(2022-02-01). Surviving today's toxic brew of doomsday moralism, criminality and derangement. nationofchange.org You don't have to be an English major to appreciate that style reveals as much as content when assessing persona, character and vision. A hundred years hence, literate folks may not care whether (hopefully) the Trump Deviance was a parade of unabashed chutzpah, brazen criminality, or deranged mass hysteria — whether a direction-shifter or simply …
(2022-02-01). Weapons Companies Boast Ukraine-Russia Tensions Are Boon For Business. popularresistance.org As the United States weighs more involvement in the growing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, some of the largest weapons companies in the world‚Äâ—‚ÄâRaytheon and Lockheed Martin‚Äâ—‚Äâare openly telling their investors that tensions between the countries are good for business. And General Dynamics, meanwhile, is boasting about the past returns the company has seen as a result of such disputes. | The statements come as the U.S. government escalates arms shipments to Ukraine, among them the Javelin missiles that are a joint venture…
(2022-02-01). US wants war in Ukraine, charges Russia at UN debate. wsws.org A debate at the Security Council included the harshest exchanges since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.
(2022-02-01). US wants war in Ukraine, Russia charges at UN debate. wsws.org A debate at the Security Council included the harshest exchanges since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.
(2022-02-01). Haiti's National Transition Commission elects new interim president and prime minister. peoplesdispatch.org On January 30, Haiti's National Transition Council (CNT) elected economist and former governor of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti, Fritz Alphonse Jean, as the Caribbean country's new interim president. The CNT, made up of 42 members from various political parties and civil society organizations, also elected former senator Steven Irvenson Benoit as the new interim prime minister. The duo will administer the country for a transitional period of 24 months, beginning this February 7. | Jean was elected with 25 votes against 15 for his only opponent, former senator Edgard Leblanc Fils, in the first round of electio…
(2022-02-01). Johnson government to double UK troop presence in Eastern Europe, threatens sanctions against Russia. wsws.org Johnson is seeking to counter the crisis over "partygate" by placing himself at the forefront of the US war provocations and with a raft of right-wing domestic measures.
(2022-02-01). Eleanor Goldfield and Nolan Higdon Return to the Program. projectcensored.org Journalist and filmmaker Eleanor Goldfield returns to the program to address several topics in media and world events, including the ongoing scandal of Julian Assange's imprisonment, the folly of the…
(2022-02-01). Cal State Poly, Pomona Professor Threatened with "Cancellation" on False Charges of Anti-Semitism. projectcensored.org By Mischa Geracoulis Jaime Scholnick, a Los Angeles-based artist and adjunct professor at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona may lose her teaching position as a result of unfounded accusations of "anti-Semitism" by a…
(2022-02-01). Marxist IQ: Black History Month. cpusa.org 
February is Black History Month. This month is of great importance, as the forces of racism and reaction, led by the Republican Party, are attempting to make Black history once more invisible in the history of the United States. Today we see in Republican-controlled states legislation banning the teaching of critical race theory in …
(2022-02-01). Iran's Middle Eastern Strategy. journal-neo.org 
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was quite right when he said that the talks with Iran on its nuclear program are at "a decisive moment." At it looked for a time as if Washington was ready to accept full responsibility for the deteriorating situation both in the Islamic Republic and in the Middle East …
(2022-02-01). Cuba And The World Demand Lifting Of US Blockade. popularresistance.org This Sunday, January 30, on the streets of Cuba and other parts of the world, the demand for lifting the illegal US blockade against Cuba prevailed. This came just days after the 60th anniversary of the officialization of this hostile policy against the Caribbean island. | According to the Twitter profile of the Cuban Foreign Affairs Ministry, from the cities of Santa Clara in the center of the country, and Bayamo in the east, the family of the Antillean nation joined a caravan that demanded the end of the economic, commercial and financial siege. "Compatriots residing in Italy and friends of #Cuba build #Puentes…
(2022-02-01). GOP Bans On Teaching About Racism Drive Out Educators. popularresistance.org Date on which the Florida Senate Education Committee gave initial approval along party lines to a bill sponsored by Republican state Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. and championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that would prohibit public schools and private businesses from making white people feel "discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress" when teaching about racism: 1/18/2022 | Number of days later that a Florida school district canceled a college professor's seminar for teachers on the history of the civil rights movement, citing in part concerns over critical race theory: 1 | Month in which…
(2022-02-01). Indigenous Prisoner in Struggle Marcelino Ruíz Gómez Demands Freedom for Yaqui Political Prisoner Fidencio Aldama. itsgoingdown.org Communique from Indigenous Tzotzil prisoner in struggle Marcelino Ruíz Gómez showing solidarity with Yaqui political prisoner Fidencio Aldama To the Zapatista Army of National Liberation To the Human Rights Defenders To the National and International Sixth To the National Indigenous Congress To the Indigenous Governing Council To the Media To the Believers To the Organized…
(2022-02-01). Boise Community Mobilizes In the Face of Threats of Violence from Far-Right Group. itsgoingdown.org Report back on recent community mobilization against threats of violence from the Idaho Liberty Dogs, a far-Right group in so-called Boise, Idaho. For background information, go here. photo: @RedoubtAFA After a week filled with cops stealing survival items, being stink bombed, and facing multiple threats of violence from local fascists — folks experiencing houselessness and…
(2022-02-01). Fresh claims of mismanagement by EU police "mission" in West Bank. electronicintifada.net Audit firm complains that details aren't adequate.
(2022-02-01). Migrants trapped at Otay Mesa Detention Center face deadly pandemic conditions. liberationnews.org 
People at the Otay Mesa Detention Center and facilities across the country are being placed in dangerous environments for weeks and months during a global pandemic.
(2022-02-01). Colorado D.A.s complain about governor's commutation of Aguilera-Mederos' sentence. liberationnews.org 
Trucker had been sentenced to 110 years for an accident.
(2022-02-01). Haiti now has an Interim President and a Prime Minister, with No Say from Haitian People. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, January 31, 2022 (Special for The Core Group is made up of the ambassadors from the United States, France, Spain, Brazil, Germany, Canada, and the EU, as well as representatives from the UN and the Washington, DC-based Organizatio…
(2022-02-01). Railroad workers fighting for right to strike against 'lifetime point' policy. liberationnews.org 
New rule would jeopardize worker safety with patronizing punishments…
(2022-02-01). To protect women's health, pass the equal rights amendment. nationofchange.org Late January marked the 49th anniversary of Roe. V. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide. It could very well be the last. In 1973, Roe codified the right to terminate a pregnancy up until viability — around 23-26 weeks. Anti-abortion forces have fought to negate the decision ever since, and now they …
(2022-02-01). New flood maps show US damage rising 26% in next 30 years due to climate change alone, and the inequity is stark. nationofchange.org Climate change is raising flood risks in neighborhoods across the U.S. much faster than many people realize. Over the next three decades, the cost of flood damage is on pace to rise 26% due to climate change alone, an analysis of our new flood risk maps shows. That's only part of the risk. Despite recent …
(2022-02-01). Role of Workers' Productive Councils in Venezuela's Economic Recovery—Interview with Manuel Páez. orinocotribune.com 
On February 19, 2020, President Nicolás Maduro decreed an energy emergency and a state of exception in the country's hydrocarbon industry, which led to the creation of the General Staff of the Workers' Productive Councils (CPTT). Manuel Páez, who belongs to the presidential commission of the CPTT for the hydrocarbon sector, in an interview with àöltimas Noticias, explained that there are "71 colleagues who were assigned (by the president and the working class itself) the task of directing the transformation of the industry… presenting a new management model, which is basically collective management." | Páe…
(2022-02-01). Winter Storm Kenan pummels US East Coast, leaving thousands without power and at least four dead. wsws.org The massive blizzard deposited record snowfall throughout the northeast, forcing millions to dig themselves out.
(2022-02-01). With intent to harm: The CIA, schizophrenia and Denmark's children. greenleft.org.au A new report exposes the drug trials and other medical experiments conducted without consent and with the backing of United States government intelligence agencies, reports Binoy Kampmark.
(2022-02-01). One year since the military coup in Myanmar. wsws.org On every front, the junta confronts a worsening impasse, which cannot be resolved through its methods of brute force.
(2022-02-01). Expand and unite the global student and teacher walkouts into a mass movement against COVID-19! wsws.org The Southern Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committees stand in solidarity with students and teachers across the US and Europe, and call for a unified mass movement to stop school reopenings.
(2022-02-01). Socialist Green New Deal — Scottish style. greenleft.org.au Alex Miller reviews a new booklet from the Scottish Socialist Party that makes the case for a socialist green new deal.
(2022-02-01). "Journaille… Canaille!", Media Disinformation: Karl Kraus' Campaign against a "Warmongering Press" globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on May 18, 2019 | Karl Kraus, born in 1874, was one of the most important Austrian writers of the beginning of the 20th century and a sharp critic of the predominant press and inflammatory …
(2022-02-01). The fight for Trotskyism and the political foundations of the World Socialist Web Site. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site is publishing today the text of a report delivered by David North 25 years ago, on February 1, 1997, motivating a decision to end publication of the SEP's printed newspaper and replace it with an international website.
(2022-02-01). Growing opposition to City University of New York push to cripple remote learning options for spring semester. wsws.org Students, workers and parents denounce moves by the country's biggest urban university system to limit remote learning in the midst of a deadly global pandemic.
(2022-02-01). Can Colombia's left survive the persistent logic of armed conflict? greenleft.org.au In Colombia, former guerilla Gustavo Petro leads in the presidential polls. Petro is the lead candidate for a coalition of left political parties called Pacto Historico (Historic Pact), reports Ben Gilvar-Parke.
(2022-02-01). Trump admits aim of January 6 plot was to "overturn election" and "change results" wsws.org Trump's statement not only explodes the claim that January 6 was nothing more than an out-of-control protest, it also reveals the type of fascistic regime he planned to establish had the plot succeeded.
(2022-02-01). Serco ancillary staff at St Barts NHS Trust begin two-week pay strike. wsws.org Barts Health NHS Trust is the largest in England and serves a population of over 2.5 million people in the capital.
(2022-02-01). Poverty in Germany: 2021 report exposes profit-before-lives policy. wsws.org 13.4 million Germans, or 16.1 percent of the population, lived in poverty in the first year of the pandemic, 200,000 more than in 2019.
(2022-02-01). The Best American Short Stories 2021: A good deal of talent but little to say. wsws.org With the exception of a few gems, the book suffers socially and aesthetically from the moods and viewpoints that dominate the affluent middle class.
(2022-02-01). øLos migrantes en EE.UU. mantienen la economía mexicana con sus remesas? globalizacion.ca En 2021 el monto de las remesas enviadas por los migrantes mexicanos, en especial desde estados Unidos, superó cuatro veces la cantidad que sacaron del país inversionistas extranjeros. Por cada dólar que personajes y empresas extranjeros se llevaron a otra…
(2022-02-01). Socialist: 'Government neglect to blame for COVID-19 crisis in aged care'. greenleft.org.au The Socialist Alliance candidate Sue Bull said said the federal government hand-out to aged care workers won't solve the mounting pandemic death toll among the aged. Sarah Hathway reports.
(2022-02-01). Denmark scraps all pandemic restrictions as Omicron subvariant runs rampant. wsws.org Like neighbouring Sweden, Denmark is emerging as one of the most ruthless proponents of a criminal herd immunity strategy that, unless opposed, plans to make mass infection and death a permanent feature of daily life.
(2022-02-01). Texas A&M University students push for COVID safety measures. fightbacknews.org College Station, TX – Students at Texas A&M University gathered in a silent sit-in on January 28 for improved COVID-19 policies on campus. The coalition, consisting of individuals and organizations such as Grad Aggies for Worker Safety (GAWS), Feminism4Aggies and TAMU Students for a Democratic Society, organized the protest in solidarity with the students of the University of North Texas, who were also calling for improved COVID-19 policies at universities across Texas. | Participating students held signs with demands, statements about the TAMU student who died of COVID-19 complications, and a QR code linked to…
(2022-02-01). Omicron disaster intensifies political instability in Australia. wsws.org With little popular support for the Labor Party, except in the negative sense of wanting to oust the Coalition, there are mounting fears in the ruling class that any election will result in an unstable, minority government.
(2022-02-01). Detroit students, parents angered as schools open amid COVID surge. wsws.org A WSWS reporting team spoke with students and parents at Cass Technical High School in Detroit after the resumption of in-person classes on Monday, January 31.
(2022-02-01). Two years since the WHO declared a public health emergency, COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten humanity. wsws.org Since the emergency was declared there have been 377 million confirmed infections and nearly 5.7 million deaths. Despite repeated government claims that the pandemic is over, it continues to rage.
(2022-02-01). Miami caravan against Cuba blockade a huge success. fightbacknews.org Miami, FL- Over 60 members of the South Florida community joined in the monthly caravan in Miami on Sunday, January 30, to demand President Joe Biden end the criminal U.S. blockade on Cuba. The group called on the U.S president to end all sanctions on Cuba, restore the family reunification program and recommence freedom of travel between the United States and Cuba for both Americans and Cubans. The event was organized by the U.S. Hands Off Cuba and Venezuela South Florida and Puentes de Amor. | Dozens of cars draped with banners and signs reading "End the criminal blockade of Cuba," and "No mas bloqueo," most do…
(2022-02-01). Argentina — El gobierno acordó con el FMI. globalizacion.ca Al final se develó la incógnita y entre hoy y el comienzo de la próxima semana se cancelan 1.100 millones de dólares al FMI, en concepto de vencimientos de capital e intereses. Eso ocurre porque se acordó con los negociadores…
(2022-02-01). Emboldened by ruling class support, far-right Freedom Convoy lays siege to Canada's Parliament. wsws.org The most rabid of the far-right elements who ran amuck in downtown Ottawa last weekend have encamped themselves in Parliament's environs and are vowing not to disperse until their demands are met.
(2022-02-01). Video: Has Justin Trudeau Been Duly Vaccinated? Registered Nurse Expresses Doubt on Authenticity of Trudeau's Vaccine Jab. globalresearch.ca First published …
(2022-02-01). Utah organizers fight to overturn abortion 'trigger law'. liberationnews.org 
The PSL is engaged in building a coalition of working and oppressed people, women of color and queer activists to oppose the attacks on bodily autonomy and to keep abortion legal in Utah.
(2022-02-01). Yemen: How Many Must die Before the World Intervenes? orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes — Jan 26, 2022 | A beautiful historic country of poetry and art, of ancient buildings and centuries-old culture, has been devastated, destroyed, and bankrupted by fierce aggression led by imperialist forces. | As the death toll rises and nearly 20 million civilians face starvation… When will the international community intervene to end this suffering? Needless slaughters, bombs, regional politicking, airstrikes, the imposed siege, weapons of mass starvation targeting the infrastructure, including hospitals, prisons, and the fabric of civil society that holds a nation together in Yemen. | As I…
(2022-02-01). Unions help BNSF railway clamp down on workers' dissent in aftermath of anti-strike injunction. wsws.org As part of the ruling, a federal judge instructed the unions to order workers to "refrain from self help," and "immediately cease and desist all exhortations and communications encouraging same upon pain of fine, suspension or other sanction" by the unions.
(2022-02-01). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Longshore workers are battling attacks on jobs, working conditions and pay, with inflation rampaging across South America.