COP26 News Links 14-15 November 2021

15 November 2021 — The New Dark Age

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Revealed: Documents Show Bill Gates Has Given $319 Million to Media Outlets
https://www.mintpressnews.com/documents-show-bill-gates-has-given-319-million-to-media-outlets/278943/

Gasbagging In Glasgow: COP26 And Phasing Down Coal
https://southfront.org/gasbagging-in-glasgow-cop26-and-phasing-down-coal/

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Revolt of the Essential Workers

25 October, 2021 — 

By Alex Gutentag

Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesA sign informs customers of a canceled ferry route at the Water Taxi Terminal during a ferry workers ‘sickout’ in downtown Seattle, 2021Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Back before the COVID-19 pandemic started, the year 2019 saw anti-government demonstrations in ParisManilaLa PazPort-au-Prince, Bogotá, PragueQuito , BeirutHong KongLondonBaghdadBarcelona, Budapest, Santiago, New Delhi, JakartaBuenos Aires and more, earning the title “the year of the protest.” It was also a year of resurgent labor activity in the United States. After decades of declining union participation, the country saw 25 major work stoppages involving 425,500 workers, the highest number since 2001.

Revolutionary Front Seizes Haiti’s Largest Fuel Terminal as US Weighs Military Intervention

14 November 2021 — MintPress News

 Port-au-Prince

Jimmy Cherizier and the FRG9 have taken control of Haiti’s most important shipping terminal, demanding the resignation and trial of Acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry. While the Biden administration is reluctant to intervene, the Beltway establishment is ramping up the pressure.

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