(2022-11-27). Tsai Ing-wen announces resignation as DPP chair. ecns.cn Tsai Ing-wen announced her resignation as the chair of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) late Saturday, to take responsibility for the party's performance in Taiwan's local elections.
(2022-11-27). Taiwan's local election results announced. ecns.cn
(2022-11-27). Will Progressive Victories Mean a More Democratic, Inclusive Oakland? indybay.org The results were a significant defeat for the moderate, pro-big-business regime of outgoing Mayor Libby Schaaf, her corporate backers and the candidates she groomed and promoted as her legacy. The failure of Schaaf-backed candidates may have had a lot to do with the starkness of that legacy…
(2022-11-27). (100 great changes) Yangtze River thrives with new vitality. ecns.cn Yangtze River Protection Law, the first law on river basin protection in China, took effect on March 1, 2021.
(2022-11-27). 5 killed in helicopter crash in South Korea. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — Five people were killed as a helicopter crashed in the eastern coastal county of Yangyang, Gangwon province, South Korea on Sunday.
(2022-11-27). Raúl presidió ceremonia de traslado e inhumación de las cenizas de Armando Hart. cubadebate.cu El General de Ejército Raúl Castro Ruz encabezó, este sábado, la ceremonia de traslado e inhumación de las cenizas del destacado combatiente revolucionario Armando Hart Dávalos, en el cementerio patrimonial Santa Ifigenia de Santiago de Cuba, justo cuando se cumplen cinco años de su fallecimiento.
(2022-11-26). Bali Fails to 'Bail Out' Biden. strategic-culture.org The Xi vs Biden meeting stood out a geopolitical mile for its vital importance or at least for its potential to make the world laugh at Biden's faux pas. | At this point in time we are looking at
(2022-11-26). Biden Must Demand That Al-Sisi Release Alaa Abd El-Fattah. commondreams.org President Biden should work for the immediate release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah and many more Egyptian political prisoners before granting Sisi a plum White House meeting.
(2022-11-26). Australian Education Union campaigns for Labor government in state election, following imposition of sellout industrial agreement. wsws.org The Labor Party has been in power in Victoria for 19 of the past 23 years, and its "demonstrated track record" is one of systematic underfunding of public schools, imposing real wage cuts and higher workloads on teaching staff, and promoting the publicly-subsidised private school system.
(2022-11-26). Workers express outrage after federal judge rejects Will Lehman's request for 30-day extension of UAW ballot deadline. wsws.org The decision by Judge Lawson brushed aside the fact that barely 10 percent of UAW members had cast ballots by the cutoff date, accepting the lying claims of the union and federal Monitor that the election was conducted fairly.
(2022-11-26). The Will Lehman campaign marks a new stage in the development of the class struggle. wsws.org The UAW apparatus opposed a 30 day extension of the election deadline because it assumed, correctly, that it would result in a substantial increase in the opposition vote, and that many of those votes would be for the socialist candidate, Will Lehman.
(2022-11-26). Imran Khan attends massive rally in Rawalpindi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — The former prime minister will address his supporters to demand for fresh general elections and reiterated that the protest would be 'completely peaceful'
(2022-11-26). Anti-hate, anti-Trump LGBTQ people protest at Twitter building. indybay.org Twitter protest report back to the community…
(2022-11-26). Australian university union removes dissenting members from online forum. wsws.org This brazen attack on workers' democracy is a warning of the ruthless methods that the NTEU will use against all workers as it seeks to enforce wage-cutting deals at universities across the country.
(2022-11-26). In Malay, orangutans means 'people of the forest', but those forests are disappearing: The Forty-Seventh Newsletter (2022). mronline.org 
The dust has settled at the resorts in Sharm el-Shaikh, Egypt, as delegates of countries and corporations leave the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The only advance made in the final agreement was for the creation of a 'loss and damage fund' for 'vulnerable countries'.
(2022-11-26). Moroccan UN Peacekeeper Killed In Attack On Aerodrome In Central Africa. southfront.org 
Helmet and flack jackets of the members of the 1 parachute battalion of the South African contingent of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), in a photo dated 14 February 2008. (UN Photo/Marie Frechon) | A Moroccan soldier serving with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central Africa Republic (CAR) was killed in an attack on an aerodrome in the eastern prefecture of Haut-Mbomou, the UN announced on November 26. | The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabil…
(2022-11-26). Russia Asked SDF To Leave Large Parts Of Northeastern Syria To Prevent Turkish Invasion. southfront.org 
By: sdf-press.com | Russia has reportedly asked the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to withdraw from large parts from Syria's northeastern region to prevent a new ground invasion by Turkey. | Senior officers of the Russian military grouping in Syria made the request during a meeting with commanders from the SDF at al-Qamishli Airport in the northern countryside of al-Hasakah on November 25. The meeting wa…
(2022-11-26). Turkish Forces Shell Syrian Army Reinforcements Near SDF-Held Kobane. southfront.org 
Image: aa.com.tr | On November 26, the Turkish military and its proxies carried out a series of artillery and rocket strikes on positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the northwestern Aleppo countryside. | The strikes targeted the villages Zour Maghar, Zurafa, Bayadi, Ziyarah, Jarqali. The five villages are located to the west of the town of Kobane, a well-known stronghold of the SDF. The SAA has been deployed in the outskirts of the tow…
(2022-11-26). Oil Industry Lobbying Group Funded "Dark Money" Ads for Conservative Democrats. truthout.org 
This article was produced by A "dark money" group that spent millions of dollars this year on ads supporting conservative Democrats, including Reps. Henry Cuellar and Kurt Schrader, was funded by oil and gas industry lobbying group the American Petroleum Institute, Sludge has discovered. | The American Petroleum…
(2022-11-26). Friday 12/2: Golden Harvest Ground Breaking Ceremony – 1854 Historic Negro Bar, Sacramento County. indybay.org Historic Negro Bar California State Park (Black Miners Bar* temporary name)…
(2022-11-26). Nationwide and in all 6 U.S Territories, the USDA Census of Agriculture is essential. indybay.org From the Capital of the Great State of California the work sparking a Renaissance of Black Agriculture is officially measured by the Census of Agriculture. Together, we are on the cusp of a new Golden Age of Black Agriculture after years working in the vineyard. Special tabulations to quantify and qualify unique challenges and opportunities by US Ag producers of African Descent is on the near horizon:…
(2022-11-26). Salvaged ancient shipwreck transferred to its new home. ecns.cn The 1 -year-old shipwreck known as Yangtze River Estuary No 2 Ancient Vessel was successfully moved on Friday to a former shipyard that is going to become a museum. It was lifted from the riverbed near Shanghai on Monday morning.
(2022-11-26). México acogerá en enero próximo Cumbre de líderes de América del Norte. telesurtv.net Presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador informó que de manera previa a la cumbre sostendrá encuentros bilaterales con Joe Biden y Justin Trudeau…
(2022-11-26). Raúl rinde homenaje a Fidel en Santiago de Cuba. cubadebate.cu Este 25 de noviembre, cuando se cumplen seis años de la partida del Comandante en Jefe, su hermano entrañable, el General de Ejército Raúl Castro Ruz, fue el primero en rendirle honores en el cementerio patrimonial Santa Ifigenia, de Santiago de Cuba. Con un ramo de rosas llegó Raúl hasta la piedra que guarda las cenizas de un hombre país.
(2022-11-26). Jóvenes cubanos recuerdan a Fidel en velada político-cultural (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu Jóvenes cubanos se reunieron este viernes en la escalinata de la Universidad de La Habana para, a través del arte, rendir homenaje al eterno Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro Ruz, en el sexto aniversario de su partida física.
(2022-11-26). Cientos de cubanos realizan velada en homenaje a Fidel Castro. telesurtv.net La juventud cubana lideró los homenajes a Fidel Castro en el sexto aniversario de su fallecimiento.
(2022-11-26). After National Outcry from Black America, Mexico Issues Arrest Warrant for Death of Shanquella Robinson. moguldom.com Mexican authorities have issued an arrest warrant for one of the "friends" of Shanquella Robinson, the 25-year-old businesswoman from Charlotte, North Carolina, who died under suspicious circumstances on Oct. 29, one day after arriving with six others in San José del Cabo for a luxury vacation. Daniel de la Rosa Anaya is the local prosecutor …
(2022-11-25). The Red Line: Biden And Xi's Secret Ukraine Talks Revealed The Spectator. southfront.org 
| Written by Owen Matthews. Originally published by Since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, China has played a decisive — though publicly low-profile — role in strategic decision-making in both Washington and Moscow. As I report for the first time in my new book Overreach, it was a back-channel intervention approved by Beijing that caused the US to scu…
(2022-11-25). Biden administration announces largest direct federal investment in transmission and distribution infrastructure. nationofchange.org The announcement to dedicate $13 billion in grants to improve transmission and distribution systems will "improve energy resiliency through microgrids, local renewable energy, and energy storage."
(2022-11-25). The US Is Determined To Drive A Wedge Between Ethiopia And Eritrea. popularresistance.org Western officials and pundits never stop trying to drive a wedge between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Their screams that Eritrea must get out of Ethiopia have grown louder and louder every day since Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) signed a peace agreement to end the two-year civil war. The US should get out of Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and outer space before it brings an end to life on earth, but of course that's not on the table. | Instead we hear that the Ethiopian peace agreement is likely to collapse if Eritrean troops don't leave Ethiopia. Biden, Blinken, and rabid pro-TPLF Congr…
(2022-11-25). American Democracy: Buying and Selling Elections. dissidentvoice.org This was the most important election in American history, as was the previous one, the one before that, and all previous exercises of marketing that pose as democratic rule in our great example of how to fool most of the people most of the time. Of course, this election, as all others, cost more money …
(2022-11-25). HDP: 'Turkey has a history of blood-soaked electioneering'. greenleft.org.au The pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey has called for immediate action against Turkey's cross-border attacks on North East Syria and Northern Iraq to prevent another humanitarian catastrophe, reports Susan Price.
(2022-11-25). Australia: Victorian election highlights crisis of two-party system amid business austerity demands. wsws.org Whatever the final result, the turnaround in the Victorian election campaign is underscoring the historic crisis of the Labor Party, the principal prop of Australian capitalist rule.
(2022-11-25). The Not-So-Silent Progressive Majority in the US. commondreams.org The unanticipated outcome of the U.S. 2022 midterm election shows that Americans can sense the challenges they face, and believe that they can do a better job of addressing them through civil, informed debate and well-designed public policy. In fact, whether they realize it or not, most support progressive objectives.
(2022-11-25). U.S. Defenseless to Stop Turkish Ground Invasion in Syria. strategic-culture.org Many see the brewing war on the Kurds in Syria as a distraction manipulated by Erdogan in his effort to boost nationalist sentiments ahead of the election. | "It's the end of the road for those who believe they can stall Turkey by pun games, by changing names of terrorist organizations, by sharing pictures showing their soldiers next to terrorists," Turkish President Erdogan was directly referring to the U.S. and their support of the Syrian Def…
(2022-11-25). Ralph Nader explains why Democrats lost the House. therealnews.com 
The midterm elections are over, and two more years of Congressional gridlock are likely in store. Republicans have taken a narrow majority in the House, while Democrats have held the Senate. What do we make of the current political landscape, where rhetoric runs so hot but so little gets done? And what can we expect from the 2024 presidential elections? Studio: Adam Coley…
(2022-11-25). Bolsonaro Denies Brazil Election Results on the Basis of a Software 'Malfunction'. globalresearch.ca
(2022-11-25). US Might Give Chevron a License to Pump Oil in Venezuela. news.antiwar.com The US might soon grant Chevron a license to pump oil in Venezuela in a move that would ease crippling sanctions that were imposed on the South American country by the Trump administration. According to The Wall Street Journal, the easing of sanctions is contingent on the implementation of a $3 billion humanitarian project that …
(2022-11-25). Trump suffers series of legal blows on taxes, Mar-a-Lago raid. wsws.org The Supreme Court blocked the ex-president's effort to withhold his tax returns from a House committee.
(2022-11-25). If DeSantis Wins 2024 Primary, It's the Trump Nightmare With a Differentnewsauthor">. truthout.org
(2022-11-25). This Far-Right Republican Party Is Not Nearly as Divided as Some Think. commondreams.org It is surely true that some Republican voters have lost their appetite for Trump. But the more important truth is that should Trump fail to be the Republican nominee in 2024, the nominee is very likely to be another far-right Republican—possibly someone even more effective and dangerous.
(2022-11-25). One Day of Warren Buffett Wealth Gains Could Fund 15 Days of Paid Sick Leave for Rail Workers. commondreams.org "Buffett could avert a rail strike today by giving workers what they need: paid sick days," said Sen. Bernie Sanders' staff director. "That's how you give thanks."
(2022-11-25). Monument in Memory of Fidel Castro's Political Struggle. globalresearch.ca
(2022-11-25). This Year's Biggest Strike Is by 48,000 Academic Workers at the University of California. scheerpost.com 
By Kenzo Esquivel / Labor Notes Across the prestigious University of California system, tens of thousands of workers walked off the job last week for the nation's largest strike of 2022, and the largest strike of academic workers in U.S. history. The energy was palpable as nearly 5,000 academic workers gathered at UC-Berkeley's campus November …
(2022-11-25). Women's Rights Are Essential to Democracy. commondreams.org Several countries with authoritarian structures of government offer powerful examples of denial of women's rights.
(2022-11-25). European Parliament Smears Russia While Bankrolling Nazi Terrorism. strategic-culture.org European politicians are once again fueling war with their calumnies against Russia and their deliberate stoking of Nazi embers. | One would think, perhaps, that with a perilous war raging on the European continent, the European Union's parliament might want to show some leadership in promoting diplomatic solutions to end that conflict. No, not a bit of it. | The European Parliament has shown itself again this week to be nothing more than a giant reactionary talking shop whose proclaimed democratic values have an inverse relationship to its copious chamber of 705 parliamentarians. | Only three years ago, the sam…
(2022-11-25). Black Friday Special: Howard Zinn & Voices of a People's History of the United States. democracynow.org 
This year marks 100 years since the birth of the historian Howard Zinn. In 1980, Zinn published his classic work, "A People's History of the United States." The book would go on to sell over a million copies and change the way many look at history in America. We begin today's special with highlights from a production of Howard Zinn's "Voices of a People's History of the United States," where Zinn introduced dramatic readings from history. We hear Alfre Woodard read the words of labor activist Mother Jones and Howard' son Jeff Zinn read the words of an IWW poet…
(2022-11-25). "You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train": Remembering the People's Historian Howard Zinn at 100. democracynow.org 
In a special broadcast, we remember the legendary historian, author, professor, playwright and activist Howard Zinn, who was born 100 years ago this August. Zinn was a regular guest on Democracy Now!, from the start of the program in 1996 up until his death in 2010 at age 87. After witnessing the horrors of World War II as a bombardier, Zinn became a peace and justice activist who picketed with his students at Spelman College during the civil rights movement and joined in actions such as opposing the Vietnam War. He later spoke out against the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. "I believe neutrality is impo…
(2022-11-25). Media Serve The Governors, Not The Governed. popularresistance.org In his 1971 opinion in the Pentagon Papers case, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black wrote: | "In the First Amendment the Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. The Government's power to censor the press was abolished so that the press would remain forever free to censure the Government." | That's what WikiLeaks and Julian Assange have been doing since 2006: censuring governments with governments' own words pried from secrecy by WikiLeaks' sources—whistleblowers. In other words…
(2022-11-25). "You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train": Remembering Howard Zinn at 100. truthout.org In a special broadcast, we remember the legendary historian, author, professor, playwright and activist Howard Zinn, who was born 100 years ago this August. Zinn was a regular guest on Democracy Now!, from the start of the program in 1996 up until his death in 2010 at age 87. After witnessing the horrors of World War II as a bombardier, Zinn became a peace and justice activist who picketed with his students at Spelman College during the civil rights movement and joined in actions such as opposing the Vietnam War. He later spoke out against the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. "I believe neutrality is impossible…
(2022-11-25). Popular Hip-Hop YouTuber: Here Are The Pieces Coming Together Pointing to CMG and Yo Gotti in Murder of Young Dolph. moguldom.com Since Young Dolph was tragically gunned down while picking up cookies for his family last November, rumors have swirled that rival rapper Yo Gotti was involved. As more suspects are arrested in connection with the Memphis MC's murder, those theories are getting louder. Now photos have surfaced of Yo Gotti's brother, Big Jook, with Hernandez …
(2022-11-25). Report: Congress Members Received Donations from 'Crypto Maddoff' and Tried To Stop Investigations of FTX. moguldom.com A recently released report is accusing certain Congress members of trying to stop government investigations into FTX because they received donations from employees of the crypto exchange. The American Prospect said the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) tried to obtain information about the collapsed company earlier this year, and eight U.S. representatives sent a letter asking if …
(2022-11-25). Twin Cities activists hold vigil to demand end to endless U.S. wars. fightbacknews.org Saint Paul, MN – On Wednesday, November 23, more than 40 peace activists from around the Twin Cities gathered on the Lake Street Marshall Bridge to demand an end to all U.S. interventions around the globe. The event was initiated by the Minnesota Peace Action Coalition (MPAC) in partnership with Women Against Military Madness (WAMM). WAMM has been holding weekly protests on the Lake Street/Marshall Avenue Bridge for 23 years, consistently calling for an end to U.S. wars ever since NATO
| began bombing Yugoslavia in 1999. | The call for action put forward a range of slogans, including "Say no to World War III,…
(2022-11-25). One Day of Warren Buffett Wealth Gains Could Cover Rail Workers' Paid Sick Leave. truthout.org
(2022-11-25). China's first rack rail vehicle rolls out in SW China's Sichuan. ecns.cn China's first rack rail train rolled off the production line in Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Thursday.
(2022-11-25). (100 great changes) South-to-North Water Diversion project safeguards water resources in China. ecns.cn South-to-North Water Diversion Project, China's "Water lifeline", has three routes, the eastern route from Jiangsu province's Yangzhou to Tianjin and Shandong province's Yantai and Weihai, the middle route from the Danjiangkou Reservoir to Beijing, and the planned western route which will divert water from the Yangtze River to the Yellow River.
(2022-11-25). Spelunker Zhou Yuanjie records mysterious caves in Guizhou with his camera. ecns.cn A group of eye-catching cave photos, shot by 80s-outdoor photographer Zhou Yuanjie, debuted at the 15th Session of Photo China Original in Guiyang City, southwest China's Guizhou Province.
(2022-11-25). Contribución de Fidel al nuevo tipo de relación de Cuba con Estados Unidos. cubadebate.cu Para comprender el aporte de Fidel Castro a la Ciencia Política y, en particular, a la esfera de las Relaciones Internacionales, sobre todo en cuanto a los vínculos de Cuba con Estados Unidos, debe partirse del precedente de la obra y la práctica de José Martí, el Héroe Nacional cubano, y la influencia de este en el pensamiento y la acción del primero.
(2022-11-25). Presidentes de Cuba y China se reúnen para fortalecer relaciones. telesurtv.net Díaz-Canel recordó que esta visita a China coincide con el sexto aniversario del fallecimiento del líder de la revolución cubana, Fidel Castro.
(2022-11-25). Los jóvenes y el país soñado por Fidel. cubadebate.cu Giselle Armas (profesora de FLACSO), Josué Benavides (profesor de Física de la UH), Belsis Rodríguez (estudiante de Comunicación Social) y Yuniel González (trabajador social) han encontrado inspiración en el pensamiento de Fidel Castro en los tiempos que corren. Jóvenes todos, han accedido a compartir sus apreciaciones sobre el Comandante y su legado en el contexto actual.
(2022-11-25). Fidel Castro y su ideal de integración para América Latina. telesurtv.net El líder de la Revolución cubana falleció en La Habana a los 90 años de edad el 25 de noviembre de 2016.
(2022-11-25). Victory for the people: Yes on A for sheriff accountability. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – At a press conference on November 16, the Check the Sheriff coalition announced a victory in the overwhelming passage of Measure A in the November 8 Los Angeles County elections. Measure A allows the removal of a sheriff by the LA Board of Supervisors for violation of a law. This is a major victory in the ongoing fight for community control of police. | The coalition press conference included families who have lost their loved ones at the hands of the LA Sheriff's Department, including those of Anthony Vargas, Paul Rea, John Horton, Marco Vazquez and Ryan Twyman. | Also, election results keep sh…