(2020-12-07). US Media, Pols Rage After Venezuelans Defy US Empire to Re-elect Socialists. thealtworld.com 
Despite the fact that the election was overseen by over 4,500 international observers, US pols and media pundits alike labeled it a sham before it even took place. | MPN— President Nicolas Maduro and his United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) are celebrating today, after a clear victory in yesterday's National Assembly elections. The elections, boycotted by many major right-wing opposition groups, but still participated in by over 100 political parties, ended with the PSUV and its allies receiving an estimated 67.6% of the votes cast, meaning they will control a two-thirds supermajority of the 277-seat N…
(2020-12-07). US Congress And Corporate Media Claim Venezuela's Government Threatened To Starve Non-Voters. popularresistance.org Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US corporate media declared Venezuela's legislative elections a "sham" before results were even announced, opening a new front in the propaganda war on the besieged country and its leftist government. | Among the most blatant distortions deployed against President Nicolas Maduro's United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) was a claim first advanced by Leopoldo López, the far-right, US-backed opposition leader who recently fled to Spain. | On Twitter, López tweeted a deceptively edited clip of Constituent Assembly President Diosdado Cabello addressing an election rally, and accu…
(2020-12-07). US Congress and corporate media deploy massive lie, claiming Venezuela's gov't threatened to starve non-voters. strategic-culture.org Max BLUMENTHAL, Anya PARAMPIL | Spun out by the US Congress and Wall Street Journal, the cynical deception is part of an assault on Venezuela's legislative election, in which even opposition politicians were sanctioned for participating. | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US corporate media Among the most blatant distortions deployed against…
(2020-12-07). US Media, Pols Rage After Venezuelans Defy US Empire to Re-elect Socialists. mintpressnews.com Despite the fact that the election was overseen by over 4,500 international observers, US pols and media pundits alike labeled it a sham before it even took place.
(2020-12-07). Stuck In A Lift With John Pilger — 'News And How To Use It' by Alan Rusbridger. zcomm.org Pilger tells the unfiltered, uncompromised truth about the foundations of power. His focus is on speaking up for the victims of power, not on serving power…
(2020-12-07). Ireland and U.S. Imperialism. mronline.org 
When discussing Ireland's role in imperialism today it is vital to highlight the role Ireland plays in assisting the U.S. to extract profits from 'poorer nations'. That is to say nations that have abundant natural resources that the mass of the local population do not get to reap the benefits of.
(2020-12-07). Parliamentary Elections In Venezuela: All You Need To Know. popularresistance.org This December 6, Venezuela is holding its twenty-sixth election since Chavismo took political power in 1998. This time around, the people will elect a new National Assembly with one of the most diverse ballots seen in recent years, in which five major blocks — two from the left and three on the right – are competing. | Venezuelanalysis brings you this quick guide which explains everything you need to know before the vote, while also highlighting some key contests taking place. | Who is voting? 20.7 million people are registered, including 51,398 new voters.
(2020-12-07). Venezuela's PSUV Retakes Control of National Assembly Despite Low Turnout. venezuelanalysis.com With 99 percent of the votes counted, the PSUV has won 68 percent with a 30.5 percent participation rate.
(2020-12-07). 'Venezuela Has Now a Legitimate Assembly' Observers Note. telesurenglish.net The head of the delegation of Russian electoral observers Igor Ananskij highlighted that Venezuela's National Assembly gained legitimacy after the elections that took place on Sunday, December 6. | RELATED: | "The most important result of these elections is that Venezuela now has a legitimate National Assembly," Ananskij told Sputnik. | The vice president of the Russian Parliament's Lower House (Duma) also expressed…
(2020-12-07). Venezuela; 6D Elections, What's At Stake And Who Will Win? popularresistance.org Venezuelans once again headed to the polls on December 6 in what seems to be the mother of all battles for the National Assembly of Venezuela. Since 2015, this institution has been taken over by anti-Chavismo in what was not an anti-Chavismo vote, but instead of a vote of discontent with the economic situation Venezuela was at the time facing. Hugo Chavez said on March 26 of 2006, that "every revolution needs the whip of the counter-revolution, so strike with the whip, we can take it! To each whiplash we will respond with more revolution!".
(2020-12-07). One-quarter of Macomb County Jail inmates test positive for coronavirus. wsws.org The county as a whole has had more than 39,000 cases throughout the year, equal to nearly 4.5 percent of the entire population.
(2020-12-06). Millions of Venezuelans are set to vote today in historic National Assembly elections. peoplesdispatch.org The election for the 277-member National Assembly is vital considering how sections of the legislature were in the forefront of coup attempts against the democratically elected government of Nicolás Maduro…
(2020-12-06). Dans quelle mesure les sanctions américaines sur le Venezuela et le Moyen-Orient sont-elles similaires? thealtworld.com Le Venezuela est mobilisé en vue des élections de ce dimanche qui éliront 277 députés parmi les 14 400 candidats rattachés à 107 partis ou groupes et candidats indépendants. L'administration américaine et les dirigeants de la communauté européenne ont déjà rejeté et condamné les résultats de ces élections qui n'ont pas encore eu lieu. C'est qu'ils s'attendent à ce que le président Nicolà s Maduro et son groupe politique l'emportent, grâce au soutien dont ils bénéficient auprès de la population. Washington accuse Maduro de truquer les élections qui approchent, alors que sa propre maison de verre s'est profondément…
(2020-12-06). US Congress and corporate media deploy massive lie, claiming Venezuela's gov't threatened to starve non-voters. thegrayzone.com Spun out by the US Congress and Wall Street Journal, the cynical deception is part of an assault on Venezuela's legislative election, in which even opposition politicians were sanctioned for participating. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US corporate media declared Venezuela's legislative elections a "sham" before results were even announced, opening a new front in the propaganda war on the besieged country and its leftist government. Among the most blatant distortions deployed against President Nicolas Maduro's United Socialist Party …
(2020-12-06). PSUV Vice President Diosdado Cabello: Elections "Satisfactory" telesurenglish.net The first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, urged people to vote as he cast his vote at "Rafael María Baralt" Basic School in Monagas state. | RELATED: | "No one should stay at home; voting today is an instrument of rebellion against imperialism, of raising the voice of Venezuelans and clearly expressing their political preference, that's how it is in democracy, and that'
(2020-12-06). Review of Hensman's 'Indefensible'. zcomm.org Defense of the Easily Defensible By Dave Markland In 2018 Haymarket Books published Rohini Hensman's Indefensible: Democracy, Counter-revolution and Anti-imperialist Rhetoric. Its focus is on left journalists and analysts like John Pilger and the late Edward S. Herman who have committed the inexcusable sin of being overly suspicious of United States foreign policy. Many readers
(2020-12-06). Opposition scores win in Kuwait parliamentary election. middleeasteye.net 
Opposition scores win in Kuwait parliamentary election | Half of seats in first vote since death of Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah go to opposition candidates, but no women are in the new National Assembly | Sun, 12/06/2020 – 14: 02 | A Kuwaiti casts his vote at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Jahra City, Kuwait on 5 December 2020 (Reuters) | Kuwait's opposition took ne…
(2020-12-06). Kuwait opposition scores win in parliamentary election. middleeasteye.net Kuwait opposition scores win in parliamentary election | Half of seats in first vote since death of Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah go to opposition candidates, but no women are in the new National Assembly | Sun, 12/06/2020 – 14: 02 | A Kuwaiti casts his vote at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Jahra City, Kuwait on 5 December 2020 (Reuters) | Kuwait's opposition took ne…
(2020-12-06). Venezuela's Legislative Elections. popularresistance.org Latin America has caught the world's attention as it has become the electoral battleground between progressive movements and the neo-colonial aspirations of the Washington Consensus. In Bolivia, Luis Arce, the candidate from Evo Morales's Movement Towards Socialism, won the presidential election, reverting the bloody coup that, to the convenience of transnational lithium interests, had forced the indigenous leader out of office only a year before. A week later, neoliberalism's birthplace became its next burial ground, as Chileans approved a historic referendum to change the Constitution left in place by Augusto P…
(2020-12-06). Khalistan Is The Solution: From Sikh Genocide To Econocide. thealtworld.com Exclusive— The long-held aspirations of Indian Punjab's Sikh population for self-determination might receive an enormous boost in the midst of the country's large-scale farmers' protests. Although more than just that state's Sikhs are participating in these peaceful demonstrations, they form a crucial part of this movement which wouldn't be possible without them acting as the vanguard. Their home region's agricultural potential is enormously important for the rest of India, which gives them much more significant leverage over national affairs than many of them had previously thought possible. | The past coup…
(2020-12-06). US Observers Endorse Venezuela's Election Legitimacy. telesurenglish.net U.S. political actors observing Venezuela's parliamentary elections Sunday ratified the process' legitimacy, despite the U.S. administration's attempts to discredit it. | RELATED: | After visiting several voting centers in Caracas, New York Public University professor Danny Shaw highlighted the people's massive turnout on Election Day. | Taking part as an observer in these elections "has been an interesting exper…
(2020-12-06). Disposable low-cost cardboard incubator for thermoregulation of stable preterm infant — a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial. thelancet.com Maintenance of skin and axillary temperature of stable preterm infants in LCI along with kangaroo mother care was non-inferior to SSI, but at a higher incubator temperature by 0.7 ∞C. No adverse events occurred and LCI had excellent reliability to maintained set-temperature.
(2020-12-06). Traditional Morning Reveille Opened Elections Day in Venezuela. telesurenglish.net Hundreds of people attended the traditional morning reveille ceremony to show support for the parliamentary elections taking place in Venezuela this Sunday. | RELATED: | Waiting for the opening of the voting centers, supporters of the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP) took to the streets across the country to also perform a firework display. | Polling stations opened at 06.00 local time and are set to remain active until 18.00 or until no one is left in line. | Over…
(2020-12-06). Caracas Metro to Provide Free Service to Ease Voters Mobility. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's subway and surface transportation system, Caracas Metro, informed that it will provide free service to facilitate the citizens' mobility to the voting centers this December 6. | RELATED: | The decision was taken to ease the participation in the parliamentary elections in which over 20 million Venezuelans are called to vote. | "Inhabitants will have free access to the subway transportation from 5h00 local time until 22h0…
(2020-12-06). Iran observing enemies beyond its borders. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) — Iran's Commander of Army Air Defense Force Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard said relying on its modern technology, Iran is observing enemies beyond its borders.
(2020-12-06). Eyewitness Venezuela: Hundreds of labor and left leaders from around world observe elections. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Arriaza spoke to the international observers of the elections to the National Assembly, December 4. He said to us, "The town is not full of only resistance and consciousness, they are on the offensive. They have been attacked by the World Bank and other capitalists. The Venezuelan people are working, they are creative. It's impressive how creative they are to fix the problems. We couldn't do this without the people." | He went on, "Imperialism has only increased the people's resistance. The opposition said, 'It wasn't a movement, it was just a lead…
(2020-12-06). Venezuela: Parliamentary Elections Kick off Without Setbacks. telesurenglish.net With the traditional reveille, Venezuela Sunday began the parliamentary elections to form the new National Assembly in a process in which 14,000 candidates and over 100 political parties are taking part. | RELATED: | "Election Day is advancing with absolute normality. The 30,000 tables enabled nationwide will operate until 18h00 local time or until the last person in line votes," TeleSUR correspondent in Venezuela Leo…
(2020-12-06). Venezuela's Elections Update: Rodriguez Casts Her Vote. telesurenglish.net Venezuela on Sunday holds elections for the renewal of the Parliament, a process where about 14,400 candidates from 107 political organizations | About 90 percent of the political organizations registered with the National Electoral Council (CNE) will take part in the D6 elections. The Venezuelan opposition is represented by 98 of those 107 political groups. | RELATED: | 10H15: Defense Minister Stresses tha…
(2020-12-06). Venezuela Election Update: PSUV Coalition Wins 67% of the Vote. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Venezuela holds elections for the renewal of the Parliament, a process where about 14,400 candidates will participate from 107 political organizations. | About 90 percent of the political organizations registered with the National Electoral Council (CNE) are taking part in the D6 elections. The Venezuelan opposition is represented by 98 of those 107 political groups. | 1: 00 AM (Monday): Following Peaceful Vote, Venezuela's Gran Polo Patriotico Wins Legislative Majority: | Among the winners elected to the newly conformed National Assembly are Venezuela's First Combatant Cilia Flores, Vice Pre…
(2020-12-06). African Observers Present in Venezuela's Parliamentary Elections. telesurenglish.net African electoral observers invited to Venezuela's parliamentary elections signed a declaration that condemned the U.S. sanctions against the country. | RELATED: | "When we were fighting against Apartheid, Venezuela was there with us. Today we come to show them our solidarity, now that they are under the siege of unilateral coercive measures, and we support all the efforts they make to overcome them", African ele…
(2020-12-06). Venezuela Implements Biosecurity Protocols in Elections. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's authorities of the National Electoral Council (CNE) on Sunday will implement the Strategic Biosafety Plan designed to prevent the spread of Covid-19 during the elections through which the new National Assembly (AN) will be elected. Previously, the CNE held two mock votings to familiarize people with biosafety protocols. | RELATED: | "Health is our premise …. in these elections, a health audit protects us…
(2020-12-06). CNE: Voting Machines Are 100% Installed in All Polling Stations. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) President Indira Alfonzo informed that all the voting machines were installed in the 29,622 electoral tables to ensure the security and transparency of the parliamentary elections. | RELATED: | "The technological and electoral infrastructure is guaranteed in the 14,221 voting centers," Alfonzo explained, emphasizing that the new lawmakers will be elected in a free, secure, direct, and secre…
(2020-12-06). Thousands Take Part in Anti-Government Protest in France. telesurenglish.net The protest against the French government's Global Security law continued this Saturday in almost 90 cities in the country although President Emmanuel Macron's administration announced its intention to reform the most controversial aspects of the norm. | RELATED: | The day of protests was also supported by the main French trade unions which called on the population to fight against the loss of adequate working condi…
(2020-12-06). Venezuela Votes To End Neocolonialism, Create Its Own Path. popularresistance.org On December 2, the Embassy Protection Collective (EPC) members, who were arrested in May 2019 when the United States illegally invaded the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC, completed their probation, ending the risk of the 30 days in prison that was being held over their heads. The three who remain marked their freedom this week by traveling on December 3 to Venezuela to serve as official international election observers invited by the National Electoral Council. Travel to Venezuela is challenging at the moment due to the United States' illegal economic blockade.
(2020-12-05). Venezuelan Housing Mission Delivers 3,300,000th Home. telesurenglish.net The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, led this Saturday afternoon the delivery of the 3,300,000 house of the Great Venezuela Housing Mission (GMVV), which took place in the La Gran Villa urban development, located in the Villa de Cura parish, Zamora municipality, Miranda state. | RELATED: | Despite the effects of the economic blockade imposed by the United States government and t…
(2020-12-05). Venezuela's anti-blockade law and the Dec. 6 elections. mronline.org 
On Sunday, Dec. 6, the Venezuelan people will vote to elect the new deputies of the National Assembly. This election is enormously important for the Bolivarian Revolution.
(2020-12-05). How Venezuela's Indigenous Peoples Will Elect their Parliamentarians. telesurenglish.net This Sunday, December 6, Venezuela holds parliamentary elections to choose lawmakers for the National Assembly in accordance with what was agreed to in the national dialogue between representatives of the opposition and the Government which began in 2019. | RELATED: | In accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, indigenous peoples will elect three parliamentarians in the three zones delimited by indi…
(2020-12-05). The Road to a More Just Society Runs Through Congress. commondreams.org Think about all the dreams for a better world that could come to be realized if our elected officials worked for the big majority of Americans instead of for Big Business interests. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/congress_5.jpg …
(2020-12-05). VA's Rolling Coverage: Venezuela's National Assembly Elections | December 6, 2020. venezuelanalysis.com On December 6, Venezuelans choose their new National Assembly. Count on Venezuelanalysis to bring you all the information with its on-the-ground team.
(2020-12-05). Evo Morales Arrives in Venezuela to Observe Sunday's Election. telesurenglish.net The Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza, held a fraternal meeting on Saturday with former President of Bolivia, Evo Morales and the President of the Bolivian Senate Andrónico Rodríguez, in preparation for the December 6 National Assembly election during which parliamentarians will be elected. | RELATED: | According to a message published on the official account of the Venez…
(2020-12-05). Alternative for Germany shifts further to the right. wsws.org The AfD is despised among wide layers of the population and has fallen well below 10 percent support in many opinion polls. Their influence is secured thanks above all to the established parties, and the official "left" in particular.
(2020-12-05). [Seminar] Bipolar disorders. thelancet.com Bipolar disorders are a complex group of severe and chronic disorders that includes bipolar I disorder, defined by the presence of a syndromal, manic episode, and bipolar II disorder, defined by the presence of a syndromal, hypomanic episode and a major depressive episode. Bipolar disorders substantially reduce psychosocial functioning and are associated with a loss of approximately 10—20 potential years of life. The mortality gap between populations with bipolar disorders and the general population is principally a result of excess deaths from cardiovascular disease and suicide.
(2020-12-05). Monarch Population in California Spiraling to Another Record Low. indybay.org Early Thanksgiving Count numbers show population may be less than 10,000…
(2020-12-05). Cuba Tests Vaccine Candidate Abdala Against Covid-19. telesurenglish.net Cuba has begun the clinical trial of a new vaccine candidate against COVID-19, named Abdala (CIGB-66), in Santiago de Cuba province, in the east of the country. | RELATED: | The candidate was developed by the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) of Cuba, an institution that is dedicated to the research, development, production and commercialization of products of this branch. | On Friday, the CI…
(2020-12-05). Coronavirus Lessons That Vietnam Could Teach Americans and the World. strategic-culture.org All of the data here can easily be found at the world's best website for tracking each day's national and international coronavirus (or covid) cases and deaths: —— | After America hit a world-record high of 204,163 new covid-19 cases on November 20th, that number declined down to 145,576 new daily cases a week later, on November 26th, which was, of course, very welcomed news. Meanwhile, Vietnam, with a population of 97,693,204 as compared to America's 331,790,984, had only 1 new case on November…
(2020-12-04). Chinese water deer introduced to UK may be valuable to restoring numbers in Asia. imperial.ac.uk Researchers have found Chinese water deer populations in the UK might be able to supplement declining populations in their native range in East Asia.
(2020-12-01). Developments in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. jamanetwork.com To the Editor The review by Dr Murphy and colleagues on heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) did not mention surgical options for this patient population. Advances in the field of mechanical circulatory support that include new-generation continuous-flow devices have resulted in improved patient outcomes and merit discussion. Recent American College of Cardiology (ACC) guidelines state that mechanical circulatory support is beneficial in carefully selected patients with stage D heart failure in whom definitive therapy such as cardiac transplantation is planned or when native heart recovery is anti…
(2020-12-01). The Need for More and Better Testing for COVID-19. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint proposes criteria for more effective COVID-19 testing strategies to manage population transmission, including use of rapid antigen tests and self-administered nasal and salivary tests, emphasizing that more effective testing alone cannot control the pandemic without continued public health interventions, such as mask wearing, physical distancing, and avoidance of large gatherings.