(2021-11-28). Reminder: The Rich are Vampires. dissidentvoice.org 
Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Rich Boy," published in 1926 by Red Book magazine The rich are vampires. In 2020, for example, workers lost $3.7 trillion while billionaires gained $3.9 trillion. Some 493 individuals became new billionaires while an additional 8 …
(2021-11-28). Read some Engels on Engels's 201 birthday. fightbacknews.org To mark the Nov. 28, 1820 birthday of the revolutionary Frederick Engels, Fight Back News Service is circulating one of his writings — On Authority. | On Authority | A number of Socialists have latterly launched a regular crusade against what they call the principle of authority. It suffices to tell them that this or that act is authoritarian for it to be condemned. This summary mode of procedure is being abused to such an extent that it has become necessary to look into the matter somewhat more closely. | Authority, in the sense in which the word is used here, means: the imposition of the will of another u…
(2021-11-27). United States: John Deere workers win. greenleft.org.au In the United States, John Deere workers began militant strike action in the country's mid-west in October, reports Malik Miah. They stood up against a powerful employer — and, when necessary, their own national union leadership — and won.
(2021-11-27). New Orleans rallies in solidarity with Kenosha: 'Throw Rittenhouse in jail!'. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – On November 20 at noon, a crowd of 50 New Orleanians gathered in front of City Hall to rally in solidarity with the people of Kenosha, and to protest the unjust acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse. | As the event kicked off, rally attendees voiced appreciation, noting they found the action online after searching for a local response to the issue. Speakers across organizations stressed the importance of such a moment, placing the trial's decision into context with progressives' fight against white supremacy in the U.S. | "How is it that Kyle Rittenhouse got months and months and months of airplay? Th…
(2021-11-27). Manchin's better way to pay for Build Back Better. dissidentvoice.org Amazing but true: One of the best ideas to pay for Build Back Better came from Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV). Yes, Manchin is a big reason that president Biden's landmark bill is taking forever to get through Congress. Yes, Manchin personally vetoed a tax on billionaires that passed muster with everybody except, well, billionaires. "I …
(2021-11-27). [Perspectives] Pascale Ondoa: strengthening laboratory medicine in Africa. thelancet.com "Our core aim is to build laboratory systems to address the health agenda as defined by Africa", says Pascale Ondoa, who for the past 5 years has been Director of Science and New Initiatives at the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM). Part of this role is to direct technical advice and provide leadership to help shape health strategy and laboratory medicine improvement at the country level. "A lot of our work involves the coordination of partners and experts, so that investments from agencies like PEPFAR, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the Fleming Fund, and others generate sub…
(2021-11-27). Sri Lanka: Katukelle Estate workers fight management attacks on wages and conditions. wsws.org Trade union collaboration with employers to impose harsh working conditions and attacks on workers' democratic rights has emboldened tea estate managers.
(2021-11-27). People's Thanksgiving celebrates advances for labor, Black liberation movements. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – The 30th Annual People's Thanksgiving was held in Chicago on November 21, a fundraiser for Fight Back! and Freedom Road Socialist Organization in Chicago. More than 100 people attended, and the event raised over $4000. | The room in Teamsters City featured some of the most prominent leaders in the movements for Black liberation, Palestinian liberation, and the labor movement. | An historic event was marked when Juan Campos, a newly elected vice president of the Teamsters United slate, was given the Pete Camarata Award for class struggle unionism. Campos joins General President Sean O'Brien and Gener…
(2021-11-27). Political turmoil in Australia underscores necessity for fight against anti-democratic new electoral laws. wsws.org The Morrison government is increasingly paralysed by internal revolts, but Labor's support remains at near-historic lows.
(2021-11-27). NATO builds Georgia's cyber warfare capacity. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Estonia hosts the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence. Cyber security training for IT specialists was conducted at the Defense Institution Building School At the School of Defense Institution Building (DIBS), cyber security training was conducted in collaboration with the Cyber Security Bureau and the Estonian side…..The training was led by Estonian cyber experts …
(2021-11-27). Nursing staff in Germany on strike during contract negotiations for public sector workers. wsws.org There is now a shortage of at least 100,000 nurses in German hospitals, and more and more nurses are suffering burn-out—under conditions where infection rates are exploding.
(2021-11-27). Solidarity with striking lecturers is the only way students win. zcomm.org University workers are right to be angry. Students should actively support their strike…
(2021-11-27). Australian businesses call for return of overseas workers and students to overcome hospitality "labour shortages" wsws.org What businesses really mean by "labour shortage" is a lack of workers prepared to work for poverty-level wages.
(2021-11-27). 51 workers die in Siberian mine disaster. wsws.org The deaths of 51 people at a Russian mine, at which 914 safety violations were registered this year alone, is a social crime.
(2021-11-27). 'Unity, diversity, interculturality' ‚àí a Sandinista's view on autonomy. workers.org 
By Johnny Hodgson The following is part three of a presentation given by Johnny Hodgson, Sandinista National Liberation Front's Political Secretary for the Autonomous Region of the South Caribbean (RACCS) on Oct. 6 in Managua, Nicaragua, to a U.S. delegation comprised of Coleen Littlejohn, Sara Flounders, Monica Moorehead, Joav Elinevsky . . . |
(2021-11-27). The Rise of Homelessness and the Decline of a Workforce. indybay.org Almost every business is hiring and workers are needed but the lack of affordable housing is decreasing. The wealth inequality gap is growing and homelessness is on the rise. There is a connection, so why isn't Sonoma County taking immediate action to do more for 2,600+ homeless individuals in need?>
(2021-11-27). The role of Black radicals ‚àí Civil War to the carceral state. workers.org 
The following slightly edited testimony was presented by Dr. Johanna Fernandez, an associate professor of history at Baruch College of the City University of New York. She is also the author of the book, "The Young Lords: a Radical History." Dr. Fernandez spoke at the Oct. 23-25, 2021 "Spirit of . . . |
(2021-11-27). Glasgow bin workers reject pay offer as school janitors and care workers prepare to strike. wsws.org In Glasgow, such was the strength of feeling among low paid bin workers that GMB officials were unable to call off the COP26 strikes without consulting workers, fearing they would lose control of the situation.
(2021-11-27). Thanksgiving served on the picket line at Phoenix airport workers' strike. fightbacknews.org Phoenix, AZ – For many striking concessions workers, this is the first Thanksgiving they are not working. At Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, HMS Host hospitality is the biggest concessions service, with hundreds of workers. Those workers are fed up with four years of failure from HMS to agree to a decent contract. Four days into their indefinite strike, Unite Here Local 11 HMS Host workers are fighting for a contract that includes raises, affordable health insurance, an employer-paid pension, protection for workers' tips, and strong contract language for equal opportunity and protection from discrimination. | It…
(2021-11-27). Philippines: Building a socialist-green-progressive electoral slate. greenleft.org.au The decision to field presidential and vice presidential candidates represents a bold — and unprecedented — move for the Philippines left. Sonny Melencio explains why the Partido Lakas ng Masa has taken this step.
(2021-11-27). Building a socialist-green-progressive electoral slate in the Phillipines. zcomm.org 'Fielding candidates for top posts is a bold and daring move for Left groups. It has never been done before.'
(2021-11-27). Fifty Truths about Fidel Castro. globalresearch.ca Five Years Ago, the Passing of Fidel Castro | The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution has forever marked the history of Cuba and Latin America, making his country a symbol of dignity and resistance. | 1. Fidel Castro was born into …
(2021-11-27). 'Karl Radek on China: Documents from the Former Secret Soviet Archives' — a review. mronline.org 
Sometimes, the greatest theoretical works come to us in the form of lectures rather than systemic books. This is the case with Karl Radek, whose lectures on the Chinese Revolution have recently been published by the Historical Materialism book series.
(2021-11-27). Sunday 11/28: Help Mail slingshot issue #134. indybay.org Long Haul Infoshop – 3124 Shattuck Ave Berkeley – corner of Woolsey and Shattuck – 2 blocks from Ashby BART…
(2021-11-27). On the Collective Will of the Human Species to Survive. zcomm.org What does not exist with sufficient strength to counter the tyranny of sub-species primacy are mechanisms of sufficient capability to protect the distinctly human interest in species survival or the global interest in essential forms of inter-species coexistence…
(2021-11-27). Wednesday 12/1: San Jose: Defend Roe v. Wade! National day of action. indybay.org San Jose City Hall…
(2021-11-27). Wednesday 12/1: SF: Defend Roe v. Wade! National day of action. indybay.org Powell & Market St.
(2021-11-27). Investors 'Made Off Like Bandits' at Expense of Striking Alabama Miners. zcomm.org Writing to the CEOs of two private equity firms, Warren, Sanders, and Baldwin decried the "blatant mistreatment" of miners, including forced 12-hour shifts and seven-day workweeks…
(2021-11-27). Save the Date: 1 December Day of Solidarity with Palestinian Prisoners. samidoun.net 
SAVE THE DATE: DEC 1ST DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINIAN PRISONERS! As Palestinian political prisoners continue their hunger strikes in defiance of their illegitimate imprisonment by the Zionist occupation, National Students for Justice in Palestine, The Palestinian Youth Movement, IDOC Watch and Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network call on all individuals and institutions committed to […] | The article
(2021-11-27). California's Epic Traveling Wolf OR-93 is Dead After Vehicle Strike Along I-5. indybay.org SACRAMENTO, Calif., November 24, 2021 — State wildlife agency officials announced today that OR-93, a radio-collared male wolf from Oregon who first entered California on Jan. 30, has died after being struck by a vehicle along Interstate 5 in Kern County.
(2021-11-27). COVID-19 pandemic shines harsh light on privatisation & outsourcing. greenleft.org.au Australia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been shaped by the basic realities of contemporary capitalism and neoliberalism, argues Dave Holmes.
(2021-11-27). #ShutDownCanada: Banner on 720 West-Bound, Tiohtià :ke. itsgoingdown.org 
Report on banner drop in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en struggle against Coastal Gaslink and RCMP invasion. Originally posted to Montreal Counter-Info. This morning in Tiohtia: ke, a large banner reading "ALL OUT FOR WET'SUWET'EN" was installed on the 720 Westbound. It was insured that the banner be secured with rope and that no road signs be blocked…
(2021-11-27). Sunday 12/5: Wine Tasting for Reparations. indybay.org City Slicker Farms | 2847 Peralta St | Oakland, CA 94608…
(2021-11-27). Are We Human? Are We Free? Defeating the World Economic Forum's 'Great Reset' before It Destroys Us. globalresearch.ca Governments are not driving 'The Great Reset'; it is an initiative of the global elite and governments are simply elite puppets. | Resistance requires solidarity as well as strategically-focused grassroots actions directed against the financial elite's 'Great Reset' agenda.
(2021-11-27). Bay Area Sees Graffiti in Solidarity With Those Displaced by UC Berkeley Development. itsgoingdown.org 
Graffiti against UC Berkeley led evictions and displacement goes up in the bay area of California. A post on Indybay.org, coupled with photos of graffiti stating, "Fuck the UC!," wrote: A small act of solidarity with those exploited, brutalized, and displaced by the University of California. It's unclear as to where the graffiti was written,…
(2021-11-27). The News from the Venezuela Election? Victory for the People of Venezuela and Defeat for the US (Statement). orinocotribune.com
(2021-11-27). CAR is Fighting against Both the Domestic and Foreign Enemies. journal-neo.org 
For four centuries African nations suffered from the evils of the slave trade, until, in the mid-19th Century Europeans discontinued this commerce, no longer seeing it as profitable. But the decline of the slave trade saw the dawn of another terrible time for Africa — the colonial period. African warriors were unable to resist attacks …
(2021-11-27). Nicaragua's foreign minister: We're resisting a 'pandemic of neo-colonialism'. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone's Ben Norton sat down for an interview with Nicaragua's Foreign Minister Denis Moncada to discuss the country's decision to leave the OAS, attempts to build an international alliance against US unilateralism, and what an anti-imperialist foreign policy looks like. (Puede leer esta entrevista en español aquí.) Transcript BEN NORTON: This is Ben Norton with The Grayzone. I am in Nicaragua's Foreign Ministry, and I just sat down for an interview with Foreign Minister Denis Moncada. We talked about …
(2021-11-27). [Comment] Offline: The real meaning of decolonisation. thelancet.com The most dangerous threat to health and health equity today is anti-globalism—a denial of evidence pointing to the intrinsic interdependence of human beings; a refusal to accept the transnational nature of risks to our wellbeing; and an antipathy to institutions and individuals promoting cosmopolitan values. Anti-globalism lies behind the failure of governments to accelerate actions to address the climate crisis, is responsible for the failure of nations to coordinate their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, and underlies the savage xenophobia directed towards those fleeing conflict and repression.