(2021-11-30). "A Moment of Hope": Xiomara Castro's Likely Win in Honduran Election Ends Years of Right-Wing Rule After Coup. democracynow.org 
We go to Honduras, where thousands took to the streets to celebrate the leftist presidential candidate Xiomara Castro's lead in the polls ahead of the right-wing National Party candidate Nasry Asfura. The historic election saw a record voter turnout and could signal the end of the 12-year brutal regime under the conservative National Party, which rose to power after a coup backed by the U.S. in 2009 overthrew democratically-elected leftist President Manuel Zelaya. Castro, who is Zelaya's wife, would become the first woman to serve as president of Honduras if her victory is confirmed. "It's brought hope to the ent…
(2021-11-30). Headlines for November 30, 2021. democracynow.org World Health Organization Warns of "Very High" Risk Posed by Omicron Variant, Nurses Demand COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver; China Pledges 1 Billion Doses for Africa, Centers for Disease Control Strengthens Vaccine Booster Recommendation for Adults, Federal Judge Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers in 10 States, Pentagon to Investigate U.S. Airstrike That Killed Dozens of Civilians in Syria, Iran Demands Sanctions Relief as Talks on Revived Nuclear Deal Resume in Vienna, Majority of Australian Parliament Workers Face Bullying, Sexual Harassment or Assault, Ghislaine Maxwell Sex Trafficking Trial Gets Und…
(2021-11-30). New Zealand: Charter School Corruption. dissidentvoice.org 
The U.S. is home to the largest number of privately-operated charter schools in the world (about 7,400). While they take different forms and are called different things, charter schools also exist in much smaller numbers in New Zealand, England, United Arab Emirates, Australia, and Canada. Charter schools are privatized, marketized, corporatized school arrangements buttressed by …
(2021-11-30). The US is destroying the people of Afghanistan. greenleft.org.au When the United States left Afghanistan in August it also froze almost all foreign aid to the country. Now, Afghanistan is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe, writes Barry Sheppard.
(2021-11-30). Australia Served US Interests as Anti-China Riots Gripped the Solomon Islands. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2021-11-30). Washington is Caught Up in the Middle East. journal-neo.org 
Even though the US has been seeking to withdraw from the Middle East to relocate its sources to the Indo-Pacific region to tackle China's growing influence in Southeast Asia, extricating itself from a region the US has been dominating since the end of the Second World War has proved to be a lot harder than …
(2021-11-30). When Have We Seen This Before? dissidentvoice.org 
Fifty years ago, global capitalism came to a crossroads. The enormous costs of the US's long, costly Asian war produced great debt and pressure on the gold-backed US dollar. The imperialist alliance with Israel brought a disruptive, unprecedented boycott on the part of the oil-producing nations resisting Israel's occupation of Arab territories. Intense competition between …
(2021-11-30). A phase 2/3, participant-blind, observer-blind, randomised, controlled study to assess the safety and immunogenicity of SII-ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (COVID-19 vaccine) in adults in India. thelancet.com SII-ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 has a non-inferior immune response compared to AZD1222 and an acceptable safety/reactogenicity profile. Pharmacovigilance should be maintained to detect any safety signals.
(2021-11-30). The Indian Farmers' Movement Has Shattered Narendra Modi's Strongman Image. zcomm.org After a yearlong battle, Indian farmers have forced Narendra Modi to repeal his neoliberal farm laws. The movement that took on Modi and won is a powerful blow against India's ruling Hindu nationalists…
(2021-11-30). Who Can Make an Atom Bomb Faster? Iran or Japan? journal-neo.org 
Tensions over the proliferation of nuclear weapons have recently increased significantly amid problems with the nuclear deal with Iran, of which one of the signatories to it, the United States, withdrew on the initiative of ex-President Donald Trump in 2018, and the current White House administration has so far unsuccessfully tried to restore it, but …
(2021-11-30). The Heat: Iran nuclear talks. america.cgtn.com 
Can the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal be revived from the brink of collapse? | We'll bring you the latest on the new round of talks in Vienna.
(2021-11-30). Help us defeat Israeli apartheid #GivingTuesday. electronicintifada.net 
30 November 2021 | Where can we find hope for liberation and justice in Palestine when the odds are so stacked against us? | Monday was the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People — a day for speeches at the United Nations but, as usual, no action to hold Israel accountable for violating countless resolutions. | Britain chose that day to sign a new "Strategic Partnership" agreement with Israel, following the trend of many other Western and Arab governments that have recently tighten…
(2021-11-30). Hey Israel, leave the six alone: Roger Waters. peoplesdispatch.org On the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Roger Waters and Vijay Prashad discuss Israel's bid to brand human rights organizations as terrorists and its attack on every aspect of Palestinian life…
(2021-11-30). Reflections On This Year's Palestine Day — By A Former Israeli Refusenik. zcomm.org 34 years ago, I was part of a group of young Israelis who refused to enforce the Occupation in Palestine while in uniform. What brought me to that point?
(2021-11-30). COVID-19 infects Sri Lankan schools: Stop sacrificing the lives of students and teachers! wsws.org The Rajapakse government rushed to reopen schools not out of concern for the education of children but to defend capitalist profits.
(2021-11-30). Prestigious Weaponry Expert Censored. zcomm.org Their agenda is clear in trying to poison the debate about Syria and defame dedicated scientists like Postol whose research casts important light on the deceptions underlying U.S. policy…
(2021-11-29). Xiomara Castro Leading By Wide Margin In Honduras Elections. popularresistance.org Leading over Nasry Asfura, current mayor of the capital city Tegucigulpa and PAN candidate, as well as Yani Rosenthal, candidate for the Liberal Party, Castro is on track to become the first woman president of the Central American nation, and the first leftist leader of the country since her husband Manuel 'Mel' Zelaya was ousted in a U.S.-backed coup in 2009. | With 16.01% of the votes vounted, representing nearly 3 million total votes, the Libre Party victor has secured 53.44% of the vote, whereas Asfura obtained 34.01% and Rosenthal 9.23%, whereas other candidates picked up the remaining 4%. | Still to be anno…
(2021-11-29). Honduras: Xiomara Castro de Zelaya Proclaimed President-Elect. libya360.wordpress.com Xiomara Castro, proclaimed president-elect of Honduras and first woman to govern the country, celebrated her triumph at the polls this Sunday and announced that she will form a government of "reconciliation", of "peace and justice". Although the scrutiny continues, the candidate of the Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre) is imposed with a wide advantage to…
(2021-11-29). Countries close borders to foreigners amid Omicron fears. rt.com 
Japan will close its border to foreign nationals, including business travelers and students from Tuesday, marking one of the most severe responses to the emergence of Omicron. Israel shut its borders from midnight on Sunday. | Speaking on Monday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced the imminent closure of the border to non-Japanese nationals from Tuesday. "This is a preventive, emergency measure to avoid a worst-case scenario," Kishida told reporters at the Prime Minister's office. | The measures apply to all foreign nationals with the exception of those who are residents of Japan. "These are temporary, exc…
(2021-11-29). Saudi Coalition Kills Over 90 Houthis in Maarib Airstrikes. news.antiwar.com Though there are not always daily casualty reports out of Yemen's contested city of Maarib, that fight is still ongoing. On Friday, 16 strikes were reported around the contested province in the 24 hour period, and 12 military vehicles were claimed destroyed. The Houthis have not commented on the matter. | The Houthis have taken the vast majority of the Maarib Province in an offensive that has been ongoing since February. Maari…
(2021-11-29). Who Gains From Ethiopia Tigray War? journal-neo.org 
If you want to know who is likely to be at war, just look at who is given the Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian (NATO) Parliament. Obama got it just days into office before he escalated the war in Afghanistan. Henry Kissinger got it in the 1970'S. And two years ago the Prime Minister …
(2021-11-29). Leonard Peltier: Statement on 'Day of Mourning'. workers.org 
Leonard Peltier, a leader of the American Indian Movement, was falsely framed and convicted for the killing of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota in 1975. He has spent almost 46 years in federal prisons and is in ill-health. The following is a slightly edited . . . |
(2021-11-29). 52nd annual National Day of Mourning. workers.org 
On November 25, United American Indians of New England and their supporters gathered on Cole's Hill in Plymouth, Massachusetts, to observe the 52nd annual National Day of Mourning, founded in 1970 by Aquinnah Wampanoag tribal member Wamsutta Frank James. Plymouth, Massachusetts, Nov. 25. WW PHOTO: Summer Throughout the years, NDOM . . . |
(2021-11-29). India to Repeal Three Anti-farm Laws. journal-neo.org 
On November 19, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a very remarkable statement referring to the government's decision to repeal three laws on the subject of reforming the country's agriculture. The cancellation procedure, the Indian Prime Minister continued, will be launched as early as the next session of Parliament. He also urged farmers "to return home …
(2021-11-29). Seven Round of Talks Between Iran and G4+1 Begin in Vienna. telesurenglish.net After a five-month pause due to the presidential elections in the Persian country and the consequent transition process, Iran and the G4+1 -Russia, China, France, the United Kingdom and Germany- have started this Monday in Vienna (Austria) their seventh round of talks. | RELATED: | Tehran pursues with these talks the total elimination of the U.S. government sanctions against it, which would allow the revitalization of the nuclear agr…
(2021-11-29). Two Palestinian prisoners continue hunger strike for freedom; Louay al-Ashqar suspends strike after 49 days. samidoun.net 
Palestinian prisoner Louay al-Ashqar suspended his hunger strike after 49 days with an agreement to set a specific date for the end of his administrative detention, Israeli imprisonment without charge or trial. Hisham Abu Hawash, on hunger strike for 104 days, and Nidal Ballout, on hunger strike for 30 days, are continuing to refuse food […] | The article
(2021-11-29). UN Denounces Persistent Human Rights Violations in Palestine. telesurenglish.net In his message for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Guterres stressed how this issue poses a significant challenge to global peace and security. | "As the international community strives to restart dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians, I am encouraged by recent commitments between senior officials on both sides," he highlighted. | RELATED: | However, the UN chi…
(2021-11-29). The Ainu and the Pandemic of Japanese Territorial Claims. journal-neo.org 
Not only has the coronavirus pandemic become worse in Japan lately, but so have the new government's territorial claims. As soon as Fumio Kishida, Japan's new Prime Minister, took office in October, he hastened to announce a new round of the land of the rising sun's territorial claims. As regional media outlets stress, Tokyo has …
(2021-11-29). Video: How would socialists in government have handled the pandemic. greenleft.org.au Malaysian Socialist Party secretary general Sivarajan Arumugam addresses the question of how socialists in government would have handled the pandemic at the #Socialism2021 conference.
(2021-11-29). Non-Aligned Movement Forms Parliamentary Network. telesurenglish.net "The National Assembly of People's Power welcomes with satisfaction and interest the creation of the NAM Parliamentary Network aware that, with unity in diversity and applying the ideas and founding principles of the Movement, we will better defend the interests of the peoples we represent," highlighted on Twitter lawmaker Yolanda Ferrer Gómez, chairwoman of the International Relations Commission of the Cuban Parliament. She headed the country's delegation to the meeting. | In her speech, she especially recalled the assessments of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, and the First Sec…
(2021-11-29). South Africa Puts Canada to Shame Regarding Palestine. dissidentvoice.org 
Like Canada, South Africa is a former British colony and settler state. But the divide between these two countries regarding the world's most aggressive ongoing European colonialism is stark. While Pretoria assists Palestinians by advocating the boycott of a cultural event, Canadians subsidize huge private donations to a wealthy apartheid state. On November 13 the …
(2021-11-29). 2.5 Million Nurses Demand UN Probe Into 'Covid-19 Criminals' Blocking Patent Waiver. zcomm.org The European Union, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, and Singapore "must be investigated for blocking a faster global vaccine rollout leading to the loss of countless lives."
(2021-11-29). Over 50,000 Sri Lankan health workers strike for higher pay and allowances. wsws.org Last week's sick-leave strike was called by the Health Professionals Collective to dissipate health workers' anger, but the mass response demonstrates workers' determination to fight the government's social assault.
(2021-11-29). Biden's Democracy Summit: America's Push for World Domination. journal-neo.org 
On December 9 and 10 the American President will host a virtual meeting titled a "Democracy Summit" with participation from many countries with all their variety of government and political systems, and even the participation of the Chinese renegade province of Taiwan, justly angering China, perhaps the world's largest socialist democracy, which is pointedly not …
(2021-11-29). Erdogan's Expansion into Africa intensifies. journal-neo.org 
After the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in Turkey in 2002, became one of the main priorities of Erdogan's foreign policy. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan does not spend a year without touring Africa: since coming to power in 2002, he has visited 31 African countries, some more than once, notably Algeria, Senegal, …
