Capitalist crisis
California households owe $1bn in water bills as affordability crisis worsens Guardian
One in every eight households owes water debt, survey shows, with Black and Latino neighborhoods more likely to be in arrears
#COVID19
Corporate Media’s Leaked Chinese Documents Confirm China Didn’t Hide Covid-19 FAIR
Bolivia’s Evo Morales being treated for coronavirus
Cuba will produce 100 million doses of vaccine for COVID-19 AP – in Google Translate [Link to original Spanish https://es-us.noticias.yahoo.com/cuba-producir%C3%A1-100-millones-dosis-203118071.html]
Genesis HealthCare paid CEO George Hager $5.2 million ‘retention’ bonus. He retired months later. Washington Post
Half of those surveyed are unaware of the link between climate change and diseases like COVID-19 Natalie Marchant
Trump’s coup attempt
Army falsely denied Flynn’s brother was involved in key part of military response to Capitol riot Washington Post
The Money Trail to the Siege at the Capitol Leads to Charles Koch and Koch Industries Wall Street on Parade
In Haiti and Diaspora, Haitians Rally to Demand that President Step Down on Feb. 7 Kim Ives
Taiwan Invited To US Inauguration For First Time Since 1979 AFP
Washington Post “Expert” Linked to Defense Companies Hypes North Korea Missile Threat MPN
NYPD
Still Can’t Breathe: How NYPD Officers Continue to Use Chokeholds on Civilians The City
It Looks Like the Rich Aren’t Abandoning New York After All New York Magazine
Afghanistan
Troop levels are down, but US says over 18,000 contractors remain in Afghanistan Stars & Stripes
How the slave trade funded Britain New Statesman
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