(2022-12-17). National Archives releases thousands of documents on John F. Kennedy assassination. wsws.org Historians, journalists and Kennedy specialists have only just begun poring over the newly released documents, and the World Socialist Web Site intends to carefully review them in the coming days, but what is already known of the contents of the records makes clear that the elimination of Kennedy, notwithstanding his imperialist and Cold War credentials, was a state operation.
(2022-12-17). Species with extremely small populations being saved in China. ecns.cn According to the Global Biodiversity Outlook 5, biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented and intensifying rate. As the most biodiverse province in China, the southwestern Yunnan shared its conservation strategy on the international stage.
(2022-12-17). China to provide more market-oriented, law-based, internationalized business environment for foreign companies: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn China will provide a more market-oriented, law-based and internationalized business environment for foreign companies, and remain a promising investment destination for businesses from Germany, Australia and the rest of the world, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.
(2022-12-17). The Madness of Nuclear Warfare Is Alive and Well in America. scheerpost.com 
Collectively, it seems that we may be on the verge of returning to a nightmarish past, where we lived in fear of a nuclear war that would kill us all, the tall and the small, and especially the smallest among us, our children, who really are our future.
(2022-12-17). How the War Machine Took Over the Democrats w/ Dennis Kucinich. scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / The Real News Network From The Real News Network: There was once a wing of the Democratic Party that stood up to the war industry. J. William Fulbright, George McGovern, Gene McCarthy, Mike Gravel, William Proxmire, and, of course, Dennis Kucinich. But that was largely decades ago. The new Democrats, especially …
(2022-12-17). Pentagon Admits They Can't Account for Half Their Assets. scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-17). Solidarity with Palestine marks World Cup games. workers.org 
If there is a clear victor at the World Cup soccer games in Qatar, it is the Palestinian people. Even though they are not competing, solidarity with their struggle has been front and center in the stadiums, markets and streets of Doha, the country's capital, the site of the first . . . |
(2022-12-17). U.N. rocked by International Day of Persons with Disabilities. workers.org 
On Dec. 2, the eve of the 30th annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities, disabled activists and artists and allies, organized and led by Parents to Improve School Transportation (PIST), rocked Dag Hammarskjold Plaza at the United Nations in New York City. They demonstrated in-person with a political and . . . |
(2022-12-17). Paiute and Shoshone Elders Evicted from Homes with No Place to Go in Winnemucca, Nevada. indybay.org WINNEMUCCA INDIAN COLONY, Nevada — In a cruel action during winter, the Winnemucca Tribal Court evicted Paiute and Shoshone elders without a trial, and banished people from their homes with no place to go in northern Nevada. Elders' homes and possessions have been burned and demolished, and utility lines cut, attorneys said.
(2022-12-17). India y Rusia reafirman alto nivel de cooperación bilateral. telesurtv.net Putin y Modi intercambiaron sobre varios puntos de intercambio en materias de inversión en renglones como la energía, la agricultura y el transporte.
(2022-12-17). [Editorial] Pasteur's legacy in 21st century medicine. thelancet.com The Lancet bids 2022 adieu with a commemoration of Louis Pasteur. Born in France on Dec 27, 1822, Pasteur was a young polymath when he embarked on a path of discovery with profound societal relevance. By the age of 40 years, he was a national hero and an international authority on microbiology, vaccines, and immunology. His germ theory of disease laid the foundation for hygiene and sanitation within public and global health. He developed the first vaccine against human rabies in 1885. Along with other great scientists of his time, Pasteur shaped scientific reasoning and communication for the better, creating a le…
(2022-12-17). Orchestra musicians in Fort Wayne, Indiana on strike against poverty wages. wsws.org The phrase "poverty wages" in relation to the Fort Wayne musicians' conditions is not hyperbole.
(2022-12-17). Critical hearing for Mumia Abu-Jamal. workers.org 
Dec. 16 — Supporters and family of Pennsylvania political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal filled the courtroom and demonstrated outside the Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center today. All were asking whether Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Lucretia Clemons would continue the long miscarriage of justice against Mumia — 41 years in prison . . . |
(2022-12-17). [World Report] Modest health goals for new US Congress. thelancet.com With Congress almost evenly split between Republicans and Democrats, consensus on any major health legislation is unlikely. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.
(2022-12-17). [Review] Innovation for infection prevention and control—revisiting Pasteur's vision. thelancet.com Louis Pasteur has long been heralded as one of the fathers of microbiology and immunology. Less known is Pasteur's vision on infection prevention and control (IPC) that drove current infection control, public health, and much of modern medicine and surgery. In this Review, we revisited Pasteur's pioneering works to assess progress and challenges in the process and technological innovation of IPC. We focused on Pasteur's far-sighted conceptualisation of the hospital as a reservoir of microorganisms and amplifier of transmission, aseptic technique in surgery, public health education, interdisciplinary working, and…
(2022-12-17). Tehran to host 6th Intl. Transportation Exhibition. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) — The Sixth International Exhibition of Transportation, Logistics, and Related Industries is scheduled to be held in Tehran from Dec. 18-20.
(2022-12-17). Leaders call for actions on biodiversity. ecns.cn The high-level meeting, starting from Dec 15, assembled ministers from 140 contracting parties and 60 international organizations, including nearly 200 ministerial-level representatives.
(2022-12-16). Commentary on the UNGA Adoption of the Anti-Nazi Resolution, December 15, 2022. libya360.wordpress.com Maria Zakharova Commentary by Ms. Zakharova, official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, in connection with the adoption by the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly of a resolution on combating the glorification of Nazism On December 15 in New York at the plenary meeting of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly…
(2022-12-16). Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia back Peru's President Castillo, condemn 'anti-democratic harassment'. mronline.org 
Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Bolivia released a joint statement supporting Peru's elected President Pedro Castillo, saying he is the victim of "anti-democratic harassment," following a U.S.-backed right-wing coup.
(2022-12-16). In Video: Russian Lancet Drone Dodges Smoke Screen, Hit Ukrainian Radar. 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 | On December 16, a video documenting a recent Russian strike with a Lancet Loitering munition on a Ukrainian P-18 radar in the special military operation zone surfaced online. | The P-18, which was developed in the Soviet Union, is a 2D VHF radar with a maximum range of 2 kilometers and an al…
(2022-12-16). U.S. Government Media Outlet Directs Air Strikes on Crimea. libya360.wordpress.com Strategic Culture Foundation EditorialRFE Surely a negotiated settlement to the conflict in Ukraine and the wider security concerns of Russia should be a priority. But regrettably, Washington and its European and Kiev minions are incapable of such diplomacy. The Radio Free Europe outlet this week blatantly published satellite images of Russian military bases in Crimea…
(2022-12-16). Poland Demands Answers After 'Gift' Police Chief Received From Ukraine Officials Exploded. southfront.org 
Poland's police chief Jaroslaw Szymczyk was hospitalized after a "gift" package that he received exploded, according to international reports, after a recent string of On Thursday Poland's Interior Ministry confirmed, "Yesterday at 7: a.m., an explosion occurred in a room adjacent to the office of th…
(2022-12-16). Remilitarized Japan doubles war spending to meet NATO standards, confront Russia, China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Deutsche WelleDecember 16, 2022 Japan approves a historic new military build-up Japan on Friday approved a new national security strategy one of the country's largest defense shake-ups since World War II. This is a marked shift from the country's pacifist approach [sic], which has dominated its political discourse for decades. *** The cabinet approved …
(2022-12-16). White House Summit with African Leaders Result in More Promises. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe U.S. imperialism provides no other viable alternatives to Africa other than the pursuit of its non-aligned policy. Africa cannot be genuinely liberated and sovereign until the people defeat U.S. influence on the continent and around the world. A $55 billion package from the United States cannot regain ground lost to China and Russia…
(2022-12-15). Damage detected on shell of Russian spacecraft docked to ISS. ecns.cn Astronauts found damage on Thursday to the outer skin of the instrument-assembly compartment of the Russian spacecraft Soyuz MS-22 that is docked to the International Space Station (ISS).
(2022-12-16). Brittney Griner and the U.S. State. mronline.org 
Brittney Griner's ordeal in Russia is over. But she has been secreted away for "reintegration" and the U.S. continues its own brand of international hostage taking.
(2022-12-16). Kudankulam Unit 3 Reactor Building Dome Installed. infobrics.org The lower part and the top part of the 281-tonne dome for the reactor building at unit 3 of India's Kudankulam nuclear power plant was preassembled on the ground before being lifted 62 metres and installed in the design position…
(2022-12-16). Belt and Road Initiative: Prospects for Brazil. infobrics.org The Belt and Road initiative introduced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013 serves as a boost to global development. The project was initially focused on connectivity and land integration of the western part of China with Central Asia and Europe; then it has added maritime routes that include Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean, Africa, and as of 2018, they already included it in Latin America with its projection towards the Arctic Ocean…
(2022-12-16). Time to Revive the 1995 Act that Called for Abolishing the CIA. covertactionmagazine.com CIA detracts from national security by purporting to know what it doesn't In a recent feature article in The New Yorker magazine, writer Amy Davidson Sorkin recalls the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan's 1995 bill, the Abolition of the Central Intelligence Agency Act. One of the original neoconservatives, Moynihan had served on the 1975/76 Church …
(2022-12-16). Sanctions Kill: a book, a webinar, a movement. workers.org 
Several authors of the new book, "Sanctions: A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy," discussed the destructive effect of sanctions on over 40 countries in a webinar on Dec. 10. More than 1,000 people registered for the webinar. (View at youtube.com/watch?v=6_ro7VTvOc8.) Sara Flounders, contributing editor in Workers World Newspaper, organizer . . . |
(2022-12-16). 2022 Was Rikers Island's Deadliest Year — Again. popularresistance.org New York City, New York – 19 people have perished at Rikers Island in 2022, making this the deadliest year in the jail's history. Rikers Island's previous deadliest year was just last year, when 16 people died at the notorious pretrial detention center. NYC Mayor Eric Adams has rejected calls to close the facility, along with demands from advocates for a federal receivership. A federal receivership would give power to a court-appointed, nonpartisan expert to intervene in the situation on Rikers with wide latitude to change conditions in the jail. New York public defender Olayemi Olurin joins Rattling the Bars to…
(2022-12-16). ICC Wanted To Investigate Israeli War Crimes; Now It's Caving To US Pressure. popularresistance.org Nearly two years have passed since the International Criminal Court (ICC) began investigating war crimes committed in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza. But the ICC has yet to take concrete steps to move the investigation forward. | Frustrated with the glacial pace of the ICC's investigation and the lack of clarity about how and when the investigation will proceed, three Palestinian human rights organizations issued a joint statement to the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute (the management body of the ICC) on December 6, saying, "We have not seen any concrete step in this inv…
(2022-12-16). AfroResistance At The Permanent Forum Of People Of African Descent. popularresistance.org From December 5- 8, 2022, AfroResistance attended the first session of the Permanent Forum for People of African Descent, which was held at the United Nations Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The Permanent Forum serves as "a consultative mechanism for people of African descent and other relevant stakeholders as a platform to improve the security, quality of life and livelihoods of people of African descent, as well as an advisory body to the Human Rights Council, in line with the program of activities for the implementation of the International Decade for Afro-descendants and in close coordination with…
(2022-12-16). What Today's Labor Reformers Can Learn From A Rank-And-File Coal Miners' Victory 50 Years Ago. popularresistance.org In December 1972, coal miners rocked the American labor movement by electing three reformers as top officers of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), a union which at the time boasted 200,000 members and a culture of workplace militancy without peer. | In national balloting supervised by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Arnold Miller, Mike Trbovich and Harry Patrick ousted an old guard slate headed by W.A. ("Tony") Boyle, the benighted successor to John L. Lewis, who ran the UMWA in autocratic fashion for 40 years. Boyle's opponents, who campaigned under the banner of Miners for Democracy (MFD), had never…
(2022-12-15). China issues first national five-year plan on modern logistics. ecns.cn China has released its first national five-year plan on modern logistics to accelerate building a modern logistics system and promote high-quality development.
(2022-12-15). China pledges to deliver more benefits. ecns.cn China will stay committed to its fundamental national policy of opening-up, pursue its strategy of opening-up based on a win-win approach and stay true to the right path that features economic globalization.
(2022-12-16). Multiple Breadbasket Failures as Radicals Stop Private Jets. dissidentvoice.org Global warming is taking a big bite out of the planet. Unprecedented severe droughts dry up major commercial waterways and extreme conditions have either diminished or partially decimated many crops in the US, Europe, China, Australia, the Indian subcontinent and throughout regions of Africa. This article explores the impact of "multiple breadbasket failures" as defined …
(2022-12-15). China conducts survey on population most susceptible to COVID-19 infections. ecns.cn China is carrying out a survey to identify people most susceptible to COVID-19 infections, including the elderly and those with underlying diseases, an official with the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Thursday.
(2022-12-16). Xi of Arabia and the Petroyuan Drive. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Xi Jinping has made an offer difficult for the Arabian Peninsula to ignore: China will be guaranteed buyers of your oil and gas, but we will pay in yuan. It would be so tempting to qualify Chinese President Xi Jinping landing in Riyadh a week ago, welcomed with royal pomp and circumstance, as Xi…
(2022-12-15). Businesses receive boost for orders at home and abroad. ecns.cn In the last two weeks, foreign trade companies in China have ramped up their efforts to grab international orders, as the nation further optimizes its COVID-19 policies.
(2022-12-16). Correction on Lee Camp Story. scheerpost.com 
By SP Staff FOR THE RECORD Dec. 15: Early this morning, ScheerPost republished a column and video by Lee Camp from MintPress News titled, "Pentagon Admits They Can't Account for Half Their Assets Amid Latest Audit Failure." The column and video for Camp's Behind The Headlines erroneously stated that a 2018 article from The Nation …
(2022-12-16). Senate Passes Massive $858 Billion NDAA. scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-16). Africa's Free Trade Area: How to Turn the Dream of a Single Continental Market Into Reality? libya360.wordpress.com Ekaterina Blinova The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) looks to create a single continental market with a population of about 1.3 billion. The US is seeking to capitalize on the endeavor while pushing for the extension of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). "The free trade area is expected to enhance economic integration in…
(2022-12-16). Congress at Odds Over How to Give Taiwan Military Aid. news.antiwar.com Some members of Congress are at odds over how to provide $10 billion in military aid for Taiwan that is included in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The funds are set to be disbursed over five years through the State Department's Foreign Military Financing program. According to Defense News, top congressional appropriators want …
(2022-12-16). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org India: Delhi bus workers demand unpaid wages; Bangladesh police attack protesting garment workers; National strike by Sri Lankan university teachers over increased taxation; Apple store workers in Australia to strike before Christmas.
(2022-12-16). How the US War on Cuba Harms the American People. libya360.wordpress.com Dylan James A worker at the National Center for Bio-preparations, Biocen, inspects vials of the Cuban-made VA-Mengoc-BC vaccine for meningococcal disease as they are packaged in Bejucal, Cuba, July 15, 2022. | Ramon Espinosa / AP Americans Could Beat Lung Cancer if U.S. Lifted the Blockade of Cuba The Cuban government has established an extensive network…
(2022-12-16). African People's Forum: U.S.-Africa, How the Peoples' Struggles Connect. libya360.wordpress.com Economic Development as a Human Rights Issue: Recommendations for US-Africa policy reforms Elias Amare, Imani Countess, Elias Hiruy & Simon Tesfamariam discuss economic development as a human right. US-Africa: How the Peoples' Struggles Connect Eugene Puryear, Paul Sankara, Erica Caines & Nebiyu Asfaw discuss how peoples' struggles in Africa & the U.S. are connected. The…
(2022-12-16). Mass protests in Bangladesh against brutal cost of living increases. wsws.org The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is desperately attempting to keep the mass anger of the working class and the poor tied to the parliamentary framework.
(2022-12-16). I Witnessed the Truth about Nicaragua. libya360.wordpress.com Wawen Ewimbi Contextual History of Struggle in Nicaragua 1909 — 1933: The US is cementing itself as the world's police in the 20th century; the marines invaded Nicaragua in 1909 "to help stabilize the country". The US occupied the land until 1933. In 1927, revolutionary political leader Augusto Nicolas Sandino began leading a tiny, fervent guerrilla army,…
(2022-12-16). Iran wins 1st DIFA World Deaf Futsal U-21 Championships. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) — The Iranian national Iranian deaf football team won the 1st DIFA World Deaf Futsal U-21 Championships 2022 held in Malaysia on Friday.
(2022-12-16). Feds to expose payday lenders and other bad financial actors. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—A top federal agency wants to list corporate non-bank financial bad actors such as payday lenders—with details of their law-breaking—and the National Consumers League is cheering them on. In the next Congress, or at least the Senate, there may be even more to laud. The registry and publicity plan, announced by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau …
(2022-12-16). Sanctions and National Dialogue in Venezuela: Their Indissoluble Linkage. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara L. On Tuesday, December 6, the National Dialogue Forum in Venezuela was held online, organized by the Consulate of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Quito, the Consul Pedro Sassone and the collaboration of the Network of Intellectuals and Artists in Defense of Humanity, Ecuador Chapter, and CPAZ Coordinating Committee for Peace, Sovereignty…
(2022-12-16). Long COVID: a public health catastrophe. workers.org 
On Sept. 18, President Joe Biden declared: "The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with COVID. We're still doing a lot of work on it. But the pandemic is over." Symptoms of long COVID The U.S. had an average daily rate of 207 deaths from COVID-19 as of . . . |
(2022-12-16). Big Tech Has Rigged the Game Against Artists. scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-16). Neoliberalism and Its Discontents. scheerpost.com 
By Jeffrey St. Clair and Alexander Cockburn / CounterPunch All through the 1980s and 1990s, professorial mountebanks like James Q. Wilson and Charles Murray grew plump from best sellers about the criminal, probably innate, propensities of the "underclass," about the pathology of poverty, the teen predators, the collapse of morals, the irresponsibility of teen moms. …
(2022-12-16). 'An Attack on Free Expression': Musk Under Fire for Suspending Journalists From Twitter. scheerpost.com 
"Musk suspending journalists' accounts is petty and vindictive and absolutely disgraceful—and especially so because Musk has styled himself, however absurdly, as a champion of free speech."
(2022-12-16). You Know Gay Rights Are Mainstream When Biden Picks up the Rainbow Flag. scheerpost.com 
Larry Gross, author of the LGBTQ civil rights treatise, "Up From Invisibility," honors the achievement of the new same-sex marriage law with only feint appreciation for the president who signed the bill.
(2022-12-16). 18 December, online event: We Charge Imperialism: US Sanctions Against the Global Majority. samidoun.net 
Sunday, 18 December 9 am Pacific 12 pm Eastern 6 pm central Europe 7 pm Palestine Register: bit.ly/wechargeimperialism Join the Committee of Anti Imperialists in Solidarity with Iran for a webinar leading up to the International People's Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades and Coercive Economic Measures. Samidoun is a co-sponsor of …
(2022-12-15). DPR: The Number of Civilian Victims of Bombing Has Quadrupled Since Kiev Began Using Western Weapons. libya360.wordpress.com Christelle Néant On 14 December 2022, the DPR (Donetsk People's Republic) organised a conference on Ukraine's use of Western weapons against civilians and civilian infrastructure in the Donbass, at which pieces of Western weapons found at the bombed sites were shown and it was announced that since Kiev has been using these weapons, the number…
(2022-12-15). Ukraine: Zelensky Abolishes Court Prosecuting Neo-Nazism. libya360.wordpress.com Ahmed Adel Zelensky quietly deletes photo of his bodyguard's pro-Hitler patch Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law to abolish the Kiev District Administrative Court, a court which had no hesitation in prosecuting neo-Nazis. Zelensky also boasted that he is a leader who fights corruption internally whilst also fighting Russian troops. However, it appears that…
(2022-12-15). 'We Are Standing, Whole, and Victorious': President Maduro at ALBA-TCP Summit in Cuba (+Perú). orinocotribune.com 
On Wednesday, December 14, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, declared during a session convened by the National Assembly of Popular Power of Cuba that the countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) are the progressive vanguard of the region, and remain standing despite the constant attacks upon them. | "Today," he stated, "we, the governments and the peoples, the progressive and revolutionary vanguard of Latin America and the Caribbean, are here, present, united, standing, whole and victorious, after enduring conspiracies, aggression, inter…
(2022-12-15). Peruvians Continue to Resist as Anti-Coup Protests Enter Second Week. libya360.wordpress.com Tanya Wadhwa Since December 7, tens of thousands of Peruvians have been protesting in different parts of the country, demanding release and reinstatement of President Pedro Castillo, closure of the Congress, new elections and new constitution through a Constituent Assembly. Photo: Wilson Chilo / Wayka Peru Defying the state of emergency, enduring brutal police and…
(2022-12-15). Canadians Who Fight in Ukraine Are Mercenaries, Not Heroes. libya360.wordpress.com Morrigan Johnson Dignitaries attend the annual Service of Remembrance for the Public Service at the Legislative Building on Nov. 9, 2022. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME) Heroes or mercenaries? On November 8, 2022, Saskatchewan (a Canadian province) Premier Scott Moe told CBC that Joseph Hildebrand, a recently fallen Canadian man who died in Ukraine, is a "true…
(2022-12-15). 12m Tons of Russian Goods to Transit via Iran to India. infobrics.org Following India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's visit to Moscow in November, Russia and Iran have agreed to allow the passage of 12 million tons of Russian goods via Tehran…
(2022-12-15). Russian cosmonauts' spacewalk canceled for technical reasons. ecns.cn A previously-planned spacewalk by Russian cosmonauts outside the International Space Station (ISS) was canceled for technical reasons, Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos said Thursday.
(2022-12-15). Multinational and combat-ready: NATO battlegroups prepare for war in Balkans, Black Sea region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATODecember 14, 2022 NATO's multinational battlegroup in Bulgaria reaches full capability NATO's multinational battlegroup in Bulgaria reached full operational capability on Wednesday (14 December 2022). The milestone was marked by a ceremony presided over by Bulgaria's Chief of Defence, Admiral Emil Eftimov, and the Commander of Italy's Joint Operations Command, Lieutenant General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo. …
(2022-12-15). We Charge Imperialism: The International People's Tribunal. popularresistance.org Since the end of the Cold War, the world has witnessed an unprecedented proliferation of sanctions regimes, particularly by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, and the United States. This is due in part to the collapse of the Soviet Union, which ended the deadlock between superpowers at the Security Council. Over the past few decades, sanctions were slowly reconfigured from war time weapons into peacetime policy instruments. In order for this effort to materialize, policymakers, legal scholars, and government officials campaigned to legitimate sanctions as a lawful weapon to punish nations wh…
(2022-12-15). Labor Leaders Provide Cover For Privatization Of Medicare. popularresistance.org Such a statement from the AFL-CIO would suggest that labor is determined to protect Medicare and even support improving and expanding it to all Americans. Additionally, President Biden and Democrats regularly criticize Republican threats to reauthorize and voucherize Medicare. Meanwhile, what's left out of both the Democrat talking points and the AFL-CIO's 2022 national resolution on healthcare is any acknowledgment that the real threat to Medicare and healthcare today is the decades-long tax-subsidized privatization supported by both major parties. | With major support from organized labor, including AFL-CIO Pre…
(2022-12-15). China UN envoy: Uphold true multilateralism. ecns.cn A Chinese ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday urged the international community to uphold true multilateralism, instead of imposing rules unilaterally formulated by a few countries.
(2022-12-15). China and the cost of reversing COVID-19 policies. workers.org 
For months western media has been attacking China's COVID policies, condemning them for causing enormous inconvenience and discomfort to avoid massive deaths from the pandemic. So, it comes as no surprise that when protests actually occur within China against the protective restrictions, these same media pundits elevate them to the . . . |
(2022-12-15). China's home prices ease in November. ecns.cn China's home prices in 70 large and medium-sized cities eased in November, with fewer cities seeing a decline in home prices, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday.
(2022-12-15). China's online retail sales up 4.2 pct in first 11 months. ecns.cn China's online retail sales went up 4.2 percent year on year in the first 11 months, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday.
(2022-12-15). China's industrial output up 2.2 pct in November. ecns.cn China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 2.2 percent year on year in November, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday.
(2022-12-15). China's surveyed urban unemployment rate at 5.7 pct in November. ecns.cn China's surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.7 percent in November, up from 5.5 percent in October, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday.
(2022-12-15). Cleaner heating plants getting hotter. ecns.cn Green energy is expected to contribute more to clean heating in China, as the Chinese government calls for large-scale new energy deployment to further facilitate its 2060 carbon neutrality goal.
(2022-12-15). China's fixed-asset investment up 5.3 pct in first 11 months. ecns.cn China's fixed-asset investment went up 5.3 percent year on year in the first 11 months of this year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday.
(2022-12-15). China's property investment down in Jan-Nov. ecns.cn China's investment in property development went down 9.8 percent year on year in the first 11 months of 2022, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday.
(2022-12-15). IAEA Delegation to Visit Iran Over Uranium Traces Inquiry. news.antiwar.com The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is sending a delegation to Iran on December 18 over an inquiry into uranium traces at undeclared Iranian nuclear sites the nuclear watchdog has been pursuing for years. "At the invitation of Iran, an IAEA technical team will be in Tehran on Sunday 18th December 2022 aiming at addressing …
(2022-12-15). Iran's trade with India surpasses $2 bn. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) — Iran's trade with India stood at $2.09 billion during the first 10 months of 2022, the latest data released by India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry show.
(2022-12-15). Open veins of Africa bleeding heavily. mronline.org 
The ongoing plunder of Africa's natural resources drained by capital flight is holding it back yet again. More African nations face protracted recessions amid mounting debt distress, rubbing salt into deep wounds from the past.
(2022-12-15). More than 27,000 Sri Lankan postal workers hold national strike. wsws.org Sri Lankan postal unions are propagating the reactionary nationalist myth that the state-owned service, and workers' living standards and rights, can be defended with better capitalist management.
(2022-12-15). Union leaders, lawmakers push for more dollars for NLRB. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —Union leaders and their congressional allies are pushing for more dollars for the National Labor Relations Board, as NLRB's top enforcement official, who also runs the staff, warned lawmakers that without an increase, she'd have to furlough people. And such furloughs mean "union-busting CEOs" could run rampant, a top union leader, Communications Workers Secretary-Treasurer …
(2022-12-15). Plans for wider war: U.S., EU threaten Georgian government over Saakashvili. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaDecember 15, 2022 U.S. Ambassador: Government "has a Responsibility" for Protecting Saakashvili's Rights While speaking with media at the National Conference on gender equality, U.S. Ambassador Kelly Degnan emphasized in relation to imprisoned ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili that "the government has a responsibility to ensure that his human rights are respected, that he receives the …
(2022-12-15). Leaked files: private spying firm targets global population with illegal spyware. mronline.org 
A Washington DC-area Anomaly 6 firm is marketing illegal spy tech that can scrape an individual's most sensitive personal data by tracking their smartphone. The British Ministry of Defence and GCHQ are potential buyers.
(2022-12-15). "After Two Decades of War, the Congolese People are Saying Enough is Enough": M23 and War-Making in the Congo. libya360.wordpress.com Tanupriya Singh M23 fighters on the road towards Goma in 2013. Photo: MONUSCO/Sylvain Liechti Peoples Dispatch spoke to Congolese activist and researcher Kambale Musavuli about the latest offensive of the M23 rebel group in the eastern part of the DRC and the broader history of proxy warfare in the region. On Monday, December 12, a…
(2022-12-15). Foreign Ministry statement on hostile stances towards Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued a statement over the hostile positions of several European governments toward Iran, as well as several other regional and international issues.
(2022-12-15). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org UK pay stoppages continue on railways and postal services joined by nurses as government prepares anti-strike laws and the army to break strikes; Belgian workers to hold one-day national strike demanding energy price caps and abolition of pay rise restrictions; protests in Syrian province Suweida call for general strike over living conditions to bring down the government; many Kenyan health workers in Mombasa County defy court order and unions to end pay strike; civil servants on five-day strike in Plateau State, Nigeria over wages and pension contributions unpaid for three months…
(2022-12-15). Health care in prisons is a crime. workers.org 
Bryant Arroyo and Joe Piette If you have the misfortune of being convicted of a crime, innocent or not, what's it like behind bars if you have an illness, disease or injury? Bryant Arroyo, incarcerated at State Correctional Institute at Coal Township, Pennsylvania, gave recent examples of how people there . . . |
(2022-12-15). U.S. tries Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, setting dangerous precedent. mronline.org 
The United States announces that Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab will be brought to trial before a federal court in Miami.
(2022-12-15). Video: UK nurses speak to WSWS as national strike begins. wsws.org National Health Service nurses took strike action across the UK on Thursday. They will hold another strike on December 20. The nurses walked out to demand a pay increase of 19 percent. WSWS reporters spoke to some of the nurses on picket lines about the issues in the dispute.
(2022-12-15). Cleveland: A win against wage theft. workers.org 
As this graph illustrates, the capitalists are by far the biggest stealers of workers' earnings. Cleveland Wage theft is a serious and growing problem for the working class. As Policy Matters Ohio explained in a 2019 report: "When employers refuse to pay promised wages, pay less than the minimum wage, . . . |
(2022-12-15). Atilio Borón: 'Only an Uprising Will Create the Conditions Necessary to Resolve this Crisis'. orinocotribune.com By Atilio Borón Dec 14, 2022 | This deplorable situation will not be resolved by relying on the self-criticism of the federal courts, on its proven (lack of) willingness to self-reform, or on an unproductive dialogue with the beneficiaries of the reactionary mafia occupying Argentinian justice and politics. | I think that only a uprising like that of October 17, which founded modern Argentina, or the large demonstrations that toppled the regimes of the Shah of Iran, Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, or that liberated India from British rule will create the conditions necessary to resolve this crisis. | Like a very ag…
(2022-12-15). Padre José Landaverde: Presente! fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Chicago lost a well-known fighter for immigrant rights on December 11. José Sigfredo Landaverde was a priest at Our Lady of Guadalupe Anglican Catholic Church in Little Village. Padre Landaverde was also a friend of Freedom Road Socialist Organization. He died after a long battle with illness. | Born in Chalatenango, El Salvador in 1971, he was orphaned when the Salvadoran military killed his family. At 17 years of age, and at great risk to himself, José became a scout for the FMLN (Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional, or Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front). His job was to camp…
(2022-12-15). Only an Uprising Will Create the Conditions Necessary to Resolve This Crisis. orinocotribune.com By Atilio Borón Dec 14, 2022 | This deplorable situation will not be resolved by relying on the self-criticism of the federal courts, on its proven (lack of) willingness to self-reform, or on an unproductive dialogue with the beneficiaries of the reactionary mafia occupying Argentinian justice and politics. | I think that only a uprising like that of October 17, which founded modern Argentina, or the large demonstrations that toppled the regimes of the Shah of Iran, Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, or that liberated India from British rule will create the conditions necessary to resolve this crisis. | Like a very ag…
(2022-12-15). Tens of thousands of UK National Health Service nurses strike for first time. wsws.org Mass support for the nurses means that their action has the potential to galvanise and unite the many disparate struggles of workers that are being isolated by a trade union bureaucracy doing everything to end Britain's strike wave.
(2022-12-15). ALBA-TCP: A Successful Integration Project in Troubled Waters. libya360.wordpress.com Gustavo A Maranges The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America — Peoples' Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) finishing up its XXII meeting in Havana today, remains one of the most successful integration projects in Latin America. Regardless of the size of its membership in its 18 years of existence it continues to play an essential…
(2022-12-15). Dual counter share trading to boost renminbi's internationalization. ecns.cn HKEX on Tuesday announced the upcoming launch of the Hong Kong Dollar-Renminbi Dual Counter Model to support the listing, trading and settlement of renminbi-denominated counters in Hong Kong.
(2022-12-15). Stan Swamy's laptop was 'planted' with incriminating documents, says new forensic report. mronline.org 
The new findings were released after Arsenal Consulting, a U.S.-based digital forensics firm, examined an electronic copy of Swamy's computer, at the request of his lawyers.
(2022-12-15). Watch recorded webinar: Sanctions: a Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy. iacenter.org
(2022-12-15). Critical hearing for Mumia tomorrow, Dec. 15/ U.N. steps in with amicus brief in Mumia Abu-Jamal's case. iacenter.org The next court appearance for Mumia will be held Dec. 16 at 8: 30 a.m. at the Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center, 1301 Filbert St., Philadelphia. Abu-Jamal supporters will demonstrate outside during the hearing and the rally will be live-streamed at youtu.be/zT4AFJY1QCo. By Betsey Piette December 13, 2022 The United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent filed an amicus brief Dec. 6 with Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Lucretia Clemons regarding the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. Their primary message to Clemons is that no judicial time bar should be applied when the defendant is a vict…
(2022-12-15). Final Straw: Stop Evictions at Winnemucca Indian Colony. itsgoingdown.org Long-running anarchist radio show and podcast The Final Straw speaks with Kyle Missouri, a resident of the Winnemucca Indian Colony in Humboldt County, Nevada. photo: @sugarbushgang Listen and Download HERE On Tuesday, December 13th, I spoke with Kyle Missouri, a resident of the Winnemucca Indian Colony in Humboldt County, Nevada where a longstanding conflict between…
(2022-12-15). Last Chance! Become a Patron Today to Receive a Free Book by Robert Scheer. scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-15). Minnesotans protest on International Human Rights Day. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Human Rights Day is celebrated internationally every year on December 10. This year, activist groups from the Twin Cities gathered in the Minneapolis's Uptown neighborhood for a protest and march to bring attention to the ongoing fight for human rights. Over 50 people attended the protest and march despite the cold weather. | Human Rights Day provides a space for local and international human rights concerns to be discussed and the demand for change shared with the community. | The program included speakers representing many areas of human rights including reproductive, native, workers, Palestin…
(2022-12-15). Another Political Framework Signed in Sudan. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Sudan Leaders Sign New Framework Agreement Agreement has been met with protests and rejection by the Resistance Committees along with some Islamic groupings On December 5 yet another transitional political framework was signed in the Republic of Sudan by the military regime and the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC), the broad-based democracy…
(2022-12-15). Project Censored: Hunting the Twitter Files. scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-15). Mongolian authorities' response to popular protests a sign of a democratic crisis? journal-neo.org 
The recent protests in Mongolia very quickly attracted international attention, provoking lively discussions in the media and among commentators. During the large-scale demonstrations participants called for reform of the land rent system, greater transparency in economics statistics, and stricter measures against corruption, including the punishment of corrupt officials, in particular MPs and government ministers. On …
(2022-12-15). ISIS Cells Killed Five Pro-Government Fighters In New Central Syria Ambush: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
On December 15, five fighters of the pro-government National Defense Forces (NDF) were killed when their vehicle was ambushed by ISIS cells in Syria's central region, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The London-based monitoring group said that the NDF vehicle was moving near the town of Ithriyah in the eastern Hama countryside, on a key road leading to Raqqa when it was targeted with an explosive device. Three NDF fighters were killed by the explosion, while two others were a…