Monthly Archives: November 2022

2022-11-30: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-30). Russia Says It Delayed Nuclear Arms Control Talks Over Differences With US. news.antiwar.com Russia on Tuesday said it delayed nuclear arms control talks with the US that were set to start this week due to differences with Washington and tensions over Ukraine. "We have encountered a situation where our American colleagues not only demonstrated a lack of desire to take note of our signals, acknowledge our priorities, but …

Jason Ditz (2022-11-30). Kurdish SDF Asks Russia to Mediate Security Deal With Syria. news.antiwar.com With Turkish officials talking up another imminent invasion of northern Syria, the Kurdish SDF are keen to negotiate a more formal alliance with the Assad government. They are Turkey's invasions are aimed in part at curbing Kurdish autonomy, and propping up rebels they believe would be better for Turkish interests. The SDF has allied with the US in the past. | Kurdish hopes the US would put a stop to Turkish attacks haven't amounted to anything, however. That and US hostility toward Assad seems to have convinced many that Russ…

C, C Butterwegge & Sybille Pirklbauer (2022-11-30). Social division in the schools and 7 challenges to the welfare state. indybay.org The most difficult task will be to redefine prosperity not only in philosophical concepts, but also in concrete tangible and experiential terms detached from consumption. Many are already working on this. The United Nations adopted a strategy for a "blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet" with the Sustainable Development Goals 2015.

Paul Oboohov (2022-11-30). IPAN conference examines the US-Australia military alliance. greenleft.org.au The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network's annual conference criticised federal Labor for failing to pursue an independent foreign policy. Paul Oboohov reports.

_____ (2022-11-30). Russia strengthens cooperation with its allies in the East. journal-neo.org The start of the special operation to denazify the Kiev regime was essentially a dividing line, revealing not only the true Russophobic attitude towards Russia of the current US political elite and their Western allies, but also clearly highlighting the outspoken defenders and sponsors of today's neo-Nazis. These circumstances have defined and deepened the sharp …

____ (2022-11-30). Members of U.S. far-right group found guilty of seditious conspiracy in Capitol riot. ecns.cn Stewart Rhodes and his associate Kelly Meggs were found guilty by a jury on Tuesday of seditious conspiracy and other charges for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

____ (2022-11-30). U.S. warship tracked after entering Chinese waters. ecns.cn The Chinese military has been monitoring a U.S. guided-missile cruiser that illegally entered Chinese waters near the Nansha Islands on Tuesday morning, a spokesman from the People's Liberation Army said.

Gypsy Taub (2022-11-30). Hope a Poem By Gypsy Taub. indybay.org Gypsy Taub is an activist in California. She was born and raised in Russia. She is half Russian, half Ukrainian. Her poem "Hope" is about the war in the Ukraine. You can find more of Gypsy's poetry and more info about Gypsy at MyNakedTruth.TV or MyNakedTruth-TV.blogspot.com. Gypsy's BIO is posted on JerryGarciaFamilyClinic.org

Matthias Brockers, Michael Haller (2022-11-30). Farewell to the unipolar world and Disaster capitalism: back to Marx! indybay.org The sanctions have already proved to be a dangerous boomerang because they hit Europe harder than Russia… It is a suicidal illusion to try to win a war against the raw materials giant Russia – which possesses more than a third of all fossil energies and raw materials on earth – and the world's largest high-tech workshop, China, which is united with it.

Peter Boyle (2022-11-30). PSM's Jeyakumar on challenges for the Malaysia's new 'govt of national unity'. greenleft.org.au Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj from the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) spoke to Peter Boyle about the challenges for Malaysia's newly formed "government of national unity'" headed by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim from the Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope).

San Francisco is Pro-Choice (2022-11-30). Cleverly Executed Demo for Abortion Rights in Top San Francisco Mall. indybay.org Award winning Westfield Mall was already decorated in lights and Christmas colors when demonstrators arrived to "green it up" for abortion rights on busiest shopping day of the year.

Susan Price (2022-11-30). International condemnation mounts against Turkey's war on the Kurds. greenleft.org.au Turkey has struck more than 90 villages and towns in North East Syria since November 19, reports Susan Price. Meanwhile, international voices of condemnation are growing.

WSWS (2022-11-30). Berlin teachers speak out against war, austerity and the spread of COVID. wsws.org On Friday, some 2, 0 salaried teachers, social pedagogues and school psychologists in Berlin took part in a day-long warning strike called by the Education and Science Union (GEW).

Victor Castellanos (2022-11-30). President Maduro Announces Reactivation of Loans for Tourism Industry. orinocotribune.com At the closing ceremony of FitVen earlier today, the Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced the availability of additional funding for the execution of tourism projects. | After speaking with the head of the economy, Delcy Rodríguez, it was decided "within the economic growth plan … to revive in a special plan the banking investment portfolio for tourism," said President Maduro. FitVen 2022, the International Tourism Fair of Venezuela, has been held since November 26 in Anzoátegui state. | The president announced that the plan includes "credits in international currency, in dollars, from private and publ…

María Fernanda Barreto (2022-11-30). El reinicio de diálogos entre el gobierno colombiano y ELN en Caracas. globalizacion.ca Caracas tiene un testigo excepcional de su historia, la hermosa montaña a cuyos pies fue construida, y que hace once años recuperó oficialmente el nombre que los pueblos indígenas le dieron, el Waraira Repano. Subir por sus senderos los domingos,…

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-29). Report: US, Israel to Hold Drills Simulating Bombing Iran. news.antiwar.com The US and Israeli air forces will simulate attacking Iran during drills over the Mediterranean Sea and Israel this week, The Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday. The report said that the drills will be held from Tuesday to Thursday and will involve both US and Israeli refueling planes and fighter jets. The planned exercises haven't …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-29). Ukraine Says NATO Must Step Up Weapons Production or It Won't Win War. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Monday that NATO countries need to ramp up weapons production, or Kyiv won't be able to win the war against Russia. Kuleba said that NATO countries must "begin the production of necessary weapons today." If that doesn't happen, he said Ukraine "won't be able to win — as simple …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-29). NATO Doubles Down on Pledge to Eventually Admit Ukraine. news.antiwar.com NATO on Tuesday doubled down on its pledge to eventually admit Ukraine during a meeting of the alliance's foreign ministers in Bucharest, Romania, a position that played a major role in provoking Russia's invasion. The Romanian city was where NATO initially made the promise to Ukraine back in 2008, and at the time, US officials …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-29). Pentagon Claims China Could Have 1, 0 Nuclear Warheads by 2035. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon this week issued its annual report on China's military power that claimed Beijing could nearly quadruple its nuclear stockpile by 2035, bringing it to 1, 0 warheads. Current estimates put China's nuclear stockpile at about 3 , although the Pentagon claims the number has surpassed 400. Beijing has signaled it plans to increase its nuclear …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-29). US Officials Pushing for Military Intervention in Haiti. news.antiwar.com Some top Biden administration officials are pushing for an international military intervention in Haiti over concerns of a migration crisis, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. The government of acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry has been under pressure over growing gang violence in the country and from demonstrators that are demanding Henry resign. Henry …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-29). US Warship Sails Near Disputed Spratly Islands in South China Sea. news.antiwar.com A US Navy guided-missile cruiser sailed near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday in the latest US challenge to Beijing's claims in the region. China's military said that the vessel, the USS Chancellorsville, entered the area illegally, a claim disputed by the US Navy. "The actions of the US military …

_____ (2022-11-29). International Day Of Solidarity With Palestinians: Chasm Between Action And Rhetoric. popularresistance.org The world marked the International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People on Tuesday, November 29. Countries and organizations from across the world reaffirmed their solidarity with Palestinians struggling to achieve their rights and independence from Israeli occupation. | UN Secretary General António Guterres issued a statement on the occasion, reiterating that "the peace must advance — the occupation must end." He emphasized that the UN is "steadfast in its commitment to realize the vision of two states — Israel and Palestine — living side by side in peace and security with Jerusalem as the…

Ali Abunimah (2022-11-29). UN "peace" envoy lays bare his anti-Palestinian bias. electronicintifada.net Israeli killings unabated on global day of solidarity with Palestine…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-29). Why Does US Insist On Peace Talks Between Kiev And Moscow? southfront.org Faced with the possibility of a catastrophe, Washington changes its discourse on Ukraine. | Written by Recently, there has been a subtle pressure from the US for Kiev to resume peace talks with Russia. Despite the Western media insisting on spreading narratives about a "Ukrainian victory", Washington still seems to prefer that the negotia…

Declan McKenna (2022-11-29). A short tale of two peace agreements. dissidentvoice.org Comparing the conflict in the north of Ireland (late 1960's 1998 with the conflict in Donbass (2014 — early 2022): * In the north of Ireland, the conflict lasted about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. More than 3, 0 people were killed, of whom 52% were civilians, 32% were members of the British …

____ (2022-11-28). China, Mongolia agree on shared future. ecns.cn China and Mongolia pledged on Monday to make joint efforts to move toward modernization and work for a shared future featuring peaceful coexistence, solidarity and win-win cooperation.

____ (2022-11-28). China, Russia committed to safeguarding int'l justice. ecns.cn China and Russia have reaffirmed their commitment to rejecting unipolar hegemony and safeguarding international fairness and justice, a move that officials and scholars said is conducive to the peace and stability of the region and the world.

____ (2022-11-28). Nation set to strengthen cooperation with Japan. ecns.cn Healthy and stable China-Japan relations not only serve the interests of both countries and their peoples, but also benefit regional and global peace as well as stability and development, Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday.

Infobrics (2022-11-29). Why does US insist on peace talks between Kiev and Moscow. infobrics.org Faced with the possibility of a catastrophe, Washington changes its discourse on Ukraine.

Mark Taliano (2022-11-29). The Collective West Seeks War, not Peace. marktaliano.net The collective West does not want peace for Ukraine. Instead it wants war in an unsuccessful bid to "bleed Russia". The West was not seeking Peace when it orchestrated the bloody, unconstitutional Maidan coup, ousting elected President Yanukovych, who was forced to flee the country. (1) Neither were the West and its agencies seeking Peace …

Staff (2022-11-29). Turkish press posts map detailing killing of over 17,000 Kurds in Syria in last six years. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyNovember 28, 2022 17,000 terrorists neutralized in 6 years of Turkish ops in Syria In 6 years, Turkish forces have neutralized nearly 17,000 terrorists in the Euphrates Shield, Olive Branch, and Peace Spring anti-terror offensives in northern Syria…

Sandra Laville, Bibi van der Zee (2022-11-29). Tentative COP27 agreement fails to call for 'phase-down' of all fossil fuels. peoplesworld.org The United Nations climate agency published a first draft on Thursday of what could be the overarching agreement from the COP27 climate summit in Egypt. However, much of the text is likely to be reworked in the coming days. The reaction from some nonprofits has been swift and frustrated, with one Greenpeace representative saying it paved the way for "climate hell." …

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2022-11-29). Mexico's Left takes to the streets, celebrates achievements. peoplesworld.org "Sometimes there are revolutions but people keep on thinking the same way. But now we are seeing a peacetime transformation process and there is a change of mentality… I said yesterday that we are winning the battle against racism, classism, discrimination. This is not about material things, not about welfare programs. There's been a change …

_____ (2022-11-29). IEN Denounces COP27 Lack Of Progress For Indigenous Peoples And Climate Justice. popularresistance.org Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt – The UNFCCC Conference of the Parties concluded its 27th session in the early hours of Sunday, November 20, 2022 with the adoption of the Sharm El-Sheikh Implementation Plan. Despite the extended COP, Parties failed to take adequate steps and action to address climate change. The most glaring omission in the Plan is a failure of the Parties to cut fossil fuel emissions at the source and there were only vague references towards achieving the Paris Agreement temperature goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius. | False solutions such as REDD+, carbon markets, carbon offsets, climate-smart agriculture, cl…

_____ (2022-11-29). 60-80% of Twitter accounts posting on Russia-Ukraine war are bots, 90% pro-Ukraine. strategic-culture.org Between 60 and 80 percent of Twitter handles posting on the Russia-Ukraine war may be bot accounts, research by scholars from the University of Adelaide, Australia, has found. Among other influences, these bot accounts may have been pushing people to flee their homes during the conflict between these two countries, the researchers added.

_____ (2022-11-29). Pope Francis' War Against Chechens and Buryats. strategic-culture.org Who, beyond Clown Prince Zelensky, is supplying the Argentinian with his mis-information? | Pope Francis is at it again. This time, as reported by Citing an American Jesuit magazine, the state-controlled BBC has Pope Francis, who is also a Jesuit, claiming he has "much information about the cruelty of the [Rus…

Abby Martin (2022-11-29). Ron DeSantis's Military Secrets: Torture & War Crimes. mronline.org In this Eyes Left/Empire Files exclusive, Mike Prysner sheds light on the shadowy military career of Ron DeSantis.

Anonymous103 (2022-11-29). Germany Will Not Send Patriot Missile Systems To Ukraine Despite Polish Hopes. southfront.org Poland hopes to coerce Germany into deploying troops to Ukraine. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | Germany will not agree to deploy Patriot air defence missile systems to Ukraine despite insistence from Poland. Policymakers in Warsaw are aware of this fact, but this does not stop large elements of the Polish establishment and political class from trying to enforce this. | German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht recently announced an agreement with…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-29). In Video: Ukrainian Roving Mortar Crew Came Under Russian Fire. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2022-11-29). Military Situation In Iraq On November 29, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On November 29, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia Al-Sudani met with Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, President of Iran and Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran in Tehran; | Several trucks belonging to the US-led coalition entered Syria from the border of Iraqi Kurdistan through the illegal al-Walid crossing; | One Turkish serviceman was killed during the Operation Claw Lock in northern Iraq, according to the Turkish MOD. | MORE ON THE TOPI…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-29). Military Situation In Syria On November 29, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On November 29, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 2 times: 1 in Latakia province, 1 in Idlib province; | On November 29, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions near Tal Tamar; | Five SDF members were killed by the Turkish Army in the Euphrates Shield area in the northern Syria, according to the Turkish MOD; | On November 28, Turkish drones struck SDF positions in the west of Tal Abyadh; | On November 29, a…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-29). NATO Running Out Of Weapons For Kiev Regime. southfront.org "If this [increased weapons deliveries] does not happen, we won't be able to win — as simple as that," Dmytro Kuleba, the Kiev regime chief diplomat warns. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | Months before Russia launched its counteroffensive against NATO's crawling encroachment on its western borders, the political West started sending massive amounts of weapons and munitions to the Kiev regime. Initially, the deliveries primarily included tens of tho…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-29). The Big Lie About Ukraine's War. southfront.org | Written by Before Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky quit negotiations with Russia to settle the war in Ukraine, he told CNN's Fareed Zakaria on 20 March 2022, Zakaria had asked him…

Barbara Moens (2022-11-29). Europe Accuses US of Profiting from War. globalresearch.ca

Brett Wilkins (2022-11-29). 'A Very Good Day for Our Republic' as Key Jan. 6 Insurrectionist Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy. commondreams.org "Now the only remaining question is how much higher did those plans go, and who else might be held criminally responsible," said one former federal prosecutor after Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers militia, was found guilty.

Christopher Deane (2022-11-29). Leading 'sustainable' investment funds backing fossil fuels, research findsÔøº. nationofchange.org "Lack of regulation makes for a Wild West of sustainable fund management", Edward Lander from Ethical Consumer said.

Clarence Lusane (2022-11-29). The MAGAfication of America Is a Prelude to Authoritarianism. commondreams.org The warning signs could not be clearer.

David Ray Griffin (2022-11-29). 21 Years Ago, The Invasion of Afghanistan on October 7, 2001: Did the 9/11 Attacks Justify the War in Afghanistan? globalresearch.ca Will the war in Afghanistan turn out to be "Obama's Vietnam"?

David Ray Griffin (2022-11-29). The 9/11 Commission's Incredible Tales. globalresearch.ca David Ray Griffin has passed away. | His commitment to 9/11 Truth will prevail. | His Legacy will Live. | This article by award winning author Professor David Ray Griffin was first published by Global Research on September 10, 2013 | At the end …

____ (2022-11-29). U.S. warship tracked after illegally entering Chinese waters, PLA says. ecns.cn The Chinese military has been monitoring a United States guided-missile cruiser that illegally entered Chinese waters near the Nansha Islands on Tuesday morning, a spokesman from the People's Liberation Army said.

____ (2022-11-29). Covid positive toddler avoids hospital quarantine thanks to warmhearted neighbors. ecns.cn A 2-year-old kid who tested positive for Covid-19 has been allowed to be quarantined at home, with the aid and promise of a warm-hearted neighborhood in Chaoyang District, Beijing.

____ (2022-11-29). PLA Southern Theater Command troops warn away trespassing U.S. warship near Nansha Islands. ecns.cn PLA Southern Theater Command on Tuesday morning discovered that the vessel USS Chancellorsville had trespassed into waters around the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea without China's authorization, and followed and warned away the guided-missile cruiser.

Ed Rampell (2022-11-29). New Documentary Offers Grunt's View of War in Afghanistan During Its Last Nine Months. covertactionmagazine.com U.S. imperialism's star-crossed 2001 invasion of Afghanistan and the ensuing 20-year occupation was doomed from the very start. Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning director Matthew Heineman's new 96-minute non-fiction film Retrograde documents the denouement of a deceitful debacle. His film, shot on the ground often amidst intense combat, zooms in on the final nine months of …

Editor (2022-11-29). On the development of China's environmental policies towards an ecological civilization. mronline.org We are very pleased to republish this important article by Efe Can Gàºrcan, Associate Professor at Tàºrkiye's Istinye University, which originally appeared in Volume 3 Issue 3 of the BRIQ(Belt & Road Initiative Quarterly).

Edward Curtin (2022-11-29). Is There Life After Death? globalresearch.ca

En.mehrnews (2022-11-29). Saudi coalition seizes yet another ship carrying Yemeni fuel. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — Yemen Oil Company on Monday night announced that the Saudi-led coalition has confiscated a ship carrying fuel en route to Yemen in continuation of their hostility towards the impoverished country ofnation.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-29). 2 Iranian movies awarded at Indian International FilmFest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — Iranian films 'No End' and 'Nargesi' were awarded at the 53rd International Film Festival of India.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-29). Qatar to supply Germany with LNG under long-term gas deals. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — Qatar is to supply liquefied natural gas to Germany under a 15-year deal as the European economic powerhouse scrambles to replace Russian gas supplies that were cut during the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Fight Back (2022-11-29). Bookstore packed for FRSO program release party. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — About 70 activists packed Mayday Bookstore, November 20, for the release of the print edition of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization's (FRSO) political program. | FRSO Political Secretary Mick Kelly told the excited crowd, "Our program amounts to a declaration war against the existing order things. It is a clear statement that analyzes the conditions we face, lays bare the laws of capitalism, the need for revolution and socialism – and defines a clear strategy getting from here to there." | The room was filled with many of the movers and shakers in the Twin Cites people's struggles.

Jacob Andrewartha (2022-11-29). Victorian election shows dissatisfaction is polarised. greenleft.org.au As the cost-of-living and housing crises hit hard, Labor was re-elected in Victoria, despite a 5.8% negative swing which went both to the right and left. The socialist vote was encouraging, reports Jacob Andrewartha.

Jessica Corbett (2022-11-29). Progressives Mobilize in Georgia for Dec. 6 Senate Runoff. commondreams.org Advocacy groups backing Sen. Raphael Warnock call the Democrat a "reproductive rights champion" who is also "fighting to stop the climate crisis and create good jobs in the process."

Julia Conley (2022-11-29). State Legislators Proposed 306 Bills Targeting Trans People in the Past 2 Years. truthout.org An analysis released Monday by NPR details what one rights advocacy group called the Republican Party's Lawmakers in every region of the United States have put forward "

Norman Solomon (2022-11-29). Beware Corporate Democrats "Passing the Torch" commondreams.org Congressman Hakeem Jeffries is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, but that affiliation for the heir apparent to the current House Speaker should not be taken at face value.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-11-29). "Economic Warfare" Directed against China? The Shanghai "Covid Zero Tolerance Mandate" Extends its Grip to Major Industrial Cities. globalresearch.ca "Covid Tolerance Zero" has contributed to destabilizing Shanghai's financial sector as well as China's buoyant export economy. It has created social havoc for millions of people, requiring the imposition of PCR tests, using the QR code as a means of social control.

Staff (2022-11-29). Serbian president: "We have to understand that we are at war" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92November 28, 2022 Vuƒçiƒá: "We have to understand that we are at war" "Putin uses what he has, the others what they have, everyone uses everything, there is no love in war. When many thought that the war was over and that Ukraine was winning, the Russians started to fight better. It will be a …

Staff (2022-11-29). Latvia: NATO, EU adjunct, global partners launch cyber warfare exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATONovember 28, 2022 NATO's flagship cyber defence exercise kicks off in Estonia Cyber Coalition 22, one of the world's largest cyber defence exercises, started on Monday (28 November 2022), bringing together some 1,000 cyber defenders from 26 Allies, as well as Finland and Sweden, Georgia, Ireland, Japan, Switzerland, the European Union, and participants from industry …

Ron Unz (2022-11-29). Lost Histories of the Great War (1914-1918). Ron Unz. globalresearch.ca

SP Editor (2022-11-29). Ralph Nader: How Raphael Warnock Could Win the Georgia Run-off. scheerpost.com

Staff (2022-11-29). Headlines for November 29, 2022. democracynow.org NATO Pledges More Support for Ukraine as Some in Europe Accuse U.S. of Profiting from the War, China Eases Some COVID Restrictions as It Moves to Block New Protests, In Blow to Taiwanese Gov't, Voters Back Opposition Nationalist Party in Local Elections, Biden Sides with Big Business & Asks Congress to Block Potential Rail Strike, Teenage Gunman Pleads Guilty in Mass Shooting at Buffalo Supermarket in Black Neighborhood, Chesapeake, Virginia, Holds Vigil for Walmart Workers Shot Dead by Store Manager, Five Police Officers in New Haven, CT, Arrested After Man Is Paralyzed in Police Van, Arizona Sues Republic…

TheAltWorld (2022-11-29). Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim, US Meddling, and China. asia-pacificresearch.com

Thierry Meyssan (2022-11-29). Only the plurality of information can prevent war. thealtworld.com

WSWS (2022-11-29). Warning strikes on Austria's railroads and in hospitals. wsws.org A national strike saw Austria's railways largely at a standstill on Monday. The last weeks have also seen strikes at several hospitals in the capital, Vienna.

WSWS (2022-11-29). Paul Krugman defines one million US Covid deaths as a victory for democracy. wsws.org Princeton economist, New York Times columnist, and Biden administration flunkey Paul Krugman has posted a column titled, "How China Lost the Covid War." It is a devastating self-exposure of the intellectual, political and moral disintegration of American liberalism.

WSWS (2022-11-29). New Zealand government reaffirms support for US-NATO war against Russia. wsws.org Following defence minister Peeni Henare's visit to Ukraine, New Zealand's parliament has invited Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to deliver a speech to promote the US-NATO proxy war against Russia.

WSWS (2022-11-29). UK: Guardian suggests Conservative peer Michelle Mone secretly received £29 million from government COVID contract profits. wsws.org Tens of billions of pounds in get-rich-quick COVID contracts were handed out from Westminster, with almost £20 billion awarded without any form of tendering.

WSWS (2022-11-29). Universities Australia volunteers to channel students into war drive. wsws.org The UA submission to the Labor government's "strategic review" marks a new stage in integrating Australian universities into the military-intelligence apparatus.

Editor (2022-11-29). The environment may be the number one issue in the new agenda among progressive South American. mronline.org Petro's, Lula's, and Maduro's positions show South Americans are united about the Amazon; it may reintegrate Venezuela.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-29). China calls for lifting of unilateral sanctions on Venezuela. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson called on relevant countries to stop interfering in Venezuela's internal affairs and lift unilateral sanctions as soon as possible.

Misión Verdad (2022-11-29). The Countries Which Participate in the World Cup of Opportunism. orinocotribune.com by Ernesto Cazal Nov 24, 2022 | Venezuela is once again a protagonist on the international scene, and on its own merits. Of course, a lot has to do with the current international situation, with disaster capitalism having already devastated the global status quo and the economic dynamics being shattered. | All the factors converge to rekindle the importance of our country on the regional scene and in other latitudes. We can speak with certainty that oil and the political and diplomatic importance that Chavismo holds for other countries is essential for the resolution of multiple crises manifesting themselve…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-11-29). Operation Cosette: Hugo Chávez' Cultural Revolution. orinocotribune.com By Andreína Chávez Alava Nov 23, 2022 | Venezuelanalysis writer Andreína Chávez writes about the Bolivarian Revolution's cultural policies, their impact, and present-day versions. | "You are all readers now! Go read to learn about the past, to learn about the present, and to fight for the future." With these words, President Hugo Chávez used to welcome hundreds of graduates from Venezuela's literacy program Mission Robinson in the early 2000s. He would then send them off to the world with free books under their arms as soldiers ready for battle. | Chávez's cultural revolution and its liberating impact on th…

Staff (2022-11-29). PSUV on Mexico Talks: We Signed an Agreement With the UN, the Money is Going to the People and That is What Matters. orinocotribune.com On Monday, November 28, during the weekly PSUV press conference, Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) Diosdado Cabello stressed that the agreement signed at the Mexico Talks is beneficial for the Venezuelan people. | He pointed out that although the resources will be returned to Venezuela through the United Nations (UN), they belong to the people and will be used for their benefit, which is what matters most. | "We [already] have some project agreements with the UN, and what happens if the UN is there? We don't care. That money belongs to Venezuela," he said, referring to the $3 billio…

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-11-29). Irán y Rusia acuerdan aumentar exportación de autos. telesurtv.net El titular de la Asociación de Fabricantes de Autopartes de Irán señaló que Venezuela y Rusia son dos buenos mercados.

Danny Shaw (2022-11-29). Book Review: 'Before Crips' Dismantles Dominant Narrative on Gangs. towardfreedom.org John C. Quicker and Akil S. Batani-Khalfani's new book, "Before Crips: Fussin', Cussin', and Discussin' among South Los Angeles Juvenile Gangs," exposes mainstream stigmas and half-truths surrounding street groups. It also explores the true history of the South Los Angeles street organizations that predated the Crips and the Bloods. Danny Shaw reviews the book.

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-28). No Injuries in Latest Rocket Attack on US Base in Syria. news.antiwar.com US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Friday that two rockets were fired at a US base in northeast Syria, but no injuries or damage occurred, marking the second attempted attack on US forces in the country in nine days. CENTCOM said in a press release that the rockets were fired at a patrol base in al-Shaddadi. …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-28). EU Fails to Reach Agreement on Russia Oil Price Cap. news.antiwar.com EU diplomats failed on Monday to agree on a set price cap for Russian oil as a December 5 deadline for the policy is approaching, Reuters reported. The main hindrance to reaching a deal was Poland, which is demanding a much lower price cap than what the G7 has requested. The EU was asked to …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-28). US Considering Sending Rockets With 100-Mile Range to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The US is considering supplying Ukraine with a new longer-range rocket system that can hit targets up to about 100 miles away, twice the range of the artillery systems the US has been providing Ukraine. According to a report from Reuters, Boeing has proposed to manufacture small precision-guided bombs that can be fit onto widely …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-28). US-Russia New START Talks Postponed. news.antiwar.com A meeting between US and Russian officials to discuss the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two powers, the New START, has been postponed, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday. The talks were scheduled to be held in Cairo, Egypt, from November 29 to December 6. The Russian Foreign Ministry did not give …

Brett Wilkins (2022-11-28). Biden Mulls Sending Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine. commondreams.org While Ukrainians and supporters welcomed Boeing's proposal to arm Ukrainian forces with long-range precision-guided bombs, one anti-war voice accused the American military-industrial complex of "dictating the U.S. foreign policy and profiteering from wars."

WSWS (2022-11-28). Strong support for an international mass movement against war at Germany's University of Leipzig. wsws.org In the run-up to the international anti-war webinar hosted by the IYSSE on December 10, IYSSE members spoke to workers and young people in Leipzig about the danger of nuclear war.

_____ (2022-11-28). Ajamu Baraka: An Objective Look At US Foreign Policy. popularresistance.org Ajamu Baraka, widely respected and acclaimed community organizer, human rights defender, and peace activist, shares his most current thoughts on U.S. empire and military aggression throughout the world, the monopoly and abuse of power by our nation's ruling elite, the evisceration of democratic institutions, the dwindling prospects for peace, and what needs to be done to reverse this the tragic, self-sabotaging trajectory of U.S. foreign policy, in this interview by John Rachel of the Peace Dividend Project.

Anonymous103 (2022-11-28). Military Situation In Syria On November 28, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On November 28, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded 2 hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On November 28, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions near Tal Tamar; | On November 28, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions in Tal Rafaat; | On November 28, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions in Menagh; | 14 SDF members were killed by the Turkish Army in the Euphrates Shield and Peace Spring areas in the northern Syria,…

____ (2022-11-28). Heal the World (Music Video of the Week). transcend.org Ukraine and Russia –> Peace Not War 2022…

____ (2022-11-28). China rejects Canada's attack and smear in its newly released Indo-Pacific strategy: Embassy. ecns.cn Some Western countries, who at will undermine the international order and other countries' sovereignty, are the true disruptive force to global peace, security and development.

International Women's Network for Democracy, Peace (2022-11-28). The Invasion of the Congo by Rwanda. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-11-28). Turkmenistan: Turkey consolidates control of Caspian Sea region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkmenistan isn't and hasn't ever been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization or the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, though has been a member of NATO's Partnership for Peace military partnership since 1993. It is the only Turkic-speaking former Soviet republic not to have joined the Organization of Turkic States (where the others, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan …

Staff (2022-11-28). Minister of Culture at the International Book Fair of Venezuela: Cancellation of Russia Is Absurd & Decolonization Is a Permanent Task. orinocotribune.com "No part of the cultures of humanity can be erased or excluded and therefore the cancellation of Russian media in other countries is absurd," said Venezuela's Minister of Culture Ernesto Villegas in an exclusive interview with, in response to a question asked about and RT being banned in the West. | In the corridors of the International Book Fair of Venezuela (FILVEN) the minister highlighted that: "The cancellation of a political and cultural actor such as Russia from the international communication scene is, let us say, absurd. And we, who are always advocating for peace, believe that all voices…

_____ (2022-11-28). Malaysia's New Prime Minister: To Serve Malaysia or Washington? journal-neo.org The elections unfolded shortly after the G20 meeting held in nearby Indonesia and the APEC 2022 forum held in Thailand. Taken together, we see both the significant shifting of the region and the world away from US-led unipolarism toward multipolarism, but also efforts by the US to retain its power and influence worldwide. Anwar Ibrahim …

_____ (2022-11-28). Alex Rubinstein On Nazism In Ukraine, NAFO And Information Warfare. popularresistance.org ScheerPost's Diego Ramos and Max Jones talk to journalist Alex Rubinstein about his recent work. Alex is an investigative journalist whose work has appeared in publications like The Grayzone and MintPress News. He has written extensively and broken news about the international effects of neoliberalism and regime change policies of the United States.

_____ (2022-11-28). Bolivia: Far-Right Protesters Attack Ambulances And Health Workers. popularresistance.org Santa Cruz, Bolivia – Far-right opposition groups in the city of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, are violating international law by attacking health workers and hindering the passage of ambulances. The city's police have registered more than 20 cases of physical attacks against health workers and ambulances, many of them resulting in patients being unable to reach a medical center. | Protesters say they want the national census to be brought forward six months, and their preferred tactic is to block roads and demand payment from anyone who wants to pass through. Those who fail to comply are assaulted by young men armed with…

_____ (2022-11-28). Circuits Of War: On Biden's Technological Offensive Against China. popularresistance.org A world war was declared on 7 October. No news station reported on it, even though we will all have to suffer its effects. That day, the Biden administration launched a technological offensive against China, placing stringent limits and extensive controls on the export not only of integrated circuits, but also their designs, the machines used to 'write' them on silicon and the tools these machines produce. Henceforth, if a Chinese factory requires any of these components to produce goods — like Apple's mobile phones, or GM's cars — other firms must request a special licence to export them. | Why has t…

_____ (2022-11-28). Glen Ford And Kevin Zeese: The Nature Of Fascism. popularresistance.org In this episode, Clearing the FOG brings back excerpts of a discussion from November 2018 with the now-deceased Glen Ford, the co-founder and Senior Editor of Black Agenda Report, and Kevin Zeese, the co-director of Popular Resistance, about fascism in the United States. This interview covers the origin of fascism in the United States and how it was emulated by European Nations and brought to Latin America through US intervention as well as how fascism is manifest today with support by some who would consider themselves on the Left. Ford and Zeese talk about the rise of fascism in Brazil and how consent for war w…

_____ (2022-11-28). Workers Built Twitter — They Should Own It, Not Elon Musk. popularresistance.org Let's be clear: Elon Musk has no idea how the software that runs Twitter actually works. He has made it abundantly clear that he has not even a basic understanding of how a website like Twitter functions under the hood, or how it was built, or what Twitter workers do all day. On his first day in the office, he demanded that workers print out their code so that he could review it himself, apparently under the impression that a 16-year-old social media site with a system architecture made up of dozens if not hundreds of component pieces of software, each made up of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of lines of…

_____ (2022-11-28). A Peculiar Form of American Madness. strategic-culture.org Heroification of the military is a strange mindset for any self-avowed democracy: | W.J. ASTORE | America is touched by a peculiar form of collective madness that sees military action as creative rather than destructive, desirable rather than deplorable, and constitutive to democracy rather than corrosive to it. | This madness, this hubris, this elevation or heroification of the the military and war has to end, or it will most certainly end America, if not the world. | Related to this, America advances and sustains a historical narrative based on triumphalism, exceptionalism, and goodness. We Americans se…

African Stream (2022-11-28). Mali Bans French NGOs, Rejecting 'Conditional Aid'. towardfreedom.org Mali has banned French NGOs from operating within its borders, reports African Stream.

Anonymous103 (2022-11-28). In Video: Obsolete US-Made M101 Howitzers From Lithuania Deployed With Ukrainian Army. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2022-11-28). Military Situation In Yemen On November 28, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 33 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | A member of Amaliqa militia was killed and two others were injured as a result of an IED explosion in the Al-Masina district in Shabwa province; | Mosleh Mohammad Hossein Al-Mashat, brother of Mahdi Al-Mashat who is head of Yemen's Supreme Political Council, died after suffering for several months from wounds received as…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-28). Santa's Gift to Putin: Victory. southfront.org | Written by No Negotiation: | The Ukraine Proxy War is an endless black hole for the West. | No, there's not going to be any negotiated settlement to American's proxy war on Russia. For one thing: what is the point of the Russians negotiating with the Ukrainians when it is the US and the UK that call the shots? | The Russians already tried compromise in Istanbul back in the Spring when they ha…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-28). Ukrainian Servicemen Of 80th Brigade Being Punished For Execution Of Russian POWs In Makeevka (Photos, Video 18+). southfront.org Last week, a video published confirmed another war crimesof Ukrainian servicemen against Russian prisoners of war. At least 12 captured…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-28). USA's Military Empire: A Visual Database. southfront.org Originally published by The United States of America, unlike any other nation, maintains a massive network of foreign military installations around the world. | How was this created and how is it continued? Some of these physical installations are on land occupied as spoils of war. Most are maintained through collaborations with governments, many of them brutal and oppressive governments benefiting from the bases' presence…

____ (2022-11-28). 73% of the World's Population Did Not Call for Russian Reparations to Ukraine. transcend.org On 14 Nov 2022, the UNGA passed a resolution (A/ES-11/L.6) calling for Russia to pay war reparations to Ukraine. The majority of the world's countries simply did not support this resolution: | 99 NOT VOTING IN FAVOR (AGAINST, ABSTENTION or NOT VOTING)…

____ (2022-11-28). Did the World Make Progress on Climate Change? Here's What Was Decided at CP27. transcend.org 20 Nov 2022 – Contentious climate negotiations ended in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, as negotiators from around the world finalized a modest deal to help control global warming and pay for the costs of a hotter Earth.

____ (2022-11-28). Interpol Arrest Warrant Issued for Angolan Billionaire Isabel dos Santos. transcend.org 19 Nov 2022 – The daughter of Angola's former president José Eduardo dos Santos was the subject of the ICIJ 2020 Luanda Leaks investigation. Sources say the warrant relates to allegedly corrupt dealings exposed.

____ (2022-11-28). Sanctions: Another Form of War on Designated Enemies. transcend.org 18 Nov 2022 – Both the UN and illegal US sanctions have had disastrous effects on millions of people, effects that violate both the UN charter and the UDHR. Research in 69 countries showed that sanctions lowered infant weight and increased the likelihood of death before age three.

____ (2022-11-28). World Cup in Qatar Is "Deadliest Major Sporting Event" in History, Built on a Decade of Forced Labor. transcend.org 21 Nov 2022 — A look into Qatar's labor and human rights record. Minky Worden, of Human Rights Watch, describes how millions of poor migrant workers have faced deadly, forced labor conditions on the $2 billion infrastructure. By one count, 6, 0 migrant workers have died in Qatar since 2010, when it was awarded the hosting of the games.

Ben Norton (2022-11-28). Europe angry that US profits from Ukraine proxy war while destroying EU economy. multipolarista.com EU leaders are furious that the US is making lots of money from the proxy war in Ukraine by selling weapons and exporting expensive natural gas. Meanwhile European industries are being destroyed as high energy prices and US subsidies push its companies to go overseas.

Ben Norton (2022-11-28). German Military Preparing for Potential War with Russia, Leaked Internal Report Reveals. globalresearch.ca

Bill V. Mullen (2022-11-28). Purdue Students and Faculty Say No to War Criminals on Campus. truthout.org On December 6, Purdue University President Mitch Daniels and former U.S. President George W. Bush will appear together on a Purdue stage at an event billed by the university as a conversation on "

Brittani Banks (2022-11-28). The Global Push for Population Growth Shows We're Not Grappling With the Climate Crisis. independentmediainstitute.org In all of the news surrounding Vladimir Putin, it might have been easy to overlook that he had recently revived a Soviet-era policy called the "Mother Heroine" award, which goes to women who bear 10 or more children, offering financial incentives and other benefits in a bid to spur population growth. He is not alone, …

Chris Walker (2022-11-28). Democrats Will Push Electoral College Reform in Final Weeks of House Control. truthout.org In the final weeks of Congress's last session before Republicans take control of the House, Democratic lawmakers are planning to push a number of bills forward — including legislation that aims to prevent attempted usurpations of future presidential elections in wake of Donald Trump's attempt to overthrow the 2020 presidential election after he lost to President Joe Biden. | According to Politico,

____ (2022-11-28). Quake early warning system to be deployed in China. ecns.cn Earthquake early warning with countdown in seconds and instant seismic intensity reporting in minutes will be realized in key areas across China by the end of 2023, according to the 2022 National Conference on Seismological Science and Technology.

Editor (2022-11-28). Furious With Biden, Europe Says US Is Profiting Off Ukraine War. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-28). VIDEO: Alex Rubinstein on Nazism in Ukraine, NAFO and Information Warfare. scheerpost.com By ScheerPost Staff ScheerPost's Diego Ramos and Max Jones talk to journalist Alex Rubinstein about his recent work. Alex is an investigative journalist whose work has appeared in publications like The Grayzone and MintPress News. He has written extensively and broken news about the international effects of neoliberalism and regime change policies of the United …

Emanuel Pastreich (2022-11-28). What Would Happen if the Media Were to Publish an "Unconfirmed Report" that a Nuclear War Has Started? Another Lockdown, Martial Law? globalresearch.ca

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). World Cup slap in the face of Israel. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — With the world cup in Qatar well underway, the regime occupying Palestine saw an opportunity to try and further extend its occupying hand toward the Arab and Islamic world.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). 'Scent of Wind' wins at 3 Continents Festival in France. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Iranian film 'Scent of Wind' by Hadi Mohaghegh received the Montgolfière d'argent award of the 3 Continents Festival in France.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Foreign Ministry spox. press conference. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan'ani appeared on Monday with a chemical mask in his weekly press conference and spoke about the war imposed on Iran by Iraq during Saddam Hussein's regime (1980-1988).

Infobrics (2022-11-28). EU accuses US of profiteering from Ukraine crisis. infobrics.org "The fact is, if you look at it soberly, the country that is most profiting from this war is the US because they are selling more gas and at higher prices, and because they are selling more weapons," a senior EU official stated.

Infobrics (2022-11-28). Ukrainian First Lady wants to sacrifice well-being of her own people to prolong war. infobrics.org Zelensky's wife says 90% of Ukrainians are "ready" to live without electricity for years.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-28). Two Thirds of NATO Countries Have Depleted Their Arms Stockpiles for Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Pierre Duval The conflict in Ukraine is draining the arms stocks of Western countries. The situation has become critical for the arms and ammunition stocks held by Western countries. The military engagement of the West in Ukraine is threatening their security. A financial and military stockpile drain The conflict in Ukraine, an abyss: "The war…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-28). Ukrainian War Crimes Become the Burden for Europe. libya360.wordpress.com Slavisha Batko Milacic The crimes of the Ukrainian army, which we can often see on social networks, horrify the entire civilized world. And if the West is the main financier and logistics provider for the Ukrainian army, the crimes committed by Ukrainian soldiers appalled even them. After the recent Ukrainian war crime in Makiivka, it…

Jake Johnson (2022-11-28). Because 'Publishing Is Not a Crime,' Major Newspapers Push US to Drop Assange Charges. commondreams.org "This indictment sets a dangerous precedent, and threatens to undermine America's First Amendment and the freedom of the press," The Guardian, The New York Times, and other media outlets warned.

Jessica Corbett (2022-11-28). 90+ Groups Warn 'Kids Online Safety Act' Could Have 'Damaging' Effects. commondreams.org "Congress needs to pass real laws that rein in the abuses of Big Tech and protect everyone's privacy and human rights rather than using kids as pawns to advance poorly drafted legislation in order to score political points," said one critic.

Liberation Staff (2022-11-28). PSL Editorial — End the U.S. economic war on Venezuela now! liberationnews.org The United States should immediately cease all coercive measures targeting the Venezuelan economy and instead adopt a policy of respect for the country's independence.

Mat Ward (2022-11-28). Looking for 2022's best protest music? Here are 10 albums. greenleft.org.au Mat Ward looks back at November's political news and the best new music that related to it.

Michael T. Klare (2022-11-28). US-China Climate Cooperation Could Reduce Tensions and Military Expenditures. truthout.org As President Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping arrived on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, for their November 14th "summit," relations between their two countries were on a hair-raising downward spiral, with tensions over Taiwan nearing the boiling point. Diplomats hoped, at best, for a modest reduction in tensions, which, to the relief of many, did occur. No policy breakthroughs were expected, however, and none were achieved. In one vital area, though, there was at least a glimmer of hope: the planet's two largest greenhouse-gas emitters agreed to resume their languishing negotiations on joint ef…

Paul Craig Roberts (2022-11-28). The German Government Has Proposed a Law to Criminalize Truth. thealtworld.com Deutsche Welle, a German international broadcaster, financed by who they don't say, reports that the German government is going to criminalize denying war crimes. | Neither Deutsche Welle nor the German government reveals who it is who gets to determine the unchallengeable war crimes. | Germany gave in to the Jewish lobbies and long ago criminalized "Holocaust denial." I have wondered why. If the Holocaust is true, it can stand on the…

Peter Koenig (2022-11-28). Open Letter to Switzerland's Leading Newspaper: "A Step Towards Further Oppression and Tyranny". The Media Have an Obligation to Tell The Truth. globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2022-11-28). Open Letter to Zurich's Leading Newspaper: "A Step Towards Further Oppression and Tyranny". The Media Have an Obligation to Tell The Truth. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-11-28). Pro-NATO opposition's rhetoric fuels anti-Christian pogroms: Georgian prelate. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaNovember 28, 2022 Media Partly to Blame for Attack on Nunnery, says Archpriest Jagmaidze See also: U.S. escalates coup/war plans for Georgia NATO-standard special operations base being built in Georgia Georgia: American Alecto excoriates non-NED/Soros NGO/CSO Archpriest Andria Jagmaidze, Head of the Public Relations Department of the Georgian Orthodox Church, authored a Facebook post …

SAMIR (2022-11-28). Fatoumata Diawara – Don't artwash Israeli apartheid! bdsmovement.net

Staff (2022-11-28). Headlines for November 28, 2022. democracynow.org COVID Protests Spread Across China as Lockdown Anger Boils Over, Zelensky Warns of Further Russian Attacks on Energy Infrastructure as Ukrainians Face Harsh Winter, Ayatollah's Niece Voices Support for Mass Protests as Iran Cracks Down on Public Figures, Extremist Itamar Ben-Gvir to Head Nat'l Security in Incoming Israeli Gov't, Anwar Ibrahim Confirmed as Malaysia's New Prime Minister, Hong Kong Convicts 6 Pro-Democracy Activists over Protest Fund, Sà£o Tomé and Príncipe PM Says Gov't Thwarted Coup, Fragile Ceasefire Takes Effect in DRC as Local Groups Tell Foreign Forces to Le…

Staff (2022-11-28). "A Forgotten Conflict": Sahrawi Activists Slam Moroccan Greenwashing Amid Western Sahara Occupation. democracynow.org As climate Sahrawi activists in occupied Western Sahara accuse Morocco of greenwashing, the Spanish Film Academy, the Spanish equivalent to the Oscars, has just given its social justice award to the Western Sahara International Film Festival and its film school. We feature our interview at the U.N. climate summit with Mahfud Bechri, who explains how Morocco sells the natural resources and wealth of Western Sahara without the consent of the Sahrawi people as part of an effort to greenwash its military occupation of Western Sahara, and his larger campaign to demand companies end complicity with the occupation. The…

Tom Conway (2022-11-28). Why Raphael Warnock's reelection could tip the balance for America's economic future. nationofchange.org "He's there to work. He's not there to make the backdoor deals. I wish we could have more senators like that."

WSWS (2022-11-28). Australian workers voting in state election express hostility to Labor, political establishment. wsws.org Anger toward Labor over the cost-of-living crisis, broken health system and lack of services was palpable in Melbourne working-class suburbs.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Australian workers voting in state election speak on hostility to Labor, political establishment. wsws.org Anger toward Labor over the cost-of-living crisis, broken health system and lack of services was palpable in Melbourne working-class suburbs.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Germany's coalition government adopts a budget for war and austerity. wsws.org The 2023 budget passed in the German parliament on Friday is a declaration of war on working people, at the centre of which is a massive increase in military spending and extreme cuts in the areas of health, education, and social welfare.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Malaysian election presages deeper political crisis. wsws.org Far from resolving the country's social crisis, the new government headed by Anwar Ibrahim will carry out pro-market restructuring that will impose new burdens on working people.

_____ (2022-11-28). Venezuelan Government And Opposition Sign 'Social Agreement'. popularresistance.org Following the renewed talks in Mexico, Washington issued an expanded sanctions waiver for Chevron to partly resume its Venezuela operations. | The Nicolás Maduro government and the US-backed rightwing opposition have signed a partial agreement focused on social issues following the resumption of the dialogue process. | After a year-long hiatus, the government delegation disclosed that the agreement had been "exhaustively discussed" in Caracas with Norway as a mediator. On Saturday, they traveled to Mexico City to present a new deal that relates to the management of US $3 billion in Venezuelan funds seized by Wash…

Morning Star (2022-11-28). Venezuelan government and opposition leaders reach deal to feed the poor. peoplesworld.org The social agreement reached between the Venezuelan government and the right-wing opposition on Saturday proves that the U.S. policy of not recognizing Nicolás Maduro as the democratically elected president has failed, according to activists. The two sides agreed at the meeting in Mexico City to create a fund managed by the United Nations to finance …

Staff (2022-11-28). Venezuela to Sign Tourism Cooperation Agreement With ALBA-TCP. orinocotribune.com At the upcoming International Tourism Fair of Venezuela (Fitven 2022), Venezuela is planning to sign a cooperation agreement on tourism with the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP). | The Venezuelan Minister for Tourism, Alí Padrón, explained that the agreement will enable the identification of tourist attractions offered by each of the alliance's member nations. | A Nov…

Staff (2022-11-28). Washington Greenlights Chevron to Resume Oil Production in Venezuela, Uses Mexico Talks as Excuse. orinocotribune.com Caracas, Noviembre 27, 2022 (

Juan de Dios Sánchez Jurado (2022-11-28). A Migrant Family's Journey from Venezuela to New York City. latinorebels.com Yormaly Bulanger, a 26-year-old former accounting student from Venezuela, arrived in New York three months ago with her partner and their 5-year-old son — part of a group of 22,000 migrants, mostly Venezuelans, that have arrived in the city since April.

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-28). Major News Organizations Finally Urge US to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange. news.antiwar.com Five major Western news organizations have finally spoken out for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and are calling on the US government to drop the charges against him. In a letter to the US government, the editors and publishers of The New York Times, The Guardian, Le Monde, DER SPIEGEL, and El País said that "publishing …

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2022-11-29: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-29). Ukraine Says NATO Must Step Up Weapons Production or It Won't Win War. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Monday that NATO countries need to ramp up weapons production, or Kyiv won't be able to win the war against Russia. Kuleba said that NATO countries must "begin the production of necessary weapons today." If that doesn't happen, he said Ukraine "won't be able to win — as simple …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-29). Report: US, Israel to Hold Drills Simulating Bombing Iran. news.antiwar.com The US and Israeli air forces will simulate attacking Iran during drills over the Mediterranean Sea and Israel this week, The Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday. The report said that the drills will be held from Tuesday to Thursday and will involve both US and Israeli refueling planes and fighter jets. The planned exercises haven't …

____ (2022-11-29). U.S. warship tracked after illegally entering Chinese waters, PLA says. ecns.cn The Chinese military has been monitoring a United States guided-missile cruiser that illegally entered Chinese waters near the Nansha Islands on Tuesday morning, a spokesman from the People's Liberation Army said.

____ (2022-11-29). PLA Southern Theater Command troops warn away trespassing U.S. warship near Nansha Islands. ecns.cn PLA Southern Theater Command on Tuesday morning discovered that the vessel USS Chancellorsville had trespassed into waters around the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea without China's authorization, and followed and warned away the guided-missile cruiser.

C, C Butterwegge & Sybille Pirklbauer (2022-11-29). Social division in the schools and 7 challenges to the welfare state. indybay.org The most difficult task will be to redefine prosperity not only in philosophical concepts, but also in concrete tangible and experiential terms detached from consumption. Many are already working on this. The United Nations adopted a strategy for a "blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet" with the Sustainable Development Goals 2015.

____ (2022-11-28). China, Mongolia agree on shared future. ecns.cn China and Mongolia pledged on Monday to make joint efforts to move toward modernization and work for a shared future featuring peaceful coexistence, solidarity and win-win cooperation.

____ (2022-11-28). China, Russia committed to safeguarding int'l justice. ecns.cn China and Russia have reaffirmed their commitment to rejecting unipolar hegemony and safeguarding international fairness and justice, a move that officials and scholars said is conducive to the peace and stability of the region and the world.

____ (2022-11-28). Nation set to strengthen cooperation with Japan. ecns.cn Healthy and stable China-Japan relations not only serve the interests of both countries and their peoples, but also benefit regional and global peace as well as stability and development, Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday.

Staff (2022-11-29). Turkish press posts map detailing killing of over 17,000 Kurds in Syria in last six years. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyNovember 28, 2022 17,000 terrorists neutralized in 6 years of Turkish ops in Syria In 6 years, Turkish forces have neutralized nearly 17,000 terrorists in the Euphrates Shield, Olive Branch, and Peace Spring anti-terror offensives in northern Syria…

Fight Back (2022-11-29). Bookstore packed for FRSO program release party. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — About 70 activists packed Mayday Bookstore, November 20, for the release of the print edition of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization's (FRSO) political program. | FRSO Political Secretary Mick Kelly told the excited crowd, "Our program amounts to a declaration war against the existing order things. It is a clear statement that analyzes the conditions we face, lays bare the laws of capitalism, the need for revolution and socialism – and defines a clear strategy getting from here to there." | The room was filled with many of the movers and shakers in the Twin Cites people's struggles.

Gypsy Taub (2022-11-29). Hope a Poem By Gypsy Taub. indybay.org Gypsy Taub is an activist in California. She was born and raised in Russia. She is half Russian, half Ukrainian. Her poem "Hope" is about the war in the Ukraine. You can find more of Gypsy's poetry and more info about Gypsy at MyNakedTruth.TV or MyNakedTruth-TV.blogspot.com. Gypsy's BIO is posted on JerryGarciaFamilyClinic.org

Jacob Andrewartha (2022-11-29). Victorian election shows dissatisfaction is polarised. greenleft.org.au As the cost-of-living and housing crises hit hard, Labor was re-elected in Victoria, despite a 5.8% negative swing which went both to the right and left. The socialist vote was encouraging, reports Jacob Andrewartha.

Matthias Brockers, Michael Haller (2022-11-29). Farewell to the unipolar world and Disaster capitalism: back to Marx! indybay.org The sanctions have already proved to be a dangerous boomerang because they hit Europe harder than Russia… It is a suicidal illusion to try to win a war against the raw materials giant Russia – which possesses more than a third of all fossil energies and raw materials on earth – and the world's largest high-tech workshop, China, which is united with it.

Staff (2022-11-29). Serbian president: "We have to understand that we are at war" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92November 28, 2022 Vuƒçiƒá: "We have to understand that we are at war" "Putin uses what he has, the others what they have, everyone uses everything, there is no love in war. When many thought that the war was over and that Ukraine was winning, the Russians started to fight better. It will be a …

WSWS (2022-11-29). Warning strikes on Austria's railroads and in hospitals. wsws.org A national strike saw Austria's railways largely at a standstill on Monday. The last weeks have also seen strikes at several hospitals in the capital, Vienna.

WSWS (2022-11-29). New Zealand government reaffirms support for US-NATO war against Russia. wsws.org Following defence minister Peeni Henare's visit to Ukraine, New Zealand's parliament has invited Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to deliver a speech to promote the US-NATO proxy war against Russia.

WSWS (2022-11-29). Universities Australia volunteers to channel students into war drive. wsws.org The UA submission to the Labor government's "strategic review" marks a new stage in integrating Australian universities into the military-intelligence apparatus.

Staff (2022-11-29). PSUV on Mexico Talks: We Signed an Agreement With the UN, the Money is Going to the People and That is What Matters. orinocotribune.com On Monday, November 28, during the weekly PSUV press conference, Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) Diosdado Cabello stressed that the agreement signed at the Mexico Talks is beneficial for the Venezuelan people. | He pointed out that although the resources will be returned to Venezuela through the United Nations (UN), they belong to the people and will be used for their benefit, which is what matters most. | "We [already] have some project agreements with the UN, and what happens if the UN is there? We don't care. That money belongs to Venezuela," he said, referring to the $3 billio…

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-11-29). Irán y Rusia acuerdan aumentar exportación de autos. telesurtv.net El titular de la Asociación de Fabricantes de Autopartes de Irán señaló que Venezuela y Rusia son dos buenos mercados.

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-28). EU Fails to Reach Agreement on Russia Oil Price Cap. news.antiwar.com EU diplomats failed on Monday to agree on a set price cap for Russian oil as a December 5 deadline for the policy is approaching, Reuters reported. The main hindrance to reaching a deal was Poland, which is demanding a much lower price cap than what the G7 has requested. The EU was asked to …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-28). US Considering Sending Rockets With 100-Mile Range to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The US is considering supplying Ukraine with a new longer-range rocket system that can hit targets up to about 100 miles away, twice the range of the artillery systems the US has been providing Ukraine. According to a report from Reuters, Boeing has proposed to manufacture small precision-guided bombs that can be fit onto widely …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-28). US-Russia New START Talks Postponed. news.antiwar.com A meeting between US and Russian officials to discuss the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two powers, the New START, has been postponed, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday. The talks were scheduled to be held in Cairo, Egypt, from November 29 to December 6. The Russian Foreign Ministry did not give …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-28). No Injuries in Latest Rocket Attack on US Base in Syria. news.antiwar.com US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Friday that two rockets were fired at a US base in northeast Syria, but no injuries or damage occurred, marking the second attempted attack on US forces in the country in nine days. CENTCOM said in a press release that the rockets were fired at a patrol base in al-Shaddadi. …

Brett Wilkins (2022-11-28). Biden Mulls Sending Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine. commondreams.org While Ukrainians and supporters welcomed Boeing's proposal to arm Ukrainian forces with long-range precision-guided bombs, one anti-war voice accused the American military-industrial complex of "dictating the U.S. foreign policy and profiteering from wars."

WSWS (2022-11-28). Strong support for an international mass movement against war at Germany's University of Leipzig. wsws.org In the run-up to the international anti-war webinar hosted by the IYSSE on December 10, IYSSE members spoke to workers and young people in Leipzig about the danger of nuclear war.

_____ (2022-11-28). Ajamu Baraka: An Objective Look At US Foreign Policy. popularresistance.org Ajamu Baraka, widely respected and acclaimed community organizer, human rights defender, and peace activist, shares his most current thoughts on U.S. empire and military aggression throughout the world, the monopoly and abuse of power by our nation's ruling elite, the evisceration of democratic institutions, the dwindling prospects for peace, and what needs to be done to reverse this the tragic, self-sabotaging trajectory of U.S. foreign policy, in this interview by John Rachel of the Peace Dividend Project.

Anonymous103 (2022-11-28). Military Situation In Syria On November 28, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On November 28, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded 2 hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On November 28, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions near Tal Tamar; | On November 28, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions in Tal Rafaat; | On November 28, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions in Menagh; | 14 SDF members were killed by the Turkish Army in the Euphrates Shield and Peace Spring areas in the northern Syria,…

____ (2022-11-28). Heal the World (Music Video of the Week). transcend.org Ukraine and Russia –> Peace Not War 2022…

____ (2022-11-28). China rejects Canada's attack and smear in its newly released Indo-Pacific strategy: Embassy. ecns.cn Some Western countries, who at will undermine the international order and other countries' sovereignty, are the true disruptive force to global peace, security and development.

International Women's Network for Democracy, Peace (2022-11-28). The Invasion of the Congo by Rwanda. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-11-28). Turkmenistan: Turkey consolidates control of Caspian Sea region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkmenistan isn't and hasn't ever been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization or the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, though has been a member of NATO's Partnership for Peace military partnership since 1993. It is the only Turkic-speaking former Soviet republic not to have joined the Organization of Turkic States (where the others, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan …

Staff (2022-11-28). Minister of Culture at the International Book Fair of Venezuela: Cancellation of Russia Is Absurd & Decolonization Is a Permanent Task. orinocotribune.com "No part of the cultures of humanity can be erased or excluded and therefore the cancellation of Russian media in other countries is absurd," said Venezuela's Minister of Culture Ernesto Villegas in an exclusive interview with, in response to a question asked about and RT being banned in the West. | In the corridors of the International Book Fair of Venezuela (FILVEN) the minister highlighted that: "The cancellation of a political and cultural actor such as Russia from the international communication scene is, let us say, absurd. And we, who are always advocating for peace, believe that all voices…

_____ (2022-11-28). Malaysia's New Prime Minister: To Serve Malaysia or Washington? journal-neo.org The elections unfolded shortly after the G20 meeting held in nearby Indonesia and the APEC 2022 forum held in Thailand. Taken together, we see both the significant shifting of the region and the world away from US-led unipolarism toward multipolarism, but also efforts by the US to retain its power and influence worldwide. Anwar Ibrahim …

_____ (2022-11-28). Alex Rubinstein On Nazism In Ukraine, NAFO And Information Warfare. popularresistance.org ScheerPost's Diego Ramos and Max Jones talk to journalist Alex Rubinstein about his recent work. Alex is an investigative journalist whose work has appeared in publications like The Grayzone and MintPress News. He has written extensively and broken news about the international effects of neoliberalism and regime change policies of the United States.

_____ (2022-11-28). Bolivia: Far-Right Protesters Attack Ambulances And Health Workers. popularresistance.org Santa Cruz, Bolivia – Far-right opposition groups in the city of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, are violating international law by attacking health workers and hindering the passage of ambulances. The city's police have registered more than 20 cases of physical attacks against health workers and ambulances, many of them resulting in patients being unable to reach a medical center. | Protesters say they want the national census to be brought forward six months, and their preferred tactic is to block roads and demand payment from anyone who wants to pass through. Those who fail to comply are assaulted by young men armed with…

_____ (2022-11-28). Circuits Of War: On Biden's Technological Offensive Against China. popularresistance.org A world war was declared on 7 October. No news station reported on it, even though we will all have to suffer its effects. That day, the Biden administration launched a technological offensive against China, placing stringent limits and extensive controls on the export not only of integrated circuits, but also their designs, the machines used to 'write' them on silicon and the tools these machines produce. Henceforth, if a Chinese factory requires any of these components to produce goods — like Apple's mobile phones, or GM's cars — other firms must request a special licence to export them. | Why has t…

_____ (2022-11-28). Glen Ford And Kevin Zeese: The Nature Of Fascism. popularresistance.org In this episode, Clearing the FOG brings back excerpts of a discussion from November 2018 with the now-deceased Glen Ford, the co-founder and Senior Editor of Black Agenda Report, and Kevin Zeese, the co-director of Popular Resistance, about fascism in the United States. This interview covers the origin of fascism in the United States and how it was emulated by European Nations and brought to Latin America through US intervention as well as how fascism is manifest today with support by some who would consider themselves on the Left. Ford and Zeese talk about the rise of fascism in Brazil and how consent for war w…

_____ (2022-11-28). Workers Built Twitter — They Should Own It, Not Elon Musk. popularresistance.org Let's be clear: Elon Musk has no idea how the software that runs Twitter actually works. He has made it abundantly clear that he has not even a basic understanding of how a website like Twitter functions under the hood, or how it was built, or what Twitter workers do all day. On his first day in the office, he demanded that workers print out their code so that he could review it himself, apparently under the impression that a 16-year-old social media site with a system architecture made up of dozens if not hundreds of component pieces of software, each made up of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of lines of…

_____ (2022-11-28). A Peculiar Form of American Madness. strategic-culture.org Heroification of the military is a strange mindset for any self-avowed democracy: | W.J. ASTORE | America is touched by a peculiar form of collective madness that sees military action as creative rather than destructive, desirable rather than deplorable, and constitutive to democracy rather than corrosive to it. | This madness, this hubris, this elevation or heroification of the the military and war has to end, or it will most certainly end America, if not the world. | Related to this, America advances and sustains a historical narrative based on triumphalism, exceptionalism, and goodness. We Americans se…

African Stream (2022-11-28). Mali Bans French NGOs, Rejecting 'Conditional Aid'. towardfreedom.org Mali has banned French NGOs from operating within its borders, reports African Stream.

Anonymous103 (2022-11-28). EU Accuses US Of Profiteering From Ukraine Crisis. southfront.org "The fact is, if you look at it soberly, the country that is most profiting from this war is the US because they are selling more gas and at higher prices, and because they are selling more weapons," a senior EU official stated. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | When talking about the political West, one of the most common misconceptions is that the thalassocratic power pole is a giant geopolitical monolith with a near-constant consensus on all matters. One of…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-28). In Video: Obsolete US-Made M101 Howitzers From Lithuania Deployed With Ukrainian Army. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2022-11-28). Military Situation In Yemen On November 28, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 33 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | A member of Amaliqa militia was killed and two others were injured as a result of an IED explosion in the Al-Masina district in Shabwa province; | Mosleh Mohammad Hossein Al-Mashat, brother of Mahdi Al-Mashat who is head of Yemen's Supreme Political Council, died after suffering for several months from wounds received as…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-28). Santa's Gift to Putin: Victory. southfront.org | Written by No Negotiation: | The Ukraine Proxy War is an endless black hole for the West. | No, there's not going to be any negotiated settlement to American's proxy war on Russia. For one thing: what is the point of the Russians negotiating with the Ukrainians when it is the US and the UK that call the shots? | The Russians already tried compromise in Istanbul back in the Spring when they ha…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-28). Ukrainian First Lady Wants To Sacrifice Well-Being Of Her Own People To Prolong War. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageZelensky's wife says 90% of Ukrainians are "ready" to live without electricity for years. | Written by Once again, Ukrainian leaders have shown disdain for their own people. According to First Lady Elena Zelenskaya, wife of the Ukrainian president, 90% of Ukrainians are ready to live without electricity and heat for years in order t…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-28). Ukrainian Servicemen Of 80th Brigade Being Punished For Execution Of Russian POWs In Makeevka (Photos, Video 18+). southfront.org Last week, a video published confirmed another war crimesof Ukrainian servicemen against Russian prisoners of war. At least 12 captured…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-28). USA's Military Empire: A Visual Database. southfront.org Originally published by The United States of America, unlike any other nation, maintains a massive network of foreign military installations around the world. | How was this created and how is it continued? Some of these physical installations are on land occupied as spoils of war. Most are maintained through collaborations with governments, many of them brutal and oppressive governments benefiting from the bases' presence…

____ (2022-11-28). 73% of the World's Population Did Not Call for Russian Reparations to Ukraine. transcend.org On 14 Nov 2022, the UNGA passed a resolution (A/ES-11/L.6) calling for Russia to pay war reparations to Ukraine. The majority of the world's countries simply did not support this resolution: | 99 NOT VOTING IN FAVOR (AGAINST, ABSTENTION or NOT VOTING)…

____ (2022-11-28). Did the World Make Progress on Climate Change? Here's What Was Decided at CP27. transcend.org 20 Nov 2022 – Contentious climate negotiations ended in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, as negotiators from around the world finalized a modest deal to help control global warming and pay for the costs of a hotter Earth.

____ (2022-11-28). Interpol Arrest Warrant Issued for Angolan Billionaire Isabel dos Santos. transcend.org 19 Nov 2022 – The daughter of Angola's former president José Eduardo dos Santos was the subject of the ICIJ 2020 Luanda Leaks investigation. Sources say the warrant relates to allegedly corrupt dealings exposed.

____ (2022-11-28). Sanctions: Another Form of War on Designated Enemies. transcend.org 18 Nov 2022 – Both the UN and illegal US sanctions have had disastrous effects on millions of people, effects that violate both the UN charter and the UDHR. Research in 69 countries showed that sanctions lowered infant weight and increased the likelihood of death before age three.

____ (2022-11-28). World Cup in Qatar Is "Deadliest Major Sporting Event" in History, Built on a Decade of Forced Labor. transcend.org 21 Nov 2022 — A look into Qatar's labor and human rights record. Minky Worden, of Human Rights Watch, describes how millions of poor migrant workers have faced deadly, forced labor conditions on the $2 billion infrastructure. By one count, 6, 0 migrant workers have died in Qatar since 2010, when it was awarded the hosting of the games.

Ben Norton (2022-11-28). German Military Preparing for Potential War with Russia, Leaked Internal Report Reveals. globalresearch.ca

Bill V. Mullen (2022-11-28). Purdue Students and Faculty Say No to War Criminals on Campus. truthout.org On December 6, Purdue University President Mitch Daniels and former U.S. President George W. Bush will appear together on a Purdue stage at an event billed by the university as a conversation on "

Brittani Banks (2022-11-28). The Global Push for Population Growth Shows We're Not Grappling With the Climate Crisis. independentmediainstitute.org In all of the news surrounding Vladimir Putin, it might have been easy to overlook that he had recently revived a Soviet-era policy called the "Mother Heroine" award, which goes to women who bear 10 or more children, offering financial incentives and other benefits in a bid to spur population growth. He is not alone, …

Chris Walker (2022-11-28). Democrats Will Push Electoral College Reform in Final Weeks of House Control. truthout.org In the final weeks of Congress's last session before Republicans take control of the House, Democratic lawmakers are planning to push a number of bills forward — including legislation that aims to prevent attempted usurpations of future presidential elections in wake of Donald Trump's attempt to overthrow the 2020 presidential election after he lost to President Joe Biden. | According to Politico,

____ (2022-11-28). Quake early warning system to be deployed in China. ecns.cn Earthquake early warning with countdown in seconds and instant seismic intensity reporting in minutes will be realized in key areas across China by the end of 2023, according to the 2022 National Conference on Seismological Science and Technology.

Editor (2022-11-28). VIDEO: Alex Rubinstein on Nazism in Ukraine, NAFO and Information Warfare. scheerpost.com By ScheerPost Staff ScheerPost's Diego Ramos and Max Jones talk to journalist Alex Rubinstein about his recent work. Alex is an investigative journalist whose work has appeared in publications like The Grayzone and MintPress News. He has written extensively and broken news about the international effects of neoliberalism and regime change policies of the United …

Emanuel Pastreich (2022-11-28). What Would Happen if the Media Were to Publish An "Unconfirmed Report" that a Nuclear War has Started? Another Lockdown, Martial Law? globalresearch.ca

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). World Cup slap in the face of Israel. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — With the world cup in Qatar well underway, the regime occupying Palestine saw an opportunity to try and further extend its occupying hand toward the Arab and Islamic world.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). 'Scent of Wind' wins at 3 Continents Festival in France. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Iranian film 'Scent of Wind' by Hadi Mohaghegh received the Montgolfière d'argent award of the 3 Continents Festival in France.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Foreign Ministry spox. press conference. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan'ani appeared on Monday with a chemical mask in his weekly press conference and spoke about the war imposed on Iran by Iraq during Saddam Hussein's regime (1980-1988).

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-28). Two Thirds of NATO Countries Have Depleted Their Arms Stockpiles for Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Pierre Duval The conflict in Ukraine is draining the arms stocks of Western countries. The situation has become critical for the arms and ammunition stocks held by Western countries. The military engagement of the West in Ukraine is threatening their security. A financial and military stockpile drain The conflict in Ukraine, an abyss: "The war…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-28). Ukrainian War Crimes Become the Burden for Europe. libya360.wordpress.com Slavisha Batko Milacic The crimes of the Ukrainian army, which we can often see on social networks, horrify the entire civilized world. And if the West is the main financier and logistics provider for the Ukrainian army, the crimes committed by Ukrainian soldiers appalled even them. After the recent Ukrainian war crime in Makiivka, it…

Jake Johnson (2022-11-28). Because 'Publishing Is Not a Crime,' Major Newspapers Push US to Drop Assange Charges. commondreams.org "This indictment sets a dangerous precedent, and threatens to undermine America's First Amendment and the freedom of the press," The Guardian, The New York Times, and other media outlets warned.

Jessica Corbett (2022-11-28). 90+ Groups Warn 'Kids Online Safety Act' Could Have 'Damaging' Effects. commondreams.org "Congress needs to pass real laws that rein in the abuses of Big Tech and protect everyone's privacy and human rights rather than using kids as pawns to advance poorly drafted legislation in order to score political points," said one critic.

Liberation Staff (2022-11-28). PSL Editorial — End the U.S. economic war on Venezuela now! liberationnews.org The United States should immediately cease all coercive measures targeting the Venezuelan economy and instead adopt a policy of respect for the country's independence.

Mat Ward (2022-11-28). Looking for 2022's best protest music? Here are 10 albums. greenleft.org.au Mat Ward looks back at November's political news and the best new music that related to it.

Michael T. Klare (2022-11-28). US-China Climate Cooperation Could Reduce Tensions and Military Expenditures. truthout.org As President Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping arrived on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, for their November 14th "summit," relations between their two countries were on a hair-raising downward spiral, with tensions over Taiwan nearing the boiling point. Diplomats hoped, at best, for a modest reduction in tensions, which, to the relief of many, did occur. No policy breakthroughs were expected, however, and none were achieved. In one vital area, though, there was at least a glimmer of hope: the planet's two largest greenhouse-gas emitters agreed to resume their languishing negotiations on joint ef…

Peter Koenig (2022-11-28). Open Letter to Switzerland's Leading Newspaper: "A Step Towards Further Oppression and Tyranny". The Media Have an Obligation to Tell The Truth. globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2022-11-28). Open Letter to Zurich's Leading Newspaper: "A Step Towards Further Oppression and Tyranny". The Media Have an Obligation to Tell The Truth. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-11-28). Pro-NATO opposition's rhetoric fuels anti-Christian pogroms: Georgian prelate. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaNovember 28, 2022 Media Partly to Blame for Attack on Nunnery, says Archpriest Jagmaidze See also: U.S. escalates coup/war plans for Georgia NATO-standard special operations base being built in Georgia Georgia: American Alecto excoriates non-NED/Soros NGO/CSO Archpriest Andria Jagmaidze, Head of the Public Relations Department of the Georgian Orthodox Church, authored a Facebook post …

SAMIR (2022-11-28). Fatoumata Diawara – Don't artwash Israeli apartheid! bdsmovement.net

Staff (2022-11-28). Headlines for November 28, 2022. democracynow.org COVID Protests Spread Across China as Lockdown Anger Boils Over, Zelensky Warns of Further Russian Attacks on Energy Infrastructure as Ukrainians Face Harsh Winter, Ayatollah's Niece Voices Support for Mass Protests as Iran Cracks Down on Public Figures, Extremist Itamar Ben-Gvir to Head Nat'l Security in Incoming Israeli Gov't, Anwar Ibrahim Confirmed as Malaysia's New Prime Minister, Hong Kong Convicts 6 Pro-Democracy Activists over Protest Fund, Sà£o Tomé and Príncipe PM Says Gov't Thwarted Coup, Fragile Ceasefire Takes Effect in DRC as Local Groups Tell Foreign Forces to Le…

Staff (2022-11-28). "A Forgotten Conflict": Sahrawi Activists Slam Moroccan Greenwashing Amid Western Sahara Occupation. democracynow.org As climate Sahrawi activists in occupied Western Sahara accuse Morocco of greenwashing, the Spanish Film Academy, the Spanish equivalent to the Oscars, has just given its social justice award to the Western Sahara International Film Festival and its film school. We feature our interview at the U.N. climate summit with Mahfud Bechri, who explains how Morocco sells the natural resources and wealth of Western Sahara without the consent of the Sahrawi people as part of an effort to greenwash its military occupation of Western Sahara, and his larger campaign to demand companies end complicity with the occupation. The…

Tom Conway (2022-11-28). Why Raphael Warnock's reelection could tip the balance for America's economic future. nationofchange.org "He's there to work. He's not there to make the backdoor deals. I wish we could have more senators like that."

WSWS (2022-11-28). Australian workers voting in state election express hostility to Labor, political establishment. wsws.org Anger toward Labor over the cost-of-living crisis, broken health system and lack of services was palpable in Melbourne working-class suburbs.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Australian workers voting in state election speak on hostility to Labor, political establishment. wsws.org Anger toward Labor over the cost-of-living crisis, broken health system and lack of services was palpable in Melbourne working-class suburbs.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Germany's coalition government adopts a budget for war and austerity. wsws.org The 2023 budget passed in the German parliament on Friday is a declaration of war on working people, at the centre of which is a massive increase in military spending and extreme cuts in the areas of health, education, and social welfare.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Malaysian election presages deeper political crisis. wsws.org Far from resolving the country's social crisis, the new government headed by Anwar Ibrahim will carry out pro-market restructuring that will impose new burdens on working people.

_____ (2022-11-28). Venezuelan Government And Opposition Sign 'Social Agreement'. popularresistance.org Following the renewed talks in Mexico, Washington issued an expanded sanctions waiver for Chevron to partly resume its Venezuela operations. | The Nicolás Maduro government and the US-backed rightwing opposition have signed a partial agreement focused on social issues following the resumption of the dialogue process. | After a year-long hiatus, the government delegation disclosed that the agreement had been "exhaustively discussed" in Caracas with Norway as a mediator. On Saturday, they traveled to Mexico City to present a new deal that relates to the management of US $3 billion in Venezuelan funds seized by Wash…

Morning Star (2022-11-28). Venezuelan government and opposition leaders reach deal to feed the poor. peoplesworld.org The social agreement reached between the Venezuelan government and the right-wing opposition on Saturday proves that the U.S. policy of not recognizing Nicolás Maduro as the democratically elected president has failed, according to activists. The two sides agreed at the meeting in Mexico City to create a fund managed by the United Nations to finance …

Staff (2022-11-28). Venezuela to Sign Tourism Cooperation Agreement With ALBA-TCP. orinocotribune.com At the upcoming International Tourism Fair of Venezuela (Fitven 2022), Venezuela is planning to sign a cooperation agreement on tourism with the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP). | The Venezuelan Minister for Tourism, Alí Padrón, explained that the agreement will enable the identification of tourist attractions offered by each of the alliance's member nations. | A Nov…

Staff (2022-11-28). Washington Greenlights Chevron to Resume Oil Production in Venezuela, Uses Mexico Talks as Excuse. orinocotribune.com Caracas, Noviembre 27, 2022 (

Juan de Dios Sánchez Jurado (2022-11-28). A Migrant Family's Journey from Venezuela to New York City. latinorebels.com Yormaly Bulanger, a 26-year-old former accounting student from Venezuela, arrived in New York three months ago with her partner and their 5-year-old son — part of a group of 22,000 migrants, mostly Venezuelans, that have arrived in the city since April.

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-28). Major News Organizations Finally Urge US to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange. news.antiwar.com Five major Western news organizations have finally spoken out for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and are calling on the US government to drop the charges against him. In a letter to the US government, the editors and publishers of The New York Times, The Guardian, Le Monde, DER SPIEGEL, and El País said that "publishing …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-27). Top House Republicans Call for Biden to Send Longer Range Weapons to Ukraine to Strike Crimea. news.antiwar.com Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Mike Turner (R-OH) appeared on ABC News's This Week on Sunday and pledged that aid for Ukraine will continue to flow unimpeded once Republicans have a majority in the House in January. McCaul, who will likely head the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the next Congress, also called for the …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-27). Furious With Biden, Europe Says US Is Profiting Off Ukraine War. news.antiwar.com High-level European officials are furious with the Biden administration and are now accusing the US of profiting from the war in Ukraine while Europe is facing a potential energy crisis. In comments to POLITICO, a senior EU official said, "The fact is, if you look at it soberly, the country that is most profiting from …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-27). US Grants Chevron License to Pump Oil Again in Venezuela. news.antiwar.com

WSWS (2022-11-27). IYSSE campaign for online anti-war meeting at UK universities and town centres. wsws.org Thousands of copies of the statement, "For a mass movement of youth and students to stop the war in Ukraine!" have been distributed at universities, colleges, workplaces and high streets.

Abdel Bari Atwan (2022-11-27). Egypt's worsening ties with Israel. thealtworld.com The "cold peace" between the two sides is turning icy | There has been a flurry of reports recently about an emerging crisis in Egyptian-Israeli relations. Tensions have started coming to the surface, while according to reliable sources Egypt has been engaged in secret talks with Iran about restoring relations between the two countries to normal. | There have been several signs of this deterioration, even though Egypt has kept officially quiet about the matter. | —Israeli media have been launching fierce attacks on the Egyptian authorities. The most recent campaign was last week, when several outlets includ…

_____ (2022-11-27). German Military Preparing For Potential War With Russia. popularresistance.org Germany's top newspaper Der Spiegel obtained a leaked confidential strategy paper that reveals the country's military is preparing for a potential war with Russia. | The German military, the Bundeswehr, released the secret 68-page document internally in September. | The Bundeswehr chief, Inspector General Eberhard Zorn, warned that Germany could be attacked, and he proposed plans for a future armed conflict with Russia. The report claims that Germany faces "existential" threats. | The document opens stating, "War in Europe is a reality again." It predicts that the most likely scenario would be a conflict with Rus…

_____ (2022-11-27). How The US And Saudi Crashed Crude Prices To Hurt Russia, Iran, Venezuela. popularresistance.org In a 2014 "oil war," the US pressured Saudi Arabia to overproduce crude and intentionally crash prices on the global market, in order to hurt the export-reliant economies of Russia, Iran, and Venezuela. | The United States and Saudi Arabia waged a very important yet little-known "oil war" in 2014, which had huge geopolitical and economic consequences for the world. | Washington pressured Riyadh to significantly overproduce crude and intentionally crash prices on the global market, in order to hurt the export-reliant economies of Russia, Iran, and Venezuela. | Multipolarista host Ben Norton analyzed this crucial h…

Andy Kroll (2022-11-27). What If the U.S. and China Really Cooperated on Climate Change? tomdispatch.com As President Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping arrived on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, for their November 14th "summit," relations between their two countries were on a hair-raising downward spiral, with tensions over Taiwan nearing the boiling point. Diplomats hoped, at best, for a modest reduction in tensions, which, to the relief of many, did occur. No policy breakthroughs were expected, however, and none were achieved. In one vital area, though, there was at least a glimmer of hope: the planet's two largest greenhouse-gas emitters agreed to resume their languishing negotiations on joint ef…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-27). Military Situation In Iraq On November 27, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2022-11-27). Military Situation In Syria On November 27, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2022-11-27). Russia And Ukraine Intensified Prisoner Exchanges. southfront.org The intensity of prisoner exchanges have recently increased between the warring sides in Ukraine. Three prisoner swaps between Russia and Ukraine were officially confirmed last week alone. | The last prisoner exchange took place on November 25 in the Zaporozhie region. The Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed the swap on November 26 and claimed that "as a result of the negotiation process, nine Russian servicemen who were in mortal danger in captivity were returned from the territory contro…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-27). Russian Civic Society Forces Military Bureaucracy To React Promptly. southfront.org | A few days ago, pro-Russian telegram channels were blown up by the news about problems with importing so-called dual-use items from China to Russia. First of all, the subject is quadcopters, body armor, radios, helmets, first-aid kits, and other items of equipment that are purchased by Russians for troops taking part in the war in Ukraine. Obviously, despite the restructuring of the Russian economy into a war industry, improving the military supply is a difficult and time-consuming process. Since the b…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-27). New Wave Of Turkish Airstrikes Hit Kurdish, Army Positions In Northern Syrian (Video). southfront.org Late on November 26, a series of Turkish airstrikes targeted positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in norther Syria. | The airstrikes hit the outskirts of the towns of al-Malikiyah, Sewarxa and Maraanaz as well as the Menagh Military Airbase in the northern countryside of Aleppo. Following the airstrikes, the Turkish military carried out a series of artillery strikes on the same areas. | Heavy material losses were reported after the Turkish st…

Brian Berletic (2022-11-27). Russia Ops in Ukraine (Update): Western Propaganda Implodes as War of Attrition Grinds On. thealtworld.com Update on Russian military operations in and around Ukraine for November 28, 2022. | Battle front is stable, Russian forces are pushing back amid stalled Ukrainian offensives; | Russia continues dismantling Ukraine's power grid, leaving millions without electricity; | US claims Russia is committing "war crimes" despite the US having targeted power grids repeatedly amid multiple wars of aggression; | Western sources claim Russia is running out of cruise missiles because of older cruise missiles allegedly turning up in Ukraine; | Using older cruise missiles and target drones to spoof e…

Editor (2022-11-27). Their Children Struggled With Addiction. Now They're Fighting Against the War on Drugs. scheerpost.com

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). Russia likely using cruise missiles without nuclear warheads. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — Russia is likely removing nuclear warheads from aging nuclear cruise missiles and firing unarmed munitions at Ukraine, Britain's military intelligence claimed on Saturday.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). Salami strongly warns perpetrators of recent sedition in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — The commander-in-chief of the IRGC says that Iran will certainly turn the scene of recent sedition that enemies created in Iran into the graveyard of enemies.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). 'The Painter of Fish' wins two awards at Filminute Festival. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — Iranian short film 'The Painter of Fish' by Asghar Besharati won two awards at the Filminute 2022 in the UK.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-27). Circuits of War: Biden's Technological Offensive against China. libya360.wordpress.com This article by Italian social theorist Marco d'Eramo, which originally appeared in Sidecar (a blog published by New Left Review), provides a detailed and insightful analysis of the "chip war" being waged by the US as part of its broader New Cold War on China. D'Eramo explains the profound importance of the semiconductor industry to the overall…

Staff (2022-11-27). Azerbaijan, Turkey back each other's wars against Armenia, Iraq, Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com As well as that in Libya and perhaps next in Cyprus inter alia. RR ==== Daily SabahNovember 27, 2022 Tàºrkiye is not alone: Azerbaijani President Aliyev Those with treacherous plans against Tàºrkiye should know that Tàºrkiye is not alone and that the Azerbaijani army will always stand by the Turkish army [currently intensifying its …

Staff (2022-11-27). Turkey: Sweden, Finland joining anti-Kurd war expedites NATO membership. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hurriyet Daily NewsNovember 27, 2022 Sweden makes progress in NATO bid talks: Chief negotiator The Swedish chief negotiator leading the NATO bid talks between Tàºrkiye and Finland has said his country has made progress in NATO talks and that only some small steps will be needed for attaining full membership. "We exchanged a series of …

Staff (2022-11-27). Turkish-Pakistani military integration strengthens Three Brothers (nuclear) bloc against several targets. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The targeted nations are Afghanistan, Armenia, Cyprus, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria and Tajikistan, with Crimea and the Russian North Caucasus in the emerging bloc's large-range gunsights. RR === Also see: Three Brothers unveil world's newest military bloc Iran moves military to border in response to Azerbaijan-Turkey-Pakistan war games Nagorno-Karabakh model: Azerbaijan, …

Alasdair Baverstock (2022-11-27). Venezuelan government resumes talks with opposition in Mexico. america.cgtn.com After more than a year of political deadlock, the Venezuelan government and opposition met this weekend to resume crisis talks in Mexico City for the oil-rich nation. Find out more.

Ana Perdigón (2022-11-27). Venezuela's Government and Opposition Resume Mexico Talks, Sign Partial Agreement. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, November 26, the delegations of the Venezuelan government and the far-right opposition platform Unitary Group resumed the Mexico Talks and signed the second agreement on social matters for the protection of the Venezuelan people. | In a formal ceremony at the headquarters of the Foreign Affairs Secretariat of Mexico, the representatives of the two delegations signed the document, which was read out by the mediation representative from Norway, Dag Nylander. | "Today we celebrate a historic milestone for the benefit of all Venezuelans, not only for the resumption of dialogue between the government and…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). Venezuelan government, opposition sign 2nd partial agreement. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — Venezuela's government and the opposition have signed a preliminary agreement to find a way out of the country's political crisis.

Anonymous669 (2022-11-27). SDF Will Set Syrian-Turkish Border Aflame If Turkey Launch Invasion, Group Leader Says. southfront.org , Ferhat Abdi Sahin during a press conference. Source: the Hawar News Agency. | The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will set the Syrian-Turkish border aflame if Turkey launch a new invasion into northern Syria, the leader of the Kurdish-led group, Ferhat Abdi ≈ûahin, warned during a video press conference on November 26. | The leader, who is known by his nom de guerre Mazloum Abdi, said that Turkey is preparing to attack three areas in northern Syria, Kobane,…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). Venezuela's main tour operator to open office in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — Venezuela's main tour operator, Venezolana de Turismo, plans to open offices in several countries including Iran, media sources reported on Sunday.

Staff (2022-11-27). EEUU autoriza a Chevron a reactivar "operaciones limitadas" en Venezuela. cubadebate.cu La Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros (OFAC) del Departamento del Tesoro de EE. UU., autorizó a la empresa Chevron Corporation a reanudar las operaciones en Venezuela. Esto, tras la firma en México del segundo acuerdo parcial, firmado por el Gobierno venezolano y el sector de la oposición que integra la Plataforma Unitaria "U".

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-11-27). Gobierno de Venezuela y las oposiciones firman segundo acuerdo parcial en México. telesurtv.net Este segundo acuerdo parcial se centra en las medidas para el bienestar del pueblo venezolano.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-11-27). Presidente de Venezuela destaca reanudación del diálogo entre el Gobierno y las oposiciones. telesurtv.net Las partes firmaron este sábado el segundo acuerdo parcial para la protección del pueblo venezolano.

Ana Perdigón (2022-11-27). Venezuela and Belize Sign Agreement to Revitalize Petrocaribe. orinocotribune.com On Friday, November 25, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and the prime minister of Belize, John Briceño, signed a joint cooperation agreement during a meeting held in the Sol del Perú Hall in Miraflores Palace to strengthen binational ties and to revitalize the Petrocaribe program. | President Maduro announced that Venezuela and Belize would be reinforcing their cooperation in the energy industry. He then added that the two leaders discussed the relaunching of Petrocaribe and analyzed the effects of the climate crisis in the region. | "We have reached a positive agreement for our countries and our peop…

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