(2022-12-03). "The political parties don't represent the people": US workers furious after Biden signs bipartisan anti-strike legislation. wsws.org The rapid move by both parties to impose a contract rejected by workers has shocked and angered workers across the country.
(2022-12-03). Biden & Republicrats Union Busting Bill Against Railway Workers & Their Fight For Sick Pay. indybay.org The Biden administration with the support of most of the Democrats and Republicans in Congress pushed a bill that imposes a reactionary contract that severely limits sick pay and benefits BNSF railroad owner Warren Buffet and the other railroad corporations.
(2022-12-03). Winter 2022 National Immigrant Solidarity Network Immigrant Justice News Alert! indybay.org Racist Hate and Migrantphobia Continues Under Biden…
(2022-12-03). Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals slams Trump, vacates special master for Mar-a-Lago state secrets documents. wsws.org A three-judge panel of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered the dismissal of Trump's lawsuit challenging the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago resort, ending the special master's review of the documents seized.
(2022-12-03). Bringing The People's Voices Into Government. popularresistance.org This episode was broadcast LIVE FROM BOGOTàÅ with guest Lilia Solano, Vice Minister of Social Dialogue and Equality for the government of Colombia | Host Teri Mattson has been in Bogotá since 24 November attending several encuentros organized by Vice Minister Lilia Solano. In this episode Teri and Lilia discuss the Petro government's vision of bringing the 1991 Constitutional reform of direct democracy to reality among the Colombian people and the creation of social movements to develop informed citizens, build political formation and continue to create electoral candidates for the continuation of the Pacto…
(2022-12-03). Hype About Democrats Passing the Torch: Don't Get Fooled Again. indybay.org The past masquerading as the future…
(2022-12-03). Jacobin promotes student debt bankruptcy. wsws.org Students are evidently expected to be grateful for the chance, compliments of the Democratic Party, to go into bankruptcy to avoid penury and homelessness.
(2022-12-03). Rosa Louise McCauley Parks – Patron Saint – Women's Political Council of Montgomery, AL. indybay.org If the Women's Political Council of Montgomery, Alabama is known, then the efficacy of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement is placed in proper context, #Womanity.
(2022-12-03). Golden Harvest Ceremony – Growing food in Historic Negro Bar, Lake Natoma, California. indybay.org 1848 Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar Gold Mining District on Ancient Indigenous Lands in California. "It's important to keep the focus squarely on the culprit that brought us to this point today. And that's the US government. Its subtle and overt expansion of White supremacy is to blame here. These are two incredibly aggrieved, hyper-marginalized groups,"
(2022-12-03). The Volatility of US Hegemony in Latin America (Part III). dissidentvoice.org A surging Pink Tide has brought left electoral victories in Latin America and the Caribbean protesting the neoliberal model imposed by the US and its collaborators. Neoliberalism has failed to meet the needs of the peoples of the region and is losing its legitimacy as a prototype for development. However, the countries of the region …
(2022-12-03). Sunday 12/4: "Voting Rights: The Struggle To Be Counted" – History Film on Black Voter Suppression. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-12-03). Chinese people mourn Jiang Zemin. ecns.cn Chinese people were saddened to hear the news of the passing of their former leader Jiang Zemin, who died Wednesday in Shanghai at the age of 96.In the city of Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, flower bouquets lined the entrance to the former residence of Jiang.
(2022-12-02). ÔªøDemocrats, Then Republicans Smite Rail Labor. popularresistance.org While Railroad Workers United (RWU) finds it despicable — but not surprising — that both political parties opted to side with Big Business over working people yesterday and vote against the interests of railroad workers – not once, but twice, within hours. We suffered a one-two punch at the hands of, first the Democratic Party; the second served up by the Republicans. | First, responding to the wishes of President Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the House voted to legislate a contract that the majority of U.S. freight rail workers had previously voted to reject. The Senate would quickly follow s…
(2022-12-02). US Airline Workers Join Railroaders In Fight Against Abusive Work Conditions. popularresistance.org Growing militancy among US airline workers over intolerable work conditions and low pay is fusing with the rebellion by railroad workers, who are heading toward an historic confrontation with the Biden administration and the US Congress with the passage of legislation imposing a contract that workers have rejected. | Airline workers are in virtually the same situation as railroaders, with flight crews facing short staffing leading to overwork and potentially catastrophic pilot fatigue. While airlines are raking in bumper profits, boosted by massive government subsidies, airline workers, whose pay has long been st…
(2022-12-02). The Heat: U.S.-France Ties. america.cgtn.com 
U.S. President Joe Biden hosts his first state dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron. The two leaders met earlier to discuss the Ukraine conflict, trade, cooperation in space, cyberspace and the ever-growing energy concerns in Europe. The touchiest topic though terms of the U.S. Inflation …
(2022-12-02). Russia Now Says US & NATO "Directly Participating" In Ukraine War. southfront.org 
Source: AP | Originally published by Earlier this week CNN reported that the Biden administration is
(2022-12-02). Congress and Biden override rail worker collective bargaining rights. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Giving in to pressure from Democratic President Joe Biden and corporate rail bosses, the Senate overwhelmingly imposed a four-year contract on 115,000 unionized freight railroad workers—without the seven paid sick days they sought. The contract, which a Biden board crafted, came in legislation the president signed this morning. Biden, in a speech this morning at …
(2022-12-02). The Volatility of US Hegemony in Latin America (Part II). dissidentvoice.org The US has long considered Latin America and the Caribbean to be its "backyard" under the anachronist 1823 Monroe Doctrine. And even though current US President Biden mistakenly thinks that upgrading the region to the "front yard" makes any difference, Yankee hemispheric hegemony is becoming increasingly volatile. A "Pink Tide" of left electoral victories since …
(2022-12-02). Supreme Court Will Hear Arguments for Student Debt Cancellation in February. truthout.org The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case originally filed by Republican-led states to challenge President Joe Biden's student debt cancellation plan in a case that will affect the bank accounts of tens of millions of people across the U.S. for years to come. The justices have fast-tracked the case and are slated to hear arguments in February. Until then, the cancellation plan will be on hold… |
(2022-12-02). Tell President Biden To Support Rail Workers. levernews.com
(2022-12-02). Biden wines and dines Macron, but hostilities simmer between U.S. and France. peoplesworld.org 
Editor's Note: Televisions broadcast happy handshakes between President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron as the U.S. leader hosted his counterpart this week. But behind the smiles a competition for influence is underway—in Africa, Australia, and elsewhere. Add the U.K.'s own imperial ambitions to the mix, and it's a formula for trouble for peoples …
(2022-12-02). Macron warns of "fracturing" of NATO alliance on state visit to Washington. wsws.org Amid mounting economic conflicts between US and European imperialism, and fears of an energy crisis this winter, Biden and Macron united on escalating the war against Russia.
(2022-12-02). Unjust Measures Imposed on Labor and African Americans After Midterm Elections. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-02). Cuba Goes on a Diplomatic Tour in an Increasingly Multipolar World. independentmediainstitute.org On November 27 morning, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, walked into a voting station in the Playa neighborhood to vote in Cuba's municipal elections. He had landed in Havana an hour earlier from an intense tour of Algeria, Russia, Turkey, and China. The tour, which started on November 16, was both a journey into the past …
(2022-12-02). US youth observe Cuba's elections and learn about real democracy. multipolarista.com 
A delegation of youth from the United States observed Cuba's November 2022 municipal elections and offer an inside look into a true people's democracy, where workers decide who will govern them, not wealthy oligarchs and corporations.
(2022-12-02). The narrative of sham elections. mronline.org 
Every mainstream media outlet described the referenda in September in the Donetsk, Lugansk People's Republics (LPR and DPR), Kherson Region and part of Zaporozhye as a "sham" and therefore "rigged."
(2022-12-02). Chicago: Community Commission halts launch of police gang database. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Monday, November 21 marked an important day in the fight for community control of Chicago's police on two fronts. | First, Monday was the last day for candidates running for District Council to file to be on February's upcoming ballot for election. The newly created positions, established by the ordinance for Empowering Communities for Public Safety (ECPS), are a central part of the mechanism to move towards community control over the police in Chicago. Once elected, the District Councilors will represent their communities on policing issues and implement public safety initiatives. | As petitioning…
(2022-12-02). Why the ACLU Supports the Electoral Count Reform Act. aclu.org 
As we near the end of 2022 and the second anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Congress has the opportunity to pass much-needed reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887. The Electoral Count Act governs the process of casting and counting the Electoral College votes for president and vice president. | As the events of January 2021 made clear, the current law contains poorly drafted language governing critical aspects of the election certification process, leaving it vulnerable to exploitation. Attempting to take advantage of the ambiguities in the Electoral Count Act on January 6, the former p…
(2022-12-02). The Eviction Crisis Is Aiding the GOP's Voter Suppression Schemes. truthout.org In a rare moment of discipline, Donald Trump did not present his usual 2020 election fraud conspiracy to his Mar-a-Lago audience while announcing his presidential candidacy on November 16. He did, however, call for tighter voting restrictions. "To eliminate cheating I will immediately demand voter ID," Trump told his cheering hand-picked crowd. "Same day voting, and only paper ballots. |
(2022-12-02). Democrats are failing Florida's progressives. therealnews.com 
Democrats were crushed in Florida in the midterm elections, which doesn't bode well for future races where the Sunshine State will play a pivotal role. But state Rep. Anna Eskamani and Rachel Gilmer of Dream Defenders say it didn't have to be that way. Democrats have missed many opportunities in Florida, and earned their defeat through strategic mistakes and a lack of consistent community engagement. Marc Steiner speaks with Florida State Rep. Anna Eskamani and Dream Defenders Co-Executive Director Rachel Gilmer about the stakes of Florida's politics and the prospects for undoing the GOP's stranglehold.
(2022-12-02). Free elections come under attack Dec. 7 at the Supreme Court. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—On Dec. 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy," as FDR put it, the Empire of Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor. On Dec. 7, 2022, the empire of the right-wing attacks the United States election system—at the Supreme Court. That's the day when the right-wingers, seizing on two small phrases …
(2022-12-02). In letter to Detroit News, Will Lehman says conduct of UAW election is a "travesty" wsws.org On Tuesday, the Detroit News published a letter by United Auto Workers presidential candidate Will Lehman exposing the undemocratic character of the UAW's first-ever membership vote for top union officers.
(2022-12-02). Kamala Harris Blunders Philippines Visit, Stirs Conflict with China. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2022-12-02). Appeals Court Strikes Down Trump Mar-a-Lago Special Master. truthout.org A federal appeals court on Thursday overturned U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's order appointing a special master to review secret government documents seized from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence. A three-member panel on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, which included two judges appointed by Trump, issued a 21-page opinion blasting the decision by Cannon… |
(2022-12-02). Bernie Sanders, DSA play crucial role in passing anti-strike law against railroaders. wsws.org This anti-strike legislation could not have passed in the form that it did, with the speed that it did, without the support of the pseudo-left.
(2022-12-02). Labor Betrayed: Why Democratic Party Failure Is By Design. itsgoingdown.org Editorial from David Van Deusen, President of the Vermont AFL-CIO. See our interview with David on our podcast, here. Rail unions went into this bargaining season with not a single day of paid sick leave in their contract. Achieving paid sick leave was the top priority of union members. And today, because of an act…
(2022-12-02). SDF Halt Joint Operations with U.S.-led Coalition As Result Of Turkish Attacks On Northern Syria. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: sdf-press.com | The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) had stopped all joint counter-terrorism operations with the United States-led coalition as a result of Turkey's repeated strikes on its territory in northern Syria, the Reuters news agency reported on December 2. | Turkey launched an operation against Kurdish forces in Syria and Iraq, codenamed Claw-Sword, on November 20, in response to the November 13 deadly bombing in Istanbul. Ankara believes t…
(2022-12-02). UW-Milwaukee SDS rallies against transphobia and police violence for Trans Day of Remembrance. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On November 21, a dozen members from Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at UW-Milwaukee and Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) gathered in Spaights Plaza at UWM to condemn transphobic violence and to advocate for a hiring freeze on UWM's police department. A moment of silence was also observed to honor the victims of the Club Q shooting in Colorado that occurred two days before the event. | Speeches condemned the increase in anti-LGBTQ+ bigotry that has occurred in recent years, the erasure and criminalization of trans people, and advocated for UWM Police Department funding to be redi…
(2022-12-02). America's Fate: Revolution or Fascism? thealtworld.com Daniel Lazare in this interview with Finian Cunningham says that the United States of America is locked in a fateful political and economic crisis that will produce either of two outcomes. Either the country is heading towards more authoritarian rule or there will be a second American revolution. | Daniel Lazare is a journalist, author and commentator who specializes in critically analyzing the politics and Constitution of the United States. He has authored several books, including The Velvet Revolution and the Decline of American Democracy. | The Covid-19 pandemic over the past two years exposes the pathological…
(2022-12-02). Joint Statement by the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation on Security Crisis and Co-operation in the OSCE. libya360.wordpress.com 2 December 2022 Reaffirming the commitment to the idea of developing friendly, equal, and mutually beneficial interstate relations in the Euro-Atlantic area and Eurasia as well as to the vision of establishment free, democratic, common, and indivisible Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security community rooted in agreed principles, shared commitments, and common goals, Emphasizing the need of…
(2022-12-02). U.S. to use "all tools" to evict Russia from Abkhazia, S. Ossetia, thus paving way for Georgia's NATO membership. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geDecember 2, 2022 United States will use "all tools" to make Russia withdraw troops from Georgia — US OSCE Ambassador Michael Carpenter, the US Ambassador to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, has called Georgia a "very important, democratic country". The United States will use "all tools" to "one day" make Russia meet …
(2022-12-02). As US police killings are on track to eclipse last year's record number, Democratic-run cities seek to add killer robots to arsenal. wsws.org The latest figures from Mapping Police Violence indicate that through November 27, 2022, police had killed 20 more people compared to this time last year.
(2022-12-02). With US police killings on track to eclipse last year's record, Democratic-run cities seek to add killer robots. wsws.org The latest figures from Mapping Police Violence indicate that through November 27, 2022, police had killed 20 more people compared to this time last year.
(2022-12-02). The Volatility of US Hegemony in Latin America (Part 1). dissidentvoice.org Latin America and the Caribbean have again began to take on a becoming pink complexion, all the more so with June's historic electoral victory in Colombia over the country's long-dominant US-backed right-wing and a similar reverse in Brazil in October. These electoral rejections of the right-wing followed left victories last year in Peru, Honduras, and …
(2022-12-02). FL GOP Plans to Alter State Law to Help DeSantis, Should He Run for President. truthout.org Republican lawmakers in Florida appear poised to change state law in order to benefit Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) should he decide to run for president in 2024. A law passed by the state Republican legislature in 2018 requires any elected official seeking a different political office to resign from their current one after announcing their candidacy. This kind of statute, sometimes referred to as a… |
(2022-12-02). GOP-Run Account Deletes Tweet Praising Ye After His Latest Antisemitic Diatribe. truthout.org A Twitter account managed by Republican lawmakers who are part of the House Judiciary Committee deleted a tweet praising Kanye West after the rapper praised Adolf Hitler and denied the existence of the Jewish Holocaust during World War II during an interview on Thursday. The tweet, authored by the House Judiciary Committee Republicans account, was posted on October 6 and was meant to show support… |
(2022-12-02). Kevin McCarthy Vows to Investigate January 6 Committee Once GOP Takes the House. truthout.org On Wednesday, House Republican leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California), the next presumptive Speaker of the House, issued a warning to members of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, telling them to preserve their records and expect to be investigated once the GOP assumes power in the House of Representatives next month. |
(2022-12-02). Putting 'Profits Over People', Senate Rejects Paid Sick Leave for Rail Workers. scheerpost.com 
"Senate Republicans and Joe Manchin have yet AGAIN failed working Americans by voting down seven days of paid sick leave for rail workers," lamented Rep. Jamaal Bowman.
(2022-12-02). Rusia negociaría con Estados Unidos sobre Ucrania, pero sin condiciones. cubadebate.cu Rusia está dispuesta a negociar con Estados Unidos, pero sin que le impongan la condición de que cese la operación militar especial en Ucrania, dijo Dmitri Peskov. El vocero recordó las palabras del presidente de EE.UU., Joe Biden, respecto a que las negociaciones serían posibles "solo después de que (el mandatario Vladímir) Putin se retire de Ucrania".
(2022-12-02). Drag against fascism: D.C. LGBTQ+ community raises funds for Club Q workers. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Seven different talented drag performers—Jane Saw, Rico Pico, Jaxknife Complex, Ricky Rose, Dirty Sanchez, Mari Con Carne, and Molasses—took the stage at As You Are, a local queer bar and café in Southeast D.C., on Nov. 27 for a solidarity fundraiser for the workers of Club Q in Colorado Springs. The event was the third …
(2022-12-02). Trump y la podredumbre política de Estados Unidos. globalizacion.ca Según los principales medios de comunicación, la democracia ha triunfado en Estados Unidos, ya que Biden ha conservado una estrecha mayoría en el Senado en las elecciones de mitad de mandato. Pero es una lectura superficial. Si profundizamos, vemos una…
(2022-12-02). Biden propone nueva regla que reduce las emisiones de metano en tierras indígenas. peoplesworld.org 
La Oficina de Administración de Tierras propuso una nueva regla que tiene como objetivo reducir el gas natural desperdiciado en tierras federales y tribales, lo que ayudará a reducir las emisiones de metano. Al evitar miles de millones de pies cúbicos de emisiones de gas natural que provienen de fugas no intencionales de equipos o …
(2022-12-02). Fidel Castro: "Si salgo, llego; si llego, entro; si entro, triunfo" (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Una de las fechas más heroicas que tiene la Revolución Cubana es la del 2 de diciembre de 1956, cuando se produce el desembarco del yate Granma, marcando un inicio en lucha contra la dictadura de Fulgencio Batista. A 66 años de esa hazaña, el Sitio Fidel Soldado de las Ideas y Cubadebate recuerdan el hecho a través de las memorias descritas por el Comandante en sus discursos.
(2022-12-02). øQué significa el desembarco del Granma en la historia de Cuba. telesurtv.net El desembarco del yate Granma a inicios de diciembre de 1956 marcó el inicio de la lucha en la Sierra Maestra contra la dictadura de Fulgencio Batista.
(2022-12-02). Sugieren retomar el uso de mascarillas en República Dominicana. telesurtv.net Las autoridades dominicanas sugirieron además observar el cumplimiento de las normas sanitarias por el aumento de casos de la Covid-19.
(2022-12-02). Major Outlets Call on the US To Drop Charges Against Assange. orinocotribune.com "Holding governments accountable is part of the core mission of a free press in a democracy," the New York Times and European media said. | Through a joint letter published on Monday, The New York Times, The Guardian, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, and El Pais asked the United States to the Espionage Act charges against Julian Assange because it undermines press freedom. | Twelve years ago, those American and European media released excerpts of the revelations obtained in 2 ,000 documents, which were leaked to WikiLeaks by the then American soldier Chelsea Manning. Following that leak, Washington began proceedings to ind…
(2022-12-01). Albanese must act to free Julian Assange. greenleft.org.au Anthony Albanese publicly revealed that he had been lobbying the Joseph Biden administration to stop proceedings against Julian Assange, reports Binoy Kampmark.
(2022-12-01). Biden Says He Has 'No Immediate Plans' to Contact Putin. news.antiwar.com President Biden said Thursday that he has no plans to contact Russian President Vladimir Putin but that he'd be willing to talk with the Russian leader if he was prepared to end the war in Ukraine. "I have no immediate plans to contact Mr. Putin," Biden said at a joint press conference with French President …
(2022-12-01). House, Senate Agree to Add $45 Billion to Biden's 2023 Military Budget Request. scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-01). Biden and Congressional Dems partner with GOP and corporate media to discipline railroad workers. therealnews.com 
(2022-12-01). Number of Immigrants Under Punitive Surveillance Quadrupled on Biden's Watch. truthout.org Over the past two years, despite President Joe Biden's campaign promises to bring fairness to the immigration system, the current administration has quadrupled the number of people enrolled in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) so-called "alternatives to detention" (ATD) surveillance program, and has doubled the number of people held in immigration jails. There is no acceptable… |
(2022-12-01). Asking for Leonard Peltier's Clemency, Senators' Co-Sign Letter to President Biden. unicornriot.ninja
(2022-12-01). How Venezuela broke the diplomatic encirclement. uwidata.com "The U.S. decision gives the opportunity for much broader discussions on bilateral relations", comments Roy Daza. He is referring to the Biden Administration's recent decision to permit the US company Chevron limited activities in the Venezuelan oil sector. Daza is Vice-President of the Venezuelan National Assembly's Commission for Foreign Policy and a Member of the …
(2022-12-01). Taiwan's ruling party suffers major defeat. journal-neo.org 
At first glance, Taiwan's local elections on November 26 may seem like a sideshow when compared with the development of the current phase of the "Great World Game." However, this is a false impression, which is at the very least contradicted by the fact that the preliminary results (which were completely unexpected even for the …
(2022-12-01). Jan. 6 Committee Will Likely Decide on Criminal Referrals to DOJ This Friday. truthout.org The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol building will meet later this week to discuss its final report and the possibility of forwarding additional criminal referrals to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The department is already investigating attempts by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election. But criminal referrals from the… |
(2022-12-01). Reproductive rights voter wave swamps MAGA trickle. peoplesworld.org 
On Election Day 2022, November 8, voters, defying political gravity and beltway pundit groupthink, struck a major blow against MAGA Republican extremism. The "blue wall" met the "red trickle" as voters turned out to defend constitutional democracy, the rule of law, the peaceful transfer of power, and, specifically, reproductive rights. The anti-MAGA majority in defense …
(2022-12-01). Challenges for Malaysia's new 'national unity government'. greenleft.org.au Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj from the Socialist Party of Malaysia discusses the recent election result and the challenges facing the new government.
(2022-12-01). Walker-Warnock Race Most Expensive in 2022 Cycle as Runoff Intensifies. truthout.org The U.S. Senate race in Georgia is the most expensive contest of the 2022 cycle, according to OpenSecrets data, with spending by general election candidates and outside groups skyrocketing to $380.7 million as of Nov. 29. Money is still pouring into the Senate race between incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican nominee Herschel Walker. The Georgia contest advanced to a runoff… |
(2022-12-01). Taiwan's local elections a blow to ruling DPP and Washington. wsws.org In its efforts to goad China into a war over Taiwan, the US has relied on the support of Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen and her DPP.
(2022-12-01). Socialist candidate Will Lehman on pace to win thousands of votes in UAW election with suppressed turnout. wsws.org Initial results from the first-ever direct election in UAW history show an important level of support for rank-and-file socialist candidate Will Lehman, as well as widespread alienation from the UAW apparatus, as reflected in the abysmal 10 percent turnout.
(2022-12-01). House Ways and Means Committee Obtains Trump's Tax Records. truthout.org The Treasury Department has reportedly handed over six years of Donald Trump's federal tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee, about a week after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to entertain an appeal from the former president to prevent the transfer of his records. The committee had formally requested Trump's tax documents in 2019 and 2021. After years of legal opposition from Trump… |
(2022-12-01). Trump's troubles keep piling up. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Donald Trump's troubles keep piling up, pointing the way ever more towards holding the former Republican Oval Office occupant accountable for his misdeeds and malfeasance in and out of the White House. On Nov. 29 alone, the Supreme Court, in a one-sentence order, ended Trump's long struggle to keep six years of his tax returns …
(2022-12-01). Anti-hate, anti-Trump LGBTQ people protest at Twitter building. indybay.org Twitter protest report back to the community…
(2022-12-01). It Is Official—the DOJ Is Weaponized. thealtworld.com Two of five people charged with "seditious conspiracy" for attending the rally for Trump on January 6, 2021 have been convicted by a Washington D.C. jury in a political trial with more resemblance to Soviet-era trials than to American justice. All five of the defendants were convicted of obstructing an official proceeding. | Widely misreported by the media including even RT as a "riot at the US Capitol," the small disturbance was provoked by federal agents who had infiltrated those present. | Trump and his supporters were too unfamiliar with Washington to realize that the rally would be used by Democrats and the…
(2022-12-01). We've (Probably) Averted A Rail Strike — Now What? popularresistance.org What I can share is that we have almost certainly averted the chance of a legal, national rail strike. The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to step in and force rail laborers to accept the tentative agreement brokered by the White House in September. The House also passed legislation guaranteeing seven days of paid sick leave. | The Senate likely votes Thursday on that legislation. | We've seen an interesting range of politicians speak out about Congress' intervention into this strike. As you could expect, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., spoke out against any legislation tha…
(2022-12-01). Ten Years Later, The Fight For $15 And A Union Continues. popularresistance.org On Nov. 29, 2012, over 100 fast food workers in New York City walked off the job to demand that their wages be increased to $15 an hour and to finally have a voice in their workplaces through union representation. That walkout was the beginning of a movement—a movement that articulated and emerged out of the need for human dignity and democracy in the workplace; a movement that has forcefully asserted that highly profitable industries dominated by multi-billion and multi-million dollar corporations can afford to pay their workers a living wage and allow workers to safely voice their concerns and address iss…
(2022-12-01). Is The 'Conscience Of The Congress' Unconscious? popularresistance.org In the 1960s, Rep. Charles Diggs (D-Mich.) established the Democracy Select Committee (DSC) to bring the nine elected African American House members together. They were organized in order to help them strategize around their common issues and develop policy initiatives that would address the problems facing their African American constituents. "The sooner we get organized for group action, the more effective we can become," Diggs said. The operative words in Diggs' statement are "group", "action" and "effective". Is the current iteration of the CBC as a group taking effective action? | By the beginning of the 92n…
(2022-12-01). We Need A New Approach To Giant Tech Firms Like Google. popularresistance.org Since the 1970s, economists buying into the Chicago School of Antitrust have waved off the dangers of lax antitrust policies, professing that "the market" would sort out issues of competition and punish companies that abuse size and power. The Chicagoans' narrow focus on direct consumer costs as the sole measure of harm didn't consider the impact of consolidation on small businesses, start-ups, workers, or, for that matter, democratic norms. Nor did it raise red flags for tech platforms that were touted as "free" for users (while monetizing our attention and personal data). | A growing number of critics argue tha…
(2022-12-01). Turkish Loitering Munition Hit Syrian Army Position Near SDF-Held Kobane (Videos). southfront.org 
On December 1, a Turkish loitering munition struck a position of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the village of Koran to the east of the town of Kobane in the northeastern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | Kobane is a stronghold of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Several units of the SAA were deployed near the key town in 2019 to maintain peace under a Russian-brokered agreement. | According to the Hawar News Agency, which is linked to the SDF, the Turkish strike left an officer…
(2022-11-30). U.S. House Democrats elect new leadership. ecns.cn Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives elected new leaders on Wednesday for the next Congress.
(2022-12-01). New Bill Targets Hedge Fund Stranglehold on Housing Market. truthout.org As millions of Americans struggle to afford rent and mortgage rates, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley on Wednesday unveiled legislation intended to stop major Wall Street investors and hedge fund predators from continuing to exacerbate the nation's housing crisis. "Everyone should have a safe, affordable place to call home," the Oregon Democrat said in a statement. "In every corner of the country… |
(2022-12-01). Will Progressive Victories Mean a More Democratic, Inclusive Oakland? indybay.org The results were a significant defeat for the moderate, pro-big-business regime of outgoing Mayor Libby Schaaf, her corporate backers and the candidates she groomed and promoted as her legacy. The failure of Schaaf-backed candidates may have had a lot to do with the starkness of that legacy…
(2022-12-01). The new protest wave in China. greenleft.org.au Peter Boyle spoke about the new wave of protests sparked by harsh anti-COVID-19 restrictions with Choo Chon Kai, who is working with the movement for democracy in China.
(2022-12-01). Video: The new protest wave in China. greenleft.org.au Peter Boyle spoke about the new wave of protests sparked by harsh anti-COVID-19 restrictions with Choo Chon Kai, who is working with the movement for democracy in China.
(2022-12-01). What Comes After the Decline of American Democracy? scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-01). Democrats move to ban rail strike, impose settlement opposed by workers. wsws.org The House of Representatives voted 290-137 to force a contract on 120,000 rail workers with a bill that would make a strike illegal.
(2022-12-01). A Decades-long Land Conflict is Killing Hundreds of Indigenous People. america.cgtn.com They've been involved in a land dispute for over 1 years. Generation after generation, Indigenous communities in Guatemala have been attacking each other — over a territorial conflict that seems impossible to resolve. And as Harris Whitbeck reports, illicit activity in the region is making …
(2022-12-01). US Imposes New Sanctions on North Korean Officials After ICBM Test. news.antiwar.com The US on Thursday imposed sanctions on three North Korean officials said to be tied to the country's weapons programs following Pyongyang's November 18 ICBM test. Since North Korea is under such heavy sanctions, the measures will have little impact, but they will ensure that tensions on the Korean Peninsula remain high. North Korea has …