25 January 2021 Archives

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How Bush’s Wars led to Trump’s Insurrection: From Occupying Iraq to Occupying the Capitol
Tomdispatch | juancole.com | 2021-01-25
By Andrea Mazzarino | — ( Tomdispatch.com) — “I got out of the Marines and within a few years, 15 of my buddies had killed themselves,” one veteran rifleman who served two tours in both Afghanistan and Iraq between 2003 and 2011 said to me recently. “One minute they belonged and the next, they were …
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Don’t Forget About Flint
Anna Clark | zcomm.org | 2021-01-25
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Syria: 18 children killed since the start of the year, UNICEF reports
news.un.org | 2021-01-25
The brutal fighting in Syria continues to exact a terrible toll on children, with at least 18, including a one-year-old killed in incidents involving explosive weapons and unexploded ordnance, since 1 January, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday. At least 15 others were wounded.
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Equal Opportunity Hate: The Angry White women of the Capitol Far Right
The Conversation | juancole.com | 2021-01-25
By Jakana Thomas | — The terror inflicted on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 laid bare America’s problem with violent extremism. The FBI and other law enforcement agencies have begun to piece together the events of that day, while attempting to thwart any impending attacks. Scores of people have been arrested and charged over …
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Human rights groups urge new US administration to reverse Houthi ‘terrorist’ tag
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-01-25
The groups warn that the decision could have serious negative consequences, such as affecting the import and supply of humanitarian goods, medicines, fuel, and other essential items to Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen…
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‘Vaccination apartheid’: Gaza struggling with Covid-19 infections while Israel rolls out jab
Maha Hussaini | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-25
‘Vaccination apartheid’: Gaza struggling with Covid-19 infections while Israel rolls out jab | Gaza braces for more avoidable deaths with delayed vaccination rollout and an overwhelmed health system | Maha Hussaini | Mon, 01/25/2021 – 11: 08 | A hospital staff member gets tested for coronavirus in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on 31 August 2020 (AFP/file photo) | In the intensive care unit of the European Gaza…
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“They Came Away with Their Dignity”: Striking NYC Workers Win Wage Hike After Surge of Solidarity
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-01-25
Workers at the Hunts Point Produce Market in New York City have overwhelmingly approved a new three-year contract, ending a week-long strike that captured national attention and galvanized the community behind the essential workers at the Bronx-based business. Some 1,400 members of the Teamsters Local 202 union walked off the job on January 17, demanding a $1 raise and recognition for their work to keep New Yorkers fed during the pandemic, with the Hunts Point Market supplying about 60% of the city’s produce. Management had offered a 32-cent raise instead. But after a week on the picket line and widespread suppor…
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Striking Workers in New York City Win Wage Hike After Surge of Solidarity
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-01-25
Image Credit: Twitter: @TeamstersJC16 | Workers at the Hunts Point Produce Market in New York City have overwhelmingly approved a new three-year contract, ending a week-long strike that captured national attention and galvanized the community behind the essential workers at the Bronx-based business. Some 1,400 members of the Teamsters Local 202 union walked off the job on January 17, demanding a $1 raise and recognition for their work to keep New Yorkers fed during the pandemic, with the Hunts Poin…
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12 dead and over 750 workers infected at Southern California ports
wsws.org | 2021-01-25
1,800 workers at the Los Angeles port are not reporting to work as deaths have increased by 82 percent in the region.
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Agroecology and Post-COVID Plunder
Colin Todhunter | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-25
Contingent on World Bank aid to be given to poorer countries in the wake of coronavirus lockdowns, agrifood conglomerates will aim to further expand their influence. These firms have been integral to the consolidation of a global food regime that has emerged in recent decades based on chemical- and proprietary-input-dependent agriculture which incurs massive externalised…
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Hotel Workers Turn To Courts To Fight Pandemic Firings
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A former worker is proposing a class action lawsuit against a major Vancouver hotel over alleged wrongful terminations during the COVID-19 pandemic. | Romuel Escobar, who worked at the Pan Pacific hotel for 24 years before being fired in August, filed a notice of civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court Wednesday. | His lawsuit accuses the hotel of terminating workers without cause or notice. It also seeks to represent some 250 current and former regular hourly employees directly impacted by the pandemic in a class action suit. | Unite Here Local 40, which represents B.C. hotel workers, supports the legal action. Worker…
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Texas schools are peddling lies to “normalize” COVID at the expense of communities
PSL San Antonio | zcomm.org | 2021-01-25
Please Help ZNet Source: Liberation News Local, state, and national officials are lying to Texas communities about COVID in schools. As part of their forced economic “reopening,” officials and administrators are scrapping safety plans, distorting statistics, intimidating teachers, holding funding hostage and ignoring the science of COVID spread in order to send as many children Read…
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The Fall of Trump
John Feffer | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-25
In classical dramas, tragic figures are driven to their doom by some inexorable flaw in their character. For Donald Trump, that tragic flaw has been unbounded narcissism. For four years as president, Trump could focus on only one thing: himself. He preferred to be in front of cheering crowds than behind the desk in the…
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Hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers set to enter Delhi in tractor parade on Tuesday
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-01-25
Hundreds of thousands farmers in tens of thousands of tractors will enter New Delhi from three locations and converge on Tuesday in a protest against the controversial agricultural laws passed by the Narendra Modi government…
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California Refuses to Disclose COVID-19 Data Used to Drive Lockdowns
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-25
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) promised months ago that the state’s COVID-19 policy decisions would be driven by transparent data that would be shared with the public. | Now, his administration is refusing to disclose key information used to determine when …
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Pay for pardons? John Kiriakou on Trump’s final flop and Biden’s new intelligence picks
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2021-01-25
CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou details his personal experience dealing with Trump insiders including Rudy Giuliani, to secure a pardon. He says Giuliani demanded $2 million to work on his behalf. Kiriakou also shared his thoughts with Anya Parampil on Biden’s new intelligence picks.
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Frederick Joseph — ‘The Black Friend’ talks marketing for justice
Staff | therealnews.com | 2021-01-25
Dr. Cornel West and professor Tricia Rose step out on “The Tight Rope” with Frederick Joseph, an award-winning marketing professional, media representation advocate, New York Times bestselling author, and creator of the #BlackPantherChallenge.
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Confronting Total Collapse in Israeli-Occupied Gaza: Division and COVID-19
Al-Shabaka | juancole.com | 2021-01-25
By Ali Abdel-Wahab | — ( Al-Shabaka ) — Gaza has always been unique among the different parts of Palestine. Its current particularity stems from being caught between three major variables exacerbating its collapse: the Israeli occupation, division in Palestinian leadership, and the COVID-19 pandemic. This reality raises socio-political questions about the role of these …
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New Research Shows Stopping Water, Utility Shutoffs Would Have Prevented Thousands of COVID Deaths
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Sri Lanka: ‘Forced’ cremation of COVID victims’ bodies must stop – UN rights experts
news.un.org | 2021-01-25
The Sri Lankan Government should end its policy of compulsorily cremating victims of COVID-19, independent UN human rights experts said on Monday.
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Rise in antisemitism during pandemic shows we can never let down our guard: UN chief
news.un.org | 2021-01-25
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to rising antisemitism which shows the world must remain vigilant against this persistent form of racism and religious persecution, the UN Secretary-General told an online event on Monday to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
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Amidst surging COVID numbers, WHO chief urges: ‘take heart and take action’
news.un.org | 2021-01-25
The sheer scale of the numbers involved in the COVID-19 pandemic can “make us numb to what they represent”, the UN health agency chief said on Monday, reminding journalists in his latest briefing, that each one stands for “a person, a story”. As of late Monday, confirmed cases were nearing 99 million, and yet another grim milestone as 100 million cases looms.
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New COVID-19 strains ‘poised to unleash’ more severe infections — Security Council hears
news.un.org | 2021-01-25
Since September, the devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened, infecting close to 100 million people, costing more than $3 trillion in lost wages and intensifying obstacles for peace and security around the world, the UN political chief told the Security Council on Monday.
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COVID’s led to ‘massive’ income and productivity losses, UN labour estimates show
news.un.org | 2021-01-25
Job losses or reduced working hours due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic cost the world the equivalent of 255 million jobs in 2020, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Monday, noting that the “massive impact” was nearly four times the number lost during the 2009 global financial crisis.
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In Davos speech, UN chief highlights private sector role in pandemic recovery
news.un.org | 2021-01-25
The private sector has a key role to play in lifting countries out of both the COVID-19 and climate crises, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told international business leaders on Monday.
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Thursday 1/28: COVID19 Policing Project: Coronavirus, Policing, the Economic Crisis & Black Communities
Haymarket Books | indybay.org | 2021-01-25
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Thursday 1/28: 323 Days of COVID: The Lasting Impact on Women w/ NOW & Black Women’s Blueprint
NOW & Black Women’s Blueprint | indybay.org | 2021-01-25
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Sanders Wants to “Act Now” on COVID Relief But McConnell Is Holding Up Senate
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-01-25
Incoming Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) has said that he wants a new coronavirus relief bill to be one of the first priorities for the new Senate. He hopes to pass a new relief bill using budget reconciliation, which would allow for a simple majority vote, before the Senate begins their impeachment trial on February 8. | …
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Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Just Ended. It Needs to Be Restored
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-01-25
Late last year, Congress allowed federal mandatory emergency paid leave benefits to expire. That left millions of American workers more vulnerable to catching — and spreading — COVID-19. | The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, passed in March 2020, required certain employers to provide emplo…
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India to Register Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine Within Next Few Weeks, Indian Ambassador Says
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-25
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – India plans to register the Russian vaccine against COVID-19, Sputnik V, after completion of phase three clinical trials within the next few weeks, Indian Ambassador to Moscow Venkatesh Varma said on Monday.
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Johnson government warns UK COVID-19 strain more deadly as hospitals buckle under pressure
wsws.org | 2021-01-25
The Johnson government has been able to oversee such death and destruction only because they are governing in a de facto coalition with the Labour Party and the trade unions.
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Saudi sovereign wealth fund to invest billions to tackle soaring unemployment in kingdom
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-25
Saudi sovereign wealth fund to invest billions to tackle soaring unemployment in kingdom | Joblessness in Saudi Arabia touched 14.9 percent in the third quarter of 2020 as Covid-19 continues to sink the economy | MEE and agencies | Mon, 01/25/2021 – 08: 01 | The board at the Stock Exchange Market (Tadawul) bourse in Riyadh (AFP) | Saudi Arabia is moving to tackle soaring unemployment and a Covid-19-triggered…
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Arabic press review: Egypt army arrests officers suspected of embezzlement
Mohammad Ayesh | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-25
Arabic press review: Egypt army arrests officers suspected of embezzlement | Meanwhile, Kuwait cancels 60,000 travel reservations over fears of new Covid-19 variant, and Palestinians call for release of relatives held in Saudi Arabia | Mohammad Ayesh | Mon, 01/25/2021 – 17: 58 | Egyptian soldiers stand guard at Cairo University on 25 March 2018 in central Cairo, ahead of March presidential election (AFP/File pho…
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Covid-19: Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Israelis protest over lockdown rules
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-25
Covid-19: Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Israelis protest over lockdown rules | Anger has mounted as the government has moved to close illegal religious schools and seminaries | MEE and agencies | Mon, 01/25/2021 – 10: 16 | Policemen detain an ultra-Orthodox Jew during a protest over coronavirus restrictions in Ashdod, Israel on 24 January 2021 (Reuters) | Hundreds of members of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community…
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Saudi sovereign wealth fund to invest billions to tackle soaring joblessness
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-25
Saudi sovereign wealth fund to invest billions to tackle soaring joblessness | Unemployment in Saudi Arabia touched 14.9 percent in the third quarter of 2020 as Covid-19 continues to sink the economy | MEE and agencies | Mon, 01/25/2021 – 08: 01 | The board at the Stock Exchange Market (Tadawul) bourse in Riyadh (AFP) | Saudi Arabia is moving to tackle soaring unemployment and a Covid-19-triggered economic d…
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100 Mln COVID-19 Cases Worldwide Expected This Week: WHO Chief
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-25
The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide is expected to reach 100 million within this week, said the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. | “A year ago today, fewer than 1,500 cases of COVID-19 had been reported to WHO, including just 23 cases outside China. This week, we expect to reach 100 million reported cases,” Tedros said at a WHO press briefing on Monday. | RELATED: | Uruguay Secures COVID-19 Vaccines With Pfizer and Sinovac | “Num…
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Uruguay Secures COVID-19 Vaccines With Pfizer and Sinovac
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-25
Uruguay’s President Luis Lacalle announced an agreement with the U.S. pharmaceutical Pfizer-BioNTech and the Chinese company Sinovac for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines. | RELATED: | Uruguay’s Gender Violence Courts Have No Funding | The agreement with Pfizer-BioNTech covered 2 million doses, 200,000 of which are expected to arrive in March. The deal with Sinovac included 1,750,000 doses. | A US$120 million budget was approved for the drug purchase, which will allow the vaccination of 2,8…
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Spain’s defence chief resigns amid mounting anger over COVID-19 vaccine theft
wsws.org | 2021-01-25
Anger is mounting in the working class after generals, royalty and politicians got the COVID-19 vaccination even as vaccines are running out for frontline health care workers.
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Mexico To Get 24 Million Doses of Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-25
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) on Monday spoke by phone with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin who agreed to deliver 24 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine in the next two months. | RELATED: | Mexico’s President AMLO Tests Positive for COVID-19 | “Putin was genuinely affectionate. I invited him to visit Mexico and thanked him for the decision to send us 24 million doses,” tweeted AMLO, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. | Besides confirming that these dos…
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Poor Nations Left Reeling After Bill Gates Advised Oxford to Ditch Open Source COVID Vaccine
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2021-01-25
Unable to secure a profit in immunizing poorer nations, Western multinationals, including Oxford’s private partner AstraZeneca, have prioritized those who can pay the most.
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With COVID controlled and economy growing, Vietnam’s Communists plan for future
Amiad Horowitz | peoplesworld.org | 2021-01-25
HANOI–With only 35 recorded deaths, Vietnam has managed the coronavirus pandemic better than almost any other country on earth. And, unlike other nations, where mass unemployment and recession are the norm, Vietnam’s economy is actually growing. That’s the context in which the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is set to …
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U.K.’s Black teachers: Not enough is being done to address COVID-19
Al Neal | peoplesworld.org | 2021-01-25
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Mexico’s President AMLO Tests Positive for COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-25
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) tested positive for COVID-19 and he is already receiving medical treatment. | RELATED: | Cuban Doctors To Arrive in Mexico Once Again | “The symptoms are mild, so for the moment, I will be isolated at the National Palace until my full recovery,” AMLO said, assuring that he will continue to monitor public affairs from the government headquarters. | On Monday, “I will attend a call from Russian President Vladimir Putin because there is a possib…
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U.K.’s Black teachers: Not enough is being done to address COVID-19
Morning Star | peoplesworld.org | 2021-01-25
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Global Report: The Richest Have Already Recouped Pandemic Losses, While Poorest Billions Will Need a Decade to Do the Same
Editor | scheerpost.com | 2021-01-25
from Oxfam International The 1,000 richest people on the planet recouped their COVID-19 losses within just nine months, but it could take more than a decade for the world’s poorest to recover from the economic impacts of the pandemic, reveals a new Oxfam report today. ‘The Inequality Virus’ is being published on the opening day of the World Economic Forum’s ‘Davos Agenda’. The report shows that… | Source…
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Iran Asks Indonesia for Explanations Over Arrest of Its Tanker
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-25
Iran’s Foreign Affairs Ministry on Monday asked the Indonesian government for an explanation for the arrest of one of its motor tankers (MT) because the Persian nation has received contradictory information about what happened. | RELATED: | Iran To Begin COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign | “We have received conflicting information regarding the seizure of the Iranian tanker in Indonesia and we are awaiting further reports from the Indonesian government,” said Foreign Affairs Minister spokesperson Sai…
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In the Asian Flu of 1957-58, They Rejected Lockdowns
Jeffrey A. Tucker | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-25
The Asian flu of 1957-58 was a deadly pandemic with a broader reach for severe outcomes than Covid-19 of 2020. It killed between 1 and 4 million people worldwide, and 116,000 in the US in a time with half the …
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German Court Rules that COVID-19 Lockdowns Are Unconstitutional
Great Game India | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-25
A German court in a landmark ruling has declared that COVID-19 lockdowns imposed by the government are unconstitutional. Thuringia’s spring lockdown was a “catastrophically wrong political decision with dramatic consequences for almost all areas of people’s lives,” the court said, …
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Texas schools are peddling lies to “normalize” COVID at the expense of communities
PSL San Antonio | liberationnews.org | 2021-01-25
COVID has exacerbated the class struggle in schools nationwide, especially in states with openly hostile policies such as Texas.
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Dominion Sues Giuliani Over “Big Lie” Involving Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-25
The U.S. technology company Dominion Voting System issued a lawsuit for defamation on Monday against Donald Trump’s former lawyer. | RELATED: | Trump’s Lawyer Rudy Giuliani Hospitalized Due To COVID-19 | The company demands over $1.3 billion in damages after Guiliani spread the so-called Big Lie that Dominion was owned by Venezuelan authorities and claimed that the company had “stolen the votes” from Trump. The conspiracy theory went viral on social media. | Today legal representativ…
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Peru: Lima Runs Out of ICU Beds for COVID-19 Patients
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-25
Peru’s Ombudsman’s Office warned of a pressing health situation in the cities of Lima and Callao due to the lack of intensive care unit (ICU) beds. | RELATED: | The Brazilian COVID-19 Strain Might Be Present in Peru | On Sunday, Health Ministry (MINSA) reported that there were only 107 remaining ICU beds across the country. In the Lima region alone, only 8 of 934 beds were available in health institutions. | MINSA officials also noted that 1,758 ICU beds were occupied by COVID-19 pati…
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Texas schools are peddling lies to ‘normalize’ COVID at the expense of communities
PSL San Antonio | liberationnews.org | 2021-01-25
COVID has exacerbated the class struggle in schools nationwide, especially in states with openly hostile policies such as Texas.
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Greece loosens coronavirus lockdown, massively rearms military
wsws.org | 2021-01-25
Despite the dangerous spread of the new UK variant of COVID-19 and the deadly impact the pandemic throughout Europe, Greece is easing its lockdown measures.
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Moving Past Hate: Lessons from the 1960s
Paul Lauter | zcomm.org | 2021-01-25
To achieve the goals of a “Green New Deal,” of “#Me, too,” of the “Coalition to Stop Gun Violence,” and, most of all, of “Black Lives Matter” will require a patient and on-going struggle…
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The ‘Humanitarian’ Left Still Ignores the Lessons of Iraq, Libya and Syria to Cheer on More War
Jonathan Cook | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-25
The instinct among parts of the left to cheerlead the right’s war crimes, so long as they are dressed up as liberal “humanitarianism”, is alive and kicking, as Owen Jones revealed in a column last week on the plight of …
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Facebook Purges Left-Wing Pages And Individuals
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-25
On Friday, Facebook carried out a purge of left-wing, antiwar and progressive pages and accounts, including leading members of the Socialist Equality Party. Facebook gave no explanation why the accounts were disabled or even a public acknowledgement that the deletions had occurred. At least a half dozen leading members of the Socialist Equality Party had their Facebook accounts permanently disabled. This included the public account of Genevieve Leigh, the national secretary of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality, and the personal account of Niles Niemuth, the US managing editor of the World S…
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Facebook escalates attack on socialist left
WSWS repost | indybay.org | 2021-01-25
Facebook is engaged in an escalating campaign of state-backed internet censorship targeting socialist organizations, including the International Youth and Students for Social Equality.
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Turkish Trotskyists hold international online meeting on student protests
wsws.org | 2021-01-25
The Socialist Equality Group and IYSSE in Turkey held an international online meeting January 17 titled “Amid the global breakdown of democracy, the way forward for the Boƒüaziàßi University protests.”
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Facebook escalates attack on socialist left
wsws.org | 2021-01-25
Facebook is engaged in an escalating campaign of state-backed internet censorship targeting socialist organizations, including the International Youth and Students for Social Equality.
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Noam Chomsky and Chris Hedges on the State of the American Empire
Editor | scheerpost.com | 2021-01-25
On this week’s “On Contact,” host Chris Hedges talks to Professor Noam Chomsky, the pioneering linguist, prolific author of numerous seminal political works, about the state of the American Empire. Professor Chomsky is the author of over 100 books including “The Fateful Triangle,” “Manufacturing Consent,” “Failed States” and “Requiem for the American Dream,” and America’s …
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Thursday 2/25: Equitable Reproductive Healthcare & BIWOC Communities w/ NOW & Black Women’s Blueprint
NOW & Black Women’s Blueprint | indybay.org | 2021-01-25
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Houston, Texas hospital remains locked over financial dispute, putting hundreds of patients at risk
wsws.org | 2021-01-25
It is an absolute indictment of the for-profit healthcare system and the financial oligarchs that benefit from it that hospitals should be shut down in the middle of a pandemic, let alone when 83 million already lack sufficient access to primary healthcare, in the richest country in the world.
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Australia: Inquiry reveals chronic under funding and lengthy wait times for South-West Sydney health services
wsws.org | 2021-01-25
The healthcare crisis is a direct result of the decimation of public health services by consecutive state and federal government, Labor and Liberal-National alike, with union support.
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US Backs Al-Qaeda In Yemen
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-25
The United States government has designated the main enemy of al-Qaeda in Yemen, the Houthi movement, as a terrorist organization, after spending years backing al-Qaeda in the country. | Like the US-led wars on Syria, Libya, former Yugoslavia, and 1980s Afghanistan, Yemen represents an example of an armed conflict where Washington has supported al-Qaeda and similar Salafi-jihadist extremists in order to foment regime change and extend its hegemony. | Since March 2015, the United States has helped oversee a catastrophic war on Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East, aiding Saudi Arabia as it launched tens o…
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Gary Leupp | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-25

Why Anti-Racism Must Be Anti-Capitalist
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-25
Last summer we saw one of the largest anti-racist mobilisations in decades. In over sixty countries, protesters took to the streets in their thousands to demand transformative, lasting change. | The Black Lives Matter movement calls for a fundamental shift in how our societies are organised: defunding police forces, ending the prison-industrial complex, opposing imperialist projects abroad, and destroying neo-colonial power relations between the Global North and the Global South. Racism and its brutal history are being discussed in a way that is unparalleled in my lifetime. | As happens with every radical movemen…
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Ralph Nader | zcomm.org | 2021-01-25
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-25

Colombia: FARC Party Changes Its Name To Avoid Stigmatization
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-25
Colombia’s Revolutionary Alternative Force of the Common (FARC) on Sunday decided to change its name to “Common Party” (Partido Comunes) to fight the political stigma caused by years of armed conflict. | RELATED: | Massacres Climb To 6 in Colombia So Far This Year | FARC Party President Rodrigo Londoño made the announcement, noting that the party’s logo symbolized by a rose would remain the same. Likewise, a new legal representative will be appointed by the National Board. | The new name w…
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Failures of Democracy in America and the Arab Spring
Juan Cole | juancole.com | 2021-01-25
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Today is ten years since Egyptian youth gathered in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo demanding the resignation of Egypt’s brutal and corrupt Interior Minister, Habib Adly. Even those who called for the rally were surprised by the thousands of youth and workers that showed up, on Egypt’s Police Day, and …
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Canadians Against War on Yemen Block Shipment of Armoured Vehicles Headed to Saudi Arabia
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-01-25
The direct action in Hamilton, Ontario coincides with hundreds of events to pressure the new Biden administration and other world governments to stop arming Saudi Arabia. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Despite His Attempt to Tie MAGA to Anti-Semitism, Biden Will Preserve Trump’s “Israel First” Legacy
Raul Diego | mintpressnews.com | 2021-01-25
Many are expecting President Joe Biden to roll back Trump’s heavily pro-Israel policies, but several factors — including his long-established ties to Israeli interests– point to a greater likelihood of their continuation instead.
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With Likely Victory of Andrés Arauz, Ecuador Will Join Latin America’s Anti-Imperialist Surge
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2021-01-25
Ecuador is just weeks away from becoming the latest Latin American nation to move away from the IMF and United States and elect a strongly progressive, anti-imperialist government.
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Evo Morales Discharged From Hospital After 12 Days of Hospitalization
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-25
The indigenous leader, who looked thinner, made the announcement in a brief press conference, together with the doctors who treated him at the Los Olivos clinic in Cochabamba. | RELATED: | Evo Morales: “We Are Now Millions” | “A medical board established that I got out of this problem, I am almost convinced that when one proposes it, one’s life can be saved,” he told reporters, at the time of thanking the doctors who treated him, as well as all of the staff at the clinic. | “I’m going home to recover, I’ll d…
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The ‘Humanitarian’ Left Still Ignores the Lessons of Iraq, Libya and Syria to Cheer on More War
Jonathan Cook | commondreams.org | 2021-01-25
That “defence industry” needs villains, like China and Russia, that it must extravagantly arm itself against. And that means fixating on the crimes of China and Russia, while largely ignoring our own crimes, so that those “defence industries” can prosper. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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The ‘humanitarian’ left still ignores the lessons of Iraq, Libya and Syria to cheer on more war
Jonathan Cook | zcomm.org | 2021-01-25
Vilifying “official enemies” while safely ensconced inside the “defence” umbrella of a belligerent global superpower and hegemon is a crime against peace, against justice, against survival…
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Refusing to vaccinate prisoners is both cruel and dangerous
Staff | therealnews.com | 2021-01-25
Prisons and jails are hotbeds of coronavirus contagion–for incarcerated people and staff, but also for the wider community. Prioritizing them for vaccinations is a humanitarian and public health necessity.
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US-Pak Reset to Advance Biden’s Afghan Settlement
M. K. Bhadrakumar | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-25
Mark Twain is credited with the saying ‘History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.’ The echoes of history resonate as the new US administration prioritises the Afghan problem for policy review. | The highlight of the White House readout…
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Israeli Forces Shoot & Injure Farmer in Northern Gaza
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2021-01-25
Israeli forces stationed at the northern border of the Gaza Strip opened fire at a Palestinian farmer working on his land in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, on Sunday afternoon, resulting in a gunshot wound in his head. The injured farmer was taken to the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, where his wound was described …
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‘Abolish Billionaires’: Oxfam Report Shows Combined Pandemic Wealth of Richest 10 People Could Pay to Vaccinate Entire World
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-01-25
“Rigged economies are funnelling wealth to a rich elite who are riding out the pandemic in luxury, while those on the frontline of the pandemic… are struggling to pay the bills and put food on the table.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Nothing to learn from East Asia?
Eds. | mronline.org | 2021-01-25
Although most East Asian economies have successfully contained the pandemic without nationwide ‘stay in shelter lockdowns’, many governments have seen such measures as necessary. But lockdowns are blunt measures, with inevitable adverse consequences, especially for businesses and employment.
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Coronavirus death toll in Germany reaches 50,000
wsws.org | 2021-01-25
A year of the coronavirus pandemic, in Germany and globally, has shown that curbing the virus cannot be left to the capitalist governments.
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No Safe Space for Philippines’ Indigenous Youth as Military Allowed on Campus
Mongabay | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2021-01-25
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Eurostar Train Near Collapse, Asks for Bailout, Becomes Hot Potato
Nick Corbishley | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-25
Eurostar, the company that operates the cross-Channel train service that connects the UK with France, Belgium and the Netherlands, is on the brink of collapse, the company’s management warned this week. With passenger numbers down 95% in the final quarter …
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‘We’re taking responsibility’: Sixty teens announce refusal to serve in Israeli army
Eds. | mronline.org | 2021-01-25
Dozens of Israeli teens sign public letter objecting to military service over Israel’s policies of apartheid, neoliberalism, and denial of the Nakba.
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Steve Earle Performs A Tribute to His Late Son, Musician Justin Townes Earle
CP Editor | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-25
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Breonna Taylor Grand Jurors File Petition Against Kentucky Attorney General
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-25
Three grand jurors from the investigation into the police raid that killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor are now calling for Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R) to be impeached over allegations that he mishandled the case. | The jurors on Friday filed a petition with the state House of Representatives, arguing that Cameron breached the public’s trust and also misrepresented key grand jury findings, according to the Louisville Courier Journal, which first reported the complaint. | A press release from the attorney representing the grand jurors, who remained anonymous to protect their identities, said of the…
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Understanding The Politics Of Urban Apartheid In The United States
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-25
Baltimore Maryland is a majority-black but hyper-segregated city. Following the uprising in Baltimore in 2015 in response to the police murder of Freddie Gray, Dr. Lawrence Brown, a public health expert at Morgan University, a historically black university in Baltimore, found that historical context and data were missing from the conversation about what was happening. Thus, he wrote “The Black Butterfly: The Politics of Race and Space in America.” In this book, Dr. Brown describes the history of and the players who created the urban apartheid and how Baltimore became a template for many cities across the country.
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Libya: The Two Forces in Conflict Agree To Unify Institutions
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-25
The Arab League (AL) welcomed on Sunday the understandings reached by the two parties of the conflict in Libya on unifying national institutions and sovereign positions. | RELATED: | The UN to Accelerate Political and Military Dialogue in Libya | Two delegations from the High Council of State of Libya and the Libyan House of Representatives concluded on Saturday two-day talks in the Moroccan city Bouznika, agreeing to form small working groups to take procedural steps concernin…
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French Court Hears Case Against Chemical Corporations Over Agent Orange Use in Vietnam
Brett Wilkins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-01-25
“I’m not fighting for myself, but for my children and the millions of victims,” explained plaintiff Tran To Nga. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Buy American Order A Good First Step: Enacting EO’s Goals Requires President Biden to End 60 Nations’ Trade-Pact Buy American Waivers
commondreams.org | 2021-01-25
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High-Level Climate Summit to Launch Action Agenda
commondreams.org | 2021-01-25
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Biden and Congress Must Close Guant√°namo Bay Detention Center, Not Bring New Charges in Unlawful Military Commissions
commondreams.org | 2021-01-25
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Condemning Insurrectionists Is Easy, But If Corporate America Cared About Democracy It Would Support the ‘For the People Act’
Robert Reich | commondreams.org | 2021-01-25
If they were actually committed to democracy, CEOs of big corporations would permanently cease corporate donations to all candidates. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Coalition of Progressive Groups Launching Grassroots Campaign Urging Senators to Reject Tom Vilsack for Agriculture Secretary
commondreams.org | 2021-01-25
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Walter Bernstein Survived the Hollywood Blacklist — And Lived to Be 101
Michael Winship | commondreams.org | 2021-01-25
The screenwriter was my friend and my hero, a brave opponent of right-wing repression during a dark period of our history. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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NYC Pension Funds Begin Historic Fossil Fuel Divestment
commondreams.org | 2021-01-25
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Trump’s Last-Minute Attack on Clean Air Faces Legal Challenge
commondreams.org | 2021-01-25
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Stand Up America Announces Priorities For President Biden’s First 100 Days, Urges Congress To Act On Accountability and Democracy Reform
commondreams.org | 2021-01-25
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Stand Up America Calls On Congress To Pass Protecting Our Democracy Act After SCOTUS Dismisses Emoluments Lawsuits
commondreams.org | 2021-01-25
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Baby tyrannosaurs were ‘size of Border Collie dog’ when taking first steps
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2021-01-25
Baby tyrannosaurs were only the size of a Border Collie dog when they took their first steps, a team of palaeontologists has discovered.Led by Dr Greg Funston, a University of Edinburgh researcher, the team examined fossilised remains of a tiny jaw bone and claw which had been found in Canada and the US.They were revealed to belong to a baby tyrannosaur — cousin of the fabled T-Rex — in 3D scans and are the first-known fossils of tyrannosaur embryos.The discoveries were made in Canada and the US (Greg Funton/PA)It suggests the creatures which lived more than 70 million years ago were only around three-f…
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Bristolians argue ‘we all did it’ as four face trial for rolling slave trader statue into dock
Eliza Egret | thecanary.co | 2021-01-25
A banner hangs off a prominent Bristol bridge. “Glad Colston’s gone. Drop the charges”, it reads. Meanwhile, bus stops have been subvertised with: “10,000 people in Bristol toppled Colston”. | Four people stood in the dock on Monday, accused of removing the statue of slave trader Edward Colston and rolling it into Bristol’s docks in June 2020. They have all pled not guilty and opted for a jury trial at the Crown Co…
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Wall Street executives to return to ‘Davos in the desert’ as outrage over Khashoggi fades
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-25
Wall Street executives to return to ‘Davos in the desert’ as outrage over Khashoggi fades | Executives from Carlyle Group, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse among more than 100 speakers attending Saudi investment conference | MEE staff | Mon, 01/25/2021 – 18: 14 | Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during Future Investment Initiative forum in Riyadh on 30 October 2019 (AFP/File photo) | Some of the biggest names on W…
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Sri Lankan IYSSE holds well-attended online lecture on 200th anniversary of Friedrich Engels’ birth
wsws.org | 2021-01-25
Students, young workers and others participated in an enthusiastic discussion on the contemporary significance of Engels’ fight for scientific socialism.
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Scale up funding for climate adaptation programmes, Guterres urges
news.un.org | 2021-01-25
The UN Secretary-General on Monday called for urgent scaling up of funds for climate change adaptation and resilience building programmes, so they can offer real and lasting protection against the impact of major events such as droughts, floods and rising sea-levels.
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Shining a light on sexually exploited women and girls forced into crime
news.un.org | 2021-01-25
Trafficked and sexually exploited woman and girls can find themselves facing prosecution and conviction for those very same crimes, in some countries, a new UN report shows. The study aims to help prosecutors to better handle these complex cases, and protect the genuine victims.
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Thursday 2/11: Unspoken Impact of Police Brutality Against BIWOC, TGNC & Latinx Communities
NOW & Black Women’s Blueprint | indybay.org | 2021-01-25
Online event (FREE)…
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Tuesday 1/26: Post Election Debrief on Womens’ Gains, Losses, & What’s Next w/ Women’s March Action
Women’s March Action | indybay.org | 2021-01-25
Online/virtual…
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Tuesday 1/26: Car Caravan: Climate Resistance Protest at Chevron Refinery in Richmond
INMSBUT | indybay.org | 2021-01-25
Fallas Paredes parking lot @ 13220 San Pablo Ave, San Pablo, CA 94806-3908 | Masks & Social Distancing Required…
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Resistance against Agropoly
Tina Goethe | indybay.org | 2021-01-25
Food sovereignty remains the most important political program of the strongest international movement to date for a transformation of the food system: away from the agropoly of a few corporations. | Tina Goethe is a sociologist and responsible for the area of the right to food at the Swiss organization Bread for All.
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Monday 1/25: Yemen Car/Bike Caravan-Global Day of Action
DSASF, International Solidarity Cmte | indybay.org | 2021-01-25
Meet at 444 Spear St…
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Take Care of Yourself 2021 Coronavirus
Martha stilson | indybay.org | 2021-01-25
Early and regular work can lead to greater health and longevity. Just ask a dancer.
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High-Level Climate Summit to Launch Action Agenda
Zach Conti | indybay.org | 2021-01-25
World leaders, including Pope Francis, UN General Secretary António Guterres and the IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva, gather for a high-level climate summit hosted by the Netherlands through Tuesday.
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Kumeyaay Urge Biden: Halt Border Wall Construction, Repair Damage
Brenda Norrell | indybay.org | 2021-01-25
Kumeyaay gathered for ceremony and sent a message to President Biden: “Keep your word. Stop the border wall construction and repair the damage.”
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Time To Require The Richest To Pay For Nonviolent Food For the Poorest
Feed The Hungry | indybay.org | 2021-01-25
Our 1st priority: feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless with nonviolent food…
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Pesticide use in California remains at record high, new data show
Safe Ag Safe Schools | indybay.org | 2021-01-25
Agricultural pesticide use in California remains at a near-record high, according to data quietly released at the end of the year by the state agency responsible for tracking pesticide use. The … latest numbers paint a stark picture of the state’s continued reliance on vast quantities of agricultural pesticides – 209 million pounds in 2018 … the third highest since reporting began in 1990.
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Thursday 1/28: “Vigneto: Yes or No?”: Endangered San Pedro River and Q&A w/ Filmmaker Dina Kagan
Center for Biological Diversity | indybay.org | 2021-01-25
Online screening & panel discussion…
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CA intermediate registration
Kasi Vishwanathan | indybay.org | 2021-01-25
Best Premiere CA Inter Coaching Classes in Chennai that provides the Best Classes for CA Inter Syllabus, CA intermediate registration and CA intermediate syllabus with Top Faculties.
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Tory MPs Reportedly Revolt Against Further Remote Learning Amid Warning of ‘Lost Generation of Kids’
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-25
Over the weekend, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock hailed the vaccination rollout as making “brilliant progress”, yet was forced to acknowledge that the NHS was still struggling under intense pressure and hopes for an easing of lockdown restrictions in the country were a “long, long, long way” off.
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Trump’s coup didn’t fail just from incompetence — credit the progressive activists who stopped him
Amanda Marcotte | salon.com | 2021-01-25
To defeat the GOP’s assault on democracy, it’s critical for everyday voters to understand that they do have power…
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AMC’s tense “Salisbury Poisonings” shows how easily terror and toxicity almost consumed a small town
Melanie McFarland | salon.com | 2021-01-25
Based on the true story of how a former Russian intelligence officer was targeted in England and what came next…
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Senior MP: British Public Will “Rise Up and Bring Down” Lockdown if Exit Plan Isn’t Outlined
Steve Watson | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-25
British MPs within his own party are demanding that Prime Minister Boris Johnson outline some sort of exit strategy for the nationwide lockdown in the country, with one senior minister warning that if he doesn’t people will begin to “rise …
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UK Prime Minister to Visit Scotland Amid Fresh Bid for Independence, Reports Say
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-25
LONDON (Sputnik) — UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to Scotland this week to try to save the United Kingdom from disintegrating after Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon made a fresh bid for independence and threatened to hold a referendum without the central government’s permission, the Sun newspaper reported on Monday.
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As an Eviction Crisis Looms, Tenant Organizing Explodes Across the Country
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-01-25
It started last June with squatting. Quietly and without fanfare, Philadelphia activists affiliated with OccupyPHL and the Black Renter’s Cooperative broke into long-vacant public housing buildings and supported houseless families moving in. Then came the massive, barricaded protest encampment on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, a tree-lined oasis in the middle of the Pennsylvania city surrounded by some of Philadelphia’s most expensive housing. | “They totally could have used the cops to disperse the…
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Lawmaker Slams Greece’s Digital Vaccination Certificates, Calls Idea Form of ‘Apartheid’
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-25
Greek authorities began issuing digital vaccination certificates for people vaccinated against the coronavirus last week, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis suggesting the measure should be introduced across the European Union to facilitate travel and tourism.
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Moscow Sees US Support for Unauthorised Rallies in Russia as Direct Meddling
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-25
Earlier, Moscow voiced its concerns over the fact that the US Embassy had published information about where unauthorised rallies were taking place across Russia.
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Advisor to Winemaker? Putin Reveals What He Might Do After Presidency
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-25
Putin described winemaking as a “noble” industry and said he may one day dabble in the art, but probably from a legal perspective.
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US Torpedoes WTO Panel on ‘Made in China’ Labels for Hong Kong Products
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-25
Influential foreign policy think tanks in Washington are putting heavy pressure on newly-minted US President Joe Biden not to shred his predecessor’s “get tough” approach on China, which has included sanctions, tariffs, and the blacklisting of Chinese companies.
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Mastercard to Reportedly Raise Fees at Least Fivefold for EU Online Retailers to British Customers
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-25
The UK has broken with the European Union, as the transition period expired at the beginning of 2021. London and Brussels struck a post-Brexit deal at the last moment, but some trade spheres remain unregulated, leaving the British financial sector, 7 percent of the country’s economic output, in turbulence.
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Masses of Protesting Farmers Descend on India’s Financial Capital Night Before 72nd Republic Day
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-25
The Indian farmers have been protesting on the borders of Delhi since 26 November, demanding the scrapping of three new farm laws – the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce, the Farmers Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services, and Amendment to the Essential Commodities Act 2020 – passed by the central government last September.
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The UN Prohibits Nuclear Weapons and What Does Italy Do?
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-25
Today, January 22, 2021, is the day that can go down in history as the turning point to free humanity from those weapons that, for the first time, have the ability to erase the human species and almost every other …
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The Media Destroyed America
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-25
It did not take long for the Lie Machine, aka American media, to create the false news and fake narrative of the “storming of the US Capitol” on January 6 by a “white supremacist insurrection.” | Here is an example from …
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There is an opportunity for Palestinian democracy with elections
Gershon Baskin | zcomm.org | 2021-01-25
While there is a great deal of skepticism regarding whether or not the elections will actually take place, there is already a flurry of action on the ground of initiatives to launch new political parties and jockey for positions within the existing political frameworks…
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Iran: Three waves of urban protest, 1992-2019
Ardeshir Mehrdad | zcomm.org | 2021-01-25
The sufficient condition for success is the ability to move beyond divisions and cracks…
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Activists take aim at Santos’ greenwashing
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2021-01-25
Fossil Free SA and Extinction Rebellion SA organised a week of climate action from January 24 to draw attention to the disastrous impact of gas on the climate and to call for the Tour Down Under to #BreakAwayFromGas, reports Kerry Smith.
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Turkey and Greece resume talks over eastern Mediterranean after five-year hiatus
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-25
Turkey and Greece resume talks over eastern Mediterranean after five-year hiatus | Ankara and Athens have made little progress on the issue, despite 60 rounds of negotiations between 2002 and 2016 | MEE and agencies | Mon, 01/25/2021 – 13: 34 | The Turkish seismic survey vessel Oruc Reis. Ankara hoped to improve relations with the European Union after it had threatened to sanction Turkey (Reuters) | Turkey a…
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Egypt: Animation artist arrested for video commemorating revolution
Nadda Osman | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-25
Egypt: Animation artist arrested for video commemorating revolution | The arrest of Ashraf Hamdi coincides with the 10th anniversary of Egypt’s 25 January revolution | Nadda Osman | Mon, 01/25/2021 – 12: 55 | Hamdi has a large following on his YouTube channel, where he regularly uploads animated videos (Screengrab/YouTube/Instagram) | Egyptian authorities arrested caricature artist and animated film director Ashraf Ha…
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Amnesty International condemns ‘deplorable’ conditions in Egypt’s prisons
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-25
Amnesty International condemns ‘deplorable’ conditions in Egypt’s prisons | On anniversary of Arab Spring uprising, rights group says detainees held for years in overcrowded prisons suffered torture and sexual abuse | MEE staff | Mon, 01/25/2021 – 20: 45 | “> | Amnesty International denounced inhumane conditions in Egypt’s prisons on Monday, 10 years after the start of the Arab Spring in the c…
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The Will to Believe: Americans and Their Divine Masters
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-25
“Ah, mon cher, for anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the weight of days is dreadful. Hence one must choose a master, God being out of style.” — Albert Camus, The Fall | Propagandists are smart …
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The Hunts Point Strike Is Just the Beginning
Chris Gelardi | thenation.com | 2021-01-25
The Hunts Point Strike Is Just the Beginning…
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The Justice System Is Going Too Easy on the White Insurrectionists
Elie Mystal | thenation.com | 2021-01-25
The Justice System Is Going Too Easy on the White Insurrectionists…
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The Problem With Mental Health Awareness
Colette Shade | thenation.com | 2021-01-25
The Problem With Mental Health Awareness…
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The Worldmaking of N.K. Jemisin
Stephen Kearse | thenation.com | 2021-01-25
The Worldmaking of N.K. Jemisin…
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Are We Witnessing the Emergence of a New ‘Lost Cause’?
Kali Holloway | thenation.com | 2021-01-25
Are We Witnessing the Emergence of a New ‘Lost Cause’?
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We Balk at ‘Law and Order,’ but Democracy Needs the Rule of Law
David Bromwich | thenation.com | 2021-01-25
We Balk at ‘Law and Order,’ but Democracy Needs the Rule of Law…
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The Trauma of the Death Penalty in Texas
Michael Barajas, The Texas Observer | thenation.com | 2021-01-25
The Trauma of the Death Penalty in Texas…
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The Problem With Mental Health Awareness
Colette Shade | thenation.com | 2021-01-25
The Problem With Mental Health Awareness…
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A Fresh Start
Jack Ohman | thenation.com | 2021-01-25
A Fresh Start…
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Bad Henry’s Lesson: Henry Aaron 1934–2021
Gene Seymour | thenation.com | 2021-01-25
Bad Henry’s Lesson: Henry Aaron 1934–2021…
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CDC Quietly Removes Website Headline Claiming “Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism”
NWO Report | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-25
The change was quietly made last August, with no announcement, following a …
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‘We’ve let the worst happen’: Reflecting on 400,000 dead
Logan Jaffe | nationofchange.org | 2021-01-25
Eight months later, with 300,000 additional American lives lost and the chaotic distribution of the vaccine underway, Caroline Chen, health care reporter, shares her thoughts on where we are and what happens next.
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Growing warnings of a Wall Street bubble
wsws.org | 2021-01-25
The rise and rise in the shares of the “barely profitable” electric car company Tesla “seemingly beyond all reason” is an expression of the “market craziness” resulting from the injection of trillions of dollars into the financial system by the Fed.
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Capitalism, romanticism, and nature
Eds. | mronline.org | 2021-01-25
Robert Sayre and Michael Là∂wy’s Romantic Anti-capitalism and Nature is an extremely interesting book–enjoyable, informative, and intellectually stimulating.
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The Responsibility to Disarm and the Nuclear Ban Treaty
Ramesh Thakur | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-25
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan noted the nuclear emperor had no clothes: “The only value in our two nations (the United States and Soviet Union) possessing nuclear weapons is to make sure they will never be used. But then …
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Why History Matters: the Legacy of Slavery
David Rosen | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-25
Many Americans watched as Joe Biden marked his Inauguration Day celebration with a brief presentation before the statue of Abraham Lincoln, invoking the Civil War as an historical moment when the nation triumphed over deep division. When recalling Lincoln, many New Yorkers may remember the famous speech he gave at Cooper Institute (aka Cooper Union)…
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Oman bars recruitment of expatriates for a number of professions
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-01-25
Oman’s ministry of labor announced on Sunday, January 24, restrictions on the employment of expatriate workers in certain professions under its policy of “Omanization.” According to the announcement, only Omani citizens will be recruited for specific professions in the country’s private sector. | The list of professions expatriates are barred from range from financial and accounting services to store management and car dealership. The ministry has announced that all the existing visas for expatriates working in these professions will not be renewed once expired. | The decision was reportedly been taken in the fac…
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Argentina’s abortion law enters force under watchful eyes
Almudena Calatrava | peoplesworld.org | 2021-01-25
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s groundbreaking abortion law went into force Sunday under the watchful eyes of women’s groups and government officials, who hope to ensure its full implementation despite opposition from some conservative and church groups. Argentina became the largest nation in Latin America to legalize elective abortion after its Senate on Dec. …
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Global Research: How To Help Us Circumvent Censorship
The Global Research Team | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-25
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Joe Biden Rearranges the Oval Office
Norman Stockwell | progressive.org | 2021-01-25
The new President’s changes in decor may speak louder than words.
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No Man’s Land: A strictly delimited movie about borders
wsws.org | 2021-01-25
Filmmaking brothers favor the personal and shun the political in a Western set in Texas and Mexico.
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Missouri residents confront growing joblessness, hunger, evictions
wsws.org | 2021-01-25
Mass unemployment and the miserable levels of state aid available are sowing increasing devastation throughout the region.
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This week in history: January 25-31
wsws.org | 2021-01-25
25 years ago: Dozens killed in Colombo suicide bombing On January 31, 1996, a suicide truck bomb carrying 440 pounds of explosives blew up in the downtown center of Colombo, killing nearly 100 people. Many victims were severely burned, leaving relatives identifying bodies with great difficulty.
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German District Court declares Corona Ordinance Unconstitutional
Rosalind English | ukhumanrightsblog.com | 2021-01-25
In a landmark judgement on January 11, a district court judge in Weimar declared the prohibition on social contact unlawful as contrary to the German Basic Law (Gràºndgesetz). Its order at the time had been unconstitutional because the Infection Protection Act was not a sufficient legal basis for such a far-reaching regulation as a contact …
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Over 15,000 Families Affected by Heavy Rains in Bolivia
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-25
Bolivia’s Defense Deputy Minister Juan Calvimontes reported that 15,593 families were affected by recent rains nationwide, warning that flooding could continue in the upcoming days. | RELATED: | ‘Unity To Overcome the Crisis’, Bolivia’s President Demands | Damages were recorded in 48 municipalities where over 7,400 hectares of crops and 873 houses were affected. | The northern region of the La Paz department was one of the most critical areas due to rivers’ overflowing, landslides,…
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Enforced wearing of masks declared unconstitutional
Rosalind English | ukhumanrightsblog.com | 2021-01-25
Following my post on the Weimar District Court judgment, here is news from Belgium. This summary of the ruling is from the journal LeVif. The police tribunal in Brussels issued a judgment on 12 January acquitting a man summoned for non-wearing of a mask, according to his lawyer, Hélène Alexandris. The judge concluded that the …
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The beginning of the end for nuclear weapons
Rev. John Dear | nationofchange.org | 2021-01-25
Few antiwar activists ever thought they’d see nuclear weapons banned, but thanks to dedicated organizing, a historic UN treaty goes into effect today.
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Islamic Official Shot and Killed in Israel
Staff | imemc.org | 2021-01-25
On Sunday afternoon, a Palestinian official identified as Sheikh Muhammad Abu Najem, was shot and killed in the city of Jaffa, in the western part of Israel. The Hamas party issued a statement blaming Israel for the murder. Israeli police in Jaffa say they opened an investigation into the shooting, but have not identified any …
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Interview with Mark Burton, attorney for Colombian revolutionary Simon Trinidad
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2021-01-25
Fight Back! interviews Mark Burton, attorney for Colombian revolutionary Simon Trinidad who is a political prisoner held by the U.S. government. Simon Trinidad, also known as Ricardo Palmera, is a good man who has done nothing wrong. His only crime is to fight for the freedom and independence of his own country, taking the side of Colombian workers and peasants. Due to U.S. government repression, we are unable to interview Simon Trinidad directly. Check out the campaign to Free Simon Trinidad at http: //freesimontrinidad.org. | Fight Back!: Who Is Simon Trinidad? | Mark B…
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Joe Biden’s Policy on Israel Isn’t “Transformative” or “Decent”
Rima Najjar | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-25
Many are noting happily that Joe Biden’s flurry of executive orders are “surprisingly” progressive … and decent. In an essay in Jacobin titled ‘If Joe Biden Moves Left, You Can Thank the Left’, Lisa Featherstone acknowledges that, though “deeply …
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A Totalitarian Regime Is Coming to America? Or Is It Just an Old Ball Game?
Dr. Ludwig Watzal | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-25
Dutch-Jewish historian Jacques Presser remarked as early as 1947: “Fascism, should it ever return, will undoubtedly present itself in the guise of anti-fascism.” Having watched the surreal inauguration, the Green Zone in Baghdad popped up. The occupation in Washington was …
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Global Research: Help Us Cover Our Operational Costs
The Global Research Team | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-25
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Middle America: How We Got Here
Ruth Conniff | progressive.org | 2021-01-25
Republicans must look at how they use racism, hate, white grievance, and every other means they can find to suppress the votes of people of color and hold onto power.
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My Favorite Moderate
Lawrence Reichard | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-25
To paraphrase an old saw, imbecility travels halfway around the world before sanity gets its shorts on. An old friend in Geneva sent me a link to a January 11 Susan Collins op-ed in the Bangor Daily News. It reads like the diary entry of a tone-deaf pre-adolescent. Collins laments having worn heels to the…
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Italy: Prime Minister to Resign Tuesday, Government Announces
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-25
“The Council of Ministers is convened for tomorrow morning at 9 AM, during which the Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, will communicate to the ministers his will to go to the (Presidential Palace) and hand in his resignation,” the statement read. It added that he would then see President Sergio Mattarella. | A calculated move, the resignation may ultimately afford him another chance at forming a coalition government. | RELATED: | Italian Gov’t in Crisis as Coalition Allies Withdraw | Survivi…
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Trinidad and Tobago Holds Legislative and Local Elections
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-25
Over 51,000 Tobagonians on Monday are called to cast the ballots at some 61 polling stations in the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) elections. | RELATED: | UNGA: Trinidad & Tobago Calls for Lifting of US Blockade on Cuba | There are 12 seats at stake to be contested by the center-left People’s National Movement (PNM) led by Tracy Davidson-Celestine, the left-wing Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) chaired by Farley Augustine, and the independent candidate Denise Tsoiafatt-Angus.
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Australia: Coles warehouse workers in Melbourne denounce lock-out of Smeaton Grange workers and the union
wsws.org | 2021-01-25
“I didn’t know about the picket because the union didn’t tell us. We’ve had only one meeting since I started in July last year.”
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The Bipartisan Myth
Brad Sandler | realprogressives.org | 2021-01-25
We were all told back in the 4th or maybe as late as the 6th grade that the United States has a two-party system. ‚ÄØI know I believed it. Maybe I was just real trusting, naive, and gullible? By now I am pretty sure it was a lie. Perhaps those that told me were themselves trusting, naive and gullible? But it is still a lie. | The truth is, we do not have any party system at all. The US Constitution does not say anything at all about parties, not even in the preamble. Certainly, the clauses regarding Congress do not require a bill to have votes from both parties to become law. This is a point…
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Ten years since the beginning of the Egyptian revolution
wsws.org | 2021-01-25
The decisive lesson from the Egyptian revolution is that a revolutionary leadership in the working class must be built, in opposition to the pseudo left, prior to the eruption of mass struggles.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/01/25/egyp…

Virginia police officers suspended without pay for joining Capitol riots
Andrew Emett | nationofchange.org | 2021-01-25
The penalty for the misdemeanor is up to a year in jail. The penalty for the petty offense is up to six months in jail.
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US Police Killed at 135 Unarmed Black People Since 2015
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-25
The National Public Radio (NPR) published a report showing that at least 135 unarmed Black men have been killed by U.S. police since 2015. | RELATED: | US: People Call for Racial Justice On 100th Day of Protest | The investigation also recalled that 75 percent of the police officers involved in the shooting deaths of unarmed black men were white. | “Several officers were convicted of crimes. However, all of them kept their jobs,” NPR discovered, adding that the report focused on specific cases.
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Puerto Rico Declares State of Emergency Over Rise in Femicides
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-25
Puerto Rico’s Governor Pedro Pierluis Monday declared a national state of emergency due to the increase in gender-based violence and femicide. | RELATED: | Attempt to Sell Puerto Rico Is Offensive, Cuba Points Out | The initiative came weeks after feminist groups demanded authorities to take measures to curb the femicide’s escalation. | At the end of last year, dozens of feminists took to the streets of San Juan to reject the murder of 17 women from September 15 to October 19, the h…
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Milwaukee Common Council revisits and accepts COPS grant
Ben Slowey | liberationnews.org | 2021-01-25
The measure will result in the hiring of an additional 30 police officers.
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I Assert the Right to Live Free From Disinformation
Thomas Larson | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-25
For those of us who classify ourselves as Nones–about 27 percent of the population, a broadminded, semi-coalition of nonreligious people–we must often remind the God-fearing that our goal is to live free from the fake martyrdom of those who say their right to worship and proselytize their faith is being denied. The allegation of censorship…
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Let Nuke Plans Run for 100 Years?
Karl Grossman | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-25
With the major decline of nuclear power–the U.S. is down to 94 plants from a high of 129 and only two are now under construction–the nuclear promoters in the U.S. government and nuclear industry are pushing to let nuclear power plants run for 100 years to somehow keep nuclear power going.
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Trump’s legal problems are only just beginning
Thomas Klassen | nationofchange.org | 2021-01-25
Multiple investigations at the state and federal level–plus private lawsuits–await Trump in private life.
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Activists demand justice for Giulio Regeni who was kidnapped and murdered in Egypt
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-01-25
Giulio Regeni, a 28-year-old Ph.D. student at Cambridge University, was kidnapped on January 25, 2016 from Cairo. His body was found a few days later with torture marks. He had been working on Egyptian trade unions for his dissertation…
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The Geography of the Nomos
Elliot Sperber | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-25
The Geography of the Nomos Walking to the gore through a geography of madness Built by the cult of the Nomos’ Civilization Ensnaring the globe In screaming roads At least back to Ur, The herdsman’s home Old Abraham, the nomeus Appeals to the Nomos Secure me (se curas, Rejection of care) declares That he’s prepared…
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