(2021-10-15). Toothless: the Build Back Better Bill's Dental Coverage. counterpunch.org There's a lot to be said about teeth. Like, that not having them can be a real problem. Since one out of five American seniors has lost all their natural teeth, this is no minor statistical blip of an irritation. It is a BIG issue. So that's why, for months, Senator Bernie Sanders has told
(2021-10-15). Endless Enemies and the Permanent War Economy. counterpunch.org President Biden took a predictable hit on the Afghan crisis, but the war's flawed beginnings and mis-guided execution were caused by many of his current critics who were pitchmen for deepening our involvement. This fiasco lasted twenty years because all presidents and power players were vested in this atrocity, willing to cover up its failure with deceptions and bureaucratic lies, insulating Americans from casualties in order to continue the war indefinitely.
(2021-10-15). Imagine a World with U.S.-China Cooperation. counterpunch.org On September 10, 2021, during an important diplomatic meeting that occurred by telephone, U.S. President Joseph Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping affirmed the necessity of a better relationship between their two nations. According to the official Chinese summary, Xi said that "when China and the United States cooperate, the two countries and the world
(2021-10-15). America's Instinctive Fascism Creeps On. counterpunch.org Recently Norman Ornstein told Salon's Chauncy de Vega that the United States is mired in a crisis of democracy that shows parallels with Germany's descent into Nazism during the 1930s. Ornstein is right to worry about the nation's ongoing lethal rightward drift beyond "normal" bourgeois democracy. That is how the United States' political life is
(2021-10-15). Roaming Charges: Supply Chain of Fools. counterpunch.org As Biden vows to keep the ports of LA and Long Beach running 24/7, likely gutting labor rules to in the process in effort to speed the import of cheap goods from China and South Korea, it's hard not to reach the conclusion that the most pressing supply chain issue is housing, where there's not a single state in the US where an employee who works a 40-hour can afford a 2-bedroom rental at the current minimum wage of $7.25 hour.
(2021-10-15). UAW members step up struggle against business unionism. workers.org 
Over 20 rank-and-file autoworkers spoke on a webcast Oct. 7, challenging the corruption, lack of union democracy and the "partnership" with corporations perpetuated for decades by the International Executive Board of the United Auto Workers. The multinational, multigendered and multigenerational group of unionists advocated for direct elections of International officers . . . |
(2021-10-15). The Haitian Migration Crisis: Made in the U.S.A. counterpunch.org In scenes that evoked the history of U.S. slave catchers, Border Patrol agents on horseback used their reins as whips to beat the refugees they chased down and captured. Eager to join the racist frenzy, Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the National Guard and Texas police to form a miles-long "steel wall" of patrol cars and military vehicles to block migrants from escaping Biden's dragnet.
(2021-10-15). Corporations Shouldn't be Masters of Our Fate. counterpunch.org In any election, anywhere, 90% of the voters agreeing on any anything would be rare indeed. But, that is exactly what happened Sunday when John Deere workers voted down the agreement negotiated by the United Auto Workers (UAW) and John Deere management, an agreement workers said was slanted to the interest of corporate profit at the expense
(2021-10-15). The fight to free Julian Assange and to defeat Australia's anti-democratic electoral laws are linked. wsws.org One function of Australia's anti-democratic electoral laws is to prevent any discussion of Assange's plight, or the broader assault on civil liberties, at the next federal election.
(2021-10-15). Vote Now! Rescue Pacifica Debunks the Pretenders, Plus Finances, Conflict Resolution. indybay.org Debunking KPFA "Protectors" in last 3 days of KPFA board election…
(2021-10-15). House Select Committee on January 6 seeks criminal contempt charges against Steve Bannon. wsws.org Bannon, a close Trump adviser who played a central role in the mobilization of fascist thugs to attack the Capitol, is defying a subpoena to appear before the committee.
(2021-10-15). Trump putsch was outcome of two-decade attack on constitutional rule and legality. wsws.org The attempted coup was the culmination of a protracted assault on democratic rights and constitutional rule by successive Republican and Democratic administrations.
(2021-10-15). Former FBI Deputy Director Fired During Trump Administration Wins Back Pension. sputniknews.com Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has won back his full pension and other benefits after settling a lawsuit with the US Justice Department — more than three years after being booted from the Trump administration just hours before he was scheduled to retire, his lawyers announced Thursday.
(2021-10-15). Drug Industry Hires Former Critics as Lobbyists Against Medicare Negotiations. zcomm.org Former Democratic lawmakers now earn a living as drug company lobbyists…
(2021-10-15). Bogus charges of Antisemitism and the Case of Rashida Tlaib. juancole.com By David Rubenstein | — ( Southside Pride) — You have to wonder how many people actually listened to the allegedly antisemitic comments made by Michigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib in a speech to a Socialist convention earlier this year. Not many, you can be sure of that. For days those comments were a lead news …
(2021-10-15). Knoxville, Tennessee, schools ordered to enforce mask mandate. wsws.org With the support of prominent state Republicans, far-right groups led by individuals who participated in the January 6 fascist coup attempt in Washington D.C., have organized demonstrations against the court-ordered mask mandate.
(2021-10-15). Law Pod UK latest episode: Can AI receive patent protection? ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In Episode 150 Rosalind English talks to Professor Ryan Abbott about the recent ruling in the Court of Appeal on whether an invention made by Artificial Intelligence without a traditional human inventor is entitled to a patent. The Court (with one of the judges dissenting) said no. And in the matter of patent applications GB …
(2021-10-15). Wednesday 10/20: Support October 20 South Korean General Strike For Equality & Free KCTU President Yang Ky. indybay.org South Korean Consulate | 3500 Clay St., San Francisco…
(2021-10-14). Snipers Fatally Attack Protesters in Beirut as Lebanon Reels from Devastating Economic Collapse. democracynow.org 
At least five people were shot today in Beirut after snipers opened fire on a protest as Lebanon faces a growing economic and political emergency amid widespread corruption. Over the weekend, Lebanon fell into darkness for 24 hours after the nation's electric grid collapsed. Within the past year, the Lebanese currency has fully collapsed as it continues to grapple with the aftermath of last year's deadly port explosion. This comes as the country's political class is expected to accelerate even harsher austerity and privatization efforts in exchange for international support, says Lara Bitar, editor-in-chief of Th…
(2021-10-14). Biden announces 24/7 operation at Port of Los Angeles. wsws.org The US government is seeking to accelerate the movement of freight by intensifying the exploitation of labor, with the collaboration of the ILWU, Teamsters and other unions.
(2021-10-14). Democrats Blame MSM, Not Biden, For CBS Poll Showing 90% Of Public Doesn't Understand Policy Proposals. moguldom.com President Joe Biden's proposed $3.5 trillion infrastructure plan, "Build Back Better," has a nice ring to it but a new poll found that most respondents don't understand the Democrats' policy plan. According to a new CBS poll, only 10 percent of respondents describe themselves as knowing many specific things about what's included in the Build Back Better …
(2021-10-14). Build Back Better Legislation: New Keynesianism or Neoliberal Public Relations Stunt? dissidentvoice.org For more than a week the country has been caught up in the ongoing melodrama of the "Build Back Better" (BBB) legislation, the Democrat Party's "social investment" bill now languishing in the House because of the inability of the Democrats to come to an agreement. The fight is characterized by the corporate media as an …
(2021-10-14). 2020 election was 'bought by Mark Zuckerberg', researcher says, citing turnout-boosting work funded by Facebook CEO. rt.com 
Two nonprofits funded by Mark Zuckerberg and his allies spent $419.5 million to boost turnout in the 2020 presidential election — and "likely" secured a victory for Joe Biden, according to a study of the national vote. | The NGOs called the Center for Technology and Civic Life (
(2021-10-14). Threats Are Being Made Against Teachers Who Are Teaching The Truth. popularresistance.org Biden rescinded the Trump executive order that threatened efforts to address racial disparities in the workplace under the implausible guise of "combating anti-American race and sex stereotyping." | But just because the push to stop people from talking or learning about racism, sexism, heterosexism or this country's history of oppression has moved off the front page does not mean that it's gone away. Legislators in some 27 states are trying to require teachers to avoid what are termed "divisive concepts" in classrooms and curricula, an extremely thinly veiled effort to force teachers to propagandize about US hist…
(2021-10-14). The New American Leadership: Biden Tells the World What He Wants It to Know. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-14). AFL-CIO cheers Biden ban on ICE sweeps of undocumented people. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO is cheering the latest Biden administration reversal of racist Trump-era immigration policies. Biden's Homeland Security Department banned massive ICE raids to round up and deport undocumented people, and imposed a U-turn to pursue exploitative employers, instead. "To improve wages and working conditions, we must change the current enforcement environment in which employers violate …
(2021-10-14). People Vs. Fossil Fuels: Nearly 400 People Arrested Outside White House. popularresistance.org Washington, D.C. — Demonstrators returned to the White House on Wednesday morning for the third day of the "People vs. Fossil Fuels" mobilization, keeping up the pressure on President Biden to declare a climate emergency and stop all new fossil fuel projects. | Under a giant banner that read "Biden: Our Communities Can't Wait," hundreds of people marched to the White House this morning to highlight the dangerous ongoing impacts of the climate crisis across the country and the world. As hundreds rallied in Lafayette Square Park, 90 people sat in at the White House fence, risking arrest for the third straight…
(2021-10-14). Afghan Interpreter Who Rescued Biden in 2008 Is Evacuated from Afghanistan with His Family. democracynow.org 
After weeks of pleading for help, an Afghan interpreter, who helped rescue then-Senator Joe Biden when he was stranded 13 years ago in Afghanistan, has finally escaped Afghanistan. Aman Khalili describes his journey out of the country, and we speak with the reporter who broke the story. "I was in the safehouse for 15 days," Khalili tells Democracy Now! Khalili is "representative of a group of people that are still appealing for help from America and anyone else that can help them," says Dion Nissenbaum, with The Wall Street Journal.
(2021-10-14). The Nation's John Nichols: Trump's Coup Nearly Succeeded. He Will Try Again in 2024. democracynow.org 
As the House committee probing the January 6 attack on the Capitol ramps up its investigation, new details continue to emerge about former President Donald Trump's efforts to stay in the White House despite losing the 2020 election. The Senate Judiciary Committee recently revealed Trump directly asked the Justice Department nine times for help overturning the election. One of Trump's lawyers also wrote a memo detailing how Trump could stage a coup by getting electors from seven states thrown out, thus denying Biden's victory. The House select committee may also file charges against top Trump adviser Steve Bannon…
(2021-10-14). Empty Words And Colonialism, Or Treaty Rights And Self Determination? popularresistance.org On Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, United States President Joe Biden issued a first-ever Proclamation for Indigenous Peoples' Day. The first two sentences state: | "Since time immemorial, American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians have built vibrant and diverse cultures — safeguarding land, language, spirit, knowledge, and tradition across the generations. On Indigenous Peoples' Day, our Nation celebrates the invaluable contributions and resilience of Indigenous peoples, recognizes their inherent sovereignty, and commits to honoring the Federal Government's trust and treaty obligations to Tribal Nations."
(2021-10-14). Trump's Coup Nearly Succeeded. He May Try Again in 2024. truthout.org 
As the House committee probing the January 6 attack on the Capitol ramps up its investigation, new details continue to emerge about former President Donald Trump's efforts to stay in the White House despite losing the 2020 election. The Senate Judiciary Committee recently revealed Trump directly asked the Justice Department nine times for help overturning the election. One of Trump's lawyers also wrote a memo detailing how Trump could stage a coup by getting electors from seven states thrown out, thus denying Biden's…
(2021-10-14). No Sanctions Coming Nord Stream 2's Way Despite Ted Cruz And Congress' Best Efforts. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Washington will not implement any further sanctions against Nord Stream 2 in the near future, The outlet claims reported Republican Senator Ted Cruz has repeatedly insisted on restrictions. | Ted Cruz is blocking nominations for ambassador picks in order to attempt and force US President Joe Biden to impo…
(2021-10-14). Headlines for October 14, 2021. democracynow.org Biden Says Port of Los Angeles Will Operate 24/7 to Ease Logjam That's Fueling Inflation, WHO Advisory Team to Investigate Origins of COVID-19 Pandemic, Pressure Grows to Waive Patent Rights for COVID Vaccines and for U.S. to Release Moderna Recipe, Florida Health Department Fines County That Defied Ban on Vaccine Mandates, Biden Admin to Massively Expand Wind Farms Along U.S. Coastlines, IAE Says Governments Must Do Far More to Avert Climate Catastrophe, Police Arrest Another 90 Activists as Climate Protests Continue in Front of White House, Texas Approves Heavily Gerrymandered Redistricting Map in Favor of GOP,…
(2021-10-14). Former Trump Official Is Head of Wisconsin GOP's "Audit" of the 2020 Election. truthout.org 
An effort by Republicans in Wisconsin to conduct an "audit" of the 2020 presidential race has the chance of becoming a more embarrassing affair than The so-called audit in Wisconsin is unnecessary, as there is no evidence of widespread fraud affecting the outcome of the election. (Presi…
(2021-10-14). Trump Says His Base Won't Vote in 2022, 2024 Unless Bogus Audits Continue. truthout.org 
Former President Donald Trump urged his supporters to boycott the next two federal election cycles unless Republican leaders "solve" election fraud. | "If we don't solve the Presidential Election Fraud of 2020 (which we have thoroughly and conclusively documented), Republicans will not be voting in '22 or '24," Trum…
(2021-10-14). German Parties After The Elections: CDU. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | You can read this article in German: The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is often mentioned together with its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), as they act as an association. The power struggles that shook both parties in the past and that have now, after the elections, become unusually fierce do not stop at the borders between the two parties. The reason is an unusual arrangement from the beginnings of the Federal Republic of Germany, according to which the CSU rules in the…
(2021-10-14). Corporate greed a key factor in the pileup at the ports. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Vice President Kamala Harris met in a closed-door session Wednesday with corporate execs, union leaders, and transport giants to break the bottleneck at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports in California, which combined handle 40% of all containerized U.S. commerce. While the major media have been reporting on some of the decisions made at …
(2021-10-14). Is Donald Trump Trying to Destroy the Republican Party? truthout.org 
A few weeks ago, I had to confront the fact that ignoring Donald Trump was no longer a viable course of action. The legitimate danger of giving oxygen to his antics, and the comfort taken from pretending he didn't exist, has been overcome by the indisputable menace posed by his growing movement to burn what exists of U.S. democracy "The trick will be to approach this with critical c…
(2021-10-14). Debunking Anti-Chinese Psy Ops: Social Credit as Distasteful Necessity in an Age of Asymmetric Warfare. strategic-culture.org 
It is frightening how oligarchically-minded figures of a Great Resetting nature wish to use the structures of social credit to modify group behaviour under a post-Truth, depopulated/de-carbonized world order. | Ever since COVID-19 made a crazy world even crazier, many good people have become absorbed into anti-Chinese hysterics all across the Five Eyes-managed parts of the rules-based liberal west. | Every day, new accusations that China is running spy rings, honey pots, Trump's overthrow, and even the Great Reset itself as part of a larger plot to undermine western democracy are repeated across the conservative…
(2021-10-14). Oposición hondureña se une de cara a elecciones presidenciales. telesurtv.net La coalición postulará a Xiomara Castro, del movimiento Libre, como su candidata presidencial.
(2021-10-14). Xi stresses steady progress in enhancing whole-process people's democracy. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping has underlined upholding and improving the people's congress system and continuously enhancing whole-process people's democracy.
(2021-10-14). Howard University sit-in: A struggle for democracy at an HBCU. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—On late Tuesday, Oct. 12, Howard University students began staging a sit-in demonstration at the Blackburn building in front of the historic Yard. Students brought sleeping bags and food and began demonstrating and making demands that the university protect their health on campus. In the past month, as students returned to the school after more …
(2021-10-14). Mysterious Airstrike Hit Northeastern Syria Following Turkish Threats To SDF. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. source: sdf-press.com | On October 14, an unidentified warplane, possibly a combat drone, carried out an airstrike on an area controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeastern Syria. | According to local sources, the airstrike hit a house located in the town of Hitash in the northern Raqqa countryside. No casualties were reported. | The airstrikes may have been carried…
(2021-10-14). Leaked Email Shows Verizon Pushing Employees to Oppose Corporate Tax Hike. truthout.org 
Telecommunications giant Verizon has been urging its employees to oppose the corporate tax hike being considered by Democrats in Congress, according to a leaked email An internal email sent to employees tells workers that "your voice is critical" and that "We need you to lend your voice to the fight." The email features a li…
(2021-10-14). Cryptocurrency: a new and dangerous climate disruptor. mronline.org 
The get-rich-quick scheme, banned in China and elsewhere, is invading U.S. communities unchecked, posing as an "equalizing, democratizing" currency. It's not.
(2021-10-14). Restaurant, Hospitality Workers Quit in Droves in August as COVID Surged. zcomm.org While conservatives circulate spurious talking points about people not wanting to work, they are fighting tooth and nail against Democratic proposals that could save or create jobs…
(2021-10-14). Video: Defeat anti-democratic electoral laws! Join the SEP today! wsws.org This sixty-second video explains the program of the SEP and is designed for social media platforms…
(2021-10-14). UN Human Rights Council Abandons Yemen. counterpunch.org Now that the Saudi Lobby has successfully torpedoed the UN's investigation into war crimes in Yemen, their next target will be California Democratic Representative Ro Khanna's amendment to the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. Khanna's amendment was accepted by the House of Representatives. If incorporated in the final version of the NDAA, Khanna's amendment will end all US support to the Saudi-led coalition.
(2021-10-14). Famous Chicago Historian And Activist Timuel Black Passes Away At 102. moguldom.com Another legendary Black American leader has died. Timuel Black — a notable educator, historian, civil rights activist, author and jazz enthusiast — died Wednesday, Oct. 13, at his Hyde Park home. He was 102. Black was one of Chicago's most prolific and respected icons, and his death was announced in a news article by one …
(2021-10-14). That Time My Pediatrician Lied to "do no harm" dissidentvoice.org 
Once upon a time, I had a pediatrician who made house calls — complete with a little black bag. Dr. Harris practically became part of the family after my older sister was born. This was an age when doctors really got to know their patients. They also weren't in a hurry to prescribe meds or …