(2022-12-09). House Democrats pick former CIA agent Spanberger for leadership post. wsws.org The congresswoman from Virginia, one of the group of CIA and military veterans playing an increasingly prominent role in the Democratic caucus, was elected to a newly created post representing members in closely contested "battleground" districts.
(2022-12-09). Biden Wants to Prevent a Strong Primary Challenge. He Shouldn't Get Away With It. indybay.org
(2022-12-09). HK affirms 42 candidates for top legislature election. ecns.cn Forty-two candidates have been confirmed as qualified to run for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's deputies to the nation's top legislature. The election, which will pick 36 new deputies, is scheduled to take place on Dec 15.
(2022-12-09). Union strong at Houston Starbucks. workers.org 
credit: Houston DSA Supporters gathered at the Starbucks in Houston's huge medical center for a "Sip In" on Dec. 2 to support workers there who signed union cards. They are expected to have an election after the holidays. A vast majority of Starbucks workers signed union cards, and organizers . . . |
(2022-12-09). Syrian Army Deploys Additional Reinforcements In Northern Aleppo (Videos). southfront.org 
On December 8, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) deployed additional reinforcements in Kurdish-held areas in the northern Aleppo countryside. | The reinforcements, which included several battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and truck-mounted heavy machine guns, reportedly came from the elite 25th Special Mission Forces Division, mostly known by their former name Tiger Forces. They were deployed near the towns of Tell Rifaat and Manbij, which are held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
(2022-12-09). Rep. Dominicana acoge cumbre de la Integración Centroamericana. telesurtv.net El encuentro multilateral se realizará en la Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago y en el Gran Teatro del Cibao.
(2022-12-08). Netanyahu strikes deal with fascistic Religious Zionism in bid to form Israeli government. wsws.org The formation of the most rightwing and reactionary government in Israel's history heralds a stepped-up war against the Palestinians, the strengthening of Jewish supremacy and the implementation of measures synonymous with apartheid, further undermining the democratic rights of both Palestinian and Israeli workers.
(2022-12-08). Ukraine: Three Tragedies — Putin 1, Biden 2. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-08). US Weighs Giving Ukraine Cluster Bombs. news.antiwar.com According to a report from CNN, the Biden administration is considering a request from Ukraine to provide cluster bombs, munitions that are banned by over 100 countries under an international treaty due to the harm they cause to civilians. Cluster munitions scatter small bombs over large areas, making them more indiscriminate than other munitions. The …
(2022-12-08). Democrat Raphael Warnock narrowly wins runoff election for US Senate from Georgia. wsws.org The US midterms have set the stage for two years of legislative stalemate—except when it comes to funneling billions into the US-NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine and passing record Pentagon budgets, or enacting dictatorial laws blocking strikes and imposing corporate-dictated contracts on workers, as with last week's bipartisan vote banning a strike by rail workers.
(2022-12-08). Ukraine Aid Audit Bill Voted Down By Democrat-Led Panel. news.antiwar.com The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday narrowly voted down a bill that would audit the tens of billions of dollars that Congress has approved to spend on the war in Ukraine. The bill was rejected by the Democrat-led panel in a vote of 26 to 22. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor …
(2022-12-08). Brittney Griner Is Freed in Prisoner Swap With Russia, White House Announces. truthout.org basketball star Brittney Griner, who had been detained in Russia since February, has been released as part of a prisoner exchange between Russia and the U.S., the Biden administration announced on Thursday. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA champion, had traveled to Russia for years during the WNBA's off-season to play for a Russian team. She was detained by Russian… |
(2022-12-08). US, Russia Agree to Swap Britney Griner for Viktor Bout. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration has secured the release of WNBA star Britney Griner from Russia in a prisoner exchange for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer who was serving a 25-year sentence in the US. Griner was arrested in Russia on February 17 on a drug charge for the possession of cannabis oil in vape cartridges. …
(2022-12-08). Congresswoman AOC Under Investigation By House Ethics Committee Over Ethics Violations. moguldom.com Popular Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is under investigation by the House Committee on Ethics, according to a statement released on Wednesday, Dec. 7. The statement did not specify what the investigation was about. However, the non-partisan Office of Congressional Ethics forwarded an inquiry about Ocasio-Cortez to the committee in June, according to a report by Forbes. The committee said it …
(2022-12-08). Biden attends vigil for victims of gun violence in U.S. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden attended a vigil on Wednesday night for victims of gun violence in the country.
(2022-12-08). House Passes Record $858 Billion NDAA. news.antiwar.com The House on Thursday passed the massive $858 billion 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in a vote of 350-80, sending the bill to the Senate, where a vote is expected to be held next week. The $858 billion NDAA is $45 billion more than President Biden asked for, marking the second year in a …
(2022-12-08). Will America's Forever Prison Finally Close on Biden's Watch? scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-08). Senator Warnock's Re-Election is a Victory for Social Security. independentmediainstitute.org Social Security was on the ballot in Georgia's December 6 run-off election. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock's re-election is a win for working families. It is a victory for Gold Star families, paralyzed veterans, seniors, and indeed all of Social Security's over 65 million current beneficiaries and all future beneficiaries. It is a loss for Republican …
(2022-12-08). 42 candidates qualify to run for HK NPC deputies. ecns.cn Forty-two candidates have been confirmed as qualified to run for the Hong Kong Administrative Region's deputies to the nation's top legislature. The election, which will pick 36 new deputies, is scheduled to take place on Dec 15.
(2022-12-08). Aftermath of Climate Disasters Looms Large in Louisiana Runoff Election. truthout.org Not everyone who cares about high utility bills and housing insecurity is concerned with land subsidence, seawater rise and losing their earthly home. But in Louisiana, advocates for workers, tenants, ratepayers, climate and faith communities have identified a common identity to align their constituencies' interests: All of them are ratepayers, already squeezed to the limit and bracing for worse… |
(2022-12-08). Supreme Court seems ready to legalize the 2021 Trump coup tactics. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The right-wing Republican-named U.S. Supreme Court majority appears to be on the verge of approving a Republican-pushed radical theory to give state legislatures, and only them, complete control of voting and elections—to the dismay of both the court's three Democratic-named justices and of demonstrators outside the court yesterday. If they end up ruling the way …
(2022-12-08). First-ever popular vote: UAW election heads for presidential runoff. peoplesworld.org 
DETROIT —The first-ever direct membership vote to elect top leaders in the United Auto Workers, mandated by a prior settlement with the federal government of corruption charges and scandal within the historic union, headed for a presidential runoff between incumbent Ray Curry and top challenger Shawn Fain at a January date to be determined. Preliminary …
(2022-12-08). Sen. Ted Cruz on Twitter Files Revelations Regarding 2020 Elections: "This Was All About Weaponizing Big Tech" globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-08). Right-wing US Supreme Court justices appear divided over "independent state legislature" threat to democracy. wsws.org On Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court engaged in more than three hours of oral arguments, double the allotted time, on whether a state Supreme Court can hold that laws regulating federal elections enacted by the state legislature violate state constitutional guarantees, such as free elections and equal protection.
(2022-12-08). Elections in India: What Explains Three Different Outcomes—Delhi to Gujarat to Himachal? Modi's BJP is "Vulnerable"? globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-08). People's Action Congratulates Congressman Jeffries in Historic Role. peoplesaction.org WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action today issued the following statement from Executive Director Sulma Arias, congratulating incoming Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on his historic position as Minority Leader in the 118th Congress. "We congratulate Congressman Jeffries on his election to House Minority Leader and becoming the first Black leader of either party in Congress. We …
(2022-12-08). Peru: President Castillo Ousted and Arrested Amid Profound Political Crisis. orinocotribune.com 
This Wednesday, December 7, the president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, was arrested, after having dissolving the congress to call elections in order to develop a new Constitution. The Peruvian Congress, which had been dissolved hours before, responded by approving a motion of vacancy to dismiss President Castillo for reasons of "moral incapacity." | According to the decision of the Peruvian congress, the vice president, Dina Boluarte, will be in charge of the executive. Boluarte was sworn in as president later in the day. Boluarte accused Castillo the same afternoon of "perpetrating the breakdown of the constitutiona…
(2022-12-08). Paul Gosar Backs Trump's Calls for "Termination" of US Constitution. truthout.org On Wednesday, far right Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Arizona), a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, expressed support on social media for Trump's proposal to "terminate" the U.S. Constitution so that he can be reinstalled as president. "I support and agree with the former president. Unprecedented fraud requires unprecedented cure," Gosar wrote on Twitter, advancing debunked claims that fraud had… |
(2022-12-08). Newly Found Secret Trump Docs Could Trigger New FBI Search, Experts Say. truthout.org Legal experts were stunned after former President Donald Trump's lawyers found more documents marked classified in his Florida storage facility months after the Justice Department launched its criminal investigation into national security documents Trump kept after leaving the White House. Lawyers for Trump in recent weeks found at least two items marked classified at a storage unit in West Palm… |
(2022-12-08). Trump is the Opposable Thumb of the Establishment. scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-08). House Lawmakers Urge Swift Passage of Yemen War Powers Resolution. news.antiwar.com A group of House Democrats on Thursday released a statement welcoming Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-VT) plan to bring the Yemen War Powers Resolution to the floor of a Senate for a vote next week. The resolution would end US support for the Saudi war and blockade on Yemen that, according to the US, has killed …
(2022-12-08). Second general strike by truck drivers in ROK. journal-neo.org 
Do you recall the summer story about the truckers' strike in South Korea? It is now reoccurring and, in the author's view, is not so much part of the workers' struggle for their rights as an instance of the political confrontation between conservatives and democrats. On November 22, 2022, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions …
(2022-12-08). Right-Wing Groups Have Funneled $90M of Dark Money to "Moore v. Harper" Backers. truthout.org Organizations supporting a fringe right-wing theory in a case currently before the Supreme Court that could mean the end of democracy as it's known in the U.S. have received tens of millions of dollars from conservative dark money groups, a new report has found. According to research by Accountable.US, over the past six years, right-wing dark money groups have given nearly $90 million to five… |
(2022-12-08). Danish Social Democrats seek coalition with right-wing parties. wsws.org The Social Democrats' overtures to the right are bound up with the recognition that the deeply unpopular policies the next Danish government must carry out need to be worked out behind the scenes and imposed with the aid of a strong parliamentary majority.
(2022-12-08). The First Overdose Prevention Centers In US History Vote To Unionize. popularresistance.org New York City, New York – Workers at OnPoint NYC officially submitted their demand for voluntary union recognition on Thursday, December 8. The workers, who are demanding union recognition with the New England Joint Board of UNITE HERE, are calling their union OnPoint United. They are fighting for a wall-to-wall union, greater job security for employees, better healthcare, and a democratization of the workplace. | The unionizing workers recognize every worker's right to a union. In their union recognition letter, they write: | OnPoint NYC rightfully prides itself in having a workforce which is comprised of a wide…
(2022-12-08). Mark Fiore: Fast Track to the Gilded Age (Video). scheerpost.com Republicans and Democrats in Congress recently joined together to force rail workers to accept a contract with exactly zero paid sick days and one measly "personal day." Thanks to the 1926 Railway Labor Act, lawmakers sided with (surprise, surprise!) multibillion dollar rail corporations instead of workers. If you're like me, you may have thought of freight rail …
(2022-12-08). Defending democracy from the electoral path to authoritarianism. therealnews.com 
As counterintuitive as it may seem, because electoral democracy feels like the antidote to authoritarian, anti-democratic rule, there is, in fact, an electoral path to authoritarianism. | It was a rainy November day in Washington, DC, when I arrived at the campus of Howard University, the oldest historically Black university in the nation, for the inaugural Democracy Summit hosted by the
(2022-12-08). 18-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Black Mayor In United States In Arkansas City. moguldom.com While most 18-year-olds are busy pursuing college or entering the workforce, Jaylen Smith is preparing to lead a city — while still attending college. On Tuesday, Dec. 6, Smith made history by becoming the youngest Black mayor in the history of the United States. It's a moment not lost on him. "It feels awesome. Generations and generations …
(2022-12-08). Ice Cube Demands Warner Bros. Give Him The Rights To The 'Friday' Franchise, Says He Won't Buy Them. moguldom.com Ice Cube is over the back and forth with Warner Bros. over the "Friday" franchise, saying the studio should give him the rights to the films so he can make the fourth film. After all, it's his "sh*t" anyway, Cube said. Cube made the comments during an appearance on Mike Tyson's "Hotboxin'" podcast after being asked by …
(2022-12-08). Immigrant Legalization Action at Senator Klobuchar's Office. unicornriot.ninja
(2022-12-08). Clashes Over Access to Birth Control Could Divide GOP's Fragile House Majority. truthout.org The incoming GOP House majority is already showing signs of schism as far right members attempt to sabotage the long-expected rise of Republican leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy to the position of House speaker. Whoever prevails will have the unenviable job of balancing the thirst for culture war in the conspiracy-obsessed, MAGA wing of the GOP with the desire among members from swing states to… |
(2022-12-08). Winning Georgia Senate seat, Sen. Raphael Warnock overcomes GOP push. nationofchange.org More than 48 percent of Georgians voted for Herschel Walker, showing Republican loyalty in a battleground state.
(2022-12-08). China welcomes a cleaner Yangtze River. ecns.cn The 6,300-kilometer Yangtze River flows eastward all the way into the sea, fed by hundreds of streams and rivers. Chinese people are nurtured by the Yangtze River and in turn protect it.
(2022-12-08). Juramentan a Dina Boluarte como nueva presidenta de Perú. telesurtv.net El Congreso peruano indicó que juramentó a Dina Boluarte de acuerdo con el régimen de sucesión presidencial establecido en el artículo 115 de la Constitución.
(2022-12-08). Regional Leaders Express Solidarity With Argentina's Cristina Fernández. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, December 7, Latin American leaders rejected the judicial and media persecution against the vice president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, that prevent her from participating in the elections and prevent Peronism from remaining in power. | The expressions of support Fernández de Kirchner received, after her conviction for the alleged crime of corruption, were joined by expressions of solidarity sent by the president-elect of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as well as the presidents of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador; Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro; Bolivia, Luis Arce; and Cuba, Migu…
(2022-12-08). Reportan 469 nuevos casos de Covid-19 en República Dominicana. telesurtv.net Desde el comienzo de la pandemia, República Dominicana acumula 652.529 infectados y han muerto 4.384 personas.
(2022-12-07). Syria Believes That Assad And Erdogan Should Meet After 2023 Turkish Elections — Report. southfront.org 
Syria flag (flickr). | Damascus has rejected a request by Ankara to organize a meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, Orhan Miroƒülu, a senior official of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party, revealed to on December 6. | Miroƒülu told the Russian news agency that Damascus believe that such a meeting should be held only after the 2023 Turkish general elections."Turkey has fallen into a confrontatio…
(2022-12-07). Turkey Sets Deadline for SDF Withdrawal from Northern Syria. news.antiwar.com Turkey has set a deadline for the withdrawal of the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from areas of northern Syria near the Turkish border, a Turkish source told Al Jazeera. Both the US and Russia are trying to avert a Turkish invasion of northern Syria, and the source said Ankara has asked Washington and …
(2022-12-07). Congress Unveils $858 Billion NDAA. news.antiwar.com Congress on Tuesday night unveiled the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), worth $858 billion, $45 billion more than what President Biden requested for the military spending bill. The House is expected to vote on the legislation this week, and it could be brought to the floor as soon as Thursday. Once the House approves …
(2022-12-07). Congress Is Set to Codify Respect for Marriage Act — But It Has Some Limitations. truthout.org The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to approve the Respect for Marriage Act — a bill already passed in the Senate to codify both interracial and same-gender marriage — on Dec. 8, 2022. President Joe Biden has said that he will sign the bill into federal law shortly after the upcoming House vote. This will protect the right to same-gender marriage, which is often referred to as same-sex… |
(2022-12-07). Biden and the Progressive Caucus smash labour strike on behalf of railway barons. mronline.org 
By rejecting paid sick leave for rail workers, Congress put profits over people.
(2022-12-07). CEPR Sanctions Watch, November 2022. cepr.net In this edition of CEPR Sanctions Watch: the Afghan Fund meets, but relief for Afghanistan remains far as winter draws near; the UN General Assembly condemns the US embargo against Cuba by a vote of 185 to 2; Biden appears to revert to Trump's "maximum pressure" strategy in Iran; sanctions against North Korea have "abjectly …
(2022-12-07). Railroad workers speak out after Congress and Biden block rail strike. therealnews.com 
After a 3-year saga of stalled contract negotiations between the country's freight rail carriers and the 12 unions representing over 100,000 railroad workers, "pro-union" President Biden and Congress last week "averted" a national rail shutdown by overriding the democratic will of rail workers and forcing a contract down their throats. So, what happens now? We convene a special all-railroader panel to break down the events of the last week and to discuss where railroad workers and the labor movement go from here. | Panelists include: Jay, a qualified conductor who was licensed to operate locomotives at 19 y…
(2022-12-07). Zero-Covid and the China Protests: Look at the Bigger Picture. orinocotribune.com By Morning Star Nov 28, 2022 | Establishment media have seized on protests over Covid lockdowns to rehearse their favorite anti-China narratives. | Ever since the world's first Covid outbreak in Wuhan, the virus has been used as a stick to beat China. | Donald Trump cynically portrayed the pandemic as a Chinese weapon—"the worst attack we've ever had on our country… worse than Pearl Harbor." | Trump's ravings were seldom taken seriously even by US allies. But the resurrection of the "lab leak" conspiracy theory by the Joe Biden administration made it respectable, and the judgement of a World Health…
(2022-12-07). How Biden and Buttigieg Could Deliver Sick Leave To Rail Workers. levernews.com
(2022-12-07). How Biden and Buttigieg Could Still Help Rail Workers. levernews.com 
(2022-12-07). Sudan's Revolutionary Forces Reject Transition Deal. popularresistance.org On Monday, December 5, the Forces of Freedom and Change (FCC) in Sudan, a coalition of centrist and right-wing political parties, signed an initial deal with the military junta as part of a political framework arrangement. The agreement will pave the way for a two-year "civilian-led" transition towards elections, a year after the military led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan staged a coup on October 25, 2021. | "The Agreement is a critical first step towards the restoration of a sustainable transitional period and the formation of a credible, civil, democratic, and accountable government," the Trilateral Mechani…
(2022-12-07). Good News for the 65 Million Americans Who Rely on Social Security. otherwords.org Social Security was on the ballot in Georgia's December 6 run-off election. | Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock's re-election victory there should be good news for Gold Star families, paralyzed veterans, seniors, and indeed all of Social Security's over 65 million beneficiaries. | It's bad news for the Wall Street-backed politicians who are determined to reach into our pockets and steal our hard earned benefits. | Defeated Republican nominee Herschel Walker
(2022-12-07). In OtherWords: December 7, 2022. otherwords.org Last night in Georgia, Democrats cemented a 51-vote Senate majority with the runoff re-election victory of Senator Raphael Warnock, who is also pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church once led by Martin Luther King, Jr. The news comes as Congress confronts a packed lame duck agenda before Republicans take over the House next year. | This week in OtherWords, Nancy J. Altman explains why
(2022-12-07). US Non-Profit-Funded Israeli Extremists Pose Immediate Threat to Al-Aqsa Mosque and Regional Stability. mintpressnews.com 
Recent Israeli elections have greatly increased the influence of extreme right-wing Israeli groups who plan to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque and replace it with a Third Temple, risking sparking a regional war. These groups are funded by American tax-exempt non-profits. All the while, Palestinian lives are in danger.
(2022-12-07). Herschel Walker Is Trumpism's Latest Loser. Where Will the GOP Go From Here? truthout.org The result of Georgia's senate runoff election this week, in which Sen. Raphael Warnock won reelection with a roughly 2 percent margin, has cast a glowing spotlight on the GOP's Achilles's heel. Put simply, in the two years since the January 6 mob attack on the Capitol, the party's base has remained so in thrall to Donald Trump and Trumpism that its primary process now reliably puts forward… |
(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.
(2022-12-07). McConnell Finally Responds to Calls From Trump to "Terminate" the Constitution. truthout.org Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) has responded to former President Donald Trump's comments that the U.S. Constitution should be terminated so that he can be reinstated as president of the United States. Like many Republicans, McConnell had avoided addressing Trump's comments, which were made in a Truth Social post on Saturday. When the Senate Republican leader finally… |
(2022-12-07). Trump Organization Found Guilty on All 17 Counts of Tax Fraud. truthout.org Two companies under the umbrella of the Trump Organization, the eponymous company owned by former President Donald Trump, have been found guilty of multiple charges of fraud relating to executives' scheme to avoid paying taxes by providing untaxed, high-end benefits to employees in lieu of compensation. A Manhattan jury found the two smaller companies, Trump Corp. and Trump Payroll Corp. |
(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 . . . |
(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.
(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 …
(2022-12-07). Dr. McCullough: mRNA from COVID Vax Transfers from Jabbed to Unjabbed, 'Changing Human Genome'. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-07). Warnock Defeats Walker in Georgia, Giving Democrats 51-49 Senate Majority. scheerpost.com 
(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…
(2022-12-07). Colombia: Petro Announces That Youths Detained in Protests Will Be Released. orinocotribune.com By Lizeth Suesca Lizsariza Dec 3, 2022 | During a dialogue with presidents of Community Action Boards in Pasto, in the southern department of Nariño, President Gustavo Petro assured that in Colombia, the right to protest must be re-dignified, as it is a democratic right. | Petro announced that his government will respect that right, and that the young people who were detained during past protests, particularly under the Duque presidency, will be released before Christmas Eve. | "The right to protest is a democratic right," Petro said. "The right to express oneself, to mobilize, is a democratic right. Govern…
(2022-12-07). Manchin's "Dirty" Big Oil Giveaway Defeated Again After Progressive Opposition. truthout.org A last ditch push from conservative coal baron Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) and Democratic leaders to force a giveaway package for the fossil fuel industry through Congress has failed after climate activists and progressives united against it. The text of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was released Tuesday night without the text of the side deal that Democratic leaders struck… |
(2022-12-07). Democracy wins over theocracy as territory rights law finally passes. greenleft.org.au After a long battle by democracy campaigners, the Restoration of Territory Rights Bill 2022 has passed, opening the way for the territories to pass voluntary assisted dying laws. Suzanne James reports.
(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."
(2022-12-07). Dr. Walter D. Broadnax, Second President Of Clark Atlanta University, Passes Away At 78. moguldom.com The historically Black Clark Atlanta University is mourning the loss of the second president to lead the institution. Dr. Walter D. Broadnax died on Dec. 3 at age 78. Broadnax served as president of the institution from 2002 through 2008, succeeding CAU's first President, Dr. Thomas Cole. The prominent HBCU announced the news on social …
(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.
(2022-12-07). Protests Along Arizona Border Halts Construction Of Governor's Wall. popularresistance.org Former CEO of Cold Stone Creamery and current Republican Governor of Arizona, Doug Ducey, is attempting to flood several miles along the Arizona-Mexico border with shipping containers, citing an "invasion" from asylum seekers. As the AZ Mirror reported. The strip of land on the border, which has been the subject of recent disputes between Ducey and federal agencies, is known as the Roosevelt Reservation, established in a proclamation issued in 1907 by President Theodore Roosevelt as "necessary for the public welfare." | Right now: protestors have successfully shut down construction of Doug Ducey's illegal Arizona…
(2022-12-07). Will GOP-dominated Congress shift US focus towards Taiwan. infobrics.org The Republican takeover of the House, officially set to start next month, might end the aforementioned "blank check" support for the Kiev regime and its armed forces.
(2022-12-07). Protests Along Arizona Border Halts Construction of Governor's Wall of Shipping Containers. itsgoingdown.org photo/screenshot: @PeccaryNotPig Former CEO of Cold Stone Creamery and current Republican Governor of Arizona, Doug Ducey, is attempting to flood several miles along the Arizona-Mexico border with shipping containers, citing an "invasion" from asylum seekers. As the AZ Mirror reported: The strip of land on the border, which has been the subject of recent disputes…
(2022-12-07). 1st Tsinghua Higher Education Forum Explores New Role of Universities in A Changing World. ecns.cn The evening of November 29 saw the 1st Tsinghua Higher Education Forum initiated by Tsinghua University in Beijing, themed by "New role of universities in a changing world: Big issues to shape emerging futures". Du Yubo, President of the China Association of Higher Education, Wang Xiqin, President of Tsinghua University, and Nicholas B. Dirks, the 10th Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley attended the opening ceremony of the Forum, presided over by Yang Bin, Vice President of Tsinghua University.
(2022-12-07). Demócratas controlan senado de EE.UU. con victoria en Georgia. telesurtv.net Con 51 escaños en el Senado, los demócratas ya no dependen del voto de la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris.
(2022-12-07). Jóvenes de EE. UU. dan una mirada interna a cómo funcionan las elecciones cubanas. peoplesworld.org 
LA HABANA—Cuba celebró elecciones para sus órganos de gobierno local, las Asambleas Municipales del Poder Popular, el 27 de noviembre. Una delegación de jóvenes de los Estados Unidos observó la votación de primera mano como parte del Encuentro de Amistad Juvenil entre Estados Unidos y Cuba. Viniendo del imperio estadounidense fundamentalmente antidemocrático, fue la primera vez …
(2022-12-07). Pueblo cubano despide a Ronaldo Veitía en la Ciudad Deportiva (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu Desde las 9: 00 a.m. de este miércoles, el movimiento deportivo cubano y pueblo en general despiden en la Ciudad Deportiva al destacado entrenador de judo Ronaldo Veitía, fallecido el pasado lunes. Hasta el homenaje llegaron las máximas autoridades del deporte cubano y fueron enviadas ofrendas florales en nombre de Raúl Castro y Miguel Díaz-Canel.
(2022-12-07). Pedro Castillo instaura un Gobierno de excepción y disuelve el Congreso peruano. cubadebate.cu El presidente peruano, Pedro Castillo, anunció este miércoles el establecimiento de un Gobierno de excepción. "En atención al reclamo ciudadano, a lo largo y ancho del país, tomamos la decisión de establecer un Gobierno de excepción orientado a restablecer el Estado de derecho y la democracia", afirmó en un mensaje al país.
(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.
(2022-12-07). Throwback Video From The '60s Shows Bourgeoisie Black Los Angeles Protesting Other Blacks Migrating From South. moguldom.com Video footage from the 1960s of a meeting between middle and upper-class Black people went viral last month after a user tweeted it out. In it, the attendees discuss why they don't want an influx of more lower-class Black people from the South migrating to Los Angeles. The footage, which has a faint watermark denoting …