(2021-12-22). Quebec's discriminatory Bill 21 causes hijab-clad teacher to be permanently removed from the classroom. wsws.org The decision to remove Fatemeh Anvari from her classroom underscores the reactionary aim of Bill 21, which is to foment hatred and prejudice against immigrants and religious minorities in order to divide the working class.
(2021-12-22). U.S. Labor Unions on the March in 2021 After Years of Decline. zcomm.org Workers went on strike and pushed union drives in record numbers after corporations made giant pandemic profits…
(2021-12-22). Two Olympic boycotts: Human rights in the service of imperialist gangsterism. wsws.org The 1980 boycott of the Moscow games was bound up with the US agenda of weakening and fracturing the former Soviet Union, which is precisely the Biden administration's strategy toward China in its boycott of the Beijing Olympics.
(2021-12-22). China develops complete BDS industrial chain. ecns.cn China has developed a complete industrial chain of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), according to the China Satellite Navigation Office (CSNO).
(2021-12-22). No 'forced labor' in Xinjiang: A revealing trip to U.S.-sanctioned silicon factory. ecns.cn The vast expanses of Gobi deserts in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are normally devoid of life, yet this is where numerous tall futuristic iron structures glow in the dark throughout the night.
(2021-12-22). Saudi-led coalition launches heavy airstrikes on Yemen Ma'rib. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) — News sources on Wednesday morning reported that Saudi-led coalition fighter jets bombed Yemen's Ma'rib province 34 times.
(2021-12-22). VIDEO: Join emergency online meeting today to demand Julian Assange's immediate release. wsws.org "We need an independent movement of the working class, students and youth to free Assange."
(2021-12-22). Low Wages and Exploitative Conditions Are Sparking Graduate Student Strikes. zcomm.org The will to collective action now reemergent on the campus represents a path toward reversing the trends of exorbitant tuition, an exploited contingent labor pool and the concentration of power in administrative hands…
(2021-12-22). STOP FCMAT Attack On Oakland Public Schools! OEA, Community & Pols Oppose $90 M In Cuts. indybay.org The Oakland Education Association, politicians and community organizations spoke out against the demands of the FCMAT for $90 million in cutbacks in the public schools or the district would be put under trusteeship.
(2021-12-22). Cifra de muertos tras naufragio en Madagascar ascienden a 64. telesurtv.net El presidente Andry Rajoelina decretó un día de duelo nacional por las víctimas del naufragio y las labores de rescate.
(2021-12-22). How Labor Can Stop 'The Privatization of Everything'. zcomm.org Review of The Privatization of Everything: How The Plunder of Public Goods Transformed America and How We Can Fight Back…
(2021-12-22). Inner West Council result shows strong mood for change. greenleft.org.au There is a strong mood for progressive change in the inner west, as the demerger vote and swings to Greens and Labor show. Andrew Chuter reports.
(2021-12-22). Destruction of the Soviet Union: a Crime Without Statute of Limitations. orinocotribune.com 
Statement of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the United Communist Party of Russia (OKP) in connection with the 30th anniversary of the unconstitutional liquidation of the USSR in December 1991. | In December 1991, the largest state on the planet, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the first ever socialist state of workers and peasants, disappeared from the political map of the world. | In the context of the general crisis of Gorbachev's "perestroika" policy, few people paid attention to the blatant violation of all conceivable and inconceivable constitutional procedures during the "dissolution" of…
(2021-12-22). Striking Jon Donaire bakery workers overwhelmingly reject contract backed by BCTGM union. wsws.org The vote at Jon Donaire came just days before Kellogg's workers were forced to vote yet again on a reworded contract that was in all respects the same as the one that was rejected three weeks ago.
(2021-12-22). Germany sees massive job cuts in all sectors. wsws.org Workers' protests are nipped in the bud by pitting workers against one another, either factory against factory or along national lines.
(2021-12-22). COVID rapidly spreading through Detroit auto plants with reports of at least three deaths. wsws.org COVID-19 infections are spreading throughout Detroit area auto plants, with at least three deaths reported by co-workers in recent days.
(2021-12-22). Biden's Summit on Democracy Hypocrisy. workers.org 
With great publicity, President Joe Biden called a grand, international Summit on Democracy for Dec 9-10. This gathering, held on Zoom, was hardly more than a Washington D.C., webinar with a few hundred well-chosen invitees and a well-controlled microphone. U.S. Marines in Syria — "democracy" or imperialist domination? Biden invited . . . |
(2021-12-22). 'We have to become emancipators'. workers.org 
These slightly edited remarks were made by recently freed political prisoner, Jalil Muntaqim, during a Dec. 9 webinar to mark the 40th anniversary arrest of Mumia Abu-Jamal and to demand his freedom. By Jalil Muntaqim On October 25, international jurists at the Spirit of Mandela Tribunal found the United . . . |
(2021-12-22). One dead, dozens missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) — At least one person has been confirmed dead and up to 100 others reported missing following a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, according to rescue workers.
(2021-12-22). Welsh fined for trips to work but not for pub crawls. rt.com 
Workers in Wales now face fines for unnecessary trips to their jobs but can freely enjoy pub crawls and social life, according to controversial new legislation aimed at curbing the spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant. | "No person may leave the place where they are living, or remain away from that place, for the purposes of work or to provide voluntary or charitable services," reads the recently amended guidance. | The new "work from home" rules apply to the non-essential workers who can work from home "where practicable" and, according to First Minister Mark Drakeford, are designed "to help control" Omicro…
(2021-12-22). New German Defense Minister visits German combat troops in Lithuania. wsws.org Eighty years after the Third Reich's war of annihilation against the Soviet Union, the German Defense Minister denied Russia the right to even criticize the threatening military build-up on its border.
(2021-12-22). Finland to Reestablish Border Control With Other EU Nations From 28 December Amid Omicron Surge. sputniknews.com HELSINKI (Sputnik) – Finland will reestablish border controls with other EU countries and will require travellers arriving from the European Union to have a negative COVID-19 PCR test result from 28 December, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin told reporters.
(2021-12-22). After 90 Days 700 IUOE Local 39 Kaiser Engineers Forced Back Without Real Gains. indybay.org 700 IUOE Local 39 Kaiser Engineers have had their strike defeated after being on the picket lines for three months. Their own union leadership refused to mobilize their other members in other in hospitals and industries and the California union officials refused to mobilize the membership. The picket lines were also crossed by SEIU UHW, CNA, NUHW.
(2021-12-22). French Reunion's Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Shows Signs of Eruption. sputniknews.com PARIS (Sputnik) – Piton de la Fournaise, a volcano in the French overseas territory of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, has shown first signs of an eruption on Wednesday, the local volcanological observatory tweeted.
(2021-12-22). Lack of Left-wing culture, weakness of progressivism in Latin America. mronline.org 
One of the great weaknesses of Latin American progressivism and something that explains its partial defeats is the lack of a leftist, alternative and accessible popular culture, promoting new ways of organizing daily life, affirms àÅlvaro García Linera.
(2021-12-22). Chants in the Night — We Won't Give Up without a Fight! indybay.org December 1 was a day of many demos in the SF Bay Area to demand that the Supreme Court protect Roe v. Wade. In San Francisco at Market and Powell, the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) hosted a rally. In this video, organizer Mei Mei with PSL speaks following enthusiastic rounds of chanting.
(2021-12-22). Egyptian court sentences activist Alaa Abdel Fattah to five years in prison for 'spreading fake news'. peoplesdispatch.org A prominent activist in the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak's dictatorship, Alaa has been in jail for most of the decade since for opposing the crackdown on dissent carried out by the regime of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi…
(2021-12-22). Boric Win in Chile Is "Huge Victory" for Social Movements. zcomm.org Boric has vowed to fight for progressive social reforms and overhaul the neoliberal economic policies left by the U.S.-backed dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet…
(2021-12-21). Zelensky: Ukraine will regain Crimea, wants decision on NATO membership soon. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Zelensky wants to know in 2022 when Ukraine will join NATO Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he expects Ukraine to become a member of the European Union in the coming years and wants to get a specific time frame from NATO in 2022 regarding the country's membership in the Alliance. *** "We want to …
(2021-12-21). French Soldiers Flee Africa Just Like the American Troops that Fled Afghanistan. journal-neo.org 
As the evolution of the armed expansion of the United States and its allies before our eyes testifies, the attempts of "valiant NATO troops" to gain a foothold with their weapons in foreign countries have a similar unfortunate end. Eventually, each and everyone of them has to say goodbye to their hopes of neocolonial conquest …
(2021-12-21). NYT Reporting On Airstrikes Should Give Daniel Hale More Credit. popularresistance.org The New York Times recently came through with a display of reporting that should be commended. On December 18, the paper announced its release of hundreds of the Pentagon's confidential reports of civilian casualties caused by U.S. airstrikes in the Middle East. This follows its high profile investigations into the U.S. drone murder of the Ahmadi family during the Afghanistan withdrawal, and an American strike cell in Syria that killed dozens of civilians with airstrikes. | Many journalists will, rightfully, praise the New York Times for its reporting on U.S. airstrikes and the civilian cost. Far fewer will point…
(2021-12-21). New York Times Reporting on Airstrikes Should Give Daniel Hale More Credit. popularresistance.org Hale used his first hand experience identifying targets for the drone program to highlight how it relies on faulty criteria, and as a result, kills civilians. Later, Hale worked for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, where he had access to documents on how the drone program operates. Hale provided those documents to the Intercept which published them as The Drone Papers in 2015. While Hale's documents were not as comprehensive as the trove recently published by the New York Times, they did provide much of the same core revelations, particularly the faulty nature of how intelligence is gathered and the h…
(2021-12-21). New Program Is Secretly Privatizing Medicare. popularresistance.org A new program is placing Medicare recipients into private health insurance plans without their knowledge or consent in a final effort to fully privatize our national Medicare system. Known as "Direct Contract Entities (DCEs)," this program is putting more of our healthcare system into the hands of private equity to generate enormous profits at the expense of our health. Clearing the FOG speaks about this with Kay Tillow, a long time health care, civil rights and union activist. Tillow explains what these entities are, why they threaten the future of our entire healthcare system and how they block our ability to a…
(2021-12-21). Millionaire Manchin's coal money behind his knifing of Build Back Better. peoplesworld.org
(2021-12-21). Beijing Takes 'Reciprocal Countermeasures' in Response to US Anti-China Sanctions Over Uyghur Issue. sputniknews.com Earlier this month, the US slapped a new package of sanctions on China, alleging that Beijing has been using the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang Province as forced labour, claims the Chinese government rejects.
(2021-12-21). Yemeni Forces Kill 14 Houthis in Maarib Ambush. news.antiwar.com Fighting in Yemen's Maarib mostly involves airstrikes. Monday saw a rare exchange on the ground, south of Maarib City, where Saudi-backed troops ambushed the Houthis. | The ambush started a fight This is a much lower death toll than seen in Saudi airstrikes, and offers a rare sign that the pro-Saudi forces remain willing to consider ground combat operations instead of just an air war. | The Houthis made no me…
(2021-12-21). Military Situation In Yemen On December 21, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 137 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On December 20, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 5 airstrikes on the Sanaa district; | On December 20, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 28 airstrikes on the Wadi district; | On December 20, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted an airstrike on the Hazm district; | On December 20, warplan…
(2021-12-21). Military Situation In Ethiopia On December 21, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On December 18, government forces recaptured the town of Lalibela and surrounding areas; | On December 18, government forces recaptured the town of Weldiya and surrounding areas; | On December 18, government forces recaptured the town of Kobo and surrounding areas; | On December 17, several people were reportedly killed in Ethiopian warplane airstrikes in Alamata city; | On December 20, a drone attack in Mlazat targeted a public transport minibus. 30 people were rep…
(2021-12-21). Moscow should develop military cooperation with SCO and CSTO countries — Putin. tass.com The Russian president specified that particular attention should be paid to bolster the Union State's security between Russia and Belarus…
(2021-12-21). Voting closes on concessions contract at Kellogg's, while union uses divide-and-conquer tactics to break strike. wsws.org The BCTGM is copying the UAW's method used to break the John Deere strike of dividing workers up by plant, seeking to isolate the more militant plants from the less militant.
(2021-12-21). Rally for Amazon workers! Dec. 22, New York City. workers.org 
New York City Amazon union organizing is accelerating, as Staten Island Amazon workers refile for union election. On Dec. 22 the Amazon Labor Union will resubmit its petition for a union vote at the facility, known as JFK8, to the National Labor Relations Board. Workers will hold a lunchtime walkout . . . |
(2021-12-21). Who Might Strike in 2022? Hundreds of Big Contracts Will Be Up. popularresistance.org Workers are already sensing their increased leverage in a tight labor market. They'll be feeling the squeeze of record inflation while their employers rake in profits. There's every reason to hold the line against concessions, or to win back what they gave away before. | A Bloomberg analysis in November found that nearly 200 large union contracts (covering at least 1,000 workers) would expire between then and the end of 2022. Together these contracts cover 1.3 million workers—and there are hundreds of thousands more covered under the hundreds of smaller contracts that are also expiring. Here are some of the…
(2021-12-21). Regional governor bans all foreigners from driving taxis. rt.com 
The leader of Russia's Tyumen region has issued a decree completely banning all foreigners from working in the public transport system, in a move that will force taxi and bus companies to only hire drivers with a Russian passport. | The move follows announcements made by the heads of other regions, such as Moscow, where the mayor recently announced that it was developing a plan to eliminate migrant labor in the construction industry. | Like construction, taxi-driving is popular with many economic migrants in Russia due to the lack of any professional qualification and ease of finding a job. In Tyumen, where th…
(2021-12-21). SF UESF Teachers & Supporters Demand No Cuts In the Class & Rally Against At SFUSD HQ. indybay.org Hundreds of teachers, students and supporters of public education rallied at the SFUSD offices to protest the proposed $125 million dollar budget cuts.
(2021-12-21). Mutual Aid And Solidarity In Nigeria's #EndSARS Protests. popularresistance.org On October 18, 2020, during the #EndSARS protests against police violence and state corruption in Nigeria's capital Abuja, a photo was shared on social media that quickly drew nationwide attention. The image showed passionate protesters with their fists pumped in the air, mouths wide open singing songs and chanting slogans. Some were holding placards that read "Our Lives Matter." | What drew the attention of the public, however, was the woman right at the center of the image. With a small Nigerian flag in her left hand and missing her right leg, the woman who was later identified as Jane Obiene stood out because…
(2021-12-21). In a Pennsylvania prison, a COVID-19 related death. workers.org 
A 52-year-old man, Melvin James Anderson IV, died while incarcerated in the Chester County Correctional Complex and Youth Center in Pocopson, Pennsylvania, Dec. 7. He was jailed while waiting to be tried for a charge of burglary, which he may or may not have committed. How did he die? He . . . |
(2021-12-21). Key role for union workers, in $9.5B JFK Airport rebuild. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK — There will be a $9.5 billion reconstruction of New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and union workers will build it. The board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport, approved the New Terminal One construction project on December 16, after Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., …
(2021-12-21). Unions Are Not Only Good For Workers. popularresistance.org We know that unions promote economic equality and build worker power, helping workers to win increases in pay, better benefits, and safer working conditions. | But that's not all unions do. Unions also have powerful effects on workers' lives outside of work. | In this report, we document the correlation between higher levels of unionization in states and a range of economic, personal, and democratic well-being measures. In the same way unions give workers a voice at work, with a direct impact on wages and working conditions, the data suggest that unions also give workers a voice in shaping their communities. Wher…
(2021-12-21). Wet'suwet'en Evict Coastal Gaslink From Drill Site; Re-Establish Coyote Camp. itsgoingdown.org Report on re-occupation of drill site and area known as Coyote Camp and eviction of Coastal Gaslink workers on Wet'suwet'en territory. Gidimt'en land defenders and supporters have once again evicted Coastal Gaslink workers from a key pipeline drill site, protecting Wet'suwet'en headwaters and re-occupying the area known as "Coyote Camp." Early Sunday, in observance of…
(2021-12-21). Joe Manchin's War Against Workers. liberationnews.org 
After months of talking, begging and offering concessions the Biden administration's dead-end strategy of appeasing right wing Democrat Joe Manchin has gone up in flames.