(2022-01-01). [Perspectives] Sivaramakrishna Iyer Padmavati: trailblazing cardiologist in India. thelancet.com The first woman from India to qualify in cardiology, Sivaramakrishna Iyer Padmavati (1917—2020), helped to set up the All India Heart Foundation and was a founder of its National Heart Institute (NHI) in New Delhi. Fellow cardiologists in her home country dubbed her the "godmother of cardiology", and her example persuaded other pioneering women doctors in India that they could specialise outside the traditional career path of obstetrics and paediatrics.
(2022-01-01). [Correspondence] Brazilian science under continuous attack. thelancet.com Despite the resistance of Brazilian scientists, science in Brazil has been undermined by measures implemented by the federal government in the past 3 years, such as increasing budget cuts, attacks on the autonomy of universities, and a general policy of denial of science. A recent budget cut of US$110 million to the Ministry of Science Technology and Innovations budget, in addition to the withholding of $490 million from the National Scientific and Technological Development Fund, not only represents an enormous impediment to conducting research at universities and research institutes, but also jeopardises the fut…
(2022-01-01). Argentina: Labor, Environmentalists, and Indigenous Unite to Defeat Mining (Canada Mining Corporations Again). orinocotribune.com By Marisela Trevin — Dec 28, 2021 | A zoning law would have opened up the southern Argentinian province of Chubut to large-scale mining by multinational corporations. | But the law was defeated in just five days by an alliance of environmentalists, workers, youth, and indigenous people. Their fight points the way forward for other movements around the world. | The people of the southern Argentinian province of Chubut are celebrating more than just the holidays this December. After a fierce struggle against a recently enacted zoning law that would have opened the province up to large-scale silver, copper, and…
(2021-12-31). Retail Workers Are Organizing And Speaking Out. popularresistance.org In a petition Indianapolis Target employee Andrew Stacy drafted, one of the key demands is for a minimum $17 per hour, but when Stacy and their coworker were posting the flyers in the break room and distributing them, they were caught. Management confiscated the flyers and human resources held one-on-one meetings with workers about working conditions and higher-ups at the location—a move that Stacy saw as an illegal effort to shut down organizing and find out more about the union activity. In response, they filed a National Labor Review Board complaint on Dec. 15. Prism has reached out to Target for comment…
(2021-12-31). In Remembrance of Chuck Kaufman, Anti-Imperialist, International Solidarity Organizer. orinocotribune.com Tucson, AZ — It is with heavy heart that the news of the passing of longtime anti-imperialist organizer Chuck Kaufman reached communities on December 28. Born in a small Indiana town, Chuck's life saw travels to numerous countries, most notably in the Latin American countries most firmly in the crosshairs of U.S. imperialism. | In 1987, as Reagan's illegal Contra War against Nicaragua ravaged the country in an attempt to kill the successful Sandinista Revolution, Chuck answered the call for solidarity. He gave up his advertising business and joined thousands of other U.S. solidarity activists to help in the…
(2021-12-31). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org India: New Delhi police arrest protesting doctors; Punjab university teachers continue strike action; South Korean parcel delivery workers threaten strike…
(2021-12-31). Modi ignores Court request to postpone elections as Omicron surges in India. wsws.org The Modi government's response to the pandemic over nearly two years has shown that the Indian ruling elites prioritize corporate profits over human life.
(2021-12-31). Sri Lankan and Indian ruling elites whip up national rivalry between poverty-stricken fishing communities. wsws.org The ongoing military harassment of Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen highlight the reactionary and irrational character of the arbitrary national borders maintained by the ruling classes in both countries.
(2021-12-31). Humanitarian crisis worsens in Afghanistan after five months of economic sanctions. peoplesdispatch.org 
The global economic sanctions that were imposed on the interim government of Taliban in August have led the country on the path of an economic collapse and deepened a nationwide humanitarian crisis with shortages of cash, food and electricity.
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(2021-12-31). Steve Wasserman: Remembering Joan Didion, a 'Singular' California Writer and a 'Helluva Lot of Fun'. scheerpost.com "Joan Didion" [Art by Mr. Fish] | Click to subscribe on: Joan Didion's obituaries are brimming with accolades the 87-year-old undeniably earned over the many decades her career as a novelist, essayist, and journalist spanned. Soon after the
(2021-12-31). Chris Hedges: PEN America and the Betrayal of Julian Assange. mronline.org 
Careerists and Democratic Party apparatchiks successfully leverage corporate money and backing to seize and deform historic rights organizations into appendages of the ruling class.
(2021-12-31). 2021 in Review: The Only Way Out is Through. scheerpost.com 
We saw workers animated by a fresh sense of confidence, defiance, and being just plain fed up. Photos, clockwise from upper left: Jim West/jimwestphoto.com, Luis Feliz Leon, Northwest Carpenters, Teamsters United, SEIU 1199NW, Jim West/jimwestphoto.com, Monk Drapeaux-Stewart, UAW Local 838, CWA District 1 | By Alexandra Bradbury / 2021 reminds me of a riddle: What's worse than finding a worm in your apple? Finding half a worm in your apple. What's scarier than a year of pandemic? A second year of pandemic. | We're…
(2021-12-31). China Sends Bolivia 3 Million COVID-19 Vaccines. mronline.org 
Bolivia has received three million Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines from China, the largest delivery of vaccines to arrive in Bolivia from the Asian superpower.
(2021-12-31). As Covid Deaths Hit 800k, Sanders Says Medicare for All Needed to End 'Vulgarity' of US Health System. scheerpost.com 
A long Covid-19 testing line at Rivergreen Park in Everett, Massachusetts on December 28, 2021. (Photo: David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) | By Julia Conley / Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday said that nearly two years after the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the public health crisis that shows no sign of coming to a swift end has brought into stark relief "the vulgarity" of the U.S. healthcare system, suggesting the political establishm…
(2021-12-31). Venezuelan Parliament Approves Supreme Court's Organic Law Reform. orinocotribune.com 
With the goal of consolidating the Venezuelan judicial system as an instrument at the service of the people, in its first discussion of the issue the National Assembly approved the partial reform project of the Organic Law of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), a proposal presented on December 22 by the president of the TSJ, Maikel Moreno. | During the session that took place this Thursday, December 30, in the last legislative meeting of 2021, the President of Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez, led the debate from which the approval by a qualified majority emerged. | In recent weeks, members of the Venezuelan Parliamen…
(2021-12-31). Looking forward to a new year of struggle in 2022: Join FRSO. fightbacknews.org As 2021 concludes and we look forward to a new year, it makes sense to survey the political landscape and discuss what's to be done. | Monopoly capitalism is a failed system. We need a revolutionary solution to our problems. And to achieve that goal, revolutionary organization is a requirement. Freedom Road Socialist Organization has the aim of overthrowing capitalism and replacing it with socialism. If that is what you want, it is time to join our ranks. | FRSO does not just talk about change. We are active in our unions, community organizations, anti-war, student, and many other groups. Our members are African…
(2021-12-31). Flight Attendant Union Criticizes CDC For Decision 'Pushed By Corporate America'. popularresistance.org Flight Attendant union president and labor leader Sara Nelson is criticizing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for changing its guidance on quarantining for COVID-19 after business leaders asked the agency to cut its recommendations by half, potentially at the cost of public health. | Nelson, the president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA International, accused the CDC in a statement of making its decision to benefit businesses that may be experiencing staffing issues, rather than stemming the spread of the virus. | "We said we wanted to hear from medical professionals on the best gu…
(2021-12-31). Global Migration Indicators Report Summarizes 2020 For Migrants Across The World. popularresistance.org The Global Migration Indicators report by the International Organization for Migration is here, with an update on how COVID-19 affected migration around the world. The report says more than 2,300 migrants died while trying to get into Europe or within Europe in 2020. While the pandemic restricted mobility and reduced international migration, still, there were two hundred and eighty-one million international migrants in the middle of 2020. That is close to four per cent of the world's population.
(2021-12-31). Pressure Grows On Biden To Shut Down Trump-Era Medicare Privatization Scheme. popularresistance.org Calls are mounting for President Joe Biden to terminate an under-the-radar Trump-era pilot program that—if allowed to run its course—could result in the complete privatization of traditional Medicare by the end of the decade. | A petition recently launched by Physicians for a National Program (PNHP) has garnered more than 10,000 signatures as doctors and other advocates work to raise public awareness of the Medicare Direct Contracting program, which the Trump administration rolled out during its final months in power.
(2021-12-31). Perpetual War is Capitalism's Hope for Surviving the 21st Century. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea The ideology behind capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism is based around the idea that competition, rather than cooperation, is the natural state of humanity. That the species is destined to eternally be at odds with itself, both on an individual and civilizational level. This was the claim put forth by a faction of academic…
(2021-12-31). Africa in Review 2021, Regional Conflict and the Role of Imperialism. globalresearch.ca Since 2020, the number of military interventions in African politics has accelerated. | . | However, what is often overlooked is the role of western governments and their military institutions in the deliberate undermining of national and regional stability. | . | The North …
(2021-12-31). The Palestinian Left Will Not Be Hijacked. libya360.wordpress.com Samar Al-Saleh and L.K. "American Imperialism is the Bitter Enemy of the Palestinian People," from the Palestine Poster Project Archives. A Critique of Palestine: A Socialist Introduction The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine's political program, Strategy for the Liberation of Palestine (1969), emphasized the indispensable role of political thought in the Palestinian national…
(2021-12-31). After the Largest Anti-Racist Uprising in the US, Historic Trials Provide Important Lessons. libya360.wordpress.com Natalia Marques Protestors in Midtown Manhattan call for an end to police brutality after Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict. Photo: Vincent Tsai In the year 2021, it was the turn of the US government, particularly its judicial system, to respond to the protests of 2020 In the summer of 2020, the people of the United States…
(2021-12-31). Omicron Alert: Infection Rates Are Higher Among the Vaccinated. libya360.wordpress.com Swiss Policy Research Omicron: 50% fewer hospitalizations and deaths compared to delta (Ontario) Fewer severe cases, vaccine failure, rapid spread, murky origins. Covid severity Data from South Africa indicated that the impact of the omicron variant was much lower than previous variants. However, South Africa had already a total infection rate of about 80%, including…
(2021-12-31). NATO's Cognitive Warfare and the Destruction of the Truth. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea History is constrained by a series of laws. Empires fall, productive forces become obsolete after society gets ready to outgrow them, inequalities destroy societies when they get too big, the environment turns against civilizations when it's abused too much, and so on. These principles conflict with the ideology of the capitalist ruling class,…
(2021-12-31). Indigenous group intensifies opposition to dam project in north Philippines. peoplesdispatch.org The Isnag tribe in the Apayao province have declared senior officials of a national agency on Indigenous affairs as persona non grata on their ancestral lands, as the dispute over a major hydel power project intensifies…
(2021-12-31). UK health workers denounce government refusal to combat Omicron threat to National Health Service. wsws.org The only move made in response has been to announce plans to set up coronavirus "surge hubs", mostly in hospital car parks, to meet up to the challenge of a fresh wave of Omicron admissions.
(2021-12-31). The historic assault on university education and Australia's anti-democratic electoral laws. wsws.org The deep hostility among university staff and students is part of the rising political discontent that drove the Liberal-National and Labor parties to rush through new electoral laws in August.
(2021-12-31). Bahia Governor Accepts Argentine Aid Rejected By Bolsonaro. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Bahia Governor Rui Costa announced that he will accept Argentina's humanitarian aid in order to respond to the emergency caused by the rains and floods. | RELATED: | In a message posted on social networks, he stressed that his subnational government will accept assistance from any country regardless of what federal diplomacy does or says. | Since the beginning of December, the Brazilian northeast has been ex…
(2021-12-31). Kovid-Globulin: Russia Launches Promising Hyperimmune Plasma Therapy Against Covid. libya360.wordpress.com Marinella Mondaini "Kovid-Globulin" — that's the name of the world's first preparation of specific anti-Covid immunoglobulin, produced by Russia's all-Russian technology plasma therapy that possesses the ability to overcome Coronavirus. "The trials have been successfully completed," it was proudly stated. After several clinical trials attesting to its effectiveness, safety and ability to neutralize Coronavirus, the…