(2021-11-19). Florida Republican Gaetz offers intern job to fascist shooter Kyle Rittenhouse. wsws.org Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida offered teenage fascist shooter Kyle Rittenhouse an internship should he be acquitted of homicide charges at his trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin, at which the jury has deliberated for three days.
(2021-11-19). Eastern Europe teeters on war. wsws.org Tensions over refugees at the Polish-Belarus border, Ukraine's conflict with Russia, and NATO's aggressive actions in the Black Sea threaten to provoke a military conflict involving the world's major powers.
(2021-11-19). Canadian Police Raid Wet'suwet'en Pipeline Blockade, Arrest 15 Land Defenders. democracynow.org 
Wielding assault rifles, helicopters, and canine units, Canadian police raided Wet'suwet'en territory this week and arrested 14 people in effort to break up the Indigenous-led blockade of the multibillion dollar Coastal GasLink pipeline being constructed by TC Energy. The occupation started in September and halted the company's efforts to build a key portion of the over 400-mile pipeline within Wet'suwet'en lands that violates both Wet'suwet'en and Canadian laws. We speak with land defender and matriarch of the Gidimt'en Clan of Wet'suwet'en Nation Molly Wickham, one of the witnesses to the police raid. "This pro…
(2021-11-19). In the name of saving the climate, they will Uberise the farmlands: The Forty-Sixth Newsletter (2021). mronline.org 
The organisers of COP26 designated themes for many of the days during the conference, such as energy, finance, and transport. There was no day set aside for a discussion of agriculture; instead, it was bundled into 'Nature Day' on 6 November, during which the main topic was deforestation.
(2021-11-19). Who Killed Malcolm X? Two Men Are Exonerated As Manhattan DA Reveals Details of FBI Coverup. democracynow.org 
We speak with independent researcher Abdur-Rahman Muhammad, whose work is featured in the Netflix documentary "Who Killed Malcolm X?" and helped ignite widespread public support for two men falsely convicted of assassinating the civil rights activist in 1965. Muhammad was in the court room this week a judge exonerated 83-year-old Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam due to revelations uncovered by the Manhattan District Attorney's office and the Innocence Project that key evidence was withheld at the trial. Aziz has maintained his innocence, and addressed the court after he finally received an official apology…
(2021-11-19). China and Solutions to Climate Change. orinocotribune.com 
By K.J. Noh and Michael Wong — Nov 16, 2021 | The Earth's greenhouse gas concentrations are at their highest levels in 2 million years, driving catastrophic climate change, and creating an existential threat to the planet. But there is a way out. | Last year, President Xi Jinping, pledged that China's CO2 emissions would peak before 2030, and China would become carbon neutral before 2060. | China has a track history of setting ambitious, nearly impossible goals and then achieving them—often before deadline—so this pledge is significant. Under the CPC, China has already created "an economic miracl…
(2021-11-19). "Honest mistakes": How the US and Israel justify the targeting and killing of civilians. dissidentvoice.org An "honest mistake" is buying your partner the wrong perfume or copying someone into an email chain by accident. It is not firing a drone missile at a car, killing 10 civilians — and doing so when a small child was clearly visible moments earlier. And yet, a supposedly "independent" Pentagon inquiry this month claimed …
(2021-11-19). Phoenix Nazis a No-Show Despite Weekend of Nationwide Fascist Activity. itsgoingdown.org 
Antifascist action report from so-called Phoenix, Arizona about a successful mobilization against neo-Nazi organizing. Between the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, the Boise mall shooting, a recent wave of hate by the Goyim Defense League and other Nazis targeting marginalized groups, the far-Right has been mobilizing in recent weeks. A Phoenix, Arizona group known as both "White…
(2021-11-19). Headlines for November 19, 2021. democracynow.org House to Vote on Build Back Better Act After Filibuster-Style Delay by Republican Leader, Julius Jones Granted Clemency Hours Before Scheduled Execution, Henry Montgomery, Sentenced to Life Term at 17, Leaves Angola Prison on Parole, Belarus Shelters Some Asylum-Seekers on Polish Border, Deports Iraqi Refugees, As COVID Surges in Europe, Austria Orders New Lockdown and National Vaccine Mandate, 18,000 Cut Off by Flooding in British Columbia; Millions of Kenyans at Risk of Hunger Amid Drought, Amazon Deforestation in Brazil Hits 15-Year Peak; Indigenous Groups in Ecuador Oppose Mining Plans, Delhi School Shutdown…
(2021-11-19). Federal agency reveals long-term consequences of Biden bill. rt.com 
A non-partisan agency has estimated that US President Joe Biden's massive infrastructure and climate spending package would increase the country's budget deficit by some $367 billion. | In a development that may put some moderate Democrats on the fence, the Congressional Budget Office, a non-partisan body in charge of estimating the cost of pending legislation, found that Biden's Build Back Better plan is likely to come at a heavy price for the US economy. | In its
(2021-11-19). 19 November, Toulouse: Palestine Stand — Solidarity with the Hunger Strikers! samidoun.net 
Friday 19 November 2021 From 11 a.m. to 12: 30 p.m. Metro Bagatelle — Toulouse, France Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/594854881756808 Friday November 19 from 11 a.m. to 12: 30 p.m., Collectif Palestine Vaincra is organizing a Palestine Stand at the exit of the Bagatelle metro in Toulouse in support of the 5 Palestinian prisoners currently on hunger strike for their release […] | The article
(2021-11-19). Saudi attempts to play regional hegemon face tough resistance in Lebanon. peoplesdispatch.org Hezbollah's resistance to Israel and criticism of the war in Yemen has infuriated Saudi Arabia which is now using its economic leverage to punish the common Lebanese people at a time when they are going through the worst crisis in the history of the country since the civil war…
(2021-11-19). Staten Island, N.Y./Amazon unleashes cops on union organizers. workers.org 
Nov. 18 press release from Movement Media has been slightly edited. The militant mood of workers, whose increasing strikes and union drives are making headlines, erupted Nov. 11 during a union-busting, captive-audience meeting called by Amazon bosses at the company's Staten Island facilities. Chris Smalls, president of Amazon Labor Union, . . . |
(2021-11-19). Amazon Labor Union withdraws Staten Island certification petition. wsws.org In a half-year campaign that did not offer workers a true way forward, the ALU failed to gather the necessary minimum number of signatures to schedule an NLRB-sponsored union representation election at the Amazon warehouse complex on Staten Island.
(2021-11-19). Australian PM touts sweeping character of AUKUS pact aimed at preparing war with China. wsws.org Morrison stressed that Australia's acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines was just one aspect of an all-sided alliance with Britain and the US, which will involve stepped-up military-intelligence collaboration across the board.
(2021-11-19). Reassessing the Legacy and Power of DC Hardcore. projectcensored.org by Mischa Geracoulis Premised on the idea that the development, experience, and messaging of music are indivisible from geography and chronology, Shayna L. Maskell, professor in the College of Humanities…
(2021-11-19). Berlin Administrative Court rules socialist ideas are "anti-constitutional" wsws.org The court's ruling against the Socialist Equality Party stands in the tradition of National Socialist ideological jurisprudence and Bismarck's anti-socialist laws, and opens the door for the surveillance and suppression of all opposition to capitalism and arbitrary state power.
(2021-11-19). Power Dynamics Shift in Yemen as Battle for Mareb Hits Up. journal-neo.org 
With Yemen well within its seventh year of a conflict that has all but ravaged the country, power dynamics seem to have shifted rather dramatically — interestingly enough not in favour of either engaged parties. If anything Yemen seems to have fallen prey to political entropy whereby players have all but ensured their mutual destruction, …
(2021-11-19). Turkey Aims to Be at the Forefront of the Unmanned Systems of the Future. journal-neo.org 
Unmanned military technology is increasingly being introduced by various armies worldwide, whether in the air, at sea, or on the ground. Therefore, weapons such as unmanned combat vehicles and combat robots are becoming a development priority for many countries. Along with such established global producers of unmanned military equipment as Russia, the US, and Israel, Turkey …
(2021-11-19). South Korean Seongnamgate: Will There Be a Sequel? journal-neo.org 
The author continues to follow a serious scandal in South Korea that could affect the outcome of the March 2022 presidential election, as one of the potential figures in the case is Lee Jae-myung, the ruling Democratic presidential candidate. The fact is that a previously unknown firm, Hwacheon Daeyu, and its seven affiliates made more …
(2021-11-19). Afghan Issues in a Transformed World Order. journal-neo.org 
The state and development of the Afghan issue seems to reflect all the flaws of today's global order, which has also begun to "radically transform." While the relevance of this kind of change process is more or less obvious, it is not clear where their generalized vector is headed. Furthermore, an important question seems to …
(2021-11-19). Office of Construction Company Contracted to Destroy the Atlanta Forest and Build Cop City Disrupted. itsgoingdown.org Report on recent march and disruption of construction firm hired to build the Cop City project which threatens to destroy the Atlanta Forest. From Defend the Atlanta Forest. On November 12, activists visited the offices of Reeves Young, the construction company responsible for recent bulldozing at the Old Atlanta Prison Farm. Reeves Young are under…
(2021-11-19). Support Grants Pass Students Arrested at Walk-Out Against Anti-Trans Group. itsgoingdown.org Statement from Siskiyou Abolition Project in support of youth who were recently arrested during student walk out in Grants Pass, Oregon. Siskiyou Abolition Project stands in solidarity with the hundreds of Grants Pass High School students who walked out during fifth period on Tuesday to protest the school district's reinstatement of two transphobic educators. Since…
(2021-11-19). Media's anti-'woke' mania moves social justice to the fringe. mronline.org 
"Woke" is the label the aggrieved conservative suburbanite puts on the indignity of having to call their Starbucks barista "they" and finding Ibram X. Kendi on their child's school reading list.
(2021-11-19). Why an Army of Union Workers and Other Activists Coalesced Around America's Infrastructure Bill. independentmediainstitute.org Donneta Williams and her coworkers at the Corning plant in Wilmington, North Carolina, hail from different backgrounds and hold diverse views. But just as they team up on the production floor to make top-quality products powering the internet, they banded together to push for a long-overdue infrastructure program that's destined to lift up their community …
(2021-11-19). 21N Electoral Campaign Ends: Venezuelan Political Forces Ready for Elections. orinocotribune.com 
In the midst of a process of economic recovery following the blows inflicted by the United States and the European Union's criminal blockade, Venezuelan political parties complied with the close of the electoral campaign, and citizens prepared to participate in the regional and municipal mega-elections to be held on Sunday, November 21. | With multiple political rallies throughout the national territory, the revolutionary forces and all the opposition currents participated in the closing of their respective campaigns. | On this subject, the Samuel Robinson Institute for Original Thought, a research and analysis c…
(2021-11-19). Our New Art 'Appreciation,' Billionaire-Style. inequality.org
(2021-11-19). CNE Extends International Observer Plan for 21N Elections. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, November 18, the president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), Pedro Calzadilla, reported that the electoral authority has extended its international observation, oversight, and accompaniment plan to some 300 individuals from 55 countries, including four observation missions deployed throughout the country. | This was announced during a meeting with the diplomatic corps accredited in the country, in which Calzadilla offered a report on the activities carried out by CNE rectors since the call for the November 21 regional and municipal elections was issued. | He also noted that 87 organiza…
(2021-11-19). Punishments set for US troops who refuse vaccination. rt.com 
The US Army has threatened repercussions for soldiers who decline to receive Covid-19 vaccinations, saying that insubordinate troops will be barred from promotions, reenlistment, and a number of special military services. | Army personnel who refuse the jab, including reservists and Army National Guard troops, will now have their service records "flagged," preventing them from receiving "favorable personnel actions" such as reenlistment bonuses, promotions to higher ranks, decorations and other awards, attending military academies, as well as tuition assistance with higher education, according to an official m…
(2021-11-19). Biden's pick for bank regulator grilled over Soviet past. rt.com 
US President Joe Biden's pick to be America's next Comptroller of the Currency, the country's top banking regulator, has faced down accusations that she is a communist, telling lawmakers that you can't choose where you're born. | At a hearing on Thursday, Dr Saule Omarova, Biden's nominee to be chief of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, received a grilling from Republicans, who accused the Kazakh-born lawyer of being a communist. | Three decades after the fall of the Iron Curtain…
(2021-11-19). UAE rewards Israeli firms that supplied arms for Gaza massacre. electronicintifada.net Jordan deepens embrace of Tel Aviv, ignoring deep public opposition.
(2021-11-19). RCMP are Currently Raiding Gidimt'en Checkpoint! dissidentvoice.org RCMP are currently illegally invading Wet'suwet'en territory. They have moved in on both sides of Gidimt'en Checkpoint and at least 14 arrests have been made including legal observers, elders, and media. Watch and share the urgent call-out for support made by Sleydo below and take action! (Watch the video update) "This is Sleydo over here …
(2021-11-19). Who Resists Corona Vaccination in Germany? zcomm.org There are two views of the world opposing one another, and the anti-vaxxers belong to a shrinking minority…
(2021-11-19). Australia's anti-democratic electoral laws "are to maintain the duopoly," SEP electoral members say. wsws.org The laws are "an underhanded attempt to eliminate smaller parties which they see as a threat, while maintaining the illusion of the two-party system."
(2021-11-19). In speech before the court, Trotskyist leader indicts German state's revival of Nazi-style anti-socialist laws. wsws.org Christoph Vandreier, the deputy chairman of the Socialist Equality Party, defended the right to advocate for the socialist transformation of society in a speech at the Berlin Administrative Court on November 18.
(2021-11-19). "Hell on Earth": Millions of Afghans Face Starvation. zcomm.org The country has fallen into an economic crisis after the U.S. and other Western countries cut off direct financial assistance to the government following the Taliban takeover in August…
(2021-11-19). Brasil — El éxito del viaje de Lula da Silva. globalizacion.ca El éxito del viaje de Lula ya es unánime. No le podría haber ido mejor. Estuvo con el futuro canciller de Alemania, con el presidente de Francia y lo hará con el presidente de España, habló en el Parlamento Europeo,…
(2021-11-19). In Detroit visit, Biden praises UAW as it sells out Deere strike. wsws.org President Biden went out of his way to praise the United Auto Workers union, declaring "No one does more to look out for American autoworkers than Ray Curry."
(2021-11-19). "Miseducation": How Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Push Climate Denialism to Kids in U.S. Schools. democracynow.org 
We look at how the fossil fuel industry is shaping childrens' education in the United States. The Texas State Board of Education is set to vote on whether or not new science standards for middle schoolers should include climate change. The language they choose will ultimately dictate how textbooks nationwide address the issue. The Board already watered down the standards after fierce lobbying by fossil fuel companies, despite urging from climate scientists that school curriculums should reflect how human activity, such as the release of greenhouse gases, has affected the climate. We speak with investigative repor…
(2021-11-19). 200 Activists Arrested While Demanding Biden, Congress Defend Voting Rights. zcomm.org "We are here today to send a message that President Biden must take action now to ensure the promise of our democracy and protect our freedom to vote."
(2021-11-19). Rail and airport workers strike in France for wage increases. wsws.org The strikes are part of an international resurgence of working-class struggle against the attacks by the state and employers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-11-19). South Asian leaders join other heads of state to back bogus climate targets at COP26. wsws.org The ruling classes in South Asia see investment in renewable energy and climate adaptation measures not as essential steps to save the planet's ecosystem, but as financial lifelines for their failing business interests.
(2021-11-19). Modern day farm work slavery under challenge. greenleft.org.au Seasonal fruit pickers are systemically exploited and underpaid. Now several unions are mounting a challenge to this state of affairs. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2021-11-19). Collusion: The End of Nature, Brought to us by Zoom. dissidentvoice.org 
The only way to break through a totalitarian (lite) thinking is to continue using blunt force, or airy force, to expose this massive experiment in turning Americans into screen dwellers. The new ghetto is the screen. The lockdown might be lifted, physically, for the Covdians, but in the minds of these people, the world is …
(2021-11-19). Seattle, Washington parents speak out on their fight for remote learning for their autistic child. wsws.org Two Seattle parents describe their legal and political nightmare battling to keep their seven-year-old daughter safe from COVID-19 and at home with remote instruction.
(2021-11-19). We need to talk about Honesty. zcomm.org Interview on why there is hope in being brutally honest about the climate crisis…
(2021-11-19). Five lessons from the founder of the Me Too movement. imperial.ac.uk Founder of the Me Too movement, Tarana Burke, called on students to use their spheres of influence to make change at an Imperial event.
(2021-11-19). Toll warehouse workers end strike over wages, job security. greenleft.org.au United Workers Union members across seven Toll Group distribution centres accepted a new offer from Toll. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2021-11-19). Johnson government lies that main danger of COVID spread comes from Europe. wsws.org Britain's huge toll of disease and death is not a foreign import, but the product of the government's own policies, carried out with the declared aim of making the UK the first country in which COVID is endemic in the population.
(2021-11-19). Kaiser unions call out at 40,000 workers in one-day sympathy strike with striking Northern California engineers. wsws.org The widespread turnout on the picket lines reflects enormous support for a united struggle, but the unions have worked to prevent this, having canceled a strike by 32,000 Kaiser workers in southern California.