(2021-10-26). The US Will Break Any Laws To Protect The Elites: The Saab And Assange Cases. popularresistance.org The United States government demonstrates repeatedly that it will do whatever it takes to protect the economic and political interests of the elites, even if it means total disregard for human rights and international law. Two cases that highlight this are the recent kidnapping and prosecution of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab and the attempts to extradite the Australian Wikileaks publisher and journalist Julian Assange. Clearing the FOG speaks with Roger Harris of Task Force on the Americas who travelled to Cabo Verde where Saab was detained and tortured for over a year before his rendition to Miami and with Joe…
(2021-10-26). This Week In Fascism #121: Texas Cops Make Nice With Nazis; Facebook Feeds Off Qanon; GOP Promised DC Stormers Pardons. itsgoingdown.org Welcome fellow antifascists! We've been away for a bit, but we return this week with a new massive column! From Facebook knowingly profiting off of far-Right content being promoted on its platform, to pro-Trump Republicans suppospedly meeting with 'Stop the Steal' organizers to plan January 6th, to the start of the Unite the Right trial,…
(2021-10-26). Florida Gov. DeSantis Says Anthony Fauci Should Be Held Accountable for 'Unethical' Experiments. sputniknews.com The statement comes as US non-profit organisation the White Coast Waste Project accused Fauci of spending thousands of taxpayer dollars on "cruel" experiments on dogs in Tunisia. According to the organisation, dozens of puppies had their vocal chords removed and were infected with disease-causing parasites in order to test drugs on them.
(2021-10-26). Facebook content moderators frequently guided by political motivations, newspaper says. tass.com According to the WSJ, due to concerns over possible accusations of prejudice, the social network's leadership allowed conservative sources to publish unverified information as well as offensive content…
(2021-10-26). Systemic crisis further exposes inequalities: poor women's Global struggle against hunger and pandemic. mronline.org 
Without a doubt, the global pandemic of COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the economy and, consequently, on the population.
(2021-10-26). How to eradicate youth poverty. greenleft.org.au Youth poverty has worsened during the pandemic. Isaac Nellist and Zoe O'Dea assess how the sudden removal of the federal emergency disaster and welfare supplement payments will impact young people.
(2021-10-26). How to eradicate youth poverty? greenleft.org.au Youth poverty has worsened during the pandemic as unemployment rates have soared. Isaac Nellist and Zoe O'Dea assess how the sudden removal of the federal emergency payment and welfare which does not even meet poverty level payments will impact young people.
(2021-10-26). Oil prices will remain high for years to come. rt.com 
Six years after former BP chief executive Bob Dudley said that "the industry needs to prepare for lower for longer," a growing number of major investment banks now expect "higher for longer" oil prices. | Rebounding global oil consumption amid tight supply—contrary to some forecasts last year that indicate demand may have peaked or was close to its peak—as well as years of underinvestment in new supply following the 2015 crash, have prompted Wall Street banks to raise significantly their projections for oil prices in the short and medium term. | Oil prices have hit multi-year highs in recent days,…
(2021-10-26). In-Person Classes and Youth Vaccination Successfully Begin in Venezuela (Video & Photos). orinocotribune.com 
As planned by Venezuelan authorities, this Monday, October 25, in-person classes and youth vaccination began for the 2021-2022 academic schedule at all academic levels. | The Executive Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, and the Minister for Education, Yelitze Santaella, visited the Alberto Màºller Rojas educational institution in Caracas to monitor compliance by children and teachers with the COVID-19 health protocols on the first day of classes. | The resumption of face-to-face classes will be supervised with strict epidemiological monitoring in order to avoid contagion. The option of suspending…
(2021-10-26). What to watch on Halloween. greenleft.org.au What to watch on Halloween is certainly not the most pressing question for those on the left who are interested in more substantial redistributions than popcorn and candy, writes Aleks Wansbrough. But there's good reason for the left to be interested in horror films.
(2021-10-25). Sudan: Urgent appeal for international solidarity after military coup and campaign of arrests. greenleft.org.au The Sudanese Communist Party issued an urgent appeal for international solidarity after a military coup took place in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on October 25, reports Susan Price.
(2021-10-25). Evo Morales: Plurinational America Not Compatible With Imperialism. orinocotribune.com 
On Saturday, October 23, the former president of Bolivia and current president of the Movement towards Socialism (MAS) party, Evo Morales, in an exclusive interview for the international TV station teleSUR, discussed the role of indigenous movements to recover territories and fight against colonialism. | "The invasion of 1492 was under an alliance between the monarchy and the Catholic Church," said Morales. "Pope Francis apologized to the indigenous movement, but not the Europeans… From Bolivia, from South America, we are proclaiming plurinational states." | The former president reiterated that to refer to the…
(2021-10-25). AFL-CIO leadership tries to block affiliate's vote on endorsing BDS. zcomm.org AFL-CIO leadership cited a procedural rule to tell the San Francisco Labor Council it couldn't even debate a resolution on BDS…
(2021-10-25). Don't Believe the Corporate "Labor Shortage" Bullsh*t. scheerpost.com 
( By Robert Reich / For the first time in years, American workers have enough bargaining leverage to demand better working conditions and higher wages—and are refusing to work until they get them. | Here's where that leverage comes from. After a year and a half of the pandemic, consumers have pent-up demand for all sorts of goods and services. But employers are finding it hard to fill pos…
(2021-10-25). Record numbers of workers are quitting and striking. mronline.org 
The seriousness of the situation was confirmed by the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report showing that a record 2.9 percent of the workforce quit their jobs in August, which is equivalent to 4.3 million resignations.
(2021-10-25). Puerto Ricans Resist Austerity Measures And Corporate Corruption. popularresistance.org A worsening economic crisis, compounded by brutal neoliberal policies, have ushered in a new wave of resistance in Puerto Rico. Nearly half of the population lives below the poverty line. More and more Puerto Ricans are leaving la patria, the homeland, in hopes of a better life in the United States. The archipelago has faced an onslaught of natural disasters, including the catastrophic Hurricane Maria in 2017 and a series of earthquakes throughout 2020. | On paper, Puerto Rico is a "commonwealth" of the United States, a term that implies a kind of shared prosperity between the two places. In practice, Puerto Rico…
(2021-10-25). China Ramps Up Cooperation With Pacific Island Countries Despite AUKUS Pressure. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageAustralia to police South Pacific against China with US oversight. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | The foreign ministers of China and the Pacific Island nations have set up a regular meeting mechanism to expand on new areas of cooperation, including in emergency responses, fighting poverty and climate change, and the economy. China signaled that it will increase political and economic influence in a region that the US, using Australia as its police dog, wants to dominate. | The foreign ministers meeting was held in a video conference and was attended by represe…
(2021-10-25). The Fake "Delta Variant" and the Fourth Wave: Another Lockdown? Upcoming Financial Crash? Worldwide Economic and Social Sabotage? globalresearch.ca The alleged dangers of the Delta Variant are being used to speed up the vaccination program and the imposition of the vaccine passport. The WEF has announced a scenario of a cyber attack "leading to a halt to power supply, transportation, hospital services"
(2021-10-25). Movimientos sociales ecuatorianos rechazan medidas económicas. telesurtv.net El Gobierno ecuatoriano aumentó el precio de los combustibles el pasado viernes y varios sectores desaprueban la medida.
(2021-10-25). El lazo económico-financiero de Lasso. globalizacion.ca Todo parece indicar que el presidente ecuatoriano, Guillermo Lasso, por sus errores políticos, económicos y financieros tiene colocada una soga al cuello que de apretarse el lazo le obligará a concluir su mandato antes de término como ya ocurrió anteriormente…
(2021-10-25). How a False Narrative Against Government Spending Shapes Legislation. independentmediainstitute.org The unfolding drama over a legislative battle within the Democratic Party to pass a massive bill encompassing desperately needed social services has revealed the power of narrative in our political landscape. It is not enough to put forward policy proposals that actually help people, paid for by those who can afford to pay (the wealthiest), …
(2021-10-25). German billionaires' wealth hits new heights in the pandemic. wsws.org The total wealth of the 100 richest Germans included in the latest rich list by Manager Magazin increased from 606 billion euros in 2020 to a projected 722 billion in 2021—a more than 19 percent rise.
(2021-10-25). Polish PM Warns That EU Could Start World War 3 By Withholding Money From Warsaw. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 24th, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki vowed to take apart a disciplinary chamber for judges that the European Court of Justice found to be illegal by year's end. | Still, he accused the EU of making demands of Warsaw with a "gun to our head", urging Brussels to withdraw threats of legal and financial sanctions if it wanted to resolve the country's rule of law crisis. | Morawiecki warned that if the European Commission "starts the third world war" by withholding promised…
(2021-10-25). Why Not a Financial Transactions Tax? zcomm.org All the phony positioning in Congress over the attempt to 'claw back' just some of Trump's $4.5T 2017 tax cuts totally ignores the real solution to all of the financing of the fiscal stimulus bills: A Financial Transactions Tax…
(2021-10-25). Striking Kellogg Workers Describe The Issues In Their Fight. popularresistance.org Now in their third week on strike, Kellogg workers at four facilities in the US are demanding wage increases that keep up with inflation, an end to brutal work schedules that keep them on the job for weeks at a time, and an end to the hated two-tier wage structure. | Striking workers at the Kellogg facilities in Battle Creek, Michigan spoke to the World Socialist Web Site describing the conditions they face. | A legacy worker spoke on the impact of the pandemic. "A quarter of the workers here had COVID. We got pieces of paper being told to carry it in case the police pull you over. It said, 'essential worker.' No…
(2021-10-25). Data and Analytics Manager. peoplesaction.org About People's Action/Institute People's Action Institute (501c3), and sister organization People's Action (501c4), are national progressive organizations supporting the mobilization and leadership of the grassroots in support of an agenda that reflects people over profits. People's Action/Institute builds the power of poor and working people, in rural, suburban, and urban areas to win change through …
(2021-10-25). Historian Enrique Rivera says the history of capitalism needs a fresh narrative. peoplesworld.org 
International Publishers in New York has recently issued The Untold History of Capitalism: Primitive Accumulation and the Anti-Slavery Revolution by the young scholar Enrique S. Rivera. As a fellow student of Latin American history (a long time ago!) I read his book with awe at his scholarship and at the daring conclusions he draws. I …
(2021-10-25). España: El capitalismo contra el Estado social del bienestar. globalizacion.ca Por los acontecimientos que estamos viviendo en estos días, en los que la Justicia choca con la política, pretendiendo imponer su doctrina contra la voluntad del pueblo representada en el Parlamento, a través de los partidos y formaciones políticas, seguramente…
(2021-10-25). British working class history refracted through the story of one artistic family. greenleft.org.au Progressive British documentary film maker Nick Broomfield has produced a beautiful film chronicling the life, times and work of his father, industrial photographer Maurice Broomfield, writes Barry Healy.
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(2021-10-25). The State Of Turkish Air Defense As Of September 2021. southfront.org 
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(2021-10-25). Kyrgyzstan To Buy Turkish Bayraktar TB2 UAVs. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Kyrgyzstan is going to become the first CSTO country to purchase Turkish Bayraktar TB2 attack UAVs. | Following the recent On October 23, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov claimed that his country will purchase UAVs from both Turkey and Russia. Bishkek will buy Russian Orlan 10E reconnaissa…
(2021-10-25). El litio mexicano, un recurso estratégico en el radar de las grandes empresas mundiales. globalizacion.ca En México hay indicios de potencial en litio desde finales de los años 1970 y principios de los 80, según documentos del Servicio Geológico Mexicano, pero lo cierto es que el modelo neoliberal de los gobiernos anteriores optó por truncar…
(2021-10-25). øPor qué un "socialista" elogia a Colin Powell, un criminal de guerra? globalizacion.ca Sorprendente mensaje del diputado Jamaal Bowman -demócrata de Nueva York, autodenominado socialista y miembro de los Socialistas Democráticos de América- sobre la muerte de Powell: ´Colin Powell fue una fuente de inspiración… ª | Se podía esperar que las principales figuras del …