(2021-11-16). Military Situation In Yemen On November 16, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 127 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours; | On November 15, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 7 airstrikes on the Jubah district; | On November 15, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 27 airstrikes on the Sarwah and Madghal districts; | On November 15, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 6 airstrikes on the Hays district; | On November 15, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Muqbana district; | On November 16, clashes between Ansar Alla…
(2021-11-16). Why Are Moderna's Billionaires Airbrushing Scientists Out of the Vaccine Patent Picture? scheerpost.com 
By Sam Pizzigati / Moderna, the world's hottest new Big Pharma giant, now has four of its top players sitting on the annual Forbes list of America's 400 richest. In early 20…
(2021-11-16). EU Foreign Ministers Agree On New Sanctions Against Belarus. telesurenglish.net Foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) have agreed on new sanctions against Belarus over the migrant crisis, the bloc's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday. | RELATED: | Addressing a press conference after the ministers' meeting, he said the new set of sanctions had been "politically adopted" and "will be finalized in the coming days." The sanctions will affect "quite an important number" of individuals and entities, he a…
(2021-11-16). Extreme Temperatures from Climate Change Will Harm Workers. cepr.net Policies aimed at addressing the harms of climate change on labor must consider the economic impacts, such as decreased labor productivity and monetary economic losses, and the harms to workers' health.
(2021-11-16). Autumn strike wave pits workers against the corporatist trade unions. wsws.org The resurgence of the class struggle has clearly exposed the real character of the "unions," which are better described as labor syndicates—corporatist instruments of management and the state dedicated to the suppression of working-class opposition.
(2021-11-16). "I am Lenin" — Remembering the Bolshevik Revolution from India. orinocotribune.com By Suryashekhar Biswas — Nov 8, 2021 | In 1917, the worker-peasant alliance in economically-backward Russia began the formation of the first state in the world that truly belonged to the hardworking masses. The Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin, displayed to the whole world that it was possible for ordinary people to achieve self-determination. With counter-revolutionaries, loyalists, monarchists and revivalists attempting to purge Russia from within and imperialists waging war from outside, the tale the first "Really Existing Socialism" began under circumstances of great challenge. Nonet…
(2021-11-16). Poll shows 74% of voters OK strikes for higher pay, benefits. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —Some 74% of 1,294 likely voters, including 60% of Republicans, either approve or strongly approve of workers forced to strike for higher pay and better benefits, a poll the AFL-CIO released late last month said. The Data for Progress survey cited the recent forced strikes by United Auto Workers members against John Deere and …
(2021-11-16). Sri Lankan finance minister's budget proposals deepen social attacks. wsws.org The budget proposals are a major assault on workers and the poor, with wages frozen amid rising inflation and shortages of essentials, and a full-scale attack on social services and public sector workers jobs and conditions.
(2021-11-16). African National Congress suffers electoral collapse, as its rotten record is underscored by the death of de Klerk. wsws.org The collapse in popular support for the ANC is only the end product of its failure to advance the social interests of the millions of black workers who looked to it for leadership and an end to the grotesque inequalities that characterized white minority rule under apartheid.
(2021-11-16). IATSE declares contract ratified, even though majority voted against it. wsws.org The actions of the "union" demonstrate the pressing need for film and television workers to form independent rank-and-file committees that democratically represent their interests.
(2021-11-16). The 1986—1987 Deere strike and lockout: Lessons from an earlier UAW betrayal. wsws.org In the strike-turned-lockout, Deere workers showed enormous determination to defend their jobs and living standards, while the UAW did everything to undermine and sabotage their fight.
(2021-11-16). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org The National Private Education Workers Syndicate (SINTEP) of Uruguay has voted in favor of a 24-hour strike over salaries, while Catholic elementary teachers in Toronto, Canada are continuing a work-to-rule action over stalled contract talks.
(2021-11-16). The Deere strike is in danger! wsws.org The Deere Strike Rank-and-File Solidarity Committee calls on all working people to come to the defense of the strike by 10,000 John Deere workers, which the United Auto Workers union is seeking to shut down and betray.
(2021-11-16). Video: No new anti-socialist laws! Defend the SGP! wsws.org The deputy chairman of the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (SGP, Socialist Equality Party), Christoph Vandreier, speaks about the importance of the lawsuit against the surveillance of the party by the German secret service.
(2021-11-16). Ecosocialist Bookshelf, November. greenleft.org.au Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents five new books for reds and greens.
(2021-11-16). Russian state prosecutors try to shut down the leading institution for research into the Great Terror. wsws.org The assault on Memorial, should it be successful, would have chilling consequences. Anyone doing historical research into the crimes of Stalinism and the history of the socialist movement will have to fear immediate state reprisals.
(2021-11-16). Cuban president joins 'Red Scarves' students protesting U.S. destabilization effort. peoplesworld.org 
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel donned a red shirt and matching scarf Monday as he visited a sit-in against the U.S. blockade in Havana's Central Park. The "Red Scarves" movement sprang up among university students in response to U.S. efforts to exploit protests over the summer to ratchet up counter-revolutionary activity in Cuba. Around 70 students …
(2021-11-16). You don't have to thank us for the 78-day air war. NATO hails "partnership" with Serbia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com It took the first war against a European nation since World War II and the "color revolution" of 2000, the world's first, to achieve Serbia becoming a NATO partner. ==== NATO Deputy Secretary General highlights 15 years of NATO-Serbia partnership On 15 November 2021, NATO's Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanƒÉ spoke virtually at the 2021 …
(2021-11-16). Why is the US fueling the November 15 Cuba protests? orinocotribune.com By Rosa Miriam Elizalde — Nov 13, 2021 | Cuban journalist Rosa Miriam Elizalde discusses the US-backed counter-revolutionary protests planned for November 15 | On September 20, letters began to arrive at eight Cuban municipal or provincial government headquarters announcing the
(2021-11-16). Teachers and parents respond powerfully to Committee for Public Education public meeting in Australia. wsws.org The engaged reaction of participants highlighted the deep political gulf between teachers, students and parents, and the murderous official "live with the virus" agenda that has bipartisan and union support.
(2021-11-16). Biden infrastructure bill targets China. wsws.org While Biden signed the bill at a ceremony dominated by union officials, his top aides were emphasizing the anti-China thrust of any effort to rebuild ports, roads and airfields.
(2021-11-16). US Entangled In COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Dispute. telesurenglish.net As the cold days set in, the United States is again seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases, though deaths and hospitalizations trend lower, while the federal government's vaccine mandate consistently faces legal challenges and resistance. | RELATED: | The seven-day average of confirmed cases of the pandemic stood at 80,885 nationwide on Sunday, with its 14-day change striking an 11-percent rise. COVID-19-related deaths were 1,13…
(2021-11-16). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — November 16, 2021. southfront.org 
This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier ai…
(2021-11-16). Vaccine capitalism: Moderna takes public money, demands private profit. liberationnews.org 
Despite the ongoing need for emergency action to address the pandemic, pharmaceutical giant Moderna is focused on asserting its property rights over the COVID-19 vaccine. Moderna would like to take full credit — and profit — for the vaccine's invention.
(2021-11-16). Video: Capitalism, the climate-change catastrophe and the fight against Australia's anti-democratic electoral laws. wsws.org IYSSE members explain that the environmental crisis is a product of the capitalist system, and its subordination of all aspects of life to the profit interests of a tiny corporate elite.
(2021-11-16). Glasgow's 'Conference of the Polluters' again confirms that global arson needs local fire extinguishers. zcomm.org 'COP26 is a performance. It is an illusion constructed to save the capitalist economy rooted in resource extraction and colonialism.'
(2021-11-16). Activist says he's got '1,000 soldiers locked and loaded' to defend CRT. rt.com 
An African-American activist defending critical race theory at a Texas school board meeting said he has "thousand soldiers" who are "locked and loaded" on standby, but insists it's a sports term and not a threat. | Video of a meeting of the Fort Worth Independent School District board shows Malikk Austin arguing that he fights for "critical race theory equity" for the sake of his children, and that he's got "over 1,000 soldiers ready to go." | pic.twitter.com/VmqNaQQh10— Carlos Turcios (@Carlos__Turcios) Nove…
(2021-11-15). NATO push for dangerous escalation along its European border with Russia. wsws.org Military tensions between Russia and NATO at two major flashpoints, the Polish-Belarusian border and the Black Sea region in Ukraine, have escalated further over the weekend. Both Ukraine and Poland have for decades been cornerstones of the US-led NATO encirclement of Russia following the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union.
(2021-11-15). Victory For Palestinian Hunger Striker After 113 Days Without Food. popularresistance.org Israel agreed on Thursday to release a hunger-striking prisoner in four months after lengthy negotiations. | Miqdad Qawasmeh suspended his hunger strike on Thursday after refusing food for 113 days to protest his detention without charge or trial after Israel agreed to release him in February 2022. | His victory came after lengthy and arduous negotiations between the leadership of the Hamas prisoners' group and Israeli authorities. The 24-year-old was the youngest of six Palestinian men who have been refusing food for weeks and months in protest of Israel's detention of them without charge or trial. | Five others…
(2021-11-15). Military Situation In Yemen On November 15, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 155 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours; | On November 14, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 9 airstrikes on the Jubah district; | On November 14, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Sarwah district; | On November 14, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 10 airstrikes on the Hays district; | On November 15, clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continued in the west of Marib city; | On November 15, clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continued…
(2021-11-15). Headlines for November 15, 2021. democracynow.org COP26 Final Agreement Waters Down Coal Pledges, Leaves World on Track for Climate Disaster, NYT: U.S. Covered Up 2019 Syria Airstrikes That Killed 70 Women and Children, Austria Enacts Lockdown for the Unvaccinated as Europe Becomes Pandemic's Epicenter Again, COVID Cases Rising in Over Half of U.S. States; OK Nat'l Guard Defies Pentagon's Vaccine Mandate, Sudanese Military Kills Eight People During Latest Anti-Coup Protests, Detains Al Jazeera Bureau Head, Eight Refugees Found Dead, Dozens Others Rescued on Boat Near Canary Islands, U.S. Journalist Danny Fenster Freed from Burmese Prison, Journalist and Minority…
(2021-11-15). Russian Warplanes Pound Terrorists All Over Syria (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On November 15th, another wave of airstrikes hit militants' positions in Syria's Greater Idlib region. | Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) targeted militant's facilities near the village of Majalia in the Syrian Idlib governorate. According to local reports, at least three strikes were recorded in the area. Later, at least one airstrike was carried out near the village of Deir Sunbol. | Click to…
(2021-11-15). Activists slam state "necropolitics" as Ecuador prison riot kills 68 and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the wave of prison massacres in Ecuador, a report on the cover-up of a major 2019 U.S. airstrike on Syria, and more…
(2021-11-15). Belarus Tells EU About Measures To Curb Refugee Flow. telesurenglish.net Belarus Foreign Affairs Minister Vladimir Makei told the European Union (EU) that his country would try to reduce the migrant flows from Asia, Africa and the Middle East to the EU. | RELATED: | He made the remarks in a telephone conversation with Josep Borrell, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Both sides confirmed their intention to end the migration crisis in an early date. | The EU…
(2021-11-15). Lukashenko's Threats To Cut Gas Supplies To Europe Go Against Russian Interests Too. southfront.org 
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and his Belarus' counterpart Alexander Lukashenko walk in as they attend a session of the Supreme State Council of the Union State at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 3, 2015. AFP PHOTO / POOL / SERGEI KARPUKHIN (Photo credit should read SERGEI KARPUKHIN/AFP/Getty Images)Putin questions the seriousness of Belarus' threats to cut gas supplies to Europe. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko threatened on November 11 to s…
(2021-11-15). Nurses' Strike Signals Kaiser's End As Union Haven. popularresistance.org Across corporate America, relations between companies and their labor unions range from chilly to ice-cold. Not at Kaiser Permanente — the California-based healthcare giant. Kaiser has long been seen as having the nation's best labor-management partnership. Now the partnership finds itself in crisis as 34,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers prepare to strike on Monday, in what would be the largest walkout in this fall's strike wave.
(2021-11-15). Wealthy Liberal Arts Colleges Are Exploiting International Students For Cheap Teaching Labor. popularresistance.org Language assistants at Grinnell can be asked to work up to 20 hours per week, although it's unclear how many hours are actually scheduled for the typical student worker. However, if someone worked 20 hours per week every week for the full academic year (nine months) at $12/hour, they would still only make $9,072. Even including the value of room and board, which the language assistants receive for free, their income is still only $23,470 for the year — about $5,000 less than what is considered a living wage for Poweshiek County, Iowa, where Grinnell is located.
(2021-11-15). Wealthy Liberal Arts Colleges Are Exploiting International Students. popularresistance.org Language assistants at Grinnell can be asked to work up to 20 hours per week, although it's unclear how many hours are actually scheduled for the typical student worker. However, if someone worked 20 hours per week every week for the full academic year (nine months) at $12/hour, they would still only make $9,072. Even including the value of room and board, which the language assistants receive for free, their income is still only $23,470 for the year — about $5,000 less than what is considered a living wage for Poweshiek County, Iowa, where Grinnell is located.
(2021-11-15). When Scabs Are A Danger To Public Health. popularresistance.org A dozen oil workers rally in front of the United Metro Energy (UMEC) terminal in Brooklyn on their 113th day on strike August 10. They're fighting one of the largest suppliers of heating oil and motor fuels in New York. The strike began months prior, on April 19. After workers spent one of the hottest summers in decades on the picket line, the rally provided a much-needed morale boost. The workers were joined by dozens of supporters, including fellow Teamsters and some perhaps unexpected allies‚Äâ—‚Äâfour of New York City's elected democratic socialists, all of whom campaig…
(2021-11-15). Trabajadores de Kellogg siguen en huelga. workers.org 
Battle Creek, Mich. La famosa frase de Tony el Tigre: "Las hojuelas azucaradas de Kellogg son "rrricas", ha sido reformulada. Los carteles en el césped que apoyan la huelga de 1.400 trabajadores de Kellogg muestran a un Tony enfadado con un piquete que dice " °Kellogg esta en hueeelga!". Battle Creek, . . . |
(2021-11-15). Seven years later, still fighting for 'Justice for Tamir'. workers.org 
Cleveland Nov. 22 will mark the seventh anniversary of 12-year-old Tamir Rice's murder by Cleveland police. Tamir's Campaign for Justice held a "Long March for Justice for Our Beloved Tamir Rice" Nov. 9 and rallied to demand both Cuyahoga County and the U.S. Department of Justice reopen the case, which . . . |
(2021-11-15). Pipeline Workers Served Mandatory Evacuation Notice from Gidimt'en Land. dissidentvoice.org This morning [14 November], we upheld our laws and issued a mandatory evacuation order for all pipeline workers trespassing on our territory. We are enforcing the eviction order from January 2020, where Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs representing all clans of our nation stood together and removed Coastal GasLink from our lands. We will never abandon our …
(2021-11-15). In Greece, LARCO workers intensify protest against government's privatization bid. peoplesdispatch.org Workers of the state-owned General Mining and Metallurgical Company SA (LARCO) in Greece have been resisting the government's bid to privatize the company for the past 22 months…
(2021-11-15). First clinic for transgender youth established in China. workers.org 
The Children's Hospital of Fudan University, located in Shanghai, has announced the establishment of a health clinic to safely manage and maintain the gender transition of transgender youth and adolescents. (globaltimes.cn, Nov. 4) China's famous transgender female artist, Jin Xing. Photo credit: VCG The clinic is a response to issues . . . |
(2021-11-15). Injured Amazon worker in Florida denied workers' compensation and threatened with termination. wsws.org A worker employed at an Amazon facility in Ruskin, Florida, recounted a bureaucratic nightmare after being hurt on the job and denied workers compensation insurance.
(2021-11-15). COVID-19 and disability residents: Australian health workers discuss worsening conditions. wsws.org The danger of disability residents or staff contracting COVID-19 has increased dramatically following the removal of basic safety measures by Australian governments.
(2021-11-15). Reno, Nevada bus drivers launch third strike in 4 months after rejecting Teamsters-backed contract. wsws.org Furious over miserly wage increases and dangerous working conditions exacerbated by the pandemic, 90 percent of bus drivers and transportation workers voted against the last offer negotiated by Teamsters union bureaucrats.
(2021-11-15). "Modest modifications" to Deere-UAW deal mean more speedup, sweatshop conditions. wsws.org The CIPP incentive pay system has been "modified" to speed up operations, crank out more machines and parts and boost Deere's profits, while offering workers a few crumbs in exchange.
(2021-11-15). North Americans debunk accusations of Nicaragua election fraud. workers.org 
The following are excerpts from a Nov. 9 press release from kawsachunnews.com. On Nov. 9, Canadian and U.S. representatives held a press conference in Managua, Nicaragua, on what they saw on election day, Nov. 7. Over 165 international representatives and 67 journalists from 27 countries visited over 100 election centers . . . |
(2021-11-15). Stellantis announces mass layoffs at Belvidere Assembly plant. wsws.org The UAW has remained silent as Stellantis announced it would lay off 400 workers at the Belvidere, Illinois Assembly Plant next year.