(2022-01-15). Say It Ain't So, Joe Biden: Did the US President Quote Joseph Stalin? sputniknews.com In a heated statement to reporters, US President Joe Biden appeared to quote Joseph Stalin, the premier of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953, when he said, "state legislative bodies continue to change the law, not as to who can vote, but who gets to count the vote".
(2022-01-15). US hospitals rapidly reaching capacity as Omicron continues nation-wide surge. wsws.org The United States faces a massive health crisis as the Omicron variant sickens hundreds of thousands of Americans every day. However, no measures are being employed by the Biden administration to stanch to the ongoing collapse of the health care system.
(2022-01-15). Stewart Rhodes and Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy. wsws.org The arrest of fascist Oath Keeper leader Stewart Rhodes and 10 other Oath Keepers on charges of seditious conspiracy explodes the claim that January 6 was merely an unruly protest and not a conspiracy by Trump to overturn the 2020 election result and establish a dictatorship.
(2022-01-15). Mike Pence Says Capitol Riot, Voting Rights Act are Both 'Power Grabs'. sputniknews.com 6 January 2022 marked the first anniversary of the Capitol riot, which saw scores of Trump supporters attempting to stop Congress from certifying the results of what former US President Donald Trump slammed as "the most corrupt election" in American history.
(2022-01-15). TV provider drops Trump's 'favorite channel'. rt.com 
The main distributor of One America News (OAN) refused to renew its contract with the conservative network, triggering celebration among liberals online | One America News (OAN), a conservative television channel which has frequently been described as one of former US President Donald Trump's favorites, is set to be dropped by its satellite TV carrier following an internal review. | DirecTV, which airs OAN on channel 347, told the network's parent company Herring Networks that it would no longer carry OAN or sister entertainment channel AWE after the current contract expires in April. | "We informed Herring Ne…
(2022-01-15). Whole Foods Protest on Bezos' Birthday. indybay.org On a national day of action to Support Amazon Workers, Raging Grannies, Vigil for Democracy, and Dance of Peace protested in the street in front of Whole Foods in Palo Alto.
(2022-01-15). How Pacifica Claimed a Dubious Victory. indybay.org Pacifica Counsel overruled the democratic vote of the members.
(2022-01-15). Thousands of Chicago students walk out to protest unsafe return to schools. wsws.org Thousands of Chicago students walked out across more than 30 schools to protest the unsafe return to classrooms enforced by Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
(2022-01-15). [Perspectives] Physicians in the digital age. thelancet.com Artificial intelligence (AI) is here. We are now in decade of Philip K Dick's dystopian novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and AI is already capable of driving our cars. But self-driving cars have harmed pedestrians and AI has been credited with delivering misinformation in curated social media feeds that threaten democracy. AI has also entered medicine, with uses in medical imaging and many other areas. However, there is increasing attention on how some algorithms in health care are racially biased.
(2022-01-14). US Congressman Meeks asks Biden to Recognize Venezuelan Electoral Authority. orinocotribune.com US Congressperson Gregory Meeks called on the Biden administration to recognize Venezuela's new National Electoral Council (CNE), noting that such a statement by the US would open doors for new opportunities. | Meeks, who is also president of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives, urged US President Biden to recognize the CNE and commit to the government of Nicolás Maduro. | The statement…
(2022-01-14). Economists Lisa Cook And Phillip Jefferson Nominated To Federal Reserve: Where Do They Stand On Reparations? moguldom.com Two Black economists, Lisa D. Cook and Phillip Jefferson, have been picked by President Joe Biden to serve on the Federal Reserve's seven-member Board of Governors amid growing calls to diversify the Fed's overwhelmingly white ranks. If confirmed, Cook's and Jefferson's addition to the world's most powerful central bank will help make it more racially …
(2022-01-14). Is Europe's Inflation Joe Biden's Fault? cepr.net 
We would probably think it is, if we relied on CNN and other such sources, but in good old reality land, that's a hard story to tell. Anyhow, as some of us tried to explain, inflation is a worldwide phenomenon associated with reopening from after a worldwide pandemic, which is not yet over. We got …
(2022-01-14). Try Harder: Biden Makes His Case For Voting Rights. moguldom.com I remember sitting in a meeting many years ago when I was serving in a counselor role for a school. I and a few other staff members were called into a meeting by the principal to discuss how to support students who were "at-risk" for failing for the year. When working for another school as …
(2022-01-14). Biden admin tells state to mask up kids or forfeit Covid relief. rt.com 
Government tells Arizona to lift ban on masks in schools or lose billions in federal Covid aid | The US Treasury Department has told Arizona's Republican governor to abolish two programs aimed at discouraging school mask mandates within 60 days, or give back over $1 billion in federal Covid-19 relief and forfeit the rest. | The Biden administration is taking issue with Arizona's Education Plus-Up Grant Program, which offered $163 million in funding to schools in the state, but made districts that require masking ineligible. | Another initiative, dubbed the Educational Recovery Benefit Program, offers up to $7,…
(2022-01-14). Biden Urged to Eliminate Land-Based Nuclear Missiles as US Policy Is Revised. truthout.org 
As the Biden administration considers changes to Trump-era nuclear policy, 60 national and regional organizations released a statement this week calling for the elimination of 400 land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) that are "now armed and on hair-trigger alert in the United States." | "Intercontinental ballistic missiles are uniquely dangerous, greatly increasing the chances that a false alarm or miscalculation will result in nuclear war," the statement reads. "There is no…
(2022-01-14). En oposición a la política de Biden, grupos estadounidenses envían leche a Cuba. cubadebate.cu El 15 de enero de 2022, las organizaciones Puentes de Amor, The People's Forum y CODEPINK enviaron un avión de carga con 15.000 libras de leche en polvo desde Miami a Cuba. Representantes de las organizaciones viajarán a Cuba para entregarla. La ayuda fue recibida por el Centro Martin Luther King en La Habana.
(2022-01-14). US Supreme Court strikes down Biden large employer vaccine mandate. wsws.org The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to block the Biden administration's policy that would force companies with more than 100 employees to require their staff to be vaccinated or wear masks daily and be tested weekly at their own expense.
(2022-01-14). Biden Decries Supreme Court Ruling That Blocks Vaccine Rules for Workers. truthout.org 
On Thursday, President Joe Biden reacted to the Supreme Court's decision to place a stay on a rule requiring that workers at large companies get vaccinated against COVID-19 or get tested for the virus weekly. |
(2022-01-14). US responds to Russian arrest of ransomware hackers. rt.com 
The Biden administration said one of the suspected hackers arrested in Russia was to blame for the Colonial Pipeline attack | The Biden administration is "pleased" about Russia arresting several suspected hackers, including one allegedly behind the ransomware attack that led to week-long fuel shortages last year. | A senior administration official, speaking with reporters on Friday, said Moscow had informed Washington about the arrests, and that one of the individuals involved was responsible for the May 2021 attack that crippled the Colonial Pipeline. | "I want to be very clear: In our mind, this is not relat…
(2022-01-14). Congressional Democrats maintain pretense as Biden concedes defeat on voting rights bill. wsws.org In response to the right-wing onslaught against democratic rights, President Biden has combined inflated rhetoric with empty gestures.
(2022-01-14). Nicaragua In The Multipolar World. popularresistance.org The United States and the European Union announced new sanctions on the day that Daniel Ortega was inaugurated as president of Nicaragua. The move was not surprising, given that the United States congress passed the RENACER Act one week before elections which were held on November 7. | The people of Nicaragua have acted in defiance of the United States ever since the 1979 revolution. First, Ronald Reagan used reactionary forces, the Contras, as proxies in an attempt to destroy the new government. The Reagan administration mined Nicaragua's harbors and fomented a war which cost an estimated 30,000 lives. The Unite…
(2022-01-14). South Korea Will See A Massive Labor Uprising On January 15. popularresistance.org On January 15, a coalition of workers across South Korea‚Äâ—‚Äârural farmers, the urban poor and laborers‚Äâ—‚Äâwill gather in downtown Seoul for a National All-People's Mobilization, in a protest expected to reach large numbers. Since October, workers have mobilized to demand better conditions, broader labor protections and policies, and structural reforms ahead of the forthcoming presidential and local elections of 2022 (in March and June respectively). | The South Korean government has used pandemic restrictions to regulate and lim…
(2022-01-14). Starbucks union push comes to Ohio. workers.org 
Cleveland Early in the morning of Jan. 10, another group of Starbucks workers — called "partners" — filed for a union representation election with the National Labor Relations Board. A solid majority of the 20 employees at the West 6th store in downtown Cleveland signed cards to be represented by . . . |
(2022-01-14). Voting rights fight, 2022 elections, take center stage at AFL-CIO's MLK Conference. peoplesworld.org 
(2022-01-14). Leader of fascist Oath Keepers arrested on seditious conspiracy in January 6 coup attempt. wsws.org Stewart Rhodes and 10 other members of the militia group were indicted on charges that they stormed the Capitol in an attempt to prevent the certification of Trump's election defeat.
(2022-01-14). Venezuela's Opposition Won Symbolic State of Barinas: Reasons and Consequences. orinocotribune.com By Marco Teruggi — Jan 11, 2021 | The Venezuelan opposition won on Sunday the gubernatorial election in the state of Barinas. Its candidate, Sergio Garrido, of the Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD), defeated Jorge Arreaza, former Foreign Minister and Minister of Industry and National Production. The former obtained 55.37% of the support, against 41.26% of the latter, more than 13 points of difference, in an election in which 52.23% of the voters participated. The third, Claudio Fermín, also part of the opposition, obtained 1.77% of the votes. | The result was acknowledged by Arreaza, who, before the Nation…
(2022-01-14). Oops Moment: India's BJP Politician Reaches Out to Voter Taking Bath in Viral Video. sputniknews.com Ahead of state assembly polls, the Election Commission of India has banned physical rallies, prompting politicians to do door-to-door campaigning. In India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, it looks like some politicians can't afford to waste any chance to personally woo voters.
(2022-01-14). Senior prosecutor praised by Kamala Harris is indicted on federal charges. rt.com 
The vice president encouraged voters to support Marilyn Mosby to help 'reform' the criminal justice system | On Thursday, Marilyn Mosby, the state's attorney for Baltimore, was indicted for perjury and falsifying documents at a time when she alleged she was struggling financially due to the Covid-19 pandemic. | Mosby, a Democrat who was elected to her position in 2015, claimed on two occasions that she was suffering work-related hardship so as to borrow a total of $90,000 from her retirement account. She used that money to purchase two Florida vacation homes, prosecutors say. | According to the indictment, Mos…
(2022-01-14). The Iran Deal And The Assassination Of Soleimani. popularresistance.org Vienna – World leaders have descended upon Austrian capital Vienna to participate in the ongoing nuclear deal being negotiated primarily between the United States and Iran. Today, MintPress spoke to Dr. Seyed Mohammad Marandi, Professor of English Literature and Orientalism at the University of Tehran. Dr. Marandi is currently in Vienna as part of the Iranian delegation. | While corporate media often portray Iran as a recalcitrant pariah and the United States as a long-suffering broker in the situation, Dr. Marandi notes that it was actually the Trump administration that unilaterally walked away from the agreemen…
(2022-01-14). Indictment of Oath Keeper Rhodes on seditious conspiracy leads to Trump as "orchestrator" peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The indictment and arrest for "seditious conspiracy" of Stewart Rhodes, leader of the Oath Keepers, one of three white nationalist groups which led the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and invasion of the U.S. Capitol, points to Donald Trump as the real orchestrator. So says Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a constitutional law professor and lead manager …
(2022-01-14). Two Exemplary Twentieth-Century Socialist Latin American Lives: José Carlos Mariátegui and Orlando Letelier. orinocotribune.com By Nicholas Birns — Jan 10, 2022 | 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. But they both tell the stories of twentieth century Latin American activists of the left who strove for social justice and against dictatorship and authoritarianism. Together, they show the variety of and range of contemporary Latin American studies. | Although t…
(2022-01-14). Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby Indicted By Feds Over Mortgage Applications. moguldom.com Baltimore's top prosecutor, State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, was indicted on Jan. 13 on federal charges of perjury and filing false mortgage applications related to her purchase of two Florida vacation homes. The 41-year-old Democrat was elected to her post in 2015. She is being accused of falsely claiming twice to have suffered a work-related financial …
(2022-01-14). Chinese Communist Party and fraternal political parties meet. cpusa.org 
Democracy is a shared value of humanity. It does not belong to the United States, or to the capitalist world, alone. This was the theme of the Meeting of the Chinese Communist Party and Marxist Political Parties from Europe, North American, and Oceania held on December 15, 2021. The CPC hosted the event live …
(2022-01-14). January 6 ain't over; only you can stop it. cpusa.org 
As we begin the New Year, working-class militancy remains high, with strikes and organizing drives continuing across the country. Workers have scored some 24 workplace victories in recent weeks, according to the AFL-CIO. In the last several days, strikes have been initiated by thousands of Kroger workers in Colorado and the largest railroad workers union in …
(2022-01-14). Total people's mobilization needed to save democracy and win in November 2022. peoplesworld.org 
As we begin the New Year, working-class militancy remains high, with strikes and organizing drives continuing across the country. Workers have scored some 24 workplace victories in recent weeks, according to the AFL-CIO. In the last several days, strikes have been initiated by thousands of Kroger workers in Colorado and the largest railroad workers union in the …
(2022-01-14). King knew the fight for democracy was both national and local. peoplesworld.org 
Winning big battles like the passage of sweeping national legislation such as the Civil Rights Act of 1965 and the Voting Rights Acts that followed were, undeniably, milestones in the fight for democracy. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. knew that and proved so by his actions. Winning unglamorous tiny battles on the local …
(2022-01-14). M.L. King sabía que la lucha por la democracia era tanto nacional como local. peoplesworld.org 
Ganar grandes batallas como la aprobación de una legislación nacional radical como la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1965 y las Leyes de Derechos Electorales que siguieron fueron, sin lugar a dudas, hitos en la lucha por la democracia. El reverendo Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lo sabía y lo demostró con sus acciones. Sin …
(2022-01-14). High Court corporate hacks toss worker safeguards against coronavirus. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—More than 83 million workers face increased danger now of becoming infected with the coronavirus because of the latest outrageous ruling of the United States Supreme Court. By a 6-3 vote on ideological lines—Republican-named justices for, Democratic-named justices against—the U.S. Supreme Court sided with right-wing and corporate interests and tossed out protections for 84 million …
(2022-01-14). Afghanistan in Freefall: Deadly U.S. Sanctions Blamed for Shocking Humanitarian Crisis. democracynow.org 
As Afghanistan faces a dire humanitarian crisis, we look at how more Afghans may die from U.S. sanctions than at the hands of the Taliban. The U.S.'s attempts to block support for the new de facto government have prevented vital funding from flowing to the nation's civil servants, particularly in education and the health sector. Dr. Paul Spiegel says conditions in the hospitals he visited in Kabul as part of a World Health Organization emergency team are rapidly deteriorating, and he describes the lack of heat and basic amenities as winter descended. "There's been a drought. There's food insecurity. And all of th…
(2022-01-14). DPRK fires unidentified projectile eastward — S.Korea's JCS. ecns.cn The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired an unidentified projectile eastward, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday without mentioning further details.
(2022-01-14). Headlines for January 14, 2022. democracynow.org Voting Rights Bills Appear Doomed in Senate as Sinema & Manchin Oppose Filibuster Change, Supreme Court Strikes Down Vaccination-or-Test Mandate for 84 Million U.S. Workers, White House Orders Another Half-Billion Coronavirus Tests for U.S. Residents, New York Mayor Considering Virtual Learning Option as COVID-19 Cases Surge in Classrooms, Head of Oath Keepers Among 11 Charged with Seditious Conspiracy over Jan. 6 Insurrection, RNC May Try to Block Future Candidates from Presidential Debates, U.N. Calls for Urgent Funding to Avert Millions of Deaths in Afghanistan, Specter of War Remains After Talks Fail to Resol…
(2022-01-14). "Who We Are": New Film Chronicles History of Racism in America Amid Growing Attack on Voting Rights. democracynow.org 
As the United States heads into the Martin Luther King Day holiday weekend, attempts by Democrats to pass major new voting rights legislation appear to have stalled. We examine the new award-winning documentary "Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America," which follows civil rights attorney Jeffery Robinson as he confronts the enduring legacy of anti-Black racism in the United States, weaving together examples from the U.S. Constitution, education system and policing. "The entire purpose of this film is to ask people to take a long hard look at our actual history of white supremacy and anti-Black racism," says…
(2022-01-14). Kazakhstan Must Not be Allowed to Become Another Ukraine. orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes — Jan 11, 2022 | What I am trying to convey here is the conclusion that America, the EU, and NATO care nothing for democracy and freedom. |
(2022-01-14). "Occupied territories" in the way: Azerbaijan, Ukraine push Eurasian corridor through GUAM format. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Based on a news article of today from which excerpts are posted below. The GUAM acronym is formed from the first letters of the countries that it includes: Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova. Background information: GUAM: U.S., NATO Applaud Eastern Partnership Drive Into Former Soviet Space. GUAM (in 2007 formally named the Organization for Democracy and …
(2022-01-14). The Rule of Law Must Finally Evolve Into the Rule of Justice. libya360.wordpress.com Alfred de Zayas Democracy in the twenty-first century requires that the rule of law cease being the rule of power, of might makes right, geopolitics and economics. The rule of law must incorporate human dignity into the equation and enable people power, self-determination and referenda. The rule of law must evolve into the rule of…
(2022-01-14). DPRK fires 2 short-range projectiles eastward — S.Korea's JCS. ecns.cn The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two short-range projectiles eastward, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday.
(2022-01-14). How Joe Manchin Betrayed America's Working Families. independentmediainstitute.org Ed Barnette long ago realized that affordable child care and paid sick leave, among other resources, would be essential to helping West Virginians build better lives and save what's left of the middle class. He just never expected that when America was finally on the cusp of providing these essentials, West Virginia's Democratic senator would …
(2022-01-14). Navient To Cancel Student Debt Of Over 400,000 Borrowers In $1.7B Deal With States. moguldom.com Student loan servicer Navient will provide debt cancellation and relief to over 400,000 borrowers after years of being embroiled in lawsuits. One of the country's largest student loan servicing companies, Navient agreed to a $1.85 billion settlement after being sued by 39 states' attorneys general for unfair, deceptive and predatory lending practices. According to a Jan. …
(2022-01-14). Truck Driver, 27, To Get $30K Over Losses From Robinhood Restricting Trading Of Reddit Meme Stocks. moguldom.com A 27-year-old truck driver is getting a $30,000 payday from Robinhood after the trading app was found liable for losses he incurred when the online broker restricted trading on meme stocks in January 2021 during an unprecedented short squeeze. On Thursday, Jan. 6, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ruled that Robinhood had to pay Jose Batista …
(2022-01-14). Florida Republicans Push for 15-Week Abortion Ban. truthout.org 
Republican lawmakers in Florida have submitted legislation that would ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, a measure similar to a near-total abortion ban in Mississippi that is currently being upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. | The ban, which was