Monthly Archives: November 2022

2022-11-30: News Headlines

Staff (2022-11-30). #PalestineDay: Actions around the world stand with the Palestinian people's liberation struggle. samidoun.net 29 November marks the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People — infamously, it marks the anniversary of the United Nations' Resolution 181 in 1947, which planned for the partition of Palestine over the objections and resistance of the indigenous Palestinian people. On this 75th anniversary of the partition of Palestine, organizers around the …

____ (2022-11-30). China to tighten supervision of Covid testing firms amid public outcry over illegal activities. ecns.cn China's National Health Commission (NHC) vowed on Tuesday to continue stepping up supervision of nucleic acid testing firms and will severely punish illegal activities like giving false results, following some individual nucleic acid testing fraud cases that have attracted nationwide attention.

____ (2022-11-30). Xi sends congratulations to UN meeting marking Int'l Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping extended congratulations to a UN meeting held on Tuesday to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

SP Editor (2022-11-30). What If the U.S. and China Really Cooperated on Climate Change? scheerpost.com Michael Klare takes a tiny bit of genuine good news — the U.S. and China, the globe's two greatest carbon emitters, are again at least talking about climate change — and tries to imagine where those two governments could actually go if they truly decided to cooperate.

A Guest Author (2022-11-30). Leonard Peltier's greeting to National Day of Mourning. workers.org The following slightly edited statement from imprisoned political prisoner Leonard Peltier (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians) was read by Herbert Waters IV (Wampanoag) on Nov. 24, 2022. See whoisleonardpeltier.info/ for more information. Leonard Peltier Greetings my relatives, friends, loved ones and supporters. First, I want to say how deeply . . . |

Will Hodgkinson (2022-11-30). 'We have survived and flourished': Massive turnout on National Day of Mourning. workers.org Plymouth, Massachusetts Nov. 24, Plymouth, Massachusetts. WW PHOTO: Rachel Jones Kisha James (Aquinnah Wampanoag and Oglala Lakota), co-leader of United American Indians of New England (UAINE), opened the rally by telling the history of NDOM, which was founded in 1970 by her grandfather, the late Wamsutta Frank James. Kisha James . . . |

Jim McMahan (2022-11-30). Mushroom workers keep up the fight. workers.org Seattle Workers from Ostrom Mushroom Farms traveled 200 miles from Sunnyside, Washington, to picket the Metropolitan Market in Seattle on Nov. 20. The workers demanded the upscale Metro Market support them in their struggle for union recognition of the United Farm Workers. They asked that the Market communicate this commitment . . . |

C, C Butterwegge & Sybille Pirklbauer (2022-11-30). Social division in the schools and 7 challenges to the welfare state. indybay.org The most difficult task will be to redefine prosperity not only in philosophical concepts, but also in concrete tangible and experiential terms detached from consumption. Many are already working on this. The United Nations adopted a strategy for a "blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet" with the Sustainable Development Goals 2015.

____ (2022-11-30). U.S. warship tracked after entering Chinese waters. ecns.cn The Chinese military has been monitoring a U.S. guided-missile cruiser that illegally entered Chinese waters near the Nansha Islands on Tuesday morning, a spokesman from the People's Liberation Army said.

Alex Bainbridge (2022-11-30). Giant flag drop for International Day in Solidarity with Palestine. greenleft.org.au The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was marked by Justice for Palestine Meanjin – Brisbane with a giant flag drop from the Goodwill Bridge over the Meanjin (Brisbane River). Alex Bainbridge reports.

Ana Perdigón (2022-11-30). Ecuador: Former Vice President Jorge Glas Released. orinocotribune.com The former vice president of Ecuador, Jorge Glas, was released from prison on Monday, November 28, after a judge issued a precautionary measure in his favor. | The release measure was approved by the judge of the Santo Domingo Criminal Unit, Emerson Curipallo. The decision stipulates that the former vice president will have to present himself once a week at the Litoral Penitentiary in the city of Guayaquil, and is prohibited from leaving the country. | Following this decision, the National Comprehensive Care Service for Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI), published a statement to announce…

____ (2022-11-30). Chinese official to head UN's top auditing body. ecns.cn Hou Kai, auditor general of the National Audit Office, will hold the chairmanship of the United Nations Board of Auditors for two years starting on Jan 1, the board decided at its 52nd special session held in Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-30). HK DOJ seeks to delay trial of Apple Daily boss. ecns.cn Hong Kong's Department of Justice on Tuesday applied to postpone the trial of Jimmy Lai Chee-ying's national security case.

____ (2022-11-30). China's manufacturing PMI down in November. ecns.cn The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector came in at 48 in November, down from 49.2 in October, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Wednesday.

____ (2022-11-30). China's non-manufacturing PMI down in November. ecns.cn The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector came in at 46.7 in November, down from 48.7 in October, the National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday.

____ (2022-11-30). (100 great changes) China's aerospace shifts from follower to world leader. ecns.cn Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has made fruitful achievements in aerospace, shifting from "following" others to "leading" the world in some aspects.

Peter Boyle (2022-11-30). PSM's Jeyakumar on challenges for the Malaysia's new 'govt of national unity'. greenleft.org.au Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj from the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) spoke to Peter Boyle about the challenges for Malaysia's newly formed "government of national unity'" headed by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim from the Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope).

Peter Byrne (2022-11-30). The Befouling of Point Reyes National Seashore. indybay.org Author Peter Byrne exposes an environmental cover-up at Point Reyes National Seashore…

Susan Price (2022-11-30). International condemnation mounts against Turkey's war on the Kurds. greenleft.org.au Turkey has struck more than 90 villages and towns in North East Syria since November 19, reports Susan Price. Meanwhile, international voices of condemnation are growing.

Victor Castellanos (2022-11-30). President Maduro Announces Reactivation of Loans for Tourism Industry. orinocotribune.com At the closing ceremony of FitVen earlier today, the Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced the availability of additional funding for the execution of tourism projects. | After speaking with the head of the economy, Delcy Rodríguez, it was decided "within the economic growth plan … to revive in a special plan the banking investment portfolio for tourism," said President Maduro. FitVen 2022, the International Tourism Fair of Venezuela, has been held since November 26 in Anzoátegui state. | The president announced that the plan includes "credits in international currency, in dollars, from private and publ…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-29). 2 Iranian movies awarded at Indian International FilmFest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — Iranian films 'No End' and 'Nargesi' were awarded at the 53rd International Film Festival of India.

Infobrics (2022-11-29). Nine Russian Banks Open Special Vostro Accounts for Trade in Rupees. infobrics.org Russia top two banks—Sberbank and VTB Bank —have emerged as the first foreign lenders to receive the approval. Russia's Gazprom, which does not have its branches in India, has also opened this account with state-run UCO Bank…

Infobrics (2022-11-29). India Role as Balancing Power Increasing Even Amid Deepening Contradictions. infobrics.org Presiding over two supposedly "rival" organizations (SCO and the G20), India can keep promoting dialogue and diplomacy, but if faces many challenges.

WSWS (2022-11-29). Sri Lankan Telecom workers protest against privatisation. wsws.org The unions are promoting the illusion that the Wickremasinghe government, which is carrying out an historic assault on workers' living standards and social rights, can be pressured to change course.

Editor (2022-11-29). Western media has not much evolved from the era of the yellow peril in its routine China-bashing. mronline.org Distorted coverage of alleged removal of Hu Jintao from Communist Party Congress is par for the course along with other recent coverage.

Abby Martin (2022-11-29). Ron DeSantis's Military Secrets: Torture & War Crimes. mronline.org In this Eyes Left/Empire Files exclusive, Mike Prysner sheds light on the shadowy military career of Ron DeSantis.

Editor (2022-11-29). On the development of China's environmental policies towards an ecological civilization. mronline.org We are very pleased to republish this important article by Efe Can Gàºrcan, Associate Professor at Tàºrkiye's Istinye University, which originally appeared in Volume 3 Issue 3 of the BRIQ(Belt & Road Initiative Quarterly).

Editor (2022-11-29). The environment may be the number one issue in the new agenda among progressive South American. mronline.org Petro's, Lula's, and Maduro's positions show South Americans are united about the Amazon; it may reintegrate Venezuela.

Dan Williams (2022-11-29). A look at the stadium for the World Cup final. america.cgtn.com The final will be played at the Lusail Stadium on December 18. It is an eye-catching arena that has already played host to some memorable games.

____ (2022-11-29). Reopening businesses eligible for tax refunds. ecns.cn Authorities in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, will help small and medium-sized businesses hit hard by the recent COVID-19 outbreak as the city steps up efforts to restore order in the lives of residents, the city government said.

Editor (2022-11-29). A New Union Rises in the South. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-29). Biden Accused of Selling Out Rail Workers by Urging Congress to Prevent Strike. scheerpost.com "Biden is siding with corporate rail bosses over the rank-and-file workers who voted against this agreement," said one progressive commentator after the president urged lawmakers to take action to force through a deal without paid sick leave.

Editor (2022-11-29). New York Times and Other Major Media Urge US to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-29). Patrick Lawrence: Zhou Enlai's Posthumous Triumph. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-29). UK Government Deployed 15 Staff on Secret Operation To Seize Julian Assange. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-29). WikiLeaks Delegation in Latin America to Rally Support for Assange's Release. scheerpost.com

SP Editor (2022-11-29). Ralph Nader: How Raphael Warnock Could Win the Georgia Run-off. scheerpost.com

_____ (2022-11-29). IEN Denounces COP27 Lack Of Progress For Indigenous Peoples And Climate Justice. popularresistance.org Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt – The UNFCCC Conference of the Parties concluded its 27th session in the early hours of Sunday, November 20, 2022 with the adoption of the Sharm El-Sheikh Implementation Plan. Despite the extended COP, Parties failed to take adequate steps and action to address climate change. The most glaring omission in the Plan is a failure of the Parties to cut fossil fuel emissions at the source and there were only vague references towards achieving the Paris Agreement temperature goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius. | False solutions such as REDD+, carbon markets, carbon offsets, climate-smart agriculture, cl…

The Associated Press (2022-11-29). Mexico Faces Early World Cup Exit Against Saudi Arabia; Messi, Argentina Play Poland for Survival. latinorebels.com Mexico is going to have to suddenly find goals — and perhaps even several of them — to extend its knockout-round streak at the World Cup. Meanwhile, Lionel Messi has already come to Argentina's rescue at the World Cup, and he might just have to do it all over again.

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-29). US Warship Sails Near Disputed Spratly Islands in South China Sea. news.antiwar.com A US Navy guided-missile cruiser sailed near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday in the latest US challenge to Beijing's claims in the region. China's military said that the vessel, the USS Chancellorsville, entered the area illegally, a claim disputed by the US Navy. "The actions of the US military …

____ (2022-11-29). U.S. warship tracked after illegally entering Chinese waters, PLA says. ecns.cn The Chinese military has been monitoring a United States guided-missile cruiser that illegally entered Chinese waters near the Nansha Islands on Tuesday morning, a spokesman from the People's Liberation Army said.

____ (2022-11-29). PLA Southern Theater Command troops warn away trespassing U.S. warship near Nansha Islands. ecns.cn PLA Southern Theater Command on Tuesday morning discovered that the vessel USS Chancellorsville had trespassed into waters around the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea without China's authorization, and followed and warned away the guided-missile cruiser.

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-29). US Officials Pushing for Military Intervention in Haiti. news.antiwar.com Some top Biden administration officials are pushing for an international military intervention in Haiti over concerns of a migration crisis, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. The government of acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry has been under pressure over growing gang violence in the country and from demonstrators that are demanding Henry resign. Henry …

_____ (2022-11-29). ASEAN at the center of recent international fora. journal-neo.org In the second decade of November this year, the focus of international political life turned to Southeast Asia. There, in Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand, calendar meetings of several international associations were held with the participation of leaders from the region and beyond. The very concentration of such events in Southeast Asia is further evidence of …

_____ (2022-11-29). Behind The Decline Of The US Left. popularresistance.org The left has not become marginalized because of exhaustion or infighting. Its decline was caused by the US government's more than century long police state operations, purging the left from its historic home in the working class movement, so that it now has only tenuous connection with the organized working class. The national security state — the actual US government — has constantly worked to neutralize anti-imperialist and class conscious working class voices, and instead promoted a "compatible left" in their long-term strategy to divide and control the left. | The working class, particularly the s…

_____ (2022-11-29). International Day Of Solidarity With Palestinians: Chasm Between Action And Rhetoric. popularresistance.org The world marked the International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People on Tuesday, November 29. Countries and organizations from across the world reaffirmed their solidarity with Palestinians struggling to achieve their rights and independence from Israeli occupation. | UN Secretary General António Guterres issued a statement on the occasion, reiterating that "the peace must advance — the occupation must end." He emphasized that the UN is "steadfast in its commitment to realize the vision of two states — Israel and Palestine — living side by side in peace and security with Jerusalem as the…

_____ (2022-11-29). Senate Votes To Overturn Covid-19 National Emergency. popularresistance.org Just a week after the midterm elections, the Senate voted to end the National Emergency Declaration on Covid-19. This vote, in which Democrats joined Republicans 62-36, comes after the U.S. handled the Covid-19 pandemic in impressively pitiful fashion, with over 1 million dead and millions more grappling with long Covid-19 symptoms. It also comes as winter months approach and respiratory illnesses are on the rise, particularly among children as pediatric intensive care units reach capacity. | Ending the National Covid-19 Emergency declaration could affect anything from the access to medical supplies to helping co…

_____ (2022-11-29). US Rail Workers Are Poised To Begin A National Strike Next Week. popularresistance.org Despite the intervention of the Biden administration, after nearly three years of contract negotiations, workers who operate the nation's freight railroads are poised to go on a nationwide strike as early as next Friday. | "Our members, and all rail labor in general, are frustrated," said Matt Weaver, a Toledo-based rail worker and member of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED). "It feels like there's no respect for us." | Last week, the two largest rail unions announced a split decision on whether to approve a tentative, five-year agreement brokered ahead of a strike that was previousl…

Ana Perdigón (2022-11-29). FANB Deployed in Bolívar State to Tackle Illegal Mining. orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) remains deployed in Bolívar state to confront illegal armed organizations, many of whom operate networks involved in black market mining interests. As part of this patrol, FANB troops detained seven rustlers who were transporting 204 stolen cows on a barge to sell them illegally in Bolívar state. | The arrest of the seven subjects took place in the Orinoco River, as reported by the Twitter account of the GNB No. 62 Zone Command of the Bolívar state. |

Brett Wilkins (2022-11-29). Justice Demanded After Qatari World Cup Official Admits Hundreds of Migrant Worker Deaths. commondreams.org "Until all abuses suffered by migrant workers in Qatar are remedied, the legacy of this World Cup will be severely tarnished by their mistreatment," said Amnesty International's head of economic and social justice.

____ (2022-11-28). Chinese gov't spokesperson stresses enforcement of HKSAR national security law. ecns.cn It is imperative to fully and faithfully enforce the law on safeguarding national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

____ (2022-11-28). U.S. urged to stop politicizing economic, trade and sci-tech issues: spokesperson. ecns.cn It is imperative to fully and faithfully enforce the law on safeguarding national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

____ (2022-11-28). China, Russia committed to safeguarding int'l justice. ecns.cn China and Russia have reaffirmed their commitment to rejecting unipolar hegemony and safeguarding international fairness and justice, a move that officials and scholars said is conducive to the peace and stability of the region and the world.

____ (2022-11-28). Uproar as HK court allows UK legal defense. ecns.cn Earlier on Monday, the Court of Final Appeal, Hong Kong's top court, upheld a lower court's decision to allow Lai to hire British barrister Timothy Owen as his counsel in his upcoming national security trial, which will start on Thursday.

____ (2022-11-29). COVID-19 controls should be lifted in timely manner: NHC. ecns.cn National Health Commission: Areas under COVID-19 control should be accurately identified and have their restrictions lifted as soon as they meet epidemic control and prevention requirements.

____ (2022-11-29). Rare robin bird spotted in Qinghai. ecns.cn The red-breasted robin, Britain's National Bird, is 14-centimeter-long and weighs at about 16-22 grams. It was listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's red list of threatened species in 2012.

____ (2022-11-29). Sightseeing rail line in Lijiang starts test run. ecns.cn The first phase of the Lijiang tour train project, which links UNESCO world cultural heritage site Lijiang Old Town and national 5A scenic spot Yulong Snow Mountain, started trial operations in Lijiang city of Yunnan province on Monday, CCTV News reported.

Elizabeth Woodworth (2022-11-29). The "Best Evidence" Contradicting the Official Position on 9/11: Excerpts from 9/11 Unmasked: An International Review Panel Investigation. globalresearch.ca

Emilio Alvelar (2022-11-29). Colorado Lyft and Uber drivers strike at Denver International Airport, demand reform. peoplesworld.org DENVER—"We don't feel like being exploited anymore," said Steven Lustig, an Uber driver and union organizer. On Thanksgiving weekend, Lustig and 1 drivers organizing with Colorado Independent Drivers United (CIDU) switched off their mobile rideshare apps and put on red armbands. The Lyft and Uber drivers' half-day work stoppage at Denver International Airport last Saturday …

En.mehrnews (2022-11-29). Will Iran beat US again in World Cup? en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — Iran's national team defeated the American squad 2-1 at the 1998 World Cup; the question is whether Team Melli will beat its rival again this time in Qatar.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-29). Iranians mark Hazrat Zaynab birthday as National Nurse Day. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) — Iranian people each year celebrate the birthday anniversary of Hazrat Zaynab on 5th Jamadi-ul-Awwal and mark the National Nurse Day on the same day on the memorial of the sacrifices of Hazrat Zaynab made after Karbala Battle.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-29). VIDEO: FIFA releases video of Iran- US face off ahead of game. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — National men's football teams of Iran and the United States will meet each other again in the group stage of 2022 World Cup tonight. This is 2nd time they compete after 1998 World Cup which ended in Iran's dramatic victory.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-29). Any country disagrees with West to be accused of HR violation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — The Iranian deputy foreign minister Bagheri Kani has lambasted the Western countries for their double standards when it comes to international issues such as the human rights.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-29). Russian embassy voices support for Iran's natl. team vs USA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — The Russian Embassy in Tehran announced in a statement on its Telegram channel on Tuesday evening that it supports Iran's national football team (Team Melli) against the United States in the World Cup match tonight.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-29). Iran fail to advance to World Cup knockout stage again. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — Iran national men's football team lost 0-1 to the USA in the third and final match of 2022 World Cup Group B match and failed to qualify for the next knockout stage in Qatar.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-29). Anti-Iran resolution complicated JCPOA revival talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that issuance of anti-Iran resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s Board of Governors has complicated talks on the revival of Iran's nuclear deal.

Infobrics (2022-11-29). BRICS Economies as a Basis for Creating or Developing National Digitalization. infobrics.org As the digital economy develops, new economic and political forces appear on the world stage that have to compete with the US and the EU. These economic systems are counterbalanced by the BRICS countries…

Jessica Corbett (2022-11-29). 'Love Wins Again': Senate Passes Bill to Protect Same-Sex and Interracial Marriage. commondreams.org "While Congress has taken an important step," said the head of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, "it is incumbent on all of us to continue to push for passage of the comprehensive Equality Act."

Julia Conley (2022-11-29). Senate Report Details Failure to Confront 'Persistent and Lethal' Threat of White Supremacists. commondreams.org "The federal government has continued to allocate resources disproportionately aligned to international terrorist threats over domestic terrorist threats," the report reads.

KATIE (2022-11-29). International Day of Solidarity with Palestine. bdsmovement.net

KATIE (2022-11-29). Marking the 44th UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. bdsmovement.net

Kwjorinoco (2022-11-29). Former Consul of Ecuador: Latin American Leaders 'Have the Key' to Free Assange. orinocotribune.com The support of Gustavo Petro, Lula, and other Latin American leaders for the freedom of Julian Assange may be crucial for his release, former Ecuadorian consul in London, Fidel Narváez, told. For the diplomat, the Assange case is "a political case" that requires "increasing international pressure" against the US. | In dialogue with, Fidel Narváez, who accompanied Assange during his refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in the United Kingdom, acknowledged the importance of the support of Colombian President Gustavo Petro for Wikileaks and the demand for freedom for the Australian cyberactivist and journ…

Maximillian Alvarez (2022-11-29). Striking Case New Holland workers prepare to spend the holidays on the picket line. therealnews.com This time last year, 10,000 workers and UAW members at John Deere waged a massive strike that became a national news story. This year, workers at another industrial manufacturer are spending Thanksgiving carrying on a strike that has lasted for seven months, but has received significantly less national attention. As Mel Buer reports, "CNH Industrial, a multinational corporation, is an agricultural machinery and construction equipment manufacturer with 13 locations across the United States producing its Case and New Holland brands of equipment. Workers at the Burlington and Racine locations are unionized wit…

Miko Peled (2022-11-29). Itamar Ben-Gvir's Appointment as Minister for National Security is Bad News For Palestinians, Humanity. mintpressnews.com The position of Minister of National Security is a new post created specifically for Ben-Gvir. It is an appointment that will give him unprecedented power over the lives of Palestinian citizens of Israel, as well as those living in Jerusalem and the West Bank.

Misión Verdad (2022-11-29). The Countries Which Participate in the World Cup of Opportunism. orinocotribune.com by Ernesto Cazal Nov 24, 2022 | Venezuela is once again a protagonist on the international scene, and on its own merits. Of course, a lot has to do with the current international situation, with disaster capitalism having already devastated the global status quo and the economic dynamics being shattered. | All the factors converge to rekindle the importance of our country on the regional scene and in other latitudes. We can speak with certainty that oil and the political and diplomatic importance that Chavismo holds for other countries is essential for the resolution of multiple crises manifesting themselve…

Reynard Loki (2022-11-29). Populist Climate Action Requires Thinking About Freedom From Specific Oppressors—Not Just Species Survival. independentmediainstitute.org The climate crisis is a form of oppression by a wealthy few. By Carter Dillard, Independent Media Institute 6 min read In September 2022, an international group of climate scientists published a study showing that the world was close to, or in some cases had even surpassed, key tipping points in the climate crisis that …

Staff (2022-11-29). Abdullah Al-Arian on First Middle East World Cup & Western Media's "Orientalist Outlook" democracynow.org As the 2022 World Cup plays out in Qatar, the first Arab country to host the major sporting event, we speak with history professor Abdullah Al-Arian, who says the international media is projecting an "Orientalist outlook" in its coverage of the games. Al-Arian says despite mainstream discourse, football in the Middle East has historically been used by nationalist movements as "a means of organizing collectively on the basis of achieving their own liberation against colonial rule." His recent New York Times opinion piece is "Why the World Cup Belongs in the Middle East."…

Staff (2022-11-29). Headlines for November 29, 2022. democracynow.org NATO Pledges More Support for Ukraine as Some in Europe Accuse U.S. of Profiting from the War, China Eases Some COVID Restrictions as It Moves to Block New Protests, In Blow to Taiwanese Gov't, Voters Back Opposition Nationalist Party in Local Elections, Biden Sides with Big Business & Asks Congress to Block Potential Rail Strike, Teenage Gunman Pleads Guilty in Mass Shooting at Buffalo Supermarket in Black Neighborhood, Chesapeake, Virginia, Holds Vigil for Walmart Workers Shot Dead by Store Manager, Five Police Officers in New Haven, CT, Arrested After Man Is Paralyzed in Police Van, Arizona Sues Republic…

Staff (2022-11-29). International statement in support of Palestinian prisoners on the Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra, the Canadian BDS Coalition and others joined numerous organizations from around the world in signing on to this collective statement in support of Palestinian prisoners for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People initiated by Addameer: This International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian …

WSWS (2022-11-29). Warning strikes on Austria's railroads and in hospitals. wsws.org A national strike saw Austria's railways largely at a standstill on Monday. The last weeks have also seen strikes at several hospitals in the capital, Vienna.

WSWS (2022-11-29). Australians Against COVID holds vigil for 16,000 COVID deaths. wsws.org SEP National Secretary Cheryl Crisp told the vigil that the mass deaths were the result of "conscious, premeditated decisions in the interests of finance, production, profits and the wealth of the tiny elite."

WSWS (2022-11-29). RMT promotes ScotRail deal as model for ending national rail strike. wsws.org The union complains that the government is blocking this discussion. If this can be rectified, then ScotRail proves that an additional one or two percent might be all that the RMT requires to proclaim "victory" and end the strike.

____ (2022-11-29). China welcomes Sri Lankan FM's rebuttal of so-called 'Chinese debt trap': spokesperson. ecns.cn

Editor (2022-11-28). Haiti in the Caribbean: A political economy perspective on the urgent crisis of imperialism. mronline.org If Haiti is "the poorest country in the hemisphere" it is because imperialist policies continue to impoverish and destabilize that nation.

Editor (2022-11-28). Beating around the bush: polycrisis, overlapping emergencies, and capitalism. mronline.org It is in vogue nowadays to describe the multifaceted and intertwined crises of capitalism without referring to capitalism itself. Obscure jargon of 'overlapping emergencies' and 'polycrisis' are brought up to describe the complexity of the situation, and they serve, with or without intention, to conceal the culprit, namely the totality of capitalist relations.

Editor (2022-11-28). The Russian Winter offensive. mronline.org Russia is one or two more massive bombing attacks on Ukraine's energy and transport infrastructure from permanently disabling Ukraine's electricity, water, and railroad systems.

Editor (2022-11-28). The role of UK intelligence services in the abduction, murder of James Foley. mronline.org An investigation into British and American collusion with the terror groups that kidnapped and murdered western hostages in Syria.

Editor (2022-11-28). It's time to hold news media accountable for transphobia. mronline.org Five people are dead and more than a dozen others injured after a gunman opened fire at Club Q, a LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs in the early hours of November 20.

Editor (2022-11-28). Biden's Response To the Rightwing Whirlwind in Israel—Weakness. scheerpost.com By Mitchell Plitnick / Mondoweiss At the beginning of November, when Israel and the United States held elections within days of each other, it seemed clear that the pull in opposite directions embodied in the disappointing showing for the American far-right and the strong showing for their Israeli counterparts portended tension in the "unshakeable" alliance …

Editor (2022-11-28). Furious With Biden, Europe Says US Is Profiting Off Ukraine War. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-28). John Kiriakou: Pardoning Turkeys Instead of Humans. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-28). The Chris Hedges Report: Ralph Nader Explains Why Democrats Lost the House. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-28). VIDEO: Alex Rubinstein on Nazism in Ukraine, NAFO and Information Warfare. scheerpost.com By ScheerPost Staff ScheerPost's Diego Ramos and Max Jones talk to journalist Alex Rubinstein about his recent work. Alex is an investigative journalist whose work has appeared in publications like The Grayzone and MintPress News. He has written extensively and broken news about the international effects of neoliberalism and regime change policies of the United …

Maddi Johnson (2022-11-28). Portland Starbucks: Three-day strike. workers.org Portland, Oregon "Oh workers, can you stand it? Oh tell me how you can? We've got to stand up for our rights, not fall for Schultz's scam!" Singing a new verse to the old union standard "Which Side Are You On," voices harmonized in the cold, damp Portland air outside . . . |

Martha Grevatt (2022-11-28). Books, bathrooms, bills ‚àí and bullets. workers.org "Senseless." How many times have we heard that after a mass shooting? It's like a broken record. The word has been repeated many times after the Nov. 20 massacre of workers and customers at an LGBTQ+ bar in Colorado Springs, Colorado. President Joe Biden called the shootings at Club Q . . . |

Otis Grotewohl (2022-11-28). Strike wave rocks Britain. workers.org Workers in Britain have been in motion conducting walkouts and strikes, with hundreds of thousands of workers expected to carry out more labor actions before the new year. Rail workers have led the charge, encouraging workers in a range of occupations to follow suit. British Postal workers strike, Nov. 24. . . . |

Richie Merino (2022-11-28). Nicaragua's humane response to COVID-19 crisis. workers.org When Nicaragua identified its first COVID-19 case on March 18, 2020, President Daniel Ortega understood that shutting down the economy would be catastrophic for the country's informal farmworkers. In Nicaragua, three-quarters of all jobs are in farming. If workers don't work, they don't get paid. Public health care worker from . . . |

____ (2022-11-28). China ready to implement moon landing project. ecns.cn China has made breakthroughs in the development of the new-generation crewed spaceship, new-generation manned carrier rocket, moon lander, and moon landing spacesuit, stepping closer to its moon landing goal.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Cameroon, Serbia draw 3-3 in World Cup Group G game. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Serbia stormed ahead from a goal behind to make it 3-1, only for Cameroon to score twice to level the scores, in one of the most exciting games of this World Cup.

Jessica Corbett (2022-11-28). Citing Need for 'New, Inclusive Leadership,' Chuy García Files for Chicago Mayoral Race. commondreams.org "We have an opportunity to elect a trusted and experienced leader with a history of building coalitions and a vision for a brighter future for all Chicagoans," said the Democratic congressman.

Rqorinoco (2022-11-28). 'Strategic Mistake': Iran Strongly Condemns UNHRC Resolution as Politically-motivated. orinocotribune.com Iran's Foreign Ministry has vehemently condemned the meeting and resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council, noting that "multifaceted political goals" are behind these anti-Iranian measures. | In a statement late on Thursday, the ministry blasted the measure of a few Western countries in "imposing" an anti-Iranian resolution to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) earlier that day. | "It is a source of regret that the UNHRC is being misused by few countries to pursue their short-term interests," read the statement. | "Undoubtedly, the measure adopted by the German regime and other founders of the UNHRC…

_____ (2022-11-28). Alex Rubinstein On Nazism In Ukraine, NAFO And Information Warfare. popularresistance.org ScheerPost's Diego Ramos and Max Jones talk to journalist Alex Rubinstein about his recent work. Alex is an investigative journalist whose work has appeared in publications like The Grayzone and MintPress News. He has written extensively and broken news about the international effects of neoliberalism and regime change policies of the United States.

_____ (2022-11-28). Bolivia: Far-Right Protesters Attack Ambulances And Health Workers. popularresistance.org Santa Cruz, Bolivia – Far-right opposition groups in the city of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, are violating international law by attacking health workers and hindering the passage of ambulances. The city's police have registered more than 20 cases of physical attacks against health workers and ambulances, many of them resulting in patients being unable to reach a medical center. | Protesters say they want the national census to be brought forward six months, and their preferred tactic is to block roads and demand payment from anyone who wants to pass through. Those who fail to comply are assaulted by young men armed with…

_____ (2022-11-28). Pardoning Turkeys Instead Of Humans. popularresistance.org I apologize for complaining every year when the U.S. president, no matter who it is, pardons two turkeys just before Thanksgiving. I don't think it's funny or cute or festive. I think it's an insult to every person in America who actually deserves a pardon. | It's bad enough for people like me, (or Jeffrey Sterling, Thomas Drake, or any other national security whistleblower) who have done their time, have applied for pardons from multiple presidents, and have been ignored. | Imagine what it must be like for people who are innocent of the crimes for which they were convicted. What must go through Leonard Pelletier…

_____ (2022-11-28). Study Throws New Light On Impact Of Great Depression On Human DNA. popularresistance.org Did the Great Depression of 1929 have an impact on people's genetics? This sounds an enthralling question and scientists have now found more information on this issue. In research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), it was reported that the economic recession impacted how people would age, even before they are born. The findings suggest that the cells of those conceived during the Great Depression show signs of faster ageing. | The question arises as to how the scientists map the genes of people conceived almost a century ago and how did they come to this conclusion? The answer li…

____ (2022-11-28). Indigenous People Push Back Against US 'Thanksgiving Mythology'. transcend.org 24 Nov 2022 – "We will not stop telling the truth about the Thanksgiving story and what happened to our ancestors," says Kisha James, whose grandfather founded the National Day of Mourning in 1970.

____ (2022-11-28). MNC earnings reports put nation's appeal under spotlight. ecns.cn The Chinese market has proven to be a reliable earnings engine many multinational firms cannot afford to lose or even neglect in a tough time, as the latest financial reports from many world-renowned brands have revealed.

____ (2022-11-28). Quake early warning system to be deployed in China. ecns.cn Earthquake early warning with countdown in seconds and instant seismic intensity reporting in minutes will be realized in key areas across China by the end of 2023, according to the 2022 National Conference on Seismological Science and Technology.

____ (2022-11-28). China rejects Canada's attack and smear in its newly released Indo-Pacific strategy: Embassy. ecns.cn Some Western countries, who at will undermine the international order and other countries' sovereignty, are the true disruptive force to global peace, security and development.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Iran Karatekas snatch 10 medals in Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Iranian karate fighters have collected a total of 10 medals in the Universe International Championship tournament held in Moscow.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). IRGC arrests ringleader of hostile UK-based TV channel in NW. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — One of the ringleaders of a hostile London-based TV channel calling itself "Iran International" has been arrested in Khoy City, northwestern Iran.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Iran ranks 4th among top scorers in World Cup so far. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — The national Iranian men's football team has ranked the fourth among top scorers in World Cup so far.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Iran experts able to repair optical fiber cables in high seas. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Relying on their own indigenous expertise, an Iranian company could for the first time acquire the technical know-how to repair international optical fiber cables.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Poland hopes Iran talks will yield results. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — The foreign ministers of Iran and Poland on Monday discussed bilateral relations, consular issues and some international developments in a telephone conversation.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Training session of Team Melli before Tue. match. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — The national Iranian men's football team known as Team Melli in Iran held a training session on Tuesday a day before their match against United States.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). German, US companies should be brought to justice: Deputy FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Reza Najafi said that German and American companies equipping ex-Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein with the chemical weapons must be brought to justice.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Army Navy commanders meeting with Leader. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received a group of Army Navy commanders for a meeting on Monday, which marks the anniversary of the national Navy day.

Fight Back (2022-11-28). Red Theory: Socialism and the national question. fightbacknews.org The Russian Empire under the Tsar was rightly called a "prisonhouse of nations," because it oppressed, within its borders, whole nations of people. The Bolsheviks saw that it was a principal task of the socialist revolution to dismantle national oppression and support self-determination for the oppressed nations. | The United States is likewise a prisonhouse of nations, where the African American nation in the Black Belt South, the Chicano nation in the Southwest and the Hawaiian nation are all oppressed within the borders of the imperialist U.S. It will be a principal task of the socialist revolution in the U.S…

Infobrics (2022-11-28). Turkic nationalist battalion forms in Ukraine to "destroy the regime" in Russia. infobrics.org This suggests of a growing pan-Turkic ultra-nationalism emerging in the formerly communist Central Asia region.

International Women's Network for Democracy, Peace (2022-11-28). The Invasion of the Congo by Rwanda. globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-28). EU Accuses the US of Profiteering from the Ukraine Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic When talking about the political West, one of the most common misconceptions is that the thalassocratic power pole is a giant geopolitical monolith with a near-constant consensus on all matters. One of the pillars of the political West's power is creating an illusion that precisely this is the case. By creating a semblance…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-28). Two Thirds of NATO Countries Have Depleted Their Arms Stockpiles for Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Pierre Duval The conflict in Ukraine is draining the arms stocks of Western countries. The situation has become critical for the arms and ammunition stocks held by Western countries. The military engagement of the West in Ukraine is threatening their security. A financial and military stockpile drain The conflict in Ukraine, an abyss: "The war…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-28). Ukrainian War Crimes Become the Burden for Europe. libya360.wordpress.com Slavisha Batko Milacic The crimes of the Ukrainian army, which we can often see on social networks, horrify the entire civilized world. And if the West is the main financier and logistics provider for the Ukrainian army, the crimes committed by Ukrainian soldiers appalled even them. After the recent Ukrainian war crime in Makiivka, it…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-28). US Sanctions and Economic Conditions Drive Nicaraguan Migration. libya360.wordpress.com John Perry Blaming migration on "repressive dictatorships" allows Washington to pretend that its policies are helping Nicaraguans, when in fact they are impoverishing them. Why are more Nicaraguans heading north to the United States looking for jobs? Until July 2020, numbers were tiny. But in the last 1 Ω years numbers have increased sharply. Suddenly this…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-28). Washington is Running Out of Weapons to Give Ukraine. Is This Checkmate for U.S. Imperialism? libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea The imperialist media's big secret at the moment is that Washington is exhausting its arms supply for Ukraine. With a global series of occupations to maintain, and a military-industrial complex that prioritizes profits over outcome, the U.S. can no longer keep sending optimal or sufficiently numerous equipment. It's having to tap into its lower-quality spare…

Paul Craig Roberts (2022-11-28). The German Government Has Proposed a Law to Criminalize Truth. thealtworld.com Deutsche Welle, a German international broadcaster, financed by who they don't say, reports that the German government is going to criminalize denying war crimes. | Neither Deutsche Welle nor the German government reveals who it is who gets to determine the unchallengeable war crimes. | Germany gave in to the Jewish lobbies and long ago criminalized "Holocaust denial." I have wondered why. If the Holocaust is true, it can stand on the…

Staff (2022-11-28). "A Forgotten Conflict": Sahrawi Activists Slam Moroccan Greenwashing Amid Western Sahara Occupation. democracynow.org As climate Sahrawi activists in occupied Western Sahara accuse Morocco of greenwashing, the Spanish Film Academy, the Spanish equivalent to the Oscars, has just given its social justice award to the Western Sahara International Film Festival and its film school. We feature our interview at the U.N. climate summit with Mahfud Bechri, who explains how Morocco sells the natural resources and wealth of Western Sahara without the consent of the Sahrawi people as part of an effort to greenwash its military occupation of Western Sahara, and his larger campaign to demand companies end complicity with the occupation. The…

Staff (2022-11-28). Minister of Culture at the International Book Fair of Venezuela: Cancellation of Russia Is Absurd & Decolonization Is a Permanent Task. orinocotribune.com "No part of the cultures of humanity can be erased or excluded and therefore the cancellation of Russian media in other countries is absurd," said Venezuela's Minister of Culture Ernesto Villegas in an exclusive interview with, in response to a question asked about and RT being banned in the West. | In the corridors of the International Book Fair of Venezuela (FILVEN) the minister highlighted that: "The cancellation of a political and cultural actor such as Russia from the international communication scene is, let us say, absurd. And we, who are always advocating for peace, believe that all voices…

Staff (2022-11-28). Venezuela to Sign Tourism Cooperation Agreement With ALBA-TCP. orinocotribune.com At the upcoming International Tourism Fair of Venezuela (Fitven 2022), Venezuela is planning to sign a cooperation agreement on tourism with the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP). | The Venezuelan Minister for Tourism, Alí Padrón, explained that the agreement will enable the identification of tourist attractions offered by each of the alliance's member nations. | A Nov…

UnitedEditor (2022-11-28). Begging for some football in Qatar! uwidata.com Marcel Desailly, Xavi Hernandez, Gabriel Batistuta, Abdul Kader Keita, Frank Leboeuf, Ricardinho, Fabio Cannavaro, Kalu Uche, Harry Kewell, Asamoah Gyan, Fernando Hierro, Juninho, Stefan Effenberg, Jay Jay Okocha… All the globally known football players that were transferred into the Qatari national football league with millions of dollars of checks failed to bring any significant football …

WSWS (2022-11-28). Strong support for an international mass movement against war at Germany's University of Leipzig. wsws.org In the run-up to the international anti-war webinar hosted by the IYSSE on December 10, IYSSE members spoke to workers and young people in Leipzig about the danger of nuclear war.

Asad Ismi (2022-11-28). Sri Lanka's Neoliberal Nightmare, Widespread Famine Triggered by Covid-19 Lockdown and an Unpayable External Debt. globalresearch.ca

Martha Grevatt (2022-11-28). Día de la 'Rebelión de la Taza Roja': Los trabajadores de Starbucks hacen huelga en más de 110 tiendas. workers.org Cleveland Como explicaron los miembros en huelga de Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) mientras estaban en la línea de piquete, el Día de la Taza Roja es "como el Viernes Negro de Starbucks". En todo el mundo, la promoción atrae a un número de clientes superior a la media para el . . . |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-28). Self-Determination, Referenda and the Rights of Minorities in Our Troubled World. libya360.wordpress.com Arnaud Develay In the wake of the controversies and heated debate generated in the wake of the referenda held last September in the regions of the Donbas, it became necessary for me to get some clarity on the legal issues surrounding this event. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Dr. Alfred de Zayas served as…

Tom Athanasiou (2022-11-28). COP27: Almost nothingbut something realchanged. fpif.org There is something in the modern radical mind that wants the climate negotiations to fail. Such a failure, after all, would seem to prove that this wretched system cannot be reformed, that only a revolutionary break can save humanity's future. | COP27, the climate conference in Sharm El Sheik in Egypt, was not, however, a failure. I say this despite the fact that my inbox contains, among much else, an alert from an international organization I generally support (and will not name) that tells me that "For the 27th time in its history, COP, the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, has failed. The rapid degr…

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2022-11-29: News Headlines

____ (2022-11-29). U.S. warship tracked after illegally entering Chinese waters, PLA says. ecns.cn The Chinese military has been monitoring a United States guided-missile cruiser that illegally entered Chinese waters near the Nansha Islands on Tuesday morning, a spokesman from the People's Liberation Army said.

____ (2022-11-29). PLA Southern Theater Command troops warn away trespassing U.S. warship near Nansha Islands. ecns.cn PLA Southern Theater Command on Tuesday morning discovered that the vessel USS Chancellorsville had trespassed into waters around the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea without China's authorization, and followed and warned away the guided-missile cruiser.

WSWS (2022-11-29). Australians Against COVID holds vigil for 16,000 COVID deaths. wsws.org SEP National Secretary Cheryl Crisp told the vigil that the mass deaths were the result of "conscious, premeditated decisions in the interests of finance, production, profits and the wealth of the tiny elite."

Infobrics (2022-11-29). Nine Russian Banks Open Special Vostro Accounts for Trade in Rupees. infobrics.org Russia top two banks—Sberbank and VTB Bank —have emerged as the first foreign lenders to receive the approval. Russia's Gazprom, which does not have its branches in India, has also opened this account with state-run UCO Bank…

WSWS (2022-11-29). Sri Lankan Telecom workers protest against privatisation. wsws.org The unions are promoting the illusion that the Wickremasinghe government, which is carrying out an historic assault on workers' living standards and social rights, can be pressured to change course.

____ (2022-11-29). Reopening businesses eligible for tax refunds. ecns.cn Authorities in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, will help small and medium-sized businesses hit hard by the recent COVID-19 outbreak as the city steps up efforts to restore order in the lives of residents, the city government said.

C, C Butterwegge & Sybille Pirklbauer (2022-11-29). Social division in the schools and 7 challenges to the welfare state. indybay.org The most difficult task will be to redefine prosperity not only in philosophical concepts, but also in concrete tangible and experiential terms detached from consumption. Many are already working on this. The United Nations adopted a strategy for a "blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet" with the Sustainable Development Goals 2015.

____ (2022-11-28). Chinese gov't spokesperson stresses enforcement of HKSAR national security law. ecns.cn It is imperative to fully and faithfully enforce the law on safeguarding national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

____ (2022-11-28). U.S. urged to stop politicizing economic, trade and sci-tech issues: spokesperson. ecns.cn It is imperative to fully and faithfully enforce the law on safeguarding national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

____ (2022-11-28). China, Russia committed to safeguarding int'l justice. ecns.cn China and Russia have reaffirmed their commitment to rejecting unipolar hegemony and safeguarding international fairness and justice, a move that officials and scholars said is conducive to the peace and stability of the region and the world.

____ (2022-11-28). Uproar as HK court allows UK legal defense. ecns.cn Earlier on Monday, the Court of Final Appeal, Hong Kong's top court, upheld a lower court's decision to allow Lai to hire British barrister Timothy Owen as his counsel in his upcoming national security trial, which will start on Thursday.

____ (2022-11-29). Rare robin bird spotted in Qinghai. ecns.cn The red-breasted robin, Britain's National Bird, is 14-centimeter-long and weighs at about 16-22 grams. It was listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's red list of threatened species in 2012.

Infobrics (2022-11-29). BRICS Economies as a Basis for Creating or Developing National Digitalization. infobrics.org As the digital economy develops, new economic and political forces appear on the world stage that have to compete with the US and the EU. These economic systems are counterbalanced by the BRICS countries…

Peter Byrne (2022-11-29). The Befouling of Point Reyes National Seashore. indybay.org Author Peter Byrne exposes an environmental cover-up at Point Reyes National Seashore…

WSWS (2022-11-29). Warning strikes on Austria's railroads and in hospitals. wsws.org A national strike saw Austria's railways largely at a standstill on Monday. The last weeks have also seen strikes at several hospitals in the capital, Vienna.

____ (2022-11-29). China welcomes Sri Lankan FM's rebuttal of so-called 'Chinese debt trap': spokesperson. ecns.cn

Editor (2022-11-28). VIDEO: Alex Rubinstein on Nazism in Ukraine, NAFO and Information Warfare. scheerpost.com By ScheerPost Staff ScheerPost's Diego Ramos and Max Jones talk to journalist Alex Rubinstein about his recent work. Alex is an investigative journalist whose work has appeared in publications like The Grayzone and MintPress News. He has written extensively and broken news about the international effects of neoliberalism and regime change policies of the United …

Editor (2022-11-28). The Chris Hedges Report: Ralph Nader Explains Why Democrats Lost the House. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-28). Furious With Biden, Europe Says US Is Profiting Off Ukraine War. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-28). John Kiriakou: Pardoning Turkeys Instead of Humans. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-28). Biden's Response To the Rightwing Whirlwind in Israel—Weakness. scheerpost.com By Mitchell Plitnick / Mondoweiss At the beginning of November, when Israel and the United States held elections within days of each other, it seemed clear that the pull in opposite directions embodied in the disappointing showing for the American far-right and the strong showing for their Israeli counterparts portended tension in the "unshakeable" alliance …

Editor (2022-11-28). Beating around the bush: polycrisis, overlapping emergencies, and capitalism. mronline.org It is in vogue nowadays to describe the multifaceted and intertwined crises of capitalism without referring to capitalism itself. Obscure jargon of 'overlapping emergencies' and 'polycrisis' are brought up to describe the complexity of the situation, and they serve, with or without intention, to conceal the culprit, namely the totality of capitalist relations.

Editor (2022-11-28). Haiti in the Caribbean: A political economy perspective on the urgent crisis of imperialism. mronline.org If Haiti is "the poorest country in the hemisphere" it is because imperialist policies continue to impoverish and destabilize that nation.

Editor (2022-11-28). It's time to hold news media accountable for transphobia. mronline.org Five people are dead and more than a dozen others injured after a gunman opened fire at Club Q, a LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs in the early hours of November 20.

Editor (2022-11-28). The role of UK intelligence services in the abduction, murder of James Foley. mronline.org An investigation into British and American collusion with the terror groups that kidnapped and murdered western hostages in Syria.

Editor (2022-11-28). The Russian Winter offensive. mronline.org The only way Ukrainians will see anything approximating a holiday season is if a ceasefire can be arranged by New Year's Day, and it just might happen, regardless of President Volodomyr Zelenskiy's repeated assertions that there will be no negotiations with Russia until it withdraws all its troops from all occupied territories, including Crimea.

Maddi Johnson (2022-11-28). Portland Starbucks: Three-day strike. workers.org Portland, Oregon "Oh workers, can you stand it? Oh tell me how you can? We've got to stand up for our rights, not fall for Schultz's scam!" Singing a new verse to the old union standard "Which Side Are You On," voices harmonized in the cold, damp Portland air outside . . . |

Martha Grevatt (2022-11-28). Books, bathrooms, bills ‚àí and bullets. workers.org "Senseless." How many times have we heard that after a mass shooting? It's like a broken record. The word has been repeated many times after the Nov. 20 massacre of workers and customers at an LGBTQ+ bar in Colorado Springs, Colorado. President Joe Biden called the shootings at Club Q . . . |

Otis Grotewohl (2022-11-28). Strike wave rocks Britain. workers.org Workers in Britain have been in motion conducting walkouts and strikes, with hundreds of thousands of workers expected to carry out more labor actions before the new year. Rail workers have led the charge, encouraging workers in a range of occupations to follow suit. British Postal workers strike, Nov. 24. . . . |

Richie Merino (2022-11-28). Nicaragua's humane response to COVID-19 crisis. workers.org When Nicaragua identified its first COVID-19 case on March 18, 2020, President Daniel Ortega understood that shutting down the economy would be catastrophic for the country's informal farmworkers. In Nicaragua, three-quarters of all jobs are in farming. If workers don't work, they don't get paid. Public health care worker from . . . |

____ (2022-11-28). China ready to implement moon landing project. ecns.cn China has made breakthroughs in the development of the new-generation crewed spaceship, new-generation manned carrier rocket, moon lander, and moon landing spacesuit, stepping closer to its moon landing goal.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Cameroon, Serbia draw 3-3 in World Cup Group G game. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Serbia stormed ahead from a goal behind to make it 3-1, only for Cameroon to score twice to level the scores, in one of the most exciting games of this World Cup.

Jessica Corbett (2022-11-28). Citing Need for 'New, Inclusive Leadership,' Chuy García Files for Chicago Mayoral Race. commondreams.org "We have an opportunity to elect a trusted and experienced leader with a history of building coalitions and a vision for a brighter future for all Chicagoans," said the Democratic congressman.

Rqorinoco (2022-11-28). 'Strategic Mistake': Iran Strongly Condemns UNHRC Resolution as Politically-motivated. orinocotribune.com Iran's Foreign Ministry has vehemently condemned the meeting and resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council, noting that "multifaceted political goals" are behind these anti-Iranian measures. | In a statement late on Thursday, the ministry blasted the measure of a few Western countries in "imposing" an anti-Iranian resolution to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) earlier that day. | "It is a source of regret that the UNHRC is being misused by few countries to pursue their short-term interests," read the statement. | "Undoubtedly, the measure adopted by the German regime and other founders of the UNHRC…

_____ (2022-11-28). Alex Rubinstein On Nazism In Ukraine, NAFO And Information Warfare. popularresistance.org ScheerPost's Diego Ramos and Max Jones talk to journalist Alex Rubinstein about his recent work. Alex is an investigative journalist whose work has appeared in publications like The Grayzone and MintPress News. He has written extensively and broken news about the international effects of neoliberalism and regime change policies of the United States.

_____ (2022-11-28). Bolivia: Far-Right Protesters Attack Ambulances And Health Workers. popularresistance.org Santa Cruz, Bolivia – Far-right opposition groups in the city of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, are violating international law by attacking health workers and hindering the passage of ambulances. The city's police have registered more than 20 cases of physical attacks against health workers and ambulances, many of them resulting in patients being unable to reach a medical center. | Protesters say they want the national census to be brought forward six months, and their preferred tactic is to block roads and demand payment from anyone who wants to pass through. Those who fail to comply are assaulted by young men armed with…

_____ (2022-11-28). Study Throws New Light On Impact Of Great Depression On Human DNA. popularresistance.org Did the Great Depression of 1929 have an impact on people's genetics? This sounds an enthralling question and scientists have now found more information on this issue. In research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), it was reported that the economic recession impacted how people would age, even before they are born. The findings suggest that the cells of those conceived during the Great Depression show signs of faster ageing. | The question arises as to how the scientists map the genes of people conceived almost a century ago and how did they come to this conclusion? The answer li…

_____ (2022-11-28). Pardoning Turkeys Instead Of Humans. popularresistance.org I apologize for complaining every year when the U.S. president, no matter who it is, pardons two turkeys just before Thanksgiving. I don't think it's funny or cute or festive. I think it's an insult to every person in America who actually deserves a pardon. | It's bad enough for people like me, (or Jeffrey Sterling, Thomas Drake, or any other national security whistleblower) who have done their time, have applied for pardons from multiple presidents, and have been ignored. | Imagine what it must be like for people who are innocent of the crimes for which they were convicted. What must go through Leonard Pelletier…

____ (2022-11-28). Indigenous People Push Back Against US 'Thanksgiving Mythology'. transcend.org 24 Nov 2022 – "We will not stop telling the truth about the Thanksgiving story and what happened to our ancestors," says Kisha James, whose grandfather founded the National Day of Mourning in 1970.

Brittani Banks (2022-11-28). Populist Climate Action Requires Thinking About Freedom From Specific Oppressors—Not Just Species Survival. independentmediainstitute.org In September 2022, an international group of climate scientists published a study showing that the world was close to, or in some cases had even surpassed, key tipping points in the climate crisis that would trigger irreversible changes in the world's ecosystems. These include the collapse of the Greenland and West Antarctic Ice Sheets, tropical …

____ (2022-11-28). MNC earnings reports put nation's appeal under spotlight. ecns.cn The Chinese market has proven to be a reliable earnings engine many multinational firms cannot afford to lose or even neglect in a tough time, as the latest financial reports from many world-renowned brands have revealed.

____ (2022-11-28). Quake early warning system to be deployed in China. ecns.cn Earthquake early warning with countdown in seconds and instant seismic intensity reporting in minutes will be realized in key areas across China by the end of 2023, according to the 2022 National Conference on Seismological Science and Technology.

____ (2022-11-28). China rejects Canada's attack and smear in its newly released Indo-Pacific strategy: Embassy. ecns.cn Some Western countries, who at will undermine the international order and other countries' sovereignty, are the true disruptive force to global peace, security and development.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Iran Karatekas snatch 10 medals in Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Iranian karate fighters have collected a total of 10 medals in the Universe International Championship tournament held in Moscow.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). IRGC arrests ringleader of hostile UK-based TV channel in NW. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — One of the ringleaders of a hostile London-based TV channel calling itself "Iran International" has been arrested in Khoy City, northwestern Iran.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Iran ranks 4th among top scorers in World Cup so far. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — The national Iranian men's football team has ranked the fourth among top scorers in World Cup so far.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Iran experts able to repair optical fiber cables in high seas. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Relying on their own indigenous expertise, an Iranian company could for the first time acquire the technical know-how to repair international optical fiber cables.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Poland hopes Iran talks will yield results. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — The foreign ministers of Iran and Poland on Monday discussed bilateral relations, consular issues and some international developments in a telephone conversation.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Training session of Team Melli before Tue. match. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — The national Iranian men's football team known as Team Melli in Iran held a training session on Tuesday a day before their match against United States.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). German, US companies should be brought to justice: Deputy FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Reza Najafi said that German and American companies equipping ex-Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein with the chemical weapons must be brought to justice.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Army Navy commanders meeting with Leader. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received a group of Army Navy commanders for a meeting on Monday, which marks the anniversary of the national Navy day.

Fight Back (2022-11-28). Red Theory: Socialism and the national question. fightbacknews.org The Russian Empire under the Tsar was rightly called a "prisonhouse of nations," because it oppressed, within its borders, whole nations of people. The Bolsheviks saw that it was a principal task of the socialist revolution to dismantle national oppression and support self-determination for the oppressed nations. | The United States is likewise a prisonhouse of nations, where the African American nation in the Black Belt South, the Chicano nation in the Southwest and the Hawaiian nation are all oppressed within the borders of the imperialist U.S. It will be a principal task of the socialist revolution in the U.S…

Infobrics (2022-11-28). Turkic nationalist battalion forms in Ukraine to "destroy the regime" in Russia. infobrics.org This suggests of a growing pan-Turkic ultra-nationalism emerging in the formerly communist Central Asia region.

International Women's Network for Democracy, Peace (2022-11-28). The Invasion of the Congo by Rwanda. globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-28). EU Accuses the US of Profiteering from the Ukraine Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic When talking about the political West, one of the most common misconceptions is that the thalassocratic power pole is a giant geopolitical monolith with a near-constant consensus on all matters. One of the pillars of the political West's power is creating an illusion that precisely this is the case. By creating a semblance…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-28). Two Thirds of NATO Countries Have Depleted Their Arms Stockpiles for Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Pierre Duval The conflict in Ukraine is draining the arms stocks of Western countries. The situation has become critical for the arms and ammunition stocks held by Western countries. The military engagement of the West in Ukraine is threatening their security. A financial and military stockpile drain The conflict in Ukraine, an abyss: "The war…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-28). Ukrainian War Crimes Become the Burden for Europe. libya360.wordpress.com Slavisha Batko Milacic The crimes of the Ukrainian army, which we can often see on social networks, horrify the entire civilized world. And if the West is the main financier and logistics provider for the Ukrainian army, the crimes committed by Ukrainian soldiers appalled even them. After the recent Ukrainian war crime in Makiivka, it…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-28). US Sanctions and Economic Conditions Drive Nicaraguan Migration. libya360.wordpress.com John Perry Blaming migration on "repressive dictatorships" allows Washington to pretend that its policies are helping Nicaraguans, when in fact they are impoverishing them. Why are more Nicaraguans heading north to the United States looking for jobs? Until July 2020, numbers were tiny. But in the last 1 Ω years numbers have increased sharply. Suddenly this…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-28). Washington is Running Out of Weapons to Give Ukraine. Is This Checkmate for U.S. Imperialism? libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea The imperialist media's big secret at the moment is that Washington is exhausting its arms supply for Ukraine. With a global series of occupations to maintain, and a military-industrial complex that prioritizes profits over outcome, the U.S. can no longer keep sending optimal or sufficiently numerous equipment. It's having to tap into its lower-quality spare…

Staff (2022-11-28). "A Forgotten Conflict": Sahrawi Activists Slam Moroccan Greenwashing Amid Western Sahara Occupation. democracynow.org As climate Sahrawi activists in occupied Western Sahara accuse Morocco of greenwashing, the Spanish Film Academy, the Spanish equivalent to the Oscars, has just given its social justice award to the Western Sahara International Film Festival and its film school. We feature our interview at the U.N. climate summit with Mahfud Bechri, who explains how Morocco sells the natural resources and wealth of Western Sahara without the consent of the Sahrawi people as part of an effort to greenwash its military occupation of Western Sahara, and his larger campaign to demand companies end complicity with the occupation. The…

Staff (2022-11-28). Minister of Culture at the International Book Fair of Venezuela: Cancellation of Russia Is Absurd & Decolonization Is a Permanent Task. orinocotribune.com "No part of the cultures of humanity can be erased or excluded and therefore the cancellation of Russian media in other countries is absurd," said Venezuela's Minister of Culture Ernesto Villegas in an exclusive interview with, in response to a question asked about and RT being banned in the West. | In the corridors of the International Book Fair of Venezuela (FILVEN) the minister highlighted that: "The cancellation of a political and cultural actor such as Russia from the international communication scene is, let us say, absurd. And we, who are always advocating for peace, believe that all voices…

Staff (2022-11-28). Venezuela to Sign Tourism Cooperation Agreement With ALBA-TCP. orinocotribune.com At the upcoming International Tourism Fair of Venezuela (Fitven 2022), Venezuela is planning to sign a cooperation agreement on tourism with the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP). | The Venezuelan Minister for Tourism, Alí Padrón, explained that the agreement will enable the identification of tourist attractions offered by each of the alliance's member nations. | A Nov…

WSWS (2022-11-28). Strong support for an international mass movement against war at Germany's University of Leipzig. wsws.org In the run-up to the international anti-war webinar hosted by the IYSSE on December 10, IYSSE members spoke to workers and young people in Leipzig about the danger of nuclear war.

Asad Ismi (2022-11-28). Sri Lanka's Neoliberal Nightmare, Widespread Famine Triggered by Covid-19 Lockdown and an Unpayable External Debt. globalresearch.ca

Martha Grevatt (2022-11-28). Día de la 'Rebelión de la Taza Roja': Los trabajadores de Starbucks hacen huelga en más de 110 tiendas. workers.org Cleveland Como explicaron los miembros en huelga de Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) mientras estaban en la línea de piquete, el Día de la Taza Roja es "como el Viernes Negro de Starbucks". En todo el mundo, la promoción atrae a un número de clientes superior a la media para el . . . |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-28). Self-Determination, Referenda and the Rights of Minorities in Our Troubled World. libya360.wordpress.com Arnaud Develay In the wake of the controversies and heated debate generated in the wake of the referenda held last September in the regions of the Donbas, it became necessary for me to get some clarity on the legal issues surrounding this event. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Dr. Alfred de Zayas served as…

Tom Athanasiou (2022-11-28). COP27: Almost nothingbut something realchanged. fpif.org There is something in the modern radical mind that wants the climate negotiations to fail. Such a failure, after all, would seem to prove that this wretched system cannot be reformed, that only a revolutionary break can save humanity's future. | COP27, the climate conference in Sharm El Sheik in Egypt, was not, however, a failure. I say this despite the fact that my inbox contains, among much else, an alert from an international organization I generally support (and will not name) that tells me that "For the 27th time in its history, COP, the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, has failed. The rapid degr…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). Iran's Kurash fighter grabs gold medal in world competitions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — Iran's athlete received a gold medal in the 13th World Senior Kurash Championship 2022 underway in Pune, India.

Staff (2022-11-27). Turkish-Pakistani military integration strengthens Three Brothers (nuclear) bloc against several targets. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The targeted nations are Afghanistan, Armenia, Cyprus, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria and Tajikistan, with Crimea and the Russian North Caucasus in the emerging bloc's large-range gunsights. RR === Also see: Three Brothers unveil world's newest military bloc Iran moves military to border in response to Azerbaijan-Turkey-Pakistan war games Nagorno-Karabakh model: Azerbaijan, …

Editor (2022-11-27). Congress' Pandemic Insider Trading. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-27). Ultra-Far-Right Ben-Gvir Given National Security Ministry. scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that the Likud Party of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu signed a deal on Friday with what the paper calls the "fascist" Jewish Power party of Itamar Ben-Gvir giving the latter…

Editor (2022-11-27). Patrick Lawrence: Biden Sides With Trump in Killing Obama's Iran Nuclear Deal. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Among our mentally impaired president's more prominent campaign pledges during the 2020 political campaigns was that his national security people would negotiate America's return to the multi-sided accord governing Iran's nuclear programs. Without hesitation, I offered excellent odds that this would stand tall in Joe Biden's forest of …

Editor (2022-11-27). Their Children Struggled With Addiction. Now They're Fighting Against the War on Drugs. scheerpost.com

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). Resolute Costa Rica snatch surprise win against Japan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — Japan missed a golden opportunity to confirm their place in the last 16 of the World Cup after suffering a surprise defeat to Costa Rica at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). DPRK's ultimate goal is world's most powerful strategic force. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — North Korea's ultimate goal is to possess the world's most powerful strategic nuclear force, unprecedented in the last century, the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, said in a document.

Anonymous103 (2022-11-27). Iranian Parliament Approves Accession To Shanghai Cooperation Organization. southfront.org SCO summit in Dushanbe | The Iranian parliament has approved a bill on the country's accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). On November 27, the report of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission on the draft law on the accession of the Government of Iran to the SCO was considered at an open session of the parliament. Representatives of the Islamic Council approved the entry into the SCO by a majority vote. 205 deputies voted for the adoption of the bill. | Tehran received obser…

Dongsheng News (2022-11-27). Qatar World Cup and Panda Diplomacy. dissidentvoice.org This week's News on China in 2 minutes. ‚Ä¢ New international mediation center in Hong Kong ‚Ä¢ Growth of state-owned enterprise assets ‚Ä¢ Scientists clone mutant gene of a corn variety ‚Ä¢ Qatar World Cup and panda diplomacy…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). Over 100 al-Shabab terrorists killed in central Somalia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — 100 al-Shabab terrorists were killed during planned operations by Somali National Army and its international partners, days after another 49 al-Shabab militants were killed in the southern part of the lower Shabelle region.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). Raeisi arrives in Jask to attend Army Navy parade. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — On the occasion of the National Day of the Navy, Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi arrived in Jask in Hormozgan Province to attend the Army Navy parade.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). Raeisi pays visit to Army Navy parade in S Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — On the occasion of the National Day of the Navy, Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi paid a visit to the parade of subsurface, surface, and flying units of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army in the second marine area of Jask.

Fight Back (2022-11-27). Seattle students hold banner drop in protest of national 'Don't Say Gay' bill. fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA – On November 18, the University of Washington's Progressive Student Union (PSU) held a banner drop in protest of the national "Don't Say Gay" bill, introduced by Congressional Republicans last month. Officially titled the "Stop the Sexualization of Children Act of 2022," this is a national version of Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill, signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis earlier this year. The D.C. bill prohibits the use of federal funds for any topic or program related to sex education in schools. It also prohibits access of library books with LGBTQ topics to children. | Raymond Chen of PSU said,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-27). Circuits of War: Biden's Technological Offensive against China. libya360.wordpress.com This article by Italian social theorist Marco d'Eramo, which originally appeared in Sidecar (a blog published by New Left Review), provides a detailed and insightful analysis of the "chip war" being waged by the US as part of its broader New Cold War on China. D'Eramo explains the profound importance of the semiconductor industry to the overall…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-27). Iran: From Social Mobilizations to the Direct Armed Phase. libya360.wordpress.com Mission Verdad The classic sequence of a destabilization process established in Iran under the codification of color revolution. Since mid-September, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been subjected to a new cycle of destabilization. The death of a young Kurdish-Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini (22), on September 16 was the starting point. Amini, who had been…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-27). The Billionaire Plot to Impose Full Corporate Dictatorship in the Core of a Declining Empire. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea The arc of capitalism is one where the system contracts, losing the robustness that it had when it was in the process of replacing feudalism. Its demand for limitless growth inevitably runs into obstacles, and that forces it to eat itself. Because there's no way for capital to reverse its decline, and the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-27). Weapons Handed Over to Ukraine Returned to Western Terrorists and Criminal Gangs. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov A year ago, the whole world was actively debating the fate of United States weapons supplied to Afghanistan, which ended up in the hands of terrorists and criminal gangs. It should be recalled that according to Joe Biden, the total US military spending in 2001-2021 on military operations in Afghanistan exceeded $2 trillion,…

Matthew Cunningham-Cook (2022-11-27). LEVER WEEKLY: Medicare Disadvantage. levernews.com This is Lever Weekly, a recap of our work from the past week. If you only read one email from us all week, this should be it.Below you will find a breakdown of our reporting, podcasts, videos, and live events — a feature now open to all subscribers. Following that, we are providing paid subscribers with an original column, written by a member of The Lever, connecting the dots on our coverage to deliver important takeaways. In this week's column, exclusively for paid subscribers, Matthew Cunningham-Cook explores the privatization of the country's national health insurance program for seniors under the gui…

Thecommunists (2022-11-27). Oppose US 'special measures' against sovereign Nicaragua! thecommunists.org The following statement was initiated by the US-based Nicaragua Advocacy Network and has been signed by our party. ***** On 10 November 2022, an online White House statement announced that President Biden had invoked emergency powers on 24 October, declaring Nicaragua a continuing "unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of …

Ana Perdigón (2022-11-27). Venezuela and Belize Sign Agreement to Revitalize Petrocaribe. orinocotribune.com On Friday, November 25, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and the prime minister of Belize, John Briceño, signed a joint cooperation agreement during a meeting held in the Sol del Perú Hall in Miraflores Palace to strengthen binational ties and to revitalize the Petrocaribe program. | President Maduro announced that Venezuela and Belize would be reinforcing their cooperation in the energy industry. He then added that the two leaders discussed the relaunching of Petrocaribe and analyzed the effects of the climate crisis in the region. | "We have reached a positive agreement for our countries and our peop…

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2022-11-28: News Headlines

____ (2022-11-28). China ready to implement moon landing project. ecns.cn China has made breakthroughs in the development of the new-generation crewed spaceship, new-generation manned carrier rocket, moon lander, and moon landing spacesuit, stepping closer to its moon landing goal.

_____ (2022-11-28). Pardoning Turkeys Instead Of Humans. popularresistance.org I apologize for complaining every year when the U.S. president, no matter who it is, pardons two turkeys just before Thanksgiving. I don't think it's funny or cute or festive. I think it's an insult to every person in America who actually deserves a pardon. | It's bad enough for people like me, (or Jeffrey Sterling, Thomas Drake, or any other national security whistleblower) who have done their time, have applied for pardons from multiple presidents, and have been ignored. | Imagine what it must be like for people who are innocent of the crimes for which they were convicted. What must go through Leonard Pelletier…

____ (2022-11-28). MNC earnings reports put nation's appeal under spotlight. ecns.cn The Chinese market has proven to be a reliable earnings engine many multinational firms cannot afford to lose or even neglect in a tough time, as the latest financial reports from many world-renowned brands have revealed.

____ (2022-11-28). China rejects Canada's attack and smear in its newly released Indo-Pacific strategy: Embassy. ecns.cn Some Western countries, who at will undermine the international order and other countries' sovereignty, are the true disruptive force to global peace, security and development.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Iran Karatekas snatch 10 medals in Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Iranian karate fighters have collected a total of 10 medals in the Universe International Championship tournament held in Moscow.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). IRGC arrests ringleader of hostile UK-based TV channel in NW. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — One of the ringleaders of a hostile London-based TV channel calling itself "Iran International" has been arrested in Khoy City, northwestern Iran.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Iran ranks 4th among top scorers in World Cup so far. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — The national Iranian men's football team has ranked the fourth among top scorers in World Cup so far.

Fight Back (2022-11-28). Red Theory: Socialism and the national question. fightbacknews.org The Russian Empire under the Tsar was rightly called a "prisonhouse of nations," because it oppressed, within its borders, whole nations of people. The Bolsheviks saw that it was a principal task of the socialist revolution to dismantle national oppression and support self-determination for the oppressed nations. | The United States is likewise a prisonhouse of nations, where the African American nation in the Black Belt South, the Chicano nation in the Southwest and the Hawaiian nation are all oppressed within the borders of the imperialist U.S. It will be a principal task of the socialist revolution in the U.S…

WSWS (2022-11-28). Strong support for an international mass movement against war at Germany's University of Leipzig. wsws.org In the run-up to the international webinar to build a mass movement against war hosted by the IYSSE on December 10, IYSSE members spoke to workers and young people in Leipzig about the danger of nuclear war.

____ (2022-11-28). Indigenous People Push Back Against US 'Thanksgiving Mythology'. transcend.org 24 Nov 2022 – "We will not stop telling the truth about the Thanksgiving story and what happened to our ancestors," says Kisha James, whose grandfather founded the National Day of Mourning in 1970.

____ (2022-11-28). Quake early warning system to be deployed in China. ecns.cn Earthquake early warning with countdown in seconds and instant seismic intensity reporting in minutes will be realized in key areas across China by the end of 2023, according to the 2022 National Conference on Seismological Science and Technology.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). Iran's Kurash fighter grabs gold medal in world competitions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — Iran's athlete received a gold medal in the 13th World Senior Kurash Championship 2022 underway in Pune, India.

Staff (2022-11-27). Turkish-Pakistani military integration strengthens Three Brothers (nuclear) bloc against several targets. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The targeted nations are Afghanistan, Armenia, Cyprus, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria and Tajikistan, with Crimea and the Russian North Caucasus in the emerging bloc's large-range gunsights. RR === Also see: Three Brothers unveil world's newest military bloc Iran moves military to border in response to Azerbaijan-Turkey-Pakistan war games Nagorno-Karabakh model: Azerbaijan, …

Editor (2022-11-27). Congress' Pandemic Insider Trading. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-27). Patrick Lawrence: Biden Sides With Trump in Killing Obama's Iran Nuclear Deal. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Among our mentally impaired president's more prominent campaign pledges during the 2020 political campaigns was that his national security people would negotiate America's return to the multi-sided accord governing Iran's nuclear programs. Without hesitation, I offered excellent odds that this would stand tall in Joe Biden's forest of …

Editor (2022-11-27). Their Children Struggled With Addiction. Now They're Fighting Against the War on Drugs. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-27). Ultra-Far-Right Ben-Gvir Given National Security Ministry. scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that the Likud Party of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu signed a deal on Friday with what the paper calls the "fascist" Jewish Power party of Itamar Ben-Gvir giving the latter…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). Resolute Costa Rica snatch surprise win against Japan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — Japan missed a golden opportunity to confirm their place in the last 16 of the World Cup after suffering a surprise defeat to Costa Rica at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). DPRK's ultimate goal is world's most powerful strategic force. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — North Korea's ultimate goal is to possess the world's most powerful strategic nuclear force, unprecedented in the last century, the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, said in a document.

Dongsheng News (2022-11-27). Qatar World Cup and Panda Diplomacy. dissidentvoice.org This week's News on China in 2 minutes. ‚Ä¢ New international mediation center in Hong Kong ‚Ä¢ Growth of state-owned enterprise assets ‚Ä¢ Scientists clone mutant gene of a corn variety ‚Ä¢ Qatar World Cup and panda diplomacy…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-27). Iranian Parliament Approves Accession To Shanghai Cooperation Organization. southfront.org SCO summit in Dushanbe | The Iranian parliament has approved a bill on the country's accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). On November 27, the report of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission on the draft law on the accession of the Government of Iran to the SCO was considered at an open session of the parliament. Representatives of the Islamic Council approved the entry into the SCO by a majority vote. 205 deputies voted for the adoption of the bill. | Tehran received obser…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). Over 100 al-Shabab terrorists killed in central Somalia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — 100 al-Shabab terrorists were killed during planned operations by Somali National Army and its international partners, days after another 49 al-Shabab militants were killed in the southern part of the lower Shabelle region.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). Raeisi arrives in Jask to attend Army Navy parade. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — On the occasion of the National Day of the Navy, Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi arrived in Jask in Hormozgan Province to attend the Army Navy parade.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). Raeisi pays visit to Army Navy parade in S Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — On the occasion of the National Day of the Navy, Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi paid a visit to the parade of subsurface, surface, and flying units of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army in the second marine area of Jask.

Fight Back (2022-11-27). Seattle students hold banner drop in protest of national 'Don't Say Gay' bill. fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA – On November 18, the University of Washington's Progressive Student Union (PSU) held a banner drop in protest of the national "Don't Say Gay" bill, introduced by Congressional Republicans last month. Officially titled the "Stop the Sexualization of Children Act of 2022," this is a national version of Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill, signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis earlier this year. The D.C. bill prohibits the use of federal funds for any topic or program related to sex education in schools. It also prohibits access of library books with LGBTQ topics to children. | Raymond Chen of PSU said,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-27). Circuits of War: Biden's Technological Offensive against China. libya360.wordpress.com This article by Italian social theorist Marco d'Eramo, which originally appeared in Sidecar (a blog published by New Left Review), provides a detailed and insightful analysis of the "chip war" being waged by the US as part of its broader New Cold War on China. D'Eramo explains the profound importance of the semiconductor industry to the overall…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-27). Iran: From Social Mobilizations to the Direct Armed Phase. libya360.wordpress.com Mission Verdad The classic sequence of a destabilization process established in Iran under the codification of color revolution. Since mid-September, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been subjected to a new cycle of destabilization. The death of a young Kurdish-Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini (22), on September 16 was the starting point. Amini, who had been…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-27). The Billionaire Plot to Impose Full Corporate Dictatorship in the Core of a Declining Empire. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea The arc of capitalism is one where the system contracts, losing the robustness that it had when it was in the process of replacing feudalism. Its demand for limitless growth inevitably runs into obstacles, and that forces it to eat itself. Because there's no way for capital to reverse its decline, and the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-27). Weapons Handed Over to Ukraine Returned to Western Terrorists and Criminal Gangs. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov A year ago, the whole world was actively debating the fate of United States weapons supplied to Afghanistan, which ended up in the hands of terrorists and criminal gangs. It should be recalled that according to Joe Biden, the total US military spending in 2001-2021 on military operations in Afghanistan exceeded $2 trillion,…

Matthew Cunningham-Cook (2022-11-27). LEVER WEEKLY: Medicare Disadvantage. levernews.com This is Lever Weekly, a recap of our work from the past week. If you only read one email from us all week, this should be it.Below you will find a breakdown of our reporting, podcasts, videos, and live events — a feature now open to all subscribers. Following that, we are providing paid subscribers with an original column, written by a member of The Lever, connecting the dots on our coverage to deliver important takeaways. In this week's column, exclusively for paid subscribers, Matthew Cunningham-Cook explores the privatization of the country's national health insurance program for seniors under the gui…

Ana Perdigón (2022-11-27). Venezuela and Belize Sign Agreement to Revitalize Petrocaribe. orinocotribune.com On Friday, November 25, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and the prime minister of Belize, John Briceño, signed a joint cooperation agreement during a meeting held in the Sol del Perú Hall in Miraflores Palace to strengthen binational ties and to revitalize the Petrocaribe program. | President Maduro announced that Venezuela and Belize would be reinforcing their cooperation in the energy industry. He then added that the two leaders discussed the relaunching of Petrocaribe and analyzed the effects of the climate crisis in the region. | "We have reached a positive agreement for our countries and our peop…

_____ (2022-11-26). Amazon Workers Strike In The US And 30 Other Countries On Black Friday. popularresistance.org Today, Amazon workers and activists are protesting to secure better working conditions across the globe. The campaign is led by Make Amazon Pay, a coalition of 70 trade unions and organizations including Greenpeace, Oxfam, and Amazon Workers International. | "The pandemic has exposed how Amazon places profits ahead of workers, society, and our planet," Make Amazon Pay wrote in a list of demands shared on its website. "Amazon takes too much and gives back too little. It is time to Make Amazon Pay." | Protests were planned in more than 30 countries, including India, Germany, and Japan, according to Make Amazon Pay.

Andrew Green (2022-11-26). [Obituary] Dilip Mahalanabis. thelancet.com Paediatrician who pioneered the use of oral rehydration therapy. Born on Nov 12, 1934 in what is now Kishoreganj, Bangladesh, he died on Oct 16, 2022 in Kolkata, India, aged 87 years.

WSWS (2022-11-26). Sri Lankan president threatens to crush anti-government struggles. wsws.org The opposition SJB and JVP, along with the pseudo-lefts and the trade unions, have downplayed Wikremasinghe's threats in order to disarm the working class.

_____ (2022-11-26). Overcoming Christmas Controversies With Historical Realities. strategic-culture.org In what may be the first salvo in this year's War on Christmas, Disney+'s series The Santa Clauses has resurrected a familiar trope in laying the blame for the supposed lack of holiday cheer on political correctness run amok — specifically an alleged aversion to saying "Merry Christmas" in our modern, multicultural society.

Editor (2022-11-26). Amazon Labor Union's small army of volunteer law students. mronline.org Around 100 are helping in the battle against the country's second-largest employer.

Editor (2022-11-26). German military preparing for potential war with Russia, leaked internal report reveals. mronline.org A leaked confidential strategy paper shows Germany is preparing for a potential war with Russia, as it boosts its budget and plans to become the world's third-biggest military spender.

Editor (2022-11-26). "I was screaming and he was smiling": DeSantis ran Guantanamo torture. mronline.org There is more to than what meets the eye on DeSantis' military past beyond a mere involvement in Guantanamo Bay.

Editor (2022-11-26). Supreme Court orders reparations for sex workers serving U.S. Military. mronline.org Reminiscent of Imperial Japan's "Comfort Women," the organized sex trade near U.S. bases in Korea involved horrendous human rights violations.

Editor (2022-11-26). Death in Qatar, but No Just Compensation for Families Back Home. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-26). Silicon Valley Fake: Elizabeth Holmes and the Fraudster's Motivation. scheerpost.com By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch It has been one noisy time for the paladins of big tech. Jobs have been shed by the thousands at Meta, Amazon and Twitter; FTX, the second largest cryptocurrency company, has collapsed. Then came the conviction of Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the healthcare company Theranos, for fraud. Pursuing the steps …

Editor (2022-11-26). The Corporate Media Deference That Endangers Us All. scheerpost.com

En.mehrnews (2022-11-26). Australia defeats Tunisia in 2022 World Cup. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — Australia defeated Tunisia 1-0 in the Group D match at Al Janoub Stadium, Al-Wakrah for their first win of the tournament.

Marie Kelly (2022-11-26). Poor medical care for incarcerated people leads to deaths. workers.org Elisa Serna was only 24 when she died, due to medical neglect at a San Diego County jail in 2019. Serna was suffering from symptoms including vomiting and fainting, due to an intrauterine pregnancy and drug withdrawal. Her blood pressure was dropping. (Fox 5 San Diego, Oct. 26) An investigation . . . |

Mirinda Crissman (2022-11-26). Dr. Mutulu Shakur: A steadfast revolutionary. workers.org This article was originally published in Workers World Aug. 4, 2021. Dr. Mutulu Shakur was granted parole Nov. 10, but remains in prison as of this writing. Dr. Mutulu Shakur in 2020. Despite being imprisoned for 35 years, the revolutionary and aging Dr. Mutulu Shakur remains a steadfast beacon in . . . |

Vijay Prashad (2022-11-26). In Malay, orangutans means 'people of the forest', but those forests are disappearing: The Forty-Seventh Newsletter (2022). mronline.org The dust has settled at the resorts in Sharm el-Shaikh, Egypt, as delegates of countries and corporations leave the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The only advance made in the final agreement was for the creation of a 'loss and damage fund' for 'vulnerable countries'.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-26). Mbappe scores twice as France reach knockout stage. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — Kylian Mbappe scored two goals and put defending champion France into the knockout stage of the World Cup with a 2-1 win over Denmark.

____ (2022-11-26). Xi sends condolences to governor general of Solomon Islands over strong earthquake. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent condolences to Governor General of Solomon Islands David Vunagi over a strong earthquake rocking the Pacific island country.

Anonymous669 (2022-11-26). Morocco Strengthens Its Air Power With Chinese Wing Loong II Combat Drones. southfront.org Wing Loong II side view, Dubai Air Show 2017. By Wikimedia user (Mztourist) | The Moroccan military has purchased an unspecified number of Wing Loong II from China, the French International Defense & Security (DIS) magazine, which is specialized in defense, armament and geostrategy, revealed in its November issue. | The Wing Loon II was developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group for use as an aerial reconnaissance and precision strike platform. It has an endurance of 32 hours an…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-26). Turkey Acknowledges Losing Three More Soldiers In Northern Iraq Operation. southfront.org Three more Turkish soldiers were killed in northern Iraq while taking part in Operation Claw-Lock against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). | In separate statements released on November 25, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense said that the soldiers were killed in clashes with PKK fighters. The three slain soldiers were identified by the ministry as Infantry Lieutenant Duabey Onur Ozturkmen, Infantry Private Ismail Unal and Infantry Specialist Sergeant Mustafa Yƒ±l…

Anonymous767 (2022-11-26). Russia Cracks Down On Kiev's Sabotage Network In Donbass. southfront.org One of the detained persons | The Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB) and Rosgvardiya (National Guard of Russia) carried out a series of raids in Lugansk region, according to reports in Russian media. | The recent raids were aimed at dismantling a network of agents of the Ukrainian intelligence agency SBU, infamous for killing civilians and staging terrorist attacks. | According to the available reports, the pro-Kiev network included artillery observers and various radicals. | During the raid, Russian securit…

____ (2022-11-26). Chinese naval vessel to participate in int'l fleet review. ecns.cn The Changsha, a People's Liberation Army (PLA) naval vessel, set sail on Friday to attend an international fleet review in Bangladesh.

____ (2022-11-26). Former head coach of China football team under probe. ecns.cn Li Tie, former head coach of China's national men's football team, is under investigation for suspected severe violation of laws, an official statement said Saturday.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-26). MP slams Western countries use of human rights as tool. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — The Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission says that western countries prove their trustworthiness by using and considering human rights as a tool.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-26). 2 Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — The Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Friday that two Turkish soldiers were killed in northern Iraq.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-26). Russia resumes flights to Syria after twelve-years hiatus. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — Russian civil airline Cosmos launched a flight from Makhachkala Airport in Dagestan to the Latakia International Airport, after a 12-year hiatus.

Final Straw (2022-11-26). Final Straw: Matthew Lyons on Christian Nationalism. itsgoingdown.org Long-running anarchist radio and podcast show the Final Straw speaks with antifascist theorist and writer Matthew Lyons about Christian nationalism. Listen and Download HERE This is a conversation with Matthew Lyons, antifascist researcher, contributor to Three Way Fight Blog and author of, among other books, Insurgent Supremacists: The U.S. Far Right's Challenge to State and…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-26). Russia Ops in Ukraine (Update): Western Propaganda Implodes as War of Attrition Grinds On. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in and around Ukraine for November 28, 2022. — Battle front is stable, Russian forces are pushing back amid stalled Ukrainian offensives; — Russia continues dismantling Ukraine's power grid, leaving millions without electricity; — US claims Russia is committing "war crimes" despite the US having targeted power grids repeatedly amid…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-26). Russian Ministry of Defense Report on US Bioweapons, November 26, 2022. libya360.wordpress.com Studies in the United States to increase the pathogenic properties of microorganisms are compelled to rethink statements by US officials in charge of countering biological threats. One of them is — John Bolton, who served as National Security Advisor. Pay attention at the report ´ Restructuring of the Defense of America ª, submitted in September…

Manlio Dinucci (2022-11-26). Poisons at the FIFA World Cup. globalresearch.ca The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar hides a tragic reality that the political-media mainstream covered with silence. First of all, this Gulf emirate was chosen by FIFA to organize the 2022 World Cup. The International Football Federation, FIFA, is …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-11-26). Tourism in Venezuela, From Rentierism to the Productive Economy. orinocotribune.com Caracas, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) The 15th edition of the International Tourism Fair of Venezuela (FITVen) will begin on Thursday in the state of Anzoátegui, with the interest of the authorities to turn the sector into an engine for the development of the economy. | "This is going to be a great meeting, and I am not risking saying that it will be the most resounding Fair that the Bolivarian Republic has had in its entire history because it is designed with a vision of future," said the Minister of Tourism, Alí Padrón, in an exclusive interview with Prensa Latina. | The official stated: "we want to promote the reali…

PETER BYRNE (2022-11-26). The Befouling of Point Reyes National Seashore. indybay.org Author Peter Byrne exposes an environmental cover-up at Point Reyes National Seashore…

Rqorinoco (2022-11-26). Government of Colombia and ELN to Request 7 Countries to Join Peace Talks. orinocotribune.com On Friday, November 25, after the conclusion of the first week of dialogue between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN), the two delegations announced that three agreements had been reached, among them a request to Brazil, Mexico, Chile and four other countries to accompany the peace talks. | In the joint communiqué, the delegations reaffirmed that the discussions that took place in Waraira Repano, Caracas on November 21 were held "in an atmosphere of confidence and optimism." | They announced the ratification of Cuba, Venezuela, and the Kingdom of Norway as guarantor countries. In addi…

Rqorinoco (2022-11-26). President Maduro Receives Prime Minister of Belize at Miraflores. orinocotribune.com On Friday, November 25, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, received the prime minister of Belize, John Briceño, at the Miraflores Palace. | Briceño arrived in Venezuela on Friday morning, where he will meet with authorities of the Venezuelan government in order to review the bilateral cooperation agenda. | Diplomatic relations between Venezuela and Belize have been positive and have strengthened peace diplomacy in the region and the international arena. This year mark…

WSWS (2022-11-26). Art and despair: Tess Gunty's The Rabbit Hutch wins National Book Award. wsws.org Gunty's novel stands out as a smart, funny and humane alternative that recognizes to a degree the importance of class and environment on the formation of character.

Staff (2022-11-26). Unión Eléctrica estima afectación de 750 MW en horario diurno y 1 036 MW en el pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu Se estima una afectación máxima de 750 MW por déficit de capacidad de generación en el horario diurno. Para la hora pico se prevé una disponibilidad de 2214 MW y una demanda máxima de 3180 MW, para un déficit de 966 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 1036 MW en este horario.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-11-26). After National Outcry from Black America, Mexico Issues Arrest Warrant for Death of Shanquella Robinson. moguldom.com Mexican authorities have issued an arrest warrant for one of the "friends" of Shanquella Robinson, the 25-year-old businesswoman from Charlotte, North Carolina, who died under suspicious circumstances on Oct. 29, one day after arriving with six others in San José del Cabo for a luxury vacation. Daniel de la Rosa Anaya is the local prosecutor …

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2022-11-27: News Headlines

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). Iran's Kurash fighter grabs gold medal in world competitions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — Iran's athlete received a gold medal in the 13th World Senior Kurash Championship 2022 underway in Pune, India.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). Resolute Costa Rica snatch surprise win against Japan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — Japan missed a golden opportunity to confirm their place in the last 16 of the World Cup after suffering a surprise defeat to Costa Rica at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). DPRK's ultimate goal is world's most powerful strategic force. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — North Korea's ultimate goal is to possess the world's most powerful strategic nuclear force, unprecedented in the last century, the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, said in a document.

Dongsheng News (2022-11-27). Qatar World Cup and Panda Diplomacy. dissidentvoice.org This week's News on China in 2 minutes. ‚Ä¢ New international mediation center in Hong Kong ‚Ä¢ Growth of state-owned enterprise assets ‚Ä¢ Scientists clone mutant gene of a corn variety ‚Ä¢ Qatar World Cup and panda diplomacy…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). Raeisi pays visit to Army Navy parade in S Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — On the occasion of the National Day of the Navy, Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi paid a visit to the parade of subsurface, surface, and flying units of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army in the second marine area of Jask.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). Over 100 al-Shabab terrorists killed in central Somalia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — 100 al-Shabab terrorists were killed during planned operations by Somali National Army and its international partners, days after another 49 al-Shabab militants were killed in the southern part of the lower Shabelle region.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). Raeisi arrives in Jask to attend Army Navy parade. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — On the occasion of the National Day of the Navy, Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi arrived in Jask in Hormozgan Province to attend the Army Navy parade.

Manlio Dinucci (2022-11-26). Poisons at the FIFA World Cup. globalresearch.ca The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar hides a tragic reality that the political-media mainstream covered with silence. First of all, this Gulf emirate was chosen by FIFA to organize the 2022 World Cup. The International Football Federation, FIFA, is …

Marie Kelly (2022-11-26). Poor medical care for incarcerated people leads to deaths. workers.org Elisa Serna was only 24 when she died, due to medical neglect at a San Diego County jail in 2019. Serna was suffering from symptoms including vomiting and fainting, due to an intrauterine pregnancy and drug withdrawal. Her blood pressure was dropping. (Fox 5 San Diego, Oct. 26) An investigation . . . |

Mirinda Crissman (2022-11-26). Dr. Mutulu Shakur: A steadfast revolutionary. workers.org This article was originally published in Workers World Aug. 4, 2021. Dr. Mutulu Shakur was granted parole Nov. 10, but remains in prison as of this writing. Dr. Mutulu Shakur in 2020. Despite being imprisoned for 35 years, the revolutionary and aging Dr. Mutulu Shakur remains a steadfast beacon in . . . |

Andrew Green (2022-11-26). [Obituary] Dilip Mahalanabis. thelancet.com Paediatrician who pioneered the use of oral rehydration therapy. Born on Nov 12, 1934 in what is now Kishoreganj, Bangladesh, he died on Oct 16, 2022 in Kolkata, India, aged 87 years.

_____ (2022-11-26). Amazon Workers Strike In The US And 30 Other Countries On Black Friday. popularresistance.org Today, Amazon workers and activists are protesting to secure better working conditions across the globe. The campaign is led by Make Amazon Pay, a coalition of 70 trade unions and organizations including Greenpeace, Oxfam, and Amazon Workers International. | "The pandemic has exposed how Amazon places profits ahead of workers, society, and our planet," Make Amazon Pay wrote in a list of demands shared on its website. "Amazon takes too much and gives back too little. It is time to Make Amazon Pay." | Protests were planned in more than 30 countries, including India, Germany, and Japan, according to Make Amazon Pay.

WSWS (2022-11-26). Sri Lankan president threatens to crush anti-government struggles. wsws.org The opposition SJB and JVP, along with the pseudo-lefts and the trade unions, have downplayed Wikremasinghe's threats in order to disarm the working class.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-26). Australia defeats Tunisia in 2022 World Cup. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — Australia defeated Tunisia 1-0 in the Group D match at Al Janoub Stadium, Al-Wakrah for their first win of the tournament.

_____ (2022-11-26). Overcoming Christmas Controversies With Historical Realities. strategic-culture.org In what may be the first salvo in this year's War on Christmas, Disney+'s series The Santa Clauses has resurrected a familiar trope in laying the blame for the supposed lack of holiday cheer on political correctness run amok — specifically an alleged aversion to saying "Merry Christmas" in our modern, multicultural society.

Editor (2022-11-26). Amazon Labor Union's small army of volunteer law students. mronline.org Around 100 are helping in the battle against the country's second-largest employer.

Editor (2022-11-26). "I was screaming and he was smiling": DeSantis ran Guantanamo torture. mronline.org There is more to than what meets the eye on DeSantis' military past beyond a mere involvement in Guantanamo Bay.

Editor (2022-11-26). Supreme Court orders reparations for sex workers serving U.S. Military. mronline.org Reminiscent of Imperial Japan's "Comfort Women," the organized sex trade near U.S. bases in Korea involved horrendous human rights violations.

Editor (2022-11-26). Death in Qatar, but No Just Compensation for Families Back Home. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-26). The Corporate Media Deference That Endangers Us All. scheerpost.com

Vijay Prashad (2022-11-26). In Malay, orangutans means 'people of the forest', but those forests are disappearing: The Forty-Seventh Newsletter (2022). mronline.org The dust has settled at the resorts in Sharm el-Shaikh, Egypt, as delegates of countries and corporations leave the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The only advance made in the final agreement was for the creation of a 'loss and damage fund' for 'vulnerable countries'.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-26). Mbappe scores twice as France reach knockout stage. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — Kylian Mbappe scored two goals and put defending champion France into the knockout stage of the World Cup with a 2-1 win over Denmark.

____ (2022-11-26). Xi sends condolences to governor general of Solomon Islands over strong earthquake. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent condolences to Governor General of Solomon Islands David Vunagi over a strong earthquake rocking the Pacific island country.

____ (2022-11-26). Chinese naval vessel to participate in int'l fleet review. ecns.cn The Changsha, a People's Liberation Army (PLA) naval vessel, set sail on Friday to attend an international fleet review in Bangladesh.

WSWS (2022-11-26). Art and despair: Tess Gunty's The Rabbit Hutch wins National Book Award. wsws.org Gunty's novel stands out as a smart, funny and humane alternative that recognizes to a degree the importance of class and environment on the formation of character.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-26). MP slams Western countries use of human rights as tool. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — The Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission says that western countries prove their trustworthiness by using and considering human rights as a tool.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-26). 2 Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — The Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Friday that two Turkish soldiers were killed in northern Iraq.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-26). Russia resumes flights to Syria after twelve-years hiatus. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — Russian civil airline Cosmos launched a flight from Makhachkala Airport in Dagestan to the Latakia International Airport, after a 12-year hiatus.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-11-26). Tourism in Venezuela, From Rentierism to the Productive Economy. orinocotribune.com Caracas, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) The 15th edition of the International Tourism Fair of Venezuela (FITVen) will begin on Thursday in the state of Anzoátegui, with the interest of the authorities to turn the sector into an engine for the development of the economy. | "This is going to be a great meeting, and I am not risking saying that it will be the most resounding Fair that the Bolivarian Republic has had in its entire history because it is designed with a vision of future," said the Minister of Tourism, Alí Padrón, in an exclusive interview with Prensa Latina. | The official stated: "we want to promote the reali…

Rqorinoco (2022-11-26). Government of Colombia and ELN to Request 7 Countries to Join Peace Talks. orinocotribune.com On Friday, November 25, after the conclusion of the first week of dialogue between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN), the two delegations announced that three agreements had been reached, among them a request to Brazil, Mexico, Chile and four other countries to accompany the peace talks. | In the joint communiqué, the delegations reaffirmed that the discussions that took place in Waraira Repano, Caracas on November 21 were held "in an atmosphere of confidence and optimism." | They announced the ratification of Cuba, Venezuela, and the Kingdom of Norway as guarantor countries. In addi…

Rqorinoco (2022-11-26). President Maduro Receives Prime Minister of Belize at Miraflores. orinocotribune.com On Friday, November 25, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, received the prime minister of Belize, John Briceño, at the Miraflores Palace. | Briceño arrived in Venezuela on Friday morning, where he will meet with authorities of the Venezuelan government in order to review the bilateral cooperation agenda. | Diplomatic relations between Venezuela and Belize have been positive and have strengthened peace diplomacy in the region and the international arena. This year mark…

____ (2022-11-26). Former head coach of China football team under probe. ecns.cn Li Tie, former head coach of China's national men's football team, is under investigation for suspected severe violation of laws, an official statement said Saturday.

PETER BYRNE (2022-11-26). The Befouling of Point Reyes National Seashore. indybay.org Author Peter Byrne exposes an environmental cover-up at Point Reyes National Seashore…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-26). Morocco Strengthens Its Air Power With Chinese Wing Loong II Combat Drones. southfront.org Wing Loong II side view, Dubai Air Show 2017. By Wikimedia user (Mztourist) | The Moroccan military has purchased an unspecified number of Wing Loong II from China, the French International Defense & Security (DIS) magazine, which is specialized in defense, armament and geostrategy, revealed in its November issue. | The Wing Loon II was developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group for use as an aerial reconnaissance and precision strike platform. It has an endurance of 32 hours an…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-26). Turkey Acknowledges Losing Three More Soldiers In Northern Iraq Operation. southfront.org Three more Turkish soldiers were killed in northern Iraq while taking part in Operation Claw-Lock against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). | In separate statements released on November 25, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense said that the soldiers were killed in clashes with PKK fighters. The three slain soldiers were identified by the ministry as Infantry Lieutenant Duabey Onur Ozturkmen, Infantry Private Ismail Unal and Infantry Specialist Sergeant Mustafa Yƒ±l…

Anonymous767 (2022-11-26). Russia Cracks Down On Kiev's Sabotage Network In Donbass. southfront.org One of the detained persons | The Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB) and Rosgvardiya (National Guard of Russia) carried out a series of raids in Lugansk region, according to reports in Russian media. | The recent raids were aimed at dismantling a network of agents of the Ukrainian intelligence agency SBU, infamous for killing civilians and staging terrorist attacks. | According to the available reports, the pro-Kiev network included artillery observers and various radicals. | During the raid, Russian securit…

Final Straw (2022-11-26). Final Straw: Matthew Lyons on Christian Nationalism. itsgoingdown.org Long-running anarchist radio and podcast show the Final Straw speaks with antifascist theorist and writer Matthew Lyons about Christian nationalism. Listen and Download HERE This is a conversation with Matthew Lyons, antifascist researcher, contributor to Three Way Fight Blog and author of, among other books, Insurgent Supremacists: The U.S. Far Right's Challenge to State and…

Staff (2022-11-26). Unión Eléctrica estima afectación de 750 MW en horario diurno y 1 036 MW en el pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu Se estima una afectación máxima de 750 MW por déficit de capacidad de generación en el horario diurno. Para la hora pico se prevé una disponibilidad de 2214 MW y una demanda máxima de 3180 MW, para un déficit de 966 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 1036 MW en este horario.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-11-26). After National Outcry from Black America, Mexico Issues Arrest Warrant for Death of Shanquella Robinson. moguldom.com Mexican authorities have issued an arrest warrant for one of the "friends" of Shanquella Robinson, the 25-year-old businesswoman from Charlotte, North Carolina, who died under suspicious circumstances on Oct. 29, one day after arriving with six others in San José del Cabo for a luxury vacation. Daniel de la Rosa Anaya is the local prosecutor …

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Tehran, New Delhi mull over expanding bilateral coop. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — A new round of political consultations between Iran and India was held in the Indian capital of New Delhi on Friday to explore avenues for the expansion of bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

Infobrics (2022-11-25). What to Expect from the New Brazilian Govt's Foreign Policy. infobrics.org Lula must revisit well-established relations with emerging economies in Asia — and with India in particular. Brazil-India relations have an untapped potential for technological and economic exchange that might become a priority for Brazil…

WSWS (2022-11-25). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Power utility workers protest against privatisation; Swiggy food delivery still on strike in Kerala; Australia: Qantas short-haul cabin crew vote to strike for pay increase; Auckland University staff work-to-rule…

Peter Schiff (2022-11-25). War on Cash: India Rolling Out Retail Pilot Program for Digital Rupee. asia-pacificresearch.com

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-25). Tanzanian Farmers Mobilize for Agroecology, Food Sovereignty and Pan-Africanism. libya360.wordpress.com Tanupriya Singh On November 17-18, over 400 smallholder farmers gathered for the 27th annual meeting of MVIWATA or the National Network of Small-Scale Farmers Groups in Tanzania. Peoples Dispatch spoke to them about their struggle for dignity and justice Hundreds of smallholder farmers gathered in the city of Morogoro on November 17 and 18 for…

A Guest Author (2022-11-25). European workers fight for wages and rights. workers.org This article was published in the Nov. 17 issue of Avante, the newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party, giving a roundup of struggles in Europe by the workers, whose living standards have been reduced as they are forced to pay the costs of the pandemic and the U.S./NATO proxy war . . . |

G. Dunkel (2022-11-25). On anniversary of historic victory, the challenges Haiti faces today. workers.org Depiction of Battle of Vertières November 18 is the 219th anniversary of the Battle of Vertières, which sealed the victory of the Haitian Revolution, a glorious victory for the oppressed of the world. The enslaving class of Haiti was crushed, and it was made clear that the enslavement of human . . . |

Media Lens (2022-11-25). The Medium: An Appeal For Support. dissidentvoice.org On November 15, as 90 Russian cruise missiles struck at Ukraine's energy network, a companion US-UK propaganda blitz blamed the Russian missiles for the deaths of two workers on a farm in Poland. This was a big deal. Poland is a member of Nato and Article 5 of Nato's treaty reads: 'The Parties agree that …

Martha Grevatt (2022-11-25). 'Red Cup Rebellion' Day: Starbucks workers strike 110+ stores. workers.org Cleveland As striking members of Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) explained while on the picket line, Red Cup Day is "like Starbucks' Black Friday." All over the world the promotion draws a larger-than-average number of customers for the red cup giveaway. But this year SBWU called a "Red Cup Rebellion" by . . . |

Editor (2022-11-25). Dollar Dominance is Financial Dominance. scheerpost.com The dollar system has proven resilient in the face of recent extreme and unexpected shocks, but it has also failed to foster sustainable growth and prosperity. Can it survive its contradictions? Evidence from the latest Trade and Development Report of UNCTAD suggests better South-South and commodity producers-consumers agreements are needed, on the way to a more inclusive international monetary system.

Editor (2022-11-25). Patrick Lawrence: Why Do Nations Erase the Past? scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost A recent report by the German news agency DPA has had me thinking ever since about various small, inconsequential matters: war, nationalism, identity, history, memory. It seems the people who manage the German gravesites of those who fell fighting the German army during World War II propose to …

Editor (2022-11-25). This Year's Biggest Strike Is by 48,000 Academic Workers at the University of California. scheerpost.com By Kenzo Esquivel / Labor Notes Across the prestigious University of California system, tens of thousands of workers walked off the job last week for the nation's largest strike of 2022, and the largest strike of academic workers in U.S. history. The energy was palpable as nearly 5,000 academic workers gathered at UC-Berkeley's campus November …

SP Editor (2022-11-25). Did the Ukraine War Kill 'Natural Gas?'. scheerpost.com Although the Ukraine War has been good for petroleum and fossil gas prices and sales in the short term, future historians may see it as the nail in the coffin of hydrocarbons.

____ (2022-11-25). Portugal beats Ghana 3-2 in World Cup Group H as Ronaldo scores in 5th World Cup. ecns.cn A controversial 63rd minute penalty by Cristiano Ronaldo put Portugal on the way to a 3-2 win over Ghana, with all the goals coming in the last half hour.

_____ (2022-11-25). Reality on the Ground in Ukraine. strategic-culture.org By Stephen LENDMAN | Russia is accomplishing its military objectives in Ukraine. | Its long-range, high-precision, hypersonic munitions cannot be intercepted by US/Western air defense systems used by Kiev. | "The goal of (Russia's) strikes (is being) accomplished, its Defense Ministry explained. | "All designated targets have been hit." | Military ones exclusively, no civilian ones. | Damage or destruction of nonmilitary sites in Kiev and elsewhere were caused by regime munitions falling in residential areas. | Deployment of regime troops, weapons, munitions and equipment to areas of combat by rail has been signi…

_____ (2022-11-25). Kick Out Apartheid: Campaigning For Justice In Sport For Palestine. popularresistance.org As the World Cup begins, Samidoun is part of a growing global campaign to demand FIFA take action to hold the Israeli occupation accountable for its ongoing crimes against the Palestinian people, including Palestinian sport. The campaign also aims to support anti-normalization efforts in support and boost sports boycott campaigns as well as #BoycottPuma and related actions in the sports world. It's time to score a goal for Palestine! | Israel has violated the principles of FIFA in a variety of ways that would normally warrant disciplinary actions and even a suspension of its membership. However, the politics of F…

____ (2022-11-25). Airlines optimistic about intl travel routes. ecns.cn More international flights are expected to return as travel curbs and COVID-19 prevention protocols are adjusted, China's three major airlines said.

____ (2022-11-25). Three China-developed monkey pox vaccines prove effective. ecns.cn China National Biotech Group (CNBG) on Tuesday announced that three mRNA vaccines to fight monkey pox have been proven effective.

____ (2022-11-25). China offers int'l cooperation opportunity via Chang'e lunar missions. ecns.cn The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Thursday revealed the international payloads that will piggyback on the Chang'e-6 lunar exploration mission, and announced another call for international payload proposals for the Chang'e-7 mission.

____ (2022-11-25). 'Wonton wrapper prince' thanks Chinese fans for support. ecns.cn Without the national team to support, Chinese soccer fans are rallying behind this year's FIFA World Cup mascot instead.

____ (2022-11-25). Spectacular sea of clouds enveloping Qinling Mountains in NW China. ecns.cn The sea of clouds surrounding the summit of the Qinling Mountains in Zhuque National Forest Park, Shaanxi Province is a breathtaking view.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Gen. Salami hails Basijis role in defending national security. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — The commander-in-chief of the IRGC has said that the Basijis are spearheading the fight against the enemies who seek to country's security.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Islamic Revolution victory changed equation of power in world. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — Tehran's provisional Friday prayers leader said that the Global Arrogance led by the United States does not want to see progress of the Islamic Republic of Iran on international stage.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Iran beat Wales at World Cup 2-0. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — Iran national football team won the second match of World Cup against Wales 2-0.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Iran, Wales finish half time at World Cup 0-0. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — Iran and Wales national football team have drown 0-0 at the end of half time in Group B of the World Cup in Qatar.

Staff (2022-11-25). Government of Venezuela and Opposition Resume Mexico Talks: What Is on the Table? (+Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com The representatives of the government of Venezuela and the far-right opposition sector Unitary Platform will meet again in Mexico to formally resume the talks suspended last year. | The president of the Venezuelan National Assembly and chief government negotiator, Jorge Rodríguez, published a statement declaring that the objective of this new meeting is to sign the "Second Partial Agreement for the Protection of the Venezuelan People," which has already been discussed exhaustively in Venezuela. | According to the text, this agreement contemplates the "recovery of legitimate resources, property of the Venezuelan S…

WSWS (2022-11-25). Australia: More than 800 rail freight drivers locked out by Pacific National. wsws.org The lockout, following Svitzer's manoeuvre last week, is a further indication that the basic rights of workers to oppose attacks on their pay and conditions are under assault from all sections of the ruling class.

Jake Johnson (2022-11-25). 'The Nightmare Materializes': Far-Right Extremist Itamar Ben-Gvir to Be Israel's National Security Minister. commondreams.org The Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Palestinian Authority said Ben-Gvir's elevation to national security minister could have a "catastrophic impact on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."

_____ (2022-11-25). U.S. Defenseless to Stop Turkish Ground Invasion in Syria. strategic-culture.org Many see the brewing war on the Kurds in Syria as a distraction manipulated by Erdogan in his effort to boost nationalist sentiments ahead of the election. | "It's the end of the road for those who believe they can stall Turkey by pun games, by changing names of terrorist organizations, by sharing pictures showing their soldiers next to terrorists," Turkish President Erdogan was directly referring to the U.S. and their support of the Syrian Def…

Fight Back (2022-11-25). Freedom Road Socialist Organization mourns the passing of Jean Pestieau, of the Workers Party of Belgium. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following message of condolences from the leadership of Freedom Road Socialist Organization to the Workers Party of Belgium. | November 16, 2022 | To: Workers Party of Belgium | From: Freedom Road Socialist Organization | Dear Comrades, | We were saddened to hear the news of the passing of Jean Pestieau, and we send out condolences to the Workers Party of Belgium and Jean's family and friends. | As a leading comrade in the PTB International Department, comrade Jean was friend, advisor and inspiration to revolutionaries around the world. He had was extremely knowledgeabl…

Staff (2022-11-25). NATO FMs to conspire against China as "threat to the international order" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stars and StripesNovember 25, 2022 US and NATO allies to discuss how to limit economic reliance on China U.S. and other western leaders next week will examine ways to reduce allied dependency on China…NATO's top official said Friday. "The war in Ukraine has demonstrated our dangerous dependency on Russian gas," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told …

Staff (2022-11-25). Ukrainian leader: national, NATO air and missile assets should be integrated. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineNovember 25, 2022 Ukraine needs air shield, reliable security guarantees — Yermak at Ukraine-NATO Commission meeting Ukraine needs reliable security guarantees, an important component of which is the security of the skies and effective air defense, Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak said during a videoconference meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Commission. *** "Kyiv Security …

WSWS (2022-11-25). UK strike wave escalates as over 200,000 walk out this week. wsws.org The strike wave in the UK is part of an upsurge of struggle throughout Europe and internationally including a one-day national walkout by public sector workers in Portugal last week and stoppages by oil refineries workers in France and the Netherlands.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). VIDEO: People in Tehran celebrate football win vs Wales. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — The Tehraners like many other Iranians in other cities and towns poured into the streets Friday to celebrate the national football team's win over Wales after the heavy defeat against England in Qatar World Cup.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Raeisi, other officials thank Team Melli for win vs Wales. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — In separate messages, President Raeisi, Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf and military officials thanked the hardworking members of the national football team for victory against Wales that made the people happy.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Qatar-World Cup: Iran 2-0 Wales. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — The national football men's team of Iran known as the Persian Leopards defeated Wales (the Dragons) 2-0 at group B of World Cup on Frday.

_____ (2022-11-25). Haitian Women Mobilize On November 25 Against Political Violence. popularresistance.org On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, peasant women, political activists, social activists, feminists, from across Haitian territory, will unite their voices on the streets. In their mobilizations to be held on November 25, they seek to publicly and internationally denounce the political violence against them, the repression and silencing of women of the working class sectors by paramilitary forces and instruments of the Haitian government. | Following in the footsteps of the three Dominican Mirabal sisters, whose brutal assassination in 1960 inspired the commemoratio…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-25). In Video: Russian Lancet Drones Target Ukrainian Military Equipment On Kherson Front. southfront.org MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | The Russian military continues to target the military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Kherson front with Lancet loitering munitions. | On November 25, Russian sources published a video documenting two recent Lancet strikes on the front. The first strike targeted what appears…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-25). Nigeria: The Last War Before the End of the World. libya360.wordpress.com Guadi Calvo The last war before the end of the world has been raging in Kaduna, a state in northwestern Nigeria, for at least ten years, between the Muslim majority ethnic group and essentially herdsmen known as Fulani, who fight against Christian farmers, renewing an ancestral conflict that the climate crisis and the war in…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-25). On the Development of China's Environmental Policies Towards an Ecological Civilization. libya360.wordpress.com China aims to build nearly 300 eco-cities We are very pleased to republish this important article by Efe Can Gàºrcan, Associate Professor at Tàºrkiye's Istinye University, which originally appeared in Volume 3 Issue 3 of the BRIQ (Belt & Road Initiative Quarterly). The author argues that China has already developed a firm understanding of its environmental problems…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-25). Ukraine: The Russian Winter Offensive. libya360.wordpress.com Gordon M. Hahn The only way Ukrainians will see anything approximating a holiday season is if a ceasefire can be arranged by New Year's Day, and it just might happen, regardless of President Volodomyr Zelenskiy's repeated assertions that there will be no negotiations with Russia until it withdraws all its troops from all occupied territories,…

Staff (2022-11-25). 26 November, Vancouver: Stand up for Palestine, Boycott Israeli Wines! samidoun.net Saturday, 26 Vancouver 2 pm BC Liquor Store, 768 Bute St at Alberni Downtown Vancouver www.facebook.com/events/839365647191853/ Join us to mark the annual International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People with a picket to "Tell the BC NDP Govt to Pull Israeli Apartheid Wines". Major international and Israeli human right groups, including Amnesty International, have …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-25). Violence Continues in Bolivia's Santa Cruz Department. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch On November 23, the governor of Santa Cruz and one of the organizers of the strike, Luis Fernando Camacho, accepted that the Population and Housing Census should be held in 2024. (Photo: ABI) Despite achieving key agreement on the date of the census, right-wing groups continue protests and violence in Santa Cruz On…

Staff (2022-11-25). Unión Eléctrica estima afectación de 750 MW en horario diurno y 1 000 MW en el pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu Para el horario pico se estima la entrada de la unidad 6 de la CTE Diez de Octubre con 100 MW y la entrada de 120 MW en motores diésel. Se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2 220 MW y una demanda máxima de 3 150 MW; de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 1 000 MW en este horario.

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2022-11-26: News Headlines

Manlio Dinucci (2022-11-26). Poisons at the FIFA World Cup. globalresearch.ca The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar hides a tragic reality that the political-media mainstream covered with silence. First of all, this Gulf emirate was chosen by FIFA to organize the 2022 World Cup. The International Football Federation, FIFA, is …

Marie Kelly (2022-11-26). Poor medical care for incarcerated people leads to deaths. workers.org Elisa Serna was only 24 when she died, due to medical neglect at a San Diego County jail in 2019. Serna was suffering from symptoms including vomiting and fainting, due to an intrauterine pregnancy and drug withdrawal. Her blood pressure was dropping. (Fox 5 San Diego, Oct. 26) An investigation . . . |

Andrew Green (2022-11-26). [Obituary] Dilip Mahalanabis. thelancet.com Paediatrician who pioneered the use of oral rehydration therapy. Born on Nov 12, 1934 in what is now Kishoreganj, Bangladesh, he died on Oct 16, 2022 in Kolkata, India, aged 87 years.

WSWS (2022-11-26). Sri Lankan president threatens to crush anti-government struggles. wsws.org The opposition SJB and JVP, along with the pseudo-lefts and the trade unions, have downplayed Wikremasinghe's threats in order to disarm the working class.

Mirinda Crissman (2022-11-26). Dr. Mutulu Shakur: A steadfast revolutionary. workers.org This article was originally published in Workers World Aug. 4, 2021. Dr. Mutulu Shakur was granted parole Nov. 10, but remains in prison as of this writing. Dr. Mutulu Shakur in 2020. Despite being imprisoned for 35 years, the revolutionary and aging Dr. Mutulu Shakur remains a steadfast beacon in . . . |

En.mehrnews (2022-11-26). Australia defeats Tunisia in 2022 World Cup. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — Australia defeated Tunisia 1-0 in the Group D match at Al Janoub Stadium, Al-Wakrah for their first win of the tournament.

____ (2022-11-26). Xi sends condolences to governor general of Solomon Islands over strong earthquake. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent condolences to Governor General of Solomon Islands David Vunagi over a strong earthquake rocking the Pacific island country.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-11-26). Tourism in Venezuela, From Rentierism to the Productive Economy. orinocotribune.com Caracas, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) The 15th edition of the International Tourism Fair of Venezuela (FITVen) will begin on Thursday in the state of Anzoátegui, with the interest of the authorities to turn the sector into an engine for the development of the economy. | "This is going to be a great meeting, and I am not risking saying that it will be the most resounding Fair that the Bolivarian Republic has had in its entire history because it is designed with a vision of future," said the Minister of Tourism, Alí Padrón, in an exclusive interview with Prensa Latina. | The official stated: "we want to promote the reali…

Rqorinoco (2022-11-26). President Maduro Receives Prime Minister of Belize at Miraflores. orinocotribune.com On Friday, November 25, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, received the prime minister of Belize, John Briceño, at the Miraflores Palace. | Briceño arrived in Venezuela on Friday morning, where he will meet with authorities of the Venezuelan government in order to review the bilateral cooperation agenda. | Diplomatic relations between Venezuela and Belize have been positive and have strengthened peace diplomacy in the region and the international arena. This year mark…

____ (2022-11-26). Chinese naval vessel to participate in int'l fleet review. ecns.cn The Changsha, a People's Liberation Army (PLA) naval vessel, set sail on Friday to attend an international fleet review in Bangladesh.

WSWS (2022-11-26). Art and despair: Tess Gunty's The Rabbit Hutch wins National Book Award. wsws.org Gunty's novel stands out as a smart, funny and humane alternative that recognizes to a degree the importance of class and environment on the formation of character.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-26). MP slams Western countries use of human rights as tool. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — The Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission says that western countries prove their trustworthiness by using and considering human rights as a tool.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-26). 2 Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — The Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Friday that two Turkish soldiers were killed in northern Iraq.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-26). Russia resumes flights to Syria after twelve-years hiatus. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — Russian civil airline Cosmos launched a flight from Makhachkala Airport in Dagestan to the Latakia International Airport, after a 12-year hiatus.

Rqorinoco (2022-11-26). Government of Colombia and ELN to Request 7 Countries to Join Peace Talks. orinocotribune.com On Friday, November 25, after the conclusion of the first week of dialogue between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN), the two delegations announced that three agreements had been reached, among them a request to Brazil, Mexico, Chile and four other countries to accompany the peace talks. | In the joint communiqué, the delegations reaffirmed that the discussions that took place in Waraira Repano, Caracas on November 21 were held "in an atmosphere of confidence and optimism." | They announced the ratification of Cuba, Venezuela, and the Kingdom of Norway as guarantor countries. In addi…

____ (2022-11-26). Former head coach of China football team under probe. ecns.cn Li Tie, former head coach of China's national men's football team, is under investigation for suspected severe violation of laws, an official statement said Saturday.

PETER BYRNE (2022-11-26). The Befouling of Point Reyes National Seashore. indybay.org Author Peter Byrne exposes an environmental cover-up at Point Reyes National Seashore…

A Guest Author (2022-11-25). European workers fight for wages and rights. workers.org This article was published in the Nov. 17 issue of Avante, the newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party, giving a roundup of struggles in Europe by the workers, whose living standards have been reduced as they are forced to pay the costs of the pandemic and the U.S./NATO proxy war . . . |

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Tehran, New Delhi mull over expanding bilateral coop. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — A new round of political consultations between Iran and India was held in the Indian capital of New Delhi on Friday to explore avenues for the expansion of bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

Infobrics (2022-11-25). What to Expect from the New Brazilian Govt's Foreign Policy. infobrics.org Lula must revisit well-established relations with emerging economies in Asia — and with India in particular. Brazil-India relations have an untapped potential for technological and economic exchange that might become a priority for Brazil…

WSWS (2022-11-25). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Power utility workers protest against privatisation; Swiggy food delivery still on strike in Kerala; Australia: Qantas short-haul cabin crew vote to strike for pay increase; Auckland University staff work-to-rule…

Peter Schiff (2022-11-25). War on Cash: India Rolling Out Retail Pilot Program for Digital Rupee. asia-pacificresearch.com

G. Dunkel (2022-11-25). On anniversary of historic victory, the challenges Haiti faces today. workers.org Depiction of Battle of Vertières November 18 is the 219th anniversary of the Battle of Vertières, which sealed the victory of the Haitian Revolution, a glorious victory for the oppressed of the world. The enslaving class of Haiti was crushed, and it was made clear that the enslavement of human . . . |

Media Lens (2022-11-25). The Medium: An Appeal For Support. dissidentvoice.org On November 15, as 90 Russian cruise missiles struck at Ukraine's energy network, a companion US-UK propaganda blitz blamed the Russian missiles for the deaths of two workers on a farm in Poland. This was a big deal. Poland is a member of Nato and Article 5 of Nato's treaty reads: 'The Parties agree that …

Martha Grevatt (2022-11-25). 'Red Cup Rebellion' Day: Starbucks workers strike 110+ stores. workers.org Cleveland As striking members of Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) explained while on the picket line, Red Cup Day is "like Starbucks' Black Friday." All over the world the promotion draws a larger-than-average number of customers for the red cup giveaway. But this year SBWU called a "Red Cup Rebellion" by . . . |

Editor (2022-11-25). Dollar Dominance is Financial Dominance. scheerpost.com The dollar system has proven resilient in the face of recent extreme and unexpected shocks, but it has also failed to foster sustainable growth and prosperity. Can it survive its contradictions? Evidence from the latest Trade and Development Report of UNCTAD suggests better South-South and commodity producers-consumers agreements are needed, on the way to a more inclusive international monetary system.

Editor (2022-11-25). Patrick Lawrence: Why Do Nations Erase the Past? scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost A recent report by the German news agency DPA has had me thinking ever since about various small, inconsequential matters: war, nationalism, identity, history, memory. It seems the people who manage the German gravesites of those who fell fighting the German army during World War II propose to …

Editor (2022-11-25). This Year's Biggest Strike Is by 48,000 Academic Workers at the University of California. scheerpost.com By Kenzo Esquivel / Labor Notes Across the prestigious University of California system, tens of thousands of workers walked off the job last week for the nation's largest strike of 2022, and the largest strike of academic workers in U.S. history. The energy was palpable as nearly 5,000 academic workers gathered at UC-Berkeley's campus November …

SP Editor (2022-11-25). Did the Ukraine War Kill 'Natural Gas?'. scheerpost.com Although the Ukraine War has been good for petroleum and fossil gas prices and sales in the short term, future historians may see it as the nail in the coffin of hydrocarbons.

____ (2022-11-25). Portugal beats Ghana 3-2 in World Cup Group H as Ronaldo scores in 5th World Cup. ecns.cn A controversial 63rd minute penalty by Cristiano Ronaldo put Portugal on the way to a 3-2 win over Ghana, with all the goals coming in the last half hour.

_____ (2022-11-25). Reality on the Ground in Ukraine. strategic-culture.org By Stephen LENDMAN | Russia is accomplishing its military objectives in Ukraine. | Its long-range, high-precision, hypersonic munitions cannot be intercepted by US/Western air defense systems used by Kiev. | "The goal of (Russia's) strikes (is being) accomplished, its Defense Ministry explained. | "All designated targets have been hit." | Military ones exclusively, no civilian ones. | Damage or destruction of nonmilitary sites in Kiev and elsewhere were caused by regime munitions falling in residential areas. | Deployment of regime troops, weapons, munitions and equipment to areas of combat by rail has been signi…

_____ (2022-11-25). Kick Out Apartheid: Campaigning For Justice In Sport For Palestine. popularresistance.org As the World Cup begins, Samidoun is part of a growing global campaign to demand FIFA take action to hold the Israeli occupation accountable for its ongoing crimes against the Palestinian people, including Palestinian sport. The campaign also aims to support anti-normalization efforts in support and boost sports boycott campaigns as well as #BoycottPuma and related actions in the sports world. It's time to score a goal for Palestine! | Israel has violated the principles of FIFA in a variety of ways that would normally warrant disciplinary actions and even a suspension of its membership. However, the politics of F…

____ (2022-11-25). Airlines optimistic about intl travel routes. ecns.cn More international flights are expected to return as travel curbs and COVID-19 prevention protocols are adjusted, China's three major airlines said.

____ (2022-11-25). Three China-developed monkey pox vaccines prove effective. ecns.cn China National Biotech Group (CNBG) on Tuesday announced that three mRNA vaccines to fight monkey pox have been proven effective.

____ (2022-11-25). China offers int'l cooperation opportunity via Chang'e lunar missions. ecns.cn The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Thursday revealed the international payloads that will piggyback on the Chang'e-6 lunar exploration mission, and announced another call for international payload proposals for the Chang'e-7 mission.

____ (2022-11-25). 'Wonton wrapper prince' thanks Chinese fans for support. ecns.cn Without the national team to support, Chinese soccer fans are rallying behind this year's FIFA World Cup mascot instead.

____ (2022-11-25). Spectacular sea of clouds enveloping Qinling Mountains in NW China. ecns.cn The sea of clouds surrounding the summit of the Qinling Mountains in Zhuque National Forest Park, Shaanxi Province is a breathtaking view.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Gen. Salami hails Basijis role in defending national security. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — The commander-in-chief of the IRGC has said that the Basijis are spearheading the fight against the enemies who seek to country's security.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Islamic Revolution victory changed equation of power in world. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — Tehran's provisional Friday prayers leader said that the Global Arrogance led by the United States does not want to see progress of the Islamic Republic of Iran on international stage.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Iran beat Wales at World Cup 2-0. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — Iran national football team won the second match of World Cup against Wales 2-0.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Iran, Wales finish half time at World Cup 0-0. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — Iran and Wales national football team have drown 0-0 at the end of half time in Group B of the World Cup in Qatar.

Staff (2022-11-25). Government of Venezuela and Opposition Resume Mexico Talks: What Is on the Table? (+Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com The representatives of the government of Venezuela and the far-right opposition sector Unitary Platform will meet again in Mexico to formally resume the talks suspended last year. | The president of the Venezuelan National Assembly and chief government negotiator, Jorge Rodríguez, published a statement declaring that the objective of this new meeting is to sign the "Second Partial Agreement for the Protection of the Venezuelan People," which has already been discussed exhaustively in Venezuela. | According to the text, this agreement contemplates the "recovery of legitimate resources, property of the Venezuelan S…

WSWS (2022-11-25). Australia: More than 800 rail freight drivers locked out by Pacific National. wsws.org The lockout, following Svitzer's manoeuvre last week, is a further indication that the basic rights of workers to oppose attacks on their pay and conditions are under assault from all sections of the ruling class.

Jake Johnson (2022-11-25). 'The Nightmare Materializes': Far-Right Extremist Itamar Ben-Gvir to Be Israel's National Security Minister. commondreams.org The Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Palestinian Authority said Ben-Gvir's elevation to national security minister could have a "catastrophic impact on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."

_____ (2022-11-25). U.S. Defenseless to Stop Turkish Ground Invasion in Syria. strategic-culture.org Many see the brewing war on the Kurds in Syria as a distraction manipulated by Erdogan in his effort to boost nationalist sentiments ahead of the election. | "It's the end of the road for those who believe they can stall Turkey by pun games, by changing names of terrorist organizations, by sharing pictures showing their soldiers next to terrorists," Turkish President Erdogan was directly referring to the U.S. and their support of the Syrian Def…

Fight Back (2022-11-25). Freedom Road Socialist Organization mourns the passing of Jean Pestieau, of the Workers Party of Belgium. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following message of condolences from the leadership of Freedom Road Socialist Organization to the Workers Party of Belgium. | November 16, 2022 | To: Workers Party of Belgium | From: Freedom Road Socialist Organization | Dear Comrades, | We were saddened to hear the news of the passing of Jean Pestieau, and we send out condolences to the Workers Party of Belgium and Jean's family and friends. | As a leading comrade in the PTB International Department, comrade Jean was friend, advisor and inspiration to revolutionaries around the world. He had was extremely knowledgeabl…

Staff (2022-11-25). NATO FMs to conspire against China as "threat to the international order" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stars and StripesNovember 25, 2022 US and NATO allies to discuss how to limit economic reliance on China U.S. and other western leaders next week will examine ways to reduce allied dependency on China…NATO's top official said Friday. "The war in Ukraine has demonstrated our dangerous dependency on Russian gas," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told …

Staff (2022-11-25). Ukrainian leader: national, NATO air and missile assets should be integrated. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineNovember 25, 2022 Ukraine needs air shield, reliable security guarantees — Yermak at Ukraine-NATO Commission meeting Ukraine needs reliable security guarantees, an important component of which is the security of the skies and effective air defense, Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak said during a videoconference meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Commission. *** "Kyiv Security …

WSWS (2022-11-25). UK strike wave escalates as over 200,000 walk out this week. wsws.org The strike wave in the UK is part of an upsurge of struggle throughout Europe and internationally including a one-day national walkout by public sector workers in Portugal last week and stoppages by oil refineries workers in France and the Netherlands.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). VIDEO: People in Tehran celebrate football win vs Wales. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — The Tehraners like many other Iranians in other cities and towns poured into the streets Friday to celebrate the national football team's win over Wales after the heavy defeat against England in Qatar World Cup.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Raeisi, other officials thank Team Melli for win vs Wales. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — In separate messages, President Raeisi, Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf and military officials thanked the hardworking members of the national football team for victory against Wales that made the people happy.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Qatar-World Cup: Iran 2-0 Wales. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — The national football men's team of Iran known as the Persian Leopards defeated Wales (the Dragons) 2-0 at group B of World Cup on Frday.

_____ (2022-11-25). Haitian Women Mobilize On November 25 Against Political Violence. popularresistance.org On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, peasant women, political activists, social activists, feminists, from across Haitian territory, will unite their voices on the streets. In their mobilizations to be held on November 25, they seek to publicly and internationally denounce the political violence against them, the repression and silencing of women of the working class sectors by paramilitary forces and instruments of the Haitian government. | Following in the footsteps of the three Dominican Mirabal sisters, whose brutal assassination in 1960 inspired the commemoratio…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-25). In Video: Russian Lancet Drones Target Ukrainian Military Equipment On Kherson Front. southfront.org MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | The Russian military continues to target the military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Kherson front with Lancet loitering munitions. | On November 25, Russian sources published a video documenting two recent Lancet strikes on the front. The first strike targeted what appears…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-25). Nigeria: The Last War Before the End of the World. libya360.wordpress.com Guadi Calvo The last war before the end of the world has been raging in Kaduna, a state in northwestern Nigeria, for at least ten years, between the Muslim majority ethnic group and essentially herdsmen known as Fulani, who fight against Christian farmers, renewing an ancestral conflict that the climate crisis and the war in…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-25). On the Development of China's Environmental Policies Towards an Ecological Civilization. libya360.wordpress.com China aims to build nearly 300 eco-cities We are very pleased to republish this important article by Efe Can Gàºrcan, Associate Professor at Tàºrkiye's Istinye University, which originally appeared in Volume 3 Issue 3 of the BRIQ (Belt & Road Initiative Quarterly). The author argues that China has already developed a firm understanding of its environmental problems…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-25). Ukraine: The Russian Winter Offensive. libya360.wordpress.com Gordon M. Hahn The only way Ukrainians will see anything approximating a holiday season is if a ceasefire can be arranged by New Year's Day, and it just might happen, regardless of President Volodomyr Zelenskiy's repeated assertions that there will be no negotiations with Russia until it withdraws all its troops from all occupied territories,…

Staff (2022-11-25). 26 November, Vancouver: Stand up for Palestine, Boycott Israeli Wines! samidoun.net Saturday, 26 Vancouver 2 pm BC Liquor Store, 768 Bute St at Alberni Downtown Vancouver www.facebook.com/events/839365647191853/ Join us to mark the annual International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People with a picket to "Tell the BC NDP Govt to Pull Israeli Apartheid Wines". Major international and Israeli human right groups, including Amnesty International, have …

Staff (2022-11-25). Unión Eléctrica estima afectación de 750 MW en horario diurno y 1 000 MW en el pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu Para el horario pico se estima la entrada de la unidad 6 de la CTE Diez de Octubre con 100 MW y la entrada de 120 MW en motores diésel. Se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2 220 MW y una demanda máxima de 3 150 MW; de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 1 000 MW en este horario.

_____ (2022-11-24). African And Indigenous Peoples: An Alliance For Defense, Survival And Revolution. popularresistance.org Yet again a holiday for mass delusion about "Pilgrims and Indians" looms. It is a day when practically nobody seated around tables piled high with big dead birds and assorted platters of carbohydrates gives even a passing thought to Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor John Winthrop's 1637 journal entry calling for "…a day of thanksgiving kept in all the churches for our victories against the Pequots." Plymouth Colony Governor William Bradford provided a detailed account of the so-called victories over an estimated 700 members of an indigenous community: | "Those that scraped the fire were [slain] with the sword;…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-24). Iran, India taken neutral stand regarding Ukraine conflict. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani says Iran and India are two independent powers who have taken a neutral stance regarding the conflict in Ukraine.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-24). Iran-India coop. to strengthens multilateralism in world. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) — Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani said that cooperation between Iran and India will strengthen multilateralism in the international system.

SAMIR (2022-11-24). International Film Festival of India: Don't glorify Israeli war crimes! bdsmovement.net

Editor (2022-11-24). BBC Accused of 'Whitewashing' Autocratic Azerbaijan in BP-Sponsored Film. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-24). My Thanksgiving: How Testifying for Native Americans Made Me a Witness to History. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-24). [rewind] Robert Scheer: Three Antidotes to America's Toxic Thanksgiving Myth. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-24). The US Spends Almost as Much on Healthcare as the Rest of the World Combined and Has One of the Worst Outcomes. scheerpost.com Esteemed physician Dr. Stephen Bezruchka explains why spending the most in the midst of inequality and flawed politics produces an unhealthy prognosis.

Infobrics (2022-11-24). The Yuan as the Leading Foreign Currency in the Russian Market. infobrics.org It is the Chinese yuan that is becoming the most popular "friendly" currency among both Russian entrepreneurs and citizens, who are converting their dollar savings into yuan. Demand growth is trending, and the position of the yuan in the Russian foreign exchange market is strengthening month by month, writes Alexander Losev, financial expert, Member of Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy…

Media Lens (2022-11-24). Message to Joe Biden: 'You have promised to defend "every inch of NATO territory." Are you going to bomb Russia now?'. globalresearch.ca

SP Editor (2022-11-24). How Terror Came Home and What to Make of It. scheerpost.com By Andrea Mazzarino | TomDispatch Recently, an agent of the Department of Homeland Security called me and started asking questions about a childhood acquaintance being investigated for extremism. I put him off. My feelings about this were, to say the least, complex. As a military spouse of 10 years and someone who has long written about …

SP Editor (2022-11-24). Mark Fiore: Thanksgiving for Billionaires. scheerpost.com By Mark Fiore / Original to Scheerpost As we revel in the joy and wonder of Thanksgiving, let us be particularly thankful that a good number of billionaires are making asses of themselves. (I focused on American billionaires in this cartoon since Thanksgiving for Billionaires is, of course, a U.S. holiday.) Elon Musk is doing the …

Editor (2022-11-24). 'Historic Win': UN Members to Start Talks on 'Inclusive and Effective' Global Tax Standards. scheerpost.com Applauding African nations that led the new resolution, one activist argued that "shifting power from the OECD is paramount to end the exploitation and plunder of developing countries."

____ (2022-11-24). Natural landscape of Qiandao Lake in Hangzhou. ecns.cn Islands scattered across the Qiandao Lake, or the Thousand-Island Lake create a breathtaking scenery in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, breathtaking scenery, Nov. 23, 2022.

Infobrics (2022-11-24). Britain's negotiations on Chagos could strengthen Argentina's claim on Falkland Islands. infobrics.org Although the British government does not want to begin talks on the Malvinas Islands issue, its position in a similar case like Chagos could force the issue wide open.

_____ (2022-11-24). China factor in recent international fora. journal-neo.org The phrase "shifting the center of gravity of global processes to the Indo-Pacific" has long been a well-established meme, i.e. it reflects a fairly obvious reality. In this regard, the fact that from November 8 to 19 this year in Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand, in the three countries of the (sub)region of Southeast Asia, a …

_____ (2022-11-24). 73% Of The World's Population Did Not Call For Russian Reparations. popularresistance.org By this measure, only 27% of the world's population supported the resolution; 73% did not. This is a resounding defeat for US/NATO "soft power." It can only be explained by global antipathy toward the US/NATO side in this war and sympathy for Russia. | Consider that the US has long used bribes and threats to engineer UNGA votes; it controls the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank; it imposes illegal unilateral coercive measures ("sanctions") on a quarter of the world's population; it is prolific and virtually alone in its constant coups and destabilization campaigns against uncooperative governments ar…

_____ (2022-11-24). Decolonizing Thanksgiving And Supporting Indigenous Peoples. popularresistance.org This week, as some people in the United States celebrated the mythical 'Thanksgiving' dinner, Indigenous Peoples held a National Day of Mourning and continued their resistance to defend the land and water. As Native American, Matt Remle, writes: | "Despite colonial efforts to exterminate, terminate, relocate, and assimilate Indigenous populations, Native communities continue to resist efforts to both desecrate Unci Maka and strip Native peoples of their languages, spirituality and communities." | Settler colonialism continues to this day in the United States and around the world as do resistance efforts to reclai…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-24). In Video: New Wave Of Iraqi Airstrikes Hit ISIS Hideouts In Kirkuk. southfront.org Iraqi Air Force F-16s during a training sortie on July 18, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski) | On November 21, F-16 fighter jets of the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) carried out a series of airstrikes on hideouts of ISIS cells in Wadi al-Khas in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk. | In a statement, the Iraqi Security Media Cell said that the IQAF carried out the airstrikes after coordinating with the National Intelligence Service and the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency. | The air…

Ben Norton (2022-11-24). French Ambassador: US 'Rules-based Order' Means Western Domination, Violating International Law. globalresearch.ca

Brett Wilkins (2022-11-24). UN Human Rights Council Launches Probe of Iran's Deadly Protest Repression. commondreams.org "Today's vote sends a clear message to the Iranian authorities that they can no longer commit crimes under international law without fear of consequences," said Amnesty International's Agnès Callamard.

____ (2022-11-24). China's live streaming e-commerce users exceed 460 million. ecns.cn China's live streaming e-commerce users have exceeded 460 million as of June this year, increasing by 204 million compared with that of March 2020, accounting for 44.6 percent of total net users, said a report on the country's e-commerce released by the Academy of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.

____ (2022-11-24). Anwar Ibrahim named new Malaysian PM. ecns.cn Anwar Ibrahim, the leader of the Pakatan Harapan coalition, has been named the prime minister of Malaysia, the national palace said on Thursday.

____ (2022-11-24). China solicits scientific questions globally in deep space exploration. ecns.cn The China National Space Administration (CNSA) began to solicit important scientific questions worldwide in deep space exploration Thursday.

____ (2022-11-24). China, Laos to hold third border defense friendship exchange. ecns.cn China and Laos agreed to hold the third border defense friendship exchange at the end of November, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday.

____ (2022-11-24). Trade cooperation based on ideology goes against common interest: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn NATO has been expanding its reach since the end of the Cold War. NATO has extended its collective defence clause to the domains of cyberspace and outer space, which should be handled by the UN and specialized international institutions.

____ (2022-11-24). Snow leopard spotted in NW China's Qinghai. ecns.cn A rare wild snow leopard was spotted at Sanjiangyuan National Park in northwest China's Qinghai Province. The video was captured by a photographer only 400 meters away from it.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-24). Iraqi forces to be redeployed on borders with Iran, Turkey. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) — The Iraqi National Security Council announced a plan to redeploy the Iraqi border forces to hold the area along the borders with Iran and Turkey.

Fvorinoco (2022-11-24). ALBA—TCP Welcomes Continuation of Dialogue Between Colombia and ELN. orinocotribune.com The alliance reaffirms its commitment to all efforts that lead to total peace in Colombia. | This Wednesday, member states of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America—Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) issued a statement welcoming the "resumption of the political dialogue process between the government of the Republic of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) in order to advance a peace process coinciding with the full construction of democracy." | The aforementioned text indicates that the installation of the political dialogue table in Caracas, after having been interrupted for four y…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-24). Canada Sets Up Embassy in Rwanda, Amidst Growing Mass Anti-Imperialist Movement in Neighbouring DRC. libya360.wordpress.com Christian Shingiro PCCO (Parti Communiste Congolais) in demonstration protesting rebel groups in Eastern Congo. Image courtesy of: Boswa Isekombe Sylvere, general secretary of the PCCO and leader of the FUPC. The Canadian government set up an embassy in Rwanda this June, to combat Russian and Chinese influence in Africa, under the racist logic that African…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-24). European Parliament Resolution Against Russia Threatens Dialogue and Peace. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara López On November 23, the European Union Parliament, through a non-binding resolution, qualified the Russian Federation as a "State sponsor of terrorism" with 494 votes in favor, 58 against and 44 abstentions. As expected from Kiev came the immediate thanks of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba who declared "Russia must be…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-24). Fidel and a New Type of Relationship Between Cuba and the U.S. libya360.wordpress.com José Ramón Cabañas The statue of Fidel Castro in Moscow. In order to understand Fidel Castro's contribution to Political Science and, in particular, to the sphere of International Relations, especially in regard to Cuba's ties with the United States, one must start from the precedent of the work and practice of José Martí, the Cuban…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-24). How Ukraine's Corrupt Elites are Profiting from the Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com Olga Sukharevskaya Ukraine's newly elected President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) walks to his Presidential office after a ceremony of his oath in the Ukrainian Parliament, in Kiev, Ukraine. © STR / NurPhoto via Getty Images Officials and oligarchs have diverted much of the financial support sent to Kiev Since the beginning of Russia's military offensive in Ukraine, the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-24). Moscow Explains its Ukraine Objectives to the UNSC. libya360.wordpress.com Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing on Ukraine Mr.President, At the outset, let us repeat our position regarding the participation of the president of Ukraine in the meeting via VTC, which happens not for the first time. As we repeatedly stated, we have nothing against his participation, but he needs to be…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-24). Putin Invokes Castro's Legacy. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR Statue of Fidel Castro, first of its kind anywhere in the world, was unveiled by President Vladimir Putin, Moscow, Nov. 22, 2022 A three-meter-tall bronze statue of Fidel Castro was unveiled on Tuesday in the Fidel Castro Square in Moscow's Sokol District by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-24). Ukraine — Lights Out, No Water and Soon No Heat. libya360.wordpress.com Moon of Alabama Earlier today the Russian military shut down the Ukrainian electricity network. Previous attacks had limited the distribution capacity to some 50% of demand. Controlled blackouts over several hours per day allowed to give some electricity for a few hours to most parts of the country. The attack today created a much larger…

Jessica Corbett (2022-11-24). Indigenous People Push Back Against US 'Thanksgiving Mythology'. commondreams.org "We will not stop telling the truth about the Thanksgiving story and what happened to our ancestors," says Kisha James, whose grandfather founded the National Day of Mourning in 1970.

Paul Craig Roberts (2022-11-24). How Much Longer Will Thanksgiving Be a National Holiday? thealtworld.com This is a legitimate question. According to the New York Times' 1619 Project, according to what is taught in US universities and public schools, and according to what the American left and those influenced by them believe, to celebrate Thanksgiving is to celebrate the racism of white supremacy. As this belief is growing and not shrinking, how much longer before Thanksgiving becomes a day of atonement for racist sins? | Erasing national holidays is a way of erasing a culture. As Thanksgiving grows increasingly offensive to people of color, as Easter, once a Christian celebration of the Resurrection, disappears int…

Staff (2022-11-24). PHOTOS: 13-nation drill "showcasing NATO's firepower" held near Russian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMultinational Corps Northeast Allies demonstrate NATO's firepower during armoured gunnery competition in Latvia On November 14-17, NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup Latvia together with the Latvian Mechanized Infantry Brigade conducted Iron Spear 2022. Alongside the Allies based in Latvia, this regularly scheduled armoured gunnery competition saw a number of multinational crews currently …

WSWS (2022-11-24). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Around 365,000 public sector workers in Portugal hold one-day national pay strike; UK rail dispute continues with more strike days announced, as postal and university lecturers walk out over pay, jobs and conditions; South Africa's public sector holds one-day pay strike in all provinces but Western Cape where unions cancel strike and oppose unity with striking taxi drivers…

WSWS (2022-11-24). "You stand in the front rank of the struggle for the future": Autoworker calls for joint action with railroaders fighting for national strike. wsws.org This statement was delivered by an autoworker at a public meeting Wednesday sponsored by the Railroad Workers Rank-and-File Committee.

WSWS (2022-11-24). The political crisis in Brazil and the fight for the revolutionary party. wsws.org These remarks were delivered by Tomas Castanheira to the Sixth National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (Australia), held from September 24 to 27, 2022.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-24). COP27 Concludes While the Environmental Crisis Continues. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Although a fund to address "damage and loss" was established, still no real commitments were made by the capitalist states to halt environmental degradation and transition to renewable energy sources There were high expectations for the United Nations Climate Conference held in the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh. COP27 took place on the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-24). Ecuador's Resistance Confronts Multinational Mining Monster. libya360.wordpress.com In the second chapter of filmmaker Oscar Leon's series on Ecuador's resistance, Leon travels to the rural Andean community of Buenos Aires to meet rural campesinos and indigenous citizens defending their land against multinational mining companies. The clash over land and resources goes to the heart of the conflict that paralyzed Ecuador's society in the…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-11-24). Bolivia: Far-Right Protesters Attack Ambulances & Health Workers. orinocotribune.com Far-right opposition groups in the city of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, are violating international law by attacking health workers and hindering the passage of ambulances. The city's police have registered more than Protesters say they want the national census to be brought forward six months, and the…

WSWS (2022-11-24). Sri Lankan unions shut down government press workers' strike. wsws.org The Government Press plant is one of many state-owned enterprises being targeted for privatisation and associated attacks on wages, conditions and jobs.

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2022-11-25: News Headlines

A Guest Author (2022-11-25). European workers fight for wages and rights. workers.org This article was published in the Nov. 17 issue of Avante, the newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party, giving a roundup of struggles in Europe by the workers, whose living standards have been reduced as they are forced to pay the costs of the pandemic and the U.S./NATO proxy war . . . |

Staff (2022-11-25). Government of Venezuela and Opposition Resume Mexico Talks: What Is on the Table? (+Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com The representatives of the government of Venezuela and the far-right opposition sector Unitary Platform will meet again in Mexico to formally resume the talks suspended last year. | The president of the Venezuelan National Assembly and chief government negotiator, Jorge Rodríguez, published a statement declaring that the objective of this new meeting is to sign the "Second Partial Agreement for the Protection of the Venezuelan People," which has already been discussed exhaustively in Venezuela. | According to the text, this agreement contemplates the "recovery of legitimate resources, property of the Venezuelan S…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Tehran, New Delhi mull over expanding bilateral coop. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — A new round of political consultations between Iran and India was held in the Indian capital of New Delhi on Friday to explore avenues for the expansion of bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

Infobrics (2022-11-25). What to Expect from the New Brazilian Govt's Foreign Policy. infobrics.org Lula must revisit well-established relations with emerging economies in Asia — and with India in particular. Brazil-India relations have an untapped potential for technological and economic exchange that might become a priority for Brazil…

G. Dunkel (2022-11-25). On anniversary of historic victory, the challenges Haiti faces today. workers.org Depiction of Battle of Vertières November 18 is the 219th anniversary of the Battle of Vertières, which sealed the victory of the Haitian Revolution, a glorious victory for the oppressed of the world. The enslaving class of Haiti was crushed, and it was made clear that the enslavement of human . . . |

Media Lens (2022-11-25). The Medium: An Appeal For Support. dissidentvoice.org On November 15, as 90 Russian cruise missiles struck at Ukraine's energy network, a companion US-UK propaganda blitz blamed the Russian missiles for the deaths of two workers on a farm in Poland. This was a big deal. Poland is a member of Nato and Article 5 of Nato's treaty reads: 'The Parties agree that …

____ (2022-11-25). Portugal beats Ghana 3-2 in World Cup Group H as Ronaldo scores in 5th World Cup. ecns.cn A controversial 63rd minute penalty by Cristiano Ronaldo put Portugal on the way to a 3-2 win over Ghana, with all the goals coming in the last half hour.

____ (2022-11-25). Airlines optimistic about intl travel routes. ecns.cn More international flights are expected to return as travel curbs and COVID-19 prevention protocols are adjusted, China's three major airlines said.

____ (2022-11-25). Three China-developed monkey pox vaccines prove effective. ecns.cn China National Biotech Group (CNBG) on Tuesday announced that three mRNA vaccines to fight monkey pox have been proven effective.

____ (2022-11-25). China offers int'l cooperation opportunity via Chang'e lunar missions. ecns.cn The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Thursday revealed the international payloads that will piggyback on the Chang'e-6 lunar exploration mission, and announced another call for international payload proposals for the Chang'e-7 mission.

____ (2022-11-25). 'Wonton wrapper prince' thanks Chinese fans for support. ecns.cn Without the national team to support, Chinese soccer fans are rallying behind this year's FIFA World Cup mascot instead.

____ (2022-11-25). Spectacular sea of clouds enveloping Qinling Mountains in NW China. ecns.cn The sea of clouds surrounding the summit of the Qinling Mountains in Zhuque National Forest Park, Shaanxi Province is a breathtaking view.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Gen. Salami hails Basijis role in defending national security. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — The commander-in-chief of the IRGC has said that the Basijis are spearheading the fight against the enemies who seek to country's security.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Islamic Revolution victory changed equation of power in world. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — Tehran's provisional Friday prayers leader said that the Global Arrogance led by the United States does not want to see progress of the Islamic Republic of Iran on international stage.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Iran beat Wales at World Cup 2-0. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — Iran national football team won the second match of World Cup against Wales 2-0.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Iran, Wales finish half time at World Cup 0-0. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — Iran and Wales national football team have drown 0-0 at the end of half time in Group B of the World Cup in Qatar.

WSWS (2022-11-25). Australia: More than 800 rail freight drivers locked out by Pacific National. wsws.org The lockout, following Svitzer's manoeuvre last week, is a further indication that the basic rights of workers to oppose attacks on their pay and conditions are under assault from all sections of the ruling class.

Fight Back (2022-11-25). Freedom Road Socialist Organization mourns the passing of Jean Pestieau, of the Workers Party of Belgium. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following message of condolences from the leadership of Freedom Road Socialist Organization to the Workers Party of Belgium. | November 16, 2022 | To: Workers Party of Belgium | From: Freedom Road Socialist Organization | Dear Comrades, | We were saddened to hear the news of the passing of Jean Pestieau, and we send out condolences to the Workers Party of Belgium and Jean's family and friends. | As a leading comrade in the PTB International Department, comrade Jean was friend, advisor and inspiration to revolutionaries around the world. He had was extremely knowledgeabl…

Staff (2022-11-25). NATO FMs to conspire against China as "threat to the international order" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stars and StripesNovember 25, 2022 US and NATO allies to discuss how to limit economic reliance on China U.S. and other western leaders next week will examine ways to reduce allied dependency on China…NATO's top official said Friday. "The war in Ukraine has demonstrated our dangerous dependency on Russian gas," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told …

Staff (2022-11-25). Ukrainian leader: national, NATO air and missile assets should be integrated. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineNovember 25, 2022 Ukraine needs air shield, reliable security guarantees — Yermak at Ukraine-NATO Commission meeting Ukraine needs reliable security guarantees, an important component of which is the security of the skies and effective air defense, Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak said during a videoconference meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Commission. *** "Kyiv Security …

Staff (2022-11-25). Unión Eléctrica estima afectación de 750 MW en horario diurno y 1 000 MW en el pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu Para el horario pico se estima la entrada de la unidad 6 de la CTE Diez de Octubre con 100 MW y la entrada de 120 MW en motores diésel. Se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2 220 MW y una demanda máxima de 3 150 MW; de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 1 000 MW en este horario.

_____ (2022-11-24). African And Indigenous Peoples: An Alliance For Defense, Survival And Revolution. popularresistance.org Yet again a holiday for mass delusion about "Pilgrims and Indians" looms. It is a day when practically nobody seated around tables piled high with big dead birds and assorted platters of carbohydrates gives even a passing thought to Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor John Winthrop's 1637 journal entry calling for "…a day of thanksgiving kept in all the churches for our victories against the Pequots." Plymouth Colony Governor William Bradford provided a detailed account of the so-called victories over an estimated 700 members of an indigenous community: | "Those that scraped the fire were [slain] with the sword;…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-24). Iran, India taken neutral stand regarding Ukraine conflict. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani says Iran and India are two independent powers who have taken a neutral stance regarding the conflict in Ukraine.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-24). Iran-India coop. to strengthens multilateralism in world. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) — Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani said that cooperation between Iran and India will strengthen multilateralism in the international system.

SAMIR (2022-11-24). International Film Festival of India: Don't glorify Israeli war crimes! bdsmovement.net

Editor (2022-11-24). BBC Accused of 'Whitewashing' Autocratic Azerbaijan in BP-Sponsored Film. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-24). My Thanksgiving: How Testifying for Native Americans Made Me a Witness to History. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-24). [rewind] Robert Scheer: Three Antidotes to America's Toxic Thanksgiving Myth. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-24). The US Spends Almost as Much on Healthcare as the Rest of the World Combined and Has One of the Worst Outcomes. scheerpost.com Esteemed physician Dr. Stephen Bezruchka explains why spending the most in the midst of inequality and flawed politics produces an unhealthy prognosis.

Infobrics (2022-11-24). The Yuan as the Leading Foreign Currency in the Russian Market. infobrics.org It is the Chinese yuan that is becoming the most popular "friendly" currency among both Russian entrepreneurs and citizens, who are converting their dollar savings into yuan. Demand growth is trending, and the position of the yuan in the Russian foreign exchange market is strengthening month by month, writes Alexander Losev, financial expert, Member of Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy…

Media Lens (2022-11-24). Message to Joe Biden: 'You have promised to defend "every inch of NATO territory." Are you going to bomb Russia now?'. globalresearch.ca

SP Editor (2022-11-24). How Terror Came Home and What to Make of It. scheerpost.com By Andrea Mazzarino | TomDispatch Recently, an agent of the Department of Homeland Security called me and started asking questions about a childhood acquaintance being investigated for extremism. I put him off. My feelings about this were, to say the least, complex. As a military spouse of 10 years and someone who has long written about …

SP Editor (2022-11-24). Mark Fiore: Thanksgiving for Billionaires. scheerpost.com By Mark Fiore / Original to Scheerpost As we revel in the joy and wonder of Thanksgiving, let us be particularly thankful that a good number of billionaires are making asses of themselves. (I focused on American billionaires in this cartoon since Thanksgiving for Billionaires is, of course, a U.S. holiday.) Elon Musk is doing the …

____ (2022-11-24). Natural landscape of Qiandao Lake in Hangzhou. ecns.cn Islands scattered across the Qiandao Lake, or the Thousand-Island Lake create a breathtaking scenery in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, breathtaking scenery, Nov. 23, 2022.

Infobrics (2022-11-24). Britain's negotiations on Chagos could strengthen Argentina's claim on Falkland Islands. infobrics.org Although the British government does not want to begin talks on the Malvinas Islands issue, its position in a similar case like Chagos could force the issue wide open.

_____ (2022-11-24). China factor in recent international fora. journal-neo.org The phrase "shifting the center of gravity of global processes to the Indo-Pacific" has long been a well-established meme, i.e. it reflects a fairly obvious reality. In this regard, the fact that from November 8 to 19 this year in Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand, in the three countries of the (sub)region of Southeast Asia, a …

_____ (2022-11-24). 73% Of The World's Population Did Not Call For Russian Reparations. popularresistance.org By this measure, only 27% of the world's population supported the resolution; 73% did not. This is a resounding defeat for US/NATO "soft power." It can only be explained by global antipathy toward the US/NATO side in this war and sympathy for Russia. | Consider that the US has long used bribes and threats to engineer UNGA votes; it controls the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank; it imposes illegal unilateral coercive measures ("sanctions") on a quarter of the world's population; it is prolific and virtually alone in its constant coups and destabilization campaigns against uncooperative governments ar…

_____ (2022-11-24). Decolonizing Thanksgiving And Supporting Indigenous Peoples. popularresistance.org This week, as some people in the United States celebrated the mythical 'Thanksgiving' dinner, Indigenous Peoples held a National Day of Mourning and continued their resistance to defend the land and water. As Native American, Matt Remle, writes: | "Despite colonial efforts to exterminate, terminate, relocate, and assimilate Indigenous populations, Native communities continue to resist efforts to both desecrate Unci Maka and strip Native peoples of their languages, spirituality and communities." | Settler colonialism continues to this day in the United States and around the world as do resistance efforts to reclai…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-24). In Video: New Wave Of Iraqi Airstrikes Hit ISIS Hideouts In Kirkuk. southfront.org Iraqi Air Force F-16s during a training sortie on July 18, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski) | On November 21, F-16 fighter jets of the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) carried out a series of airstrikes on hideouts of ISIS cells in Wadi al-Khas in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk. | In a statement, the Iraqi Security Media Cell said that the IQAF carried out the airstrikes after coordinating with the National Intelligence Service and the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency. | The air…

Ben Norton (2022-11-24). French Ambassador: US 'Rules-based Order' Means Western Domination, Violating International Law. globalresearch.ca

Brett Wilkins (2022-11-24). UN Human Rights Council Launches Probe of Iran's Deadly Protest Repression. commondreams.org "Today's vote sends a clear message to the Iranian authorities that they can no longer commit crimes under international law without fear of consequences," said Amnesty International's Agnès Callamard.

____ (2022-11-24). China's live streaming e-commerce users exceed 460 million. ecns.cn China's live streaming e-commerce users have exceeded 460 million as of June this year, increasing by 204 million compared with that of March 2020, accounting for 44.6 percent of total net users, said a report on the country's e-commerce released by the Academy of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.

____ (2022-11-24). Anwar Ibrahim named new Malaysian PM. ecns.cn Anwar Ibrahim, the leader of the Pakatan Harapan coalition, has been named the prime minister of Malaysia, the national palace said on Thursday.

____ (2022-11-24). China solicits scientific questions globally in deep space exploration. ecns.cn The China National Space Administration (CNSA) began to solicit important scientific questions worldwide in deep space exploration Thursday.

____ (2022-11-24). China, Laos to hold third border defense friendship exchange. ecns.cn China and Laos agreed to hold the third border defense friendship exchange at the end of November, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday.

____ (2022-11-24). Trade cooperation based on ideology goes against common interest: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn NATO has been expanding its reach since the end of the Cold War. NATO has extended its collective defence clause to the domains of cyberspace and outer space, which should be handled by the UN and specialized international institutions.

____ (2022-11-24). Snow leopard spotted in NW China's Qinghai. ecns.cn A rare wild snow leopard was spotted at Sanjiangyuan National Park in northwest China's Qinghai Province. The video was captured by a photographer only 400 meters away from it.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-24). Iraqi forces to be redeployed on borders with Iran, Turkey. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) — The Iraqi National Security Council announced a plan to redeploy the Iraqi border forces to hold the area along the borders with Iran and Turkey.

Fvorinoco (2022-11-24). ALBA—TCP Welcomes Continuation of Dialogue Between Colombia and ELN. orinocotribune.com The alliance reaffirms its commitment to all efforts that lead to total peace in Colombia. | This Wednesday, member states of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America—Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) issued a statement welcoming the "resumption of the political dialogue process between the government of the Republic of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) in order to advance a peace process coinciding with the full construction of democracy." | The aforementioned text indicates that the installation of the political dialogue table in Caracas, after having been interrupted for four y…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-24). Canada Sets Up Embassy in Rwanda, Amidst Growing Mass Anti-Imperialist Movement in Neighbouring DRC. libya360.wordpress.com Christian Shingiro PCCO (Parti Communiste Congolais) in demonstration protesting rebel groups in Eastern Congo. Image courtesy of: Boswa Isekombe Sylvere, general secretary of the PCCO and leader of the FUPC. The Canadian government set up an embassy in Rwanda this June, to combat Russian and Chinese influence in Africa, under the racist logic that African…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-24). European Parliament Resolution Against Russia Threatens Dialogue and Peace. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara López On November 23, the European Union Parliament, through a non-binding resolution, qualified the Russian Federation as a "State sponsor of terrorism" with 494 votes in favor, 58 against and 44 abstentions. As expected from Kiev came the immediate thanks of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba who declared "Russia must be…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-24). Fidel and a New Type of Relationship Between Cuba and the U.S. libya360.wordpress.com José Ramón Cabañas The statue of Fidel Castro in Moscow. In order to understand Fidel Castro's contribution to Political Science and, in particular, to the sphere of International Relations, especially in regard to Cuba's ties with the United States, one must start from the precedent of the work and practice of José Martí, the Cuban…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-24). How Ukraine's Corrupt Elites are Profiting from the Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com Olga Sukharevskaya Ukraine's newly elected President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) walks to his Presidential office after a ceremony of his oath in the Ukrainian Parliament, in Kiev, Ukraine. © STR / NurPhoto via Getty Images Officials and oligarchs have diverted much of the financial support sent to Kiev Since the beginning of Russia's military offensive in Ukraine, the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-24). Moscow Explains its Ukraine Objectives to the UNSC. libya360.wordpress.com Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing on Ukraine Mr.President, At the outset, let us repeat our position regarding the participation of the president of Ukraine in the meeting via VTC, which happens not for the first time. As we repeatedly stated, we have nothing against his participation, but he needs to be…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-24). Putin Invokes Castro's Legacy. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR Statue of Fidel Castro, first of its kind anywhere in the world, was unveiled by President Vladimir Putin, Moscow, Nov. 22, 2022 A three-meter-tall bronze statue of Fidel Castro was unveiled on Tuesday in the Fidel Castro Square in Moscow's Sokol District by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-24). Ukraine — Lights Out, No Water and Soon No Heat. libya360.wordpress.com Moon of Alabama Earlier today the Russian military shut down the Ukrainian electricity network. Previous attacks had limited the distribution capacity to some 50% of demand. Controlled blackouts over several hours per day allowed to give some electricity for a few hours to most parts of the country. The attack today created a much larger…

Jessica Corbett (2022-11-24). Indigenous People Push Back Against US 'Thanksgiving Mythology'. commondreams.org "We will not stop telling the truth about the Thanksgiving story and what happened to our ancestors," says Kisha James, whose grandfather founded the National Day of Mourning in 1970.

Paul Craig Roberts (2022-11-24). How Much Longer Will Thanksgiving Be a National Holiday? thealtworld.com This is a legitimate question. According to the New York Times' 1619 Project, according to what is taught in US universities and public schools, and according to what the American left and those influenced by them believe, to celebrate Thanksgiving is to celebrate the racism of white supremacy. As this belief is growing and not shrinking, how much longer before Thanksgiving becomes a day of atonement for racist sins? | Erasing national holidays is a way of erasing a culture. As Thanksgiving grows increasingly offensive to people of color, as Easter, once a Christian celebration of the Resurrection, disappears int…

Staff (2022-11-24). PHOTOS: 13-nation drill "showcasing NATO's firepower" held near Russian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMultinational Corps Northeast Allies demonstrate NATO's firepower during armoured gunnery competition in Latvia On November 14-17, NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup Latvia together with the Latvian Mechanized Infantry Brigade conducted Iron Spear 2022. Alongside the Allies based in Latvia, this regularly scheduled armoured gunnery competition saw a number of multinational crews currently …

WSWS (2022-11-24). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Around 365,000 public sector workers in Portugal hold one-day national pay strike; UK rail dispute continues with more strike days announced, as postal and university lecturers walk out over pay, jobs and conditions; South Africa's public sector holds one-day pay strike in all provinces but Western Cape where unions cancel strike and oppose unity with striking taxi drivers…

WSWS (2022-11-24). "You stand in the front rank of the struggle for the future": Autoworker calls for joint action with railroaders fighting for national strike. wsws.org This statement was delivered by an autoworker at a public meeting Wednesday sponsored by the Railroad Workers Rank-and-File Committee.

WSWS (2022-11-24). The political crisis in Brazil and the fight for the revolutionary party. wsws.org These remarks were delivered by Tomas Castanheira to the Sixth National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (Australia), held from September 24 to 27, 2022.

WSWS (2022-11-24). Sri Lankan unions shut down government press workers' strike. wsws.org The Government Press plant is one of many state-owned enterprises being targeted for privatisation and associated attacks on wages, conditions and jobs.

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2022-11-19: News Headlines

Prabhat Patnaik (2022-11-19). The outflow of finance from the periphery. mronline.org In the current calendar year an estimated $200 billion has already flown out of India which amounts to a third of India's exchange reserves.

A Guest Author (2022-11-19). COP27 ‚àí Latin American leaders unite their voices against climate change. workers.org By Alejandra Garcia Nov. 10, 2022 Note: This article first appeared in Resumen Latinoamericano English. The eyes of the world are on Egypt, as this African country is now hosting the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention (COP27), where hundreds of heads of state, ministers, . . . |

Editor (2022-11-19). COP27: Corporate courts versus developing world. mronline.org As rich countries move away from dispute-settlement mechanisms that give corporations power to block environmental protections, Manuel Pérez-Rocha says they keep imposing them on developing countries through trade pacts.

Editor (2022-11-19). Qatar Claims the 2022 World Cup is Carbon Neutral. It's Not. scheerpost.com Md Shaifuzzaman Ayon, CC BY-SA 4.0 By Jessie Blaeser / The opening game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup is just days away, and all eyes are on host country Qatar, which has been getting ready to host the international soccer tournament since 2010. The preparations for the event, which organizers pledged would be "carbon-neutral," have stirred up a significant amount of criti…

Editor (2022-11-19). You're Living in a World Wrought by the Federal Reserve. Notice Anything Wrong? scheerpost.com In her new book, veteran Wall Street watcher and economist Nomi Prins warns that central bank strategies deployed since the financial crisis are destroying the real economy, worsening inequality, and creating societal chaos.

____ (2022-11-19). Time-lapse video shows construction of Lusail Stadium in Qatar. ecns.cn Lusail Stadium, the main arena of the coming 2022 World Cup Qatar, was built by Chinese construction enterprises. The construction of it started on November 21, 2016, and its main part was completed on September 30, 2021.

____ (2022-11-18). China ready to coordinate with New Zealand for peace, stability in Pacific Islands region, says Xi. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said in Bangkok on Friday that China is willing to coordinate closely with New Zealand to jointly promote peace, stability, development and prosperity in the Pacific island countries region.

____ (2022-11-19). Xi says China develops ties with Pacific Islands not targeting third party, no geopolitical intentions. ecns.cn China does not target a third party nor has any intentions in geopolitical competitions when it develops friendly relations with Pacific island countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday.

Ben Radford (2022-11-19). Iran and Turkey deport more than 240,000 Afghan refugees. greenleft.org.au The Iranian and Turkish governments have deported more than 240,000 Afghan refugees this year, in violation of international law, reports Ben Radford.

ELEL (2022-11-19). [Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com AlKhaldi M, Najjar S, Al Basuoni A, et al. National health workforce accreditation and regulation in Palestine: a qualitative assessment. Lancet 2022; 399: S23—In this Abstract, details of Mohammed AlKhaldi's affiliation with the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Faculty of Communication, Arts and Sciences, Canadian University Dubai (CUD), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, had been omitted, and details of his collaboration with An Najah National University had been mistakenly included. These corrections have been made to the online version as of Nov 17, 2022.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-19). Iran calls on intl. community to condemn terrorist incidents. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) — In reaction to the recent terrorist attacks in the country, the Iranian Foreign Ministry in a statement called on the international community and forums to condemn terrorist incidents in Iran to prevent further violence.

Georgina Ferry (2022-11-19). [Perspectives] Matilde Montoya: fighter for women's medical education in Mexico. thelancet.com In 1887 Matilde Petra Montoya (1859—1939) became the first woman to qualify as a doctor in Mexico. By 1937, a further 83 women had graduated from Mexico's principal medical school at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City. "For many of her contemporaries, her professional examination was a watershed", explains Montoya's biographer Ana María Carrillo Farga, Professor of the History of Medicine at UNAM, "establishing the right of Mexican women to study and practise the liberal professions".

Janna Corredor (2022-11-19). Meeting of Sà£o Paulo Forum Working Group Starts in Caracas. orinocotribune.com On Friday, November 18, the meeting of the expanded Working Group of the Sà£o Paulo Forum started in Caracas, Venezuela, to work on consolidating the strategic plan to advance towards regional integrity and the sovereignty of Latin America and the Caribbean. Adán Chávez, vice-president of International Affairs of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), inaugurated the event, which is being held at the headquarters of the International University of Communication (IUCOM), in Caracas, during November 18-19. | During these two days, representatives of leftist parties from various countries of the world…

Editor (2022-11-18). Why Is AP Still Protecting the Source Behind Its False Russia-Bombed-Poland Story? scheerpost.com AP's source claimed Russian missiles hit Poland. This seemed calculated to set off a frenzy and trigger NATO articles to create a wider war. Why won't the AP tell us who the falsifying source is?

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-18). A False Flag Over Poland? There Was No Missile Malfunction. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter Apparent conspiracy to drag NATO into the Ukraine conflict is a direct threat against every human being on the planet As the saga surrounding the arrival of a Ukrainian S-300 surface-to-air missile on the soil of Poland, tragically taking the lives of two Polish civilians, unfolds, several narratives emerge. First is the hair-trigger Pavlovian…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-18). Canadian 'Rights Group' Demands Sanctions on Cuba, Calls for Regime Change. libya360.wordpress.com Aidan Jonah Canadian Conservative senator Leo Housakos reads out a speech on March 24, 2022, written by Democratic Spaces' leader, Michael Lima. Source: Michael Lima's YouTube channel. A Cuban-Canadian 'rights group' that wants Canada to cut diplomatic relations with the Cuban government, has teamed up with the MacDonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) to demand that Canada implements…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-18). Poland and the Baltics Plan to Drag NATO into Ukrainian Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com Lucas Leiroz A deadly missile explosion in Przewodow, Poland, has recently raised fears about the possibility of NATO's direct military involvement in the conflict. As the alliance's norms provide that an attack on any of its members must be collectively responded to, debates began to arise around the possibility of calling NATO to respond militarily…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-18). NATO Threats to the Heart of Abya Yala. libya360.wordpress.com Jorge Capelán Hydrographic basins of South America: In green, the Amazon basin,and in purple, the Rio de la Plata basin. In the face of a new wave of governments of self-defined progressive orientation in recent years in several countries of the region, there are alarming maneuvers by the United States and NATO to prevent a…

Nilàºfer Koàß (2022-11-18). Video: Kurdistan National Congress' Nilàºfer Koàß answers questions on Ukraine, Iran and Rojava. greenleft.org.au Nilàºfer Koàß, spokesperson for the Commission on Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan National Congress, spoke at the Brisbane session of Ecosocialism 2022. In the Q&A after her presentation, she answered questions on Ukraine, Iran and Rojava.

Scorinoco (2022-11-18). National Congress of Venezuela's Workers' Productive Councils to be Held in January 2023. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that the National Congress of Workers' Productive Councils (CPT) will be held on January 16 and 17, 2023, to create, discuss and finalize a new manual for the socialist administration model in Venezuela. He made this announcement during an event at the Ana María Campos Complex in Zulia state. | Maduro said that the congress will discuss the regulation of the organic law that created the Workers' Productive Councils, the scientific and training capacity of the CPTs, the creation of a scientific and technical center for the CPTs, the organization of the CPTs inside the…

WSWS (2022-11-18). The fight against war and the global expansion of the ICFI. wsws.org These remarks were delivered by Ula≈ü Ate≈üàßi to the Sixth National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (Australia), held from September 24 to 27, 2022.

WSWS (2022-11-18). Build the Assange defence campaign in the working class! wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party (UK) Congress resolution states, "The international working class must take the lead in the fight to free Assange. It is the sole constituency for the defence of democratic rights, and it alone has the power to wrest the WikiLeaks founder from his captors."

Leonid Savin (2022-11-18). Ukraine's Military Strategy And U.S. National Interests (I). thealtworld.com The current actions of the AFU in the Kherson direction and the forced withdrawal of the Russian army have inspired unhealthy optimism in both the junta in Kiev and its Western patrons. It is widely believed, with references to various Western politicians and military officials, that Kherson is not a strategically important hub from which it is possible to control Crimea (and strike at it), but an important psychological and moral stimulus for the Ukrainians. Further advancement will allow the Ukrainians to take control of the North Crimean Canal, that is, to cut off the water supply to Crimea. And, in addition,…

Editor (2022-11-18). Another Ukrainian missile stunt. mronline.org The 5V55K is an old Soviet produced missile (1978/82) for the S-300 air defense system that the Ukraine is using against Russian cruise missiles.

Editor (2022-11-18). Ukraine at Odds With Western Backers Over Missile That Hit Poland. scheerpost.com

Andrew Korybko (2022-11-18). The "Informal Russia India Iran Troika" on Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2022-11-18). Russia, India, China, Iran: The Quad that Really Matters. southfront.org | Written bySoutheast Asia is right at the center of international relations for a whole week viz a viz three consecutive summits: Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Phnom Penh, the Group of Twenty (G20) summit in Bali, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok. | Eighteen nations…

Infobrics (2022-11-18). Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa BRICS Bloc Grows with U.S. Left Out. infobrics.org An economic bloc led by five emerging economies, including the United States' top two rivals, appears set to expand as Washington struggles to promote its global agenda beyond traditional allies and partners around the world…

Vijay Prashad (2022-11-18). Those Who Struggle to Change the World Know It Well. dissidentvoice.org K.C.S. Paniker (India), Words and Symbols, 1968 In 1845, Karl Marx jotted down some notes for The German Ideology, a book that he wrote with his close friend Friedrich Engels. Engels found these notes in 1888, five years after Marx's death, and published them under the title Theses on Feuerbach. The eleventh thesis is the …

India Monee', Justin Thomas (2022-11-18). What Could Happen Legally In The Case Of Shanquella Robinson? Attorney Discusses Possible Charges. newsone.com Attorney Glennon Threatt shares what he thinks can happen legally in the case of Shanquella Robinson, who was beaten to death in Mexico.

Vijay Prashad (2022-11-18). Those who struggle to change the world know it well: The Forty-Sixth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org In 1845, Karl Marx jotted down some notes for The German Ideology, a book that he wrote with his close friend Friedrich Engels. Engels found these notes in 1888, five years after Marx's death, and published them under the title Theses on Feuerbach. The eleventh thesis is the most famous: 'philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point, however, is to change it'.

WSWS (2022-11-18). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: 5,000 Swiggy delivery workers walk out; Pakistani health workers in Sindh province continue strike; South Korea: CJ CheilJedang food processing workers walk out; Australia: Thousands of academics strike in Queensland…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-18). The U.S. Is Skeptical That Iran Has Developed Hypersonic Missile. southfront.org IMAGE: twitter.com/FarsNews_Agency/ | The United States is skeptical that Iran had developed a hypersonic ballistic missile, Sabrina Singh, a Pentagon spokesperson, told reporters on November 17. | Iran's semi-official

____ (2022-11-18). World Health Forum 2022 hosted by Tsinghua University opens. ecns.cn The World Health Forum 2022 (WHF 2022) that focuses on reducing inequalities and "leaving no one behind" in healthcare systems opened on Friday.

____ (2022-11-18). Reputation of China's universities rises steadily. ecns.cn China continues its climb up the global university reputation rankings, with Tsinghua University leading the way by rising to ninth place from 10th last year, becoming the highest-placed Asian institution, according to a recent report.

____ (2022-11-18). Doha gears up for FIFA World Cup 2022. ecns.cn Photo taken on Nov. 17, 2022 shows the exterior view of Khalifa International Stadium, which will host 8 matches during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in Doha, Qatar.

Editor (2022-11-18). Hawai'i—the very first U.S. regime change. mronline.org Illegitimate overthrow of Polynesian Queen Lili'uokalani in 1893 marked beginning of more than a century of American regime-change operations.

Editor (2022-11-18). The Communist Party is the only force capable of challenging ultra-nationalism in Israeli society. mronline.org The collapse of the "Zionist Left" during Israel's most recent elections leaves Hadash and the Communist Party as the only force able to stand against the rise of ultra-nationalism.

Editor (2022-11-18). Corporate Weapons Heaven is Hell on Earth. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-18). How Same-Sex Marriage Gained Bipartisan Support. scheerpost.com The U.S. Senate voted to advance a bill that protect same-sex marriage by a wide margin— thanks to support from 12 Republicans. Same-sex marriage isn't the partisan issue it once was.

Editor (2022-11-18). Israeli Obstruction of the Abu Akleh Investigation Should End the 'Special Relationship'. scheerpost.com Although a US investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh's murder will unlikely lead to accountability, Israel's refusal to cooperate should raise questions about the US/Israeli relationship.

Editor (2022-11-18). Joel Beinin: Israel's Elections Spell More of the Same for the Country, Only With an Even Uglier Face. scheerpost.com Historian Joel Beinin uses his personal experiences to paint a picture of Israel, past and present, as a country and an idea.

Jim McMahan (2022-11-18). Seattle human service workers demand improved wages, services. workers.org Seattle Unionized Seattle human services workers rallied at City Hall Plaza Nov. 8 to demand wage increases and better services for the homeless. With the rising cost of living, austerity has forced many of these workers, stuck with low wages, to quit, leaving 300 vacant positions for homeless services. Seattle . . . |

Jonathan Cook (2022-11-18). Cop27: The dirty secret Europe is hiding at the climate summit. mronline.org Grand declarations at Cop27 on tackling the climate emergency are sabotaged by a treaty from the 1990s that sees European nations held to ransom by the energy companies.

Lorraine Liriano Chávez (2022-11-18). 'Puerto Rico Not for Sale!'. workers.org At the Halloween Parade in New York City this year, the Puerto Rico Is Not For Sale campaign decided to take an audience that normally has little to no information about Puerto Rico by surprise, by educating them on the terrors of U.S. colonialism. The contingent marched in the parade . . . |

Monet Bailey (2022-11-18). Air pollution exposure linked to high blood pressure in teenagers. healtheuropa.com King's College London researchers have found that long-term exposure to air pollution increases the risk of high blood pressure in teenagers. Air pollution exposure is quickly becoming a growing health burden on the general population. Many studies have illuminated the detrimental effects, including causing irreversible damage to important body parts such as the lungs. A …

Monet Bailey (2022-11-18). Poor oral health affects nearly half of the world's population. healtheuropa.com A new report provides the first-ever analysis of oral health with data profiles for 194 countries, providing insight into the burden of oral diseases worldwide. The Global Oral Health Status Report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that 45% of the global population suffers from poor oral health and diseases, with three out …

Monet Bailey (2022-11-18). Researchers discover new target for Alzheimer's treatment. healtheuropa.com An international study involving University of Liverpool researchers has found a new potential target for Alzheimer's treatment. New research shows that medin, a protein, is deposited in the blood vessels of the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients along with the protein amyloid-Œ≤. This could potentially lead to new targets for Alzheimer's treatment. Medin is in …

Rian Overy (2022-11-18). The impacts of monkeypox on women. healtheuropa.com An international collaboration of clinicians has published a new case study on the impacts of monkeypox infection on women during the 2022 outbreak. The study, which was led by Professor Chloe Orkin at Queen Mary University of London, covered the effects of the disease on cisgender (cis) and transgender (trans) women and non-binary individuals assigned …

Rian Overy (2022-11-18). NICE approve mobocertinib to treat aggressive lung cancer. healtheuropa.com Around 100 people will benefit from mobocertinib, a new treatment for rare and aggressive lung cancer after NICE published its final guidance on recommending the new targeted therapy. Mobocertinib is designed to treat people with the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 20 insertion gene mutation-positive form of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), who have …

Rian Overy (2022-11-18). Radiotherapy treatment can only stop cancer recurrence in the short-term. healtheuropa.com Radiotherapy treatment for breast cancer only reduces the risk of cancer returning for ten years, having no effect thereafter, according to research from the University of Edinburgh. The findings come as a result of one of the longest and most up-to-date follow-ups of randomised controlled clinical trials of breast-conserving therapy. This unique research will provide …

Stephanie Hedgecoke (2022-11-18). Leonard Peltier's Walk to Justice rallies in D.C. for clemency. workers.org March to Justice in Washington, D.C., Nov. 13. The Leonard Peltier's Walk to Justice marched over 1,100 miles from Minneapolis to Washington, D.C. — a march to demand President Joe Biden release 78-year-old Indigenous political prisoner and Native elder Leonard Peltier. On Nov. 13, marchers and supporters marched to the . . . |

Editor (2022-11-18). 'Election Denial' For Me, But Not for Thee: YouTube Censors TK-Produced Video, Again, Despite Factual Accuracy. scheerpost.com Matt Orfalea didn't lie, alter clips, or remove key context. He made edits faithful to reality and just got a strike for it. Welcome to post-Trump America, where truth is a censorable offense.

Editor (2022-11-18). Joel Beinin: Is It Over For Israel? scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-18). Senate Investigation: Doctor Contracted By ICE Medically Abused Dozens of Women. scheerpost.com By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter Following an 18-month investigation, a subcommittee in the United States Senate released a report that further confirmed whistleblower allegations that female detainees in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were subject to invasive, harmful, and often unnecessary gynecological procedures. Women in custody at the Irwin County Detention …

_____ (2022-11-18). The US Is Evading Its Responsibility On Climate Change. popularresistance.org Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News talks about the failure of the United States to fulfill its responsibilities in combating climate change. The US is the largest polluter in historical terms. However, it has failed to provide enough funds or take the necessary steps to meet the goals it has set to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. | Eugene explains the domestic conversation and policy-making around climate change and also talks about how globally, it has taken extremely positions that hurt the interests of the Global South.

Dean Baker (2022-11-18). The Pandemic Treaty, Crypto, and Inequality. cepr.net The World Health Organization is in the early phases of putting together an international agreement for dealing with pandemics. The goal is to ensure both that the world is prepared to fend off future pandemics by developing effective vaccines, tests, and treatments; and that these products are widely accessible, including in low-income countries that don't …

Saniya Patel (2022-11-18). After over a decade, Australia is finally starting to act on climate change… actionaidusa.org Australia's parliament has finally passed the country's first climate change law in over a decade. The bill's goal is to cut carbon emissions by 43% by 2030 with the aim of achieving zero carbon emissions by 20 . While it is a good step forward, it is not enough and definitely not consistent with a 1.5…

_____ (2022-11-18). Global Climate Talks Spark Action Against Investment Treaties Favoring Fossil Fuel Corporations Over People And Planet. popularresistance.org In advance of the global climate negotiations taking place in Egypt, several countries announced important actions to curb the power of the fossil fuel industry. | For decades now, a global web of international investment agreements has given corporations excessive powers to block government policies they don't like. Through "investor-state dispute settlement" mechanisms, these agreements grant corporations the right to sue governments in unaccountable supranational tribunals, demanding huge payouts in retaliation for actions that might reduce the value of their investments. Corporations are able to file such law…

Alan Macleod (2022-11-18). Call of Duty is a Government Psyop: These Documents Prove It. mintpressnews.com A closer inspection of Activision Blizzard's key staff and their connections to state power, as well as details gleaned from documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, reveal that Call of Duty is not a neutral first-person shooter but a carefully constructed piece of military propaganda, designed to advance the interests of the U.S. national security state.

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2022-11-18). From the History of Global Politics and International Relations: The Clausewitzian Viewpoint of War. globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-11-18). Nanning launches 4 new air routes to ASEAN countries. ecns.cn Nanning Wuxu International Airport in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has launched another four international routes to Kuala Lumpur, Phnom Penh, Bangkok and Singapore, covering major ASEAN destinations.

____ (2022-11-18). China considers holding 3rd Belt and Road Forum for Int'l Cooperation, says Xi. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that Beijing is to consider holding the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation next year to give…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-18). Resolution could affect Iran's cooperation with IAEA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) — Iran's representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency said that the Western states would get nowhere with their resolution, warning that the resolution could affect Iran's cooperation with the agency.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-18). US sanctions on IRIB in violation of Iranian nation's rights. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) — In a post on Twitter, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani lambasted the United States for sanctioning Iranian national TV while letting anti-Iran TV channels wage propaganda warfare against the country.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-18). China May Host Belt and Road International Forum in 2023: XI. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) — China is considering holding the third high-level Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation next year, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-18). English media try to demoralize Iran before World Cup clash. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) — The Iranian national football team captain, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, has accused the English media of attempting to destabilize his team ahead of their World Cup meeting in Qatar.

Fight Back (2022-11-18). Tampa Bay students protest national 'Don't Say Gay' bill. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On November 15, 20 students, led by Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society, gathered in front of the University of South Florida Library in a show of protest against HR 9197, the national Stop the Sexualization of Children Act, more commonly known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill. | This bill aims to ban public funding for and impose penalties on schools and entities that promote events and literature about gender identity, LGBTQ+ issues, sexuality, gender dysphoria, trans people, and the history of the gay or trans movements for children below the age of ten. Following the example of the Don&#03…

Fight Back (2022-11-18). Texas: Students at UT Austin protest against 'Don't Say Gay' bill. fightbacknews.org Austin, TX — On Tuesday evening, November 1, a small group of students from the Austin Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) chapter gathered in front of the Perry Castañeda Library at University of Texas at Austin campus to protest against the national "Don't Say Gay" bill. | The protest was organized as a part of the SDS national week of action against the Stop the Sexualization of Children Act (commonly referred to as the national "Don't Say Gay" Bill), which was introduced by Republicans in October. The bill would prevent teachers from discussing LGBTQ topics and issues in their classrooms, essentiall…

Global Research News (2022-11-18). Selected Articles: US-Dollar Dominance vs. China's Yuan as an International Trading Currency. globalresearch.ca By For Chinese people, t…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-18). Bolivia: The Right Wing Continues Supporting the Coup. libya360.wordpress.com Oscar Rotundo Protests in Santa Cruz last Friday — Photo: Diego Tejerina / DPA In Bolivia, the fascist particracy intends to wear down the government and promote a coup insurrection like the one in 2018, which led to the coup of 2019. Their arrogance and contempt for the people, never permitted them to imagine that…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-18). Euthanasia Used in Canada to Get Rid of Poorest People. libya360.wordpress.com Misión Verdad Pentobarbital, an anesthetic drug, is used in euthanasia. Euthanasia, also called "assisted death," is a measure available in some countries that allows people suffering from incurable illnesses to request medical assistance for a painless death. However, in Canada, it is increasingly used by people living alone and in poverty, yet it is not…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-18). Peru: President Pedro Castillo Threatened by Attempts to Stage Right-Wing Coup. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Opposition forces have clashed with leftists and trade unionists over the future of this South American state A tense political situation is developing in Peru where socialist President Pedro Castillo is under siege by conservative interest groups representing the middle and upper classes. Earlier in November, right-wing forces staged a demonstration in the capital of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-18). The Waters are Running Red in Africa's Great Lakes Region — A War is Raging We Can No Longer Ignore. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad People are seen at a makeshift market in Bunagana, a border town in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Oct. 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Alain Uaykani) Resources like cobalt, copper, lithium, and the trees of the rainforest continue to be exploited by the rest of the world despite the carnage that has…

Jon Greenaway (2022-11-18). What the hell is going on with the British Conservative Party? therealnews.com For anyone seeing the international news about the UK's currently-ruling Conservative Party, it can be difficult to follow just what the hell is going on. Prime Ministerial resignations have been followed by reshuffle upon reshuffle of the British government, and, after unceremoniously dumping the shortest-serving prime minister in British history out the back door, the UK government is facing an almost-unprecedented financial crisis, a seismic cost-of-living crisis, and a brand new prime minister all at once. | Any kind of successful internationalism depends upon understanding the situation accurately and hav…

Peter Koenig (2022-11-18). US-Dollar Dominance vs. China's Yuan as an International Trading Currency. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-11-18). "A Near-Death Experience": U.K.-Egyptian Activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah Almost Dies on Prison Hunger Strike. democracynow.org The family of imprisoned British Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah visited him on Thursday for the first time since he ended his full hunger and water strike, which they say occurred after he collapsed inside his prison shower last week. El-Fattah had intensified his strike on the first day of the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh to draw international attention to the country's human rights violations and protest his seemingly indefinite imprisonment. We go to Cairo to speak with his aunt, Ahdaf Soueif, who was among the visitors and says El-Fattah may resume his hunger strike if t…

Thomas Gift, Julie Norman (2022-11-18). Trump Is Now In—and It Would Be Foolish to Count Him Out. commondreams.org Democrats and even many Republicans eager to usher Trump off the national stage have latched on to the midterms as the beginning of the end for the former president. Yet haven't we heard that before?

WSWS (2022-11-18). Planned strike at University of Sheffield International College suspended by University and College Union. wsws.org With RPI inflation rate running at 14.2 percent to October, the University and College Union's pay claim is well below inflation.

WSWS (2022-11-18). Rail workers vote to extend UK national strike action as RMT union holds closed door talks with employers. wsws.org Since the last national one-day stoppage on October 8, the RMT executive has been working overtime to prevent further strike action as it seeks an accommodation with Network Rail and the train operating companies.

_____ (2022-11-18). Global Climate Talks Spark Action Against Investment Treaties. popularresistance.org In advance of the global climate negotiations taking place in Egypt, several countries announced important actions to curb the power of the fossil fuel industry. | For decades now, a global web of international investment agreements has given corporations excessive powers to block government policies they don't like. Through "investor-state dispute settlement" mechanisms, these agreements grant corporations the right to sue governments in unaccountable supranational tribunals, demanding huge payouts in retaliation for actions that might reduce the value of their investments. Corporations are able to file such law…

WSWS (2022-11-18). Sri Lanka: Glenugie Estate workers return after union betrays strike. wsws.org Tea plantation workers at Glenugie and elsewhere must prepare for a united struggle to defend their wages and basic rights by building workers' action committees, independent of the unions.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-18). Gabriel Villalba Pérez: "Bolivians Will Not Allow a New Coup d'état" libya360.wordpress.com Natalia Marques Over 1.5 million Bolivians took part in a rally in La Paz on November 29, 2021, in defense of democracy and President Luis Arce's government. (Photo: Luis Arce/Twitter) Bolivian lawyer and professor Gabriel Villalba Pérez spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the political conflict at the center of the anti-government strike called by the…

Press Associates (2022-11-18). Short-staffing forces 22,000 Kaiser nurses into two-day strike in California. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES/S.F. BAY AREA (PAI)—Continual short-staffing at their hospitals and health and safety problems on the job will force 22,200 RNs, members of National Nurses United, into a planned 2-day strike against Kaiser Nov. 21-22. The strike, to occur after the union gave the legally required 10-day advance notice to the chain, will take 21,000 …

Editor (2022-11-17). U.S.-Russia proxy war risks nuclear apocalypse, 60 years after Cuban Missile Crisis. mronline.org On the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world is closer than ever to nuclear apocalypse, with the NATO-Russia proxy war in Ukraine and the US military deploying nukes to Europe and Australia.

Editor (2022-11-17). Congressional Amendment Opens Floodgates for War Profiteers and a Major Ground War on Russia. scheerpost.com By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davis / CounterPunch If the powerful leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senators Jack Reed (D) and Jim Inhofe (R), have their way, Congress will soon invoke wartime emergency powers to build up even greater stockpiles of Pentagon weapons. The amendment is supposedly designed to facilitate replenishing the weapons the United States …

JANET (2022-11-17). Which way for the antiwar movement? Demand 'Negotiations' or 'Stop the Wars'? iacenter.org By Sara Flounders November 15, 2022 As the war in Ukraine grows more protracted and dangerous, its consequences will arouse fear among many and opposition among those making the greatest sacrifices. The economic consequences of recession and growing inflation in the U.S. and the far greater disarray in the EU, caused by imposing sanctions on Russia, will create the basis for a popular movement in the United States and in Europe. March against NATO on 70th anniversary, in Washington, D.C., 2019. (Credit: Alina Duarte, Telesur) The fundamental question is: Should we seek to arouse anger and outrage at the political…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-17). The Polish Missile Incident Was a Close Brush with Nuclear Annihilation. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter The fervor with which Poland and others sought to drag NATO into a war with Russia should ring alarm bells for everyone The world dodged a bullet this week, with some NATO members trying, but failing, to trigger Article 4 as a means of confronting Russia in Ukraine. We may not be so…

Editor (2022-11-17). U.S. media searched for crisis at China Party Congress. mronline.org For the Western press, the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party offered a number of signals which—if read in good faith—could have been perceived as reassuring.

Alex Bainbridge (2022-11-17). Nilàºfer Koàß: 'Iran uprising gives new hope for oppressed people'. greenleft.org.au Nilàºfer Koàß from the Kurdish National Congress spoke at the Ecosocialism 2022 conference about the popular uprising in Iran, war in Ukraine and Rojava Revolution. Alex Bainbridge and Susan Price report.

Bruce C.T. Wright (2022-11-17). Will Hakeem Jeffries Be Democrats' Next House Leader? Key Members Of Congress Support Him. newsone.com An increasing number of key national lawmakers have said they would back New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries succeeding Nancy Pelosi as House Democrats' leader.

Federico Fuentes (2022-11-17). As ITUC meets in Melbourne, Ukrainian, Polish unionists call on global trade union confederation to expel pro-war Russian affiliate. greenleft.org.au Ukrainian and Polish trade unions are calling on delegates to the International Trade Union Confederation world congress to support the expulsion of the pro-war Russian Federation of Trade Unions, reports Federico Fuentes.

Staff (2022-11-17). Congreso Global de Medios: La cultura de la tolerancia. cubadebate.cu La tolerancia no es el soportarse uno al otro, es respetar la cultura, la idiosincracia, las tradiciones, asi definia el tema central del segundo dia de sesiones del Global Media Congress el Ministro para la Tolerancia de los Emiratos Arabes Unidos, Jeque Nahiam bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, al abrir la jornada de trabajo en el Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. | Los Emiratos son el único país en el mundo que tiene este tipo de Ministerio, como expresión de la importancia que su gobierno da a este asunto en la formación de sus ciudadanos y a tono con el propósito de este pais de ser un puente entre Oriente y Occiden…

Editor (2022-11-17). FTX partnership with Ukraine is latest chapter in shady Western aid saga. mronline.org The demise of FTX, the fifth-biggest cryptocurrency exchange by trade volume in 2022, and the second-largest by holdings, has sent a wave of chaos through global financial markets.

Federico Fuentes (2022-11-17). As ITUC meets in Melbourne, Ukrainian, Polish unionists call on global union confederation to expel pro-war Russian affiliate. greenleft.org.au Ukrainian and Polish trade unions are calling on the International Trade Union Confederation to expel the pro-war Russian Federation of Trade Unions, reports Federico Fuentes.

WSWS (2022-11-17). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org National teachers' 24-hour strike in Hungary over pay; Strikes across France in education sector continue, including vocational high school teachers against government "reform"; UK class struggle intensifies as postal workers, university lecturers, teachers and train drivers prepare to walk out; protests and strikes over death of Iranian Mahsa Amini at hands of police in ninth week link up with commemoration of 2019 massacre; further 24-hour public sector pay strike planned in South Africa against three percent pay offer…

Infobrics (2022-11-17). India and Brazil Can Join Forces on the Global Stage Following Lula's Victory. infobrics.org Brazil-India relations have never been particularly intense, but under Lula's third presidency this might very well change; that is, if Brasilia and New Delhi seize the opportunity presented to them…

Admin_ips (2022-11-17). REPORT: Homecoming: The Greater Birmingham Community Speaks on Regional Cooperation and a More Inclusive Economy. ips-dc.org Greater Birmingham, AL, has experienced a resurgence in economic growth and civic engagement. Yet the benefits of this prosperity are not widely shared.

Editor (2022-11-17). Fossil Drugs: Antibiotics as the fossil fuels of medicine. mronline.org The discovery of antibiotics was one of humanity's greatest achievements. But we didn't invent them. Long before humans, microorganisms in soil evolved these molecules. It was not until the mid-twentieth century, however, that these molecules were isolated by humans and mass-produced for medicine. At first antibiotics seemed like a miracle. However, they are different from …

Editor (2022-11-17). Stability in a destabilized region. mronline.org The electoral victories of Gustavo Petro and Inacio Lula da Silva this year in Colombia and Brazil have raised hopes for a new strong impulse towards the full emancipation of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Editor (2022-11-17). Chilean State to Address Historic Land Debt With Mapuche Indigenous Communities. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-17). FTX & The Joke of Democracy. scheerpost.com From its founding in 2017, the one-man company rose to a "partner organisation" of the WEF and second largest donor to Biden and the Democrats' mid-term election. It has now gone bust.

Editor (2022-11-17). New School Staff Strike Shows the Institution Is Not So Progressive When It Comes to Faculty Pay. scheerpost.com Over 1,300 part-time faculty have voted to strike unless a new union contract deal can be reached before Wednesday, Nov. 16.

Editor (2022-11-17). Patrick Lawrence: More Futile Pacific Overtures. scheerpost.com

Elijah Magnier (2022-11-17). "West searches for pretext to demonize Iran" thealtworld.com A bomb-carrying drone has hit an Israeli-owned oil tanker off the coast of Oman. | Elijah Magnier says the West will certainly blame Iran for the oil tanker incident as it is always searching for a pretext to demonize the Islamic Republic. |

JANET (2022-11-17). COP 27: greenwashing, repression, food crisis. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders November 16, 2022 The activist group, Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change protests during the COP27 climate conference, Nov. 13. Nov. 13 — More than 40,000 people registered as participants at the 27th United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) gathering at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, held Nov. 6 to 18. One hundred world leaders, top-level delegations and leaders from nongovernmental organizations, civil society and major businesses are in attendance. Sharm El-Sheikh is an exclusive, isolated Red Sea resort at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. Its luxury hotels, convention ce…

Marie-Claude Boily, Ruanne V. Barnabas, Minttu M. Rà∂nn, Cara J. Bayer, Cari van Schalkwyk, Nirali Soni, Darcy W. Rao, Lisa Staadegaard, Gui Liu, Romain Silhol, Marc Brisson, Leigh F. Johnson, Paul Bloem, Sami Gottlieb, Nathalie Broutet, Shona Dalal (2022-11-17). [Articles] Estimating the effect of HIV on cervical cancer elimination in South Africa: Comparative modelling of the impact of vaccination and screening. thelancet.com High HPV vaccination coverage of girls and 2 lifetime cervical screens could eliminate cervical cancer among women overall in South Africa by the end of the century and substantially decrease cases among all women and WLHIV over the short and medium term. Cervical cancer elimination in WLHIV would likely require enhanced prevention strategies for WLHIV. Screening of WLHIV remains an important strategy to reduce incidence and alleviate disparities in cervical cancer burden between women with and without HIV, despite HIV interventions scale-up.

Monet Bailey (2022-11-17). Fetal balloon procedure is safe during an emergency c-section. healtheuropa.com New evidence by NICE indicates that fetal balloon procedure during an emergency c-section to safely deliver the baby. The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) interventional procedures advisory committee showed the procedure was safe and effective to be used by maternity staff trained in managing impacted babies' heads during an emergency c-section. …

Monet Bailey (2022-11-17). New hope for treatment to slow neurodegenerative disease. healtheuropa.com Scientists have discovered a new drug treatment that could slow neurodegenerative disease, offering fresh hope. The new study featuring researchers from the University of Glasgow's new Advanced Research Centre (ARC) and published in Science Signaling, found that by using a novel drug, which selectively activates a brain protein called the M1-receptor, the life span of …

Oliviaalperstein (2022-11-17). NEW REPORT: "Homecoming: The Greater Birmingham Community Speaks on Regional Cooperation and a More Inclusive Economy" ips-dc.org The Institute for Policy Studies and Alabama Arise's professional study findings expose the critical issues that impact Greater Birmingham residents — and the solutions they want to see.

Rian Overy (2022-11-17). Improving access to cervical cancer treatment for women with HIV. healtheuropa.com According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), progress is being made in the provision of cervical cancer treatment for women with HIV across the world. This comes two years after WHO launched their global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer. It is estimated that over 1.9 million women living with HIV were screened …

____ (2022-11-17). Xi elaborates goals of development. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that "we should follow a path of peaceful development," "a path of openness and inclusiveness" and "a path of solidarity.""ÄÄ…

WSWS (2022-11-17). US, Japan and South Korea pledge to improve intelligence sharing. wsws.org Such an agreement between the three countries has long been a key goal of Washington's war preparations in the Indo-Pacific region.

_____ (2022-11-17). The Itaewon tragedy, a possible step towards national unity or a "Sewol" for Yoon Suk-yeol? journal-neo.org On October 30, 2022, a deadly stampede in Seoul's Itaewon district tragically killed more than 1 people and left 1 others with various degrees of injuries. The stampede was the worst tragedy in South Korea since the Sewol ferry crash in 2014, which killed 304 people. It should be noted right away that the Itaewon …

_____ (2022-11-17). Gaza Freedom Flotilla To Sail In 2023. popularresistance.org After a pause due to the global pandemic, the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) is set to resume its sailing to challenge the illegal, immoral and inhuman Israeli blockade of Gaza. The last sailing of the flotilla was in 2018. The 2020 sail was postponed due to the COVID pandemic that closed many European ports. | Members of the 10 national and international organization campaign coalition met in London November 4-6, 2022, and made the decision to resume sailing in 2023. Representatives of member campaigns from Norway, Malaysia, US, Sweden, Canada, France, New Zealand, Turkey and the International Committee f…

Brittani Banks (2022-11-17). An Unlikely City in the South Could Be Home to a Public Education Renaissance. independentmediainstitute.org Before it got national headlines about its severe water crisis, Jackson, Mississippi, was much renowned for its potholes. "The amount [sic] of potholes in the city is crazy," exclaims the narrator of "Jackson, Mississippi: The Second Most Dangerous City in America," a video posted to a popular travel YouTube channel in December 2021. The vlogger …

____ (2022-11-17). China staunch supporter of UN-centered int'l system: Xi. ecns.cn China is a staunch supporter of the international system with the United Nations (UN) at its core, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Wednesday afternoon when meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

____ (2022-11-17). 29th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting to be held in Bangkok, Thailand. ecns.cn This photo taken on Nov. 12, 2022 shows the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand. The 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 18-19.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-17). Fire reported in Iraq's Baghdad airport (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) — On Thursday, Iraqi civil defense forces controlled a fire that broke out in the departure hall of Iraq's Baghdad international airport.

Infobrics (2022-11-17). Creating Solidarity Between Africa and Brics Countries Top of Sars' List. infobrics.org The South African Revenue Service (Sars) participated in two multilateral meetings recently to cement international tax co-operation in Africa and among the Brics countries…

International Crimes Investigative Committee (2022-11-17). Video: Suddenly Changed? Personality Changes After mRNA Injection. globalresearch.ca

Manuel Perez-Rocha (2022-11-17). Climate Talks Spark Action Against Investment Treaties Favoring Fossil Fuel Corporations. fpif.org In advance of the global climate negotiations taking place in Egypt, several countries announced important actions to curb the power of the fossil fuel industry. | For decades now, a global web of international investment agreements has given corporations excessive powers to block government policies they don't like. Through "investor-state dispute settlement" mechanisms, these agreements grant corporations the right to sue governments in unaccountable supranational tribunals, demanding huge payouts in retaliation for actions that might reduce the value of their investments. Corporations are able to file such…

Michael Arney (2022-11-17). No national "red wave," but outcomes a bit rougher in New York State. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK—There was no national "red wave," but outcomes were a bit rougher in New York State. Voters made several historic breakthroughs, kept the Democratic trifecta, and maintained the Democratic supermajority in the State Assembly. However, the Democratic supermajority was lost in the State Senate. Republicans gained seats in the House and state legislature, and …

Mike Ludwig (2022-11-17). Why Did Democrats Vote With the GOP to End the COVID National Emergency? truthout.org

Peoples Dispatch (2022-11-17). Uruguayans mobilize against President Luis Lacalle Pou's pension reform. peoplesdispatch.org On Tuesday, November 15, workers across Uruguay observed a four-hour strike from 9 am to 1 pm local time, and mobilized across the country against an anti-worker pension reform promoted by the right-wing government of President Luis Lacalle Pou. | In the capital of Montevideo, tens of thousands of workers from diverse sectors held a massive march, from the University of the Republic to the Legislative Palace, rejecting the pension reform bill, which a special commission of the Senate is currently studying. | The partial general strike was called for by the Inter-Union Plenary of Workers—National Convention…

Pip Hinman (2022-11-17). MUA calls on Svitzer to drop tugboat lock-out. greenleft.org.au Danish multinational tugboat company Svitzer has threatened to lock out workers at 17 Australian ports, rather than negotiate an enterprise agreement with the Maritime Union of Australia. Pip Hinman reports.

Speak Up Act Up (2022-11-17). On the SF Peninsula, Creative Protest to Defuse Nuclear War. indybay.org Right now is the closest the world has been to a nuclear war since the Cuban Missile Crisis. Elderly activists, joined by a few younger folks, recalled those days and protested during a long weekend of national action.

WSWS (2022-11-17). Ford Action Committee in Saarlouis, Germany declares support for Will Lehman. wsws.org The Ford Action Committee Saarlouis supports the election campaign of Will Lehman for the presidency of the UAW in the US and his call for international struggle against the union bureaucracy.

WSWS (2022-11-17). Build the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees in Britain! For a global counteroffensive of the working class! wsws.org The International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees (IWA-RFC), is the democratic organ of international working-class struggle in the 21st century.

WSWS (2022-11-17). Former Australian prime minister calls for mandatory national service for young people. wsws.org Tony Abbott's proposal is a sign of the desperation of the Australian political establishment, as it prepares for the coming conflict with China and faces an acute labour shortage at home.

WSWS (2022-11-17). Michigan Medicine worker speaks out against capitalism's COVID policy. wsws.org "This place gave me COVID, but all they talk about is he, him or that I might be gay. I agree with the pandemic being a socially criminal policy, and this happening internationally."

WSWS (2022-11-17). Sri Lankan apparel workers hit by major jobs and wages cuts. wsws.org Sri Lankan apparel manufacturers have responded to falling export orders, higher interest rates and energy costs by slashing wages, incentives and other payments, and eliminating tens of thousands of jobs.

Rian Overy (2022-11-17). Benign breast disease increases the risk of breast cancer. healtheuropa.com Women with benign breast disease are twice as likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer, according to research from Hospital del Mar in Barcelona. The study examined over 700,000 Spanish women who took part in breast screening. The study compared women who were diagnosed with any benign breast disease, including fibroadenomas and cysts, with women …

_____ (2022-11-17). Indigenous Resistance And The Roots Of Ecuador's National Strike. popularresistance.org "He was my uncle. They killed him during the strike in the center of Puyo, here in Ecuador. He was my uncle, he was Oldemar Guatatoca Vargas." | Yolanda Vargas, a Shuar woman in her mid-30s, sits in her parked car in the remote jungle outpost of Palora, located within the province of Morona Santiago. She drove out there so she could get a cell phone signal to talk to me. The ride from her community takes roughly an hour over the dirt roads winding a narrow path through the Amazon. With everyone else in the community, besides her elderly and sick mother, in the capital of Quito taking part in El Paro Nacional[mdas…

Editor (2022-11-17). 'The Left Beat the Money' as Karen Bass Defeats Billionaire To Become LA Mayor. scheerpost.com

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2022-11-18: News Headlines

Editor (2022-11-18). Corporate Weapons Heaven is Hell on Earth. scheerpost.com

Anonymous669 (2022-11-18). The U.S. Is Skeptical That Iran Has Developed Hypersonic Missile. southfront.org IMAGE: twitter.com/FarsNews_Agency/ | The United States is skeptical that Iran had developed a hypersonic ballistic missile, Sabrina Singh, a Pentagon spokesperson, told reporters on November 17. | Iran's semi-official

Infobrics (2022-11-18). Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa BRICS Bloc Grows with U.S. Left Out. infobrics.org An economic bloc led by five emerging economies, including the United States' top two rivals, appears set to expand as Washington struggles to promote its global agenda beyond traditional allies and partners around the world…

Editor (2022-11-18). Why Is AP Still Protecting the Source Behind Its False Russia-Bombed-Poland Story? scheerpost.com AP's source claimed Russian missiles hit Poland. This seemed calculated to set off a frenzy and trigger NATO articles to create a wider war. Why won't the AP tell us who the falsifying source is?

WSWS (2022-11-18). The fight against war and the global expansion of the ICFI. wsws.org These remarks were delivered by Ula≈ü Ate≈üàßi to the Sixth National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (Australia), held from September 24 to 27, 2022.

Nilàºfer Koàß (2022-11-18). Video: Kurdistan National Congress' Nilàºfer Koàß answers questions on Ukraine, Iran and Rojava. greenleft.org.au Nilàºfer Koàß, spokesperson for the Commission on Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan National Congress, spoke at the Brisbane session of Ecosocialism 2022. In the Q&A after her presentation, she answered questions on Ukraine, Iran and Rojava.

____ (2022-11-18). World Health Forum 2022 hosted by Tsinghua University opens. ecns.cn The World Health Forum 2022 (WHF 2022) that focuses on reducing inequalities and "leaving no one behind" in healthcare systems opened on Friday.

____ (2022-11-18). Reputation of China's universities rises steadily. ecns.cn China continues its climb up the global university reputation rankings, with Tsinghua University leading the way by rising to ninth place from 10th last year, becoming the highest-placed Asian institution, according to a recent report.

____ (2022-11-18). Doha gears up for FIFA World Cup 2022. ecns.cn Photo taken on Nov. 17, 2022 shows the exterior view of Khalifa International Stadium, which will host 8 matches during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in Doha, Qatar.

Jim McMahan (2022-11-18). Seattle human service workers demand improved wages, services. workers.org Seattle Unionized Seattle human services workers rallied at City Hall Plaza Nov. 8 to demand wage increases and better services for the homeless. With the rising cost of living, austerity has forced many of these workers, stuck with low wages, to quit, leaving 300 vacant positions for homeless services. Seattle . . . |

Lorraine Liriano Chávez (2022-11-18). 'Puerto Rico Not for Sale!'. workers.org At the Halloween Parade in New York City this year, the Puerto Rico Is Not For Sale campaign decided to take an audience that normally has little to no information about Puerto Rico by surprise, by educating them on the terrors of U.S. colonialism. The contingent marched in the parade . . . |

Stephanie Hedgecoke (2022-11-18). Leonard Peltier's Walk to Justice rallies in D.C. for clemency. workers.org March to Justice in Washington, D.C., Nov. 13. The Leonard Peltier's Walk to Justice marched over 1,100 miles from Minneapolis to Washington, D.C. — a march to demand President Joe Biden release 78-year-old Indigenous political prisoner and Native elder Leonard Peltier. On Nov. 13, marchers and supporters marched to the . . . |

Editor (2022-11-18). How Same-Sex Marriage Gained Bipartisan Support. scheerpost.com The U.S. Senate voted to advance a bill that protect same-sex marriage by a wide margin— thanks to support from 12 Republicans. Same-sex marriage isn't the partisan issue it once was.

Editor (2022-11-18). Israeli Obstruction of the Abu Akleh Investigation Should End the 'Special Relationship'. scheerpost.com Although a US investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh's murder will unlikely lead to accountability, Israel's refusal to cooperate should raise questions about the US/Israeli relationship.

Editor (2022-11-18). Joel Beinin: Israel's Elections Spell More of the Same for the Country, Only With an Even Uglier Face. scheerpost.com Historian Joel Beinin uses his personal experiences to paint a picture of Israel, past and present, as a country and an idea.

Fight Back (2022-11-18). Texas: Students at UT Austin protest against 'Don't Say Gay' bill. fightbacknews.org Austin, TX — On Tuesday evening, November 1, a small group of students from the Austin Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) chapter gathered in front of the Perry Castañeda Library at University of Texas at Austin campus to protest against the national "Don't Say Gay" bill. | The protest was organized as a part of the SDS national week of action against the Stop the Sexualization of Children Act (commonly referred to as the national "Don't Say Gay" Bill), which was introduced by Republicans in October. The bill would prevent teachers from discussing LGBTQ topics and issues in their classrooms, essentiall…

Fight Back (2022-11-18). Tampa Bay students protest national 'Don't Say Gay' bill. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On November 15, 20 students, led by Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society, gathered in front of the University of South Florida Library in a show of protest against HR 9197, the national Stop the Sexualization of Children Act, more commonly known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill. | This bill aims to ban public funding for and impose penalties on schools and entities that promote events and literature about gender identity, LGBTQ+ issues, sexuality, gender dysphoria, trans people, and the history of the gay or trans movements for children below the age of ten. Following the example of the Don&#03…

____ (2022-11-18). Nanning launches 4 new air routes to ASEAN countries. ecns.cn Nanning Wuxu International Airport in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has launched another four international routes to Kuala Lumpur, Phnom Penh, Bangkok and Singapore, covering major ASEAN destinations.

____ (2022-11-18). China considers holding 3rd Belt and Road Forum for Int'l Cooperation, says Xi. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that Beijing is to consider holding the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation next year to give…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-18). Resolution could affect Iran's cooperation with IAEA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) — Iran's representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency said that the Western states would get nowhere with their resolution, warning that the resolution could affect Iran's cooperation with the agency.

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2022-11-18). From the History of Global Politics and International Relations: The Clausewitzian Viewpoint of War. globalresearch.ca

En.mehrnews (2022-11-18). US sanctions on IRIB in violation of Iranian nation's rights. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) — In a post on Twitter, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani lambasted the United States for sanctioning Iranian national TV while letting anti-Iran TV channels wage propaganda warfare against the country.

Peter Koenig (2022-11-18). US-Dollar Dominance vs. China's Yuan as an International Trading Currency. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-11-18). Sri Lanka: Glenugie Estate workers return after union betrays strike. wsws.org Tea plantation workers at Glenugie and elsewhere must prepare for a united struggle to defend their wages and basic rights by building workers' action committees, independent of the unions.

Editor (2022-11-17). U.S.-Russia proxy war risks nuclear apocalypse, 60 years after Cuban Missile Crisis. mronline.org On the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world is closer than ever to nuclear apocalypse, with the NATO-Russia proxy war in Ukraine and the US military deploying nukes to Europe and Australia.

Editor (2022-11-17). Congressional Amendment Opens Floodgates for War Profiteers and a Major Ground War on Russia. scheerpost.com By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davis / CounterPunch If the powerful leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senators Jack Reed (D) and Jim Inhofe (R), have their way, Congress will soon invoke wartime emergency powers to build up even greater stockpiles of Pentagon weapons. The amendment is supposedly designed to facilitate replenishing the weapons the United States …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-17). The Polish Missile Incident Was a Close Brush with Nuclear Annihilation. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter The fervor with which Poland and others sought to drag NATO into a war with Russia should ring alarm bells for everyone The world dodged a bullet this week, with some NATO members trying, but failing, to trigger Article 4 as a means of confronting Russia in Ukraine. We may not be so…

Editor (2022-11-17). U.S. media searched for crisis at China Party Congress. mronline.org For the Western press, the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party offered a number of signals which—if read in good faith—could have been perceived as reassuring.

Alex Bainbridge (2022-11-17). Nilàºfer Koàß: 'Iran uprising gives new hope for oppressed people'. greenleft.org.au Nilàºfer Koàß from the Kurdish National Congress spoke at the Ecosocialism 2022 conference about the popular uprising in Iran, war in Ukraine and Rojava Revolution. Alex Bainbridge and Susan Price report.

Federico Fuentes (2022-11-17). As ITUC meets in Melbourne, Ukrainian, Polish unionists call on global trade union confederation to expel pro-war Russian affiliate. greenleft.org.au Ukrainian and Polish trade unions are calling on delegates to the International Trade Union Confederation world congress to support the expulsion of the pro-war Russian Federation of Trade Unions, reports Federico Fuentes.

Staff (2022-11-17). Congreso Global de Medios: La cultura de la tolerancia. cubadebate.cu La tolerancia no es el soportarse uno al otro, es respetar la cultura, la idiosincracia, las tradiciones, asi definia el tema central del segundo dia de sesiones del Global Media Congress el Ministro para la Tolerancia de los Emiratos Arabes Unidos, Jeque Nahiam bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, al abrir la jornada de trabajo en el Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. | Los Emiratos son el único país en el mundo que tiene este tipo de Ministerio, como expresión de la importancia que su gobierno da a este asunto en la formación de sus ciudadanos y a tono con el propósito de este pais de ser un puente entre Oriente y Occiden…

Federico Fuentes (2022-11-17). As ITUC meets in Melbourne, Ukrainian, Polish unionists call on global union confederation to expel pro-war Russian affiliate. greenleft.org.au Ukrainian and Polish trade unions are calling on the International Trade Union Confederation to expel the pro-war Russian Federation of Trade Unions, reports Federico Fuentes.

WSWS (2022-11-17). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org National teachers' 24-hour strike in Hungary over pay; Strikes across France in education sector continue, including vocational high school teachers against government "reform"; UK class struggle intensifies as postal workers, university lecturers, teachers and train drivers prepare to walk out; protests and strikes over death of Iranian Mahsa Amini at hands of police in ninth week link up with commemoration of 2019 massacre; further 24-hour public sector pay strike planned in South Africa against three percent pay offer…

Infobrics (2022-11-17). India and Brazil Can Join Forces on the Global Stage Following Lula's Victory. infobrics.org Brazil-India relations have never been particularly intense, but under Lula's third presidency this might very well change; that is, if Brasilia and New Delhi seize the opportunity presented to them…

Admin_ips (2022-11-17). REPORT: Homecoming: The Greater Birmingham Community Speaks on Regional Cooperation and a More Inclusive Economy. ips-dc.org Greater Birmingham, AL, has experienced a resurgence in economic growth and civic engagement. Yet the benefits of this prosperity are not widely shared.

Oliviaalperstein (2022-11-17). NEW REPORT: "Homecoming: The Greater Birmingham Community Speaks on Regional Cooperation and a More Inclusive Economy" ips-dc.org The Institute for Policy Studies and Alabama Arise's professional study findings expose the critical issues that impact Greater Birmingham residents — and the solutions they want to see.

Marie-Claude Boily, Ruanne V. Barnabas, Minttu M. Rà∂nn, Cara J. Bayer, Cari van Schalkwyk, Nirali Soni, Darcy W. Rao, Lisa Staadegaard, Gui Liu, Romain Silhol, Marc Brisson, Leigh F. Johnson, Paul Bloem, Sami Gottlieb, Nathalie Broutet, Shona Dalal (2022-11-17). [Articles] Estimating the effect of HIV on cervical cancer elimination in South Africa: Comparative modelling of the impact of vaccination and screening. thelancet.com High HPV vaccination coverage of girls and 2 lifetime cervical screens could eliminate cervical cancer among women overall in South Africa by the end of the century and substantially decrease cases among all women and WLHIV over the short and medium term. Cervical cancer elimination in WLHIV would likely require enhanced prevention strategies for WLHIV. Screening of WLHIV remains an important strategy to reduce incidence and alleviate disparities in cervical cancer burden between women with and without HIV, despite HIV interventions scale-up.

Editor (2022-11-17). Fossil Drugs: Antibiotics as the fossil fuels of medicine. mronline.org The discovery of antibiotics was one of humanity's greatest achievements. But we didn't invent them. Long before humans, microorganisms in soil evolved these molecules. It was not until the mid-twentieth century, however, that these molecules were isolated by humans and mass-produced for medicine. At first antibiotics seemed like a miracle. However, they are different from …

Editor (2022-11-17). Stability in a destabilized region. mronline.org The electoral victories of Gustavo Petro and Inacio Lula da Silva this year in Colombia and Brazil have raised hopes for a new strong impulse towards the full emancipation of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Editor (2022-11-17). Chilean State to Address Historic Land Debt With Mapuche Indigenous Communities. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-17). FTX & The Joke of Democracy. scheerpost.com From its founding in 2017, the one-man company rose to a "partner organisation" of the WEF and second largest donor to Biden and the Democrats' mid-term election. It has now gone bust.

Editor (2022-11-17). New School Staff Strike Shows the Institution Is Not So Progressive When It Comes to Faculty Pay. scheerpost.com Over 1,300 part-time faculty have voted to strike unless a new union contract deal can be reached before Wednesday, Nov. 16.

Editor (2022-11-17). Patrick Lawrence: More Futile Pacific Overtures. scheerpost.com

Elijah Magnier (2022-11-17). "West searches for pretext to demonize Iran" thealtworld.com A bomb-carrying drone has hit an Israeli-owned oil tanker off the coast of Oman. | Elijah Magnier says the West will certainly blame Iran for the oil tanker incident as it is always searching for a pretext to demonize the Islamic Republic. |

____ (2022-11-17). Xi elaborates goals of development. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that "we should follow a path of peaceful development," "a path of openness and inclusiveness" and "a path of solidarity.""ÄÄ…

WSWS (2022-11-17). US, Japan and South Korea pledge to improve intelligence sharing. wsws.org Such an agreement between the three countries has long been a key goal of Washington's war preparations in the Indo-Pacific region.

_____ (2022-11-17). The Itaewon tragedy, a possible step towards national unity or a "Sewol" for Yoon Suk-yeol? journal-neo.org On October 30, 2022, a deadly stampede in Seoul's Itaewon district tragically killed more than 1 people and left 1 others with various degrees of injuries. The stampede was the worst tragedy in South Korea since the Sewol ferry crash in 2014, which killed 304 people. It should be noted right away that the Itaewon …

_____ (2022-11-17). Gaza Freedom Flotilla To Sail In 2023. popularresistance.org After a pause due to the global pandemic, the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) is set to resume its sailing to challenge the illegal, immoral and inhuman Israeli blockade of Gaza. The last sailing of the flotilla was in 2018. The 2020 sail was postponed due to the COVID pandemic that closed many European ports. | Members of the 10 national and international organization campaign coalition met in London November 4-6, 2022, and made the decision to resume sailing in 2023. Representatives of member campaigns from Norway, Malaysia, US, Sweden, Canada, France, New Zealand, Turkey and the International Committee f…

____ (2022-11-17). China staunch supporter of UN-centered int'l system: Xi. ecns.cn China is a staunch supporter of the international system with the United Nations (UN) at its core, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Wednesday afternoon when meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

____ (2022-11-17). 29th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting to be held in Bangkok, Thailand. ecns.cn This photo taken on Nov. 12, 2022 shows the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand. The 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 18-19.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-17). Fire reported in Iraq's Baghdad airport (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) — On Thursday, Iraqi civil defense forces controlled a fire that broke out in the departure hall of Iraq's Baghdad international airport.

Infobrics (2022-11-17). Creating Solidarity Between Africa and Brics Countries Top of Sars' List. infobrics.org The South African Revenue Service (Sars) participated in two multilateral meetings recently to cement international tax co-operation in Africa and among the Brics countries…

International Crimes Investigative Committee (2022-11-17). Video: Suddenly Changed? Personality Changes After mRNA Injection. globalresearch.ca

Michael Arney (2022-11-17). No national "red wave," but outcomes a bit rougher in New York State. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK—There was no national "red wave," but outcomes were a bit rougher in New York State. Voters made several historic breakthroughs, kept the Democratic trifecta, and maintained the Democratic supermajority in the State Assembly. However, the Democratic supermajority was lost in the State Senate. Republicans gained seats in the House and state legislature, and …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-11-17). Uruguayans mobilize against President Luis Lacalle Pou's pension reform. peoplesdispatch.org On Tuesday, November 15, workers across Uruguay observed a four-hour strike from 9 am to 1 pm local time, and mobilized across the country against an anti-worker pension reform promoted by the right-wing government of President Luis Lacalle Pou. | In the capital of Montevideo, tens of thousands of workers from diverse sectors held a massive march, from the University of the Republic to the Legislative Palace, rejecting the pension reform bill, which a special commission of the Senate is currently studying. | The partial general strike was called for by the Inter-Union Plenary of Workers—National Convention…

Pip Hinman (2022-11-17). MUA calls on Svitzer to drop tugboat lock-out. greenleft.org.au Danish multinational tugboat company Svitzer has threatened to lock out workers at 17 Australian ports, rather than negotiate an enterprise agreement with the Maritime Union of Australia. Pip Hinman reports.

Speak Up Act Up (2022-11-17). On the SF Peninsula, Creative Protest to Defuse Nuclear War. indybay.org Right now is the closest the world has been to a nuclear war since the Cuban Missile Crisis. Elderly activists, joined by a few younger folks, recalled those days and protested during a long weekend of national action.

WSWS (2022-11-17). Ford Action Committee in Saarlouis, Germany declares support for Will Lehman. wsws.org The Ford Action Committee Saarlouis supports the election campaign of Will Lehman for the presidency of the UAW in the US and his call for international struggle against the union bureaucracy.

WSWS (2022-11-17). Build the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees in Britain! For a global counteroffensive of the working class! wsws.org The International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees (IWA-RFC), is the democratic organ of international working-class struggle in the 21st century.

WSWS (2022-11-17). Former Australian prime minister calls for mandatory national service for young people. wsws.org Tony Abbott's proposal is a sign of the desperation of the Australian political establishment, as it prepares for the coming conflict with China and faces an acute labour shortage at home.

WSWS (2022-11-17). Michigan Medicine worker speaks out against capitalism's COVID policy. wsws.org "This place gave me COVID, but all they talk about is he, him or that I might be gay. I agree with the pandemic being a socially criminal policy, and this happening internationally."

Mike Ludwig (2022-11-17). Why Did Democrats Vote With the GOP to End the COVID National Emergency? truthout.org

Brittani Banks (2022-11-17). An Unlikely City in the South Could Be Home to a Public Education Renaissance. independentmediainstitute.org Before it got national headlines about its severe water crisis, Jackson, Mississippi, was much renowned for its potholes. "The amount [sic] of potholes in the city is crazy," exclaims the narrator of "Jackson, Mississippi: The Second Most Dangerous City in America," a video posted to a popular travel YouTube channel in December 2021. The vlogger …

Manuel Perez-Rocha (2022-11-17). Climate Talks Spark Action Against Investment Treaties Favoring Fossil Fuel Corporations. fpif.org In advance of the global climate negotiations taking place in Egypt, several countries announced important actions to curb the power of the fossil fuel industry. | For decades now, a global web of international investment agreements has given corporations excessive powers to block government policies they don't like. Through "investor-state dispute settlement" mechanisms, these agreements grant corporations the right to sue governments in unaccountable supranational tribunals, demanding huge payouts in retaliation for actions that might reduce the value of their investments. Corporations are able to file such…

WSWS (2022-11-17). Sri Lankan apparel workers hit by major jobs and wages cuts. wsws.org Sri Lankan apparel manufacturers have responded to falling export orders, higher interest rates and energy costs by slashing wages, incentives and other payments, and eliminating tens of thousands of jobs.

_____ (2022-11-17). Indigenous Resistance And The Roots Of Ecuador's National Strike. popularresistance.org "He was my uncle. They killed him during the strike in the center of Puyo, here in Ecuador. He was my uncle, he was Oldemar Guatatoca Vargas." | Yolanda Vargas, a Shuar woman in her mid-30s, sits in her parked car in the remote jungle outpost of Palora, located within the province of Morona Santiago. She drove out there so she could get a cell phone signal to talk to me. The ride from her community takes roughly an hour over the dirt roads winding a narrow path through the Amazon. With everyone else in the community, besides her elderly and sick mother, in the capital of Quito taking part in El Paro Nacional[mdas…

Betsey Piette (2022-11-16). Philadelphia communities unite against destructive developers. workers.org Activists from Save Chinatown address rally, as it blocks major intersection in South Philadelphia, Nov. 12.Credit: Joe Piette Philadelphia Close to 150 people, representing over a dozen diverse multinational, working-class Philadelphia neighborhoods, rallied together at FDR Park in South Philly Nov. 12 to demand a say by residents in what . . . |

Editor (2022-11-16). Attempt to try Russian leaders for war crimes is part of the West's weaponization of the International Criminal Court. mronline.org International Criminal Court (ICC) continues to serve as a "battering ram for U.S. and NATO policy," as the former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes in the Clinton administration defined it.

Editor (2022-11-16). COP27 fiddling as world warms. mronline.org The latest annual climate conference has begun in the face of a worsening climate crisis and further retreats by rich nations following the energy crisis induced by NATO sanctions after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Sara Flounders (2022-11-16). Which way for the antiwar movement? Demand 'Negotiations' or 'Stop the Wars'? workers.org As the war in Ukraine grows more protracted and dangerous, its consequences will arouse fear among many and opposition among those making the greatest sacrifices. The economic consequences of recession and growing inflation in the U.S. and the far greater disarray in the EU, caused by imposing sanctions on Russia, . . . |

Sara Flounders (2022-11-16). Which way for the antiwar movement?/ Demand 'Negotiations' or 'Stop the Wars'? workers.org As the war in Ukraine grows more protracted and dangerous, its consequences will arouse fear among many and opposition among those making the greatest sacrifices. The economic consequences of recession and growing inflation in the U.S. and the far greater disarray in the EU, caused by imposing sanctions on Russia, . . . |

Staff (2022-11-16). "A Carbon Bomb": Movement Grows Against EACOP East African Pipeline Funded by France's Total & China. democracynow.org COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, has been called the African COP, but many African climate activists cannot afford to attend. Broadcasting from the summit, we speak to Omar Elmawi, campaign coordinator for Stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, about the push to stop the construction of a major pipeline that would stretch 900 miles from Uganda to Tanzania. Key financial backers of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline include the French company Total and the China National Offshore Oil Company. "It's a project that is strongly being opposed by people in Uganda and the whole world, because it's…

Editor (2022-11-16). White House Asks Congress for $37.7 Billion in New Ukraine Aid. scheerpost.com

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-16). Russian Ministry of Defense Military Update November 16, 2022. libya360.wordpress.com Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of a special military operation in Ukraine ( 11/16/2022 ) On November 15, the Russian armed forces launched a massive strike by high-precision long-range weapons of air and sea based on the military control system of Ukraine and related energy facilities. The…

Scorinoco (2022-11-16). Russia-Ukraine Crisis, a Bonanza for US. orinocotribune.com By Xin Ping — Nov 11, 2022 | For the United States, war is an extremely profitable business. In fact, the country was crowned as the world's sole superpower by the largest and most devastating war in human history. | Its gross national product (GNP), measured in constant dollars, grew from $88.6 billion in 1939 to $135 billion in 1944, and the share of war-related production in GNP jumped from only 2% to an astonishing 40%, according to British economic historian Alan Milward. | Right now, history seems to be repeating itself. Eight months into the Russia-Ukraine conflict, when the flames of war are putting…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-16). Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC Briefing on Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Mr.President, We must express appreciation to our Albanian and American colleagues for calling this meeting, even though they did it as early as last week without even formulating the topic, and thus demonstrating, as we can see now, exceptional insightfulness. Had this meeting not been scheduled, we would have needed to call it to address…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Iran, India, Russia to hold meeting on Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Iran, India, and Russia will hold a trilateral meeting focusing on Afghanistan on the sidelines of the Moscow format meeting.

Infobrics (2022-11-16). India-Russia Bilateral Trade Zooms—Set to Cross $30 Bn by Next Year. infobrics.org Bilateral trade between India and Russia is all set to exceed $30 billion in the next one year— much before the 2025 target…

Pepe Escobar (2022-11-16). Russia, India, China, Iran: The Quad that Really Matters. globalresearch.ca

Infobrics (2022-11-16). Kiev regime missiles hitting Poland – incompetence or false flag. infobrics.org The Kiev regime is adamant that anyone claiming this wasn't fired by Russian forces is a "conspiracy theorist", which obviously also includes the presidents of the US and Poland.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-16). Support for the Kiev Regime is Suffocating the UN. libya360.wordpress.com Mikhail Gamandiy-Egorov Despite Western pressure on many countries, support for Kiev at the UN level is drastically declining, as the Western media itself admits. This is confirmed by the recent vote in the UN General Assembly promoted by the Atlanticist establishment to give the Kiev regime Russian reparations. The recent Western-Kiev resolution voted at the…

_____ (2022-11-16). The next international exercises of the naval forces Malabar have commenced. journal-neo.org On November 8, the ten-day naval exercise Malabar began in the area of the east coast of Japan with the participation of US warships, Japan itself, India, and Australia. For the past ten years, they have been held annually and represent a notable event in the process of changing the situation in the Indo-Pacific region, …

Amy Goodman (2022-11-16). Global South Demands Reparations From Rich Nations in Form of Climate Financing. truthout.org We are broadcasting from COP27, the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where poorer countries in the Global South that are weathering the worst effects of the climate crisis are calling for wealthy nations to pay reparations in the form of climate financing. "We need a global plan to phase out fossil fuels in a just and equitable manner," says Harjeet Singh, head of global political strategy with Climate Action Network and global engagement director of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. He adds that the United States is the main impediment to "loss and damage" climate financing. "Money is a…

Staff (2022-11-16). Who Should Pay for Climate Crisis? Global South Demands "Loss and Damage" from Wealthy Nations. democracynow.org We are broadcasting from COP27, the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where poorer countries in the Global South that are weathering the worst effects of the climate crisis are calling for wealthy nations to pay reparations in the form of climate financing. "We need a global plan to phase out fossil fuels in a just and equitable manner," says Harjeet Singh, head of global political strategy with Climate Action Network and global engagement director of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. He adds that the United States is the main impediment to "loss and damage" climat…

_____ (2022-11-16). Hawai'i—The Very First US Regime Change. popularresistance.org You come home from work one day to your many generations' family property where you have lived all of your life and find that a team is removing your belongings to the front lawn. And when you indignantly demand to know what is going on, two policemen and the county sheriff advise you that the new owner is taking possession. | You protest adamantly that you never sold the property to anyone; this is your home! The sheriff then shows you a folder with a deed for the property that indicates that you had signed a power of attorney to another person, one you know but never trusted, and that, under its terms, he had t…

Editor (2022-11-16). COP27 deliberations reaffirm imperialist states as main obstacle to ending climate change. mronline.org Developing countries and mass organizations continue to demand compensation for damage and loss.

Editor (2022-11-16). Haunted by the ghost of "Marbury v. Madison:" Judicial review and abolishing the Supreme Court. mronline.org In 2022, after a handful of unelected judges serving lifetime terms in the U.S. Supreme Court eviscerated the hard-won and overwhelmingly popular right to abortion, masses of people took to the streets to defend this democratic right to bodily autonomy.

Editor (2022-11-16). University of California workers launch largest academic strike in U.S. history. mronline.org Workers in the U.S. continue to make waves in historically unorganized sectors such as academia and service.

Editor (2022-11-16). UC's Student Workers Can't Afford California. scheerpost.com

Ennedith Lopez (2022-11-16). Young Voters Delivered Big Wins for Abortion Rights. otherwords.org

G. Dunkel (2022-11-16). Technology speculation goes bust — tens of thousands laid off. workers.org At Amazon Tens of thousands of workers in the technology sector have been laid off this year. Estimates vary, depending on when you start counting — January or June — and how you categorize the workers. For example, can an order picker for Amazon be considered a tech worker? Or . . . |

JANET (2022-11-16). End the War Drills, Lift the Travel Ban! iacenter.org From October 31 to November 5, the U.S. and south Korea air forces carried out joint war exercises against north Korea called Operation Vigilant Storm. The joint exercises involved over 240 U.S. and south Korean aircraft and U.S. B-1B supersonic stealth bombers hovering near the DMZ. These provocations have prompted north Korea to respond with missile launches and excursions in the west sea border areas. Tensions with north Korea have only increased since the inaugurations of the Biden and Yoon administrations. Biden and Yoon have taken a hard line against north Korea, and their administrations have led the large…

Mitchell Zimmerman (2022-11-16). The GOP Won't Dump Trumpism Anytime Soon. otherwords.org In the face of midterm election results that confounded predictions and crushed Republican hopes for a landslide victory, some in the media are suggesting that the party may finally turn away from Trump. | Trump-backed Republicans did indeed blow some critical races. But this hope suggests there are reasonable Republican office-holders out there who are now ready to liberate themselves from Trump's orbit and re-make the GOP as a normal, democracy-respecting party. | The suggestion that there was an "extremist" fever that has run its course is false. | The reality: MAGA Republicans are the Republican Party. Few Re…

Monet Bailey (2022-11-16). Baby's vaccine responses linked to childbirth method. healtheuropa.com The childbirth delivery method is associated with how a baby's immune system will respond to two key childhood vaccines. There are multiple types of childbirth delivery methods, including spontaneous vaginal birth, assisted vaginal birth, caesarean section, breech birth and multiple births. Many women plan for a natural vaginal birth; however, complications can arise during labour …

Monet Bailey (2022-11-16). The bacteria behind leprosy disease could regenerate livers. healtheuropa.com In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have found that parasites behind leprosy disease can reprogramme cells to increase the size of a liver. The latest findings from a research team from the University of Edinburgh suggest the possibility of adapting this natural process from leprosy disease to renew ageing livers and increase health span which is …

Monet Bailey (2022-11-16). University of Oxford researchers discover a key cause of type 2 diabetes. healtheuropa.com New research has illuminated the key cause of type 2 diabetes, finding that high blood glucose reprograms the metabolism of pancreatic cells. Around 415 million people globally are living with diabetes. Within this figure, nearly five million people are diagnosed every year in the UK, costing the NHS £10 billion each year. Around 90% of …

Peter Certo (2022-11-16). In OtherWords: November 16, 2022. otherwords.org The dust still hasn't settled on this year's midterm elections. But a week out, a few things seem clear: Republicans look poised to eke out a narrow House majority, but the "red wave" many predicted never materialized. What's more, a number of progressive initiatives won big, even in conservative states. | This week, our contributors try to make sense of it all. | Sarah Anderson offers an excellent explainer on the ballot initiatives that won big, from Medicaid expansion in South Dakota to a $15 minimum wage in Nebraska. Local politicians didn't like these ideas, Sarah explains, which is why protecting citizen ba…

Rian Overy (2022-11-16). CBD content has no bearing on cannabis safety. healtheuropa.com The CBD content of cannabis has no effect on the drug's safety, according to researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London. The researcher's findings challenge the widely held belief that higher CBD content in cannabis protects the user from psychotic experiences and memory problems. The research team have urged …

Rian Overy (2022-11-16). COVID-19 virus can reactivate myalgic encephalomyelitis. healtheuropa.com According to researchers from Linkà∂ping University COVID-19 can reactivate viruses that had become latent in cells, particularly in people with myalgic encephalomyelitis. Severe, long-term fatigue, post-exertional malaise, pain, and sleep problems are all signs of myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. The cause of the condition is still not fully understood, although it …

Rian Overy (2022-11-16). Making brain tumour surgery safer with quantum sensors. healtheuropa.com Researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz (HIM) have been developing new technology to make brain tumour surgery safer. Removing a brain tumour is a challenging operation for surgeons. They must remove the tumour without damaging any healthy brain tissue, therefore, it is highly important that surgeons closely monitor the …

Sara Flounders (2022-11-16). COP 27: greenwashing, repression, food crisis. workers.org The activist group, Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change protests during the COP27 climate conference, Nov. 13. Nov. 13 — More than 40,000 people registered as participants at the 27th United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) gathering at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, held Nov. 6 to 18. One hundred world leaders, top-level . . . |

Shailly Gupta Barnes (2022-11-16). How Low-Income Voters Shaped The Midterm Elections. otherwords.org

SP Editor (2022-11-16). Climate Action Is Still Disconnected From Developing Country Realities. scheerpost.com By Gaye Taylor | The Energy Mix A COP 27 panel discussion on accountability for climate action revealed an ongoing disconnect between developed and developing worlds, with the former urging faith in a complex-but-sincere process and the latter expressing significant mistrust and frustration. "I was told 40,000 people are here at COP 27," said Ani Dasgupta, President …

SP Editor (2022-11-16). The Most Important Climate Talk Happened Thousands of Miles From COP27. scheerpost.com

TeleSUR (2022-11-16). Maradona's 'Hand of God' World Cup Ball Sold for $2.4 Million. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the London-based Graham Budd Auctions sold for USD2.37 million the ball with which Diego Maradona scored the "Hand of God" goal in the 1986 World Cup.. | RELATED: | This happened in the quarter-finals match between Argentina and England that took place at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. | In that match, the Tunisian referee Ali Bin Nasser could not perceive what actually happened and endorsed a goal t…

_____ (2022-11-16). Fossil Fuel Industry Dupes Media. popularresistance.org Shortly after he took office, President Biden announced a goal of building 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030, enough clean energy to power 10 million homes. For the administration, the offshore wind target was a part of a larger strategy of reducing carbon pollution and putting the country on track for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. But, like many clean energy plans, this one was met with immediate resistance. | In August 2021, CBS News reported that Nantucket Residents Against Turbines — or ACK Rats — launched a lawsuit against the administration's offshore wind plans. The Massac…

____ (2022-11-16). UK scholar: China's poverty alleviation helps world achieve goal five years in advance. ecns.cn It is China that has helped the United Nations attain the Sustainable Development Goals, including the eradication of extreme poverty and halving poverty in all its forms, said Robert Walker…

_____ (2022-11-16). The UN calls on Israel to destroy its nuclear weapons. journal-neo.org The United Nations General Assembly has finally voted on a resolution calling on Israel to destroy its entire nuclear arsenal and allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit its nuclear facilities. 152 countries voted "yes", five — Canada, Israel, Micronesia, Palau, and the United States — against, and another 24 countries, …

_____ (2022-11-16). How Young Climate Activists Built A Mass Movement To Be Reckoned With. popularresistance.org When I became a climate organizer in college in the early 2000s, the words "youth climate movement" referred more to something activists hoped to bring into existence than a real-world phenomenon. | Growing numbers of young people were concerned about the climate crisis and had begun organizing in small groups on college campuses and in communities throughout the U.S. But as much as we talked about building a mass movement, it was mainly just a dream at that point. | Almost 20 years later it's impossible to deny a very real, vibrant youth climate movement has become an important force in national politics. With t…

_____ (2022-11-16). UK's NHS Workers Gear Up For Massive Action Demanding Fair Wages. popularresistance.org Health workers' unions in the UK are gearing up for massive protests, including strike action, to assert the demand for decent wages and more recruitment and resources for the National Health Service (NHS). The UNISON union is currently balloting its members in England, Wales and Northern Island to determine if industrial action should be taken. | Meanwhile, on November 9, the nurses' union of Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced plans to initiate strike action before Christmas at many big hospitals and several other NHS care facilities. The RCN union decided to go on strike after the Tory government refused…

Carlos Edill Berríos Polanco (2022-11-16). Old San Juan May Soon Be Without Its Iconic Street Cats. latinorebels.com Following the U.S. National Parks Service's announcement that it plans to deal with the "cat problem" in Old San Juan, local residents and activists say they oppose any attempt to get rid of their feline friends.

____ (2022-11-16). Positives boost overseas inflows into equities. ecns.cn Several positives drove overseas inflows — more global investors — into China's A-share market on Tuesday, marking their rebound for the third session in a row, international investment banks and asset managers said.

____ (2022-11-16). China's natural gas supply generally guaranteed for winter heating: official. ecns.cn China can generally guarantee the natural gas supply for winter heating demands this year despite a complex international market situation, an official with the country's top economic planner said Wednesday.

____ (2022-11-16). Major high-tech expo opens in southwest China. ecns.cn The 10th China (Mianyang) Science and Technology City International High-Tech Expo commenced Wednesday in the city of Mianyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

____ (2022-11-16). Cartoon themed subway train unveiled in Hangzhou. ecns.cn A cartoon themed subway is launched in Hangzhou to welcome the upcoming 18th China International Cartoon and Animation Festival (CICAF), which is expected to kick off in November.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Iran, Pakistan FMs review bilateral ties, intl. issues. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian and his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari discussed the latest developments in bilateral and international relations.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Haiti, UN appeal for help as fears grow over cholera's spread. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — The UN and Haitian officials called for international assistance to respond to an outbreak of cholera that the World Health Organization has warned puts hundreds of thousands of people across the Caribbean nation at risk.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Two specialized exhibitions open in Iran's Ahvaz. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Two specialized exhibitions kicked off at the ground of the international exhibitions of Ahvaz on Wednesday.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-16). Joà£o Pedro Stedile: "Lula's Victory is a Political and Social Victory, Not Just Electoral" libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch In part one of this two-part interview, Stedile discussed the major challenges facing the incoming Lula government, the Bolsonarista blockades, and Lula's priorities for foreign relations. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party emerged victorious in the historic elections held in Brazil on October 30. With almost .9% of the votes,…

Kenny Stancil (2022-11-16). NLRB Requests 'Nationwide Cease and Desist Order' to Stop Union-Busting at Starbucks. commondreams.org "We are asking the court to swiftly grant the injunction so that the employee Starbucks unlawfully fired can return to work and all Starbucks employees nationally can effectively exercise their right to engage in union activities," said an NLRB official.

Staff (2022-11-16). EU rotates Georgian troops for African military mission. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geNovember 16, 2022 Georgian platoon returns from EU Central African training mission A platoon of the National Guard of Georgia has returned from its six-month deployment in the European Union Training mission in the Central African Republic…. Brigadier General Roman Jokhadze and members of the National Guard welcomed the servicemembers on their arrival at the …

Staff (2022-11-16). Photo: pan-Turkic military drill with Turkey, Azerbaijan, Northern Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyNovember 16, 2022 Soldiers of Azerbaijan, Turkiye, Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic, and Kyrgyzstan hold military exercises in Turkiye's Isparta, said the Turkish National Defence Ministry, APA reports.

Staff (2022-11-16). "Climate Collateral": How Military Spending Fuels Environmental Damage. democracynow.org As the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, is underway, we look at how military spending accelerates the climate crisis. Wealthy nations' investments in armed forces not only exacerbates pollution but also often surpasses their climate financing by as much as 30 times, according to a new report by the Transnational Institute. It shows the money is available, "but it's been dedicated to military spending," says co-author Nick Buxton. Governments that import arms, like Egypt, are motivated by the desire for legitimacy and the "power to crack down on the civil society,&#8…

Staff (2022-11-16). President Maduro Urges Renewal & Transformation of Popular Power Laws. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, November 15, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, launched the national initiative for public consultation for the transformation of the Popular Power laws. | During the launch of the national deployment, the head of state called for Venezuelans to discuss and activate plans to adapt and renew all the laws of Popular Power that have been created during the Revolution, and all the public policies of the government and the state. | Maduro is requesting a review of more than 10 legal instruments of the popular grassroots organizations in order to create a legal system that facilitates the proces…

TeleSUR (2022-11-16). Venezuela Receives Applications From 12 International Airlines. telesurenglish.net According to the President of the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC), twelve airlines have requested to operate with Venezuela. | There are "some 12 requests from international airlines that want to connect with Venezuela," said the President of the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC), Juan Manuel Teixeira. Nov. 16, 2022.

TeleSUR (2022-11-16). Venezuela to Defend Right Over the Essequibo: President Maduro. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, President Nicolas Maduro asserted that Venezuela will defend its sovereign rights over the Essequibo territory at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague. | RELATED: | "Venezuela will defend its historical and legal right over the Essequibo," he said, recalling that Vice President Delcy Rodriguez will participate in the hearings on the preliminary objections presented by Venezuela against Guyana…

WSWS (2022-11-16). Trump delivers fascist diatribe to announce 2024 reelection bid. wsws.org Among the police state policies Trump pledged to carry out if elected were the "removal of the illegal alien criminals," the death penalty for drug dealers, and the dispatch of National Guard troops to states and cities whose elected leaders failed to crack down on "the total breakdown of law and order."

Chris Slee (2022-11-16). Unionists show solidarity with Ansell workers in Sri Lanka, Malaysia. greenleft.org.au Union and solidarity activists protested outside the annual general meeting of Ansell because of its anti-union policies. Chris Slee reports.

Lorraine Liriano Chávez (2022-11-16). También por Halloween, Puerto Rico no se vende. workers.org Credit: Lorraine Liriano 1 de noviembre — Anoche en el Desfile de Halloween en Nueva York la campaña Puerto Rico No Se Vende decidió tomar por sorpresa a una audiencia que normalmente no tuviera información sobre Puerto Rico para educarlos dando volantes y desfilando en disfraces y pancartas para expresar . . . |

Kenny Stancil (2022-11-16). Video Footage Shows Asylum Seeker in ICE Detention Being Force-Fed. truthout.org Human rights advocates on Tuesday renewed calls for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to stop force-feeding detained people and end its reliance on mass detention after The Intercept obtained and The video depicting nurses forcibly inserting a tube into the nose of Indian asylum-seeker Ajay Kumar in an El Paso, Texas detention center marks the first time the U.S. public has ever seen the federal government force-feed someone, according to The Intercept.

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2022-11-17: News Headlines

Alex Bainbridge (2022-11-17). Nilàºfer Koàß: 'Iran uprising gives new hope for oppressed people'. greenleft.org.au Nilàºfer Koàß from the Kurdish National Congress spoke at the Ecosocialism 2022 conference about the popular uprising in Iran, war in Ukraine and Rojava Revolution. Alex Bainbridge and Susan Price report.

Federico Fuentes (2022-11-17). As ITUC meets in Melbourne, Ukrainian, Polish unionists call on global trade union confederation to expel pro-war Russian affiliate. greenleft.org.au Ukrainian and Polish trade unions are calling on delegates to the International Trade Union Confederation world congress to support the expulsion of the pro-war Russian Federation of Trade Unions, reports Federico Fuentes.

Staff (2022-11-17). Congreso Global de Medios: La cultura de la tolerancia. cubadebate.cu La tolerancia no es el soportarse uno al otro, es respetar la cultura, la idiosincracia, las tradiciones, asi definia el tema central del segundo dia de sesiones del Global Media Congress el Ministro para la Tolerancia de los Emiratos Arabes Unidos, Jeque Nahiam bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, al abrir la jornada de trabajo en el Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. | Los Emiratos son el único país en el mundo que tiene este tipo de Ministerio, como expresión de la importancia que su gobierno da a este asunto en la formación de sus ciudadanos y a tono con el propósito de este pais de ser un puente entre Oriente y Occiden…

Federico Fuentes (2022-11-17). As ITUC meets in Melbourne, Ukrainian, Polish unionists call on global union confederation to expel pro-war Russian affiliate. greenleft.org.au Ukrainian and Polish trade unions are calling on the International Trade Union Confederation to expel the pro-war Russian Federation of Trade Unions, reports Federico Fuentes.

_____ (2022-11-17). Gaza Freedom Flotilla To Sail In 2023. popularresistance.org After a pause due to the global pandemic, the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) is set to resume its sailing to challenge the illegal, immoral and inhuman Israeli blockade of Gaza. The last sailing of the flotilla was in 2018. The 2020 sail was postponed due to the COVID pandemic that closed many European ports. | Members of the 10 national and international organization campaign coalition met in London November 4-6, 2022, and made the decision to resume sailing in 2023. Representatives of member campaigns from Norway, Malaysia, US, Sweden, Canada, France, New Zealand, Turkey and the International Committee f…

Infobrics (2022-11-17). India and Brazil Can Join Forces on the Global Stage Following Lula's Victory. infobrics.org Brazil-India relations have never been particularly intense, but under Lula's third presidency this might very well change; that is, if Brasilia and New Delhi seize the opportunity presented to them…

WSWS (2022-11-17). US, Japan and South Korea pledge to improve intelligence sharing. wsws.org Such an agreement between the three countries has long been a key goal of Washington's war preparations in the Indo-Pacific region.

____ (2022-11-17). Xi elaborates goals of development. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that "we should follow a path of peaceful development," "a path of openness and inclusiveness" and "a path of solidarity.""ÄÄ…

_____ (2022-11-17). The Itaewon tragedy, a possible step towards national unity or a "Sewol" for Yoon Suk-yeol? journal-neo.org On October 30, 2022, a deadly stampede in Seoul's Itaewon district tragically killed more than 1 people and left 1 others with various degrees of injuries. The stampede was the worst tragedy in South Korea since the Sewol ferry crash in 2014, which killed 304 people. It should be noted right away that the Itaewon …

____ (2022-11-17). China staunch supporter of UN-centered int'l system: Xi. ecns.cn China is a staunch supporter of the international system with the United Nations (UN) at its core, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Wednesday afternoon when meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

____ (2022-11-17). 29th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting to be held in Bangkok, Thailand. ecns.cn This photo taken on Nov. 12, 2022 shows the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand. The 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 18-19.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-17). Fire reported in Iraq's Baghdad airport (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) — On Thursday, Iraqi civil defense forces controlled a fire that broke out in the departure hall of Iraq's Baghdad international airport.

Infobrics (2022-11-17). Creating Solidarity Between Africa and Brics Countries Top of Sars' List. infobrics.org The South African Revenue Service (Sars) participated in two multilateral meetings recently to cement international tax co-operation in Africa and among the Brics countries…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-11-17). Uruguayans mobilize against President Luis Lacalle Pou's pension reform. peoplesdispatch.org On Tuesday, November 15, workers across Uruguay observed a four-hour strike from 9 am to 1 pm local time, and mobilized across the country against an anti-worker pension reform promoted by the right-wing government of President Luis Lacalle Pou. | In the capital of Montevideo, tens of thousands of workers from diverse sectors held a massive march, from the University of the Republic to the Legislative Palace, rejecting the pension reform bill, which a special commission of the Senate is currently studying. | The partial general strike was called for by the Inter-Union Plenary of Workers—National Convention…

Pip Hinman (2022-11-17). MUA calls on Svitzer to drop tugboat lock-out. greenleft.org.au Danish multinational tugboat company Svitzer has threatened to lock out workers at 17 Australian ports, rather than negotiate an enterprise agreement with the Maritime Union of Australia. Pip Hinman reports.

Speak Up Act Up (2022-11-17). On the SF Peninsula, Creative Protest to Defuse Nuclear War. indybay.org Right now is the closest the world has been to a nuclear war since the Cuban Missile Crisis. Elderly activists, joined by a few younger folks, recalled those days and protested during a long weekend of national action.

WSWS (2022-11-17). Former Australian prime minister calls for mandatory national service for young people. wsws.org Tony Abbott's proposal is a sign of the desperation of the Australian political establishment, as it prepares for the coming conflict with China and faces an acute labour shortage at home.

WSWS (2022-11-17). Michigan Medicine worker speaks out against capitalism's COVID policy. wsws.org "This place gave me COVID, but all they talk about is he, him or that I might be gay. I agree with the pandemic being a socially criminal policy, and this happening internationally."

WSWS (2022-11-17). Sri Lankan apparel workers hit by major jobs and wages cuts. wsws.org Sri Lankan apparel manufacturers have responded to falling export orders, higher interest rates and energy costs by slashing wages, incentives and other payments, and eliminating tens of thousands of jobs.

Betsey Piette (2022-11-16). Philadelphia communities unite against destructive developers. workers.org Activists from Save Chinatown address rally, as it blocks major intersection in South Philadelphia, Nov. 12.Credit: Joe Piette Philadelphia Close to 150 people, representing over a dozen diverse multinational, working-class Philadelphia neighborhoods, rallied together at FDR Park in South Philly Nov. 12 to demand a say by residents in what . . . |

Editor (2022-11-16). Attempt to try Russian leaders for war crimes is part of the West's weaponization of the International Criminal Court. mronline.org International Criminal Court (ICC) continues to serve as a "battering ram for U.S. and NATO policy," as the former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes in the Clinton administration defined it.

Editor (2022-11-16). COP27 fiddling as world warms. mronline.org The latest annual climate conference has begun in the face of a worsening climate crisis and further retreats by rich nations following the energy crisis induced by NATO sanctions after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Sara Flounders (2022-11-16). Which way for the antiwar movement? Demand 'Negotiations' or 'Stop the Wars'? workers.org As the war in Ukraine grows more protracted and dangerous, its consequences will arouse fear among many and opposition among those making the greatest sacrifices. The economic consequences of recession and growing inflation in the U.S. and the far greater disarray in the EU, caused by imposing sanctions on Russia, . . . |

Sara Flounders (2022-11-16). Which way for the antiwar movement?/ Demand 'Negotiations' or 'Stop the Wars'? workers.org As the war in Ukraine grows more protracted and dangerous, its consequences will arouse fear among many and opposition among those making the greatest sacrifices. The economic consequences of recession and growing inflation in the U.S. and the far greater disarray in the EU, caused by imposing sanctions on Russia, . . . |

Staff (2022-11-16). "A Carbon Bomb": Movement Grows Against EACOP East African Pipeline Funded by France's Total & China. democracynow.org COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, has been called the African COP, but many African climate activists cannot afford to attend. Broadcasting from the summit, we speak to Omar Elmawi, campaign coordinator for Stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, about the push to stop the construction of a major pipeline that would stretch 900 miles from Uganda to Tanzania. Key financial backers of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline include the French company Total and the China National Offshore Oil Company. "It's a project that is strongly being opposed by people in Uganda and the whole world, because it's…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-16). Russian Ministry of Defense Military Update November 16, 2022. libya360.wordpress.com Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of a special military operation in Ukraine ( 11/16/2022 ) On November 15, the Russian armed forces launched a massive strike by high-precision long-range weapons of air and sea based on the military control system of Ukraine and related energy facilities. The…

Scorinoco (2022-11-16). Russia-Ukraine Crisis, a Bonanza for US. orinocotribune.com By Xin Ping — Nov 11, 2022 | For the United States, war is an extremely profitable business. In fact, the country was crowned as the world's sole superpower by the largest and most devastating war in human history. | Its gross national product (GNP), measured in constant dollars, grew from $88.6 billion in 1939 to $135 billion in 1944, and the share of war-related production in GNP jumped from only 2% to an astonishing 40%, according to British economic historian Alan Milward. | Right now, history seems to be repeating itself. Eight months into the Russia-Ukraine conflict, when the flames of war are putting…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Iran, India, Russia to hold meeting on Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Iran, India, and Russia will hold a trilateral meeting focusing on Afghanistan on the sidelines of the Moscow format meeting.

Infobrics (2022-11-16). India-Russia Bilateral Trade Zooms—Set to Cross $30 Bn by Next Year. infobrics.org Bilateral trade between India and Russia is all set to exceed $30 billion in the next one year— much before the 2025 target…

Pepe Escobar (2022-11-16). Russia, India, China, Iran: The Quad that Really Matters. globalresearch.ca

Infobrics (2022-11-16). Kiev regime missiles hitting Poland – incompetence or false flag. infobrics.org The Kiev regime is adamant that anyone claiming this wasn't fired by Russian forces is a "conspiracy theorist", which obviously also includes the presidents of the US and Poland.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-16). Support for the Kiev Regime is Suffocating the UN. libya360.wordpress.com Mikhail Gamandiy-Egorov Despite Western pressure on many countries, support for Kiev at the UN level is drastically declining, as the Western media itself admits. This is confirmed by the recent vote in the UN General Assembly promoted by the Atlanticist establishment to give the Kiev regime Russian reparations. The recent Western-Kiev resolution voted at the…

Russiancouncil.ru (2022-11-16). The Lebanese Center Al-Zaytouna Holds Panel Discussion on Multipolarity and Shifting Alliances in the Middle East. russiancouncil.ru On November 15, 2022, Al-Zaytouna, the Lebanese Center for Studies & Consultations, held an online international expert panel discussion on multipolarity and the shifting alliances in the Middle East…

_____ (2022-11-16). The next international exercises of the naval forces Malabar have commenced. journal-neo.org On November 8, the ten-day naval exercise Malabar began in the area of the east coast of Japan with the participation of US warships, Japan itself, India, and Australia. For the past ten years, they have been held annually and represent a notable event in the process of changing the situation in the Indo-Pacific region, …

Amy Goodman (2022-11-16). Global South Demands Reparations From Rich Nations in Form of Climate Financing. truthout.org We are broadcasting from COP27, the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where poorer countries in the Global South that are weathering the worst effects of the climate crisis are calling for wealthy nations to pay reparations in the form of climate financing. "We need a global plan to phase out fossil fuels in a just and equitable manner," says Harjeet Singh, head of global political strategy with Climate Action Network and global engagement director of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. He adds that the United States is the main impediment to "loss and damage" climate financing. "Money is a…

Staff (2022-11-16). Who Should Pay for Climate Crisis? Global South Demands "Loss and Damage" from Wealthy Nations. democracynow.org We are broadcasting from COP27, the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where poorer countries in the Global South that are weathering the worst effects of the climate crisis are calling for wealthy nations to pay reparations in the form of climate financing. "We need a global plan to phase out fossil fuels in a just and equitable manner," says Harjeet Singh, head of global political strategy with Climate Action Network and global engagement director of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. He adds that the United States is the main impediment to "loss and damage" climat…

_____ (2022-11-16). Hawai'i—The Very First US Regime Change. popularresistance.org You come home from work one day to your many generations' family property where you have lived all of your life and find that a team is removing your belongings to the front lawn. And when you indignantly demand to know what is going on, two policemen and the county sheriff advise you that the new owner is taking possession. | You protest adamantly that you never sold the property to anyone; this is your home! The sheriff then shows you a folder with a deed for the property that indicates that you had signed a power of attorney to another person, one you know but never trusted, and that, under its terms, he had t…

Editor (2022-11-16). COP27 deliberations reaffirm imperialist states as main obstacle to ending climate change. mronline.org Developing countries and mass organizations continue to demand compensation for damage and loss.

Editor (2022-11-16). Haunted by the ghost of "Marbury v. Madison:" Judicial review and abolishing the Supreme Court. mronline.org In 2022, after a handful of unelected judges serving lifetime terms in the U.S. Supreme Court eviscerated the hard-won and overwhelmingly popular right to abortion, masses of people took to the streets to defend this democratic right to bodily autonomy.

Editor (2022-11-16). University of California workers launch largest academic strike in U.S. history. mronline.org Workers in the U.S. continue to make waves in historically unorganized sectors such as academia and service.

Editor (2022-11-16). UC's Student Workers Can't Afford California. scheerpost.com

Ennedith Lopez (2022-11-16). Young Voters Delivered Big Wins for Abortion Rights. otherwords.org

G. Dunkel (2022-11-16). Technology speculation goes bust — tens of thousands laid off. workers.org At Amazon Tens of thousands of workers in the technology sector have been laid off this year. Estimates vary, depending on when you start counting — January or June — and how you categorize the workers. For example, can an order picker for Amazon be considered a tech worker? Or . . . |

JANET (2022-11-16). End the War Drills, Lift the Travel Ban! iacenter.org From October 31 to November 5, the U.S. and south Korea air forces carried out joint war exercises against north Korea called Operation Vigilant Storm. The joint exercises involved over 240 U.S. and south Korean aircraft and U.S. B-1B supersonic stealth bombers hovering near the DMZ. These provocations have prompted north Korea to respond with missile launches and excursions in the west sea border areas. Tensions with north Korea have only increased since the inaugurations of the Biden and Yoon administrations. Biden and Yoon have taken a hard line against north Korea, and their administrations have led the large…

Mitchell Zimmerman (2022-11-16). The GOP Won't Dump Trumpism Anytime Soon. otherwords.org In the face of midterm election results that confounded predictions and crushed Republican hopes for a landslide victory, some in the media are suggesting that the party may finally turn away from Trump. | Trump-backed Republicans did indeed blow some critical races. But this hope suggests there are reasonable Republican office-holders out there who are now ready to liberate themselves from Trump's orbit and re-make the GOP as a normal, democracy-respecting party. | The suggestion that there was an "extremist" fever that has run its course is false. | The reality: MAGA Republicans are the Republican Party. Few Re…

Monet Bailey (2022-11-16). Baby's vaccine responses linked to childbirth method. healtheuropa.com The childbirth delivery method is associated with how a baby's immune system will respond to two key childhood vaccines. There are multiple types of childbirth delivery methods, including spontaneous vaginal birth, assisted vaginal birth, caesarean section, breech birth and multiple births. Many women plan for a natural vaginal birth; however, complications can arise during labour …

Monet Bailey (2022-11-16). The bacteria behind leprosy disease could regenerate livers. healtheuropa.com In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have found that parasites behind leprosy disease can reprogramme cells to increase the size of a liver. The latest findings from a research team from the University of Edinburgh suggest the possibility of adapting this natural process from leprosy disease to renew ageing livers and increase health span which is …

Monet Bailey (2022-11-16). University of Oxford researchers discover a key cause of type 2 diabetes. healtheuropa.com New research has illuminated the key cause of type 2 diabetes, finding that high blood glucose reprograms the metabolism of pancreatic cells. Around 415 million people globally are living with diabetes. Within this figure, nearly five million people are diagnosed every year in the UK, costing the NHS £10 billion each year. Around 90% of …

Peter Certo (2022-11-16). In OtherWords: November 16, 2022. otherwords.org The dust still hasn't settled on this year's midterm elections. But a week out, a few things seem clear: Republicans look poised to eke out a narrow House majority, but the "red wave" many predicted never materialized. What's more, a number of progressive initiatives won big, even in conservative states. | This week, our contributors try to make sense of it all. | Sarah Anderson offers an excellent explainer on the ballot initiatives that won big, from Medicaid expansion in South Dakota to a $15 minimum wage in Nebraska. Local politicians didn't like these ideas, Sarah explains, which is why protecting citizen ba…

Rian Overy (2022-11-16). CBD content has no bearing on cannabis safety. healtheuropa.com The CBD content of cannabis has no effect on the drug's safety, according to researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London. The researcher's findings challenge the widely held belief that higher CBD content in cannabis protects the user from psychotic experiences and memory problems. The research team have urged …

Rian Overy (2022-11-16). COVID-19 virus can reactivate myalgic encephalomyelitis. healtheuropa.com According to researchers from Linkà∂ping University COVID-19 can reactivate viruses that had become latent in cells, particularly in people with myalgic encephalomyelitis. Severe, long-term fatigue, post-exertional malaise, pain, and sleep problems are all signs of myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. The cause of the condition is still not fully understood, although it …

Rian Overy (2022-11-16). Making brain tumour surgery safer with quantum sensors. healtheuropa.com Researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz (HIM) have been developing new technology to make brain tumour surgery safer. Removing a brain tumour is a challenging operation for surgeons. They must remove the tumour without damaging any healthy brain tissue, therefore, it is highly important that surgeons closely monitor the …

Sara Flounders (2022-11-16). COP 27: greenwashing, repression, food crisis. workers.org The activist group, Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change protests during the COP27 climate conference, Nov. 13. Nov. 13 — More than 40,000 people registered as participants at the 27th United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) gathering at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, held Nov. 6 to 18. One hundred world leaders, top-level . . . |

Shailly Gupta Barnes (2022-11-16). How Low-Income Voters Shaped The Midterm Elections. otherwords.org

SP Editor (2022-11-16). Climate Action Is Still Disconnected From Developing Country Realities. scheerpost.com By Gaye Taylor | The Energy Mix A COP 27 panel discussion on accountability for climate action revealed an ongoing disconnect between developed and developing worlds, with the former urging faith in a complex-but-sincere process and the latter expressing significant mistrust and frustration. "I was told 40,000 people are here at COP 27," said Ani Dasgupta, President …

SP Editor (2022-11-16). The Most Important Climate Talk Happened Thousands of Miles From COP27. scheerpost.com

TeleSUR (2022-11-16). Maradona's 'Hand of God' World Cup Ball Sold for $2.4 Million. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the London-based Graham Budd Auctions sold for USD2.37 million the ball with which Diego Maradona scored the "Hand of God" goal in the 1986 World Cup.. | RELATED: | This happened in the quarter-finals match between Argentina and England that took place at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. | In that match, the Tunisian referee Ali Bin Nasser could not perceive what actually happened and endorsed a goal t…

_____ (2022-11-16). Fossil Fuel Industry Dupes Media. popularresistance.org Shortly after he took office, President Biden announced a goal of building 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030, enough clean energy to power 10 million homes. For the administration, the offshore wind target was a part of a larger strategy of reducing carbon pollution and putting the country on track for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. But, like many clean energy plans, this one was met with immediate resistance. | In August 2021, CBS News reported that Nantucket Residents Against Turbines — or ACK Rats — launched a lawsuit against the administration's offshore wind plans. The Massac…

____ (2022-11-16). UK scholar: China's poverty alleviation helps world achieve goal five years in advance. ecns.cn It is China that has helped the United Nations attain the Sustainable Development Goals, including the eradication of extreme poverty and halving poverty in all its forms, said Robert Walker…

_____ (2022-11-16). The UN calls on Israel to destroy its nuclear weapons. journal-neo.org The United Nations General Assembly has finally voted on a resolution calling on Israel to destroy its entire nuclear arsenal and allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit its nuclear facilities. 152 countries voted "yes", five — Canada, Israel, Micronesia, Palau, and the United States — against, and another 24 countries, …

_____ (2022-11-16). How Young Climate Activists Built A Mass Movement To Be Reckoned With. popularresistance.org When I became a climate organizer in college in the early 2000s, the words "youth climate movement" referred more to something activists hoped to bring into existence than a real-world phenomenon. | Growing numbers of young people were concerned about the climate crisis and had begun organizing in small groups on college campuses and in communities throughout the U.S. But as much as we talked about building a mass movement, it was mainly just a dream at that point. | Almost 20 years later it's impossible to deny a very real, vibrant youth climate movement has become an important force in national politics. With t…

_____ (2022-11-16). UK's NHS Workers Gear Up For Massive Action Demanding Fair Wages. popularresistance.org Health workers' unions in the UK are gearing up for massive protests, including strike action, to assert the demand for decent wages and more recruitment and resources for the National Health Service (NHS). The UNISON union is currently balloting its members in England, Wales and Northern Island to determine if industrial action should be taken. | Meanwhile, on November 9, the nurses' union of Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced plans to initiate strike action before Christmas at many big hospitals and several other NHS care facilities. The RCN union decided to go on strike after the Tory government refused…

Carlos Edill Berríos Polanco (2022-11-16). Old San Juan May Soon Be Without Its Iconic Street Cats. latinorebels.com Following the U.S. National Parks Service's announcement that it plans to deal with the "cat problem" in Old San Juan, local residents and activists say they oppose any attempt to get rid of their feline friends.

____ (2022-11-16). Positives boost overseas inflows into equities. ecns.cn Several positives drove overseas inflows — more global investors — into China's A-share market on Tuesday, marking their rebound for the third session in a row, international investment banks and asset managers said.

____ (2022-11-16). China's natural gas supply generally guaranteed for winter heating: official. ecns.cn China can generally guarantee the natural gas supply for winter heating demands this year despite a complex international market situation, an official with the country's top economic planner said Wednesday.

____ (2022-11-16). Major high-tech expo opens in southwest China. ecns.cn The 10th China (Mianyang) Science and Technology City International High-Tech Expo commenced Wednesday in the city of Mianyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

____ (2022-11-16). Cartoon themed subway train unveiled in Hangzhou. ecns.cn A cartoon themed subway is launched in Hangzhou to welcome the upcoming 18th China International Cartoon and Animation Festival (CICAF), which is expected to kick off in November.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Iran, Pakistan FMs review bilateral ties, intl. issues. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian and his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari discussed the latest developments in bilateral and international relations.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Haiti, UN appeal for help as fears grow over cholera's spread. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — The UN and Haitian officials called for international assistance to respond to an outbreak of cholera that the World Health Organization has warned puts hundreds of thousands of people across the Caribbean nation at risk.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Two specialized exhibitions open in Iran's Ahvaz. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Two specialized exhibitions kicked off at the ground of the international exhibitions of Ahvaz on Wednesday.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-16). Joà£o Pedro Stedile: "Lula's Victory is a Political and Social Victory, Not Just Electoral" libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch In part one of this two-part interview, Stedile discussed the major challenges facing the incoming Lula government, the Bolsonarista blockades, and Lula's priorities for foreign relations. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party emerged victorious in the historic elections held in Brazil on October 30. With almost .9% of the votes,…

Kenny Stancil (2022-11-16). NLRB Requests 'Nationwide Cease and Desist Order' to Stop Union-Busting at Starbucks. commondreams.org "We are asking the court to swiftly grant the injunction so that the employee Starbucks unlawfully fired can return to work and all Starbucks employees nationally can effectively exercise their right to engage in union activities," said an NLRB official.

Staff (2022-11-16). EU rotates Georgian troops for African military mission. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geNovember 16, 2022 Georgian platoon returns from EU Central African training mission A platoon of the National Guard of Georgia has returned from its six-month deployment in the European Union Training mission in the Central African Republic…. Brigadier General Roman Jokhadze and members of the National Guard welcomed the servicemembers on their arrival at the …

Staff (2022-11-16). Photo: pan-Turkic military drill with Turkey, Azerbaijan, Northern Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyNovember 16, 2022 Soldiers of Azerbaijan, Turkiye, Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic, and Kyrgyzstan hold military exercises in Turkiye's Isparta, said the Turkish National Defence Ministry, APA reports.

Staff (2022-11-16). "Climate Collateral": How Military Spending Fuels Environmental Damage. democracynow.org As the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, is underway, we look at how military spending accelerates the climate crisis. Wealthy nations' investments in armed forces not only exacerbates pollution but also often surpasses their climate financing by as much as 30 times, according to a new report by the Transnational Institute. It shows the money is available, "but it's been dedicated to military spending," says co-author Nick Buxton. Governments that import arms, like Egypt, are motivated by the desire for legitimacy and the "power to crack down on the civil society,&#8…

Staff (2022-11-16). President Maduro Urges Renewal & Transformation of Popular Power Laws. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, November 15, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, launched the national initiative for public consultation for the transformation of the Popular Power laws. | During the launch of the national deployment, the head of state called for Venezuelans to discuss and activate plans to adapt and renew all the laws of Popular Power that have been created during the Revolution, and all the public policies of the government and the state. | Maduro is requesting a review of more than 10 legal instruments of the popular grassroots organizations in order to create a legal system that facilitates the proces…

TeleSUR (2022-11-16). Venezuela Receives Applications From 12 International Airlines. telesurenglish.net According to the President of the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC), twelve airlines have requested to operate with Venezuela. | There are "some 12 requests from international airlines that want to connect with Venezuela," said the President of the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC), Juan Manuel Teixeira. Nov. 16, 2022.

TeleSUR (2022-11-16). Venezuela to Defend Right Over the Essequibo: President Maduro. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, President Nicolas Maduro asserted that Venezuela will defend its sovereign rights over the Essequibo territory at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague. | RELATED: | "Venezuela will defend its historical and legal right over the Essequibo," he said, recalling that Vice President Delcy Rodriguez will participate in the hearings on the preliminary objections presented by Venezuela against Guyana…

WSWS (2022-11-16). Trump delivers fascist diatribe to announce 2024 reelection bid. wsws.org Among the police state policies Trump pledged to carry out if elected were the "removal of the illegal alien criminals," the death penalty for drug dealers, and the dispatch of National Guard troops to states and cities whose elected leaders failed to crack down on "the total breakdown of law and order."

Chris Slee (2022-11-16). Unionists show solidarity with Ansell workers in Sri Lanka, Malaysia. greenleft.org.au Union and solidarity activists protested outside the annual general meeting of Ansell because of its anti-union policies. Chris Slee reports.

Lorraine Liriano Chávez (2022-11-16). También por Halloween, Puerto Rico no se vende. workers.org Credit: Lorraine Liriano 1 de noviembre — Anoche en el Desfile de Halloween en Nueva York la campaña Puerto Rico No Se Vende decidió tomar por sorpresa a una audiencia que normalmente no tuviera información sobre Puerto Rico para educarlos dando volantes y desfilando en disfraces y pancartas para expresar . . . |

Kenny Stancil (2022-11-16). Video Footage Shows Asylum Seeker in ICE Detention Being Force-Fed. truthout.org Human rights advocates on Tuesday renewed calls for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to stop force-feeding detained people and end its reliance on mass detention after The Intercept obtained and The video depicting nurses forcibly inserting a tube into the nose of Indian asylum-seeker Ajay Kumar in an El Paso, Texas detention center marks the first time the U.S. public has ever seen the federal government force-feed someone, according to The Intercept.

Staff (2022-11-15). NATO consolidates grip on Georgian military outpost. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2November 15, 2022 Georgia is hosting the NATO assessment team Georgia is hosting NATO assessment team. The purpose of the visit is to assess the progress in the implementation of the 14th Annual National Programme [ANP]. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the NATO delegation met the representatives of the state agencies involved in …

WSWS (2022-11-15). The crisis of bourgeois rule in Sri Lanka and the tasks of the SEP. wsws.org These remarks were delivered by Deepal Jayasekera to the Sixth National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (Australia), held from September 24 to 27, 2022.

Jenny Pierson (2022-11-15). The West Is Using COP27 to Shift Blame to Poorer Nations—Private Greed Prevails Over Humanity's Survival. independentmediainstitute.org COP27 has begun in Sharm el-Sheikh. Although the Ukraine war and the U.S. midterm elections have shifted our immediate focus away from the battle against global warming, it still remains a central concern of our epoch. Reports indicate that not only are we failing to meet our climate change goals, but we are also falling …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). EU Countries Decide to Create Their Own Rapid Response Force. libya360.wordpress.com Olivier Renault A European military unit — the rapid response force — must, in the future, specialize in evacuation and stabilization. The operational availability of this new military force is planned for 2025. A first mission could ensure a future cease-fire in Ukraine, ensures Die Welt. But, it is under the political and military command…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). How the UN Resolution on Ukraine Could Be Used to Demand Reparations from the Golden Billion. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko The Pandora's Box that was just opened also creates the precedent for the majority of humanity across the Global South whose countries were previously colonized by the Golden Billion's to create their own such reparation registers and mechanisms. Just like the US will likely form its own so-called "coalitions of the willing" to…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). The Geopolitics of Famine. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter Most geopolitical analysts can agree that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has detrimentally impacted the global economy. This is especially true when it comes to food security, with supplies disrupted, prices skyrocketing, and shortages created that run the risk of causing famine. The US and European Union have accused Russia of "weaponizing food"…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). Who are the Ukrainian Integral Nationalists ? libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan Who knows the history of the Ukrainian "integral nationalists", "Nazis" according to the terminology of the Kremlin? It begins during the First World War, continues during the Second, the Cold War and continues today in modern Ukraine. Many documents have been destroyed and modern Ukraine forbids under penalty of imprisonment to mention their…

Thierry Meyssan (2022-11-15). Who are the Ukrainian integral nationalists? thealtworld.com Who knows the history of the Ukrainian "integral nationalists", "Nazis" according to the terminology of the Kremlin? It begins during the First World War, continues during the Second, the Cold War and continues today in modern Ukraine. Many documents have been destroyed and modern Ukraine forbids under penalty of imprisonment to mention their crimes. The fact remains that these people massacred at least four million of their compatriots and conceived the architecture of the Final Solution, that is, the murder of millions of people because of their real or supposed membership in the Jewish or Gypsy communities of…

WSWS (2022-11-15). Chinese translation of "A call to youth throughout the world: Build a mass movement to stop the Ukraine war!" wsws.org The translation of the IYSSE statement is of critical relevance to workers and young people throughout China and millions of others internationally who also read Chinese. We urge readers to share it widely.

Thierry Meyssan (2022-11-15). Qui sont les nationalistes intégraux ukrainiens? thealtworld.com Qui connaàÆt l'histoire des ´ nationalistes intégraux ª ukrainiens, des ´ nazis ª selon la terminologie du Kremlin ? Elle commence durant la Première guerre mondiale, se poursuit durant la Seconde, la Guerre froide et continue aujourd'hui dans l'Ukraine moderne. De nombreux documents ont été détruits et l'Ukraine moderne interdit sous peine de prison d'évoquer leurs crimes. Il n'en reste pas moins que ces gens ont massacré au moins quatre millions de leurs compatriotes et ont conàßu l'architecture de la solution finale, c'est-à -dire l'assassinat de millions de personnes au motif…

Infobrics (2022-11-15). Russia Is India's Most Reliable Partner since Independence: ORF Survey. infobrics.org Russia is India's most reliable partner since the country gained independence in 1947, according to a survey by the New Delhi-based think tank Observer Research Foundation (ORF) with 43 per cent of the respondents pitching for Moscow…

Infobrics (2022-11-15). Growing Trade Between Russia and India Opens a New Era for Silk Road. infobrics.org The surge in trade between the two countries made Russia the country's seventh largest trade partner, rising from 25th place with a total trade turnover of $13.1 billion in 2021…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). Russia firmly stopped attempts to undermine national security. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — The Russian president said that a number of countries are aggressively attempting to re-write history and weaken Moscow.

TeleSUR (2022-11-15). Wang Yi Meets Lavrov on Sidelines of G20 Bali Summit. telesurenglish.net His comments came Tuesday at a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. | RELATED: | "China is willing to work with Russia and other like-minded countries to promote the development of a multipolar world, firmly support the democratization of international relations and defend the international system based on the United Nations," the Chinese diplomat said. | Regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukrain…

_____ (2022-11-15). After 1,100 Miles, Leonard Peltier's Walk To Justice Arrives In Washington. popularresistance.org Washington D.C. – Yesterday, supporters asking for the release of American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier arrived in Washington and hosted a march and rally at the Lincoln Memorial. | The American Indian Movement's Grand Governing Council (AIMGGC) began the 1,100-mile Leonard Peltier's Walk to Justice on Sept. 1. The group completed their final mile on Sunday from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial with nearly 2,000 supporters. | "We just walked for 1,103 miles for our elder Leonard Peltier," walk organizer Rachel Thunder said at Sunday's rally. "We just marched 1,103 miles for our people,…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). Iran football 5-a-side beats Uzbekistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — Iran's national football team has defeated Uzbekistan in the International Blind Football Asia-Oceania Championship of 2022 underway in India.

Ruchira Talukdar (2022-11-15). India: Adivasi resistance to coal shows centrality of forest rights and climate justice to green climate action. greenleft.org.au As India showcases its climate performance at COP27 in Egypt, a prominent protest by Adivasi Indigenous communities is taking place in central India's Hasdeo forests, where new coal mines are being pushed without consent, writes Ruchira Talukdar.

A Guest Author (2022-11-15). 'Time-bar' used to deny Abu-Jamal justice. workers.org By Jerome Coffey Judge Lucretia Clemons repeatedly used procedural rules — rather than allowing for an examination of the new evidence — in her 31-page decision dismissing Mumia Abu-Jamal's petition for a new trial on Oct. 26, 2022. Jerome Coffey (Photo Credit: Cindy Lou) One of the procedures frequently cited . . . |

Editor (2022-11-15). Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX had ties to Ukrainian government, WEF, and top Biden adviser. mronline.org FTX had some eye-opening connections to powerful entities and individuals around the world before it all came crashing down.

Editor (2022-11-15). Greta Thunberg: 'Wake up and treat the climate emergency as an emergency'. mronline.org Climate activist Greta Thunberg was interviewed by ABC's 7.30 presenter Sarah Ferguson on November 3. Below is a transcript of the interview.

Editor (2022-11-15). Imperialist powers abandon climate pledges at COP 27 summit. mronline.org According to a new study by Oxfam, 125 billionaires and their investments are responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than countries such as France, Egypt or Argentina. One of these billionaires emits 393 million tonnes of CO2 a year, a million times more than any member of the lower 90 percent of society.

Editor (2022-11-15). College Degrees Help Incarcerated People Take the Next Step to Freedom. scheerpost.com Since 2013, the New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons initiative, or NJ-STEP, has helped hundreds of individuals earn degrees. What's next for the program?

Editor (2022-11-15). IMF Warns of 'Wave of Debt Crises' Coming in Global South, With War, Interest Rate Hikes, Overvalued Dollar. scheerpost.com The IMF said a "wave of debt crises" may be coming in the Global South, and "the global economy is headed for stormy waters," due to war, rising US interest rates, and many currencies depreciating against the dollar.

Editor (2022-11-15). It's Not Just Coca-Cola: Corporations Have Co-Opted the UN Climate Talks. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-15). Voters Didn't Buy the 'Crime Panic' Narrative. Democrats Should Take Note. scheerpost.com Americans around the country were unmoved by tough-on-crime rhetoric, and instead voted in a string of reform-minded candidates. The results show that it's time for Democrats to rethink their approach on public safety.

Mary Owen (2022-11-15). Rally supports striking Reserve Roastery workers. workers.org New York City The sidewalk was packed Nov. 10 as union, student and community supporters rallied in solidarity with striking Starbucks workers outside the company's Reserve Roastery in Manhattan. Since the Roastery workers won their union election in April, they have faced workplace safety and health issues from mold in . . . |

Monet Bailey (2022-11-15). New £30m funding to improve treatment of inflammatory diseases. healtheuropa.com An additional £30 million research injection will further fund developments into inflammatory diseases. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre has been granted over £30m of funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research to support world-leading research into inflammatory diseases. The funding means that local people …

Monica Moorehead (2022-11-15). With new legal attacks, affirmative action must be defended. workers.org The Supreme Court of the United States is scheduled to rule sometime in 2023 on two cases threatening the very existence of affirmative action in higher education. Oral arguments were held before the top court on Oct. 31 in both of these cases that stem from "race-based" admissions at Harvard . . . |

Monica Moorehead (2022-11-15). Saladin Muhammad, labor leader, honored at memorial. workers.org Whitakers, North Carolina A packed room of 200 people gathered Nov. 12 to celebrate the life of Saladin Muhammad at a memorial tribute held at the Franklinton Center at Bricks, near Rocky Mount. Muhammad was 76 years when he died Sept. 19 after a long illness. UE 150 organizers in . . . |

Natalie Marsat (2022-11-15). How to remain profitable in the cannabis market during a recession? healtheuropa.com George Stantchev, PhD, the CEO of COMERG, provides a detailed and insightful analysis of the effects of a recession on the cannabis market, and how companies can become future-proof. The world is changing daily. The world economy is affected by the market, pandemics, customs, ethnicity, religion, politics, etc. Whatever worked years ago will not be …

Rian Overy (2022-11-15). Atherosclerosis can be cured if it is spotted in early in life. healtheuropa.com An international research team has found that elevated lipids and dyslipidaemia in early life may worsen cases of atherosclerosis in later life. The study found that consistently elevated lipids and dyslipidaemia in early life had detrimental effects on atherosclerosis patients in adulthood, but stimulated lipid treatment in adolescence could halt the progression of the disease. …

Rian Overy (2022-11-15). How weight gain can worsen symptoms of asthma. healtheuropa.com Changes in gut function brought on by weight gain have been associated with an increase in severe symptoms of asthma, according to new research. A new study from Nottingham Trent University has found significant associations between increased body weight, gut permeability, and poorer control of asthma. The findings suggest that losing weight could improve symptoms …

____ (2022-11-15). CNPC's Mozambique site yields first LNG shipment, advances green goals. ecns.cn The export of the first cargo shipment of China National Petroleum Corp's liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique will not only increase diversification of energy supplies, but also support a just and sustainable energy transition, said an analyst.

TeleSUR (2022-11-15). World Cup Group F Preview: European Giants Facing Tough Test. telesurenglish.net Belgium and Croatia will be the favorites to dominate Group F at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, with Canada and Morocco likely to the scene as underdogs and hope for a chance to impress. | Belgium's players celebrate a goal during their FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic in Brussels, Sept. 5, 2021.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). VIDEO: 8 dead after stone quarry collapsed in Inida's Mizoram. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — At least 8 bodies were recovered from the site of a stone quarry collapse at Maudarh village in Mizoram's Hnahthial district, about 160 km from Aizawl, a police official said on Tuesday.

_____ (2022-11-15). Largest Strike In The Country Unfolds Across All Ten UC Campuses. popularresistance.org Berkeley, California — 48,000 UAW-represented employees of the University of California will walk off the job and onto the picket line as a multi-unit, statewide Unfair Labor Practices strike begins this morning. UAW represents Academic Workers across ten campuses and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, including Teaching Assistants, Postdocs, Academic Student Employees, Graduate Student Researchers, Academic Researchers, Readers, Tutors and more. Together they perform the majority of teaching and research at UC. | "We have been bargaining throughout the weekend and while important progress has been made, we ar…

_____ (2022-11-15). Making The Painful History Of Maryland Lynchings More Visible. popularresistance.org Maryland – No matter how gigantic or modest, memorials and monuments retain a certain power that we can feel when we encounter them. There are remnants of demolished workhouses in Western Ireland, worn down to lumps of stone foundations, that would go unrecognized if not for a good tour guide pointing them out. And there are specially designed architectural and immersive experiences like Berlin's holocaust memorial, whose concrete blocks rise and tower over you the deeper you descend into the stark grid. | The Equal Justice Initiative's National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, produces a si…

_____ (2022-11-15). US Labor Agency Fights Corporate Spying. popularresistance.org The top lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the United States has come out strongly against workplace surveillance and management technology that may be used to disrupt union organizing and discourage whistleblower complaints. | Jennifer Abruzzo, who is general counsel for the NLRB, wrote a memo in October that was sent to officials at the agency's regional offices. | Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, which was passed in 1935, protects the "right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosin…

____ (2022-11-14). B20 calls for unity, cooperation to drive global economic recovery. ecns.cn BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) — World business leaders have called for stronger international cooperation to push for stronger recovery and inclusive and sustainable growth at a summit of the Business 20 (B20), which represents the business' voice of the Group of 20 (G20).

____ (2022-11-14). State weapons contractors capitalize on growing global market for munitions. ecns.cn An exhibitor introduces a YS-101 series loitering munition to visitors at the 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, this month.

____ (2022-11-15). 20 new measures against COVID-19 conducive to production and life: official. ecns.cn The 20 measures of joint prevention and control mechanism against COVID-19 newly released by the State Council is beneficial for maintaining the normal order of production and life, recovering market demands as well as for smoothing economic circulation, said a spokesperson of the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). China's industrial output up 5 pct in October. ecns.cn China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 5 percent year on year in October, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). China's fixed-asset investment up 5.8 pct in first 10 months. ecns.cn China's fixed-asset investment went up 5.8 percent year on year in the first 10 months of this year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). China's retail sales up 0.6 pct in first 10 months. ecns.cn China's retail sales of consumer goods went up 0.6 percent year on year in the first 10 months, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). China's surveyed urban unemployment rate at 5.5 pct in October. ecns.cn China's surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.5 percent in October, flat from the September level, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). Impact of COVID-19 on Chinese market sales short-term, external: official. ecns.cn China's market sales will go through the impact brought by the epidemic, but it is generally short-term and external, and the recovery of consumption enjoys more favorable conditions now, said a spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). China sees 5.6% urban unemployment rate over past 10 months: data. ecns.cn China's average urban unemployment rate over the past 10 months was 5.6 percent, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). Xi calls on main creditors to take part in debt reduction, suspension for developing countries. ecns.cn International financial institutions and commercial creditors, which are the main creditors of developing countries, should take part in the debt reduction and suspension for developing countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). (100 great changes) Loveliest business card of China: giant panda. ecns.cn Before the National Day in 2022, 13 baby pandas born this year at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding formed the shape of "73", celebrating the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Eli Clifton, Ben Freeman (2022-11-15). New Revelations on UAE Interference in US Politics. commondreams.org A new report suggests the Gulf State's influence over American politics has now risen to the level of a national security challenge.

Ellie Stephenson (2022-11-15). Federal Court rules Tim Anderson termination violated academic freedom. greenleft.org.au The Federal Court has ruled in favour of former University of Sydney lecturer Tim Anderson and the National Tertiary Education Union in an appeal over Anderson's termination of employment. Ellie Stephenson and Swapnik Sanagavarapu report.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). Iran attending Intl. Defence Exhibition & Seminar in Pakistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — Iran's military delegation is participating in the 11th International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) underway in Pakistan.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). Israel main obstacle to creating Middle East free of WMD. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — Iran's envoy to the UN said that the Zionist regime is the main obstacle to creating a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction, calling on the international community to assist the region in overcoming these obstacles.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). Iran to face Tunisia Wed. ahead of World Cup in Qatar. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — The Iranian national men's football team will play Tunisia tomorrow in Qatar in preparation for the next week's World Cup.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). Fire breaks out in Baghdad Intl. Airport. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — Firefighters at Baghdad's international airport on Tuesday put out a fire that broke out in its departure hall that temporarily suspended flights.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). "All You Need to Know About Iran's Missiles, Drones" (+Video). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — National Iranian TV will air a documentary on the military achievements in the fields of drones and missiles dubbed "All You Need to Know About Iran'S Missile and Drone Industries," on Tuesday night.

Infobrics (2022-11-15). Soft Power with a Chinese Specificity, Or How Beijing Is Gaining Influence in BRICS. infobrics.org Nowadays, the influence of states in the international arena is determined not only by their economic and political but also by their cultural potential. The question of alternative sources of resolution of various issues and conflicts is of particular relevance…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). Chilean State to Address Historic Land Debt with Mapuche Indigenous Communities. libya360.wordpress.com Tanya Wadhwa Chilean President Gabriel Boric met with Mapuche leaders in the country's Araucanía region on November 10 and 11. Following the meeting, he announced the creation of a special commission to return to the Mapuche communities the lands that they have historically laid claims to. The Mapuche Indigenous communities have been in conflict with…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). China is Not an Enemy of Africa. libya360.wordpress.com (Playlist of the complete interview) If the West really thinks China helping Africa to gain influence is a bad thing, the best thing it can do is help Africa even more. President of the Socialist Party of Zambia, Fred M'membe, and the convener of the Socialist Movement of Ghana, Kyeretwie Opoku share with us an…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). The Specter of Foreign Forces in Haiti. libya360.wordpress.com Ambroise Jean-Léon The so-called 'Haitian crisis' is primarily about outsiders' attempts force Haitians to live under an imposed order and the latter's resistance to that order. What actually happened on the nights of October 6th and 7th, 2022, remains unclear. What reverberated was the rather loud rumor of the resignation of Haiti's acting prime minister…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). Towards a Just Transition: Breaking with the Existing Order. libya360.wordpress.com Hamza Hamouchene, Ouafa Haddioui and Katie Sandwell The action proposed by world leaders, their advisors, and corporate lobbyists at the climate talks (COP27) in Egypt are neoliberal, market-based, and focused on preserving a racist and capitalist global order. Introducing a collection of papers on the climate emergency in North Africa, Hamza Hamouchene, Ouafa Haddioui and…

Labor Video Project (2022-11-15). Union Busting Attack on PNWU2015 Staff By SEIU 2015 President/SEIU Sec. Treasurer Verrett. indybay.org In a union busting attack the management of the 400,000 SEIU 2015 tried to run over PNWU2015 staff workers who are on an unfair labor strike and also have refused to bargain and are implementing a contract without negotiation. This union busting tactic is under the president April Terrell who has also been appointed the SEIU International Secretary Treasurer by Mary Kay Henry in June 2022.

NewsOne Staff (2022-11-15). When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong: Watch Racists Get Dealt With On Video For Being Racist. newsone.com A man wearing a shirt with swastikas on it is punched by an unidentified member of the crowd near the site of a planned speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer, who popularized the term 'alt-right', at the University of Florida campus on October 19, 2017, in Gainesville, Florida. | Source: Brian Blanco / Getty | UPDATED: 5: 00 p.m. ET, Nov. 15, 2022 | Originally published on April 28, 2019 | These are amazingly trying times we're all living in now, and depending on someone's nationality or ethnic background, or both, everybody needs to stay on their toes while navigating the world. But things have gotten espec…

TeleSUR (2022-11-15). Cuba's Prison Policy Focuses on Social Reintegration. telesurenglish.net The 11th National Workshop on "the System of Control, Influence and Attention to People Serving Sentences in Freedom" is taking place on Nov. 14 and 15 in Havana, Cuba. | RELATED: | Opening the event, the Supreme Court President Ruben Ferro referred to the process of reincorporation into the society of those persons responsible for crimes and serving part of their sentence in freedom. He mentioned that it is a priority for…

TeleSUR (2022-11-15). Poland Does Not Have Exact Information on Missile Landing. telesurenglish.net Poland has no precise data on the origin of a rocket that fell on its territory on Tuesday, declared President Andrzej Duda. | Polish President Andrzej Duda speaks during a press conference after a meeting of the Government Committee for National Defence and Defence Affairs at the National Security Bureau headquarters in Warsaw, Poland, 16 November 2022.

TeleSUR (2022-11-15). Rising Energy Prices a Bane for UK Businesses: ONS Study. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published a study showing that one in six businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) expect their overall performance to drop in 2023 as a result of the spiking energy prices. | RELATED: | Food and drink service businesses are the most affected, with 45 percent of them expecting their performance to drop, followed by those active in the accommodation sector, at 30…

TeleSUR (2022-11-15). Rwanda's Central Bank Increases Repo Rate to Tame Inflation. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) decided to hike the repo rate from 6.0 percent to 6.5 percent in a bid to rein in inflation. | RELATED: | "Inflation is expected to remain elevated for longer than previously forecasted. This is mainly due to continued global economic challenges as well as lower domestic agricultural production," NBR Governor John Rwangombwa said. | In line with the global and domestic econo…

TeleSUR (2022-11-15). World's Population Just Hours Away From Reaching 8 Billion. telesurenglish.net The United Nations (UN) reminded the international community that the world's population is projected to reach 8 billion on Tuesday. | RELATED: | It is "a milestone in human development. This unprecedented growth is due to the gradual increase in human lifespan owing to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine," the UN said. | While it took the global population 12 years to grow from 7 to 8 bill…

UnitedEditor (2022-11-15). What is the message of the terrorist attack in Istanbul? uwidata.com Political scientist and UWI author Onur Sinan Gàºzaltan evaluated recent bombing attack that took place at Istiklal Street, one of the busiest centers in Istanbul, in an interview provided to RT International. The interview can be watched here. I would love to get your take on the Turkish Interior Minister's criticisms of the condolences expressed …

WSWS (2022-11-15). Boilermakers become the fourth to reject national rail contract brokered by the White House. wsws.org The contract rejection by the IBB, one of the smallest rail unions, comes in the final week of voting for tens of thousands of engineers and conductors.

WSWS (2022-11-15). Hundreds of thousands march in Madrid against health cuts. wsws.org Attacks on health care were carried out by Madrid's right-wing regional government and also by pseudo-left forces like Podemos in Spain's national government.

Editor (2022-11-15). Inter-American Commission Hears Landmark Case of Torture and Killing by US Border Patrol. scheerpost.com Anastasio Hernández Rojas's widow, Maria de Jesús Puga, testified that her "whole family, we have all been bearing this pain, 12 years, 12 years of pain and anguish not knowing why, why they killed my husband."

Staff (2022-11-15). La Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación de 750 MW en el horario diurno y de 1148 MW para el pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu Se estima una afectación máxima de 750 MW por déficit de capacidad de generación en el horario diurno y para el horario pico nocturno se prevé una disponibilidad de 2022 MW y una demanda máxima de 3100 MW, para un déficit de 1 078 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 1148 MW en este horario.

Ted Kelly (2022-11-15). Cuando el encarcelamiento es política de viviendaun comentario de WW. workers.org En 1987, el notorio racista Frank Rizzo intentaba volver a la alcaldía de Filadelfia. Había perdido su reelección como alcalde siete años antes. El programa electoral de Rizzo podría haber sido redactado por el Ku Klux Klan, grupo que había apoyado al policía tirano 10 años antes. øCuál era el . . . |

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2022-11-16: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-11-16). Trump delivers fascist diatribe to announce 2024 reelection bid. wsws.org Among the police state policies Trump pledged to carry out if elected were the "removal of the illegal alien criminals," the death penalty for drug dealers, and the dispatch of National Guard troops to states and cities whose elected leaders failed to crack down on "the total breakdown of law and order."

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Iran, India, Russia to hold meeting on Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Iran, India, and Russia will hold a trilateral meeting focusing on Afghanistan on the sidelines of the Moscow format meeting.

Pepe Escobar (2022-11-16). Russia, India, China, Iran: The Quad that Really Matters. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-11-16). Who Should Pay for Climate Crisis? Global South Demands "Loss and Damage" from Wealthy Nations. democracynow.org We are broadcasting from COP27, the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where poorer countries in the Global South that are weathering the worst effects of the climate crisis are calling for wealthy nations to pay reparations in the form of climate financing. "We need a global plan to phase out fossil fuels in a just and equitable manner," says Harjeet Singh, head of global political strategy with Climate Action Network and global engagement director of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. He adds that the United States is the main impediment to "loss and damage" climat…

Infobrics (2022-11-16). Kiev regime missiles hitting Poland – incompetence or false flag. infobrics.org The Kiev regime is adamant that anyone claiming this wasn't fired by Russian forces is a "conspiracy theorist", which obviously also includes the presidents of the US and Poland.

Sara Flounders (2022-11-16). Which way for the antiwar movement?/ Demand 'Negotiations' or 'Stop the Wars'? workers.org As the war in Ukraine grows more protracted and dangerous, its consequences will arouse fear among many and opposition among those making the greatest sacrifices. The economic consequences of recession and growing inflation in the U.S. and the far greater disarray in the EU, caused by imposing sanctions on Russia, . . . |

Editor (2022-11-16). COP27 fiddling as world warms. mronline.org The latest annual climate conference has begun in the face of a worsening climate crisis and further retreats by rich nations following the energy crisis induced by NATO sanctions after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Editor (2022-11-16). University of California workers launch largest academic strike in U.S. history. mronline.org Workers in the U.S. continue to make waves in historically unorganized sectors such as academia and service.

Monet Bailey (2022-11-16). Baby's vaccine responses linked to childbirth method. healtheuropa.com The childbirth delivery method is associated with how a baby's immune system will respond to two key childhood vaccines. There are multiple types of childbirth delivery methods, including spontaneous vaginal birth, assisted vaginal birth, caesarean section, breech birth and multiple births. Many women plan for a natural vaginal birth; however, complications can arise during labour …

Monet Bailey (2022-11-16). The bacteria behind leprosy disease could regenerate livers. healtheuropa.com In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have found that parasites behind leprosy disease can reprogramme cells to increase the size of a liver. The latest findings from a research team from the University of Edinburgh suggest the possibility of adapting this natural process from leprosy disease to renew ageing livers and increase health span which is …

Monet Bailey (2022-11-16). University of Oxford researchers discover a key cause of type 2 diabetes. healtheuropa.com New research has illuminated the key cause of type 2 diabetes, finding that high blood glucose reprograms the metabolism of pancreatic cells. Around 415 million people globally are living with diabetes. Within this figure, nearly five million people are diagnosed every year in the UK, costing the NHS £10 billion each year. Around 90% of …

Rian Overy (2022-11-16). CBD content has no bearing on cannabis safety. healtheuropa.com The CBD content of cannabis has no effect on the drug's safety, according to researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London. The researcher's findings challenge the widely held belief that higher CBD content in cannabis protects the user from psychotic experiences and memory problems. The research team have urged …

Rian Overy (2022-11-16). COVID-19 virus can reactivate myalgic encephalomyelitis. healtheuropa.com According to researchers from Linkà∂ping University COVID-19 can reactivate viruses that had become latent in cells, particularly in people with myalgic encephalomyelitis. Severe, long-term fatigue, post-exertional malaise, pain, and sleep problems are all signs of myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. The cause of the condition is still not fully understood, although it …

Rian Overy (2022-11-16). Making brain tumour surgery safer with quantum sensors. healtheuropa.com Researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz (HIM) have been developing new technology to make brain tumour surgery safer. Removing a brain tumour is a challenging operation for surgeons. They must remove the tumour without damaging any healthy brain tissue, therefore, it is highly important that surgeons closely monitor the …

____ (2022-11-16). UK scholar: China's poverty alleviation helps world achieve goal five years in advance. ecns.cn It is China that has helped the United Nations attain the Sustainable Development Goals, including the eradication of extreme poverty and halving poverty in all its forms, said Robert Walker…

____ (2022-11-16). Positives boost overseas inflows into equities. ecns.cn Several positives drove overseas inflows — more global investors — into China's A-share market on Tuesday, marking their rebound for the third session in a row, international investment banks and asset managers said.

____ (2022-11-16). China's natural gas supply generally guaranteed for winter heating: official. ecns.cn China can generally guarantee the natural gas supply for winter heating demands this year despite a complex international market situation, an official with the country's top economic planner said Wednesday.

____ (2022-11-16). Major high-tech expo opens in southwest China. ecns.cn The 10th China (Mianyang) Science and Technology City International High-Tech Expo commenced Wednesday in the city of Mianyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

____ (2022-11-16). Cartoon themed subway train unveiled in Hangzhou. ecns.cn A cartoon themed subway is launched in Hangzhou to welcome the upcoming 18th China International Cartoon and Animation Festival (CICAF), which is expected to kick off in November.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Iran, Pakistan FMs review bilateral ties, intl. issues. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian and his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari discussed the latest developments in bilateral and international relations.

Speak Up Act Up (2022-11-16). On the SF Peninsula, Creative Protest to Defuse Nuclear War. indybay.org Right now is the closest the world has been to a nuclear war since the Cuban Missile Crisis. Elderly activists, joined by a few younger folks, recalled those days and protested during a long weekend of national action.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Haiti, UN appeal for help as fears grow over cholera's spread. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — The UN and Haitian officials called for international assistance to respond to an outbreak of cholera that the World Health Organization has warned puts hundreds of thousands of people across the Caribbean nation at risk.

Staff (2022-11-16). President Maduro Urges Renewal & Transformation of Popular Power Laws. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, November 15, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, launched the national initiative for public consultation for the transformation of the Popular Power laws. | During the launch of the national deployment, the head of state called for Venezuelans to discuss and activate plans to adapt and renew all the laws of Popular Power that have been created during the Revolution, and all the public policies of the government and the state. | Maduro is requesting a review of more than 10 legal instruments of the popular grassroots organizations in order to create a legal system that facilitates the proces…

Staff (2022-11-16). "A Carbon Bomb": Movement Grows Against EACOP East African Pipeline Funded by France's Total & China. democracynow.org COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, has been called the African COP, but many African climate activists cannot afford to attend. Broadcasting from the summit, we speak to Omar Elmawi, campaign coordinator for Stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, about the push to stop the construction of a major pipeline that would stretch 900 miles from Uganda to Tanzania. Key financial backers of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline include the French company Total and the China National Offshore Oil Company. "It's a project that is strongly being opposed by people in Uganda and the whole world, because it's…

Staff (2022-11-16). "Climate Collateral": How Military Spending Fuels Environmental Damage. democracynow.org As the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, is underway, we look at how military spending accelerates the climate crisis. Wealthy nations' investments in armed forces not only exacerbates pollution but also often surpasses their climate financing by as much as 30 times, according to a new report by the Transnational Institute. It shows the money is available, "but it's been dedicated to military spending," says co-author Nick Buxton. Governments that import arms, like Egypt, are motivated by the desire for legitimacy and the "power to crack down on the civil society,&#8…

Staff (2022-11-16). EU rotates Georgian troops for African military mission. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geNovember 16, 2022 Georgian platoon returns from EU Central African training mission A platoon of the National Guard of Georgia has returned from its six-month deployment in the European Union Training mission in the Central African Republic…. Brigadier General Roman Jokhadze and members of the National Guard welcomed the servicemembers on their arrival at the …

Staff (2022-11-16). Photo: pan-Turkic military drill with Turkey, Azerbaijan, Northern Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyNovember 16, 2022 Soldiers of Azerbaijan, Turkiye, Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic, and Kyrgyzstan hold military exercises in Turkiye's Isparta, said the Turkish National Defence Ministry, APA reports.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Two specialized exhibitions open in Iran's Ahvaz. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Two specialized exhibitions kicked off at the ground of the international exhibitions of Ahvaz on Wednesday.

Chris Slee (2022-11-16). Unionists show solidarity with Ansell workers in Sri Lanka, Malaysia. greenleft.org.au Union and solidarity activists protested outside the annual general meeting of Ansell because of its anti-union policies. Chris Slee reports.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). Iran football 5-a-side beats Uzbekistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — Iran's national football team has defeated Uzbekistan in the International Blind Football Asia-Oceania Championship of 2022 underway in India.

Infobrics (2022-11-15). Russia Is India's Most Reliable Partner since Independence: ORF Survey. infobrics.org Russia is India's most reliable partner since the country gained independence in 1947, according to a survey by the New Delhi-based think tank Observer Research Foundation (ORF) with 43 per cent of the respondents pitching for Moscow…

Infobrics (2022-11-15). Growing Trade Between Russia and India Opens a New Era for Silk Road. infobrics.org The surge in trade between the two countries made Russia the country's seventh largest trade partner, rising from 25th place with a total trade turnover of $13.1 billion in 2021…

Ruchira Talukdar (2022-11-15). India: Adivasi resistance to coal shows centrality of forest rights and climate justice to green climate action. greenleft.org.au As India showcases its climate performance at COP27 in Egypt, a prominent protest by Adivasi Indigenous communities is taking place in central India's Hasdeo forests, where new coal mines are being pushed without consent, writes Ruchira Talukdar.

_____ (2022-11-15). After 1,100 Miles, Leonard Peltier's Walk To Justice Arrives In Washington. popularresistance.org Washington D.C. – Yesterday, supporters asking for the release of American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier arrived in Washington and hosted a march and rally at the Lincoln Memorial. | The American Indian Movement's Grand Governing Council (AIMGGC) began the 1,100-mile Leonard Peltier's Walk to Justice on Sept. 1. The group completed their final mile on Sunday from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial with nearly 2,000 supporters. | "We just walked for 1,103 miles for our elder Leonard Peltier," walk organizer Rachel Thunder said at Sunday's rally. "We just marched 1,103 miles for our people,…

A Guest Author (2022-11-15). 'Time-bar' used to deny Abu-Jamal justice. workers.org By Jerome Coffey Judge Lucretia Clemons repeatedly used procedural rules — rather than allowing for an examination of the new evidence — in her 31-page decision dismissing Mumia Abu-Jamal's petition for a new trial on Oct. 26, 2022. Jerome Coffey (Photo Credit: Cindy Lou) One of the procedures frequently cited . . . |

Editor (2022-11-15). Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX had ties to Ukrainian government, WEF, and top Biden adviser. mronline.org FTX had some eye-opening connections to powerful entities and individuals around the world before it all came crashing down.

Editor (2022-11-15). Greta Thunberg: 'Wake up and treat the climate emergency as an emergency'. mronline.org Climate activist Greta Thunberg was interviewed by ABC's 7.30 presenter Sarah Ferguson on November 3. Below is a transcript of the interview.

Editor (2022-11-15). Imperialist powers abandon climate pledges at COP 27 summit. mronline.org According to a new study by Oxfam, 125 billionaires and their investments are responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than countries such as France, Egypt or Argentina. One of these billionaires emits 393 million tonnes of CO2 a year, a million times more than any member of the lower 90 percent of society.

Editor (2022-11-15). Millions suffer as junk food industry rakes in profit. mronline.org Increased consumption of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) was associated with more than 10% of all-cause premature, preventable deaths in Brazil in 2019. That is the finding of a new peer-reviewed study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Mary Owen (2022-11-15). Rally supports striking Reserve Roastery workers. workers.org New York City The sidewalk was packed Nov. 10 as union, student and community supporters rallied in solidarity with striking Starbucks workers outside the company's Reserve Roastery in Manhattan. Since the Roastery workers won their union election in April, they have faced workplace safety and health issues from mold in . . . |

Monica Moorehead (2022-11-15). With new legal attacks, affirmative action must be defended. workers.org The Supreme Court of the United States is scheduled to rule sometime in 2023 on two cases threatening the very existence of affirmative action in higher education. Oral arguments were held before the top court on Oct. 31 in both of these cases that stem from "race-based" admissions at Harvard . . . |

Monica Moorehead (2022-11-15). Saladin Muhammad, labor leader, honored at memorial. workers.org Whitakers, North Carolina A packed room of 200 people gathered Nov. 12 to celebrate the life of Saladin Muhammad at a memorial tribute held at the Franklinton Center at Bricks, near Rocky Mount. Muhammad was 76 years when he died Sept. 19 after a long illness. UE 150 organizers in . . . |

Editor (2022-11-15). College Degrees Help Incarcerated People Take the Next Step to Freedom. scheerpost.com Since 2013, the New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons initiative, or NJ-STEP, has helped hundreds of individuals earn degrees. What's next for the program?

Editor (2022-11-15). How It Feels to Visit an Apartheid Country. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-15). IMF Warns of 'Wave of Debt Crises' Coming in Global South, With War, Interest Rate Hikes, Overvalued Dollar. scheerpost.com The IMF said a "wave of debt crises" may be coming in the Global South, and "the global economy is headed for stormy waters," due to war, rising US interest rates, and many currencies depreciating against the dollar.

Editor (2022-11-15). It's Not Just Coca-Cola: Corporations Have Co-Opted the UN Climate Talks. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-15). Voters Didn't Buy the 'Crime Panic' Narrative. Democrats Should Take Note. scheerpost.com Americans around the country were unmoved by tough-on-crime rhetoric, and instead voted in a string of reform-minded candidates. The results show that it's time for Democrats to rethink their approach on public safety.

Monet Bailey (2022-11-15). New £30m funding to improve treatment of inflammatory diseases. healtheuropa.com An additional £30 million research injection will further fund developments into inflammatory diseases. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre has been granted over £30m of funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research to support world-leading research into inflammatory diseases. The funding means that local people …

Natalie Marsat (2022-11-15). How to remain profitable in the cannabis market during a recession? healtheuropa.com George Stantchev, PhD, the CEO of COMERG, provides a detailed and insightful analysis of the effects of a recession on the cannabis market, and how companies can become future-proof. The world is changing daily. The world economy is affected by the market, pandemics, customs, ethnicity, religion, politics, etc. Whatever worked years ago will not be …

Rian Overy (2022-11-15). Atherosclerosis can be cured if it is spotted in early in life. healtheuropa.com An international research team has found that elevated lipids and dyslipidaemia in early life may worsen cases of atherosclerosis in later life. The study found that consistently elevated lipids and dyslipidaemia in early life had detrimental effects on atherosclerosis patients in adulthood, but stimulated lipid treatment in adolescence could halt the progression of the disease. …

Rian Overy (2022-11-15). How weight gain can worsen symptoms of asthma. healtheuropa.com Changes in gut function brought on by weight gain have been associated with an increase in severe symptoms of asthma, according to new research. A new study from Nottingham Trent University has found significant associations between increased body weight, gut permeability, and poorer control of asthma. The findings suggest that losing weight could improve symptoms …

____ (2022-11-15). CNPC's Mozambique site yields first LNG shipment, advances green goals. ecns.cn The export of the first cargo shipment of China National Petroleum Corp's liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique will not only increase diversification of energy supplies, but also support a just and sustainable energy transition, said an analyst.

TeleSUR (2022-11-15). World Cup Group F Preview: European Giants Facing Tough Test. telesurenglish.net Belgium and Croatia will be the favorites to dominate Group F at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, with Canada and Morocco likely to the scene as underdogs and hope for a chance to impress. | Belgium's players celebrate a goal during their FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic in Brussels, Sept. 5, 2021.

Jenny Pierson (2022-11-15). The West Is Using COP27 to Shift Blame to Poorer Nations—Private Greed Prevails Over Humanity's Survival. independentmediainstitute.org COP27 has begun in Sharm el-Sheikh. Although the Ukraine war and the U.S. midterm elections have shifted our immediate focus away from the battle against global warming, it still remains a central concern of our epoch. Reports indicate that not only are we failing to meet our climate change goals, but we are also falling …

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). VIDEO: 8 dead after stone quarry collapsed in Inida's Mizoram. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — At least 8 bodies were recovered from the site of a stone quarry collapse at Maudarh village in Mizoram's Hnahthial district, about 160 km from Aizawl, a police official said on Tuesday.

WSWS (2022-11-15). The crisis of bourgeois rule in Sri Lanka and the tasks of the SEP. wsws.org These remarks were delivered by Deepal Jayasekera to the Sixth National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (Australia), held from September 24 to 27, 2022.

WSWS (2022-11-15). Boilermakers become the fourth to reject national rail contract brokered by the White House. wsws.org The contract rejection by the IBB, one of the smallest rail unions, comes in the final week of voting for tens of thousands of engineers and conductors.

____ (2022-11-14). B20 calls for unity, cooperation to drive global economic recovery. ecns.cn BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) — World business leaders have called for stronger international cooperation to push for stronger recovery and inclusive and sustainable growth at a summit of the Business 20 (B20), which represents the business' voice of the Group of 20 (G20).

____ (2022-11-14). State weapons contractors capitalize on growing global market for munitions. ecns.cn An exhibitor introduces a YS-101 series loitering munition to visitors at the 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, this month.

____ (2022-11-15). 20 new measures against COVID-19 conducive to production and life: official. ecns.cn The 20 measures of joint prevention and control mechanism against COVID-19 newly released by the State Council is beneficial for maintaining the normal order of production and life, recovering market demands as well as for smoothing economic circulation, said a spokesperson of the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). China's industrial output up 5 pct in October. ecns.cn China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 5 percent year on year in October, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). China's fixed-asset investment up 5.8 pct in first 10 months. ecns.cn China's fixed-asset investment went up 5.8 percent year on year in the first 10 months of this year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). China's retail sales up 0.6 pct in first 10 months. ecns.cn China's retail sales of consumer goods went up 0.6 percent year on year in the first 10 months, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). China's surveyed urban unemployment rate at 5.5 pct in October. ecns.cn China's surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.5 percent in October, flat from the September level, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). Impact of COVID-19 on Chinese market sales short-term, external: official. ecns.cn China's market sales will go through the impact brought by the epidemic, but it is generally short-term and external, and the recovery of consumption enjoys more favorable conditions now, said a spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). China sees 5.6% urban unemployment rate over past 10 months: data. ecns.cn China's average urban unemployment rate over the past 10 months was 5.6 percent, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). Xi calls on main creditors to take part in debt reduction, suspension for developing countries. ecns.cn International financial institutions and commercial creditors, which are the main creditors of developing countries, should take part in the debt reduction and suspension for developing countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). (100 great changes) Loveliest business card of China: giant panda. ecns.cn Before the National Day in 2022, 13 baby pandas born this year at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding formed the shape of "73", celebrating the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Eli Clifton, Ben Freeman (2022-11-15). New Revelations on UAE Interference in US Politics. commondreams.org A new report suggests the Gulf State's influence over American politics has now risen to the level of a national security challenge.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). Iran attending Intl. Defence Exhibition & Seminar in Pakistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — Iran's military delegation is participating in the 11th International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) underway in Pakistan.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). Israel main obstacle to creating Middle East free of WMD. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — Iran's envoy to the UN said that the Zionist regime is the main obstacle to creating a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction, calling on the international community to assist the region in overcoming these obstacles.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). Russia firmly stopped attempts to undermine national security. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — The Russian president said that a number of countries are aggressively attempting to re-write history and weaken Moscow.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). Iran to face Tunisia Wed. ahead of World Cup in Qatar. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — The Iranian national men's football team will play Tunisia tomorrow in Qatar in preparation for the next week's World Cup.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). Fire breaks out in Baghdad Intl. Airport. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — Firefighters at Baghdad's international airport on Tuesday put out a fire that broke out in its departure hall that temporarily suspended flights.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). "All You Need to Know About Iran's Missiles, Drones" (+Video). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — National Iranian TV will air a documentary on the military achievements in the fields of drones and missiles dubbed "All You Need to Know About Iran'S Missile and Drone Industries," on Tuesday night.

Infobrics (2022-11-15). Soft Power with a Chinese Specificity, Or How Beijing Is Gaining Influence in BRICS. infobrics.org Nowadays, the influence of states in the international arena is determined not only by their economic and political but also by their cultural potential. The question of alternative sources of resolution of various issues and conflicts is of particular relevance…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). China is Not an Enemy of Africa. libya360.wordpress.com (Playlist of the complete interview) If the West really thinks China helping Africa to gain influence is a bad thing, the best thing it can do is help Africa even more. President of the Socialist Party of Zambia, Fred M'membe, and the convener of the Socialist Movement of Ghana, Kyeretwie Opoku share with us an…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). EU Countries Decide to Create Their Own Rapid Response Force. libya360.wordpress.com Olivier Renault A European military unit — the rapid response force — must, in the future, specialize in evacuation and stabilization. The operational availability of this new military force is planned for 2025. A first mission could ensure a future cease-fire in Ukraine, ensures Die Welt. But, it is under the political and military command…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). How the UN Resolution on Ukraine Could Be Used to Demand Reparations from the Golden Billion. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko The Pandora's Box that was just opened also creates the precedent for the majority of humanity across the Global South whose countries were previously colonized by the Golden Billion's to create their own such reparation registers and mechanisms. Just like the US will likely form its own so-called "coalitions of the willing" to…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). The Geopolitics of Famine. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter Most geopolitical analysts can agree that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has detrimentally impacted the global economy. This is especially true when it comes to food security, with supplies disrupted, prices skyrocketing, and shortages created that run the risk of causing famine. The US and European Union have accused Russia of "weaponizing food"…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). The Specter of Foreign Forces in Haiti. libya360.wordpress.com Ambroise Jean-Léon The so-called 'Haitian crisis' is primarily about outsiders' attempts force Haitians to live under an imposed order and the latter's resistance to that order. What actually happened on the nights of October 6th and 7th, 2022, remains unclear. What reverberated was the rather loud rumor of the resignation of Haiti's acting prime minister…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). Towards a Just Transition: Breaking with the Existing Order. libya360.wordpress.com Hamza Hamouchene, Ouafa Haddioui and Katie Sandwell The action proposed by world leaders, their advisors, and corporate lobbyists at the climate talks (COP27) in Egypt are neoliberal, market-based, and focused on preserving a racist and capitalist global order. Introducing a collection of papers on the climate emergency in North Africa, Hamza Hamouchene, Ouafa Haddioui and…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). Who are the Ukrainian Integral Nationalists ? libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan Who knows the history of the Ukrainian "integral nationalists", "Nazis" according to the terminology of the Kremlin? It begins during the First World War, continues during the Second, the Cold War and continues today in modern Ukraine. Many documents have been destroyed and modern Ukraine forbids under penalty of imprisonment to mention their…

Labor Video Project (2022-11-15). Union Busting Attack on PNWU2015 Staff By SEIU 2015 President/SEIU Sec. Treasurer Verrett. indybay.org In a union busting attack the management of the 400,000 SEIU 2015 tried to run over PNWU2015 staff workers who are on an unfair labor strike and also have refused to bargain and are implementing a contract without negotiation. This union busting tactic is under the president April Terrell who has also been appointed the SEIU International Secretary Treasurer by Mary Kay Henry in June 2022.

TeleSUR (2022-11-15). Cuba's Prison Policy Focuses on Social Reintegration. telesurenglish.net The 11th National Workshop on "the System of Control, Influence and Attention to People Serving Sentences in Freedom" is taking place on Nov. 14 and 15 in Havana, Cuba. | RELATED: | Opening the event, the Supreme Court President Ruben Ferro referred to the process of reincorporation into the society of those persons responsible for crimes and serving part of their sentence in freedom. He mentioned that it is a priority for…

TeleSUR (2022-11-15). Poland Does Not Have Exact Information on Missile Landing. telesurenglish.net Poland has no precise data on the origin of a rocket that fell on its territory on Tuesday, declared President Andrzej Duda. | Polish President Andrzej Duda speaks during a press conference after a meeting of the Government Committee for National Defence and Defence Affairs at the National Security Bureau headquarters in Warsaw, Poland, 16 November 2022.

TeleSUR (2022-11-15). Rising Energy Prices a Bane for UK Businesses: ONS Study. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published a study showing that one in six businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) expect their overall performance to drop in 2023 as a result of the spiking energy prices. | RELATED: | Food and drink service businesses are the most affected, with 45 percent of them expecting their performance to drop, followed by those active in the accommodation sector, at 30…

TeleSUR (2022-11-15). Rwanda's Central Bank Increases Repo Rate to Tame Inflation. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) decided to hike the repo rate from 6.0 percent to 6.5 percent in a bid to rein in inflation. | RELATED: | "Inflation is expected to remain elevated for longer than previously forecasted. This is mainly due to continued global economic challenges as well as lower domestic agricultural production," NBR Governor John Rwangombwa said. | In line with the global and domestic econo…

TeleSUR (2022-11-15). Wang Yi Meets Lavrov on Sidelines of G20 Bali Summit. telesurenglish.net His comments came Tuesday at a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. | RELATED: | "China is willing to work with Russia and other like-minded countries to promote the development of a multipolar world, firmly support the democratization of international relations and defend the international system based on the United Nations," the Chinese diplomat said. | Regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukrain…

TeleSUR (2022-11-15). World's Population Just Hours Away From Reaching 8 Billion. telesurenglish.net The United Nations (UN) reminded the international community that the world's population is projected to reach 8 billion on Tuesday. | RELATED: | It is "a milestone in human development. This unprecedented growth is due to the gradual increase in human lifespan owing to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine," the UN said. | While it took the global population 12 years to grow from 7 to 8 bill…

WSWS (2022-11-15). Chinese translation of "A call to youth throughout the world: Build a mass movement to stop the Ukraine war!" wsws.org The translation of the IYSSE statement is of critical relevance to workers and young people throughout China and millions of others internationally who also read Chinese. We urge readers to share it widely.

WSWS (2022-11-15). Hundreds of thousands march in Madrid against health cuts. wsws.org Attacks on health care were carried out by Madrid's right-wing regional government and also by pseudo-left forces like Podemos in Spain's national government.

_____ (2022-11-15). Largest Strike In The Country Unfolds Across All Ten UC Campuses. popularresistance.org Berkeley, California — 48,000 UAW-represented employees of the University of California will walk off the job and onto the picket line as a multi-unit, statewide Unfair Labor Practices strike begins this morning. UAW represents Academic Workers across ten campuses and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, including Teaching Assistants, Postdocs, Academic Student Employees, Graduate Student Researchers, Academic Researchers, Readers, Tutors and more. Together they perform the majority of teaching and research at UC. | "We have been bargaining throughout the weekend and while important progress has been made, we ar…

_____ (2022-11-15). Making The Painful History Of Maryland Lynchings More Visible. popularresistance.org Maryland – No matter how gigantic or modest, memorials and monuments retain a certain power that we can feel when we encounter them. There are remnants of demolished workhouses in Western Ireland, worn down to lumps of stone foundations, that would go unrecognized if not for a good tour guide pointing them out. And there are specially designed architectural and immersive experiences like Berlin's holocaust memorial, whose concrete blocks rise and tower over you the deeper you descend into the stark grid. | The Equal Justice Initiative's National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, produces a si…

_____ (2022-11-15). US Labor Agency Fights Corporate Spying. popularresistance.org The top lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the United States has come out strongly against workplace surveillance and management technology that may be used to disrupt union organizing and discourage whistleblower complaints. | Jennifer Abruzzo, who is general counsel for the NLRB, wrote a memo in October that was sent to officials at the agency's regional offices. | Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, which was passed in 1935, protects the "right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosin…

Ellie Stephenson (2022-11-15). Federal Court rules Tim Anderson termination violated academic freedom. greenleft.org.au The Federal Court has ruled in favour of former University of Sydney lecturer Tim Anderson and the National Tertiary Education Union in an appeal over Anderson's termination of employment. Ellie Stephenson and Swapnik Sanagavarapu report.

Thierry Meyssan (2022-11-15). Who are the Ukrainian integral nationalists? thealtworld.com Who knows the history of the Ukrainian "integral nationalists", "Nazis" according to the terminology of the Kremlin? It begins during the First World War, continues during the Second, the Cold War and continues today in modern Ukraine. Many documents have been destroyed and modern Ukraine forbids under penalty of imprisonment to mention their crimes. The fact remains that these people massacred at least four million of their compatriots and conceived the architecture of the Final Solution, that is, the murder of millions of people because of their real or supposed membership in the Jewish or Gypsy communities of…

Staff (2022-11-15). NATO consolidates grip on Georgian military outpost. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2November 15, 2022 Georgia is hosting the NATO assessment team Georgia is hosting NATO assessment team. The purpose of the visit is to assess the progress in the implementation of the 14th Annual National Programme [ANP]. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the NATO delegation met the representatives of the state agencies involved in …

Editor (2022-11-15). Inter-American Commission Hears Landmark Case of Torture and Killing by US Border Patrol. scheerpost.com Anastasio Hernández Rojas's widow, Maria de Jesús Puga, testified that her "whole family, we have all been bearing this pain, 12 years, 12 years of pain and anguish not knowing why, why they killed my husband."

Staff (2022-11-15). La Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación de 750 MW en el horario diurno y de 1148 MW para el pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu Se estima una afectación máxima de 750 MW por déficit de capacidad de generación en el horario diurno y para el horario pico nocturno se prevé una disponibilidad de 2022 MW y una demanda máxima de 3100 MW, para un déficit de 1 078 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 1148 MW en este horario.

Ted Kelly (2022-11-15). Cuando el encarcelamiento es política de viviendaun comentario de WW. workers.org En 1987, el notorio racista Frank Rizzo intentaba volver a la alcaldía de Filadelfia. Había perdido su reelección como alcalde siete años antes. El programa electoral de Rizzo podría haber sido redactado por el Ku Klux Klan, grupo que había apoyado al policía tirano 10 años antes. øCuál era el . . . |

Thierry Meyssan (2022-11-15). Qui sont les nationalistes intégraux ukrainiens? thealtworld.com Qui connaàÆt l'histoire des ´ nationalistes intégraux ª ukrainiens, des ´ nazis ª selon la terminologie du Kremlin ? Elle commence durant la Première guerre mondiale, se poursuit durant la Seconde, la Guerre froide et continue aujourd'hui dans l'Ukraine moderne. De nombreux documents ont été détruits et l'Ukraine moderne interdit sous peine de prison d'évoquer leurs crimes. Il n'en reste pas moins que ces gens ont massacré au moins quatre millions de leurs compatriotes et ont conàßu l'architecture de la solution finale, c'est-à -dire l'assassinat de millions de personnes au motif…

_____ (2022-11-14). Indigenous Activists Call For Vote On Protect Native Heritage Act. popularresistance.org Speaker Ronald Mariano must call for an immediate floor vote towards the passage of An Act to Protect Native American Heritage. The November 10 Harvard statement is indicative of a broader issue of how our sacred objects and our human remains continue to be held captive for racist, eugenicist, and colonialist means," said Jean-Luc Pierite, member of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, and president of North American Indian Center of Boston, "We must act to refine the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) enforcement on the state level to include all publicly funded entities. Consultati…

_____ (2022-11-14). Pakistan's Delicate Balancing Act Between China and the U.S. strategic-culture.org Islamabad's tilt towards Beijing comes as traditional partner, the US looks to grow ties with rival India. | By F.M. SHAKIL | Pakistan is struggling to strike a balance in its relations with the US and China, as rivalry and competition between the two superpowers are set to spark geopolitical turmoil in South Asia. The growing tension in the region has made Islamabad noticeably ambivalent about its foreign policy postures. | Although Islamabad tries to maintain amicable ties with both countries, there seems a clear tilt toward China. Observers note that given Beijing's huge investments in Pakistan, the country ca…

Infobrics (2022-11-14). India-Russia Bilateral Trade Zooms—Set to Cross $30 Bn by Next Year. infobrics.org Bilateral trade between India and Russia is all set to exceed $30 billion in the next one year— much before the 2025 target…

Infobrics (2022-11-14). India's Foreign Policy Dilemmas: Protecting National Interests. infobrics.org The events of recent years, and especially this year have taken India out of its comfort zone, writes Valdai Club expert Alexey Kupriyanov. India felt quite comfortable in the previous reality; the new one puts it before a large number of challenges, which the Indian leadership has so far successfully overcome, once again demonstrating an exceptional ability not to quarrel with anyone more than necessary and to extract maximum profit from the conflicts between other great powers…

Infobrics (2022-11-14). Russian Business Explores India. infobrics.org Russia is increasingly strengthening its relations with the East and boosting contacts, including with the BRICS members. Faced with sanctions, the Middle Eastern and Indian markets look very favourable for Russia, and because of their high population size, benefit from the overall background…

Johanna Kichton (2022-11-14). Health Care Advocates Risk Arrest to Takeover Elevance Health HQ & Demand Care. peoplesaction.org Elevance Denies Medically Necessary Care; Profited $2.3 Billion in Grotesque Q3 Earnings Report INDIANAPOLIS, IN—70 health care advocates with People's Action's Care Over Cost campaign today risked arrest to fill the lobby at Elevance Health's headquarters and demand they provide the care their policyholders were promised. The Care Over Cost campaign helps people nationwide appeal …

Katrina Nash, Sonica Minhas, Nicholas Metheny, Krishna M. Gokhale, Julie Taylor, Caroline Bradbury-Jones, Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Joht Singh Chandan, Nicola J. Adderley (2022-11-14). [Articles] Association between childhood maltreatment and atopy in the UK: A population based retrospective cohort study. thelancet.com Considering the substantial health burden associated with childhood maltreatment, it is important to implement public health policies aimed at enhancing: 1) detection and primary prevention of childhood maltreatment, 2) secondary and tertiary prevention interventions to reduce the burden of ill health associated with exposure to maltreatment and 3) clinical awareness of such associations and subsequent knowledge of management.

Editor (2022-11-14). Canadian journalist added to Ukrainian hitlist. mronline.org It's no secret that Ukraine's so-called "Center to Control Disinformation" operates a database which publicizes the private information of thousands of journalists worldwide.

Editor (2022-11-14). Offloading climate responsibility on the victims of climate change. mronline.org Nnimmo Bassey (NB): Simple solutions are avoided in today's world because they don't support capital.

Editor (2022-11-14). Oil and gas industry's expansion plans decried as attack on 'livable planet'. mronline.org Fossil fuel giants are moving to ramp up extraction as new data shows that the industry has been emitting three times more planet-heating pollution than it claims.

Editor (2022-11-14). 'Red Valkyries: Feminist Lessons from Five Revolutionary Women' by Kristen Ghodsee — Review. mronline.org In exploring the lives of the revolutionary socialist feminists of the past, Red Valkyries demonstrates the value and importance of feminism in the 21st century, argues Rachel Collett…

Editor (2022-11-14). U.S. political prisoner Mutulu Shakur granted parole. mronline.org After over 36 years in prison, movement elder, political prisoner, and revolutionary health worker Mutulu Shakur has been granted parole with less than six months to live.

Editor (2022-11-14). Chris Hedges: The Good Priest. scheerpost.com Father Michael Doyle, who died on November 8 at his parish house in Camden, New Jersey, infused his Christianity with his goodness. That goodness showed us what it means to live a life of faith.

Editor (2022-11-14). A Father Fights for His Son & What's Left of Democracy. scheerpost.com The film Ithaka, about the quest of Julian Assange's father to save his son, made its U.S. premiere on Sunday in New York City. It is reviewed by Joe Lauria.

Editor (2022-11-14). Election 2022 Grandest Victors? scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-14). Emirates Has Spent $154 Million on Lobbying in US Since 2016, Illegally Influenced US Politics. scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The intrepid John Hudson at the Washington Post reports that the US National Intelligence Council has produced a secret report detailing the ways in which the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has intervened in US politics, sometimes in ways that appear to be illegal and to shade over …

Editor (2022-11-14). US Labor Agency's Top Lawyer Fights Corporate Spying That Discourages Whistleblowers. scheerpost.com By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The top lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the United States has come out strongly against workplace surveillance and management technology that may be used to disrupt union organizing and discourage whistleblower complaints. Jennifer Abruzzo, who is general counsel for the NLRB, wrote a memo in …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-14). Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at the Emergency UNGA Meeting on Reparations to Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at the 15th plenary meeting of the 11th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly Mr.President, When speaking from this podium earlier today, the Permanent Representative of Ukraine cited many quotes, yet he failed to say the most important thing about this draft resolution. Now let us bridge this…

Rian Overy (2022-11-14). WHO launches guide on telemedicine services. healtheuropa.com Who have launched a new resource to help healthcare systems around the world successfully implement telemedicine services. Telemedicine refers to the distribution of health and clinical services and information via electronic technology and telecommunication. It allows contact between patients and clinicians over long distances, providing essential care, advice, reminders, education, intervention, and monitoring. The COVID-19 …

SP Editor (2022-11-14). The Midterms Are Proof the Dems Need to Fire Their Corporate-Conflicted Political Consultants. scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader The mid-term congressional elections are over, but the counting in some very close races continues, which extends the time for determining the margins of control over the Senate and the House. What is known is that the Red Wave predicted by pollsters and trumpeted by the New York Times and other media …

SP Editor (2022-11-14). Why the War in Ukraine Is a True Act of Madness. scheerpost.com

_____ (2022-11-14). Global Carbon Budget Will Be Spent In Nine Years At Current Rate. popularresistance.org The 2022 Global Carbon Budget report is out, and it shows that nations are still emitting beyond their means. | The report, which was released Friday amidst the COP27 UN climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, found that there is now a 50 percent chance that we will burn past the 1.5 degree Celsius temperature goal in just nine years if greenhouse gas emissions continue at current levels. | "This year we see yet another rise in global fossil CO2 emissions, when we need a rapid decline," study leader Professor Pierre Friedlingstein of Exeter's Global Systems Institute said in a statement emailed to EcoWatch.

_____ (2022-11-14). Real Challenge At COP27 Is Private Greed Versus Devastation Of All. popularresistance.org The COP27 meet is underway at Sharm el-Sheikh. Although the Ukraine War and mid-term elections in the United States shifted our immediate focus away from the battle against global warming, it remains a central concern of our epoch. Reports indicate we are not only failing to meet climate change goals but falling short of the targets by a large margin. Worse, methane greenhouse gas emissions have grown far faster than we knew, and pose as much of a climate change threat as carbon dioxide. Methane lasts for a shorter time in the atmosphere, but seen over a 100-year period, it is a more potent greenhouse gas than ca…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-14). U.S. GAO Finds Failure Is the Norm in U.S. Military Aircrafts: 26 of the 49 types of U.S. military aircrafts fail all performance goals. southfront.org Written by Eric Zuesse Here is from the opening of the 10 November 2022 U.S. General Accounting Office study, "Weapon System…

Brian Berletic (2022-11-14). Russian Ops in Ukraine Update: What is the Goal & is Moscow Achieving it? thealtworld.com In order to analyze whether or not Russia is successfully carrying out its special military operation, it is first and foremost essential to understand what it is actually trying to achieve. | In late February, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine seeking first and foremost the "demilitarization" of Ukraine. During the same speech, President Putin specifically noted that taking territory was not a priority. | Since then, Russian forces have decimated Ukraine's armed forces, eliminating their trained manpower and emptying out both their own and their Western sponsors' arsenals…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-14). Who will score Iran's 10th goal in World Cup? en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — Iran's national football team has scored nine goals in the history of the World Cups. Which one of Team Melli's members will find the back of the net for the 10th time in Qatar's sporting event?

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-14). Russian Ops in Ukraine — Update: What is the Goal & is Moscow Achieving it? libya360.wordpress.com In order to analyze whether or not Russia is successfully carrying out its special military operation, it is first and foremost essential to understand what it is actually trying to achieve. In late February, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine seeking first and foremost the "demilitarization" of Ukraine. During the same…

PACBI (2022-11-14). Love Football. Hate Apartheid. Score a Goal for Palestinian Rights. bdsmovement.net

Staff (2022-11-14). Biden & Xi Meet in Bali; Could This Help Cool U.S.-China Tensions & Reduce Risk of a Military Clash? democracynow.org For the first time since taking office, President Biden met in person with Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday in Bali, Indonesia. We discuss how the meeting might affect rising tensions over Taiwan, where Nancy Pelosi visited earlier this year, and concerns over China's human rights violations. The goals of the meeting should be "for the two leaders to find a way to cool those tensions down and to find ways to reduce the risk of a military clash arising in the Pacific," says Michael Klare, defense correspondent at The Nation. As Chinese military drills near Taiwan threaten instability in the re…

_____ (2022-11-14). UN Committee Votes To Request ICJ Opinion On Israeli Occupation. popularresistance.org The United Nations' decolonisation committee adopted a draft Palestinian resolution on Friday requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel's occupation of Palestinian lands since 1967. | The measure was welcomed by Palestinians and rejected by Israel. | Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said in a statement that 98 countries supported the resolution, 52 abstained and 17 voted against. | The opinions of the ICJ, which settles disputes between countries, are not binding. | Al-Maliki welcomed the vote and described the resolution as a "diplomatic and legal breakthr…

_____ (2022-11-14). Bolivia: Santa Cruz Peasants Describe Attack On Facilities As Terrorism. popularresistance.org Santa Cruz, Bolivia – This Sunday, November 13, the leadership of the Single Trade Union Federation of Peasant Workers of Santa Cruz described the burning down of its headquarters in the capital of Santa Cruz, which occurred on Friday, as an act of terrorism. It was denounced at a national and international level, in order for those responsible to be punished. | "It was a criminal attack that they launched on our federation, we denounced this act of terrorism at the national and international level," said Franklin Vargas, the organization's top leader, in an interview with Bolivian state media. | Vargas recalled…

_____ (2022-11-14). IMF Warns Of 'Wave Of Debt Crises' Coming In Global South. popularresistance.org The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said a "wave of debt crises" may be coming in the Global South, and "the global economy is headed for stormy waters," as the world faces a "geopolitical realignment" that will be "permanent." | The US-dominated financial institution warned "the worst is yet to come," as the depreciation of most currencies against the dollar and rising interest rates make it hard for both governments and companies to service their dollar-denominated debt. | The director of the IMF's research department, Pierre‚ÄëOlivier Gourinchas, made these comments in a press briefing on…

_____ (2022-11-14). Miko Peled: 'The Danger To Palestinians Has Never Been So Severe'. popularresistance.org The recent elections by the Israeli State will likely bring to power what author and activist Miko Peled calls "the most openly fascist government" in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Peled wrote about Netanyahu, a known war criminal who was re-elected as Prime Minister, in Mintpress News. In this interview on Clearing the FOG, Peled explains why the danger to Palestinians has never been greater and why international action to end the occupation is critical. He discusses the rise of the far right, the escalation of violent attacks on Palestinians, retaliation against Palestinian journalists and activists, in…

_____ (2022-11-14). US Media Searched For Crisis At China Party Congress. popularresistance.org For the Western press, the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party offered a number of signals which—if read in good faith—could have been perceived as reassuring. | Instead, establishment outlets reverted to familiar narratives regarding China's Covid mitigation strategy and tied these into renewed predictions of a long-prophesied economic disaster—one that would inevitably befall China as a result of its government's decision to forsake the orthodoxy of open markets. | More than anything else, corporate media fixated on Hu Jintao's departure from the congress hall, engaging in ta…

____ (2022-11-14). Attempt to Try Russian Leaders for War Crimes Is Part of the West's Weaponization of the ICC. transcend.org 14 Nov 2022 – International Criminal Court continues to serve as a "battering ram for U.S. and NATO policy," as the former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes in the Clinton administration defined it.

____ (2022-11-14). 'On the Highway to Climate Hell' — The Climate Crisis, Activism and Broken Politics. transcend.org 14 Nov 2022 – Last month, the UN Environment Agency issued its starkest warning yet about the climate crisis. The failure by governments around the world to cut carbon emissions means there is 'no credible pathway to 1.5C in place'. Limiting the rise of global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels was the international agreement at COP21, the UN Climate Summit in Paris in 2015.

Chase Strangio (2022-11-14). Some of the Most Rabidly Anti-Trans Politicians Won Reelection in the Midterms. truthout.org In the days that have followed the 2022 midterm elections, much of the coverage has focused on the balance of power in Congress, which, days after the election, was still up in the air. And though, for Democrats, the failed "red wave" has been largely celebrated as a success story, there is much to be concerned about in the wake of the 2022 elections: Some of the most rabidly anti-trans politicians won reelection, paving the way for another year of anti-trans bills in state legislatures and a national landscape of anti-trans rhetoric in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election. In other words, this election…

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-14). Blinken, Sullivan Don't Agree With Milley's Push for Diplomacy on Ukraine War. news.antiwar.com While Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has publicly voiced support for diplomacy between Ukraine and Russia, other Biden administration officials are against the idea, CNN reported on Friday. Citing unnamed administration officials, the report said that Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan disagree with Milley …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-14). Southeast Asian Leaders Don't Want Region to Be Frontline for New Cold War. news.antiwar.com Indonesia's President Joko Widodo took over the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Sunday and vowed not to let the region turn into a proxy between two powers, referencing the growing tensions between the US and China. "ASEAN must become a peaceful region and anchor for global stability, consistently uphold international law …

____ (2022-11-14). Artworks worth 490 mln yuan transacted at CIIE. ecns.cn A batch of artworks has been purchased at the just-concluded fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE), with the turnover reaching 490 million yuan (about 69.1 million U.S. dollars).

____ (2022-11-14). Natural gas output at Kela-Keshen gas field exceeds 200 bln cubic meters. ecns.cn The cumulative natural gas output of the Kela-Keshen gas field, located in the Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, has reached 200 billion cubic meters, said the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) on Sunday.

____ (2022-11-14). Xi replies to letter from young aviation workers, engineers in Aviation Industry Corporation of China. ecns.cn Xi Jinping on Saturday wrote back to young workers and engineers from the "Luo Yang Youth Commando, encouraging them to study and implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and contribute to China's aviation industry.

____ (2022-11-14). Observing int'l relations norms, three China-U.S. joint communiques most important guardrail for China-U.S. relations, Xi says. ecns.cn Observing the basic norms of international relations and the three China-U.S. joint communiques is the most important guardrail and safety net for China-U.S. relations, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-14). Turkey shells PKK, YPG positions in N Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) — Issuing a statement, the Turkish Ministry of National Defence announced that the positions of the PKK and YPG terrorist groups in northern Syria have been targeted.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-14). Tehran hosting Intl. Congress of Imam Khamenei Quranic Though. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) — Iran's capital is hosting the International Congress of Imam Khamenei Quranic Thoughts today.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-14). Bahrain's election 'sham' or 'democracy'? en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) — On Nov. 12, Bahrainis went to the polls to elect a national parliament for the sixth time since 2001.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-14). Anti-Iran res. at IAEA's BoG not to resolve safeguards issues. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that the act of issuing an anti-Iran resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s Board of Governors will not help resolve problems on 'safeguards' issues.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-14). 'Don't Breathe' goes to VGIK International Film Festival. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) — The Iranian short film 'Don't Breathe' will take part in the VGIK International Film Festival in Russia.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-14). Raeisi meets with Iran football team before World Cup. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi received the national Iranian football team and the coaches for a meeting on Monday before they depart for the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-14). Iran military delegation arrives in Pakistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) — A military delegation representing the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran arrived in the city of Karachi to attend the international arms exhibition of Pakistan called "Ideas 2022".

En.mehrnews (2022-11-14). Press conf. of 52nd Roshd Intl. Film Festival held in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) —The pres conference of the 52nd Roshd International Film Festival was held at the Conference Hall of Alborz Mandegar High School in Tehran on Monday with the participation of Policymaking Council Chief Hojjatoleslam Ali Latifi.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-14). Attempt to Try Russian Leaders for War Crimes is Part of the West's Weaponization of the International Criminal Court. libya360.wordpress.com Robin Philpot International Criminal Court (ICC) continues to serve as a "battering ram for U.S. and NATO policy," as the former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes in the Clinton administration defined it. The quote above does not come from President Putin of Russia or from President Xi of China. It comes from David Scheffer, former…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-14). COP27 Deliberations Reaffirm Imperialist States as Main Obstacle to Ending Climate Change. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Cop In Egypt Where People Protested Climate Policy Developing countries and mass organizations continue to demand compensation for damage and loss After one week of speeches, discussions, demonstrations and debate, the 27th United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) has once again stalled over the questions of which global interests are actually responsible for environmental…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-14). Leaked Files Show DHS "Ministry of Truth" Lives On in Secret. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg On October 31, journalists Lee Fang and Ken Klippenstein released a trove of leaked documents exposing how, in recent years, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) desire — and ability — to curb speech in both online and offline realms has ramped up significantly. Along the way, a government department ostensibly founded to defend Americans…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-14). Poland Sends a Military Contingent to Ukraine Under Mercenary Cover. libya360.wordpress.com The number of Polish mercenaries in Ukraine is increasing, which is seen even in Kiev, which happily announces the help given by the neighboring state in the fight against Russia. However, Polish mercenaries are not going to die for Bandera's ideas. They have a completely different task: to ensure the annexation of part of western…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-14). Russia Strategises with Iran for the Long Haul in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMARAli Shamkhani (L), representative of Supreme Leader and secretary of Supreme National Security Council, met Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of Russia's Security Council, Tehran, Nov. 9, 2022 Ignoring the hype in the US media about White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Kissingerian diplomacy over Ukraine, the secretary of Russia's Security Council Nikolai Patrushev,…

Kenny Stancil (2022-11-14). Democratic Leaders Rebuked for Abandoning Oregon's McLeod-Skinner. commondreams.org "This seat could have made the majority," said one progressive advocate, "but the national Democratic PACs walked away and left Jamie to twist in the wind."

Media Lens (2022-11-14). "On The Highway To Climate Hell": The Climate Crisis, Activism And Broken Politics. dissidentvoice.org Last month, the United Nation's environment agency issued arguably its starkest warning yet about the climate crisis. The failure by governments around the world to cut carbon emissions means there is 'no credible pathway to 1.5C in place'. Limiting the rise of global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels was the international agreement at COP21, …

Rajan Menon (2022-11-14). Ukraine War Is Driving "a Gold Rush to New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure" truthout.org Washington's vaunted "rules-based international order" has undergone a stress test following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and here's the news so far: it hasn't held up well. In fact, the disparate reactions to Vladimir Putin's war have only highlighted stark global divisions, which reflect the unequal distribution of wealth and power. Such divisions have made it even harder for a multitude of sovereign states to find the minimal common ground needed to tackle the biggest global problems, especially climate change. | In fact, it's now reasonable to ask whether an international community connected by a consensus of…

Rajan Menon (2022-11-14). A Vicious and Divisive War When We Should All Be Battling a Common Enemy. commondreams.org It's now reasonable to ask whether an international community connected by a consensus of norms and rules, and capable of acting in concert against the direst threats to humankind, exists.

Revolution Books (2022-11-14). Sunday 11/13: Internationalist Fundraising Dinner for the New Interview w/Bob Avakian on RNL Show. indybay.org Revolution Books | 2444 Durant Avenue Berkeley…

Staff (2022-11-14). NATO hosts cadets from all of Ukraine's military academies to "analyze lessons of WWII" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATONovember 14, 2022 NATO Military Staff welcomes Ukrainian cadets On 14 November 2022, the Cooperative Security Division of the International Military Staff (IMS) welcomed a group of Ukrainian cadets to NATO Headquarters for briefings on NATO-Ukrainian military cooperation. The cadets were officially welcomed by the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer. Welcoming …

Sharon Zhang (2022-11-14). Democrats Have Just Weeks to Avoid Labor Board Funding "Catastrophe," Union Says. truthout.org The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will steadily lose its ability to enforce federal labor laws if Congress doesn't pass an increase in funding for the agency before this session ends in January, the agency union is warning. | Labor union activity

Staff (2022-11-14). Bolivia: Santa Cruz Campesinos Describe Attack on Facilities as Terrorism, Camacho Coup in the Making. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, November 13, the leadership of the Single Trade Union Federation of Campesinos of Santa Cruz described the burning down of its headquarters in the capital of Santa Cruz, which occurred on Friday, as an act of terrorism. It was denounced at a national and international level, in order for those responsible to be punished. | "It was a criminal attack that they launched on our federation, we denounced this act of terrorism at the national and international level," said Franklin Vargas, the organization's top leader, in an interview with Bolivian state media. | Vargas recalled how the violent events occu…

Staff (2022-11-14). Bolivia: Santa Cruz Peasants Describe Attack on Facilities as Terrorism, Camacho Coup in the Making. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, November 13, the leadership of the Single Trade Union Federation of Peasant Workers of Santa Cruz described the burning down of its headquarters in the capital of Santa Cruz, which occurred on Friday, as an act of terrorism. It was denounced at a national and international level, in order for those responsible to be punished. | "It was a criminal attack that they launched on our federation, we denounced this act of terrorism at the national and international level," said Franklin Vargas, the organization's top leader, in an interview with Bolivian state media. | Vargas recalled how the violent events…

TeleSUR (2022-11-14). Borrell Says EU Will Continue To Try to "Isolate" Russia. telesurenglish.net Following the meeting, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said the bloc would continue to impose restrictive measures against Russia, including third countries such as Iran and Belarus. | RELATED: | "We will continue to isolate Russia internationally, imposing restrictive measures against Russia. We are ready to further strengthen restrictive measures against Russia," Borrell said. | The head of Europe…

TeleSUR (2022-11-14). COP14 on Wetlands Conservation Concludes With 21 Resolutions. telesurenglish.net The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14), held in China's Wuhan and Switzerland's Geneva, concluded on Sunday with 21 resolutions. | RELATED: | Three of the resolutions were proposed by China: the resolution on establishment of the International Mangrove Center; the resolution on integrating wetland conservation and restoration into national sustainable…

TeleSUR (2022-11-14). Venezuela-Iran: Framework Agreement in "Seven Major Sectors" telesurenglish.net The Minister of People's Power for Productive Agriculture and Land of Venezuela, Wilmar Castro, announced today that progress is being made in executing a framework cooperation agreement between the two countries in seven sectors. | RELATED: | "In this ninth binational meeting, the seven appointed commissions have made extraordinary progress and we are working on a framework agreement covering seven major sectors: e…

WSWS (2022-11-14). Mobilise the working class against imperialist war! wsws.org The resolution against imperialist war was the first moved at the SEP's Sixth National Congress and was adopted unanimously.

WSWS (2022-11-14). Socialist Equality Party (UK) holds Sixth National Congress. wsws.org The party's sixth congress was held under conditions of an extraordinary political, economic and social crisis gripping British and world capitalism.

WSWS (2022-11-14). New Zealand national security briefing promotes war and censorship. wsws.org The Labour Party-led government is preparing to crack down on freedom of speech, as it strengthens its integration into the US-led war plans against Russia and China.

WSWS (2022-11-14). UAW members demand extension of voting deadline in national union election due to widespread ballot issues. wsws.org With only four days remaining until the deadline to vote in the first-ever direct election for UAW international officers, UAW members across the US are angry that they have not been sent ballots despite having requested them from the court-appointed monitor overseeing the vote.

_____ (2022-11-14). Haitian Journalists To Mobilize Against Attacks. popularresistance.org On Sunday, November 13, dozens of journalists and communicators will mobilize in the center of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. The press professionals will march to the Delmas 33 police station where the journalist Romelson Vilsaint of Radio Télé Zenith was executed on October 30 by the Haitian National Police when he denounced the arbitrary detention of journalist Dimanche Robeste and four others. | In recent months, in the midst of strong protests and mobilizations of the Haitian people against the economic crisis, the de facto government of Ariel Henry, and the threat of foreign intervention, the attacks…

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