(2020-11-02). Left-Democrats Abandon Struggle for the Working Class to the Right. counterpunch.org 
All indications are that Joe Biden is heading for a landslide win. Losers will be Trump and those Republicans who have not already defected to the Democrat's big tent. Collateral damage, however, may be the progressive cause. Some leftists have advocated temporarily subordinating an independent working-class alternative to campaign for the leading neoliberal candidate. For
(2020-11-02). Tens of millions locked out of U.S. "democracy" liberationnews.org 
Tens of millions of residents of the United States and its colonial territories are legally or practically barred from voting every year.
(2020-11-02). "We Never Made It to the Polls": Police in North Carolina Pepper-Spray Voting March, Arresting Eight. democracynow.org 
Police in Alamance County in North Carolina pepper-sprayed a peaceful get-out-the-vote march Saturday, descending on the crowd after they stopped near a Confederate monument to kneel in honor of George Floyd, who was killed by police in Minneapolis in May. Viral videos of the violent police action show officers in riot gear attacking the marchers, including young children and elderly people, who had intended to walk to a polling place on the last day of early voting in North Carolina. At least eight people were arrested, including march organizer Rev. Greg Drumwright, who says police gave the crowd of hundreds on…
(2020-11-02). Biden 'no antidote' to Trump, military-industrial complex and Wall Street win either way — Jimmy Dore to RT. rt.com 
It's 'nuts' to expect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to turn left after getting into power, and their record is actually worse than that of President Donald Trump, progressive commentator Jimmy Dore told RT's Going Underground. | "The idea that Joe Biden is the antidote to Donald Trump — when he has a worse record — is mental gymnastics, games that people have to play in their head, because they can't stand [Trump] being such a jacka** on television," Dore told Afshin Rattansi during Monday's broadcast. | "These are the people that they're giving as an antidote to Donald Trump? In many respects they're…
(2020-11-02). NO U! Trump & Biden camps accuse each other of seeking to STEAL election with premature victory claims & vote count lawfare. rt.com 
Trump campaign senior adviser Jason Miller has set off uproar among opponents by suggesting the president's lead will be decisive enough to claim victory on election night, after which Democrats will try and "steal it back." | Miller painted a fairly confident image of Trump's re-election chances during a Sunday interview, but also suggested that any swing in Biden's favor after election day could be Democrats "trying to steal" their way to the top. | "If you speak with many smart Democrats, they believe that President Trump will be ahead on election night, probably getting 280 electoral [votes], somewhere in…
(2020-11-02). Violence After The Election Will Only Benefit The Powerful: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com There are plenty of arguments to be made for situations in which intelligent application of force by the citizenry could have good results. Killing each other over which oligarch crony will be the president is not one of those situations about which such arguments can be made. | Please everybody stay cool and live to fight another day. | ~ | Most of the Democratic establishment's arguments are basically "Vote Biden so we can stop deliberately psychologically brutalizing you with nonstop hysterical clickbait about Trump." It's just a more complicated version of "I'll stop hitting you when you give me what I want."
(2020-11-02). Shell Oil Asked What People Are Willing to Do to Reduce Emissions. 'I'm Willing to Hold You Accountable," Said Ocasio-Cortez. commondreams.org Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Monday denounced the "audacity" of Shell Oil, the international multi-billion-dollar oil and gas company, after it waded into the global discussion about the climate crisis by asking members of the public what they would do to reduce carbon emissions. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/aoc_1_0.jpg …
(2020-11-02). Will Trump and Biden Refuse to Concede if Defeated? globalresearch.ca Trump v. Biden results won't be known for days or weeks post-election because of record early voting by mail or in-person. | According to the US Elections Project, early voting so far reached about 62% of total 2016 turnout as of …
(2020-11-02). No Letup in US War on Iran by Other Means Ahead. globalresearch.ca On all things Iran under both right wings of the US war party, transforming the country into a subservient vassal state is a high priority. | Regardless of whether Republicans or Dems control the White House and/or Congress, things won't change …
(2020-11-02). Biden's Potential War Cabinet Is Troublesome. scheerpost.com by Mariamne Everett "Let's bring decency and integrity back to the White House." I can't count the number of times I have heard and read this phrase uttered by U.S. expats here in Paris, France. As one of many American expats living here, of course I share in the desire for an end to a Donald Trump presidency. But at what cost? And will a Biden presidency — which promises a return to "normalcy"… |
(2020-11-02). 'Huge Victory for Texas Voters': Federal Judge Rules in Favor of 127,000 Drive-Thru Ballots. commondreams.org "This is what democracy looks like," said one ACLU lawyer. "Our justice system did its duty today to ensure voting rights are protected and our democracy remains intact." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1228942091_1_0_0.jpg …
(2020-11-02). ACLU Comment on Texas Ruling Blocking Efforts to Invalidate Nearly 127,000 Drive-Thru Votes Cast in Harris County. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-11-02). If the Deep State Wants Biden to Win, He Will. globalresearch.ca Even without a crystal ball, it's predicted that presidential candidate and former Vice-President Joe Biden will win the 2020 United States presidential election. However, this forecast is not based on record voter turnout or the magnitude of bad press generated …
(2020-11-02). Trump's Zealots: White Supremacists And Evangelicals. popularresistance.org Let us not be naive. If President Trump recently called on his adoring followers to "liberate" states like Michigan, Virginia, Maryland*, and Minnesota, which all happen to have Democrat governors, this is not about freeing people from the supposed tyranny of lockdown and social distancing measures. What the gun-toting, Trump 2020 and Confederate-flag waving Trump storm-troopers have been organized and likely paid to do, is to make sure the United States goes back to work as soon as possible. Naturally, this is despite the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic is still raging in all 50 states, at various levels, with n…
(2020-11-02). Fight against Arrogance a deep-rooted notion in Islamic Rev. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) — IRGC statement stressed that "fight against global arrogance" is a deep-rooted notion in principles of the Islamic Revolution of Iran which will not be influenced by power shift between Democrats and Republican.
(2020-11-02). 'Choose Democracy, Stop a Coup:' Guerilla Street Mural in Oakland. commondreams.org "This mural is a call to everyone that we need to choose to defend democracy and build the kind of world that we want together." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/stop-a-coup-street-art.jpg …
(2020-11-01). Canadian opposition aghast as Trudeau responds to violence over Mohammed cartoons by saying freedom of expression must have LIMITS. rt.com 
Canadian opposition party leader Erin O'Toole was appalled by Justin Trudeau's tepid support for "free speech" in the face of Islamist attacks over Mohammed cartoons, saying the prime minister is undermining a pillar of democracy. | "It is very disturbing when the prime minister sends the signal that he is not protecting freedom of expression," O'Toole It is one of the pillars of our democracy, and without it, we slide into ignorance. | O'Toole's rebuke came one day after Trudeau res…
(2020-11-01). 'Let This Moment Radicalize You'. zcomm.org These moments aren't about ignoring your fear. It's about turning that fear into the fuel propelling us forward…
(2020-11-01). Teacher's Viral Arrest Helped Stop Evictions. popularresistance.org Sophia Lukatya is a Chicago Public Schools teacher. She organizes with the Chicago Teachers Union and is a member of Democratic Socialists of America. During the Lift The Ban Coalition's protests in Daley Plaza this August, Lukatya was one of a dozen housing activists who were arrested in the week-long occupation. Positive press from the event—including a viral video of Lukatya and fellow DSA member Shannon Pilz—contributed to Governor Pritzker's decision to extend the eviction moratorium.
(2020-11-01). How to Be a Good Digital Citizen During the Election—And Its Aftermath. commondreams.org People spreading disinformation may be trying to sway the election one way or the other or simply undermine confidence in the election and American democracy in general. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/file-20201029-23-17d9zuc1.jpg …
(2020-11-01). Bad Leadership Is Plunging Public Schools Into a Crisis. commondreams.org Covid-19 exposed how important teachers are to students and families—it's a shame that school leaders still won't listen to them. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/50221334568_58eb6e120d_o1.jpg …
(2020-11-01). Build a Compassionate Nation. zcomm.org To address these urgent issues and many more, we must rebuild the trade union movement and end corporate America's stranglehold on our economy and our government. We must create the nation of, by, and for the working class that we know we can become…
(2020-11-01). Wednesday 11/4: 2020 Election & Protecting Democracy After We Vote w/ Common Cause. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2020-10-31). The riot in Naples and the choice between health and work. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Italian Marxist- Leninist organization Fronte Popolare. | "Health is first and foremost, but without money no masses are sung": so, we read on one of the many banners laid out during the spontaneous protest marches in Naples in these hours. The contrast between health and work, between physical well-being and economic well-being is a choice that in a real democracy we should not even imagine to make. Yet this is the choice put in front of us, in the South as well as in the North, throughout the all country. While the North — and especially…
(2020-10-31). Key states that could decide the result of the US election. thecanary.co 
A handful of states will play a crucial role in determining the outcome of the 2020 United States presidential election.These are the "swing states": so called because they will help swing the overall result either way. Most states are not swing states and will not change hands at this election — but safe states alone are not enough to get either Trump or Biden to the White House.Here are eight swing states to watch. All were won by Trump in 2016, but all are being strongly contested at this election by Biden.(PA Graphics)— Florida | This is the most hotly-contested swing state of them all. Florida has…
(2020-10-31). Radical Neoliberalism Was Born And Will Die In Chile. popularresistance.org A wave of Indigenous peoples supporting the Luis Arce-David Choquehuanca presidential ticket defeated the main right-wing candidate, Carlos Mesa by 20 points, restoring democracy to Bolivia. Just days later around 80% of Chilean voters decided by referendum to re-found their nation with a new constitution. These momentous events represent twin victories for Latin American independence, the rejection of radical neoliberalism, a desire for socio-economic reform, and the insistence on self-determination from the bottom-up.
(2020-10-31). [Editorial] The US election 2020. thelancet.com 100 years ago, voters in the presidential election of 1920 were weary, trepidatious, and living with the spectre of pandemic and uncertainty. After the carnage of World War 1 and the multiple waves of influenza that enveloped the world between 1918 and 1920 (of the 50 million lives lost, 675‚Äà000 were American), the US economy had sunk into a deep recession as it adjusted to post-wartime production and consumption. Presidential candidate Warren G Harding expounded that "America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy".
(2020-10-31). No one should insult Holy Prophet in name of democracy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) — Iranian First Vice President said that no one should insult Holy Prophet of Islam (PBUH) under the pretext of freedom of expression and democracy, stating that the West should stop committing violence and insult.
(2020-10-31). People to Autocrats: Not So Fast. zcomm.org Authoritarianism has been on the march for years, but people powered revolutions are pushing regimes toward democracy on nearly every continent…
(2020-10-31). [World Report] US election 2020: the future of the Affordable Care Act. thelancet.com President Donald Trump pledges to replace the Affordable Care Act while his Democratic opponent Joe Biden offers detailed proposals to improve it. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.
(2020-10-31). Wednesday 11/4: Action for Justice and Democracy / Protect the Results. indybay.org 1187 Franklin @ Geary St., San Francisco…
(2020-10-31). Biden And Trump Agree Far More Than They Disagree. popularresistance.org With the U.S. presidential elections slated for next Tuesday November 3rd, unprecedented numbers of voters have already cast their ballot. Despite a polarized electorate deeply divided on issues from police brutality to COVID-19, for many voters commited to preventing four more years of Trump, the two major candidates prove far more similar than presented in mainstream media. | To shed light on some of these dyanmics in this crucial election for the hemisphere, we spoke with Adrienne Pine, professor of medical anthropology at American University, member of the Embassy Protection Collective, and author of the rece…
(2020-10-31). City Councilman charged with assault and impersonating an officer. nationofchange.org Warren City Councilman Eddie Kabacinski chased down a young woman after she placed three Black Lives Matter stickers on Trump-Pence signs posted along the road.
(2020-10-31). Wednesday 11/4: After the Vote 2020: National Mobilization Call w/ Center for Popular Democracy. indybay.org Online event…
(2020-10-31). Saturday 10/31: Handmaids: Stop a Fascist Coup. indybay.org Harvey Milk Plaza, Castro & Market Street, San Francisco…
(2020-10-31). 'So, So Cruel': Rights Advocates, Biden Campaign Sound Alarm About Immigration Agenda Stephen Miller Is Crafting for Trump's Second Term. commondreams.org According to the Democratic nominee, "This agenda is designed to do one thing only: divide our communities with cheap, xenophobic rhetoric, and demonize those seeking to make legitimate asylum claims." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-10928406961.jpg …
(2020-10-30). New graphic book helps to 'Unrig' our broken election system. peoplesworld.org 
With the 2020 presidential election just days away, people all across our country are asking a basic, fundamental question: Is our democracy broken? To many, the answer is "yes." They see the rich and powerful, the big corporations and business interests, influencing our society and politics in ways that seem unfair. They know that there …
(2020-10-30). "Fighting for Democracy": Carol Anderson on Voter Suppression & Why Georgia Could Go Blue. democracynow.org 
As the 2020 campaign enters its final days, we go to Georgia, where two Senate seats are up for grabs and both Republican incumbents face stiff opposition. Joe Biden is also spending significant time in the state, which no Democratic presidential candidate has won since 1992. "Georgia is truly in play," says Emory University professor Carol Anderson. "We have had grassroots organizing and mobilizing, registering folks to vote, working through getting through all of the voter suppression barriers to bring people out to the polls in unprecedented numbers." Anderson is the author of "One Person, No Vote: How Voter S…
(2020-10-30). "Let the People Pick the President": The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College. democracynow.org 
As Donald Trump and Joe Biden make their final campaign pushes in battleground states that could decide the election, we speak with author and journalist Jesse Wegmen about the case for abolishing the Electoral College system altogether and moving toward a national popular vote for electing the president. Two of the last three presidents — George W. Bush and Donald Trump — came to office after losing the popular vote. "The Framers who met at the Constitutional Convention really had no idea what they were doing when they established how to pick a president," says Wegman, New York Times editorial board…
(2020-10-30). Three Muslim Americans explain why they're voting for Donald Trump. middleeasteye.net 
Three Muslim Americans explain why they're voting for Donald Trump | After everything he's said and done to Muslims, some still find the president appealing | Fri, 10/30/2020 – 13: 15 | "> | Sajid Tarar addresses Republican National Convention in Cleveland (File/Reuters) | Yes, they exist. | Despite everything he's said and done to Muslims, there are numerous Muslim Americans who…
(2020-10-30). Democracy is Colorful, Not Colorblind. counterpunch.org 
Many white Americans believe racism is about individual relationships: how they think about and treat individual persons of color. Here racism is individualized and interpersonalized, which obscures its historical, institutional and White-controlled dimensions including its power base. Black friends and acquaintances, no matter how genuine the relationships, may serve to cloud rather than clarify the
(2020-10-30). Selected Articles: The 'Very, Very Bad Look' of Remdesivir. globalresearch.ca 
By Whatever the lesser evil outcome of the ruling class owned and controlled exercise of the present moment, we need immediate action on …
(2020-10-30). Glenn Greenwald Leaves The Intercept After Editors Spike Biden Story. sputniknews.com Pulitzer winner Glenn Greenwald founded the Intercept to challenge official narratives and protect editorial freedom. When editors abandoned those principles, spiking a controversial story, he was forced to quit.
(2020-10-30). Why Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg Are So Adamant About the Need to Defeat Trump. indybay.org The potential for democratic governance is at stake…
(2020-10-30). 'Banking for the People': Tlaib and Ocasio-Cortez Unveil Bill to Foster Creation of Public Banks Across US. commondreams.org "It's time for an option that works for the people and not solely privatized profits." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11696263281.jpg …
(2020-10-30). Tlaib, Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Legislation Enabling Creation of Public Banks. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-10-30). Why I'm Voting Green in 2020. globalresearch.ca Author's note: Kevin and I worked on this article together right before his untimely passing on September 6. I met Kevin during Ralph Nader's 2004 presidential campaign. Throughout the years since, I appreciated seeing his anti-imperialist and eco-socialist arguments strengthen …
(2020-10-30). Will Trump Surprise Pollsters and Hostile Media by Defeating Biden? globalresearch.ca The NYT is notably unrelenting in pushing fake news of Russian US election meddling to help Biden defeat Trump. | Despite claiming otherwise, the US intelligence community has no evidence suggesting foreign interference in the US election process this year or …
(2020-10-30). Can You Smell What the Chinese Are Cooking? strategic-culture.org Less than a week before the game-changing U.S. presidential election, the real heart of the geopolitical and geoeconomic action is virtually invisible to the outside world. | We're talking about the fifth plenum of the 19th Chinese Communist Party (CPC) Central Committee, which started this past Monday in Beijing. | The plenum congregates the 200 members — and another 100 alternate members — of the civilization-state's top decision-making body: the equivalent, in Western liberal democracy terms, of the Chinese Congress. | The outline of what will be the 14th Chinese Five-Year-Plan (2021-2025) will be…
(2020-10-30). Calling this "our Democracy" is like Slaves referring to "our Plantation" dissidentvoice.org While Americans are re-programmed every four years for the most important desperately crucial national emergency election since the last one, which will assure that Wall Street, the Pentagon, Israel and billionaires maintain power and control over everything that matters, most eligible voters will choose neither of the ruling power's candidates and in a sense exercise …
(2020-10-30). There Already Is a Republican Plan for Pre-Existing Conditions: It's Called Obamacare. commondreams.org There is simply no way to protect people with pre-existing conditions, other than an Obamacare/Romneycare approach of subsidized insurance exchanges, or a Medicare For All, everyone in, nobody out approach. That's why it's been impossible for Republicans to propose their own alternative plan to protect pre-existing conditions. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/pre-existing_conditions_medicare_for_all_0.jpg …
(2020-10-30). Thursday 10/29: Mobilize to Defend Democracy to GOTV & Protect the Results w/ Sierra Club. indybay.org Online via livestream | (Livestream being hosted from Sierra Club National Headquarters in Oakland, CA)…
(2020-10-30). Introductory remarks to "What is Left of American Democracy on the Eve of the 2020 Election?" wsws.org These remarks were delivered October 28 to an online forum sponsored by the San Diego State University Department of Political Science.
(2020-10-30). Nine COVID Facts: A Pandemic of Fearmongering and Ignorance. globalresearch.ca Ever since the alleged pandemic erupted this past March the mainstream media has spewed a non-stop stream of misinformation that appears to be laser focused on generating maximum fear among the citizenry. But the facts and the science simply don't …
(2020-10-30). Biden Can't Abandon US Oil Industry. thealtworld.com The challenges confronting US democracy in the upcoming presidential election are very real. With a genuine risk of post-election violence, the country's unbroken history of a peaceful transition of power may have run its course. The challenges facing the victor will also be enormous, running a broad gamut of domestic and foreign policy issues that will remain the same regardless of who wins. Energy security will be near the top of this list, given its dual characteristic as a domestic and foreign policy matter, and the critical role it plays in the economic health of both the US and the world. President Donald T…