Daily Archives: November 22, 2020

2020-11-22: Social Media Postees

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Northeastern University Police profile and brutalize 13-year-old in Boston
Liberation Staff | liberationnews.org | 2020-11-22
A 13-year-old child was profiled, thrown to the ground and handcuffed by two plainclothes Northeastern University police officers.
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The Yemen “Civil War” Arms Bonanza. Mammoth Weapons Sales to UAE, Saudi Arabia and Israel
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-22
“Making billions from arms exports which fuel the conflict while providing a small fraction of that in aid to Yemen is both immoral and incoherent.” So thundered Oxfam’s Yemen Country Director, Muhsin Siddiquey after consulting figures from the Stockholm Peace …
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An American Amazon?
Susanna Hecht | counterpunch.org | 2020-11-22
When the American gunboat “Wilmington” steamed through the Amazon in 1899 with a secret US-Bolivian treaty aimed at “Americanizing” the Acrean territory, (Bolivian at the time) the Brazilians, though outraged, were not exactly surprised. The antecedents to the “Wilmington” affair– and the revolutionary response to it, lay in a set of long-held schemes, conceptions and…
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The US’ Support Of Tibetan Splittism Is Troublesome
Andrew Korybko | thealtworld.com | 2020-11-22
This is a very unfriendly move which hints that the President pays credence to Sangay’s claims of leading a so-called “government in exile”. In effect, it amounts to tacit support for his political agenda and hints that the US no longer abides by its One China policy. | The White House hosted Lobsang Sangay, the head of the self-proclaimed Tibet “government in exile”, on Friday. The media reported that it was the first time in six decades that the US government has don…
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A New Cold War Could Be Just Around the Corner
Editor | scheerpost.com | 2020-11-22
Antonio R. Villaraigosa / CC BY-NC 2.0] By Cassandra Stimpson and Holly Zhang / TomDispatch War: what is it good for? Apparently, in Washington’s world of think tanks, the answer is: the bottom line. In fact, as the Biden presidency approaches, an era of great-power competition between the United States and China is already taken for granted inside the Washington Beltway. Much less well known are… | Source…
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Germany: The “Dictatorship of Democracy” Secretly Transformed into an “Open Dictatorship”
Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-22
Auf Deutsch: | Das Lied der Deutschen gilt fàºr das gemeine Volk nicht mehr | The German national anthem, as a state symbol, was protected from denigration in a special way. But for months it has been dragged deeper and deeper …
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Federal police raid CFMEU offices
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-11-23
The federal government’s war on unions continues with the Australian Federal Police raid on CFMEU officals in Sydney. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Protest demands an end to strip searches in NSW
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-11-23
Rachel Evans reports on a protest outside Silverwater Correctional Services to demand an end to strip searches on female detainees.
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Saudi begging for role in possible talks with Iran
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-22
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Repeating baseless accusations against Iran Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said that Riyadh should be part of any future talks.
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The War Crimes of Bush and Blair — Afghanistan and Iraq
Rod Driver | zcomm.org | 2020-11-22
For all practical purposes, Iraq has now been destroyed. It no longer exists as a single country and has disintegrated into regional power bases, with widespread ethnic cleansing in each region…
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A. Ocasio-Cortez Addresses Failure of U.S. Gov’t to Address Poverty
repost | indybay.org | 2020-11-22
As New York Congressperson Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated to an empty congressional room, on YouTube, the Senate broke for a holiday week while the workingclass of the USA starves. See www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNBeI-G3eQQ&#038… and www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/20/bre…
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Here are 10 things Joe Biden can do immediately to create a safer, better world
Medea Benjamin | salon.com | 2020-11-22
Much of Trump’s foreign policy has been conducted by executive order — Biden can undo the worst of it right away…
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Here’s an easy lasagna you can make in a skillet using jarred sauce and no-boil pasta
Ashlie D. Stevens | salon.com | 2020-11-22
This hearty dish, bursting with fresh greens and bright pops of citrus, comes together in 45 minutes…
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Israeli jets strike Gaza after rocket fire hits factory
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-11-22
Israeli jets strike Gaza after rocket fire hits factory | Israel and Hamas trade blame for fire exchanged over Gaza just a week after similar strikes | MEE and agencies | Sun, 11/22/2020 – 10: 30 | Smoke rises over Gaza buildings after an Israeli air strike on 22 November 2020 (Reuters) | Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday morning after rockets from the blockaded territory hit an Isra…
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Imprisoned spy Jonathan Pollard flying to Israel after US parole ends
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-11-22
Imprisoned spy Jonathan Pollard flying to Israel after US parole ends | Cold War spy passed on information about American intelligence agencies to Israel | MEE staff | Sun, 11/22/2020 – 09: 30 | Jonathan Pollard spent 30 years in prison for spying for Israel (AFP) | The spy Jonathan Pollard, who was jailed for spying against the United States in the 1980s, has been cleared to fly to Israel, where he will be welcomed by th…
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Parties unite to call for Pat Finucane killing public inquiry
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-11-22
Four political parties in the north of Ireland have united to call for a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. | Mr Finucane, 39, was murdered by loyalist terrorists in front of his family in 1989 amid claims of collusion with state security forces. | In February last year, the Supreme Court ruled that investigations into the fatal shooting of the solicitor have not been effective and fell short of international human rights standards. | BREAKING: Letter from the four parties to Brandon Lewis calling on the British Government to hold a public inquiry into the killing of human rights l…
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Parties unite to call for Pat Finucane killing public inquiry
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-11-22
Four political parties in the north of Ireland have united to call for a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. | Mr Finucane, 39, was murdered by loyalist terrorists in front of his family in 1989 amid claims of collusion with state security forces. | In February last year, the Supreme Court ruled that investigations into the fatal shooting of the solicitor have not been effective and fell short of international human rights standards. | BREAKING: Letter from the four parties to Brandon Lewis calling on the British Government to hold a public inquiry into the killing of human rights l…
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Facebook Censorship and the Atlantic Council
Jonathan Sigrist | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-22
What very few people know is that Facebook was officially partnering with the Atlantic Council in the form of an “election partnership […] to prevent [their] service from being abused during elections.” Indeed, the US midterm elections are only a couple of weeks away, so the Atlantic Council and its Digital Forensic Research Lab are now going at it with full force,…
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Vaccine Access Advocates Cautiously Optimistic As G20 Summit Ends With Pledge to ‘Spare No Effort’ to Ensure Widespread Distribution
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-11-22
World leaders expressed cautious optimism about widespread coronavirus vaccine access as the virtual G20 summit wrapped up with a final statement from the world’s 20 largest economies, expressing that the countries would make sure vaccines are distributed equitably across the globe. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
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Guaido’s Team Told To Comply With UK Court Order In Gold Litigation
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-22
London – According to the London-based legal firm Zaiwalla & Co., Guaido’s lawyers sought to argue during an administrative hearing held on Thursday at the London Commercial High Court that they were unable to produce the £400.000 ($529.000) required because of the sanctions in place against Venezuela by the United States. | The BCV counsellor noted that the losing side only raised the issue of the sanctions after the October 20 payment deadline had passed, so judge Sara Cockerill warned them that they should find better excuses, or they will be in “all sort of trouble” for failing to comply with a UK…
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On Contact: Covid-19 And America’s Health Care Crisis
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-22
On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to Dr. Margaret Flowers about the Covid-19 pandemic and the catastrophic response to the public health crisis under America’s for-profit healthcare system. Without national coordination, or universal and free national health care, Americans are faced with uneven or absent care due to hospital closures, reductions in hospital beds and services. Lawmakers and hospital administrators compete to purchase basic supplies leading manufacturers to hike prices.
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CORE Nigeria: “We Will Fight For Our Total Liberation”
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-22
Nigeria – On 3 October, a young man was killed by the police in Ughelli, a town in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. A video of this incidence was circulated by residents of the city on WhatsApp and also posted on Twitter. This sparked the #EndSARS revolt of youths in the country, which was drowned in blood with the massacre of at least 36 people on 20 October. The bulk of these was at the Lekki tollgate, in Lagos state — one of the two main centres of the uprising in that mega-city where one-tenth of the country’s population resides.
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Guatemala’s Congress Burns Amid Mass Protest
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-22
Guatemalans have taken to the streets for a national protest in rejection of President Alejandro Giammattei, and to demand that he veto the controversial general budget for 2021, approved by lawmakers on November 18. | A fire broke out at the Congress in the capital city, though the main protest groups maintain that the people have continued to demonstrate peacefully in the central square which is surrounded by riot police. They warn that infiltrated groups have burned down the Congress, serving as a distraction from the popular calls in rejection of corruption.
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Biden Could Enact Medicare For All By Executive Action
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-22
Journalist David Dayen presented a convincing case Tuesday that President-elect Joe Biden, once sworn into office come January, would have the legal authority to immediately provide complete Medicare coverage to everyone in the country via executive action due to the Covid-19 pandemic–though the very serious question remains: would he? | During the primary season in March, Biden said he would veto a Medicare for All bill should one ever reach his desk, but with the coronavirus infection rate surging–and some scenarios projecting an overall death toll as high as 360,000 by the time the inauguration tak…
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Video: Azerbaijani Troops Enter First of Districts that Are Set to be Returned Under Karabakh Deal
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-22
Late on November 19, Azerbaijani troops started entering the district of Agdam in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Agdam is one of the districts surrounding the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic that Azerbaijan lost to Armenian forces after …
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Saturday 11/21: Town Hall on Indigenous Rights, Sovereignty, and Self Determination
CIRRG | indybay.org | 2020-11-22
Online town hall…
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Compromiso desde la Amazonía: La Carta de Mocoa
reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras | indybay.org | 2020-11-22
Compromiso desde la Amazonía: | La Carta de Mocoa…
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Enlaces de Red Latina sin fronteras 23.11.2020
Red Latina sin fronteras | indybay.org | 2020-11-22
ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 23.11.2020 | comunicaciones e información para la liberación…
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Protest for the 46 Million #NoThanks
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2020-11-22
This November we will take action to elevate the stories of the 46 million turkeys who are killed for Thanksgiving.
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Twelve deaths at Oakland’s Mercy Retirement and Care Center
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-11-22
Coronavirus Covid-19 Ravages Oakland’s Mercy Retirement and Care Center:…
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Saturday 12/12: Virtual Festival Celebration of International Human Rights Day
International Human Rights Art Festival | indybay.org | 2020-11-22
Virtual event…
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The Colossal Problem of Publicly Funded Vaccines in Private Hands
Michael Hiltzik | zcomm.org | 2020-11-22
As Pfizer and Moderna prepare to roll out their COVID 19 vaccines, the problems associated with publicly funded vaccines in the hands of private companies are already on the horizon, as the drug industry seeks to control global efforts for a cure…
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Veteran voice actor Changiz Jalilvand passes away
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-22
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Renowned Iranian voice actor Changiz Jalilvand passed away in Tehran on Sunday at the age of 80.
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Climate Action Nonprofit Launches ‘Clean Creatives’ Campaign Aimed at Pressuring PR and Ad Firms to Cut Ties With Fossil Fuel Clients
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-11-22
A new campaign unveiled this weekend by the nonprofit organization Fossil Free Media aims to expand on the goals of the fossil fuel divestment movement, cutting into oil and gas companies’ profit margins through their public relations and ad campaigns. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
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Fighting Disinformation: Maybe Reporters Can Try Putting Big Budget Numbers in Contexts that Make Them Understandable
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2020-11-22
Margaret Sullivan, the Washington Post’s media columnist, had a good piece on how reporters can try to combat the nonsense that right-wing politicians and media sources are spewing. I would like to add one item to her list, writing big budget numbers in ways that are meaningful to readers. While this seems stupidly simple, for …
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Syrian president appoints new Foreign Minister
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-22
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Syrian president appointed Faisal Mekdad as the new foreign minister and Bashar Jaafari as the country’s permanent representative to the UN.
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Resistance cinema should portray global oppression
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-22
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — American documentarian and Press TV anchor Marzieh Hashemi said that the Resistance International Film Festival brings together the currents of resistance in the world.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166200/Resistance-c…

Lockdown To Stop The Keystone XL Pipeline
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-22
Live from Sovereign Oceti Sakowin Territory in so-called Haakon county, South Dakota at one of many active and illegal KXL Crude Oil Pipeline Pump Stations. Illegal Construction on Treaty Lands. | Protectors have notified officials and filed a complaint about the unlawful construction and peace treaty violations.. but nothing has been done. The desecration & disrespect continues. | So what do we do when our leaders don’t act, don’t protect us and sell us out? We stand up and speak up. Peaceful resistance is the only thing we have left.
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Iran’s exports to EU hit a 13% growth in nine months
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-22
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – Iran’s export of non-oil products to the European Union registered a 13 percent hike in the nine months of the current year in 2020 (from Jan. to Sept).
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“Glauber, Claro” to be displayed in Iran’s “Cinema Verite”
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-22
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — César Meneghetti’s bio-documentary “Glauber, Claro” will be displayed in the portrait section of the 14th Iran International Documentary Film Festival “Cinema Verite”.
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Iran exports $100,000 worth of sedans to Spain: IRICA
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-22
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran said that $100,000 worth of passenger cars were exported from the country to Spain last year (ended March 20, 2020).
en.mehrnews.com/news/166207/Iran-exports…

Iron ore pellet output volume up 15% in seven months
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-22
TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) — Production of iron ore pellet by major domestic mining and mineral companies registered a 15 percent growth in the first seven months of the current year (from March 21 to Oct. 22) as compared to the last year’s corresponding…
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Zarif congratulates new Syrian FM on his election
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-22
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister congratulated Faisal Mekdad on his election as the new Syrian FM on Sunday.
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Hospital Bills Amid the Pandemic Are Outrageous. Medicare for All Is the Fix
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-11-22
Hospitals in the United States charge patients as much as 1,800% more than their costs amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study. | The 100 most expensive hospitals in the United States charge between $1,129 and $1,808 for every $100 of their costs, according to a study by National Nurses United, the largest nurses union in the country. | Overall…
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‘Letter to Corbyn’ mesmerised us. Now, he’s responded
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-11-22
A tribute song to Jeremy Corbyn has officially entered the UK top 25 of the download charts. Its success shows several things — not least among them being the strength of public feeling towards the former Labour leader. And now, Corbyn himself has responded to the song. | Corbyn on Letter to Corbyn : | Poet and rapper Craft-D released his track Letter to Corbyn on 14 November. The track started life as a straight to social media upload. But as Letter to Corbyn quickly engaged people, Craft-D decided to rele…
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The New Deal and Self-destructive Donald Trump
Michael Ferschke and Charlie Post | indybay.org | 2020-11-22
After the stock market crash of 1929, capitalism was hit by its worst depression to date. The U.S. economy was similarly hard hit as the German economy. From 1929 to 1932 industrial production halved and in a chain reaction over 5000 banks went bankrupt. Farmers’ incomes shrank by 70 percent, unemployment rose to 25 percent, and there were no welfare state measures to cushion the misery.
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Priti Patel is at the centre of another growing storm
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-11-22
Priti Patel is involved in yet another growing scandal. This time it involves the deportation of people to Jamaica right before Christmas. Sadly, this story is now becoming all too familiar. | Another Jamaican deportation flight: | The Morning Star reported that on 2 December the Home Office…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/11/22/prit…

Poverty in Iraq’s Basra rises to record 40%
Al-Thawra | indybay.org | 2020-11-22
The Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) has warned that the Iraqi city and governorate of Basra is suffering from an increasingly high poverty rate, with almost 40 per cent of residents now living below the poverty line.
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The Rain on Our Yes-We-Now-Have-a-Vaccine! Parade
Sam Pizzigati | commondreams.org | 2020-11-22
What could be better than a drug that can stop Covid? A society that doesn’t let some make billions off a drug millions can’t access | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
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Iran’s resistance drove US away from its strategic position
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-22
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major says the Islamic Revolution’s resistance power has managed to weaken the US’ strategic position.
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López Obrador dice en G20 que atenderse salud sin afán de lucro y ayudar a pobres
Xinhua News Agency | peoplesworld.org | 2020-11-22
MEXICO–El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, dijo este sábado en la cumbre virtual del Grupo de los 20 (G20) que la enfermedad del nuevo coronavirus (COVID-19) ha dejado “lecciones importantes”, entre ellas que la salud debe atenderse sin afán de lucro y que la reactivación económica debe empezar por ayudar a los pobres. …
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The American Herald Tribune Arises From The Ashes
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-22
The American Herald Tribune (AHT) is back. We escaped the treacherous wrath of notorious thought police agencies including the US Department of Justice, the FBI, the CIA as well as a few of their media front operations including CNN, the Washington Post, and Bloomberg News. With a slip and a slide and a pirouette or two we danced out of the clutches of the US Dark State and re-emerged at .ca, ahtribune.ca. | There are many very strange and menacing things going on with the Justin Trudeau government in my home country.
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Sunday 11/22: Gratitude in Remembering Plymouth, Benjamin Mertz, Guest Skyline Church
Skyline Church | indybay.org | 2020-11-22
Online at Skyline Church via Zoom…
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Standing by a Radical Chávez
Rafael Uzcátegui | zcomm.org | 2020-11-22
A key figure from the newly-formed Popular Revolutionary Alternative talks about his expectations for the upcoming parliamentary elections…
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Good news for herd immunity: New study suggests coronavirus immunity could last more than 6 months
Matthew Rozsa | salon.com | 2020-11-22
Previous studies have cast doubt on how long coronavirus immunity lasts after infection and recovery…
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Saturday 12/12: Human Rights Day 2020: Racial Justice & Human Rights in the 21st Century
United Nations Assoc. San Francisco | indybay.org | 2020-11-22
Online event…
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Iran ready to transfer medical experience to Iraq
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-22
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — The Cultural Attaché of the Embassy of Iran and the former Prime Minister of Iraq conferred on the expansion of bilateral cultural and scientific relations on Sunday.
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When Fascists Roam The Streets, Staying Home Isn’t An Option
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-22
The Million MAGA March in Washington, D.C. on November 14th has become a flashpoint about how the Left should respond to the far-Right in a post-2020 election terrain. Footage distorted to fit a narrative of unprovoked violence against conservatives, Proud Boys employing specific fighting tactics to down as many people as possible; police splitting up crowds, standing with riot shields facing only one way, conveniently absent once the Proud Boys found the antifascists. Much of the conversation, however, has centered on the conflict between showing up or staying in.
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People Are Rising Up Against The Elites, So Should We
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-22
This weekend, ten thousand people took to the streets in Guatemala to protest the President and Congress over a proposed budget, the largest in its history, that cuts funds for health care and education as poverty rises, and provides slush funds to politicians and governments. In Colombia, the people held a national strike to protest their violent, right-wing government. In Peru, protests against a right-wing power grab have ousted one appointed president and people are demanding a new government and constitution.
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“The Prison within the Prison”: Lockdown and Social Distancing in America’s Prisons
Prison Radio | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-22
Our people inside are robbed of privacy, autonomy, safety, and human contact; why would their health in a pandemic be any different? Because of the poor standards and oversight of prison conditions in the U.S., each facility is largely responsible …
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57 Years Since 11/22/63 Kennedy Assassination
Never Forgive, Never Forget | indybay.org | 2020-11-22
We managed to get rid of the worst president in memory, Nazi Trump, in this year’s election, but the nuclear holocaust threat remains. Instructive to all in public speaking and war & peace as a basic issue is Pres. John Kennedy’s speech on 6/10/63 at American University, now on Youtube, at www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZsG4qbw_tY&#038…
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Outrage at ‘normalisation’ photo of Egyptian singer with Israeli celebrities in UAE
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-11-22
Outrage at ‘normalisation’ photo of Egyptian singer with Israeli celebrities in UAE | Egypt’s Mohammed Ramadan sparks criticism after attendance at event with Israeli public figures in Dubai | MEE staff | Sun, 11/22/2020 – 16: 04 | (L-R) Omer Adam, Mohamed Ramadan and Hamad al-Mazrouie (Twitter) | Egyptian singer and actor Mohamed Ramadan has sparked a social media backlash after his image with two Israeli celebrities in…
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Benefits of Cap and Trade Often Elude Communities Hit Hard by Air Pollution
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-11-22
Growing up in North Richmond, California, Denny Khamphanthong didn’t think much of the siren that wailed once a month, every first Wednesday at 11 a.m. The alarm is a test of the community’s emergency warning system, which has alerted residents to numerous incidents over the years at the nearby Chevron oil refinery. One accident there — a 2012 fire [md…
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Climate change: How fast are sea levels actually rising?
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-11-22
According to earlier research, the rate at which sea levels were rising globally was 3.2 millimeters per year. Recent studies point to an accelerating rise in sea levels…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/11/22/climate-c…

The Heat: APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting
Mike Walter | america.cgtn.com | 2020-11-22
Leaders from APEC, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group, have pledged to work toward free and open trade to revive economies battered by the coronavirus pandemic. A virtual gathering of APEC economic leaders wrapped up Friday, with member nations calling for economic integration and closer cooperation …
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Tuesday 11/24: Police Reforms Before Santa Cruz City Council
Santa Cruz Police News | indybay.org | 2020-11-22
Santa Cruz City Council Meeting (online): | ecm.cityofsantacruz.com/OnBaseAgendaOnli…
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Institutionalizing resistance Resistance FilmFest’s function
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-22
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) –The Cinema Organization of Iran director said institutionalizing the social concept of resistance is one of the functions of 16th Resistance International Film Festival.
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Shooting in US leaves 2 killed, 2 injured on Saturday
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-22
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Two people were killed and two others wounded after a shooting Saturday night in Nebraska, police said.
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Around the World in 8 minutes: Strike in Colombia
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-11-22
Mobilizations will continue in Colombia over the next couple of days to demand an end to Ivan Duque’s anti-people policies and against the lack of political will to address the urgent and pressing issue of violence against communities.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/11/22/around-th…

US sanctions on Iran stand as an obstacle to any constructive engagement in West Asia
Abdul Rahman | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-11-22
The relentless maximum pressure campaign of the Trump administration against Iran which is continuing even after his electoral loss will be tough for a Biden administration to reverse, assuming there is the will to do so…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/11/22/us-sancti…

Elections Proved Americans Are Done With The Drug War
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-22
Something seismic happened in this election and it has nothing to do with Joe Biden winning. And yes, Joe Biden did indeed win. I’m sorry for those of you Trump fans who believe the election was rigged against him. It simply wasn’t. | Yes, millions of Americans were indeed purged from the voter rolls — but they were mostly people of color. So if MAGA Nation are waiting for those votes to be counted, then Trump will actually do even worse. And I honestly don’t care if you’re thinking, “But I saw a video on Tik-Tok of someone burning a ballot and then smothering it in hot sauce and eating it.”
popularresistance.org/elections-proved-a…

First Person: Four years on, hopes of return still distant for refugee pianist
news.un.org | 2020-11-22
When UN News first interviewed award-winning Palestinian pianist Aeham Ahmad in 2016, he was a recent arrival in Germany, having fled a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria. Four years on, he wants to return home, but accepts that his chances are slim.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/11/1…

Dead Before Christmas
Ed Yong | zcomm.org | 2020-11-22
As U.S. Passes 250K COVID Deaths, Healthcare Workers Brace for Holiday Surge…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/dead-before-christ…

UN Chief Warns of Worst Famine in Decades in Yemen
Press TV | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-11-22
United Nations chief warned on Friday that war-torn Yemen is in imminent danger of the world’s worst famine in decades.
dissidentvoice.org/2020/11/un-chief-warn…

What If the Whole of Modern American History You Know Is Wrong? And What of COVID-19?
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-11-22
Bill SARDI | I know Americans young and old haven’t the time to listen to the late Professor Antony C. Sutton’s 39-minute interview that runs counter to what has been taught in school about America, the land of the free. Modern history schoolbooks portray the U.S. as a hero country that saved millions from despots that dominated foreign lands. | So, allow me to summarize what Dr. Sutton said a few years ago: US industry was behind the re-arming of Russia — -the “cold war” was contrived; and U.S. companies financially and industrially b…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/11/22/wh…

Iran to operate 174 IR-M2 centrifuges at Natanz facility
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-22
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Iran’s Permanent Representative to International Organizations Kazem Gharibabadi says the country will operate 174 advanced IR-M2 centrifuges at Natanz nuclear facility.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166204/Iran-to-oper…

Trump’s United States looks more and more like a banana republic
M Kilian, H Wetzer and C Zaschke | indybay.org | 2020-11-22
“The country that was once an exemplary democracy is becoming a Third World banana republic,” he says.For a week now, Joe Biden has been declared the winner of the election and future president. But the loser and previous incumbent Donald Trump refuses to acknowledge this. Trump claims he won the election and Biden wants to take the victory away from him. Trump calls the votes that cast for him “legal.”
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/22/1883861…

Razavi Khorasan-Afghanistan economic commission to be held
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-22
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — An official from Razavi Khorasan Governorate said the province’s joint economic coop. commission with Afghanistan is to be held in Mashhad to facilitate mutual economic ties.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166187/Razavi-Khora…

Which Coronavirus Policies Succeed, And Which Fail
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-11-22
According to an analysis by and in the New York Times on November 18th, which is headlined “States That Imposed Few Restrictions Now Have the Worst Outbreaks”, “Coronavirus cases are rising in almost every U.S. state. But the surge is worst now in places where leaders neglected to keep up forceful virus containment efforts or failed to implement basic measures like mask mandates in the first place, according to a New York Times analysis of data from the University of Oxford.” | At Strategic Culture, on May 21, I had published my own analysis, which was based u…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/11/22/wh…

Protesters torch Guatemala’s congress building amid unrest
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-11-22
Hundreds of protesters broke into Guatemala’s congress and burned part of the building on Saturday amid growing demonstrations against President Alejandro Giammattei and the legislature for approving a controversial budget that cut educational and health spending.The incident came as about 10,000 people were protesting in front of the National Palace in Guatemala City against corruption and the budget, which protesters say was negotiated and passed by legislators in secret while the Central American country was distracted by the fallout of back-to-back hurricanes and the Covid-19 pandemic.About 1,000 protesters w…
thecanary.co/global/2020/11/22/protester…

Wednesday 11/25: Virtual Thanksgiving: Free, Unlimited Zoom for COVID Safe Gatherings
ZOOM | indybay.org | 2020-11-22
Online via Zoom (free, no time limit on 11/26)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/21/1883860…

Police seize over 1 ton of narcotics in Isfahan province
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-22
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — The police forces of Isfahan province in central Iran have seized over 1 ton of illicit drugs in a single operation.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166203/Police-seize…

Jacksonville demands: ‘Justice for Devon Gregory Tillman!’
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-11-22
Jacksonville, FL – Over 200 people gathered on the westside of Jacksonville, on the corner of San Juan and Cassett Avenues, to celebrate the life of Devon Gregory Tillman, along with protesting against his death at the hands of the police. Devon Gregory Tillman was an 18-year-old African American worker who was murdered by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office earlier this week during a traffic stop. Police surrounded the vehicle, pulling out Tillman’s two passengers before opening fire. Police fired 35 times into his car. | Devon’s family and community members, including the Jacksonville Community Action Committee,…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/11/21/jackson…

Guatemalan President Reviewing Budget, Which Slashed Healthcare Spending, After Outraged Protesters Set Fire to Legislative Building
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-11-22
“We are outraged by poverty, injustice, the way they have stolen the public’s money,” a psychology professor who attended the protests told the press. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
commondreams.org/news/2020/11/22/guatema…

Indonesia to study Iran’s proposal to build oil refinery
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-22
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Indonesia will study a proposal from Iran to build an oil refinery, as it seeks to expand its oil refining capacity by 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the next seven years.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166189/Indonesia-to…

Das Lied der Deutschen gilt fàºr das gemeine Volk nicht mehr
Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-22
Die deutsche Nationalhymne war als staatliches Symbol in besonderer Weise vor Verunglimpfung geschàºtzt. Doch seit Monaten wird sie von einer korrupten Politiker-Clique im Auftrag einer Milliardà§rs- und Macht-‚ÄûElite” immer tiefer in den Dreck gezogen und gilt nur noch fàºr sie, …
globalresearch.ca/das-lied-der-deutschen…

Germany: The “Dictatorship of Democracy” Secretly Transformed into an “Open Dictatorship”
Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-22
The German national anthem, as a state symbol, was protected from denigration in a special way. But for months it has been dragged deeper and deeper into the mud by a corrupt clique of politicians on behalf of a billionaire …
globalresearch.ca/song-germans-no-longer…

Tyson Exploits Consumers Just Like Its Animals and the Workers Who Raise Them
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-11-22
The actions of the U.S. meat industry throughout the pandemic have brought to light the true corruption and waste that are inherent within our food system. Despite a new wave of rising COVID-19 cases, the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently submitted a proposal to further increase slaughter line speeds by 25 percent, which are already far too fast and highly dangerous. It’s evident that the industry will e…
truthout.org/articles/tyson-exploits-con…

Pandemia’s Norm: Wars and Rumors of Wars
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-11-22
Welcome to the world of Pandemia. It is a place where a deadly virus pandemic spreads in an out-of-control fashion. Sheltering at home has led to widespread unemployment. With closed borders and reduced airline flights, international and some domestic travel are all but dead. Legislatures and judicial courts render their decisions over video-conferencing connections. People of all ages die without being able to physically say farewell to their loved ones. | Pandemia is a dark place, where modern medicine and public health are dismissed by the equivalents of alchemists and indulgence sellers of medieval times. Pan…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/11/22/pa…

Sixteen Mind-Blowing Facts About Who Really Killed John F. Kennedy
Carl Gibson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-22
Commemoration of the Assassination of JKF on November 22, 1963 | Government documents declassified after the passage of the JFK Records Act in 1992 prove that the official narrative is bull***t. There is overwhelming evidence implicating the CIA and other United …
globalresearch.ca/16-mind-blowing-facts-…

FODASUN holds webinar on Avicenna’s philosophy in West
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-22
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — The Foundation of Dialogue and Solidarity of United Nations held a webinar on “The Study of Ibn Sina’s Philosophy in the West” on Thursday, November 19.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166201/FODASUN-hold…

How Norway Built an Economy That Puts People First
Isabella Breda | commondreams.org | 2020-11-22
The national ethos of economic equity was decades in the making. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
commondreams.org/views/2020/11/22/how-no…

Iranian play ‘Labor’ to be performed in Red Curtain Intl Fest
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-22
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Iranian play ‘Labor’ will be performed on 28 and 29 November in the online international Red Curtain Theatre Festival.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166173/Iranian-play…

FBI and DOJ prepared takedown of “Iranian” American Herald Tribune website with years of legal chicanery
Gareth Porter | thegrayzone.com | 2020-11-21
The new powers claimed by the FBI to seize “Iranian” outlets could have serious implications for the basic American freedom to publish and access news and opinion The US Department of Justice announced on November 4 that it had seized the web domain of the American Herald Tribune (AHT), an alternative media outlet that published editorials criticizing US foreign policy. As The Grayzone previously reported, AHT printed articles primarily written by Americans under their own names, often as original content. …
thegrayzone.com/2020/11/20/fbi-justice-t…

FBI and DOJ prepared takedown of “Iranian” American Herald Tribune website with years of legal chicanery
Gareth Porter | thegrayzone.com | 2020-11-21
The new powers claimed by the FBI to seize “Iranian” outlets could have serious implications for the basic American freedom to publish and access news and opinion The US Department of Justice announced on October DATE it had seized the web domain of the American Herald Tribune (AHT), an alternative media outlet that published editorials criticizing US foreign policy. As The Grayzone reported, AHT published articles primarily written by Americans under their own names, often as original content. 128 other …
thegrayzone.com/2020/11/20/fbi-justice-t…

FBI and DOJ prepared takedown of ‘Iranian’ American Herald Tribune website with years of legal chicanery
Gareth Porter | thegrayzone.com | 2020-11-21
The new powers claimed by the FBI to seize “Iranian” outlets could have serious implications for the basic American freedom to publish and access news and opinion. The US Department of Justice announced on November 4 that it had seized the web domain of the American Herald Tribune (AHT), an alternative media outlet that published editorials criticizing US foreign policy. As The Grayzone previously reported, AHT printed articles primarily written by Americans under their own names, often as original content. …
thegrayzone.com/2020/11/20/fbi-justice-t…

Video: The Second Wave: Testing, Testing, “Covid is on the Rise”. Towards a Total Lockdown
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-21
| The Second Wave — Peter Koenig and Prof. Michel Chossudovsky from Global Research on Vimeo….
globalresearch.ca/video-the-second-wave-…

The Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic: The Real Danger is “Agenda ID2020”
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-21
WHO has most likely received orders from “above”, from those people who also manage Trump and the “leaders” (sic) of the EU, European Union. The final decision to go ahead NOW with COVID-19 pandemic, was taken in January 2020 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos – behind very much closed doors.
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-causes-eff…

New York Times Job Listing Shows How Western Propaganda Operates
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-11-21
Caitlin JOHNSTONE | People who are only just beginning to research what’s wrong with the world often hold an assumption that mainstream news reporters are just knowingly propagandizing people all the time. That they sit around scheming up ways to deceive their audiences into supporting war, oligarchy and oppression for the benefit of their plutocratic masters. | Once you’ve learned a bit more you realize it’s not quite happening that way. Most mainstream news reporters are not really witting propagandists–those are to be found more in plutocrat-funded think tanks and other narrative management firms, and in…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/11/21/ne…

New York Times Job Listing Shows How Western Propaganda Operates
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-11-21
People who are only just beginning to research what’s wrong with the world often hold an assumption that mainstream news reporters are just knowingly propagandizing people all the time. That they sit around scheming up ways to deceive their audiences into supporting war, oligarchy and oppression for the benefit of their plutocratic masters. | Once you’ve learned a bit more you realize it’s not quite happening that way. Most mainstream news reporters are not really witting propagandists–those are to be found more in plutocrat-funded think tanks and other narrative management firms, and in the opaque governmen…
thealtworld.com/caitlin_johnston/new-yor…

The Yemen Civil War Arms Bonanza
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-11-21
“Making billions from arms exports which fuel the conflict while providing a small fraction of that in aid to Yemen is both immoral and incoherent.” So thundered Oxfam’s Yemen Country Director, Muhsin Siddiquey after consulting figures from the Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) showing that members of the G20 have exported over $17 billion worth …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/11/the-yemen-civ…

Shocking New Figures Show How Much US Is Fueling Violence In Yemen
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-21
Despite presenting itself as a force for good and peace in the Middle East, the United States sells at least five times as much weaponry to Saudi Arabia than aid it donates to Yemen. The State Department constantly portrays itself as a humanitarian superpower with the welfare of the Yemeni people as its highest priority, yet figures released from the United Nations and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) show that since the war in Yemen began, the U.S. government has given $2.56 billion in aid to the country, but sold over $13 billion in high-tech weapons to Saudi Arabia, the leader of th…
popularresistance.org/shocking-new-figur…

West held humanitarian topics of Syria hostage: Khaji
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-21
TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) — The senior assistant to the Iranian foreign minister in special political affairs said that Western countries have held the humanitarian topics of Syria hostage to their political objectives.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166151/West-held-hu…

Ten Foreign Policy Fiascos Biden Can Fix On Day One
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-21
Donald Trump loves executive orders as a tool of dictatorial power, avoiding the need to work through Congress. But that works both ways, making it relatively easy for President Biden to reverse many of Trump’s most disastrous decisions. Here are ten things Biden can do as soon as he takes office. Each one can set the stage for broader progressive foreign policy initiatives, which we have also outlined. | 1)End the U.S. role in the Saudi-led war on Yemen and restore U.S. humanitarian aid to Yemen.
popularresistance.org/ten-foreign-policy…

Video: Factory Building in Israel’s Ashkelon Damaged After Rocket Launch From Gaza
sputniknews.com | 2020-11-21
Rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip are frequently reported in the area, with the latest incident described by the Israeli military on Sunday, 15 November. According to IDF, two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip toward central and sourthern Israel.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/2020112110812…

Protest Marks One Month Anniversary Of Lekki Massacre In Nigeria
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-21
Washington, DC – The End SAR Solidarity Network is mobilized DC area based activists to protest in front of the Embassy of Nigeria to demand justice for peaceful protestors in Nigeria who were massacred by the Nigerian army at Lekki toll gate on October 20, 2020 and demand an end to the continued repression of other activists. | On the 20th of October, 2020, the Nigerian army opened fire on peaceful protesters singing the Nigerian anthem and waving the Nigerian flag at Lekki tollgate, Alausa and other parts of Lagos.
popularresistance.org/protest-marks-one-…

A. Ocasio-Cortez Addresses Failure of U.S. Gov’t to Address Poverty
repost | indybay.org | 2020-11-21
As New York Congressperson Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated to an empty congressional room, on YouTube, the Senate broke for a holiday week while the workingclass of the USA starves. See www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNBeI-G3eQQ&#038… and www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/20/bre…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/21/1883860…

Why Indigenous activists are occupying the Hamptons until Thanksgiving
Loretta Graceffo | nationofchange.org | 2020-11-21
As a leader of Sovereignty Camp 2020, Shinnecock attorney Tela Troge discusses why they are protesting a lawsuit by New York state.
nationofchange.org/2020/11/21/why-indige…

Saturday 11/21: Town Hall on Indigenous Rights, Sovereignty, and Self Determination
CIRRG | indybay.org | 2020-11-21
Online town hall…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/21/1883860…

Destabilized By US Imperialism, Central America Faces Climate Catastrophes
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-21
At the moment, Central America is suffering from the acceleration of climate change fueled natural disasters. On the heels of the recent Hurricane Eta and a raging pandemic, Hurricane Iota has hit the region, predominantly impacting Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and black communities. The situation has been made worse by violent and corrupt governments supported by the United States. | Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities in Central America have long warned against climate change and environmental destruction caused by foreign-owned and operated extractivist projects.
popularresistance.org/destabilized-by-us…

Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia
wsws.org | 2020-11-21
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/21/labo…

The upcoming fights over COVID vaccine
Reese Erlich | zcomm.org | 2020-11-21
Who will be vaccinated first — and in what country?>…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-upcoming-fight…

The Korean War’s Forgotten Lessons on the Evil of Intervention
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-11-21
The secrecy and deceit surrounding U.S. war crimes has had catastrophic consequences in this century, writes James Bovard. | James BOVARD | This year is the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, a conflict from which Washington policymakers learned nothing. Almost 40,000 American soldiers died in that conflict, which should have permanently vaccinated the nation against the folly and evil of foreign intervention. Instead, the war was retroactively redefined. As President Barack Obama declared in 2013, “That war was no tie. Korea was a victory.” | The war began with what President Harry Truman claimed w…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/11/21/ko…

Anthrax To COVID: The Ongoing Anthrax Deception That Created The BioSecurity State & COVID-19
Whitney Webb | thealtworld.com | 2020-11-21
Joining me today is returning guest David Meiswinkle, President Executive Director of Lawyer’s Committee For 9/11 Inquiry. | On October 15th 2020, the Lawyer’s Committee For 9/11 Inquiry submitted a petition to the US Congress formally requesting a “redress of grievances regarding Federal Government misconduct related to…
thealtworld.com/whitney_webb/anthrax-to-…

The Nation’s New Crime Boss
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-21
The current president has done nothing to correct this underlying criminality. Indeed, he has exacerbated it by his personal corruption, his fostering of the inhumane treatment of migrants at the country’s southern border, his explicit support of racist, white nationalism and, arguably, his criminal mismanagement of the federal response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The incoming president, however, is deeply enmeshed in the vicious turpitude of Empire, a condition to which he has either actively contributed or passively countenanced during his thirty-six years in the Senate and his eight years as vice president.
popularresistance.org/the-nations-new-cr…

Senior Taliban Members Meet With US State Secretary in Doha, Spokesman Said
sputniknews.com | 2020-11-21
KABUL (Sputnik) – Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the chief of the Taliban political office, and Shaykh Mawlawi Abdulhakeem, the head of the movement’s team that negotiates with the Afghan government, met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Doha on Saturday, a group spokesman, Mohammad Naeem, said.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/2020112110812…

“Total Reset” is Wishful Thinking: The Daunting Task of Reordering US Foreign Policy
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-11-21
A new term has imposed itself on the conversation regarding the impending presidency of US President-elect, Joe Biden: “The Total Reset”. Many headlines have already promised that the Biden Presidency is ready to ‘reset’ US foreign policy across the globe, as if the matter is dependent solely on an American desire and decision. While a …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/11/total-reset-i…

Biggest trade deal in history excludes United States
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-11-21
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Beijing-based journalist Ian Goodrum about the recent signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership in Asia. The agreement includes countries representing one-third of the global GDP and population, yet excludes the United States. They discuss the implications the deal will have for the world economy.
thegrayzone.com/2020/11/20/biggest-trade…

At G20, Only India Is On Track to Meet Goals for Keeping Global Heating to 3.6 ∞ F
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2020-11-21
Although most of India’s electricity and heating now comes from carbon-intensive coal, the country has big plans to transition to renewables. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
commondreams.org/views/2020/11/21/g20-on…

[World Report] US Supreme Court poised to keep the Affordable Care Act
Susan Jaffe | thelancet.com | 2020-11-21
A lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act may be floundering after Supreme Court justices questioned why the law should be dismantled. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)32473-9/fulltext?rss=yes

Fascist Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse released after posting $2 million bail
wsws.org | 2020-11-21
The bail money was raised by defense attorneys and generously supported by Republican party donors.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/21/ritt…

Active Shooter in the Brain
Paul Haeder | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-11-21
Oh, the act of deactivating, the process of disconnecting, the very process of uncluttering the brain — bye-bye Facebook — Emancipation! Some might say we are caught in a fun-house . . . or caught in a psych ward. I have more and more people in my sphere — work, friends, email world, Facebook world, …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/11/active-shoote…

Ethiopia: Death and despair as divisions erupt into violent conflict
Graham Peebles | nationofchange.org | 2020-11-21
Ethiopians are killing one another in the Tigray region of the country where an armed conflict is raging between the Ethiopian military and forces loyal to the regional government.
nationofchange.org/2020/11/21/ethiopia-d…

“Between the World and Me” transforms a father’s letter to his son into a chorus for a people
Melanie McFarland | salon.com | 2020-11-21
Transformed from page to screen Ta-Nehisi Coates’ essential work expands into many-voiced message…
salon.com/2020/11/21/between-the-world-a…

Tuesday 11/24: Police Reforms Before Santa Cruz City Council
Santa Cruz Police News | indybay.org | 2020-11-21
Santa Cruz City Council Meeting (online): | ecm.cityofsantacruz.com/OnBaseAgendaOnli…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/21/1883860…

San Diego schools continue to reopen as California surpasses 1 million COVID-19 cases
wsws.org | 2020-11-21
San Diego teachers are speaking out in opposition to school districts keeping schools open as cases skyrocket throughout the county.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/21/sand…

Tuesday 12/1: UCSC’s African-American Theater Arts Troupe: Building Community for 30 Years
UC Santa Cruz | indybay.org | 2020-11-21
Online, virtual event…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/19/1883857…

CFPE online meeting: The global fight for educator and student safety in the COVID-19 pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-11-21
The Committee for Public Education (CFPE) invites educators, students and working people in Australia and internationally to participate in an online meeting on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on schools, college, universities and other educational institutions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/21/cfpe…

Afghanistan: UN chief underscores need to end violence following deadly rocket attacks
news.un.org | 2020-11-21
The UN Secretary-General has condemned rocket attacks in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on Saturday which killed at least eight civilians and wounded many…
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/11/1…

John F. Kennedy Turned to Peace and Was Assassinated. Rejected US Military’s “Operation Northwoods” False Flag
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-21
First published on July 21, 2016. In commemoration of the November 22, 1963 Assassination of JFK | Researchers who have investigated the assassination of President John F. Kennedy for 30 or more years have concluded that he was murdered by a …
globalresearch.ca/john-f-kennedy-turned-…

Saturday 11/21: Wake the ZUCK up! We won’t let Facebook destroy our democracy
Protest Facebook Coalition | indybay.org | 2020-11-21
Please join us outside Mark Zuckerberg’s house in San Francisco. Facebook needs to stop election lies from running rampant on its platform. 3450 21st Street, San Francisco, CA 94110…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/19/1883857…

Tehran to host “5th IRAN REC” on Dec. 16
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-21
TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) — The 5th Iran Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition (IRAN REC) and 2nd National Renewable Energy Award will be held in Tehran on Dec. 16 through online.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166138/Tehran-to-ho…

White House Mum on Covid Thanksgiving Rules as CDC Asks People Not to ‘Speak Loudly’ in Own Homes
sputniknews.com | 2020-11-21
Americans are preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 26, with this year’s celebrations marred by the coronavirus pandemic and the vast economic dislocation caused by efforts to keep infection rates down over the past eight months.
sputniknews.com/us/202011211081237227-wh…

What lies ahead: After the damage of the Trump era, can America avoid disaster?>
Paul Rosenberg | salon.com | 2020-11-21
Historian Jack Goldstone saw all this coming, 30 years ago: He says America’s failure is pushing us “off the cliff”
salon.com/2020/11/21/what-lies-ahead-aft…

“Pies transform a meal”: Take this master class in pie making with Peete’s Pie owner Petra Paredez
Joseph Neese | salon.com | 2020-11-21
“Making pie is an inherently generous act, because pie is a dish that is meant to be shared,” Petra Paredez says…
salon.com/2020/11/21/pies-transform-a-me…

[Perspectives] New narratives of life
Philip Ball | thelancet.com | 2020-11-21
To take on the question of this book’s title, you probably have to be foolhardy or a Nobel laureate. Those aren’t, of course, mutually exclusive categories, but fortunately Paul Nurse belongs to just one of them. This smart little book, What is Life?, has many of the qualities that Nurse has displayed as a public spokesperson for science, and a former president of the UK’s Royal Society. It is concise, clear, careful, and considered. If there’s one alliterative quality it lacks, it is completeness.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)32415-6/fulltext?rss=yes

German steelmaker Thyssenkrupp destroys another 5,000 jobs
wsws.org | 2020-11-21
The IG Metall union has already agreed to a cut of 6,000 jobs, meaning that some 11,000 workers now face the scrap heap.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/21/thys…

[Comment] Offline: Holocaust education–a medical imperative
Richard Horton | thelancet.com | 2020-11-21
As school students in England in the 1970s, we were taught the bare facts of the Holocaust. And that is where we left it. A fact of history, a fact certainly to be remembered, yet a fact that seemed very distant from contemporary times. But last week, the Ontario Medical Association, together with Doctors Against Racism and Anti-Semitism, held a webinar to discuss the case for teaching the Holocaust in medical schools. The meeting was led by Dr Frank Sommers, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Toronto.
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‘We see the sparks before they turn into fires’: training women to avoid conflict in Sierra Leone
news.un.org | 2020-11-21
In the West African country of Sierra Leone, the UN is supporting a government programme, training women and men to take on leadership roles in areas such as peacebuilding, with the aim of promoting peace and non-violence.
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Iraqi security forces killed in Islamic State attack, say police
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-11-21
Iraqi security forces killed in Islamic State attack, say police | Six Iraqi security personnel and three civilians dead after ambush north of Baghdad, as US announces further troop withdrawals | MEE and agencies | Sat, 11/21/2020 – 21: 04 | An Iraqi Hashed al-Shaabi fighter inspects the site of an IS attack on the paramilitary force in Mukaishefah, about 180km north of Baghdad, on 3 May 2020 (AFP) | Six Ira…
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What’s next for Chile on the road to a new constitution
Victor Figueroa Clark | zcomm.org | 2020-11-21
Chile’s referendum result is a cry for progressive change, but the struggle to translate mass social mobilization into the drafting of a new constitution remains…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/whats-next-for-chi…

US again threatens sanctions on European companies over Nord Stream 2 as Russian-German pipeline project ploughs ahead
rt.com | 2020-11-21
The US State Department has warned of potential retaliation against a number of European companies involved in the construction of a controversial new gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. | According to Hamburg-based news agency DPA, companies involved in the construction of the infrastructure under the Baltic Sea have been given a final warning from Washington. An American government official is quoted in reports as saying “this pipeline will not take place… The US does not want to impose sanctions on European companies. We are making these calls to caution them and give them time to get out.” | The Nord St…
rt.com/russia/507425-us-eu-sanctions-nor…

[World Report] China’s fertility treatment boom
Megan Tatum | thelancet.com | 2020-11-21
The end of the one-child policy and social shifts have increased demand for fertility treatments. Many patients are turning to medical tourism. Megan Tatum reports.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)32475-2/fulltext?rss=yes

Reimagine your favorite apple desserts with these cozy new takes on the classics
Joseph Neese | salon.com | 2020-11-21
Pastry chef Meghan McGarry maintains the integrity of nostalgic desserts while sending them soaring to new heights…
salon.com/2020/11/21/reimagine-your-favo…

Egypt: Female political prisoners beaten during inspection mission
MEE correspondent | middleeasteye.net | 2020-11-21
Egypt: Female political prisoners beaten during inspection mission | Rights group says Qanatir prison security force attacked number of female prisoners during inspection by a newly appointed official | MEE correspondent | Sat, 11/21/2020 – 14: 33 | The Qanatir women’s prison in Qalyubia governorate holds dozens of female political prisoners (Twitter) | Egyptian officials physically assaulted a number of f…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-female-…

COVID-19: Study suggests immunity against SARS-CoV-2 could last for six months
Sandipan Talukdar | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-11-21
The study analyzed the immune memory against the virus in 185 patients who had recovered from COVID-19. These included patients who were asymptomatic and those who exhibited severe clinical symptoms…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/11/21/covid-19-…

Johnson told ‘you shouldn’t have bullies in government’ amid Patel criticism
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-11-21
Boris Johnson was facing allegations he tried to water down the official inquiry that found home secretary Priti Patel bullied staff as he was told “you shouldn’t have bullies in government” by a former top civil servant.Sir David Normington, a former Home Office permanent secretary, said on Saturday the prime minister: doesn’t seem willing to stand up for high standards in public lifeas he faced mounting criticism for standing by Ms Patel.Downing Street did not deny suggestions that Mr Johnson had tried and failed to convince his standards ministerial adviser Sir Alex Allan to tone down his conclusion that her be…
thecanary.co/uk/2020/11/21/johnson-told-…

An easy meatless Thanksgiving main dish that isn’t fake turkey
Erin Keane | salon.com | 2020-11-21
This tasty, seasonal, vegetarian main dish looks special enough on the plate for a holiday meal…
salon.com/2020/11/21/an-easy-meatless-th…

Binghamton University closes after coronavirus outbreak, University at Buffalo defies guidelines to remain open
wsws.org | 2020-11-21
Binghamton University has switched to remote learning for the second time after recording 100 cases in two weeks. The University at Buffalo, however, has decided to remain open despite reaching the threshold for closure.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/21/bing…

[Obituary] Frank von Sonnenburg
Geoff Watts | thelancet.com | 2020-11-21
Specialist in infectious diseases and travel medicine. He was born on May 8, 1946, in Munich, Germany, and died there of brain cancer on Aug 21, 2020, aged 74 years.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)32419-3/fulltext?rss=yes

Netanyahu Seeks to Smash the Joint List and Cement Permanent Rule by Israel’s Far-Right
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-11-21
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is only weeks away from the scheduled start of his long-awaited corruption trial — the endgame in a series of investigations that have been looming over him for years. As a result, he has been taking extraordinary measures to save his political skin. One of the most surprising is his …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/11/netanyahu-see…

KPFA PNB Rep/KPFA Management Supporter & WBAI Coupster Sabrina Jacobs Gets Demand For Apo
repost | indybay.org | 2020-11-21
KPFA PNB Rep/KPFA Management Supporter & WBAI Coupster Sabrina Jacobs Gets Demand For Apology On Nicaragua Story…
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Twelve deaths at Oakland’s Mercy Retirement and Care Center
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-11-21
Coronavirus Covid-19 Ravages Oakland’s Mercy Retirement and Care Center:…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/21/1883859…

[Editorial] COVID-19 vaccines: no time for complacency
The Lancet | thelancet.com | 2020-11-21
“Yes. Yes. Yes.” That was the response of John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford, when asked whether we could be confident that life will be returning to normal by spring. He was being interviewed by the BBC shortly after the announcement last week by Pfizer and BioNTech that their COVID-19 vaccine candidate had 90% efficacy in clinical trials. Similar announcements about the Russian Sputnik V and Moderna vaccines followed soon after. The prospect of preventing illness and death, and avoiding the harm and misery of extended restrictions, is a cause for optimism.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)32472-7/fulltext?rss=yes

Don’t [Mourn] Celebrate, Organize!
Riva Enteen | commondreams.org | 2020-11-21
The same “injustice” system that unlawfully locked up the Central Park Five will continue unabated with Biden and his “top cop” sidekick. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
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Russia blacklists 25 British individuals in tit-for-tat move over UK’s imposition of ‘Magnitsky List’ sanctions
rt.com | 2020-11-21
Moscow has imposed sanctions on 25 British individuals, mirroring restrictions rolled out by London earlier this year over the case of Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian tax auditor who died in police custody back in 2009. | The announcement was made by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Saturday. | “In response to the unfriendly actions of the British authorities and on the basis of the principle of reciprocity, the Russian side made a decision to impose personal sanctions against 25 representatives of Britain who are barred from entering Russia,” Zakharova said in a statement, without naming th…
rt.com/russia/507423-uk-magnitsy-list-sa…

Teledermatology reduces dermatology referrals and improves access to specialists
Mara Giavina-Bianchi, Andre P. Santos, Eduardo Cordioli | thelancet.com | 2020-11-21
The use of teledermatology as a triage tool significantly reduced the waiting time for in-person visits, improving health care access and utilizing public resources wisely. Knowledge of sex, age, diagnoses and treatment of common skin conditions can enable public policies for the prevention and orientation of the population, as it can be used to train general physicians to address such cases.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PI…(20)30385-0/fulltext?rss=yes

John Oates on the Beatles backlash in Philly and living next door to Hunter S. Thompson
Nicole Michael | salon.com | 2020-11-21
On “Everything Fab Four,” John Oates talks the Hall & Oates origin story and the Beatles album that made him a fan…
salon.com/2020/11/21/john-oates-on-the-b…

[Comment] Notice of addendum to Article reporting Oxford trial of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine
Andrew J Pollard, Oxford COVID Vaccine Trial Group | thelancet.com | 2020-11-21
On request, and to aid others doing similar trials, we are publishing the full standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the Oxford University-sponsored trials of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine. Operational details about running clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines in a pandemic are not generally available as they are contained in SOPs held at trial sites. These SOPs can provide additional insight into study conduct that assist with interpretation of the data. We have provided an additional appendix to our Article reporting the phase 1/2 findings1 to provide this information about the key processes guiding the Oxford…
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)32467-3/fulltext?rss=yes

Thursday 11/26: Virtual Thanksgiving: Free, Unlimited Zoom for COVID Safe Gatherings
ZOOM | indybay.org | 2020-11-21
Online via Zoom (free, no time limit on 11/26)…
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US hits record 200,000 new daily COVID-19 cases as hospitals fill to capacity
wsws.org | 2020-11-21
To date, there have been 12.2 million confirmed coronavirus cases in the US and more than 260,000 deaths.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/21/usco…

Monday 11/23: In Their Remembrance: From Mourning to a Moral Mandate Pandemic Interfaith Vigil w/ PPC
Poor People’s Campaign | indybay.org | 2020-11-21
Online via livestream direct from Washington D.C.
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Changes to National Environmental Policy Act increases logging in national forests
Ashley Curtin | nationofchange.org | 2020-11-21
The new rule will “authorize logging and other activities without following NEPA’s public notification and environmental review requirements.”
nationofchange.org/2020/11/21/changes-to…

Reduced dependency on oil achievement of resistance economy
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-21
TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that continued decline in oil dependency is the salient and great achievement of the resistance economy in the current government dubbed “Hope and Prudence”.
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South Africa Broadcasting Corporation employees launch strike against retrenchments
Pavan Kulkarni | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-11-21
Employees of South Africa Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) downed tools on Friday, November 20, starting from 1 pm, in a protest against the looming retrenchments that will affect 400 permanent employees. In preparation for this action, pickets were held outside several offices of the public broadcaster on Thursday. | Faced with this labor action, the board of SABC announced the temporary suspension of the retrenchment process for a period of seven days, after a meeting of its members concluded late on the night of Thursday, November 19. | “We are going ahead with the strike because they haven’t written to us form…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/11/21/south-afr…

‘We Won’t Quit Until We Stop It’
C. Douglas Lummis | zcomm.org | 2020-11-21
Despite the pandemic, US-backed ravaging of Okinawa continues. So does the people’s direct action…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/we-wont-quit-until…

Chaotic move to online learning designed to facilitate reopening of New York City schools
wsws.org | 2020-11-21
The withholding of resources necessary for remote learning is a calculated policy meant to pressure working class parents to acquiesce to the growing calls for a return to in-person classes.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/21/nyce…

Nigeria: “We Will Fight For Our Total Liberation”
Baba Aye | zcomm.org | 2020-11-21
Nigeria is the most populous country on the African continent, with just over two hundred million inhabitants. The Oct. 3 killing of a young man by the brutal SARS police unit has sparked a nationwide uprising…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/nigeria-we-will-fi…

Why Venezuela’s Dec. 6 election is legitimate
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-11-21
With heightened U.S. attacks in Venezuela, including a tightening economic blockade, the elections are of great consequence to the future of the country.
mronline.org/2020/11/21/why-venezuelas-d…

Eric Hobsbawm’s dialectical materialism in the postwar period 1946-56
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-11-21
Hobsbawm’s thinking was guided by dialectical materialism, which was a scientific outlook based on analysis. It always accounted for unpredictable human agency and, though economic factors played the principal role in the development of history, this study rejects the claim that Hobsbawm was a mechanical determinist.
mronline.org/2020/11/21/eric-hobsbawms-d…

Kangaroos, an Australian icon, are being butchered to feed the pet food industry
Matthew Rozsa | salon.com | 2020-11-21
Kangaroos are “shot at night and beaten to death” — before having their meat sold to pet food retailers…
salon.com/2020/11/21/kangaroos-an-austra…

Zarif congratulates Atmar on keeping his position as FM
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-21
TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) — Iranian FM Zarif congratulated his Afghan counterpart Atmar on keeping his position as Minister of Foreign Affairs after receiving votes of confidence on Saturday.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166146/Zarif-congra…

The Swedish Herd Immunity myth
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-11-21
After a Spring in which Sweden had one of the worst Covid death rates in Europe, some latched on to their low summer case numbers to argue for a herd immunity approach. But as cases again rise dramatically, Madeleine Johansson challenges the Swedish herd immunity myth.
mronline.org/2020/11/21/the-swedish-herd…

Putin urges G20 leaders to ‘limit’ protectionism & abandon using unilateral sanctions
rt.com | 2020-11-21
Speaking at the G20 summit on Saturday, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin called on world leaders to address the piled-up issues facing international trade, urging them to limit protectionism and abandon sanction practices. | “We have to tackle the urgent problems that have accumulated in international trade. In particular, it is necessary to try and curb protectionism, abandon the practice of unilateral sanctions, and resume supply chains,” Putin told the virtual G20 summit. | Russia’s leader noted that the reinvigoration of international trade was also discussed during an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (A…
rt.com/russia/507428-putin-g20-protectio…

‘Moral cost is too high’: Legendary war reporter Martin Bell calls on UK to halt Saudi arms sales over civilian bombing in Yemen
rt.com | 2020-11-21
Former British war reporter and lawmaker Martin Bell said the UK must stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia because the desert kingdom’s military coalition is indiscriminately bombing civilians in its war with Houthi rebels in Yemen. | “The moral imperative is so great that if there is a cost to the economy, I think it has to be borne,” Bell told Afshin Rattansi, host of RT’s “Going Underground” program, in an interview on Friday. “We claim to be a civilised people. Why are we arming . . . the gang that can’t shoot straight?” | Bell, who is currently UK ambassador to UNICEF, made his comments after the virtual…
rt.com/uk/507441-bell-uk-end-saudi-arms-…

Friday 11/27: Solidarity Speaker: Direct Action for Farmworkers
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2020-11-21
Online Zoom…
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Reimagine your favorite apple desserts with these cozy new takes on the classics
Joseph Neese | salon.com | 2020-11-21
Pastry chef Meghan McGarry maintains the integrity of nostalgic desserts while sending them soaring to new heights…
salon.com/2020/11/21/reimagine-your-favo…

Disabled People of Colour are left behind by data — that’s a political choice
Maryam Jameela | thecanary.co | 2020-11-21
Gaps in research kill people. This is the position People of Colour often find ourselves in. But this problem is made worse for People of Colour with disabilities. | The Canary has already looked at the lack of data available in this area. Research allows groups of people to be able to access structural support and to find networks of support. This time, we’ll be looking at the practical reasons why disabled People of Colour are missed out in data analysis […
thecanary.co/investigation/2020/11/21/di…

Stop the rearming of Germany’s air force, army, and navy!
wsws.org | 2020-11-21
Six years after the federal government declared the end of military restraint at the 2014 Munich Security Conference, the largest rearmament programme since the Second World War is being implemented, in spite of the coronavirus pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/21/rear…

New York region transportation agency prepares draconian cuts to service and transit jobs
wsws.org | 2020-11-21
The nation’s largest transit agency released its 2021 budget, proposing more than 9,000 layoffs and service cuts that would leave the transit network unrecognizable.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/21/nyct…

Legal challenge launched over ‘unlawful’ Government Covid appointments
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-11-21
Campaigners have submitted a legal challenge alleging that prime minister Boris Johnson and health secretary Matt Hancock acted “unlawfully” when appointing key figures to top posts during the coronavirus crisis, it has been reported.The Observer said that the case had been lodged jointly by the Good Law Project and race equality think tank the Runnymede Trust.It said that the judicial review, submitted to the High Court, alleged that three appointments were made without advertising the positions and without the open competition normally required for senior public sector roles. | This is our belief, that cronyism…
thecanary.co/uk/2020/11/21/legal-challen…

Poverty in Iraq’s Basra rises to record 40%
Al-Thawra | indybay.org | 2020-11-21
The Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) has warned that the Iraqi city and governorate of Basra is suffering from an increasingly high poverty rate, with almost 40 per cent of residents now living below the poverty line.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/21/1883859…

Nurse Survey Exposes Hospitals’ Failure To Prepare For Covid-19 Surge
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-21
National Nurses United’s new nationwide survey of more than 15,000 registered nurses reveals that 11 months into the pandemic, hospitals are failing to prepare for a surge of Covid-19 cases during flu season and that basic infection control and prevention measures are still lacking. Nurses cite the health care industry’s inappropriate pursuit of profit during this public health crisis as the main reason for its failure to follow the proper infection control measures that nurses have been demanding since the beginning of the pandemic.
popularresistance.org/nurse-survey-expos…

John F. Kennedy and America’s Lost Patriotic Heritage
Matthew J.L. Ehret | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-11-21
Man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe…. — President Kennedy, 1961 Inaugural Address Where China and Russia are currently leading a new paradigm …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/11/john-f-kenned…

Saturday 11/21: Playing Monopoly for keeps: take the land, the money, or the housing?
David Giesen | indybay.org | 2020-11-21
Join Zoom Meeting | zoom.us/j/93956009800?pwd=SkIvZ01jdDltaX…
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iLaw’s US-Funded Charter Proposal REJECTED
Anthony Cartalucci | thealtworld.com | 2020-11-21
Funded by the US government via the notorious National Endowment for Democracy (NED) — iLaw set about petitioning the Thai government to have the nation’s entire constitution rewritten and rewritten in such a way as to make it easier for US-backed opposition parties to get into power. | The Thai parliament flatly rejected the proposal in part because of growing public awareness of iLaw’s foreign funding and the massive conflict of interest this represents — not to mention the assault on Thailand’s political independence it constitutes. | Hopefully this is the first step toward Thailand reviewing its…
thealtworld.com/anthony_cartalucci/ilaws…

Underreported Cause Of Covid-19 Deaths
SNS | indybay.org | 2020-11-21
The filthiest places in any country are the slaughterhouses. Animals are defecating and urinating in terror. Their blood spills everywhere.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/19/1883857…

Lebanon: Five prisoners die as dozens escape in jail break
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-11-21
Lebanon: Five prisoners die as dozens escape in jail break | At least 69 prisoners escaped Baabda prison, east of Beirut, on Saturday; only 15 have been arrested, according to state media | MEE and agencies | Sat, 11/21/2020 – 10: 05 | Lebanese security forces outside the Palace of Justice in Baabda after the prison break on 21 November (Reuters) | Five Lebanese prisoners died when their car crashed into a t…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/lebanon-five-…

Covid-19 pandemic could bring economic crisis on scale of ‘Great Depression,’ Putin tells G20 — warns of poverty & social disorder
rt.com | 2020-11-21
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that the coronavirus pandemic could lead to a global economic collapse that would have a significant impact on the lives of millions of people across the world. | Speaking at the virtual G20 summit of international leaders on Saturday, Putin warned that, “despite some positive signals, the main risk is still the so-called stagnant mass unemployment with a subsequent increase in poverty and social disorder.” | “The coronavirus epidemic, the global lockdown and the freezing of economic activity launched a systemic economic crisis, which the modern world has not known s…
rt.com/russia/507431-putin-g20-pandemic-…

Conspiracy and Class Power: A Talk by Michael Parenti
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-21
“Those larger institutional forces are directed by conscious human agency, and those agencies use conspiracy or non-conspiracy, they use conspiratorial forces or non-conspiratorial forces, and that the conspiratorial forces are important, they’re not rare exceptions, and that they are …
globalresearch.ca/conspiracy-and-class-p…

[World Report] Violence leads to health emergencies in Mozambique
Munyaradzi Makoni | thelancet.com | 2020-11-21
Displaced by war, thousands of people in Mozambique are at risk of infectious disease. Munyaradzi Makoni reports.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)32474-0/fulltext?rss=yes

Photo: Remains of ‘Master’ and His ‘Slave’ Discovered in Ashes of Ruined Roman City of Pompeii
sputniknews.com | 2020-11-21
Pompeii, 14 miles southeast of Naples, was home to about 13,000 people in AD 79 when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the city and freezing the moment in time. The ruins were not discovered until the 16th century. Organised excavations began around 1750.
sputniknews.com/society/2020112110812374…

Standing by a radical Chávez: A conversation with Rafael Uzcátegui
Cira Pascual Marquina | mronline.org | 2020-11-21
A key figure from the newly-formed Popular Revolutionary Alternative talks about his expectations for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
mronline.org/2020/11/21/standing-by-a-ra…

Dystopian “Great Reset”: “Own Nothing and Be Happy”, Being Human in 2030
Colin Todhunter | globalresearch.ca | 2020-11-21
The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting at the end of January in Davos, Switzerland, brings together international business and political leaders, economists and other high-profile individuals to discuss global issues. Driven by the vision of its influential CEO Klaus …
globalresearch.ca/own-nothing-happy-bein…

Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine released on bail
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-11-21
Pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine was arrested on Wednesday on charges of violation of COVID-19-related regulations. His arrest was followed by mass protests during which state repression led to at least 37 deaths…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/11/21/ugandan-p…

Double Standard Blatant on Israel and China “Foreign Influence” in Canada
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-11-21
Foreign influence in Canada is bad if it comes from China, but not even worth mentioning if it comes from Israel. That seems to be the position of the Globe and Mail. Canada’s ‘paper of record’ is so gripped with anti-Chinese fervor that it is blind to a blatant double standard. Contrasting the Globe and …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/11/double-standa…

Video: Guatemalan Congress Building Set on Fire Amid Protests Over New Budget
sputniknews.com | 2020-11-21
Guatemala has been seeing protests against the country’s new 2021 budget, which, according to The Associated Press, has cut spending on education and health. According to protesters, cited by The AP, the budget was negotiated and passed by the legislators in secret amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath of back-to-back hurricanes.
sputniknews.com/latam/202011211081238113…

Five reasons why a moratorium is the right next step in our fight to #CancelAnimalAg
Almira Tanner | indybay.org | 2020-11-21
If you’re reading this, I likely don’t need to tell you that something is deeply wrong and unjust about animal agriculture. This industry tortures and kills trillions of animals each year, forces marginalized people to work in unsafe and traumatizing environments, and is a leading contributor of greenhouse gases, ocean dead zones, and pandemic-causing zoonotic diseases. We need to completely abolish animal agriculture and transition to a more just, plant-based food system, but it’s not going to happen overnight.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/20/1883858…

“The Crown” presents Princess Diana of Wales, patron saint of tradition-defying divorcées
Melanie McFarland | salon.com | 2020-11-21
I never got my mother’s passion for the royals and Princess Diana in particular until Season 4 of “The Crown”
salon.com/2020/11/20/the-crown-princess-…

When Coups Come Home
Ted Snider | commondreams.org | 2020-11-21
“As the solution to every foreign election that didn’t turn out the way the American government wanted it to was a coup, so when the American election didn’t turn out the way the American government wanted it to, the solution was an attempted coup.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
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