Amy Goodman (2022-01-11). Former Army Chaplain at Guantánamo Was Jailed There Himself. truthout.org Twenty years ago today, the U.S. military began imprisoning Muslim men at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba. We speak with the prison's former Muslim chaplain, James Yee, who was jailed and held in solitary confinement for 76 days after being falsely accused of espionage. All charges were eventually dropped, and he received an honorable discharge. Yee describes how boys as young as 12 to 15 years old were treated as enemy combatants on the prison complex and the widespread Islamophobia that put even Muslim Americans under…

Editor2 (2022-01-11). As Israel Plots Endgame in Occupied Golan, Bennett Must Remember Lessons of the Past. orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud — Jan 5, 2022 | With Syria still embroiled in its own war, Israel has been actively rewriting the rule book regarding its conduct in this Arab country. Gone are the days of a potential return of the illegally occupied Golan Heights to Syrian sovereignty in exchange for peace, per the language of yesteryears. Now, Israel is set to double its illegal Jewish settler population in the Golan, while Israeli bombs continue to drop with a much higher frequency on various Syrian targets. | Indeed, a one-sided war is underway, casually reported as if a routine, everyday event. In the last decade, many…

Staff (2022-01-11). Israel Rojas: Una pelea cubana por la inteligencia y el razonamiento (+ PDF). cubadebate.cu "Se está llegando a un punto en el que ya no es por lo que dices, sino por no decir nada. Por eso he alertado en mis redes sociales: 'Artista, creador, no creas que con no meterte estarás ileso; no, te va a llegar tu momento'", afirma el integrante de Buena Fe. "Que intenten matarte mediática y temporalmente no significa que puedan matarte (…) Te matan cuando te callas, cuando te logran transformar, cuando te logran confundir, cuando aprendes el discurso que quieren escuchar de ti".

Staff (2022-01-11). Autoridad electoral de Nicaragua juramenta a Daniel Ortega para nuevo periodo presidencial. cubadebate.cu La presidenta del Consejo Supremo Electoral de Nicaragua entregó este lunes a Daniel Ortega y a Rosario Murillo las credenciales como presidente y vicepresidenta para un nuevo periodo al frente del Ejecutivo de esa nación. Entre otros temas abordados en su intervención, Ortega reiteró el reclamo de cese de la política de bloqueo y sanciones contra Cuba y Venezuela.

Chris Walker (2022-01-11). Biden Will Back Filibuster Changes After Pressure From Voting Rights Groups. truthout.org President Joe Biden plans to give a speech on Tuesday in Atlanta, Georgia, to discuss the need to pass voting rights legislation at the federal level — and to express his support for changing the filibuster rule in the U.S. Senate to do so. | Republicans have used the Senate filibuster to block major voting rights bills

Rick Rozoff (2022-01-10). Envoy: Germany "bears same historical responsibility to Ukraine over Nazi crimes as it does to Israel," must provide "massive military support," backing for NATO membership. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukraine ambassador demands that Germany stop blocking arms supplies to Kyiv This was stated by Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andrij Melnyk, who spoke with the Funke Mediagruppe newspapers, Ukrinform reports. The envoy called on the newly-appointed government to "abandon the existing policy of blocking, which in terms of morality is completely wrong, and urgently …

sputniknews (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.

Len Yannielli (2022-01-10). Three important books on race in America for deep winter reading. peoplesworld.org "The past is never dead. It's not even past." —William Faulkner (1950) Let's consider a trio of books that can be helpful in gaining a deeper understanding of racism, both its practice and its ideological components, including in the current period. Most current of the three is The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (2021), …

Calla Randall (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). Building Communities For A Fascist-Free Future. popularresistance.org On August 17, 2019, a coalition of antifascist and progressive groups in Portland, Oregon organized a rally to protest a Proud Boy event planned in the city. The rally had a carnivalesque atmosphere created by PopMob — an antifascist group of concerned Portlanders which seeks to "resist the alt-right with whimsy and creativity" — and brought on a diverse range of organizations, from labor and religious groups and civil rights groups like the NAACP to more militant organizations like Rose City Antifa. | During the protest, the latter, along with autonomous black bloc organizers, acted as a buffer betwe…

Staff (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.

Canadian Tire Fire (2022-01-10). Canadian Tire Fire #25: Rage Against Anti-Trans Bill; Solidarity Actions Continue as Coyote Camp Ducks RCMP. itsgoingdown.org This week we have a couple funny anecdotes in the world of anti-fascism, a couple stories we missed in December, and as always stories of continued resistance. Anarchists held noise demos in multiple cities on New Years Eve as always. In Montreal, queer and trans people redecorated the city in outrage over Quebec's anti-trans bill…

Ali Abunimah (2022-01-10). Watch: Palestinian liberation and resistance to US imperialism. electronicintifada.net Ali Abunimah and Rania Khalek talk about "progressive" politicians who pander to Israel.

Asa Winstanley (2022-01-10). Israel's Elbit sells UK arms factory targeted by activists. electronicintifada.net Hailing victory, Palestine Action vows to continue disruptions at other sites.

sputniknews (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.

sputniknews (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.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-01-10). GOP-named Supreme Court majority cements its role as a pro-corporate fiefdom. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Recalling the 1930s, when the "Nine Old Men" scrapped key New Deal legislation, the GOP-named U.S. Supreme Court majority may again show its implementation of the right-wing pro-corporate agenda, this time by nullifying OSHA's anti-coronavirus Emergency Temporary Standard. It is clearer than ever now that rather than being legitimate justices members of the Court are …

WSWS (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.

Brennan Center, LCCHR, Fair Fight, AVL (2022-01-10). Monday 1/10: 2022 Voting Rights State of Play: Taking Action to Protect the Vote. indybay.org Online event…

sputniknews (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.

Calla Randall (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 …

Staff (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.

sputniknews (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.

sputniknews (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.

WSWS (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.

Brennan Center, LCCHR, Fair Fight, AVL (2022-01-10). Monday 1/10: 2022 Voting Rights State of Play: Taking Action to Protect the Vote. indybay.org Online event…

Demand Justice & Move On (2022-01-09). Tuesday 1/11: The Plan to Protect Our Democracy: Tackling Filibuster, Voting Rights, Expanding SCOTUS. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Eisa Nefertari Ulen (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…

This Week in Fascism (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…

sputniknews (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…

scorinoco (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…

sputniknews (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.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (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.

ecns.cn (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.

Collier Freedom Movement, Women's March (2022-01-08). Saturday 1/15: Virtual Rally to Defend Truth, Democracy & Voting Rights w/ CFM & Women's March. indybay.org Virtual rally via livestream – join from anywhere…

Demand Justice & Move On (2022-01-08). Tuesday 1/11: The Plan to Protect Our Democracy: Tackling Filibuster, Voting Rights, Expanding SCOTUS. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Jews United for Democracy & JCA (2022-01-08). Wednesday 1/12: Defeating Nazis in Court: Inside the Charlottesville Trial. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…

Labor Video Project (2022-01-08). One Year After Jan 6 Insurrection & Rise Of Fascism With Vermont AFL-CIO Pres Van Deusen. indybay.org Vermont AFL-CIO president David Van Deusen is interviewed one year after the January 6, 2021 attempted coup and insurrection. His federation debated and voted for a resolution for a general strike to protest and stop such an insurrection. He talks about the same issues one year later.

WSWS (2022-01-08). Spanish authorities to cut COVID-19 reporting as cases explode. wsws.org The PSOE-Podemos government has made clear that it plans to take no action to protect the health and lives of the Spanish people, embracing a fascistic policy of "herd immunity."

Ramzy Baroud (2022-01-08). As Israel Plots Endgame in Occupied Golan, Bennett Must Remember Lessons of the Past. dissidentvoice.org With Syria still embroiled in its own war, Israel has been actively rewriting the rule book regarding its conduct in this Arab country. Gone are the days of a potential return of the illegally occupied Golan Heights to Syrian sovereignty in exchange for peace, per the language of yesteryears. Now, Israel is set to double …

Staff (2022-01-08). #Palestine2022 campaign aims to bring Palestine into the French presidential campaign. samidoun.net In the 2022 French presidential election campaign, Palestine is largely absent from the mainstream discussion, despite the fact that it should be a central issue in addressing France's foreign policy. French governments have always actively supported Israel, a colonial and racist state. France plays a key role in the oppression of the Palestinian people, including […] | The article

Staff (2022-01-08). There is nothing wrong with Helen Mirren playing Golda Meir. rt.com Should an actor's religion or ethnicity matter when they play a role? Well according to British screen legend Dame Maureen Lipman, it should. She has criticised the casting of fellow British acting icon Dame Helen Mirren as former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in the upcoming Hollywood biopic, In an interview given to the Jewish Chronicle, Lipman, who is herself Jewish, called out the casting of Mirren as Golda Meir…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-08). Salah Zawawi's daughter set to be Palestinian envoy to Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) — Informed sources have reported that at the end of the four-decade mission of Salah Zawawi, the Palestinian ambassador to Iran, his daughter will be in charge of the embassy.

Florence CGTN (2022-01-08). U.S. Supreme Court hears challenges to Biden's COVID vaccine mandates. america.cgtn.com The U.S. Supreme Court has heard arguments on whether two key White House vaccine mandates can proceed. What justices decide will impact millions of employees and healthcare workers.

WSWS (2022-01-08). US Supreme Court hears challenge to Biden administration vaccine mandates. wsws.org In arguments before the Supreme Court Friday, conservative justices appeared ready to block a vaccine mandate for large employers issued by the Biden administration.

League of Women Voters (2022-01-08). Wednesday 1/26: Supreme Court in 2022: Future of Abortion Rights, Voting Rights & Gun Control w/ LWV. indybay.org Online event…

Roy Landersen (2022-01-08). Moscow, Beijing, Washington frame opponents as 'foreign agents'. themilitant.com As they deepen their assaults on working people and political rights, the regimes in Moscow and Beijing are trying to silence political opponents by smearing them as "foreign agents." Washington condemns these two rivals for repression, but has used the very same smears to target and frame up working-class organizations at home. | On Dec. 28, Russia's Supreme Court ordered the closing of Memorial International, a long-standing rights organization that has chronicled decades of Stalinist political repression in the Soviet Union. Its archives hold tens of thousands of documents, books and artwork by prisoners spann…

Brennan Center, LCCHR, Fair Fight, AVL (2022-01-08). Monday 1/10: 2022 Voting Rights State of Play: Taking Action to Protect the Vote. indybay.org Online event…

Collier Freedom Movement, Women's March (2022-01-08). Saturday 1/15: Virtual Rally to Defend Truth, Democracy & Voting Rights w/ CFM & Women's March. indybay.org Virtual rally via livestream – join from anywhere…

Jews United for Democracy & JCA (2022-01-08). Wednesday 1/12: Defeating Nazis in Court: Inside the Charlottesville Trial. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…

Demand Justice & Move On (2022-01-08). Tuesday 1/11: The Plan to Protect Our Democracy: Tackling Filibuster, Voting Rights, Expanding SCOTUS. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Labor Video Project (2022-01-08). One Year After Jan 6 Insurrection & Rise Of Fascism With Vermont AFL-CIO Pres Van Deusen. indybay.org Vermont AFL-CIO president David Van Deusen is interviewed one year after the January 6, 2021 attempted coup and insurrection. His federation debated and voted for a resolution for a general strike to protest and stop such an insurrection. He talks about the same issues one year later.

WSWS (2022-01-08). Spanish authorities to cut COVID-19 reporting as cases explode. wsws.org The PSOE-Podemos government has made clear that it plans to take no action to protect the health and lives of the Spanish people, embracing a fascistic policy of "herd immunity."

Staff (2022-01-08). #Palestine2022 campaign aims to bring Palestine into the French presidential campaign. samidoun.net In the 2022 French presidential election campaign, Palestine is largely absent from the mainstream discussion, despite the fact that it should be a central issue in addressing France's foreign policy. French governments have always actively supported Israel, a colonial and racist state. France plays a key role in the oppression of the Palestinian people, including […] | The article

Ramzy Baroud (2022-01-08). As Israel Plots Endgame in Occupied Golan, Bennett Must Remember Lessons of the Past. dissidentvoice.org With Syria still embroiled in its own war, Israel has been actively rewriting the rule book regarding its conduct in this Arab country. Gone are the days of a potential return of the illegally occupied Golan Heights to Syrian sovereignty in exchange for peace, per the language of yesteryears. Now, Israel is set to double …

Staff (2022-01-08). There is nothing wrong with Helen Mirren playing Golda Meir. rt.com Should an actor's religion or ethnicity matter when they play a role? Well according to British screen legend Dame Maureen Lipman, it should. She has criticised the casting of fellow British acting icon Dame Helen Mirren as former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in the upcoming Hollywood biopic, In an interview given to the Jewish Chronicle, Lipman, who is herself Jewish, called out the casting of Mirren as Golda Meir…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-08). Salah Zawawi's daughter set to be Palestinian envoy to Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) — Informed sources have reported that at the end of the four-decade mission of Salah Zawawi, the Palestinian ambassador to Iran, his daughter will be in charge of the embassy.

Roy Landersen (2022-01-08). Moscow, Beijing, Washington frame opponents as 'foreign agents'. themilitant.com As they deepen their assaults on working people and political rights, the regimes in Moscow and Beijing are trying to silence political opponents by smearing them as "foreign agents." Washington condemns these two rivals for repression, but has used the very same smears to target and frame up working-class organizations at home. | On Dec. 28, Russia's Supreme Court ordered the closing of Memorial International, a long-standing rights organization that has chronicled decades of Stalinist political repression in the Soviet Union. Its archives hold tens of thousands of documents, books and artwork by prisoners spann…

WSWS (2022-01-08). US Supreme Court hears challenge to Biden administration vaccine mandates. wsws.org In arguments before the Supreme Court Friday, conservative justices appeared ready to block a vaccine mandate for large employers issued by the Biden administration.

League of Women Voters (2022-01-08). Wednesday 1/26: Supreme Court in 2022: Future of Abortion Rights, Voting Rights & Gun Control w/ LWV. indybay.org Online event…

Brennan Center, LCCHR, Fair Fight, AVL (2022-01-08). Monday 1/10: 2022 Voting Rights State of Play: Taking Action to Protect the Vote. indybay.org Online event…

Staff (2022-01-07). Headlines for January 7, 2022. democracynow.org On Jan. 6 Anniversary, Biden Warns of Trump's "Dagger at the Throat of Democracy", Supreme Court to Weigh Vaccine Mandates as U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Record High, WHO Warns Omicron Is Overwhelming Hospitals and Killing People, Not "Mild", As Omicron Shatters Pandemic Records, Brazil's Bolsonaro Blasts Child Vaccinations, Kazakh President Orders Troops to Shoot Without Warning as Protest Death Toll Mounts, 3 Eritrean Refugees, Including 2 Children, Killed by Airstrike in Ethiopia's Tigray, Israelis Kill Two Palestinians in West Bank; Far-Right Protesters Attack Palestinian Reporter, Two Journalists Murdered in…

Sonoma Valley Democrats (2022-01-07). Thursday 1/6: Sonoma: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SONOMA: Sonoma Plaza, 453 1st St E, Sonoma, CA 95476 | Wear a mask and please be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-07). Thursday 1/6: Santa Rosa: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SANTA ROSA: Courthouse Square, Fourth Street & Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-07). Thursday 1/6: Sacramento: Jan. 6th In-Person Sidewalk Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SACRAMENTO: Sidewalk intersection of 16th Street & J Street, Sacramento 95814 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-07). Thursday 1/6: Santa Rosa: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SANTA ROSA: Courthouse Square, Fourth Street & Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……

Demand Justice & Move On (2022-01-07). Tuesday 1/11: The Plan to Protect Our Democracy: Tackling Filibuster, Voting Rights, Expanding SCOTUS. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-07). Thursday 1/6: Sacramento: Jan. 6th In-Person Sidewalk Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SACRAMENTO: Sidewalk intersection of 16th Street & J Street, Sacramento 95814 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……

Staff (2022-01-07). Biden Warns of "Dagger at the Throat of America"; Fascism Expert Says Trump's Personality Cult Growing. democracynow.org President Joe Biden warned about the looming threat of autocracy during his speech marking the first anniversary of the January 6 Capitol attack on Thursday and denounced his predecessor Donald Trump for inciting the rioters. In a statement responding to Biden's speech, Trump continued to falsely claim the 2020 election was rigged. To discuss further, we are joined by historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an expert on the psychology of authoritarianism, who says Trump has grown his "personality cult" since his election loss and converted the GOP into "a far-right authoritarian party which has enshrined violence as part of th…

Jews United for Democracy & JCA (2022-01-07). Wednesday 1/12: Defeating Nazis in Court: Inside the Charlottesville Trial. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…

Sonoma Valley Democrats (2022-01-07). Thursday 1/6: Sonoma: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SONOMA: Sonoma Plaza, 453 1st St E, Sonoma, CA 95476 | Wear a mask and please be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……

Collier Freedom Movement, Women's March (2022-01-07). Saturday 1/15: Virtual Rally to Defend Truth, Democracy & Voting Rights w/ CFM & Women's March. indybay.org Virtual rally via livestream – join from anywhere…

Labor Video Project (2022-01-07). One Year After Jan 6 Insurrection & Rise Of Fascism With Vermont AFL-CIO Pres Van Deusen. indybay.org Vermont AFL-CIO president David Van Deusen is interviewed one year after the January 6, 2021 attempted coup and insurrection. His federation debated and voted for a resolution for a general strike to protest and stop such an insurrection. He talks about the same issues one year later.

WSWS (2022-01-07). Multimillionaire Republican donor declares vaccines are part of a Jewish plot for world domination. wsws.org Utah capitalist David Bateman, who shared hundreds of fascistic and antisemitic posts on his social media account, resigned from the board of Entrata after his email was made public Monday.

WSWS (2022-01-07). Multimillionaire Republican donor declares vaccines are part of a Jewish plot for world domination. wsws.org Utah capitalist David Bateman, who shared hundreds of fascistic and antisemitic posts on his social media account, resigned from the board of Entrata after his email was made public Monday.

sputniknews (2022-01-07). Thousands of Indian Muslims Protest Against Genocide Calls by Hindu Activists – Video. sputniknews.com Last month, Hindu religious leaders gathered in Haridwar, a holy city in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, for three days. They called for violence against Muslims. Police registered cases against some of the hatemongers only after public outrage.

David Cronin (2022-01-07). EU admits teaming up with Israeli police enables mass surveillance. electronicintifada.net Force based in East Jerusalem awarded at least 10 science grants.

Staff (2022-01-07). Poland admits buying Israeli Pegasus spyware. rt.com The leader of the ruling Law and Justice party says it's a good thing that his country obtained the high-tech surveillance software | Poland's most powerful lawmaker has admitted that his country purchased spyware from the controversial Israeli NSO Group. He denied it was being used to target politicians, however, claiming it was used by the secret services. | Speaking to the weekly right-wing magazine Sieci, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, said that it was a positive thing that Polish security services were using powerful snooping software. | "It would be bad if…

Staff (2022-01-07). Israel admits Covid mutation rendered travel bans useless. rt.com Amid a spike in Omicron infections, Tel Aviv is retiring its 'red list' of destinations | Israel has lifted its strict Covid-19 travel ban against 'high risk' countries, such as the US and UK, acknowledging that the spread of the Omicron variant has rendered such restrictions obsolete. | Nachman Ash, the director-general of Israel's Ministry of Health,

Editor (2022-01-07). South Africa: Clover workers call for nationalisation. mronline.org Striking workers fear that corporate changes at the dairy giant will lead to reduced local production and increased imports of Israeli products.

Staff (2022-01-07). Israel admits Covid mutation rendered travel bans useless. rt.com Amid a spike in Omicron infections, Tel Aviv is retiring its 'red list' of destinations | Israel has lifted its strict Covid-19 travel ban against 'high risk' countries, such as the US and UK, acknowledging that the spread of the Omicron variant has rendered such restrictions obsolete. | Nachman Ash, the director-general of Israel's Ministry of Health,

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-07). Internationalist Solidarity from Turtle Island to Palestine. libya360.wordpress.com Chandni Desai This past year, in the weeks leading up to the May 15 anniversary of the Nakba — the 1948 ethnic cleansing and mass exodus of the Palestinian people from their homes and lands — the people of East Jerusalem experienced the worst unrest in years. Racist Israeli settlers backed by Israeli police and…

Staff (2022-01-07). Poland admits buying Israeli Pegasus spyware. rt.com The leader of the ruling Law and Justice party says it's a good thing that his country obtained the high-tech surveillance software | Poland's most powerful lawmaker has admitted that his country purchased spyware from the controversial Israeli NSO Group. He denied it was being used to target politicians, however, claiming it was used by the secret services. | Speaking to the weekly right-wing magazine Sieci, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, said that it was a positive thing that Polish security services were using powerful snooping software. | "It would be bad if…

_____ (2022-01-07). New Legal Filing In Mumia's Case. popularresistance.org The new evidence contained in the boxes is damning, and we need to expose it. It reveals a pattern of misconduct and abuse of authority by the prosecution, including bribery of the state's two key witnesses, as well as racist exclusion in jury selection — a violation of the landmark Supreme Court decision Batson v. Kentucky. The remedy for each or any of the claims in the petition is a new trial. The court may order a hearing on factual issues raised in the claims. If so, we won't know for at least a month.

_____ (2022-01-07). New Legal Filing In Mumia's Case. popularresistance.org The new evidence contained in the boxes is damning, and we need to expose it. It reveals a pattern of misconduct and abuse of authority by the prosecution, including bribery of the state's two key witnesses, as well as racist exclusion in jury selection — a violation of the landmark Supreme Court decision Batson v. Kentucky. The remedy for each or any of the claims in the petition is a new trial. The court may order a hearing on factual issues raised in the claims. If so, we won't know for at least a month.

sputniknews (2022-01-07). US Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Biden Administration COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Cases. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Supreme Court on Friday heard oral arguments in two cases involving the enforcement of the Biden administration's workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandates enforced through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Rick Rozoff (2022-01-07). Finland and Sweden: 10th and 11th members of NATO's eastern flank in all but name. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Sweden Talks NATO With Finland as Supreme Commander Slams Russian Security Proposals …Finland and Sweden have been inching closer toward NATO through joint drills and training activities, military acquisitions from the US and its partners, and participation in overseas missions. The countries' political life is also permeated with a strong pro-NATO sentiment. Swedish Prime Minister …

sputniknews (2022-01-07). Sweden Talks NATO With Finland as Supreme Commander Slams Russian Security Proposals. sputniknews.com While formally retaining their decades-old non-alignment, both Finland and Sweden have been inching closer toward NATO through joint drills and training activities, military acquisitions from the US and its partners, and participation in overseas missions. The countries' political life is also permeated with a strong pro-NATO sentiment.

sputniknews (2022-01-07). Sweden Talks NATO With Finland as Supreme Commander Slams Russian Security Proposals. sputniknews.com While formally retaining their decades-old non-alignment, both Finland and Sweden have been inching closer toward NATO through joint drills and training activities, military acquisitions from the US and its partners, and participation in overseas missions. The countries' political life is also permeated with a strong pro-NATO sentiment.

Anurag Deb (2022-01-07). One date to rule them all: McQuillan, McGuigan and McKenna [2021] UKSC 55. ukhumanrightsblog.com In one of its final decisions of 2021, McQuillan, McGuigan and McKenna, the UK Supreme Court addressed challenges to the effectiveness of police investigations into events which took place during the Northern Ireland conflict. The European Court has long maintained that the right to life (Article 2 ECHR) and the prohibition upon torture and inhuman …

League of Women Voters (2022-01-07). Wednesday 1/26: Supreme Court in 2022: Future of Abortion Rights, Voting Rights & Gun Control w/ LWV. indybay.org Online event…

Chris Walker (2022-01-07). Voting Rights Groups to Biden: Skip Trip to GA Without Plan for Passing Bills. truthout.org President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are planning to visit Atlanta, Georgia, next week — but a coalition of voting rights organizations are telling them to stay in Washington, D.C., unless they can visit with a plan for strengthening voting protections across the U.S. | In a

Labor Video Project (2022-01-07). One Year After Jan 6 Insurrection & Rise Of Fascism With Vermont AFL-CIO Pres Van Deusen. indybay.org Vermont AFL-CIO president David Van Deusen is interviewed one year after the January 6, 2021 attempted coup and insurrection. His federation debated and voted for a resolution for a general strike to protest and stop such an insurrection. He talks about the same issues one year later.

Staff (2022-01-07). Headlines for January 7, 2022. democracynow.org On Jan. 6 Anniversary, Biden Warns of Trump's "Dagger at the Throat of Democracy", Supreme Court to Weigh Vaccine Mandates as U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Record High, WHO Warns Omicron Is Overwhelming Hospitals and Killing People, Not "Mild", As Omicron Shatters Pandemic Records, Brazil's Bolsonaro Blasts Child Vaccinations, Kazakh President Orders Troops to Shoot Without Warning as Protest Death Toll Mounts, 3 Eritrean Refugees, Including 2 Children, Killed by Airstrike in Ethiopia's Tigray, Israelis Kill Two Palestinians in West Bank; Far-Right Protesters Attack Palestinian Reporter, Two Journalists Murdered in…

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-07). Thursday 1/6: Sacramento: Jan. 6th In-Person Sidewalk Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SACRAMENTO: Sidewalk intersection of 16th Street & J Street, Sacramento 95814 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-07). Thursday 1/6: Santa Rosa: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SANTA ROSA: Courthouse Square, Fourth Street & Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……

Staff (2022-01-07). Biden Warns of "Dagger at the Throat of America"; Fascism Expert Says Trump's Personality Cult Growing. democracynow.org President Joe Biden warned about the looming threat of autocracy during his speech marking the first anniversary of the January 6 Capitol attack on Thursday and denounced his predecessor Donald Trump for inciting the rioters. In a statement responding to Biden's speech, Trump continued to falsely claim the 2020 election was rigged. To discuss further, we are joined by historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an expert on the psychology of authoritarianism, who says Trump has grown his "personality cult" since his election loss and converted the GOP into "a far-right authoritarian party which has enshrined violence as part of th…

Sonoma Valley Democrats (2022-01-07). Thursday 1/6: Sonoma: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SONOMA: Sonoma Plaza, 453 1st St E, Sonoma, CA 95476 | Wear a mask and please be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……

Jews United for Democracy & JCA (2022-01-07). Wednesday 1/12: Defeating Nazis in Court: Inside the Charlottesville Trial. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…

Demand Justice & Move On (2022-01-07). Tuesday 1/11: The Plan to Protect Our Democracy: Tackling Filibuster, Voting Rights, Expanding SCOTUS. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Collier Freedom Movement, Women's March (2022-01-07). Saturday 1/15: Virtual Rally to Defend Truth, Democracy & Voting Rights w/ CFM & Women's March. indybay.org Virtual rally via livestream – join from anywhere…

WSWS (2022-01-07). Multimillionaire Republican donor declares vaccines are part of a Jewish plot for world domination. wsws.org Utah capitalist David Bateman, who shared hundreds of fascistic and antisemitic posts on his social media account, resigned from the board of Entrata after his email was made public Monday.

Editor (2022-01-07). South Africa: Clover workers call for nationalisation. mronline.org Striking workers fear that corporate changes at the dairy giant will lead to reduced local production and increased imports of Israeli products.

David Cronin (2022-01-07). EU admits teaming up with Israeli police enables mass surveillance. electronicintifada.net Force based in East Jerusalem awarded at least 10 science grants.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-07). Internationalist Solidarity from Turtle Island to Palestine. libya360.wordpress.com Chandni Desai This past year, in the weeks leading up to the May 15 anniversary of the Nakba — the 1948 ethnic cleansing and mass exodus of the Palestinian people from their homes and lands — the people of East Jerusalem experienced the worst unrest in years. Racist Israeli settlers backed by Israeli police and…

Staff (2022-01-07). Poland admits buying Israeli Pegasus spyware. rt.com The leader of the ruling Law and Justice party says it's a good thing that his country obtained the high-tech surveillance software | Poland's most powerful lawmaker has admitted that his country purchased spyware from the controversial Israeli NSO Group. He denied it was being used to target politicians, however, claiming it was used by the secret services. | Speaking to the weekly right-wing magazine Sieci, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, said that it was a positive thing that Polish security services were using powerful snooping software. | "It would be bad if…

Staff (2022-01-07). Israel admits Covid mutation rendered travel bans useless. rt.com Amid a spike in Omicron infections, Tel Aviv is retiring its 'red list' of destinations | Israel has lifted its strict Covid-19 travel ban against 'high risk' countries, such as the US and UK, acknowledging that the spread of the Omicron variant has rendered such restrictions obsolete. | Nachman Ash, the director-general of Israel's Ministry of Health,

_____ (2022-01-07). New Legal Filing In Mumia's Case. popularresistance.org The new evidence contained in the boxes is damning, and we need to expose it. It reveals a pattern of misconduct and abuse of authority by the prosecution, including bribery of the state's two key witnesses, as well as racist exclusion in jury selection — a violation of the landmark Supreme Court decision Batson v. Kentucky. The remedy for each or any of the claims in the petition is a new trial. The court may order a hearing on factual issues raised in the claims. If so, we won't know for at least a month.

sputniknews (2022-01-07). Sweden Talks NATO With Finland as Supreme Commander Slams Russian Security Proposals. sputniknews.com While formally retaining their decades-old non-alignment, both Finland and Sweden have been inching closer toward NATO through joint drills and training activities, military acquisitions from the US and its partners, and participation in overseas missions. The countries' political life is also permeated with a strong pro-NATO sentiment.

League of Women Voters (2022-01-07). Wednesday 1/26: Supreme Court in 2022: Future of Abortion Rights, Voting Rights & Gun Control w/ LWV. indybay.org Online event…

Congresswoman Barabra Lee (2022-01-06). Thursday 1/6: Jan 6th Talk: Hope, Resiliency & the Fight Against White Supremacy w/ Rep. Barbara Lee. indybay.org Online via livstream…

Labor Video Project (2022-01-06). One Year After Jan 6 Insurrection & Rise Of Fascism With Vermont AFL-CIO Pres Van Deusen. indybay.org Vermont AFL-CIO president David Van Deusen is interviewed one year after the January 6, 2021 attempted coup and insurrection. His federation debated and voted for a resolution for a general strike to protest and stop such an insurrection. He talks about the same issues one year later.

Farnoush Amiri (2022-01-06). Makeshift noose and confederate flags told her this was something different. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Cori Bush is no stranger to protests. She spent years marching the streets of St. Louis and Ferguson, Missouri, rising to public office on the strength of her activism. But as the Missouri Democrat looked out the window of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — only her third day as a member …

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2022-01-06). Assault on the Capitol: 24 questions and answers. liberationnews.org The Jan. 6 attack on Congress by a fascist-led mob was a pivotal moment in U.S. politics…

Liz Vinson, Creede Newton (2022-01-06). 'We Shall Not Be Moved': Democracy advocates gather a year after Jan. 6 insurrection. splcenter.org

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-06). Thursday 1/6: Sacramento: Jan. 6th In-Person Sidewalk Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SACRAMENTO: Sidewalk intersection of 16th Street & J Street, Sacramento 95814 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……

splcenter (2022-01-06). 'The Common Denominator': D.C. prosecutor points to Trump as 'ringleader' of Jan. 6 attack. splcenter.org

In Defense of Liberation! (2022-01-06). "Capitalist Democracy": What is it? And it's connections to Fascism. anchor.fm In this episode I discuss some of the ongoing struggles facing people here in the United States, on the anniversary of the January 6 attempt to take over Congress, and overthrow the election, and how they connect to the history of capitalism's connection to fascism, and the use of democracy as a tool by the state of capitalist dictatorship to misconstrue and misinformed the masses into believing this democracy is for them.

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-06). Thursday 1/6: Santa Rosa: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SANTA ROSA: Courthouse Square, Fourth Street & Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……

splcenter (2022-01-06). January 6: State of DC one year later. splcenter.org

WSWS (2022-01-06). One year since the fascist coup attempt of January 6. wsws.org Today marks the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump's attempt to reverse the 2020 election, overturn the Constitution and establish a dictatorship.

Amy Goodman (2022-01-06). GOP Attack on "Election Fraud" Is Really an Attack on Black Voters. truthout.org Many events marking the first anniversary of the deadly January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol are focusing on voting rights, as false claims about voter fraud have fueled Republican efforts to restrict voting access, especially for Black voters. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed Tuesday to proceed with a vote to change the filibuster rule to prevent Republicans from blocking new voting rights legislation. Professor Carol Anderson, author of White Rage and One Person, No Vote, says former Presi…

New Atlas (2022-01-06). US Breaks Own"Diplomatic Boycott" of 2022 Beijing Olympics — Up to 60 US Diplomats to Attend. newatlas.report January 6, 2022 (The New Atlas) — The US had announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics — yet nearly 60 US diplomats will be attending the games nonetheless. How serious can Washington's belief be that "genocide" is taking place in China if it is allowing its athletes to participate in the …

New Atlas (2022-01-06). US Breaks Own"Diplomatic Boycott" of 2022 Beijing Olympics — Up to 60 US Diplomats to Attend. newatlas.report January 6, 2022 (The New Atlas) — The US had announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics — yet nearly 60 US diplomats will be attending the games nonetheless. How serious can Washington's belief be that "genocide" is taking place in China if it is allowing its athletes to participate in the …

Staff (2022-01-06). Elie Mystal: AG Garland Must Be More Aggressive, Hold Trump & Allies Accountable for Insurrection. democracynow.org On the first anniversary of the deadly insurrection of January 6, when right-wing and white supremacist supporters of Donald Trump attacked the Capitol in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election, we speak with Elie Mystal of The Nation about the Department of Justice investigation, led by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, who pledged Wednesday to bring everyone involved to "justice." Mystal says Garland should be more aggressive and also pursue Donald Trump. "I want actual evidence that this man is willing to take on the powerful, politically connected Republicans who did this to us, and so far I don't see…

splcenter (2022-01-06). January 6: State of D.C. one year later. splcenter.org

Sonoma Valley Democrats (2022-01-06). Thursday 1/6: Sonoma: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SONOMA: Sonoma Plaza, 453 1st St E, Sonoma, CA 95476 | Wear a mask and please be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……

Staff (2022-01-06). "White Rage" Author Carol Anderson: GOP Attack on "Election Fraud" Really an Attack on Black Voters. democracynow.org Many events marking the first anniversary of the deadly January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol are focusing on voting rights, as false claims about voter fraud have fueled Republican efforts to restrict voting access, especially for Black voters. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed Tuesday to proceed with a vote to change the filibuster rule to prevent Republicans from blocking new voting rights legislation. Professor Carol Anderson, author of "White Rage" and "One Person, No Vote," says former President Trump's false claims about voter fraud prompted a wave in 2021 of some of the most aggressive and r…

Patrick Chura (2022-01-06). Anti-fascist lessons from a blacklisted Jewish Communist. peoplesworld.org With hate crimes on the rise and democracy in crisis, the literature we study in schools has new purpose. Discussing books with young people doubles as a gesture of resistance. At this moment, the great activist writers seem greater and affect us more powerfully. But of all the readings I used in my university classes …

Editor (2022-01-06). Selling Out Democracy for Political Influence. scheerpost.com Boeing donated $190,000 to the "Sedition Caucus," according to Accountable.US. (Image by Accountable.US) | By Kyle Herrig / One year ago, the foundation of our democracy was jeopardized in a full-blown coup attempt by seditionists egged on by former president Donald Trump. People died. | Confederate flags were waved inside the Capitol. People with zip ties and weapons were ready to do harm or even kill members of Congress and the vice president. These were right-wing extremists who had the encouragement, and even…

Collier Freedom Movement, Women's March (2022-01-06). Saturday 1/15: Virtual Rally to Defend Truth, Democracy & Voting Rights w/ CFM & Women's March. indybay.org Virtual rally via livestream – join from anywhere…

Jews United for Democracy & JCA (2022-01-06). Wednesday 1/12: Defeating Nazis in Court: Inside the Charlottesville Trial. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-01-06). Tory government's Nationality and Borders Bill is a "racist crime against humanity" peoplesdispatch.org Refugee rights groups have warned that the Nationality and Borders Bill proposed by the Boris Johnson-led government in the UK is likely to worsen the conditions of refugees and asylum seekers. On Wednesday January 5, various groups including Refugee Action, Care4Calais, Refugee Council, and Stand Up To Racism protested in front of Parliament while the House of Lords discussed the bill, demanding that the government instead provide a safe way for people to claim asylum. | The Nationality and Borders Bill, introduced by Home Secretary Priti Patel in July 2021, has passed the three rounds of reading in the House of…

WSWS (2022-01-06). German Federal Court of Justice confirms lenient sentence for NSU accomplice André Eminger. wsws.org With the exception of Beate Zschà§pe, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, all NSU accomplices are at large and some of them, like Eminger himself, are still active in neo-Nazi circles.

WSWS (2022-01-06). German Federal Court of Justice confirms lenient sentence for NSU accomplice André Eminger. wsws.org With the exception of Beate Zschà§pe, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, all NSU accomplices are at large and some of them, like Eminger himself, are still active in neo-Nazi circles.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2022-01-06). Emma Watson smeared by racist Israeli diplomat. electronicintifada.net False anti-Semitism accusations won't work.

Staff (2022-01-06). Comedian says he wasn't serious about JK Rowling's 'anti-Semitism'. rt.com Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart still believes that certain "tropes" are "embedded" in society and sometimes "invisible" in films | Jon Stewart has claimed he never meant to accuse JK Rowling or the 'Harry Potter' films of being anti-Semitic, despite fallout from a previous conversation on the topic. | On his podcast 'The Problem with Jon Stewart,' the comedian said he was surprised to see a previous podcast conversation trending on Twitter, as more and more people highlighted Stewart's comments comparing the goblin banker characters in the 'Harry Potter' films to Jewish caricatures. | "JK Rowling was like,…

Ali Abunimah (2022-01-06). Yes, Canada does arm and fund Israel. electronicintifada.net Watch a discussion sparked by a diplomat's outright lie.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2022-01-06). Dutch double standards: punish Palestinians, embrace Israel. electronicintifada.net Netherlands sanctions Union of Agricultural Work Committees over staff, board members' alleged political affiliation.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2022-01-06). Major performers dump Sydney Festival over Israeli sponsorship. electronicintifada.net Israel should not be able to artwash its crimes, boycotters say.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-01-06). Palestinian photojournalist Faiz Abu Rmeleh assaulted by Israeli protesters. peoplesdispatch.org Faiz Abu Rmeleh, a Palestinian photojournalist was attacked by a right-wing Israeli during a protest against the release of Palestinian prisoner Hisham Abu Hawwash on Wednesday January 5 outside Tel Aviv. According to a social media post of Activestills, the attacker has not yet been arrested by the Israeli security forces. | Rmeleh is a member of Activestills, a collective of photo journalists in Palestine, and works with Turkish Anadolu Agency. A video of the attack, shared by Activestills, shows the attacker carrying an Israeli flag and pushing Rmeleh under a car after beating him badly. Later Rmeleh was taken…

sputniknews (2022-01-06). West Might Not Like House Demolitions, But Israel Doesn't Have Any Other Options. sputniknews.com It is difficult to estimate how many homes have been partially or fully destroyed by the IDF since 1967, when Israel took control over the West Bank. But according to estimates, 2021 was one of the most difficult years for the Palestinians, with 199 devastated residential structures.

WSWS (2022-01-06). German Federal Court of Justice confirms lenient sentence for NSU accomplice André Eminger. wsws.org With the exception of Beate Zschà§pe, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, all NSU accomplices are at large and some of them, like Eminger himself, are still active in neo-Nazi circles.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2022-01-06). Emma Watson smeared by racist Israeli diplomat. electronicintifada.net False anti-Semitism accusations won't work.

New Atlas (2022-01-06). US Breaks Own"Diplomatic Boycott" of 2022 Beijing Olympics — Up to 60 US Diplomats to Attend. newatlas.report January 6, 2022 (The New Atlas) — The US had announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics — yet nearly 60 US diplomats will be attending the games nonetheless. How serious can Washington's belief be that "genocide" is taking place in China if it is allowing its athletes to participate in the …

WSWS (2022-01-06). One year since the fascist coup attempt of January 6. wsws.org Today marks the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump's attempt to reverse the 2020 election, overturn the Constitution and establish a dictatorship.

Moderator (2022-01-06). House Progressives Endorse Adding 4 New Seats to Supreme Court. scheerpost.com By Julia Conley / Common Dreams The push to reform the U.S. Supreme Court got a significant boost Wednesday as the Congressional Progressive Caucus voted to officially endorse the Judiciary Act of 2021, which would add four seats to the bench and restore balance to what critics call a "hyperpartisan 6-3 stolen court." Rep. Pramila Jayapal …

Adolph Reed Jr. (2022-01-05). When identity becomes a prison, there can be no liberational politics. zcomm.org Please Help ZNet Source: The Real News Network There is no doubt that racism is real and has negative consequences for people's lives," Adolph Reed Jr. and Touré F. Reed note in the abstract to their article "The Evolution of 'Race' and Racial Justice under Neoliberalism." "This is why we

Tom Anderson (2022-01-05). NOT GUILTY: Bristol jury finds that defendants were justified in toppling slave trader statue. thecanary.co Update: The headline and introduction were amended on 5 January at 17: 20 to reflect the not guilty verdict. | A jury has cleared the four people who toppled a statue of slave trader Edward Colston. After three hours of deliberation, the jury came to the same conclusion that we knew all along — that the people who pulled down the statue were on the right side of history and were totally justified in their actions. | The toppling of the statue happened during Bristol's huge Black Lives Matter demonstration on 7 June 2020. | The trial of Sage Willoughby, Rhian Graham, Milo Ponsford, and Jake Skuse — dub…

WSWS (2022-01-05). World leaders mourn Archbishop Desmond Tutu in acknowledgement of services rendered to imperialism. wsws.org Post-apartheid, Tutu's greatest service by far to South African capitalism and world imperialism was as head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).

Staff (2022-01-05). MMA fighter axed after discovery of shocking tattoo. rt.com A Czech MMA fighter has been banned from a local fight league event after neo-Nazi symbology was found among his tattoos | Radek Rousal has had his professional MMA debut canceled by Czech organization Oktagon MMA after it was discovered that he had numerous neo-Nazi tattoos, including one of Adolf Hitler on his right arm. | Rousal, who is untested as an MMA pro but has a 0-1 kickboxing record, was in line to make his first appearance in the cage as a short-notice replacement against Slovakian Nikolas Krivak. | However, officials from the fight league were forced to rethink their plans after noticing the offen…

Kyle Herrig (2022-01-05). Selling Out Democracy for Political Influence. otherwords.org One year ago, the foundation of our democracy was jeopardized in a full-blown coup attempt by seditionists egged on by former president Donald Trump. People died. | Confederate flags were waved inside the Capitol. People with zip ties and weapons were ready to do harm or even kill members of Congress and the vice president. These were right-wing extremists who had the encouragement, and even help, from Trump allies in Congress. | When the dust settled, many corporations rightly spoke out and pledged to halt contributions to lawmakers whose rhetoric and actions played a part in the insurrection — including t…

Amy Goodman (2022-01-05). Far Right Organizing Has Shifted to the Local Level, Making It Harder to Track. truthout.org Thursday marks one year since a violent mob of thousands of far-right and white supremacist Trump supporters descended on the U.S. Capitol, disrupting Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election and resulting in five deaths and hundreds of injuries. We look at where these movements are one year later, with the updated investigative documentary "American Insurrection" by Frontline in collaboration with ProPublica and Berkeley Journalism's Investigative Reporting Progra…

WSWS (2022-01-05). European Union funds Greece's fascistic anti-refugee offensive—Part 2. wsws.org The camps being built in Greece, with the fulsome praise of bourgeois politicians across the continent, are prisons, enforcing total surveillance and control over detainees.

WSWS (2022-01-05). Infections and hospitalizations skyrocket as Canadian governments facilitate rampant Omicron spread. wsws.org The federal and provincial governments have openly embraced the fascistic policy of "herd immunity," cutting quarantine periods to ensure big business has a ready supply of workers and restricting COVID-19 testing to conceal the scale of mass infection from the public.

Shane Burley (2022-01-05). Community Bonds and Mutual Aid Sustain Anti-Fascists Targeted by the State. zcomm.org "You need connections to people who have your back and who know how to reach out to people to help you in ways they can't,. That's the whole point of why we're all doing this in the first place. It's about community."

Tamara Nassar (2022-01-05). Victory for hunger striker after 141 days. electronicintifada.net Israeli army jails 79-year-old lawyer claiming he poses imminent "security threat."

sputniknews (2022-01-05). Emma Watson Incurs Israeli Ire After Expressing Solidarity With 'Free Palestine' Movement. sputniknews.com Emma Watson, 31, took to social media earlier this week to express her solidarity with Palestinians. "Solidarity is a verb", read the now-viral Instagram post from the English actress, best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the "Harry Potter" film series.

Staff (2022-01-05). 'Wonder Woman' addresses infamous 'Imagine' Covid video. rt.com The Israeli-born actress says the much-maligned video was 'premature' | Actor Gal Gadot has addressed her highly-mocked 'Imagine' cover video, featuring numerous celebrities and released at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. She says she had "pure intentions" but that the effort was in "poor taste." | The video was posted in March of 2020, just as government shutdowns and mandates were first taking effect in places like the US in response to coronavirus. The footage featured Gadot and numerous other celebrities singing lines from Beatle John Lennon's 'Imagine.' Gadot and others were heavily criticized and moc…

Eliza Egret (2022-01-05). Meet the activists on the Kent coast, trying to save lives. thecanary.co We live in a disgraceful time; a period when generations after us will look back and wonder how we could have been so cruel. They will wonder why so many of us, in our comfortable lives in Europe, left our fellow human beings to drown at sea; how we remained silent. | They will ask us how we could have let our government invade other countries for profit, or how we pretended not to notice that weapons used to arm Saudi Arabia, Israel, or the US were made in

sputniknews (2022-01-05). Israel's Intel Chief Says Revival of Iran Nuclear Deal Better Than Collapse of JCPOA Talks: Report. sputniknews.com In December, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid made it clear that Tel Aviv is not opposed in principle to any accord that may be concluded between world powers and Tehran at the ongoing Vienna talks on the possible revival of the Iran nuclear deal.

teleSUR, DRL (2022-01-05). Anuncian liberación de prisionero palestino en huelga de hambre. telesurtv.net Mientras organizaciones palestinas han celebrado la noticia, políticos israelíes critican el acuerdo alcanzado el martes.

sputniknews (2022-01-05). Israel-UAE Trade Expected to Hit $2 Billion in 2022, But Might the Honeymoon Be Disrupted? sputniknews.com The main areas of cooperation have been agricultural, aerospace, and defence projects as well as the diamond industry, renewable energy, and tourism.

scorinoco (2022-01-05). How Mossad Helps Arab Despots. orinocotribune.com By As'ad AbuKhalil — Dec 30, 2021 | Since its inception, the Israeli intelligence agency has been a terrorist organization. | The Mossad has long enjoyed a stellar reputation in Western media and cultures; stories and movies paying tribute to the alleged brilliance of the Israeli intelligence service still proliferate and Hollywood often relies on its tales for dramatic plots. | The story of Eli Cohen (an Israeli spy who lived in Syria and who was subsequently caught and hanged—hardly the story of success and achievement) has been told in books and movies in many languages. But as the CIA director unde…

League of Women Voters (2022-01-05). Wednesday 1/26: Supreme Court in 2022: Future of Abortion Rights, Voting Rights & Gun Control w/ LWV. indybay.org Online event…

Staff (2022-01-05). "American Insurrection": How Far-Right Extremists Moved from Fringe to Mainstream After Jan. 6 Attack. democracynow.org Thursday marks one year since a violent mob of thousands of far-right and white supremacist Trump supporters descended on the U.S. Capitol, disrupting Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election and resulting in five deaths and hundreds of injuries. We look at where these movements are one year later, with the updated investigative documentary "American Insurrection" by Frontline in collaboration with ProPublica and Berkeley Journalism's Investigative Reporting Program. Director Rick Rowley explains how the far-right social movements have grown since the insurrection and says "the locus…

Congresswoman Barabra Lee (2022-01-05). Thursday 1/6: Jan 6th Talk: Hope, Resiliency & the Fight Against White Supremacy w/ Rep. Barbara Lee. indybay.org Online via livstream…

Sharon Zhang (2022-01-05). Congressional Progressives Endorse Expanding Supreme Court to "Restore Balance" truthout.org The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) has officially thrown its weight behind a Democratic bill to expand the Supreme Court, in an attempt to push back against Republican efforts to pack the court with right-wing justices. | CPC Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) announced on Wednesday that the CPC's nearly

NewCORE & WHYY PBS (2022-01-05). Monday 1/17: Conversations of King: "Give Us The Ballot" – MLK, Voting Rights, & the Urgency in 2022. indybay.org Online event…

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-05). Thursday 1/6: Santa Rosa: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SANTA ROSA: Courthouse Square, Fourth Street & Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-05). Thursday 1/6: Sacramento: Jan. 6th In-Person Sidewalk Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SACRAMENTO: Sidewalk intersection of 16th Street & J Street, Sacramento 95814 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……

Collier Freedom Movement, Women's March (2022-01-05). Saturday 1/15: Virtual Rally to Defend Truth, Democracy & Voting Rights w/ CFM & Women's March. indybay.org Virtual rally via livestream – join from anywhere…

Staff (2022-01-05). Headlines for January 5, 2022. democracynow.org Chicago Cancels Classes After Union Vote to Move to Remote Learning, CDC Keeps in Place New Rule About 5-Day Isolation, Amid Surge, Delhi to Enforce Weekend Curfew as Hong Kong Bans Flights from U.S., U.K., Jan. 6 Committee Seeks to Question Fox's Sean Hannity over Insurrection, "Do You Realize You Are Describing a Coup?" Ex-Trump Official Defends Plan to Overturn Election, Report: 650,000 Messages Posted on Facebook Attacking Election Results Before Jan. 6, Manchin Says Changing Filibuster Rules to Pass Voting Rights Is "Heavy Lift", Canada Reaches $31 Billion Settlement with First Nations over Child Welfare Abu…

Sonoma Valley Democrats (2022-01-05). Thursday 1/6: Sonoma: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SONOMA: Sonoma Plaza, 453 1st St E, Sonoma, CA 95476 | Wear a mask and please be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……

WSWS (2022-01-05). Infections and hospitalizations skyrocket as Canadian governments facilitate rampant Omicron spread. wsws.org The federal and provincial governments have openly embraced the fascistic policy of "herd immunity," cutting quarantine periods to ensure big business has a ready supply of workers and restricting COVID-19 testing to conceal the scale of mass infection from the public.

WSWS (2022-01-05). European Union funds Greece's fascistic anti-refugee offensive—Part 2. wsws.org The camps being built in Greece, with the fulsome praise of bourgeois politicians across the continent, are prisons, enforcing total surveillance and control over detainees.

sputniknews (2022-01-04). Ontario Court Awards $107 Million to Families of Victims From Downed Ukrainian Flight 752. sputniknews.com NEW YORK (Sputnik) – The Ontario Supreme Court of Justice decided to award $107 million to the families of six passengers killed on Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 by an Iranian missile minutes after taking off from Tehran, media reported on Monday.

Shane Burley (2022-01-04). Community Bonds and Mutual Aid Sustain Anti-Fascists Targeted by the State. truthout.org The past four years have seen terms like "antifa" hit common parlance around the U.S., but have also seen confusing distortions of what that term means. As right-wing pundits work desperately to paint any and all potentially left-leaning protest action as anti-fascist, and then

WSWS (2022-01-04). ATF joins investigation into New Year's Day fire which destroyed abortion clinic in Knoxville, Tennessee. wsws.org The clinic has been a target of the far right, and the fire comes amid a frontal assault on the right to abortion in the United States.

teleSUR (2022-01-04). Mexican Newspaper Warns About the Rise of Fascism in the US. telesurenglish.net In the United States, the constant deterioration of public trust in the so-called institutions of democracy is not surprising. According to Gallup surveys in 2021, only 39 percent of the population trusts the federal government to address national problems. | "Trumpism is beginning to closely resemble European fascism in its 'contempt for the rule of law and glorification of violence,' though Trump may 'just be a warm-up act' for what is to come."

WSWS (2022-01-04). European Union funds Greece's fascistic anti-refugee offensive—Part 1. wsws.org The camps being built in Greece, with the fulsome praise of bourgeois politicians across the continent, are prisons, enforcing total surveillance and control over detainees.

Thom Hartmann (2022-01-04). Make No Mistake, Fascism Is on the Ballot in 2022. zcomm.org The biggest battle for the survival of American democracy is before us now…

Ramzy Baroud (2022-01-04). Why is Israel Amending Its Open-Fire Policy: Three Possible Answers. dissidentvoice.org At the outset, the Israeli military decision to revise its open-fire policies in the occupied West Bank seems puzzling. What would be the logic of giving Israeli soldiers the space to shoot more Palestinians when existing army manuals had already granted them near-total immunity and little legal accountability? The military's new rules now allow Isreali …

MEE staff (2022-01-04). Pegasus spyware: Hungary and Poland 'bought software after Netanyahu meeting'. middleeasteye.net Pegasus spyware: Hungary and Poland 'bought software after Netanyahu meeting' | Polish media investigations suggest some Pegasus attacks overlapped with meetings between Netanyahu and country leaders | Tue, 01/04/2022 – 09: 46 | Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (R) stands alongside then Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) during a joint press conference with Visegrad country prime ministers in B…

MEE staff (2022-01-04). Jerusalem: Israeli authorities demolish health centre in Jabal al-Mukaber. middleeasteye.net Jerusalem: Israeli authorities demolish health centre in Jabal al-Mukaber | The demolition of the centre, which serves 20,000 people, took place despite an appeal submitted against it | Tue, 01/04/2022 – 10: 19 | More than 850 Palestinian homes and structures were destroyed by Israel in 2021, including 160 units in East Jerusalem, according to B'Tselem (AFP) | Israeli authorities on Tuesday demolished a health…

teleSUR (2022-01-04). German and Swiss Firms Targeted by Israel's Mossad. telesurenglish.net The Swiss newspaper Neue Zàºrcher Zeitung published a report on Sunday that Mossad might be involved in the bomb attacks that happened in the 1980s against Swiss and German property. | RELATED: | The companies and firms were the property of people related to selling dual-purpose materials to Pakistan. It is believed that the attacks were an attempt to avoid the development of nuclear weapons in Pakistan. The attacks lef…

Abhijan Choudhury (2022-01-04). After 141 days on hunger strike, Israeli authorities set to release Hisham Abu Hawwash. peoplesdispatch.org Following mass protests and international pressure, Israeli authorities confirmed that Abu Hawwash's administrative detention order would not be renewed and that he would be released in February…

Akram al-Waara (2022-01-04). Israel-Palestine: Family call for immediate release of hunger striker Abu Hawwash. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine: Family call for immediate release of hunger striker Abu Hawwash | The 41-year-old is said to be close to death as hundreds of others held as administrative detainees begin a boycott of Israel's military courts | Tue, 01/04/2022 – 10: 45 | Palestinians take part in a solidarity protest with Hisham Abu Hawwash who has been on a hunger strike for more than 140 days, in the West Ba…

Staff (2022-01-04). 140 days of hunger strike: Abu Hawash in "intermittent coma" as mobilization for his freedom intensifies. samidoun.net As of 3 January 2022, Palestinian hunger striking prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash is now on his 140th day without nutrition. According to doctors who have viewed him, he is at risk of sudden death and serious organ damage at any moment. He is on hunger strike to demand his release from administrative detention, imprisonment without […] | The article

Ann Brown (2022-01-04). Fact Check: The Original Star-Bangled Banner National Anthem Was Rejected For Being Too Racist. moguldom.com The Star-Spangled Banner was written in 1814 but did not become the national anthem of the U.S. until 1931 when President Herbert Hoover made it so. It took 117 years. Did racist lyrics cause the holdup and its rejection as the national anthem? After witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore during the War of …

Congresswoman Barabra Lee (2022-01-04). Thursday 1/6: Jan 6th Talk: Hope, Resiliency & the Fight Against White Supremacy w/ Rep. Barbara Lee. indybay.org Online via livstream…

NewCORE & WHYY PBS (2022-01-04). Monday 1/17: Conversations of King: "Give Us The Ballot" – MLK, Voting Rights, & the Urgency in 2022. indybay.org Online event…

Staff (2022-01-04). Headlines for January 4, 2022. democracynow.org Global Coronavirus Cases Hit Record High, U.S. Logs 1M Daily Coronavirus Cases for First Time; FDA Approves Booster Shots for Teens, Schumer Promises Senate Vote on Filibuster Reform by MLK Holiday as Voting Rights Bills Languish, Protests Erupt on Anniversary of Trump's Assassination of Qassem Soleimani, Haitian PM Ariel Henry Says He Survived Assassination Attempt, Brazilian Far-Right President Jair Bolsonaro Hospitalized with Intestinal Blockage, Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Found Guilty of Defrauding Investors, Court Unseals Settlement Between Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew Accuser Virginia Giuffre, C…

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-04). Thursday 1/6: Davis: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org DAVIS: Central Park, 5th Street & B Street, Davis, CA 95616 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……

Staff (2022-01-04). 140 days of hunger strike: Abu Hawash in "intermittent coma" as mobilization for his freedom intensifies. samidoun.net As of 3 January 2022, Palestinian hunger striking prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash is now on his 140th day without nutrition. According to doctors who have viewed him, he is at risk of sudden death and serious organ damage at any moment. He is on hunger strike to demand his release from administrative detention, imprisonment without […] | The article

WSWS (2022-01-04). ATF joins investigation into New Year's Day fire which destroyed abortion clinic in Knoxville, Tennessee. wsws.org The clinic has been a target of the far right, and the fire comes amid a frontal assault on the right to abortion in the United States.

Thom Hartmann (2022-01-04). Make No Mistake, Fascism Is on the Ballot in 2022. zcomm.org The biggest battle for the survival of American democracy is before us now…

WSWS (2022-01-04). European Union funds Greece's fascistic anti-refugee offensive—Part 1. wsws.org The camps being built in Greece, with the fulsome praise of bourgeois politicians across the continent, are prisons, enforcing total surveillance and control over detainees.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-01-04). Why is Israel Amending Its Open-Fire Policy: Three Possible Answers. dissidentvoice.org At the outset, the Israeli military decision to revise its open-fire policies in the occupied West Bank seems puzzling. What would be the logic of giving Israeli soldiers the space to shoot more Palestinians when existing army manuals had already granted them near-total immunity and little legal accountability? The military's new rules now allow Isreali …

MEE staff (2022-01-04). Jerusalem: Israeli authorities demolish health centre in Jabal al-Mukaber. middleeasteye.net Jerusalem: Israeli authorities demolish health centre in Jabal al-Mukaber | The demolition of the centre, which serves 20,000 people, took place despite an appeal submitted against it | Tue, 01/04/2022 – 10: 19 | More than 850 Palestinian homes and structures were destroyed by Israel in 2021, including 160 units in East Jerusalem, according to B'Tselem (AFP) | Israeli authorities on Tuesday demolished a health…

MEE staff (2022-01-04). Pegasus spyware: Hungary and Poland 'bought software after Netanyahu meeting'. middleeasteye.net Pegasus spyware: Hungary and Poland 'bought software after Netanyahu meeting' | Polish media investigations suggest some Pegasus attacks overlapped with meetings between Netanyahu and country leaders | Tue, 01/04/2022 – 09: 46 | Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (R) stands alongside then Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) during a joint press conference with Visegrad country prime ministers in B…

Akram al-Waara (2022-01-04). Israel-Palestine: Family call for immediate release of hunger striker Abu Hawwash. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine: Family call for immediate release of hunger striker Abu Hawwash | The 41-year-old is said to be close to death as hundreds of others held as administrative detainees begin a boycott of Israel's military courts | Tue, 01/04/2022 – 10: 45 | Palestinians take part in a solidarity protest with Hisham Abu Hawwash who has been on a hunger strike for more than 140 days, in the West Ba…

sputniknews (2022-01-04). Ontario Court Awards $107 Million to Families of Victims From Downed Ukrainian Flight 752. sputniknews.com NEW YORK (Sputnik) – The Ontario Supreme Court of Justice decided to award $107 million to the families of six passengers killed on Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 by an Iranian missile minutes after taking off from Tehran, media reported on Monday.

Congresswoman Barabra Lee (2022-01-04). Thursday 1/6: Jan 6th Talk: Hope, Resiliency & the Fight Against White Supremacy w/ Rep. Barbara Lee. indybay.org Online via livstream…

NewCORE & WHYY PBS (2022-01-04). Monday 1/17: Conversations of King: "Give Us The Ballot" – MLK, Voting Rights, & the Urgency in 2022. indybay.org Online event…

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-04). Thursday 1/6: Davis: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org DAVIS: Central Park, 5th Street & B Street, Davis, CA 95616 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……

Omar Karmi (2022-01-03). UK pivots to Israel in post-Brexit scramble. electronicintifada.net London's diplomacy by desperation courts apartheid.

Staff (2022-01-03). US intel mistake helped Nazis spread disinfo, book claims. rt.com An intercepted cable from an American spymaster helped the Nazis spread misleading rumors during the war | A US intelligence chief inadvertently helped the Nazis push disinformation during World War II after he continued using a cipher that had been compromised by the Germans, according to classified records discussed in a new book. | In his new book, 'Covert Legions: US Army Intelligence in Germany 1944-1949', historian and author Thomas Boghardt claims that mistakes by an American spy could have helped the Nazis spread false information about Adolf Hitler's Alpine redoubt. | In one of the most successful dis…

Editor2 (2022-01-03). Manuela Sáenz: A Conjunction of Heroism, Patriotism, Bravery and Femininity. orinocotribune.com By Yoselina Guevara — Dec 27, 2021 | This December 27th marks the 224th anniversary of the birth of Manuela Sáenz Aizpuru. Who was this indomitable woman for whom Simón Bolívar felt an irrepressible passion? Was she a rebellious warrior, a symbol of female emancipation or a submissive companion of the masculine hero? An independent and boastful woman or a loving and devoted lover? From the study of Manuela's life one can conclude that she was all of these and much more. She was a female figure far removed from the models proposed by the high spheres of power of her time, cultured, knowledgeable, an intellect…

Editor2 (2022-01-03). Manuela Sáenz: A Conjunction of Heroism, Patriotism, Bravery and Femininity. orinocotribune.com By Yoselina Guevara — Dec 27, 2021 | This December 27th marks the 224th anniversary of the birth of Manuela Sáenz Aizpuru. Who was this indomitable woman for whom Simón Bolívar felt an irrepressible passion? Was she a rebellious warrior, a symbol of female emancipation or a submissive companion of the masculine hero? An independent and boastful woman or a loving and devoted lover? From the study of Manuela's life one can conclude that she was all of these and much more. She was a female figure far removed from the models proposed by the high spheres of power of her time, cultured, knowledgeable, an intellect…

Badri Raina (2022-01-03). As 2022 Begins, Make No Mistake That an Epistemic Shift Is Underway. zcomm.org If the desired curtailment of constitutional democracy were to result from the democratic process itself, a populist endorsement would have been achieved for the transformation, and the nomenclature of fascist overthrow neatly averted…

UFCLP (2022-01-03). Thursday 1/6: On Anniversary Of Jan 6 Insurrection, Workers Must Call For United Front Against Fascism. indybay.org San Francisco Federal Building | 90 7th St. | San Francisco…

Tamara Nassar (2022-01-03). Palestinian starving for his freedom may die any moment. electronicintifada.net Meanwhile, US praises Palestinian Authority for closer embrace of Israel.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-03). To hold US, Israel accountable for Soleimani assassination. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) — Iran's Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations called on the Security Council to hold the United States and the Israeli regime responsible for the assassination of Lt. Gen. Soleimani.

Juan Cole (2022-01-03). Iranian Hackers deface Jerusalem Post with missile threat on Anniversary of Trump-Netanyahu Assassination of Gen. Soleimani. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — On Monday morning, according to Iran International, Iranian hackers defaced the front page of the Israeli newspaper the Jerusalem Post and the Twitter feed of the Hebrew-language daily Maariv [Evening]. They posted an image, which stayed up a couple of hours, of a missile aimed at the Shimon Peres Negev …

Kevin Mwanza (2022-01-03). What Is Flurona, Coronavirus Combined With Flu: 3 Things To Know About Double Infection. moguldom.com A report of the first case of "flurona" in Israel — a double infection or coinfection of covid-19 and the flu — is raising new health issues and fears that the omicron variant may have already mutated into something worse. Israeli scientists recorded the first case of the coronavirus-flu combination in a pregnant woman who …

sputniknews (2022-01-03). Israel Registers First 'Flurona' Case, Rare Double Infection of COVID and Seasonal Flu. sputniknews.com In December, the Israeli government approved banning all non-essential travel to Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States to prevent the spread of the Omicron coronavirus strain.

MEE staff (2022-01-03). Israel's UN envoy lashes out after Emma Watson expresses support for Palestinians. middleeasteye.net Israel's UN envoy lashes out after Emma Watson expresses support for Palestinians | Gilad Erdan and former ambassador Danny Danon face online backlash after criticising Harry Potter star who expressed solidarity with Palestinians | Mon, 01/03/2022 – 18: 56 | Emma Watson at a premiere in NY in 2019 for her movie Little Women (AFP) | Israel's ambassador to the United Nations lashed out at actress Emma Watson on…

MEE, agencies (2022-01-03). Omicron: Israel to administer fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine to over 60s. middleeasteye.net Omicron: Israel to administer fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine to over 60s | Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett made the announcement as Israel fights a surge in cases | Mon, 01/03/2022 – 07: 16 | Bennett said Israel's top medical official approved the plans to offer the fourth dose to over 60s (AFP) | Israel said it will offer a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine to over 60s amid a…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-01-03). Workers of Clover, South Africa's largest dairy company, set to intensify resistance. peoplesdispatch.org Peoples Dispatch spoke to John Appolis, general secretary of the General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (Giwusa), about the ongoing indefinite strike by workers at the Israeli-owned dairy giant Clover…

sputniknews (2022-01-03). Iran Urges UN to Bring United States, Israel to Justice for Soleimani Killing. sputniknews.com UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – Iran's Permanent Representative to the UN, Majid Takht Ravanchi, called on the Security Council to bring the United States and Israel to justice for the murder of General Qasem Soleimani, in a letter released on Monday.

Staff (2022-01-03). 4 January, Madrid: Emergency demonstration to free Hisham Abu Hawash. samidoun.net Tuesday, 4 January 7: 00 pm Puerta del Sol, Madrid Info: Samidoun España, www.instagram.com/p/CYRtDt4qHi2/ Emergency demonstration to demand freedom for Hisham Abu Hawash, Palestinian prisoner on 141st day of hunger strike against his administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial. | The article

Aseel Jundi (2022-01-03). Palestinian Facebook news platform suspends operations after ban on page. middleeasteye.net Palestinian Facebook news platform suspends operations after ban on page | Maydan al-Quds news network had relied on Facebook for its audience, but a ban has made their work almost impossible, says director | Mon, 01/03/2022 – 15: 20 | Palestinian activists in Hebron hold banners as they protest against what they consider censorship of Palestinian content by Facebook, 24 November 2021 (AFP) | A Pal…

Allan Fisher (2022-01-03). Saturday 1/1: Free Palestine. indybay.org Corner of Ocean and Water Streets, Santa Cruz…

Richard Falk (2022-01-03). What's Ahead for Palestine in 2002. zcomm.org In my view, the most notable developments in 2022 will flow from the impacts of disillusionment with any hope that constructive action can follow from the peace diplomacy of the past or new UN pressures…

Ann Brown (2022-01-03). White Venture Capitalist Attacks Black America: It's Broken Culture And Out-Of-Wedlock Births. moguldom.com A prominent venture capitalist has been called out as racist and attracted a firestorm of attention to himself and the white-male-dominated world of venture capital in general over his tweet against Black America. Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of tech company Palantir and a partner at San Francisco-based venture capital firm 8VC tweeted, "A real view: average …

League of Women Voters (2022-01-03). Tuesday 2/8: Three Marches, Two Sisters, One Bridge: Memories of Voting Rights '60s & Suppression Today. indybay.org Online event…

Dr. MLK Jr. Public Library San Jose (2022-01-03). Saturday 1/15: Virtual Commemoration of Dr. MLK Jr. Civil & Voting Rights Legacy w/ SJPL. indybay.org Online event…

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-03). Thursday 1/6: Davis: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org DAVIS: Central Park, 5th Street & B Street, Davis, CA 95616 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……

Omar Karmi (2022-01-03). UK pivots to Israel in post-Brexit scramble. electronicintifada.net London's diplomacy by desperation courts apartheid.

Staff (2022-01-03). US intel mistake helped Nazis spread disinfo, book claims. rt.com An intercepted cable from an American spymaster helped the Nazis spread misleading rumors during the war | A US intelligence chief inadvertently helped the Nazis push disinformation during World War II after he continued using a cipher that had been compromised by the Germans, according to classified records discussed in a new book. | In his new book, 'Covert Legions: US Army Intelligence in Germany 1944-1949', historian and author Thomas Boghardt claims that mistakes by an American spy could have helped the Nazis spread false information about Adolf Hitler's Alpine redoubt. | In one of the most successful dis…

Editor2 (2022-01-03). Manuela Sáenz: A Conjunction of Heroism, Patriotism, Bravery and Femininity. orinocotribune.com By Yoselina Guevara — Dec 27, 2021 | This December 27th marks the 224th anniversary of the birth of Manuela Sáenz Aizpuru. Who was this indomitable woman for whom Simón Bolívar felt an irrepressible passion? Was she a rebellious warrior, a symbol of female emancipation or a submissive companion of the masculine hero? An independent and boastful woman or a loving and devoted lover? From the study of Manuela's life one can conclude that she was all of these and much more. She was a female figure far removed from the models proposed by the high spheres of power of her time, cultured, knowledgeable, an intellect…

UFCLP (2022-01-03). Thursday 1/6: On Anniversary Of Jan 6 Insurrection, Workers Must Call For United Front Against Fascism. indybay.org San Francisco Federal Building | 90 7th St. | San Francisco…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-01-03). Workers of Clover, South Africa's largest dairy company, set to intensify resistance. peoplesdispatch.org Peoples Dispatch spoke to John Appolis, general secretary of the General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (Giwusa), about the ongoing indefinite strike by workers at the Israeli-owned dairy giant Clover…

sputniknews (2022-01-03). Iran Urges UN to Bring United States, Israel to Justice for Soleimani Killing. sputniknews.com UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – Iran's Permanent Representative to the UN, Majid Takht Ravanchi, called on the Security Council to bring the United States and Israel to justice for the murder of General Qasem Soleimani, in a letter released on Monday.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-03). To hold US, Israel accountable for Soleimani assassination. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) — Iran's Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations called on the Security Council to hold the United States and the Israeli regime responsible for the assassination of Lt. Gen. Soleimani.

sputniknews (2022-01-03). Israel Registers First 'Flurona' Case, Rare Double Infection of COVID and Seasonal Flu. sputniknews.com In December, the Israeli government approved banning all non-essential travel to Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States to prevent the spread of the Omicron coronavirus strain.

Juan Cole (2022-01-03). Iranian Hackers deface Jerusalem Post with missile threat on Anniversary of Trump-Netanyahu Assassination of Gen. Soleimani. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — On Monday morning, according to Iran International, Iranian hackers defaced the front page of the Israeli newspaper the Jerusalem Post and the Twitter feed of the Hebrew-language daily Maariv [Evening]. They posted an image, which stayed up a couple of hours, of a missile aimed at the Shimon Peres Negev …

MEE, agencies (2022-01-03). Omicron: Israel to administer fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine to over 60s. middleeasteye.net Omicron: Israel to administer fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine to over 60s | Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett made the announcement as Israel fights a surge in cases | Mon, 01/03/2022 – 07: 16 | Bennett said Israel's top medical official approved the plans to offer the fourth dose to over 60s (AFP) | Israel said it will offer a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine to over 60s amid a…

Staff (2022-01-03). 4 January, Madrid: Emergency demonstration to free Hisham Abu Hawash. samidoun.net Tuesday, 4 January 7: 00 pm Puerta del Sol, Madrid Info: Samidoun España, www.instagram.com/p/CYRtDt4qHi2/ Emergency demonstration to demand freedom for Hisham Abu Hawash, Palestinian prisoner on 141st day of hunger strike against his administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial. | The article

Allan Fisher (2022-01-03). Saturday 1/1: Free Palestine. indybay.org Corner of Ocean and Water Streets, Santa Cruz…

Dr. MLK Jr. Public Library San Jose (2022-01-03). Saturday 1/15: Virtual Commemoration of Dr. MLK Jr. Civil & Voting Rights Legacy w/ SJPL. indybay.org Online event…

League of Women Voters (2022-01-03). Tuesday 2/8: Three Marches, Two Sisters, One Bridge: Memories of Voting Rights '60s & Suppression Today. indybay.org Online event…

Jan6 Unity Day Coalition (2022-01-03). Thursday 1/6: Davis: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org DAVIS: Central Park, 5th Street & B Street, Davis, CA 95616 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-01-02). 2021 Freedom's Eve – Proposing a Sacramento County Truth and Reconciliation Commission. indybay.org June 1846, here in Sacramento County, the first official action that established our short lived California Republic began at Murphy's Corral in today's City of Elk Grove. White male inferiority complex couldn't imagine this reality, true in 2021. "Racism" a Public Health Crisis cannot go left unaddressed as we prepare to #BuildBackBetter. President Biden Executive Order #13985 is a good place to begin.

_____ (2022-01-02). Antifascists Call For Mobilization In Chicago Against Neo-Nazis. popularresistance.org Antifascists in Chicago have issued a call for a community mobilization against the neo-Nazi group, Patriot Front, who has stated that they plan to rally alongside the March for Life anti-choice demonstration on January 8th. | Patriot Front is the same group that is behind a wave of racist and anti-Semitic attacks and vandalism across the US, but is perhaps best known for its role in the murder of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville in 2017, when the group was called Vanguard America. | In leaked audio from a recorded meeting in December filled with racial slurs and screams of "White Power!," Patriot Front leader Th…

Anonymous103 (2022-01-02). Traditional Nazi Torchlight March Took Place In Kiev (Video). southfront.org "Democratic" torch march in Kiev | While the whole world celebrates the start of the new year, Ukraine glorifies nationalist and Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera. On January 1, hundreds of Ukrainians traditionally marched with torches through the main streets of the capital and other cities in different regions in honor of the anniversary of Bandera's birth. | According to the Ukrainian police, about 3.5 thousand citizens took part in the events on the occasion of honoring Bandera all around the country. It was noted that the p…

Staff (2022-01-02). Thousands march to honor WWII Nazi collaborator (VIDEO). rt.com Ukrainian nationalists paraded in torchlight procession in Kiev with portraits of Hitler ally | Ukrainian far-right ultra nationalists held a torchlight procession in Kiev on Saturday night, celebrating a controversial WWII-Nazi collaborator. Israeli diplomats said the march "insulted" the memory of the Holocaust. | The activists chanted "Glory" and "Our land" as they marked the birthday of Stepan Bandera, a former leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), which was aligned with Adolf Hitler's Germany. | Some carried portraits and banners with images of the controversial figure and shouted "B…

Ashley Curtin (2022-01-02). GMO food labeling regulations go into effect Jan. 1, but face ongoing litigation by the Center for Food Safety. nationofchange.org The Center for Food Safety's ongoing litigation against the final labeling regulations claim deception and discrimination.

_____ (2022-01-02). What Were The Top BDS Victories Of 2021? popularresistance.org Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was a year of accelerated boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaigning, successful grassroots actions and significant legal victories for Palestinian rights. | Pension funds dumped Israeli firms, cultural figures refused to cross the picket line and a major ice cream maker pulled its products from illegal Israeli settlements. | Sustained direct actions in Oakland, California successfully exacted a price on Israel after it carried out a lethal 11-day attack on Gaza during May. | In early June, as part of an international wave of protests under the banner of #Block…

Juan Cole (2022-01-02). Biden's 4 Biggest Mideast Challenges in 2022. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — President Biden faces severe challenges in the coming year, but in my view the for-profit news often either focuses on the wrong ones or misinterprets the nature of the obstacles. Here are some of the major challenges: 1. Iran While many foreign policy hawks and inside-the-beltway pundits see the Iranian …

sputniknews (2022-01-02). Hamas Slams Tel Aviv Over Gaza Strikes as Bennett Warns Those 'Pointing Missiles at Israel' Will Pay. sputniknews.com Israel Defense Force jets, choppers and tanks carried out strikes against a number of targets in Gaza just after midnight on Sunday morning after two rockets were fired from the besieged territory toward Israel's Mediterranean coast. The IDF blames Hamas for the rocket launches. The Gaza-based militants have not claimed responsibility.

teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-02). Israel ataca con misiles zonas de la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net El ocupante Israel argumentó que las agresiones fueron en respuesta al lanzamiento de cohetes contra su territorio ocurrido el sábado.

Anonymous669 (2022-01-02). Israel Struck Targets In Gaza, Palestinian Factions Responded With Anti-Aircraft Missiles (Videos, Photos). southfront.org Israeli Air Force Squadron 190 AH-64A Peten, 27 June 2013, Taken by Oren Rozen, Via Wikimedia. | Early on January 2, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) struck several targets in the Palestinian Gaza Strip in response to the recent

Staff (2022-01-02). Palestinians test Sam-7 rockets against Zionists' choppers. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) — Palestinian sources reported that the Resistance group have fired Sam 7 rocket targeting the Israeli regime's helicopters.

MEE, agencies (2022-01-02). Gulf Arab countries on alert for more heavy rains. middleeasteye.net Gulf Arab countries on alert for more heavy rains | The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel all reporting heavy rain causing major disruption in the usually arid region | Sun, 01/02/2022 – 14: 59 | Cars drive through a flooded street in the Gulf emirate of Sharjah following heavy rains in the United Arab Emirates, on 1 January 2022 (AFP) | Authorities in several Gulf countri…

Anonymous (2022-01-02). Palestine in Pictures: December 2021. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.

Stuart Rees (2022-01-02). A man of substance and joyful to the last: the Desmond Tutu I knew. greenleft.org.au Armed with inclusive views of humanity, "the Arch" crossed borders, challenged nationalism and advocated justice, not least for the Palestinians, writes Stuart Rees.

sputniknews (2022-01-02). 'Jingle Bells' Axed by New York School Over Concerns Song's Origins Are Racist. sputniknews.com The author of the article about what was possibly the first public performance of 'Jingle Bells' reportedly insisted that she is "quite shocked" by the school's move and in no way recommended the song should be "stopped being sung by children".

Staff (2022-01-02). It's time to prepare for the post-American age. rt.com Washington's role in the world is diminishing. What comes next? | Has American dominance across global foreign policy, finance, and military affairs been a source of stability or conflict? Some believe Washington's status as the last great power has been a force for good. Others disagree. | Maintaining its hegemony has demanded that Washington divide the world into marginalised adversaries and dependent allies. NATO's supremacy in Europe was seen by many of the West's leading lights as having created a lasting peace on the continent. At the same time though, it has also been the main source of conflict as the…

Mediators Beyond Borders, partners (2022-01-02). Wednesday 1/5: Good Trouble 2022: Ensuring Voting Rights in America. indybay.org Online event…

_____ (2022-01-02). Antifascists Call For Mobilization In Chicago Against Neo-Nazis. popularresistance.org Antifascists in Chicago have issued a call for a community mobilization against the neo-Nazi group, Patriot Front, who has stated that they plan to rally alongside the March for Life anti-choice demonstration on January 8th. | Patriot Front is the same group that is behind a wave of racist and anti-Semitic attacks and vandalism across the US, but is perhaps best known for its role in the murder of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville in 2017, when the group was called Vanguard America.

_____ (2022-01-02). What Were The Top BDS Victories Of 2021? popularresistance.org Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was a year of accelerated boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaigning, successful grassroots actions and significant legal victories for Palestinian rights.

Anonymous (2022-01-02). Palestine in Pictures: December 2021. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.

Stuart Rees (2022-01-02). A man of substance and joyful to the last: the Desmond Tutu I knew. greenleft.org.au Armed with inclusive views of humanity, "the Arch" crossed borders, challenged nationalism and advocated justice, not least for the Palestinians, writes Stuart Rees.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-01). Palestinian Authority Carried Out Raids in Jenin Under the Command of the Israeli Army as Israel Launched Airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. libya360.wordpress.com The Cradle Support for the West Bank's ruling Fatah party continues to dwindle as PA President Mahmoud Abbas strengthens his ties with Israeli occupation officials The Chief of Staff of the Israeli army, Aviv Kohavi, has revealed that occupation forces were recently planning a "large-scale security operation" in the West Bank city of Jenin, before…

Maxximilian Seijo (2022-01-01). Vulnerability Theory with Martha Fineman. mronline.org Money on the Left discusses "vulnerability theory" with Martha Fineman, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law at Emory University. Going beyond the politics of non-discrimination and formal equality that animate liberal politics and policies, Fineman underscores the human being's embodied vulnerability throughout the life cycle in order to politicize, rather than pathologize prevailing structures of social dependence.

Reem Zubaidi (2022-01-01). Updates on 'unsolved' assassination of Palestinian activist Alex Odeh. liberationnews.org No one has been charged for the murder despite strong evidence against suspects who fled to Israel following the attack.

_____ (2022-01-01). After Largest Anti-Racist Uprising, Historic Trials Provide Important Lessons. popularresistance.org In the summer of 2020, the people of the United States witnessed the largest anti-racist struggle in the country's history after a video of the brutal murder of George Floyd by officer Derek Chauvin went viral. While Floyd's murder was the catalyst, the first year of the pandemic was marked by increased police and vigilante violence. Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot in a botched "citizen's arrest" by vigilantes and Breonna Taylor, who was shot dead while asleep by police, were among the most egregious cases. | In the year 2021, it was the turn of the US government, particularly its judicial system, to respond to the p…

Austin C. McCoy (2022-01-01). 2022 Could Be the Year of Labor and Racial Justice Coalition-Building. truthout.org In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. published Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, in which he assessed the state of the civil rights movement after the passage of the Voting Rights Act. In it, he argued that the movement had reached a crossroads. After winning civil rights legislation, Dr. King