(2021-12-06). In the US, Homicide has Now Become Endemic. journal-neo.org 
The US homicide rate rose by a record 30% from 2019 to 2020, reports CNN citing a paper from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of deaths due to homicide in 2020 was the highest in the modern history of the United States. The Gun Violence Archive (GVA), a research group, estimates …
(2021-12-06). The ecosocialist imperative. mronline.org 
Thirty years ago, climate modeling scientists predicted exactly the global events—massive wildfires, intensified tropical storms, flooding and droughts—that we're seeing right now.
(2021-12-06). Nicaragua's Evidence-Based Democracy Threatens U.S. Oppression Domestically and Abroad. covertactionmagazine.com Despite Washington's best effort to derail Nicaragua's electoral process through hybrid warfare, strong voter turnout resulted in a decisive victory …
(2021-12-06). Sandinistas won a landslide victory not through fraud but because they uplifted Nicaragua's poor. mronline.org 
Do not believe them when they tell you the left is divided. There is no division. The (anti-imperialist) Left is standing with the Sandinista victory in Nicaragua. The rest are either confused or advocating an imperialist political project.
(2021-12-06). Over 1.5 Million Bolivians March in Defense of Democracy. zcomm.org Over 1.5 million workers, women, students and peasants from across Bolivia joined the rally in the capital and expressed their approval of the national government of the ruling Movement Towards Socialism party…
(2021-12-06). China is not colonizing Africa. mronline.org 
International media cannot be trusted to give accurate information. Skepticism is especially warranted when China is the topic and allegations of colonizing Africa make headlines.
(2021-12-06). Roger Waters: Why I support war crimes case against Israel's Benny Gantz. electronicintifada.net Ismail Ziada will learn this week if he can get justice in a Dutch court.
(2021-12-06). Corrupting Science: shunning forensic expertise, OPCW left Douma murders unsolved. thegrayzone.com In its probe of an alleged chemical attack in Syria, the OPCW shunned the critical investigative area of forensic pathology and censored a recommendation to pursue it. The Douma killings remain unsolved. Part two of a Grayzone series. Read part one here. In its probe of an alleged chemical attack in the Syrian city of Douma, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) shunned the critical investigative area of forensic pathology, leaks obtained by The Grayzone reveal. Forensic …
(2021-12-06). Corrupting science: Shunning forensic expertise, OPCW left Douma, Syria murders unsolved. thegrayzone.com In its probe of an alleged chemical attack in Syria, the OPCW shunned the critical investigative area of forensic pathology and censored a recommendation to pursue it. The Douma killings remain unsolved. (This is part two of a Grayzone series. Read part one here.) In its probe of an alleged chemical attack in the Syrian city of Douma, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) shunned the critical investigative area of forensic pathology, leaks obtained by The Grayzone …
(2021-12-06). Ralph Nader: Critical Exposés Everywhere as the Corporate State Worsens. scheerpost.com 
[ By Ralph Nader | Within a span of five years, there were three books in th…
(2021-12-06). Pedro Castillo Warns of Peruvian Media Scheming to Oust Him. orinocotribune.com Peruvian President Pedro Castillo warned of a media plan to attack him, indicating that a television station will show edited videos and audios with the intention of discrediting him. | "I'm sure they are up to a lot of things," the president said. "There will be audios, videos, and many edited ones, but what they cannot do is shut us up, and alter the efforts" of the government. | Regarding this media operation against him, Castillo mentioned that the multimedia material will…
(2021-12-06). Julio Borges Resigns and Guaidó Staggers: 'Interim Government Must Disappear'. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, December 5, Venezuelan opposition leader Julio Borges took to his Twitter account to express his disagreement with the "management" of Juan Guaidó and his fictitious "government." Through a Twitter thread, Borges described what he will do starting this Tuesday. All this comes two weeks after the crushing defeat that the hard right opposition suffered in the November 21 regional elections. | This move represents a separation of Borges from what the opposition used to call "interim government" headed by Guaidó. Now a number of those involved in that imaginary government classify it as not very transpar…
(2021-12-06). DSA National Political Committee rejects calls to expel Jamaal Bowman for supporting Israeli war crimes. wsws.org The entire episode exposes the real character and political function of the DSA as a faction of the Democratic Party.
(2021-12-06). "Crisis of Accountability": Pentagon Reopens Probe of Syrian Airstrike That Killed Dozens of Civilians. democracynow.org 
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a new investigation into one of the deadliest U.S. airstrikes in recent years after the New York Times exposed an orchestrated cover-up by U.S. military officials to conceal the attack. The March 2019 airstrike killed dozens of women and children during a bombing of one of the last strongholds of the Islamic State of Syria. Evidence has shown that U.S. military officials spent two-and-a-half years covering up the attack by downplaying the death toll, delaying reports, and sanitizing and classifying evidence of civilian deaths. "This is not the case of one little mistake,…
(2021-12-06). Omicron and the Travel Ban Itch. dissidentvoice.org Stick to the script: owe that duty of care to your population, so the legal experts in government tell you. Self-interest pays, if in small amounts. These rigid, formulaic assumptions have done wonders to harm and deter any spirit of cooperation regarding dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. History's record of humanity's response to plagues, pandemics …
(2021-12-06). Omicron variant exposes danger of global vaccine apartheid. mronline.org 
A new, heavily mutated Coronavirus variant, Omicron, is causing alarm around the world as scientists race to discover more about this new type of the virus and its potential resistance to vaccines.
(2021-12-06). Headlines for December 6, 2021. democracynow.org International Travelers Face Tightened Restrictions as Omicron Variant Spreads Worldwide, More Protests Erupt as European Countries Tighten Vaccine Mandates, Parents of Michigan High School Shooting Suspect Arrested After Manhunt, Burmese Court Sentences Deposed Leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 4 Years in Prison, Biden Expected to Announce U.S. Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics, 15 Dead, Dozens Missing as Indonesian Volcano Erupts, Funerals Held for 15 Civilians Killed by Security Forces in India's Nagaland State, Pope Francis Voices Support for Refugees in Trip to Greek Island of Lesbos, Voters in The Gamb…
(2021-12-06). U.S. changes traveling rules in attempt to contain Omicron. america.cgtn.com 
New rules for anyone flying into the U.S took effect this Monday as authorities tried to contain the spread of Omicron.
(2021-12-06). WHO says that Omicron could become the dominant variant globally. wsws.org At least 38 countries have detected the Omicron variant inside their borders. The current surge of infections in South Africa has shown the new strain is even more transmissible than Delta. However, little is being done to coordinate a global strategy to contain and end the pandemic.
(2021-12-06). U.S. attempts to contain Omicron. america.cgtn.com 
With the discovery of a new COVID-19 variant, and cases already reported in several states, the U.S. is trying to contain the spread of the virus.
(2021-12-06). Sri Lankan government eases COVID-19 restrictions ignoring scientists' warnings about Omicron. wsws.org The working class must oppose the murderous policy of the government and the entire ruling class, which has let the coronavirus run rampant, taking the lives of tens of thousands and infecting hundreds of thousands.
(2021-12-06). Germany: Federal and state governments give the pandemic free rein. wsws.org Despite record infection rates and the spread of the highly contagious Omicron mutation, the policy of "profits before lives" continues, sacrificing tens of thousands more human lives in the interest of the financial markets.
(2021-12-06). Striking NSW teachers must fight for school shutdown to stop the spread of Omicron in Australia! wsws.org The cutting edge of the fight for all of the rights of educators is to close the schools for the year so that no more teachers or students are infected with a disease that could claim their lives or leave them with dire medical issues.
(2021-12-06). NATO threat to redeploy nuclear arms led to Belarus to moot basing Russian nuclear weapons — analyst. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Lukashenko's suggestion to host Russian nuclear weapons seen as response to Western threats By suggesting to host Russian nuclear weapons Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has responded to the West's threats to deploy its nuclear capabilities in Poland and the Baltic countries, editor-in-chief of the Russian magazine Natsionalnaya Oborona [National Defense] and military expert Igor Korotchenko …
(2021-12-06). Poland coordinating military response with Ukraine, consulting with NATO. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Poland seeks closer ties with Ukraine amid migrant crisis: defence minister [Polish Defense Minister] Mariusz B≈Çaszczak said that intelligence obtained from Kiev suggested migrants might be redirected by Belarus authorities to Ukraine…. B≈Çaszczak also told the interview that "Poland, together with its allies, is closely monitoring the situation in the conflict area between Russia and …
(2021-12-06). Why Anarchists Can't Be Absent From the New Wave of Labor Militancy. itsgoingdown.org Anarchists must push for self-organization, direct action and mutual aid in the midst of a wave of mass strikes, workers walking off the job, and growing anger at rising inequality. The month of October was the start of what has been called "Striketober" a massive wave of labor strikes across the so called United States….
(2021-12-06). Libre Party and Presidential Candidate Xiomara Castro Win Big in Honduras Elections. orinocotribune.com By W.T. Whitney — Dec 2, 2021 | Xiomara Castro, candidate of the Freedom and Refoundation Party ("Libre") prevailed in presidential elections in Honduras on November 28. Her term begins in January, 2022; she replaces two-term president Juan Orlando Hernández, who with ex-President Porfirio Lobo (2010-2014), account for 12 years of National Party rule following the June 2009 military coup that removed progressive President Manuel Zelaya. He is Xiomara Castro's husband. | With a 70 percent voter turnout, Castro accumulated almost 54 percent of the total, leaving National Party candidate Nasry Asfura with 34 pe…
(2021-12-06). Yemen: Is There a Silver Lining to This Country's Bleak Future? journal-neo.org 
The United Nations has warned that if the war in Yemen continues through the end of 2021, the death toll of the conflict will have reached 377,000 people, with 154,000 succumbed to direct hostilities and violence while 223,000, or almost 60%, will be indirectly caused by it. The report says that of the total deaths, 259,000, …
(2021-12-06). The Laura Flanders Show: How Radical Self-Love Can Heal the World. roarmag.org How Radical Self-Love Can Heal the World: | It's that time of year when we all need resilience: elections, holidays, the change of seasons. Many of us need fortitude to get through. Reverend Dr. Jacqui Lewis would add that we need "fierce love" too. | Reverend Jacqui is senior minister of Middle Collegiate Church in Manhattan's East Village. A year ago, the building burnt to the ground, but the story didn't stop there. In this far-ranging conversation, Laura and Rev. Jacqui talk about mutual aid, colonial baggage and the Reverend's new book, Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Rule-Breaking…
(2021-12-06). Anti-Capitalist Chronicles: Monopolistic Competition. roarmag.org Season 3, Episode 26 — Monopolistic Competition: | In this episode of ACC, Prof. Harvey speaks about monopolistic competition and its impact on market pricing and location. All monopolistic competition is spacial competition that creates a highly unstable economy and has a tendency to produce conglomerations in rich locations. | You can support this podcast on
(2021-12-06). Governments buy more weapons in first year of COVID-19 boosting global arms trade. peoplesdispatch.org Data published by SIPRI for the year 2020 shows the world's top 100 weapons manufacturers increase their overall sales in comparison to previous years as governments chose to increase arms procurement despite COVID-19-related economic hardships…
(2021-12-06). Academic staff across the UK protest cuts in salaries and pension. peoplesdispatch.org Tens of thousands of academic workers in around 58 universities across the UK joined a three-day strike called by the University and Colleges Union (UCU) between December 1-3…
(2021-12-06). Jorge Arreaza PSUV Candidate for Barinas Re-Election. orinocotribune.com With the battle-cry "Long live Chávez!", Jorge Arreaza Montserrat assumed, on Sunday, December 5, the candidacy for governorship in Barinas state, after being so designated by the national leadership of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). | Arreaza declared that he was moved, and thanked, from the heart, President Nicolás Maduro, for the confidence in him to undertake this new battle in the state where Hugo Chávez was born and that has great ideological significance for the Bolivarian Revolution. | "If you trust this son of Chávez, this brother of Nicolás Maduro, to lead the reins of Barinas for the n…
(2021-12-06). Diego Sequera Discusses the Underpinnings of Venezuelan Election and Huge Maduro/Socialist Victory. orinocotribune.com Sunday's result underscores the notion that the Venezuelan people blame the U.S. sanctions for their suffering, rather than purely pointing the finger at the government. | The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) is celebrating as, with almost all votes counted, they appear to have won 20 out of the country's 23 states in Sunday's regional "mega elections." More than 70,000 candidates stood for one of 3,082 public positions, including local mayorships, councillors, regional legislators and state governors — the vast majority of candidates affiliated with opposition parties. | The landslide victory was…
(2021-12-06). SVR — United States push Ukraine to relaunch Donbass conflict, while accusing Russia of wanting to attack. mronline.org 
The head of the SVR, Sergey Naryshkin, told a journalist from the Rossia 1 channel that behind the reports that Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine lies Washington's desire to push Kiev to attack the Donbass.
(2021-12-06). Auto Workers win direct Democracy in referendum. mronline.org 
It's a historic win for reformers in one of the nation's most important unions, where members have pushed for this change for decades.
(2021-12-06). Unmasking the "Orient's" White Masks: Remembering Fanon. libya360.wordpress.com Karim Sharara Colonialism perpetuates itself by keeping the colonials on an inferior basis, ever-striving to "rise" to the level of the colonizers. Frantz Fanon's life was transformed due to the damaging effect of French colonialism on his home country and on Algeria, which led him to conduct a psychoanalytical study on its effects, and how…
(2021-12-06). The Quetzal and the Condor Will Fly Together. libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Assembly of the Xinca people. Jutiapa. Receives the delegation of the Andean peoples. … we are witnessing the dawn in which, sooner rather than later, the indomitable Quetzal will fly together and in complicity with the majestic Condor in search of plurinational freedom. And these two will unite with the Eagle… And then,…
(2021-12-06). China Deepens Cooperation with CELAC States. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News Foreign Minister of Mexico, Marcelo Ebrard and President of China Xi Jinping. December 3, 2021. Chinese President Xi Jinping made a call to promote cooperation between China and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, in a speech via video conference during the third Meeting of Ministers of the China-CELAC Forum. The…
(2021-12-06). Canadian Tire Fire #22: #AllOutForWedzinKwa updates, Migrant Workers Take on Cargill, Brampton Workers Fight Wage Theft. itsgoingdown.org 
This week we provide updates on the situation on the Wet'suwet'en Yintah as well as on the ongoing #ShutDownCanada solidarity actions across the country. We also cover the Cargill strike in the context of fatal Covid-19 outbreaks linked to the meatpacking plant. Naujawan (youth) Support Network in the Greater Toronto Area continues to successfully put…
(2021-12-06). Report Back from Disruption of Heartland Alliance's Holiday Brunch. itsgoingdown.org 
Report back on recent mobilization and disruption of the Heartland Alliance, a non-profit which imprisons migrant children in so-called Chicago. For a deeper dive, go here. On Sunday, December 5 at 10 AM, demonstrators gathered outside the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Chicago to confront donors arriving at Heartland Health's annual holiday brunch. While Heartland…
(2021-12-06). Covid and Social Engineering: The Impact of Fear and Anxiety on the Human Immune System. libya360.wordpress.com Carina Harkin "The enemy is fear. We think it is hate, but it is really fear". ‚ÄçGandhi (1) We live in the age of anxiety. We who see, see clearly this is a pandemic of fear. One of the central emotional responses during a pandemic is fear. Fear comprises both an emotional and physical response…
(2021-12-06). Josu Landa: National Autonomous University of Mexico Reactivates the Simón Bolívar Chair. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara The reactivation of the Simón Bolívar Chair at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) was a precise moment to talk to the Venezuelan philosopher Josu Landa, professor at that university, who together with Dr. Ambrosio Velasco, a Mexican academic with a distinguished career, have taken on the task of resuming the study…
(2021-12-06). War in Ukraine? NATO expansion drives conflict with Russia. thegrayzone.com Russia is seeking a legally binding pledge that NATO will stop expanding east, including to Ukraine. If the US refuses, is war next? Richard Sakwa joins Pushback. Russia is seeking a legally binding pledge that NATO will stop expanding east, including to Ukraine. If the US refuses, is war next? Scholar and author Richard Sakwa analyzes the growing Russia-Ukraine conflict and how Russiagate fueled it. Guest: Richard Sakwa. Professor of Russian and European politics at the University of Kent. His …
(2021-12-06). Protesters sleep in tents outside Rhode Island State House, demand housing. liberationnews.org 
"I'm out here because the state of Rhode Island has decided for yet another winter that some people should freeze to death."
(2021-12-06). New paradigm shift: NATO demonstrates heightened interest in Turkish arms. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com FM: NATO shows great interest in Turkey's defence products Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said that NATO member countries show great interest in Turkey's defence products… Cavusoglu made the remarks at the Global Strategies in Defence and Aerospace Industry Conference 2021 organized by the Defence and Aviation Industry Exporters' Association (SSI) in Antalya… "Currently, …
(2021-12-06). Three Brothers, 30 brothers: NATO headquarters to host Pakistani foreign minister. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Visit to NATO by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan On Tuesday, 7 December 2021, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg will meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Mr. Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, at NATO Headquarters. Relations with Pakistan…
(2021-12-06). Turkey's provision of combat drones for war in Donbass has nothing to do with war in Donbass — official. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The claim will be dutifully duplicated in the Russian press. The Ukrainian government said in June that when the Bayraktar drones arrived they would be used in the Donbass. Kiev also prominently displayed one of the drones in July's U.S./NATO thirty-nation Sea Breeze war games. But neither Ankara nor Moscow had the faintest idea they …
(2021-12-06). U.S. ambassador: Ukraine, Georgia will join NATO, Russia be damned. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com It is for Georgia to decide what alliances it wants to be part of to protect its own territory — Kelly Degnan It is for Georgia to decide what alliances it wants to be part of to protect its own territory. Such a statement [was] made today [by] the U.S. Ambassador to Georgia. "NATO Secretary …
(2021-12-06). U.S. Senator Murphy warns/threatens Russia of/with "next Afghanistan" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US Senate warns Russia about possibility of repetition of 'Afghan lesson' in Ukraine Democratic United States Senator for Connecticut and a member of the Foreign Relations Committee Chris Murphy on December 5 warned Russia that "Ukraine can become the next Afghanistan for Russia." Murphy said this on Sunday program of Fareed Zakaria on CNN. Warning …