(2021-11-03). Facebook Censors Sandinistas in Nicaragua Days Before Presidential Elections. orinocotribune.com Social media corporation Facebook, now called Meta, reported that it eliminated an alleged network of trolling accounts aimed at national audiences in Nicaragua. However, activists and supporters of Daniel Ortega’s government allege that their accounts were closed without prior notice and clarified that they are not trolls. | This was stated by Sandinista activist Ligia Sevilla, who reported that she was censored by the social media platform due to content she posted in support of the government of Daniel Ortega, and against the interests of the right-wing opposition in the Central American country, but above all…
(2021-11-03). Trial of fascist shooter Kyle Rittenhouse begins in Kenosha, Wisconsin. wsws.org The jury trial of the vigilante gunman, who was 17 years old when he shot and killed two protesters and wounded a third in Kenosha in August 2020, began on Tuesday.
(2021-11-03). New studies show mood disorders heighten risk of severe COVID illness and death. wsws.org Individuals suffering from mood disorders are more likely to be poor and to have limited access to preventative healthcare.
(2021-11-03). US Economic Warfare vs China: Adrian Zenz & Xinjiang Cotton Lies. newatlas.report November 3, 2021 (The New Atlas — Brian Berletic) — Adrian Zenz is regularly cited as the source regarding alleged abuses in Xinjiang, China. More recently, his reports have become the cornerstone of not only accusations against China regarding supposed “forced labor,” but also the justification for sanctions imposed by the US. He is regularly …
(2021-11-03). The Situation in Syria Continues to Escalate. journal-neo.org 
The situation in Syria in the coming days could seriously heat up due to several factors. In the north of the country, this is due to Turkey’s active redeployment of hundreds of soldiers and military equipment to the border in recent days, in particular tanks, artillery, multiple rocket launchers, and air defense systems. This military …
(2021-11-03). Hunger strike by New York City taxi drivers against crushing debt nearing the end of its second week. wsws.org New York City taxi drivers are suffering under horrendous debt loads due to predatory lending practices compounded by the effects of the pandemic.
(2021-11-03). Democratic Party suffers debacle in gubernatorial elections. wsws.org The Democrats’ emphasis on identity politics is opening the door for Trump, whose political fortunes were substantially strengthened by Tuesday’s vote.
(2021-11-03). FBI Sat On Bombshell Footage From Kyle Rittenhouse Shooting. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Originally published on ZeroHedge | On Tuesday, opening statements in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, an18-year-old aspiring police officer accused of fatally shooting two men and wounding a third on the night of Aug. 25, 2020, as BLM riots raged in the streets of Kenosha in response to a white-on-black police shooting. | While prosecutors have slapped the teen with two counts of homicide and one count of attempted homicide, Rittenhouse has pleaded not guilty to all charges, claiming self…
(2021-11-03). Socialist International’s Parroting of US Line on Nicaragua Shows What a Worthless Fossil It’s Become. orinocotribune.com By Peter Bolton — Nov 1, 2021 | On October 25, about two weeks before Nicaragua’s 2021 presidential election, the Socialist International (SI) released a statement titled Nicaragua: A Contemporary Victim of Absolute Power. Given the steady stream of tendentious twaddle about Nicaragua that’s been disseminated from Washington and dutifully repeated by the corporate-owned media, one might reasonably assume that the global federation of social democratic and labor parties would at least provide some semblance of balance. | But far from adding nuance, the statement reads as if it were a press release sent direct…
(2021-11-03). Facebook whistleblower’s revelation on ‘profits over safety’ model. peoplesdispatch.org Senior journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and tech expert Bappa Sinha discuss the Frances Haugen revelations on Facebook, the perils of its business model and what can be done to regulate the company…
(2021-11-03). La caja de bobos más grande que pueda existir: El METAverso de Facebook. globalizacion.ca Mark Zuckerberg acaba de anunciar que desde el 1 de diciembre la empresa Facebook pasará a llamarse META. Esto tiene dos implicaciones, una de carácter empresarial para legitimar y construir viabilidad jurídica a una de las operaciones más importantes que…
(2021-11-03). US-led media campaign to “open up” China—an echo of the Opium Wars. wsws.org While the US is not at this point resorting to military force, the media campaign to demand an end to China’s COVID-19 public health restrictions does recall the barbaric methods employed by imperialism in the 19th Century.
(2021-11-03). Preview: What to Look for in the October Jobs Report. cepr.net (The monthly Employment Situation is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, November 5 at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time.) | The rate of employment growth has slowed sharply in the last two months, averaging just 280,000 jobs a month. However, this is not a story of weak demand for labor. The index of aggregate weekly hours rose by 0.8 percent in September. This suggests that employers who were unable to hire more workers instead met their demand by increasing hours. The September increase in hours would be equivalent to adding 1.2 million workers if the average workweek had remained unchanged.
(2021-11-03). Chile: Laboratorio de experiencias políticas de América Latina. globalizacion.ca Engels llamó a Francia el laboratorio de experiencias políticas, donde los acontecimientos se desarrollarían de la forma más radical, desde la Revolución de 1789, pasando por la Revolución de 1848, hasta llegar a la Comuna de París. Chile es el…
(2021-11-03). Jordan: Journalists calling out corruption muzzled by cybercrime laws. middleeasteye.net 
Jordan: Journalists calling out corruption muzzled by cybercrime laws | Much of the media, and many ordinary citizens, forced to self censure as thousands find themselves in court for stating their views on social media | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 12: 05 | Political activists outside detained owner Kameel al-Zoubi’s coffee stand in Ramtha District gather to buy drinks as a token of their support (MEE/Ja…
(2021-11-03). High quality documentaries at Toronto International Film Festival. peoplesworld.org 
Documentaries are always of high quality at the Toronto International Film Festival, selected by a stellar team of programmers. Some of the highly recommended docs were reviewed in previous columns including Attica, Wochiigii lo: End of the Peace, Memory Box: Echoes of 9/11 and Oscar Peterson: Black + White. The Oscar doc was only one …
(2021-11-03). Democrats can avoid midterm election disaster by running on their actual agenda. peoplesworld.org 
(2021-11-03). Iran claims to have thwarted US attempt to steal oil from its ship in Sea of Oman. peoplesdispatch.org According to the Tasnim News Agency, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel landed on a tanker which the US was trying to confiscate and later steered it into Iranian waters…
(2021-11-03). Biden’s ‘Global Tax’ And The 40-Year US Corporate Tax ‘Shell Game’. popularresistance.org The corporate media in recent days has been busy resurrecting and re-reporting the deal negotiated weeks ago by Janet Yellen, US Treasury Secretary, to get 100+ other nations to sign on to and introduce a 15% global corporate alternative tax in their countries. | But why is the mainstream media bringing it up again now? Is it to soften the blow of Biden’s repeal of his proposal to hike corporate taxes in the US from Trump’s 21% to 26%? (It was 35% pre-Trump)? Or is there something else as well that explains why the media is running the global tax story that’s already weeks old? | The global sign on to Biden’s 15%…
(2021-11-03). A Mississippi City Blocked a Proposed Mosque Due to Anti-Muslim Prejudice, We’re Suing. aclu.org 
There are 13 churches in Horn Lake, Mississippi. But there are no mosques, and there never will be if city officials get their way. Earlier this year, the city’s Planning Commission and Board of Aldermen denied site-plan approval for the Abraham House of God mosque, even though the property for the proposed mosque is zoned for houses of worship and the city’s own staff determined that the application met or exceeded all requirements. One Alderman ominously warned, “if you let them build it, they will come,” exhorting his fellow board members to “stop it before it gets here.” | This type of bigotry has no place…
(2021-11-03). 10 Things To Know About Cancer Risks And Black America. moguldom.com Chadwick Boseman changed the face of pop culture in his role as the Marvel Comics superhero the Black Panther in the groundbreaking 2018 film, but he was already sick with colon cancer and did not have long to enjoy his spectacular success. Boseman died in 2020 at age 43 after a four-year battle with the …
(2021-11-03). Free Game: 6 Tips From ‘Bitcoin & Black America’ Author Isaiah Jackson. moguldom.com Crypto expert Isaiah Jackson has been very successful with bitcoin and he wants to help the Black community do the same. It’s why he published “Bitcoin & Black America” in 2019 and continues to be an influential thought leader who gives free game on how best to move in the space. Through his book, his …
(2021-11-03). Election 2021: Republicans make some major gains but not everywhere. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Except for the Boston and Atlanta mayoral races and numerous local elections scattered around the country, Election 2021 was not the night the Democratic Party and many of the people’s movements had hoped for. Pro-worker candidates especially in Virginia but elsewhere took major hits. In Boston, however, there was an outstanding victory by the progressive …
(2021-11-03). Appleton, WI: SDS rallies for $15 an hour for students on campus. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI – The Appleton Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and Sunrise Fox Valley are continuing the “Fight for $15'' at Lawrence University. This campaign seeks to increase the on-campus student worker minimum wage to $15 per hour. At the moment, the average student worker is undercompensated with a meagre $7.25 wage, which is unable to meet the rising costs of tuition and other exorbitant living expenses. | Through consistent agitation and numerous flyer drives, Appleton SDS has been able to gain the support of hundreds of student workers and other sympathetic allies. With the assistance of S…
(2021-11-03). Jacksonville demands police accountability, demands reinstatement of Safer Together Committee. fightbacknews.org Jacksonville, FL — Around 50 community members came together outside of City Hall, October 26, to rally for the re-instatement of the “Safer Together Committee” by the City Council. The rally was led by the Jacksonville Community Action Committee (JCAC) and joined by the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville, Students for A Democratic Society, Take Em Down Jax, Florida Rising, and Women’s March Jacksonville. | The rally began at 4 p.m. with the crowd chanting “People! Power!” while various news stations set up to collect footage of the event. Michael Sampson, a leader of JCAC, kicked off the rally by demandi…
(2021-11-03). What happened to the party of limited government? nationofchange.org The Republican Party now poses a clear and present threat even to the values it once espoused.
(2021-11-03). ‘Rust’ shooting was avoidable: Put worker safety center stage in Hollywood. peoplesworld.org 
It can be hard to connect the glitz and glamour of Hollywood film and television to the real-world work that goes into making it all possible. Yet it has become clear, as details emerge regarding the tragic shooting on the set of the movie Rust, that the safety of workers on the job at film …
(2021-11-03). MAGA Ain’t Playin’: New Poll Shows 30 Percent Of Republicans Say Violence May Be Necessary To Save United States. moguldom.com Almost one in three Republicans polled in a recent study agree with this statement, “Because things have gotten so far off track, true American patriots may have to resort to violence to save our country.” The findings come from the Public Religion Research Institute, a nonprofit research and education organization that studies political issues as they …
(2021-11-03). CNE President: We will Investigate Electoral Campaign Violations — 21N Mega-Elections. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE), Pedro Calzadilla, assured this Tuesday, November 2, that as of the day before the electoral authority had begun investigations into possible violations of the electoral campaign regulations. Venezuela’s upcoming regional and municipal elections are scheduled for Sunday, November 21. | In this year’s electoral campaign regulations, social networks were added as an authorized means of transmission of messages. Thus, the accounts of political parties are being observed. | Calzadilla also pointed out that the CNE has a record of all official accounts of t…
(2021-11-03). Scranton School System forces teachers to strike. peoplesworld.org 
SCRANTON, Pa. —After years with no contract, and school board demands for big increases in teachers’ share of health care costs, teachers and staff in the Scranton, Pa., school district, members of Teachers (AFT) Local 1147, were forced to strike Nov. 3. “See us on the picket lines. Scranton educators, parents, and students have sacrificed …
(2021-11-03). Likhts’amisyu Territory: Report on Blockade Erected in Response to Arrest of Chief Dtsa’hyl. itsgoingdown.org The following action report was submitted anonymously to Montreal Counter-Info, and details a blockade erected on Wet’suwet’en territory following ongoing repression by RCMP and Coastal Gaslink. For more background, go here. photo: @M_Tol On Wednesday morning an action was put into effect in response to…
(2021-11-03). Final Straw: Asheville Survival Program. itsgoingdown.org Long-running anarchist radio and podcast show, Final Straw, presents a interview with the autonomous mutual aid project, Asheville Survival Program. Listen and Download HERE Asheville Survival Program is an autonomous mutual aid network formed in early 2020 at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in so-called Asheville, NC. They are building mutual aid with oppressed…
(2021-11-03). Disposable income rises in China’s Tibet. ecns.cn Rural and urban residents of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region witnessed rapid growth in disposable income in the first nine months of the year, according to local authorities.
(2021-11-03). The homogenisation of education. mronline.org 
Education in post-independence India was supposed not just to provide knowledge and skills to students, but also to facilitate the process of “nation-building” (to use a clumsy word).
(2021-11-03). Billionaire Chamath Admits He Dumped His Tesla Shares After Telling Cult Fans ‘Don’t Sell’. moguldom.com Billionaire venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya admits that he dumped his Tesla shares over the last year despite telling cult fans not to sell because he believed the stock would double or triple in value. The founder of venture firm Social Capital, Palihapitiya has a cult following among amateur traders. He’s a big fan of SPACs — …
(2021-11-03). Palestine in Pictures: October 2021. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.
(2021-11-03). COP 26: Can a singing, dancing rebellion save the world? nationofchange.org COP Twenty-six! That is how many times the UN has assembled world leaders to try to tackle the climate crisis. But the United States is producing more oil and natural gas than ever; the amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere and global temperatures are both still rising; and we are already experiencing the …
(2021-11-03). Economic inequality means retirement insecurity for most U.S. households. mronline.org 
This is far from a “hot take”: financial wealth in the United States is highly concentrated, with most households, especially Black and Hispanic households, owning few financial assets…
(2021-11-03). Impasse in talks may force 6,300 U of C faculty, 500 librarians to strike. peoplesworld.org 
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—A university system-declared impasse after two years of bargaining may force some 6,300 teaching, non-tenured faculty, plus 500 librarians, at the University of California system to strike. Though yet another bargaining session is scheduled for Nov. 10—and is open to the public and supporters via Zoom starting at 2 pm Pacific Time—the two …
(2021-11-03). What to expect from COP26: climate action, climate justice or greenwashing? mronline.org 
If Karl Marx and Frederick Engels were writing the Communist Manifesto today, it is not inconceivable that they would begin with the sentence: “A spectre is haunting humanity—the spectre of extinction.”
(2021-11-03). COP26: Will Humanity’s ‘Last and Best Chance’ to Save Earth’s Climate Succeed? | Take Action Tuesday @EarthFoodLife. independentmediainstitute.org 
There is a chance we can prevent the worst impacts of the climate crisis, but world leaders must hold businesses accountable and listen to Indigenous communities. By Reynard Loki, Independent Media Institute 11 min read It would be an understatement to say that there is a lot riding on COP26, the international climate talks currently …
(2021-11-03). Combatting Global Warming: The Solution to China’s Demographic “Crisis” cepr.net There have been numerous news articles in recent years telling us that China faces a demographic crisis. The basic story is that the market reforms put in place in the late 1970s, together with country’s one-child policy, led to many fewer children being born in the last four decades. As a result, the number of current workers entering retirement, exceeds the size of the cohorts entering the workforce, leading to a stagnant or declining workforce. This is supposed to be a crisis. | I used the word “supposed” because it is not in any way obvious that a declining workforce is any sort of crisis. We see shifts of po…
(2021-11-03). IS claims attack on Afghan military hospital in Kabul. ecns.cn Militants of Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack against a military hospital in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, according to a statement from the group cited in multiple reports on Wednesday.
(2021-11-03). Ecuador’s neoliberal government announces state emergency to impose austerity. peoplesdispatch.org On October 18, 2021, Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso
(2021-11-03). No empty slogans needed in addressing climate change: China’s UN envoy. ecns.cn Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), said on Tuesday that tackling climate change needs firm commitment and continued actions, not empty slogans.
(2021-11-03). Black girls top list of teens hurt by the police. peoplesworld.org 
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — On a warm September Sunday in 2016, a small Black teenager in a pink T-shirt biked through narrow city streets and rolled into an intersection. So did a Chevy Cruze, driven by an 85-year-old man heading home from church. The next thing 15-year-old Brianna Stuart knew, she was lying dazed on the …
(2021-11-03). The Bubble Pumps Of Shiba And Doge Meme Coins Could Have Psychological Bias. moguldom.com A low-priced coin can make investors feel a little richer when they first start buying crypto with a relatively small amount of money. For example, $100 will buy 0.0016 of a single Bitcoin or 1.574 million Shiba Inu (SHIB). It’s called unit bias, and it’s a natural tendency and way of thinking about value among …
(2021-11-03). ‘Every turn in this case has been another brick wall, and behind it is Chevron’. mronline.org 
CounterSpin interview with Paul Paz y Miño on Chevron vs. Steven Donziger.
(2021-11-03). Oil companies are ploughing money into fossil-fueled plastics production at a record rate—new research. nationofchange.org Around the world, around the clock, the plastics we use every day are produced at facilities on an almost incomprehensible scale that some suggest we now live in an era best labelled the plasticene.
(2021-11-03). Cuban Leader: The U.S. Government is the true organizer and promoter of the provocation planned for November in Cuba (+video). mronline.org 
Polanco Fuentes drew attention to how as soon as the march was announced, it received public support from U.S. legislators, political operators and the media that encourage actions against the Cuban people, try to destabilize the country and urge military intervention.
(2021-11-03). People’s Action and TakeAction Minnesota Statement on Minneapolis Public Safety Charter Amendment. peoplesaction.org Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action and its member organization, TakeAction Minnesota, today released the following statement by Movement Politics Director Brooke Adams and TakeAction Minnesota Executive Director Elianne Farhat after results came in on a charter amendment in Minneapolis that would transform public safety by replacing the Minneapolis Police Department with a new department …
(2021-11-03). Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah facing forced expulsion reject Israeli court’s ‘compromise deal’. peoplesdispatch.org The Israeli supreme court had offered the Palestinians ‘protected tenants’ status in exchange for them recognizing temporary Jewish ownership of their homes and paying a symbolic rent to the Israeli settler organization involved in the so-called ‘property dispute’ in Sheikh Jarrah…
(2021-11-03). Defund the global climate wall. roarmag.org 
This essay was originally published at Photo: US border patrol is detaining immigrants from Latin America. Yuma, Arizona. May, 2021. Ringo Chiu / Shutterstock.com | At a National Security Council meeting in September, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken
(2021-11-03). Star ATL Falcons Receiver Calvin Ridley Steps Away From NFL Over Mental Health Issues. moguldom.com Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley is putting his mental health first, announcing on Oct. 31 that he will “step away from football at this time” to focus on it. “These past few weeks have been very challenging, and as much as I’d like to be on the field competing with my teammates, I need to step away from …
(2021-11-03). Afghan kids struggle in an ill-equipped US shelter. asiatimes.com 
This story was originally published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Some children who were evacuated from Afghanistan and are being cared for at a Chicago shelter for immigrant minors have hurt themselves, harmed other children or threatened …
(2021-11-03). COVID-19 must not be the “new normal” wsws.org The perspective set forth by McKinsey & Company, speaking on behalf of the corporate-financial oligarchy, is that the coronavirus pandemic should be allowed to become “endemic.”
(2021-11-03). Scapegoating China over climate change ‘craven and inaccurate’: British newspaper. ecns.cn
(2021-11-03). The Nation’s John Nichols: Democrats Must Deliver on Promises or Voters Will Punish the Party. democracynow.org 
We speak with The Nation’s John Nichols about key outcomes from Tuesday’s election night. In a major blow for Democrats, Republican Glenn Youngkin, who President Biden warned is an extremist in the vein of former President Trump, won the Virginia governor’s race against former Governor Terry McAuliffe. Youngkin campaigned for so-called parents’ rights — a catch-all phrase adopted by right-wing opponents of vaccine and mask mandates, transgender rights and critical race theory. Tuesday’s elections also saw closely watched races in New Jersey, New York City, Buffalo and Boston, where Michelle Wu made history…
(2021-11-03). COP26: Will Humanity’s ‘Last and Best Chance’ to Save Earth’s Climate Succeed? independentmediainstitute.org There is a chance we can prevent the worst impacts of the climate crisis, but world leaders must hold businesses accountable and listen to Indigenous communities. By Reynard Loki It would be an understatement to say that there is a lot riding on COP26, the international climate talks currently being held in Glasgow, Scotland. Officially, …
(2021-11-03). Dana fires temps en masse in apparent retaliation for leak that revealed they were making $25 per hour. wsws.org The revelation sparked outrage among full-time Dana workers at management and the UAW and USW unions, who had bullied them into accepting a contract with wages far below what Dana has been compelled to pay temps to maintain production.
(2021-11-03). Algeria blames Morocco for ‘assassinating’ three truck drivers near Western Sahara. middleeasteye.net 
Algeria blames Morocco for ‘assassinating’ three truck drivers near Western Sahara | Algiers warns the fatal attack ‘will not go unpunished’ as relations deteriorate between the two countries | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 16: 06 | A United Nations Mil Mi-8 helicopter lands on the Moroccan side of the border crossing between Morocco and Mauritania in Guerguerat, in Western Sahara, on 25 November 2020…
(2021-11-03). México — Neoliberalismo eléctrico: Atraco a la nación. globalizacion.ca La Jornada publica hoy una extensa entrevista con el director general de la Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), Manuel Bartlett, en la que el funcionario desgrana los múltiples mecanismos de saqueo a la nación implementados en la Ley del Servicio…
(2021-11-03). Rank-and-file Canadian educators discuss “How to end the pandemic” webinar, vow support for John Deere strike. wsws.org At the latest meeting of the Cross-Canada Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee, education workers drew the connection between the fight to stop the pandemic and the need to unify their struggles with other sections of workers battling low wages and punishing working conditions.
(2021-11-03). Selected Articles: They Defend the Climate While Preparing the End of the World. globalresearch.ca 
By At the beginning of October, Italy hosted the preparatory meeting of the UN Conference on Climate Change, currently taking place in Glasgow. …
(2021-11-03). University of Florida bars professors from testifying in lawsuit against right-wing voting rights bill. wsws.org The move by the university is a blatant attack on free speech and democratic rights in line with the fascistic strategy being pursued by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis.
(2021-11-03). Los argentinos no deben olvidar penurias pasadas. globalizacion.ca Cuando faltan pocos días para las elecciones legislativas de medio tiempo programadas para el 14 de noviembre, los argentinos no deben olvidar todas las penurias que sufrieron durante la dictadura militar (1976-1983) ni con los regímenes neoliberales de Carlos Menem…
(2021-11-03). Una guía de falsas soluciones para la COP 26. globalizacion.ca La publicación ´Engañados en el Invernadero ª revela las maniobras de las empresas y gobiernos respecto del reduccionismo de los problemas ambientales al carbono, la financiarización de la naturaleza y un creciente utopismo tecnológico; y propone ir hacia una justicia ambiental,…
(2021-11-03). Striking Deere workers defeat second UAW-company agreement, in powerful show of determination that workers’ needs be met. wsws.org The contract rejection is the latest major repudiation by workers of the pro-corporate policies pursued by the UAW and other trade unions for over 40 years.
(2021-11-03). Inner West Council Mayor: Precinct committees can ‘bridge gap’ between council and residents. greenleft.org.au Inner West Council Mayor Rochelle Porteous has won support for a motion to ask residents about re-establishing residents’ precinct committees. Isaac Nellist reports.
(2021-11-03). Pegasus: UK urged to conduct ‘immediate’ probe into spyware scandal. middleeasteye.net 
Pegasus: UK urged to conduct ‘immediate’ probe into spyware scandal | ‘There hasn’t been enough done’, Amnesty tells MPs in wake of revelations that phones of British nationals were targeted with NSO software | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 09: 14 | Baroness Fiona Shackleton, whose phone a judge ruled was hacked with Pegasus spyware, leaves the Royal Courts of Justice with her client Princess Haya bint Al Hussein in…
(2021-11-03). Argentina — Cristina y el judaísmo faccioso. globalizacion.ca Barridas por las aguas de la justicia (cosa rara en el Poder Judicial argentino), las numerosas causas abiertas por el macrismo contra la ex presidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) empiezan a desmoronarse como castillo de arena. | Éxitos relativos en…
(2021-11-03). Forum discusses defending public housing in NSW. greenleft.org.au Hands off Glebe and Action for Public Housing hosted an online forum to discuss how best to defend New South Wales public housing from the state government’s plan to sell it off. Rachel Evans reports.
(2021-11-03). Adani, India and COP26: How to support climate justice? greenleft.org.au The focus on “net zero” and “fossil fuels versus renewables” does not do justice to the critical need for just solutions for the Global South and Indigenous peoples, writes Ruchira Talukdar.
(2021-11-03). Lies, Lies and Nuclear Submarines. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | It looked like something of an ambush, but a coterie of Australian journalists had their man where they wanted him. Between sessions at the G20 Summit in Rome, and French President Emmanuel Macron found himself blunter than usual. The sundering of the relationship between Australia and France over the new trilateral security relationship between Canberra, Washington and London, and, more importantly, the rescinding of the submarine contract with Australia, was pl…
(2021-11-03). Welcome to the American century. nationofchange.org We are truly living out the end of the American Century in the world it created.
(2021-11-03). After long GOP Trump delay, feds OK rest hours for flight attendants. peoplesworld.org 
Sara Nelson, AFA-CWA. | “Fatigue is real. We need our 10 hours yesterday,” said Association of Flight Attendants-CWA President Sara Nelson, a veteran United Airlines flight attendant. Her union has led the long fight for more rest between long flight times. | But the rule won’t kick in until after FAA takes public comments, due by Jan. 3, then reviews and responds via the Federal Register. | Flight attendant unions, led by AFA-CWA, joined by the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), the Machinists, the Teamsters’ Airline Division, the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department, and the Transport Wor…
(2021-11-03). Anglo-French tensions overshadow opening of COP26. wsws.org Amid the talk of “international unity” and “global solutions”, Britain, the summit’s host, and France have been unable to put to bed a dispute over a few dozen fishing licenses in the English Channel.
(2021-11-03). US: Republican senator blocks Biden’s choice for top Israel diplomat. middleeasteye.net 
US: Republican senator blocks Biden’s choice for top Israel diplomat | Josh Hawley gives no reason for blocking appointment of Tom Nides, who would fill the vacant position of US ambassador to Israel | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 15: 52 | Republican Senator Josh Hawley said he objected to Nides’ appointment on behalf of his Republican colleagues (AFP) | Republican Senator Josh Hawley has blocked an attempt to approve a…
(2021-11-03). COP26 — °Es el sistema, estúpidos! globalizacion.ca La 26 en Glasgow, nada nuevo bajo el sol: el problema va para largo, dispuesto a enquistarse in secula seculorum. Quedan muchas más COP por delante, quizás tantas que ya no quepan ciudades nuevas para albergarlas. | øCuántas cumbres más serán…
(2021-11-03). Hurricane LUMA: Puerto Ricans Fight Big Coal & Privatized Energy Amid Climate Disasters, Blackouts. democracynow.org 
As we cover the fight against Big Coal with climate activists attending the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, we look at the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, which has experienced some of the most extreme weather over the last two decades. Hurricane Maria destroyed the island’s electrical grid four years ago and left residents in the dark for months. The fragile power system is still unreliable for people, prompting mass protests and renewed calls for lawmakers to move away from dirty power and turn the island into a center for renewable energy, a movement featured in the new film “El poder del pueblo,” or…
(2021-11-03). NSO Group: US blacklists Israeli firms for harming ‘national security interests’. middleeasteye.net 
NSO Group: US blacklists Israeli firms for harming ‘national security interests’ | US authorities say NSO Group and Candiru enable foreign governments to ‘threaten the rules-based international order’ | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 15: 25 | NSO Group exhibits at an international defence and homeland security expo in Tel Aviv in 2019 (Reuters) | US authorities have put NSO Group, the Israeli spyware company at the c…
(2021-11-03). Israel Struck Damascus Suburb For The Second Time In Less Than A Week. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Early morning of November 3rd, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) struck targets near the Syrian capital of Damascus. The attack was carried out with surface-to-surface missiles fired from the Golan. | The Syrian Arab News Agency SANA reported that the missiles hit sites in the Zakia region outside Damascus and caused material damage only. No casualties were reported.”At about 02: 58 a.m. today, the Israeli enemy launched an aerial aggression with a number of missiles from the direction of northern occupied…
(2021-11-03). Wider vaccination helps China build immune barrier against coronavirus. ecns.cn China has been expanding vaccine inoculation, booster shots in particular, to combat COVID-19 and build an immune barrier as the coronavirus continues to spread worldwide.
(2021-11-03). Transformar los sistemas alimentarios para derrotar el hambre. globalizacion.ca Durante octubre, el mes mundial de la alimentación, se han multiplicado las voces calificadas que promueven nuevos caminos, a través de la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios, que permitan reducir y eliminar el hambre en el mundo, del que ya…
(2021-11-03). United States: Workers rise up in strike wave. greenleft.org.au Thousands of workers are on strike right now in the United States, in what is being dubbed “Striketober”, reports Malik Miah.
(2021-11-03). Headlines for November 3, 2021. democracynow.org Youngkin Beats McAuliffe in VA Gov. Race; India Walton Trails Write-in Primary Loser Byron Brown in Buffalo, Eric Adams Wins NYC Mayoral Race; Michelle Wu Is 1st Woman, BIPOC Elected as Boston Mayor, Ohio Special House Races Go to Republican Mike Carey and Democrat Shontel Brown, Minneapolis Rejects Police Overhaul Measure; Oregon Legalizes “Magic Mushrooms” for Medical Use, COP26: U.S. Joins 90 Nations in Pledge to Cut Methane Emissions; South Africa Coal Deal Announced, CDC Approves Pfizer COVID Vaccine for 5- to 11-Year-Olds, Ethiopia Declares State of Emergency as Tigrayan Forces Advance; U.N. Report Details…
(2021-11-03). Egypt set to extend security powers of president and army. middleeasteye.net 
Egypt set to extend security powers of president and army | Changes to ‘national terrorism law’ allow president to take ‘measures necessary to preserve security and public order’ | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 15: 11 | In September, Sisi denied that the country had any political prisoners, adding ‘there are no forms of human rights violations in Egypt’ (AFP) | The security powers of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sis…
(2021-11-03). The climate change disaster and Australia’s new anti-democratic electoral laws. wsws.org The party deregistration laws were rammed through parliament just as the protracted political crisis in Canberra over climate change was reaching a new peak in the lead-up to the COP26 gathering in Glasgow.
(2021-11-03). Deere parts center in Milan, Illinois reports first rejection of UAW contract, as ballot count continues: Live updates. wsws.org Nearly 10,000 striking Deere workers are voting today on a tentative agreement backed by the UAW, which only released five pages of “highlights” on the deal Sunday.
(2021-11-03). Venezuela — Bolívar y Chávez en tiempo presente. globalizacion.ca I | Durante nuestra reciente gira por la Federación de Rusia y la República de Belarús, tuvimos la oportunidad de reunirnos con autoridades de los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo de estos países; así como con representantes de organizaciones políticas, del Movimiento…
(2021-11-03). Palestinian prisoner risks ‘clinical death’ as he enters 110th day of hunger strike. middleeasteye.net 
Palestinian prisoner risks ‘clinical death’ as he enters 110th day of hunger strike | Kayed al-Fasfous’ health deteriorates as he continues to protest against his administrative detention by Israel | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 12: 37 | Palestinians with banners of Kayed al-Fasfous and Miqdad al-Qawasmi call for the release of prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, 24 October 2021 (AF…
(2021-11-03). How Dark Money Captured The Supreme Court. dailyposter.com 
(2021-11-03). Global markets force Australian central bank to scrap major plank of monetary policy. wsws.org The Reserve Bank of Australia has been forced to abandon so-called yield curve targeting because of a major sell-off of short-term bonds in response to rising inflation.
(2021-11-03). Five hundred steelworkers strike ArcelorMittal Tubular Products plant in Ohio. wsws.org Roughly 500 steel workers in Shelby, Ohio walked off the job after ArcelorMittal representatives ended negotiations.
(2021-11-03). Why progress at COP26 is crucial. asiatimes.com 
COP26, which is taking place in Glasgow, is the latest in a series of meetings through which the world’s governments attempt to deal with climate change. COP stands for “Conference of the Parties”: these 197 parties are the United Nations member countries, plus a few small non-UN member countries and the European Union, all of …
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(2021-11-03). Basque left: Pain caused by ETA ‘should never have happened’. greenleft.org.au The October 18 declaration of left-independentist alliance
(2021-11-03). Kumi Naidoo at COP26: Will Rich Countries Deliver Pledged Billions for South Africa to Get Off Coal? democracynow.org 
On day three of the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, we look at the fight against Big Coal, starting with leading South African climate activist Kumi Naidoo. South Africa is one of the world’s largest coal producers, and the United States has joined the European Union and other wealthy nations to announce a new deal to provide $8.5 billion to the country to help it decommission its coal plants and invest in renewable energy. “Let’s see if the money actually flows and if those countries actually follow up with that commitment,” says Naidoo, global ambassador for Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dign…
(2021-11-03). Russell ‘Maroon’ Shoatz is Free, but Other Political Prisoners Languish. orinocotribune.com By Margaret Kimberley — Oct 28, 2021 |
(2021-11-03). Turkey: Probe launched over social media posts speculating on Erdogan’s health. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey: Probe launched over social media posts speculating on Erdogan’s health | Investigation launched after hashtag ‘He is dead’ began trending on Turkish Twitter | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 13: 42 | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a press conference at the end of the G20 of World Leaders Summit on 31 October 2021 in Rome, Italy (AFP) | Turkish authorities have launched a probe into social media pos…
(2021-11-03). Australia: Patrick Terminals seeks termination of dock workers’ enterprise agreement. wsws.org Reverting to the industry award will cut workers’ pay by more than 50 percent.
(2021-11-03). Death row inmate Rodney Reed should not get new trial, Texas judge says, rejecting claims of his innocence. wsws.org The ruling is a setback for Reed, whose fight for a new trial has garnered national notoriety and the support of the Innocence Project. He was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Stacey Stites, 19, a quarter century ago and has spent 23 years on death row.
(2021-11-03). Migrant woman drowns in Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. wsws.org The woman drowned on Friday while trying to cross the US-Mexico border by swimming around the border fence that juts into the Pacific. Her death is a consequence of the Biden administration’s criminal anti-immigrant policies.
(2021-11-03). Over 700 University of Michigan faculty sign open letter protesting administration witch hunt against composer and Professor Bright Sheng. wsws.org The open letter from UM faculty takes a principled stand in defense of Sheng, demanding that the university reinstate Sheng to his undergraduate course in composition and make a public apology both for the sanctions taken against him and the outrageous charges of racism.
(2021-11-03). Regulating the Professionals: a Shakeup in Healthcare. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the latest Episode of Law Pod UK Rosalind English talks to Robert Kellar QC of 1 Crown Office row about the proposed reforms to the regulation of doctors, nurses, opticians, chiropractors and a range of other professionals in the world of healthcare. It’s particularly important to allow regulators to react to unexpected challenges, as …
(2021-11-03). UAE: ‘Shocking’ lack of protection for British women in Gulf state, says report. middleeasteye.net 
UAE: ‘Shocking’ lack of protection for British women in Gulf state, says report | Cross-party panel says UK failing in its support for British women facing abuse and detention in UAE | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 10: 03 | A woman takes a photograph of the interior of the Moroccan pavilion at Expo 2020 in the Gulf Emirate of Dubai, on 2 October 2021 (AFP) | British women face a “shocking” lack of protectio…
(2021-11-03). Six hundred children have been killed by COVID-19 in the US. wsws.org Despite the growing death toll among US children, which directly coincides with the reopening of schools, masking and other mitigation policies are being curtailed or entirely scrapped.
(2021-11-03). Uproot the System: Filipina Activist Mitzi Tan on How Capitalism & Colonialism Fuel Climate Crisis. democracynow.org 
We speak to Mitzi Tan, a climate activist based in the Philippines, who will join Greta Thunberg of Sweden and Vanessa Nakate of Uganda in speaking at a major march and rally in Glasgow on Saturday. Among their demands are reparations from the Global North to the Global South to help rebuild the lives of those most impacted by the climate crisis. Tan has recently protested outside the offices of Standard Chartered Bank in London, which funds the most fossil fuel companies based in the Philippines, which she says contributes directly to their yearly typhoons that cause insurmountable destruction. “At this point, n…
(2021-11-03). COP26: Boris Johnson warns Alexandria is sinking and Egyptian Twitter melts down. middleeasteye.net 
COP26: Boris Johnson warns Alexandria is sinking and Egyptian Twitter melts down | ‘Quickly, travel to Alexandria in the next few days because you won’t see it again,’ read one panicked tweet | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 13: 36 | Boys walk while holding balloons on concrete blocks by the Mediterranean waterfront in the historic harbour of Egypt’s northern city of Alexandria (AFP) | During his opening speech at the C…
(2021-11-02). Justice for Assange is Justice for All. zcomm.org Julian Assange is a truth-teller who has committed no crime but revealed government crimes and lies on a vast scale and so performed one of the great public services of my lifetime…
(2021-11-02). John Pilger: Justice for Assange is justice for all. greenleft.org.au As the world awaits the outcome of the United States' appeal to extradite Julian Assange from Britain, the WikiLeaks founder's courage is beyond doubt, writes John Pilger.
(2021-11-02). Meet the Nicaraguans Facebook falsely branded bots and censored days before elections. thegrayzone.com Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter suspended hundreds of influential pro-Sandinista journalists and activists days before Nicaragua’s November 7 elections, falsely claiming they were government trolls. The Grayzone interviewed them to reveal the truth. Just days before Nicaragua’s November 7 elections, top social media platforms censored top Nicaraguan news outlets and hundreds of journalists and activists who support their country’s leftist Sandinista government. The politically motivated campaign of Silicon Valley censorship amounted to a massive purge of Sandinista supporters one week before …
(2021-11-02). Meta Deletes Over 1,000 Nicaraguan Accounts Days Before Election. popularresistance.org On Monday, Ben Nimmo, the head of Facebook-turned-Meta’s global threat intelligence strategy, announced that the social media giant had taken down what he claimed was a “a troll farm run by the government of Nicaragua and the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) party.” | The takedown included 937 Facebook accounts, 140 Pages, 24 Groups and 363 Instagram accounts in Nicaragua. | The Meta report claimed the accounts were “one of the most cross-government troll operations we’ve disrupted to date, with multiple state entities participating in this activity at once,” but primarily run by employees of the Nicar…
(2021-11-02). Líderes indígenas en Nicaragua se pronuncian contra los medios occidentales y las ONG. globalizacion.ca 
Nicaragua tiene una elección para elegir a su presidente y asamblea nacional el 7 de noviembre. Según las encuestas , se espera que el Frente Sandinista (FSLN) actualmente en el gobierno gane la presidencia y la mayoría de escaños en…
(2021-11-02). Facebook acusó falsamente a estos nicaragàºenses de ser troles y los censuró antes de las elecciones. thegrayzone.com Facebook, Instagram y Twitter suspendieron a cientos de periodistas y activistas pro sandinistas días antes de las elecciones del 7 de noviembre en Nicaragua, alegando falsamente que eran troles del gobierno. The Grayzone los entrevistó para revelar la verdad. (You can read this article in English here.) MANAGUA, NICARAGUA — Pocos días antes de las elecciones del 7 de noviembre en Nicaragua, las plataformas de redes sociales censuraron a influyentes medios de comunicación nicaragàºenses y a cientos de periodistas y …
(2021-11-02). Bahrain tells citizens to leave Lebanon as Gulf spat continues. middleeasteye.net 
Bahrain tells citizens to leave Lebanon as Gulf spat continues | Bahraini foreign ministry warns of ‘tense situation’ in Lebanon following controversy over comments made by information minister | Tue, 11/02/2021 – 15: 38 | Pedestrians and cars pass through the area of Tayouneh, in the southern suburb of the capital Beirut, on 15 October 2021 (AFP) | Bahrain has ordered its citizens in Leba…
(2021-11-02). Lebanon: Oldest English-language newspaper lays off entire staff. middleeasteye.net 
Lebanon: Oldest English-language newspaper lays off entire staff | The Daily Star notifies employees just days ahead of 31 October redundancy date | Tue, 11/02/2021 – 10: 58 | A man looks at the front pages of the Lebanese local English-language newspaper “The Daily Star” in the capital Beirut on 8 August 2019 (AFP) | The entire staff of the Daily Star news outlet in Lebanon has been made…
(2021-11-02). Documents Show How the US Government Used Social Media to Intervene in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
BY Tim Gill and Christian Lewelling — Oct 30, 2021 | Outrage over alleged Russian intervention in US elections has been widespread. But documents obtained by Jacobin reveal that the US has intervened in Venezuelan elections by training opposition forces to use Facebook against President Nicolás Maduro’s party. | In recent months, US lawmakers have condemned Facebook for harming children’s health, amplifying violence from Washington to India, and disseminating misinformation surrounding COVID-19 and its vaccine. The criticisms follow a leak of thousands of internal company documents known as the Facebook Pape…
(2021-11-02). Desde las redes: øDisfraz de Ku Klux Klan en noche de Halloween en La Habana? cubadebate.cu En la foto se ve a un grupo de jóvenes cubanos disfrazados paseándose por la Avenida G de La Habana. Uno de ellos disfrazado de Ku Klux Klan, como si fuera la cosa más normal del mundo, denunció en su perfil de Facebook Justo Cruz. øCómo puede ser posible que se permita que alguien se pasee por una calle de Cuba vestido de KKK?
(2021-11-02). Hi Chi Minh Should’ve Killed More of Your Grandparents (We Need Militant Anti-Imperialism, Now!). anchor.fm In this episode I continue on my discussion about the myths surrounding capitalism and communism. What are we going to do to stop the continuation of imperialist aggression across the world? How will we in the belly of the beast take down this empire? When will we recognize now is the time to act?
(2021-11-02). The Magnetic Field is Not a Health Hazard. jamanetwork.com Magnetism is a word before which the untutored stand aghast and with which the faker may conjure. Among the growing number of therapeutic projects constantly being brought to the attention of the American practitioner, “magnetotherapy” has not acquired any recognition, although it has actually received mention in medical literature. There are industries in which workmen may be exposed to magnetic fields of considerable strength in the course of the operations in which they are engaged; hence the problem of possible physiologic effects cannot be lightly brushed aside. Drinker and Thomson of the Laboratory of Appli…
(2021-11-02). Three Starbucks Set For Vote On Union. popularresistance.org Workers hoping to unionize Starbucks stores in the U.S. have won a preliminary victory before the National Labor Relations Board. | The board said employees at three separate Starbucks stores in Buffalo, N.Y., can hold union elections in November in a new ruling. That means that workers need only a majority of votes cast at a single location to form a union. The company had argued that employees at all 20 Buffalo-area stores should vote in a single election. | If the effort is successful, the stores would be the first of Starbucks’ 8,000 company-owned U.S. stores to unionize. The Seattle coffee giant opposes the…
(2021-11-02). Rejecting the existential futility of neoliberal life. roarmag.org 
This is an excerpt of Neil Vallely’s ” Photo: Protester in Chile during the 2019 October uprising. abriendomundo / Shutterstock.com | For centuries, economists and philosophers have theorized the value of utility: how it shapes the division of labor, influences consumer choice, and contributes to conceptions of the good life or common good. Utilitarian philosophers, from Jeremy Bentham to John Stuart Mill, told us that maximizing utility [m…
(2021-11-02). Clinical Laboratory Service for Physicians. jamanetwork.com Laboratory methods now play a large part in the daily work of physicians. Chemical, morphologic, bacteriologic and serologic methods, as well as the roentgen ray, are in daily use everywhere, and new methods, for example, the electrocardiographic determinations and tests of metabolism, are being introduced. To meet the constantly growing needs for such methods, there have come into existence laboratories of health departments and of hospitals, with more or less differentiation into separate departments; also wholly private laboratories. The latter group includes those frequently referred to as commercial, because…
(2021-11-02). Manchin Refuses to Support Reconciliation Bill If It Contains Words. truthout.org 
When all is said and done, there’s nothing left to say or do. That’s how I’m feeling abut the descriptive powers of the English language as it pertains to the ongoing one-man hostage crisis known as Joe “Freaking” Manchin. How many new and novel ways are there to say it? THE MAN WANTS TO DESTROY THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT, period, and he will keep moving the goal posts until he (and his coal-soot paymasters) gets what he wants. | How many times has this snake shed its skin? First it was the money, but…
(2021-11-02). Manchin Headlined Invite-Only Coal Forum While Negotiating Reconciliation Bill. truthout.org 
Coal baron Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) recently appeared as a key speaker at a secretive, invite-only coal leadership forum — and shortly after attending, he made massive cuts to the climate portion of the Build Back Better Act. | The Coal and Investment Leadership Forum, uncovered
(2021-11-02). Headlines for November 2, 2021. democracynow.org World Leaders Gather in Glasgow for Start of Crucial COP26 U.N. Climate Summit, Sen. Joe Manchin Won’t Commit to Build Back Better Act, Imperiling Biden’s Domestic Agenda, Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Texas’s Near-Total Abortion Ban, Virginia Governor’s Race Takes Center Stage on Election Day, Kids as Young as 5 Set to Be Vaccinated Within Days as Pediatric Doses Begin Shipping, Judge Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Chicago Police Officers, U.N. Security Council Extends Peacekeeping Mandate in Moroccan-Occupied Western Sahara, Burmese Military Forces Accused of Torture and Attacks on Civilians, U.N. Warns Afg…
(2021-11-02). Anti-corruption body’s hearings expose manufactured removal of Australian state premier. wsws.org The ICAC hearings have not resulted in any new information being produced against former New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian, instead subjecting government funding for a public hospital to intense scrutiny.
(2021-11-02). US ‘Justice’ Dismisses 7 of 8 Charges Against Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com 
On Monday, November 1, the US Department of Justice dismissed seven charges of money laundering against Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, leaving only one charge of conspiracy to commit that crime. | The motion was presented by the prosecutor Kurt Lunkenheimer, the day a hearing was scheduled in which the eight charges were to be read to Saab, a procedure that was postponed to next November 15, reported EFE news agency. | | The request was issued because the prosecution could not find sufficient evidence to prove the…
(2021-11-02). Alex Saab Case: Mapping The US’ Main Violations Of International Law. popularresistance.org Alex Saab is a Special Envoy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and also its Deputy Permanent Representative to the African Union. He was arrested and detained in the Republic of Cape Verde (“Cape Verde”) on June 12, 2020, following a request from the United States of America and remained in arbitrary detention until October 16, 2021, when he was illegally removed by the United States to Miami. | This operation carried out by the United States against a Venezuelan diplomat is marked by a series of violations of international law attributable directly or indirectly to the United States. Although the arbitrary…
(2021-11-02). Mapping Main US Direct and Indirect Violations of International Law on Alex Saab Case. orinocotribune.com By Femi Falana — Oct 31, 2021 | Alex Saab is a Special Envoy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and also its Deputy Permanent Representative to the African Union. He was arrested and detained in the Republic of Cape Verde (“Cape Verde”) on June 12, 2020, following a request from the United States of America and remained in arbitrary detention until October 16, 2021, when he was illegally removed by the United States to Miami. | This operation carried out by the United States against a Venezuelan diplomat is marked by a series of violations of international law attributable directly or indirectly to the…
(2021-11-02). The West’s China Complex: Beijing as the Enemy and the Savior. dissidentvoice.org 
“Could China’s economy collapse?” was the title of an October 15 article published by QUARTZ magazine. The article makes an ominous case of a Chinese economic crash and its impact on China’s and global economies. This is one of numerous reports appearing in recent weeks in Western mainstream media, all motivated by recently published economic indicators pointing …
(2021-11-02). Line 3 oil pipeline resistance continues. fightbacknews.org St Paul, MN – On October 28, despite rain and falling temperatures, 50 activists picketed at the Army Corps of Engineers offices in downtown Saint Paul to call for the Corps to pull the permits for the Line 3 oil pipeline and to conduct a full environmental review. | Construction on Line 3 has been completed and it has Canadian tar sands oil, the dirtiest petroleum in the world, flowing through it. Opposition to this toxic flow continues to grow in defiance of political repression and the wishful thinking of the fossil fuel industry. | Tribal elders from the Red Lake Treaty Camp opened the action with a prayer a…
(2021-11-02). What Big Oil knew about climate change, in its own words. peoplesworld.org 
Four years ago, I traveled around America, visiting historical archives. I was looking for documents that might reveal the hidden history of climate change — and in particular, when the major coal, oil and gas companies became aware of the problem, and what they knew about it. I pored over boxes of papers, thousands of …
(2021-11-02). West throws Palestinian rights groups to the wolves. electronicintifada.net Israel's enablers are to blame for “terror” designations.
(2021-11-02). Minnesota answers Sudanese people’s call for solidarity. peoplesworld.org 
PAUL, Minn.—Last weekend, the Sudanese community in Minnesota rallied at the state capitol here to protest the coup carried out by Sudan’s military leaders Oct. 25. Rally participants responded to the call of the Sudanese diaspora to act in solidarity with those protesting on the streets of the capital Khartoum and cities across Sudan. Rallies …
(2021-11-02). TCM helps with China’s Gansu COVID-19 treatment. ecns.cn Benefitting from the combination of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine, nine confirmed cases of COVID-19 have turned to moderate from severe as of Sunday in northwest China’s Gansu Province, local authorities said Monday.
(2021-11-02). Largest Crypto Exchange Binance Blocks All Customer Withdrawals, Spooks Investors. moguldom.com Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, twice suspended and then resumed withdrawals of all currency on its website on Monday, raising questions about whether it is acting more like a casino than a currency exchange and selling more crypto than it has access to. Citing a large backlog in withdrawal processing, Binance announced the first …
(2021-11-02). Author Surname Correction. jamanetwork.com In the Letter to the Editor titled “Therapeutic Drug Monitoring vs Standard Therapy During Infliximab Induction in Patients With Chronic Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases,” published in the September 21, 2021, issue of JAMA, the first author’s surname should have been listed as “Papamichael.” This article was corrected online.
(2021-11-02). Patient Information: Reading Medical Notes. jamanetwork.com This JAMA Patient Page describes how clinicians use patient medical notes, how patients can access them, and how patients may benefit from reading their medical notes.
(2021-11-02). The Anti-War Committee Joins Groups Around the Globe to #StandWithThe6. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Twin Cites based Anti-War Committee. | The Anti-War Committee Joins Groups Around the Globe to #StandWithThe6 | We have worked with several of the Palestinian rights organizations newly deemed “terrorists” by Israel. | In October 2021, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz outlawed six leading Palestinian human rights groups, labeling them “terrorist organizations” and accusing them of serving as fronts for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Gantz’s executive order criminalized Al-Haq, Addameer, Bisan Center, Defense fo…
(2021-11-02). Nicolás Guillén llama ‘naziparaíso’ a la hegemonía de EEUU hace 57 años. peoplesworld.org 
En 1964, el poeta nacional cubano, Nicolás Guillén (1902-1989) publicó una colección titulada ‘Tengo’ en la cual apareció el poema ‘Crecen altas las flores’, el cual, por ser cinco páginas de largo, no podemos reproducir en su totalidad. Este poema arroja mucha luz sobre unas realidades de la vida actual estadounidense, realidades duraderas y dolorosas, …
(2021-11-02). Capitalism Has Never Really Worked Out For The Earth. popularresistance.org As we gather in Glasgow for two weeks of deliberations for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties #26, (COP26) otherwise known as the “Conference of Polluters” or the “Conference of Profiteers,” we must be like Jesus in the temple overturning the tables of the money changers. We can no longer accept business as usual in the vein of moneyed interests suppressing ambition and holding us back from the bold commitments necessary to turn the tide of climate change. Too often, we members of frontline communities convene at these meetings, raise our voices and demands, yet find ourselves unw…
(2021-11-02). Expert says tough anti-virus policy not too expensive. ecns.cn China will continue to pursue a zero-transmission policy against the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, as the global fatality rate of 2 percent is still too high, a leading Chinese respiratory disease expert said.
(2021-11-02). Luke Campbell Compares Miami Beach Mayor To KKK Over Policies, Says Liberal Democrats Are Racists. moguldom.com Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell, the hip-hop star who shot to fame with the raunchy 2 Live Crew group in the 1990s and challenged censorship all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, is upset with the mayor of Miami Beach. Among the policies that have upset Campbell is a ballot measure put forth by Mayor …
(2021-11-02). A World Without Police Is More Possible (And Necessary) Than You Think. popularresistance.org Calls to “defund the police” reverberated throughout communities across the US in the summer of 2020, when millions took to the streets to protest a brutal, unchecked, and racist system of police violence and control. Then came the backlash. Since the initial push by activists and protestors to get the public to consider alternatives to endlessly increasing police spending, a forceful chorus has pushed in the opposite direction, demanding more funding for more police who should be given more power over our lives. “Defund the police” has been criticized for being not only a “bad slogan” but a political pipe dream…
(2021-11-02). Antipsychotic Use During Pregnancy Isn’t Harmful to Children. jamanetwork.com A large study of electronic health record data found that children born to women who used antipsychotic medications during pregnancy were not at increased risk of certain birth complications or neurodevelopmental problems.
(2021-11-02). Washington-Baltimore News Guild gains big card-check win at Politico. peoplesworld.org 
(2021-11-02). Climate change spells disaster for Gaza's olive growers. electronicintifada.net Rainfall has dramatically decreased this year.
(2021-11-02). Benton Harbor Mayor Marcus Muhammad Fights Off Criticism For Handling Of Water Crisis. moguldom.com Some citizens of Benton Harbor, Michigan, want Mayor Marcus Muhammad to be recalled because of what they claim is his mishandling of the city’s water crisis. Tests have proved that the city’s drinking water supply has toxic lead contamination. Benton Harbor is a city of close to 10,000 people on Lake Michigan, about 200 miles …
(2021-11-02). Giving Screen Time a Rest Speeds Concussion Recovery. jamanetwork.com Children and young adults who avoid screen time after a concussion may have a faster recovery, according to a study in JAMA Pediatrics. The results from the randomized trial may support clinical recommendations to limit screen time during the acute period after concussion, the authors noted.
(2021-11-02). The Rise of Iran Poses Both Opportunities and Dangers. dissidentvoice.org In 2015 the Obama administration signed what is popularly referred to is the Iranian nuclear deal, under which Iran pledged not to acquire nuclear weapons. In exchange, the punitive sanctions on Iran were to be lifted. The Trump administration cancelled United States participation in the deal, which in any case had not resulted in the …
(2021-11-02). Depressive Symptom Assessment in Medically Ill Patients. jamanetwork.com To the Editor We wish to discuss 3 points regarding the recent JAMA Insights article that addressed the assessment of depressive symptoms in medically ill patients.
(2021-11-02). CALL FOR VENDORS! Holiday People’s Market 2021. peoplesforum.org Skip Amazon and the big box stores, and support local creatives for this year’s holiday giving! | The People’s Market features local artists, creatives and makers from the 5 boroughs, and beyond. Come learn, share experiences and build community. | We are looking for vendors! Applications due by November 12th, 2021 at 11: 59pm ET. We have limited space and anticipate a large number of applications, so please apply as soon as possible! | ATTENDEES, SAVE THE DATE!
(2021-11-02). Advanced CT Technology Counts Photons to Produce Sharper Images. jamanetwork.com Fifty years after the first clinical computed tomography (CT) scan produced a pixelated image of a patient’s brain, the FDA has cleared an advanced technology that generates details as minute as the individual struts on a coronary stent.
(2021-11-02). Ethical Issues in America Infant Adoption. dissidentvoice.org In “The Son My Sister Placed for Adoption Wants to Find Her. What Should I Do?”, NY Times, October 26, 2021, Ethicist Kwame Anthony Appiah questions the ethics of confidentiality versus a right to know one’s biological ancestry for those separated by adoption. The case at hand involves a woman contacted by the son her …
(2021-11-02). Covid-19 Fallout: “There is something terribly wrong with this country” dissidentvoice.org 
As November 5 neared, I did something cliché but nonetheless powerful. I re-watched the film, V for Vendetta. It always resonated with me in a variety of ways. During Occupy, it felt omnipresent due to the endless sea of masks. But in 2021, it plays like a documentary. Another cliché perhaps but I challenge you …
(2021-11-02). Peru’s Right-Wing Leads Parliamentary Coup Against Pedro Castillo. orinocotribune.com Peru’s right-wing is making headway in its strategy of blocking and putting and end to the government of President Pedro Castillo. The Peruvian Parliament recently passed a law which would limit his abilities and make it possible to vote for his removal on the grounds of “moral incapacity.” These actions are clearly aimed at carrying out a parliamentary coup. | Peru’s parliament, the majority of which is opposed to President Castillo, approved a questionable law that limits the abilities of the Executive Branch with respect to Congress. In this case the law is directly aimed at prohibiting the “request for a vote…
(2021-11-02). Making Decisions About Antidepressant Treatment in Pregnancy. jamanetwork.com Depression is a common complication of pregnancy and is estimated to affect 9.2% of pregnant women in high-income countries, according to a 2017 meta-analysis. Prenatal depression is associated with negative outcomes, including elevated risk of postpartum depression and chronic mental illness in women, preterm birth and other perinatal complications, and child developmental, social, and behavioral problems. As such, treatment of depression in pregnancy is a priority for affected women, their children, and their families. Psychotherapies may be effective to treat depression of mild and moderate severity; however,…
(2021-11-02). Administrative Simplification and the Potential for Saving a Quarter-Trillion Dollars in Health Care. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint discusses a new report that describes steps that may be taken in specific areas to simplify administrative functions, reduce administrative spending, and boost overall productivity in US health care.
(2021-11-02). Ultraviolet Disinfecting Device Poses Safety Risk. jamanetwork.com An FDA safety communication has warned that a handheld UV-C wand used in the home to disinfect surfaces emits unsafe levels of radiation that could injure skin, eyes, or both after exposure for only a few seconds.
(2021-11-02). Conservative SCOTUS justices dance around but avoid key abortion rights issue. peoplesworld.org 
(2021-11-02). FRSO condemns murder of Ka Oris, beloved spokesperson for the New People’s Army. fightbacknews.org Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns the cowardly October 29 murder of New People’s Army spokesperson Ka Oris (Jorge Madlos) by elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Medical aid Eighfel Dela Peña (Ka Pika) was also killed in the ambush. Both were unarmed and had no opportunity to defend themselves. The killers are now lying to the media to cover up their crimes. | Ka Oris was a communist who devoted the whole of his life to building the revolutionary movement in the Philippines. He was a committed proletarian internationalist. He worked tirelessly to build and promote the New People’s Army (NPA…
(2021-11-02). Rev. Jesse Jackson Hospitalized After Falling At Howard University. moguldom.com Rev. Jesse Jackson has been hospitalized again after falling and hitting his head during a visit to Howard University. “When Rev. Jackson entered a building on campus, he fell and hit his head. His staff took him to the Howard University Hospital where various tests were run including a CT scan. The results came back …
(2021-11-02). The United States is Organizing a Color Revolution in Cuba for November 15. orinocotribune.com By Alan Macleod — Nov 1, 2021 | It remains an open question as to how successful the upcoming action against the Cuban government will be. But who is behind the protests is hardly in doubt. | HAVANA — The United States government is playing a key role in organizing, promoting and amplifying upcoming nationwide protests in Cuba planned for November 15. | When directly
(2021-11-02). People’s Action: Electoral Tests Today Prove Tenant Power and Potential. peoplesaction.org Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action today released the following statement by Homes Guarantee Campaign Director Tara Raghuveer on the same day as voters head to the polls and put the tenant movement to the electoral test: “Around the country, tenants have established themselves as a political force, especially in local elections. The pandemic illuminated …
(2021-11-02). Canadian Tire Fire #17: Blockades on Wet’suwet’en Territory, New Occupation in Haudenosaunee Territory, Alton Gas Cancelled, Anti-Trans Bill Introduced in Quebec. itsgoingdown.org cover image: @landbackskyler This week, land defenders reacted swiftly and strongly to the arrest of a Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief. As protests against RBC’s involvement in the Coastal GasLink (CGL) Pipeline popped up all over and Six Nations blocked highway 6, Marc Miller accepted his new position as Minister for Crown-Indigenous relations with a mind-boggling and…
(2021-11-02). Minneapolis Voters Could Change How The City Approaches Public Safety. popularresistance.org Last year after George Floyd’s murder, community organizers spurred a national conversation on the role of policing and public safety. The collective outrage and sustained protests led to democracy in action. | In Tuesday’s election, Minneapolis voters have a chance to change the way the city handles public safety. Organizers like Miski Noor want voters to embrace the opportunity to change how the city deals with public safety and vote in favor of the public safety amendment known as Question 2. Noor, an organizer with Black Visions, spoke with NewsOne over the weekend in between get out the vote events. Reflecti…
(2021-11-02). Imbalances and Illicit Content Detected in Venezuela’s Electoral Campaigns. orinocotribune.com According to the president of Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE), Pedro Calzadilla, a series of imbalances and some unauthorized content was detected in the electoral campaigns for the upcoming regional and municipal elections, which will be celebrated on November 21. | “There are imbalances in terms of the time that each candidate is exposed to the public, and the promotion on television screens,” said Calzadilla. He reported that a series of measures had been taken to rectify the situation. | He also mentioned that barred content had been detected, “such as the appearance of children, which is establi…
(2021-11-02). Milwaukee activists demand citizenship for all. liberationnews.org 
It is crucial to keep pressure on the Democrats to keep immigration reforms in the infrastructure bill.. At same time, we need to fight to uproot the capitalist system that seeks to exploit us all for profit.
(2021-11-02). Home Oxygen Therapy for Adults With COPD and Interstitial Lung Disease. jamanetwork.com This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the clinical practice guideline from the American Thoracic Society (ATS) regarding the home use of oxygen for adults with COPD and interstitial lung disease.
(2021-11-02). International Tribunal finds U.S. guilty of crimes against humanity. workers.org 
The International Tribunal on Human Rights Abuses Against Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples was held Oct. 23-25 at The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center in Washington Heights, New York City, aka Turtle Island, Lenape land. The main theme of the Tribunal was “We Still Charge . . . |
(2021-11-02). South Florida congressional candidate endorses BDS. electronicintifada.net Omari Hardy has faced sickening attacks as a consequence of his support for Palestinian rights.
(2021-11-02). U.S. environment workers to Biden: Declare a climate emergency! peoplesworld.org 
(2021-11-02). Michigan rally supports striking Kellogg’s workers. liberationnews.org 
The workers have been on strike since October 5 when their contract with the breakfast cereal giant expired.
(2021-11-02). Vaxxed Just as Likely to Spread Covid as Unvaxxed — New Study. dissidentvoice.org
(2021-11-02). (New Normal) Winter is Coming. dissidentvoice.org 
Winter is coming … and you know what that means. That’s right, it’s nearly time once again for the global-capitalist ruling classes to whip the New Normal masses into a state of mindless mass hysteria over an imaginary apocalyptic virus. the same imaginary apocalyptic virus that they have whipped the New Normal masses into a …
(2021-11-02). Oil Industry Bigwigs Given Platform At COP26 Despite Organisers’ Claims. popularresistance.org Representatives of major oil companies including BP will be speaking at COP26, despite reassurances from organisers that they wouldn’t be welcome, a programme from inside the venue reveals. | Last month, it was revealed that oil companies including BP were being excluded from official roles at COP26, with organisers casting doubt on the firms’ claimed ambitions to eliminate carbon emissions. | At the time, the exclusion was seen as a victory for environmental campaigners, who have long called for major polluters to be excluded from UN climate conferences. | However, a programme of events obtained by openDemocracy…
(2021-11-02). Maternal Antidepressant Prescription During Pregnancy and Test Scores of Danish School-aged Children. jamanetwork.com This cohort study evaluates whether maternal prescription fill for antidepressants in pregnancy was associated with performance in standardized tests of mathematics and language among schoolchildren in Denmark.
(2021-11-02). President Maduro Receives International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor at Presidential Palace. orinocotribune.com Amid high expectations within the country, Karim Khan, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has begun a visit to Venezuela. Following his arrival in Caracas on Sunday, October 31, Khan’s will embark on a three-day tour of Venezuela. | The official was received this Monday by the head of state Nicolás Maduro Moros at Miraflores Palace, the seat of the Venezuelan government. Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Félix Plasencia and Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, among other members of the Executive Power, also participated in the meeting. | The ICC Chief Prosecutor’s agenda also includes meetings…
(2021-11-02). San Diego coalition sets up Día de los Muertos altar for fallen migrants. liberationnews.org 
The vigil called for the immediate release of all detained immigrants and for the abolition of the prison industrial complex.
(2021-11-02). Philly Becomes First City To Ban Police From Stopping Drivers For Low-Level Offenses. moguldom.com A new law will ban police from stopping drivers for low-level offenses in the city of Philadelphia, making it less likely that motorists get pulled over for “driving while Black.” Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is preparing to sign the Driving Equality Bill into law on Wednesday. The legislation was passed 14-2 by the Philadelphia City …
(2021-11-02). Amoxicillin Dose and Treatment Duration in Children With Community-Acquired Pneumonia. jamanetwork.com This randomized clinical trial compares the need for re-treatment of respiratory infection following hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia among children receiving amoxicillin at high doses vs low doses and at 3-days vs 7-days duration.
(2021-11-02). Sleep Duration Tied to Adverse Outcomes for Older Adults. jamanetwork.com Older adults who slept an average 6 hours or less or 9 hours or more per night have worse cognitive function and other health outcomes than those who get a normal 7 to 8 hours nightly, a study in JAMA Neurology reported.
(2021-11-02). The most important battle for press freedom of our time. canadiandimension.com 
Street art depicting Julian Assange in Lambeth, England. Photo by Duncan C/ For the past two days, I have been watching the extradition hearing for Julian Assange via video link from London. The United States is appealing a lower court ruling that denied the US request to extradite Assange not, unfortunately, because in the eyes of the court he is innocent of a crime, but because, as Judge Vanessa Baraitser in January concluded, Assange’s precarious psychological state would deteriorate given the “harsh conditions” of the inhumane US pr…
(2021-11-02). COVID-19 Didn’t Stop Millions of Youth From Continuing to Vape. jamanetwork.com Researchers from the FDA and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported that 2 million middle school and high school students currently use e-cigarettes, and most prefer the flavored varieties.
(2021-11-02). MAGA Mom Claims Daughter Asked If She Was Evil After History Class. moguldom.com A white woman in Virginia claims that her 6-year-old daughter came home from school after a history class asking if she was “born evil” because she is white. The woman told her story as an argument against critical race theory (CRT) at a Loudon County Public Schools board meeting on Oct. 26. The discussion was …
(2021-11-02). High-Intensity Interval Training in Prostate Cancer. jamanetwork.com A high-intensity interval training (HIIT) aerobic exercise program improved cardiorespiratory fitness and suppressed prostate cancer progression in a phase 2 trial.
(2021-11-02). A Review of Transcatheter Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We agree with Drs Katz and Suriani that anesthesiologists are integral and highly valuable members of the heart team. Their crucial contributions are one of the primary drivers for the excellent outcomes of transcatheter procedures. Our discussion regarding the heart team was intended to highlight the shared decision-making choices among transcatheter, surgical, and medical therapy options for patients with valvular heart disease.
(2021-11-02). A Review of Transcatheter Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease. jamanetwork.com To the Editor We believe the recent Review about transcatheter treatment of valvular heart disease has 1 important omission. The description of the “heart team” failed to include an anesthesiologist.
(2021-11-02). Should One Stand up for Western Values? dissidentvoice.org 
What are western values? One often hears a representative of a western country praising its western values. In a 2017 statement Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau adumbrated Canadian values as “openness, compassion, equality, and inclusion.” Given the psychological torture that Julian Assange has been subjected to over the years at the hands of western nations …
(2021-11-02). Nuclear weapons monitors demand environmental review of new bomb production plans. peoplesworld.org 
Four public interest groups monitoring the nation’s nuclear weapons development sites are demanding the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Agency conduct a thorough environmental review of their plans to produce large quantities of a new type of nuclear bomb core, or plutonium pit, at sites in New Mexico and South Carolina. The …
(2021-11-02). Depressive Symptom Assessment in Medically Ill Patients—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We agree with Dr Chen and colleagues that patients with TBI, obesity, and dementia have high prevalence of depressive symptoms and support inclusion of these 3 medical conditions in the Box of medical illnesses with high prevalence of depressive symptoms in our article.
(2021-11-02). CNE Fine-Tunes Strategies to Guarantee Voting Rights for People with Disabilities. orinocotribune.com The governing body of the National Electoral Council (CNE) met with members of the Special Commission for Attention to People with Disabilities to fine-tune the measures which will guarantee the capacity to vote of Venezuelans with disabilities in the upcoming regional and municipal elections on November 21. | The president of the CNE, Tania D’Amelio, reported the following statements via twitter. | 1/2 En estos momentos nos encontramos en una reunión interinstitucional, la Comisión Especial para la Atención Integral de las Personas con Discapacidad del CNE con la Asamblea Nacional, el Ministerio del Poder Popula…
(2021-11-02). COP26: Israel minister gains belated access to global gathering. middleeasteye.net 
COP26: Israel minister gains belated access to global gathering | Energy Minister Karine Elharrar attends summit after complaint that transportation options for delegates were inaccessible to wheelchairs | Tue, 11/02/2021 – 11: 33 | Israeli Energy Minister Karine Elharrar and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at COP26 (Social media) | Karine Elharrar, Israel’s energy minister, entered the COP26 summit in Glasgow…
(2021-11-02). Over 2.279 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland. ecns.cn More than 2.279 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Monday, data from the National Health Commission showed Tuesday.
(2021-11-02). Why Julian Assange’s inhumane prosecution imperils justice for us all. peoplesdispatch.org John Pilger writes about how Julian Assange is a truth-teller who has committed no crime but revealed government crimes and lies on a vast scale and so performed one of the great public services of our time…
(2021-11-02). UK: Unite calls off Arriva North West bus drivers strike, recommends below inflation pay offer. wsws.org Drivers told the World Socialist Web Site on Saturday that the deal has strings attached. It eliminates bonus pay for working Saturday afternoons, meaning for many drivers it is worse than the offer rejected last week.
(2021-11-02). Difendono il clima mentre preparano la fine del mondo. globalresearch.ca Agli inizi di ottobre l’Italia ha ospitato la riunione preparatoria della Conferenza Onu sul cambiamento climatico, attualmente in corso a Glasgow. Due settimane dopo l’Italia ha ospitato un altro evento internazionale che, a differenza del primo ampiamente reclamizzato, è stato …
(2021-11-02). Over 700 Groups Demand ‘Real Climate Solutions, Not Net-Zero Promises’. zcomm.org “The only way to avoid climate catastrophe is to undertake… deep, systemic, and just transformations of our energy, food, transport, and industrial systems.”
(2021-11-02). Virginia Republican candidate for governor targets author Toni Morrison. wsws.org The Republican campaign of Glenn Youngkin has ended with an effort to remove a book by the Pulitizer Prize-winning author from Virginia’s public schools.
(2021-11-02). New bill aims to end the removal of First Nations’ children. greenleft.org.au First Nations children are still being stolen from their family, culture and Country and at an increasing rate. Markela Panegyres spoke to David Shoebridge about a NSW Greens' bill aimed at making this colonial practice illegal.
(2021-11-02). Military Situation In Yemen On November 2, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On November 1, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 17 airstrikes on the Jubah district | On November 1, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 7 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On November 1, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 7 airstrikes on the Hazm district | On November 1, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Dhaher district | On November 1, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Kataf district | On November 2,…
(2021-11-02). Anxiety And “Corona Fear”: On The Significance Of Fear In Human Social Life. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel; originally published on Anxiety disorders not only have a negative impact on a person’s mental and physical health, his or her profession and love, they also impair the development of social life, since the ability of adult citizens to make decisions is severely restricted. Fears of life, in the sense of persistent feelings of diffuse anxiety for which there is no…
(2021-11-02). Dinosaur Warns Nations Are “Driving Themselves to Extinction” with Billions in Fossil Fuel Subsidies. democracynow.org 
A new ad released by the United Nations Development Program shows a computer-generated dinosaur speaking in the U.N. General Assembly hall, warning diplomats that “going extinct is a bad thing” and calling for an end to fossil fuel subsidies. The dinosaur is voiced by Jack Black.
(2021-11-02). Military jury calls torture of Majid Kahn “a stain on the moral fiber of America” wsws.org The condemnation by the jurors of Kahn’s torture underscores the utter criminality of the Bush administration’s “rendition” and “enhanced interrogation” programs, for which no senior officials have been held criminally liable.
(2021-11-02). Activists warn against greenwashing “nature-based solutions” at COP26 and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today’s episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the latest developments in the UN COP26 climate conference including a pledge by countries to end deforestation; rising casualties following twin explosions outside a military hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan; a hunger strike launched by affected families to demand clemency for protestors jailed during Chile’s 2019 Social Outburst; and strike actions organized by metro train workers in Lisbon, Portugal to demand better working conditions.
(2021-11-02). China And India To Likely Become Russia’s First S-500 Missile Defense System Buyers. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | India and China may become the first buyers of the latest Russian S-500 Prometheus missile defense system, said Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation.”When this system is delivered to the Armed Forces in the required volume, it will also be possible to supply it for export. We consider India, as well as China, and all those states with whom we have long-standing, partner and predictable relationships, as future owners of this newest system,” he said.
(2021-11-02). Crystal ball jurisprudence: Day 1 of the US appeal against Julian Assange. greenleft.org.au Binoy Kampmar sums up Day 1 of the appeal hearing against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
(2021-11-02). Arctic: U.S., NATO practice “interoperability, integration” of 5th-generation fighters, nuclear-capable bombers. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Allied 5th Generation Fighters Join U.S. B1 Bombers Over the Arctic Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35s joined two US B-1B Lancers over the Arctic region, on November 1…. The bombers and fighters executed a joint targeting mission controlled by Norwegian Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs). The cooperation between air and land forces to execute a …
(2021-11-02). Video: Feminist walking tour is on again in Sydney. greenleft.org.au Promotional video for the November 7 Feminist Walking Tour in Sydney.
(2021-11-02). Following Austin visit, Pentagon “monitors Russian military activity near Ukraine” antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Pentagon monitors Russian military activity near Ukraine, — Kirby Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said that Pentagon is monitoring Russian military activity near Ukraine. The representative of the United States Department of Defense stated this during a briefing on Monday, November 1, as the Pentagon press service reported. *** “What I can tell you is …
(2021-11-02). COP26 Will Showcase False Solutions That Protect Corporate Profits, Not The Planet. popularresistance.org The COP 26 United Nations climate meeting is underway in Glasgow Scotland. Following the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s recent “Code Red” report that proves urgent action is critical, the world is looking at the corporate-dominated COP 26 to do what is necessary. Clearing the FOG speaks with Anne Petermann, executive director of the Global Justice Ecology Project, who says COP 26 is focused on ‘false solutions’ promoted by large corporations to protect their profits instead of the planet. Petermann describes a new publication, “Hoodwinked in the Hothouse,” that explains what these false solutions are…
(2021-11-02). Russia Accelerates Weapon Deliveries To Kazakhstan And Uzbekistan, Eyeing Improved Security. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russia has accelerated military supplies to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan amid the conflict in Afghanistan. | The contracts planned for 2022 have already been executed, the head of the Federal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation said. Warplanes, helicopters and air defense systems left ahead of schedule for these countries. | In 2021, Russia delivered to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Su-30SM aircraft, Mi-35M helicopters, Buk-M2E anti-aircraft missile systems, BTR-80 and BTR-82A armored…
(2021-11-02). FDA approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5—11. wsws.org Pending confirmation by the CDC and the director’s approval, school children could begin receiving vaccines as soon as Wednesday.
(2021-11-02). Trump: Israel ‘literally owned Congress’ a decade ago until ‘Squad’ elected. middleeasteye.net 
Trump: Israel ‘literally owned Congress’ a decade ago until ‘Squad’ elected | Anti-Defamation League accuses former president of antisemitism after remarks during radio interview | Tue, 11/02/2021 – 10: 55 | Trump told AM radio host that US representatives Ilhan Omar and Alexandra Ocasio-Corez “hate Israel” (AFP) | A decade ago,
(2021-11-02). Calls for an Independent European Army Grow Louder. journal-neo.org 
Despite NATO’s warning and Washington’s active attempts to prevent a joint European Military force without the United States, Europe continues to insist on building one. In September, another proposal was voiced in the European Parliament by the EU’s largest political party, the European People’s Party (EPP), which voted to create a European military unit independent …
(2021-11-02). Blinken’s Indo-Abraham Accords quickly come undone. asiatimes.com 
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is a man in a hurry. His president expects him to produce foreign policy success stories. Success stories are desperately needed as post-Afghanistan, the superpower has become a laughing stock universally. The trans-Atlantic alliance is seriously disoriented and Russia is on the prowl in the heart of Europe with …
(2021-11-02). Houthis Share Footage Of Their Victories In Yemen’s Ma’rib (Photos, Videos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Houthis (Ansar Allah) have
(2021-11-02). U.S. Brings Underwhelming Climate Record to Glasgow. strategic-culture.org 
President Joe Biden wants to lecture other countries to make huge commitments to combat climate change while he brings a poor U.S. record to the Glasgow conference, writes Joe Lauria. | By Joe LAURIA | President Joe Biden is at the Glasgow climate summit, carrying with him a 30-year U.S. history of presidents and Congress having taken halting measures to combat the growing threat of climate change. As the world’s second largest emitter of climate-change causing greenhouse gases, the U.S. has fallen woefully short. | Starting in 1992, Congress has passed or considered only 13 major pieces of legislation in regard…