(2021-08-20). Will Americans Who Were Right on Afghanistan Still Be Ignored? dissidentvoice.org 
Protest in Westwood, California 2002. Photo: Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images America's corporate media are ringing with recriminations over the humiliating U.S. military defeat in Afghanistan. But very little of the criticism goes to the root of the problem, which was the original decision to militarily invade and occupy Afghanistan in the first …
(2021-08-20). The United States Does Not Learn from its Past Mistakes. dissidentvoice.org It is said that Afghanistan is the grave yard of Empires. Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, the Empire of Great Britain, the Soviet Union and now the American Empire and its NATO allies have all suffered defeat at the hands of the fiercely independent Afghans. As the World watches in disbelief, the American-backed government in …
(2021-08-20). Israel Bombs Syrian Cities in the Middle of the Night. telesurenglish.net On Thursday night, Israel launched missile strikes at some sites in the Syrian capital of Damascus and the central province of Homs. | RELATED: | At 11: 00 pm local time, "the Israeli enemy carried out an air attack with missile bursts" directed against the outskirts of Damascus and Homs City, the Syrian news agency SANA reported. | The Syrian air defenses responded to the attacks, intercepting most of the Israeli mi…
(2021-08-20). Signs suggest this isn't the Taliban of old. asiatimes.com 
There is immense curiosity about the Taliban's first moves after their dramatic return to Kabul after two decades. The big question on everyone's mind is whether the Taliban have "changed" since the 1990s. Opinions vary. But so far at least, there are no signs of a return to repressive authoritarian rule. The stunning press conference on …
(2021-08-20). Exploitation of Americans by the Prison Industrial Complex. realprogressives.org To better understand what incarcerated people face, a handful of people with relevant experiences were interviewed to shed a light on the experience of incarcerated people (aka prisoners) in the United States.
(2021-08-20). Despite Departure from Afghanistan, America still Has an Archipelago of 750 Military Bases around the World. juancole.com 
By Patterson Deppen | — ( Tomdispatch.com ) — It was the spring of 2003 during the American-led invasion of Iraq. I was in second grade, living on a U.S. military base in Germany, attending one of the Pentagon's many schools for families of servicemen stationed abroad. One Friday morning, my class was on the …
(2021-08-20). How the Taliban Surge Exposed Pentagon's Lies. dissidentvoice.org A month ago, as the US army prepared to end the 20-year occupation of Afghanistan and hand over responsibility to local security forces it had armed and trained, maps showed small, relatively isolated pockets of Taliban control. At the weekend, the Islamist fighters marched unchallenged into Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, bringing almost the entire country under …
(2021-08-20). G7 Seeks Cooperation on Evacuation Amid Chaos in Kabul. telesurenglish.net The Group of Seven (G7) on Thursday sought to secure close cooperation in personnel evacuation and the resettlement of refugees as chaos continues at the Kabul airport amid the hasty withdrawal of the U.S.-led military troops in Afghanistan and the Taliban's swift takeover of the Asian country. | RELATED: | The foreign affairs ministers of G7, including Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States,…
(2021-08-20). Study finds evidence of novel coronavirus circulating in Italy in late summer 2019. ecns.cn A new study has revealed evidence that the novel coronavirus may have been circulating undetected in northern Italy as early as late August or early September 2019, months before the first infections were officially reported.
(2021-08-20). Chicago Public Schools prepares deadly reopening of schools with sanction of Chicago Teachers Union. wsws.org The current plan for in-person classes walks back a significant number of already-insufficient restrictions put in place when schools first reopened last spring.
(2021-08-20). White House doubles down on reopening schools as COVID-19 cases surge. wsws.org Education Secretary Miguel Cardona declared Wednesday that "our priority must be" to "return to school in person," even as the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients nationwide hit 85,000.
(2021-08-20). Venezuela Reports Newsletter N ∞ 22. mppre.gob.ve A step towards coexistence, the end of the blockade and stability: a new cycle of dialogue opens between the Bolivarian Government and extremist sectors of the opposition. It is the commitment to peace, the value that moves our solidarity with brother peoples, such as Haiti, economic recovery and our Diplomacy. We tell you more in […] | La entrada
(2021-08-20). NATO lays down the law to Taliban. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Worth reading in its entirety; rarely has such an amalgam of hubris, delusion, grandiosity, presumption, contempt and solipsism been seen in one short document. Does this mean Afghanistan won't remain in Partners Across the Globe? Statement by NATO Foreign Ministers on Afghanistan Under the current circumstances, NATO has suspended all support to the Afghan authorities. …
(2021-08-20). Afghanistan and the American Imperial Project. counterpunch.org On August 16, 2021 President Biden addressed the nation to explain why the US military is pulling out of Afghanistan. To a lesser extent, he also tried to explain why the Afghan government and its 300,000 military forces imploded over the past weekend. With the Afghan State's quick disappearing act, in a puff of smoke
(2021-08-20). Create two, three, many Saigons. That is the watchword: The Thirty-Third Newsletter (2021). mronline.org 
On Sunday, 15 August, Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani fled his country for Uzbekistan. He left behind a capital city, Kabul, which had already fallen into the hands of the advancing Taliban forces.
(2021-08-20). Afghanistan: the Longest US War Continues to a New Stage. counterpunch.org The longest of the United States' "forever wars" in Afghanistan was supposed to end August 31 after President Biden extended his predecessor's withdrawal date from May of this year. But what will be ending is not clear; certainly not the imperial mission of the world's superpower. If the US determines that it cannot impose its
(2021-08-20). US Role in Afghanistan Lies in Destruction, not Construction: Chinese FM. orinocotribune.com "US President [Joe] Biden said the US' mission in Afghanistan was never supposed to have been nation-building, and it's true," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Tuesday, slamming the US for leaving turbulence and chaos wherever it goes. "The role of US lies in destruction, not construction." | Hua's remarks were made in response to Biden's speech on Monday, who said that despite the "hard and messy" US retreat amid the lightning conquest of Taliban that has come much faster than the US had expected, he stood "squarely behind" his decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan. | Amid cha…
(2021-08-20). German militarism and the debacle in Afghanistan. wsws.org The Afghan war was a dirty colonial war from the very start, with all that entails: massacres, torture, crime and corruption.
(2021-08-20). President Maduro: 'Afghanistan Speaks Volumes on Decline of US Empire'. orinocotribune.com The warmongering and interventionist policy of the United States empire has failed, as evidenced by the "pathetic" situation in which Afghanistan was left following the 20-year U.S. occupation, according to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. | What's more, the Venezuelan President said that the misinformation given by U.S. intelligence just days prior indicates that they're either tragically misinformed "or someone within the United States intelligence apparatus is conspiring" to try to sink the U.S. President. | President Maduro
(2021-08-20). Afghanistan and the Nature of US Military Intervention: Kabul versus Saigon. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-20). Phyllis Bennis and Matthew Hoh on Afghanistan Withdrawal. fair.org 
(LA Times, This week on CounterSpin: US news media are full of armchair generals who talk about weapons of war like they're Hot Wheels, and have
(2021-08-20). And so it begins again: The media recycles Afghanistan war lies. wsws.org The claims that the US war was waged for democracy and women's rights and against terrorism are even more threadbare than in 2001.
(2021-08-20). New Zealand ruling elite whitewashes its "contribution" to Afghan war. wsws.org On 3 October 2001, parliament approved a motion presented by Labour Prime Minister Helen Clark, with the support of the phony "left-wing" Alliance, that endorsed the despatch of Special Air Services troops and "totally" supported the US in Afghanistan.
(2021-08-20). Ambrose Bierce's Pro-Freedom Cynicism. counterpunch.org The collapse of the U.S.-backed regime in Afghanistan is a fine time to dip into one of America's most penetrating and underappreciated political analysts — Ambrose Bierce. The political establishment and its media allies are continually abusing the English language to lull people into submission. From pupils being required to recite the Pledge of Allegiance
(2021-08-20). Afghanistan Was Based on Lies: Will Canada's Militarists Apologize? dissidentvoice.org 
The quick collapse of the US-backed government in Afghanistan has revealed how little ordinary people should trust Canada's military, arms industry and associated ideological supporters. Their justifications for war, their claims of progress and then victory have proven to be no more than propaganda and lies. Canada's biggest military deployment since World War II, more …
(2021-08-20). Vets Fear, Like Post-Vietnam, US Unlikely to Learn Lessons From Afghanistan. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) Barrington M. Salmon – US policymakers are unlikely to absorb any lessons from the Afghanistan war, despite accomplishing nothing in 20 years, just like they failed to learn from mistakes made in Vietnam, American Army veterans told Sputnik.
(2021-08-20). The US and Afghanistan: Exit the Paper Tiger. orinocotribune.com By Freedom Road Socialist Organization — Aug 17, 2021 | The images are searing. Helicopters ferrying diplomatic personnel from the U.S. Embassy while plumes of black smoke billow from the building. Taliban fighters with heavy artillery parade through the thoroughfares of provincial capitals. The International Airport, still under U.S. control, is in chaos as collaborators try storm planes to flee the country. In the space of a few weeks the puppet government collapsed, and its figureheads have vanished. The decades of occupation have come to an end. Those that fought to end it now sit at the former president…
(2021-08-20). Five Ways the U.S. Created and Prolonged the Afghan Crisis. zcomm.org As in other regions of Asia and Africa, Islamist fundamentalism and foreign occupation are two sides of the same coin. They reinforce each other, feed off of each other, and need each other…
(2021-08-20). The Afghanistan Debacle and "The Great Reset". The Strategic Role of Zalmay Khalilzad. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-20). British and US Troops at Odds in Afghanistan as UK Engages Rescue Missions. Reports. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-20). Nessuna lezione dalla catastrofe afghana. globalresearch.ca Nel discorso del 16 agosto alla Casa Bianca, il presidente Biden ha fatto una lapidaria dichiarazione: ´La nostra missione in Afghanistan non ha mai avuto come scopo la costruzione di una nazione, non ha mai avuto come scopo la creazione …
(2021-08-20). U.S. Cooperating With Taliban To Evacuate Americans Out Of Afghanistan: Pentagon. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 18th, US Department of Defense officials said that the US was working together with Taliban to evacuate Americans out of Afghanistan. | The White House said that the military evacuated approximately 1,800 people, bringing the total since August 14th to 6,000. | Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. intends to increase that flow using various U.S. military aircraft."We're going to get everyone that we can possibly evacuate, evacuated. And I'll do that as long as we possibly…
(2021-08-20). China Urges World to Stop Putting Pressure on Afghanistan, Guide it Through Power Transition. sputniknews.com The Taliban's* successful takeover of the power vacuum left by the fugitive president Ghani on Sunday has sparked a media and political whirlwind in the West, with strong warnings about the ramifications of a resurgent Taliban rule for Afghanistan and other countries.
(2021-08-20). Headlines for August 20, 2021. democracynow.org Pentagon Boosts U.S. Troop Levels in Kabul as Chaotic Evacuations Follow Taliban Takeover, Taliban Says It Executed Former Islamic State Leader Abu Omar Khorasani, Afghan Youth Soccer Player Zaki Anwari Died in Fall from U.S. Plane Evacuating Kabul Airport, Afghan Immigrants in Greece Demand Sanctuary for Refugees Fleeing Afghanistan, WHO Slams Rich Nations for Offering Booster Shots While Just 2% of Africa's Population Is Vaccinated, Texas Supreme Court to Allow Schools to Defy Gov. Abbott's Ban on Mask Mandates, Major Hospital in Port-au-Prince Closes After Gangs Kidnap Doctors, Hampering Earthquake Relief, Rep…
(2021-08-20). If Only Afghans Were Jews. warisacrime.org 
The U.S. and other governments are not making the priority of rescuing endangered people from Afghanistan that a consumer of Hollywood movies might imagine being made were the endangered people Jews in Nazi Germany. Sadly, the reality in the 1940s was no different from today. Major investments went into wars, and Western officials wanted no …
(2021-08-20). Does the Future Belong to the Taliban? zcomm.org Afghanistan is not the only place at risk of takeover by extremists…
(2021-08-20). Roaming Charges: When the Empire of Graveyards Falls in the Graveyard of Empires. counterpunch.org The next war on Afghanistan will be a silent war, one waged behind the shadowed windows of board rooms and bank vaults, an economic war, fought with sanctions and debt, weapons indiscriminate as cluster bombs, that will almost certainly inflict much more misery and death than the hot war of the last 20 years. It's already started.
(2021-08-20). Why Did the Afghan Army Fold So Fast? Because They had Nothing to Fight For. counterpunch.org American pundits, politicians and Pentagon apologists are all casting about trying to find the reason why the Afghanistan military, supposedly 300,000 trained people in uniform and supplied with over $83 billion in US weaponry including ground attack planes and helicopters, folded like an old deck of used cards in two weeks' time confronted by an
(2021-08-20). Spencer Ackerman on How the U.S. War on Terror Fueled and Excused Right-Wing Extremism at Home. democracynow.org 
As Republicans raise concerns that Biden's withdrawal of U.S. troops will turn Afghanistan "back to a pre-9/11 state — a breeding ground for terrorism," Pulitzer Prize-winning national security reporter Spencer Ackerman lays out how the U.S. war on terror after the September 2001 attacks actually fueled white, right-wing extremism. Ackerman says U.S. elites consciously chose to ignore "the kind of terrorism that is the oldest, most resilient, most violent and most historically rooted in American history." His new book is "Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump."
(2021-08-20). Satellite Images Prove Dozens Of Afghan Military Aircraft Fled To Uzbekistan. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 16, the Prosecutor General's Office of Uzbekistan According to the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office, the aircraft were obliged to land at…
(2021-08-20). Biden's Botched Withdrawal From Afghanistan. zcomm.org The criticisms against Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan are coming from all corners. But most are missing the point…
(2021-08-20). WSJ: Biden has broken NATO. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From the Wall Street Journal edition of August 19, issued by the editorial board. It's evident both by the source and the harsh tone of the unsigned opinion piece — really, passionate denunciation — that something of major significance is occurring in the so-called Euro-Atlantic community; something that the West's ongoing debacle in Afghanistan alone …
(2021-08-20). Fight them on the beaches. dissidentvoice.org Dominic Raab, the British foreign secretary, gives new and shameful meaning to Winston Churchill's rousing speech about fighting an enemy on the beaches. While the Taliban were sweeping to victory in Afghanistan at the weekend, Raab was reportedly lounging on a sun-splashed beach on the Greek island of Crete. The arrogant Raab — who is prone to …
(2021-08-20). Spencer Ackerman: Today's Crisis in Kabul Is Direct Result of Decades of U.S. War & Destabilization. democracynow.org 
As thousands of Afghans try to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control, we look at the roots of the longest U.S. war in history and spend the hour with Pulitzer Prize-winning national security reporter Spencer Ackerman. "This is not the alternative to fighting in Afghanistan; this is the result of fighting in Afghanistan," says Ackerman, whose new book, "Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump," is based in part on his reporting from Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantánamo.
(2021-08-20). Afghan Women and Girls Are Caught in the Cross Fire. thenation.com Afghan Women and Girls Are Caught in the Cross Fire…
(2021-08-20). Wishful Thinking: Lebanon Files Complaint Over Israeli Violations Of Its Airspace At The U.N. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 20th, Lebanon lodged a complaint at the United Nations due to Israel continually carrying out airstrikes from its airspace. | Caretaker Lebanese Defense Minister Zeina Akar, in a statement, condemned the Israeli violation of Lebanese airspace during its bombing of Syrian areas on August 19th. | Akar noted that the Israeli violation posed a direct and serious threat to the Lebanese navigation and safety of civil aviation, and were in flagrant violation of…
(2021-08-20). Recent Israeli Strikes On Syria Destroyed Compounds Near Lebanon's Border, Killed Four Civilians. southfront.org 
Illustrative photo of an Israeli F-15 Eagle fighter jet (Edi Israel/Flash90/File) | The On August 20, the Aurora Intel account on Twitter shared new satellite images of the targeted compounds which were located to the east of Qarah. All three compound…
(2021-08-20). Israeli F-35 Stealthy Fighter Jets Spotted Over Lebanon Only Day After Strikes On Syria (Photos). southfront.org 
Israel's first two F-35 stealth fighter jets on their maiden flight as part of the Israeli Air Force on December 13, 2016. (Israel Defense Forces) | On August 20, several F-35 stealthy fighter jets of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) were spotted flying over South Lebanon, the heartland of Hezbollah. | Lebanese activists shared photos of the fighter jets, which were apparently conducting a training or a reconnaissance mission in Lebanon's airspace in a blatant violation of the country's sovereignty and international laws. | At lea…
(2021-08-20). Syria Intercepts Several Israeli Strikes On Its Soil. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Israel has conducted several airstrikes through Lebanon's airspace on targets in Syria, according to local media in Lebanon. | Civilian aircraft heading towards Beirut airport were affected during the Israeli Air Strike on Syria. — INTELSky (@Intel_Sky) Syrian State Media said that Syrian air de…
(2021-08-20). Lebanon complains on Zionist regime over airspace violation. en.mehrnews.com The Lebanese government has sued Zionist regime at the United Nations for repeatedly violating its airspace to attack Syria.
(2021-08-20). 10 Palestinians on hunger strike against illegal administrative detention by Israel. peoplesdispatch.org Palestinian prisoners' rights group have expressed concern about the rapid decline in the detainees' health. Four of the 10 detainees have been on hunger strike for more than a month…
(2021-08-20). Forced evictions near and far: Canada's complicity in the dispossession of Palestinian homes. mronline.org 
Does our commitment to reconciliation mean anything while we support settler-colonial regimes abroad?>
(2021-08-20). The Quiet Rebellion: Why US Jews Turning Against Israel is Good for Palestinians. counterpunch.org A unique but critical conversation on Israel and Palestine is taking place outside the traditional discourse of Israeli colonialism and the Palestinian quest for liberation. It is an awkward and difficult — but overdue — discussion concerning American Jews' relation to Israel and their commitment to its Zionist ideology. For many years, Israel has conveniently
(2021-08-20). Saturday 8/21: Free Palestine. indybay.org corner of Ocean and Water Streets, Santa Cruz…
(2021-08-20). In Video: Al-Quds Brigade Fighters Uncover, Destroy ISIS Hideouts In Central Syria. southfront.org 
File image. | On August 20, the al-Quds Brigade, a Palestinian faction that has been supporting the Damascus government since its formation in 2013, shared a video documenting one of its recent combing operations in central Syria. | The video shows al-Quds Brigade fighters uncovering and destroying several hideouts of ISIS cells in an unspecified part of the central region. Several vehicles of the terrorist group were also destroyed. | The al-Quds Brigade, which is reportedly backed by Russia, has been operating ag…
(2021-08-20). Cuba completely calm after July disturbances, PM says. tass.com On July 11, protests and disturbances broke out in several Cuban cities, with its participants attacking policemen and looting stores…
(2021-08-20). A political x-ray for possible dialogue in Cuba. zcomm.org One consequence of U.S. harassment has been the objective limitation of the exercise of democracy in the country…
(2021-08-20). Un meÃÅdico cubano no descansa mientras la salud de su pueblo esteÃÅ en riesgo. cubadebate.cu Durante 17 meses, la solidaridad y la empatiÃÅa han sido medulares en la lucha contra este devastador virus. Miles de nuestros profesionales, en 57 brigadas, han ayudado a 40 naciones a prestar un servicio de salud digno a sus ciudadanos en medio de la pandemia. En lo que va de anÃÉo, 1 797 de ellos han regresado de paiÃÅses como Venezuela, MeÃÅxico, PanamaÃÅ, AzerbaiyaÃÅn y se han incorporado a la batalla contra la COVID-19 en provincias como Matanzas, Ciego de AÃÅvila, GuantaÃÅnamo, Mayabeque, Cienfuegos, te…
(2021-08-20). Cuba continuará defendiendo su Estado socialista de derecho y justicia social. globalizacion.ca Intervención del Primer Ministro Manuel Marrero Cruz en Consejo Intergubernamental Euroasiático | Excelentísimo señor Askar Mamin, Primer Ministro de la República de Kazajstán, | Excelentísimo señor Ulukbek Maripov, Primer Ministro de la República Kirguisa, | Excelentísimos Señores Jefes de Gobierno y de delegaciones: …
(2021-08-20). OMS alerta que terceras dosis en países desarrollados ponen en riesgo la vacunación en àÅfrica. cubadebate.cu La Organización Mundial de la Salud denunció que la vacunación con terceras dosis en países más desarrollados amenaza la campaña de vacunación contra el coronavirus en àÅfrica y que el acaparamiento es una "burla" respecto a los propósitos de un acceso global y equitativo a la inmunización. Buena parte del continente enfrenta una tercera ola producida por la variante Delta.
(2021-08-20). Latin American Socialists Unite with Axis of Resistance Against Western Imperialism. orinocotribune.com By Ben Norton — Aug 17, 2021 | The leftist governments of Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Bolivia have found a key strategic ally in Iran, the heart of the Axis of Resistance. | Revolutionary socialist movements in Latin America are developing closer relations with anti-imperialist resistance forces in West Asia, building a united front against Western aggression and exploitation. | This budding alliance is an extremely important development in the struggle against an authoritarian international political and economic system that is essentially a global dictatorship, ruled by the United States and its junior…
(2021-08-20). Intense Russian Airstrikes Hit Greater Idlib As Syrian Army Places Troops On High Alert (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
2712070 10/04/2015 Russian servicemen attach a Kh-25 high-precision missile to a Su-24 aircraft at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti | On August 19, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out intense airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, where several terrorist groups are active. | The airstrikes targeted the outskirts of the town of Ein Shib in the western Idlib countryside as well as the outskirts of town of Qurqnia in the northern countrysi…
(2021-08-20). SDF Commander, Three Fighters Killed In Recent Turkish Drone Strike On Northeastern Syria (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Hawar News Agency. | The Tell Tamer Military Council (TMC), a unit of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has acknowledged that four of its personnel were killed and several others were wounded in the
(2021-08-20). Daraa Crisis: Syrian Army Deploys Heavy Rocket Launchers Near Gunmen Enclave (Photos, Video). southfront.org 
Illustrative image, source: Sputnik. | On August 20, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) elite 4th Division deployed heavy rocket launchers near the southern part of Daraa city, known as Daraa al-Balad, where more than a hundred wanted gunmen have been holding up for nearly two months now. | The locally-made launchers are armed with heavy improvised rocket-assisted munitions (IRAMs), which are usually referred to by Syrian sources as "Golan," "Volcano" or "Elephant" rockets. These IRAMs were designed to destroy heavily fortifi…
(2021-08-20). Philadelphia, homelessness and the opioid crisis ‚àí Commentary. workers.org 
A spirited protest took place in Philadelphia's Kensington area Aug. 11, with a large group of neighbors, concerned people and organizations marching from McPherson Square Park to a City Council meeting at Elkins Elementary School. What were folks rallying about? The City of Philadelphia had announced that it would once . . . |
(2021-08-20). Homeless Encampment Razed by the City of Fresno. indybay.org On August 6, the City of Fresno razed a large homeless encampment by Highway 99. Below is how it looked in its last moments.
(2021-08-20). Repeated Booster Jabs May be Lethal Researcher Warns. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-20). The documentary 'Her Socialist Smile' explores a different side of Helen Keller. mronline.org 
Helen Keller (1880-1968) was one of the most inspirational figures of the 20th century. But most people know the writer and activist for her determination to overcome the barriers facing people with physical disabilities in her lifetime, not for her equally fierce determination to replace American capitalism with a system in which the workers control the means of production.
(2021-08-20). Alpacalypse Now: How a Trans Anarchist Homestead Defended Itself From Far-Right Attacks. itsgoingdown.org In rural Colorado, the Tenacious Unicorn Ranch is building a trans-anarchist homestead and autonomous infrastructure while experimenting in permaculture and raising alpacas. On this episode of the It's Going Down podcast, we discuss the project with three people from the ranch, talk about the release of the upcoming documentary film, Tenacious, and how people living on…
(2021-08-20). Diplomatic Blackmail: Biden, Iran and the Nuclear Agreement. counterpunch.org Hardly a day passes that this writer doesn't see some news article about how the government of Iran is violating the JCPOA; how U.S. officials say that 'time is running out', and how Iran is generally being demonized by the U.S. It is time, once again, for us all to take a deep breath, step
(2021-08-20). Larry Elder is Trump's Black Face. counterpunch.org The late Lee Atwater, wherever he is, must be in awe of the new techniques of racial politics practiced by the Republican Party, which is little more than a front for White Narcissism. He outraged the left by using euphemisms when he meant Blacks. Jesse Jackson summoned up this strategy with his famous quote, "The
(2021-08-20). Bonnaroo music festival proceeds in the midst of surging COVID-19 infections in Tennessee. wsws.org The four-day festival in Manchester, Tennessee will serve as a superspreader event, contributing to the overloading of health care systems and more deaths.
(2021-08-20). Chinese ambassador calls for cooperation among scientists, gov'ts in COVID-19 origins-tracing. ecns.cn COVID-19 origins tracing is a scientific question that requires the collaboration of scientists around the world and joint efforts and cooperation of governments and people of all countries.
(2021-08-20). Is the Imminent End of Civilization a Winning Ticket for the GOP? counterpunch.org Opinion Guest Essay ————— Is the Imminent End of Civilization a Winning Ticket for the GOP? Stephen F. Eisenman Mr. Eisenman contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C., on politics, demographics, and inequality. Is the recent discovery that rising global temperatures will quickly render the Earth uninhabitable, a net plus for conservative Republicans? Will it
(2021-08-20). No Solutions Under Capitalism: Revolution is Required. counterpunch.org Liberals and progressives would do well to understand that while class is not everything — far from it, as I shall argue below — there are still no real or lasting solutions to problems that rightly agitate them under capitalism and bourgeois democracy, that is, under the de facto material dictatorship of the capitalist class
(2021-08-20). COVID-19 infection rate in U.S. prisons hits 34 pct, says expert. ecns.cn
(2021-08-20). Robinson Can Still Do the Socialist Thing at Current Affairs. counterpunch.org Most of the full-time and part-time staff at Current Affairs have been fired, they said on Twitter (8/18/21), in large part because its founder and lead editor, Nathan J. Robinson, fought their attempt to bring a more democratic governance structure to the socialist magazine—or, as Vice (8/18/21) quipped, fired "for doing socialism." Online commentators have
(2021-08-20). Video: IYSSE (Australia) holds meeting on coronavirus crisis and resurgence of working-class struggle. wsws.org Students, young people and workers participated in a lively discussion on the homicidal policies being pursued by capitalist governments in the pandemic, and the need for a socialist alternative, oriented to the emerging struggles of the working class.
(2021-08-20). Honoring Nat Turner's rebellion ‚àí a blow against slavery. workers.org 
August 21 marks the 190th anniversary of the bold, courageous insurrection against the genocidal system of enslavement led by Nat Turner in 1831. Although the capitalist ruling class and media have vilified Turner, he has been viewed as a hero by millions of Black and other oppressed people in the . . . |
(2021-08-20). Defending Voters From Disinformation: Why I Sued the San Francisco Chronicle. counterpunch.org Democracy Relies on Ethical Journalism Imagine an immigrant standing up to challenge our country's most powerful corporate politician. What story could better reflect the American dream? It's almost as if Broadway could write a musical about it. Now imagine losing your home as a teenager, then spending a decade earning your undergraduate degree at night while
(2021-08-20). Nicaragua: Media Disinformation and Fraudulent Misreporting in Support of U.S Foreign Policy Interventionism. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-20). Deere workers speak out as they gear up for contract battle. wsws.org Deere workers say they are determined to win back the concessions the UAW has given up over decades.
(2021-08-20). Chinese Astronauts Conduct New Extravehicular Activities. telesurenglish.net The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) informed that astronauts Nie Haisheng and Liu Boming had both slipped out of the space station core module Tianhe by 10: 12 a.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday to conduct extravehicular activities (EVAs) for a second time. | RELATED: | Nie opened the hatch of Tianhe's node cabin at 8: 38 a.m., the CMSA said. Donning Feitian, new-generation home…
(2021-08-20). COVID-19 origin tracing: Is the U.S. prone to rely on politics or science?>. ecns.cn A study conducted by researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has detected SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in a blood sample of a U.S. white-tailed deer collected in 2019.
(2021-08-20). If Congress is Yemen's Only Hope, Yemen is Doomed. counterpunch.org You may have noticed a growing number of articles on progressive websites with titles like: "Congress Needs to Force Biden to End the Yemen War" (Common Dreams); "The President Has Not Ended the War on Yemen; Congress Must Do So" (Counterpunch); and "If Biden Can't Stand Up to Saudi Arabia, Then Congress Should, and Now"
(2021-08-20). Venezuelan Extreme Right Opposition Already with Candidates for 21N Regional Elections (G4). orinocotribune.com The coalition of opposition parties called G4, comprised of AD (led by Henry Ramos Allup), Voluntad Popular, Primero Justicia, and Un Nuevo Tiempo, already has some names planned for pre-candidates or candidates for the regional elections scheduled for November 21 (21N), including people who supported Juan Guaidó. | More and more, spokespersons for the so-called Unitary Platform are joining the call to vote in the upcoming elections. Despite the fact that, at some point, they refused to participate and delegitimized the National Electoral Council (CNE), now they are seeking to run for public office through the el…
(2021-08-20). COVID-19 cases skyrocket in Los Angeles schools, exposing pretense of "safe reopening" wsws.org The much-vaunted mitigation measures are not even being systematically implemented across the district, and dilapidated buildings are proving to be an insurmountable barrier in providing necessary ventilation.
(2021-08-20). Danish nurses' strike crosses two months. peoplesdispatch.org The nurses' strike in Denmark demanding pay rise and an end to wage gaps entered its 62nd day on August 19, making it the longest such action by nurses in the country…
(2021-08-20). Wounded Paternalism: Biden and the US Imperial Complex. counterpunch.org Civilisation has tended to be seen like a gift by those claiming to grant it. It is done, in the sense Rudyard Kipling intended it, with solemn duty. It is a task discharged as a burden borne heavily. In its modern form, notably in the hands of the US, it comes with fast food, roads,
(2021-08-20). Arreaza No Longer Venezuela's Minister for Foreign Affairs: President Maduro Reshuffles Cabinet. orinocotribune.com Caracas, August 19, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced a reshuffling of his cabinet today. The appointment of Ambassador Felix Plasencia as the new minister for foreign affairs, replacing Jorge Arreaza—who held the position for over four years—was the most significant change. | "I have appointed Mr. Felix Plasencia as the new minister for foreign affairs of the Republic," President Maduro wrote on his Twitter account. "He has the immense responsibility of continuing the excellent diplomatic work carried out by Jorge Arreaza. Let's make our Peace Diplo…
(2021-08-20). On the IPCC's Latest Climate Report: What Does It Tell Us? counterpunch.org If there is a key take-home message, it is that climate science has vastly improved over the past decade in terms of its precision and the degree of confidence in its predictions. Many uncertainties that underlay past reports appear to have been successfully addressed, for example how a once-limited understanding of the behavior and dynamics of clouds were a major source of uncertainty in global climate models.
(2021-08-20). Our War Against Nature. Humanity's March Toward Extinction? globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-20). SOUTHCOM Now Claims to Support 'Diplomatic Exit' in Venezuela (Mexico Talks). orinocotribune.com According to reports by news agency EFE, Craig Faller, head of the United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), said that he "fully supports a diplomatic exit" in Venezuela. Faller made the comments at the inauguration of the South American Defense Conference in Miami this Tuesday, August 17, where representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, and Uruguay were present. Bolivia did not participate. | Faller claimed that Venezuela's issues are of a political and diplomatic nature, and did not pass up the opportunity to deride President Nicolás Maduro, whom he desc…
(2021-08-20). The BLM is Broken; Here's How to Fix It. counterpunch.org An open letter from a former Bureau of Land Management employee to Secretary Deb Haaland. Dear Secretary Haaland: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in your Interior Department is broken and I know how you can and should fix it. BLM's dominant management culture has long been (and is) corrupt, biased, regressive, and secretive. I
(2021-08-20). Keepers of the Flame: Climate Chaos and Creeping Authoritarianism. counterpunch.org Our son was born just after midnight on New Year's Day, in the middle of a blizzard and at the apex of a plague. We jokingly call him Kyber Chaosborn, partly in homage to Daenerys Stormborn and partly to deflect from a harrowing labor we're not yet ready to fully process. Kyber was born in
(2021-08-20). Baby Teeth Collected Six Decades Ago Will Reveal the Damage to Americans' Health Caused by U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests. counterpunch.org In 2020, Harvard University's T. C. Chan School of Public Health began a five-year study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, that will examine the connection between early life exposure to toxic metals and later-life risk of neurological disease. A collaborator with Harvard, the Radiation and Public Health Project, will analyze the relationship of
(2021-08-20). An Open Letter to Bill Gates About his Wyoming Atomic Reactor. counterpunch.org Dear Mr. Gates, I am writing this open letter to you because I believe you have crossed the line by leveraging your fortune maneuvering State Governments and indeed the US Government to syphon precious taxpayer funds in support your latest atomic contrivance in Wyoming. How you spend your personal fortune is your decision and yours
(2021-08-20). Children's Teeth, Collected Decades Ago, Can Show the Damage of Nuclear Testing. dissidentvoice.org 
Nuclear Weapon Test, Bikini Atoll, 1954 In 2020, Harvard University's T. C. Chan School of Public Health began a five-year study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, that will examine the connection between early life exposure to toxic metals and later-life risk of neurological disease. A collaborator with Harvard, the Radiation and Public Health …
(2021-08-20). The $26 an Hour Minimum Wage? counterpunch.org That may sound pretty crazy, but that's roughly what the minimum wage would be today if it had kept pace with productivity growth since its value peaked in 1968. And, having the minimum wage track productivity growth is not a crazy idea. The national minimum wage did in fact keep pace with productivity growth for
(2021-08-20). Give Peace a Chance in the Gender Wars: the Transformative Potential of a Smack In the Kisser. counterpunch.org Remember when Dorothy slapped the Cowardly Lion and reduced him to sniveling tears and wiping his eyes with his tail tassel? Does anyone disagree this slap was justified? No doubt a spontaneous action, like a mother bear charging in to save her cubs, an action I've heard referred to by so many Moms over the
(2021-08-20). The Clearcut Kings: the Forest Service's Obsession With Supersized Clearcuts in the Northern Rockies. counterpunch.org Clearcutting is an environmentally destructive but economically profitable way to log forests. Clearcutting and its related types of logging—i.e., seed tree and shelterwood cuts—remove most of the trees in an area and create what the Forest Service calls "openings." This type of intensive logging emits carbon, eliminates carbon storage and carbon sequestration, and heats up
(2021-08-20). China adopts law amendment allowing couples to have 3 children. ecns.cn China on Friday passed a law amendment that allows each couple to have three children and stipulates supportive measures for the new policy.
(2021-08-20). Phone Zap for Eric King: Lift the Mail Ban! itsgoingdown.org Call for phone-zap campaign in support of anarchist prisoner Eric King, who is currently fighting a mail ban. Please call and spread call-in on social media. Follow his support crew here. Eric King is a 35-year-old political prisoner who is being severely singled out by the federal Bureau of Prisons for abusive and illegal treatment….
(2021-08-20). NSW state government proclaims "light at the end of the tunnel" amid Australia's worst COVID outbreak. wsws.org The NSW state government is promoting a planned "reopening" of the economy over the coming months, as the Delta variant surges out of control in Australia's largest city.
(2021-08-20). Venezuela's Minister for Defense Responds to SOUTHCOM's Craig Faller. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's defense minister, General Vladimir Padrino, responded to the attacks by commander of the U.S. Southern Command, Craig Faller, accusing Venezuela of being at the center of a vicious circle of threats. Padrino tweeted: "After so many threats, provocations, and spaghetti westerns… What a rhetorical turn coming from the person who asked for military intervention [in Venezuela]. There will be neither military intervention, nor diplomatic 'exit' here. Here, there is a sovereign response to an internal situation, which is being resolved among Venezuelans." | The US admiral said that he expects a "diplomati…
(2021-08-20). Man surrenders to police after stand-off over bomb threat near US Capitol. wsws.org The incident sparked a massive police response in an area that witnessed an attempted coup by a violent mob of Trump supporters just seven months prior.
(2021-08-20). End of Deforestation Tracker for Brazil's Cerrado an 'Incalculable Loss'. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-20). On first day back to school, five Fayette County, West Virginia students test positive for COVID-19. wsws.org In-person instruction and optional masking are the rule, not the exception, in West Virginia school districts, even in counties where infection rates are already high.
(2021-08-20). New York City EMS workers must reject the new DC37 sellout contract! wsws.org Workers cannot allow the union to manipulate and coerce them into accepting another rotten deal, especially after the sacrifices and trauma they have had to endure during the pandemic, which is once again being allowed to spread uncontrollably without any mitigation efforts.
(2021-08-20). "Surely, President Biden, you must be joking" dissidentvoice.org "Surely, President Biden, you must be joking"! On May 26, these words should have poured forth from the White House Press Corps and the mainstream Commentariat when Joe Biden declared that he was placing the question of Covid-19's origins securely in the hands of the "National Intel Agencies." They were to report back in 90 …
(2021-08-20). Corporate blueprint predicts "death" of higher education in Australia. wsws.org The EY report demands the end of universities as they currently exist, to be replaced by corporate vocational and research services, tailored to the dictates of the corporate elite.
(2021-08-20). U.S. Air Force leads Norwegian NATO ally in Arctic warfare exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Air Forces Europe — Air Forces Africa integrates with Norwegian allies for Arctic CJADC2 exercise Airmen from U.S. Air Forces in Europe — Air Forces Africa and NATO were hosted today by Norwegian allies for a Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control integration exercise. The event trained U.S. and ally forces to integrate, operate, …
(2021-08-20). "Lives Before Profits": Initial election meeting of the SEP in Germany. wsws.org Last Sunday the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (SGP), the German section of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI), broadcast its initial election rally in advance of the German federal elections on September 26.
(2021-08-20). Venezuela Successfully Negotiates Refineria Dominicana de Petroleo Shares — US Blockade. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, August 19, Venezuelan Minister for Petroleum, Tareck El Aissami, informed about the successful negotiation between PDVSA and PATSA, Ltd. The negotiation transferred PDVSA's 49% stake in the shares of La Refinería Dominicana de Petróleo PDVSA (REFIDOMSA) to the Dominican Republic. This fulfills financial commitments to creditors highlighting Venezuelan solvency and responsibility despite the criminal US blockade. | The head of PDVSA and the petroleum portfolio released a statement recognizing that, "As a result of this transaction, the Bolivarian Republic and PDVSA reduced their external public debt,…
(2021-08-20). The Bases are Loaded: 750 US Military Bases Still Surround the Planet. counterpunch.org It was the spring of 2003 during the American-led invasion of Iraq. I was in second grade, living on a U.S. military base in Germany, attending one of the Pentagon's many schools for families of servicemen stationed abroad. One Friday morning, my class was on the verge of an uproar. Gathered around our homeroom lunch
(2021-08-20). Richland, Wa. Line Crew continues fight for fair wages. liberationnews.org 
Community members spoke in support at City Council meeting.
(2021-08-20). I'm a Louisiana Pediatric Surgeon Watching Kids Suffer From COVID. This Is Real. zcomm.org Every ventilator, every bed that is taken up by COVID is going to be away from a baby with heart disease, a cancer patient, a child who needs surgery but can't get it right now because we have no more staff…
(2021-08-20). Three US Senators Test Positive for Coronavirus on Thursday. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Three US senators, Republican Roger Wicker from Mississippi, Democrat John Hickenlooper from Colorado and Independent Angus King from Maine, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, their offices announced on Thursday.
(2021-08-20). Twitter accused of 'de-verifying' DeVito for supporting Nabisco strike after beloved actor briefly loses checkmark. rt.com 
Danny DeVito's Twitter handle lost its verification checkmark for several hours after he expressed his solidarity with the striking workers of snacks producer Nabisco. Many suspect the two events must have been connected. | Workers of several Nabisco plants in three states walked off the job last week after talks on a new contract between the BCTGM International Union and Nabisco parent company Mondelez International failed. DeVito became one of the most prominent supporters of the striking Oreos makers, when he tweeted on Wednesday: "NO CONTRACTS NO SNACKS", backing the workers' demands. | On Thursday pro-lab…
(2021-08-20). Cambio de régimen, mentiras y películas de video. globalizacion.ca Veinte años de mentiras de Washington, pero sólo 10 días bastaron a los talibanes para tomar el control de Afganistán. El remate lo ha hecho Joe Biden al hilvanar una excusa patética, otra vez mentirosa: Nuestra misión en Afganistán no…
(2021-08-20). The Eye of Nature Upon Us. thenation.com The Eye of Nature Upon Us…
(2021-08-20). Rare Lyme disease-causing bacteria spotted on routine blood films. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Eye on Innovation features exciting advances taking place at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. This monthly series shines a spotlight on recently developed tests and highlights how Mayo Clinic translates ideas and discoveries into testing resources that improve diagnosis and care for patients across the globe. ______________________________________________ It's long been known that Lyme disease is caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of an infected black-legged tick (otherwise known as the deer tick). The understanding for many years was…
(2021-08-20). COVID-19: Where Is the Virus? British Medical Journal (BMJ). globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-20). Mayo Clinic to reinstitute visitor guidelines in Rochester. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Due to the continued spread of the highly contagious delta variant, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. will reinstitute visitor policy restrictions in inpatient and outpatient settings, beginning Monday, Aug. 16. All visitors entering Mayo Clinic will be screened for respiratory illness, and required to comply with social distancing guidelines and wear a mask for the entirety of their visit. Visitors who do not comply with these requirements will be asked to leave. Updated visitor restrictions…
(2021-08-20). WW interviews Attica survivor Che Nieves ‚àí Part 3: '50 years later, Attica hasn't changed'. workers.org 
The following is part three of an edited interview with Che Nieves, a survivor of the 1971 Attica Prison Rebellion and a founding member of the Young Lords Party in Greenhaven and Attica Prisons, conducted July 20 by Monica Moorehead, a Workers World managing editor. More segments of the interview . . . |
(2021-08-20). A political system for a good society. zcomm.org Talk from the online conference "The crisis of nation-states — anarchist answers"
(2021-08-20). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Increasing fiber intake for constipation relief. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I experience constipation almost weekly, and eating bran flakes every day isn't helping. Are fiber supplements safe to use regularly and long term? Is there anything else I can do? I'm a 53-year-old woman and otherwise in excellent health. ANSWER: When consumed at recommended levels, dietary fiber is widely recognized to have health benefits, including relief of constipation. Adult women 50 and younger should consume at least 25 grams of fiber a day. Women…
(2021-08-20). US probing Moderna vaccine after data shows heart condition linked to drug may be more common than previously believed — reports. rt.com 
New data has prompted US health officials to investigate whether a serious adverse effect associated with Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine may be more widespread than previously thought, according to the Washington Post. | Read more | | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are studying if myocarditis, a disease that causes heart inflammation, is potentially more common among young ad…
(2021-08-20). Los fracasos de Washington en Afganistán. globalizacion.ca A 20 años de la invasión y ocupación de Afganistán por Estados Unidos y fuerzas de la OTAN, la agresiva operación hegemónica acabó en un rotundo fracaso militar, político y económico para la decadente potencia imperial norteamericana al retomar los…
(2021-08-20). Science Saturday: Could regenerative medicine relieve neck, back pain? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic is looking to regenerative medicine as a potential long-term solution for degenerative disk disease that has for years eluded medical science. Millions of people in the U.S. are afflicted with chronic neck and back pain that often comes after years of wear and tear on the spine. Current treatments provide only temporary relief for this common disorder and finding a cure has been a great challenge for researchers. Wenchun Qu, M.D., Ph.D., a physiatrist and pain…
(2021-08-20). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: How Mayo hopes to slam the door when COVID-19 comes knocking. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The COVID-19 pandemic has brought public awareness to vaccines and how vaccines work. A vaccine is any agent that causes the immune system to remember a specific disease-causing entity, thereby preventing future infections. In the case of COVID-19, that's a coronavirus. At Mayo Clinic, decades of research have led to development of a new vaccine platform — a single-cycle adenovirus nasal vaccine — that is now being tested in a phase 1 clinical trial for COVID-19….
(2021-08-20). Jesús Santrich Outlines the Utopian Fundamentals of Marxist and Bolivarian Ideologies. orinocotribune.com By W.T. Whitney Jr. — Aug 15, 2021 | Colombian Army Jesús Santrich, a 30 -year veteran of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The ambush took place in Zulia Province, in northeastern Venezuela; six others died. Santrich was a spokesperson for the FARC negotiating team in the talks in Havana with Colombia's government that led to a peace agreement in 2016. | Because former FARC combatants were being killed despite the Agreement a…
(2021-08-20). Biden: "Nuestra misión nunca fue crear la democracia" globalizacion.ca Finalmente lo han confesado, respecto a 20 años de invasión y ocupación de Estados Unidos contra Afganistán, ahora el presidente del imperio más sanguinario de la historia lo confiesa: "Nuestra misión nunca fue crear la democracia". | Ahora lo confiesan; ahora…
(2021-08-20). México mantiene alerta ante posible intensificación de Grace. telesurtv.net "Estaremos trabajando en los sitios de mayor afectación", dijo el gobernador de Quintana Roo, Carlos Joaquín.
(2021-08-20). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: It's like a Code Red hospital alert. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An overwhelming surge of COVID-19 cases is underway in the U.S. The delta variant continues to spread, the lambda variant is showing up, and some people are refusing to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or wear face masks. "My message today is a hospital term and that's Code Red," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "It is Code Red in the U.S. and for the globe regarding…
(2021-08-20). HSBC is the 800-pound Gorilla in the Canadian Courtroom that No One is Talking About—the Judicial Incubus Weighing on Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's Shoulders. covertactionmagazine.com Note before starting: Hats off to CGTN for its excellent video, "The Untold Story of Meng Wanzhou." I referred to …
(2021-08-20). How China's Gorbachev Was Flushed in 1989. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Written by Matthew Ehret. | To this day, many people are still unclear as to the nefarious role that Hungarian mega speculator-turned philanthropist-turned color revolutionary George Soros has played in international affairs over the past 40 years. Sadly, many of those who have woken to the systematic carnage created by the elderly sociopath tend to make the mistake of either 1) assuming that the man has run an international conspiracy to rid the world of nation states all…
(2021-08-20). El adiós a Afganistán, los talibanes y el retorno del fantasma de Vietnam. globalizacion.ca La prensa hegemónica occidental parece no tener respuesta a la toma de Kabul, la capital de Afganistán, por las fuerzas rebeldes, ni a la huida del presidente Ashraf Ghani junto al embajador de Estados Unidos, mientras los dirigentes del integrismo…
(2021-08-20). A Just Transition Now or Climate Disaster is Inevitable. zcomm.org The key to climate politics is guaranteeing fossil fuel workers no loss in salary as sustainable energy replaces carbon-based fuel — and this would cost "a pittance"
(2021-08-20). CDC's Own Stats Show a "Pandemic of the Vaccinated" with Vaccine Injuries — 2,604,121 Injuries from 571,831 People Reported. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-20). How to avoid consumer confusion about sustainable seafood. nationofchange.org Use these tips to avoid consumer confusion about sustainable seafood and trust that every purchase is as great for the planet as it is for your diet.
(2021-08-20). WorkWeek 8-19-21 On The Case Of Major Tillery & Labor & The Fight Against Covid At CCSF. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the case of Major Tillery who provided legal advise to Mumia Abu-Jamal. It also covers the fight against covid at San Francisco City College.
(2021-08-20). Stop the over-development of Blackwattle Bay. greenleft.org.au Rachel Evans reports on growing community oppostion to the propsed redevelopment of Blackwattle Bay.
(2021-08-20). Video: HTS Congratulates Taliban While Ankara and the Kurds Continue Their Fight. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-20). Saturday 8/21: Stop Seeno! (Concord Reuse Meeting). indybay.org Concord Reuse Meeting: | Zoom Webinar ID: 965 1895 3519 | Passcode: 088414…
(2021-08-20). America's Global Imperialist Footprint. thenation.com America's Global Imperialist Footprint…
(2021-08-20). Kimberley Land Council: New heritage bill is skewed to the mining industry. greenleft.org.au Traditional Owners have not been consulted on the bill to replace the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA) and, as Alex Salmon reports, they say the bill is skewed towards the mining industry.
(2021-08-20). On the IPCC's latest climate report. zcomm.org What does it tell us?>
(2021-08-20). Friday 9/24: Screening "Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised). indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2021-08-20). What you need to know about COVID-19 tests. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The delta variant is now believed to be responsible for more than 80% of the new COVID-19 infections diagnosed in the U.S. But to be diagnosed with COVID-19, you must first be tested. Watch: Dr. Bobbi Pritt discusses COVID-19 tests youtu.be/yYDGXym6_J8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality sound bites are in the downloads at the bottom of the page. Please courtesy: "Bobbi Pritt, M.D./Microbiology/Mayo Clinic." The Mayo Clinic New Network team sat down with Dr. Bobbi Pritt, chair of Mayo…
(2021-08-20). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treatments and therapies for autism. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 2-year-old niece has had several issues since birth, and she is behind in her communications and attention. I wonder if she may be on the autism spectrum. Before I mention it to my sister, can you explain autism and how it is best treated? ANSWER: Autism is one of a group of serious developmental problems called autism spectrum disorder that appears in early childhood — usually before age 3. Though symptoms and severity…
(2021-08-20). How is Corona changing the world of work? indybay.org Exceptional situations do not necessarily have to be handled in an authoritarian manner; efficiency does not have to be generated in command structures. Independent action by employees becomes productive in democratic structures – perhaps the Corona crisis has also triggered learning processes that go in this direction.
(2021-08-20). Sharing Mayo Clinic: When the answer was something other than COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org This story came in a note to the Sharing Mayo Clinic blog from Susan Fox, who wanted to share her experience finding an answer to distressing symptoms with help from the COVID-19 Nurse Line, even when the answer was something other than COVID-19. _______________________________________ I'm a 68-year-old woman in Wisconsin and have been a patient with Mayo Clinic for many years. Despite extreme caution, my husband and I both contracted COVID-19 last November. We both recovered slowly, and when…
(2021-08-20). Ukraine: Will Zelensky Renew Multimillion Dollar Business Ties with Russia after His Presidency? globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-20). Preliminary Findings of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Safety in Pregnant Persons: NEJM. globalresearch.ca Important study by the …
(2021-08-20). How California's Top Democrats Paved the Way for a Republican Governor This Fall. indybay.org Looking out for the 1 percent…
(2021-08-20). The Groundbreaking Decision that Just Struck a Blow to Our Racist Immigration Laws. thenation.com The Groundbreaking Decision that Just Struck a Blow to Our Racist Immigration Laws…
(2021-08-20). Chicago Teachers to the Mayor: Put Human Needs Ahead of Banks. thenation.com Chicago Teachers to the Mayor: Put Human Needs Ahead of Banks…
(2021-08-20). Normal Politics Is Not Enough. thenation.com Normal Politics Is Not Enough…
(2021-08-20). Africa's Ever-Deepening Imperialist Hell, and the Revolutionary Movement that can End it. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Aug 16, 2021 | Africa, with its growing instability, is a later-stage version of what other exploited regions like Latin America or Oceania are going to become like as capitalist collapse continues to unfold. Following NATO's turning Libya into a failed state a decade ago, and the ongoing precariousness within the country during the leadup to this year's tense elections, the imperialists have expanded their manufactured chaos to the entire horn of Africa. Now the humanitarian disasters, civil strife, and political crises are spreading to all corners of the continent, precisely because of the…
(2021-08-20). Self-healing 'living materials' used as 3D building blocks. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers have created 3D building blocks that can heal themselves in response to damage.
(2021-08-20). Donbass In Deadlock As Ukrainian President Makes Indecent Remarks About Russians. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | The situation in Donbass seems to have become a deadlock; Ukrainian authorities in Kiev keep hampering peace negotiations and hostilities go on — for example, last week the Ukrainian military moved at least nine airborne infantry fight vehicles to the disengagement line in…
(2021-08-20). Green Left Show #15: Greens and socialists discuss strategy. greenleft.org.au The latest Green Left Show is a conversation with Greens candidate for Griffith Max Chandler-Mather and Socialist Alliance city councillor Sam Wainwright about strategy for the radical movement.
(2021-08-20). Cut Military Spending to Deliver Covid Vaccines to the World. thenation.com Cut Military Spending to Deliver Covid Vaccines to the World…
(2021-08-20). Dissenter Weekly: Whistleblowing In South Africa, Covid App Fiasco In UK (Exclusive For Paid Subscribers). thedissenter.org In this edition of "Dissenter Weekly," host Kevin Gosztola goes through whistleblower stories from the week of August 19, 2021. | We highlight a report from Corruption Watch in South Africa on thousands of whistleblower complaints against municipalities (or local governments) over the past nine years. | The show also covers an article from The Guardian on a whistleblower, who exposed a major problem with an app being used by the United Kingdom to notify residents that they were exposed to COVID-19. | In the conclusion, Kevin goes over a few stories reported at The Dissenter on drone whistleb…
(2021-08-20). Benefits of kids wearing masks in school. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Children are heading back to the classroom and many parents have questions about their kids wearing face masks to protect them from COVID-19. Are they safe? How do masks help my child? Is my child really at risk of getting COVID-19? Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Mayo Clinic Children's Center, answers these questions and offers insights into the benefits of everyone over age 2 wearing masks when in public settings or around unvaccinated people….
(2021-08-20). Zelensky: Ukraine's NATO membership would back down nuclear Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Zelensky: Being NATO nation would offer Ukraine protection from fresh Russian offensive President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that NATO membership would offer Ukraine protection from a fresh Russian offensive, The Washington Post reports, citing an interview with the head of state. **** According to the President, the ambiguity over Ukraine's NATO admittance is "a …
(2021-08-20). Sharing Mayo Clinic: Reclaiming his life after lab testing confirms a serious illness. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org At 71, David Voeltz is a happily married family man who appreciates putting in a hard day's work and enjoys spending time in the woods. But for David, the ability to walk through nature with his children and grandchildren, and to climb in and out of the dump truck that is an integral part of his work as a truck driver, has not always been a given. Just two years ago, most of David's muscular…
(2021-08-20). The nonbinary Chinese fighting to live their truth. mronline.org 
Activist Chao Xiaomi is inspiring transgender Chinese to reject the gender binary. But the community continues to face deep-seated discrimination.
(2021-08-20). Saturday 8/21: Volunteer Banner Painting Event. indybay.org Astro Park (1210 Lakeshore Avenue Oakland, CA 94610)…
(2021-08-20). Korea and the Climate Crisis. counterpunch.org The new UN report on the climate crisis is truly frightening. The report tells us what we already know about the reasons for the current heat waves, flooding, forest fires, ice melt, and extreme weather events sweeping the planet. We humans are causing these changes, primarily by burning fossil fuels in our cars, planes, and
(2021-08-20). Arreaza Questions 'Anti-Diplomatic Circus' of UK's Top Diplomat in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, August 20, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—Venezuela's outgoing Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jorge Arreaza, questioned the meeting that the United Kingdom's Chargé d'Affaires in Venezuela, Rebecca Buckingham, held with the extremist opposition Juan Guaidó whom the British diplomat labeled "interim constitutional president." | "President? Constitutional? I did not know that Narnia had a Constitution," jokingly replied the Venezuelan top diplomat who asked if this meeting was to justify the theft of Venezuelan gold that is being illegally seized by the Bank of England. "A whole anti-diplomatic circus," Ar…
(2021-08-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: Getting back to the school routine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With classes right around the corner, it's time to get kids ready for a return to school. And after a year that has been anything but normal because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayo Clinic experts say it's important to prepare children for that first day of school by getting back into a routine. Reporter Jason Howland has more in this Mayo Clinic Minute. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/HBsMDxWylpw Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 05) is in…
(2021-08-20). Friday 9/10: Fascist Lunacy and 'woke folk' insanity: a new 'two outmodeds'. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2021-08-20). Wednesday 9/22: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State. indybay.org We will probably meet online in September due to Covid, as we did in August, although it is possible we will meet in-person at the OMNI Commons, as we have in the past before the pandemic, and did in July, assuming it is open and available. Please email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to get up-to-date location information or obtain Zoom meeting access info.
(2021-08-20). Over 32,000 People Dead in Brazil Following COVID-19 Vaccines According to Official Media Report. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-20). Biden, Sanders & LGBTQ+ Oppose Republican Recall. indybay.org Pres. Biden, Senator Bernie Sanders and LGBTQ+ are all strongly in opposition to the Republican Recall of Governor Newsom, set for Sept 14, with vote by mail ballots received by all registered voters. Do your part to save our state and Vote No on the Recall Today.
(2021-08-20). Santa Barbara County Releases ExxonMobil's Revised Plan to Restart Offshore Platforms, Truck Oil in California. indybay.org Final Environmental Study Revives Proposal to Use Dangerous Highway 166…
(2021-08-20). Erdogan and NATO continue Saddam's Kurdish genocide. greenleft.org.au Marcel Cartier remembers the 1988 Halabja massacre, and the ongoing genocidal war against the Kurds.
(2021-08-20). Zelensky To Likely Renew Multimillion Dollar Business Ties With Russia After His Presidency. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imagePresident Zelensky wants Ukrainians to "do what I say and not as I do". | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | Russophobia and Far Right nationalism have defined and dominated Ukrainian politics, especially since the 2014 Coup in Kiev, or more popularly known as the Maidan Revolution. Following the Maidan Revolution and the resulting removal of President Viktor Yanukovych from office, Petro Poroshenko ascended to the presidency. Poroshenko…
(2021-08-20). Selected Articles: Vaccine Deaths Pile Up Without Media Coverage. globalresearch.ca 
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(2021-08-20). Why Are We Minimizing the Story of the Would-Be Capitol Bomber? thenation.com Why Are We Minimizing the Story of the Would-Be Capitol Bomber?
(2021-08-20). Universities can help disadvantaged students fulfil ambitions – Alice Gast. imperial.ac.uk 'Universities are taking matters into their own hands' on fair access, says Imperial's President.
(2021-08-20). Art Mural Action in San Francisco's Dolores Park. indybay.org Sunrise Bay Area and and CA GND Coalition paint "Seal The Deal" mural for climate, jobs, care and justice…
(2021-08-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: Music on the brain. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Music soothes, energizes and inspires. It also fortifies pathways in your brain that neurologists say can lead to a better understanding of cognition and dementia. To help better understand how music strengthens the brain, Dr. Bernard Bendok, chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, explains how music strikes a chord with researchers in this Mayo Clinic Minute. Note: Music composed by the musician and free to use. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/UrGabRHqWFs…
(2021-08-20). øMilitarización en México? Sí, y militarismo. globalizacion.ca El término militarización se refiere, en diccionarios de uso común en castellano, a la potenciación de las fuerzas armadas, o su utilización en tareas no tradicionales, como el desarrollo, o para combatir "amenazas internas de carácter no militar o para…
(2021-08-20). Inspired by barnacles, medical glue stops bleeding in seconds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a rapid-sealing paste that can stop bleeding organs independent of clotting. The details are published in Nature Biomedical Engineering. The inspiration for this paste? Barnacles. Barnacles are those sea animals that adhere to rocks, the bottom of ships and large fish with the aim of staying in place despite wet conditions and variable surfaces. They're successful because they exude…
(2021-08-20). Cal Recall Impacts Nation; Repub Elder's Anti-Pregnant Workers. indybay.org The Sept 14 Governor Recall will drag the US government and economy to the reactionary, economic deep hole of Nazi Trump if it succeeds. The Trump Republican Larry Elder wants female employees to be required to notify their employer when they plan to get pregnant. He is also anti-mask and anti-vaccine in this COVID19 pandemic. This is not about the Democrats; this is about our lives.
(2021-08-20). Tuesday 8/31: International Overdose Awareness Day 2021. indybay.org Community Bridges, 519 Main St, Watsonville…
(2021-08-20). Swimming for better health and to avoid injuries. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Swimming is often touted as a great workout for all ages, offering benefits not only for the body, but also for the mind. As a form of exercise, swimming keeps your heart rate up and builds muscle strength. It also can be a great form of stress relief. "Swimming is a wonderful sport. I definitely recommend swimming for people of all ages," says Dr. Matthew Crowe, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine expert…
(2021-08-20). Friday 8/20: Protest to Stop Desecration at Mutsun Sacred Site of Juristac. indybay.org Highway 101 Exit 349 (36 ∞54'16.9″N 121 ∞33'24.0″W)…
(2021-08-20). The big crash just isn't heating the stark markets. indybay.org The author reminds us that "never in history has a crisis been solved by printing money." The states and central banks had "maneuvered themselves into a dead end from which they can no longer get out" through their own fault. For now it would no longer be possible to overcome future recessions and financial crises with financial injections.
(2021-08-20). DACA Is Not Enough – Citizenship For All Multi-city Rally. indybay.org CITIZENSHIP FOR ALL IMMIGRANTS NOW! The Rally was held Tuesday August 17th. In Santa Cruz, CA. at the Town Clock in downtown.
(2021-08-20). Thursday 9/9: 20th Anniversary 9/11 Truth Film Festival. indybay.org The Grand Lake Theater | 3200 Grand Avenue | Oakland, California…
(2021-08-20). Thursday 8/19: "Is Nancy Pelosi Addicted– to War?" indybay.org Nancy Pelosi's house, 2640 Broadway, in Pacific Heights, San Francisco…
(2021-08-20). Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine to offer walk-in sports injury clinics on Saturdays. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine will provide a Saturday morning injury clinic for Rochester-area middle school, high school and college athletes injured during recent sports activities. This includes all athletes from schools in Southeast Minnesota, Western Wisconsin and Northern Iowa. The clinic will be open each Saturday between Sept. 4 and Oct. 16 from 8 a.m. to noon on the third floor of Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center at Mayo Clinic…
(2021-08-20). Nobel Winning Virologists & Other Scientists in Vaccine Truth Movement. indybay.org Facebook, Google, CSpan, CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, | PBS, NY Times, Washington Post, LA Time: some of the | censors of vaccine truth are censoring the words of 3 Nobel winners, the inventor of Moderna's vaccine, and many others.
(2021-08-20). Friday 8/20: White Skin, Black Fuel: Fossil Fascism and Colonialism's Inky Legacy. indybay.org Online event…
(2021-08-20). Mayo researchers develop algorithm to predict rheumatoid arthritis disease activity. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Individualized Medicine and Division of Rheumatology have developed a first-of-its-kind machine learning algorithm that can predict rheumatoid arthritis disease activity in a patient. The algorithm analyzes biochemical metabolites ‚Äï the product of the body's metabolism ‚Äï in blood. Close up of rheumatism/arthritis medical examination. "Having fast, reliable and scalable measures for predicting the clinical course of disease activity is an important unmet need for patients with rheumatoid arthritis," says Jaeyun Sung, Ph.D., a computational biologist within the Center…
(2021-08-20). Lawsuit Seeks Protection for Northern California's Clear Lake Hitch. indybay.org Trump Administration Denied Federal Protection to Imperiled Fish in 2020…
(2021-08-20). Mayo Clinic expert discusses breakthrough COVID-19 cases. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 vaccines remain the best defense against COVID-19. However, no vaccines are 100% effective at preventing illness in vaccinated people, and a small percentage of breakthrough cases are expected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Breakthrough COVID-19 cases are receiving a lot of attention, but they are not what's driving the current surge. Watch: Mayo Clinic expert discusses breakthrough COVID-19 cases. youtu.be/JcyCl9amum0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality sound bites are in the downloads at…
(2021-08-20). Mayo Clinic preparing for COVID-19 vaccine boosters when approved. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Are you wondering about booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine? You are not alone. "While the emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines do not yet allow for people to receive a booster vaccine, we will be prepared," says Dr. James Watson, chair of Mayo's Clinic COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation and Distribution Work Group. The workgroup is closely monitoring booster vaccine development and recommendations and creating a process to administer booster vaccines once they are approved by…
(2021-08-20). Friday 9/17: Net Zero Carbon Emissions: A Beginner's Guide to An Imperialist Fraud. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2021-08-20). Examining health-related quality of life in pediatric cancer patients with febrile neutropenia: Factors predicting poor recovery in children and their parents. thelancet.com Approximately half the children and parents had chronically low HRQoL scores, which did not improve following resolution of the FN episode. The child's sex, cancer type, and presence of financial and relationship stress were predictive of chronic group membership for both parents and children. These families may benefit from increased financial and psychosocial support during anti-cancer treatment.
(2021-08-20). Why Are We Being Deceived About COVID? globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-20). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Kicking your COVID-19 bad habits. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For more than a year, COVID-19 has forced people to depart from their normal routines. Physical isolation, working from home, and added stress and anxiety about a deadly coronavirus have led some people to develop bad habits that have consequences on both physical and mental health. "When we're under stress, we revert back to what's comfortable," says Dr. Benjamin Lai, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician. "COVID-19 has brought unpredictability and a sense of loss…