(2022-01-02). Pentagon Projected to Hand $407 Billion to Private Military Contractors. zcomm.org "There are over 700 lobbyists representing for-profit military contractors in D.C., and this redistribution of wealth is why they're there."
(2022-01-02). Pentagon Projected to Hand $407 Billion to Private Military Contractors. zcomm.org "There are over 700 lobbyists representing for-profit military contractors in D.C., and this redistribution of wealth is why they're there."
(2022-01-02). Encampment Calls on Biden to 'Declare a Climate Emergency'. zcomm.org "When it's 'code red' you do things you've never done before," said one member of the group. "I and others here are doing that."
(2022-01-02). Encampment Calls on Biden to 'Declare a Climate Emergency'. zcomm.org "When it's 'code red' you do things you've never done before," said one member of the group. "I and others here are doing that."
(2022-01-02). Is the Walmart Family Capturing the Colorado River? zcomm.org The Walton Family Foundation has been pouring millions into nonprofit groups concerned with the Colorado River — including media outlets that cover the issue…
(2022-01-02). Is the Walmart Family Capturing the Colorado River? zcomm.org The Walton Family Foundation has been pouring millions into nonprofit groups concerned with the Colorado River — including media outlets that cover the issue…
(2022-01-02). 2021 Latin America and the Caribbean in Review: The Pink Tide Rises Again. orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris — Dec 30, 2021 | US policy towards Latin America and the Caribbean continued in a seamless transition from Trump to Biden, but the terrain over which it operated shifted left. The balance between the US drive to
(2022-01-02). 2021 Latin America and the Caribbean in Review: The Pink Tide Rises Again. orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris — Dec 30, 2021 | US policy towards Latin America and the Caribbean continued in a seamless transition from Trump to Biden, but the terrain over which it operated shifted left. The balance between the US drive to
(2022-01-02). COVID-19: What Cuba has accomplished. liberationnews.org 
Cuba, a small, poor country held back by the 60-year U.S. economic blockade has made remarkable achievements in combating COVID-19.
(2022-01-02). COVID-19: What Cuba has accomplished. liberationnews.org Cuba, a small, poor country held back by the 60-year U.S. economic blockade has made remarkable achievements in combating COVID-19.
(2022-01-02). 2021: A Grim Year For Planet Earth. popularresistance.org Between the COVID-19 pandemic and the deadly manifestations of the climate crisis, there were few places to hide for most of us in 2021. Ageing billionaires riding booming stock markets could take their first flights into space in their own rockets, but for the rest of Planet Earth's 8 billion people with their feet on the ground it was a year of placing hope in the hands of scientists and our political leaders to turn the tide.
(2022-01-02). Tuesday 1/18: Open Climate: Moving Toward an Indigenous Climate Economy. indybay.org Online event (English & Spanish translation)…
(2022-01-02). Ecosocialist strategy: industrial restructuring as a joint project of the climate movement. indybay.org The findings of international climate research and the IPCC are clear. World society is heading for tipping points that will abruptly change the earth and climate system. As a result, several billion people will lose their previous livelihoods in a few decades.
(2022-01-02). China's Year in Climate Action: Challenges for World's Leader in Renewable Energy. juancole.com 
By Ma Tianjie | — ( China Dialogue) — It's been a dizzying period for watchers of China's climate and environmental scene. President Xi Jinping's carbon neutrality pledge at the United Nations in September 2020 set in motion a massive build-up of national policy, legislation and regulation on decarbonisation, with unprecedented speed. Barely two months …
(2022-01-02). Raeisi orders to expedite making up for Ukraine plane crash. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi called on the ministries of Roads and Defense, Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs to set up a Working Group to accelerate compensating families of victims of Ukrainian plane crash.
(2022-01-02). Washington to add to $300 million allotted for Ukrainian military next year: envoy. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukraine will receive 300 million dollars and additional U.S. assistance in 2022, — Ambassador of Ukraine In 2022, Ukraine expects to receive other assistance from the United States in addition to the planned $ 300 million. This was stated by the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Oksana Markarova…. "There is direct assistance that …
(2022-01-02). Russia ready to work with US on Ukraine issue in any format – senior diplomat. tass.com Attempts to attach obligations to Russia under the Minsk Agreements are stymying efforts to resolve the situation in Donbass, Andrey Rudenko said…
(2022-01-02). Donbass Militia Accuses Kiev of Illegal Deployment of Weapons, Equipment Near Conflict Zone. sputniknews.com Eastern Ukraine was thrust into a civil conflict in the spring of 2014, when Kiev deployed troops to crush early independence movements that sprang up in the aftermath of a western-backed coup d'état in the Ukrainian capital. In early 2015, Russia, Germany and France arranged a fragile ceasefire agreement between Kiev and the Donbass militias.
(2022-01-02). Russian Warplanes Hammer ISIS Hideout In Central Syria Amid Reports Of Near Ground Operation. southfront.org 
Russian Su-25 attack aircraft take off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria © Dmitriy Vinogradov / Sputnik | On January 2, a new wave of Russian airstrikes targeted Syria's vast central region where ISIS is still present and active. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 15 airstrikes targeted hideouts of the terrorist group in the eastern Homs countryside, the western countryside of Deir Ezzor as well as in the Hama-Aleppo-Raqqa triangle. | A day earlier, at least 25 Russian airstrikes t…
(2022-01-02). Military Situation In Yemen On January 2, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 136 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On January 1, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 3 airstrikes on the Sarwah district; | On January 1, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 6 airstrikes on the Wadi district; | On January 1, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 19 airstrikes on the Usaylan district; | On January 1, warplanes of…
(2022-01-02). New Wave Of Russian Airstrikes Hit Syria's Greater Idlib (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On January 2, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out at least ten airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib where several terrorist groups are active. | The airstrikes targeted the western outskirts of Idlib city, the town of Sheikh Yousef in the western Idlib countryside and the outskirts of the town of Arihah in the southern countryside of the gov…
(2022-01-02). Saudi Airstrikes On 'Drone Depots' In Yemen's Sanaa Leave Three Civilians Dead (Photos). southfront.org 
A bomb laden F-15S taking off for a mission in Yemen. | Early on January 2, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition carried out a series of airstrikes on the Yemeni capita, Sanaa, which is held by the Houthis (Ansar Allah). | In a statement shared by the Saudi Press Agency, the coalition claimed that the airstrikes destroyed four suicide drone depots and a number of drone launch sites of the Houthis located in the General Transportation Brigade Camp. The coalition claimed that it had taken "precautionary…
(2022-01-02). Mystery Neurological Illness Causing Swift Cognitive Decline Reportedly Spreads in Canadian Province. sputniknews.com After a leaked memo from the public health agency of the Canadian province of New Brunswick in Spring 2021 asked physicians to be on the lookout for symptoms similar to the rare brain disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob, it was revealed that doctors had been tracking a "cluster" of cases of suspected neurological disease with no known cause.
(2022-01-02). 15 Things Biodiversity Protectors Are Watching Out For In 2022. popularresistance.org It's no secret that the diversity of life around us is plummeting fast. In 2020 alone, scientists declared more than 100 species to be extinct. And that's bad news not only for the creatures themselves, but for those of us (that would be all of us) who rely on them for food, to produce oxygen, to hold soil in place, to cleanse water, to beautify our world and so much more. According to the World Economic Forum, nature plays a key role in generating more than half of global GDP.
(2022-01-02). Antifascists Call For Mobilization In Chicago Against Neo-Nazis. popularresistance.org Antifascists in Chicago have issued a call for a community mobilization against the neo-Nazi group, Patriot Front, who has stated that they plan to rally alongside the March for Life anti-choice demonstration on January 8th. | Patriot Front is the same group that is behind a wave of racist and anti-Semitic attacks and vandalism across the US, but is perhaps best known for its role in the murder of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville in 2017, when the group was called Vanguard America.
(2022-01-02). Cuba Grows And Advances Despite The Difficulties Of 2021. popularresistance.org This 2021 has been the most difficult year for the Cuban people. In addition to the ravages of the blockade, thousands of people died due to the Covid-19. The list was immense, and as the days went by, names became familiar and beloved faces. Moreover, it was also a year of economic readjustments and changes needed to move the island towards a possible and sustainable development over time.
(2022-01-02). Thousands Rally In Baghdad To Mark 2020 Killing Of Iran General. popularresistance.org Thousands of people have rallied in the Iraqi capital to mark the second anniversary of the killing of a revered Iranian commander and his Iraqi lieutenant in a drone attack by the United States. Chanting "Death to America", the marchers filled a Baghdad square to honor Iran's General Qassem Soleimani, who headed the Quds Force, the foreign operations arm of the elite Revolutionary Guard, until his death on January 3, 2020. "US terrorism has to end", read one sign at the rally by backers of the pro-Iranian Hashed, also known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), a former paramilitary alliance that has been in…
(2022-01-02). What Were The Top BDS Victories Of 2021? popularresistance.org Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was a year of accelerated boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaigning, successful grassroots actions and significant legal victories for Palestinian rights.
(2022-01-02). Campus Workers union wins grad student healthcare at U of South Carolina. liberationnews.org 
United Campus Workers Local 3765 at the University of South Carolina won a major victory by securing fully subsidized graduate student health insurance plans from the University.
(2022-01-02). From "Race Realism" to Anti-Vaxx, How the Spread of Conspiracy Theories Has Helped the Far-Right Grow. itsgoingdown.org An analysis of how the spread of mass disinformation has helped grow support for the far-Right. Back in October, an IT specialist named Rob Willis reached out to tech news web site Ars Technica. His conscience was troubling him, and he had a story to tell. Willis had spent a couple of years in the…
(2022-01-02). Palestine in Pictures: December 2021. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.
(2022-01-02). Bakery workers fight labor abuse in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. liberationnews.org 
BCTGM Local 37 workers do not intend on returning to work until their demands are met. They expect the increase for their health coverage to be scrapped, they expect to receive a raise, an improved pension, and retirement benefits.
(2022-01-02). Sudan: Anarchists against the Military Dictatorship. itsgoingdown.org 
syndicated from Crimethinc. On Thursday December 30, in Sudan, during nationwide demonstrations against the military dictatorship that seized power on October 25, state forces repeatedly used live rounds against protesters, killing at least four people and wounding many more. Security forces have killed scores of demonstrators since the coup of October 25. Nevertheless, a powerful movement…
(2022-01-02). Venezuela: De la resistencia a la recuperación productiva y el bienestar social. liberationnews.org 
Por Jesús Faría, presidente de la Comisión Permanente de Economía, Finanzas y Desarrollo Económico de la Asamblea Nacional (AN), y miembro del liderazgo nacional del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV).
(2022-01-02). Venezuela: from resistance to recovery in production and social welfare. liberationnews.org 
By Jesús Faría, president of the Permanent Commission of Economy, Finances and Economic Development of the National Assembly and member of the national leadership of the…
(2022-01-02). Welcome 2022! President Maduro Highlights his Administration's Achieved Goals. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro issued a message to welcome in the new year 2022. In his message, the president highlighted the goals that had been achieved in the previous year 2021 and referred to it as a mystical cycle for Venezuela in which the Carabobo Bicentennial was celebrated. | Maduro pointed out that 2021 was characterized by its renewal of hope and by the strength of the people's courage in the midst of the attacks perpetrated by different sectors of the national and international right-wing. | "We will have to remember 2021 as being the year of our democratic institutions; of the consolidation of…
(2022-01-02). Coffee Tree Roasters workers announce intent to unionize, barista fired in retaliation. liberationnews.org 
On December 22, 2021, workers at the Pittsburgh-based coffee chain Coffee Tree Roasters, which has 52 employees in five locations, publicly announced their intentions to unionize.
(2022-01-02). Mabira: Father, daughter killed in car accident. plusnews.ug 
A father and her four-year old daughter have perished in a car accident in Mabira along Kampala-Jinja highway, police say. ASP Faridah Nampiima, the traffic police spokesperson, says the accident that occured on January 1 at Najjembe near Najjembe Trading Centre, involved two motor vehicles reg no. UAL 958Q Toyota Corona Premio and Motor vehicle …
(2022-01-02). Venezuela Commemorates Haitian and Cuban Revolutions. orinocotribune.com 
On Saturday, January 1, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela congratulated the people and the government of Haiti for 218 years of independence of the nation as well as Cuba for the 63rd anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution. Venezuela also reaffirmed its commitment to brotherhood with the two Caribbean countries. | "Since the birth of the Haitian Revolution, the Haitian people have been the precursor of liberation struggles and a spirit of equality that spread throughout all of Our America," read the statement released on Saturday by the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, published on its Twitt…
(2022-01-02). Campus Workers union wins grad student healthcare at U of South Carolina. liberationnews.org United Campus Workers Local 3765 at the University of South Carolina won a major victory by securing fully subsidized graduate student health insurance plans from the University.
(2022-01-02). From "Race Realism" to Anti-Vaxx, How the Spread of Conspiracy Theories Has Helped the Far-Right Grow. itsgoingdown.org An analysis of how the spread of mass disinformation has helped grow support for the far-Right. Back in October, an IT specialist named Rob Willis reached out to tech news web site Ars Technica. His conscience was troubling him, and he had a story to tell. Willis had spent a couple of years in the…
(2022-01-02). Palestine in Pictures: December 2021. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.
(2022-01-02). Bakery workers fight labor abuse in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. liberationnews.org BCTGM Local 37 workers do not intend on returning to work until their demands are met. They expect the increase for their health coverage to be scrapped, they expect to receive a raise, an improved pension, and retirement benefits.
(2022-01-02). Sudan: Anarchists against the Military Dictatorship. itsgoingdown.org syndicated from Crimethinc. On Thursday December 30, in Sudan, during nationwide demonstrations against the military dictatorship that seized power on October 25, state forces repeatedly used live rounds against protesters, killing at least four people and wounding many more. Security forces have killed scores of demonstrators since the coup of October 25. Nevertheless, a powerful movement…
(2022-01-02). Venezuela: De la resistencia a la recuperación productiva y el bienestar social. liberationnews.org Por Jesús Faría, presidente de la Comisión Permanente de Economía, Finanzas y Desarrollo Económico de la Asamblea Nacional (AN), y miembro del liderazgo nacional del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV).
(2022-01-02). Venezuela: from resistance to recovery in production and social welfare. liberationnews.org By Jesús Faría, president of the Permanent Commission of Economy, Finances and Economic Development of the National Assembly and member of the national leadership of the…
(2022-01-02). Coffee Tree Roasters workers announce intent to unionize, barista fired in retaliation. liberationnews.org On December 22, 2021, workers at the Pittsburgh-based coffee chain Coffee Tree Roasters, which has 52 employees in five locations, publicly announced their intentions to unionize.
(2022-01-02). Mabira: Father, daughter killed in car accident. plusnews.ug A father and her four-year old daughter have perished in a car accident in Mabira along Kampala-Jinja highway, police say. ASP Faridah Nampiima, the traffic police spokesperson, says the accident that occured on January 1 at Najjembe near Najjembe Trading Centre, involved two motor vehicles reg no. UAL 958Q Toyota Corona Premio and Motor vehicle …
(2022-01-02). Venezuela Commemorates Haitian and Cuban Revolutions. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, January 1, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela congratulated the people and the government of Haiti for 218 years of independence of the nation as well as Cuba for the 63rd anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution. Venezuela also reaffirmed its commitment to brotherhood with the two Caribbean countries. | "Since the birth of the Haitian Revolution, the Haitian people have been the precursor of liberation struggles and a spirit of equality that spread throughout all of Our America," read the statement released on Saturday by the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, published on its Twitt…
(2022-01-02). DPRK concludes party plenary session, vowing to focus on economic development. ecns.cn The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) ended its key party plenary session on Friday, with focus on rural development and economic issues, the official Korean Central News Agency reported on Saturday.