(2023-01-15). What are the chances for peace in Ukraine? indybay.org There must be another way to peace. But there can only be if we stop believing that only weapons or the annexation of foreign territories can bring peace; if we accept that the world does not belong only to the West, that there will be no single world power, the USA, and that the expansion of NATO does not contribute to stability in Europe.
(2023-01-15). NYC remembers Dr. King's Legacy. fightbacknews.org New York, NY — Around 60 people gathered in the historic Saint Mary's Episcopal Church in Harlem to honor the legacy of Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. on what would have been his birthday weekend. Organized by Struggle-La Lucha, a panel of 11 speakers took part in the event that demanded: No war and sanctions, strop funding white supremacy in the Ukraine, shut down NATO, and stop racism, transphobia, union busting, and the attacks on women's rights, LGBTQ+ and immigrants. | The speakers included Margaret Kimberly of Black Agenda Report, Melinda Butterfield of Struggle-La Lucha and Omowale Cla, December…
(2023-01-15). Emerging Regret About Ukraine War in the U.S. and My Interview with Emerald Robinson on Biden's Classified Document Leaks. sonar21.com 
America's infatuation with Ukraine and Zelensky (the Cocaine Comedian) is starting to wane, but most politicians and the public continue to believe the lie that Ukraine is an innocent country…
(2023-01-15). Poland Seeks to Become "True Land Superpower in Europe" Adds New Army Division. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Poland Seeks to Become "True Land Superpower in Europe" Adds New Army Division Andy Corbley www.worldatlarge.news/coffee-break-reads/2023/1/11/poland-seeks-to-become-true-land-superpower-in-europe-adds-new-army-division?fbclid=IwAR1-tPap3-pNZd2MT7EHjuhM7Mve3v_NYfUU4WNFk BFzgEaDDGrsKCitE The Polish Defense Minister Mariusz B≈Çaszczak announced recently that the Polish Army would add a new army division in order to raise the uniformed soldiery of the country to 300,000 in a bid to become a "true land …
(2023-01-15). The Winds of the New Cold War are Howling in the Arctic Circle. orinocotribune.com 
(2023-01-15). Canadian 'LAV 6' Armoured Vehicles Spotted In Ukraine (Video). southfront.org 
File image. | Canadian-made LAV 6 Armoured Combat Support Vehicles (ACSVs) have been finally spotted in the Russian special military operation zone in Ukraine. | On December 31, a video showing a ACSV moving near an unspecified front in Ukraine surfaced online. The vehicle was of the unarmed Troops/Cargo Vehicle (TCV) version. | The ACSV, which was developed by the Canadian branch of General Dynamics Land Systems, is powered by a Caterpillar C9 Turbo-charged six-cylinder Diesel with 4 hp. The vehicle has a maximum op…
(2023-01-15). RMT union directly colluding with UK rail companies to sell-out strikes. wsws.org The RMT and train operating companies issued a joint tight-lipped two-line statement reading, "We have had detailed discussions and we are working jointly towards a revised offer."
(2023-01-15). Gobierno colombiano y ELN se reunirán en Caracas,Venezuela. telesurtv.net Las partes, entre otros temas, conversarán sobre el cese al fuego propuesto por el Gobierno colombiano y evaluado por el ELN.
(2023-01-14). Colombia's prosecution blocks talks to dismantle paramilitary groups. colombiareports.com Colombia's prosecutor general's office on Friday refused to lift arrest warrants of paramilitary leaders, effectively blocking the government's peace process. Deputy Prosecutor General Martha Marcera wrote Peace Commissioner Danilo Rueda…
(2023-01-14). Negotiated Solution – No Alternative! indybay.org NATO intervention seems unlikely so far, after U.S. President Biden ruled out direct military intervention even in the run-up to the war…Nevertheless, a further escalation of the war cannot be ruled out. At present, the powerless left has only the option of fighting for peace and of educational work: of emphasizing the survival necessity of a post-capitalist system transformation… (TKonicz)…
(2023-01-14). Peace! Peace! But in Colombia, There is no Peace. orinocotribune.com By James Patrick Jordan Jan 11, 2023 | Advocates for peace and justice around the world were thrilled to hear the proposal by Colombian president Gustavo Petro for a Total Peace Plan, an effort that was promptly approved by the congress. The plan is ambitious and deserves our support. Colombia's entire history from the Spanish colonization right up till today has been a story of violence, displacement, and repression. The country has been in the grips of armed conflict and civil war on several fronts for more than years. The 2016 Peace Accord between the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia[mdash…
(2023-01-14). US and Japan accelerate war drive against China. wsws.org The joint statement and comments by Biden and Japanese PM Kishida are premised on a lie: that the US and its allies are simply responding to Russian and Chinese provocations and aggression.
(2023-01-14). Xinjiang going forward in right direction: World Muslim Communities Council leader. ecns.cn The rapid development of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region proves that the region is moving in the right direction, said Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, chairman of the World Muslim Communities Council, during a recent visit to Xinjiang.
(2023-01-14). China urges U.S., Japan not to become disrupters of a stable Asia-Pacific: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn China urges the United States and Japan to abandon the Cold War mentality and ideological bias, stop creating imaginary enemies and stop trying to sow the seeds of a new Cold War in the Asia-Pacific, and not to become disruptors of a stable Asia-Pacific, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
(2023-01-14). US and NATO send tanks to fight Russia. wsws.org The sending of main battle tanks to Ukraine is, without a doubt, the most reckless and escalatory measure taken by the US and NATO in the war to date.
(2023-01-14). The Heat: Biden Classified Documents. america.cgtn.com 
President Biden faces mounting questions, after classified documents are discovered at his Delaware home and a private office. Could this discovery tarnish his presidency and sideline his agenda? This week, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel to lead the investigation into how …
(2023-01-14). Comicomment: A 'new' Cold War toolkit. ecns.cn
(2023-01-14). Sunday 1/22: Stop US Wars! Disband NATO! Money for Jobs and Education Not for the Pentagon! indybay.org Gather at the Lake Merritt Columns, Oakland at 1 p.m. March to the Lake Merritt Amphitheater, Oakland…
(2023-01-14). Consumer Health: Do you know the symptoms of glaucoma? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about treating this group of eye conditions. About 3 million people in the U.S. have glaucoma, and it's the second-leading cause of blindness worldwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, often due to abnormally high pressure in your eye. Elevated eye pressure is due to a buildup of…
(2023-01-14). What is cardiac arrest? A Mayo Clinic heart expert explains. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cardiac arrest, or sudden cardiac arrest as it is more formally known, is a medical emergency. It happens when an event, usually an electrical disturbance, quickly and unexpectedly causes your heart to stop working. It's not the same as a heart attack and is called sudden because it seems to happen without warning. Dr. Christopher DeSimone, a Mayo cardiac electrophysiologist specializing in abnormal cardiac rhythm, answers questions about cardiac arrest, the differences between cardiac arrest…
(2023-01-14). Healthy Weight Awareness Month. Mayo Clinic innovations can help you lose weight, keep it off. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MEDIA ADVISORY: Mayo Clinic experts available to talk about obesity epidemic in America and innovations in weight loss procedures January is Healthy Weight Awareness Month — and a time when many consider a fresh start with healthier eating and exercise habits. Consider these stats on obesity in America, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Forty-one percent of Americans are considered obese. And by 2030, an estimated 50% of Americans will be obese….
(2023-01-14). "The weapons help no one, it's just about economic interests"—SGP continues campaign for Berlin state election. wsws.org In its election campaign for the Berlin House of Representatives, the SGP is fighting for the construction of an international movement of workers and youth in opposition to the war policy of the ruling class.
(2023-01-14). US political warfare escalates: House committees launch probes of Biden's mishandling of classified documents. wsws.org On Friday, one day after Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden's mishandling of classified documents, Republican-led House committees launched their own investigations.
(2023-01-14). Chris Hedges Report: America Made Me A Black Man. popularresistance.org Boyah J. Farah fled the war in Somalia arriving in the United States as a refugee with his mother and siblings when he was fifteen. His romantic dreams of America quickly ran into the dark undercurrents of American racism. Living in a housing project in Bedford, Massachusetts he was forced to discover the curse of being Black in America, the daily humiliations and small, but insidious ways he was made to constantly feel an outsider by whites. He watched as other Somali families succumbed to the poison of American racism, writing that although they had survived the war in Africa, American broke them and carried th…
(2023-01-14). The Higher Education Labor Movement Runs Full Speed Ahead Into 2023. popularresistance.org At the end of 2022, workers in higher education had their eyes turned toward the weeks-long strikes at the University of California (UC) and The New School. These strikes were among the largest and longest that higher education in the U.S. has ever seen. In California, the striking unions represented about 48,000 workers. While the total number of striking faculty at The New School in New York was much smaller, they represented 87 percent of all teaching faculty at the university, showing the power of what a near-total shutdown of classes can do. | These strikes are part of a much bigger trend in the higher educa…
(2023-01-14). The Poor Are Bearing The Brunt Of California's Storms. popularresistance.org Since late December, the West Coast of the United States has been battered by torrential rain of up to eight inches, strong winds reaching 70 mph that have knocked down power lines and ripped trees from the soil, and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate. US President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency in California. The "parade of cyclones," as read the National Weather Service warning, is predicted to cost USD$1 billion in damages. Thus far, 18 people are dead as a result of these storms. | As these storms, heightened in frequency by climate change, wreak havoc in California, many wonder, what…
(2023-01-14). More Classified Documents Found In Biden's Delaware Home: Did He Break The Law? moguldom.com The White House has confirmed that a second set of classified government documents was found, this time in President Joe Biden's garage at his home in Delaware. This revelation comes after other classified documents were found in November at the Penn Biden Center, a think tank office in Washington, D.C., that Biden used for about …
(2023-01-14). Military Situation In Syria On January 14, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On January 14, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 3 times: 2 in Idlib province, 1 in Latakia province; | On January 14, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in Damascus; | On January 14, Turkish-backed forces attacked SAA positions in the Nahshaba area; | On January 14, Turkish artillery shelled YPG positions near Tal Rafaat; | 11 PKK/YPG militants were k…
(2023-01-14). 'World War 3 has already started' between US and Russia/China, argues French scholar. geopoliticaleconomy.com Prominent French intellectual Emmanuel Todd argues the Ukraine proxy war is the start of WWIII, and is "existential" for both Russia and the US "imperial system", which has restricted the sovereignty of Europe, making Brussels into Washington's "protectorate".
(2023-01-14). The World Split Apart 2.0: Introduction and Part 1. mronline.org 
Nearly a decade ago I began warning that NATO expansion and the West's failure to understand that Russian national security interests not a Russian desire to 'recreate the USSR' or 'former Russian empire' would lead to a world split apart between the West and 'the rest' (Sino-Russian 'strategic partnership and those states oriented towards it).
(2023-01-14). Weapons Contractors Destroy Lives While Reading Fairy Tales To Children. scheerpost.com 
By Lee Camp / MintPress News A UN report recently revealed that at least 11,000 children have been killed or maimed in the US-backed War in Yemen. At the same time, the weapons contractors that helped create this massacre are reading fairy tales to British children! You probably already know that, as reported by Alex Kane for In These …
(2023-01-14). [Correspondence] Medical education reforms in China. thelancet.com Julio Frenk and colleagues1 put forward education for life as a guiding principle for health-professional education after the COVID-19 pandemic. We concur with the need for a radical rethink of medical education systems worldwide, and would like to share responses and reflections from China at a time that coincides with the 110th anniversary of the Peking University Health Science Center (PUHSC; figure).
(2023-01-14). January 6 Riot LIVE! Helping to Propel the War on Domestic Terrorism and More! file:/Users/rain/Dropbox/_data/_rss/globalresearch.ca.xml
(2023-01-14). January 6 Riot LIVE! Helping to Propel the War on Domestic Terrorism and More. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-14). Pentagon backs Poland's plans for German, other tanks for Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyJanuary 14, 2023 Polish PM to meet with Germany's Scholz over tanks for Ukraine The Leopard 2 tanks that Warsaw wants to donate to Kyiv as part of a broader international coalition were purchased from Germany and require the German government's consent to be given to a non-Nato country. Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish …
(2023-01-14). Ukraine as a country and its armed forces have become members of NATO: defense minister. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NoviniteJanuary 13, 2023 Ukraine declared itself a "De Facto Member of NATO" and Warned of a New Russian Offensive "Ukraine has de facto become a member of NATO, and this reality may soon be shaped legally." Such confidence was expressed by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksii Reznikov, in an interview with the Russian …
(2023-01-14). McCarthy's Concessions to MAGA Diehards Have Paved the Way to Brutal Austerity. truthout.org At the start of January, Kevin McCarthy's difficulties in cobbling together a House majority to support his bid to become speaker produced endless comedy fodder for the late-night shows. Fourteen times, McCarthy went up for election. Fourteen times he lost. With each loss, each humiliating reminder that one had to look back to the pre-Civil War days to find a speaker's election this drawn-out… |
(2023-01-14). What It Means for Hunger to Burn Through the Pentagon's Ranks. scheerpost.com 
Co-creator of the Costs of War Project and military spouse Andrea Mazzarino describes in all-too-devastating detail that a staggeringly over-funded military-industrial complex is, to use Eisenhower's phrasing, indeed stealing from "those who hunger and are not fed."
(2023-01-14). President Maduro Announces 6 Lines of Work for 2023 in Annual Address to the Nation. orinocotribune.com 
On Thursday, January 12, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, in his Annual Address to the Nation, announced the six lines of work his government will implement in 2023. | The lines are: | 1- Consolidate economic growth, diversification of the economy and generation of wealth with equality. | The president stated that progress must be made in "healing the wounds" and "the inequalities that have been created as a result of the economic war and illegal sanctions." | 2- Expand protection and social security to all the Venezuelan people, especially the victims of the economic blockade. | Misiones and Grandes M…
(2023-01-14). Atmospheric rivers, weather whiplash and the class struggle. liberationnews.org 
Despite scientists' warnings for decades, capitalist governments have failed to act in any meaningful way to avert climate catastrophe despite the many tools available to humanity.
(2023-01-14). Indonesia sends warship to monitor Chinese coast guard vessel. tribune.com.pk 
Indonesia has deployed a warship to its North Natuna Sea to monitor a Chinese coast guard vessel that has been active in a resource-rich maritime area, the country's naval chief said on Saturday of an area that both countries claim as their own. | Ship tracking data shows the vessel, CCG 5901, has been sailing in the Natuna Sea, particularly near the Tuna Bloc gas field and the Vietnamese Chim Sao oil and gas field since Dec. 30, the Indonesian Ocean Justice Initiative told Reuters. | A warship, maritime patrol plane and drone had been deployed to monitor the vessel, Laksamana Muhammad Ali, the chief of the In…
(2023-01-14). Time running out to ratify Sweden, Finland NATO bids: Turkiye. tribune.com.pk 
Turkiye is running out of time to ratify NATO membership bids by Sweden and Finland before it holds elections expected in May, a Turkish presidential spokesperson said on Saturday. | President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesperson, Ibrahim Kalin, said Turkish ratification of the countries' bids depended on how quickly Stockholm fulfils counter-terrorism promises made as part of a deal with Ankara, warning that could take months. | "Stockholm is fully committed to implementing the agreement that was signed last year in Madrid, but the country needs six more months to write new laws that would allow the judicial system…
(2023-01-14). How Sanctions Contributed to Venezuela's Economic Collapse. orinocotribune.com
(2023-01-14). US Treasury's OFAC Imposes New Sanctions Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
On Monday, January 9, the United States Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed a new unilateral coercive measure against Venezuela by extending License number 31, now named
(2023-01-14). Venezuela: Metalworkers Block Highway, Protest for Better Pay. venezuelanalysis.com Sidor workers are asking for improved salaries as well as the reinstatement of health insurance and collective bargaining rights.
(2023-01-14). ConocoPhillips Wants to Sell Venezuelan Oil in The US (+ Chevron). orinocotribune.com US oil company ConocoPhillips, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is supposedly in talks with the government of Venezuela to sell Venezuelan oil in the United States, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. | "ConocoPhillips, which left Venezuela after its assets were nationalized in 2007, is now open to a deal to sell the country's oil in the US," the report stated, citing "people familiar with the discussions between the company and Venezuelan representatives." | Breaking: ConocoPhillips is in talks with Venezuela to sell the country's oil in the U.S. after Caracas seized its assets in 2007, people fami…
(2023-01-14). Venezuela's Banking System Reports Growth in 2022. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, January 10, during the yearly closing of banks, the president of the Bank of Venezuela (BDV) and deputy minister of Digital Economy, Banking, Insurance, and Securities, Román Maniglia, reported positive indicators for the Venezuelan national banking system. The minister highlighted a growth of 366% for deposits with the national financial system during 2022. | The total deposits of the banking system grew to 46.539 billion bolívars, with an increase of 28.06% during the last month of 2022. | La banca creció en depósitos, créditos y bajó su morosidad. La banca pública en los primeros lugares de estos i…
