(2022-02-08). Scientists invent '4-minute' Covid test. rt.com 
The new electromechanical sensors are as precise as PCR lab tests and show results in four minutes, researchers say | Scientists at Fudan University in Shanghai have come up with a new method for coronavirus testing, which they say is as sensitive but much quicker than PCR lab testing. | The new method involves electromechanical sensors capable of detecting, with high precision, SARS-CoV-2 RNA in human genetic material, according to the study published Monday in Nature Biomedical Engineering science journal. | "We implemented an electromechanical biosensor for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 into an integrated and…
(2022-02-08). Challenging Israel's Climate Apartheid in Palestine. juancole.com By Muna Dajani | — ( Al-Shabakah ) — Through its participation in the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and other international forums, the Palestinian Authority (PA) continues to promote a state-centric approach to climate change that ultimately blocks legitimate climate and environmental justice in Palestine. In effect, Palestinian leadership has reduced the Palestinian …
(2022-02-08). The news is not that Israel has apartheid, but that Amnesty dares say so. mronline.org 
Does the state of Israel now endorse cancel culture?>
(2022-02-08). Iran nuclear deal: The role of the Israel lobby & pressure groups in derailing an agreement. rt.com 
Different impact groups try to prevent a new deal between the West and Tehran. How are some of them connected to Israel? | On January 24, it was revealed in a
(2022-02-08). 'Dust walls' could defeat hypersonic weapons — think tank. rt.com 
A modern version of the nuclear 'dust defense' could be key to countering the threat, a Raytheon and Lockheed-backed paper says | The US could defend itself against enemy hypersonic gliders by dispersing clouds of dust over large areas through which such projectiles are expected to fly, a new white paper has suggested. Traveling through such an area at high speed would degrade and potentially destroy the weapon. | The idea was discussed in a document
(2022-02-08). What Makes Amnesty's Apartheid Report Different? orinocotribune.com 
By Maureen Clare Murphy — Feb 3, 2022 | What makes Amnesty International's Certainly, Israel's "hysterical" reaction — (in the
(2022-02-08). France's Macron claims he averted Russian invasion of Ukraine. rt.com 
According to the French leader, he managed to get a pledge from Putin that there will be no escalation in the conflict | French President Emmanuel Macron has claimed a breakthrough in the tense standoff between Russia and Ukraine, taking credit after supposedly obtaining guarantees from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the situation will not escalate further, following a crunch summit between the two heads of state. | Speaking to journalists in Kiev ahead of talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday, Macron claimed that he has secured what he sees as a pledge from Moscow on the ma…
(2022-02-08). Canada: The Left is nowhere on COVID. And that's a big problem. mronline.org 
They have failed to step into the current political climate and counter far-right protests, and get workers the income, housing and other social support they need.
(2022-02-08). Woman conned into believing she's training to be federal agent. rt.com 
A criminal complaint claims an Oregon man used fake badges, tactical vests, and a BB gun to deceive her | A man has been charged with impersonating a federal agent in a criminal complaint that alleges he posed as a member of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), conning a woman into believing she was training to be an officer with the department. | The alleged offender, named as Robert Edward Golden, was spotted with the woman by a Portland police sergeant, with body armor that had the words 'DEA Police' written across it in his car trunk. When questioned, the victim showed the officer a badge and credentials cla…
(2022-02-08). Germany promises 'very tough sanctions' on Russia. rt.com 
If Moscow launches an invasion of Ukraine, it will be hit with "far-reaching" measures, Chancellor Scholz says | Russia will face serious consequences if it decides to launch a military incursion into Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned on Sunday, ahead of a trip to the US to meet President Joe Biden at the White House. | Speaking to German channel ARD, Scholz said that current Western efforts are aimed at ensuring there is no need to impose economic measures against Russia, but that a range of ideas had been discussed. | "We have very concrete preparations with our allies in the EU and the US. We ar…
(2022-02-08). Even Red-State Louisiana Eyes 5 Gigawatts of Offshore Wind Generation, replacing declining Oil Industry. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Windpower Monthly reports that the state of Louisiana's Climate Commission Task Force assembled by Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards is eyeing 5 gigawatts of electric power generation through massive new wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico, by 2035. The project would be part of the state's goal of getting …
(2022-02-08). USA uses Solomon Islands protests against China. indybay.org Recently the US Department of State has issued a condemnation of mass unrest acts in the Solomon Islands.
(2022-02-08). First Document on National Security to Be Published in Pakistan. journal-neo.org 
At the end of December last year, the National Security Council of Pakistan, chaired by the Prime Minister, adopted the National Security Policy of Pakistan 2022-2026 (or NSP), apparently the first such document in the country's history. However, its originality was immediately questioned by representatives of highly influential army circles in Pakistan who say that a …
(2022-02-08). Antiwar Groups Rally To Stop Us From Being Lied Into War With Russia. popularresistance.org Clearing the FOG provides excerpts from the speakers at the National Online Rally to stop war with Russia over Ukraine that was held on Feb. 5 as part of the national actions that took place in about 70 cities in Hawaii and coast to coast. The rally and actions were organized based on a unified call to action issued by 12 national and international antiwar organizations, which was endorsed by more than 200 more organizations. The demands include stopping the war with Russia, stopping the supply of weapons to Nazis in Ukraine, ending NATO, de-escalating the threat of nuclear war and resolving the current conflict…
(2022-02-08). Nicaragua Asks El Salvador to Abide by International Law. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Nicaragua recommended that El Salvador resolve any eventual territorial dispute through peaceful methods and using international norms and institutions. | RELATED: | Previously, the Salvadoran Naval Forces made statements claiming sovereignty in the Nicaraguan exclusive economic zone in the Golf of Fonseca. Since Feb. 5, Salvadoran military vessels remain less than 30 miles from the Nicaraguan coasts in a maritime terr…
(2022-02-08). New Yorkers say 'No war with Russia'. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – Dozens upon dozens of organizers and anti-war activists gathered at two different rallies to protest the U.S. military threats against Russia. | | The first event began at 2 p.m. in Columbus Circle and was organized by Struggle-La Lucha. Organizers gathered near the USS Maine National Monument — the Maine warship exploded due to an accident and became a pretext for the 1898 Spanish-American War. Bill Doares of Struggle-La Lucha explained the important symbolism of the moment and likened it to a false flag operation, similarly to what's happening in Ukraine now. | Speakers denounced spendi…
(2022-02-08). Iran's IRGC to Unveil New Domestically Developed Strategic Missile. sputniknews.com The Islamic Republic has been actively upgrading and developing its defence industry in light of international sanctions that have long prevented the country from buying weapons abroad. The nation's missile programme has sparked numerous protests in the West, with Tehran, however, refusing to slash it, and insisting on its right to defend itself.
(2022-02-08). Health and Care Bill drives another nail in the coffin of the UK National Health Service. wsws.org The legislation will further enshrine the ability of the private sector to cherry pick the most profitable parts, while those that produce no "shareholder value" will be left to a cash-strapped NHS.
(2022-02-08). Maritime Union of Australia tries to sell out Patrick Terminals workers. wsws.org The proposed union-management deal would deliver the company exactly what it demands—a workforce at its beck and call, whose personal lives must be subordinated to the vagaries of international supply chains.
(2022-02-08). Protest in Oakland Says No to War with Russia. indybay.org Rally part of a day of international action to protest US/NATO war plans against Russia…
(2022-02-08). Maritime Union of Australia deal to sell out Patrick Terminals workers. wsws.org The proposed union-management deal would deliver the company exactly what it demands—a workforce at its beck and call, whose personal lives must be subordinated to the vagaries of international supply chains.
(2022-02-08). Sri Lankan justice minister calls for strike ban in key sectors. wsws.org Workers in Sri Lanka must take a sharp warning from the Rajapakse regime's moves to further outlawing strikes in the state sector and other strategic industries.
(2022-02-07). Putting Technology (And Billionaires) In Its Place. popularresistance.org In the International Forum on Globalization, I worked with forty writers, journalists, academics and social and environmental leaders from around the world to inform the public about the ways in which "free-trade" treaties, the principal drivers of globalization, have eroded democracy, destroyed livelihoods, and accelerated resource extraction. In countries as disparate as Sweden and India, I have seen how globalization intensifies competition for jobs and resources, leading to dramatic social breakdown — including not only ethnic and religious conflict, but also depression, alcoholism and suicide.
(2022-02-07). The Execution of Love as a Tool in Ethnic and Religious Cleansing in India (Part 4). transcend.org "Love Jihad": Deadly, Peace Destroying, New Strategies in Ensuring the Survival of a Political Ideology…
(2022-02-07). Photo Essay: India's Lockdown Happened Two Years Ago, But the Poor Still Suffer. towardfreedom.org Far-right Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in March 2020 a 21-day nationwide lockdown to curb a pandemic caused by COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. The lockdown was extended to 67 days, causing 121 million people to lose their jobs within the first month, writes Sanket Jain.
(2022-02-07). Online rally demands Tamil self-determination. greenleft.org.au A Tamil Refugee Council online rally for 'black day' called on the Australian government to stop aiding the Sri Lankan government's genocidal policies. Chris Slee reports.
(2022-02-07). Argentina and China sign key agreements on cooperation and trade and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Argentina and China, the arrest of journalist Fahad Shah in Kashmir, and more…
(2022-02-07). Farmers protest in Pakistan over fertilizer shortage and other issues, rally announced for February 14. peoplesdispatch.org The Pakistan Kissan Ittehad, which has been spearheading the farmers' protests since November, has announced a Punjab State-wide strike action by farmers if the government fails to act upon their demands till February 20…
(2022-02-07). No-knock terror, again — Abolish the police! workers.org 
No one knocked on Amir Locke's apartment door before Minneapolis police entered, using a key, at 6: 48 a.m. Feb. 2. They murdered the 22-year-old Black man, nine seconds later. Protesters demand justice for Amir Locke in Minneapolis, Feb. 5. Locke, who police killed while carrying out a search warrant, was . . . |
(2022-02-07). RT Censored: Germany Prohibits Russian TV Channel to Broadcast. orinocotribune.com 
This Wednesday, February 2, German media licensing and supervision commission (ZAK) has banned the Russian TV channel, Russia Today (RT), from broadcasting. | ZAK indicated, that RT does not have a media license. According to the media regulator, German law indicates that the Russian channel requires a broadcast license. It also states that RT did not receive or request permission to broadcast its programming. For this reason, it ordered the medium to stop broadcasting in German territory on all its platforms. | With this guideline RT will not be able to transmit its programming on the air, internet, through the…
(2022-02-07). U.S.-EU hide their role in Afghan hunger crisis. workers.org 
On Jan. 24, U.S. and European Union representatives met with representatives of the Taliban in Oslo to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. The meeting's purpose, according to the U.S. State Department, was the "urgency in addressing the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan" and the need to "help alleviate the suffering of . . . |
(2022-02-07). The Code of families, a document built among all Cubans. mronline.org 
This week, Cuba began a historic process as Cubans started to going to more than 78,000 meeting points to discuss the new draft of the Family Code, a broad, complex, but very important process for Cuban families.
(2022-02-07). How Israel's occupation of Palestine intensifies climate change. mronline.org 
"Israel's actions over the last almost 75 years demonstrate that there is very little regard for the indigenous landscape, the indigenous flora and fauna, the wildlife population, and the indigenous people." — Zena Agha, Middle East Institute.
(2022-02-07). Leonard Peltier has COVID-19: Action needed to get him care. mronline.org 
Indigenous activists and supporters held a news conference in Tampa, Florida, on Jan. 31 to announce that Indigenous political prisoner Leonard Peltier had contracted COVID-19 in prison, endangering his life.
(2022-02-07). The end of growth? The capitalist economy & ecological crisis. mronline.org 
Many ecologists, activists and academics argue that an obsession with economic growth is the cause of our current ecological crisis and a commitment to "degrowing" the economy is the solution.
(2022-02-07). 'Look up', Australia: How capitalism and climate change are turning our food bowl to dust. mronline.org 
Quentin Beresford's book Wounded Country: The Murray-Darling Basin—a contested history, published in September 2021, is a warning. State officials, politicians and agribusinesses risk turning Australia's premier food bowl—the Murray-Darling Basin, which covers 14 percent of the Australian mainland—into desert.
(2022-02-07). How the Establishment functions. mronline.org 
The functioning of the Establishment, the way it forms a collective view and how that view is transmitted, is a mystery to many.
(2022-02-07). The Antiwar Movement That Wasn't Enough. scheerpost.com 
Protest against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2010 in Minneapolis, Minn. [ By Nan Levinson | When I urge my writing students to juice up their stories, I tell them about "disruptive technologies," inventions and concepts that end up irrevocably changing industries. Think: iPhones, personal computers, or to reach deep into history, steamships. It's the tech version of what we used to call a paradigm shift. (President Biden likes to…
(2022-02-07). Richard Levins and Richard Lewontin: 'The Dialectical Biologist'. mronline.org 
One reason why this review came to be decades after said book's publication involves the loss of Richard Lewontin, the great American geneticist and evolutionary biologist, who passed away last July at his home in Cambridge at the age of 92.
(2022-02-07). Election year in France: Some background notes. mronline.org 
The French presidential election looks to once more see a run-off between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen. Can the Left break through? And what is the threat of Eric Zemmour?>
(2022-02-07). Two-front offensive: U.S. ambassador Emanuel insists Russian islands belong to Japan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Emanuel is a former mayor of Chicago, White House chief of staff during the Barack Obama presidency, congressman, senior advisor for policy and strategy to President Bill Clinton and chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Based on past performance, he is the least diplomatic person to fill a diplomatic post. From the TASS news …
(2022-02-07). Israel's Apartheid against Palestinians: Cruel System of Domination and Crime against Humanity. transcend.org 1 Feb 2022 – Amnesty International has analysed Israel's intent to create and maintain a system of oppression and domination over Palestinians and has concluded that this system amounts to apartheid. Israel must dismantle this cruel system and the international community must pressure it to do so. All those with jurisdiction over the crimes committed to maintain the system should investigate them.
(2022-02-07). Ukrainian Sovereignty Means Not Joining NATO. transcend.org 1 Feb 2022 – Taking international law seriously requires looking at the world in a particular way. And this view of the world is very different from the view presented to Americans by their foreign policy establishment.
(2022-02-07). US National Debt Surpasses $30 Trillion for the First Time. transcend.org 2 Feb 2022 – On Monday [31 Jan], the U.S. Treasury Department announced that the national debt surpassed US$30 trillion, which included US$23.5 trillion in debt held by the public and US$6.5 trillion in intergovernmental holdings.
(2022-02-07). Why Amnesty Is Taking Aim at the 'Root Causes' of Israeli Apartheid. transcend.org Amnesty International's Saleh Hijazi elaborates about his organization's new report, the Israeli government's harsh response, and why our analysis of Israeli apartheid needs to begin from 1948.
(2022-02-07). More Symbolism: Black America Calls Top Democrat Clyburn 'Useless' After Championing New Bill About Song To Unify America. moguldom.com U.S. House Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn is under fire again as some members of Black America are unhappy with his stance that a song will unify America. Some have deemed Clyburn's HR 301 bill — which proposes that the U.S. make "Lift Every Voice and Sing" its national hymn — as more empty symbolism. …
(2022-02-07). VIDEO: Stop the war with Russia over Ukraine — National online rally. liberationnews.org 
As part of a national day of action against war on Russia, an online rally was held sponsored by a wide range of anti-war organizations…
(2022-02-07). Poor People's Campaign: Pass Build Back Better and protect voting rights. peoplesworld.org 
CHARLESTON, W. Va.—The closer the midterm election looms, the sharper the words to Congress from the Poor People's Campaign, both for passing the Build Back Better bill and for defending democracy against white nationalism and the radical right. The warnings came from campaign members—the rank and file, if you will—from New York and West Virginia …
(2022-02-07). Argentine President Fernandez to Visit Barbados. telesurenglish.net Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez will arrive in Barbados on Monday afternoon after an international tour that previously included official visits to Russia and China. | RELATED: | During his meeting with Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Tuesday, he is expected to discuss issues related to the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), climate change, gender equality, and bilateral cooperation. | During the meeting, Fernand…
(2022-02-07). Is the NFL Run Like a Plantation? Ex-Player Donté Stallworth Responds to Bombshell Racism Lawsuit. democracynow.org 
Ahead of the Super Bowl this weekend, we speak to former National Football League player Donté Stallworth about racism and anti-Blackness in the league. Last week, former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores sued the NFL, as well as three teams — the Dolphins, Broncos and Giants — for discriminating against him as a Black candidate during his interview process. In his complaint, Flores says the NFL is "racially segregated and is managed much like a plantation," with wealthy white owners and head coaches at the top while the majority of players who risk bodily injury are Black. "Hop…