(2020-12-11). Critics Pan Time's Choice of Biden-Harris for 2020 Person of the Year Award. mintpressnews.com 
"This is Joe Biden's year. He not only managed to stay alive until the election, he also did other things, presumably." — YouTube creator Shaun…
(2020-12-11). Trustbusters target Facebook, but anti-monopoly effort shores up capitalism. peoplesworld.org 
Coming on the heels of a Justice Department lawsuit against Google filed in October, social networking giant Facebook is now in the crosshairs of the trustbusters at the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of more than 48 state and territorial governments. Anti-monopoly momentum is picking up as regulators, long regarded as asleep at the …
(2020-12-11). Yuma Hospital Fires ER Doctor For Talking About COVID-19. popularresistance.org Dr. Cleavon Gilman, a well-known emergency-medicine physician, has been asked not to return to his work at Yuma Regional Medical Center for his social media posts about the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona, according to him and his staffing agency. | "What I don't understand about this is I have been advocating for Arizona; I have been calling for a mask mandate, the closure of schools and indoor dining," Gilman told The Arizona Republic. "I did all of this because we are seeing an unprecedented number of cases. This is my third surge — I know how this ends."
(2020-12-10). Al Jazeera anchor files lawsuit against Saudi, UAE rulers over alleged phone hacking. middleeasteye.net 
Al Jazeera anchor files lawsuit against Saudi, UAE rulers over alleged phone hacking | The lawsuit was brought against Mohammed bin Salman and Mohammed bin Zayed over alleged operation against Oueiss because of her reporting on Gulf states | Thu, 12/10/2020 – 12: 25 | Prominent Al Jazeera TV anchor Ghada Oueiss says she was hacked in the operation (Facebook) | Prominent Al Jazeera TV anchor Ghada Oueiss has fi…
(2020-12-10). Consumer Price Index: Rental Inflation Has Slowed Sharply Since the Pandemic. cepr.net (This is a compilation of Dean Baker's quick-take analysis over Twitter. Follow @DeanBaker13 on Twitter to get his quick-take analysis of government data immediately upon release.) Overall and core CPI both rose 0.2 percent in November. Overall CPI is up 1.2 percent year-over-year. Core CPI is up 1.6 percent year-over-year. Store bought food prices fell …
(2020-12-10). "Wrath of Mark": Antitrust lawsuits against Facebook accuse Zuckerberg of stifling competition. salon.com 48 attorneys general joined the federal government in antitrust lawsuits against Facebook…
(2020-12-10). Thursday 12/10: Human Right's Day Virtual Gathering w/ National Union of the Homeless & NWRU. indybay.org Online via livestream: YouTube & FB…
(2020-12-10). Federal and state lawsuits brought against Facebook calls for an end to BigTech's predatory practices. nationofchange.org "[Facebook] used its monopoly power to crush smaller rivals and snuff out competition, all at the expense of everyday users."
(2020-12-09). The new-style pop histories making socialism cool again. mronline.org 
Online and on social media, popular historians are helping young Chinese reframe the country's leftist past in a more positive light.
(2020-12-09). The Dogies Bawl and Bawl and Bawl. sputniknews.com On today's episode of The Backstory, host Lee Stranahan discussed current events, such as Texas filing a lawsuit to the Supreme Court against Pennsylvania, YouTube announcing removal of videos of electoral fraud in the 2020 election, and 48 states joining a lawsuit against Facebook for antitrust.
(2020-12-09). Case Against Facebook Heightens Need For Independent Executive Branch. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-12-09). 'Big Step' for Antitrust as FTC and State AGs Sue Facebook as Illegal Monopoly. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/105074018-gettyimages-669889778.1910x1000_0.jpg …
(2020-12-09). Khaf-Herat railway significant for Tehran, Kabul & region. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) — In a tweet on Wednesday, Iranian FM Zarif highlighted the importance of the Khaf-Herat railway noting that its significance is not only for Iran & Afghanistan but for the greater region.
(2020-12-09). Recognize and act on warning signs of genocide, Guterres urges, honouring victims. news.un.org Social media platforms, technology companies, and religious and civil society leaders have a central role in combatting hate speech, "a clear warning sign" of genocide, the United Nations Secretary-General has said.
(2020-12-09). Viral Michigan witness won't quarantine after Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis test positive for COVID. salon.com Melissa Carone, whose testimony last week went viral, says she won't get tested unless OANN and Newsmax tell her to…
(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). Black Mom Swarmed & Beaten by Philly Riot Police with Toddler in Car Demands Officers Be Fired. democracynow.org 
A Black mother who was attacked by a horde of Philadelphia police officers is speaking out about the harrowing experience. Rickia Young was driving an SUV with her 2-year-old son and teenage nephew on October 27 as the city was engulfed in protest over the police killing of Walter Wallace Jr. earlier that day. Officers descended on the vehicle, broke its windows, assaulted and arrested her and separated her from her child. Young's arrest went viral due to a shocking video of the police swarming her vehicle, and after the National Fraternal Order of Police — the country's largest police union — posted…