(2021-11-06). Alex Saab's case—Legally, politically damaging to the U.S. workers.org 
The following is based on a statement on the case of diplomatic Special Envoy Alex Saab — kidnapped by the U.S. for attempting to ameliorate the dire conditions wreaked on Bolivarian Venezuela by U.S. sanctions — and was issued Nov. 5 by the International Action Center. The statement has been . . . |
(2021-11-06). 11 Months Later, Indian Farmers Still Resist Laws That Help Big Business. zcomm.org Approximately 115 million farmer households can be counted in India, most of them small family farms…
(2021-11-06). Assata Shakur: 'Fight tooth and nail to save Mumia's life and free him'. workers.org 
Note: This statement was recorded at Radio Havana in Cuba in 1998 and featured on "All Things Censored: Vol. 1, 1998" by Mumia Abu-Jamal. "The first time I heard a tape of one of Mumia's radio broadcasts, it was the first time I fully understood why the United States government . . . |
(2021-11-06). Haiti in crisis, U.S. big-business press calls for intervention. workers.org 
Oct. 31 — The Haitian economy lacks the fuel it needs to function. Because Haiti's electric grid is unreliable, hospitals, factories, banks, cell phone towers, schools, taxis and the "tap taps" that provide public transport — are cutting back or shutting down. A general strike of fuel truck drivers and . . . |
(2021-11-06). Protesters demand: "Protect safe, legal abortion!" workers.org 
Demonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court Nov. 1 demanded an end to the near-total ban on abortions in Texas. Inside, arguments were made in two separate lawsuits challenging S.B. 8, the brutal Texas law — one brought by Whole Woman's Health, a reproductive health care provider in Texas, the other . . . |
(2021-11-06). Libya Refuses to Attend Paris Conference if Israel Participates. palestinechronicle.com 
Libya will not attend the Paris conference on Libya if Israel participates, Spokesperson for the National Unity Government (GNU) Mohamed Hammouda revealed earlier this week, according to Libyan media. "The government is steadfast in its
(2021-11-06). Vote "No" on the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees MOA! wsws.org The agreement between the IATSE and the studios does not meet a single demand of entertainment workers and should be resoundingly rejected.
(2021-11-06). How Sri Lankan workers can fight privatisation. wsws.org Workers need to form action committees, independent of the trade unions, in every workplace and unify with other sections of workers in a common political struggle for socialist policies.
(2021-11-05). Poll: Nicaragua's FSLN has 70% Electoral Support for November 7 Presidential Elections. orinocotribune.com 
The polling firm M&R Consultores released the results of a survey in Nicaragua that places the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) far ahead of the competition for the upcoming general elections. The pollster estimated that voter intention favors the FSLN party of incumbent Daniel Ortega by 70% for the elections that will take place on Sunday, November 7. | For the vast majority of the population consulted, the most significant factor was that the people have tangible opportunities to improve their quality of life. In addition, 65.2% described the freedom of citizens to think, say, and do as they please a…
(2021-11-05). Facebook does the U.S. government's censorship work in Nicaraguan elections. mronline.org 
A few days before the Nicaraguan presidential elections on November 7, Facebook and other social media companies began closing down many of the pages used by Sandinista supporters in their campaign to re-elect President Daniel Ortega.
(2021-11-05). Israel's secret 'evidence' against rights groups is based on torture and lies, and Europeans rejected it—Palestinian leaders tell a DC audience. mronline.org 
Leaders of the six Palestinian human rights organizations that Israel has declared to be "terrorist" spoke to a global audience last Friday on a webinar convened by mainstream Washington thinktanks and they repudiated the secret dossiers that Israel has circulated in seeking to ban the organizations.
(2021-11-05). Ajamu Baraka on US Ethiopian Policy. orinocotribune.com Ledet Muleta is the host of Prime Media's "Prime Time." She spoke with Ajamu Baraka, National Organizer for the Black Alliance for Peace on October 30. The interview is Important in light of the Ethiopian government's recent declaration of a state of emergency. | Ledet Muleta: Hello Prime Media audiences. Welcome to Primelogue. I'm your host Ledet Muleta. Today I'm here with Mr. Ajamu Baraka. I'm really grateful to Mr. Ajamu for joining us today. I'm well aware of his work, but I'd like to ask him to introduce himself to our audiences, especially in Ethiopia. | Ajamu Baraka: Well, thank you for inviting me. It is…
(2021-11-05). Manufacturing ignorance: keeping the public away from power. mronline.org 
Significant public activism and opposition to state-corporate power need to be rooted in widespread shared public knowledge.
(2021-11-05). Protest targets discrimination against Koreans living in Japan. workers.org 
credit: WW photo: Sara Flounders A demonstration in front of the Japanese Consulate in New York City on Oct. 28, with drums, chants and tall banners in Korean and Japanese drew attention to the continued discrimination against the oppressed Korean nationality living within Japan. Koreans were brought to imperial . . . |
(2021-11-05). Lebanon: Domestic worker sues employer in first lawsuit against kafala exploitation. middleeasteye.net 
Lebanon: Domestic worker sues employer in first lawsuit against kafala exploitation | Story of MH is one of many cases of exploitation suffered by foreign domestic workers under hiring system in Lebanon
| Fri, 11/05/2021 – 13: 52 | Migrant domestic workers from various nationalities demonstrate in the northern suburbs of Beirut to protest against abuses and ask for law protection, on 24 June 20…
(2021-11-05). Connecticut group home workers strike Sunrise for wages, pensions, dignity. peoplesworld.org 
HARTFORD, Conn.—From the moment over 100 courageous caregivers walked onto the picket line against group home company Sunrise Inc., they had the support of the community and the labor movement behind them. Part of the national post-pandemic strike wave and racial justice uprisings, these working-class Black, Latino, and white women are standing up for living …
(2021-11-05). Pseudo-left and Labor promote unions, oppose socialist perspective at University of Sydney meeting. wsws.org International Youth and Students for Social Equality (Australia) and the Committee for Public Education members called for a unified movement of students and staff on an independent socialist perspective.
(2021-11-05). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org Malaysian contract doctor threaten national strike; India: Spicejet engineers workers walkout over unpaid wages; FedEx drivers to strike in Australia…
(2021-11-05). How a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Can Guide a Global Just Transition. zcomm.org The reality is that people who are getting displaced because of climate change, that number is increasing…
(2021-11-05). Rally demands CUNY budget increases. workers.org 
The Professional Staff Congress (AFT 2334) represents 25,000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York. CUNY is an unusual higher education public institution, since it is funded by both the state and city of New York. A rally called by the PSC at the CUNY Board of . . . |
(2021-11-05). Supply chain crisis: Driven by deregulation. workers.org 
Corporate media and the Biden administration have focused on major West Coast ports, specifically Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., as the pivot points in the global supply chain crisis impacting the U.S. But the problem is far more complex. It involves points of production, methods of global transport, points . . . |
(2021-11-05). A Staggering Number of Inmates Have Died in Louisiana Prisons. scheerpost.com 
By Eddie Conway / | In the state of Louisiana, 786 inmates—none of whom were ever sentenced to death—died behind bars between 2015-2019 while serving out their prison sentences. Since Black people are already incarcerated at disproportionate rates, these deaths have been disproportionately among Black inmates. This information has not been publicly available until now, because no single authority in Louisiana is required to collect such data. When law professor Andrea Armstro…
(2021-11-05). Mass Media Hasten to Help Pentagon Exonerate Itself in Afghan Airstrike. strategic-culture.org 
The Pentagon killed ten people, none of whom were combatants and seven of whom were children, lied about it, got exposed, investigated itself and found that those who perpetrated the attack were not even guilty of so much as negligence, then classified the report and called it a day. And then the mass media legitimized this by calling it an "independent" investigation conducted by a "watchdog".
(2021-11-05). Will the people with guns allow our Planet to breathe: The Forty-Fourth Newsletter (2021). mronline.org 
It is perhaps fitting that United States President Joe Biden arrived in Glasgow for the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) on the climate catastrophe with eighty-five cars in tow months after declaring 'I'm a car guy' (for details on the climate catastrophe, see our Red Alert no. 11, 'Only One Earth').
(2021-11-05). "Too Little, Too Late": Global South Activists Decry 2050 "Net Zero" Goal by Wealthy Nations. democracynow.org 
After nearly a week of speeches, negotiations and protests at the COP26 U.N. climate summit, we speak with Meena Raman, head of programs at Third World Network, who says developing countries need more time and resources to adapt to the climate crisis and end the use of fossil fuels. Without a just transition that addresses inequality, she says, many countries will continue to suffer from both poverty and environmental devastation. "When the rich world has not been able to phase out fossil fuels, … it's really dubious to preach to the developing world that they have to get out of fossil fuels," says Raman.
(2021-11-05). France Has A Nuclear Habit It Just Cannot Kick. popularresistance.org On July 28, French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Tahiti and said that France owed a "debt" to French Polynesia. The debt was related to approximately 200 nuclear tests France conducted in the 118 islands and atolls that comprise this part of the central South Pacific, which France has controlled since 1842. These tests were conducted between 1966 and 1996. Macron did not apologize for the environmental and human damage caused by these tests. He remained stoic, acknowledging that the tests were not "clean." "I think it's true that we wouldn't have done these same tests in the Creuse or in Brittany," he said,…
(2021-11-05). Join the FRSO General Members meeting. fightbacknews.org The Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) is hosting another meeting for general members this coming Thursday, November 11 at 8 p.m. Eastern time. We will use Zoom to again to welcome the scores of new members who chose to join the FRSO over the past four months. | Tracy Molm, an environmental justice activist, and Masao Suzuki, chair of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) Joint Nationalities Commission, will speak on how capitalism destroys the environment to achieve ever greater profits. This also harms the working class and puts the greatest burden on oppressed nationality communities. This inc…
(2021-11-05). Attorney General Saab: ICC Agreement a Victory for Venezuelan Democratic Institutions. orinocotribune.com "Venezuela has solidly advanced all the work that the ICC will be informed about," said Tarek William Saab, attorney general of Venezuela, referring to the government's signing, this Wednesday, November 3, of a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Criminal Court (ICC). Saab characterized the agreement as a success for the nation. | "This memorandum is a victory for the Venezuelan democratic institutions, with an international body with which we have worked," said Saab. | "The ICC prosecutor trusts the Venezuelan justice system and this is established in the memorandum," added the Venezuelan prosecut…
(2021-11-05). Has Fuel Distribution in Venezuela Improved? This is what Venezuelans Say. orinocotribune.com A tour made of service stations in Caracas and its surroundings this Thursday, November 4, by Laiguana.tv's team of reporters, led by the journalist Mirelvis Gutiérrez, found two contrasting realities. On the one hand, at the pumps that sell fuel at international prices, queues are practically non-existent and the supply is constant. Alternately, where subsidized gasoline is sold, long lines persist. | On Victoria Avenue in Caracas an interviewee told Gutiérrez that, although they still have to wait several hours to refuel, the situation has improved in comparison to previous months. | Since June 1, 2020, Venezue…
(2021-11-05). Inauguration of FILVEN 2021, Venezuela's International Book Fair: 100 New Books to be Launched. orinocotribune.com Thursday, November 4, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced that during the 17th Venezuelan International Book Fair (FILVEN), 100 new books will be launched and issued to readers. President Maduro made the statements during the inauguration of FILVEN 2021, which takes place this year at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, headquarters of the National Assembly. | "100 books will be christened within the framework of FILVEN 2021," said President Maduro from the National Assembly, "and we are going to deliver them to the people, to the readers, so that they can come to refresh their reading li…
(2021-11-05). Jorge Rodríguez: ICC Chief Prosecutor Visited in Order to Recognize Venezuela's Government. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, highlighted this Thursday, November 4, that International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan came to Venezuela to recognize the Venezuelan government, at the invitation of Attorney General Tarek William Saab. | "The government has always wanted to investigate any improper action in the country against human rights—that is nothing new—but when the truth is known, Venezuela will be able to continue telling the world: we have never knelt and we will never kneel in front of any action of any de facto power that exists on t…
(2021-11-05). Venezuela's 21N Regional Elections: 56% of Voting Machines Ready, CNE says. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's National Electoral Council has readied 56% of its voting machines for the regional elections to be held on November 21, said the president of the electoral body, Pedro Calzadilla. | "We have completed 56% of the machines," Calzadilla said. "We are doing pretty well. We are complying precisely with our schedule." | In this sense, he explained that the voting machines have already arrived in 13 states of the country, and that details are being refined to begin deployment in capitals and municipalities for the electoral day, when new governors, mayors, state legislators, and city counselors will be elect…
(2021-11-05). Protect Our Children Against the COVID Jab, Support the Constitutional Rights of Parents. globalresearch.ca Big Pharma with the support of national governments is waging a Worldwide crusade to enforce the inoculation of our children, despite ample evidence that the Covid-19 experimental "vaccine" is resulting in a wave of injuries and deaths. | Global Research has …
(2021-11-05). Sudan coup: UN condemns arrest of three opposition figures shortly after meeting. middleeasteye.net 
Sudan coup: UN condemns arrest of three opposition figures shortly after meeting | UN envoy says arrest of Forces of Freedom and Change members 'nullifies' Thursday's release of government ministers | Fri, 11/05/2021 – 14: 55 | Sudanese youths protest in the capital, Khartoum, against a military takeover that has sparked widespread international condemnation, on 4 November 2021 (AFP) | Three members of a leadi…
(2021-11-05). FIFA Fines Scottish FA after Fans Booed Israeli National Anthem. palestinechronicle.com 
FIFA has fined the Scottish Football Association over £8,0oo($10,786) after Scotland supporters booed the Israeli national anthem during last month's World Cup qualifier, the BBC reported. The SFA was also sanctioned for an inappropriate flag
(2021-11-05). Iraq: Protests against election results turn violent. middleeasteye.net 
Iraq: Protests against election results turn violent | At least one killed after supporters of Iranian-backed political parties, which suffered losses in last month's polls, clash with security forces near heavily fortified Green Zone | Fri, 11/05/2021 – 17: 34 | Iraqi protesters near Baghdad's Green Zone raise national flags during a demonstration against last month's election result, on 5 N…
(2021-11-05). Arabic press review: Algeria makes international complaints over Morocco incident. middleeasteye.net 
Arabic press review: Algeria makes international complaints over Morocco incident | Meanwhile, Egypt's spy chief plans trip to Israel, Sky News Arabia closes in Turkey and BDS lawsuit filed in Texas | Fri, 11/05/2021 – 16: 30 | A UN helicopter flies near the Morocco-Mauritania border in the Western Sahara (AFP) | Algeria issues international complaints about Morocco: | Algerian Minister…
(2021-11-05). Nutrionless Fakes about a Coup D'etat in North Korea. journal-neo.org 
On October 24, 2021, South Korea's National Intelligence Service stated that media reports about the North Korean leader's sister committing a coup against her brother were fundamentally untrue. The primary source of the 'hype' is the October 23 report of the American tabloid magazine Globe about the coup d'etat in North Korea. It turns out …
(2021-11-05). US judge freezes cases against Libya's Khalifa Haftar, citing political interference. middleeasteye.net 
US judge freezes cases against Libya's Khalifa Haftar, citing political interference | Haftar's opponents communicated with the Libyan government, used improper backchannels, and potentially leaked sensitive information, court documents allege | Fri, 11/05/2021 – 19: 23 | Libya's eastern commander Khalifa Haftar heads the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army, which waged war on the internationally rec…
(2021-11-05). "Please Open Your Hearts": Kenyan Activist Elizabeth Wathuti Urges Leaders to Act on Climate Crisis. democracynow.org 
Youth activists are taking to the streets outside the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow to demand world leaders do more to avert a climate catastrophe. The protest is being organized by Fridays for Future, an international movement of students which grew out of Greta Thunberg's climate strike outside the Swedish parliament in 2018. We hear from Elizabeth Wathuti of Kenya. "Over 2 million of my fellow Kenyans are facing climate-related starvation," Wathuti said earlier this week. "The decisions you make here will determine whether the children will have food and water."
(2021-11-05). Latest school strike by parents as COVID deaths of UK children reach 108. wsws.org The school strikes are giving voice to many parents internationally who feel they have no choice, out of for fear of prosecution, losing their jobs, or other reasons, but to send their children to school.