(2022-02-15). Groups unite to oppose new U.S. war. workers.org 
The antiwar rally opposing the U.S./NATO war drive against Russia brought together a broad spectrum of participants, even before the official rally started at Love Park in Center City Philadelphia Feb. 12. Protesters gather at Love Park in Philadelphia, Feb. 12. Credit: Joe Piette As Indigenous performers Kalpulli Kamaxtle Xiuhcóatl . . . |
(2022-02-15). Israel is an Apartheid State, says Amnesty International. journal-neo.org 
The human rights organization, Amnesty International, published a report detailing the "true extent of Israel's apartheid regime" and strongly called for an arms embargo on Israel and for Israel "to recognize the right of Palestinian refugees and their descendants to return to homes where they or their families once lived." In this landmark report, the …
(2022-02-15). Dana Fort Wayne workers speak on death of their coworker. wsws.org John Saraceno passed away under unknown circumstances on January 31 while working at the auto parts maker's Fort Wayne, Indiana, plant.
(2022-02-15). Sri Lankan action committee to hold a public meeting in defence of Julian Assange. wsws.org The ACDAE meeting aims to mobilise workers and the oppressed in Sri Lanka and India to fight for the release of the imprisoned WikiLeaks founder.
(2022-02-15). China holds first-ever carbon-neutral Olympics. workers.org 
This year's Beijing Winter Olympics is the first in history to be carbon-neutral. This includes renewable energy in all game venues, introducing new low-carbon technologies and using transportation fueled by hydrogen, natural gas and electricity. China completed the Zhangbei power grid station in time for the Olympics. That's the world's . . . |
(2022-02-15). Black History and the ongoing struggle for liberation. workers.org 
February, as we all know, is Black History month: a time to celebrate Black Americans and their accomplishments. Corporations and the bourgeois establishments will no doubt pay lip service to the African American experience by hawking items with Black historical figures on them, likely as another way to profit off . . . |
(2022-02-15). Puerto Rico: March Of Indignation Against 'Shakedown Plan' Of More Austerity. popularresistance.org Tens of thousands of teachers and other public workers have taken to the streets of San Juan, Puerto Rico in a March of Indignation to protest a debt restructuring plan given the green light by Judge Taylor Swain of New York. Puerto Ricans call it the "Shakedown Plan" because it will enforce more austerity on a land where disinvestment in education and health care and privatization of the energy system have already caused great hardship. A National Strike has been called for February 18. Clearing the FOG speaks with Monisha Rios, a Puerto Rican social worker and psychologist, about who and what are behind the pro…
(2022-02-15). Marcelino Ruíz Gómez Denounces Prison Conditions in CERSS No. 10 in Chiapas. itsgoingdown.org Statement from Indigenous Tzotzil prisoner in struggle Marcelino Ruíz Gómez denouncing the deplorable prison conditions in CERSS No. 10 in Comitán, Chiapas To the Zapatista Army of National Liberation To the Human Rights Defenders To the National and International Sixth To the National Indigenous Congress To the Indigenous Governing Council To the Media To the…
(2022-02-15). Time for UK Government to Come Clean on Ties to U.S. Torture Program. covertactionmagazine.com UK government shamefully cooperated with U.S. in torture of al-Qaeda suspects We Americans have had a painful and difficult national …
(2022-02-15). Super Bowl 2022—A spectacle of money-making and nationalism in the midst of mass death. wsws.org The NFL championship is a superspreader event which should have been cancelled in the interests of public health.
(2022-02-15). Walden Bello: Why democratic socialism is the answer. greenleft.org.au National elections are due in the Philippines on May 9. The Partido Lakas ng Masa (Party of the Labouring Masses, PLM) and Laban ng Masa (Fight of the Masses) are jointly fielding a slate of candidates. Vice presidential candidate and Laban ng Masa (Fight of the Masses) chairperson Walden Bello spoke at the PLM/LNM election platform launch on February 8.
(2022-02-15). The US Requests Extradition Of Honduran Ex-President Hernandez. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the U.S. Foreign Affairs Ministry requested the Honduran Supreme Court the extradition of former President Juan Orlando Hernandez (2014-2022), who accepted US$3-million bribes from drug traffickers to finance his political campaign. | RELATED: | The National Police and soldiers surrounded Hernandez's home, and the Supreme Court called an emergency session to be held on Tuesday to appoint a judge who analyzes the request. | H…
(2022-02-15). As COVID-19 surges, Sri Lankan apparel workers support Global Workers Inquest. wsws.org The Rajapakse government's "profits before lives" policy has resulted in thousands of apparel workers being infected with the coronavirus.
(2022-02-14). Ukraine: The Tip of the Spear for the Imperialist Project. libya360.wordpress.com Ajamu Baraka Azov Battalion volunteers in Kyiv, Ukraine / credit: EPA/TASS/Sergey Dolzhenko Editor's Note: This is based on a presentation the author gave during a February 6 webinar, "U.S./NATO Aggression at the Russian Border. No War with Russia." The event was a conversation between Russian, Ukrainian and U.S. activists the United National Antiwar Coalition had organized. We have serious…
(2022-02-14). "My pink socialism became red as a wound": Impossible interview from Ukraine. mronline.org 
In 2000s Ukraine, Anatoli Ulyanov co-made online media dedicated to art, culture, and politics, and became recognized for his provocative writing style.
(2022-02-14). How the U.S. Keeps Fascism Alive and Well in Italy Today—As It Has Kept It Alive Every Year Since 1943. libya360.wordpress.com Aidan O'Brien The U.S. Continues to Manipulate Italian Politics to Ensure that Italy Remains a NATO Vassal State "The impression was that the Americans would do anything to stop Italy from sliding to the left." —General Giandelio Maletti, Head of Italian Counter-Intelligence in the early 1970s.[1] "The Pentagon has turned the Italian peninsula into a…
(2022-02-14). Propagandist for Syria Terror Proxies Compromised Amnesty International, Leaked Docs Show. strategic-culture.org 
Amnesty International was listed as a client of a professional propagandist for Syrian terror groups backed by the UK and US governments — the same militias once condemned by Amnesty. | By Kit KLARENBERG |
(2022-02-14). Along the Belt and Road: Breaking the Cycle of Underdevelopment in Latin America. libya360.wordpress.com Carlos Martinez The following article by Carlos Martinez was commissioned by the Taihe Institute for the January 2022 edition of its monthly magazine, TI Observer. Carlos gives an overview of the history of European and North American subjugation of Latin America, and explores the ways in which the expanding relationship between China and the region is…
(2022-02-14). The Black Alliance for Peace condemns the "America COMPETES Act" passed in House of Representatives. mronline.org 
On Friday evening, February 4th, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the America COMPETES Act of 2022 (H.R. 4521). The stated intent of the legislation is to strengthen "America's national and economic security and the financial security of families, and advance our leadership in the world."
(2022-02-14). Israel to Establish 'Triangle of Relations' with UAE, India. orinocotribune.com 
In addition to the normalization deals between Israel and several Arab and Gulf states, Israel is looking forward to developing relations with India, hoping to establish a "triangle of Israeli-Indian-Emirati relations," Israeli sources reported. | In the first meeting of its kind held in October 2021 between the foreign ministers of India, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Israel and the US, it was decided to establish an international forum for economic cooperation. | t.co/ada0JECRiu | — Muhabarishaji News Agency (@Muhabarishaji) (2022-02-14). Barbarism Practised by the Epicentre of Civilisation (Part 1). transcend.org The Brutal Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar by the British Raj in India…
(2022-02-14). Canadá: Una movilización derechista. workers.org 
Actualización — Sábado, 12 de febrero, 2: 30 p.m. Ottawa: A pesar de que el primer ministro de Ottawa, Doug Ford, declaró el estado de emergencia el viernes 11 de febrero, amenazando con duras sanciones, y de que la policía local fue reforzada con agentes provinciales y federales, los policías no . . . |
(2022-02-14). When cruelty is the point — U.S. decides to kill more Afghan people. mronline.org 
Last summer, after decades of killing Afghans in Afghanistan, the U.S. government decides to move its occupation forces out of that country.
(2022-02-14). Hedges: Democrats, the More Effective Evil. scheerpost.com 
"Let's Make a Deal," an original work by Mr. Fish. | By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost | When all else fails, when you are clueless about how to halt a 7.5% inflation rate, when your Build Back Better bill is gutted, when you renege on your promise to raise the minimum wage or forgive student debt, when you can't halt the Republican suppression of voting rights, when you have no idea how to handle the pandemic which has claimed 900,000 lives — 16% of the world's total deaths although we are less than 5% of the world's population — when the stock market fluctuates on wild rollercoaster rides…
(2022-02-14). 'Friedrich Engels and the Dialectics of Nature', by: Kaan Kangal. mronline.org 
Friedrich Engels' Dialectics of Nature has been arguably the most polemic 'book' within the corpus of classical Marxist literature.
(2022-02-14). Large protest of teachers hit the streets of San Juan. mronline.org 
The discontent comes just weeks after a federal judge in the U.S. approved a restructuring plan to repay creditors at a discounted rate. Even at that the creditors are first in line to be paid over public workers.c…
(2022-02-14). Why capitalist governments worry more about inflation than unemployment? mronline.org 
Capitalist governments invariably seek to control inflation by enlarging unemployment.
(2022-02-14). Malaysian officials dampen prospects for giant, secret carbon deal in Sabah. mronline.org 
An agreement for the rights to the natural capital covering 2 million hectares (4.9 million acres) in Malaysian Borneo for the next 100 years "in its present form is legally impotent," according to Nor Asiah Mohd Yusof, the attorney general for the state of Sabah.
(2022-02-14). US vs. China in Laos: Two Nations, two approaches, one obvious difference. mronline.org 
The United States has elected to lock itself in a zero-sum conflict with China, attempting to stop China's inevitable rise as the world's largest, most powerful economy and thus nation.
(2022-02-14). Teachers in Puerto Rico strike for wages, benefits. mronline.org 
On Wednesday, February 9, teachers across Puerto Rico called for a national strike to protest the government and the Fiscal Control Board's (FCB) cutting of wages and pensions.
(2022-02-14). Biden Urged to Cancel Student Debt During Super Bowl at "Student Debt Stadium" truthout.org 
Of the many commercials and advertisements displayed during Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, perhaps the most prominent was for the personal finance company with naming rights to SoFi Stadium, the game's multibillion-dollar venue in Inglewood, California. | SoFi offers a range of financial products and services, but what drew the most attention — and ire — during Sunday's game was the company's role in the lucrative student loan refinancing business, which is set to receive a major boost…
(2022-02-14). 'Thank you for hearing our Afghan pain'. mronline.org 
People in the United States must recognize the suffering their country continues inflicting in Afghanistan.
(2022-02-14). Argentine Patagonia Threatened by British, Israeli & US Citizens. orinocotribune.com By Stella Calloni — Feb 11, 2022 | While the Argentine government maintains its protest against its British counterpart over the extension of the military base located in the Malvinas Islands archipelago, colonially occupied by Great Britain since 1833, a serious incident between civil guards of a foreign businessman who illegally purchased more than 12,000 hectares in the Patagonian province of Río Negro, Argentina, and protesters who rejected the usurpation of Lago Escondido, a paradisiacal site and a reserve of drinking water, exposed the alienation and occupation of the extremely rich territory of Argent…
(2022-02-14). Cost Of Living Protesters Around The Country Say Enough Is Enough. popularresistance.org Protests were held in several regions on Saturday 12 February to highlight the injustice of of the cost of living crisis. | In Newcastle, a placard referred to "Tory tricksters". Meanwhile another sign held next to a baby said "I can do a better job than Boris". | Laura Pidcock, national secretary of the People's Assembly, said there's "real anger" at what she described as a "growing crisis". | The former Labour MP added: | Working people could not be working harder and yet life is getting so much more difficult.
(2022-02-14). Is the Amnesty International Report an Israeli 'Sharpeville Moment?'. transcend.org 10 Feb 2022 – This interview followed the release on 1 Feb of the explosive Amnesty International Report finding Israel guilty of the continuing crime of apartheid. How much longer can governments, the UN, and liberal Zionist close their eye in face of the mounting consensus in the international human community on the question of Israeli apartheid?>
(2022-02-14). The United Nations: Beyond Reform? transcend.org The Collective Insecurity of the International System and the Prospects for Sustainable Global Peace and Justice…
(2022-02-14). NUWH workers at Kaiser strike on MLK Day. liberationnews.org 
On Jan. 17, while millions of workers across the country had the day off to honor Martin Luther King Jr., Kaiser health care workers in California were denied the day, prompting swift action from the National Union of Healthcare Workers. A hundred people gathered outside the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center to picket the health industry giant forcing its overworked health care professionals to work this holiday honoring a man who held the power of labor in such high regard. Close to 200 workers went on strike, joined in solidarity by labor organizers and community members.
(2022-02-14). All readers invited to massive solidarity event for striking Alabama miners. peoplesworld.org 
BROOKWOOD, Ala.—Forced to strike since April 1, some 1,100 United Mine Workers at Alabama's Warrior Met mine are gaining solidarity around the U.S. and abroad and new visibility in the Nation's Capital. The national solidarity will come to the fore when People's World, the South Dakota AFL-CIO and the Coalition of Labor Union Women and …
(2022-02-14). Conviasa Announces Direct Flights from Tehran to Caracas. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's national airline is ready to start direct flights between Caracas and Tehran in March 2022. The flights will benefit tourists, commerce, and industry. | Ramón Velázquez, Venezuelan vice minister for air transport and president of the Venezuelan national airline, Conviasa, announced direct flights between Tehran, Iran, and Venezuela's capital. The announcement occurs in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, which remains relatively controlled in both countries, due to the approach of each country's government. | In an exclusive interview for HispanTV, Velázquez said that "joining Tehran with Caracas is a…
(2022-02-14). #BoycottPuma campaign receives widespread support in central Toulouse. samidoun.net 
On Saturday, 12 February, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra organized a Palestine Stand in the heart of downtown Toulouse, France, as part of the international day of action to boycott PUMA. The German athletic wear brand is the sponsor of the Israel Football Association, which includes six teams in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank …
(2022-02-14). Take Action in Canada: Call on Puma to end its sponsorship of the Israel Football Association. samidoun.net 
Take one-minute to write to the head of Puma Canada and Puma North America. Be part of the February 12, 2022 global #BoycottPuma campaign! Lets give Puma the boot! Global sportswear manufacturer Puma is involved in violations of international law and human rights. Puma is the main sponsor of the Israel Football Association (IFA), which includes teams in Israel's …
(2022-02-14). Uyghur torchbearer and ethnic diversity at Beijing Olympics upset media's 'genocide' narrative. peoplesworld.org 
"Fifty-six constellations, fifty-six flowers in bloom; Fifty-six ethnicities, brothers and sisters in one family…" — Lyrics from Áà±Êàë‰∏≠Âçé (We Love Our China), theme song of The 4th National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities, 1991, China. Thirty-one years after this wildly popular Chinese song for another nationally-celebrated sporting event, these same 56 brothers and sisters were …
(2022-02-14). Colombia is Bleeding to Death. libya360.wordpress.com Alejandra Garcia Even though you wouldn't know if you only followed the corporate media, in January violence continued to spiral in Colombia. Human rights movements recorded an increase of attacks against police stations, military bases, and civilians and reported assassinations and intimidation against social leaders in several departments. In February, the panorama has been no…
(2022-02-14). The Science of Socialism and Socialism as a Science. libya360.wordpress.com Olga Pérez Soto The debates on contemporary national and global social issues, in our realities, become very complex. At the same time, determinations of diverse paradigms coexist in the academic, political, governmental, institutional, militant, individual and collective spheres. It is vital in the debate to achieve a dialogue that allows us to advance in the…
(2022-02-14). Can Israel Stop the World from Saying 'Apartheid'? Concealing the Suffering in Palestine. transcend.org 2 Feb 2022 — Statements by Israeli and Palestinian human rights groups (including B'Tselem, Al-Haq and Addameer) as well as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch—are a reflection of the facts witnessed on the ground, and no amount of Hasbara 2.0 can erase these facts.
(2022-02-14). "The Plurinational State of Chile": The First Step in Restoring Native Peoples' Long-Forgotten Rights. libya360.wordpress.com Gustavo A Maranges The Commission on the Political System of Chile's Constituent Assembly has passed an initiative to turn the South American country into a Plurinational State. It was passed with 19 favorable votes, only three votes against, and a similar number of abstentions. This is the first step to include such a progressive achievement…
(2022-02-14). Manufacturing Savagery: U.S. Military Training In West Africa and Beyond. libya360.wordpress.com Jean-Philippe Stone On January 24th, Burkina Faso bore witness to its third destabilizing coup in less than a decade. It also marked the eighth successful putsch American soldiers launched in multiple West African countries since 2008. The Intercept reports that Ouagadougou's new leader, Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, took part in many United States led AFRICOM…
(2022-02-14). Iran: Vienna Talks' Success Depending on US Decision. telesurenglish.net On Monday, a top Iranian official said that the success of Vienna talks aimed at the restoration of the JCPOA agreement depended on the political disposal of the U.S. counterpart. | RELATED: | Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, exposed via Twitter that the negotiations on the nuclear deal during the Vienna summit have reached a stage where "the outcome can be announced without guesswork." | The top official noted…
(2022-02-14). Seducing People with the Communal Model: A Conversation with Robert Longa. libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina A key spokesperson of the Alexis Vive Patriotic Force talks about the challenges of building an urban commune. The Alexis Vive Patriotic Force was born in the working-class barrio 23 de Enero during the 2002 counter-coup. The organization, which considers itself both Guevarist and Leninist, aims to carry out Chávez's project of building…
(2022-02-14). Rather Than Sink Main Street by Raising Interest Rates, the Fed Could Save It. Here's How. transcend.org Today's price inflation was triggered not so much by "too much money" as by "too little supply," due to U.S. lockdowns and mandates. The Fed can help restock consumer supplies using tools that include Open Market Operations to counteract speculation, and the Discount Window to purchase loans from local banks willing to fund Main Street businesses if they had some help from the national Lender of Last Resort.