(2022-01-25). U.S. hands off Ukraine—a WW editorial. workers.org 
By ordering preparations to send 5,000 more U.S. troops to countries near the Russian border Jan. 23, President Joe Biden stepped up the risk of a war between the world's two most powerful nuclear-armed states. Once again, U.S. imperialism has threatened a new military adventure in pursuit of domination, this . . . |
(2022-01-25). 1 million children infected with COVID in the United States last week. wsws.org The American Academy of Pediatrics reported Monday that last week more than 1.15 million children were infected with COVID-19. Hospitalizations and deaths continue to rise. Despite these developments, the Biden administration continues to press for in-person instruction in schools.
(2022-01-25). FDA bans 'Trump' antibody treatment. rt.com 
The sudden change of rules on monoclonal antibodies left Florida health officials fuming | The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked its emergency use authorizations for two kinds of monoclonal antibodies treatments produced by Regeneron and Eli Lilly. The regulator said the two therapeutics were "highly unlikely to be active against the omicron variant." | With the authorization revoked, neither drug is now available for patients in the US. The FDA allowed that it may in the future re-authorize their use "in certain geographic regions" for patients exposed to SARS-CoV-2 strains that are still susc…
(2022-01-25). Conozca a Xiomara Castro, la primera presidenta de Honduras. telesurtv.net Xiomara Castro, de 62 años de edad, corona una lucha social que mantiene desde hace mucho tiempo.
(2022-01-25). To Send Weapons and Troops to Ukraine You'd Have to Be a Stupid Son of a Biden. davidswanson.org Have yall learned absolutely nothing? The U.S. government's internal memos said that the only way to get Iraq to use its weapons if it even had any would be to attack it. The U.S. government's public statements were that Iraq certainly had weapons and therefore must be attacked. The U.S. government itself had every single …
(2022-01-25). Nuclear Disarmament Urged by Catholic Archbishop in New Mexico, Birthplace of Nuclear Weapons. democracynow.org 
As the Biden administration reviews U.S. nuclear weapons policy, over 60 advocacy groups, including Veterans for Peace and CodePink, recently issued a joint statement calling for the elimination of hundreds of U.S. intercontinental ballistic missiles. "The notion is if you get rid of those ICBMs, you reduce the risk of accidental nuclear war, and it's a first step towards more rational nuclear policy," says William Hartung, research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. We also speak with Father John Dear, longtime peace activist and Catholic priest who led a campaign for 15 years in New Mexi…
(2022-01-25). Biden, NATO chief, NATO Quint, EU leaders jointly threaten Russia with reinforced eastern flank, "massive consequences" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com For the army of scribblers who have recently made a cottage industry out of discovering fissures in the edifice of the U.S./NATO/EU triumvirate vis-a-vis Russia. Not that the following will in any fashion slow them down. The accursed monolith has been painstakingly crafted for over thirty years and won't be dismantled without a comprehensive effort. …
(2022-01-25). Biden: Meeting With European Leaders About Ukraine 'Very Good,' Achieved Total Unity. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Joe Biden said his virtual meeting with European leaders on the situation between Russia and Ukraine went very well and achieved a "total unity" among them.
(2022-01-25). Yemen Conflict: Blowback Of Obama's Botched Syria Policy. popularresistance.org After Arab Spring protests erupted in the Middle East in 2011, toppling longtime dictators of the Arab World, including Ben Ali in Tunisia and Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, Yemenis also gathered in the capital's squares demanding removal of Ali Abdullah Saleh. | Instead of conceding to protesters' fervent demand of holding free and fair elections to ascertain democratic aspirations of demonstrators, however, the Obama administration adopted the convenient course of replacing Yemen's longtime autocrat with a Saudi stooge Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. | Having the reputation of a "wily Arabian fox" and being a Houthi himself, A…
(2022-01-25). Newt Gingrich threatens January 6 committee members with imprisonment. wsws.org Speaking like the representative of a right-wing dictatorship, the former House Speaker vowed retribution if the Republican Party regains control of the House in the 2022 elections.
(2022-01-25). India's Role in Washington's Myanmar Meddling. journal-neo.org 
The Southeast Asian country of Myanmar continues to suffer from ongoing political violence which began in February 2021 after the nation's military ousted the government of Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) party. Remnants of the ousted government are now reorganized as the exiled "National Unity Government" (NUG). The NUG …
(2022-01-25). Thich Nhat Hanh After 9/11: Ignorance, Discrimination, Fear & Violence Are Real Enemies of Humanity. democracynow.org 
In memory of Thich Nhat Hanh, the world-renowned Buddhist monk, antiwar activist, poet and teacher who died Saturday, we reair a speech Hanh gave at Riverside Church in New York in 2001. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, Hanh urged the audience to embrace peace in the face of anger, citing his experience of witnessing suffering on both sides during the war in his native Vietnam. "The real enemy of man is not man," says Hanh. "It is ignorance, discrimination, fear, craving and violence." We also speak with Hanh's longtime friend and fellow peace activist, Father John Dear, former director o…
(2022-01-25). NATO's Tentacles from Europe to Latin America. orinocotribune.com By Geraldina Colotti — Jan 21, 2022 | International analysts are often, and understandably, asked whether there will be a change in U.S. foreign policy depending on whether a Republican or Democratic president rules the White House. Since, for a Marxist, it is always a good idea to flee from Manichaeism and look at the concrete situation in its historically determined class relations, to point out that, at the international level, the essence of U.S. foreign policy presents no discontinuities, it is not an ideological position-taking. | "Everything changes so that nothing changes" is a scheme that fits well…
(2022-01-25). Is Citing the Bible a Crime? Finnish Ex-Minister Faces Two Years for 'Incitement' Against Gays. sputniknews.com The case of Christian Democrat Pà§ivi Rà§sà§nen marks the first time in Finland that a court will decide on whether quoting the Bible can be considered a crime.
(2022-01-25). 2022 Rosa Parks Day in Los Angeles, California and beyond. indybay.org 2022 Rosa Parks Day in California and beyond, we pause to reflect upon Sister Rosa, and remember her example of "Womanity" showcasing dignified faith, work and courage, this special Black History Month, in her winter home of Los Angeles, California.
(2022-01-25). Fiscalía General de la República informa sobre estado de los procesos penales derivados de los disturbios provocados el 11 de julio de 2021. cubadebate.cu Para la Fiscalía General de la República constituye un deber continuar informando al pueblo y a la opinión pública internacional sobre la respuesta legal dada a los graves hechos ocurridos el 11 de julio de 2021, que atentaron contra el orden constitucional y la estabilidad de nuestro Estado socialista.
(2022-01-25). North Korea conducts another missile launch — media. rt.com 
If confirmed, it's going to become the fifth missile test by Pyongyang since the start of the year | North Korea has fired what appear to be two cruise missiles into the sea off its east coast early on Tuesday, South Korean news agency Yonhap has reported, citing multiple military sources. | South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff have been analyzing the specifications of the projectiles, which are believed to be cruise missiles, the agency This could be already the fifth missile test by North Korea…
(2022-01-24). Want true, wrenching, life-altering 'grievances?' Don't look to right-wing base complaints. nationofchange.org What social, ethnic, class or work group doesn't have far more cause to feel disrespected, mistreated or exploited than Trump whiners?
(2022-01-24). Xiomara Castro Denounces Hijack Of Legislative Power. popularresistance.org The elected president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro (Libertad y Refundación, Libre), denounced this Sunday, outside the National Congress, that a dictatorship is trying to hijack the Legislative Branch in a bid not to respond to the popular mandate. | Hundreds of people continue to mobilize in the vicinity of the Parliament in defense of democracy and respect for the popular vote. | Addressing the crowds of her supporters, Castro recalled that the elections of November 2021 were to remove from power the dictatorship of the current president, Juan Orlando Hernandez, and banish its unlawful practices. | She stressed…
(2022-01-24). Tumult in Honduras as Libre Members Betray President-Elect Xiomara Castro. libya360.wordpress.com Steve Lalla Following the betrayal of 18 members of the Libre party, Luis Redondo and Jorge Cálix were sworn in as presidents of the National Congress of Honduras in two parallel events, leading to a complicated situation in the Central American nation. The betrayal by Libre Congress members and their selection of Cálix violated the political alliance agreed…
(2022-01-24). Honduras: Two Congressional Presidents Appointed in Parallel Sessions Days Before Xiomara Castro's Inauguration. libya360.wordpress.com Congressmen Luis Redondo and Jorge Cálix appointed as heads of Honduran Congress On Sunday, in two parallel sessions, the Honduran Congress appointed deputies Luis Redondo and Jorge Cálix as heads of its Board of Directors for the period 2022-2026. In the Legislative building, which dawned without electricity service and which this Sunday was still guarded…
(2022-01-24). Biden and NATO raise the stakes in deadly Ukraine war gamble. peoplesworld.org 
(2022-01-24). Biden gives 70K federal workers an immediate raise, to $15/hour. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Democratic President Joe Biden has apparently given some 70,000 federal workers—the lowest-paid ones—an immediate raise. The Government Employees (AFGE) reported the hike, to $15 an hour, is in a January 21 Biden executive order. The White House, as of 10 a.m. Eastern Time on January 25, had not posted a separate order, beyond a general …
(2022-01-24). One Year Later: How the Biden Administration is Doing on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. aclu.org As President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took office one year ago this month, the ACLU published a
(2022-01-24). It's Time to Expand the COVID-19 Exception to All American Health Care. independentmediainstitute.org There has been a Jekyll-and-Hyde quality to American health care over the past two years. The federal government under the previous administration of Donald Trump, as well as the current one of Joe Biden, has carved out what can be characterized as the "COVID-19 exception," inconsistently intervening to help people avoid the virus or recover …
(2022-01-24). Aaron Rodgers Slams 'Fake White House' After Biden Jokes About Player's Vaccination Status. sputniknews.com Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers took aim at US President Joe Biden and the latter's assertion that the US is gripped by a "pandemic of the unvaccinated". Rodgers called the Biden administration a "fake White House", and questioned the trustworthiness of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in an interview with ESPN.
(2022-01-24). Legislators urge Biden to overhaul drone program. nationofchange.org Fifty legislators recently sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting him to overhaul U.S. counterterrorism policy to center human rights and the protection of civilians.
(2022-01-24). It's Time for Biden to Fulfill His Pledge to End the Federal Death Penalty. scheerpost.com 
Wire fence surrounding the exercise yard for death row inmates at the Idaho State Penitentiary, Boise, Idaho, USA. From Stellamc on By Alice Kim / On January 17, 1977, Gary Gilmore was executed by firing squad, shot through the heart, at Utah State Prison. He was the first person to be executed after the death penalty had been reinstated in the United States in…
(2022-01-24). NATO Sends Additional Ships, Fighter Jets to Eastern Europe Amid Ukraine Tensions. sputniknews.com The Pentagon earlier reportedly proposed that US President Joe Biden deploy up to 5,000 additional troops to Eastern Europe. The proposed deployment did not affect Ukraine, which Washington claims is facing the threat of a Russian "invasion". Moscow has repeatedly rejected these allegations.
(2022-01-24). 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.
(2022-01-24). Biden Reportedly Eyeing Troop Deployment to Eastern Europe, Baltic States Amid Heightened Tensions. sputniknews.com US President Joe Biden is weighing the deployment of troops, warships, and aircraft to NATO allies in Eastern Europe and the Baltic states amid increased tensions with Moscow over the possibility of a Russian "invasion" of Ukraine.
(2022-01-24). 'It's Very Suspicious': US Senator Claims Secret Service is Covering for Hunter Biden. sputniknews.com Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) wants answers on Hunter Biden's travel while his father, Joe Biden, was vice president. The senator says there is a lack of documentation on his travel in the years 2010, 2011, and 2013, leading the GOP lawmaker to accuse the Secret Service of covering for the younger Biden.
(2022-01-24). Biden's dangerous refusal to reverse Trump's Western Sahara policy. nationofchange.org The answer could determine the fate not just of the Western Sahara, but that of the entire international legal order for many decades to come.
(2022-01-24). Julian Assange Wins Right to Appeal Extradition; Stella Moris Blasts "Politically Motivated Prosecution" democracynow.org 
A British judge has ruled that political dissident and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the United States. The ruling dealt a major blow to the Biden administration's efforts to put Assange on trial for espionage charges. Assange has spent over 1,000 days locked up in the Belmarsh high-security prison in London, where he recently suffered a mini-stroke. The "politically driven" prosecution of Assange is punishing "a publisher for doing his work, for having published evidence of U.S. crimes," says Stella Moris, Assange's fiancée. "For every win that we get, Julian's situation doesn't…
(2022-01-24). Alabama Amazon Workers Are About To Rerun Their Union Election. popularresistance.org It's a moment of increased bargaining power for the US working class. Workers on the order of millions are quitting their jobs and finding new ones that will pay them better. Those with unions are more willing to fight to begin undoing prior concessions, their confidence bolstered by the realization that employers will have more trouble than usual replacing them should they strike; that these fights do not approach the level of struggle of the 1970s, much less the 1930s, do not make them insignificant. And the momentum is with reformers within unions: see recent efforts to transform the United Auto Workers and th…
(2022-01-24). United States: The battle against Trumpism can't be left to the Democrats. greenleft.org.au Donald Trump is aiming to take back the majority in the Senate and the House in November, aided by voter suppression, as stage one of his 2024 presidential re-election campaign, write Barry Sheppard and Malik Miah.
(2022-01-24). Texas fascist indicted for calling for assassination of Georgia officials one day before Trump's coup attempt. wsws.org Trump supporter Chad Clark is facing up to five years in prison after his arrest for posting an online ad the day before the attack on the US Capitol calling for "patriots" to kill election officials and politicians.
(2022-01-24). Mia Mottley takes office as Prime Minister of Barbados for a second term. peoplesdispatch.org 
Mia Mottley of the Barbados Labor Party (BLP) was re-elected as Prime Minister of the Republic of Barbados for a second consecutive term. Her party, the BLP, won a resounding victory in the general elections held on January 19…
(2022-01-24). Italy's Presidential Election Kicks off in Parliament. telesurenglish.net Italy's parliament gathered in a joint session of both houses on Monday for the first round of voting to elect the country's new president to replace Sergio Mattarella, whose term will end on Feb. 3. | A total of 1,008 "grand electors" are set to choose the next head of state, including all the members of the parliament plus 58 representatives chosen by regional councils. | RELATED: | The Italian constitution requires a majority of two-thirds in the first three rou…
(2022-01-24). Subpoenas Could Show Trump Admin's Link to Openly White Supremacist "Groypers" truthout.org 
The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol takeover have subpoenaed a wide variety of people, from Trump officials to grassroots activists. And on January 19, 2022, two more were called: Nick Fuentes and Patrick Casey, the leaders of the "Groyper" movement, a white supremacist outgrowth of the "alt-right." Fuentes believes that "genocide" is being committed against white people, and rails against immigration, the "LGBTQ agenda" and feminism. While relatively minor ch…
(2022-01-24). Daddy's Favourite: Trump Would Let Don Jr. Go to Prison Before Ivanka, Ex-Fixer Michael Cohen Claims. sputniknews.com Earlier this month, NY Attorney General Letitia James issued subpoenas to former US President Donald Trump and his two eldest children, Donald Trump, Jr. and Ivanka Trump, as part of an ongoing civil tax fraud investigation into the Trump Organisation. The AG claims to have uncovered "significant evidence" of fraudulent dealings.
(2022-01-24). On eve of January 6 attack, Trump lawyers drafted order requiring military to seize ballots. wsws.org The draft order was a charter for presidential dictatorship. It would have declared a state of emergency, suspended the constitution, and placed the country under military rule.
(2022-01-24). Is Ron DeSantis Shaping Up to Be Trump 2.0 in 2024? truthout.org 
A common refrain in the Trump era was that despite all of Donald Trump's racist, xenophobic ambitions, he was too incompetent to carry out a wholescale remaking of U.S. society. There's no question his four years in office had a profound, disastrous effect on the people and communities his administration targeted — immigrants, Muslims and trans people, just to name a few. Plus, his openly fascist rhetoric — and sometimes actions — significantly emboldened the far right. However, both his legislative…
(2022-01-24). Trump Calls Jan. 6 Committee's Request to Speak With Ivanka "Very Unfair" truthout.org 
Former President Donald Trump derided the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack over its request to speak with his daughter and former White House adviser, Ivanka Trump. | The request from the January 6 commission is voluntary, and Ivanka Trump has not yet been served with a subpoena order requiring her to speak. | Nevertheless,
(2022-01-24). Ex-UN Expert: US-NATO Narrative of 'Russian Invasion' of Ukraine Has Turned Into 'Religious Dogma'. sputniknews.com Retired UN Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order Alfred-Maurice de Zayas has sat down with Sputnik to discuss an ongoing anti-Russian campaign in the US and the EU promoting an evidence-free narrative of Moscow's alleged plan to invade Ukraine.
(2022-01-24). "The Janes": Meet the Women Who Formed a Collective to Provide Safe Abortions Before Roe v. Wade. democracynow.org 
As conservative justices on the Supreme Court threaten to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortions nationwide, we speak to the filmmakers and a subject of "The Janes" about life before Roe, when a collective of women in Chicago built an underground service for women seeking an abortion. Heather Booth, who founded the Jane Collective as a college student, speaks about adopting lessons from the civil rights movement and antiwar sentiments of the time. "You have to stand up to illegitimate authority," says Booth. The directors of the film, Emma Pildes and Tia Lessin, speak about their m…
(2022-01-24). "The Whole Country Is Covered with Ash": Tongan Journalist Describes Devastation from Volcano. democracynow.org 
We go to Nuku'alofa, capital of Tonga, to speak with Tongan journalist Marian Kupu on the humanitarian relief efforts underway after an undersea volcano erupted on January 14, blanketing the South Pacific island nation with ash and triggering a tsunami. Kupu was able to flee the worst effects of the initial eruption by driving to higher ground but now reports lingering aftereffects such as water tanks polluted by ash. Although the islands have prepared for hurricanes, climate change has exacerbated a newly volatile environment. "We have never been prepared for volcanic eruptions," says Kupu. "This is something re…
(2022-01-24). Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh, Hailed by MLK as "Apostle of Peace & Nonviolence," Dies at 95. democracynow.org 
World-renowned Buddhist monk, poet, teacher and antiwar activist Thich Nhat Hanh has died in his native Vietnam at the age of 95. He was exiled from Vietnam for decades beginning in the 1960s after he spoke out publicly against the war. In 1966, he traveled to the United States and met with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., helping to persuade King to speak out against the U.S. War on Vietnam. King went on to nominate Thich Nhat Hanh for a Nobel Peace Prize a year later, calling him an "apostle of peace and nonviolence."
(2022-01-24). Australia accuses China of 'foreign interference' after PM's WeChat blocked. rt.com 
Scott Morrison has allegedly been unable to access the Chinese social network for months | The chairman of Australia's parliamentary intelligence committee has accused China of interfering with the country's democracy after Prime Minister Scott Morrison's WeChat account was allegedly blocked. | Victoria Senator James Paterson — who serves as chair of Australia's Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security — claimed on Monday that Morrison has been unable to access his account on the Chinese social network for several months. | "My view is, given that WeChat is such a closely controlled…
(2022-01-24). Sudan security forces fire tear gas at protestors, one killed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) — Fresh protests erupted in Sudan on Monday to demand full civilian rule, amid UN-mediated talks to salvage the country's transition to democracy.