January 29, 2021 – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

CrossTalk, Quarantine Edition: What is the left?

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

What does the left stand for today? Not long ago, the left stood with working people and civil liberties. It now appears to prioritize identitarian politics over class issues. We hear the word equity a lot, but not equality. Is there a place for merit in our politics anymore? … Read More >CrossTalk, Quarantine Edition: What is the left?

Op-ed

GameStop saga exposes deep hypocrisy from elite investors and proves US financial market is detached from reality

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

The destruction of a short-selling hedge fund by investors on Reddit was a formidable display of people power. It exposed the US stock market’s feet of clay – and the panicked elites are sure to retaliate. … Read More >GameStop saga exposes deep hypocrisy from elite investors and proves US financial market is detached from reality

USA

Biden’s top cyber adviser donated a lot to Israeli lobby AIPAC, say leftist reporters – and get accused of anti-Semitism

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

An investigative report about ties between President Joe Biden’s pick for cyberwar adviser Anne Neuberger and AIPAC has unexpectedly landed two Democrat-friendly journalists in hot water with the Washington establishment. … Read More >Biden’s top cyber adviser donated a lot to Israeli lobby AIPAC, say leftist reporters – and get accused of anti-Semitism

Middle East

‘Military grenades’ injure 9 soldiers during clashes with anti-lockdown protesters in Lebanon’s Tripoli

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

At least nine Lebanese soldiers have been injured in Tripoli, one critically, by a grenade attack, in a third consecutive night of clashes during protests against ongoing Covid restrictions and the country’s economic crisis. … Read More >‘Military grenades’ injure 9 soldiers during clashes with anti-lockdown protesters in Lebanon’s Tripoli

World

Doomsday Clock poised at 100 seconds to midnight, scientists cite nuclear arms race & ‘online lying’ as threats

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’ “Doomsday Clock” – a construct representing the threats to humanity from the nuclear to the natural – remains in the red at 100 seconds to midnight for 2021, its proprietors have warned. … Read More >Doomsday Clock poised at 100 seconds to midnight, scientists cite nuclear arms race & ‘online lying’ as threats

Norway to SHUT BORDERS to all except essential travelers to halt spread of Covid-19 variants, PM says

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

All foreign arrivals apart from travelers on essential journeys will be banned from entering Norway as of midnight on Friday, in an effort to contain the spread of Covid-19 variants, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Wednesday. … Read More >Norway to SHUT BORDERS to all except essential travelers to halt spread of Covid-19 variants, PM says

World

Google ditching Apple tool to track iPhone users & dodge pop-up warning on data collection

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

New Apple rules that introduce an obligatory pop-up warning to users that their browsing data is being stored for advertising purposes has prompted Google to stop using the company’s tracking tool in its iOS products. … Read More >Google ditching Apple tool to track iPhone users & dodge pop-up warning on data collection

AstraZeneca vaccine row worsens as EU says it has legal right to jabs from drugmaker’s two UK plants

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

The EU slammed Covid-19 vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca on Wednesday for allegedly failing to provide the bloc with its agreed number of jabs. It demanded the company give it some of the doses that have been produced in the UK. … Read More >AstraZeneca vaccine row worsens as EU says it has legal right to jabs from drugmaker’s two UK plants

Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong resorts to ‘ambush lockdowns’ to fight virus outbreaks in high-density housing

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

The authorities in Hong Kong have begun employing “ambush lockdowns” with no prior warning given to residents, in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus beyond localized clusters. … Read More >Hong Kong resorts to ‘ambush lockdowns’ to fight virus outbreaks in high-density housing

Madrid RUNS OUT of Covid-19 jabs, halts vaccinations for two weeks

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

Spain’s capital region of Madrid has halted new inoculations against Covid-19 as it is running out of vaccine doses, its deputy president has revealed, adding that immunization goals are unlikely to be met due to low supply. … Read More >Madrid RUNS OUT of Covid-19 jabs, halts vaccinations for two weeks

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