(2022-12-23). America's 'Unfree' Allies. strategic-culture.org 
Under President Biden, the United States has renewed its efforts to promote the values of freedom and democracy around the world. However, when it comes to strategic matters, America is fine with some of its allies being "not free". This is true for both major non-NATO allies and NATO member states, as Turkey's example shows.
(2022-12-23). Democrats Are Making a Devil's Bargain on Pentagon Funding. It's Not Paying Off. truthout.org The year 2022 confirmed yet again that accepting massive military budget increases in exchange for a smattering of social benefits funding — a common devil's bargain struck by Democrats in Congress — will never deliver the kind of world we dream of. The military budget deal just reached by Congress will put Pentagon spending at $858 billion — more than $118 billion higher than when President Biden… |
(2022-12-23). Bidenomics in action: November leading economic indicators down. americanthinker.com Democrats who will spend, spend, spend other peoples' money to distribute to themselves and their believers.
(2022-12-23). Congress, Biden boost war spending at the expense of social programs. wsws.org The $1.7 trillion budget bill passed by Congress and headed for Biden's signature cuts social spending in real terms while increasing military spending and pumping another $ billion into the war with Russia in Ukraine.
(2022-12-23). Biden laments divisive 'poison' infecting U.S. politics. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden lamented the polarization of the country's politics on Thursday.
(2022-12-23). López Obrador rechaza que EE.UU. actúe como un gobierno mundial. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado mexicano le expresó a su homólogo estadounidense, Joe Biden: "Con todo respeto, América somos todos".
(2022-12-23). Trump should never hold office again: US insurrection report. tribune.com.pk Donald Trump should never be allowed to run for public office again after inciting an insurrection, lawmakers investigating last year's assault on the US Capitol concluded in their watershed final report. | The recommendation led a list of proposals from the 845-page document aimed at ensuring there is no repeat of the deadly riot the ex-president is accused of orchestrating in a failed bid to cling to power after losing the 2020 election. | "Our country has come too far to allow a defeated president to turn himself into a successful tyrant by upending our democratic institutions (and) fomenting violence," the…
(2022-12-23). "The Central Cause of January 6th Was One Man": House Panel Urges Trump Be Banned from Public Office. democracynow.org 
The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol released its final 845-page report on the insurrection at the Capitol and Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election. The report names former President Trump as the central cause of the insurrection and calls for expanded efforts by the government to combat far-right and white supremacist groups. We're joined by John Nichols, The Nation's national affairs correspondent, to discuss the full report.
(2022-12-23). Protesters demand an end to the killings in Peru, fresh elections. greenleft.org.au Protesters rallied outside the Peruvian Consulate in Sydney to demand an end to the killings in Peru following Pedro Castillo's arrest. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2022-12-23). Final Jan. 6 Report Urges Congress to Consider Barring Trump From Officeholding. truthout.org The House select committee tasked with investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol released its final report late Thursday, drawing from hundreds of witness interviews and a vast trove of documentary evidence to make the case that former President Donald Trump was the primary cause of the deadly insurrection and the failed attempt to overthrow the government. "In the committee's… |
(2022-12-23). Headlines for December 23, 2022. democracynow.org Jan. 6 Committee Releases Report on Capitol Insurrection, Recommends Barring Trump from Office, Senate Approves $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill, Polar Vortex Brings Winter Weather Advisories to 200 Million Across U.S., Asylum Seekers Remain Stuck at U.S.-Mexico Border Amid Freezing Temperatures, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Agrees to Dismantle Illegal Border Wall, Afghan Taliban Assault and Arrest Women Protesting University Ban, Report Finds U.S. Did Not Compensate Foreign Workers Injured or Killed in Afghanistan, Car Bomb Kills Pro-Kremlin Official in Russian-Occupied Ukraine, Putin Calls Russian Invasion of Ukr…
(2022-12-23). "This Is a Racial Backlash": Stanford Prof. Hakeem Jefferson on Role of White Supremacy in Capitol Attack. democracynow.org 
The House select committee on the January 6 attack released its final 845-page report Thursday, and the word "racism" appears only once throughout the entire document — despite the central role white supremacist groups played in the insurrection. "Those who stormed the Capitol … didn't merely come in defense of Donald Trump," says Stanford professor Hakeem Jefferson, an expert on issues of race and identity in American politics. "They came in defense of white supremacy and white Americans' hold on power."…
(2022-12-23). Trump conspiró para revertir resultado electoral: Concluye informe del Comité sobre el asalto al Capitolio. cubadebate.cu El informe del comité de la Cámara de Representantes sobre el asalto al Capitolio, el 6 de enero de 2021, ha concluido que el entonces presidente en funciones Donald Trump conspiró criminalmente "con varias partes" para anular los resultados legales de las elecciones de 2020 y no actuó para impedir que sus partidarios atacaran la sede parlamentaria.
(2022-12-23). Sanders's Bill to Expand Workplace Democracy Passes Senate in Omnibus. truthout.org Legislation that Sen. Bernie Sanders unveiled 13 years ago to help boost workplace democracy and curb worsening inequality in the United States was included in the $1.7 trillion omnibus package approved by the Senate on Thursday. Modeled on the success of employee ownership centers in Ohio and Vermont, Sanders' (I-Vt.) Worker Ownership, Readiness, and Knowledge (WORK) Act authorizes a $50 million… |
(2022-12-23). As New Cold War ramps up, Cuba and Russia fortify historic geo-political alliance. mronline.org 
Miguel Díaz-Canel's recent visit to Moscow recalls Fidel Castro's historic 1963 trip to Soviet capital in aftermath of Cuban Missile Crisis.
(2022-12-23). Senate passes bill to fund government through Oct. 2023. nationofchange.org With the bill facing opposition from Republicans in the House, the "slim Democratic majority" is said to get the bill passed.
(2022-12-23). "The Quest to Defuse Guyana's Carbon Bomb": Meet the Environmental Lawyer Taking On ExxonMobil. democracynow.org 
We speak with Guyanese environmental lawyer Melinda Janki about how she's taking on the oil giant ExxonMobil to stop the company from developing an offshore oil field that would turn Guyana into a "carbon bomb." Guyana is currently a carbon sink, but Exxon plans to produce more than 1 million barrels of oil a day, which could transform the South American country into one of the world's top oil producers by 2030. Janki is suing the Guyanese government and Exxon under the constitution's guarantee of a healthy environment to both current and future citizens. Her legal battle is profiled…
(2022-12-23). Why rail workers need paid sick days. workers.org 
On Dec. 1, 2022, congressional Democrats and Republicans came together in a bipartisan effort to shut down the railroad workers' planned strike. The legislation, which passed 290-137 in the House, codified a tentative agreement reached by the rail companies and the federal government to negate the autonomy of the rail . . . |
(2022-12-23). Ultimate Battle Between Pro-Japan South Korea and Nationalist South Korea: Democracy at Stake, Economy in Crisis, Security at Risk. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-23). Final Blow for Guaidó: Venezuelan Far-Right Opposition Eliminates 'Interim Government'. orinocotribune.com At a press conference held this Wednesday, December 21, the far-right opposition politician, Alfonso Marquina, reported to a press conference that the Justice First (Primero Justicia, or PJ), Democratic Action (Acción Democrática, or AD) and A New Era (Un Nuevo Tiempo, or UNT) parties, all belonging to the so-called G4 party bloc of Venezuela, were to propose the elimination of everything related to the so-called interim government in 2023. | Before a proposal could be made by former deputy Juan Guaidó for the renewal of the fictitious Venezuelan National Assembly (AN), to be held on January 5, several far-right…
(2022-12-23). 2022 California State Capitol Kwanzaa in the wake of the 2022 US-Africa Summit. indybay.org Dr. Karenga utilized struggle creating Kwanzaa. He and the US Organization continues to rectify the cultural and economic exploitation perpetrated against us during the months of October, November, and December (the Christmas season) as we prepare for a New Year.
(2022-12-23). Canciller dominicano pide intervención extranjera en Haití. telesurtv.net El canciller dominicano señaló que el envío de una fuerza militar multinacional a Haití es "el único camino viable".
(2022-12-23). Reportan lanzamiento de dos misiles por Corea del Norte. telesurtv.net Pyongyang denuncia que recientes ejercicios militares entre Corea del Sur y Estados Unidos fueron el ensayo de una invasión.
(2022-12-22). Biden uses Zelensky to whip up pro-war frenzy. wsws.org Biden invited Zelensky to Washington as part of an effort to condition American public opinion to accept the White House's escalation of the US proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.
(2022-12-22). More Than 1,000 Faith Leaders in the US Call for a Christmas Truce in Ukraine. truthout.org Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has wrapped up a one-day visit to Washington, D.C., where he called on the Biden administration and lawmakers to provide more military and financial aid to Ukraine in its fight against Russia. This was Zelensky's first overseas trip in nearly a year, since the war began. Ahead of the trip, over 1,000 faith leaders in the United States called for a Christmas… |
(2022-12-22). America's 2022 Allocations to Ukraine Total $112 Billion. southfront.org 
(2022-12-22). How the Select Committee Wrote a Prosecution Memo for Trump's Indictment. independentmediainstitute.org The House select committee investigating the January 2021 attack on the Capitol has referred former President Donald Trump and a handful of top aides to the Justice Department's special counsel for criminal prosecution under four statutes related to impeding the transfer of power to Joe Biden after Trump lost the election. The focused criminal referrals …
(2022-12-22). Hannity Says He Didn't Believe Election Lies Despite Pushing Them on His Show. truthout.org Fox News host Sean Hannity, who invited guests on his program to peddle false claims of election fraud in the weeks after former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election to President Joe Biden, told a courtroom on Wednesday that he never believed the lies that he perpetuated on his show. Hannity made his comments during a pre-trial court hearing in Delaware. |
(2022-12-22). Biden approves more military aid as Ukraine's Zelensky visits Washington. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden pledged visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday to offer military aid.
(2022-12-22). Ukrainian President Zelensky visits U.S. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden greet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, Washington DC, U.S., Dec. 21, 2022.
(2022-12-22). Zelensky Meets With Biden and Addresses Congress in DC Visit. scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-22). US allocates extra $374mn for humanitarian aid to Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has allocated 374 million US dollars for humanitarian aid to Ukraine, US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday.
(2022-12-22). Biden vows to support Ukraine 'as long as it takes'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) — US President Joe Biden pledges to further step up military support, including a new missile system, for Ukraine in its war with Russia.
(2022-12-22). VIDEO: Biden says Iranian people instead of Ukrainians. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) — In the latest gaffe on Wednesday in a press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Joe Biden once again used "Iranian people" instead of "Ukrainian people".
(2022-12-22). If the US Wants to Help Ukraine, It Must First Condemn Israel. scheerpost.com 
The annexation of parts of Ukraine by Russia's Vladimir Putin that Mr. Zelensky and the Biden administration decried is no different from the Israeli annexation of the Golan Heights.
(2022-12-22). U.S. Faith Leaders Call for Xmas Truce in Ukraine as Zelensky Visits D.C. Seeking More Arms & Money. democracynow.org 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has wrapped up a one-day visit to Washington, D.C., where he called on the Biden administration and lawmakers to provide more military and financial aid to Ukraine in its fight against Russia. This was Zelensky's first overseas trip in nearly a year, since the war began. Ahead of the trip, over 1,000 faith leaders in the United States called for a Christmas truce in Ukraine. For more on the war and hopes for peace, we speak with CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin, theologian Cornel West and Reverend Graylan Scott Hagler, senior adviser to the Fellowship of Reconciliati…
(2022-12-22). Headlines for December 22, 2022. democracynow.org In Washington, Ukraine's President Asks U.S. Congress for More Aid to Fight Russia, Biden Pledges More Military Aid to Ukraine, Won't Press for Negotiations with Russia, European Officials Find No Evidence Russia Sabotaged Nord Stream Pipelines, Russia to Add 0,000 Troops After Putin Admits War in Ukraine Is "Extremely Difficult", China and Russia Hold Naval War Games as U.S. Deploys B-52s and Stealth Fighters to South Korea, Japan Unveils $320 Billion Plan for Largest Military Buildup Since World War II, WHO Calls on China to Share COVID-19 Data, U.S. Life Expectancy Fell in 2021 as Drug…
(2022-12-22). Putin says Russia wants end to war in Ukraine. tribune.com.pk President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia wants an end to the war in Ukraine and that this would inevitably involve a diplomatic solution. | Putin made the comments a day after US President Joe Biden hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the White House and promised him continued and unwavering US support. | "Our goal is not to spin the flywheel of military conflict, but, on the contrary, to end this war," Putin said. "We will strive for an end to this, and the sooner the better, of course." | White House spokesperson John Kirby said Putin has "shown absolutely zero indication that he's…
(2022-12-22). Taiwan Local Election Shocks US Imperialism. popularresistance.org On November 26, local elections were held throughout Taiwan, an island that has always been part of China, but since 1949 has been ruled by a fascist leadership driven out of the mainland by the victorious Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). Taiwan has since been "protected" by the military U.S. fleet, while Taiwan's rulers maintained 48 years of martial law and a brutal regime of "White Terror". In 1987, the regime allowed bourgeois elections. | Before the 2022 elections, Taiwan's president, Tsai Ing-wen, had campaigned for her ruling "Democratic Progressive Party" (DPP) candidates with the assertion that Ta…
(2022-12-22). South Africans Are Fighting for Crumbs: A Conversation With Trade Union Leader Irvin Jim. independentmediainstitute.org In mid-December, the African National Congress (ANC) held its national conference where South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa was reelected as leader of his party, which means that he will lead the ANC into the 2024 general elections. A few delegates at the Johannesburg Expo Center in Nasrec, Gauteng—where the party conference was held—shouted at Ramaphosa …
(2022-12-22). Taiwan local election shocks U.S. imperialism. mronline.org Before the 2022 elections, Taiwan's president, Tsai Ing-wen, had campaigned for her ruling "Democratic Progressive Party" (DPP) candidates with the assertion that Taiwan is an independent nation and should prepare to wage war.
(2022-12-22). Abortion Access Advisory Referendum added to spring 2023 election ballot. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On December 15, a resolution that Reproductive Justice Action – Milwaukee (RJAM) actively demanded from the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors passed. This resolution expresses support for access to abortion care and places an advisory referendum on the April 4, 2023 election ballot. The referendum will measure public opinion on Wisconsin State Statute 940.04, which bans abortions at any stage of pregnancy without exception of rape, incest, or health of patient. | RJAM's resolve and tenacity in the last several months helped ensure the resolution passed the full Milwaukee County Board of Super…
(2022-12-22). "We Are at a Precipice as a Nation": Cornel West & Christina Greer on Jan. 6 Insurrection & More. democracynow.org 
We speak with Fordham University political science professor Christina Greer and theologian Cornel West about the January 6 committee's recommendation that former President Donald Trump and his allies be criminally charged for their role in the insurrection and attempts to overturn the 2020 election. "Just because it's unprecedented doesn't mean that we can't have prosecutions," says Greer. She also responds to recent news reports that New York Congressmember-elect George Santos fabricated much of his political biography.
(2022-12-22). The UAW cannot be trusted to oversee the University of California contract vote! wsws.org The local and national UAW leadership has resorted to open censorship and bullying to push this contract through. University of California researchers cannot trust the integrity of the contract vote to the same leadership that systematically suppressed our votes in the UAW presidential election.
(2022-12-22). Fiji election produces unstable coalition government. wsws.org While prime minister Frank Bainimarama lost his parliamentary majority, it remains unclear whether the fragile opposition coalition, led by another coup leader and ex-prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka, will take office.
(2022-12-22). Jan. 6 Committee Recommends Charges That Could Prevent Trump From Running Again. scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-22). Right-Wing Media Flaunted Their Racism in Smearing Brittney Griner's Release. truthout.org Brittney Griner had barely landed in the U.S. before the right-wing media blasted the prisoner trade agreement that secured her freedom in exchange for the release of Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. "To exchange the Merchant of Death for this," sneered GOP House Leader Kevin McCarthy on CNN, "It's made us weaker, it's made Putin stronger." Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that… |
(2022-12-22). Convicted Oath Keepers Founder, Trump Lawyer Testify for Alaska State Rep. splcenter.org In a sign that the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol continues to affect state and local politics, two figures with prominent roles in the events leading up to and following the insurrection testified this week on behalf of a state politician seeking to stay in office despite ties to an antigovernment extremist group.
(2022-12-22). Informant Told FBI Trump Tweet Was "Call to Arms" Weeks Before Jan. 6 Attack. truthout.org New reporting finds that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was warned by a confidential informant that the far right saw a December 2020 tweet from President Donald Trump as "a call to arms" to attack the Capitol on January 6, 2021, adding to a mountain of evidence that federal agencies were unprepared on the day of the attack despite having had ample warning. Weeks before the attack… |
(2022-12-22). January 6 Committee's executive summary whitewashes role of intelligence agencies, police, military in Trump coup attempt. wsws.org In line with the committee's goal of limiting responsibility for the coup attempt to Trump and a few Republican "crazies," the summary downplays the effective stand-down of multiple police and security agencies.
(2022-12-22). Fidel Castro: "Sin educación, realmente no puede haber Revolución" (+Fotos y Video). cubadebate.cu El Día del Educador cobra un gran significado para todos los cubanos cuando Cuba hizo lo que parecía imposible y aquel 22 de diciembre de 1961 Fidel Castro anunciaba el fin de la Campaña de Alfabetización y la proclamaba Territorio Libre de Analfabetismo, iniciando la gran obra educacional con que cuenta la Revolución Cubana.
(2022-12-22). Presidente de Cuba agradece a México por resaltar a próceres. telesurtv.net Este martes el mandatario mexicano Andrés Manuel López Obrador manifestó su admiración por Fidel Castro y Ernesto Che Guevara.
(2022-12-22). Protesters: "No Democracy With Oligarchy" at Twitter HQ. indybay.org Dozens of artists, labor advocates, and climate campaigners answered a call from Climate Justice Arts on Sunday, arriving at Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco to paint the company's famed bird logo on the street outside along with pro-democracy messages.
(2022-12-22). U.N. council demands end to Myanmar violence in first resolution in decades. tribune.com.pk 
The U.N. Security Council adopted its first resolution on Myanmar in 74 years on Wednesday to demand an end to violence and urge the military junta to release all political prisoners, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. | Myanmar has been in crisis since the army took power from Suu Kyi's elected government on Feb. 1, 2021, detaining her and other officials and responding to pro-democracy protests and dissent with lethal force. | "Today we've sent a firm message to the military that they should be in no doubt – we expect this resolution to be implemented in full," Britain's U.N. Ambassador Barbara Woodwa…
(2022-12-22). Latin America Rejects Coup In Peru, While US Supports Unelected Regime. popularresistance.org More than a dozen countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have condemned the coup in Peru and backed democratically elected President Pedro Castillo. | Meanwhile, the US government has staunchly supported the coup regime, which has suspended civil liberties, imprisoned Castillo for 18 months without trial, and unleashed extreme violence on Peruvian protesters, killing dozens and wounding hundreds. On the other side, Peru's unelected coup regime has the strong support of the United States and Canada, as well as Brazil's far-right Jair Bolsonaro administration and the right-wing governments in Ecuador, Uruguay…
(2022-12-22). Orwellian Language and Democrat Doublethink. americanthinker.com Our Founders obviously abhorred the tyranny of the majority, or mob rule, but that is often what we get from those who spout that "democracy is on the ballot."
(2022-12-22). Casualties Reported After Rocket Attack On Turkish Base In Northern Syria (Photos). southfront.org 
FILE PHOTO: Turkish soldiers seen at the border town of Akcakale © Reuters / Murad Sezer | On December 22, an indirect fire attack targeted a Turkish military base near the town of Dabiq in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The base was hit by a salvo of rockets that was reportedly launched from a nearby pocket jointly held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syrian government forces. Syrian activists said that the rocket attack resulted in Turkish casualties. However, this is yet to be confirmed…
(2022-12-22). Congress still protecting dark money donors. mronline.org 
A series of measures in Congress' annual omnibus spending bill show that Democrats have given up their fight to end the dark money era.
(2022-12-22). Pentagon Blows Deadline to Explain US Role in Nigerian Airstrike That Killed 160 Civilians. scheerpost.com 
One human rights campaigner said the military's failure to provide a timely response to Democratic lawmakers' questions "does not bode well for the U.S. government's expressed commitment to transparency and accountability."
(2022-12-22). 'Chop from the Cops' petition delivered at UW-Milwaukee. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On December 12, members of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) delivered a petition demanding a hiring freeze be placed on the UWM police department. The petition, part of the SDS "Chop from the Cops" campaign, had hundreds of signatures. | While the UWM administration claims there are no plans to hire more cops on campus, the petition demands the university make a tangible commitment to not hire any additional staff to an already bloated police department. UWM PD has the second highest budget for campus police departments in Wisconsin, at over $3 million.
(2022-12-22). Israel, Former Liberal Democracy, Is Now an Extremist Nuclear-armed State. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-22). Nobel Peace Prize Winners Have Deep CIA Ties. covertactionmagazine.com Far-fetched as it sounds, this year's winners are all connected to a CIA offshoot, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and parroted CIA / State Department / Pentagon talking points about Ukraine and Russia in their acceptance speeches The Nobel Prize Committee has five judges, appointed by the Norwegian parliament, who are tasked with choosing …
(2022-12-22). Peru: The Uprising of the Cholos. orinocotribune.com By Rafael Bautista S. Dec 17, 2022 | "I am a Cholo and don't pity me, | those are coins that are worthless | nothing | and that the whites give like those who give | money. | We cholos don't ask for anything, | because if we lack everything, everything is enough for us". | Luis Abanto Morales | The seigniorialist coup d'état carried out in Lima against President Castillo once again reveals the fallacy of "democracy" made in the USA, which is what we suffer from as a "democratic system." Since democracy has been reduced to fetishist institutionalism, democracy itself has been abducted as a discursive guarant…
(2022-12-22). Danish Social Democrats finalise right-wing coalition committed to military build-up and attacks on public services. wsws.org Frederiksen's coalition has committed to increasing Denmark's defence spending to 2 percent of GDP by 2030 rather than the 2033 deadline contained in an agreement between the Social Democrats and right-wing parties in March.
(2022-12-22). Minneapolis immigrant rights activists' sit-in at Klobuchar's office demands action on DACA. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On the morning of December 20, after weeks of continued pressure, activists occupied Senator Klobuchar's office with the goal of meeting with the senator directly to demand she introduce the American Dream and Promise Act in the Senate. The mobilization came less than two weeks after a militant street protest in front of Klobuchar's office that ended with a promise to "be back." | The action began with members and supporters of the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) entering the building that houses Klobuchar's office demanding to meet with the senator's staff. The sen…
(2022-12-22). Minneapolis sends anti-war message for the holidays. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis — On December 17, around three dozen anti-war activists and community members braved 15-degree temperatures and snow flurries to gather outside the busy shopping center at Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue. Billed as "Send an anti-war message for the holidays: Say no to U.S. wars," the action was organized by the Minnesota Peace Action Coalition. Holiday shoppers honked and waved in approval at the demonstrators' signs and banners, which featured slogans like "Money for human needs, not war!" | Speakers drew attention to the ongoing US/NATO proxy war with Russia in Ukraine, denouncing the U.S. ai…
(2022-12-22). House Republicans Will Sell Everyone "Down The Middle "River" or Road! journal-neo.org 
When Nicolae Ceasencu decided, on December 21st 1989, to make what turned out to be his last speech it is generally agreed he didn't know what was coming next. The revolution which would depose him hours later was already in full swing, and he knew why — the people didn't believe in him anymore, were …
(2022-12-22). More Than Half of House Republicans Didn't Attend Zelensky's Address. news.antiwar.com More than half of House Republicans didn't attend Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's Wednesday night address to Congress, The Hill reported on Thursday. According to The Hill, 86 out of 213 House Republicans were at the Capitol for Zelensky's speech. While some of the absences could be explained by lawmakers getting an early start on Christmas …
(2022-12-22). Senate Passes $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Bill That Includes $45 Billion for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Senate on Thursday advanced a mammoth $1.7 trillion dollar omnibus spending bill that includes $45 billion in new Ukraine aid and $858 billion for the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The spending bill passed in a vote of 68-29, with only Republicans voting against it. The legislation now heads to the House and …
(2022-12-22). Texas governor deploys troops, police against migrants in El Paso. wsws.org Republican Greg Abbott ordered the mobilization in defiance of federal authority and legal restrictions on the use of force against asylum-seekers.
(2022-12-22). Warren, Jacobs Accuse Pentagon of Vastly Undercounting Civilians Killed by US Military. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-22). China promotes booster shots with variety of vaccine choices. ecns.cn At a vaccination site in Beijing's Chaoyang District, medics are busy preparing inhalable COVID-19 vaccine doses for individuals, who are provided with the option to inhale the needle-free vaccine after it was aerosolized.