Embassy Protection Collective will help monitor Venezuelan elections
| workers.org | 2020-12-09
By Jose Szepara On Dec. 6, Venezuelans will turn out to vote in the country’s National Assembly elections, and the world waits with bated breath as observers from all over the world wait for the final results. Election monitoring groups have made their way to Venezuela to act as impartial . . . | Continue reading Embassy Protection Collective will help monitor Venezuelan elections. at Workers.org…
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Venezuelan court convicts the CITGO Six
Lyn Neeley | workers.org | 2020-12-09
Venezuela’s Supreme Court sentenced six top CITGO oil executives to prison for corruption, embezzlement, money laundering and conspiracy on Nov. 26. The former executives went behind the back of the Venezuelan state and signed an agreement with two U.S. based-international financial companies — for which they were detained in Nov. . . . | Continue reading Venezuelan court convicts the CITGO Six at Workers.org…
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China’s global vaccines — a game changer
Sara Flounders | workers.org | 2020-12-09
In the U.S., with less than 5% of the world’s people, there is little concern for the fate of the globe’s other 95% who are facing the pandemic. When, how and under what conditions a vaccine will be distributed in the U.S. is the overwhelming U.S. concern. Rates of COVID-19 . . . | Continue reading China’s global vaccines — a game changer at Workers.org…
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Capitalist COVID catastrophe / FIGHT or DIE!
Martha Grevatt | workers.org | 2020-12-09
It’s December 2020. The working class in the United States is facing a crisis of survival. It is the worst such crisis since the Great Depression, especially for the most oppressed. The statistics are damning: One in six households face hunger; one in five workers are out of work; some . . . | Continue reading Capitalist COVID catastrophe / FIGHT or DIE! at Workers.org…
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Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth discuss the New Project Censored Book
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-12-09
Today on the Project Censored Show Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth discuss the new Project Censored book, and explain its analytical approach. Project Censored’s new annual volume, “State of…
projectcensored.org/mickey-huff-and-andy…
Pathologist Petitions FDA to Halt Pfizer Emergency Use Authorization Until Vaccine Efficacy Confirmed
Informed Consent Action Network | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-09
Connecticut pathologist Dr. Sin Hang Lee and Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) have petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require accurate counts of COVID-19 cases in the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine trial. | “Until an accurate count of | …
globalresearch.ca/pathologist-petitions-…
Kroger workers demand a just contract
Gloria Rubac | workers.org | 2020-12-09
Houston Essential workers at Kroger grocery stores in Houston have been campaigning for public support outside stores this fall. Kroger workers are members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 455, which covers parts of Texas and Louisiana. Gloria Rubac on the picket line with Kroger workers. “Kroger is trying . . . | Continue reading Kroger workers demand a just contract at Workers.org…
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Those Who Don’t Fear the Lobby
Craig Wood | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-12-09
With the encouragement of friends and after serving eleven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1961-1983), Congressman Paul Findley (R-IL) wrote a book, They Dare to Speak Out, about influences and pressures inside the Israeli lobby. His was the first book to point out ways the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), along with …
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Record breaking heat in November: What can we do about the climate crisis?
Liberation Staff | liberationnews.org | 2020-12-09
“By demonstrating to others that there is hope for our survival, humanity has a future to fight for.”
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Biden/Harris to Name Hawkish General Lloyd Austin as “War Secretary”
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-08
US generals and admirals aren’t doves. | They earn stars and medals by waging preemptive wars to advance the nation’s imperial aims. | Throughout…
globalresearch.ca/biden-harris-regime-na…
Why Jeh Johnson Would Be a Better Defense Secretary Than Michèle Flournoy
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-08
President-elect Biden’s choice for Secretary of Defense has turned out to be one of the most controversial and difficult of his Cabinet appointments. The early front-runner, Michèle Flournoy, was originally seen as a shoo-in and was touted as a great breakthrough for women, but her hawkish views have provoked serious concerns. Biden now appears to…
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Why Jeh Johnson Would Be a Better Defense Secretary Than Michèle Flournoy
MBNJSD | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-12-08
CODEPINK protests killer drones at DC home of Jeh Johnson (Credit: CODEPINK) President-elect Biden’s choice for Secretary of Defense has turned out to be one of the most controversial and difficult of his Cabinet appointments. The early front-runner, Michèle Flournoy, was originally seen as a shoo-in and was touted as a great breakthrough for women, …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/12/why-jeh-johns…
Chavismo wins in Venezuela parliamentary elections
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-12-08
The govt-led Gran Polo Patriotic alliance won 67.6% of the votes in the National Assembly elections held in Venezuela on December 6. The voting was monitored by 1,500 observers and 300 representatives from 34 countries worldwide who have called the process transparent and free from any discrepancies. What are the challenges ahead for the newly elected parliament?
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/12/08/chavismo-…
Venezuela Votes To End Neocolonialism, Create Its Own Path
Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-12-08
On December 2, the Embassy Protection Collective (EPC) members, who were arrested in May 2019 when the United States illegally invaded the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC, completed their probation, ending the risk of the 30 days in prison that was being held over their heads. I am one of the four who were arrested. …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/12/venezuela-vot…
International Observers Back up Venezuela’s Elections Results
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-08
International observers reaffirmed the transparency of the parliamentary elections held in Venezuela on Sunday, while also condemning the calls by Western governments for non-recognition of the elections’ results. | RELATED: | FM Arreaza Rejects US Claims of Fraud at Venezuelan Elections | “We reject the external interference and the declarations of non-recognition of the governments of the United States, Canada, and the European Union, which, having been invited with all the g…
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Venezuela: Electoral Council Briefs on Second Election Report
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-08
Having counted 98.63 percent of the ballots cast in Sunday’s elections, the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP) coalition secured 75 percent of the 277 seats that make up Venezuela’s Parliament. | RELATED: | Venezuela Rejects European Double Standards on Elections | National Electoral Council (CNE) President Indira Alfonzo informed that valid votes tallies climbed to 6,251,018 votes, which represents a turnout of 30.6 percent. | GPP obtained 4 million 277,926 votes for a total of 68.43 perc…
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Venezuela: Free and fair election day confirmed by international observers
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-12-08
Caracas, Venezuela – A middle-aged man in Guairda waits in line to vote for the National Assembly and says, “Here voting is easy and safe. It takes 30 seconds to one minute. With all the participation from the people in the Guairda area, we will show the world that we want to live in peace, without guarimbas [street blockades], without violence, without economic sanctions, and we will show to other people that we are demanding sovereignty. This is why the majority of Venezuelans are carrying out our duty and our right to vote.” | The election of the National Assembly in Venezuela was Sunday, December 6. Election…
fightbacknews.org/2020/12/7/venezuela-fr…
International Community’s Double Standards Affect Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-08
Ecuador’s former President Rafael Correa Tuesday condemned the international opposition to Venezuela’s parliamentary elections held on December 6. | RELATED: | World Leaders Support Venezuela After Assembly Election Results | “The attitude of many world leaders shows their double standard in issues such as human rights and electoral rights,” Correa explained. | Countries such as Germany, Canada, Ecuador, Colombia, and Chile are calling Venezuela’s parliamentary elections illegitima…
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Guaido Threatens to Use Force to Overthrow President Maduro
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-08
The U.S.-backed opposition politician Juan Guaido Tuesday assured that he does not rule out violence to overthrow Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro because “we must have all possible alternatives in mind.” | RELATED: | FM Arreaza Rejects US Claims of Fraud at Venezuelan Elections | “The only option is to keep putting pressure on Maduro because he will not leave power voluntarily,” Guaido said and called on the international community to reject the elections’ results. | The el…
telesurenglish.net/news/Guaido-Threatens…
Bolivarian Social Democracy Triumphs in Venezuelan National Assembly Elections
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-08
On Sunday, Venezuelans voted to elect 277 National Assembly members for five-year terms from January 5, 2021 to January 5, 2026. | An unprecedented total of 14,400 candidates from 107 political parties ran for office. | Two Bolivarian blocs were heavy favorites …
globalresearch.ca/bolivarian-social-demo…
Venezuela Votes to End Neocolonialism, Create Its Own Path
Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-12-08
On December 2, the Embassy Protection Collective (EPC) members, who were arrested in May 2019 when the United States illegally invaded the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC, completed their probation, ending the risk of the 30 days in prison that was being held over their heads. I am one of the four who were arrested. …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/12/venezuela-vot…
Venezuelan elections: What lies ahead?
Zoe PC | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-12-08
The legislative elections in Venezuela saw the ruling Great Patriotic Pole emerge victorious. The new Assembly has a number of challenges with far right-wing sections under Juan Guaidó continuing to foment discontent, and the country facing an economic crisis…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/12/08/venezuela…
Venezuela: Free and fair election day confirmed by international observers
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-12-08
Caracas, Venezuela – A middle-aged man in Guairda waits in line to vote for the National Assembly and says, “Here voting is easy and safe. It takes 30 seconds to one minute. With all the participation from the people in the Guairda area, we will show the world that we want to live in peace, without guarimbas [street blockades], without violence, without economic sanctions, and we will show to other people that we are demanding sovereignty. This is why the majority of Venezuelans are carrying out our duty and our right to vote.” | The election of the National Assembly in Venezuela was Sunday, December 6. Election…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/12/7/venezuel…
Action for Change Starts in Congress
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-08
We know their names! We’ve given immense power to Five Hundred and Thirty-Five People to do good or bad. One Hundred Senators and Four Hundred and Thirty-Five Representatives. Unfortunately, some 1500 corporations control most Members of Congress. Think about all the dreams for a better world that could come to be realized if our elected officials…
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The COVID-19 Vaccine; Is the Goal Immunity or Depopulation?
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-08
“There is absolutely no need for vaccines to extinguish the pandemic… You do not vaccinate people who aren’t at risk from a disease. You also don’t set about planning to vaccinate millions of fit and healthy people with a vaccine …
globalresearch.ca/covid-19-vaccine-goal-…
OPCW Executives Praised Whistleblower and Criticized Syria Cover-up, Leaks Reveal
Aaron Mate | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-08
Exclusive: Documents obtained by The Grayzone show that OPCW executives privately criticized the manipulation of a Syria chemical weapons probe, and supported a dissenting veteran inspector. One official, however, feared helping the “Russian narrative.” These private admissions further expose the …
globalresearch.ca/opcw-executives-praise…
A Supreme Court’s Pronouncement Against the Fly
jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-08
(Williams v. Sweet (Me.), 110 Atl. R. 316)…
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MP hails Venezuelan’s ‘transparent’ Assembly elections
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Felicitating Venezuelans for their successful election, Iranian MP Amouei hailed Arreaza, the former Vice President of Venezuela for his cooperation and hospitality toward the Iranian nation.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166922/MP-hails-Ven…
Texas AG Sues 4 States, Asking Supreme Court to Toss Out Election Results
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-12-08
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing four states over their 2020 presidential election results, submitting his complaint directly to the United States Supreme Court with hopes that justices will invalidate legitimate votes by residents in those states on the baseless and unsubstantiated argument that election fraud took place. | Paxton’s lawsuit alleges that changes to election l…
truthout.org/articles/texas-ag-sues-4-st…
The Collapse of Michèle Flournoy’s Hopes for Top Pentagon Job
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-12-08
Much can be achieved when progressives put up a fight…
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When Progressives Put Up a Fight
Norman Solomon | zcomm.org | 2020-12-08
By challenging Flournoy while posing those questions — and answering them in the negative — activism succeeded in changing “Defense Secretary Flournoy” from a fait accompli to a lost fantasy of the military-industrial complex.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/when-progressives-…
The Crack-Up at the Federal Reserve Is Coming. Decline of US Dollar, Rejection of Its World Reserve Currency Status
Rep. Ron Paul | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-08
Some Federal Reserve officials are calling for tougher banking regulations in order to prevent the Fed’s low interest rate policy from leading investors to take “excessive” risks that will create asset bubbles. The Fed is understandably worried that these bubbles …
globalresearch.ca/crack-up-coming/573160…
Relations Between Colombia and China Are on the Rise
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-08
China is about to accomplish a historic act in Colombia. In 1942, when Bogotá had 380,000 inhabitants, a project was launched to build the urban metro. After more than 75 years and with 8 million people, the work finally seems …
globalresearch.ca/relations-between-colo…
Black Mom Swarmed & Beaten by Philly Riot Police with Toddler in Car Demands Officers Be Fired
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-12-08
A Black mother who was attacked by a horde of Philadelphia police officers is speaking out about the harrowing experience. Rickia Young was driving an SUV with her 2-year-old son and teenage nephew on October 27 as the city was engulfed in protest over the police killing of Walter Wallace Jr. earlier that day. Officers descended on the vehicle, broke its windows, assaulted and arrested her and separated her from her child. Young’s arrest went viral due to a shocking video of the police swarming her vehicle, and after the National Fraternal Order of Police — the country’s largest police union — posted…
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In Blow to Drug War, House Backs Decriminalizing Pot as Voters OK Legalization Ballot Initiatives
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-12-08
We look at how the House of Representative voted Friday to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level and “address the devastating injustices caused by the War on Drugs,” as voters in Arizona and New Jersey approved ballot measures in November that legalize the possession and use of recreational marijuana for adults aged 21 and up. Oregon also became the first state to decriminalize low-level drug possession while legalizing the recreational use of psychedelic mushrooms under Measure 110. Ronald Newman, national political director for the American Civil Liberties Union, says the overall trend toward undoing the…
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After Prop 22 Win for Uber & Lyft, Advocates Fear New Wave of Anti-Worker Laws Pushed by Big Tech
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-12-08
Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft scored a major victory with the passage of Proposition 22 in California, and worker rights advocates fear they will push similar measures in other states. Prop 22 will exempt companies in the so-called gig economy from having to classify their workers in the state as employees rather than as independent contractors. Uber, Lyft and other companies that rely on gig workers spent more than $200 million to promote Prop 22, and a survey of California voters who voted “yes” on the measure showed 40% thought they were supporting gig workers’ ability to earn a living wage, even though…
www.democracynow.org/2020/12/8/prop_22_u…
Gangsterism as Foreign Policy: Assassinations Are Becoming the New Norm
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-12-08
Patrick COCKBURN | I was in Israel on 4 November 1995 when a student named Yigal Amir assassinated the Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin as he left a peace rally in Tel Aviv. A video shows Amir loitering by an exit to the square for 40 minutes before Rabin appears, when his killer takes out a pistol and fires two shots point blank into Rabin’s back. His purpose was to prevent a lasting pea…
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Gangsterism as Foreign Policy: Assassinations are Becoming the New Norm
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-08
I was in Israel on 4 November 1995 when a student named Yigal Amir assassinated the Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin as he left a peace rally in Tel Aviv. A video shows Amir loitering by an exit to the square for 40 minutes before Rabin appears, when his killer takes out a pistol and…
counterpunch.org/2020/12/08/gangsterism-…
The EV Onslaught
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2020-12-08
80% of Norway’s New Cars Plug-Ins, as they soar 190% in EU, 120% in China…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-ev-onslaught/
Wednesday 12/9: National Digital Rally to #StopLine3 w/ Indigenous Frontline Water Protectors & More
Stop the Money Pipeline & partners | indybay.org | 2020-12-08
Online rally against pipelines & dirty fossil fuels…
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Indigenous Cultures Take Root in New York
Cinthya Santos Briones, Magnum Foundation | thenation.com | 2020-12-08
Indigenous Cultures Take Root in New York…
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Independent UN expert calls for Julian Assange’s release, cites prison’s COVID outbreak
news.un.org | 2020-12-08
Amid a COVID-19 outbreak at London’s Belmarsh prison, an independent UN expert appealed to British authorities on Tuesday to release Julian Assange or to place him under guarded house arrest during extradition proceedings to the United States.
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Assange Is Exposed To a High COVID-19 Risk in Belmarsh Prison
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-08
The UN rapporteur against torture Nils Melzer on Tuesday called on the British authorities for the immediate release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, following a serious COVID-19 outbreak in the prison where he is located. | RELATED: | On How Julian Assange Is Made Invisible | The rapporteur noted that 65 of the 160 inmates at London’s Belmarsh Prison, where Assange has been held since May 2019, have tested positive for COVID-19. | “Assange is not convicted or threatens anyone. Therefore, his pro…
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Covid-19: Gaza resumes screening after receiving nearly 20,000 kits from WHO
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-08
Covid-19: Gaza resumes screening after receiving nearly 20,000 kits from WHO | The Hamas-run Gaza government says newly arrived batch ‘is only enough for eight days’ | MEE and agencies | Tue, 12/08/2020 – 10: 23 | In mid-August, Gaza had recorded only around 100 Covid-19 cases, but the past two weeks have seen a steep deterioration in containment (AFP/file photo) | Hamas said on Monday it had received nearly…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/covid-palesti…
UK deploys troops to Mali
wsws.org | 2020-12-08
Earlier this year, Mali witnessed months of protests against the French occupation, launched in 2013, and the ethnic massacres between rival militias that Paris tolerates, and uses to divide and rule the country.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/08/mali…
Class Struggle or Get It in the Neck
Noam Chomsky | zcomm.org | 2020-12-08
Ask yourself what can be done effectively, not what makes you feel righteous…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/class-struggle-or-…
Three quarters of Brazilian Amazon have been infected with COVID-19 since March
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-12-08
Three quarters of the population of Manaus in Brazil’s Amazon have been infected with coronavirus since the city’s first outbreak in March.
imperial.ac.uk/news/210273/three-quarters-brazilian-amazon-have-been
76% of Brazilian Amazon have been infected with COVID-19 since first outbreak
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-12-08
Three quarters of the population of Manaus in Brazil’s Amazon have been infected with coronavirus since the city’s first outbreak in March.
imperial.ac.uk/news/210273/76-brazilian-amazon-have-been-infected
Killed on his birthday: Family grieves Palestinian boy shot by Israeli forces
Shatha Hammad | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-08
Killed on his birthday: Family grieves Palestinian boy shot by Israeli forces | A few minutes before he was shot, Ali said he did not expect Israeli soldiers to target him ‘because I am a little child’ | Shatha Hammad | Tue, 12/08/2020 – 11: 28 | Ali Abu Alia was killed by Israeli forces on 4 December in his hometown of al-Mughayir (Supplied) | When she prepared the traditional Palestinian dish of maqlouba at the…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palest…
Palestinian writer Majd Kayyal arrested by Israeli police in Haifa
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-08
Palestinian writer Majd Kayyal arrested by Israeli police in Haifa | Novelist and journalist seized from family home alongside his brother at 6am, with charges unclear | MEE staff | Tue, 12/08/2020 – 09: 40 | Majd Kayyal was arrested in 2014 for travelling to Beirut for work (Adalah) | Palestinian writer, journalist and political activist Majd Kayyal was arrest…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palest…
Palestine Writes: A labor of love
Betsey Piette | workers.org | 2020-12-08
Originally scheduled to take place in New York City this March, but canceled due to the pandemic, the Palestine Writes Literature Festival aired as a virtual event on Dec. 2-6. The event brought together writers, artists, publishers, booksellers, activists and scholars for conversations about art, literature and the intersection between . . . | Continue reading Palestine Writes: A labor of love at Workers.org…
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Why Jeh Johnson Would be a Better Defense Secretary than Michèle Flournoy
Medea Benjamin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-08
Michèle Flournoy, was originally seen as a shoo-in and was touted as a …
globalresearch.ca/jeh-johnson-better-def…
Stuck in a Lift with John Pilger: News and How to Use It by Alan Rusbridger
Media Lens | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-12-08
Noticing the way journalists seemed unable to resist commenting on our work, even if it was just to slag us off, Glenn Greenwald tweeted us in 2012: ‘You are really deeper in the heads of the British establishment-serving commentariat than anyone else — congrats.’ ((Greenwald, Twitter, 12 September 2012.)) If that was true then, our relationship …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/12/stuck-in-a-li…
Spanish ex-military discuss shooting millions whilst praising Franco
Jasmine Norden | thecanary.co | 2020-12-08
Former Spanish military officers who previously defended Franco have warned of the “deterioration of democracy” in Spain. | This comes just days after a leaked WhatsApp chat showed retired officers praising Franco and discussing the shooting of millions of supporters of Catalan independence. | As the country marked 42 years of a constitution that freed it from dictatorship, “271 former military personnel” signed a manifesto in opposition to Spain’s socialist coalition government.
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/12/0…
Strong response to Australian SEP meeting on COVID-19 and the lessons of 2020
wsws.org | 2020-12-08
SEP speakers detailed the global impact of COVID-19 on youth and workers and the revolutionary socialist program needed to combat the escalating social catastrophe created by the profit system.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/08/sepp…
Spanish ex-military discuss shooting millions whilst praising Franco
Jasmine Norden | thecanary.co | 2020-12-08
Former Spanish military officers who previously defended Franco have warned of the “deterioration of democracy” in Spain. | This comes just days after a leaked WhatsApp chat showed retired officers praising Franco and discussing the shooting of millions of supporters of Catalan independence. | As the country marked 42 years of a constitution that freed it from dictatorship, “271 former military personnel” signed a manifesto in opposition to Spain’s socialist coalition government.
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/12/0…
Farmer protests in India
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-12-08
A reported 250 million people turned out on December 3 to protest three oppressive farm bills in India. The record-breaking number of farmers, trade unionists, communists and socialists mobilized from Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Maharashtra to protest the anti-farmer laws. Farmers over the years have turned out in the tens of thousands to protest the unjust laws, worsening conditions of cultivation, and the introduction of businesses to take over their livelihood. The upcoming days will see more resistance from people. | The farmer protest in India is sparked by the introduction of three oppressive bills.
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/12/7/farmer-p…
Farmer protests in India
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-12-08
A reported 250 million people turned out on December 3 to protest three oppressive farm bills in India. The record-breaking number of farmers, trade unionists, communists and socialists mobilized from Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Maharashtra to protest the anti-farmer laws. Farmers over the years have turned out in the tens of thousands to protest the unjust laws, worsening conditions of cultivation, and the introduction of businesses to take over their livelihood. The upcoming days will see more resistance from people. | The farmer protest in India is sparked by the introduction of three oppressive bills.
fightbacknews.org/2020/12/7/farmer-prote…
Trump Exits Somalia
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-08
These are things that might have been done earlier. During the last, flickering days of the Trump administration, activity is being witnessed across countries which have a US troop presence. Numbers are being reduced. Security wonks are getting the jitters. Is the imperium shrinking? Will President elect Joe Biden wake up and reverse the trend?
counterpunch.org/2020/12/08/trump-exits-…
Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Psychological Warfare Disguised as a Pandemic Threat
John W. Whitehead | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-08
“Look! You fools! You’re in danger! Can’t you see? They’re after you! They’re after all of us! Our wives…our children…they’re here already! You’re next!”–Dr. Miles Bennell, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) | It’s like Invasion of the Body Snatchers all …
globalresearch.ca/invasion-body-snatcher…
Killed on his birthday: Family grieves Palestinian boy shot by Israeli forces
Shatha Hammad | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-08
Killed on his birthday: Family grieves Palestinian boy shot by Israeli forces | A few minutes before he was shot, Ali said he did not expect Israeli soldiers to target him ‘because I am a little child’ | Shatha Hammad | Tue, 12/08/2020 – 11: 28 | Ali Abu Alia was killed by Israeli forces on 4 December in his hometown of al-Mughayir (Supplied) | When she prepared the traditional Palestinian dish of maqlouba at the…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/killed-his-15…
Fakhrizadeh’s assassination not to avert Resistance
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — The General Secretary of the Union of Resistance Scholars said the assassination of the Iranian top scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh will not avert the Resistance against arrogance.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166914/Fakhrizadeh-…
Everyone Is Already Wearing a Mask. They Just Don’t Work
Jordan Schachtel | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-08
One of the most common pro-mask arguments I’ve heard over the course of the past year, both from “public health experts” and your average citizen, sounds similar to the following statement: | “If only everyone would just wear a mask, we | …
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A Proposed Framework and Timeline for the Clinical Spectrum of SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Datta S, Talwar A, Lee JT. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-08
This Viewpoint uses clinical observations of the natural course of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection to propose 3 phases of illness: acute infection (what people commonly refer to with the COVID-19 designation); postacute hyperinflammatory illness (referred to clinically as multisystem inflammatory syndrome); and late inflammatory sequelae, manifest as enduring cardiac, neurological, and psychological symptoms.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticl…
Iran COVID-19 update: 11,023 infections, 323 deaths
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 11,023 COVID-19 infections and 323 deaths due to the respiratory disease in the past 24 hours.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166926/Iran-COVID-1…
Egypt, UAE welcome Kuwaiti efforts to settle Gulf diplomatic crisis with Qatar
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-08
Egypt, UAE welcome Kuwaiti efforts to settle Gulf diplomatic crisis with Qatar | Cairo says it hopes move will ‘reveal a complete solution’, in first comments since reports of possible reconciliation | MEE staff | Tue, 12/08/2020 – 12: 14 | Egyptian-Qatari relations have worsened since President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi came to power in 2014 (AFP) | Egyptian and Emirati officials have welcomed Kuwaiti efforts to settle the di…
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Intravenous Acetaminophen in Postoperative Patients–Reply
Turan A, Sessler DI. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-08
In Reply Dr Shankar asserts that 1 g of acetaminophen (paracetamol) given every 6 hours would not reach steady-state plasma concentrations until late in our 48-hour treatment period. In fact, pharmacokinetic studies indicate that 1 g of intravenous acetaminophen given every 6 hours provides steady plasma concentrations. But more importantly, therapeutic concentrations are reached within 1 hour of the initial dose, and no further effect is seen with an increasing dose.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticl…
Demanding Safeway Put an End to Restrictive Covenants this Human Rights Day
Food Empowerment Project | indybay.org | 2020-12-08
North Bay Labor Council Joins Food Empowerment Project on Human Rights Day in Demanding Safeway Put an End to Their Restrictive Covenants!
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/12/08/1883883…
The Heat: Biden prepares to replace Trump
Anand Naidoo | america.cgtn.com | 2020-12-08
With COVID-19 raging across the United States, president-elect Joe Biden inches closer to taking over at the White House. And, President Trump continues to insist the election was rigged.
america.cgtn.com/2020/12/08/the-heat-bid…
China replacing U.S. as world’s leading scientific power
Joshua Hanks | workers.org | 2020-12-08
The first day of December saw two major scientific events: the Arecibo observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed, and China’s Chang’e 5 spacecraft landed on the moon. These two events are the latest developments in the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and China — a new Cold War being fought on . . . | Continue reading China replacing U.S. as world’s leading scientific power at Workers.org…
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China Overtakes the US to Become EU’s Biggest Trade Partner as Beijing’s Economy Continues to Boom Post-COVID while the Rest of the World Slides into the Red
AFP | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2020-12-08
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Plans by University of Colorado at Boulder to cut 50 tenured jobs evoke opposition
wsws.org | 2020-12-08
The threat to eliminate tenured faculty positions and hire adjuncts in their place has created a backlash among staff and students at the school.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/08/ucba…
Intravenous Acetaminophen in Postoperative Patients
Shankar S. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-08
To the Editor In the randomized clinical trial on the effect of intravenous acetaminophen (paracetamol) on postoperative hypoxemia after abdominal surgery, the authors did not find a significant opioid-sparing effect of intravenous acetaminophen and therefore no statistically significant reduction in the adverse effect of hypoxemia.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticl…
Selected Articles: Sorry, Boris Johnson Will Not Disappear
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-08
US Sanctions Have Caused Iranians Untold Misery — And Achieved Nothing | By Negar Mortazavi and Sina Toossi, December 08 2020 | The assassination of Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh is the…
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-sorr…
Either back Resistance or normalization, no third choice
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah Resistance Movement in Lebanon said the move by some Arab countries to normalize ties with the Israeli regime is a clear betrayal of the Palestinian cause.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166918/Either-back-…
Six reasons why the coronavirus pandemic will not be over soon
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-12-08
The coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccination programme has started in the UK but the public has been warned that the pandemic is not over yet.Coronavirus restrictions could still be in place for weeks and months to come as the NHS, regulators, scientists and, manufacturers take on the challenge of rolling out vaccines for the country’s population.Here are some of the reasons why life still won’t be returning to normal soon: 1. Millions of vaccine doses are yet to be deliveredA phial of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine concentrate is transported from storage ready for use at Guy’s Hospital in London (Victoria Jone…
thecanary.co/discovery/health/2020/12/08…
France will build nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to replace Charles de Gaulle flagship, says Macron
rt.com | 2020-12-08
President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled plans for France’s new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which will replace the navy’s current flagship, the Charles de Gaulle, by 2038. | “Nuclear power will remain the cornerstone of our strategic autonomy,” Macron said on Tuesday, as he visited the Framatome nuclear reactor construction plant in the eastern town of Le Creusot. | France’s new carrier — its 11th in total — will boast speeds of up to 27 knots (50 km/h), weigh in at around 75,000 tons, and run some 300 meters long — about 1.5 times the size of the Charles de Gaulle. | Quelles sont ses caract…
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Working together as a team while working apart
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-12-08
We share your tips on how to keep in touch with your team while working from home.
imperial.ac.uk/news/209393/working-together-team-while-working-apart
Barack Obama and the Death of Idealism
James Bovard | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-08
Americans are sickened of an “idealism that is oblique, confusing, dishonest, and ferocious,” as H.L. Mencken wrote a hundred years ago. Though Mencken was condemning President Woodrow Wilson, the same verdict could characterize the legacy of former president Barack Obama. Obama is now on a book tour issuing calls for honest government, civic virtue, and…
counterpunch.org/2020/12/08/barack-obama…
Notes on Perimenopause
Cohen N. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-08
Forty years of flow and ebb and then this wobble: the body’s reversal.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticl…
New figures show how hunters continue to get away with murdering fox cubs
Eliza Egret | thecanary.co | 2020-12-08
New figures show the extent to which hunters are murdering fox cubs for ‘sport’ in the UK, despite it being illegal. The League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) states that: Between the middle of August and the end of October, there were 300 reported incidents of suspected illegal fox cub hunting across England and Wales. | These include 15 eye-witness reports of foxes being chased and killed, despite the fox hunting ban. | What is cubbing?: | Between August and October, hunters across the UK chase fox cubs in ord…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/12/08/new-…
The Middle Class in Crisis . . . Again
Paul Buhle | progressive.org | 2020-12-08
A new book by David Roediger ponders the fate of America’s most beleaguered majority group.
progressive.org/dispatches/middle-class-…
Freedom of Expression: Good for the Western Goose, Forbidden for the Muslim Gander
Kim Petersen | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-12-08
When French president Emmanuel Macron was pilloried in some quarters for defending freedom of expression as a French value, Australian prime minister Scott Morrison backed his European counterpart: “We share values. We stand for the same things.” This professed French/Australian value for freedom of expression has now come back to bite the backside of the …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/12/freedom-of-ex…
A look at artistic life of “Khosro Sinaei”
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Khosro Sinaei followed a horizon from the days when he went abroad in his youth with a passion for learning and love for art to the years when he no longer had much time to express his art.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166936/A-look-at-ar…
Improving Care for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)–A Polypill-Based Strategy
Agarwal A, Yancy CW, Huffman MD. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-08
This Viewpoint proposes that a polypill combination of a β-blocker, renin angiotensin inhibitor, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor might be the most efficient way to deliver guideline-directed HFrEF therapy, and proposes a research roadmap to design and evaluate the pill and implementation strategies for getting it to patients.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticl…
Pentagon to Biden: Latin America a major battlefield in war with China
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-12-08
The head of SOUTHCOM, Admiral Craig Faller, told Pentagon reporters Wednesday that U.S. imperialism’s “competitive edge [in the region]…is eroding, particularly when it comes to the Chinese influence.”
mronline.org/2020/12/08/pentagon-to-bide…
Federal Court Rejects Trump’s Approval of Offshore Oil-drilling Project in Arctic
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit today rejected the Trump administration’s approval of the first offshore oil-drilling development in federal Arctic waters. | Hilcorp Alaska received approval in 2018 to build and operate the controversial Liberty project, an …
globalresearch.ca/federal-court-rejects-…
US drone crashes over Iraq’s Nineveh: Report
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources reported Tuesday night that a US drone crashed over the northwestern province of Nineveh in Iraq.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166941/US-drone-cra…
All JCPOA participants must show restraint, responsibility
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Russian Deputy Foreign Minister called on all JCPOA participants to show restraint and responsibility.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166932/All-JCPOA-pa…
FM Zarif stresses Iran’s support for Astana Peace Process
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Referring to the visit of the Syrian Foreign Minister to Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif once again stressed the support of Iran for the Astana Peace Process.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166930/FM-Zarif-str…
Police repress protesters in France
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-12-08
Protests against the Global Security bill on Saturday were met with heavy police repression across France. The bill which illegalizes the dissemination of images where police officers can be identified has been widely condemned by progressive sections.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/12/08/police-re…
Exports via Iran’s Kordestan prov. grow 55% in eight months
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — More than 2.3 million tons of goods worth $947 million were exported via the customs terminals of Iran’s western Kordestan province during the eight calendar months to November 20, a senior customs official said.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166907/Exports-via-…
Karnataka chief minister plots with company to smash strike by Indian Toyota workers
wsws.org | 2020-12-08
An article in the Economic Times cited a source who explained that the government could prosecute workers for obstructing manufacturing activity at the plant.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/08/toyo…
Saturday 12/12: Root Division Presents: Family Matters
Renée Rhodes | indybay.org | 2020-12-08
Online Virtual Reception…
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Turkey threatens ‘grave consequences’ after east Libyan forces seize its ship over alleged arms smuggling
rt.com | 2020-12-08
Ankara has condemned the seizure of a Turkish vessel in the Mediterranean by forces from east Libya, promising a robust response to the interception and calling for the ship to be allowed to continue its journey. | “Targeting Turkish interests in Libya will have grave consequences, and these elements (who target Turkish interests) will be viewed as legitimate targets,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. | The ministry “strongly condemned” the move, stressing that the vessel should be allowed resume its planned voyage “immediately,” and adding that the ship had been fined and the crew…
rt.com/news/509052-libya-forces-seize-tu…
Thursday 12/10: The Climate Convergence: Uniting For Victory in 2021 Symposium (Day 2)
ClimateCrisisPolicy | indybay.org | 2020-12-08
Online symposium (free or donation)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/12/08/1883883…
Thousands of Turks apply for UK work visa before Brexit deadline
Ragip Soylu | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-08
Thousands of Turks apply for UK work visa before Brexit deadline | Turkish citizens have accelerated their applications ahead of the Ankara Agreement’s expiration when Britain leaves the EU | Ragip Soylu | Tue, 12/08/2020 – 14: 10 | UK border signage is pictured at the passport control in arrivals in Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London (AFP) | A record-breaking 20,000 Turkish citizens made applications this year…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-ankara-agr…
At Midnight Tonight, the Election Will Finally Be Over — Maybe
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-12-08
Is the election finally over? Is it really over? Is it over over, or just mostly over? I’m asking for a friend who is so totally over this headache that won’t quit, this seemingly eternal telethon raising funds for skating rinks in Hell. | Answer: It’s pretty much over except for the shouting, which will probably never stop anyway because 2020 has broken everything, and this is what we’re left with. | Today is “Safe Harbor Day,” and its explanation is a little long in the telling. First of all, people technic…
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Saturday 12/12: People Get Ready: Beating the Right, Strengthening the Left, and Building Power
Center for Political Education & Haymarket | indybay.org | 2020-12-08
Online/virtual symposium…
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Keeping the Horrible Alive
Mike Hastie | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-08
You do not bring the enemy to the peace table by just killing military combatants. You ultimately bring the enemy to the peace table by murdering innocent civilians, because they are military targets. The primary goal of the aggressor nation is to break the will of the people in their ability to defend their homeland.
counterpunch.org/2020/12/08/keeping-the-…
Seeking to stave off demands for industry shutdown, UAW to host COVID-19 testing site in Louisville, Kentucky
wsws.org | 2020-12-08
The UAW’s move is in part aimed at shortening the time workers are away from production while awaiting test results.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/08/kent…
Swiss curfews and Dutch gathering ban come in as Europe battles second coronavirus wave
rt.com | 2020-12-08
Public gatherings will continue to be outlawed in the Netherlands, while Switzerland is to enforce a similar ban, as the two nations battle worsening Covid-19 infections amid Europe’s second wave of the virus. | “It’s really not going well — not with the infection rate and not at the hospitals,” Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Tuesday, adding that more measures may be imposed in the coming weeks if the spread of the virus doesn’t slow. | It comes as the Dutch government voted to prolong the state’s “partial lockdown” until January 15, meaning restaurants will stay closed and households will be all…
rt.com/news/509070-dutch-swiss-curfew-co…
Palestinians: Victims of ‘Cancel Culture’
James J. Zogby | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-08
In the very month in which I read articles condemning the “cancel culture,” which some apply exclusively to the “left’s efforts to silence or shame views with which they disagree,” several disturbing incidents caught my attention. | A Palestinian American Congresswoman …
globalresearch.ca/palestinians-victims-c…
Tampa demands justice for Josiah Pinner, Jonas Joseph and Dominique Mulkey
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-12-08
Tampa, FL – On December 5, Tampa community members, the family of Josiah Pinner, and the Tampa Bay Community Action Committee (TBCAC) rallied outside of Tampa City Hall where they demanded justice for victims of police terror. Josiah Pinner, 15, was murdered in a hit-and-run by Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) deputy Philip Montesi in 2019. Jonas Joseph was shot at over 125 times and killed while in his vehicle in April of 2020, with the Tampa Police Department (TPD) officers facing no charges or other repercussions. Dominique Mulkey was shot at over 40 times and killed by TPD officers in October…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/12/7/tampa-de…
Colin Kaepernick has a right to a job
Zach Farber | liberationnews.org | 2020-12-08
Refusing to give him a job is an attack on Black liberation and labor rights.
liberationnews.org/colin-kaepernick-has-…
Effect of Co-trimoxazole vs Placebo Among Patients With Moderate and Severe Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Wilson AM, Clark AB, Cahn T, et al. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-08
This randomized clinical trial compares the effects of co-trimoxazole (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole [TMP-SMX]) vs placebo on time to death, lung transplant, or hospital admission in patients with moderate or severe idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticl…
Supplement Use Is Common Among Children and Adolescents
Kuehn BM. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-08
Although the proportion of US children and adolescents who use a dietary supplement has remained steady at about one-third for the past decade, a growing number now use 2 or more, according to a CDC report.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticl…
Canada, India Mudslinging over Sikh Farmer Protests
Sumit Sharma | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2020-12-08
asia-pacificresearch.com/canada-india-mu…
Exporting weapons is a clear and present danger
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-12-08
Former PM Malcolm Turnbull was keen for Australia to become a top military equipment exporter and committed billions to a loan scheme for arms manufacturers. Suzanne James investigates.
greenleft.org.au/content/exporting-weapo…
Defense min. vows Iran’s cooperation to rebuild Syria
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Iranian Minister of Defense stressed the determination of Iran to continue cooperation with Syria in the reconstruction phase of this country.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166923/Defense-min-…
Dragging region to new conflict, Zionist regime’s goal: Envoy
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) — Iranian Ambassador to Belarus said that dragging the region to a new war and conflict is the main objective of the Zionist regime.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166943/Dragging-reg…
Wednesday 12/9: The Climate Convergence: Uniting For Victory in 2021 Symposium (Day 1)
ClimateCrisisPolicy | indybay.org | 2020-12-08
Online symposium (free or donation)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/12/08/1883883…
Reopening of New York City schools threatens massive spread of COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-12-08
The driving force behind the homicidal campaign to open schools and nonessential workplaces is not science or public health, but rather the profit interests of the capitalist class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/08/pers…
Tehran joins United 4 Smart Sustainable Cities
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Iranian capital city is now a member of United 4 Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) to improve its international interactions and cooperation under the framework of the ‘Smart Tehran Program’.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166931/Tehran-joins…
Braving police restrictions, Greeks honor Alexandros Grigoropoulos
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-12-08
On Sunday, December 6, progressive sections in Greece paid tribute to Alexandros Grigoropoulos, a 15-year-old student who was killed by two special guards of the Greek police in Exarcheia in 2008. The Greek police obstructed the mobilizations and other commemorative events across Greece under the garb of COVID-19 restrictions. Braving police repression, student groups and activists of the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) paid tributes to Alexandros Grigoropoulos, while adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols. | 12 years ago in the Exarcheia neighborhood of Athens, 15-year-old school student Alexandros Grigoropoulos…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/12/08/braving-p…
Gas production from SPGF hits 139% growth annually
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Statistics have shown that gas production from South Pars Gas Field has registered a 139 percent growth annually from 2013 to 2019.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166906/Gas-producti…
Israel, not Iran, is problem in West Asia: Russian envoy
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov said on Tue. that Israel is the source of problem in West Asian region, stating that arms sales to Iran are not prohibited.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166940/Israel-not-I…
Why women continue to bear the brunt of COVID-19
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-12-08
The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating and unequal impacts on women’s lives, jobs, future career prospects and long-term financial security, writes Zita Henderson.
greenleft.org.au/content/why-women-conti…
Why Is There Always Money for War but Not Public Services?
Jeremy Corbyn | zcomm.org | 2020-12-08
The UK government has announced a surge in military spending, even as it plans a new round of austerity…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/why-is-there-alway…
Disability rights — and justice
Mary P. Kaessinger | workers.org | 2020-12-08
The following remarks were delivered during a webinar hosted by the Peoples Power Assembly–New York City on Dec. 3 in observation of the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. Welcome to our webinar on disability rights — or the lack of them. December 3 is the day the U.N. declared . . . | Continue reading Disability rights — and justice at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/12/53094/?utm_source=rs…
Students at the Most Expensive University in America Are Going on Tuition Strike
Indigo Olivier | zcomm.org | 2020-12-08
With an $11 billion endowment, Columbia University has been fleecing students during the pandemic. Now students are fighting back…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/students-at-the-mo…
All-India strike to be held today in solidarity with protesting farmers
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-12-08
Opposition parties and a wide variety of progressive sectors across India are joining a national strike in support of the ongoing farmers’ agitation. The farmers are demanding the repeal of three agricultural laws that were passed recently…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/12/08/all-india…
Chileans demand release of political prisoners arrested during October 2019 uprising
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-12-08
For the past two weeks, Chileans have been mobilizing in the capital to demand the release of young political prisoners and the national police force has been repressing them, on occasions with water mixed with chemicals…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/12/08/chileans-…
Canadian Organizations Urge Canada to Vote for a Shared Jerusalem at the United Nations
CFJPIME | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-08
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) and the Coalition of Canadian Palestinian Organizations (CCPO) are urging the Canadian government to vote in support of an upcoming resolution on the status of Jerusalem at the United Nations …
globalresearch.ca/canadian-organizations…
Signing of martyr Fakhrizadeh’s memorial notebook by envoys
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — A number of ambassadors and high-ranking officials from different countries condemned the assassination of the scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh by signing his memorial notebook at the headquarters of the Ministry of Defense.
en.mehrnews.com/photo/166927/Signing-of-…
Saturday 1/9: Book Talk: Women and the Legacy of Imperialism in the Pacific
Oakland Asian Cultural Center | indybay.org | 2020-12-08
Zoom…
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Federal Regulators Rewrite Rules Again to Pave Way for Massive Pipeline
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-12-08
This story was co-published with Mountain State Spotlight, a new nonprofit newsroom covering West Virginia. | Last month, a federal appeals court blocked one of the key permits for construction of a massive natural gas pipeline that cuts through West Virginia and that industry officials and their political allies in the state are desperate to see completed…
truthout.org/articles/federal-regulators…
New figures show how hunters continue to get away with murdering fox cubs
Eliza Egret | thecanary.co | 2020-12-08
New figures show the extent to which hunters are murdering fox cubs for ‘sport’ in the UK, despite it being illegal. The League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) states that: Between the middle of August and the end of October, there were 300 reported incidents of suspected illegal fox cub hunting across England and Wales. | These include 15 eye-witness reports of foxes being chased and killed, despite the fox hunting ban. | What is cubbing?: | Between August and October, hunters across the UK chase fox cubs in ord…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/12/08/new-…
US imposes sanction on Iranian envoy to Yemen
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — US Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on Iranian envoy to Yemen on Tuesday.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166942/US-imposes-s…
Scientist assassination to be definitely revenged
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps stressed the revenge on perpetrators of the Iranian scientist assassination is definite.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166928/Scientist-as…
Ghalibaf calls on Pakistan to release Iranian hostages
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — In a meeting with Pakistani envoy to Tehran, Iranian Parl. Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf urged the Pak government to take immediate action to release three Iranian hostages.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166934/Ghalibaf-cal…
Cuba: A sign of hope for impoverished countries
Sergio Ferrari | peoplesworld.org | 2020-12-08
Just a few days before commercial flights with Cuba were reestablished, in the middle of November, the Swiss physician and professor Franco Cavalli traveled to that Caribbean nation. He is president of MediCuba Europe, an important network of healthcare NGOs with a presence in 13 countries. He is also one of the first European scientists …
peoplesworld.org/article/cuba-a-sign-of-…
Saudi Arabia’s MBS files motion to dismiss ‘Tiger Squad’ hit-job lawsuit in US court
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-08
Saudi Arabia’s MBS files motion to dismiss ‘Tiger Squad’ hit-job lawsuit in US court | Ex-Saudi intelligence official Saad al-Jabri filed the suit earlier this year, alleging that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attempted to have him killed in 2018 | MEE staff | Tue, 12/08/2020 – 17: 12 | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives at the Future Investment Initiative FII conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh on 24 Oc…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/mbs-tiger-squ…
‘Refusing to Serve in the Army is My Small Act of Making Change’
Hallel Rabin | zcomm.org | 2020-12-08
Hallel Rabin spent 56 days in an Israeli military prison for refusing to serve in the Israel Defense Force. Rabin, 19, talks about her time behind bars, conversations with her fellow inmates, and talking to young Israelis about the occupation…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/refusing-to-serve-…
Lawmakers voting to keep government going, workers need action to survive
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-12-08
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peoplesworld.org/article/lawmakers-votin…
Coding Errors in Study of Factors Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Health Care Personnel
Davidson KW. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-08
To the Editor On behalf of my coauthors, I write to report errors in our Research Letter, “Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Health Care Personnel in the New York City Area,” published online first on August 6, 2020, and in the September 1, 2020, issue of JAMA.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticl…
Lebanon, Hezbollah, and a US-Israeli Plan for Civil War?
CP Editor | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-08
counterpunch.org/2020/12/08/lebanon-hezb…
Thursday 12/17: Activist Artists Shifting Perspectives on Climate Change w/ Earth Day Network
Earth Day Network | indybay.org | 2020-12-08
Online via FB livestream and Zoom…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/12/07/1883883…
Keep Active, Fight Hard and Wear a Damn Mask
Matthew Hoh | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-08
Last week Covid killed more Americans than the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have directly killed since 2001. 15,682 Americans died from Covid over the seven days from November 28-December 4. This is a larger number than the 14,000+ killed in action as both service-members and private contractors since 2001. The number of Iraq and…
counterpunch.org/2020/12/08/keep-active-…
Centuries of Inequality in the U.S. Laid Groundwork for Pandemic Devastation
Paul Farmer | zcomm.org | 2020-12-08
“All the social pathologies of our nation come to the fore during epidemics”
zcomm.org/znetarticle/centuries-of-inequ…
What Does the Esau Revolution Despise?
Don Fitz | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-12-08
And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint; And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profits shall this birthright do me? And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; …
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‘Parva’ receives ‘Award of Merit’ of Accolade Competition
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Iranian feature film ‘Parva’ directed by Mehran Mahdavian, has received ‘Award of Merit’ of the 17th edition of the Accolade Global Film Competition in the US.
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UK’s “spycops” inquiry continues coverup of Stephen Lawrence murder
wsws.org | 2020-12-08
Undercover officers were told to undermine the campaign for “a better investigation” into the murder of Stephen Lawrence by digging up “dirt” and “disinformation”.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/08/unde…
Let Me Not Be Mad–My Story of Unraveling Minds
Schwartz ES. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-08
This Arts and Medicine feature reviews a memoir by a pseudonymous UK neuropsychologist who, through creative telling of case histories, questions the boundaries between doctor and patient, brain and mind, language and thought, and well and unwell.
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UK defence ministry blacklisted website critical of its Middle East policies, finds inquiry
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-08
UK defence ministry blacklisted website critical of its Middle East policies, finds inquiry | The ban on Declassified, now lifted, had been imposed after the website published a series of articles about UK training for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen | MEE staff | Tue, 12/08/2020 – 12: 13 | British troops in Iraq in 2004. The ban on Declassified was only lifted after government ministers intervened (AFP/file photo) | The…
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Pulmonary Fungal Infections Affect Patients With COVID-19
Kuehn BM. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-08
Investigators in Spain and the United States have added 20 new case reports to mounting evidence that patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are vulnerable to developing pulmonary aspergillosis. Authors of the case series noted that increased physician awareness in recent years of an association between severe influenza and the fungal infection may have led to more rapid recognition of coronavirus disease–associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA).
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Tens of millions of Americans struggle to pay rent as unemployment benefits and eviction moratorium near expiration
wsws.org | 2020-12-08
According to Moody’s Analytics, 12 million renters will owe an average of $5,850 in back rent and utility payments by January 1.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/08/rent…
Saturday 12/12: Root Division Presents:RD Makes: Root Division Studio Artist Exhibtion
Renée Rhodes | indybay.org | 2020-12-08
Virtual Online Reception…
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NATO Is Determined to Find Threats and Challenges to Justify Its Existence
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-12-08
Government and media propaganda has firmly convinced most of the citizenry of the West that Russia invaded Crimea, and the truth has dissolved in the swirling miasma that the anti-Russia movement has dubbed as history. | In March 2014 the ethnically Russian province of Crimea declared itself to be separate from Ukraine. There was a referendum on sovereignty by its 2.4 million inhabitants, and there was not a single case of bloodshed in the entire process. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) was asked by the gove…
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The voracious reader
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-12-08
“We do not tell the people: believe. We say: read,” a statement not made casually, but rather a public expression of a deep conviction, spoken by Fidel in 1961.
mronline.org/2020/12/08/the-voracious-re…
Christchurch attack: Report finds New Zealand failed to protect Muslim communities
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-08
Christchurch attack: Report finds New Zealand failed to protect Muslim communities | Royal Commission report said New Zealand’s authorities prioritised the fight against Islamic extremism over the threat posed by white supremacists | MEE and agencies | Tue, 12/08/2020 – 12: 15 | Muslim leaders said the report proved that the police did not take its concerns over white supremacism seriously (Reuters) | The lo…
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Kentucky board denies justice for Breonna Taylor
Monica Moorehead | workers.org | 2020-12-08
Artists and activists honor Breonna Taylor with a 7,000-square-foot mural — the size of two basketball courts — in Annapolis, Md. Almost nine months since the senseless murder of Breonna Taylor, the struggle to win justice remains elusive but goes on. Taylor, a 26-year-old African American EMT worker, was killed . . . | Continue reading Kentucky board denies justice for Breonna Taylor at Workers.org…
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Older Adults and the Mental Health Effects of COVID-19
Vahia IV, Jeste DV, Reynolds CF, III. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-08
This Viewpoint summarizes evidence suggesting that, counter to expectation, older adults as a group may be more resilient to the anxiety, depression, and stress-related mental health disorders characteristic of younger populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Australia Sabotaged Its Own Interests in China Relations
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-12-08
The destruction over the past five years of Australia’s mutually beneficial diplomatic and trade relationship with China was probably a successful “Five Eyes” information warfare operation, writes Tony Kevin. | Tony KEVIN | The address to Federal Parliament by Chinese President Xi Jinping on Nov. 17, 2014, marked a highwater mark in bilateral relations. Xi was in Australia for the G-20 summit in Brisbane hosted by Prime Minister Tony Abbott. His theme was that China was committed to peace but ready to protect its interests. | Sin…
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Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at Age 5 Years After Prophylactic Early High-Dose Recombinant Human Erythropoietin in Very Preterm Infants
Natalucci G, Latal B, Koller B, et al. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-08
This study reports 5-year neurodevelopmental outcomes for Swiss children born before 32 weeks’ gestation and randomized at birth to receive early high-dose recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEpo) vs placebo.
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2020 Asthma Guideline Update From the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program
Cloutier MM, Dixon AE, Krishnan JA, et al. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-08
This guideline summarizes updated recommendations for management of asthma in adolescents and adults, focusing on evidence for use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs), add-on long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMAs), fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) testing, indoor allergen mitigation, immunotherapy, and evidence against use of bronchial thermoplasty.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticl…
Sick Leave. Housing Aid. Unemployment. Congress Has Our Lives in Its Hands
William rivers Pitt | zcomm.org | 2020-12-08
In the last weeks of the worst year, the worst people are tasked to do mortally important work for a country on the rack. Capitalism will win, of course; the question is how much more we the people will lose…
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The Fly in Court
jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-08
The housefly is a vicious cuss: He has no fear or shame; He has no business in the soup, But he gets there just the same.
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Poverty in Germany reaches a new record high
wsws.org | 2020-12-08
More than 13 million people in Germany were afflicted by poverty in 2019, pushing the poverty rate to 15.9 percent, the highest since reunification thirty years ago.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/08/pove…
Long-acting Cabotegravir Shot Prevents HIV Among Women
Abbasi J. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-08
For the first time, a long-acting shot has been shown to prevent HIV among women in a large-scale trial, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) said in a statement. The institute announced interim phase 3 trial results for an injectable form of cabotegravir, an investigational HIV drug.
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Peru: Miners Announce a National Strike To Demand Labor Rights
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-08
Peru’s National Federation of Mining, Metallurgical, and Steel Workers (Fntmmsp) announced an indefinite strike to demand respect for labor rights. | RELATED: | IACHR Meets With Peruvian Victims of Forced Sterilizations | Besides requesting compliance with safety-at-work regulations, mining sector representatives sent a letter to Interim-President Francisco Sagasti, urging for modification on collective dismissal and work suspension procedures. | They also demand the elimination o…
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Game over for monopolists?
Matt Stoller | indybay.org | 2020-12-08
Elizabeth Warren, for instance, seeks to break up large technology platforms and then use public utility rules to make sure that there are no conflicts of interest in the dominant platform business model. In other words, if you operate a marketplace and set its rules, you cannot also sell products on it.
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A Salacious Press, an Unchecked Government: Heinrich Bà∂ll’s Prescient Fiction
Phoebe Chen | thenation.com | 2020-12-08
A Salacious Press, an Unchecked Government: Heinrich Bà∂ll’s Prescient Fiction…
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Sorry, Boris Johnson Will Not Disappear
Craig Murray | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-08
It is currently popular among those who make money writing media articles about politics, to argue that Boris Johnson will implode next year and be replaced as Tory leader by someone more rational and conventional. I very much doubt this: …
globalresearch.ca/sorry-boris-johnson-wi…
France will build nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to replace Charles de Gaulle flagship, says Macron
rt.com | 2020-12-08
President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled plans for France’s new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which will replace the navy’s current flagship, the Charles de Gaulle, by 2038. | “Nuclear power will remain the cornerstone of our strategic autonomy,” Macron said on Tuesday, as he visited the Framatome nuclear reactor construction plant in the eastern town of Le Creusot. | France’s new carrier — its 11th in total — will boast speeds of up to 27 knots (50 km/h), weigh in at around 75,000 tons, and run some 300 meters long — about 1.5 times the size of the Charles de Gaulle. | pic.twitter.com/Js9uQfD…
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New WHO campaign to help COVID-era quitters kick the habit
news.un.org | 2020-12-08
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, announced the start of a year-long global campaign to help people quit tobacco, with millions citing the threat of COVID-19 as a new incentive to give up the habit.
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VIDEO: Old British woman receives world’s first COVID vaccine
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — A 90-year-old Margaret British woman, Keenan, became the first patient in the world to receive the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.
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Russian health watchdog chief calls for two month Covid-19 vaccine booze ban, but top doctor says champagne is fine
rt.com | 2020-12-08
Russian fizz aficionados held their breath today as a row broke out between public health officials over whether it is safe to drink alcohol before or after having the Covid-19 vaccine. | On Tuesday, the head of Russia’s health protection agency, Anna Popova, said that “at least two weeks before immunization, it is absolutely necessary to stop drinking [alcohol].” After the first injection, people should abstain for six whole weeks, she added. This is apparently to ensure the proper functioning of the immune system and maximize the c…
rt.com/russia/509054-covid19-vaccine-boo…
US Sanctions Have Caused Iranians Untold Misery — And Achieved Nothing
Negar Mortazavi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-08
“My young cousin passed away last week,” an Iranian Twitter user recently lamented. “She needed medication for her cancer that doctors said can’t be found.” | The tweet tragically went on: “Maybe she’d be alongside her little daughter now if she …
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Progressive Analysts with a President’s Ear: Nice, But Not Nearly Enough
Sam Pizzigati | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-08
Economists come in many different stripes. We have microeconomists who study the intricacies of supply and demand and macroeconomists who search for overarching trends. We have financial economists who fixate on interest rates and econometricians who fashion intricate mathematical models. We have public finance economists, industrial economists, and international economists. We even have labor economists,…
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Medical journal confirms AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine 70% effective, but confusing test results hinder global rollout
rt.com | 2020-12-08
With AstraZeneca’s long-awaited Covid-19 vaccine approaching UK approval, peer-reviewed data shows the jab to be 70 percent effective. Behind that number, however, lurks a confusing backstory. | Developed in partnership with Oxford University, AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine was found to be 70.4 percent effective in a peer-reviewed study published in The Lancet medical journal on Tuesday. It may seem like a low number, compared to the roughly 95 percent effectiveness touted by rival firms Pfizer and Moderna, y…
rt.com/news/509066-astrazeneca-covid-vac…
Study shows Blacks and Latinos make up bulk of temporary “Gig” workers
Seth Sandronsky | mronline.org | 2020-12-08
Eighty-three percent of blue-collar temp assignments are staffed by non-white workers in Illinois, a state where non-white workers are just 35 percent of the workforce.
mronline.org/2020/12/08/study-shows-blac…
‘Gabriel’ to vie at Karama Human Rights Film Festival
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) — Iranian short film, ‘Gabriel’ has been accepted into the 11th edition of Karama Human Rights Film Festival in Jordan.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166915/Gabriel-to-v…
Neurodegenerative Dementias Are Differentiated on PET Scans
Abbasi J. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-08
In a recent study, positron emission tomography (PET) could distinguish Alzheimer disease from frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) disorders among living patients based on the location of tau protein deposits in the brain.
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Data Inaccuracies in Text and Tables
jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-08
In the Research Letter titled “Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Health Care Personnel in the New York City Area,” published online first on August 6, 2020, and in the September 1, 2020, issue of JAMA, there were inaccuracies that resulted from a coding error. The errors, once corrected, affect the relative risks and 95% CIs for the associations reported in the tables. Working in direct patient care (but not intensive care) is now significant in bivariable but not multivariable analysis, and several demographic variables (including increasing age and non-White race or ethnicity) that were previously reported…
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EU’s interference in Iran’s internal affairs surprising
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker said that Europe’s demand for not implementing Iran’s Strategic Action Plan was surprising.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166939/EU-s-interfe…
Tampa demands justice for Josiah Pinner, Jonas Joseph and Dominique Mulkey
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-12-08
Tampa, FL – On December 5, Tampa community members, the family of Josiah Pinner, and the Tampa Bay Community Action Committee (TBCAC) rallied outside of Tampa City Hall where they demanded justice for victims of police terror. Josiah Pinner, 15, was murdered in a hit-and-run by Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) deputy Philip Montesi in 2019. Jonas Joseph was shot at over 125 times and killed while in his vehicle in April of 2020, with the Tampa Police Department (TPD) officers facing no charges or other repercussions. Dominique Mulkey was shot at over 40 times and killed by TPD officers in October…
fightbacknews.org/2020/12/7/tampa-demand…
Iran to produce, purchase coronavirus vaccine
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Iranian President Rouhani announced that the country is producing coronavirus vaccine and has supplying it on the agenda.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166938/Iran-to-prod…
IRGC chief vows decisive response to scientist assassination
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said that Iran will respond decisively to the assassination of the country’s prominent nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166921/IRGC-chief-v…
Lithuania deploys ARMED MILITIA to guard CHRISTMAS TREE and enforce tough new Covid-19 measures
rt.com | 2020-12-08
Grinches beware! Paramilitaries have been deployed to protect a Christmas tree in the center of Vilnius. But, as they’re also there to enforce social distancing measures, it might be coronavirus that ends up stealing Christmas. | According to local news site Delfi, the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union, a state-backed voluntary militia, has been deployed in the capital as part of “the intensification of urban patrols to ensure that the population complies…
rt.com/russia/509050-lithuania-militia-c…
Iran’s 10th IST2020 to kick off on Dec. 15
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — The 10th International IST2020 symposiums will be held online from December 15 to 17 in Tehran due to the coronavirus pandemic.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166935/Iran-s-10th-…
New Zealand housing crisis worsens under Labour
wsws.org | 2020-12-08
The housing crisis, exacerbating the massive transfer of wealth from the working class to the rich, further exposes the pro-business agenda of the Ardern-led government,…
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/08/hous…
Was Andrés Guardado the target of a police gang initiation?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-12-08
With witnesses disappearing and officers involved pleading the Fifth, the investigation into the police killing of Andrés Guardado in Compton is looking pretty damn sketchy.
therealnews.com/was-andres-guardado-the-…
We’re Now Facing Both a Public Health and a Poverty Catastrophe
Sasha Abramsky | thenation.com | 2020-12-08
We’re Now Facing Both a Public Health and a Poverty Catastrophe…
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[Commentary] The challenges of distributing COVID-19 vaccinations
Melinda C. Mills, David Salisbury | thelancet.com | 2020-12-08
On November 9, 2020, Pfizer/BioNTech reported the preliminary efficacy results for their COVID-19 vaccine, confirming levels of 95% on November 18. On November 16, Moderna announced 95% efficacy and 2 days later, the Oxford and AstraZeneca group reported safety and immunogenicity across a wider range of groups [1]. As attention turns to deployment, we need transparency about vaccine distribution and implementation. Success will hinge on collaboration of complex networks of government, companies, health workers and the public.
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India strikes in solidarity with farmers
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-12-08
Hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers and workers organized a national strike on December 8 demanding the rollback of the recently enacted farm laws. The protesters were met with heavy police repression.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/12/08/india-str…
Ukraine, Hungary clash as NATO discusses Ukrainian membership
wsws.org | 2020-12-08
The conflict between Ukraine and Hungary demonstrates the deep crises that is confronting the right-wing capitalist states of NATO as they seek to further encircle Russia.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/08/ukr-…
America’s Dark Side
Richard C. Gross | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-08
When I was in high school in the Bronx, there were round colored spots on the floor of the gym that showed us where to stand. The bigger, older kids would demand we pay a quarter for the spot, for which the school charged nothing. That’s what’s called a scam or a con, a racket.
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The Living Martyrdom of St. Donald: Brace for Canonization
Robert S. Becker | nationofchange.org | 2020-12-08
What’s more natural than to rise from the Apprentice to the Anointed, the presidency merely a temp job.
nationofchange.org/2020/12/08/the-living…
US imperialist alliance cause of trade war with China
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-12-08
China’s restrictions on a range of Australian goods has come about because of Australia’s double standard on human rights and its alliance with the United States, argues Chris Slee.
greenleft.org.au/content/us-imperialist-…
Workers Struggles: The Americas
wsws.org | 2020-12-08
Health care workers in Argentina and California have staged actions over COVID-19 issues while pandemic related issues have sparked actions by other sections of workers, including food processing workers and hotel workers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/08/wrkr…
Sellout union deal in New York City creates only 4 positions to accommodate pregnant transit workers
wsws.org | 2020-12-08
The deal comes in response to mass outrage after a train conductor lost her newborn daughter after going into labor at an East New York rail yard over the summer.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/08/nyct…
Mélenchon calls for military conscription, arms buildup in France
wsws.org | 2020-12-08
Mélenchon used the interview as a presidential candidate in 2022 to advance his credentials to France’s ruling elite as an aggressive promoter of the interests of French imperialism at home and around the world.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/08/mele…
Come Salvarsi dal Covid Sotto le Bombe Nucleari
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-08
Agenzia federale per la gestione delle emergenze, dipendente dal governo degli Stati uniti — ha aggiornato le istruzioni alla popolazione su come comportarsi in caso di attacco nucleare. Le nuove istruzioni tengono conto del Covid-19, dei conseguenti lockdown e delle …
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Veterans’ health act signed into law; a victory for military veterans and families
Ashley Curtin | nationofchange.org | 2020-12-08
“For many veterans, the path towards healing from service-related trauma goes through public lands. Today, that path got a little easier.”
nationofchange.org/2020/12/08/veterans-h…
America’s Dark Side
Richard C. Gross | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-08
When I was in high school in the Bronx, there were round colored spots on the floor of the gym that showed us where to stand. The bigger, older kids would demand we pay a quarter for the spot, for which the school charged nothing. That’s what’s called a scam or a con, a racket.
counterpunch.org/2020/12/08/americas-dar…
As Private Cities Advance in Honduras, Hondurans Renew Their Opposition
Beth Geglia | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-08
Efforts to develop semi-privately governed jurisdictions called Economic Development and Employment Zones (ZEDEs) in Honduras have recently emerged anew. ZEDEs, first legislated as Special Development Regions (REDs) and informally known as “charter cities,” “model cities,” or “startup cities,” are a flexible territorial concession that can be used for city-scale real estate and tourism development, resource…
counterpunch.org/2020/12/08/as-private-c…
Wednesday 12/9: Stand Together SF: Systemic Racism and How it has Affected the Asian and Black Communities
San Francisco Human Rights Commision | indybay.org | 2020-12-08
Online via Zoom…
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Borrel urges US to rejoin JCPOA
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-08
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — The EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, stressed on Tuesday the need for the US to rejoin the JCPOA, naming the deal as the biggest success of diplomatic capacity.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166924/Borrel-urges…
TIBETAN DELEK CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION
Mike Raccoon Eyes Kinney | indybay.org | 2020-12-08
Non Profit helps Tibetan children with health care & education…
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