(2022-01-26). Matt Taibbi: Let's Not Have a War. scheerpost.com 
Bad idea. | By Matt Taibbi / Joe Biden last week said the American response in Ukraine would be proportional to Vladimir Putin's actions. "It depends," the president posited, thoughts drifting like blobs in a lava lamp. "It's one thing if it's a minor incursion…" | Alarms sounded all over Washington. The rip in the national political illusion was…
(2022-01-26). U.N. Officials Warn of 'Record-Shattering Month' for Civilian Deaths in Yemen. scheerpost.com 
By Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams As United Nations officials projected Tuesday that the civilian death toll from the Saudi-led coalition's strikes on Yemen will break records this month, Oxfam shared the group's difficulties providing aid in the war-torn country and urged action from the U.N. Security Council. "People are really struggling. Last night we had more airstrikes. …
(2022-01-26). "We are striking for our very existence"—Maharashtra state transit worker tells WSWS in 12th week of militant job action. wsws.org More than 75,000 Maharashtra intercity transit workers are defying government threats, management reprisals, and their ostensible union representatives, and continuing their now almost three-month-long strike.
(2022-01-26). What solutions for labour shortages? greenleft.org.au Labour shortages give unions a stronger bargaining position. Sue Bull argues they need to argue against racist and nationalistic tropes that migrant workers steal Australians' jobs, while defending workplace safety, wages and conditions.
(2022-01-25). Protest at London's Science Museum as Indigenous Peoples Slam Adani Sponsorship Deal. dissidentvoice.org 
Local people look out on to the massive PEKB coal mine that has taken over their lands, Chhattisgarh, India. © Pranav Capila Photo opportunity: January 26, 2022, 5pm — 6pm Science Museum, Exhibition Rd, South Kensington, LONDON SW7 2DD Protestors will gather outside the Science Museum in London on Wednesday to call for an end …
(2022-01-25). Kerala scheme shows how to create work opportunities while caring for the environment. mronline.org 
Environment and employment two fronts on which India has been besieged in recent years. Unemployment since 2011 has worsened in the aftermath of the COVID-19 lockdowns. About 100 million workers lost their jobs with women and the youth being more adversely impacted.
(2022-01-25). Uproar as Movie 'Glorifying' Gandhi's Killer Set to Be Released on Anniversary of Mahatma's Death. sputniknews.com Mahatma Gandhi, an icon of India's struggle for freedom, also known as the Father of the Nation, was assassinated on 30 January 1948 in New Delhi at the age of 78 by a Hindu nationalist, Nathuram Vinayak Godse. The man did not try to escape and was arrested. He was sentenced to death on 8 November 1949.
(2022-01-25). Iran to continue to expand all-out relations with India. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister in a message congratulated India Republic Day, saying that Iran will continue to expand relations with India at the bilateral, regional and international levels.
(2022-01-25). India's Role in Washington's Myanmar Meddling. journal-neo.org 
The Southeast Asian country of Myanmar continues to suffer from ongoing political violence which began in February 2021 after the nation's military ousted the government of Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) party. Remnants of the ousted government are now reorganized as the exiled "National Unity Government" (NUG). The NUG …
(2022-01-25). Dry in Hyderabad: About 300 Lakes Go Missing in Indian City. sputniknews.com Over the last three decades, many lakes have vanished in the Indian state of Telangana (formerly part of Andhra Pradesh state), with the local authorities launching initiatives to bring dying bodies of water back to life.
(2022-01-25). Weaponizing hate apps: Sulli Deals and Bulli Bai. peoplesdispatch.org Hindu supremacists caught using tech tools and social media to target minority women prove again that each supremacism may be uniquely exclusivist but it is always anti-women and communal…
(2022-01-25). U.S. hands off Ukraine—a WW editorial. workers.org 
By ordering preparations to send 5,000 more U.S. troops to countries near the Russian border Jan. 23, President Joe Biden stepped up the risk of a war between the world's two most powerful nuclear-armed states. Once again, U.S. imperialism has threatened a new military adventure in pursuit of domination, this . . . |
(2022-01-25). At least six people killed in deadly crush at Cameroon AFCON match. plusnews.ug 
A crush outside a Cameroon stadium where the host nation qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-finals on Monday left at least six people dead and more than 40 injured, according to the Central African nation's national broadcaster, Aljazeera reported. Crowds attempted to enter the Yaounde Olembe stadium in the capital Yaounde to …
(2022-01-25). Aussie hothead leaves youngster in tears after ball blasts into crowd (VIDEO). rt.com 
Nick Kyrgios left a young fan in tears after sending the ball into the crowd at the Australian Open | Nick Kyrgios had to make amends with one fan in Melbourne after the youngster was struck by a ball which the Aussie firebrand had smashed wildly into the ground. | Having exited the men's singles in typically entertaining style against Russia's Daniil Medvedev, Kyrgios still has hopes of winning the men's doubles title Down Under alongside fellow Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis. | The home heroes — dubbed 'the Special Ks' by fans and pundits — earned a riotous win against sixth-seeded pair Tim Putz of…
(2022-01-25). China launches Global South Economic Alliance to challenge U.S. 'unilateralism' and 'Cold-War mentality'. mronline.org 
China is leading an international effort to develop alliances to counter U.S. hegemony.
(2022-01-25). Earth's Greatest Enemy — A New Film by Abby Martin [OFFICIAL TEASER]. mronline.org 
Abby Martin's second feature film is an anti-imperialist environmental documentary.
(2022-01-25). Russia may designate German murders as 'genocide'. rt.com 
Prosecutors point to the brutal occupation and war crimes committed by the Third Reich | Prosecutors in Russia's Rostov region have moved to officially designate the 1941-1943 Nazi occupation of the territory as a "genocide," citing the murders of more than 126,000 civilians and prisoners of war. | Officials have prepared a petition to the court at the direction of Russia's Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov, whose office posted the announcement on its website on Monday. The article lays out the suffering that Rostov, in southwestern Russia, endured during the years of occupation, when Nazi enforcers took control…
(2022-01-25). Boris Johnson's birthday party amid Covid curbs revealed. rt.com 
Up to 30 people took part in the celebrations in the Cabinet Room at 10 Downing Street on June 19, 2020, according to reports | The UK media has uncovered another gathering attended by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in violation of his own Covid-19 curbs in 2020, with Downing Street confirming that the birthday party in question did take place. | Johnson's wife, Carrie, had organized a surprise party for him in the Cabinet Room at 10 Downing Street on June 19, 2020, broadcaster ITV reported on Monday. | The event was attended by some 30 people, despite indoor gatherings being banned in the UK at that tim…
(2022-01-25). Wisconsin Republicans Pass Bill Allowing Some High School Students to Bring a Gun to Campus. scheerpost.com 
Child holding gun (Shutterstock) | By Jon Skolnik / Wisconsin Republicans just passed a spate of gun rights measures that include lowering the state's concealed carry age requirement from 21 to 18, effectively allowing high school students to carry firearms on school grounds. | The decision was approved by the state assembly last Thursday as part of an ongoing Second Amendment push by the lower chamber's GOP majority. | "If you're old enough to fight for your country, [if] you…
(2022-01-25). Why Washington Has Learned Nothing From Vietnam to Afghanistan. scheerpost.com 
Soldiers in Da Nang in 1967. [ By Andrew Bacevich | In the long and storied…
(2022-01-25). World Inequality Report: Class divide explains more than regional divisions. mronline.org 
The report clearly shows how the class divide has become relatively more important than the regional divide in determining global inequality. This simply tells that in today's world where one is born and brought up has relatively less impact than in which class the person belongs to in explaining relative earnings and wealth status.
(2022-01-25). Tesla fights back against JPMorgan over Musk tweet. rt.com 
US electric car manufacturer countersues banking giant over disputed bond contract | Tesla submitted a filing in Manhattan federal court on Monday, accusing JPMorgan of "bad faith and avarice" for demanding $162.2 million after the bank had unilaterally changed the terms of warrants it received when the electric carmaker sold convertible bonds back in 2014. | Warrants allow holders to purchase company stock at a set "strike" price and date. | "JPMorgan pressed its exorbitant demand as an act of retaliation against Tesla both for it having passed over JPMorgan in major business deals and out of senior JPMorgan…
(2022-01-25). Country in mourning after Covid kills Olympic champ. rt.com 
The national hero had been on a ventilator in hospital and kept alive by an iron lung | Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been among those offering tributes after Szilveszter Csollany, the 2000 Sydney Olympics rings champion, died at the age of 51 following a battle with Covid in hospital lasting more than a month. | Sports fans, friends and former coaches of the 2002 world champion had been praying for Csollany's recovery since his admission to an intensive care unit on December 3 2021, having reportedly received one dose of a vaccine two weeks earlier. | Doctors used a ventilator and an iron lung but…
(2022-01-25). Omicron Covid strain evolved in mice — Chinese study. rt.com 
Researchers' findings have backed the theory that "Omicron may have evolved in a non-human animal species" | The study into Omicron, published in the Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity, found that "coronavirus slowly accumulated mutations over time in mice" before the virus was then "transmitted back to humans by reverse zoonotic." | The research, led by Dr. Xu Jianguo, who works for the National Institute for Communicable Diseases Control and Prevention of China, has identified mice as the "most likely intermediate host." Researchers established that the "mutations profile" of the strain "shows that the vir…
(2022-01-25). Chile's president-elect Boric reiterates his contempt for besieged Nicaragua and Venezuela. mronline.org 
Gabriel Boric, president-elect of Chile, considers that the leftist governments headed by President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela and Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua "have failed."
(2022-01-25). At Least 6 Dead After Stadium Crush Unfolds in Cameroon Before African Cup of Nations Match. sputniknews.com At least six people died following a stadium crush in Cameroon's capital city of Yaounde on Monday. The crush happened ahead of Cameroon's round of 16 match against Comoros Islands in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON). Cameroon is the host nation for the tournament.
(2022-01-25). US working to 'divide' Europe — France's Zemmour. rt.com 
Eric Zemmour also insisted there is a need for friendly relations with Moscow | France should work towards improving its ties with Russia by removing sanctions and pivoting away from American influence, a candidate in the country's presidential race has declared, as tensions flare across eastern Europe. | Speaking as part of an interview with the France 5 television channel on Sunday, Eric Zemmour proposed that if he were elected to the top job, "there would be no more sanctions against Russia." He also suggested that the state could show "friendly signals" by lifting punitive measures. | The presidential cand…
(2022-01-25). At doom's doorstep: It is 100 seconds to midnight. mronline.org 
2022 Doomsday Clock Statement…
(2022-01-25). FDA bans 'Trump' antibody treatment. rt.com 
The sudden change of rules on monoclonal antibodies left Florida health officials fuming | The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked its emergency use authorizations for two kinds of monoclonal antibodies treatments produced by Regeneron and Eli Lilly. The regulator said the two therapeutics were "highly unlikely to be active against the omicron variant." | With the authorization revoked, neither drug is now available for patients in the US. The FDA allowed that it may in the future re-authorize their use "in certain geographic regions" for patients exposed to SARS-CoV-2 strains that are still susc…
(2022-01-25). At least 6 dead after Stadium crush unfolds in Cameroon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) — At least six people died following a stadium crush in Cameroon's capital city of Yaounde on Monday.
(2022-01-25). Book Review: Marvin Harris- The Rise of Anthropological Theory: A History of Theories of Culture (2001). Reviewed By: Thomas Riggins. mronline.org 
This is an indispensable book for all those on the left interested in understanding how the science of cultural (social) anthropology developed over the last three centuries and how it is used to understand (and sometimes control) non-Western societies, especially those that have not developed complex state structures.
(2022-01-25). Israeli soldier jailed for Gaza TikTok video. rt.com 
The serviceman can be seen firing across the border into the Palestinian territory | On Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said a serviceman who shared a video of himself firing rounds into Gaza had been sentenced to 10 days in military prison. | "The soldier's behavior in the video does not conform with the norms expected of soldiers and commanders," the IDF said in a statement cited by The Times of Israel. Officers concluded that the shooting did not comply with open-fire regulations. | The soldier had posted a video of himself on the TikTok social media app in which he can be seen shooting in the air…
(2022-01-25). Germany has 'betrayed' Ukraine — Kiev mayor. rt.com 
Boxer turned city official Vitali Klitschko claims Berlin has stabbed Ukraine in the back on several counts | Berlin has repeatedly sold out Ukraine by refusing to lay on deliveries of guns, ammunition, and military equipment in the face of purported aggression from neighboring Russia, Kiev's mayor Vitali Klitschko has claimed, as tensions flare in Eastern Europe. | Writing for German tabloid Bild on Sunday, the former heavyweight boxing champion said, "There is great frustration in Ukraine over the fact that the federal government continues to stick" to its support of Russia's underwater gas pipeline. | Klits…
(2022-01-25). Afghan evacuee found guilty of molesting 3yo in US. rt.com 
The refugee reportedly told the authorities he had done nothing that would have been off-limits in his culture | An Afghan refugee has been convicted of sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl at a US Marine Corps camp in Virginia following the United States' evacuation from Afghanistan last August. | Mohammed Tariq, 24, was found guilty on Friday of sexually abusing the young girl while both of them were being housed at Virginia's Camp Upshur on Marine Corps Base Quantico following his evacuation from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover. Tariq is scheduled to be sentenced on April 26 and could face life in pris…
(2022-01-25). Gay Catholics come out, demand the church accept them. rt.com 
A group of LGBTQ Catholics demand the Vatican revise its strict church doctrine to accommodate them | More than 120 LGBT priests, teachers and Church volunteers in Germany have The group said they want "to be able to live and work openly as LGBTIQ+ persons in the church without fear," including to serve in all Church occupation…
(2022-01-25). Met Police launch investigation into Downing Street parties. rt.com 
Boris Johnson has been under increasing pressure to resign following reports of a lockdown birthday party attended by 30 staff | The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that an investigation has been launched into "a number of events" held at Downing Street over potential breaches of Covid rules. | "I can confirm that the Met is now investigating a number of events that took place at Downing Street and Whitehall in the last two years in relation to potential breaches of Covid-19 regulations," Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said in a statement on Tuesday. | Speaking to the London Assembly on Tuesday, Dick sta…
(2022-01-25). North Korea conducts another missile launch — media. rt.com 
If confirmed, it's going to become the fifth missile test by Pyongyang since the start of the year | North Korea has fired what appear to be two cruise missiles into the sea off its east coast early on Tuesday, South Korean news agency Yonhap has reported, citing multiple military sources. | South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff have been analyzing the specifications of the projectiles, which are believed to be cruise missiles, the agency This could be already the fifth missile test by North Korea…
(2022-01-25). Video: Solidarity with Olivia Zémor, Free Georges Abdallah || Boycott TEVA, Support Struggles for Palestine in France. samidoun.net 
There are two important cases in France for the Palestine movement that will be heard on Thursday, 27 January. Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network released this international video to support Georges Abdallah and Olivia Zémor, and to express our global solidarity with their ongoing struggles for justice and a liberated Palestine. TEVA and the case …
(2022-01-25). Global Days Of Action For Palestinian Rights. popularresistance.org On 28, 29, 30 January 2022, we call for a global mobilization in solidarity with the Palestinian people in their steadfast resistance against Israel's forced displacement in Jerusalem's neighborhoods of Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan, in Al-Naqab, the Jordan Valley, the southern Hebron Hills and beyond. | These Global Days of Action are in response to the call by the Bedouin-Palestinian community of Al-Naqab for international solidarity to support their struggle against Israel's ongoing Nakba.
(2022-01-25). Goldman Sachs: The Federal Reserve Is Either Hiking Into Stagflation Or Hoping To Create A Recession. moguldom.com Inflation has hit America hard and the economy seems to be reeling. So what's to happen? Goldman Sachs has a prediction. The multinational investment bank apparently thinks the Federal Reserve will either keep hiking interest rates into stagflation or it's hoping to set the country up for a recession. Stagflation is characterized by slow economic growth …
(2022-01-25). Repression and History: an Interview with Belarus Anarchist Black Cross. itsgoingdown.org 
| It is essential that our revolutionary solidarity extend beyond borders and transcend the artificial East/West divide. The Belarusian anarchist and anti-fascist milieu, with its dozens of political prisoners (and likely more unknown to local support efforts) is in dire need of international solidarity. | This new interview with an anonymous member of the
(2022-01-25). #AbolishNATO We Demand Internationalist Cooperation and Peace, Now! anchor.fm No war in Russia. No war in China. No war in Africa. No war in Asia. No war in Latin America. We demand a United front against imperialism, militarization, nuclear weapon proliferation between Imperialist nations and their allies, and we must also demand an abolition of NATO, and all military agreements between Capitalist governments, now! We need to organize, fight, and determine this struggle as a fiercely anti-Imperialist, anti-War movement for People's Liberation. All Power to the People!
(2022-01-25). Dangerous Heat Across the Globe. dissidentvoice.org The planet is heating up like never before, as "ground temperatures" hit all-time records in the Northern Hemisphere as well as the Southern Hemisphere, and ocean temperatures threaten the world's major fisheries of the Far North, which are imperiled beyond any known historical precedent.1 According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) July 2021 …
(2022-01-25). NATO's Tentacles from Europe to Latin America. orinocotribune.com By Geraldina Colotti — Jan 21, 2022 | International analysts are often, and understandably, asked whether there will be a change in U.S. foreign policy depending on whether a Republican or Democratic president rules the White House. Since, for a Marxist, it is always a good idea to flee from Manichaeism and look at the concrete situation in its historically determined class relations, to point out that, at the international level, the essence of U.S. foreign policy presents no discontinuities, it is not an ideological position-taking. | "Everything changes so that nothing changes" is a scheme that fits well…
(2022-01-25). China eyes high quality growth in patent, trademark works. ecns.cn China will emphasize roles of patent and trademark examination during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) for high-quality growth of the sector, according to a plan issued by the National Intellectual Property Administration (NIPA).
(2022-01-25). Apartheid 2.0 in the World of Vaccines: The Great Reset in Action. libya360.wordpress.com Misión Verdad The Fourth Industrial Revolution radically affects the employment market (Photo: Gurusoft) Recently, media outlets reported that Nike began to fire employees who were not vaccinated against covid-19 in the United States. The more incautious doubt whether the measure corresponds to a policy to take care of its employees or whether it is intended…
(2022-01-25). Committee for Public Education (Australia) holds online meeting opposing schools reopening. wsws.org The event drew a wide range of participants from across regional and urban Australia, and was also viewed by several international supporters of the WSWS.
(2022-01-25). 25 January, Copenhagen: Premiere of "Fedayin — Georges Abdallah's Fight" samidoun.net 
Tuesday, 25 January 7 pm Husets Biograf Entrance 75 Kr. Copenhagen, Denmark Info: www.facebook.com/events/402737604962868 Organized by the Internationalt Forum Internationalt Forum KBH invites you all to the premiere in Denmark of the movie Fedayin — Georges Abdallahs fight. Fedayin means 'freedom fighter' and the movie tells the story about the Lebanese freedom fighter Georges Ibrahim …
(2022-01-25). US Mayors Show Interest in Cuban Medical Collaboration. orinocotribune.com Washington, Jan 20 (Prensa Latina) A group of US mayors is currently showing interest in Cuba's medical collaboration, mainly in the Henry Reeve internationalist brigade, which has assisted the fight against Covid-19 in several countries of the world. | This was reported by the website The Washington Informer, which gives details on the obstacles imposed by Washington to Cuba's medical assistance. | Amid the spread of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in the United States, this media outlet notes, a group of local leaders will urge the Biden administration to lift this long-lasting blockade that p…
(2022-01-25). Elections in Colombia: Prospects for Change and Absence of Guarantees. libya360.wordpress.com Lautaro Rivara Few doubts remain about Gustavo Petro's favoritism for the Colombian presidential elections in May. However, the outlook is becoming more uncertain due to the continuity of the armed conflict, structural violence and doubts about electoral guarantees. The Latin American and Caribbean electoral calendar for 2022 promises to be no less hectic than that…