(2020-06-19). Hancock promises shielding announcement imminent — leak confirms end July. truepublica.org.uk An announcement on a possible end to the coronavirus shielding programme in England will come "very soon", the UK health secretary, Matt Hancock, said Tuesday 17th June, after healthcare charities called for clarity on the government's plans. The scheme affects roughly 2.2 million "clinically extremely vulnerable" people, a category that includes those who have had transplants, are having …
(2020-06-19). DfID merger — "signals a hollowed out state forced to rely on corporate partners to function" truepublica.org.uk By TruePublica: Following the election, Boris Johnson wanted the Department for International Development (DfID) to merge into the Foreign Office. This move would accelerate the hijacking of the aid budget into a tool for the benefit of British interests, rather than a means of fighting global inequalities, which is what the British taxpayer has always …
(2020-06-18). Leaked documents reveal right-wing oligarch plot to overthrow Mexico's AMLO. thegrayzone.com Mexico's economic oligarchs and establishment political parties have united in a secret alliance to try to remove left-wing President López…
(2020-06-18). Alleged election fraudster to preside Colombia's senate while in court. colombiareports.com 
Controversial Senator Arturo Char will have a tough year presiding over Colombia's senate while trying to prevent the Supreme Court from destroying President Ivan Duque's coalition. The conservative Radical Change…
(2020-06-18). Trump's Order to Withdraw US Troops from Syria Good-for-Nothing. globalresearch.ca Mark Taliano, author and activist, says the US troops' deployment to the oil fields areas in Eastern Syria is an act of reoccupation, indicating the futility of US President's order to withdraw its forces from the Arab country. | *** | Speaking …
(2020-06-18). Video: Idlib Militants Attack Turkish-Russian Patrols as Turkey Shifts Focus to Northern Iraq. globalresearch.ca On June 16, a joint convoy of the Turkish Army and the Russian Military Police became the target of a new IED attack during a patrol along the M4 highway in southern Idlib. The explosion damaged a BTR-82A armored personnel …
(2020-06-18). Crippling new sanctions punish Syrian civilians for US defeat in proxy war. thegrayzone.com As Syria tries to recover from a nearly decade-long war, the US has imposed crippling new sanctions under the Caesar…
(2020-06-18). Too late to reform, time to disband Philly police. workers.org 
Philadelphia The Philadelphia Police Department, the fourth largest in the U.S., is one of the oldest municipal police agencies, founded in 1854. Its history has been marked by patterns of police brutality, intimidation, coercion and disregard for constitutional rights. Philadelphia protest, June 6. Recently, a statue of former Police Commissioner . . . |
(2020-06-18). If Black Lives Matter, must 'Gone with the Wind' be gone? peoplesworld.org 
In 1953 author Simone de Beauvoir asked Must We Burn De Sade? regarding the French Marquis and his sadomasochistic books. Today, as the multiple plagues of COVID-19, widespread economic displacement and police brutality disproportionately ravage the African-American community, we're likewise asking: Must Gone with the Wind be gone? On June 10, the birthday of Hattie …
(2020-06-18). Study of key nations: Pandemic could have been 90 times worse. peoplesworld.org 
BERKELEY, Calif.—It may be stating the obvious, but while the coronavirus pandemic is bad — 6.2 million sufferers and 444,563 dead worldwide as of mid-morning June 17 — it could have been worse, a lot worse, a new comprehensive study shows. Try almost 90 times worse. What would that mean, in practical terms? Though the …
(2020-06-18). 'Workers First' car caravans drive mass turnouts nationwide. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—From Fairbanks to San Juan and from Bangor to Honolulu, workers nationwide turned out June 17 in car caravans, at press conferences, and in call-ins to lawmakers to demand solons "Put Workers First For Racial And Economic Justice." Their top demands are additional economic aid during the coronavirus pandemic, for workers, not bosses, and for …
(2020-06-18). Justin Trudeau Continues the Conservatives Pro-Corporate/Empire International Policies. dissidentvoice.org 
The international community's rejection of Canada's bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council isn't a surprise. In the below introduction to my recently published House of Mirrors: Justin Trudeau's Foreign Policy I detail how Liberal foreign policy has largely mimicked that of Stephen Harper who lost a bid for the Security Council …
(2020-06-18). 'We are unified as Pueblo on the removal of monuments that glorify murderers'. workers.org 
Pulling down hated statue of conquistador butcher, Juan de Oñate. The uprising in response to the murder of George Floyd has become a movement against white supremacy. Generations of anger have exploded against settler colonialism and slavery and all white-supremacist historical monuments. In New Mexico, the Pueblo Nations still seethe . . . |
(2020-06-18). Delbert Africa, Warrior for the people! workers.org 
Delbert Africa's daughter Yvonne Orr-El: 'They murdered my father.' Delbert Orr Africa passed away on the evening of June 15 surrounded by friends and his MOVE family. A June 16 press release from MOVE describes Africa as "an early counterpart 42 years before George Floyd." In 1978, Delbert Africa was . . . |
(2020-06-18). Reflections on the protests and Black Liberation — a WW commentary. workers.org 
Philadelphia On May 30, after sleeping in after a long work shift, I decided to make my way down to City Hall for the protests planned in the wake of George Floyd's murder. Making my way down to the parkway and to the art museum, I was astonished by the . . . |
(2020-06-18). Trump threatens to re-start nuclear weapons tests, undoing 50 years of agreements. peoplesworld.org 
If the Trump administration follows through on its threat to restart nuclear tests, it will complete the unraveling of more than 50 years of arms control agreements, taking the world back to the days when school children practiced "duck and cover" and people built backyard bomb shelters. It will certainly be the death knell for the Comprehensive …
(2020-06-18). Possible framework for restarting the baseball season? peoplesworld.org 
Will there be a season, or won't there be a season? It's the urgent question—almost heartfelt plea for divine intervention—hanging over all baseball fans as June double-times it toward July; the initially projected month to restart the 2020 Major League Baseball season. As of now, the chances of us seeing live baseball are 50/50. But …
(2020-06-18). 'We marched against the system' in Austin, Texas. workers.org 
Austin protest, June 7. By Ananya Sabharwal and Isabella Ricks Austin, Texas On June 7, the Austin Justice Coalition, an activist-led organization founded by Chas Moore and oriented toward battling institutional racism, led a protest spanning two miles from Huston-Tillotson University to the Texas State Capitol to bring awareness to . . . |
(2020-06-18). How LAPD chief William H. Parker influenced the depiction of policing on the TV show Dragnet. mronline.org 
LAPD Chief William H. Parker was initially wary of Dragnet but also saw the opportunity to publicize his views on law and order. LAPD advisors closely examined the script to guarantee that the LAPD officers on Dragnet were ethical, efficient, terse and white.
(2020-06-18). Why the police cannot be reformed. workers.org 
These edited remarks were made at a June 11 webinar sponsored by Workers World Party: "Why we must abolish the police." What a historical, earth-shattering shift just three months has made! Who would have thought the main debate in the country and the world would be whether the police should be . . . |
(2020-06-18). Bolivia. Morales alerta a comunidad internacional: àÅñez se aferra al poder. workers.org 
Por Resumen Latinoamericano Según concluyó una investigación independiente, el informe hecho por la misión de observación electoral de la OEA a las elecciones del 20 de octubre de 2019 en Bolivia, y que sirvió a la oposición para generar un golpe de Estado contra el presidente Evo Morales, tenía serias . . . |
(2020-06-18). Multinational unity wins another battle at Harvard. workers.org 
Harvard University custodial staff take a knee. During the recent worldwide upsurge for justice, the Black and Brown workers' fight to save their jobs — at the flagship bourgeois enterprise Harvard — led to the university's first antiracist action on June 9. A multi-union worker-organizing initiative drew close to 70 . . . |
(2020-06-18). Close to victory: Campaign to end the Oakland School Police Department. workers.org 
Black Organizing Project banner, Oakland, Calif., June protests. Oakland, Calif. June 14 — For nearly 10 years, the Black Organizing Project has been fighting to defund and dismantle the Oakland School Police Department. Oakland is the only school district in Alameda County with its own police system. After years of . . . |
(2020-06-18). Planet Earth Police Department Blew Up Seven Innocent Black People in Somalia, Including a Child. anti-empire.com 
The United States military has not adequately investigated two air raids in Somalia earlier this year that have killed at least seven civilians, including a child, according to the Human Rights Watch (HRW). [HRW is a major lobbyist for regime-change wars, and as such they're very tame on the Pentagon. If they say seven there was likely more.] | In a report released on Tuesday, the rights group said the killing of the civilians was in apparent violation of the laws of war. The HRW was referring to incidents on February 2 and March 10 in Jilib and Janaale, where no evidence of a military target involving the al-Sha…
(2020-06-18). US Supreme Court rules against Trump bid to end 'Dreamers' immigrant program. yenisafak.com The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a President Donald Trump a major setback on his hardline immigration policies, ruling against his bid to end a program that protects from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants, dubbed "Dreamers," who entered the United States illegally as children.The justices upheld lower court rulings that found that Trump's 2017 move to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, created in 2012 by his Democratic predecessor Barack Obama, was unlawful.
(2020-06-18). The Heat: China-U.S. Relations and COVID-19. america.cgtn.com 
Top diplomats from the United States and China meet in Hawaii. Could this be a turning point for better relations?
(2020-06-18). No mask, no service: American Airlines bans #WalkAway founder for not complying with Covid-19 rules. rt.com 
Conservative activist Brandon Straka has been banned from flying with American Airlines after he was booted from a plane for refusing to wear a mask as part of the company's Covid-19 guidelines. | "American Airlines thoroughly reviewed an incident on June 17 involving one of our customers, Brandon Straka," the company said in a statement on Thursday. "As a result of this review, Mr. Straka will not be permitted to fly American, as he failed to comply with our stated policy and crewmember instructions." | Straka is the first person in the US to be banned by an airline for not wearing a mask. He will continue t…
(2020-06-18). 'Independent' Facebook fact-checker exposed as partisan smear factory packed with CNN alumni. rt.com 
Facebook fact-checker Lead Stories is a biased outfit bristling with ex-CNN staffers that presents itself as neutral, despite most of its employees having donated to the Democratic Party, a conservative outlet has revealed. | The National Pulse (TNP), whose story about supposed financial links between Black Lives Matter, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, and fundraiser ActBlue was flagged as "partly false" by Lead Stories on Facebook, did some
(2020-06-18). Berlin's threats will 'not be left unanswered' Russian ambassador says, after Germany links Chechen ex-militant's murder to Moscow. rt.com 
The Russian envoy to Germany, Sergey Nechaev, has blasted Berlin for blaming the murder of a former Chechen insurgent leader on a Russian "state entity". Such accusations lack proof and only hurt bilateral relations, he said. | "We consider the accusations leveled against the Russian authorities to be baseless and unsupported by evidence," Nechaev said in a statement, commenting on the latest indictment issued by the German prosecutors in relation to a high-profile murder that took place in Berlin's Tiergarten Park last August. | A 40-year-old man, Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, was shot by a suspect identified as a…
(2020-06-19). Britain to join despised TTP: Wikileaks — "a huge transfer of power from people to big business" truepublica.org.uk TruePublica Editor: I have always maintained from the soon after the EU referendum that Brexit was a con. The team here at TruePublica have relentlessly warned that far from taking back control, Brexit was a trojan horse for big business, to gain control and dominate our lives. Half of our modest lobbying budget went to …
(2020-06-18). Putin: 75 years after WW2, new global crisis calls for victorious anti-Nazi coalition to work together again. rt.com 
In 1945, they defeated Hitler and Imperial Japan. Now, 75 years on, Vladimir Putin believes that the present global health and economic crisis requires the Second World War allies to unite once more. | In a lengthy op-ed, first published in American foreign policy journal 'The National Interest' on Thursday, the Russian president discusses the reasons behind the rise of Adolf Hitler. He also outlines the benefits of…
(2020-06-18). Military COIN Experts Claim They Can End US Unrest in Just 17 Years. anti-empire.com 
Military experts in counterinsurgency and nation-building claim they can bring nationwide protests against police brutality under control in just 17 years, sources report. | "The unrest in our country is something we can fix, no problem," Bob Egon, CEO of the Center for Perpetual War, said today. "We have a civilian population upset at their government. They're overwhelmingly peaceful, and they have a positive view of the US Military. This is a situation we've dealt with many times before." | "If we send in the troops now, we can have these protesters making IEDs inside a week." | "We had some random guy in the o…
(2020-06-18). Walking on Thin Ice: Can America's "Exorbitant Privilege" and King Dollar Survive a 17.9% Budget Deficit? anti-empire.com 
The era of the U.S. dollar's "exorbitant privilege" as the world's primary reserve currency is coming to an end. Then French Finance Minister Valery Giscard d'Estaing coined that phrase in the 1960s largely out of frustration, bemoaning a U.S. that drew freely on the rest of the world to support its over-extended standard of living. For almost 60 years, the world complained but did nothing about it. Those days are over. | Already stressed by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, U.S. living standards are about to be squeezed as never before. At the same time, the world is having serious doubts about the once widel…
(2020-06-18). Kim Jong Un's Well-Timed 'Surprise' Portends Another Nuke Crisis. anti-empire.com 
If there is one thing I have learned about making a career out of studying North Korea it is this: the Kim regime loves to tell those who pay attention to its unique propaganda many times what it is going to do before it does it—sometimes even telegraphing for us in clear language the next crisis it intends to start. | If that holds constant now, then Pyongyang seems once again hellbent on sparking
(2020-06-18). The Empire Declares a "Maximum Pressure" War of Economic Strangulation on Devastated Syria. anti-empire.com 
The United States has imposed a sweeping set of new sanctions against any country, individual or entity that provides support to the Syrian government – a campaign that experts warn may devastate the lives of ordinary Syrians trying to survive and rebuild after nine years of war. | The Caesar Act, passed in Congress
(2020-06-18). America: Too Weak to Rein in Its Own Empire. anti-empire.com 
A grievous blow to international security has just been dealt. President Donald Trump has announced that American troops are to be withdrawn from…Germany. Yes, Germany. Why are American troops in Germany? Because we have to fight them over there so we don't fight them here, you see, and there are few generators of terrorism and chaos in the world today quite like the Berlin club circuit. | The real surprise isn't that we're pulling troops out of Germany; it's that they're still there 75 years after World War II ended. And according to the White House, they aren't even all being withdrawn, just a quarter of them…
(2020-06-18). "Movements Work": As Activists Occupy Seattle's Capitol Hill, City Bans Tear Gas, Expels Police Union. democracynow.org 
In Seattle, the fight to demilitarize and defund the police continues as the King County Labor Council voted to expel the Seattle police union Wednesday, following weeks of protest. Seattle police sparked outrage for responding to massive protests against police brutality by using pepper spray, tear gas and flashbangs on demonstrators and reporters. Activists then formed an autonomous zone in response to the police department's abandonment of a precinct building. On Wednesday, President Trump threatened to send troops into Seattle to dismantle the community-run Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, which extends over se…
(2020-06-18). Rashad Robinson on Recent Spike in Hanging Deaths, the Cancellation of "Cops" & Boycotting Facebook. democracynow.org 
For more than a decade, the racial justice organization Color of Change led a push to cancel the long-running TV show "Cops," which glorifies police aggression. Now the show has been cancelled, along with A&E's "Live PD." "The thing about these shows is that they call themselves reality programming, but they are only from the vision of the police officers," says Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change. "These shows have served as a PR arm for law enforcement." He is now calling on Netflix to cancel "Border Security: America's Front Line."
(2020-06-18). "Tear Gas Is a Weapon": Amnesty Report Reveals Police Use of Tear Gas Fuels Rights Abuses Worldwide. democracynow.org 
As police officers in nearly 100 U.S. cities and towns have fired tear gas on protesters in recent weeks and left many with severe injuries, a new Amnesty International report finds the use of tear gas continues to grow each year, and fuels police human rights violations against peaceful protesters on a global scale. "Everywhere we look, police are just very quick to use tear gas, which is not a safe product and can cause real injuries," says Brian Castner, senior crisis adviser on arms and military operations for Amnesty International.
(2020-06-18). Murder Charge for Atlanta Cop Who Shot & Killed Rayshard Brooks Shows the "Power of a Movement" democracynow.org 
Prosecutors have charged the Atlanta police officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks with felony murder, and accuse Garrett Rolfe of twice shooting Brooks in the back and then kicking him as he lay dying. A second officer, Devin Brosnan, faces four charges, including assault. We talk to Rashad Robinson of Color of Change about the charges in Atlanta and growing calls to defund the police. "For the last 20 years in this country, violent crime has basically steadily went down," Robinson says. "At the same time, police budgets have continued to rise, continued to expand. We've militarized police."
(2020-06-18). Milwaukee Pride for Black Lives Matter. liberationnews.org 
Well over 3,000 people turned out to a "March with PRIDE for #BLACKLIVESMATTER" rally and march, brought together in only a couple days by members of the Black and Brown LGBTQ community in Milwaukee. Signs such as "White Silence is Violence," "Queer and Trans for Black Lives Matter," and "Black and Brown Unity," put the …
(2020-06-18). The Plot to Make Trump a One-Term President? Why Do They Want him Out? Will a Biden Presidency Make a Positive Difference? globalresearch.ca Why would perhaps a majority of the US ruling class want Trump defeated in November? | Even though he's far from a prototypical Western leader — a businessman/reality TV personality turned politician — he aided and abetted the greatest wealth transfer …
(2020-06-18). Now It's DPRK-Gate: North Korea to Attack US 2020 Presidential Election? "Don't Mess with Us" globalresearch.ca North Korea is one of countless numbers of nations that have been grievously attacked and otherwise harmed by the US. | Throughout its post-WW II history, it never attacked another country preemptively — not South Korea or any others, threatening none …
(2020-06-18). California "Berning" for Ro Khanna to Chair the State's Delegation to DNC. zcomm.org Sanders defeated Biden by a margin of 8 percent in the California primary. But hidebound tradition as well as raw political power are arrayed against the Bernie delegates pushing for Khanna to chair the delegation…
(2020-06-18). Headlines for June 18, 2020. democracynow.org Former Atlanta Police Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Charged with Murder, Rayshard Brooks Described Struggles with Criminal Justice System in Video Recorded Before His Killing, Trump Calls Protesters "Anarchists, Terrorists and Looters" as Vigilantes Attack Peaceful Marches, George Floyd's Brother Calls on United Nations to Probe U.S. Racism and Police Brutality, Coronavirus Infection Rate Hits Record in States That Eased Social Distancing, Florida COVID-19 Cases Surge as Gov. DeSantis Promises to Keep Restaurants Open, Tulsa Mayor "Not Positive That Everything Is Safe" as 19,000 Plan to Attend Trump Rally, Bra…
(2020-06-18). Modi's Major Himalayan Mistake Crushed The Indian Military's Morale. thealtworld.com The death of at least 20 members of the Indian military during non-firearm clashes with China along their disputed frontier in Kashmir has been extremely demoralizing for this already distressed institution, but it's all due to Modi's major Himalayan mistake in thinking that he can reap immediately tangible benefits from his new American patron by making a show out of "containing" China. | Modi's Latest Mistake Was His Worst One Yet | At least 20 members of the Indian military were killed during non-firearm clashes with China earlier this week along their disputed frontier in Kashmir, which crushed the morale of…
(2020-06-18). Venezuelan Oil Output Continues Decline as Refinery Resumes Operations. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuelan crude exports on track for 70 year low as Washington continues to target tankers and shipping companies.
(2020-06-18). USAF Paints Fighter Jet Russian Color Scheme to Prepare for Dogfights. globalresearch.ca A General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon at Hill Air Force Base, located in northern Utah, recently had an exterior makeover paint scheme that mimics the Russian Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter, reported The 576th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron painted …
(2020-06-18). From the Covid-19 Battle Can Come Unstoppable Citizen Power to Propel "Full Medicare for All" through Congress. dissidentvoice.org Frontline healthcare, transit, and grocery clerk workers are too busy risking their lives helping and saving people exposed to the deadly Covid-19 pandemic to see themselves emerging as the force that can overcome decades of commercial obstruction to full Medicare for All. These heroic, courageous, and selfless people are getting the job done, often without …
(2020-06-18). France's Call on NATO to Stop Ignoring the "Turkey Problem". Further Divides the Alliance. globalresearch.ca The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, and this calls to question why NATO still exists today. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, NATO has militarily intervened in many sovereign countries such as Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, while also expanding …
(2020-06-18). Global Capitalism, "World Government" and the Corona Crisis. globalresearch.ca The COVID-19 crisis is marked by a public health "emergency" under WHO auspices which is being used as a pretext and a justification to triggering a Worldwide process of economic, social and political restructuring.
(2020-06-18). Michel Chossudovsky: Biographical Summary. globalresearch.ca There are a number of deliberate "errors" and omissions in Michel Chossudovsky's wikipedia entry. Defamatory statements. | The same applies to the wikipedia entry for Global Research which has been merged with Chossudovsky's entry. The objective is to smear GR. …
(2020-06-18). Israeli Colonists Raze Palestinian-owned Lands near Nablus. imemc.org Illegal Israeli settlers, on Wednesday, razed several dunams of land that belongs to the Palestinian village of Qusra, south of Nablus city, in the northern occupied West Bank, to be used for a road for illegal colonial projects, according to a settlements-watch group. Palestinian official, Ghassan Daghlas, chief monitor of …
(2020-06-18). Armed Israeli Settlers Level Palestinian-owned Land near Jericho. imemc.org An Israeli settler, on Wednesday, levelled vast amounts of Palestinian-owned lands in the Bedouin al-Malihat area, northwest of Jericho, in the eastern occupied West Bank, local sources said. Fatah official, Suleiman Malihat, told Palestinian WAFA News Agency that an armed settler levelled 350 dunams (87 acres) of nearby Palestinian-owned land, …
(2020-06-18). America's Recessional: Time to Bring the Troops Home. globalresearch.ca Two weeks ago a senior Trump Administration official revealed that the president had decided to
(2020-06-18). Journalists expose CIA spying on Assange and demand his freedom. indybay.org This is a summary of a significant recent online discussion about those spying on Julian Assange and figures close to the Trump administration and the CIA.
(2020-06-18). "Equality Is the Soul of Liberty" Peaceful Protest in Palo Alto Pt. II. indybay.org At a rally in Palo Alto's King Plaza on June 6, protesters called out loudly for defunding the Palo Alto Police Department. After the rally of thousands, they marched a 4.6 mile route through the city.
(2020-06-18). Minnesota mass gathering participants eligible for COVID-19 testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz recently announced that any Minnesota resident who participated in a protest, vigil, or other mass gathering, including first responders, are eligible to receive a COVID-19 test. Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System sites in Minnesota are helping to support public health departments in local communities and have …
(2020-06-18). Community Control Of The Police — And A Whole Lot More. popularresistance.org The wave of people's protests across the nation, backed by solidarity actions in cities around the world, has caused the corporate oligarchy and its servants to make promises they can't keep and give lip service to programs they have always resisted. The Congressional Black Caucus, the vast bulk of whose members backed militarization of local police and elevation of cops to the status of "protected" class, now claims to favor limits on police arsenals, less legal immunities for cops and a grab-bag of other reforms they previously dismissed out of hand. Mayors that know damn well they will have to cut spending acr…
(2020-06-18). Here's What 'Nonlethal' Weapons Can Do To The Body. popularresistance.org Civil unrest in the wake of George Floyd's death has spread around the world, and in some places, protesters are being met with tear gas, rubber bullets, stun guns, and other tactics intended to control crowds without taking lives. | Known as nonlethal or less-lethal weapons, many of these tactics were originally pitched as a way to make warfare more humane by incapacitating a person or encouraging them to flee. Law enforcement agencies later adopted these weapons from the military as an alternative to using firearms. | Yet people who study nonlethal weapons wonder if reclassification is in order, as research con…
(2020-06-18). Tuesday 6/23: Community Meeting on Police Brutality and the George Floyd Protests Pt. 2. indybay.org Willow Park | Oakland, CA 94607…
(2020-06-18). Severity of respiratory failure and outcome of patients needing a ventilatory support in the Emergency Department during Italian novel coronavirus SARS-CoV2 outbreak: Preliminary data on the role of Helmet CPAP and Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation. thelancet.com The population of patients suspected for COVID-19 infection presenting at our ED showed a very high rate of severe respiratory failure, with urgent need of a large amount of intensive care resources. Mortality rates of critically ill patients with confirmed COVID-19 (76.5%) are similar to previously reported studies with similar population. CPAP/NIPPV could be a valid strategy to treat severely hypoxic patients that cannot be intubated in the ED due to lack of intensive care resources.
(2020-06-18). Covid-19 and Dexamethasone: Some hope for serious patients. peoplesdispatch.org A randomised and controlled clinical study conducted in the UK has found that the readily available steroid drug, Dexamethasone, could be a game changer in treating critically ill COVID-19 patients.
(2020-06-18). As a Police Policy Maker, Prosecutor, and Public Interest Lawyer, This Is What I Fear, and This Is What We Can Do Together. globalresearch.ca There is a new contagion sweeping across America, more deadly than the COVID-19 virus released by our collapsing environment, and even more dangerous than the world-wide economic collapse triggered by the pandemic. The widening collapse has undermined our local and …
(2020-06-18). On the road again: COVID-19 safety tips for commuters. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Many commuters are back on the road as COVID-19 restrictions are lifting across the country and businesses are reopening. For commuters using public transportation, car sharing services and carpooling, close proximity to fellow commuters may raise concerns about safety and risk of infection. That's because COVID-19 is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person through droplets produced …
(2020-06-18). Irish housing rights group demands ban on evictions during COVID-19 crisis. peoplesdispatch.org A Day of Action was observed on June 17 on the call of the Community Action Tenants Union of Ireland. The COVID-19 lockdown has worsened the plight of tenants and homeless people in Irish cities…
(2020-06-18). "Main Victim of Caesar Act Is the Syrian Citizen." Ambassador Bashar Al-Ja'fari. globalresearch.ca The Caesar Act comes at a time when the whole world is suffering not only in the health arena (Covid-19) but also in the financial one. | Syria specifically is suffering from great duress. Coming out of a ten year long …
(2020-06-18). Colombia's coronavirus aid used to pay pack election contributions? colombiareports.com Colombia's Inspector General said Tuesday he was investigating $12.5 million (COP47 billion) in coronavirus aid funds ended up in the pockets of elections campaigns sponsors. The granting of government contracts…
(2020-06-18). John Bolton's new book slating President Trump may have delighted the MSM, but seems to be driven by venom, not facts. thealtworld.com Former National Security Advisor John Bolton's book "The Room Where It Happened" accuses Trump of incompetence and …
(2020-06-18). Brazil: Minister of Education announces his departure from Bolsonaro government. peoplesdispatch.org Brazil's Minister of Education, Abraham Weintraub, announced on the afternoon of Thursday June 18 that he is stepping down from the government of Jair Bolsonaro. He made the announcement through His fall comes after the minister participated in a series of anti democracy rallies principally against the Supreme Federal Court (STF). According to sources from the Planalto Palace, his…
(2020-06-18). The Case for Nationalizing the Fossil Fuel Industry. peoplespolicyproject.org The climate is in crisis. Scientists have repeatedly warned policymakers that to have a reasonable chance at limiting global warming to 1.5 ∫C, emissions need to be rapidly wound down. But the power of the fossil fuel corporations, armed with hundreds and hundreds of lobbyists on the Hill, won't have any of it. They must extract, extract, extract. Corporations are unwilling, and markets are simply incapable of rapidly phasing out the industry that is destroying our planet. | There is another way. Peop…
(2020-06-18). Colombia's potential cocaine production reached all-time high in 2019: UN. colombiareports.com Colombia's potential cocaine production reached a new high in 2019 despite a drop in registered hectares of coca, the base ingredient of the illicit drug, according to the United Nations….
(2020-06-18). Pablo Escobar's involvement in 1985 palace of justice siege another urban myth? colombiareports.com The popular belief that late drug lord Pablo Escobar ordered and financed the 1985 guerrilla attack on Colombia's Palace of Justice increasingly appears to be a far-right urban myth. The…
(2020-06-18). From Toxic Food to Agrarian Disaster: Dirty Deals Done Dirt Cheap. globalresearch.ca During the early days of the coronavirus lockdowns,
(2020-06-18). Coronavirus Pandemic Deepens New York's Hunger Crisis. zcomm.org Some longtime advocates say they have been warning for years about the hunger the pandemic has exacerbated.
(2020-06-18). Jane McAlevey's Vision for the Future of American Labor. zcomm.org Systematic grassroots organizing is the key to repairing today's ravaged democracy…
(2020-06-18). Why Japan Cancelled Installation of American Missiles in Its Territory. US Military Presence Threatens Japan's Security. globalresearch.ca Since 1945, when the United States bombed the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with nuclear weapons, Japan has entered an era of total submission to Washington, demilitarizing and abdicating its own real sovereignty. Tokyo came under the umbrella of American …
(2020-06-18). The Plot to Kill Martin Luther King: Survived Shooting, Was Murdered in Hospital. globalresearch.ca Pepper was able to piece together what really happened on April 4, 1968 in Memphis right down to who gave the order and supplied the money, how the patsy was chosen, and who actually pulled the trigger.
(2020-06-18). Cecil Rhodes' Project for a Renewed Single Anglo-Saxon Empire. Submission of the "Uncivilized World". "We are the Finest Race" globalresearch.ca In 1877, while laying out his agenda for the formation of a secret society to recapture Britain's lost colony of America and the submission of "inferior" races (ie. non anglo-saxon) under the control of a renewed British Empire, Cecil Rhodes,…
(2020-06-18). Lebanon Is Victim of Its Deeply Entrenched Political Elite. globalresearch.ca Lebanon is the victim of its deeply entrenched political elite, which has refused to adopt and execute meaningful reforms since tens of thousands of Lebanese poured into the streets last October to demand an end to mismanagement, corruption and the …
(2020-06-18). Ballots, Bullets and the African American Struggle in Georgia. globalresearch.ca Continuing problems with voter suppression and the brutal execution of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta highlights racism and national oppression in the contemporary South | *** | "This is why I say it's the ballot or the bullet. It's liberty or it's death. …
(2020-06-18). Skating on Thin Ice in the Antarctic: Threat to Polar Sea Ice from Escalating Plastic Pollution. globalresearch.ca Plastic pollution has now been found in Antarctic sea ice, which has far-reaching consequences for the health of the planet and underlines When we hear about plastic pollution, it's normally …
(2020-06-18). Redrawing the Cultural Cityscape: The Destiny of Colonial Monuments in Ireland. globalresearch.ca "Symbols are what unite and divide people. Symbols give us our identity, our self-image,our way of explaining ourselves to others. Symbols in turn determine the kinds of stories we tell; and the stories we tell determine the kind of history …
(2020-06-18). Low Budget America! Living at the Outset of a "New Normal". Economy Slowed Down to a Crawl. globalresearch.ca The great British rock group The Kinks, stars of the 60s 'British Invasion', outdid themselves in 1979 with 'Low Budget'. Check out these lyrics: | Cheap is small and not too steep | But best of all cheap is cheap | Circumstance has …
(2020-06-18). Demilitarizing the Police and Ending "Qualified Immunity" globalresearch.ca Before proposing solutions to demilitarize the police, decrease abuses by law enforcement, and increase accountability for law enforcement, it is imperative to understand how US law enforcement became an extension of the military. | On May 25th, George Floyd …
(2020-06-18). Al-Zahar: 'Calm, in Return for Calm' Can't Last Forever. imemc.org In a new statement to media outlets, influential Hamas leader in Gaza, Mahmoud Al-Zahar, warned that the continuation of the Israeli siege and the 'calm, in return for calm' on both sides of the borders, can not last forever. Al-Zahar's remarks, which were reported by local Palestinian media outlets, including …
(2020-06-18). Mayo again ranked among 'Best Children's Hospitals' by U.S. News & World Report. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Children's Center has again been ranked as the top-performing children's hospital in the five state region including the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin on U.S. News & World Report's 2020-2021 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings. "As in years past, the Mayo Clinic Children's Center ranks among the top Children's Hospitals in …
(2020-06-18). US imposes new sanctions on Syria under Caesar Act. peoplesdispatch.org The US administration announced a new set of political and economic sanctions against Syria on June 17, Wednesday, under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection act. The act was enacted in the US in December 2019 and made part of the National Defence Authorisation act for the year 2020. | The Caesar act asks the government of Syria and its allies, Russia and Iran, to halt military operations aimed at retaking territories captured by armed militias and rebel forces supported by Turkey and the US in Syria. The Syrian government has rejected the act, saying that it cannot allow such a division of the country. | The exe…
(2020-06-18). Defunding 'justified' murder. zcomm.org At its core, there is always an enemy, conveniently dehumanized so that his or her death is virtually always justified. Justification is so easy when you don't imagine a victim's 8-year-old daughter waiting for him in her birthday dress…
(2020-06-18). Starving Syria and Lebanon into submission. thealtworld.com Hezbollah and its allies won't wait for their countries to be crippled before retaliating for the 'Casear Act' | As the so-called 'Caesar Act' came into force on Wednesday, the US announced the imposition of individual sanctions on 39 prominent Syrians — including President Bashar al-Asad and his wife Asma al-Akhras — while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo served notice that additional, more punishing, sanctions are to follow. | It is futile to point out that this Act is illegal, or set out all the evidence that those who will be punished most by it are the ordinary people of Syria, the great majority o…
(2020-06-18). UN refugee chief laments nearly 80 million people forcibly displaced. news.un.org Global displacement reached a staggering 79.5 million people last year – almost double the number of people in crisis registered a decade ago — owing to war, violence, persecution and other emergencies, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Thursday.
(2020-06-18). Nigel Farage — culture wars supremo. truepublica.org.uk In a world awash in conspiracy theories, simplistic stories that have a single, clear message are quickly taking over just as traditional (real) journalists struggle to keep pace and get the right balance in their investigations, conspiracy theorists who pitch simple "us vs. them" scenarios are getting more airtime. One example noted in this article …
(2020-06-18). COVID-19: A Polygraph For These Times. popularresistance.org Like a lie detector, COVID-19 has made obvious at least two phenomena that have been taking place already over the past few years: the decline of the U.S. empire and the failure of capitalism. For a number of years now, the U.S. has been losing this super-power status, its economy has lost range, and the dollar has hit the skids. Its international reserves do not cover even 2% of the exorbitant external debt and it is not sufficient for even 2 months of imports (hence the desperation to re-open the economy in the midst of the pandemic.) for decades, the U.S. has imported more than it has exported, and its commerc…
(2020-06-18). New NDAA Omits COVID19, Escalates Great Power Conflict. popularresistance.org A summary report of the Senate Armed Services Committee's proposed version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act reveals a disconcerting disconnect between the U.S. government's approach to national security and the impact of COVID-19 on America's economy and society. | The novel coronavirus has killed more Americans than all but two of the country's wars. It has undermined the prosperity of most of the rest of its population. It has laid bare the country's racial inequalities and devastated the global economy. Relief efforts are incurring federal debt on a scale certain to reduce funding for other purpo…
(2020-06-18). Second COVID-19 Wave And The US Economy. popularresistance.org It is increasingly likely that things are about to get worse in terms of US public health. And as that happens, so too will the US economy experience a further negative impact from the virus. A second wave now emerging means not just a further decline in public health, but an eventual second wave of problems for the US economy as well. | What a second wave all but ensures is that the US economic recovery will not be 'V-Shape' but will be 'W-Shape'; that is, a W shape recovery characterized by periods of short and shallow GDP growth, followed by brief periodic economic relapses thereafter. These short, shallow rec…
(2020-06-18). A Majority Of Workers Are Fearful Of Coronavirus Infections At Work. popularresistance.org The majority of workers and roughly 70% of Black and Hispanic workers who are currently working onsite at their workplaces, and not at home, believe they face considerable risks from the coronavirus. These workers are not being provided with sufficient protection on the job. Moreover, new polling commissioned by EPI shows that vulnerable workers are not receiving extra compensation proportionate to the risks they are being exposed to. Workers require and deserve both safety protections and extra compensation in these circumstances, and they should not be forced to choose between their health and having an income.
(2020-06-18). US Trails World In Coronavirus Response And Almost Everything Else. popularresistance.org Data from around the world on how nations are handling Coronavirus makes clear that, as in most things (this claim is documented below), the United States is exceptionally awful. Among wealthy countries, only Sweden, which has chosen to intentionally allow the disease to spread, has done worse. A handful of countries in Latin America and the Middle East are doing worse than the United States, though some are doing better. As in many world rankings, as documented below, the United States looks fair to middling as a third-world country, but off-the-charts terrible as a wealthy country — much less as a country…
(2020-06-18). Russia: Almost 500 doctors die from COVID-19. yenisafak.com Almost 500 doctors died due to the novel coronavirus in Russia, contracting it at work, the country's Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare announced on Thursday.Russia was not fully prepared for the COVID-19 outbreak, with problems in the beginning, including lack of protective means, head of the service Alla Samoylova said at a video-conference in Moscow.Authorities have so far managed to fix most of them, and the complaints about security flaws are "rather rare" now, Samoylova added."As of today, we say the spread of the virus is not over yet. More than half a million people in Russia are ill, over 7,…
(2020-06-18). Turkey: Lockdown set for university, high school exams. yenisafak.com There will be a general lockdown on June 20 and 27 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., said a ministry statement.People taking the exam and using public transport to get there as well as relatives dropping off the students will be exempt.Municipalities will take necessary measures to prevent disruption in public transportation, with more service offered as needed, the statement said.During the lockdown, bakeries, markets, grocery stores, and butchers will remain open, it said.
(2020-06-18). Five more Iraqi lawmakers test positive for coronavirus. yenisafak.com At least five more Iraqi members of parliament have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, local media reported on Thursday.Mahasin Hamdun Dali, Alaa Nasi and Laith Dulaimi from Mosul are among the lawmakers tested positive for the virus, Hoshiar Karadag, the head of the parliament, told reporters.The parliament would not be suspended due to the latest developments, Karadag added.Wahdi Jumeili, another lawmaker, also announced on social media that he tested positive for COVID-19.No information was provided regarding the identity of the fifth lawmaker, who contracted the virus.On Wednesday, an Iraqi medical so…
(2020-06-18). UK death toll from confirmed COVID-19 cases rises by 135 to 42,288. yenisafak.com The UK death toll from confirmed cases of the new coronavirus has risen to 42,288, an increase of 135, the latest daily figures from the government showed on Thursday.
(2020-06-18). Merkel urges EU compromise on COVID-19 recovery package. yenisafak.com German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on EU member states to reach a quick compromise on the COVID-19 economic recovery package, and warned that the bloc is facing the biggest challenge since its foundation.Addressing lawmakers in parliament on Thursday, a day before a key summit of European leaders via videoconference, Merkel said the coronavirus crisis has deepened inequality within the EU, indicating the bloc was vulnerable."Cohesion and solidarity in Europe have never been as important as they are now," she stressed, adding that no country can withstand this crisis alone.Merkel urged EU members, which ex…
(2020-06-18). Iran's daily death toll from coronavirus drops below 100. yenisafak.com Iran on Thursday confirmed 87 more fatalities from the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 9,272.Iran's daily number of COVID-19 fatalities dropped under 100 for the first time after the last four days.Health Ministry spokesman Sima Sadat Lari said a further 2,596 people tested positive for COVID-19, raising the overall count to 197,647.A total of 156,991 people have recovered and been discharged from hospitals so far, he said, adding that 2,795 remain at hospitals in critical conditions.Over 1.34 million tests have been conducted in the country to date, Lari said.Afte…
(2020-06-18). NGO sounds alarm on use of wild plants to cure COVID-19. yenisafak.com Wild plant species are under pressure due to its usage to treat COVID-19 and make money, according to the report published by the international wildlife watchdog TRAFFIC on Thursday."Wild plant species used in herbal treatments of COVID-19 are set to come under heightened harvesting pressure, both as a result of increased demand and because of more people turning to wild harvesting as an alternative source of income during times of high unemployment and economic crisis," TRAFFIC said.The report asserted that herbal products containing wild plant ingredients are used to prevent and treat COVID-19 in South America,…
(2020-06-18). Russia revises sharply higher coronavirus death toll among medics. yenisafak.com Russia has revised steeply higher, to nearly 500, the number of medical workers who have died after contracting COVID-19, illustrating the severe toll the pandemic has taken on its frontline doctors and nurses.The Health Ministry had reported on May 26 that 101 medics had died from the coronavirus, a figure that was much lower than an unofficial tally of 444 deceased medical workers compiled online by Russian doctors.Alla Samoylova, the head of a Russian healthcare watchdog, updated the official figure on Thursday to 489, the TASS news agency reported, some 6.4% of the overall nationwide death toll.Russia, which…
(2020-06-18). Aramco CEO says to use cash, debt to pay dividends. yenisafak.com Saudi Aramco will use a combination of cash and debt to pay its dividend of $18.75 billion for the first quarter of this year, the company's chief executive said on Thursday."It will be a combination of both," Amin Nasser told reporters during a phone call, when asked whether Aramco would tap debt markets to cover the dividend or use its own cash."We would like to use our free cash definitely most of time, but other debt instruments from banks or bonds are also available for us as we have a strong balance sheet."
(2020-06-18). Britain approves spending of 3.5 billion pounds on railway bailout. yenisafak.com Britain has so far approved spending of 3.5 billion pounds ($4.38 billion) to keep its railways running during the coronavirus pandemic, the government said on Thursday.Under emergency measures brought in on March 23 for six months, the government has been providing financial support to rail companies to keep trains running for key workers despite overall passenger numbers plunging by as much as 96%.The government has approved 3.5 billion pounds of spending to ensure rail services continue to operate and it was not yet possible to provide an estimate of the total cost incurred to date, junior transport minister C…
(2020-06-18). Turkey fully prepared for high school entrance exam. yenisafak.com Turkey has taken all preventive measures against coronavirus prior to the high school entrance exam (LGS) which will take place on Saturday, the education minister said Thursday."The number of examination centers has been increased to around 18,000 from 13,000 because we want the students to be comfortable," Ziya Selcuk told Anadolu Agency Editors' Desk.The number of invigilators has also been increased to 353,000 from 148,000 to provide better assistance to students, he added.He said separate centers have been allocated for children who are quarantined due to coronavirus.Prior to entering the examination hall, s…
(2020-06-18). UK's Johnson, France's Macron to discuss coronavirus, Brexit: spox. yenisafak.com Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron will most likely talk about the global fight against the novel coronavirus and Britain's future relationship with the European Union at talks later on Thursday."President Macron is visiting London to mark an important event in the shared history of our two countries and to commemorate the sacrifices made during the Second World War," Johnson's spokesman told reporters."But it is also an opportunity for the PM and the president to discuss a range of other issues and I expect them to talk about the global fight against coronavirus and also for our fu…
(2020-06-18). Russian maneuvers in Libya poses risk: US AFRICOM. yenisafak.com US Africa Command (AFRICOM) revealed new evidence of active Russian aircraft in Libyan airspace Thursday, saying it poses a risk for all civilians."Russia's sustained involvement in Libya increases the violence and delays a political solution," AFRICOM head of operations US Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Bradford Gering said in a statement. "Russia continues to push for a strategic foothold on NATO's southern flank and this is at the expense of innocent Libyan lives."Two images of MiG-29 and Su-24 Russian aircrafts flying through Libya was shared by the command.In late May, AFRICOM reported at least 14 MiG-29s and sever…
(2020-06-18). Turkey denies harassing French vessel in Mediterranean. yenisafak.com The allegations were baseless, and the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) have been a major contributor to the NATO military alliance for the past seven decades, said a senior Turkish official, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media."The Turkish Armed Forces has the experience to tell the difference between hazardous moves, harassment, friendly activities, cooperation, solidarity, and coordination," he added. | Rebuffing foreign press reports quoting France's military as saying the Turkish navy harassed a French warship, the official said such one-sided coverage of a simple issue — w…
(2020-06-18). Magnitude 7.4 tremor hits N. Zealand, no tsunami threat. yenisafak.com A powerful earthquake of 7.4 magnitude shook the northeastern coast of New Zealand on Thursday, the state-run media said.According to Radio New Zealand, the authorities placed preliminary vacation warning."Civil Defense is asking coastal residents from the East Coast, up to eastern Northland, who felt it 'long and strong' to move to higher ground as a precaution," it reported.The government research agency GNS Science is still evaluating the tsunami threat from the quake, it added.However, the National Emergency Management Agency said in a recent update: "There is no tsunami threat to New Zealand following the M7…
(2020-06-18). WHO COVID-19 vaccine co-lead appointed to head Business School Advisory Board. imperial.ac.uk Sir Andrew Witty, a World Health Organization Special Envoy, has been appointed chair of the Business School's Advisory Board.
(2020-06-18). In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic Oakland McDonald employees take legal action. indybay.org Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic:…
(2020-06-18). Friday 6/19: Workers' Collective Mourns Victims of Covid19 and Broken Promise of Emancipation. indybay.org AMAZON FULFILLMENT CTR-6015 Giant Hwy-Richmond CA…
(2020-06-18). Federal Criminal Complaint Links Attack on SC Sheriffs, Oakland Security Officers to Boogaloo Movement. indybay.org U.S. Air Force Sergeant Steven Carrillo has been charged federally with murder and multiple other counts in connection to the attacks on Santa Cruz Sheriff's deputies in Ben Lomond on June 6, as well as the attacks on federal security officers outside the federal building in Oakland on May 29. The attacks on law enforcement officers left two dead and three injured in total. Evidence in the federal criminal complaint links Carrillo, a right-wing libertarian extremist, to the Boogaloo movement. Also charged is Millbrae resident Robert Alvin Justus Jr. for aiding and abetting in the murder of the federal officer. Ph…
(2020-06-18). Wednesday 7/15: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State in the Age of Trump and Pandemic. indybay.org Online via Zoom. | Check here: oaklandprivacy.org/next-meeting/ starting a few days before the meeting.
(2020-06-18). From the irrationalism of the market to the irrationalism of life in neoliberalism. indybay.org The only thing that matters is whether the market rewards the efforts or not. By definition, compulsion does not come from the market. The distribution results of functioning markets are always just and superior to any other distribution variant, according to Hayek.
(2020-06-18). "I Can't Breathe": Remembering David Cross, Killed by Corrections Officers in Santa Cruz County Jail. indybay.org David Cross, a 44-year-old local plumber, was killed on September 18, 2005 in Santa Cruz County Jail while experiencing a mental health crisis. Corrections officers who responded that day to address his health issues decided Cross needed to be restrained, so they sat on his back as he lay on his stomach and "hog tied" him on the floor of the jail. Cross screamed, "I can't breathe," "I'm going to die," and "Please get off me," before his body went limp after 3 1/2 minutes of being restrained. Fast forward to 2020, and it is likely that many will see the killing of David Cross in a new light. The world is currently…
(2020-06-18). Let's Not All Rush Out And Buy John Bolton's Book. strategic-culture.org The world of arts and letters is atwitter this week. John Bolton has a new book coming out—provided it can clear the gauntlet of Donald Trump's censorious rage, that is. Bolton's tome is called The Room Where It Happened, and despite what the title might suggest, it contains no details about the author's conception.
(2020-06-18). 70 per cent of 'red wall' voters want deal with EU — majority frightened by Trump's America. truepublica.org.uk By TruePublica: Even the hornblowers in the right-wing media are beginning to get the message that this government have lost all credibility when it comes to Covid, the economy and then Brexit. The Spectator gets it — "It isn't news to say the Johnson administration doesn't understand how to fight Covid-19 or reopen schools or …
(2020-06-17). SCOTUS Must Now Ensure LGBTQ People Are Not Turned Away From Taxpayer-Funded Programs. aclu.org On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a
(2020-06-17). Nonviolent and Violent Protest. counterpunch.org Author, activist, and intellectual Chris Hedges referred to an often quoted statement by the late Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture): "In order for nonviolence to work, your opponent must have a conscience. The United States has none." The former leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Black Panthers Party's observation was made in reaction to Black
(2020-06-17). On Behalf of 43 NGOs, Al Mezan calls to lift Israel's illegal Gaza closure at the UN Human Rights Council, Geneva. imemc.org Al-Mezan Center For Human Rights: United Nations Human Rights Council — 43rd Regular Session Item 7 — Human Rights Situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories Joint Oral Intervention Delivered by: Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights NGOs in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social …
(2020-06-17). After the West Bank When (How Soon) Will the East Follow? ahtribune.com 
Whatever percentage of the West Bank Israel begins to annex in July, it will eventually annex the rest. Will it then turn to the east bank of the Jordan river? | Since the 19th century, the Zionist project was based on the seizure of all Palestine, including territory east of the Jordan. The map of 'Israel' presented to the Paris peace conference in 1919 extended northwards into what is now Lebanon and included the city of Sidon; in the northeast, all the Golan Heights and Syria almost as far as Damascus; in the southeast the entire Jordan River valley, with the territory it desired extending almost to the tow…
(2020-06-17). Video: Russian Surface-to-Air Missile Systems in Syria Shoot Down Militants' Drones. globalresearch.ca Tor short-range surface-to-air missile systems have downed more than 45 unmanned aerial vehicles launched by Syrian militants, according to the chief of the Russian Air Defense Forces Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov. | "Since the start of combat duty, the calculations …
(2020-06-17). Towards a Baghdad-Moscow Axis? Russia's Massive Oil Projects in Iraq. globalresearch.ca In Iraq, a seldom mentioned and noteworthy oil cooperation is carried out between Baghdad and Moscow. Russian companies, namely Rosneft and Lukoil have developed new oil fields in Iraq. | A notable project is Lukoil's West Qurna-2. | West Qurna-2 field
(2020-06-17). Let Them Eat Weapons: Trump's Bizarre Arms Race. dissidentvoice.org 
In late May of this year, President Donald Trump's special envoy for arms control bragged before a Washington think tank that the U.S. government was prepared to outspend Russia and China to win a new nuclear arms race. "The president has made clear that we have a tried and true practice here," he remarked. "We know how to win …
(2020-06-17). Meet Jamaal Bowman, the Bronx Principal Challenging One of the Most Powerful Dems in Congress. democracynow.org 
In the Bronx, the second most economically unequal district in New York state, the insurgent primary campaign of former middle school principal Jamaal Bowman threatens to unseat 16-term Democratic congressmember and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Eliot Engel. Bowman supports defunding the police, Medicare for All and a Green New Deal. He has also gotten high-profile endorsements from Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and The New York Times editorial board. "I've worked in this district for the last 10 years as a middle school principal," Bowman says. "Ove…
(2020-06-17). The Global Reset — Unplugged. "The Deep State" globalresearch.ca Imagine, you are living in a world that you are told is a democracy — and you may even believe it — but in fact your life and fate is in the hands of a few ultra-rich, ultra-powerful and ultra-inhuman oligarchs. They may be called Deep State, or simply the Beast, …
(2020-06-17). America's Own Color Revolution. globalresearch.ca Color Revolution is the term used to describe a series of effective CIA-led regime change operations using techniques developed by the RAND Corporation, "democracy" NGOs and other groups since the 1980's. They were used in crude form to bring down the Polish communist regime in the late 1980s.
(2020-06-17). The US' Planned Imposition of Draconian "Secondary Sanctions" on Syria. Targets Any Entity Doing Business with Syria. globalresearch.ca The US hopes that making Syrians even more desperate than they already are could catalyze another Color Revolution at one of the country's most critical moments in its history, which could then be exploited for regime change purposes. | Reuters reported …
(2020-06-17). Selected Articles: America's Own Color Revolution. globalresearch.ca 
By Color Revolution is the term used to describe a series of remarkably effective CIA-led regime change operations using techniques developed by the RAND Corporation, "democracy" NGOs and other …
(2020-06-17). "And This Happened in Los Angeles:" Malcolm X describes police brutality against members of the Nation of Islam. mronline.org 
There was police brutality and there was atrocity, and the press was just as atrocious as the police. Because they helped the police to cover it up by propagating a false image across the country, that there was a blazing gun battle which involved Muslims and police shooting at each other.
(2020-06-17). Three Populists and Three Women. counterpunch.org 
Looking at the total Covid-19/Coronavirus global death statistics on Saturday, 13th June 2020, three things become noticeable. The first remarkable issue is that Donald Trump's USA has just exceeded the total number of fatalities it suffered during World War I. In that war, the USA lost 116,516. On Saturday morning, the USA had lost 116,795
(2020-06-17). What Trump Continues to Say (About the Plague). counterpunch.org 
In three previous pieces in CounterPunch I compiled Donald Trump's statements on the COVID-19 pandemic up to May 2nd-3rd. Here is a continuation of that list. Rather than place Trump's statements in strict chronological order, I have sometimes put 2 or more of statements from different days together, to highlight Trump's contradictions and subsequent deviations—
(2020-06-17). Reimagining Public Safety In One Of America's Deadliest Cities. therealnews.com 
Mayoral Democratic primary winner Brandon Scott discusses calls to cut the Baltimore police budget to fund social programs, his approach to the drug war, and economic development in a city that's long subsidized corporations at the expense of taxpayers.
(2020-06-17). Inside CHAZ: An "Autonomous" Three Block-Long Seattle Street Threatens America, What? counterpunch.org 
President Donald Trump from his New Jersey private golf club tweeted this past Friday morning June 12, that "The terrorists burn and pillage our cities." He was referring to demonstrators occupying three blocks along a single street, in Seattle's most culturally active neighborhood. Trump demanded that the mayor and governor, "Must end this Seattle takeover now!" Or else he would call in the army.
(2020-06-17). Get Rid of the Presidency. counterpunch.org 
For some time now, but maybe since the Kennedy administration (which ended in a hail of voter-suppressed gunfire), I have been thinking that one of the biggest problems with American democracy is the presidency itself, the idea that the chief magistrate of the country should be one person elected every four years by a few swing voters in Ohio, North Carolina, or Florida.
(2020-06-17). Bringing America to the Knee. counterpunch.org 
When Black Lives Matter protesters join together in Minneapolis, Louisville, Los Angeles, Washington DC, New York, and take a knee to leverage their despair and outrage in quest for racial justice, to lay bare the instability of a deeply broken system, to take part in a movement, they evoke much of the aforementioned—from reverence and love, to the memories of violence and resistance.
(2020-06-17). Reforming the Police and Jails of New Orleans: an Interview With Sade Dumas. counterpunch.org 
"If it takes a village to raise a child, it certainly takes a movement to undo an occupation." — Ruth Wilson Gilmore Since 2004, the Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition (OPPRC) — which includes Women With A Vision, Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children, Voice of the Experienced, and New Orleans Workers' Center for
(2020-06-17). Miles Davis on Getting Stopped By The Police. counterpunch.org 
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(2020-06-17). The Murders of Floyd and Halak Exposed the US and Israel as Settler-Colonial Enterprises. mintpressnews.com 
The systemic oppression faced by blacks and Palestinians in the United States and Israel is indicative of a deeply rooted racism rarely found in true democracies.
(2020-06-17). Murderous US Military Agents and Left-wing Extremists Share Stage in the Fake News Sweepstakes. mintpressnews.com 
A USAF sergeant with ties to a Second Amendment group has been charged with murdering a federal security officer at a George Floyd protest to bring about police reform while Fox News deems Antifa and BLM'ers seeking the same "domestic terrorists."
(2020-06-17). Struggle Theater: Don't Let Theatrics Shroud the Reality of Systemic Oppression. mintpressnews.com 
America's power brokers are hoping murals, kente cloth, and a series of half-baked legislative reforms will appease activists into giving up the fight for real change.
(2020-06-17). Atlanta's Black community demands: Justice for Rayshard Brooks! workers.org 
June 13 — Amid existing protests in support of Black people murdered by police and white supremacists in Georgia and elsewhere, Atlanta protesters continue to brave the streets to fight for Rayshard Brooks — murdered by Atlanta police on Friday night, June 12. June 17 — Fired Atlanta cop Garrett . . . |
(2020-06-17). CHAZ Seattle: Imagining the police-free future. workers.org 
In the wake of George Floyd's murder at the hands of Minneapolis police May 25, demonstrations, protests, marches, rallies and rebellions have spread across the U.S. This is now the largest display of civil unrest in decades, a true revolt against the racist police state that has occupied this stolen . . . |
(2020-06-17). Exposing Israel's Direct Role in US Violence. dissidentvoice.org 
The banning of deadly police practices by many American states and cities following the murder of an African American man, George Floyd, at the hands of Minneapolis police officers is, once more, shedding light on US-Israeli collaboration in the fields of security and crowd-control. From California to New York, and from Washington State to Minneapolis, …
(2020-06-17). An "Autonomous" three block-long Seattle street threatens America — what? mronline.org 
President Donald Trump from his New Jersey private golf club tweeted this past Friday morning June 12, that "The terrorists burn and pillage our cities."
(2020-06-17). Support grows in Chicago for a new approach to police accountability. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO—This city is the national epicenter of police torture of African-American men. So, it's not surprising tens of thousands have taken to the streets following the police execution of George Floyd. "The wounds run deep here. Many protests make this an uprising," Jazmine Salas, 28, co-chair of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression …
(2020-06-17). Stonewall still means fight back! workers.org 
The reactionary rulers of the U.S. are attempting to discourage, divide and defeat poor, oppressed and working people in any way possible, at any possible opportunity. Look at the psychological operations ploy tried by white supremacist Trump in setting his first 2020 campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla. — site of . . . |
(2020-06-17). Delbert Africa °Presente! workers.org 
MOVE's Minister of Defense Delbert Africa, 73, died from cancer on June 15 at home and surrounded by his family. Delbert was one of the MOVE 9, who all received life sentences following a racist Philadelphia police raid on the MOVE house and headquarters in 1978. Delbert Africa, January 2020. . . . |
(2020-06-17). Stonewall means unite to fight back. workers.org The reactionary rulers of the U.S. are attempting to discourage, divide and defeat poor, oppressed and working people in any way possible, at any possible opportunity. Look at the psychological operations ploy tried by white supremacist Trump in setting his first 2020 campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla. — site of . . . |
(2020-06-17). Moreland Council rules out dealings with coal companies. greenleft.org.au 
(2020-06-17). A greener future? Russian energy minister predicts Covid-19 pandemic will accelerate shift away from hydrocarbons. rt.com 
Is the game up for "black gold?" Well, Russia's energy minister won't go that far but he believes its importance in the worldwide energy marketplace is set to significantly decline. This has serious implications for oil producers. | Read more | | Alexander Novak thinks the current pandemic and the growing competitiveness of renewable sources will lead to a greener market. | Speaking during an online conference of the World En…
(2020-06-17). 'Absolutely untrue': US trade envoy denies Bolton claim that Trump sought re-election help from China's Xi. rt.com 
The US' top trade official has forcefully denied an allegation by ex-national security adviser John Bolton that President Donald Trump went to his Chinese counterpart for help with the 2020 election, insisting it "never happened." | Excerpts published from Bolton's forthcoming book on Wednesday claim that, during a sideline meeting at last year's G20 summit in Japan, President Donald Trump asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to boost his country's purchases of US agricultural goods, believing it would aid his re-election bid. Pressed about the claim at a Senate hearing later on Wednesday, Trump's top trade envoy,…
(2020-06-17). Trump saw Venezuela as 'really part of the US,' thought invasion was 'cool' — but backtracked because of Putin, Bolton claims. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump thought it would be "cool" to invade Venezuela but was persuaded not to by "Soviet-style propaganda" from Moscow, claims former national security adviser John Bolton in book excerpts leaked to the press. | Trump said invading Venezuela would be "cool" and described the South American country as "really part of the United States," according to the Washington Post, one of three publications that were given access to some content from Bolton's memoir, 'The Room Where It Happened.' | | So Bolton says in his boo…
(2020-06-17). Collusion with China, wanting to stay in office forever: Leaked Bolton book excerpts cash in on anti-Trump frenzy. rt.com 
Former national security adviser John Bolton has leaked excerpts of his book to major newspapers, accusing President Donald Trump of colluding with leaders in China and Turkey, and obstruction of justice "as a way of life." | Facing a DOJ lawsuit seeking to block the publication of his memoir for containing classified information, Bolton decided to go to the press, leaking parts of the book to the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. | | Breaking News: John Bolton says in his new book that the House…
(2020-06-17). You better 'reconsider': G7 urges China not to impose its law on Hong Kong. rt.com 
The Group of Seven countries have attempted to press China into changing its mind on imposing its national security law on Hong Kong, which they view as Beijing stripping the city of its Western-backed autonomy. | The foreign ministers of G7 on Wednesday expressed their "grave concern" about China's move. The statement insisted that the change contradicts local laws, international treaties and a UN declaration. | We strongly urge the Government of China to re-consider this decision. | As an international community we all have a stake in üá≠üá∞success & prosperit…
(2020-06-17). Trump signs bill allowing anti-China sanctions over alleged Uighur human rights abuses. rt.com 
President Donald Trump has signed a bill that would allow the US to sanction Chinese officials for the alleged repression of Uighur Muslims in China's Xinjiang Province. The bill passed Congress with bipartisan support. | Trump signed the act into law on Wednesday, and a statement from the president accused the Chinese government of the "systematic use of indoctrination camps, forced labor, and intrusive surveillance to eradicate the ethnic identity and religious beliefs of Uyghurs and other minorities in China." | The president will now have 180 days to submit a report to Congress identifying the officials re…
(2020-06-17). 'We can't be an ostrich': Paris warns NATO to take head out of the sand on alliance's 'Turkey problem' in Libya. rt.com 
France's defense ministry said NATO can't bury its head in the sand when it comes to Turkey's recent behavior in Libya. It also accused the Turkish navy of harassing a French warship in the Mediterranean, a charge Ankara denies. | "We have known complicated moments in the alliance, but we can't be an ostrich and can't pretend there isn't a Turkey problem at NATO. We have to see it, say it, and handle it," a ministry official said ahead of a NATO summit on Wednesday. | According to defense ministry sources, a French ship participating in a NATO mission in Mediterranean waters was recently subjected to aggressiv…
(2020-06-17). NATO squabbling over Libya continues, as France accuses Turkey of 'hostile and aggressive' acts in blocking UN arms embargo. rt.com 
France and Turkey are at loggerheads over Libya. After a confrontation between their navies off the coast of the country, France is now calling Ankara's "hostile and unacceptable" behavior an obstacle to peace. | Though it was a NATO bombing campaign that reduced Libya — once an oil-rich and prosperous nation — to rubble and civil war, the alliance is split on how to rebuild the shattered country. Turkey backs the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, while France claims to be a neutral party in the GNA's war against the Tobruk-based Libyan National Army (LNA). | French Foreig…
(2020-06-17). Atlanta cop charged with murder in Rayshard Brooks shooting may face DEATH PENALTY, after partner turns witness. rt.com 
Police officer Garrett Rolfe is facing eleven charges, including felony murder and aggravated assault, in the killing of Rayshard Brooks, after his partner turned state's evidence. Rolfe faces a possible death sentence. | Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced the charges, which include three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly firing his weapon "recklessly" in the effort to bring down Brooks, on Wednesday. In addition to felony murder, Rolfe has been charged with violating his oath as a police officer, for not properly arresting Brooks and for standing on his body af…
(2020-06-17). Potential new NASA mission aims to unearth mysteries of Neptune's weird moon Triton. rt.com 
A new NASA mission, which could be greenlit next summer, aims to untangle the mysteries of Triton, Neptune's largest moon. | Slightly bigger than the dwarf planet Pluto, Triton is the only large moon in our solar system that orbits in the opposite direction to its planet's rotation and has a retrograde orbit. But the whimsical nature of this extraterrestrial rock doesn't stop there — and when NASA's That was because Vo…
(2020-06-17). #WalkAway founder removed from flight for refusal to wear mask, as US airline trade group threatens to blacklist violators. rt.com 
Political activist Brandon Straka was removed from an American Airlines flight for refusing to wear a mask the day trade group Airlines for America announced that passengers who refuse to mask up can be blacklisted from flying. | Straka, a former Democratic Party member who very publicly left the party and started the #WalkAway movement, revealed he was removed from an American Airlines plane at Dallas Airport for refusing to wear a mask on Wednesday, noting on Twitter that it was the "1st time this has happened" to him, and complaining the mask requirement was "not a federal law." Flight attendants apparently…
(2020-06-17). Operation In(ter)ception: Hackers are targeting European aerospace and military companies, tech security experts warn. rt.com 
Cybersecurity experts have uncovered highly targeted malware attacks against aerospace and military companies in Europe and the Middle East, highlighting how effective spear phishing can be when targeting individuals. | The spear-phishing attacks, which the Slovakian internet security company ESET has dubbed Spear phishing is the practice of sending emails from a known or trusted sender in…
(2020-06-17). COVID Lockdowns Have Sped Up the Spread of Other Diseases, a Measles Explosion Feared. anti-empire.com 
As poor countries around the world struggle to beat back the coronavirus, they are unintentionally contributing to fresh explosions of illness and death from other diseases — ones that are readily prevented by vaccines. | This spring, after the World Health Organization and
(2020-06-17). After the Lockdowns, a Global Hunger Crisis (And the Mother of All Migrant Crises). anti-empire.com 
The [irrational response to the] coronavirus pandemic and its punitive economic effects are about to set off the next global hunger crisis. | In the last four years, conflicts, climate change and economic instability raised the number of people suffering acute hunger — when the absence of food endangers people's livelihoods and, in some cases, their lives — from 80 million to 135 million people. The pandemic could drive 130 million more people into that state by December. More than a quarter of a billion people are likely to be acutely hungry in 2020. | Rising Hunger: | The [irrational respons…
(2020-06-17). China Claims Quantum Supremacy With Satellite Test, Sends Secure Message Over 1200 Kilometers. anti-empire.com 
Chalk up another amazing achievement for Chinese scientists. | A Chinese team has successfully established a satellite-based network using quantum entangled photons that can send passwords 1,120 kilometers away. | The distance is about 10 times further than the old, optic fiber-based quantum tech could do, according to a study published in the The experiment shows quantum entanglement, described by Albert Einstein as a "spooky action," still exists at such a distance. | Experts said this represents a major milestone in building a practical global-s…
(2020-06-17). Vaccine Developers Have a Problem: the Virus Is Going Away Too Quickly on Its Own. anti-empire.com 
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| The top teams rushing to develop coronavirus vaccines are alerting governments, health officials and shareholders that they may have a big problem: The outbreaks in their countries may be getting too small to quickly determine whether vaccines work. | A leader of the Oxford University group, one of the furthest ahead with human trials, admits the reality is paradoxical, even "bizarre," but said the declining numbers…
(2020-06-17). North Korea Blows Up Joint Liaison Office Building With South Korea After Announcing End of Interest in US Relations. anti-empire.com 
Andrei Lankov: "Pyongyang has long resented Seoul's failure to live up to its grandiose promises. The North scoffs at mere symbolic exchange, but the South risks angering the U.S. by pursuing anything more substantial." |
| North Korea blew up a liaison office building it operates with South Korea, officials in Seoul said Tuesday, as
(2020-06-17). "Disruptor on Road to Reconciliation": Trump Doubles Down on Rally in Tulsa, Site of 1921 Massacre. democracynow.org 
President Donald Trump says he will push ahead with a massive campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday, even as COVID cases are surging there as the state reopens. Trump delayed the rally by one day after it was originally scheduled for June 19, Juneteenth, a celebration marking the emancipation of enslaved people. Tulsa is also the site of one of the deadliest massacres in U.S. history, when a white mob in 1921 killed as many as 300 people in a thriving African American business district. "The rally is troubling to a lot of people because of both the venue, Tulsa, and because of the timing," says Hannibal…
(2020-06-17). No Oversight of $1.5 Billion Electric Project Raises Alarm over Privatization of Puerto Rico's Power. democracynow.org 
As hurricane season begins, we look at moves to privatize Puerto Rico's electric grid and a new investigation that reveals the island's government failed to follow proper oversight or examine the environmental impact when it issued a $1.5 billion contract to a company for the first large power generation project since Hurricane Maria, that will continue its reliance on fossil fuels. Former Puerto Rico Chief of Staff Ingrid Vila Biaggi co-authored the report and calls it "an ill-conceived project full of fiscally irresponsible practices."
(2020-06-17). Why Cuban doctors should receive the Nobel Peace Prize. zcomm.org Due to Cuba's extraordinary commitment to humanity, to public health and to internationalism, a group of human rights organizations and social movements across the world have launched a campaign to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Cuba's Henry Reeve medical brigade…
(2020-06-17). "America is a Culture of Violence": Trump's Illusory Police Reform Executive Order. globalresearch.ca Police aren't the problem in the US. They operate as trained and ordered by higher authorities. | They serve and protect privileged interests at the expense of beneficial social change — the real systemic issue vital to address getting no attention, …
(2020-06-17). US Congress Calls it "Civilian Protection": Washington Wants 17 Million Syrians Starved Into Submission. globalresearch.ca Implementation of the so-called Caesar Syria Civilian Protection legislation (Caesar Act) is the latest shoe to drop in Washington's long war of aggression on the country, its legitimate leadership, and 17 million people. | Signed into law by Trump last December, …
(2020-06-17). Headlines for June 17, 2020. democracynow.org U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Surpass World War I Toll; Nine States Report New Highs for COVID Cases, Trump to Hold Rally in Tulsa as COVID Cases Reach New High in Oklahoma, Prison COVID Cases Double in U.S.; Nursing Home Deaths Top 50,000, U.S. Exports Record Amount of Pork as Meatpackers Risk Lives to Keep Factories Running, WHO Hails New Study Showing Widely Used Steroid Could Reduce COVID-19 Deaths, Daily Coronavirus Deaths Reach New Highs in India & Pakistan; Beijing Locks Down Again, Honduran President Tests Positive for Coronavirus, U.S. Extends Border Closures with Mexico & Canada, Study: 450,000 Coronavirus Ca…
(2020-06-17). US Rejects Venezuela Legislative Elections as TSJ Intervenes in Two Opposition Parties. venezuelanalysis.com The new leadership of Democratic Action and Justice First confirmed that their parties will contest the National Assembly later this year.
(2020-06-17). IRGC Gears Up For 'Routine' Fuel Shipments To Venezuela, Defying Trump. iranian.com Here we go again — Iran is prepping a round two of major sanctions-busting gas delivery to fuel-starved Venezuela, which is of course rich on heavy crude oil but currently lacks the capacity to refine it based on its derelict and badly in need of repair facilities. Amid continued White House threats of military intervention to uphold a sanctions …
(2020-06-17). Can Serbia Trust Washington's Assurances in Upcoming Meeting with Kosovo? globalresearch.ca It came as a shock to everyone when it was announced yesterday that discussions and negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo will take place at the White House in Washington on June 27. This came as a surprise as it was …
(2020-06-17). "Most Overpaid Cops in the Country" Seattle Police Rake in up to $300k per Year. mintpressnews.com As the Seattle City Council begins its inquest into cutting police funding, it could start with the massively bloated salaries of its top cops.
(2020-06-17). How An Internet 'Persona' Helped Birth Russiagate. popularresistance.org Four years ago today, on June 15, 2016, a shadowy Internet persona calling itself "Guccifer 2.0" appeared out of nowhere to claim credit for hacking emails from the Democratic National Committee on behalf of WikiLeaks and implicate Russia by dropping "telltale" but synthetically produced Russian "breadcrumbs" in his metadata. | Thanks largely to the corporate media, the highly damaging story actually found in those DNC emails — namely, that the DNC had stacked the cards against Bernie Sanders in the party's 2016 primary— was successfully obscured. | The media was the message; and the message was that…
(2020-06-17). Maudro warns EU not to interfere in Venezuela's internal affairs. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) — President Nicolas Maduro has warned the European Union (EU) against interfering in Venezuela's domestic affairs.
(2020-06-17). 2020 Voters' Calendar—The General Election Starts in August. commondreams.org Activists are winning no-excuse mail voting and COVID-19-excuse mail voting in many states. (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/voteee.jpg …
(2020-06-17). FBI Misled Congress: Black Activists Still Under Investigation. popularresistance.org As Black activists around the country lead protests for racial justice, following the police murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black people, MediaJustice and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) today reveal that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is still surveilling Black activists using a dated designation they testified to Congress was no longer in use. Of one million pages of documents, responsive to a FOIA request filed by MediaJustice and the ACLU, up to one-third of the pages are on open investigations of Black people as "domestic terrorist" threats for potential "Black identit…
(2020-06-17). "The Netanyahu government is a betrayal of the people's mandate" peoplesdispatch.org The Communist Party-led Hadash has emerged as a major force among the leftist groups in Israel. Hadash has displaced the exhausted Israeli left bloc of the Labour and Meretz in the recently concluded elections to the Knesset. Here, Peoples Dispatch (PD) talks to Arafat Bdarny, Secretary-General of the Israeli Communist Youth, regarding the relevance of the communist movement in contemporary Israeli politics and the peace process. | Peoples Dispatch (PD): What has been the status of the COVID-19 spread in Israel and what has its impact been on the people, especially the working class? How effective has been the go…
(2020-06-17). US monitors urge Colombia to accelerate slowed down peace process. colombiareports.com Scholars monitoring Colombia's peace process urged the government of President Ivan Duque to accelerate the country's peace process that has slowed down under his watch. The Kroc Institute of the…
(2020-06-17). New Mexico protester wounded by far-right shooter. wsws.org Encouraged by President Trump and working in concert with local police departments, far-right elements have been allowed to attack and intimidate peaceful protesters across the country.
(2020-06-17). Israel Increases Secretive Nuclear Stockpile to 90 Warheads: Report. globalresearch.ca Israel may have increased its nuclear stockpile from 80 warheads in 2019 to 90 in 2020, according to a new report by a leading global arms watchdog. | The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) said in its
(2020-06-17). Israel Increases Secretive Nuclear Stockpile to 90 Warheads: Enough to Blow Up the Planet… globalresearch.ca Israel may have increased its nuclear stockpile from 80 warheads in 2019 to 90 in 2020, according to a new report by a leading global arms watchdog. | The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) said in its
(2020-06-17). Will Moscow Save The West Bank From Annexation? popularresistance.org Palestinian efforts against Israel's plans to annex Palestinian territory are being exercised on three levels. Locally, Palestinians have severed all relations, including security coordination, with Israel and the United States. Regionally, Jordan has been spearheading the Arab response to the Israeli plan, including efforts by the only two Arab countries that have a peace plan with Israel: Jordan and Egypt. | On the international level, Palestinian energy has been largely focused on three members of the Middle East Quartet — the European Union, the United Nations, and Russia. The focus is on these three in…
(2020-06-17). Beware the hijacking of U.S. Protests into a "Color Revolution" dissidentvoice.org The May 25th killing of George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man, at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota shocked the world and set off mass protests against racism and police brutality in dozens of cities from the mid-western United States to the European Union, all in the midst of a global …
(2020-06-17). Danish communists protest granting government aid to companies operating from tax havens. peoplesdispatch.org Protests across Denmark were organized by the Communist Party between June 9-13 against the government providing financial aid to foreign companies operating from tax havens as part of the COVID-19 relief packages…
(2020-06-17). Imperialism, Diamonds and Power: The Plan of Cecil Rhodes Secret Society for Global Control. globalresearch.ca The question of whether a statue of Cecil Rhodes should be taken down has been raging in Britain in recent weeks, fuelled by the George Floyd protests that have swept the world. Personally, I am not a fan of people …
(2020-06-17). Lebanon in Economic Free Fall—MES EP.58. thealtworld.com 1st segment | Lebanon's worst economic crisis in decades has already cost thousands of jobs, with unrest stirring again as protesters lashed out at the government's response. The depreciation in the Lebanese Lira is driving up prices, hitting disposable incomes and forcing many Lebanese to rein in the free-spending lifestyles they'd become accustomed to. To discuss this issue with us from Beirut is Dr. Hussein Gharbieh academic and political commentator. | 2nd segment | Libya's conflict has taken a new twist after an attempt by eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar to seize the capital, Tripoli, crumbled rapidly…
(2020-06-17). In India, Left leads fightback against govt.'s inhumane policies. peoplesdispatch.org Brinda Karat, Polit Bureau member of the Communist Party of India (Maxist), talks about the all-India protest day organized by the party on June 16. She analyses the multiple failures of the government during the lockdown, as well as its anti-worker and anti-democratic policies. She also talks about the resistance emerging from the ground against these policies.
(2020-06-17). Macron unleashes riot police against French health care protests. wsws.org The Macron administration organized a violent assault on health care workers who just weeks earlier were self-servingly hailed for their sacrifice during the pandemic.
(2020-06-17). Life And Times At The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. popularresistance.org Over the past few weeks we have witnessed one of the largest uprisings in recent US history. The police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, brought millions of people in the US and around the world out into the streets in aggressive demonstrations. In cities across the country, police precincts were set on fire, corporate stores looted, and as the police turned their sights on the protests, the numbers only grew. | In Seattle, Washington, confrontations with protesters in a gentrified part of the city known as Capitol Hill led to law enforcement's retreat from their office. Organizers and community…
(2020-06-17). Solidarity And The Absent State In Puerto Rico. popularresistance.org Puerto Rican artists, entertainers, and athletes have been conspicuous in calling for protests against the government, which the pro-statehood New Progressive Party (PNP) firmly controls. Indeed, January 2020 was uncannily similar to last July, when El Residente, Bad Bunny, Ilde, Daddy Yankee, Ricky Martin, and other artists roused scores of thousands of their fans to rise in opposition to Governor Ricardo Rosselló. Seven months later, as the government failed to take any decisive action toward a relief effort, anger was building against Rosselló's hapless successor. Even more damaging for the practice of democra…
(2020-06-17). UN sends 49 truckloads of aid to Syria's Idlib. yenisafak.com The UN on Wednesday sent 49 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to Idlib, northwestern Syria, where millions of people are in need of assistance due to internal conflict in the country.Truckloads of supplies entered Idlib through the Cilvegozu border crossing of Turkey's southern Hatay province.The aid will be distributed among residents of Idlib and nearby rural areas.Syria has been ravaged by a civil war since early 2011, when the Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protesters.Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and more than 10 million displaced, according to UN estimates.Idlib falls within a…
(2020-06-17). Police detain PKK/YPG terror sympathizer who jumped on PM Johnson's car. yenisafak.com British police on Wednesday detained a sympathizer of the terrorist YPG/PKK after he allegedly tried to jump on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's car in front of parliament.The man is thought to be among a small group of protesters who carried symbols of the YPG/PKK in Parliament Square.According to eyewitnesses, the man jumped on the prime minister's car while Johnson was leaving the House of Commons after Prime Minister's Questions – a weekly session where lawmakers ask the government questions.A security vehicle hit Johnson's car when it had to break suddenly due to the incident, but there are no reports of injur…
(2020-06-17). Anti-Racism Protest Against Police Brutality Takes Place in Atlanta – Video. sputniknews.com Amid the Black Lives Matter movement, protests against police brutality and racial injustice have spread across all 50 of the Unites States. In Atlanta, they have been reignited with the killing of Rayshard Brooks, shot dead by a police officer in a drive-thru line at a Wendy's fast food restaurant.
(2020-06-17). Black environmentalists are organizing against worldwide injustice. peoplesworld.org 
(2020-06-17). Outbreaks of COVID-19 in Brazil's meat processing plants and mines. wsws.org Clusters of coronavirus at large companies across the country threaten the lives of thousands of workers.
(2020-06-17). Let's Bridge the Digital Divide. progressive.org COVID-19 has shown us that the digital divide isn't sustainable if we want all Americans to have a fair shot at success.
(2020-06-17). Real world leaders show up the populists in Covid crisis. truepublica.org.uk Jacinda Ahern, the prime minister of New Zealand, who was not well-known on the global stage — has now announced that her nation is now virus-free and all Covid-19 restrictions are being lifted. Germany's leader Angela Merkel used her scientific background to enable her to logically explain Germany's pragmatic strategy for dealing with Covid. Germany's …
(2020-06-17). Welcoming early results on use of dexamethasone in sickest COVID-19 patients, WHO warns it's 'no cure-all'. news.un.org The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday hailed news from the United Kingdom that a common steroid, dexamethasone, can potentially help save the lives of patients with severe cases of COVID-19, but it warned that it is by no means a cure-all.
(2020-06-17). More than 40 percent of all US deaths from COVID-19 are in nursing homes. wsws.org A report published Tuesday says that there were 51,000 COVID-19 deaths among residents of US nursing homes and extended care facilities.
(2020-06-17). Faurecia workers denounce unsafe return to work. wsws.org Workers at the Faurecia plant in Saline, Michigan described how the company and union were concealing the spread of COVID-19 in the plant.
(2020-06-17). Brazil sees record spike in COVID-19 infections with close to 35,000 new cases on Tuesday. peoplesdispatch.org Brazil recorded its highest daily spike in the number of COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, June 16 with close to 35,000 new cases and more than 1,200 deaths. As of June 17, Brazil has more than 923,180 cases of infection with over 45,240 deaths, second only to the United States. | According to the country's health ministry, within 24 hours on Tuesday Brazil recorded a total of 34,918 fresh cases of infection and 1,282 deaths which is one of the highest in the world since the COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic on March 11. | This happened a day after the top official in charge of handling coronavirus in the cou…
(2020-06-17). UK: 600,000 workers already kicked off payrolls during COVID-19 lockdown. wsws.org Companies are implementing long-planned restructuring operations with mass layoffs, a halt to hiring, and pay cuts the order of the day.
(2020-06-17). Bipartisan Deadlock: Working People and Youth Must Call for President Trump's Resignation Now! Joe Biden is Not An Alternative. globalresearch.ca The deep and insolvable differences among the wealthy elite indicate that the next U.S. President will be in the office by use of force, not through election and votes. Both the Democratic and Republican parties are preparing the American people …
(2020-06-17). Move Charity Dollars to the Front Lines. counterpunch.org Congress should pass a three-year "Emergency Charity Stimulus" to move $200 billion to frontline working nonprofit groups by increasing payout requirements for private foundations and donor-advised funds. These billions have already been paid for by tax breaks taken by wealthy donors. This is $200 billion that won't add a penny to what taxpayers will pay.
(2020-06-17). French state hands €15 billion bailout to Airbus and Air France. wsws.org While aerospace firms are receiving massive financial support from the state, they are preparing restructuring plans to slash jobs, wages and benefits.
(2020-06-17). Sticks, Stones and Death in Galwan Valley. dissidentvoice.org Things along the Indian-Chinese border in the Himalayas have rarely lacked interest, notably along the secretive, heavily patrolled 3,488 km Line of Actual Control. Neither China nor India have ever quite sorted out their differences on that front, plagued by territorial claims over unclearly demarcated boundaries. The administration of Narendra Modi might well have wood …
(2020-06-17). Nonsense About China That "Everybody" Knows. counterpunch.org I want to do a bit more beating up on a NYT piece this morning on breaking ties with China. There is a widely held view in policy circles that the pandemic showed that our extensive economic ties with China are a bad thing. I will ask a simple question, how? First to get over
(2020-06-17). India and China Dispute: The World's Longest Unmarked Border. globalresearch.ca Incongruous, deadly, bizarre. Two nuclear powers engaging in a fatal skirmish over a piece of territory with no economic resources, using rocks and clubs with protruding nails. A stone-age fight in the nuclear era. | Einstein said he did not know …
(2020-06-17). Korybko to Indian Media: India Is Doing America's Bidding Against China. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2020-06-17). Dozens die in India-China border clash. wsws.org It is the enmeshing of the India-China rivalry with the strategic confrontation between China and US imperialism that makes the border dispute so combustible and incendiary.
(2020-06-17). Climate change is killing Americans. Health departments aren't equipped to respond. nationofchange.org How a decade of neglect and politics undermined the CDC's fight against climate change…
(2020-06-17). 'New contract' needed with nature to keep drought and deserts at bay. news.un.org The UN Secretary-General has called for "a new contract for nature" to address ongoing global challenges connected to land degradation, such as forced migration, hunger and climate change.
(2020-06-17). US deports Medellin Cartel founder Carlos Lehder to Germany. colombiareports.com US authorities deported Carlos Lehder, one of the co-founders of the Medellin Cartel, to Germany where he arrived on Tuesday. The 70-year-old Lehder, who has both a Colombian and a…
(2020-06-17). Colombia projects 41,000 coronavirus deaths before end of 2020. colombiareports.com Colombia's government informed the Constitutional Court that it expects the coronavirus to kill more than 41,500 citizens before the end of the year, local media reported Tuesday. Between March 6…
(2020-06-17). Coronavirus crisis: Where is the British left? peoplesworld.org …
(2020-06-17). Report: Unemployment by Christmas could reach over 3 million. truepublica.org.uk Boris Johnson has been warned 10 per cent of the British workforce could be unemployed by the end of December, due to the economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis. A ten per cent unemployment figure would mean 3.3 million people out of work in the UK. These levels (numerically, not a percentage of population) have …
(2020-06-17). Fed boosts support for stock market by expanding corporate debt purchases. wsws.org Fed chairman Jerome Powell said it would take some time before employment and economic activity returned to pre-pandemic levels.
(2020-06-17). Global Issues Require United Action and a Reinvigorated UN. dissidentvoice.org Whatever corner of the world one happens to live in, the most pressing issues of the day affect everyone. Pandemics/epidemics and the environmental emergency; war and terrorism; poverty and food insecurity; overpopulation and the displacement of persons. Such crises cannot be limited by borders or controlled by nation states; no government or corporate power can …
(2020-06-17). Band of Brothers, Tangled Up in Blue. counterpunch.org Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed— Let it be that great strong land of love Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme That any man be crushed by one above. (It never was America to me.) — Langston Hughes, "Let America Be America Again" (1936) Keep on keeping on — that's what one
(2020-06-17). Emperor Trump Now Stands Partially Naked. counterpunch.org A child exposing the nakedness of the emperor by speaking truth to power? Not these days. More than half of the United States — not just liberals and the left but also the mainstream media and some Republicans — has been shouting at Emperor Trump for months on end that he has no clothes. These
(2020-06-17). The Rich Are 'Defunding' Our Democracy. zcomm.org On matters both petty and profound, America's deepest pockets are quietly getting their way…
(2020-06-17). America: An Empire Eating Itself. globalresearch.ca The United States finds itself in a less-than-unique position of an empire in terminal decline. With nations around the globe standing up economically, militarily, and politically — closing off once lucrative avenues of exploitation — the US finds itself turning …
(2020-06-17). Controversy over History of World War II. Russia Marks 75 Years, Military Parade. globalresearch.ca The world celebrates the year 2020 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Victory over Nazism during the World War II. For the first time in history, Russia postponed its military parade traditionally held on Moscow's Red Square on May …
(2020-06-17). The Horrible Truth About Winston Churchill. globalresearch.ca This article was first crossposted in 2018. | George W. Bush installed a bust of Winston Churchill in the Oval Office at the White House. When Barack Obama came to power he had the bust returned to Britain. | Obama's Kenyan grandfather, …
(2020-06-17). "I Can't Breathe, Please, Please!" The Martyrdom of George Floyd, Tortured and Murdered by US Police in 8 Minutes and 46 Seconds, May 5, 2020. globalresearch.ca "Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon …
(2020-06-17). Why this 'Pandemic' Is Looking More Like a Social Engineering Experiment. globalresearch.ca Yesterday my wife, a native of Korea, made the arduous trip to her homeland from Toronto in order to help her mother, who had been diagnosed with Stage IV cancer, with the protocols of High-Dose Vitamin C and a natural …
(2020-06-17). The Miracle of Salisbury. The Skripals Affair. globalresearch.ca It turns out that the BBC really does believe that God is an Englishman. When the simple impossibility of the official story on the Skripals finally overwhelmed the dramatists, they resorted to Divine Intervention for an explanation — as propagandists …
(2020-06-17). Israeli Colonists Burn Palestinian Lands Near Nablus. imemc.org Many fanatic illegal Israeli colonialist settlers burned, on Wednesday evening, Palestinian agricultural in Burin village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Media sources said the colonists came from the illegal Ronim outpost, and burnt agricultural lands in the eastern area of the village, setting fields and trees …
(2020-06-17). Adalah backs warning from UN human rights experts: Morning after Israel's West Bank annexation will be 'vision of 21st century apartheid'. imemc.org 17/06/2020: ADALAH — The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights In Israel: UN experts:…
(2020-06-17). Army Uproots Palestinian Lands Near Bethlehem. imemc.org Israeli army jeeps and armored bulldozers invaded, Wednesday, the al-Badia ash-Sharqiya area in the al-Freidis village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, before bulldozing and uprooting Palestinian lands. Hasan Breijiyya, the head of the Bethlehem office of the "Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission," has reported that the Israeli …
(2020-06-17). UN experts: Israel's annexation of West Bank land a serious violation of UN Charter, Conventions. imemc.org GENEVA, Tuesday, June 16, 2020 (WAFA): Israel's planned annexation of large swaths of the occupied West Bank land starting July 1 constitutes a serious violation of the United Nations Charter and the Geneva Conventions and the international community has a duty to prevent it, today said 47 of the independent …
(2020-06-17). Israeli Army Demolishes Many Structures, Stores, Near Jerusalem. imemc.org On Wednesday morning, Israeli soldiers, accompanied by bulldozers, invaded Abu Dis town, east of occupied East Jerusalem, before demolishing a shed, an under-construction building, and several stores, owned by Palestinians from the town. The WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency has reported that the soldiers demolished a shed owned by …
(2020-06-17). Soldiers Abduct Seven Palestinians, Including Four Children, In Silwan. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, five children, in addition to a mother and her son, in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported that the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes in the town, …
(2020-06-17). Israeli Forces Close an Archaeological Site in Nablus City. imemc.org Israeli forces closed, early on Tuesday, an ancient archaeological site in the northern occupied West Bank city of Nablus. Mayor of Sebastia village, north of Nablus city, Mr. Mohammad Azem, confirmed that Israeli troops invaded the village in the early hours of dawn, and began cordoning off the Sebastia archaeological …
(2020-06-17). Israeli Forces Confiscate Palestinian-owned Bulldozers, Equipment. imemc.org Israeli forces, on Wednesday, seized five Palestinian-owned bulldozers in addition to other excavation equipment, in the western Almazra'a village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Board-member of the municipality of the western Mazra'a village, Waseem Ladadwa, told the Palestinian WAFA News Agency that dozens of Israeli soldiers …
(2020-06-17). North Korea blows up liaison office to send message to Trump. wsws.org While nominally directed at Seoul, Pyongyang's action expressed its deep frustration with the failure of the Trump administration to conduct any meaningful negotiations.
(2020-06-17). College Tuition Strikes Go National. progressive.org Undergrads at the University of Chicago refused to pay tuition during the pandemic—now they're inspiring other campuses to do the same.
(2020-06-17). Canada's grocery chains slash wages as pandemic continues to rage. wsws.org The decision to abolish the pay premium shows the companies' shocking disregard for the lives of workers.
(2020-06-17). Turkish diplomat elected President of historic 75th UN General Assembly. news.un.org Turkish diplomat Volkan Bozkir was elected President of the forthcoming session of the UN General Assembly in a vote held on Wednesday that was emblematic of its time.
(2020-06-17). A different war: For my father on Father's Day. nationofchange.org The shabbier and more senseless the war…the more hollow its objectives and justifications…the more one-sided our advantage…the more distorted the news from the front…the more random the casualties on all sides.
(2020-06-17). America's Lack of Moral Courage on Reparations. progressive.org How much longer will the United States stand in the way of the rest of the world?
(2020-06-17). On Maintaining Perspective In The Year 20 Fucking 20. thealtworld.com ~ Liane Moriarty, "Big Little Lies" | Whenever an author, filmmaker or other artist sets out on the noble endeavor of pointing people toward the ideal of living life to its fullest, they usually wind up depicting a character going off on all sorts of wild adventures, skydiving, trekking across the Himalayas, and so on. | In my opinion reminding people to live life to its fullest is the artist's single most important job, but this is also where most storytellers get it wrong. Most people who live wild, interesting lives sleepwalk through the whole ride just like everyone else; in the end they're left with a few am…
(2020-06-17). Neoliberalism Is In Critical Condition. popularresistance.org Now is the moment to transition away from an economic system that thrives on exploitation. | The Covid-19 pandemic is tearing the neoliberal playbook apart as politicians and citizens realise that, in times of pandemic, markets won't save the day. | The privatisation-deregulation-austerity recipe is becoming obsolete, leaving ways for a diversity of interventionist policies. Meanwhile, outside of markets, solidarity initiatives are blooming, creating the experiential and affective base for a paradigm shift away from self-interested individualism. | This is an opportunity for a long-awaited transition away from an…
(2020-06-17). German Party Calls For Sanctions On Israel. popularresistance.org Germany's left-wing party Die Linke is calling for sanctions on Israel if it proceeds with its planned annexation of large parts of the occupied West Bank. | In Germany there is a strictly enforced — but intellectually lazy and morally repugnant — elite consensus that unconditional support for Israel and inaction in the face of its crimes against Palestinians are necessary to atone for the murder of millions of European Jews in German government death camps. | Few prominent German politicians have the courage or moral clarity to understand that genuine and principled atonement would mean applying the…
(2020-06-17). Here's Exactly Who's Profiting from the War on Yemen. globalresearch.ca Priyanka Motaparthy, a researchers for Human Rights Watch, arrived at a market in the Yemeni village of Mastaba on March 28, 2016, to find large craters, destroyed buildings, debris, shredded bits of clothing and small pieces of human bodies. …
(2020-06-17). Facebook Surrounds Africa. globalresearch.ca Many industries and service companies are failing or shrinking due to the lockdown and subsequent crisis. Instead, there are those who have gained from all this. Facebook, Google (YouTube owner), Microsoft, Apple and Amazon — writes The New York Times…
(2020-06-17). Is Universal Credit prepared for two million new claimants as winter arrives? truepublica.org.uk New research from Citizens Advice has found that out of 500 people surveyed who have applied for Universal Credit as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, more than half (53%) have faced hardship during the five-week wait for their first payment. The charity, which is presented evidence on the five-week wait at last week's Work …
(2020-06-17). 'Turkish social aid program reached over 6M households'. yenisafak.com The Turkish state helped millions of families through social assistance programs and offered financial support worth billions of dollars during the COVID-19 outbreak, a top government official said on Wednesday.The government launched the Social Protection Shield program to cater to citizens' needs during the pandemic, Zehra Zumrut Selcuk, Turkey's family, labor and social services minister, told Anadolu Agency's Editor's Desk.She said the program includes services such as short-time work allowance, unemployment benefits, cash support, and social assistance.According to the minister, the government has so far ex…
(2020-06-17). Italian FM's Turkey trip postponed. yenisafak.com A planned Wednesday visit to Turkey by Italy's top diplomat has been postponed to Friday, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry.Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio's visit to Turkey, "previously scheduled for today (17 June 2020) is postponed to Friday 19 June," the ministry said in a statement Wednesday.At Friday's meeting, Di Maio and Turkey's Mevlut Cavusoglu are set to discuss Turkish-Italian relations, Turkey's EU accession process, and the fight against COVID-19.The talks are also expected to cover current regional and international issues.Di Maio will be one of the first foreign ministers to visit T…
(2020-06-17). Iran's virus death toll rises by 120 to hit 9,185. yenisafak.com Iran on Wednesday confirmed 120 more fatalities from the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 9,185.Iran's daily number of COVID-19 fatalities decreased to under 100 in mid-April and recorded as 34 on May 25, but daily figures have shown an upward trend in last four days after authorities took measures to ease restrictions.Health Ministry spokesman Sima Sadat Lari said a further 2,612 people tested positive for COVID-19, raising the overall count to 195,051.A total of 154,812 people have recovered and been discharged from hospitals so far, he said, adding that 2,789 rema…
(2020-06-17). EU hopes to provide COVID-19 vaccines in a year. yenisafak.com The EU plans to provide COVID-19 vaccines to its member states within 12-18 months, according to its new strategy announced on Wednesday.The European Commission will sign agreements with vaccine producers on behalf of EU member states to help the development and production of vaccines against the virus.The deal will contribute to the cost of research and development in exchange for delivering a certain number of cures in an agreed period of time.The EU hopes to start the vaccination program within 12-18 months from now, if not earlier."This is a moment for science and solidarity. Nothing is certain, but I am conf…
(2020-06-17). Pakistan: Government ally party quits ruling coalition. yenisafak.com A key partner in Pakistan's government on Wednesday announced it was quitting the ruling coalition.The Balochistan National Party (BNP), which has four seats in the 342-member lower house — the National Assembly — left the coalition led by Prime Minister Imran Khan's center-right Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), accusing the ruling party of failing to fulfill an agreement it had made during the government's formation after the 2018 general elections.The BNP's demands revolved around various issues being faced by the inhabitants of the country's southwestern Balochistan province, a key route of multi-billion-doll…
(2020-06-17). Experts urge diplomatic talks to defuse India-China tensions. yenisafak.com The border clashes between Indian and Chinese armies that led the killing of 20 Indian soldiers in the Ladakh region has shocked the country's diplomatic and military community.Since 1975, this is the first time, when causalities were reported in a border clash between the two countries.However, both military and diplomatic experts have urged the government to raise the level of dialogue from military to diplomatic or even to political level to end the standoff and deescalate tensions.Speaking to Anadolu Agency, former diplomat G.S. Iyer, who had also a long stint in Beijing from 1968-74 said the latest incident…
(2020-06-17). 'Turkey can benefit most from supply chain shift'. yenisafak.com Turkey stands to benefit the most from a shift of supply chains away from China, according to the regional head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).Addressing a virtual meeting held by the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK) on Wednesday, Suma Chakrabarti stated that the coronavirus pandemic forced companies to put considerable emphasis on the resilience and diversification of their supply chains."They will have to do so to survive, to recover, to flourish," he added.Stating that the EBRD regions have the potential to significantly scale up their exports, Chakrabarti said:…
(2020-06-17). China says it has agreed with India to de-escalate border situation. yenisafak.com China and India have agreed to de-escalate the situation at their border as soon as possible following a clash between the their troops, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday.Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told Indian Foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar during a phone call on Wednesday that India should severely punish those responsible for the conflict and control its frontline troops, the Chinese ministry said in a statement.China and India have blamed each other for the clash on Monday, which killed at least 20 Indian soldiers.
(2020-06-17). Coronavirus vaccine could be on market in mid-2021. yenisafak.com A vaccine against the coronavirus pandemic by CureVac could be on the market in mid-2021, the unlisted German company said on Wednesday.CureVac might be able to apply for approval early next year, Klaus Cichutek, President of German vaccine regulator PEI, added during a joint videoconference.
(2020-06-17). Virus case tally surges in Oman, Morocco. yenisafak.com Oman confirmed two more fatalities from coronavirus on Wednesday, while Morocco reported fresh infections. | In a statement, the Omani Health Ministry said the country's death toll from the virus rose to 116 after two people had died. | A further 810 new cases were registered over the past 24 hours, bringing the overall infections to 26,079, the ministry said. | According to the ministry, 708 patients have recovered, pushing the number of recoveries to 11,797. | Meanwhile, Morocco's Health Ministry said 54 people tested positive for the disease, while 23 patients have recovered. | The country's toll now stands at…
(2020-06-17). Turkish police arrest 34 over suspected links to FETàñ. yenisafak.com At least 34 suspects were arrested Wednesday for their alleged links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup in Turkey.Local police in the central Nigde province carried out simultaneous operations in 10 provinces in coordination with the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, according to a security source, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.The operation against the terror group's infiltration into the judiciary covered the provinces of Nigde, Elazig, Aksaray, Afyonkarahisar, Adana, Kahramanmaras, Zonguldak, Tokat, Kayseri, as well as…
(2020-06-17). Scores of Israelis storm Al-Aqsa complex in Jerusalem. yenisafak.com The official with the Jordan—run Islamic Waqf Department said 171 settlers toured the site under the protection of Israeli police. The official spoke on condition of anonymity due to security concerns. | The Waqf department has repeatedly called on the Israeli government to halt settler visits to the holy site as they trigger confrontations with Muslim worshippers.. | Al-Aqsa Mosque is the world's third-holiest site for Muslims. Jews call the area the "Temple Mount," claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times. | Israel occupied East Jerusalem, where Al-Aqsa is located, during the 196…
(2020-06-17). Turkish ministers visit Libya, Tripoli government says. yenisafak.com Turkish government officials including the foreign and finance ministers arrived in Tripoli on Wednesday to meet Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), the GNA said in a Facebook post.Turkish support has been critical to the GNA in staving off a 14-month assault on Tripoli by the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA), which is backed by the United Arab Emirates, Russia and Egypt.
(2020-06-17). Turkish first lady marks desertification, drought day. yenisafak.com Turkey's first lady on Wednesday marked the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought that is celebrated annually on June 17 across the world."Land is life, love, homeland, our future. Our children do not deserve a world with depleted resources, rather blue sky, fertile lands and verdant forests," Emine Erdogan said on Twitter.This fact should be remembered again on the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, she stressed.Desertification is the degradation of land in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas. It is caused primarily by human activities and climatic variations, according to the UN.Obse…
(2020-06-17). Turkish | cat nurses abandoned newborn bunny. yenisafak.com An 18-year-old Turkish youth did not expect to witness an amazing spectacle of motherhood when he brought home a newborn rabbit that had been abandoned in a cornfield in Turkey's southern of province Osmaniye.The Karaoƒülu family cat, Sarƒ±kƒ±z (roughly translating into "Yellow Girl"), which had recently given birth herself, welcomed the uncommon guest wholeheartedly and decided to breast-feed the little bunny along with her litter."The rabbit, which we named Pamuk, was hungry and exhausted when i came across it. I first fed it to the best of my abilities. Then I suddenly saw our…
(2020-06-17). Trump's Florida Golf Club Seeks Rent Relief Over COVID-19-Induced Financial Setbacks. sputniknews.com US President Donald Trump's golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, has asked Palm Beach County to defer some of the $88,338 monthly rent it pays to lease the land due to a "significant impact" on the business from the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2020-06-17). Brazilians Forced to Self-Organize While Political Elites Use Pandemic as Chance to Rewrite Rules. sputniknews.com With over 920,000 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus and at least 45,000 related deaths, the highly contagious virus is far from "under control" in Brazil. One expert tells Sputnik that despite this and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's lack of leadership the self-organization of vulnerable Brazilians persists.
(2020-06-17). Trade Rep Lighthizer Refutes Bolton's Claim That Trump Sought Re-Election Help From Xi Jinping. sputniknews.com In his to-be-published tell-all book John Bolton, Trump's former national security adviser, according to an extract revealed by The Washington Post, claimed that the president asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to ensure that POTUS was re-elected in the upcoming 2020 presidential race.
(2020-06-17). Civil Rights Groups Call for Facebook Boycott Over Platform's Failure to Address Hate Speech. sputniknews.com Several civil rights groups, including the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), have urged corporations to boycott advertising on Facebook in July because they believe the platform has failed to address hate speech.
(2020-06-17). Taiwan Warns Off Two Chinese Aircraft in Fourth Recent Incident. sputniknews.com In the fourth such incident in just nine days, Taiwanese aircraft on Wednesday warned off two People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aircraft nearing the island's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
(2020-06-17). Iran COVID-19 update: 2,612 new infections, 120 deaths in 24 hours. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) — According to the Iranian Health Ministry, the novel coronavirus disease has claimed 120 lives in Iran in the past 24 hours.
(2020-06-17). Beijing, Moscow deplore US sanctions on Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) — In a statement during a Security Council's session and in comments on imposing so-called "Caesar Act" by the US, representatives of Russia and China to the UN asserted that the US sanctions against Syria target the Syrian people.
(2020-06-17). Iran, Azerbaijan hold phone talk on development of economic relations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) — In a telephone conversation, Iran's minister of finance Farhad Dejpasand and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev conferred on expansion of mutual economic ties under the outbreak of coronavirus.
(2020-06-17). Yazd mourns for martyrdom anniversary of Imam Jafar Sadiq (PBUH). en.mehrnews.com YAZD, Jun. 17 (MNA) — The mourning ceremony of the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Jafar Sadiq (PBUH), the sixth Imam of Shi'ite world, was held in Yazd, central Iran. Imam Sadiq attained martyrdom on the 25th Shawwal 14 A.H. Attendants of the ceremony observe health protocols in order to avoid the spread of the lethal coronavirus.
(2020-06-17). Tehran, Baghdad ink new financial accord. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) — The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), announced on Wednesday that under a newly penned financial framework between Tehran, Baghdad, Iran will use its financial resources in Iraq for purchasing basic goods and unsanctioned products.
(2020-06-17). Tehran, Tunis confer on expansion of parliamentary ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) — In a meeting between Iran's ambassador to Tunis Mohammad-Reza Raouf-Sheybani and Tunisia's speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People Rachid al-Ghannouchi the two sides discussed enhancement of relations between the parliaments of the two countries and activation of friendship committee of Iran and Tunisia.
(2020-06-17). Iraqi PM vows to stand by Iran in hard times. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) — Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said that Baghdad will stand by Tehran during the hard times as Tehran did the same.
(2020-06-17). Education min. inaugurates projects in North khorasan. en.mehrnews.com BOJNOURD, Jun. 17 (MNA) — Iran's Minister of Education Mohsen Haji Mirzaei in his trip to North Khorasan province on Wednesday inaugurated some educational projects.
(2020-06-17). Pompeo announces new round of US sanctions against Syria's Assad, his wife. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) — To further weaken the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the United States on Wednesday imposed fresh round of penalties on 39 Syrian individuals and companies including Assad and his wife Asma personally, Mike Pompeo announced.
(2020-06-17). The System Is Rigged: Qualified Immunity Is How the Police State Stays in Power. mintpressnews.com Lawyers tend to offer complicated, convoluted explanations for the doctrine of qualified immunity, which was intended to insulate police from frivolous lawsuits, but its real purpose, writes constitutional attorney John Whitehead, is to rig the system,…
(2020-06-17). Podcast: Vaccine production, safety on public transport, and emerging economies. imperial.ac.uk In this edition: How to make a billion COVID-19 vaccines, why women feel unsafe on public transport, and how emerging economies fare under COVID-19.
(2020-06-17). Imperial celebrates the 2020 winners of the President's Awards for Excellence. imperial.ac.uk Imperial has announced the winners of this year's President's Awards for Excellence.
(2020-06-17). Trump Administration Sued for Denying Loans to Small Business Owners With Record. truthout.org A coalition of civil rights groups including the ACLU sued the Trump administration on Tuesday for denying coronavirus relief loans to small business owners with criminal records, arguing the restrictive policy violates the law and perpetuates systemic racial injustices by discriminating against people of color. | "The excluded small business owners are more likely to be Black and Latinx because of bias in our criminal legal system, and their communities are hardest hit by Covid-19," ReNi…
(2020-06-17). Fauci Will Not Attend Trump Rally, Citing COVID Risks. truthout.org As President Donald Trump prepares for his upcoming rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this Saturday, Anthony Fauci, a member of Trump's coronavirus task force, is saying he wouldn't personally attend any campaign event at this time, due to the possibility of contracting the disease. | Fauci, who is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, explained
(2020-06-17). Health Care Anti-Bias Tools May Be Endangering Classes of Essential Workers. truthout.org Bias is so baked into health care delivery that COVID-19 forces us to rethink how we allocate resources so Black and Brown people don't suffer more than they already have. | Health care providers worldwide are now considering how to most fairly
(2020-06-17). Post-COVID Economy May Have More Robots, Fewer Jobs and Intensified Surveillance. truthout.org Spurred on by the coronavirus pandemic, global capitalism is on the brink of a new round of worldwide restructuring based on a much greater digitalization of the entire global economy and society. This restructuring began in the wake of the 2008 Great Recession but the changing social and economic conditions brought about by the pandemic will vastly accelerate the process. It is likely to heighten the concentration of capital worldwide and worsen social inequality. Enabled by digital appli…
(2020-06-17). Trump Doubles Down on Rally in Tulsa, Site of Race Massacre, as COVID Cases Rise. truthout.org President Donald Trump says he will push ahead with a massive campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday, even as COVID cases are surging there as the state reopens. Trump delayed the rally by one day after it was originally scheduled for June 19 — the day of the Juneteenth celebration marking the emancipation of enslaved people. Tulsa is also the site of one of the deadliest massacres in U.S. history, when a white mob in 1921 killed as many as 300 people in a thriving African Americ…
(2020-06-17). It's Trump vs. Bolton, and I'm Rooting for a Meteor. truthout.org I thought it was over in September 2019, when Donald Trump and his third national security adviser, the execrable John Bolton, got into a "You're Fired/I Quit!"
(2020-06-17). Bolton's New Book Alleges Trump Asked China's Xi to Help Him Win 2020 Election. truthout.org According to a book written by former National Security Advisor John Bolton, set to be made public next week, President Donald Trump sought the help of China's President Xi Jinping to benefit politically in this year's presidential race. | Bolton makes the startling allegations in his book, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir. The alleged interaction between Xi and Trump took place at the Group of 20 Summit last year. | As Bolton tells it, Xi had complained to Trump about critics…
(2020-06-17). Pelosi Pushes Rule Requiring Masks at Congressional Hearings. truthout.org Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is hoping to establish firm rules on wearing facial coverings in committee hearings, and giving the sergeant-at-arms the authority to remove from the chamber lawmakers who do not abide by the standards. | Late on Tuesday,
(2020-06-17). Battle of Belorussia — June 1944: The Greatest Victory That Still Shapes Our 21st Century World. strategic-culture.org On June 16 this year, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was removing another 10,000 U.S. troops from Germany reducing American troop levels there to a derisory 24,500. | The move came only a week before the 76th anniversary of the start of the most decisive battle of World War II, the destruction of the heart of the fearsome and monstrous Nazi war machine — Army Group Center — in the Battle of Belorussia. It was an achievement that continues to shape our 21st century world. | The COVID-19 pandemic and George Floyd tragedy have at least shut up the usual childish fairy tales that flood the U.S.
(2020-06-17). J.K. Rowling Should Coach Drew Brees on How to Handle America's Cultural Revolutionaries: Never Apologize. strategic-culture.org The world just got a lesson from two public figures — J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter fantasy books, and Drew Brees, quarterback of the New Orleans Saints — on how to deal with an increasingly influential group of individuals, wrongly identified as 'social justice warriors'. Ironically, Rowling defended herself from an all-out blitz from the mob far better than the NFL star. | In these angry, hysterical times, when merely stating biological fact is enough to trigger the electronic lynch mob, most people prefer to keep their opinions to themselves. And in the event that a person does fi…
(2020-06-17). America: Too Weak To Rein In Its Own Empire? strategic-culture.org The real surprise isn't that we're pulling troops out of Germany; it's that they're still there 75 years after World War II ended. And according to the White House, they aren't even all being withdrawn, just a quarter of them, a reduction of 9,500 that will leave 25,000 American boots on German soil.
(2020-06-17). Iran to Use Joint Mechanism with Iraq for Foreign Purchases. iranian.com Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) unveiled plans for using a joint mechanism with Iraq to purchase basic commodities and items excluded from the list of anti-Iranian sanctions. Iran's top banker Abdonnaser Hemmati, who is on a visit to Iraq with a ranking economic delegation, held a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart Ali …
(2020-06-17). Iraq ready to pay back its debts to Iran. iranian.com Iraqi Minister of Finance Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi said in the meeting with the governor of Central Bank of Iran Abdonasser Hemmati that Iraq is ready to pay all the debts to Iran. After the meeting, Hemmati told IRNA that Iraq has expressed readiness to pay back its debts to Iran and the previous agreements between …
(2020-06-16). Meet Wikipedia's Ayn Rand-loving founder and Wikimedia Foundation's regime-change operative CEO. mronline.org 
Wikipedia has become a bulletin board for corporate and imperial interests under the watch of its Randian founder, Jimmy Wales, and the veteran U.S. regime-change operative who heads the Wikimedia Foundation, Katherine Maher.
(2020-06-16). With its hospitals overwhelmed, Delhi emerging as India's coronavirus epicentre. wsws.org India's Supreme Court has described conditions in the capital city's hospitals as "horrific," and the situation is expected to deteriorate in coming weeks as infections rise exponentially.
(2020-06-16). Hundreds march to defend DACA for immigrant youth, support movement against police terror. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – With the Supreme Court set to rule on their future, almost 1000 immigrant youth and their supporters marched on June 12 to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that shields 800,000 young immigrants from deportation. | Organized by the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC), the march started outside of Senator Amy Klobuchar's office on Washington Avenue and marched to the Hennepin County Jail in downtown Minneapolis. | The march was very spirited, and speakers and chants made repeated connections between the fight against deportation and the fight of Blac…
(2020-06-16). Israel's Illegal Annexation of Palestine. globalresearch.ca With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promising to annex portions of the West Bank, liberal critics here in the US and across Europe are in a tizzy. They have been quick to point fingers blaming this crisis on Netanyahu and …
(2020-06-16). Annexation of Palestine or "Uneventful Occurrence"‚Ää—‚ÄäWhat Do You See? globalresearch.ca Israeli soldier executing the kidnapping of several Nahalin villagers southeast of Bethlehem in the West Bank, including Mohammad Afif Fannoun, on June 12, 2020. | When you visualize it, as I try to, what does Israel's forthcoming annexation of parts of …
(2020-06-16). July 1: Call To Action To Confront Israeli Annexation, Free Palestine. popularresistance.org We know that many Palestinians in exile and supporters of Palestine are, like Samidoun's members, engaged in the uprisings and mass mobilizations taking to the streets to confront anti-Black racism and demand the defunding and dismantling of police and other structures of oppression. Confronting Israel's annexation plans — fully backed by U.S. imperialism and inspired by Zionist racism — also comes as part of the global fightback against racism, colonialism and imperialism. Israel's crimes are backed by $3.8 billion in military aid from the U.S. each year as well as unlimited diplomatic, political and…
(2020-06-16). Selected Articles: Towards the Annexation of Palestine. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | We regularly receive feedback from you telling us how important the articles we publish are to you, especially in today's tumultuous and uncertain times. We thank you, and pledge that we will continue to deliver our daily dose …
(2020-06-16). Video: Al-Qaeda Factions Create New Coalition in Idlib. globalresearch.ca Early on June 14, the Russian Aerospace Forces reportedly carried out airstrikes on positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham near the villages of al-Bara and Deir Sunbul in southern Idlib. Since the signing of the new de-escalation agreement with Turkey on …
(2020-06-16). 2nd Covid-19 Wave and the US Economy. zcomm.org The Capitalist state in the 21st century in the USA today is engaged in a massive subsidization of Capitalism itself on a grand scale never experienced or even envisioned before…
(2020-06-16). Civil Rights Activist Annie Chambers Is Marching Again Against Police Brutality. therealnews.com 
Reverend Annie Chambers marched for civil rights with Dr. Martin Luther King throughout the 60s. This month she took to the streets to demand an end to police brutality when Baltimore City joined the nationwide movement calling for justice for George Floyd, a Black man killed by police in Minnesota. | The lifelong organizer says that while history repeats itself, racism is even worse than in her youth. "In the 50s and 60s we were taught to suffer. We got beat and shot and attacked by dogs. And you heard what Donald Trump say—get the dogs out on them," Chambers said in a phone interview with The Real News on…
(2020-06-16). The Uprising Is Only Beginning: Building Power To Win Our Demands. dissidentvoice.org 
The current uprising against police violence and racism is just beginning. It is rapidly shifting public consciousness on issues of policing, violence against Black people and others, and systemic racism. The movement is deepening and becoming broader as well as putting forward solutions and making demands. The confluence of crises including recent police violence, the COVID-19 …
(2020-06-16). Climate Crisis: Trump's Regulatory Attack, DNC On Climate, California Fires, And Brazil COVID Chaos. therealnews.com 
Under the cover of COVID-19 and protests, Trump hacks away at bedrock environmental law. Plus, a Democratic Party committee lays out its climate platform, wildfires erupt in California, and climate chaos engulfs Brazil and the Amazon Rainforest.
(2020-06-16). Defund The Police Movement Gains Momentum As Police Killings Continue. therealnews.com 
"What have the police been good for?" Samantha Master of Organize Black said. "They have not prevented crime." | Organizing Black, the group she works with, had just shut down a street in downtown Baltimore, blocking it off with cars so that others could paint 'Defund the Police' in giant letters in front of Baltimore's City Hall. It was June 12, and inside of City Hall, the city council was considering cuts to the police budget, interrogating Commissioner Michael Harrison and other members of command about the Baltimore Police Department's budget of more than half a billion dollars a year. | "What we know is tha…
(2020-06-16). Hawkish, Gov't funded think tank behind Twitter decision to delete thousands of Chinese accounts. mronline.org 
Twitter's decision came after close collaboration with a deeply controversial U.S. and Australian government-funded think tank that has been denounced by Australia's former ambassador in Beijing as "the architect of the China threat theory in Australia."
(2020-06-16). Colombians mobilize against hunger and state negligence. peoplesdispatch.org 
Thousands mobilized against state negligence, repression and the precarious conditions that communities are forced to endure amid the global health crisis. The protests were attacked by the police and ESMAD agents…
(2020-06-16). Trump Hammers Cuba While Cuba Cures the Sick. mintpressnews.com 
Not content to sabotage Cuba's domestic health sector, the Trump administration has been attacking Cuba's international medical assistance, from the teams fighting coronavirus to those caring for underserved communities in 164 countries.
(2020-06-16). Who Deserves a Nobel Prize During a Pandemic? counterpunch.org 
A few weeks ago, I was talking to Noam Chomsky about the state of the world. At one point, Noam smiled and said that he is not aware of any German doctors in Italy, even though both countries are in the European Union; instead, Cuban and Chinese doctors went to Italy to help the Italians
(2020-06-16). The Return of the 'Hamburgs'? White Vigilantes, the Chicago Police, and Anti-Fascism in Chicago. counterpunch.org 
Chicago has seen some of the largest and most militant demonstrations in the United States during the two weeks that followed the murder of George Floyd. Thirty thousand people marched and rallied on June 6 in Union Park, for example. While demonstrators have suffered repeated acts of violence by the Chicago Police Department and seen
(2020-06-16). From Emmett Till to George Floyd. counterpunch.org 
Several years ago a man called me and apologized for taking my time, but explained he had to speak with me since he was writing about the Emmett Till murder trial and "you are the only one who was there who is still alive." I am still here, and I now see headlines comparing the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis to that of Emmett Till in Mississippi in 1955.
(2020-06-16). Living With Global Warming. counterpunch.org 
I modeled mathematically the thermal imbalance of our biosphere, which we call global warming, so as to gain my own quantitative understanding of the interplay of the two major effects that give rise to this phenomenon. This is a "toy model," an abstraction of a very complicated planetary phenomenon that teams of scientists using supercomputers
(2020-06-16). British Leaders Have No Idea How Bad Slavery Was. counterpunch.org 
Conservative leaders snigger at protesters seeking the removal of statues memorialising those whose fortunes came from the exploitation of slaves. The leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, implied facetiously this week that such demands are on a par with seeking to knock down Stonehenge on the grounds that it once could have been
(2020-06-16). Donald Trump: Finally Caught Crossing A Red Line. counterpunch.org 
Donald Trump has crossed many red lines over the past three and a half years, but he has finally crossed one that could cost him politically. The trappings of his fascist march to St. John's Episcopal Church and his blasphemous display of a bible (held backwards and upside down) in front of the church have elicited significant criticism, including from the highest military and civilian leaders of the Pentagon. The military obviously didn't share the view of Trump's press spokeswoman, Kayleigh McEnaney, who compared the president's bible-toting stroll to something "Like Churchill…inspecting bombing damage…." <...
(2020-06-16). Cold War Bully: the Life and Crimes of Roy Cohn. counterpunch.org 
Ever since the spring of 1954, when I was a precocious 12-year-old kid who watched the Army-McCarthy hearings on TV, I have loved to hate Roy Cohen (1927-1986), Joe McCarthy's co-conspirator and dark twin. One year earlier, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg died in the electric chair at Sing Sing—the single most significant event in my
(2020-06-16). Massive mobilization in France charges racist police murder. workers.org 
Ever since Adama Traoré, a person from the West African country of Mali living in a northern suburb of Paris, died in 2016 while being questioned by three members of the French national police, the coalition The Truth About Adama Traoré has been campaigning to expose this as a significant . . . |
(2020-06-16). Who deserves the Nobel Peace Prize in a time of pandemic? mronline.org 
A few weeks ago, I was talking to Noam Chomsky about the state of the world. At one point, Noam smiled and said that he is not aware of any German doctors in Italy, even though both countries are in the European Union; instead, Cuban and Chinese doctors went to Italy to help the Italians …
(2020-06-16). "Normal" Isn't Coming Back, Prioritize Your Mental Health: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com 
I wouldn't invest any emotional energy in the hope that things will eventually return to normal. They won't. The good news is that what we think of as "normal" is actually as crazy as a species could possibly be, and we may in fact be clumsily stumbling toward actual sanity. | Speaking of which, please prioritize your mental health at this point in history. Like, really, truly prioritize it. Things are only going to get more unusual and confusing from here on out, and you'll need to keep your feet underneath you. | ~ | Keep truthfully saying what you believe to be true in each moment and eventually you will have…
(2020-06-16). Conflict arises over renaming military bases. workers.org 
June 14 — The massive Black Lives Matter uprising has aroused demands that the U.S. Armed Forces rename the 10 military bases named for Confederate generals and ban the use of racist symbols — such as the Confederate battle flag. For the second time in weeks, top military officers must . . . |
(2020-06-16). Seattle's 60,000-strong march propels anti-racist struggle in Washington state. workers.org 
Seattle June 13 — Some 60,000 people, propelled by the ongoing global struggle against racist police repression, took part in Seattle's June 12 march and statewide general strike. The march, called and led by Black Lives Matter of Seattle and Martin Luther King County (BLMSKC), followed two weeks of protests . . . |
(2020-06-16). Trump's 'AIDS vaccine' gaffe torn apart on social media — but was it really a gaffe? rt.com 
US President Donald Trump is being savaged for praising the government scientists who'd "come up with the AIDS vaccine," with his haters holding it up as proof of incipient dementia. But it's not as outlandish as it sounds. | Trump made the remark during a press conference on Tuesday before signing an executive order on police reform, making a momentary diversion to update reporters on the progress towards a vaccine against Covid-19. Predicting researchers will have "a very successful vaccine, therapeutic, and cure" before the end of 2020, he hailed the "incredible scientists and doctors" who'd come up with "m…
(2020-06-16). WATCH police brutally detain Covid-19 nurse as clashes erupt at Paris health workers protest. rt.com 
A video has emerged showing several French police officers round up a woman in a white medical robe during a health workers protest in Paris. Officers can be seen dragging her by the hair as she begs for help. | The shocking video, filmed at protest in the French capital on Tuesday, shows a policeman in full riot gear pulling the middle-aged woman by the hair and slamming her repeatedly against a tree in an apparent attempt to take her into custody. | Une femme en blouse blanche, tirée par les cheveux, durant une interpellation, finira évacuée le visage en sang durant la manifestation aux Invalides. Elle récla…
(2020-06-16). US extends border restrictions with Canada & Mexico. rt.com 
Canada and the US have agreed to extend their deal to keep the border closed to non-essential travel during the coronavirus pandemic until July 21. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday's agreement extends the closure by another 30 days. The restrictions were announced on March 18 and extended in April and May. | Americans who are returning to the US and Canadians who are returning to Canada are exempted from the border closure, the AP news agency said. The US-Canada border is the world's longest between two nations. | Mexico's Foreign Ministry tweeted on Tuesday that its government and that of t…
(2020-06-16). Protests good, playgrounds bad? NYC mayor chews out locals reopening kids' parks after cheering on George Floyd marchers. rt.com 
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio had harsh words for parents and neighborhood groups "taking the law into their own hands" by cutting locks on city playgrounds, but has continued to defend the protesters who crowd city streets. | The mayor scolded New Yorkers for busting open padlocked playgrounds, during a press conference on Tuesday at which he reminded reporters that the sites are set to remain closed until "Phase 2" of post-coronavirus reopening. | "We're not going to allow people to take the law into their own hands."
(2020-06-16). WATCH Iran's Zarif remove face mask with relief during Moscow talks with Lavrov, after taking it on & off repeatedly (VIDEO). rt.com 
Social distancing's no hurdle for talks between trusted allies, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov appeared to show as he arrived to meet Iran's Javad Zarif without a face mask. Zarif was more careful, but soon opted to remove his, too. | Zarif is one of the first high-ranking foreign visitors to land in Moscow and engage in face-to-face talks with Lavrov in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown. In recent months, the Russian foreign minister has held meetings only via video call. | When the two officials appeared before the journalists, Zarif was sporting a mask, which he merely removed for a brief photoshoot. Lavrov…
(2020-06-16). NBC colludes with UK thought police to get ZeroHedge & Federalist deplatformed from Google Ads, smear them as 'far-right'. rt.com 
Google has threatened to drop ZeroHedge and the Federalist from its ad platform after NBC and a UK 'cyber-hate' watchdog denounced the outlets for allegedly publishing "fake news" about the ongoing George Floyd protests. | After initially reporting that Google had "removed both sites' ability to monetize" via Google Ads after they were found in violation of the platform's rules regarding race-related speech on Tuesday, NBC quietly stealth-updated its
(2020-06-16). Jewish center to host imam who defended al-Qaeda medic and justified call for Israel's destruction. rt.com 
A prominent Jewish cultural center in New York is taking the unusual step of hosting an imam who once justified calls for Israel's destruction and defended an al-Qaeda medic. | The 92Y cultural center has invited Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid, of New York's Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood, to a virtual conference where he will discuss how society can move past the shared hardships of "recent events" with Rabbi Peter Rubinstein of New York's Central Synagogue. | The
(2020-06-16). India summons Pakistani ambassador after embassy staff detained following road accident. rt.com 
Pakistan's ambassador was summoned to the foreign ministry in New Delhi after two Indian embassy employees were held by Pakistani police, following an alleged hit-and-run incident in Islamabad on Monday. | The ambassador was handed a protest note against what India called "abduction and torture" of the staff of its embassy, officially called the High Commission. The two men were "video-graphed and coerced to accept a litany of fictitious allegations and concocted charges," the statement by the ministry read. | The embassy employees were "kept in illegal custody for more than 10 hours" and were released only af…
(2020-06-16). Good vibes by day, wild west by night: CHAZ is an anarchist camp with a split personality (VIDEO). rt.com 
The Left says it's a peaceful community of activists and rebels. The Right says it's an anarchic dystopia ruled by a warlord. The truth is that the experience in Seattle's Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone differs from day to night. | For more than a week now, a collection of Antifa types, anarchists, 'Black Lives Matter' activists and leftists of all stripes have occupied a six-block area around an abandoned police precinct in downtown Seattle. The 'Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone,' or CHAZ, is a district without police, in which the ideas of the radical Left can bloom, and in which the occupiers hope to demonstrate…
(2020-06-16). A social sore left to fester? How Dijon became the scene of open gang war. rt.com 
The French city of Dijon was rocked by chaotic scenes reminiscent of a war zone as rival gangs clashed following an assault on a Chechen teen — but was it more a "battle of territories" in a drugs war than simple score-settling?
(2020-06-16). Sturgeon warns against 'reckless relaxation' of lockdown measures. thecanary.co 
There must not be a "reckless relaxation" of coronavirus lockdown measures to get Scotland's economy moving again, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said. | It comes as official figures show the number of Scots out of work increased by 30,000 to 127,000 over the period February to April. | With unemployment rising, she said an extension to the UK government's furlough scheme, in which public funds have paid the wages of hundreds of thousands of Scots, is almost certainly essential. | The impact of the job retention scheme means the latest figures are "likely to be an underestimate of the full impact of Covid-19"
(2020-06-16). New Zealand records two new cases of coronavirus. thecanary.co 
New Zealand is no longer free from the new coronavirus after health officials say two women who flew from London to see a dying parent had tested positive.But before they were tested, the women had been given an exemption to leave quarantine on compassionate grounds and had travelled from Auckland to Wellington by car.Director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield said that as part of their travel plan, the women had no contact with any people or any public facilities on their road trip.The country reported earlier this month it had eradicated the virus domestically (Mark Baker/AP)Nevertheless, the new cases have s…
(2020-06-16). Allies defend 'talented' No 10 aide Munira Mirza over race commission role. thecanary.co 
Senior Tories have rallied around Boris Johnson's aide Munira Mirza after the prime minister was accused of waging a "culture war" by allowing her to play a major role in setting up his commission on racial disparity.Mirza, the head of the No 10 policy unit, has previously questioned the existence of institutional racism and hit out at a "culture of grievance" among anti-racism campaigners.Her involvement in establishing the body was condemned by shadow justice secretary David Lammy, who claimed her role undermined the commission.The prime minister announced the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities after a s…
(2020-06-16). The RCMP (And Justin Trudeau) Should Not Get Away with Naming 'The RCMP Problem' As Racism…Only. ahtribune.com 
[Since the RCMP/GRC is believed by many to be frequently sexist (anti-feminist), frequently anti-the indigenous people and "people of colour" (racist), and – as this column suggests – frequently corrupt… perhaps it should be completely de-commissioned and replaced with a wholly new, "peoples'" National Police Force.] | In the minds of most Canadians who have looked at the 22 murders in Nova Scotia happening over thirteen or so hours in April the RCMP did major things wrongly …. The result of that was, assuredly, the high number of deaths … which (it is alleged) could and would have been, at least, very m…
(2020-06-16). Mind Virus-19 and the Government Killed 35,000 Americans and That's a Conservative Estimate. anti-empire.com 
Editor's note: A conservative estimate because the author's suggestion that deaths *with* Covid overcount deaths *from* Covid (based on a revision by Colorado which likely removed only the most egregious cases) is a very, very conservative one. |
| The cure is worse than disease may be literally true for much of the country, including Colorado. While it is clear the worldwide response to coronavirus has created unprecedented economic devastation, there is also reason to believe many of the excess deaths that have occurred over the last couple of months were not caused by coronavirus, but by our response to c…
(2020-06-16). Trump to Undermine Treaty That Keeps Russia From Selling Missiles to Iran to Sell Drones to Saudi Arabia. anti-empire.com 
Editor's note: Trump wants to keep the missile part which is so crucial for the US to limit proliferation of missiles, but not the drone part where at the moment the US has a technology lead and there's a little money to be made for a sector that is already highly privileged in the American system. Russia has upheld the agreement, for example the range of the BrahMos anti-ship missile that Moscow developed for India was limited to 300 kilometers. |
| The Trump administration plans to reinterpret a Cold War-era arms agreement between 34 nations with the goal of allowing U.S. defense contractors to sell more A…
(2020-06-16). Senate Committee Approves Funding for Live Nuclear Testing. anti-empire.com 
The amendment says at least $10 million "shall be made available to carry out projects related to reducing the time required to execute a nuclear test if necessary." Accordi…
(2020-06-16). Goodbye, Columbus: Bree Newsome Bass on the Movement to Topple Racist Statues Across the Globe. democracynow.org 
As protesters worldwide continue to topple monuments to racists, colonizers and Confederates as part of the wave of demonstrations against racism and state violence, we speak to Bree Newsome Bass, artist and antiracist activist based in North Carolina, who five years ago was arrested at the state Capitol in South Carolina after scaling a 30-foot flagpole to remove the Confederate flag. She says the current backlash against racist symbols reflects "impatience with the pace of incremental progress" both in the United States and elsewhere. "People are tired of centuries of colonialism and white supremacist ideology.
(2020-06-16). Convicted US Spy, Sentenced in Moscow on Charges of Espionage. globalresearch.ca On Monday, a Moscow court sentenced US spy Paul Whelan to 16 years imprisonment. | Charged with espionage, he was caught red-handed in December 2018 and arrested after accepting a flash drive with sensitive information from an undercover Russian Federal Security …
(2020-06-16). Headlines for June 16, 2020. democracynow.org In Long-Awaited Victory, SCOTUS Rules LGBTQ Workers Protected by the Civil Rights Act, Atlanta Mayor Orders New Police Rules After Killing of Rayshard Brooks, 911 Dispatcher Raised Concerns About Police Treatment of George Floyd During His Arrest and Killing, Protester Shot in Albuquerque While Toppling Racist Statue; Right-Wing Militia Members Arrested, 19-Year-Old BLM Protester Oluwatoyin "Toyin" Salau Found Dead One Week After Disappearance, Mourners Demand Justice for Killing of Black Teenager Na'Kia Crawford in Ohio, FBI, DOJ to Review Probes into Two Black California Men Found Hanging from Trees, U.N. Human…
(2020-06-16). Venezuelan Attorney General Orders Arrest of Tupamaro Party Leader, Indicts FAES for Extra-Judicial Killings. venezuelanalysis.com Jose Pinto called the death a "false positive" orchestrated by the party's enemies.
(2020-06-16). From Occupation to 'Occupy': The Israelification of American Domestic Security. globalresearch.ca In October, the Alameda County Sheriff's Department turned parts of the campus of the University of California in Berkeley into an urban battlefield. The occasion was
(2020-06-16). Trump Risks Losing Washington's Closest Allies to Defend Megacorporations that Support Biden. globalresearch.ca The
(2020-06-16). Is the 'Second Wave' Another Coronavirus Hoax? globalresearch.ca Just a week or so ago the mainstream media and thousands representing the "medical community" told us we must throw out the "stay-at-home" orders and go to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd at the hands of …
(2020-06-16). Buffalo Police Assault 75-Year-Old Longtime Peace Activist. zcomm.org Now Trump is attacking him too…
(2020-06-16). Food Sovereignty Activists See The Pandemic Crisis As Pivotal For Change. popularresistance.org Disaster brings change, however. Many grassroots organizations and movements are trying to seize the moment to propose alternatives, and in some cases, to begin implementing them. Some are breathing new life into proposals made before the COVID-19 crisis began. It has been a chance for this alternative system to prove its value. "Conventional farmers lost their crop because they lost their market when restaurants closed and the distribution chains broke down," Garcia explains. "Puerto Rico still gets most of its food from outside, so the supply problems meant the supermarkets didn't have food on the shelves. Pric…
(2020-06-16). The Narrative of the Leakers: Collateral Murder and the Assange Indictment. dissidentvoice.org When the superseding indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia against Julian Assange on May 23, 2019, there was one glaring omission. It was an achievement, it might even be said the achievement, that gave the WikiLeaks publisher and the organisation justified notoriety. Collateral Murder, as the leaked …
(2020-06-16). 'Bring Julian Home': Ex-Reuters Bureau Chief Says US Assange Trial Will Set 'Shocking Precedent'. sputniknews.com Thirteen years after two of his colleagues were killed by US soldiers who covered up the murder, Dean Yates, the former Reuters bureau chief in Baghdad, has come out in defense of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, who published leaked footage showing the truth, but is now indicted under the Espionage Act for it.
(2020-06-16). Why Cuban doctors should receive the Nobel Peace Prize? peoplesdispatch.org Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cuba has taken an active role in extending international solidarity to nations hard-hit by the virus. So far, they have sent medical brigades to 27 countries to assist in the fight against coronavirus. Due to Cuba's extraordinary commitment to humanity, to public health and to internationalism, a group of human rights organizations and social movements across the world have launched a campaign to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Cuba's Henry Reeve medical brigade. | On the
(2020-06-16). Why should Cuban doctors receive the Nobel Peace Prize? peoplesdispatch.org Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cuba has taken an active role in extending international solidarity to nations hard-hit by the virus. So far, they have sent medical brigades to 27 countries to assist in the fight against coronavirus. Due to Cuba's extraordinary commitment to humanity, to public health and to internationalism, a group of human rights organizations and social movements across the world have launched a campaign to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Cuba's Henry Reeve medical brigade. | On the
(2020-06-16). Militia Member Opens Fire on Protester Demanding Removal of Conquistador Statue. truthout.org A demonstrator at a peaceful protest in Albuquerque demanding the removal of a statue of a controversial Spanish conquistador was shot by a right-wing militia group member on Monday night. | The militia group, whose members
(2020-06-16). Indian cruise ship crew stage second protest in three days. wsws.org Thousands of cruise ship workers—some of them infected with COVID-19—remained trapped on vessels around the world after the industry shut down last March in response to the pandemic…
(2020-06-16). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Rubber workers at the Bridgestone-Firestone plant in Llavallol, Argentina and Mexican health care workers staged strikes and protests over lack of adequate protection from exposure to coronavirus.
(2020-06-16). Meatpacking workers oppose forced return to work through protests and mass absenteeism. wsws.org With meatpacking plants the epicenter of the spread of coronavirus, workers are opposing the return to work ordered by the Trump administration through protests and absenteeism.
(2020-06-16). Systemic Racism and the Killing of Rayshard Brooks. counterpunch.org The killing of 27 year old Rayshard Brooks on Friday, June 12th, in Atlanta, Georgia, occurred less than three weeks after the murder of George Floyd. Both were killed by a white police officer. It seems that 18 days of protests over the May 25 murder of Floyd did not deter from this new heinous
(2020-06-16). Trump at West Point: Un-Policing the World. counterpunch.org Donald Trump claims to be the law-and-order president of the United States. There does not seem much sign of this as the stitching of the Republic gets undone. Protestors have been given a considerable roughing up across several states; police forces are in retreat before proposals of defunding while protocols for arrests are being changed.
(2020-06-16). Canadian oil refinery boss lauds George Floyd protests while employing state violence against locked-out workers. wsws.org Federated Cooperatives Ltd. CEO Scott Banda has mobilized and solidarized with racist, far-right forces in seeking to break the resistance of 750 locked-out Regina oil refinery workers.
(2020-06-16). Israeli Soldiers Injure Five Palestinians Near Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday evening, Kafr 'Aqab Palestinian town, north of occupied East Jerusalem, and injured five Palestinians during ensuing protests. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has reported that its medics provided treatment four Palestinians who were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets. The PRCS added that a fifth …
(2020-06-16). Security Council: Time is on no-one's side in Syria, warns top UN envoy. news.un.org With war-weary Syria in economic freefall and protesters back on the streets, all sides — domestic and international — must find a way forward that helps its people overcome their suffering and shape their own future, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen says.
(2020-06-16). LA demands community control of police, Justice for George Floyd and Richard Castillo. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – On June 13, Centro CSO held a protest at the corner of Houston and Soto Streets in Boyle Heights, less than a block from where killer LAPD cop Frank Hernandez was caught on video brutally attacking Richard Castillo on April 27. Protesters demanded community control of the police and justice for George Floyd, Castillo and all victims of police terror. | Organized as part of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression's Day of Action to Stop Police Crimes, the event also celebrated the recent prosecution of Officer Hernandez after a campaign led by Centro CSO. | On June 9, after…
(2020-06-16). Tampa protesters claim partial victory, vow to continue struggle. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On Monday, June 15, State Attorney Andrew Warren announced he would be dropping criminal cases against 67 protesters arrested in downtown Tampa on June 2. | On the previous day, June 14, over 200 protesters gathered at Joe Chillura Courthouse Square in downtown Tampa and demanded State Attorney Warren drop the charges against protesters arrested at Justice for George Floyd rallies in recent weeks. The protest also joined with the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repressions call for a day of action against police crimes. The protest raised demands for community control of the police, def…
(2020-06-16). Parallels Between Minneapolis And Jerusalem Are More Than Skin Deep. popularresistance.org It is hard to ignore the striking parallels between the recent scenes of police brutality in cities across the United States and decades of violence from Israel's security forces against Palestinians. | A video that went viral late last month of a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, killing a black man, George Floyd, by pressing a knee into his neck for nearly nine minutes has triggered a fortnight of mass protests across the US — and beyond. | The footage was the latest disturbing visual evidence of a US police culture that appears to treat Black Americans as an enemy — and a reminder that rog…
(2020-06-16). Nightly Rally To Seattle's West Precinct Takes Detour, Shuts Down I-5. popularresistance.org Every night around 7 pm, demonstrators now march from the Capitol Hill Organized Protest to the Seattle Police Department's West Precinct. The downhill rally culminates with a handful of speakers who speak out against police brutality. Tonight, the rally ended with an unexpected detour—onto I-5. Speakers spoke on the steps of the West Precinct on Virginia Street for around 30 minutes. There were no police in sight, only a barricade set up in anticipation of the rally. | Demonstrators spoke on a bullhorn about SPD's use of tear gas, calling it a war crime and demanding justice. Organizer David Lewis talked a…
(2020-06-16). The Police May Pull The Trigger, But It's The System That Kills. popularresistance.org Fifty years ago this year, I published my first book, entitled Rebels in Eden — an exploration of mass political violence in America focusing on the uprisings that had by then incinerated substantial portions of the inner city communities of Los Angeles, New York, Newark, Detroit, Chicago, Baltimore, and Washington, as well as scores of smaller towns and cities.[i] Those riots were far more destructive than anything experienced in the protests following the recent killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery by police and ex-police officers. The sixties uprisings killed several hundred people…
(2020-06-16). Dems Push Foreign Meddling Narrative Amid Floyd Protests, Demand Secretive FBI Briefing. sputniknews.com Be it local or global issues, including the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the failure of the Democratic party at the 2016 presidential elections or the ongoing anti-police-brutality protests sweeping the country, some US officials still attempt to put the blame on foreign actors.
(2020-06-16). Henry Giroux: Black Lives Matter Rebellions Are Pushing for Structural Change. truthout.org A protester kneels and holds up a fist as he and others demonstrate against the death of George Floyd by closing down and blocking traffic on I-395 in Washington, D.C., on June 15, 2020.Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images | In this interview, Henry A. Giroux argues that the current rebellions taking place across the globe offer new hope for both educating people about the interrelated registers of racism, militarism, neoliberalism and scandalous inequality. This is a diverse political rebellion in…
(2020-06-16). We Are Witnessing an Uprising Against a World Built on Anti-Blackness. truthout.org How we understand the current uprising in the wake of multiple police killings is critical. It is not only a protest. If we are fortunate, it stays an uprising — against a whole system built on anti-Blackness. This is not about a few "bad apples," but an entire institution that has a monopoly on the definition of "justice." It is about people's psychic, emotional and economic investments in a heavily resourced system that functions to protect white supremacy through anti-Black violence. It is…
(2020-06-16). Fatal encounters with the cops in Oakland. indybay.org Protest Against Police Brutality and Killer Cops:…
(2020-06-16). US tech giants aid police militarization and surveillance. indybay.org Despite issuing statements of sympathy for protesters demanding an end to police violence and racism, tech corporations are integral to the increasing militarization of the police.
(2020-06-16). Columbus Statue Focal Point for South Philly Right-Wingers. unicornriot.ninja Philadelphia, PA — Marconi Plaza has served as the gathering site for right-wing South Philly residents this past weekend. Members of the crowd were predominantly of Italian-American heritage, reflecting the ethnic composition and culture of some of the surrounding neighborhoods. | Two weeks ago the city…
(2020-06-16). Buffalo's Police Brutality Didn't Start With Martin Gugino. thenation.com Buffalo's Police Brutality Didn't Start With Martin Gugino…
(2020-06-16). Midwest Dispatch: When Bill Clinton Came to Minneapolis. progressive.org Once referred to as "Murderapolis," the city is now home to an uprising spurred by demands to end mass incarceration and police brutality.
(2020-06-16). The Long Blue Line Connecting Police Brutality to Drone Strikes. thenation.com The Long Blue Line Connecting Police Brutality to Drone Strikes…
(2020-06-16). White House demands end to $600 per week emergency unemployment pay. wsws.org The Trump administration's plan to cut unemployment assistance in July is a naked ploy to force workers back into factories that are hotbeds of COVID-19.
(2020-06-16). Nearly 24,000 Ohioans told to return unemployment payments. wsws.org State authorities demanded that thousands of workers give back "overpaid benefits" they have received since the start of the economic crisis sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2020-06-16). New Zealand government lifts all COVID-19 restrictions. wsws.org New Zealand's health system is in severe crisis following decades of austerity and is unprepared for future COVID-19 outbreaks.
(2020-06-16). UK: Legal action highlights social-Darwinist policies against the disabled during COVID-19 pandemic. wsws.org Numerous medical guidance documents published during the pandemic suggest that coronavirus patients can be denied or deprioritised for medical care solely on the basis of their age or existing mental or physical disabilities.
(2020-06-16). Healthcare system on the verge of collapse in Chile. peoplesdispatch.org After Brazil and Peru, Chile is the third worst-hit country in the region and the twelfth most affected in the world with the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of coronavirus cases is growing rapidly across the country. The increasing demand for medical attention, intensive care units (ICU) and ventilators, has strained the country's healthcare system. | With a population of 18.5 million, Chile is reporting more than 4,000 new cases everyday. Nearly 15% of the cases require hospitalization. About 95% of the ICU beds in the hospitals across the country have already been occupied. Doctors have been forced to make wrenc…
(2020-06-16). Interview with Andy Brooks of New Communist Party of Britain on the COVID-19 pandemic. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! interviewed Andy Brooks, General Secretary of the New Communist Party of Britain, on the impact of the pandemic in Britain. | Fight Back!: How are the working people of Britain being impacted by the pandemic? | Brooks: Well the pandemic is something no one in living memory has ever experienced. Thousands of workers, including many pensioners, have died due to the coronavirus. The emergency measures that were eventually taken in late March have now reduced the mortality rate. But many of those deaths could have been avoided if the Johnson government had taken emergency action when COVID-19 first sprea…
(2020-06-16). About Hancock's promised contact tracing app. truepublica.org.uk By Kathleen Hall: At the height of lockdown, a contact-tracing app was presented to the British public as their greatest hope of freedom. One mobile phone app would safely and securely track those with whom you came into close proximity, and automatically alert you if any of them became infected with Covid-19 so you could …
(2020-06-16). Syrian refugees resort to ever more desperate measures to resist pandemic impact. news.un.org The COVID-19 crisis has caused a dramatic spike in the number of Syrian refugees in need of emergency assistance in the last three months, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, in an appeal for funding to confront new challenges posed by the health emergency.
(2020-06-16). Virginia and Maryland ease COVID-19 restrictions. wsws.org The state authorities in Virginia and Maryland are proceeding with the reopening of the economy with complete indifference to the lives and health of working people in the Washington DC area and across the entire region.
(2020-06-16). FROM THE FIELD: COVID-19 just the latest crisis facing Somalia. news.un.org Devastating floods, desert locusts and the COVID-19 pandemic constitute a 'triple threat', that risks reversing political and security gains made in Somalia in recent years, the United Nations is warning.
(2020-06-16). How the New York City School System Failed the Test of Covid-19. thenation.com How the New York City School System Failed the Test of Covid-19…
(2020-06-16). COVID-19 Reveals Urgent Need to Strengthen the World Health Organization. jamanetwork.com From the time China reported a novel coronavirus to the World Health Organization (WHO) on December 31, 2019, it took barely 4 months to become a pandemic, killing hundreds of thousands, and growing daily. It is now clear that the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) had been circulating in Wuhan, China, for weeks before China reported it to the WHO, and that authorities hid information. China maintained SARS-CoV-2 was not readily transmissible between humans. The WHO published China's data, but without independently verifying their accuracy.
(2020-06-16). COVID-19: UN agencies warn against rising hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean. news.un.org The number of people in Latin America and the Caribbean living in extreme poverty could surpass 83 million this year due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a significant rise in hunger, according to a UN report released on Tuesday.
(2020-06-16). Studies on COVID-19 antibody response undermine US "herd immunity" policy. wsws.org The antibody response to the coronavirus is not very robust, undermining claims that if enough people are infected, the pandemic will burn itself out.
(2020-06-16). 'Don't Be Afraid to Speak Out': Restaurant Workers Face Wage Theft Amid COVID-19. progressive.org Wage theft was widespread before the pandemic—now it's putting workers at even greater risk.
(2020-06-16). UK: Johnson opens the economy and guarantees fresh COVID-19 outbreak. wsws.org Scientists warn that easing the lockdown under current conditions is likely to lead to a resurgence of coronavirus, endangering lives and throwing away the sacrifices made by workers and their families…
(2020-06-16). Using Controlled Trials to Resolve Key Unknowns About Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint proposes implementing comparison groups for policy decisions, for example assessing disease transmission with alternative housing vs in-home isolation of individuals who test positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), or with different durations or cycles of school openings, to gather data that could make broader and future policy implementations more informed and effective.
(2020-06-16). The Essential, the Undocumented. progressive.org COVID-19 exposes the fallacy and danger of Donald Trump's anti-immigrant crusade.
(2020-06-16). South African education minister Angelina Motshekga must resign, says union. peoplesdispatch.org The Educators Union of South Africa is seeking the resignation of education minister Angelina Motshekga following the spike in COVID-19 cases after schools reopened. The unions had warned against reopening schools…
(2020-06-16). US auto companies pushing for more production as COVID-19 cases rise in factories. wsws.org The protracted slump in sales makes further downsizing and restructuring in the auto industry virtually inevitable once the immediate inventory deficit is made up.
(2020-06-16). How is Face Recognition Surveillance Technology Racist? aclu.org Last week, IBM, Amazon, and Microsoft announced they would pause or end sales of their face recognition technology to police in the United States. The announcement caught many by surprise. For years, racial justice and civil rights advocates had been warning that this technology in law enforcement hands would be the end of privacy as we know it. It would supercharge police abuses, and it would be used to harm and target Black and Brown communities in particular., , But the companies ignored these warnings and refused to get out of this surveillance business. It wasn't until there was a national reckoning over…
(2020-06-16). This Isn't the Way to Push Warren as Biden's VP. thenation.com This Isn't the Way to Push Warren as Biden's VP…
(2020-06-16). DNC's climate council urges party to go beyond Biden plan, calling for fracking ban and $16 trillion renewable energy investment. nationofchange.org "The climate emergency is here. Democrats need to take the lead on confronting it."
(2020-06-16). Germany: Schools and child daycare centres open despite the high risk of infection. wsws.org The same politicians who pump hundreds of billions of euros of so-called "Corona aid" into the vaults of the big banks and leading companies see no need to equip schools with the measures needed to combat the coronavirus.
(2020-06-16). The Big Plantation, The "Digital Billionaires", the Militarization of Law Enforcement, the Surveillance State. globalresearch.ca European Left-wing political scientists find difficult to understand that the colonial contradiction is at the heart of our present, they think it's a conceptual error, something anachronistic, that the joyful postmodernity — the one that delivers their Macs to them …
(2020-06-16). Brazilian Democracy Hangs by a Thread. dissidentvoice.org It's hard to admit how far off Brazil has strayed. Less than forty years ago, the country was coming out of a military dictatorship, and for more than three decades stood on a steady, and shiny, path to development. Now again, there's a military president ruling the country, with a military as his Vice, several …
(2020-06-16). Coronavirus pandemic in Poland: Silesian miners sacrificed for profit. wsws.org Nearly every day, almost half of the new infections in Poland can be found in Silesia.
(2020-06-16). Trade in many developing countries projected to 'nosedive', warns UNCTAD. news.un.org Trade in many developing countries is expected to take a "nosedive" in the second quarter of 2020, owing to the unprecedented effects of the coronavirus pandemic, UN economists said on Tuesday.
(2020-06-16). Genetic Analysis Tracks SARS-CoV-2 Mutations in Human Hosts. jamanetwork.com An analysis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) genomes collected from more than 7500 patients worldwide has identified mutations in the virus that could aid in drug and vaccine development.
(2020-06-16). Macron announces mass bankruptcies and layoffs as coronavirus restrictions are ended. wsws.org With Macron's brief televised address, the ruling class is declaring an international class war against workers.
(2020-06-16). UK disability campaigners speak out on coronavirus pandemic. wsws.org The WSWS spoke to disability rights campaigners last weekend about the impact of coronavirus pandemic and the Johnson government's "herd immunity" policy on the lives of disabled people.
(2020-06-16). The Rich are Defunding Our Democracy. counterpunch.org How can you tell if you're living in a democracy? The answer can get rather complicated. Simple yardsticks can often confuse more than clarify. Take the notion that you have democracies where you have elections. Ballots over bullets. Sounds good. But authoritarians have been brazenly manipulating elections — to cement their rule — for generations.
(2020-06-16). Cyclone Amphan is a Warning for the United States. counterpunch.org In the march of the news cycle in U.S. media, the devastation of Cyclone Amphan in Bangladesh and Eastern India is all but forgotten. But the several million people who live there, and those of us with ancestral ties to the region, don't have the luxury of forgetting. Neither, really, should anyone else. The story
(2020-06-16). The Unemployment Insurance System is Badly Broken. counterpunch.org The Republicans have been working hard to ensure that the $600 weekly supplement to unemployment insurance benefits, which was put in place as part of the pandemic rescue package, is not extended beyond the current July 31 cutoff. They argue that we need people to return to work. They do have a point. The supplement
(2020-06-16). Not the Way It Was: Spike Lee's Shallow Film on Viet Nam. counterpunch.org It is now 2: 00AM in Portland, Oregon. I just got through watching Spike Lee's 2hr. and 35min. film on Viet Nam. I have two words to describe this film: EXTREMELY SHALLOW. I was very disappointed in Spike Lee. I thought he had more depth. Not only did he make the Vietnamese in the film look
(2020-06-16). Racisme et antiracisme comme mensonges. thealtworld.com Les idéologies de l'antiracisme et du racisme se fondent sur la même imposture : il existerait des races humaines distinctes ne pouvant avoir de descendance commune en bonne santé ; postulat stupide dont chacun peut constater l'ineptie. Interrogés à ce sujet, les partisans de ces deux idéologies ne peuvent qu'assurer parler au figuré, mais reprennent peu après leur interprétation raciale de l'humanité et de son histoire. Comme le montre Thierry Meyssan, ce couple passionné n'a jamais servi que les intérêts des puissances dominantes. | Les communautés humaines ont tendance à surestimer leur mode de vie et à se méf…
(2020-06-16). Rees-Mogg's 'absurd' anti-democratic plan voted down. truepublica.org.uk There was uproar from many MPs, democracy campaigners and the wider public to Jason Rees-Mogg's proposal to shut down virtual government, which ended, embarrassingly as a U-turn. By Josiah Mortimer — Electoral Reform Society: Tory Ministers had initially seemed intent on shutting down virtual engagement altogether. But the absurd images of MPs queueing for a …
(2020-06-16). A Model to Achieve the Model for Development in Morocco. globalresearch.ca There may be irony in Morocco now reconsidering and revamping its development model, which is its national guiding frameworks for social and environmental fulfillment. I have long been and remain a believer in Morocco's existing frameworks for the people's development. …
(2020-06-16). Does Trump Really Want to End American Interventionism? globalresearch.ca Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has achieved a position of global hegemony, acting as a kind of world police. Washington has constructed a new world order and its militaries travel the world in wars and …
(2020-06-16). Global Research Annual Fundraiser. globalresearch.ca Dear readers, | For the next four weeks we will be asking for your help to reach a fundraising goal of $20,000. Since September 2001, almost 19 years, GlobalResearch.ca has delivered a daily flow of 20+ insightful news articles & analysis …
(2020-06-16). Nestlé's Close Relationship to the Swiss Government. globalresearch.ca Last week several articles were published in the Swiss, Canadian and US press informing that Nestlé S.A. was considering to sell all its bottled water brands in the US and Canada. As written "Nestlé S.A.'s Board …
(2020-06-16). Curious Coincidence: The Birth of Donald Trump and the Struggle to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. globalresearch.ca The 45th president of the United States made his first international appearance on June 14, 1946. According to Donald Trump's Five minutes …
(2020-06-16). The Last Days of a Free Serbia? globalresearch.ca Although it may not seem this way, Serbia is in fact in a far more fragile condition than visitors may imagine. | Elections to the parliament will be held in several days, but the outlook of the country is not expected …
(2020-06-16). Israeli Settlers Vandalise Palestinian-owned Property near Nablus. imemc.org Illegal Israeli settlers committed vandalism of Palestinian-owned property by damaging solar panels, on Monday, in the village of Aqraba, south of Nablus city, the Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported. Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official monitoring Israel's colonialist activities in the northern West Bank, said that colonists attacked the homes of …
(2020-06-16). PPS: "Israeli Soldiers Abduct Thirteen Palestinians In West Bank" imemc.org The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has confirmed that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, thirteen Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. The PPS office in Hebron governorate, in southern West Bank, said the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes, especially in Beit Ummar …
(2020-06-16). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Four Palestinians In Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday evening, four Palestinians, including two children, in the Old City and the al-'Isawiya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, after assaulting them. The child was kidnapped by undercover soldiers. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported that the soldiers attacked several children in …
(2020-06-16). Checking Off Stephen Miller's Wish List. thenation.com Checking Off Stephen Miller's Wish List…
(2020-06-16). Smashing the Illusion 'Farmer Clout:' Part II. zcomm.org This is Part II Part I is here: zcomm.org/zblogs/smashing-the-illusion-farmer-clout-a-white-paper-by-brad-wilson/ (Continuing from Part I.) Specific Farm State Data I've also started crunching the commodity crop numbers for various "farm states," such as states where House and Senate Agriculture Committee members are based. For example, Iowa (Tom Harkin, Charles Grassley & Steve King, Leonard Boswell) and Kansas
(2020-06-16). After Rayshard Brooks murder by Atlanta police, NAARPR demands community control of the police. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Frank Chapman, Executive Director of the recently formed National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, today, June 15, called for immediate passage of legislation establishing democratic community control of the police in every city and town across the nation. | Chapman stated, "This is really the only way the people will have the power to make the changes that everyone is demanding in the wake of countless murders by police. This is the only way to stop the killings, torture and brutality — a virtual war against Black and brown communities." | "What is it going to take? How many…
(2020-06-16). The Fight to Protect Abortion Access Amid the Pandemic. zcomm.org "The governor and attorney general's ban put Texas patients in heart-breaking situations — it was politics at its worst."
(2020-06-16). UK: Pandemic produces surge in household debt, accelerates child poverty. wsws.org Tens of thousands of jobs have already gone, and job losses are expected to mount as companies take advantage of the situation to impose long-term restructuring plans.
(2020-06-16). OECD report points to pandemic's long-term impact. wsws.org The report calls the economic outlook "exceptionally uncertain." It warns that any recovery will be "hesitant" and subject to interruption by another outbreak of the pandemic.
(2020-06-16). Cutting State and Local Budgets is an Attack on the Country's Black Workers. cepr.net Congress is currently debating whether the next pandemic rescue package should include substantial aid for state and local governments. These governments are experiencing massive budget shortfalls as revenues have plummeted due to the pandemic at the same time as demand for pandemic-related services rises. These shortfalls dwarf the shortfalls they faced in prior downturns, as …
(2020-06-16). Bigotry and the War Machine. progressive.org Violence against Black people mirrors U.S. foreign policy.
(2020-06-16). We may have lost parliament. But support and solidarity can unite the left. | Chris Williamson. thecanary.co On both sides of the Atlantic, the prospects for electoral socialism have dimmed. Fossilised old guard political party establishments — in Labour and the US Democrats — have stood in the way of the transformation that millions of people know we need. Both the Corbyn and Sanders movements were struck down by reactionary forces. We warned then, that if they prevented our inevitable revolution, we would have to take to the streets. | The cold-blooded
(2020-06-16). Science Saturday: A discovery step toward cell replacement therapy for diabetes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In what could be a step toward cell replacement therapy for diabetes, Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered how to manufacture cells capable of generating a hormone that regulates low blood sugar. Quinn Peterson, Ph.D. and his team have developed a new method of mass producing a cell product containing the hormone glucagon that is capable of protecting against hypoglycemia …
(2020-06-16). Did Trumpers have a clue what presidential chaos meant? Worse still: rightwing millions stand by their failed 'experiment'. nationofchange.org Holding up that Bible with extreme awkwardness gave away the game: was ever his scheming, stupid crassness more visible?>
(2020-06-16). Colombia: US Troops In Country Seek International Conflict. popularresistance.org Colombian senators on Wednesday saidthat U.S. troops that arrived in the South American country in early June are allowed to associate with illegal groups and seek an eventual international confrontation. | The Democratic Congressman Ivan Cepeda revealed that the current manuals of the U.S. special forces (SFAB) that arrived in Colombia "mention the function of advising non-governmental militias and illegal partners." | "We can end up like Libya, a destroyed state that has become a field for the multinational oil companies," the opposition congressman added. | The arrival of U.S. military personnel in the country…
(2020-06-16). Corporations Now Love 'Black Lives'—But What About Their Own Black Workers? popularresistance.org Never underestimate US business community's capacity for hypocrisy. | That's one of the lessons to be drawn from the explosive reaction to George Floyd's murder. As demonstrators began flooding streets, corporate PR departments flew into rapid response mode, issuing a flurry of agonized, apologetic pledges to do more to combat racism and inequality. | Such statements may, on a personal level, be sincere: the depth of righteous pain and anger expressed by African Americans has induced widespread soul-searching, even in executive suites. Yet this high-profile hand-wringing is used to uncouple the outpouring of outr…
(2020-06-16). Act On Dr. King's Call To Tackle Evils Of Racism, Economic Exploitation And War. popularresistance.org Martin Luther King, Jr. King called us to address "Three major evils—the evil of racism, the evil of poverty and the evil of war" to the consternation of the establishment. It is time to tell the truth about the US-Russian relationship and US complicity in driving the nuclear arms race if we are ever to reverse it as well as the race to weaponize space. Perhaps, by addressing the triple evils, we can fulfill King's dream and the mission envisioned for the United Nations, to end the scourge of war! At a minimum, we should be promoting UN Secretary-General António Guterres' call for a global ceasefire while o…
(2020-06-16). NATO's Colonization Of Ukraine Under Guise Of Partnership. popularresistance.org The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has designated Ukraine as an "Enhanced Opportunity Partner," making it one of six nations (the others being Georgia, Sweden, Finland, Australia, and Jordan) rewarded for their significant contributions to NATO operations and alliance objectives by having the opportunity for increased dialogue and cooperation with the alliance. | The main objective of this enhanced interaction is for NATO and Ukraine to develop operational capabilities and interoperability through military exercises which will enable Ukrainian military personnel to gain practical hands-on experience in…
(2020-06-16). Pence Falsely Claims COVID Rates in Oklahoma Are Declining Ahead of Trump Rally. truthout.org Vice President Mike Pence is wrongly asserting that the spread of coronavirus in Tulsa, Oklahoma, isn't something to worry about, days before President Donald Trump's first campaign rally since March is set to take place there. | Pence believes that such fears are misplaced because, according to him, the state where the rally is going to happen has seen cases go down. | "The number of cases in Oklahoma has declined precipitously and we feel very confident going forward with the rally this…
(2020-06-16). Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Adolescent, Young Adult, and Older Patients With Type 1 Diabetes. jamanetwork.com The advent of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology has revolutionized outpatient diabetes care in the past decade. A CGM device consists of a sensor that continuously measures subcutaneous glucose and sends data wirelessly to a display device through a transmitter. CGM offers real-time blood glucose monitoring (BGM) with alerts for trends in blood glucose levels and decreases the need for fingerstick glucose monitoring for people with diabetes. Studies of CGM have shown improvement in glycemic control in adults and children with type 1 diabetes and equivalence to glucometers for self-monitoring of blood…
(2020-06-16). Coronavirus may move travel into 'the realm of luxury' in Iran. iranian.com The coronavirus pandemic may turn tours and travels in Iran into luxury items as observing health protocols will rise the cost of travel in the country, Mohammad Ali Vaqefi, the vice president of the Iranian Tour Operators Association, has warned. "With the continuation of the coronavirus outbreak, tourists may prefer individual travel rather than tours. …
(2020-06-16). Virus case tally rises in Kuwait, Morocco. yenisafak.com Kuwait confirmed new fatalities due to the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, while Morocco reported fresh infections. | The Kuwaiti Health Ministry said five people died from COVID-19 and 257 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours. | The country's tally now stands at 36,095 confirmed cases, including 303 deaths, and 28,206 recoveries. | In Morocco, 36 fresh cases and 52 recoveries were recorded, according to the Health Ministry. | Morocco's total cases now stand at to 8,921 including 212 deaths and 7,880 recoveries. | After emerging last December in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the virus has spread to at least…
(2020-06-16). COVID-19: Indonesia to reopen schools in low-risk areas. yenisafak.com Indonesia will reopen schools located in low risk areas starting July after months of closure due to coronavirus, the Education Ministry said Tuesday.Sri Wahyuningsih, a ministry official, said in a webinar that the reopening of schools will be carried out in phases depending on the level of education and the provisions of the health protocols."Middle and high schools will start to reopen in July, elementary schools in September, while kindergartens will be the last to reopen in November at the earliest," said Wahyuningsih.She said that only 6% of all schools in the country are located in low risk areas."Despite…
(2020-06-16). '22% of world population at risk of severe COVID-19'. yenisafak.com According to the study published by The Lancet medical journal, an estimate of 1.7 billion people or 22% of the global population "have at least one underlying condition that puts them at increased risk of severe COVID-19 if infected.""Estimates of the number of individuals at increased risk were most sensitive to the prevalence of chronic kidney disease, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and chronic respiratory disease," it added.The researchers said the study focused on underlying health conditions for considering the number of individuals that might need to be shielded or vaccinated as the global pandemic unfo…
(2020-06-16). Norwegian Air to resume first foreign route after lockdown. yenisafak.com Norwegian Air will resume flights between Copenhagen and the Danish city of Aalborg from July 1, making it the carrier's first route outside Norway following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, it said in a statement on Tuesday.The budget airline is currently operating just seven aircraft on domestic routes in Norway and has furloughed or terminated the employment of some 7,300 staff, or about 90% of its staff following the novel coronavirus outbreak.
(2020-06-16). Pakistan felicitates D-8 states on 23rd anniversary. yenisafak.com Pakistan's prime minister on Tuesday extended felicitations to member states of D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation on its 23rd anniversary.In his message, Imran Khan said the organization has made significant contribution in promoting solidarity, and strengthening cooperation among the brotherly countries since its inception in Istanbul in 1997."I would like to extend warmest felicitations, on behalf of the government and people of Pakistan and my own behalf, the people of D-8 Members States," Khan said.D-8, representing over one billion population with a combined GDP of $4 trillion, has tremendous potenti…
(2020-06-16). Britain tells banks to prepare for pandemic debt pile. yenisafak.com British banks need to accelerate preparations for dealing with businesses unable to repay money they borrowed to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, the national financial sector regulator said on Tuesday.Over 900,000 businesses have taken out state-backed loans worth around 38 billion pounds ($48 billion) under schemes introduced to help companies deal with the impact of lockdowns, banking industry body UK Finance said on Tuesday.Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Chair Charles Randell said some of the debt incurred would turn out to be unaffordable and this would need to be tackled fast to avoid hurting a recove…
(2020-06-16). World Bank approves $1 billion for health, education in Congo. yenisafak.com The World Bank said on Tuesday it had approved $1 billion in funding for Democratic Republic of Congo's education and health systems that have been weakened by years of under-funding, conflict and mismanagement.The financing comprises $800 million to support free primary school education and $200 million to improve maternal and child health."This funding is all the more important because it will help alleviate the economic and social consequences of the coronavirus affecting the poorest," said Jean-Christophe Carret, World Bank country director.The funding includes $435 million in grants and $565 million in credi…
(2020-06-16). 'Turkey, India trade grows steadily'. yenisafak.com Trade volume between Turkey and India has posted a steady growth for the last two years, a business council head has said."Surpassing $8 billion trade volume, of which $7 billion are imports and $1.2 billion exports, we achieved our target last year," Tevfik Donmez, head of the Turkey-India Business Council of Turkey's Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK), told Anadolu Agency on Tuesday.The two countries set a bilateral trade volume target of $10 billion for 2020, and $25 billion for 2023, he said."Despite a 20-25% decrease in foreign trade in the first and second quarter of 2020, we believe we will catch up b…
(2020-06-16). Lavrov: Russia, Turkey, Iran to hold summit on Syria. yenisafak.com Ankara, Moscow and Tehran agreed to hold a videoconference and then a face-to-face meeting on the Syrian settlement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced on Tuesday.The presidents of the three countries will discuss Syrian issues in a videoconference and then will hold a summit in Tehran, Lavrov said at a news conference following a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif."Today, we confirmed the agreement of the three presidents of the Astana format countries that the summit will be held in Tehran within terms that will be determined considering the situation developing due to the c…
(2020-06-16). Mines planted by Haftar forces kill 39 civilians south of Tripoli. yenisafak.com Landmines planted by warlord Khalifa Haftar's militia have killed 39 civilians south of the Libyan capital Tripoli, according to the country's national mine action authority on Tuesday. | In a statement, the Libyan Center for Mine Clearance and War Remnants said 71 civilians were also injured by Haftar's explosives. | It, however, did not specify a date for the casualties. | The Libyan army recently inflicted heavy blows to Haftar and liberated Tripoli and Tarhuna, in addition to other strategic locations, including Al-Watiya airbase, from his militia. | The internationally recognized government has been under at…
(2020-06-16). NATO concerned by Russia's growing presence in E.Med. yenisafak.com Russia's growing presence in the Eastern Mediterranean region is a cause for concern for NATO, the military alliance's chief said on Tuesday."NATO is also concerned about the increased Russian presence in the eastern Mediterranean in general, in Syria, but also, of course, in Libya. And we have to follow and monitor that very closely," Jens Stoltenberg said in response to a question in an online news conference ahead of the NATO defense ministers meeting on June 17-18.He said the situation in Libya was not on the meeting agenda, but could be discussed, adding: "It has a direct impact on the security of especially…
(2020-06-16). Turkish forces defuse bombs planted by Haftar in Libya. yenisafak.com Anadolu Agency teams monitored the team in Salahaddin province, 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from Tripoli's city center.The bombs were defused by the teams in collaboration with the Turkish Air Forces.The mines and explosives planted in the surroundings are made from a specific wire, which is very hard to detect, and are placed near houses and doorways.Some of the destroyed bombs had high explosive impact, which were used in the former Soviet countries, said the experts.Teams took extra care of securing their own lives, and keeping the buildings intact for the civilians.The Libyan army also found anti-personnel and…
(2020-06-16). Turkey assessing damages from earthquake. yenisafak.com Emergency workers are carrying out relief work in Turkey's eastern province of Bingol after two powerful earthquakes hit the region.At least one person was killed and dozens injured after an earthquake on Sunday was followed by tremors on Monday.The country's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) has dispatched 148 vehicles and more than 1,000 personnel to the affected region.In the first stage, AFAD said 500,000 Turkish liras ($73,000) were sent to the Bingol Governorship to be used in emergency supplies.It said earthquake victims were provided with 4,308 tents, 7,200 sleeping bags, 3,300 beds and 2…
(2020-06-16). Germany has no detailed information about US troop withdrawals: FM. yenisafak.com Germany has not received any detailed information from the United States about troop withdrawals, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday during a visit to Warsaw. Maas also said U.S soldiers presence on German soil is key for German and U.S. defence. U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to cut the number of U.S. troops stationed in Germany, a senior U.S. official said earlier in June.
(2020-06-16). Preexisting Health Conditions Increase Risk of Death From COVID-19 Twelvefold – CDC. sputniknews.com New data released Monday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that COVID-19 leads to "severe outcomes in older adults and those with underlying health conditions" such as heart disease, diabetes or lung disease.
(2020-06-16). North Korea to Reenter Border Areas, Resume 'Regular Military Exercises' Near DMZ. sputniknews.com The General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army has announced the resumption of "all kinds of regular military exercises" near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), despite the monumental inter-Korean deal reached by Seoul and Pyongyang in 2018.
(2020-06-16). Congress Should Include Provision in 2021 NDAA to Ban Nuclear Test Funding — Advocacy Group. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Congress should include a provision in fiscal year 2021 National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA) to ban any funding for US nuclear testing, the Arms Control Association said.
(2020-06-16). Photo: US Bar Owner Apologizes After 'Drunk Wives Matter' Shirt Causes Uproar. sputniknews.com The owner of Parallel Wine and Whiskey, a bar based in Ashburn, Virginia, recently issued a public apology after its merchandise was widely criticized for appearing to be insensitive toward the Black Lives Matter movement.
(2020-06-16). Post-corona world, 'a completely different world': Pres. Rouhani. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that world after the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, is a completely different world.
(2020-06-16). Friday prayers to be held in Tehran as of June 26. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) —Friday Prayers Committee announced on Tuesday that after almost three-month hiatus in performing Friday prayers due to the outbreak of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, the religious event will be held in Tehran city on June 26.
(2020-06-16). Iran, Bosnia-Herzegovina emphasize need for strengthening parliamentary ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) — Islamic Republic of Iran and Bosnia-Herzegovina stressed the need for strengthening and broadening bilateral parliamentary ties.
(2020-06-16). Police seize over 2 ton of illicit drug in SE Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) — Police Chief of Sistan and Baluchestan province said that anti-narcotics police forces have seized over 2 ton of illicit drugs in Saravan County.
(2020-06-16). US CENTCOM terrorists' cmdr. repeats baseless accusations on Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Commander of the United States Central Command [CENTCOM] in West Asia on Tue. repeated baseless and unfounded accusations against Islamic Republic of Iran and called Iran as a great threat.
(2020-06-16). Kyrgyzstan parl. Speaker congratulates Ghalibaf election. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA)_Kyrgyzstan parliament speaker wrote in a congratulatory message to Mohamad Bagher Ghalibaf that the Iranian Parliament election meets Iranian people's demand and will influence the country's development positively.
(2020-06-16). US National Security Council supports IAEA's allegations against Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — US National Security Council supported the allegations made by the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) against Iran and called for taking measures against the country.
(2020-06-16). VIDEO: Russia, Iran sign declaration on enhancing role of intl. law. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) — Moscow and Tehran signed a declaration today on enhancing the role of international law.
(2020-06-16). VIDEO: Iranian, Russian foreign ministers meet in Moscow. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on Tuesday in Moscow. Zarif arrived in the Russian capital on Tuesday morning after a two-day visit to Turkey.
(2020-06-16). EU failed to pursue independent policy against US: Zarif. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that Europeans have not been able to pursue an independent policy against the US regarding the Iran's arms embargo.
(2020-06-16). Report of UN Sec. Gen. beyond his power: FM Zarif. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the report submitted by the UN Secretary General António Guterres about Iran is beyond his power, adding that UN secretary general has issued a completely false, undue and out-of-authority report.
(2020-06-16). 'Do not worsen conditions, if you cannot make improvements'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — In the wake of the E3 call for more cooperation between Iran, IAEA, the Permanent Representative to the international organizations in Vienna Kazem Gharibabadi criticized the E3 for their weak stance and measures towards the JCPOA case and urged them to prevent creating an unnecessary crisis.
(2020-06-16). Hashd al-Sha'abi mounts operation against ISIL in S Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — Iraqi PMU, better known as Hashd al-Sha'abi, the force has started an operation against ISIL terrorists in southern regions of Iraq.
(2020-06-16). Report looks at re-introducing elective surgery in English NHS. imperial.ac.uk The conditions for re-introducing elective surgery in the English NHS whilst managing COVID-19 patients have been evaluated in a new report.
(2020-06-16). Racism has contributed to risk of BAME communities dying from Covid-19 — report. thecanary.co Racism and social inequality have contributed to the increased risk of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities (BAME) contracting and dying from Covid-19, according to a new study. | The report — from Public Health England (PHE) and based on stakeholder engagement with 4,000 people — found that historic racism may mean people are discriminated against when it comes to personal protective equipment (PPE) and may result in people from BAME backgrounds being less likely to seek care or demand better protection. | The report points to a raft of recommendations from stakeholders, including the need to…
(2020-06-16). Covid-19 deaths in England and Wales remain way above pre-lockdown levels. thecanary.co Coronavirus (Covid-19) related deaths in England and Wales have fallen to their lowest number since lockdown was first implemented, the latest weekly data shows. But the figure remains nearly three times as high as it was when lockdown began. | A total of 1,588 deaths registered in the week ending June 5 mentioned Covid-19, down from 1,822 in the previous seven-day period, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). | It is the lowest number since 539 coronavirus-related deaths were registered in the week ending 27 March, four days after prime minister Boris Johnson introduced strict lockdown measures…
(2020-06-16). Barbara Lee Unveils Plan to Cut Up to $350 Billion From Pentagon. truthout.org Demanding that Congress "prioritize our safety and our future, not more war," Rep. Barbara Lee on Monday "Redundant nuclear weapons, off-books…
(2020-06-16). GOP Purges Right-Wing Members From Congress in Favor of More Radical Candidates. truthout.org Under cover of the coronavirus chaos and amid our national uprising, Republicans have quietly uprooted some of their most controversial right-wing members of Congress — only to replace them with even more radical contenders for federal office, including devotees of the nonsensical QAnon conspiracy theory, ahead of this fall's election. | More than 10 years after the Tea Party movement gave rise to the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus by targeting longtime incumbent Republicans…
(2020-06-16). Summer 2020 National Immigrant Solidarity Network Immigrant News Alert! indybay.org Justice for George Floyd, Black Lives Matter! Multi-Ethnic Unity Against Racism & Police Brutality!
(2020-06-16). Floundering NATO Tries to Surface by Confronting China. strategic-culture.org On June 8 Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of the U.S.-NATO military alliance, gave a speech at NATO's new New on the Stoltenberg list is China, which is a long way f…
(2020-06-16). Why U.S. Is a Major Human Rights Violator. strategic-culture.org The U.S. State Department annually publishes an extremely biased report on human rights around the world. Conveniently, the report omits one of the most systemic violators of human rights on the planet. Under Donald Trump, the United States has graduated from systemic human rights violator to human rights pariah, as witnessed by recent murders and assaults by police of innocent people on the streets of America. Although the United States has historically been more than willing to criticize the human rights policies of other countries, including in the venue of the United Nations, it has bristled at attempts to ha…
(2020-06-16). Trade between Iran, India to return to normal in 2 weeks. iranian.com Trade between Iran and India, which has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, is expected to return to normal within one or two weeks, the vice-chairman of Iran-India Joint Chamber of Commerce told ILNA on Sunday. Parham Rezaei said while the coronavirus has created some problems for trade between the two countries, which are still …
(2020-06-16). Trump's 'Caesar' Style Siege on Syria, A Sign of Impending Regional Failure. iranian.com Would be emperor Donald Trump has announced the 'Caesar Syrian Civilian Protection Act', to tighten the genocidal siege on the Syrian people. Without a hint of irony, this new edict imposes even more serious obstacles to the Syrian people getting access to energy, food and medicines, while claiming its purpose is to 'protect' those same …
(2020-06-16). Iran resumes electricity imports from Turkmenistan. iranian.com Iran has resumed imports of electricity from neighboring Turkmenistan amid a surge in domestic consumption that requires moves to spread the load across the national power grid. Head of Iran-Turkmenistan Joint Chamber of Commerce Majid Mohammad Nejad said on Tuesday that Iran would pay for electricity provided by the Turkmens through bartering goods. "Imports of …
(2020-06-16). Facebook accerchia l'Africa. globalresearch.ca Molte industrie e società di servizi stanno fallendo o ridimensionandosi a causa del lockdown e della conseguente crisi. C'è invece chi ha guadagnato da tutto questo. Facebook, Google (proprietario di YouTube), Microsoft, Apple e Amazon — scrive The New York …
(2020-06-16). O Facebook circunda a àÅfrica. globalresearch.ca Muitas indústrias e empresas de serviàßos està£o a falhar ou a redimensionar-se devido ao 'lockdown' e à crise consequente. Ao contrário, existe quem ganhou com tudo isto. O Facebook, Google (proprietário do YouTube), Microsoft, Apple e Amazon — escreve o …
(2020-06-15). US Supreme Court refuses to hear challenges to qualified immunity doctrine shielding police from lawsuits. rt.com 
The US law doctrine, protecting police and other public officials from lawsuits, is not going to be reexamined by the country's Supreme Court. The decision comes amid nation-wide protesting against police brutality. | The US Supreme Court issued an unsigned order on Monday announcing its decision to decline hearing any further cases that seek to reconsider the doctrine of 'qualified immunity'. According to the doctrine, a police officer cannot be personally liable — and thus cannot receive a civil suit — unless their actions violate "clearly established" law or court rulings. Conceptually, the idea w…
(2020-06-15). US Supreme Court greenlights pipeline cutting through Appalachian Trail in decision activists say could put other land at risk. rt.com 
The US Supreme Court has handed a victory to the Trump administration, ruling that construction can continue on a $7.5 billion gas pipeline, which would run under the Appalachian Trail, in a major defeat for environmentalists. | The The pipeline would run approximately 600 miles from West Virginia to North Carolina. About half a mile w…
(2020-06-15). Supreme Court Ruling on LGBTQ Rights Defangs Trump's Attack on Trans Health Care. truthout.org The Supreme Court's ruling on anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people is not only an extraordinary victory for workplace equity, it also provides strong legal pushback against Donald Trump's attempts to roll back health care discrimination protections for LGBTQ people. | The Supreme Court on Monday unambiguously
(2020-06-15). What Today's Supreme Court Ruling Means for the LGBTQ Community. aclu.org 
The Supreme Court has ruled that What did the Supreme Court's decision say?: | The Supreme Court ruled that the federal law prohibiting sex discrimin…
(2020-06-15). If Israel Annexes Part of West Bank, Palestine "Will Declare Statehood on 1967 Borders" globalresearch.ca Palestinian officials "are stepping up pressure on Israel to cancel its planned annexation of part of the West Bank". | If Israel proceeds, "they will immediately declare a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip." | The Palestinian government threatened …
(2020-06-15). What About U.S.-Supported Racism in Palestine and Kashmir? ahtribune.com 
The savage murder of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer has caused worldwide protests against the racism that is so prevalent in the United States. Other such murders have caused civil unrest, but the current situation seems to have struck a nerve more than most. U.S. politicians support the cry for equal justice, but quickly change the subject to criticize any violence that occurs during the protests. | The hypocrisy of U.S. government officials knows no bounds. We have seen likely Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden visit the family of Mr. Floyd, but this writer does not recall him vis…
(2020-06-15). U.S. government's legitimacy crisis calls out for socialist solutions. peoplesworld.org 
Trump lies. Habitual dishonesty, whether it is masking the jobs crisis, the pandemic, or downplaying racism, is his signature feature. It has cost lives and threatens democracy. Trump's lies have never been more deadly than in the past three months. Two million U.S. cases of COVID-19 have been accompanied by more than 117,000 deaths. Experts …
(2020-06-15). Seattle's anarchist utopia breaks down, residents report 'screams of terror' on the streets. rt.com 
"An anarchist is someone who doesn't need a cop to make him behave," American anarchist Ammon Hennacy once wrote. Based on the scenes playing out in Seattle's Antifa-occupied 'autonomous zone', Hennacy was dead wrong. | A ragtag collective of Antifa types, anarchists, socialists, and 'Black Lives Matter' activists have occupied a six-block area around an abandoned police precinct in downtown Seattle for a week now. Roads into the 'Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone' (CHAZ) have been blockaded, and the would-be revolutionaries inside have set in motion a bold experiment: to prove that a cop-free society, based on "mu…
(2020-06-15). Trump's Illegal Use of Military Against Anti-Racist Uprisings Portends Battles Ahead. globalresearch.ca The backlash against Donald Trump's illegal show of military force against anti-racist protesters compelled him to withdraw the troops — for now. But we must continue raising the illegality of this use of the military and pushing for barriers …
(2020-06-15). Turkey's Big Bet Has Put Libya in Center of a Global Power Struggle. counterpunch.org 
The series of debilitating military setbacks that Libya's renegade general Khalifa Haftar suffered in recent months have spurred diplomatic activities over the conflict in the country. But the war is far from over. Haftar's dream of capturing Tripoli from the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) led by Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj has been
(2020-06-15). Listening to our Anger and Angst. dissidentvoice.org 
The family of a killed protester demand fair distribution of bread (Credit: Tolo News) COVID-19 is clarifying a significant source of global anger and angst: inequality. At the start of the COVID-19 crisis, Afghanistan had 300 ventilators, only one ventilator for every 110,000 Afghans. As a medical physician, I gasped, my heart racing at the …
(2020-06-15). Racism, lack of jobs as workers face social pandemic. workers.org 
June 12 — On June 5, President Donald Trump was over the moon with joy. The numbers were "stupendous," "AMAZING" and "INCREDIBLE." The Dow Jones stock index was up by 829 points, or 3.2 percent, so speculators who bet right made billions. It didn't last. June 11 saw a decline . . . |
(2020-06-15). Woman veteran of Long March, Wang Dingguo °presente! workers.org 
Wang Dingguo, the oldest female veteran of the Chinese Red Army's Long March, died at the age of 107 on June 9. (China Daily, June 11) When Wang was 20 years old in 1933, she joined the Chinese Communist Party after running away from a five-year marriage she had been . . . |
(2020-06-15). Three years after Bogota bombing, victims' families still waiting for justice. colombiareports.com 
Three years after Colombia's prosecution decided to blame innocent civilians for a terrorist attack on a Bogota shopping mall, the victims' families are still waiting for a real investigation. The…
(2020-06-15). Symbols are Invested with Power. Don't Dismiss the Importance of Toppling a Statue. counterpunch.org 
I did not expect to be returning to this issue so soon but I was surprised, to put it mildly, to discover that my last post on anti-racists toppling a statue of the notorious slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol proved to be the most polarising article I have ever written. Given the many controversial
(2020-06-15). Defund the Police, Invest in Communities. counterpunch.org 
Five years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division released a damning report on the Ferguson, Missouri police department. "Ferguson's law enforcement practices are shaped by the city's focus on revenue rather than by public safety needs," the report summary concluded, "contributing to a pattern of unconstitutional policing" and practices that "both reflect
(2020-06-15). The Military Must be De-Funded Along with the Police. counterpunch.org 
The fascist tactics used by our Western governments in the Global South will inevitably be brought home to be used against us. In the case of the US, these tactics have surely been introduced here, and we are now seeing this clearly as our police, sometimes backed by the military itself, are battling protestors in the streets in the same manner that a military force does as a foreign occupying power.
(2020-06-15). Cornel West: What It Means to Be Human. counterpunch.org 
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(2020-06-15). Will the Death of George Floyd Mark the Rebirth of America? counterpunch.org 
They were relegated to the protest equivalent of a ghetto. Their assigned route shunted them to the far fringes of the city. Their demonstration was destined for an ignominious demise far from any main thoroughfare, out of sight of most apartment buildings, out of earshot of most homes, best viewed from a dinghy bobbing in
(2020-06-15). Dismantling a Complex Ideology: Thoughts on the BLM Movement. counterpunch.org 
On Sunday, May 31, 2020, over 700 people joined me and my friends in solidarity to fight against white supremacy and the institutions that uphold them in the United States. The sun was shining, the wind was there to keep us cool, and love was reigning for all of us. This day all came about
(2020-06-15). The "Restoration Grazing" Argument Fell Flat in Court. counterpunch.org 
Last summer, in a remote corner of the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming, in the one spot with just a little cell reception, I sat in my car listening by phone to attorneys argue before the U.S. District Court of Oregon more than a thousand miles away. The attorneys for conservation groups (Western Watersheds Project, Center
(2020-06-15). Interview: Stacey Abrams Breaks Down Georgia's (Latest) Election Meltdown. thenation.com 
"When you break the machinery of democracy for some, you break it for everyone, and that's really what we saw."
(2020-06-15). Trans Mountain pipeline spews 50,000 gallons of oil on indigenous land. peoplesworld.org 
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(2020-06-15). American Exceptionalism Is on the Ropes and the End of the Petrodollar Is Nigh. mintpressnews.com 
From the border wall rhetoric to trade wars, Trump is effectively setting up the implosion of the dollar and couching it as pseudo nationalistic populism.
(2020-06-15). 35 years after MOVE bombing, communities denounce police terror. workers.org 
Philadelphia A protest against Philadelphia Police Terror on June 13 drew around 1,500 demonstrators to the Osage Avenue site where Philadelphia police dropped a military-grade bomb on the MOVE organization on May 13, 1985. Eleven Black men, women and children were murdered after police and city officials ordered fire fighters . . . |
(2020-06-15). Remembering Connecticut community leader Juana (Wanda) Tirado. peoplesworld.org 
Juana (Wanda) Tirado, long time activist and community organizer in Connecticut, passed away on May 14, 2020. She was for several years a leader in the Connecticut District of the Communist Party. Wanda is being remembered as not only a comrade but a mother, friend, and warrior. On Nov. 18, 1963, Wanda was born to …
(2020-06-15). Black Lives Matter in Alpine, Texas. workers.org 
This protest march and rally, in the small town of Alpine, Texas, might have been a common scene in the tumultuous summer of 1968, but this was June 6, 2020. Not Dallas or Houston or San Antonio, but in Alpine. Hundreds mobilized in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and against . . . |
(2020-06-15). The pandemic is giving rise to conspiracy theorists. greenleft.org.au 
(2020-06-15). Moscow protest leader Navalny faces community service & large fine if found guilty of libeling elderly WWII veteran. rt.com 
Russian authorities have opened a defamation case against Alexei Navalny, after he called a World War II veteran a "traitor" for expressing his support for Russia's proposed constitutional changes. | The protest leader has been accused of posting "deliberately false information" by the Russian Investigative Committee, and he is said to have "pursued the goal of spreading slander among a wide range of people." | On June 2, the nationalist Kremlin critic shared a video published by RT which featured various Russian people — including an Olympian, a doctor, and a mother. In the clip, the participants shared…
(2020-06-15). 'Information heroes'?! Reporters Without Borders hails White House press corps for pandemic coverage. rt.com 
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has praised journalists who distinguished themselves with courageous work on the Covid-19 pandemic — whistleblowers and reporters who were jailed and persecuted — and the White House press corps. | The press organization
(2020-06-15). 'No evidence of benefit': FDA says hydroxychloroquine no longer approved for Covid-19 emergency use. rt.com 
US regulators have revoked emergency approval for the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19. Doctors will still be able to prescribe the drug, recently taken by President Donald Trump himself, for off-label use. | Citing the "totality of scientific evidence available," Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Chief Scientist Denise M. Hinton
(2020-06-15). EU launches website to help travelers navigate complicated patchwork of border reopenings. rt.com 
Countries across the EU have begun to reopen their borders, but the complex mixture of sundry rules is baffling would-be travelers. As a result, the EU has launched a website to help people navigate various Covid-19 restrictions. | A number of EU governments have started to open their borders on Monday after weeks of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic — but no single strategy has been developed to organize this process. Many states have banned countries with worrying coronavirus levels and have developed their own limitations and guidelines for incoming visitors. Various restrictions are being adjust…
(2020-06-15). 2021 Oscars date postponed due to coronavirus pandemic. rt.com 
Although the US economy will be long opened up by then, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has pushed next year's Oscars back by two months. The coronavirus pandemic has already forced the delay of dozens of movies. | The Academy announced the delay on Monday. The awards ceremony, originally due to take place on Sunday, February 28, will now be held on Sunday, April 25. Nominations will be announced in March. | The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns hit Hollywood hard. Production only resumed in Los Angeles county on Friday, and many movie theaters across the US remain closed. AMC Thea…
(2020-06-15). eBay execs mailed bloody mask & LIVE INSECTS to couple who criticized company. rt.com 
Six former eBay employees and executives have been charged with stalking after they hounded a couple who criticized the e-commerce giant in a newsletter. The group mailed threats to the pair, and sent them live cockroaches. | The victims, a Massachusetts couple, published an online newsletter "critical of eBay and other e-commerce companies," US Attorney Andrew Lelling explained at a press conference on Monday. | Their missive put them on the radar of eBay's Global Intelligence Center, and a harassment campaign began, Lelling continued. | eBay, despite its great usefulness, has never felt lovable and humane to…
(2020-06-15). Hamas calls for Palestinians' unity and resistance against Israeli plans to annex West Bank areas. rt.com 
The Hamas movement has called for unity among Palestinians against Israeli plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. "We call for the annexation project to be confronted with resistance in all forms," said Salah al-Bardawil, a senior official of the Islamist movement, on Monday. | "We call on our people to transform this hardship into an opportunity to get the Palestinian project back on track," AFP quoted the official as saying. | Despite deep divisions between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, based in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Bardawil called for a "union of the political class." He called fo…
(2020-06-15). 'Conniving human scum': North Korea is very angry at the South, but it's not Seoul's attention it wants. rt.com 
Things in the Koreas seem to have taken a turn for the worse again. North Korea is threatening military action against the South, seemingly over some propaganda leaflets. But Pyongyang's real target is not so petty — or so close. | With North Korean media referring to the South as "conniving" and "human scum," and communications now cut off between the two, inter-Korean relations risk hitting a dangerously low point. What exactly sparked Pyongyang's seemingly sudden fit of rage — and is it really one? A closer analysis reveals several factors at play. | It's raining balloons : | What initial…
(2020-06-15). WATCH Russian jets 'intercept' US strategic bombers over Baltic Sea. rt.com 
US B-52H strategic bombers have again been spotted near Russian borders, forcing its Baltic Sea Fleet's Su-27 fighter jets to take to the skies and monitor their actions, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. | Video released by Moscow showed all stages of the 'intercept' — from the pilot in full gear rushing towards his jet to the Su-27s gaining on the American nuclear-capable bombers and "foreign surveillance planes" above the neutral waters. | NATO aircraft have frequently been spotted close to Russian airspace above Baltic and Black Sea frontiers in recent years. The flights, which Moscow deems provo…
(2020-06-15). Those not on board with French Revolution were CHOPPED, CHAZ protesters warn after renaming their camp. rt.com 
Those who refuse to embrace their movement could face a violent end, a group of protesters in Seattle have declared. The unsettling warning comes after their encampment in the city was renamed to CHOP. | A group of demonstrators who gathered outside Seattle's West Precinct on Sunday night had a chilling message for anyone who hasn't pledged fealty to their radical demands, which include the abolition of the city's police department and a complete transformation of the criminal justice system. One demonstrator with a megaphone explained a possible secondary meaning behind the decision to rebrand their camp, the…
(2020-06-15). Face coverings: What does the law say? thecanary.co 
Face coverings are now mandatory on public transport in England.Passengers caught not complying with the regulations risk being fined £100 and removed from services.We take a look at the new laws: — What is new?Legislation called The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings on Public Transport) (England) Regulations 2020 came into force on Monday.— What does this mean?It is mandatory to wear a face covering — meaning anything which covers someone's nose and mouth — while using public transport unless you have a reasonable excuse.The rules apply in England and in English a…
(2020-06-15). America's Supernational Sovereignty: Iran and Syria Again on the Receiving End of Sanctions. ahtribune.com 
The conceit by the United States that it is the acknowledged judge, jury and executioner in policing the international community began in…
(2020-06-15). The Empire Is Knowingly Boosting Al-Qaeda in Yemen (Which Is Its Branch Most Fond of International Terrorism). anti-empire.com 
In April, an exclusive report published on Mintpress News laid bare an "unholy alliance" between al-Qaeda and the displaced government of Abdurabbuh Mansur Hadi that a coalition led by Sunni Gulf monarchies has been unsuccessfully seeking to reinstall with the help of the West since 2015. | These revelations come on top of previous investigations that have further exposed how the relentless Western-backed war in Yemen has emboldened al-Qaeda militants responsible for multiple terrorist attacks on Western targets in the last two decades. Even if the war is drawing to a close, a strengthened al-Qaeda in the Arabian…
(2020-06-15). Police Anti-Bias Trainer Shot in Groin by San Jose Cops at Protest: "It's Clear This Isn't Working" democracynow.org 
As protests against racism and police violence continue across the United States, we speak with Derrick Sanderlin, a San Jose community organizer who has spent years training police on avoiding implicit bias toward people of color, but an officer from the same police department shot him in the groin with a rubber bullet during a May 29 protest against racism and police violence, rupturing Sanderlin's testicle and possibly affecting his ability to have children.
(2020-06-15). The Killing of Rayshard Brooks: Atlanta Police Shoot Dead Unarmed Man Who Fell Asleep in His Own Car. democracynow.org 
Protests have erupted in Atlanta, where the police killing of unarmed African American man Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy's parking lot has outraged residents. The autopsy revealed that Brooks was shot in the back as he was running away, and the death has been ruled a homicide by the county medical examiner. Brooks's killing comes as protests against racism and police violence continue across the country. The Atlanta police chief has already resigned, and the officer who shot Brooks has been fired. "What we saw happen to Mr. Brooks is unfortunately something that we continue to see repeated in our communities all acr…
(2020-06-15). A close look at the global context for Hong Kong's struggle. greenleft.org.au 
Unfree Speech: The threat to Global Democracy & Why We Must Act, Now
| By Joshua Wong & Jason Y Ng
| Penguin Books, 2020
| 268p…
(2020-06-15). A close up look at the global context for Hong Kong's struggle. greenleft.org.au Joshua Wong & Jason Y.Ng
| Penguin Books
| London, 2020
| 268pp, $19.99 | Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua W…
(2020-06-15). Iranian Missiles Used to Attack Saudi Arabia? globalresearch.ca Since taking office, the Trump regime upped the stakes in Washington's long war by other means on Iran. | US hostility toward the Islamic Republic has nothing to do with a national security threat that doesn't exist. | It's all about its …
(2020-06-15). Corporate Media Are Focusing on Race — and Dodging Class. indybay.org Economic exploitation, hidden in plain sight…
(2020-06-15). We Need a Green New Deal to Confront the Economic Crash and Climate Crisis. truthout.org "Whatever it is, coronavirus has made the mighty kneel and brought the world to a halt like nothing else could. Our minds are still racing back and forth, longing for a return to 'normality', trying to stitch our future to our past and refusing to acknowledge the rupture. But the rupture exists. And in the midst of this terrible despair, it offers us a chance to rethink the doomsday machine we have built for ourselves. Nothing could be worse than a return to normality." — Arundhati Roy, "
(2020-06-15). Pragmatic Advice For Peaceful Protests. thealtworld.com It's imperative that all protests, whether about anti-racism or any other issue, remain peaceful and within the realm of the relevant laws of whichever country they're occurring in otherwise people could get hurt or worse. | The anti-racism protests that have erupted all throughout the West since the death of George Floyd in police custody at the end of last month have unfortunately transformed into a
(2020-06-15). Do Deep State Elements Operate Within the Protest Movement? globalresearch.ca "Revolutions are often seen as spontaneous. It looks like people just went into the street. But it's the result of months or years of preparation. It is very boring until you reach a certain point, where you can organize mass …
(2020-06-15). Ireland: 3 Parties Will Rule, Left-Wing Sinn Fein Pushed Aside. telesurenglish.net The two main right-wing parties in Ireland, Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, along with the Green Party, agreed Monday to govern in coalition with a rotating prime minister, leaving Sinn Fein out despite their big win in the polls in February. | RELATED: | The agreement covers the next five years, with Leo Varadkar (Fine Gael ) and Micheal Martin (Fianna Fail) alternately holding the head of government. Varadkar, who has bee…
(2020-06-15). Moving Street Protests from Futility to Utility. counterpunch.org The nationwide street protests following the gruesome murder of George Floyd, who was pinned to the ground and choked by a Minneapolis police officer and three accomplices, were spontaneous and diverse. No leaders, charismatic or otherwise put out the call for people to turn out in the face of militarized police legions. It was a
(2020-06-15). Poland Is Likely to Receive Germany-based American Soldiers to Pressurise Russia. globalresearch.ca According to American media, U.S. President Donald Trump plans to withdraw 9,500 American soldiers from Germany. U.S. troop numbers in Germany will be reduced to about 25,000 at a time when Warsaw insists on the strengthening of American military presence …
(2020-06-15). Amid George Floyd Protests, Democrats Are Choosing a "Tough on Crime" Ticket. mintpressnews.com Despite national demands for sweeping police reform, Biden appears likely to choose Kamala Harris, famous for her conservative, "lock them up" stance on crime, as his running mate.
(2020-06-15). Trump Rips up Decades-Old WMD Treaty in Order to Sell Drones to Saudi Arabia. mintpressnews.com The Missile Technology Control Regime is the latest in a list of longstanding international agreements that the Trump administration has withdrawn from, often to the benefit of Saudi Arabia and US arms dealers.
(2020-06-15). America's Supernational Sovereignty. thealtworld.com Iran and Syria again on the receiving end of sanctions | One of the most disturbing aspects of American foreign policy since 9/11 has been the assumption that decisions made by the United States are binding on the rest of the world, best exemplified by President George W. Bush's warning that "there was a new sheriff in town." Apart from time of war, no other nation has ever sought to prevent other nations from trading with each other, nor has any government sought to punish foreigners using sanctions with the cynical arrogance demonstrated by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The United States uniquely seeks to pen…
(2020-06-15). President Maduro: United States Is Living An Anti-Racist Spring. popularresistance.org President Maduro said that the US is experiencing an anti-racist spring, in reference to the massive protests for the murder of George Floyd. | "People on the street are saying who Donald Trump is every day," said the Venezuelan president during his participation on Monday in the TV show "Between Values," in which he also asserted that the American people "live an anti-racist spring". | On the other hand, he stressed that historical figures such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King are more present today than ever among Americans who fight for their rights. "They are the martyrs for a future hope, for a new societ…
(2020-06-15). Israeli Forces Demolish Palestinian-owned Livestock Barn in Jordan Valley. imemc.org In the agriculturally-rich northern West Bank area of Al-Aghwar, Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian-owned livestock tent, according to a local activist. Palestinian activist, Aref Daraghma, told Palestinian media sources that Israeli soldiers invaded Um Liqya rural neighborhood and began tearing down a tent, used by local farmers as a livestock …
(2020-06-15). To Deal With Police, We Must Understand Why They Even Exist. popularresistance.org The recent protests across the country following the murder of George Floyd have elevated the demands to defund and abolish the police. This comes on the heels of the nationwide resurgence of a movement for community control of police led by the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. We speak with author and activist Max Rameau of Pan African Community Action about the role of police in the bigger picture of the evolution of human beings as protectors of private property and wealth, the pitfalls of defunding police if this dynamic is not addressed and what community control of police looks lik…
(2020-06-15). New Online Database of Police Brutality Videos Highlights 'Casual Cruelness' of Law Enforcement. sputniknews.com As attempts to collect videos of police violence quickly became unwieldy, two activists created a public database comprising what has become hundreds of cases. However, one technologist told Sputnik the list is just a drop in the bucket, and the practice is much older than cellphone videos.
(2020-06-15). Request for Compassionate Release of Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca FAO The Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP | Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice | CC The Hon Bob Neill MP | UK Commons Justice Committee Chair | Dear Sir, | REQUEST FOR COMPASSIONATE RELEASE OF JULIAN ASSANGE | As current and former …
(2020-06-15). Assange and Varoufakis warn why the prevailing economic crisis could lead to fascism. thecanary.co On the day the far right
(2020-06-15). UN to Hold Hearing Over 'Systemic' US Racism, Police Brutality. telesurenglish.net The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) agreed Monday to hold an emergency debate Wednesday on "systemic racism, police brutality and violence against peaceful protests" in the United States and elsewhere. | RELATED: | UNHRC's decision followed a request last week by Burkina Faso on behalf of 54 African countries in response to the killing on May 25, of George Floyd, a black U.S. citizen, under the knee of…
(2020-06-15). Colombia: 200 FARC Ex-Combatants Killed Since Peace Agreements. telesurenglish.net The Alternative Revolutionary Force of the Commons (FARC) party denounced Monday that the ex-combatant Mario Tellez Restrepo was murdered in North Santander, Colombia, marking 200 killed ex-fighters since the peace agreements were signed on Sept. 26, 2016. | RELATED: | Restrepo, a father of three, was working on the field when he was shot down by people who have not been identified yet. This killing marks the 26th alone in 2020 so fa…
(2020-06-15). The Joys of Diversity and Multicullturalism Have Come Home to Roost. thealtworld.com Hi Dumbshit American. Have you had enough of diversity and multiculturalism? If not, vote a Democrat president, and the second wave of peaceful protests will loot and burn down your homes and neighborhoods. Be sure you understand that diversity means no more white statues and white history, because they are racist. Multiculturalism means no more white civilization, which is racist. You may have to give up your language as well, because English is racist. | I have been telling you for years that you are living The Camp of the Saints. Having failed to become aware, you have no idea what is happening. When it finall…
(2020-06-15). Germany's Social Democrats, Greens and Left Party organise police violence against peaceful demonstrators. wsws.org The police attacks are part of an effort to criminalise anti-capitalist tendencies.
(2020-06-15). Unfinished Revolution: Where Do The George Floyd Protests Go From Here? popularresistance.org Will we release some steam for a few days, be satisfied with the prosecution and (if we're lucky) conviction of a few cops, accept a few reforms of a police system that will never be accountable to anyone else but their maker — the ruling class? Will we settle for mere survival, be content not to be killed, so that we can live under the peace of everyday violence and robbery forced upon our communities, our health, and our lives? | Will we hang onto illusions that equate equal opportunity with being as exploited as a vanishing group of white, middle-class workers are or as a few black and brown faces rising…
(2020-06-15). Israel owns 90 nuclear warheads: Report. yenisafak.com Israel is believed to possess between 80 and 90 nuclear warheads, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said on Monday. | In a report, SIPRI said Israel continues to pursue a policy of ambiguity regarding its nuclear program. | It said that the number of nuclear warheads in Israel rose to 90, up from 80 warheads in 2019. | "The nine nuclear-armed states—the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)—together possessed an estimated 13,400 nuclear weapons at the start of 2020," the S…
(2020-06-15). Rio de Janeiro: Police Violence and Solidarity. cepr.net On May 31, hundreds of people in Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city in Brazil, joined protesters around the world in marching against police brutality. While the protest was in solidarity with the wave of Black Lives Matter protests in the US following the killing of George Floyd, Brazilian protesters were marching against their …
(2020-06-15). Human Rights Council picks up again after COVID suspension, to hold racism debate. news.un.org After a three month long COVID-19-enforced break, the Human Rights Council resumed on Monday, giving the green light to a rare Urgent Debate on racism, alleged police brutality and violence against protesters sickened by the killing of American George Floyd in police custody.
(2020-06-15). Residents protest after woman dies in police custody in Harper Woods, Michigan. wsws.org Priscilla Slater was found unresponsive in a holding cell in Harper Woods on the east side of Detroit this week amid international protests against police brutality.
(2020-06-15). Trump at West Point: Un-Policing the US World. globalresearch.ca Donald Trump claims to be the law-and-order president of the United States. There does not seem much sign of this as the stitching of the Republic gets undone. Protestors have been given a considerable roughing up across several states; police …
(2020-06-15). The protests against police murder: The way forward. wsws.org The fight against police violence must be connected to the struggles of the working class, in the United States and internationally, against inequality, war and the capitalist system.
(2020-06-15). Protests against police violence and racism continue in New Zealand. wsws.org Tens of thousands of people joined another day of protests as part of the global movement sparked by the murder of George Floyd by US police.
(2020-06-15). Man admits urinating next to memorial dedicated to Pc Keith Palmer. thecanary.co A man has admitted urinating next to the memorial dedicated to Pc Keith Palmer, who was stabbed to death in the 2017 Westminster terror attack. | Andrew Banks, 28, of Manor Road in Stansted, Essex, was captured on camera as violent clashes between far-right protesters and police took place in central London. | Banks, wearing a white T-shirt and grey Adidas jogging bottoms, admitted one count of outraging public decency at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday. | Prosecutor Michael Mallon said Banks was in central London to "protect statues", but admitted he did not know which statues. | He was said to have dru…
(2020-06-15). Atlanta Organizer: Rayshard Brooks Killing Shows Urgent Need to Dismantle Police. truthout.org Protests have erupted in Atlanta, where the police killing of unarmed African American man Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy's parking lot has outraged residents. The autopsy revealed that Brooks was shot in the back as he was running away, and the death has been ruled a homicide by the county medical examiner. Brooks's killing comes as protests against racism and police violence continue across the country. The Atlanta police chief has already resigned, and the officer who shot Brooks has been fired. "What we…
(2020-06-15). Exploring the relationship between spousal violence during pregnancy and subsequent postpartum spacing contraception among first-time mothers in India. thelancet.com : Women who experience spousal abuse during pregnancy have different postpartum contraceptive use patterns. The unique needs of this population should be incorporated into antenatal and postpartum contraceptive counseling. Efforts to increase spacing contraception use in India must consider experiences of gender-based violence and coercion.
(2020-06-15). Colombia exceeds 50,000 coronavirus cases, 1500 deaths. colombiareports.com Colombia's health authorities have confirmed more than 50,000 total coronavirus infections and 1,500 Covid-19 deaths in total and 75 deaths on Sunday alone, the deadliest day of the pandemic so…
(2020-06-15). Health Passports — biosurveillance and pervasive health monitoring to be rolled out. truepublica.org.uk By Rob Woodward — TruePublica: VST Enterprises Ltd (VSTE) the British cybersecurity company founded by tech entrepreneur Louis-James Davis announced recently that a 'sports health passport' style app was now in play to help kick start attendance at all British sporting events over the coming months as Britain emerges and recovers from Covid-19. VSTE want …
(2020-06-15). Striking Spanish Nissan workers boo unions and Podemos mayor of Barcelona. wsws.org This points to the explosive conflict emerging between the working class and the pseudo-left and the unions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and an upsurge of class struggle.
(2020-06-15). Classical musicians face unprecedented challenges amid COVID-19 pandemic. wsws.org The New York Philharmonic and other orchestras are canceling performances for the rest of this year.
(2020-06-15). New Study Suggests COVID Was Spreading Earlier/Far Less Deadly & Trump's BlackRock Take Over. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (6/15/20). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-06-15). New cases of COVID-19 reach 8 million as Latin America still to peak. wsws.org While the Western Hemisphere is currently the epicenter of the pandemic, there has been a new outbreak in China.
(2020-06-15). COVID-19: Preparations for southern flu season must be a priority: WHO's Tedros. news.un.org Despite the ongoing global response to COVID-19, the world cannot lose sight of the significant public health risk posed by influenza, which affects every country every year and takes its own deadly toll, World Health Organization (WHO) Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday.
(2020-06-15). We Won't Address Our Mass Incarceration Crisis Until We Rethink Our Approach to "Violent Crime" aclu.org During the COVID-19 pandemic, jails and prisons have become
(2020-06-15). New cases of COVID-19 reach 8 million with Latin America still to peak. wsws.org While the Western Hemisphere is currently the epicenter of the pandemic, there has been a new outbreak in China.
(2020-06-15). US: FDA Revokes Emergency Use Of Hydroxychloroquine. telesurenglish.net The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Monday revoked the authorization for the emergency use of hydroxychloroquine (CHQ) to treat certain hospitalized patients with COVID-19 as a clinical trial is unavailable nor feasible. | RELATED: | On April 7, the FDA approved the emergency use for an abbreviated new drug application for hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets to address ongoing shortages of the drug…
(2020-06-15). Bank of England Infringes Human Rights: Venezuelan Central Bank. telesurenglish.net The Bank of England (BoE) is "putting lives at risk" by denying access to gold reserves, Legal representatives of the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) denounced Monday. | RELATED: | BoE refuses to release around US$1.13 billion of gold reserves which the South American nation could use to fight the health emergency derived from the COVID-19 outbreak. Venezuela is seeking to get a court order for the urgent release of abo…
(2020-06-15). Bob Dylan's Explosive Song "Murder Most Foul", History of the JFK Assassination and "The Interview" globalresearch.ca Imagine this: A so-called presidential historian for a major television network publishes an interview in the most famous newspaper in the world with the most famous singer/songwriter in the world, who has recently written an explosive song accusing the U.S. …
(2020-06-15). The United States Needs Black Nationalism, Now. counterpunch.org Malcolm X campaigned for Black Nationalism. The assassination of Malcolm by the devil white class should have proved to everyone that his strategy was the only way. He outlined that nationalism was the tool that countries used to free themselves from imperialism. Ho Chi Minh for example understood that in order to eventually achieve communism
(2020-06-15). Nurses outraged over US hospital chain bailouts, layoffs and bloated CEO pay. wsws.org The largest health care corporations and hospital chains have collected billions in federal grants and laid off tens of thousands of health care workers, while compensating top executives hundreds of millions.
(2020-06-15). NYT Gives Up on Logic in News Reporting — Tells Readers of Risk of Relying on China, with Zero Argument. cepr.net The NYT ran a piece with a headline that began "break the China Habit," and featured the subhead, "the risks of relying economically on the Asian superpower have never seemed clearer. But as the world tries to get moving again, it needs China more than ever." Perhaps the paper considered the risks so apparent that …
(2020-06-15). The endless excuses of Colombia's VP about convicted narco brother. colombiareports.com Newspaper El Tiempo on Monday highlighted how "painful" it was for Colombia's vice-president to conceal the fact she bailed out her brother after his 1997 arrest in Miami for drug…
(2020-06-15). The Scandal of "Modern Slavery" in the Trade of Masks and Gloves. globalresearch.ca The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the reliance of the NHS on disposable medical instruments and protective clothing—but their trade hides a murky world of modern slavery and labour abuse, writes Jane Feinmann | *** | The failure of the NHS to provide …
(2020-06-15). While the UK's 'deportation machine' keeps ticking over during coronavirus restrictions, there is a way to stop it. thecanary.co A new report
(2020-06-15). Towards a Digital Police State? Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair Calls for Coronavirus Digital IDs to Prove 'Disease Status'. globalresearch.ca 'Unless you're able to record some of this data in a way that people can use it's going to be difficult to go back to anything like a near normal in things like transport,' said Tony Blair. | *** | Former U.K. …
(2020-06-15). What About the International Students? thenation.com What About the International Students?
(2020-06-15). Take a Good Hard Look at the New Britain We All Now Live in. globalresearch.ca It's all desperately sad to watch, isn't it? At TruePublica we have consistently warned since David Cameron's 2015 electoral win that Britain was in grave danger. We warned that Cameron, little more than an over-privileged corporate public relations agent would …
(2020-06-15). 100 Years Ago: Far-Right Coup against Germany's Weimar Republic. The March 1920 Kapp Putsch against Social Democracy. globalresearch.ca A century ago, on 13 March 1920, a far-right coup d'etat was implemented against the nascent Weimar Republic, known as the Kapp Putsch, which stood as an early warning signal for the Nazi Party's rise. The author here had intended …
(2020-06-15). Statues Fall Amidst Civil War: The Coup vs. the Woke Revolution. thealtworld.com The woke ideologues will likely split the U.S. Blues into Old Guard and the new, 'soft totalitarians', Alastair Crooke writes. | In earlier articles, I noted that America has been skirting the precarious cliff-edge of ancient antagonisms, dating back to the Civil War — Red versus Blue. The two irreconcilable visions of American life: on the one side, the 'Federalists', who partly have morphed into cosmopolitan 'Sorosites', and claim the moral high ground on matters of life; and on the other, a tradition of state co-sovereignty, dating back to the 1871 (the Articles of Confederacy). That divide remains. It i…
(2020-06-15). Today's Science Deniers: What We Owe Galileo After 400 Years. globalresearch.ca On June 22, 1633, a sick and beaten old man, on his knees, had to "abjure, curse and detest" his view that "the earth moves and is not the centre of the world." It was "one of the most deplorable …
(2020-06-15). Minnesota Cops 'Trained by Israeli Forces in Restraint Techniques'. globalresearch.ca Officers from the US police force responsible for the killing of George Floyd received training in restraint techniques and anti-terror tactics from Israeli law-enforcement officers. | Mr Floyd's death in custody last Monday, the latest in a succession of police killings …
(2020-06-15). It Sure Looks Like Trump and Adelson Have Cut a Deal on Annexation. globalresearch.ca Sheldon Adelson, the Israel-loving,
(2020-06-15). UK Counter-terror Programme Targeted "Black Asian Ethnic Minority" (BAME) Women Using Social Media "Influencers" globalresearch.ca More evidence is emerging of the British government developing motivational online media platforms targeted at young women as part of a covert counter-terrorism campaign. | Security officials have acknowledged that a Facebook page and Instagram account entitled
(2020-06-15). Private Prisons in the United States. globalresearch.ca Private prisons in the United States incarcerated 121,718 people in 2017, representing 8.2% of the total state and federal prison population. Since 2000, the number of people housed in private prisons has increased 39%. | However, the private prison population reached …
(2020-06-15). How Private Prisons Are Profiting Under the Trump Administration. globalresearch.ca There are more people behind bars in the United States than there are living in major American cities[1] such as Phoenix or Philadelphia. According to a 2018 report from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, nearly 2 million adults[2] were …
(2020-06-15). US Congress "Caesar's Law" Directed against Syria: Who Does It Target and How Will It Affect President Assad? globalresearch.ca In mid-June, the US sanctions against Syria will escalate, with the enactment in Congress of "
(2020-06-15). Palestinian-owned Home Demolished by Israeli Forces in Shu'fat Refugee Camp. imemc.org Israeli bulldozers, accompanied by occupation forces, on Monday, demolished a Palestinian-owned building in the Shu'fat refugee camp, near Jerusalem in the southern occupied West Bank, Alray reported. Local sources said that Israeli forces stormed the Ras Shehadeh neighborhood of the Refugee Camp, and proceeded to demolish a two storey house, …
(2020-06-15). Eight Palestinians, Including one Minor Detained by Israeli Forces in West Bank. imemc.org Israeli forces arrested seven Palestinian civilians across the occupied West Bank, on Sunday at dawn, according to the Palestinian Prisoners' Society. Israeli soldiers abducted three Palestinian civilians from the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, identified as; 1. Osaid Al-Din Abu Shaira, 17, from Aida refugee camp, 2.
(2020-06-15). Fourteen Palestinians Detained by Israeli Forces across West Bank. imemc.org Israeli forces, on Monday, abducted 14 Palestinians from several areas of the occupied West Bank, Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported. Local sources said that Israeli police arrested five Palestinians after ransacking their houses in the al-Tur neighborhood of East Jerusalem, southern West Bank. Sources added that police assaulted two brothers …
(2020-06-15). Settlers Assault Palestinian Man in Hebron, Storm Nearby Village. imemc.org Israeli settlers from the illegal settlement of Dabouyia assaulted a Palestinian man on Shuhada Street in Hebron, southern West Bank, Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported. Similarly, illegal settlers from the Kiryat Arba colony in Hebron attacked Palestinian homes and vehicles, causing property damage. On Saturday, illegal Israeli settlers stormed the …
(2020-06-15). Israeli Warplanes Strike the Besieged Gaza Strip. imemc.org Israeli artillery and warplanes struck many targets throughout the besieged Gaza Strip, on Monday night Quds News Network reported. No casualties were reported at the time of this report. Local sources said the Israeli heavy weaponry fired shelled two shells, at an area to the east of Khan Younis, central …
(2020-06-15). Israeli Soldiers Re-arrest Palestinian Immediately after his Release. imemc.org Palestinian prisoner, Salah Hussein, was released on Sunday, when he met his 5 year old son for the first time, accompanied by his wife, Quds News Network reported. Hussein just completed fifteen years in Israeli prison held his son, Ali, for the first time since he was born. Ali was …
(2020-06-15). Palestinian Child Sentenced to Ten Years by Israeli Authorities. imemc.org The Israeli administration, on Sunday, sentenced Palestinian child, Hammoudeh Khader Sheikh, to 10 years in prison, Quds News Network reported. The boy, 15, from occupied East Jerusalem, southern West Bank, was shot and injured by occupation soldiers on August 15, 2019, while with his friend Naseem Imkafeh, 15, whom the …
(2020-06-15). Dozens of Israeli Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. imemc.org Several Israeli Settlers, on Monday, stormed the vicinity of the Al-Aqsa mosque of the internationally-recognized occupied East Jerusalem. The group was lead by Israeli leader, Yehuda Glick, local sources said. Palestinian sources including Muslim worshipers, present at the scene, told media outlets that Israeli soldiers ensured full protection for the …
(2020-06-15). The Struggle Against Police Is International. Our Solidarity Must Be Global. zcomm.org These global expressions of solidarity underscore a long simmering discontent with state violence against Black and Indigenous people, and other communities of color…
(2020-06-15). Iraq: UN probe into ISIL atrocities making 'real progress', Security Council hears. news.un.org The special UN Investigative Team probing ISIL atrocities in Iraq is making "real progress," its chief said on Monday, as it begins to pinpoint the perpetrators of some of the worst crimes committed by the terrorist group during its years-long occupation of large swathes of the country.
(2020-06-15). Essential Workers Need Better Safety Net. progressive.org Essential workers — often low-wage, and disproportionately Black, brown, and immigrants — have been far more likely to contract the virus than those who've stayed home.
(2020-06-15). Episode 93 — The Richmond Revolution, East Bay Collective, and the Post-Police Future w/Lavonia Bobo, Armond Corshawn, Samone Anderson, Lee Bidemi Animashaun, and Todd Davis. projectcensored.org On today's episode, Nicholas Baham II (Dr. Dreadlocks), Janice Domingo, and Nolan Higdon explore The Richomond Revolution and East Bay Collective following the murder of George Floyd with Lavonia Bobo,… | Author Dan Kovalik joins the program to explain why the "humanitarian" wars of the U.S. and its allies only make life even worse for the people they ostensibly protect. Then…
(2020-06-15). Divesting From a Distance. progressive.org Students were winning the fight for a fossil fuel-free campus—then the pandemic happened.
(2020-06-15). LSE Director: You cannot solve a global pandemic with national policies. truepublica.org.uk By Dame Minouche Shafik, Director of the London School of Economics. One of the paradoxes of this pandemic is that even as we are forced to turn inwards, we need each other's cooperation more than ever. Most of us are becoming more self-reliant — staying at home, engaging less with others, even braving baking and …
(2020-06-15). Dan Kovalik and Chris Finan. projectcensored.org Author Dan Kovalik joins the program to explain why the "humanitarian" wars of the U.S. and its allies | only make life even worse for the people they ostensibly protect. Then free-press advocate Chris Finan | produces evidence that police around the US are deliberately attacking journalists covering the recent | Black Lives Matter demonstrations. | Notes: | Dan Kovalik is a law professor and author; his latest book, "No More War," is from Skyhorse Publishing. | Chris Finan is executive director of the National Coalition Against Censorship,
(2020-06-15). 140 Trump admin sanctions ICC officials. wsws.org …
(2020-06-15). 'Trump Heights': The newest Israeli-approved illegal settlements in occupied Golan Heights. peoplesdispatch.org The Golan Heights is Syrian territory occupied by Israel following the 1967 war. Israeli settlement activities inside the occupied territories are in complete violation of international laws…
(2020-06-15). Trump Administration Seeks to Thwart Resident Reporting of Coal-mining Violations. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-06-15). Spike Lee Has Made His Most Ambitious Film Yet. zcomm.org Da 5 Bloods is a searing Vietnam War epic that speaks to this moment…
(2020-06-15). Fascistic candidates gain in Republican Party. wsws.org Marjorie Taylor Greene's campaign produced an ad last week in which she brandished an assault rifle and warned "antifa" demonstrators to "stay the hell out of northwest Georgia."
(2020-06-15). Members Of Congress Receive COVID-19 Small Business Loans. popularresistance.org Members of Congress obtained disaster loans for their businesses through the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). | The program has been embroiled in controversy since it launched in March. Large corporations received multimillion-dollar loans. Minority-owned businesses were shut out of aid. Seventy-four members of Congress own businesses or have relatives or spouses who own businesses. Of this number, only 14 of them responded to repeated inquiries stating that they did not apply for federal loans, including those with considerable wealth. The CARES Act does contain a conflict of in…
(2020-06-15). Army hails medical staff efforts, service under Covid-19 pandemic. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — In a ceremony held on Monday in Tehran's Shariati Hospital, the Iranian Army expressed gratitude for the efforts and services of the medical staff under the outburst of the coronavirus pandemic.
(2020-06-15). Iran's coronavirus deaths near 9,000. yenisafak.com A further 2,449 people tested positive for COVID-19, raising the overall count to 189,876, Health Ministry spokesman Sima Sadat Lari said. | A total of 150,590 people have recovered and been discharged from hospitals so far, he said, adding that 2,765 remain at hospitals in critical conditions. | Some 1.269 million tests have been done in the country to date, Lari said. | Iran's daily number of COVID-19 cases dropped to around 800 in early May, but since authorities eased restrictions, daily figures have shown an upward trend, especially in the southwestern Khuzestan province. | Despite the rising number of in…
(2020-06-15). S.Africa: COVID-19 cases top 70,000, deaths at 1,480. yenisafak.com South Africa saw a massive jump in coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, with 4,302 cases recorded, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 70,038.Zweli Mkhize, South Africa's health minister, also said in a statement that 57 more COVID-19 deaths had been recorded, bring the total fatalities to 1,480 with a mortality rate of 2.2%.Despite the high numbers of cases and deaths, health experts continue to applaud South Africa's mass testing campaign.South Africa has so far tested 1.12 million people for COVID-19, with 34,071 tests done over the weekend."The recoveries to date ar…
(2020-06-15). Turkey: Gov't budget balance posts $14B gap in Jan-May. yenisafak.com The Turkish central government registered a budget deficit of 90.1 billion Turkish liras (some $14 billion) in January-May, the country's Treasury and Finance Ministry reported Monday.Turkey's budget revenue reached 389.1 billion Turkish liras ($60.8 billion) in the first five months of the year, up 12% year-on-year.Budget expenditures rose 15.7% on an annual basis to hit 479.2 billion Turkish liras (74.9 billion) from January to May — marking a 90.1 billion Turkish lira (some $60.8 billion) gap.The budget balance, excluding interest payments, posted a deficit of 25.1 billion Turkish liras ($4 billion) in the fi…
(2020-06-15). Irish parties agree coalition deal. yenisafak.com Ireland's Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Green parties struck a deal to form a new coalition government on Monday that if ratified by grassroots members will end a months-long political deadlock, a government spokesman said.The agreement must be approved over the coming 10 days or so by members from each party, with the smaller Greens requiring two-thirds support, a higher bar than the larger two historic rival parties and which could yet scupper the deal.The parties want the new government in place before the end of June as the fractured parliament cannot pass any new laws, including those to uphold a 6.5 billion eu…
(2020-06-15). Muslim | man invents | corona-free bell | for | Hindu temple | in | India. yenisafak.com In the wake of the deadly coronavirus, which has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives across the world, a Muslim mechanic in India developed an innovative bell which can be rung without being touched for a major Shiva temple in the Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh. 62-year-old Nahru Khan equipped the bell with an electric sensor after temples were reopened in India with strict measures that included not touching bells to prevent the spread of the pandemic, reported the Indian Express.The development of the bell in question with its electric sensor technology is reportedly one-of-a-kind in India."It's a conta…
(2020-06-15). Coronavirus cases in Africa exceed 242,000. yenisafak.com The number of coronavirus cases in Africa has reached 242,105, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday.Death toll across 54 countries in the continent went up to 6,464, while recoveries stand at 109,977, bringing the total number of active cases to 125,664.The Southern Africa region recorded 73,600 cases, of which South Africa's number stood at 70,000 cases, and with the second most-affected country Zambia registering 1,400 cases.North Africa has 67,600 infections, West 51,300, East 26,700 and Central Africa 22,900.At least 2,700 people have died of the virus so far in North Africa, 1…
(2020-06-15). Turkey's indigenous electric train to serve by year-end. yenisafak.com First Turkish-made electric train, with its tests to be conducted on Aug. 30, will start serving before the end of this year, transport and infrastructure minister said on Monday."Aluminum body production, painting, sandblasting tests of the train set were put into operation in 2019," Adil Karaismailoglu said during his visit to the Turkish Wagon Industry (TUVASAS) plant in the country's northwestern province of Sakarya.The design and operating speeds of the first train set produced were planned as 176 kilometers per hour (109.3 miles per hour), and 160 km/h (99.4 mi/h), respectively."We work on domestic-made hig…
(2020-06-15). Turkey, Russia to continue talks for truce in Libya. yenisafak.com Turkey will continue talks with Russia to reach a lasting cease-fire in Libya, said Turkey's foreign minister on Monday.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin have "agreed to continue working together to establish a lasting cease-fire in Libya," Mevlut Cavusoglu told a joint press conference alongside his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif, who is visiting the Turkish capital Ankara.Libya's government, which enjoys recognition by the UN, has been under attack by warlord Khalifa Haftar's forces since April 2019, with more than 1,000 killed in the violence.After launching a counter…
(2020-06-15). Report: 85% of Independent US Restaurants May Close by Year's End Due to Pandemic. sputniknews.com A new report commissioned by the Independent Restaurant Coalition reveals that as many as 85% of US independent restaurants may be forced to close down by the end of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2020-06-15). Jeff Bezos Willing to Testify Before Congressional Antitrust Committee, Says Amazon Representative. sputniknews.com Lawmakers in the United States have been pushing to receive confirmation from the CEOs of large tech companies to testify before an antitrust committee over anti-competitive behaviour, especially the use of third-party sellers and data collection.
(2020-06-15). Police Rescue Chinese Billionaire from Attempted Kidnapping. sputniknews.com Midea founder He Xiangjian's son alerted local police after escaping from the family's high-security mansion and swimming across a nearby river. No one was injured during the incident and the billionaire's family were found safe. Chinese police are currently investigating the incident.
(2020-06-15). Trump Says Bolton Would Be Breaking Law by Publishing Book Detailing POTUS 'Misconduct'. sputniknews.com The release of a book of former White House National Security Advisor John Bolton, titled "The Room Where It Happened", was set to take place on 12 May, but the date has been pushed to 23 June as the administration of US President Donald Trump halted the memoir for a prepublication security review.
(2020-06-15). North Korea Reviewing Plans to Send Troops Into Disarmed Border Areas. sputniknews.com North Korean military leaders announced on Tuesday they were reviewing plans to reoccupy parts of the inter-Korean border disarmed by a previous agreement with Seoul. The move comes amid continued deterioration of relations between the two Koreas fueled by the activities of North Korean defectors in the South.
(2020-06-15). Tehran-Istanbul direct flights to be resumed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) — Tehran-Istanbul direct flights, halted under the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, are to be resumed as of July 21.
(2020-06-15). Three European countries call for more cooperation between Iran, IAEA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) —Three European countries have called for more cooperation between Iran and the IAEA, following a recent meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors.
(2020-06-15). Iran, Iraq eyeing cooperation in oil industry. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) — Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh held a phone talk with his Iraqi counterpart Ehsan Abdul Jabbar on expanding bilateral cooperation in the oil industry.
(2020-06-15). Imperial to begin first human trials of new COVID-19 vaccine. imperial.ac.uk Clinical researchers are this week set to begin human trials of a new coronavirus vaccine developed by researchers at Imperial College London.
(2020-06-15). Bailiffs violently attempt to evict Bristol travellers despite the ongoing global pandemic. thecanary.co Bailiffs tried to evict people from a travellers site in Glenfrome Road in Bristol on Saturday 13 June. This eviction took place despite ongoing government lockdown measures which The Canary spoke to Bobby*, a resident of the site, and Dan*, who lives locally. | People pulled from their homes in the early hours: | Bobby was woken up early on Saturday as bailiffs arrived. They started pulling people from their caravans and trying to evict them violently. Bobby told The Canary: Whe…
(2020-06-15). Lettering removed from outside of Colston Hall. thecanary.co Music venue Colston Hall has removed lettering from the outside of its building ahead of a planned name change. | It was named after Edward Colston, the 17th century slave trader, and built almost 150 years after his death. | Bristol Music Trust, which runs the venue, announced in 2017 that the name would be changed this year following a £49 million refurbishment. | The organisation said on Monday morning that removing the lettering is "just one step on our road" to revealing the new name this autumn. | Today we took down the Colston Hall lettering from outside of the building. This is just one step on our…
(2020-06-15). Surrounded by Liars and Lickspittles, Trump Dares COVID to Kill Him. truthout.org Trump campaign officials are spending $400,000 on aggressive pro-Trump ads that ran in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.
(2020-06-15). FDA Strips "Emergency Use" Authorization for Trump's "Game-Changer" COVID Drug. truthout.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is rescinding its recommendations on use of a drug once touted by President Donald Trump Hydroxychloroquine was previously given "emergency use" authorization for patients hoping it could help in the treatmen…
(2020-06-15). Trump Adviser Complains Boost in Unemployment Benefits Is Too Generous. truthout.org With the U.S. jobless rate still at levels not seen since the Great Depression and coronavirus-induced mass layoffs
(2020-06-15). When White People Call the Cops on Black People, They Lay Bare Classic US Racism. truthout.org By now, everyone should be familiar with the incident in Central Park, when a white woman named Amy Cooper confronted a Black man named Christian Cooper (no relation) and called the police on him, claiming that he was threatening her. The incident was captured on a video that went viral, and the retribution to Amy Cooper was swift. She was excoriated on social media, fired from her job, temporarily had her dog taken from her (the same dog she refused to put on a leash), and now, Gov. Andre…
(2020-06-15). U.S. President Trump sparks renewed interest in Juneteenth Celebrations Globally. indybay.org "In 1535, the first enslaved Pan African were recorded in California. Spanish conquistadors brought enslaved Pan Africans for conquest and who were later breed with indigenous population (Afro-Latino) throughout "New Spain" and much, much later evolved into today's Republic of Mexico. Authentic Alta California History remains cloaked in slavery and secrecy that remains off limits for any principled dialogue as the California State Legislature prepares for a 2020 Juneteenth State Budget due next week.
(2020-06-15). Friday 6/19: ILWU Shutting Down W.C. Ports On Juneteenth STOP Police Terror & Systemic Racism. indybay.org SSA Terminals 1717 Middle Harbor Road at the Port of Oakland to Oscar Grant Plaza…
(2020-06-15). Friday 6/19: JUNETEENTH: West Coast Port Shutdown. indybay.org Meet at 1717 Middle Harbor Road and caravan to Oscar Grant Plaza…
(2020-06-15). American Delusions About COVID-19. strategic-culture.org China and South Korea have set examples to the world how to see economies open and productive while taking sensible precautions to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic. By contrast, U.S. libertarians and President Donald Trump on the right, one world liberal internationalists on the soft left have both cost scores of thousands of lives with their childish ideological fantasies and sheer incompetence. | Oblivious to how the global pandemic has already transformed the zeitgeist, Hegel's "Spirit of the Age" the Old Right and Old Left across the United States continue to trade their old accusations at each other, oblivious…
(2020-06-15). Israel's Military Occupation Must Be Discussed in the Colonial Context. strategic-culture.org In June 1967, Israel displaced over 400,000 Palestinians as a result of the Six-Day War. The Naksa (setback) is the most prominent wave of Palestinians expulsion after the 1948 Nakba, resulting in Israel seizing the Gaza Strip, Jerusalem and the West Bank. Decades later, the UN Security Council still feels it accomplished its duty through The Naksa is synonymous with Israel's military…
(2020-06-15). Israeli Media Ponders Why There are So Many Wars in the Middle East. iranian.com Since the Second World War, there have been over two dozen major armed conflicts and prolonged insurgencies in the oil-rich region, with Israel alone involved in about a dozen of them. The Middle East is easily the most conflict-prone region in the world, and there's no sign the violence is going to end any time …
(2020-06-15). Citing 'Known and Potential Risks,' FDA Yanks Emergency Approval of Hydroxychloroquine Touted by Trump for Covid-19. commondreams.org "America: Do not listen to President Trump on any medical advice." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/18-month-emergency-internal-doc_0.jpg …
(2020-06-15). Experts Say $17.5 Billion Writedown by BP Prove Oil Giant Knows 'Reserves of Oil and Gas Increasingly Worthless'. commondreams.org "Big Oil is finally admitting what we've been saying for the last ten years: their reserves of oil and gas are increasingly worthless because there's no way to safely, or profitably, produce them." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/14929149601_0481140f45_o2.jpg …
(2020-06-15). 'Any Conversation With Me Is Classified,' Trump Claims as He Warns Bolton Over New Book. commondreams.org "If the book gets out, he's broken the law and I would think that he would have criminal problems—I hope so." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bolton_trump_iran_1.png …
