(2021-11-06). How the Wealthiest Countries Schemed to Avoid Economic Commitments at COP26. zcomm.org The G20, an exclusive club of mostly wealthy nations, met just before the COP26 in Glasgow and paid little more than lip service to the world's leading problems, while preserving their own financial dominance…
(2021-11-06). Sanders Slams Democrats' Tax Break for the Wealthy as "Beyond Unacceptable" zcomm.org Because the proposal almost exclusively favors the wealthy and the 1 percent, progressives are vehemently opposed to the idea…
(2021-11-06). New York taxi union declares victory with agreement that leaves drivers deeply in debt. wsws.org After a two-week hunger strike by a dozen drivers, the agreement between the union, the largest debt holder, and the city amounts to a bailout of the financiers.
(2021-11-06). "People are getting killed and the government is indifferent"—SEP (Australia) electoral members support campaign to eliminate COVID-19. wsws.org "It is critical for the Socialist Equality Party to be registered, to be able to discuss the political situation with the working class."
(2021-11-06). The death of left-wing media? zcomm.org As the old adage goes, only when the working class stop reading right-wing news will we see progressive change…
(2021-11-05). Connecticut group home workers strike Sunrise for wages, pensions, dignity. peoplesworld.org 
HARTFORD, Conn.—From the moment over 100 courageous caregivers walked onto the picket line against group home company Sunrise Inc., they had the support of the community and the labor movement behind them. Part of the national post-pandemic strike wave and racial justice uprisings, these working-class Black, Latino, and white women are standing up for living …
(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). One in Four US Senators Still Hold Fossil Fuel Investments Even as World Burns. commondreams.org "Passing the infrastructure bill without passing the Build Back Better Act first," said Rep. Ilhan Omar, "risks leaving behind child care, paid leave, healthcare, climate action, housing, education, and a roadmap to citizenship."
(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). "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). 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). The underbelly of America. peoplesworld.org 
Under a concrete bridge lies an independent space. Worried, weary, broken, broke, women abused. Overused men. Lost lives chasing shadows. Challenging stories. A challenging life. Homeless camps here and there. Infested makeshift shelters. Overcrowded sidewalk nests. Living symbols of institutional failure. Immense wealth against homeless mayhem. Suppressing motivation, innovation, and personal growth. Unnoticed, unheard just …
(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). Former NY corrections officer charged with using excessive force against inmate. nationofchange.org "Unfair and illegal abuses to those serving their debt to society cannot and will not be tolerated by this Office."
(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). Israeli Authorities Reinstate Detention of Hunger-Striking Prisoner Qawasmeh. palestinechronicle.com 
Israeli occupation authorities reinstated on Thursday the administrative detention of Palestinian prisoner Meqdad Qawasmeh, who has been on hunger strike for 106 days demanding his freedom, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. On October
(2021-11-05). Palestinians in West Bank Rally in Support of Hunger-Striking Prisoners (VIDEO). palestinechronicle.com 
Palestinians rallied in several West Bank cities on Wednesday in support of six prisoners on hunger strike, demanding the end of their administrative detention, the New Arab reported. In Nablus, Palestinians gathered at the local
(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…