Sri Lankan president orders all state employees to commit to his election manifesto
wsws.org | 2021-01-07
These preparations of Rajapakse are aimed at cementing his autocratic rule and taking on the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/01/07/slpr-j07.html
"Americans Are Now Getting a Mild Taste of Their Own Medicine" of Disrupting Democracy Elsewhere
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-01-07
World leaders reacted in horror over the storming of the U.S. Capitol, with the U.N. secretary-general calling on political leaders to demand their followers refrain from violence. Leaders of the U.K., New Zealand, Australia, Canada, India, Japan, France, Germany, NATO and the European Council called for a peaceful transfer of power to Joe Biden. Investigative journalist Allan Nairn looks at what steps Trump may take next, and says despite protestations from President-elect Joe Biden and others that the insurrection was "not who we are," the U.S. has a long track record of disrupting democratic processes elsewher…
www.democracynow.org/2021/1/7/us_foreign_election_interference_allan_nairn
Caravan Counter-Protest in San Francisco Reacts to MAGA Insurrectionists in DC
RR | indybay.org | 2021-01-07
Activists from a coalition of groups are calling for people to wake up to the reality of the unprecedented behavior of a sitting president who has legitimized the lie of a stolen election in the eyes of many millions of his supporters and mobilized white supremacist MAGA mobs to rampage, terrorize, and intimidate anyone who stands in their way.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/06/18839238.php
Bookshop Santa Cruz Union Election Starts Tomorrow
Santa Cruz News | indybay.org | 2021-01-07
Bookshop Santa Cruz workers will be voting tomorrow to get their union legally recognized, and are seeking the community's support.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/06/18839228.php
We Have Our Call to Arms
Editor | scheerpost.com | 2021-01-07
By Mike Siegel / Original to ScheerPost On January 6, White nationalists sacked the U.S. Capitol at the command of our treasonous President. The same President who on Election Day in November won Texas easily — while dragging multiple Congressional Republicans to victory. There are countless lessons to learn from the Trump insurrection, as well as from the legendary Georgia Senate victories of Rev. | Source…
scheerpost.com/2021/01/07/we-have-our-call-to-arms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-have-our-call-to-arms
China attempts to mediate divisions within ruling Nepal Communist Party
Dustin Noga | peoplesworld.org | 2021-01-07
Political unrest and protests have shaken Nepal as Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) called for the dissolution of the parliament on Dec. 20 and for new elections to take place on April 30 and May 10. Prime Minister Oli cited an inability of the NCP to govern because of a lack of …
peoplesworld.org/article/china-attempts-to-mediate-divisions-within-ruling-nepal-communist-party/
Pro-Trump Insurrectionists Seize Capitol
Richard C. Gross | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-07
Extremist Republican congressional conservatives began debating the electoral votes that secured President-elect Joe Biden's victory as a Donald Trump-incited mob unleashed real "American carnage" by storming the Capitol building to protest his lost election. Hundreds of demonstrators swarmed past a ring of police and pushed into the Capitol, busting through doors and windows, ransacking offices.
counterpunch.org/2021/01/07/pro-trump-insurrectionists-seize-capitol/
Joe Biden Should End the US Pretence over Israel's 'Secret' Nuclear Weapons
Desmond Tutu | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-07
Every recent US administration has performed a perverse ritual as it has come into office. All have agreed to undermine US law by signing secret letters stipulating they will not acknowledge something everyone knows: that Israel has a nuclear …
globalresearch.ca/joe-biden-should-end-us-pretence-israel-secret-nuclear-weapons/5733781
Thursday 1/7: No Fascist Coup! Trump's coup attempt failed, but the fascist is still in power
Refuse Fascism | indybay.org | 2021-01-07
San Francisco Civic Center…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/07/18839259.php
Trump's Other Phone Call
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2021-01-07
Is there any doubt now that he incites violence?
progressive.org/dispatches/trump-other-phone-call-fiore-210107/
De-Mining America After Trump
Tom Engelhardt | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-07
2021 has indeed begun and god knows what it has in store for us. But unless, somehow, we're surprised beyond imagining, The Donald is indeed going to leave the White House soon and, much as I hate to admit it, in some strange fashion we're going to miss him. Of course, it will be beyond…
counterpunch.org/2021/01/07/de-mining-america-after-trump/
The Coup in Washington: Why is Anyone Surprised by Trump's Fascist Politics?
Anthony DiMaggio | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-07
As I write this, pro-Trump protesters have stormed the U.S. Capitol building seeking to impose Trump's attempted coup on America. Trump's hand in stoking the coup is apparent on multiple fronts. He's been disseminating and mainstreaming baseless electoral fraud conspiracies for months — years really. He encouraged these protesters to head over to Capitol Hill. Once the attacks on and invasion of the Capitol began, he refused to condemn them. And then in his first address to the nation, he poured more fuel on the fire by continuing to traffic in electoral fraud conspiracies. To be perfectly clear, this is no…
counterpunch.org/2021/01/07/the-coup-in-washington-why-is-anyone-surprised-by-trumps-fascist-politics/
Guterres 'shocked' at massacre of civilians in eastern DR Congo
news.un.org | 2021-01-07
The United Nations Secretary-General has expressed shock at the massacre of civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and called on the authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2021/01/1081562
The EU Avoids Treating Guaido As 'President' Of Venezuela
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-07
The European Union avoided referring to the opposition politician Juan Guaido as Venezuela's "acting president" once the mandate of the National Assembly over which he presided expired on Tuesday. | "Venezuela urgently needs a political solution to end the current impasse through an inclusive process of dialogue and negotiation leading to credible, inclusive, and democratic processes," said Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. | He added that the EU will maintain its engagement with all Venezuelan political and social actors, including "Juan Guaido and…
popularresistance.org/the-eu-avoids-treating-guaido-as-president-of-venezuela/
The Black Voters Who Defended Democracy in Georgia
Timothy Pratt | thenation.com | 2021-01-07
The Black Voters Who Defended Democracy in Georgia…
thenation.com/article/politics/black-voters-georgia/
$740 Billion Pentagon Bill receives all but six Democrat votes in Senate
Marlee Kokotovic | nationofchange.org | 2021-01-07
"The United States government should be responding to the needs, to the desperation, of families in our country at this time."
nationofchange.org/2021/01/07/740-billion-pentagon-bill-receives-all-but-six-democrat-votes-in-senate/
Georgia: Big voter turnout ousts wealthy Republican senators
Dianne Mathiowetz | workers.org | 2021-01-07
Atlanta Jan. 6 — Georgia voters made history on Jan. 5 by voting into the U.S. Senate Rev. Raphael Warnock, the first ever Black senator from Georgia. Warnock is senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the famed church of Rev. Martin Luther King's family, esteemed for its long . . . | Continue reading Georgia: Big voter turnout ousts wealthy Republican senators at Workers.org…
workers.org/2021/01/53637/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=georgia-big-voter-turnout-ousts-wealthy-republican-senators
Long live the DPRK! Long live socialism!
Workers World Party | workers.org | 2021-01-07
Workers World Party sent the following message to the Eighth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, taking place this month. Monument to the Workers' Party of Korea, Pyongyang January 1, 2021 Comrade Kim Jong Un Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of . . . | Continue reading Long live the DPRK! Long live socialism! at Workers.org…
workers.org/2021/01/53630/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=long-live-the-dprk-long-live-socialism
Trump tells Capitol rioters "we love you," stokes election lies after Biden condemns "insurrection"
Igor Derysh | salon.com | 2021-01-06
Twitter quickly locked Trump's video praising rioters "due to a risk of violence"
salon.com/2021/01/06/trump-tells-capitol-rioters-we-love-you-stokes-election-lies-after-biden-condemns-insurrection/
Violence Will Not Alter Outcome of This Democratic Election
commondreams.org | 2021-01-06
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commondreams.org/newswire/2021/01/06/violence-will-not-alter-outcome-democratic-election?cd-origin=rss
In Pictures: Pro-Trump Mob Storms US Capitol Building
Common Dreams staff | commondreams.org | 2021-01-06
"They're in the chamber. One is up on the dais yelling 'Trump won that election!' This is insane." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/capitol_hill_chaos_1.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2021/01/06/pictures-pro-trump-mob-storms-us-capitol-building?cd-origin=rss
Bookshop Santa Cruz Union Election Starts Tomorrow
Santa Cruz News | indybay.org | 2021-01-06
Bookshop Santa Cruz workers will be voting tomorrow to get their union legally recognized, and are seeking the community's support.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/06/18839228.php
Caravan Counter-Protest in San Francisco Reacts to MAGA Insurrectionists in DC
RR | indybay.org | 2021-01-06
Activists from a coalition of groups are calling for people to wake up to the reality of the unprecedented behavior of a sitting president who has legitimized the lie of a stolen election in the eyes of many millions of his supporters and mobilized white supremacist MAGA mobs to rampage, terrorize, and intimidate anyone who stands in their way.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/06/18839238.php
Venezuela Elections: A key victory for anti-Imperialist Movement in Latin America
Alison Colette Bodine | mronline.org | 2021-01-06
The people of Venezuela have dealt another decisive blow against U.S. domination in Latin America. The successful continuity of two decades of Venezuelan Bolivarian revolutionary process has turned Venezuela into the backbone of the Latin American anti-imperialist and revolutionary movement.
mronline.org/2021/01/05/venezuela-elections-a-key-victory-for-anti-imperialist-movement-in-latin-america/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=venezuela-elections-a-key-victory-for-anti-imperialist-movement-in-latin-america
Don't dismiss Trump's "Stop the Steal" tantrum: The GOP is trolling our democracy to death
Amanda Marcotte | salon.com | 2021-01-06
Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley know their objections to Biden's win will fail, but that doesn't make their stunt harmless…
salon.com/2021/01/06/dont-dismiss-trumps-stop-the-steal-tantrum-the-gop-is-trolling-our-democracy-to-death/
Human Rights Watch Urges Biden to End Trump's 'Devastating' Remain In Mexico Policy
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-01-06
The global organization Human Rights Watch urged President-elect Joe Biden to "quickly and decisively" end a two-year-old policy under which tens of thousands of asylum seekers have been forced to stay in squalid and often dangerous makeshift shelters in Mexico. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1193073687_1.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2021/01/06/human-rights-watch-urges-biden-end-trumps-devastating-remain-mexico-policy?cd-origin=rss
U.S. Capitol in lockdown after Trump unleashes violent mob on Congress
Roger Sollenberger | salon.com | 2021-01-06
At least one person shot as pro-Trump protesters invade Capitol, reach House and Senate chambers and offices…
salon.com/2021/01/06/us-capitol-in-lockdown-after-trump-unleashes-violent-mob-on-congress/
Donald Trump Jr. claps back at GOP after losing Senate — then vainly tries to control Capitol chaos
Roger Sollenberger | salon.com | 2021-01-06
But a senior campaign official says the president's "addiction to every conspiracy theory" made victory impossible…
salon.com/2021/01/06/don-jr-claps-back-at-gop-after-losing-senate–then-vainly-tries-to-control-protest/
Remove Trump from Office
commondreams.org | 2021-01-06
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President and CEO of the NAACP Releases Statement on Disruption of Peaceful Transition of Power and Calls for Impeachment of President Trump
commondreams.org | 2021-01-06
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commondreams.org/newswire/2021/01/06/president-and-ceo-naacp-releases-statement-disruption-peaceful-transition-power?cd-origin=rss
Stand Up America Calls for Congress to Immediately Impeach and Remove Trump
commondreams.org | 2021-01-06
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commondreams.org/newswire/2021/01/06/stand-america-calls-congress-immediately-impeach-and-remove-trump?cd-origin=rss
Citing 'Open Sedition,' Rep. Ilhan Omar Vows Trump Impeachment Resolution
Brett Wilkins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-01-06
"Today, I watched as armed terrorists stormed the United States Capitol," the Minnesota congresswoman wrote. "We should not mince words about what this was: a coup attempt." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/barb.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2021/01/06/citing-open-sedition-rep-ilhan-omar-vows-trump-impeachment-resolution?cd-origin=rss
Assange Extradition Denial Indicts US Prison System But Imperils Journalism
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-06
Julian Assange's legal victory this week was bittersweet. In a stunning decision, British judge Vanessa Baraitser denied Donald Trump's request for extradition of Assange to the United States, ruling that he was at high risk of suicide if he were …
globalresearch.ca/assange-extradition-denial-indicts-us-prison-system-but-imperils-journalism/5733687
Sacha Baron Cohen Reveals the 'Aim' of Borat 2 Was to Encourage Anti-Trump Vote
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-06
The second installment of the infamous Borat movies, which documents and satirises culture and politics in the United States, become the subject of criticism by leading members of the Trump administration after the president's lawyer was caught seemingly with his hands down his pants following a fake interview.
sputniknews.com/us/202101061081674162-sacha-baron-cohen-reveals-the-aim-of-borat-2-was-to-encourage-anti-trump-vote/
Iran Uses Its Grip on Strait of Hormuz to Fight Back US-Imposed Sanctions
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-06
Iran has found an original way of dealing with sanctions and limitations imposed on it by the so-called "maximum pressure" campaign launched by the Trump administration. | On January 4, the Navy of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps detained a …
globalresearch.ca/iran-uses-its-grip-on-strait-of-hormuz-to-fight-back-us-imposed-sanctions/5733681
Meet DLive: The Livestreaming Platform Used by Trump's Capitol Insurrectionists
splcenter.org | 2021-01-06
Far-right extremists livestreamed on the fringe, youth-targeted gaming website DLive on Wednesday during an unprecedented breach of the U.S. Capitol building that left at least four people dead and others wounded. One of the extremists livestreamed on DLive from the office of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Hatewatch observed while monitoring the events.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2021/01/07/meet-dlive-livestreaming-platform-used-trumps-capitol-insurrectionists
Exit in disgrace
Tom H. Hastings | nationofchange.org | 2021-01-06
Trump has taken shame to a new low, a depth only achievable by someone with zero sense of shame and thus no behavior brakes.
nationofchange.org/2021/01/06/exit-in-disgrace/
In 2021, the Best Way to Fight Neofascist Republicans is to Fight Neoliberal Democrats
Norman Solomon | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-06
The threat of fascism will hardly disappear when Donald Trump moves out of the White House in two weeks. On Capitol Hill, the Republicans who've made clear their utter contempt for democracy will retain powerful leverage over the U.S. government. And they're securely entrenched because Trumpism continues to thrive in much of the country. Yet,…
counterpunch.org/2021/01/06/in-2021-the-best-way-to-fight-neofascist-republicans-is-to-fight-neoliberal-democrats/
14 million Americans' stimulus checks are delayed through TurboTax and H&R Block
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2021-01-06
Tallahassee, FL – If you are like me, you have probably checked your bank account dozens of times throughout the day waiting for the recent round of $600 stimulus checks. | If you are like me, then you have searched online through Google for "stimulus check," "delay" or anything else that can explain the holdup of much needed financial relief. | This second round of stimulus checks is a complete insult to the millions of workers who pay way too much in taxes and yet are constantly disregarded and disrespected by the ruling class. | Just last week, in a stunning position, Donald Trump urged Congress to give Amer…
www.fightbacknews.org/2021/1/6/14-million-americans-stimulus-checks-are-delayed-through-turbotax-and-hr-block
"Miscarriage of Justice": No Charges Against White Kenosha Officer Who Shot & Paralyzed Jacob Blake
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-01-06
In Kenosha, Wisconsin, District Attorney Michael Graveley has announced that no charges will be filed against the white police officer who fired seven shots at Jacob Blake, paralyzing the 29-year-old Black man in August. Officer Rusten Sheskey fired the shots at point-blank range into Blake's back as he leaned into his car, with his three children, aged 3, 5 and 8, inside the vehicle. Prosecutors maintain the shooting was in self-defense because Blake had a small knife in the car. Video of Blake's shooting sparked an uprising in Kenosha in August against systemic racism and police brutality. Blake's family denoun…
www.democracynow.org/2021/1/6/jacob_blake_kenosha_police_officer_not
Joel Bakan on How Good Corporations Are Bad for Democracy
Russell Mokhiber | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-06
Fifteen years ago, University of British Columbia law professor Joel Bakan came out with a book and movie titled — The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power. That book and movie embedded in the American mind the idea of a corporation as a psychopath. Bakan analyzed the corporation the way a psychiatrist would analyze…
counterpunch.org/2021/01/06/joel-bakan-on-how-good-corporations-are-bad-for-democracy/
With Georgia Senators Joining the Fight, Democrats Must Enact Bold Policy That Invests in Communities and Main Street
commondreams.org | 2021-01-06
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Progressives Back Rep. Cori Bush's Resolution to Expel Lawmakers Who Incited Violent Siege of Capitol
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-01-06
"This is the standard for Democratic members of Congress right now." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12296856511.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2021/01/06/progressives-back-rep-cori-bushs-resolution-expel-lawmakers-who-incited-violent?cd-origin=rss
Google Workers Form Union
Brett Wilkins | indybay.org | 2021-01-06
Google workers have formed a union to promote solidarity, democracy, and social and economic justice. Reprinted here from Common Dreams under Creative Commons License. Photo by Ruth Robertson.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/05/18839207.php
"This Is Voter Suppression"
Latosha Brown | zcomm.org | 2021-01-06
198,000 Georgia Residents Were Illegally Purged from Voter Rolls…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/this-is-voter-suppression/
Wealth Inequality Virus Spikes During the Last Days of 2020
Rick Baum | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-06
As of December 23, the combined wealth of the ten wealthiest was needed to reach the "magic" sum of one trillion dollars. As of December 31, the combined wealth of the nine wealthiest is now more than a trillion. This change was helped by Warren Buffet's loss for the year shrinking during the last eight days of the year from $4.62 billion to $1.62 billion, and Musk's wealth increasing another $15 billion.
counterpunch.org/2021/01/06/wealth-inequality-virus-spikes-during-the-last-days-of-2020/
Democrats set to secure historic win in Georgia's senate run-offs
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-01-06
While Democratic candidates leading by a significant margins over the Republican incumbents, the two seats will tilt the balance of power in the US Senate towards the Democrats…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/01/06/democrats-set-to-secure-historic-win-in-georgias-senate-run-offs/
The Republican party and victimhood as ideology
Robert Freeman | nationofchange.org | 2021-01-06
They are victims of themselves for having backed decades of Republican economic policies explicitly designed to shift vast amounts of national income and wealth to those who were already the most-wealthy.
nationofchange.org/2021/01/06/the-republican-party-and-victimhood-as-ideology/
All eyes on Georgia: What are the implications of US Senate runoffs?
Ali Harb | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-05
All eyes on Georgia: What are the implications of US Senate runoffs? | If they win both races on Tuesday, Democrats will gain control of the Senate, boosting Biden's governing agenda | Ali Harb | Tue, 01/05/2021 – 20: 57 | Raphael Warnock (top left) is challenging Kelly Loeffler (top right), while Jon Ossoff (bottom right) takes on David Perdue in Georgia Senate runoff (AFP/File photos) | The US election season is not over…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/georgia-senate-ossoff-loeffler-perdue-warnock
Selected Articles: Venezuela Elections: A Key Victory for Anti Imperialist Movement in Latin America
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-05
Who to Believe about Venezuela's Election? US Meddling | By Rick Sterling, January 05 2021 | On election day, Sunday December 6, we visited many different elections sites. Typically, the election voting takes place at a school, with five or ten | …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-venezuela-elections-a-key-victory-for-anti-imperialist-movement-in-latin-america/5733648
I Observed Venezuela's Elections Firsthand
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-05
On election day, Sunday, December 6, we began a tour of election sites. Typically, the voting takes place at a school, with five to ten classrooms designated as "mesas," and each voter goes to his or her designated mesa." | The voting process was quick and efficient, with bio-safety sanitation at each step. Voters first showed their identity cards and confirmed their identity with fingerprint recognition. Step two was to cast a ballot on a touchscreen computer and receive a paper receipt. Step three was to verify that the receipt matches the voting choice and deposit the receipt in a ballot box. Finally, voters w…
popularresistance.org/i-observed-venezuelas-elections-firsthand/
Who to believe about Venezuela's election? Firsthand observation or PBS Newshour?
Rick Sterling | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-01-05
In early December I travelled to Venezuela to be an election observer at their national assembly election. I was part of a group of eight persons from Canada and US organized by CodePink. There were about two hundred international observers in total, including the Latin American Council of Electoral Experts. I have previously been an official …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/01/who-to-believe-about-venezuelas-election-firsthand-observation-or-pbs-newshour/
Who to Believe about Venezuela's Election? US Meddling
Rick Sterling | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-05
In early December I travelled to Venezuela to be an election observer at their national assembly election. I was part of a group of eight persons from Canada and US organized by CodePink. There were about two hundred international observers …
globalresearch.ca/who-to-believe-about-venezuelas-election-us-meddling/5733618
Video: The Darkest Winter (2020)
Derrick Broze | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-05
This text was originally published on October 28, 2020 shortly before the US November elections. | This message is for anyone who has concerns about the upcoming U.S. elections, the potential for chaos and civil unrest, or those who fear what …
globalresearch.ca/video-the-darkest-winter-2020/5733604
Saudi Arabia and allies restore full diplomatic relations with Qatar
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-05
Saudi Arabia and allies restore full diplomatic relations with Qatar | Final declaration contained no details of deal, but comes two weeks before President-elect Joe Biden takes office | MEE staff | Tue, 01/05/2021 – 17: 43 | "> | Saudi Arabia and its three Arab allies agreed to restore full ties with Qatar on Tuesday, ending a three-and-a-half year-long blockade against the gas and oil-rich n…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/qatar-blockade-saudi-arabia-and-allies-agree-full-return-ties-doha
Scottish FM Says Trump Can't Come Play Golf on Inauguration Day Due to COVID-19 Restrictions
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-05
US President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration is slated to take place on January 20, while US media has suggested incumbent President Trump was allegedly planning to play golf abroad on that day.
sputniknews.com/society/202101051081662451-scottish-fm-says-trump-cant-come-play-golf-on-inauguration-day-due-to-covid-19-restrictions/
Why the Biden Administration Must Abolish the Death Penalty
Mike Kuhlenbeck | progressive.org | 2021-01-05
Trump's increase in federal executions exposes the racism, classism, inability to deter crime, and high cost of capital punishment.
progressive.org/dispatches/biden-abolish-death-penalty-kuhlenbeck-210105/
In 'Brutal Blow' to Wildlife and Gift to Big Oil, Trump Finalizes Rollback of Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-01-05
Just over two weeks before President Donald Trump is set to leave the White House, his U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday finalized a rollback of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/5882147624_27c5e7956a_o_1.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2021/01/05/brutal-blow-wildlife-and-gift-big-oil-trump-finalizes-rollback-migratory-bird-treaty?cd-origin=rss
'You Alone Have the Power to Temper Justice With Mercy': Trump Urged to Stop Execution of Lisa Montgomery
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-01-05
Three attorneys representing Lisa Montgomery, who is set to be executed by the federal government on January 12, released on Tuesday a petition for her clemency after sending the document to President Donald Trump. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-10-22_at_9.13.34_am_0.png …
commondreams.org/news/2021/01/05/you-alone-have-power-temper-justice-mercy-trump-urged-stop-execution-lisa-montgomery?cd-origin=rss
Trump and His Allies Cannot Ignore the Will of the American People
commondreams.org | 2021-01-05
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Lawsuit Launched to Protect 11 Species Kept on Waiting List by Trump Administration
commondreams.org | 2021-01-05
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Conservation Group to Sue Trump Officials and Agency Over Delayed Protections for 11 Species
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-01-05
The Center for Biological Diversity points out that Trump's presidency "is coming to an end with the worst record protecting species of any administration since the Endangered Species Act was passed." | www.flickr.com/photos/67832671@N00/4855344568…
commondreams.org/news/2021/01/05/conservation-group-sue-trump-officials-and-agency-over-delayed-protections-11?cd-origin=rss
Pussygate to Peachgate: O, Just Shut It, DJ, On Your Way Out
John Kendall Hawkins | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-05
"I never met a man I didn't like…until Donald Trump came along." — Toilet stall wall in Atlanta, Will Rogers (but not that one) Well, it seems like President Donald J. Trump intends to leave office the same way he entered — under the cloud of a scandal involving tape recordings of his outrageous words.
counterpunch.org/2021/01/05/pussygate-to-peachgate-o-just-shut-it-dj-on-your-way-out/
"Medical Apartheid": Israeli Vaccine Drive Excludes Millions of Palestinians in Occupied Territories
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-01-05
Israel has administered COVID-19 vaccines faster than any country in the world, with more than 14% of Israelis receiving vaccines so far. Despite the fast rollout, human rights groups are expressing alarm over Israel's decision not to vaccinate Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, where about 1,500 people have died during the pandemic. Israel has defended its actions citing the Oslo Peace Accords, which put Palestinian authorities in charge of healthcare in the West Bank and Gaza. Palestinian officials are facing a number of hurdles in launching their own vaccine campaign, including a shortage of mone…
www.democracynow.org/2021/1/5/israel_vaccines_palestinian_territories_mustafa_barghouti
New Study Reveals Flawed Predictions of Runaway Costs and Usage Under Medicare for All
Kenny Stancil, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-01-05
"Analysts who've confidently projected a tsunami of healthcare use and costs after Medicare for All are ignoring history." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/m4a_3.jpg …
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In 2021, the best way to fight Neofascist Republicans is to fight Neoliberal Democrats
Norman Solomon | nationofchange.org | 2021-01-05
What's imperative for progressives is not to "speak truth to power" but to speak truth about power — and to drastically change an economic system that provides humongous wealth to a very few and worsening misery to the countless many.
nationofchange.org/2021/01/05/in-2021-the-best-way-to-fight-neofascist-republicans-is-to-fight-neoliberal-democrats/
Health Affairs Study Finds Previous Projections of Costs Under Single-Payer/Medicare for All Ignore Evidence That the Finite Supply of Beds, Nurses, and Physicians Will Prevent a Surge in Health Care Use and Costs
commondreams.org | 2021-01-05
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US Congresswoman slams Israel's Covid-19 vaccination drive which excludes Palestinians
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-05
US Congresswoman slams Israel's Covid-19 vaccination drive which excludes Palestinians | Democrat Marie Newman said Israel has 'humanitarian obligation' to ensure Palestinians living in occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip are vaccinated | MEE staff | Tue, 01/05/2021 – 16: 33 | Marie Newman was sworn into her first term in Congress earlier this week (AFP) | US Congresswoman Marie Newman has hit out at Israel's Covid-19 vacci…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-congresswoman-calls-israel-ensure-palestinians-access-covid-vaccine
Reintroduced 'For the People Act' Praised for Its Potential to Bring Sweeping Democracy Reforms
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-01-05
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Georgia runoffs reveal the total putrefaction of the GOP: Republicans are now openly anti-democratic
Amanda Marcotte | salon.com | 2021-01-05
Democrats ran a normal campaign — but Republicans competed with each other to see who could be the most repugnant…
salon.com/2021/01/05/georgia-runoffs-reveal-the-total-putrefaction-of-the-gop-republicans-are-now-openly-anti-democratic/
Stand Up America Applauds House Democrats For Re-Introducing For The People Act, Urges Congress To Swiftly Pass Landmark Bill
commondreams.org | 2021-01-05
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Democracy 21 Strongly Urges House Members to Support H.R. 1, Historic Democracy Reform Legislation Reintroduced Yesterday
commondreams.org | 2021-01-05
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No Shame at KPFA!Falling In Line Supporting Receivership Like Republicans-Save KPFA & Comp
repost | indybay.org | 2021-01-05
The majority of the KPFA Local Station Board who are supporters the board chair Christina Huggins who sued Pacifica to put it in Receivership included supporters of Save KPFA, New Day Pacifica, Rescue Pacifica, Pacifica Protectors & Community For Independent Radio…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/04/18839193.php
Friday 1/15: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 2021 Birthday Celebration
Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2021-01-05
MLK Library | 24th Street Bypass | Sacramento, CA…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/03/18839180.php
Google Workers Form Union
Brett Wilkins | indybay.org | 2021-01-05
Google workers have formed a union to promote solidarity, democracy, and social and economic justice. Reprinted here from Common Dreams under Creative Commons License. Photo by Ruth Robertson.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/05/18839207.php
America Can't Hide From This Drastic Reckoning
Ariel Dorfman | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-05
What happens to a nation incapable of healing itself? I ask as an American citizen concerned about our damaged democracy but also as someone with roots in Chile, which after many years of dictatorship suffered the harmful consequences of failing to fully complete its democratic transition.
counterpunch.org/2021/01/05/america-cant-hide-from-this-drastic-reckoning/
America Can't Hide From This Drastic Reckoning
Ariel Dorfman | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-05
What happens to a nation incapable of healing itself? I ask as an American citizen concerned about our damaged democracy but also as someone with roots in Chile, which after many years of dictatorship suffered the harmful consequences of failing to fully complete its democratic transition. It is just such a major transition that the…
counterpunch.org/2021/01/05/america-cant-hide-from-this-drastic-reckoning/
Venezuela: National Assembly Prioritizes People's Consultation
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-05
Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez assured Tuesday that the recently elected parliament would hold a permanent consultation process with the people to restore peace and well being to the country. | RELATED: | Jorge Rodriguez Sworn in as President of Venezuelan Parliament | Rodriguez urged parliamentarians to strengthen house-to-house sessions to tackle people's needs. The leader also remarked that the lawmakers democratically elected won't excuse themselves…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-National-Assembly-Prioritizes-Peoples-Consultation-20210105-0023.html