WSWS (2021-10-11). New details emerge of attempted cover-up in investigation of Southern California oil spill. wsws.org According to official estimates, the spill led to up to 131,000 gallons of oil seeping into the Pacific Ocean. Oil has been spotted from the port city of Long Beach just south of Los Angeles all the way down to San Diego.

WSWS (2021-10-11). University of Texas at Dallas manipulating active COVID-19 case graph. wsws.org Instead of taking steps to combat the clear and present danger to students and staff posed by COVID-19, UTD administrators have repudiated limited safety measures, ending "de-densification" measures in classrooms on October 4.

WSWS (2021-10-11). This week in history: October 11-17. wsws.org This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.

Thom Hartmann (2021-10-11). The Newest Big Pharma Scam Exposed. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2021-10-11). Ibram X. Kendi, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor awarded MacArthur Foundation "genius grants" wsws.org While posturing as champions of the oppressed, racialist authors such as Ibram X. Kendi, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor have been generously rewarded by the capitalist establishment.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-11). Peru: Castillo Struggles to Implement Promised Change. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News A controversial cabinet reshuffle this week has served to show just how difficult it can be to implement radical and redistributive change. President Pedro Castillo won Peru's June 6th elections in the second round. His flagship policies were; a new constitution and the nationalization of natural resources. The expulsion of US forces (military…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-11). Rights groups launch initiative demanding PayPal services in Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org While PayPal operates in over 200 countries, including many affected by years of war and civil conflict, it does not provide services in Palestine. Rights groups have condemned this discriminatory policy against Palestinians as residents of the illegal Israeli settlements in the same area have access to PayPal services…

WSWS (2021-10-11). Australia's new electoral laws are "blocking workers from having a voice" — SEP electoral members speak out. wsws.org "The ruling class has brought in these laws to maintain their power and privileges," John said.

Tanya Wadhwa (2021-10-11). Who are the leading candidates in Chile's upcoming presidential elections? peoplesdispatch.org Ahead of the general elections in Chile on November 21, we look at the leading presidential candidates, their backgrounds and their proposals to address the various issues in the country…

WSWS (2021-10-11). Deere workers reject UAW-backed concessions contract by 90 percent. wsws.org The outcome is the first rejection of a UAW-backed contract at Deere in 35 years, a humiliating repudiation of the UAW's pro-company agreement.

WSWS (2021-10-11). New York City Council meeting reveals massive cover-up of COVID-19 in schools. wsws.org The meeting was a coordinated effort by Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio to cover up the spread of COVID-19 outbreaks in schools and to promote in-person learning no matter the costs to human life and health.

WSWS (2021-10-11). A coronavirus pandemic reality check. wsws.org In just the last week, there have been more than 700,000 new COVID-19 cases recorded in the US and at least 10,000 official deaths as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Editor2 (2021-10-11). Lebanon and Syria under Siege. orinocotribune.com By Tim Anderson — Oct 5, 2021 | While the peoples of both countries have common origins, a key problem is, as many politically conscious Lebanese say: in Syria, there is a state, while in Lebanon there is a sectarian cartel of clans ruled by a handful of families. | How is it that, after ten years of war, the streets of Damascus are clean, basic food and services are available while Beirut remains a stinking metropolis of billionaires and beggars? | Separated by colonial design, neighbors Syria and Lebanon have evolved very different characters as nation-states and — more recently — have responde…

WSWS (2021-10-11). COVID-19 "spreads like wildfire" through Dana plants as UAW and USW conspire with auto parts maker against workers. wsws.org The struggle of Dana workers takes place amid a backdrop of a growing strike wave involving nurses, teachers, service workers, miners and other sections of the working class in the US and internationally. There is also a growing mood for a strike at Dana, which requires the development of rank-and-file strike committees.

Editor (2021-10-11). Bellingcat funded by U.S. and UK intelligence contractors that aided extremists in Syria. mronline.org Supposedly "independent" website Bellingcat raked in money from scandal-ridden Western intelligence firms that wreaked havoc — and reaped massive profits — in Syria.

WSWS (2021-10-11). Podemos covers up neo-fascist circles in Spanish army. wsws.org As the pandemic surged in December 2020, retired high-ranking military officers threatened to launch a coup and kill "26 million" left-wing voters.

WSWS (2021-10-11). Philippine presidential elections open, dominated by fascistic and far-right forces. wsws.org An examination of the leading candidates for the presidency reveals that the ruling elites in the Philippines are preparing to run the most right-wing election campaign in the country's history.

WSWS (2021-10-11). Taiwanese president rejects China's calls for reunification. wsws.org Washington's backing for Taiwan has only encouraged Tsai and the DPP to make its opposition to any reunification with China more overt and has heightened tensions.

WSWS (2021-10-11). Michigan educators and parents speak out about rising COVID-19 cases in schools. wsws.org Rising levels of COVID-19 cases in Michigan, largely driven by the recent full reopening of schools, threatens children's lives at the same time their parents are being financially devastated with the cutoff of meager social supports.

WSWS (2021-10-11). Trump, flanked by Republican officials, delivers fascist screed at Iowa State Fairgrounds. wsws.org Solidarizing themselves with Trump's election conspiracies and his attempted coup, top Iowa Republicans, including Governor Kim Reynolds and long-time US Senator Chuck Grassley, welcomed the aspiring Fàºhrer.

WSWS (2021-10-11). IATSE leadership prepares betrayal of entertainment industry workers. wsws.org Just days after receiving a resounding yes to a strike authorization vote, IATSE has already demonstrated its readiness to grant a major concession to the AMPTP by proposing a turnaround time of just ten hours between shifts.

WSWS (2021-10-11). Works council ready to hand over huge concessions to "save" Ford plant in Saarlouis, Germany. wsws.org The works council and IG Metall trade union are opposed to any real struggle to defend the jobs and living standards of workers.

WSWS (2021-10-11). Opel-Stellantis: Short-time working heralds closure of auto plant in eastern Germany. wsws.org The workforce in Eisenach fears that the current production stoppage heralds the complete closure of the plant.

WSWS (2021-10-11). South African steel striker killed, union prepares to betray struggle. wsws.org After the murder of a striker, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa announced it was considering a settlement and warned workers not to break the law.

WSWS (2021-10-11). Federal prosecutors refuse to file charges against Kenosha, Wisconsin police officer who paralyzed Jacob Blake. wsws.org Rusten Sheskey fired seven bullets into Blake's back as he attempted to enter his car on August 23, 2020, sparking multiple nights of protest against police brutality. Blake was left paralyzed but expects to walk again.

Brian Shilhavy (2021-10-11). Freedom Flyers: Airline Industry Workers Fired for Refusing COVID-19 Shot Fight Back. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2021-10-11). Turkish government normalizes mass deaths as COVID-19 pandemic rages. wsws.org As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to intensify in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government is normalizing mass infections and deaths.

WSWS (2021-10-11). New Zealand's Daily Blog attacks WSWS as "sectarian" wsws.org The pseudo-left Daily Blog contributor Chris Trotter objected to the WSWS's exposure of the blog's support for the Labour Party-led government's alignment with US imperialism, and its war propaganda against China.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-11). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating a rare skin disorder known as morphea. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: About six months ago, a large, white dent appeared on my left buttock. I went to a dermatologist who performed a biopsy. I was diagnosed with morphea and prescribed methotrexate. The doctor said the condition is not systemic, but that the drug could prevent future skin lesions and possibly cure the morphea. Can you share more about the condition, and the risks and benefits of the treatment? ANSWER: Morphea, which is a rare skin…

Jeff Schuhrke (2021-10-11). Why Are Major Unions Undermining the Progressive Strategy on Reconciliation? zcomm.org Labor leaders from the AFL-CIO and AFT are undermining left Democrats in the reconciliation fight. But members are pushing back…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-11). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: The case for continuing COVID-19 precautions. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S. are reportedly dropping. While the news headlines are encouraging, the country is in its fourth surge heading into flu season and winter holidays. That is why medical experts are keeping their predictions and recommendations fluid. How the virus spreads depends on human behavior. "What happens is that people read the news and say: 'We're done. We're free. It's over,'" says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-11). Mayo Clinic to offer walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Rochester. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Learn where you can get initial and booster vaccinations, and third doses, Oct. 4-22 Mayo Clinic in Rochester will offer COVID-19 walk-in vaccine clinics for patients, visitors and community members the week of Monday, Oct. 4. Pfizer booster vaccinations Pfizer booster vaccinations will be offered to people who received the Pfizer COVID-19 initial vaccination series, as directed by the Food and Drug Administration. A booster vaccination is recommended six months after the initial vaccination series…

Renée DiResta (2021-10-11). It's Not Misinformation. It's Amplified Propaganda. zcomm.org You don't need fake accounts to spread ampliganda online. Real people will happily do it…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-11). Sleep disorder linked to neurodegeneration aim of NIH-funded grant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org International team seeks hidden signs of brain damage in REM behavior disorder ROCHESTER, Minn. — People with rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder act out their dreams. While sleeping safely in bed, for example, they might throw up their arms to catch an imaginary ball or try to run from an illusory assailant. Such actions are more than just a nuisance. People with the disorder have a 50% to 80% chance of developing a…

Fight Back (2021-10-11). SDS disrupts U of MN regents meeting in push for Campus Civilian Police Accountability Council. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On October 8, about a dozen members of the University of Minnesota Students for a Democratic Society disrupted a meeting of the UMN Board of Regents to demand the implementation of a Campus Civilian Police Accountability Council (Campus CPAC). | "Students at the University of Minnesota deserve agency in regard to our so-called public safety," said main speaker, Emma Hjelle, who also called for "a CPAC as a means to disarm, demilitarize and defund the University of Minnesota Police Department." | As the protesters exited the meeting after Hjelle's speech, they demanded a Campus CPAC by chanting "

Andrew Perez (2021-10-11). Health Care Lobbyists Admit Their Big Scam. dailyposter.com

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-11). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Elbow replacement. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have bad arthritis in my elbow. After several failed surgeries, I have been told that my only option is elbow replacement. I've heard others say that elbow replacements do not work. Does Mayo Clinic have experience with elbow replacements? ANSWER: The surgeons at Mayo Clinic are considered world experts in elbow replacement. Traditionally, elbow replacement has been reported to lead to complications more often than replacements of other joints, like the hip or…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-11). Sharing Mayo Clinic: COVID-19 setback right before brain surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Julie Berg's life revolves around three things: family, friends and faith. The 79-year-old has a large extended family that enjoys celebrating large and small milestones together, and she has a wide network of close-knit friends across two states. Through it all, her strong Catholic faith has been the foundation of her life. When Julie's health was tested, she leaned on her family, friends and faith for support. For 10 years, Julie and her husband, Jim…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-11). Mayo Clinic Minute: The importance of stretching during your workday. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The COVID-19 pandemic has made it more challenging for some people to get in their daily workout. Sedentary behavior, including sitting for long periods of time, can contribute to adverse health effects, including something referred to as "sitting disease." In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dani P. Johnson, a wellness physical therapist with the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program, demonstrates how to integrate more movement into your daily life. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/XOIqLNElikI Journalists: …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-11). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Vaccines and kids — what you need to know about COVID-19, flu. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With flu season approaching, Mayo Clinic experts remind parents of the importance of vaccinating children for influenza and COVID-19 when possible. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends everyone 6 months and older get vaccinated for flu each year. The CDC also says people who are eligible can be vaccinated for flu and COVID-19 at the same time. Currently, children ages 12 and older are permitted to get vaccinated for COVID-19 using the…

CJ Polychroniou (2021-10-11). Occupy Wall Street Was Good, But It Was Never Going to Be Good Enough. zcomm.org Social movements can create change, but need proper organizational structures to dismantle hegemonic power…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-11). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to do if your child has a bellyache. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Kids are back in the classroom, and a common back-to-school sickness is viral gastroenteritis, or stomach flu. It's an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/jwxQ2L4ZVXE Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 58) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please "Courtesy: Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. If your child is showing symptoms of a stomach bug, such as vomiting…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-11). The best medicine for COVID-19 is prevention. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care professionals have worked hard to develop treatments for patients, and they have learned to manage the risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19.From protective measures to monoclonal antibody therapy and other treatments, Dr. Raymund Razonable, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases expert, discusses the current treatments for COVID-19 and explains why prevention is the best medicine. Watch: Dr. Razonable discusses current COVID-19 therapies and treatments. youtu.be/TE0nH1u9kXo Journalists: Broadcast-quality soundbites are available in…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-11). Science Saturday: A robotic GPS for targeting, delivering regenerative biotherapies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A remote-controlled bronchoscope that acts like a GPS system hunts down hard-to-find lung masses and accurately biopsies them, according to a Mayo Clinic collaborative study. This multisite research, which is published in Annals of Thoracic Surgery, lays the foundation for precisely finding early-stage cancer and targeting it with regenerative biotherapeutics needed to stimulate healing. Artificial intelligence gleaned from CT scans directs the robotic fiber optic cable, providing a GPS-like pathway to tiny nodules, or masses, that manual bronchoscopes…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-10-11). Mock Election a Complete Success — 21N Regional Elections. orinocotribune.com Pedro Calzadilla, president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), congratulated the people of Venezuela, the workers of the CNE, and the members and leadership of the country's political parties, as he stated that the electoral simulation held this Sunday, October 10, was a complete success. | The president of the CNE, in his statements to the media on Sunday afternoon, said that the mock election has been one of the most significant preludes to the nationwide regional elections scheduled for November 21. | He added that the electoral rehearsal serves to measure enthusiasm, the functioning of the worki…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-11). COVID Queries: The speed of vaccine development. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Q: How can I be expected to trust the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine when it was developed so rapidly? A: We hear this question frequently, and we can understand how it may seem like the development of the vaccine was quick. The speed was a result of many pharmaceutical companies simultaneously investing significant resources into quickly developing a vaccine because of the world-wide impact of the pandemic. The emergency situation warranted an emergency response,…

Thomas McGath (2021-10-11). Berliners vote to expropriate corporate landlords. greenleft.org.au Berlin's referendum to expropriate corporate landlords is a watershed moment for rental politics and a rare win against international real estate capital, reports Thomas McGath.

Bill Fletcher (2021-10-11). The Democrats as the 'Un-Republican' Party. zcomm.org The left/progressive forces within and around the Democratic Party must be strengthened, particularly at the state level…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-11). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Medications in use and being tested for treatment of COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've heard several drugs mentioned as possible treatments for COVID-19. What are they, and how do they work? ANSWER: Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, finding an effective drug to combat COVID-19 has been on the minds of many. While many medications are being tested to treat COVID-19, only one has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA has approved remdesivir (Veklury) to treat COVID-19 in adults and children who are age…

Ian I Mitroff (2021-10-11). The socially responsible tech company: Can big tech be fixed? nationofchange.org having a diverse leadership serves the leaders and members of an organization as much as it does its users.

Marjorie Cohn (2021-10-10). Biden Tells Supreme Court That Publicly Documented Torture Is a State Secret. zcomm.org This case is a pivotal test of the willingness of the Supreme Court to check and balance the executive when it perpetrates torture and other war crimes in its "war on terror"

Jonathan Cook (2021-10-10). Haugen isn't really a 'Facebook whistleblower'. zcomm.org And it's dangerous to imagine she is…

Kit Klarenberg (2021-10-10). Bellingcat funded by US and UK intelligence contractors that aided extremists in Syria. thegrayzone.com Supposedly "independent" website Bellingcat raked in money from scandal-ridden Western intelligence firms that wreaked havoc — and reaped massive profits — in Syria. Since its launch in July 2014, the self-styled open-source investigations website Bellingcat has cemented itself as a darling of mainstream Western media, with its dives into alleged Syrian government chemical weapon attacks and Russian intelligence operations showered with praise, puff pieces, and glitzy awards. While vehemently insisting that it is independent of government influence, Bellingcat is funded …

Foreign Policy in Focus (2021-10-10). Collective Punishment as War Crime: 90% of Afghan Families Lack enough Food because the West is Punishing the Taliban. juancole.com By John Sifton | — ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) — Afghanistan's humanitarian situation is spiraling into catastrophe. Millions of Afghans are now facing severe economic stress and food insecurity in the wake of the Taliban's August takeover, set off by widespread lost income, cash shortages, and rising food costs. Officials with the UN …

Editor2 (2021-10-10). China Urges US to Reveal Details About Incident With Nuclear Sub in Int'l Indo-Pacific Waters. orinocotribune.com On 2 October a US Navy nuclear-powered submarine stuck an object while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region. | On 2 October a US Navy nuclear-powered submarine stuck an object while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region. | China is deeply concerned about the incident with the US nuclear submarine in the international waters of the Indo-Pacific region, the foreign ministry's spokesman, Zhao Lijian, said on Friday. | "China is seriously concerned over this incident," Zhao said at a briefing. | Zhao Lijian stressed that the United States and other countries involved sho…

Jim McIlroy (2021-10-10). International peace activists slam AUKUS pact. greenleft.org.au An international peace webinar drew speakers and an audience from across the world who condemned the new Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) alliance. Jim McIlroy reports.

Editor2 (2021-10-10). Puerto Rico: Resistance Against Luma. orinocotribune.com By Berta Joubert-Ceci — Oct 7, 2021 | A people responds when its tolerance level is exhausted in the face of injustice and abuse. That is precisely what is happening here in Puerto Rico. | So the struggle is not united? It's not energetic enough? It doesn't matter; what really matters is that pockets of resistance have begun throughout the archipelago and that progressive organizations, independence movements and people's struggles in other sectors are inserted to direct it towards a goal that advances independence and sovereignty. | Today the most crucial struggle, because it touches the entire population a…

Faiz Shakir (2021-10-10). America Is in the Midst of a Dramatic Labor Resurgence. zcomm.org As corporations fail to meet worker demands, they are increasingly encountering a labor force that isn't going to take it…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-10-10). Gunmen kill at least 20 in attack in northwest Nigeria. en.mehrnews.com At least 20 people were killed in Nigeria's Sokoto state when gunmen attacked a market and torched cars.

sputniknews (2021-10-10). Plane With Bolivian Health Ministry Staff Crashes in North Killing 6 People, President Says. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Six people, including four specialists from the Bolivian Ministry of Health, were killed as a military plane crashed in the Amazon area, President Luis Arce said.

sputniknews (2021-10-10). Father of Pakistan's Nuclear Program Abdul Qadeer Khan Passes Away at 85, Reports Suggest. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Pakistan's renowned scientist who is considered the father of the national nuclear program, Abdul Qadeer Khan, passed away of lungs collapse on 10 October at the age of 85, media reported.

sputniknews (2021-10-10). China Decries 'Failed and Pitiful' Australian Ex-PM for Anti-Beijing Speech in Taiwan. sputniknews.com Speaking in Taipei City on 8 October at the annual Yushan Forum, a conference organised by the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation, former Australian PM Tony Abbott delivered multiple remarks on Chinese Air Force incursions into Taiwan's air defence identification zone. The politician hinted that Beijing could intensify such activities soon.

teleSUR, him, JL (2021-10-10). Chilenos protestan contra Piñera tras caso de Pandora Papers. telesurtv.net Cientos de chilenos expresaron su repulsa contra un jefe de Estado porque presuntamente incurre en hechos de corrupción y de evasión de impuestos.

teleSUR, JCM (2021-10-10). Carabineros reprimen protestas contra presidente Piñera. telesurtv.net En las manifestaciones se demanda el cese de Sebastián Piñera tras ser mencionado en los Papeles de Pandora.

ecns.cn (2021-10-10). Chinese anthology film 'My Country, My Parents' hits North American big screen. ecns.cn Chinese anthology film "My Country, My Parents" opened Friday in a limited theatrical release in North America.

Staff (2021-10-10). Venezuela Evaluates Traffic Light for Health Scheme to Allow Entry to Public Spaces. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 8, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, informed that a technological platform that would allow the progressive normalization of commercial life in the country during the pandemic, is being evaluated. This platform, called "traffic light for health," will make it possible to determine whether anyone who wants to enter certain public areas, such as restaurants, have been vaccinated or have recently tested positive in a PCR test. | At a working meeting in the Miraflores Palace, the president explained that this traffic light "will be green when you are vaccinated; yellow when you are not v…

ecns.cn (2021-10-10). China's biodiversity conservation efforts forge a thriving ecosystem. ecns.cn From five to over 50,000, the population of an endangered plant species endemic to southwest China has risen within two decades thanks to the country's efforts in rescuing living organisms.

Staff (2021-10-10). Colombia-Venezuela Border Reopening on Hold: Freddy Bernal's Latest Update. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 8, Freddy Bernal, the head of the protectorate of Táchira, reiterated that the Venezuelan government has all the political will for the progressive commercial reopening of the Colombia-Venezuela border in a biosecure manner. | "We have all the political will, as said President Nicolás Maduro, for a progressive and biosecure commercial opening of the border," said Bernal in a video posted in his Twitter account. "We wait, with all due respect, for the response of the Colombian authorities. Facts and not words. Meanwhile, we go on working for the prosperity, unity and peace of the state of Táchir…

sputniknews (2021-10-10). Wrongfully Convicted Man Sues Police After Spending 37 Years Behind Bars – Reports. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A man who spent 37 years in a US prison for rape and murder he did not commit is suing police officials and a forensic dentist involved in his wrongful conviction, the Tampa Bay Times newspaper reports.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-10). Expert Alert: Advancing individualized medicine through genomics. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — The virtual 10th Annual Individualizing Medicine Conference on Oct. 8—9 will highlight the latest discoveries, diagnostics, therapeutics and emerging approaches in the field of genomics. Attendees will hear from renowned experts and learn first-hand how individualized medicine is transforming clinical practice, research and education. Highlighted topics will include artificial intelligence, health disparities, precision oncology, microbiome, genomic clinical applications and challenges, and many others. Taking the virtual center stage will be keynote speakers Gianrico…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-10). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to do if your child has a bellyache. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Kids are back in the classroom, and a common back-to-school sickness is viral gastroenteritis, or stomach flu. It's an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/jwxQ2L4ZVXE Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 58) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please "Courtesy: Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. If your child is showing symptoms of a stomach bug, such as vomiting…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-10). Bosnian Serbs to pull out from NATO/Partnership for Peace army, form their own. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Bosnian Serb Leader Dodik Says Entity Will Withdraw From Joint Military, Judiciary Dodik, the Serb member of Bosnia-Herzegovina's tripartite presidency, on October 8 said that "the agreement we have given for the defense law, the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council, and the Indirect Taxation Authority will be withdrawn." "We will withdraw consent for the [joint] …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-10). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Elbow replacement. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have bad arthritis in my elbow. After several failed surgeries, I have been told that my only option is elbow replacement. I've heard others say that elbow replacements do not work. Does Mayo Clinic have experience with elbow replacements? ANSWER: The surgeons at Mayo Clinic are considered world experts in elbow replacement. Traditionally, elbow replacement has been reported to lead to complications more often than replacements of other joints, like the hip or…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-10). Sleep disorder linked to neurodegeneration aim of NIH-funded grant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org International team seeks hidden signs of brain damage in REM behavior disorder ROCHESTER, Minn. — People with rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder act out their dreams. While sleeping safely in bed, for example, they might throw up their arms to catch an imaginary ball or try to run from an illusory assailant. Such actions are more than just a nuisance. People with the disorder have a 50% to 80% chance of developing a…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-10). Mayo Clinic to offer walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Rochester. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Learn where you can get initial and booster vaccinations, and third doses, Oct. 4-22 Mayo Clinic in Rochester will offer COVID-19 walk-in vaccine clinics for patients, visitors and community members the week of Monday, Oct. 4. Pfizer booster vaccinations Pfizer booster vaccinations will be offered to people who received the Pfizer COVID-19 initial vaccination series, as directed by the Food and Drug Administration. A booster vaccination is recommended six months after the initial vaccination series…

Anonymous669 (2021-10-10). Syrian Air Defenses Intercepted 8 Of 12 Israeli Missiles During Recent Attack On T-4 Air Base: Russian MoD. southfront.org The Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces intercepted eight out of 12 missile launched by Israeli fighter jets during the recent…

teleSUR, JGN (2021-10-10). Brigada médica cubana Henry Reeve recibe Premio a la Paz de los Pueblos. telesurtv.net Durante la pandemia de la Covid-19, más de 50 destacamentos médicos cubanos han colaborado en unos 40 países.

MEE, agencies (2021-10-10). Yemen: Deadly blast targets Saudi-backed government convoy in Aden. middleeasteye.net Yemen: Deadly blast targets Saudi-backed government convoy in Aden | Governor and environment minister survive car bomb, but others killed near seat of Yemeni government power | Sun, 10/10/2021 – 11: 49 | People look at the scene of a blast, where the bodies of victims are covered with a blanket, in Aden, Yemen, on 10 October 2021 (Reuters) | At least five people were killed by a car-bomb…

Brett Wilkins (2021-10-10). Pacific Island Leaders Demand Urgent COP 26 Climate Action. zcomm.org Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama stressed that world leaders should not be allowed to "sneak in and out of Glasgow without making a single serious commitment."

teleSUR- jaa, JL (2021-10-10). Represor de dictadura comparece ante Justicia en Uruguay. telesurtv.net Carlos Chaine Díaz actuaba en el Regimiento de Caballería Mecanizada nº 5 de Tacuarembó y fue denunciado como torturador activo…

Anonymous103 (2021-10-10). U.S.-NATO Offensive Unravels in Afghanistan: The Longest Foreign War in U.S. History. southfront.org An 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron airman observes a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan. IMAGE: US Air Force | Written by This article from 2010 is of greater relevance in view of the recent withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. | The Pentagon offensive against the Afghan city of Marjah was public-relations media hype from the very first day. The sole purpose of the offensive in Marjah was to convince the U.S. population…

teleSUR, JGN (2021-10-10). øCómo surge el FMLN en El Salvador?>. telesurtv.net El FMLN llegó a ser la primera fuerza política de El Salvador y gobernó durante una década (de 2009 a 2019).

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-10). Mayo Clinic Minute: The importance of stretching during your workday. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The COVID-19 pandemic has made it more challenging for some people to get in their daily workout. Sedentary behavior, including sitting for long periods of time, can contribute to adverse health effects, including something referred to as "sitting disease." In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dani P. Johnson, a wellness physical therapist with the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program, demonstrates how to integrate more movement into your daily life. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/XOIqLNElikI Journalists: …

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-10-10). Syria air defense downs 8 missiles fired by Israeli regime. en.mehrnews.com The Pantsir missile systems of the Syrian air defense forces destroyed 8 out of 12 missiles launched by Israel at the T-4 airfield in the Homs region on Friday, said Vadim Kulit.

Anonymous669 (2021-10-10). Greater Idlib: Turkish Military Established New Post Meters Away From Syrian Positions. southfront.org FILE PHOTO: Turkish soldiers seen at the border town of Akcakale © Reuters / Murad Sezer | On October 10, the Turkish military established yet another post in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib where several terrorist group are present and active. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the new post was built in the town of Afes in the southern Idlib countryside, only a few hundred meters away from Syrian Arab Army (SAA) positions in the town of Saraqib. | According to the London-based monitorin…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-10). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Vaccines and kids — what you need to know about COVID-19, flu. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With flu season approaching, Mayo Clinic experts remind parents of the importance of vaccinating children for influenza and COVID-19 when possible. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends everyone 6 months and older get vaccinated for flu each year. The CDC also says people who are eligible can be vaccinated for flu and COVID-19 at the same time. Currently, children ages 12 and older are permitted to get vaccinated for COVID-19 using the…

teleSUR -him, JL (2021-10-10). Asesinan a líder social y a excombatiente en Colombia en un día. telesurtv.net Indepaz alerta sobre la situación humanitaria en el país, producto de la presencia de grupos armados en los territorios.

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-10). Lithuania: next major U.S. military base in Europe. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Excerpts from an in-depth report in Defense One worth viewing in its entirety. ==== Is This the Next US Military Base in Europe? CAMP HERKUS, Lithuania…At this remote base, which opened in August and is now the temporary home of hundreds of American troops, government officials excitedly showed off the new 7-million-euro facility, which includes …

Marzieh Rahmani (2021-10-10). Lebanese Hezbollah condemns terrorist attack in Kunduz mosque. en.mehrnews.com Condemning the recent terrorist attack in Afghanistan's Kunduz, Lebanon's Hezbollah called on all religious authorities in the Islamic world to take a firm stand against these criminal terrorist groups.

teleSUR, JGN (2021-10-10). Decretan prisión contra exdirectores de Carabineros de Chile. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía acusó a González Jure (2011-2015) y a Villalobos (2015-2018) de sustraer millonarios fondos públicos.

Noam Chomsky (2021-10-10). Farmers Fighting For India, Beacon of Light in Dark Times. zcomm.org The demonstrations by India's farmers are a 'model of struggle' across the world…

Suzanne James (2021-10-10). Cate Faehrmann: Support the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill. greenleft.org.au In part three of our series on the draft Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill (NSW) 2021, Suzanne James interviewed NSW Greens MP Cate Faehrmann, co-sponsor of the bill to be introduced by Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich. | Faehrmann gives an insight into the inner workings of the parliamentary machine, including: what happens between now and the final vote on the bill; what people can do to ensure their views are considered; and the underhanded tactics the far right have deployed in the name of the high moral ground.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-10). The best medicine for COVID-19 is prevention. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care professionals have worked hard to develop treatments for patients, and they have learned to manage the risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19.From protective measures to monoclonal antibody therapy and other treatments, Dr. Raymund Razonable, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases expert, discusses the current treatments for COVID-19 and explains why prevention is the best medicine. Watch: Dr. Razonable discusses current COVID-19 therapies and treatments. youtu.be/TE0nH1u9kXo Journalists: Broadcast-quality soundbites are available in…

Sarah Hughes (2021-10-10). Two Thousand Hospital Workers Strike in Buffalo. zcomm.org Two thousand nurses, clerical workers, technologists, and service workers have walked out of Mercy Health in Buffalo, New York, in an open-ended strike over the hiring and retention of workers throughout the hospital.

Anonymous669 (2021-10-10). Libya's Joint Military Committee Approves Plan To Withdraw Mercenaries, Foreign Forces From The Country. southfront.org File image. | On October 8, Libya's Joint Military Committee 5+5 (JMC 5+5) announced that it had approved an action plan to withdraw all mercenaries and foreign forces out from the war-torn country. | The committee, which includes five members from the Libyan National Army and five from the government in Tripoli, met in Geneva on October 6 to finalize the plan with support from the UN. | "The Joint Military Committee has prepared and approved an action plan for the gradual, balanced, and sequenced withdrawal of all mer…

Helen Jaffe (2021-10-10). Green Left Show #17: What's happening in Cuba? greenleft.org.au Helen Jaffe, Sujatha Fernandes and Ian Ellis-Jones discuss the the July 11 protests in Cuba, the corporate media's distortions of them and what is happening in that country now.

Daniel Ellsberg (2021-10-10). Milley, China and the Danger of Nuclear War. zcomm.org Gen. Milley's call to China may have prevented a near catastrophe, as happened in 1983 when the Soviet Union believed Reagan had gone mad and planned a first strike…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-10). COVID Queries: The speed of vaccine development. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Q: How can I be expected to trust the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine when it was developed so rapidly? A: We hear this question frequently, and we can understand how it may seem like the development of the vaccine was quick. The speed was a result of many pharmaceutical companies simultaneously investing significant resources into quickly developing a vaccine because of the world-wide impact of the pandemic. The emergency situation warranted an emergency response,…

Anonymous007 (2021-10-10). Military Situation In Yemen On October 10, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 155 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On October 9, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 13 airstrikes on the Jubah district | On October 9, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 16 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On October 9, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 12 airstrikes on the Abdiyah district | On October 9, Saudi-led coalition warplanes…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2021-10-10). More than 100 dead or missing after boat accident in Congo. en.mehrnews.com More than 100 people are dead or missing after a boat accident earlier this week on the Congo River in the country's northwest, officials said Saturday.

Editor2 (2021-10-09). Water as Weapon of War: Activists Say Israel is Drying Out the West Bank to Drive Out Palestinians. orinocotribune.com By Jessica Buxbaum — Oct 6, 2021 | What was billed as a cooperative venture between Palestine and Israel is merely the occupation of water in disguise. | Masafer Yatta, occupied West Bank — Last weekend, around Amid a sea of rippling Palestinia…

Ben Norton (2021-10-09). Behind NATO's 'cognitive warfare': Western militaries are waging a 'battle for your brain'. thegrayzone.com Western governments in the NATO military alliance are developing tactics of "cognitive warfare," using the supposed threats of China and Russia to justify waging a "battle for your brain" in the "human domain," to "make everyone a weapon." NATO is developing new forms of warfare to wage a "battle for the brain," as the military alliance put it. The US-led NATO military cartel has tested novel modes of hybrid warfare against its self-declared adversaries, including economic warfare, cyber warfare, information …

Ben Norton (2021-10-09). Behind NATO's 'cognitive warfare': 'Battle for your brain' waged by Western militaries. thegrayzone.com Western governments in the NATO military alliance are developing tactics of "cognitive warfare," using the supposed threats of China and Russia to justify waging a "battle for your brain" in the "human domain," to "make everyone a weapon." NATO is developing new forms of warfare to wage a "battle for the brain," as the military alliance put it. The US-led NATO military cartel has tested novel modes of hybrid warfare against its self-declared adversaries, including economic warfare, cyber warfare, information …

Tania Glyde (2021-10-09). [Perspectives] Rebuilding happiness. thelancet.com It may seem courageous, even foolhardy, for a scientific and cultural institution to put on exhibitions dedicated to joy and tranquillity. Foolhardy because a joyful experience in western culture might well have been underpinned by someone else's labour in the Global South. And in the COVID-19 pandemic, joy and tranquillity, for many, have been hard to come by. The Joy and Tranquillity exhibitions at the Wellcome Collection, London, UK, are part of the On Happiness season, which aims to "celebrate the complexity of positive emotions".

WSWS (2021-10-09). Pandora Papers reveal finance minister profited from offshore account as misery ravages Brazil. wsws.org The revelations stand as a testimony to the rampant social inequality that is the defining trait of Brazilian capitalism, provoking deep nervousness within ruling circles.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-09). Ecuador: Pandora Papers Could Take Lasso Down — Arauz Calls for New Election. libya360.wordpress.com HispanTV President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, claimed that he has no hidden property in tax havens. Former presidential candidate for correismo, Andrés Arauz, has opined that Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has lost legitimacy, and has urged for new elections take place. In an interview with Spanish news agency EFE, Arauz called for the resignation of…

teleSUR, JDO (2021-10-09). Fiscalía de Chile inicia investigación penal contra presidente Sebastián Piñera por Pandora Papers. telesurtv.net Se investigarán los delitos tributarios, cohecho y soborno, tras revelaciones de que hizo negocios en un paraíso fiscal.

Sonali Kolhatkar (2021-10-09). How Facebook's Quest for Profits Is Paved on Hate and Lies. zcomm.org New revelations by a whistleblower prove that the world's largest social media platform understands clearly its negative impact on society, but that profits are a greater lure than preserving democracy…

International Indian Treaty Council (2021-10-09). Monday 10/11: Annual Alcatraz Sunrise Ceremony on Indigenous People's Day (broadcast). indybay.org Radio broadcast on KPFA 94.1 FM or IITC Facebook page…

New Atlas (2021-10-09). Uyghur Tribunal: US Lawfare at its Lowest. newatlas.report October 9, 2021 (Brian Berletic — NEO) — The so-called "Uyghur Tribunal" is promoted across the Western media as an "independent" tribunal. AP claims that it seeks to lay out evidence that will "compel international action to tackle growing concerns about alleged abuses in Xinjiang." The tribunal — having no legal basis or enforcement mechanism — …

ecns.cn (2021-10-09). Pulitzer Prize winner urges end to lab-leak propaganda by Wall Street Journal. ecns.cn Hiltzik, a U.S. columnist with The Los Angeles Times and a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, urged the stop of lab-leak propaganda published by the Wall Street Journal, calling it "scientifically unvalidated."

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-09). The New Bolivian Regime Change Attempt, & its Terror Tactics. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea Two years ago, I underestimated the power of U.S. imperialism, to the consequence of having a nasty shock when I found out that Bolivia's president had been forced to resign in a U.S.-orchestrated military coup. I had anticipated that Washington would carry out a regime change attempt in Bolivia for months prior to…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-09). Parliamentary Elections Will Not Address Major Concerns Raised by Popular Protests in Iraq. libya360.wordpress.com Abdul Rahman Iraqi security personnel voted in the special voting process conducted for them on October 8, two days prior to the national voting day on October 10. (Photo: Iraqi News Agency) The elections are taking place one year ahead of schedule following popular protests that broke out in October 2019 against the failure of…

David Penner (2021-10-09). The Branch Covidians are Waging War on Humanity. dissidentvoice.org All embarked, the party launched out on the sea's foaming lanes while the son of Atreus told his troops to wash, to purify themselves from the filth of the plague. They scoured it off, threw scourings in the surf and sacrificed to Apollo full-grown bulls and goats along the beaten shore of the fallow barren …

Fight Back (2021-10-09). Tampa students protest to defund university police. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On September 29, Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic (SDS) held a protest calling for the University of South Florida (USF) to defund its campus police force. The students pointed to the police force's budget of about $7 million, which is higher than many colleges on campus. Last year, citing budget concerns, USF attempted to close the College of Education, which has a budget of about $6 million, until student protests and public outrage forced them to keep it open. | A speech called attention to the USF police department's participation in the 1033 Program, which allows police departments to buy sur…

Bryant Diaz (2021-10-09). Che 54: Screenprinting Session. peoplesforum.org Be a part of celebrating the life, actions and theory of Ernesto Che Guevara. Visit our art studio between 3PM – 5PM on Saturday, October 9th, and screen print an image of Che.

David Chung (2021-10-09). Zines & Creative Writing Workshop. peoplesforum.org Editorial Negra Presents—Zines & Creative Writing Workshop! | A free creative session on poetry and zines culture! No experience is needed, only a creative spirit and love for poetry. | Register at:

ecns.cn (2021-10-09). China plays key role in tackling global biodiversity crisis, says expert. ecns.cn China, with a long history of nature conservation, got a key role to play in helping tackle the global biodiversity crisis, which is equally on center stage with climate change, a U.S. expert has said.

WSWS (2021-10-09). University of Michigan maintains in-person classes despite shooting threat. wsws.org Despite calls from members of the campus to move classes and activities online for the day, the university maintained an in-person schedule on Monday, reflecting the indifference of the ruling class to the lives and safety of the population.

Editor2 (2021-10-09). Haiti has the World's Second Largest Iridium Deposits. orinocotribune.com By Graham G. Henry — Oct 6, 2021 | As difficult to work with as it is rare, iridium is found in large quantities in Haiti's southeast, which has the second largest reserves in the world. This metal is today worth more than gold and Bitcoin. Its resistance to high temperatures and corrosion makes it almost indispensable in the manufacture of aircraft engines and deep water pipelines. Its exploitation could be a lever for the revival of the Haitian economy and the creation of millions of jobs, argues the economics professor, Dr. Henry Vixamar. | Haiti has one of the largest iridium reserves in the world. The c…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-09). Turkey plans to purchase 40 new, modernize 80 more U.S. F-16s. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Reuters: Turkey wants to buy 40 F-16 fighters from the USA Turkey has asked the United States to purchase 40 F-16 fighters, as well as modernize about 80 American fighters that Ankara has…. …the deal is estimated at billions of dollars, but is still being studied by the State Department and the relevant government agency …

Rebecca Ray (2021-10-09). Rhetoric, meet reality: how to green the Belt and Road Initiative. mronline.org After much talk, concrete frameworks and guidelines are finally arriving, and the stage is set for China to improve its green credentials on the Belt and Road.

Northshore Counter Info (2021-10-09). Kingston: Banner Drop to Defend Wedzin Kwa. itsgoingdown.org Action report of banner drop in solidarity with the Gidimt'en Clan. Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. On the morning of October 6th we dropped a banner beside the 401, partially covering up a sign celebrating the colonial legacy of John A Macdonald and the city of Kingston. The banner read: RECONCILIATION MEANS LAND BACK…

ecns.cn (2021-10-09). China's national rejuvenation has become historical inevitability: Xi. ecns.cn

Fight Back (2021-10-09). Memphis Kellogg's workers on the picket line. fightbacknews.org Memphis, TN – At midnight on Tuesday, October 5, workers at Kellogg's factories across the United States went on strike. Union workers in Memphis say the company made an unacceptable offer at contract time. | Rob Eafan, a member of the local union's leadership, said of the contract, "The company wants to have a permanent two-tier wage system, with reduced wages and benefits for our new employees. The bottom line: it's all about corporate greed. The company made record profits throughout this pandemic while working us record hours," he said. "And they had record bonuses of 158%." | The Bakery, Confectionery, Toba…

Dean Baker (2021-10-09). Econ 101 for the "It's Hard to Get Good Help" Crowd at the Washington Post. cepr.net Some folks recognize various bird cries, others can identify the howling of a wolf, but any good economist can quickly recognize the "it's hard to get good help" cry of the privileged. The Washington Post gave columnist Gary Abernathy the opportunity to make his cry at length today. Abernathy is upset that we took steps …

ecns.cn (2021-10-09). Socialism with Chinese characteristics only correct path toward national rejuvenation: Xi. ecns.cn Socialism with Chinese characteristics has proven to be the only correct path to realize national rejuvenation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Saturday.

Prabhat Patnaik (2021-10-09). Finance capital and the World Economy. mronline.org THE period of neo-liberalism witnesses an increase in the share of economic surplus in total output both in individual countries and also for the world as a whole.

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-09). NATO chief in Spain to plan next year's summit, meets with monarch. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Secretary General visits Spain to prepare Madrid Summit NATO's next Summit will take place in Madrid on 29-30 June 2022, the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced during a visit by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today (08 October 2021). The Secretary General also met with the King of Spain, His Majesty Felipe VI …

WSWS (2021-10-09). Newly-installed premier of NSW accelerates Australia's dangerous "reopening" wsws.org The new roadmap demonstrates that Dominic Perrottet's ascension was bound up with the ruling class campaign to force the population to "live with" the deadly virus.

WSWS (2021-10-09). Deere workers issue statement: "Vote NO to the UAW-Deere garbage contract! Rank-and-file workers must have oversight over balloting!" wsws.org The recently formed John Deere Workers Rank-and-File Committee issued a statement on Friday calling on workers to oppose the UAW's efforts to push through another pro-company agreement.

WSWS (2021-10-09). US unions ignore workers' demands during negotiations with auto parts maker Dana. wsws.org Even after workers voted for strike authorization, unanimously in some cases, the United Auto Workers and United Steelworkers unions have downplayed any talk of industrial action.

Fight Back (2021-10-09). Transit workers demonstrate against CTA's attempt to fire bus driver. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – After several takeback contracts in a row, the imposition of part-time status on new hires, sub-par health insurance with an ever growing price tag that eats up wage increases, and being left to fend for themselves during the pandemic with no PPE or hazard pay, CTA workers in Amalgamated Transit Union Local 241/308 are fighting back. They've organized themselves into a caucus called the Justice Coalition. This rank-and-file caucus publishes a newsletter called Finally Got the News, which was inspired by the documentary of the same name, about the League of Revolutionary Black Workers in Detroit…

Mirah Riben (2021-10-09). Surrogacy and Adoption are Not Gay Rights Issues. dissidentvoice.org Abstract Wanting to be a parent is natural, but while there is a constitutionally protected right to parent one's child, there is no right to have or obtain a child. Opposition to surrogacy is for the same reason it is illegal in most of the world: exploitation of women and commodification of children. Likewise, there …

WSWS (2021-10-09). Ex-Australian PM conducts provocative visit to Taiwan. wsws.org Abbott effectively called for military measures by the US and its allies, declaring that "Taiwan's friends" had to "let Beijing know that any attempt at coercion would have incalculable consequences."

Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin (2021-10-09). Awakening: Martin Luther King and the Poor People's Campaign. dissidentvoice.org In the days ahead we must not consider it unpatriotic to raise certain basic questions about our national character. We must begin to ask: Why are there forty million poor people in a nation overflowing with such unbelievable affluence? — Martin Luther King, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? [p. 141] The …

WSWS (2021-10-09). Flash flooding claims four lives in Alabama. wsws.org A 4-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman perished in separate incidents when the cars they were riding in were overtaken by rushing waters in northeast Alabama.

WSWS (2021-10-09). Striking Buffalo Mercy Hospital workers speak out. wsws.org The strike by 2,200 nurses and other health care workers against South Buffalo's Mercy Hospital is entering its second week.

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-09). Video: NATO's 30-nation Military Committee in Georgia Discusses "Permanent Threat from Russia in the Two Breakaway Regions" globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2021-10-09). Biden downplays disastrous September jobs report, touts pandemic "success" wsws.org In the face of a report showing a gain of just 194,000 jobs in September, the president sought to change the subject, playing up the modest drop in new COVID-19 cases and "progress" on his spending bills.

WSWS (2021-10-09). Jacobin boosts Teamsters bureaucracy's campaign to "organize" Amazon workers. wsws.org Jacobin and the Democratic Socialists of America speak for a privileged upper middle-class layer that wants to block a rank-and-file movement of workers and prevent it from coming under the influence and leadership of genuine socialists.

Dean Baker (2021-10-09). Cheap Fun Saturday: Job Growth Under Biden and Trump. cepr.net The job gain of 194,000 reported for September was well below what most of us had expected, but the overall picture was considerably brighter than this figure suggests. First, the main factor depressing job growth in the month was a loss of 161,000 jobs in state and local education. That one has me and others …

WSWS (2021-10-09). Video: SEP Electoral Members call on supporters to fight Australia's anti-democratic electoral laws. wsws.org "The Socialist Equality Party is the only political party that is warning workers and young people about the dangers of war."

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-09). The Propaganda War Against China. libya360.wordpress.com On Saturday 9 October 2021 (2pm Britain, 9am US Eastern, 9pm China), Friends of Socialist China are hosting an international webinar to discuss the intensifying information warfare being waged by the US and its allies against the People's Republic of China. We will discuss the relationship between this propaganda onslaught and the New Cold War;…

RT (2021-10-09). The US Cannot Defend Taiwan, and China Knows It. dissidentvoice.org The US is playing a dangerous game of putting a public face on a policy of defending Taiwan from China, for which it has zero capability to implement. Following a recent escalation of tensions between Beijing and Taipei, Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to pursue "reunification" with Taiwan by peaceful means and warned …

ecns.cn (2021-10-09). Xi expounds on what past 110 years have shown to Chinese since 1911 Revolution. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday expounded on what the past 110 years have shown to the Chinese people since the Revolution of 1911 while addressing a meeting marking the 110th anniversary of the historical event.

WSWS (2021-10-09). Wall Street cracks the whip and Senate passes short-term extension of debt ceiling. wsws.org When it comes to the basic financial interests of the corporate-financial oligarchy, and Wall Street gives the marching orders, partisan gridlock in Congress suddenly dissipates.

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-09). Continuous innovation in warfare development: Polish general appointed head of NATO's Joint Warfare Centre. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Major General Malinowski Assumes Command of NATO's Joint Warfare Centre Polish Army Major General Piotr Malinowski assumed command of NATO's Joint Warfare Centre from German Navy Rear Admiral Jan C. Kaack during a Change of Command Ceremony held at the Centre's Harald Haarfagre Auditorium on October 8, 2021. French Air Force General Philippe Lavigne, NATO's …

WSWS (2021-10-09). 375 Michigan children infected with COVID-19 every day. wsws.org Data shows that the increase in both child infections and community spread are being driven by the forced reopening of schools.

ecns.cn (2021-10-09). Chinese people hope to see all peoples of world leading happy, peaceful lives: Xi. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Saturday that China needs not only a stable and united domestic environment but also a peaceful and stable international environment to realize national rejuvenation.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-08). Indigenous people take over a pipeline station in the Peruvian Amazon. peoplesdispatch.org The Indigenous people of the Loreto region in the Peruvian Amazon are demanding environmental remediation against numerous oil spills. They also seek infrastructure guaranteeing basic services in the region…

Dan Bacher (2021-10-08). Newsom Administration Issued 138 Offshore Well Permits in California Waters Prior to New Oil Spill. counterpunch.org As birds, fish and other wildlife die from the over 126,000 gallons of crude oil unleashed by the devastating oil spill off Huntington Beach, the oil and gas regulatory agency under Governor Gavin Newsom has issued 138 oil permits for operations in state waters since he assumed office, Consumer Watchdog and FracTracker Alliance revealed on October 4. And while "marine

Daniela Jimenez (2021-10-08). Were Pandora Papers a Controlled Leak?—Misión Verdad's William Serafino Comments. orinocotribune.com The Pandora Papers are a controlled leak that does not take aim at the system that privileges US and UK interests, explained William Serafino, a researcher at the Samuel Robinson Institute. | For Serafino, a Venezuelan political scientist, this new case of the Pandora Papers, that recently linked world political leaders and celebrities accused of trying to hide their fortunes in infamous tax havens, constitutes a controlled leak in that "it touches intermediate sectors of the transnational elite" but does not point out "the true root of the problem, which is the system of incentives and privileges that the United…

Paul Cochrane (2021-10-08). Pandora Papers: How London became a financial hub for Gulf rulers and the super-rich. middleeasteye.net Pandora Papers: How London became a financial hub for Gulf rulers and the super-rich | Many of the secretive structures used to hide wealth from scrutiny were created during the British Empire and involved the Middle East | Fri, 10/08/2021 – 12: 00 | A statue of a dragon marks the boundary of the City of London, the British capital's financial hub (Reuters) | Since leaving the European Union, the B…

Anonymous007 (2021-10-08). Ukrainian MP Involved In Corruption Probe Dies After Falling Ill In The Back Of A Taxi. southfront.org Early on October 8th, Anton Poliakov, a Ukrainian member of parliament died in a taxi after "falling ill". Police said…

Prabir Purkayastha (2021-10-08). How Facebook algorithms promote hate and toxic content. peoplesdispatch.org Whistleblower Frances Haugen has revealed hard evidence—internal Facebook documents—that show it knew its algorithms promote dangerous content but did nothing about it so that it could maximize its advertising revenue.

Binoy Kampmark (2021-10-08). Blowing the Whistle at Facebook. counterpunch.org The only surprise was that it did not come sooner. Big Tech whistleblowers are not exactly running out of the offices of Silicon Valley, so it was with some excitement that Facebook could produce a person willing enough to show us the laundry, with the dirt still caking the content. And the laundry in question

The Global Research Team (2021-10-08). How to Challenge Online Censorship. Support Global Research. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | For much of this year, independent media — including Global Research — has felt the sting of increased online censorship", in the form of a "crackdown on news that challenges official government narratives". | September 2021 marks our 20th …

WSWS (2021-10-08). Leaked details of UAW-Deere contract reveal attacks on pay, benefits. wsws.org The deal includes paltry wage increases which would fall far below the current rate of inflation of 5 percent.

Abayomi Azikiwe (2021-10-08). Localizing Reparations During an Era of Intensified Repression. globalresearch.ca

Editor2 (2021-10-08). Revolutionizing the Cities: 10 Years of Housing, Self-Management, and Communes in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By Alba Movimientos — Oct 5, 2021 | Ten years ago we gathered in the Ezequiel Zamora Park (or El Calvario) of Caracas—as part of a public dialogue alongside Commander Hugo Chávez—and began an ongoing process of urban revolution that has allowed the people of Venezuelan to recover previously abandoned or underutilized lands. Today, millions of houses have been built on these lands, thousands of units have been constructed by people's power, many of which are now self-managed by the community. The right to housing for working families is fully protected, in stark contrast to a past in which people…

WSWS (2021-10-08). Over 140,000 US children have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19. wsws.org While the ruling elite and their media endlessly repeat the mantra that everyone must "learn to live with the virus," in reality more and more families are being ripped apart as nearly 7,000 people continue to die from COVID-19 worldwide each day.

WSWS (2021-10-08). Interim Senate Judiciary Report confirms Trump's repeated attempts to enlist Department of Justice into January 6 coup attempt. wsws.org The preliminary report details Trump's numerous attempts, working in concert with Republican lawmakers and sympathetic figures within the Department of Justice, to carry out a fascist coup.

Josue De Luna Navarro (2021-10-08). Immigration Cruelty Extends Far Beyond the Border. counterpunch.org Images of Border Patrol officers on horseback whipping Black migrants shocked many Americans. President Biden called them "outrageous" and "wrong" and promised an investigation. Many members of Congress also spoke out. Given this reaction, you could be forgiven for thinking that abuse like this isn't normal for Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) or Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Bama Athreya (2021-10-08). Want a Working Democracy? Try Democratizing Work. counterpunch.org Google's well-known motto, "Don't be Evil," might imply the company expects employees will use their moral compass. Then again, maybe not. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently reviewed a case regarding Google's termination of several employees for applying their conscience at work. What the NLRB decides will have major implications for workplace rights. But

Philip Giraldi (2021-10-08). Silencing Julian Assange: Why Bother with a Trial When You Can Just Kill Him? globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2021-10-08). International Observers Take Part In Venezuelan Electoral Drill. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) President Pedro Calzadilla announced that the Latin American Council of Electoral Experts (CEELA) and the Carter Center will send observers to the electoral drill to be held on Sunday. | RELATED: | Around 3,232 public officials will participate in this drill, which will be held from 7: 00 a.m. to 4: 00 p.m. (local time) at 1,336 polling stations located in 333 municipalit…

WSWS (2021-10-08). No retreat from elimination! The New Zealand and international working class must fight to stamp out COVID-19! wsws.org The working class must oppose the Ardern government's plan to "transition" away from a strategy of elimination, which threatens to allow COVID-19 to spread throughout the country, killing thousands of people.

George Wuerthner (2021-10-08). Lies the Timber Industry Tells. counterpunch.org An employee of RY Timber presented misleading commentary in his essay "Forest Service is Right to Restore Forest Health." First, keep in mind that the timber industry and forestry profession (both dependents on logging for their employment) have conveniently defined forest health. For example, the commentator suggests dead beetle-kill lodgepole pine represents an "unhealthy" forest.

WSWS (2021-10-08). SPD, Greens and FDP discuss social cuts, herd immunity and war in German coalition talks. wsws.org Talks on forming a new coalition government are taking place behind closed doors, while all parties intend to continue and intensify the hated policies of the outgoing grand coalition government.

Prabir Purkayastha (2021-10-08). What Does India Get Out of Being Part of 'The Quad'? counterpunch.org The recent Quad leaders meeting in the White House on September 24 appears to have shifted focus away from its original framing as a security dialogue between four countries, the United States, India, Japan and Australia. Instead, the United States seems to be moving much closer to Australia as a strategic partner and providing it with nuclear submarines. Supplying

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-08). On anniversary of ban on Golden Dawn, Greek youth reiterate resolve to fight fascism. peoplesdispatch.org The neo-Nazi Greek fascist party Golden Dawn was declared a criminal organization by a Greek court last year, which convicted its leadership for involvement in multiple hate crimes, including the murder of Greek rapper Pavlos Fyssas…

John Kendall Hawkins (2021-10-08). End the 1917 Espionage Act. counterpunch.org Violation of the 1917 Espionage Act is the law that Julian Assange faces if he is extradited to the US from England. If found guilty of the charges under this violation, Assange faces up to 175 years in a US supermax prison. For what? many people ask. This is where it gets tricky. The 1917

WSWS (2021-10-08). Macron lifts mandatory masking in French primary schools. wsws.org The government's "immunity by infection" policy amongst unvaccinated children will lead to more death and long-term disability.

Jim Hightower (2021-10-08). The Postal Service is a Service…Not a Business. counterpunch.org Corporate ideologues never cease blathering that government programs should be run like a business. Really? What businesses would they choose? Pharmaceutical profiteers? Big Oil? Wall Street money manipulators? High tech billionaires? Airline price gougers? The good news is that the great majority of people aren't buying this corporatist blather. Instead, by a 2-to-1 margin, Americans

WSWS (2021-10-08). Maritime Union of Australia calls off strikes at Patrick Terminals. wsws.org More than 100 workers at Patrick's Melbourne port are in isolation due to COVID-19 exposure.

Jonah Raskin (2021-10-08). The Winds of Sixties Change. counterpunch.org Readers of Beverly Gologorsky's new novel, Can you See the Wind?, (Seven Stories; $24.95) might be reminded of Bob Dylan's Sixties anthem, "Blowing in the Wind." In the pages of fiction, Gologorsky doesn't offer answers or solutions to social and political problems, though she captures the winds of change that blew across the decade. Elsewhere

WSWS (2021-10-08). Paris demands aggressive EU policy after AUKUS treaty signed against China. wsws.org Australia's repudiation of multibillion-dollar weapons deals with France to ally with the UK and America against China has led to a lasting US-EU conflict.

Ralph Nader (2021-10-08). Solar Energy on the Frontlines and Old-Fashioned Clotheslines. dissidentvoice.org Solar energy comes to Earthlings in many ways. Ancient Persians used passive solar architecture. East Africans about the same time funneled cool ocean wind through tunnels to cool themselves. Now at long last, solar energy is outpacing new fossil fuel and nuclear facilities on price, environmental safety, and speed of installation. One use of solar …

Xander Arena (2021-10-08). AE911Truth Celebrates the Milestone — and Verification — of 3,500 Architects and Engineers. globalresearch.ca

Editor2 (2021-10-08). US Settler-Colonialism will Die When we Stop Believing in It. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Oct 6, 2021 | For the same reason Mao

WSWS (2021-10-08). India to provide pittance in "compensation" to families of COVID-19 dead. wsws.org The Modi government's compensation scheme is a cruel sham. The families of the vast majority of the 5 million Indians whose deaths are attributable to the pandemic will never receive the paltry 50,000 rupee (US$671) payment.

teleSUR (2021-10-08). Bolivian Workers Central Calls March To Defend Democracy. telesurenglish.net On Oct. 12, Bolivia's Indigenous movements and workers unions will hold rallies in La Paz, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz to defend President Luis Arce, the Indigenous flag ("The Whipala"), and democracy. | RELATED: | Called by the Bolivian Workers Central (COB) Secretary Juan Huarachi on Thursday, these rallies are a response to the far-right movements that have threatened to implement destabilization actions. | The COB ask…

Joris Leverink (2021-10-08). Anti-Capitalist Chronicles: Chinese Property Markets & Affordable Housing. roarmag.org Season 3, Episode 22 — Chinese Property Markets & Affordable Housing: | In this episode of ACC, Prof. David Harvey talks about the crisis of affordable housing on a global level, with particular emphasis on China and the US. Harvey argues that providing affordable housing for people cannot be accomplished by the private sector as it conflicts with the capitalist profit motive, and it therefore requires an anti-capitalist approach. | You can support this podcast on

Michael Welton (2021-10-08). Canadian Christians And Secularists Contest Including God's Name in the Un Charter of 1948 and the Canadian Charter of 1982. counterpunch.org Canadian historian George Egerton has provided us with two case studies that can serve our purposes of illustrating how the translation process from religious to secular domains works in two epochal moments in Canadian religious and political history: the formation of the United Nations Charter of Human Rights (in 1948) and the Canadian Charter of

WSWS (2021-10-08). 10,000 Alberta Superstore workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. wsws.org The poorly-paid grocery workers are outraged over poverty wages, the company's erratic scheduling practices and the virtual absence of COVID-19 protections in the workplace.

teleSUR (2021-10-08). The US, Mexico To Discuss Security Topics in Bilateral Meeting. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the government of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) will meet a U.S. delegation headed by State Secretary Anthony Blinken to discuss possible ways to counteract the migration crisis and drug trafficking in their region. | RELATED: | Currently, about 14,000 Haitian migrants are stranded in Mexican border crossings or shelters, where they wait for the U.S. authorities to process their asylum clai…

Shawn Fremstad (2021-10-08). The Child Credit Absolutely Shouldn't Have an Earnings Test, But If It Does, It Should Apply to Married Mothers. counterpunch.org Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has called for adding "work requirements" to the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) currently moving through Congress as part of the Build Back Better Act. Manchin was dismissive when initially asked by Tara Golshan of the HuffPost to expand on "what kind of work requirements he'd like added to the benefit, saying they

Ana Vraƒçar (2021-10-08). Nurses left behind by Croatian government. peoplesdispatch.org Several hundred health workers from the trade union Nurses United, held a protest on 23 September this year in Zagreb, Croatia, calling on the government to improve their working conditions. The rally was the first significant public action in the healthcare sector after a large protest in 2019, when over 2,000 nurses, ambulance drivers, and other health workers protested exhausting working hours and worsening rights in the workplace. | In addition to the unresolved issue of overtime work, the nurses' requests expanded to more employment in public health facilities and a reversal of mandatory COVID-19 passes for…

Staff (2021-10-08). Anti-Iran and Anti-Venezuela Agents Conspire. orinocotribune.com Two prominent individuals working against Iran and Venezuela met this week to continue their conspiracies against the governments of their respective countries. | The Venezuelan coup plotter and fugitive Leopoldo López and the US journalist of Iranian descent Masih Alinejad held a meeting on Tuesday, October 7, within the framework of the so-called Oslo Freedom Forum, held in the US state of Florida. | Alinejad and López, who are known for their illegitimate actions against their governments, advocated strengthening their cooperation in their "struggle for freedom"—a euphemism for defending Washington's int…

WSWS (2021-10-08). Liberal Democrats launch legal challenge to Australia's anti-democratic electoral laws. wsws.org Rather than preventing "confusion," the veto power over the use of political names is designed to keep voters in the dark as support plunges for the major capitalist parties.

Gideon Polya (2021-10-08). Open Letter to Australian Labor MPs re IHRA & Labor "Progressive Except Palestine" (PEP). dissidentvoice.org At the outset I must declare that I am an anti-racist Jewish Australian scientist and humanitarian writer with a sole allegiance to Australia. Coming from a famous Jewish Hungarian family near-eradicated from Hungary by the WW2 Jewish Holocaust, I am inescapably bound by the key moral imperatives from that catastrophe, to whit "zero tolerance for …

WSWS (2021-10-08). Kellogg's mobilizes scabs to break strike of 1,400 workers. wsws.org The company announced that it intends to use salaried staff and "third-party resources" to restart production at four cereal factories in the United States.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-08). Following xenophobic attacks, hundreds of Venezuelans return from Chile. peoplesdispatch.org A group of 200 Venezuelans voluntarily returned to their country from Chile with the assistance of the socialist government of President Nicolás Maduro, following the xenophobic attacks in Chile's Iquique last month…

John Sifton (2021-10-08). How to Avert Afghanistan's Food and Economic Crises. counterpunch.org Afghanistan's humanitarian situation is spiraling into catastrophe. Millions of Afghans are now facing severe economic stress and food insecurity in the wake of the Taliban's August takeover, set off by widespread lost income, cash shortages, and rising food costs. Officials with the UNand several foreign governments are warning of an economic collapse and risks of worsening acute malnutrition and outright

Nicky Reid (2021-10-08). Beware of Any War On Terror Fought by a Terrorist Nation. counterpunch.org January 6 was a day that will live on in infamy, an unparalleled assault on the precious vital organs of our exceptional democracy that this great nation is still reeling to recover from, or at least so I'm told. According to the mainstream media and heavy hitters in both parties, this thing was worse than

Raouf Halaby (2021-10-08). Jerusalem as Memory and Place: Itzhak, Igor, and Aaron. counterpunch.org "Memory is like a pomegranate layered and compacted in segments redolently rich. Each kernel is attached with a tiny nodule, its own umbilical cord. Place is also that umbilical cord that links you to the same spring." Every once in a long while I read a text rich in imagery, metaphor, symbolism, and creativity and,

WSWS (2021-10-08). ISU graduate students vote on union-backed contract enforcing poverty wages. wsws.org The Illinois State University Graduate Workers Union is working to push through a sellout contract that enforces poverty-like conditions in a no-strike contract.

Josh Bivens (2021-10-08). Abolish the Debt Ceiling Before It Commits Austerity Again. zcomm.org The GOP used the debt ceiling to force spending cuts in 2011. It can't be allowed again…

Karen J. Greenberg (2021-10-08). Never Having to Say You're Sorry: War Without Apologies. counterpunch.org The anniversary of the 9/11 attacks was marked by days of remembrances — for the courageous rescue workers of that moment, for the thousands murdered as the Twin Towers collapsed, for those who died in the Pentagon, or in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, fighting off the hijackers of the commercial jet they were in, as well as