2021-10-26: News Headlines

Pavan Kulkarni (2021-10-26). Sudan: More than a million people take to the streets against coup. greenleft.org.au Trade unions and people's movements have called for strikes and mass protests in response to the coup by the Sudanese military on October 25, reports Pavan Kulkarni.

sputniknews (2021-10-26). Israel's Strike Plans for Iran Could Take More Than a Year to be Fully Ready, Paper Claims. sputniknews.com As rumors continue to swirl in Israeli media about the repercussions of a new budget addition to prepare for a possible strike against Iran's nuclear facilities, an Israeli paper has claimed knowledge that it could take more than a year to fully craft such a plan.

teleSUR, SH (2021-10-26). Gobierno boliviano se reunirá con víctimas de masacres. telesurtv.net Tras una semana de caminata víctimas sobrevivientes y familiares de las masacres de Sacaba y Senkata llegaron a la ciudad de La Paz.

Rishika Pardikar (2021-10-26). UK's Red List Ahead of COP26 Exposes Long-Running Inequity. towardfreedom.org The United Kingdom has red-listed seven countries in the Americas, requiring even vaccinated travelers to quarantine. This has been lambasted as a political move in light of the upcoming COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Aleks Wansbrough (2021-10-26). What to watch on Halloween. greenleft.org.au What to watch on Halloween is certainly not the most pressing question for those on the left who are interested in more substantial redistributions than popcorn and candy, writes Aleks Wansbrough. But there's good reason for the left to be interested in horror films.

Anonymous103 (2021-10-25). Israeli Warplanes Hit SAA, Hezbollah's Facilities In Syria's Al-Quneitra — Report. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Warplanes of the Israeli Air Force reportedly hit several targets in southern Syria in the early hours of October 25th. | Several facilities linked to the Hezbollah and the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) were reportedly targeted on the outskirts of the city of Al-Baath and the village of Al-Krum in the al-Quneitra governorate in southern Syria. | According to the London-based monitoring group The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the attack was carried out by an Israeli plane that fired two missiles. Some other sources claimed that the attack was carried out by Israeli helicopters that fire…

MEE, agencies (2021-10-25). Sudan: Military coup feared as Hamdok and other civilian leaders detained. middleeasteye.net Sudan: Military coup feared as Hamdok and other civilian leaders detained | Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok tells Sudanese to defend the revolution peacefully as reports of a military coup emerge
| Mon, 10/25/2021 – 06: 00 | A protester against the prospect of military rule pictured in Khartoum just days before reports of a military coup emerged (Reuters) | Sudanese Prime Minister Abdall…

Susan Price (2021-10-25). Sudan: Urgent appeal for international solidarity after military coup and campaign of arrests. greenleft.org.au The Sudanese Communist Party issued an urgent appeal for international solidarity after a military coup took place in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on October 25, reports Susan Price.

Pavan Kulkarni (2021-10-25). Over a million people take to the streets against coup by Sudan's military. peoplesdispatch.org Trade unions and people's movements have called for strikes and mass protests in response to the coup by the Sudanese military on Monday morning. Prime minister Abdalla Hamdok and key civilian leaders have been arrested…

Staff (2021-10-25). Evo Morales: Plurinational America Not Compatible With Imperialism. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, October 23, the former president of Bolivia and current president of the Movement towards Socialism (MAS) party, Evo Morales, in an exclusive interview for the international TV station teleSUR, discussed the role of indigenous movements to recover territories and fight against colonialism. | "The invasion of 1492 was under an alliance between the monarchy and the Catholic Church," said Morales. "Pope Francis apologized to the indigenous movement, but not the Europeans… From Bolivia, from South America, we are proclaiming plurinational states." | The former president reiterated that to refer to the…

Moderator (2021-10-25). Don't Believe the Corporate "Labor Shortage" Bullsh*t. scheerpost.com ( By Robert Reich / For the first time in years, American workers have enough bargaining leverage to demand better working conditions and higher wages—and are refusing to work until they get them. | Here's where that leverage comes from. After a year and a half of the pandemic, consumers have pent-up demand for all sorts of goods and services. But employers are finding it hard to fill pos…

Editor (2021-10-25). Record numbers of workers are quitting and striking. mronline.org The seriousness of the situation was confirmed by the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report showing that a record 2.9 percent of the workforce quit their jobs in August, which is equivalent to 4.3 million resignations.

Isaac Scher (2021-10-25). AFL-CIO leadership tries to block affiliate's vote on endorsing BDS. zcomm.org AFL-CIO leadership cited a procedural rule to tell the San Francisco Labor Council it couldn't even debate a resolution on BDS…

teleSUR, JGN (2021-10-25). Activistas exigen en EE.UU. liberación de diplomático Alex Saab. telesurtv.net En Miami, la agrupación Círculo Bolivariano "Negra Hipólita" convocó a la concentración en la Antorcha de la Amistad.

WSWS (2021-10-25). Philadelphia transit workers vote to strike by the end of the month. wsws.org The vote of over 5,000 Philadelphia transit workers to strike comes amid a far broader strike wave among the international working class as the pandemic has laid bare the class fault lines that exist in capitalist society.

Barry Healy (2021-10-25). British working class history refracted through the story of one artistic family. greenleft.org.au Progressive British documentary film maker Nick Broomfield has produced a beautiful film chronicling the life, times and work of his father, industrial photographer Maurice Broomfield, writes Barry Healy.

_____ (2021-10-25). Can The United Auto Workers Be Democratized? popularresistance.org For decades, the United Auto Workers (UAW) has been controlled by a tight-knit group of insiders known for its opacity and corrupt tendencies, leading many rank-and-file members to criticize the leadership for its arrogance, lack of accountability, and failure to address the needs of a workforce that is increasingly precarious and alienated. All that might start to change in the coming weeks as UAW members vote on a historic referendum to change the way it elects its central leadership: members can decide whether to replace the current system of indirect elections through a small, exclusive group of delegates, wi…

_____ (2021-10-25). SEPTA Workers Vote To Authorize Strike. popularresistance.org SEPTA's transit union has taken another step towards a potential work stoppage, as workers voted unanimously Sunday to authorize a strike if a new contract can't be agreed upon over the next week. | More than 1,000 members of Transport Workers Union Local 234 gathered Sunday for the vote at the Sheet Metal Workers Union Hall in South Philly, according to KYW Newsradio. | A vote to authorize a strike doesn't guarantee that all 5,000 members of SEPTA's transit union will be walking off the job. Rather, it gives union leadership the power to call for a work stoppage if a new deal can't be reached with SEPTA by the e…

WSWS (2021-10-25). Striking Kellogg workers describe the issues in their fight. wsws.org In the third week on strike, 1,400 Kellogg's cereal workers in the US are continuing their fight against the hated two-tier wage system and the inhuman 16-hour mandated work schedule. Kellogg workers have worked through the pandemic. Classified as 'essential workers,' they have risked their health for private profit.

WSWS (2021-10-25). Film and television workers expose oppressive conditions in entertainment industry. wsws.org Film and television workers denounced the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) for blocking a strike and pushing a contract that maintains low pay and exhausting and dangerous schedules.

WSWS (2021-10-25). What striking Deere workers are fighting: A profile of the global corporation. wsws.org The expansion and integration of Deere's operations around the world over the last 65 years has linked workers up in an international web of production, which, if successfully leveraged, would be a source of immense strength.

WSWS (2021-10-25). Australia: 3,000 FedEx drivers hold 24-hour national strike. wsws.org After union-management "crisis talks" last Thursday workers were offered a deal they have rejected on multiple occasions.

WSWS (2021-10-25). Workers furious as voting at Dana auto parts proceeds under threats from unions. wsws.org In campaigning for the contract's passage, the strategy of the United Auto Workers and United Steelworkers has never been to convince workers but to threaten and discourage them.

Global Research (2021-10-25). øPor qué un "socialista" elogia a Colin Powell, un criminal de guerra? globalizacion.ca Sorprendente mensaje del diputado Jamaal Bowman -demócrata de Nueva York, autodenominado socialista y miembro de los Socialistas Democráticos de América- sobre la muerte de Powell: ´Colin Powell fue una fuente de inspiración… ª | Se podía esperar que las principales figuras del …

Eric A. Gordon (2021-10-25). Historian Enrique Rivera says the history of capitalism needs a fresh narrative. peoplesworld.org International Publishers in New York has recently issued The Untold History of Capitalism: Primitive Accumulation and the Anti-Slavery Revolution by the young scholar Enrique S. Rivera. As a fellow student of Latin American history (a long time ago!) I read his book with awe at his scholarship and at the daring conclusions he draws. I …

_____ (2021-10-25). Statement On Zimbabwe Solidarity Day. popularresistance.org The All-African People's Revolutionary Party (A-APRP) stand with Zimbabwe and the countries of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) on this October 25th "SADC Anti-Sanctions Solidarity Day" we commemorate the call for lifting the illegal and immoral imperialist sanctions against the Zimbabwe people. The A-APRP applauds this principled stance by the SADC members. We further call for all justice loving people to join this fight. Zimbabwe's struggle against sanctions is part of a continental and global fight against sanctions. The A-APRP reiterates our stance that sanctions are acts of war. They bring un…

Danny Shaw (2021-10-25). 38 Years After a Triple Assassination, Grenada's Short-Lived Revolution Still Inspires. towardfreedom.org Almost four decades after the U.S. invasion of Grenada, the tiny Caribbean island's revolution is an example the colonized and silenced can stand up, organize and win.

Anonymous103 (2021-10-25). The State Of Turkish Air Defense As Of September 2021. southfront.org Illustrative ImageDEAR FRIENDS. IF YOU LIKE THIS TYPE OF CONTENT, SUPPORT SOUTHFRONT WORK : | BITCOIN (BTC): bc1qv7k70u2zynvem59u88ctdlaw7hc735d8xep9rq : | BITCOIN CASH (BCH): qzjv8hrdvz6edu4gkzpnd4w6jc7zf296g5e9kkq4lx: | MONERO (XMR): 49HqitRzdnhYjgTEAhgGpCfsjdTeMbUTU6cyR4JV1R7k2Eej9rGT8JpFiYDa4tZM6RZiFrHmMzgSrhHEqpDYKBe5B2ufNsL: | PAYPAL, WESTERN UNION etc: write to , : | Ankara has taken an offensive course in its foreign policy over the past decade, as a resul…

Anonymous007 (2021-10-25). Israel Designates 6 Palestinian Civil Society Organizations As "Terrorist" As It Expands Illegal Settlement Projects. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On October 19th, Israel's defense ministry issued a military order declaring six Palestinian civil society organizations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to be "terrorist organizations." | The groups are Addameer, al-Haq, Defense for Children Palestine, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, Bisan Center for Research and Development, and the Union of Palestinian Women Committees. | The designation effectively outlaws the activities of these civil society groups. | It authorizes…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-25). Supplement, not supplant: NATO-EU military integration has reached "an unprecedented level" — Stoltenberg. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com EU defense ambitions should not duplicate NATO, — Stoltenberg NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the Alliance welcomed the increased defense efforts by the European Union…. Official's remarks came a day after reports of Germany, along with four other EU states, launching an initiative to establish an EU-wide crisis reaction force…. "NATO's cooperation with the EU …

Candice Bernd (2021-10-25). Teamsters' Election Will Determine Strike Power of North America's Largest Union. truthout.org As a

Staff (2021-10-25). IDF strike on AP tower during Gaza conflict was 'self-inflicted public relations terror attack,' former Israeli general says. rt.com An IDF airstrike, which demolished a building in Gaza that hosted the offices of the Associated Press news agency in May, was a mistake, according to a former Israeli general who led a probe into PR issues related to the conflict.

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-25). Prelude to war: Russian foreign minister acknowledges all relations with NATO now dead. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com TASSOctober 25, 2021 Moscow and the NATO Military Liaison Mission Moscow starting on November 1 ==== Russian Defense Ministry summons German military attaché over defense minister's nuclear threat Reuters: NATO develops master plan for war, including nuclear war, with Russia NATO conducts nuclear strike exercise from bases hosting B-61 nuclear bombs ==== "Relations between Russia …

Jonah Furman (2021-10-25). Kaiser's Outrageous Two-Tier Wage Proposal May Provoke a Massive Strike. zcomm.org "The two-tier system would be disastrous. It wouldn't just impact us and Kaiser. Kaiser is industry-leading."

Anonymous103 (2021-10-25). Leaflets Warning Of Cooperation With Hezbollah Dropped Over Syria's Al-Quneitra Following Israeli Airstrikes. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Following the The text on the leaflets reads: 'As we have already warned earlier, the conrtinuation of your cooperation with Hezbollah and their presence in the south of Syria with your connivance — all this entails suffering and pain! | There are those among you who…

Anonymous007 (2021-10-25). Military Situation In Yemen On October 25, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 252 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On October 24, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 25 airstrikes on the Jubah district | On October 24, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On October 23, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Majazah area | On October 25, clashes between Ansar Allah and…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-25). Russian Defense Ministry summons German military attaché over defense minister's nuclear threat. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com TASSOctober 25, 2021 German attache in Moscow given a note over Germany's nuclear deterrence statements ==== Reuters: NATO develops master plan for war, including nuclear war, with Russia NATO conducts nuclear strike exercise from bases hosting B-61 nuclear bombs First female NATO chief? German DM pushes European subservience to NATO/Pentagon ==== The German military attache …

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-25). U.S. warplanes in weeks-long air combat exercise in Black Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Castle Forge phase one complete: Strike Eagles soar alongside NATO allies U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft…have completed the first forward dispersal of operation Castle Forge. During phase one, the Strike Eagles conducted local training alongside the Hellenic Air Force at Larissa Air Base, Greece, from Oct. 11-17. Then, subsets of the unit forward deployed to …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-25). Belgian youth demand system change to mitigate climate change. peoplesdispatch.org The Belgian youth group Comac has launched a campaign #GoToGlasgow to bring as many young people to Glasgow to mobilize in front of the COP26 Summit, demanding concrete policies to tackle climate change.

Víctor Arrogante (2021-10-25). España: El capitalismo contra el Estado social del bienestar. globalizacion.ca Por los acontecimientos que estamos viviendo en estos días, en los que la Justicia choca con la política, pretendiendo imponer su doctrina contra la voluntad del pueblo representada en el Parlamento, a través de los partidos y formaciones políticas, seguramente…

WSWS (2021-10-25). German billionaires' wealth hits new heights in the pandemic. wsws.org The total wealth of the 100 richest Germans included in the latest rich list by Manager Magazin increased from 606 billion euros in 2020 to a projected 722 billion in 2021—a more than 19 percent rise.

Sarah Anderson (2021-10-25). Let's Make the Most of This 'Tax Billionaires' Moment. inequality.org

ecns.cn (2021-10-25). Xi calls for putting people front and center. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday called on countries around the world to put their people front and center, and strive to realize development with a higher level of quality, efficiency, equity, sustainability and security.

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