(2024-01-07). Weekly Briefing: Claudine Gay was brought down by the Israel lobby. mondoweiss.net 
Donors to Penn and Harvard angered by pro-Palestinian activity on campus catalyzed pressure to take down the schools' presidents. Their message is clear and helps explain Joe Biden's passivity in the face of Israeli war crimes too.
(2024-01-07). Who wants war with Iran? thecommunists.org John Bolton, erstwhile US national security advisor (and neocon blowhard for all seasons, in or out of office) wrote an article in the Telegraph newspaper shortly after Christmas. The article lambasted the inaction of the Biden administration over attacks on Israel-affiliated shipping, accusing it of "ignoring the reality of who is calling the shots in …
(2024-01-07). Three years after Jan. 6 insurrection: Is Biden the "lesser of two evils"? liberationnews.org
(2024-01-07). Direct Elections For Labor Leaders Make For More Militant Unions. popularresistance.org The labor movement is rightfully celebrating recent contract victories by the United Auto Workers, Teamsters, SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America, which together cover nearly 650,000 workers. An essential thread uniting the campaigns is that the top union officers were all directly elected by the members, a basic democratic right denied to many union members in the United States. As other unions seek to learn lessons from these historic contract fights, a key takeaway is that a vibrant democratic process—"one member, one vote"—is crucial to a revitalized labor movement.
(2024-01-07). Pre-election chaos in Bangladesh; arson, violent clashes, and boycott calls heighten tensions. muslimmirror.com By Muhammad Shoaib, Dhaka 42 incidents of arson took place in at least 23 districts of the country in 24 hours till 10 o'clock on last night before the start of voting in the 12th National Assembly elections. Miscreants set fire to 21 polling stations in 14 districts. At the same time four election camps …
(2024-01-07). Pre-election chaos in Bangladesh; arson, violent clashes, and boycott calls heighten tensions. muslimmirror.com By Muhammad Shoaib, Dhaka 42 incidents of arson took place in at least 23 districts of the country in 24 hours till 10 o'clock on last night before the start of voting in the 12th National Assembly elections. Miscreants set fire to 21 polling stations in 14 districts. At the same time four election camps …
(2024-01-07). Controversies and fraud marred the elections in DR Congo. peoplesdispatch.org Felix Tshisekedi got re-elected as DR Congo's president in polls that were marred with controversies and fraud. 44 million people were eligible to cast their votes in elections that took place on December 20. Kambale Musavuli from the Center for Research on the Congo-Kinshasa talks about the various issues that emerged during the voting and what this verdict means for the country as well as the region.
(2024-01-07). Three years on, Capitol riot continues to fuel U.S. political turmoil. independent.co.ug 
WASHINGTON, USA | Xinhua | As the United States marks the three-year anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, in which an angry mob stormed the U.S. Capitol building, questions linger about how it happened, who is responsible, and how it would continue to shape U.S. politics. With the upcoming presidential election, the Capitol riot …
(2024-01-07). General Elections in Bangladesh: Voting for the 12th National Assembly elections begins. muslimmirror.com By Muhammad Shoaib The 12th National Assembly elections are underway, encompassing 299 of the 300 seats of the Jatiya Sangsad. Commencing at 8 a.m. this Sunday morning, voting will persist until 4 p.m., with an unfortunate cancellation of polling for the Naogaon-2 constituency due to the demise of one candidate. Within these 299 constituencies, the …
(2024-01-07). Norman Finkelstein Is Perhaps the Most Honest Scholar Alive. thealtworld.com Norman Finkelstein is a Jew and his parents, if you believe in the Holocaust, were Holocaust Survivors. Nevertheless, Norman Finkelstein tells the truth about Israel, which cost him the withdrawal of his tenure at a chickenshit Catholic university, the president of which gave in to the Israel Lobby's objection to Finkelstein's election by the university faculty to a tenured position. The corrupt and fearful president of the university cancelled Finkelstein's tenure as the Zionists demanded. In America Zionists even rule Catholic universities in addition to the Ivy League and the major state universities, which al…
(2024-01-07). Bangladesh General Elections 2024: Allegations of widespread rigging reported across the country. muslimmirror.com By Muhammad Shoaib, Dhaka Reports of mass rigging have marred the sanctity of the democratic process during Bangladesh's 12 General Elections. The latest 12th National Assembly elections, commencing at 8 a.m. and concluding at 4 p.m. on a Sunday, have once again been plagued by numerous irregularities across the nation. Statistics from the Election Commission …
(2024-01-07). Caravana de la Libertad evoca entrada de Fidel hace 65 años. cubadebate.cu Más de 40 jóvenes destacados de la enseñanza general, protagonizaron la Caravana de la Libertad en su entrada la noche de este sábado a la ciudad de Cienfuegos, como hace 65 años entraron los barbudos con el Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro Ruz al frente del Ejército Rebelde.
(2024-01-07). Israel Cannot Be A Colonial Power And A Democracy. popularresistance.org Israel's status as a bona fide democracy is often taken to be a self-evident truth, but a more critical look at the history and reality of Zionism calls this into question. After all, how can a democracy exist in a country constitutionally defined as an ethnostate that can only exist through the suppression and gradual elimination of its Others? Israeli historian Ilan Pappé joins The Chris Hedges Report for a discussion on Israel as an inherently colonial, and therefore anti-democratic, project. | Ilan Pappé is a professor with the College of Social Sciences and International Studies at the University of Exeter i…