(2022-01-13). Thanks to US Sanctions, Afghans Are Starving. zcomm.org Now that US troops are gone, Joe Biden's sanctions are causing starvation and suffering — and the media has been astonishingly silent…
(2022-01-13). John Nichols on How "Coronavirus Criminals & Pandemic Profiteers" Hurt World's Response to COVID-19. democracynow.org 
We speak with The Nation's national affairs correspondent John Nichols on the occasion of his new book, "Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers: Accountability for Those Who Caused the Crisis," which takes aim at the CEOs and political figures who put profits over people during the coronavirus pandemic. The chapters cover notorious figures such as former President Trump, Mike Pompeo, Jared Kushner and Jeff Bezos. "In the United States alone, hundreds of thousands of deaths occurred that did not have to occur," says Nichols. "Globally it's in the millions, and the U.S. could have played a huge role in addre…
(2022-01-13). Teachers in Chicago Are Up Against a Wall of Neoliberal Cruelty. zcomm.org The current struggle is a symptom of the larger problem of neoliberal school reform — a virus whose only vaccine is democracy…
(2022-01-13). "The Coming Coup": Ari Berman on Republican Efforts to Steal Future Elections. democracynow.org 
Mother Jones reporter Ari Berman warns the Republican Party is laying the groundwork to steal the 2022 midterms and future elections through a combination of gerrymandering, voter suppression and election subversion, that together pose a mortal threat to voting rights in the United States. Republicans, many of whom are election deniers, are campaigning for positions that hold immense oversight over the election process. "What's really new here are these efforts to take over how votes are counted," says Berman. "That is the ultimate voter suppression method, because if you're not able to rig the election on the fr…
(2022-01-13). Headlines for January 13, 2022. democracynow.org WHO: Confirmed Coronavirus Infections Surge to 15 Million in a Week, French Teachers Strike as COVID-19 Cases Overwhelm Schools, British PM Boris Johnson Faces Calls to Resign for Defying Lockdown to Attend Cocktail Party, Biden Deploys Military Teams to Hospitals Overwhelmed by COVID-19 Patients, GOP House Leader Kevin McCarthy Won't Cooperate with "Illegitimate" January 6 Committee, Confronted over Lies About 2020 Election, Donald Trump Cuts Short NPR Interview , Biden Meets with Senate Democrats as Push to Pass Voting Rights Legislation Intensifies , Ohio's Top Court Rejects GOP's Gerrymandered Voting Maps, Is…
(2022-01-13). Confessions of a "Human Guinea Pig": Professor Quits Vaccine Trial over Moderna's Corporate Greed. democracynow.org 
Jeremy Menchik, a self-described "human guinea pig" who volunteered for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine trials, dropped out to protest the company's greed in reaping profits from the ongoing pandemic while doing little to resolve global vaccine inequity. Menchik is launching a new website — mrna4all.org — where other vaccine trial participants can join the effort to pressure vaccine makers to scale up production to vaccinate the world. "That they have to be accountable to their guinea pigs and they have to advance policies for public health not just private profit … I think that must be unnerving to them…
(2022-01-13). National Faith Groups Call On Congress And President To Close Guantanamo Bay Prison. popularresistance.org Washington, DC — On Tuesday, Jan. 11, twenty-nine national faith groups sent a letter to President Biden and all Members of Congress calling on them "to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and to ensure that all of the people held there are either released, agree to a plea deal, or receive a fair trial in a federal court." | Rev. Ron Stief, Executive Director of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, released the following statement: | "For twenty years our country has held people without charge or trial in Guantanamo. Some of the people we still hold there were tortured by the U.S. after the…
(2022-01-13). Venezuela Rejects US 'Incoherent and Disrespectful' Statement — Barinas Rerun Elections. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister, Félix Plasencia, responded firmly to the statements of the spokesperson for the United States government based in Colombia, James Story, who had referred to the electoral process held in Barinas state on January 9. | Through his official Twitter account, the Venezuelan minister for foreign affairs questioned that the representative of the Biden administration tried to "congratulate" the people of Barinas on the electoral process, after being the main promoter of actions against the legitimate government of Venezuela and the boycott of electoral processes. | Llamar al boicot el…
(2022-01-13). UP Elections: Double engine has left urban youth stranded. peoplesdispatch.org 
In the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh which is set to see elections soon, urban youth in the15-29 age range are facing lethal unemployment, with rates above 20% for the past three years…
(2022-01-13). Brazilian Army prepares for "Capitol scenario" in coming presidential election. wsws.org The military chiefs are talking about a replay of the January 6 events in Washington led by "radical supporters" of Brazil's fascistic President Jair Bolsonaro.
(2022-01-13). In Barinas Venezuela Responds with the Dignity of a Good Loser in Fair Elections. orinocotribune.com By Nino Pagliccia — Jan 11, 2022 | Last Sunday, January 9, many Venezuelans received the news of an electoral result that undoubtedly disappointed those who support Chavismo and made opponents happy. That was the election for governor of the state of Barinas that was repeated following the irregularities detected on November 21 in the previous candidacy presented by the extreme right. | Jorge Arreaza himself, the candidate of the Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), broke the news with the following words: "Dear Barinas. The information we receive from our PSUV organization indicates that, although…
(2022-01-13). Progressives to Clinton and Corporate Democrats: 'Back Off' on Election Advice. zcomm.org "When conservative Democrats have repeatedly ripped apart the president's agenda while progressives fight to save it, it's frankly bizarre to watch the media conversation focus on the risks of 'going too far left.'"
(2022-01-13). Hundreds of thousands of power-loom operators in south India launch indefinite strike. wsws.org Under conditions of the surging COVID-19 pandemic, the eruption of the power-loom strike, involving hundreds of thousands of workers and toilers, underlines that workers will not passively submit to the capitalist class' assault on their social and democratic rights.
(2022-01-12). Dr. King Remained Hopeful. So Can We. otherwords.org 2022 has begun with melancholy, as our country sees the pandemic reach new heights. Meanwhile our crises of climate, democracy, and inequality seem more entrenched than ever. | All this uncertainty is taking a toll, but uncertain times are far from unprecedented. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke to an equally uncertain time and found hope in recognizing the necessity of radical change. | As we celebrate the national holiday dedicated to King, I always encourage people to take some time to look at his writings — and I especially do this year. In moments like these, I like to revisit one of King's last essay…
(2022-01-12). Biden Backs Filibuster Reform to Pass Voting Rights Bills After Sustained Grassroots Pressure. democracynow.org 
We go to Atlanta, Georgia, where President Biden and Vice President Harris spoke on Tuesday to pressure Congress to pass critical voting rights legislation. Biden endorsed changing the Senate rules to prevent a minority of senators from filibustering the bills. We speak to two leaders in the voting rights movement about the importance of passing the bills, particularly for people of color. "Right now 40 senators can stop 100 senators from having a vote, and that is absolutely unheard of anywhere else in our democracy," says Ben Jealous, who attended Biden's speech and is president of People for the American Way a…
(2022-01-12). Headlines for January 12, 2022. democracynow.org Biden Supports Senate Bypassing Filibuster Rule to Pass Voting Rights Legislation, FDA Head Says "Most People" Will Get COVID; Students Protest School Safety Protocols, Red Cross Warns of Blood Supply Crisis Amid Pandemic, Anthony Fauci Accuses Sen. Rand Paul of Endangering His Life by Spreading Lies Around Pandemic, 19 People Reported Killed in Tigray Airstrikes on Same Day Biden Speaks with Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed, Coast Guard Rescues 176 Haitian Migrants from Boat as Biden Admin Continues Mass Deportations, DOJ Forms Domestic Terrorism Unit, NC Protesters Demand Justice for Jason Walker, a Black Man Shot Dead…
(2022-01-12). Environmental Justice Activists Want NJ Gov. to Vote No New Gas-Fired Power Plant in Newark. democracynow.org 
In Newark, New Jersey, residents of the largely Black and Latinx community of Ironbound are calling on Governor Phil Murphy to stop plans to build a $180 million gas-fired power plant that could worsen the poor local air quality and exacerbate the climate crisis. As the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission holds a vote to begin construction on Thursday, activists are urging the governor to enforce the environmental justice law that he passed last year. "If we don't set a good precedent for New Jersey, what does that mean for the country and other states that are trying to pass similar laws?" says Maria Lopez-Nuñez,…
(2022-01-12). SEIU1021 Leaders "Ludwig Did Not Have To Die" STOP Privatization & Zero Covid NOW! indybay.org San Francisco SEIU 1021 local leaders reported on the death of SEIU 1021 CCSF worker Ludwig Leota who was coerced back to the job where he contacted covid and passed away. They also talk about the privatization, union busting and fight for democracy in the union.
(2022-01-12). Bin Laden and Trump: Two Bookends to America's Imperial Decline. fpif.org The end of 2021 and the beginning of a new year is a convenient time to take stock of the causes of America's decline. | This past year saw both Washington's inglorious exit from Afghanistan after 20 years in the country that had served as the launching pad for its direct military intervention in the Middle East and an historic insurrection at the very heart of the empire. Add to this the absolute lack of traction for President Biden's recent "Democracy Summit" in contrast to Beijing's surefooted diplomacy, the erosion of an already weak U.S. economy by COVID-19 followed by uncontrolled inflation, and the deepeni…
(2022-01-12). How democracy gets eroded — lessons from a Nixon expert. zcomm.org Now that a full year has passed since the Jan. 6, 2021, it's evident that the attack never really ended. Instead, it spread out to other, less visible, more vulnerable targets…
(2022-01-12). Democracy in Danger: In Georgia's Gwinnett County, threats to voting rights play out locally. splcenter.org
(2022-01-12). As Officials Blame Tenants After 17 Die in Bronx Fire, Activists Say Greed & Neglect Are to Blame. democracynow.org 
A massive fire in an apartment building in the Bronx, New York, killed 17 people, including eight children, on Sunday. The city is blaming the fire on a malfunctioning space heater. Housing advocates say the real issue is the lack of safe, affordable public housing, citing lack of heat provided by the building during subzero winter temperatures and poor fire safety systems. Tenants and activists note one of the building's co-owners is a member of Mayor Eric Adams's transition team, and are demanding an extension to the eviction moratorium set to expire on January 15. "All of them are really asking for accountabil…
(2022-01-12). National Endowment for Democracy Provided $1.2 Million to Kazakhstan to Help Spark Color Revolution Against Pro-Russian and Pro-China Regime. covertactionmagazine.com Media Has Covered Crisis in Kazakhstan in Biased Way On January 2nd, protests erupted in the city of Zhanaozen in …
(2022-01-12). Biden Is Rising to the Moment on Voting Rights. Can Congress? otherwords.org President Joe Biden's recent visit to Atlanta, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s hometown, focused national attention on a somber fact: the legacy of the civil rights movement is threatened by Sitting on the campus of Morehouse College, Dr. King's
(2022-01-12). Biden gives lip service to voting rights in Atlanta as legislation remains stalled in Senate. wsws.org Biden's speech was another empty gesture by the Democratic Party as it continues to abandon any defense of democratic rights.
(2022-01-12). Biden gives lip service to voting rights in Atlanta as legislation remains stalled in Senate. wsws.org Biden's speech was another empty gesture by the Democratic Party as it continues to abandon any defense of democratic rights.
(2022-01-12). It's Time for Biden to Keep His Promises On Marijuana. otherwords.org Politicians are no strangers to making campaign promises. Delivering on those promises? Well, that's often another story. | Such is the case thus far with President Biden's campaign pledge to reform America's archaic and "No one should be in jail because of marijuana," Biden
(2022-01-12). Yes, there really were only two COVID deaths in mainland China in 2021. Here's how they did it. mronline.org As the Omicron variant causes record levels of infection in the United States, the end of the pandemic seems as far away as ever. But far from preparing a robust response to defeat the virus, the Biden administration is preparing to surrender and encourage the public to "learn to live with" COVID indefinitely.
(2022-01-12). Biden labels January 6 riot 'attempted coup'. rt.com 
President Joe Biden says 2021 storming of US Capitol was attempt to 'steal election' | President Joe Biden has said that Donald Trump supporters wanted to subvert the will of voters when they stormed the US Capitol building in Washington last year. The speech came as investigators subpoenaed Trump allies. | "That's why we're here today: to stand against the forces in America that value power over principle, forces that attempted a coup, a coup against the legally expressed will of the American people by sowing doubt, inventing charges of fraud and seeking to steal the 2020 election from the people," Biden said…
(2022-01-12). Conservatives on Supreme Court Poised to Block Biden's Vaccine and Mask Mandates. zcomm.org The reactionary "justices" seem more inclined to shield corporate profits and red states' rights than to protect the health and safety of the people…
(2022-01-12). 'Knows Coming Changes in Advance': Internet in Stiches as Biden Again Calls VP 'President Harris'. sputniknews.com Gaffe-prone US President Joe Biden previously referred to his vice-president, Kamala Harris, as "President Harris" while delivering a speech at South Carolina State University during its 2021 Fall commencement ceremony, and on a number of other cringe-worthy occasions.
(2022-01-12). A Chronicle of the Pre-election Race in ROK: Candidates and their Family Problems. journal-neo.org 
One of the most common tactics in Korean politics since the Middle Ages has been to smear a family member. It is understood that political leaders cannot control their relatives and fail to be aware of their bad transgressions. This means that they could be done with his knowledge, or at least cast a shadow …
(2022-01-12). Daniel Ortega sworn in for a fresh term in Nicaragua. peoplesdispatch.org Daniel Ortega of the left-wing Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) party was sworn in as president of Nicaragua for a fourth consecutive term on January 10. Alongside Ortega, Rosario Murillo, also the first lady, was sworn in as his vice president for a second term. The duo won the general elections held in the Central American country on November 7, 2021, with around They were sworn in by the president of the National Assembly, Gustavo Porra Cortez, who was re-elected as the head of the legislative body on…
(2022-01-12). Lula Keeps Leading 2022 Brazilian Presidential Elections. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the results of an intention to vote poll conducted by the firm Quaest Advisory revealed that Brazil's former President and Workers Party (PT) militant Lula da Silva is the favorite candidate to win the October 2 presidential elections, in which he could obtain 45 percents of the ballots. | RELATED: | His closest rival will be the current President Jair Bolsonaro, with a 23-percent margin difference and former…
(2022-01-12). A Chronicle of the Pre-election Race in ROK: Candidates and their Family Problems. journal-neo.org One of the most common tactics in Korean politics since the Middle Ages has been to smear a family member. It is understood that political leaders cannot control their relatives and fail to be aware of their bad transgressions. This means that they could be done with his knowledge, or at least cast a shadow …
(2022-01-12). Netizens Mock Eric Trump Complaining About 'Mean Lady Suing His Dad' Amid Letitia James' Probe. sputniknews.com Last month, Donald Trump filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block Letitia James' investigation into his business, accusing the New York AG of violating his constitutional rights.
(2022-01-12). Naive Documentary (-ies) Makers Barely Scratch the Surface! dissidentvoice.org 
W.E.B. DuBois: 'To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships.' This documentary (see below, first one linked) is not news, and then, of course, it's Trump in office blather, too. As if UK, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Spain, …
(2022-01-12). Trump wants Judge to dismiss Jan. 6 lawsuit involving Congresswoman Barbara Lee. indybay.org Trump Wants To Believe That He Had Absolute Immunity For All Of His Despicable Actions During His Presidency!
(2022-01-12). Jan 6 committee dismisses 'fed man' claim amid DOJ silence. rt.com 
Ray Epps, a protester who disappeared from the FBI's January 6 most wanted list, told Congress he "has never been an informant" | After GOP senators received non-answers from DOJ officials about a January 6 protester who was spared prosecution, the Democrat-dominated special committee assured the public that Ray Epps was not a fed. | The Arizona man, who was filmed on January 5 and 6 last year apparently riling up pro-Trump protesters in Washington, DC, was interviewed by the House committee investigating the Capitol Hill riot, its Twitter account said. | "Epps informed us that he was not employed by, working…
(2022-01-12). Saving the Iran Nuclear Deal Requires Balancing it. fpif.org As talks for reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or the Iran nuclear deal, resume in Vienna, it has become increasingly evident that restoring the JCPOA is extremely challenging without ensuring its durability. The developments of the past several years—mainly Trump's withdrawal from the JCPOA and his pursuit of maximum pressure campaign against Iran, and Tehran's retaliation by accelerating and expanding its nuclear program to unprecedented levels and dimensions—have rendered this issue all the more relevant and crucial. | Today, the nuclear negotiators have to tackle many thorny…
(2022-01-12). Strike by Huntington, West Virginia metalworkers passes 100 days. wsws.org The strike is being isolated and betrayed by the United Steelworkers, who have sought the assistance of Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders to defuse workers' anger.
(2022-01-12). Strike by Huntington, West Virginia metalworkers passes 100 days. wsws.org The strike is being isolated and betrayed by the United Steelworkers, who have sought the assistance of Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders to defuse workers' anger.
(2022-01-12). Two exemplary Twentieth-Century Socialist Latin American lives: José Carlos Mariátegui and Orlando Letelier. mronline.org 
The two books we will analyze in this essay, Bread and Beauty: The Cultural Politics of José Carlos Mariátegui by Juan E. De Castro, and Alan McPherson's Ghosts of Sheridan Circle: How a Washington Assassination Brought Pinochet's Terror State to Justice, are very different in subject matter, discipline, and style.
(2022-01-12). Fearless communes: An interview with two Chilean mayors. zcomm.org Fearless communes are rewriting their Constitution by feminizing politics and proliferating radically democratic spaces…
(2022-01-12). øHacia dónde va Brasil en 2022? globalizacion.ca Brasil completa en 2022 cinco años de ruptura de la democracia. Fue la segunda ruptura desde el golpe de 1964, cuando el país padeció 11 años de dictadura militar. En aquel momento, terminada la dictadura en 1975, se dio un…
(2022-01-12). How Pacifica Claimed a Dubious Victory. indybay.org Pacifica Counsel overruled the democratic vote of the members.
(2022-01-12). Guantanamo Is a Global Symbol of US Torture and Power Abuse. telesurenglish.net The notorious Guantanamo Bay detention facility, a symbol of U.S. torture and abuse of prisoners, marked on Tuesday the 20th anniversary of the first prisoners' arrival, amid renewed calls that it be shut down and America reflect on its poor human rights record. | RELATED: | "Today is a day to reflect, and to act," U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar wrote in an op-ed published in Teen Vogue on Tuesday. "For those of you who don't know much about…
(2022-01-12). The Pandemic Of The Injected: As The COVID Narrative Implodes The White House Doubles Down On Lies. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/12/22). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2022-01-12). AOC fails to defend staffer from Zionist group's attack. electronicintifada.net ZOA is demanding that legislative aide be fired for his criticism of Israel.