(2022-01-21). Democrats' pretend fight on voting rights comes to its predictable end. wsws.org The Biden administration and the Democratic congressional leadership have used the voting rights legislation in a cynical effort to mobilize black and other minority voters to go the polls in 2022.
(2022-01-21). Another Nail in the Coffin of American Democracy. zcomm.org After giving the 'deep six' to Biden's Build Back Better bill last month, Democrat Senators Manchin & Sinema followed up with a coup d' grace for Voting Rights too. Both desperately needed bills are now DOA…
(2022-01-21). US sanctions anti-NATO Ukrainian politicians. rt.com 
The Biden administration accused the two opposition politicians of working for Moscow to undermine Ukraine's Western-backed government | The US Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned two Ukrainian MPs — Taras Kozak and Oleg Voloshyn — and two former officials — Volodymyr Oliynyk and Vladimir Sivkovich, accusing them of participating in a Moscow-backed conspiracy to destabilize the pro-Western government of Volodymyr Zelensky. | "Russia has directed its intelligence services to recruit current and former Ukrainian government officials to prepare to take over the government of Ukraine and to c…
(2022-01-21). Wednesday 1/26: Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism w/ Historian A. Appelbaum. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…
(2022-01-21). HK's prosperity, stability brook no interference: commissioner's office of Chinese foreign ministry in HK. ecns.cn The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday strongly disapproved of and firmly rejected the so-called Hong Kong-related resolution of the European Parliament, which smeared Hong Kong's democracy and freedom, called for sanctions against central government and HKSAR government officials, and asked for boycott of Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
(2022-01-21). Promises kept? Joe Biden's first year at home and abroad. nationofchange.org When President Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election was followed by the election of two Democratic senators in Georgia, it looked like his Democratic Party, with total control of the country's federal government, would be able to make big changes demanded by a majority of American voters. It also appeared that the progressive wing …
(2022-01-21). Biden Shouldn't Be Picking 'Amateur Diplomats' for Critical Diplomatic Posts, Ex-Official Warns. sputniknews.com The president vowed not to hire anyone solely for being a major donor. Still, he has so far appointed 25 donors to his campaign as ambassadors – presumably for their skills.
(2022-01-21). Joe Biden, primer balance. cubadebate.cu Estados Unidos es un león herido y como recordaba Violeta Parra "el león es sanguinario en toda generación." Su indisimulable declinación como poder imperial, reconocida hoy hasta por sus más enfervorizados publicistas, sólo augura más violencia en las relaciones internacionales. Y la diplomacia de Washington será atraer a nuestros países para hacer nuestras las guerras que se están gestando en contra de Rusia y China. Por eso la unidad de Latinoamérica y el Caribe para neutralizar esas iniciativas y garantizar que Nuestra América siga siendo una Zona de Paz es más importante que nunca.
(2022-01-21). Gitmo's Shameful Twentieth Anniversary. zcomm.org It is time for President Biden to turn the page once and for all on this sordid chapter in our nation's history…
(2022-01-21). After Year One, Climate Group Says Biden 'Failing Us'. zcomm.org "Biden can't be the climate leader he claims to be when he is actively conducting major lease sales and lobbying oil states to produce more fossil fuels," said the youth-led Sunrise Movement…
(2022-01-21). Biden Missed His Best Chance To Vaccinate America. dailyposter.com 
(2022-01-21). Bidenomics, One Year Later. indybay.org The Center for American Progress takes a different approach, examining the successes of President Biden's bold economic policies and calling for the continuation and expansion of those policies in the years ahead by making permanent expansions to the safety net, providing rental assistance to families facing down the end of local eviction moratoriums.
(2022-01-21). Thursday 1/27: The Power Struggle Over Elections: Rise of Voter Suppression & Election Subversion. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-21). Colombian Left Starts Process To Elect Presidential Candidates. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Senator Gustavo Petro and environmental activist Francia Marquez announced that they will participate in the primary elections that the "Historic Pact" coalition will hold on March 13 to define its candidate for the presidency of Colombia. | RELATED: | "We will promote the transition from an economy based on fossil fuels to a clean energy one, from a male-dominated society to a democratic system that defends women, f…
(2022-01-21). Mia Mottley Sworn In for 2nd Term As Barbados Prime Minister. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley was sworn in for a second term, following her recent triumph in the Caribbean nation's first election since becoming a republic in November 2021. | RELATED: | "We thank the people of Barbados for the clear support they gave us in the election," said Mottley, leader of the ruling Barbados Labor Party (BLP), which won all 30 seats in Parliament. | During her swearing-in…
(2022-01-21). January 6 riot at the Capitol to be turned into a movie. rt.com 
'J6' is set to depict the events in a "harrowing and terrifying" feature film | The January 6 Capitol Hill riot that shook the US in 2021 is to be adapted into a Hollywood film called 'J6', and will retell the story from a ground-level perspective. According to entertainment-news outlet Deadline, it will be scripted and directed by Billy Ray, who worked on 'The Hunger Games', 'Terminator: Dark Fate' and anti-Trump miniseries 'The Comey Rule', and produced by 'Don't Look Up' and 'The Big Short' director Adam McKay. | Ray said he'd been inspired to tell the story of the police officers who responded to the riot…
(2022-01-21). Pdta. electa hondureña anuncia que prestará juramento ante un juez. telesurtv.net "La presidenta constitucional no aceptará que la juramente un presidente del Congreso surgido de la traición", advirtió Castro.
(2022-01-21). New Mexico governor calls in National Guard to substitute teach as educators and child care workers fall ill from COVID. wsws.org With outbreaks of the Omicron variant resulting in staff shortages at schools, the Democratic governor is mobilizing military forces to act as replacements to keep schools running and parents working to produce profits during the pandemic.
(2022-01-21). 2022 California State Capitol Juneteenth Celebration. indybay.org From the back side of Mt. Shastina to the foothills above San Diego in Camp Lockett, our Juneteenth Celebrations honor #Womanity in our ongoing journey towards a greater measure of freedom.
(2022-01-20). After a Year of Biden, We Still Have Trump-Era Foreign Policy. truthout.org 
Joe Biden and the Democrats were
(2022-01-20). Biden Appears to Leave Door Open for Russia to Move Into Ukraine. towardfreedom.org Ukraine would be devastated by a NATO-Russia war, which Moscow has been preparing for as diplomatic talks go nowhere. Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden's latest remarks indicate the United States may be inviting Russia to make a move into Ukraine, writes Nikola Mikovic.
(2022-01-20). Headlines for January 20, 2022. democracynow.org Voting Rights Bill Dies in Senate as Democrats Manchin & Sinema Allow GOP Filibuster, Biden Predicts Russia Will Invade Ukraine, Says Putin "Will Regret Having Done It", Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Bid to Shield Records from January 6 Committee, Global Coronavirus Cases Hit Record High, Czech Singer Hana Horkad Dies After Deliberately Infecting Herself with Coronavirus, West Virginia's Republican Governor Urges Vaccinations After Bout of COVID-19, Florida Health Dept. Puts Top Official on Leave for Promoting COVID Vaccine to Staff , Aid Flights Land in Volcano-Stricken Tonga Amid Water Shortages, Threat of COVI…
(2022-01-20). Biden says invasion of Ukraine going to be disaster for Russia. tass.com Russian banks will not be able to carry out transactions with dollars if the country invades Ukraine, Biden said…
(2022-01-20). U.S. to add $200 million more to $300 million for Ukraine's military. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com United States To Allocate Additional USD 200 Million To Ukraine For Defense The United States of America (USA) intends to allocate an additional USD 200 million to Ukraine for strengthening security and defense. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said this at a briefing…. "Today, I can also confirm that the Biden Administration recently approved USD 200 …
(2022-01-20). Amid Rising Russia Tension, US May Stumble Into War, Warns Katrina vanden Heuvel. truthout.org 
President Biden said Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a "serious and dear price" if he orders his reported 100,000 troops stationed along the Russian-Ukraine border to invade Ukraine, a scenario Biden says is increasingly likely. This comes as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Ukraine's president on Wednesday, similarly warning Russia could attack Ukraine on "very short notice." We speak with The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel, who says the hawkish U.S. ap…
(2022-01-20). As U.S.-Russia Tensions Escalate over Ukraine, U.S. May Stumble into War, Warns Katrina vanden Heuvel. democracynow.org 
President Biden said Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a "serious and dear price" if he orders his reported 100,000 troops stationed along the Russian-Ukraine border to invade Ukraine, a scenario Biden says is increasingly likely. This comes as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Ukraine's president on Wednesday, similarly warning Russia could attack Ukraine on "very short notice." We speak with The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel, who says the hawkish U.S. approach to the Russia-Ukraine conflict is a waste of national resources, and says the U.S. should pursue diplomacy instead…
(2022-01-20). After NATO, EU, OSCE, Kiev and West try next gambit: the UN. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UN must use its mandate to avoid worst-case scenario for Kyiv — Ukraine's delegation [This is the method used by the U.S. and its allies against Russia over Afghanistan in 1980: Ending one 40-year war, starting another? Joe Biden's Jimmy Carter moment. Then Washington, stymied by a Soviet veto in the Security Council, moved the …
(2022-01-20). The Disintegrating Faàßade Of US Democracy. popularresistance.org A poll taken in December 2021 reflecting that a majority of "Americans" now "believe that democracy in the United State is in danger of disappearing" accommodates the bipartisan erasure of those colonized by US settler colonialism. | Several US news outlets have reported that the Schoen Cooperman Research poll on "U.S. Perceptions of Government" reflects the opinions and concerns of "Americans" at large. The poll reflects that 51-percent of respondents agree with the statement that democracy in the US is at risk of extinction, a position shared almost equally between party affiliations. The sentiment is most acut…
(2022-01-20). People's Action: Our Democracy is in Freefall. peoplesaction.org Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action released the following statement by Campaigns Director Sondra Youdelman after voting rights legislation and the filibuster rule change both failed in the Senate: "The senators who blocked this legislation have abandoned the millions of people who live in states where extremists are attacking voting rights and fair …
(2022-01-20). Senate Fails Voters: With key legislation blocked, SPLC vows to continue defending democracy. splcenter.org
(2022-01-20). Israel Accused of 'War Crime' of 'Ethnic Cleansing' in Sheikh Jarrah. commondreams.org The struggle for democracy in our republic is far from over, and the next battlefield will be the election this November.
(2022-01-20). Democracy Alone Will Not Save Democrats. dailyposter.com 
(2022-01-20). Ralph Nader: Biden's First Year Proves He Is Still a "Corporate Socialist" Beholden to Big Business. democracynow.org 
As President Biden marks one year in office, we speak with former four-time presidential candidate Ralph Nader and The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel, who say Biden has failed so far to sell his agenda to the American people and bring about the transformative policy he campaigned on — from quelling the pandemic to passing his landmark Build Back Better legislation. The two also critique the U.S. mainstream press for asking "war-inciting questions," with Nader saying "the self-censorship of the press is overwhelming."
(2022-01-20). Setback for Democracy: Manchin & Sinema Join Senate Republicans to Block Voting Rights Legislation. democracynow.org 
As President Biden marked one year in office this week, conservative Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema joined with Republican senators to block a proposed change to filibuster rules that would have allowed two voting rights bills to move forward, foreclosing the chance to stop hundreds of anti-voting laws passed after the 2020 election. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders blasted his colleagues for opposing the rules change, and Georgia's Raphael Warnock likened the fight for voting rights to the civil rights movement. We air excerpts from their speeches.
(2022-01-20). Some Believe Focus On Voting Rights Is Tricknology And A Distraction Ploy Against Black America. moguldom.com Black voters are finding themselves blindsided once again. Hopes of the voting rights bill being pushed through have been dashed along with hopes that the Biden administration will help push through the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 police reform bill and the longstanding reparations study bill HR 40. Biden and the Democrats …
(2022-01-20). Voting Rights Legislation, Filibuster Changes Fail to Pass in the Senate. truthout.org 
Federal voting rights legislation died in the Senate on Wednesday night after Democrats failed to unite their caucus behind a plan to change the filibuster rule, which would have allowed them to circumvent GOP opposition to the bill. | Had a simple majority vote been allowed to advance the bill,
(2022-01-20). Amid 'Slow-Motion Coup,' Manchin and Sinema Help GOP Sink Voting Rights. commondreams.org "Biden can't be the climate leader he claims to be when he is actively conducting major lease sales and lobbying oil states to produce more fossil fuels," said the youth-led Sunrise Movement.
(2022-01-20). As Voting Advocates Talk About Election Reform, GOP-Led Battleground States Are Busy Restricting Voting. independentmediainstitute.org The failure of major federal voting rights legislation in the Senate has left civil rights advocates saying they are determined to keep fighting—including by suing in battleground states. But the little bipartisan consensus that exists on election reform would, at best, lead to much narrower legislation that is unlikely to address state-level GOP efforts now …
(2022-01-20). After A Year Of Biden, Why Do We Still Have Trump's Foreign Policy? popularresistance.org President Biden and the Democrats were highly critical of President Trump's foreign policy, so it was reasonable to expect that Biden would quickly remedy its worst impacts. As a senior member of the Obama administration, Biden surely needed no schooling on Obama's diplomatic agreements with Cuba and Iran, both of which began to resolve long-standing foreign policy problems and provided models for the renewed emphasis on diplomacy that Biden was promising. | Tragically for America and the world, Biden has failed to restore Obama's progressive initiatives, and has instead doubled down on many of Trump's most dange…
(2022-01-20). Legal Petition Calls On Biden to Phase Out Federal Oil, Gas by 2035. popularresistance.org More than 360 climate, tribal, religious and conservation groups petitioned the Biden administration today to use its executive authority to phase out oil and gas production on public lands and oceans. | The petition provides a framework to manage a decline of oil and gas production to near zero by 2035 through rulemaking, using long-dormant provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the National Emergencies Act. Without such action, it will become increasingly difficult for the United States to meet its pledge to help avoid 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming and its unprecedented so…
(2022-01-20). Why Student Body Presidents Are Calling on Biden to Eliminate Student Loan Debt. inequality.org
(2022-01-20). A People's History of the Peaceful Transfer of Power. davidswanson.org Supposedly the election of Joe Biden to the White House was the first U.S. election marred in any serious way — marred by Republicans, members of the military, and clownish rioters at the Capitol. While I wish Democrats also cared about keeping any of the promises they were elected on, I don't think they take …
(2022-01-20). Venezuela Demands Biden Return Diplomatic Headquarters and Property Seized in US. orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela demanded this Wednesday, January 19, that the United States government return the Venezuelan assets and diplomatic headquarters in US territory. | At a press conference addressing national and international media, Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia spoke out "I call on President Joe Biden, and my colleague Anthony Blinken, to respect the rule of law and instruct the corresponding authorities to return the headquarters of our embassy and residence in the capital city of Washington, as well as the headquarters of the Consulate General in New York City, which have been assaulted an…
(2022-01-20). Defiant Biden Touts Progress in Year 1 as Approval Ratings Hit Rock Bottom. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Joe Biden has hailed his first-year record in effectively handling challenges on multiple fronts – from the pandemic to the economy – but polls show most voters disagree, a situation exacerbated by a repeated failure to rally his own party to pass key legislation.
(2022-01-20). The Biden Administration Heats Up the South China Sea. journal-neo.org 
As part of its strategy to develop a global coalition against China in and around the Indo-Pacific, the US has been, for past many years, paying very close attention to what can be called 'territorial flashpoints' surrounding China — Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjiang — to demonise and delegitimise China as a global power. …
(2022-01-20). DeSantis, Perdue Push GOP Election Police Force. commondreams.org "Biden may have dodged a question today, but he won't be able to ignore 45 million student loan borrowers if he attempts to turn payments back on in May," said one advocate.
(2022-01-20). Biden Dodges Question About His Failure to Cancel Student Debt. truthout.org 
President Joe Biden dodged a question about his campaign promise to cancel up to $10,000 in student debt at a press conference on Wednesday, frustrating debt activists and borrowers who have been begging for relief. | A reporter asked the president
(2022-01-20). President Biden Enters Second Year in Office With Unmet Priorities. telesurenglish.net This week marks one year since U.S. President Joe Biden took office, with plummeting approval ratings and unresolved key priorities. | RELATED: | A year ago when Biden spoke to a divided nation, weeks after the U.S. Capitol riot, he said he would bring back unity and do "great things." The country, however, witnessed one hurdle after another in 2021, with everything from a catastrophic response to the COVID-19 pandem…
(2022-01-20). Biden at one year: A government of mass death and political crisis. wsws.org Addressing a news conference on the eve of his first anniversary in office, the US president had no answers for the escalating pandemic, the danger of fascism or the threat of world war.
(2022-01-20). Biden Criticized for Ignoring Question on Student Debt Promise. commondreams.org FBI agents appeared to launch an investigation at Rep. Henry Cuellar's home hours after Democratic leader Steny Hoyer endorsed the congressman.