(2024-01-21). US Troops Injured in Heavy Missile and Rocket Attack on US Base in Iraq. news.antiwar.com US troops were injured in a heavy missile and rocket attack on the Ain al-Asad airbase on Saturday as US forces continue to come under attack due to President Biden's support for Israel's slaughter in Gaza. According to US Central Command, "multiple ballistic missiles and rockets" were launched at the base, and most were intercepted …
(2024-01-21). US Prepares for Open-Ended War Against the Houthis in Yemen. news.antiwar.com US officials told The Washington Post on Saturday that the Biden administration is planning for a "sustained military campaign" against the Houthis in Yemen even as over a week of near-daily bombing has done nothing to deter the group and has only dramatically escalated the situation. The officials could not put any timeline on how …
(2024-01-21). Mr. President Biden, I Hold You Responsible for My Mother's Death. scheerpost.com 
(2024-01-21). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.
(2024-01-21). Double Exposure: Genocide in Residential Schools. Biden Genocide Case in U.S. Court. indybay.org The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada released new records from residential schools, essentially prisoner-of-war camps where Native children were the victims of genocide. At the same time, the Center for Constitutional Rights in the United States announced that its case of genocide in Palestine filed against President Biden begins in federal court in northern California next Friday.
(2024-01-21). Why's The New York Times Fearmongering About Indonesia's Presidential Frontrunner? thealtworld.com It's an information warfare provocation intended to manipulate voters' perceptions of the frontrunner to the point that a run-off election is scheduled this summer, which could then give the US' preferred candidate the chance that he needs to come to power and align Indonesia with America against China in the New Cold War. | The New York Times (NYT) published a piece last week about "
(2024-01-21). COMMUNISTS AND AN OPEN BALLOT By: Max R. midwesternmarx.com The recent political events of state courts in Colorado and Maine barring Donald Trump from running in the 2024 election should be of intense interest to Communists in the USA. While center-left "progressives" and those who tail the Democrats applaud this decision by the state courts, this is not a beneficial development for anti-imperialists or for all Americans who value our civil liberties. In the United States since the period of McCarthyism and the Cold War, the civil lib …
(2024-01-21). Outside Spending on 2024 Election Tops $318 Million, Outpacing Past Elections. truthout.org Outside spending on 2024 federal races is outpacing all previous election cycles, according to an OpenSecrets analysis of campaign finance reports. Super PACs and other outside groups that can raise and spend unlimited sums of money on federal elections have already poured nearly $318 million into spending on presidential and congressional races as of Jan. 14 — more than six times as much as had… |
(2024-01-21). Felix Tshisekedi sworn in as DR Congo president for new term. independent.co.ug 
KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | Felix Tshisekedi, president-elect of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was sworn in Saturday for his second five-year term in office at a ceremony attended by regional leaders and other foreign dignitaries. The DRC Constitutional Court in early January officially confirmed the reelection of President Felix Tshisekedi following the …
(2024-01-21). US Presidential election campaigns begin. presstv.ir The 2024 US presidential election is shaping up to be a brutal campaign, with both candidates facing high disapproval ratings amid economic, political, and military disasters.
(2024-01-21). Davos watch: The "Trump Shock" in Davos. independent.co.ug 
DAVOS, Switzerland | Xinhua | The 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos unfolded this week amid hope for a stronger recovery as well as concerns over global crises and risks. Prior to its opening, news came from across the Atlantic: Former U.S. President Donald Trump won the first Republican primary …
(2024-01-21). Are Nuclear-Armed Nations Entering a New Arms Race in 2024? Experts Weigh In. truthout.org Like waking up with a bad hangover, 2024 began with geopolitical headaches and pains from the previous year's conflicts, chaos and instability. Multiple wars in Africa, Europe and the Middle East; human-caused climate and environmental crises; and concerns about democratic backsliding, economic stress and social unrest marked the beginning of the new year. In 2024, a record number of national and… |
(2024-01-21). Doctors Face "Perpetual Rollercoaster" as SCOTUS Prepares to Hear Abortion Cases. truthout.org This story was originally published by The 19th. Less than two years ago, the Supreme Court eliminated the federal right to an abortion, a decision that the court's conservative majority suggested would remove them from further litigation of abortion rights.. "The Court's decision properly leaves the question of abortion for the people and their elected representatives in the democratic process,"… |
(2024-01-21). The Tragedy Of India's Authoritarian Descent: The Case of Prabir Purukayastha. socialistproject.ca 
Despite all the talk about India being the world's largest democracy the existing reality is very different indeed. For persistent dissidents and opponents of the current Hindu nationalist regime headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the general political environment is effectively an undeclared emergency. In many respects it is worse than the declared Emergency of 1975-77 with its suspension of fundamental civic and political rights. That lasted a little less than two years. The current process of systematic degradation of the basic institutions of Indian democracy under the Modi government has been going o…
(2024-01-21). The WB assists those in power in a witch-hunting context. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |
(2024-01-21). The Only Solution to "Wealth Supremacy" Is a Democratic Economy. truthout.org The extraction of wealth is a pathology of late capitalism and is defined by the cultural and political processes by which the rich establish themselves as the dominant class. Social theorist and organizer Marjorie Kelly labels this phenomenon "wealth supremacy" which is also the title of her latest book. But as she points out in this exclusive interview for Truthout, wealth supremacy… |
(2024-01-21). Transnational networks: key to countering the erosion of democracy, says Paolo Sosa. pressenza.com On La Mula TV's "Al Filo", the political scientist highlights the importance of international connections in the fight for democracy in Peru. | By: LaMula.pe | Political scientist Paolo Sosa, in his recent appearance on La Mula TV's "Al Filo" programme, emphasised the critical importance of transnational networks in the fight against the erosion of democratic institutions in Peru. | According to Sosa, the country's current situation reflects a pattern observed in global studies on democracy. "Domestic social and political forces are not enough to maintain a democracy that is under threat," said Sosa, highlighting…
(2024-01-21). Felix Tshisekedi inicia segundo mandato al frente de RD Congo. telesurtv.net Asume la dirección del país durante un segundo mandato y precisa que su Gobierno se enfocará en reactivar la economía y el poder adquisitivo.
(2024-01-21). The British Post Office Scandal and the Future of Democracy. counterpunch.org
(2024-01-21). Stop the War on Public Worker & Privatization – United Strike & Labor Party Now. indybay.org Thousands of San Francisco City workers may be going on strike on July 1 for a contract. They face massive privatization and outsourcing and a union busting drive by Mayor London Breed and the City managers. Billions of dollars are going to outsourcing with the support of the Democrats on the Board Of Supervisors backed by the Mayor…
(2024-01-21). Body of missing catechist found floating on River Rwabakazi. independent.co.ug 
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Living Aryatwijuka, a catechist attached to Rubira Church of Uganda in Kikungiri Archdeaconry and a resident of Katookye village, Kigata Parish, Kyanamira Sub-county in Kabale District, who went missing early this week, has been found dead and floating in a river. Aryanyikuka went missing on January 15, 2024. His wife, …