A North Las Vegas Homeless Camp Was Bulldozed December 12, 2020 A North Las Vegas Homeless Camp Was Bulldozed2020-12-122020-12-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/homeless_bulldoze.png200px200px Above photo: KLAS-TV Channel 8. Monday November 30, officials bulldozed an encampment that houseless people had been living in along a wash near Lake Mead Boulevard and Losee Road. The cities of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, as well as the Department of Transportation, cited unsafe […]
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Yet Another Major Escalation In Establishment Internet Censorship December 12, 2020 Yet Another Major Escalation In Establishment Internet Censorship2020-12-122020-12-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/yotube.png200px200px YouTube, whose corporate owner Google is arguably the most powerful company on earth, is now deleting user videos which claim the US election was fraudulent. YouTube’s official statement on its decision to do this is very revealing, not so much for what it says as for what it does not say. At […]
Victory! Seville Cancels Electronic Warfare Europe Arms Fair By Palestinian BDS National Committee, BDS Movement. December 12, 2020 Victory! Seville Cancels Electronic Warfare Europe Arms Fair2020-12-122020-12-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/bds.png200px200px In October, Liverpool, UK cancelled EWE’s planned arms fair there. Seville cancellation follows protests by progressive, anti-war and anti-racist groups. In a press release issued today by the City Council of Seville, the Councilor of Urban Housing, Tourism and Culture, […]
Church Buys And Forgives $5 Million In Medical Debt By Kaelan Deese, The Hill. December 12, 2020 Church Buys And Forgives $5 Million In Medical Debt2020-12-122020-12-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/medical_debt.jpg200px200px NOTE: In addition to the one described below, United Church of Christ members raised money and erased medical debt in Kansas and Oklahoma. A church in Des Moines, Iowa, bought and forgave $5 million worth of medical debt owed by […]
Lynchings By Law By Aaron Greene, Black Agenda Report. December 11, 2020 Lynchings By Law2020-12-112020-12-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/executions_cory-johnson_845x400.jpeg200px200px NOTE: Popular Resistance is sad to report that Brandon Bernard was murdered by the state last night. Let’s keep organizing to end the death penalty in the United States. The Trump administration plans to execute five people before there is a change of power. “The death penalty is the ultimate human […]
Statement On The Defense Of Chi’chil Bildagoteel, Oak Flat By the Alliance for Global Justice, Popular Resistance. December 11, 2020 Statement On The Defense Of Chi’chil Bildagoteel, Oak Flat2020-12-112020-12-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/oak-flat-scaled-e1607728444431.jpg200px200px The Alliance for Global Justice stands in solidarity with Apache Clans and over 300 Native Nations who seek to protect the Oak Flat site of south-eastern Arizona from devastating copper mining extraction. For over ten years, the […]
The Red House And The Future Of Eviction Defense By David Rovics, Counterpunch. December 11, 2020 The Red House And The Future Of Eviction Defense2020-12-112020-12-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/img_1544-scaled-1-e1607710764288.jpeg200px200px Above photo: Nathaniel St Clair. Portland, Oregon has been in the headlines again over the last few days, and this trend will continue. The reasons for the headlines will vary depending on who you ask. If you ask the far right […]
Yuma Hospital Fires ER Doctor For Talking About COVID-19 By Jamie Landers, Arizona Republic. December 11, 2020 Yuma Hospital Fires ER Doctor For Talking About COVID-192020-12-112020-12-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/azer-e1607711254584.jpg200px200px Above photo: Dr. Cleavon Gilman. Dr. Cleavon Gilman, a well-known emergency-medicine physician, has been asked not to return to his work at Yuma Regional Medical Center for his social media posts about the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona, […]
Scheer Intelligence: What They Got Wrong In ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’ By Robert Scheer, ScheerPost.com. December 11, 2020 Scheer Intelligence: What They Got Wrong In ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’2020-12-112020-12-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/chicago-7-new-e1607711944195.jpg200px200px Above image: By Mr. Fish. The historian, who wrote “Conspiracy in the Streets” on the subject of the Netflix film, sets the record straight on this week’s “Scheer Intelligence.” “The Trial of the […]
Free Elections In Venezuela Are A Blow To Regime Change By Leonardo Flores, Popular Resistance. December 11, 2020 Free Elections In Venezuela Are A Blow To Regime Change2020-12-112020-12-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/voter-dec-6-venezuela.jpg200px200px Above photo: A voter in Venezuela’s legislative elections. Photo: Manaure Quintero/Reuters. Venezuela held legislative elections on December 6 and, as has become the norm, the U.S. and sectors of the opposition that boycotted the election are claiming fraud […]
Nineteen Tragic Facts About The COVID-19 Economy By Bill Quigley, Popular Resistance. December 11, 2020 Nineteen Tragic Facts About The COVID-19 Economy2020-12-112020-12-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/covid.jpg200px200px 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 […]
Hunter Biden Criminal Probe Bolsters A Chinese Scholar’s Claim By Glenn Greenwald, Substack. December 11, 2020 Hunter Biden Criminal Probe Bolsters A Chinese Scholar’s Claim2020-12-112020-12-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/bidens.jpeg200px200px Above photo: Hunter Biden with his father, Joe. Teresa Kroeger/Getty Images. About Beijing’s Influence With the Biden Administration. Professor Di Dongsheng says China’s close ties to Wall Street and its dealings with Hunter both enable it to exert more power now […]
Supreme Court Weighs Corporate Liability For Child Laborers On Cocoa Farms By Claire Kelloway, Food and Power. December 11, 2020 Supreme Court Weighs Corporate Liability For Child Laborers On Cocoa Farms2020-12-112020-12-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/cocoa-e1607651188640.jpg200px200px Last Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments about whether the world’s largest cocoa corporations are liable for child slavery in their supply chains. For 15 years, six citizens of Mali who were trafficked as children […]
Prison Staff Force Prisoners to Accept Liability For Their Own Deaths By No Justice Under Capitalism, Popular Resistance. December 11, 2020 Prison Staff Force Prisoners to Accept Liability For Their Own Deaths2020-12-112020-12-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/sq-e1607647022589.jpg200px200px Above photo: Inmates on the yard at San Quentin State Prison in 2012. Monica Lam/KQED/CIR. San Quentin – Prisoners at San Quentin State Prison are reporting that, over the past week, San Quentin medical […]
Columbia University Students Are Preparing To Launch A Tuition Strike By Indigo Olivier, In These Times. December 10, 2020 Columbia University Students Are Preparing To Launch A Tuition Strike2020-12-102020-12-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/columbia.png200px200px Above photo: People are seen on the campus of Columbia University during the coronavirus pandemic on April 14, 2020, in New York City. Rob Kim. With an $11 billion endowment, Columbia University has been fleecing students during […]
We Don’t Listen To The Dying Government Of Donald Trump By Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. December 10, 2020 We Don’t Listen To The Dying Government Of Donald Trump2020-12-102020-12-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/trump-1.png200px200px Above photo: César Mosquera / Utopix (Venezuela), War Media, 2020. The night before the National Assembly elections in Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro spoke to a group of visitors at Miraflores Palace in Caracas. He recounted how […]
Red House Remains ‘Unceded Territory,’ Portland Family Says By Zane Sparling, Portland Tribune. December 10, 2020 Red House Remains ‘Unceded Territory,’ Portland Family Says2020-12-102020-12-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/redhouse.png200px200px Above photo: Julie Metcalf Kinny, center, speaks at a press conference in North Portland at the Red House. Zane Sparling. Red House organizers vow to hold firm as Portland authorities promise to remove barricades from North Portland neighborhood. A local family says their home […]
Stop Government Attack On COVID-19 Whistleblower By Socialist Equality Party, WSWS.org. December 10, 2020 Stop Government Attack On COVID-19 Whistleblower2020-12-102020-12-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/rebekah-jones.jpg200px200px Above photo: Rebekah Jones, Screenshot from CBS local. The Socialist Equality Party condemns the fascistic police raid on the home of data scientist Rebekah Jones, which came in response to her work exposing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida and in schools across the […]
The Origins Of Anti-Extractivism By Nick Serpe, Dissent Magazine. December 10, 2020 The Origins Of Anti-Extractivism2020-12-102020-12-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/extractivism.jpeg200px200px Above photo: Ecuador’s largest copper mine, Mirador, which was the target of major protests in 2019. Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images. In Resource Radicals, Thea Riofrancos explores how conflicts between left movements and the left government in Ecuador produced a militant critique of the extractive model of development. Booked is a series […]
In An Insane World, Revolution Is The Moderate Position December 10, 2020 In An Insane World, Revolution Is The Moderate Position2020-12-102020-12-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/help-e1607637837855.jpg200px200px Above photo: Pixaby. It should not be considered radical or extremist to oppose mass murder for profit and power. It should not be considered radical or extremist to oppose the globe-spanning power alliance that is perpetrating most of that mass murder on the world stage […]
Portland Community Beats Back Eviction, Erects Barricades December 10, 2020 Portland Community Beats Back Eviction, Erects Barricades2020-12-102020-12-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/igdpdx-e1607640696467.jpg200px200px Eviction comes when COVID-19 deaths are exploding and the end of the eviction moratorium looms. On Tuesday morning, Portland community members successfully repealed heavily armed and militarized Multnomah County Sheriffs backed by Portland police officers, who were attempting to evict the Afro-Indigenous Kinney family, who has lived in the […]
How The US Dominates Tech: The Untold Story December 10, 2020 How The US Dominates Tech: The Untold Story2020-12-102020-12-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/tech-e1607639651566.jpg200px200px This is the untold story of how the US uses its hegemony and mass surveillance system to weaponize its laws and take down non-US tech giants. On May 27, 2020, the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada finally ruled that Ms. Meng met the “double criminality” standard. […]
First Nation Chief Tells Mayors To Butt Out By Binny Paul, Cowichan Valley Citizen. December 10, 2020 First Nation Chief Tells Mayors To Butt Out2020-12-102020-12-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/cowichan-e1607634228918.jpg200px200px Above photo: Sept. 26, when First Nations marched in Campbell River, in solidarity with 100 other Nations throughout the province to protest against fish farms in B.C.’s coastal waters. Marc Kitteringham. Vancouver Island First Nation chief tells mayors to butt out […]
The MORE Act Is A Step Toward Unraveling The War On Drugs By Breanna Robinson, Conversations Indy 100. December 10, 2020 The MORE Act Is A Step Toward Unraveling The War On Drugs2020-12-102020-12-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/mjleaf-e1607624673528.jpg200px200px Above photo: Esteban Lopez on Unsplash. The U.S. is taking the right steps to unravel the infamous legacy of the war on drugs. For decades, many people have been subjected to criminal prosecution […]
Socialist Alliance Victory In Venezuela’s National Assembly Is A Failure Of US Regime Change Policy December 9, 2020 Socialist Alliance Victory In Venezuela’s National Assembly Is A Failure Of US Regime Change Policy2020-12-092020-12-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/vzelection-e1607563003507.jpg200px200px Above photo: Members of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela raise their hands with a clenched fist in a sign of victory on December 7, 2020 in Caracas, Venezuela. Getty Images / Leonardo Fernandez […]
Australia Sabotaged Its Own Interests In China Relations By Tony Kevin, Consortium News. December 9, 2020 Australia Sabotaged Its Own Interests In China Relations2020-12-092020-12-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/hongkong.jpg200px200px Above photo: Hong Kong protester throws egg at President Xi Jinping’s portrait on China’s National Day, Oct. 1, 2019. Studio Incendo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The destruction over the past five years of Australia’s mutually beneficial diplomatic and trade relationship with […]
US Media, Politicians Rage After Venezuela Defies US Empire By Alan Macleod, Mintpress News. December 9, 2020 US Media, Politicians Rage After Venezuela Defies US Empire2020-12-092020-12-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/vz-election.jpg200px200px Above photo: Government supporters chant for parliamentary candidates representing the Great Patriotic Pole party at a closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 3, 2020. Ariana Cubillos | AP. Despite the fact that the election was overseen by over 4,500 […]
US Observers Endorse Venezuela’s Election Legitimacy December 9, 2020 US Observers Endorse Venezuela’s Election Legitimacy2020-12-092020-12-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/telesur.png200px200px Above photo: International observer tests a voting machine in Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 6, 2020. Twitter/ @AgenciaRPN. The elections are being monitored by 1,500 observers and 300 representatives from 34 countries. U.S. political actors observing Venezuela’s parliamentary elections Sunday ratified the process’ legitimacy, despite the U.S. administration’s attempts to discredit it. After […]
Reuters Looks Away As Ecuador Tries To Outlaw Opposition Parties By Joe Emersberger, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. December 9, 2020 Reuters Looks Away As Ecuador Tries To Outlaw Opposition Parties2020-12-092020-12-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/lenin-moreno-1024×691-1-e1607563357420.jpg200px200px Above photo: Reuters depiction (10/17/19) of Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno. Henry Romero. Reuters routinely buries information that would badly damage the reputation of US allies in the Americas. Whether those allies are bureaucrats from the Organization of […]
Elections And The Path To Socialism In Venezuela By Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. December 9, 2020 | Featured Campaign, Podcast Elections And The Path To Socialism In Venezuela2020-12-092020-12-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/20201206_103705-1-scaled-e1607270890967.jpg200px200px On December 6, Venezuelans elected a new National Assembly with a left political majority. This election, which was well-run and legitimate despite what the imperialist media and countries say, reconstitutes the Venezuelan parliamentary body with participation from […]
It’s Time For Trade Policies That Benefit Us All By Hillary Haden, The Stand. December 6, 2020 It’s Time For Trade Policies That Benefit Us All2020-12-062020-12-06https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/trade2.png200px200px Decades of failed ‘free trade’ deals must end. Instead, let’s manage globalization to raise wages, create jobs, and protect the environment. Everyone we know is “for” trade. We can’t remember ever meeting anyone who is “against” trade. This simplistic view […]
A Brief History Of US Military Poisoning Of Hawai’i By Ann Wright, Kyle Kajihiro and Jim Albertini, Popular Resistance. December 7, 2020 A Brief History Of US Military Poisoning Of Hawai’i2020-12-072020-12-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/3-militarized-islands-of-hawaii-composite.png200px200px Above photo: Composite graphic from https://nohohewa.com/. Poisoning the Pacific: The US Military’s Secret Dumping of Plutonium, Chemical Weapons, and Agent Orange, a new book by Japan-based journalist Jon Mitchell, is a detailed investigation and documentation […]
Parliamentary Elections In Venezuela: All You Need To Know December 7, 2020 Parliamentary Elections In Venezuela: All You Need To Know2020-12-072020-12-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/vzelection-e1607354683992.png200px200px For the first time in recent history, Venezuela’s left is divided. Will this disrupt the PSUV’s plans to retake control of the National Assembly? This December 6, Venezuela is holding its twenty-sixth election since Chavismo took political power in 1998. This time around, the people […]
Chris Hedges: The Collective Suicide Of The Liberal Class By Chris Hedges, ScheerPost.com. December 7, 2020 Chris Hedges: The Collective Suicide Of The Liberal Class2020-12-072020-12-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/unnamed-e1607358222773.jpg200px200px Above image: By Mr. Fish. No one can, or should, take them seriously. They stand for nothing. They fight for nothing. Liberals who express dismay, or more bizarrely a fevered hope, about the corporatists and imperialists selected to fill the positions […]
Indigenous-Led Patrol Keeps Peace, Assists People In Inner City December 7, 2020 Indigenous-Led Patrol Keeps Peace, Assists People In Inner City2020-12-072020-12-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/bearclaw.png200px200px Above photo: Sadie Cote, a member of the Sweet Grass patrol, hands out a donation bag in a Downtown Eastside neighbourhood of Vancouver, B.C., on Friday. Ben Nelms/CBC. Indigenous-led patrol models itself on Winnipeg’s successful Bear Clan Patrol. An Indigenous-led patrol in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside […]
US Congress And Corporate Media Claim Venezuela’s Government Threatened To Starve Non-Voters By Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil, The Grayzone. December 7, 2020 US Congress And Corporate Media Claim Venezuela’s Government Threatened To Starve Non-Voters2020-12-072020-12-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/venezuela-diosdado-cabello-threat-food-starve-voters-e1607355882439.jpg200px200px Spun out by the US Congress and Wall Street Journal, the cynical deception is part of an assault on Venezuela’s legislative election, in which even opposition politicians were sanctioned for participating. […]
Venezuela; 6D Elections, What’s At Stake And Who Will Win? By Dakotah Lilly, Popular Resistance. December 7, 2020 Venezuela; 6D Elections, What’s At Stake And Who Will Win?2020-12-072020-12-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/20201207_013613-scaled-e1607353410361.jpg200px200px Above photo: Indira Alfonzo, the President of the National Electoral Council in Venezuela (center) announces the preliminary results of the National Assembly election early in the morning of December 7, 2020. Margaret Flowers. NOTE: This article was written […]
Five Key Takeaways From The November Jobs Report By Paul Wiseman, AP News. December 6, 2020 Five Key Takeaways From The November Jobs Report2020-12-062020-12-06https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/jobs.png200px200px Above photo: This May 7, 2020, file photo shows a man wearing a mask while walking under a Now Hiring sign at a CVS Pharmacy during the coronavirus outbreak in San Francisco. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu. Washington, DC – Evidence was abundant in […]
Venezuela Votes To End Neocolonialism, Create Its Own Path By Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance. December 6, 2020 Venezuela Votes To End Neocolonialism, Create Its Own Path2020-12-062020-12-06https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/vzvotes2-e1607271902986.jpeg200px200px On December 2, the Embassy Protection Collective (EPC) members, who were arrested last May when the United States illegally invaded the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC, completed their probation, ending the risk of the 30 days in prison that was […]
Losing Jobless Benefits Is Not Only Stressful December 6, 2020 Losing Jobless Benefits Is Not Only Stressful2020-12-062020-12-06https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/covid19-e1607245363238.jpg200px200px Above photo: Losing unemployment insurance can lead to serious health problems for those affected, according to new research. And it may result in deaths that are not directly from the coronavirus. Joe Raedle/Getty Images. It Might Be Harmful To Health. The coronavirus pandemic has thrown millions of Americans out […]
On Contact: Global Economic Machine December 6, 2020 On Contact: Global Economic Machine2020-12-062020-12-06https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/oncontact.png200px200px On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to Fabian Scheidler about how the global economic machine came to dominate our lives, and with looming social upheavals caused by predatory capitalism, what can be done to blunt its destructive power. Fabian Scheidler is author of The End of the Megamachine: A Brief History […]
Venezuela’s Legislative Elections By Carlos Ron, Valdai Club. December 6, 2020 Venezuela’s Legislative Elections2020-12-062020-12-06https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/vota-e1607246736947.jpg200px200px Above photo: Ariana Cubillos/AP. A Defiant Stand Against Neo-colonialism. Venezuela wins just by carrying out this election. The legislative process, stalled for years, will return to normal under a plural assembly that truly resembles the country’s current political landscape and positions itself in favour of self-determination and national sovereignty, writes Carlos Ron, Venezuela’s Deputy […]
The Congo: Kabila And Tshisekedi, A Coalition In Peril By Maurice Carney, Friends of the Congo. December 6, 2020 The Congo: Kabila And Tshisekedi, A Coalition In Peril2020-12-062020-12-06https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/congo-e1607247128145.jpg200px200px The deal between former President Joseph Kabila and his coalition, Front commun pour le Congo (FCC) and current President Felix Tshisekedi and his Coalition, Cap pour le changement (CACH), has come to a predictable head. The country is […]
Biden’s Young Hawk: The Case Against Jake Sullivan By Maj. Danny Sjursen, ScheerPost.com. December 5, 2020 Biden’s Young Hawk: The Case Against Jake Sullivan2020-12-052020-12-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/biden-1-e1607206466807.jpg200px200px Above photo: Saturday, March 12, 2011: A boy from Somalia is carried by his mother, who used to work in Libya and fled the violence in the country, as other in the background wait in line for food in a refugee camp […]
Only Supporters Of Peace Should Be Appointed To The Nobel Peace Prize Committee By Jan Oberg, Transnational. December 5, 2020 Only Supporters Of Peace Should Be Appointed To The Nobel Peace Prize Committee2020-12-052020-12-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/nobel-peace-e1607208180256.jpg200px200px Above photo: The Norwegian Nobel Committee 2020. From left: Thorbjørn Jagland, Henrik Syse (vice chair), Berit Reiss-Andersen (chair), Anne Enger, Olav Njølstad (secretary), Asle Toje. Heiko Junge / NTB scanpix. NOTE: “Betraying the […]
How Bolivia Beat A Military Coup By Ollie Vargas, Double Down News. December 5, 2020 How Bolivia Beat A Military Coup2020-12-052020-12-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/bolivia-e1607205925752.jpg200px200px What It Can Teach The World. “This is something that can take place in every corner of the globe & it needs to take place because we face the same problems.” The return of Evo Morales was possibly the most important moment in Bolivian […]
Google Illegally Surveilled, Interrogated, And Fired Workers Who Tried To Organize By Kenny Stancil, Commondreams. December 5, 2020 Google Illegally Surveilled, Interrogated, And Fired Workers Who Tried To Organize2020-12-052020-12-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/google_5.jpg200px200px Above photo: Former Google employee Laurence Berland, who was fired by the company in 2019 for labor organizing, says he feels vindicated by the NLRB’s complaint, which comes “at a time when we’re seeing the power of […]
Congress Is Deadlocked On COVID-19 Relief By Sarah Lazare, In These Times. December 5, 2020 Congress Is Deadlocked On COVID-19 Relief2020-12-052020-12-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/military-planes-e1607190497480.jpg200px200px Above photo: Hospital staff look on as the United States Navy Blue Angels pass over Medical City Dallas on May 06, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. Tom Pennington/Getty Images. But Came Together to Fund the Pentagon for $740 Billion. There is always money for war. The […]
BLM Chapters Demand ‘Accountability’ From Trio That Cashed In On The Movement By Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report. December 5, 2020 BLM Chapters Demand ‘Accountability’ From Trio That Cashed In On The Movement2020-12-052020-12-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/glen_848x400.jpeg200px200px Above photo: Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi Ten chapters of the national Black Lives Matter organization are in open revolt against the individuals that have treated the mass movement as their personal […]
Iowa Is What Happens When Government Does Nothing By Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic. December 5, 2020 Iowa Is What Happens When Government Does Nothing2020-12-052020-12-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/doctor.jpg200px200px Above photo: A nurse holds a swab taken from a patient for testing at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Andy Abeyta / The Gazette / AP. The story of the coronavirus in the state is one of government inaction in […]
Young Climate Leaders Conclude Mock COP26 By Olivia Rosane, Nation of Change. December 5, 2020 Young Climate Leaders Conclude Mock COP262020-12-052020-12-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/mock-cop26-e1607176774218.jpg200px200px Call for green recovery, recognition of ecocide. “Mock COP26 sends a strong message to world leaders that young people can coordinate global negotiations and we have the solutions.” The youth-led Mock COP26 virtual conference concluded Tuesday with a treaty they hope world leaders will sign ahead of […]
As Private Cities Advance In Honduras, Hondurans Renew Their Opposition By Beth Geglia, Center for Economic and Policy Research. December 5, 2020 As Private Cities Advance In Honduras, Hondurans Renew Their Opposition2020-12-052020-12-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/honduras.jpg200px200px Above photo: La Voz de Zacate Grande. Efforts to develop semi-privately governed jurisdictions called Economic Development and Employment Zones (ZEDEs) in Honduras have recently emerged anew. ZEDEs, first legislated as Special Development Regions (REDs) […]
United Nations Removes Marijuana From List Of Most Dangerous Drugs By Zack Budryk, The Hill. December 4, 2020 United Nations Removes Marijuana From List Of Most Dangerous Drugs2020-12-042020-12-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/mj.jpg200px200px Above photo: A factory worker processes cannabis flowers to make them ready for export on November 10 in Kasese, Uganda. CNN. A United Nations panel has voted to remove medical cannabis from a list of dangerous drugs. In […]
US Role In Assassination Of Iranian Scientist By Sara Flounders, Workers.org. December 4, 2020 US Role In Assassination Of Iranian Scientist2020-12-042020-12-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/iran-e1607051103818.jpeg200px200px Above photo: Iranians mourn Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Tehran, Nov. 28. The targeted assassination of top Iranian physicist and nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on Nov. 27, and Donald Trump’s immediate approving Tweet, confirm the determination of U.S. and Israeli rulers to sabotage every possible effort for peace or normalization of […]
Book Review: ‘The Myth And Propaganda Of Black Buying Power’ By Margaret Kimberly, Organisation for Propaganda Studies. December 4, 2020 Book Review: ‘The Myth And Propaganda Of Black Buying Power’2020-12-042020-12-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/mural-e1607087893220.jpg200px200px Above photo: Detroit. Barry Lewis/ Corbis via Getty Images. Dr. Jared A. Ball’s new book, “The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power” explains the history of the black “buying power” canard. It is a commercial […]
Trump’s Support For Israel’s Killing Of Iranian Scientist Could Lead To War By Marjorie Cohn, Truthout. December 4, 2020 Trump’s Support For Israel’s Killing Of Iranian Scientist Could Lead To War2020-12-042020-12-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/trump.png200px200px Above photo: President Trump leaves after speaking in the Diplomatic Room of the White House on November 26, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Erin Schaff/Getty Images. In the weeks remaining before Joe Biden’s inauguration, Donald Trump […]
Prison Strikers Suspend Starvation, Continue Work Strike By Oakland Abolition and Solidarity. December 4, 2020 Prison Strikers Suspend Starvation, Continue Work Strike2020-12-042020-12-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/satf-e1607088764765.jpg200px200px Above photo: Officer Vickjord walks the floor of the 4B SHU at Corcoran State Prison. The prison started accepting inmates in 1988. Grant Slater/KPCC. Corcoran, CA – CDCr’s negligent and careless response to the COVID-19 outbreak at CSATF has now killed at least three […]
Every Major Bank Has Now Ruled Out Funding Arctic Drilling December 4, 2020 Every Major Bank Has Now Ruled Out Funding Arctic Drilling2020-12-042020-12-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/arctic.png200px200px Above photo: Imagine wanting to drill for oil in a place this gorgeous. Steven Chase/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Getty Images. We got another one. On Monday evening, Bank of America said that it will no longer finance fossil fuel exploration in the Arctic, […]
Wet’suwet’en Call On Province To Close Pipeline Work Camps By Amanda Follett Hosgood, The Tyee. December 4, 2020 Wet’suwet’en Call On Province To Close Pipeline Work Camps2020-12-042020-12-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/mancamp-e1607089599886.jpg200px200px Above photo: Work camps like this one at the LNG project in Kitimat should be shut down to protect Indigenous communities from COVID-19 risks, say Wet’suwet’en chiefs. LNG Canada. Female chiefs say COVID-19 risk means work on oil and […]
Will The Supreme Court Overrule Farmworker Union Rights? By David Bacon, Labor Notes. December 4, 2020 Will The Supreme Court Overrule Farmworker Union Rights?2020-12-042020-12-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/farmworkers.jpg200px200px Above photo: A D’Arrigo Brothers worker with a union button on her cap talks at lunchtime with an organizer. Companies are trying to shut down such access to workers through the courts. David Bacon. Not long before Donald Trump’s election in 2016, […]
Extinction Rebellion Brought Love, Police Brought Rage By Petrina Harley, Green Left. December 4, 2020 Extinction Rebellion Brought Love, Police Brought Rage2020-12-042020-12-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/xraus-e1607092475184.jpg200px200px Above photo: XR grandparents mad hatter’s tea party outside Chevron’s headquarters before it was demolished by the WA Police. Petrina Harley. Western Australia – Extinction Rebellion WA (XR) hit the streets with a Festival of Love and Rage on November 28 with a message […]
Venezuela Wins Simply By Holding An Election By Vijay Prashad and Carlos Ron, People’s Dispatch. December 4, 2020 Venezuela Wins Simply By Holding An Election2020-12-042020-12-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/psuv-e1607090096292.jpg200px200px Above photo: PSUV campaign rally in Portuguesa. PSUV. The upcoming legislative elections in Venezuela are going to be held in a context of great adversity are an important step in the democratic recuperation of the country’s institutions from the US-backed opposition. […]
How Inequality Reduces Growth By William H. Janeway, Project Syndicate. December 3, 2020 How Inequality Reduces Growth2020-12-032020-12-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/inequality.jpg200px200px Above photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images. There are numerous theories for why the US economy has continued to benefit the few at the expense of the many, and because these explanations are not mutually exclusive, it helps to consider them all. Fortunately, a new book by a leading light […]
‘This Strike Is A Fight For Our Lives’ By Jeff Schuhrke, In These Times. December 3, 2020 ‘This Strike Is A Fight For Our Lives’2020-12-032020-12-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/strike-e1606992814671.jpg200px200px Above photo: SEIU Healthcare IL and IN/Facebook. Healthcare Workers Are Walking Off the Job to Demand Pandemic Protections. In Chicago and across the country, a wave of strikes by nursing home aides and other healthcare workers is showing that collective action […]
Report: Aerially Sprayed Pesticide Causes Significant Environmental Issues By Ashley Curtin, Nation of Change. December 3, 2020 Report: Aerially Sprayed Pesticide Causes Significant Environmental Issues2020-12-032020-12-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/plane-e1606993159927.jpg200px200px Above photo: T. P. Martins. “Once again, the EPA has failed to protect the American people from harmful pollution by absurdly designating PFAS as ‘inert’ and allowing corporations to withhold crucial information about it.” A new study concluded that high levels […]
A New Peru, Struggling To Be Born? By Daniel Willis, Alborada. December 3, 2020 A New Peru, Struggling To Be Born?2020-12-032020-12-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/peru-e1607003061643.jpg200px200px Above photo: Samantha Hare. While November saw two Peruvian presidents removed in a week and the emergence of a grassroots movement to defend democracy, there are no clear answers yet as to who will benefit in the long term. It is not the first time […]
Will This Be The Radicalization Of Black Lives Matter? By Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report. December 3, 2020 Will This Be The Radicalization Of Black Lives Matter?2020-12-032020-12-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/baraka_845x400-scaled-e1607003605542.jpeg200px200px Ten Black Lives Matter chapters are demanding that those who have amassed millions of dollars in the movement’s name submit to both a financial and political accounting. “It is clear that the chapters raising questions about BLM from the […]
Activists Resist Frantic Pipeline Development By Leanna First-Arai, Truthout. December 3, 2020 Activists Resist Frantic Pipeline Development2020-12-032020-12-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/pipeline.png200px200px Above photo: Jessica Garraway sings as people protest against the Enbridge Energy Line 3 tar sands pipeline project outside the governor’s mansion on November 14, 2020, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Stephen Maturen / Getty Images. The final weeks of the Trump administration have been frenzied for oil and gas […]
Eisenhower’s Ghost Haunts Biden’s Foreign Policy Team By Nicolas J. S. Davies, Popular Resistance. December 3, 2020 Eisenhower’s Ghost Haunts Biden’s Foreign Policy Team2020-12-032020-12-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/biden-scaled-e1606995179433.jpg200px200px Above photo: Tony Binken, second from left, has been Joe Biden’s right-hand man for almost two decades. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters. NOTE: This article questions what will be the foreign policy of the Biden administration. It is pretty clear from Biden’s history, rhetoric and […]
Outgoing FCC Chair Ajit Pai Praised By Industry Organizations By Todd Spangler, Variety. December 2, 2020 Outgoing FCC Chair Ajit Pai Praised By Industry Organizations2020-12-022020-12-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/pai.jpg200px200px Above photo: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation committee hearing on June 24, 2020. AP. NOTE: It is no surprise the telecoms loved Ajit Pai, a former Verizon lawyer. He took the chairman’s position with a […]
Iran Calls On The International Community To Confront Israel December 2, 2020 Iran Calls On The International Community To Confront Israel2020-12-022020-12-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/iran.jpg200px200px Above photo: A handout photo made available by the Iranian defense ministry office shows officials praying over the coffin of slain Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh during the burial ceremony at Saleh shrine in northern Tehran, Iran, 30 November 2020. EFE/EPA. NOTE: Palestine Chronicle reports […]
More People In The US Are Paying Rent On Credit Cards December 2, 2020 More People In The US Are Paying Rent On Credit Cards2020-12-022020-12-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/eviction-e1606927387136.jpg200px200px Above photo: Housing activists gather in Swampscott, Mass., in October to call on the state’s governor to support more robust protections against evictions and foreclosures during the pandemic. Michael Dwyer/AP Lawmakers Fail To Pass Relief Bill. With their savings running out, […]
250 Million People Participate In Countrywide Strike In India December 2, 2020 250 Million People Participate In Countrywide Strike In India2020-12-022020-12-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/india-e1606929789888.jpg200px200px Despite police repression and the COVID-19 pandemic, workers and farmers and their allies across India participated in the pan-India strike action against the recent neoliberal reforms pushed through by the Narendra Modi government. On Thursday, November 26, India witnessed the biggest organized strike in human […]
How Do We Solve A Problem Like Amazon? By Craig Gent, Novara Media. December 2, 2020 How Do We Solve A Problem Like Amazon?2020-12-022020-12-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/amazon-e1606932321101.png200px200px On a cool morning in April 2013 over a thousand workers outside the small town of Bad Hersfeld in central Germany took an action of global significance. Armed with whistles and high-visibility vests, members of the general union Ver.di set up a […]
Did Trump Order Iran Assassination? By Abby Martin, Empire Files. December 2, 2020 Did Trump Order Iran Assassination?2020-12-022020-12-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/fakhrizadeh-e1606934922353.jpg200px200px This is Abby Martin with your Empire Update wrapping up the last week of US imperialism. Our first story is about a brazen terrorist attack that murdered a civilian. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, one of the most important nuclear scientists in Iran, was assassinated on November 27 by unknown […]
To Solve The COVID19 Crisis, Biden Must Put People Over Profits By Margaret Flowers, Truthout. December 2, 2020 To Solve The COVID19 Crisis, Biden Must Put People Over Profits2020-12-022020-12-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/biden.png200px200px Above photo: President-elect Joe Biden speaks during a press conference at The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 16, 2020. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images. As infectious disease experts had warned over the summer, the fall brought […]
Provisional Government Of West Papua Won’t Bow Down To Jakarta By Benny Wenda, ULMWP.org. December 2, 2020 Provisional Government Of West Papua Won’t Bow Down To Jakarta2020-12-022020-12-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/west-papua-e1606930487359.jpg200px200px Above photo: Papuan activists attend a protest in Surabaya December 1, 2020, to mark the Free Papua Organisation anniversary. AFP. Today, we announce the formation of our Provisional Government of West Papua. We are ready to take over our […]
Why The Fed Needs Public Banks By Ellen Brown, ScheerPost.com. December 2, 2020 Why The Fed Needs Public Banks2020-12-022020-12-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/fed-e1606925552730.jpg200px200px Above photo: Kurtis Garbutt/Flickr. The Fed’s policy tools – interest rate manipulation, quantitative easing, and “Special Purpose Vehicles” – have all failed to revive local economies suffering from government-mandated shutdowns. The Fed must rely on private banks to inject credit into Main Street, and private banks are […]
Embassy Protection Collective Members Mark End Of Federal Probation By the Embassy Protectors Defense Committee. December 2, 2020 Embassy Protection Collective Members Mark End Of Federal Probation2020-12-022020-12-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/06/1vzepccourt.jpg200px200px Above photo: Embassy Protectors and supporters after being released from detention after the arrests, May, 2019. Members will Travel to Venezuela as Election Observers. They Reiterate the call for the US to stop its illegal interference in Venezuela. Washington, […]
Federal Judge Finds Portland In Contempt For Use Of Tear Gas By Conrad Wilson, Oregon Public Broadcasting. December 1, 2020 Federal Judge Finds Portland In Contempt For Use Of Tear Gas2020-12-012020-12-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/pdx-e1606849650987.jpg200px200px Above photo: Portland police officer Brent Taylor, right, holds an FN303 less-lethal launcher and a can of pepper spray while dispersing a crowd of protesters on August 12, 2020, in downtown Portland, OR. Jonathan Levinson. […]
States With Few Coronavirus Restrictions Are Spreading The Virus By David Armstrong, ProPublica. December 1, 2020 States With Few Coronavirus Restrictions Are Spreading The Virus2020-12-012020-12-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/dance-e1606850352868.png200px200px Above photo: Attendees dance at a Live After 5 concert on Aug. 19 in Coeur d’Alene. Screenshot from Facebook video. Lax states are attracting shoppers and students from stricter neighbors — and sending back COVID-19 cases. The imbalance underscores the lack […]
Tenants Take On The ‘City’s Worst Landlord’ With Rent Strike By Caroline Spivak, Curbed. December 1, 2020 Tenants Take On The ‘City’s Worst Landlord’ With Rent Strike2020-12-012020-12-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/rentstrike-e1606850741904.jpg200px200px Above photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images. Standing outside the four-story brick apartment building in Crown Heights she calls home, Jemiah Johnson took her turn with the black megaphone. “This building is literally killing us!” the 26-year-old mother shouted […]
France’s New Security Law May Have Sparked A ‘George Floyd’ Moment By Alan Macleod, Mintpress News. December 1, 2020 France’s New Security Law May Have Sparked A ‘George Floyd’ Moment2020-12-012020-12-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/france.jpg200px200px Above photo: Assa Traore, center, sister of Adama Traore attends a demonstration against a security law that would restrict sharing images of police, Nov. 28, 2020 in Paris. Francois Mori | AP. Sparked by a new […]
Bomb Libya And Take Its Oil By Ben Norton, The Grayzone. December 1, 2020 Bomb Libya And Take Its Oil2020-12-012020-12-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/tanden.jpg200px200px Biden budget chief pick Neera Tanden agreed with Trump. Donald Trump and Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden proposed the same Libya war policy: oil for bombs. Editor’s note: US President-elect Joe Biden nominated Neera Tanden, a close ally of Hillary Clinton and president of […]
Ethiopia: The TPLF’s Precipitous Fall By Dr. Fikrejesus Amahazion, Black Agenda Report. December 1, 2020 Ethiopia: The TPLF’s Precipitous Fall2020-12-012020-12-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/ethiopia_pmabiy_845x400.jpeg200px200px The TPLF was a “darling” of the West, especially the US and UK. The two articles below should be read together, bearing in mind the sources. The first, by Horn of Africa scholar Fikrejesus Amahazion,is an historical background and analysis of the forces in play in […]
Fuel Shortages In Venezuela By Tatuy TV and Venezuelanalysis. December 1, 2020 Fuel Shortages In Venezuela2020-12-012020-12-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/nogas-e1606851853152.jpg200px200px What’s behind Venezuela’s fuel shortages? We investigate in our latest video with Tatuy Tv. Fuel shortages have become of the main issues in Venezuela. The mainstream media, always on board the regime change bandwagon, is keen to report that “the country with the world’s largest oil reserves” has no fuel, […]
We Can’t Vote ‘Em Out By Lee Camp, Consortium News. December 1, 2020 We Can’t Vote ‘Em Out2020-12-012020-12-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/bidenharris-e1606852728579.jpg200px200px Above photo: Biden-Harris presidential drive-in rally at Broward College, Coconut Creek, Florida, Oct. 29, 2020. Adam Schultz, Biden for President. We can make all sorts of noise and even scare ’em, but the A-Holes are here to stay. It doesn’t matter when you read this, the assholes will […]
New Zealand Is Infusing Policing With A Social Work Philosophy By Serena Solomon, Reasons to be Cheerful. December 1, 2020 New Zealand Is Infusing Policing With A Social Work Philosophy2020-12-012020-12-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/nzed.png200px200px Above photo: Chen Kehan/Flickr. Nimble, culturally nuanced and collaborative, this Māori-led response gets to the roots of family violence. A call for help from domestic or family violence is made on average every four minutes in New Zealand, […]
Nurse Fired During Fight For PPE Now Facing Board Of Nursing Investigation By We Do The Work, Popular Resistance. December 1, 2020 Nurse Fired During Fight For PPE Now Facing Board Of Nursing Investigation2020-12-012020-12-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/press-statement-image-e1606828241468.jpg200px200px Cliff Willmeng, RN of 13 years, Union Steward, and Whistleblower, Has January 7, 2021, Date Set for Union Arbitration: Local and National Defense Campaign Mobilizing Now. Cliff Willmeng, the RN employed at […]
Iran In The Crosshairs By Eric Walberg, Covert Action Magazine. November 30, 2020 Iran In The Crosshairs2020-11-302020-11-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/picture2-6-e1606701064436.png200px200px Above photo: Thousands protest potential war in Iran in New York City in January 2020. Teresa Betancourt/AFP. Tracing Overt and Covert Action. The assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist and professor Mohsen Fakhrizadeh has seriously complicated any efforts to normalize relations with Iran under a new Biden administration. Walberg […]
Upcoming Venezuelan Election Is Another Rejection Of US Imperialism By Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. November 30, 2020 Upcoming Venezuelan Election Is Another Rejection Of US Imperialism2020-11-302020-11-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/vzvote-e1606699861916.jpg200px200px On December 6, Venezuelans will vote for a new National Assembly. Just as it has done for the past twenty years, the United States is interfering in the election process and has already falsely claimed the elections are rigged. […]
Public Health Council Unanimously Passes Motion Opposing Biomass Plant By Springfield Climate Justice Coalition, Popular Resistance. November 30, 2020 Public Health Council Unanimously Passes Motion Opposing Biomass Plant2020-11-302020-11-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/biomass-e1606768692886.jpeg200px200px Above photo: Rene Theberge. The Public Health Council of Springfield on Saturday, November 21, sent a letter to the chairs of the House-Senate Climate Change Conference requesting that there be no incentives written into the legislation under consideration […]
Mutual Aid Will Help Us Survive The Biden Presidency By Dean Spade, ROAR Magazine. November 30, 2020 Mutual Aid Will Help Us Survive The Biden Presidency2020-11-302020-11-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/roar-e1606767988499.jpg200px200px Above photo: Father and daughter during a Black Lives Matter protest in New Jersey. June 4, 2020. Jess Pomponio / Shutterstock.com. Biden and Harris are not going to stop the crises we are facing. Mutual aid projects are essential to […]
Venezuela Calls On UNSC To Reject Unilateral Sanctions November 30, 2020 Venezuela Calls On UNSC To Reject Unilateral Sanctions2020-11-302020-11-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/moncada-e1606768365217.jpg200px200px Above photo: Venezuela’s Ambassador Samuel Moncada, Nov. 25, 2020. Twitter/ @VTVcanal8. “All countries suffering from this type of aggression inflicted by economic means must cooperate to put an end to the suffering of our peoples,” Ambassador Moncada stressed. Speaking at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on […]
‘We Will Defend Democracy In Ecuador’ By Progressive International. November 30, 2020 ‘We Will Defend Democracy In Ecuador’2020-11-302020-11-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/ecuador.png200px200px Above photo: Pedro Szekely. The Progressive International expresses grave concern for free and fair elections in Ecuador. We, members of the Progressive International, witness with great concern the deterioration of democracy in Latin America. In countries like Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, and Chile, popular movements have risen to express […]
Letter To Rob Davis Governor of HMP Belmarsh November 30, 2020 Letter To Rob Davis Governor of HMP Belmarsh2020-11-302020-11-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/assange.jpeg200px200px It extremely important WikiLeaks supporters continue writing to Rob Davis, Governor of HMP Belmarsh raising concerns about the welfare of Julian Assange, publisher of WikiLeaks. Here is the letter supporter JE emailed to him on 25/11/20. I will update this post once he gets a reply. Dear […]
Austerity Is Still A Political Choice By Grace Blakely, Tribune Magazine. November 30, 2020 Austerity Is Still A Political Choice2020-11-302020-11-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/demonstrators-getty-e1606702692999.jpeg200px200px Above photo: Getty images. Britain has not ‘maxed out’ its credit card, but it does have a government that wants working people to pay the cost of the pandemic crisis. That’s what the new austerity measures are really about. When Rishi Sunak delivered the spending review […]
Venezuela Sentences Former Citgo Executives For Corruption By Manuela Solé, Venezuelanalysis. November 30, 2020 Venezuela Sentences Former Citgo Executives For Corruption2020-11-302020-11-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/citgo_1-e1606703065960.jpg200px200px Above photo: The six executives worked for PDVSA’s US subsidiary, Citgo. Reuters. The so-called “Citgo six” had been arrested in 2017 and their lawyers will appeal the ruling. Merida – Six former oil executives were sentenced for corruption on Thursday by a Venezuelan court. They […]
Assassination Strengthens Iranian Hardliners By Medea Benjamin and Ariel Gold, Consortium News. November 30, 2020 Assassination Strengthens Iranian Hardliners2020-11-302020-11-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/mohsen_fakhrizadeh-mahabadi_2-e1606701902234.jpg200px200px Above photo: Car Fahhrizadeh was driving in when he was assassinated on Friday outside Teheran,. Fars News Agency/Wikimedia Commons. Weakens Chances of Renewed Nuclear Deal. An Iranian nuclear scientist’s assassination will bolster the hand of Iranian hardliners who don’t want a renewed nuclear deal with the incoming […]