(2022-01-15). Stewart Rhodes and Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy. wsws.org The arrest of fascist Oath Keeper leader Stewart Rhodes and 10 other Oath Keepers on charges of seditious conspiracy explodes the claim that January 6 was merely an unruly protest and not a conspiracy by Trump to overturn the 2020 election result and establish a dictatorship.
(2022-01-15). Return the gold to Venezuela! orinocotribune.com 
On 8-9 January the Revolutionary Communist Group and supporters of its newspaper Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! took to the streets demanding that Britain return $1.8bn of gold to Venezuela. | The action was called in response to the criminal ruling on 20 December, where Britain's Supreme Court recognised as the owner of $1.8bn of gold held in the Bank of England's vaults, not the legitimate socialist party government of Venezuela, but rather the discredited opposition 'interim president', Juan Guaido — the failed puppet of US imperialism. Whilst Nicolas Maduro's government in Venezuela demands the gold…
(2022-01-15). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org Delhi University staff strike over unpaid wages; Sri Lankan health workers strike in North Central Province; Australia: Patrick Terminals to terminate enterprise agreement…
(2022-01-15). Enduring Stain: The Guantánamo Military Prison Turns Twenty. dissidentvoice.org Anniversaries for detention centres, concentration camps and torture facilities are not the relishable calendar events in the canon of human worth. But not remembering them, when they were used, and how they continue being used, would be unpardonable amnesia. On January 11, 2002, the first prisoners of the absurdly named "War on Terror", declared with …
(2022-01-14). The Missing Chapter in Malcolm X's Biography They Hid From You. libya360.wordpress.com Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza When Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965, the revolutionary flames of Black nationalism he had ignited could not be dimmed. If anything, the name 'Malcolm X' is indelibly engraved in the hearts of millions of not only in the United States but in the rest of the world. But here was a…
(2022-01-14). The Jakarta Method: The Project to Preserve Capitalism Through Terror. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea Late-stage capitalism began when capitalism ceased to be a revolutionary force, and started being a reactionary one. By the middle of the 19th century, when the bourgeoisie had overthrown feudalism throughout most of the globe, their new system became a force for regression, something that still existed not because of progress but despite…
(2022-01-14). The Battle at Lake Changjin: China's Anti-war Film. dissidentvoice.org For decades, Hollywood has produced a plethora of films extolling American military prowess in warfare. Aside from Oliver Stone films and a few others, e.g., Casualties of War, usually these Hollywood films depict the United States as a force for good defeating fascists and other evildoers. Never-ending US militarism has provided a cornucopia of potential …
(2022-01-14). Leader of fascist Oath Keepers arrested on seditious conspiracy in January 6 coup attempt. wsws.org Stewart Rhodes and 10 other members of the militia group were indicted on charges that they stormed the Capitol in an attempt to prevent the certification of Trump's election defeat.
(2022-01-14). Two Exemplary Twentieth-Century Socialist Latin American Lives: José Carlos Mariátegui and Orlando Letelier. orinocotribune.com By Nicholas Birns — Jan 10, 2022 | The two books we will analyze in this essay, Bread and Beauty: The Cultural Politics of José Carlos Mariátegui by Juan E. De Castro, and Alan McPherson's Ghosts of Sheridan Circle: How a Washington Assassination Brought Pinochet's Terror State to Justice, are very different in subject matter, discipline, and style. But they both tell the stories of twentieth century Latin American activists of the left who strove for social justice and against dictatorship and authoritarianism. Together, they show the variety of and range of contemporary Latin American studies. | Although t…
(2022-01-14). Kazakhstan Must Not be Allowed to Become Another Ukraine. orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes — Jan 11, 2022 | What I am trying to convey here is the conclusion that America, the EU, and NATO care nothing for democracy and freedom. |
(2022-01-14). Nicaragua In The Multipolar World. popularresistance.org The United States and the European Union announced new sanctions on the day that Daniel Ortega was inaugurated as president of Nicaragua. The move was not surprising, given that the United States congress passed the RENACER Act one week before elections which were held on November 7. | The people of Nicaragua have acted in defiance of the United States ever since the 1979 revolution. First, Ronald Reagan used reactionary forces, the Contras, as proxies in an attempt to destroy the new government. The Reagan administration mined Nicaragua's harbors and fomented a war which cost an estimated 30,000 lives. The Unite…
(2022-01-14). How the populist right twists leftwing ideas to appeal to voters. nationofchange.org One of the more interesting aspects of rightwing populism, especially in the form it's taken in the United States, is its use of traditionally leftist talking points for reactionary political ends. This is a smart strategy as leftist ideas are broadly popular, especially when directed at the unaccountable power of big business and its servants …
(2022-01-14). We Can't Let Radical Hope Disappear Into the Abyss of Authoritarianism. truthout.org 
This interview with Chuck Mertz on "This is Hell!" builds on my Truthout essay, "
(2022-01-14). 'Anytime, Anywhere': Dr. Oz Challenges 'Petty Tyrant' Fauci to Debate on COVID-19. sputniknews.com Dr. Mehmet Cengiz àñz, popularly known as 'Dr. Oz,' confirmed that he would end his role as a TV-based cardiothoracic surgeon to pursue a new political role as a US senator after recently relocating to Pennsylvania. The celebrity doctor's newfound aspiration, coupled with his opinions about COVID, have raised eyebrows.
(2022-01-14). "Bastille 2022": Building a Worldwide Movement Against "Corona Tyranny" globalresearch.ca Bastille 2022 pertains to the restoration of fundamental rights. It seeks to reverse the criminal COVID-19 agenda which in the course of the last two years has triggered economic, social and political chaos Worldwide, coupled with bankruptcies, unemployment, mass poverty and despair.