Daily Archives: November 12, 2021

2021-11-12: News Headlines

Ajamu Baraka (2021-11-12). Class Warfare and Socialist Resistance: Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela as Existential Threats to the US. dissidentvoice.org Why do Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela pose such an existential threat to the U.S.? The promise of socialism and their resistance to US class warfare. One of the extreme ironies of the latest attack by the settler-colonial regime of the United States against the national democratic project of Nicaragua is that in Nicaragua, the second …

WSWS (2021-11-12). Strike at Kellogg's in danger as it enters sixth week. wsws.org While the company is pledges to meet its financial targets by running its plants with scab labor, importing cereal from its international operations, the BCTGM union is isolating the strike and promoting poisonous anti-Mexican nationalism.

WSWS (2021-11-12). French police arrest far-right extremists on charges of preparing a coup d'état. wsws.org Remy Daillet was allegedly the leader of a 300-person nation-wide fascist paramilitary organisation, which had planned a coup d'état.

WSWS (2021-11-12). Interview with Hampton Stall, an expert on the far right, on fascist activity in school reopening campaign and January 6 aftermath. wsws.org Eric London recently spoke to Hampton Stall about the impact of the January 6 coup attempt and the coronavirus pandemic on the far right. Stall is a researcher with MilitiaWatch, a nonprofit organization that monitors the online activity of the far right.

Marcelo Colussi (2021-11-12). COP 26, soluciones tibias para problemas candentes. globalizacion.ca El planeta está en peligro y, por tanto, todos los seres vivos (animales y vegetales) que allí vivimos. Desde el inicio de la revolución industrial hace dos siglos, hoy ya extendida por todo el mundo, el capitalismo ha cambiado la…

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-12). Post-war triumphalism: 22-nation "Turkic world"sets sites on Cyprus, land "stolen" by Soviet Union. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Turkic Council's full members are Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Hungary and now Turkmenistan are observers. According to the Secretary General of the Turkic Council, Baghdad Amreyev, fifteen more nations have applied or indicate they desire to apply for observer status, presumably including the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (see below), Ukraine …

WSWS (2021-11-11). Kenosha judge shields right-wing extremist killer Kyle Rittenhouse during his murder trial testimony. wsws.org Judge Schroeder repeatedly intervened to block questions that would have undermined the far-right narrative that the teenage vigilante, an associate of the violent and fascistic Proud Boys, was acting in "self-defense."

The Socialist Program (2021-11-11). U.S. Empire vs. Iran: History and the Present Day. liberationnews.org The United States, having violated and destroyed the Iran nuclear deal under Trump, is now pushing for new concessions. This kind of arrogance is nothing new — it has been the defining feature of U.S. government policy towards Iran for decades…

Nicholas Stender (2021-11-11). Nicaraguans send message of defiance to U.S. Empire with Sandinista election win. liberationnews.org The U.S.-backed opposition boycott was defeated by the people, who came out in large numbers to assert their country's sovereign right to choose its own leaders.

Staff (2021-11-11). U.S. Empire VS. Iran: History & The Present Day. soundcloud.com Watch the video version on BreakThrough News here: youtu.be/WUHHe6h8iXk What could be the final effort to resuscitate the Iran nuclear deal will begin this month with negotiators meeting in Vienna. The United States, having violated and destroyed the deal under Trump, is now pushing for new concessions from Iran. This kind of arrogance is nothing …

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-11). Majestic, Invincible, Supreme Azeri Khan arrives in capital of Pan-Turkic empire. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com President Ilham Aliyev arrives on a visit to the Republic of Turkey On November 11, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev arrived in the Republic of Turkey to participate in the VIII Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States. A guard of honor was lined up in honor of the head of …

Fight Back (2021-11-11). Nicaragua elections a defeat for U.S. empire. fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – For a small, largely agricultural country, Nicaragua has delivered several losses to the much larger, more militarily advanced U.S. empire. From Augusto Sandino's peasant army expelling the U.S. Marines in the 1930s, to the Sandinista Revolution of 1979 that toppled the U.S.-backed Somoza dictatorship, to the electoral return of the Sandinistas in 2006, to the defeat of the U.S.-coordinated soft coup attempt in 2018, the 2021 elections are another win for people of Nicaragua. | With over 65% of eligible voters participating, the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) won the presidency and v…

Liberation Staff, NYC (2021-11-11). 25,000 in NYC vote for a socialist mayor. liberationnews.org Rojas called on the NYC working class to concede nothing in the broader struggles to come. She said, "Join us and together we can build a movement."

Staff (2021-11-11). Ajamu Baraka: Class Warfare & Socialist Resistance Are Why Nicaragua, Cuba, & Venezuela Are Existential Threats To The US. counterpunch.org Why do Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela pose such an existential threat to the U.S.? The promise of socialism and their resistance to US class warfare. One of the extreme ironies of the latest attack by the settler-colonial regime of the United States against the national democratic project of Nicaragua is that in Nicaragua, the second …

WSWS (2021-11-11). Immunologist Dr. Anthony Leonardi speaks on Long COVID and the dangers posed by SARS-CoV-2. wsws.org Concluding part of a two-part interview with the World Socialist Web Site.

Daniel DeFraia (2021-11-11). Why Did the DoD Abandon a Report Tracking 139 Military Mental Health Programs? truthout.org Air Force Capt. Ben Landry struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts and checked himself into Cedar Springs Hospital in Colorado in 2020. He was lucky. "I got support from my unit," he said. | Not everyone at the hospital did. Officers, Captain Landry heard, punished troops for seeking mental health services, issuing letters of reprimand or Article 15 disciplinary procedures, which can reduce pay and rank. | For years, Captain Landry had endured Air Force Suicide Prevention Program man…

Rachell Tucker (2021-11-11). Venezuela: Upcoming mega elections dispel "dictatorship" myth. liberationnews.org On Nov. 21 "Mega Elections" will be held in Venezuela for the country's 23 governorships, 335 mayorships, 253 regional legislative and 2,471 municipal legislative seats — including 69 Indigenous communities.

Anonymous103 (2021-11-11). Is Widespread Institutional/ Corporate Bias Against Herbal Medicines Undermining Global Fight Against COVID-19? southfront.org Illustrative ImageDear friends, | we offer you an interesting and debatable article written by Daniel Edgar. We invite you to share your opinion on this topic in the comments section. | As the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic and related health, social and economic crises continues to climb, the contribution that certain herbal medicines might be able to make to reinforce the global campaign against coronavirus remains largely neglected as State decision makers, pharmaceutical companies and medical and scientific…

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