(2022-02-02). VIDEO: Ukraine Crisis Webinar: Peace Activists and Experts Gather. davidswanson.org Here's the video: Speakers include: Katrina vanden Heuvel, editorial director of The Nation magazine, columnist for the Washington Post. Ann Wright, retired U.S. Army colonel, retired diplomat, author, activist. Vladimir Kozin, member of Russian Academy of Military Sciences, speaking from Moscow. Norman Solomon, co-founder and national director of RootsAction.org, author, activist. Moderator: David Swanson, campaign …
(2022-02-02). The Historic Opportunities for Racial Equity in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. cepr.net The IIJA has provided a historic opportunity for advancing racial equity in infrastructure investments. Only if state and local activists force their elected officials to take advantage of it will its full potential be realized.
(2022-02-02). Steps individuals can take to combat climate—change. nationofchange.org What once was considered a trend or an ideological point of view is now a global issue. Climate change is real and taking action to mitigate its effects is necessary. Environmentalists and activists aren't trying to create the perfect world with unrealistic ideologies; they are trying to ensure that the world simply continues to exist. …
(2022-02-02). Springfield, Mo., activists fight to stop city from using public money for private gas station. liberationnews.org 
The campaign, "Dam Up Buc-ee's," began in response to the City Council announcing at their Jan. 10 meeting that the City had put forward a proposal for $9.2 million in tax incentives to bring the famous Texas-sized gas station chain to southwest Missouri.
(2022-02-02). US to send warship, fighter jets to UAE. en.mehrnews.com The United States that does not miss any opportunity to boost its military presence in the region says it is sending fighter jets to assist the United Arab Emirates following Yemen's missile attacks.
(2022-02-02). Cuba starts public consultation on new family code. peoplesdispatch.org On Tuesday February 1, Cuba started the process of popular consultation on its new Family Code, which changes the concept of the family nucleus and expands rights to the LGBTQIA community. Around 7 million Cubans will be able to give their opinion on the text in more than 78,000 consultation posts located throughout the island. | For the task, 1,428 electoral inspectors and 27,891 employees were appointed to ensure the transparency of the process. | 23 versions of the new code have been presented during three months of debate in 2021. It must now be reviewed by the Cuban population by April 30. | The document bri…
(2022-02-02). Descubren órdenes ejecutivas que demuestran la intentona golpista de Donald Trump. cubadebate.cu Al avanzar las investigaciones sobre las acciones de Donald Trump y sus aliados en una intentona golpista, se revelaron un par de órdenes ejecutivas redactadas por los asesores del entonces presidente saliente para ordenar a fuerzas federales -incluso militares- incautar máquinas electorales de conteo de voto como parte del plan de anular la elección presidencial de 2020.
(2022-02-02). Al menos 24 muertos tras aluvión de escombros y lodo en Ecuador (+ Video). cubadebate.cu La casa empezó a moverse como en un terremoto mientras afuera caía un fuerte aguacero acompañado de un inusual y ensordecedor estruendo. De repente agua y piedras obtuvieron a ingresar por las puertas y ventanas del primer piso y sólo atinó a correr hacia la terraza, relató el martes Imelda Pacheco al frente de la que fuera su vivienda.
(2022-02-02). German Autonomists Win Asylum After Decades as Fugitives. itsgoingdown.org 
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| On December 2, 2021, the Venezuelan refugee commission finally approved the refugee claim of the two surviving implicated participants in the "K.O.M.I.T.E.E." case, Peter Krauth and Thomas Walter. With this status, they can stay in Venezuela indefinitely with official identification documents and, after years of insecurity and the perennial threat of arrest, can finally live an almost normal life. For the third defendant, Bernd Heidbreder, this decision came too…
(2022-02-02). Free Alex Saab! Join webinar conversation with Camila Saab Feb. 3. fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – Camila Saab, the wife of Alex Saab, a Venezuelan diplomat illegally detained by the U.S., will speak on a webinar organized by the Alliance for Global Justice on February 3 at 6: 30 p.m. Eastern Time. There will be an update on his case and opportunities to participate in actions to demand his freedom. | Saab has played an important…
(2022-02-01). "It's Not About Security": Belgian Peace Activist Says NATO Has Outlived Its Purpose. democracynow.org 
To speak about the key role NATO is playing in the Ukraine crisis, we speak with Ludo De Brabander, spokesperson of the peace organization Vrede vzw in Belgium, where NATO is headquartered. De Brabander says NATO has outlived its purpose, and touches on how activists in NATO countries like Belgium are pushing against narratives in the media that war with Russia is necessary.
(2022-02-01). More Than 100 Antiwar Groups Call on Biden to End Brinksmanship With Russia. truthout.org 
More than 100 advocacy organizations representing millions of people across the U.S. demanded Tuesday that the Biden administration take immediate steps to defuse tensions with Russia as the two nuclear-armed powers remain perilously close to war over Ukraine. | "We call upon President Biden to end the U.S. role in escalating the extremely dangerous tensions with Russia," the progressive groups said in a joint statement spearheaded by CodePink and RootsAction.org. "It is gravely irresponsible…
(2022-02-01). Ukrainians Doubt a Russian Invasion Is Imminent as U.S. Peace Groups Urge Biden to Halt Escalation. democracynow.org 
The United States and Russia sparred on Monday over the crisis in Ukraine at the United Nations Security Council. Meanwhile, U.S. senators are preparing to unveil a bill that would target Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian banks and other entities with sanctions. To discuss the Ukraine crisis, we're joined by the co-founder of CodePink, Medea Benjamin, who says "we need the voice of the American people" to oppose U.S. escalation and also calls on U.S. progressives to vocalize their opposition to fueling a war in Europe. We also speak with Ukrainian sociologist Volodymyr Ishchenko, who says Ukrainian intell…
(2022-02-01). Amid US-Russia Escalation, Activists Emphasize NATO Is "Not About Security" truthout.org 
Image Credit: Vrede vzw | To speak about the key role NATO is playing in the Ukraine crisis, we speak with Ludo De Brabander, spokesperson of the peace organization Vrede vzw in Belgium, where NATO is headquartered. De Brabander says NATO has outlived its purpose, and touches on how activists in NATO countries like Belgium are pushing against narratives in the media that war with Russia is necessary. | Please check back later for full transcript.
(2022-02-01). Campeonato Nacional de Polo Acuático comenzará el jueves en Cienfuegos. cubadebate.cu El Campeonato Nacional de Polo Acuático dará inicio el jueves venidero con el congresillo técnico en que serán certificados los elencos que participarán en uno y otro sexo hasta el 11 de febrero en la piscina olímpica Eduardo García. Competirán cuatro equipos, Occidentales, Cienfuegos, Orientales y Selección por los varones, e igual número por las mujeres.
(2022-02-01). Bringing Degrowth And Commoning To Fashion. popularresistance.org On the latest episode of my Frontiers of Commoning podcast, I speak with Sara Arnold and Sandra Niessen, two leading activists who are boldly calling for "a radical defashion future" based on degrowth, commoning, and clothing cultures that escape consumerism. Through the organization Fashion Act Now, a growing band of dissident fashionistas want to make the clothing industry more ecologically responsible, relocalized, and culturally in sync with this moment in history, especially with respect to climate change, economic justice, and decolonialization. This means greatly reducing the industry's resource and energy…
(2022-02-01). Utah organizers fight to overturn abortion 'trigger law'. liberationnews.org 
The PSL is engaged in building a coalition of working and oppressed people, women of color and queer activists to oppose the attacks on bodily autonomy and to keep abortion legal in Utah.
(2022-02-01). Protests demanding affordable housing continue in the Netherlands. peoplesdispatch.org Progressive sections in the city of Amersfoort in the Netherlands organized a demonstration demanding affordable housing on Sunday, January 30. On the call of the housing rights coalition #Woonrevolte Amersfoort, activists from various youth/student groups, feminist groups, trade unions and political parties marched in the city. The Communist Youth Movement (CJB), FNV Vakbond, BIJ1 and the Socialist Party (SP) participated in the march to demand local and national authorities to immediately formulate policies to resolve the aggravating housing crisis in cities across the country. | Major cities in the Netherlands…
(2022-02-01). "Journaille… Canaille!", Media Disinformation: Karl Kraus' Campaign against a "Warmongering Press" globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on May 18, 2019 | Karl Kraus, born in 1874, was one of the most important Austrian writers of the beginning of the 20th century and a sharp critic of the predominant press and inflammatory …
(2022-02-01). UAE operation room comes under attack of Yemen's missile. en.mehrnews.com The Spokesman for Yemen Armed Forces announced that the Yemeni army has fired a missile at the UAE operation room in Shabwah province in southern Yemen.
(2022-02-01). Military Situation In Yemen On February 1, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 127 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On January 31, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 12 airstrikes on the Sanaa province; | On January 31, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 8 airstrikes on the Jabal Habashi area; | On January 31, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 8 airstrikes on the Jubah district; | On January 31, warpla…
(2022-02-01). Yemen: How Many Must die Before the World Intervenes? orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes — Jan 26, 2022 | A beautiful historic country of poetry and art, of ancient buildings and centuries-old culture, has been devastated, destroyed, and bankrupted by fierce aggression led by imperialist forces. | As the death toll rises and nearly 20 million civilians face starvation… When will the international community intervene to end this suffering? Needless slaughters, bombs, regional politicking, airstrikes, the imposed siege, weapons of mass starvation targeting the infrastructure, including hospitals, prisons, and the fabric of civil society that holds a nation together in Yemen. | As I…
(2022-02-01). Magnitude 3.3 shakes southwestern Iran. en.mehrnews.com A 3.3 magnitude earthquake at a depth of 13 km struck Fars province in southwestern Iran.
(2022-02-01). Leader condoles demise of Ayatollah Safi Golpaygani. en.mehrnews.com Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has expressed condolences over the passing of senior Iranian theologian Grand Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani.
(2022-02-01). Iran, Australia FMs discuss deepening relations. en.mehrnews.com Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Australian counterpart Marise Payne discussed expanding and deepening ties between the two countries as well as the regional and other international issues by phone.
(2022-02-01). Commemorating Imam Khomeini's return to Iran. en.mehrnews.com A ceremony was held to commemorate the return of the founder of the Islamic Revolution Imam Khomeini at his mausoleum in the south of Tehran on Tuesday morning.
(2022-02-01). US' Blinken, Zionist's Lapid discuss Iran. en.mehrnews.com US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Foreign Minister of the Zionist Regime Yair Lapid discussed a wide range of issues including Iran and Palestine.
(2022-02-01). Iran Says at Odds With US Over 'Significant Issues' as Nuclear Deal Talks are on Pause. news.antiwar.com The US and Iran are still at odds over "significant issues," "Important and significant issues remain regarding the removal of sanctions that have not made an agreement possible so far," Khatibzadeh said. He reiterated Iran's calls for guarantees that the US won't withdraw from the nuclear deal again. | Despite the differences, Khatibzadeh still said "very significant progress"
(2022-02-01). VIDEO: Shahr-e pir lake hosting migratory birds. en.mehrnews.com Located in the Fars province of Iran, Shahr-e pir lake these days hosts hundreds of migratory birds.
(2022-02-01). Israeli Attack on Damascus Targeted Hezbollah. news.antiwar.com Details are emerging on Sunday night's Israeli missile attack on Damascus, and as is so often the case, reports are that the attack wasn't specifically after Syria, Israel attacks Syria virtually weekly, but each time the strike is reported as going after some other faction that is Iran-aligned. Israel has long claimed to be neutral on the Syrian War. | Syria reported
(2022-02-01). Irán insta a EE.UU. a tomar decisión para reanudar pacto nuclear. telesurtv.net Tras presentar sus garantías, la nación persa espera que el Gobierno de Estados Unidos derogue las sanciones impuestas unilateralmente.
(2022-02-01). Anti-Asian hate crimes in US spiked 339% in 2021: report. en.mehrnews.com Data released Monday indicates that hate crimes against Asian Americans rose by more than 300 percent last year, local US media have reported.
(2022-02-01). Biden Officials Signal US and Iran Close to Reaching Deal in Vienna. news.antiwar.com Biden administration officials are signaling that the US and Iran are close to reaching an agreement to revive the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, The JCPOA negotiations that have been ongoing in Vienna are currently on pause as diplomats have returned to their capitals for consultations. Envoys on all sides have signaled the talks are entering their final stage and that now "political decisions" need to be made. | Even though the Biden administration has maintained a hardline stance towards Iran, US offi…
(2022-02-01). Iran's Middle Eastern Strategy. journal-neo.org 
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was quite right when he said that the talks with Iran on its nuclear program are at "a decisive moment." At it looked for a time as if Washington was ready to accept full responsibility for the deteriorating situation both in the Islamic Republic and in the Middle East …
(2022-02-01). US lifts sanctions on an Iranian-linked tanker. en.mehrnews.com The United States has lifted the sanctions on a Liberian tanker that had been sanctioned under the pretext of transporting Iranian oil.
(2022-02-01). Armed forces stage motorcycle parade on anniv of Islamic Rev. en.mehrnews.com Hundreds of motorcyclists from Iranian armed forces staged a parade in Tehran on Tuesday to commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution.
(2022-02-01). Raeisi condoles Grand Ayatollah Safi Golpayegani's passing. en.mehrnews.com In a message offering condolences over the passing of Grand Ayatollah Safi Golpayegani, President Ebrahim Raeisi said tha the Grand Ayatollah was actively present in the stronghold of the Islamic Revolution.
(2022-02-01). Cuba And The World Demand Lifting Of US Blockade. popularresistance.org This Sunday, January 30, on the streets of Cuba and other parts of the world, the demand for lifting the illegal US blockade against Cuba prevailed. This came just days after the 60th anniversary of the officialization of this hostile policy against the Caribbean island. | According to the Twitter profile of the Cuban Foreign Affairs Ministry, from the cities of Santa Clara in the center of the country, and Bayamo in the east, the family of the Antillean nation joined a caravan that demanded the end of the economic, commercial and financial siege. "Compatriots residing in Italy and friends of #Cuba build #Puentes…
(2022-02-01). Meta incorpora avatares 3D en Instagram y nuevas actualizaciones en Facebook y Messenger. cubadebate.cu Como parte del desarrollo de su concepto de metaverso, la compañía de Mark Zuckerberg ha introducido una serie de innovaciones en los avatares que ofrece a los usuarios en varios de sus servicios. Meta está desplegando por primera vez avatares tridimensionales en stories y mensajes directos de Instagram, al tiempo que los actualiza en Facebook y Messenger.
(2022-02-01). Considerable bajón de la temperatura en el occidente cubano. cubadebate.cu Si bien este 31 de enero no se quebró el récord de frío para Cuba en lo que va de siglo XXI —el de 1.0 grado Celsius que se alcanzó en la provincia de Matanzas en 2015—, los de la región occidental del país "se congelaron" por un bajón de la temperatura del aire poco frecuente en un mes de enero, aunque esperado.
(2022-02-01). Sara, los inciertos caminos de la eternidad. cubadebate.cu Ni en mis peores pesadillas me vi escribiendo sobre Sara algo que no podrá leer. Cada texto, cada verso, cada canción y hasta mis especulaciones literarias más disparatadas encontraban en ella abrigo y entusiasmo. Me llamó Amaurito siempre, así, con el diminutivo de la terneza y como solo lo hacía un par de miembros de mi extinguida familia.
(2022-02-01). Inicia en Cuba consulta popular del nuevo Código de Familias. telesurtv.net La consulta popular sobre el Código de Familias se extenderá hasta el 30 de abril.
(2022-02-01). Miami caravan against Cuba blockade a huge success. fightbacknews.org Miami, FL- Over 60 members of the South Florida community joined in the monthly caravan in Miami on Sunday, January 30, to demand President Joe Biden end the criminal U.S. blockade on Cuba. The group called on the U.S president to end all sanctions on Cuba, restore the family reunification program and recommence freedom of travel between the United States and Cuba for both Americans and Cubans. The event was organized by the U.S. Hands Off Cuba and Venezuela South Florida and Puentes de Amor. | Dozens of cars draped with banners and signs reading "End the criminal blockade of Cuba," and "No mas bloqueo," most do…
(2022-02-01). Cuba reporta 1 610 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ocho fallecidos. cubadebate.cu Al cierre del día de ayer, 31 de enero, se encuentran ingresados un total de 23 283 pacientes, sospechosos 10 990, en vigilancia 138 y confirmados activos 12 155. Para la COVID-19 se realizaron un total de 14 378 muestras para la vigilancia en el día, resultando positivas 1 610 para 11,2% de positividad.
(2022-02-01). Aunar esfuerzos por el bien de Cuba. cubadebate.cu El Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, convocó al Consejo de Ministros, en su primera reunión de este año, a aunar esfuerzos en tareas inmediatas a las que estará abocado el país en las próximas semanas, y que serán el centro de los recorridos a provincias y de las reuniones de chequeo del Partido y del Gobierno.
(2022-02-01). Comienza este martes consulta popular del proyecto del Código de las Familias en toda Cuba. cubadebate.cu La consulta popular del Proyecto del Código de las Familias en su versión 24 comienza este martes en todo el país y se extenderá hasta el 30 de abril en más de 78 000 puntos de reunión.
(2022-02-01). Archivo CD: Agnés Becerra, "una mujer feliz con la profesión que escogí" cubadebate.cu Este lunes en la noche la reconocida locutora cubana Agnes Becerra se despidió del Noticiero de la Televisión Cubana, un espacio que ocupaba desde 2006. A propósito de su despedida, Cubadebate comparte una entrevista publicada en mayo de 2021. En ella, Agnes Becerra confesó: "Eso es lo que puedo decir, que me he entregado y lo he hecho con amor".
(2022-02-01). The United States of Hypocrisy: Revisiting the Monroe Doctrine. canadiandimension.com 
In Victor Gillam's 1896 political cartoon, Uncle Sam stands with rifle between the outrageously dressed European figures and the native-dress-wearing representatives of Nicaragua and Venezuela. Image courtesy the Library of Congress/ There is no doctrinal statement in American diplomatic history that is more fundamental than the
(2022-02-01). Venezuela's Opposition Already has Substitute for Guaidó. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Justice First Party already has someone in mind to replace former deputy Juan Guaidó in case he ceases to be the "interim president" of the parallel government, which the Venezuelan far-right insists on keeping alive. | According to comments made to Miami-based EVTV by political analyst Antonio de la Cruz, based on his work as executive director of the Inter-American Trends think tank, Juan Pablo Guanipa should assume the leadership of the opposition, which continues to abide by the directives of the National Assembly which was in power from 2015 to 2020, during which Guaidó led the coup against Presi…
(2022-02-01). Role of Workers' Productive Councils in Venezuela's Economic Recovery—Interview with Manuel Páez. orinocotribune.com 
On February 19, 2020, President Nicolás Maduro decreed an energy emergency and a state of exception in the country's hydrocarbon industry, which led to the creation of the General Staff of the Workers' Productive Councils (CPTT). Manuel Páez, who belongs to the presidential commission of the CPTT for the hydrocarbon sector, in an interview with àöltimas Noticias, explained that there are "71 colleagues who were assigned (by the president and the working class itself) the task of directing the transformation of the industry… presenting a new management model, which is basically collective management." | Páe…