2022-12-31: News Headlines

teleSUR, jaa, JCM (2022-12-31). Ministro de Defensa ruso felicita a pueblo y soldados por nuevo año. telesurtv.net El ministro hizo un recuento de los peligros y logros evadidos por Rusia y se refirió a la amenaza del fascismo que han tenido que enfrentar en Ucrania.

In Contempt (2022-12-31). In Contempt #24: Mumia Pushes for New Trial, Updates on Antifascist Prisoners, Support #StopCopCity Arrestees. itsgoingdown.org In this column, we present our monthly roundup of political prisoner, prison rebel, and repression news, happenings, announcements, action and analysis. Packed in as always are updates, calls to action, fundraisers, and birthdays. There's a lot happening, so let's dive right in! New Year's Eve Noise Demos It's almost New Year's Eve, which means there's…

Fight Back (2022-12-31). Forward with the people's struggles in 2023! Join the FRSO! fightbacknews.org As the curtain comes down on 2022, the Freedom Road Socialist Organization wishes you a happy new year! We look forward to a new year of struggle, and victories, that raise us to new heights. Conditions show we are in an exciting period for revolutionaries who want to connect with workers and the oppressed with practical plans. 2023 promises many opportunities to organize, build the united front against imperialism, and advance the American revolution with the Freedom Road Socialist Organization playing our part and leading. You should consider The United S…

Suds, Snacks,, Socialism Forum Committee (2022-12-31). Saturday 1/7: Election 2022: What Does It Mean for the Socialist Left? indybay.org

Peter Koenig (2022-12-31). The Plan. WHO's Ten Years of Infectious Diseases (2020 to 2030), Leading to World Tyranny. globalresearch.ca

Common Dreams (2022-12-30). Rights Advocates Alarmed Over Israel's New 'Fascist, Racist, and Settler' Government. juancole.com By Jessica Corbett | ( Commondreams.org ) Global concerns about the new Israeli government—especially what it means for Palestinians—continued to grow Thursday as Benjamin Netanyahu took the oath of office to again serve as prime minister, this time leading the most far-right and religiously conservative coalition in the country's history. The embattled leader …

Jessica Corbett (2022-12-30). Human Rights Advocates Alarmed Over Israel's New "Fascist, Racist" Government. truthout.org Global concerns about the new Israeli government — especially what it means for Palestinians — continued to grow Thursday as Benjamin Netanyahu took the oath of office to again serve as prime minister, this time leading the most far-right and religiously conservative coalition in the country's history. The embattled leader was sworn in following a 63-54 vote of confidence in his new government by… |

WSWS (2022-12-30). Fascist terror and military hostility set tone for Lula's inauguration in Brazil. wsws.org The inauguration of Brazil's president-elect Luís Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers Party (PT), set for January 1, is being prepared under the shadow of fascistic conspiracies in the country.

_____ (2022-12-30). Evidence Of US Backed Coup In Kiev. popularresistance.org NewsGuard, the media rating agency, alleges that Consortium News has published "false content" by reporting that there was a U.S.-backed coup in Ukraine in 2014 and that ne0-Nazis have significant influence in the country. | NewsGuard took issue with a: | "February 2022 article 'Ukraine: Guides to Reflection,' [which] asserted, 'Hence, the inflation of Russian behavior in Ukraine (where Washington organized a coup against a democratically elected government because we disliked its political complexion) … .' | It then wrote: | "The U.S. supported the Maidan revolution that ousted then-Ukraine President Viktor Ya…

Editor (2022-12-30). On the Influence of Neo-Nazism in Ukraine. scheerpost.com

_____ (2022-12-30). A Clash of Competing Nationalisms in Taiwan. strategic-culture.org Imagine if a high-profile American politician, such as the speaker of the House, traveled to Taipei, met with the political leaders of the island, and … nothing happened. The People's Republic of China did not visibly react, the Taiwanese leadership sought to downplay the emphasis on autonomy from the Chinese mainland, and visits on the official's itinerary included monuments to the island's past authoritarian leaders, highlighting hopes of eventual cross-strait reconciliation.

Anonymous103 (2022-12-30). "It's The Industry, Stupid" Economic Nationalism Is On The Rise, Bringing New Risks. southfront.org As the specter of deindustrialization haunts the world, economic warfare is to become much more dangerous than it already is,…

infobrics (2022-12-30). "It's the industry, stupid" – economic nationalism is on the rise, bringing new risks. infobrics.org As the specter of deindustrialization haunts the world, economic warfare is to become much more dangerous than it already is, by turning things into an existential challenge for the concerned parties.

Uriel Araujo (2022-12-30). "It's the industry, stupid" — Economic Nationalism Is on the Rise, Bringing New Risks. globalresearch.ca

Jacqueline Luqman (2022-12-30). Film Review: Netflix's 'Descendant' Shows Capitalism Continues to Oppress African Descendants. towardfreedom.org The story of a bet a wealthy businessman made, as well as a slave ship he financed, and the descendants of the Africans brought to Mobile, Alabama, are the focus of a recently released Netflix documentary, "Descendant." TF board member Jacqueline Luqman explains why the film is worth viewing in her review.

Michael Roberts (2022-12-30). øPuede el capitalismo global aguantar? globalizacion.ca øPuede el capitalismo global aguantar? William Robinson intenta responder a esta pregunta en su libro titulado con la misma pregunta. Robinson es profesor de sociología en la Universidad de California, Santa Bárbara. Con una escritura ágil, Robinson cubre mucho terreno…

Ryan Lockwood (2022-12-30). Buffalo 'bomb cyclone' exposes failure of capitalism. workers.org Buffalo, New York Buffalo is reeling from its worst snowstorm in a generation. From Dec. 23-25, Western New York state was ravaged by a "bomb cyclone," which brought hurricane-force winds, subzero wind chills and over 50 inches of snowfall to the region. But Winter Storm Elliot is as much a . . . |

Staff (2022-12-30). "Unacceptable": NY Progressives Vow to Stop Dem. Gov's Nomination of Conservative Judge to Top Court. democracynow.org In a remarkable development, New York Democrats look likely to defeat Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul's nomination of Hector LaSalle to be the state's next chief judge, after progressives raised concern about his conservative judicial record and anti-abortion, anti-labor and anti-bail reform positions. "We have a situation here in New York where we have an opportunity to shift the highest court in a progressive direction, and the governor is completely fumbling that opportunity," says Jabari Brisport, a Democratic Socialist state senator in Brooklyn who was one of the first to oppose LaSa…

teleSUR, ACH, JGN, SH (2022-12-30). øCómo se creó la URSS y qué impacto tuvo en el mundo?>. telesurtv.net La Unión Soviética o URSS estuvo conformada por cuatro repúblicas socialistas: Rusia, Transcaucasia, Ucrania y Bielorrusia.

WSWS (2022-12-30). Socialist candidate Will Lehman exposes massive voter suppression in the UAW elections. wsws.org Lehman's written protest is an encyclopedic historical record of the election, comprehensively detailing every facet of the antidemocratic conspiracy by the entrenched bureaucracy to cling to power by suppressing the vote.

_____ (2022-12-30). 2022… The Year That Marked the End of America's Hegemony. strategic-culture.org The war in Ukraine has dominated the past year. Other global crises of soaring energy and food costs are collateral damage from the conflict in Ukraine. | The war in Ukraine has dominated the past year. Other global crises of soaring energy and food costs are collateral damage from the conflict in Ukraine. | The conflict is not simply a localized one in the center of Europe on Russia's doorstep involving a reactionary anti-Russian regime in Kiev. The conflict represents a historic showdown between the United States and its allies in the NATO military alliance it leads, and Russia. The showdown has been a long tim…

WSWS (2022-12-30). Mexicans protest president AMLO's "neglect" in case of 43 Ayotzinapa teaching students. wsws.org The AMLO administration's protection of the highest ranks of the state behind the Ayotzinapa killings exposes the reactionary character of its efforts to perpetuate the domestic deployment of the military.

Edu Montesanti (2022-12-30). Argentina Sentencing Former Military Dictators is a Regional Model, Says Chomsky. orinocotribune.com On December 21, former Argentine police officer Mario Sandoval was sentenced to 15 years in prison for crimes against humanity during the last Argentine military dictatorship. | "The Argentine killers and torturers reached the peak of horror," expresses Chomsky to journalist Edu Montesanti, while celebrating one more among many convictions of former dictators in the South American country over the years. | On a trial for crimes against humanity related to the last Argentine military dictatorship (1976-83), former Argentine police officer Mario Sandoval, 69, was found guilty by the justice of his country last Dece…

Jake Johnson (2022-12-30). Big Pharma and GOP allies aim to sabotage Medicare drug price reforms. nationofchange.org "Patients fought hard for the reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act—and we won't let Big Pharma and its allies' fearmongering scare us."

Jessica Corbett (2022-12-30). DOJ Suit Accuses Major Drug Distributor of Fueling US Opioid Epidemic. truthout.org The Biden administration on Thursday filed suit against one of the nation's largest pharmaceutical distributors, AmerisourceBergen, and two of its subsidiaries for allegedly violating federal law and contributing to the opioid epidemic. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the complaint accuses AmerisourceBergen of at least hundreds of thousands of violations… |

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