(2021-11-18). President Maduro as 21N Elections Approach: 'This is Venezuelan Democracy'. orinocotribune.com 
As the protagonist of an intense and permanent battle in defense of the rights of oppressed peoples, President Nicolás Maduro defines the progressive forces of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Now, President Maduro is in the midst of the electoral process to choose regional and local offices. | The president addressed the issue this Wednesday, November 17, during his participation, via video-conference, in the World Day in Defense of Democracy and the Truth of Venezuela. The event was attended by more than 300 international guests of Maduro's United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) who arrived in Venezuel…
(2021-11-18). Pfizer gets new $5.3bn boost over Covid. rt.com 
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has agreed a $5.29 billion deal with the American government to provide 10 million doses of its new Covid-19 oral antiviral drug, Paxlovid. | "This promising treatment could help accelerate our path out of this pandemic by offering another life-saving tool for people who get sick with Covid-19," Xavier Becerra, secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, said on Thursday. | Read more | | Under the deal, Pfizer is to deliver some 10 mil…
(2021-11-18). Climate Challenge Cannot be Overcome in an Unjust World. zcomm.org Can the world's awakening youth, exert enough pressure to make the political class in the Global North to cut themselves off from the militarized belief systems of political realism and capitalism…
(2021-11-18). Pfizer bullies governments worldwide in COVID-19 vaccine contracts: report. ecns.cn U.S. multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation Pfizer has been bullying governments around the world in COVID-19 vaccine contracts, said a recent report.
(2021-11-18). House censures Gosar while Republicans defend fascist threats. wsws.org Gosar provoked the censure motion nine days ago by posting on his official Twitter account an edited video that depicted him killing Ocasio-Cortez with a sword and then brandishing the weapon in the face of President Biden. The response of Republicans marks a further step in the fascistic transformation of the party.
(2021-11-18). The Russia-China-Iran Alliance. dissidentvoice.org NATO, the U.S. Government, and all other "neoconservatives" (adherents to Cecil Rhodes's 1877 plan for a global U.S. empire that would be run, behind the scenes, by the UK's aristocracy) have been treating Russia, China, and Iran, as being their enemies. In consequence of this: Russia, China, and Iran, have increasingly been coordinating their international …
(2021-11-18). Australian establishment legitimises fascist political violence with anti-lockdown protests. wsws.org Demonstrations against proposed pandemic laws in the state of Victoria are being used to integrate an extreme-right-wing and fascistic anti-lockdown milieu into the official political establishment.
(2021-11-18). Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE to hold online meeting on Rajapakse government's austerity budget. wsws.org World Socialist Web Site readers, workers, youth and intellectuals are invited to participate in this crucial meeting and discussion on how to fight Colombo's brutal social attacks.
(2021-11-18). Australian Electoral Commission rejects SEP application for pandemic extension of registration deadline. wsws.org The AEC's pre-election refusal of an extension confirms the necessity for the determined campaign being conducted by the Socialist Equality Party against the new anti-democratic electoral laws.
(2021-11-18). A Dirty Occupation: The UN's Criminal Enterprise and Ecological Catastrophe in Haiti. libya360.wordpress.com Jemima Pierre UN tanker truck offloading the raw sewage of MINUSTAH Peacekeepers at Morne Cabrit sewage treatment plant in January 2013. Photo: Isabeau Doucet What are the environmental and ecological impacts of large-scale military occupations by the United Nations "peacekeeping" missions? The deadly cholera epidemic unleashed on the Haitian people by UN soldiers is an…
(2021-11-17). First day of jury deliberations in trial of fascist shooter Rittenhouse ends without a verdict. wsws.org The jury in the trial of the right-wing shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, who killed two unarmed men with an AR-15-style assault rifle during anti-police violence protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, completed the first day of deliberations on Tuesday without a verdict.
(2021-11-17). FBI & CDC investigate 'smallpox' vials at big pharma facility — media. rt.com 
The FBI and CDC have launched a probe after several "questionable vials" labeled as "smallpox" were discovered in a freezer at a lab near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, according to an alert obtained by Yahoo News. | The 15 mysterious vials were found on Tuesday night at a Merck laboratory,
(2021-11-17). American Fascism on Trial in Kenosha. scheerpost.com 
The Kenosha County Courthouse and Jail in Kenosha, Wisconsin. ( By Paul Street / Never forget the inspiring righteousnes…
(2021-11-17). Popular Black Socialist Gets Death Threats After Successful Event, Complaints About Using Fred Hampton's Name. moguldom.com Nearly 500 workers at a Kellogg Co. cereal plant in Omaha, Nebraska went on strike six weeks ago, and they are still walking the picket lines after the company and employees' union failed to reach a new deal. The previous contract expired at midnight on Oct. 5, Omaha CBS affiliate 3News Now reported. A popular Black socialist …
(2021-11-17). Anti-socialist protests flop in Havana; pro-Cuba solidarity on display in NYC. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK—For months, opponents of Cuba's socialist government have been calling for protests on Nov. 15th. Archipelago, the largely internet-confined Cuban activist-led "initiative" organizing what they called a "Civic March for Change" or "N15" protests, promised to flood the streets of Cuba demanding political liberty—and regime change. These calls quickly found amplifiers in the United …
(2021-11-17). Inflation is Class Warfare. liberationnews.org 
Brian and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the steepest rise in prices in the last 30 years, which has handed politicians like Joe Manchin a convenient excuse to deepen their opposition to pro-worker social programs…
(2021-11-17). The eco-politics of the sublime: nature, environmentalism, and Covid-ecology. mronline.org 
A conception of the sublime, liberated from its racist, sexist and domineering classic form, should form a part of any ecosocialist imaginary.
(2021-11-17). Reactionary SOS Cuba movement falls on its face. fightbacknews.org The SOS Cuba movement, which called for pro-US protests in Cuba on November 15, has fallen on its face. Protests were reported in several Florida cities, but there were none in Cuba. Despite backing from the U.S. government and heavily sympathetic coverage from every major U.S. news outlet, the small group of U.S.-funded counterrevolutionaries in Cuba were not able to organize even a single, small protest. American peace activist Medea Benjamin reported that the main protest site designated by the counterrevolutionaries was occupied only by two clowns, entertaining passersby. | U.S. media placed the blame on supp…
(2021-11-17). Duterte-Marcos Jr. alliance is now official, rights advocates petition for disqualification. peoplesdispatch.org Sara Duterte, Davao City mayor and daughter of Rodrigo Duterte, and Ferdinand Marcos Jr, son of former Philippine dictator, have announced an alliance for the general election scheduled for May 2022…
(2021-11-17). Davos Billionaires Want to Save the Planet… Why Don't Developing Countries Trust Them? strategic-culture.org 
For the time being, the world's developing sector is generally not going to accept being sacrificed on the altar of a new Gaia cult managed by a priesthood of Davos billionaires. | A miracle appears to be happening, as the multibillionaires of the World Economic Forum (WEF) appear to have grown consciences. | As if by magic, it appears that these gold collar elites no longer yearn for profit and power as they once had. As COP26 closes up its 12 day annual ceremonies, leading WEF-connected figures like Prince Charles, Jeff Bezos, Mario Draghi, Mark Carney and Klaus Schwab have announced a new system of economics t…
(2021-11-17). 'Reckless' FDA and Big Pharma Greed Blamed for Medicare Premium Hike. scheerpost.com 
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Medicare Part B recipients will soon be hit with one of the biggest premium increases in the history of the government program, a hike driven in large part by the Food and Drug Administration's scandalous approval of a costly—and, according to many experts, dubious—Alzheimer's drug. "Medicare's inability to negotiate lower drug prices means that Big …