(2022-12-03). Who Will Pay for an Overheating Earth. scheerpost.com 
Unlike the northern powers largely responsible for the greenhouse gases that created this growing set of disasters, as Stan and Priti Gulati Cox explain, the countries of the Global South can't afford to pay for what's happening to them.
(2022-12-03). Sri Lankan president hints at dangers of conflict in Indian Ocean. wsws.org Sri Lanka is coming under intensifying pressure to line up with the US-led confrontation with China in the Indo-Pacific.
(2022-12-03). They want to lead us into war — interview with historic African leader from Mali. workers.org 
By Raphaà´l Schmeller This interview with Aminata Dramane Traoré was first published Nov. 30 in the German newspaper junge Welt (jW). Traoré is an author, human rights activist and former Minister of Culture in Mali. She discusses the chaos caused by Western states in the Sahel and the interests of . . . |
(2022-12-03). 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.
(2022-12-03). [Comment] Monkeypox virus infection in women and non-binary people: uncommon or neglected? thelancet.com In 2022, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, monkeypox re-emerged globally as a new and additional infectious threat for countries outside Africa, and it was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO.1,2 During this multicountry monkeypox outbreak, which has comprised more than 80‚Äà488 cases to Nov 21, 2022 according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, new epidemiological and clinical features have been observed, including genital primary presentation, an association with sexual activity, and a predominance among men, particularly adult men who have sex with m…
(2022-12-03). Snow leopard spotted in China's giant panda national park. ecns.cn Images of a snow leopard has been captured by two infrared cameras in the Wenchuan area of the Giant Panda National Park in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
(2022-12-03). More world leaders mourn passing of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin. ecns.cn Leaders of many countries and international organizations continued to express their deep condolences by phone, letter and other means to Chinese President Xi Jinping over the passing of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin.
(2022-12-03). Iran condemns US sanctions at UN BWC Revision Conference. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) — Managing director of the Foreign Ministry International Peace and Security Office in a speech at the Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention condemned US sanctions, which he said breach conventions.
(2022-12-03). US, European countries have never been trustworthy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) — The deputy Iranian parliament speaker has said the US and European countries have never been trustworthy, adding US's withdrawal from the JCPOA is a clear example of Washington's disrespect for international agreements.
(2022-12-03). Friday 12/9: Unite and Fight for our Rights, Lives, and planet. indybay.org Gather at the New Federal Building 7th and Mission | March to Powell and Market and Union Square…
(2022-12-03). Winter 2022 National Immigrant Solidarity Network Immigrant Justice News Alert! indybay.org Racist Hate and Migrantphobia Continues Under Biden…
(2022-12-03). Street Theater for Abortion Rights on Anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson. indybay.org Street theater and songs for abortion rights | 1 min mp4 video by Lis Cox.
(2022-12-03). SDS stands with railroad workers. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement by Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). | Students for a Democratic Society stands in unconditional solidarity with the railroad workers of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division (BMWED-IBT), SMART-TD, the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen as they fight determinedly for a fair contract and livable conditions on and off the job. We stand with them in their rejection of the appalling deal crafted by the Biden Administration, and we stand with them in defending their right to strike…
(2022-12-03). Will Lehman, socialist candidate for UAW president, wins 4,777 votes amid anemic turnout. wsws.org Despite a massive effort at voter suppression by the United Auto Workers bureaucracy in the union's presidential election, Lehman won 4.6 percent of the vote, having run on an explicitly socialist and internationalist program.
(2022-12-02). Who Needs or Wants GMOs? Not the Public, Not India's Farmers. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-02). Iran To Increase Cargo Transit Between Russia and India to Record High. orinocotribune.com 
Iran's contribution to the INSTC will reduce transit costs by 30 percent and lower transportation time to just 25 days | The Economic Times of India The agreement was inked during a recent visit by the head of…
(2022-12-02). The crisis of Western imperialism and the imperative of war and repression. mronline.org 
The world as we know it must change. Humanity cannot survive under imperialist and capitalist structures.
(2022-12-02). Should we be worried about eight billion people? mronline.org 
Our immediate crisis is caused by a system that encourages endless growth, exploitation, waste and energy use.
(2022-12-02). The Global South births a new game-changing payment system. mronline.org 
Challenging the western monetary system, the Eurasia Economic Union is leading the Global South toward a new common payment system to bypass the U.S. Dollar.
(2022-12-02). The narrative of sham elections. mronline.org 
Every mainstream media outlet described the referenda in September in the Donetsk, Lugansk People's Republics (LPR and DPR), Kherson Region and part of Zaporozhye as a "sham" and therefore "rigged."
(2022-12-02). America's 'Zero' Strategy. scheerpost.com 
By Mark Fiore / Original to ScheerPost China's "zero Covid" policy has sparked rare protests across the nation of nearly a billion and a half people. Which led me to think about our very own failed "zero" policy here in the United States. Zero corporate tax. To be fair, it's not a policy per se, but is …
(2022-12-02). Evangelical Lobbying Threatens Supreme Court's Independence. scheerpost.com 
By Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Recent exposés have uncovered an emerging pattern of improper lobbying of right-wing Supreme Court justices by wealthy evangelicals. They reveal serious threats to the independence of the judiciary. But equally alarming is that the Supreme Court is unconstrained by a code of judicial ethics. From 1995 to 2018, the right-wing …
(2022-12-02). Israel Set to Deport Palestinian-French Human Rights Defender Salah Hammouri. scheerpost.com 
Having spent nearly a decade in occupation prisons, Hammouri was most recently placed under administrative detention in March. In 2020, Israel revoked his residency status, an often-used tool of ethnic cleansing deployed against Palestinians in East Jerusalem.
(2022-12-02). NATO Narratives and Corporate Media Are Leading to 'Doorstep of Doom'. scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-02). Peace Candidate, Ex-Marine Captain Matthew Hoh: War Is a Bipartisan Cancel Culture. scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-02). Putting 'Profits Over People', Senate Rejects Paid Sick Leave for Rail Workers. scheerpost.com 
"Senate Republicans and Joe Manchin have yet AGAIN failed working Americans by voting down seven days of paid sick leave for rail workers," lamented Rep. Jamaal Bowman.
(2022-12-02). Technology speculation goes bust — tens of thousands laid off. workers.org 
At Amazon [updated November 24] 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. The capitalist class, which has used "high tech" to lower the . . . |
(2022-12-02). Is Ukraine war at a turning point? workers.org 
Published on jornalmudardevida.net on Nov. 21, 2022. Translation: John Catalinotto. Lloyd Austin and Mark Milley said: Ukraine cannot expect a military victory. The information released in recent days about the war in Ukraine, although fragmentary and even contradictory, seems to point in one direction: the U.S. is pressuring Ukrainian leaders . . . |
(2022-12-02). Worldwide actions demand: 'Make Amazon pay!'. workers.org 
Protesting Amazon's treatment of workers and its practices that contribute to the climate crisis, coordinated demonstrations in over 30 countries on five continents demanded, "Make Amazon pay!" Held for the third consecutive year on Nov. 25 — "Black Friday" — the actions were called by a broad global coalition of . . . |
(2022-12-02). Sanctions: Dec. 10 webinar exposes U.S. economic warfare. workers.org 
Intensifying U.S. sanctions, imposed on a third of humanity, are sending shock waves through the world economy. Sanctions have boomeranged on the U.S. and EU countries through inflation, supply chain shortages and a looming recession — causing hardship at home. But by far the greatest burden is borne by the . . . |
(2022-12-02). Staughton Lynd: lifelong advocate for liberation. workers.org 
Longtime anti-racist and antiwar activist turned labor lawyer, Staughton Lynd died Nov. 17, five days before his 93rd birthday. (Left to right) Staughton Lynd, Workers World Party co-founder Ted Dostal and WW contributor 'Mose Peterson,' Youngstown, Ohio, circa 1995. WW PHOTO Born in Philadelphia in 1929, Staughton Lynd was raised . . . |
(2022-12-02). The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art. mronline.org 
Money on the Left is joined in conversation with curator Emily Ebba Reynolds & artist Nando Alvarez-Perez, co-founders of the Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art, or BICA, in Buffalo, New York. | BICA is a new and distinctly heterodox arts organization, offering physical space for artist shows and educational seminars, as well as fiscal space for provisioning micro-grants to local artists.
(2022-12-02). Indigenous California peoples fight to save ancient burial mounds. workers.org 
Some 400 supporters joined Ohlone organizers and community Nov. 25 for the annual Shellmound Walk in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since 2005, Shellmound Walks are held the day after "Unthanksgiving" to raise awareness of the struggle of the Native California coastal nations to save the ruins of their ancient . . . |
(2022-12-02). Free Leonard Peltier and all Native prisoners. workers.org 
The slightly edited article first appeared online Oct. 13, 2021. During the era of colonial theft and conquest, North America became a proving ground for European imperialists. This was where strategies of biological warfare and genocide were honed, as well as the industry that has become a pillar of modern . . . |
(2022-12-02). Mali's bBreak with France is a symptom of cracks in the Transatlantic Alliance: The Forty-Eighth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org 
On 21 November 2022, Mali's interim prime minister, Colonel Abdoulaye MaàØga, issued a statement on social media announcing the government's decision 'to ban, with immediate effect, all activities carried out by [French] NGOs operating in Mali'.
(2022-12-02). Joint Statement by the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation on Security Crisis and Co-operation in the OSCE. libya360.wordpress.com 2 December 2022 Reaffirming the commitment to the idea of developing friendly, equal, and mutually beneficial interstate relations in the Euro-Atlantic area and Eurasia as well as to the vision of establishment free, democratic, common, and indivisible Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security community rooted in agreed principles, shared commitments, and common goals, Emphasizing the need of…
(2022-12-02). Poland: U.S. Army leads NATO "multinational, combat-ready force" in war drills. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Army EuropeNovember 25, 2022 eFP Battle Group Poland, Combined Arms, Combined Strength NATO's enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battle Group Poland was established in 2017 as a multinational combined force that included units from the United States, Poland, the U.K., Romania, and Croatia. The mission of the eFP Battle Group Poland is to strengthen the …
(2022-12-02). Railroad struggle reminds us, interfering in the right to strike is never okay. peoplesworld.org 
Yes, a strike of railroad workers could bring the national economy to a halt, including stopping the flow of millions of dollars a day in profits to the railroad companies. But let's keep in mind that it's big business —not workers—that has crashed the nation's economy at least three times in recent memory. There was …
(2022-12-02). Draft NDAA Includes $3 Billion in Annual Military Aid for Taiwan. news.antiwar.com A draft of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes billions in military aid for Taiwan, but Congress isn't sure if the funds will be approved, Defense News reported on Thursday. The funding includes $10 billion in the State Department's Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program over five years, giving Taiwan $2 billion each year …
(2022-12-02). The right to strike can never be compromised. cpusa.org 
Yes, a strike of railroad workers could bring the national economy to a halt, including stopping the flow of millions of dollars a day in profits to the railroad companies. But let's keep in mind that it's big business—not workers—that has crashed the nation's economy at least three times in recent memory. There was …
(2022-12-02). Multinational Agrichemical Corporations and the Great Food Transformation. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-02). CNOOC ups investment in Brazil. ecns.cn CNOOC Petroleum Brasil has doubled its stake in the Buzios oilfield in Brazil to 10 percent from 5 percent, its parent China National Offshore Oil Corp announced on Thursday.
(2022-12-02). China to conduct 5th national economic census in 2023. ecns.cn China will conduct its fifth national economic census in 2023 to take stock of the country's economic and social development.
(2022-12-02). Chinese national flags flown at half-mast to mourn death of Comrade Jiang Zemin. ecns.cn Chinese national flags flown at half-mast to mourn death of Comrade Jiang Zemin at China's embassies, consulates and other agencies stationed overseas…
(2022-12-02). Qatari FM praises Team Melli performance in 2022 World Cup. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) — Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart praised the performance of Iran Iran's national football team (Team Melli) in the 2022 World Cup.
(2022-12-02). Wisconsin: Banner drops in Milwaukee and Appleton in solidarity with Palestine. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On November 29, activists in both Milwaukee and Appleton dropped banners over busy highways with a message that read "Long live the popular Palestinian resistance, from Milwaukee to Palestine." The banner drops coincided with the International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People and were intended to raise awareness about the ongoing resistance to U.S.-backed Israeli occupation. | "We're came out today to show solidarity to the people of Palestine and support their struggle for freedom," said Farzad Ghodsi, a member of the newly formed Milwaukee Anti-war Committee. "And with the recent i…
(2022-12-02). Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's News Conference on European Security Issues, Moscow, December 1, 2022. libya360.wordpress.com Esteemed journalists, Good afternoon. Thank you for responding to our invitation. We considered it important to discuss today problems of European and, hence, global security. In Europe, NATO's members are increasingly claiming global domination. The alliance has already declared the Indo-Pacific region a zone of its responsibility. Events on our continent are of interest not…
(2022-12-02). OSCE Nothing More Than a Branch of NATO. libya360.wordpress.com Ahmed Adel The West is attempting to turn the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) into a subsidiary organisation of NATO, which is paradoxical because it is meant to be concentrated on peacebuilding, unlike the Atlantic Alliance which fosters tensions to justify its existence in a post-Soviet world. It is for this reason,…
(2022-12-02). Surrounded: An Ethnography of New Colonialism. libya360.wordpress.com Yusuf Serunkuma Julius Nyerere demanding complete independence from the British Empire in 1961 ROAPE contributor Yusuf Serunkuma asks if the pillage we are witnessing on the African continent—mostly from the 1980s-onwards—is worse than the exploitation of the 1884-1960s, where is the resistance? Serunkuma writes that even after decolonisation has been achieved (the academy decolonised, stolen artefacts…
(2022-12-02). The Pentagon's Trail in Ukrainian Anthrax Labs. libya360.wordpress.com Mission Verdad The NGO Judicial Watch obtained access to documents revealing U.S. funding of anthrax laboratories in Ukraine Before the start of Russia's special military operation to protect the Dombas region, it was not entirely clear how dangerous the activities of U.S. laboratories in Ukraine were. Now irrefutable evidence has emerged that their activities are…
(2022-12-02). NAB: Stop funding Whitehaven Coal. greenleft.org.au Climate activists talked to customers going into the Newtown branch of the National Australia Bank about helping stop the bank funding Whitehaven Coal's expansion. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2022-12-02). Palestine in Pictures: November 2022. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.
(2022-12-02). Whales and People: A Tragedy! dissidentvoice.org 
It was a good live crowd — over a hundred folk, November 30, at Hatfield's new classroom building, Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building Auditorium. And another 100 in "attendance" on the Zoom Doom. I'm a member of the Cetacean Society International, and the American Cetacean Society, and unfortunately for the Oregon group, their meetings and …
(2022-12-02). Mexico's Ban on Genetically Modified Corn to be Addressed at North American Leaders' Summit. orinocotribune.com In a meeting held at the National Palace in Mexico City last Monday, November 28, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and a US government delegation headed by the US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack finalized the topics that will be discussed during the North American Leaders' Summit to be held in January 2023 in Mexico. The Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard and Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Victor Villalobos announced that Mexico's ban of genetically modified corn will be among the discussed topics. | In response to demands from Mexican farmers and agricultural workers, t…
(2022-12-02). Venezuela's National Assembly Approves Communal Economic System Reform Law in First Discussion. orinocotribune.com
(2022-12-02). University of Sheffield International College staff mount first strike at a UK private higher education provider. wsws.org A lecturer explained, "If you inject market forces you are getting increasingly poorer education and the money is just being sucked out of the system."
(2022-12-02). UK: BT workers denounce Communication Workers Union sellout deal seeking end of national strike. wsws.org The two main responses to the deal among the more than 1, 0 postings by BT employees on Twitter and Facebook were that they would vote to reject the deal in ballot this month, and that many would leave the union.
(2022-12-02). Sri Lankan SEP and IYSSE campaign for global anti-war webinar. wsws.org Students in Colombo, Sri Jayewardenapura, Moratuwa, Peradeniya, Ruhuna and Jaffna, expressed support for the global webinar being held by the IYSSE on December 10 to oppose the war in Ukraine and the drive by the imperialist powers towards a third world war.
(2022-12-02). India asume presidencia del G20 con visión hacia países del Sur. telesurtv.net Primer Ministro Narendra Modi señala que los ejes del bloque se configurarán junto a los países del Sur, "cuya voz a menudo no se escucha".
(2022-12-02). Editorial: øA un pelo de la escalada? workers.org 
Durante la jornada del 15 de noviembre, el mundo estuvo a punto de sufrir una rápida escalada de la guerra por delegación de Estados Unidos y la OTAN contra Rusia en Ucrania. Sin embargo, pronto los representantes del gobierno de Estados Unidos hicieron declaraciones que lo alejaron del borde. Por . . . |
(2022-12-02). Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación de 1 005 MW en el pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu La UNE estima una una afectación máxima de 800 MW en el horario diurno y 1 005 MW para el pico nocturno. En su reporte habitual puntualizó que la máxima afectación en el horario de la noche fue 1 306 MW. Entre las unidades que se encuentran fuera de servicio por avería están la CTE Guiteras y la unidad 2 de la CTE Felton.
(2022-12-01). 'Days of Ignorance' to vie at 3 international film festivals. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — Written and directed by Iranian filmmaker Abolfazl Tajik, the short documentary 'Days of Ignorance' is scheduled to take part in 3 international film festivals in Bolivia, India, and Mexico.
(2022-12-01). Russia Is Now India's Fifth-Largest Trading Partner, Up from 25th Position Last Year. infobrics.org Because of a surge in oil deals, imports soared five times from $4.2 billion in April-September 2021 to $21.3 billion in the first half of FY23…
(2022-12-01). 'Not a Choice, but Necessity:' Iran, India Recalibrating Ties Amid Geopolitical Shifts. libya360.wordpress.com Zafar Mehdi Following a drop in trade brought on by US sanctions, New Delhi and Tehran — boosted by their mutual strong relations with Moscow — are set to revamp ties in a new era of Eurasian multipolarity. "Not a choice, but a necessity." That's how Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani stressed the importance…
(2022-12-01). Tsinghua making moves to draw world-class talent. ecns.cn Tsinghua University, one of the most prestigious universities in China, aims to build itself into a hub for global talent by 2035.
(2022-12-01). "Hinchada Argentina" is hopeful of winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup. america.cgtn.com Football is deeply rooted in the hearts of Argentineans. Stadiums are always packed with fans, and people even wear their team jerseys to the office. Argentina won the World Cup in both 1978 and in 1986. And there are big hopes for them this year, …
(2022-12-01). Voices from behind the walls. workers.org 
The following are a small sample of the letters Workers World newspaper receives from brothers, sisters and siblings enslaved by the U.S. carceral system. You can help Workers World provide them monthly print issues of our newspaper for free with your donation through Patreon. Dear Workers World, I have recently . . . |
(2022-12-01). 11 years on… UK gets what it was always after; Libya's oil. mronline.org 
British oil giants BP and Shell are returning to the oil-rich north African country just over a decade after the UK took part in destabilizing the nation with the 2011 military intervention.
(2022-12-01). China pushes lifting of Zero-COVID after anti-lockdown protests. mronline.org 
In the aftermath of last weekend's protests in several Chinese cities, the country's National Health Commission (NHC) held a press conference Tuesday calling for speeding up the implementation of the 20 measures announced on November 11 which initiated the lifting of the country's Zero-COVID policy that has suppressed numerous outbreaks over the past three years.
(2022-12-01). 'The world now faces the challenges our people foretold'. mronline.org 
Leonard Peltier: "Being my age and having spent these many years in prison plays on your heart to the nth degree. I am here because I wanted to make a difference for our people, and I want to encourage others to do the same."
(2022-12-01). Cops Are Asking To Kill People With Robots. What Could Go Wrong? scheerpost.com 
By Jerry Iannelli / The Appeal The U.S. military has been killing people with robots for decades now, and the nation's local police now seem eager to get in on the action. Drone strikes abroad have become so commonplace that the mainstream news media barely bothers to cover them anymore. For years, the military has …
(2022-12-01). Four British Ministries Refuse To Say if They've Discussed Assange With US. scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-01). House, Senate Agree to Add $45 Billion to Biden's 2023 Military Budget Request. scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-01). Top Antitrust Expert: We Need a New Approach to Giant Tech Firms Like Google. scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-01). Ukraine's Nurses Face Brutal Winter as Health Austerity Collides With War. scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-01). Alexei Kudrin starts his run to succeed President Vladimir Putin. mronline.org 
There were only two ways for Alexei Kudrin to become the president of Russia that he and the U.S. government have always wanted.
(2022-12-01). More Evidence Elon Musk Is No Genius. scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-01). What Comes After the Decline of American Democracy? scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-01). We Need A New Approach To Giant Tech Firms Like Google. popularresistance.org Since the 1970s, economists buying into the Chicago School of Antitrust have waved off the dangers of lax antitrust policies, professing that "the market" would sort out issues of competition and punish companies that abuse size and power. The Chicagoans' narrow focus on direct consumer costs as the sole measure of harm didn't consider the impact of consolidation on small businesses, start-ups, workers, or, for that matter, democratic norms. Nor did it raise red flags for tech platforms that were touted as "free" for users (while monetizing our attention and personal data). | A growing number of critics argue tha…
(2022-12-01). Taiwan's local elections a blow to ruling DPP and Washington. wsws.org In its efforts to goad China into a war over Taiwan, the US has relied on the support of Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen and her DPP.
(2022-12-01). Two volcanoes erupt simultaneously in U.S. Hawaii for first time in nearly 40 years. ecns.cn China's first medical team in the Solomon Islands on Wednesday provided free health services to people in Gizo, capital of the Western Province, which marked the third free clinical activity the team has conducted since its arrival in the country.
(2022-12-01). Chinese medical team provides free health services in Solomon Islands' Western Province. ecns.cn China's first medical team in the Solomon Islands on Wednesday provided free health services to people in Gizo, capital of the Western Province, which marked the third free clinical activity the team has conducted since its arrival in the country.
(2022-12-01). The US Can Get To 100% Clean Power Without New Nuclear. popularresistance.org There is a widespread view that nuclear energy is necessary for decarbonizing the electricity sector in the United States. It is expressed not only by the nuclear industry, but also by scholars and policy-makers like former Energy Secretary Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who recently said that the choices we have "…when the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine" are "fossil fuel or nuclear." I disagree. | Wind and are much cheaper than new nuclear plants even when storage is added. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimated the cost of unsubsidized utility-scale plus batte…
(2022-12-01). We've (Probably) Averted A Rail Strike — Now What? popularresistance.org What I can share is that we have almost certainly averted the chance of a legal, national rail strike. The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to step in and force rail laborers to accept the tentative agreement brokered by the White House in September. The House also passed legislation guaranteeing seven days of paid sick leave. | The Senate likely votes Thursday on that legislation. | We've seen an interesting range of politicians speak out about Congress' intervention into this strike. As you could expect, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., spoke out against any legislation tha…
(2022-12-01). Turkey's MİT 'Neutralized' PKK Intelligence Commander In Special Operation. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Anadolu Agency (aa.com.tr) | Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has "neutralized" a senior intelligence commander of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the Anadolu Agency reported on November 30. | A Turkish security sources told the state-run news agency that the commander, Fatma Onur, was targeted while she was moving from Qandil Mountains, a stronghold of the PKK, to the district of Sinjar.
(2022-12-01). Border Patrol Union Stoking Anti-Latino Animus (OPINION). latinorebels.com In an attempt to shift negative attention away from the problematic and troubled agency, the National Border Patrol Council is deploying social media posts to spread misinformation and blatant lies.
(2022-12-01). Latin America's plan to challenge US dollar with new currency and 'regional financial architecture'. multipolarista.com 
Advising Brazil's President-elect Lula, Ecuadorian economist and leftist presidential candidate Andrés Arauz made a blueprint for a "new regional financial architecture" to unite Latin America, including an international currency to challenge the hegemony of the US dollar and IMF.
(2022-11-30). Chinese envoy calls for collective int'l efforts to solve Palestine question. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called for collective international efforts to solve the Palestine question.
(2022-11-30). China-Europe freight train service sees steady progress. ecns.cn The number of China-Europe freight train trips has increased rapidly in recent years, helping stabilize the international supply chain, according to the provincial government of east China's Jiangsu.
(2022-12-01). China's longest coal bed methane pipeline begins trial operation. ecns.cn China's longest coal bed methane pipeline, the Shenmu-Anping pipeline, was put into trial operation on Thursday, said its operator China National Offshore Oil Corp, the country's largest offshore driller.
(2022-12-01). $1.4 bln in China-Laos freight shipped in line's 1st year. ecns.cn The value of international freight handled on the China-Laos Railway has surpassed 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) nearly one year after the railway was put into operation.
(2022-12-01). HK social groups back call to clarify overseas lawyers' status. ecns.cn Various civil service and business groups threw their weight behind the HK government's request for the standing committee of the nation's top legislature to clarify conditions for overseas lawyers to engage in national security cases in the city.
(2022-12-01). Understanding China through videos and speeches. ecns.cn A string of TED talks that can enable international audiences to better understand China recently went online.
(2022-12-01). (100 great changes) E-commerce facilitates rural revitalization in China. ecns.cn Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, scientific and technological development has never stopped and e-commerce has constantly creating miracles in rural areas.
(2022-12-01). Dallas celebrates People's Thanksgiving. fightbacknews.org Dallas, TX – On Saturday, November 26, more than 60 activists gathered at the Pan-African Connection bookstore in Dallas to celebrate People's Thanksgiving, a celebration honoring those who struggle against imperialism, capitalism and national oppression. | The event was emceed by Ammar Hussein of Freedom Road Socialist Organization, who gave an opening speech welcoming the many organizations and participants to the event as well as praising the struggle of indigenous peoples for whom Thanksgiving is a national day of mourning. | "We reject the colonialist myth of Thanksgiving, and we stand in unwavering sol…
(2022-12-01). Grand Rapids holds solidarity rally for Palestine Day. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI – The Palestine Solidarity Committee of Grand Rapids organized a sign-holding in conjunction with groups across the world recognizing the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, November 29. The event was part of a call to action put out by the US Palestinian Community Network. | Drivers were met with Palestine flags and chants of, "From the belly of the beast – no justice, no peace!" and "Hey, hey, ho, ho! The occupation's got to go!" at the busy intersection. A few onlookers joined in on the call to "Free Palestine," while others honked their horns in support. | "I would…
(2022-12-01). BRICS Think Tanks Symposium Held in East China. infobrics.org The International Symposium for BRICS Think Tanks 2022 has been held in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, highlighting efforts to promote global development and cooperation…
(2022-12-01). Interviews with Ukrainian Ultranationalists: "When I Learned Who Dylann Roof Was, I Began to Admire Him." libya360.wordpress.com Lindsey Snell and Cory Popp As Ukrainian forces took control of Kherson on Friday, soldiers flooded social media with victorious pictures and videos of themselves in the city. Nazi insignia was abundant, including Azov Regiment's Nazi Wolfsangel, Totenkopfs, Black Suns, and patches advertising Misanthropic Division, a neo-Nazi organization that has recruited far-right volunteers for Azov from dozens of…
(2022-12-01). Mali's Break with France is a Symptom of Cracks in the Transatlantic Alliance. libya360.wordpress.com Tricontinental SEYDOU KEàèTA (MALI), UNTITLED, 1948—1954 On 21 November 2022, Mali's interim prime minister, Colonel Abdoulaye MaàØga, issued a statement on social media announcing the government's decision 'to ban, with immediate effect, all activities carried out by [French] NGOs operating in Mali'. This announcement came a few days after the French government cut Official Development Aid (ODA)…
(2022-12-01). Of Collective Security: An Interview with Michael Jabara Carley. libya360.wordpress.com Michael Jabara Carley, Interviewed by…
(2022-12-01). Reflections on Events in Afghanistan. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR At least 100 children were killed in a terrorist attack at a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 30, 2022 41. US brings culture wars to Afghanistan The time has come to pick up threads from my blog of January 27 titled The West co-opts the Taliban. Indeed, the wheel has come full circle…
(2022-12-01). How Transphobia Built a Coalition of Eco-Radicals, White Nationalists and Right-Wing Think Tanks. itsgoingdown.org 
Last month, antifascists and members of the LGBTQ+ community, mobilized against a group of TERFs (Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists), holding events across the US, under the banner of "Let Women Speak." While these rallies were small, drawing only a few dozen and opposed by much larger crowds, they also brought out far-Right anti-trans activists and members…
(2022-12-01). Labor Board outlaws T-Mobile's company union. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON The National Labor Relations Board majority decided in November that T-Mobile had set up a company union to counter the Communications Workers' organizing drive among its thousands of call center customer service representatives. And since company unions are illegal under U.S. labor law, a board panel, on a party-line 2-1 vote, ordered T-Mobile's …
(2022-12-01). Cuba's President Made a Fruitful Tour of Four Countries. orinocotribune.com Havana, Nov 26 (Prensa Latina) Cuba gave a boost to political and trade relations with strategic partners during the international tour President Miguel Diaz-Canel has wound up in Ankara, Tàºrkiye. | The tour took place from November 16 to 25 with a program designed to respond to the country's priorities, the efforts to alleviate the effects of…
(2022-12-01). Challenges for Malaysia's new 'national unity government'. greenleft.org.au Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj from the Socialist Party of Malaysia discusses the recent election result and the challenges facing the new government.
(2022-12-01). The Befouling of Point Reyes National Seashore. indybay.org Author Peter Byrne exposes an environmental cover-up at Point Reyes National Seashore…
(2022-12-01). Lapid exploits UN resolutions to further Israel's security narrative. thealtworld.com The Israeli government is portraying itself as being worried about international delegitimisation at the UN. As the UN General Assembly
(2022-12-01). Deliberate Ambiguity: Israel's Nukes Are the Greatest Threat to the Middle East. mintpressnews.com US support for Israel is not confined to ensuring the latter has a 'military edge' over its neighbors, but to also ensure Israel remains the region's only superpower, even if that entails escaping international accountability for the development of WMDs.
(2022-12-01). In the World Cup Arena and in Israel, Might Makes Right. orinocotribune.com 
By Rima Najjar Nov 26, 2022 | Marco Balich, the creative director of the opening ceremony of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, probably has no idea that "bridging distances" when it comes to Palestinians and Israelis is a euphemism for normalizing Israel's apartheid and settler colonialism, its brutal subjugation and dispossession of Palestinians. | For Palestinians and their supporters, more than football is afoot at the games. The World Cup has presented a great opportunity to raise international awareness of the Palestinian struggle for liberation and return. Several campaigns have been launched on social media…
(2022-12-01). Starbucks Must Bargain With Hometown Union After Breaking Law, Labor Board Rules. truthout.org The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled on Wednesday that Starbucks must negotiate with a union formed at an upscale Seattle location after officials determined that the company broke federal labor laws by refusing to bargain — an action the company has admitted to. Though the Starbucks roastery, located in the company's hometown, voted to unionize in April, the company has refused to… |
(2022-12-01). President Maduro Demands Lifting All Sanctions and Return of CITGO. orinocotribune.com The sanctions and unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States government against Venezuela must be completely lifted on the oil industry, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, said on Wednesday, November 30. | During a press conference at the Miraflores Palace, with national and international media, the head of state stated that Venezuela "has the right to freedom of trade and production." | "All colonialist sanctions on the Venezuelan oil industry must be lifted," he said, "because they violate the agreements of the World Trade Organization (WTO)." | He added that "all the licenses (those tha…
(2022-12-01). Behind the Decline of the US Left. dissidentvoice.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 …
(2022-12-01). How Venezuela broke the diplomatic encirclement. uwidata.com "The U.S. decision gives the opportunity for much broader discussions on bilateral relations", comments Roy Daza. He is referring to the Biden Administration's recent decision to permit the US company Chevron limited activities in the Venezuelan oil sector. Daza is Vice-President of the Venezuelan National Assembly's Commission for Foreign Policy and a Member of the …
(2022-12-01). NZ tertiary union takes legal case over job cuts. wsws.org The Tertiary Education Union has suppressed any further national industrial action and isolated university staff in New Zealand in the face of attacks on jobs and wages.
(2022-12-01). German parliament declares 1930s famine in Ukraine a genocide: Falsification of history in the service of war propaganda. wsws.org The German parliament explicitly places the "Holodomor" on par with the Holocaust and the Nazi crimes against the Soviet Union. With this line of argument, the Bundestag places itself squarely in the tradition of the Ukrainian and international far right.
(2022-12-01). Youth in Australia speak out against war, promote IYSSE global anti-war webinar. wsws.org "I am against war, as many others are. I also believe that international socialism is the only way to end war for good."
(2022-12-01). Workers in three UK national strikes speak to the WSWS. wsws.org Reporters spoke to striking postal, university and sixth form workers involved in national walkouts Wednesday and Thursday.
(2022-12-01). Belgian rail workers mount three-day nationwide strike. wsws.org The strikes in Belgium adds to the growing wave of rail workers' struggles against job cuts, inflation, and dilapidated infrastructure internationally.
(2022-12-01). Un tribunal anula la prohibición del aborto en Georgia. workers.org 
Manifestación a favor del aborto frente al edificio del capitolio estatal, Atlanta, 2 de octubre de 2021.Credit: Kelly Jordan Atlanta El 16 de noviembre, el juez del Tribunal Superior del Condado de Fulton, Robert McBurney, ordenó la restauración de las regulaciones sobre el aborto que existían antes de la implementación . . . |
(2022-12-01). China To Run United Nations Biodiversity Conference. popularresistance.org As the world parses what was achieved at the U.N. climate change conference in Egypt, negotiators are convening in Montreal to set goals for curbing Earth's other crisis: loss of living species. | Starting on Dec. 7, 196 nations that have ratified the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity will hold their 15th Conference of the Parties, or COP15. The convention, which was adopted at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, is designed to promote sustainable development by protecting biodiversity — the variety of life on Earth, from genes up to entire ecosystems. | Today, experts widely agree that biodivers…