US Media, Pols Rage After Venezuelans Defy US Empire to Re-elect Socialists
Alan MacLeod | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-13
President Nicolas Maduro and his United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) are celebrating today, after a clear victory in yesterday's National Assembly elections. The elections, boycotted by many major right-wing opposition groups, but still participated in by over 100 …
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Go Vote Yourself a Raise, Georgia—You've Long Earned It
Ralph Nader | commondreams.org | 2020-12-12
Candidates should be pushed to say if they stand with the super-rich profiteering, callous Big Business tycoons or with the people who work for pitiful wages, on the rugged frontlines, and keep our society running. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Israel-Morocco deal: Palestinians and Sahrawis hope for renewed solidarity
Alex MacDonald | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-12
Israel-Morocco deal: Palestinians and Sahrawis hope for renewed solidarity | Activists have long linked the two people's struggles, and hope the latest normalisation deal will encourage the Palestinian leadership to do the same | Alex MacDonald | Sat, 12/12/2020 – 10: 26 | Supporters of the Polisario Front separatist movement hold a banner reading "All for Palestine, all for Western Sahara" during a demonstratio…
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John Kerry's Think Tank Calls For War With Russia Over Climate Change
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-12-12
Recently-appointed Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry has announced his intention of dealing with the pressing issue of global warming as a national security concern. "America will soon have a government that treats the climate crisis as the urgent national security threat it is," the 76-year-old former Secretary of State wrote. "I am proud to partner with the President-elect, our allies, and the young leaders of the climate movement to take on this crisis." | The announcement drew praise from many professional climate activists and groups, perhaps assuming that Kerry was taking his lead from Berni…
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U.S. media, pols rage after Venezuelans defy U.S. empire to re-elect socialists
Alan MacLeod | mronline.org | 2020-12-11
Despite the fact that the election was overseen by 1,500 international observers, U.S. pols and media pundits alike labeled it a sham before it even took place.
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Go Vote Yourself a Raise, Georgia — You've Long Earned It
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-11
All political eyes are on Georgia's runoff election on January 5th, 2021. Two Senate seats are up for grabs and will decide whether the evil Trumpster and corporatist Senator Mitch McConnell stays in total control of the U.S. Senate or not. If the Democrats win both seats, the Senate would be split, 50-50. Vice President…
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Jon Wiener: What Aaron Sorkin Got Wrong in 'The Trial of the Chicago 7'
Editor | scheerpost.com | 2020-12-11
Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play " The Trial of the Chicago 7," an Aaron Sorkin film that recently aired on Netflix, brought an important chapter in the history of American activism to screens around the globe. Based on real events, the film dramatizes the 1969 trial of eight activists who were arrested during the Vietnam War protests that took place in Chicago at the 1968… | Source…
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UAE arms deal: Critics turn to Biden as Senate fails to block $23bn sale
Ali Harb | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-11
UAE arms deal: Critics turn to Biden as Senate fails to block $23bn sale | US Senate narrowly votes against measure to halt enormous arms deal with Abu Dhabi; activists want Biden to cancel or revise sale | Ali Harb | Fri, 12/11/2020 – 00: 13 | Deal includes advanced F-35 jets and killer drones (AFP/File photo) | After the US Senate failed to block an enormous arms deal with the United Arab Emirates, opponents of the sale a…
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Thai democracy activists defy escalating repression
Peter Boyle | greenleft.org.au | 2020-12-11
Despite growing number of democracy activists facing charges under Thailand's notorious lèse majesté law, the youth-led movement keeps up its mass mobilisations, reports Peter Boyle.
greenleft.org.au/content/thai-democracy-activists-defy-escalating-repression
PW Podcast: Rev. Liz Theoharis talks voter suppression and poverty
Chauncey K. Robinson, Matt Bernico | peoplesworld.org | 2020-12-11
Beyond the Page is a companion podcast to the award-winning publication People's World. With every episode, we'll take you deeper into the topics covered at PeoplesWorld.org. Our program brings you in-depth interviews with journalists and activists on the most pressing stories in progressive politics, labor, and the struggle for socialism in the United States. As …
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Nineteen Tragic Facts About The COVID-19 Economy
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-12-11
Above photo: Activists in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston rally against evictions. In 24 states, eviction moratoriums have expired. Michael Dwyer/The Associated Press. NOTE: These are important numbers to know as the year comes to a close and Congress continues to fail to provide what people need to survive this pandemic and recession/depression. This is …
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New York state's pension fund will divest from fossil fuel
Ashley Curtin | nationofchange.org | 2020-12-11
This is being hailed as "the most aggressive divestment target set by any U.S. pension fund by a decade."
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Climate Activists Announce National 'Covid-Safe' Day of Action Push Back against Wall Street's financing of Keystone XL and Minnesota Line3 Tar Sands Pipelines
commondreams.org | 2020-12-11