(2021-11-08). President Ortega: Nicaraguan People Vote for Peace and Not for War — Washington Interventionism Activated. orinocotribune.com 
On Sunday, November 7, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said that the general elections taking place in his country are a sign and a commitment by the vast majority of Nicaraguans to vote for peace and not for war or terrorism. | After voting in Managua, the president addressed the nation from the House of the Peoples, expressing that this election does not call for paralyzing the economy and destroying families. He stressed that the people want peace and well-being, while the right-wing sows hatred and terror and therefore opts for smear campaigns and violence, so that war returns to Nicaragua. | President Ort…
(2021-11-08). Biden labels Nicaragua's election a 'pantomime,' vows to hold Ortega's govt accountable. rt.com 
Nicaragua's "sham elections," in which longtime President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, are expected to claim victory, were "neither free nor fair," US President Joe Biden has said. | The people in the Central American country of some 6.5 million went to the polls on Sunday, with the 75-year-old socialist leader Ortega looking to secure his fourth consecutive and fifth overall five-year term in office. | The Nicaraguan leadership "orchestrated… a pantomime election that was neither free nor fair, and most certainly not democratic," Biden said in a statement late on Sunday.
(2021-11-08). Online platforms change how universities work. ecns.cn Challenges created by the global COVID-19 pandemic are shaping the contours of a new internationalization of higher education and encouraging universities to look for ways to deepen collaboration, such as by working digitally, presidents of universities said at a recent forum held in Jinan in Shandong province.
(2021-11-08). EU poised to pull China's GSP trade privileges. asiatimes.com 
Chinese exporters will no longer enjoy preferential tariff treatment in most European countries when they remove its Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) privileges on December 1. The removal is expected to accelerate the trend of labor-intensive manufacturers including apparel makers moving out of China and to cheaper destination countries like Vietnam and Bangladesh, economists and …
(2021-11-08). Xinjiang experts, scholars reject "forced labor" lies. ecns.cn Twelve experts and scholars from northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region debunked fallacies about "forced labor" in Xinjiang at a symposium held in Urumqi, the region's capital, on Sunday.
(2021-11-08). China's central bank rolls out new lending tool for carbon reduction. ecns.cn The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the nation's central bank, said on Monday that it has rolled out a supporting tool for carbon reduction as part of efforts to facilitate the country's goal of carbon neutrality.
(2021-11-08). China's passenger car sales down, but new-energy sector thrives. ecns.cn China's passenger car production declined 4.1 percent year on year in October while sales fell 13.9 percent from a year earlier, data from an industry association showed Monday.
(2021-11-08). Pakistan reaches 'complete ceasefire' with local Taliban faction. rt.com 
Pakistan's government has agreed a total ceasefire with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group, Information Fawad Chaudhry has announced, noting that talks leading to the move were facilitated by authorities in Kabul. | Speaking on Monday, Chaudhry told reporters that "a complete ceasefire" agreement has been reached and further talks were taking place to ensure a lasting peace. "The talks will focus on state sovereignty, national security, peace, social and economic stability in the areas concerned," he said, according to local media. | The minister described the move as a "positive development" an…
(2021-11-08). USW invites economic chauvinist politician, Sherrod Brown, to ArcelorMittal Tubular Products picket line. wsws.org USW officials respond to the second week of the ArcelorMittal strike by inviting Senator Brown, a nationalist with close ties to the steel companies, to speak with strikers.
(2021-11-08). US and EU economies hang on Chinese imports. asiatimes.com 
China's exports to the United States and the European Union now amount to nearly 30% of manufacturing GDP, after an unprecedented surge in shipments this year. US imports from China are 30% higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic, and Europe's imports are 50% higher. These margins of increase have an important macroeconomic impact. The chart …
(2021-11-08). UFC fighter Moroz issues withering response to fan who called her 'stripper' after racy Instagram VIDEO. rt.com 
UFC fighter Maryna 'Iron Lady' Moroz has sarcastically responded to social media trolls who took issue with some of her racy Instagram output. | Flyweight fighter Moroz, 30, hasn't been in Octagon action since outpointing Brazil's Mayra Bueno Silva in March of 2020. | Repeated efforts to set up a next outing for the Ukrainian — who owns a 10-3 record — have fallen by the wayside, most recently when a bout with Luana Carolina fell through in October. | But to supplement her scarce fighting income, Moroz maintains an OnlyFans-style personal website where she shares revealing photos with fans — als…
(2021-11-08). Venezuela Heading Towards End of Hyperinflation — October Inflation Lowest since April 2015. orinocotribune.com Caracas, November 7, 2021 ( This is the lowest inflation figure so far this year, according to information released by Venezuela's highest financial institution. The data reported for October inflation is the eighth in a row below 50%, the longest streak since hyperinflation began, and is a key indicator to m…
(2021-11-08). Green lending initiative a step back for global banks. asiatimes.com 
Over 450 of the world's banks have committed to a new initiative at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference which is designed to decarbonize their investments. Overseen by former Bank of England supremo Mark Carney, the banks and other financial institutions signing up to Gfanz (the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero) are pledging to …
(2021-11-08). Biden, Democrats retreat on social spending as Congress passes pro-corporate infrastructure bill. wsws.org What is being hailed as a triumph for President Joe Biden's domestic agenda—the House passage Friday night of the bipartisan infrastructure bill—in fact marks the effective abandonment of any significant increase in social spending.
(2021-11-08). Railway museum to research steam trains for racism & slavery links. rt.com 
The National Railway Museum has teamed up with a consortium of universities to answer a burning historical question: were steam trains, used during Britain's colonial age, linked with racism and slavery? | The Universities of Sheffield, Leeds and York, together with the National Railway Museum, Network Rail, and three other museums in the North of England will spend £9,000 researching how steam power aided imperial expansion and profiteering during the Industrial Revolution. | The research project "will develop a greater understanding of how the advent of steam-power and railways was embedded in both col…
(2021-11-08). 'Profits over people': Travis Scott & Drake accused of incitement in Astroworld Festival tragedy lawsuit. rt.com 
The first lawsuits have been filed following the Astroworld Festival performance by rapper Travis Scott, in which eight people died. Scott and fellow rapper Drake have been accused of negligence and helping cause the stampede. | Astroworld Festival attendee Kristian Paredes (23) filed a lawsuit this weekend accusing Scott and guest star Drake of stirring up the crowd and sparking the deadly chaos. Parades is seeking over $1 million in damages. | Drake "came on stage alongside Travis Scott and helped incite the crowd," the lawsuit claims, and the two rappers continued to perform even "as the crowd became out of…
(2021-11-08). Why the SEP has taken up the fight against Australia's anti-democratic electoral laws. wsws.org Launched amid the COVID-19 disaster, the Socialist Equality Party's campaign is part of the fight for the independent mobilisation of the working class against the capitalist profit system.
(2021-11-08). Europe is offered backup plan to curb gas shortage. rt.com 
Europe could have a way out of a natural gas shortage if the winter is colder than usual. | The very tight European gas market may find relief from the supply crunch if it taps part of the so-called cushion gas, which keeps supply pressure at storage facilities, energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) Tapping this cushion gas, however, may not be easy because of technical issues and regulations. Under normal circumstances, cushion gas canno…
(2021-11-08). The winter of death: Governments slash COVID-19 restrictions as cases surge. wsws.org Capitalism is carrying out an elimination policy, not of the pandemic, but of human beings.
(2021-11-08). Bitcoin Approaches New All-Time High After Ethereum Hits Record. moguldom.com The price of Bitcoin surged 7 percent higher on Monday to $66,250 and appeared to be closing in on its October record high of $66,999 while the No. 2 coin, Ethereum, rose by more than 4 percent in 24 hours to an all-time-high of $4,700-plus, helping push the total value of the cryptocurrency market past …
(2021-11-08). Help SouthFront To Stay Afloat! southfront.org 
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(2021-11-08). Blacklisting the Merchants of Spyware. dissidentvoice.org In a modest effort to disrupt the global spyware market, the United States announced last week that four entities had been added to its blacklist. On November 3, the US Department of Commerce revealed that it would be adding Israel-based companies NSO Group and Candiru to its entity list "based on evidence that these entities …
(2021-11-08). Deere Reman worker in Springfield, Missouri: "Someone is finally taking a stand!" wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site received a message of support for the 10,000 striking Deere workers from a worker at the company's remanufacturing facility in Missouri.
(2021-11-08). Former Los Angeles teacher speaks out on conditions in schools and fight to eliminate COVID-19. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site spoke with Juanita Garcia, a former teacher and grandmother in Los Angeles, who described her bitter experiences in the district and expressed agreement with the recent WSWS webinar, "How to end the pandemic."
(2021-11-08). 19th CPC Central Committee holds sixth plenary session. ecns.cn The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) started its sixth plenary session in Beijing on Monday.
(2021-11-08). Miami's ultra-right and its coercion against Cuban artists. mronline.org 
Havana, Nov. 4 (Prensa Latina) The Communist Party of Cuba highlighted today the methods of pressure that the extreme right of Miami, U.S., exerts on Cuban artists to take sides against the government of the island.
(2021-11-07). Women's Struggle In Nicaragua: From Liberation Fighters To Building An Alternative Society. popularresistance.org According to the Global Gender Gap Index, the Central American country of Nicaragua currently places twelfth in the world for gender parity, above the likes of France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Since the 1979 Sandinista revolution, the living conditions for women have drastically improved, successes which even the period of neoliberal rule from 1990 to 2006 couldn't completely overturn. Throughout the second Sandinista period—from 2007 until today—the material and social position of women has continued to strengthen. Recently, new laws protecting the political and economic rights of w…
(2021-11-07). Journalist Banned From US, Detained In Mexico On The Way To Nicaragua. popularresistance.org Steve Sweeney, the international editor of the British socialist newspaper, was detained in Mexico City on Friday as he traveled to Nicaragua to cover the presidential election being held today. Sweeney is anti-imperialist and a founder of Media Workers for Palestine. His detention follows a multi-platform social media ban on independent journalists, activists and websites in Nicaragua, as detailed by Ben Norton of The Grayzone. There is also a corporate media disinformation campaign targeting Nicaragua and the current election. Sweeney's detention must be viewed in this context as an effort to prevent readers in…
(2021-11-07). A Project for Survival in These United States. tomdispatch.com When President Biden first unveiled the Build Back Better agenda, it appeared that this country was on the path to a new war on poverty. In April, he told Congress that "trickle-down economics have never worked" and that it was time to build the economy "from the bottom-up." This came after the first reconciliation bill of the pandemic included the child tax credit that — combined with an expanded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and unemployment benefits, stimulus checks, and other emergency programs — reduced the poverty rate from 13.9% in 2018 to 7.7% in 2021. (Without such actions, it was…
(2021-11-07). St. Vincent Nurses Strike Sadly Reaches Eight Months. popularresistance.org On Monday, Nov. 8, the historic St. Vincent Hospital nurses strike will reach the eight-month mark, another sad milestone in their struggle against Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, a for-profit corporation that has spent more than $100 million and engaged in a number of unfair labor practices to retaliate against the nurses for exercising their right to advocate for safer patient care. The strike is the longest nurses strike in state history, and one of the longest of several strikes by workers across the nation, who are standing up to corporate greed and the devaluation of essential workers in the wake of the COVI…
(2021-11-07). The COVID Supply Chain Breakdown Can Be Traced to Capitalist Globalization. truthout.org 
A log-jam of container ships waiting to dock and unload in Los Angeles ports. Semiconductor shortages generating a backlog of orders around the world for computers and electronic devices. A massive container ship beached in the Suez Canal clogging up global merchant sea traffic. Rising energy prices due to delivery delays in oil and natural gas. Shortages of food and consumer items in stores. The global economy's transportation and logistical infrastructure appears to have broken down in recent…
(2021-11-07). The Long-Term Strategy For The Collapse Of The Chinese Economy. southfront.org 
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(2021-11-07). "Herd Stupidity": The Manufactured Covid Crisis, the Gene-based mRNA "Vaccine" and "The Pinnacles of Wealth and Power" globalresearch.ca
(2021-11-07). India's stalling car sales face commodity price pressure. asiatimes.com 
India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki is reportedly keeping a close watch on rising global commodity prices and the pass-through effect they will have on local vehicle prices and ultimately sales. Press Trust of India reports that material costs usually comprise 70-75% of an auto's total cost in India, but during the second quarter the percentage …
(2021-11-07). Newly Released Documents Expose US Meddling In Venezuelan Elections. popularresistance.org America's interference in the electoral process in Venezuela is laid bare in a series of files that reveal how Washington provided significant investment to train political activists in campaigning effectively online. | Documents released to researchers under the US Freedom of Information Act have revealed how US intelligence fronts weaponized social media to promote Venezuela's right-wing opposition, and assist their election to parliament, thus laying the foundations for Washington's appointment of Juan Guaido as the country's leader in January 2019. | The files indicate that in October 2013, seven months after…
(2021-11-07). CNE to Open Probe Against PSUV and Opposition Candidates for Electoral Campaign Violations. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, November 6, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) reported that it will open administrative probes against several candidates and political parties running in the 2021 Regional and Municipal Elections, for having violated the regulations on Electoral Campaign and Propaganda. | According to a press release by the electoral body, CNE authorities unanimously agreed to open administrative inquiries against David Uzcátegui (opposition), who is running for…
(2021-11-07). Students Are Pushing US Colleges to Sever Ties With Military-Industrial Complex. truthout.org 
The violence wreaked by U.S. wars since 9/11 has been immense — more than
(2021-11-07). Morocco Mulls Iron Dome Purchase From Israel To Strengthen Defenses In Western Sahara. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Ministry of Defense. | Morocco is considering purchasing the Iron Dome air-defense system from Israel in order to strengthen its defenses in the disputed region of Western Sahara, the According to the site, Rabat is interested in the system because of its capability to intercept aerial th…
(2021-11-07). Nuestra América, la más desigual. globalizacion.ca La pobreza no se resuelve con políticas asistencialistas y focalizadas, no es un asunto de subsidios puntuales al mejor estilo neoliberal: se trata de un asunto de justicia en la repartición de la producción en el propio proceso social del…
(2021-11-07). Lenin talks about the October revolution. fightbacknews.org To mark the anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution, Fight Back! is circulating the following article by the outstanding Russian revolutionary V. I. Lenin. At the time of the 1917 revolution, the Julian calendar was in use. When the modern calendar was adopted, the revolution of October 25 was celebrated on November 7. | Fourth Anniversary of the October Revolution | The fourth anniversary of October 25 (November 7) is approaching. | The farther that great day recedes from us, the more clearly we see the significance of the proletarian revolution in Russia, and the more deeply we reflect upon the p…
(2021-11-07). A Date with History: Vietnamese People's Great Victory Celebrated at Venezuela's FILVEN 2021. orinocotribune.com In a friendly atmosphere of fraternal bonding between Venezuela and Vietnam, the reissue of La Cita de la Historia , written by Vietnamese general Vo Nguyen Giap, was presented at the 17th International Book Fair of Venezuela, FILVEN 2021. The book presentation was presided over by the Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Venezuela, Le Viet Duyen; the president of the Venezuela-Vietnam Friendship House, Carolus Wimmer; and Defense Attaché of Vietnam, Vu The Trung. Vietnam is the guest country of honor at FILVEN 2021. | During the presentation, Le Viet Duyen quoted Commander Hugo…
(2021-11-07). Venezuela vaccinates 67% of its population against COVID-19. mronline.org 
Despite the U.S. blockade against Venezuela, the socialist government led by President Nicolás Maduro has been carrying out a successful mass vaccination drive against COVID-19…