(2021-06-25). Why does Israel ban Palestinian mothers from accompanying sick children from Gaza seeking treatment in the West Bank? juancole.com 
By Eman Abusidu | — ( Middle East Monitor) — The World Health Organisation (WHO) pointed out in its 2020 annual report that, "All patients and patient companions from the Gaza Strip must apply for Israeli permits to exit the Gaza Strip in order to access hospitals in the West Bank, including east Jerusalem, and …
(2021-06-25). Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for the Defense of Organized Crime in Nicaragua. globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-25). More on Domestic Terrorism: Who Will be the Target? globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-25). UN Slams new Israeli gov't of Bennett for new Squatter-Settlements in Palestine, a 'Flagrant Violation of Int'l Law'. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — On Thursday, Tor Wennesland, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, gave a long a disturbing oral report on the situation in Palestine-Israel. The office of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres produced a 12-page report, as well. Wennesland is a seasoned Norwegian diplomat, having served as ambassador to Egypt …
(2021-06-25). Saturday 6/26: Solidarity with Palestine weekly protest. indybay.org Corner of Ocean Street and Water Street; Santa Cruz…
(2021-06-25). Saturday 6/26: Stop the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. indybay.org Santana Row | Stevens Creek & Winchester…
(2021-06-25). Sunday 6/27: #Demilitarize: Los Angeles to Palestine (Divest from Weapons Manufacturing). indybay.org Boeing | 1916 E Imperial Hwy, El Segundo, CA | (On the corner of PCH & Imperial Hwy)…
(2021-06-25). Civil War in Afghanistan Will Threaten Afghanistan, China and Pakistan. counterpunch.org The United States, which has prosecuted a war against Afghanistan since October 2001, has promised to withdraw its combat troops by September 11, 2021. This war has failed to attain any of the gains that were promised after 20 years of fighting: neither has it resulted in the actual fragmentation of terrorist groups nor has it led to the destruction of the Taliban. The great suffering and great waste of social wealth caused due to the war will finally end with the Taliban's return to power, and with terrorist groups, which are entrenched in parts of Central Asia, seizing this prospect to make a full return to Afg…
(2021-06-25). Afghan President Ghani Visits White House as His Government Nears Collapse. democracynow.org 
The Taliban have continued seizing districts in Afghanistan ahead of the U.S. military pullout set for September 11, now holding twice as much territory as they did two months ago. According to a Wall Street Journal report, U.S. intelligence agencies believe the government of Afghanistan could collapse within six months of the U.S. withdrawal. The Biden administration is reportedly planning to keep 650 troops in Afghanistan after the September 11 deadline, and the U.S. is also looking for nearby military bases for future aerial bombings and other operations. Afghan American scholar Zaher Wahab says Afghan Preside…
(2021-06-25). The Taliban are Surprised at How Fast They're Advancing in Afghanistan. news.antiwar.com As the US is pulling troops out of Afghanistan, the Taliban has been making major gains in its offensive against the Afghan government. The commander also said that the Taliban has been avoiding capturing provincial capitals so the group would not violate the US-Taliban peace deal signed in Doha last year. | "
(2021-06-25). Taliban Says It Has 'Right to React' if US Troops Stay in Afghanistan. news.antiwar.com The Taliban is warning that a US plan to leave 650 troops in Afghanistan "We have signed the Doha agreement and that was negotiated with the American…
(2021-06-25). US Launches Two Drone Strikes Against the Taliban. news.antiwar.com A US military official told Fox News that Under the US-Taliban peace deal, the two sides agreed not to attack each other. Since the agreement was signed in February 2020, the US has occasionally admitted to bombing…
(2021-06-25). Seattle teachers union endorses BDS. zcomm.org "Educators and institutions from around the world have come forward, as part of a vibrant and growing international movement in opposition to Israeli colonization and apartheid. We call on others to join us."
(2021-06-25). Defending the Shame of Apartheid. counterpunch.org It was to be expected. Following the worldwide exposure of an active campaign of ethnic cleansing in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem's and Israel's murderous 11 day campaign raining death and destruction on the captive population of Gaza, the apologists for Israel went into full on damage control. Anyone who decried these
(2021-06-25). Anti-apartheid guerrilla fighter: 'We made the system ungovernable'. workers.org 
Philadelphia Mpho Masemola is Secretary General of the Ex-Political Prisoners Veterans Association of South Africa (EPPA) and was an underground guerrilla fighter as a member of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress. He was a political prisoner, incarcerated along with Nelson Mandela at Pollsmoor . . . |
(2021-06-25). The Best Defense Against the Delta Variant Is to End Vaccine Apartheid. commondreams.org While this inequity persists, none of us will truly be safe.
(2021-06-25). International Criminal Court Closes in on Duterte. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2021-06-25). Joe Biden Brings Up Casualties From Mysterious US-Iran War to Compare It With COVID Deaths. sputniknews.com The US President's bizarre behaviour at a White House press conference on Thursday has left many concerned about his emotional state, as Biden repeatedly leaned towards the mike to whisper his responses to the questions. But then he went to North Carolina to promote COVID vaccines.
(2021-06-25). Another Vile Lie from the United States. orinocotribune.com By Angel Guerra Cabrera — Jun 18, 2021 | The fondness of the rulers of the United States for the use of lies to justify their actions in the world, constituting, as a general rule, flagrant violations of international law and elementary humanist principles, is well known. | But rarely have the hypocrisy and cynicism of the empire of the North gone as far as when its spokesmen claim that the unduly named economic "sanctions" against countries such as Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Syria, Iran and North Korea seek to punish their leaders and not their populations. | I corroborate this when I read the very well do…
(2021-06-25). Labour bans Israel sanctions debate. electronicintifada.net Official alleges that demand for weapons embargo could cause "anti-Semitic behavior."
(2021-06-25). Washington rebuffs Maduro's bid for US-Venezuela rapprochement. wsws.org The Biden administration has kept in place punishing sanctions that are starving Venezuelans and denying them access to COVID-19 vaccines.
(2021-06-25). US Doubles Down on Venezuela Sanctions as Guaidó Tours Europe Touting Penalties as Leverage Tool. orinocotribune.com By Morgan Artyukhina — Jun 26, 2021 | The Biden administration has rebuffed pressure from within and without to lower its destructive sanctions against Venezuela's economy, saying that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro must first negotiate with Juan Guaidó, a no-name Venezuelan former politician who has been championed by the US and its allies as the legitimate ruler of the country. | On Sunday, a US State Department spokesperson told Bloomberg that US sanctions would only be dropped against Venezuela after extensive reforms to end the "repression and corrupt practices" it claims Maduro's government is eng…
(2021-06-25). Russia's MiG-31K Jets Capable of Carrying Hypersonic Missiles Arrive in Syria, Defence Ministry Says. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Two MiG-31K fighter jets capable of carrying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles have been deployed in the Syrian Khmeimim air base for the first time as part of preparation for an upcoming joint military exercises, the Russian defence ministry said on 25 June.
(2021-06-25). Dozens killed as Yemen targets Saudi camp by drones. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) — Yemeni armed forces launched a drone attack against a military training camp in the south of Saudi Arabia, killing and injuring dozens of mercenaries and Saudi officers.
(2021-06-25). Fighting Scales Up in North Afghanistan, Taliban Makes Further Gains. news.antiwar.com Fighting continues to rage in northern Afghanistan, where the Taliban is contesting three provincial capitals, and has been amassing gains around those areas. In the last 24 hours, The Afghan Interior Ministry downplayed the mounting Taliban gains, Civilians have been hit hard in this fighting as well. In Kunduz al…
(2021-06-25). State Based Medicare for All? Not so fast, says Dr. Margaret Flowers. realprogressives.org Stated-based programs face many pitfalls that National Improved Medicare for All would not.
(2021-06-25). Vandana Shiva: A New Wave of Colonization, Carbon Slavery. globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-25). 70+ House Dems Call On Biden to Acknowledge Israeli Settlements Are Illegal. commondreams.org "We believe the first step for the United States must be to urgently restore American policy positions conducive to the prospects for peace."
(2021-06-25). Pelosi names 'white supremacy' & 'anti-Semitism' as root causes of Capitol riot, announcing new Congress probe into 'insurrection'. rt.com 
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she will create a select committee to investigate the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, but claimed the unrest was driven by white supremacist hate and anti-Semitism well ahead of the inquiry. | Pelosi announced the new congressional committee on Thursday, saying the House-led investigation would look into the "root causes" of the incident, as well as what precautions could have been taken to better secure the halls of Congress. | "This morning, with great solemnity and sadness, I am announcing the House will be establishing a select committee on the January 6th insurrection," P…
(2021-06-25). Roaming Charges: Lost in Biden's Triangle. counterpunch.org When Bill Clinton and Dick Morris perfected triangulation politics, the strategy was to work with the GOP to strangle progressive policies and advance a neoliberal agenda. Biden's strategy takes this one step further and relies on Democrats to play the role of the 90s GOP politicians, many of whom were to the left of Sinema and Manchin.
(2021-06-25). Is America Back? Biden Abroad, and the "Specter of Fascism" at Home. counterpunch.org Joe Biden's first foreign trip as president has generally been labelled a success. He appeared alert. He delivered his scripted lines adequately. He handled press conferences without major gaffes. The U.S. press reported, very predictably, that foreign leaders expressed relief at the U.S. leadership change. Vladimir Putin did Biden an unexpected favor by telling Russian
(2021-06-25). Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples Proposes Creation of Continental School for Cadres. orinocotribune.com 
The meeting of the Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples culminated in the city of Caracas, with proposals oriented towards the formation of political leaders through the creation of a great School of Cadres. | This was reported by the ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Cuba and chair of the congress, Adán Chávez Frías, who emphasized the need to strengthen revolutionary awareness. For this reason, he stressed that among the proposals to be finalized was the creation of a training school by the Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples. | In addition, Chávez expressed the Congress' commitment to form…
(2021-06-25). The Dreams of the Liberator Simón Bolívar After Carabobo. orinocotribune.com 
By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein — Jun 24, 2021 | This June 24, Venezuela commemorates the bicentennial of the Battle of Carabobo in which, under the leadership of the Liberator Simón Bolívar, the patriots defeated the royalist army under the command of Spanish general Miguel de La Torre, thus sealing the independence of Venezuela. Already before the consummation of victory, Bolívar had reflected on how to continue the war outside of Venezuelan territory. He was fully convinced that as long as a single Spanish soldier remained in America, there would be no peace or stability for the new republics. | In order…
(2021-06-25). ACLU report highlights ICE brutality against hunger striking migrants under Obama and Trump. wsws.org Immigrants who went on hunger strikes to protest against the poor conditions in various detention centers were subjected to involuntary and invasive medical procedures including forced feeding and hydration.
(2021-06-25). Homeless migrants camp outside Paris City Hall to demand accommodation solution (VIDEO). rt.com 
Hundreds of migrants and activists have installed a makeshift camp outside the mayor's office in Paris, demanding that asylum seekers have a stable roof over their heads. | According to Le Parisien newspaper, more than 250 tents were set up outside the iconic Hotel de Ville, the seat of the city's government, on Thursday evening. Most of the people in the makeshift camp were said to have come from sub-Saharan Africa. | Charity Utopia 56, which helps migrants and which organized the event, said that around 300 single women and families, including dozens of small children, were residing in the camp. The group sa…
(2021-06-25). Haiti: Guerrilla warfare and COVID-19 break out in Port-au-Prince. workers.org 
Starting in early June, firefights broke out among the armed neighborhood militias in Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, with the cops sometimes participating when their precincts were attacked. When it became apparent that some of these militias had more fire power than the security details in wealthy neighborhoods, a general panic set . . . |
(2021-06-25). Jailed For a Faulty Battery and Left to Catch COVID-19. aclu.org Kevin Jones* is sitting in a jail cell because of a faulty battery. Jones, a Black man, was released on a pending criminal charge and probation supervision and ordered by officials in Oakland County, Michigan to wear an electronic location monitoring device while he awaited further hearings in his cases. Yet, through no fault of his own, the device (called a "tether" in Michigan) failed to keep a charge due to an inexplicable malfunction. In November 2020, Jones was sleeping in his home when police officers broke in, woke him up, and arrested him for violating the conditions of his release. The violation? A de…
(2021-06-25). Indian farmers' protest completes 200 days. popularresistance.org It has been a tumultuous ride, says Dharmendra Malik, the media in-charge of Bhartiya Kisan Union. "First, they derided us as the misguided rural folk. Then we were labelled as hooligans and even terrorists! Then came the accusation of some international conspiracy. There was also an attempt to blame the second COVID wave on us. Ironically, trolls on Twitter give lessons on patriotism to farmers. We spend 10 hours on the farm every day, toiling to put food on everyone's plates. Yet for some, we are anything but humans with legitimate demands and a right to protest."
(2021-06-25). When Teachers Practice Mutual Aid, the Whole School Thrives. progressive.org Last year, with the government failing to provide meaningful COVID-19 aid, teachers stepped up by caring for each other and their students.
(2021-06-25). Teachers picket Labour-run council over COVID-19 safety victimisations. wsws.org Redbridge Council, which Labour holds with an 81 percent majority, has sided openly with the Johnson government's Department for Education, endorsing teacher victimisations and sackings during the pandemic.
(2021-06-25). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Unite union suspends strike by UK Jacobs Douwe Egberts workers, prepares sell-out; Strikes in France against power company EDF over privatisation, by interns at hospitals against long working hours and at national rail company over pay and conditions; strike continues at Fiat Plastic in Serbia against pay cuts after workers form own union; German bus drivers in Rhineland-Palatinate on indefinite pay strike; further UK stoppages at Jacobs Douwe Egberts against "fire and Rehire" and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency over COVID safety…
(2021-06-25). UN General Assembly Once More Announces US Blockade of Cuba. counterpunch.org The United Nations General Assembly on June 23 overwhelmingly approved a Cuban resolution condemning the U.S. economic, commercial, and financial blockade of Cuba, in place for 60 years, The Assembly has done precisely that every year since 1992, except for 2020, when the vote was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The vote this time
(2021-06-25). UK imaging study reveals loss of brain's grey matter in patients infected with COVID-19. wsws.org A recent brain imaging study conducted by the University of Oxford and Imperial College London concluded that individuals with COVID-19 infection sustain a loss of brain grey matter compared to those not infected, which may increase the risk for future neurological diseases, such as dementia and Alzheimer's.
(2021-06-25). Naked Anthony Fauci Was Hosed Down in a 'Kiddy Pool' After Opening Envelope With White Powder – Book. sputniknews.com The White House's top COVID advisor Anthony Fauci previously revealed that he and his family had received death threats, prompting him to hire a security team.
(2021-06-25). Brazilian Native Peoples Are at Risk of Losing Their Reservations. counterpunch.org Tens of thousands of people took the streets of at least 366 cities in Brazil on June 19. The gatherings expressed support for indigenous peoples who, in addition to being disproportionately affected by COVID-19, are now facing the ramifications of a bill that could drastically change their communities. A revived 2007 proposal, PL 490, also
(2021-06-25). Indonesian COVID infections surge past two million. wsws.org The increasing spread of the virus is a product of the more contagious Delta variant and official neglect of the health system.
(2021-06-25). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Strikes in France against power company EDF over privatisation, by interns at hospitals against long working hours and at national rail company over pay and conditions; strike continues at Fiat Plastic in Serbia against pay cuts after workers form own union; German bus drivers in Rhineland-Palatinate on indefinite pay strike; further UK stoppages at Jacobs Douwe Egberts against "fire and Rehire" and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency over COVID safety…
(2021-06-25). UN General Assembly Once More Announces US Blockade of Cuba. counterpunch.org The United Nations General Assembly on June 23 overwhelmingly approved a Cuban resolution condemning the U.S. economic, commercial, and financial blockade of Cuba, in place for 60 years, The Assembly has done precisely that every year since 1992, except for 2020, when the vote was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The vote this time
(2021-06-25). Dire Warnings as Covid Delta Variant Runs Rampant in Unvaccinated Missouri. commondreams.org "If people elsewhere in the country are looking to us and saying, 'No thanks' and they are getting vaccinated, that is good," said one health official in Missouri. "We will be the canary."
(2021-06-25). Wednesday 7/7: Oakland: Deadline for Democracy Rally to Demand Voting Rights Now! indybay.org Oscar Grant / Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94705 | Follow all and any current COVID guidelines…
(2021-06-25). Hotel chains plan to lay off housekeepers in post-pandemic restructuring. indybay.org Major US hotel chains are making use of the collapse of business during the COVID-19 pandemic to permanently eliminate hundreds of thousands of housekeeping jobs.
(2021-06-25). Tuesday 6/29: Sacramento: Deadline for Democracy Rally for Voting Rights Now! indybay.org Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse on front steps, 501 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 | Follow any and all COVID guidelines. This is a peaceful event.
(2021-06-25). Tuesday 6/29: We Demand Voter Rights Now! Deadline for Democracy Rally in San Jose. indybay.org Intersection of Winchester Blvd. and Stevens Creek Blvd at the San Jose / Santa Clara border (sidewalk intersection of Santana Row shopping center). | Follow all and any COVID guidlines…
(2021-06-25). 600,000 deaths later, time for a "Negligent Genocide" inquest? indybay.org After 600,000+ U.S, deaths–that number is more than 200 times(!) more than those killed from the 9-11 attacks; and the hundreds of thousands(collateral damage?) who died needlessly from the Covid 19 pandemic, according to most objective health experts–one would think that there would be thunderous clamor for a full-throttle Congressional investigation? Apparently, that would only happen in an alternative Universe different than the current existing one in Washington DC.
(2021-06-25). Israel's "Killer Vaccine": 50% of Those Fully Vaccinated (2 Jabs) Have Tested Covid Positive. globalresearch.ca The Israeli government has now confirmed that 50% of those fully vaccinated (2 shots) in the course of the last month have tested Covid positive. What this suggests is that Pfizer's mRNA vaccine is not only conducive to deaths and …
(2021-06-25). GAVI alliance approves more funds for delivery of COVAX vaccines as poorer nations desperate for Covid-19 shots. rt.com 
The GAVI vaccine alliance has approved a further $775 million to fund the provision of millions of Covid-19 vaccines to poor nations over the next two years as the African continent faces a "fast-surging third wave." | In a press release on Friday, the GAVI vaccine alliance, which hosts the COVAX initiative,
(2021-06-25). Selected Articles: Pediacide — Vaccine Risks for Kids. globalresearch.ca 
By Mr. Sloan invited Prof. Bryam Bridle (Guelph University), Dr. Patrick Philips and Dr. Dan Welsh to speak on the …
(2021-06-25). Lab Analysis of Children's COVID-19 Face Masks Reveal 'Dangerous' 'Pathogenic Bacteria'. globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-25). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Examining reports of heart inflammation in young people after second COVID-19 vaccine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is holding an emergency COVID-19 meeting this week to discuss COVID-19 vaccine safety as it relates to news that young people may develop myocarditis after receiving a second dose of a messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine. Myocarditis, which is an inflammation of the heart …
(2021-06-25). Sharing Mayo Clinic: COVID-19 vaccination experience special for young man with Down syndrome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The parents of a young Florida patient were so grateful for the caring approach offered to their son during his COVID-19 vaccine appointment that they called back to express their appreciation and share their story. _______________________________________ When the father of a 19-year-old patient with Down syndrome brought his son, Tyler White, for a COVID-19 vaccination …
(2021-06-25). Mayo offers COVID-19 walk-in vaccine clinics in Minnesota: June 22-July 8. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org UPDATE: Mayo Clinic in Rochester and at its Health System sites continue to offer patients, visitors and staff additional convenient opportunities to be vaccinated for COVID-19. All domestic and international patients, visitors and staff who want to be vaccinated for COVID-19 have opportunities to do so at walk-in clinics this week. Anyone 12 and older …
(2021-06-25). COVID-19 travel tips for people with weakened immune systems. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Experts say getting fully vaccinated is the most important step people can take to lower their risk of transmitting or getting infected with COVID-19. Even then, Dr. Stacey Rizza, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist, suggests travelers wear a mask, avoid congregated areas when possible and maintain good hand hygiene. These measures are especially important …
(2021-06-25). Rapid exclusion of COVID-19 infection using AI, EKG technology. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Artificial intelligence (AI) may offer a way to accurately determine that a person is not infected with COVID-19. An international retrospective study finds that infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, creates subtle electrical changes in the heart. An AI-enhanced EKG can detect these changes and potentially be used as a …
(2021-06-25). COVID-19 Delta variant has potential to make 'epidemic curve exponentially'. news.un.org The head of the UN health agency expressed concern on Friday over the COVID-19's delta variant, which he called "the most transmissible" mutation to date.
(2021-06-25). Science, evidence-based facts, key to help end scourge of drug abuse: UN chief. news.un.org The world's drug problem remains an urgent challenge that threatens to exacerbate COVID-19 pandemic impacts and hinder a healthy and inclusive recovery, warned the UN Secretary General ahead of The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
(2021-06-25). The Kisan [Farmers'] Commune in India: The Twenty-Fourth Newsletter (2021). orinocotribune.com 
By Vijay Prashad — Jun 17, 2021 | On 26 June 2021, tens of thousands of Indian farmers will gather in front of the government offices in India's twenty-eight states. They will come to commemorate the completion of seven months of their nation-wide protest against the extreme right Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This gathering will be part of a long cycle of protests that started on 26 November 2020 as part of a day-long general strike of 250 million Indian workers and peasants. Since November, tens of thousands of farmers, or kisans, have surrounded India's capital,…
(2021-06-25). The Spirit of Carabobo Versus the Threats of Monroe. strategic-culture.org 
Simón Bolívar wrote that the United States "seemed predestined by Providence to plague Americas with miseries in the name of liberty," Vijay Prashad reminds us. | By Vijay PRASHAD | Two hundred years ago, on June 24, 1821, the forces of Simón Bolívar trounced the Spanish royalists at the Battle of Carabobo, a few hundred kilometers west of Caracas. Five days later, Bolívar entered the city in triumph; the Spanish fortresses of Cartagena and Puerto Cabello had been seized by the Liberator's armies, making a return to power for Spain impossible. In Cúcuta, a congress assembled to draft a new constitution and to ele…
(2021-06-25). Is Another Military Coup Brewing in Peru, After Historic Electoral Victory for Leftist Candidate? orinocotribune.com By Nick Corbishley — Jun 22, 2021 | The threat should not be taken lightly, especially given Peru's long history of coups d'états. | Five days ago, a group of retired military officers in Peru dispatched a letter to the high command of the country's armed forces. In it they
(2021-06-25). I Love The Left. counterpunch.org I want to start off by being clear. I love the political Left. In the past couple of years, I really did have conflicted feelings about the Left. This was all as I thought I was moving to the left politically. It was actually because of this self-doubt that envy of the leftist formed. I
(2021-06-25). Latin American news briefs. greenleft.org.au The movement in Brazil to demand Jair Bolsonaro's impeachment is growing, Peruvians mobilise to defend their leftist president-elect and Uruguyan workers strike against hunger abd inequality.
(2021-06-25). Talk World Radio: Michael Messner: Unconventional Combat. warisacrime.org 
Talk World Radio is recorded as audio and video on Riverside.fm. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. This week on Talk World Radio, U.S. military veterans. Our guest, Michael Messner is professor of sociology and gender studies at the University of Southern California. He received his Ph.D. in sociology from …
(2021-06-25). Guided Missiles, Misguided Policies, and Changing Direction Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love WWIII. warisacrime.org By David Swanson, Remarks for Peace and Justice Works, June 24, 2021 Thank you for inviting me. I'd like to speak briefly and spend a good deal of time on Q&A. I'd like to start by considering this question: If it's true that madness is more common in societies than individuals, and if the society …
(2021-06-25). Remember to Forget the Alamo. zcomm.org Mexico once had a problem with a local provincial government promoting illegal immigration from the United States into Mexico in order to engage in the illegal slavery of illegally trafficked people…
(2021-06-25). Teamsters convention votes to organize Amazon. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Calling it "an existential threat" not just to their union but to workers nationally, Teamsters convention delegates voted to spend unspecified sums of money to organize Amazon. That was the biggest, but not the only, news that came out of the four-day virtual conclave in late June, forced onto Zoom by a coronavirus not yet …
(2021-06-25). Amazon workers in Germany go on 3-day strike, demand higher wages. peoplesdispatch.org Workers at six major Amazon centers across Germany went on strike demanding higher wages and better work conditions. The workers chose this year's Amazon 'prime day' to launch their strike…
(2021-06-25). The Teamsters Announce Coordinated Nationwide Project to Unionize Amazon. zcomm.org The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, one of the country's largest and most powerful unions, has said that unionizing and building worker power at Amazon is the top priority moving forward…
(2021-06-25). Now's the Time to Unrig the Tax Code. counterpunch.org Recently leaked data revealed that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and several other U.S. billionaires have paid zero federal income taxes in some past years. This has Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell up in arms — but not because of what the scandal reveals about our rigged tax system. Instead, McConnell wants to go after the
(2021-06-25). Lack of Resolution Discourages International Donors From Aiding Gaza, ICRC President Says. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) Ksenia Shakalova – International donors are becoming more reluctant to allocate funds for humanitarian needs in the Gaza Strip due to lack of progress in the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Peter Maurer said.
(2021-06-25). Syria's last cross-border aid lifeline must stay open, insist UN humanitarians. news.un.org The imminent closure of the last cross-border aid lifeline to northwest Syria must be postponed beyond the 10 July deadline, UN humanitarians said on Friday, noting that no cross-line supplies had reached Idlib from Damascus, in 11 months.
(2021-06-25). After the nightmare of the Gaza massacre, what comes next? juancole.com The bombing was the worst I've experienced, but it can't contain the Palestinian uprising that is showing the world the true face of Israel[/pullquote] By Aya Al-Ghazzawi | — ( OpenDemocracy.net) — We were all so excited. Ramadan was coming to an end, and preparations for the Eid al-Fitr holiday were underway. As the eldest …
(2021-06-25). Child Soldiers Kill At Least 130 In Burkina Faso Massacre. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | A massacre in Burkina Faso in which more than 130 people were killed was largely carried out by child soldiers took place on June 24th. | Burkina Faso government spokesman Ousseni Tamboura The government did not provide further details about the children involved in the attack or which…
(2021-06-25). Meet the Father Who Tricked Ex-NRA Head into Addressing 3,044 Empty Chairs for Gun Violence Victims. democracynow.org 
The parents of a student killed in the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School duped a former president of the National Rifle Association into giving a high school graduation speech defending gun rights in front of 3,044 empty white chairs — one chair for each student who could not graduate this year because they were killed by gun violence. David Keene, who still serves on the NRA board, thought he was giving a rehearsal speech for graduating students at the James Madison Academy in Las Vegas, but no such school exists. Video of the speech was turned into a viral video promoting universal bac…
(2021-06-25). Do We Really need Multi-Billion-Dollar Naval Vessels that can deliver 16,128 Hiroshimas? juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com) — Groton and New London, Connecticut, are home to about 65,000 people, three colleges, the Coast Guard Academy, 15 nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed submarines capable of destroying the world many times over, and General Dynamics' Electric Boat, a multi-billion-dollar private corporation that offers stock options to its shareholders and mega-salaries to its top executives as …
(2021-06-25). Meatball Subs, Not Nuclear Subs: Or How to Deliver 16,128 Hiroshimas. counterpunch.org Groton and New London, Connecticut, are home to about 65,000 people, three colleges, the Coast Guard Academy, 15 nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed submarines capable of destroying the world many times over, and General Dynamics' Electric Boat, a multi-billion-dollar private corporation that offers stock options to its shareholders and mega-salaries to its top executives as it pockets taxpayer
(2021-06-25). Meatball Subs, Not Nuclear Subs. zcomm.org Or How to Deliver 16,128 Hiroshimas…
(2021-06-25). Living in the Shadow of Human Extermination. thenation.com Living in the Shadow of Human Extermination…
(2021-06-25). Nine Points of Difference: A Response to Noam Chomsky on American Fascism. counterpunch.org It was nice to see the nation's leading left intellectual Noam Chomsky recently concede that the F-word, fascism, has at least some applicability — as in "neoliberal proto-fascism" — to the Trumpo-Republifascist Party. For more than four years, he's been part of a chorus of academics who have been resistant to the notion that the
(2021-06-25). Biden's $2.3 Trillion Infrastructure Capitulation. Stripped Down to $579 Billion. globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-25). A Political Solution Is the Only Way: Crisis Escalates in Ethiopia Amid War, Famine & Elections. democracynow.org 
An Ethiopian military bombing of a marketplace in the Tigray region killed at least 64 people in one of the deadliest attacks since government forces invaded the region last November. The bombing came just a day after Ethiopians voted in national and regional elections, but polls could not open in some areas due to ongoing fighting. The country is still waiting for results that will determine if the ruling coalition, led by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, stays in power. Thousands of people have been killed, and an estimated 2 million people have been displaced, since Ahmed ordered the Ethiopian military to…
(2021-06-25). Headlines for June 25, 2021. democracynow.org Biden and Senators Reach Compromise Infrastructure Bill That Excludes Climate and Jobs Programs, Biden Administration Backs Permits for Enbridge Line 3 Tar Sands Pipeline, Climate Crisis Driving Record-High Temperatures in Pacific Northwest, Federal Fire Agency Warns Historic Drought Is Increasing Demand for Firefighters, "Half-Measures and Broken Promises": European Parliament Commits to Climate Neutrality by 2050, Climate Crisis Pushes 1 Million People in Madagascar to "Edge of Starvation", 751 Unmarked Graves Found at Former Residential School for Indigenous Children in Saskatchewan, U.S. Bans Solar Panel Part…
(2021-06-25). Peru at the Brink of Civil War? dissidentvoice.org On 28 July 2021, Peru, with her 33 million inhabitants, celebrates 200 years of Independence. The People of Peru may have chosen this Bicentennial celebration to bring about a drastic change to their foreign and national oligarchy-run country. In a neck-on-neck national election run-off on 6 June 2021, the socialist Pedro Castillo, a humble primary …
(2021-06-25). The West's Audacity of Sanctioning. Among the Latest Cases Is Belarus. globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-25). SCOTUS ruling: Bigotry behind the fig leaf of religion. workers.org 
The June 17 ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States, in Fulton v. Philadelphia, represents a bigoted attack on the rights of LGBTQ2S+ people. Outside Supreme Court, Oct. 8, 2019, demanding legal protection from anti-LGBTQ2S+ discrimination. In Philadelphia, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is illegal; the . . . |
(2021-06-25). Disappearance of socialism is a premise of US policy towards Cuba. en.cubadebate.cu The United States' policy against Cuba is based on the axiom that Cuba's socialist system must disappear or be modified, Cuban academic Santiago Pérez pointed out the eve at the International Security Conference. In the event that concluded this Thursday in Moscow, the researcher considered that for the White House, the existence and the example of the island questions its hegemony in the Americas and over the world. 'Although Cuba does not represent a military threat to the national security of the United States, it is a political and ideological challenge,' he warned.
(2021-06-25). Socialist India Walton Pulls Off Historic Upset in Buffalo Mayoral Race. zcomm.org "We set out to not only change Buffalo, but to change the way progressive politics are viewed in upstate New York"
(2021-06-25). Peruvians defend Castillo's victory as Fujimori continues coup attempts. greenleft.org.au Thousands of Peruvians took to the streets in Lima and other cities to defend the presidential electoral victory of socialist candidate Pedro Castillo. People's Dispatch reports.
(2021-06-25). Buffalo's Next Mayor Is Putting Electeds on Notice. commondreams.org India Walton is poised to be Buffalo's next mayor, the first woman, the first nurse, the first socialist in a big U.S. city in decades.
(2021-06-25). Deutsche Bahn: GDL union announces industrial action. wsws.org Train drivers and crews, who worked continuously during the coronavirus pandemic at great risk to their health and lives, now want to prevent paying for the company's losses, as demanded by management.
(2021-06-25). David O'Sullivan campaigns among striking teachers in East London. wsws.org Like O'Sullivan, teachers at the school have been sacked for defending their legal right to a safe workplace during the coronavirus pandemic.
(2021-06-25). Letters From Minsk: the Stalin Lines. counterpunch.org This is the twelfth in a series about train and bicycle rides from Switzerland to Belarus, in those carefree days before pandemic lockdowns. Once I got the hang of riding my bicycle on the sidewalks in Minsk, I found the city pleasant, even in late winter, as the sidewalks are wide and there were few
(2021-06-25). Under Pandemic, United Nations Votes to Condemn Cruel and Illegal U.S. Blockade of Cuba—But There Is a Twist. globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-25). Australia's official jobless statistics mask wage-cutting push. wsws.org Far from Australia being an exception, the corporate elite is exploiting the pandemic to push workers into lower-paid and insecure employment.
(2021-06-25). Article Top Economist: As Pandemic Recedes, a Chance to Rethink Unemployment. indybay.org The Chamber of Commerce, for example, has pushed the U.S. to stop expanded unemployment insurance benefits so that people will be forced to return to low-wage jobs. Some Republican-dominated states have jumped on board with this idea.
(2021-06-25). Sri Lankan government deploys police to crackdown on social media. wsws.org The Rajapakse government's moves to criminalise "fake news" are a response to rising social opposition to wage and job cuts and Colombo's criminal mishandling of the worsening pandemic.
(2021-06-25). Sri Lankan government deploys police to crack down on social media. wsws.org The Rajapakse government's moves to criminalise "fake news" are a response to rising social opposition to wage and job cuts and Colombo's criminal mishandling of the worsening pandemic.
(2021-06-25). Corporate Canada used government's pandemic emergency wage subsidy as slush fund. wsws.org The Globe cited the case of Montreal-based transport company TFI International, which received $75 million in wage subsidies while cutting jobs, increasing dividends, and moving to acquire other companies.
(2021-06-25). How Biden Helped Hardliner Raisi Win Iran Election. counterpunch.org It was common knowledge that a U.S. failure to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal (known as the JCPOA) before Iran's June presidential election would help conservative hard-liners to win the election. Indeed, on Saturday, June 19, the conservative Ebrahim Raisi was elected as the new President of Iran. Raisi has a record of brutally cracking
(2021-06-25). Why the Clash still matters. therealnews.com 
The Clash's importance lies not in their "genius," but in their decision to participate as artists in a chaotic and bleak world while never forgetting art and music's capability to map a different future.
(2021-06-25). A big fight in small-town Wisconsin. therealnews.com 
Residents of three rural counties in Western Wisconsin are fighting the construction of two factory hog farms that will do irreparable damage to their communities. Throughout July, we will be covering their struggle.
(2021-06-25). Matt Hancock affair highlights the real sleaze at the heart of Whitehall. challenge-magazine.org 
Peter Stoddart, is the Student Officer of the YCL | This morning's chat shows were in a furore as photos emerged from the tabloids of Health Minister, Matt Hancock, reportedly having an affair with Gina Coladangelo, whom he made a non-executive director (NED) of the health department last year. | While the tabloids are determined to sell this story as one of individual sleaze and unholiness, the incident points to a wider culture at the heart of Whitehall. | A government spokesman has said everything had happened "in the usual way" and no rules had been broken; various ministers have come out batting for Hanco…
(2021-06-25). Preventing a return to normal amidst the current catastrophe. roarmag.org 
Protester during the siege of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University — November 17, 2019. Photo: PaulWong / Shutterstock.com | Towards the beginning of our most recent global catastrophe, writer A.M. Gittlitz published
(2021-06-25). Laura Carlsen on Biden's Central America Policy, Greg LeRoy on Texas Corporate Subsidies. fair.org 
Protest in Union Square, New York (cc photo: Jim Naureckas) | This week on CounterSpin: "Biden Administration Ousts Trump's Border Patrol Chief,"
(2021-06-25). Chicago rallies for community control, 'first step in abolishing police terror'. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO—"There is no longer any toleration of the genocidal policy of police departments of this city and country," declared Frank Chapman, Executive Director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression at a rally here June 23. "We've reached a turning point!" Powerful proof of that turning point was demonstrated as a succession of …
(2021-06-25). Historic Child Tax Credit starts in July—up to $300 per child monthly. peoplesworld.org 
OAKLAND, Calif.—A new, historic provision of the American Rescue Plan will take effect next month, that could lift more than five million children across the U.S. out of poverty and cut child poverty in this country in half. But for that to happen, word must reach the eligible families. To further that objective, the Biden …
(2021-06-25). Will big solar installations help foster biodiversity? peoplesworld.org 
At the end of last year, workers in Sacramento County, California, completed construction of a 16.5-megawatt solar park on what was once open ranchland. In December, the Rio Linda solar farm began producing enough energy to power 2,600 homes annually. Usually, the ground underneath big solar installations is scraped and covered with gravel or low …
(2021-06-25). On the picketline. workers.org 
Volvo workers overwhelmingly reject contract UAW workers on strike at Volvo plant, Dublin, VA. PHOTO: UAW 2069. United Auto Workers Local 2069 workers at the Volvo Truck plant in Dublin, Va., are back on the picket lines after rejecting the second tentative agreement negotiated between the UAW and the Volvo . . . |
(2021-06-25). Cops keep pulling him over, and their reasons are increasingly bizarre. therealnews.com 
Just one week after we interviewed Daniel Alvarez about a traffic stop in which his passenger was arrested while filming police, Alvarez and his family were stopped and harassed again.
(2021-06-25). Trumka: High Court ruling threatens farm workers' right to organize. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling—on party lines—threatening farm workers' right to organize in Californian fields, is bad for the workers, says AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. But it could have been worse, he adds. That's because what the right-wingers who joined the case at the High Court really wanted was to get the justices to …
(2021-06-25). Infrastructure deal: 'Concrete' projects in, 'human infrastructure' not yet. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The eight-year $1.2 trillion "compromise" infrastructure deal Democratic President Joe Biden reached with a bipartisan group of lawmakers can be summed up in some simple phrases: "Concrete" projects, rebuilding the nation's crumbling roads, inadequate airports, creaky mass transit, aging subways, collapsing bridges—the latest of them just miles from the White House—and replacing lead-lined water pipes …
(2021-06-25). The Colescott Chronicles Part 2: Expanding Black representation, critiquing consumerism and colonialism. peoplesworld.org 
Robert Colescott's satire of Americana George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware has now become the centerpiece of L.A.'s new Lucas Museum of American Art. Colescott's best known work, though, only begins to touch on his four major themes and concerns. These are: expanding Black representation in art while calling attention to the way the culture …
(2021-06-25). Matt Hancock faces calls to resign after being accused of affair with aide. thecanary.co 
Health secretary Matt Hancock is facing calls to resign after being accused of having an affair with an adviser to his department. | The Sun published pictures of the married Cabinet minister appearing to kiss his close friend Gina Coladangelo, who the newspaper said was hired by Mr Hancock last year. | "A terrible health secretary": | The images, apparently captured from CCTV footage, were taken on May 6 at the headquarters of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the newspaper adds. The minister hired Coladangelo as an unpaid adviser on a six-month contract in March last year, before appointi…
(2021-06-25). Will Germany be forced to pay Ukraine for non-existent gas transit from Russia? RT's Boom Bust investigates. rt.com 
The Biden administration continues to slam the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany despite its reluctant admission that nothing can be done to stop the project. | During a meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, the American side made it clear that Berlin must ensure continued transit of gas through Ukraine, whether it is needed or not, once the new pipeline becomes operational. | RT's Boom Bust asks whether Germany will now be forced to pay for non-existent transit through Ukraine as it begins to receive direct gas deliveries from Russ…
(2021-06-25). Arizona dispuesta a usar gas utilizado por nazis en las ejecuciones. workers.org 
En Estados Unidos, donde el apoyo a las ejecuciones patrocinadas por el estado ha ido disminuyendo durante la última década, donde se condena a muerte a menos personas y donde se llevan a cabo menos ejecuciones, parece extremo que los estados utilicen ahora pelotones de fusilamiento o ahorcamientos o electrocuciones . . . |
(2021-06-25). U.S. Supreme Court Rules Child Slavery Is Fine As Long As Its Not On U.S. Soil. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 24th, a US Supreme Court ruled in favor of corporate giants Nestlé USA and Cargill, which were sued more than a decade ago by six men who say the two companies were complicit in child trafficking and profited when the men were enslaved on cocoa farms as children. | The Supreme Court ruled 8-1
(2021-06-25). Houthis Claim Drone Swarm Attack On Training Camp Left At Least 60 Saudi-led Personnel Dead. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 22nd, 10 Qasef-2k UAVs were used in a Houthi attack on a Saudi-coalition training camp, resulting in 'scores of casualties.' | This was reported by Houthi spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree on June 24th. | He said that the attack took place two days earlier, and was against a military training camp based in the Saudi region of Najran's al-Wadiah area."The operation was carried out using 10 Qasef-2K drones. It targeted the command center, training sections, and other parts of th…
(2021-06-25). In Video: Russian Fighter Jets, Helicopters Destroyed ISIS Infrastructure in Central Syria. southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE: Marina Lystseva/TASS | On June 25, RusVesna.SU released footage of recent Russian airstrikes on ISIS cells' positions in Syria's central region. | According to the Russian news outlet, the pinpoint airstrikes targeted a network of ISIS positions, including a command post, a communication center and several ammunition depots, located in the outskirts of the town of Ithriyah in the eastern countryside of Hama. | The airstrikes were carried out by Su-24M front-line bombers and Ka-52 attack helicopters following a th…
(2021-06-25). Greater Idlib: Financial Officer Of Turkistan Islamic Party Wounded In Assassination Attempt (Photos). southfront.org 
TIP terrorists in Syria's Greater Idlib. Illustrative image. | On June 25, the financial officer of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) was wounded as a result of an assassination attempt in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The terrorist, commonly known as "Sheikh Jawdat," was driving on a road in the vicinity of the town of Salqin near the Turkish border when his Hyundai Santa Fe SUV blew up. While he was severely wounded, his wife and child, who were with him at the time, sustained sli…
(2021-06-25). Russian Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile-Capable MiG-31K Jets Deployed In Syria For Military Exercise (Video). southfront.org 
File image. | Two MiG-31K fighter jets capable of carrying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles have been deployed in Syria's Khmeimim Air Base for the first time as a part of preparations for an upcoming joint military exercises, the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced on June 25. | According to the ministry, the Russian Navy and the Aerospace Forces will conduct the joint military exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. | "A pair of MiG-31K aircraft with the ability to use the latest hypersonic missiles from the Kinzhal complex fl…
(2021-06-25). Pentagon Linguist Who Spied For Lebanon's Hezbollah Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison. southfront.org 
File image. | On June 23, Lebanese-American Mariam Taha Thompson was sentenced to 23 years in prison for leaking classified national defense information to Hezbollah. | Thompson, 62, from Rochester, Minnesota, was a contracted linguist for a US Special Operations task force in Iraq and had top secret clearance. | In a statement, the US Department of Justice said that Thompson admitted that she knew that the classified national defense information that she was passing to a Lebanese national would be provided the Lebanese gr…
(2021-06-25). Biden Administration Mulling Overturn Decision To Recognize Golan Heights As Israeli Territory. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Biden Administration is mulling whether to retract the recognition of occupied Golan Heights as part of Israeli territory. | The Washington Free Beacon The State Department of…
(2021-06-25). Russian Warplanes Made 'Warning Pass' Over Daraa City As Former Syrian Rebels Refuse To Hand Over Arms. southfront.org 
On June 25, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces made a "warning pass" over the southern Syrian city of Daraa…
(2021-06-25). Greater Idlib: Syrian Army Shells More Turkish Posts Following Ceasefire Violations. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On June 25, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) shelled three posts of the Turkish military in the northwestern region of Greater Idlib. | In the morning, the army shelled two Turkish posts in the northern outskirts of the government-held town of Saraqib in southern Idlib. No human losses were reported. However, a gathering of Turkish military vehicles was hit, according to the London-based for Human Rights. | A few hours later, the SAA artillery pounded a third Turkish post near the town of Qmenas, also in sout…
(2021-06-25). Turkish Forces To Attack Manbij In Northern Syria: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | The Turkish military and its proxies are preparing a large offensive on the Syrian town of Manbij and its surroundings in the northern Aleppo countryside, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on June 25. | Manbij is currently held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The US-backed group liberated the town from ISIS after a fierce battle in 2016. | According to the SOHR, the Turkish military and its proxies are making preparations and collecting information for the operation.
(2021-06-25). People are about to show why Boris Johnson's #NotFitToGovern. thecanary.co 
Saturday 26 June will see possibly one of the biggest #NotFitToGovern: | On Saturday, the People's Assembly will be There's a shorter, accessible march for chronically ill, disabled, and older people. Ful…
(2021-06-25). Bacteria may be driver of 70% of genes believed to control aging, groundbreaking study indicates. rt.com 
Scientists may need to rethink how aging works, a new study suggests, as 70% of the genes in fruit flies traditionally believed to be linked to aging turned out to actually be involved in the immune response to bacteria. | The groundbreaking The scientists stumbled upon the discovery by chance while studying the genetics behind the aging mechanisms in the fruit fly known as Drosoph…
(2021-06-25). Snowden hails 'significant victory' for privacy as court rules Baltimore air surveillance unconstitutional. rt.com 
In a decision hailed by the ACLU and NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an US appeals court has sided with black activists and ruled that Baltimore's AIR spying program violated the Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable searches. | The full bench of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia The ruling is the "m…
(2021-06-25). Trumpists Have Made Alarming Advances in Their Quest to Control Elections. truthout.org 
In state after Republican state around the country,
(2021-06-25). "Better Than Trump" Isn't Good Enough. End Deportation Now. truthout.org 
On the campaign trail, Joe Biden went to great lengths to establish the dramatic differences between himself and Donald Trump on immigration. Biden was very clear: He would reunite separated families, resettle 125,000 refugees and put privately run immigration detention centers firmly in the past. | Six months into his administration, immigration organizers are feeling whiplash. | The White House followed through on its promise of a 100-day deportation moratorium, but quickly abandoned the goals of its own executi…
(2021-06-25). ALEC Lawmakers Look to Spread Arizona-Style Election Audits to Other States. truthout.org 
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) lawmakers are hoping to copy and paste the controversial Arizona "audit" of the 2020 November presidential election just like they do model legislation from the corporate bill mill. | The Arizona audit was
(2021-06-25). Massive Brazil protests demand 'Vaccine in arm, food on plate, Bolsonaro out!'. workers.org 
Organizers say some three-quarters of a million people demonstrated in over 400 cities in Brazil and around the world on June 19 to demand "Vaccine in the arm, food on the plate and [President Jair] Bolsonaro out." (Brasil de Fato, June 19) Sà£o Paulo, June 19, poster asks for Bolsonaro's . . . |
(2021-06-25). Colombia's National Strike in perspective. workers.org 
By Juan Diego García The author is a Colombian political analyst living in Spain. The article was first published in lapluma.net. Translation by Michael Otto. June 17 — Iván Duque, the Colombian president, has confronted the current protest movement with the same methods used by previous rulers of this Andean . . . |
(2021-06-25). Canada genocide evidence piles up; over 600 more Indigenous children's bodies found. peoplesworld.org 
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP)—Leaders of Indigenous groups in Canada said Thursday investigators have found at least 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school for Indigenous children—a discovery that follows last month's report of 215 bodies found at another school. The bodies were discovered at the Marieval Indian Residential School, which operated …
(2021-06-25). Angela Davis Becomes ILWU Local 10 Honorary Member On Juneteenth 2021. indybay.org ILWU Local 10 on June 19, 2021 Juneteenth made Angela Davis an honorary member of the longshore union local. The other honorary members are Paul Robeson and Martin Luther King.
(2021-06-25). Michelle Bachelet, Alto Comisionado de la ONU para la defensa del crimen organizado. globalizacion.ca Las recientes declaraciones de la Alta Comisionada de la ONU para los Derechos Humanos, Michelle Bachelet, dejan claro que ella apoya abiertamente el crimen organizado en Nicaragua financiado por los gobiernos de Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea. Que lo…
(2021-06-25). A Crime on the Bayou: Taking a principled stand during the civil rights era. wsws.org The movie concerns a young black fisherman from Louisiana, Gary Duncan, falsely charged with assault, whose case went to the US Supreme Court. He was defended by Richard Sobol, a white civil rights attorney from New York.
(2021-06-25). Nonviolent Protest Over Voting Rights Ends With Arrests In DC. popularresistance.org Activists with the national Poor People's Campaign were arrested Wednesday after blocking a street in front of the Hart Senate building in Washington, D.C. to demand passage of the For the People Act, a popular voting rights expansion bill that Republicans successfully filibustered just 24 hours earlier. | After rallying in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, hundreds of low-wage workers, faith leaders, and advocates—including residents of West Virginia, Kentucky, and several other states—marched to the nearby Senate building to demand meetings with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Republican Mino…
(2021-06-25). Supreme Court limits California Union Recruiting In Favor Of Property Rights. popularresistance.org In a blow to labor, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a decades-old California rule inspired by César Chávez that allowed union organizers to meet with farmworkers at their place of work. Commercial growers applauded the conservative court's ruling to uphold property rights while union representatives vowed not to be deterred. | Two agricultural producers filed suit after organizers with the United Farm Workers sought to access their property to speak with farmworkers. The plaintiffs in Cedar Point Nursery v Hassid, Cedar Point Nursery and Fowler Packing Company, argued the California regulation requiring them t…
(2021-06-25). Why Washington is Fawning Over Israel's New Government. counterpunch.org When former US President Barack Obama used an old cliché to denigrate his political opponent, the late US Senator, John McCain, he triggered a political controversy lasting several days. "You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig," Obama said at a campaign event in 2008. The maxim indicates that superficial changes
(2021-06-25). Why Washington Is Fawning Over Israel's New Government. commondreams.org While the Americans and the Israelis are busy engaging in the ever-familiar ritual of 'putting lipstick on a pig,' the Palestinians remain irrelevant in all of this, as their political aspirations continue to be discounted, and their freedom delayed.
(2021-06-25). Why Corporate Democrats Are Desperately Trying to Keep Nina Turner Out of Congress. indybay.org Corporate Democrats Are Desperate to Beat Nina Turner…
(2021-06-25). Why Corporate Democrats are Trying to Keep Nina Turner Out of Congress. counterpunch.org When Hillary Clinton endorsed Nina Turner's main opponent last week, it was much more than just an attempt to boost a corporate Democrat. Clinton's praise for candidate Shontel Brown was almost beside the point. Like other power brokers and the big-money PACs now trying to sway the special election for a vacant congressional seat in northeast Ohio,
(2021-06-25). Rightwing smears and 'both sides' lies. nationofchange.org These lies lead ill-informed people to believe that the progressive left, rather than fighting for healthcare for all or a higher minimum wage, somehow threatens their 'freedoms' and perhaps their very lives.
(2021-06-25). Biju Samkutty named chief operating officer for Mayo Clinic International. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minnesota — Biju Samkutty has been named chief operating officer for Mayo Clinic International. Samkutty will partner with G. Anton Decker, MBBCh, president of Mayo Clinic International, to extend the reach of Mayo Clinic's services worldwide. Mayo Clinic Healthcare, 15 Portland Place, London Samkutty was selected for his wealth of global and domestic business experience. …
(2021-06-25). 2021 Rancho Cordova Juneteenth at the William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr. Working Landscape. indybay.org Unyielding spirits of our Indigenous, Native American, Russian and Pan African Pioneers (1840-1875) along the American River are finally being acknowledged and the healing will soon begin, as prophesied long ago, #1619-2019. Genesis 15: 12-14 may indeed be seen in today's challenges at Negro Bar State Historic Park.
(2021-06-25). On climate change frontline, indigenous provide pointers to save planet. news.un.org Indigenous people living on the frontline of climate change could offer potentially ground-breaking insight into biodiversity protection and sustainability, but they urgently need help to withstand a growing number of threats to their way of life, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said on Friday.
(2021-06-25). Janikhel tribesmen demand justice in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. peoplesdispatch.org Protesting the death of a tribal elder, the Janikhel tribesmen were attempting a march from Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Islamabad when they were stopped by the police using force. One protester died in the police action…
(2021-06-25). Why Are Large Numbers of Birds Suddenly Dropping Dead in Multiple U.S. States? globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-25). You Want To Talk About Hot Cheetos? (A Latino USA Podcast). latinorebels.com This controversy is so much more than just about a fiery red snack but a story about race, identity, culture, and the stories that we choose to believe.
(2021-06-25). 2020-2021 honey bee colony loss second highest on record. nationofchange.org "These bee losses highlight the disturbing lack of progress from the EPA in the fight to protect pollinators from toxic pesticides."
(2021-06-25). The Paths of Justice for Berta Cáceres. counterpunch.org On March 2, 2016, the world suffered the murder of land defender Berta Cáceres. From that moment, those of us who took on the fight for justice pointed out that this act was aimed at stopping the struggle of the Lenca people in defense of the Gualcarque River. The crime against our mother, Berta, occurred
(2021-06-25). Pinochet-Style Detentions, Torture, Killings: Chile's President Sebastian Piñera Denounced at the ICC. globalresearch.ca The 2019 protests have ignited change in Chile, which the people are determined to bring to fruition, Ramona Wadi writes. | . | Chilean President Sebastian Piñera would not have imagined, upon his electoral victory in 2017, that he would have mangled …
(2021-06-25). Unprecedented pro-democracy protests in Swaziland rattle the last absolute monarch in Africa. peoplesdispatch.org The Communist Party of Swaziland will defy the ban on demonstrations and hold protest marches in 16 of Swaziland's 59 constituencies this weekend. At least 25 other constituencies have already witnessed protests.
(2021-06-25). Chicago: Reactionaries attempt to block community control of police measures. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On June 23, over 150 people from the movement to stop police crimes and end police impunity rallied outside of Chicago City Hall before the city council meeting. "This should have been a meeting where ECPS would be voted on, where we are turning the people's ordinance into the law of this city," Kobi Guillory, co-chair of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR) explained, "but what happened on Friday is that certain alderpersons, acting at the behest of the mayor of this city, blocked our substitute ordinance from being put in, which stopped it from being voted on."
(2021-06-25). UK: Unite union sabotages strike by engineers at Weetabix against fire and rehire. wsws.org The fact that USDAW is maintaining silence and delaying a strike ballot while Unite vetoes strike action by its membership confirms that the trade unions are demobilising opposition and adopting a divide and rule strategy.
(2021-06-25). Nicaragua, July 4, 1986: Field Notes From a "Secret" War. counterpunch.org Most of the following is taken from my field journal, written while I was in Nicaragua (1985-87) as part of the Witness for Peace longterm team documenting the Contra War. Unfortunately, my government's intervention in Nicaragua did not end with the Contra War. Today, the U.S. continues its efforts to remove the current Nicaraguan government
(2021-06-25). China's political party system provides Chinese ideas to the world: white paper. ecns.cn Over the past seven decades and more, China's political party system has grown and matured, providing Chinese ideas to the world in terms of modern party politics, and offering a new model for global political progress, a white paper said Friday.
(2021-06-25). Late Judge Secured a Big Win for People with Disabilities. progressive.org Jack B. Weinstein rebuffed the Reagan Administration's efforts to make it harder to get help.
(2021-06-25). Biden endorses bipartisan infrastructure plan which guts initial proposal. wsws.org While the corporate media hailed the inadequate $579 billion plan as a "major breakthrough," the reality is that a commitment by the US government to any infrastructure spending plan is still far from a certainty.
(2021-06-25). Nurses begin one-day strike at Cook County health facilities. Social workers to begin picketing Friday. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – At 7 a.m. on Thursday, June 24 nurses represented by National Nurses United (NNU) In Chicago, Illinois began a 24-hour strike against Cook County's health facilities' management. The nurses are striking to end chronic staff shortages which they say have been undermining care for patients and the communities. | In addition to the NNU nurses, social workers represented by the Service Employees International Union, Local 73 (SEIU 73) will begin open-ended picketing of the same facilities, including John H. Stroger Hospital, Cermak Health Services, the Cook County jail, and Provident Hospital. The…
(2021-06-25). Texas Governor signs law to stop teachers from talking about racism. mronline.org Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed one of his party's top legislative priorities into law: a bill aimed at stopping teachers from talking about racism and any current events that may be contentious. | June 25, 2021…
(2021-06-25). To Fight Poverty, Cut the Pentagon Budget. counterpunch.org I grew up on the edge of the Great Dismal Swamp in southern Virginia. We lived in a sewage-ravaged, bug-infested trailer park. I didn't realize we were poor at first — I thought that's just how things were. But it was a difficult place to grow up, and as I got older, I wanted to
(2021-06-25). Pedro Castillo — A Teacher Elected to Dismantle Neoliberalism in Peru. orinocotribune.com By Francisco Dominguez — Jun 21, 2021 | Primary school teacher from Peru's rural Cajamarca, Pedro Castillo, has been elected president of this South American nation in a hotly fought election. | With 100% of the votes counted, Castillo, candidate of left-wing coalition Peru Libre, won with 50.14 % of the votes, against Keiko Fujimori, daughter of infamous and disgraced corrupt dictator, Alberto Fujimori and right-wing candidate of Fuerza Popular, a coalition supported by the country's oligarchic elite, obtained 49,86%. | To many, Castillo's electoral robust performance in the first round with 18% of the…
(2021-06-25). How They Stole $50 Trillion. How We Take It Back. counterpunch.org Between the mid-1930s and mid-1970s worker organizing and unrest created a degree of economic democracy not achieved since. It was quite an accomplishment. After several decades of increased standards of living for most US workers, corporate actors organized a counter-attack that aimed to reverse those gains. The mid-20 century was no golden age. But, it
(2021-06-25). Over 30,000 US Veterans of Post-9/11 Wars Have Killed Themselves Since 2001. globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-25). We Can Have the Filibuster or Democracy, But Not Both. counterpunch.org The American political system is complicated, but fixing it doesn't have to be. Voters of all stripes broadly agree on the kinds of changes they'd like to see. We need less money in politics. It should be easier to vote — early, in person, or by mail. And voters should be able to pick their
(2021-06-25). Demand Legal Governance in the United States! globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-25). Toxic Corporations Are Destroying the Planet's Soil. dissidentvoice.org A newly published analysis in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science argues that a toxic soup of insecticides, herbicides and fungicides is causing havoc beneath fields covered in corn, soybeans, wheat and other monoculture crops. The research is the most comprehensive review ever conducted on how pesticides affect soil health. The study is discussed by …
(2021-06-25). Turning Memes to Money in El Salvador. cepr.net On June 5, President Nayib Bukele announced his plans to make El Salvador the world's first country to accept Bitcoin, a popular digital cryptocurrency, as a form of legal tender. The nation's legislative assembly, under the majority control of Bukele's New Ideas party, passed the bill just three days later. Under the new legislation, Bitcoin …
(2021-06-25). Advocacy group sues Smithfield Foods, claiming it stoked fears of meat shortages and sacrificed worker safety. wsws.org Smithfield was offering workers in some plants, including Sioux Falls, a $500 "responsibility bonus" for not missing a day of work in April 2020, at the height of deadly virus spread in the plant.
(2021-06-25). Bombing Afghanistan After the Troops are Gone. counterpunch.org If the military officials who talk to the press get their way, the U.S. war in Afghanistan will never end. This became execrably clear on June 9, when the New York Times published an article quoting anonymous Pentagon dignitaries informing us that after the U.S. leaves Afghanistan, it may continue to bomb the country, if it doesn't like how things go. You read that right. President Biden says the war will end. The geniuses in the Pentagon say no it won't, we'll keep bombing.
(2021-06-25). Larissa Zimberoff: What Has Silicon Valley Done to Our Food? scheerpost.com [Photo by Winni Wintermeyer, courtesy of Larissa Zimberoff] Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play Companies such as Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods have started to become household names, producing meat substitutes that taste as close to meat as their scientists have been able to engineer. In the midst of a climate crisis that threatens our very existence, plenty of scientists have… |
(2021-06-25). Spain's PSOE-Podemos government pardons Catalan-nationalist political prisoners. wsws.org The Catalan nationalists were imprisoned based on a show trial, but their pardon is also a cynical manoeuvre dictated by the need to shower the banks with billions in EU funds.
(2021-06-25). Hundreds of more unmarked graves discovered in residential school in Canada. peoplesdispatch.org The Cowessess First Nation said that at least 600 unmarked graves have been discovered on the grounds of what used to be the Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan…
(2021-06-25). Striking ATI workers denied unemployment benefits in Ohio. wsws.org The ruling likely means workers in Pennsylvania and elsewhere will not receive the $900 a week that the United Steelworkers all but promised at the beginning of the strike.
(2021-06-25). No Clear Link Between Number of Brain Cells, Intelligence: Danish Research Casts Doubt on IQ Theory. sputniknews.com Having a big brain with many cells is no shortcut to higher grades, strategic skills and a high IQ, according to a startling new Danish study.
(2021-06-25). Day two of Teamster convention votes out '2/3 rule'. fightbacknews.org Washington DC – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters 30th Convention entered its second day, June 24. Congratulatory videos were shown for outgoing General Secretary Treasurer Ken Hall, as well as videos from labor leaders such as SEIU leader Mary Kay Henry. | Today began the first series of contentious votes between rival factions vying for leadership in this year's international election. The O'Brien-Zuckerman Teamsters United Slate, a coalition slate that includes longstanding leaders and rank-and-file activists who want to bring back increased union militancy and rank-and-file involvement to t…
(2021-06-25). We Can't Fireproof Fire-Dependent Forests, But We can Fireproof Homes. counterpunch.org This year's wildfire season is well underway, not just in the Southwest where extreme temperatures and mega-drought continue to bake the region, but also in the Northern Rockies and Pacific Northwest, which is under a record-shattering June heat wave. Clearly, the climate crisis continues to redefine our new normal as the American West struggles with
(2021-06-25). As workers' strike completes third week, Australian union calls for boycott of General Mills products. peoplesdispatch.org The boycott call by the United Workers Union comes as the indefinite strike by 90 workers of the General Mills factory in Rooty Hill, near Sydney, is completing three weeks…
(2021-06-25). Florida condominium collapse leaves a dozen injured, four confirmed dead and 159 missing. wsws.org Survivors, many of them injured, were left dangling from their balconies to be plucked to safety by the dozens of rescue teams who rushed vehicles and heavy equipment to the Champlain Towers South, just north of Miami Beach.
(2021-06-25). Government Be Gone! counterpunch.org You have tried legitimate royalty, manufac ≠tured royalty, parliamentary royalty, republics unitary and centralized, and the only thing from which you suffer, the despotism, the dictature of the State, you have scrupulously respected and carefully preserved. —Arthur Arnould, The Rebel, 1896 Upon entering a shop filled with household goods, I was greeted by the elderly proprietor.
(2021-06-25). Infrastructure Wars II: On the Human Right to Water and Sanitation. counterpunch.org "Who lived and who died largely came down to two factors: your race and your income." — Jonathan Mahler In May 2021 I ventured into public debates over the meaning of the word "infrastructure", suggesting broader and more radical theories . Particularly around values and visions for our commons, as well as moving beyond the
(2021-06-25). Australian union holds farcical "national day of action" for General Mills strike. wsws.org The union's misnamed "day of action" was aimed at convincing the striking workers that there is no prospect of broadening their strike against the multi-billion dollar transnational corporation.
(2021-06-25). The Kinkster Candidate. counterpunch.org Last week, Zack Weiner, a twenty-something political longshot running for Manhattan City Council was caught on tapewearing a ball gag, blindfold, clothespins on his nipples and not much else. Apparently taken at Midtown's Parthenon Studios, which the NY Post praises (somewhat oddly, but rather nicely) as a "high quality" dungeon, Mr. Weiner appears to be
(2021-06-25). World's largest asset management firm was "front and center" of Fed's Wall Street bailout. wsws.org According to an article in the New York Times public records and newly-obtained emails show "how intertwined Blackrock has become with the federal government."
(2021-06-25). What Really Happened On Juneteenth. popularresistance.org If you saw my column about Juneteenth posted here over the last few days, or a previous version on the website of Be'chol Lashon several years ago, or a video version currently presented by Be'chol Lashon, you would know I had bittersweet feelings about the history of the day. | I no longer do. I am outraged by it. | My change in emotion comes after learning from historian friends that the oft-repeated tale of Union soldiers arriving in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865 to inform enslaved African Americans that they were free is pure fiction. Not because they weren't legally freed 2- Ω months earlier when…
(2021-06-25). Russian Diplomat Slams UK, US for Trying to Foment Tensions Around Black Sea Incident. sputniknews.com SOCHI, Russia (Sputnik) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov accused Washington and London of trying to stir up controversy around the recent incident involving UK destroyer Defender near Crimea.
(2021-06-25). How to manage China… peacefully. nationofchange.org Here are three medium-term strategies that will secure America's interests for the 21st century, solidify its geopolitical influence, accelerate the American economy, and unleash the potential of its allies.
(2021-06-25). The world says no to the blockade of Cuba. mronline.org In today's historic UN General Assembly vote, 184 supported ending the U.S. blockade of Cuba and only the United States and Israel voted against | June 25, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-06-25). Bright Green Lies and Deep Green Deceptions. counterpunch.org Bright Green Lies (BGL) is a Trojan horse. Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith, and Max Wilbert offer their readers a valuable critique of renewable energy in order to ambush the environmental movement. But before I say more about BGL, let me state my own values and biases. Like many Greens, I'm an eco-humanist. My deepest political
(2021-06-25). Henry Kissinger's Famous Diplomacy Achieved Nothing. counterpunch.org Henry Kissinger, President Richard Nixon's National Security Adviser and Secretary of State, has spent most of his life collecting honors. He carried home the Nobel Peace Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, and many other prizes, awards, and medals. He has been
(2021-06-25). State of Matter. counterpunch.org About a week ago, Rep Ronny Jackson sent a letter, cosigned by 13 fellow Republicans, to President Biden, urging Biden to undergo cognitive testing. He wrote: The American people should have absolute confidence in their President. They deserve to know that he or she can perform the duties of Head of State and Commander in Chief. They
(2021-06-25). Biden's European Tour: "The United States is Back" and the Limits of Nostalgia. counterpunch.org Joe Biden opened his first foreign trip as president by announcing that the "United States is back." What the president didn't clarify was back where. The obvious answer is that the United States is returning to working with its allies. Biden's meetings with the G-7, NATO and European Union leaders confirmed this. After President Donald
(2021-06-25). First Nations people find 751 unmarked graves at residential school and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the discovery of graves at a former residential school in Canada, the custodial killing of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat, and more…
(2021-06-25). Defy the Stranglehold of Social Media, Join the New Progressive Economists Mailing List! counterpunch.org Recently I created a mailing list called the Progressive Economist Network (PEN-L) in order to bring together academics and non-academics to exchange ideas from a left perspective. It honors the memory of Michael Perelman who created the original PEN-L in the early days of the Internet. Dying unexpectedly at the age of 81 in September
(2021-06-25). What's Going On: Personal and Racial Trauma in the Music of Marvin Gaye. counterpunch.org An important thing about symbolization and trauma is that they are opposites, and that is what makes art so special: It takes trauma, something that by definition cuts us off from community and from symbols, and turns it into something that is collectively shareable. It produces symbolization when for most of us symbolization seems impossible,
(2021-06-25). US Government Seizes the Websites of PressTV, Pro-Palestinian Media Outlets and More. globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-25). Base Building and Leadership Development Director. peoplesaction.org ABOUT PEOPLE'S ACTION/INSTITUTE People's Action Institute (501c3), and sister organization People's Action (501c4), are national progressive organizations supporting the mobilization and leadership of the grassroots in support of an agenda that reflects people over profits. People's Action/Institute builds the power of poor and working people, in rural, suburban, and urban areas to win change through …
(2021-06-25). Nicaragua's Benedict Arnolds: Political Opposition as Organized Crime. globalresearch.ca Ever since they lost badly in the 2011 elections to the Frente Sandinista, Nicaragua's political opposition has divided into conventional political parties working in the country's legislature and an extra-parliamentary opposition based in local NGOs. |
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(2021-06-25). Navy Deploying Warships in Indian Ocean Amid Peak in Tensions with China: Indian Defence Minister. sputniknews.com The war of words between India and China has started once again after New Delhi and Beijing accused each other of inciting border tensions in the eastern Ladakh region. Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said that close deployments in Ladakh continue due to a military build-up instigated by China, a claim countered by China's foreign ministry.
(2021-06-25). China calls Biden's comments on Apple Daily 'baseless'. ecns.cn China on Friday slammed U.S. President Joe Biden's comments on the closure of Hong Kong's Apple Daily, calling the remarks "baseless", and restated the arrest of the newspaper's senior executives is not a crackdown on "press freedom."
(2021-06-25). "Critical Race Theory" Used by Right Wing to Censure Education and Discourse. globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-25). Britney Spears' Reproductive Freedom is a Disability Rights Issue. aclu.org There were many shocking moments in Britney Spears'
(2021-06-25). The Development of Robert Moses. counterpunch.org As the 40th anniversary of Robert Moses' death approaches (at the end of this July) it's not surprising that people in Babylon, Long Island, are arguing for the removal of a statue of the notorious "master builder." New York City Parks Commissioner, City Construction Coordinator, and head of multiple city and state agencies and public
(2021-06-25). OPINION: 'In the Heights' and the Tragedy of Never Going 'Home'. latinorebels.com I realize I'm wading into dangerous waters. Conversations about whether and why Latinos leave, stay, and return —or don't— to their "countries of origin" can be fraught.
(2021-06-25). "Something happened in Geneva." mronline.org Second thoughts on the summit. | June 25, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-06-25). The spirit of Carabobo will overcome the stench of Monroe. The Twenty-Fifth Newsletter (2021). mronline.org Two hundred years ago, on 24 June 1821, the forces of Simón Bolívar trounced the Spanish royalists at the Battle of Carabobo, a few hundred kilometres west of Caracas, Venezuela. | June 25, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-06-25). Humboldt University student parliament commemorates victims of the Nazi war of annihilation. wsws.org The student parliament (StuPa) at Berlin's Humboldt University has issued a statement to commemorate the German invasion of the Soviet Union 80 years ago and the fight against militarism and fascism.
(2021-06-25). Florida condominium collapse leaves a dozen injured, one confirmed dead and 99 missing. wsws.org Survivors, many of them injured, were left dangling from their balconies to be plucked to safety by the dozens of rescue teams who rushed vehicles and heavy equipment to the Champlain Towers South, just north of Miami Beach.
(2021-06-25). A Bitcoin Transaction Tax. counterpunch.org Like most economists, I have always been a Bitcoin skeptic. The question has always been what purpose does it serve? The idea that it would be a useful alternative currency is laughable on its face. How can you have a currency that wildly fluctuates year to year and even hour to hour? Imagine if you
(2021-06-25). Support builds among workers across the US for call to establish solidarity committees to aid Volvo Trucks strike. wsws.org Due the information blackout on the strike by the UAW and the media, many workers had previously not been aware of it, but they quickly expressed their support for a unified struggle upon learning about the issues involved.
(2021-06-25). Carabobo is Today. orinocotribune.com By Fransay Riera — Jun 24, 2021 | Saying "Carabobo is today" is not rhetorical. The revitalization of symbols and of patriotic pride that began with the arrival of Hugo Chávez to power, in addition to its merits for the symbolic struggle, recognizes the validity and proposes the continuity of the campaign for the freedom of this continent, historically truncated by the petty interests of the empires and their Creole lackeys. | In that sense, dusting off the history of Venezuela, in addition to being a necessary exercise for reinforcing our collective memory, undoubtedly assures our unity. It makes it clear t…
(2021-06-25). Chinese people are creating the land of their own — Nobel Prize laureate Pablo Neruda's 'The Song of the Land of China'. ecns.cn Throughout his lifetime, Neruda penned many poems extolling people's revolutions around the world. He visited China three times and left behind a number of timeless poems expressing his admiration for the country.
(2021-06-25). Political activist Nizar Banat dies after night raid by Palestinian forces. peoplesdispatch.org Following news of Banat's death, thousands of Palestinians took part in demonstrations in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. His family has accused PA security forces of beating him to death while he was in their custody and withholding his body several hours after his death…
(2021-06-25). Wikipedia and the Military-Intelligence Complex: How the Free Encyclopedia Feeds the National Security State from Which It Emerged. counterpunch.org Wikipedia is part of the very internet developed by the military with public money in the 1950s-60s, then called ARPANET. Generally speaking, corporations hope that the systems developed in the military that evolve in the public-corporate realm—satellites, computers, data analysis, etc.—will inspire new military-intelligence innovations in a permanent feedback loop.
(2021-06-25). Fed officials mobilize to reassure Wall Street. wsws.org Top officials of the US Federal Reserve, starting with chairman Jerome Powell, have pulled out all stops to reassure financial markets there will be no immediate tightening of monetary policy, and the flow of money that has sent Wall Street to record highs will continue.
(2021-06-25). Milwaukee: Lindbergh Park renamed Lucille Berrien Park. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! News is circulating the following statement from the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression after their victory on June 24 in their campaign to rename Lindbergh Park. | On the afternoon of June 24th, the Milwaukee County Board voted unanimously in favor of changing Lindbergh Park to Lucille Berrien Park. | Renaming the park to Lucille Berrien Park was a grassroots demand that residents of the surrounding area communicated with the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (MAARPR). From the beginning of the campaign, we received significant support from County Boar…
(2021-06-25). A Fight for Democracy. zcomm.org GOP Blocks Voting Bill as Democrats Renew Push to Reform Filibuster…
(2021-06-25). Comfortably Numb: the Sackler Oxycontin Cartel. zcomm.org We live in an abattoir world, a realm of haves and have-nots filled with riches for some who get wealthy off the pain of others, even when they claim to be peddling relief…
(2021-06-25). Stopping the Loggers on California's North Coast. zcomm.org Logging has begun in Jackson State Demonstration Forest, 48,000 acres of state owned redwood forestland in Mendocino County in Northern California…
(2021-06-25). Western States Face Record Heat & Historic Drought. zcomm.org GOP Rejects Green Infrastructure Funding…
(2021-06-25). Our New Postracial Myth. zcomm.org Fighting racism—in academia, in media, in activism, in art, in education, or in public service—is more than a job for most of us. It's a calling to save nations from their national histories, to save human beings from human beings…
(2021-06-25). Migración para las familias en tiempos de pandemia y reforma laboral con T-MEC. globalizacion.ca Uno de los temas centrales en la visita reciente de la vicepresidenta de Estados Unidos, Kamala Harris, son los avances en la operación de la reforma laboral mexicana, asunto central del T-MEC. Habría que recordar que sus preocupaciones -y de…
(2021-06-25). Codicia, deuda y capitalismo parasitario. globalizacion.ca El colapso financiero del 2008 todavía impacta al mundo y muchos lo llaman una Gran Depresión. Rescatar a las grandes corporaciones, en lugar de salvar la economía real, hizo que las estafas y los saqueos parecieran casi aceptables. | La concentración…
(2021-06-25). Los Benedict Arnold de Nicaragua: Oposición política como crimen organizado. globalizacion.ca Después de perder las elecciones de 2011 estrepitosamente al Frente Sandinista, la oposición política de Nicaragua se dividió entre partidos políticos convencionales dispuestos a seguir trabajando en la legislatura del país y una oposición extraparlamentaria basada principalmente en ONGs locales….
(2021-06-25). Perú en un nuevo tablero regional. globalizacion.ca La diferencia de votos, aunque exigua, con casi el 100 % de los votos escrutados era ya irremontable para la candidata Keiko Fujimori; la victoria de Pedro Castillo era ya un hecho irrefutable pero aun así los medios de comunicación…
(2021-06-25). Biden insiste en el bloqueo y embargo a Cuba. globalizacion.ca Abrumador rechazo mundial en la ONU a la política de Estados Unidos contra Cuba. Estados Unidos quedó aislado, por vigésima novena vez, ante el repudio casi universal a su política contra Cuba: esta vez 184 de los 193 integrantes de…
(2021-06-25). Prestigious awards honour Imperial community. imperial.ac.uk Staff and students at Imperial College London have been celebrated in a range of prestigious awards at the College.
(2021-06-25). Throwing an 'axion bomb' into a black hole challenges fundamental law of physics. imperial.ac.uk New research shows how the fundamental law of conservation of charge could break down near a black hole.
(2021-06-25). Tricky turbulence and lung cancer links: News from the College. imperial.ac.uk Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
(2021-06-25). Active travel revolution: Imperial experts contribute to think tank report. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers have contributed their expertise to a flagship think tank report, urging for action to fairly decarbonise how we travel.
(2021-06-25). Expanded Education Week draws in top speakers and wide audience. imperial.ac.uk Education Week brought guest speakers and Imperial experts together to share innovative research and ideas in higher education learning and teaching.
(2021-06-25). Imperial renews Technician Commitment and hosts annual Technicians' Festival. imperial.ac.uk Imperial is praised for its excellent work since signing the Technician Commitment and announces next phase of support for technical workforce.
(2021-06-25). Imperial contributes to new report by President Macron's economic Commission. imperial.ac.uk Professor Dame Carol Propper is one of the authors of a new report which looks at how to tackle climate change, inequality and ageing populations.
(2021-06-25). Sunday 7/4: World Naked Bike Ride – San Francisco 2021. indybay.org The Ferry Building on Embarcadero, between the Farmers Market and Starbucks…
(2021-06-25). New Wolf Pack Confirmed in California's Plumas County. indybay.org Third Pack to Establish Home in State in Nearly 100 Years…
(2021-06-25). Wednesday 6/30: Summer of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised). indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2021-06-25). Wednesday 7/7: Voting Rights Now! Sidewalk Rally for Democracy in Pacifica. indybay.org Intersection of CA-1 and Reina Del Mar @ 1 Reina Del Mar, Pacifica, CA 94044…
(2021-06-25). Germany Axis Alert Puzzle. indybay.org Since Sig Sauer was spotted in India more information about the Axis appear in Internet which analyses who were involved inside SS at 2nd World War. I just quoted some "random" rare puzzle pieces to inform…
(2021-06-25). Tuesday 6/29: Labor Rally for Equity at San Jose City Hall. indybay.org San José City Hall – 200 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95113…
(2021-06-25). Between the minutes at KPFA's board mtg. of May 15th. indybay.org A look at the New Day supporters who are the majority faction at KPFA, their GM who gives a report but takes no questions, the treasurer's story regarding the unpaid property taxes, the LSB vote on the proposed New Day bylaws, and an update on the ongoing lawsuit which began last December with an attempt to put Pacifica into receivership..
(2021-06-25). Saturday 7/10: "I Am…" indybay.org 1131 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA…
(2021-06-25). TechSoup's Jim Lynch is retiring at the end of June 2021. indybay.org April 8, 2017 drawing of Jim Lynch by Lynda Carson.
(2021-06-25). The Stanford Surgery Recovery Unit Offers An Unlimited and Abusable Assortment of Food. indybay.org Stanford placed no cap on my propitious-fueled frenzy. I binged on watermelons, grapes. I feasted on sandwiches and soups and cottage cheese and all sorts of delicacies. Room service, thanks Blue Cross.
(2021-06-25). Real Struggle to Support Survival Camps While Council Gentrification Juggernaut Grinds On. indybay.org Community focus must shift from the prefabricated public-excluded City Council meetings to direct action and legal support to defend the many survival encampments (Meyersvilles) that have sprunt up around Santa Cruz as emergency housing.
(2021-06-25). Sunday 6/27: Black Music Month: History of African American Muscians & Music in the SF Bay Area. indybay.org Online speaker event…
(2021-06-25). Shrink or Die? indybay.org Shrinkage means the voluntary downsizing of the national economy, including a reduction in gross domestic product. "Voluntary" here indicates a preference for voluntaristic solutions – though not as individualistic and unplanned as in the Voluntary Simplicity movement in the U.S., where (usually higher-earning) individuals individually decide to opt out of the existing, consumerist market model.
(2021-06-25). Everything you wanted to know about the George Floyd Uprising (but were afraid to ask). indybay.org Audio recording of the 'Everything you wanted to know about the George Floyd Uprising (but were afraid to ask)' talk on June 3rd, 2021 in Oakland, CA…
(2021-06-25). An Open Letter to City Council on Taxation. indybay.org Council Needs to Tax Lodging and Property Transfers Before Asking Residents for More…
(2021-06-25). Unhoused and Supporters Demand "Support not Sweeps" at Caltrans HQ. indybay.org Street theater, song and dance in protest in Oakland at 111 Grand Ave.
(2021-06-25). Muestra de lo toxico anticubano. globalizacion.ca Es indignante y triste cuando compatriotas se dedican, se muestran, y se venden, por decir lo menos, a los EEUU, para hablar de su país natal, de su patria que los vio nacer, solo por ansias de poder, por dinero…
(2021-06-25). 13-Year-Old Michigan Boy Dies 3 Days After Second Dose of Pfizer Vaccine, Aunt Says 'Moral, Ethical, Health' Questions Need Answers. globalresearch.ca
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(2021-06-25). Brazil: Mobilisations against Bolsonaro gain strength. greenleft.org.au Despite rain, about 750,000 protesters took to the streets of Brazil to demand "vaccine in the arm, food on the plate and get out Bolsonaro", write Brasil de Fato.
(2021-06-25). Newcastle's community pantry under threat. greenleft.org.au Newcastle community members and activists are fighting back against a council decision to close a community food pantry. Steve O'Brien reports.
(2021-06-25). A Cherry Orchard for our times. greenleft.org.au A new adaptation of Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard is analogous to the contemporary Australian context, writes Janaka Biyanwila.
(2021-06-25). Turkey attacks Kurdish refugee camp in northern Iraq. greenleft.org.au About 13,000 Kurdish refugees from south-eastern Turkey live inside the UNHCR-recognised Makhmur refugee camp, which is being attacked by Turkish forces, reports Peter Boyle.
(2021-06-25). How temporary protection visas punish refugees. greenleft.org.au If the Murugappan refugee family is released from Perth community detention, they are likely to join 18,000 others on insecure temporary visas. Chloe DS reports on the cruel visa system.
(2021-06-25). Medivac refugees on hunger strike have been hospitalised. greenleft.org.au Chris Petersen and Chloe DS report that 14 refugees have been on hunger strike for more than a week in protest at their imprisonment.
(2021-06-25). Medivac refugees on hunger strike have been hospitalised. greenleft.org.au Fourteen refugees have been on hunger strike for more than a week in protest at their imprisonment. Some have been detained for eight years. Chris Petersen and Chloe DS report.
(2021-06-25). NSW budget fails frontline workers. greenleft.org.au UnionsNSW say the state government's decision to abandon its public sector wage cap is an admission of wrongdoing. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2021-06-25). Uruguay: Workers strike against hunger, inequality. greenleft.org.au People's Dispatch report that thousands of Uruguayan workers observed a 24-hour national strike against the right-wing government of President Luis Lacalle Pou.
(2021-06-25). Presidents: Georgia, Ukraine share commitment to NATO membership, "de-occupation" of lands from Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Presidents: Georgia, Ukraine share commitment to NATO membership, "de-occupation" of lands from Russia. Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili paid a two-day visit to Ukraine earlier this week (her first) and met with her opposite number President Volodymyr Zelensky. Zurabishvili first came to world notice when she emerged as part of the triumvirate that took over in …
(2021-06-25). Slow vaccination process dangerous, allows for rise of stronger variants. peoplesdispatch.org What is the new Delta variant? Is it more dangerous than earlier forms of the virus? Will old vaccines prove effective. Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath discusses these issues…
(2021-06-25). Cuba's journey of developing vaccines while battling US blockade. peoplesdispatch.org Two new vaccines, both developed in Cuba, have shown remarkable efficacy in clinical trials. It is crucial to remember that Cuba developed these vaccines even as it continues to suffer under the crippling blockade imposed by the US.
(2021-06-25). Getting Real About Democratic Equality "For the People" in the Face of Republican Authoritarianism. commondreams.org It is highly unlikely that the kind of measures that are necessary to safeguard democracy from its imminent threats can be signed into law this year or the next given the current balance of forces.
(2021-06-25). It's Time to Talk About Michael Flynn and His Cronies. commondreams.org At this point, he should clearly be disciplined, and severely—so why isn't he?
(2021-06-25). The Cynical War on Critical Race Theory. counterpunch.org The New Yorker recently published an article about the man who single handedly began the backlash against critical race theory, Christopher Rufo. It is enlightening. Let me call your attention to a few elements of the story. First, Rufo began with footage of workplace diversity trainings that attendees of the trainings did not like. Second,
(2021-06-25). Susan Collins Sums Up Her Scorching Cynicism With a States' Rights Defense of Voter Suppression. thenation.com Susan Collins Sums Up Her Scorching Cynicism With a States' Rights Defense of Voter Suppression…
(2021-06-25). Forty years of HIV/AIDS: Will the epidemic end? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org June marks the 40th anniversary of the first scientific report describing pneumocystis pneumonia, which later became known as acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). More than 32 million people have died worldwide from AIDS and 38 million people are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "The last 40 years of …
(2021-06-25). Dividing the World Into Opposing Camps Is the Road to Armageddon. thenation.com Dividing the World Into Opposing Camps Is the Road to Armageddon…
(2021-06-25). Domestic Workers Are Using the Gig Economy Against Itself. thenation.com Domestic Workers Are Using the Gig Economy Against Itself…
(2021-06-25). Thoroughly Modern Milley. thenation.com Thoroughly Modern Milley…
(2021-06-25). #FreeBritney Is Damn Right. thenation.com #FreeBritney Is Damn Right…
(2021-06-25). Warren Buffett Moves to Distance Himself From Bill Gates. thenation.com Warren Buffett Moves to Distance Himself From Bill Gates…
(2021-06-25). Building the Prison-to-College Pipeline. thenation.com Building the Prison-to-College Pipeline…
(2021-06-25). Analysis Interminable: On Janet Malcolm. thenation.com Analysis Interminable: On Janet Malcolm…
(2021-06-25). How the Dianne Morales Campaign Fell Apart. thenation.com How the Dianne Morales Campaign Fell Apart…
(2021-06-25). The Fight Against Homelessness in California Is Just Beginning. thenation.com The Fight Against Homelessness in California Is Just Beginning…
(2021-06-25). Toasting Our Destruction. thenation.com Toasting Our Destruction…
(2021-06-25). Pentagon Press Secretary Dismisses Incident with HMS Defender as 'Russians Trying to Spin Events'. sputniknews.com The Russian Ministry of Defence stated on Wednesday that the UK destroyer HMS Defender had entered its territorial waters off the coast of Crimea in the Black Sea deliberately as a provocation, with a Russian border patrol vessel firing warning shots at the warship, as the British side repeatedly made contradictory statements about the incident.
(2021-06-25). Great British Parents: 1 in 12 Reported 'Unhappy With Decision to Have Kids'. sputniknews.com Children are the world's most valuable resource. Children are the future. Children are the rainbow of life. These quotes make sense to some parents but for others, children are a source of regret and annoyance.
(2021-06-25). The UK-Russian confrontation in the Black Sea: An ominous warning. wsws.org The firing of warning shots Wednesday by Russian vessels against a British warship points to the the immense geopolitical tensions building up around the world.
(2021-06-25). 'War In The woods': Hundreds Of Anti-Logging Protesters Arrested. popularresistance.org Police in western Canada have arrested more than 270 people as a conflict over old growth logging in British Columbia's ancient rainforests continues to grow. | At the protest blockades in the remote woodland, hundreds of activists have been chaining themselves to giant tripods made from the trunks of felled trees, suspending themselves in trees for days or more at a time, and even securing their arms inside devices called "sleeping dragons" cemented into the roadway. | The movement is an attempt to pressure the British Columbia government to halt the cutting of what activists and experts say is the last 3% of an…
(2021-06-25). Warmongering British Actions in the Black Sea. globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-25). New dad: Tips to help manage stress. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Becoming a new dad can bring joy — and stress. Find out how to deal with the difficulties of parenthood and develop a rewarding relationship with your newborn. This article is written by Mayo Clinic Staff. _____________________________________________________________ Becoming a new dad can be an exciting and overwhelming experience. But you can take steps to prepare …
(2021-06-25). Mayo Clinic again ranked among 'Best Children's Hospitals' by U.S. News & World Report. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Children's Center again ranked as a top-performing children's hospital on U.S. News & World Report's 2021-2022 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings. Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester is ranked the No. 1 hospital in Minnesota and the five state region of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. "Mayo Clinic Children's Center …
(2021-06-25). Consumer Health: Blood donation — you can make a difference. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The World Blood Donor Day campaign, observed Monday, June 14, is an effort by the World Health Organization intended to recognize the critical contribution of blood donors and raise global awareness about the need for safe blood and blood products for transfusion, year-round. The role of young people in ensuring a safe blood supply is …
(2021-06-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Blurry vision as you age. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Are you over 40 and suddenly feel like your straining to read things right in front of your face? Eye experts at Mayo Clinic say it's actually a normal — and sometimes annoying — condition of the eye that is a part of aging. Reporter Jason Howland explains in today's Mayo Clinic Minute. Watch: The …
(2021-06-25). First test to detect recently discovered autoimmune disease associated with testicular cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic Laboratories has launched a first-of-its-kind test to detect an autoimmune disease called testicular cancer-associated paraneoplastic encephalitis. The test, available nationally and internationally, detects the Kelch-like protein 11 antibody, or KLHL11, and is a result of the breakthrough study from 2019 that discovered the disease. This test has already provided patients, such as Steven Wopperer of …
(2021-06-25). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Headaches and menstruation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Ever since I was a teenager and began menstruating, I seem to get headaches that come on around the first day of my period. I am now in my 30s, and over the past year or so, they seem to be getting more severe and lasting longer — sometimes up to three days. …
(2021-06-25). Consumer Health: Testicular self-exam. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Health care providers and medical organizations differ on their recommendations for testicular self-exams. Routine testicular self-exams can help you learn how your testicles normally look and feel. Then you're more likely to notice subtle changes. Changes in your testicles could be a sign of a common benign condition or, less likely, a serious condition such …
(2021-06-25). Staying hydrated, healthy during extreme heat. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Many parts of the U.S. are experiencing scorching hot temperatures as a heat dome settles in over the West and Southwest. However, no matter the location, summer heat and humidity can cause people to experience heat-related illness. But people can take steps to avoid a trip to the emergency department for heat-related illness.Dr. Michael Boniface, …
(2021-06-25). Science Saturday: The regenerative alternative to hip replacement for baseball player. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mikaili Robertson has a passion for playing college sports, so the second baseman was devastated when at age 18 he learned he needed a hip replacement. Worried his playing days might be over, he turned to Mayo Clinic and a surgery that — along with a cadaver tissue transplant — would tap the body's power to assist …
(2021-06-25). Mayo Clinic patients with a Patient Online Services account can now access Health Records on iPhone. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic patients who have a Patient Online Services account now can use Health Records on iPhone, which allows users to easily view their health data from multiple health care providers in one place. Patient Online Services is Mayo Clinic's patient portal. Health Records allows iPhone users to gather their health records …
(2021-06-25). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Mayo Clinic experts discuss new Alzheimer's treatment option. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Last week, the Food and Drug Administration approved aducanumab to treat Alzheimer's disease, which is a progressive brain disorder that is the most common cause of dementia. Aducanumab targets amyloid plaques in the brain that are believed to be an essential component of Alzheimer's disease. But what does the approval of a new Alzheimer's drug …
(2021-06-25). The NYT Tries to Dunk on LeBron. counterpunch.org In stories about professional basketball on sports pages and websites, "the league" refers to the billionaires who own National Basketball Association franchises —not their employees, who are referred to as "the players." The team owners appoint a commissioner to pursue their collective interests and to be their mouthpiece. Currently it's a sepulchral lawyer named Adam Silver. who is
(2021-06-25). Maradona or Messi? counterpunch.org It is already several months since Maradona died, and the world continues talking about him. I believe that few sports idols brought as much happiness to the world as Maradona did. Perhaps only in the United States, where soccer is not yet as popular as in other countries, Maradona is not as widely known. But
(2021-06-25). "This big thing we call interoperability": almost 100 NATO military exercises this year. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com