(2021-10-22). Kidnapped Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab speaks in court. workers.org 
Saab made the following statement in U.S. Federal Court in Miami on Oct. 16. The statement is lightly edited. My name is Alex Nain Saab Moran, with Venezuelan diplomatic passport number 045778720. I am a special envoy with diplomatic immunity to the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran . . . |
(2021-10-22). The Boogaloo Path to a New Rainbow Coalition. counterpunch.org Fred Hampton had a dream. It was a little more militant than Doctor King's but no less ambitious. The young chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party dreamed of a grand coalition of revolutionaries spanning across racial and class boundaries, united to bring down the American Empire and the police state it
(2021-10-22). Free U.S. political prisoner Dr. Aafia Siddiqui! workers.org 
The case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui is another great miscarriage of justice in the long history of the U.S. legal-carceral system, which reinforces xenophobia, anti-Muslim prejudice and white supremacy. New York City protest, Oct. 20. Credit: WW PHOTO: Toni Arenstein. Arrested and brought to the United States for a "crime" . . . |
(2021-10-22). NATO, Not Russia, Perpetuates Cold War Logic… It is a Relic Best Ignored. strategic-culture.org NATO is a relic of Cold War hostility that belongs in a war museum not in a modern forum for diplomacy. | It was the end of an era this week when Russia announced that it was severing diplomatic links with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. For the past 30 years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Russian Federation has engaged with the US-led military bloc in a bid to establish partnership and secure peace. | The incipient detente culminated in the NATO-Russia Founding Act in 1997 which demarcated certain boundaries for peaceful coexistence. Those boundaries were subsequently flouted as NATO dou…
(2021-10-22). Chris Hedges: God "Caged" in Jersey. scheerpost.com Chris Hedges (in a tie) with the East Jersey State Prison inmates who collaborated to write "Caged," world premiered at Passage Theatre in Trenton, N.J. [Photo courtesy of Chris Hedges] | Click to subscribe on: Journalist and author
(2021-10-22). Songs of Justice, Songs of Power. zcomm.org The Industrial Workers of the World — the shock troops of the early-20th-century labor movement — virtually invented the protest song for the modern age…
(2021-10-22). Imperial celebrates Nigerian ties as VP Yemi Osinbajo visits. imperial.ac.uk Imperial College London celebrated its longstanding links and collaborations with Nigeria during a visit from Professor Oluyemi Osinbajo.
(2021-10-22). U.S. illegally extradites Venezuelan diplomat from Cabo Verde. workers.org 
The Free Alex Saab Committee issued the following news release Oct. 18. For more see afgj.org/free-alex-saab. The Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab was renditioned and kidnapped to the U.S. on Oct. 16 without waiting for a final extradition decision. The action was taken in secret, without notifying his defense team and without . . . |
(2021-10-22). Five People Were Killed In Recent Turkish Drone Strike On Syria's Kobane: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image, by the Hawar News Agency. | Five people were killed in the The drone strike targeted several cars which were parked in front of the Social Justice Committee building in the center…
(2021-10-22). King George Was More Democratic Than American Revolutionaries. warisacrime.org 
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, October 22, 2021 According to the Smithsonian Magazine — brought to you by the folks with museums up and down the National Mall in Washington D.C. — King George III was the democrat and humanitarian in 1776. I'd hate for this to really feel like a bite in the …
(2021-10-22). Australia: Sydney rail workers strike for 24 hours. wsws.org Wednesday's walk-out follows a round of action late last month, including a four-hour strike on September 28, the first total stoppage on the state's rails in decades.
(2021-10-22). The Alienation of IT Workers. counterpunch.org Ever since German philosopher Hegel discussed alienation and Karl Marx converted it into the sensible framework of the economics of capitalism, alienation isn't really a new subject — many might even think, all has been said. In "Marx and Digital Machines", Mike Healy argues that recent developments in alienation can be seen on two groups
(2021-10-22). Indian workers and students denounce school reopenings and support World Socialist Web Site's global webinar. wsws.org There is a broad opposition among parents to the hasty and unsafe reopening of schools now underway across India.
(2021-10-22). Kaiser workers left in dark after overwhelming strike vote at largest US "non-profit" health care provider. wsws.org Despite a nearly unanimous vote for strike action, the UNAC/UHCP leadership is keeping its members in the dark on when or if a strike will happen at Kaiser Permanente.
(2021-10-22). Strike wave in US continues to grow, sparking fear and repression from ruling class. wsws.org The strike wave in the US, including walkouts by thousands of workers at John Deere, Kellogg's and hospitals in western New York, California and Massachusetts, is continuing to grow, with new strike votes by Piedmont flight attendants, Philadelphia transit workers and educators in several states.
(2021-10-22). Union sabotages GM workers strike vote in Brazil. wsws.org As workers in Sà£o Caetano were being threatened by GM, the union announced it would do nothing to protect them, and that continuing the strike was a purely individual decision.
(2021-10-22). News Guild on verge of representing majority of workers in troubled industry. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (PAI)—The News Guild has gained so many newspaper members in the last two years, due to workers' decisions to battle hedge fund takeovers and mergers that have devastated the industry, that it's on the verge of representing more than half of all newspaper workers in North America, its officers reported to its convention in …
(2021-10-22). South Africa union calls off metalworkers' strike. wsws.org Amid a cloud of pseudo-revolutionary rhetoric, NUMSA leader Irvin Jim accepted the "final" employer offer the union had rejected only a week ago.
(2021-10-22). Unions cheer resurrection of Michigan's prevailing wage law protecting construction worker pay. peoplesworld.org 
LANSING, Mich. (PAI)—And just like that, Michigan's prevailing wage law made a comeback. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Michigan will again require contractors to pay prevailing wage on state-sponsored taxpayer-funded construction projects. Prevailing wage has been the single most important law that governs construction worker wages, but efforts by conservative lawmakers over the years reduced …
(2021-10-22). Film and television workers denounce IATSE sellout during union town hall meeting. wsws.org During a town hall meeting Tuesday, officials from the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) faced a torrent of opposition for blocking a strike by 60,000 film and television workers and agreeing to a sellout deal.
(2021-10-22). Global Online Picket Line: Oct 22 school strike. wsws.org Today, parents, teachers and workers in countries around the world are once again supporting the call from UK parent Lisa Diaz for a one day school strike to fight against the deadly reopening of schools as the COVID-19 pandemic rages.
(2021-10-22). John Deere Threatens to Take Away Striking Workers' Health Coverage. zcomm.org "Workers must be allowed to keep their healthcare during the strike",…
(2021-10-22). Court of Justice of the EU allows prohibition of religious symbols in the workplace. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) sparked controversy with its recent judgment passed down in IX v Wabe eV and MH Màºller Handels GmbH v MJ. This case required the CJEU to again consider the right to freedom of religion. It ruled that employers can ban workers from observing religious symbols, including …
(2021-10-22). Iranian press review: Politicians question Tehran's nuclear talks strategy. middleeasteye.net 
Iranian press review: Politicians question Tehran's nuclear talks strategy | Meanwhile, high death rate among labourers sparks concerns over workplace negligence, and navy reveals improved long-range cruise missiles | Fri, 10/22/2021 – 11: 10 | Iranian workers load scaffolding onto a pick-up truck at an iron market near Tehran (AFP/File) | Ambiguous strategy in nuclear talks:…
(2021-10-22). Half a Million South Korean Workers Walk Off Jobs in General Strike. zcomm.org South Korean workers have thrown down the gauntlet, and we should all pay close attention…
(2021-10-22). Socialist barred from NYC major debate asks: 'What are they afraid of?'. liberationnews.org 
Cathy Rojas, the socialists candidate for New York City mayor, drew a crowd on Oct. 20 as she stood outside the studio where New York City's mayoral debates were being held and answered the questions presented to mainstream candidates inside the studio right there on the street. Why wasn't Rojas in the studio standing in …
(2021-10-22). The 2021 Toronto International Film Festival: 'Attica' revisited. peoplesworld.org 
It was Vladimir Lenin at the start of the world's first socialist revolution who made this impassioned and oft quoted statement "that of all the arts the most important for us is the cinema." I've been inspired and motivated by these sentiments since I began writing film columns for this paper over 35 years ago, …
(2021-10-22). Video: A socialist program to eliminate COVID-19. Become an electoral member of the SEP today. wsws.org SEP Assistant National Secretary Max Boddy warns, "Children, almost all unvaccinated, are being recklessly sent back to school, risking infection, illness and death to force their parents back to work."
(2021-10-22). Chile: Supreme Court Condemns 19 Agents Of The Dictatorship. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Chile's Supreme Court sentenced 19 agents of the defunct National Intelligence Directorate (DINA) to prison for the kidnapping of the brothers Carlos and Aldo Perez during the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship (1973-1990). | RELATED: | In September 1974, these Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR) militants were arrested, tortured, and killed. Judge Hernan Crisosto Greisse determined that Carlos Perez was detained in his office by agents of the Milita…
(2021-10-22). Trump supporter denounces socialism at Junge Union's Germany Conference. wsws.org Loughery called on delegates to "protect democracy and freedom" and stand together "in the fight against socialism."
(2021-10-22). New World Coming: 'Racial Capitalism' with Robin D. G. Kelley. mronline.org 
James Counts Early is joined by historian and activist Robin D.G. Kelley to discuss Robin's career work on racial capitalism, multiculturalism and identity, and the history of the struggle for socialism.
(2021-10-22). Palestinians Protest In Support Of Prisoners On Hunger Strike, Demand Their Immediate Release. popularresistance.org On Wednesday, October 20, Palestinians staged a protest at the al-Manara square in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank in solidarity with six prisoners who are on hunger strike against their illegal administrative detention in Israeli jails, reported Al Jazeera. Several Palestinian civil society groups and prisoner rights groups participated in the protest, along with the families of those who are on hunger strike. They called for immediate and unconditional release of the six prisoners and expressed fear about their health.
(2021-10-22). Australia: School Strike 4 Climate promotes bankrupt appeals to government. wsws.org The events were not aimed at mobilising students, but instead at promoting the dead-end perspective that moral appeals to capitalist politicians can halt the climate crisis.
(2021-10-22). Identity Of Saudi Officers killed In Recent Ballistic Missile Strike On Jizan Revealed. southfront.org 
Illustrative image, source: the Houthis media wing. | The identities of some of the Saudi officers who were allegedly killed in the Houthis' recent The Houthis launched five ballistic missile of an unspecified type at the camp, where the Saudi military's Jizan Force is based, lat…
(2021-10-22). Horas Al-Din Commander Killed In US Drone Strike On Syria's Raqqa (18+ Photos). southfront.org 
Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson. | On October 22, a commander of al-Qaeda-affiliated Horas al-Din was killed in US drone strike on the outskirts of the town of Suluk in the northern countryside of Syria's Raqqa. | The commander, Abdul Hamid Al-Matar, was targeted with an AGM-114 Hellfire laser-guided missile, possibly of the RX9 variant which is armed with a kinetic warhead with pop-out blades instead of explosives. The area where the commander was targeted is controlled by the Turkish militar…
(2021-10-22). Spain's fascistic Vox party, Latin American right launch anti-communist "Madrid Forum" wsws.org The Forum is a loose association of far-right figures pledging to "confront the threat posed by the growth of communism on both sides of the Atlantic."
(2021-10-22). Chile is at the Dawn of a New Political Era. counterpunch.org "It feels like we are at the end of an era," Bárbara Sepúlveda tells me on October 12, 2021. Sepúlveda is a member of Chile's Constitutional Convention and of the Communist Party of Chile. The era to which Sepúlveda refers is that of General Augusto Pinochet, who led the U.S.-backed coup in 1973 that overthrew
(2021-10-22). Japanese Communists rally opposition parties to elect 'a pro-people government'. peoplesworld.org 
TOKYO—At a street rally held near Tokyo's JR Ikebukuro Station on Oct. 14, Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo appealed to large audience, "Let's put an end to the Liberal Democratic-Komei coalition government and establish a pro-people government!" Video of the rally was broadcast live on YouTube to an online audience of at least 10,000 …
(2021-10-22). Australian, British, and U.S. Communists jointly condemn AUKUS nuke sub deal. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK—The Communist Parties of Australia, Britain, and the United States have come together to condemn the nuclear submarine pact recently concluded by the leaders of their nations, denouncing the purchase deal as the basis for an anti-China military alliance. Representatives of the three parties met this month to discuss the implications of the agreement …
(2021-10-22). Dallas vigil for Atatiana Jefferson and other victims of state violence. fightbacknews.org On the evening of October 19, a number of organizations gathered at Belo Garden Park in Dallas, Texas, for a vigil for Atatiana Jefferson and other victims of state violence. Atatiana Jefferson was murdered in her home while playing video games with her niece by Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean on October 12, 2019. The vigil also commemorated others killed by state violence in the U.S. and abroad. | Some 25 people were commemorated at the vigil. Some were names well known in the United States, such as George Floyd and Sandra Bland. Others are less famous. Randall Echanis was a Filipino land reform activist to…
(2021-10-22). Blinken's Visit To Colombia Is Part Of An Assault On Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Venezuela denounced that the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Colombia is part of a strategy of aggression against the Bolivarian people and institutions. | RELATED: | The White House disrespects Colombians when it tries to use their territory to attack Venezuela at a time when their country "is going through one of the worst social upheavals in its history," Venezuela's Foreign Affairs…
(2021-10-22). Germans Increasingly Distrust Official Corona Figures, Fear a Health Dictatorship. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-22). Montonera Mother Who Fought Against Argentine Dictatorship Died. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Argentina's "Sons for Identity & Justice Against Oblivion and Silence" (HIJOS) regretted the death of Thelma Jara, a member of the May Square Mothers who fought against the crimes of Jorge Videla's dictatorship (1976-1983). | RELATED: | "Farewell, dearest Thelma. Our sincerest condolences to your family and friends. No forgetfulness or forgiveness for the Videla dictatorship's crimes!" HIJOS stated. | In 1979, the dictatorship kidnapped an…
(2021-10-22). Taking Aim at Predatory Equity Firms. zcomm.org Warren Leads Bill to 'Stop Wall Street Looting'
(2021-10-22). SPEECH: Frederick Douglass on John Brown, 1860. mronline.org 
On December 3rd, 1860, Frederick Douglass was set to address an anti-slavery rally at Boston's Tremont Temple Baptist Church, held to commemorate the death of the radical abolitionist John Brown and to mark the one-year anniversary of his ill-fated raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry Virgina.
(2021-10-22). The Killing of Gaddafi 10 Years ago has Resulted in the Death of the Nation of Libya and the Destruction of its People. orinocotribune.com By Richard Medhurst — Oct 20, 2021 | Muammar Gaddafi led his nation to become the wealthiest in all of Africa. A decade after his demise, it is riven by tribalism, terrorism and slavery, all because the West could not allow an Arab leader to succeed. | There was never really an 'Arab Spring' in Libya the way there was in Egypt or Tunisia. Protests were much smaller, and as time went on to show, the biggest players turned out to be extremist groups and foreign actors, each trying to get a slice of the country. | NATO's bombing of Libya and support for rebels seeking to overthrow Gaddafi had little to do with…
(2021-10-21). Nicaragua, with free health care and education, challenges U.S. domination. workers.org 
Managua, Nicaragua The writer was a member of a U.S. delegation that visited Nicaragua Oct. 3-10. Outside of àìscar Danilo Rosales Hospital in Leon, Nicaragua with members of medical staff and U.S. delegation, Oct. 5. Rosales, a surgeon and Sandinista hero, was killed in 1967 by the U.S.-backed Somoza regime. (WW . . . |
(2021-10-21). Lenin on Imperialism (Part 2): The Era of Global Class War. liberationnews.org 
By the middle of the 20th century, inter-imperialist competition took a backseat as a new era of global class war began.
(2021-10-21). Australian Greens keep their mouths shut on the new anti-democratic electoral laws. wsws.org The Greens' silence on the electoral laws dovetails with their pitch to form another de facto coalition government with the Labor Party, as they did under Julia Gillard from 2010 to 2013.
(2021-10-21). Ecuadorean Doctors Protest Against Precarious Labor Conditions. telesurenglish.net The Ecuadorian Medical Federation (FME) summoned health workers to protest on Thursday against the elimination of norms contemplated in the Humanitarian Support Law that granted job stability to public officials who worked during the epidemiological emergency. | Related | Starting at 4: 30 p.m., doctors and nurses will hold rallies in several provinces to demand that President Guillermo Lasso guarantee supply of medicines in public ins…