(2022-01-12). Jan 6 committee dismisses 'fed man' claim amid DOJ silence. rt.com 
Ray Epps, a protester who disappeared from the FBI's January 6 most wanted list, told Congress he "has never been an informant" | After GOP senators received non-answers from DOJ officials about a January 6 protester who was spared prosecution, the Democrat-dominated special committee assured the public that Ray Epps was not a fed. | The Arizona man, who was filmed on January 5 and 6 last year apparently riling up pro-Trump protesters in Washington, DC, was interviewed by the House committee investigating the Capitol Hill riot, its Twitter account said. | "Epps informed us that he was not employed by, working…
(2022-01-12). Afghan public sector workers get paid in wheat. rt.com 
Cash-strapped Taliban extends 'food for work' program as hunger grips Afghanistan | The Taliban administration has announced it is expanding its 'food for work' scheme under which it pays thousands of public sector employees with wheat instead of cash. | Roughly 40,000 workers in Kabul have been receiving 10 kilograms of wheat per day for working five hours. Agriculture officials have said that the program will now be extended across the country. | "We are ready to help our people as much as we can," said Fazel Bari Fazli, deputy minister of administration and finance at the Ministry of Agriculture, Reuters re…
(2022-01-12). Committee for Public Education (Australia) sends messages of solidarity to Chicago teachers. wsws.org "Your principled stand will undoubtedly save many American lives and is a beacon for all working people across the globe."
(2022-01-12). A New Year's appeal from the World Socialist Web Site. wsws.org The fight against COVID is a fight against capitalism! Support the World Socialist Web Site! Unite the working class! Take up the fight for World Socialism in 2022!
(2022-01-11). Updates: CSTO forces to begin withdrawal from Kazakhstan in two days. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Belarusian Telegraph Agency: CSTO peacekeeping force described as effective instrument to counter 'color revolutions' AKI Press: Withdrawal of CSTO peacekeeping forces to start in two days: Kazakh president Collective Security Treaty Organization: CSTO secretary general on working visit to Kazakhstan Trend News Agency: CSTO and Kazakh military to develop plan for transfer of protected facilities …
(2022-01-11). No Letup In Economic And Social Decline. dissidentvoice.org 
Economic and social conditions have been worsening for decades at home and abroad, especially in the context of the neoliberal antisocial offensive which was launched more than 40 years ago by the international financial oligarchy. But they have been getting even worse in recent years and over the past two years in particular. Inequality, poverty, …
(2022-01-11). Lee Camp: We Know the Silver Bullet to Ending Poverty and Destitution But Choose Not to Use It. scheerpost.com 
[ By Lee Camp / Original to ScheerPost | Here's how the world should operate in simple terms: A certain country or region or city or township or Hobbit hole tries something in order to help their society or group or hovel — if it works, other places then do it. If it doesn't work, other places don't do it. It's like when you were a kid and you saw your brother slide down the banister and rack himself on the newel post — You then thought, "Maybe that activity is not for me." But if he didn't nail himself in the…
(2022-01-11). Djovokic versus the Australian Commonwealth. greenleft.org.au Binoy Kampmark writes that the federal government has done its bit to conjure up a monster of its own making and that the Novak Djokovic episode of pandemic bureaucracy ranks high among its inglorious achievements.
(2022-01-11). Tennis Player Novak Djokovic Versus the Australian Commonwealth. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2022-01-11). Knighthood won't rehabilitate blood-soaked Blair. greenleft.org.au Former British prime minister Tony Blair should be on trial at The Hague rather than parading the medieval trappings of wealth and power, argues Lindsey German.
(2022-01-11). Djokovic versus the Australian Commonwealth. dissidentvoice.org January 10, 2022 will be remembered as one of the odder days in the annals of sport. For one, it had little to do with physical exertion. Tennis proved secondary to the claims of one Novak Djokovic, currently the world's number one ranked player. Instead of finding himself training on court in preparation for the …
(2022-01-11). New State Consumer Protections Against Medical Debt. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint discusses how US states have tried to protect residents against medical debt and outlines where gaps remain, including the income thresholds set for financial assistance, the need for limitations on legal actions taken against individuals with medical debt, and a lack of data on debt collection actions by health care entities and clinicians.
(2022-01-11). CounterSpin Interview With Craig Aaron On Local Journalism. popularresistance.org More than one in five local papers in the US have closed in just the last 15 years or so. And, yes, people are moving away from print as a form. But who is filling the void of regular, relevant, local reporting, informing people at the level at which most people engage? | Activists are tired of lamenting rampant consolidation, and the exclusion of new and diverse voices in news media. They're working around the country on projects that both demand accountability from existing institutions and envision new systems, new processes, new ways of doing journalism that more accurately reflect and support communities.
(2022-01-11). Elbit Forced To Sell Factory After Sustained Direct Action Campaign. popularresistance.org After 18 months of sustained direct action taken at the Elbit Ferranti site in Oldham, Greater Manchester, with 36 people arrested, Elbit have now sold Ferranti technologies, with its continued operation in Oldham appearing unfeasible. Activists have occupied, blockaded, smashed, disrupted, and protested regularly at the site, ultimately succeeding in ending the factory's production of specialist military technologies for Israel's fleet of combat drones. | In November 2021, anonymous sources revealed to Palestine Action that mass redundancy notices had been issued to staff working at the factory, and that premise…
(2022-01-11). Final Straw: The Battle for Abortion and Reproductive Autonomy with Bay Ostrach. itsgoingdown.org Long-running anarchist radio show and podcast the Final Straw speaks with Bayla Ostrach on reproductive healthcare. This week on the show, we sat down with Bayla Ostrach, an activist, anarchist, longtime defender, provider of and researcher around issues of reproductive healthcare. We speak about experiences researching and working on the issue in Catalunya, the battle…
(2022-01-11). Poor Working Conditions Widespread in Charter Schools. dissidentvoice.org About 3.5 million students currently attend roughly 7,400 privately-operated charter schools in the U.S. This represents around 7% of all students and 7% of all schools in the country. Unlike public schools, all charter schools are run by unelected individuals. Approximately 90% of these outsourced privatized schools have no teacher unions. The vast majority of …
(2022-01-11). Another autoworker denounces conditions at Warren Truck Plant. wsws.org A worker at the Stellantis Warren Truck Plant describes the impossible situation workers face as they battle both COVID and increasingly intolerable working conditions.
(2022-01-11). "There are zero safety protocols to keep us safe from COVID": Autoworker denounces conditions at Warren Truck Plant. wsws.org A worker at the Stellantis Warren Truck Plant describes the impossible situation workers face as they battle both COVID and increasingly intolerable working conditions.
(2022-01-11). Ivy League schools acting like 'price-fixing cartel,' lawsuit says. rt.com 
Lawsuit alleges that 16 major US universities are 'conspiring' to limit financial assistance packages for needy students | Sixteen top US universities, including a number of prestigious Ivy League schools, have been accused of violating antitrust laws by working together to decide how much financial help should be awarded to prospective students. | The
(2022-01-11). Australia Post workers oppose criminal "let it rip" COVID-19 policies. wsws.org The PWRFC calls on postal workers to reject the "opening up" drive by governments, both Coalition and Labor, backed by the unions, which puts working people at risk of infection every day.