(2022-10-18). Lawmakers Seek Emergency Powers for the Pentagon to Buy Arms for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Senators introduced an amendment to the Senate version of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would give the Pentagon wartime procurement powers, allowing it to purchase more arms for Ukraine. According to Defense News, the amendment would allow the Pentagon to purchase arms using multi-year contracting authorities, which are typically reserved for procuring …
(2022-10-18). Russia Says It Launched More Attacks on Ukraine's Energy Infrastructure. news.antiwar.com
(2022-10-18). Bay Area Activists Demand California Senators Seriously Address Nuclear War Threat. indybay.org Nuclear war danger greatest since Cuban missile crisis sixty years ago…
(2022-10-18). EU foreign ministers pledge to train 15,000 Ukrainian troops for war with Russia. wsws.org The Luxembourg summit showed that, like Washington, the European bourgeoisie intends to escalate war with Russia in Ukraine, even if this risks all-out nuclear war.
(2022-10-18). Fresno Protest Against the Threat of Nuclear War. indybay.org On Friday, October 14, Fresno pacifists joined protesters in cities across the country calling for an end to the threat of nuclear war.
(2022-10-18). Saturday 10/15: Say No To US Wars in Ukraine and Around The World: Money For Housing, Healthcare & Climate. indybay.org Oakland Federal Building | 1301 Clay St. | Oakland…
(2022-10-18). Russia, Syria Kill 20 in Anti-ISIS Operation. news.antiwar.com
(2022-10-17). Observers worldwide laud China's milestone achievements under CPC leadership. ecns.cn The CPC will score even greater achievements, lead the Chinese people to write a new chapter along the new journey toward building a modern socialist country in all respects, and to join the rest of the world in building a better future for all humanity.
(2022-10-17). China's new journey a boon to world development. ecns.cn A report delivered on Sunday by Xi Jinping at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) struck Sean Slattery as "very forward-looking."
(2022-10-18). At Paris march, French workers and youth denounce inflation, war. wsws.org As Macron requisitions strikers to try to crush a nationwide refinery strike, deep social anger and political opposition are building among workers and youth.
(2022-10-18). Navajo Woman Walks to Washington so Missing Aunt Will Not Be Forgotten. indybay.org Seraphine Warren arrived in Washington DC in time for Indigenous Peoples Day, after having walked all the way from Sweetwater, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, a trek of over 2,500 miles. She set out to raise awareness about the failures of government agencies and law enforcement in handling the MMIW, Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, terror on the reservations. This terror struck Seraphine Warren's family when her beloved Auntie Ella Mae Begay went missing.
(2022-10-18). Anti-oil protesters throw tomato soup on van Gogh's Sunflowers. wsws.org To urge young people to orient themselves toward pressuring the capitalist politicians is a dead end and a serious diversion.
(2022-10-18). Trump's rant against Jews and the growth of anti-Semitism in the US. wsws.org The open embrace of anti-Semitism by Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene and other American fascists is a warning to the working class.
(2022-10-18). Bali bombings anniversary used to promote war agenda. wsws.org While conducted in the name of honouring the victims, the commemorations of the 20th anniversary have been politically exploited by the Australian Labor government and the corporate media.
(2022-10-18). Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad! Rally In Oakland At US Federal Building. indybay.org An anti-war rally called by UNAC took place at the Oakland Federal Building on October 15, 2022…
(2022-10-18). Ocean warming rates to quadruple by 2090 if climate change not mitigated: study. ecns.cn A new comprehensive review of global ocean temperature data has allowed researchers to paint a clear picture of ocean warming since the 1950s, and predict future warming scenarios.
(2022-10-18). EOPA California welcomes BOEM's news that Morro Bay offshore wind leasing can move forwar. indybay.org On October 5, 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the completion of its environmental review of potential impacts from offshore wind energy leasing activities in the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area (WEA), located 20 miles offshore central California. EOPA CA wants the federal offshore wind goal to be increased…
(2022-10-18). UN Security Council condemns attack on peacekeepers in Mali. ecns.cn The UN Security Council on Monday strongly condemned an attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali, which killed three peacekeepers from Chad and injured three others.
(2022-10-18). Presidente de Venezuela inspecciona labores de recuperación en Las Tejerías. telesurtv.net El mandatario Nicolás Maduro ratificó su apoyo a los habitantes y comerciantes en las acciones de recuperación de la comunidad afectada.
(2022-10-18). Presidente Maduro visita El Castaño tras afectación por lluvias. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento habían desplegados en la zona 300 efectivos de seguridad y se espera que durante la noche de este lunes lleguen a 1000.
(2022-10-18). àöltimos cinco tripulantes del avión de Emtrasur salen de Argentina. telesurtv.net Luego de cuatro meses retenidos ilegalmente en Argentina, finalmente los últimos cinco tripulantes de Emtrasur, dos venezolanos y tres instructores iraníes, ya retornan a Venezuela.
(2022-10-17). US rehearses dropping nuclear bombs in Europe. wsws.org Just 10 days after President Biden warned of a nuclear "apocalypse," this week's Steadfast Noon NATO exercise will simulate nuclear war.
(2022-10-17). US Backs Sending International Force to Haiti. news.antiwar.com The US has drafted a UN Security Council resolution calling for the deployment of an international force to help the Haitian government quell protests and unrest,
(2022-10-17). Belarus Says Will Host Nearly 9,000 Russian Troops. news.antiwar.com The Belarusian Defense Ministry announced Sunday that nearly 9,000 Russian troops will be stationed in Belarus as part of a "regional grouping" to help protect the country's borders. "The first troop trains with Russian servicemen who are part of the [regional grouping] began to arrive in Belarus," said Belarusian Defense Ministry official Valeriy Revenko, according …
(2022-10-17). US Rejection of Moscow's Offer for Peace Talks Is Utterly Inexcusable. transcend.org 12 Oct 2022 – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said yesterday that Moscow was open to talks with the US or with Turkey on ending the war in Ukraine, claiming that US officials are lying when they say Russia has been refusing peace talks. Lavrov's claim was given more weight when US State Department spokesman Ned Price dismissed the offer for peace talks shortly after it was extended.
(2022-10-17). Ahead of UN Session, Sahrawis Recollect Decades of Betrayal That Enabled Moroccan Colonization. towardfreedom.org The UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) became "hostage to the Moroccan authorities," unable even "to report on the human rights situation in the territory," said Kamal Fadel, Western Sahara's representative to Australia and the Pacific. Pavan Kulkarni reports for Peoples Dispatch.
(2022-10-17). EU trying to play the arbiter of alleged Russian 'war crimes' in Ukraine. infobrics.org EU judicial institutions never showed interest in investigating the nearly decade-long mass murder of civilians in Donbass.
(2022-10-17). The crisis in education and the case for rank-and-file committees. wsws.org The Northeast Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee is fighting to mobilize educators in the US northeast against austerity in public education, the continued spread of COVID-19 in schools and the threat of nuclear war.
(2022-10-17). Biden's Broken Promise to Avoid War with Russia May Kill Us All. transcend.org 11 Oct 2022 – The US and NATO's escalating war with Russia in Ukraine has raised the danger of nuclear war to a level that even President Biden has compared to the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. How Biden and his allies have taken fateful decisions to keep escalating this war.
(2022-10-17). Sunday 10/16: Street Protest: Defuse Nuclear War. indybay.org 300 S. El Camino Real (in front of the Bank of America building) | San Mateo, CA 94402…
(2022-10-17). The Other Russia-West War: Why Some African Countries are Abandoning Paris, Joining Moscow. mintpressnews.com 
Though many African countries remain neutral in the case of the Russia-Ukraine war, a massive geopolitical shift is underway, especially in militarily fragile, impoverished and politically unstable countries that are eager to seek alternatives to French and other western powers.
(2022-10-17). Minneapolis march says 'No to U.S. wars'. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – More than 100 people took to the streets, October 15, to protest U.S. military interventions, from Ukraine to Syria, Palestine and Somalia. The marchers shut down streets in the Minneapolis Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, where they were cheered by passing cars and pedestrians who came out of their homes to chant "Money for human needs, not for war!" with the protesters. | The protest was initiated by the Minnesota Peace Action Coalition (MPAC), which spearheaded a national call for a week of militant anti-war street protests circulated by the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) with a slogan…
(2022-10-17). EU Approves Program to Train Thousands of Ukrainian Troops in Europe. news.antiwar.com The EU on Monday announced that it The training mission's initial goal will be to train 15,000 Ukrainian troops. The mission's headquarters will be based in Brussels, but the bulk of the training is expected to take place in Germany in Poland. | The training mission's budget will be about $107 million and it will be overseen by a French naval offi…
(2022-10-17). EU Warns Iran of More Sanctions Over Alleged Arms Supplies for Russia. news.antiwar.com EU ministers on Monday agreed to sanction Iranian officials over their alleged roles in cracking down on protesters inside Iran and warned of more potential sanctions if they can prove Tehran has provided Russia with drones for its war effort. Ukraine's capital and other areas in the country were struck by Russian kamikaze drones known …
(2022-10-17). Westerners Live in Denial Convinced They're the Good Guys. transcend.org 14 Oct 2022 – Stark contradictions in West's treatment of the Ukraine war and the occupation and siege of Palestine should serve as a wake-up call.
(2022-10-17). Peace Agenda for Ukraine and the World. transcend.org Statement of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement Adopted on 21 Sep 2022, International Day of Peace, at the Meeting of Ukrainian Pacifists…
(2022-10-17). Orbán on Trump: "…hope for peace goes by the name of Donald Trump" infobrics.org Democrats fear a Trump presidency will find peace with Russia.
(2022-10-17). Demonstrations in Support of Recent Coup in Burkina Faso Highlighted Solidarity with Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Protesters Hold Pro-Russian Rally in Burkina Faso After Military Takeover Lessons for the Peace and Antiwar Groupings within the Imperialist States West African state witnessed youth-led attacks on French embassy and installations amid security challenges There have been two military coups in the West African state of Burkina Faso since January as attacks…
(2022-10-17). Joe Biden's Broken Promise To Avoid War With Russia Could Lead To Armageddon. scheerpost.com 
(2022-10-17). China to unswervingly expand all-around opening up: official. ecns.cn China will unswervingly expand all-around opening up and push economic globalization toward being more open, inclusive, balanced and beneficial to all, an official with the country's top economic planner said Monday.
(2022-10-17). Iran hopes EU adopts reasonable behavior, policy towards it. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) — Referring to the European Union's attempt to impose sanctions against Iran, the Foreign Ministry spokesman expressed hope that the Union adopts reasonable behavior and policy towards Iran.
(2022-10-17). Senate Looks to Give Taiwan $10 Billion in Military Aid. news.antiwar.com The Senate's version of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will include $10 billion in military aid for Taiwan, The $10 billion would be given to Taiwan over five years in the form of Foreign Military Financing (FMF), a State Department program that gives foreign governments money to purchase US weapons. | However, Taiwan will be able to use $300 million of the FMF each year to purchase military equipment from its own industr…
(2022-10-17). '24 hours of hell': Israeli settler gangs terrorize Palestinian town under army protection. mronline.org 
Huwwara has been under near constant attack since Thursday afternoon, when groups of armed settlers began attacking several points in the town as they were escorted and enabled by the Israeli army.
(2022-10-17). System change, class war, and the WW2 economic conversion experience. mronline.org 
The climate crisis has driven our planet into uncharted territory. We are close to breaching critical environmental thresholds, setting in motion destabilizing changes to our global climate system that could well make the earth unlivable for humans and countless other species.
(2022-10-17). Chinese Communist Party congress convenes amid slowing economy and war threats. wsws.org Addressing the congress, Xi Jinping spoke of the party's need to navigate "abrupt changes" in the international situation and weather "high winds and dangerous storms."
(2022-10-17). UN envoy appeals for political progress toward resolving Syrian crisis. ecns.cn The visiting UN special envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, on Monday called for progress on the political front to resolve the Syrian crisis.
(2022-10-17). Tulsi Gabbard Dares to Challenge Washington's War Machine. transcend.org 13 Oct 2022 – Tulsi Gabbard's rapid transformation from rising Democratic star to demonized outcast–culminating this week with her decision to leave the party–has exposed the one thing on which every powerful person in Washington agree: war is good. The former presidential candidate has shown that opposing regime-change policies is the one taboo that the ruling class will not tolerate.
(2022-10-17). How to Go from a Win-Win to a Lose-Lose World. scheerpost.com 
While the United States may be in a new Cold War in Eurasia, we, like the rest of humanity, are also in an increasingly hot war right here at home — and if you doubt that, just check out the megadrought-ridden American West.
(2022-10-17). Amazon JFK8 warehouse fire: Interview with one of the workers who faced retaliation. peoplesworld.org 
On the afternoon of Oct. 3, a fire occurred at the sorting center at Amazon's JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island, N.Y. The blaze started when a cardboard-box compactor at a loading dock ignited just before a scheduled shift changeover. With fumes and the smell of chemicals still hanging in the air after the fire was …
(2022-10-17). OPEC+ members line up to endorse output cut after US claims. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) — OPEC+ member states lined up to endorse the steep production cut agreed this month after the White House, stepping up a war of words with Saudi Arabia, accused Riyadh of coercing some other nations into supporting the move.
(2022-10-17). Trump posts anti-Semitic warning that "US Jews have to get their act together" wsws.org While Trump did not elaborate on his threat, world famous pianist Igor Levit, himself the target of anti-Semitic death threats, retweeted an image of Trump's post with the caption, "Before it is too late."
(2022-10-17). War through the Media and the Role of Journalism. transcend.org 16 Oct 2022 – From a journalist who covered wars for 30 years in Latin America, the Balkans, the Middle East and Asia, the book "Truth Is Bombed: Media and War through the Eyes of a War Correspondent" is the result of a long-term research on the role of powerful news organizations in the coverage of armed conflicts, fake news, propaganda and censorship in the major wars from the 19th to the 21st century.
(2022-10-17). Peace in a Cup of Tea (Part 2): The Exploitation of the Tribal Tea Plantation Workers in Assam. transcend.org While Enjoying a Cup of Tea, Reflect on Assam's Tea Gardens, Which Are Rooted in the Abuse and Torture of Labourers Since 1834…
(2022-10-17). Why Venezuela's role in Colombia's peace talks could become a problem. colombiareports.com 
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro is taking a major risk by resuming peace talks with ELN guerrillas in Venezuela. Petro's peace commissioner Danilo Rueda announced earlier this month that the neighboring…
(2022-10-17). Why the US Imprisoned Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. transcend.org
(2022-10-17). Bomb explosion in Mali kills 2 UN peacekeepers, injures 4. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) — The United Nations has said a mine blast in Mali has killed two UN peacekeepers and injured 4 more.
(2022-10-17). Aerolínea venezolana Conviasa inicia vuelos regulares a Cuba con frecuencia semanal. cubadebate.cu La aerolínea Conviasa de Venezuela comenzó este domingo los vuelos regulares a Cuba, con una frecuencia semanal. Conviasa saldrá todos los sábados desde el estado venezolano de Falcón a las 11: 00, hora local, con arribo previsto en el Aeropuerto Internacional José Martí de La Habana a las 14: 00.
(2022-10-17). Vicepresidenta de Venezuela evalúa recuperación de Las Tejerías. telesurtv.net Constató la marcha de los trabajos de reconstrucción en compañía del embajador de Portugal en Venezuela, João Pedro de Vasconcelos Fins do Lago.
(2022-10-17). Venezuela iniciará un plan para recuperar empresas afectadas por deslave. telesurtv.net Se han identificado 23 empresas afectadas en Las Tejerías. Gobierno Bolivariano dispondrá financiamiento para su recuperación.
(2022-10-16). Trump Calls For Peace In Ukraine. popularresistance.org Since the U.S. sponsored coup in Ukraine in 2014, taking a stand against the plan by the U.S. to use Ukraine as a weapon of war against Russia was a perilous stance for pro-peace and anti-imperialist forces. What made opposition especially difficult was that the plan was being executed by the administration of Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama with the full support of the right-wing neoliberal establishment that controlled and still controls the U.S. state. | But, while it was a challenge to oppose the many criminal adventures of the Obama administration, the return of that administration to power under Joe B…
(2022-10-16). Attacks on Russia's Belgorod Region Intensify. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian shelling targeted Russia's Belgorod region on Sunday, wounding three people, local authorities said. "Three members of the same family suffered wounds in the shelling in Belgorod. Two men with shrapnel wounds were taken to the hospital and a woman received outpatient treatment," Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on Telegram. Belgorod borders Ukraine's Kharkiv region, …
(2022-10-16). Europe at the Gates of Deindustrialization and Ruin. libya360.wordpress.com Mission Verdad Europe descends on the scale of industrial avant-garde (Photo: Le Monde) After the outbreak of war in Ukraine, caused by the United States and NATO, most countries in western Europe chose to follow in the footsteps of the US government and imposed unprecedented coercive measures against Russia. This has caused the worsening of…
(2022-10-16). Military Situation In Syria On October 16, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On October 16, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours | On October 16, Russian warplanes struck positions of Turkish-backed forces near Azaz city | On October 16, clashes between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Third Corps continue in the north of Afrin | On October 16, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Banin village | On October 16, the Turkish Army shelle…
(2022-10-16). China to work toward carbon goals actively, prudently: Xi. ecns.cn China will work actively and prudently toward the goals of reaching peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality, Xi Jinping said Sunday at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
(2022-10-16). Military Situation In Yemen On October 16, 2022. southfront.org 
The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 49 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours | The Saudi Arabian delegation met with a number of prisoners of the Saudi-led coalition in Sana'a | Yemen's Presidential Council dismissed Sheikh Amin Al-Akimi, the governor of Mansour Hadi's government for Al-Jawf province, from his post | Seven STC members were killed and two others were injured as a result of a bomb…
(2022-10-16). Rasgos de Simón Bolívar que lo hicieron el Libertador. telesurtv.net Simón Bolívar obtuvo el título de Libertador por ser el líder del triunfo de la independencia de Venezuela, la cual sirvió de impulso para dar la libertad a seis naciones americanas.