(2021-11-15). US & Israel launch joint cybersecurity force. rt.com 
The US Treasury Department announced a new cybersecurity partnership with Israel's Ministry of Finance, saying that the two nations would work together to protect the global economy from ransomware and other tech-related threats. | The partnership was announced in a US Treasury Department press release on Sunday, which
(2021-11-15). Planning for a New, Better Future. dissidentvoice.org 
As the world prepares to depart 2021 and head into 2022, it is clear that the United States is a declining economic power and that China continues its rapid upward trajectory. While homelessness and poverty sully the debt-laden US, China has eliminated extreme poverty. What is the American response to economic disparities domestically? Institute a …
(2021-11-15). US Business Groups Urge Reducing Tariffs On Chinese Goods. telesurenglish.net In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, about two dozen U.S. business associations led by the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC) urged President Joe Biden's administration to reduce tariffs on Chinese goods to provide relief to Americans amid rising inflation pressures. | RELATED: | "Tariffs put in place over the last several years continue to disproportionately cause economic harm to U.S. businesse…
(2021-11-15). Complicated Context Of Sudan Street Unrests. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Joachim Hartmann exclusively for SouthFront | On 25 October, another military coup d'état, triggered by the economic crisis and protracted conflicts within the country's institutions, took place in Sudan. The military arrested some civilian ministers, including Prime Minister Abdullah Hamduk, as well as several municipal governors and politicians. | After the arrest of cabinet members, chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, issued a statement, announcing the…
(2021-11-15). Glasgow Pact Slammed for Betraying the Global Poor Who Suffer Most from the Climate Emergency. democracynow.org 
The U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, ended Saturday with over 190 nations agreeing to the Glasgow Climate Pact, which calls on governments to return next year in Egypt with stronger plans to curb their emissions and urges wealthy nations to provide more funds to vulnerable countries in the Global South. It also pushes countries to phase out fossil fuel subsidies and reduce the use of coal, but activists say the final language of the agreement is too weak to meaningfully reduce emissions and limit global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius, which scientists say is needed in order to avoid the most catastrophic…
(2021-11-15). GOP senator claims Biden behind gas price hikes. rt.com 
Joe Biden's administration wants Americans to switch from pickup trucks to electric compacts and is letting gas prices run rampant to coerce fans of gallon-guzzlers, Senator Tom Cotton has claimed. | Speaking to conservative outlet Breitbart News, the Republican senator alleged that rising gasoline prices in the US are "the intended effect of Joe Biden's energy policy," rather than "some accident." | "They want gas to cost $4 a gallon because they want all of us to get out of pickup trucks and SUVs and get into small electric compacts or bicycles or scooters or whatever else Pete Buttigieg takes to work," Cott…
(2021-11-15). We Have Enough Vaccines To Immunize 95% of Venezuelans: Maduro. telesurenglish.net Upon the arrival of 2,5 million Sinopharm vaccines through the COVAX mechanism on Saturday, President Nicolas Maduro announced that Venezuela has already enough doses to immunize 95 percent of the population against COVID-19. | RELATED: | "Despite the sanctions and financial persecution implemented by the United States, we got the money to purchase vaccines," Maduro stated, stressing that humanitarian issues should not…
(2021-11-15). "Modest modifications" to Deere-UAW deal mean more speedup, sweatshop conditions. wsws.org The CIPP incentive pay system has been "modified" to speed up operations, crank out more machines and parts and boost Deere's profits, while offering workers a few crumbs in exchange.
(2021-11-15). The United States is not a country. zcomm.org The US federal system is a patchwork of states and territories, municipal and local jurisdictions, each with its own laws and regulations. This complex map provides ample opportunities for shell games of "hide the money"
(2021-11-15). Thirteen theses of Marxism-Feminism. mronline.org 
The theses are a working tool and an insurance at the same time of what we are and where we want to go to, while both the path and the goal are open for joint discussion and thus for change.
(2021-11-15). WA public sector workers demand a wage rise. greenleft.org.au The Public Sector Alliance, which brings together a number of trade unions, is fighting the WA government's wages cap. Janet Parker reports.
(2021-11-15). Canadian Union of Public Employees conspires with Higgs government to shut down New Brunswick public sector strike. wsws.org The backroom maneuvers between CUPE and the Conservative government resulted in a sudden end to the strike at the very point where it was starting to become a rallying point for broad popular opposition to low wages and austerity budgets.
(2021-11-15). More Azerbaijani troops, armor enter Armenia; war budget increased by 16%. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azerbaijan's military budget to amount to $1.7 billion in 2022 Azerbaijan will spend 2‚ħ89 billion manats ($1.7 billion) on defense and national security, up by 16.3% year-on-year. In addition, In addition, 1.6 billion manats ($942 million) will be allocated for "special purchases." ==== Pashinyan confirms Azerbaijan invaded Armenia's territory again Authorities in Armenia have been …
(2021-11-15). Reno, Nevada bus drivers launch third strike in 4 months after rejecting Teamsters-backed contract. wsws.org Furious over miserly wage increases and dangerous working conditions exacerbated by the pandemic, 90 percent of bus drivers and transportation workers voted against the last offer negotiated by Teamsters union bureaucrats.
(2021-11-14). Saving Our Planet Requires Systemic and Behavioural Change. dissidentvoice.org The natural environment has been poisoned, vandalized and trashed in accordance with the demands and values of the all-pervasive socio-economic system, and as long as it persists it is impossible to imagine the steps required to save the natural world being taken. Economic considerations and short term self-interest will continue to be applied and the …
(2021-11-14). Capitalist leaders at COP26: "Full steam ahead to climate catastrophe!" liberationnews.org 
The people have the knowledge and skills to reverse climate change and these changes are already happening on a small scale around the globe, but the economic system of capitalism acts as a barrier to the wide scale shift that is needed.
(2021-11-14). The Only Legally Recognized Fast Food Union In The US Reaches Tentative Agreement. popularresistance.org The Burgerville Workers Union — Industrial Workers of the World (BVWU) has reached a tentative agreement with Burgerville on a historic contract to be ratified by a vote of workers in represented shops. Upon ratification, workers at Burgerville will become the only fast food workforce in the U.S. covered by a Collective Agreement. A milestone in one of the longest standing labor disputes in the Portland, OR area, this Agreement will set out a range of improvements in wages and working conditions for approximately 100 workers across five Burgerville locations. Burgerville and the BVWU have been in contract n…
(2021-11-14). The Only Legally Recognized Fast Food Union Reaches Tentative Agreement. popularresistance.org Portland, OR — The Burgerville Workers Union — Industrial Workers of the World (BVWU) has reached a tentative agreement with Burgerville on a historic contract to be ratified by a vote of workers in represented shops. Upon ratification, workers at Burgerville will become the only fast food workforce in the U.S. covered by a Collective Agreement. A milestone in one of the longest standing labor disputes in the Portland, OR area, this Agreement will set out a range of improvements in wages and working conditions for approximately 100 workers across five Burgerville locations. Burgerville and the BVWU ha…
(2021-11-14). ACT UP Boston charges city with mass violations of human rights. workers.org 
Boston On Nov. 5, ACT UP Boston, labor leaders, frontline harm reductionists, housing advocates, contingents of students, folks who have been houseless and people who use drugs converged on City Hall for a protest press conference and speak-out. Days earlier, city officials began waging their "sheriff's plan," setting up kangaroo . . . |
(2021-11-14). Amid rising tide of labor actions, Starbucks workers set to vote on unionizing. peoplesdispatch.org Starbucks workers in New York vote for what could be the first union at the company's corporate-owned stores. Workers in three more stores in upstate New York have filed petitions to hold union elections as well…
(2021-11-14). November 15: Nationwide Actions To Demand Let Cuba Live. popularresistance.org Donald Trump imposed 243 additional coercive measures aimed at tightening the U.S. economic blockade against Cuba. Increased economic suffering for ordinary Cubans is the consequence of this policy. President Biden has not lifted even one of the additional sanctions imposed by Trump. Instead of treating Cuba as a neighbor and resuming the process towards normalization between U.S. and Cuba, the Biden White House is working overtime to promote a counterrevolution inside of Cuba. | The State Department, the CIA, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and other U.S. agencies are working to organize anti-governme…
(2021-11-14). Tunisia: Protesters clash with police as thousands rally against Saied's coup. middleeasteye.net 
Tunisia: Protesters clash with police as thousands rally against Saied's coup | President could lose support when Tunis announces painful economic reforms in coming days | Sun, 11/14/2021 – 15: 13 | Demonstrators hold up a placard reading 'Get out dictator!' during a protest against President Kais Saied's seizure of power in Tunis on 14 November 2021 (Reuters) | Thousands of Tunisians prot…
(2021-11-14). The 2020-21 Worldwide Corona Crisis: Destroying Civil Society, Engineered Economic Depression, Global Coup d'État and the "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca We are at the crossroads of one of the most serious crises in modern history. We are living history, yet our understanding of the flow of events since January 2020 has been blurred. Worldwide, people have been misled both by their governments and the media.
(2021-11-14). Dystopian "Great Reset": "Own Nothing and Be Happy", Being Human in 2030. globalresearch.ca With foresight, this incisive article by Colin Todhunter was published by Global Research on November 9, 2020 The World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting at the end of January in Davos, Switzerland, brings together international business and political leaders, …
(2021-11-14). Together for Change Repeats Victory in Argentine Elections. telesurenglish.net The opposition Juntos por el Cambio (Together for Change) repeated today its victory in the Argentinean legislative elections, where it retained five new seats in the Senate, although it failed to become the first minority in the Chamber of Deputies. | Lower House Speaker Sergio Massa says President Alberto Fernández will "surely call for dialogue" with the opposition to overcome Argentina's economic woes, whatever the result in today's election.
(2021-11-14). Why Western Marxism Misunderstands China's Usage of Markets. orinocotribune.com By Carlos L. Garrido — Nov 12, 2021 | I have elsewhere
(2021-11-14). Elon Musk keeps forgetting Bernie Sanders is still alive. rt.com 
Billionaire Elon Musk responded to a call by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) for the wealthy to pay their "fair share" by claiming to forget the 80-year-old democratic socialist was alive. | "We must demand that the extremely wealthy pay their fair share. Period," Sanders tweeted on Saturday, to which Musk replied, "I keep forgetting you're still alive." | He followed up by floating the idea of selling Tesla stock. Musk previously sold billions in shares after putting out a poll asking if he should sell 10% of his holdings, to which over 50% of people said yes. | I keep forgetting that you're still alive[m…
(2021-11-14). The gap between climate rhetoric and reality: The Fossil Fuelled 5. nationofchange.org Among those five wealthy countries analyzed, the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Norway and Australia, all plan to approve and subsidize new fossil fuel projects despite their claims of leading in the climate fight, the report concluded.
(2021-11-14). Make extreme wealth extinct: it's the only way to avoid climate breakdown. zcomm.org Why do we tolerate the massive environmental impacts of the very rich?>
(2021-11-14). How Wealth Inequality Spiraled Out of Control. zcomm.org Wealth inequality has spiraled out of control. It's time to end this vicious cycle…
(2021-11-14). Another Housing Crisis in America Is Coming. strategic-culture.org 
There is now an unprecedented spike in housing costs while COVID-19 has driven down the wealth of the average American. | Let's begin our discussion of the next Housing Crisis with a relevant personal anecdote, that is a microcosm of what is happening all over the United States right now. | Some of my relatives made the wise decision to live within their means and build a smaller (by American standards) house in the early 2000s. They live in the Midwest which means there is generally plenty of space for a big house even within city limits. Mortgages and loans were super easy to get for even fantastically large su…
(2021-11-14). Food banks struggle to feed hungry Americans. rt.com 
Food banks across the United States are struggling to keep up with the number of Americans in need of assistance amid record inflation and the supply chain crisis, which have gripped the nation ahead of the holiday season. | The Alameda County, California Community Food Bank was forced to "make a lot of really tough choices" due to inflation and the rising costs of food, its executive director, Regi Young,
(2021-11-14). US inflation to get even worse, Fed banker predicts. rt.com 
A Federal Reserve official has warned that inflation is only bound to get worse for Americans, at least for the next few months, before it "likely" begins to "taper off." | "The math suggests we're probably going to see somewhat higher readings over the next few months before they likely start to taper off," Minneapolis Federal Reserve Chairman Neel Kashkari told 'Face the Nation' on Sunday. | According to Kashkari, current inflation and supply chain issues are a result of a "surge in demand for goods," as well as the Covid-19 pandemic, both problems the Federal Reserve official refers to as "temporary." The i…
(2021-11-14). After Daniel Ortega's Victory in Nicaragua, Biden Signs RENACER Act and OAS Votes to Condemn. towardfreedom.org Between an Organization of American States resolution, fresh U.S. sanctions, social media platforms suspending known Ortega supporters a week before the elections and corporate media outlets inaccurately reporting on Ortega, it is clear the United States is the primary contradiction in the Nicaraguan people's struggle for liberation.
(2021-11-14). Impact Of Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty On Nuclear Weapons Business. popularresistance.org A new report released by ICAN and PAX today, has found that the number of banks, pension funds, asset managers and insurance companies investing in the production of nuclear weapons has gone down in 2021, and shows significant drops in the shareholder values of investments in the 25 companies involved in nuclear weapon production around the world. There is also an early but visible impact of the entry into force of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), with many institutions citing the treaty's entry into force and the risk of a negative public perception as reasons for the change in their i…
(2021-11-14). New Report Shows Impact Of Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty On Nuclear Weapons Business. popularresistance.org A new report released by ICAN and PAX today, has found that the number of banks, pension funds, asset managers and insurance companies investing in the production of nuclear weapons has gone down in 2021, and shows significant drops in the shareholder values of investments in the 25 companies involved in nuclear weapon production around the world. There is also an early but visible impact of the entry into force of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), with many institutions citing the treaty's entry into force and the risk of a negative public perception as reasons for the change in their i…
(2021-11-14). Imagine if Stopping Climate Change Was More Important than Making Climate Change Billionaires. cepr.net We structured the relationship with Moderna so that it was able to profit enormously. Its profits come directly at the expense of lives.
(2021-11-14). Nearly 300K Non-Existent 'Ghost Soldiers' Is Why Afghan Government Collapsed So Quickly: Ex-Finance Minister. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Originally published on Former Afghani finance minister, Khalid Payenda, says that most of the 300,000 Afghan troops never existed, and were in fact "ghost" solders who were fabricated by corrupt officials who then pocketed their wages, according to the So — corrupt Afghan…
(2021-11-14). Against the "Colonizer's Burden": Climate Justice Means Anti-Colonial and Anti-Capitalist Struggle. itsgoingdown.org New editorial from Indigenous Action on the need to confront root ideologies and structures of colonialism and capitalism. Global warming is a direct consequence of war against Mother Earth. Unless the root ideologies and structures that precipitate this crisis are confronted and done away with, we condemn ourselves and future generations to non-existence. "Big Green"…
(2021-11-14). The Only Legally Recognized Fast Food Union In The US Reaches Tentative Agreement With Company. itsgoingdown.org Report from the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) on Burgerville workers reaching a tentative agreement on a historic contract. Portland, OR — The Burgerville Workers Union — Industrial Workers of the World (BVWU) has reached a tentative agreement with Burgerville on a historic contract to be ratified by a vote of workers in represented…
(2021-11-14). The Ouroboros Has Bitten His Own Tail: The Agony Of The American Liberalism. southfront.org 
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(2021-11-14). Hunter Biden's Wife Seen at SoHo Gallery As Controversial Art Show Opens. strategic-culture.org 
By Isabel VINCENT, Khristina NARIZHNAYA, Steven VAGO, Melissa KLEIN | The hotly anticipated and controversial solo art show by Hunter Biden finally opened Saturday in SoHo. | Workers took down the paper covering the windows and posted Biden's paintings, and Biden's wife stopped by the space. | The sale has been the subject of intense criticism by Republicans who say that the amateur artist's paintings, priced between $75,000 and $500,000, could be purchased by people looking to curry favor with the president.
(2021-11-14). Hungary may be next NATO state to obtain Turkish combat drones. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hungary tests Turkish drones as it reviews possible purchase — report Military drones from Turkey were spotted at a military base in Hungary, where the unmanned aerial vehicles are being considered for a procurement…. The first sighting of Turkish drones in Hungary came on November 4, when a local outlet identified a Karayel-SU at Papa …