• Russia explains plans for missiles stationed near Poland
  Russia will never consider discussing the withdrawal of missiles from its Kaliningrad region, a western exclave that borders Poland, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has said.
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• Australian airport security guards made travelers hand over phones & passwords
  Australia found itself embroiled in yet another controversy this week after returning travelers claimed they were forced to hand over their phones and passwords to border officials at the airport.
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• Amazon sued over tornado-hit warehouse deaths
  Amazon is being sued by the family of a delivery driver who was killed last month when one of its Illinois warehouses was destroyed by a tornado, with the family accusing the company of placing profits over people.
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• UK sends ‘defensive weapons’ to Ukraine
  The United Kingdom has begun sending light arms to Ukraine, Britain’s top military official said, though he claimed the weapons “pose no threat to Russia” after repeated allegations that Moscow is planning to invade its neighbor.
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• Court to decide if Norway’s deadliest killer should be released
  A parole hearing for Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik is set to take place this week, more than 10 years after he killed 77 people and injured hundreds more in Norway’s deadliest attack since World War II.
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• WhatsApp helps US govt spy on users, no questions asked
  WhatsApp was ordered by a US government agency to spy on several foreign nationals, even though the agency had no evidence the users had committed a crime or even knew their names.
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• Israel finds 4 Covid vaccine jabs ‘not good enough’ against Omicron
  A fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine showed dwindling effectiveness against the Omicron variant, according to a trial conducted in Israel, with one its lead researchers saying the immunization is simply “not good enough.”
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18 January 2022

• BDS at the Sydney Festival, with Jennine Khalik and Sara Saleh

  If Israel’s name becomes toxic in the world of culture, the dam holding political change back might begin to

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• Venezuela’s Sore Winners: Opposition, Media Blast Maduro Interference in Barinas Election Won by His Opposition

  It’s worth imagining Russia imposing starvation sanctions on the U.S., but the U.S. still openly allowing Russian-backed

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• Lee Camp: We Know the Silver Bullet to Ending Poverty and Destitution But Choose Not to Use It

  Universal basic income has been tried successfully countless times. So why the hell isn’t the US government implementing it?

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• Yemenis See U-15 Football Victory Over Saudi Arabia as Sign of Things To Come

  The repercussions of Yemen’s 2021 victories against Saudi Arabia, from the battlefield to the football field, may offer hope

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• Deceased Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu Faces Zionist Reputational Firing Squad

  Zionist organizations in the United States and around the world will continue to feel entitled to call anyone they wish a

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• Seyed Mohammad Marandi on the Iran Deal and the Assassination of Soleimani

  Western media largely sided with the U.S. after Trump’s decision to kill him. Suddenly, Soleimani was no longer a hero, but

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• AIPAC Goes PAC and SuperPAC to Cover its Tracks as it Targets Progressives

  We're likely to see even more money going … to support these candidates who are perceived to be moderate Democrats who are

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