(2020-12-09). UK's Covid Vaccine, and a Fake Competition With the EU. counterpunch.org 
As the UK stumbles towards a no deal Brexit, the Tory government becomes increasingly desperate in its attempts to show that the UK is much better than the EU, whether as a collective or with respect to its individual members. Claims made by Tories on this issue border on the delusional.
(2020-12-09). Is Washington Trying to Ruin Shinzo Abe's Legacy of Japan's Rapprochement with Russia? globalresearch.ca Recent reports from Japanese media alleging that US immigration authorities there consider Russian nationals in some of the Kuril Islands to legally be Japanese represent an attempt by the fading unipolar superpower to ruin former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's legacy …
(2020-12-09). Widespread regional challenges pervasive in Central Africa. news.un.org Insecurity continues to plague Central Africa, the UN envoy for the region told the Security Council on Wednesday, highlighting concern for cross-border violence.
(2020-12-08). Thousands of Turks apply for UK work visa before Brexit deadline. middleeasteye.net 
Thousands of Turks apply for UK work visa before Brexit deadline | Turkish citizens have accelerated their applications ahead of the Ankara Agreement's expiration when Britain leaves the EU | Tue, 12/08/2020 – 14: 10 | UK border signage is pictured at the passport control in arrivals in Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London (AFP) | A record-breaking 20,000 Turkish citizens made applications this year…
(2020-12-08). Stuck in a Lift with John Pilger: News and How to Use It by Alan Rusbridger. dissidentvoice.org 
Noticing the way journalists seemed unable to resist commenting on our work, even if it was just to slag us off, Glenn Greenwald tweeted us in 2012: 'You are really deeper in the heads of the British establishment-serving commentariat than anyone else — congrats.' ((Greenwald, Twitter, 12 September 2012.)) If that was true then, our relationship …
(2020-12-08). Indigenous Cultures Take Root in New York. thenation.com Indigenous Cultures Take Root in New York…
(2020-12-08). In "Farewell Amor," separated immigrants reunite 17 years later for an imperfect American dream. salon.com Filmmaker Ekwa Msangi spoke to Salon about changing identities, African dance, and tiny NY apartments…
(2020-12-08). Action for Change Starts in Congress. counterpunch.org 
We know their names! We've given immense power to Five Hundred and Thirty-Five People to do good or bad. One Hundred Senators and Four Hundred and Thirty-Five Representatives. Unfortunately, some 1500 corporations control most Members of Congress. Think about all the dreams for a better world that could come to be realized if our elected officials
(2020-12-07). Stuck In A Lift With John Pilger — 'News And How To Use It' by Alan Rusbridger. zcomm.org Pilger tells the unfiltered, uncompromised truth about the foundations of power. His focus is on speaking up for the victims of power, not on serving power…
(2020-12-07). Labor needs to change policy on refugees. greenleft.org.au Polls show a majority of Australians are fed up with the waste of money and needless cruelty of immigration detention, argues Niko Leka.
(2020-12-07). United Nations Warns Over Forced Displacement in Central America. telesurenglish.net The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned that the number of Central American people who have been forced to migrate will reach one million by the end of 2020 due to the increasing violence in the region. | RELATED: | UNHCR officials noted that 470,000 refugees and asylum-seekers from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras have been reported, which represents an increase of 33 percent as compared to 2018. | There are o…