Daily Archives: December 7, 2022

2022-12-07: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-12-07). Manhattan jury finds Trump family companies guilty on all charges. wsws.org While Trump himself was not on trial, the verdict makes it clear that the former president's business empire is a criminal enterprise.

Norman Solomon (2022-12-07). Biden Wants to Prevent a Strong Primary Challenge. He Shouldn't Get Away With It. indybay.org

WSWS (2022-12-07). Stellantis Warren Truck workers voice support for Will Lehman's call for all candidates to be included in UAW election runoff. wsws.org A campaign team visited the Stellantis Warren Truck plant Tuesday and distributed copies of a statement by Will Lehman calling for all candidates to be included on the ballot in the second round of voting.

Paddy Colligan (2022-12-07). New School adjunct faculty strike enters third week. workers.org New York City Dec. 5 — Raucous twin picketlines at the New School University Center and at neighboring Parsons School of Design in support of striking faculty declared their anger at the intransigence of the school administration. Honking cars and trucks, banging on buckets, tambourines and trumpets accompanied chants of . . . |

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-07). Bernie Sanders to Bring Yemen War Powers Resolution to the Senate Floor. news.antiwar.com Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) told The Intercept on Monday that he could bring a Yemen War Powers Resolution to the floor of the Senate for a vote "hopefully next week." The resolution would end US support for the brutal Saudi-led war and blockade on Yemen. According to the UN, the war and blockade have killed …

Fight Back (2022-12-07). USF students protest at university president's mansion over declining Black enrollment. fightbacknews.org On Thursday, December 1, Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) led a march to the president of the University of South Florida's mansion to protest the university's low Black student enrollment. The students also called for the University of South Florida (USF) police department to cancel its participation in the 1033 Program, which allows police to buy decommissioned military weapons from the Department of Defense, and students say the police department should return the equipment it received from the program. | This march came a few days after a call-in campaign in which the university president re…

WSWS (2022-12-07). Berlin Humboldt University Student Parliament: IYSSE rejects anti-democratic campaign of Social- and Christian-Democratic youth organizations. wsws.org Last Tuesday, the Berlin Humboldt University student parliament (StuPa) faction of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) youth organization—the Young Socialists (Jusos)—introduced a motion denouncing any "joint struggle" of Palestinian and Jewish workers against the Israeli state apparatus as "anti-Semitic."

WSWS (2022-12-07). Australia: Supermarket cleaner Malerato Harrison dies in workplace accident. wsws.org Harrison, a migrant worker from South Africa, had been working for a third-party cleaning service contracted to Woolworths Jesmond for ten months. She leaves behind a husband, two stepchildren, and an international list of loving family and friends.

TeleSUR, odr, SH (2022-12-07). Reportan dos nuevos caso de cólera en República Dominicana. telesurtv.net Los dos nuevos casos de Cólera detectados en República Dominicana corresponden a una mujer de 30 años y su hija de 6 años.

WSWS (2022-12-06). DeSantis-backed school boards begin firing superintendents and enacting reactionary measures across Florida. wsws.org Following the election of 25 out of 30 school board candidates endorsed by fascistic Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, school boards across Florida begin firing superintendents who previously enforced school mask mandates in 2021.

Global Research News (2022-12-06). Selected Articles: "No, Putin Did Not Start the War in Ukraine". Towards a U.S. War Against Russia? globalresearch.ca By The United States is deliberately misleading Ukraine so it can use its territory to prosecute its war on …

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-06). Sen. Hawley Tells Blinken to Prioritize Arming Taiwan Over Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) on Tuesday sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the Biden administration to prioritize arming Taiwan over Ukraine. Hawley is a China hawk and wants the US to start giving Taiwan billions in military aid each year. He has voted against Ukraine aid packages and NATO expansion because …

_____ (2022-12-06). A More Equitable And Democratic World Order Is Underway. popularresistance.org We are holding this important Conference at the time when our world is going through fundamental transformations and, as a result, is witnessing dangerous military confrontations, as marked by the current crisis in Ukraine. This crisis, more than anything else, is a direct result of the U.S. and European imperialisms' effort to encircle Russia by the eastward expansion of NATO to the Russian borders, turning Ukraine into another military base for NATO, and thus causing an existential threat to the security of the Russian Federation. | Unfortunately, many have fallen for the imperialism's propaganda of one-sided c…

_____ (2022-12-06). Americans Dumbed Down On Russia. popularresistance.org Five years ago today, Congress learned from sworn, horse's-mouth testimony that there is no technical evidence that Russia (or anyone else) hacked the DNC emails showing how the DNC had stacked the deck against Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton's rival for the Democratic nomination. | I can almost hear readers new to this website cry out in disbelief: "That cannot be. Official Washington and the media assured us that the Russians hacked those emails in order to help Trump win. And didn't Obama throw out 35 Russian diplomats in reaction? And what about those 12 Russian intelligence agents indicted for hacking?" Were…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-06). Military Situation In Syria On December 6, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On December 6, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On December 6, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions near Tal Abyadh city; | On December 5, the SAA sent a large military convoy to the al-Armiah countryside; | The Syrian Democratic Forces resume their joint operations with the US army in northern Syria after they were allegedly suspended recently due to the Turkish escalation.

_____ (2022-12-06). Number Of Immigrants Under Punitive Surveillance Quadrupled Under Biden. popularresistance.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 justification for this rapidly growing surveillance dragnet. As advocates working toward the abolition of immigration detention, we are outraged that the Biden administration is increasingly turning immigrants' homes and co…

Cécile Accilien (2022-12-06). "Military Intervention Will Birth Military Occupation," Haitian Activist Warns. truthout.org The Biden administration is again pushing for military intervention in Haiti, in part due to the fear of Haitian immigrants coming to the United States, but also as a result of an imperialist mindset that is focused on physically controlling Haiti. The U.S. mainstream media constantly present Haiti as a country that is collapsing without presenting geopolitical, colonial and structural contexts… |

Editor (2022-12-06). Patrick Lawrence: The Trans-Atlantic Rift Grows Wider. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost What an occasion, President Biden's first state dinner. Better late than not at all, given it came last Thursday evening, nearly two years after he took office. Apart from guests of honor Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron, monsieur le président et sa femme, all manner of grand people were …

Labor Video Project (2022-12-06). 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.

Lee Siu Hin, National Immigrant Solidarity N (2022-12-06). Winter 2022 National Immigrant Solidarity Network Immigrant Justice News Alert! indybay.org Racist Hate and Migrantphobia Continues Under Biden…

Malik Miah (2022-12-06). United States: Biden, Congress deny rail workers right to strike, impose employer-friendly contract. greenleft.org.au The United States House of Representatives passed legislation on November 30 to block a national rail strike planned for December 9, reports Malik Miah.

Malik Miah (2022-12-06). United States: Biden, Congress deny rail workers right to strike, imposes employer-friendly contract. greenleft.org.au The United States House of Representatives passed legislation on November 30 to block a national rail strike planned for December 9, reports Malik Miah.

Norman Solomon (2022-12-06). Biden Wants to Block Presidential Primary Challenge From the Left Ahead of 2024. truthout.org Joe Biden has directed the Democratic National Committee to reduce the danger that progressives might effectively challenge him in the 2024 presidential primaries. That's a key goal of his instructions to the DNC last week, when the president insisted on dislodging New Hampshire — the longtime first-in-the-nation primary state where he received just 8 percent of the vote and finished fifth in the… |

WSWS (2022-12-06). Pennsylvania and Ohio educators pass resolution supporting railroad workers. wsws.org Pennsylvania and Ohio educators meeting on Thursday evening voted unanimously to approve the statement below and call upon workers to support the railroad workers and oppose the Biden administration and Congress conspiracy to end workers' right to strike.

Amy Goodman (2022-12-06). Georgia Breaks Voting Records in Senate Runoff Election. truthout.org Voters in Georgia cast their ballots Tuesday in the closely watched runoff election between Senator Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker. A victory for Warnock would give Democrats a 51st seat in the Senate. The election has seen a record number of early votes, especially in communities of color, but Black Voters Matter co-founder and executive director Cliff Albright says… |

Anonymous103 (2022-12-06). New Round Of Escalation In The north Of Kosovo. southfront.org : A member of the Kosovo Police Special Unit near the village of Cabra during the May 28, 2019 raids in the predominantly Serb north of Kosovo. IMAGE: AFP / Armend Nimani | A new round of escalation in the north of self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. Five explosions thundered in the city of Kosovo-Mitrovica. Smoke was seen rising in the north of the region. | Special forces of the partially recognized Republic of Kosovo broke into the premises of the election commission in the city of Kosovo-Mitrovica…

Cam Walker (2022-12-06). Victoria could lead the country in climate action. greenleft.org.au Getting the Victorian government back in the game on energy ownership is good policy and appears to have been widely welcomed in the elections, argues Cam Walker.

Manager (2022-12-06). The 2019 Election Is Not Directly Comparable to the 2016 Referendum. cepr.net This is the ninth in a series of blog posts addressing a report by Diego Escobari and Gary Hoover covering the 2019 presidential election in Bolivia.

Neal Resnikoff (2022-12-06). Some Problems With the US Constitution. orinocotribune.com By Neal Resnikoff Dec 4, 2022 | The U.S. Constitution, a product of the rich capitalist ruling class, has a number of serious problems of lack of democracy, some of which plague most of us to this day. Here are a few instances which expose the fallacy of the argument that the U.S. government stands for democracy vs autocracy in the world. | First, it is important to remember that the earliest version of the U.S. Constitution did not allow Blacks, Indigenous people, women, or poor white males to vote. And it supported slavery. | Another example is how the Presidential election results are not based on the po…

_____ (2022-12-06). How Private Developers Profited From Tax Subsidies In Baltimore Intended To Revitalize Poor Neighborhoods. popularresistance.org For 50 years, Baltimore city officials have trumpeted the use of tax subsidies for private developers as a way to catalyze economic development. As more and more public funds have gone into the pockets of the rich, the city's prospects have only worsened. Hundreds of thousands of residents have left or been pushed out of the city, and numerous businesses have followed suit. In their new documentary, 'Tax Broke,' TRNN reporters Taya Graham and Stephen Janis team up with veteran Baltimore reporter Jayne Miller to tell the story of how capital has fed parasitically on taxpayer money for half a century. Stephen and J…

Chris Walker (2022-12-06). Trump's PAC Is Paying Legal Fees for Key Witnesses in the Mar-a-Lago Docs Case. truthout.org Donald Trump's political action committee is paying the legal fees for key witnesses in the Department of Justice (DOJ) inquiry into the former president's improper hoarding of government documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate — an action that many legal experts believe suggests he is trying to influence their responses to investigators. Public records obtained by The Washington Post indicate that… |

Mickey Z. (2022-12-06). Does It Really Matter if Trump is Re-elected? dissidentvoice.org A little forgotten history for ya… When Grover Cleveland (Democrat) was elected U.S. president in 1884, the parasitic Robber Baron, Jay Gould, wired him: "I feel that the vast business interests of the country will be entirely safe in your hands." For anyone wondering if Gould was right, bear in mind that one of Cleveland's …

Sharon Zhang (2022-12-06). Sanders Moves for Senate to Vote on Ending US Support for Saudi-Led War in Yemen. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is planning to bring a resolution aimed at ending U.S. support for the Saudi Arabia-led war in Yemen to a vote in the Senate as early as next week, saying it could have the votes to pass. Sanders told The Intercept this week that he will put a war powers resolution to a vote, which can be done without the backing of Senate leadership because of the nature of the… |

_____ (2022-12-06). Ten Years Of Citizens Assemblies. popularresistance.org The assemblies started to happen in the times when there was a general feeling (in Europe) that everything was possible. After the economic crisis, municipalist movements came to life and older ideas of different political and economic systems (socialism, communism) became a possibility again. People suddenly realized that representative democracy really doesn't work and that alternative ways of decision making closer to communities are needed. This new optimistic wave of democracy was extremely strong in Maribor, which meant that a lot of people wanted to be part of the change. This resulted in a really high lev…

Ari Savitzky (2022-12-06). Explaining Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court Case That Could Upend Democracy. aclu.org

Combined Sources (2022-12-06). Georgians cast last votes in 2022 Senate race today. peoplesworld.org ATLANTA — Georgia voters today are deciding the final Senate contest in the country, choosing between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican football star Herschel Walker after a four-week runoff blitz that has drawn a flood of desperate attempts by Republicans to prevent the Democrats from gaining a 51 vote majority in the upper House of the …

Greg Kearney (2022-12-06). Constitutional democracy…hanging by a red thread. peoplesworld.org Related Story: |

SP Editor (2022-12-06). Our Democracy's Future Depends on Political Activists. scheerpost.com

WSWS (2022-12-06). Democratic Socialists of America scrambles to defend its role in imposing rail contract. wsws.org The Democratic Socialists of America, a pseudo-left faction of the Democratic Party, has been thrown into crisis after three of its four members in the House of Representatives voted in favor of the dictatorial law banning a national rail strike.

WSWS (2022-12-06). UAW tries to silence opposition as University of California strikers press their demand for higher wages, COLA. wsws.org The UAW and the University of California, desperate to wrap up the strike, have turned towards increasingly anti-democratic measures against academic workers.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-12-06). 13 Things To Know About The History Of Race And Structural Racism In Life Insurance Policies. moguldom.com Life insurance is an American institution that Black families have utilized for centuries to secure financial stability for descendants. Many have touted the benefits for Black Americans in having life insurance as a way to build wealth. However, like most longstanding American institutions, the life insurance industry is not exempt from the structural racism embedded …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-12-06). What Is The NCAA Transfer Portal? How Deion Sanders Could Surprise Critics With Recruiting Strategy. moguldom.com Former pro-baller Deion Sanders made waves when he announced he was leaving his role as head coach at the historically Black Jackson State University to take the top job at the University of Colorado. The news sparked a debate on social media that is still raging. Some were hurt and upset and Sanders' decision, while others defended …

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-12-06). 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,"

People for the American Way (2022-12-06). Sunday 12/4: "Voting Rights: The Struggle To Be Counted" – History Film on Black Voter Suppression. indybay.org Online event…

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-12-06). Georgia, EE.UU. elige última vacante senatorial en balotaje. telesurtv.net Los republicanos esperan una victoria de H. Walker, que mantendrá al Senado en el statu quo de – , como hasta ahora.

Rqorinoco (2022-12-05). Arnold August: Dems Seek Political Gain by Pretending Opposition To Right-wing Fascism (Interview). orinocotribune.com A Canadian expert on American internal affairs, Arnold August, says the Democrats' opposition to the "right-wing fascism" is not genuine. | "The interest of the Democrats and its media, such as CNN, is not to oppose right-wing fascism but rather to build a straw man for political gain in order to cover their own traces," August, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP), tells the Tehran Times. | August also says people in Europe and the United States know that "the US/NATO war against Russia" is cause of the recent inflation, unprecedented in decades. | Following is the text of the interview: | Q: Inflation…

Rqorinoco (2022-12-05). Arnold August: Dems Seek Political Gain by Pretending Opposition To Right-wing Fascism. orinocotribune.com By Mohammad Hassan Nikbin — Nov 22, 2022 | A Canadian expert on American internal affairs, Arnold August, says the Democrats' opposition to the "right-wing fascism" is not genuine. | "The interest of the Democrats and its media, such as CNN, is not to oppose right-wing fascism but rather to build a straw man for political gain in order to cover their own traces," August, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP), tells the Tehran Times. | August also says people in Europe and the United States know that "the US/NATO war against Russia" is the cause of unprecedented inflation in recent decades. | Follow…

John V. Walsh (2022-12-05). If Zelensky Called Taiwan's Prez Tsai after Her Electoral Rout … dissidentvoice.org In recent local elections in Taiwan, the Party of President Tsai Ing-wen, the US-allied, pro-secessionist candidate lost badly. We have obtained a recording of a phone conversation that she received from Ukraine's Volodymor Zelensky in the wake of that defeat. Volodymor Zelensky: Tsai, how are you doing? We have not spoken in months. Sorry for …

_____ (2022-12-05). An Under the Radar Religious Pogrom in Vibrantly Democratic Ukraine. strategic-culture.org What fool was it who said that the collective West, the fabled City on the Hill whose "values" are universal and binding on all, is amoral? A greater untruth was never uttered. | Of course, the West espouses and acts according to specific moral principles. But these principles need to be identified and their effects unequivocally recognized. | The moral doctrine which governs the conduct of the collective West will be sought in vain in the Bible or the Quran, in the ethical or political writings of Aristotle, or in the precepts of Confucius and the other sages of the East. That rather little known moral doctrine…

Editor (2022-12-05). Macron Says Security Guarantees for Russia Needed for Future Peace Deal. scheerpost.com

Anonymous103 (2022-12-05). USAID Boosts Funding To NGO's And Media In CIS countries to reduce Russian influence. southfront.org It is unlikely that Washington will be able to decouple Central Asia from Russia, even though it will falsely paint some trade initiatives as major successes or game changing. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded so-called "democracy support" to the tune of $248 million in the second half of 2022 in countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). In comparison, the "humanitaria…

____ (2022-12-05). Key project of China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline is completed. ecns.cn A key construction project of the China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline was completed on Saturday. It will allow Russian gas to cross the Yangtze River to reach Shanghai.

Alejandro Marcó del Pont (2022-12-05). Putin no es idiota, øBiden sí? globalizacion.ca Estados Unidos vive una guerra perpetua, sea esta, bélica, financiera, comercial o tecnológica. Zeus deseaba castigar a los hombres después de que Prometeo les entregara el fuego robado del Olimpo. | Para eso, y por orden del mandamás, Hefesto fabricó una…

____ (2022-12-05). The Volatility of US Hegemony in Latin America (Part 2). transcend.org 3 Dec 2022 – The US has long considered Latin America and the Caribbean its "backyard" under the anachronistic 1823 Monroe Doctrine. Even though Biden mistakenly thinks that upgrading the region to "front yard" makes any difference, Yankee hemispheric hegemony is becoming increasingly volatile by a "Pink Tide" of left electoral victories.

Chris Walker (2022-12-05). Trump Calls for "Termination" of Constitution to Put Him Back in Power. truthout.org On Saturday, former President Donald Trump made a post on his Truth Social website proposing that the U.S. Constitution be "terminated" so that he can be reinstalled as president. Trump's post was a response to reporting from journalist Matt Taibbi, which showcased how former Twitter staffers had agreed to restrict posts relating to the contents of a laptop that belonged to President Joe Biden's… |

Lily Meyersohn (2022-12-05). Let's Take Up the Railroad Workers' Fight for Paid Sick Leave. We All Need It. truthout.org Paid sick leave policy was brought to the forefront of U.S. public discourse this past week after President Biden and congressional leaders moved to block a nationwide rail strike over union workers' objections to the lack of sick leave policies in their contract. Under the imposed deal, workers receive no paid sick days. Four unions had already voted against the contract. Congress's move to block… |

Mark Gruenberg (2022-12-05). Rail workers, one top union leader express outrage over forced deal. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON Rail workers, plus one top outside union leader, remained irate at the Congress and Democratic President Joe Biden, for short circuiting the collective bargaining process and for pushing a settlement they had rejected. But their targets varied and so did their anger. In addition to Republicans, some hit both political parties including President …

Patrick Wood (2022-12-05). Biden Has Handed America Over to the Biodefense Cartel. globalresearch.ca

Roger D. Harris (2022-12-05). The Volatility of US Hegemony in Latin America Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Haiti, and China (Part 2). orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris Dec 1, 2022 | 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 "

TeleSUR (2022-12-05). 'Bridges of Love' Caravans Reject the US Blockade Against Cuba. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, "Bridges of Love" held caravans in cities across the United States and Canada to demand that President Joe Biden remove the U.S. blockade against Cuba. | RELATED: | "Cubans and Americans paraded in Miami asking for an end to the blockade against Cuba. Nobody will stop this train of love," said Carlos Lazo, the coordinator of Bridges of Love. | "As always, haters are trying to create incidents against the…

WSWS (2022-12-05). Democrats propose new primary schedule with South Carolina first. wsws.org The plan, initiated by President Biden, would give the heavily Republican state an outsize role in the selection of future Democratic presidential nominees.

WSWS (2022-12-05). Labor historians' "open letter" to Biden falls on deaf ears. wsws.org Instead of clarifying workers on the basic class and historical issues at stake in the present struggle, the letter provides political cover for Biden.

_____ (2022-12-05). Blowback from US Midterm Elections for 2-Party System. journal-neo.org Much of what is published about the impact of the Midterm elections in the US must be taken with a grain of salt, not at face value. It is a lot more complicated than just that the Republicans have squeaked a majority in the House of Representatives and the Democrats in the Senate. Democrats may …

Ari Paul (2022-12-05). Musk's money is playing old games with new media. greenleft.org.au For the right-wing press, Elon Musk — who backed the Republicans in the recent midterm elections — is a social media saviour, writes Ari Paul.

Calla Walsh (2022-12-05). U.S. youth get inside look at how Cuban elections really work. peoplesworld.org HAVANA—Cuba held elections for its organs of local government, the Municipal Assemblies of People's Power, on Nov. 27. A delegation of youth from the United States observed the vote first-hand as part of the U.S.-Cuba Youth Friendship Meeting. Coming from the fundamentally undemocratic U.S. empire, it was the first time that many participants saw a functional …

Iram F. Ali (2022-12-05). What the 2022 Midterms Taught Us About Immigration Reform. aclu.org Immigration has long been used as a wedge issue during election years, and this year was no different. Many candidates peddled falsehoods and racist tropes about an "invasion" to instill fear and win support for their campaigns. America's Voice, an immigration advocacy organization, identified over

Jaisal Noor (2022-12-05). UNITE HERE Union Canvassers Mobilize Ahead of Georgia Runoff Elections. therealnews.com Senator Raphael Warnock is facing off against Republican challenger Herchel Walker after neither secured % of the vote during the Nov. 8 general election. But it is widely expected for th…

Raphael Tsavkko Garcia (2022-12-05). Brazil Still in Turmoil One Month After Presidential Election. latinorebels.com November ended as an extremely violent month in Brazil—not only in the political field, with fanatics of the still-President Jair Bolsonaro again blocking roads and even resorting to terrorism, but also with the mass shooting at two schools in Aracruz, in the interior state of Espírito Santo.

WSWS (2022-12-05). Will Lehman demands that all candidates be on the ballot in second round of UAW elections. wsws.org United Auto Workers presidential candidate Will Lehman issued this statement in response to the UAW elections, which have been characterized by extremely low turnout due to voter suppression by the UAW apparatus.

WSWS (2022-12-05). Will Lehman, socialist candidate for UAW president, receives nearly 5,000 votes despite bureaucratic suppression of election turnout. wsws.org The substantial support Lehman received among rank-and-file workers across the US is an event of historic significance for the development of the class struggle globally.

WSWS (2022-12-05). South Africa: Corruption scandal threatens Ramaphosa's presidency and the ANC's grip on power. wsws.org His election in 2017 promising to root out corruption was a feeble attempt to restore the flagging fortunes of the ANC that has now been blown apart.

WSWS (2022-12-05). Australian state election in Victoria deepens Liberal Party crisis. wsws.org The Liberal Party received just under 30 percent of the primary vote, its worst result in Victoria since 1952.

Jon Queally (2022-12-05). 750+ Groups Reject Inclusion of Manchin's Dirty Deal in Pentagon Spending Bill. truthout.org A broad coalition of environmentalists, public health campaigners, and progressive advocacy organizations on Monday issued a stern warning to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi not to include the so-called "dirty deal" on energy project permitting reforms in the mammoth military spending bill set to roll through Congress this month. In a letter signed by more than… |

Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik (2022-12-05). Top Republican leaders silent after Trump calls for terminating Constitution. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker wannabe Kevin McCarthy are silent in the wake of Donald Trump's demand that the Constitution of the United States be terminated. Donald Trump's outright demand to terminate the U.S. Constitution in order to restore himself to the Oval Office has drawn condemnation from many quarters but …

WSWS (2022-12-05). Trump calls for "termination" of US Constitution to restore him to power. wsws.org Top Republican politicians have largely been silent on this extraordinary declaration, while Democrats have issued only perfunctory condemnations.

TeleSUR (2022-12-05). Diaz-Canel Thanks Saint Vincent & The Grenadines' Solidarity. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel attended a special meeting of the parliament of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. | RELATED: | The Cuban leader thanked for the aid that Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has provided to his country during catastrophic situations such as natural disasters and accidents. | Diaz-Canel recalled the legacy of the Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro, who paved the way for sol…

Liberation Staff (2022-12-05). Order now! "The Supreme Court versus Democracy" liberationnews.org The newest pamphlet from the Party for Socialism and Liberation exposes the attempts of the right wing of the capitalist ruling class to alter the form of the political system in the United States to destroy core democratic rights.

Liberation Staff (2022-12-05). Order now! 'The Supreme Court versus Democracy'. liberationnews.org The newest pamphlet from the Party for Socialism and Liberation exposes the attempts of the right wing of the capitalist ruling class to alter the form of the political system in the United States to destroy core democratic rights.

Peter Smith (2022-12-05). Atheists and agnostics carrying more clout in progressive movements. peoplesworld.org AP—When members of the small Pennsylvania chapter of Secular Democrats of America log on for their monthly meetings, they're not there for a virtual happy hour. "We don't sit around at our meetings patting ourselves on the back for not believing in God together," said David Brown, a founder from the Philadelphia suburb of Ardmore. …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-12-05). Video: The Corona Lockdown, The Most Devastating Crisis in Modern History. What We Need is "Democratic Regime Change". Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-12-05). Video: The Corona Lockdown, The Most Devastating Economic and Social Crisis in Modern History. What We Need is "Democratic Regime Change". Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-12-05). New York City mayor attacks the civil rights of the homeless. wsws.org The administration of New York Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, is using new legislation to forcibly remove homeless people whom it decides are mentally ill from the streets.

WSWS (2022-12-05). "All workers everywhere stand with railroad workers!": Workers denounce Washington's imposition of sellout contract on railroaders. wsws.org Democrats claimed the anti-strike law was needed to protect "working families," but workers have made clear they support railroaders, not Washington.

WSWS (2022-12-05). We Are Not Ghouls and The Corridors of Power: Two films probe or fail to probe US responsibility for genocide and torture. wsws.org We Are Not Ghouls is a valuable documenting of the violation of basic democratic rights that US authorities inflicted on its detainees during the "war on terror."

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-05). The Volatility of US Hegemony in Latin America. libya360.wordpress.com Roger D. Harris (L to R) Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales, Lula da Silva and Rafael Correa. Mauricio Lima/ AFP. Part I: The Pink Tide 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…

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-12-05). White Americans Eligible To Get Race-Neutral 'Reparations' in Rhode Island: Black America Speaks Out. moguldom.com Providence, Rhode Island, recently announced a "reparations" program to help atone for its history of racism and discrimination, but critics are blasting it for being race-neutral. According to a report by The Washington Post, Mayor Jorge Elorza signed a $10 million budget for the Providence Municipal Reparations program. "The radical thing that we did was we put …

Shefali Luthra (2022-12-05). Even Abortion Ban States Push for Further Restrictions on Reproductive Health. truthout.org Originally published by The 19th. As statehouses across the country prepare for next year's legislative sessions — most for the first time since Roe v. Wade was overturned — Republican lawmakers are pushing for further restrictions on reproductive health, even in states where abortion is already banned. But fissures are already emerging. Now, anti-abortion lawmakers must decide if they will push… |

Ryan Cristián (2022-12-05). mRNA Transfers From Vaxed To Unvaxed, "Marked Changes" In Vaxed Blood & Twitter's Limited Hangout. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/5/22). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

Partido Workers World-Mundo Obrero (2022-12-05). Declaración del Partido Mundo Obrero: °Solidaridad con los y las trabajadores del ferrocarril! workers.org El presidente Joe Biden acaba de firmar una ley, aprobada por ambas cámaras del Congreso, que impone un contrato entre las compañías de ferrocarriles de carga de clase uno y los 11 sindicatos de ferrocarril. Así, de un plumazo, el director general del estado capitalista, Biden, despojó a estos sindicatos . . . |

Staff (2022-12-05). Confirman invitación oficial a Lula para visitar Estados Unidos. cubadebate.cu El presidente electo de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, recibió en esta capital una invitación oficial para visitar Estados Unidos, donde se reunirá con el mandatario Joe Biden. Tal convite emergió durante el diálogo que sostuvo en un hotel con el asesor de Seguridad Nacional de ese país, Jake Sullivan.

Staff (2022-12-05). Recuerdan en Cuba al arquitecto brasileño àìscar Niemeyer. cubadebate.cu El intelectual cubano Abel Prieto recordó al arquitecto àìscar Niemeyer, al cumplirse en esta fecha el décimo aniversario del fallecimiento de ese creador brasileño, gran amigo de la isla. Así expresó el presidente de la institución cultural Casa de las Américas en su cuenta de Twitter y rememoró también la amistad de Niemeyer con el líder de la Revolución cubana, Fidel Castro.

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-12-05). Gobierno de Perú desmiente presuntos planes golpistas. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado peruano emitió una declaración para ratificar su compromiso "con la democracia, el Estado de derecho y la Constitución".

_____ (2022-12-05). The Guardian Could Help Assange By Retracting All The Lies It Published About Him. strategic-culture.org The Guardian has joined The New York Times, Le Monde, Der Spiegel and El País in signing a letter from the five papers which collaborated with WikiLeaks twelve years ago in the publication of the Chelsea Manning leaks to call for the Biden administration to drop all charges against Julian Assange. This sudden jolt of mainstream support comes as news breaks that Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been personally pushing the US government to bring the Assange case to a close.

_____ (2022-12-05). US Youth Observe Cuba's Elections And Learn About Real Democracy. popularresistance.org Cuba held elections for its organs of local government, the Municipal Assemblies of People's Power, on November 27. A delegation of youth from the United States observed the vote first-hand as part of the US-Cuba Youth Friendship Meeting. | Coming from the fundamentally undemocratic US Empire, it was the first time that many participants saw a functional electoral system in which the masses actually participate, and in which the majority truly rules. | We observed voting in La Corbata, a neighborhood in La Habana currently undergoing transformation. | The polling site was inside a newly constructed cultural-techn…

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