(2021-11-05). In wake of rejection of Deere sellout contract, Sanders' "Labor Strikes Back" forum covers for union bureaucracy. wsws.org At a sparsely watched online forum Wednesday, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders tried to falsely portray the unions as fighting organizations of the working class.
(2021-11-05). "Too Little, Too Late": Global South Activists Decry 2050 "Net Zero" Goal by Wealthy Nations. democracynow.org 
After nearly a week of speeches, negotiations and protests at the COP26 U.N. climate summit, we speak with Meena Raman, head of programs at Third World Network, who says developing countries need more time and resources to adapt to the climate crisis and end the use of fossil fuels. Without a just transition that addresses inequality, she says, many countries will continue to suffer from both poverty and environmental devastation. "When the rich world has not been able to phase out fossil fuels, … it's really dubious to preach to the developing world that they have to get out of fossil fuels," says Raman.
(2021-11-05). Quitting is a Mental Health Decision. dissidentvoice.org 
Well well, some of us try-try. We end up having to take pittance jobs, with pitiful nonprofits, where the bottom line is, well, poverty pimping. So in a time of Covid Capitalism, in a time of quick silver circling the drain, quitting after 5 weeks on the job may appear rash, or self-defeating. But here …
(2021-11-05). The Socialist Cooperative Commonwealth. dissidentvoice.org 
Since its origin in the early 19th century by followers of Robert Owen, the term "socialism" has evolved to mean many different things to many different people and has been misused by dictatorships to describe their draconian management of capitalism. At the present time "socialism" is an unpopular word. Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot have …
(2021-11-05). "JobKeeper" billions boosted Australian corporate profits while casual workers axed. wsws.org The wage subsidy scheme, like all the COVID-19 "stimulus" packages in Australia and around the world, has been another historic transfer of wealth to big business.
(2021-11-05). France Has A Nuclear Habit It Just Cannot Kick. popularresistance.org On July 28, French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Tahiti and said that France owed a "debt" to French Polynesia. The debt was related to approximately 200 nuclear tests France conducted in the 118 islands and atolls that comprise this part of the central South Pacific, which France has controlled since 1842. These tests were conducted between 1966 and 1996. Macron did not apologize for the environmental and human damage caused by these tests. He remained stoic, acknowledging that the tests were not "clean." "I think it's true that we wouldn't have done these same tests in the Creuse or in Brittany," he said,…
(2021-11-05). Join the FRSO General Members meeting. fightbacknews.org The Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) is hosting another meeting for general members this coming Thursday, November 11 at 8 p.m. Eastern time. We will use Zoom to again to welcome the scores of new members who chose to join the FRSO over the past four months. | Tracy Molm, an environmental justice activist, and Masao Suzuki, chair of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) Joint Nationalities Commission, will speak on how capitalism destroys the environment to achieve ever greater profits. This also harms the working class and puts the greatest burden on oppressed nationality communities. This inc…
(2021-11-05). The way forward for striking Scranton teachers. wsws.org Our committee issues a call-to-action to mobilize the support of the working class behind over 800 striking educators in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
(2021-11-05). Philadelphia transit workers: oppose the TWU's sellout contract! Form independent rank-and-file committees! wsws.org Workers in Philadelphia's transit system occupy a powerful position as workers throughout the United States and globally take strike action to oppose decades of wage stagnation, poor working conditions and the continuation of the pandemic.
(2021-11-05). Hospital workers strike in Huntington, West Virginia. wsws.org On November 3, 1,000 staff at Cabell-Huntington Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia, walked out against abysmal pay and working conditions as management mobilizes strikebreakers.
(2021-11-05). With Rising Wages and Record Job Openings, Do We Still Have to Ask if the Minimum Wage Kills Jobs? cepr.net If we think work should be rewarded, a higher minimum wage is a great place to start.
(2021-11-05). The United States of Tax Havens. inequality.org
(2021-11-05). Rediscovering the Power of Unions. zcomm.org Better wages, health care, paid leave, and real curbs on inequality may always face headwinds in Washington. But as workers across the country are rediscovering, a strong union can win those things directly…
(2021-11-05). Administrative detention of Miqdad al-Qawasmeh, who is on hunger strike, reactivated. peoplesdispatch.org Miqdad al-Qawasmeh has been on hunger strike for 106 days. According to his family, he is experiencing symptoms such as memory loss, body pain and liver issues…
(2021-11-04). Rampant inflation pushing Canada's low-income workers even further into poverty. wsws.org Inflation is slashing workers' real wages at an accelerating pace, propelling ever broader layers of the working class into struggle.
(2021-11-04). European Commission's Joseph Borrell presiding, Georgia attends arms fair; holds talks with Spanish defense ministry. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Deputy Minister of Defense of Georgia Zurab Azarashvili paid a working visit to Spain, the largest exhibition of the largest military equipment FEINDEF Deputy Minister of Defense of Georgia Zurab Azarashvili and the Director of Delta International Ltd. Zurab Javelidze visited the International Exhibition of the Largest Military Equipment FEINDEF in Madrid within the framework of a working visit to …
(2021-11-04). The significance of the Democratic Party debacle on November 2. wsws.org The Democratic Party has long abandoned policies to improve the social and economic position of working people, in favor of the politics of race and gender.
(2021-11-04). Western-Backed White Helmets Are Preparing To Stage Another Provocation In Greater Idlib. southfront.org 
File image. | The Western-backed White Helmets organization is plotting yet another provocation in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, Vadim Kulit, deputy chief of the Russian Reconciliation Center in Syria, revealed on November 3, according to the Greater Idlib is the home to many terrorist groups, including al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham. The White Helmets have been working closely with these groups."The Russian Center for…
(2021-11-04). Meet the Climate Lawyer Who Helped Write 2015 Paris Agreement & Superglued Herself at Shell's U.K. HQ. democracynow.org 
We speak to Farhana Yamin, one of the most prominent climate lawyers in Britain, who has been deeply involved in international climate negotiations for decades, including the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, and has also engaged in direct action to effect change. Yamin is currently working with the Climate Vulnerable Forum, a group that represents 48 of the countries most threatened by the climate crisis, at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow. We last spoke with Farhana in 2019 after she was arrested for supergluing her hands to the ground outside Shell's headquarters in London as part of an Extinction Rebellion ac…
(2021-11-04). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Danish nurses continue one-hour wildcat stoppages over pay and staff shortages, begun in August; French transport workers continue strike wave over pay and conditions while unions prevent national strike; UK bus strikes planned in Wales and England at different companies over pay, while Unite union agrees below-inflation deals; Workers in Cross Rivers State, Nigeria defy court order and continue strike for minimum wage begun October 12…
(2021-11-04). Can We Automate Inequality Out of Automation? inequality.org