajo Nation has “worked hard to flatten the curve” of COVID-19 infections but is st…
www.democracynow.org/2020/11/18/covid_in…

As COVID Deaths Soar, El Paso at Breaking Point with Hospitals & Mobile Morgues Filling Up
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-11-18
Some Republican governors are dropping their resistance to mask mandates, as public health officials in the United States brace for a COVID-19 surge from the Thanksgiving holiday amid already record-high infection rates. However, Republican resistance to other public health safety measures continues as coronavirus cases in Texas reach record highs for a second time during the pandemic. El Paso County, an area along the U.S.-Mexico border where 80% of residents are Latinx, is also facing one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the U.S. and now has 10 mobile morgues to hold bodies. Some prisoners are being paid just…
www.democracynow.org/2020/11/18/el_paso_…

Meet the Filthy Rich War Hawks that Make up Biden’s New Foreign Policy Team
Alan MacLeod | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-18
“I expect the prevailing direction of U.S. foreign policy over these last decades to continue: more lawless bombing and killing multiple countries under the cover of “limited engagement,” — Biden Biographer Branko Marcetic | *** | After triumphing in a bitterly …
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Meet the filthy rich war hawks that make up Biden’s new foreign policy team
Alan MacLeod | mronline.org | 2020-11-18
“I expect the prevailing direction of U.S. foreign policy over these last decades to continue: more lawless bombing and killing multiple countries under the cover of “limited engagement,” — Biden Biographer Branko Marcetic…
mronline.org/2020/11/18/meet-the-filthy-…

Abdicating to Boeing: An Open Letter to FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-11-18
November 13, 2020 Stephen Dickson, Administrator Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) U.S. Department of Transportation 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591 Dear Mr. Dickson, It is now abundantly clear that instead of clearing out top Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operatives who have worked to make the FAA safe for Boeing, you have thrown in your…
counterpunch.org/2020/11/18/abdicating-t…

Over 200 Venezuelan Citizens Return to the Country From Panama
telesurenglish.net | 2020-11-18
A group of 211 Venezuelans, stranded in Panama, early Wednesday morning returned to their country on three Conviasa flights to Caracas, Valencia, and Maracaibo thanks to Venezuela’s ‘Return to the Homeland’ Plan. | RELATED: | Venezuela Announces International Lawsuit Against US | Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry announced the citizens’ arrival on Twitter as It emphasized that the humanitarian action was possible thanks to President Nicolas Maduro’s Government. | “This humanitarian action a…
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Sunday 11/22: “The Condor & The Eagle” Film & Discussion w/ Indigenous Frontline Climate Leaders
Stand.earth, Stop the Money Pipeline, more | indybay.org | 2020-11-18
Online screening (FREE or donation)…
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The Mattole Salmon Return Ceremony
Ellen Taylor | counterpunch.org | 2020-11-18
Large gatherings do not find favor, during this plague-haunted time, with regulatory and administrative officials. However, increasing consciousness of indigenous peoples’ rights, recognition that the land management practices of the dominant culture are failing, and their own deep desires for the restoration of historic salmon visitations to our coast, persuaded the BLM and the Humboldt County…
counterpunch.org/2020/11/18/the-mattole-…

Chile: Senate to Vote for Seats Reserved for Indigenous Peoples
telesurenglish.net | 2020-11-18
Chile’s Senate Wednesday will vote on the quorum required for the approval of a bill that seeks to reserve seats for representatives of Indigenous peoples to the Constitutional Convention. | RELATED: | Chile: New Docs Show US Plan to Depose Allende’s Socialist Govt | Right wing parties and the government proposed 15 seats for representatives of Indigenous people, which represents 10 percent of the 155 Constitutional Convention seats set to draft a new Constitution. | The prop…
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Quebec, Canada, and the Indigenous Peoples: Toward plurinational alliances around a decolonial outlook?
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-11-18
Until the 1960s, the left in Canada and in Quebec was mainly Canadian and Anglophone.
mronline.org/2020/11/18/119430/?utm_sour…

Bolivians eject coup regime, and Evo Morales returns
John Catalinotto | workers.org | 2020-11-18
Nov. 16 — Evo Morales — president of Bolivia from 2006-19 before a U.S.-backed right-wing coup forced the first Indigenous president to leave both his office and his country — returned in triumph Nov. 9, as the workers and farmers of Bolivia dealt a blow to imperialist domination of their . . . | Continue reading Bolivians eject coup regime, and Evo Morales returns at Workers.org…
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Chile: Second Fund Withdrawal Bill Goes Into a Debate
telesurenglish.net | 2020-11-18
Chile’s Senate Constitution Commission (TC) voted to open the debate on the constitutional reform bill that seeks to allow the second withdrawal of funds by affiliates to the Pension Fund Administrators (AFP). | RELATED: | Chile: Senate to Vote for Seats Reserved for Indigenous Peoples | The debate was approved by three votes in favor and two against. The votes against were those of senators Luz Ebensperger and Rodrigo Galilea; while the votes in favor were given by senators Pedro Ar…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chile-Second-Fun…

Senate Runoffs in Georgia Offer a Clear Choice
Jesse Jackson | commondreams.org | 2020-11-18
The races will be determined by whether Georgia’s voters choose to embrace and build a New South coalition or revert to the Old South. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Uruguay: Health Services Unions Call for a National Strike
telesurenglish.net | 2020-11-18
Uruguay’s National Medical Union (SMU) and the Medical Federation of the Interior (FEMI) Wednesday called for a 24-hour strike in the private sector and mobile emergencies to demand better working conditions. | RELATED: | Uruguay: Leftist Party Presents Proposal To Reject Budget Bill | On November 5, the General Assembly of the SMU agreed to carry out the national strike due to “the lack of progress in the negotiation with the Wage Council of the private sector.” | SMU represen…
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COVID Offices and the Religion of Remote Work
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-18
Masks can prove liberating. The hidden face affords security. Obnoxious authority breathes better and with greater assurance, hiding in comfort. Behind the material, confidence finds a home. While tens of millions of jobs have been lost to the novel coronavirus …
globalresearch.ca/covid-offices-religion…

Covid-19 lockdown declared at Belmarsh prison holding Julian Assange — partner fears his life is in ‘serious risk’
rt.com | 2020-11-18
The London prison block where WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange is being held has been locked down even harder after three inmates tested positive for Covid-19. Assange’s partner Stella Morris says she’s worried for his life. | “We’ve introduced further safety measures following a number of positive cases,” a spokesperson for Her Majesty’s Prison Service confirmed to British media on Wednesday, amid reports that three inmates at House Block 1 at Belmarsh have tested positive for the virus. | Assange has been held at the high-security prison in southeast London since his April 2019 arrest at the Ecuadorian e…
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Demand immediate release of Palestinian women’s movement leader Khitam Saafin
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-11-18
Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) demands Israel immediately release Khitam Saafin, the president of the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees, who has been jailed without charge or trial. Saafin was taken into custody on November 2 along with six other Palestinian human rights activists. Her imprisonment is another in the long list of crimes by the callous and cruel Zionist occupiers of Palestine. | Khitam Saafin is among those who stand in the forefront of the Palestinian women’s movement and is a tireless organizer for social and national liberation. She has spoken at many international venues on th…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/11/18/demand-…

Traitors to Holy Quds have no future in region
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-18
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker’s Special Aide for International Affairs said that traitors to Holy Quds and Palestine have no future in the region.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166051/Traitors-to-…

Demand immediate release of Palestinian women’s movement leader Khitam Saafin
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-11-18
Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) demands Israel immediately release Khitam Saafin, the president of the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees, who has been jailed without charge or trial. Saafin was taken into custody on November 2 along with six other Palestinian human rights activists. Her imprisonment is another in the long list of crimes by the callous and cruel Zionist occupiers of Palestine. | Khitam Saafin is among those who stand in the forefront of the Palestinian women’s movement and is a tireless organizer for social and national liberation. She has spoken at many international venues on th…
fightbacknews.org/2020/11/18/demand-imme…

Sour grapes: Pompeo’s vineyard visit met with Palestinian protests
Akram Al-Waara | middleeasteye.net | 2020-11-18
Sour grapes: Pompeo’s vineyard visit met with Palestinian protests | Palestinians who have been locked out of their land by Israeli settlers rail against secretary of state’s controversial visit to Psagot | Akram Al-Waara | Wed, 11/18/2020 – 13: 03 | Palestinians demonstrate near the Israeli settlement of Psagot against the visit by Mike Pompeo (AFP) | Thundering booms and clouds of smoke adorned the entrance to…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palest…

Syrian Foreign Minister Muallem Was a Multipolar Visionary
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-18
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem passed away earlier this week, but his multipolar vision will be remembered forever. The Arab Republic’s top diplomat previously served as his country’s Ambassador to the US from 1990-1999 prior to becoming Assistant Foreign Minister …
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Video: Silent Retreat of Neo-Ottoman Forces from Syria
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-18
In October and the first half of November, the war in Syria remained in a relatively calm phase, which was not marked by any active military actions of the sides involved in the conflict. Nonetheless, this period demonstrated several trends …
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Robert Fisk had True Independence of Mind
Robert Fisk | zcomm.org | 2020-11-18
Which is Why He Angered Governments and Parts of the Media…
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Brazil: Supreme Court Rules Out Lula’s Motion on Guaruja Case
telesurenglish.net | 2020-11-18
Brazil’s Supreme Court (STJ) Tuesday rejected unanimously former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s (2003-2011) appeal regarding the sentence on the Guaruja Triplex case which led to his arrest between April 2018 and November 2019. | RELATED: | Brazil: Bolsonaro Questions Vote Count System After Defeat | The decisions was voted down by ministers Felix Fischer, Joao Otavio de Noronha, Reynaldo Soares da Fonseca, and Ribeiro Dantas. | Lula’s defense team called for a change in th…
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court shoots down Trump campaign claims of blocking Philadelphia election observers
rt.com | 2020-11-18
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has rejected allegations by President Donald Trump’s campaign team that election observers in Philadelphia were deprived of “meaningful access” to the polls, overturning a lower court’s ruling. | The state’s liberal-leaning Supreme Court ruled 5-2 against Trump’s lawsuit on Tuesday, rebuffing claims that local election officials barred Republican poll-watchers from standing close enough to the vote-counting process to see what was happening. | “We conclude the [Philadelphia County Board of Elections] did not act contrary to law… during the precanvassing and canvassing proces…
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Why Biden will keep the US-imposed Cold War rolling
Vijay Prashad | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-11-18
Will US foreign policy change significantly under the incoming Biden administration? Vijay Prashad argues that this is unlikely, especially with regard to the Cold War on China…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/11/18/why-biden…

Amazon is censoring: We need your help to distribute this book!
Editor | workers.org | 2020-11-18
“Capitalism on a Ventilator” is a new anthology comparing the effective Chinese response to COVID-19 to the disastrous response in the U.S. This book pushes back against the racist anti-China campaign in U.S. media. However, Amazon is currently censoring the book’s distribution. We need your support to get the book . . . | Continue reading Amazon is censoring: We need your help to distribute this book! at Workers.org…
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British Medical Journal accuses UK government of the “suppression of science”
wsws.org | 2020-11-18
The COVID-19 pandemic and the British ruling class’ criminal “herd immunity” response has created a humanitarian disaster.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/18/bmja…

US Security Agency Accused of Spying on European Private Companies
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-18
A new cyber espionage scandal involving American intelligence agencies is being revealed — this time in Europe. Government’s ministries and Danish private companies were targets of US espionage, according to a recent report by an anonymous informer. The US National …
globalresearch.ca/us-security-agency-acc…

Cyber-Espionage: US Security Agency Accused of Spying on European Private Companies
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-18
A new cyber espionage scandal involving American intelligence agencies is being revealed — this time in Europe. Government’s ministries and Danish private companies were targets of US espionage, according to a recent report by an anonymous informer. The US National …
globalresearch.ca/us-security-agency-acc…

The Shrinking Middle Class: an Interview With David Roediger
John Kendall Hawkins | counterpunch.org | 2020-11-18
In the recently released The Sinking Middle Class: A Political History, David Roediger floats the Marxist-driven notion that the American Middle Class is a misery-filled achievement, producing more Bartleby the Scriveners than East up-moving Jeffersons, and is not worth saving. He explores the language of classification and definition used by politicians and the media to…
counterpunch.org/2020/11/18/the-shrinkin…

Faurecia auto parts workers join calls for national shutdown to stop the spread of COVID-19 and save lives
wsws.org | 2020-11-18
Workers at the Faurecia plant in Saline, Michigan, southwest of Detroit, contacted the World Socialist Web Site over the weekend to expose the way in which their company suppresses information about the spread of disease.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/18/glad…

The anti-Semitism witch-hunt and the failure of Corbynism
wsws.org | 2020-11-18
This speech was delivered by Socialist Equality Party National Secretary Chris Marsden to a public meeting titled, “The Blairites’ anti-Semitism witch-hunt and the failure of Corbynism,” held on November 15, 2020.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/18/corb…

Socialist Party’s Moe Manir expels London Bus Drivers Rank-and-File Safety Committee leader from Facebook group
wsws.org | 2020-11-18
The Socialist Party promotes the dangerous illusion that mass pressure from below can transform the unions into fighting organisations. But in every country the trade unions respond to mass pressure from workers by deepening their collusion with the companies and the state, and by stamping out any semblance of democracy.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/18/sopa…

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Order That Has Already Led to ‘Illegal’ Expulsion of 13,000 Unaccompanied Children
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-11-18
“Today’s ruling is a critical step in halting the Trump administration’s unprecedented and illegal attempt to expel children under the thin guise of public health.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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The “Use of the Armed Forces” in America under a National Emergency. Repeal of the Posse Comitatus Act
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-18
Unrestricted & Arbitrary Powers conferred to the President & Vice President…
globalresearch.ca/the-use-of-the-armed-f…

Trump Bruited Strike on Iran Civilian Nuclear Facilities, Which May Kill as Many as Did Nuclear Bombing of Hiroshima
Prof. Juan Cole | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-18
Eric Schmitt, Maggie Haberman, David E. Sanger, Helene Cooper and Lara Jakes at the New York Times get the scoop. Their sources in the White House tell them that last Thursday, in a meeting with his senior advisers, Trump abruptly …
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With the Election Over, Congress Must Remember the Rest of the World
Phyllis Bennis | commondreams.org | 2020-11-18
Even a lame-duck Congress must remember their actions have global consequences too. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Anti-Abortion protesters get special treatment from the police
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-11-18
Minneapolis, Louisville, Kenosha, Portland–these cities, among others, have all seen police respond with violence to protests for racial justice this year. However, anti-abortion protesters almost never elicit a police response, even with their long history of violence at clinics.
therealnews.com/anti-abortion-protesters…

A survivor speaks: ‘I had to defend myself’
| workers.org | 2020-11-18
EDITOR NOTES: I first met Wendy Howard when I joined the No Justice Under Capitalism Coalition in spring 2020. She attended many of its demonstrations demanding mass release of prisoners due to the COVID epidemic. Later I found out Wendy was facing felony murder charges for killing her physically and . . . | Continue reading A survivor speaks: ‘I had to defend myself’ at Workers.org…
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Situation critical as COVID-19 spreads through US auto plants
wsws.org | 2020-11-18
Workers are daily reporting the spread of COVID-19 cases in auto plants, with an apparent major outbreak now reported at the Ford Avon Lake, Ohio facility.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/18/ford…

MoU inked between Allameh Tabataba’i, D-8 Intl Universities
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-18
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) — A memorandum of understanding on joint educational cooperation was inked between presidents of Allameh Tabataba’i University and D-8 International University.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166039/MoU-inked-be…

Was Jair Bolsonaro Right about the Plot?
Bolton | indybay.org | 2020-11-18
If you’re paranoid, it doesn’t mean you aren’t being followed. As it turned out, that thesis is fully applicable to President Bolsonaro.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/17/1883851…

Herbert Marcuse and the End of Utopia
Megan Sherman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-18
“Even among bourgeois economists, there is hardly a serious thinker who will deny that it is possible, by means of currently existing material and intellectual forces of production, to put an end to hunger and poverty, and that the present …
globalresearch.ca/marcuse-end-utopia/572…

Why A 58-day vigil Is Going On Outside The Governor’s House
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-18
Demonstrators gathered outside the Executive Mansion on Sunday to demand that Gov. Roy Cooper use his powers of pardon and clemency to protect people who are incarcerated during the pandemic. | Members of Decarcerate Now NC, a coalition of organizations which say they’re working to end to mass incarceration, have been holding daily vigils outside the governor’s mansion since Election Day and plan to continue through Jan. 1, when Cooper begins his second term. That’s a total of 58 days. | “We stand vigil to bring attention to your Administration’s ongoing failure to prioritize and appropriately protect Black lives…
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UN officials assess needs at camps for refugees from Ethiopia’s Tigray region
news.un.org | 2020-11-18
Senior UN officials have conducted a two-day mission to southeastern Sudan, where some 30,000 Ethiopians have found refuge after fleeing ongoing fighting between national and regional forces in Tigray province, the world body reported on Wednesday.
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Biden’s Transition Team Is Filled with War Profiteers, Beltway Chickenhawks, and Corporate Consultants
Kevin Gosztola | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-18
An eye-popping array of corporate consultants, war profiteers, and national security hawks have been appointed by President-elect Joe Biden to agency review teams that will set the agenda for his administration. A substantial percentage of them worked in the United …
globalresearch.ca/biden-transition-team-…

French workers in revolt
wsws.org | 2020-11-18
In December 1995, David Walsh traveled to Europe as part of an international team of reporters to provide on-the-spot coverage of the massive strike wave in France. We are re-posting the series of articles today.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/18/revo…