(2022-01-28). US-NATO escalate war threats against Russia: Are you ready for World War III? wsws.org The drive to war is fueled by an utterly toxic mixture of deranged geopolitical ambitions and insoluble internal crisis.
(2022-01-28). In Spite of the US Attempting to Discredit the Beijing Olympics, It Will Succeed. journal-neo.org 
Washington's policy of confrontation with China, including in the form of discrediting the Beijing Winter Olympics, only results in the US presenting itself as a complete failure. And a direct indication of the failure of its attempted "diplomatic boycott" of the Olympics was Washington's request for visas from China for some US officials who, despite …
(2022-01-28). Censorship by Algorithm Does far More Damage Than Conventional Censorship. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Jan 24, 2022 | Journalist Jonathan Cook has "My blog posts once attracted tens of thousands of shares," Cook writes. "Then, as the algorithms tightened, it became thousands. Now, as they throttle me further, shares can often be coun…
(2022-01-28). Israel's labour court bans teachers from striking in opposition to soaring Omicron infections. wsws.org Teachers and educators at all public kindergartens and schools, excluding special education schools, had been set to hold a protest strike yesterday.
(2022-01-28). Exposing Corruption at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). indybay.org A review of the corruption, illegal surveillance, and abuse of those who oppose the years of malfeasance at JBLM.
(2022-01-28). Is the End of DPRK Moratorium at Hand? journal-neo.org 
The previous publication on the North Korean missile launches ended on the description of the events that took place on January 14, 2022. The missiles were fired after the North warned of a "stronger reaction" in response to newly imposed US sanctions on six North Korean citizens involved in weapons of mass destruction programs as well …
(2022-01-28). Economic Growth Returns to Venezuela: Interview. orinocotribune.com We spoke to Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza, editor of the Caracas-based
(2022-01-28). Marxism and the Black Caribbean. libya360.wordpress.com Transcript Onye: The main impact of anti-communism and online left discourse has been serious strikes to principled anti imperialism, particularly in Western nations like the United Snakes. You get to the point where China, for example, or Cuba or Vietnam have clearly managed the pandemic much better: have prioritized the health and well-being of their populations,…
(2022-01-28). Global mobilizations mark two months of the strike at South Africa's dairy giant. peoplesdispatch.org Unions and Palestinian solidarity organizations have escalated actions calling for the South African government to divest from Clover the Milco consortium, which is majority-owned by an Israeli company operating in occupied territories of Palestine.
(2022-01-28). People who use drugs demand harm-reduction strategies. workers.org 
By AEzra El, Devin Cole and Princess Harmony Roughly five-and-a-half minutes. Statistically speaking, that's the interval between every life lost in the United States to a fatal overdose. Science March, Boston, March 2017.WW Photo: Steve Kirschbaum. In the past several years, we have seen a radical increase in the rate . . . |
(2022-01-28). Conversations on the Sudan Coup. libya360.wordpress.com Kribsoo Diallo This interview was originally published on Toward Freedom. It's part of a 2 of a two-part series on the Sudan coup. The first part can be read here. Certain interviewees chose to use their first name or initials because of security risks. Muzan Alneel, Marxist Political Activist and Blogger___ Krisboo Diallo: What is your opinion about the…
(2022-01-28). North Korea confirms latest launch of cruise missiles. rt.com 
On Thursday morning, the South Korean military reported it had detected rockets flying over the Sea of Japan | North Korea has confirmed it test-fired two long-range cruise missiles as well as surface-to-surface tactical guided missiles over a span of three days, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). | The outlet said long-range cruise missiles flew over the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, hitting the "target island 1,800km away," which, they said, goes a long way towards "boosting the war deterrence of the country." | On Thursday, Pyongyang's military test-fired surface-to-surface tactical gu…
(2022-01-28). BA.2 subvariant of Omicron in more than 40 countries across the globe. wsws.org The Omicron subvariant BA.2 is now dominant in Denmark. This variant of the virus has also been detected in more than 40 countries across the world and is beginning to displace the original Omicron.
(2022-01-28). US-UK Antagonism of Russia Threatens to Pull NATO Apart at the Seams. sputniknews.com The NATO alliance was formed by Western capitalist powers in 1949 as a deterrence to potential invasion by the Soviet Union. Dependent on the US for support, Western Europe had little other choice; however, in the 21st century, that they will have convergent interests can no longer be taken for granted.
(2022-01-28). Riverside, California, school bus driver speaks out against mass infection in schools. wsws.org Since December 2020, educational facilities have accounted for 45.7 percent of all reported COVID-19 outbreaks in Riverside.
(2022-01-28). Spotify Sides With Joe Rogan, Drops Neil Young After He Backs Medical Experts And Scientists. sputniknews.com Stockholm-based company Spotify confirmed Wednesday that they removed the folk-rock star Neil Young after he wrote an open letter to his manager and label asking for permission to have his music removed from the streaming service, which he deems responsible for spreading misinformation concerning the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-01-28). Tuesday 2/1: Emergency Action: "Negotiate, Don't Escalate: No War With Russia!" indybay.org San Francisco Ferry Bldg., foot of Market Street…
(2022-01-28). White House calls CNN report on Russian invasion 'completely false'. rt.com 
The White House denies a report that Biden told Zelensky to "prepare for impact" and that Kiev could be "sacked" | The White House has pushed back on a CNN report about Thursday's phone call between US President Joe Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, calling it "completely false." | "President Biden said that there is a distinct possibility that the Russians could invade Ukraine in February. He has previously said this publicly and we have been warning about this for months. Reports of anything more or different than that are completely false," Emily Horne, a spokeswoman for the National…
(2022-01-28). Crescent moon framed between skyscrapers in Manhattan. ecns.cn A crescent moon rises above 42nd Street in Manhattan, perfectly framed between skyscrapers in New York City, the United States, Jan. 27, 2022.
(2022-01-28). Cops and community; 5 imperatives for New York City's 5 boroughs. indybay.org
(2022-01-28). Aboriginal Tent Embassy marks the illegal 1778 occupation. greenleft.org.au Invasion Day in 1972, when the Tent Embassy was set up, dawned bright in New South Wales, writes Pat O'Shane.
(2022-01-28). Is Something Rotten In The State Of Pacifica Elections? indybay.org Let the will of the members be heard and may democracy prevail.
(2022-01-28). London United bus drivers reject derisory 2.5 percent final pay offer. wsws.org A driver told WSWS, "The company must think we are stupid saying they have not got the money. Of course they have, or why would they be in business?"
(2022-01-28). U.S. funding to WHO drops by 25 pct in COVID-19 pandemic: Reuters. ecns.cn The funding provided by the United States to the World Health Organization (WHO) has dropped by 25 percent since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Reuters report.
(2022-01-28). Canada secretly amends Safe Third Country Agreement with US to nail shut door to refugees. wsws.org The purpose of the original agreement signed in 2004 was to allow the Canadian government to turn back all asylum seekers entering Canada from the United States on the pretext that the latter is a "safe country" for refugees.
(2022-01-28). Beijing Reportedly Gives UN Human Rights Chief Bachelet Clearance to Visit Xinjiang After Olympics. sputniknews.com After years of negotiating, the United Nations human rights chief could soon pay a visit to Xinjiang Autonomous Region, where the US and right-wing non-governmental organizations have accused China of human rights abuses against the Muslim Uyghur population.
(2022-01-28). Protest demands freedom for prisoners facing COVID outbreak. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On the afternoon of January 22, organizers shut down the city block in front of Governor Pritzker's Gold Coast mansion for 15 minutes, demanding immediate action to address the surging COVID cases in Illinois prisons and jails. Organizers dropped a letter on Pritzker's doorstep calling for a mass release of those incarcerated, beginning with the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions who are especially at risk. | The call to decarcerate correctional facilities has been sounded since the rise of COVID-19 and was repeated as further surges and variants put those inside at risk. The gover…
(2022-01-28). IMF cuts global growth forecast as Omicron spreads. wsws.org The global economic losses from the pandemic, resulting from the refusal of governments to take effective action to eliminate it, are estimated to be in order of $13.8 trillion.
(2022-01-28). Friday 2/4: Transit Equity Day – Join Bay Area-wide lunchtime zoom event & action! indybay.org register for zoom meeting bit.ly/Transitequity…
(2022-01-28). 49 years after Roe v. Wade: Fight for reproductive justice! workers.org 
The right to access safe, legal abortions is in grave danger. On the 49th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling allowing access to the procedure in the case of Roe v. Wade, on Jan. 22, 1973, this fundamental human right is being challenged as never before. This landmark ruling, . . . |
(2022-01-28). Kadaga, Dombo Condemn Parliament for "Ridiculing" Mutebile. plusnews.ug 
The former Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga and the NRM Secretariat Publicity Director, Emmanuel Dombo have joined the rest of Ugandans to condemn the resolution made by Parliament to give the family of the former Governor Emmanuel Mutebile the official residence belonging to Bank of Uganda. They both said Parliament's ridicule the reputation of Mutebile, …
(2022-01-28). Ex-Russian president reveals Moscow's thinking on China. rt.com 
The Sino-Russian relationship is acting as a balance of power against the EU & the US, the former president said | The close relationship between China and Russia has been noticed by politicians in the US and the European Union and is therefore helping to balance power in the sphere of international diplomacy, the former Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, has claimed. | Speaking to news agency TASS, in comments published on Thursday, the former head of state said that Moscow's close relations with Beijing are positive for the world as a whole. Medvedev currently serves as deputy chairman of the Security Counc…
(2022-01-28). US may provide additional economic aid to Kiev, Biden tells Zelensky. tass.com President Biden noted the United States has provided Ukraine with over half a billion dollars in development and humanitarian assistance in the last year…
(2022-01-28). Claire Nabaka replaces Namaye as Deputy Police spokesperson. plusnews.ug 
SSP Claire Nabaka has been appointed the Deputy police spokesperson replacing ACP Polly Namaye who has officially been sent on a foreign mission in South Sudan. Nabaka has been an administrator at Bwebajja Police Station. This is a developing strong….
(2022-01-28). Russia is dividing Europe — but not in the way you'd think. rt.com 
Western disunity over NATO is both an opportunity and a danger for Moscow | A number of Washington's normally steadfast European allies have begun distancing themselves from the US's increasingly confrontational approach to the standoff over Ukraine. However, despite the White House's appeals for unity, the cracks in its foreign policy partnerships are beginning to show. | A West that agrees on less is one where Russia's efforts to get concessions on security arrangements are more likely to succeed, but also one where America must crack the whip against it to keep its bloc in line. | A growing split?:…
(2022-01-28). "America First" secretary of state candidates in eight states promote Trump's "stolen election" lie. wsws.org Embracing Trump's fascistic election fraud claims, "America First" secretary of state candidates are seeking to oust Democratic and Republican incumbents alike.
(2022-01-28). Can economy and ecology be reconciled? indybay.org The Corona-related shutdown, imposed by the state and whose effects are to be dampened by the state with enormous sums of money, will go down in history as the classic example of how states create unhappiness and unemployment with unilateral interventions in the economy.
(2022-01-28). Spain's PSOE-Podemos government backs NATO war threats against Russia. wsws.org Popular opposition is mounting against the decision of the PSOE-Podemos government to send warships to join NATO naval forces in the Black Sea off the coast of Russia.
(2022-01-28). Thursday 3/3: Superfine San Francisco. indybay.org Gallery 308 @ Fort Mason, Landmark Building A, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123…
(2022-01-28). Wednesday 2/9: "One Fair Wage: Ending Subminimum Pay in America" w/ Author & Activist, Saru Jayaraman. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-28). Why It Is More Important Than Ever to Support KPFK & Pacifica. indybay.org Micael Novick the chair of KPFK talks about the attack on the station and Pacifica.
(2022-01-28). The Curse of Financial Entrepreneurship. indybay.org We are not prisoners of bad decisions made in the past. We can and should rein in Wall Street, break up its five giant "too-big-to-fail" banks, support local and state banks, resurrect the Glass-Steagall Act's divide between investment & commercial banking, tax all financial transactions — and rebuild jobs and wages on the product side of the American economy.
(2022-01-28). Rocket Fire Hits Baghdad International Airport, Damages Plane, Source Says. sputniknews.com BAGHDAD (Sputnik) – Baghdad International Airport was hit by rocket fire on Friday, at least six rockets were shot down, an Iraqi security source said.
(2022-01-28). Rusia inicia ensayos de nueva vacuna nasal contra la Covid-19. telesurtv.net Los especialistas analizarán la seguridad del medicamento y su capacidad de producir anticuerpos contra el virus.
(2022-01-28). El mundo en todo su esplendor: Las mejores fotografías de viajes de 2021. cubadebate.cu Acompáñanos en este viaje fotográfico en el que, de la mano del certamen Travel Photographer of the Year, el cual acaba de revelar los ganadores de su última edición, nos damos una vuelta por todo el mundo.
(2022-01-28). Sunday 1/30: America's Torture Chamber: 20 Years of Guantanamo… It Must Be Closed NOW! indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2022-01-28). A Twelve-Year Night from Uruguay: No reckoning with the past. wsws.org Focusing on the "inner hell" of three political prisoners, the film assiduously avoids the historical and political questions that gave rise to their plight.
(2022-01-28). Golpistas anuncian hoja de ruta a la normalidad en Burkina Faso. telesurtv.net El presidente burkinés fue depuesto el pasado domingo por el autodenominado Movimiento Patriótico de Salvación y Restauración.
(2022-01-28). GOP & pundits demand to #ReleaseTheTranscript after Biden-Zelensky call. rt.com 
CNN's report on phone conversation between the presidents of US and Ukraine triggers throwback to Trump impeachment | Political opponents of the sitting US president are demanding the White House release a full transcript of his call with Ukraine's President Volodymir Zelensky, which reportedly didn't go as smoothly as the two nations stated. It's time for Joe Biden to face what Donald Trump faces in September 2019, conservative pundits say. | The hashtag #ReleaseTheTranscript trended on Twitter in the US as opponents of President Biden reacted to a controversy surrounding his Thursday conversation with Zelens…
(2022-01-28). Venezuela y Honduras restablecen relaciones diplomáticas. telesurtv.net La nueva presidenta de Honduras y el canciller venezolano celebraron la primera reunión bilateral para tratar temas de interés en común.