(2020-10-13). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Workers set up road blocks across Costa Rica over government talks with the IMF while at least two university students in Haiti have died during protests over lack of job openings for graduates.
(2020-10-13). The Correlation Between U.S. Democracy and CIA-Sponsored Terror in Cuba's Case. strategic-culture.org Fidel Castro had chartered a course for Cuba to ensure the island's complete liberation from U.S. colonial influence and interference. Participating at the UN's Sixth Committee during a debate on "Ways to Eliminate International Terrorism", Cuban Ambassador to the UN Ana Rodriguez
(2020-10-13). FAO warns over effects of COVID-19 on vulnerable populations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) — World Food Day 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of FAO in an exceptional moment as countries around the world deal with the widespread effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
(2020-10-13). Life Within The Matrix Is Our Future. thealtworld.com The question each of us needs to ask ourselves, and one another, is why do we get so much misinformation about Covid from public health authorities, political authorities, and press prostitutes? We get a lot of misinformation from health practioners, because they get the bogus information from health authorities and from researchers associated with Big Pharma. But why do health authorities themselves lie to us? | Take the issue of masks. The masks being worn by the vast majority of the world population, including health care providers, cannot prevent the inhalation and exhalation of bacteria and viruses. If a per…
(2020-10-12). President Maduro to the peoples of the world: 'Together we shall overcome!'. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! is circulating the following statement by Nicolas Maduro Moros, president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) stands in solidarity with the people of Venezuela and their leadership against U.S. military threats and economic blockade. The FRSO is preparing to participate in the Global Platform of Workers Against Imperialism this October 28, 29 and 30. | To the Peoples of the World | Brothers and Sisters: | I greet you affectionately on the occasion of informing you about the recent actions undertaken by Venezuela to confront and overcome the illegal b…
(2020-10-12). Many Places Refuse to Abandon Columbus Day — But They Are Losing That Battle. truthout.org It has taken decades to reach this moment when 141 cities, 15 states, numerous universities, and the nation of Trinidad and Tobago officially recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day. | But for every city that chooses to recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day, more are still on the fence or willfully choosing to ignore the Indigenous people in their community. | And some of the places that recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day also continue to acknowledge Columbus Day alongside it — for example, Arizona'
(2020-10-12). Memories of Voter Suppression. zcomm.org Back in July 1962, when, according to Donald Trump, America was "great," I was in the Deep South, working to register Black voters. It was a near-hopeless project, given the mass disenfranchisement of the region's Black population that was enforced by Southern law and an occasional dose of white terrorism. It all started in the
(2020-10-12). Kidnapping Dissent: The Whitmer Plot and the End of Freedom. mintpressnews.com 
In "The Grand Chessboard," Zbigniew Brzezinski warned his fellow ruling class cohorts that the onset of the information age would require disinformation strategies to mitigate any potential threat from an increasingly politically-aware population. | Five years before Brzezinski's book was published, a white separatist and former Marine named
(2020-10-12). Letting coronavirus spread freely for 'herd immunity' is unethical, says WHO. rt.com 
The World Health Organization has warned against the idea of allowing Covid-19 to simply spread through society, calling this "herd immunity" approach to fighting the pandemic "unethical." | "Never in the history of public health has herd immunity been used as a strategy for responding to an outbreak, let alone a pandemic," WHO chief Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus said during a virtual briefing on Monday, calling the idea "unethical." | Tedros added that herd immunity to a virus is usually achieved when the vast majority of the population — 80 percent, in the case of polio — is vaccinated, rather than delibe…
(2020-10-12). Venezuela Parliamentary Elections: Torched Machines Replaced, Covid-19 Safeguards Established. venezuelanalysis.com Over 100 political parties are due to participate, including 95 which are not backing government candidates.
(2020-10-12). Venezuela Extends Offer to PDVSA and Corpoelec Bondholders. telesurenglish.net To address the economic crisis imposed by the U.S. sanctions, Venezuela's authorities Monday extended for one month the offer made to the bondholders of Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) and the National Electric Corporation S.A. (Corpoelec). | RELATED: | "This decision will safeguard the investors' rights without affecting the country's economic recovery," Venezuela's Economy Ministry stated. | In 2017, Venezuela c…
(2020-10-12). French universities enforce de facto herd immunity policy on COVID-19. wsws.org Despite a nominal commitment to limited measures to contain the virus, in reality French universities are allowing the virus to rapid spread amongst students, accelerating infections and deaths in the wider population.
(2020-10-12). Determinants of outcome in Covid-19 hospitalized patients with lymphoma: A retrospective multicentric cohort study. thelancet.com Thirty-day mortality was associated with being older and relapsed/refractory lymphoma. Survival of patients younger than 70 years without relapsed/refractory lymphoma was comparable to that of the general population.
(2020-10-11). Venezuelan vice-minister reports on new solidarity initiative and ongoing US threats. greenleft.org.au …
(2020-10-10). [Correspondence] Is COVID-19 being used as a weapon against Indigenous Peoples in Brazil? thelancet.com To corroborate the Editors'1 appeal for Indigenous Peoples' right to self-determination as fundamental to ensure their health, we wish to draw attention to the dire situation faced by Indigenous populations in the Amazon, and mainly in Brazil.
(2020-10-10). President Maduro: 'Venezuela Has the Widest Electoral Guarantees'. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro Saturday invited the social organizations and intellectuals gathered at the International Festival of the Peoples in Resistance to accompany the country's parliamentary elections to be held in December. | RELATED: | Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro Saturday invited the social organizations and intellectuals gathered at the International Festival of the Peoples in Resistance to a…
(2020-10-10). Venezuela: National Constituent Assembly Passes Contentious "Anti-Blockade" Law. venezuelanalysis.com Critics claim that the law paves the way for privatizations and lack of accountability.
(2020-10-10). Life as a Domestic Worker in the U.S. Was Hard. Then COVID-19 Hit. scheerpost.com Jerome Olivier / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0] By Rosaline John Baptiste / OtherWords For all the time I've lived in this country, I've worked hard, serving others as a domestic worker. When I first came here from Dominica, a Caribbean island, I stumbled into a world where I felt like a mop bucket for wealthier white families. I had a life. I had a family, and I was working hard to support them. |
(2020-10-10). Venezuelan National Constituent Assembly approves the Anti-Blockade Bill. peoplesdispatch.org The National Constituent Assembly (ANC) of Venezuela, in an extraordinary plenary session on October 8, approved the Anti-Blockade Bill "This law is an instrument to shield the economy of the…
(2020-10-10). COVID-19 sparks increased demand for mental health services: UNFPA. news.un.org While the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been staggering, the full impact on health has been far greater, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). The agency said fear, isolation, grief, economic stress and shuttered support services have taken a toll on the mental well-being of people around the world.
(2020-10-10). Blacks In LA Nearly Four Times As Likely To Be Cited By Police. popularresistance.org The Los Angeles police department (LAPD) gave 63% of its citations for "loitering while standing" to Black residents in recent years, despite African Americans making up just 7% of the city's population, a new analysis of public records has revealed. | A report released by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights analyzed low-level infractions in California between 2017 and 2019 and found that LAPD and police agencies across the state disproportionately target Black residents.
(2020-10-09). "For Che, the revolution was intrinsically international" peoplesdispatch.org Marxist intellectual Aijaz Ahmad talks to Vijay Prashad of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research about Che Guevara, the iconic revolutionary. He talks about his internationalism and his role as an emissary of the revolution across the world. Professor Ahmad also reflects on Che's idea of what a revolution does, and his pursuit of a society which overcomes the distortions capitalism introduces to human nature. | On October 9, 2020, the anniversary of Che Guevara's assassination, nearly 20 publishers across the world are releasing a free e-book with two of Che's iconic works, Socialism and Man in Cuba (1965…
(2020-10-09). Che Guevara and the building of socialist consciousness. peoplesdispatch.org Helen Yaffe, the author of the book, Che Guevara: The Economics of Revolution,talks about Che's role in building institutions in Cuba following the revolution. She looks at how he grappled with the question of building a new consciousness and changing the way people think. She talks about the innumerable experiments Che and his comrades undertook in the process of developing a model that liberated people from capitalism. | On October 9, 2020, the anniversary of Che Guevara's assassination, nearly 20 publishers across the world are releasing a free e-book with two of Che's iconic works, Socialism and Man in Cuba (…
(2020-10-09). While No One Was Looking: America, Guyana, and Venezuela. globalresearch.ca On March 2, 2020, the people of Guyana went to the polls. According to the Carter Center, at first things went really well. And then they didn't. At the close of the day, President David Granger had been re-elected. But, …
(2020-10-09). 'I Am White, Therefore a Racist' Declares Liberal Professor, in Latest Proof U.S. Academics Are Fueling Racial Tensions. strategic-culture.org In the latest sign that the mind of U.S. academia has been hijacked by the left, a professor from the University of California-Santa Barbara described herself "a white American" who is, therefore "by definition racist." | In a webinar lecture entitled, "Undoing White Supremacy in the Language Disciplines," Mary Bucholtz, Professor and Chair of the Department of Linguistics at the University of California-Santa Barbara, broke the news to America's majority white population that white supremacy "is a system that White people have built in order to oppress everyone else." | "As a White American, I am by definition r…