(2022-01-10). Michelle Obama Urges Americans to Vote 'Like the Future of Democracy Depends on It' in 2022 Midterms. sputniknews.com Michelle Obama and a cast of celebrities signed an open letter in March 2021, asking Americans to call their senators and urge them to pass sweeping voting rights legislation, the For the People Act, in Congress, insisting it was "the most important thing we can do to protect" the future of the country.
(2022-01-10). The Weekly Round-Up: Colston Four acquitted, the new offence of breastfeeding voyeurism, and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the news: The Colston Four have been acquitted of criminal damage by a jury for their role in pulling down the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol and pushing it into Bristol Harbour during a Black Lives Matter protest in June 2020. Under the Criminal Damage Act 1971, a defendant will have a defence …
(2022-01-10). Covid-19, apartheid sanitario en la "aldea global" cubadebate.cu Publicamos un fragmento del último libro de Alain Bih, Face au Covid-19: nos exigences, leurs incohérences (Syllepse, 2021). En él, Bihr analiza la doble crisis revelada por la pandemia de Covid-19, la del sistema capitalista, pero también la de las fuerzas de la alternativa, y plantea algunas vías para salir del letargo.
(2022-01-10). Record-High Infection Cases And Long Queues: is Israel Losing Control Over COVID-19? sputniknews.com On Sunday, Israel registered more than 17,000 new cases of coronavirus. According to estimates, the current wave of the pandemic will see two to four million Israelis infected.
(2022-01-10). Bennett Warns Israel Won't Be Bound by Any Iran Nuclear Deal, Will 'Reserve Freedom of Action'. sputniknews.com Tehran, other signatories of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Iran nuclear deal, and the United States have been negotiating on bringing the agreement back online. Israel has repeatedly threatened to carry out strikes against the Islamic Republic targeting its nuclear programme, either unilaterally or in coordination with Washington.
(2022-01-10). Knoxville, Tennessee abortion clinic fire ruled arson. wsws.org The fire that destroyed the Planned Parenthood clinic was the second attack in a year and comes as the Supreme Court considers overturning Roe v. Wade.
(2022-01-10). Monday 1/10: 2022 Voting Rights State of Play: Taking Action to Protect the Vote. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-09). Tuesday 1/11: The Plan to Protect Our Democracy: Tackling Filibuster, Voting Rights, Expanding SCOTUS. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2022-01-09). Ongoing Backlash Against CRT Ignores Black Children's Experience of Racism. truthout.org 
Note: A shorter version of this article appeared previously on It happened on the yellow bus. I was 9, in 5th grade, and the only Black girl riding to North Side Elementary School. As far as I know, I was the only Black person — child or adult — in the whole school. I felt alone, utterly alone, as a brown-haired, freckle-faced white boy laughed, pointed, and called me the N-word, over and over and over again. I will never forget his white, fre…
(2022-01-09). This Week in Fascism #125: Antifascists Set Fire to Patriot Front Materials & Expose New HQ; J6 Rallies Flop Hard. itsgoingdown.org Welcome fellow antifascists! Lots to cover this week as always! Antifascists continue to hound neo-Nazi group Patriot Front, releasing the new address for their headquarters and also confronting them on the streets. The anniversary of J6 also saw a round of poorly attended rallies, as MAGA world fell over itself in a rush to call…
(2022-01-09). Saudi Arabia Reportedly Asks Neighbours for Munitions Pending US Approval of Patriot Sales. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Saudi Arabia has asked neighbours for loans of interceptor missiles as it struggles to fend off Houthi strikes, pending US approval of Patriot missile sales, media said Sunday.
(2022-01-09). On Contact: Islamophobia, Race And Global Politics. popularresistance.org Islamophobia is not defined solely as anti-Muslim sentiment. It is not limited to hate speech and hate crimes, racial stereotypes, or discrimination against Muslim men and women. Islamophobia, in its most pernicious and deadly form, is embodied in the wars waged by the United States in the Muslim world, as well as the laws and internal security structures that turn Muslims in the United States into "the other." These laws include the criminalization of migrants, allowing Americans to justify the violent and illegal treatment of the undocumented, and the wholesale surveillance of Muslim communities. It includes th…
(2022-01-09). Germany's Priorities Are a Queer Commissioner and Female Crash Test Dummies. strategic-culture.org How did Germany manage to exist for more than 70 years without a queer commissioner? Many may be forgiven for not having pondered this question, especially during a pandemic which has decimated the civil rights of a third of the population. | Free West Media | Sven Lehmann, Member of the Green Party, has announced that he wants to make Germany a pioneer in the fight against discrimination against transgender, homosexual and other sexual minorities. "Everyone should be able to live freely, safely and with equal rights," he declared on Wednesday. Except of course the unvaccinated. | The federal government appoin…
(2022-01-09). 2021 in Palestine: A New Generation Has Finally Risen. orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud — Jan 3, 2022 | At the onset, 2021 appeared to be another ordinary year, one of unrelenting Israeli occupation and continued Palestinian misery. While much of that remained true, the dynamics of the Israeli occupation of Palestine were challenged by an unprecedented sense of popular unity among Palestinians, not only in the occupied East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, but among Palestinian communities in historic Palestine as well. | A prevailing sense of cautious hope has finally replaced the prevalent sense of despair felt in previous years. With that, a feeling of renewal and willingne…
(2022-01-09). As Tensions in West Bank Continue to Brew, Activist Says It's a Ticking Time Bomb. sputniknews.com The dire economic situation coupled with corruption of Palestinian government bodies has led to frustration and anger among the masses. But what has also triggered it is the deeds of the Israeli government.
(2022-01-09). Palestine appoints Salam Zawawi as new envoy to Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) — The daughter of Salah Zawawi, the long-served Palestinian ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran, is appointed as the new Palestinian ambassador to Tehran.
(2022-01-09). U.S. battles COVID-19 on fronts of justice, test, vaccine. ecns.cn The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on Friday on the legality of two initiatives at the heart of the Biden administration's efforts to address the coronavirus in the workplace.