(2020-12-20). Important wins for Bristol rent strikers, but the fight has only just begun. thecanary.co 
As the first term of university comes to an end, the battle for fair rent continues.On the job hunt? *Sigh*…: If coping with coronavirus (Covid-19), isolation, and
(2020-12-20). Belarus on the Edge. counterpunch.org The ascent of Joe Biden and his neocon "promoters of democracy" to the White House likely means renewed attention to the idea of Color Revolutions once thought to bring liberation to nations under the heel of dictators. First in line for this latest geopolitical blessing could be Belarus, already site of protracted street protests in
(2020-12-20). Tuesday 1/5: National Dr. George Washington Carver Recognition Day. indybay.org California State Capitol | Sacramento, California…
(2020-12-20). National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression demands release of Filipino trade unionists. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR) demanding the release of jailed trade union leaders in the Philippines. | Greetings of solidarity to the Filipino people as they struggle courageously for the national liberation of their people from the bondage of U.S. imperialism | As always, the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR) stands in solidarity with the struggle of the Filipino people for national democracy and call for the immediate release of the HRDay7. Six trade unionists with the…
(2020-12-20). "The Threat Comes From The Neoliberal Right" popularresistance.org For many of us in the Black Alliance for Peace, for many of us in the Black Left, no fundamental change is going to take place as a result of Biden's victory. We know that the neo-liberal Democrats have nothing to offer as a solution to the social and economic impact of the coronavirus on the already collapsing American economy. That is why we believe that conditions for the working class will continue to deteriorate. We believe that the political conflict will intensify, there will be no kind of national reconciliation that Biden invokes, because the polarization in the US is very serious. | And the US is in pol…
(2020-12-20). Thailand defends lese-majeste law after UN voices concern. laprensalatina.com Bangkok, Dec 20 (efe-epa).- The government of Thailand has defended its lese-majeste law, which stipulates up to 15 years in prison for criticizing the royal family, after the United Nations called for its reform and cautioned against using it on pro-democracy protesters. Government spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri said in a statement on Saturday that the law …
(2020-12-19). Good riddance to the "PAT-riot" Act? indybay.org Moments ago, Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard introduced a bill to retire the odious and repressive "PAT-riot" Act–a serious repression tool for the U.S. government to massively spy on ordinary citizens who aren't suspected of any illegal act. Rushed by Congress in the days after Sept. 11, 2001(it was said to contain more than 800 pages, and most Congressional members hadn't even read thru all the provisions, before passing it unanimously), it represented the greatest threat to civil liberties, and had long been overdue for retirement, except for the cowardice of a bi-partisan Congress, fearful of alienating the nation…
(2020-12-19). David Attenborough commends the US move to rejoin Paris Agreement. thecanary.co 
David Attenborough has said he cheered when he found out US President-elect Joe Biden plans to rejoin the Paris Agreement on climate change.The broadcaster, 94, said the world is facing a "real crisis" that could see the majority of the planet's major cities plunged beneath the oceans.He was speaking ahead of the launch of A Perfect Planet, a natural history series he has presented for the BBC. | Discussing the moment when it became clear Biden was to win the presidency and rejoin the Paris Agreement, Attenborough said: "I can't remember actually getting out of my seat and cheering all by myself until that moment…
(2020-12-19). Trump and the Republicans want to turn losing into winning — and it might work. salon.com Apparently it's not Trump's fault he lost. It was all those damn voters! Republicans are looking to fix that…
(2020-12-19). WH Press Sec Kayleigh McEnany Reveals She Was Doxed, Bullied After Assuming Position. sputniknews.com White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany shed light on the way that she and other Republican women are treated by the media, accusing the press of bias toward conservatives and calling for "civility" toward everyone, regardless of party affiliation.
(2020-12-19). Warren Introduces Bill Banning Members of Congress From Owning or Trading Stock. truthout.org Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday
(2020-12-18). UK Parliamentarians, the British Press and Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca The number of figures extolling the merits of Britain's Westminster system and how it supposedly embodies a glorious model of democracy are too numerous to mention. This is despite exploits by the government of Boris Johnson, marked by the appointment …
(2020-12-18). UK Parliamentarians, the British Press and Julian Assange. dissidentvoice.org The number of figures extolling the merits of Britain's Westminster system and how it supposedly embodies a glorious model of democracy are too numerous to mention. This is despite exploits by the government of Boris Johnson, marked by the appointment of unelected advisers with enviable, unaccountable powers and a record of assault on Parliament's scrutineering …
(2020-12-18). WHO sending Covid-hunting team to Wuhan, China in January to probe origins of pandemic. rt.com 
Investigators from the World Health Organization (WHO) will head to China in January in a bid to unearth the origins of the coronavirus, officials said on Friday, more than a year after the first infections were reported there. | The United Nations health agency will send an international team of up to 15 scientists to Wuhan, the Chinese city where Covid-19 is first thought to have spread from a wet market. | The WHO's health emergencies chief, Dr. Michael Ryan, said the researchers would travel to China in the first week of January, visiting Wuhan, which he said was the "purpose of the mission," as well as th…
(2020-12-18). AOC: Nancy Pelosi Needs to Go, but There's Nobody to Replace Her Yet. zcomm.org "We are currently negotiating to get and work towards real material concessions for the left that can move things into place, to help build power for the next two years"
(2020-12-18). The High Price of the New High Ground. counterpunch.org 
When President-elect Joe Biden takes office Jan 21 he will be faced with some very expensive problems, from bailing out the Covid-19 economy to getting a handle on climate change. Vaccinating over 300 million people will not be cheap, and wrestling the US hydrocarbon-based economy in the direction of renewable energies will come with a
(2020-12-18). Republican Senate should get off its ass and help hurting people. peoplesworld.org 
Almost 14 million jobless people will lose their aid checks on Dec. 26. Twelve million renters could get eviction hearing notices, or evictions, that day. College students will have their loans called in, too. Underwater mortgage-holders would see their banks foreclose on them. Coronavirus cases keep rising. So do deaths. Hospitals are getting full of …
(2020-12-18). What Shall We Call It? counterpunch.org 
There was no coup. American democracy worked as designed: it took the progressive energies unleashed in opposition to the Trump administration and entirely neutered them with the orderly election of the avuncular Joseph Biden, protector of the Empire, the military industrial complex, banking and finance, insurance, biotech, Silicon Valley, the revolving door bureaucracies of the Washington swamplands and the wheedling parasites of K Street.
(2020-12-18). Live: The 'System Check' Book Club. thenation.com 
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(2020-12-18). A Return to Normalcy? Joe Biden's Vision of Normal Raises Concerns. globalresearch.ca It has already been observed that Joe Biden's incoming cabinet looks a bit like old wine in new bottles, drawing as it does on veterans from the Barack Obama and even the Bill Clinton administrations. That's the bad news as …
(2020-12-18). Video: Israel Will Take Care of Gulf Monarchies. US Alliance against Iran. globalresearch.ca Finally, democracy is coming to the Persian Gulf. | Israel announced plans to deploy a joint missile defense system in the Persian Gulf as a part of a joint effort with US- and Israeli-allied monarchies to deter Iran. | The idea was …
(2020-12-18). America's Ongoing Imperial Scam. globalresearch.ca President-elect Joe Biden …
(2020-12-18). Matt Tyrnauer: How Reagan Paved the Way for Trump. scheerpost.com Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play Those who compare Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan, two Republican presidents with some of the most fiercely loyal followings in recent U.S. history, often bring up the most obvious parallel: they both showed up on our screens as a reality TV star and an actor long before they got into politics. Many, however, are quick to argue that the… |
(2020-12-18). The Killing Just Keeps Going On. counterpunch.org It is a Monday in late November, 2020, and I catch Amy Goodman ("Democracy Now") looking back on the weekend. A couple of months have passed since the massive demonstrations against police brutality, people shaking governments by the collar demanding that the pointless wanton arbitrary killing of black people stop. Organizations had formed and the
(2020-12-18). 'The Status Quo Is Not Good Enough'. progressive.org Rahm Emanuel may not have won a role in the Biden Administration, but his disastrous policies as Chicago's mayor have become the standard for corporate Democrats in Illinois.
(2020-12-18). Thai Protesters Face Charges of Royal Insult. telesurenglish.net The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday expressed its concern about the use in the "Lèse Majesté Provision" of Thailand's criminal code against pro-democracy protesters. | RELATED: | "We are deeply troubled by the move by Thai authorities to charge at least 35 protesters," the OHCHR spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said, explaining that the offense carries sentences of between three and 15 years i…
(2020-12-18). The minute Trump leaves office, investigators must pounce. nationofchange.org This highly dangerous, very emotionally unstable man, who has committed various crimes, must not be allowed to walk away from them and continue to be a threat to this country and its democracy.
(2020-12-18). Education Secretary Betsy DeVos urges career staffers to block Biden's agenda when he steps into office. nationofchange.org One of Biden's promises, when he becomes president, is to forgive some of the student loan debt by providing $10,000 of student debt relief.
(2020-12-18). To Help 'Reshape How America Engages a Changed World,' Biden Given Slate of Progressive Foreign Policy Picks. commondreams.org "There are, in fact, an impressive number of people who could legitimately fill those jobs and question the dominant perspective on foreign policy and national security." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/biden_foreign_policy.jpg …
(2020-12-18). I am a bartender who loves rum and Coke. Here's why you should, too. salon.com Embrace your guilty pleasures, people…
(2020-12-18). Saturday 12/19: Let Dairy Die – Protest at Costco. indybay.org Franklin Square Park | 16th St & Bryant St, San Francisco, CA 94110…
(2020-12-17). China's Economy of Peace. dissidentvoice.org 
In the context of China's webinar on 14 December 2020, on the topic of "China's New Development Paradigm and High-Quality Belt and Road Cooperation", organized by the China Center for Contemporary World Studies, International Department of CPC Central Committee and the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China, my presentation was on China's …
(2020-12-17). "The Planet's Problem from Hell": Will Joe Biden Appoint Samantha Power to Head USAID? globalresearch.ca Just when it seemed that Joe Biden's coming administration couldn't be more of ahorror show,
(2020-12-17). Biden Selects Rep. Deb Haaland for Secretary of the Interior. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-12-17). Ecuador: Popular Progressive Alliance Wins Election Certification. indybay.org "#ThePresidentialTicketOfHope will be on the ballot on #7thFebruary. Thanks to everyone who was vigilant and mobilized! Thanks for international solidarity! The Ecuadorian people have enforced their right to choose in democracy," tweeted Andrés Arauz, candidate for President for UNES in response to his ticket being given firm certification by the election authorities. | Photo credit: Wikipedia…
(2020-12-17). The Votes of Black Americans Should Count Twice. thenation.com The Votes of Black Americans Should Count Twice…