(2022-02-07). The Untold History Of NATO And Case For Its Abolition. popularresistance.org NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is moving ever closer to Russia's border. Russia views this as an existential threat — and a historic betrayal of key guarantees it was given by the west as the Soviet Union disintegrated. As Biden sends thousands of additional troops to Eastern Europe, the threat of war is growing by the day.
(2022-02-07). Portugal's Socialist Party wins legislative election as Left Bloc collapses. wsws.org The Left Bloc and the Portuguese Communist Party are deeply discredited after years of openly supporting the right-wing policies of the Socialist Party (PS) government.
(2022-02-07). Rights group urge Qatar and FIFA to ensure fair trial for former World Cup employee. peoplesdispatch.org Abdullah Ibhais, was convicted on bribery and other related charges soon after he spoke up against the Qatari authorities' repression of a migrant workers strike…
(2022-02-07). ILWU Local 6 California Waste Solutions Workers Demand Justice At Oakland Education Rally. indybay.org ILWU Local 6 California Waste Solutions workers spoke out for justice on the job at the Oakland City hall rally against education cuts.
(2022-02-07). US oil refinery workers face two-front war against energy companies and USW. wsws.org Although workers voted overwhelmingly last summer to sanction a walkout, the United Steelworkers bureaucracy has unilaterally agreed to "rolling" 24-hour contract extensions, allowing the oil companies to recruit replacements to keep operations going in the event of a strike.
(2022-02-07). Morning Commute: 2-7-2022 #FREELEONARDPELTIER. anchor.fm In this episode I go over a few things that are on my mind like the continuous encirclement and harassment of Russia and China, as well as how we can learn from the ongoing peoples movements in socialist revolution of the past and the present in order to inform and help organize for our future. Let's get Organizing y'all!
(2022-02-07). Sunday 2/13: Green Sunday: How We Really Create a Political Revolution. indybay.org Online, on Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/89559844652 | Meeting ID: 895 5984 4652 | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) | .
(2022-02-07). Netherlands: Struggle for affordable housing intensifies with protests in multiple cities. peoplesdispatch.org Activists from various youth & student groups, feminist groups, trade unions and political parties marched for housing rights on the call of #Woonrevolte Amersfoort, a housing rights coalition.
(2022-02-07). Vote No to Australian Education Union wage cutting agreement with Victorian Labor government! wsws.org The AEU bureaucracy is attempting to quickly ram through the deal by mid-March under conditions of an unprecedented explosion of COVID-19 infections within the schools.
(2022-02-07). Sydney University meeting highlights union's role in blocking opposition to reopening of Australian campuses. wsws.org There are real fears among staff members about being exposed, along with students, to the potentially fatal or long-term health consequences of COVID-19.
(2022-02-07). Sunday 2/13: A discussion with Dr. Detroit and Friends. indybay.org Long Haul infoshop 3124 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley — 510-540-0751 – 2 blocks from Ashby BART – Shattuck and Woolsey across from La Pena…
(2022-02-07). Farmers protest in Pakistan over fertilizer shortage and other issues, rally announced for February 14. peoplesdispatch.org The Pakistan Kissan Ittehad, which has been spearheading the farmers' protests since November, has announced a Punjab State-wide strike action by farmers if the government fails to act upon their demands till February 20…
(2022-02-07). Iraq: Western powers accused of complicity in Turkish airstrike on Kurdish refugee camp. greenleft.org.au Steve Sweeney writes that Kurdish officials have accused Western powers of complicity in Turkish airstrikes that killed two people and injured many more at the United Nations-administered Makhmour Refugee Camp in northern Iraq.
(2022-02-07). Vote "No" to First Manchester/Unite pay offer: No more concessions! Build a rank-and-file strike committee! wsws.org But drivers have reacted angrily, telling WSWS reporters the deal is merely a "recycled" company offer that does nothing to address their concerns.
(2022-02-07). Apprenticeship boost for Imperial as new schemes welcome first trainees. imperial.ac.uk The Laboratory Technician and Maintenance Apprenticeship Schemes are up and running, with apprentices in Estates, Bioengineering and Chemistry.
(2022-02-07). IT'S WAR! The Fight To Stop School Closures In Oakland As Hundreds Rally and March. indybay.org Hundreds of teachers, students and parents rallied and marched against the proposal to shut and merge many schools in the Flatlands in Oakland. These schools have large number of Black and Brown students and this is taking place as the state has a budget surplus of 45.7 billion dollars.
(2022-02-07). La presencia china en América Latina. globalizacion.ca El presidente argentino, Alberto Fernández, firmó ayer en Pekín la incorporación de su país a la iniciativa Nueva ruta de la seda, un ambicioso proyecto de comercio, transporte, comunicaciones e infraestructura que China ha venido desarrollando en colaboración con otros…
(2022-02-07). Challenging Colonialism s01e03: Weapons of Mass Destruction (p.I). indybay.org Part I: Dams and Colonization | In part one of a four part episode, we examine the negative environmental and cultural impact of dams, and the Indigenous-led movement to remove them. These dams, deemed Weapons of Mass Destruction by Chief Caleen Sisk, have devastated Salmon populations and the communities whose histories have been in relationship with Salmon since time immemorial.
(2022-02-07). Tomgram: Nan Levinson, How (Not) to Stop America's Wars. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Think of the U.S. military-industrial-congressional complex as a remarkably self-contained system. It's capable of funding itself at staggering levels, producing weaponry (however inefficient, ineffective, and anything but inexpensive) largely without oversight, and fighting wars (however disastrous) in a …
(2022-02-07). Is the NFL Run Like a Plantation? Ex-Player Donté Stallworth Responds to Bombshell Racism Lawsuit. democracynow.org 
Ahead of the Super Bowl this weekend, we speak to former National Football League player Donté Stallworth about racism and anti-Blackness in the league. Last week, former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores sued the NFL, as well as three teams — the Dolphins, Broncos and Giants — for discriminating against him as a Black candidate during his interview process. In his complaint, Flores says the NFL is "racially segregated and is managed much like a plantation," with wealthy white owners and head coaches at the top while the majority of players who risk bodily injury are Black. "Hop…
(2022-02-06). Chris Hedges and Louis Hyman on the Harmful Gig Economy. scheerpost.com 
After the end of World War II two generations of workers in the United States were blessed with a period of unprecedented prosperity. Wages for the working class were high. Jobs were stable and came with benefits and health insurance. Unions protected workers from abuse by the business elites. Taxes on the wealthiest individuals and corporations was as high as 91 percent. The public school system provided a quality education to the poor and the rich. The nation's infrastructure and technology were cutting edge and unrivaled. But by the 1970s it all began to go south. Wages stagnated. Income inequality grew,…
(2022-02-06). Mexican GM Workers Vote In An Independent Union. popularresistance.org Auto workers at a General Motors plant in central Mexico delivered a landslide victory to an independent union in a vote held February 1-2. It's a major breakthrough for workers and labor activists seeking to break the vice grip of the employer-friendly unions that have long dominated Mexico's labor movement.
(2022-02-06). Video: Remembering Samah Idriss: An Organic Intellectual and his Literary and Socio-Political Paths. samidoun.net On Saturday, 5 February, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement (Masar Badil) organized a webinar to remember the Lebanese revolutionary intellectual Samah Idriss. "Remembering Samah Idriss: An Organic Intellectual and his Subversive Literary and Socio-Political Paths" included analysis of his literary and political contributions, memories of his life in struggle, and visions for future organizing …
(2022-02-06). Student Granted Bail After Protesters Threaten To Render Kingdom 'Ungovernable'. popularresistance.org A court in the city of Manzini granted bail to Colani Maseko, the president of Swaziland National Union of Students (SNUS) on Friday, February 4. The student leader had been arrested on January 31 and charged with sedition. | His bail came a day after the SNUS marched to the Manzini regional police headquarters and held a demonstration on February 3. A cross section of Swaziland's pro-democracy forces, including the banned political parties, trade unions, and youth organizations, attended the action. | Outside the police headquarters, protesters at the demonstration openly threatened to render the kingdom "ungove…
(2022-02-06). War of Soviet succession: Ukraine, Azerbaijan back each other's territorial demands. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Feature from Azeri Press Agency follows. To introduce the pertinent proper names/toponyms, Ukraine supports Azerbaijan (and Turkey) conquering what remains of Nagorno-Karabakh after the war launched against it in 2020, and Azerbaijan returns the favor by backing Ukraine's projected subjugation of Crimea and the Donbass. The war against Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia (Russia's Collective Security Treaty …
(2022-02-06). Bosnian DM calls for deployment of U.S., NATO troops against Russian, Chinese ally. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Excerpts from a CBS News report via Yahoo News follows. The first several paragraphs and indeed the bulk of the entire long piece is an unsparing one-sided diatribe against ethnic Serbs of the sort that has permeated all Western news reportage on the former Yugoslavia for the past thirty years. Serbs, individually, collectively and unanimously, …
(2022-02-06). News Flash: Billionaires Don't Like Socialism. popularresistance.org In response to a rising progressive tide in the United States, a new genre of stories has emerged in corporate media: rich guys warning against taxing them, or really changing anything about the system at all. Just as the press are keen for you to know that Medicare for All is a very bad idea (FAIR.org, 4/29/19), they are equally anxious to make sure that the voices of beleaguered, unheard plutocrats are given as much of a boost as possible. | A case in point is CNBC's recent article (1/22/20) headlined, "BP's CEO Chides AOC and Bernie Sanders for Their 'Completely Unrealistic' Green New Deal Ideas." Reporter Jes…
(2022-02-06). Military Situation In Yemen On February 6, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 109 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On February 5, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 3 airstrikes on the Haradh district; | On February 5, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 6 airstrikes on the Sanaa province; | On February 5, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 3 airstrikes on the Wadi district; | On February 5, warplanes o…
(2022-02-06). Turkish Drones Target Two Positions Of Syrian Democratic Forces In Northeastern Aleppo. southfront.org 
File image. | On February 6, Turkish combat drones targeted two positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) near the village of Arab Hassan in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo. | Arab Hassan is located to the northwest of the town of Manbij. The is town one of the SDF's two main strongholds in the northeastern Aleppo countryside with the other being the town of Kobane. | No casualties were reported as a result of the Turkish drone strikes. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that…
(2022-02-06). Taiwan and Ukraine: How United States foreign policy operates in the service of capitalism. greenleft.org.au The sabre rattling of the United States and its allies grows as capitalism's crisis sharpens, writes William Briggs.
(2022-02-06). Morning Commute: 2-6-2022. anchor.fm In this episode I discuss more about George Jackson's "blood in my eye" as well as some other incredible works and articles I've read such as those from hoodcommunist.org, Black Alliance for Peace and Black Agenda Report. I discuss a bit about the liberal attempt to appear woke by co-opting black history month for white interests and white ideas. I also discuss the necessity to organize, arm yourself (if legal üòâ) And get building relationships with ongoing people movements wherever you can find them!
(2022-02-06). Baltimore: Protest demands: 'No U.S., NATO war on Russia and Donbass'. fightbacknews.org Baltimore, MD — Dozens of protesters gathered on February 5 in downtown Baltimore to speak out against a possible U.S./NATO war on Russia and Donbass. Speakers called on the U.S. government to fight COVID and poverty instead of Russia. | Protesters chanted demands for money for social investments in healthcare, housing and jobs instead of the military budget and war. Cars honked their horns in solidarity as they drove by the picket. A caravan of protesters drove throughout the city after the initial picket, before meeting up with another group for a joint closing rally at a different intersection. | A coali…