(2021-11-09). An overview of DOC NYC 2021, largest documentary film festival in U.S. peoplesworld.org 
The country's largest documentary film festival, DOC NYC, is ready to begin its 2021 edition from November 10-18 in-person and online at www.docnyc.net. This 12th year of DOC NYC has a wealth of relevant films for progressive viewers. Some of the highly recommended docs that have been reviewed previously in these pages include Listening to …
(2021-11-09). Anti-Capitalist Chronicles: Capital in the Attic. roarmag.org Season 3, Episode 24 — Capital in the Attic: | In this episode of ACC, Prof. Harvey talks about the real players in our capitalist society who operate outside of the market system and are accumulating massive amounts of wealth. Players like Carlos Slim, the Koch brothers, Stephen A. Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone, reside in the "attic," where real wealth and real power are being assembled, argues Harvey. | You can support this podcast on
(2021-11-09). UN turns to world leaders and the wealthy to help with world hunger. nationofchange.org "We've got conflict, climate change, and Covid-19 driving up the numbers of the acutely hungry, and there are now more than 45 million people marching towards the brink of starvation."
(2021-11-09). Medical Debt in the US From 2009 to 2020—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply Mr Uppal and colleagues note that our article about medical debt in the US did not report the proportion of debt excluded because it was disputed by consumers. In June 2009, the first period of our study, 1.0% of medical debt and 2.9% of nonmedical debt was in dispute. In June 2020, the latest period of our analysis, 5.0% of medical debt and 9.7% of nonmedical debt was in dispute. Although we excluded disputed debt to avoid overstating the amount of debt in collections, including it would not have materially affected any of the study conclusions, including the relative increase in medical collections, de…
(2021-11-09). Medical Debt in the US From 2009 to 2020. jamanetwork.com To the Editor The recent article about medical debt found that the average stock and flow in medical and nonmedical debt have been declining over the last decade. However, we posit that ongoing changes in collection agency practices, debt reporting guidelines, and national consumer laws may obscure the true extent of medical debt in the US.
(2021-11-09). Fast-Food Workers Strike Across California. popularresistance.org Fast-food workers say they are fed up with their working conditions, and on Tuesday morning, they're walking out. | Thousands of employees in the fast-food industry are going on strike across California, walking out for better working conditions, wages and hours and calling on lawmakers to offer them a bigger say in their futures. | A McDonald's location on Floral Drive in Monterey Park, where workers allege sewers recently flooded the kitchen, is the SoCal site of the rally employees planned for 9 a.m. | Other rallies in the area are planned for 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. | By and large, fast-food employees are not repr…
(2021-11-09). Working class groups worldwide celebrate anniversary of October Revolution. peoplesdispatch.org The communist-oriented working class in Petrograd led by Vladimir Lenin captured state power in Russia and established a socialist state under workers' control, which expanded and became the Soviet Union in 1922…
(2021-11-09). Brutal police killing of 18 year old Roma youth sparks protests in Greece. wsws.org While Roma are disproportionate victims of police harassment and violence in Greece, with police raids in Roma settlements a common occurrence, police violence affects the entire working class.
(2021-11-09). Australia: Property bubble bonanza for ruling elite fuels social crisis for the working class. wsws.org Amid a pandemic and massive economic disruption, property prices have risen at a faster rate than ever before, while wages stagnate or decline.
(2021-11-09). Brutal police killing of 18 year old Roma youth sparks protests. wsws.org While Roma are disproportionate victims of police harassment and violence, with police raids in Roma settlements a common occurrence, police violence affects the entire working class.
(2021-11-09). Australian Education Union imposes limited school work bans in Victoria. wsws.org The campaign for decent wages and working conditions must be taken out of the hands of the union bureaucracy, and connected to the fight to protect the safety of staff and students by closing schools in conditions of continued COVID-19 transmission.
(2021-11-09). Letter from a Caterpillar worker to Deere strikers: "Take the reins in your own hands" wsws.org The UAW's betrayals of two strikes at Caterpillar in the 1990s—one from 1991-1992 and a second, 17-month long strike from 1994-1995—were among the most bitter and significant defeats suffered by the working class at the hands of the union bureaucracy in that decade.
(2021-11-09). Tucson wins the fight for $15. peoplesworld.org 
TUCSON—Defeating a well-financed campaign by big employers, Tucson voters last week overwhelmingly decided to enact a $15-an-hour minimum wage for the city. The current Arizona state minimum wage is $12.15 an hour. The corporate-owned media has been trying to portray the Nov. 2, 2021, elections as a big victory for Republican politics, but they are …
(2021-11-09). Should Rich People Get a Free Pass at Tax Time? inequality.org
(2021-11-09). Talk Show Host Joe Madison Goes On Hunger Strike Until Biden Passes Voting Rights Bill. moguldom.com Talk Show Host Joe Madison is frustrated that voting rights bills have yet to be passed so he's taking matters into his own hands to raise awareness of the issue. The host of SiriusXM Urban View's podcast "Joe Madison The Black Eagle " has announced he is on a hunger strike until President Joe Biden …
(2021-11-09). World faces hunger dilemma in Afghanistan. asiatimes.com 
The fall of the Afghan government to the Taliban has presented the world with some stark choices. In recent weeks, the international community has raised alarm about the rapidly escalating humanitarian emergency in the country, calling for an influx of aid to reach millions of Afghans ahead of the winter. In the meantime, the new …
(2021-11-08). As Nicaragua Resists Regime Change, The US Ramps Up Its Economic Warfare. popularresistance.org The United States has tried to control the poor Central American country, Nicaragua, for more than 100 years. John Bolton designated Nicaragua as part of the "Troika of Tyranny" along with Cuba and Venezuela for daring to defend its sovereignty. Since the failed violent coup attempt in 2018, the US foreign policy establishment has focused on preventing President Daniel Ortega's reelection using a variety of tactics. Ben Norton, associate editor of The Grayzone, who is based in Managua, describes those tactics, the complicity of corporate media and social media and how Nicaragua is working to protect its democrati…
(2021-11-08). Online platforms change how universities work. ecns.cn Challenges created by the global COVID-19 pandemic are shaping the contours of a new internationalization of higher education and encouraging universities to look for ways to deepen collaboration, such as by working digitally, presidents of universities said at a recent forum held in Jinan in Shandong province.
(2021-11-08). I Monitored The US-Denounced Nicaraguan Election. popularresistance.org Despite Western media and politicians labelling the Nicaraguan general election a "sham" and "parody," citizens turned out in large numbers to cast their votes on Sunday, and also to show they reject foreign meddling. According to preliminary results, over 65 percent of voters turned out, 75 percent of whom cast their ballots on November 7 for Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega, securing him a fourth consecutive presidential term. For many Nicaraguans, especially the poor and working people, the choice is an obvious one…
(2021-11-08). Russia And Moldova Conclude Gas Deal That Liberal Forces Wanted To Avoid. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageMoldova comes to realization that it cannot divorce from Russia. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | Despite being a full member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Moldova today is ruled by a liberal government that is attempting to move away from Russia to become closer to the European Union and NATO. This has put Moldova in an awkward situation as its hostility against Russia could have had devastating repercussions as a gas crisis was looming, somethi…
(2021-11-08). New emergency strikes Baldwin's 'Rust' movie set. rt.com 
A crew member working to wind down production of Alec Baldwin's movie 'Rust' — after the cinematographer was accidentally shot dead on set — was bitten by a venomous spider and may end up losing his arm. | The incident involving lamp operator and pipe rigger Jason Miller occurred some time ago, with Sky News learning about it through a 'Just Giving' page set up raise money for the man's treatment. | Miller was working at the production site in New Mexico when he was bitten in the arm by a brown recluse spider, which injects necrotic venom into its prey. | The crew member was hospitalized several da…
(2021-11-08). Sri Lankan president's "One Country, One Law" taskforce will provoke racial tensions. wsws.org Rajapakse is attempting to whip up ethnic and religious communalism to break up and divert a rising working class movement against his government.
(2021-11-08). Pegasus: Banned Palestinian NGO staffers hacked with spyware, report says. middleeasteye.net 
Pegasus: Banned Palestinian NGO staffers hacked with spyware, report says | Investigation by Front Line Defenders finds NGO employees' phones were infiltrated months before Israel designated them as 'terrorist organisations' | Mon, 11/08/2021 – 14: 03 | Sahar Francis, director of Palestinian NGO Addameer, speaks in Ramallah on Monday (AFP) | Phones of Palestinians working for huma…
(2021-11-08). With new school program on Quebec Culture and Citizenship, CAQ government intensifies its national-chauvinist offensive. wsws.org Faced with rising social tensions and mounting working class resistance, Quebec's CAQ government is redoubling its efforts to divide workers along linguistic, ethnic and religious lines.
(2021-11-08). New Orleans sanitation workers strike over pay and working conditions. wsws.org Workers are fighting against low pay, poor health insurance and safety and equipment failures at the New Orleans facility.
(2021-11-08). Why the SEP has taken up the fight against Australia's anti-democratic electoral laws. wsws.org Launched amid the COVID-19 disaster, the Socialist Equality Party's campaign is part of the fight for the independent mobilisation of the working class against the capitalist profit system.
(2021-11-08). Despite mass shooting and repression, unions in Swaziland continue struggle for rights and democracy. peoplesdispatch.org Close to two weeks after security forces fired on nurses and teachers ahead of a protest, trade unions in Swaziland determinedly continue their fight for better working conditions, living wages and democratization…
(2021-11-08). "Dealin with the Devil": musicians confront Joe Manchin at Kennedy Center concert. mronline.org 
Senator Joe Manchin has emerged in recent weeks as the leading opponent of vital social programs to provide relief to working people in the areas of education, healthcare, the environment and much more.
(2021-11-08). The Rich Already Have Paid Leave. Meet One of the Activists Behind the Fight to Make it Universal. inequality.org
(2021-11-08). Milwaukee vigil backs Palestinian prisoner hunger strike. liberationnews.org 
Israel couldn't get away with this ethnic cleansing if it weren't for the U.S. war machine propping it up.
(2021-11-08). Thousands of Palestinian prisoners reject meals in solidarity with administrative detainees on hunger strike. peoplesdispatch.org Seven Palestinian detainees are on hunger strike to protest their illegal administrative detention by Israel under which they can be kept in prison for indefinite periods of times without charge or trial. The policy is being used to currently detain roughly 520 Palestinians…