(2021-11-22). What Would Have Worked Better Than Building Back Anything. warisacrime.org 
The most well-known problem with lesser-evil, two-party, winner-take-all elections, at least in a system of legalized bribery and corporate-state media, is the absence of virtually any really good candidates. Naturally this results in (or is at least one major cause of) the tendency of many to not vote at all — with the United States …
(2021-11-22). Deere workers denounce UAW "dirty tricks" operation to pass contract: "They're criminal scumbags" wsws.org As 10,000 John Deere workers have begun to return to plants and warehouses in recent days following the shutdown of their five-week-long strike, anger has remained high at the United Auto Workers union.
(2021-11-22). Reader's comment on Belarus' warning of war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From Alex re "If we start a war here in Belarus, NATO and Russia will get involved. It will be a nuclear war." With the recent failure of US-NATO-allied bloc regime change efforts (targeting Belarus) through colour revolution techniques, a kinetic stage of operations is approaching. Importantly, recent joint Russia-Belarus displays of military cooperation (involving …
(2021-11-22). Speaking Truth to Empire about AFRICOM. warisacrime.org "Speaking Truth to Empire" on KFCF 88.1 independently owned and locally operated since 1975 in Fresno, Dan Yaseen interviews Tunde Osazua, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace, he is the coordinator of U.S. Out of Africa Network. They discuss the Black Alliance for Peace, AFRICOM, American and European imperialism in Africa.
(2021-11-22). Remembering Greenham Common. zcomm.org Review of Mothers of the Revolution, a new documentary that tells the story of the women who helped to end the Cold War…
(2021-11-22). 21N Regional Elections in Venezuela Held in Peace and with High Turnout. orinocotribune.com Caracas, November 21, 2021 ( Orinoco Tribune team toured Caracas in the afternoon and noted a higher turnout, higher than the ones registered since 2017, besides the fact that traditionally most…
(2021-11-22). Russian Foreign Ministry warns once again of NATO threats on its border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO ignores Russia's warnings and continues to fan tension at its borders — diplomat NATO is ignoring Moscow's warnings and continues to fan tension at the Russian borders, with the joint US-Estonian drills being another example of such actions, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday. "Russia warns NATO against fanning tension near …
(2021-11-22). New Files Expose Australian Govt's Betrayal of Julian Assange and Detail his Prison Torment. orinocotribune.com 
By Kit Klarenberg — Nov 17, 2021 | Documents provided exclusively to The Grayzone detail Canberra's abandonment of Julian Assange, an Australian citizen, and provide shocking details of his prison suffering | Was the government of Australia aware of the US Central Intelligence Agency plot to assassinate Julian Assange, an Australian citizen and journalist arrested and now imprisoned under unrelentingly bleak, harsh conditions in the UK? | Why have the country's elected leaders refused to publicly advocate for one of its citizens, who has been held on dubious charges and subjected to torture by a foreign powe…
(2021-11-22). The way forward for film and television workers in the aftermath of IATSE's sabotage. wsws.org Workers need to build independent rank-and-file committees, independent of IATSE, that actually represent their interests.
(2021-11-22). United Workers Union rams through sell-out at Australian clothing warehouse. wsws.org Country Road workers have returned to work under a union-management agreement that does nothing to address bottom-of-industry wages.
(2021-11-22). The Costs of War (to You). zcomm.org Where So Much of Our Money Really Went…
(2021-11-22). After year of protests, Modi says three pro-agribusiness laws will be repealed. wsws.org The far-right Modi government is withdrawing the farm bills only so as to better prepare and prosecute its class war offensive against India's workers and toilers.
(2021-11-22). To Keep Fossil Carbon Out of the Air, Just Stop Pulling It Out of the Earth. zcomm.org Ending the extraction of fossil fuels from the Earth while achieving material sufficiency, equity, and justice would move us a long way toward the more livable future…
(2021-11-22). Tomgram: Andrea Mazzarino, Our Needs Versus the Pentagon's. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Don't you wonder sometimes why officials in Washington have never paid the slightest attention to that famous old Vietnam-era song lyric, "War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!"? After all, two decades of the American "Global War …
(2021-11-22). Jesus 'Chuy' Negrete, Chicago folklorist, writer, singer of Chicano movement, dead at 72. zcomm.org 'He told our stories,' actor Edward James Olmos says of the Chicago writer of corridos some called the 'Chicano Woody Guthrie.'
(2021-11-22). Anti-Chavismo Comes Out to Vote and Calls for Participation in 21N Regional Elections. orinocotribune.com 
From very early on this Sunday, November 21, candidates and politicians of the Venezuelan opposition exercised their right to vote to elect future state governors, mayors, state legislators and city councilors of the country. | Opposition politicians detailed their experience at the polls with images and messages to motivate the participation of citizens in the elections. One such politician was David Uzcátegui, Fuerza Vecinal candidate for the governorship of the state of Miranda, who, through his Twitter account, reported that he had already exercised his right to vote in the company of his family. | "People of…
(2021-11-21). Protests after U.S. teenager acquitted in shooting deaths. america.cgtn.com 
Protests erupted in several cities, after teenager Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges in the shooting deaths of two men at racial justice protests last year. Relatives of the victims are urging the demonstrators to keep fighting, but to do it peacefully.
(2021-11-21). "If we start a war here in Belarus, NATO and Russia will get involved. It will be a nuclear war." antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Lukashenko cautions against attempts to start war in Belarus Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko cautions against attempts to start a war in Belarus' territory. He made the relevant statement in an interview with the BBC on 19 November, BelTA has learned. "You have to understand that if we start a war here in Belarus, NATO and …
(2021-11-21). Chicago activists demand release of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. liberationnews.org 
Saab is fighting extradition to the U.S. for the "crime" of trying to procure humanitarian supplies of food, fuel, and medicine from Iran in violation of illegal U.S. sanctions.
(2021-11-21). Dozens injured after car plows through Christmas parade in Wisconsin (VIDEO). rt.com 
Multiple people were injured after an SUV rammed into the crowd at a parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin. There have also been reports of shots fired. Police have identified a person of interest in the investigation. | The incident took place during a Christmas parade on Sunday afternoon, which was livestreamed on Facebook. | The broadcast was cut off after it showed the car going full-speed towards the crowd. A
(2021-11-21). The UN's Criminal Enterprise and Ecological Catastrophe in Haiti. popularresistance.org When we consider the current ecological threat to the earth and its inhabitants, we cannot forget the outsized place of war and empire in exacerbating climate change and enabling environmental catastrophe. The ongoing United Nations occupation of Haiti provides an example. As does the introduction of a cholera epidemic by UN soldiers. Cholera is an extension of the totality of violence – material, political, and ecological — enacted by a presumably humanitarian peacekeeping mission.
(2021-11-21). Digging for Peace — Resisting Nuclear Weapons. zcomm.org We greeted old and new friends, sang, prayed, shared food and distributed pink shovels and conspired to dig our way into the base, onto the runway and disrupt the practice…
(2021-11-21). Venezuelans Begin Voting In Subnational Elections. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, 21.1 million Venezuelans are entitled to elect 23 governors, 335 mayors, 253 legislators, and 2,471 councilors. For the first time since 2007, the opposition participated in the democratic process and called on the population to go to the polling stations. | RELATED: | "November 21 arrived! The victory target sounds, the heart beats strong. Venezuelans, let's go to vote in peace and harmony and united for th…
(2021-11-21). Digging for Peace: Resisting Nuclear Weapons. dissidentvoice.org 
On Wednesday, October 20, I joined "Vrede Scheppen," "Create Peace," about 25 peace activists from the Netherlands, Germany and Austria at the airbase at Volkel, Netherlands, making a plea for an end to nuclear weapons. This base is home to two Dutch F16 fighter wings and the United States Air Force 703rd Munitions Support Squadron. …
(2021-11-21). Table Tennis: Peace through Sport. america.cgtn.com 
CGTN covers the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships.
(2021-11-21). America's "Long War" against the Korean Nation. globalresearch.ca …
(2021-11-21). National defense and dead children. zcomm.org War dehumanizes everyone it touches…
(2021-11-21). US Sustains Vaccination Efforts In Lethal Shadow Of COVID-19. telesurenglish.net About 60 percent of the U.S. population is heading into the winter months with reduced protection against the coronavirus, according to data released this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), while health experts warned that those who were vaccinated early in the year are likely to have waning immunity. | RELATED: | Currently, around 6 in 10 Americans are fully vaccinated with over half having received their last shot more than…
(2021-11-21). Climate Diplomacy Failed Again. Only Movements From Below Can Save the Planet. truthout.org 
The outcome at COP26 doesn't bode well for the future of the planet, but then again, no one remotely aware of the history of international climate talks should have expected anything but a failure at Glasgow. | As a matter of fact, given what we already know about the science of climate change (fossil fuels are the primary culprits behind global warming), and, in light of our experience with the catastrophic effects of global warming (heat waves, wildfires, floods, droughts, melting glaciers,…
(2021-11-21). WEEKEND READER: Fact-Checking Exxon's New York Times Ad. dailyposter.com 
(2021-11-21). Revamping Chinatown neighborhoods in NYC. america.cgtn.com 
Earlier this month, Chinatown in Manhattan was awarded a $20 million state grant to help redevelop New York's oldest Asian American neighborhood. It's hoped the work will help attract more visitors to the area, which has been hit by both the economic impact of …
(2021-11-21). The US-NATO War of Aggression against Yugoslavia. globalresearch.ca First published on March 21, 2021 |
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(2021-11-21). Teamsters United victory is historic step forward. fightbacknews.org Washington, DC – Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) around the country have much to celebrate. For over two decades, the IBT led by Jimmy Hoffa Jr. did very little to help union members and working people. Instead, the Hoffa Jr. regime busied itself with arranging givebacks to employers and managing the general decline of the Teamsters. Workers represented by the Teamsters saw their contracts become weaker, their union become smaller, and whatever respect they had on the job evaporate. | However, all of that is set to change now that O'Brien-Zuckerman (OZ) and their Teamsters United slat…
(2021-11-21). Most Americans Look Favorably on Global Governance. warisacrime.org Amid all the flag-waving, chants of "USA, USA," and other nationalist hoopla that characterize mainstream politics in the United States, it's easy to miss the fact that most Americans favor global governance. Although a great many Americans do feel a sense of identification with the U.S. government, a majority also supports the exercise of transnational …
(2021-11-21). European Union Election Observation Mission Meets with Right-Wing Politicians: Guaidó, Capriles, Machado, Evans and Figuera. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, November 18, representatives of the European Union (EU) Elections Observation Mission (EOM) that is in Venezuela reported via Twitter on several meetings they held with spokespersons of Venezuela's extreme right, such as former deputy Juan Guaidó and the coordinator of the Vente Venezuela movement, María Corina Machado, in the hours before of the regional and municipal mega-elections. | In this regard, the international observers is maintaining their work schedule while the National Electoral Council's (CNE) schedule for the November 21 mega-elections advances with the objective to materialize the de…
(2021-11-21). Guinness Confirms Venezuela's El Sistema Record as Largest Orchestra in the World. orinocotribune.com With a gala held this Saturday, November 20, at the headquarters of El Sistema, the official announcement of the results of the record attempt was made, as Venezuela's National System of Youth and Children's Orchestras and Choirs of Venezuela (El Sistema) obtained the Guinness World Record for "The Largest Orchestra in the World." | This record was held until Saturday by Russia, where in 2019, 8,097 musicians performed the Russian national anthem. Now the record belongs to Venezuela, where 12,096 musicians from El Sistema, in a new feat, performed various pieces at the Military University of Venezuela. The piece…
(2021-11-21). President Maduro Asks EU Commission to Respect Venezuela's Electoral Process. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, November 20, President Nicolás Maduro urged the European Union Observation Mission, which is currently in Venezuela as an international observer for the November 21 elections, to respect the country's electoral process and legal framework. | During a meeting held with members of the International Accompaniment Program for the November 21 Elections, Maduro rejected the EU Mission's intention to issue a final verdict on the validity of the Venezuelan elections. | President Maduro asked "can any international observer visiting any country in the world be the one to give a verdict on the validity of a di…
(2021-11-21). Back to the Ballot! Rolling Coverage of Venezuela's 'Mega-elections'. venezuelanalysis.com Live updates from VA's on-the-ground team as Venezuelans head to the polls to elect a massive 3,082 officials.
(2021-11-21). Cuba Ships 1,5 Million Abdala Vaccines To Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Cuba's Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) announced the delivery of 1,5 million Abdala COVID-19 vaccines to Venezuela. | RELATED: | "We want to cooperate with the coronavirus immunization of this brother country's people, who currently suffer the consequences of the U.S. blockade amidst the pandemic," the CIGB tweeted and recalled that other 5,4 million Abdala vaccines had previously been shipped to Venez…
(2021-11-21). Venezuelans Entrepreneurship is on the Rise Despite All Odds. america.cgtn.com 
Venezuela has been in a deep recession since 2013. And like many other countries, it has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. But it's not all gloom and doom. Perhaps because of the crisis, Venezuelans are showing more resilience. Despite all odds, some entrepreneurs …
(2021-11-21). Venezuela Election Update: Socialist Party Notes People's Vote. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, 21.1 million Venezuelans are entitled to elect 23 governors, 335 mayors, 253 state legislators, and 2,471 councilors. For the first time since 2007, opposition parties participate in the democratic process and call on the population to go to the polling stations. The main events of this electoral event are presented below according to their occurrence at local time. | RELATED: | 16.30. United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV)…
(2021-11-21). Venezuela: The Dictatorship of Democracy. orinocotribune.com By Marcos Maranges — Nov 18, 2021 | On this coming Sunday, November 21, Venezuela will go to regional and local elections to vote for over 3000 public officials. However, some governments and people still think that the country is a dictatorship ruled by President Nicolás Maduro. We all know where these words come from, but despite it, is there any solid evidence or argument to believe it? The upcoming electoral process gives us the perfect context to put a light on this issue. | In this opportunity, the right-wing parties have proposed candidates for the first time since 2018. The Venezuelan opposition inte…