(2021-11-09). We have been lied to! Caleb Maupin from polling place in Nicaragua. mronline.org 
Nicaragua's electoral process far proceeds that of which the U.S. media has led the people of the United States to believe.
(2021-11-09). Ortega Wins Nicaragua Elections Prompting U.S. Threat Of Sanctions. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega won a fourth consecutive presidential term. | The United States reacted swiftly threatening sanctions, as Ortega reportedly jailed political rivals ahead of the vote. | This prompted the initial threats of sanctions from the United States and international calls for free elections. | Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council said that with nearly all the ballots counted, a preliminary tally had Ortega's Sandinista alliance winning with about 76% of…
(2021-11-09). Vladimir Acosta Discusses his New Book 'Leaving the Colony' at Venezuela's National Book Fair. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan intellectual Vladimir Acosta was honored at the 17th International Book Fair of Venezuela (FILVEN), where he explained the content of one his four books, Leaving the Colony. | Acosta, speaking on the role of Catholicism both during colonialism and now under US imperialism, commented that "today we can see how a religion was used to impose culture and language on us. They took our consciousness from us. In three years we will be celebrating the bicentennial anniversary of the battle of Ayacucho, which was the decisive moment in the fight against Spanish colonialism, but we have to keep fighting. Now we…
(2021-11-09). China to strengthen scientific cooperation. ecns.cn The Chinese scientific community will collaborate with international peers to deepen research cooperation in frontier sciences, promote openness and inclusivity for scientific undertakings, and jointly tackle major global challenges.
(2021-11-09). What Happened In The Buffalo Mayor's Race? How Socialist India Walton Was Stopped By Democratic Party Establishment And Republicans. moguldom.com Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton made history in the Democratic primaries in June when she defeated long-serving incumbent Mayor Byron Brown. For a while, it looked like Walton was on the verge of becoming the first Black person, woman and openly socialist candidate to lead New York's second-most populous city. Those hopes were dashed on …
(2021-11-09). Class conflict and economics. mronline.org 
A funny thing happened on the way to the recovery from the Pandemic Depression: class conflict is back at the core of economics.
(2021-11-09). Brazil mourns Marília Mendonàßa. mronline.org 
In the macho, back-country world of Sertanejo music, Mendonàßa demanded respect for women.
(2021-11-09). SFSU President sides with tech giants on silencing of Palestinian voices. mronline.org 
President Mahoney's decision upholds the University's acceptance of Big Tech's increasing control over academic discussion, and its complicity with Zionist organizations.
(2021-11-09). SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon splashes down after 6 months in orbit. rt.com 
SpaceX completed its second operational manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS), and its four-person crew splashed down off the coast of Florida without issue as NASA prepares for another launch later this week. | The private aerospace firm's Crew Dragon Endeavor touched down off the Gulf Coast near Pensacola, Florida on Monday night carrying NASA's Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency, and Akihiko Hoshide from Japan's JAXA, completing their Crew-2 mission after a nearly 200-day stay on the ISS. | SpaceX shared footage of the splashdow…
(2021-11-09). MSNBC claims jump in US inflation is a 'GOOD THING', actually. rt.com 
MSNBC is trying to sell Americans on the idea that the inflation crisis is a "good thing." Online reaction suggests that few people are buying it — so much so that the left-wing media outlet deleted its claim without explanation. | The network posted a Twitter message on Monday to promote an article on rising prices by saying, "Why the inflation we're now seeing is a good thing." The article was an
(2021-11-09). Headliner of deadly Astroworld concert was warned about 'public safety concerns' — police. rt.com 
Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said he had a meeting with Travis Scott to express his public safety concerns to him ahead of the rapper's sold-out show on Friday, which ended in eight people being killed in a crowd surge. | The meeting was "brief and respectful," Finner said in a statement on Twitter, adding that the head of security of the Astroworld Festival, which Scott founded in 2018, was also present. | "I expressed my concerns regarding public safety and that in my 31 years of law enforcement experience I have never seen a time with more challenges facing citizens of all ages, to include a global pand…
(2021-11-09). Test results for steel used in US Navy subs 'falsified' for decades. rt.com 
A former metallurgist at a Washington state foundry that produced steel used in US Navy submarines has admitted to taking "shortcuts" and doctoring the results of strength and toughness tests on the metal for over three decades. | Elaine Marie Thomas, 67, pleaded guilty to the fraud at a Tacoma court on Monday. Thomas was the director of metallurgy at a foundry in the city that provided steel castings used by Navy contractors Electric Boat and Newport News Shipbuilding to manufacture submarine hulls. | According to the Justice Department, the tests were to prove that the steel would hold up in a collision or d…
(2021-11-09). Julian Assange's Fiancée Stella Moris: WikiLeaks Helped Expose Climate Change Hypocrisy & War Crimes. democracynow.org 
Britain's High Court is expected to decide in the coming weeks whether to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, where he faces up to 175 years in prison under espionage charges for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes. We get an update from Assange's partner, Stella Moris, who is in Glasgow as part of her campaign to free Julian and to highlight how WikiLeaks has also revealed evidence of how corporations and states have undermined the goals of prior climate summits. Moris says WikiLeaks is an "extraordinary tool … to understand the relationships between the states…
(2021-11-09). COP26 warned on fossil fuels: 'We're investing in our own demise'. peoplesworld.org 
"You may as well bomb our islands instead of making us suffer, witnessing our slow and fateful demise," Palau President Surangel S. Whipps, Jr., told the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow. In those few words, Whipps summed up the desperation felt by small Pacific Islands and a number of other developing countries. The rich G20 …
(2021-11-09). New book gives civil rights leader Alphaeus Hunton long overdue recognition. peoplesworld.org 
People's World continues its interview series with authors of the latest books from International Publishers. In this edition, we talk with Tony Pecinovsky, author and editor of The Cancer of Colonialism: W. Alphaeus Hunton, Black Liberation, and the Daily Worker 1944-1946. Q: This is the third book you've had in as many years dealing with …
(2021-11-09). Statement Against Israel Declaring Six Human Rights Organizations as "Terrorist" fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. | The Israeli Defense Minister has tagged six human rights organizations in Palestine as "terrorists." These organizations – Al-Haq, Addameer, Bisan Center, Defense for Children International-Palestine, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, and the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees — are all well known for their courage in aiding the besieged Palestinian people as they continue to resist harsh and illegal occupation. | Labeling them as terrorists means the occupation f…
(2021-11-09). Medicare Spending, Utilization, and Quality in the Oncology Care Model. jamanetwork.com Health care costs are an issue of national importance. Health expenditures in the US are projected to reach $6.19 trillion by 2028, or 19.7% of gross domestic product, an estimated annual growth rate of 5.4% since 2019. The growth rate for Medicare spending is projected to be even higher at 7.6% per year. Cancer spending accounts for a significant proportion of these expenditures. Aging and population growth are projected to increase the costs of cancer care delivery from $183 billion in 2015 to an estimated $246 billion in 2030. Although drug prices constitute the fastest-increasing proportion of cancer care cos…
(2021-11-09). Latino Theater Company's 'RE:Encuentro 2021' highlights Latinx companies, artists. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES — Latino Theater Company presents RE: Encuentro 2021, a virtual, national Latinx theater festival featuring 16 companies and performers from across the U.S. in "digital residence" at The Los Angeles Theatre Center from Thurs., Nov. 12 through Sun., Nov. 21. Streaming performances and panels can be experienced for free via Latino Theater Company's online …
(2021-11-09). Medical Debt in the US From 2009 to 2020. jamanetwork.com To the Editor The recent article about medical debt found that the average stock and flow in medical and nonmedical debt have been declining over the last decade. However, we posit that ongoing changes in collection agency practices, debt reporting guidelines, and national consumer laws may obscure the true extent of medical debt in the US.
(2021-11-09). Jan. 6 Committee Issues 6 Subpoenas, Including to Michael Flynn, John Eastman. truthout.org 
The select committee investigating the January 6 breach of the United States Capitol building has subpoenaed six more individuals, including a lawyer for Trump who helped craft a scheme to upend the Electoral College and the former president's first National Security Advisor. | The January 6 commission believes these six individuals — all of whom were associated with Trump's campaign and his so-called "Stop the Steal" movement — can provide insight into Trump's motivations in the da…
(2021-11-09). War Helps Fuel the Climate Crisis as U.S. Military Carbon Emissions Exceed 140+ Nations. democracynow.org 
Climate activists protested outside the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow Monday spotlighting the role of the U.S. military in fueling the climate crisis. The Costs of War project estimates the military produced around 1.2 billion metric tons of carbon emissions between 2001 and 2017, with nearly a third coming from U.S. wars overseas. But military carbon emissions have largely been exempted from international climate treaties dating back to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol after lobbying from the United States. We go to Glasgow to speak with Ramón Mejía, anti-militarism national organizer of Grassroots Global Justice Allian…
(2021-11-09). US Military Is Fueling Climate Crisis — It Emits More Carbon Than 140 Nations. truthout.org 
Image Credit: @codepink | Climate activists protested outside the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow Monday spotlighting the role of the U.S. military in fueling the climate crisis. The Costs of War project estimates the military produced around 1.2 billion metric tons of carbon emissions between 2001 and 2017, with nearly a third coming from U.S. wars overseas. But military carbon emissions have largely been exempted from international climate treaties dating back to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol after lo…
(2021-11-09). NATO trains Azerbaijani navy to meet NATO standards in Turkish exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com This is an ongoing exercise that includes military observers from Azerbaijan's and Turkey's Three Brothers military axis ally Pakistan as well as Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Nigeria, Oman and Ukraine. Azerbaijani naval sailors took part in NATO assessment exercises As part of the NATO Operational Capabilities Concept at the Eastern Mediterranean-2021 multinational naval exercise in …
(2021-11-09). Portugal And Spain Send Troops To Participate In Provocative Drills In Lithuania. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | As the interests of the great European powers in NATO dwindle, weaker states seek to expand participation in the alliance. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Tensions are on the rise in the Baltics. Recent NATO military exercises in Lithuania show that the organization really plans to maintain a constant siege strategy, with no interruptions. Troops from the US, Canada, Portugal, and Spain participated in the last week of October i…
(2021-11-09). Syria can re-enter Arab League if certain steps are met, says Egypt's foreign minister. middleeasteye.net 
Syria can re-enter Arab League if certain steps are met, says Egypt's foreign minister | Sameh Shoukry said Syria must 'play its traditional role in support of Arab national security' | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 19: 32 | Egyptian Foreign Minister visited Washington this week for the Egypt Strategic Dialogue with the Biden administration (AFP) |
(2021-11-09). Absent Any Proof, Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Groups "Terrorist" truthout.org 
In an effort to cut off the financial lifelines of six of the most prominent Palestinian human rights groups, the state of Israel has baselessly designated them as "terrorist" organizations. | On October 22, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced that Israel will henceforth officially consider the six groups — Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Al-Haq, Bisan Center for Research and Development, Defense for Children International — Palestine, the Union of Agri…
(2021-11-09). World faces hunger dilemma in Afghanistan. asiatimes.com 
The fall of the Afghan government to the Taliban has presented the world with some stark choices. In recent weeks, the international community has raised alarm about the rapidly escalating humanitarian emergency in the country, calling for an influx of aid to reach millions of Afghans ahead of the winter. In the meantime, the new …
(2021-11-09). Russia's Defense Ministry reacts to U.S. nuclear-capable bombers, interceptor warship off its Black Sea coast. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US setting up multinational group of forces close to Russian border — top brass The United States is setting up a multinational group of armed forces close to the Russian border, Russia's Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday. Currently, the US Navy's guided missile destroyer [USS] Porter, tanker John Lenthall and command ship Mount Whitney are …
(2021-11-09). Azeri 'hitman' accused of targeting Israelis set to stand trial in Cyprus. middleeasteye.net 
Azeri 'hitman' accused of targeting Israelis set to stand trial in Cyprus | Azerbaijani national is accused of recruiting Pakistani and Lebanese accomplices to assassinate Israeli businesspeople | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 18: 39 | Cypriot police have formally charged an Azeri man on suspicion that he planned to carry out contract killings of Israelis living on the island (AFP/File photo) | Cypriot police have officia…
(2021-11-09). Stagecoach faces further strike action across England and Wales. wsws.org Unite and the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) have so far managed to prevent twenty or more pay disputes across Stagecoach from becoming a national strike movement, including shutting down at least a half dozen.
(2021-11-09). Kabul Diaries Part 19: Afghan cricketers subtly defy Taliban. greenleft.org.au Afghanistan, a country gripped by misery, tyranny and an uncertain future, is having moments of joy and pride, thanks to the men's national cricket team, reports Yasmeen Afghan.
(2021-11-09). Ukraine's top military commander tells NATO officials "the war continues," conjures up hypothetical Russian threat. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian Army Commander says expansion of Russia's military aggression not ruled out During the opening of the 5th multinational annual conference on improving the training of sergeants in Ukraine under the NATO DEEP (Defense Education Enhancement Program), the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Valery Zaluzhnyi, said he could not rule out …
(2021-11-08). Online platforms change how universities work. ecns.cn Challenges created by the global COVID-19 pandemic are shaping the contours of a new internationalization of higher education and encouraging universities to look for ways to deepen collaboration, such as by working digitally, presidents of universities said at a recent forum held in Jinan in Shandong province.
(2021-11-08). Biden labels Nicaragua's election a 'pantomime,' vows to hold Ortega's govt accountable. rt.com 
Nicaragua's "sham elections," in which longtime President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, are expected to claim victory, were "neither free nor fair," US President Joe Biden has said. | The people in the Central American country of some 6.5 million went to the polls on Sunday, with the 75-year-old socialist leader Ortega looking to secure his fourth consecutive and fifth overall five-year term in office. | The Nicaraguan leadership "orchestrated… a pantomime election that was neither free nor fair, and most certainly not democratic," Biden said in a statement late on Sunday.
(2021-11-08). From Nicaraguan Revolutionaries to US Embassy Informants: How Washington Recruited Ex-Sandinistas Like Dora María Téllez and her MRS Party. orinocotribune.com 
By Ben Norton — Nov 5, 2021 | The story of how Nicaragua's former guerrilla Dora María Téllez and her anti-Sandinista MRS party allied with the right wing and became coup-supporting informants for the US embassy. | One of the most high-profile opponents of Nicaragua's Sandinista government points to her revolutionary youth to justify her position. And while the international media constantly
(2021-11-08). First Official Results Confirm Re-Election Of Ortega. popularresistance.org In the early hours of Monday, Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) President Brenda Rocha released the first official results of the presidential elections held on Sunday. After saying that the Nicaraguan people "have been the protagonists of the country's historic civic celebration," she announced the results of the votes counted at the national and provincial levels. With 49.25 percent of the votes counted so far, President Daniel Ortega, who ran for reelection of the position, achieved 74.99 percent of the votes. These results will allow the Santinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) leader to exercise…
(2021-11-08). Nicaragua Celebrates Democracy — Election Day Report. orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris — Nov 7, 2021 | Flying down to Nicaragua a few days ago to be one of 170 international official election accompaniers and 40 press from 27 countries, the expat Nicaraguan woman sitting next to me, who is hostile to the current Sandinista government, said there will be an election but no vote, because only one person is on the ballot. At the polling station in the colonial city of Leon this morning, candidates from six political parties standing for president were on the ballot: PLC, FSLN, CCN, ALN, APRE, and PLI. | Some of these parties included elements that tried in 2018 to violently ove…
(2021-11-08). Majority of Nicaraguans Elect FSLN to Lead for Four More Years. telesurenglish.net The Sandinista Front for National Liberation has won this Sunday's general elections in Nicaragua as President and Commander Daniel Ortega is elected for a fourth consecutive term with 74,99% out of 49.25% counted thus far. | The Sandinista Front for National Liberation (FSLN) has won Sunday's general elections as President Daniel Ortega is re-elected for a fourth consecutive term.
(2021-11-08). Nicaraguans Celebrate FSLN Victory In Sunday Elections. telesurenglish.net On Monday, thousands of Nicaraguan citizens gathered in Victories Square in Managua to celebrate that the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) preliminary report on the Nov. 7 general elections results showed that the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) obtained 74,99 percent of the valid votes in this process. | RELATED: | "We celebrate the victory of the FSLN candidates, including our President Daniel Ortega, w…
(2021-11-08). Nicaragua: First Official Results Confirm Re-Election of Ortega. telesurenglish.net In the early hours of Monday, Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) President Brenda Rocha released the first official results of the presidential elections held on Sunday. | RELATED: | After saying that the Nicaraguan people "have been the protagonists of the country's historic civic celebration," she announced the results of the votes counted at the national and provincial levels. | With 49.25 percent of…
(2021-11-08). Sandinistas poised to win election in Nicaragua despite U.S. sabotage and smears. mronline.org 
Media repeats big lie that Nicaraguan migrants to the U.S. are escaping Ortega's repression.
(2021-11-08). Cuba Welcomes Nicaraguan President Ortega's Reelection. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel congratulated his Nicaraguan counterpart Daniel Ortega for the Nov. 7 general elections preliminary results, which showed that the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) party obtained 74,99 percent of the valid votes. | RELATED: | "The election results demonstrated the Nicaraguan people's civility in the face of the smear campaign that the United States leads again…
(2021-11-08). India Walton loses bitter Buffalo race but progress in Rochester and Syracuse. peoplesworld.org 
Buffalo's election for mayor provided the biggest setback for state progressives. The desperate and flush loser of the June primary, four-term incumbent Democrat Mayor Byron Brown, defeated India Walton, the Democratic Socialist primary winner. Walton won nearly 24,000 votes, or 41 percent, but "write in" won over 34,000 votes (about 59%). Nearly all write-in votes …
(2021-11-08). Getting Past The Thanksgiving Pilgrim Indian. popularresistance.org It is not quite clear why November was chosen to be the month Native Americans are honored. I can draw from personal observations though. The period between Indigenous Peoples' Day and Thanksgiving is the most requested time of the year for Native American speakers. Some Native Americans Resist Having Only One Month To Celebrate Who They Are. Among Native Americans, There Is A Belief That Every Month Is Native American Month And Every Day Is A Good Day To Be Indigenous.
(2021-11-08). India's Hindu-nationalist policy destabilizing South Asia. asiatimes.com 
India's headlong rush to become a Hindu majoritarian state threatens to destabilize South Asia. Under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in power since 2014, the Indian government has pursued a series of divisive Hindu-nationalist domestic policies. Not only are these at odds with India's secular constitution, but they increasingly rub up against the country's long-standing …
(2021-11-08). Cash-Strapped Tribes Struggle With Moral Dilemmas of Entering Carbon Markets. truthout.org 
The rush is on, and CO2 could be the new gold. | Or is it another scheme to appropriate tribal land and resources without addressing the root cause of climate change? | The complicated world of carbon markets could mean millions of dollars for tribal communities across Indian Country that are willing to sell carbon dioxide credits for their untapped lands and pristine forests. | For some, carbon dioxide — a key component in climate change — could replace gaming as a key econom…
(2021-11-08). Central Indiana teachers conduct sickout for higher pay, lower insurance premiums. wsws.org A sickout by Indiana teachers ended last week over low pay and insurance premiums, conditions long imposed on teachers with the help of the teachers unions.
(2021-11-08). Unable to breach Belarus-Poland border, migrants set up camp (VIDEO). rt.com 
Hundreds of migrants attempting to seek asylum in the EU have set up tents and campfires in the no-man's-land along the border between Belarus and Poland, with Warsaw deploying guards to stop them from crossing. | Aerial footage from the frontier showed smoke rising from dozens of campfires and tents popping up in the forest, as lines of Polish police and what looked like the military gathered on the other side. | Polish Defense Minister Mariusz B≈Çaszczak said more than 12,000 soldiers had been deployed to the border. | After Brussels imposed sanctions on Belarus in June, citing "human rights" vi…
(2021-11-08). Railway museum to research steam trains for racism & slavery links. rt.com 
The National Railway Museum has teamed up with a consortium of universities to answer a burning historical question: were steam trains, used during Britain's colonial age, linked with racism and slavery? | The Universities of Sheffield, Leeds and York, together with the National Railway Museum, Network Rail, and three other museums in the North of England will spend £9,000 researching how steam power aided imperial expansion and profiteering during the Industrial Revolution. | The research project "will develop a greater understanding of how the advent of steam-power and railways was embedded in both col…
(2021-11-08). Russian volleyball team denies Covid claimed life of budding 21-year-old women's star. rt.com 
Russian sport has been mourning the loss of 21-year-old volleyball player Aliya Khambikova, whose death was confirmed by her team on Monday. Officials rejected suggestions that coronavirus may have been the cause. | Khambikova was a middle blocker for Russian second-division team Ufimochka-UGNTU from the city of Ufa, which lies around 1,165km east of Moscow. | Her team confirmed the tragic news on Monday that she had died, sharing an image on social media of Khambikova and writing: "It great tragedy has occurred. | "Aliya Khambikova has passed away. We express our condolences to family and friends. | "She was…