(2022-01-07). What Biden did not say in his national address on the January 6 coup attempt. wsws.org The principle that governs national presidential addresses is to avoid saying what must not be said. The purpose of the speech was not to expose the truth of what took place on January 6, 2021 but to deflect and obfuscate. The real truth can only be extracted by reviewing what Biden did not say.
(2022-01-07). Legendary, Trailblazing Actor Sidney Poitier, Who Broke Hollywood's Color Barrier, Dies at 94. moguldom.com Legendary artist Sir Sidney Poitier, a trailblazing actor and generous humanitarian, died on Jan. 6, 2021. He was 94. His death was confirmed by Clint Watson, the press secretary for Bahamian Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis. The first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, Poitier made history by breaking the color …
(2022-01-07). Headlines for January 7, 2022. democracynow.org On Jan. 6 Anniversary, Biden Warns of Trump's "Dagger at the Throat of Democracy", Supreme Court to Weigh Vaccine Mandates as U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Record High, WHO Warns Omicron Is Overwhelming Hospitals and Killing People, Not "Mild", As Omicron Shatters Pandemic Records, Brazil's Bolsonaro Blasts Child Vaccinations, Kazakh President Orders Troops to Shoot Without Warning as Protest Death Toll Mounts, 3 Eritrean Refugees, Including 2 Children, Killed by Airstrike in Ethiopia's Tigray, Israelis Kill Two Palestinians in West Bank; Far-Right Protesters Attack Palestinian Reporter, Two Journalists Murdered in…
(2022-01-07). Thursday 1/6: Sacramento: Jan. 6th In-Person Sidewalk Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SACRAMENTO: Sidewalk intersection of 16th Street & J Street, Sacramento 95814 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Omicron-Variant-Fact-Sheet.aspx…
(2022-01-07). Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group supports right-wing Republican politicians. indybay.org Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group supports right-wing extremist Republican politicians including Marsha Blackburn who supported the attack on the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021.
(2022-01-07). Thursday 1/6: Santa Rosa: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SANTA ROSA: Courthouse Square, Fourth Street & Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Omicron-Variant-Fact-Sheet.aspx…
(2022-01-07). Thursday 1/6: Sonoma: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SONOMA: Sonoma Plaza, 453 1st St E, Sonoma, CA 95476 | Wear a mask and please be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Omicron-Variant-Fact-Sheet.aspx…
(2022-01-07). Biden Warns of "Dagger at the Throat of America"; Fascism Expert Says Trump's Personality Cult Growing. democracynow.org 
President Joe Biden warned about the looming threat of autocracy during his speech marking the first anniversary of the January 6 Capitol attack on Thursday and denounced his predecessor Donald Trump for inciting the rioters. In a statement responding to Biden's speech, Trump continued to falsely claim the 2020 election was rigged. To discuss further, we are joined by historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an expert on the psychology of authoritarianism, who says Trump has grown his "personality cult" since his election loss and converted the GOP into "a far-right authoritarian party which has enshrined violence as part of th…
(2022-01-07). Culprits behind Capitol insurrection still not brought to justice. peoplesdispatch.org Trump and his followers had propagated numerous false claims stating that the 2020 elections were stolen from them by means of electoral fraud, rigging of voting machines, and an international communist conspiracy.
(2022-01-07). What Do You Call a Failed Insurrection? PRACTICE. zcomm.org Whether we have a democracy in 2024 depends on whether we can preserve democracy in 2022.
(2022-01-07). Thursday 1/6: The Insurrection One Year Later: The Threats to American Democracy w/ ProPublica. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-07). Minsk: Can't give Kazakhstan away, like Ukraine, to U.S., NATO; situation resembles 2005 "Tulip Revolution" in neighboring Kyrgyzstan, post-election Belarus in 2020. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Lukashenko shares details of his night talks on Kazakhstan, decision to deploy peacekeepers Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko shared the details of his overnight talks on the situation in Kazakhstan and the decision to deploy the peacekeeping forces in that country…. "You know what is happening in Kazakhstan. We are very concerned about the pre-planned nature …
(2022-01-07). The U.S. Makes a Mockery of Treaties and International Law. independentmediainstitute.org U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other members of the Biden Cabinet are fond of proclaiming the "rules-based international order" (RBIO) or "rules-based order" every chance they get: in press conferences, on interviews, in articles, at international fora, for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and cocktails. Along with the terms "human rights" and "democracy," the RBIO …
(2022-01-07). Tuesday 1/11: The Plan to Protect Our Democracy: Tackling Filibuster, Voting Rights, Expanding SCOTUS. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2022-01-07). Wednesday 1/12: Defeating Nazis in Court: Inside the Charlottesville Trial. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…
(2022-01-07). CRD Workers' Struggles in Southern Africa Pacifica's Covid Race & Democracy. indybay.org Pacifica's Covid, Race and Democracy covers the growing working class struggles in South Africa from Namibia to South Africa.
(2022-01-07). WHO Says Omicron Variant Is Not "Mild" as ER Doctor Describes New COVID Wave Overwhelming Hospitals. democracynow.org 
We look at the skyrocketing number of COVID infections. Coronavirus cases hit record highs this week, with global cases climbing 70% from last week to 9.5 million and the U.S. reporting a single-day record of 1 million new cases on Monday. In the U.S., the extraordinary volume of cases is filling up emergency rooms nationwide and exhausting healthcare workers, says emergency room physician Dr. Craig Spencer, who has been treating coronavirus patients since the pandemic began. "We're much better at treating this disease now," says Spencer, "but the problem is that the amount of volume that we're seeing threatens t…
(2022-01-07). Should fighting for democracy take priority over building powerful social movements? zcomm.org In both the 1930s and 1960s-'70s the outcome was change in a progressive (left) direction — substantially, and on many fronts…
(2022-01-07). Tariq Ali: 'Democracy is largely a set of rituals now'. mronline.org 
"There is no socialist blueprint. If you think there is a socialist blueprint, then you will only be a utopian. The formation of economic policies has to be done with the collaboration of those on whose behalf you are going to change structures."
(2022-01-07). Saturday 1/15: Virtual Rally to Defend Truth, Democracy & Voting Rights w/ CFM & Women's March. indybay.org Virtual rally via livestream – join from anywhere…
(2022-01-07). China urges reflection on ramshackle 'democracy'. ecns.cn Democracy is a common value of humanity instead of a tool for political manipulation, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Thursday, adding that moves to put a label on democracy－while weaponizing and politicizing it－are not a grand show, but a low trick.
(2022-01-07). Veterans' Health Care For Mental And Environmental Illnesses Under Attack. popularresistance.org In recent years, both Republicans and Democrats in Congress have backed privatization of services provided by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). As part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the VHA serves about nine million patients and operates the largest public healthcare system in the country. Since 2015, billions of dollars have been diverted from VHA care to private doctors and for-profit hospitals who treat veterans in costlier and less effective fashion. This cannibalization of the VHA budget began under President Obama, escalated during the Trump era, and continues under Joe Biden.
(2022-01-07). Is Biden Risking War by Pushing Taiwan Independence? — Larry Wilkerson. dissidentvoice.org With Biden increasingly treating Taiwan as an independent country, is he provoking a military response from China that could go nuclear? Larry Wilkerson joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news.
(2022-01-07). The Highest Attainable Standard of Health Is a Fundamental Right of Every Human Being. popularresistance.org It is not as if Joe Biden, who succeeded Trump, has been monumentally better at managing the pandemic. When the US Food and Drug Administration paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in April 2021, it fed into growing anti-vaccine sentiment in the country; confusion between Biden's White House and the Centre for Disease Control over the use of masks furthered the chaos in the country. The deep political animosity between Trump supporters and liberals and the general lack of concern for hand-to-mouth earners with no social safety net accelerated the cultural divides in the United States.
(2022-01-07). No es sólo Trump, es el modelo de la democracia que hoy Biden quiere exportar. globalizacion.ca El discurso del actual presidente "demócrata" estadounidense Joe Biden puede servir, quizá, para sus ciudadanos, bombardeados permanentemente, durante décadas, con la ida de que dentro y fuera de Estados Unidos se vive una lucha entre la democracia y la autocracia;…
(2022-01-07). New Legal Filing In Mumia's Case. popularresistance.org The new evidence contained in the boxes is damning, and we need to expose it. It reveals a pattern of misconduct and abuse of authority by the prosecution, including bribery of the state's two key witnesses, as well as racist exclusion in jury selection — a violation of the landmark Supreme Court decision Batson v. Kentucky. The remedy for each or any of the claims in the petition is a new trial. The court may order a hearing on factual issues raised in the claims. If so, we won't know for at least a month.
(2022-01-07). Frederick Douglass and American Empire in Haiti. orinocotribune.com By Peter James Hudson — Dec 23, 2021 | At the age of seventy-one, Frederick Douglass was appointed ambassador to the Republic of Haiti by the administration of U.S. president Benjamin Harrison. Douglass had helped stump for Harrison during the 1888 presidential elections and the position was something of a reward for the elderly abolitionist. However, Douglass's short time in…
(2022-01-07). NLRB ruling an organizing tool for Amazon union drive. workers.org 
Amazon's vicious union busting has come under widespread scrutiny by the world's working class — and even by some elements of the ruling class. The National Labor Relations Board, created in 1935 to regulate the sharp battles between labor and capital, has ordered a new election at the Bessemer, Alabama, . . . |
(2022-01-07). Kamala Harris Has Reportedly Chosen New Communications Director as Staff Exodus Continues. sputniknews.com The news comes amid media reports describing dysfunction and political infighting within the vice president's office as well as frustration displayed by key aides in the West Wing of the White House. Harris' team has played down the negative reports, calling them overblown.
(2022-01-07). Ocasio-Cortez Slams NYC Mayor for Disparaging "Low-Skilled Workers" zcomm.org Labeling jobs as "low-skill" functions as a tool of the ruling class to pit white-collar workers against blue-collar or service industry workers…
(2022-01-07). The Shocking Things the GOP and Trumpians Believe. zcomm.org Is our "reality TV" media up to the task of comparing and contrasting the two political parties, and judging the most likely outcomes of the directions they've chosen?
(2022-01-07). GOP's Soft Coup Is Still Underway One Year After Capitol Assault. zcomm.org Trump's "Big Lie" continues to hold sway over the overwhelming majority of Republicans voters, and the Republican Party itself is increasingly unwilling to accept defeat…
(2022-01-07). Democrats Want to Keep Trump From Holding Office Again Amid 6 January House Panel Probe: Report. sputniknews.com Thursday marked the first anniversary of the US Capitol riot, which is now being investigated by the 6 January House Select Committee. The probe has been slammed by former President Donald Trump as a political sideshow and continuation of a "witch hunt" against him by Democrats.
(2022-01-07). Former US Secretary of States Reveals How He Managed to Lose 90 Pounds in Half a Year. sputniknews.com Pompeo is not the only official from the Trump administration, who's focused on his health since their departure from the White House. The ex-president himself has lost 15 pounds since last spring after he overcame stress eating and took on a healthy diet.
(2022-01-07). A 63 años del triunfo de la revolución cubana. globalizacion.ca El 1 ∫ de enero de 1959, los barbudos encabezados por Fidel Castro entraron en La Habana, cuyos habitantes se volcaron a las calles radiantes de júbilo por el triunfo de la revolución y la huida del dictador Fulgencio Batista. Cuba…
(2022-01-07). Nuke envoys of S.Korea, Japan hold phone talks over DPRK's missile test. ecns.cn Top nuclear envoys of South Korea and Japan held phone talks over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s missile test, the South Korean foreign ministry said Friday.
(2022-01-07). Tuesday 1/18: National Day of Racial Healing – California State Capitol. indybay.org California State Capitol | Sacramento, CA…
(2022-01-07). Multimillionaire Republican donor declares vaccines are part of a Jewish plot for world domination. wsws.org Utah capitalist David Bateman, who shared hundreds of fascistic and antisemitic posts on his social media account, resigned from the board of Entrata after his email was made public Monday.
(2022-01-07). North Korea claims US is leading 'hostile forces' in Olympics decision. rt.com 
The US has been accused of "insulting" China over the Beijing Olympics by North Korea, which has said it will not participate in the Games and praised Xi Jinping's government | North Korea has reached a decision over the Beijing Olympics in an announcement influenced by the pandemic and the "hostile forces" being led by the US. | Pyongyang has announced that it will not be participating in the Games and Paralympics in February, repeating its decision over the Tokyo Olympics in summer 2021, when it did not send a team because of purported fears over Covid. | North Korea's national Olympic committee and sports m…
(2022-01-06). 'We're ashamed of nothing,' Republican congressman says of Jan 6. riot. rt.com 
Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning a press conference and a peaceful walk from the White House to the Capitol | During a fiery appearance on Steve Bannon's podcast, Florida's Rep. Matt Gaetz said he and his colleagues are not "ashamed" of their efforts on January 6 last year, despite the ultimate storming of the US Capitol. | Speaking about his press conference marking the one-year anniversary of the Capitol riot, Gaetz said he's "proud" of the work Republicans did a year ago. | "We're ashamed of nothing. We're proud of the work we did on January 6th to make legitimate arguments about election integrity," he said. Ga…
(2022-01-06). One Year Later, Our Democracy is Still in Crisis. aclu.org As we reflect on the first anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, it's easy to think of that day's attack as an isolated incident — a singular outlandish, violent siege that threatened our democracy. But beginning long before Jan. 6, there has been a sustained attack on our fundamental right to vote — the cornerstone of democracy. Devoid of the guns, knives, and bats wielded by the Jan. 6 insurrectionists, this threat may seem modest, but the future of our democracy is still very much in peril. | The ongoing threat has been waged by individuals pushing baseless conspiracy theories abo…
(2022-01-06). Makeshift noose and confederate flags told her this was something different. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Cori Bush is no stranger to protests. She spent years marching the streets of St. Louis and Ferguson, Missouri, rising to public office on the strength of her activism. But as the Missouri Democrat looked out the window of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — only her third day as a member …
(2022-01-06). "Why Was the Federal Gov't So Unprepared?" Newsweek Reporter William Arkin on Jan. 6. democracynow.org 
One year since Trump supporters staged a violent mob attack on the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to stop the certification of Joe Biden's presidency, we discuss exactly what was happening behind the scenes in the intelligence community that day. We are joined by Newsweek national security reporter William Arkin, who appeared on Democracy Now! just hours prior to the Capitol attack and predicted a violent outcome hours later. Arkin says the intelligence community failed to prepare for the strength of Trump's movement and needs to beef up its approach in anticipation for the next insurrection or coup attempt. "It's re…
(2022-01-06). Headlines for January 6, 2022. democracynow.org Biden to Call Out Trump's "Singular Responsibility" for Jan. 6 Insurrection, Jimmy Carter: U.S. Is at "Genuine Risk of Civil Conflict and Losing Our Precious Democracy", CDC Endorses Boosters for 12-to-15-Year-Olds as COVID Cases Skyrocket, Dozens Killed in Kazakhstan as Protests Grow in Former Soviet Republic, North Korea Acknowledges Testing Hypersonic Missile, Chilean Constitutional Assembly Elects New President to Rewrite Pinochet-Era Document, 12 Die, Including 8 Children, in Philadelphia House Fire, Ghislaine Maxwell Seeks New Trial After Two Jurors Admit Being Sexual Abuse Survivors, As Guantánamo Turns 20…
(2022-01-06). 'The Common Denominator': D.C. prosecutor points to Trump as 'ringleader' of Jan. 6 attack. splcenter.org
(2022-01-06). 'We Shall Not Be Moved': Democracy advocates gather a year after Jan. 6 insurrection. splcenter.org
(2022-01-06). Thursday 1/6: Sacramento: Jan. 6th In-Person Sidewalk Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SACRAMENTO: Sidewalk intersection of 16th Street & J Street, Sacramento 95814 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Omicron-Variant-Fact-Sheet.aspx…
(2022-01-06). People's Action: We Need to Defend and Heal Our Democracy to Win 2022. peoplesaction.org Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action released the following statement by Movement Politics Director Brooke Adams on the anniversary of the armed insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021: "One year ago, an armed mob whipped up by right-wing lies about the election, attacked the Capitol and tried to overturn the results of …
(2022-01-06). "Capitalist Democracy": What is it? And it's connections to Fascism. anchor.fm In this episode I discuss some of the ongoing struggles facing people here in the United States, on the anniversary of the January 6 attempt to take over Congress, and overthrow the election, and how they connect to the history of capitalism's connection to fascism, and the use of democracy as a tool by the state of capitalist dictatorship to misconstrue and misinformed the masses into believing this democracy is for them.
(2022-01-06). People's Action: We Need to Defend and Heal Our Democracy to Win 2022. peoplesaction.org Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action released the following statement by Movement Politics Director Brooke Adams on the anniversary of the armed insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021: "One year ago, an armed mob whipped up by right-wing lies about the election, attacked the Capitol and tried to overturn the results of …