(2021-10-19). Central Europe, From Postcommunism to Democracy? counterpunch.org Last Sunday, a 94-year-old woman held a small European flag in her hand as she wheeled her wheelchair through Warsaw among thousands of demonstrators protesting against the reform of the Polish judiciary and her government's confrontation with the European Union. That lady, who in 1944 was a young fighter in the Warsaw Uprising against Nazism,
(2021-10-19). Forlorn Farmers, Fatal Fears. counterpunch.org The sinking local economy — weighed down by the years of drought, inflation and climate change — has exacerbated the farmers' problems. Their struggle for survival has become more difficult since the pandemic started, pushing many farmers to the brink of poverty
(2021-10-18). 'Marx in Soho': An Epilogue. mronline.org 
In 1999, Howard Zinn published the sensation 'Marx in Soho: A Play on History'. The story began with Karl Marx petitioning Heaven to come back to Earth for a short while so that he could "clear his name."
(2021-10-18). Discontent by Design: The Lost World of the West. dissidentvoice.org A cursory glance at the 'State of the World' reveals what a mess things are: from the environmental emergency and war to injustice and poverty, a tightly woven man-made mess of interconnected issues, unprecedented in scale. The greatest crisis of all, however, is humanity, and the culture that we, specifically 'The West', have built and …
(2021-10-18). Salvadorans Reject Bukele and His Anti-Popular Policies. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, about thousands of citizens took to the streets of San Salvador to protest against President Nayib Bukele, who adopted bitcoin as legal tender, dismissed over-60-year-old judges, and refused to deliver military files for war crimes prosecutions. | "Bukele continuously disrespects the rule of law and plunges Salvadorans into poverty with these non-popular measures," the Central American Parliament lawmaker Eugenio Ch…
(2021-10-18). 'Hope Bolsonaro Gets Kicked Out Of Office': Nobel Prize In Physics. telesurenglish.net During an interview with BBC News Brazil, the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics, Giorgio Parisi, lamented the over 600,000 COVID-19 deaths caused by President Jair Bolsonaro's denialism. | RELATED: | "I know the Brazilian situation well. I very much regret the election of Jair Bolsonaro… And I very much regret the situation of the pandemic, the increase in poverty," Parisi said | "Having Bolsonaro as president…
(2021-10-18). Headlines for October 18, 2021. democracynow.org Gutting Democrats' Climate Plans, Manchin Opposes Renewable Energy Program in Reconciliation Bill, Manchin Wants Strict Conditions on Child Tax Credit, Which Has Lifted Millions of Kids from Poverty, FDA Panel Unanimously Recommends Booster Shots of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine, Bronx Man Dies of COVID-19 One Hour After Release from Rikers Jail, COVID Cases on the Rise in the U.K, Russia; Melbourne Ends World's Longest Lockdown, U.S. to Compensate Afghan Families over August Drone Strike That Killed 10 Civilians, Death Toll in ISIS-K Mosque Attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Rises to 47, British Lawmaker David Amess Fatall…