(2022-01-28). China, Saudi Arabia Agree to Enhance Military Ties. news.antiwar.com Chinese and Saudi military officials agreed during a video call on Thursday to boost ties, a move that risks angering the Biden administration, Chinese Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe spoke with Prince Khalid bin Salman, the Saudi deputy defense minister, and said the two countries should "strengthen coordination and jointly oppose hegemonic and bullying practices," a clear reference to the US. | Wei said the Chinese military wants to "maintain strategic communication and push forward practical cooperation" with the Saudis. Kh…
(2022-01-28). US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer retires. wsws.org Biden will replace Breyer with another corporate liberal, leaving the present 6—3 super-majority of right-wing justices unchanged.
(2022-01-28). U.S.-planned 'authorized departures' a political farce. ecns.cn The U.S. State Department is considering whether to authorize departures for U.S. diplomats and their families in China, according to U.S. media reports. The move, in the name of "China's COVID-19 situation," is another "political farce" directed by the U.S. since the Biden Administration announced that it would not send any diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in December 2021.
(2022-01-28). US Says It Will 'Never' Normalize Relations With Syria's Assad. news.antiwar.com President Biden's Middle East coordinator on the National Security Council "We do not support normalization with the Assad regime. We are never going to normalize with the Assad regime. We've been very clear with that," Brett McGurk said at a virtual event hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. | McGurk's comments come as some of the US's Middle East allies are a…
(2022-01-28). "America First" secretary of state candidates in eight states promote Trump's "stolen election" lie. wsws.org Embracing Trump's fascistic election fraud claims, "America First" secretary of state candidates are seeking to oust Democratic and Republican incumbents alike.
(2022-01-28). Is Something Rotten In The State Of Pacifica Elections? indybay.org Let the will of the members be heard and may democracy prevail.
(2022-01-28). Serbia cancels Rio Tinto's lithium mining project. greenleft.org.au Rio Tinto's plan to mine lithium in Serbia has been scuttled in the wake of Novak Djokovic's deportation and against a backdrop of huge anti-mining protests and the country's upcoming elections in April, reports Binoy Kampmark.
(2022-01-28). Kuku Yalanji woman Pat O'Shane: 'I'm fired up about education, injustice and sovereignty'. greenleft.org.au Distinguished Kuku Yalanji woman Pat O'Shane is running for Socialist Alliance in the seat of Leichhardt. A retired barrister and a former New South Wales magistrate, she spoke to Alex Bainbridge about what fires her up and why she decided to contest the federal election.
(2022-01-28). What former PM Netanyahu's Corruption Trial says about the State of Israeli Democracy. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — Former Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his prosecutors are reportedly finalising the details of a plea deal that would practically water down, shelve, or drop altogether all three major corruption cases that have led to his high-profile trial in May 2020. If such news actualises, Israel would officially …
(2022-01-28). Honduras hacia una refundación socialista y democrática. cubadebate.cu Junto a Bolivia y Venezuela, Cuba estuvo entre las naciones hermanas de Honduras que más fue vitoreada por los miles y miles de personas que desde la noche del miércoles hicieron filas en las entradas del principal estadio de fútbol de Tegucigalpa para participar en la toma de posesión de la primera mujer en asumir ese cargo en la historia local.
(2022-01-28). Golpistas anuncian hoja de ruta a la normalidad en Burkina Faso. telesurtv.net El presidente burkinés fue depuesto el pasado domingo por el autodenominado Movimiento Patriótico de Salvación y Restauración.
(2022-01-28). Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin removes last remaining pandemic safety measures, declares state "open for business" wsws.org Youngkin has eliminated worker, student, and patient COVID-19 protections, while also making Virginia the latest Republican-led state to begin the process of banning "divisive concepts" in the classroom.
(2022-01-27). It's Time For Biden To Fulfill Pledge To End The Federal Death Penalty. popularresistance.org 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 1976. This year, to mark the 45th anniversary of this execution, which coincided with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Death Penalty Action and a coalition of death penalty abolitionists gathered in Washington, D.C. calling for an end to the federal death penalty and all executions in the United States. | After a 17-year hiatus, the U.S. resumed federal executions a year and a half ago. Between July 2020…
(2022-01-27). The Limits Of Privatized Climate Policy. popularresistance.org For many in the climate movement, Donald Trump's defeat in 2020 was a moment of euphoric optimism. With Joe Biden in charge, we could look forward to a possible return to climate action and diplomacy. No longer would policy be shaped by denialists, politicians proudly in Exxon's back pocket, and a media fixated on the "costs" of public investment. A year on, it's become easier to see the limits of the Biden administration's approach, and how little has really changed. | There have been moments of genuine ambition from the Oval Office. The clean electricity pledges of the fall 2021 budget package and the climate-r…
(2022-01-27). Ukraine: Biden Administration's 'Wag The Dog' Diversionary War? popularresistance.org The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) along with the ANSWER Coalition, CODEPINK, Maryland Peace Action, Popular Resistance, and many other organizations will gather in Washington today at noon in front of the White House as part of an emergency mobilization of anti-war activists to express opposition to the unnecessary and extremely dangerous possibility of war in Ukraine. | With a 39% job approval rating, more deaths from covid than during the Trump administration, and a failure to deliver on most of promises made during the 2020 presidential campaign, the intentional escalation of tensions by the United States wit…
(2022-01-27). More Symbolism? Supreme Court Justice Breyer Announces Retirement, Black America Debates Value of Black Woman Supreme Court Justice. moguldom.com Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, has announced his retirement, leaving President Joe Biden with the task of nominating his replacement. Biden has promised to appoint a Black female judge to the country's highest court. Some wonder if such a selection is mere symbolism given that the Biden administration has yet to push through any …
(2022-01-27). Biden To Issue Executive Order Declaring Crypto National Security Matter For US Government. moguldom.com President Joe Biden is preparing to release a crypto executive order, declaring it a national security matter. The order is expected as early as February and the directive will ask federal agencies to determine the risks and opportunities posed by digital assets. A crypto executive order will put the White House in a central role …
(2022-01-27). Make the Whole World Know that the South Also Exists. dissidentvoice.org 
Shefa Salem (Libya), Life, 2019. On 19 January 2022, US President Joe Biden held a press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. The discussion ranged from Biden's failure to pass a $1.75 trillion investment bill (the result of the defection of two Democrats) to the increased tensions between the …
(2022-01-27). Wall Street millionaire Jeff Zients directs Biden's policy of mass death. wsws.org In order to understand the catastrophic response of the Biden administration to the pandemic, it is necessary to examine the background and political career of the man quietly operating at the center of this response.
(2022-01-27). Pseudo-left National Educators United "understands" Biden's diktat that schools stay open. wsws.org Amid skyrocketing COVID-19 cases, a collapsing health care system and a horrifying death toll, the NEU has organized a petition to beg Biden and the Democrats for a bit more PPE.
(2022-01-27). Stephen Breyer to Retire, Giving Biden Chance to Nominate First Black Woman Supreme Court Justice. democracynow.org 
Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring after nearly three decades on the bench, giving President Biden a chance to fulfill a campaign promise to nominate the first Black woman in history to serve on the high court. Those worried that identity politics will hinder the most qualified candidate should consider that 108 of 115 justices since the nation's founding have been white men, says Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation. Breyer's retirement comes as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell threatened to stall any nominations that Biden put forth later in the year. Breyer leaves "an i…
(2022-01-27). Map, graph: 64,000 U.S. troops in Europe ready for conflict with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From the Daily Mail The 60,000 US troops already based in Europe that Biden can use to defend Ukraine against Russia: President orders extra 8,500 US-based troops to be on standby to deploy and places Nearly 64,000 U.S. troops stationed in Europe could be deployed to the continent's eastern flank if President Biden makes such …
(2022-01-27). White House Official Says US and Iran in 'Ballpark' of a Nuclear Deal. news.antiwar.com Brett McGurk, the top Middle East official on the National Security Council, said Thursday that McGurk didn't elaborate further and also warned there's a "very real" chance that the talks "collapse soon." But his remarks still marked the most positive comments made by a Biden administration official since the negotiati…
(2022-01-27). Biden's approval rating plunges in key swing state. rt.com 
Support for President Biden has crumbled in Georgia, a state that could wrest control of the Senate from Democrats in this year's elections | A new poll out of Georgia shows troubling signs for Democrats heading into this year's midterm elections, as voters have soured on President Joe Biden and see America heading in the wrong direction under his party's leadership. | The
(2022-01-27). Estados Unidos — Estabilidad estratégica, una propuesta realista. globalizacion.ca El Presidente Biden, un año después de asumir su cargo, hizo un balance del panorama sanitario y económico de EEUU y de la situación internacional. Al hablar de las relaciones con Rusia, dijo haber mantenido discusiones muy francas con el…
(2022-01-27). Mr. President, Stay Out of Ukraine. strategic-culture.org By Ted Galen CARPENTER | The onset of a belated bout of common sense in Joe Biden's administration has reduced the danger that the United States would intervene with its own military forces if war broke out between Russia and Ukraine. At one time,
(2022-01-27). "No Rights which the White Man was Bound to Respect" What SCOTUS once Ruled about a Black Woman, as Biden prepares to Nominate One. juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Associate Justice Stephen Breyer announced on Wednesday that he would retire this summer at the end of the present term of the Supreme Court. Biden made a campaign promise to nominate an African-American woman to the court, and Democrats expect him to follow through. Arguably, Biden would not be president …
(2022-01-27). America's Armed 'Sentinel State' Encirclement. strategic-culture.org 'Encirclement' and 'containment' effectively have become Biden's default foreign policy, Alastair Crooke writes. | The key to China's security riposte to the U.S. is linked to two words that go unstated in U.S. formal policy documents, but whose silent presence nevertheless suffuses and colour-washes the text of the 2022 National Defence Authorisation Act. | The term 'containment' never appears, neither does the word 'encirclement'. Yet, as Professor Michael Klare
(2022-01-27). Headlines for January 27, 2022. democracynow.org Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire, Handing Biden Chance to Nominate Replacement, U.S. and NATO Offer No Concessions to Russia in Standoff over Ukraine, U.S. Approves $2.5 Billion Arms Sale to Egypt Despite Human Rights Abuses, House Democrats Demand End to U.S. Servicing of Saudi Warplanes Used in War Crimes, 180 Killed as U.S.-Backed Forces Retake Syrian Prison Where Children Are Imprisoned, U.N. Renews Calls to Free Up Aid for Millions of Afghans Facing Starvation, Extreme Poverty, Global COVID Cases Break New Record as COVAX Falls Short on Vaccine Delivery Goal, Spotify Sides with Joe Rogan in Vac…
(2022-01-27). Big mailbox a stumbling block in Amazon Bessemer election rerun. peoplesworld.org 
(2022-01-27). Key Battleground States Considering Using Digital Ballot Images to Boost Voter Trust. independentmediainstitute.org During an afternoon of public hearings where the Arizona Senate sent seven new election bills to the next stage of legislative review, Kari Lake, leaned into the podium, and, after introducing herself as "the Trump-endorsed candidate for governor," told the Government Committee how she felt her 2020 presidential election vote had been stolen. "I thought …
(2022-01-27). Fraud and violence threatening elections for Colombia's war victims. colombiareports.com Election observers warned that fraud and violence threatens elections in more than half of the towns where war victims can elect congressional representatives. The Electoral Observation Mission (MOE) issued a…
(2022-01-27). Ocasio-Cortez Says Backing Progressive Over Sinema Would Be "Easiest Decision" truthout.org 
On Wednesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) said that backing a progressive primary challenger to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) would be the "easiest decision" she would ever have to make. | In an interview with MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan, Ocasio-Cortez "She h…
(2022-01-27). Trump, While Golfing, Describes Himself as "45th and 47th" President. truthout.org 
In a video that was shared to social media on Thursday, former President Donald Trump refers to himself as the 45th and 47th president of the United States, a statement that suggests he is planning a second presidential run for 2024. | In the video, Trump is teeing off on a golf course when the videographer refers to him as the 45th president.
(2022-01-27). Thousands march on 50th anniversary of Tent Embassy. greenleft.org.au Thousands of First Nations people and allies marked Invasion Day on Ngunnawal and Ngambri country, marching to the Aboriginal Tent Embassy outside Old Parliament House. Adam Trumper reports.
(2022-01-27). Honduran Campesina Wendy Cruz On Challenges For Xiomara Castro. popularresistance.org Wendy Cruz of La Via Campesina speaks about the challenges facing Honduran women and women of the peasant movement ahead of the inauguration of President Xiomara Castro of the left-wing Libre party.
(2022-01-27). Xiomara Castro to Be Sworn in Amid Political Turmoil in Honduras. libya360.wordpress.com Zoe Alexandra Xiomara Castro addresses supporters who joined her to "keep watch" outside the National Congress. Photo: Xiomara Castro Twitter Tensions have been growing ahead of Castro's swearing in following signs of attempts by conservative sections to undermine her proposals for transformation Xiomara Castro of the Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre Party) will take office…
(2022-01-27). 76 Pro-Democracy Protesters Killed Since The Coup In Sudan. popularresistance.org Three months after the military coup in Sudan on October 25, the military junta has failed to consolidate power in the face of country-wide mass protests recurring every few days. Deploying the army, police, and a notorious militia to meet the protests with force, the junta has killed at least 76 protesters since the coup. | Three of them were killed in the crackdown on Monday, January 24, when mass demonstrations and rallies — calling for an overthrow of the junta and prosecution of the generals who seized power in the coup — were witnessed in at least 23 cities. | 22-year-old Thabit Moawya Bashir, w…
(2022-01-27). Tariq Ali: 'Democracy is largely a set of rituals now'. canadiandimension.com 
Tariq Ali speaking at the 2013 Subversive Festival in Zagreb. Photo from Tariq Ali is an internationally known public intellectual, columnist and political activist. Born in pre-partition India in 1943, Ali studied at Oxford University and was elected as students' union president there. He has been involved in political activism since then. He was one of the most prominent figures of the civil society coalition against the United States' war in Vietnam. He was also there at the forefront of agitation against the war…
(2022-01-27). Judge imposes strike ban on 17,000 BNSF railway workers. wsws.org While the United States never tires of lecturing other countries about their violation of "human rights" and "democracy," the US government regularly runs roughshod over the basic rights of workers, including their right to strike and their right to a safe and healthy work environment.
(2022-01-27). Morality Cannot Be Divided: How Netanyahu's Corruption has Exposed Israel's 'Democracy'. dissidentvoice.org 
Former Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his prosecutors are reportedly finalizing the details of a plea deal that would practically water down, shelve, or drop altogether all three major corruption cases that have led to his high-profile trial in May 2020. If such news actualizes, Israel would officially sink to a new low in terms …
(2022-01-27). Despite U.S. Embargo, Cuba Aims to Share Homegrown Vaccine with Global South. democracynow.org 
A 60-year U.S. embargo that prevents U.S.-made products from being exported to Cuba has forced the small island nation to develop its own COVID-19 vaccines and rely on open source designs for life-saving medical equipment such as ventilators. We speak to leading Cuban scientist Dr. Mitchell Valdés-Sosa about how massive mobilization helped produce three original vaccines that have proven highly effective against the coronavirus. "In a moment that the whole world was mobilizing to face this tremendous menace that was killing people around the world, the U.S. administration did not lift any of the 400 sanctions tha…
(2022-01-27). "The Lords of Easy Money": How the Federal Reserve Enriched Wall Street & Broke the U.S. Economy. democracynow.org 
As the Federal Reserve signals it will raise interest rates in March, we talk to Christopher Leonard, author of the new book "The Lords of Easy Money," about how the Federal Reserve broke the American economy. He details the issues with quantitative easing, a radical intervention instituted by the federal government in 2010 to encourage banks and investors to lend more risky debt to combat the recession. "The Fed's policies over the last decades have stoked the world of Wall Street," says Leonard. "It has pumped trillions of dollars into the banking system and thereby inflated these markets for stocks, for bonds.
(2022-01-27). Clashes Continue At Syria's Al-Hasakah Prison As Death Toll From ISIS Attack Tops 200. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image, source: sdf-press.com | Clashes between the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and ISIS continue around Geweran prison in the northeastern Syrian city of al-Hasakah. | On January 27, SDF fighters killed at least 12 terrorists of ISIS and found the dead bodies of five others while combing several parts of the prison, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). | In the morning, the terrorists carried out two attacks on SDF fighters killing or woundi…
(2022-01-27). 1619 Author Nikole Hannah-Jones: Affirmative Action Should Be Based On Lineage, For Those With Enslaved Ancestors On US Soil. moguldom.com Renowned scholar and author Nikole Hannah-Jones believes affirmative action in college admissions should be based on lineage, not just race. The author of The 1619 Project made the statements in a Twitter thread on Wednesday, Jan. 26. "With SCOTUS likely to strike down affirmative action in college admissions, it's time for colleges to seriously consider …
(2022-01-27). Mississippi Mayor Withholds $110K From Library Over LGBTQ Books. truthout.org 
A Republican mayor in a Mississippi city is withholding funds from his county's library system, refusing to hand over the money until books containing LGBTQ representation are purged from the library's collection. | Mayor Gene McGee of Ridgeland, Mississippi,
(2022-01-27). 50 childcare workers fired in India for demanding promised pay hike. peoplesdispatch.org 52,000 child care workers, also known as anganwadi workers, have been on strike in Haryana for over a month. They are demanding a pay raise that was promised to them by the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi 4 years ago.