(2021-11-06). After Seeing a "Milestone" US Unmanned Vessels Exercise the Chinese Are Already Mailing a Surrender. anti-empire.com 
Unmanned vessels continue to make stunning advances in naval warfare. From a Breaking Defense website article,A new US Navy task force recently completed its first at-sea exercise featuring unmanned vessels sailing in concert with friendly foreign ships, US 5th Fleet announced on Tuesday. | "During the two-day training exercise, Task Force 59 integrated and evaluated new MANTAS T-12 unmanned surface vessels (USV) that operated alongside manned U.S. patrol craft and Bahrain Defense Force maritime assets," according to a Navy statement. (1) | Wow! Unmanned vessels in a Navy task force! Operating with US patrol craf…
(2021-11-06). Alex Saab's case—Legally, politically damaging to the U.S. workers.org 
The following is based on a statement on the case of diplomatic Special Envoy Alex Saab — kidnapped by the U.S. for attempting to ameliorate the dire conditions wreaked on Bolivarian Venezuela by U.S. sanctions — and was issued Nov. 5 by the International Action Center. The statement has been . . . |
(2021-11-06). Dissenter Weekly: Colorado Kept Mental Patient 'Unconstitutionally Confined'. thedissenter.org 
Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (Photo from Colorado's state government website and in the public domain) | In this edition, the "Dissenter Weekly" returns after a month-long hiatus as a short podcast (10-15 minutes). There is both a video and an audio version. | The show starts with coverage of the state of New York, where whistleblower protection for workers was recently Toward the end, Kevin covers the Colorado Mental Health Insitute at Pueblo and a whistleblower who…
(2021-11-06). UK settled 417 Iraq war compensation claims in 2021. middleeasteye.net 
UK settled 417 Iraq war compensation claims in 2021 | Lawyers for claimants welcome settlements as proof that accusations of abuse by British soldiers have merit | Sat, 11/06/2021 – 16: 13 | British troops, members of 40 Commando, Royal Marines with Iraqi prisoners, after taking the Fao fields on the Fao Peninsula 21 March 2003 (AFP) | The British Minister of Defence (MoD) settled 417 compensation claims by Ir…
(2021-11-06). Reject Howard University's attempts to blame students for cafeteria layoffs! wsws.org The attempt by administrators to blame student protesters for the layoff of school cafeteria workers is a provocative attack on the rights of workers and students alike and must be actively opposed.
(2021-11-06). Argentine judge indicts Spanish Franco-era minister on murder charges. wsws.org Spain's Socialist Party-Podemos government is refusing to implement the arrest warrant issued in Argentina for former Francoite minister Rodolfo Martín Villa.
(2021-11-06). Bolivian President Warns 'Carbon Colonialism' Won't Solve Climate Crisis. zcomm.org "The solution," said Luis Arce at COP26, "is to change the model of civilization and move towards an alternative model to capitalism, the concept of living well together in harmony with Mother Earth.
(2021-11-06). Top US general reduces time frame for war with China to two years. wsws.org Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman General Milley focused his remarks on US tensions with China over Taiwan, which have rapidly come to the fore under Biden.
(2021-11-06). Science summit warns of escalating pandemic disaster. wsws.org The two-day summit consisted of 22 different sessions on the pandemic, including on airborne transmission, inequities in global vaccine distribution, the effects of Long COVID and the development of new variants of SARS-CoV-2.
(2021-11-05). Ajamu Baraka on US Ethiopian Policy. popularresistance.org It's a very interesting environment, and it's interesting that you connect up the issue of media, CNN, for example, and Facebook. That's a very important and interesting kind of connection. Why? Oh, I think we forget that Facebook is supposed to be merely a platform for the exchange of information and ideas. But there's tremendous pressure on Facebook to, in fact, operate as a publisher by deciding what content is appropriate for users to share and what content is inappropriate. | CNN, of course, is a privately owned corporation. But Black Alliance for Peace suggests that CNN is part of what we refer to as the id…
(2021-11-05). Video: Militaries As Global Health Threat. warisacrime.org By Rotary Club of Fort Collins, November 4, 2021 | David Swanson spoke on November 3, 2021, with the Rotary Club of Fort Collins. The views he expressed were his, obviously, and not those of the Rotary Club of Fort Collins. But they could be yours. That's up to you.
(2021-11-05). Russia's Favorite Menopausal Psychopath Bans School-Related Public Events Until 2024. anti-empire.com 
| Imagine if Hillary Clinton got pregnant after sexually assaulting a demon. That actually happened, and Anna Popova—chief dominatrix of Russia's "federal service for human wellbeing" (Rospotrebnadzor)—is the
(2021-11-05). Headlines for November 5, 2021. democracynow.org World's Biggest Polluters Remain on Sidelines as Over 40 Nations Pledge to Phase Out Coal, House Schedules Votes on Infrastructure Bill & Build Back Better Act, "We Want to Live!": Climate Activists Confront Sen. Joe Manchin over Climate Emergency, White House Announces Vaccine Mandate for Over 100 Million U.S. Workers by January 4, U.S. to Cancel Contract with COVID-19 Vaccine Maker That Ruined Millions of Doses, Moderna Reports $3.3B Third-Quarter Profit; Protesters Demand It Share Vaccine Recipe, U.S. Proposes New $650 Million Missile Sale to Saudi Arabia, Despite Yemen War Crimes, Two Indigenous Mapuche Leade…
(2021-11-05). US Peace Prize Awarded To World Beyond War. popularresistance.org Above photo: US Peace Prize. The 2021 US Peace Prize has been awarded to World BEYOND War "for exceptional global advocacy and creative peace education to end war and dismantle the war machine." Michael Knox, Chair of the US Peace Memorial Foundation, thanked World BEYOND War and its members "for years of outstanding and prolific antiwar actions and extensive peace educational projects involving …
(2021-11-05). Analyzing US Special Envoy For The Horn Of Africa Feltman's Threats Against Ethiopia. oneworld.press Feltman didn't come to Ethiopia to mediate peace, he came to deliver an ultimatum threatening a 20-year proxy war if his hosts don't immediately surrender.
(2021-11-05). Alabama Judge Orders Stop To Picketing At Warrior Met Coal. popularresistance.org A Tuscaloosa County circuit judge has issued a restraining order against picket line activity by the United Mine Workers of America at Warrior Met Coal. | Circuit Judge James H. Roberts Jr. issued the order Wednesday afternoon. | It prohibits picketing "or other activity" within 300 yards of 12 different locations owned by Warrior Met Coal in Tuscaloosa County, including mines and offices. | The three-page order also prohibits "in any manner interfering with, hindering or obstructing, by threats, intimidation or acts of violence, the conduct and operation of Warrior's business and supporting activities." | That i…
(2021-11-05). Economy Adds 531,000 Jobs in October; Unemployment Falls to 4.6 Percent. cepr.net The rise in the index of aggregate hours since July is equivalent to adding 498,000 private sector jobs a month | The economy added 531,000 jobs in October, as the unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent, a level not reached following the Great Recession until February 2017. The jobs numbers for the prior two months were also revised upward by 235,000 to bring the three-month average to 442,000. | It's also worth noting that private sector employment grew even more rapidly, adding 604,000 jobs. The hours-worked index, which only measures private sector employment, has risen by 1.2 percent in the last three months,…
(2021-11-05). With Rising Wages and Record Job Openings, Do We Still Have to Ask if the Minimum Wage Kills Jobs? cepr.net If we think work should be rewarded, a higher minimum wage is a great place to start.
(2021-11-05). China's winding road towards capitalism. canadiandimension.com 
There is perhaps no bigger controversy among partisans of the left than the nature of China and its economy. Is it socialist? Capitalist? State capitalist? A hybrid? That so much debate swirls around this issue is its own proof that the question doesn't have a definitive answer, at least not yet. | What can be agreed upon is that China has experienced decades of extraordinary economic growth. But the nature of that growth, and the base upon which it has been created, are also subject to intense debate, arguments that necessarily rest on how a debater classifies the Chinese economy. An additional debate is whet…
(2021-11-05). The way forward for striking Scranton teachers. wsws.org Our committee issues a call-to-action to mobilize the support of the working class behind over 800 striking educators in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
(2021-11-05). US judge freezes cases against Libya's Khalifa Haftar, citing political interference. middleeasteye.net 
US judge freezes cases against Libya's Khalifa Haftar, citing political interference | Haftar's opponents communicated with the Libyan government, used improper backchannels, and potentially leaked sensitive information, court documents allege | Fri, 11/05/2021 – 19: 23 | Libya's eastern commander Khalifa Haftar heads the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army, which waged war on the internationally rec…
(2021-11-05). Iranian press review: Air pollution 'kills more' than Covid-19 in Tehran. middleeasteye.net 
Iranian press review: Air pollution 'kills more' than Covid-19 in Tehran | Elsewhere, a conservative politician says atomic bomb best response to US sanctions, three workers die of suffocation in Abhar, and newspaper demands end to sanctions | Fri, 11/05/2021 – 15: 37 | An Iranian woman looks towards Tehran from the Saad Abad mountain north of the Iranian capital as smog engulfs the cit…
(2021-11-05). Study Warns 'Luxury' Pollution by the Global Mega-Rich Is Imperiling the Planet. commondreams.org Companies say that sharing vaccine recipes wouldn't boost manufacturing soon enough, but now we know that's not true.
(2021-11-05). Threadbare US Social Safety Net: The War on Science, Medicine, and Equality for All. commondreams.org "To limit global warming to 1.5 ∞C, the U.S. must ultimately stop building new export terminals and pipelines that prop up this dangerous fossil fuel worldwide."
(2021-11-05). 340,000 DWP claimants are affected by one court case. thecanary.co The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is having to look at 340,000 people's social security claims. It's happening as a result of a court ruling from 2019. It could mean some claimants are entitled to more money. But with this being the DWP, it may not be that straightforward. | The DWP in the dock: | In July 2019, the Supreme Court made a
(2021-11-05). Striking Warrior Met coal miners arrested at protest in New York City. peoplesdispatch.org Seven members of the United Mine Workers of America were arrested after staging a sit-in in front of the headquarters of the multi-trillion dollar investment firm BlackRock, which is largest shareholder in Warrior Met Mines…
(2021-11-05). Ray McGovern: The Man Who Got Russiagate Right and Tried to Warn the Public—To No Avail. covertactionmagazine.com For Years, Ray McGovern, George H.W. Bush's CIA Briefer, Tried to Warn the Public About the Russiagate Fraud but Was …
(2021-11-05). Republicans prepare transphobic offensive for 2022 elections. peoplesworld.org 
A new record was set in 2021 for the filing of anti-transgender legislation, with more than 110 bills put forward by right-wing lawmakers in at least 37 states. From Hawaii to Alaska, Texas to Maine, Republicans went on a full-court press to target trans people—especially trans female student athletes. Most state legislative sessions have ended, …
(2021-11-05). Lord Mayoral Q&A: Socialist Alliance candidate Steve O'Brien. greenleft.org.au Steve O'Brien, who is running for Lord Mayor of Newcastle and councillor in Ward 1, discusses his people before profit campaign.
(2021-11-05). New Brunswick premier meets with top CUPE official in bid to shut down militant public sector strike. wsws.org New Brunswick's striking public sector workers must beware. The CUPE leadership is conspiring with Premier Higgs and his hard-right Tory government to smother their struggle for a wage "catch-up" after 15 years of declining real incomes.
(2021-11-05). US takes a U-turn, approves $650 million weapons sales to Saudi Arabia. peoplesdispatch.org The sale of air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia will mark a U-turn in US president Joe Biden's foreign policy declared in the first week of February. At that point, he had promised to end the US role in the war in Yemen and the sale of all offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia…
(2021-11-05). Debunking The Media Lies Fueling War In Ethiopia. popularresistance.org November 4 is the one year anniversary of the TPLF attacks on the Ethiopian government's Northern Command base, kicking off a brutal war. The TPLF is now advancing towards Addis Ababa, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency. The U.S. government has continued to condemn Ethiopia for fighting back against the TPLF insurgency, leading many Ethiopians to believe that Washington is supporting a violent coup in their country. | Hermela Aregawi is an Ethiopian-American journalist of Tigrayan descent who has been relentlessly attacked and smeared for calling out biased media reporting on the conflict. S…
(2021-11-05). Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley: 2 Degrees of Global Warming Is "Death Sentence" for Millions. democracynow.org 
Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley addressed the audience at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow this week. "We must act in the interests of all our people," she said. "If we don't, we will allow the path of greed and selfishness to sow the seeds of our common destruction." She implored global leaders to "try harder" to keep global temperatures at 1.5 degrees Celsius, as anything above this would mean "a death sentence" for vulnerable island countries, including Barbados.
(2021-11-05). Combatting Global Warming: The Solution to China's Demographic "Crisis" zcomm.org If China wants a path through its "demographic crisis," or, in other words, coping with secular stagnation, devoting substantial resources towards greening its economy would be a great path forward…
(2021-11-05). Student protest at Howard University over abysmal living conditions enters fourth week. wsws.org Students expressed frustration with the university's leaders, who have refused to address their demands, and instead subjected them to hours of "campus renovation" PowerPoint presentations.
(2021-11-05). Big Pharma Spent 'Horrifying' Sums of Money to Weaken Drug Price Reform. commondreams.org The deal was already under fire from climate groups who warned its weak framework could greenlight "another decade of forest destruction."
(2021-11-05). UK more than halves donations to UN Palestinian refugee agency. middleeasteye.net 
UK more than halves donations to UN Palestinian refugee agency | UNRWA boss warns of a total collapse after the funding cuts, which are hitting health and educational services to Palestinian refugees | Fri, 11/05/2021 – 14: 00 | A Palestinian volunteer pushes a trolley of food rations outside an aid distribution centre run by UNRWA at the al-Shati camp for Palestinian refugees in Gaza City, 2 October 2021 (AFP…
(2021-11-05). WHO warns of 500,000 new COVID-19 deaths in Europe by February. wsws.org As nearly 4,000 people die of COVID-19 daily in Europe, this warning is a political indictment of the ruling elite's policy of mass infection…
(2021-11-05). Attorney General Saab: ICC Agreement a Victory for Venezuelan Democratic Institutions. orinocotribune.com "Venezuela has solidly advanced all the work that the ICC will be informed about," said Tarek William Saab, attorney general of Venezuela, referring to the government's signing, this Wednesday, November 3, of a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Criminal Court (ICC). Saab characterized the agreement as a success for the nation. | "This memorandum is a victory for the Venezuelan democratic institutions, with an international body with which we have worked," said Saab. | "The ICC prosecutor trusts the Venezuelan justice system and this is established in the memorandum," added the Venezuelan prosecut…
(2021-11-05). Has Fuel Distribution in Venezuela Improved? This is what Venezuelans Say. orinocotribune.com A tour made of service stations in Caracas and its surroundings this Thursday, November 4, by Laiguana.tv's team of reporters, led by the journalist Mirelvis Gutiérrez, found two contrasting realities. On the one hand, at the pumps that sell fuel at international prices, queues are practically non-existent and the supply is constant. Alternately, where subsidized gasoline is sold, long lines persist. | On Victoria Avenue in Caracas an interviewee told Gutiérrez that, although they still have to wait several hours to refuel, the situation has improved in comparison to previous months. | Since June 1, 2020, Venezue…
(2021-11-05). Inauguration of FILVEN 2021, Venezuela's International Book Fair: 100 New Books to be Launched. orinocotribune.com Thursday, November 4, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced that during the 17th Venezuelan International Book Fair (FILVEN), 100 new books will be launched and issued to readers. President Maduro made the statements during the inauguration of FILVEN 2021, which takes place this year at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, headquarters of the National Assembly. | "100 books will be christened within the framework of FILVEN 2021," said President Maduro from the National Assembly, "and we are going to deliver them to the people, to the readers, so that they can come to refresh their reading li…
(2021-11-05). Jorge Rodríguez: ICC Chief Prosecutor Visited in Order to Recognize Venezuela's Government. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, highlighted this Thursday, November 4, that International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan came to Venezuela to recognize the Venezuelan government, at the invitation of Attorney General Tarek William Saab. | "The government has always wanted to investigate any improper action in the country against human rights—that is nothing new—but when the truth is known, Venezuela will be able to continue telling the world: we have never knelt and we will never kneel in front of any action of any de facto power that exists on t…
(2021-11-05). Venezuela's 21N Regional Elections: 56% of Voting Machines Ready, CNE says. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's National Electoral Council has readied 56% of its voting machines for the regional elections to be held on November 21, said the president of the electoral body, Pedro Calzadilla. | "We have completed 56% of the machines," Calzadilla said. "We are doing pretty well. We are complying precisely with our schedule." | In this sense, he explained that the voting machines have already arrived in 13 states of the country, and that details are being refined to begin deployment in capitals and municipalities for the electoral day, when new governors, mayors, state legislators, and city counselors will be elect…