United National Antiwar Coalition (2022-10-19). Saturday 10/15: Say No To US Wars in Ukraine and Around The World: Money For Housing, Healthcare & Climate. indybay.org Oakland Federal Building | 1301 Clay St. | Oakland…

____ (2022-10-19). Int'l journalists share views on congress. ecns.cn Journalists from around the world are closely following the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to better understand the country's achievements, past and future challenges as well as efforts in epidemic control and anti-corruption.

____ (2022-10-19). COVID-19 research offers hope for cancer treatment. ecns.cn Pioneers of the research that led to one of the first COVID-19 vaccines say breakthroughs made in their studies could point the way toward developing a potential vaccine against cancer before the end of the decade.

Labor Committee for Single Payer (2022-10-19). Wednesday 10/19: It's a Workers' Issue: Abortion Access, the Right to Healthcare, and Labor Unions. indybay.org

WSWS (2022-10-19). The failure to eradicate polio: Capitalism cannot protect the world's population from a growing number of epidemic diseases. wsws.org A wastewater sample recently taken from a collection system that overlaps portions of the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in New York City has tested positive for the poliomyelitis virus is the latest evidence of the resurgent spread of this deadly disease.

WSWS (2022-10-19). Doctors send open letter to British and US governments demanding Assange's freedom. wsws.org The letter was issued after Assange had tested positive to COVID-19, placing his health and life, already compromised by more than a decade of state persecution, under even greater threat.

WSWS (2022-10-19). Surge in COVID-19 infections deepens crisis in Germany's hospitals. wsws.org Occupancy rates in Germany's hospitals due to rising coronavirus infections has doubled nationwide in just one week. In several federal states, intensive care units and emergency rooms are hopelessly overwhelmed.

Dana Sanchez (2022-10-18). Bank Of America CEO On Prospects Of Recession: Our Data Shows The American Consumer Is Healthy. moguldom.com Despite the talk of inflation, recession, and other fears that could slow down spending, customers at Bank of America helped push transaction volumes 10 percent higher in September and the first half of October than a year earlier, according to bank CEO Brian Moynihan. And it's not just BofA. U.S. banks seem to be having …

Philip Giraldi (2022-10-18). And Now for Something Completely Different. thealtworld.com Decline and fall of Western Civilization part one | My wife and I completed a cruise recently that started in Venice, visited islands and historic sites in the Eastern Mediterranean, and concluded in Rome after stops in Valletta, Palermo and Naples. There were inevitably good things and bad things in terms of how the shore excursions were programmed, more bad than good unfortunately, and the costs of the extras provided by the carrier seem to have skyrocketed in the developing post COVID era, apparently making up for the losses sustained in dry dock over the past three years. | Most of the passengers on our ship…

Julia Conley (2022-10-18). 'Believe Him,' Say Critics, as McCarthy Signals GOP Plan to Attack Social Security, Medicare. commondreams.org "The future of Social Security and Medicare is on the ballot this November," said one advocate. "Republicans, led by Kevin McCarthy, are united in a plot to reach into our pockets and steal our money."

Jim Spellman (2022-10-18). CGTN anchor, family discuss impact of Long COVID infection. america.cgtn.com Long COVID has even impacted the family of CGTN Anchor Mike Walter.

WSWS (2022-10-18). "Everybody was traumatized": 25-year-old Chicago Ford worker dies on the job. wsws.org Workers at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant have denounced the indifference to their health and lives on the part of management and the UAW bureaucracy.

____ (2022-10-18). Trump administration interfered with federal response to COVID-19: congressional report. ecns.cn A U.S. congressional panel released a new report on Monday detailing efforts by the Trump administration to politicize federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Marilyn Bechtel (2022-10-18). Kaiser mental health clinicians' strike now in third month, Sacramento mayor to mediate. peoplesworld.org Update: In a joint statement issued Oct. 18, NUHW and Kaiser Permanente announced they have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract, bringing the mental health clinicians' 10-week-long strike to a conclusion. They said the new four-year pact "will benefit Kaiser Permanente patients and drive collaborative efforts aimed at improving access to mental health …

TeleSUR, lvm, JDO (2022-10-18). Bolivia mantiene desescalada en casos de Covid-19. telesurtv.net Freddy Armijo indicó que de un total de 144.592 casos notificados en la primera ola se reportaron 9.005 decesos.

WSWS (2022-10-17). Independent Task Force on COVID-19 calls for urgent action to combat emerging diseases. wsws.org The peer-reviewed report highlighted the dangers of future emerging infectious diseases and the need for comprehensive international collaboration to prevent further zoonotic spillovers.

WSWS (2022-10-17). The crisis in education and the case for rank-and-file committees. wsws.org The Northeast Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee is fighting to mobilize educators in the US northeast against austerity in public education, the continued spread of COVID-19 in schools and the threat of nuclear war.

United National Antiwar Coalition (2022-10-17). Saturday 10/15: Say No To US Wars in Ukraine and Around The World: Money For Housing, Healthcare & Climate. indybay.org Oakland Federal Building | 1301 Clay St. | Oakland…

Staff (2022-10-17). Qatar to host 2023 Asian Cup: AFC. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) — Qatar will host next year's Asian Cup after China withdrew earlier this year because of Covid, the Asian Football Confederation said on Monday.

Staff (2022-10-17). Germany may shut hospitals due to energy crisis. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) — A substantial number of hospitals in Germany may face closures amid rising energy costs and hiking inflation, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said on Sunday.

WSWS (2022-10-17). Ahead of winter surge, CDC covers up COVID-19 variant data. wsws.org For weeks, the CDC has been withholding critical information on the prevalence of highly contagious and immune-evasive variants.

WSWS (2022-10-17). New Zealand local elections highlight growing opposition to Labour government. wsws.org The turnout dropped to a record low of 36 percent, reflecting widespread hostility to the entire political establishment amid soaring inequality, poverty and a bipartisan policy of mass COVID-19 infection.

Labor Committee for Single Payer (2022-10-17). Wednesday 10/19: It's a Workers' Issue: Abortion Access, the Right to Healthcare, and Labor Unions. indybay.org

WSWS (2022-10-17). As COVID surges in Germany, studies show more risks from infections for children. wsws.org As a massive coronavirus wave develops and hospitalization rates skyrocket in Germany, more studies are showing the dangerous consequences of COVID infection for children as well.

WSWS (2022-10-17). CDC: Over 212 nursing home workers have died from COVID-19 since August. wsws.org A certified nursing assistant said: "We are beginning to get slammed with COVID cases and deaths and the anxiety and depression among the staff has become worse and worse."

WSWS (2022-10-17). Independent Task Force on COVID-19 calls for urgent action to combat emerging diseases. wsws.org The peer-reviewed report highlighted the dangers of future emerging infectious diseases and the need for comprehensive international collaboration to prevent further zoonotic spillovers.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-10-17). Candidatos a la presidencia de Brasil se enfrentan en debate televisivo previo a la segunda vuelta. telesurtv.net Entre los temas abordados estuvieron la educación, la gestión de la pandemia de Covid-19 y los programas de infraestructura.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-10-17). Candidatos presidenciales de Brasil participan en debate televisivo previo a segunda vuelta. telesurtv.net Entre los temas abordados estuvieron la educación, la gestión de la pandemia de Covid-19 y los programas de infraestructura.

_____ (2022-10-16). US Delegation Visits Haiti Following Henry's Request For Foreign Troops. popularresistance.org The delegation, headed by Assistant Secretary of the State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols, arrived in the capital Port-au-Prince on Wednesday October 12, and left the next day. During its two-day visit, the US delegates met with PM Henry, as well as leaders of the Montana Group. | Nichols, through a tweet, reported that he "met with the Montana Group to discuss the urgent need to address the cholera outbreak and fuel blockade that are impeding the humanitarian response," adding that "stakeholders must urgently develop consensus on an accord leading to improved security, elections, and prosperity…

_____ (2022-10-16). Chris Hedges Report: Trauma, Addiction, And Illness Under Capitalism. popularresistance.org How does living in a consumer society at war with basic human needs affect our minds and, ultimately, our bodies? In his new book, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture, Dr. Gabor Maté and his son Daniel argue that our culture's standards of normalcy are destructive to the health of human beings. In a society where profit and personal attainment are the highest values, traumas abound, and everyday people are left to endure their pain and shame in silence. The consequence of this dark ethic, Dr. Maté illustrates, plays out on our bodies, severely damaging our psyches, and pushing us to…

____ (2022-10-16). Iran eyeing Russia's $20bn lucrative pharmaceutical market. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) — Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) said the ground is ready for Iranian companies following the withdrawal of Western companies from Russia's big pharmaceutical market.

Dean Baker (2022-10-16). Inflation, Inflation, Inflation and Social Security. cepr.net The media have been hyping inflation pretty much non-stop for the last year and a half. They tell us that this the only thing people care about. They don't care about whether they have a job, how much the job pays, whether they have health care, or any other economic issue. People care about inflation: …

Prof. Claudia von Werlhof (2022-10-15). Global WAR-NING! Geoengineering Is Wrecking Our Planet and Humanity. globalresearch.ca World leaders are meeting in Glasgow at COP-26. All eyes are now on "the imminent dangers of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions". The "climate emergency" is a timely instrument of propaganda used to distract people from questioning "the real crisis", namely the Covid-19 "plandemic".

Peter Koenig (2022-10-15). The Way to Defeat the Globalist Reset: Local Production for Local Consumption… globalresearch.ca We are currently undergoing the worst "tyrannification" of society in human history and in all western world countries. Covid-martial law overrules everything. This happened very fast.