2023-11-09: News Headlines

manager (2023-11-08). The Federal Government Can Do a Lot More To Help Black Renters. cepr.net Ôªø Following the aftermath of the pandemic, many non-white renters across America increasingly struggled to pay their rents on time. In 2022, according to surveys conducted by the Federal Reserve, 17 percent of all renters reported that they had fallen behind on their rent in the past year, which was equal to the share in …

Dean Baker (2023-11-08). Michelle Cottle Makes Up Facts to Push the Trump Case. cepr.net Michelle Cottle had a NYT column headlined "What Voters Want That Trump Seems to Have." She needed to make up a few facts to push her case. For example, she tells us that people don't like Biden because crime is high. But, crime rose sharply in 2020 when Donald Trump was in the White House, …

KATIE (2023-11-09). ICC: Prosecute Apartheid Israel's War Criminals. bdsmovement.net

PACBI (2023-11-09). RMIT Announces It Has No Partnerships With Israeli Weapons Maker Elbit Systems. bdsmovement.net

Achment Gonim (2023-11-09). Republican debate round-up. america.cgtn.com Donald Trump's rivals met on a debate stage Wednesday night in Miami, Florida, to try to convince Republican voters that they are a better alternative to the former president — to win the U.S. presidency next year. They discussed foreign and domestic issues, and the sparring sometimes got personal. CGTN's Nitza Soledad Perez has more.

Alexandra Jacobo (2023-11-09). The corporate crusade against PFAS accountability. nationofchange.org Over $110 million in lobbying reveals chemical industry's efforts to skirt responsibility for "forever chemicals" crisis.

Angela (2023-11-09). Thursday 11/9: US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Power Hour: Jam the Phone Lines for Palestine! indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Anonymous Contributor (2023-11-09). Critical Reflections on Recent 'Block the Boat' Actions in Tacoma. itsgoingdown.org Critical reflections and report back on recent actions at the Port of Tacoma aimed at stopping the shipment of weapons to Israel. Originally published by Black Powder Press. The Tacoma port blockade yesterday was a beautiful show of solidarity, but a complete failure. Who even needs cops when the peace police will do their job…

Appalachians Against Pipelines (2023-11-09). Pipeline Fighter Grandfather Arrested After Blocking MVP Drilling At Elk River Crossing. itsgoingdown.org Report from Appalachians Against Pipelines about recent lockdown and work stoppage against the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Webster County, WV — Early Friday morning 11/2/23, pipeline fighter Jerome locked himself to a Mountain Valley Pipeline drill at the Elk River crossing in Webster County, WV. Jerome prevented construction for over 3 hours, at which time…

Ariel Gold (2023-11-09). Who's Drinking Neanyahu's Amalek Kool-Aid? counterpunch.org "You must 'remember what Amalek has done to you," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admonished on October 28, announcing the "second phase," a ground invasion, of Israel's war in Gaza. Amalek, in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), is a nation that ambushed the Israelites making their way to the Promised Land. Following the attack, which they

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-11-09). Dismantle Israel And The Entire US Empire. caitlinjohnstone.com.au It's not just the Israeli state that has proven it needs to be dismantled, it's the entire US-centralized western empire. The whole giant power structure has got to go.

California State Parks (2023-11-09). Sunday 11/12: It Needs to be Told: Native Californian Perspectives on the Missions. indybay.org Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park, 144 School St., Santa Cruz…

California State Parks (2023-11-09). Sunday 11/12: Indigenous Peoples on the Rancho: Castro Adobe Open House. indybay.org Castro Adobe State Historic Park, 184 Old Adobe Road, Watsonville…

Canadians for Justice, Peace in the Middle East (2023-11-09). CJPME Applauds Bloc Québécois Push for Ceasefire in Gaza. globalresearch.ca

Dan Cohen (2023-11-09). Watch the MintPress News Documentary Film: Gaza Fights Back. mintpressnews.com In light of recent events in Gaza, MintPress News brings you our original 2022 documentary, Gaza Fights Back. Filmed on the ground with exclusive access to the Palestinian resistance, the film offers valuable context to the current state of affairs in Gaza.

Dave DeCamp (2023-11-09). Israel Says Its Troops are Fighting in the 'Heart' of Gaza City. news.antiwar.com Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said late Tuesday that Israeli forces were fighting in the "heart" of Gaza City as Hamas is claiming its fighters are inflicting heavy losses on the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). "IDF forces are in the heart of Gaza City," Gallant said. "They came from the north and the south. They …

David Rosen (2023-11-09). What Kind of Family is Yours? counterpunch.org What kind of "family" is yours? Is it a traditional "nuclear" family, with a mom & dad & a couple of kids? Or is a two-some, just you and a partner, no matter what gender? Or maybe you are part of an extended grouping, be it an adopted family, a commune or shared housing of multiple

Dean Baker (2023-11-09). The Big Lie About Inequality. counterpunch.org We all know about Donald Trump's "Big Lie" that he won the 2020 election. This is of course laughable, there is nothing in the real world to support Trump's fantasies of massive voter fraud. However, there is arguably an even bigger lie that enjoys near-universal acceptance in intellectual circles. It is the claim the huge

Don Monkerud (2023-11-09). The GOP Love Criminals. counterpunch.org As we head toward the 2024 election, it appears clear that the GOP has a love affair with criminals. Trump faces 91 indictments and was already convicted of being a business cheat to the tune of several billion dollars. His violent rhetoric—he threatened NBC News with treason, called for the former head of the Joint

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). China's commitment to a green, open future to generate lucrative business opportunities. ecns.cn China's steadfast commitment to long-term high-level openness and the ongoing green transformation will generate lucrative opportunities for multinational corporations in its market, said a senior business executive.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). About 800 expected to attend cross-Strait entrepreneurs' conference. ecns.cn About 800 participants are expected to attend the 2023 annual conference of the summit for entrepreneurs across the Taiwan Strait in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, next week, according to the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). China accelerates research on public data pricing mechanism. ecns.cn China will accelerate research on the establishment of a public data pricing mechanism amid its broader push to promote the efficient circulation and use of public data.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Heilongjiang launches safety inspections after deadly gymnasium roof collapse. ecns.cn Authorities in Heilongjiang province have launched an extensive inspection drive to detect and eliminate major safety hazards after a gymnasium roof collapsed on Monday evening in Huanan county of Jiamusi, leaving three dead and two others injured.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). 3 cancer patients linked to same research facility. ecns.cn A renowned hospital in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, said on Wednesday that three people who had studied at its breast cancer research facility have been diagnosed with cancer this year.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Chinese, Mongolian militaries to hold joint exercise. ecns.cn The militaries of China and Mongolia will hold a joint exercise in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Friday, according to the annual plan for border defense exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Researchers find clues to 'Long COVID'. ecns.cn A research team led by doctors from three top Chinese hospitals has made a significant breakthrough in understanding so-called Long COVID, which will aid in the early identification of high-risk individuals and provide molecular-level clues for studying the mechanisms of the disease.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Senior military official: China values military cooperation with Russia. ecns.cn China is willing to work with Russia to further deepen concrete military cooperation and uphold global and regional prosperity and stability.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Chinese physicist aims for quantum computers. ecns.cn A Chinese scientist expects to lay a firm foundation that will foster the creation of a general-purpose quantum computer in 10 to 15 years.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Talks between U.S., China on climate change reach positive outcome. ecns.cn The talks between Xie Zhenhua, China's special envoy for climate change, and his United States counterpart John Kerry have yielded "positive outcomes", according to a media release from China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Direct passenger flights between China, U.S. to increase to 70 per week. ecns.cn Regular direct passenger flights between China and the United States are expected to increase from the current 48 flights per week to 70 flights per week in the 2023 to 2024 winter and spring seasons, with each of the two countries' airlines operating 35 flights per week, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Giant pandas Mei Xiang, Tian Tian, and Xiao Qi Ji leave Washington for China. ecns.cn Giant pandas Mei Xiang, Tian Tian, and their male cub Xiao Qi Ji departed the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. and embarked on their way back to China on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Foreign businesses have been enthusiastic in taking part in CIIE: Chinese FM. ecns.cn Foreign businesses have been enthusiastic in taking part in the China International Import Expo, China International Fair for Trade in Services, the Canton Fair and the China International Consumer Products Expo, which speaks to their readiness to keep exploring the Chinese market, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin at a regular press briefing on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). CIIE a platform for global fruits into Chinese market: exhibitors. ecns.cn Various fruits from across the world have entered the Chinese market via the sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE) which kicked off in Shanghai on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Xi stresses building Beautiful China, improving supervision mechanism for natural monopoly networks. ecns.cn Xi Jinping presided over the third meeting of the Central Commission for Comprehensively Deepening Reform on the afternoon of Nov. 7.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Exhibitions showcase charm of China's intangible cultural heritage at CIIE. ecns.cn The exhibitions of China's intangible cultural heritage at the 6th CIIE showcased the charm of Chinese culture to the world.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Giant panda family heads for China. ecns.cn The aircraft will make a stopover in Alaska for refueling before reaching Sichuan Province, with the entire flight lasting approximately 19 hours. Two keepers and a veterinarian will accompany the three pandas, all of which are in good health.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Mexico holds second UFO session featuring Peruvian mummies. ecns.cn Mexico's Congress heard from researchers on Tuesday who declared authentic a set of three-fingered Peruvian mummies recently presented as potential evidence of non-human life forms, while declining to certify that the remains were extraterrestrial.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). They Say: China's GDP to grow by 5.4 percent in 2023. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). 'Ice flowers' bloom in N China's Pole of Cold. ecns.cn "Ice flowers" bloom on a lake in Genhe, the Pole of Cold in China, Hulunbuir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Night scenery of Wuzhen. ecns.cn Night scenery of river town Wuzhen in east China's Zhejiang Province. The 2023 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit kicked off on Wednesday in Wuzhen.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Giant pandas return to China after 23 years in U.S. ecns.cn Giant pandas Mei Xiang, Tian Tian, and their male cub Xiao Qi Ji departed the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. and embarked on their way back to China on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). China's first green emergency tugboat delivered. ecns.cn On Tuesday, Xiamen officially issued the "Green Xiamen Bay" Joint Initiative Action in east China's Fujian Province. China's first green emergency tugboat, Xia Gang Tuo 30, was delivered on the same day. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Whooper swans migrate to E China for winter. ecns.cn Foreign businesses have been enthusiastic in taking part in CIIE: Chinese FM http: //www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2023-11-09/detail-ihcutfqs4220694.shtml…

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Chinese clocks combining Western and Oriental features sold overseas. ecns.cn The clock manufacturing industry in Jingxian County, north China's Hebei Province, is highly export-oriented, with clocks shipped to over 30 countries and regions, including Europe, North America, and the Middle East.

Editor (2023-11-09). Chris Hedges: Letter to the Children of Gaza. scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost Dear child. It is past midnight. I am flying at hundreds of miles an hour in the darkness, thousands of feet over the Atlantic Ocean. I am traveling to Egypt. I will go to the border of Gaza at Rafah. I go because of you. You have never …

Editor (2023-11-09). Larry's List: Ever-More-Corporate Universities, the Israeli Crackdown on Speech, Political Polling, and More. scheerpost.com By SP Staff ScheerPost is bringing back Larry's List, a daily news curation from USC communications professor Larry Gross, to keep you up to date with the most cutting edge news and analysis of our time. A specialist in media and culture, art and communication, visual communication and media portrayals of minorities, Gross helped found …

Editor (2023-11-09). Nov 9, 2023. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Buffy Saint Marie — Soldier Blue Gaza — 'A Graveyard For Children' — Media Lens When Cultural and Economic Hegemony Fails Violence Tends to Follow, by Roger Boyd MoA: Another Interview With Dominique De Villepin On The Conflict In Palestine Dismantle Israel And The Entire US Empire, by Caitlin Johnstone Biden and Western Media Telling Outrageous Lies… This Is U.S. Nuclear-Powered Genocide, by Finian Cunningham Letter to the Children of Gaza, by Chris Hedges Why are the Arab leaders silent? — Middle Nation (Video) Day 33: U.S. fears reoccupation of Gaza 'not the right th…

Epeli Lesuma, Nuclear Justice Campaigner (2023-11-09). Pacific groups call on Leaders to reconsider diplomatic relations with Japan. indybay.org Wednesday 8th November, 2023 | The Pacific Collective on Nuclear Issues, composed of civil society groups, non-governmental organisations and movements in the Pacific, denounces once again the dumping of radioactive | wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear powerplant into the Pacific Ocean as the only solution available. The Collective also condemns the Government of Japan and the facility operator, Tokyo Electric | Power Company (TEPCO), for insisting on this flawed and dangerous course of action. | On the 24th August, 2023, the Fumio Kishida Government commenced dumping into Pacific | waters part of the…

Free Palestine! (2023-11-09). Thursday 11/9: UCSC: Shut it Down for Palestine. indybay.org

geo.tv (2023-11-09). Russia completely withdraws from CFE Treaty: foreign ministry. geo.tv Russia accused the US of undermining CFE treaty by failing to ratify an adaptation agreement that was negotiated in the late 1990s…

geo.tv (2023-11-09). EU scientists 'virtually certain' 2023 set to be hottest in 125,000 years. geo.tv Hottest year on record so far is 2016 but 2023 is expected to surpass it…

geo.tv (2023-11-09). Elon Musk 'much different person' after purchasing Twitter: author. geo.tv Ben Mezrich attributes Elon Musk's alleged mental health decline to last year's series of negative incidents…

geo.tv (2023-11-09). Missing California woman's haunting last video shows her kayaking in Guatemala. geo.tv Fire and rescue officials said Nancy Ng was last seen about a half-mile from shore and her kayak was found empty…

geo.tv (2023-11-09). Ron DeSantis gets trolled for bringing back his awkward smile at GOP debate. geo.tv Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ended Wednesday's GOP debate with a tongue version of his awkward smile…

geo.tv (2023-11-09). Blinken in Seoul as US losing sleep over deepening Russia-North Korea ties. geo.tv Following Sep summit between Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin, there has been a surge in arms transfers…

geo.tv (2023-11-09). Wendy's chicken nuggets: How to get them for free?>. geo.tv Wendy's is offering free chicken nuggets every Wednesday for the rest of the year…

geo.tv (2023-11-09). What shady actions got viral Chinese 'hostess' Han Feizi banned from Singapore. geo.tv Singapore Immigration Authority confirmed that a 29-year-old Chinese national was deported on November 8…

geo.tv (2023-11-09). Jun Takahashi's 'terrarium' dresses with live butterflies create bad flutter for designer. geo.tv Controversy arose from Undercover's "terrarium" dresses, showcased at Paris Fashion Week…

geo.tv (2023-11-09). Colorado's Return to Nature Funeral Home sued for faking cremations after 189 cadavers found. geo.tv Return to Nature Funeral Home owners are accused of causing emotional distress, negligence, and committing fraud…

geo.tv (2023-11-09). WATCH: GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy calls Zelensky 'Nazi' — then eats his words. geo.tv However, Ramaswamy's campaign clarified that he misspoke and was referring to an incident in Canada…

geo.tv (2023-11-09). Is Annabel Croft hurt after hours-long rehearsal with Strictly Come Dancing partner Johannes Radebe?>. geo.tv Croft seen smiling as she holds a hot water bottle with her for a long ride home…

geo.tv (2023-11-09). Weight loss medication Ozempic allegedly 'takes woman's life'. geo.tv Trish Webster lost 16 kilogrammes altogether in three months, but that came at the cost of her life…

geo.tv (2023-11-09). 2023 US elections: GOP candidates zero in on Gaza war, abortion, Trump in 3rd debate. geo.tv Despite Trump not participating, his presence loomed large throughout the event…

Haiti Action Committee (2023-11-09). Saturday 12/2: Poetry for Haiti, a benefit for the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund. indybay.org St. John's Presbyterian Church, Fireside Room | 2727 College Avenue [entrance on Garber Street] | Berkeley…

IEC (2023-11-09). Sunday 11/12: White Torture. indybay.org Roxie Theater | 3125 16th St. | San Francisco, Ca.

IMEMC (2023-11-09). West Bank Update: Israeli Forces Abduct 59 Palestinians, Including Women, Injure Dozens. indybay.org Israeli forces abducted, on November 7, at least 59 Palestinians, including 2 women, a child, and journalists, and injured dozens of citizens, including two who sustained critical injuries from live ammunition.

James C. Nelson (2023-11-09). Two Minutes… For This and Future Generations. counterpunch.org I want to offer a different lens through which to better understand the climatological and environmental crises that we—indeed all of humanity—are facing. I would like you to view these crises through the long lens of our planet's geologic and evolutionary history. From the beginning of our planet's formation, some 4.6 billion years ago, to

John Pilger (2023-11-09). John Pilger: We are Spartacus. mintpressnews.com The bravery of those who dare to resist has allowed many of us, who might despair, to understand the real meaning of a resistance we all share if we want to prevent the conquest of us, our conscience, and our self-respect if we prefer freedom and decency to compliance and collusion. In this, we are all Spartacus.

Jonathan Ofir, Yonatan Shapira, Ofer Neiman (2023-11-09). Do not dismiss the Gaza genocide allegations. mondoweiss.net Eitay Mack's Haaretz article "Israel Is Not Committing Genocide in Gaza" ignores the genocidal clarity of Israeli leaders and serves as a cherry-picked broadside against the fashionable bogeyman of 'the global left'.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-11-09). Cuba condemns Israel's attacks on civilians in Gaza at UNESCO. plenglish.com Paris, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuba strongly condemned on Thursday, at the 42nd UNESCO General Conference, Israel's bombings on the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip, and advocated for a two-State solution.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-11-09). Cuba denounces US blockade and its impact at UNESCO. plenglish.com Paris, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Minister of Education Naima Ariatne Trujillo on Thursday denounced at UNESCO the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States, and considered it the fundamental impediment to the country's development.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-11-09). Cuban doctor restores vision during second mission in Guatemala. plenglish.com Guatemala, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Doctor Arnaldys Piedra, a member of the Operation Miracle program, restores vision at the José Martí Ophthalmological Hospital in the southeastern department of Jalapa during his second mission in Guatemala.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-11-09). PM Marrero highlights founding of Border Brigade in eastern Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz on Thursday highlighted the 62nd anniversary of the Antonio Maceo Order Border Brigade, in the eastern Cuban province of Guantánamo.

Kath Benett (2023-11-09). The USA: the elections are approaching. indybay.org Warmongering at the Middle East, provoking of the further escalation of violence in Ukraine, raising tensions around Taiwan, and non-stopping attempts to set the Balkans on fire are undoubtedly happening due to Washington. It seems that the current White House administration is ready to do everything for winning the next year elections – to make any alliance and to support anyone to hold the power.

Labor Video Project (2023-11-09). SFGH UCSF Healthcare Workers Protest Israeli US Genocide In Gaza Against Palestinians. indybay.org San Francisco healthcare workers from San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF walked off the job and rallied on Friday November 4, 2023 to protest the massacre and genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. They talked about the conditions of healthcare workers and their patients.

LaborFest-SAG AFTRA (2023-11-09). Sunday 11/12: SAG AFTRA Benefit For Striking Members-Music & Solidarity. indybay.org IBT 70 Hall | 7750 Paredes Lane | Oakland…

Larry Johnson (2023-11-09). U.S. Inching Towards World War III While Biden Administration Hides U.S. Casualties. sonar21.com While the world's attention is focused on the war raging between Israel and Hamas, the military confrontation between the United States and Hezbollah is heating up. Since the Hamas attacks on 7 October and the subsequent retaliation by Israel, U.S. military bases and outposts in Syria and Iraq are facing daily attacks with rocket, missiles and mortars. I learned today from someone who regularly visits Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland that the wards are filling up with U.S. military personnel wounded in recent attacks on those bases. The White House and the Department of Defense are working a…

Leila Warah (2023-11-09). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 34: Children who survive the bombs may die of starvation, disease, and dehydration. mondoweiss.net UN agencies report that fuel shortages will force Gaza hospitals, desalination plants, and bakeries to close, indirectly killing many. "The situation is catastrophic. Civilians, especially children, continue to pay the heaviest price," says Save the Children.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-09). Chilean justice is about to close case on Víctor Jara's assassination. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Chilean justice is about to closing the case on the assassination of singer and composer Víctor Jara, with the extradition from the United States of the person responsible for the crime, Pedro Barrientos.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-09). Denialism, rights and security among topics for debate in Argentina. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) The candidates for vice president of Argentina from Unión por la Patria (UP), Agustín Rossi, and La Libertad Avanza (LLA), Victoria Villarruel, held a TV debate on Wednesday about economy, labor, security, defense, education, social policies, justice, rights humans and transparency.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-09). France to host humanitarian conference on Gaza. plenglish.com The forum was announced by President Emmanuel Macron, and according to the Foreign Ministry, it will focus on actions in favor of respect for International Humanitarian Law, the protection of Palestinian civilians and humanitarian workers, and access to the affected people in the Gaza Strip. | Another objective of the meeting is enhancing humanitarian aid to the population of Gaza in sectors such as health care, water, energy and food. | France claims that its intention is to seek a concrete international response to the crisis, focused on supporting agencies and organizations working on the ground, and based on…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-09). Israeli NGO criticizes attacks on Gaza Strip. plenglish.com Tel Aviv, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) An Israeli non-governmental organization charged that the Government of Benjamin Netanyahu is enforcing the so-called Dahiya Doctrine, formulated in the war in Lebanon in 2006 and consisting of disproportionate attacks on civilian infrastructure, in the Gaza Strip.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-09). US bombs Syrian army's positions. plenglish.com Damascus, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) United States aircraft launched air strikes against positions of the Syrian Armed Forces and their allies in the northeast of the country, local media reported on Thursday.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-09). Uzbekistan and Iran intensify bilateral contacts. plenglish.com Mirziyoyev and Raisi met on Thursday during the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit to discuss fostering bilateral cooperation. | According to a statement, both leaders expressed satisfaction with the active and ongoing mutual contacts, and stated that the growth dynamics in bilateral trade is still strong, while collaboration projects are being implemented in various economic sectors. | The press release indicated that the two presidents emphasized the possibility of expanding mutually beneficial cooperation in industry and localization, the agricultural sector and logistics, and spoke out in favor o…

Melvin Goodman (2023-11-09). US Advice to Israel: "Use Smaller Bombs" counterpunch.org The United States is aiding Israeli military measures, believing there is a military solution to a fundamentally political problem. Fifty years of U.S. warfare in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and forty years of Israeli warfare in Lebanon and Gaza suggest otherwise.

mforinoco (2023-11-09). In Defense of AMLO — Understanding MORENA's Project (Interview). orinocotribune.com

mforinoco (2023-11-09). Mass Walkouts by Garment Workers in Bangladesh. orinocotribune.com By John Clark — Nov 4, 2023 | A huge round of protests is underway in Bangladesh, with thousands of garment workers walking out of their factories and taking to the streets of Dhaka and the industrial district of Gazipur to demand substantial increases in their monthly minimum wage. This wave of action follows an offer by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association to increase the wage to $90, instead of the $208 that had been demanded. With inflation taking a devastating toll on living standards, the employers' offer is hopelessly inadequate and this has sparked outrage among the workers.

Michael F. Brown (2023-11-09). Palestinian civilian deaths now passing reported total in Ukraine. electronicintifada.net Most Republicans and 22 anti-Palestinian Democrats vote to censure Rashida Tlaib, the sole Palestinian American in Congress.

Nathan King (2023-11-09). Democrats celebrate local election results. america.cgtn.com Democrats are celebrating the results from Tuesday's local elections in several states across the US. The party won critical state races and ballot initiatives focused on abortion rights, a key driver of voters to the polls. Nathan King reports from Washington.

National Homelessness Law Center (2023-11-09). Law Center Statement on UN Report Decrying Ongoing Human Rights Abuses Against Unhoused People. indybay.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — (November 3, 2023) Today, the United Nations Human Rights Committee highlighted serious and ongoing patterns of human rights abuses — including those against people experiencing homelessness and poverty — in the Concluding Observations from its recent convening that investigated the United States' compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

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Norman Solomon (2023-11-09). Israel's Military Is Part of the U.S. War Machine. counterpunch.org The governments of Israel and the United States are now in disagreement over how many Palestinian civilians it's okay to kill. Last week — as the death toll from massive Israeli bombardment of Gaza neared 10,000 people, including several thousand children — top U.S. officials began to worry about the rising horrified outcry at home

Patricia Harrity (2023-11-09). MEP Breaks 'Very Bad News' About Digital IDs and Central Bank Digital Currencies. expose-news.com The European Parliament and Member States have just reached an agreement on the introduction of digital identity. "I just left the room where we had negotiations about the digital identity—and I have …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-11-09). Palestinian digital rights coalition urges action against hateful content on social media. peoplesdispatch.org In a letter to Meta, the coalition called for an audit and an inquiry into the AI training datasets which are used to moderate content on the platforms, among other steps to tackle hateful content against Palestinians…

publicbooks (2023-11-09). Twitter Ethics Swarm "Euphoria" publicbooks.org The most tweeted about show of the decade, "Euphoria" provoked viewers to gossip about its teenage characters. What did they say?

Ramzy Baroud (2023-11-09). Gaza's Hiroshima: The Collective West's Silence Speaks Volumes. mintpressnews.com Gaza has been turned into a Hiroshima as a result of Western bombs and the blank political check handed to Israel by Western governments and leaders from the onset of the war, which, in fact, began 75 years ago.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-11-09). Indonesia: 2do Foro internacional sobre mineria y extractivismo. indybay.org

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-11-09). México: Solidaridad con Palestina. indybay.org México: Solidaridad con Palestina | 7 de noviembre de 2023 | por Comité Cerezo México…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-11-09). ENLACES Red Latina sin fronteras 08.11.2023. indybay.org ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 08.11.2023 | comunicaciones e información para la liberación…

Resource Center For Nonviolence (2023-11-09). Saturday 11/18: Honoring Indigenous Voices: Reclaiming and Restoring Truth. indybay.org Resource Center For Nonviolence, 612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz…

Richard Aster (2023-11-09). How Global Warming Shakes the Earth. counterpunch.org As oceans waves rise and fall, they apply forces to the sea floor below and generate seismic waves. These seismic waves are so powerful and widespread that they show up as a steady thrum on seismographs, the same instruments used to monitor and study earthquakes. That wave signal has been getting more intense in recent

Richard Falk, Daniel Warner, Matthew Stevenson (2023-11-09). On Loving Trump: A CounterPunch Dialogue on the Grand Flirtation with Fascism. counterpunch.org Trump's a radical figure who comes out of an opportunistic extreme right that has a frightening fascist lineage. Let me add one point: which is that Trump is an exaggeration, in my view, of a global phenomenon observed recently in a variety of cultural settings, the emergence of autocratic leaders that enjoy widespread support from their population.

Richard Javad Heydarian (2023-11-09). Japan-Philippines Moving Toward US-led Trilateral Alliance. asia-pacificresearch.com

Rojava Solidarity Santa Cruz (2023-11-09). Saturday 11/11: Kurdish Art Show "Yên Dime≈üin / The Walkers" indybay.org SubRosa Community Space | 703 Pacific Ave | Santa Cruz, CA 95060…

Ruth Milka (2023-11-09). Sanders advocates for equity in pandemic response, presses for fair pricing in WHO treaty talks. nationofchange.org Economic parity in health emergence: Sanders' rallying cry for global equity in WHO pandemic accord.

SAM (2023-11-09). Our Richest Can Move to Avoid Taxes. But Can They Hide? inequality.org

San Fernando Valley News Bureau (2023-11-09). Google Censors Second Article Re Biden's DOJ And FBI Report That Exposes Kamala Harris. indybay.org After a news article was published to Indybay.org on Nov 5, 2023, regarding Irish Writer Thomas Kilroy's Son Lorcan and his claims , within 72 hours Google had removed it from search results for Lorcan Kilroy . Previously another related post re. Kamala Harris was censored. Someone is clearly watching Indybay and blocking articles.

San José Peace & Justice Center (2023-11-09). Wednesday 11/15: Palestine-Israel Primer with Dr. Sharat G. Lin. indybay.org San José Peace and Justice Center | 48 South 7th Street | San José, CA 95112…

Scott Campbell (2023-11-09). Notes on the EZLN's Latest Announcement from Chiapas. itsgoingdown.org It's Going Down contributor Scott Campbell reflects on a recent announcement from the EZLN in Chiapas, Mexico. Several people have asked my thoughts on the recent announcement by the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) that the Zapatista autonomous municipalities (MAREZ) and Good Government Juntas (JBG) have been "disappeared" or dissolved. I'm firmly of the…

Sean Dougherty for Congress CA-19 (2023-11-09). Ceasefire Now: More Deaths Will Not Bring Peace to the Middle East. indybay.org November 4, 2023 – We need an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, a return of all prisoners, and a halt to all forms of violence against civilians and collective punishment, including bombing of ambulances and refugee camps, and deprivation of food, water, medicine, electricity, and outside communication.

Sophie Hurwitz (2023-11-09). A Revisionist History Of Cuomogate. levernews.com

Speak Out Socialists (2023-11-09). Sunday 11/12: Online Townhall: Oppose the Genocidal War on Gaza! Solidarity with the Palestinian People! indybay.org Join on Zoom: | us02web.zoom.us/j/82158800683?pwd=N2J6UjgxNWhNak1WRWdUdm9CUit4QT09 | Meeting ID: 821 5880 0683 | Passcode: 340756 | One tap mobile | +16699009128,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US | +16694449171,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) | +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) | +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)…

Staff (2023-11-09). Highlights of Rafael Correa's Interview With President Maduro. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-11-09). Venezuela's Electoral Authorities Meet Carter Center Delegation. orinocotribune.com The Board of Directors of the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) met with the representatives of the Carter Center who paid a courtesy visit to the electoral body. | The meeting, that took place on Tuesday, November 7, is part of the agreements signed last month in Barbados between the Venezuelan government and the opposition Unitary Platform, to hold presidential elections in the second half of 2024 with the participation of international electoral observers. | The Carter Center delegation was received by CNE President Elvis Amoroso, Vice President Carlos Quintero, Rectors Rosalba Gil, Juan Carlos Delpi…

Staff (2023-11-09). A Communique on Sabotaging Zionist Infrastructure: Shutting Down Friends of the IDF. indybay.org Infrastructure sabotage of Friends of the I.D.F. Gala…

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-11-09). Haití y Dominicana intentan rebajar la tensión fronteriza. telesurtv.net El Gobierno haitiano reiteró su voluntad de proseguir el diálogo y la negociación con la parte dominicana y hace un llamamiento a la calma y la serenidad.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-11-09). Irán exige actuación internacional para detener conflicto en Gaza. telesurtv.net El presidente de Irán aseguró que los pueblos del mundo quieren el fin de las atrocidades, el levantamiento del bloqueo, la entrega de ayuda humanitaria a Gaza y el restablecimiento de los derechos de los palestinos.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-11-09). Crecida de río Fula deja cinco fallecidos en República Dominicana. telesurtv.net Siete personas fueron rescatadas con vida, y trasladadas a distintos centros de salud.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-11-09). Lasso se asegura protección tras dejar la Presidencia de Ecuador. telesurtv.net El anterior decreto, de agosto de 2021, Lasso había ordenado que la seguridad del Estado para expresidentes y exvicepresidentes solo era dentro del país y por plazo máximo de un año.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-11-09). Presidente uruguayo será citado por caso de pasaporte a narco. telesurtv.net En textos que fueron destruidos se explican las circunstancias en las que fue dado un pasaporte oficial uruguayo al narcotraficante Sebastián Marset.

teleSUR, JCM, JGN, SH, MER, JDO, MS, DRL (2023-11-09). Minuto a minuto de la ofensiva de la resistencia palestina. telesurtv.net El comandante militar de las Brigadas Ezzedin Al-Qassam de la Resistencia Palestina, Mohammed Deif, anunció el inicio de la operación Diluvio de Al-Aqsa.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-11-09). Hezbolá e Israel prosiguen ataques en frontera sur de Líbano. telesurtv.net Movimiento de Resistencia Islámica libanés Hezbolá atacó dos cuarteles militares situados por Israel al norte de territorios palestinos ocupados.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-11-09). Denuncian a jueces que ordenaron suspender destituciones de JNJ de Perú. telesurtv.net Congresista Patricia Chirinos presenta denuncia penal contra magistrados de la Tercera Sala Constitucional por presuntos delitos de prevaricato y abuso de autoridad.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-11-09). Pedro Castillo critica a presidente chileno por encuentro con Boluarte. telesurtv.net Castillo envió una carta a La Moneda, en la cual asegura que Boric estrechó las "manos manchadas de sangre" de Boluarte.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-11-09). Diputados brasileños piden alto al fuego en la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net En esta misma jornada, la diputada del ParlaSur, Erika Hilton, propuso al Mercado Común del Sur (Mercosur) que suspenda los acuerdos con Israel.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-11-09). Nicaragua expresa apoyo a referendo de Venezuela sobre Esequibo. telesurtv.net Ortega subrayó que el presidente de Venezuela Nicolás Maduro se encuentra librando la batalla de Simón Bolívar y de Hugo Chávez.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2023-11-09). Cinco inventos para salvar el medio ambiente. telesurtv.net Diversos estudios estiman que las transformaciones en el medio ambiente podrían llevar a un aumento en las tasas de mortalidad.

teleSUR, nbb, DRL (2023-11-09). Cierran acuerdo para investidura de Pedro Sánchez en España. telesurtv.net El Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) y JxCat llevaban días negociando en Bruselas los detalles de ese proyecto de amnistía…

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-11-09). Realizan una marcha contra el racismo en Argentina. telesurtv.net La movilización salió de la Plaza de Mayo con destino al Congreso de la Nación con una serie de reclamos, principalmente contra el racismo.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-11-09). Al menos cinco personas atrapadas en mina de carbón en Colombia. telesurtv.net Según informes preliminares presentados por la Policía de Santander, aún se desconoce qué pudo haber generado la explosión.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-11-09). Egipto y Qatar median para liberar rehenes a cambio de tregua en Gaza. telesurtv.net A fines de octubre, las autoridades qataríes intercedieron para la liberación de dos ciudadanas israelíes por razones humanitarias apremiantes.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-11-09). Indepaz denuncia nueva masacre en Nariño, Colombia. telesurtv.net Las tres personas quienes fueron asesinadas en el sector conocido como La Gavinalera, en la zona rural de El Peñol.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-11-09). ONU vota a favor del levantamiento de medidas coercitivas unilaterales. telesurtv.net La resolución resultó aprobada con 128 votos a favor y 54 en la que se solicita a los Estados a no aplicar medidas unilaterales no compatibles con el derecho internacional.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-11-09). Organizaciones se adhieren a campaña en defensa del Esequibo. telesurtv.net Se espera que tanto en la sede como en las oficinas regionales del CNE, sean recibidas otras organizaciones.

teleSUR, SH (2023-11-09). øCómo fue la Noche de los Cristales Rotos?>. telesurtv.net La Noche de los Cristales Rotos fue un reflejo de las políticas de odio contra la población judía impulsada por Adolf Hitler y la cúpula de la Alemania nazi.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-11-09). Elevan a 99 los empleados de la UNRWA muertos en Gaza. telesurtv.net Previamente en la jornada, se había informado de 92 trabajadores de la agencia muertos en Gaza desde el 7 de octubre.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-11-09). Realizan marcha por muerte de manifestantes en Veraguas, Panamá. telesurtv.net Los manifestantes recorren las calles de la ciudad portando banderas panameñas en señal de luto por la tragedia del martes.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-11-09). Conferencia internacional en Francia llama a tregua en Gaza. telesurtv.net "Esto requiere una pausa humanitaria muy rápida y tenemos que trabajar para lograr un alto el fuego", afirmó Macron.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-11-09). Debaten cara a cara candidatos a la Vicepresidencia argentina. telesurtv.net Durante una hora y cuarto los candidatos abordaron, entre otros temas, la economía y trabajo; seguridad y defensa.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-11-09). Presidente portugués recibe a partidos tras dimisión de premier. telesurtv.net El mandatario recibió primeramente en el Palacio de Belém al único diputado del partido Livre, Rui Tavares.

Unicorn Riot (2023-11-09). National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality at Ruins of the 3rd Precinct. unicornriot.ninja

Union for Radical Political Economics (2023-11-09). Economists for Palestine. counterpunch.org We stand in unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people. Since October 7th, 2023, over two million people have faced a brutal onslaught by the Israeli military and state. They have been forced to flee with nowhere to go as homes, shelters, evacuation routes, border crossings, hospitals, places of worship and entire neighborhoods have been bombed.

Unitarian Universalists of SF (2023-11-09). Sunday 11/12: India's Narendra Modi — Democrat or Autocrat? indybay.org 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 (corner of Geary Blvd)…

United Front Committee For A Labor Party (2023-11-09). Thursday 11/9: Rally Speak Out at SF AFL-CIO, End AFL-CIO Complicity with Genocide. indybay.org San Franciscoo Labor Council | 1188 Franklin St. | San Francisco…

Vicki Thomas (2023-11-09). Hall of Shame: Over 500 British Members of Parliament Back Israel's Bombing of Gaza. globalresearch.ca

Victoria Torres (2023-11-09). President Maduro: Future of Essequibo Will Be Decided by December 3 Referendum. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, stated that "the future of the Essequibo territory will be decided through the vote on Sunday, December 3." | The president made this statement on Tuesday, November 7, during an event of the National Union in Defense of the Essequibo, held at the Teresa Carreño Theater in Caracas. The event was part of the open and permanent dialogue among all sectors of the country to assume responsibilities regarding Venezuela's historic struggle in the defense of its territorial integrity. At the event, President Maduro explained the work of the Presidential Commission for the Defens…

W. T. Whitney (2023-11-09). Cuba Scores a Big Victory in the UN General Assembly. counterpunch.org Cuba's financial losses from the blockade reflect factors like the high cost of substituting for goods excluded under the blockade with more expensive goods and/or those with higher transportation costs. Losses take the form also of an overall lack of necessary materials, goods, and services. And "barriers Cuba faces in gaining access to advanced technology" lead to monetary loss.

WSWS (2023-11-09). Australian protesters prevent Israeli ship from docking at Melbourne port. wsws.org For almost 12 hours, demonstrators occupied the road leading to the Victorian International Container Terminal, preventing trucks, some carrying ZIM containers, from accessing the port.

WSWS (2023-11-09). Off-year US election shows mass popular support for defending democratic rights. wsws.org In Ohio, a referendum forced by a petition drive placed the right to abortion in the state constitution.

WSWS (2023-11-09). Rashida Tlaib censure vote sets precedent for criminalizing opposition to Gaza genocide. wsws.org The US House of Representatives has never before censured a member for voicing his or her political opinions.

WSWS (2023-11-09). UAW pushes Mack Trucks' "last, best and final offer," identical to contract voted down in October. wsws.org Rather than rejecting out-of-hand the provocative offer, the UAW intends to bring the contract for another vote, tentatively scheduled for November 15.

WSWS (2023-11-09). SAG-AFTRA striker on the fight against sellout deal: "The rank and file are the ones who are going to have to do it" wsws.org The union announced an agreement Wednesday after two weeks of behind-closed-doors negotiations with the AMPTP. The talks have been going on, as the following interview makes clear, behind the backs of the SAG-AFTRA membership, who have been left entirely in the dark.

WSWS (2023-11-09). Massive international response to Will Lehman Tik Tok video calling on workers to take action to stop genocide in Gaza. wsws.org The video posted Sunday calls for the working class to intervene and stop Israel's murderous assault on Palestinians in Gaza.

WSWS (2023-11-09). New Zealand Labour PM defends Israel's genocidal bombing, smears pro-Palestine protests. wsws.org Outgoing prime minister Chris Hipkins declared that he was "not going to make a judgement" about whether Israel has committed war crimes, after previously defending its genocidal war against Gaza as "self-defence."

WSWS (2023-11-09). G7 members threaten Iran with regional war amid ongoing Israeli slaughter in Gaza. wsws.org Just hours after the provocative G7 statement, US aircraft struck a site in eastern Syria allegedly used by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, with officials noting that the action was "directed" by Biden. The air strike underscores the impending danger of the imperialist-backed genocide of the Palestinians erupting into a region-wide conflagration.

WSWS (2023-11-09). GM workers vote down UAW contract at Michigan propulsion plants. wsws.org The defeat of the contract at two key Michigan propulsion plants is a powerful blow to the UAW bureaucracy and the Biden administration.

WSWS (2023-11-09). Sri Lanka: Laid-off CWE workers demand higher compensation and a united struggle to defend jobs! wsws.org "We urge the employees of every workplace to form their own independent organisations without relying on the trade union bureaucracy."

WSWS (2023-11-09). Japanese PM Kishida visits Manila, intensifies preparations for war with China. wsws.org The driving force behind the dangerous reemergence of Japanese militarism is the United States, which is building a system of military alliances throughout the Indo-Pacific region aimed at China.

WSWS (2023-11-09). Greens stage walkout of Australian parliament to protest Gaza genocide. wsws.org Despite their posturing, the Greens, as a parliamentary party of the upper middle-class, have no answer to the mass murder of Palestinians being perpetrated by Israel.

Zakiah Koya (2023-11-09). Malaysia to raise Palestine issue at San Francisco Apec meeting Nov 11-17. indybay.org Malaysia will raise the issue of Israeli aggression against Palestinians at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Economic Leaders' Week 2023 in the United States, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-11-08). Over Ten Thousand Killed in Gaza as Biden Administration Transfers More Weapons to the IDF. globalresearch.ca

Abdaljawad Omar (2023-11-08). Hopeful pathologies in the war for Palestine: a reply to Adam Shatz. mondoweiss.net When Western intellectuals express dismay at the "vengeful pathologies" of Palestinian violence on October 7, they ignore its underlying military, tactical, and political precipitants.

Abdelhakim Abu Riash (2023-11-08). Israel Continues to Attack Hospitals in Gaza, Killing at Least 8. globalresearch.ca

Ahmed Adel (2023-11-08). Zelensky Cancels Ukrainian Elections to Consolidate His Dictatorial Rule. globalresearch.ca

Amy Goodman (2023-11-08). Holocaust Survivor Calls for Peace Beyond a Ceasefire, Condemns Israeli Assault. truthout.org We speak with 87-year-old Holocaust survivor Marione Ingram, who has been protesting outside the White House calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Ingram says experiencing anti-Jewish hate, losing family members to the Nazi killing machine and surviving the Allied bombing of Hamburg as a child all inspire her to speak out for peace. "What Israel is doing will not end this conflict. |

Anarchist Actions for Intifada (2023-11-08). JVP Bay Area Facilitates "IDF" Fundraiser: A Critique of Obedient Protest. indybay.org At the November 5 protest against the "Friends of the IDF Gala" in San Carlos, hundreds of people mobilized to shut down this fundraiser for a fascist zionist genocidal army, but the key player preventing the actual disruption of this event was the non-profit that "organized" the protest, Jewish Voices for Peace Bay Area. | JVP Bay Area did the dirty work of the police and the "israeli" occupation forces [IOF]. Through their aggressive peace policing, relentless harassment of anyone who wanted to do something more than stand and shout, and protest marshaling that helped the donors of settler-colonialist genocide…

Angela (2023-11-08). Tuesday 11/7: Meta, Stop Censoring Palestine. indybay.org

Angela (2023-11-08). Saturday 11/11: Rally and March for Palestine. indybay.org Arcata Plaza | Arcata, Humboldt County, CA…

Angela (2023-11-08). Tuesday 11/7: Asians for Palestine Power Hour. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Ann Brown (2023-11-08). Jobs Market Shows Signs Of Cooling, Report Shows 150,000 Jobs Created In October. moguldom.com Things are looking different in the job market. For several months now, the U.S. labor market has been on a cooling trajectory. The U.S. economy added only around 150,000 jobs in October, falling below expectations but still notching a solid month of employment growth, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. October's job growth came …

Ann Brown (2023-11-08). Who Is Tawan Davis? Real Estate Mogul And Harvard MBA Is Making Big Moves. moguldom.com Tawan Davis knows his way around real estate. And that's no small feat. According to The New York Times, only about 6 percent of real estate agents and brokers in the U.S. are Black. Their white peers make almost three times as much, according to data and surveys. So for Davis to reach the pinnacle …

Ann Brown (2023-11-08). MAGA Gets Knocked Out In Kentucky Governor Race, Cameron Loses By 20 Points. moguldom.com In a significant political upset, Democratic Governor Andy Beshear secured a second term on Nov. 7 in traditionally Republican-leaning Kentucky, defeating his Trump-endorsed opponent, Daniel Cameron, by a commanding 20-point margin. "Tonight, Kentucky made a choice, a choice not to move to the right or to the left, but to move forward," Beshear said in …

Ann Brown (2023-11-08). Fact Check: 35 Million Black Americans Descend From Less Than 450,000 African Slaves. moguldom.com For many, it's a puzzling question: How can over 35 million Black Americans today trace their ancestry back to fewer than 450,000 African slaves who arrived in the U.S.? The key to understanding this phenomenon is the principle of exponential growth. When a population experiences a constant rate of growth over time, it doesn't merely …

Anonymous Contributor (2023-11-08). Community Elders Blockade the Entrance of the Cop City Construction Site in Atlanta. itsgoingdown.org Report on blockade by elders against the construction of Cop City in so-called Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta, GA: On Wednesday morning four elders blocked the entrance to the construction site of Atlanta's "Cop City" project by sitting in chairs draped with a large banner reading, "Stop the Construction, Let the People Decide." As they blocked the…

Aram Aharonian (2023-11-08). El temor provocado por el libertario limita un cambio progresista. globalizacion.ca Argentina enfrenta las elecciones de resultado más incierto desde el regreso a la democracia, hace 40 años, ante la participación del ultraderechista Javier Milei, que irrumpió a través de su histrionismo mediático a la escena política hace dos años, con…

Aram Aharonian (2023-11-08). Uruguay — Narco, fútbol y política: la corrupción del gobierno de Lacalle. globalizacion.ca Hoy todos saben que en Uruguay hay un gobierno corrupto, de una coalición de derecha liderada por Luis Lacalle, una verdadera asociación para delinquir imbricada con el narcotráfico, el fútbol profesional y la concertación de las máximas autoridades del país…

Ashley Curtin (2023-11-08). Chevron buys Hess, becomes second megadeal in the energy sector. nationofchange.org Chevron announced it will purchase Hess Corp. for $53 billion weeks after Exxon Mobil announced its deal to acquire Pioneer Natural resources for $60 billion.

Bilal Baydoun (2023-11-08). How to Make America More Affordable. otherwords.org

Binoy Kampmark (2023-11-08). Viciousness Regnant: Humanitarianism as a Weasel Word. dissidentvoice.org It may be time to reconsider the use of such words as "humanitarian" and "humanitarianism". There has been little of that sort evidenced in the Israel-Hamas War, marked by industrial-mechanised atrocities, enforced deprivation and starvation, orders to evacuate (read expulsion and banishment), preceded by massacres most haunting and visceral. Its constant evocation by various sides …

Binoy Kampmark (2023-11-08). Showboating for War. counterpunch.org Banished Prime Ministers are an irritation. They clog the airwaves of punditry with their views about how things were and how things should be. But even there, degrees of severity and competence should be observed. The more noble sorts would pursue the goals of peace, even as they bag large wads of cash in stating the obvious.

Brian Mier (2023-11-08). How To Prevent the Fascists From Coming Back. orinocotribune.com By Brian Mier — Nov 2, 2023 | Frei Betto's opening speech at the Brazil's 7th Congress of the Central de Movimentos Populares | During the opening ceremony Frei Betto the 79-year-old liberation theologian and original founder of the Workers Party and the CMP, gave the following speech, which has been transcribed and edited for readability. | I am thrilled to be here with you tonight celebrating 30 years of the Central de Movimentos Populares. I'd like to say hello to [Bahia] Governor Geronimo Rodrigues and his comrade Tatiana. I'd also like to say hello the the 3 Federal Ministers who are here, with whom I h…

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-11-08). Getting Called A Nazi For Opposing A Genocide. caitlinjohnstone.com.au It's the most 2020s thing in the world that there's an active genocide currently underway and it's the people who oppose it who are being called Nazis.

Camilo Pérez-Bustillo (2023-11-08). APEC Summit Will Celebrate Corporate Power. Activists Plan to Shut It Down. truthout.org Increasing global repudiation of United States complicity with Israel's genocidal slaughter of civilians in Gaza underlines the stakes for the Biden administration as it prepares to host 21 heads of state and leading CEOs at the annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in San Francisco November 12-18. This will be the first global summit since the Gaza war began… |

Carlos del Castillo (2023-11-08). Fraude, quiebras y cárcel: dónde están hoy los criptomillonarios del gran boom del bitcoin. globalizacion.ca Los magnates de las criptomonedas han perdido gran parte de su fortuna y viven acosados por demandas de fraude solo dos años después de que el bitcoin les colocara entre las personas más ricas del planeta. | El otoño de 2021…

Charles Hirschkind (2023-11-08). Exterminate the brutes. mondoweiss.net Beneath the veneer of a celebrated concern for human rights, the racism that defined 19th century colonialism continues to provide the dominant lens through which the West exercises the subordination of non-Western populations.

Chris Walker (2023-11-08). Abortion Rights Seen as Big Winner in Elections in Ohio, Virginia, and Elsewhere. truthout.org Election results from an off-year election in two states indicate that Democrats are continuing to win races in which their Republican opponents have indicated that they want to further restrict or outright ban abortion. In Ohio, a referendum measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution passed after several months of attempts by Republicans to block the proposal. |

Chris Walker (2023-11-08). Danica Roem Becomes First Transgender Person Elected to Virginia State Senate. truthout.org Democratic state delegate Danica Roem, who won a Virginia Senate election on Tuesday, will become the first openly transgender person to serve in the state Senate once she is sworn into her post in January, and the second trans person to serve in a state Senate seat anywhere in the U.S. Roem, 39, made history six years ago by winning her House of Delegates seat, becoming the first openly… |

Chris Walker (2023-11-08). Exonerated Central Park Five Member Wins Seat on New York City Council. truthout.org Yusef Salaam, who was wrongly convicted and later exonerated as a member of the "Central Park Five," has won a seat on the New York City Council. In 1989, Salaam was one of five Black and Latino teenagers who were falsely accused of raping and beating a white woman in Central Park. The teenagers admitted to the crime under the duress of exhaustion and coercion by the New York City Police… |

Claire Anderson (2023-11-08). Israel-Gaza War: Assassination Attempt on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Kills One. globalresearch.ca

Common Dreams Staff (2023-11-08). Explosion at Texas Petroleum Processing Plant Results in a Massive Fire. truthout.org At least one worker was reported injured and the surrounding community placed under a shelter-in-place order after an explosion at a chemical plant in the town of Shepherd, Texas on Wednesday resulted in a monstrous and toxic fire. Roughly 60 miles north of Houston in Jacinto County, the explosion and subsequent chemical blaze took place at the Sound Resource Solutions facility… |

Dave DeCamp (2023-11-08). Biden Discusses Potential Three-Day Pause for Hostage Deal With Netanyahu. news.antiwar.com President Biden asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to pause Israel's assault on Gaza for three days to allow progress in Hamas releasing hostages, Axios reported on Tuesday. The request was made in a Monday phone call, but Israel continues to rebuff US calls for a "humanitarian pause" in Gaza. On Tuesday, Israeli …

Dave DeCamp (2023-11-08). Houthis Shoot Down US MQ-9 Reaper Drone Off Yemen. news.antiwar.com Yemen's Houthis said Wednesday that their military successfully downed a US MQ-9 Reaper drone that was flying off the coast of Yemen. A US official later confirmed that the Houthis downed an American drone and said the US was analyzing the incident. The Houthis, formally known as Ansar Allah, have been firing missiles and drones …

Dave DeCamp (2023-11-08). Philippines, Japan Working on Military Pact for Reciprocal Deployments. news.antiwar.com The Philippine government has said it's working on a pact to strengthen military ties with Japan amid rising tensions in the region, Defense Post reported on Wednesday. The proposed deal, known as a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), would allow the two nations to deploy troops on each other's territory. Japan recently finalized a similar agreement …

Dave DeCamp (2023-11-08). Ukraine Takes Credit for Car Bombing That Killed Politician in Luhansk. news.antiwar.com Ukraine's CIA-backed military intelligence has taken credit for a car bombing that killed a politician in Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine on Wednesday. Mikhail Filiponenko, a member of the local Russian-backed legislature in Luhansk and former police chief, was killed in his car outside of his house. He was born in the Ukrainian oblast and joined the …

Dave DeCamp (2023-11-08). US Launches More Airstrikes in Eastern Syria Against IRGC Site. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon said on Wednesday night that the US launched more airstrikes in eastern Syria that targeted a facility used by "Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups." "This strike was conducted by two US F-15s against a weapons storage facility," Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in a statement. He said the …

Dave DeCamp (2023-11-08). White House Says Israel Will Have 'Initial Security Responsibility' in Gaza After War. news.antiwar.com The White House on Wednesday said the Israeli military would likely have to be responsible for security in Gaza initially after the war if Israel successfully roots out Hamas. "I think all of us can foresee a period of time after the conflict is over where Israeli forces will likely still be in Gaza and …

Dave DeCamp (2023-11-08). Israeli Minister's Nuke Comment 'Raises Huge Number of Questions'. globalresearch.ca

Dave Reed (2023-11-08). But We Must Speak: On Palestine and the Mandates of Conscience. mondoweiss.net Listen to a Palestine Festival of Literature event held on November 1 featuring Michelle Alexander, Rashid Khalidi, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Natalie Diaz, Noura Erakat and Mohammed El-Kurd speaking out against the Israeli assault on Gaza.

David Cronin (2023-11-08). Is Ireland really sticking its neck out for Gaza? electronicintifada.net Solidarity comes from streets, not the corridors of power.

Dean Baker (2023-11-08). China and Coal: If It Keeps Adding Wind and Solar, Who Will Use Coal? counterpunch.org The pace at which China adds capacity shows no evidence of slowing and may in fact accelerate if Xi decides to incorporate clean energy in a stimulus package. As a result of its rapid adoption of clean energy, its greenhouse gas emissions may peak next year, well ahead of its 2030 target.

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-11-08). Viciousness Regnant: Humanitarianism as a Weasel Word. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Emanuel Garcia (2023-11-08). New Zealand Petition to Ban mRNA Agents. Will the Country Make History Again? globalresearch.ca

Dr. Norman Finkelstein, Scheer Post. (2023-11-08). Norman Finkelstein Responds To Bernie Sanders. popularresistance.org Norman Finkelstein responds to Bernie Sanders' statement in a recent interview on CNN where he openly opposed a ceasefire in Gaza using the justification that Hamas is causing chaos in Israel and saying that "Hamas has got to." | Finkelstein answers with: "I was so furious at that remark of Bernie's when he said he opposed the ceasefire and my innards started to writhe and I decided I had to respond. Bernie said in the interview that he opposed a ceasefire and his grounds for opposing a ceasefire were that Hamas wanted to destroy Israel and therefore Hamas has to be destroyed. So let's look at the facts. I am goi…

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2023-11-08). Aufklà§rung ist dann erfolgreich, wenn das Bewusstsein des Menschen verà§ndert werden kann. globalresearch.ca Alle Artikel von Global Research kà∂nnen in 51 Sprachen gelesen werden, indem Sie die Schaltflà§che Website àºbersetzen unterhalb des Namens des Autors aktivieren. | Um den tà§glichen Newsletter von Global Research (ausgewà§hlte Artikel) zu erhalten, Klicken Sie …

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2023-11-08). Enlightenment Is Successful When People's Consciousness Can be Changed. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2023-11-08). Warum fàºgen Menschen ihren Mitmenschen so unsà§gliches Leid zu? globalresearch.ca Alle Artikel von Global Research kà∂nnen in 51 Sprachen gelesen werden, indem Sie die Schaltflà§che Website àºbersetzen unterhalb des Namens des Autors aktivieren. | Um den tà§glichen Newsletter von Global Research (ausgewà§hlte Artikel) zu erhalten, Klicken Sie …

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2023-11-08). The Historical Background of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Up to 1914). globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-11-08). 11 Children Ages 9-19 Had a Cardiac Arrest at US Schools in the Past Month. Some Schools Are Now Starting to Conduct "Sudden Cardiac Arrest Screening" globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). Participants bullish about China prospects. ecns.cn A multitude of multinational companies are participating for the first time in the ongoing sixth China International Import Expo, attracted by the spillover effect of such platforms as well as the growing vitality of the Chinese market.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). Conference hails joint efforts in science with BRI partners. ecns.cn China will set up a global scientific research fund and increase its scientific and technological assistance to developing countries so that the wider global community can benefit from progress in science and technology.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). Drive for bamboo to replace plastic deepens. ecns.cn China launched a three-year action plan during a symposium on Tuesday to promote the use of bamboo as a substitute for plastic to reduce pollution.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). Xiong'an goes all out to attract talent. ecns.cn Xiong'an New Area in Hebei province announced a set of policy measures on Tuesday to attract talent from all over the world, aiming to equip itself with personnel to build an innovation hub and a hot spot for entrepreneurship.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). Airborne survey checks radiation around nuclear plants across nation. ecns.cn China has carried out the country's first large-scale, air-based survey of radiation levels inside its nuclear power plants and their surrounding regions, which testifies to the safety of the nation's nuclear industry.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). China leads world in utilizing shore power. ecns.cn China has led the world in showcasing the capability of ports in providing shore power to ships at berths, according to a report unveiled by non-governmental organization Clean Air Asia on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). 3 dead, 2 injured trying to escape gym collapse. ecns.cn Three people have been confirmed dead and two injured after a gymnasium roof collapsed on Monday evening in Huanan county of Jiamusi, Heilongjiang province, the local government said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). China commits to methane emission control action plan. ecns.cn China has made public an action plan dedicated to methane emission control on Wednesday, vowing a series of specific targets in different sectors.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). Hospital head investigated for fake birth certificates. ecns.cn The president of a hospital in Xiangyang, Hubei province, has been detained and is under criminal investigation for allegedly colluding with online agencies to sell counterfeit birth certificates to cover up baby trafficking.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). PBOC to provide emergency liquidity support in necessary circumstances. ecns.cn PBOCwill provide emergency liquidity support for local governments facing relatively heavy debt burden when necessary.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). China sends relief supplies to Nepal following quake. ecns.cn The Chinese government has donated 600 tents, 4,600 blankets and other emergency supplies to Nepal to help in rescue and disaster relief work following a magnitude 6.4 earthquake on Saturday…

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). Ministry of Finance releases action plan to combat local government debt. ecns.cn The Ministry of Finance has released a report detailing eight typical cases of illegal activities and improper handling of hidden local government debt as the country is getting serious about tackling the off-balance sheet debt risks.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). Interest rates to be in line with potential growth, PBOC governor says. ecns.cn China will implement counter-cyclical adjustments and keep interest rates at a level in line with the requirements of achieving the potential economic growth rate, said Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People's Bank of China, the country's central bank.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). In Heilongjiang, safety inspections follow roof collapses. ecns.cn After a gymnasium roof collapsed on Monday evening in Huanan county of Jiamusi, Heilongjiang province, local governments across the province launched comprehensive, in-depth inspections to eliminate major safety risks at other sites.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). Envoy: Subnational exchanges boost China-U.S. ties. ecns.cn The conference reflects the keen interest and strong dynamism in subnational and people-to-people exchanges, and it also shows that cooperation is essential from both countries.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). 'China-made‚ÄÇdebt-traps'‚ÄÇnothing but a‚ÄÇnarrative‚ÄÇtrap: Chinese FM. ecns.cn "China-made‚ÄÇdebt-traps" are‚ÄÇnothing but a‚ÄÇnarrative‚ÄÇtrap created by some forces to disrupt and‚ÄÇjeopardize‚ÄÇChina's cooperation with‚ÄÇother‚ÄÇdeveloping countries, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin at a regular press briefing on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). World's first Internet-themed science, technology museum opens in Wuzhen. ecns.cn The world's first large-scale internet-themed museum, opens in Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang province on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). G7 backing sought for Gaza cease-fire. ecns.cn It is the second G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Japan this year, following the previous one in April in Karuizawa, Nagano prefecture.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). Europe open to private sector space involvement. ecns.cn The 22 member nations of the European Space Agency, or ESA, have given their unanimous backing to the partial opening up of their cargo supply service to the International Space Station to the commercial sector, through a design competition.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). Migratory birds flock to national reserve. ecns.cn Sandwiched between the Muus Desert in Shaanxi Province and the Erdos Plateau in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hongjiannao Lake is the largest desert freshwater lake in China and the world's largest breeding habitat for gulls.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). World's first large-scale internet-themed museum opens in E China. ecns.cn Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2023 shows an exterior view of Wuzhen World Internet Science and Technology Museum, the world's first large-scale internet-themed museum in east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 7, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). China Pavilion attracts visitors at 6th CIIE in Shanghai. ecns.cn The sixth CIIE continues to set up the China Pavilion themed on Chinese modernization. It showcases China's achievements in high-level opening-up and high-quality development in the new era, and explains the global significance of Chinese modernization.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). Albanese's visit to boost China-Australia ties. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). Euclid space telescope releases first images. ecns.cn The first images captured Euclid space telescope designed to create the most detailed 3D map of the "dark side" of the universe were released on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). Chinese elements shine at 6th CIIE. ecns.cn International brands have launched limited-edition products to embrace the massive Chinese market at the 6th CIIE.

Editor (2023-11-08). BAR Book Forum: Charisse Burden-Stelly's book, "Black Scare / Red Scare" mronline.org This week's featured author is Charisse Burden-Stelly. Burden-Stelly is Associate Professor of African American Studies at Wayne State University. Her book is 'Black Scare / Red Scare: Theorizing Capitalist Racism in the United States.'

Editor (2023-11-08). CITU asks Centre to not send Indian workers to Israel. mronline.org The Israeli Builders Association plan to hire 50,000-100,000 Indian workers to replace 90,000 Palestinian workers who lost their work permits.

Editor (2023-11-08). Israel-Palestine war: Activists block Boeing facility supplying bombs to Israel. mronline.org Company expedited the shipment of 1,000 precision-guided munitions to Israel.

Editor (2023-11-08). Mass walkouts by garment workers in Bangladesh. mronline.org The cost-of-living crisis on top of the extreme exploitative conditions of the garment industry has erupted into a major outbreak of workers' unrest, reports John Clarke.

Editor (2023-11-08). Kevin Cooper: I, Too, Am American. scheerpost.com By Kevin Cooper / Original to ScheerPost A poem by Langston Hughes-1902-1967 I, Too I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother.They send me to eat in the kitchenWhen company comes,But I laugh,And eat well,And grow strong. Tomorrow,I'll be at the tableWhen company comes.Nobody'll dareSay to me,"Eat in the kitchen,"Then. Besides,They'll see how beautiful …

Editor (2023-11-08). 22 House Dems Join GOP in Voting to Censure Tlaib, Only Palestinian-American in Congress. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-11-08). Biden's Pathetic Response to Israel's Bombing of Gaza (w/ Chris Hedges). scheerpost.com By Briahna Joy Gray / Bad Faith Esteemed journalist Chris Hedges returned from weeks in Europe to find huge changes to the Cornel West campaign, Biden's election changes, and the fate of Palestinians in Gaza. He talks about what he hopes to have accomplished in Europe vis-a-vis Julien Assange'z extradition, and weighs in on Dr. …

Editor (2023-11-08). Chris Hedges: Israel's Endgame is 'Destruction of the Idea of Palestine'. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-11-08). Considering Bandcamp's Changing Role in Music Industry Amid Layoffs. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-11-08). Detained Under UK Terrorism Law, Whistleblower Says Police Questioned His Support for Assange. scheerpost.com By Mohamed Elmaazi / The Dissenter On his way back home from Iceland, British whistleblower and former diplomat Craig Murray was stopped by police and interrogated at Scotland's Glasgow Airport under Schedule 7 of the United Kingdom Terrorism Act 2000. Murray was subjected to a barrage of questions on October 16 for nearly an hour. …

Editor (2023-11-08). Doctors in Gaza Respond to Israeli Doctors Who Endorsed Bombing of Hospitals. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-11-08). Patrick Lawrence: Biden's Frankenstein. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost The new wave of violence in Israel and Gaza now enters its second month. More than 10,000 people have been killed, The Associated Press reports, 40 percent of them children. Where is this catastrophe going? What are the limits of Israel's inhumanity? Does the Biden regime, in its …

Editor (2023-11-08). Report Exposes US Media for Framing Social Justice Protests as 'Terrorism'. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-11-08). Nov 8, 2023. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ The Atholl Highlanders — ∑ The Pipes & Drums of Leanisch The Nothingness of a War Consciousness, by Dennis Kucinich What international order? by Thierry Meyssan Chris Hedges: Israel's Final Solution for the Palestinians Getting Called A Nazi For Opposing A Genocide, by Caitlin Johnstone Palestine's Case: Commentary to Escobar's "Law & Order" Article by Karl Sanchez We Keep Our Gaze Fixed On Gaza, by Caitlin Johnstone The Politics of the Slaughter of Everybody, by John Helmer Mainstream media kills truth, by Mazin Qumsiyeh The Nuremberg Charter and the War in Gaza, by Richard Drake G…

Ethan Huff (2023-11-08). Bill Gates's "Fake Meat" Banned by Italy Citing "Serious Health Concerns" globalresearch.ca

Farrah Hassen (2023-11-08). Americans Want a Ceasefire. It's Our Politicians Who Are Out of Touch. fpif.org Two years ago, filmmaker Mohannad Abu Rizk asked children in Gaza about their dreams. One young girl She's one of the 2.2 million Palestinians living in the densely populated Gaza Strip under a 56-year Israeli occupation — and a 16-year

Farrah Hassen (2023-11-08). Americans Want a Ceasefire. It's Our Politicians Who Are Out of Touch. otherwords.org Two years ago, filmmaker Mohannad Abu Rizk asked children in Gaza about their dreams. One young girl She's one of the 2.2 million Palestinians living in the densely populated Gaza Strip under a 56-year Israeli occupation — and a 16-year

Fernando García Bielsa (2023-11-08). Estados Unidos ha mantenido sanciones y bloqueo contra Cuba y su pueblo por más de 60 años. globalizacion.ca El 3 de febrero de 1962, hace ya más de 60 años, el presidente Kennedy anunció un embargo total sobre el comercio con Cuba, con lo que amplió prohibiciones adoptadas en los dos años precedentes y se inició el carácter…

Fernando García Bielsa (2023-11-08). Estados Unidos ha mantenido sanciones y bloqueo contra Cuba y su pueblo por más de 60 años. globalizacion.ca

Fra Hughes (2023-11-08). Nasrallah, Blinken, Hamas, and Israel. orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes — Nov 5, 2023 | The long-anticipated speech by Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanese social, political, and resistance group Hezbollah has given us an insight into what reaction we might expect from them in the coming weeks and months as Israel continues its murderous assault on Gaza. | Hezbollah is an organisation that exists to protect the people of Lebanon from the repeated invasions carried out on their lands by Israel and is a national liberation army determined to liberate the Sheba Farms which Israel illegally occupies. | Under international law, Hezbollah has the right to use all mea…

Frank Lara, Executive Vice President of UESF (2023-11-08). Educators in San Francisco Win Historic Tentative Agreement. liberationnews.org On Friday, October 20, after a 12 hour bargaining marathon, UESF and SFUSD came to a historic tentative agreement. After having bargained since March, the powerful "big bargaining team" of UESF was able to build upon the momentum of thousands of educators showing they were ready to do whatever it took to win the public schools San Francisco students and families deserved.

Free Gaza (2023-11-08). JBLM Protection Division Calls Nov 6th 2023 Protesters at Port of Tacoma Terrorists. indybay.org The Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), WA Protection Division / Anti-terrorism office is again tracking peaceful protesters exercising their First Amendment Rights. JBLM calls these protesters terrorists.

Free Palestine! (2023-11-08). Thursday 11/9: UCSC: Shut it Down for Palestine. indybay.org

geo.tv (2023-11-08). Pro-choice Ohio votes abortion rights into constitution in big Dem win. geo.tv Ohio vote's success will bolster Democrats' hopes that abortion rights are a winning issue ahead of elections in 2024…

geo.tv (2023-11-08). Early winter break: After Lahore, New Delhi also closes schools to curb smog. geo.tv "All private and government schools shall observe winter break from November 9 -18," states notification…

geo.tv (2023-11-08). El Paso struck by 5.3 magnitude earthquake as Texas assesses damages. geo.tv El Paso earthquake's epicentre was located 22 miles west-southwest of Mentone in Texas…

geo.tv (2023-11-08). Where will Alexandria City Public Schools spend $313 million funding?>. geo.tv The CIP includes a comprehensive plan to modernise George Mason Elementary School…

geo.tv (2023-11-08). Kentucky election: Democrat Governor Andy Beshear secures second term. geo.tv Beshear's victory stems from his focus on state-specific issues, including advocating for exceptions to Kentucky's abortion ban…

geo.tv (2023-11-08). Shepherd chemical plant explosion leaves scores injured in Jacinto County, Texas. geo.tv Texas chemical plant in Shepherd along Farm to Market 1127 and surrounding areas evacuated after explosion…

Global Research News (2023-11-08). Selected Articles: COVID Propaganda Roundup: Unreal Poll Results on Jab Death Toll, the Science‚Ñ¢ Concedes the Shots Cause Strokes. globalresearch.ca By Given that the Middle East is currently on fire and the Bra…

Gypsy Taub (2023-11-08). PRESS RELEASE: "Paul Pelosi Cover Up" TV series by David dePape's ex-girlfriend Gypsy Taub. indybay.org posted by Daniel Gonzalez: | "Paul Pelosi Cover Up" TV series by David dePape's ex-girlfriend Gypsy Taub was started to expose the cover up of what really happened at Paul Pelosi's house. The official story falls apart in so many ways. Go to "PaulPelosiCoverUp.com" to read more and to watch the TV series…

Haiti Action Committee (2023-11-08). Saturday 12/2: Poetry for Haiti, a benefit for the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund. indybay.org St. John's Presbyterian Church, Fireside Room | 2727 College Avenue [entrance on Garber Street] | Berkeley…

Hend Ghazi Alfarra (2023-11-08). Dying alone or surviving alone are not options. electronicintifada.net My mother wants so badly to believe that Israel has "enough" humanity to not bomb indiscriminately, and I'm too weak to break it to her.

Hilary Beaumont, Al Jazeera. (2023-11-08). Protesters Block US Military Ship Allegedly Carrying Weapons For Israel. popularresistance.org Under dark skies and steady rain, hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied at the Port of Tacoma, in Washington state, to block a military supply vessel they believe will carry weapons from the United States to Israel. | There, they fear any weaponry on board will be used in Israel's ongoing campaign against the Gaza Strip, where more than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed. | "We want a ceasefire now. We want people to stop getting murdered now. We want a real examination and action on US foreign policy and US funding to Israel," said Wassim Hage, one of the protesters at the Tacoma rally.

Howard Zinn Book Fair (2023-11-08). Sunday 12/3: Howard Zinn Book Fair 2023. indybay.org City College of San Francisco | Mission Campus | 1125 Valencia Street, | San Francisco, CA. 94110…

IEC (2023-11-08). Sunday 11/12: White Torture. indybay.org Roxie Theater | 3125 16th St. | San Francisco, Ca.

Ilan Pappe (2023-11-08). Why Israel Wants to Erase Context and History in the War on Gaza. globalresearch.ca

IMEMC (2023-11-08). Headlines from the Occupied West Bank: IDF and Colonizers Continue Reign of Terror. indybay.org Israeli "Defense" Forces and settler colonizers continue to commit murders, abductions, and general terror at an accelerated pace against Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-11-08). Imperial celebrates UK-India science with new student and research ties. imperial.ac.uk Imperial's recent visit to India helped strengthen its connections through a new seed fund and scholarships, expert panels and events.

infobrics (2023-11-08). Zelensky cancels Ukrainian elections to consolidate his dictatorial rule. infobrics.org Former US Army officer compares Zelensky to Hitler for "denying reality".

infobrics (2023-11-08). Rise of BRICS Reveals Shifting Power Dynamics of Global Economy: FII Panel. infobrics.org According to the IMF, in 2022 the BRICS bloc GDP was worth $26 trillion…

infobrics (2023-11-08). Namibia Urged to Consider Brics Market. infobrics.org Economist and managing director of High Economic Intelligence, Salomo Hei, says the market space provided by the Brics group of countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) could be a conducive destination for Namibian products…

infobrics (2023-11-08). Russia InksDeal with Dubai's DP World to Develop Arctic Container Shipping. infobrics.org

infobrics (2023-11-08). Why are Ukrainian POWs joining the Russian military?>. infobrics.org The surrendering Ukrainian POWs had more than enough time to see how the Russian people and military still see the Ukrainian people, despite everything that has been going on in the last nearly a decade. Millions of Ukrainians are hostages of the regime the political West installed nearly a decade ago and their only chance for freedom comes from the supposed "enemy" that happens to be their closest kin.

infobrics (2023-11-08). Armenia obstinately strengthens its alignment with US. infobrics.org The American objective with its cooperation with Armenia is to keep it militarily weakened and vulnerable to Azerbaijan's actions, so that the Armenian government is forced to request military intervention and "peacekeeping mission" from NATO to "protect the Armenians".

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-08). Axis of Resources: Gaza War Spells Disaster for Europe's Energy Security. libya360.wordpress.com Mohamad Hasan Sweidan Israel's war on Gaza looks set to escalate into a region-wide conflict in West Asia, Europe's primary source of oil and gas since severing its Russian supply. Any regional conflagration will drive energy prices through the roof, particularly when the conflict leaks into the waterways of the Persian Gulf. Following the outbreak…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-08). Palestinian Ambassador to Cuba: Israel Has Been Massacring Our People Long Before Hamas Existed. libya360.wordpress.com From Havana, Palestinian Ambassador to Cuba Amkram Samham talked to BT's Luis de Jesus Reyes about how Israel obscures the causes of the conflict and how they killed the Oslo Accords. He says the political solution is simple: Palestinian self-determination with the right of return for refugees. Palestinian Ambassador to Cuba: "We're Not to Blame…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-08). PFLP: The Situation in Gaza is Catastrophic Amidst the Complicity of the International Community and Arab Silence. libya360.wordpress.com Al-Shaabi warns: the situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic and the risk of famine is approaching and we hold the international community and the Arab silence responsible The Popular Front for the liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has warned that the current living conditions in the Gaza Strip as a result of the continuation of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-08). The Demand For a Ceasefire is Necessary But Not Sufficient: The Demand Must Be for Decolonization and Palestinian Self-Determination. libya360.wordpress.com Ajamu Baraka A father and his children warm their hands and make tea over a makeshift fire. Mahmoud Nasser The people of Gaza are in desperate need of a cease fire, but ultimately they need decolonization and self-determination. "The nightmare in Gaza is more than a humanitarian crisis. It is a crisis of humanity," UN Secretary-General…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-08). What Is the United Nations For? libya360.wordpress.com Rasna Warah Israel's assault on Gaza has shown, once again, that the UN Security Council is ineffective when it comes to preventing wars and protecting the human rights of all people. It is astounding that the president of the US, the so-called leader of the free world, could fly to Israel to offer more military…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-08). Why are Ukrainian POWs Joining the Russian Military? libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic The political West has been trying to create a perpetual divide between East Slavs for centuries. Various European invaders were perfectly aware that Russia is too big of a bite at its full might, so splitting it up was always the first goal. This was the case from the times of Ancient Russia…

It's Going Down (2023-11-08). Blockades, Demonstrations, and Direct Actions Continue in Solidarity With Palestine. itsgoingdown.org photo header: Alissa Azar, NullAgent, and @Wearedissenters Hundreds of thousands of people hit the streets this weekend, the latest in a wave of demonstrations in solidarity with those living in occupied Palestine, as the death toll from Israeli attacks reached 10,000, (almost half of them children), and Gaza City became completely surrounded by Israeli forces….

Jaime Omar Yassin, Oakland Observer (2023-11-08). Oakland Block the Boat Action Delays Supply Ship Bound for Israel, Tacoma Action Underway. indybay.org

Jake Johnson (2023-11-08). 22 House Dems join GOP in voting to censure Tlaib, only Palestinian-American in Congress. therealnews.com

Jake Johnson (2023-11-08). 22 House Democrats Voted With Republicans to Censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib. truthout.org Twenty-two Democrats in the U.S. House voted with Republicans on Tuesday to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib — the only Palestinian-American member of Congress — over her response to the deadly Hamas-led attacks on Israel and the Israeli military's response, which has killed more than 10,000 people in just a month. The censure resolution, led by Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.), falsely accuses Tlaib (D-Mich. |

Jim Hightower (2023-11-08). Mike Johnson's Revolving Door. otherwords.org Hear it? What's that sound? "Whoop-whoop-whoop." It's Washington's revolving door, allowing corporate interests to come directly inside Congress to pervert public policy. | That door is now spinning fast, because there's a new boss operator in Congress. He's Mike Johnson, who was recently unanimously chosen by Republicans to be their Speaker of the House. He's a corporate dream — an affable ultra-conservative from Shreveport, Louisiana, who consistently backs the plutocratic agenda of Big Business over workers, the poor, consumers and most other Americans. | Moreover, Johnson maintains it was God (!) who el…

John Feffer (2023-11-08). How Long Can America Maintain a War Economy? fpif.org The U.S. economy is in reasonably good shape, according to conventional measurements. The official unemployment rate is below 4 percent, and the productivity of U.S. workers Last year, economists were pr…

John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead (2023-11-08). Stop Drinking the Political Kool-Aid, America: Voting Will Not Save Us. dissidentvoice.org We are one year out from the 2024 presidential election and as usual, the American people remain eager to be persuaded that a new president in the White House can solve the problems that plague us. Yet what is being staged is not an election. It's a con game, a scam, a grift, a hustle, …

John W. Whitehead (2023-11-08). Stop Drinking the "Political Kool-Aid", America: Voting Will Not Save Us. globalresearch.ca

Juan Carlos Junio (2023-11-08). Argentina — El camuflaje del Milei "moderado" globalizacion.ca En los últimos días se conocieron encuestas que dan ganador a Milei por un par de puntos. A pesar de que el escenario sigue abierto, todo indica que el alivio del primer turno debe transformarse en militancia para asegurar el…

Julia Conley (2023-11-08). Students Fighting to Protect Pro-Palestinian Activism Arrested at House Hearing. truthout.org The limits of the Republican-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee's views on freedom of speech were on full display Wednesday shortly after a hearing on "Free Speech on College Campuses" began, when several pro-Palestinian rights demonstrators were removed from the hearing room and arrested for speaking out. The committee, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), invited representatives of conservative and… |

Juraima Almeida (2023-11-08). Polémica medida: Militares reforzarán la seguridad en las fronteras de Brasil. globalizacion.ca Cerca de 4.000 militares brasileños empezaron esta semana a reforzar la seguridad de las fronteras del Brasil, así como de los puertos y aeropuertos de los estados de Río de Janeiro y San Pablo, en el sureste. En una polémica…

Kelly Hayes (2023-11-08). Protesters Block Traffic in Front of Congress Member's Home, Demanding Ceasefire. truthout.org On Tuesday, members of the Chicago chapter of the U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) and other constituents of Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky blocked traffic in front of Schakowsky's home in Evanston, Illinois, calling for a ceasefire. Dozens of protesters risked arrest as they demanded that Schakowsky sign Cori Bush's House Resolution 786, which calls for an immediate deescalation and… |

Khalil Abu Shammala (2023-11-08). Gaza is the graveyard of human rights. electronicintifada.net International law hasn't protected Palestinians from a holocaust.

Khalil Bendib (2023-11-08). Cartoon: Hands in the Cookie Jar(s). otherwords.org

Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal (2023-11-08). Indictment against the State of Israel on Charges of War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide. globalresearch.ca Of relevance to the crimes currently committed by the Netanyahu government against the People of Palestine, we bring to the attention of our readers the 2013 Judgement of the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal, an initiative of former …

Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal (2023-11-08). Indictment against the State of Israel on Charges of War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide. globalresearch.ca

Labor Video Project (2023-11-08). SFGH UCSF Healthcare Workers Protest Israeli US Genocide In Gaza Against Palestinians. indybay.org San Francisco healthcare workers from San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF walked off the job and rallied on Friday November 4, 2023 to protest the massacre and genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. They talked about the conditions of healthcare workers and their patients.

Laith Fadel (2023-11-08). APEC pushes for female integration in global economy. america.cgtn.com The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, trade group has been working for decades to promote the inclusion of women across all sectors of its 21-member economies. At this month's APEC meeting in San Francisco, the issue is once again on the agenda. CGTN's John Bartlett reports.

Laith Fadel (2023-11-08). APEC security woes. america.cgtn.com The meeting of APEC, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, is set to kick off in the U.S. city of San Francisco. The city has had its share of negative press over the past year, battling crime and homelessness. CGTN's Mark Niu reports.

Laith Fadel (2023-11-08). Brazilian organization demonstrates to end Hamas-Israel conflict. america.cgtn.com It has been a month since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict and the death toll continues to soar amid the amplification of violence. In Brazil, a demonstration was held on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach Tuesday morning to commemorate the thousands who have lost their lives. It was the second event in four days organized by a Brazilian NGO, Rio de Paz. CGTN's Lucrecia Franco reports.

Lama Khouri (2023-11-08). Hippocratic oath just for some: What does "do no harm" mean to you? mondoweiss.net Question for the American Psychological Association: How does one pontificate about moralism and, in the same breath, actually do harm by silencing thoughtful voices asking for an end to genocide?>

Larry Johnson (2023-11-08). Who Killed General Zaluzhny's Aide? sonar21.com There are several pieces on Telegram reporting on the death by grenade of a senior aide to General Valeri Zaluzhny, Ukraine's Commander of the Armed Forces. Major Gennady Chestyakov had returned to his home in Kiev to celebrate his birthday and opened a gift containing four grenades, courtesy of A. V. Timchenko, who is the senior assistant to the deputy commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Chetyakov's 13 year old son reportedly tried, but failed, to pull the firing pin out of one of the grenades. His dad reportedly decided to show him how it is done. He grabbed the grenade, pulled the pin and…

Lauren Liebhaber (2023-11-08). The TurboTax Scam . levernews.com

Lauren Rankin (2023-11-08). Victory in Ohio Represents Seventh Straight Electoral Win for Abortion Rights. truthout.org On Tuesday night, the movement for reproductive rights continued its winning streak with a decisive win for Issue 1 in Ohio, which enshrines the right to abortion in the state's constitution. With more than 95 percent of the votes in, Issue 1 passed with 56.6 percent of the vote. Now, a state in which Republicans have routinely been at the forefront of restricting and banning abortion will be… |

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-11-08). Israel Resorts to Nuclear Blackmail in Gaza. globalresearch.ca

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-08). Argentina's vice-presidential candidates to participate in debate. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) The vice presidential candidates for Unión por la Patria, Agustín Rossi (UP) and La Libertad Avanza, Victoria Villarruel (LLA) will participate in a television debate prior to the second round of the general elections in Argentina.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-08). Cuba hosts cardiology congress. plenglish.com Local professionals and from overseas will participate in the event, which will also include the 1st Cuban Congress of Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension, aimed at exchanging experiences on the prevention, diagnosis, medical, surgical, interventional treatment, and rehabilitation of patients suffering from diseases of the heart and great vessels. | According to the organizing committee, the goal of the event is to overcome the current challenges in handling coronary heart disease, the leading cause of death in Cuba and worldwide, high blood pressure, heart failure, arrhythmia, valve and coronary surgery, a…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-08). Cuban Prime Minister highlights ties in biotechnology with China. plenglish.com Beijing, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Cuba, Manuel Marrero, visited the Sino-Cuban joint venture Biotech Pharma (BPL) and praised the production of medicines with high social impact in both countries.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-08). President of Bolivia to present triennial report. plenglish.com La Paz, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) The president of Bolivia Luis Arce will present a report on his three years of management during the opening session of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly (ALP).

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-08). Putin sets priorities for cooperation with Central Asian countries. plenglish.com Moscow, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that cooperation in security, economy, trade and energy is among the priorities of interaction with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-08). Trespassing of Dominican soldiers into Haiti sparks tensions. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) The incursion of Dominican soldiers into Haitian territory caused tension in the border city of Ouanaminthe, in the northeast of the country, where an irrigation canal is being built.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-08). UN Representative urges Vietnam to promote role in UN HR Council. plenglish.com Hanoi, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations special spokesman on the right to development, Surya Deva, urged Vietnam to promote its role in the UN Human Rights Council during the 2023—2025 period.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-08). Vietnamese PM points out importance of decentralization. plenglish.com Hanoi, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Vietnam, Pham Minh Chinh, highlighted the importance of the decentralization process the country is undertaking, which, he admitted, still does not satisfy the needs and desires of voters.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-11-08). U.S., Israel to open second front in Lebanon. mronline.org The announcement late Sunday night by the U.S. Central Command [CENTCOM] headquartered in Doha about the arrival of a Ohio-class American nuclear submarine in its "area of responsibility" presages a significant escalation of the situation around the Palestine-Israel conflict.

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-11-08). US, Israel to open second front in Lebanon? peoplesdispatch.org The It is very rare that the use of these submarines is publicized. The CENTCOM provided no additional details but it posted an image that apparently showed an Ohio-class submarine in Egypt's Suez Canal Bridge. Int…

Mahmoud Nasser (2023-11-08). The cursed fate of Gaza's children. electronicintifada.net In Pictures: Nobody will come out of this war unscathed.

Maximillian Alvarez, Jaisal Noor (2023-11-08). On the ground at the largest pro-Palestine march in US history. therealnews.com The largest pro-Palestine rally in US history took place this past Saturday, Nov. 4, in the heart of Washington DC. As nations and human rights organizations around the world warn that Israel is committing acts of genocide with its scorched-earth bombing and ground invasion of Gaza, and as Israeli military and settler violence increases in the occupied West Bank, people from all over the US descended upon the nation's capital to demand an immediate ceasefire, an end to US aid to Israel, and an end to Israel's 75-year occupation of Palestine. And organizers of Saturday's march, along with other international…

Michael Arria (2023-11-08). House censures only Palestinian member over call for Palestinian freedom. mondoweiss.net On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) over comments she made advocating for Palestinians to be free.

Michael Barker (2023-11-08). Naomi Klein in the Tracks of Her Double. counterpunch.org Marxists understand what it's like to have liberal intellectuals and hostile media pundits distort their ideas as if "refracted through a funhouse mirror". Similarly in Naomi Klein's book, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World (2023), the bestselling writer explains what it has been like to have her progressive ideas fed "into a bonkers blender"

Michael Barker (2023-11-08). Naomi Klein in the Tracks of Her Double. counterpunch.org Marxists understand what it's like to have liberal intellectuals and hostile media pundits distort their ideas as if "refracted through a funhouse mirror". Similarly in Naomi Klein's book, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World (2023), the bestselling writer explains what it has been like to have her progressive ideas fed "into a bonkers blender"

Michael Payne (2023-11-08). Republican AINOs—Americans in name only. nationofchange.org These AINOS have proven that they have no allegiance to the country in which they live.

Mike Walter (2023-11-08). The Heat: China-Australia Relations. america.cgtn.com Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, in a show of improved ties between the two nations. | It's been seven years since an Australian prime minister visited China. Trade tensions and security concerns impacted the relationship but both governments are now looking to change that. | For more on China-Australia ties, joining us: | Jocelyn Chey is a former Senior Diplomat specializing in Australia-China relations and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Technology Sydney. | John Gong is a China Forum expert and Professor at the University of International Bus…

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss. (2023-11-08). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 32: Gaza Turned Into 'Graveyard For Children'. popularresistance.org Israel's war on the Gaza Strip entered its second month on Tuesday. At least 10,500 Palestinians have been killed and 24,000 injured in airstrikes and ground shelling, which have targeted houses, schools, hospitals, water tanks, solar panels, main roads, mosques, and universities. | In less than a month, an estimated 25,000 tons of explosives have been dropped on the Gaza Strip, an area of 365 square kilometers where 2.3 million Palestinians live, the majority of them refugees whose families were expelled or fled from their towns during the 1948 war. | The Israeli bombardment of Gaza has left no corner of Gaza sa…

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2023-11-08). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 33: U.S. fears reoccupation of Gaza 'not the right thing to do' as Hamas targets Israeli tanks. mondoweiss.net Almost 160 children are killed every day in Gaza as doctors are forced to operate without anesthesia and health centers run out of medical supplies. Meanwhile, G7 countries fail to call for ceasefire, confirming support of Israel…

National Homelessness Law Center (2023-11-08). Law Center Statement on UN Report Decrying Ongoing Human Rights Abuses Against Unhoused People. indybay.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — (November 3, 2023) Today, the United Nations Human Rights Committee highlighted serious and ongoing patterns of human rights abuses — including those against people experiencing homelessness and poverty — in the Concluding Observations from its recent convening that investigated the United States' compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Neal Sweeney (2023-11-08). How UAW auto workers took on the Big 3 and won. liberationnews.org n the past few weeks, United Auto Workers members reached historic tentative agreements with the Big 3 automakers following a six-week strike that has inspired workers across the country. 150,000 UAW members at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis are now voting on ratifying the contracts. After years of being on the defensive, in this campaign the workers turned the corner and hit back against the corporations by making bold demands and utilizing new tactics to win demands that few thought possible.

Nick Licata (2023-11-08). Why Israel Should Adopt an Immediate Ceasefire. counterpunch.org It is counter-intuitive that any country winning a military struggle would initiate a call for an immediate ceasefire. But that is precisely what Israel needs to do to achieve their primary objective, preserving the nation-state of Israel. By pursuing its current war with Hamas, Israel is working against that goal. Hamas may be prepared to

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Norman Solomon (2023-11-08). Israel's Military Is Part of the U.S. War Machine. indybay.org Oiling the gears for slaughter…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-11-08). After Nasrallah's Speech, US and Israel Escalate Gaza War. orinocotribune.com By Hasan Illaik — Nov 6, 2023 | There is no more humming and hawing in Washington and Tel Aviv, as more weapons, battle plans, troops, and allies are amassed to deepen the war on Gaza and destroy the Palestinian resistance. | Thirty days after Operation Al-Aqsa Flood destroyed Israel's psychological deterrence, Washington and Tel Aviv continue to take dangerous steps toward expanding their Gaza war into a regional conflagration. | Two weeks ago, both the US and Israel had begun to walk back slightly from their initial goal of "eliminating Hamas entirely" — a target many felt was unrealistic and unachiev…

Orisanmi Burton (2023-11-08). Notes on Archival War. counterpunch.org Orisanmi Burton's new book, Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt boldly and compellingly argues that prisons are a domain of hidden warfare within US borders. With this book, he explores what he terms the Long Attica Revolt, a criminalized tradition of Black radicalism that propelled rebellions in New

Palestinian Youth Movement (2023-11-08). Demands for media workers in this moment. mondoweiss.net Western media is implicated in the genocide unfolding in Gaza through its double standards against Palestinians, and deep institutional complicity and collusion. Here are the Palestine movement's demands on media workers and institutions.

Patricia Harrity (2023-11-08). Insurance Industry Executives 'Alarmed' by Surge in Deaths Among Young People — But Stop Short of Blaming COVID Vaccine. expose-news.com According to InsuranceNewsNet, insurers are especially concerned by data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that show "mortality rates alarmingly rising for different categories," including younger adult mortality rates that …

Patricia Harrity (2023-11-08). "Speech From the Throne", Revealed Plans to Increase Spying Powers and showed a Complete Disregard For Human Rights. expose-news.com King Charles III made his first speech to parliament as the British monarch yesterday. "The "Speech from the Throne"is a key part of the State Opening of Parliament ceremony, marking the start of …

Paul Lacaze, Clara Marquina, Jane Tiller, Adam Brotchie, Yoon-Jung Kang, Melissa A. Merritt, Robert C. Green, Gerald F. Watts, Kristen J. Nowak, Ranjit Manchanda, Karen Canfell, Paul James, Ingrid Winship, John J. McNeil, Zanfina Ademi (2023-11-08). Articles] Combined population genomic screening for three high-risk conditions in Australia: a modelling study. thelancet.com Our findings suggest that offering combined genomic screening for high-risk conditions to young adults would be cost-effective in the Australian public healthcare system, at currently realistic testing costs. Other matters, including psychosocial impacts, ethical and societal issues, and implementation challenges, also need consideration.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-11-08). Israel targets aid supply in Gaza, dismisses ceasefire calls. peoplesdispatch.org Israel has refused to lift its month-long ban on the shipment of fuel and other essential commodities to Gaza, despite reports of hospitals shutting down and scarcity of life-saving goods and amenities for millions…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-11-08). Progressive forces condemn right-wing attack on PSOE headquarters in Madrid. peoplesdispatch.org Progressive and left-wing forces have condemned the attack on the headquarters of the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in Madrid by a right-wing mob on Monday, November 6. | The ongoing protests by the conservative People's Party and far-right groups, including Vox, triggered by the PSOE-led acting government's plan to grant amnesty to the leaders of the Catalan independence protests, turned violent on Monday. | A section of protesters tried to barge into the PSOE office and clashed with the police. The leadership of the PSOE and the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) denounced the attack and termed the…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-11-08). Organizations across the globe to coordinate planned disruptions as part of "Shut it down for Palestine" peoplesdispatch.org As Israel's genocide in the Gaza Strip escalates, Palestine solidarity organizations are collaborating to interrupt business as usual. A host of actions are being planned in the United States…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-11-08). US House of Representatives censures only Palestinian-American member of Congress. peoplesdispatch.org On November 7, the United States House of Representatives The measure argues that Tlaib's statement shortly after the inauguration of the "Al-Aqsa Flood" operation, in which she called for and end to "the apartheid system that creates the suffocating, dehumanizing conditions that ca…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-11-08). FAO warns about true cost of corporate food systems. peoplesdispatch.org A new FAO report warns against the high hidden economic and health costs of the world's food systems, adding up to around USD 12 trillion in PPP terms, which is about 10% of the global GDP. These costs involve environmental damage, contributing to social inequalities, and harming human health…

Peter Bach (2023-11-08). Letter From London: Polite Notice. counterpunch.org The world has lost its manners. Sometimes described as socially acceptable ways of behaving towards people, they seem to have fallen away. In other words, if good manners are about treating people well, often in public, it doesn't tally at all with what we are seeing today, though at least some of the young here

Peter Certo (2023-11-08). In OtherWords: November 8, 2023. otherwords.org This week, the House censured Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), the only Palestinian American in Congress, in a disturbing rebuke of her calls for a ceasefire to stop the fighting in Gaza. | But it's the lawmakers who condemned Tlaib who should be chastened,

Phil Pasquini (2023-11-08). Massive Demonstration in D.C. Calls for Immediate Cease Fire in Gaza. indybay.org

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-11-08). Bombshell: NATO Says "War Started in 2014". "Fake Pretext" to Wage War against Russia? To Invoke Article 5 of Atlantic Treaty? globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-11-08). Video: "Justified Vengeance" and The History of Israeli "False Flags"(2001-2023): Palestine Portrayed as "The Aggressor" globalresearch.ca The longer term objective of "Operation Justified Vengeance" (2001) was and remains the destruction of Palestine and the expulsion of Palestinians from their homeland.

publicbooks (2023-11-08). What's on Top of TikTok? publicbooks.org The videos of TikToks can easily reach billions. But because the app won't share what's popular, we don't know just what the world is watching.

Radhika Sainath (2023-11-08). The Free Speech Exception. Support for Palestinian Rights Is Facing a McCarthyite Backlash. globalresearch.ca

repost (2023-11-08). A Response to Senator Bernie Sanders-You Have Become "A Moral Monster" indybay.org Historian Norman Finkelstein talks about Bernie Sanders opposition to a ceasefire and how he has become a "moral monster". Finkelstein has supported Bernie Sanders campaigns for president.

repost (2023-11-08). Pro-Palestinian Protesters Block Munitions Production at Boeing Plant in St. Charles, MO. indybay.org In Missouri, the first Boeing shift was largely shut down as were all deliveries and contractors for the day.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-11-08). BBC issues apologetic statement for using biased on-screen captions during Andrew Bridgen's speech in Parliament on Excess Deaths. expose-news.com On 20 October Andrew Bridgen, Member of Parliament for North West Leicestershire, gave a speech in Parliament during an Adjournment Debate on 'Trends in Excess Death'. In real-time, the BBC attempted to …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-11-08). The Benzodiazepine Letters. expose-news.com In the over 50 years that I have been writing and broadcasting about benzodiazepine tranquillisers one of the things I have learnt is the fact that patients who are addicted to these …

RLB (2023-11-08). Friday 11/10: Demilitarize the Planet. indybay.org The Pedestrian Bridge over Geary Blvd. at Webster near Japantown in San Francisco…

Robert Fantina (2023-11-08). Gaza, Israel and 'Genocide Joe'. counterpunch.org The slaughter of innocents in Palestine's Gaza Strip continues unabated. As this is being written the civilian death toll stands at over 9,000. That is more than 9,000 men, women and children, including babies and toddlers, who have been massacred by the brutal, racist apartheid regime of Israel. Yet U.S. President 'Genocide Joe' Biden refuses

Robert Koehler (2023-11-08). Let's Stop Dehumanizing the Future. counterpunch.org We — by which I mean most of humanity — are still playing with the so-called "just war theory," the intellectual justification for war dating back to St. Augustine and the early centuries of the Common Era. You know, violence is morally neutral — and thus, when the cause is just and sacred, go for

Sam Pizzigati (2023-11-08). The Global Significance of the UAW's Win. otherwords.org Working people the world over have celebrated the first of May as "International Labor Day" since 1886, when workers in the United States struggling for an eight-hour day staged a May 1 national protest. | Thanks to the new deal America's auto workers have signed with Detroit's Big Three — Ford, GM, and Stellantis — that day could have new global significance. Their watershed new contracts all set April 30, 2028 as their expiration date. | If May 1, 2028 arrives without signed contracts for America's unionized auto workers, UAW president Shawn Fain has made plain, these workers don't plan on walking o…

San José Peace & Justice Center (2023-11-08). Thursday 11/9: Gaza-Israel Conflict: Context and Root Causes. indybay.org San José Peace & Justice Center | 48 South 7th Street | San José, CA 95112…

Sarah Anderson (2023-11-08). Yes, We Actually Can Do Something About CEO Pay. inequality.org Americans across the political spectrum are rightly fed up with up with overpaid CEOs. But many also feel there's nothing we can do about this problem. That's where they're wrong. People can use their power as workers, shareholders, and voters to rein in excessive CEO compensation and narrow the yawning gaps between executive and worker …

Sarah Anderson (2023-11-08). The Huge Paradox at Biden's Summit of Latin American Leaders. inequality.org President Joe Biden recently convened Latin American leaders in Washington for the inaugural summit of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity, a forum the administration claims will help boost "high-standard" investment in the hemisphere. What do they mean by "high standard"? In their final declaration, the leaders committed to encouraging "private sector investment that meets …

Save The Shellmounds (2023-11-08). Friday 11/24: Shellmound 2 Shellmound Prayer Walk. indybay.org March from | West Berkeley Shellmound | (at 1900 Fourth St. Berkeley. | From Downtown Berkeley BART | take the 51B bus to AMTRAK station) | to Shellmound St. in | Emmeryville…

scorinoco (2023-11-08). The Reality of Gaza's Forced Exodus: Unveiling Israel's Secret Plan. orinocotribune.com By Jessica Buxbaum — Nov 3, 2023 | Last weekend, Israeli newspaper Prime Minister Benjamin Ne…

Sean Dougherty for Congress CA-19 (2023-11-08). Ceasefire Now: More Deaths Will Not Bring Peace to the Middle East. indybay.org November 4, 2023 – We need an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, a return of all prisoners, and a halt to all forms of violence against civilians and collective punishment, including bombing of ambulances and refugee camps, and deprivation of food, water, medicine, electricity, and outside communication.

Sonali Kolhatkar (2023-11-08). Seeing Through the Economic Bait and Switch. counterpunch.org Olivier De Schutter, the United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, recently issued a scathing statement about the shameful state of the United States economy. On October 31, 2023, De Schutter called out several top private employers in the U.S., Amazon, Walmart, and DoorDash, for trapping their workers in a cycle of poverty.

Speak Out Socialists (2023-11-08). Sunday 11/12: Online Townhall: Oppose the Genocidal War on Gaza! Solidarity with the Palestinian People! indybay.org Join on Zoom: | us02web.zoom.us/j/82158800683?pwd=N2J6UjgxNWhNak1WRWdUdm9CUit4QT09 | Meeting ID: 821 5880 0683 | Passcode: 340756 | One tap mobile | +16699009128,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US | +16694449171,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) | +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) | +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)…

Staff (2023-11-08). The Choice Is Choice: Abortion Rights Supporters Win Big in Ohio, Kentucky and Virginia. democracynow.org We look at the results of Tuesday's U.S. elections with The Nation's Amy Littlefield and John Nichols, who say the results leave no doubt that protecting and expanding abortion rights is motivating voters across the country. Ohio approved a state constitutional amendment to protect reproductive access, overcoming numerous procedural hurdles from opponents, and Democrats won key races for the governor's mansion in Kentucky and the Virginia statehouse based on enduring voter anger over abortion restrictions. "This is one of the best nights for Democrats in an off-year election that we've s…

Staff (2023-11-08). Headlines for November 8, 2023. democracynow.org "Either Kill Us All or Let Us Live": Civilians Have Nowhere to Go as Israel Decimates Gaza, Israeli Mourners Mark One Month Since Oct. 7 Hamas Attack; Grieving Mom Slams Netanyahu, G7 Calls for "Pauses" in Israeli Assault as U.S. Rebuffs Idea of Post-Conflict Occupation of Gaza, Over 150 Killed in West Bank Since Oct. 7.; Prominent Palestinian Activist Ahed Tamimi Arrested, House Censures Rashida Tlaib, Congress's Only Palestinian American, Abortion Rights and Democrats Score Major Victories One Year Ahead of National Elections, Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi Beg…

Staff (2023-11-08). "I Will Not Be Silenced": Rep. Rashida Tlaib Calls for Gaza Ceasefire as House Votes to Censure Her. democracynow.org As the death toll from Israel's relentless assault on Gaza tops 10,000 and millions around the world march in the streets for a ceasefire, the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to censure the only Palestinian American in Congress. By a vote of 234 to 188, lawmakers officially rebuked Congressmember Rashida Tlaib for her criticism of Israel, including her defense of the slogan "from the river to the sea" as a Palestinian call for freedom and equality; 22 Democrats joined Republicans in the vote. "The cries of the Palestinian and Israeli children sound no different to me,"…

Staff (2023-11-08). "Stop This Madness": Holocaust Survivor Marione Ingram, 87, Condemns Israeli Assault & Calls for Peace. democracynow.org We speak with 87-year-old Holocaust survivor Marione Ingram, who has been protesting outside the White House calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Ingram says experiencing anti-Jewish hate, losing family members to the Nazi killing machine and surviving the Allied bombing of Hamburg as a child all inspire her to speak out for peace. "What Israel is doing will not end this conflict. It will only exacerbate it," says Ingram. She calls the vote to censure Palestinian American Congressmember Rashida Tlaib "shameful" and describes her as a "hero." We also hear from leading Holocaust scho…

Staff (2023-11-08). President Maduro: Zionism is More Dangerous Than Nazism. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro referred to Zionism as an ideology that is more dangerous that Nazism and ratified his solidarity with the people of Palestine who are falling victim to the crimes and genocide committed by the Israeli apartheid regime. Israeli attacks on Gaza have now continued for 31 days of relentless murder, largely of defenseless Palestinian women and children, constituting a crime against humanity by any standard. "Let us stop the Zionist genocide against the beloved Palestinian people," stated president Maduro. | This Monday, November 6, the Palestinian ambassador to Venezuela, Fadi Alz…

Steve Pleich (2023-11-08). Thursday 11/23: Thanksgiving Community Dinner. indybay.org Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building | 846 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…

Tamara Nassar (2023-11-08). With all eyes on Gaza, Israel sets West Bank ablaze. electronicintifada.net Forces are conducting deadly reads in refugee camps.

teleSUR, dcdc, YSM (2023-11-08). Gobierno boliviano apuesta por el diálogo con mineros auríferos. telesurtv.net La ciudad de La Paz se encuentra bloqueada por mineros cooperativistas que demandan la autorización para explotar oro en reservas y áreas protegidas.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2023-11-08). Brasil publica lista de jugadores para eliminatorias mundialistas. telesurtv.net Las dos grandes ausencias son la de Neymar y Casemiro. El primero por una cirugía y el segundo por un desgarro que sufrió recientemente.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2023-11-08). ONU reporta que 89 de sus miembros han muerto en ataques contra Gaza. telesurtv.net La Unrwa detalló que al menos 26 miembros de esta agencia han resultado lesionados consecuencia de los ataques.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-11-08). Mueren siete personas por explosión de bomba en Kabul, Afganistán. telesurtv.net Según detalló el portavoz de los servicios de seguridad, Jalid Zadran, la explosión se reportó en la región de Dasht-e Barchi.

teleSUR, JCM, JGN, SH, MER, JDO, MS (2023-11-08). Minuto a minuto de la ofensiva de la resistencia palestina. telesurtv.net El comandante militar de las Brigadas Ezzedin Al-Qassam de la Resistencia Palestina, Mohammed Deif, anunció el inicio de la operación Diluvio de Al-Aqsa.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-11-08). Honduras exige a senadores de EE.UU. que respeten su soberanía. telesurtv.net Canciller Eduardo Enrique Reyna rechaza opiniones de senadores Marco Rubio y Jim Risch. Insta a EE.UU. a no cometer injerencia ni mal informarse con la oposición.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-11-08). Israel rechaza nuevo llamado de ONU para alto al fuego en Gaza. telesurtv.net Luego de un mes de criminales bombardeos contra Gaza, Israel ya asesinó a 10.328 palestinos, entre ellos 4.237 niños y 2.719 mujeres.

teleSUR, MS (2023-11-08). Asesinan a dos manifestantes en Panamá. telesurtv.net El atacante, ni se inmutó tras arrebatarle la vida a los dos manifestantes, el hombre incluso separó algunos objetos que bloqueaban la carretera en el marco de la protesta antiminera.

teleSUR, MS (2023-11-08). Canciller de Honduras se reunirá con la embajadora de EE.UU. telesurtv.net El Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Honduras, Enrique Reina, le hará saber a la embajadora norteamericana que el Gobierno de su país rechaza toda declaración injerencista por parte de Estados Unidos.

teleSUR, MS (2023-11-08). Suspenden destituciones contra miembros de la JNJ de Perú. telesurtv.net El Congreso debatirá el miércoles la decisión de la Sala y seguirán buscando los medios para concretar la destitución de los siete miembros de la Junta Nacional de Justicia.

teleSUR, MS (2023-11-08). Ohio aprueba consagrar el derecho al aborto en su Constitución. telesurtv.net Asimismo, los electores dieron un contundente "sí" a la consulta sobre el uso recreacional del cannabis.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-11-08). Argentina presenta un proyecto de ley contra el negacionismo. telesurtv.net La propuesta propone prevenir y sancionar las conductas y discursos públicos que niegan, minimizan, justifican, legitiman o reivindican los crímenes de lesa humanidad.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-11-08). Fuertes lluvias causan desbordamiento de ríos en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Varios municipios se mantienen incomunicados por el colapso de carreteras como consecuencia de las intensas lluvias.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-11-08). Presidente chileno convoca un plebiscito de nueva Constitución. telesurtv.net El plebiscito fue convocado para el 17 de diciembre y el mandatario invitó a todos los ciudadanos a votar.

teleSUR, rzr, DRL (2023-11-08). Avería en servicios de internet y telefonía móvil en Australia. telesurtv.net La falla en los servicios de Optus ha afectado a cerca de diez millones de personas, aproximadamente el 38,4 por ciento de la población de Australia.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-11-08). Gobierno argentino envía ayuda humanitaria a Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net El cargamento de ayuda humanitaria sera entregada a la Media Luna Roja y las agencias de la ONU en la ciudad de Rafah, zona fronteriza entre Egipto y la Franja de Gaza.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-11-08). Asciende a ocho el número de muertos por lluvias en Sao Paulo. telesurtv.net Las autoridades informaron que los servicios de seguridad han recibido más de 2.000 llamadas por incidentes en 40 ciudades.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-11-08). Congreso salvadoreño prolonga nuevamente el régimen de excepción. telesurtv.net La medida, caracterizada entre otros rasgos por suspender las garantías constitucionales, logró la aprobación con 67 votos a favor de los 84 diputados del Congreso.

teleSUR, SH (2023-11-08). Reportan un sismo de magnitud 7.1 en el este de Indonesia. telesurtv.net El servicio geológico de Estados Unidos localizó el hipocentro del sismo a 10 kilómetros de profundidad en las aguas al sur del archipiélago de las Molucas.

teleSUR, SH (2023-11-08). Reportan nuevos ataques israelíes contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Según la Unrwa, desde el 7 de octubre casi 1.5 millones de personas han abandonado sus hogares en la Franja de Gaza.

teleSUR, SH (2023-11-08). Presidenta peruana nombra como canciller a crítico de DD.HH. telesurtv.net El nuevo canciller sugirió en su momento retirar a Perú del sistema interamericano de derechos humanos por un supuesto sesgo ideológico de izquierda.

teleSUR, SH (2023-11-08). Ente electoral venezolano sostiene reunión con el Centro Carter. telesurtv.net El encuentro entre el CNE y el Centro Carter se dio como parte de los acuerdos firmados en Barbados entre el Gobierno venezolano y sectores de la oposición.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-11-08). OMS advierte que mueren 160 niños al día en Gaza. telesurtv.net El vocero de la OMS refirió que más de 11.000 personas, equivalente al 0,5 por ciento de la población de Gaza, han muerto desde el inicio de la actual escalada.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-11-08). Realizan acto de unión nacional en defensa de la Guayana Esequiba en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El presidente denunció una campaña para "enconar un conflicto en escalada" para desestabilizar a Venezuela, al Caribe y a toda Latinoamérica.

teleSUR- jaa, MS (2023-11-08). Informan que fenómeno El Niño iniciará en Noviembre en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La temperatura superficial del mar en el océano Pacífico ecuatorial aumentó de 18 a 24 grados durante el último año…

The Exposé (2023-11-08). Sinister Secrets Exposed: CIA is behind Deagel's Shocking 2025 Depopulation Forecast & Official Excess Death Figures in the Millions prove it's on Target & not just an Estimation. expose-news.com In a world where reality often seems stranger than fiction, the machinations behind global events can be an enigma wrapped in mystery. One such intrigue revolves around Deagel.com, an obscure online entity …

The Global Research Team (2023-11-08). Dear Readers, You Are Making an Impact! Global Research Is Committed to Peace and Justice. globalresearch.ca Draconian measures against free speech and free expression have become intense in the course of the last three weeks amid the Israeli siege of Gaza. | Online censorship, imposed by Big Tech in coordination with Big Money, has made objective reporting …

The LakeTribune (2023-11-08). Brain Implants for Elon Musk's Neuralink: Thousands Are Reportedly Lining Up to Have a Portion of Their Skull Removed. globalresearch.ca

UNCTAD (2023-11-08). Prior to Current Crisis, Decades-long Blockade Hollowed Gaza's Economy, Leaving 80% of Population Dependent on International Aid. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-11-08). Workers and young people speak out against Gaza genocide at SEP (Australia) public meeting. wsws.org "Mobilising the international working class is the only way that we can get out of this situation and prevent future wars. The only solution is socialism."

WSWS (2023-11-08). UK Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee: For solidarity action with Palestinian workers to shut down Israel's war machine. wsws.org The fight must now be taken onto the industrial front by the international working class, the most powerful force in the world, able to paralyse the economy and bring down warmongering governments.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Rail Action Committee in Germany demands: Stop all arms transports to Israel! Stop the genocide in Palestine! wsws.org At its meeting on Tuesday, the Rail Action Committee adopted a resolution in support of the call by Palestinian trade unions to stop transporting weapons to Israel.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Mass protests in Malaysia against Gaza genocide. wsws.org Protests have been growing in Malaysia as workers and young people express their revulsion to Israel's war crimes against the Palestinians.

WSWS (2023-11-08). The racialist theory of "color blind racism": Eduardo Bonilla-Silva's Racism without Racists. wsws.org Now in its sixth edition, Racism without Racists has been central to the development and dissemination of the racialist outlook that currently dominates academia, much of the media, and significant sections of the political establishment in the United States.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Spain's social democratic UGT union bureaucracy defends Israeli war on Gaza. wsws.org While workers and youth are demanding an end to the Zionist state's NATO-backed genocide against Gaza, Spain's national union bureaucracies openly support the Israeli war on Gaza.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Growing opposition to Gaza genocide at Columbia University. wsws.org Last Wednesday, roughly 30 Columbia University (CU) students staged a walkout of a lecture given by 2016 US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Australia: Newcastle steelworkers strike over pay and conditions. wsws.org SEP members were hounded by union officials in an attempt to prevent them from speaking to workers and distributing material opposing the destruction of jobs at the Molycop steel plant, minutes away.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Democratic Socialists of America is a "key player" in Israel's assault on Gaza. wsws.org As millions in the world are demonstrating their opposition to Zionism the DSA is scrambling to coverup its role in supporting Israel's actions.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Barcelona port workers refuse to ship arms to Israel. wsws.org The stand of Barcelona port workers, amid worldwide protests against the genocidal war in Gaza, shows the potential for the working class to intervene politically to halt the war.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Hundreds of thousands of Quebec public sector workers stage walkouts after CAQ government reiterates demand for real wage cuts. wsws.org Although contracts for their 420,000 members expired more than seven months ago, Monday's half-day strike was the first job action called by the Common Front inter-union alliance.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Tsar to Lenin now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. wsws.org Based on archival footage assembled over more than a decade by the legendary director Herman Axelbank (1900-1979), Tsar to Lenin provides an unparalleled film record of a revolutionary movement, embracing millions, which "shook the world" and changed the course of history.

WSWS (2023-11-08). For an all-out mobilization of the working class on November 9 against the imperialist-backed genocide in Gaza. wsws.org The mass worldwide demonstrations in defense of Gaza are a critical and welcome development. But it is necessary that the fight against war be rooted in the working class and acquire a distinctly class character.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Hundreds protest Gaza genocide at Friends of the IDF gala in San Carlos, California. wsws.org Many young protesters, including Jewish, Arab and Latino came to protest, a reflection of the fact that the current genocide in Gaza is not a "religious" "racial" or "national" question, but an attack on the entire international working class.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Australian PM's visit to China part of pre-war manoeuvring. wsws.org Albanese's official trip to China, following a state visit to Washington, is bound up with the intensifying US economic and military pressure on China, accompanied by escalating preparations for war.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Reserve Bank of Australia deepens attack on working class. wsws.org Governor Michele Bullock wants the economy to slow further and unemployment to increase, as mortgage payments for home buyers rise by hundreds of dollars a week.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Ben Affleck, Cate Blanchett, Mark Rylance, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Chastain, Brian Cox and others call for a "ceasefire in Gaza and Israel before another life is lost" wsws.org The opposition of artists to the Israeli onslaught continues to mount.

WSWS (2023-11-08). New York Times writer forced to resign after opposing Israeli genocide in Gaza. wsws.org Jazmine Hughes was forced out by Times Magazine editor Jake Silverstein, the architect of the discredited 1619 Project.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky cancels elections as US expands conflict with Russia in Middle East. wsws.org The canceling of the elections comes amidst a profound military and political crisis of the Zelensky regime and exposes the NATO propaganda about the defense of "democracy" in Ukraine.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Netanyahu vows Israel "will not stop," as humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens. wsws.org Events over recent days make it increasingly clear that the far-right Netanyahu regime is carrying out a vicious campaign to ethnically cleanse the northern regions of the Gaza Strip, while intensifying military operations in the West Bank and on Israel's northern border with Lebanon.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Washington's war drive against China fuels political conflict in the Philippines. wsws.org The conflict between President Marcos and Vice President Duterte expresses the geopolitical instability created by Washington's aggressive drive against China.

WSWS (2023-11-08). "They kept saying 'This is the best we could do'": Flint GM workers denounce UAW's bogus "informational" meetings. wsws.org Most workers boycotted the meetings, where union officials dodged questions about the sellout deal.

Zakiah Koya (2023-11-08). Malaysia to raise Palestine issue at San Francisco Apec meeting Nov 11-17. indybay.org Malaysia will raise the issue of Israeli aggression against Palestinians at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Economic Leaders' Week 2023 in the United States, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Chris Hedges (2023-11-09). Chris Hedges: Letter to the Children of Gaza. mintpressnews.com Dear child, | It is past midnight. I am flying at hundreds of miles an hour in the darkness, thousands of feet over the Atlantic Ocean. I am traveling to Egypt. I will go to the border of Gaza at Rafah. I go because of you. | You have never been in a plane. You have never left Gaza. You know only the densely packed streets and alleys. The concrete hovels. You know only the security barriers and fences patrolled by soldiers that surround Gaza. Planes, for you, are terrifying. Fighter jets. Attack helicopters. Drones. They circle above you. They drop missiles and bombs. Deafening explosions. The ground shakes. Buil…

Dan Cohen (2023-11-08). Watch the MintPress News Documentary Film: Gaza Fights Back. mintpressnews.com In light of recent events in Gaza, MintPress News brings you our original 2022 documentary, Gaza Fights Back. Filmed on the ground with exclusive access to the Palestinian resistance, the film offers valuable context to the current state of affairs in Gaza.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-11-09). cardiovascular Diseases first cause of death in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Cardiovascular diseases are still today the first cause of death in Cuba and of complications and economic and work-related effects on society, said Dr. Eduardo Rivas, president of the Cuban Society of Cardiology.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-11-09). Cuba with favorable results in access to technology. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Local press reported today that Cuba has more than 600 navigation rooms and 1,900 public places where citizens can connect to the Internet through the Wifi network.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-11-09). Fihav 2023 hosts Ist International Meeting of Young Entrepreneurs. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) The celebration of the First International Meeting of Young Entrepreneurs is today one of the main activities of the 39th Havana International Fair (Fihav 2023).

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-11-09). Topes de Collantes a paradise among the clouds in central Cuba. plenglish.com Sancti Spiritus, Cuba Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) The Great Topes de Collantes Natural Park is today considered a paradise among the clouds, an important protected extension in the center-south of this central Cuban province.

Elizabeth MIller (2023-11-09). Coalition implores Biden: Reject 'inhumane' program cuts amid fiscal negotiations. nationofchange.org An unyielding stance against austerity measures as government shutdown approaches.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-09). Book pays tribute to Cuba's Trinidad on its 510th anniversary. plenglish.com Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) The book "Siguiendo el Hilo del Tiempo" (Following the Thread of Time) summarizes the development of the project "Entre hilos, alas y pinceles" (Between Threads, Wings, and Brushes) promoted by plastic artist Yudit Vidal in the Cuban city of Trinidad.

Jordan Atwood (2023-11-09). Unveiling the thin line: How US media reports impact the 'war on activism'. nationofchange.org For media institutions, the challenge lies in navigating the treacherous waters of state discourse without becoming its unwitting conduit.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-11-09). Cuba states that peace and sustainable development are urgent goals. plenglish.com Paris, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Minister of Education Naima Ariatne Trujillo called at the 42nd UNESCO General Conference on Thursday to maintain efforts tirelessly in pursuit of peace, sustainable development and the eradication of poverty.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-11-09). Cuban President visits El Morao community in Havana. plenglish.com The head of State was accompanied by Roberto Morales Ojeda, member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), and top Party and Government officials in Havana and the neighborhood, the Presidency of the Republic reported on its X account. | According to source, in El Morao, one of 11 neighborhoods undergoing transformation the Havana municipality of La Lisa, 1,500 people have benefited from the changes, mainly in social works, which consist of paved streets, sports and recreational areas, health care and education. | The transformation pla…

Phil Pasquini (2023-11-09). Supreme Court to Decide on Domestic Violence and Guns. indybay.org The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on overturning a law that denies firearms for domestic abusers as protesters rallied outside of the courthouse.

Robert Reich (2023-11-09). Why we need to ban college legacy admissions. nationofchange.org

Ruth Milka (2023-11-09). Actors embrace tentative deal with studios, curtains rise on Hollywood's longest strike era. nationofchange.org This agreement, coupled with a recent deal among writers, has brought a close to the industry's strike actions that had previously brought production to a near standstill.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-11-09). Rusia y Kazajistán amplían plan de cooperación bilateral. telesurtv.net Vladímir Putin afirmó que sus negociaciones con el líder kazajo Kassym-Jomart Tokayev fueron productivas y se desarrollaron de manera profesional.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-11-09). Sindicato de educadores uruguayos protagonizan paro de labores. telesurtv.net El último componente a analizar en la proxima asamblea será la reforma educativa.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-11-09). Liberan en Colombia a padre del futbolista Luis Díaz. telesurtv.net Grupo armado ELN lo entregó a una comisión humanitaria en un punto de la Serranía del Perijá, al norte de la nación suramericana.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-11-09). Ocho personas fallecen tras persecución a migrantes en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Auto perseguido por la Policía, sobre cuyo conductor existía sospecha de que traficaba migrantes migrantes, se estrella contra otro y luego se incendian.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-11-09). Liga àÅrabe exigirá a Israel suspensión de guerra contra Gaza. telesurtv.net Cumbre de la organización panárabe sesionará el próximo sábado en la capital saudí, Riad. Se enfocará en detener el genocidio israelí contra los palestinos.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-11-09). Denuncian a àÅlvaro Uribe en Argentina por falsos positivos. telesurtv.net Once víctimas y tres ONG de Colombia presentaron la demanda ante el Juzgado Federal 2 de Buenos Aires.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-11-09). Ejército sionista mata a 10 palestinos en Jenin, Cisjordania. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios locales, una numerosa fuerza militar intervino en el campo de refugiados.

Tomasz Konicz (2023-11-09). Cottage with a catastrophic view. indybay.org In Florida's real estate market, the late neoliberal bubble economy and the capitalist climate crisis are mutually reinforcing each other; at the local level, the internal and external barriers to capital are being felt here: rising sea levels and more devastating storms threaten to devalue real estate – and a climate-induced collapse of the real estate market would weigh on the economy.

Vijay Prashad (2023-11-09). From Gaza and Cuba, They Ask: Are You Human Like Us? dissidentvoice.org Rachid Koraichi (Algeria), One Plate, from A Nation in Exile, c. 1981. More than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli armed forces in Gaza since 7 October, nearly half of them children, according to the most recent report by spokesperson for the Gaza Ministry of Health Dr Ashraf Al-Qudra. Over 25,000 others have been …

WSWS (2023-11-09). What are the US weapons used by Israel in Gaza, and where are they made? wsws.org This report examines the key production sites of US armaments and weapons used in the IDF's genocide of the Palestinian people.

WSWS (2023-11-09). UK government prepares crackdown on political opposition with new "extremism" definition. wsws.org The proposed definition is deeply authoritarian, providing a pretext for the suppression of virtually any form of political opposition and eviscerating the rights to free speech and political association.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-11-08). Paraguayan teachers demand reinstatement of Trade Unionist. plenglish.com Asuncion, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) Dozens of Paraguayan teachers demonstrated on Wednesday to demand the reinstatement of Union leader Carlos Parodi, who was dismissed from his post in 2016 for political reasons during the Horacio Cartes government.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-11-08). Russian ship with humanitarian aid heads for Africa. plenglish.com Moscow, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) A cargo ship laden with 25,000 tons of wheat for humanitarian aid to an African country sailed from the port of Novorossiisk, the press office of the Russian Federal Customs Service reported on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). Culture Fact | Solar term: Beginning of Winter. ecns.cn

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-08). Ambassador meets with Mongolian students to study in Cuba (+Photo). plenglish.com Ulaanbaatar, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Ambassador to Mongolia, Jorge Ferrer, met in this capital on Wednesday with outstanding students from this nation who will study at Cuban universities next year.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-08). Cuba hosts Accessible America 2023 regional event. plenglish.com Matanzas, Cuba, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) The Accessible America 2023 Regional Event, aimed at socializing the management of information and communication technologies (ICT), kicks off in the Cuban beach resort of Varadero on Wednesday.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-08). Cuban prime Minister to expand more ties with China's e-commerce (+Photo). plenglish.com Beijing, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero visited the headquarters of China's leading one-stop e-commerce platform JD.com, highlighting the potentialities of its Excelencias Cuba pavilion.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-08). Sixth Investment Forum winds up at FIHAV 2023. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) The 6th Investment Forum winds up at the 39th Havana International Fair, FIHAV 2023, on Wednesday, and among its main activities taking place at EXPOCUBA fairgrounds until November 11, is to show foreign investment opportunities for the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

Juliana Broad (2023-11-08). New report reveals Big Oil's playbook to silence climate protests. nationofchange.org The new report exposes the strategic use of dissent-chilling lawsuits, and tight-knit relationships between fossil fuel representatives and law enforcement.

Kath Benett (2023-11-08). The USA: the elections are approaching. indybay.org Warmongering at the Middle East, provoking of the further escalation of violence in Ukraine, raising tensions around Taiwan, and non-stopping attempts to set the Balkans on fire are undoubtedly happening due to Washington. It seems that the current White House administration is ready to do everything for winning the next year elections – to make any alliance and to support anyone to hold the power.

Norman Solomon (2023-11-08). Israel's military is part of the US war machine. nationofchange.org As the carnage in Gaza continues, Washington is rushing to provide extra military assistance worth $14 billion.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-11-08). Nuevos bombardeos israelíes en Gaza dejan decenas de muertos. telesurtv.net Decenas de personas fueron asesinadas y otras resultaron heridas, tras el bombardeo de una escuela afiliada a la Agencia de Obras Públicas y Socorro de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-11-08). Al menos 29 muertos dejan inundaciones en Somalia. telesurtv.net El Gobierno nacional declaró el estado de emergencia, tras las fuertes precipitaciones desatadas por al inicio de la estación de lluvias conocida como deyr (octubre a diciembre).

teleSUR, DRL (2023-11-08). Censuran a parlamentaria de EE.UU. por dichos sobre Palestina. telesurtv.net Varios congresistas influyentes del partido demócrata dentro de la Cámara Baja, incluyendo el líder de la minoría demócrata Hakeem Jeffries se unieron a las críticas republicanas hacia Tlaib.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-11-08). El número de muertos en Gaza por ataque sionista sube a 10.569. telesurtv.net A su vez, la ONU denunció que los bombardeos sistemáticos de intereses civiles como los de Israel en Gaza, que han destruido el 45 por ciento de todas las viviendas en ese territorio palestino, están prohibidos.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-11-08). Venezuela afirma que investigación de la CPI tiene motivación política. telesurtv.net El canciller intervino a propósito de la segunda audiencia en la CPI, prevista para la solicitud de apelación presentada por Venezuela.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-11-08). G7 llama a implementar pausa humanitaria en Gaza. telesurtv.net "Todas las partes deben permitir el apoyo humanitario sin trabas para los civiles", reza el comunicado conjunto.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-11-08). Venezuela rechaza aumento de presencia militar de EE.UU. en Guyana. telesurtv.net Venezuela alerta a la comunidad internacional y a los países del Caribe de esta peligrosa maniobra ejecutada por Guyana.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-11-08). Aseguran que deuda tomada por Macri fue para fuga de capitales. telesurtv.net Auditoría realizada a inicios de 2023 reveló que 45.000 millones de dólares que recibió Argentina del préstamo tomado por el exmandatario Mauricio Macri se fugaron al exterior.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-11-08). Presidente de Bolivia presenta informe de tercer año de gestión. telesurtv.net Aseguró que el país ha ido superando de manera progresiva la crisis económica legada por el Gobierno de facto gracias a un modelo económico de desarrollo comunitario, social y productivo.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-11-08). Fuerzas de seguridad intervienen en cárcel de Guayaquil, Ecuador. telesurtv.net A las 05H30 (hora local) se inició la operación con el objetivo de "mantener la seguridad interna y externa del centro".

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-11-08). Presidente ruso destaca aumento de cooperación militar con China. telesurtv.net El mandatario de la nación eslava se reunió con el vicepresidente del Consejo Militar Central de China, Zhang Youxia.

John Wojcik (2023-11-09). Después del 'debate' presidencial republicano, tenemos motivos para tener mucho miedo. peoplesworld.org Los debates de los candidatos republicanos a las primarias, hasta el miércoles por la noche, fueron a menudo durmientes, donde los contendientes pasaban la mayor parte del tiempo peleándose entre sí sobre asuntos personales y sin abordar ningún tema importante. Esta vez, sin embargo, se apartaron de este enfoque y presentaron propuestas sustanciales, la mayoría …

Zo HaDerekh (2023-11-09). Israeli Communists and others take peace protest ban to Supreme Court. peoplesworld.org JERUSALEM—Expect fewer peace demonstrations in Israel, thanks to a decision of the Supreme Court on Wednesday that sided with police who argued protests are a threat to public order. Though many Israelis—Jewish and Arab—have been taking to the streets to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war against Palestinians over the past month, the size of …

Eric A. Gordon (2023-11-09). "Lines in the Dust" dramatizes endemic race discrimination in public education. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Any number of milestones are marked with the current West Coast premiere production of Nikkole Salter's Lines in the Dust (seen opening night, Nov. 4). First, a word about the playwright, an OBIE Award-winner and author of eight full-length plays. Despite being a Los Angeles native—who is now Chair of the …

David Rosenberg (2023-11-09). Are there Jewish alternatives to Zionism? peoplesworld.org The huge demonstrations against the war on Gaza and for justice for Palestine around the world are remarkable. Overwhelmingly young, multicultural, energetic, and united, many of them have another striking phenomenon missing from mainstream media reports. Despite the rhetoric of politicians, media commentators, and Jewish community "leaders" claiming that pro-Palestine actions are a huge affront …

Krista Chan (2023-11-09). Oakland activists blockade port, delaying U.S. weapons cargo bound for Israel. peoplesworld.org OAKLAND—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be waiting an extra nine hours for at least one ship full of weapons intended for his war against Gaza. That's because protesters in Oakland, Calif., blockaded the Cape Orlando, a U.S. military cargo ship which was due to depart for Washington state on Nov. 3 to pick up …

Sam Pizzigati (2023-11-09). UAW win has global significance. peoplesworld.org Working people the world over have celebrated the first of May as "International Labor Day" since 1886, when workers in the United States struggling for an eight-hour day staged a May 1 national protest. Thanks to the New Deal America's auto workers have signed with Detroit's Big Three — Ford, GM, and Stellantis — that …

John Wojcik (2023-11-09). After GOP presidential 'debate,' Americans have cause to be very afraid. peoplesworld.org The debates by the Republican primary candidates, up until Wednesday night, were often sleepers, where the contestants spent most of their time tussling with one another on personal matters and not addressing any important issues. This time, however, they departed from this approach and put forward substantial proposals, most of which would push the world …

Mark Gruenberg (2023-11-09). SAG-AFTRA strike ends with tentative agreement on three-year pact. peoplesworld.org HOLLYWOOD AND NEW YORK -The SAG-AFTRA strike of 160,000 performers against major Hollywood studios, Netflix and similar streaming video producers, Broadway stages, TV networks and their ilk, is over. The two sides agreed on a tentative three-year contract, subject to ratification, and the 118-day walkout ended at 12: 01 am Pacific Time on November 9. The …

Mark Gruenberg (2023-11-08). Las fuerzas anti-MAGA ganan en todo Estados Unidos aplastando a los republicanos. peoplesworld.org RICHMOND, VA.—Anoche, en el estado más rojo, los políticos trumpistas sufrieron la derrota en una ola de victorias logradas por las fuerzas anti-MAGA. Las amplias victorias se produjeron apenas dos días después de que la encuesta del New York Times/Siena mostrara que el presidente Biden iba detrás de Trump en estados clave, poniendo en duda …

Joel Wendland-Liu (2023-11-08). Tactical questions abound in new book, 'A People's History of Grand Rapids'. peoplesworld.org Grand Rapids is Michigan's second-largest city, a place where political and economic life is dominated by a small group of billionaires and millionaires, most of whom don't live in the city proper. Names like Meijer, Pew, DeVos, Secchia, Van Andel, and Cook are plastered on the city's landmarks, university buildings, hospitals, and other major buildings. …

_____ (2023-11-09). Preventable Harm: Letter to Sir Iain Duncan Smith, MP. truepublica.org.uk Mo Stewart Research Fellow, Centre for Welfare Reform Research Lead, Preventable Harm Project …

A Guest Author (2023-11-09). Bay area activists block warship for nine hours in Port of Oakland. workers.org Protesters blockade Israeli ship, Oakland, California, Nov. 3, 2023. Port of Oakland, California The emergency text went out early Friday morning [Nov. 3]. A ship had pulled into the Port of Oakland bound for apartheid Israel. Within an hour, hundreds of demonstrators converged in front of the ship chanting, "Free . . . |

A Guest Author (2023-11-09). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine statement: 'We are on the threshold of achieving a historic victory'. workers.org Demonstration in Berlin, May 22, 2021. This edited statement was released by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Central Media Office, Nov. 5, 2023. The enemy's perpetration of a new massacre in Al-Maghazi and the continuation of the war of extermination is evidence of bankruptcy, incapacity and confusion. . . . |

A Guest Author (2023-11-09). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine'We are on the threshold of achieving a historic victory'. workers.org Demonstration in Berlin, May 22, 2021. This edited statement was released by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Central Media Office, Nov. 5, 2023. The enemy's perpetration of a new massacre in Al-Maghazi and the continuation of the war of extermination is evidence of bankruptcy, incapacity and confusion. . . . |

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-11-09). White House Orders Pentagon Airstrikes on Eastern Syria. globalresearch.ca

Adam H Johnson (2023-11-09). Biden Again Pretends To Be Powerless — This Time About Gaza. levernews.com

Andrés Pabón Lara (2023-11-09). De la Antigua Roma a la Argentina del balotaje. globalizacion.ca Dice un conocido adagio que quien no conoce su historia está condenado a repetirla. Pero no debemos entenderlo en su sentido literal. Esta expresión de saber popular encierra, como toda síntesis, elementos de verdad que suelen tergiversarse si se asumen…

Angela (2023-11-09). Thursday 11/9: SF: Shut It Down For Palestine. indybay.org SF Federal Building | 90 7th St. | San Francisco…

Angela (2023-11-09). Friday 11/10: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Anika Collier Navaroli (2023-11-09). Israel's War Will Expand Surveillance for Us All. progressive.org Historically, when war or conflict happens, marginalized populations undergo Big Brother-level surveillance. The war in Israel-Palestine may be the beginning of a global war that creates dystopian authoritarian surveillance states.

Ann Brown (2023-11-09). Congresswoman On Declining Black Support For Biden: They Don't Know How Any Of This Works. moguldom.com Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election owed much to the unwavering support of Black voters. Yet, as the 2024 election approaches, the Democrats are concerned about the eroding support among Black voters for Biden's reelection campaign. But freshman Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett seems to blame the decline on perception and Black voters not having …

Ari Paul (2023-11-09). Conflating Jewish and pro-Israel is wrong and misleading. mronline.org As protests erupt worldwide against Israel's ferocious bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza, which has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 Palestinians, U.S. media ponder how all of this impacts Jewish people.

Ariel Gold (2023-11-09). Who's Drinking Netanyahu's Amalek Kool-Aid? counterpunch.org "You must 'remember what Amalek has done to you," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admonished on October 28, announcing the "second phase," a ground invasion, of Israel's war in Gaza. Amalek, in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), is a nation that ambushed the Israelites making their way to the Promised Land. Following the attack, which they

Ariel Gold (2023-11-09). Who's Drinking Netanyahu's Genocidal Amalek Kool-Aid? globalresearch.ca

Audrey Boytim (2023-11-09). Baltimore Rallies for Palestine. workers.org Baltimore, Nov. 1, 2023. Baltimore Hundreds of people were out at Baltimore's Penn Station on Nov. 1 to protest against Israel's genocide of Palestinians. The rally, led by Baltimore Palestine Solidarity, If Not Now, Jewish Voice for Peace and Ujima People's Party, targeted U.S. political and economic support for the . . . |

Cecilia Vergara Mattei (2023-11-09). Chilenos, votantes seriales en busca de una Constitución. globalizacion.ca Tras la derrota en las urnas del primer intento de reemplazar la Constitución escrita al final de la dictadura pinochetista, el oficialismo en Chile encabezado por el presidente Gabriel Boric perdió el control del proceso constituyente y, ahora, el 17…

Chris Hedges (2023-11-09). Israel's Final Solution for the Palestinians. Chris Hedges. globalresearch.ca

Committee on the Judiciary, the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government (2023-11-09). The Weaponization of "Disinformation" Pseudo-experts and Bureaucrats: How the Federal Government Partnered with Universities to Censor Americans' Political Speech. globalresearch.ca

David Cole (2023-11-09). We've Defended Trump's First Amendment Rights, but his Latest Jan. 6 Indictment Claims are Nonsense. aclu.org This editorial was Does the First Amendment shield Donald Trump from prosecution for conspiracy to obstruct the 2020 election results? | Trump's lawyer has proclaimed the indictment

David Giesen (2023-11-09). Saturday 11/11: Armistice Day walking tour: the territorial imperative is the issue. indybay.org lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…

Drago Bosnic (2023-11-09). Why Are Ukrainian POWs Joining the Russian Military? globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Expo expands biz for developing nations. ecns.cn The China International Import Expo has given companies from Least Developed Countries a premier platform to showcase their products and expand businesses, helping create more local jobs and improve their quality of life.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Countries relish CIIE opportunities. ecns.cn Sixty-nine countries and three international organizations showcased themselves at the Country Exhibition area of the sixth China International Import Expo in Shanghai, in a bid to access growth opportunities in a big market like China.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Minister calls for more mineral exploration. ecns.cn China aims to step up its exploration of mineral resources to bolster its reserves and production amid growing international supply risks, a senior official said.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Measures aim to boost cross-Strait travel. ecns.cn Ten entry-exit measures will come into effect on Jan 1 to boost travel between the mainland and Taiwan and to deepen integrated cross-Strait development.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Property risks tolerable with smarter financing. ecns.cn China is capable of preventing risks in its real estate sector from spreading to its financial system, and will meet the appropriate financing needs of property developers under all types of ownership as equals, the central bank said on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). High-tech vessel joins nation's maritime fleet. ecns.cn China's latest ocean patrol ship was delivered for service in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Wednesday, as the nation seeks to bolster its fleet that safeguards its territorial claims and other interests in the South China Sea and other waters.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). China's CPI down 0.2% in October. ecns.cn China's consumer price index, the main gauge of inflation, declined 0.2 percent in October on a yearly basis, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Top world scientists confident in China's scientific development. ecns.cn Foreign scientists have expressed their confidence in China's scientific development and say they are looking forward to more collaboration with Chinese scientists and research centers.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Need for protection of civilians underscored. ecns.cn The Israel-Palestine conflict has become the deadliest period for journalists and aid workers, with experts calling for a return to respecting international humanitarian laws and for an immediate cease-fire amid the worsening security situation and lack of protection for civilians.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Scrutiny on internet copyright tightened. ecns.cn China's copyright supervision in the fields of the internet and new business forms will be tightened so that it can purify the online environment and promote innovation, according to the country's copyright regulator.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Over 1,000 millennia-old stone artifacts found in north China. ecns.cn Over 1,000 ancient stone artifacts dating back to the Paleolithic era, also known as the Old Stone Age, spanning from 2.6 million years ago to 10,000 years ago, have been unearthed at the Xiacun archaeological site.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). China issues guideline for new public-private partnership mechanism. ecns.cn China on Wednesday released a guideline for the new cooperation mechanism between government agencies and social capital, aiming to further deepen the reform of the infrastructure investment and financing system while effectively stimulating the vitality of private investment.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). GDP growth expected at around 5% this year: central bank governor. ecns.cn China is expected to achieve its annual GDP growth target of about 5 percent this year, based on the expansion of 5.2 percent in the first three quarters.

Editor (2023-11-09). Al-Aqsa Flood: Imperialism, Zionism and Reactionism in the 21st Century. mronline.org On October 7, 2023, between 2-3,000 Palestinian fighters from various political factions, including Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the DFLP (Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine) and the PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) among others, broke the 16-year-old siege of Gaza.

Editor (2023-11-09). Australia's Greens Party walks out of session in pro-Palestine protest. mronline.org Greens Party leader Mehreen Faruqi calls out the Labor's "weasel words" which "are not going to stop war crimes" by "Israel".

Editor (2023-11-09). Leak shows ex-Trump ambassador to Israel threatening NYU over Palestine protests. mronline.org The Grayzone has obtained a letter signed by former President Trump's fanatically pro-settler ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, and sent to New York University leadership demanding the school crack down on free speech to satisfy Israeli interests.

Editor (2023-11-09). Revolutionary Rupture: A review of China Miéville's A Spectre, Haunting. mronline.org China Miéville is the most important UK author of the early twenty-first century; his Bas Lag fantasy trilogy brought a new kind of socially-conscious weird fiction into the mainstream of British literature.

Frank Cappello (2023-11-09). LEVER TIME: Pennsylvania Matters In 2024 (w/ Gov. Josh Shapiro). levernews.com

Global Research News (2023-11-09). Selected Articles: Viciousness Regnant: Humanitarianism as a Weasel Word. globalresearch.ca By It may be time to reconsider the use of such words as "humanitarian" and "humanitarianism". There has been little of that sort evidenced in the …

Health Freedom Defense Fund (2023-11-09). Do You Know What's in a Vaccine? Chemical Ingredients. globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-11-09). Laying the BRICS for a Reshaped Global Order. infobrics.org At the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg on 24 August 2023, the bloc's five members — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — announced the invitation of six new countries — Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Effective 1 January 2024, BRICS countries will represent almost half the world's population…

infobrics (2023-11-09). BRICS and BRI: Leading the Tide Against Biden's New World Order. infobrics.org The need for a new world order is a recurring theme in the era of an emerging multipolar world. For the US, the current global hegemon, it involves adjusting to the reality of a shifting balance of power, which the US must come to terms with…

infobrics (2023-11-09). What Is the "Big Idea" of Russia-India Relations?>. infobrics.org Russian-Indian strategic cooperation has been successfully developing for many decades. The USSR was one of the key countries that provided assistance and support to the young Indian republic in its formative years. Over the years of development of bilateral relations, Moscow has made significant efforts to develop India's economy, industrial sector and education system, and actively developed military-technical cooperation programmes…

infobrics (2023-11-09). More than 100 UK companies admit to violating anti-Russian sanctions. infobrics.org Russia comfortably deflected G7 attempts to impose a price cap.

infobrics (2023-11-09). Chinese military bases in the Middle East — threat to whom?>. infobrics.org The activities of US forces in the region only contribute to unnecessary tensions and destabilization. This stands in stark contrast to China's plans, as Beijing maintains a strong partnership with everyone in the region.

infobrics (2023-11-09). Israel reportedly excluding Russian citizens from lists of people allowed to leave Gaza. infobrics.org The Zionist regime is using its ability to control Gaza's borders as a weapon to blackmail countries that do not support war on Palestine.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-09). Gaza is Hiroshima. libya360.wordpress.com Ramzy Baroud The West is Collectively Responsible for Israel's Genocide On October 20, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, stood on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing, between Egypt and besieged Gaza. Guterres was not the only international figure to travel to the Gaza border, hoping to mobilize the international community in the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-09). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Demands UNRWA Assume its Responsibilities. libya360.wordpress.com The Refugee Affairs Department of the Popular Front calls on UNRWA to assume its responsibilities towards our people away from interfering in matters that do not concern it. The Refugee Affairs Department of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine called on the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to assume its responsibilities towards…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-09). The 'Hamas Human Shield' Justification for Israeli War Crimes. libya360.wordpress.com Vanessa Beeley What separates Israel, the United States and other democracies when it comes to incredibly difficult situations like this is our respect for international law and, as appropriate, the laws of war. We do everything we can, in these situations, to avoid civilian casualties. That is in direct contrast with Hamas which uses people…

isabella (2023-11-09). Why Maximus Workers Are Walking off the Job. inequality.org

Ju-Hyun Park, Dave Zirin (2023-11-09). Inside Ron DeSantis's takeover of a Florida liberal arts college. therealnews.com Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's war on education has been a major pillar of his administration, and the tiny liberal New College of Florida is now a laboratory for his political agenda. Dave Zirin speaks with Mike Sanderson of the Studio Production: Cameron Granadino | Post-Production: David Hebden | Audio Post-Production: David Hebden | Opening Sequence: Cameron Granadino | Music by: Eze Jackson & Carlos Guillen | <...

Kevin Gosztola (2023-11-09). Israel's Assault on Gaza: Growing Dissent At the US State Department. thedissenter.org

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-11-09). A Armênia reforàßa de forma abismal o seu alinhamento com os EUA. globalresearch.ca A aproximaàßà£o entre a Armênia e os EUA parece estar a progredir rapidamente. Um importante oficial militar armênio está na Alemanha em conversaàßàµes com representantes americanos para assinar um tratado de cooperaàßà£o entre Yerevan e a OTAN. Esperam-se num futuro …

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-11-09). Arab-Iran Amity Is a Geopolitical Reality. globalresearch.ca

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-11-09). Arab-Iran amity is a geopolitical reality. peoplesdispatch.org The forthcoming first visit by Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi to Saudi Arabia on November 13 marks a milestone in the rapprochement between the two countries mediated by China in March. The relationship is fast acquiring a qualitatively new level of solidarity in the context of the Palestine-Israel conflict. | This marks a shift in the tectonic plates in regional politics, which has long been dominated by the United States but no longer so. The latest China-UAE initiative on Monday to promote a ceasefire in Gaza was rounded off with an extraordinary spectacle of diplomacy at the UN headquarters in New York as the…

Martha Grevatt (2023-11-09). Ohio vote: Big win for reproductive justice. workers.org Reproductive justice activists rally to support Issue 1 on the November ballot, Oct. 8, 2023 Cleveland Reproductive justice advocates scored a historic victory on Election Day in Ohio. With almost 57% in favor, voters passed an amendment to the state constitution — Issue 1 on the ballot — enshrining the . . . |

Michael Jansen (2023-11-09). Israel's Systematic 'De-development' of Gaza Began with Its Permanent Occupation. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Mayo Clinic Minute: Stacking your exercise over the weekend. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Researchers have found that condensing exercise into a few days is as effective as spreading activity out across a week. Dr. Wes Troyer, a Mayo Clinic physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, explains how people who stack their workouts can avoid common injuries and reap the benefits of their activity. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/MVa2mkwL7dw Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 57) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Consumer Health: Breast cancer in men. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Breast cancer may be thought of as a disease that affects only women. It's the second-most common cancer diagnosed in women in the U.S., and it will affect 1 in 8 women, according to the American Cancer Society. Much of the messaging around breast cancer research focuses on the disease in women. However, breast cancer can occur in men as well. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about breast cancer…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Consumer Health: Living with COPD. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org November is National COPD Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. COPD is a leading cause of disability and death in the U.S., according to the American Lung Association. More than 12.5 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with COPD, but millions more may have the disease without knowing it. COPD is a chronic inflammatory lung disease caused by long-term exposure to irritating…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Consumer Health: Do you need more dietary fiber or less? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dietary fiber, also known as roughage or bulk, includes the parts of plant foods your body can't digest or absorb. Unlike other food components, such as fats, proteins or carbohydrates — which your body breaks down and absorbs — fiber isn't digested by your body. Instead, it passes relatively intact through your stomach, small intestine and colon and out of your body. Fiber is commonly classified as soluble, which dissolves in water, or insoluble, which…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Mayo Clinic Minute: What a Mayo Clinic pediatrician says about the flu vaccine and kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Young children and older adults are particularly susceptible to severe flu-related illness. That's why Dr. Angela Mattke, a pediatrician with Mayo Clinic's Children's Center, says it's important that kids and adults get their seasonal flu vaccine. She says you should get vaccinated well before the holidays because it takes two weeks for the flu vaccine to become fully effective. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/eleYLD8mfkY Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 10) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treatment for a parastomal hernia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My friend had a stoma created after years of managing Crohn's disease. She recently had surgery to repair a hernia. What is a stoma, and are these types of hernias common? What is the typical treatment? ANSWER: Occasionally, the surgical treatment of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and other gastrointestinal, gynecologic, or urologic conditions, both cancerous or benign, may require reconstruction or removal of the bladder, colon, or rectum. Surgeons may use other…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Fertility considerations in cancer treatment: Preserving hope for the future. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm a 28-year-old woman recently diagnosed with breast cancer. My care team recommends starting treatment as soon as possible. While I'm ready to do the necessary treatments, I'm worried about the affect it may have on my ability to have children in the future. Are there options that can help preserve my fertility during cancer treatment? ANSWER: When a person is diagnosed with cancer, the focus is often on immediate treatment and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Mayo Clinic expert explains why a change is needed when talking about dementia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org One of the challenges in addressing Alzheimer's disease, dementia, cognitive impairment and aging is not related to the conditions themselves but rather the terminology. That's according to Dr. Ronald Petersen, director of the Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, who suggests a new framework for dementia nomenclature is needed. Inconsistent use of terms such as Alzheimer's disease and dementia has compromised progress in clinical care, research and development of therapeutics. Dementia-associated stigma further contributes to…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Mayo Clinic Minute: Nonsurgical treatment for uterine fibroids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Uterine fibroids are the leading cause of women undergoing hysterectomies, leaving them unable to bear children. Fibroids often are diagnosed in women between 20 and 40. They can cause heavy menstrual bleeding, pain and infertility. Dr. Michelle Louie, a Mayo Clinic gynecologic surgeon and fibroid specialist, says there's a newer nonsurgical procedure to remove fibroids. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/59C6mvXPF7I Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 04) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Mayo Clinic Minute: How change in sunlight can affect your mood. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Many parts of the U.S. — and the world — will soon "fall back" as daylight saving time ends and clocks fall back one hour. This year, the change takes place in the U.S. at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 5. That means an extra hour of sleep — and earlier sunrises and sunsets. How does less sun affect your mood and level of energy? Dr. Jesse Bracamonte, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why is your arm sore after a flu shot? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A flu shot can't give you the flu, but it can, and often does, cause arm soreness. Dr. Jesse Bracamonte, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says it's a common side effect of the flu shot and other vaccinations. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/V6K3WM09DZA Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 55) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. You just got a shot in the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Beyond BRCA1/2: Pinpointing the risk of inherited breast cancer genes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Immunohistochemistry for HER2 shows positive membrane staining in this infiltrating ductal carcinoma. At the molecular level, breast cancer is typically broken down into four major subtypes — triple-negative, HER2-positive, luminal A and luminal B — each with different degrees of aggressiveness and responses to treatment. Risk can be a complicated and confounding concept, particularly when it comes to life-or-death situations like cancer. The discovery of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes in the 1990s enabled many…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to know about aging and joint replacements. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As people age, their joints change. Sometimes, this can lead to arthritis, causing pain in areas like the knees and hips. Dr. Rafael Sierra, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, says arthritis and joint replacements are not inevitable. However, conditions like birth defects and structural issues can increase the risk of hip or knee problems that may result in the need for replacement. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/t7BJPq17UWs Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Exploring advanced breast cancer screening options. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mammograms have been a standard screening for breast cancer since the 1970s. They have transformed early breast cancer detection and diagnosis by identifying breast cancer before it causes signs and symptoms. Mammograms have been shown to reduce the risk of dying of breast cancer and have saved countless lives. New screening options go beyond traditional mammography with advancements that may not be familiar. Here's what you need to know about the most common options and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert shares good news and bad news about angina. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LONDON — Angina, chest discomfort caused by reduced blood flow to the heart, is a common symptom of coronary artery disease. There is good news and bad news, explains Stephen Brecker, M.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London. The good news: Angina often is treatable. The bad news: While people may think angina affects only the elderly, it can occur in younger people too. The pain of angina can vary widely. Most often,…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Mayo Clinic Minute: When to consider deep brain stimulation for essential tremor. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Essential tremor is a nervous system condition that causes involuntary and rhythmic shaking. While it is often mistaken for Parkinson's disease, Dr. Philip Tipton, a Mayo Clinic neurologist, says essential tremor is very different. There are treatment options for essential tremor, including deep brain stimulation. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/AWzoMEbpExQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 10) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Essential…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Researchers discover new molecular drug targets for progressive neurological disorder. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org There is no cure for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a brain disorder marked by walking and balance difficulties. Its symptoms also mimic Parkinson's disease and dementia. The condition leads to rapid, progressive decline and death. In a new paper published in Nature Communications, Mayo researchers and collaborators outline new therapeutic targets that may lead to potential future treatments for PSP, as well as Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. People with PSP usually are diagnosed in their late 60s and 70s….

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Mayo Clinic's DNA study reveals BRCA1 mutations in 3 sisters, prompts life-changing decisions. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org (Sisters left to right: Chris Swatfager, Cindy Larson, Carrie Patnode and Amy Scheid. Photo is courtesy of Chris Swatfager.) Sisters often share certain genetic traits, such as hair color and facial features. But for three sisters from Minnesota, they discovered a much deeper connection — a shared genetic mutation known to dramatically increase their risk for breast and ovarian cancer. Their BRCA1 variants came to light through a Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine DNA sequencing study. The…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Advanced treatments target advanced shoulder issues. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Shoulder pain, weakness and range of motion loss can keep you from the activities you need and love to do, whether it's lifting boxes on the job, putting away dishes in the kitchen or hitting that powerful tennis serve. Wear and tear, injury, certain medical conditions and age can take a toll on how your shoulder functions. Sometimes, the treatment is pretty straightforward, with options ranging from physical therapy to injections or surgery. But other…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Mayo hospitals earn highest grades for patient safety from Leapfrog Group. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hospitals across Mayo Clinic scored high marks for patient safety, earning A grades from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit organization that provides safety ratings. The ratings are intended to help patients choose their preferred healthcare destinations. Mayo Clinic hospitals that received an A grade are: Arizona Mayo Clinic Hospital Florida Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Mayo Clinic Hospital — Rochester Mayo Clinic Health System Albert Lea and Austin, Minnesota Eau Claire, Wisconsin Fairmont, Minnesota…

oliviaalperstein (2023-11-09). FACT SHEET: Invest in Communities, Not Violence. ips-dc.org

Palestine Legal (2023-11-09). Legal Organizations Put Members of Congress on Notice of Complicity in Genocide. indybay.org The National Lawyers Guild, Palestine Legal and the Center for Constitutional Rights send Notice & Demand Letter to all Congressional Representatives…

Patricia Harrity (2023-11-09). Gates Foundation's Venture Into "AI for Global Health" Will Produce Far More Harm Than Good — BMJ Report Warns. expose-news.com The Gates Foundation's "AI initiative" is getting scrutinised, and criticised, from a variety of points of view. And now a trio of academics has offered their take on the controversial push into …

Patricia Harrity (2023-11-09). "Oxford AstraZeneca Covid Jab Was 'Defective', Claims Landmark Legal Case" writes the Telegraph, but is it Just Damage Limitation? expose-news.com AstraZeneca is being sued in the High Court in a test case by Jamie Scott, a father-of-two who suffered a significant permanent brain injury that has left him unable to work as a result …

Patricia Harrity (2023-11-09). Will Bill Gates's "Digital ID" Become Mandatory to Participate in Society? globalresearch.ca

Pedro Barragán (2023-11-09). La deuda local en China: el último sainete occidental. globalizacion.ca Estamos asistiendo a una campaña occidental que trata de difundir la idea de la quiebra económica de China. | Es evidente que todas las actuaciones de bloqueo, prohibición y desacoplamiento contra las empresas y la economía china por parte de Estados…

prasanth1584 (2023-11-09). Thousands displaced in Myanmar amid renewed fighting. peoplesdispatch.org Over Since October 26, seven attacks across Shan State have led to blocking of major trade routes on the China borders. "We are alarmed by the heavy fighting, particularly in Shan State in the northern part of the country, with reports of airstrikes that…

Prof. Yakov M. Rabkin (2023-11-09). Why So Many Jews Denounce Israel's War on Gaza. globalresearch.ca

Rhoda Wilson (2023-11-09). Anastrozole — Here we go again giving experimental drugs to perfectly healthy women. expose-news.com The NHS has said around 289,000 women could be offered anastrozole. It comes after UK medicine regulators approved the drug on Monday under Britain's Medicines Repurposing Programme, a new approvals process that …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-11-09). New Zealand medicine regulator extends provisional authorisation for Pfizer covid mRNA injection for two years. expose-news.com Medsafe, the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, announced last week that it had renewed Pfizer's provisional consent to distribute its covid "vaccines" in New Zealand for another two years. …

Robert Inlakesh (2023-11-09). "The Hamas Attack": What Really Happened on October 7? globalresearch.ca

Safe Ag Safe Schools (2023-11-09). Farmworker communities protest new regulation of cancer-causing pesticide as racist. indybay.org November 7th, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) sent its new regulation for 1,3-D use regarding residential bystanders to the Office of Administrative Law, setting the target exposure level at 0.56 ppb — allowing for 14 times more 1,3-D in the air than the State's official lifetime cancer risk warning level, and aligning perfectly with Dow Chemical's stated desires.

Samuel Farber (2023-11-09). The Gaza Carnage in Context. fpif.org A great tragedy is taking place in Gaza where more than two million Palestinians are being bombarded daily by the Israeli armed forces, with scarce or no water, electricity, and medicine because of the siege imposed by the Israeli army to prevent the entry of every kind of goods and services to the area. Gazans are also confronting an Israeli army invasion that has killed many more innocent civilians than those who perished in southern Israel on October 7, and that appears to be an attempt to eliminate by whatever means the Hamas and Palestinian presence in Gaza. | The U.S. mass media (newspapers, radio and telev…

Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein (2023-11-09). Ucrania será la primera batalla ganada en el mundo que está naciendo. globalizacion.ca Mientras en Palestina se produce un genocidio en vivo y en directo que ya dura más de un mes, auspiciado y alimentado militarmente por Estados Unidos, Ucrania, la otra hija putativa de Washington se debate en el olvido. | Noviembre ha…

Shamus Cooke (2023-11-09). The US Establishment has a Palestinian Problem. counterpunch.org The appalling war crimes in Gaza committed by the Zionist state have stunned and enraged anyone with a conscience, since the average human can only withstand so many children being slaughtered — the current count is over 4,100 — while food, water, and fuel are withheld from an entire population that is having schools, hospitals,

Steve Gillis (2023-11-09). Massachusetts solidarity with Palestine. workers.org Fawaz Abusharkh of the Palestinian House of New England leading marchers through Salem, Massachusetts, Nov. 4, 2023. Boston The greater Boston area experienced a weeklong upsurge of actions for Palestine culminating on Nov. 4. Cambridge cops, state cops and agents of Homeland Security brutally attacked nearly 200 peaceful protesters who . . . |

Steven Sahiounie (2023-11-09). Biden-Blinken Failed Diplomacy Results in Genocide in Gaza. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2023-11-09). Argentines Carry Out a March Against Racism in Buenos Aires. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Afro-descendant population held the first march against racism in Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina. | RELATED: | People left Mayo Square towards the headquarters of Congress, where the Afro-Argentinian community presented a series of demands. | "The march seeks to make visible the struggle that we have been maintaining for several decades in Argentina, a beautiful nation blessed by t…

teleSUR (2023-11-09). Gaza's Children in Dire Need of Psychological Support. telesurenglish.net Mohammed al-Amasi, a Gaza-based young Palestinian, took the initiative with five colleagues to launch an education-through-fun program to help ease the mental stress of child war survivors in the conflict-ravaged enclave. | RELATED: | Every day, the volunteer group visits schools-turned-refugee centers, one after another across Gaza, to bring laughter and play to the displaced children and their families. Drawing, story-telling, singing, play…

teleSUR (2023-11-09). Israeli Army Kills 8 Palestinians During Raid in Jenin. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Israeli occupation forces carried out a raid in the city of Jenin that left 8 Palestinians dead and 14 people injured. | RELATED: | "Forces of the occupation army broke into the Jenin refugee camp and their snipers climbed to the roofs of several buildings, while bulldozers destroyed the streets and infrastructure," the WAFA news agency reported. | Israeli forces also surrounded the Khalil Suleiman government hospital…

teleSUR (2023-11-09). Nicaragua Supports Venezuela's Referendum on Essequibo. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega expressed his support for Venezuela's referendum on the Essequibo and recognized the historical right of the Bolivarian nation over this territory. | RELATED: | Ortega stressed that the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is fighting a battle for the independence and sovereignty of his country similar to the battle that the liberator Simon Bolivar and the commander Hugo…

teleSUR (2023-11-09). Russia Says to Pave Way for Early Truce in Gaza. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that Russia is making efforts to help pave the way for a diplomatic solution and an early ceasefire in Gaza. | RELATED: | "We are undertaking intensive efforts to de-escalate the conflict, to achieve an early ceasefire," she announced, adding that President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov remain in constant contact with officials from the region.

teleSUR (2023-11-09). Russia's Baltic Fleet Conducts Large-Scale Live-Fire Drills. telesurenglish.net Over 1,000 troops from the Baltic Fleet's army corps and naval infantry units are participating in live-fire exercises at training grounds in Russia's Kaliningrad region. | RELATED: | "Servicemen of the Baltic Fleet's combined naval infantry and army corps units, stationed in the Kaliningrad region, are conducting tactical gunnery exercises using the latest techniques adapted to modern warfare, which include th…

teleSUR (2023-11-09). US Artists and Studios Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) announced that they had reached a tentative agreement that should end the actors' 118-day strike and breathe life back into Hollywood within weeks. | RELATED: | SAG-AFTRA is an American labor union representing approximately 160,000 media professionals worl…

teleSUR (2023-11-09). Venezuela Was Deprived of a Significant Extension of Its Territory. telesurenglish.net In an interview on Wednesday during the program 'Journalists Ask,' the executive vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, referred to the territorial dispute over the Essequiba Guayana saying that "the truth is that Venezuela was deprived of an important extension of its territory." | RELATED: | We were born with that territory; even, in the formation as Captaincy General that territory was part of Venezuela,…

Workers World Party (2023-11-09). PDF of November 9 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Record numbers turn out in solidarity with Palestine Worldwide resistance to Israeli apartheid — a right and a duty Bay area activists block warship for nine hours Download the PDF. More PDF back-issues here. |

a guest author (2023-11-08). Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine on 'Yemen Today'. workers.org The representative of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine in Yemen, Khaled Khalifa, spoke during a meeting with "Yemen Today" channel. This statement was issued by Resistance News Network on Nov. 6, 2023. There is a great consensus between the leadership in Yemen and the people towards the . . . |

Betsey Piette (2023-11-08). 'Cease-fire Now!' protest fills 30th Street Station. workers.org As the clock struck 4: 30 p.m. on Nov. 2, over 300 people began to fill the huge center lobby of Philadelphia's 30th Street Station, unfurling giant banners that read "Cease-fire Now!" Many sat down in protest to demand an end to the Israeli genocide in Gaza. A large number wore . . . |

Betsey Piette (2023-11-08). Record numbers turn out in solidarity with Palestine. workers.org In a massive historic march on the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 4, 300,000 protesters demanded that President Joe Biden call an immediate halt to the U.S./Israeli genocidal war on 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza and end U.S. aid to Israel. Chants of, "Biden, Biden you can't hide, we . . . |

Caleb Crowder (2023-11-08). The Huge Paradox at Biden's Summit of Latin American Leaders. ips-dc.org President Joe Biden recently convened Latin American leaders in Washington for the inaugural summit of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity, a forum the administration What do they mean by "high standard"? In their

Editor (2023-11-08). Worldwide resistance to Israeli apartheid — a right and a duty. workers.org In a movement spanning every continent, millions of people are in the streets chanting, "Free, free Palestine!" In Jakarta, Indonesia, for example, 2 million people marched against Israeli apartheid Nov. 5. Where there are bans or limits on Palestine solidarity actions, as in Germany and France, the people are defying . . . |

Frank Lara, Executive Vice President of UESF (2023-11-05). Educators in San Francisco Win Historic Tentative Agreement. liberationnews.org On Friday, October 20, after a 12 hour bargaining marathon, UESF and SFUSD came to a historic tentative agreement. After having bargained since March, the powerful "big bargaining team" of UESF was able to build upon the momentum of thousands of educators showing they were ready to do whatever it took to win the public schools San Francisco students and families deserved.

Kathy Kelly (2023-11-08). Calling for a 'Pause' in Israel's Assault on Gaza Isn't Enough. progressive.org The Biden Administration must demand a full ceasefire, not a temporary pause, to stop the violence.

oliviaalperstein (2023-11-08). Yes, We Actually Can Do Something About CEO Pay. ips-dc.org

teleSUR (2023-11-08). 14 Dead Due to Floods in Somalia. telesurenglish.net The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, through its Somalia Water and Land Information Management, warned of further flooding across Somalia, estimated to impact 1.2 million people residing in riverine areas. | An estimated 2,400 people remain trapped by floodwaters in Luuq district, Jubaland state, southern Somalia. Nov. 8, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-11-08). Barbados & Trinidad and Tobago for New Fishery Agreement. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago agreed to move quickly toward concluding a new fishery agreement. | RELATED: | Although the parties did not identify a timeline for initiating negotiations, they considered launching a collaborative research regime to conduct a sub-regional assessment of fish stocks with a focus on specific species, Barbados Today reported. | According to a joint statement, "crucially, the…

teleSUR (2023-11-08). China Calls for Immediate Cessation of Hostilities in Gaza. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, called on the parties to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to immediately cease hostilities. | RELATED: | Since the outbreak of the new round of conflict, Palestinians in Gaza have languished amid indiscriminate bombardment. They are not spared even in hospitals, schools, refugee camps, and UN facilities. In United Nations Secretary Antonio Guterres'

teleSUR (2023-11-08). Deaths and Injured in Gaza Increase Due to Israeli Bombardments. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, several media sources denounced that dozens of Palestinians were killed or wounded in the last hours as a result of new bombardments by the Israeli air force and artillery against the Gaza Strip. | RELATED: | The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said that fighter jets launched raids on Gaza City, especially in the neighborhoods of Tal Al-Hawa, Al-Rimal Al-Janobi, Al-Sabra, Al-Nasr, Sheikh Radwan…

teleSUR (2023-11-08). Honduras Rejects Criticism From US Senator Rubio. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Honduran Foreign Affairs Minister Enrique Reina demanded respect for national sovereignty and rejected criticism of its internal affairs after a U.S. senator claimed President Xiomara Castro governed with a "heavy hand." | RELATED: | "We completely reject these false, unfounded accusations," Reina said regarding the statements of U.S. Republican Senator Marco Rubio, who said that the Honduran president faile…

teleSUR (2023-11-08). Humanitarian Situation Worsens in Gaza Without Basic Services. telesurenglish.net According to a report by Environment and Health and the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, the water situation in the Gaza Strip is critical and has worsened due to the Israeli assaults. As a result, many people have no access to clean water and have to rely on polluted, saline water or wait in long lines for water trucks. | RELATED: | According to the World Food Programme (WFP), Gaza is facing a severe food s…

teleSUR (2023-11-08). Israeli Strikes Have So Far Killed 10,569 Palestinians. telesurenglish.net The Gaza-based Palestinian Health Ministry reported on Wednesday that at least 10,569 Palestinians (40% of them children) have been killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7. | RELATED: | According to Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman for the health ministry, the dead include 4,324 children, 2,823 women and 649 elderly people, while more than 26,000 people have been injured in Israeli assaults. | He said…

teleSUR (2023-11-08). Italy to Build Migrant Reception Centers in Albania. telesurenglish.net A new plan jointly announced by Italy and Albania aimed at curbing the number of would-be refugees landing on Italy's shores could serve as a "model" for Europe's efforts to grapple with migration-related issues, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday. | RELATED: | "The plan strengthens the strategic partnership between Italy and Albania with three objectives: combat human trafficking, prevent irregu…

teleSUR (2023-11-08). Nigeria: Canada Suspends Operations After Embassy Explosion. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Canada suspended its operations in Nigeria while it investigates the tragic and deadly explosion that rocked its embassy in Abuja, the country's capital. | RELATED: | According to official reports, the incident occurred on Monday morning and resulted in the loss of at least two lives and damage to part of the Canadian embassy in Abuja. | Details on the exact cause of the explosion remain scarce, but the government said an investiga…

teleSUR (2023-11-08). Norway Suspends Participation in CFE Treaty. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the government of Norway decided on Tuesday to temporarily suspend its participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) in response to Russia's withdrawal from the pact. | RELATED: | Oslo condemned Russia's decision, which it said "undermined the European security architecture, which has been the cornerstone of stability in Europe since the Cold War." | The government said it will continuously assess the duration of the susp…

teleSUR (2023-11-08). PDVSA and Maurel & Prom Sign Framework Agreement. telesurenglish.net This is an agreement "for the increase of production, which is extremely important and will allow continue strengthening the development of the state-owned oil company for the benefit of the national economy," said Pedro Rafael Tellechea. | Framework agreement between Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and the French company Maurel & Prom. Nov. 8, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-11-08). Rains in Sao Paulo Leave Eight Brazilians Dead. telesurenglish.net Since last week, the state of Sao Paulo has been exposed to heavy rains and flooding that have caused repeated power outages and left 8 dead so far. | RELATED: | The eighth victim died in Ibiuna City due to blows caused by a falling tree. Other people also died from falling walls and trees, as well as from the sinking of a small boat on Ilhabela island. | Security services have received over 2,000 calls for incidents in 40 ci…

teleSUR (2023-11-08). The Ecuadorian State to Protect Guillermo Lasso Until 2025. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, President Guillermo Lasso signed a decree through which the Ecuadorian State will provide him and his wife protection until at least 2025. | RELATED: | This provision reforms two previous decrees signed in June and August 2021 through which Lasso changed the public security deadlines for former presidents and former vice presidents. | However, the most recent provision indicates that the State must provide protection and security to the former pr…

teleSUR (2023-11-08). Ukraine Attacks on Donetsk Violate International Law – Nebenzia. telesurenglish.net Russia's permanent representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia said on Wednesday that the recent Ukrainian attacks on Donetsk, in which civilians were killed, are a violation of international law. | RELATED: | Addressing the organization's Security Council, Nebenzia said that with November 7 attacks on densely populated areas of Donetsk, Ukraine shows once again "new evidence of deliberate actions of the Kiev regime to destroy the civilian population of…

teleSUR (2023-11-08). Ukraine, Moldova, Bosnia-Herzegovina Accession to EU Advances. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the European Commission (EC) gave the green light to the start of accession negotiations with Ukraine, Moldova and Bosnia-Herzegovina, while recommending that Georgia be granted candidate country status. | RELATED: | "Today is a historic day because the Commission recommends that the Council begin accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova," the EC President Ursula von der Leyen said, adding that…

teleSUR (2023-11-08). US Congresswoman Tlaib is Censured for Her Criticism of Israel. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday night, the United States House of Representatives approved a motion of no confidence against Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib due to her criticism of Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip. | RELATED: | Introduced by Republican Representative Rich McCormick, the resolution was approved by 234 votes in favor and 188 votes against. Among the representatives who voted in favor of censuring Palestinian-American Con…

teleSUR (2023-11-08). US Military Presence in Guyana is a Threat to LATAM: Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Venezuela rejected the announcement made by Guyana that indicates the intention to increase the US military presence in that country. Below is the statement posted by the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil: | RELATED: | "The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, faithful to its Bolivarian Peace Diplomacy Doctrine, joint announcement made by the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and the United S…

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