(2023-01-07). A Look Back on Three Years of China's Anti-Covid-19 Fight. orinocotribune.com 
By Tings Chak Jan 01, 2023 | I arrived in Shanghai, 36 hours after leaving Sà£o Paulo, a near deportation in South Africa, and a canceled connecting flight. It was March 21, 2020. In the following days, China implemented its mandatory centralized quarantine for all international travelers. Exactly a week later, on March 28, China started its travel ban N…
(2023-01-07). South Africans are fighting for crumbs: A conversation with trade union leader Irvin Jim. greenleft.org.au The answers for South Africa will have to come from struggle, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) leader Irvin Jim tells Vijay Prashad and Zoe Alexandra.
(2023-01-07). [Perspectives] Advancing the commercial determinants of health agenda. thelancet.com The landmark 1842 Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain, by the social reformer Edwin Chadwick, was a damning indictment of how large-scale socioeconomic change during the 19th century contributed to the increased spread of epidemic and chronic diseases. Poor health among the working masses was not simply a consequence of behavioural choices or moral failings but was associated with pathogenic conditions created by the Industrial Revolution.
(2023-01-06). If You Wouldn't Ask Hannibal Lecter to Stop Mass Atrocities, Don't Ask "The International Community" popularresistance.org As someone who spends a lot of time studying African conflict, I often witness and find myself drawn into discussion with groups demanding that "the international community" do something to stop genocide and mass atrocities in their country. Of course I sympathize with any community under attack because of their racial, ethnic, clan, national, class, or political identity, but why would anyone in Africa or elsewhere in the Global South expect "the international community"—meaning the US-dominated West—to stop genocide and mass atrocities? The US dropped a nuclear bomb on Japan even though the Allies h…
(2023-01-06). Omali Yeshitela: 'I was attacked by the FBI for fighting for black power'. greenleft.org.au African People's Socialist Party chairperson Omali Yeshitela discusses the FBI raid on his home and the continuing US government war on the movement for Black liberation and reparations.
(2023-01-06). United States: Two barrels aim at African People's Socialist Party. greenleft.org.au Members of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP) in the United States are expecting to be indicted this month over spurious allegations, reports Don Fitz, prompting a grassroots solidarity defence campaign.
(2023-01-06). 2023 Emancipation Day Celebration – Remembering CA Pioneers of African Descent. indybay.org January 1, 2023 GOD's Appreciation Dinner hosted by Stockton Black Leadership Council mirrors January 1, 1866 city-wide effort hosted by Reverend Jeremiah King featuring a grand parade through Downtown Stockton with speeches and festivities enjoyed by all. Soon come recognition of the contributions of early California Pioneers of African Descent.
(2023-01-06). African Roots of MLK Vision – 2023 Journey to Atlanta, Georgia and Gold Coast, Ghana. indybay.org Historical sojourn on the African continent exposed SNCC to a larger world infused with new possibility and hope, thus solidifying Africa's symbolic and political importance to struggles for freedom in the United States and around the world, revisited in 2023.
(2023-01-06). A History Of The First Revolution In The Americas. popularresistance.org On January 1, 1804, Haiti became an independent republic, following the revolution which had begun 13 years earlier as a rebellion of enslaved people against slavery and French colonialism. | Previously known as Saint-Domingue, it was the most profitable colony in the world, generating greater revenue than all of the continental North American colonies combined. This immense wealth was generated by the sweat and blood of enslaved Africans who were being worked to death in their tens of thousands on coffee and sugar plantations. | Shortly after the French revolution, which supposedly espoused the ideals of "libert…
(2023-01-06). You Wouldn't Ask Hannibal Lecter To Stop Mass Atrocities. popularresistance.org As someone who spends a lot of time studying African conflict, I often witness and find myself drawn into discussion with groups demanding that "the international community" do something to stop genocide and mass atrocities in their country. Of course I sympathize with any community under attack because of their racial, ethnic, clan, national, class, or political identity, but why would anyone in Africa or elsewhere in the Global South expect "the international community"—meaning the US-dominated West—to stop genocide and mass atrocities? The US dropped a nuclear bomb on Japan even though the Allies h…
(2023-01-06). World's Largest Floating Book Fair Visits Egypt. telesurenglish.net With a crew of nearly 3 volunteers of more than 60 nationalities, Logos Hope ship is currently docked at Port Said, in northeastern Egypt, holding the world's largest floating book fair as part of its humanitarian mission to spread knowledge and foster cultural exchange. | RELATED: | It is the first destination for Logos Hope in 2023, but not the first time for the ship to visit this African country, for the floating…
(2023-01-06). The Undeniable Proof That COVID Injections Are Dangerous & Causing #CollapsingAthletes. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/6/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-01-06). A New Era of De-Westernization Has Begun. libya360.wordpress.com Wang Wen The political equivalence structure between the West and the non-West is increasingly strengthened and is becoming an important feature of world politics in the third decade of the 21st century. Of course, the world in 2023 will not be mellow, but in any case, amid the "de-Westernisation", major changes unseen in a century will continue to evolve in an irreversible way, writes Valdai Club expert Wang Wen. The global significance…
(2023-01-06). Gordon M. Hahn: ´ The West Has Been Reckless with Vladimir Putin ª. libya360.wordpress.com Mohsen Abdelmoumen Mohsen Abdelmoumen: You are an expert in geostrategy, what is your view on the current conflict in Ukraine? Gordon M. Hahn: The war in Ukraine is best called the Russian-NATO Ukrainian war. It is a war over whether or not NATO will be allowed to expand to Ukraine and elsewhere along Russia's borders, but mostly…
(2023-01-06). Nuclear Ukraine: Amid 'Concerns'Over Alleged Russian Threat, the World Overlooks the Real Danger. libya360.wordpress.com Olga Sukharevskaya Last year, Western media and high-ranking politicians actively discussed the possibility of Russian troops using atomic weapons in Ukraine. There has even been speculation on the likelihood of a nuclear war breaking out. However, it could be said that the risk is probably a lot higher on the other side of the barricades….
(2023-01-06). The Birth of International Fascism via CIA Cutouts. libya360.wordpress.com Cynthia Chung I was invited onto the Convo Couch recently to talk with Fiorella Isabel and Craig Pasta Jardula about my newly released book, you can check out our conversation below. For more on my book "The Empire on Which the Black Sun Never Set: The Birth of International Fascism and Anglo-American Foreign Policy" see…
(2023-01-06). The U.S. Prison Industrial Complex, A Domestic Military Operation: Over-Policing, Mass-Incarceration, Slavery, and Capitalism. libya360.wordpress.com Karl Fluri Although the United States has branded itself as the bastion of freedom both at home and abroad, it is abundantly clear to any objective observer that, just as U.S. imperialism undermines those claims on a global scale, the fascist police state and "prison industrial complex" that exists in the nation today do the…
(2023-01-06). Western Escalation in Ukraine: Sending in Armor — But is it Too Little Too Late? libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for January 6, 2023: — After over a week, the Western media continues talking about Ukraine's HIMARS strike on assembled Russian troops; — The focus on political optics inadvertently reveals the lack of strategic and tactical importance of this strike and highlights the lopsided nature of fighting against…
(2023-01-06). Why BRI is Back with a Bang in 2023. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar As Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative enters its 10th year, a strong Sino-Russian geostrategic partnership has revitalized the BRI across the Global South. The year 2022 ended with a Zoom call to end all Zoom calls: Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping discussing all aspects of the Russia-China strategic partnership in an exclusive video…
(2023-01-06). Descartan extradición expedita de hijo del Chapo Guzmán a EE.UU. telesurtv.net "No podríamos extraditarlo el día de hoy, o mañana, o pasado, no se podría: tenemos que cumplir las formalidades que la ley nos impone", dijo el canciller mexicano.