(2021-10-10). Collective Punishment as War Crime: 90% of Afghan Families Lack enough Food because the West is Punishing the Taliban. juancole.com By John Sifton | — ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) — Afghanistan's humanitarian situation is spiraling into catastrophe. Millions of Afghans are now facing severe economic stress and food insecurity in the wake of the Taliban's August takeover, set off by widespread lost income, cash shortages, and rising food costs. Officials with the UN …
(2021-10-10). Puerto Rico: Resistance Against Luma. orinocotribune.com 
By Berta Joubert-Ceci — Oct 7, 2021 | A people responds when its tolerance level is exhausted in the face of injustice and abuse. That is precisely what is happening here in Puerto Rico. | So the struggle is not united? It's not energetic enough? It doesn't matter; what really matters is that pockets of resistance have begun throughout the archipelago and that progressive organizations, independence movements and people's struggles in other sectors are inserted to direct it towards a goal that advances independence and sovereignty. | Today the most crucial struggle, because it touches the entire population a…
(2021-10-10). America Is in the Midst of a Dramatic Labor Resurgence. zcomm.org As corporations fail to meet worker demands, they are increasingly encountering a labor force that isn't going to take it…
(2021-10-10). Two Thousand Hospital Workers Strike in Buffalo. zcomm.org Two thousand nurses, clerical workers, technologists, and service workers have walked out of Mercy Health in Buffalo, New York, in an open-ended strike over the hiring and retention of workers throughout the hospital.
(2021-10-10). EU plans to train Ukrainian military for war with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ==== Eastern Partnership: The West's Final Assault on the Former Soviet Union ==== Report: EU Mulls Ukrainian Military Training Mission The European Union is considering a training mission for Ukrainian officers due to the "ongoing military activities" of Russia, according to an internal EU document. *** "A military mission would underscore the visibility and commitment …
(2021-10-10). Milley, China and the Danger of Nuclear War. zcomm.org Gen. Milley's call to China may have prevented a near catastrophe, as happened in 1983 when the Soviet Union believed Reagan had gone mad and planned a first strike…
(2021-10-10). Military Situation In Yemen On October 10, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 155 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On October 9, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 13 airstrikes on the Jubah district | On October 9, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 16 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On October 9, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 12 airstrikes on the Abdiyah district | On October 9, Saudi-led coalition warplanes…
(2021-10-10). Expert Alert: Back and neck pain treatments cover self-care to surgery; prevention is key. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Spine Day is Oct. 16 ROCHESTER, Minn. — When back or neck pain strikes, normal activity is disrupted. Seeking relief for back or neck pain is one of the most common reasons people go to their health care provider or miss work. "The spinal column of the back and neck is made up of many joints, and each of those joints can degenerate and cause pain," says Mohamad Bydon, M.D., a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon…
(2021-10-10). Science Saturday: A robotic GPS for targeting, delivering regenerative biotherapies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A remote-controlled bronchoscope that acts like a GPS system hunts down hard-to-find lung masses and accurately biopsies them, according to a Mayo Clinic collaborative study. This multisite research, which is published in Annals of Thoracic Surgery, lays the foundation for precisely finding early-stage cancer and targeting it with regenerative biotherapeutics needed to stimulate healing. Artificial intelligence gleaned from CT scans directs the robotic fiber optic cable, providing a GPS-like pathway to tiny nodules, or masses, that manual bronchoscopes…
(2021-10-10). Brigada médica cubana Henry Reeve recibe Premio a la Paz de los Pueblos. telesurtv.net Durante la pandemia de la Covid-19, más de 50 destacamentos médicos cubanos han colaborado en unos 40 países.
(2021-10-09). [Perspectives] Rebuilding happiness. thelancet.com It may seem courageous, even foolhardy, for a scientific and cultural institution to put on exhibitions dedicated to joy and tranquillity. Foolhardy because a joyful experience in western culture might well have been underpinned by someone else's labour in the Global South. And in the COVID-19 pandemic, joy and tranquillity, for many, have been hard to come by. The Joy and Tranquillity exhibitions at the Wellcome Collection, London, UK, are part of the On Happiness season, which aims to "celebrate the complexity of positive emotions".
(2021-10-09). Ecuador: Pandora Papers Could Take Lasso Down — Arauz Calls for New Election. libya360.wordpress.com HispanTV President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, claimed that he has no hidden property in tax havens. Former presidential candidate for correismo, Andrés Arauz, has opined that Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has lost legitimacy, and has urged for new elections take place. In an interview with Spanish news agency EFE, Arauz called for the resignation of…
(2021-10-09). Pandora Papers reveal finance minister profited from offshore account as misery ravages Brazil. wsws.org The revelations stand as a testimony to the rampant social inequality that is the defining trait of Brazilian capitalism, provoking deep nervousness within ruling circles.
(2021-10-09). Ticket-sellers' dispute with concert venue forces Baltimore Symphony Orchestra to relocate performances. wsws.org The dispute between the IATSE ticket-sellers union and the Music Center at Strathmore in the Maryland suburbs of Washington D.C. is part of a rising wave of working class struggle which has been building against the corporate efforts to force workers to bear the burden of the pandemic.
(2021-10-09). Kaiser Permanente Employees May Strike Over Two-Tier Pay System. popularresistance.org For 13 years, registered nurse Kim Mullen has been part of a successful experiment: a collaborative partnership between the health care professionals at Kaiser Permanente and the executives who run the massive nonprofit. Decisions about the day to day delivery of care were shared among physicians, managers and employees. Workers' input was actively and continuously solicited. Staffing ratios, wages and benefits, patient care — all were subject to group-based discussion and problem solving. | "It's a model that puts patients first," says Mullen, who works at Kaiser's South Bay Medical Center in the Harbor Ci…
(2021-10-09). Memphis Kellogg's workers on the picket line. fightbacknews.org Memphis, TN – At midnight on Tuesday, October 5, workers at Kellogg's factories across the United States went on strike. Union workers in Memphis say the company made an unacceptable offer at contract time. | Rob Eafan, a member of the local union's leadership, said of the contract, "The company wants to have a permanent two-tier wage system, with reduced wages and benefits for our new employees. The bottom line: it's all about corporate greed. The company made record profits throughout this pandemic while working us record hours," he said. "And they had record bonuses of 158%." | The Bakery, Confectionery, Toba…
(2021-10-09). Transit workers demonstrate against CTA's attempt to fire bus driver. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – After several takeback contracts in a row, the imposition of part-time status on new hires, sub-par health insurance with an ever growing price tag that eats up wage increases, and being left to fend for themselves during the pandemic with no PPE or hazard pay, CTA workers in Amalgamated Transit Union Local 241/308 are fighting back. They've organized themselves into a caucus called the Justice Coalition. This rank-and-file caucus publishes a newsletter called Finally Got the News, which was inspired by the documentary of the same name, about the League of Revolutionary Black Workers in Detroit…
(2021-10-09). Kellogg's workers on strike in Michigan. fightbacknews.org Battle Creek, MI – Workers on strike at the Kellogg's plant in Battle Creek walked the picket line Thursday, October 7. They discussed two major issues leading to the strike. The first, a proposed two-tier payment system, where lower seniority employees have significantly lower pay and worse benefits. The second issue workers cited was overwork during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many employees working seven days a week with no days off, for months on end. | One worker explained he worked 3700 hours in a single year, or more than 70 yours per week without a vacation. His motivation to strike is so he can spend mo…
(2021-10-09). 'Death of 1,000 Cuts': Kellogg's Workers on Why They're Striking. zcomm.org Union took issue with company's threats to outsource jobs from the US to Mexico if workers refuse to accept their proposals…
(2021-10-09). Indigenous Peoples Day in the time of COVID-19. workers.org 
This article was first published in the Oct. 14, 2020, issue of Workers World. On Oct. 7, 2021, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that nearly one in 500 children in the U.S. have experienced the loss of a parent or caregiver since the . . . |
(2021-10-09). Military Situation In Central African Republic On October 9, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 7, clashes between Central African Republic Army and the Coalition of Patriots for Change were reported near Ngakobo on the Bambari-Alindao highway | On October 6, at least 15 persons were killed in clashes between Coalition of Patriots for Change and Central African Republic Army in Matchika village | On October 5, at least seven humanitarian workers of the "Doctors of the World", were abducted by unknown gunmen in Batangafo village | On Oc…
(2021-10-09). Jacobin boosts Teamsters bureaucracy's campaign to "organize" Amazon workers. wsws.org Jacobin and the Democratic Socialists of America speak for a privileged upper middle-class layer that wants to block a rank-and-file movement of workers and prevent it from coming under the influence and leadership of genuine socialists.
(2021-10-09). Video: SEP Electoral Members call on supporters to fight Australia's anti-democratic electoral laws. wsws.org "The Socialist Equality Party is the only political party that is warning workers and young people about the dangers of war."
(2021-10-09). Belgian Workers' Party calls for reducing VAT on electricity and gas. peoplesdispatch.org The 21% Value Added Tax on electricity and gas is some of the highest in Europe, according to the Workers' Party of Belgium. A petition demanding a reduction in the VAT has been endorsed by over 250,000 people…
(2021-10-09). Italian S.I.Cobas FedEx Workers Face Attack As Leader Is Released & 10/11 Gen Strike On. indybay.org Italian SI Cobas FedEx workers are under attack and the government is also jailing their leaders. They celebrated as a leaders was released and prepared for a general strike on October 11, 2021. There will be a solidarity action at the Italian consulate in San Francisco.
(2021-10-09). Deere workers issue statement: "Vote NO to the UAW-Deere garbage contract! Rank-and-file workers must have oversight over balloting!" wsws.org The recently formed John Deere Workers Rank-and-File Committee issued a statement on Friday calling on workers to oppose the UAW's efforts to push through another pro-company agreement.
(2021-10-09). America's Warmongers Are Still Unrepentant. scheerpost.com 
[ By The anniversary of the 9/11 attacks was marked by days of remembrances — for the courageous rescue workers of that moment, for the thousands murdered as the Twin Towers collapsed, for those who died in the Pentagon, or in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, fighting off the hijackers of the commercial jet they were in, as well as for those who fought…
(2021-10-09). Striking Buffalo Mercy Hospital workers speak out. wsws.org The strike by 2,200 nurses and other health care workers against South Buffalo's Mercy Hospital is entering its second week.
(2021-10-09). In historic vote, 60,000 Hollywood workers authorize first ever countrywide strike. mronline.org 
Workers employed in major film and television production houses have complained of abysmal working conditions such as long hours, often exceeding 12 hours a day, low wages and low healthcare contributions from producers.
(2021-10-09). Thursday 10/21: 2021 Latina Equal Pay Day & Essential Women Worker Summit. indybay.org Online event…
(2021-10-09). US unions ignore workers' demands during negotiations with auto parts maker Dana. wsws.org Even after workers voted for strike authorization, unanimously in some cases, the United Auto Workers and United Steelworkers unions have downplayed any talk of industrial action.
(2021-10-09). IATSE union defies Hollywood bosses. zcomm.org On October 4, 60,000 film and television workers of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees voted overwhelmingly to authorize a nationwide strike…
(2021-10-09). Sunday 10/24: How to end the pandemic: The case for eradication. indybay.org International online webinar.
(2021-10-09). The Propaganda War Against China. libya360.wordpress.com On Saturday 9 October 2021 (2pm Britain, 9am US Eastern, 9pm China), Friends of Socialist China are hosting an international webinar to discuss the intensifying information warfare being waged by the US and its allies against the People's Republic of China. We will discuss the relationship between this propaganda onslaught and the New Cold War;…
(2021-10-09). Haiti Aided Latinx Independence; Latinxs Return The Favor With Silence. popularresistance.org In 1815, Spain's defeat of Simón Bolívar's revolutionary army in Venezuela nearly extinguished the dream of independence in South America. After the loss, Bolívar sought political asylum in the only free republic in Latin America: Haiti. At the time, Haiti was a safe harbor for revolutionaries and formerly enslaved Africans. Although the republic made promises to colonial powers that it would not intervene in freedom and independence struggles, Haiti continued to support rebellions, intercepted ships carrying enslaved people, and freed its human cargo. For Haiti, colonialism and slavery anywhere posed a threat to…
(2021-10-09). Xi expounds on what past 110 years have shown to Chinese since 1911 Revolution. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday expounded on what the past 110 years have shown to the Chinese people since the Revolution of 1911 while addressing a meeting marking the 110th anniversary of the historical event.
(2021-10-09). From Revolution to Reformism. zcomm.org Leaders of the left abandoned the language of transformation in the 1980s—at a cost. Can it be regained?
(2021-10-09). Channeling Spirit of Revolution, Chileans Are Drafting a Democratic Constitution. zcomm.org Fifty years after Allende's election, ordinary Chileans are pursuing revolutionary change following a strategy reminiscent of the vía chilena. And as in the Chilean Revolution, change has come from the bottom…
(2021-10-09). How the Great Reset Was First Thought Up by the Original Proselytizer of Totalitarianism and the Father of Neo-Conservatism. dissidentvoice.org Burnham describes how it is necessary that the masses believe the revolution to be beneficial to them when, in reality, it is just to transition from one ruling class to the other. [James Burnham is] the real intellectual founder of the neoconservative movement and the original proselytizer, in America, of the theory of 'totalitarianism.' — …
(2021-10-09). The fate of EU and NATO in times of US-China rivalry. peoplesdispatch.org Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the strategic choices ahead of NATO and the European Union as the US intensifies its encirclement of China. What are the options before the EU countries amid the rapidly changing scenario? What is the change in military configurations and the new possibilities that trade opens up?
(2021-10-09). U.S. Organizing $5 Million Gun Sale to Mexican Forces Accused of Murder & Kidnapping. zcomm.org As the two countries meet this week to discuss security cooperation, lawmakers see the sale as evidence of a systemic problem…
(2021-10-09). Socialism with Chinese characteristics only correct path toward national rejuvenation: Xi. ecns.cn Socialism with Chinese characteristics has proven to be the only correct path to realize national rejuvenation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Saturday.
(2021-10-09). Kellogg's obliga a 1.400 trabajadores de plantas de cereales a hacer huelga. peoplesworld.org 
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan (PAI) —Los trabajadores que traen a sus hijos Tony the Tiger en Kellogg's Frosted Flakes están gruñendo a sus jefes, quienes los han obligado a hacer huelga. Enfrentando turnos de 12 horas los siete días de la semana en sus plantas en Battle Creek, Michigan, Omaha, Neb. Lancaster, Pa., Y Memphis, Tenn., …
(2021-10-09). Military Situation In Yemen On October 9, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 314 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On October 8, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Jubah district | On October 8, clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continued in the Jubah district | On October 8, clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continued in the west of Marib city | On October 8, Ansar Allah attacked…
(2021-10-09). In Video: Iraqi F-16 Fighter Jets Destroy ISIS Hideout In Diyala. southfront.org 
File image. | On October 9, F-16 fighter jets of the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) destroyed a hideout of ISIS cells in the al-Thalab valley in the eastern Iraqi province of Diyala. | In a brief statement, the Iraqi Security Media Cell said that all the terrorists who were taking shelter in the hideout were killed in the IQAF pinpoint airstrikes. The exact death toll was not revealed, however. | ÿ®ÿ•ÿ¥ÿ±ÿߟŠŸÇŸäÿßÿØÿ&…
(2021-10-09). The rich are different—richer than us and far greedier. nationofchange.org There is a class war raging, one that's being fought by the ruling class of billionaires and millionaires against the rest of us.
(2021-10-09). Sportswashing at Tyneside: Saudi Arabia moves into English Football. dissidentvoice.org The recent acquisition of the Newcastle United football club by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, along with financier Amanda Staveley and the billionaire Reuben brothers, was a source of much excitement for some former players. Old boy Alan Shearer did little to conceal it. "We can dare to hope again," he rejoiced. In The Guardian, …
(2021-10-09). Normalisation deals: Blinken to meet Israeli, UAE counterparts next week. middleeasteye.net 
Normalisation deals: Blinken to meet Israeli, UAE counterparts next week | The three top diplomats are set to discuss 'future opportunities for collaboration' as well as regional security, says US State Department | Sat, 10/09/2021 – 18: 16 | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AFP/…
(2021-10-09). Israel lobby takes back the Labour Party. electronicintifada.net Opponents of Palestinian rights at conference celebrate end of Corbyn "nightmare."
(2021-10-09). Kingston: Banner Drop to Defend Wedzin Kwa. itsgoingdown.org Action report of banner drop in solidarity with the Gidimt'en Clan. Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. On the morning of October 6th we dropped a banner beside the 401, partially covering up a sign celebrating the colonial legacy of John A Macdonald and the city of Kingston. The banner read: RECONCILIATION MEANS LAND BACK…
