Iran
U.S. aircraft carrier deploys to Gulf, Navy says unrelated to ‘specific threats’ Reuters
FM Zarif: Attack on Iranian scientist designed, planned by terrorist regime PressTV (report includes analysis by Struggle-La Lucha’s Cheryl LaBash)
Pentagon Purges Leading Advisors From Defense Policy Board Foreign Policy
Trade unions and progressive movements across the world unite to #MakeAmazonPay Peoples Dispatch
Nearly 19 million Americans could lose their homes when eviction limits expire Dec. 31 CBS
Failing grades spike in Virginia’s largest school system as online learning gap emerges nationwide Washington Post
Venezuela
US Intervenes as Venezuela Prepares for High Stakes Election Orinoco Tribune
India
Labour Unions’ Nationwide Strike: Near Total Shutdown in Bengal, Kerala; Rallies in Other States The Wire
#COVID19
Los Angeles issues stay-home order as coronavirus cases surge out of control CNBC
World’s vaccine testing ground deems Chinese COVID candidate ‘the safest, most promising’ Fortune
Why There Are Suddenly Not Enough COVID Tests Slate
Transition?
Potential Biden Officials’ Firm Is Promising Big Profits Off Those Connections David Sirota
UK economy to suffer ‘largest fall in output for 300 years’ as GDP down 11.3% in 2020, says Sunak Euronews
Report Claims CIA Controlled Second Swiss Encryption Firm
First nuclear unit with Hualong One reactor connected to grid in Fujian China Daily (China is moving away from coal one nuclear plant at a time. )
Marx on exploitation: an ABC for an unequal world openDemocracy
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