(2022-02-03). Selected Articles: Canadian Officials Who Met with Ukrainian Unit Linked to Neo-Nazis Feared Exposure by News Media. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | As everyone faces difficult times, the company which deals with the fulfillment of book sales on behalf of Global Research is no longer able to provide its services. We are unfortunately suspending the sale of print books until …
(2022-02-03). Can Israel stop the world from saying 'Apartheid'? Concealing the suffering in Palestine. greenleft.org.au The Israeli state is pulling out all stops to deligitmise international organisations that dare use the term "apartheid" to describe its decades-long brutal occupation of Palestine, writes Vijay Prashad.
(2022-02-03). Israel's Claims to be a Democracy ring Hollow as Amnesty Finds it an Apartheid State. juancole.com By Nasim Ahmed | — ( Middle East Monitor ) — Amnesty International became the latest human rights group to label Israel an apartheid state. In a damning report titled "Israel's Apartheid against Palestinians" the rights group concludes that the occupation state has imposed a "cruel system of domination" and is committing "crimes against humanity." …
(2022-02-03). First-hand report: The truth about Nicaragua's revolution. workers.org 
Delegates from Labor Against Racism and War and Workers World Party with members of the ATC (Asociación de Trabajadores del Campo), Managua. Based on a talk by the author at a Jan. 30 webinar, hosted by the Alliance for Global Justice, entitled "Nicaragua: What We Saw; What's Next." Red traveled . . . |
(2022-02-03). Amazon worker organizing accelerates with union voting. workers.org 
Worker organizing at Amazon received international coverage when the Associated Press used a photo of this Workers Assembly Against Racism rally for the Amazon Labor Union, on Oct. 25, 2021, to announce upcoming union elections in February 2022. Headlines screamed alarm Jan. 26 in capitalist business media like the Wall . . . |
(2022-02-03). Governor Ron DeSantis refuses to denounce Florida Nazis, attacks Democrats instead. wsws.org The Florida governor's refusal to condemn members of the National Socialist Movement is another example of the transformation of the Republican Party into a fascist movement.
(2022-02-03). Patriotism is NRM ideology. plusnews.ug 
By Emmanuel Lumala Dombo Until recently, many thought that the position of PM belonged to the Banyakigezi, given the two former Prime Ministers of Uganda. Being a political appointment, there could have been sufficient reason at a particular time that warranted that to happen and that even enabled some people to begin imagining that after …
(2022-02-03). Whoopi Goldberg suspended for comments about the Holocaust. wsws.org The backlash in the corporate media against Goldberg's insensitive and confused comments is rife with hypocrisy and works to conceal anti-Semitism and fascism within sections of the ruling establishment.
(2022-02-03). Read Mao's article on battle of Stalingrad. fightbacknews.org Feb. 2 marks the 79th anniversary of victory over fascism at Stalingrad | | To mark the victory of the Soviet Union at Stalingrad, Fight Back News Service is reprinting the following article by Mao Zedong, that was first published October 12, 1942, in Liberation Daily. | | The Turning point in World War 2 | | The Battle of Stalingrad has been compared by the British and American press to the Battle of Verdun, and the "Red Verdun" is now famous all over the world. This comparison is not altogether appropriate. The Battle of Stalingrad is different in nature from the Battle of Verdun in World War I. But they…
(2022-02-03). Instead of Freeing Palestinian Prisoners, New Scheme Aims at Punishing Their Families. dissidentvoice.org 
A scheme is underway to withhold or to reduce payments made by the Palestinian Authority to the families of Palestinian prisoners. According to Israeli media, the Biden Administration has requested that the PA entirely overhauls its support system of Palestinian prisoners. The Palestinian leadership had already expressed willingness to engage the US in a 'discussion'. …
(2022-02-03). Supreme Court dismisses protestors' appeal over PKK flag conviction. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
Pwr v Director of Public Prosecutions [2022] UKSC 2 — judgment here On 26 January 2022 the Supreme Court ruled that s.13(1) Terrorism Act 2000 ("TA 2000 ") is a strict liability offence and that, whilst it does interfere with Art.10 ECHR (freedom of expression), the interference is lawful, necessary and proportionate. BACKGROUND S.13 provides …
(2022-02-03). Thursday 2/3: 15th Amendment Day: Protect Voting Rights & Pass Living Wages Now! Virtual Rally w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream…
(2022-02-02). US, Allies Wondering If They Can Count on Germany Against Russia. news.antiwar.com Germany's refusal to arm Ukraine and its trade relationship with Russia continues to irk the US and other NATO allies. Germany's new coalition government has adopted a policy of not sending weapons to potential conflict zones. Berlin has also cited history as a reason not to participate in the military buildup in the region, referring to Nazi war crimes in Eastern Europe and in the Soviet Union. | Germany's reasoning is…
(2022-02-02). The Silencing of Black & Queer Voices: George M. Johnson on 15-State Ban of "All Boys Aren't Blue" democracynow.org 
School districts and Republican-controlled state legislatures are rapidly intensifying efforts to ban certain books about race, colonialism, sex and gender identity from public classrooms and libraries. The wave of book bans — with more than 70 educational gag order bills being introduced in legislatures over the past month alone — have been largely led by right-wing groups funded by Charles Koch. We're joined by author George M. Johnson to talk about their award-winning memoir-manifesto "All Boys Aren't Blue," which deals with homophobia, transphobia and racism and has been targeted for removal in at…
(2022-02-02). BLM Finances And Leadership Are A Mystery: 5 Quotes From Experts In Nonprofit Industrial Complex. moguldom.com Black Lives Matter may have garnered worldwide attention during protests against police brutality including the May 2020 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, but there remain questions about the organization's leadership and finances. For many, BLM is shrouded in mystery. The organization raked in $90 million in 2020 alone, yet many of the chapters …
(2022-02-02). Israel's smears against Amnesty fail to hide apartheid. electronicintifada.net It's getting harder for Israeli politicians and the Israel lobby to cover up reality with verbal intimidation.
(2022-02-02). Apartheid 2.0: Amnesty International Joins Chorus condemning Israeli rule over stateless Palestinians. juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli state has won the trifecta of condemnation by major human rights organizations, as, on Tuesday, Amnesty International joined with Human Rights Watch and B'Tselem in calling Israeli rule over the 5 million Palestinians of the Occupied Palestinian Territories a form of Apartheid. Amnesty carried out its investigation and …
(2022-02-02). US to deploy warship, fighter jets to UAE after Houthi missile attack and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the deployment of US arms to the UAE, the Amnesty Intl. report on Israel's apartheid crimes against Palestinians, and more…
(2022-02-02). Israel's oppression of Palestinians constitutes apartheid, says Amnesty International. peoplesdispatch.org The report claims that Israel is not only implementing apartheid policies against Palestinians in the occupied territories, but many of its other laws and policies targeting Palestinian citizens of Israel and Palestinian refugees and expatriates are also ultimately aimed at maintaining Jewish supremacy…
(2022-02-02). NFL Coach Fired After Winning Season Says NFL Managed 'Like A Plantation', Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit. moguldom.com Brian Flores, the former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, has filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL, the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos, and the Dolphins, claiming racial discrimination in the league's hiring process for coaches and executives. Flores alleges in the lawsuit that the NFL is racially segregated and "managed much like a plantation." Its …
(2022-02-02). Erasing History: Holocaust Graphic Novelist Art Spiegelman on "Maus" & Wave of Book Bans Sweeping U.S. democracynow.org 
As a wave of book bans sweeps schools and libraries across the United States, we speak with the celebrated graphic novelist Art Spiegelman on a Tennessee school district's recent vote to ban his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel "Maus" from its eighth grade language arts curriculum. The novel, which was targeted for profanity and nudity, tells the story of Spiegelman's parents who survived the Holocaust. Spiegelman says the bills put forth by conservatives are just a "displacement of their own anxieties" and warns of taking away "access to understanding a genocidal system built by fascists and authoritarians"
(2022-02-02). Shutting Down Israel's Death Machine In Britain. popularresistance.org On January 13, campaigners announced that, after years of popular pressure and direct action, Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems had decided to bite the bullet and sell its factory located in Oldham in the northwest of England. | A week later, there was another victory for the anti-war activists, as a British judge dismissed the case against three members of the group Palestine Action who were on trial for occupying Elbit's factory in Shenstone, 60 miles to Oldham's south. | Today, The Watchdog speaks to three key members of the campaign to force Great Britain to divest itself from aiding in war crimes aroun…
(2022-02-02). The Act of Theatre that Shows Israel's Contempt for Gaza. orinocotribune.com 
By Eva Bartlett — Jan 30, 2022 | Israel has The soldier, who posted his bravado video to TikTok, reportedly got 10 days in military prison. According to an Israeli army statement, "The soldier's behavior in the video does not conform with the norms expected of so…
(2022-02-02). NSO tried to illegally buy cell networks in US, claims former mobile company executive. peoplesdispatch.org The fresh revelations add to the growing evidence of the use of the NSO Group's Pegasus spyware to target citizens in several countries, exposing a deeper link between Israel and assaults on people's right to privacy…
(2022-02-02). Palestine in Pictures: January 2022. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.
(2022-02-02). February 2022 screenings: "Fedayin: Georges Abdallah's Fight" samidoun.net 
The busy schedule of "Fedayin: Georges Abdallah's Fight" is continuing in February 2022, with Collectif Vacarme(s) Films participating in 14 screenings already planned. The film traces the life story and struggle of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, a tireless struggler for Palestine and an Arab Communist revolutionary, imprisoned in France for over 37 years. "Fedayin" travels with …
(2022-02-02). Interview: Attacks and defamation against the Collectif Palestine Vaincra target the entire Palestine solidarity movement. samidoun.net 
The following interview with Collectif Palestine Vaincra (a member organization of the Samidoun Network) was originally published in French at the Chronique de Palestine. Read the French original here: www.chroniquepalestine.com/attaque-diffa… An interview with Tom Martin, spokesperson for the Collectif Palestine Vaincra. January 28, 2022 — The Collectif Palestine Vaincra, a very active and visible organization …
(2022-02-02). What's at stake with SCOTUS nomination — an editorial. workers.org 
On the eve of Black History Month — February — President Joe Biden announced his intentions of nominating an African American woman to replace the soon-to-be-retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Sitting on the court now are six men and three women. All justices have life tenure, until either . . . |